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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
Especial to The virginian, Pilot3
Convention.


Richmond. Va, May 5.-Some weeks
ago. as reported in the Virginian Pilot,
Winston II. CRANBERRY, son of Bishop
John c CRANBERRY. head OF the Mctho-
dist Church in Virginia, disappeared
from this city, where he had been en-
gagged in business as runner for the
State Bank.
His parents had no information as to
his movements. beyond the fact that
he had gone West. To-day however.
news was received from Cincinnati that
he had turned up in that city last Fri
day and joined the United States Army.
To the recruiting officer young Gran
berry said that he had won So playing
roulette in Richmond and had made up
his mind to take n trip. He bought Il
ticket to Cincinnati and upon reaching
that city got into u game of craps and
lost all his money
For three days he had nothing to eat
except what he could get from free
fuHcN counters, ;TTIrf wfrrn hc appeared
at the recruiting station he was so
weak and emacated that he was under
weight. The officers kept him three
days and he fattened seven pounds. He
was then allowed to enlist.
The young man served with n Vir-
Einia company in the war with Spain,
and was in cuba for awhile. lie has
been quite wild and given his excellent
parents a great deal OF trouble. 1T Is
said that he will be sent 10 the Philip
Pines as soon as he has been sufficiently
drilled.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
EXCURSION PARTY.

President George w. Stevens, OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, this
morning took the Commonwealth Club.
about 300 persons in all. down to Old
Point on a special train.
AT Old Point the party boarded the
splendid steamer. Pennsylvania" of
the New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk line. They returned TO Old Point
after trip down the bay. ana spent
several hours there. returning to Rich
mond Tonight
REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES.
There has been reduction made In
proportional or reshipping rate on hay,
east. which will become effective Mon
day. The rates on hay from Cincinnati.
New Albany and Jeffcrsonville to Vir-
ginia cities will after that time be lower
by five cents per hundred tons. the
present tariff.
The Chesapeake and Ohlo's new
schedule goes into effect next week.
One of the features will he the put
ting into service of a new train. to be
known as No. 80. from Richmond 10
Old Point. leaving this city ut a.
m. and arriving at Old Point at 1910
n. m.
The flyer between Old Point and
Richmond will be known as No 80. and
will leave Old Point IT 3 y. m. arriv-
ing here at $40 o'clock. Only two reg
ular stops are scheduled on the run
williamsburg and Newport News.
TWO COLORED TICKETS.
The negro Republicans who are pre-
! pairing 10 capture tho ward in which
| they live. are having trouble. They
! met some time aSo and nominated Il
tick for the CIT Council Now some.
body has certified two colored tickets &c
the Clerk of the Hastings Court Tin,
negro leaders claim that there have
| been forgcrics. and are hustling around
after aflidavits to prevent these names
being nut on the official ballots. Th,
negroes will not be permitted TO elect
| their ticket.
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISIONISTS
Advocates OF tho Constitutional Con
vcntion have decided to hold IL number
| of public meetings in various parts OF
| the city between now and election day
| Distinguished speakers VIII he on hanc
and a strong effort made 10 stir tn,
| voters w.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
CONGREssMAN AMOS ]. CUMMINGs, or NEW Y0RK.

best dollars worth ever bought. My
wife has used your remedies with graft
flying results.
Miss Ella Borgh, of Gettysburg, Pa,
in letter written from Washington, D..
c., says: Iehavo used Peru ma and have
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
RICHMOND BOY
FOUND AT LAST.
The Missing son of Bishop Gran.
berry Located in Cincinnati.
IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

He Wandered from Home md has Caused
His Excellent People Grent Trouble =
President Stevens, of the Chesapeake ~
Ohio Railway, Gives tho Commonwealth
Club an Excursion Reduction In freight
Ratos-Two Colorcd Tickets in jackson
Ward = Tho Proposed Constitutional
Convention.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
SUFFOLK Advertisements


NJ ONUMENTS CLEA NED.-TUOSE
WI who would have their tombstones
cleaned can sec us ut Cedar I'M Satur-
day. or drop us postal at Berkeley. Va
Prompt attentions: reasonable prices.
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ITO THE LADIES OF SUFFOLK-A
4 word about Hair Goods. In answer
to numerous enquiries sent out no ped
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hair-dressers or house-t house canvass
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last twelve years. at one address-MAIE;
GATES. Reliable Hair ParlorS, over 5
and 10 Cent Store, Main street. Norfolk
Read carefully special column notices in
this paper to-day. my2-lws
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
City Gas Company
OF NORFOLK.
81 and 81 Plume Street.
The Best
AT THE
Lowest Prices.

