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The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
THE LECTURE SEASON.
some Remarks On Foreign Celebrities
Whs VIII Visit Is.

Prom LIE
These are days when Mai. ]. p. Pond s
lecture lyceum knows no rest. War may
show its h0rrid front and kings totter on
n eir thrones, but the foreign celebrity
and the domestic home-brewed lecturer
are preening themselves before the look
ing glass Just the same. preparing for the
seasons harvest,
Let us glance at a list of the coming at
fractions. that We may know what is IN
store for US.
We note that our old friend Hall Caine
will visit Us once more Discarding the
coarse locomotion Of the ocean steamer.
he will spread his whiskers after the hoii-
days and fly over. When our Christmas
gifts have been distributed. our Christmas
dinner digested. and We are settling down
once more to humC rum life, Hall Game
will come to cheer our hearts. adorn our
morals. and tighten our pocket-books.
He will, as usual, read from his own
works. His latest conspiracy against US
is entitled Home. Sweet Home; An IN
published Spoken Novel" He will read II
in installments. from to IL every night,
and every victim will be given souvenir
alarm clock,
Max O'Rell is also coming We note that
his lectures are on England and America
but. alas! he Will tell Us nothing about MS
own country. Why doesn't the MAJOR
urge him TO extend his bill Of fare and
get him TO talk TO US on the Honor OF
FTance2
And now we have sad news. The most
careful examination 0f the majors pros
pectus fails to mention Ian M2ciaren
Have we deserved this of you. Mai. Pond
Persuade him 10 come II possible. Oher
: him 10 per cent. more and he will surely
be with US. cheering us by his presence
and raising the moral standard OF the
/ whole country.
/ II must not be supposed, however, that
/ because the major makes specially OF
/ foreign celebrities. the home market Is
allowed TO go to waste. Scouts from the
I Everett House are sent out daily, ana any
( author, scientist, or specialist who car
speak above a whisper and has been al
/ Vertised. is tracked TO his lair.
! Although no respecter OF persons, II
I must not be pres umed that the major Is
not particular in some respects. HIS long
residence in Jersey City has made him a
! stickler for etiquette, as witness What ne
/ saws about Hamilton Mabie;
Z "As an orator ne is popular in the same
sense ss Everett in his quiet
i intensity and refinement of appearance or
! the platform he belongs 10 the same
/ school"
should appear in pink tights. or should
romp about the stage, walk on his hands
or behave III other unbecOming ways. VIZ
should all be shocked. We are led to be
/ lieve. however, that he appears in even
/ ing dress and behaves in the usual man
neT.
/ And now let the good work go on! W.
+ warn the major however, that we snail D'
, gr!evously disappointed If he does not sur
/ prise us, before the season Is over, VIII
some foreign celebrity hitherto unknown
The American public is waiting; witt
! money in lis nocket to be hoodwinked II
| the usual manner.
! We are accustomed TO making fools o.
/ ourselves. and we hope the major Is no
| going TO fail us this wear.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
Florida and the Caban..

Representative s NJ Sparkman, of Tam
ma Fla. who is now entering upon his
third term. was another of the Southern
Representatives VINO came 10 Washington
Yesterday He Is al the Metropolitan
..The Floridlans." said Mr. SpsTkman
are not annexAtionists on the Cuban qges-
tion We arr not afraid 0f their yellow
fever. That has no terrors for cur people.
The other day official announcement OF
yellow Jack was TaadG in our section. and
ap.. of the prominent merchants told me
mai his trade bad been larger than ever
amer the announcement. Only about per
cent OF the cases Jf yellow fever are fatal
In our State. But what We do not want
il competition with Cuban products raised
tx cheap labor There l. nothing prOduc-
ed in the United States that cannot be-
produced in Cuba much Lhelper.
What would you do with Porto Rico2
That island j. not large enough 10 DO
any harm he answered.
Mr. SpaTkman, who has been yes3 dull
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28

vey for their Pacific cable from British
Columbia 20 Australia, which viii cross
ours somewhere east Of Honolulu. but the
lines are not likely TO interfere, for there
is as yet no such thing as right Of way
on The ocean hoor. There may b. some
question. however. as TO the right Ct the
British to land their cable on Necker ISL
and, about 80 miles north OF the main
Hawaiian group. They landed there some
time ago with tho customary British as
surance and hOisted their flag. and the
then government OF Hawaii as promptly
sent a vessel north. landed on the island,
and hauled # down again. We cisim
Necker Island now in virtue Of sovereign
~ over the Hawaiian group, ami the
chances are that il England wants 10 run
a cable through those ATTITUDES she VIII
have TO seek A less prcOccupied. II not
quite so convenient, spot on which TO land
a.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
THE WASHINGTON POST TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2s, 1895.

