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flssociaiu? ???? C//?CULA770Ar. VOL III, ISO. 30. NEWPORT NEWS, VA., THURSDAY, EEBRUARY 10, 1898. PRTfC SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS I IViV^XL* ONE WEEK, TEN CENTS. WILL GO HALF The Lamb?Wise Republicans Willing to Consider Terms. READY F?R THE FIGHT1 Cliili Reorganizes WHU :i New Set of OOtC) um! frepures fur tin- Spring Cam? paign. Olli, r 1'olllkal N.-ws i.r liii< rc?t. The two It publican Ccctlons in this city may get together this spring and intake a combined effort to elect a straight uck<t. Prom both wings of the party have come hints that a com pvixxA** -might !). effected, and it is thought titat if a little oil is p.uted on the tuttulent waters th'-i party wi.l unite. Last r.ight th-_- Newport News Repub? lican Ci*ub, the representative orgcuiiza tion of the tLam'b-Wlse faction, reorgan? ize- for toe comir.g municipal! cant;a.gn. a-oliowing were the offle rs elected: President?T. J. Pitzpatrick. tBXrst Viee-P.esideiu?William Aden. S cond Vice-President?IPrank IKbyail. Third Vice-Pt sldent?Minis Enright. Secretary?W. C. Smith. Treasurer?W. T. Hopkins. The president was auth. r.zed to ap? point an executive committee to consist c-f live members, a finance committee to censist cf five 'members, and a special commltte*: of three to present a consti? tution and by-laws at the regu'lar meet? ing next Wednesday night. .vir. Fltzp-atrlek succeeds Mr. Rev.dy Stewart as president, the hitter having declined reflection; Fot' his faithful service as the presidiing officer . f the club Mr. Stewart was given a vote of The mi etlDg -was well attended. After the business was transacted a social s.sslon was held. Several addreses wt made, to say nothing of the songs and Qu? aliened by a reporter r the Daily 51 '? ? .; t lion a 'prominent m-.m'ber of the Huntington Club half way and do what is fair. 1 cannot state now wheth ictr -we can agree upon terms or not; but 1 hote the Republicans will get together | In this fight. If we d-t unite what wo wlil do fcr the Democrats wi i b-.- a plen? ty. With the exception of a. few council men Wo will elect every man rn our ticket. As yet we have not endorsed any candidates and will not make- any selections'until we see whether we are t? combine this spring. Biatk this pre? diction: If the Reputolicans do not unit ?this spring Newp. rt News wili never | ?go 'Republican again." The Democrats do hsot helieve that the -Republican !xn> >m 'will r'.:'T? ' i- <-.ii;i:i was caused ?*' WA-aisM*?.-} burl on or ipatroEage. nut to speak of the differences that existed before, to per? mit of real hanii-.it;.' in the R public, ranks," saii '.'1 Kn > v.i D on. eta: '.. night. "But no matter wr.eth.-r the candidates this spring. Newport News That tiha appr ocl-.ing campaign \v sion. Thv re are candidate^?alore and ?when their friends get on the hurry-up this spring the ie will be some fun. The varlciss organizations of the Democratic party have d termined to go into the city eo.T.iTittee will order. The- New .i' v.' i ? i -V: ? v Chi Vi suit of the primary. This Cub is com? posed largely of the supporters of Air. A. ?A Moss, a mayoralty candidate. Mr. Moss soys he is confident that he will ?win and predicts that he will get thr On^tlfeother hand.! the friend's of Mayor Pos: are equaSly as confident, hut they do not give .mt any figures. NI'.'OKO I1UKAKS JAIL. Charloa Harris, a !We*n "Coon," Escaper rroiu tin- Lucy Coloiimu. Ciiarles Harris (colored), 23 years eld, charged revlththe larceny of several pairs of shoes from a shoemaker named King, was before Justice Jones yvster oay morning. II was .*? ur.d- guilty and given sixty, days in jail. Harris was at once placed in the "Lucy Co'.eman," the Bloodneld ln-k-up. Ah u: an hour aftenward he broke out and made g,to:> his escape. T'rte n gro eff eted his escape through a window by prying a 1>ar out and mak? ing a hole large enough for his body to pass through. .Shortly after his escape Karris came to the city with a large knife in his hand looking for a man na>me-.l 'Jlreen, whose shoes he* had stolen, saying that if he found him he would' be a dead man. Harris is a desperate character and is wall known to the poll. . . He is a'lKiut ? f.et S inches tall, weighs aibout lt>0 pounds, with dork brown skin and a block 'spot on his forehea.ie' knappy hair and a clean shaven face. 'He has a cut across the head which forms the lette-r "J." Harris came here from Richmond. He is still at large. Funeral of Syre Itarretr. The funeral of Charles Syre Rarrett, Wie .little son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. IBarrett, who died Wednesday morning fj^?rthe effects of injuries received by a Till.took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of the child's parents. No. 316 Twenty-seventh street. Rev. C. ;C. Cox, pastor of the New? port News Baptist church, conducted the funeral services and the interment was made in Green'lawn cemetery. X O lli t I? tlic Man. iMr?. Traylor. of Warwick county, visited the city jail yesterday and lden titfli 1 the negro William Moffitt as the man who forcibly entered her house last Monday evening" and sfffle a suirof clothes, an accord;on and other article?. Moffitt was arrested by Sergeant Rey nc'.V*. and was tried in the Police Court "Wednesday morning on the charge of being a suspicious character, fit went to Jail for three months in default of J30O bond. Eighth Inunal Si rmnn. R.