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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29

No.9,-Da1ly-Localfo for Charlotte and In
termediate Stations, witch connection for
Harrisonburg daily, and Staunton daily ex-
cept Sunday.
No. 35.-Daily-United States Fast Mail
through Pullman Sleepers to Jackson
Vile via Savannah and to Atlanta, New
Orleans, connecting at Salisbury with sleep
or for Asheville. Knoxville, Chattanooga,
and Memphis and at Charlotte for Augusta;
and at Columbia with sleeper for Charles
ton, Also at Charlotte with sleeper for At
lanta. Dining Car service.
No 33.-NEw YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS
carrying Pullman Buffet SleeptnS-cars
New York to Augusta with connection for
Aiken; also to Jacksonville, connecting
there with drawing room sleeping car for
st. Augustine. Miami and Port Tampa.
Throughcoach to Jacksonville. Dining car
service.
Limited via Lynchburg." with Pullman Buf
| fet Sleeping cars for Memphis and New Or
| leans through Bristol. Through coach from
| Washington to Memphis. ParlOr and
| Observation car between Radford, Va, and
Alfalfa, Ala. Dining car service.
| No.37.-Daily-Wash and Southwest
| ern Vestibuled Limited, through Pullman
| Sleepers to Asheville, H OF Springs and Nash
/ Vile, via Salisbury and Chattanooga; to
| New Orleans, via Montgomery and Mobile
| to Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham,
Pullman Observation and Library sleeping
car to Atlanta. Dining Car service.
| SUNSET PERSONALLY CONDUCTED TOURIST
| EXCURSION on this train every Monday
| Wednesday and Friday, from Washing ton
to San Francisco without change.
| Trains from Staunton by Chesapeake and
Charlottesville with Southern Ry. trains
/
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Carpet and Mating.

200 pieces of Mating bought from
auction sale. from 10 to 25c.
Extra heavy Seamless Mating at Is,
would be cheap at %.
Carpets from 125 to 90c per yd
Extra A 8 ply flower design Carpet
at 25c.
Fine Ingram 35 to SOC
Brussels so to Soc
Remnants of fine Velvets and Brus-
sells Carpet for rugs at Coo yd.
Oil cloth at all prices
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Read Our Price List and Be Convinced
Ladies' furnishings.

Ladies' fine quality Kid Gloves, Car
ter hook, at 75c; the 81 kind.
All best make COrsets, H u l., K " Ii
and Armorside.
The best SOC Corset in town.
Ladies Gauze Vests SC.
: Ladies Waists from 35c to $3.50
Special-a lot of Taffeta Silk Waists
at 200, would be cheap at 800
Ladies Skirts from so to 400
A bargain in Black Figured MOhair
at 35, worth ZOO
Ladies' Tailor Made Suits $50
A bargain in "a fine all wool Suit at
$50, worth 900
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Furniture
Department.

Notwithstanding the advance. we are
enabled to sell this class of goods
as cheap as ever.
Beds from l. So to 4 so
Chairs from 45c to 125
A bargain in an oak chair at Soc
Solid oak suits at g. so, worth IL so
A beautiful 8 piece suit, large plate
mirror, so
Finer suits from 20 90 to So 90
Separate Dressers from s. 90 to 1000
Iron Beds all prices
Do not buy furniture until you get
our prices.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Aur,vinr the Old Saw

"You talk too much," saiu the faith
er. You should cultivate the habit
of listening"
"But You told me the other day that
listeners hear no good Of themselves, y
replied the son.-Philadelphia North
American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29

X n HHEN Emperor William ascend
wv ed the German al: throne e,i in 1888 .ss
reputation of hothead and mischief
maker. His utterances seemed to lack
Judgment, and his acts appeared ill
considered and eccentric. The world
expected that he would be the harle-
quin among princes, the clown in the
international Punch and Judy show
His dismissal of the headstrong Bis
marck and his passion for the capital
81" were set down as the vagaries of
a disordered mind.
Subsequent events have demon
strated that there was method in
the young rulers madness. The Bis
marck episode was used by him to
impress upon his people and the world
at large that during his reign there
should be none greater in Germany
than the emperor. His belicose
speeches, in which he referred tc
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
House Furnishings.