gent representative Of his Florida constitu-
ents in Washington. speaks proudly OF the
pluck Of those people in recovering from
their losses Al account OF severe cold
weather during recent years our orange
groves have suffered badly from freezes.
said Mr.. Sparkman. Sometimes We nave
lost as much as s15.0o00B from the frost
and yet we have never asked a cent from
the government for relief" MI spark
man contrasted this with the action o.
communities who have suffered along uis
Mississippi from flood. He says trat inc
Florida farmers have turned TO raising
corn. oats. and other cereals because OF
the damages to their orange groves Whleh
course Is bound In time to PROVE very Deht-
flcial When their groves come IN aga n
they will not be dependent upon one prod-
yet. and Mr.. Sparkman predicts that tne
Florida farmers will be- very prosperous;
He states that he favors Mr.. Bankheau
for minority leader. with Mr.. Richardson,
Of Tennessee. as his second choice
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
MANILA CABLE SURVEY
CompIeting the SOundings on
the Proposed Route.
prpORTS FROM SURyEY-SHIP NERO

.-co,crlug the Territory from Frisco
-. philippines, the Nero l. Now En-
- IN Going over the same Route In a
,.--.,s Path on Her Return-FoHnd an
,,cu.c -ubmariHe Mountain and Ocean
,,,..uith Apparently No Bottom.
The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
Proposed Route of Gable.

.'r route Of the proposed Pacific cable
's Stages .s as follows.
,, ." Francisco 10 Honolulu. 2le1 miles.
-i.-'.4lu to the Midway Islands IlCa
"'.,. Midway 10 Guam. ?. 80 miles: Guam
=, ~ l.lz1n, l.5'2 miles. . total Of G.9l2 miles.
lA's has 10 be- added 10 per cent. for
.'.h iI laying the cable fat on the ocean
.'.I- Then at 400 per mile which is the
..aAaarl calculation tor cable-laylug. tine
..' pt ihe line will be go ,00J. The ad.
.i.i'aai cost 81 the line from Manila "a
'hpAama. Japan, would be just 81 .ssi. 900
.. sLand total of s9.2S7 600 Tor the
through line.
he British have already plade = sur
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
SECRET DISPATCHES
FROM GEN. OTIS.
Said 10 Contain No Bad News,
But Causes Apprehension.
ARE COMING EVERY HOUR.

Washington, June 9.-Advices
from General Otis continue to
come speedily to the war depart
ment, one being received about
every hour. They are declared to
be secret, and Assistant Secretary
Meikeljohn says they are not for
the public He declares that they
relate to matters of detail in the
Philippines aud contain no un-
favorable news. Notwithstanding
this assurance, there is consider
able apprehension felt here be-
cause the dispatches are not made
public.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
POetry--Truth.

A Mississippi editor makes this
appeal to delinquent subscribers:
Fish down into your pocket and
dig up dust, the editor is hungry
and the paper bout to bust
We've trusted you for several
months, and did it with a smile,
so just return the compliment and
trust us for awhile. Our wife she
needs some stockings and baby
needs dress; Jimmy needs some
breeches, and so does Kate and
Bess. Pud is ON the hog train
and Peggy sick with grief, and
good gosh almighty, can't you
give man relief. Shell out those
nickels and turn loose the dimes,
turn 'em loose and whistle and
we'll have better times; there will
be fewer patches on the bosom OF
our pants and we'd make the
paper better if we had half a
chance. Don't give us that old
story, long gone to seed, bout
taking more family papers than
the family want to read; but helE
to feed the printer, and he'll help
our town to grow, and thus escape
the sulphur in the regions down
below
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
GOLD FIELDS DISAPPOINTING
Expert Reports on the PIacers al
San Rogue.

San Francisco, June 81. H.
Heidelberg, a mining expert who
was sent out by local capitalists to
investigate the dry placers at San
Rogue telegraphed this morning
as follows:
"San Rogue, June 9.-All re-
ports are discouraging. Many
men are returning. This is no
place for an American. Those
working with dry washers are
making from two to three dollars
a day, Mexican money. This place
is good only for Mexicans and |
advise no one to come.'
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

considering it Just reward OF
years of faithful service. On the
other hand the former memb bers of
the military assembly, and those
who always oppose everything the
government does, complain bitter
ly, saying that the appointment is
an Intentional insult, on the
grounds, as they allege, that Senior
de Onesada is n traitor to the in
terests of the island.
Office boy wanted. Apply to j.
j. Fitzgerrell,
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
Schurman's Trip.