-v. W. R. Motley will preach tlK eighth annual sermon1 to Warwick TSMlg: . No. 72. Knights of Pythias, on the night of Sunday, February 20th. 4*lv<*n .% u ay. A .rotr of Link Cuff Buttons given away with every laundry bundle next w 'k. >' wport News Steam Laundry. tfeb lil-lt. Valentine Day, February !??. No valentine will be more acceptable tuhan one of those beautiful tin type? made by Wagoner, 24-12 Washington avenue. Newport News, and also in Phoebus, Va. feb9-5t. CITY NEWS IN B1UEF. Dr. W. F. Cooper went to Richmond yesterday. .Mr. J. V. Tarrant is in Richmond on a visit to friends. J. B. (MdCom'h and J. W. Hughes, of Louisa, are in the city. it R. Roberts, of Baltimore, was in the city on business ysteniuy. ?Misses INan and Clemenee Cooke re tin lied from Norfolk yesterday. Dr. Lee Muulsiby, of Baltimore, was registered at the Warwick yesterday. <. aa?t. tj. S. Archibald returned to the city ycst rday from a touslnes strip to Kansas City. 'Miss Lelia Garner, of Warrenton, is visiting .Miss Mauie Via, on Twenty seventh street. Mrs. C E. Harding, formerly of New? port News, but now of Indianapolis, is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. J. F. Greene and daughter, Miss Daisy, of iNew York, have arrived in the city and will remain until April. Miss Kate Burruss, of RiohTniond, is expected to arrive heie today to visit IMi'Ss Lillian Cox, on Wxst avenue. J. W. 'Robinson, of Lmiur, Mo., is sto.iiping.it the Powhatan, on West av? enue. (Mr. Robinson is thinking of lo? cating here. Attorney R. G. IBickford, Justice J. D. G. Brown ami (Mr. D. G. Smith went to Richmond yesterday afternoon on bus.ness. Mls.3 Lena iFletcher, of Warrenton, arrived in uhe city yesterday afternoon. .Miss Fletcher is the guest of Mrs. Ed. X. Eubank. As announced in? an advertisement published elsewhere, there wild b- a live pig on shooting contest this after? noon at 2 o'clock. The members of Newport News Lodge. No. 315. B. P. O. E.. will go to Hampton in a body tonight to attend the .Eik.-' Fair now in progress at that place. llir uiiii A BIUCK. Attorney K.S. RobiuM>n's Son Asauultetl by a Colored Woman in KichmniKl. Attorney E. S. Robinson left y.st r dtay afternoon tor Richmond, having been summoned' there by the extreme i'l.n ss of his- 13-year-old son, Shirley, who was assaulted Tuesday evening by a colored ?vornan. The telegram received by Mr. Robinson stated that the condi? tion of r.'is son was critical. R gardingi the assaudt yesterday's Richmond Dispatch said: "Shirley Robinson, a youth of 13. who resides with .Mrs. Joseph E. Hall, at No. 6011 east Leigh street, was struck a se? vere blow on the head' last night with a ?brick, thrown by Georgia Dickson, and very seriously wur.ded. "This youth) und others were playing in the street, when the negro woman passed and sh- took offence at some? thing with 'Which Shirey haj nothing whatever to do, and, grabbing a brick, hurled it at him with great force, strik? ing- him. on the tiue-k of the hetid. Dr. Stover, iwho was calleef to see the lad, found it necessary to- put him under the lnlluent-e of chloroform- and trephine to&en'out: ."T:*>? -iio-y rallied afterxxthe operation, and it is hoped' he will soon recover. "The woman <was arrested and locked up at the Second statlon-hctise. Young Robinson's faimily live- 1n- Newport News." COLORED LITERARY SOCIETY. Interesting Mewing Held on Ivy Avenue Last Night. The members of the colored literary held tiheir regular weekly meeting last night in the Ivy Avenue Christian church. The following program was irranged for the occasion: Address?W. H. Arlington. Duett? "When the'Earth he Hoisted." R. 're. Loftan nnd J?hn IE. Matthew. Essay?"The Importal,,.. ?r Reading-." Mr.-. Annie J. Williams. Quartette?"Bleeding Lamb." IW. Hawks, R. E. Liften, J. H. Taylor, George Ward and John E. Matthews. Oration?"The Advantage of (Litera? ture !?? our Young Women and Men." A. I'. Davis. Hass S< lo?"King O'er Land and Sea." leorge 'Ward. Reading of the "Ivy Avenue Gazette." It v. C. W. Boston. The addre.-s of the evening was de? livered by A. C. Davis. Among other things 'he said: "Our situation is different from that of any other race of people, for no na? tion ever undertook at one bound to liberate a great moss of slave,- and put n their hands the spelling book, the Bible, right of property, the ballot and sword. It was a most hazardous task, the most uncertain taek ever under? taken by any nation in the history of the world, and the end is not yet. 1 say to you stop and think before you reach t'he" awful brink. I tell you col? ored men you are encompassed about by a great cloud of witnesses. Aeeiuit yourselves like men. We have the lit? erature of our fathers in Ohe plantation melodies. The white people have pre? served them with care, and they find in them heartrending appeals of suffering humanity, which their fathers answered with their lives, paying the debt in the blood of the best and bravest 'men that ever drew sword in defense of human right. Let me ask in conclusion what the harvest shall be? Shall it be a blasting record of time and money spent n idleness, frivolity, crime and des? pair? or s'hall we strive to show to our benefactors that they have not labored in vain?" St. Paul Sails Tomorrow ?Five 'Alrr.erican Line steamship St. Paul, "which has lieen at the shipyard for her annual overhauling, will