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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
Celtic Sails with Supplies.

y SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The United
States refrigerator steamer Celtic has
sailed for Manila via Honolulu. She
carried a large amount of supplies for
the United States forces.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
HEAT VERY OPPRESSIVE.

Weather at Manila Causing Suffering to
American Troops.
MANILA, Feb. 21.-The heat is very
oppressive and the troops, especially
those who are compelled to work in the
open. have been affected. It will prob
Rbly be warmer from now on until the
rainy season.
The rebels have been concentrating
south of the Pasig river, in front Of
Brigadier General Ovenshine's lines, on
the right, all day long. The country in
the vicinity is particularly thick jungle,
extending for miles. The scouts report
lhat the rebels are apparently coming
from Laguna and Cavite provinces. The
Americans are strongly entrenched from
the beach to the Pasig.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
NJ. LOUBET is CHOSEN,

President of the French Senate Elected
President of the Republic.
PARIS, Feb 21.-It is officially an
nounced that NJ. Loubet has been elect
ed president Of the French republic, re-
ceiving 4S3 votes against s7O votes cast
for M Meline. E.. -7@~'
The national assembly met at Yer
sailles o'clock p IN. M. Loubet, the
president Of the senate, declared the
sitting open, amid the applause Of the
Leftists during which M. Loubet pro-
ceeded to drawing for tellers. The vot-
ing began with the letter 3D." NJ Dou-
settle casting the first ballot.
M. Dupuy. it was announced, during
the morning definitely declined to enter
the contest for the presidency, and the
struggle was confined to NJ Loubet and
M. Meline. &c.,. .- ...
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
Utah Legislator Charges Bribery.

! SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 21.-A sensa-
ton was created in the joint assembly
Of the legislature when Representative
Law (Rep.) made specific charges Of
bribery in the interest Of McCune and
said that the charges would be substan-
tiated by positive evidence. Fisher
(Dem.) moved the appointment Of an In
vestigating committee of seven, to con-
list OF three members from the senate
and four from the house.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
4 LDERT STEINAUSER.

attorney and Counselor.
OFFICE IN I.EIHOI.D BLOCK, End FLOOR.
aegal advise given, and suits tried in all
courts Collections attended to and titles
and deeds perfected.
NEW CLM MINI.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
Saws He Is Not a Drevfusite.

PARIS, Feb. 21.-According to The
Figaro President Loubet is surprised at
the hostility of which he is object and
has said: ''No one has right to say
that am a Dreyfusite or an anti-Drey-
fusite. I am, with a majority of the
nation, for truth, supported by justice. -
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
A A, HEIRS.
DR. J, II. JAMES.

Physician and Surgeon,
At DR.. Scloch's Office first Sunday of
every month";
HOME OFFICE MANkATO
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1899-02-22
EAR. NJ. I.IIoP.
TOS. A. ECKSTEIN.

Attorney and Counselor
TITLES EXAMINED AND PERFECTED
Partisllar attention given to collect
ions. Office over Brown Co. Bank.
NEW ULN NtNN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
The Boy and the Hare.

A pleasant story Of the Duke Of Dew
onshire comes from Chatsworth. He
was strolling, gun in hand, through one
of his W fields neal Baslow when he
started a hare, which ne shot, and was
going to pick it up when q small boy
jumped out Of a neighboring hedge and
warned him off. Here, meester," cried
the small boy peremptorily, "yo' must
nae touch that"
"Why not2" asked the duke, amused,
seeing that he was not recognized.
"Why, it's tn dukes" answered the
boy, ian he'll have you locked up if he
knows"
"Ohr' said his grace. "Then will
you take charge of it?"
"Aye, that will" answered the boy
promptly. "Me fayther's a keeper"
Half an hour afterward the boy and
the hare arrived in the kitchen at Chats
worth. The duke had taken a short cut
home and had the boy brought to him.
The little chap was dumb with terror
when he learned what q mistake he had
made, but the duke gave him a 8 shil-
ling piece, called him ga good lad'' and
sent him away rejoicing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Miss Mildred Ewell, one of the old
est and best known residents of Win
chester, died on Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Heath Newton, wife of
Mr.. Virginius Newton, one of the best
known ~fuanciers of Richmond, died
yesterday morning after a brief illness
with pneumonia. Mrs. Newton was
the daughter of the late Isaac Daven-
port, jr.
Gov. Tyler has finally decided not to
grant q pardon to D. E. Pepdleton, sent
to the penitentiary from Spottsylvania
county for eighteen years for the muir
der of his father-in-law. Pendleton is
at the State farm and is desperately Ill
with consumption.
Application was made to Gov. Tyler
recently for the pardon of q colored
convict from Fairfax county, who was
declared to be in bad health, and he or
dered that a pardon be issued, but be-
fore it reached the penitentiary the ne
| gro was dead. The students of the
Richmond hospitals claimed the body
for dissecting purposes, alleging the
man had died a convict, but Major
Helms, superintendent of the peniten-
tiary, decided that the body of the dead
man should be sent to his friends, as
it could not be a~scertained definitely
that he died before the pardon was is
sued.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
The Larynx.

