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Evening star., 1900-12-11
SECOND GAME,

notAis z i54 Totals. 4 25 722
Ihe wird-up contest was almost a record
breaking affair from the standpoint of poor
playing. Both sides shared in the series
of splits and misses and, coupled with the
outraeeously slow work Of the pin spotters
the affair was miserable. The home team
was 1aVor1te among the spectators and
realized expectations by winning out though
by what is one of the smallest winning
scores In the leagues history The score
follows: ~
Evening star., 1900-12-11
Xmas Candies.

We've made a big purchase
of Candies in order to make an
especially low price on fine
Candies for Nmas. An item
that will particularly appeal to
Sunday schools and the like.
Chocolate Noagats. Chocolate Creams.
all favors; Chocolate Chips sour lemon,
ss'"ss creams. s'.'''...':, and Fl: 1213c. lD.
Evening star., 1900-12-11

Mr.. George Boch Of Oxon Hill. Prince
Georges county. Md, entertained a large
number OF his friends from the county and
Anacostia few evenings since at a house
warming given at his remodeled country
home. Persons were in attendance from dis
tant points In the county. and the guests num-
bered about 100. A country dance and a
supper were among the things provided by
Mr. Boch for his guests. 1t was late
hour when the evenings enjoyment was
concluded.
Evening star., 1900-12-11
THIRD GAME
totals. II IL TD3i Totals

Y II 1-"I IUtHIs-. 4 6SJ
Ihere Will be two league matches Thurs
day evening. The Columbias and Carroll
Institute teams will meet at the Iatter's
alleys. while at the Golden Eagle alleys
the Saengerbund will contest with the home
team The first named game is postponed
from Wednesday, as scheduled, on account
OF the centennial, and the Eagle -Saenger-
bund match is moved up by consent of the
captains
The standing of the clubs:
Evening star., 1900-12-11

Open Evenings Till Christmas.
BON MARCHE BON MARCHE BON MARCF1E.
; Till Christmas.
BON MARCHE.
A Store Full of Xmas Gifts.

taxed capacity OF Space to tell
of good things here for Xmas and
forced to tell of only few OF the special bargains that will
lines of goodste samples that the statesmen of
leading have turned i'm after coming back
small lots that the
glad Holiday business
bargains Santa Claus will do
double dut this
Evening star., 1900-12-11

Robert Brfscoe of Porksteak alley was to-
day convicted In the Police Court OF as
saulting Hiram Jones. and Judge Kinabah
fined him $40, with the alternative Of thirty
dAyD In tail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

The Republican platform of 1900 Is
n work OF mechanics rather than Of
art.
Its making was problem OF CON
struction, rather than an exercise for
the Imagination.
Its trainers found the material ready
20 their hands. and TO n degree unusual
In such matters the material itself was
of far greater Importance than the
manner of Its arrangement or the skill
with which 1t might he decorated.
The empty platitudes of the ordinary
platform. the I'VE condemns" the
1--WE deplore-s" and the I'VE point
with pride-s" have no place in this
plain record OF well known facts and
clear repetition of principles whose
wisdom and sufiiciency have been tri-
umphnntiy demonstrated beyond rea-
sonable doubt by the course Of events.
The Republican platform is not II
matter of argument nor of theory. 1t
II plain statement of facts, facts
known TO all the world, facts substan-
tiated by the official government rec
ords of this nation and of other ma
tons, facts which are illustrated in the
Americans throughout the country,
facts which form alike the triumphant
proof of party success and the indls-
putable evidence of the party ability
for the future.
This then is the platform of the Re
publican party:
A plain and undenlable statement of
past events constituting an unparallel-
ed record of party success and tri-
umphant demonstration of the wis
dom of party principles;
A sincere, straightforward and un-
reserved promise of the continuance of
the present policy in national affairs,
and patient persistence in the settle.
ment of pending difficulties;
The pledge of the treatment of any
new problems in the same spirit OF
common-sense Americanism and I'M
partial consideration for the rights and
interests of all classes and sections
that has distinguished the party in
the past.
Upon such platform the Republl-
can party with its triumphant record
of past successes invites the co-opern.
ton of all Republicans without regard
to past differences and also of all Amer
leans who believe in the principle OF
letting well enough alone, or who have
seen the folly of destroying the foun-
dations of our prosperity in an effort
to correct small or imaginary imper.
fections and evils.-Colorado Springs
Gazette.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28

