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The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

Jaun-y suits IN this rode may be mate
OF cheytor serge tweed. corduroy or VEL
yeteen. To make the suit for boy years
Will require one and cne-hzE yards OF ntty-
four-trrh material. The pattern, No. eCl5.
IS cut in sizes for boys 4. and years
BOYS Single-breasted Suit with ShieiI.
No. s1is-This natty suit IL made OF gray
covert Il consists OF short knee trousers,
three-but,ou cutavay coat and vest
The coat Is SHAPED with SHOULDER ana un:
Ger-arr1 seams, the fronts being raced aHc
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01
GentIemens Driving Climb.

There only light raia a: Forest Park
Friday night. just enough 70 put the Gentlemen
Driving Club track In fins condition for the
matinee Saturday afternoon. The several
races were interesting than usual sst the
fastest heats Of the s-as1r. trOsting and paciss.
were recorded In TIE cree-fcr-sli pscs I, was 4
battle rpval between NcGsut, tie c1uzn stock
Farm -utTy. driven hy Carl R0rhenae5-r. and
W. q ~ ersols's Sensation. driven BY Bruce
2-3- The second race vas declared finished after
tire third heat IN order to complete the DAYS
card. one heat having lees, won by ciretra Lo-
gan, Myrtle Spra<1e ard H1naatta- Ray Bates
owned and driven by Lagrit Petersen showed the
och.s tie way Ia the third race. winning in
straight heats In the fozrth event four f.es-
for-al tro,t4rs 20, .hs x0-Ti from starter lash.r
sad when the Ast haat was finished the track
record for the season was marked % the credit
OF A W. Harper the ray geldinz owned BY
CleTa VeIck Of South 81 Louis and driven ana
trained BY Al Dunn ct North 81 LoG.s the nil.
tered and driven bv z p T.scn vas an .x-
csll-nt second in each as.; sEd showe. xeuier
IN Ia summaries.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

LIFT AZ cost
-tsrt good Won ~ssed up. secr-f hauiily
!l-u,as----'rp-- Paratus Winner much rhH hss,
rara. MIR liay kin. zile II Start rtnsel -ff-T-
10 -r-.srrt. elrr- rot received In futur-.
Tirif-.It ~. .111.- Il. l154. .;.,sh..
Post . minutes
11x Second race. purse 800. 2-year-olds
ZN4 t-er-th= miles.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

Won oneasIy snIdr :
he
ena I
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

starr god Wua driven oct - orf easily Nt1'.
aus e Doctor tae class % ne SuE~h
atar stNcs-rtI Cotton Plant slow az 81
relish Ca,nS
snI-p-.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

start s-.a1 Wen EASILY. ssc0rt sane Whine
Mantle Winner uuca the best; Seve.et IN gong
n hort u should -.ye h- cil--t s:' g-rs n
WtlEEt killed Queen ItT n in last eighth oStAl
TT1le-;i5. 81. .li.. l-1. t.ic-s
psf Z. minutes
40 SIKH race. purse .4oo. handicap. 5-ye
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-07-01

Start god Won driving; second al out. Ware
Pirate Z Perza0~.-Ni-s Til r-TS Nicnrr ne st-,
route Wallace GOOD race. but weakened N S-pSia
weakened az stretch turn -. -,
Tirns-.5. H.. :3li., ~. -. i:s'a- ia lt1s
Post minute
OF Fifth race. Tsr: Congress stake. hard'f
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09

for Mr.. Rixey. and Messrs. Swanson.
Otey, Hay and Young for Mr.. Rhes.
Mr.. Rhea voted for Mr.. Rixey and Mr..
Rixey for Mr.. Rhea.
The members OF the House naval committee
started from here this morning for Norfolk
and Newport's News on the government
steamer Dolphin.
The srsum ,nt In the contested election
case from the 9th Virginia district WAS to
have come up again in the House elect on
committee room this morning, but up to the
hour for the House to meet, no quorum had
appeared.
The Senste committee on foreign relations
have ordered a favorable report on the Hay.
Pauncefote treaty, with the Davis amendme mt
attached. This amendment allows the United
States to defend the canal. Senator Morgan
will make q minority report against this
amendment.
In the House today Mr. Rixey introduced
a bill, ut the request Of Mr. A. }. Weddet.
burn, to coin zoo, silver memorial half
dollars for the use Of the association that
proposes 10 erect Q monument to Gen. Wash
ington st Alexandra; also papers In reference
to the bill for the relief Of Mrs Captain Los
ter. daughter of the late Judge Shack, lford,
OF Cupeper, Virginia.
In the Senate today Mr.. Daniel presented
memorials against the law prohibiting the
transportation OF game from the State in
which it has been killed; also against the bill
to exclude I'D vertising sheets from I'd class
mail; also bills to quiet the title of Ely Ayres
to certain lands il Mississippi; to pay S H.
somsr, of Shenandoah, $2.961. and Morit2
and Jonas Lowenbach, of Rockingham, Vir-
GINA, So, las for stores taken by the fed
eral army during the war between the State',
and Thomas Huntington. of Washington,
81 500. for occupation of buildings in Alex
sndrja du ring the Wsr
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
"A "Wide Open" City.