Manila, June 9.-Prof. Schur-
man, of the United States Philip
pine commission, sails today on
the United States gunboat Ben
nington for three weeks trip
among the southern islands. The
gunboat Petrol has also been
placed at the professors disposal,
and he will visi; Iloilo, Cebu, Ne
gros and Sulu. He expects to in
vestigate the local governments
and have talks with the leading
natives. He will sail for home in
July.
The other members of the COM
mission will remain here for some
months longer
General Halls brigade left Mo
rong Wednesday, marching along
the lake to Taytay. The troops
encountered practically no op-
position ON entering several small
towns, though few insurgent
sharpshooters hung about the
Aanks of the brigade. Morong
which is an important port, viii
be garrisoned temporarily by the
North Dakota regiment and the
Fourth cavalry.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
Father Shoots Daughters Lover

Webster City, Ia, June O.
While cloping with Miss Minnie
Spencer yesterday, Harold Starr
was shot in the back and badly
wounded by the father of the
young woman, who then mounted
a pony and pursued the fleeing
couple. The charge from the old,
rusty gun did not do serious
damage, however, and while
Spencer returned home believing
that he had killed the young man,
the wounds were dressed and the
pair married
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
FILIPINO REPORTS
Tell of the Defeat of the Ameri-
can Army.

Paris, June 9.-The papers are
today printing Filipino dispatches
from Manila to the effect that Gen
eral Lawton's troops have suffered
irretrievable defeat, and that Agui-
naldo is regaining all lost territory
They say that General Luna has
captured hundreds of American
prisoners, and that Manila is now
occupied by Filipino forces. The
French are generally inclined to
give credence to the reports.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

Read The DAILY TRIBUNE.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE
Whether or Not Silver Is to Be
Leading Issue.

Chicago, June $50 many of
the leading democrats from all
parts of the country are coming 10
the meet ng of the national demo
cratic committee which will te
held here on July 25th, that the
will go long way in de-
termining whether silver will have
first place in the platform, Oliver
FL. P. Belmont is coming with a
war cry will be smash the trusts. "
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

war cry will be smash the trusts.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
A Fast 100 Yard Run.

Monday morning Way G. West,
Canon's local -sprinter, made two
trial runs of 100 yards each. A
Record reporter acted as time
keeper and Mr.. B. y. Dawson as
starter. The first trial was run
in 9 3-5 seconds and the second in
8 As seconds. Mr. West is not
only capable of successfully com
peting with any runner in Colo
RADIO but can. we believe, outrun
any man in America. His hackers
are some of our wealthiest citi-
zens.-Canon City Record
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
.PUG|L|STIC CONTEST
IS APPROACHING.
Both Fifz and Jeff Are In fhe
Pink of Condition.
FITz is THE FAvoRlTE.

New York, June 8 Some time
between nine and ten o'clock to-
night will begin the battle for tho
pugilistic championship of the
world, between Robert Fiizsim-
mons and James ,lefrries. No con-
test of this nature ever held before
has created greater interest. aud
enthusiasm is even nj higher
pitch than il was in the ii sht be-
tween Corbett and Fiiz ,imm lus at
Carson City two years ago. Both
men are now stopping nj resorts
near the Coney Islaud club house
and are in the pink of condition.
1t is not believed that the police
will Interfere in any manner.
Betting is running high today ut
odds ranging from ten to seven 10
two to one. Kid Mccoy today de-
posted 81 900 with George Siler,
with challenge to Fitzsimmons,
whether he wins or loses. Fitz will
enter the ring as the general fa-
vorite.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
Associated Press Fable.

Little Rock, June THE report
of landslide near here in whic h
twenty-eight people were said to
be buried, was fabrication with
out the least foundation. 1t was
gotten up by the Associated Press
out of whole cloth.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

Will sell the FL Paso hotel and
boarding house cheap; pays hand
some interest on the investment.
See j. J. FitzgerreIl S3t6
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

Be sure to call on the Florence
Plumbing company and inspect
the new line of supplies; the larg-
est and best in the city.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09

j. j. Fitzgerrell has plenty of
straight money to loan
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-06-09
Appointed Special Commissioner.


