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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

The Adventure OF
Robinson Crusoe =
70 illustrations.
Chri stopher Column
bus and the Dis.
cOvery OF Amcica
- 70 Illustrations.
Gulliver's Travels -
30 Illustrations.
Woods Natural His
tory = 50 illustra-
tons.
Die k en- IS Child 5
History of Eng
land - 80 illustra-
tons.
Aunt Martha's Corn
or Cupboard st
illustrations.
Water Babies = ST
Illustrations.
Battles of tho War
for Independence
20 illustrations.
Adventures in Toy
land-10 Illus.
Ncrccs. the Great
by Jacob Abbott
80 illustra lions.
Alexander the Great
by Jacob Abbott
oil Illustrations.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
soc. rlother Goose Series,
Csc.
Csc.

Handsome cloth binding, illumi-
mated covers. Regular soc. edition,
25c.
ALADDIN AND THE WONDERFUL
t.AMP, and other stories. Pro-
pr tnsseiy Illustrated: Price. SOC.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and
other stories. Profusely illustra-
JACK THE GIANT KILLER and
Price 50c.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, and
otner stories. Profusely illustrn-
ted. Price Soc
MOIHER GOOSE'S RHYMES. Pro-
,,o frnsely Illustrated. Price Soc
N.Y. u Eli HUBBARD'S MELODIES,
pr,rrrotusely illustrated. Price soc,
FUSS IN BOOTS, and other stories.
Frofusely illustrated. Price 5Qc,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
Books for Bows,

THE STORY Or OUR WAR WITH
SPAlN-By Elbridge S. Brooks.
Beautifully illustrated. CSC.
WHY I,AWTON AND ROBERTS
BY ElbrIdge S. Brooks. Beautifully
Illustrated. sec 800
IN DEFENCE OF THE FLAG-By
Elhr.dge S. Brooks. Beautifully
Illustrated. S9c. -
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF
OZ-By l.. Frank Baum. Poster.
pictures by w. w. Denslow, ST. IS
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
The Four-sauare Korean man,

Rev. w. d. Reynolds Jr, will speak
to men at o'clock this Sunday after
noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. building. 1877
Main street, subject. THE ur-So,are
Korean Man" Mr. Reynolds was rear
ed in Norfolk and for the past eight
years has been a missionary in Korea.
He will have with him full costume
OF the Korean man and will give n pro
fitable afternoon talk from his store OF
information. All men are invited.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
asencies IKE the pinkerton has not

agencies like the Pinkerton has not
been determined.
In the event of forgery or some
other crooked transaction being de-
tected. every railroad in the country
would at once be notified by WIRE
Even though manipulation were not
absolutely stopped 1t would be reduced
to such n low minimum that the rail
roads would have less cause for worry
and annoyance as we'll as loss of reve-
nue..
1t is said that detective agency in
Chicago has offered to DO the work
gratuitously for one year provided that
in the event of satisfactory service be-
ing rendered the railroads will agree
thereafter to pay $4,000 II year.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
Capt. Chas. Kings Works.

The best army stories ever pub
lishcd. Bound i'll doth, poster de-
sign covers. Regular SOC edition, at
20c.
~ Wounded Warrior Gap =
Fort Fravpr--An Army Wifc-A
Garrison Tanslc--Nohlc Blood and
West Point farallel-rrumpetcr
Fred.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

The Wooing OF.
Lorna Doonc.
An Aud LIGHT
Manse.
Jane Eyre.
Pilgrims Progress.
The Golden Butter
fly.
The Bondman.
The Moonstoue.
Wooed and Married,
The Three AIusket-
GERS.
The Man In the Iron
Mask.
Two Years Before
The Mast.
The Professors EN-
pertinent.
Some w o m @ n :
Ways.
Not in the Pros
pCctus.
The White Company
Micah Clarke.
Strange Secrets.
Adam Bedc.
The Betrayal OF
John Fordhaln.
One OF Three.
Peril.
The Wcllnelds.
Probation.
March in tho Ranks.
NihiliSt Princess.
Crawford
y Maidcn's Choice.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

Bishop a. NJ. Randolph, d. D., OF
the Southern Virginia diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, will adj
dress the mems meeting of the Col
ored Mems Christian Association this
afternoon at 5 O'clock
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