leave tomorrow for New York, where she will resume her regular "trans-'A't'.antic trips. The St. Paul is the second' of the American LiniTs lo be overhaule-d at the yard this year. The Ft. Louis will be here shortly and the New York will fol 1 w later on. l'olice Court. The following ca^es were disposed of in the Police C.vurt yesterday morning: Thoman Collins, disorderly; fined $3 and costs. Mike Machre, drunk; fined $2 and costs. Willie Christian, disorderly; fined $4 and costs. John Mitchell, assault: dismissed. Tii.imas Rogers, felonious assault; dismissed. \V. *!cott Boyenton, disorderly con luot: fined $2.50 and costs. Ktilicltng Permit*. City Clerk Massie has issued the fol? lowing building permits: D. P. Curtis, two-story frame house, metal roof, on Twenty-second street be? tween Warwick avenue and the rail? road. M. J.. Eastman, two-story frame house, wood roof, on Twenty-fifth street between 'Warwick and Jefferson avenues. Don't Minn 't. ?Send u? your work next week and get a pair of those Cuff Buttons. A pair if'ree to each customer. Newport News Steam L-'.undry. feto 10-lt. TO AMEND THE ACT Move to Limit the Term of Harbor Master. AN ASPIRANT FORTHEJOB Mr. C'.W. Kcynolttx Desires to Succeed Mr.C. K. llnsliliis, and Sn-kstu Have the Appointing Power Vested In the Governor. There is a fight on in the Legislature to change the mode uf appointing the harbor master for this port. The appointing power is now vested in -he judge of tile 'Corporation Court of this city; but Hon. Thomas Temple Powell has introduced a bill in the House of Delegates amending the act, by giving the governor the appointing power and fixing the term of office at two years. This is, of course, a political move. Another man wants IHarbor Master C. It. 'Hoskins' job, a"nd this is the only way he can hope to get It. The object is to -legislate one man out and run another in. -But after all it i.- doubtful whether Mr. Hoskins would lose the po? sition, fur if uhe law is changed so as to give the governor the -power to ap? point the harbor -master he w'ill still be "in the meetinV as he can bring pow? erful influence to bear in his behalf. Mr. Hoskins is a brother-in-law of At? torney General A. J. Montague and he is backed by leading men through? out the State. So IhLs 'friends are not uneasy, even if the act is amended. -Mr. t". W. Reynolds is leading the move to have the law changed, and he is an aspirant for the position. At pres? ent 'Mr. Reynolds is in Richmond work? ing for the propeised change. Mr. Hop? kins is also in that city, having re? ceived a telegram yesterday from Hon. Thomas Temple 'Powell stating that uhe bill would be consielered last night by the committee to which it was re? ferred. The bill which Mr. Powell introduced was forwarded to him by Mr. Reynolds, who. is secretary of the city Democratic committee. From a member of the committee a reporter for the Daily Press yesterday learned that Mr. Rey? nold.- submitted the bill to a meeting of the committee. After discussing the amendment the committee approved the change. Then Secretary Reynolds submitted another paper which en? dorsed 'aim (Reynolds) for the position of barber master. This the committee refused to sign, suggesting that there would be ample time to select a candi? date after the act was amended. This move ha.- aroused considerable interest among the local politicians. \nd the result will be anxiously await? ed. Reretition of the Scenes Witness-d on trie Two Preceding Days. PA til S, Feb. 11?.In suite of th- pre cautiop.a '.here was a repetition of the scenes witnessed yesteiday when th triail of E.nile Zola anJ Perrie-ix who arc being prosecuted by ?n* government for denouncing th ? Esterhazr court martial, was continued today in ti:_- As? sizes curt of the Seine. ?".er. rai Bcisdeffe was called, but he refused to testfy, undo - the plea of pro ! fessional and state secrecy M. 1)?:- gorgue, the presiding judge, consented that Madam. Dreyfus snould be ullowei to testify, on the condition that her evidence was restricted to the Esterhazy case. Over 200 barristers in their1 robes c:.itacred at the public entrance ur.d in? dulged in bors -play. When the pre? siding juUro ordered them not to ob struct the- passage-, the barristers niade a demonstration against the judge. Thereupon the commandant of the Re? publican Guards sent a r.eHachiment of troops to quell the d'istui bance. The In teventlon of the military was iil-re ceived ani- 1- d to a violent affiay. The barristers rushid u;on the guards and .-truck them. One oc the young lawyers was arrested, but after quiet hud be n restored he -was released. I M. Laborie, counsel for M. Zola, pro? tested against the limitation of the evi? dence of-Madame \Die\fus and scathing? ly denounced the scenes in court, the biased reports in the newspapers, the attacks on his client as being unworthy of France. General Boisdeffre, replying to M. Laborie, admitted that as minister for war, b fore he had' testified at the Es? terhazy court martial, he had rc.elved from Major Esterhazy a certain docu? ment which concerned the Drey/us case, ?but he r. fused to give ar.j further par? ticulars on the ground of profesional se. crec-y. M. Lilborie reported that in a court I of justice "professional secrecy" could not exist, wher. upon Genera! Boisdeffre retorted: "Piafessional secrecy cannot be sepa? rated from state secrecy." The G. neral