Appointed Special Commissioner.
Havana, June Ex-Governor Gen
eral Brooke issued orders yeste'-
day appointing Senior Gonzales de
Quesada special commissioner for
Cuba at Washington at salary of
$1,000.
Those who believe that the poll
cy followed by General Gomez is
wise one and they inu)uar II
majority of the most prominent
Cubans in Havana are much
pleased with this appointment,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

= "
NEW YORK, Oct. Money on call.
easy. at 41a6l5 per cent; last loan. AZ.
Prime mercantile paper, 5lh0l6 per cent
Sterling exchange firm. with actual
business in bankers bills at 1861 az.
for demand, and at 4.s1hMh for sixty
days: posted rates. 4.S2n4. $500 6hM
4.SI: commercial bills. 4.SO1s. Silver
certificates, 5S0l59; bar silver, IS: Mex
lean dollars. Al.
State bonds. inactive: railroad bonds.
irregular; government bonds. weak.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
-, THERE
FOR REAL

Two new five-room dwellings on Til
each. 500 cash and $40 per month.
One corner lot on Lafayette avenue.
Two lots on Forty-ninth street, $3.50
monthly.
One lot on Thirty fifth street between
$1.700. Terms easy
One lot on Twenty-eighth street near
One six-room dwelling on Forty thir
tayette avenues. Price, $500, 5000 cash
One nine-room house with bath &c.
lngton and Lafayette avenues. Price,
one store and dwelling on Chestnut
Price, s1,SOO. This pays IS per cent in
Small restaurant on Washington ave
We have bargains in every section Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

CHICAGO, Oct. mondays holiday
on exchange and the uncertainty OF af-
fairs in the Transvaal made grain and
provision markets dull in the extreme
today. Evening-up transactions com
prised most of the trading. Wheat
closed 3s@as higher: corn x higher;
oats shade lower to a shade higher
and provisions about az higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol-
lows:
Arts Open. High. Low. Close.
WHEAT. No. g
Ioct. 7O5s To7s 7oss@M 7oA
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
ONIONS FOR THE SEASlCK.
Snfe and Sure Preventive That Should
Be Taken on Yachting
Parties.

A safe and sure preventive, if not q
cure, of sea sickness, has been found in
picked onions. y rich young merchant
in this city went a-fishing to the Chol-
era banks, and was obliged, by one OF
those marital necessities, to take along
his wife. lie gave her oceans Of advice
against going, pointing out every real
and imaginary discomfort to be found
on public fishing boat, to all Of which
she made answer that she could stand
the worst. 1t was day Of heavy ground
swells, one of the kind on which even
the regulars feel sinking sensation in
the pit of the stomach. Mrs. Persist
ence grew pale, then white. Her lips
got blue. Her teeth nervously ratified.
20, no! I am not sick; only-only-"
Here, my dear, lie down In this easy
chair. Let me bundle you up. What
makes you so white? You are sick!
I told you! l warned you!" He had
carried along jar Of picked onions.
Bloodworms were used for bait. Let
me bait your hook, my dear" 80, l
don't feel like fishing" Here is fine
worm. There! Goodness, how I ran
that hook into my finger! See it bleed"
It was the gore Of the worm, but she
believed it his, and she trembled. An
ashen color settled in her face. Don't
let me see it," she murmured. He men
toned every unpleasant subject posi-
BILE, but she refused to yield to the Sc
auctions of the swell and roll. Then,
taking pity, he produced the onions
quart jar. His testimony is that she
ate at least pint, then took up her rod
and tished the rest of the day, catching
lings Of two, three and five pounds,
laughing as merrily as child at play
as she hauled them Inn. Y. Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

Cash quotations We're as follows:
Flour. firm: No !? spring wheat. 6GGl
40: No. red. 121aG1Is No. . corn. 3l1a0p
q: No. oats. 225sGD23: No. 9 white
25A M26: No. white. 241a025: No. >
rye. 51dO5s1a: No. 9 barley. 39m44 No. /
flax seed. III: prime timothy seed. 2l5
m223: mess pork. per Dbl. 7750lS25: lard.
per 100 lbs. 5350f47K: short ribs sides
noose). 495@53o; dry sailed shoulders
tboXed). 61sml4: short clear sides Cbox-
ED o6'M3'o: whiskey. distillers' finish
ed goods. rer gall. l22; No yellow
corn. SIX 0r32
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

When it is hot. gas range is indis-
pensabe, and there is no time fr, warn,
or cold weather when they are not
great assistance to the household.
There are many homes now in which
there Is no need for coal or wood, and
the pleasures of home are increased to
a great degree. One hundred feet ser
day costing tence hts. Ought to do The
work OF an average family. Can you
excel this? Stop and think Then call
US up and we will tell you some things
that will surprise you.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
A Good Word for JOHN.

