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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

''lIc that seeks finds" In, that takes
Hoods Sarsaparilla finds in it's use pure
rich blood and consequently good hcanh
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
Norroik nnd vicinity.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR
TODAY.

Rain. followed by clearing weather;
stationary temperature; southwest
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
WATT, RETTEw s. CLAY.
The new
White Goods.
Have you seen them ?

Have you seen them2
No?
What a delightful surprise
awaits
There's a completeness, a
thoroughness about this gath
ering that speaks volumes of
praise for our white goods
man.
It's a temptingly attractive
line of billowy white fabrics
that faScinates you-that Gre
ateS 4 longing.
Old oceans wide tossed
white caps are no more Sc
ductive in mid-AuguSt than
are these pretty new things
for milady noe.
Come, look at them.
They are as bright and fresh
as the first crocus peeping
through its bed of snow.
New Check Muslins-5, s, 10,
l219, IS, ~ and zoe.
New Lace Stripe P. k.-2Oe.
New Marseilles P. X. 200.
New Figured P. K.-25 and CSC.
New Corded P. k.-wide and mar
row cords--2O and Csc.
New Persian l-awnS--i5, 20, D,
IS, 80 and SIZE.
New India Linens, 10, i214, Is
and zoe.
New English Nainsook yard wide
-i5c. Piece Of twelve yards,
si.o2.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

CALENDAR
Sun rises at 6:4i a. M: sets at $3.50
TIDES
Norfolk-High water, ZOOS a. m. and
2:10 p IN. Low water. S:26 a. m. and
Old Point-High water. liza n. IN. and
LAD p. m. Low water, sos a. m. and
500 y. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

BIRMINGHAM, Ala...... Age Herald
Mobile, Ala. Register
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Advertiser
FHOENIN. Ariz.. Arizona Republican
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
................. Arkansas Democrat
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Los ANGELES, Cal. Times
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Bulletin
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO. Call. Examiner
DENVER, Col. Evening Post
DENVER, Col. .....
Rocky Mountain News
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.,. Evening Post
HARTFORD. Conn. Times
NEW HAVEN. Conn. ..............
.................... Evening Register
WILMINGTON, Del. ......
-. Every Evening and Commercial
WILMINGTON, Del. Morning News
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Evening Star
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. ....... 1880.
Florida Times Union Citizen
JACKSONVILLE. Fla. Metropolis
ATLANTA, Ga. Constitution
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MACON, Ga. Telegraph
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DIES MONIES, Iowa. Leader
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SIOUN CITY. Iowa.. journal
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BANGOR. Me-. Commercial
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
TEMPERATURE RAINFALL AMI
HUMIDITY

Fcb II, 1yUU.
Maximum temperature .... SO
Minimum temperature 30
Normal temperature ..... Al
Departure from normal plus 9
Departure from normal since jan
. uary lst OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES minus IL
rainfall In past "a hours. .......... 80
rainfall since first of month. 80. .2.6I
Mean relative humidity ..... 50
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
RAILROAD GOSSIP
President Williams, Of S.A. Lilies
Certificate of Deposit
Tho Amo"ntdo be Forfeited ifRich-
/, ond-washtns.o Air Limo is not
Bunt within Three xears-For.h
Coming Conference Other Itcn,.

Capt. c. w. Westbury and Mr.. w. H.
Bennett, respectively. travelling passen-
ger ana soliciting freight agents of the
southern, were in the city yesterday,
attending the inspection of the new
steamer Augusta, of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Richmond line.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

in 4 different checks, and 8
cents being the everyday fig
ure.
Beginning at 10 O'clock,
we shall offer at
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
BRIBED TO KILL GOEBEL.
Combs Admits Confession Was
Partially Correct.

