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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
WATT, RETTEw & CLAY.
The rose bushes
are ready to-day.

In fact, they were ready
yesterday,
We didn't know that we
would have any to sell yester-
day, because we didn't expect
them to come till to-day.
H owe YER, about three
hundred did arrive and were
sold before the store closed.
Ten hundred more are ex-
pected for to-day'S selling, so
four reV-looted little bushes
III a package to- dapJv 25f.
Each package contains one
of the famous Rambler roses
and a Soubert. All the roses
ale plainly labeled.
1t seems fortunate to get
these l,:st as the beds in your
yard are ready.
AT Notion Counters front
Of store.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Repairs to the MonongohoIa.

The United States ship NIonongahela
now lying in Hampton Roads. will, it
is understood. soon have extensive re-
pairs. The Norfolk Board of Trade
and Business Mems Association Is maxi
ing an effort to have these repairs
made at the Norfolk Navy-yard. Yes
terday Secretary Dawes sent kilograms
to the Secretar: OF the Navy asking
that the repairs be made here. and also
sent kilograms to Senators Daniel. Mar
lin and Wise, urging them to use their
influence to this end
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Dress Goods
Selling.

If results be the measure of
appreciation, we are to be con-
graduated. More business in
~ days of this week than in
the entire six of the CORE
spending week of 1899.
We can therefore easily be-
lleve that we own the right
things and sell the right things
at the right prices.
Have you Seen our show
lngS F? If not, why not I?
Come to-day. You'll find
it 4 better day than Monday.
Secure the advantage of better
attention, without sacrificing
anything as to price. Same
figures to-day as Monday.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Brilliant Reception at the Coun-
try Club This Evening.
a Charming Luncheon at tho Navy Yard In
Honor of Visitor Entertained mt Din
nor-Arrivals and Departures of Prom
incnt Society People.

One of the brilliant events of the
Easter week will be the reception given
this evening at the Country Club. The
pretty picturesque clubhouse will be
effectually decorated for the occasion
with palms and flags and. if the
weather permits, there will be a brill
liant assemblage of people.
The Naval Post Band will play out on
the grass until late in the evening,
when dancing will be INDUCED in by
those who njoy this amusement.
At . o'clock the regular business
meeting will take place, at which there
will be the annual election of officers
and at 1880 o'clock q banquet will be
served.
The ladies composing the reception
committee are rs follows: Mrs. w. II.
Doyle. Mrs. r.. r. Baldwin, Mrs. j. r.
Hubbard, Mrs. IL. n. Page, Mrs. ]. n.
Riddle. Mrs. John Graham. Mrs. Frank
Mccullough, Mrs. Thompson Loyal
Street cars will leave Botetourt
street at 5, 6. I and S o'clock and re-
turning at 8. 10 ard IL O'Clock.
\ LUNCHEON.
Miss Florence Milligan was the
charming hostess yesterday at Il very
enjoyable luncheon 1T the navy-yard
Baltimore. SmilaX and carnations were
the table decorations. The congerIal
circle that enjoyed Miss Milligan's hos
pitality included Mrs. Doyen, Miss
Iunls and her guest, Miss Miller. Miss
Nina Dewey. Miss Violet Niles and
Miss Rosamond Niles.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fergus Reid entertained
yesterday at dinner in their lovely
ln, on. tr.,t.. Il, -
pllmentary 10 Mir. ana Mrs. Randolph
Hicks. The table decorations were
American Beauty roses. Lovely punches
of Nioiets were given to each guest
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid. Mr.. and Mrs. HIS Miss Bessie
Chamborlaine and Judge Allan
Ilanckel.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Isabelle Pisman. formerly Of the
navy-yard, is visiting in Norfolk
Mr.. Burkc Garnett, of Matthews
county, is in town.
Miss l3landy. Of Pennsylvania, is Wis
ting Miss Emelinc Hatton at her home.
on Court street, in Portsmouth.
In Portsmouth the Kalamazoo Club
was entertained Monday by Miss Mil
drcd Holiday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lcmuel Neville.
Of Portsmouth, have issued invitations
for the wedding of their daughter. Miss
Georgia Lee, 10 Mr. Walter Howell Dey.
OF Norfolk The wedding will take
place next Wednesday ut $50 p. M, ut
the residence of the brides parents
Mr.. X. Worthy Smith, through whose
efforts Norfolk society has enjoyed "A
series OF delightful germans at the
Chambcrlin. Old Point. has made ar
range mcnts for two extra germans. to
take place May LIST and 18th. respective
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21


