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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-06

The Sugar trust broke the record yes- terday by not paying it's usual dividend. The cry of wolf" at last proved cor rect. Now the alleged willy ones are prophesying that before the dividend declaration time occurs the sugar war will have ended. Equally competent authorities claim that the Sugar trusts days of power and fireworks are over.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-06

The preliminary figures of the newly completed census of Cuba and Porto Rico show total population for Cuba of 1,572,S45, a loss from 1887 of 5S,S42. The population of Porto Rico is 957,000, which is an increase of 0,300 over the census of 1887. The largest Cuban pro- vince is Havana, which has 424S11 in habitants, a falling off of 27000 in the Clara, which. with it's S56534 residents, shows an increase of 2,0Oo. Santiago has gained about as much as Pinag del
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-03-06

Japan, like other gold standard na- tions, finds the gold standard of enor- mous benefit to the country. A report Just issued by the Japanese government says that by the adoption of the stan- dard 'our currency has been freed from constant fluctuations in exchange rates
 business transactions have been made safe, prices have become more stable and trade operations based on credit are more extensive than ever before"
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

before the courts and stand his exsmi-
nation. The House acted fav0rably,
ordering the bill to it's engrossment and
third reading.
The House committee on roads and
internal navigation spent two hours
Saturday morning considering the bill
of Mr.. Epps requiring railroad compa-
MES to provide separate coaches for
white and colored passengers. Counsel
for the railways presented q bill which
they desire to submit as o substitute.
The latter bill confers power on COZ
ductors to seat passengers where they
choose.
Mr.. Epps regards the proposition OF
the railway attorneys as calculated to
nullify the object sought in his bill, and
believes that litigation would be brought
about under the operation of the sub
stitute, which would finally wind up by
indefnite delay of q decision 10 the
matter. The bill will be further cor
sldered tomorrow. The general i'm
preston seems to be that the bill now
under discussion may not pass as 1t il,
but law will be passed which will be
satisfactory to the advocates of the
measure.
Mr.. Folkes has changed his bill rela-
tive to underground wires 80 as to be
applicable only to cities OF 80, 900 inhsb-
itants. This restricts its provisions to
Richmond and Norfolk. Mr.. Folkes
spoke for an hour Ia favor of the bill.
The House committee on counties,
cities and towns heard arguments IL
favor of the "Good Roads" bill of Mr.
Buntin Saturday morning aud adjourn
e.. without action to the 23rd inst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
MONDAY EVENING. JAN. 8. 1900

AND now another proposition has been
made to the government for raising the
shin Maine in Havana harbor, so that
not only the people of this country, but
those of ell the world, may know wheth-
or she was sunk by Cubans, Americans
or Spaniards, and whether the cause
of her explosion came from out
aide of. or within the unfortunate
vessel. All that the proposers ask OF
the government for raising her is per-
mission to do so. The continued re-
}usal of the Navy Department to allow
any body to attempt to raise
the sunken vessel 90 that all doubt
oncerning the true cause of the disas-
ter that befel her, may be dispelled,
is greatly strengthening the belief that
the loss of the fated ship was not
attributable to the Spaniards, and that,
consequently, there was no good cause
for the enormously expensive Spanish
war. Should such be the case, some
Americans would not be held in az high
estimation as they now seem to be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
The Situation in South Africa.

London, Jan. Smoothing further
concerning the capture of the battalion
of the Suffolk regiment has been re-
ceived from General French. Accord
ing to General Walkers report under
date of January 6, the Suffolk's loss lie
seventy, including seven officers. This
latest ACCIDENT 10 the British seems
10 have been due like most of the
others to lack Of caution ard too much
bravery. Walker, who does not cay
that he gets his news direct from
French, reports that four companies OF
the Suffolk regiment advanced by night
against hill occupied by the Beers
about mile from the British camp. At
daybreak Lieutenant Colonel Watson,
commanding, gave the order to charge.
Immediately after this Watson was
wounded and en- order to retire was
sounded. About three :Ourths of the
force 0beyed and returned to camp.
The seventy who were captured held
their ground till overpowered.
Rensberg, Cape Colony, Jan. g.
French's position at Colesoerg remains
unchanged. The Beers hold the roads
to the Orange Free State via Achter-
tang. The disaster which overlook
battalion ofthe Suffolk regiment is not
clear. The retiring signal was given
at a critical moment, demorsiizing all
except one company which was cap
tured.
London, Jan. 8.-A letter from q pri-
vate in the Irish Rifles, written from
Stormberg, where he WAS taken as q
prisoner, states that the British were
so worn out by the forced marching
from Molteno that upon the retreat
many of them dropped to the ground
and slept, the Beers picking them up
where they lay. The letter says furth-
er that General Gatacre was 90 en-
ragged when he found be had been mis-
led that ne drew a revolver and shot
his guide.
Modder River Station, Jan. THE
situation here remains unchanged.
There has been shell-fring by both
sides for two days but no damage has
been done. Friday, the Beers opened
fire with two guns from new position
three miles from Modder river. They
continue to extend and strengthen their
entertainments.
London. Jan. S-The Sun prints an nm.
confirmed rumor that General Butler has
crossed the Tugela river, captorsd twelve of
the Beers guns and is now marching to the
relief OF Ladysmitb.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
Foreign News.

