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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
NEW JAMES RIVER LINE.

For Richmond and James river Land
ings. Commencing SEPTEMBER 10th.
1900. the steamer Dupont leaves Roanoke
Dock MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
touching at Newport News and James
River LANDINGS. Fare TO Richmond, 81 90
straight; $3.50 round trip. First class;
Old phone Cos T. V. ARCHER
New phone 400. General Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
OXFORD.
THE CONDITION OF BISHOP HOR-
NER IMPROVED
Especial to Virginian-Piloto

Especial to Virginian-Pilot.)
Oxford, N. c., Sept 1O.-The latest
telegram to the family of Bishop Hor-
ner states that his condition is better.
though he is not out of danger. His
sister Miss Mary Horner. left Satur-
day evening to be at his bedside
Mr.. Frank Gregory, prominent
warehouseman of Florence. S. c., came
to Oxford on Thursday seriously sick
with typhoid fever.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
HOW viii She End :?

Just budding into womanhood, so
fresh, so fair and fine that we turn to
watch her as she passes, she trips along
the street picture of health and beauty.
Among the passing crowd of worn and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
Merchants SMIl9f 5 TRANSPORTATION GO
Object RonrE

FOR BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
For Boston-M ondays, Wednesdays Fri
days and Saturdays at Geo y. m
FOR PROVIDENCE
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdav
at Goo p. III.
FARES TO BOSTON AND PROyI.
DENCE.
First-class, including meals and
stateroom berth sl1 On
Steeragc, including meals and bunk 9 66
Perishable freight sent via ProVidence
forwarded by early train to Boston and
at the same rate as by direct steamers to
Boston.
For further information apply to
II. H. WRIGHT, Agent, Norfolk. Va.
4: d; STEBBIES. Asst Traffic gr.
w. z. TURNER. Gen. Pass Agent.
j. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager
General Offices. baltimore. Nd.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11

nervous system, and restores the gen
eral health. 1t contains no opium, CO.
caire or other narcotic
VI had been great sufferer from female
weakness, F." writes Mrs. NJ. b. Wallace. of Muen-
s,er, COOK Co., Texas. ~ hie6 four doctors and
"one did ne any good. suffered six years but
at last ! found relief followed your advice,
quo pne TOOK eight bottles of DR.. Pieree's Favorue
Discovery now feel like ue.p aopidn. /
nave gained eighteen pounds.y
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill
iousness.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11

wriiikled women,
she looks a being
/ TO m a n o t n c T
world. Will she
ever be like them?
Could they once
have been as fair
as she? No beauty
can last under the
strain and drain
of female weak
ness, from which
the majority of
women suffer in a
greater or less de-
gree. They might
preserve their fair
ness of face and
form if they would
cure the disastrous
diseases which
affect the woman
ly organs. Women
are cured of such
diseases by the use
of DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t stops the
enfeebling drains,
h eals inharnina-
ton and ulcera-
ton, cures bear
ing down pains.
strengthens the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11

JiIIIy ENCcDt Sunday.
Cars for Lambcrt's Point and Tanners
Creek will leave Norfolk at $50 n M,
1:i5 a. m and every thirty minutes
thereafter until S:I5 u. m
Schedule subject TO change without
notice.
baggage checked from Old Point to
any point in the city.
l.. ID. MATHES
seS-tf General Superintendent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11

=, NO. - daily connects with A. c. l.. train
. for all points South
No lo3 daily, except Sunday. makes
close connection at Hobgood for Washing
ton, y. c.. Kinston, N. q. and Plymouth.
n. c.. and all Eastern Car olina points:
also Mt Rocky Mount with a. c. L. train
S5 for all points South
No. lo3 daily. except Sunday. makes
eIose competitor Mt Ahoskie for Windsor.
Trains arrive at Norfolk ut SOS p. m.
9niiy: also at 1925 a m. daily. except
No. 40 runs through without change
Norfolk to Wilmington
Baggage checked at Compnny's Norfolk
wharf. and also at office of Passenger
site Atlantic HoteD
For tickets to all points South. sleeping
call on or address
j. A. NEUGEBAUER,
Passenger and Ticket Agent
JAMES l.. MAUPfN
General Forwarding Agent
II. NJ. EMERSON, Gen. Pass AGENT
G. NJ. SERPELL. Gen. Supt
L. NJ. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11

Pullman Palace Shopping Cars.
For ALI informa ton apply at
CITY TICKET OFFICE. MAIN AND
GRANNY STREEAS. PHONES 142.
Baggage called for and checked from
hotels and residences by Virginia Trans
fer Company on orders left at ticket of
FRANK S. CANNON,
Third V. President and Gen'l. Mgr.
j. NJ. CULP. W. A. TURK,
Traffic Mgr. Genl Pass. Agt.
Washington d. C.
w. B. BROWN. Pass. ACT. Norfolk. Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-11
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
1.-THE NEW LINE.'
Norfolk and atlantic Terminal
COMPANY.

