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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
BOERS RETIRING
SOUTH OF YAAL
General French is Probably Recon
noitering Fords Of That River.
Beers are Entrenching.

LONDON, May $3.50 a. M.-The lat
est intelligence from Lord Roberts head
quarters at Nredefort station, filed Thurs
day, was that the British were rapidly
advancing General Hamilton had effected
a junction with Lord Roberts. The coun-
try in front of them WAS clear of Beers to
Vilioen's Drift. The Beers were evacuat-
ing all their positions south of the Naal
River, and 5000 had already crossed to the
north bank.
Probably General Frenars cavalry is al
ready reconnoitering the fords of the Eaal.
War Office observers expect that the
next dispatch from the Field Marshal
will be dated in sight of the TransEaat
frontier.
Mr. Bennett Burle;gh, telegraphing to the
Daily Telegraph from Eredefort Thursday
evening. said Lord Roberts would doubt
less cross the Vaal River on Saturday or
Sunday.
While the British in overwhelming force
thus rapidly approach the Transvaal, the
movements of the Beers are enVeloped in
mystery Everything containing reference
10 the war is suppressed. and only mat
ters pertaining to the last ten days has
come by word OF mouth. According TO
this Transvaal paper money was circu-
lating at so per cent discount. Becket's
firm was giving one pound in gold for FIVE
pounds in paper.
Commandant Schultz has been appointed
TO defend Johannesburg. and all the British
subjects have been turned out.
Horse sickness is said TO have broken
out among General Carington's animals.
Mr. Cecil Rhodes is at Biera, Portuguese
East Africa. A member Of the Cape Par
lament said in the course of a speech,
proposing the health of Mr.. Rhodes, that
the latter was working TO consolidate
South Africa from the Zambesi to Table
Bay
General Baden-Powel is determined to
retain his active command at the front
Advices from Mafekng, dated May Goth,
say:
'.Ihe Beers are entrenching at Potion
tein, ten miles east of Mafekins. The
Northern Railway is now repaired TO a
point within four miles of the town.
Ample supplies Of plain food are coming
in.
Colonel Baden-Poweil voluntarily gave
up fifty-three Beers and thirteen wound
ed to the Boer Commandant, who thank
ed him for his Kindness
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
IN SOUTHLAND
The Negroes Told They Were to Be En-
shaved and Sent to Philippines.

BOYKINS, VA. May 25.-SpeciaL-Ths
vote here yesterday passed off quietly.
Nearly every negro in the precinct voted,
but there were at least fifty white men
who failed to come out. This was partly
owing to Indifference, and partly to no
knowledge of>the fact that such an I'M
portant election was to be held y very
large majority of the negroes voted sim
ply against the whites This WAS the
manner in which the most ignorant de-
clared themselves.
They had been told they were to be
again enslaved and that they were TO be
sent to the Philippine Islands. Two hun
drey and seventy-five votes were cast for
a Constitutional Convention. and l6t
against. Notwithstanding the heavy rain
and blusterv day, a good vote was polled.
Franklin voted 416 for and Sc against
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
The Wail-Street Failure,

NEW YORK. May 25.-It is improbable
MAT the assignee of Price. Mccormick &
Co. the brokerage house which failed yes
teri7av. will be able to issue statement
of tha failure to-day. A force of expert
accountants and clerks worked on the
hooks the greater part OF last night. and
she indica tons are matt VIII be a day Or
For the creditors. Theodore Fl. Price, the
baad of the collapsed firm. announced To-
day that his marriage to Miss Eugene Dy-
ar which was to have taken place on Nom
dav next in the Church Of the Epiphany.
viii occur tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
KITCHEN MlNATED.
Selected on the 12Oth Ballot After an
All-Night Session.