Cincinnati. O.. Aug. 3.-A Georgetown
Ky, special to the Enquirer says that
Richard Combs. better known as '"Tallow
Dick" one Of the defendants in the Goebel
murder case. has become suspicious that he
is not receiving fair treatment from his CO.
defendants, and that he has had an inter
view with attorneys for the prosecution, In
which he said that he wants Mason Hooker
smith as a witness. He says Hockersmith
has been spirited away. and that the attor-
neys for the other defendants will do moth
ing to find him.
'.He asserts according to the special.
that Hockersmith told him that he was
offered $1,000 to kill Goebel. and showed him
how 1t could be done through a window in
the office of the Secretary of State. He said
Hockersmith asked time to consider and
asked Combs's advice. He told Hockersmith
to have nothing to do with it. They were
talking on the subject when the fatal shot
was fired"
At first Combs denied having made the
statement. and when the report as pub
lished was read to Combs. he repeatedly
said 1t was false. He said he did talk with
the attorney and Others but he thought the
purpose was to get bail for him. as his own
attorney was trying to get bail. When
asked specifically If he said to them that
Mason Hockerslnith told him he had been
offered $1,000 to kill Goebel Combs answered
emphatically that 1t was lie; that he had
never said such thing. His denial of the
printed story was emphatic.
Later, however. he weakened and admit
ted that his statement was partially cor
rect.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
CHINA MUST BE
TAUGHT LESSON.
Foreigners in China Insist That Pekin Be De-
stroyed-Anarchy Regns in Celes.
tial Capital.

in the State Department cipher; the former
In ,he Chinese official cipher
When Mr.. WI, in deciphering the mes
sage. reached the end of the Tsung Ii va
mems message of transmittal he was un-
aware of the fact and thought that the
several groups of figures following were a
portion OF the Tsung Ii Yamen message.
AS matter of fact, they were the initial
words of Mr. Conger's message, and they
We're undecipherable by Mr.. WI, because
they We're II the State Department cipher
Instead of beginning" In British legation -
etc. Mr.. Congers message really began:
I'VE have been for a month in the British
legation" etc.
Another fact developed is that the mes
sage was signed "E. II. Conscr, July 17th."
Many persons had supposed that while
the message was genuine, 1t was one writ
ten by Mr.. ConSer long before, and that 1t
hau peen fraudulently dated by the Chi
nese officials. Now it appears that the
lsunS LII lamen or Yuan, did date it the
1eth. 1t is thought that this fact was ac-
cufate and that. while Mr. Conger actually
wrote his dispatch on the 18th and put It in
clpner ready for Transmission at the first
opportunity, the message did rot leave Pc
Kin Until the following day.
These developments have done much to
rehapllltate the Chinese officials In the esti-
lore peen very skeptical as to their ipteeri
lore peen very skeptical as to their integri-
~ in connection with the tranmissiop NJ
these official mesSopac
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
CONGER MESSAGE GENUINE.
Consul Fowler Has the Original
Which Is Dated July II.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The State Depart
mant to-day issued the following:
1.-The State Department has received Il
dispatch from Mr.. Fowler Consul at Che
Foo dated at night on the ID of August,
stating that when he learned from the
Shanghai papers that doubts were enter
tanned of the genuineness of the Conger
the Governor Of Shan-Tung to send him tho
original by courier. The Governor at once
complied with his request, sending spe-
cial postman, who, by travelling night and
day for five days, made the journey, which
in ordinary times would have required
twelve days. He delivered to Mr.. Conger
the original CT the Conger cipher dispatch
1t is signed by Mr.. Conger and dated the
18th of July. 1t is precisely the same as the
message received at the State Department,
with several words prefixed, which came III
an unintelligible form to the Chinese Lega-
ton here. The dispatch, in its complete
form, says that the members of the Ameri
can Legation had been beseiged for a
month in the British Legation Mr.. Fowler
has no doubt of the genuineness Of the dis
patch.''
Some interesting facts connected with the
original cipher message have been brought
to light by Mr.. Fowler's report. 1t appears
that when Minister WI received the cipher
message on the 2lst ult he found that 1t
contained a cipher within a cipher. The
Governor Of Shan-Tung, Yuan, transmitted
with the message a message from the
Tsung Ii Yamen, which, In turn, transmit
ted Mr. Conger's message. Tho latter WAS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
CABLE TO THE AZORES.
President Mckinley and King o!
Portugal Exchange Fluctuations.

