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Dispatch.
VOL III, NO. 35.
NEWPORT NEWS, \ A., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1898.
PRICE S!N?LE COPY,TWO CENTS
ONE WEEK, TEN CENTS.
KICK FfifJOBFOLK
Gage's Plan to Consolidate
the Ports Denounced.
BUSINESSMEN U PIN AR MS
Secretary <.f tlio Treasury 1'roponea to Make
Newport New? the l?ort or ?u.
try: Hence the Howl from
I lie other Side.
If the- recommendation of Horn. Lyman
Gage, the secretory of the -u< usury, is
approved toy Co.:gi,..-ss, the ports ?f N*w
folk/P, tts.i outh and New-port News will
be included in or.-.' district with New?
port News .is tIf..port of entry. Wh. th
er this writ be practica-ble ctr not re?
mains t? to, determinedi but if it is
found feasalble all of the business trans?
acted at th* i Norfolk custom house will
be transferred to this port.
The business men of Norfolk are up in.
e-rma over the annctjneement that ihe
sect' i.i:y of the treasury proposes to
at: Hisii t.-ve customs business of chut
city, and the newspapers in the city
a< r ss the itoads have sot up a mighty
h. wl.. W-vi.i.: tlte business men of this
City wish to si t. Newport News' inter?
ests advanced, still they do net care to
have it dor.,- -0 the material detriment
? it Norfolk, that is. I>y Kgislation.
Th.- Virginian and Pilot came out yes?
terday wub the assertion that Norfolk
is tile leader and Newport News the
follower; that Norfolk lias an immense
foreign trade, while Newport .News ha.;
practically none.
The Virginian published a number of
interviews with prominent citizens,
among them being the following:
i ?'>!..nc-1 William Lamb: "About 1SS5
or 'S?, while .Mr. Bowden was in Con?
gress and .Mr. O'Ferrai! on the Commit
tee on Commerce, the collection dis?
trict of Norf, .ik was robbed of Hampton i
Roads. 'Tii.- King's Chamber of the
World's Great II u-bors." Newport
News, then only the site of '.Mr. Hunt-!
ington'.- shipyard and a station on
his railroad, got the plum. All ves
sels putting in to the roads for orders,
in distress or seeking cargo, hence?
forth had to enter at Newport News.
Huntington's lobby accomplished this:
he just about owned that committee.
is,-1 that nothing should be done dur?
ing bis absence, but, nevertheless, the
bili was passed and the port of New?
port -News established before they had
a graveyard in which to bury a dead
sailrtr. Norfolk has a tremendous local!
trade with Europe, whereas Newport
News h.a.; absolutely none whatever,
but is only used as a wharf by West
C '?lr. LeRoy H. Shields, ithe present
collector, when seen, said that in this
opinion as seen as the work of the
custom-house and the vast increase in
the foreign trade, which has taken
place of Late, is brought into the mat?
ter. Mr. Gage's proposition will be
dropped. Norfolk is now classed witch
the six greatest American ports and is
required to furnish export reports to
the department on the 5th of each I
month. These wllll demonstrate the ;
folly o'f centralizing the great business
of this port at Newport News."
The Virginian then suggests that Mr.
Huntington is back ..f the new move.
The Norfolk Pilot published the fol
"Norfolk U the leader. Newport News
make a p r:. The p. nt of Norfolk and
with over lOO.uiiO inhabitants: Newport
News has but 15.000: Norfolk has ten |
railroads, Newport News lias but one;
NVrfoik has evi rything in its favor, and
its very connections with Newport j
News are to Norfolk's benefit. It is the
centre, the VMecca,' and its future
growth can hardly be limited. The two
cities are twelve miles apart, and
though now be on a belt of rail a
ferry encircling the two ports and
IHamptdn Roads, yet the objective point
..if that circle is Norfolk and all roads
lead here. If the port is to be consoli?
dated 'Norfolk has a custom house and
a sheltered harbor: is the center of the
railroad community and the larger coal?
ing port. Why not, then. Norfolk
and no: Newport News, if either must
be abolished?"
Tin- fact is Newport News Is
thu leader and Norfolk the fol?
lower in all things connected with the
-ports as foreign export points, which,
after all. are the only matters to be con?
sidered bv Congress in re-establishing
the customs district.
