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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
DEMURRER SUSTAINED.
Judge Field Granted aIotion to Strike
ousParts OF Republicans Eeciy.

Jud .e Field Granted Motion toSfrike
Ous Parts OF Republicans Iseciy.
LOUISVILLE. March 20-Judse Field
to-day sustained the demurrer of counsel
for Beckham and granted the motion to
strike out certain parts of the amended
reply Of The Republicans in the consol-
dated Gubernntorial contest suits. VITA
this went a Judgment. signed by Judge
Field, In conformity with this decision
and the former one, sustaining the first
demurrer and motion to strike out.
This Judgment is irrterlocutory. not final.
and two questions of fact still remain to
be passed upon by Judge Field:
..Was or was not Governor Beckham OF
the requisite constitutional age; was or
was not Goehcrs death before or after the
Legislature had declared him the legally
elected Governor OF the Commonwealth,
When Judge Field passes on, These two
points. dapositions on which ere row be-
ing taken, the next step viii be an appesil
by the Republicans to the Court of Ap-
5pealS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
Admiral Watson Cables Her Depar-.
ture for Taku.
THE SITUATION COMPLICATED. !.
Question Arises rs to Whether China
or Germany is Answerable for the
PROTECTION Of the Threatened
Missionarics-The Extent of
German Sphere Of Influ-
ence Not Known. &

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Secre-
tary of the Navy has received cable
cram from Admiral Watson stating that
the sunboat Wheeling has proceeded 70
raku. She will be relieved by the Con
co1,G about May 10th, and will go as
usual in the summer to Ounalaska, on
the Alaskan coast.
The State Department is in quandarY
70 devise means to render enectlNe pro-
lection to American missionaries
shan Tuns. The difficulty lies IN th'e
fact that the missionaries nave IN HoSt
cases gone as far as two hundred tiiies
inland and are thus beyond reacn u
any aid that can be extenqea from I" a. !
ship. ,nrzD
,1;n,ste,. Conger,s advices show that
the situation is further complicated by
tho fact that the 3loca ton of the present
troubles is SO far inland as to make ~
diftic,llt to determine whether or not tne
:.boxers'' are operating in Shan runs o'
across the border in Pech1li ProVltce'
r. tho threatened missionaries are IN
Western Shan Tung then TURNER Ques@|
t,on arises as to who is charseahle VII WI,
their protection, China or Germany. = ~
exact extent of the German sphere oi ~.
fInence is not definitely known mere.
is- Two hundred miles from kiau Chau, IN
scarn,an seaport. SO the western boruS
oe shan Tung, but inasn1uch as the Gs
mans have claimed exclusive control
railroad franchises and like CONCESSIONS
throughout the province, it; is presumed
that thev have assumed military respon-
sibiity as well.
- SAME PROTECTION.
Atany rate. the Chinese Government mas
been deferred from attempting to exercise
MILITARY authority in that section by the
attitude Of German officers, and hence the
inability of the Pekin Government TO meet
Mr. Conger's demand for punitory meas
ures against the "Roxers.
THE German Minister at Pekln mas III
formed Mr. Conger that his government
is willing to extend to the American
missionaries within the German sphere OF
influence the same measure of protectlon
as is accorded to German missionaries.
This, however, is not very reassurlnS, IN
view of. the fact that the German mill
tary forces in Shan Tung have not, SO
far as is known, been augmented 10 a
point where they are equal to the po-
licing of the whole province.
The State Department has not been
advised that these German forces have
extended their operations into western
Shan Tung, where the imperilled mis-
sionaries are located, nor has there been
any assurance that any expedition IS
organized IN that direction.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
BRITISH OCCUPY PRIESKA.
Thirty-Thrcc Prisoners and Arms and
Supplies Captured.

LONDON, March 2O.-The War Office
has received the following dispatch from,
Lord Roberts. dated Bloemfontein, Tues
day, March Goth:
Kitchener occupied Prieska yesterday
unopposed; the insurgents surrendered
their arms. The Nansvaalers escaped
across the river.
Mr.. Stcyn is circulating notice by
means of dispatch riders in reply to my
proclamation. to the effect that any
Burgher who signs u declaration that he
will not fight against us again, will be
treated Il traitor and shot
1.-The I3loemfontein people arc aflording
us every assistance in the matter of hos
pital accommodations We have conse-
quently been able to arrange for beds.
''Thirty-three prisoners were taken at
PreSka, two hundred stands of arms and
some supplies and explosives.
"Tlle Beers have begun to surrender on
the BaSutoland frontier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
THE HOUSTON R0BBER,

q r. French Indicted by the Federal
Grand JURY.
RAU ,rINI0RE, MD. March M.-Speclal
The federal Grand Jury indicted Harry,
AT Heath. alias Charles r. French, this
morning, on the charge of robbins the
.nostoffice at Houston Va, of $50 worth
~ stamps during a fire which Destroyed
the building early on the morning of
February 9Th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
SULTAN YIELDS. E:..l.. |:

Russia Granted Concessions for Rail-
roads i'll Asin NJ innr
LONDON. March sl.-The Constantine
ple correspondent of the Times announces
that the Sultan has Yielded Sin all#essen-
tial particulars to the Russian demands
respecting railroad concessions in Asia
Minor. - ss!.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
TWO KILLED, ONE BADLY HURT
IN Alteration on aIarrowbone
Creek. Kentucky

PINEvILLE. KY. March a0.-on Mar
rowbone Creek. twenty miles from here,
John Langley ard Moses Sopher were
both killed and man amsd Johnson
was seriously wounded. The alteration
about two years ago while q constable.
on a charge of obtaining goods under
false pretences. Sopher was acquitted,
and claimed Langley had no authortfy
to arrest him.
Johnson claimed he was trying to sepa-
rate Sopher and Langley when he was
ahnf -. .Hs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
THE WAR DENOUNCED.
Nationalist Banquet Winds Up i'll a

Nationalist Banquet Winds Up i'll a
Free Fight.
LONDON, March 2O.-At a Nationalist
banquet at the Hotel Cecil in London this
evening, John Redmond, leader Of the
Nationalist party in the House of Com
mons. who presided, said lie regarded
the last nine years of public life in Ire
land as a hideous nightmare.
Our reunion is sincere" he continued.
"and there is nothing, humanity speaking,
which the eighty-sx Irish members of
Parliament cannot obtain from the exi-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
CanErsseI Before Dcatl II.

ATLANTA, GA. March 20.-Joshua
Bailey, the negro who was taken out of
the Marietta Jail Saturday nght and
shot by a mob, died in the Jail this morE-
ing He confessed to the attempted as-
sault on Miss Snellgroye.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21

Confirmed by Senate.
WASHINGTON. March 20.-The Senate
to-day confirmed the nomination of A. A.
McCaskill as postmas ster at Fayetteville,
NJ G.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
Plague Increasing.

4 CALCUTTA, March 2o.-The bubonic
pleague is fast increasing In Bengal
44lO deaths occurred last week. These
included 74i in Calcutta and 2,099 in Patna.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-21
Ono Doad;F others Ilnproyin...

" 2 TITS PIVgVI1I
s MONTGOMERY: AL :. a1arch 90 II q
Keller, of Savannah. who was Injured In
the wreck ons the Plant System Sunday
might, died to-day The others who were
injured are Improving
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Mr.. Cor1iss. of Michigan. asked uhant-
nous consent for, the consideration OF t,is
sanote Joint resolution. recognizing the
ra1lantry of Frank H. Newcomb, CON-
mana.ng the.revenue cutter Hudson. and
retiring Captain Daniel b. llodsson. Q.
the revenue cutter service, for efileishe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-04
Cultures For Butter Making.

The chief factor in determining the
value Of butter is always the flavor.
This is also the most difficult thing
to secure in practice. Results of in-
vestigations have shown that the fla
vor of butter whether good or bad is
mostly q result Of the fermentations
which have taken place in the cream.
Feed of the COWS, kind Of churn used
or manner Of churnfng has little effect
on the flavor.
The lamentations are due to the
growth Of certain bacteria. Those
that cause bad results come mostly
from dirt and filth They cause a
decay of the milk similar to the decay
of animal or vegetable bodies, and the
products produced largely give the
taints to milk and the bad fiavors to
butter. The fermentation which gives
good butter flavor is 4 pure souring OF
the cream. The buttermaker has 1t
within his power to make butter with
almost the same flavor the year
around by observing cleanliness and
using good starters to. .ripen the cream.
In some samples Of butter shown at
the Iowa Stock Breeders Convention,
made from combination of four
kinds Of bacteria used as starter ana
representing the common sources OF
contamination by dirt this butter was
judged to be worth ten cents less per
pound than another sample made from
n portion of the same cream with the
right kind Of fermenting.-C. II. Ec-
kles, in New England Homestead.
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Poultry Notes.

