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RAH FOR DEMOCRACY!
Americus Democratic Club's
Third Anniversary.
BANQUET ATARMORYHALL
Making; PreparatlouH to C?-l<'liml? the Oc?
casion Monday M.gltt, *Jauu.?ry 31.
Prominent Speaker? Invit?
ed. Tin' ToitHta.
Arrange mo nts are making toy the
Americus Democja.D.k; Cub for its an?
nual celebration which ?w'M he held at
Armory Hall, on Washington avenue,
Monday night, January 31.
It w'Wl 'be an old fashion Democratic
"blow cut." The oratorical Hocd-gates
wilil be cipeneJ. and strcamis oX eloquence
w.I. We pound out by local and invited
gu.sts. T,hen there wilt Sie a "spread"?
a royal feast?and-well, tihere will
bo .water and ether liquid re-freshmen ts
sto'Khia-t no one in-ej 1T.?minhr f.)? Caterer
? ieovge Li>."he WilHook after this part of
tlic (pt\ gram'me.
A dommtittee on arrangements is now
engaged in arranging th- de'iaols of the
banquet, 'which promises t'o be one o:
'the largest over given in thiis city toy
any political organization. Men promi?
nent ;in Siate a-nv? Nati'onai politi- es
have 'it. en extended invitations to 'bo
present and participate (n the Ccvojbra
tion.
As yet fhe work of a nan ging the pro?
gram 'has not been compSeUd, liut re?
plies- have 'been lee.ived from some of
the speakers as'lted to respond t-> toasts.
Mr. George E. Davis will a t as t ast
niaste:, and the- following are among
the toasts that wiil lit- !? sponded to:
"OU Virginia"?Mr. lt. G. Hi. icford.
"Our Country"?Mr. F. K. Coucto. of
Hampton.
"City of Newport News"?'Mayor W.
A. Post.
?"Hampton"?Mayor J. "Barren 'Hope.
"Americus Democratic Club"?Mr. C.
Aylett Ash by.
"Dornoo.aey"?Judge Baker P. Leo, of
Hampton.
"Kir.dr d Clubs"?Mr. OW. RobSnson.
"Our Guests"?Mr. J. K. M. Newton.
"Otd Free State of Warwick"?Mr. D.
G. Smith.
Th. speaker of the evening will toe
Attorney-General Andrew Jackson Mon
togue. who will select his o>wn subject.
In acknowledging the receipt of the in?
vitation Attorney General Montague
wpot. as folows:
"Mr. Goo. Heneffr,
"Sec'y Amerkus Dim. Club,
Newport News, V:i.
"Dear Sir:?I beg to a kni iwledge,
with this expression of my k- ..nest ap?
preciation, your invitation to attend a
banquet.to be given by yourciub on the
?SJst Instant, and to say that unless
trie official engagement shall inter
Vfei<e_ I.will hi pr- i-ent with your club on
t'hv ocoasi-on mentioned,
?""Ti-unking you and through you the
club, I am,
"Yours very truly.
"A. J. MONTAGUE."
Resides- extending an invitation to
United States Senators John W. Daniel
and T..J. Martin the club hos :-enu sted
the following gentlemen to bo present:
Mayor W. A. Post, Judge T. J. tin h tm.
Govern- r J.-Hoste Tvler. Cor.g: en-mar.
W. A. Young. Hon. T. T. Powell Ju ;g.
Baker P. Lee, S-nut.ir Manly H. Barnes.
ex-tC'onErressnian T~>. G. Tv er. Hon. E. E.
Moirrtacne, Mr. Frank C.'Uoh. Hons. J
Taylor EAytott. W.. F. Reddy, _C. M.
Yvaili.vee. K. C. Folks. Mi. M. Glennan.
Cot ml R. E. Bnykin; Attorney Genera!
A. J. Montague ar.el Licutenant-Gover
hor Ed/w?rd K he's.
Hon. Thomas Temple Powell, the
member of the Hons.- of Del-gates from
this district, ar.d Hons. E. C. Folks ami
C. M. Wallace, oif Ri. iim' n.l. are a'so
t?I> oted to respond to toasts that wil
be assigned to them later. All three of
these gentlemen have signified their In?
tention of being prsent.
The banquet wBI be hold at Armory
Hall, but the guests will lie received at
the clulh r oms,*whCeh will be gaily d-e
? oratid for the occasion.
KOBltliKY AT MO It!: I SUM.
Thieves Steal Clothing From .1. .J. Helium's
Store.
News -was received in s.Ms city yester.
day ot a roWbery that coeurr d at (Mor?
rison some time during the night Th?rs,
day nigiht.
Thieves stfece- Jod in efleotlng on en?
trance through -the>- transom over the
front door of Air. J. J. Iv Utrm's gone.?4
store. They ransackcot -" ..j.-.ut'o, tnk
r-tiig- sfetMng to the.TOoTe a ?75, The |
? ash kliroTweV w'asi also looted of $4.60.
There is no clue to the thieves.
91?. Jonvs' First Reception.
The first of the -fortnightly receptions
which Mrs. Frederick Jones will give to
het-!;. ,i i o s was 'he-id at her residence,
$8H5el25 Twenty-sixth street, last even?
ing from S:30 to 11:30 o'clock.
The hostess selected for 'last evening
was Mrs. f.. DanzenhaUer, the young
ladies .receiving with her being .Miss'
Norma Norton and IMiss Janie Henley,
and they made a charming cotorie.
Those invited were 'M'esdumes L. Dan
zenbaker, William Francis Cooper. John
Sheldon Jones, Aaron Jeffrey, William
?Francis Ribble, Joseph Charles. Thomas
Sliarp, William T. Kirby, John Abbe,
Erederick J. "Norton. Edward N. Eu
hapk. John Elflott, 'Robert Perkins. C.
