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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
WHY NOT GROW GINSENG?

There is perhaps, no man in this
country, who has no relatives in China.
more anxious TO see the Chinese tanglc
Strengthened out than G.. l.. Willard. of
Houston. Missouri. Mr.. Willard is a
farmer and the war in China is enough
to make Populist of him; for he Is
n ginseng farmer. Il real matter of fact
Sang Digger" His agricultural opcr-
atoms are not carried on on a scale
quite so broad as characterized the
ante bellum cotton planter or the Min
nesota wheat grower. but the profit
would turn a trust masnate or IL Cape
Nome claim owner green with envy
Mr. Willard cultivatcs quarter of an
acre of ground and his annual harvest
thcrefrom nets him the modest sum of
$4,000. The secret OF Mr.. Willard s
success was the formal announcement
by the United States Department of
Agriculture that ginseng cannot be
successfully cultivated. He set out to
prove that the Department did not
know what it was talking about and
succeeded. The Department has, there
fore, helped one farmer, beside the one
who is supposed to he at the head Of IL.
AS single root of "sang" has been
known to sell for $4,000 To the
heather Chinee." it is plain that there
is hope fer the man with plenty OF
patience and little spare garden room.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16

Teddy Roosevclt's vissage would be
q good after using adj. for dentist.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16
II. S. HERMAN.
Clerk OF tho Common Council.
II. y. POULSON.
Clerk of the Select Council.

To. e. W, Baker l.. G. Y. Baker, Mrs.
NJ. II. Bevan, Hugo Ostcrhaus, guardian
of Claude w. Miles. and Alfred IL. Miles
infants:
Whereas. 1t was resolved at a meeting
of the Common Council and ut n meeting
of the Select Council of the city of Nor
folk, each held on the LIST day Of August
1900, thirds of all the members of
each Council concurring). that it was ex-
pedient TO curb. gutter and pave with
Belgian block, vitrihed brick or asphalt
Henry street. from Church street To
Landing street. AS the Councils may here
after determine ana to pay onc-half the
expense out OF the treasury OF the city
of Norfolk. and to assess the other half
OF the expense upon the real estate abut-
ting on such portion of said street as IL
may be determined TO improve as afore-
said (thc real estate abutting on such
portion which may he Improved. com
prising tho district within which the real
estate will be benefited by said improve
ment)
And whereas. the matter was referred
= the Special street Committee of the
Councils. and at least ten days notice
was ordered TO be given. which should
be served on the owners of the real estate
ahuttinE on said street, or on those rep
rcscnting the owner. according to the law
in such case made and provided. to APP
pear before said Committee 10 he heard
for or against the said Improvement.
You will. therefore. take notice that
the said Committee will meet pursuant
To said resolution at 1870 Il. NJ, on SAT-
CRDAY, September. LIST, 1900, at the o!:,ce
of the City Treasurer of the city OF
Norfolk. and YOU, as an owner of such
real estate. are hereby notified to then
and there appear before said Committees
TO be heard for or against said improve
ment.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16

What has become of all those cpl
taphs Republican editors wrote for the
dead issue OF free silver? About two
years ago no organ was in good stand
ing with the g. o. p. If 1t did not con
tain every day an obituary notice of
this sort. Now they declare that it is
not dead, nor yet asleep, but is alive
and even more momentous than the
preservation OF the Republic, as such.
The Republican newspaper Is still
jewel of consistency!
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-16

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And so the Republicans find it up
To Or. Dick Wise to fall out"
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Clerk OF the Common Council.
H. y. POULSON.
Clerk Of the Select Council.