The larynx has been compared to a
wind, a reed and q stringed instrument.
The comparison Of it to a violin gave
rise to the not very accurate phrase
"vocal cords" as the name Of the two
cushions which are its most prominent
features. But no string so short as those
''vocal cords could produce a musical
bass note. In fact, the comparison Of
the larynx to any instrument which
produces only musical tones is made
ouate, to begin with. There is no in
strument but the larynx which pro-
duces both song and speech, and as
those comparisons view the larynx
merely as a producer of musical sounds
we have no further concern with them
at present. Besides, the voice can be
trained for speech, ~elocution and ora
tory without a knowledge Of the physi-
ology of the larynx.
We have the power of adjusting the
larynx; of varying the tension Of its
cords, cushions or ligaments, as they
have been v~ariously called. We can do
these things without scientific technic-
al knowledge Of how they are done,
without any knowledge at all Of vocal
physiology, and it is the work of the
trainer Of the voice to teach his pupils
or her pupils we may be allowed to
say-how to do, them. Chambers
Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
CONFERENCE.

The annual conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South will not
meet in Alexandria next month, as was
intended, and the probability is that
the conference will be held il Martins
burg instead.
This unexpected change was brought
about by the continuance of smallpox
in Alexandria, and, while that city has
adopted every %precautiou to prevent
the spread of the epidemic, those hav-
ing charge Of conference affairs and O
number OF the ministry feel q hesitancy
! in attending the annual meeting Of the
/ church body should it convene in Alex
! andria, therefore it became necessary
| to make the change.
Baltimore and Roanoke are now con-
! sideriDg the matter and may extend an
/ Invitation, but Baltimore recently en-
| tertained the general conference and
I Roanoke was the meeting place OF the
annual conference two years ago. Wash
ington would be another possibility
were it not that the capital is booked
for the annual conference in 1900.
NeV. Dr. JOnn L. dyue, l un!S CITY,
who is chairman of the conference CON-
mittee to select meeting places, etc ,
has been corresponding with a number
OF ministers and is in receipt Of a com
munication from these ministers ad-
vising the change, and he expected 8
letter to day from Rev. j. I. Williams,
of Alexandria, regarding the extent OF
the epidemic ana facts concerning the
general condition OF health in that city.
Star of Saturday.
Rev. DR.. j. z. Hyde has just re-
ceived a postal card from Rev. DR.. Duffy.
pastor Of Mt. Vernon Church, Of Wash
ington. saying that the churches there
had now agreed to ask for the confer
ence to meet in that city iu emergency
: Winchester News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
A POLIO Rfcnn shave.