y little sirl in Providence, II. T., high
school was badly run down, owing to
the fact that she was not properly fed.
When her parents discovered the value
of Grippe Nuts food. she quickly rccov-
cred. Her fathers letter is as follows
without any desire whatever for
publicity-in fact with every desire TO
avoid it. | yet would like you to know
OF the following in reference to Crane
Nuts.
My daughter is in the Providence
High School. English department. and
working very hard. her studies telling
on her severely, partly because of So
rious Illness she had some two or three
years since. She has been accustomed
to take meat luncheons with her, and
to obtain 81 cup OF hot drink. often OF
milk, at the school building. She came
home quite hungry. however. on most
occasions and somewhat exhausted.
~ hrec months ago she began to car
~ Grape Nuts instead OF her meat
sandwiches. and now will not forego
them. She says she can stand the after
study on them better and has no sense
of exhaustion on reaching home. al
Though always able To enjoy her meal
as her appetite is good
We regard this as strong testimony
In favor OF Grape Nuts. and if YOU can
use IL without publishing our names,
we shall be pleased to hava- You do il
and will further say that we shall be
glad to answer questions on the sub
1ect through the mails. We have used
Grare-Nuts as an article of diet for
nearly two years. Yours truly"
The name of this gentleman can be
had by application to the Postum Ce-
real Co.. Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich. 1t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
a Fistio Encounter.

Mr.. Ellis Noe, n police officer. and
Mr.. James t. Duncan. commemorative
Attorney. had misunderstanding yes
terday which led to an exchange of
blows i'll the office OF City Sergeant
Lawler, and the arrest of Mr. Noe,
who was taken to the police station.
1t is said he was not on duty ut the
time of the trouble. hut that the Board
OF Police Commissioners will investi-
gate his conduct.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
OTHER LOCAL ON PAGE S

bring on Diarrhoea, which is. in many
cases. followed by irsi:amma ton OF the
stomach and ccher dangerous complaints
should in their infancy b. treated with
the bcS. known remedy. The merits Of
PAL N-KiLLER are known. and 1t Is re-
cramps diarrhcca, etc Avoid sl,hsti.
tItes. there is but ono Pain-Ki Perry
Davis. Price 20c. ard SOC
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
WEATHER REPORT.
Washington, April 20.

Washington, April 20.
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday:
observation-disclosures Saturday and
probably Sunday; brick easterly winds.
North Carolina-Rain, followed by
clearing Saturday. Sunday, fair; brisk
TO southeast winds
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21

m HE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
4 Bruce Grocery Company are hereby
notified that there will be meeting Of
the stockholders of said company, to DO
held at the compaDy's office. Ii3 and IA
Water street, Norfolk Va on the 2lst
day of April at p m
T. H. WOODARD. Pres
Also stakeholder OF said COMPANY
holding more than 40 OF the capital
stock. nha9-tin
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lsF:T: irNsi>.
NOTICE! ]

A general meeting OF the stockholders
OF tho CAPE HENRY PARK AND
held at the office OF the Secretary. nj
Room No. !. I.owcnberg building, IN the
city OF Norfolk. Va, Oh SATURDAY. the
18th day of May, 1900, at l2 O'Clock NJ
at which meeting such business will be
transacted as might and shoulu have
been transacted at the annual meeting of
said stockholders
r. II. BAKER.
WM. w. OLD
Stock holders holding more than onc-lcnth
OF the capital stock of the Company
apl1-3OL
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21

Rain; stationary temperature; brisk
east to southeast winds.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Norfolk md Vicinity.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR TO-
DAY.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Jap
Silks

in solid colors primely
adopted for some prevailing
shapes of Neckwear. Waists,
Dresses, Trimmings, are 27
inches wide and So cents the
yard.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL AND
HUMIDITY.