Ail-NiGht Session.
WELDON. N c., May 25-Special.-In
the Second Congressional District Con-
venton, at GoiG-boro, Claude Kitchen
was nominated this morning on the 120th
ballot.
The convention met yesterday at
O'Clock and balloted all night making the
nomination az o'clock this morning. II
was, in all respects, the largest and most
enthusiastic convention ever before held
in the district. and for over one hundred
ballots the vote was about equally divided
among Z. a. Woodard, of Wilson; Donnel
Gillian, of Edgecombe. r. B. PEBBLES, of
Northampton, and Claude Kitchen, Of
Halifax.
The nomination of Mr.. Kitchen gives
great satisfaction, and il the next Con-
sress of the United States he will repre-
sent the district now misrepresented by
the only negro Congressman in the world,
Geo. II. White.
RALEIGH n. c., May 25-special-
Rev. D. Tyree pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Of Durham, has been rendered
the presidency OF the Baptist Female
University here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
Local.


National Convention of the Travellers
protective Association 70 meet here.
Captain Page McCarty died Yesterday.
Banquet or the directors or the Carnt-
val Association.
"A raillionairess seyenty-eight years old
narries a youth In Richmond. Wedding
kept secret three months.
Democratic party leaders talk about
the proposed Constitutional Convention.
Anniversary celebration ut First Bap-
U.s. '-conmeneesnsns of ST. Andrews
School
General
Senator Morgan spoke on Philippines.
--Renresenfative Talbert blocked pens
sion legislation after 100 bills had been
passed
Foreign
-Boers evacaares their position south OF
1Baaen-Powell I will continue in his
command at the front
boxers commit massacrel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
STABBED TO DEATH.
Mob After the Murlercr-Young NJ an
Run Over and Killed.

LEXINGTON, N. c.. May 25.-special-
John -Odell, a foreman in the Bessemer
City Cotton Mills, at Bessemer City, was
stabbed to death thiss, afternoon by an
operative whom he had discharged.
A mob was pursuing the assaiiant at a
late hour tonight.
Eugene Grouse, a young white man. was
run over and killed by the north-bound
passenger train, No y, tonight at Sails
bury. He was drunk and accidentally
stepped off the car backwards ard was
cut half in two
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
PRICE TWO CENTS.
Crump's majority 80
For High Constable 80,
Charles Lipscomb. Democrat $4,000. l'soo ~,
C. C. Watt. Republican eat

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. May e5.-Spe-
cial.-The Republican City Executive COM
mittee held an informal meeting th!s az
ternoon 10 consider the result of yester-
days election. The Republicans claim
that there were irregularities in the Sc
cond, Sixth and Seventh Wards. and It is
intimatei that several contests will be in
stituted.
The office to which most interest attaches
in this connection is Commissioner of
Revenue, the Democratic candidate for
which received a majority OF only 49,
Another meeting Will be held tomorrow.
at which the question will be finally set
tied.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
Surveys Authorized fog Several vir-


Gi!iia Streams.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Senate
Committee on Commerce. through Sena-
tor Mcmillan, to-day reported the emer-
gency river and .harbor bill. The general
appropriation made by the bill was in
creased from $4,000 to s250,oJo. and the
following additions of harbors, rivers, etc,
Of which surveys are to be made, We're
authorized:
North Landing River Va, through
Currituck Sound and through North River;
Scuppernong River, Va, at its mouth;
Pagan River, Va, from Smthfed TO
James River: Chesconnessex Creek, an
Estuary of Chesapeake Bay.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
The Delegation From the Old Domin-
ion Won Big Victory.
COL, HARDWOOD is H0N0RED.
Ne Is Asai,. Made Chairman of the
National Legislative Committee.
Thousands Of "Drumners" Will
Spend a Week Hcre Next
Ycar- kilograms from
Virginia Delegation.

NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-special.-The
Nationa! Convention OF the IFaFelieIs
Protective Association Will meet in Rich
mond next year. After nara hght tl1e
SPLENDID Virginia delegation Won q great
victory against heavy odds, and their capi-
tai city was chosen
There will be thousands OF "drummers
in attendance upon the convention, and
they will spend about one week in Rich
1uond This is one OF the greatest bodies
in the country.
COLONEL HARDWOOD.
Colonel John S Harwood was again
honored by being reelected chairman OF
the National Legislative Committee. E. c.
Burrows, Of Peoria, H., was made preai-
dent
The Times received the following ;ele-
grams last night:
New Orleans, La, May o. 1900.
The Richmond Times, Richmond, Va:
Richmond has been selected as the place
of meeting of the National Corn'enton,
spring of 1901.
VIRGINIA DELEGATION TRAVELLERS
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA.
New Orleans, La, May %. 1900.
The Richmond Times, Richmond Va:
Richmond wins next convention over
Oregon, Ohio and Missouri, and re-elects
Colonel John S. Harwood chairman Ma
tional Legislative Committee of the Ira
velers' Protective Association.
ROBERT b WAITHAII.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
THE LAST FIGHT