Window Shades from 10 to 45c.
Lace Curtains from 45c to $50
Dotted Swiss at 124c
Clinical Portieres ESQ, worth $50
Table Oil Cloth 15c, worth zoe =
WoOdenware of all description
Turkey Red Table Damask from Is
to 35c
Linen from 25 to 75c
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Small Wares at
Unheard of Prices.

8 cakes of good toilet soap at &c
Fairbank 8 White Cloud Soap &c, reg
ular 10c size
A good spool of Silk Sc
2O0-yard spool Cotton &c
Mucilage sc
Vacilene &c
Machine ril 4c
Combs all prices
Velvet skirt binding Sc
Agate buttons gross 4c
Pawer best brass pins SC
Knitting silk 4c
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Lawns and White Goods.

so pieces good quality Printed Organ
dies at and &c, worth 10c =,
Fine quality Organizes at lOc, worth
Is cents
Plain White India Linens at 5, 8, 1Oc
Best quality Piquei 10 and lStc
Black Lawn at 10 and 12c, fast color
Remnants of white Lawn at sc,
worth 15c
Remnants of Black Figured Lawn
at sc, worth 10c
SO inch White Apron Goods with
border at 12c
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Number Four.

Excited lady lat the telephone)-"I
want my husband, please, at once"
Voice from the Exchange)-"Num
Der, please"
Excited lady (snappishly)-"Oply
the fourth, you impudent thing u
Lon ION Tit Bits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Dry Goods
Department.

Best grade Prints SC
Apron Checks SC
A good quality bleached cotton 8
and cents
Black SBttine and 1Oc
Shifting Cbeviots &c, worth 1Oc
Heavy weight COttonade 10 and 124c
Good quality Percales Sc
Best grade Percales 10 and 12c
Linen Finished Crash 100
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Official Directory Augusta County.