New York. Aug. 3.-The following con-
sratulatory messages from President Nc
kinley and the King of Portugal were
mashed direct to-day between the United
States and Portugal over the new line of
the Commercial Cable Company, which has
Just been put in operation between the
Azores and this country:
Executive Mansion, WasFington-His
Majesty the King of Portugal Lisbon:
take pleasure in congratulating your Maj
esty on the completion of telegraphic COM
munication between the United States and
Portugal. and tender my best wishes for
the perpetuation and increase of the friend
iy relations between the two countries:
His Excellency the President of the
United States of North America. Washing
ton. d. Cat this moment, when a new
element Of progress and OF economic de-
with the United States of North America,
hasten TO thank you for the kind congratu-
lat!ons which your Excellency has kindly
addressed to me, and desire TO express my
sincerest wishes for the prosperity of the
Republic OF the United States.
KING OF PORTUGAL"
Fluctuations were also exchanged be-
tween the President and American residents
in the Azores, as well as messages from
the American officials OF the company and
the local authorities at the Azores.
Fayal with the Europe and Azores Com
pany's line from the Azores to Portugal,
and is the first to connect the Azores with
munication for the first time between the
United States and Portugal
The Europe and Azores Company's cable
makes connection at Lisbon with the Portu-
guese lines, the Eastern telegraph Com
pany's cables to Spain, the Mediterranean
ports, all Africa, India, China, Japan. Aus
tralia and the Philippines, and with the
Brazil. Argentina and other parts Of South
America
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
LACK OF A COMMANDER.
Germany Fears 1t May Cause Al.
lies Trouble.

Ber!in, Aug. 3.-A German Foreign Om.e
oft,cial said to the correspondent of the Az.
sociated Press TODAY:
IF the allied forces advance unon pa,,in
without a chief commander. and If ,ha co,,-
manders of the different contjnyents ha,:.,,,
tiilt they can manage in this way, the mat
ter must be left to their discretion a,a +h
Powers must be satisfied with it. We hone
that during the advance all the troops viii
agree and attempt to do the best possible
ihen success is feasible, even under sucn
uniavorable conditions.
H'ihiahE regrets that unavoidable cir.
tuinstahces render it impossible for her to
JOIN 'he fekin expedition with a corps Of
commensurate size. but Germans. withou,
1ealousy.will applaud the successes achieved
by others.
Most of the German papers discuss the
matter in a similar strain, regretting that
British Incompetence" again retards the
advance. Some say that, inasmuch as Eng
land Is not ready, the others should proceed
without her. One or two journals. taking
a somewhat different view, say 1t looks pre-
cisely as II the advance without waiting
Tor German re-enforcements, were under
taken to settle matters before the Germans
are on the scene in greater strength, point
Ing out that the allies forces at Tien-Tsin
are no stronger now than they were when
it was claimed that they were too weak for
an advance
The debate in the British Parliament. re-
garding the Chinese situation. is commented
upon here fairly without passion. The Ma
uonal Zeitung says:
The programme Of Great Britain, as Mr..
brodcrick outlines 1t. is substantially the
same as Germanys so far as Is known"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
IMPROPER LETTERS TO B0ERs.
Chamberlain Says That the Writ
ers Will Be Asked to Explain.

London. Aug. 3.-In response to questions,
the Secretary for the Colonies, Joseph
Chamberlain. said to-day in the House OF
Commons. that the Boer Governments, In
fleeing from BlooInfontein and Pretoria. left
masses of private correspondence among the
archives. which the authorities on the spot
were examining.
He said he had received installments OF
this correspondence by the last two mails,
and he had been informed that more was to
come. The portions he had seen were writ
ten previous to the war and were chiefly
letters of British subjects for the Cape and
the two Republics.
There were, however, copies OF two LIT
tiers that purported to have been written by
English member Of the House Of Com
mons, and also letters and an extract from
a. letter written by two other members OF
the House of Commons two days before the
outbreak of the war, couched In the form
of open criticism, asking for information
regarding martial law and suggesting that
President Kruger make temporary couces-
sions and await a reaction in England
In his opinion he said, the letters were
not reasonable, though certainly improper.
while her Majesty was engaged In difficult
negotiations. He proposed to send the let
ters to the writer's and ask il they desired
to explain, and he would await a reply be-
fore deciding whether to publish them or
not.
The Undersecretary for the Colonies, the
Earl Of Selborne. was questioned In the
House Of Lords concerning alleged treason
able correspondence, and In reply read tho
explanation which Mr.. Chamberlain had
made in the House OF Commons.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
new SYSTEM A FAILURE.
Brokers Claim Scheme of Board of
Trade Should Be Given Up.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL,