The Porto Ricans, who are all, from
their highest to the lowest, great dan
dies in their way, make soap out Of CO.
coanut oil and homemade I've. And q
fine soap it is, smooth and fragrant.
This ~cocoanut oil soap is used for shay
ing. When a man wishes to have O
shave in the morning, he starts out
with his ~cocoanut shell cup and his
donkey tail brush and bottle. It is
never any trouble to find an empty bot
tie in Porto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica or al
most any of the larger West India is
lands, even in remote spots in the
mountains. At least 20 generations of
thirsty people have lived there and
thrown away the bottles.
The man carries no mirror. He Is too
Door to own such a luxury. Not one
house in 90 in Porto Rico has even the
very cheapest looking glass. But gen
orally rich nature provides the mirror
as well as. the soap. The man goes to
some convenient pool in the mountain
stream where the water is quite still.
There is his mirror. He breaks his bot
tie on a stone and deity picks out a
sharp piece of suitable size. Then he
fathers his face profusely and begins to
scrape away with his piece of glass,
which in his hands works as well as the
best steel razor. A cut, or even @ slight
| scratch, is extremely rare as q result OF
this al fresco form of shaving.-Chica-
| 90 Times-Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
DOUBLE SUICIDE.

Henry P. Rhodes, a prominent at
torney of Denver, Col, is dead as the
result of wounds inflicted by himself
last Tuesday afternoon.
a few hours after his death, Mrs. Olga
Lsvrenius, a young Russian widow,
understood 10 have betn Rhodes's
fancee, shot and Instantly killed her
ten-year old son and then sent a bullet
through her own brain.
The Tragedies OF Tuesday and We'd
nesday both occurred at the Arno, s
fashionable hotel where Rhodes and
Mrs. Lavrenius boarded for severa!
months.
Tuesday afternoon Rhodes was found
in his room by his friend, John S, Mos
by, jr, rapidly sinking from loss OF
blood caused by a deep cash in each
arm and each leg. He fingered till
Friday morning.
Mrs. Lavrenius attended him at the
hospital until his death. Thursday night
after her little son was asleep she shot
him through the head and then turned
her weapon upon herself.
Rhodes was a Kentuckiau, belong
ing to one Of the best families of thai
State.
Mrs. Lavrenius was q nihilist, and
with her husband, was several years
ago sentenced TO life Imprisonment III
Siberia.
Five or six years ago they were par
doned by the Gar and came to thl-
country. Lavrenius died two years
ago. They are said to have belonged
to q wealthy family, and have always
received liberal remittances from
Russia.
Il is believed by Rhodes's friends that
his suicide and that of the woman were
the result of nihilistic ideas with which
the latter is said to have imbued The
young attorney.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
Smnrt Little Girl.

a little girl who has just entered
school jubilantly announced to her ia
ther that she had beaten all the girls
above her in the arithmetic class and
gone to the top.
THAT was clever of you," said he
encouragingly. Chow was it,"
"Well, you see, the teacher asked the
girl at the head how much was s and
8, and she didn't know and said 10,
and the next girl said 8, and the next
one said II, and the next one said IA.
Such silly answersl Then the teacher
asked me, and I said 19, and she told
me to go top. Course it was 10"
"That was nice, said the father. 81
didn't think you could add SO well
How did you know it was 1872"
"Why, I guessed it. Nobody said
18."-Pearson's Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
MONDAY EVENING, FEB. IS, 1899.

THERE MAY have been o lnclem-
emit weather in this latitude than that
lately prevailing, but, if SO, the Oldest
inhabitant does not remember 1t, and
those people who have entertained the
idea that "old time" winters had
gone, never to return, have had that
illusion effectually ~dispelled, and learn
ed another lesson of the sad fact thai
there's nothing true but heaven. Inc
suffering that is the necessary conse'
ouence of this fearful weather must be
terrible, but though hundreds OF mil
lions of dollars can be expended hy
Congress and the President in shooting
humanity" into the half savages O
Cuba and the Philippines, not q cen
can be appropriated to alleviate thS
misery of the poor people OF this
country, ever under the expansive
general welfare clause OF the Constltu
tion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13

THE SENATORIAL COMMEMORATIVE
Richmond correspondent of the Peters
burg Appeal writes: The talk Of a con-
vention to nominate a candidate for
United States Senator is interesting. 1t
seems that many of those who at Roam
oke in 1897 opposed the resolutions Of
fered by Congressman Jones have
changed their minds and they are the
ones who are especially clamorous now
for a convention. The State democratic
committee will undoubtedly be asked
10 meet and decide whether or not it
would be wise to hold a convention.
The Martin people are not opposed to
the convention. In fact, they rather
favor, it believing that no matter what
method is adopted their man will be
the winner.
There is only one candidate in the
field besides Mr.. Martin and he is Hon.
r. Walton Moore, of Fairfax county.
Mr.. Moore does not appear to have
any organization or to be maxi
ing any fight. General Lee is clearly
out of the race. He has given up ell
hope of going to the Senate and will let
his candidacy die a death from lack Of
nursing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
Observation-Disclosures VIOLENCE