Arc you looking for bargains in Wall
Paper
Would you like to save from to 10
cents per roll on what you would pay for
Similar grades at other stores
We know there is no better Wall Paper
made than our line, and you can easily
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We have all the latest designs and COL
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06

Rev. c. c. Peed OF Ashhoro. n. CIVIL
preach Sunday at the Suffolk Christian
Church.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-06
DIED AT THREE SCORE.

Tho Westminster League will meet
at 4:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon nj the
Presbyterian Church. John T. Primer
will be leader. and his topic. Some In
cidcnts in the Life OF Christ" a spe-
cial business proposition will be con-
sidered
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
state Teachers, Certificates.

Topeka, March 13.-The enactment
of the Grattan law, relating to teach
ers' certificates, has led to a notable
increase in the number of students in
the department. of pedagogy at Kansas
university. In accordance with law
graduates of the School of Arts who
have completed the regular courses in
pedagogy are granted a state teachers
certificate, by the state board of edu-
cation This certificate is good for
three years, and may be good for life
after two years of successful teaching5
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
AfghanIstan True to England.

London, March 1.-THE Ameer of
Afghanistan has authorized his agent
in London to publish the following
statement of the policy of Afghanis-
tan towards Great Britain and Russia.
81 have come to the conclusion that
Russia feared Afghaniston, as a war
with Afghans would mean a general
rising of all Islam, which would spread
through Russian Asia. Russia has not
troops enough to combat such rising.
Her hold on the Mussulman countries
she has conquered is insecure They
hate her, and with ten times her pow
er, Russia could not fight Afghanistan
and India successfully The Afghans
prefer death to slavery, and their
women and children are being taken
by the Russians.
ssEngland's troubles are always my
troubles, her strength is my strength,
and her weakness is my weakness.
England must remember that am
always ready to fight for her on land,
here or in India
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
LlNcoLN's REMAINS REMOVED.
They Have Been Transferred with Those
of His Family

They Have Been Transferred With Those
His Family
Springfield, Ill, March lathe re-
mains of Abraham Lincoln were trans
ferred from the crypt of the national
Lincoln monument to a temporary
vault. There We're no ceremonies in
connection with the event and few
witnessed the disinternent of the pres
ident's remains and their removal to
the temporary vault
As soon as the remains of the presi-
dent are placed in the temporary vault
two great stones weighing over four
tons will be put in position to block
the entrance and as the work of de-
ward the stone from it viii be piled
around the vault as an additional safe
guard.
The removal of the body was made
necessary by the demolition of the
monument preparatory to its entire
reconstruction on a different plan for
which 500, 900 was appropriated by
the last legislature
When the cedar box containing the
was found to be in bad state of decay
and IN a few years more 1T would have
entirely rotted away This is due to
into the concrete masonry which formed
a covering for the casket. The casket
itself was not opened that ceremony
being postponed until the remains are
placed in their final resting place upon
the completion of the new monument.
The temporary vault prepared for the
caSket is twelve feet square and con-
structed with double decks, thus in
surfing room for the six bodies now
under the monument.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

Austin, Tex, March 12--The corpora
tions of Texas won big fight in the
district court here in securing from
Judge Norris an opinion throwing out
of court the hundreds of franchise tax
suits pending against all quasi-public
corporations for taxes claimed to be
due on their franchises. The conten-
ton was that such franchises were
taxable the same personal real
property, and under such contention
hundreds of suits have been brought
ala over the state to recover taxes, in
some instances as far back as 1880, and
representing thousands upon thousands
of dollars. Judge Morris, the presiding
judge, held that such franchises were
in no wise taxable under the law, thus
scoring big victory for the corpora
tiOnS.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
GEN. ROBERTS TO KRUGER.
Must Quit Gross Abuse of the
White Flag.
NEUTRAL POWERS INFORMED.