Maedalcn's For
tunes.
Defiant Hearts.
Lnclc's Mistake.
The Dagger and the
Cross.
IA Girl OF the Com
munc.
Meadow Brook.
Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table.
Peter the Priest.
Westward Iiol
Soldiers Three.
Mine own People.
I Madame Sans-Gone.
Strange Tales of Il
\ Nihilist.
,Dairccn.
J \ New Note.
Tho Nan Who Was
Good.
Beside the Bonnie
/ Briar Bush.
The story of n Gov
r crHcSS.
THE Massarcnes.
What Cheer.
| After Bread, and On
the Sunny Shore.
New Arabian Nights
Treasure Island.
I ON the Winning
! Side.
Uncle Scipoi.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
Books in Sets.

We tell of two editions only.
We've others, 10 be sure, lots of
them.
5-vol. Scts-cloth bound-at Coo. the
set; Oliver optic--C9ptain Mayne
Keid-Mary j. Holmes Edna
I.yal-Victor Hugo A. Conan
Doyle Cooper's Leather stocking
Tales Coopcr's Sea Tales Ma
thanicl Hawthorne jules Verne,
etc. etc.
5-vol. scts-cloth bound-at soc. the
set Macaulay's England A Co.
nan Doyle Victor Hugo-NIarie
Coreili-Rosa n. Carey Cooper S
Leather Stocking Tales Cooper's
Sea Tales oliver Optic-Captain
Maync Reid Edna Lyall-G a.
Henty. etc. etc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
soc. Books, at 25c.

Handy pocket edition, beautifully
bound in cloth.
Tho works of L. p. Roc. Amelia T..
Barr and Henry Seton Mcrriman.
Slain BY tho Dooncs.
The Little Uugucnot.
Cycling for Health and Pleasure
Stories OF Three Burglars
Chimmio Fadden
Aurora Leigh
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
Young Peoples Library,
25c.

Beautifully bound in cloth, illumi-
mated covers. Regular soc. edition,
al 25c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
A Beautiful Houseboat.

a very handsome little houseboat
was towed up to Atlantic City ward
Friday and now lies just inside the new
iron bridge, where it attracts great at
tention. There is n little naptha
launch in connection with it, Another
note in regard to the craft will be
found in our Hampton news.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16

BY Bertha RI. Clay
Dora Thornc } Gl>c'S Sccret-Thorns
and Orauc0 blossoms.
ByJ. Fennir &c Cooper
Prairie - lecrslayer Pioneers
prairie - Dccrsllycr Pioneers
Wing and WinE-Two Animals
Red Rover Water Witch Tho
Pilot.
BY Capt. Wayne Reid
Rife Rangers-Dcath Shot-Free Lam
cers-No Quartcr-Scalp Hunters.
By Charlotte ri. Braesne
Shadow OF Il Sin--Wife in Name Only
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
soc. Books, at 25c.

Excelenty bound in Wedgewood
cloth, poster design covers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENT,
(sprlngfeld, Mass, Republican)


wno country brought
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
C(hatterbox. 1000, 75c.
Linen Books, SC to Csc.

By Rudyard FxipIi,.s
Inc rra black /, and Wh; Plain Tales
T SInhaW1So!diers Three-The Light
By c.. a. gfentx
true to the Old Fias--With Lee in
SSirginia-With Wolfe In Canada
Ky Right of Conquest : Under
b, Alexander Dumas
Camille-Three Guardsmen -Clemen-
ceau Case Black Tulip Eighth
Crusade q
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
A PROSPECT OF HORROR
Is Opened Up BY The Suggestion Of Arm
Ink the Iuus,
AN ACT OF THE GRAvtsT FOLLY
pisross,nn sbamhcriaiu's sun-
gcsticu In the Commons.


