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YOL III, NO. 27.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898.
PRICE ~.^^-^9PX.TWo CENTS
ONE WEEK. TEN CENTS.
That Amount Offered F, F.
Finch for Ten Lots
BY THE SCHOOL BOARD
If the Proposition Ih Reject etl I.egul fc'trp?.
May I?.- T?k<-n to lluve the Land
X
The g3!3 U.:-s been turned en.
For ...v: ...I..- a history of
ew e, .t News gas Hows through mains
tu 11-;. _ . net-??_'..? .1 bu. i-.-.c fij 'houses,
a v\. tutJK.l on ye*!ceirday af
ar.iJc-n, .to] rest 'night Mae .Hum.aunt
lazed from many Jets in houses
miuj,'.:-. '.it tao city.
'I...:, wacs some ceremony attending
?e tu'-t ' n jf 'the gas. Prior to 4
i '-k dfierni on a t?, p;. .n was
I r id i-.: u.u- President VV. J. Payne,
rVCce-Piteident E A. r.uiin and General
f. 'utt-vl SaimiueJ Regester, of RWhcnottd;
Or. Darter Perklm?. Col ndl C. iM.
Braxttm. .1. M. Curtis and other loaad
dire -. Superintend nil VV. S. dSoe.e-n
an.! Secret ary Vtanor B. Barclay.
At 4 o'clock tore party, wlh'lcih included
Mayor W. A. Post, mem'bers of the
Common Oou-nci'l, newspaper men and
?Meiy.r J. Bannon Hi-pe. of Hampton,
were driven t.: the gas works on Tiv.n
ity-seo-nd etneea Here the party spent
an hour .inispeeting the pliant and
watch-.ng t'ne process of manufaidt.uriing
ga-s. Superinfenrieht Bow n ;>.l ted the
veasuions nhrcugih ??'.... building and ex
piaiin'eiJ he modus operandi.
AfUr ins?' it'ng the works 'the guest-"
a. eembied in - ne ,.f the r ents of the
building where Caterer George Uoshe,
frc'rh 'Mr. It. .1. Mackey's restaurant,
wss c-a hand with a bowl brim full of
wfci'stesy punch, c.l.r.k. dink, went the
gjl'.e.s. and pretty >. m .here was a
.v. .. ... ...t .->. i.i. pa i'iflg effect. Then
w? .- ate sp.o- -.iima king?a
am of r.. -.o:.il ga: was tueatd on.
.r. I. W. l'i'/n . the presid-aut of the
I ay. was Ohe first speaks r. Sa..d
:n behalf e.f the hoard of dCreetors
,V> N-ewport IX-ews G s Company. I
..me you gentlemen-. IWe ?.e goad
ay .ha. ?. '.nve to.l.ty put in-.p
? n an up-to-dute gas plant. You
.? '.'. ol\c1 r. relit and .- nth e.'J >..u
i a m re complete system
?- werke J'tisil ab -ut inn years ago
ly .gaa v. .? fii'i't u'... d o an i'.'.umi
t. It has batn. a 'little ?slow in get
; to Newport News, but 'nevertlhe
!t is ihti'e, uaiid- you 'have the best
?rr.ade.1.'
iien Mr. Payne i-.-n.-hld there were
l.<al''.5 t.;r Mayer Post. iBiis excel
- ? : k ? ?': rKiiy as follows:
.-v. F:'< *>'?::?:. -and Genrlemen of the
f.pe-t-'Xfw:- Cao Company: When
syats . 'r..'r_d[i'ccd In London
wa.'.-ir 'F.ai::'.-.i.t wrote: 'Some hi
rlamptcn, wlho said that he hope-1 to
? ? i the promoters of this cornpany-?bfrn
art gae to flowing tih.rough mains i'a
Tl.. oi'h r peakers wer. Ju-:i- e J. D.
?O. ?!:.- ne ne C'o'unci'i'man Mark -M--I. va.:i
i'.n, J. A. Willeft, P. J. .M.u.gier, P -. Oar
;. r Perkins. O-ty Clerk J. A. Ma
City Tre I or. :? J.M.Curl s, Mr. W.H l..
Ke-nt, S-upeiir... :t,; :. : Bowen. Mr. J3.
W. Robin.- ,-n and the press reprecenta
tiv:=.
Id the course f 1. - r marks Mr.
we want two r.r.-ugrs an<d a tunmei.
W.-..n we- get thes'e I well be wiiliu.t to
die."
C.:y Clerk Ma ?> cut his speech
e a.-.-t. faji'r.g: "<5vn-:lernen. 1 th'inik .'t_
!. : f r me n?t to .-My anything lest I*
1 my job." . ,
Three rousing ciheeTS were giliven fur
the .gas Company, and then, the party
lingered around'(the punch baw l t'il C;?
terer L.^ihe declartd the supply exhaws
'.ei.
Dtocriptione of the gas plant have a p.
i i: 1 'n, these cc'liutmna heretofore.
The pCair.it is up-to-date, .being ?quit?
ped w.'.n ?:....'.<-.. a matslalnery for ma.iu
f-i-ctuTfag F i--. TS? oapacMy of the
w-crks ?s Vis.eoo e ttb c fe :: of g is a-.-r
day, er 2.0CO feet every fifteen mini;:'-.--.
Theo e a're ;cwo rec?ivers or tanks, vv.'th
a combined capacity of 50.0(h) i-abif fee:.
The syitem is known as the "L >we
Water G: s Sistfim." and the plant was
put in under'the direotion of the Uni?
ted I.n. p-r jve-ment Ga? Company, of
I ;..'il_' i'.' j.'.a.a. and under the dSr.-.'t su
perv' ? .n of Mr. W. S. -Bow-n. Water
fiv '.- sail to be the 'best and safest
iO.- v.'. made. Mr. George Wood,
en expe..'er.' ed gas maker, of Norfolk,
wji'l be jni- charge of the works.
Luet -n i'-.t a pubi -j reception was
he-Id at the office in the Bnixton build
?i-r.T. The iroc'm was t> d'-'lian'tly llluini
n'Tce.d and there was a "spread" for the
guests. A large crcwi of la l. -s thr?ng
e 1 he Offlce'.-'ill late :'.n .'ire evtmitig. and
,ir ay partook of the ccoHciea pr.par.'i
. . i.he re :m ? n g."" stoves. At the of?
fice - ? 5vti3 of every il'i'vp'p'-ion--were
..i ?>?' .':, -Hf. aril :.*???? e were fixtures
>. . Am. ig ? le dh!h?s served were
t.-'-k ??' . = r .meat* besid-.s hot
b ? > !' ;'..: from ifte oven anel batter
,. i off t > err' ":' e. '^v-eryth'ng was
{ 1- 1 v l g..-s. Co r.'' -' 3es c .ul.i be
t exprfiw'.OTC'n'f p:::fc-s. 'euch as
"Oh, how loveiy-," "It is ju.t g.rar.d;"
"M .v g-hitl 1 am ''.ne ?> ??? is in
ip; .. i and ether sayings in fem
'inine parlance.
