WASHPOTON LETTE
dence
v Astn
Igton, May
20,
1899.
something betide
rhere is
dly 8U8;
tbe news frpm
in
e Phil-
Xtit-a line of
press news
until it
United
Ette military censor, f nji
t is not
i;t.r tnai
a J
e would approve any-
aflministration
cj Hence (the
id not
ifc.puoi
publica-
I ..- of the statement that
it
would
1 ,no9e b U for Gen Oti
i
to con-
r ...r'even kmi entire ielan
bf Lu-
'iC-
i.'
sot t
ention the remainder
tf the gro
so that it would stay
nuereo,
thout a large increase
was allowed to pass
ce
nsor for a purpose. Not be-
in the confidence of fh$ admin
"..ron.-i-iew Dereons. even
among
re it-
rrosti oremineni epuui
icans,
lt:t cannot be positijrely
stated
!-(at;nai tturpoBB b; uui
the in
nce ia dhat it is! ihtebded
to
irftTetbe way for one of ttwd things ;
'' rai: for-
!" i I I ' . I'll
Wig wr to maKe tne peopi
Country satisfied withlsdme Jdicker
about to be made witn tne
jjlipisps,
Inatura.Ily
which rthejf
would
be inclined to be
dissat-
kdwith.
The prepon
r
derance of
Opinion in
Washington
18
that it
s-,t.- more volunteers.
Orders
u
mem-
i"" -.J -l it- ! J-J
lesion
kit tbej 'nJuetj do. notnlig tt inter
vrici ineiirnuippine com
fere with the military pns of
(;en, Otis, vhich is conf rmation of
hc reporte i wrangles Jin -the com
jnigjioii. j; ' . j;t ) v
I After ho c ing it back for many
inoatb, Mr. McKinley .has issued
fa much' i c vertiisd order modify
ing tbe civ 1 service rules. Jit does
iot appear to please anybody, over
much, j -jit excepts a tojtal ci some
where in ti e neighborhood of four
thouiand 'places from the o Deration
of the chil service rule, but as
moit cf these places are already
filled' hy R publican's, it wiljl make
; comparatively little" new patronage'
for thSj liepublican leaders. It
doien'ttou th thi government print
ing oClc'e.hfhicri so many Republi
cans bave )een trying! So hard to
gft thrown I open to them. .So far
ai the party workers are concerned,
the order is likely to do Jndre harm
than goodj o the Republican, party.
Representative Dalztll, of Penn
ijlTania, Who .stands, about as
much chance as Payne the New
York anti-Platt Candida e, dropped
into Washington a dayj or two ago
and announced that he v as a can
didaie forl speaker. He could not
cpntroL thrlse votes in ha Pennsyl
vania delegation! counting pis own,
to lave hisjjneck.! Bingham is the
dummy candidate of the Pennsyl
vania delegation! 'and swill remain
such until Quay! decides who shall
get these votes..
i lne administration was very par
ticular to have the widest circula
tion giren
So th
e repor
the beef
COurtl df
Uquiry, but
has now
been: dieckjveredl that
f the
m
mm
aside to
been! used
or the
inquiry
and has
oraerta JW
; j V 1',
oik stopped. on
e print-
lag of tlr.d testimony,
which
tt) be
ifiat rerl ore was suDPosed
, i iif i -
j i iii - i
rl it had all been
put in
JP;e. 1
has all along
been con-
tended fc
many ithat
the adminis-
t ration i
ever intended to
make the
teg'timon
cake? i;
Vibuulic, ana t
1! T . . r: t .
nis
action
look as though
th
i
at con-
gallon
as correct.
Alger has
been
putting
n it again
Several days
i
se
p an . order to bej issued
lnstruct-
les in Uu-
ban ves-
!f-Vuadr
the Cuban flacj land at
me stating that the ves-
the Cuban iiae would
nder 'American
rotection.
Cuban! government,
o recognizeq Cuban
order str
kes the
DOCt e"l ' 1
8 ludicrous.
Some
Sir. McKinleW atten-
the
that
deferred to the Attorney
Get,V.
ot an opinion.
Tbisnopin.
ion, t,
eipected, will
knock the
order
It
might answer for
els to go from one Cu
under such a
cleariN 1 t i .