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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28

the duties of General Chermside, JUS
tify the conclusion that it will still
be necessary to employ a considerable
body Of troops to keep the Free State
clear of Beers.
The position is that the Beers, who
began their raid a month ago by CON-
polling Col. ~Broadwood to retire on
Bloemfontein. have now gotten safely
away to the northward, practically
without loss, but with the advantage
of seven British guns together with a
hundred prisoners captured. Mean
while the advance to Pretoria has not
begun. Small wonder is it that muffled
complaints and criticisms are begin
ming to be heard here and there against
Lord Roberts. Two-thirds of his en-
tire force have been employed in eff
fecting this small satisfaction and the
probability is that the whole force
must be again concentrated on Bloem-
fontein before the main advance be-
gins. AS similar raids on the British
communications are likely to be re-
peated it is evidently still a far cry to
Pretoria.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28

LONDON, April 27.-The newspa-
pers are unanimous in expressing the
opinion that it is the duty of Great
Britain to promptly and substantially
assist in repairing the losses incurred
by the Ottawa fire.
The st. James Gazette voices the
general view, saying:
AT any time such a disaster to Can
ada would have appealed irresistibly to
the sympathies of Englishmen, and the
present conditions strengthen the OBJ
legation. We have plenty on our hands
with the South African war and the
Indian famine, but we shall not be
backward in doing all we can for our
Canadian brothers till the bottom dol
lar is reached"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
DEMOCRATS OF JEFFERSON.
COunty Executive Committee De-
cfdes to Hold a Primary Election
May 26.

~
May 26.
Special to the Register.
CHARLES TOWN, W. Va, April 81.
The Democratic executive committee of
Jefferson county held a meeting in the
court house to-day, and decided to
hold a primary election May 6 for the
nomination of county officers, mem
bers of the Legislature, and to select
delegates to the senatorial and dis
trict delegate conventions. The COM
mittee also determined to hold pre-
cinct meetings throughout the county
on May II to select delegates to the
district national convention to be held
here May 16, and to the State and
Congressional conventions. In each of
these conventions, the county is enti-
tied to twenty-five delegates. The ex-
ecutive committee for the government
of primary elections adopted the pri-
mary election law passed by the Leg
islature in 1891. This will close all
bar rooms and prevent any candidate
from using money, directly or indi-
rectly, to influence voters and will also
prevent candidates from going within
sixty feet of the polls to electioneer.
The committee also determined that
the voting places in the county shall
be the same as in a general election
and each voter is required to vote in
the precinct wherein he resides.
For State Senator and district dele
gate, the committee ruled that any
candidate carrying any precinct should
be entitled to select his W delegates
from said precinct to represent him in
the Senatorial or district delegate cor
vention. Hitherto the unit rule has
prevailed for the officers, and the can
didate receiving the highest number
of votes in the county was entitled to
select all of the delegates to represent
him in the convention.
The committee was presided over by
John NJ. Daniel, chairman. The meet
ing was harmonious and one of the
largest ever held in the county. The
time of holding the primary election
is nearly three months earlier than
any former election.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
Rear Guard Actions.

LONDON, April 2S.-The Daily Chronicle
has the following from VaaI bank, dated
Wednesday, April IS;
For two days the Beers nave been
fighting a serious of rear guard actions.
Crossing the Modder here and holly pur-
sued by Gen. Anderson, they got into the
kopjes southeast of the crossing and mar
rowly missed being captured by Gen. Run
die, who was coming from that direction.
but on sighting his advance, they turned
eastward and slipped away between Gen.
Anderson and Gen. Rumble,
"A prisoner just captured asserts that
President Steyn was present during Mon
days fight at Sl~angfonte.n, east of Leeuw
kop. He had shaved his beard so that he
was not easily recognizable"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
May Go On Killing.