London February ie.--rhe Moruins
Leader says II was no vain report which
told us a strong Boer column IN zululand.
lt,has been strong enough to drive back
Colonel Addisons column. which had been
working UP from Eschowc, This place Is
unplcasantly close to the sea and IL she
poers should get there they would prscti-
cally have a port; not a big one but SIN
a port; Even at chievoly camp the Beers
are keeping General Buffers men lively
The statements Of Mr.. Chamberlain ana
Mr. Bslfour In the house OF commons re-
sardlug the armlng OF natives open up 4
new prospect OF horror in this calamnous
war, However great he proyoeatlon. VIC
should regard armlng the nudiseiplned,
uneivilzed Kafiirs as an acl Of the gravest
folly. To put rifle in the hands OF a
savage is TO Invite him to commit, auo,i-
tvs lie has no other conception Of war
/ fare %
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
AnsoLNEs JULIAN.
aitz. However, Maintains lie Was
nrusEcd.

When Bob Fitzsimmons made the state
ment several days ago that he had been
druEged in bis fight with James 8, lefries
for the heavy weight championship last
June nc said that he had no intention Of
casting any reflection on his former man
aver. Martin Julian,
"Juiian and l. said FiNsimmons. are
bot friendly AZ present, but O. that J have
no desire 10 besmirch his reputation for
honesty Julian has always been very
honorable IN his dealings with me, and |
am cure that n he had any knowledge OF
plot To deprive me nt the heavy weight
championship by foul means he would
have communicated 1t TO me.
Il charge the crime which proved 81
costly 10 me to no one for the reason that
have no definite knowledge touching on
the subject. I absolye Julian for all blame
I'm he matter. All ! know is that | was
drugged and that Jeffries' blows did no,
do the poisoning. NV mind Is a blank
after the second round.
"The blow that upset me In the second
round and which. IL IN stated. caused az
injury to my spine ! am sure had no in
fiuence on NV condition. | have fought 81.
battles. and In not a single instance did
fall TO recall a blow that dazed me. and
have been dazed pretty badly at times"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

man, who Inquired. Are you in favor OF
an alliance with any European nation?'
Mr.. Elkins replied that he was in favor
Of such an international agreement be-
tween Europe and the United States to
use both gold and silver as standard
money.
would you limit the alliance to
money? persisted Mr.: Tillman.
We'll" responded Mr.. Elkins, ~ would
cross only one bridge at time. Let us
settle the financial matter hrst I will
say, however. that | am not afraid of alli
ances."
The amendment of Mr.. Teller was de-
feated, % to "a. the vote being along party
lines. except that Mr.. Chandler (Rep., n.
HI votel for the amendment and Mr.. CAT
ferry Dem. Lao and MIR. Lindsay tDem,
Ky.) voted against It.
The vote was then taken upon the COM
mittee amendment and it was adopted, 10
to 30.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Stewart,
providing for the payment of bonds of the
United States In the coin OF the stand
ard fixed by the act of July II, 1870, was
laid on the Tablet to 26.
An amendment, offered by Mr.. Peltus,
providing that nothing in this act should
AFFECT the legal tender qualities of the
United States silver dollar, was likewise
defeated44 to &c,
MIR. Vest (Mo.) offered an amenimsn-
providing for 5000 900, 900 OF treasury bond
notes which should be loaned b. the see
rotary of the treasury to any person who
would deposit United States bonds as Sc
curlty Mr.. Vest sharply arraigned Se,re-
tary Gage for his action in relation TO the
National City bank, saying the letter Of
A. B. Hepburn vice president of the bank,
was nothing short of an insult to The
highest fiscal officer OF the government"
His amendment he said, If enacted into
Jaw would afford the citizen owner OF
bonds the same facilities as were afforded
to National banks.
| The amendment was defeated without
division.
An amendment Of Mr. McLaurin TO re-
| peal the tax on State banks was lost--3t
to 20.
MIR. JONES tArk) then offered as sub
stitute tor the senate bill measure pro-
yiding for the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver. That too was lost q to IS
the vote being along almost strict party
lines, Senator'S Lindsay tKy) ard Gallery
LaD voting with the republicans.
Mr. Nelson (Minn.) offered an amend
ment providing for the organization q
National banks with a capital Of not less
than $4,000 in towns whose population
does not exceed 1000. Mr.. Aldrich aC-
cepted the amendment aud II was adopted
The bill as amended. was then passed
| 46 to % as follows:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