C. Cox, Prosser Harrison. -Misses Nor?
ma Norton, Janie Henley, Louise Hop?
kins, Helen Dickenson. Ella Troliinger,
Julia Waddill, Mary Turpin, Clemence
Cook, Mary Jones, Florence Jones.
Messrs. Frederick Jones, Harry Hund?
ley, Thomas Branan, John Francis Rib
.bic, Thomas Sharp, John Elliott, Pros?
per Harrison, Jmhn Abbe, 'Edward N.
Eubank, Drs. Joseph Charles, Aaron
Jeffrey and William" Francis Cooper,
Messrs. J?hn Frank, "William Ridout.
-tLew"is Littlepage. William Morgan Beil.
M. E. Vaughn. iWillia-m 'Munford, Ellis
J. IHerfh, D&Ford Luck. Taylor Harri?
son, Julian iMlchaux, L. Shield. Fred
Samford. Arthur Mallett, Rufus Powell,
W. G. Burgess and Berry Wileox.
Corporation Court.
Very little business was transacted In
?the .Corporation Court yesterday, minor
cases being disposed of.
*C. F. Morgan was granted an ordina?
ry liquor license. He will open a saloon
an Twenty-third street, between Vir?
ginia and Warwick avenues.
The death rate In Novvoprt Sews is
said to lie second lowestWn the Stab .
but -when needed, W. H. K. Holt can
fumfeh -fine caskets, oh.ap coffins, Fu?
neral Director^ serviet.s, hearses and
carriages At reasonable rates. Twenty,
seventh street (car line) and Roanoke
avunue. Ja 22-25.
Dr. D. S. Harmon., optician. Ey a ex?
amined free. 358 Main etTeei, over 6
and 10 cent store, Norfottv Va,
dcii-tt _. r?
IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
Hr.L. P. Stearnes Says Ho Is Not In the
Mayoralty Race.
Kx-Collector of Customs L. P. Stearnes
denies that he is a candidate t'oi the
Democratic nomination for mayor. The
DaCIy Press dud not state that Mr.
Stearnes was a candidate for this office,
hut that his name hadi been mention* d
in connection with the mayoralty, and
so it has, though Mr. Stearnes was not
aware of it. With the exception of Mr.
Moss, who has declaredi his candidacy,
it is not known whether the other gen?
tlemen whose mim s have been men?
tioned ivUJ enter the race, but their
friends are trying to bring them out.
Attorney A. C. Garrett also says he will
not be a candidate for this office.
The following communication was re?
ceived from Mr. Stearnes:
Editor (Dei'ilyv Press:
Kindly permit me, through the co-1
umns~?f your puiier. to state, in an?
swer loan article in your -issue of this
morning, that "it is all a mistake ."
I urn not at present aspiring to the
mayoralty or any other political ottbe
i r hon jis.
"The man is not seeking the office,"
nor does he want the ??office to s ek the
man.' in this instance, as applied to my?
self.
1 am content, at present, to stand
with the rank an.i' (We of my party and
occupy the plain position- of a contrib?
uting memb >r thereof. -Being grateful?
ly mindifull et the l-ecen; bonors bestow?
ed upon me. I am satisfied to "take a
lxick seat" for a time, at least.
It is my fixed nirpose to try as hard
as possible to ke p out of our coming
Democratic "family readjustment" of
candidates, etc. But after the nomina?
tions ore made I shall do as I have al?
ways d ne. without one -single exc p
tion- since I cast 'my first vote for Hor?
ace Greely in 1873. loyally suptport my
pa: ty nominees.
No, Mr. Editor, you can erase my
name Prom the elig.b'l- ? list of mayor?
alty aspirants. May- the best man win.
Very truly,
L. P. STEAirXlES.
OI.T? SOI. IN KCLIPSR.
Was Vlnlblc In llio Old World Las I
Night.
While Americans slept last night the
?Croat astronomical event of the year,
the solar eclipse, about which astron
vmers have been talking for months
oast, too place.
This, eclipse was not visible in any
-vart of America, but it was visible as
a total or a partial eclipse over the
greater part of the eastern continents.
The path of totality, which is about 75
miles wide, began in Central Africa, in
?he Congo Free State, crossed the Ara?
bian Sea, entered India about ISO miles
south of?Bombay, and. passing thence
n a northeasterly direction through
Uln'doostan and 'China, ended near the
southeastern boundary of Siberia. Th?
?clipse bosun January 22 at 4:46 A. M..
Ireenw'ch time, or January 21 at 10:46
P. M., St. Louis time?at which hour
'.he sun is rising in Central Africa?and
"?nded January 22 at 9:53 A. CM.. Green?
wich time, an hour at which the clock
it St. Louis indicated 3:53 A. M:; while
n the northeastern part of China the
?un was setting. The greatest duration
if totality at any station was 2 urin?
ates, 15.4 seconds.
The most favorable stations for ob?
serving the eclipse wore found in India,
tvhere the total phase occurred about
nidday, when the sun was in the very
best position for observing.
At the Churc hes Tomorrow .
Services will be he-Id at the various
;thuirches tomorrow as foi'ows;
Fiist Baptist church. Rev. C. C. Cox.
pastor-^ServioeS at il A. M. and 7::i? P.
Si. Subject in the morning: "Home
Missions:' in the evening: "Christ as
?i Friend."
First Prsbyte:ian church, (Rev. E. T.
Wei ford, pastor?Servie-es at 11 A. IM.
\r.d 7:30 P. M.
Thirtieth Street Christian church.
Ft. v. W. It, tMotley, pastor?Services at
11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Subject in the
rrtoTn'ing: "Gcil is Thinking Aibctut
You:" in the evening: "Apostrophised
O mp irSsotk"
Washington Avenue M. E. church,
'.lev. B. F. Lipscomb. pastor?Services
it 11 A. M, and 7:30 P. M.
St. Paul's Episcopal ctnreh. Rev. J.
P. Ribble, rector?Services at 11 A. M.
ind 7:20 F. M.