Dublin, Jan. 8.-Msjor Mcbride, WIN
organized the TrsDsvaal Irish brigade
will probably be the unopposed capdi'
date for Michael Davitt's seat in Parlis.
ment.
Paris, Jan 8.-The Figaro saws tina.
the revelations of the Independence
Beige regarding the connivance OF NJ
Chamberlain, the British Colonial See.
rotary, at the Rhodes anti. Boer in.
trigue, will make 1t impossible for him
to continue In the cabinet.
Tacoma, WASH, Jan. 8.-News of
more fighting on the Tonquin frontier
In China, is brought by the steamer
Queen Adelaide. The Chinese recently
crossed the Tonquin border and by a
flank movement drove the French from
their position. The Chinese used
breech-losding jingsls with much sue.
cess. It takes two Cbineso soldiers to
operate each gun. Later, at Paksi.
Chinese invaded gaming house, xiii.
ing three French soldiers and woundiug
others.
London, Jan. 6.-The British repy TO
Secretary Of State Hays note regarding the
seizure Of American -four In Delagoa Bay not
being forthcoming, as wss expected today
Ambassador Choste called on Lord Salisbury
at the Foreign Cfice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
sensational Developments.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 8 -.Tners
are sensational develoomerts relative
to the lynching of w. w. Watts by an
unknown mob Friday for assault on
Mrs. Simpson. It Is said the woman
was willing, but when caught accused
Watts of criminally sssaultipg her to
hide her shame. 1t is reported that she
visited him 10 Lynchburg last summer
and stayed with him some time.
There IL talk OF lynching the woman
who ia now in hiding. Detectives sre
working to locate the lynchers, who
will be prosecuted to the fullest extspt
of the law II captured. Station Ser.
gesnt Booker, in charge of police head
quarters when Watts was taken
out by the mob. has been suspended.
Watts' family refused to claim the body.
and 1t was buried here, but since. inves.
tigating they declare an innocent man
was murdered. Watts was nephew
of the late Alexander Mcdonald, minis.
ter to Persia under Cleveland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Staunton is threatened with q water
famine.
Miss Annette McIlhaney died on Sat
urday at the home Of her brother, J. NJ.
McIlhsney, in Richmond, from paraly.
sis, aged q years. The remains were
taken to Warrenton for interment.
Hon. J. G. Green, who formerly rep
resented the Wytheville district in the
Virginia Senate, and one of the most
prominent men in southwest Virginia,
died at his home in Wytheville Friday
night from heart disease, aged &C years.
Mr.. Charles B. Rouss, the New York
millionaire, has presented check for
81 900 to the Charley Rouss Fire Com.
pany, of Winchester, to defray the ex-
penses of banquet TO be given by the
company in honor of MIR. Rouss's Gath
birthday, on February IL.
Ex-Gov. YIN. E. Cameron has re-
turned to his home in Petersburg for q
short while. Gov. Cameron has been
spending the winter In Florida with his
daughter, hoping that the change Of
climate would prove beneficial to bis
health. There is some improvement 10
his condition.
The mandamus proceedings against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, to
compel the B. & o. and Southern rail-
roads to make connections at Strasburp
junction, which were to have been
heard during vacation in the Shenan-
doah Circuit Court, have been post
poned until January %.
Mr.. Patrick Payne, of King George
county, few days ago killed II wild
geese at one shot, which 80 far breaks
the shooting record there this season.
Mr.. Payne shot from a blind 10 the
Rappahannock river, and his pile OF
game was 80 large that he bad to 20 for
a cart with which to carry it home.
The dwelling house of ]. Thomas
Eubank, in Chesterfield county. was
destroyed by fire about midnight Fri.
day, with all the furniture, provisions,
clothing, &c. When Mr.. Eubank, his
wife and seven children we're awaken
ened the flames were we'll advanced,
and the family barely escaped in their
night clothing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
NEWS OF THE DAY.

