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The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
WORKING RURAL WHITE VOTERS.
AdrOit Republican scheme 10 Defeat suf-
fragc Amendment in North Carolina.

Sp-tlaL 70 Ahe fo-l
Raleigh, y. C., May 19-Republican
State Chairman A. +. HoltCn states that
headquarters are definitely located al
Greensboro, and that the campaign is in
full blast. He says he has replied TO the
challenge for a joint discussion sent him
by Democratic State Chairman F. VI.
Simmons, but declines 10 say what his
answer was. Simmons left for Winston
a. HOltOn arrived here
The Democrats will have heavy task
to carry the franchise amendment to me
constitution at tEe polls ir August The
Republicans are doing a very adrOit Dit
OF work in their efforts 10 defeat the
amendment. Tie latter is designed 10 shut
out about three-quartsrs Of the negro
vote The Republicans are working on
the white rural voters, telling them the
amendment will disfTanchise them. The
average white rural voter has extremely
little regard for the negro a. a voter. but
the Republicans scare him about MS oWn
vote, which the Democrats say il nor in
The slightest danger.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
LOCAL OPTION CRUSADERS.
Committee of Fifty Securing Evidence In
LexiBstOB-Sensati0n Promised.
Special 20 The Pos,

opNclsl 70 ne Post.
Lexington, Va, May 2e-Sensational Gis-
closures are expected here within the next
rev days as the result of a crusade
against "speakeasies." The local option
lists have had committee of fifty at work
since they carried the day at the recent
election, and a number of prosecutions
are being planned. One white man has
already left town to avoid being arraign-
ed
Alec Watson. colored Is the first to be
arrested under the new order of things.
Two charges were made-selling without
license and selling liquor in a local op-
ton district. He was fined $50 in each
case, and went to Jail for ninety days in
default. He tried to evade the charge by
saying he had given the liquor to his
friend, the negro who made the charge,
and that the caller had left 10 cents with
out his knowledge.
II is admitted that liquor is being sold.
One drug store is doing a rushing pre-
scriptiOn business.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
LUTHERAN SYNOD ADJOURNs.
Plans Adopted TO Raise s3.e18 Century
Fund-Hsme for Disabled Pastors.
Special % The Post.

special 70 The Post
Winston-Salem. y. G., May I--The
Southern Lutheran Synod adjourned to-
day 70 meet with st. Johns Church,
Charleston, S. c., in 1909.
The plan % raise the proposed g 0oo CEN
tury endowment was left as follows:
There is 10 be one central committee for
the united synod, and one auxiliary com
mittee in each district synod, 10 solicit
voluntary gifts All sums under $40 are 10
be paid in one year: under SIS in two
years; under so, three years; over s2o, In
four years.
There are al present thirty-nine children
In the Orphans Home maintained al
cost Of $65 per child. The home has been
permanently located I'm a $5i, ,009 property
al Salem. Va. The synod voted to open,
In connection with the Orphans Home,
home FOR aged and disabled pastors and
their wives.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
KILLED HIS SISTERS HUSBAND.
Morton Frey Protect. W oman from Alleged
Abuse and shoots in self-deieHse.
Special to The Post.

tpeclaI . Ihe PO5t.
Hagcrstcwn, Nd, May 2l.-Martin Frey.
who resides near Newville. was arrested
Sunday and placed in jail. charged with
the murder Of George Collins. his brother
in-law The tragedy occurred Saturday.
and was The result Of a quarrel between
the two men, which ended by Frey whip
ping out a revolver and shooting Collins
through the heart.
Back % the quarrel is an old family
grUdge. Collins is accused of maltreating
his wife. Frey's sister. Frey took he~
part, and tiled to induce her to leave
Collins. This enraged Collins. and when
the two men met. Saturday. he attacked
Frey, the latter says, with an AK. Frey
claims self-defense. He is almost broken
down over the shooting
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
ASSASSINATED FROM BEHIND.
P0cahontas County, w. Va, Farmer shot.
IN His Barn-Grandson Arrested.
Special to The Post