Of Cr .
put in any port outside
, --sne
mas
ters pf s
abybpdy,j
no consu
A I
uoh ves-
seis 4 u
e at a
i mercy;
r V T--Icl have
ul to ap
. i i
of antLii
- '.WW V A. 1 V4 0I V fj& Vl W AJLA V mA V
'Iti and no ataridinir in anv
Acer's' 8D6C-
thin r f 8 t0!be doiDsjh wrong
AU. -ewey home fund isn't
fast as it might. It
n . unieis it gets a move
a Vuot be tiig enobgh te buy
T) h0" the time
Hs liome.
Th
f1; ln sion at iRichiorld, Va.,
last week,;,iLj .-Ll.. '
vuoiuou io issue a new
W Mhe eufajeU if Sancing,
ara-plajUnr and fh o t pr.tr nine
rlRf.niiiiitikty authorit
loiW etele'arances to Cu
. , i r f
ff vuce ine
b w r-i-. i r
a
Paying Off the Cuban Army.
Havana, May 29 Today's
events, in connection with the pay
ment of the Cuban troops entitled
to apply for a share in the Ameri
can gratuity, have effectually killed
off the' opposition 'to the receipt of
the bounty Jby privates. In Amer
ican military circles it is consid
ered that a fine start has been
made, and that the opposition is
defeated. Three hundred privates
arrived during the day to apply for
payment, but though Lieutenant
Colonel George M. Randall, of the
Eight United States Infantry, the
commissioner superintending tbe
distribution here, kept bis. office
open from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m., only
112 could be paid in that time, as
each man took up several minutes.
IJHany who brought arms were not
on the rolls at all. Ninety-nine
Tines were surrendered, most of tbe
applicants declining to take any
chances in turning the weapons
over to the mayor of Havana, evi
dently believing it would be best
to give them directly to the Amer
icans. At the conclusion of the
day's work, there were more than
200 who had not been heard.
These will have to wait until after
the return of the pay car, June 15,
when there will probably be extra
days assigned to Havana.
General Pedro Delgado, com
manding the Cuban forces around
Guanajay, called his men together
today, told them they were dis
banded, and ordered them to take
their'guns and go home. ' Of the two
hundred, some thirty, who were'
mounted on ponies, said they would
ride to Havana and get their money.
Thereupon Delgado, who was for
mely a notorious bandit, called the
rest to draw up in line and to shoot
any man who took the road to Ha
vana. The thirty ' men gloomily
dispersed. They will have an 'op-'
portunity to receive their shares
later. - -
Weaker Defensively.
Will the tJnited Sutes be as in
vulnerable in 1900 as they were in
1897? That is to say, will the ac
quisition of possessions distant
from the United States render us
more open to attack in case of war
with a naval power than we have
been hitherto? In the past we
were self-contained. Our large pop
ulation and vast resources made in
vasion almost impracticable. An
enemy would need to cross the seas
to get at us and could therefore
bring but small force-comparative,
ly against us. His position when
he got here would be very much
that of the small boy attacking a
bee-hive. Formerly we had 'noth
ing exposed abroad. Our interests
were all within our own continental
coasts, where we were all-powerful.'
But we are weak at sea, and can
not for many years, if ever, hold
Hawaii, Porto Rico, or the Philip
pines, against all comers. If we
got into a war we should try to de
fend these positions and in doing
so would give other powers a chance
to get at us. Russia was beaten at
Sebastapol, and we should risk de
feat at some similarly remote point
of our distant possessions. In a
word, we shall have lost tbe advan
tage of our continental position.
In this way we are the weaker from
the points of view of defense, by
reason oi our over-sea responsibil
ities. On one condition, however,
we are safe- namely, if we remain
on good term 8 with the power that
has and will long have the strong
est navy in the world England.
We at present hold over-sea posses
sions at tbe mercy of France, Rus
sia and perhaps other powers, and
therefore need a strong friend.
Baltimore Sun.
Horrors of Russia's Famine.
London, May 27. Concerning
the 5,000,000 people who are starv
ing in Russia Rev. Alexander
Francis, pastor of the British
American church at St. Petersburg,
and chairman of the relief fund
committee, writes: ,
"You cannot imagine what they
eat in the distressed Cristobal dis
trict in Eastern Russia. Anything
is looked upon as good enough to
fill the stomach. Typhoid fever
and scurvy in the most virulent
form are the natural results of bad
and insufficient food."
Some autnorities state that as
many as 20,000,000 peasants are
starving.