Second Baptist church, Re v. Thomas
J. Mo.-Kay, pi'stor?ServSices at 11 A. M.
mi l-.'.Y P. M.' SuhjcCt in the morning:
-Does the Baptist Church T a eh CKse
Communion and Why?" in the even
n.g: "Yt- Shall Know the Truth."
Coestnut Avenue (Metbodfat church.
R;-v. M. S. Colonr.a, Jr.. rast, r?Serv?
ices at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Subject
in the morning: "Anxiety:" in the ev?
ening: "Jesus, the Only SLlvlOT."
St. Vincent's Catholic church. Rev.
FUither Chiiifcs E. 'Donahoe, pastor?
Low mass at S A. M.: htgh miss at
10:30 A. M.: vespers and benediction at
7:30 P. M.
Plymouth K?nning for tiic C. * O.
The steamer Plymouth, owned by the
Winthrop Steamboat Company, of Phil
idelphia. .is-now run aim g between New
sort News ami Norfolk on the Chesa?
peake & Ohio route, in place of the
Louise, which is now ait the shipyard
for repairs.
The Plymouth has been working for
several weeks past for the New York,
Philadelphia "& 'Norfolk railroad and
;vas only secured by the ChesapeVik^ &
Ohio people after considerable trouble.
The J'lytr.outh is a steel steamer of
2S.47 tons gross. 142 feet in length and
10 feet in breadth, and was built last
rear at Philadelphia.
M osic at St. Pant's.
Following is the- program of .music
that iw.ii: lie tendered at^5t. Paul's Epis?
copal church tomorrow:
CVlO'RiNllNG.
Venli'te .?. F. R. Webb.
Te Deum . Wood-wareit.
Jubilate ._ Cornwell.
Hymn?"One Sweetly Solemn Thought,"
Hymn.
?. Buck.
Be ned'iction.
EVENING.
Proc- ssioral?"Joy to the World,"..
Gloria (Sc-otch Chant) .
Re-mum Est (Scotch Chant) .
BeneCfc . Paxton.
Hymn?"Watchman Teii Us or the
Night.".
Benediction.
?Newport News, Va? Jan. 21. 1898.
'My Dear Si::?You are not easily
fooled into reading advertisements, but
b ifore you know it you have read that
Twenty-seventh street and Uoanoke av>
enue is the place to get bundling mate?
rnal, stoves and tinware1 ch ap. Also
?askets, coffins and Funerai Director
at reas?nuMe rates Yours truly,
ja 22-25. W. H. IC. HOLT.
A Happy Woman
Is the housekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the Warwick Coal and
Wood Co., Twenty-eighth street. Ja 14 tf
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken .ir gripe.
ioc , ,iuinis*n?ftfa?
CITY NEWS IN lilt 1 KP.
Mr. T. B. Huston, of Toledo, O., left
for hl3 home, yesterday afternoon.
Should lie succeed in disposing of his
business interests in that city he will
return to Newport News and be perma?
nently Identified with the firm of Ed. 31.
iHolt & Co., with whom he has beer,
connected since ?December 1st.
Mrs. Mary Tuttle, of-Richmond, is the
guest of 'Mrs. IH. W. Langhorn.
Miss Florence Steele has returned to
her home in Suffolk, after a visit to
friends in this city.
Mr. L. S. Cotfrell has returned from
West Point, wihere he has been visit?
ing for the past week.
Mr. Thomas S. Lane, of Philadelphia,
returned home yesterday after a short
visit to his cousin, (Mr. P. 'Mc-Phee.
The (New Tork Journal's steam yacht
Buccaneer put out from Hampton
Roads Thursday afternoon for Key
West, but owing to the rough weather
nhe was obliged to return and anchor
off Old Point. The Buccaneer sar.e.1
yesterday morning.
Miss Vergie Jordan, of Norfolk, is
visiting the 'Misses Uarnett, on Thir
ty-escond street. ?
? A mission of St. Paul's Episcopal
church has been organized on Twenty
second street, with (Rev. Joseph F.
Mitchel (colored), as rettor, anl serv?
ices will be held tomorrow at 11 A. M.,
and 7::i0 P . M.
Mr. R. W. Crosby is visiting friends In
Smithlfkld.
Nearly all the physicions in New-port
News attended the banquet of the Sea
1?. ard Medical Association in Norfolk
last night.
The Bist End Whist Club has been
organized with Miss Louis. French as
president andi Dr. W. F. Creasy as sec?
retary and treasurer. The club met
Thursday evening at the hem- of Mess
NetM-le Robinson, on Chestnut av nue.
Mr. Clarence Bartlett has gone to
North CVrro'llna to spend a month with
relatives.
I.IVK PIGEON SHOOT.
Firm Event Held nt I'olnt Breeze Yententay
Afternoon.
The first live pigeon shoot of the sea?
son took place at Point Breeze yester
iay afternoon under the auspices of
the Newport (News Gun and Fishing
Club and was witnesses! by a i.irge
number of local sportmen.
The first match was between Mr.
Robert K. Frankford and' Justice B. B.
jinnies, two of the city's expert shots.
Breech loading guns were used and "-.ha
rise was at thirty yards, five birds tid?
ing liberated for the sportsmen. Jus
lice Semmes won the match by a satire
of five to four. 'Mr. Frankford killed
all of his birds, but the last one fell out?
side of the limits; Justice Semmes was
challenged to another shoot. This time
they tied;'lhe score standing live to
five. On the next trial Justice Semmes'
eighth hir-:< fell deod in a tr- e outs-de
jf the bounds, while Mr. Frankfort's
fell dead at '.he crack of the first barrel.
Mr. Frankford was declared tan winner
ay a score of thirteen to twelve,
Thr e .marksjr.en to k part in the sec
nd match. Tliey were Mess.s. S. S.