New York, March "a crusade
against vice, the natural result OF the
boldness with which gamblers, dive
keepers and other criminals are play ing
their nefarious trades, has begun 10 this
city. The Herald, Times and World
are devoting columns to an exposure OF
the "wide open" city and the protection
afforded the law breakers by the police
and the city government. The Times
claims that 50, OOO, 900 is paid every year
by the gambling house keepers for the
protection afforded them. Tois "gamb'.
ing commission" it is said, is composed
OF Q commissioner, who is at the head
OF one of the city departments, two State
Senators, ard the dictator of the poo
room synd cate of this city, who is allied
to Tammany Hall. This so-called com.
mission meets weekly. The money is
not only apportiousd at these confer
ences, but licenses to run gambling
houses are virtually issued there. TIL
Times says gamblers who want license
must apply through the police captain
10 their precinct. The captain refers it
to the "cOmmission, and retains the
initation fee OF $500. which goes with the
application.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
TELEGRApHiC BREVITIES.

Bodies are still beiog taken from The
Red Ash mine, at Fire Creek, w. Va,
and it is said that there we're men in
the mine st the TINA Of the explosion
that the officers had no idea were there.
Terry McOovern and Oscar Gardner
will battle in New York tonight for
twenty-five rounds and the feather
weight championship OF the world.
Betting favors McGovern at 100 to 20.
McGovern is 81 years old today.
Motorman Hill while guiding his Car
down "a steep grade near the old ferry,
in West New York, N. j., last night,
ran down Miss Bertha Ingold, % years
old. The woman was beheaded. A
owd quickly gathered. Hill, accord
ing to eye witnesses, was responsible
for the accident. A number of men
threatened the motorman. He fed to-
wards the river and apparently escaped
from his pursuers. This morning Hills
body was found 10 the river. The
police believe that grief and despair
over the accident drove him to suicide.
Edward Williams wss hanged at Trenton,
N. j., today for the murder of 1innie Eisley,
Q servant, on last Thanksgiving day while be
was drunk.
The American Plate Glass Company is de.
flying the courts of Indians, by refusing 10
permit any one to examine t, books.
Eugene Dets has accepted the nomination
for president of the Amslgsms ed 70 'islists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
San Francisco Ont Of Funds.

San Francisco, March 9.-San Fran
cisco is adopting s,ms remarkable
methods to tide over the remaining
portion of the fiscal year until july l..
Every department in the municipal or
ganization is suffering from lack OF
funds, but the public had no idea that
the situation was SO serious until the
Board of Supervisors announced that il
would be necs AIRY to dispense with
the lighting OF the streets after mid
night for the next four months. Toe
proposition raised storm of iDdigns-
ton. Last night at the stroke OF twelve
every public electric light and gas lamp
went out. 10 footpad circles there pre-
walls spirit OF hilsrity and 1t Is report
ed invitations are being sent to mem
bers OF the fraternity in other cities TO
come west. Following close upon the
difficulties respecting street lighting.
the health board announced the sus
pension during the next few months Of
all is departments excepting Two
emergency hospitals and the insanity
detention hospital. The health board
has not enough money even to buy
vaccine points, and this deficiency is
now being made up by private sub
scription. The whole trouble is due to
the inadequacy of last years tax levy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
From South Africa.