Observation-Disclosures VIOLENCE
A personal encounter was narrowly
averted in Washington a night or two
ago between Freiherr Beno Won Her
man, the German Embassy's expert for
agriculture and forestry, and Richard
Weightman, secretary to the War In-
vestigating Commission and editorial
writer on q Washington paper. The
rumpus occurred in the vestibule Of the
Metropolitan Club, Of which both men
are members.
The paper with which Mr.. Weight
man is associated has commented Sc
verely on the German government be-
caused of alleged German interference
in the Philippines. Complications in
Samoa have increased the severity OF
these comments.
Herman and Weightman met in the
vestibule of the club, when Mr.. Her
man denounced the Washington editor
for what he called the malicious lies"
which Mr.. Weightmen had been print
ing sin the dirty Sheet of which he
was editor, and said that if they were
repeated he would publicly chastise
their author. Members of the club say
he threatened TO cut off the editors
ears. The Board of Directors Of the
club decided that as the incident in
controversy had occurred outside the
doors of the club no action could be
taken.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13

BONDS EXECUTED.-The injunction
bond of SO, 900 in the case of the Alex
andria Fertilize. and Chemical Compa.
nv VS.. the Reese Manufacturing Co. was
given on Thursday afternoon by T. b.
Wilcox, counsel for the plaintiff, with
the Bank of Commerce surety. The
bond Of $4,000 required of Tvor
a. Page, who was appointed receiver
in the Gaze, was given by him at the
same time, with T. II. Wilcox surety.
Three attachments are said to have
been issued for other parties against
the defendant company in the Eliza
beth City county court prior to the ex-
ecution here on Thursday Of the bonds
in the Alexandria company's case
Norfolk Ledger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
FROM E
TCorreypondence Of the Alexandria GsSot'e.'
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is.

WASHINGTON. Feb. Is.
Washington, like Alexandria, is
spow-bound to day. No trains are ar
irving or leaving. The streets are ob-
structed, and few people are seen on
them. The stores might as we'll be clos
ed as none of them are doing any busl-
ness except those in which provisions
are sold. The people iu the hotels keep
within doors, and only stray away from
the heat registers to seek occasional
draughts OF resolution" IN the bar
rooms.
Lawyer Pile of Philadelphia, who ar
rived here last night from Southwest
Virginia, where he and three Virginia
LAWYERS. Messrs. Preston and Dan
Trigg of Abingdon, and Frsnk Lee OF
Lynchburg, were compelled to go tc sell
some land, under . S. statute. The
sale took place forty miles from a rail-
road. They started on horseback and
in a carriage. Before they had gone
many miles the carriage broke down
and those who were in it had to abandon
i, and mount the horses that had been
attached to it. By the time they reach
ed the end of their journey, during the
terrible weather prevailing, they were
| frozen to their saddles and had to be
cut loose, and were so Frustrated by
the cold and snow that they were put
to bed. Mr.. Pile says ne has been near
death before, but never so near as then
Among the strangers here to-day is Judge
strothor of the 9th Virginia Congressiona
district He called last Saturday on hi
friend, the Commissioner Of Internal Reye
nue., Mr. Scott, to congratulate him upon hi;
election to the q. S. Senate The judge say'
| Congressman Walker was fairly and legally
| defeated for reelection and that the evidence
ne has taken in his contest for Judge Rheai
| seat only makes that fact the more plain.
There was a slim attendance in boil
| branches of Congress to-day, many Of tht
members being detained at their quarters b!
! stress OF weather.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
COMMUNICATED
Il LIBRARY.