~ wanted linn. He declared hinssif
ready to act af The behcst Of the par
ty, but not nj the bchcsi of the individ-
ual." When II beccame certain that
the whole convention wanted him he
did whn, patriotic and loyal Repub-
iican in such circumstances should do
-be consented. saying: 81 can't help
myself: the voice OF the party must be
obeyed." He was named by the whole
Republican party. and such demand
could not be ignored.
The absolutely unanimous vote OF his
feIIow-delegntes and the wild outburst
OF enthusiasm that greeted his nomin-
alton were typical of the sentiments OF
the whole nation toward him. II Is a
simple statement OF fact that Theodore
Roosevelt is the most popular man in
American politics nfter President Me-
Klnley. The President himself If thor
oughly pleased with the choice made.
Roosevelt's nomination viii meet with
enthusiastic approval from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. to say nothing of the
sentiments of the brave men In Cuba,
Porto Rico. and the Philippines who
would follow him to death II he said
the word.-Chlcago Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
n..KlALeY ANp a1osavElT.

There has been no doubt for the past
year as to whom the great majority of
the rank and file Of the Republican
party wanted ON the ticket for vice
president. Only his own expressed
wish kept Roosevelt from being made
the nominee. as Mckinley was. long
before the delegates to the convention
were chosen. Finally. notwithstand-
Ing his expressed wish. the overwhelm-
ing desire Of the people. voiced by del
egates especially from the western
states. prevailed. and the nomination
was mnde
There was universal recognition of
the fact that the ticket Is the strongest
that the Republican could have named.
The sober. conservative Judgment OF
the people recognizes that Mckinley
has been on the whole one of the best
Presidents we ever had; and the young
and ardent and energetic manhood of
Americn In enthusiastic over the sturdy
New Yorker who Is really as western
In spirit as any plalnsman or noun
tIiht'I
tune that would have made II easy for
him TO devote his days TO golf and his
nights TO his club, has lived the siren
uous life-hns been author, cowboy,
hunter, historian, soldier, politician,
statesman, In turn or all ut once, and
whose frankness, courage, good sense.
and manliness, have won the respect
Mt least OF every man and woman in
America.
The ticket is especially strong in that
the two men ON 1t both stand on n rec
ord of things done. There hardly need
ed to be platform aside from the can
didntes. AS was well said long ago,
the bricfest expression of the Repub-
lIcan achievement OF the past forty
years may be put In two words-pros-
perity and expansion. McKinley's
name is indssolubly connected with
the first ever since he was heralded.
more than four years ago. as Its ad-
vance agent; and Roosevelt stands for
expansion by virtue of what he has
done, and what he has written, and
what he Is The Republican party Is
fortunate In Its candidates; for II does
not need to promise. II does not need 20
ask its supporters to exercise much
faith; 1t can point to Its candidates and
its record. and say; ''There is what
we have done. and these are the kind
of men who have done II; II you want
some more of the same. vote with u.s."
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
M'KINLEY. ROOSEVELT. VIC
TORY

Yesterday the Republican party
wrote chapter OF splendid history. 1t
gave to the country platform on
which every publlc-spiritcd citizen viii
be glad to stand. II nominated tick
ct which will command the cnthuslas-
tic support Of every patriotic Ameri-
can. The scenes attending the pre-
sentatlon OF the ticket We're unexam-
pied In The history Of parties. For the
first time since national delegate CON
ventlons were invented both members
of u presidential ticket were selected
by unanimous vote OF the assem-
blage. There have been cases, al
though they occurred seldom, when
candidates for President were nom
mated without opposition. In still
fewer instances nominees for vice pres
ldent were nominated without strug-
gle. The two cases never occurred In
the same convention, however, until
yesterday. In Philadelphia, on June
81, 1900. for the first time in the annals
OF national party nssemblages, the can
didntes for President and vice pres-
dent were selected by the unanimous
vote of all the representatives OF the
party.
Mckinley and Roosevelt, This Is the
ticket which the s.00O.Oo0 Republican
voters of the United States have want
ed, but which they at one time feared
they would not get. They feared they
would not get 1t because they doubted
that Roosevelt could be induced to ac-
cept the candidacy. 1t was his desire,
frequently and emphaically express
ed, that he should be the party's noml-
nee for governor again. The masses
of the party all over the country de-
mandcd his nomination. Just one man
of the millions of voters whose ballots
next November will sweep Mckinley
and Roosevelt into Office stood in the
way of Roosevclt's nomination, This
man was Roosevelt himself. Happily
his opposition was overcome at the
critical moment. This is another In
stance In which personal preference
has given way TO the popular will when
this win has been expressed in an em-
phatic way through the peoples regu-
larly constituted instrumentulities.-
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
south African News.