viii Probably occnra Little South of
Johannesburg.
LONDON, May 25.-Another advance
along the railroad toward Pretoria has
brought Lord Roberts troops to vredeport
Road. few miles north of Prospect,
where they arrived at noon Thursday.
Meanwhile General Methuen is progress
ing along the southern bank Of the Vaal
River, with the object possibly of MAX
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
FAIRFAX COUNTY

Negroes Took Advantage of What
They Relieved the Last Chance.
FAIRFAX. VA. May 25.-special-Re-
+rrns from abou. one half of the pre-
c;ncts of this county show q very small
vote cast on the question OF holding
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
The Northern Neck Counties SoIidly
Oppose Measure.
CITIES LARGE VOTE FOR IT
The Thirty-Second Senatorial District
the Banner Section i'll Favor
or the Constitutional Con-
ycntion Call-Thc Re
turns Are Yet In
complete.

The probabilities are that The Times es-
innate the morning after the election OF
5000 votes in favor of the constitutional
convention will be exceeded, and a con-
servative estimate, based on incoInotele
returns. indicate d majority OF not less
than 10000
This estimate will not be far out Of the
way.
The following official returns and esti-
mates show that the measure has carried
an unexpected triumph:
COUNTIES AGAINST CoNFEN llo-''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
WEATHER FORECAST.

Forecast for Saturday and Sunday.
yirg.nia-ssenerally fair Saturday ant
sunday. diminishing north to east winds
North Caroiina--Partiy cloudy Satur
day: Sunday fair: warmer Saturday !.
western and central portions. north
northeast winds. diminishing in force OF
the coast.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
SUMMARY OF T0-DAY'S NEWS

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-26
RANCE OF THERMOMETER.

Following was the range of the ;he--
mometer at The Times office yesterday
a N, SO: i A., ca: 8 p. NJ. 6s: 8 z.
NJ. %. p. NJ, 60; u II, IS. Average
temperature, 60.
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07

ala horaaA In Three mlnutoa, | Wna Tidlr
onlad the world over Ra n mnnIaQ and
\ Gmnls," said Mr., Fuller recently To n
New York Times reporter, NJ hnnlly
aot tired OF being pldlonloa on what !
believed | could do, NO | hltohod up my
hlk horses, and after anVopal attempts
drove them In three minutes iint,
hsaYepAl notes were annt W mo thAt |
never could beat lhAtwthat " was tho
fastest mile W0Nld ever maAa-~and
within 4 Weok had driven tham In
nih0la challenged tho wopld~nny
h%9psemaA-=t0 bent TINT record, They
have never attempted In and they my
that N 0Ann0t hp bant0n ana that |
couldn't do II aHalR myself,
~ cam Charles llday, III \ Wall
street firm, aaldl Mr. Fuller, Will
rive y0u sh00 II y0u win heat your
own record, Won can't do ~ aald,
III Ivy and, " ever reach alh0,
then nm going for another record bo.
low alh0, Will drive 10 make n
record 0f aih0, and nin0 times out
~ ten ! Will make only ono start NV
object mainly IN 10 prove that slx
horses nAR ba started nj tho lpat MI.
tempt, and that thppa Ii no reason why
u man Should not start ono or two
horses tho hpal time lnatead Of making
eight or ten attempts, consuming nm
hour w DO II and tAKlnR tho pAtlanoo Of
tho public beyond endurance,
III there N anybody In tho world that
would llha IN drive alx horses with mo,
should hD plaaa9d IN hive them d0 No,
lost two Of tho original slx horses, hut
not two 10 tAka their places that aro
equally aeOd, 0ann0t tell exactly
how soon VIII no, for there IA oon'
siderable ~ d0 IN got sIx horses In
trim, A man Will Ride with mo on n
bicycle IN I0nGh my lend horses, no,
pApsa pann0t paa1h them with n four,
inthand whlp,h
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07