On pa Ober !). 1S97. Mr. -W. S. B awn
a:: wl in Newp rt News to begin the
work of putting lire the gas plant. Since
Hi . n :?.:>':.: rr.'?!<'.- :f p:;>e have been iaid,
?a vatit'e ?two-'S-t-.-ry ibrltrk building ereii
e l in 1 : ae :r a -iilnf-ry pla'r.'-d in pm itlein.
T-oS'iy 'l?te plotnl! i- in Operation?
Den't btow out 'the gat!
Deeds ISecorded.
B-ee-dls were'admitted to.re-^)rl yester
?M Domir/.on Lani C mipar.y to R. C.
Boswell; con'sidera'tlon, $200.
It. C. Rcswe'.l ,t in to J. Tuylor Elly
son et als. trust. ..s; consiie-ra: ion, $S50.
Old D.irren.ion 'Bind G mpany to E.
? W. Harwood; considetratlcn, $1.000-.
I M. B. Pedd'Icord am'd-hushand to U S.
\ Cottrell, trustee; consideration, $51?.
J -
A Hnppjr Woman
la the housekeeper who buys her coal
and wood from the Warwick Coal and
Wood Co-, Twenty-eighth street. Ja 14 tf
TOMORROW AT THE CHURCHES.
Subjects Upon Which Local Mtutstcra Will
Discourse.
Chestnut Avenue Methodist church, j
Rev. M. S. Ooloninta. Jr.. pastor?Serv?
ices at 11 A. M., und 7:.,0 P. M Sub?
ject in Uhe morning: "Submission ?..?
Cfhrtet;" in tine evening: "Th e Virgin
Mary."
i&'t. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev. J.
Franca Ribble, rector?Services lait 11
A. M-, alnld 7:30 P. M. Morning sirb
je' '.. "The Lord'ts Steward;" text. 'I Cor.
IV:2?"M .re-aver it is reunited in S>tew
f.'.'iii?, tlfrafc a .n.ain -be found faithful."
{.rSvem'.mg-t'cx'i. I Cor. X-12?"iWherefore
ito h:l.m tttoeil -Jh.inketh ihe s.ancle; h take
f vd lest he failL"
Thlntee-'.h Strrc'Jt Ch-rltJi'tMi chur. a.
1 Rev. W. R. Motley, pa.vtt'r?-Seuvtices at
j 11 A. M.. and 7:30 P. i.M. Subjects nut
... 'lected.
Newport News. iRa.pt!?:t church. Rev.
I C. C. -Cox. pastor?Services at 11 A. M..
n'.ri-I 7:30 P. M, A'- ..the m iming earvlce
Rev. Dr. M. B. Brcali'lus. of B: 1.
I Via., we'll pro-Kft. At 'et..e evening serv?
er.- '.'.e pea-Jtor wlrM! pit .'.h Um -tl-x'.th of
i;. '- eerScs <;f sernea-nis on Uhe life of
I Washington Avert:* M. 13. cr.lu:ch.
Rev. 13. F. L'.pscomb. raster-.?Services :
! at 11 A. M. and 7:20 P. M. Su'oject in
i the morning: "How to b Saved:" in
! the evening: "The Sen and Folly c(
I Ct vetou.-n . ss."
Firt'i Presbyterian church. Rev E. T.
Willfoid, pastor.?Services at 11 A. M.
and 7:30 P. M. Su'oj ct in the morning':
"T ken's of Divine Favor;" in th. even?
ing: 'Consecration."
St. Vincent's Catholic church. Rev.
Father Chatties E. Donahoe, pastor.?j
I First mas'? at 7 lA. IM.: second mass at
i 10:30 A II.; vespers and benediction ut
7 P. M.
S. end Baptist hirrch. B v. Thomas
J. MaoKay, pastor.?Services at 11 A. 'M.
and 7:30,P. M. Subject in the morning: i
"The Triumphant Church of Christ:" In '
tii. ev ning: "Has Man the Right to ]
Take His Own Life?"
LOSING T1IE1K UKIF.
I So says a Washington Correnpondent or '
the Executive Committee.
! A special dispatch troml Washing: .-.
says:
I "The power of the Virginia po
i Ht'kai Republican machine, which ..as
I h r..-t fore swept all be ft.-re it. has reaeh
] cd the acme of its influence, according
i to well posted Republican politicians
j bore. This conclusion is based upon the
! assumption that Wise. Thorp and
j I'1 wn. the Ct-.publican contestants for j
seats in Congress, will *i>e seated. All
I th-.se cases are int- re (lener.il Walk r's
I committee, and Walker an!i' Yost ate
the backbone to th opposition to the
i machine. So far the.;,- have been unable
to stem the tile of the machine, 'out
w.th l!i'.>;se accessions, upon which they
r.ifi.ier.tly count, the! .- will be live Re
'jail lean -memlbers from Virginia. Wise,
?*s Is well km wn. -is bitterly opposed to
Howien. whom, he charges, did not j
even vote'Tor him. At present Bowd-en j
cont' -ols the distribution of offio ts in
rhe Nnrfolk d-strict. Wise's friend* as- j
sect thl-se will 5)e all cha rged when Wise J
is treated, and that -the power now pos?
sessed by Bowden win be w?eld-.d. by',
i Wise. This means, of course, that Wise
! will name the postmasters end'endeavor !
? to biilld' up a machine in opposition to ,
ll.j-.vd.n. Thcrp arel Brown, tco, are
exre e'.ed w line up with Walker anil j
Yost ar'i curtail the power of the mi- i
el-eh; in their sections. Their say will ;
certainly be re ognized in the matter of
i Ts:ma?:-. rs' -ap;-.aintments and give
th io an influence that will make itself
felt ihroughdit their l.tstricts."
lt..ml- fo Kon Tliirlv Ve-urs.
/
The iflnsfn e committee, of which
Councilman J. A. Wil'lett is chairman. |
h- Id i me tin-g-iast night in the mayor's '
??fllyc in the courthouse and eonslelered :
the main r ..:' issuing bonds. It was do.
eld .1 to recommend to th u' l/ourntd 1
mee't.ing of the common ctuncil Tues
jy night that the total amount?$K0,
0D0?be issued immediately. The com?
mit! will further recommend that the
1 nds be issued1 in denominations of $CH>o
each V.i run for a peri. I 1 of thirty y ats
at the rate elf 4% per e nt., the city re- '
serving the right to redeem th bonds at [
t'c- end of twenty years.
Surprise.- Parte-.