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. ILL.,, Aug 3.-Brokers without
private wire connections may effect the un-
doing Of the plans of the reform element of
the Chicago Board of Trade. The small
traders were. at first with President w ar
ren, eX-President w. T. Baker and the
other leaders in the oustng of bucket-shop
dealers who hold 4 membership in the
board.
They favored the determination of out
side bucket shops and irregular traders.
and were in accord with the scheme to com
pei the telegraph companies to contract not
to serve quotations to any establishment
disapproved by the censors of the board.
Three days under the new system have
turned the small brokers against II. They
are clamorous for a return to the teie-
graph companies, to the general dissemina
ton of quotations. They complain that the
private-wire houses and the bucket shops
have all the trade.
They say the scheme has failed to shut
off single irregular commission house or
to cripple a single outside trader. From
somewhere. the 'irregulars" are receiving
the quotations and posting them on their
office boards in almost as good time from
their dispatch on the trading floor as the
regular and approved institutions who have
the use of the Cleveland ticket service.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
TRACING THE MISSIONARIES.
Most of the Presbyterians and
Methodists Reported Safe.

New York. Aug. 3.-The Reverend A. 2.
Leonard. corresponding secretary of the
Methodist Missionary Society, to-day re-
ce1ved cablegram from the Reverend
Spencer Lewis Of the West China Mission.
Mr.. Lewis cabled from Shrinking. In the
Province Of Szechwan. as follows:
Our party leaves for Shanghai to-day"
The message was undated The Presby-
terian Board of Foreign Missions received
a cablegram to-day from the Reverend w.
NJ. Campbell of the station at Kiun-C Chow in
the Island Of Hainan. which relieves anxiety
OF the board. The message is as follows:
'Nodoa arrived Hainan quiet Ladies
Hong Kong"
Nodoa is about ninety miles away from
the coast. The message means that the
missionaries have arrived at Hoihow from
there. and that the women had gone on to
Hons-kong. All of the missionaries sent
out by the Presbyterian Board. and about
whose whereabouts there had been uncer-
taintE, are now accounted for. although
some are still in Pekln.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

Gus Edinger a metal polisher. while try
Ing 10 escape from custody at the Four
Courts. was shot by Deputy Marshal
Day.
Members of Battery \ VIII, on August l3
celebrate the second anniversary OF their
march up the hill near Guyana. Porto Rico.
Captain Samuel j. Boyd WAS acquitted in
the Court of Criminal Correction of the
charge of oppression in office.
the general appropriation bill was not
scted upon by the House of Delegates.
Joseph Leach of PaduSah. Ky. is in the
city seeking for his brother. Louis Leach
VINO was supposed TO have been killed by a
train near Attention
Park Commissioner RiLgely may have to
abandon sunday music in the parks.
Henry ponk. Sr.. died of old age
Jacob Hunsinger. machnist. fell from
the window of his room and was killed.
An attempt to suspend the rules of the
Council, in order To hasten the passage OF
the new City Hospital bill. was frustrated
Catherine lane Frost. wife of General D.
NJ Frost. ana daughter of James Clemens.
died al No. 1870 Washington boulevard
Benson Green was burned TO death at the
Madison. Ill. car shops.
AIRS. Alice o'Day. wife Of Colonel John
o Day. who shot herself at the Lindeli Ho-
tel. IS reported much improved
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
MARY FAY AGAIN ARRESTED.
Accused of Neglecting to Properly
Care for q Babe.