10000 bride TO favor Lawyer Welcome.
one Of Mr.. Clark's attorneys. IN tne ais
barment proceedings sgaiust wsllccme
The witness did not dire ally AZ lesst
connect MIR. Clark with this bribery prom
osition; the latter's counsel eS -Senasor
Faulkner. moved TO strike the whole tes-
timony from the record. but did NOT sue
coed The witness testified that tho same
day one of the attempts to hribe him had
been made similar Efforts had been rut
forth 70 reach Justice Pisgott. another
Of the justices OF the supreme court OF
Montana. Counsel for Mr. Clark cross
examined Justice Hunt sharply as to whv
statement at the tine concerning the
witness felt too much Inundated over thu
proposition and also believed that nr.
Tracy did no, realize the enormity Of his
offense
The committee held night session, a,
which Justice piggott testified concerning
remarks made to him on the day whea
DR.. Tarcy had interviews with Justice
Hunt Justice PiggWts statement WIS
that Mr.. Clark's Leading counsel had cosiis
to him and while apparently under great
distress said he hai just been advised
by Mr. Neill OF Helena that the supreme
court could be unduly Influenced IN the
Welcome disbarment proceedings wanted
to know II IL were true ana spoke OF de-
ncuncing any such attempt. Witness had
informed the counsel that he never would
hear OF such an attempt from him Pig
gotD as he would kill any one conliug TO
him with bride offer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
ADMINISTRATION AND BRITAIN.
Mckinley Turned a Deaf Ear to RE-
auest For Alliance.

New York, February IA Herald spe-
cial from Washington says: Adminlsira
tion officials are clrcumspect in discussing
the statement made by Lord Roseberry that
Great Britain in December approached the
United States and Germany as to the ad-
Visibility OF forming an alliance II is
understood. however that limitations were
conveyed 10 this government by the Brit
ifh authorities OF their desire that ;hs
relations between the two governments
should be closer and In the nature OF .
pact. hut the administration turned deal
car aud made u plain that the United
States could not abandon It's palioy of nom
enlargement in European Affairs. II is
stated that the oyertures were mol In The
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
semor,laLns coMmnNrs.
Rritish Generals Have shown I,acH
at Juttgmrnt.

"""N" '"''"
'""S"""''
New YORK FEBRUARY la'-ldeutcnau' |
General John NJ. SchoAeld IN diypatrh
fran San Augustine Fla ., th, 1ter,,a
'N''N"N '"e N"V III 9ou'h Africa as io'-
lcWs The experience OF The british IA
south Africa mn TO near the prosou, tlins
has h,o, n, n,,,n., .,t,
"''"'"i ''A"'' VI '7'N w
preparation ana previous experience aud
over confidence IN DFlish pruwcss They
havo suffered defeats :, a,t.mn.n, IN H.,
WIN '""' ava ihiN ohuEhieN'1 lnlll'aty
judgment would know to be inn
possible p,u mo ,nrst Oahu,
., n,
'''"0'"u ~ '""i u ma
iofced upon TIC british general IN
chief the moral ueccsgit, ~ nrc4sine ,,.-
rrrssivo oncrstion. ,.,.,...
'''''' '''nE inl'N Pre-
,hred Ior mem aud along a very different
',"V III we nope OF raising the aicg' ot
IhuFNini.h hetofe tho garrison may tr
"i1Peh'a 10 surrender hut the gen raj
% 'n,ate ID "ngland ana on the continent
ot EUROPE OF me mngnlinde "f the re.
suIts are"dy reached or probable IN The
nesr 'u,nre is our OF al proportion TO the
iseiH' Inc BRUSH .-teFsef 50 Tar haze
hecn comparatively loss ihan those
suffered from |rikingly similar cases by
the Union army In tho east and by the
confederate army ln The West during th
carry stages ~ he clVl VAT The pros
en- situation hardly AFFORDS grounds Tor
conjecture aS 10 what the ultimate result
VIII be- FROM q military standpoint OF
thih country the war Ia south Africa has
only begun
In making a just estimate 1l the mor-
recent operations Of the British forces u
Is important To bear IN mind that th'
situation compcls their commanders n
press aggressive operations ~ constantly
as possible FIRST TO prevent the Beers
from detnching large bodies of troops 10
advance along the line chosen by LORD
Roberts, and, second to take advaniagc Of
, any considerable weakening OF tho boer
lines which the other movement 81 Lord
Roberts may cause to break through the
! Hoer lines and relieve the heloagured BRIT
; lsh garrisons. Thus II may possibly h0p-
= pen at any time IN the nesr future nat
General Butler may tind tha Boer line at
, some point In his front too TAR weakened
to resist his vigorous assaults II not
General Buffers vigorous operations and
those OF General Mclhuep ON the o,he'
flank mus So occupy the Beers as 70 make
sure Lord Roberts advance on an inter
y mediate line
General Butler may yet perform me mos
! impor ant British service 10 south AFRO
DV holding me BOOTS alulE Inc llNe OF INT
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