CIRCUIT COURT.
8. H. Letcher, Judge, Lexington, virginia.
Meets at Staunton on May 10 and November
10 of each year.
COUNTY COURT.
LYMAN Chalkley, Judge, Meets 4th Mon
in each month. Address Judge at SGauntoh.
COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sTAUNToN.
Clerk Circuit Court-Joseph b. woodward.
Clerk County Court VIM. A. Burnett.
Commonwealtn's Attorney-R.S .. her'
Treasurer-James N. Mcfarland.
Sheriff-NewtOn G. Watts.
Jailer Thomas A. Dawson.
County Surveyor. X. McCutchan.
SUPERINTENDENT of schools-E. o. Peale,
Strfbling Springs. ,1,,,
Supt. Of PooreP. G. wartzel, Arbor Hill.
BEVERLY MANOR DISTRICT.
Supervisory. A. CRAWFORD; S Sv S3ppenton
Comm'r Revenue-J. f. Taylor, Stauhton.
Constable-J. S, Denton, Staunton.
Overseer Poor-J. H. Hefflin. Staunton..
Magistrates-Jos Houseman, Plunkeuts
Vile ); n. L. Wehn, Arch Kinney, Staunton.
Comm'r Of Roads-H. l.. Wilson, SWoopes;
School Trustees w. Todd, Staunton; 5.
C. Brown, Swoope.
MIDDLE RIVER DISTRICT
Supervisor-John g. Fulton, Mt. Meridian.
Comm'r. Revenue-Wm. Moorhah' u
Overseer Poor-S. ]. Nisewander, Laurel
Hill. ~. nso,oo.1
G. Gouchenonr, New Hope; N. L. Shreckhlse'
Comm r. Roads,. w. Byers, Burketown
Director of Roads,. Coffman, New Hope.
School Trustees-Wm. H. Norman Fl.
Defiance; N. K Shreckhise, Knightley; X. b.
Koiner, KOiner's Store
NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.
Supervisor--M. B. WhiJmOre, Pirnassus.
Comm'r. Reveuue-G. w. Swink, MOSCOW
Constable-Charles Branaman, MOSCOW.
Overseer Poor-Jacob Fellers, Mt SCION.
Magistrates. W. Hopewell. MI; S9ioh' d
Il nnxrf N
Comm'r. of Roads, A. kar1cO1e, Dorcds'
Director of Roads-R. G. Blair, Moscow.
School Trustees-T. S, Hogshead. Hilo; j.
W. Hopewell, Mt. Scion; Samuel forror'
Messy Creek.
PASTURES DISTRICT.
Supervisor-R L. Crawford, Buffalo Gap,
Commissioner Revenue-James DIAMOND
Churchville.
Overseer Poor-A. ID. Tr1bbet, ChurcnVille.
Magistrates-M. w. Butcher, Churchvlllei
d. b. Kunkle. Cra1gsville; j. w. Montgomery
Com'r. Roads-R. L. Trimble, Swoope.
School Trustees-Dr. J. s. Blair. Church
Vile ;J. X. llIdy, Craigsville; M. II, Coal1er
West Augusta
RIvERHEADS DISTRICT.
Superyisor-T. M. Smiley, Moffatts Creek.
Com'r. Revenue-R. F. Larew, Greenvllle
Constable-Green Kerr. Middiebrook.
oyerseer PoornJ.J !; Rosen, Mddleb Mi%a
brook; W. Te liaferro, MOffatts Creek; 5. A
ID. Mckee, Greenville. -
Com'r. OF Roads,. d. Lilley, Greenv1lle.
Road Directory. J. Thompson. Swoope
SCHOOL Trustees. d. Lilley and j. Alex
Bumgardner, Greenville; j. X. McCutchan
Staunton.
SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT.
Supervisor-EliJah Coiner, Waynesboro.
Comr. R'v'n'e-W. L. MOwry, Waynesboro
Constahle-E o. Kerr, F1-hersville.
Oyerseer Poor. Il. Waid, LyndhufSt.
Magistrates-S. L. Alexander. Basic City
XVou T r. Hunter
Lipscomb.
Road Com'r-J. F. leonard, Waynesboro.
School Trustees-M. L. Leonard, Marion
Kniner, Waynesboro: y. d. Ham. Fishersvill
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
RUGGED AN OSTRICH.
Keeuer Wilson Hung On Until Help
Came, and Thus Saved Himself
from a Horrible Death.

According to the Trenton On. j.
correspondent of the New York Jour
nal George Wilson, a keeper at the
Kadwalader Park Zoo, had fierce
struggle with an ostrich the other
day and narrowly escaped death by
hugging the bird until other keepers
came to his rescue.
The ostrich is called William Nc
Kinley. and gained notoriety a few
months ago by killing his mate
Grover Cleveland, after a desperate
fight that was waged for more than
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29

gets eight for nickel; in fact. he gel
orally has to pay three or four times
a. much for an article as native does
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Cook Stoves.

The best Cook Stoves made, guaran-
teed. at the lowest prices. No. Z, $3.50
No. s, $3.50.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
SUNDAY Excursions.

Tickets will be sold by the Norfolk
and Western Railway every Sunday,
June 10 to September 16, 1900, inclu-
sive to Luray. RivertOn, Berryville,
Shenandoah Junction, and Hagers
town, at very low rates from all Sta
lions Elkton to st. James, inclusive.
No baggage checked on Sunday Ex-
cursion Tickets.
Bicycles will be carried without
charge.
See local time tables for time of trains
at intermediate stations.
w. b. BEvILL,
General Passenger Agent.
June Is 3m
What made Prof Founder ring the
bell and dash off the Car in such
haste?
Oh, he told me that he couldn' t stand
it to see those three women chewing
gum and not keeping time.
.OA@To7IA.
psa,,tbs =, The Kind You Have Always Bought
Hs, :; &e3zzzzzx
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29

Treating Prohibited by Law.
A license to sci! intoXicants was given
to a man in Benton, Ky. with proviso
that no one should be allowedto treat"
in his barroom, and that every patron
must pay for his own liquor.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-06-29
Sewing Machines.