admitted that Colonel Piceiuart had been transferred to Tunis lowing to his being favorable to Dreyfus, land the 'witness add-d that he, personal? ly, was convinced of the guilt of Drey? fus, while other facts, before and after I the court martial; which had come to h:is knowledge, made this conviction un shaikeable. General Gonze followed and ,at tht outset cif the exa'mination. hud a violent altercation with M. Laliorle in which the general public Joined. The tumult reach? ed such .; 'pitch that the judge cidercd thecourUo be cleared, which the munici eel giiarjs promptly did'. The court re -umed its session five minutes later, and General Gonze explained that he hud not meant all he had said. Thereupon the incident was allowed' to drop. General Gonze then spoke of the in? vestigations of Colon-i Picquart. whom he had encouraged, but the General added that he told the Colonel to avoid arresting Major Esterhazy. which the Colonel wished' to do. General Mercier, the form-r minister of war, who was next examined, de? clared that he believed the- Ixirdere-au and other documents mbstructed from the war ciTflce had been communicated to the newspapers by the Dreyfus fami? ly. M. Laborie immediately asked that Meie. Dreyc'us be allowed to eon front Geneial Mercier Ani deny h.s s:at nunt tout the presiding iulge refused to allow her to do so. Counsel for M. 55o!a then press, el Gen? ial Merier to say If it was true that a secret docU'm?nt had b?-?n communi? cated to the Dreyfus court martial be? hind the liaok, of Dreyfus und his coun? sel. The General iefused to reply. At the conclusion of his examination General Mercier was vociferously cheered with erics of "VlvU Tanno-' an! "Vive la France." M.Trarieux. who was ministerof justice at the time of the Dr.-yifus court mar? tial, was the next witness. After h!s evidence, which did not convey any startling facts, the court adjourned. The crowd outside the court cheered General Mecler, Boisdeffre and Gonze, while M'. Zola was l?Tt almost unnoticed. TIEffilRDBSLtB FhRE TS' PITTS BUI KG. Several! Persons Killed! and Loss ol Nearly $2,000,000 Sustained. (By Telegraph.) PITTSIBURG, FV*. 9.?A fire of mys t- t ious origin was discovered at about 8 o'clock this evening in the large six story cold storage plant of the Chautau qua Lake lee Company, and at this h< nr (H P. M.) it Koks as though the entire building would foe destroyed, together with about a million dollars w- rth of merchandise of all kinds stored within it. Th- building , ecupies the block from 12th to JSth streets, between Pike and Mulberry alleys. It is a six story brick with three heavy Are wall?, making in reality four buildings; Ti>e ice e-umpuny has its iee making plant and storage warehouse* on the Itawer floors, and the Union Storage Company occupies the balance of thv- building, with metchan dise on" all descriptions, the property of innumerable merchants and houseoold ers of the city. One of the compart m. nts .is used as the government bonded wan use and eon to ns about 400 bar tels of whiskey und alcohol. The windows of the black are pro? tected by heavy iron shutt' is which cannot be opened und for Snis reason the firemen are unoble to gel at th- fire iprciperly. The Ijss cannot as yet be es? timated, 'but at ieast $100,000 worth has ttlr ady been eansum.sl.l The building and contents are well in? sured. At 11:15 P. M. tin explosion of whis? key occurred, Waich blew out the Mul? berry alley wall with terrible results. At the time the alley was filled with firemen, policemen, newspaper men and others. Many were caught' by the fall? ing wall. Humor has it that at least 25 or 30 men are stli under' th^debris. Three dead have 'been taken" du*, among them Police Captain Berry. The other tw r are at the morgue unrecognized. Many people were injured by the fall? ing bricks anl beams t^nd all the am? bulances and pattol wagons of the city ire in constant service.';' Some of th injured are: Charles Simmon, a traveling salesman from .Cincinnati, badly cut on head; William Pleiming, squeezed by fktli?g rafter, ?mayi die: Daniel Maloney,' carried through to the- cellar, but dug his way out, hurt internally. At 2 A. M. there aretsix dead at the morgue, only two of wham have been identified. They nrit Police Lieutenant Betry, who was William Scott, Jr, aged 20, son of William Scott, president of the Chau tauqua lee Company. His brother John, ug.d IS, is missing and supposoS to t^. buried underneath the liains. The following is the best list of losses obtainable tonight: H-vekr Storage Company, building and contents. $600.000. Chautauqua I;\- Company. $150.000. Union Storage Company, $1.000.000. Small Penn. avenue houses $21.000 making a total of $l,77;i,0n0, all of which was well insured. Seme of the heaviest tr.dividua' losers who had con'ignntenls in tit, wan ?houses are: Ttve E:on>mv Dirtillliig Company, 8,000 batfis of Whiskey,w rth $750.000: M mun?ai'ii T xitle Company, wool dealers, :?."?.'.Oft pounds of w ool; Collins Cigar Cirt hViy, 2.1 rat- <U of t?baeco; W. fl. V.'