epetldi 10 ! nc Post.
keyser, w. Va, May 20-Allan Coulter.
well-known citizen of Pocahontas Coun-
ty, was shot from ambush by some cne
who had lain in wait for him at his barn,
on Laurel Run yesterday afternoon. He
had been planting corn, and had gone 10
his barn, some distance from the house,
to put his horse away. Just as he was
walking In to feed the horse he was shot
through the heart from behind with 80
cailber rifle. An examination Of the prim-
ises showed that some one had come
down to within about thirty yards of the
barn. TO the edge of the woods, and fired
at him through a window
Coulter was about sixty years old and
had been divorced from his first wife a
few years ago, afteTward marrying a Mrs
Rider, who survives him. His grandson,
I'D Coulter, was arrested on suspicion. He
refuses to give any account of his where
aboutS at the time of the murder.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
COMMENCEMENT AT LEXINGTON.
Dedication Of the Randolph Tucker Memo.
rial Hall TO BE Feature.

Special TO The Post.
Lexington, Va, May 20-A feature OF
the annual commencement of Washington
and Lee University, which commences
June II, will be the dedication of the John
Randolph Tucker Memorial Hall on the
morning Of June 19 Addresses are to be
delivered by ex-Secretary John G. Car
Isle, of New York; former Solicitor Gen
eral Holmes Conrad, of Winchester, AMI
poem on the occasion by Rev. DR.. Bev-
erley d. Tucker, of Norfolk
On Sunday, June II, the baccalauraate
sermon will be preached by Rev. DR..
Randolph II. McKim. rector of Epiphany
Episcopal Church. Washington, d. C.
Rev. William A. Barr, of Richmond, will
address the Y. NJ. G.. A and Hon. John
W. Davis. of West Virginia, will deliver
the address before the alumni associa-
tion June l9. The closing exercises lake
place June 90
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
VIRGINIA WEDDINGS.

Mr.. Edward v Bryant. OF Burr Hill Orange
County, and Miss Laura E Smith, Of True Blue,
were married May l6
Mr.. Harry Lee Jacobs and Miss Elizabeth Chan
nell were married yesterday by Rev. Or. W. W.
Staley at Suffolk. The honeymoon will be spent al
Rye Beach, y. Y
Mr.. Ralph Barnes Of Raleigh, n. c., and Miss
Lola Nc, Humphreys were married in Richmond
Sunday. Mr.. Barnes accompanied Wright's Band,
Of Raleigh 10 Richmond to make music during the
carnival. He took out marriage license Saturday.
He and his bride returned to Raleigh.
Mrs. Lille NJ. Borum, OF Martinsburg W. Va.
and Mr.. Daniel z. Bahtz Of Frederick, Md were
married at the parsonage of the Brsddock Street
Methodist Episcopal Church South yesterday after
noon by Rev. ". II. H. Joyce. The bri5e is the
daughter Of Mr.. Elias Pitzer Of Martnsburg, and
the groom is in business Elkins W. Va Both
bride and groom had been divorced from former
Mariners.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
COURTS ENJOIN COAL STRIKERS.
7O0 lnjunctiOns Served on Georges Creek
Miners and Labor Leaders.

Cumberland, Nd. May 1.-Sheriff Mar
tin went into the Georges Creek coal
mining region to-day, and served 200
injunctiOns upon strikers and labor lead
ers. restraining them from interfering with
miners who desired TO resume work
There were no demonstrations at any
point visited by the sheriff. and quiet
prevailed throughout the region during
the day. Il had been expected that sew
eral of the companies would attempt to
resume operations to-day, but not man
reported for work.
Officials Of the companies state that no
attempt will be made to resume work in
any of the mines until next Monday.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
OLD DOMINION NOTES.