Archibald. C. W.. Robinson and Sr?r
reant E. W. Ml Is tead. Attorney Rob
'nson was declare<l the winner, as the
score stood: Robinson, 4; Archibald. 8;
Milstead, 0.
It is understood that weekly shots
will be held in the future.
For next Thursday afternoon a match
aas been arranged between Mr. Frank?
ford and Justice Semmes. This event
will be watched with interest, as fifty
birds will be used and b >:h are crack
"hots.
TO ELECT OFFICERS.
Ituftlneas BI* n*n Association Nearly a Year
?>1<1.
On-February 16 the Business Men's
Association will round out its first an?
niversary.
It is proposed to celebrate the occas?
ion by giving a banquet, and at Tues?
day night's 'meeting of the association
the preliminary arrangements will be
made.
The association has a large member?
ship, and the banquet promises to be
one of the most notable events of the
year.
One o fthe most important matters to
angage the attention of the association
Tuesday night is the selection of offi?
cers for the ensuing year. City Treas?
urer J- M. Curtis, whose term as presi?
dent will soon expire, has made an ideal
executive. Mr. t'urtis, It is understood,
will decline re-election, though he has
been requested by the lea-ding members
to remain at the head. (However, since
it is generally understood that Mr.
Curtis will not allow his name to be
presenteil for re-election, the members
have been casting about for his succes?
sor.
There arc a number of important of?
fices to be filled, including a board of
directors. Heretofore there has been a
fight for tr-" secretn.ysHip, but it is n 't
thought thai i-Vir. C. Aylctt'Ashby, the
incumbent, will have any opposition.
OFF CK < F HA .CK- K tASTER.
Movement to Place It (Inder Control or the
Governor,
A move-ment has been inaugurated to
effect a change in the method of ap
pointing the harbor master at this port,
so that he will be named by the Gov?
ernor of Virginia instead of by the
judge of the Corporation Court, as at
present.
There are several stories afloat as to
the reason for giving the Governor the
power to appoint ' the harbor master.
one rumor Is to the effect that the
present incumbent, Mr. C. >R. Hoskins,
has adhered so strictly to the letter of
the law in the discharge of his duties
hat the agents of the shipping compa?
nies would not object to having a
.-hange made in the office.
Another story about the harbor mas?
ter' fight and one which is going the
rounds with no little activity la to the
effect that Mr. Charles W. 'Reynolds
would like to have the office and is
using his influence in favor of the pro?
posed transfer of appointing power
from the court to the Governor.
A't presen t the judge of the Corpora?
tion Court appoints the officer in ques?
tion.
Police Court.
The following cases were disposed of
by Justice Brown in the Police Court
yesterday morning:
August Romer, Pat Farren, Charles
Nortis and James Conway, charged
with vagianey: each sentenced to serve
ten days to jail.
James Campbell, drunk; fined $2 and
costs.
Robert Stratton, drunk: fined $2 and
costs.
"If you've been looking for anytWng
of this kind, this is about the kind of
thing you've been looking for." What?
Why ? new building strpp'.y and under?
taking establishment. Where? Twen?
ty-seventh stieet and Roanoke av- nue.
Who? W. H. K. HOLT.
Cascarets stimulate liver.kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.
10c ._ . :
Vote Taken on the Employee's
Liability Bill.
JUDGETURN BULL ELECTED
A Number of IHrasnres dumtidertMl by tli<'
?louse Cnmmltteeon Court* of Jus?
tice. Colonel Stubbs Not In
111k Scut YeMtertlay.
CSpeeiai to the "Daily Press.)
RfCHMON'D, Jan. 21.*-Hon. James N.
Stubbs, who was on yjsterday recom- 1
mended to be unseated} from the office
of 'Grand Commander qf the Confeder?
ate Veterans and as a rhtemberof thehis
tory committee, and wno is a mem"ber
of the House from Aecomao county,
was not in his seat to&ay. The result
of the decision of the Advisory council
was a surprise to t'he friends of Colonel
Stubbs, in the Legislature, who are very
much surprised at the* finding of the
council. 'It was expecte? that the result
would be a resolution which would de?
clare that iCobmel Stubbs had been in?
discreet. As it is. the result Is far more
favorable than the action of the com?
mittee whi<-h originally investigated the
case. It is very gatifying to have the
declarat ion made explicitly by the '
council that Colonel Stubbs has i
been guilty of bribe-taking.
Colonel- Stuhba, aco -jtt?ng the finding
of th. advisory council* held at Lynch
liurg yesterday, us final, has addressed
ajetter to Ah-'utant Oeneral Elilett. ten?
dering bis resignation hoth as Grand
Com ma tr ier of t he- Grind Camp, Con
federat. Veterans of Virginia, and as
memlber of the hlstor* committee of
that organization.
?The t'-me has now arrived1," Colonel
Stubbs says, "when I . Qan do this witH
honor to mys> if and without danger of \
m-lsreprese-nta't'ion oif the act."
The resignation taki-s effect from
date, having Colone'. J. J. Williams.
Winchester, at the head of th- Grand
Cimip, and mak'ing the number of va
dandles on the history committee two.
In the House today Mr. Parks offered'
the following resolution, which was
agreed to:
"Whereas, grievous and heavy burd?
ens of taxation are laid on the people
and t'he amount of money clrcu'atln.T
imune the masses is altogether InsuS
floient to meet the demands and to
save property values from ruinous de?
preciation, if not total destruction; and
whereas, the contraction of the cutren-,|
cy is destroying all property ^alue
and disturbing all labor interests: and,
whereas, it seems almost impossible to ]
arouse Congress to a realization of the !
condition that really exists, and to the |
danger that lurks in the policy of con?
tinued disregard of thje rights of cho ]
people: now. therefoie, be It
"Resolved, By the House of Dele- |
-ates, the Senate ?concurring, that oty j
Senators t>e 'instructed and our repre?
sentatives be requested to use their .best I
efforts to secure prompt relief of the
people in having some better measure |
of finance adopted than at present pre?
vails, to the end that the reckless de?
struction of property values may cease,
and ?Chat the disturbance of labor
terests be ended.