positions thnt are In harmony with the
spirit of their theme, Mr., llerbplt llas
occasionally nvnIled himself of The nd,
vantage afforded by the oriental locale
IN Introduce some of the wlerd strains Of
eastern mns|eI hui liz hna handled them
with eonAummntp skill, and they melt
away Into ripping melodies and bursts
ut harmony, the effect of which IN
heightened by tho contrast with what
proceeded them, The beautiful ehorale
nj the close VI The first act, and The HOng
"Pnlry Tales In Tho laAt net arc gems In
their way, and would alone bp sufficient
10 stamp Mr. llprhert IN n composer Of
tho iirnt rNnk,
Mr., Henderson Ia, of course, the cent.
raj figure Of the piece, md he IN I'M lrrer
repressIble I'M ever, No one on the stage
today understands better than le the
Introduction Of h Iud|elOuS amount Of
"buAlnesr,' and none han a better con.
ceptlon Of what kind Of business will
please mn audience, l'or this reason,
probably, he has not lesltAtud 10 intro
duoe II NJ every available opportunity
and tho reHul, IN precisely what he Ia
aiming At~-laughter, lie appears for The
greater part 0f the time IN very abrevI'
ated skirt, which drops whenever the
Reolehmnn, who has stolen the gem,
arieR out '1loot monl' and tho audience
laughs, lIp hets tho frey Don Pablo
TnhAHeo MO against the cnlAn'H
whlAkerA, wins thu waAer and proceeds
through the three acts tn claim lis
spells IN tho inAlallment plan by oeea-
%aionally pluoking n hnIr from hls adyer.
Aoryn facet and again the audience
laughs In faet, II IL laughter throughout
tho entire progress III The play,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07
NEW BIBLE PROMISED,
@R#H#
Michigan Faster sNys The Present
0no II kOt Hit In n0Nd.

Vhe Rev, A, N, Hlhhany, 4 natlye
Syrian, educated In tho United states
and n few years ago Mal0r NJ tho
M0pnn1I MlohD congregational church,
Inns announced Hin withdrawal from
Tho 0rfh0dax church, H0 give nv his
reAsan Tint hp did not believe In tho
divinity 0f Christ
HIhhnng contends That The Bible In
I'm present farm IN not \ Nv book 10 h0
nut Into tho hands 0f children and
EeHng peapl2 He promises 10 publish
In n short TINA n now 1dltlon III tho
Bible In which pure and lofty teaeh.
lngs VIII he distinguished from l9g0nd-
ary leFe, says tho New York VlMas,
Vhls bible, when completed, will he
used In hls nahHpahn and neHnday
sGhQel,H
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07
ron TnH PHHHs IA M,
What WIN w n0ne NJ tla Annual Meet
tns NJ TIN Association,

What WIN IN n0na NJ tha Annual Maat.
ing NJ TIN AssOainiiOh
Jnhn MeMpUay, prosidout of Tho
Montana pInn association, hns nm.
naun1ad thu programme for tho annual
0ntlnR nj TIM n%ssnnlatiOn VIe naa0ein,
ti0n will meet M LIyinahtan IN Tho
afternoon NJ Thursday, August TO-
Vhara VIII In business sarsi0n TINT
affHvno0n md \ pnhlia reception In tim
evening, Tho nnxt morning Tho pAviy
VIII ha taken IN Hunters Hot Springs,
A spaaial train haing provided Tor
thAt purpose, Thare thu newspaper
man VIII faka thair annual hath Nv,
tnrning thu aAma dry, n hanqHet VIII
ha tand0red by tho peapla M Livingston
That evaning, Tho naxt morning tha
trip thT0ggh TIM National pAvk will bH
Vhis trip viii thka saven days,
Via regular train will ha taken w
and thu a%aav0yaRpea VIII 10
faken fFaln tharat
VharH VIII In mn pAp6ra ~ dtsauH,
Etans M TIM meeting, tha daatgH beiHa
NJ haya mn cutting simply,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07
FOR HANDLING TRAINS,
Ions Distance %TalaphDDa VIII wv
AHd MsiRnn MI lNn VnlnKrnNh,

