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The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
GREAT FIRE in ST. LOUIS.
One Fireman Killed and several Injured
Loss of 81 100000.

Loos OF ~ soOO,OOO.
st. Louis, Feb. 4.-Property to the
estimated value of $1,5OO,QOO was
burned to-day, the greater part of four
blocks of buildings and their contents
between Third and Sixth streets and
Franklin avenue and Morgan street, in
the heart Of the retail section, being de-
stroyed.
One fireman was killed, nine other
members of the fire department were
injured more or less seriously, and five
or six citizens slightly hurt. None Of
the injured will die as far as known to-
night.
The fire broke out at 0 o'clock in the
five-story brick building at Broadway
and Franklin avenue, occupied by the
dry goods firm of Penny & Gentles,
and In few minutes enveloped The en-
tire structure. Sparks and brands were
blown In every direction by a strong
northwest wind, and the destruction OF
adjoining property was threatened. A
general alarm was turned In and soon
every engine in the city was at the
scene or on the way there.
On the south of Penny 4 Gentles' the
flames communicated with the build
ings occupied by Schaper Brothers, dry
goods, and the Famous dry goods store
1t was not long before the upper
floors and walls of the building OPP
posite Penny & Gentles on Broadway
began to fall casualties to firemen
We're numerous When the walls of
Deere Brothers and 1O-cent store col
lapsed, several members of engine COM
pany No. II were in the building. Four
firemen were covered by the debris, and
it was several hours before they could
be taken out.
Charles Mappes, pipeman. had been
crushed to death and several injured.
John Judge, foreman of No. IL, was
wedged in with debris. Across his feet
lay the body of Mappes, but with Il
cool head he directed the efforts of his
comrades in their work of rescue.
When he was finally removed he was
taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
where several others of the injured had
been removed.
From Broadway the flames ate their
way through to number of three and
four-story structures occupied by num-
erous firms In various lines of business.
These We're soon on fire from top to
bottom, and We're gutted. Heroic eff
forts to keep the flames from the build
ing on the corner of Fourth and Frank
lin avenues, occupied by the German
American bank. were successful and
this and two buildings adjoining on
the south We're saved.
Across on Fourth avenue and extend
ing through to Third avenue were a
row of old buildings, which were swept
away.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
PHILIPPINE PORTS OPENED.
A Number of Towos Garrisoned Trade
Being Renewed

a NumDeF OF TOWns GarriSoneu -Trnde
Being Renewed
Manila, Feb. 6.-Brigad,er General
Kobbe's expedition in the islands of
Luzon. Leyte and Samar has occupied
permanently and garrisoned nine
towns with the Forty-third and Forty
seventh regiments. This has placed on
the market 10000 bales of hemp
\ thousand insurgents. armed with
rifles and over 5000 armed with wood
en- swords, bows and arrows, We're en-
countered during the entire trip. The
troops killed seventy-five natives, eley-
en- of whom had rifles. The others
We're villagers, armed with wooden
swords. The American loss was one
man killed and nine men wounded The
Americans captured $1,000 in gold. the
enemy's money, and forty muZzle-load-
ing brass cannon.
At Calbagog and Samar the enemy
evacuated the towns, the Americans
chasing, fighting and scattering them
to the mountains. At Catbalogan,
Lukban the Tagalog general fired the
place with kerosene just before the
Americans landed and then fought
with cannon nnd rifles from the hills
encircling the town for two hours.
When the Filipinos were driven out
the Americans did their best to save
the town, fighting the fire for several
hours. Thirty stone and seventy other
houses, half the business portion of the
place, Were consumed. The soldiers
prevented the fire from spreading. The
next day Major Allen. with three com
panies of the Forty-third regiment pur-
sued Lukban to the mountain fast
nesses and thence to the coast town,
where Lukban was heading in hopes
of escaping. Lukban, by taxing the
natives had accumulated 100000 in
gold. His capture is probable.
AT Taklobnn. island of Leyte, the en-
emy evacuated the town and the Amer
leans pursued them to the hills. Sew
eral fleeing non-combatants were killed,
including three women.
At Palo, seven miles distant, the ene-
my was found intrenched and resisted.
Lieutenant Johnston and twelve scouts
of the Forty-third regiment drove out
$50 Of the enemy and captured the
town.
The insurgents in these towns We're
mostly Visayans who had been i'm
pressed into the service of the Tagalog
leaders from Luzon.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
Advantage. in smokele.. Powder.