"Virginia calls upon the legislatures
of other States to unite with her Jn an
effort to impress the importance of this
subject on the federal representatives."
Again has the employees' liability bill
been the subject of debate in the House
today. There has 'been a flood of ora?
tory, reasoning, logic, wit. Delegate |
Felkes, of this city, made a splendid.
speech for the bill. He was followed by
Mr. Carter, of Scott county, in oppose
tion. 'Hon. AV. iF. Reddy, of this city,
the patron of the bill, began a speech
for the bill, in the course of which
scored the heretofore invincible rough
and ready debator, Pilcher, most un?
mercifully, putting the laugh on the 1
"chaperone" of the House. Mr. Pi loh er |
took the "bombasting" good naturedly,
md Joined in the merriment. He made |
t powerful argument for the bill.
Mr. Reddy concluded at 3:05, and the |
?'.embers began to cry Vote! "Vote! and
ho amended bill was read. The vote j
fas taken and resulted in the ordering [
:f the bill to its third reading by a vote j
? f fii! to 28?a surprise to the friends
he bill.and the House was in an uproar I
if excitement arid applause, the specta
ors joining in with the friends of the |
bill.
An Invitation was received today !
rrom the ladies of the Confederate Me
norial Literary Society, asking the
uemhers to attend the reception t<
riven by the General Assembly on next
Monday, from 4 to C P. M. The invlta
i, :i was accepted with thanks, on mo
1. n of Mr. T.ipton D. Jennings,
t.> nehburg.
At this juncture Colonel R. 10. iBoy
kin Informed the House that the Senate
was ready for the execution of the joint
irder under which a Judge of the Coun?
ty Court of Brunswick was to be elect
The business of the House was then
n'ierrupted and the nomination c
ludge for Brunswick county was about
to be gone Into, when 'Mr. A. R. Hobbs.
if Prince George, arose and stated that
Hon. 'E. P. Buford, of i?runswlck. de?
sired to be present at the election of the
judge of 'Brunswick county, and he,
herefore. moved that the ?election be
postponed until Mr. Buford's return.
(Mr. -Mamti. of Nottoway, spoke in op
oosl'tion of the motion, stating that Mr.
Buford.in asking for a leave of absence. I
had only expressed the desire to b<
present when the report of the invest!
gating committee was taken tip, and he I
had been informed that no action would '
be taken on that report.
Speaker Ryan then directed Clerk
Bigger to read Rule 'No. 24, which pro?
vides that "committees shall in all cases
-eport by bill or resolution in such
from that, if passed or agreed to, it will
?arry into effect their recommendations.
The speaker-then stated that the report
-ame up without any resolution, and
ill that could be done with It under i
he rules was to file it. which was done.
When Mr. Buford asked -'that action on
'his report be postponed until his re?
turn he was Informed by the chair that
no action on the repot was necessary.
The motion to postpone the election i
was then lost. Mr. AV. C. Carrington, of j
j Charlotte, asked that the House recon
i -lider the action, and pointed out that
\fr. Buford had left here under the im?
pression -(that the election would be
postponed until his return, and he him
-telf (the speaker) bed certainly been
under the same Impression.
The chair a nnounced that a motion to
reennsider was no longer Jn order, in?
asmuch as the Senate had been noti?
fied that the House was ready to go into
the election.
Senator Flood then informed the
House that the only nomination before
the Senate for Judge of Jlrunswlek
county was that of Judge 5feedham S.
Turnbull.
Mr. Mann, of Nottoway, then nomi?
nated Judge Turnbull for the position.
The House committee on courts of
Justice met this morning in room No.
2 on 'the upper floor of the capital
building. Captain Ii. S. Parks, of paee
was In the chair. 6 '
Mr. Duke, of Aibemarle. was first
heard on his bill in regard to trespass?
ing of stock. The present law provides
that In case of a second trespass the
fine shall be doubled, and in case of a
third trespass the owner of the land
? i?s bfen ,tresPassed upon shall,
upon five days' written notice, become
'"e owner of'the stock.
Mr. Duke's bill provides t.hat in case
of the second trespass the fine shall be
doubled, and in case of a third tres?
pass the owner of the land shall have
a lien on the ? attle. and after ten days
notice has b. .n given the cattle shall be
sold.
_Mr. Campbell, of Amherst. thought in
the 'first case of trespass, only actual
damages should be paid. Whenever cat?
tle is detained for trespass. Jupicial
proceedings should at once be com- i
merrced.
The bill was Anally referred to a sub?
committee of two, consisting of -Messrs.
Watkins and Campbell, to perfect the
same.
Mr. Duke also addressed the commit?
tee on behalf of the bill introduced by
him, which gives the Governor the ,
power of appointing women notaries.
?Mr. IMann, of Nottoway, offered as an |
amendment that the qualifleatio:.
should- take place in court: The com- j
mittee decided to report the bill favor?
ably with the amendment.
Another bill of 'Mr. Duke provides '
that attorneys who are selected by the
court to defend eriminals. shall be al?
lowed by the State a fee of $5 In felony
eases.and of J2.50 in misdemeanor cases,
but in no instance shall the aggregate
of these fees in one year exceed the
amount of the license fee of the attor?
ney.
I 'Mr. Campbell, of Amherst, opposed
the bill, which would In- too much of a
drain on the -State treasury. Judge
Watkins. of (Prince Edward, also spoke
j against the bill. The committee finally
decided that the bill be reported with
the recommendation that it do not
pass.
Mr. E. C. 'Felkes, of this city, appear?
ed before the committee in behalf of
the bill introduced providing that city
and county officials shall be subject to
garnishment ami executlce in case a
judgment had been rendered. The com?
mittee decided to report the bill favora?
bly.