AUTII 70, IJUU.
Maximum temperature ............. &C
Minimum temperature ............. 81
Normal temperature ...............J so
Departure from normal ........pus
Departure from normal since Janu-
airy first Observation-Disclosures minus o
Rainfall in past "A hours. .......... .0G
Rainfall since first OF month. ......4. 30
Mean relative humidity ......... 90
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
TIDES.

Norfolle-High water 1913 a. m. and
1:41 p. m. Low water, 7;42 a. m. and
1856 p. m
Old Point-IIigh water. 1859 a. m.
and LEO p. M. Low water. 1921 a. IN.
and 1929 u. M.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Shirt
Waists

Excellent things-beauties
lin both White and Colored.
3.75 is the limit, and that for
White,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Interested
In Umbrellas Z?

Pertinent query these April
days ! Satisfaction for as lit
tie as % cents. Garnets and
Black. For as much as $50.
ColorS and Black.
Many prices between.
No Sunday Announcement.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
Shirtings.

The assortment is Classic.
Lovers of the neat and tasty,
the pronounced and novel,
may revel in such a gathering.
Some new Madras possibly
IS different Styles-at lex.
Are only ? or 5 days old.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21

Mr.. r. Worthy smith through whose
efforts Norfolk society has enjoyed "A
series OF delightful germans at the
Chambcrlin. Old Point. has made ar
ranSemcnis for two extra germans. to
take place May LIST and 18th. respective
w.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
CALENDAR.

Sun rises at 5:22 a. m. and sets at
SAG p. m.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
SCHOOL GIRLS FOOD.

\ Very Important Question for Growing
Girls.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21

Mr. and Mrs. George Lemuel Neville.
Of Portsmouth, have issued invitations
for the wedding of their daughter Miss
Georgia Lee, to Mr.. Walter Howell Dey,
OF Norfolk. The wedding will take
place next Wednesday ut $50 p. m. ut
the residence of the brides parents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

In Portsmouth the Kalamazoo Club
was entertained Monday by Miss Mil
dred Holiday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
PASSES ON REoUIsITIONs.
Committee Which Approves Depart
ment Supplies Organizes.

The requisitiOn committees OF the board
of aldermen and assembly met yesterday
afternoon in the committee room of the
council chamber ard effected organiZa-
ton. AT the beginning of each admins
elect joint chairman, to whom is dele
gated the performance of the joint com
Iuittee's function, which Is to pass upon
requisitions for supplies from the various
departments of the municipal government
and then submit them to the council
which Is, however, in no wise bound by
the reduisition committees action.
Neither the members OF the committee
nor the chairman, who does all the work,
get any pay, yet once in two weeks the
chairman must hold a session. scan the
long lists of items wanted, and aDiX his
signature TO a couple hundred.
TWO Democrats and two Republicans
just enough for a quorum. showed up
yesterday afternoon-Ald. Hunt and AS.
semblymer Nelson, Benson and Whit
comb. Aid Nelson, Republican, was
honored with the Craftsmanship for six
months, ard the others quickly departed
leaving him to begin his labors on
bunch of about 100 lists of supplies want
ed.
In the term of the previous administra-
ton but one formal meeting was held, the
chairman being given full power to act
AMI call in members when he wanted ad
vice. The new committee will probably
get together every six months and elect
a new chairman, thus dividing the honor
and the labor
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tiffin, O.-Fire destroyed the plant Of
the Tiffin Bent Wood and Lumber COM
pany today. The flames originated in the
boiler room. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$56, 900.
New Madrid, Mo.-Samuel Waters, coll
ored, was hanged here today for the muir
der, in April. 1899 of Frank Holmes and
wife. The killing grew cut of a dispute
over a division fence.
Columbus O.-Four people were severe
ly injured in a rear-end collision between
two electric cars returning from Minerva
park. The injured are William II De
we're, S. f. Morris w. e Powell, John
Heer
London-The worlds temperance con
gresS came to a close with a reception
rendered the delegates at the Mansion
house this evening by the lord mayor.
Mr.. \. J. Newton.
Des Moines, Io.-The census department
at Washington has granted an extension
Of five days III the time required for COM
pieting the census here. The extension
was granted upon a petition of the com
merciaI bodies of the city, showing that
the census was not complete.
IndianapoIis-It was announced here to-
day by prominent PrOhibitionists that
Felix L. McWhirter, of indianapolis. will
be a candidate for the vice presidency
before the national convention at Chi
cago, provided an Eastern man is chosen
for first place.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
SOUND DOCTRINE.