A rj'j.mb'e.'r *At lthe;m?im'bers of the Ep
e. 1 li Leatgue gave a farewell surprise
i e.' ty ?:.? M,liss Annie Puckett, at the
?:?..'?? Ion<v of'Mr. Lloyd A. Creasy, last
: -eve-ninur was spent in playing:
pli.'.-ant games, and everyone present
re rr.-ai to halve a thoroughly enjoyable I
: i:e. Licehi' r&freahimentis were served,
A' i" Pf-kv.-t will .leave Ulhis morning |
f ?: !...-.? c'l-di IhK-.me in Terrltl county, N.C. i
Will Hold a "Toast" Tluirselay.
I The gun club which was organize-.!
Tuesday night held another meeting
last night in City Treasurer J. M. Cur?
tis' ,jffi e. A constitution- and by-taws
were adopt..d and 'the name Chesapeake
Gun CluTo selected as the name of the I
organization. The club will hoftj' its
first "shoot" next Th?rs lay afternoon
a: Riverview Park. In the meantime
fitve traps wWI. l>e placed in position at
the pauk. Ciay pigeons will be us-d.
I'xp-irts for *l?miary.
The advance statement of exports for
January has been .prepared at the cus
| torn house. Tt is as follows:
I Corn. 2.632.9S9 bushels, valu d at
?S7S,988.
Coe-n meal, 29,892 barrels, valued at
$54,9S3.
Oats. 2S1.15S bushels, vaiuefc at M7S.
426.
Oat meal, 70,000 pounds, valued at
$2.590.
I Rye. 107.Ml bushels, valued at 858,571.
! Wheats 115,627 busheis, valu d at $114.
427.
Flour, 170,523 barrels, valued at $837.
916.
Te.'tal value otf hreadstuffs. $2.021.901.
I Cattle. 1.710 head, valued at $171.000.
! Canned beef, 93,700 pounds, valued at
$9,370.
, Salted perk. 120.185 pounds, vulued at
$7.211.
Laird, 744,889 pounds, valu'i at $37,
i 244.
: Total value of provisions and cattle,
$224,825.
. Cotton, 3,829 bales, valued at $90,767.
Si.000 Reward.
j It hewilng cotme to our knowledge that
c, ,-,-,(. unisorupuilous person :has tried to
: i-. ! cn-i'r.e the well-earned reputation
"f '.'he ECLIPSE IBIOYCLE, for
l.'.te r.i diurabiliity and easy running
1 -iii.'." . i< s by stating that the frame.-1 of
I-.he Eclipse are weak, we hereby clvil
i ieri :? my or ail dealers ir agents for a
?npe'l l.iive test of bieycles.arwl we will
eli ra'.e tlh'S above amount to any chari
able eintstiitruitlom the wtininer may select,
if -u.ia test does molt prove the Ec!l;)so
to !'. alee stroingetsit wheel butiilt. prcn
v.d.'l 'that uhe ehallemger put up a like
.in- .w..t ifs r the -staime purpose.
iWlheeis xkA ;'.j be especlailly built for
'I'.'.a:, but ?ll-ected at ra.ndom from
? k. and' to be "f equal weight.
INF.WPC'RT eN-EIWS CYCLE CO.,
Freed- G. Kipper. MaarvgeT.
fib 5-tfe 221 Twenty-seventh strict.
i . x -.mm?HB?
CANT?RN OHTHE GAS
Plant Put in Operation Yes?
terday.
LIGHTS IN MANY HOUSES
Mlumlnuiit Burned ror lUv l?ir*t Time Im*v
Night. Reception i?t the Work?
nn.i st tlie Odlce.
S pooches.
The heard of trustees of the city pub?
lic schools has selected- o site for the
central schLOi -building. The site com?
prises a 'Mock of ten lots situated' be
fvvven Thl-rty-'Hrst an t Thirty-second
ettce;i3 and extends from Lafayette to
Washington avenue.
fnis land is owned by M.r. F. F. Finch
and the trustees have offered him the
sum ? t $10.000 for it. This is consoi r. d
a .oir price for the 1ar.l.' and there is
reason to believe that Mr. Finch will ac?
cept tr, proposition.
Various sites for the m'.iin building
have been considered', but the land
own-ad by (Mr. Finch is the most desii 1
ble for th reason it its centra-iv iocau'a
I; is understood that if Mr. Finch re
jv.-ts the offer legal steps will be taken
to h ive the pro; .rty condemned. The
special committee will -at; pear Iief< r the
judge of the corporation ccurt and
make- a motion for the a.pi" inrmer.t of
x commission to view th lor.'.', fix its
value and e. ndetmn it ft-t tin' us of the
city as a site for the schcol building.
The special committee is composed of
Dr. Carter Perkins. M ssih. j. (l. Llve
zey and ?. St Robinson.
Th b aid will n'o'l lose any time in
miving the (building erected, -is it must
be ready for occupan iy when the next
sr-holsstic y no- op-ens. Copitain 1'.
T. rnton'Marye, the architect, has be n
auth rizel to prepare plans for th-.- pro?
posed building.
CITY NEWS M UKIEK
, Mrs. .1. T. GuthiJidge is confined to
I her home in the Fast End by an utta-ck
of the grip.
Mr. ID. B. Ireland will l ave today
for a. visit of one month to friends
I In Canada.
I IM-rs. John J. Oooke. of Philadelphia.
' ?s visiting her daughter. Mr.-. James T.
I Mi e.r. on Twenty-eighth street,
j Mr. -Harry Frazee, advance agent of
'.'lie "Rob e-. Hoed, Jr." company was in
.?? city yesi. rday arranging f ir ,ts
an:..'a. rr- e inerre next Thursdav.
IMr. William C. Foley, who has been at.
I St. Vincent's Hospital in .Norfolk for
the last nine week's undergoing treat
j ment for typhoid fever, returned home
I yesterday.
i A public joint debate between mc-m
I b its of the two lite.ary soclties of the
[ New, ort 'News 'Military Academy will
I take place cn the evening ;f Ft'b. uary
[ SQrtd>
Rev. Father Denzen, of Baltimore;
who has been visiting Rev. Father C.
- E. Donunoe, of St. Vincent's Catholic
I church, returned to the Monumental
City Thui ;i lay.
Fir- In K.iNt Ku I.
An -ilarm . f fite was turned in at 10
o'clock last night from box 21. corner
. .' -hestnut avenue and Twenty-seventh
stre t. an', the department responded
with its usual alacrity, 5mt the fire -was
outside of the corporate limits of the
i ity and cou'ld not be rea -hod by the
fiiemen. Th.- fire broke out in the
st'abia in the rear of Mr. J. B. Luke's
h use .a.' the foot of Chestnut avenue.
This bui.V.'irg. log iher with a hennery,
w ?r? burned- to the ground. The loss
could not be ascertaineU1 last night.
Police Court.
The following cases were disposed of
in ? he Police Cou'it yesterday:
Gustave Bryan, disorderly; fined $3
and costs.
James 'Murphy, vagrancy; disimissi d.
Lena Lee (c loreiil). larceny: sixty
days is ja'il.
Je ihn Morgan, w. rking on Sunday;
fined $3 and costs.