London. June 24.-There was almost
a total absence of war news from
South Africa last night, and the tele-
grams received lack interest and fail
to add 10 the facts already known.
According to special dispatch from
Cape Town 1t seems that in the recent
fight at Zand river the Beers captured
1000 mail bags, containing three
weeks accumulation of letters for Lord
Roberts army. and 100000 worth Of
stamps intended for the use of the
troops.
According to Pretoria dispatch,
General Botha possesses full powers
to conclude peace. and 1t is reiterated
that he is willing to surrender, but, II
seems. President Kruger remains OBJ
durate.
The fact that u deputation from Piet
ersburg. In northern Trnnsvaal. has
approached Lord Roberts with an invi-
tation to send a force to receive the
submission of the town, is regarded as
important.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
DEMOCRATS DoDoluo ,e ro,.

The Democrats of Missouri. Kentuc-
ky. Georgia. California and Vermont
held their state conventions ON Thurs
day. and not one of them had II word
to say in favor of the free and unllm-
tied coinage of silver at the ratio of
~ to |.
They all vaguely indorsed the Chica-
go platform. but that means little or
nothing. -Four years ago and two
years ago the Democratic conventions
of those states declared unequivocal-
ly for the complete restoration of sill
yer to its old legal status, through the
independent action Of our government,
without awaiting the consent or coop
Grafton of any other nation, but now
the burning Issue of the last preslden-
tial campaign is passed by without
even the merest mention In their plat
forms.
All of which goes to show that when
the Democratic national convention
assemblies at Kansas City on July 18th,
large majority OF the delegates will
probably follow the example set by
the state conventions under discussion
They Will support II money plank en-
bodying a nebulous demand for bimet-
allism and denuncintlon of the ma
tional banking system, but we do not
believe that even Colonel Bryan's in
fluence. great as II is In his party.
would be strong enough, If exerted in
that direction. to secure an outright
declaration worded like that of 1896
in favor of the reopenIng of our mints
to the free and unlimited coinage of
silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.
The Democratic politicians are sim
ply following the current of public
opinion in this matter. The money
question which was the burning issue
four years ago, has been relegated TO
the rear by the logic of events, and it
cannot be brought TO the front this
time, no matter how earnestly any
party or individual may desire It,
Denver RpDublican
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
TRAINLOAD KILLED.
r4rRry-rrve PASSENGERS DEAD
Three Cars Plunge Into a Swollen strea"
Ruins Burn Up. Completing the ie
ribIe Work.

Atlanta. Ga. June PA PASSENGER
train on the Macon branch oil tiie
Southern railway ran into wasnuu'
one and one-Iialf miles north OF Nc
DonouEh. Ga, last night and was conn-
plctely wrecked.
The wreck caught fire and the entlre
train, with the exception OF the sleep
er. was destroyed.
Every person on the train except tbe
occupants OF the Pullman car perlsleu-
Not member of the train crew escap-
ed
Thirty-five people in all were killed
A cloudburst broKe over that secuon
OF the country about q o'clock lnst
night. and presumably washed out a
section of the track nearly 100 feet IN
length.
Into this the swiftly moving train
plunged. The storm was still raging
and all the car windows were closed
The passengers. secnre, as they
thought, and sheltered comfortably
from the inclenent weather, went to
death without an lnstant's warning
The train. consisting Of baggage.
car, second clnss coach. first class
coach and Pullman sleeper. was
knocked into kindling wood by the
fail.
The wreck caught fire in II few min
utes after the fall and all the coaches
were burned except the Pullman car.
Every person on the train except the
occupants of the Pullman car pcrished
In the disaster. There was no escape
as the heavy Pullman weighted down
the others and the few alive In the
sleeper were unable TO render assist
For brief time there was silence.
Then the occupants of the Pullman ear
recovered from their Dewilderment and
after hard work managed to get out
of their car and found themselves on
the track in the pouring rain. The
extent of the catastrophe was quickly
apparent.
Flames were already seen coming
from that part of the wreck not COW
cred by water AS the wreck began
10 go 10 pieces under the destructive
work of both flames and flood, human
bodies foated out from the mass and
were carried down stream by the swift
current The storm did not abate in
fury. Flashes of lightning added to
the steady glow of the burning train
and lii up the scene with fearful dis
tinctness.
Flagman Quinlan. who was one of
the first to get out. at once started for
the nearest telegraph station. Making
his way as rapidly AS possible In the
face OF the binding storm. he stunt
bled into the office at McDonough and
after telling the night operator of the
wreck, fell fainting to the floor. Word
was quickly sent to both Atlanta and
Macon but no assistance was to be
had except in the latter city, as the in
terruptcd track prevented the arrival
of any train from Macon.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
TALK FOR A MINING BUREAU.
International Mining Congress Considers
Resolution Asking For Its Estab-
uShment.