The public conduct of Comptroller Coler,
of New York, has not commended itself
to the general intelligence any more than
has that of our putative reformer. Comp
troller McCardy. Both have played alto
gether too freely to the galleries, and
each will no doubt pay the penalty of
such a line of conduct before long. Nc
Cardy has had a narrow escape from pay
ing it much earlier than he. or, indeed,
anybody else expected; and Coler no
en-
For what men of this type do to pro-
mote the public welfare they should be
thanked. No doubt they have at one
time or other a well-defned purpose to
accomplish good things, and until they
learn to regard themselves as emboJy-
ing all the virtues prevalent in their Vi
cinity in their own persons. they no doubt
fulfill a useful function.
Their precepts are mostly of infinitely
more value than their practices, and at
least the example they set of apparently
safeguarding the public interests Is fruit
full of excellent results.
The New York official has recently been
making a speech in Illinois, and 1t must
be said that it was an excellent speech,
at least in part. It was on the failure
Of responsible citizens to discharge their
to-, ofOIa
results therefrom The Importance Of the
cities and their public life in determin-
ing the tone of political morals he treat
ed with all the thoughtfulness and thor
oughness of man who had studied his
subject out carefully.
The following extract will show the
spirit of Comptroller Coler's address:
Corruption in state and municipal
government has too long been accepted
in this country as a matter of course.
There has been d growing tendency
among men who were otherwise good
citizens to shirk public duties. They
wanted to keep out of politics and pub
lie life, but in keeping out they made
room in high places for men who ought
to be in jail The spirit of corrupt COM
mercialism has invaded politics and pub
the larger cities the invasion has. for a
time. overrun the government. By the
spirit of cOmmercialism in this connec-
ion, l mean that public feeling, far too
prevalent in this country, that politics is
business, and those engaged in it are
entitled to make money out Of it.
If men who start out in public life to
deal uprightly by the people in every d.
rection fall by the wayside and resort,
if not to dishonesty and corruption, at
least to demagogism. in order to main
tain their hold on popular favor, 1t must
be said that the reasons why 1t so hap
pens are many of them set forth in the
foregoing extract. If the intelligent and
well-to-do citizen would entertain as
close an interest In the conduct of his
public concerns as does his brother less
satisfactorily situated in worldly affairs,
there would be no need for such men to
make any concession to fasehood or false
pretense; but the official who remained
steadfast in his adherence to the princi-
pie that the people should control their
own affairs and have them conducted as
economically and as honorably as the
private citizen does his would be found
in public station much more generally
than he is today
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
PRICKING A BUBBLE.