Mary Fay. the elder of the two Fay SIS
aers, who have been arrested before on a
charge of conducting baby farm, was re-
arrested last night at her home. No 22s4
Ghouteau avenue, and locked up at the
by Officer Dickerson on complaint of neigh
5ors. A child found at her home was in a
nan-starved condition, according to Matron
Barney of the Bethesda Home. Miss Fay
will be held pending Investigation.
Several times the Fay sisters have been
10 obtain convictions were Of no avail In
speaking of her arrest. Mary Fay said last
night that it was entirely uncalled for and
that she was being prosecuted by the no.
lice. She declared that when she took the
child to board it was in i'll health. and she
s1id everything in her power to restore 1t.
She asserted that it was not due to neglect
that the baby was in such poor physical
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
CLAIMS SHE WAS DECEIVED.
Washington Artist Institutes a
Breach of Promise Suit.

Washington. Aug. 3.-Miss Ella NJ. Plat.
an artist of this city, to-day instituted suit
at law in the Supreme Court for s5Do0J
damages for breach OF promise against
Major George A. Armes a retired United
States army officer.
The defendant has gained some national
notoriety in several ways. once by tweaking
the nose of General Beaver, the Governor
of Pennsylvania, and another time by i
controversy with War Department officials
The suit alleges breach of promise to
marry, practice of deception and the COM
mission of personal assault upon the plain
tiff. Among other things. it alleges that the
deceived her in making her believe that he
signing of an agreement reciting that they
nereby become man and wife" constituted
q valid marriage She AYERS that after she
discovered the alleged deception he refused
70 marry her
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
| T0-DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS

Discount rates were to : per cent on
cali and time loans. Clearances, s5.l2lSiS:
balances, s5S7 So. New York exchange, 1hc
discount bid, par asked; Louisville. 2Sc dis
count bid, par asked; Chicago. l5c discount
bid, &c discount asked; Cincinnati, 25c dis
count bid, par asked; New Orleans. &c dis
count bid, par asked.
The local market for wheat closed higher
at 7l9sc II. Aug; 722sc Sept: 75i.c b. Dec.
iSQiic No. red. Corn closed lower at SIC
n. Aug: S6Ssc b. Sept; 3llsc Dec: Slssc b.
year; SSa3Si4c No white. Oats closed at
.ol:c n. Aug: 2lc a Sept: 2lG2ll3c No. 2.
The local market for standard mess pork
ciosed quiet at Sl2.75. Prime steam lard
closed steady at 6.75c.
The local spot cotton market closed lower.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
-Four Route.

be snubbed in the discharge Of what he
considered q public duty. The MARQUIS OF
Lansdowne, he said, must be dfsabused OF
the idea that there existed in the country
Office.
The Marquis Of Lansdowne, replying. said
the War Secretary was responsible to Par
lament and the Comnnander-in-Chief was
responsible to the War Secretary.
Other peers having spoken, the Premier,
Lord Salisbury, said ne understood Lord
would be much more satisfied II Lord
Wolsely would come to the House and ex-
press his approval of Lord Lansdowne's
plans. 1t was obvious that II Lord Wolse
ley could be called upon to DO that, he was
also entitled to express disapprovai. Lord
Salisbury said he could not see how that
was possible. There was much force in
what Lord Rosebery had said, but 1t was of
an abstract kind.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
SECRET SERVICE REPORT.
Missouri Leads All the States in
Number of Cases,

Washington, Aug. 3.-The thirty-fifth an
nual report Of the Secret Service Division,
kie to-day, shows 654 arrests during the
year, with 2iS convictions, 253 awaiting ac-
ton of the courts and four fugitives from
justice. Missouri had the largest number
of cases-seventy-eight. Pennsylvania was
second. with sixty-three; New York third
with fifty-two; Indiana had dfty-one and
Texas forty,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-04
MRS. O'DAY MUCH IMPROVED.
Patient in Good Spirits-Husband
to Remain Here:

Mrs. O'Day's condition was reported much
improved yesterday. Doctor Hubert said
that his patient was in good spirits. and,
while he would not say that she was out of
danger, in view of the complications which
might arise, he said that she was in better
condition than she had been since Monday
night.
Colonel O'Day will remain in st. Louis
until his wife RECEIVERS sufficiently to be re-
moved to more comfortable quarters, either
here or in Springfield.
Henry C, Young, Mrs. O'Day's attorney,
has departed for Jefferson City.