"What did that man want?"
''He wanted correction made"
ibid he leave his address ?"
''No; he didn't want to-
"Ali right; make the correction"
Oorrection.--"John Smith wishes It
STATED that he is not the John Smith
who was sued for board by his land
;lady."-Puck. .
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

AT s1.23. THE Celebrated Melville"
Hats, Derbys or Alpines, in all the
latest fall shades and shapes, the
equal of any $500 Hat in the city,
at $123.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

At s1.1O. Mems Satin Calf Shoes,
in Lace or Congress. at $1.10.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET
DAI.IIMORE. Oct I=Elnl1r-(l llie

BALTIMORE, Oct. 7.-Flour-Quiet;
unchanged.
Enthusiastically; spot ana the month.
1914 @1a: December 75A@3s; southern
by sample. 67@73H.
Confirm: mixed spot. $50 Il /:
month. 37MM3s; November or Decem-
ber new or old. 33a4 Gl36: January and
February, 35kGEel; southern white, Al
M42
Oats-steady; No. white. 2973O
Fye-Firm: No. 2 near by, $1,000
Sugar-Strong; unchanged
Rutter-Firn: unchanged
Cheese and Eggs-Firm: unchanged.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

fects, such as Fleur de Lis and Ro-
man Stripe effects at $1.0O.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
Hi$h Collar
Comfort

Is all in The laundering We iron 1 he
edges 50 they vii! not scratch no matter
now high the collar may he. We e We
Domestic Finish or high gloss as YOU
prefer. Only one kind of work. The
Best"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08

Futures closed very steady
spot closed quiet: middling uplands.
5-1t; middling gulf. e-l6; sales, e15
bales.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
Suburban Real Estate

Is a good investment. in more than one
way. 1t saves paying rent, and gives
you a comfort that you cannot possibly
get in the city. We have some very de-
sirable property for sale. It is worthy
Of inspection. We would like to explain
to you how you can own your own
home and have q big yard for very lit
tie more than you are paying in rent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-23

tramp "a $50. hUsJ marching ant
marching for eternity. Beyond the office,
tho store, the shop, the street, there Is q
world populous and tremendous. Through
Gods grace, may you reach that blessed
place. A great throng fills those boule
Yards and the streets are arush with the
chariots Of oonquerors The inhabitants
go up and down, but they never weep and
they never toll. A river flows through that
city, with rounded and luxurious banks,
fruitago, bend their branches into the crys-
tai.
No plumcd hearse rattles over that pave
ment, for they are never sick. With i'm
mortal health glowing in every vein, they
know not how to die. Those towers of
strength those palaces OF beauty, CLEAN
In the light of a sun that never sets. Oh,
heaven, beautiful heavenl Heaven, where
our friends arc! They take no census in
that city, for 1t Is inhabited by "a multi
tude which no man can number" Rank
above rank. Host above host Gallery
above gallery sweeping all around the
heavens. Thousands of thousands, mil
lions of millions. Blessed arc they who
enter in through the gate into that city
Oh start for it today Through the blood
of the great sacrifice of the Son of God
take up your march to heaven. "Tho
Spirit and the bride say, Come, and who
soever will let him come and take tho wa
ter of life freely" Join this great thronp
marching heavcnward All the doors OF
invitation are open. And / saw lively,
gates and the twelve gates were lively,
pparlc ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-23

ther tight or loose in front, and is lined
throughout with silk Occasionally the
back is box plated the plating being held
in ut the waist by strap. There may be
a pelerine or reVcrs.
Nantes and Jackets of fur are expensive
and fashionable luxuries The most
convenient form of fur jacket is the Eton,
which fits tightly and has long sleeves and
high collar but terminates at the waist
1t is warm and at the same time smart
looking There is usually trimming Of a
different kind of fur, although this Is not
an invariable rule.
For carriage wear every sort of fanciful
wrap is tolerated and broche and cmbroid-
cred silks and rich yelyets are employed in
profusion. One model is in the empire
style, with high girdle under the arms.
Another OF pansy velvet has vatican
back
A picture is given of u simple and at
tractive coat for little girl Of years 1t
Is Of blue cloth and has short, plain
waist, upon which is mounted box plat
ed skirt, The skirt is plain in front, and
the coat closes at the left side, three large
buttons adjoining the edge of the bodice
part The full sleeves are gathered into a
band, and the wrists and the little peler'
Inc are bordered with fur.
JUDO CHoLLET.