Henry Taylor (colored'), board war?
rant : dismiss ei.
Thomas Jones (colored), felonious as?
sault: dismissed.
Wllfle Co'.'eman. (coKn.Ui), disorderly;
fir.-.-d $? und costs.
Anicew Lee (colored), disorderly;
finv.il $? and cose.
Isham Barnes (colored), disorderly;
fir., 'd $6 and costs.
Minnie Harrison (color. .1). not of
go d fane.; ten days in jail. ,
Building l'erii.Iis.
City Clerk 'Mansie has issued the fol?
lowing building permits: _ :
A. D. Wallace, two-story frame, metai
roof, on Twkrty-s>ixth street between
Lafayette and V.rg'in'ia avenues.
K. D. Morgan, one-sto:y frame annex,
metal roof, on Twenty-eighth street
between Lafayette and Virginia ave?
nues.
W. R. Granger, one-story frame
house, wood; roof, on- Twenty-fourth
street between iMarshall ana Madison
?venu s.
W. R. Granger, same.
Willst Party Laut Night.
iM-isses Madge and Mary McNair gave
a whCsc party at their residence on
Twenty-Ji'.xth street last night. Those
pi .? . r: were Mi: si Mania m 'Baking, r. of
Wi i heniton, D. C; Mies Sv.iie ilarn
i! cf K..i.iir.vi>3; Dr. and Mis. II. M.
Smi.-ht, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lancaster,
Meies Lu-.a Braxton, Nan and Clem
ence Cooke. Evelyn and May Garne' i
ainid Miss Abbe: Dr. S. W. Hobs.,n, Cap.
tain P. Thornton Marye. Messrs. J.
Morton Fultz. A. S. Garn eat, T. S.
Bailey, B. S. Robinson, T. S. Brauder.
and S. W. Wood.
Wild, GOTO THE SUPREME COURT
(By Telegraph.)
RICH.MONID. VA.. Feb. 4.?In tine
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
ticday, arguim-ent' in. -the case of the
Jclhnis Hopkins University vs. the Bal?
timore & Ohio Railroad Company re?
ceivers was oonolu'dvd, and Chief Jus?
tice 'Fuller slatted that the ease would
better be- trertilfied to the Supreme
Comer, as rh any event it would be like?
ly to go to that court. 'Oounisel took
the euggesiiion umd'er advisenTer.it.
Real -Burgess' ..Iii and .'ook in his win
daws, corner Twenty-sixth street and
Washington, avenue. It.
Drop in the baseme-nt of th, Citizens
and Marine Bank; you will have n?.
trcuble in finding th.. seller. Houses an.l
lots in all sections of the city. Powell
Bros. & King. feb2-rT.
Deposit, your clothes money with us.
It will pay you good Interest.
WOODWARD & WOMBLE.
Casearets stimulate liver, ktdneys and
[ bowels. Never slcKen. w alten .->*- gripe.
p-0.000 AMERTCAlNS FOR CUBA.
SoU'th Dakota Iran Engaged in a Fe u.
li.ir Undertaking.
(By Telegraph).
MINNEAPOLIS, IM'I-NIN., Feb. 4.?A
special to ihe Journal irom Alberdc n.
S. D., says Jim' Patteiis?n, of the lies
tun Block, Minneapolis, who is well
known throughout thfe (northwest, has
been iin Aberdeen on atpjtculiar mission.
He is .working quietly, "put persistently
upon a scheine to 'take* 100,000 men to
Cuba cur; lai.Vli them there on the 4th
of July. He says he Is tracked by a
syndicate of Aniericans.iwho have iargv
.'and interests in the island, and claims
thes-. Americans ate anxious to cut up
their la: ge holdings and dispose of smell
p untati ns to able-bodied men on long
time at a low rate of interest. They re?
quire no cash down, and' all the money
the intending pu'!chaser,needs 5s enough
to pay his expenses frogr here to Cufba.
On .account of the .-arge*numb.r of peo
I pie whom they intend' fof,ij^g*p;oirt the
! traveling expenses wil.-?s'?OmiV?l. Mr.
Patterson says excursion rates have al
< ica' iy be n arranged for1, and that there
i will be . nuugh st-eamersa't New Orleans
I on July 3 to curry the lp-f,000 excursicn
! ists to Havan i and- ..ther ports on tlrc
island wh- re they intend to land. The
I vmrpany guarantees protection f;om
Spanish iiuerfef-nce from New Orleans
I to Cli 'a and when the -men arrive they
j will lie such a formidable body mat
j Spain will net da're to;Interfere in the
i peaceful pursuits the rrnm.giarecs intend
lo pursue. If an attempt should be
made to intec-tre the men will oe In?
structed to arm themselves and p.otect
their rigl.'.s. The company's agent
c-laims tl.'at a vast amount of money has
been lost by American prtyertv own rs
over the, ., 'because the S'paniai's wou'iJ
not aClow them to work their planta?
tions. They .nter.d to place a man on
tvt'iy few acres und if 'he stands i _> far
his rights a: i ? works the fi-'cpetty us it
can he w -ik'd-, he wili become the a'i>
solute owner of his plantation in a few
years. The company giarantees to fur?
nish th. set.lerr.er.it with machinery and
arm them if it becomes necessary,
through C'panish intervention. Mr. Pat
ttrson says he has been very si- cessful
in securing men from th: two Dakotas.
Montana and Minnesota, who are only
tea -wlillir.g Vo accept the company's nat?
tering inducements ur.d claims the gi?
gantic exclusion is already an assured
success.
Mr. Patterson says he will be at the
Boston IBCixk in Minneapolis over Sun?
day, L-ut intends to leave for eastern
points Sunday nigh: to piosecute his la?
sers in securing volunteers for the big
land se kers' excursion on Independence
Day?th..- .aigest movement of the kind
the wo rife has ever known.
BKJ KIV1LWAY "DEAL.
j Lake Share -Line Bought by the New
York Central.
(By Telegraph.)
I 'NEW YORK, Feb. 4.?The Lake Shore
i railroad 'today became th.. properto-- of
j th.- New Y.rk Central & Hudson River
I Rat.To.td -Company. The final arrange
j ments for the transfer of the LakeShore
j system to th- control of the Central
we ?. made this morning, when the W
reetors of the Central met here to con?
sider the proposition- mode seme time
ago .for a -tnion of :-. tWn rc-.tls Into
one''system; tobe opee-ated hereafter as
one road -'-.retching from New York to
Chicago. Nearly a'ii of the d..:-eetcrs
were p. esent and those who could net
be mi hard sent praxi.s. In acco-.i nr.ja
with their p.'ans the Central directors
authorized' -in issue of $1CO.OUO.{.00 uf luj
y :u- r.'.-i per cent, collateral gold bands,
j Ea h $1,0.0 band is to- be given in ex
'? char.g .for live shares of Lake Shore
1 sti-ck.
i Tile o|ieration which 'this announce
I m-en't 'brings involves the $49,466,500 of
; Lok Shore si- ck outstanding. The
1 Vandeirbilt he. I 'ings constitute a con
; siderable majority of the outstanding
' st. k. so that their assent to take bonds
j for their shares essentially carries the
j op 'ration with it.