The Czar, Czarina, Russian gov.
eminent and the Red Cress and
Other bodies have subscribed many
millions tothe relief fund, but
$11,250,000 Is still required.
Coming to Demand an American
Protectorate for Liberia.
London, May 30, The Liver
pool correspondent of The Daily
Chronicle asserts that Dr. Blyden,
a native Liberian statesman, is now
en route from Liberia, empowered
by the Liberian executive to de-
! mand an American protectorate
for Liberia, and In the event of
the United States refusing, he is
empowered to approach thn Brit
ish government on the same sub
ject. " , ' . - - ' .
To Make Funerals Cheerful.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 26.
Several thousand persons yesterday
witnessed the-dedication exercises
of Somerton Hills Cemetery, which
is to be conducted upon a system
of burial reform advocated' by a
number of prominent New York
and Philadelphia men. '
The prevailing idea of the new
form of burial is to remove as far
as possible tbe gloom usually ac
companying such ceremonies and
to substitute for the ordinaryjburial
ground a place which shall be
bright and cheerful. The re
formers" have taken their inspira
tion from the following couplet by
Oliver Wendell Holmes: j
In the bright flowew that deck the-
solemn bier j
We see Thy glory in its narrow sphere.
The graves when prepared to re
ceive a body are to be lined with
evergreens and surrounded i by
growing flowers. " Unsightly dirt
covered mounds are to be 1 elimi
nated. ' ' j: ;
Rev. Dr. R. S. MacArtbur, of
New York, delivered the dedicatory
address. Instead of funeral dirges,
the band played Meyerbeer's: Coro
nation March and Haydn's "Gloria
in Excelsis."
Among the adherents of the
plan are Bishops Hurst "and Fobs
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
Rev. Madison C. Peters and Col. A.
K. MeClure.'
Planning to Avoid War;
Thk Hague, May 28. Tbe newly ;
appointed sub-committee of the
third committee of tbe peace con
ference, the arbitration committee,
will meet tomorrow. - It ' will be
known as the drafting committee,
indicating in its name the scope of
its functions. An effort is being
made; ancT with 'a certain degree of
progress, to combine the Russian
and British proposals in such a
way that there port of the drafting
committee1 may secure tbe' support
of botr parties in the plenary com
mittee. M. De Staal and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, chiefs of the Russian
and British delegations 'respective
ly,' and other delegates had a long
conference today with this end in
view, and there is no doubt that an
agreement in principle will be
reached.
The hope of the delegates that a
permanent arbitration board will
be established is rapidly improving.
The difficult points' now relate to
the composition of the tribunal,
how the representation of the
powers is to be arranged and the
limitations to be placed on tbe
jurisdiction of the board.
Otis Needs Larger Army.
Manila, May 27. The events of
tbe last week have emphasized the
need of a much larger army here,
without which, according to .the
best authorities in Manila, it would
be attempting the impossible to
expect to establish American su
premacy in the Philippines, j j
The inadequacy of the American
force i6 said to be responsible for
tbe large total loss in the number
of small encounters without mate
rial results as a compensation.
Most of the recent fighting has
been in territory which the Ameri
cans had swept, but were compelled
to abandon because they could not
spare troops to hold it. j '
The forces commabded by Gen
erals MacArthur and Lawton hold
two important lines of communica
tion and commerce, the railread to
San Fernando and the Rio Grande
river. "But much of the country
they have swept, including scores
of smaller towns -and some of the
larger ones, have been left uncov
ered for want of men to hold them.
The Filipinos returned and are
occupying the towns the Americans
ahandoned.
Decision in Bankruptcy.
Buffalo, N- Y., May 27. W. H.
Hotchkiss, referee in bankruptcy,
has handed down a decision whieh,
if sustained by the Courts, will
affect corporations not only in
New York, but in every state of
the Union. j
The decision is that officers of
corporations when they apply to a
state court for a receiver, make a
tacit admission of insolvency,
which constitutes an act of bank
ruptcy and furnishes good and
sufficient cause for the Federal
court to declare such "corporation
a bankrupt on petition of any of
its creditors. - j
Wings on Aguinaldo's Horse.
Nxw Yobk, May 27. The bark
Stillwater, of St. John, New Bruns
wick, was the last vessel to be
cleared from Iloilo by the Philip
pine government. "A Filipino is
ignorant, childishly simple,' gays
the Stillwater's captain. "Myt Fil
ipino crew believe that Aguinaldo
rides a horse with wings." Amer
icanos never catch Aguinaldo. ' He
fly away,' they say. Aguinaldo al
so wears a magic belt whieh noth
ing in the way of bullets or steel
can penetrate.