| was surprised on saturday night
when I read the communication q
DIANA in the Gazette. Surely praise.
instead of censure, should be given the
ladies who now have the charge OF auG
are so successfully conducting the Al
exandria Library. Vi to the breaking GU
of the civil war our library WAS as goou
az any iu ali this section. The price O
q years subscription was So. Upon
the entry of the federal troops into ous
city one CT their first acts OF vandalism
vas to loot the library, taking the
latest works out to their camps and us,
ing others for lighting their camp fires
After the close of the war the books
that were left were removed to thc
rooms of the Y. NJ. G. i
Then over French's bookstore)
q new board Of directors elected
and every efforj made to start it again
but without success. Some time after
this another start was made in q room
ia Germans building, which again fail
ed. Then the books were taken to the
Peabody builuIDg and nothing was
done till o short time ago, when some
ladies took charge and so far have
| made a success of it. They have added
a large number Of the latest books, have
| reduced the price of subscription one
half ($1.50 per annum) and have secured
y donation Ct $500 from Mr.. Carnegie
They are doing all this without hop
of fee or reward. Three afternoons il
each week the rooms are opened with
out regard to the weather and now
they have hopes Of charging the Use
fitness of the library in every way.
The meeting called for Saturday,
was, as I understand, not to purge the
hook shelves, but to confer with some OF
our business men as to using Mr.. Car.
n%egie's gift as a nucleus for an endow-
ment fund, for the purpose of making
it a free library, so that all in our city
can have the use of it. Hen have run,
and attempted to run, the library all
these years and have failed. These
ladies have made it q success and, in
view of this, l DONE think they need
any advice from men as to how TO do
this, but they did want their advice
in the matter Of the investing Of the
money and such like business matters.
Instead OF criticising them, let us each
and all do all that is in our power 10
help them, to give them words OF praise
and not of censure. There is not G free
library in this section, south of the Pc
tomac. Let us strive to have the first
in our old city. The new books that
have been added are the works OF the
best writers of our day, and if some
have been thought to be not what they
should be-, it is the fault of our age.
Authors, like every one else, keep up
with the times or their books wont sell.
The books of these times are far differ
ent from those of the days of Scott and
Dickens. Let every one that is able to
do so, subscribe for a year, and en-
sure the ladies will get any class OF
books for which there is q demand by
their readers. SEMEN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
A BLIsSFUL CITY

What ails our neighbor cities now
Why do they sit with anguished brow,
Promotions like, and study how
To check a plague they fear2
Halcyon days without a qualm
Arc ours. Millennial happy calm
Rests with us meath our vine and palm;
There is no smallpox here
TO hear our doctors talk, indeed,
Is calculated to mislead,
That any one should give them heed
To US seems rather queer.
By some strange madness are they seized,
They say two hundred are diseased,
Well, let believe them all who're pleased;
There is no smallpox here.
Why all these yellow isgs are flown,
Men fed. and warmed, and kept alone,
Why arms are scraped-I frankly OWL
Does not 10 us appear.
OF rumors from abroad I've cleaned
They shun us like we were the fiend,
l fear we'll all DO ~qusrantined
When there's no smallpox here.
That some are sick we don't deny,
Eruptive and with fever high,
But none are sick enough to die.
We think it cause for cheer.
That ours is such a heslthful town;
Utopian health our peace doth crown!
Unmoved repose our chief renown!
There is no smallpox here.
Of course, where any plague holds sways,
Innocents should be warned away
To let one soul become a prey
Would be a crime, it's clear.
But paltry dollars we disdair;
Invite our friends mot for our gain)
To Join our comforting refrain -
There is no smallpox here !"
A. MURRAY.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-13
From Washington:

WASHINGTON, d. c., February IS
The telegraph wires SO far are work
ing fairly we'll and reports from all
over the country state that high winds
prevail with q heavy fall OF snow.
Railroad traffic is almost at a standstill
and street cars have stopped running in
many cities.
In this city business is nearly at q
staudstill. The work of government
departmentsis hampered by a lack OF
clerks, many being unable to reach
their offices. About one-half OF the
regular force only is at work to-day.
A coal famine is threatened as dealers
cannot deliver fuel. The Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing is nearly out
ofcoal aud il the present condition COL
tinues work there will have 10 stop.