VI EFtFNHbFF y NHNbFNVWF WIZ WV
lHah IMsiRAn NJ lla T%nlnRrnDh,
Within tho nAat TOW months there
hAVn boon n number VI experiments on
the Baltimore md ohio mllroAa with
tho long distance telephone for thu
movement of lrAlna, One OF tho OIL
GlAla 9f Tho company N authority for
tho statement IhAt Tho now mplhoh has
proved worry snppnasinl 40 fAp and lhNt
There Ia great probability thAt before
very lDna Tho nsn OF tho telegraph VIII
Do almost entirely abandoned, maya tho
Baltimore Sun,
In handling trains by telephone tho
orders lpa lAkpn by Nm operator Ana
pppaAlan W tho dlapniphnr ana No on,
phpl have SOHO OF Tho Mnn become lhAl
much time IA aavad, An experimental
line hAs been IN operation Dn Tho phllr
AdalphlA division Tor Two months, md
thallp Inns not been \ particle ~ trouble
nVha trouble 0r tho ayAtnM,o said Nh
OfillAl, innnna \ great lpnl 10 thu pAllr
T0Ad company and IA most distinctly 4
sIep In A1VAnppr We VIII hn ablp NJ
equip our 0ltl0es with tpAlnnd employ,
eesmMaD who hRyn bean In tho train
service md who npp familiar with tho
operation Ol n railroad from long, ppApr
illAl experience, We hnpp, md IN
have MI roads, lpalnmm who hive bn.
p0n0 Injured while on duty WIN Apn
nor able 10 40 hnnpF W0pk 0p who hnNn
LOST ono Op mora limbs, Thalp minds
Apa m DplHhi ~ over and thnlp knOWlT
AaHA OH MllpDndlng nnlmpAlpad, II
stands 10 reason TIM those men can
better meet Tho emergencies TINT oonr
'front.' MI operator lhnn n Young md lnr
experienced person who holds Tho posi-
tl0n because 0f \ kD0Wlo1gl of teles'
paphy,
W'Akn aD old engineer who hAs poDght
nd II Tor yaAlA Hn knows tho whistle
0f every locomotive M hin division,
how Ions " tAknH IN / Ip0m ono sta
tl0D 10 another An0 II Thousand md 0nn
details tAnl nmlnpnlly ~ him for \
t0WPp OpapntOE His experience Will
be Of bHneht ~ thu company, md he
VIII lnva employment snltod IN hls on
pAblllllas md VIII n0t hnva ~ waste Tho
information HHtllapnd during ypnra NJ
running Oh tho p0Ad, " slpIkas mo HINT
the telephone VIII come Into vnpy gnDr
epal usa f0p thla pnpposh md give PM
pl0yMant 10 disabled engineers, a0n'
dHGt9ps, npeman, hpakampn, baagager
Men, ata,n
Vlaa President Underwood could not
be saan tho athaP aAy, but General Nv
p~Rvintandent WtAgapHld faid that ha
INV A0thlHg objectionable In the exr
neplMRDts M fAp and Thought TINT
}bePe Was M doubt hut that telephones
Wenla he MsfRIlad on fha heavy glxlr
elans within \ YRaF,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07