.hiatus, t vo car UaJi of sugar. ENDORSES SENATOR BARNES. f.ncal liar Association Favom Ills Selection as Judge tiunter's Suc-r?'MKor. At a meeting of the Newport News Bar Association, held yesterday after? noon, resolutions were adopted endors? ing State Senator Man ley H. Barnes for judge of this judicial circuit to till he vacancy caused by she death of Judge Benjamin T. Gunter. The reso? lutions were forwarded to Richmond. Considerable interest is manifested in he contest.in which there are a number f candidates. It is understood that Hon. Thomas Temple Powell was urged to become a candidate, bue he refused to allow this name to be used in con? nection with the judgeship. Mr. Powell, :t is thought, favors the election of Senators Barnes. Is IVter Kreneli Insane ? There is a man at the city jail now who is believed by the authorities to be insane, although a commission \>t lu? nacy pronounced him of good mind. His name is Peter French. He was taken off a ship about three week.-, ago and confined in the jail because of ma? niacal demonstrations. A few days ago he was released and given his money and a .ticket to Phila? delphia which he claims as 'his home. French returned to the jail Wednes? day determined to obtain a correct dis iharge from his ship, claiming that t'he lischarge given 'him while in jail was erroneous. He harp.* on that discharge as if it were a matter of life and death ivith him. He will be kept at the Jail ind another commission will inquire into his sanity. A Miscreant's Mean Act. While the Chesapeake & Ohio passen? ger train was en route to this city froitn Fort Monroe y-esterday morning -ome unknown person threw a granite rock, weighing about three pounds, through a window in one of the coaches. A lady who was sitting opposite the vindow narrowly escaped being struck in the head. When t'he window was smashed small oartieles of glass flew in all directions, but fortunately no one was Injured. It is believed by the railway and city oolice that the dastardly deed was the work of tramps, who acted in a spirit of revenge. .Newport News Lodge, No. 315, B. P. O. .Elks, will visit the TSlks' fair at Hampton tonight. The members are requested to meet at the corner of Twenty-eighth street and Washington ivenue at 8 o'clock. All members are urgently requested to attend and wear their Social Session badges. feblO It They Ar.. Mine. A nice pair of Cuff Buttons absolutely free with every laundry bundle next week. iNewport No'.vs Steam -Laundry. fe 10-at. Spanish Minister Declines to Deny its Authorship. STATE DEPARTMENT ACTS liilcsstli. OfT nding Diplomat ??Prompt.) K?call.<l by III" Covurniiien', Undo Sum Will Civ.' Him III? Pna-portH. (I'.y Telegraph.) WABIIIiN'GTOlN. IFeb. w.?The publica? tion In the morning ncwsiup.rs of what pu-iiportea' Xo be an autogiuph iener written by Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish minister, to his friend Canale Jas. criticizing the President with the utmost freeviom, caused a S'-nsaton in cCftaial Washington and- soon will be followed by Minister de Lome's depart? ure from the United State?. At the out- j s t there 'wus a disposition to question the authenticity of the letter, but a-s ! bit by tblt the the circumstantial evi? dence accumulates!' until it was finally announced offt'CiaU.y that the minister declined to deny the authorship ef the letter, oil "doubt was dissipated and the only question that remained was as to t-he Tine of a.turn to be pursued by our governf.r.ent toward the offending min? ister. Tile writing of this letter is un? questionably an offense against the amenities of diplomatic relations aiul such cftenses almost Invariarb'-y have 'teen regard d in the United States as sufficient ground for the termination of the official status of the letter-writer. As soon as the letter apii.ared In the press, the state department officials be? gan an effort to settle its authenticity . and when they had1 learned all that could be developed on this point and had been told that the minister himself refused to deny writing it. the consld c:ation of the next step- began. Assistant Secretary Day wos in con? sultation with the President on the sub? ject at least fcur times during the of? ficial day and then spent much time in framing his message to United States Minister W-codford. at Madrid. The of? ficial statement of the sending of this message was accompanied' by a de lina tion to indicate its contents at this time, the department merely giving to the .press Lh^ roll-owing statement: 'Minister de Lome does not deny writting the letter. Tals department has communicated1 with General Woodford on the subject. Until that comnvunica tion re-aches the Spanish government it w.'Ukl Ibe improper to in any manner state the contents of the- message to General Woodford." While the department refused to add anything to this meagre announcement it can Ibe slated without question that -.Mr. Wooclfoid was directed to lay the facts developed 'before the Spanish gov? ernment, together with the statement that in view of the minister's refusal to deny the authorship of the letter the Stpanlsh government is looked to with confidence, to deal with the ease prop 'reeall pV.?5..i?