form Of formal suggestions hut even Il
they had been 4 is unlikely thai they
would have met with a cordial Response
from the president
Considerable curiosity has been swak-
cncd as TO Lord Rosebcry's reason for
making public facts OF Great Britain's de-
sire ia enter into M alliance with the
United States and Germany aud nc steps
shr taok ia that end 1t IS thought by
somc thai the statement was determined
upon by the British cabinet az an an
sWer TO Mr. Macrum'F statement that he
dd not know that nn alliance existed be-
tween The United States and Great BRIAN
and % dispose Of the charges made mat
such an alliance does IN feet exist me
suggestion that such statement pc made
certainly did not come irlm WashnE'on'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

NEW YORK Enormous shlpmen.s OF
machinery are being made 10
R,4sia for the Development 81 The vast
wheat heldG Of siberia
NEW YORK Tho owners % Madison
Sauare Garden have offered 10 sell the
building to the government for ne uptown
post fnce for S2500.0Gd and First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath ana Postmaster
Vancot Icok favorably on the oner.
BOSTON. Colonel Thomas Wentworth
HHeglnson made vigorous attack on Cap
tain Mahan before the Twentieth Century
club in which he said II wish no al g
Captain Mahan, whose book ! read WIN
pleasure; but raw hide in the HANDS OF
a Boer farmer might teach him a lesson
In the right Of lf-goyernmeht'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
VICTORIA LOCALS.
Investigating chances for Hoidina
the Fair,


Victoria. Texas, February i5,-At 1ues-
day nights meeting of the Business Mems
association. Mr.. Theo. Butler Of the Fair
association appeared to ascertain the
wishes Of the business men as to holding
a fair this year; as they are the ones
most benefited by the crowds asnually at
tracted by the fair they are expected to
aid inerally In sustaining Il: the associa-
tion appointed Messrs Lander, Breeder
and Way to interview the business men
and report at a special meeting next Tues
day night
The city council Is having Common
street graded and grayeied from Navarro
10 Main a work long needed other por-
ions OF the city will receive attention
when this Is cimpleted.
Mr.. Joe Pagan and Miss Annie Gaugier
we're married yesterday and left on me
afternoon train for San Antonio whence
/ they viii welt Mexico. on their nr'oa'
tour t. ~.
Early vegetables have done remarkaply
/ VII this year though there has neen
very little truck gardening on isrEs
/ scale FOR other markets excl ~ tne
cabbage line one grover has 70 900 pisrss
doing well. and expects % snip several
cars
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

here. and farmers are now busily as wcrl.
nfeparipg their ground for corn. cotton
nnd, other crops. Notwithstanding cotton
this season hNs brought good prices the in-
dications nov arc that there will be no
increaSc OF cotton acreage over that Of
last year
MNRSlfAl.L.- Henry aud Jesse Mead
ows waived examination on charge OF
numbering Andrew Sanders Rnd were adj
mii,cd to bond IN $1,000 and Sico respect
ixclN.,
GAINESVILLE H. II iisrgrovcs ot
shreveport. la. Is TO lecture here on the
sist and an effort Mil then hegin TO raiso
Sio0ooo FOR cotton factory at this pleee,
II il believed the project viii SO through
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
THE SIC.
various Topics Were Discussed Dur
Ing the SessiOm.

washington. D. G. February l5.-Ihe
house today completed the twenty-sixtn
Of the 124 pages of the legislative, exeeu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill With
ont amendment. During the general de-
bate which closed at o'clock, variety
of topics were touched upon Mr; bouIeiie
ni1 Mr.. Meters Gndl and Mr. Sho-
,yalter penn discussed the Philippines
o,,ostion MIR. Grosvenor (Ohio) and Mr..
Gillette (Mass.l. civil service reform; slr'
briggs (N. W, pensions. ana Mr.. Under
,yood (Ala.). his resolution TO repeal the
Sttsenth amendment to the constitution.
The legislative bill win probably be passed
tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
THE RACES.
Three winning Fnvori'es NJ
orleans.