Sewing Machines made by Standard
Sewing Machine Co. at $3.50. Equal
to any $50 machine made. Guaran-
teed for five years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

At $780, Black French Serge Suits,
applique trimmed. Silk lined
Jackets. Sizes, 81 and &C.,
worth $1,000.
At $16.OO-1 Castor Color Venetian
Cloth Suit, Silk lined Jacket
Size SO. worth $500.
At $13 SOL Light Gray Venetian Cloth
Suit, Silk lined Coat. Size &c.
worth $1,000.
At $780, Light Castor Venetian
Cloth Suit, Silk lined Coat.
Size So. worth $3.50.
At $11.5O-1 Dark Gray Venetian Cloth
Suit, Silk lined Coat. Size a.
worth $3.50
At $11.5O-1 Dark Mode Venetian Cloth
Suit, Silk lined Jacket. Size
"a, worth $1,000.
At $780, Blue Mixed Covert Suit,
Silk lined Jacket. Size 80,
worth $500.
AT $780, Dark Gray Homespun
Suits, Silk lined Jackets.
Sizes "a and SO, worth $500.
At $780, Black Granite Suit, Silk
lined. Size Sc. worth $1,000.
AT $780, Light Gray Granite Suits
Silk lined. Size SO. worth
$500.
At $l1.OO-1 Black Venetian Cloth Suit
Silk lined Jacket. Size "a,
worth $500.
AT So. So Navy Blue Covert Suit, Silk
lined Jacket Size "a. worth
$3.50. Also Black Covert
Suit, same style and price.
At $50 Green Mixed Homespun Suit,
Silk lined Coat. Size "a, worth
1880
At $3.50 Brights Navy Blue Suits,
Silk lined Jacket. Size 81 and
sc, worth $3.50
At $780, Caster Color Covert Suit,
Silk lined Jacket. Size 50, worth
$3.50.
At $3.50 Yale Blue Serge Suit, Silk
lined Jacket. Size 81. worth
$1,000.
At $3.50 Black Serge Suits, Silk
lined Jackets. Sizes 50, SO, 80,
40 worth $1,000.
At $780, Navy Blue Suits, Silk lined
Jackets. Sizes 80, 81, SO, So,
worth $1,000.
Suits fitted and altered free of charge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

matters not how successfuya store 0he magnitude eff
ours is managed, there always accumulation of stock
Some regular goods odd stuff, also some ends They
most noticeable at inventory time and the wise merchant
closes out these lots in hurry We find after most sue
cessfu talormade department. 81 ladies' suits
to be sold out and sold at once We have applied the only
sold at these prices for cash only The goods mentioned
of good material best workmanship and Styles frst-cass At
regular prices they much lower than the current market
instance there is still greater saving of IS so per cent on
each suit Broken sizes and small lots the only
for this reduction.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from DIR. ID. b. Carglle, OF
Washita. /. I. He writes: -Four bottles
of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs Brewer
OF scrofula. which had caused her great
euffa-tno for yaa.. zr,r,S zvnri1
% ACfriulS
break out on her head and face, andIthe
best doctors could give no help; but her
cure is complete and her health is excel
lent" This shows what thousands have
provcd-that Electric Btters is the best
blood purifier known. It's the supreme
remedy for eczema. letter. salt rhcum,
ulcers bolls and running sores. II stimu-
lates liver. kidneys and bowels. eNpcls
poisons.g helps digestion builds up the
strength. only 30 cents. Sold by all
druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