London, March 9.-General Roberts
wires the war office from Poplar Grove
under date of today, 9:05 0. M, as fol.
lows: "Kruger and Steyn were both
present at the fight on Wednesday md
did all 10 their power TO rally their
troops. The Boer rout, However, was
complete, their men declaring they
could not stand against British artille-
~ and such formidable force Of cavsl-
ry."
This news is the most important OF
the day, as it implies that the Free
Slate forces which composed the largest
part OF the Osfontein army are de-
moraliz sd and that Kruger's appeals to
them to make stand were ia vain.
London, March "a dispatch from
O,fontein, dated March s, says that
General Roberts's victory has produced
CONSERVATION at Bloemfoptein and that
1t is expected the submission of the
Orange Free State will be made within
week.
London. March GA dispatch from
Lorenzo MArqusz, dated yesterday
st lies that President Kruger reused
the spirit of the burghers at Glencoe by
inviting volunteers to accompany him
to the front as he wished to have shot
10 the course OF bis address at Glencoe,
the dispatch alleges, Kruger remark, d
that be did not know whether srbitrs-
ton or Intervention would end the war,
but it would end quickly, perhaps with
10 the next month. The dispatch says
that some hundreds of Leyds CONT
mental recruits are expected at Lorenzo
Marquee on the next boat.
Durham, March 9.-General War
ren's division, 10. 900 strong, is report
ed to have been ordered to join Gen
eral Gatacre on the southern border Of
the Free State.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
FRIDAY EVENING MARCH 9, 1900.

INyIEw of the facts that under the
proyisions of the Constitution, as cor
srued by the U. s. Supreme Court
this government cannot rule any terri
tory. no matter how acquired, as col
ony. and can only hold any territory,
except as State, after it shall nave
enough population to fit it for Statehood
it is not at all wonderful that the constl-
tutionsl lawyers in the U. 3. Senate
republicans as we'll as democrats,
should oppose the Porto Rico tariff BILL
which imposes restrictions upon the
subjects of this government in Porto
Rico that are not laid upon those OF
other parts of the land over which the
fspn flies. But the Constitution and
the u. s. Supreme Court are as nothing
to Mr.. Mckinley, compared with the
ayaricious desires of the sugar. rum
and tobacco trusts, from which are de-
rived the money by which he hopes bis
reelection may be bought.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
An EiYht.Club League.

New York, March 9.-The eight
G ub baseball circuit has been launched
and the season OF 1900 will see four
clubs playing 10 the east and four In
the west. This was decided last mid.
night by the national league magnates,
who after three hours session voted
TO drop Baltimore, Washington, Cleve
land and Louisville. Eleven clubs sigu-
I'd the agreement to the reduction and
The president of the New York club,
who was not present at last nights ses-
sion, will affix his signature today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
HOUSE,
THE VALUATION BILL.
To the Editor of tho Alexandria Gazette:

While | condemn the recent act OF
the Virginia legislature in reference to
the assessment Of personal property,
because of its iuquisi.orial character, ]
am pleased that Mr.. L. G. Barley has
been appointed as one of the officers
thereby created for the city of Alexan-
dris,
The act in question remiods me OF the
excise act in the reign of Charles the
Second, to which McCsuley refers in
the Ord chapter OF his History Of Eng
land, and is equally as oppressive.
Here is what MoCauley Gays on the
subject:
The most important head of receipt was
the excise. The discomfort excited
by direct imposts is, indeed. always out OF
proportion to the quantity OF money VII cb
they bring into the Exchequer, and :. was
peculiarly odious for 1t could be levied only
by means OF domicilisry visits; and of such
visits the English have slways been imps-
ITEM. A farmer Of .xes IT, Of sll cred
itors proverbially the most rspscous. The
collectors were loudly accused Of Performing
their unpopular duty with hArshness and in
science 1t was said that IS som rs they ap-
peaIed at the threshold OF q cottage the chilli
rem began 10 wall and the old women ran to
hide their esrthenware
There are in the Pepysian Library some
ballads Of that age on the chimney money.
will give specimen Of them:
THE good old dance, whenever they the
chimney msn espied,
Unto their hooks they haste away, their pots
and pipkns hide.
There is not one old dame in ten, and search
the nation through.
But, il you talk Of chimney men, will spare
curse or two.
Now what shall be done when Mr..
Barley enters upon the discharge of bis
duties? I say let the men arm them
selves with cudgels. and the old danes
with brOomsticks, and drive him out Ct
their houses. Quo VADIs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09

WHETHER convention to change the
State constitution shall be held or not
is most important question, and IS the
State democratic convention will deter
nine whether it shall or shall not be
made party question, it behooves 81
the democrats in the State to be careful
10 the selection of the delegates they
shall send to the latter. The pre- q.
emit constitution is bad enough in all
conscience, but, 10 view of what the leg
islature has done, whether convention
would not make a worse one, is mat
ter for grave consideration, and certail-
" this is no time for a division 10 the
party. OF course most of the present
democratic minor State officials will
oppose the convention, and that the
republicans will do so, goes without say
inp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
THERE ARE many people 10 the South