II. II. Warner, formerly q we'll
known patent medicine manufacturer,
has filed q petition in bankruptcy IN
New York. Liabilities s.. 319,0N 70
assets.
Reconnaissance out of linus, Cavite
province, yesterday resulted in the loss
of three Americans killed and 20
wounded. The Fllipinos' loss is e.
timated at 60 killed and 80 wounded.
Horace Partridge & Company, deal
ers in athletic goods and bicycles, In
Boston, assigned on Saturday. The
principal member OF the firm is Frank
P. Partridge. 1t is stated that the liza.
bilities would be about 100000.
At the suggestion of Mayor Hayes
the Board of Estimates OF Baltimore
has decided to defer the fixing of the
tax rate for 1900 until the judges Of the
United States Court, at Richmond,
hand in their decision in the national
bank stock case.
Miss Eta Thomas, a niece of Gen
eral "Joe" Wheeler, began suit in Chi.
cago, on Saturday, in the Superior
Court, against William II. Fahrney, q
prominent West Side society man, ask.
ing 500. 900 damages for alleged breach
of promise to marry.
Prince Henri D'Orleans reached
Monte Carlo on Wednesday, lost heavi-
ly the same night and dropped another
fortune on Thursday. He left immedi-
ately for parts unknown. According
to bis own declaration he was absolute.
ly penniless when he departed.
In the Lamoille, VT, County Court
Chief Justice Taft on Saturday granted
to Julia Marlowe-Taber bill OF d.
vorce from her husband, Robert 8. Ia
Der, the petitioner being also given the
right to resume her maiden name. The
divorce is given on the ground of in
tolerable severity, and carries with IL
50 900 alimony year, which was stipu-
lated in the suit.
Lieutenant Gilmore and the other
American prisoners who were recently
recovered from the Filipinos have ar
rived at Manila. The Lieutenant
yesterday in the apartment OF
his sister, Mre. omlIu, ~ tne
Hotel Oriente. Manila, told
remarkable story OF his eight months
captivity, ending with his dramatic de-
liverance from death that seemed in
evitable. He says he owes bis life to q
lieutenant, who refused to obey orders
to shoot him, and that he was almost
starved.
General A. W. Greedy, chief signal
officer, q. s. A., and arctic explorer,
was seriously injured shortly after s
o'clock last night by being thrown down
the front steps OF his residence, in
Washington, by Joseph D. Furnace,
an expressman, twenty-three years OF
age, from Baltimore. 1t is believed by
General Greely's physicians that no
alarming symptoms will develop. Furn.
ace was intoxicated at the time OF the
occurrence. He was immediately ar
rested and is confined at the Third pre-
cinct station. Furnace was brought
into police court this morning, but ow-
ing to the condition of General Greedy
the case could not be tried. The pris-
oner was remsnded.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
Beers Repulsed at Ladysmith.

Lor don, Jan. 8.-A dispatch to the
war Office from Frere Camp says that
General White has repulsed the Beers
at every point. The following from
General White is dated 2 p. M, yester-
day: "The attack commenced chiefly
against Caesars camp and Wagon Hill.
The enemy was in great strength and
pushed his attack with the greatest
courage. The entertainments on Wagon
Hill we're three times taken by the
enemy and three times re-taken by US.
the attack continued until 1880 q. M,
One point of our position was occupied
by the enemy the whole day but at
dusk, during heavy rain-storm, they
were turned out at the point of the
bayonet in the most gallant manner.
The troops had most trying time
but behaved excellently. l AN elated
over the services they have rendered to
the Queen. The enemy was everywhere
with very heavy loss, greatly
exceeding ours."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