LOURENZO MARQUES, April 81
Swaziland runners report that the re-
cent visit 70 the queen of Swaziland by
Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlet has not
checked the killing.
The Swat queen has placed the for
mer kings brother on the throne, a
boy of IS. She argues that, as she
will have to answer for the death of
Sebugau, she may as we'll continue
killing, and she has given the chiefs
permission to kill whom they please
throughout the whole Of Swaziland.
The commanders ordered to the
front are obeying reluctantly. One
burgher, who has escaped injury in
a numebr of battles, admits that the
Beers have fired on the Red Cross
frequently.
The sending OF General Cronje to
Saint Helena has greatly enraged the
Beers, who are said tt be more than
ever determined to fight to the death.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
Colonial Danes.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April zT.-The
national society or Colonial Dance IT
America to-day elected the following OIL
GERS: Mrs. Howard Townsend. II New
York, president: Mrs. Gillespie. Of Penn.
4y1van.a. frat vice president: Mrs Herbert
Claiborne. Of Virginia. sscond vice prssI-
dent: Mrs. Samuel Colt. OF conEecticuL
third vice president: Mrs. Vim. Reed. Of
Baltimore. secretary: Miss Jackson, Of
Baltimore, assistant secretary: Miss Etis-
abeth Nicholas u Washington. treasurer:
Mrs. Emil RfchIsr. OF New Hampshire.
registrar: Miss Wharton. OF Philadelphia,
historian. The ouncil voted unanimously
to send VIM Retd, OF baltimore, to
Paris exposition 10 represent them
unye.ling Of the statue 10 wasn
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
FAMOUS LAWYER DEAD.
ThOnlas Harland, Who Framed the
international Revenue and Pat
ent Laws.

1nOnlas hurihnu, no Framed the
international Revenue and Pat
ent Laws.
NEW YORK, April 27.-Thomas Har-
land, a well known lawyer, is dead in
this city, aged 70 years. In his
younger days his intellect and legal
acumen were important factors in the
creation Of the American system of in
ternal revenue law that originated I'M
der the eXigencies of the civil war.
He was also the practical Trainer of
our existing patent law. When the
internal revenue bureau was founded
at Washington in 1862, he was added
to its force, and Immediately proved an
invaluable aid to Joseph Lewis, the
first commissioner of internal revenue.
The patent Office borrowed him for
a time, during which he devised the
American system since in rogue but
was recalled to the revenue depart
ment, the special Office of deputy COM
missioner being created in order to
utilize fully his services. Later he
came to New York and practiced law.
His son, Henry Harland, of London, is
a well known writer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
AMERICU's CLUB BANQUET.
Hundred Distinguished Gentle
men, Including Governor Atkin'
son. Sat mt the Feast.

Five Distinguished Gentle
men, Including Governor Atkin-
son, Sat at the Feast.
PITTSBURG, Pa, April n. - The
fourteenth annual banquet of the
Americas Republican club, Of this city,
in commemmoration of the birth OF
General U. s. Grant, was held at the
Hotel Schen1ey tonight, and was in
many respects the most successful
dinner yet given by the famous or
%ganization. The guest Of honor was
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, widow of the
great soldier and statesman, and
among the other distinguished person
ages were Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith, Congressman Robert w.
Cousins, of Iowa; Senator NJ. A. Han
ma, of Ohio; Governor G. w. Atkinson,
of West Virginia; Colonel James E.
Barnett and Charles F. Dick, of Ohio.
The banquet hall was rastefully dec
GRATED in the national colors, with a
handsome portrait of General Grant
III IuC IGlllSl, dllu IL AullDCl VI plC-
lures illustrating civil war scenes, by
the late Charles Stanley Reinhart, Or
namenting the side walls. Thirty
eight tables, with covers for five hun
bred, were arranged about the speak
er's table. which occupied the center
of the room. Seated in the balcony,
at the north end Of the hall, was Mrs.
Grant and a reception committee of
twenty-five prominent Pittsburg Ia
dies. 1t was the initial appearance of
ladies at these annual dinners, and
the first time that Mrs. Grant has at
tended a banquet given in honor of
her husband, although frequently in
vited to such functions. When she
entered the DON she was warmly well
coined, the ovation lasting several
minutes.
1t was after 9 o'clock before the
guests sat down to dinner, and 11:15
o'clock when Hon. Robert Pitcairn.
the chairman, raped for order and
introduced the POSTMASTER, Clarence
Burleigh, of this city. Mr.. Burleigh
welcomed the guests in a brief, but
eloquent, speech, and then introduced
Hon. Charles Emory Smith, postmaster
general, who responded to the first
toast, National Development"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
Criticisms of Roberts.