THERE ARE many people 10 the South
who have by some remarkable process
become possessed of the egregicusly
erroneous idea that their fellow clti-
zeps of the North, with all their schools
aud colleges, are better educated and
better informed than those whose To-
was cast ir the Southern States. Such
people are surprised, therefore, at the
ignorance that prevails in the North in
respect of Southern affairs. But their
better informed neighbors are not. for
thew know that when the blind lead
the blind, both fall into the ditch, and
that when a bishop in the Methodist
church stands I'D 10 pulpit and
breaches that chief justice, before th'
war between the States. declared that
negroes had no rights which white man
was bound to respect, it is only natural
that bis more ignorant hearers should
believe him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09

No NOTICE.-Have you paid ycur
State taxes for 1898? II not, you have
but six days to save your properly be.
cause it is bought by the .land-grabbers
and without sny notice to you. In.
der the new law, the intending purctas.
er must give notice OF bis application 10
the owner, hut under the Old law, under
which the 1898 de!irquento' property
will be sold, there is no notice r. Quirsd.
We cannot urge too strongly lbe ia
portsnce of all properly.owners looking
into this matter. The sale will take
place on the Is b instant at the CITY
Hail. Richmond News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Admiral Dewey, on the authority OF
Mr.. Dswey. would accept presiden-
tial nomi nation If rendered him.
President Mckinley, through ian
authorized statement by a Cabinet
member" defended his course in the
Puerto Rican bill.
L. b,r troubles eliminated 10 riot
In Chicago yesterday evening. One
man was shot and probably fatally
wounded, and six others were iojured,
one severely.
Memb rs Of the diplomatic corps Of
Washington think remarkable the pre-
vsiliug impression that it is nece ssary
to consider only Great Britain in canal
negotiations. The powers will iDsis.
on their rights.
Three large trans. Atlantic steam srs,
which arrived at New York yesterday
from New York, brought over three
thousand steerage passengers, over
two thirds of them from northern Ger
many and the rest of them from Italy.
The Second Presby terian Cnurch at
the corner OF Twentieth street al d
Michigan avenue, Chicago, was com.
pletely destroyed by fire last night.
The building was the home OF one OF
the most aristocratic congregations in
Chicago and was erected twenty years
ago.
An apparently important conference
was held in Pitisburg. Pa, yesterday,
between the defendants and plaintiffs
10 the equity suits against the Car
negie Steel Company and the Frick
Coke Company. To outsiders it look
ed as though the long-:alked of COM
promise was being arranged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
DIED.

At Washington, D. @, On Thursday Miuh
8, 1900, Macy ESTELLE. wife OF Msn-ley
4. Rust, and daughter OF the late J ,me C.
and Olivia Nevett. Remains will BE- br ugt
TO the residence of her sitt rs, 20i north Go.
10 nbus street. Friends are invited to st.c1d
funeral services at st. Msry's Church. Alex.
sntIia, Va, on Saturday, March 10, At II
o'clock a m.
On Wednesday, March Slh instant, in Hay
m rket. Va, at the home OF her son-iu-Aw,
Doctor II. NJ. Carlson. Mrs. MATILDA r..
SAYRS, aged SO years and s months WIDOW
daughter of the late John Roberts, Of .c1sr-
dria. Interment took plsc9 to-day, Friday,
in Christ Church cemetery on srriysi Of tie
Manassas train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
lCOMMUNICA,

COMMUNICATED
WHAT SHE CAN'T DO WITHOUT
She can do without thimble and ns,dI,
and thread. u'e
She can do without meat and a nil.
out bread. INNS
She can do without husbands. that a.
ways are growlinp.
She can do without babies, that a w.ys
are bowling.
She Can do without ink, paper and nan.
She can do without lovers and do OK
out friends.
She can do withou. sewing. mendi,c
and dsrnirg.
She can do without backs and do with
out "larnne.'
She can do without "croniesr and 10
without "pards;"
But fashionable woman cannot IN u,,t
cut cards.
She can do without sewing, for il makes
her eyes din.
She can do without eating, for in L.nt
it's sin.
She can do without husbands, for thew
are q bore.
She Can do without bsbies; every ope
has them galore.
She can do without pens, she writes
such scrawl.
She can do without friends, the very
best OF all.
She can do without learning, for none
cares pin
So long as she's stylish and has lots Of
''tin."
She can do without praying ard do
without sinnicg,
But that first prize at euchre she can't
do without winning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
From Manila.