The following schedule. effective 3.45
+. NJ. SEPTEM BIER S,h 1900 Close con-
nection made at Old Point with Electric
Trains tor Phoebus, Hampton and New
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC BRRVTTlE>.

TIE remains OF the Lost missing man
from tue F.edonta Normal School i,e
at DunkirE, N. Y, was found this morn.
ing. 1t Was identified as the missing
JaDitor. In all seven bodies have been
found.
Three men were stabbed during a
light following robbery 10 Cnicseo
saloon early this morning. Eric
Tolander vii! probobly die and TWO
other men were badly cut. Acc riding
10 the story told the police. woman
stole $50 from one ofthe inmates. The
doors were locked and the fight ensued.
The military board of inquiry ap-
pointed o investigate tbs chs qde
b. the friends of and relatives OF o ar
l.. Boz the Visit Point cade,. H.ois
alleged rave come to his death on
December 3, ss the result of hsz ng by
bia fellow students at the military
sthool convened at Bristol Pa, today 10
take evidence 10 the case.
The Injunction suit begun by Anton
Dittmsr against the trustees of the will
of the late Jay Gould, to restrain taem
from paying to the Countess de CAs,e'-
lane her income, pending a settleme.t
OF her debts, came up for argumeu, in
New York today before Judge BlancA.
ard in tbs Supreme Court. at the re-
quest OF COUNSEL for the trustees the
csse went over Till Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
The Wreck Of the Gneisenau

Nal ga, Spain, Dec. III Is feared
that the loss of life in the wreck of the
German schoolship Gneisenau, d fl this
port, yesterday, will prove much great
or than at first reported. One hundred
and ninety survivors are Dein, card
for here, ard 27l men are still missing
Some OF these may have rescued TIE
shore in boats or on wrsckage, but as We
10 resoues have been reported. o. toe
survivors forty we're seriously iUjuFe9
and ara now 10 the hospital, eDd $50
have been taken in nnd lodged ny
private citizens. The theatres were all
closed lass night out Of respect to the
dad in the disaster and sigos of mourn.
ing have been placed on the public n
private buildings.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
THE CHINESE TROUBLES

D5fuite instructions, have been re-.
ceivtd by Sir Ernest Mason Sat)w, the
British Minister at PskiD, and be now
demands a modification OF point 10 the
j liu, note which the foreign ENJOYS
generally regard as important. This
means further delay, as all the ministers
must communicate anew with their
respective governments Just what is
the nature OF the OBJECTION raised by
Great Britain the ministers decline to
ssy. but they ada il that the neN de-
ms1d will involve a goo1 deal more
diplomatic procedure.
The 5 ate Department has learned, to
the surprise OF the officials there, tina
Great Britain has not instructed its rep
resentaliye 10 Pekiu 10 sign the agree
ment OF the envoys, despite the fact
nat unofficial Information had been re-
eived that the necessary authori y
would bs sent.
The Russian government re udiates
the charge that the RUs-isus acted i
legally in holding tue Yang Tsun Rail.
road and declined 10 recoen'Z- ths
Brush as owners OF the lice. Russia
determines TO hold the Yang Tsuu
Railroad TILL the foreign troops have all
been Withdrawn from Chilli
Colonel Tullock and his force have
returned to Pekin, after an exciIing ex.
perience. Boxers attacked them with
modern guns Liz ut. Mcpherson. OF
The British force, distinguished himself
by leading his men 10 perilous attack
of scaling the walls Of town.
French officers report the advance
upon PekiD OF 10000 ChiDese. AT Pao
ling Fn 'hf French garrison has been
attacked by the advance guard. An
appeal has been made 10 Ii Hung Chang
10 stop the Chinese movement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