Dry G-oods and.
A Great Collection of New Goods at Lower Prices than We ever Gathered Before Awaits You
1,000 yards good Bleaching, 6c. quality, at 3Jc. 2,000 yards fine nrff.00 r.- : , 7
2,000 yards fine heavy Calico, 5c. valuJ. at 3c. worth ,8l8 and f Dlmltle" Lawn'
3,000 yards very heavy Cotton Plaids, 6c. value, 3ic 2,000 yards' fine heavv Sei T.la t
1,000 yards good Calicos at 2e.- oualitv at 7 Sea IiUnd Percal8 ISc.
2,000 yards good'Percale, yard wide, 8c. quality,41c.
o,uuu yaror nne Lawni, an colors and beautiful
patterns, 7c. quality, at 3c.
100 pairs Oxford Ties, a good
75c. Shoe for 48c.
75 pairs Ladies' Oxfords at 39c.
200 pairs Ladies' Oxfords, black
and tan, all sizes, beautiful shapes,
$1.50 quality, at 98c.
LADIES' BUTTON
AND LACE SHOES.
ZIXT-It will pay
tub
28 SOUTH'ELM STREET,
THE LATEST IMPOSITION.
An Attempt to Get Medical
License Through a Sub
stitute. V
Asheville, Ni C.; May 29 The State!
Board of Medical Examiners finished
their annual examinations to-day. One
hundred and five candidates stood ex
aminations: -
The following interesting disclosure
was made to-day :
A young North Carolinian, who as
pired to be ; a doctor, attempted to
work a clever ruse on 'the Medical
Board. He was aware he could not
stand the examinations, and yet he was
determined to get the requisite license.
The idea struck him to hire a substi
tute. With this in view, he wrote to
a friend in Baltimore, one who stood'
high in his class. The Baltimore doc
tor was to come to A8heville, having
assumed the Noath Carolina man's
name," and r pass examination, '. gel
license, turn it over to the real person
in whose name it was made out, and
receive therefor a goodly sum. The
plan all but succeeded. Thanks to
watchful eyes of members of the
Board, the fraud was detected and
scheme upset, after the Baltimore
man bad taken part of the examina
tions. ' .' .
Served Them Bight. '
The general statement that it
takes a woman to rebuke another
woman's rudeness is borne out by
the following story : A lady entered
a railway tram and took a seat in
front of a newly-married couple.
She was scarcely seated before
they began to pass remarks about
her. Her last year's bonnet and
cloak Were fully criticised, with
more or less giggling on the bride's
part, and there is no telling what
might have come next if she had
not put a sudden stop to the con
versation by a bit of strategy. She
turned her bead, noticed that the
bride was considerably older than
the groom, and, in the smoothest
of tones, said :
4Madam, will you please ask
your son to close the window be
hind you?"
The "son" closed his mouth, and
the bride no longer giggled.
Tbe smallest things may exert the
greatest influence.' De Witt's Little
Early Risers are unequalled for over
coming constipation and liver troubles.
Small pill, best pill, safe pill. Howard
Gardner.
Cows Now Use Spectacles.
For more than six months of the
year the Russian steppes are cover
ed with snow. Cows subsist on the
tufts of grata which crop above the
snow, and the rays of the -sun on
the snow are so dazzling as to
cause blindness. To obviate this
calamity, it occurred to a kind
hearted man to protect the cows
eyes in the same way as those of
human beings, and he manufac
tured smoke-colored spectacles
which could be safely worn by cat
tle. These spectacles were a great
success, and are now worn by up
wards of forty thousands head of
cattle, who no longer suffer from
tbe snow-blindness which ' ence
caused untold suffering among
them. " -.a
CASTOR I A
: ; For Infants and Children.
Tbe Kind You Hare Alvajs Bought
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Bears the
Signature of
UAL JUNE SALE
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64cj valuefor
LADIES' OXFORD TIES
200 pairs Ladies Button Shoes.
$1 quality, at 69c.
200 pairs Ladies' Button
and
Lace Shoes, $1.50 value, at 98c.