This is good time to give the poul-
try house a thorough cleaning.
Keep the roosts saturated with kero-
sene and yermin will not be likely to
trouble the fowls.
Gather the droppings during the
summer and store them for next sea-
sons use on the garden.
Don't tt to keep several pure breeds
of fowls. Keep only one and let that
one be the best of the kind.
If the hens are confined in yards a
box of lettuce should be sowed for
them at intervals Of two weeks.
Young turkeys should never be al
lowed to leayesthe coop in the morning
nntil the grass is perfectly dry.
4 Remove all the old nests and litter
from the house and burn them, then
scafd and whitewash every part.
If the little chicks are lousy rub q
little grease on under part of mothers
wings and the trouble will soon end.
Eggs should be gathered and con-
sumed or marketed every day. Eggs
in summer are unfit for table use
when over twenty-four hours old.
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THE NEWS EPIToMIzED.
washington Isern..

The exchange Of old hondS uliuer
TN. recent act of Congress for new
bonds bearing twp per cent iiltercH'
has PASSED ,h, $3lb b0.ODO.00D mark.
Thr au-mcnird board Of Naval Con-
.tru,.,iun decided in favor of Supcrim-
posed ,urrets for future battle ships.
Tho appeal of Fit kharrs and Mullet.
irish inviucibles. detained at New
York port. was decided adversely, ana
they were deporte
The Navy Department has decided
20 establish a large coaling station at
San Diego, Cal.
The second international Congress
of American Republics will assemble
in the Cit of Mexico next year, be-
tween April and July.
The War Department issued orders
for the retirement Of Major'General
Wesley Merritt on account OF MS
reaching the a:ge limit.
Major Frederick Fuger. of the
Fourth artillery, stationed at Fort NC
Henry, Maryland. was placed on the
retired list because of age. He mas
servedS continuously for forty-four
years.
Don Jual Cuestas.' IL. D.. the frst
Minister to be sent to this country
as the diplomatic representative OF
Uruguay. was formerly presented 10
the President.
President Mckinley has appointed
Former Representative W. D. Bynum'
of Indiana. q member Of the commls-
sion to codify the criminal laws OF the
United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-04
HEIRBSS TO A FORTUNE.
Servant Girl Inherits $3,OO0,0O0
From the Man She Nursed.
SAVED HIM FROM CONSUMPTION.

Patient Was q Wealthy German Mer'
chant-When he Recovered Ohered 70
Marry His Nurse-Her Parents OBJ.
jected and She Came to This Country
He Leaves Her His Entire Fortune.
Milwaukee. Wis. (SpeciaD.-As re-
ward for having carefully nursed an
invalid through trying siege of sick
ness, a servant girl Of this city has
fallen heir to $3.0OO,0O0. This amount
was left to her by her grateful patient,
who wanted to marry her, but the
union was prevented by the girls par
ents, who opposed the match because
the invalid suffered from consumption.
The girl is Erna hide, twenty-fouI
years old, and employed as servant CIR,
in the household of R. A. Johnston,
the cracker manufacturer Of this city.
She received word q few days ago
that she had fallen heir to fortune
estimated to be worth 100000 marks
from the estate of man in Berlin
Germany. Miss hide left for New
York City. so as to be able to take pas.
sage for Europe on the Auguste Victo-
ria. She will proceed at once to Ber-
lin to claim the legacy.
About seven years ago Miss hide
was engaged to nurse a wealthy pa
tient in a German hospital. She had
an offer of marriage from him,
prompted, she supposed. largely out Of
kindness. She would have been mar
ried to him but for the strenuous OBJ
jections of her parents, who refused
to permit it. as he was consumptiye.
She then left the hospital, and the last
information obtained by her was six
years ago, when her former patient,
whose business was to make clothing
for royalty. had accumulated an enor-
NOUS fortune.
After leaving her occupation as q
nurse she obtained employment with
royal families as maid. and about q
year and half ago came to America.
Mrs. Wiedersheim has corroborated
the girls story. Miss hide is about
Eve feet seven inches tall, has pale,
though full face. She refused to give
the name Of her benefactor. on the ad-
vice Of lawyers. who told her she
would make enemies of possible living
relatives. The man is said to have
only one near relative, brother. with
whom he had differed, and who is not
supposed to have been mentioned in
the will.
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nm aHADrNa FRAME IN POSITION.
time. ny nneighbors use foliage, twigs