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
Dispensation of Plai.ircJ.age 'in Southern
States Discussed.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.?A number
:f toper s were discussed a: today's cab
! .net .me'etlnig, but perhaps that of the
? n-, t i'r.i.tTist was 'the dlspensa.'tii.en of
I ti I. rail patninage in the southern states
I ..there the Republican party Utas no
j repies-onta'ti'ves .in Congress. It is prob
ti e . hat several appoOntments will be
made in Utas. South soon; though the
P resident has not as yet aibsoi-ulefly and
finaliy determined on them.
The decree of the German govern?
ment reilaitfive to Ame-ican fruits was
talked over a>nj figur-3 w re produced
"o isihow the green imptK'.ance of the
; trade put in jeopardy by '.tb's rudden
and unprecedented action on the part of
I Germany. The meO'.iilca.'lon 'of Uhe de
ci e made by trie lliite-.it advices from
Ambac.'oa'dor White was cokon a's an
I ev'.dienee ?hau .the maccr Ls.j.i.'ll subjeo.
ej d'iplomatic aiiju- tment.
'NEWS FROM HAVANA.
An American Captain of the Insurgent!
Surrenders.
OBy Telegraph.)
'HAVANA, 'Feb. 4.?'Advices from Gi
bara, 'Santiago de Cuba, say that an
American who has b-.en serving with
the insurgents as captain of artillery,
and who had $5,000 in his belt, has sur?
renderee' to the Spanish authorities
there. It is aided that the captain took
this step b: cause the insurgents hail
failed for some time to give him his pay
as agiced upon. The name of the
American is not mentioned.
A son of Genera! Luqu-e, the Sf anish
I commander, has suffered the amputa?
tion of a leg.
The insurgents have captured fourteen
men. including six voainte.rs, who
wete Ibathing in tne river near G'itxwa.
The t?te of the prisoners is not known
DUET- i'N PARIS.
(By Telegraph.)
PARIS, Feb. 4.?A du-ei arranged be?
tween iM. Alexandre Millerand, editor of
La Petitc Republiqaie Frar.cais- and one
of the Paris deputies, ar.lc' M. Henri
Laveriujon, deputy for Saint Yrieix.
was fought with swo-rds today. The
former was wounded in 'the right arm.
Th dis;ute grew out of an alt-eeation
.luring 'the debate in the chamber yes?
terday.
THE JAPAoVESE FLEET.
(By Telegraph.)
j YOKOHAMA, F b. 4.?The Japanese
fleet is manoeuvring prior to a cruise
in Chinese waters.
The press is silent on the s-Knatlon in
China and it is believed the pr mier,
the'Marquis Ito. is awaiting the set tie1
men't of the German claims before com?
mitting Japan to any policy.
The Russian squ'id,:on is without
sm.kel ss oal, and the supply her is
sir.il.
,A lady said this week: "The best
cake I e'.?r had was a Maishmnallow
Cuke." Wilrr.Cnk males them. 217
Twenty-seventh street, near Washing?
ton avenue. It.
Dr. D. S. Harmon, optician. By s ex?
amined free. S58 Main street, over 5
and 10 cent store, Norfolk, Va.
de 12-tf.
Private Pension Bills Passed
in th? House.
I NT ER EST IN G D! SCU SS1Q N
_
" malar LinUsay Comments Sharply Itpou !
t<iu lUwolullon l'HSRP.1 hy tlie Ken?
tucky t.i-gialuture Deiniiiiillug
II.? Keslguutlou.
WASHINGTG-X, i", b. 4.?This was
private 'bin day in the Hous , hut by
systematic filibustering the .private cal
eri.ur containing the bill's reported by
the e.cm'.r.i:ttees en claims- was not reavh
ed. t'h : whole day being consumed In
passing eighteen of the twenty-four
private pension bills fav.rably acted
?upon by the House at th session last
Friday night. During the consideration
of .me of the bills an interesting dis?
cussion of th* approaching s i e of the
Kon.-as Pacific road, set for February
17. was precipitated by Mr. Fi- mming
(.Democrat), of Georgia, who, with his
IDemacratic colleagues, lesired legisla?
tion to require L'a- President to bid the
'full amount of the del.;, principal and
interest.
The claim of the government, }*?? sail,
was over $13,000.000, an'.' wh.i it wos
claimed' that the road cculd a narali
lel-ed for'$3,000,OCO, he said th u th. en?
gineer who liui.c the :> ctd, Sen i; i II tr
ris, of Kansas, estimated its valu at
fr;m je?.COO.OOO to $30.000,000. The av?
erage earnings of the toad for the : ast
ten years, $d.,<SS5.6SS. were 4 per cent, in?
terest en *30,C'00,000.
Mir. Skat tuck, of Ohio, said that while
Senator Harris might be a very compe?
tent civil engir.- er, he knew no more
a'b .ut computing the earnings or valu
of a railroad than the portrait alongside
of the speaker's choir.
"Did y..u hear his speech on the Pa?
cific roads?" asked Mr. Shafroth C Sil -
v ir Republican), of Colorado.
"I read it," r plied Mr. Shot tuck,
"am' there was nothing in it. It was
wii.i.'. nothing more." '
Mr. Flemming said Senato: Harris, by
the facts he had furnished' the govern?
ment. ha:l save!-' the t'i asuey $27,000.000
on th- sale of the Union Pacific. "The
press of the country luilt a fire urler
the administration," said he, "and f m cd
it to act." .
Mr. 'Flemming said he had appealed
to the speaker and to Mr. Powers, th
chairman of the Pacific railroad com?
mittee, to aid the consideration of the
measure reported by the commltt e.
"They were both courteous." sa-iti Mr.
Flemiming." "hut I failed to get the
speaker to use his influence with Mr.
Powers; ??? Mr. Powers to use his in?
fluence with the speaker. On yesterday
I tried to get recognition from the
I speaker. 'I caught his natural eye. but
i 1 failed to catch his official eye. Today
j when I did get roc ignition it availed
] nothing because the chairman of the
[ committee, Mr. Pow-ers, said he would
chjeet."
I Continuing. Mr. Flemming sa-'d he did
! not think it e mmensmate with the .ilg
! nity cf the House to wave aside rndlf
I f rently the mii' j>r.s involved. If Uhe
role took place .in~'the government only
bii'i the principal of the debt the- respe.n
j sJbility wouid be on the majority. The
only hope that remained, he said, in
eonciusle. n-, lay in the press. It could
force the administration is it Iii In ehe
case of the Union Pacific.