Milwaukee, Wis, June 20.-The ques-
tion of permanent organizat tion and in
corporation of the International Miu-
ing Congress was discussed among the
members at the session of the Con
Rress to-day and the general feeling
appears to be that the proposed or
ganization will be defeated.
Resolutions were introduced to-day
by Ex-Governor Prince providing for
a call to Congress to establish n bu-
reau of mining. This is the first open
move for recognition OF the mining
Industry, and is the nucleus for wide
and extensive campaigning by the mlu-
ing men of the country to secure gov.
ernmental bureau of mining.
The resolution says: THE magnitude
and Importance of the mining Industry,
which has now reached over $500 00O.
900 Of annual product, call for the es-
tablishment of a national department
OF mining, the chief officer of which
shall be member of the cabinet"
w. j. Morgan of Milwaukee Is talked
of for president, in opposition to Pres
ident Montgomery.
The feature of the session was n pa
per read by Ex-Governor Bradford l..
Prince, Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a
Department of Mining"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
ROOSEVELT FOR VICE PRESi-
DENT.

The unanimous nomination of Theo-
United States was II fitting climax to
the proceedings of the Republican con
ventIon. The combination of McKin-
ley and Roosevelt is invincible. The
alleged political scheming of Plat cuts
no figure one way or the other. What
Mr. Plat may or may not do is of no
interest TO the people at large. The i'm
portant fact is that the party and the
people wanted Governor Roosevelt on
the ticket and viii support him In No
vember. The political superstition that
Il man who becomes vice president IL
buried need give nobody any concern.
Mr. Roosevelt is not the sort of man to
be buried IN the vice presidency or any
where else He is too young and vigor-
ous-too good a iighter-and has too
many resources TO be successfully
showed into obscurity by any scheme
or by any sci of circumstances. He
viii make model vice president aud
be stronger and more popular than ever
-four years hence.
II was n case of the office seeking the
man. From the first II was apparent
That the delegates were bent upon
nominating Roosevelt. All the other
candidates Were strong and acceptable
men, bur he was the choice. His name
nloue stirred enthusiasm among all the
delegates from the East and West
alike. Instead Of seeking the nomina-
fion. he rather sought TO avoid It until
IL became apparent that the whole par
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28

The filtration of the water supply OF
cities by means OF sand tilter-beds. or
mechanical contrivances, has rapidly
advanced In this country during the
past ten years; but 1t is far more gen.
eral in Great Britain than here. Mr..
Allen Hazen. an authority on sanitary
engineering. AYERS that the fact Is
fully established that the death rate
from typhoid fever Is materially low
cred by the filtration OF the water sup
ply. In Great Britain. cities contain
Ing an aggregate population of more
than 100000 people use a sand-fl-
tered water supply. and the result, It
Is claimed. is shown in London's free
dom from typhoid. In this country
only one-tenth of the towns and cities
have filtered water.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
punnInr Turkey Arnin.

Constantinople, June 2I.-Iloyd C.
Griscom, United States charge daft
faires, to-day presented a fresh note TO
the Ottoman government. insisting up
on nn immediate reply to the demand
of the United States for settlement
of the Indemnity in connection with the
losses of Americans AT the time of the
Armenian mnssacres.
Although vigorously phrased, the
note Is not an nliimatum. II is said.
however. to have been dsagreeable
surprise to the Porte. testifying as It
does to the intention of the United
States government to pursue this mat
ter OF indemnity TO the end.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
Admiral Kempn Not in tho Fight.