The Fluauier Female Institute commencement
Riu take place June z ReE. J. II. Wells Si!l de-
liver the address 90 the graduating class
The Newport News mandsmus proceedings 10 con-
pei Mayor Moss to sign the asphalt paving COR
tracts awarded by the city council were yesterday
.5at.nued a. the mayors request, until EeKt Tues
day
The congregation OF Old Street Presbyterian
oalrch Petersburg which has been without = pas
rar for six years. mas extended call 10 Rev J. Z
BaIl5u of Basic City. a native Of Danviie and a
graduate of the Onion Theological Seminary Al
Richmond
Considerable damage hss been done many q the
apple orchards Ia Page C0uHty By small dsrk-
green bug about the size Of wheat grain. Tie
9esJ first makes ils appearance On The snail bear
Ing uSiss q the tree. and TIE young fruit d!ies Up
falls slthin fsS hours after Ire tree has been
ltt.aksa-
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
POSTAL sHAKE-UP IN RICHMOND.
Many Clerical Transfers TO Be Made-Not
Result of Recent scandal.
Snecial 20 The Post

Special 20 The Post
Richmond, Va, May 20-Many changes
Will be made In the post-office personnel
here within the next ten days. The postal
clerks at Stations A and 3 are TO be shift
ed, besides a number of transfers in and
from the main office. Postmaster Knight
is now at work on the list, and will COM
plete it very shortly. and will then make
the announcement of changes contemplate
ed.
There is nothing in the proposed changes
that tends in the slightest way to reflect
upon the postal men employed at either
Of the stations, which have been dete-nln-
ed upon for the general betterment of the
service.
These changes coming So soon after the
arrest of Charles GOOdlOe. at Station A
are said to be only a coincidence, and the
serious charge against him does not ex-
tend TO any other department of the serv-
ice in Richmond.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
VIRGINIA WEDDINGS.

Miss Jennie coyiRgton married few days
ago at her home In Wsdesboro to Dr.. Robert Lee
Edwards. Of Hageratown. Nd.
Mr. Eugene Hayden and Miss Boyd Wright
daughter Of Nr. Lawrence Wright, Of Franklin
County, were married yesterday al Grace ". z
Church parsonage. Roanoke.
M William X. Seckman Mis- Fannie Hess,
daughter Of Nj and Ms Emmanuel Hess. we're
married al the home Of the bride. in NartinsbuTg
W Va. Friday night b. Rev c. s Trump.
Miss Lizzie V. Cubbage and Mr.. Bedford A Black
both OF LurSy, visited Hagerst0Sn, Nd Friday.
obtained license. and we're married at the Meth
sdist Episcopal parsonage by Rev. Robert II More.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Railroad subscription Voted Down.

IUt IUsI-
Annapolis, Nd, May H.-The sUbsCrip-
ton OF 10000 asked of Anne Arundel
County TO aid the Southern Maryland
Railroad was refused to-day by a large
majority. Up 10 $50 p. m. all the county
had been heard from except the third dis
trict The vote fOcts up: For the subscrip-
ton, n; against 1,ZiI; majority against
526- The third district is expected TO give
800 against the proposition. The first and
eighth districts voted in favor of the sub
ScrlptiOn. They are the localities that
would be more directly benefited by the
road than the other sections Of the cOun-
ty. The election was an open one, voters
stating what kind of ballots they wanted
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Troop. 10 Protect Prisoner.
Rescued from FiIipiaos, bat .Ii..ins.

NppCI8I O The ] Usf-
Newport News Va, May 9--Charles
Blanford. assistant engineer of the I.
:. S. Relief, who was rescued from the
F1lipinOs after nine months captivity.
has not yet arrived home. and his parents
and numerous relatives in this part of
the State are anxious for his safety The
last word received from him was that
ne was OF route home. In March. II was
reported that he was dangerously ill at
the san Francisco military hospital, but
this has not been verified A big recep-
ton will BE- given the young engineer by
the citizens OF this city upon his return
home.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
FrnwIey Bigamy Trial To-day.

Newport News. Va, May 20.-Prof Hu-
bert j. tTawley will be tried for bigamy
He has summoned as his Witnesses all
Of those summoned by the commonwealth
He says he viii be represented By cOun-
sci. but II nc mas retained lawyers moth
ing is known Of IT, He IS confident that
he will Be acquitted Mrs. Frawley No.
and wife No are on hand and viii
testify. The. prosecution. IL Is said Will
spring sensation at the trial which
VIII bring out new evidence
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Newport News Vast Cereal Exports.