Mr. Powers ("Republican), of Vermont,
chairman of the Pacific railroad com?
mittee, denied that he had stated ear?
lier in the day that the administration
desired no further 'legislation. H- al
legeii' that the whole purpose of those
who were opposing the sale was the
government ownership and operation of
raiieai'is.
Mr. Beiiley (D mocrat), of Texas, ob?
jected to Mr. Powers' statement of the
position of the Democrats. He said it
was not a question of sacrificing the
governm, nt's debt or gov- rnment own?
ership and operation of roll roods. "On
this side," be said, "we belk-ve the gov?
ernment can collect th debt and as a
prudent creditor that it should collect
every dollar of it."
Continuing. Mr. Powers sail he did
not believe the a. .minis;ration shotted be
r quireki' to -bid the full amount of the
de-bt. principal and interest. The offi?
cers of the government hud full knowl?
edge or.d he was willing to trust the
matter to the officials who h3<l ob?
tained very dollar due from the Union
Pa, ific.
Mr. Hooker (Republican), of New
York, arose to a question of personal
privilege just prior to adjournment to
vindicate himself fiom some charges in
connection-with th; contest for the post
mastership of Jumestowne IN. Y. That
vindication, he explained', had been
nrianimous-ly accorded him this after?
noon by the Senate committee on post
offic art'' post.uads.
At 5 P. M. tile House reeessi'i until 8
o'clock, the evening s-ssion u.-irg de?
voted to the consideration of private
p nsion bills.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.?Speaking to
3 question of personal privilege in the
Senate to-day Mr. Lindsay, of Kentucky,
comment.d sharply upon the motives
of the author ami promoters of the res?
olution recently passed by the legisla?
ture of Kentucky demanding his resig?
nation as Senator. Mr. Lindsay said in
part:
"With the relations existing betw en
a Senator and' his constituency this
foody has generally . no concern. Rut
there one exceptional cases in which a
S r.ator may Ibe justified in calling at?
tention to transactions, semi-official in
their character, which, if left unexplain?
ed, might create the impression that h...
stands o.llciali'y. charged* with . oniiucl
which iwtuld render him unworthy of a
s ot on this floor and on unfit assoc ate
for his fellow Senators.
"I hold in my hands a r ipe-r purport?
ing to be an official copy fa resolu?
tion, recently adopted by the two houses
of the Kentucky legislature, and which
It is due to mys If and tu the Senate,
shall be fuHy understood."
He then had the resolution r ad at the
clerk's desk, and continue!ic
"While this professes to r quest my
resignsti n, i't is coucr.eli' in language
wihicfh ditrega:ds the ordinary ameni?
ties of life and is, in effect, a demand
that I shall suit end. r my place in order
to create a vacancy, *nd thus make
room here for scmeone holding political
views In harmony with the author and
promoters of the resolution. I desire to
p:ot-. st against this usurpation, of un
gran'ttl?power. Inasmuch as the resolu?
tion bag b:e*i made a matter -,.f record
en the journals of the two houses of the
state legislature, to which I have no
acess, I propose to give it a place on the
recuiijB of the Senate, an 1 in that con?
nection, to make such comments as I
de m necessary anil' proper under the
circumstance* It is to be observed that
in the arraignment which precedes the
resolution, there is no change that I
have ev.;r disobeyed the expressed will
of the people of Kentucky. The sub?
stance of the complaint is that I am op?
posed to-the free and unlimited coinage
f silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and that
1 opipes J the electii>n of the nominees
of t'he late. Chicago convention, and by
so.doing betrayed the trust reposed in
in- by my constituency. 1 stall not ais
-uss the presreientla. campaign of 1S!H?.
It is not necessary to do so to in et the
charge that 1 betrayeU-the trust of my
constituents -by opposing the el ction of
Ute Chicago nominee. My constituency
Is male up of tiie people of Kentucky,
and that peopte voted-against that nom
inee, and twelve out of thirteen of ;h
elect, '.-a! vot . s of Kentucky were reg
ist u .1 against him. If to be opposed
to tho free coinage of silver and in favt
of maintaining the parity of cur gold
and silver dollars is to be deemed a be
trcyal < f trust, then 1 may b pardoned
for calling attention to the history of
ctiirent politics in Kentucky from *lS!i:t.
when I was fiirst elected to the Senat.,
up to the time of my secon?'-election."
Mr. Lindsay then, -ieV.ined his posit'on
on- the 'ifriianel?i question and. quoted
facts tj make it clear that he was- the
repres ntative' of the whole people of !
Kentucky and net in any sense the [
?igent of the Kentucky legislature.
Above ail he was, he said, a Senator
f r th whole Amerl. an peopl and u=
such he would perform his duties and
cast his vote in accordance with his
convictions and- with the dictates of his
conscience.
In conc'lusion Mr. Lindsay >-iid: "A
scrupulous regarjr-fur the iivision of
pow is between th state a:.-.- federal
governments, ar.lj careful .'is rvu
ti n of the boundary line whk.i sepa?
rates these powers, is a caidinol d '
t.-in of Jeffers.main Democracy, y. t
we have h-. rc the spectacle of o controll?
ing majority of a state legislature. iw.ld
... oveist--ppirjg that line of demarcation
an 1. in the nam. ..f Demca.aey, de?
manding that I shall surrender my com?
mission, because, in their estimation, I
have ceased to lie a I), merr.it. They
seem Ignorant of th underlying princi
;des of the i.iistorlc Democratic party,
or e'lse regardless of th- ir ohligations to
observe th se |'-incipl s. TLie right to.
trrep ach my Democracy, or to put me :
capon the defense of my record .is a
Democrat, I utterly and absolutely re
pud.ate. !
'This much I have thought it proper
to .-ay. and with these remarks. I Iiis- '?
miss til so-calleV'1 glslative request for i
5h rtly if:-- Mr. Lindsay concluded!
his Ii t?te Senate, on motion of Mr.
Davis, of Minnesota, chairman or the
foreign relations committee, went into
xe -utive session.
No nslness of imp, rtance was trans- |
acted in the brl-.-t' open session. At 3:40
P. IM. the S i-at.- adjourned until Mon- I
wi 'T in the executive s-.ftsl .n cf the j
S'er.i.ilee today.
I'-' the b.-gi.n.n.lrrg i.f it?dnj-'a speech he
? i.e. le aeltl-itional pmintts agacrust tlhv
j-vu..liability olf Hlaiwai'i for defensive
purposes, saylnlg that i-t is 500 im.los
from ehe outside islands of the group
': any cither U-'la n.l-'. This Dace, he I
a I'd, ,ii, -mmnstru'ied itihat numerous
I' "nt-? must be guarded from hostile
i naif* .'.ml eiha't a powerful navy
W -. ?be ireqiuih'id to acce'.m'ptlsh this-;
i i ?'; i his -i-.-r..' -e expent-f.l'U'1'3 wiotrld
o; a l.hot.t bent'dt to cur de-fen. e en the
<???:? 'n. :.e. F.'e -.1-?da-red thee, as eio n tug
Haw i was acqr i.d !t wculd be octn
ter.'.'-d '.i..-.-; cur -.'..a- i-.-.b -l ie-ill 'be -ex
tir'.eJ to . r flat. '.3. ami we wou.'d
undreds ..." 'millions of dollars.