Newport News with its one railroad
does a foreign business nearly twice as
great as Norfolk with its ten .railroads.
The Pilot further publishes the value
of exports and imports for the past four.
J Newnort News' exports compared
with ithose published by the Pilot, fol?
low:
Exports for IS94?
Newport News .$13.104,725
Norfolk .'.. S.2i9.13S
Exports for 1S95?
Newport News .$12.5S4.377
?Norfolk .'. 6.594.'J04
" Exports f,,i- 1S96??
Newport News .$18.150,019
Norfolk . 15.543.SC9
Exports for 1S97?
Newport News .$25,674,952
Norfolk . 15.714,943
The total value of imports at New?
port News for 1S97 was $2.5(10.000. over
three times as great as Norfolk's im?
ports 'for 1S94. 1SB5. 1S9G and 1S117, which
?were all valued at only $749,898.
Thuir Guilt Folly Proven.
After running for over a W?i k, our
ib f.d. challenge remains unanswered.
They can. not expose their wh.els to a
competitive test, for th=y know th-it we
have th-- strongest and cos'.-st running
w/.-.-els on earth. Had you not b> tter
c impare them? Look at ail the wheels
off !-.d for .-.ale in this city and then
come and look at-ours-. We will abidi
bv your decision, as we know thit. ?fter
having seen the only '9S bicycle that has
really sc.nething new on It, our auto?
matic coaster and '-brake (found only on
our wh' els), you Will hove no ether.
By the way, the people who- don't iike
Fred. G. Kipper are those who don't
kn'e.w him.
Fur.ny, isn't it?
?Of course, his competitors have emi?
nently g. od v asons for the bias of their
opinions.
Have you?
If not, come and let's- get acquainted.
NEWPORT NEWS? CYCLE CO.,
'As managed by Fred. G. Kipper,
fe 12-tf 22.1 Tw nty-seventh St.
Scimo pe- plc- are careless and take
anything their gtocer has a mind to
give them; and again th-.re are others
?that irsi.-: on having the best. If you
are one of t!* latter kind try a p.>und
of Fox's Crackers and you will never
take any other. We pride ourselves on
the quality of our ctackers. fe 12-lt
Cf.scarets stimulate liver. kUneys and
how els. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.
GKOUND IIXOKKN.
Work Commenced on the Pig Point & New.
pt>rt New? RuUroaU.
Ground has been broken for the
Portsmouth, Pig Point, ned Newport
News railroad, under .direction of Pres.
ident IHenry 'Kirn, the first spadeful of
earth being turned by him.
This comptny is unique in that its
Stockholders are the owners of the land
through which its railroad will run.
and m which fits magnificent hotel will
be situated, and from which its ferry
steamers will run to Newport News.
It is now expected that the railroad,
which will be of solid construction, of
.the latest pattern, and standard gauge,
will connect vvitih the Port Norfolk
electric'railway for entrance into 'Ports?
mouth, and be titself equipped with the
'best electric outfit to be had. It may
also connect with "the Belt Line," and
t'hus transfer truck immediately to the
steamship lines in Norfolk.
The 'Chesapeake & Ohio .road is ex?
pected to bid on the Ocean View road
when the latter is sold, and will, if suc?
cessful, run ferry trains across froim
Old Point. If thev fall they will go
into 'Norfolk via .the Belt Line.
Stuti" Firemen's Convention.
The executive committee appointed
by the Board of Fire Commissioners to
make arrangements for the reception of
the State firemen, wtho will meet in con?
vention in this city next September,
will 'hold a meeting within the next
week to devise a plan for raising fund.
to defray the expenses.
It is probable that the committee
will decide upon a bazaar as the best
method of raising the necessary reve?
nue. A number "f well known ladies
and gentlemen will be invited to assist
In making the event a most gratifying
success.
It is expected that fully 1.200 people
will visit the city while the State con?
vention is i-n session.
The Fireman's Association of Phila?
delphia, a uniformed organization, has
accepted an invitation to visit the city
on this occasion as the guests of honor.
Between Harnes ami Blackstone.