Newport News, Va, May O.-Statistics
Just compiled at the custom house here
show that during the year ended April 20
the cereal exports from Newport News
amounted to nearly 10000 bushels, with
a value of $l5.5G9000. This breaks all port
records for twelve months. The move
ment Of cereals from the West to this
port continues heavy, and summer exports
promise TO be unusually active.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Rural Free Delivery from HynnsvilIe.

Hyattsville, Nd. May 20.-Rural free de-
livery will be established in this section
on June l next Five mail carriers at e
salary of 500 EACH have been appointed
Their names. with routes. are: McFar-
land. RiverdaIe; Mcdonald. Brentwood; :;
ReyboId, College Park and Lakeland: ::
Hamlet, Bladensburg and Landover. and
Shipiey Chillum and Riggs road. Hyatts-
Vile will be the main distributing Office
None Of the existing post offices will be
abandoned for the present.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
$1,000, 900 10 Improve Jnmes River.

special % The Post.
Newport News, Va, May 2O-To-night
the party Of forty Congressmen, some OF
them members OF the House COMMITTEES
on Rivers and HarbOrs. who made a trip
OF inspection down the James River from
Richmond 70 Newport News. with view
OF determining the advisability OF max
ing large appropriation FOR improve
Inents, le!t Old POiut tonight FOR Wash
iugton Dy steamer An erort win be-
made 10 pct al appropriation of Sg.OyJ. 20
Tor the Improvement Of the James
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Gone TO Identify Bank Robber Suspect.

Winchester, Va, May 2L-Prosecuung
Attorney ". W. Logan, of Shenandoah
County, accompanied MesSrs. George NJ.
Pollard and James NJ. Machir. of Stras-
burg, 10 New York to-day where the
-aiter will endeavor TO identify Charles
M'Cabe, an alleged professional crook
VINO IS under arrest, charged with com
Iiclty IN the Srrasburg bank robbery
f'-aTd and Machir identified a photo OF
M'Nabe as man who. disguised as an
umbrella mender repai. ed TWO umbrellas
,r..f ihrm on the day prior to the robbery
hey VIII endeayOr 10 complete the identi-
I..atiyu.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Indicted for Murder of His CAPTAIN.

special 10 he Post
Newport News. Va, May 2l-The grand
.+iy 'Als morning returned a true bill
'-"insj Lewis Eaton on the charge of
murder. Eaton is steward Of the barge
montreal He is charged with the murder
e. 'apj- Weed, master of the vessel,
whose body was found on the beach
across the river a short time ago. A re-
l'.l was spread at the time that the cap
.-lA Lad fallen overheard and met his
ogaIh by drowning. There had been bad
h.'ua between the captain and one Of the
VESSELS crew over the formers wife. and
" '4-lu OF circumstantial evidence inVolv-
a. LalOn
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
jamestown Landing Celebration,

IVsI
Williamsburg Va, May 2O.-The celebra-
tion at jamestown this year by the Vir-
ginia Antiquity Society will take place
May 26. The 9th is election day, and it
was deemed advisable to change the date
of the celebration. There is a movement
on foot among the members of the asso-
citation to erect a cottage there, probably
after the English style Of the early sew
enteenth century. A park Of several hun
dred acres has been laid off for sightseers.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
B. and o. TO DO Away with Calico Grade.

Special 70 IAS Ff7i.
Boyds. Md, May 20.-The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, il is stated. is planning a
new five-mile route between 4 point near
Washington Junction, on the Metropolitan
branch, and AdamstOn. Frederick Coun-
~. 10 do away with the present heavy
calico Rock grade Engineers have al
ready surveyed the route. and work, II Is
reported, will soon BE- commenced.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
sheriff Guards Agninsr Mob Violence.

SI...aI to The Posi-.
Petersburg, Va, May 2l.-Sheriff b. f.
'"EhlA Of Mecklenburg County. and two
deputies, arrived here this morning with
a detachment from one of the military
'mpanies Of Richmond, 70 take charge Of
H-uaru BAPTIST the negro charged with
'." brutal murder last April. Of Peter
Jones. "a widely known citizen of Meek
.uaTg County. The murder occurred
Dear The Buffalo Llthia Springs Baptist
H.- brought here 10 prevent his being
j. ..Aru tn" troops We're taken along
N.A the prisoner to-day 10 prevent mob
Violence. He Is To be tried tomorrow.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
>sriounI Bank Tax Compromise.