Cape Town, Feb. 5.-One principle
competent military observers deduct
from our assaults on the Boer position
Is that with modern magazine rides
using smokeless powder, the defense is
teE to one as compared with the attack.
while formerly the rule wus three to
Ane. The results at Mafeking and KIM
@yeAey are evidences Of this principle,
Eually with British experience at Ma
! k&sfontein.
wonderful change is taking place
the army. The British are grasping
he new conditions of warfare. Our
scouts, mounted infantry, Remington
yguides, Little's corps of Australians
and New Zealanders, are quite able now
to 6pe with the Beers. Our infantry,
when moving into action, now instinct
lively seek cover.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
A NEW TREATY.
Abrogation Of the Clayton Bnlwer Treaty
Allows tho Building of the Nicaragua
Canal,


Washington, Feb. 6.-The Hay
PauncefOte treaty. amendatory of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty relative to the
construction Of the Nicaragua canal,
was signed at the State Department to-
day by Secretary Hay and Lord
Pauncefote for Great Britain. Secre-
tary Hay declined to make public the
text of the treaty or even to make any
statement as to its details, holding
that courtesy to the Senate obligated
him to remain silent until the Senate
itself removed the seal of confidence
from the convention. So that all that Is
now known of this convention is that
1t amends the Clayton -Bulwer treaty
of 1850 In such manner that Great Brit
ain yields to the United States the
right to construct the Nicaraguan ca
nal, or a canal at any other point on
the Isthmus without British participa-
ton. Most of the other features In the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty are retained.
This Is notably true of article number
8, which guarantees the absolute neu-
trality of any canal and the securing
Of the capital invested.
1t is understood that the United
States continues upon itself this obliga-
ton to maintain the neutrality OF
the canal, which shall be open and
free. 1t is also believed that the treaty
looks to an international undertaking
on this point.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
sULLER TRIES AGAIN.
Persistent Reports That He Has Crossed
the Tugela,

the Tugela.
London, Feb. 5.-The Pietermaritz-
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail,
telegraphing. yesterday, says:
General Butler has undoubtedly Sc
cured the road to Ladysmith and should
reach his objective point this week. 1t
is believed here that the object Of the
Beers in occupying Ngutu, Zululand, is
TO secure the road from Dundee to
Fryheld in case of retreat
II learn from reliable source that
General Joubert was seriously injured
by a shell In the fight at Willow
Grange, and that he will never be able
to command again on horseback. My
informant says that he has, in fact, re-
tired from the field.'
A special dispatch from Durham, dat
ed Sunday. and referring to General
Buffers recrossing the Tugela in an ad-
vance upon Ladysmlth, says:
1T is probable that General Butler
crossed at spot above Trichards
drift, and that, leaving the enemy to
the right, he is marching TO Acton
Homes, whence the road to Ladysmith
runs almost due'east, through fairly
open country.
1T is expected here that he will reach
Ladysmith tomorrow fA1ondny) night"
Durham, Feb. I.-General Butler
crossed the Tugela river Friday night
and is marching on Ladysmith. No
definite news will be permitted to &c
out until Ladysmth is relieved.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
PROSPECT OF PEACE.
Kentucky Factions May Come to an
Agreement

Agreement.
Frankfort, KY, Feb. Ex-Governor
Taylor last night made n distinct and
positive offer to submit the merits of
his claim to the gubernatorial chair of
Kentucky to any three fair minded
men in the world, these three men to
be selected by the United Suites Su-
preme Court. He will allow them to
arbltrate the case and will abide by
their decision. This announcement he
made at 8 o'clock last night In his office
In the executive building. The tieclar-
alton made by Governor Taylor regard
ing arbitration was at once wired to
Lieutenant Governor John Marshall
and Attorney David w. Fairleigh. Re-
publican members of the political con-
ference held tonight at Louisville.
Shortly after midnight, the Republi-
can and Democratic conferees in ses-
sion at the Gait house came to an
agreement A stenographer was sum-
moned and document is now being
drawn up for the signature of the par
tcipants In the conference.
1t is said the agreement Is decidedly
favorable to the Democrats. Governor
Taylor Is to withdraw the troops from
the state buildings at Frankfort and
send them home. The order converting
the Legislature at London. Kentucky,
Is to be revoked and the regular ses-
sion Of the General Assembly is to be
resumed mt the state capitol without
mOlestation.
1t Is believed that the understanding
arrived at Inst night will result in an
amicable settlement of the dispute be-
tween the two parties and do away
with the dual government.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
M.crum Say. He WIN Make a s,.t.m,n.