City Sergeant 'E1. W. Milstead rear. n. d
;.i isterdayi evening .<r. sn Richmond,
where hv h.as been for the last two
days. In speaking of the contest for
the judgeship. ?{ this juilcial district,
melde vacant by th-. >:*ruth uf Judg'
Benjamin T. Gunter, Mr. Milstead said
th-? race had narrowed down between
State Senator Man!1 y H. Barnes and
Judg- Blackstone, ?.f Aecorr.ac county,
out he was of the opini-.n that Sen.,tor '
Barnes would be the successful candi?
date. Hon. Thomas Temple Powell Is
ha-ling the fight for Mr. Barnes. Mr.
Milsti.ad said he had it on good author?
ity that if Senat..r Barnes is chosen
judg of this district he will make his
hoir.e in Newport News. Mr. I). ('..
Smith, clerk -. f the Corporation C-urt of [
this city, 'has i>*.-en in Richmond lobby?
ing in the interest of Judge Blackst tne.
Prizes for Colored Children.
The awarding of prizes given to the
colored children of the ivy avenue- pub?
lic si (jool took place Thur.-day after?
noon.
In the intermediate grade 'Ellen Jones,
for scholarship, was awarded a gold
medal, donated by Philip 'Brown.
Anna B. Crawley. won the second
prize, which was a neat edition of "Tom
Brown's School Days," given by James
W. Freeman.
Minnie L. HunnicuL, for deportment,
received a gold medal, given by George
L. Pugh.
John A. Edmonds was presented with
i bock given by C. II. IRobinson.
Perlle Gordon received a book en;i
:t!c-d, "A Flock of Boys and Girls," giv
:i by Wilbert B. Rice.
The prizes were presented by Prof. P.
C. 'Corrigan.
Assistant Postmaster Seriously 111.
Assistant Postmaster Harry W.
Barnes continues seriously ill at his
home in iEa.-t End.
Mr. Barnes recently took his vacation
and went to his old hoir.e at Chester,
Pa., expecting to profit by the rest.
When he returned 'he was able to be at
the office only two days before he was
confined to his house.
The a.-sistant postmaster was some?
what better Wednesday, but since that
time there has been no change m his
condition.
Police Court.
Justice Brown disposed of the follow?
ing cases in the [Police Court yesterday
morning:
Maggie Ollne, disorderly; fined $3 and
costs.
E. W. Lipscomb, drunk; fined $2 and
costs.
Jessie Jones (colored), larceny; sent
on to the grand jury.
Frank R?dgens, disorderly; contin?
ued.
Death of Mr. John Ludlow.
Mr. John Ludlow, father of M.rs.
Fred Read, wtife of the postmaster,
died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock
after an extended illness, continuing
over a number of months.
Mr. Ludlow was formerly an employee
at the shipyard.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon and the interment will be
made in Greenlawn.
nvestroent Company Chartered.
Judge Barham yesterday granted, in
vaoation.a charter to the 'Columbia In?
vestment Association of Newport News,
the capital stock of which shall be not
less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000.
The charter members of this company
are J. H. Haywood. P. C. Corrigan,
Phil.ip Brown. N. B. Clark and F. J.
Sansom, all colored.
Kicked by a llorwe.
Mr. Marion G. Davis was painfully
kicked by a horse on Eighteenth street
'ate yesterday afternoon. Mr. Davis
was standing near a horse owned by
Mr. C W. Cluverius, when the animal,
becoming fractious, kicked at him.
striking .him in the left side. The 'in
Jury is painful but not serious.
New 5Iose "Wagon. ,
Mr. J. A. Hirshberg stated yesterday
that t:he Are commissioners will award
the contract for the new hose wagon
for the fire department within the next
week.
It is estimated that the cart will cost
about $300.
Valentine I>ay. February 14.
No valentine will be more acceptable
tihan one of those beautiful tin types
made by Wagoner, 2112 Washington
avenue, Newport News, and also in
Phottbus, Va. feb0-5t.
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
If you are anxious to h.eve that which
is pure and wholesome in a crack! r. ask
your grocer for the kind that have the
word "Fox" on them and get tht best
ife 12 It
Themes That Will Be Dis?
cussed from the Pulpit.