?Senator Jeffries spoke in favor of his
bill which makes violations of the Sun
lay liquor laws and gambling cases
subject to indictment and trial in the
?ounty ceunts. Under the present law
??such cases are -placed under the juris
iiction of magistrates as misdemeanor
cases -and (hey are often not tried.
fMr. Walker, of Northumberland, of?
fered as an amendment that the coun
->' Judge shall designate the justice be?
fore whom the case is to be tried. The
amendment was agreed to and the com
iiaittee decided to report the bill favor?
ably.
? The committee decided to report ad?
versely the bi'1'1 introduced by Mr. An?
derson, which seeks to abolish the three
lays of grace now given by banks on
notes, drafts and other evidences of in?
debtedness.
The commute next took up the bill
'.introduced by Mr. Wtt-h-row, of Bath,
which provides that persons who are
about to make an assignment shall not
prefer creditors. Judge'Watkins thought
some modification should be made so
that accommodation creditors who have
received no consideration be exempt
from the provision of the bill. On mo?
tion of Mr. Em'bry, of 'Frederlcksburg.
the bill was made a special order for
next Wednesday morning.
The next bill taken up was one in?
troduced' by Judge ?Watkins, of Prince
Edward, which provides that real es?
tate may be rented out for taxes due
on persona! property. The patron of
the bill explained that if such a meas?
ure was passed, a large amount 'of
money would be turned into the State
treasury, whioh at present figured on
the books of the respective officials as
deli-quent taxes. It was -decided that
the chair request the IHouse to have the
bill printed.
The committee decided to report ad?
versely the bill introduced by 'Mr. Car?
ter, of Scott, providing that copies of
Hurst's Manual and Guide be furnished
by the State to justices of the peace.
The committee then took up the res?
olution adopted by the House, direct?
ing the committee to prepare a bill
which would 'must effectually break up
trading stamp business, and report the
same to the IHouse.
Judge Watkins was bitterly opposed
to consuming any more time with the
consideration of trading stamps. Mr.
Anderson thought that the gentlemen
interested in the matter, and who were
present, be given a limited hearing.
iMr. iHicks. of tRoanoke, moved that
the matter be referred to a, suh-com
m'ittee to frame a proper bill and re?
port the same to the full committee. Mr.
Campbell, of Amherst, offered a substi?
tute that the committee go into execu?
tive session to perfect the hill. The
substitute was carried,
'Mr. Anderson, of this city, explained
luring the executive session that the
iriginal trading stamp bill had been
Irawn up by the city attorney, and that
upon consultation, the former common?
wealth's attorney had suggested the
strfkit&g out of 'the following clause:
"(No person shall in any manner en?
gage in any gift enterprise business in
the State."
The committee decided to report the
bill with the clause stricken out.
The committee decided to report fa?
vorably the bill introduced by Mr.
Mann, of iNottoway, amending the Code
>f Virginia itn relation to the perfection
>f mechanics lien, mechanics lien no?
tice, and notice.of lien.
Similar action was taken in regard
to the following bills:
General Wharton's bill, creating a cir?
cuit court for the city of 'Bedford.
To create a circuit court for the city
?f Buena Vista; introduced by Mr.Win
borne.
To amend the acts of assembly for
:he protection of laboring men, who are
house-holders, against -being deprived
>f the exemption to which they are en
It'led under the law.
Mr. Hicks, of Tto-anokc. presented a
i -eport on behalf of a sub-committee,
embracing a perfected issue of his de?
linquent land bills. The hill was made
i special order for pext Monday morn?
ing.
?J-udge Watkins, of Prince Edward,
hen called up his bill which prevents
? he dealing in futures. It was made a
special order for next 'Monday week.
Mr. William A. Phillips died at his
residence, at No. 311 North Twelfth
itreat, at 12:10 this morning, after an
illness of about a year. Mr. Phillips
.vas about 26 years of age and leaves
X wire and two small children. De?
ceased had been foreman at Mayo's to
bacco factory for a number of year3.
but had been unable to work for a long
time._
When yc-u want building materials
Hold your orders until you
Know what is best and lowest in
Hardware, lumber, lath, paint's,
Iiis, shingles, mciilddngs, cement,
lime, {faster, roofing materials, tar
tools, stoves and tinware.
Twenty-seventh St. and Roanoke Ave.
ja 22-G5._
When bilious or costive, eat aCascaret,
candy oarlhartlc, cure guaranteed, 10c.
Mp._
THE MARYLAND DEAD LOCK.
Two (More Ballots taken In the General
Assembly (Without Result.
(By Telegraph).
A-NlNAiFOLlS. MD., Jan. 21.?The
Maryland General Assem'bly took two
?more ballots in joint session today in
an unavailing effort to elect a United
States Senator, making a total of sev?
en, including the separate ballot on the
first day of the -contest. Today's voting
resulted as fallows: McComas. 43: Gor?
man. 46: Findlay. 2: Shryock, 2; Mul
iikin. 2: Barber. 17: Shaw, 1.
iMcComas, 44; Gorman, 4ti; Shaw, 19;
Shryock, 2: Fin-dlay. 2.
Total, 113.
The principal feature of today's pro?
ceedings was the disappearance of ex
Senator Thomas Par.ran and Colonel J.
Mulllkin from the list of those receiv?
ing votes. One of those who have here?
tofore voted for t'he latter went to
Major Shaw, giving him a gain of one
vote over yesterday. The other went to
Judge MCComas.together with the three
from southern .Maryland who yesterday
voted for Mr. Parran,resulting in a gain
of four votes for the candidate from the
Sixth Congressional district. The
change of heart up.m the part of the
Parran contingent is attributed to the
influence of Postmaster General Gary,
and is thought to indicate the final
abandonment upon his part of any pur?
pose to re-enter the contest. The ac?
tion of Delegate Woodall .in changing
his vote from Mullikln to McComas on
the last ballot was something of a sur
plse. as it was not believed that any
of the members from the Eastern Shore
would vote for the candidate from the
western end of the State.