MELTON SUITINGS.
Just the correct materials for walking
and rainy day Skrts-need no lining
Black and Oxford Brown. 54-inch wide,
the yard OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $2.O 90
PEBBLE CLOTH.
The new material for early fall dresses
and separate Skirts. You'll make no mis-
take in buying this cloth, Navy and Blue,
42inch wide. the yard. $500
NEW BELTS.
The fall styles are now ready-latest
etfects-curve shapes, Black and
Colors..... $500. ........25c. to $3.50
NEW HANDKERCHIEFS.
Embroidered, all Linen. Is. rs. 40 e.
SOC.
Plain hemstitched, all Linen-IO, Is.
20 and CSC.
NEW LACEs.
New Val Edgings and Insertions. in
Cream, White and Black.
Black Chantilly Laces, Edgings-Inser-
tions and All-overs
ALL-OVER LACE.
In White, Cream and Black. Prices,
zoe. 10 PS.OO.
PIQUE SKIRTS.
Only Is in all. They are worth $780,
$500 $500 and $500 each and will be
sold exactly at half price-5Oc., $1.OO,
$500 and $3.50.
PARASOLS-WHITE AND FANCY.
This stock is also very limited in
quantity. The last of the season makes
no difference with quality, but it does with
price, HALF PRICE. You win, we loose
DOTTEL SWISSES.
In colors, goods really worth % and 35c,
good colors, broken lines. Full prices and
remnants. The yard. ......12 1-2c.
REMNANTS.
There's plenty left for the multitudes-
Skirt lengths, Waist lengths, Children's
dress lengths-in wool goods-Sheetings
Damask, Ginghams, Lawns, Silks, etc.
Prices surprisingly low.
FELT HATS.
For Ladies-Ncw shapes. Walking
Hats at $l.OO. $50. $1.75, $500
and $3.50.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

thunderstorms Saturday and probably
Sunday, except fair in extreme east
ern portion Saturday; winds most
gresh easterly.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vi
entity to s p. m: Saturday; fair.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday:
Maximum temperature, Sc; minimum
temperature, 6S; mean temperature,
II. Total rainfall o inches.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
More summer Specials

They come from anywhere, everywhere,
all over the house; they should go with
a whirl at these prices:
All the 10 and IL 1-2 colored lawns
and Dimities at ..........7 1-2c
The II I-2. % and SIC Mercerized
Crinkles and Spot Crepes at.12 I-2
The regular 25c. unbleached All Linen
IdDle DdHldSh ...''.. ......... i DC
40c. Bleached Table Damask, So in.
Wlue LOT ........''''' ............... zoe
35 and SOC. Mems Soft Shirts, IA to
16 12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Dollar Shirt. fine Madras. Silk Front
and Bedford at. soc
Ladies Oxford Ties-Small SiZes-were
$1.OO, S1.25 and $3.50, at......75c
Mems Satin Calf Shoes-Congress and
Lace 100
$3.50 Mems High Cut Tan Balls and
Low Cut Shoes. ..................$2 So. 50
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
Mems Straw Hats.

All that's left of Straw Hats have been
divided into two lots-good pickings, too:
All Straw Hats that were priced up to
LOO are now Observation-Disclosures. 25c
All others priced at 500 and up as
high as $500 are now SOC
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

C. T. BENNETT.-Car Hotel.
TANNER PAINT AND OIL CO.-Cold
Water Paint.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Remember this: No other medicine has
such a record of cures as Hoods Sarsa-
parlla. When you want good modi-
cine get Hoods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

One Raleigh man has been killed in
action at China. His name was Wyatt
Hicks, and he was in the Fourteenth
United States Infantry.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Miss w. T. Pollard died in Asheville
Thursday. She was a sister of DR..
Sorrell, of Wake county. The funeral
will be held in Durham.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Mr.. John S. Green died at No. 116
N. East street yesterday morning at
4 o'clock. Age 81 years. Funeral this
afternoon at > o'clock at the resi-
dence by Rev. G. L. Adams.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Mr.. j. H. Hinton, manager of the
Seashore Hotel, at Wrightsville, says
that his hotel will remain open un-
til October the 1st.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

The Fayetteville Observer says that
j. w. Atwater will have no opposition
for nomination to Congress from the
Raleigh district. There are at least
three candidates for the position.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Hmole Sporting club Cigars. they are
lhe laieal and hssl
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Mr.. John Stevens, overseer on the
farm of Mr.. Henry Jordan, died yes
terday morning at his home in Cary,
after several weeks illness with ty-
phoid fever. He was only % years
old and leaves a young wife.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01
Some Odd Lots of Corsets.