time. NY neighbors use foliage, twigs
Eand shingles planted slaRtauaee.uEeads,
sides against the northwest, but the
are troublesome and unsatis-
factory at best. Another way costs a
little time and trouble at first, but
saves 80 per cent. of the plants and
gives satisfaction all around. I make
ten-foot frames rs shown in the illus
tration. The material required for
each is two ten-foot laths, two three
foot poles Of any convenient thickness
for crosspieces, and four fourteen-inch
weatherstrips for legs. These frames
can be turned off by any handy man
in ten minutes, say six to the hour. I
put two hooks in the middle Of each
lath and upon these fasten strips Of
tow sacking, which can be adjusted
in less time than it takes to gather
twigs or put up shingles for one bed.
This frame method has several ad-
yantages besides neatness. 1t not only
shields the tender plants from the d.
rect rays Of the sun, but keeps the
newly watered ground moist for hours.
thereby allowing slow evaporation. in
stead of caking by sudden exposure to
sun and wind. On windy days I let
the sacking down against the wind
ward side. Six frames answer through
out an entire season for an acre gar
den, as they can readily be moved
from bed to bed as soon as the young
plants are sufficiently hardened of.
Everyone knows that a good start Is.
essential to success especially with
tender plants like caulifower. red cab
bage and eggplant. have had whole
beds of cabbage stunted by too sudden
exposure to hot sun. northwest winds
and caking of newly watered ground.
Emil O. Peterson. in New England
Homestead.
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BIG FIRE AT BLOOMINGTON.
Flames Sweep Business Section OF Him
ois City-Loss Over 81, 100000.

Bloomington, III. (SpeciaD.-Fire has
swept the business section Of the city.
nnd has entailed loss that is esti-
mated at between S1,5OO,OOO and
s2.OO0.OOO.
The Peoria and Springfield fire de-
partments were summoned. AS every
effort to check the progress of the
flames proved futile, buildings were
blown up with dynamite after the fire
had been raging three hours and 8
half. Robert L. Schmitt, aged nine
teen years, heard the terrific sexffa:
sions and fell dead from an attack Uf
heart disease. 2t1tssF -
Five blocks Of business buildings,
located in the heart of the city, were
destroyed. The Mclean County Court
House, valued at 100000. is O total
loss, but the records were saved. AL
most fifty business firms were burned
out, and two leading hotels. the Wind
sor and Phoenix, were, destroyed. AL
the guests escaped.
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MARRIED BY TELEPHoNE,5

bridegroom Couldn't Leave Home. So
" They Exchanged vowsby Wire.
Rrinceton, Ind. (SpeciaD. = Robert
Lockfart, at Stanton, Tenn, and, Miss
Katie &line at Patoka, four miles north
Of this city, were married a few days
ago by k9ng-distance telephone. The
Rev. Mr.. D>anks. Of Patoka. performed
the ceremony using the usual form ex-
cept the request to the couple to join
hands. The brTde was dressed in pink
silk. On the day set for the wedding
the bridegroom WAS unable to go to
Patoka. After thS wedding bridal
dinner was given ITO Mrs. Lockhart.
She joined her husbanS in Tennessee.
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AMNESTY TO FILlPlNOS.
The Presidents Order Made Public
by General Macarthur at Manila
AGUINALDO MAY SURRENDER.