Washington, June 20.-The Navy de-
partment states regarding n dispatch
from Admiral Kempff brought from
Taku TO Che Foo and forwarded by
Commander Taussig of the Yorktown:
1.-THE department has received cable
gram from Admiral Kempff, dated
June 20. He says the Taku forts were
captured by the other foreign forces;
that heavy firing was heard at Tien-
Tsin the evening OF the 18th instant.
He is making common cause with the
foreign powers for general protection.
There are 300 Americans ashore. May
81 the number of foreign troops ut
Pelin was. 430. There are 6,00O men
ashore now at Che Foo, and about
5000 troops, Russian. German and
English, have just arrived"
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
cub,ns want TO Know Our Plans.

Havana. June 2i.-Now that the elec-
tlon is over, the people are beginning
to ask what they have gained by II and
what Is going to happen next. The
business men of the island, also the
ngriculturists. are asking and begging
General Wood for some specific declar-
alton ms 10 what America intends do
ing.
A strike has occurred amang the Ia
borers employed by the Havana Elec-
trio Company, Cubans and Spaniards,
on the ground that they do not receive
the same wages ms Americans who do
similar work. The contractors reply
that Americans are worth far more
than Cubans.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28

From Guam Capt Leary reports
that the evaporating plant is in excel
lent condition; that the steam saw
mill has been erected and Is ready TO
work. and that the telephone system
between Pitt and Agana is completed
and is in Successful operation. Officers
Of the Yosemite are engaged in topo-
graphical survey of the island. He
sends the following financial state
ment. says the Army and Navy Jour
nal: Amount in treasury July l.,
1899 CMexican) s2,17l.51; receipts
(Juiy i to Jan. /, 1900. ss.4l5.2b; ex-
penditures (July to Jan. /, iso0). &c.
767 SO; amount in treasury Jan. /,
1900, s4.Sl9.07. The population of
Guam is 1861; 3.12s males over seven
years of age. $3.50 women and 1853
children.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28
AN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
Rebciiious FiIIpino- WIN Be Given n
Chance to Come In.

Chance to Come 1n.
Washington, June 20.-Secretary
Root said tonight that the text OF the
an nesty proclamation would be pub
lished tomorrow In Manila and Wash
inginn simultaneously. II will he is
sued by General Macarthur uud is
done by direction of the President. The
proclamation gives free pardon to all
Filipinos who have participated In the
rebellion against the United States. the
only condition being that they taxe the
cath of allegiance and acknowle l,.e The
sovereignty of the United States. II
excludes no one, except those who
have violated the laws of war The
proclamation, the secretary said, will
speak for itself and will go into effect
Immediately. The time, considering the
facilities for communication In the
islands for acceptance of the amnesty
proclamation by those still in rebellion,
is limited, being only thirty or sixty
days.
Manila, June 2O.-Genernl Macarthur
will tomorrow formally announce
President McKinley's order of amnes-
ty. Buencamino, Paterno and other
prominent Filipino leaders are greatly
pleased, as they believe that under the
amnesty they can bring about the sur
render of Aguinaldo, who. they de
clare, is ready and willing to consider
the peace platform adopted by the
Filipino leaders, with a few inslgnifi-
cant exceptions.
Several meetings of the leaders We're
held quietly in Manila last week. They
are encouraged by the progress they
are making with the natives and the
authorities here. Tomorrow an i'm
portant meeting will be held, at which
the American decree will be read. 1t
Is the concensus of opinion of the for
eigners, the better class of the Fill
pinos and the Spaniards. that Aguin-
aldo will appear in Manila shortly, as
a result of the decree and the negotia-
tions of Buencamino.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-06-28

Probably the most novel regiment
ever raised is that which has been
recently formed at Wellington. New
Zealand. The ladies OF Wellington
have formed themselves into corps
which has been given the appropriate
title of New Zealand Amazons. They
are girls OF fine physique. being much
above the average In height The regi-
msnt is drilled according to military
schedule, and their maneuvers have
attracted considerable attention In the
whole OF the colony.