London, March 13--The war Office
has received the following advices
from Lord Roberts, dated at Driefon-
TEN.
t'The following telegram has been
addressed by me to their honors, the
state presidents of the Orange Free
State and the South African Republic:
Another instance having occurred
OF gross abuse of the white flag and
of the signal of holding up hands in
token of surrender; it is my duty to in
form you that, if such abuse occurs
again, I shall most re1ucta ntly be COM
PEELED to order my troops to disregard
the white flag entirely.
t'The instance occurred on a kopje
east of Driefontein farm, and was wit
messed by several of my own staff
officers, well by myself and re-
suited in the wounding of several of
my officers and men.
ga large quantity of explosive bull
lets of three different kinds was found
in Commandant Cronje-s lager and
this has been the case of every en-
gagement with your honor's troops.
Such breaches of the recognized usages
of war and of the Geneva convention
are disgrace to any civilized power.
copy of this telegram has been sent
to my government with the request
that it may be communicated to all
neutral powers
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
DID THEY SHOOT GDEBEL?
State Officers And Clerks Are UNI
der Arrest For 1t.
HUNTING PROMINENT MEN.

Frankfort, KY, March 12--W III.
Coulton, clerk in the office OF STATE
Auditor Sweeney. was arrested ana
placed in Jail charged with completely
in the murder Of the late Governor
William E. Goebel- The arrest was
made by Chief of Police Williams
Warrants have also been issued for the
arrest of Secretary of the State Caleb
Powers and Captain John w Davis,
policeman of the state capital square,
but they have not been served The
warrants also charge them with being
accessory to the Goebe1 assassination,l
and warrants against ex-Secretary or
State Charles Finley and John T. Pow
ers, brother of Secretary of State Powers
have been sworn out and have been
sent to Whitley county for service
Davis is in the city but was not at his
residence, and up to late hour the
police had not found him. 1t is not
known whether Secretary Powers is in
the city.
Several witnesses who testified at
the trial of Harlan Whitaker swore
that the shots at the time of the GOebef
assassination Were fired from the
direction of Powers office and he and
all of the parties for whom the war
rants were issued have been under the
strictest surveillance ever since the
assassination.
Public admission to the state house
grounds was denied.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

To Ala widow. and orphans of t

To Ala Widows ana OrPnan9 OK tna
Beers
A pathetic appeal OF the committee
of Africander and Bond members OF
parliament was issued at Cape Town.
Oct. 10, 1899, signed by Messrs. N. T.
DeWaaI, Joseph N Hoffman, J. III.
Hofmeyr, Thomas P. Theron and D.
J. A. Van Zyl, which says among
other things:
What may, what can, we colonial
Africanders do in this sorrowfu1 time?
Join in the work of warfare with the
weapons? The law and our duty as
British subjects forbid this, even
should other circumstances not Oppose
such a course of action.
But what neither the law nor the
duty of the subject forbids. and what.
moreover, agrees in every respect with
all principles OF religion and human
1ty, is the offering of help to the
wounded. to the widows and the
orphans
In the name of the Africander bond,
on behalf of the citizens of the South
African republic and their noble ally,
the Orange Free State, I appeal to all
Americans to show their sympathy
with the brave people who now.
in the words of John Hancock. liter
ally offering all that they have. all
that they are, and all that they hope
to be, upon the altar of their country,
fighting to tne death the arrogance
and imposition of the great British
empire, in order to remain free and
Independent, did our American
forefathers in 1776 and 1872 THERE
WILL BE NO BOER WOUNDED ON
THE BRITISH-AMERICA HOSPI-
tai SHIP
Send to your subscriptions,
small and large, and I will send the
amount to Mr. c. c. de Vi11iers, Cape
Town, the honorable treasurer OF the
committee of the Africander bond, to
be expended under that appeal I sent
s., 900 on Feb %, 1900.
GEORGE w. VAN SICLEN,
American Treasurer.
No 141 Broadway. New York City.
Feb. "a, 1900
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
Cape Colony Free of Beers.