300 pairs Ladies' Shoes, b
and tan, $2 value, at $1.25.
ack
300 pairs Ladies' Shoes, all sty
es,
oiacK and tan, $2.50 value, at $1
48.
Men's Plow Shoes j and heavy
Working 'Shoes, all solid leather,
79c, 98c, $1.19, far below value.
you to see our goods and) get prices
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And I will take pleasure in quoting you unheard-of prices on all lines
Mv stock of Drr Gonda. NnMnnn Khrn FTlo TT! ia 1. n
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buucu auu vauuud inu wo uieaue you.
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I have a line of Shoes in tbe latest shapes and styles on which I
will make specially low prices fpr the next thirty days.
Come to see me and be convinced that it pays to trade with a mer-
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chant who divides the profits with his customers.
Geo. H
LEADER IN LOW PBICES, 118 SOUTH ELM ST.
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Mrs. L. A. Lunn, successor
to Mrs. C. C. Gorrell, has
just received one of j the lar
gest and most up-to-date
lines of Millinery and No
tions ever brought to the
city, and can furnish yeu
with the best styles in Bon
nets and Hats, Fans, Neck
wear, Belts Gloves, Corsets,
Side Combs, &c, kc, at the
lowest prices. All are cor
dially invited to call and tie
convinced before j buying
elsewhere.
Mrs. L. A. LUNN,
I'M'
109 WEST MAEKET STREET.
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ADULTERATIONS
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Royal Patent Flour.
We sell it on its merits.
Try it and yoa will use no other.
t. ii. swohtzel;
Feed and liar. 531 South Elm Street.
Schedule Li EfTsct
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1,000 Ladl,.' Gauw Vest,.10e. quality, at 5c.
1,000 yards fine Silk for w.l.t., .11 th. n.w color.."
this sale 39c.
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100 pairs Ladies' Oxfords, black
Un, fine quality, 2 value, at
100 pair Ladies' Oxfords, beau
tiful shapes, black and tan colors,
$2 50 value, at $1.18 special for
this sale.
MEN'S PLOW SHOES
AND WORKING SHOES.
before buying.
IVE
GREENSBORO, N. C.
Up
MY STORE!
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Executor's Notice.
The undersigned hereby jrivea notice of hi
appointment by the Clerk of the Surlor Court
of Guilford County a executor on the estate
of .Sally Brincefleld deceased. All ienon
Indebted to the estate must make imme
diate payment, and all iersons hating claim
agunst tbe estate mu-t present them on or be
fore Mar 10th, 1900, or thh notice will be plead
in bar of recovery.
ThU the Mb. day of May,
ltfJw L. D. ICII'l'T, Execntor.
T?voonfrivfc IffnKno
Having qualitled before the clerk of the Su
perior court a executrix, with the will an
nexed, of the estate of 11. II. Cartland, deceased.
I hereby notify all pernon having cljam
against the said estate to present them to me on
or before the 20th day of April, 1&00, for payment
or this notice will be plead in bar of their re
covery, and all person owing the estate are re
quested to make immediate payment.
This April 20th, 1W.
II, ti. CARTLAND, Kxeontrix.
J. E. Cartland, Agent for the Executrix.
Notice is hereby given that all lawyers, den
tists and doctors, and all incorporated com-
Sanies liable to pay a Privilege Tax, are not i
ed to call at the office of J, If. Gilmer, sheriff,
and obtain said license. Merchants are also re
oneted to pay purchase taxes for the Iat half
oflSfc. J.H.GILMER, Sheriff.
A petition having been presented before the
Board of Countv Commissioners praying for a
public coad leading from Tleaant Garden, m
Fentress township, to the pablic road half a
mile west of Tabernacle church, said road to be
laid out in the most direct and practical route
between the two points named, this is to notify
any and all parties who may object to said peti
tion being granted to appear before the Board
of County Commissioners on the first Monday in
June and state the same.
W.C. BORi.v, Chm. B.B.C.
' K petition signed by numerous citizens asking
that a public road be laid off, beginning at the
bridge aero- Bull Run, thence down the eat
bank of Deep River through the lands of Hiram
McGee and J. 8. Ragsdale, and to run near J. T.
Scott's house through the lands of J. L. and i.
Armfieldtoapoint near Old Uaioo, in the
road leading from Freeman's Mill tb Greens
boro, this is to notify any and all
may object to said petition to appear before the
Board of County Commissioner on the nrst
Monday in Jnne. m, Tt'r. C.
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