New York, Feb. 4.--Charles z. Ma
crum, former United States consul at
Pretoria, arrived here to-day. With
him were his wife and little daughter.
Mr.. Macrum's silence is still unbroke-
IN, though he says that tomorrow.
After his arrival in Washington, he will
issue statement over his signature.
telling why he left his post at such q
critical time. He was disinclined to
talk about even the situation In Africa
hen he left.
( "There is nothing more care to say
at present" he said, II have been
i4ked time and time again as tc my
reasons for leaving South Africa, and
must answer now, as have done in
the past, that do not care to say any
thing. l shall go to Washington as
soon as possible-to-day If 1 can make
connections-and report to the State
Department. Then will make a state
Mlnt, and not before then. know
that many things have been said about
my leaving. but have nothing to say
AZ present"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
SOLDIERS WIDOWS MEET.
Wife of General Lawton and Mother OF
Major Logan Faint In Each Others Arms.

Chicago, Feb 5.-The funeral train
bearing the bodies of Major General
LawtOn, Major John A. Logan, and
Major E. l.. Armstrong, arrived here
from the Pacific coast at o'clock to-
night. Awaiting the train were Mrs.
John A. Logan, Major Logan's moth
er; Charles E. Wilson, secretary of
Governor Mount of Indiana, represent
ing the state In receiving General Law
toms body, and several local commit
tees.
Mrs. Logan, followed by the escort
of sixteen men from the Seventh ILL
nois infantry, was one of the first to
enter the sleeping car in which was the
widow of General Lawton.
Mrs. Lawton was comforting her
young son, Manley, when Mrs. Logan
appeared. There was a moment of 81
lence and suspense. Then the two be-
reaved women, overcome by emotion,
embraced and mingled their tears.
Finally Mrs. Logan said
MY dear child, my woe Is yours; we
have given that which we loved best
TO our country. God is the judge, and
before him we must bow and say.
Thy will be DONE"
Mrs. Lawton was unable to sneak.
She was violently shaken by her grief,
and as the two women wept together
their emotions proved too strong and
they tainted simultaneously Captain
King and his orderly resuscitatcd
them. Then entered Mrs. Samuel Cul-
bertson of Louisville. Mrs. Lawton's
sister, and her husband. and Miss Fan
ME Craig, another sister, also of Louis
vile.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
Inventor Edison seriously Ill.

Akron, Ohio, Feb. 5.-Thomas A.
Edison, Sr., is quite seriously Ill in this
city. The great inventor had been at
tending the funeral of n sister Mt
Milan, Ohio, and arrived here Sunday,
laking Immediately to his bed. The
physicians proclaim his illness to be
acute laryngitis.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09

MILLIONS OF WOMEN USE CUT1cURA Soar exclusively
for preserving purifying and beauying the skin, for
cleansing the scalp of cruss scaes and danru and the
stopping of falling hair, for softenng whitening, and
healing red rough and hands, in the form of baths
for annoying rritatons infammations, and chafngs
too free offensive perspiraton in the form of washes
for lucrative weaknesses and for sanatve ansep
purposes which readily suggest themselves women and
especially mothers and for all the purposes of the toilet
bath and nursery No amount of persuasion induce
those who have used it to any other especially
for preserving and purifying the skn scalp and hair of
infants and children. CUTIcURA SOAP combines delicate
emolent properties derived from CuT1cURA the great
skin with the pures of cleansing ingredients and the
most refreshing of flower odors No other medcated
toilet soap compounded is to be compared with it
for preserving, purifying and identifying the sn scalp
hair and hands, No other foreign domestic toilet SOAP
however expensive is to be compared with it for all the
purposes of the toilet bath and nursery Thus it COM
bines in ONE SOAP at ONE PRICE, vz TWENTY FIVE CENTS
the BEST skin and complexion soap, the toilet and
BEST baby soap in the world <A
we P
TER DHuG AND CHEN Conr Props Boston,
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
Oar Iper....a ,rr.dc with chAa..