London, March 1O.-The Beers while
in retreat twice repulsed General
French's cavalry with rifle fire. AS no
report has been made of the capture Of
prisoners, the enemy probably got
away with their entire force. General
French is still following them and
keeping between them and Bloemfon-
TEN.
The evacuation of the northern dis
tricts of Cape Colony is now nearly
complete. The British are in posses
sion of the railroad crossings
At Mafe1ing Colonel Baden-Powen
seems to be in grave need of outside
help. Otherwise he would not allow
the correspondents to send out in
formation respecting the distress of
the garrison.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

Manila, March 12--Genera1s Young
and Hood asking for reinforce
ments, and battalion of the Forty
eighth regiment has been sent to Apar-
ri. Other troops will follow. The rebels
recently persistently attacked APART
for several hours. but We're finally
driven away. Details of the affair are
Hacking. The Spanish prisoners report
that the enemy has divided into small
bands in the mountains, and are
under the leadership of General
TeoaSDi
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

what 3 Being Done in The Fifty-ssxth
General Assembly
MARCH EIGHT.
s to on 0 sn
cones 1e;s fe ror senators TO pc 10 f
on the bin passed by the house to eHPen a
islant-. with amendments
provide Tor esfima1es Of COST Of ipPoving the
ship canal at Sabine pass
The house committee in charge Of the ship
The dairy interests had hearing in the ask
when it passes from one state to another
MARCH NINE
After executive session the Senate took
up the Puerto Tsican question which resulted in
The Senate confirmed the nomination OF
William Noble TO be postmaster at South Nc
senator Mason in Intr rod n Joint resolution
squadron.
order for pension bills from Friday night to the
a5e eaefons We're coude en- a' Of the
h B1 Team1Esa ad to SsGur t
Gase from A1apaa BY turning out e a Ro
three times given seat on contests.
MARCH
an tIeog ea1Sa ataen no 20 nas
number SOC with aggregate salaries Of s51o, 600:
facts in the case The RESOLUTION was passed
propriate 100000 for a public building In
Senator Lodge has bill giving to the senior
major general the rank and pay OF lieutenant
general,
The house made a special order for the bill
for the government Of Hawaii for, April 3;
voting amendments to commence April s.
MIR. Ray On Y introduced bill to provide
for the trial in Oklahoma of causes wherein the
United States is party and the plaintiff is
Indian.
Mr.. Levy IN VI has a resolution providing
that one-fo4rth of the monthly receipt of rev
enues in Cuba shall be turned over to the Uni
ted States treasury til the total sum expended
in Czlba is refunded
MARCH TWELVE.
The Senate met two hours before the regular
hour; The time was used in reading the
Alaskan civil code bill. A portion of it was
read
Senator Raw1ins CUtah) spoke length
our relations with the Philippines
Senator Hoar, just before the passage of the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill.
offered amendment giving the ex-Queen OF
Hawaii 5000 and annuity of 1000. The
amendment was promptly squelched.
The house voted print 80, 600 copies of
eulogleS delivered congress upon the late
Vice President Hobart
An important bill was reported by the public
lands committee, extend the placer mining
laws. with certain notifications, to shores
rights, beach workings, etc.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

New York, March ia considera-
BILE portion of the crowd in the barge
Office was made up of Jews, and the
ma jority of these We're from Roumania.
The Mosaic Passover is five weeks of, j
and it is expected that after the festi-
val thousands of Roumanian Jews Will
leave their homes for this country.
The cause of this emigration is the
discriminative policy of the Roumanisn
government against aliens, and as all
the 200, 900 Jews residing in that coun-
try except some 200 are aliens, they
find themselves shut out of many of
the trades and professions. The sum
of 81, 900 exacted for admission to citi-
zenship, is beyond the means of all but
2 few of these Jews
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
Beers Dissatisfied.