LONDON, April %. ass a. MN
Commandant General Louis Botha the
Beers appear to have found a capable
successor to Joubert. AS the result
of his insight and quick decision, it
may be assumed now that the retreat
ing commanders have gotten safely
away with the transport.
It is true that Lord Roberts dis
patches leave much unsaid as to the
whereabouts of other forces than those
CT General French and General Run
die. Nothing is said about the troops
of Generals Brabant, Pole-Carew, Hart
and Chermside. but the indications
from Alwal North show that several
small commondoes are still hoverfn9
in the vicinity Of Springfield, causing
a certain amount of danger. an1 IL
advices from De Wetsdorp. out -
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 27.-The
Senate to-day refused to further IN
quire into the means by which Nathan
B. Scott secured his election as Sena-
tor from West Virginia and confirmed
his title to his seat.
Three Democrats, Senators Pettus,
Morgan and Turner, dissented.
This result was reached after Sena-
tor chandler made an extraordinary
threat that the credentials of Mr..
Blackburn, of Kentucky, would be held
up If Scott were not seated. n
threat apparently had its effect.
Senator Pettus concluded his argu-
ment to-day with an effective reply to
the allegations of Senator McComas
that there had been no prefer on the
part of McGraw's counsel to show
fraud, conspiracy and intimidation on
the part of Republican State leaders
at the time of SCOTS election. Mr..
Pettus had no trouble in proving from
the record of the hearing before the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections that counsel for the remon-
strants made definite offers to furnish
all the proof required and asked per-
mission to do SO. This was refused by
the committee, which declined to go
further into the case than to accept
the printed briefs of counsel.
The case against Scott is now made
up; it is of record, and the appeal must
lie from the United States Senate to
the people of West Virginia.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY.
General Dick Says Dewey's Candi-
dacy is Looked Upon as n Joke.

CLEVELAND, o., April 27.-Gen.
Charles F. Dick, in an interview here,
is quoted as saying that he felt cei
tain that Senator Hanna would again
accept the Craftsmanship of the nation
al committee and would direct Nc
Kinley's campaign for reelection.
Asked as to what he thought of Ad-
miral Dewey's candidacy, Gen. Dick
la%ughingly said:
well, l don't think very much
about it. The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis at Washington do not ever con-
slider Admiral Dewey's candidacy seri-
ously."
Senator Hanna and Gen. Dick left
here early to-day for Pittsburg. where
they will attend a banquet tonight.
after which they will start for Wash
ington.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
A warning Sounded.

PARIS, April STE Figaro referring 70
the reported intention OF the United States
to make a naval demonstration In the
Mediterranean in connection with the In
demnity claims, says:
ut would be interesting to know II q
foreign power has the right to take exec
utive measures against Turkey without
a previous accord with the European pow
ers which signed the treaty Of Paris r.
Russia has really advised Washington 20
use more moderation. she has acted aaIss
within her rights"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
OIL NEWS.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
PARKERSBURG, W. Va, April 81
The Schubert well, a rank wildcat, To-
Gated about three miles from Volcano.
On Goose creek, has a nice showing of
oil at $50 feet, but was cased off and
will be drilled to the Big Injun sand.
If no oil is secured there it will be
operated in the shallow sand.
The rig is up and drilling will be be-
gun at once on the test we'll on the
Cothern farm, south of the Kanawha,
about four miles from Parkersburg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
ROOSEVELT AT L E
Governor of New York was the Ora
tor at the Grant Birthday Demon
sf~rutfOu.