SiIipino Leaders Believe They Can brihs
1t About-He Is Said to Be willing 10
Consider Amnesty Plan-Free PARDON
to All Who Take tho Oath OIL Ane-
riance to the United States.
Manila (By Cable).-General MacAr'
thur has formally announced Presl-
dent McKinley's order of amnesty.
Ruencamino. Paterno, and other prom
inent Filipino leaders are greatly
pleascd, as they believe that, under
the amnesty, they can bring about the
surrender of Aguinaldo, who. they de-
clare, is ready and willing to consider
the peace platform adopted by the
Filipino leaders with few insignifi'
cant exceptions.
It is the consensus of opinion of the
foreigners. the better class Of the Fill
pinos. and the Spaniards that Aguin-
aldo will be in Manila shortly as the
result of the decree and Of the nego-
tiations of the Buencamino party.
Now that the rains have fairly De-
gun, life in the country districts
is a great and prolonged hardship.
washington. D. C. (SpeciaD.-The
fact that President Mckinley had is
sued an amnesty proclamation to the
Filipinos has been carefully guarded
here, and the dispatch from Manila is
the first intimation that has been re-
ceiyed by anybody outside the Cabinet
that such an intention existed. The
news created the most profound sur
prise as soon as it was made known.
The proclamation gives free par
don to all Filipinos who have partici-
mated in the rebellion against the
United States. the only condition be-
ing that they take the oath of alle-
glance and acknowledge the sover-
eighty of the United States Govern
ment. 1t excludes no one, except those
who have violated the laws of war.
The proclamation is very brief and
is plain and simple, its terms com
prising no more than can be put on a
single sheet of typewriting. The offer
of the amnesty will mark 4 distinct
advance in the progress of the arms
of the United States IN the restoration
of order in the Philippines.
1t is confidently believed that the re-
suit Of the proclamation will be the
submission of those Filipino leaders
who have not yet given their adhesion
to the control Of the islands by the
United States. The promulgation Of
a proclamation Of amnesty has been
under consideration for some months.
and the decision to issue it at this time
was reached only after advices from
q number Of sources that the time was
ripe and that assurances had been
received that it would meet with a
worthy response from those to whom
t was addressed.
A better understanding Of the pur-
poses of the United States toward
them is now understood to prevail
among the Filipinos, so that their hos
tility to Americn control has abated
In a considerable degree. With the
general acceptance Of amnesty it is
expected that the American troops wall
not be kept in such ceaseless activity
and that'the pacitication of the island
will 60 forward more quietly and more
. rapidly.
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The Labor World.

A conference has been agreed on at
Chicago to settle labor difficulties
there.
/, A general strike of the building
tEGdes in Kansas City has been Or
detei. -,
A Jury at Kansas City, Mo-, declared
tb1 Coal, Dealers Club In nsthe city was
an illegal combine. *
Members of various circles Of the
Brotherhood of the Union in Camden,
n. !. have formed preliminary or
canization to suppress child labor in
the city.
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Prominent People.

Aiajor-Gencral o. o. Howard has
been elected president of the Congre
gational Home Missionary Society,"
Sir Thomas Upton has Joined the
Royal Cork Yacht Club and says he
will challenge for the Americas Cup
under it's auspices.
Fearing assassination in Eastern
S via, King Alexandria has given ur
his proposed tour of Cancellation
throughout that country.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hay
will spend the summer at their coun-
try place on the shores Of Lake Sn'
nance. New HambShffe.
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DAY Dues VISION.
First He Saw tho Whites Destroyed. But
He Was Persuaded to Guess Again.

First He Saw tho Whites Destroyed. But
He Was Persuaded to Guess Again.
Walker, MINI. (SpeciaD.-There is
absolutely no prospect of trouble here
with the Indians. The reported wild
excitement said to have been caused
by the Indian Messiah has subsided.
l. One OF; the young Indians. named
Day Dug Vince. recounted wonder
full vision shown him by the Great
White Spirit" He said his vision in
formed him of a terrible storm which
would destroy all white people and all
Christian Indians. Captain Mercer
promptly arrested him, and told him to
have another vision" in which all
good Indians who would stay at home
would not be burt.
Day Dug at once had the requested
"revelation,r and the uprising was
ayerted
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-04
Newsy GleanInRh.

1t costs SIS to go through the Paris
Exposition.
A bull-fghting arena to seat $4,000
people is to be erected at Mo1ffe-
rency. sss Is. T =
Negroes will hold q National Race!
Congress in Montgomery, Ala. July
25, 26 and 81. 49, 3
Tests made of bread sold by many
/ bakeries IN Chicago show that q large
part sof the output is light weight.
Brigs Ter General Funston discov-
cred in a forest In Luzon, almost all the
archives of the Aguinaldo Govern
ment.
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MARRIED ON BASEBALL FIELD;
Happy Pair Made One at the Home OF the
Greenville Club.

of06uVfilo SluDs
Ashtabula, Penn. (SpeciaD.-The un'
usual spectacle of wedding at the
baseball grounds regaled the rooters
who gathered at Greenville to witness
the game between the local team and
q visiting. nine.
Just before the time for starting the
game the happy couple, with the at
tending friends and the clergyman,
gathered at the home plate, on which
the contracting parties stood during
the ceremony that made them man
and wife.
The bride Is Miss Clara Heck and
the bridegroom Peter Cline. Of Green
vile. Mr.. Kline is baseball enthu-
siast, and for two seasons has played
shortstop for the Greenvilles.
The Baseball Association showed it's
appreciation of his services when, fol-
lowing the ceremony, it bestowed
upon the pair some beautiful presents.