London. March 1o.-Mr Hillawe11
the Daily News correspondent at Mafe
king, who passed two months in prison
in Pretoria, escaped and was recaptured
sixty miles from Pretoria. sends a dis
patch dated Pretoria Jail, describing
the misleading news given the Beers
by their officers regarding the course
of the war He said: Great dissatis-
faction exists among the Beers as their
supplies of food, especially meat, coffee
and sugar, are very irregular and many
threaten to return to their farms
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
First Kentucky Decision.

Louisville, KY, March IA decis-
sion sustaining the contention of the
Democrats that the legislature is the
tribunal designated by the constitution
for the determination of contests for
the Office of governor and lieutenant
governor was handed down in the cir
cult court by Judge Fields The Re-
publicans will appeal the case to the
state court of appeals and if the de-
cision Is against them will try to get a
hearing before the United States
supreme court
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

London, March 13.-The new war
loan, which the Stock exchange has
christened t<l<hakis,'' has proved most
popular, and has been already thrice
covered, exclusive of applications from
the provinces, the colonies and the
Continent. Tt is understood that offers
have been received from the United
States to take up the whole. which it
is expected will be covered ten to
twenty times. Dealings have taken
place at two and one-fourth to two
and one-haIf per cent premium
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

Washington. March 12.-Representa-
tive Hepburn, of Iowa, introduced a
bill providing that no picture or de-
scription of any prize fight or pugilistic
encounter, any proposal of betting
on a fight shall be transmitted in the
mails or by any common carrier en-
gagged in interstate com merce, whether
in a newspaper or periodical or in any
other form Any person sending
Knowingly receiving such matter for
transmission is made liable to imprison-
ment not exceeding one year or fine
not exceeding 81 900.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
santa Fe USING stored coal.

Topeka, Nov. IA large quantity
of the coal which the Santa Fe stored
at Topeka, Ottawa and other points
along the line, is being used and the
remainder is being moved to other
points of the system. This coal was
stored some six months ago, at a time
when there was a threatened scarcity
of coal, and was held in reserve to be
used in case of an emergency. At Tope-
l1a there were some 500 cars of coat
stored and proportionate amount at
other points the system where it
would be handy.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
nIonev to FIght PIague.

Washington, March 1O--At the cab
met meeting the recommendation of
the Hawaiian council that they be
authorized to expend $500, 900 in the
suppression of the bubonic plague and
in the relief of natives. was formally
approved Some doubt was expressed
as to the authority of the Hawaiian
council to make this expenditure, but
the opinion was unanimous that the
gravity of the situation justified that
course and the necessary directions
will be forwarded at once.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
kan a

Kansas City, March 13.-When J. T.
Jones. now in this city, talks about his
home, with acres after acres of wild
currants, rich grazing lands and Der
ries in profusion, the listener is in
clined to think he must hail from
Florida. AS matter of fact, Juneau,
Alaska, is Mr.. Jones home. Eve
have something there besides gold, he
said. just back from the mountains
we have splendid farming land. The
winters are cold, but the summers are
pleasant indeed. There are cattle
to run the tens of thousand acres of
grass we have UP there. Instead there
is the moose, the caribou, the red deer
and other ant1ered game.
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15

Kansas City, March IA local
wholesaler here said: 1--WE do not
know what to make of the situation of
binding twine- We can not meet the
10 cent price. We can not go below
the Tx cents we are filing wholesale
orders at As it is, the price is from
TX to 21< cents below what it was a
year ago. We can not hope to meet
the penitentiary price, nor can we see
how they can afford to sell their
product at 10 cents The fiber and
sissa1 cost them So cents"
The Globe-republican., 1900-03-15
Ntnetv-seven PENSION BINS.

Washington, March 12.-The first
day pension session of the house pro-
vided for under the new rule proved a
great success There was compare
lively little friction and ninety-seven
bills We're favorably acted upon in
committee of the whole and passed by
the house. The only incident OF the
session was a brisk exchange between
Mr.. Loud of California and Mr.. Sul1o-
way of New Hampshire on the general
policy of pension legislation, in which
the former attacked and the latter
defended the system