WILL LECTURE ON JAPAN
Native Japanese to Sp.ak Ijm.ii the Past,
Present ami Future or the Land of
Flowers from a Christian
Static] point.
* rvices will S>e hold at the various
churches comoicotv as fololows:
Chestnut Avenue Methodist' church.
iRev. M. 3. CV.onr.u. Jr.. poster.?Serv?
ices -at fia A. M. aniii 7:30 P. M. Subj' r.-t
in the mornfng: "On t>> Canaan;" in
the evening:' "Come and See."
Washington Avenue M. E. ciMrch.
Rev. B. F. Lipscomlo, (pastor.?Services
at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.
First Presbyterian church. Rev. E. T.
WelOford, 'pastor.?Services ut 15 A. M.
and 7:30 P. M.. Subject in the morning:
"Hopeless Hope:" in the evtming Air.
Yea ta rn Okano, of Japan, will delivor
an address, taking as his subject: "Ja
pin. Past, Present and Future." Mr.
Ok.tno will appear in his nativi ? c s
tume. Next Tuesday evening at 7:30
o'clock h:. will deliver a sterecptican lec?
ture on "The Sunny Sidr of Life in Ja?
pan and the Battles Between China and
Japan." No admission' fee will be
charged. *
Newport N-.ws Baptist church. Rev.
C. C. Cox. p?stor.?tSi it-vices at 11 A. M.
ar.G 7:30 P. M. Subject in the evening:
"Christ as a Worker."
Second Baptist church. Rev. Thomas
J. MacKay, pastor.?Services at 11 A. M
and 7:30 P. M. Subject in the- mining:
"Th F 'tee of a Cnsecraf d Life;" in
the evening: "The Power ot the Crops
of Christ?What it Will Accomplish in
Our City."
Thirtieth' Street Christian church.
Rev. W. it. Moth y. pastor.?Services at
M A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Rev. D. E.
Motl y. of Johns Ho; kins University,
?will officiate at both services.
St. Paul's Epise ipa! church, Rey. J.
Francis Ribble, rector.?Services at 11
A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Text in th.- morn?
ing: "And new ahideth faith. fc<.pe.
cha't'ity, these thr-.e: but the greatest of
these is charity."?!! Corinth:ins 13 : 13.
Evening text: "Siek ye the Lord while
He may .It- found, call ye upon Him
whii He is near."?'Isaiah S5 : 6.
The program of 'music follows:
MOtRNOiNG.
Processional?"Allein'a. S .ng of Glad?
ness" . G.tirman.
Venite. F. R. W' Ibb.
Gloria. F. ?. Webb.
Te I>< urn . J. Wood ward.
Jubilant .J. Woodward.
'Hymn No. 76.
Gloria Tibi . Paxton.
Hymn (to be announc d).
Offertory?"The Sun- Sr.. I P. - No
Miore" .R v. W. II. Woodward.
Recessional?Hymn. No. 327.
? EVENING.
Processional?"Songs of Praise the
- Angels c-a.ng"..,.
Gloria (Scotheh chant) .
Bonum est .
B. ne.lic . Jac. lbs.
Hymn (to he aniiouneed).
Offertory?Quarti tte?"One Sweetly
Solemn Thought" . C. A. Havens.
Recessi r.al?Hymn N. . tie.
St. Vincent's Catholic church. Rsv.
Father Char?es E. Don-ahoe. pastor.?
First mass at 7 A. M.: second mass at
10:30 A. M.; vespers and b mediction at
7 P. M.
CITY NEWS .IN HKIKF.
Mr. Charies A. Davenport, better
known as the "Admiial of the Barge
Line," Chief tally cl'.'rk or the United
States Shipping Company at Norfolk, is
in Newport News this wve-k. assisting
that office during the company's rush
here.
'Police Justice J. D. G. Brown, accom?
panied by his wife and child, left last
evening for Clayton, N. J.. where Mrs.
Brown will spend some time with rel?
atives.
Sheriff N. C. Watts, of Staunten, gen?
eral manager of the Ciiiizens' Telephone
and Telegraph Company, who has been
in '.he city for the last-two days, mak?
ing arrangements to put in the new tel?
ephone system, returned home yester?
day afternoon.