AFTER THE RAILROADS. bill aim.
ed at the railroads of the State was o.
fered in the House of Delegates today.
Delegate Gravely, from Henry couL-
ty, introduced bill providing for emo,
nous increase in the assessment and
taxation of the railroads of Virginia.
He states that after careful invest
cation he had become convinced thai
the passage of his bill would result 10
an increase of not less than $4,000 IN
the annual revenue of the State.
The bill requires that the property of
the railroads be assessed by the Board
of Public Works, as at present, but it al
80 requires that the total value of the
property be fixed at something | ke the
total amount OF the mortgage indebted
ness and the capital stock. The pres.
ent assessed value is about $4,000
mile.
Mr.. Gravely says that il this were
done the assessed value of the railway
property in Virginia would be enoi
mously increased. He stated Saturday
night that he thought there was no
doubt of the passage of his bill through
the House. He could not speak for tbf
Senate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

DEATH OF REV. DR.. MCGLYNN.-
Rev. DR.. Edward McGlynn, rector Il
st. Mary's Catholic Church. Newbure.
N. Y, the noted single-iax priest, died
at the rectory there yesterday ever
ing, after an illness of about sever
weeks.
DIR. McGlynn was born in New York
In 1887 and was educated in the public
schools of the city. He studied theolC-
gy at the College of the Propaganda, 10
Rome, where he received bis degree of
doctor. He was best known as an &C
vocate of the land theories of Henry
George and a supporter of the public
school system as against parcchal
schools of the Catholic Church. His
ideas on these subjects got him iu,o
trouble with his ecclesiastical superiors,
eliminating in his decentralization
from the church, but he was afterwards
reinstated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
Anxiety i'm England.

London, Jan. S.-The tension in Fog
land caused by the serious situation
in Natal is even greater than when the
result of Buffers first attack at the
Tugela was awaited. The "demonstra-
lion against Colenso," to which Bull I
refers in bis dispatches, is not, apparent =
ly, the attack which all hope is to cut
the ring around Lsdysmitb, but merely
a renewal OF the sheiliDg of the Boer
trenches north of the river Referring
to this demonstration, the Morning
Post says: "BulIer might as well have
ordered display of fireworks" 1t is
believed that the war office will order
Butler 20 attempt TO force the passage
of the Tugels at once, since the fell Of
Ladysmith at this time would be an ir-
remedisle disaster and defeat the
whole object of Buffers campaign.
Both the Mail and the Post, which are
conservative papers and strongly
lingo, declare a reorganization OF the
ministry and new government leader
is necessary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

TIE republican party in Louisiana,
having experienced realiziog sense OF
the injurious effect their negro allies
have upon their party, and that Mr..
McKinley's appointment OF offensive
and disreputable negro politicians to
important federal positions in their
State, tends to drive all Southern white
men out of that party, has revived the
white mans republican organization in
that State, and have put lilly white"
ticket in the field for the next election.
The republicans of Virginia found out
long ago that their negro allies DO
them more harm than good; 30 have
those of most of the other Southern
States, and Mr.. Mckinley will do go,
after a while,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

NOTWITHSTANDING the large negro
population OF the South and the cOnse-
uuent excess of unskilled labor here
the farmers in all of the Southern
States, from the Potomac to the Gulf,
complain OF their inability to get the
requisite number either of house or
field hands. There are plenty of negro
women and men in the cities of theSoutb
who can be hired, but the work they
do is not satisfactory, and cannot be re-
lied upon. The Chinese make the best
of all such laborers, but the Southern
farmers are not allowed to have them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
Alexandria Market. Jan. y.


The grain market opened quiet with ligbi
offerings but prices are firm at quot oI'
which have pre- vsiled for some time. Coun'
try produce Is also quiet.
Chicago Cattle Msrket. Jan. 6 Cattle
With q gain of s. 500 head In the weeks r
ceipt, prices average higher; good to cboS
$5.35s6.6O poor to medium $4.2Os6.IV,
mixed stockers $3s376; selected feedep
$4.20s4. 80; good to choice cow $3. 6Oa4 "
So 6Oa4 95. calves SAT- so; Texss beey
q shade stronger; tops $4.521a, mixed O.
s sa.s1srs 81, roush S0S heavy '$aqo4&
light "a 20s4 42la, bulk Of sales $4.3'P
4.45. sheep Sheep and lambs were siead!
native wethers $4.4Oa5.O5; lambs s4.5"
6. 25; Western wethers 81 26s4.76; Westc'
lambs $5.6OA6 %.
Philadelphia Cattle Market. Jan. 6.-Beti
Cattle were dull and Ac lower on all grade
Quotations were as follows: Extra 6s6is
good 5ha5ac, medium 5s5Ac common 4s
s44c per h., Sheep and Lambs -sfeep WI
in light supply and prices closed hrm J ~
aivancing The quotations were ~ ioiIoY'
Extra 4a.a5c. good 44s4hc, mSidp X.
a4c, common 2a3lac per ID Lau bi oso'Y.
Der: ID. Hogs were in good msnd urd
liberal receipts, and prices ruled sr'i ger ~
Gal nc per Id for best Westerns, " tn al GU
look for further improvement. Fat COW, GOA
It 216s4c per H. Thin Cows were h'it'
ID at $1Oa2O per head. Veal GAYS were
high At 4iAa8c per ID. Mich Cows rie,Sx
rem $35 to $50 per head. DIes sed Bee, RI
old ct 6l6a916c Per lb, WI
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
THE WAR IN AFRICA.