.asi-l i- ne 4rtE
..-&.agton Va. M1y 2e-Tae aatioasi
-atL tax cases. Instituted b. several m.-
sieD4h.ies. lexington among them. are
~tdi pending ia tsr Virginia conrts The
5Un council hs-e. however. has accent
90 SO. cDou ths advice - she town a .-
ysgeJ from The FLs, National Bank .u
<@ttirHen. ~ al arrears. T7c acccyfsAes
'pes Lo. .Gect 'gsgrc payment
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
A Quaint Character Pa..e.awa,,

Dover. Del. May H-Thomas Muncey.
aged ninety years died to-day al his home
In Little Creek He never saw a railroad
train, never smoked or cheWsd tobacco.
and never drank jquOr Little Creek 4
not on line o. railroad. A widow, eight
children, twenty-five grandchildren. sew
enteen great-grandchild and one
great-great-g grandchild survive him.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
cards lead 20 Ya,aI Ishsstin..

-cst4. 10 faf Per
N..llams0u. - Va. May 20 Abe.
n1mr0u anJ Dave Duncan. On-wcil d-.l-
ers living near Wasueld, qgtrreled lasr
aight while paying a. -ds. They cane 10
b.oHg. bat were separated. An hour iater
they again met and DamF0n opened nr-
mOria!iy wOunding Duncan IL feI bll
~45 captured th!4 morning. ald . res N
Jail
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Girl Of sixteen a Mail Carrier.
.,ac.zi 70 Tas Pos.

Ripley. ". Va, May 2O.-Miss Dora
WOlfc. a handsome girl Of sixteen. vas
worn iu ~ mail carrier here yesterday.
sne is the daughter % - =. Wolfe. z
l!veryfnaH. and her duties viii be 20 carry
Ae mail On horseback between here gU.
aanayEi.ie. oue trip each way daily. SIC
"f-. na.r NO bags OF letters eacn w..
1rn goes JTmed- She has frequently 90 b.
-.-d t.c fnS'f On this route wr.r the gore
F!rr UaI csrflsI was lslisp1ssd
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Horses Neck Broken Going Down Hill.

SPECIAL % The Post.
Rockville Md, May IA horse be-
longing 10 Mr. Claude KOhlhOss, living
near this place, was killed here yester-
day, under peculiar circumstances He
Was being driven rapidly down hill by
Mr. KohlhOss when he stumbled and
fell, breaking his neck and killing him
instantly.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
roIored GirIKiIIed b, Her sister.

Pulaski Va. May I.-Ids Mills color
fourteen years OLD, was shot and IN
..'.- Killed hy her teu-year-0ld sister
.'a about four miles north Of this
... today. They wer. pIavlng v,lfb =
i.. ana DID Lgt know it was loaded.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Memorial Day in Frederick.

special 70 > ne Iosi
Frederick, Nd. May 2O.-Representa-
tive George A. Pearre has accepted the
invitation of Reynolds Post, G. \. T.. Of
Frederick. to deliver an address before
the post AZ :he City Opera House Oh Dec
Oration Day. In the afternoon the post
will decorate graves In Mount Olivet Gem
etery The q. 4. X. posts OF adjoining
counties have been invited TO participate.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
OurIawed Man, Captured, Fears Lynchinx.
Special 20 TIE Post.

of outlawry something extremely rare
in North Carolina or in the United States,
was issued last week for Thomas Fort.
q white man, who long evaded capture
after criminally assaulting Mrs. James
Driver, near Fayetteville. News reached
here to-day of his capture at the house
Of q relative. He was greatly frightened,
fearing lynching, but the sheriff assured
him Of protection. He is in Fayetteville
tail
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22

ity. Revert Ehriever and z. II. Welsh.
Republicans, were reelected. and George
r Dryer DR.. George BrOadrup. Repub-
licans, and William II BOwdsn, Demo-
crats, were elected 10 the city council.
The new council viii stand eight Repu3-
licans TO three Democrats. The contest
was an unusually bitter one.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
WILL BE HANGED FOR MURDER.
negro 'onvict Who Cut FeIIow-prisoner's
Throat TO BE Tried at Once.