Madrid, Dec. 1.-THE Italian steam
or Fallso was wrecked 10 the Bay Of
Biscay yesterday. The crew escaped
but the captain refused to leave bis ship
and wa lost.
St. Nazaire, Francs, Dec. 1.-Two
cargoes of American coal arrived here
today for the French IN rkef.
London, Dec. II. DR.. Joseph Par
ker, pastor of the Guy Temple, today
began his experiment of editing the
Evening Sun for week. The doctor
priuts q prayer chat gambling may per-
ism and says: IF my paper cannot,
during six experimental days, live with
out psndering 10 the gambler. the
drunk trd and the sensualist. then lei il
wither away" He attacks sectGrian-
ism and urges h)gging as q deterren
TO crime.
Msseru, Bssutolsnd, Dec. 17-GeD.
De Wet aud part of his force, after
severe fighting, broke through thu
British Gordon at Taba N'Chu. o Der
bodies OF Beers attempting to get north,
were repulsed.
Vienna, Dec. 1.-THE agrarian prov
inces comprising two hundred square
miles around Leutschau, Hungary, are
femme strick N. Disease ia rampant,
eight cases OF bubouic plague and thous-
ands of cases of typhoid being reported.
rhe mortality in the district is 500 TO
the thousand.
London, Dec. 1.-THE Evening
Standard says that fighting began at
dawn today between the British and
1900 Beers who were stopped recently
from going south The Beers were sur
rounded ct o ange river and after
several hours fghting were defeated
with very heavy losses
London, Dec. 1.-The Beers report
ed defeated are believed 10 be part of
De Vets commando. The Boer gen
eral had 3 900 men with him when be
made the break for freedom at fhaba.
N'Cnu and, accordineto the dispatches,
though he escaped part of bis forces
were not % fortunate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
PLAYED Tomcat to Spite His Wife

New York, Dec. 17.-ID a suit for d.
vorce Mrs. Mary Theiss, after making
several charges against her husband,
from whom she has separated, ASSERTS
that when he found out where she was
living be would enter a hallway of o
house on Fifty-sevenlh street, opposite
the house in which she resid. d, go
through the yard, climb and 81, on
fence, 1erched like a CAT, and maze
faces, grimaces and bideous bowls day
after day, creating CONSERVATION 10 the
ueiRhborhood and public comment.
Residents 10 the neighborhood threw
boot lcks and old shoes at him he
usually eelacted the hour of midnight
for his catergauling, the complaint
save.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

As stated in the Gazette of that day.
the House 90 Saturday evening passed
the war revenue reduction bill. The
opposition sought to recommit the bill,
with instructions to report back a meas
urs reducing the revenue at least $50. =
000, 900, and including a provision for
an income tax so drawn as to escape an
adverse decision of the Supreme Court.
The motion failed-181 TO los
Thereupon the bill was passed, with
out the concurrence Of the minority,
who refrained from voting.
The amendment placed 10 the bill on
Friday, to tax express receipts, was de-
feated on yea and nay vote in the
House-l25 to 139.
The pension appropriation bill. car
ryiOg Sl45, las 2S0, was passed, in ex-
actly thirteen minutes.
Senator Lodge made another unsuc.
cessful attempt to have the Senate set
a date for a vote on the Hay -Pannceiote
treaty. A number OF amendments were
proposed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
Annoyed by Ex.Presidents Action

Chicago, Dec. ia dispatch from
Washington says that Preside t Nc
Kinley and members o. bis Clbne
have been annoyed by tie action Of ex-
PresideD. Harrison 10 selecting P0r &
Rico as the subject of an address at Ann
Harbor, Mich. only three days before
the ques ion came to heading in the
Supreme Court. Some of the Pres
dents friends have been so uukind a.
Is remark that General Harrison made
his address at the time he did hoping
that it would b We Influence on tbt
court. It is freely asserted that General
Harrison was consulted and approved
some OF the arguments that will b.
made by opposing counselin the cas-, S
ID be heard this week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
MONDAY EVENING DEC IT. 1900

The opposition of some Southern
REPRESENTATIVES to the bill now before
Caroress TO abolish the Pennsylvania
Railroads grade crossings 10 Washing
ton ci.v, is more than passing strange.
Their only assigned objection to it
seems to bs the fact that it does not
pyoyids for the.removal OF the 9Th street
depo, 10 d point below Maryland ave-
nue.. 50 that what was once known as
the Mall may be 20 longer INSTRUCTED.
and may be- used 10 the interest of some
reai estate schsmers who are promoting
the construction OF wide boulevard
from she Capitol, through the Bota nical
gardens, and the Smithsonian. the
Agricultural and the Monument
ercueds. to the western suburbs OF
the CITY, bat even the plans for whic"
have not yet been definitely de,ermio
ed. end which will require for its COM
pleuion ten years and millions OF money.
The bill does provide for a new railroad
bridge on the site Of the Long Bridge
AMI or carriage bridge short dis
Ia ce west Of that site, both OF which
would be conducive to the interests OF
Virginia, especially Of this section of
the Safe, without costing her q cent;
AMI then, too, the b street depot is OF
great convenience to every body from
The South, going to or coming from
Washington, and is so advantageous to
Washin ton that the Board OF Trade of
that city, has advised against lis re-
moval. Why Southern Congressman
should oppose bill that will help the
Dsople of the South and hurt those OF
no other section, cannot readily be
tod, and why, while they vote for ell
the appropriations asked by the North,
they should object to bill that will
not tax their own people and that
merely authorizes railroad company
that is helping to build up this section,
to retain control of a few acres OF
ground 10 the national capital for depot
purposes, may De plain to them, but
certainly is not to any one else.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