New orleans. February l9--lom hipssies'
Ed Garland II and Jamaica were ,ns WI.
ming favoritcs TODAY. ". shaw Pit'sours
pbiy.s new Jockey. rode three Wiuners ah, n
would have won the 2-year-old race PAD Ear
Ford's speed held out Tho track was neaNS
Mile Biithcful swordsman. Bon trnF-
Time 1874. . t.t., ,,o,.
Six furlougs-Tom Kingsley Lucky Mon
dav / ora Neville Time l;l9.
Four ,uriongs AdnoOr. lack Ford Aoses'
Time :52is. =. c,,,tara II
Tan Collins. silver Coin ! lme ! 70
Six furlongs-Jamaiea rly Lo'''' f'e'''s
Moments rimo i:lsla,
seven furlongs-Tinkler. Jennie r" poHr'
mis- Time l;34la.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16

san Francisco. February l5.-Tantoran re-
suits, Track fast;
Five furlongs- Ella Boland. lselin, Mounte'
bank Time 1901. ~ ~ l. r..,,a.
,ntrenidn srotch Belle. Time az,
six fnrlongs-Harry Thoburn Peace. Mo,
corit0 Time ~. - 1.-o..,o.
Mile and an eighth-Potente' @oFoas'er'
Ch!mura Time 5s'@
seven furlongs-Geyser. Yellow Tail. Jen.
nie Reid Time i25h. Geyser won by Two
lengths and broke the world 5 record.
Six furlongs-storm kinR Miss SOAK. pf.
Marks. Time rs.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
FORCED TO LEAVE.
An American Endorses the COM
pInint al Nncrum.

san Francisco. February l5.-charles
Grote an American OF Dutch descent, who
until a short time before the breaking OF
of the war In South Africa was employed
"A an engineer in the Goldenhuis mines
near johannesburg. today stated that he
anpealea TO Charles (. Maerum. ex-ccnsul
al Pretoria, for a permit enabling him
10 stay in the country until his American
papers could be sent TO Pretoria. but "o~-
ing TO the fact that Consul Maerum Was
unable 10 communicate with the United
States he was compelled 10 leave South
Africa" Grote came 10 this country VIA
Australia.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
Jennings ITEMS.
Rice Mil Wal he In Read.
mess for Next Crop.

Jennings. La. February l5,--Jennins.
will have a second rice mill in readiness
for The rice crop of 1900. This will be
good news for town and country alike.
There Is room and business here for four
or FIVE mills
c. ID. Bonnin and Mr.. Simon Of Crowley
and Desire Richard OF Mermentau have
purchased light lots OF -. G. Andrus east
OF the Porter house, and adjoining the
railroad on the south.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-16
rue CLARK cAsE.
montana supreme Court Judges say
I,hcN Mere Approached.

washington, February l5.-Highiy SEN
sst,ona, testimony was given today IN the
investigation by the senate committee on
OF the election Of W. a. CLARK
10 che senate from Montana
Justice Hunt. republican member OF the
Montana supreme court. testified that his
family physioisu. Or. Tracy had made
vhat NE fihe Ius,iee) regarded as al
most an OFFER tc have him, consider
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Mr.. Cullom moved that the senate taEs
up for consideration the Hawaiian gov
ernment bill tue effect OF the motion, il
adopted. being to make the bill unfinished
business
Mr.. Chandler antagonized the motlon
with motion 10 proceed to consider ex-
ecutiye business. His motion was voted
down and that Of Mr. Cullom adopted.
After brief executive session the SEN
ate at 5:95 p. m. adjourned.