^1^? >" himself has not already taken steps to vacate his position. No doubt is enter? tained of a compliance with the implied suggestion, but in case there should be un.ii.ic delay in acting the state depart? ment would feel called upon to move dlrectlyi in the matter and'give the min? ister his passports, as was done when Sir Julian Pauncefnte's predecessor wrote the eelebratc-el M'urchison letter. T-he circumstances under which1 a let? ter of this character could' escape from the privacy ,.f the two fiersons between whom it passed excites much ectmiment. The general '4> lief is that it wus never delivered to tSenor Canolejas, but was stole n iwhileen route. Canalejas was in Washington some months ago, and th n .vent to Cuba for the purpose of observ? ing tive condition of affairs there. As a I former minister in Liberal' cabinets? I having been minister of justice?and as I the editor of \E1 HeralUo at Madrid, he I was accorded' a warm reception by Min? ister Duipuy de Lome, who gave a ban? quet in his honor which was attended by a rrimlber of prominent public men. He then left for Culba, and his mission necessarily lirought him Into continued corresqw-rodence with Minister de Lime. As the letter bears no date, the time that it was forwarded can only be fixed by th- context. That it was after the President's message is evident. The [mention of the approaching autonomous cabinet establish, s that it was -before the inauguration of the cabinet, Janu? ary 1. This places the letter, according to the prevailing impression, as having ?been written about the mid-JEe of Ee Cei.xib. r. At this time Senor Canalejas is un-ic-rstood to have been .it Havana, prosecuting his mission. The handling of the mail' is done by the Spanish au? thorities. Si> that in this .ase it is be ! lic-v.d the loss of a letter of this char? acter could oce-ur only in on. of two ways?either through' treachery of an official ut the postal service or by being taken after it had reueh.d the hotel I where Senor Canalejas was stopping. The rule laid' down in the Sackville case is generally r. gaided us the stand? ard precedent for our guidance in such matters, though there are not lacking othter precedents. To plead that the let? ter was purely personal, that it was not even addressed to an official or to a cit? izen of the United States will not suf fic. Lord Sackville set up such an ex? cuse, but President Cleveland deelared that it was Insufficient and the minister was compelled to leave Washington. Inasmuch as the Tine of action in that case-may form the basis for action in this,always pr-suming that theSpan ish minister does not himself cut the knot and relieve the government from th- necessity of pei-fortming a disa-grcea Ible duty. It may be stated that with Lord Sackville t'he department of state itself Initiated the action. Lord Sackville ihad written a letter to one IMurchison in Pomona. Ca'.., in SepteirrJber, IHSS, in reply to his request for guidance, as a naturalized Ameri? can of 'British (birth, in casting his vote for President. The reply was sent from Beverly, Mass.. where the minister was st ippinig, and wculd not now, nor prob? ably at any time except in the heal of one of the great four-yearly elections, be regarded as particularly offensive. His lordship simply said that any polit? ical party which openly favored the mother country at that time would lose popularity and the party then in power was well aware oc this fact. He be? lieved, however, that President Cleve? land wculd manifest a spirit of conuili ation in dealing with t'he questions In? volve.:, in his message. Upon seeing this letter printed. Secretary Howard sent for Lord Sae-kvi le and the l'att, r frankly confessed the au-thorshipe Theieupon Mr. Bayard' cabled to IMr. Phelps, our minister at London, under date of Octo? ber 25, that Lord Sackville' had de? clared that his reply to Murcblson ha<l lieen strictly private and not intende.! fur publication. Mr. Bayard thereupon expressed his "surprise and amazement and condemnation of the minister's net." "The government of the! United States," he said, "could not be Indiffer? ent to any Interference In the domestic issues of foreign representatives," ano -Mr. Phelps was directed to invite Lord Salisbury's attention to the occurrence and express the confident reliance of this government upon the action of her majesty's government in the premises. Hut 'Lord Salisbury did not take kind y to the suggestion. He replied that he could not oet until he had iecelved the minister's explanation. He diel not re gaid' the letter alone as suffieh nt to ?warrant the minister's recall, "thus end? ing his dT[t!omatie ear-eer, which would not necessarily be the case if he were dismissed by the government of the LniteetiStates, 'tor which of e-.urse there are .precedents." Mr. Phefps having advised that the intimation of. Lord Salisbury he acted uiHjn, inasmuch as there was no proba? bility of his reca.llng th. minister Im? mediately, Mr. [Bayard proceed d to dis? miss Lord Saekville in the following terms: "The President of the United States j tia-s instructed me to Inform you tihat j for good and sufficient causes which are known to yourself and have been July brought to the knowledge of your government. Ire has with great regret become convinced t'hat it would be in? compatible with the bart interests and detrimental to the good relations of both governments t'hat you should any longer hold your present official posi? tion in the United Slates, and tihat ac? cordingly the government of Her Bri? tannic Majesty will without delay be informed of this determination in order that another channel may be found tor t'he transmission of such communica? tions as may be found desirable be? tween the two governments in the transaction of their business. When? ever it is your pleasure to depart from the United (States 1 am instructed to rurnls'h you with the usual facilities, and witih that view I now beg to