William Jett died on Saturday OF
pneumonia, at his home in Stafford
county, aged 50 years.
There is strong probability that the
St Louis Car Works may az en early
date rem we it's plant to Norfolk.
Miss Eliza Honri died on Friday
night at the home of Ter brother, Yves
| y HnDrl, in SleflOrd county. at the adj
vsnced age OF 80 years.
The National Bank OF Middlesex is to
be blshed at UrbsDa soon by Mr..
A Randolph howard, of Frederick
odrg, VINO ~Ill be The president of the
enterprise.
B.shoD Duncan, OF South Carolina,
dist Church in Berkeley. 1t is ore Of
the most modern OF southern churches,
aud was built at cost OF $4,000 by 3.
NJ Tilley, a millionaire lumber manu-
facturer, as a tribute to the memory of
bls wife, + z,betn Ann Tilley. A mag.
nifcent memorial window has been
placed 10 the church.
The building occupied by the cor
siruciion department at the Norfolk
navy yard was completely destroyed
by fire yesterday evening. TIE build
luR contained all the important papers,
models and plans Of the construction
department. Over seven thousand
drawings and 100000 worth of liveosk
lumber were des royed Loss TO build
ing aOd contents over two hundred
thousand dollars. The origin OF the fire
is unknown
The dwelling of Capt. w. B Lynch,
editor of The WashingioDiap. in Lees
burg, narrowly missed destruction by
fire Friday night. Captain Ly CD over
turned a large glass lamp III his dining
room. the lamp smashed INTO fragments
and the oil catered over the floor and
began bleZng iuriously. The flames
rapidly caught TO surrounding combus-
ubles and were only put cut with diff
Guilty by The prompt use OF water fron
a. rain barrel just cu's.de the house.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

PRINCE ACQUITTED.-Ths jury in
the Prince murder Case, at Norfolk, on
Saturday evening agreed upon a yer.
dict of not gully. The words were
scarcely out Of the mouth Of the fore
man when the audience broke into
cheering. which for some minutes the
court Cfileisls were unable to check
Prince, during this trying ordeal, was
the calmest man in the courtroom.
During the polling OF the jury he stood
up, but gave no indication OF nervous
ness or excitement.
The crime for which Prince was tried
vas the open killing OF man named
Canon on August 3 10 the areswsy OF
the customhouse building. Evidence
showed that Cannon had been lot innate
with Princes wife. Il was Calnon's
wife who first told Prince of the iuti-
macy bet seen her husband and his wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

The two Virginia Senators and Representa-
tive Hay called at the White House this
N ming and requested the President to APP
. i Page Mesde of larke courty, Virginia
10 Csdetslip at West Point. lie is son of
the late Key Meade, who Lost his life in the
Spanish war
The impression today on the subject Is that
the membership Of the House will be In
creased, and some of the members are in favor
Of substituting benches for desks and chairs
IL that body.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

The prisons in Indiana are strong
and we'll guarded; but. for ell that, two
negroes who had murdered white man
in that State were taken from q Jail
there yesterday and lynched in the
presence of spplauding spectators.
That they did so does not overcome
the people OF the North like a summer
cloud or excite their special wonder. but
when negro brute is lynched in the
South for outrsging poor, defenseless
VIII tie girl, these same Northern "broth-
srs" are shocked AT the disregard OF
law, and say the southern people are
bloodthirsty and half civilized.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
Arrest of Counterfeiters.

FfankllD, Pa Dec. 17.-Ssmuel Lat
shaw, 26 YEARS old and George Coast. go
years, were arrested at Bark. yville,
Venango county, last night charged with
@ 'untesfeIiing. Tney were engaged in
m King spurious coin, when the secret
service officers came upon them. They
ere supposed to be members OF gang
ut counterfeilers operating 10 western
Pennsylvania. This makes the eleventh
arrest within two moths.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
Extensive Eire.