Expensive DistilliAk Plants IN ~
keNt IN tlhtMN,

Tho unApippmnAlpp'A department M
washington llAA mAllp Il In1llAllDn fDp
something over #ll,OOD rOp n~ppAIAlnp
10 supply I'M troops or Thu chinese WI
petition with pure drinking WINTER
Tho department nlIrnly hnA plnpe1 OI'
ial# for sloplllsapA nnn disabling plnnta
which VIII Furnish nh n@AupoAAle on BA,i
Zoo AHllOna Df Dupp WnlMp \ nny
The atprllislnH plDnlA VIII mike RDll
QUO gallons Of winter pnp dntl vlnHp
VIII DO usnd lnlnlh, Wllnln foul plvnr
And suspicious VOL WINTER III encounter
ad, Tho disabling DINnlA viii Furnish
T,4OD AnIlOlA Il Inv Nnll INN Dn llAnn III
naed Oh tho a%nnuOaat, where snIl Wnl
tor VIII BIZ rendered III for drinking
l9lIs N tho lnOsl expensive water plpl
flying plnni Tho UnIlnu HlnIeA over linn
attempted 10 Aund Win hl army IN tho
field, II IN thought TINT with Tho nndl'
lion Dr boiling WltnF Oh lilo portable
cooking mluhs lila VIII furnish AIl
adequate supply TOP lhp whole army
ms trsROn'A AMOnh
W. Aln't A'eAIln low llp AarAp u ol'lna vIhda hp
W. AiHl D llllnA we'll pull out ~,elaHws mostly
10, eDlllnllDNl
we'rs ]4alluAel 10 lAAe DUP qnnnee AlenS with MI
A%'r.!IIs A 'lIla v !, 40 vNu' N'4mS 'h'ns'' Dan gu
ws'ga lnppy now VA WI eAu Oe pInea Ihen pFeHH
ipllpls WfDta
'rhe . ,aa., ll4t Oup old D"''''H'''n 'he o''Hon''
WoIpu unlulul han aiuun aha lusl fla MANA, Aat
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07
TnH IDOL's ByM
A AMpapb ppOdnMiDB ny the lsDsi0n
IYrIn Oiarn tOMpnna,

ityrIn OiapA tOmpnns,
Tho Idols Bye, the superb production
the Boston Lyric Opern company, was
suggested by Wilhle Collins powerful
romance ''The MoonslOnpr" IN Ihel the
action IN both works hinges Oh the lapt
TINT Il gem Of priceless value hnA been
pmloined from an Idol from ono Of the
temples and the plIDrtsOf The %tipvotpeA w
restore The Jewel To lla Hahtfhl place,
There IN u difference, hnWeveP, IN the dps
llDuneement lllnt, whereas Mr. Collins
characters eventunllk succeeded IN their
mission, Mr. Smiths vnndala moi only
keep The gem they have plllpred, hui
they round Onl their work by ppvlatting
the temple, securing yet another priceless
stone, and even carrying away the
golden Image Of tho god himself Az
may well he Imagined, N IL NIL very
especially 10 us who have no cons
peptIon Of the y@pntralIon In which The
Images Of the east are held,
Mr.. llerlert'4 musical setting, while
not 10 he ranked IN the best he has done,
IL satisfactory, lie md Mr., Smith have
Wisely IN incorporating several
topical songs, but no ray time melodies,
and In giving their attention 10 The conn
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-08-07
III, Lonis Breaks me RseOpa,

M, Louis llNS the largest drug house,
The largest wooden ware store and tll0
g"entaat hardware house IN the world,
says Charles N, linpvey IN Tho Attain
tlo, All or these have nHpnolas In evp
cry country In Europe and In most Of
those Of South America, II IA tho sapn
end largest shoe distributing point In
tho world, IN N IN sold mere hardwood
lumber thAn IN any other elty any
where More street onpa arc mAnnfnea
turod IN NJ, Louis thnD NJ my other
point IN The world, II lends Tho world
In tho sale Of horses md mules, Hum
dretA ~ horses md mules recently
bought IN MI, Louis by nAeita Df thu
British government were shipped 10
South AfploA for service In the army,
In tho manufacture of toDnceO Nj,
Louis hna long led NIL the rest Of tho
world, From the Missouri district,
chiefly IN lts principal city, The govr
eminent draws fnr more revenue from
tObnGoO manufacture than N does from
any either quarter IN the country. 1ha
percentage Of population enrolled In
thu public schools was 2D,DD for Tho OH
Tire United States, according 10 thu
latest figures which llayp been made
public, while II WIS ga,1T for Missouri,
Few states surpnaA II In tills respect,
Missouri has the largest permanent
soh0Ol fund on any Of The states,