Governor OF New York was the Ora
tor at the Grant Birthday Demon
stration.
GALENA, Ills, April 27.-Gen. U. S.
Grants birthday was observed here to-
cay with Gov. Theodore Roosevelt as
the principal orator.
Special trains brought thousands to
the quaint little city, which was ablaze
with flags and bunting.
The special train bearing Gov. Roose-
welt, Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris, her
son. Captain Sartoris, her daughter,
Vivian Sartoris, and other distinguish
ed visitors, arrived from Chicago short
ly before the afternoon exercises be-
gan at Turner hall.
After a few Introductory remarks by
President Spare, Rev. DR.. j. w. Spens-
ley. of Albany. N. Y, delivered the in
vocation. Then, after a song, In Lib
erty's Name" by a male quartette,
Gov. Roosevelt was introduced amidst
great applause.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-28
WARREN SAVED BY miner.
THE GENERAL HAS BEEN APPOINT
ED MILITARY GOVERNOR OF
GRIGUALAND WEST.
This Prevents His Recall-The Brit
ish Public Anxiously Awaiting
News From Gen. French's Move to
Cut or the Retreat of the Beers.

AO1<OON, ApIll Gi.-1u0
dispatch from Gen. Roberts, dated
Bloemfontein, April 26, has been re-
ceived by the war office: "At the re-
quest of the high commissioner, War
rem has been appointed military gov
ernor of Griqualand West. while that
part of the country is in a disturbed
condition"
Lord Roberts peculiar reference to
Sir Alfred Miner over Warren's APP
pointment lends itself 10 the inference
that the commander In chief of the
British forces in South Africa scarcely
approves of it and that the previous
report that Warren had been recalled
vas correct, but that he was saved
from coming home by the action of
the British high commissioner.
The country is eagerly waiting to
hear whether Gen. French succeeded in
cutting off the retreating Beers; but of
his progress there is no word. The
military critics of the afternoon news
papers differ as to the chances of an
other Paardeberg, but they agree in
considering the situation in the Free
State as being eminently satisfactory.
They argue that ever If Gen. French
is unable to intercept the main Boer
forces he may score considerable sue
cess in a series of ear guard actions or
the isolation of struggling bodies.
According to a special dispatch from
Lorenzo Marques the latest authentic
estimates of the Boer forces place them
at 80, 1000, of which $4,000 are at Kroon-
stad, 5000 at Fourteen Streams, 5000
in Natal, 700 about Mafeking and 1000
at Pretoria, while $50 have been order
ed north to intercept Gen. Carrington's
force. The work of Nentrenching Pre-
toria is proceeding.
A dispatch from Lord Roberts dated
Bloemfontein, April 27, gives Gen.
Hamilton's report of the British casu-
alties at ~Israel's Poort, April 25.
Among those slightly wounded is Col.
w. B. Otter, of Canada.
Gen. Hamilton reports that the Can
adams and Marshall's Horse did par
ticularly good service.
The war Office has issued the follow
ing from Lord Roberts, dated Bloem-
entein, Friday, April q:
General French reached Thaba
N'Chu this morning with cavalry. He
met General Ian Hamilton and Gen
eral Smith Dorrien's brigades at that
place.
"The enemy was still holding the
eastern outlet of the town, wherefrom
Generals French and Hamilton were
proceeding to turn them out
General Rundle's division was
eight miles south of Thaba N'Chu last
evening.
Additional casualties thus far re-
ported: Ian Hamilton's mounted in
fantry, Lieuts. Barry and Hill wound
ed, both of Marshall's horse, the for
mer severely, the latter slightly.
"a patrol from Bethulie came across
a body of the enemy on Smithfeld road
on April %. Private King, of the
Prince Alfred Guards, was killed and
two of the Royal Scots service corps
were taken prisoners.
"The yeomanry cavalry under Gen.
Brabanson, after accommodating as far
as Wepener, returned to De Vets Dorp
this morning"