He .h.n . . k up . .e quieten of la
er, -e. r.ee r.'"i r.g that 'Jr.'? 'C'.jln.ue and
I Jai an.se -are t-c-eeivlng fl-'-ttim d..'. a. es
I per more; h w .1 I u-t bo: 1. iHe-t ,1 eiiled
'.the prefenri' on ?'.hut the A.r?glo-Sux. m
race oul'J 'labor inlrlow ill ir, sugar ti J is
a:>i denvand'od to know why ;lf tf.iey
.e.'u.lid i.irere was no. such white lei bee on
.five ieeeanidts now. He read from a re?
cent consuilusr -rejAert v? tv.ow ij'.:.ait tlhe
..iff. ,- buislince-s was at b-e.o probl irr.urt
ic.a'1, an.l .that even in this work .-ii' ir
ena ,.-n.ly receive tifneen dollars a m.nth
wr.'hout biKtroi. He denounced the mas- i
ter 'and s-.-rvant regullalt lores n?w in
force n ehe- is'ands. as a .species of
Oavery; -.-aid tlhat coffee must be pro?
duced in com.petit.ion -wt'th the law..':
id. of pie.'ii t-.'.lers 'ami that the .Jane
would never come uth'en a farm hiairvd
on a e. l'f. .- plan'tatiicm would .receive Ithe
white m?'s w.uges. He .i!s? > asiseitited
-.Km t flu- Ja pamesia navy tLwe 'tlhe salme
! er.ir.-t '.'0 ?. - are into t'he Unt'.-ted States
i el by iT.b-iT foreigners, anil that
i\Ve.ve conti ret lav. of aH kinds are
?cXe'-'Ud-t-nl, still UWett? les no .vb oacle to
'...? entry of the ..idliimry ffapainese la?
borer who c'Jmpliec. wi.tih our geTi.'.al
immigration laws und that if ar.nexa
:.l.'.-i uv-re brought about Otten'tatl la-h-.ir
?Aeu-'.l st I? dotmi'niaiie the so'euaicl-n in
llu'wa-i.
He .'.'e"T unced ai? absurd the asisetiti'on
that tirade would be diverted from the
United States if annexatiicn were de
.'.a:e:l a'i'.'d said Ulhat even uii'.lli the pres
eat ?-. i:y cut of the way. the Hetwu.il
tns v. ild d > bui ('lueea with us; that
.-. !. n l?it M K r. ey ti'M' wav In for
??-ey -i ll ::aded v.: ri ? f'? V'.-.CCd Sl.theee \
He e.'mpareed' the growing l. a'.? > f Ja- I
pan to that of Hawaii, shawlng thiat 1
. t:our arel .-i. ...u.-i.tu; . ?? .f iron
ar l i.eel wt-. e fait occupy... 4 .'.ie Ja
pan'eese market.
M.r. White them teuk up Uhe Ho-wallan
gove'i'mmenit. Cn?-iting t'..at It was irre
gu.ar a net a fraud.
iK'a -c.etlzed the actti.o. cf Pr'eo"a-nt
Dole .in coining to WaHvlr.ig.ein at such
?a .In.e. He reviewed at length the gen?
et al p. C-Wlea ar.il theories of our govern?
ment, de-e iar.ng ilCuat the question was
albove all politics and that it was
step which, if taken. <-?u-!d not add to
>uir gloiry or ir.'crease our wealth, or w"
i-e-gardie d -as an evidence of our he.na 'I
GOVERN OR BU8SEI-IL'S DI.NliAL
(Ry Telegraph).
RA'IaKIGH, N. C, Feb. 4.?Govern
Hussen has be n quoted in the press
. saying that he "wild protect Rallro
ICoinimissiuncrs Ca.dwell and Pearson
I against the nul. recently issued by the
sulpreme court of the I'n'.t-.d States
the full extent of his resources as cot
iander-ln-chlef of t'he stute melitia.'
He is r. ported as h iving advisei- :
_l8tance of the "id r of the suprei
court, saying that the object of the i
I moval of the Wilsons as rarer.ah cot
missioners was to p: cipitate a conflict
between the state and federal Judiciary.
"I will go to jail," he is quoted as
saying, "to moke the question of federal
usurpation the paramount issue in the
next state campaign."
in an inteeview giv-.-n out tonight
3 verr.or Russell says:
''The statement accredited to me with
rtgird to remsirks concerning resist
ance t" t'h-. (.. der or dee ree .if the su?
preme court Of the United States -Is tin
qua Itied'.y fells ar.el has not even the
shadow of a founi'ution, and was con
...i te, hy my enemies to Injure me and
my appointe. s."
eUntiPKRER PAYS THE PENALTY.
(By Telegraph..
HIL1JS HOR?. ORE., Feb. 4.?Cus
W t . n, the murdere* of Jo-hn Led
ti . k. a. ianther, wat? ?hang'exl here a;
n..on- fcOay.
iMarshmaUow Cuke at Wilmink'a Rak.
cry. It
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Proceedings of the Senate
and House.
MEASURES INTRODUCED.
U..t>. .I?hn K. Manon Elected .IndRoot the
Teiul. circuit nud Mr. J. o. shrplmrd
?JuiIkk of ihe Corporation Court
of Muena ViKtu.
(Special to the Duly Pr-ss 1
RICHMOND. 'VA.. Feb. 4.-NotwIith
*j&aiuMtg tl.'e fact that the teglstatiy -
*-?*?.???* ;s mow neair.ng ..'rj close, bills
cvroi?nue; to be .irj.rodn?Si-> in. djota
holtet; every diiiy, most of Them local *>'"
pr.va.te, bot some serial nstd iin-nw*
air... i.n ;:hetr soop?. From now on. both
Senate ar-kl House wt'll be engaged with
the consideration of the varloirs aid
varied measures dysigned to effect re- 3
'.r ?nrh.nient and ito bring itfhe Sti'e's ex
psind'iXUTes within1 Its iin?oime or ro in
i'r,i.ii.-e V.? iirucoime so ax to meet its lia
-'S- But these revenue raise a,nd
expanse curtail ling m?isuies are not
a'.y important ones pressing for
<~ i 1.1'ttlon. The question of erecting
i. add.1 n. to the pemiltewt.'ury with
n .-, .n 300 r.-w cells, the matter of
? '.:..'.: 'ng ;.he Virgin'a. Sugar Refining
>? mp.ir.'y and of Itasing con.vf.cts there
.?>. the queatXn.' "f caLVing a c. .n-st.tu
i .. t nvcrvticin, the b<. 'er in.-peeticn
b.-l. i'k-' IV.e; burg, Rl'ch-rnon? and
N' i '.. :n Ra.Yiway iL... ,-r, bill to re?
duce .ut my of officen . and imernbeta
of ' Cvne.-'..l A-.'i-JrrJbly, are alto
.-' 1 :ninj! attention.