Manila, March 9.-Toe insurgents in
the extreme northern part of Luzon are
showing increased activity. They re-
Gently made a determined attack on
Apart and Gen. Young asked for re-
endorsements. A battalion OF the Ash
infantry has been sent to him.
Throughout North Ilocos the insurg.
ents are showing the red cross, sy mbo!-
ical of resistance.
Advices from North Camsrints orc
vince, in the southern Luz % penii slls,
where General Bates ia operating, say
that American troops hav occupied the
extensive gold stricts extending along
the southeast coast OF the province.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
Terrible Railroad Accident.

Stanford, KY, March ga report
from Kingsville, This county, Gays that
Queen and Crescent pa sanger train
wac wrecked 10 Kings mountain tunnel,
80 people being killed and great dam
age done to the train. The tunnel is
one and fourth miles long.
Cincinnati. o March 9.-The officials
of the Queen aod Crescent route 10 this
city deny that wreck has occurred on
that road at Kings Mountain, Kentucky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09

Foreign News.

Calais, March 9--The steamer Gu
vier, from Antwerp for Brazil. was sunk
10 the channel today by collision with
an unknown steamer. The second MAJ Q
and two seamen of the Cuvier were res
cued by the steamer Windsor but it is
feared the others were drowned.
Munich, March "a private letter
from Gen. Won der Goltz, writing from
Berlin, quotes the Kaiser as saying :
"Personslly. my sympathies are with
the Boers. / desire their ultimate tri
umph but Germany must remain neu.
trail.
Constantinople, March On. Com
STAINS, the French Ambassador at the
Porte, states that ministerial circles in
Paris are of the opinion that an Anglo
French war can not be os'poned much
beyond the close of the exposition. M.
Constans is most conservative 10 his ex-
pres,ions and bis statement is regarded
az having the utmost weight.
Berlin, March 9-The Kaiser's Of.
fective work 10 Influencing the minis
try to resist the obnoxious feature of
the meat inspection bill was evidenced
in the Rsichstag today when the Minis
ter of the Interior, declared that the
gov rnment opposed the Rsichstsg
committees resolution prohibiting the
importation of foreign mest) and asked
tho passage of the bill in its original
form which was a sanitary and not q
political measure such as the Agra
grians proposed to make it. Later"
said tie Minister of the Inferior, I'VE
can renovate our commercial treaties !"
The second reading of paragraph IA Of
the meat bill containing the prOhlbiIive
measures against American meats pass
ed the Reichstsg by vote OF 1913 10 So.
Paris, March 8 sixteen men were
killed at Mines today as the result Of
an explosion of fire damp 10 coal mine.
Durham. March 9.-It reported that
case of bubonic plague has appeared on
the transport Kilburn in the harbor
here.
London, March 9.-The Queen drovI
through the West End, the fashionable
part of London, today and received o
great ovation particularly notable for
the American enthusiasm displayed in
Victoria street. Over fifty American
flags were hung out from Windows. Jus
before the Queen arrived in front o:
the American embassy, big America
flag Was unfurled over the portico and
the crowd cheered 1t wildly. On pass
log, the Queen thrice bowed to the
stars and stripes, the crowd again cheer
ing.
London, March 9-John Redmond,
the nationalist leader in parliament,
todAv received the following TELEGRAM :
"We challenge you to repeat publicly
10 Dublin your statement IN the House
of Commons respecting the Queens viz =
it to Ireland.
IRISH TRANsvAAL Com"
Paris. March 9-The Cabinet today dis
cussed the fire which yesterday de,tr yed the
Theatre Francois and or ltrsd an investigs
ton as to its origin. 1t is feared that the To- 6
of tho theatre will seriously detract from the
city's attrattiveness during the expos tor.
The destruction Of the Theatre Frsncsis i, be.
lieved to have been the work of anarchists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-09
Oyertures for Peace.

London, March 9-It is persistent
" reported here this afternoon that
President Kruger has made overtures
to Lord Salisbury for peace. His appeal
is said to have been informal aud unoili.
cisl, but included terms which the
Transvasl would accept. 1t is further
stated that Lord Salisbury replied re.
fusing to accept the terms which do
not coucede all the things the British
asked ev 30 before the war began.