en? close a passport In the customary way." Lord Saekville left immediately, and freim October 30. ISSS, until late in the srpring of 1SS9 -the 'British"government was represented here.only by a charge, a. sign of the displeasure with which it viewed the treatment of its minister. There were few Senators who had not read the letter when the Senate met to? day, but there were comparatively few of them willing to express an opinion upon it. "It is i very serious matter," said Senator Gray, of the committee on for? eign relations, "too serious indeed to discuss carelessly." "If It is true." said Senator Foraker, also a m-mber of the foreign relations ?ommittre. "Mr. De Lome ought to 'be immediately given his passports." Senator Spooner?"If true.it is a gross attack and most astounding." Senator Stewart?"The sentiment ex? pressed Is in a line with Spain's policy ind disposition. We do everything to conciliate tihe Spanish; they recipro? cate by despising us." The letter was almost the side topic of conversation among the members of the House today. Its contents were con? sidered such a manifest breach of dip? lomatic etiquette tihat many refused to credit it. Chairman Hitt, of t'he for? eign affair.? committee, and other lead? ing "Republican's declined -to express any opinion at this time. On the as? sumption that the letter was authentic, however, the opinion was almost unan? imous t'hat no seff-respectlng govern? ment could tolerate such criticism of ~De Lome's-w~dftikvll?,aii.d that Minister usefulness at t'he capital. Some'"reHrr was expresse-d tihat the recall of T)e Lome while affairs were in the present condition might precipitate a .grave The I>- mocrats were much more free n the expression of opinions than the Republicans. Mr. Berry (Democrat), .f Kentucky, a member of the foreign iffairs committee, said that of tihe let tor proved to ho genuine the Spanfeh minister should be .made to walk the plank. Mr. William Alden Smith (.Republi? can), of Michigan, a member of the for :ign affairs committee, said: "I regard the letter, if authentic, a.s a serious affront, calling for as radical treatment'as was administered to Lord Saekville West, in 1SS8." Senor de Lome received a number of ?allers during the day. and to those sustaining a close relation to him he lid not question the authenticity of the published letter, making it clear that he would scorn the subterfuge of a denial for purposes of expediency. The only question raised was as to the accuracy of translation, for the published transla? tions gave a severity to some of t'he expressions on the President, which were regarded as designed to magnify -.he actual statement.-. Among the minister's friends the art of stealing a ?onfldential letter, and making it pub Vic, was considered us more reprehen? sible than the writing of the letter it? self. It was the general expression vmong the minister's associates of the liplomatic corps that while the puhli ?ation disclosed a grave impropritcy, yet it was one that might happen to my of them in the course of those con? fidential communications In which the rreatest freedom Is used in order to convey a full understanding of an in? ternational question. CABLED HIS 'RESIGNATION. (PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.?Special lispatchei- from Washington received n this city state that Minister de Lome tabled his resignation to the Spanish government once yesterday and twice today, but up to a late hour this after? noon he had received no reply from Madrid. JI'NGOIST INTRIGUE. MADRID, Feb. 9.?Midnight?The De Lome incident is regarded here as a jibgoist intrigue, intended to disturb the relations between the United States and Spain. 81.OOP Reward. lit having come to our knowledge that name unscrupulous person has tried to 'mdermin* the well-ea-rned reputation >f nhe ECLIPSE (BICYCLE, for 'trenigDh, dninabSKity and eajiy rutiming tua.li'tie-s by stating tihat the frame.? of he Eclipse are weak, we hereby clval eroge tuny or all dealers ,r agents for a ?omppit;:live test of bieyeh s,a;nd we will l'onaVe the above aimonmt xo any chari lable ii'ni.*tlii?uition. the winner may 3eleet. f such test does, redt prove 'tihe Eclipse to be the etrangeislt wheel bullt, pro? vided 'that tihe challenger put up a like amount for the sa'me purpose. Wheels not 'to be especially built for ive -t'e.ot, hot ."elected n.t random from . 4t k. and to be of equal weight. (NEWPORT .N'EIW'S CYCLE CO., Fre;l G. Kipper, Mam's-ger. fvb 5-tfi. 221 Twenty-seventh striet. A llnppy IVodiku Is the housekeeper who buys her coal and wood from the Warwick Coal and Wood Co., Twenty-eighth street. Ja 14 tf Drop in the basement of the Citizens end Marine Bank; you will have n? trouble In finding the seller. Houses and lots in all sections of the city. Powell Bros. & King. feb 2-tf. Wood delivered In any part of the city for 90 oent? iper hraei, cash. M. S. Warren, 445 Twvraty-nimth street. Phone 261S. fe*6-2m. LUETGERTCOHVICTED Again Found Guilty of Mur? dering His Wife. IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE Jury Kcuehes a Unanimous Wr?lot on the Flint Ballot. IJIk Sausage Maker Laughs at Ihn Krsult. Motion for a New Trial. (By Telegraph.) CHICAGO. ILL,., Feb. a.?Adolph L. LiUetgert was convicted of the murder if his wife. Louisa, and sentenced to ife imprisonment in the penitentiary. l_.uetgert received the Verdict with a laugh, it was 