Cleveland, o., Dec. II Tho Brown
Hosting and Conveying Works, corner
OF Hamilton and Case streeis, was de-
strOyed by fire this morning. A fierce
wind was blowing and the works
burned rapidly. Much valuable ma
cnioery was contained 10 the works
which were valued at nearly S250,000.
Two large buildings adj1ining were
also destroyed OIe thousand meu
are thrown out of employment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

Philadelphia, Dc. 1.-THE members
of the Judiciary Committee OF the
National Council, Junior Order
OF American Mechanics. are 10
session at Odd Fellows Tempt
today hearing charges OF insub-
ordination preferred against the
officers OF the State councils of Penn.
sylvanis, New York, New JERSEY, VIZ
gipia and he Dis etc; OF Columbia. Ths
trouble between the State councils aud
the National Board arose over the for
mer refusing o pass per capita tax Of
10 cents levied by the latter. The COM
mite is considering the charges In
secret.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
Fire i'm New York.

New YORK, Dec. 17-Fire Quilted
the four-store building at 1880 Broad
way shortly before boon today. The
bnIlding is one OF those composing the
Flat Iron" bounded by Broadway.
Fifth avenue end 23d street. On sc-
count OF the importat oe of the locality
TWO alarms were turned 10. The fire
tarted on the ground floor where On
exhibition of paintings was in progress
Most OF the pictures were destroyed
and the fire spread rapidly to the roof
sweeping the interior of the building
clean. Neighboling property was
not threatened. The loss is about
S15 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
A NEW PENITENTIARY.
Old Point Comfort College. Va

Old Point Comfort College, Va,
December 10. 1909.
To the Editor oft Alexandria Gazette:
Noticing IN your Issue Of the IL h, re-
ceived last night, letter from my
friend, Mr.. L. Nj. Blackford, to which
is appended an admirable address to
the voters of the Commonwealth ure-
ing the necessity for neW penitentiary,
aud knowing well the facts there stated.
/ cannot refrain from urging upon your
readers the importance Of immediate at
tention TO the matter. For nearly seven
years / preached there flor some time
in one OF the cells spoken of ard often
administered the sacraments and yisit-
ed the sick 10 the hospital. l. is no ex-
aegersiion whatever to say, as the lady
who wrote the address does. that the
prison "is a buroiug shame to the
people of Virginia and that its renewal
is far more important to the honor Of
the Commonwealth than any other
matter which can come before the extra
session Of the General Assembly.
4uO SituhAiOu was cOuSWunb lu'
proved several wears ago by the estab-
lishment of the State farm 10 Goochlsnd
county, to which some hundreds Of sick
men and short term prisoners were
sent for there were then 100 pris m
ers TO be provided for. A bill was sub
sequeutly passed by each House for the
gradual construction o. modern
prison, but failed to become q law b.
resson of their disagreement about
come unimportant matter. Lst oil
take en- interest in the matter and
speak so plainly, in person and by petl.
ton, that their representatives will mol
dare to neglect it.
Yours respectfully,
RICHARD i. CARNE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

CANNOT some of our good republican
flie, DIS send word TO their 1898 patriot
aud 1900 rebel Aguinsldo of the defeat
of that bold, bad man, Byau, and the
socialists, nihilisis, traitors and VIVA
not whom be led Some of their Or
gans promised that the Filipino "rebels"
would lay down their arms the very
day after that happened, but they evil
IDENTIFY don't take the newspapers and
their fellow traitors, the snti-imperial-
lists, have failed to notify them, being,
seemingly, still wiling to be RESPONSE
be for tbs daily slaughter OF thirty
Americans and three hundred Fill.
pinos," which has been charged upon
them. Six weeks have elapsed and
they show no signs of yielding; 80, for
charity's sake, good gentlemen, send
them the word and atop the war.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

bor, and also the Alfonso XIII, were
opened Ss'n'aay. For the Maine they
ran from S35, 200, by John T. Cava-
nagb, of Bos,on. to that of the Schwartz
Fourtry Company, $4,000. Some of
THESE blds were irregular, as they were
not accompanied by checks for $1,000,
aud some OF the bidders did not agree
to return the V ssel to toe Government.
No award has been made.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-17

WHEN THE Beers take British SOL
diers prisoners they don't murder them,
or deport them to distant foreign coun-
tries. but, when they can't provi 'e for
them CO IN fortsbly, they release them n
parole and send them back to their
commands. Thousands of Boer pris-
oners, however, are now and have been
for months lsngusbing and dying 10
prison pens on the Island OF ST. Helena.
But, according to their northern allies,
the British, next to those of the North,
are the most civilized and Cnristianized
people on earth.