richmond, Va, May g.-Supt George
H. Helms Of the penitentiary this morn
ing went 10 the Hastings Court for the
purpose Of having William Woodson, the
negro convict, who, on Saturday morning
killed Ambrose Ferrebee by cutting his
lAToat from ear 10 ear with a shoe knife,
indicted
Mr. Helms consulted with Common
TeaIth.s Attorney d. c. Richardson. mar
Itung the crime and giving the names
Z. the men who witnessed the murder.
NoodsOn will be arraigned and tried in
I-r HuStings Court for the murder of
LrTTebee, and hanged in the peuitentiary.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22

Special 10 The Post.
Annapolis, Md, May 2l.-The following
additional candidates have passed their
mental and physical examinations and
will be admitted 10 the Naval Academy as
naval cadets: w. l.. Burnett, Georgia,
ID. B. Stafford. louisiana: r. Dilen. IN
diana, c. NJ. Cade Oklahoma, and T.. C
Mccullough, New Jersey.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Quarrymen Given No Chance to strike.

special % ne FOSt.
Martinsburg. w. Va, Nay 2o.-About 100
men employed at the quarries Of the
Standard Lime and Stone Company, this
city, were discharged yesterday. They
are said TO be the leaders OF the strike
that has been brewing for the last week
The company says that no contracts
ahead for stone compelled the action.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Old Wages Restored to Traction Men.

Richmond. Va, May "A committee Of
employees OF the Richmond Passenger and
t"Ner Company called upon President
l"Ijon ihls morning 10 ask that the wages
&. 'A" conductors and motom,u be- in
creased 10 what they were previous To tine
O.. made by the old company. The COM
l..-r was cordially received. and after
pleasant talk. the rate Of wages Was in
creased io The figures asked for The IN
'... rrf only affects the motormcu and
t-.HeiuIS, but all other employees.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Mysterious ARRAY May End ia Death.

Special 10 The Post
Norfolk Va, May IA mysterious cut
ting ARRAY, almost a murder was discov-
cred by Portsmouth policeman this
morning, who traced bloody tracks lead
ing from great pool of blood on Sixth
street. SecTeted in a box, unconscious. he
found William Gwynn, suffering from Sc
veIa wounds in his face head, and neck.
from which D!OCd still poured The man
refused TO make any statement
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Boy Brakeman NanxIed 20 Death.

Hampton. Va. May 2J.-Harry Fuller,
fourteen years old. brakeman on the Ne.g-
port HeWs and Old Point Railway. Nzs
fatally Injured al Fort Monroe This att
eTnoon- While coupling caFs he Yell be-
tween the motor and a trailer. and Vas
dragged nifty yards. His right leg was cut
on. and he was fr!gntfguy bruised about
Inc mead There is Outspoken ludi~ua-
ton aKa!ns: the company. which had been
warned not 10 employ minors As brake
men.
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
State Labor Federation Meets To-day.


kichmCnd, Va, May 21-The district
representatives of the Machinists' Inter
national Association of Virginia held
meeting at Central Hall this afternoon at
1 o'clock Tomorrow at u o'clock the
Virginia State Federation Of Labor will
meet IN convention at the same place
President j. b. Casey, Of Portsmouth. will
preside, and Commissioner of Labor J. B.
DoheTiy, Of this city, Will make the ad-
OTcss of welcome. About 80 delegates will
attend. Many have already arrived
The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-22
Republicans Garry Cumberland.

sp--lal 10 The Post
Cumberland Nd. May 2l.-The city cleo
ton tonight resulted in an almost com
plete victory for the Republican ticket
Warren c. White Republican. was elect
ed mayor over ". T. Couehan. Demo-
.rat. By - majority. Howard VI. Fuller.
Democrat, the present city clerk, defeat
Ell his Republican opponent by 20 major