England can no longer compete with
Us in the shipment Of many products
to China. This Is merely natural. The
best wins in everything. For like
reason, Hostetter's Stomach Bltters has
for fifty years acknowledged no supe-
ri0r, because there Is nothing better to
cure constipation, indigestion, dyspep-
ain and biliousness.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
Recipe for sras,nr . * ,.r.

This is Max O'Rells recipe for max
Ing Boer: Take MI that Is dirtiest,
bravest, most old-fashioned and most
obstinate In a Breton; all tha. is most
suspicious, sly and mean IL { Norman;
all that is shrcwdest, most kospitable,
most puritan and most bigoted In q
Scot-mix well, stir and serve. and you
have q Boer.-Household Words.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09
sbllo sen.lm.n. win. Even In China.

tbnden Feb. 5-The Shanghai corre-
1 pde,- Sthe Daily Mail says:
The changed attitude of the empress
I3wager and her virtual abandonment
II her resolution to depose the emperor
Ire directly due to the torrent of pub
n remonstrance ngainst her action
For the first time In Chinese history
kubliS opinion has been effective"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-02-09

III you marry that girl I'll cut you on
with dollar" ~ know you better than
that mother: you'd make 1t 50 cents"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
Eusineaa Ways.

81 wouldn't mind marrying sales
lady"
"Why not?'
"Once in awhile force Of habit would
make her give me back some Change
indianapolis Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16

Marriage has no religious element in
Burma There is no marriage ceremony.
Just rs two men go into partnership in
business. 81 II man and woman may en-
ley into the marriage state without I'M
dcfSoinS any form. Coupled with this
very secular, nonchalant view Of marriage
is Tie fact that facilities for divorce are
vc%" great. As marriage is merely n part
ncrShip. so divorce is dissolution of that
partnership ana may be obtained on de-
n:auti by either of the parties from the
elders of the village. In Burma. howev-
er us elsewhere. we find that priori
dangers are largely neuiraIiZrd by prac-
tic:tI good sense The fear of uutraging
public opinion furnishes Il powerful mo
tive in pio!,.-irty of Fife The salvation of
the burmese woman lies in the fact tina;
her home life is always the center of her
existence. She recognizes that there are
certain restrictions IN Il w0mans actions
which must be observed as long as men
are men and women are women
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
Tie, Eels and 1ptelligsqcer.
IL Published Every Friday.
FINNEY & DASHIELL.


Transient Neutrality-suspicious. Square, 8
insertions or less $1.50. Each subsequent in.
sertion Is cents. Longer advertisements in
the same proportion. A space equal to sip
lines makes a square. Figure work double
price.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at 10 cents Fer line.
Yearly Advertisements at Special Rates,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
MORPHINE BEAT THE GAME.
It Made n Young Gambler Quit Will
He Was n Winner.

II Made a Young GAMBLER 9uAt " hAAS
He Was n Winner.
81 see gambling is running wide open in
Colorado again." said cattleman OF
Topeka. 81 don't suppose, though, 1t is
rs wide open now as it was in the late
eighties. l was in Manitou every sum
mer at that time, and the high games
that used to run at some of the CLUBS
would be an eye opener to the gamblers
of the present day. Cattlemen were max
ing money then, as were the miners, and
they used to meet in Manitou and try for
each others pocketbooks, with the result
that the professional gamblers got the
money.
az remember how one young fellow was
made to quit q winner against his VIII.
His name was Rich. He was a nephew
of one of the big reaper men, and mis-
folks kept him supplied with money,
regular allowance. He had been gam
bling every cent of it, letting bills pile up
for hotel and livery and everything else.
His people sent word that they wouldn't
send any more money and said II he got
into trouble he'd have to get out himself.
His creditors were just about ready to
jump on to him, when one night he made
q big winning. He was playing faro In
the club that's torn down now. 1t used
to stand over from the depot and was the
place for high play.
81 suppose he had $4,000 or $1,000 In
front of him when his friends began try
ing to persuade him to quit. He was just
like all the rest of them, going to break
the bank and all that sort Of thing, and
he wouldn't quit.
at was a red hot night for Manitou
and with the excitement and all Rich had
pulled off his coat and rolled up his
sleeves. There was a doctor among his
friends, and though he hadn't said any
thing to Rich. | suppose he felt respon-
sibility, because the young fellow had
come out here for his health and had
been referred to the Manitou doctor by
the doctor he had at home.
81 was watching the play, though l
didn't know any of the people. l saw the
doctor turn his back to the crowd for
minute and fiddle with something he had
taken out of his pocket. Then he walked
over to Rich and put his hand on his bare
arm. You need q sedative,' he said.
Quick us n flash he took the hypodermic
syringe he had in his hand and fred
charge into Rich's arm.
erich said ouch and grabbed at the
place where he had been pricked, but the
deal was going on, and he turned to that
again. Before half the cards were out,
his head settled on the table, he COM
mencod to draw good long breaths and
was asleep.
"The doctor took the chips, cashed
them in, then took and wrote receipt
for the money and gave it to another
friend of Rich's to keep. Then he took
~. I, t.. fNsNl-
him up to his office and watched over him
until he came around the next day. Rich
paid his bills, but he did no more gam
bling in Manitou. They wouldn't let him
plaY lgain."-Denysr Republican, i1s.ss
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16