10:50 when word was sent to the court room'bv the iurv that >-?.? had agreed upon a verdict and were waiting to bring it into court. QutoK'Iy as possible after the jury had sent word of an agreement Judge Gary Hastened to the court room. The news ? <t the verdict had spread like lightning to the street, and in a few minutes the ourt room was jammed with newa paiper men, policemen, witnesses, who I had given evidence in the trial, and cu? rious spectators. At 11:15 Judge Gary -?ntered the room, and at the same in? stant Luetgert and his guards came in jthieugh the door leading from the jail a the rear of the court house. The prisoner was calm to all appear tnces, and did not seem nervous n any legree Not one of the jurors glanced toward the prisoner who tried vainly tj -a'.ct. an eye of some of the men who had determined his fate. Judge Gary wheeled sharply in his ?hair as the jury entered and watched I them silently as they filed into their I seats. Then he spoke in his usual calm, ver, tone: "Gentlemen, have you agreed upon a erdict?" "We have." was the reply. "Mr. Clerk, read the verdict," said j Judge Gary in the same tone. 'Clerk Knopf stepped forward, took the verdict and then read with a tre? mor ,..f excitement in his voice: MWe, the jury, find the defendant I guilty as charged in the indictment, and I tlx his punishment at imprisonment for '. I life." There was a hush and all eyes turned : in Luetgert. tile laughed, and laugh*d, in a manner that showed plainly that lie did not think the verdict a sc-rious matter, comparatively speaking. The sound of Clerk Knopf's voice had not died away when Attorney Hainicn was on his feet with a request that the [jury be polled. This was done, each I juror affirming the verdict. Then Mr. 'Harmon entered a .motion for a new trial, which was entere? and will be argued within a few duy.s. The jury reached iv vu'-rtict ?-n-rtvB"' first ballot. They C^tlred' a r^A-ifl and took their first ballot at 5:10. It was unanimous for convictio?._ some-little ime was consumed in arii-...!ng at the I punishment to be inflicted, but tni'a- .was settled by S:30 o'clock, and then theP I Jurors sat around In their room until o'clock, when they announced their verdict. B A'R RI OS i.ASSASbl.>.-* x a. -. Manuel 'Estrada Cebrara Now Presi? dent of 'Guatemalan .Republic. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.?Senor Lazo I Arriaga. the Guatemalan minister here, I has received an official cablegram from 1 the minister of foreign affairs of his overnment, announcing the assassina on of President IBarrios, and the suc .ssion to the presidency of First Viee residont Manuel Estrada Cebrara. lo details whatever were given. The new president is a man of prom lence in 'Guatemala, and is one of two hosen by the congress to fill the pres lency in case of vacancy. The system I of the country is different from that of the United States, there being no vice president elected with the ipr&-ident.. When the excitement of the tragedy has passed, a presidential election may be lit Id. VIRiGl N1A POSTMASTERS. (By Telegraph.) ?\VAS-TO I NG.TON. Feb. 9.?Fourth class I postmasters have been ap.po.nted as fol iws in Virginia: Alton, tlharles T. Arrington: Ed? munds Store, Wilber T. Elmore; Fair .-, L-raac T. 'Jennings; Lent. Mrs. !.. Henshaw; Sayersville, J. W. \\ It-ten. Exciting Fox Chase In Our City. M.ijor J. E. M. Wright came over rom Port, mouth yesterday and turned nose a red fox, and all day there was in excited chase by all of our people catch him. 'Major Wright repre? sents L. S. Blincoe & Co., of Norfolk, who are agents for the Fox Branch of he U. S. 'Baking Co., and located at Fort Wayne, Ind., and was engaged in sampling our people with Fox's XXXX Butter Wafer Crackers, which is no itranger and pronounced to be the best cracker ever sold in this market. These goods can be had from all of our retailer.-:. They will be kept to the very jrhest standard, and the consumer can rely upon getting them fresh and crisp, j Notice advertisement in another col? umn. feblO It FOG IN NEW YORK. 'NEW YORK, Feb. 9.?-The city was wrapped in a heavy fog this morning. Two Pennsylvania railway ferry boats ?ollided on the Jersey City side of the river, ripping off the deck of one of : the boats. A panic ensued, but fortu I nate-ly no one was injured. Two elevated trains came together, njuring Fireman Morrisey and two men named Rateliffe and iBurns. Later in the day the Pennsylvania ?aiiway ferry boats Washington and Pittsburg collided, but they were mov j with so much caution and at such slow rate of speed that little damage wae done and no one was hurt. All steamers due here are much de j layed on account of the fog. NEWPORT NEWS, VA_, Jan 51, *9S. Niagara Fire Insurance Co., Powell [Bros. & King, Agenus, Newport Newij, Va. Gentlem_a->:? We have received from the 'Niagara Fire Irtsuran.e Company, ,f New York, a check "or thsir propor :.},>:. of the loss we sustained by tire of January ISth, 1898, which fire d-imaged ,ur building, located on th* corner of Washington avenue nnd Thirty-first street, this city. Pier.se accept our thanks for the com? pany's prompt and cheerful settlement of the above los?. Yours truly, Elizab-.:?- Hoit.Tton, . Bernarline Thedieck. f e6 4t_ Deposit your clothes money with us. It will pay you good invest. WOODW-iiRD Sc. WOMBLE. The doctor's bill Is about the hardest dose the patient has to swallow.