The Beers have begun q determined
attack on Ladysmith. The last advices
from General White were that he was
Every hard pressed" This message
was sent at 3:15 O'Clock Saturday after
noon, though not received in London
until yesterday. The attack ofthe Beers
began at 2:45 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, and was first directed at C@sar's
Camp, an outpost south of Lsdysmitb.
General Butler tried to help General
White. He sent General Clery's divi.
sion from Cheveley to attack the Boer
position at C0lens0, but the movement
failed. Thus the Beers are 90 fer able
to attack Ladysmith and to hold Gen.
Butler 10 check at the same time. No
estimate of losses has yet come through
from the front. General French re-
ports ''serious accident" to the First
Soffolk Regiment near Colesberg. Cape
Colony. Four companies of the regi-
ment attacked Boer. position. Lieut.
Col. Watson, who was in command,
was wounded, and retreat was order.
ed. Three quarters of tho British
reached their camp, but the others were
overpowered and compelled to sur
render. Seventy were taken prisoners,
including seven officers.
the British have been compelled to
retreat from Dordrecht, a Cape Colony
town 35 mi es east OF Sterkstroom,
which they recently occupied.
Beers, under Field COrnet Wiser,
have captured Kuruman, one of the
few fortified posts in Becbuanalaud,
which the British attempted to hold.
Onelhundred and twenty white soldiers
and 70 natives were made prisoners.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

RESCUED HER CHILDREN.-Mrs.
Emanuel Hoffman on Saturday even
ing dashed into her burning dwelling
at "Spring6eld" farm, near Williams
port, Md, after several men had been
driven back by the smoke and intense
heat, and heroically saved the lives of
her three children. The flesh was al
most entirely Scorched from her hands,
and her face and neck are painfully
burned. Her tw0-months-old babe is
also seriously burned, but physicians
say it's life is safe. The explosion of a
lamp caused the fire. A hundred or
more volunteers from town organized o
bucket brigade, and worked hard to
save the house. q. e. Senator Louis E.
Nc Comas, who was visiting his fathel :
in-lsw, Charles w. Humrichouse, on
whose lands the tenant house stands,
was on the scene early, and took his
place among the volunteers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
ELOPEMENT.-Cnsrles 10th. ageG

ELoPEMENT.--Cnarles 10th, aged
tweuty-six, was recently sentenced to
seven years 10 the penitentiary for the
abduction OF tifteen-yesr.old Olivia 81
Newton. A new trial was granted, and
at tn hearing 10 Richmond on Saturday
the girl testified 10 favor of 10th, evil
IDENTIFY having made up. While the
young woman's parents were absorbed
in the question of releasing 10th on
bail Olivia stole out OF the court room
and 10th coon joined her. Their ab.
sence surprised the parents of the girl
and the court. The couple took the
train for Weldon ard will it is belle we'd.
return man and wife.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08

REV. DIR. MCGLYNN, vino, though q
Catholic, for time set the whole Gath.
Ollie church at open defiance, and there
by brought schism and trouble into that
church, has at last met a master whose
right he could not dispute. Some of the
Doctors best friends attribute his
course to mental alteration, and, un-
questionably, that is the most charitable
constru ction that can be put upon il.
But his body is at rest now, and every
right thinking man hopes that his soul
Is. also.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-01-08
r Timely Rescue.

New York, Jan. S.-The German
steamer Ella, from Perth Amboy for
Halifax, foundered at sea Saturday.
All on board we're saved by the steam
or Georgian, the ship wrecked people
being compelled to leap into the tum.
bling sea, where they were picked up by
the Georgian's boats. Capt. STANCES
wife and two children and nurse were
among those transferred. The child
rem were dashed to the backs of two
sailors who dropped of the wreck into
the sea. All were landed at this port
today.