By j.int reeurlufton offered by Mr.
lErhbry, ,if iFr* >i; riete bur g. the election
. f i ju Ige for fh'e tt-ntih judicial circuit
eir.. 1 fcci.tJe earprra'n court of Uuena
Vle-'.a. wa.3 maei'e a speciJai order for
12:50 o'clock, P. ;M. Hein. Jcihm E. Ma
| n, a n ir.!> r cf I he St.r.e Senate, was
the only person nom'na ted in the H- .'as*.
.Mr. Ma., a weis n-imln.ii.ed by Mr. Ber?
ry, f King George, n the House. Mr. .
Mi: ? a received a'JI the 09 votes cast.
Mr. Winbome. of Riookbridge, wom
i at 1 Jfr. J. O. P'heplhetd. for judge of .
the e. i.ticraticm tuurt of Suena Vista.
He brvnir 'lire only ?noireh'ee in ??th
Hi i:u . ?, -w;: v. gj?.pi; -.1 unanimously, re- '
'.-Av tng ?4 v<-'Jes. Me iris. iMalson. and
F.h. 'ilaeed were de-clar.d duly elected to
r.-eanecitilve judgeuihips.
The Ha.rksdule bell (eCmllar to the one
Int'iteduccd i.n the House by Mr. Red?
ly) 1 .'..?.'.'V.ng for seniatoria! primaries,
was 0 Gay reputed adversely by the
:r.:i i . ee ?-n privileges and elections
...-f ehe Sonaiie. The vote was unani
nwc .1 effeotual'ly ki'lljs the pri?
mary plan, f. .r this sesiellon.
The House was engaged .t<pjt><W T
et?, sin? the r?tr'ein'c'him'e!oVJM
i.n,g the sraianles ot^r>- v' ^O-*
badiy refused to ' ^-?
dutC<es wt k?ei , s..v,.\.
upon liie regls:'.. 6:69 p.m.
During the oof Kathews
?ties were pardon the life'aind Services'
wf ColonYJ John Beli iBtgger. the vete- _?
ran cie-rk of the House. 'Pendtag turl'h
r cV.sruiss'V n'. the House book the usual
The '.'.e ilte was/enga ged today dis- .
'cu;..i re; the bill to erect on. extensive ,
?..*.J :? a t.> itiS p:r.i'.ter.i..'ri.-y to aocotn- |
m It". HO" ' r mere r ?? :s at a <jost
?if $150,000. Pen ling dlrcueislon, the
Stcil.'i r.ii'.rurne.d.
Aim t the House bill.- introduced was
cr.e bylilr. M i ihews- of Accamac. ,m
; ng 'i ax < a h hby-lj..-. -:e machines
r n ri y-g - rotunds.
??y Mr. Hecke?A bill providing that
.n ( .. a n ins'.ainccs a Xen given by any
; . ? ? r., Mi ni t r corpora1 eon to prefer
.i er tri re credit' rs oveir any other
ere .! '. >r ore:'.tors ..'.'.all be prlma fa?
cia f; ...idul'.'ivt as to einher creditors.
Au r the Lmpotrtiunit House bills
pr.>. 1 by rl.at body ws on? prjviding
for rhe I.' .', r.g of b. r.ds. notes, stocks
and otter evidentes of debt subject to
taxrtlen.
The II .use passed the 3en ice bill in
re'at: n to what portion of railway
:?. ?! b is n.v.I not be fencol by the ??
: i :w ay coimpa.niies.
The Senate? passed the bill requiring
; lillwaycompanies tto fence their tracks, s
.vi'.ih an aimtenidiment. The bill goes to
Th-.- .' rufe a'. ia passed the bill ebar
tering rife* Mlm.-ial Belt Railway and
Ttamw iv f. mpany.. The propoGed linie
j to run from M'.n.rrl City on the 1'ne
,f I-,, i 'h.e.-.iip.ake & Ohio railway to
Aqu.a ci.'ek.
Cti next Wednesday at 10 .'V. M., the
Semite dcmmCitee to whom was referred
' 'e Whart. n bill passed by the Honrij
ProthilbltHnig e .mblnati m of insurance
'.cimipa'iti'ea eo rate? or maintain fire in
su.uince nates, wl.il giive hearings to
? . .it.in, t mem and others -who desire
to ?jppese or advociate the bill.
Ck>nalde.raible excitement was caused
today by a litw e?n the se-sond tlo-ar of
. he Rlchmiond Timeis building. By
.).. mp". aeUlK'n and efflciemt work the
flie w:.s extlnguiishtd without great
grc i damiaige, m'ccit of it be ng caused
by w.i.vr.
11 It'll MOND, Feb. 4.?The House
votci He aboliih the office of regoster of
J.a l'-'..e? office, .placing its duitees on
the '.'.creiary of the comimonvveaOth,
rr.d to reduce the sia'ory of ..to* 'Mi? ;
ofi'.e .r tium, $2,000 to $1.800.
DAVIS AN'D BRiYAN.
Interesting Cerrespondence as to the
?New England Strike.
(By Telegraph.)
WATBRVHJLE. ME,, IFeb. 4.?An in
interesiing corr.sponiencehas just taken
place between William Jennings Bryan
and C. W. Davis, of Maine, who won
fame upon the stump in the late cam?
paign. "The cornsponl:<enee pertains to
the existing cut in wages of the New
lEngrarJ? cotton mills, etc. Mr. Davis
sent the following disratch 'to Mr. Bry?
an:
"N' W England' observes St. M Kin
Cey'g Eay. Restored confidence has been
discounted 10 per cent, in all our cotton
mills and the Republican party still
"(Signed) "C. W. T>AVIS,
"Waterv'ill. , Me."
Mr. It yan responl.' d as follows:
"I have noticed the reduction of
wages in 'New England-, ar.li while I
have n..'t sufficient knowledge at&'.l the
facts to t nable me to pass judgrfient, It
s.-ems to me that the reduction is harl
l.v in keeping with the promises mate
by the advocates of the Dingley bill.
"Very truly.
"W. J. BRYAN."
HlARVIAtRfD 'BASE BALI. TE'AM.
(By Telegraph.)
CALMIBRTIKIK. Of ASS., Feb. 4.?The
Southern tour of the Harvai'h base ball
team, has teen arranged. Beginning
with th gome with the University of
N rth Cirolina, the t -am wi'll have a
game with some college nine evety day
that it is away from home.
The list of games includ',- 'the follow?
ing: April 16, Univ. rsitiy of'North Car?
olina, at Greensboro. N. C; Arril 18,
Wishirugton & Lee University, at
Lynchburg. Va.; April 19, University of
Virginia, at Charlottesvitle, Va,