The impression Is steadily gaining
ground that the only possible solution
of the present contest lies in the with
lrawa'1 of the leaders, and it is freely
predicted that this will take place with?
in the next few days.
The fight has narrowed down to a
struggle between Baltimore city and
'he leaders 'frurn the Sixth Congres?
sional district, and 'the lines are being
eery sharply drawn.
The outlook for a more protracted
lead-lock is more pronounced than ever,
\nd in a corresponding degree the prob
ibllil'ies of a union between the Dem?
ocrats and bolting Republicans are
liminishlng, It being the policy of the
'Democratic loaders to prolong the pres?
ent condition as far as possible and to
lid in the selection of a 'Republican
>n!y in case of absolute necessity. In
;hls conception the course of Delegate
Syestor, Democrat, of Washington
county, in openly deofcirin>g during the
joint convention that under no circum?
stances would he enter into what he
termed :vn "unholy alliance" with the
minority members of the 'Republican
legislative delegation, awakened con?
siderable intereft, and was thought by
some to indicate that the deal could
not be carried through. The Democrat?
ic leaders, however, explain that they
have not at any time counted upon the
lid of Delegate Syoster. and express
confidence in their ability to carry out
their program w-lienever they desire.
?Friends of General Shryock profess
.rreat gratification over the present con?
dition of affairs, and bets of two to one
ire offered by his adherents that he
will eventually be the next United
States Senator from Maryland.
Ex-C.<ngressman Findlay's followers
put forth substantially the same claim,
but it is believed that Democratic In?
fluence with the bolting (Republicans
without whose aid Findlay could not be
?iected. will be used to its utmost
against the ex-Congresman because of
the fact that he was formerly a Demo?
crat, and incurred the bitter enmity of
that party by reason of his secession
land his inactivity in opposing Senator
Gorman in recent elections.
TEN'ES-'iSEE SENATOUS'iHl'P.
(By Telegraph.)
NlASHVHJLiE, TES'N., Jan. 31.?Fif?
teen fru.iti.ss H>.illots were taken tonight
in the D mix-iotie Senatorial caucus.
The last ballot left the actuation about
the same as CJI the first one. During
the t'iJiee nights the caucuses P.ave been
n session, 37 ba'ilbts haw been talten.
j During the balloting tonight an attembi
:o break M Millin's lines was ma'le by
the transfer of votes to Tayiior from
Tuillcy so as to give Taylor 28 votes,
but a stunvrede was not caused, Mt Mil?
lie losing only one vote. Til. 37th and
'last bal t: Me Mil It ii, SO; Turley. 27:
Taylor. 23.
The Taylor gains tome f:orm Turley.
On one balojt MeM'illln rec ived 42 votes,
his highest point. The caucus meets
again tomorrow afternoon, tout talk of a
long de?d'Icck Is lncr:as5ng.
DISORDER IN FRANCE.
(Two Journalists Fight a Duel Over the
I Dreyfus Case.
(By Telegraph.)
PARIS, J.in. 21.?M. Vervi.it. editor
I ^t Le Journal, and M. Adjalbart, a
writer for Les Droits the I'homme,
'ought a duel with swirls ta.iay in ac?
count of a dispute arising out of the
Dreyfus case. M. Vervoirt sustained
three flesh wounds and IM. Adjalbert
was wounded in t.he forearm The sec
inds stopped the fight.
PARIS, Jan. 21.?Taking advantage
if the fact that this was the day for
the balloting of Conscripts in the Fifth
District, a mob of people, wearing the
uinscript's tri-co-lor cockade, paraded
the Latin quarter uttering their usual
?ries, but they were severely handle.!
ind dispersed by a strong ditachm-.'n'i
if police. Forty eif the participants in
he demonstration were arrested.
Three experts in handwriting, whom
Smile Zola, charged with making false
eport.? at the court martial of Major
! "ount Esterhazy, wilK it is announced,
-ne the novelist for 100,000 francs dam?
ages.
HAVRE. Jan. 21.-?.Red placards were
losted here today denouncing the Droy
fussl&ns, and inscribed with the usual
?ries against the Jews and in favor or
he army and the republic.
llec.t* Recorded.
T. Uzze-H to F. J. King, trustee:
consideration, $992.
Chattanooga National Building and
Loan Association to J. A. Fields: con?
sideration, $2,400.
E. M. Braxtoii et als. 'trustees, to
Lucy F. Moss; release deed.
Call; if you can't call
Phone; if you caw't 'phone
Write: if you "can't write
iVnii souk- one to
Twenty-seventh (?car line) and Roanoke
avenue, when y-.u want good Under?
taker's services. Ja 22-25.
Return Kngagrement of .Ine Ott.
Don't forget to take in elever Joe Ott,
n the "Star Waiter," tonight at the
?pera house, as it will positively be his
"arewell appearance here. From the
oresent rush rot- seats, standing room
.vi11 most likely be the case again, so
buy early or you may miss the show.
Jaeait
:.!i o oeliiou- ivf the I!a' tb Hie pa.
The day the Kentucky and Kearsarge
are launched Poweil Bros. & King will
sell 800 lots at auction at Merrlmac,
on car line, and on Hampton Roada
water forpt. Maps and fall Information
can be had by calling at their office.
Pretty Parliamentary Strug?
gle in the House.
SILVER FORCES ALIGN
Vote on the Teller Resolution, Providing;
That United States Bonds Harb*
Faid In Silver, to <be Taken
Next Thursday.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.?There was a
pretiy panliamen'tary struggle in
the House today over the bill
for the relief of the book pub?
lishing company of the Meth?
odist Qps?c-op?l Church, South, .wblcrhi
was before the House last Friday. By
shrewd manoeuvring its opponents suc
ded in staving off action today. Pre
?us to consideration of this bill the
House passed the hill to extend the pub.