Mr.. Arthur Keen, of Birmingham, Eng
a mighty man in English finance and in
dustry, is quoted as having made a re-
markable statement within day two.
1t must at least sound remarkable to
many Americans who have Of late been
possessing themselves securely of the
idea that we are about to take control
of the trade Of the world. He has char
acterized as rot, rubbish. nonsense" all
statements to the effect that American
competition IS going in anywise TO in
juriously affect the iron industries of the
United Kingdom.
Now, it is upon this sort of assurance
that the people of the United States have
been fed for some time past. and fed
very literally Our manufacturers of
iron have been able to get few contracts
for structural work In South Africa
and one or two other out-of-thew way
places We have been able, too, by rea-
son of advantageous geographical situa
erican manufacturers have in the pc
culiar productions needed, to get a good
share of the trade in material used in
railroad building and equipment away
out in Manchuria; but beyond these in
stances. OF. successful. American opera
lions it would be hard 10, tell on what
basis of fact rests the immense super
structure of. political brag and puffery
which Mr. Keen has so ruthlessly demol-
ished
Nm doubt it will materially strengthen
the hold which the protectionist scheme
still has on the popular fancy to have
it understood that we are not only able
to shut out all foreign competition from
our own markets. but are also able to
in their own markets That is, no doubt,
the motive of all the blatherskite state
ments that have been current; and it is
gratifying, even at this late day, that
something has been sa.d by one fully
qualified to speak which enables US to
see what an exhibition we have been
making of ourselves by our claims in this
regard6.s nr~ ~->
The people of the United States are
paying huge bounty to their iron and
steel manufacturers. The recent revela-
tons in the Frick- Carnegie law suit show
just what that bounty means for the
concern which has a virtual control over
the iron and steel manufacturing indus
try of this country They show the or
igin of Mr.. Carnegies philanthropy They
show that that commodity is a highly
protected production. They help to make
plain what the trusts will represent in
the industrial and social life of the coun-
try after time, and furnish an adequate
reason for the strenuous opposition
which has been made by the antitrust
Republican brethren of the administra-
ton against the proposal to take the
tariff off trust commodities.
Mr. Arthur Keen, of Birmingham. Eng
land, has at least done his share in the
work, which is progressing quite salts
factorily, of bringing home to the Ameri-
can people the full significance of main
tanning a prohibitive customs tariff I'M
der existing conditions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16
SATURDAY. JUNE 16. 1900.
pEwRy's GOOD SENSE.

A man talks best on what he knows
NEST about Admiral Dewey has done
some talking publicly within the past few
months; but it has not all displayed the
good sense and breadth of view which
the people have generally given the ad-
miral credit for. That has been due en-
tirely To the fact that he has at times
undertaken to talk about what he did not
know much, If anything, about, and
what no man as capable in his own pro
fession as he could be expected to know
much II anything, about Politics is a
nuch more difficult matter to handle than
good many men believe, a fact, no
doubt. which has borne itself in on the
consciousness of the hero of Manila with
considerable force in the period men
toned
Whenever Admiral Dewey has spoken
on any subject which related directly or
Indirectly to naval matters he has spoken
wisely and well. This is made addition
ally plain by his little talk recently on
the situation in China
Il can only see one outcome" said the
admiral. as the result of the conflict
now in progress in China, and that is the
adoption OF the American policy in favor
of open ports for American commerce on
equal terms with all other commercial
nations Of the world. 1t must come 10
that eventually, and it is fortunate that
We are Ia a position to say TO the ma
tions of Europe; We're in this deal.
gentlemen
This IN epitome is the true policy of
the United States. We want no foreign
alliance To secure our interests in the
Orient We are in situation to insist
on Tie freedom of Chinese ports SO far
as the trade of the United States is cor
cerneJ. 1t is not necessary that we shall
take any part in the quelling of the pres
ent disturbances save as the protection
OF American interests requires and the
general interests of humanity may die
tate.
1t should not matter to US what the a.
titudo of any other nation may be either
absolutely or relatively as to others. SO
long as 1t ls not irrcconciIable with the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-16

entire freedom of Chinese ports. We are
in 10 worse position than Germany, SO
far as our tariff policy is involved. Every
nation has, ostensibly at least, if the rep
reservations of the state department are
Of their face value, already declared its
willingness that there should be free ac-
cess to Chinese ports accorded to our
shipping. But whatever the diplomatic
significance may be of the statements re-
Gently published in this regard by the
state department, we are in position, as
Admiral Dewey suggests, to make it
plain to the European nations that, what
ever political changes may be wrought
in the affairs of the Chinese empire, they
must conform to American rights and
American interests.
President Mckinley is just at this time
making a great ado about the determina-
ton of the United States not to Interfere
in any way with the situation in China.
There have been good many declara-
lions of intention made by the president
from time to time in the past three years
which have not been strictly adhered to,
as the event has shown. In this case,
however, the country is very clear inst
nothing short of a diplomatic blunder,
equivalent in operation to crime, can
cause this country to take any attitude
in the present situation which will bind
US to any course of conduct net con
sistent with the one demand, Of absolute
equality with all other nations whatever
in the trade of the Chinese empire.