Sold cheap because they are odd lots,
your size is here somewhere, buy of these
at fully one-third below regular prices.
csc. Klondike Summer CorsHs ..... 19c
SOC. Zero and Zephyr Corse ts.. ....25c
Use. c. B. Lace Net Corsets ........ soc
loo Thompson's Glove Fitting ...75c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-01

Capt. w. II. Hood, register of deeds,
during the month of August, ending
yesterday, issued twenty-six mar
riage license; twelve to white couples
and fourteen to negroes. The couples
range in age from seventeen to sixty
five years.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-18
Mediation In South
Africa

The New York Post, in an editc-
rial comment upon the statement OF
its contemporary, the Tribune, tina:
mediation in South Africa on the
part of the U. S. is impossible, as
the two warning governments would
be satisfied with nothing less than
the concession of the opposing prin-
cipleS for which they are contending;
goes farther and points out clearly
that such action on the part of the
president would be impossible, mas
much as the U. S., is carrying on a
similar war in the Philippines and
would warmly resent any interfe-
renee in our affairs by Great Britain
or any other power.
Public meetings are being held
throughout the union for the purpose
of pressing upon the president that
share ofthe popular sentiment which
disapprUves the Boer war as well as
that in the Philippines but it is not
at all likely, in fact it is certain, that
the president will not be influenced
by it. Apart from the fact that as
the administration itself is waging
a similar war of conquest any inter-
ference would thus be grotesquely in
consistent, the fragmentary princi-
pies of the Monroe doctrine, which
still remain, would be violated and
hence Mr.. Mc-Kinley's hands are
tied.
While the growing strength of the
anti-imperialist faction will certa-
inly cutt considerable figure in the
politics of the approaching compaign,
without the expressed desire for it
of both parties in the South African
struggle, a situation quite unlikely,
there will be no mediation in the
Boer war on the part Of the Ameri-
can government.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-18
The Siege OF Ladys=
mith.
From The "Evening POst]" :

Things are clearly approaching a
crisis at Ladysmith. Whether the
London apprehension of a series of
bloody battles in that vicinity be
justified by later news or not, it is
evident that the Natal campaign
cannot be much longer maintained
on its present lines. The relief Of
the garrison must soon be successful
or else given up. While the po-
litical effect of the fall of Ladysmith,
both in Africa and in England,
would be serious, it might be, from
ihe military point of view, a blessing
iU disguise for the British arms. So
tar, as German military critics have
pointed out over and over again, the
Beers have made the campaign for
the English Generals. The latter
have been compelled to attack along
lincs determined by the enemy, and
against Qualifications prepared il ad-
vance. If Ladysmith and Kimber
Icy had been abandoned at the start,
IS sound military judgment dictated,
and the army slowly concentrated
for a movement along lines of its
own choosing, we should not have
seen the spectacle, so disheartening
to the British, Of widely divided
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-18
Campaing in !. LuzOn.


A despatch from Manila states
that Gen. SchWan's column, advan-
cling to the south, occupied Binang.
One American was killed and three
we're wounded. Nine of the enemy's
dead we're found on the field after
the fight. A number of rifles were
captured ard several prisoners we're
take.
johnson, deserter from the Sixth
United States Artillery, clothed in
a majors uniform, was found among
the insurgent dead at Noveleta.
Gen. Wheaton is moving toward
Perez das MarinaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-01-18
Condensed News.

The Chamber of Deputies was
reopened few days ago. M. Des.
chanel was reelected President Of
the House by 30S votes against 221
cast for M. Brisson, who represented
the advanced republicans. The res
ult was a foregone conclusion.
Provisional President of the Cham
Der of Deputies, Mr.. Turigny, senior
Duputy, delivered the opening adj
dress, expressing the hope that
"Sterile agitations would cease,'
The address met with a mixed recep-
ton.
At the formal opening of the Sc
nate. Mr.. Fallieres was reelected
President of that House.