He hind luwte If the United Statesto the
territory of Alaska and' to grant a gen?
eral railroad right of way through the
territory. T'.ie urgent defUcCency bill
was svn!; to conference- after the silver
forces, with some outside aid, had' suc?
ceeded in concurring in the Senate
amendment striking from the bill the
provision requiring the depositors of
bullion at government assay offices to
pay the cos* of trans pot tation to the
mints.
The vote was consider, d significant,
as there was to a certain extent an
alignment of the silver forces In favor
of the motion to concur in the Senate
im ndmenit. The following Republicans
join d with the Democrats and Popu?
lists: Bartholdt, of Missouri: Beach, of
Ohio: Brovl-erick, of Kansas; Hager and
Kiis. of Oregon; Jc-y-, of Missouri; Un
ncy, o'f N"orth Carolina; levering and
Lowe, of New York; MtCttH, of Massa?
chusetts: MUhany, Morris, Olmstea-ll
M on ft and Peaive. cf M'ssouri; P.or
;e>n, Shannon, Smith and Spaldlng.
SENATE
WASlHlINXyr?N. Jan. 21.?An agree
m nt was roir-hid try the'Sonate loda-y
thaa a fired vote on the Teller resolution
providing that the bonds of the United
States may tie paid in silver dolalis and
ill pending amendments thereto should
token next Thursday Jxtfore adjourn,
ent. .Mr. Vest, of "Missouri, in charge
of the resolution, first announced that
igreomnt had been made to take the
flnail vote' on Wednesday at 4 P. M.,
but reaeli'ly agreed to a postponement
the vole until Thursday at the sug?
gestion of Mr. Turpie, erf In...ana. Mr.
.Wilson, of ftvwa, made the significant
statement that an amendment to the
resolution that would cause some de?
late would be offered' late in 7the drls
cusslr.n, but gave no intimation, of the A;
nature, sicoipe or intent of the amend
ment. During the greater port oX?thn^^
afterivon tthe Senate was in executive
?sslon.
it
TERSE TELEGRAMS.
R?SSELS, Jan. 21.?There was an ex?
citing sftne In the chamber of deputies
he-re today. M. Dembton. socialist, \rtb
1' ti'?y attacked the President of the
House, M. Bernoert, adcusing hrm of
bavtingi received, police spies at his
house duiring the term of tv'.s premfer
ihip Am'id considerable exWtement the
suspension eif 'M. 'Demblbn was voted
by G7 ayes t'o 27 nays. Then, as the
deputy refuse!' to withdraw, the sitting
was iiispen'eitd.
SANOUSKY, O., Jan. 21.?One hun
dr d .fishermen's huts on the ice in Lake
B:ie, -ff Put-In Bay. were swept away
in 'Hast night's gnle. Two hundred men,
women and children narrowly esci|H
death by the lee breaking ur> and car?
rying th- m rut into the lake. They
rescue! after a long anei terrible
;ht with the elements.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 21? While a cage
in'taining fifteen mine"rs was being
"sled in the shaft of the Bonne Es
erance mine at Wasnen, In Hainaut,
le cable broke and the occupant' of
ae cage were da;lhe>d to pieces.
NIEIW YORK. Jam. 21.?Policeman J.
Hannigan. who was found guilty of
;sau!t in the second degree for shoot -
. ? young Charles iMcNally. on Th*nks
vlng day. was today sentenced to r\v*?
cars' Imprisonment at Sing Sing. Mc
lally, who had been playing foot ball
the street, ran to escape arrest,
lereupon Hannigan shot him in the
IPORT TOWNSRiND. WASH. Jan. 21.
-August Niekerson, a sailor, died here
ifter living eleven tlays with a broken
c. 'Niekerson, who was a sailor on
American bark Caryphent, while
?ff Cape iMendocino, eleven days ago.
from the main yard through a
tatch to the hold, a distance of 48 feet.
CHICAGO, January 21.?In the case
>f Chris Merry, a pedlar, charged with
ife murder, the Jury today returned a
erdict of guilty. His alleged accom
rice, Smith, was found "not guilty."
HRICAGO. January 21.?The Illinois
?perators voted unanimously in- tavor
if the gross weight scale. About SO per
?ent. of the miners have been demand
net this, and it will without question be
j adopted.
HAVANA. Jan. 21.?'News received"
"rom 'Manzlllo reports an Important en
ragement between the combined Span
sh column and numerous rebel bends
: Sabana and Yanaguana. The Insur
, ents were dispersed with one dead.
I Three Spanish soldiers were killed and
ight were wounded.
linoOKLTN, January 21.-^CharIes
IHbery, aged 62 years, was found dead
his morning, at bis home on Carlton
ivenue, of asphyxiation from the bed
j pillow.
NEW YOR?. J-n. 21.?The steamer
MursSf.'cent. from Fayal. arrived he?e
this morning in tow of the Swedish
steamer Oscar II.. from New Or
i. ans. The Munlficent's propeller was
'ost. Tile captain reports heavy gales.
LONDON. Jan. SI.?The British
iteamshlp Mareca stranded at St. Gow
in's Head, off the coast of Wales to
lay. She went ashore In a heavy fog.
Phii-leen of her crew were saved, four
were downed and six are still missing.
P VRIS. Jen. 21.?Basiin. a marine en?
gineer arid inventor of the roller steam?
boat, is dead.
A few centuries ago it was claimed
:hat the earth was flat. Later It was
discovered, that It was round. IReexmtiy
tdvanced theory has It hetiow. "'All
holler holler, holler" but Twenty-sev?
enth ?treet and RoanokeJ avenue Is
"solid" on goods, priois and services.
Ja 22-26. W. H. K. HOLT.
Deposit your clothes money with ue.
It will pay you good Interest.
WOOa>WrARD & WO?BLE.