The plan consists in catching and
smcaring n few Of the locusts with 80
Gust fungus" a preparation which is cul-
tivatpd in the meteorological institute at
Gruhamstown. Cape Colony. The insects
are then allowed to return to the swarm.
which they infect with what is prcsuma-
bly, fatal disease. The same prepare
ton applied on damp soil in places where
it is known locusts will swarm leads
to their complete destruction. Twenty
swarms are said to have been destroyed
in this manner. Although this statement
is open to doubt. it may be remembered
that celebrated bacteriologist once pro-
posed to deal with the rabbit pest in Aus
traia in much the same way. 1t is quite
possible that similar remedy might be
found for the malarial mosquito, for it is
only by such means that it's extirpation
could be brought about.-Chambers'
Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16

81 meant to have told you of that hole"
said an Irishman to n friend who had
fallen into pit in the Irishman's garden.
"No matter" said Pat; "I've found it."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
The Meaning of Admire.

Many Englishmen have said that the
phrase 81 admire" with the meaning Il
wonder" is vulgar Americanism," but
the Boston Journal notes the fact that in
a letter written by Londoner to Joshua
Barnes In 1862 the sentence occurs, 81
admire you should take clerk for a law
term, which is nothing but 'clericus,' !"
and the Buffalo Commercial adds that
admire" in the sense of ito like very
much"-"I should admire to go"-has
been used in New England, and it Is thus
used today. John Pickering in 1916 said.
at is never thus used by the English
He was mistaken. The word has been
used commonly in Lciccstershire and
Northamptonshire-"Ah should admoire
to see er weel took to" Il should be de.
lighted to see her well scolded). 81 should
admire to so to London to see the queen"
New York Tribune.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
L'hcure sainte
do l,ahsinthn.

When young men form a society among
themselves, an establishment of this kind
Is chosen as their meeting place, and
thousands exist only by such patronage,
as, for example, the Cafe de la Regence,
Place du Theatre Francois, which is fire.
quented entirely by men who play chess.
-Scribner's. ~ i
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
The Cafe.

Not in Paris only, but all over France,
In every garrison town, provincial city or
tiny village, the cafe is the chief attrac-
ton, the center of thought, the focus to-
ward which all the rays of masculine ex-
istence converge.
For the student in Paris, newly arrived
from the provinces, living in furnished
rooms, to whose modest purse the thea
tiers and other places of amusement are
practically closed, the cafe is supreme
resource. His mind is nodded and his ideas
and opinions are formed more by what he
hears and sees there than by any other
influence. His restaurant is of no i'm
portance. He may eat anywhere. But
the choice of his cafe will often give the
bent to young mans career. 1t indi-
Gates to his acquaintance his exact
shade of politics and his opinions on
literature, music or art. In Paris to
know man at all is to know where you
can find him at the hour of the aperitif-
what Baudelaire called
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
TWO hundred bushels
n of Potatoes remove

II VI EOtdlOCS lCllIOVS
eighty pounds of actual" Pot
ash from the soil. One thou
sand pounds of a fertilizer con-
tanning 80 actual" Potash
will supply just the amount
needed. If there is a de-
hciency of Potash, there will be
a falling-ohf in the crop.
We have some valuable
books telling about compost
ton, use and value of fertilizers
for various crops. They are
sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
50 Nassau ST.. New York.