IMrs. Joseph Strause, of Richmond,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J.
A. Hirshberg.
Seeretary of War Russe!! 'A. Alger is
expected to pass through the city this
afternoon on the tO. & O. passen?
ger train No. 4, en iNiute to Old Point,
where he will spend a few days.
The condition of Shirley Robinson,
the son of Mir. E. S. Robinson, who was
struck with a brick by Georg! e Dicks on.
a negro woman, in .Richmond Tuesday
evening, and whose injury was re?
garded as extremoily serious, is saiid "to
be much better and strong hopes are
entertained for his .recovery.
The (Board of School Trustees held a
meeting Thursday night, but transacted
verv little business.
Mr. H. S. Alexander, of New York, is
in the city, as the guest of Mr. i.Maguyre,
of the bicycle firm of Maguy.re & Small.
/Mr. Alexander holds the bicycle record
bewteen Denver and New York.
Can! Party I-ast Nlfilit.
The Misses McNair gave a card party
at their residence on Twenty-^ixth
street last night. Progressive whist
was played until a late hour, when re?
freshments consisting of ices and cakes
were served.
Those present were: Misses Louise
Parker. Mary ^Reynolds. Annie Salley,
Hallie Webb, Clemence Cooke, Denie
Tavlorand Annie Newton; Messrs. Wil
lard Bailey. IRoelker, E. F. Allen. F. I*.
Palen, S. S. Archibald, E. A. Perham.
I I.Mr, and Mrs. Street, .Mr. and Mrs.
Herndon. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Briggs.
Miss Salley won t'he lady's prize and
jlMr. Archibald the gentleman's. Mr.
Herndon received the "booby."
Dog House Borr.ed.
The city dog pound, which was sit?
uated mar "Klondike," just outside of
the corporate limits, was destroyed by
fire last night. The-fire was discovered
about 0 o'clock, and the building, a one
story frame structure, was soon con?
sumed. There were several dogs con?
fined in the building, and it is supposed
they were burned to death. The fire
was of incendiary origin, the building
having been set lire by some enemy of
Dog-'Catcher Mason Bridgeforth.
Drop In the basement of the Citizens
end Marine Bank; you will have no
trouble in finding the seller. Houses and
lots in all sections of the city. Powell
Bros. & King. feb 2-tf.
Wood delivered in anry part of the
city for 30 cents per load, cash. M. S.
Warren, 445 Tw*nty-nintih street.
Phone 261i fe6-2m.
Shame seldom comes to a man unless
he invites it.
WEEKLY TRADE KEVIE3W.
tBusine.-s Pushing Toward Spring Ac?
tivity [Rather Early.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, Fe1>. 11.?R. G. Dun ?t
Co.'s weekly review bf trade will say
in its issue tomorrow.
"Business Is pushing toward spring
activity rath'-r eariy. Events which hav
controlled are good. They are the buy?
ing of iron by the largest makers, the
rise Jn cotton with strength in goods,
t'h'e great railway consolidation and the
Cuban insuratction.
j "The latter, with its possibilities, acts
as a brake on speculation and foolish?
ness of local traders and gave foreign?
ers a much desired , pportunlty to buy
stocks on balance about 45.000 shares.
"January turnings, $3S,oa7,417, alreaidy
reported, aoo 16.6 per cent, 'better than
iast year and 9.5 bettet' than lS9tj.
showing the best month in six years, at
least, und iFl >bruary returns thus far
ore promising. The output of pig iron
February 1 was 229.S23 tons weekly, tne
largest in the history of the business,
but th,- reported buying of 130,000 tons
B sseraer iron by the Carnegie Ccmpany
and 1CO.00O by another of the largest
steel concerns, means decision by th..
alblest manufacturers that the unprc-ce
d' ntel output of steel will prove too
small for the increasing demand for
th.- finished product generally stronger
Company has contracted for a million
tons Bessemer ore, and producers Oif
other ranges count upon an advance
in price. Bessemer pig lose to $10.1f>
and grey forge to $9 at Pittstjurg, with
the finish?i predict gen- rally stronger
and in larger demand than ? -ver at this
season. Rail contracts already cover, it
is said, more than last year's pro uc
ii1 ii. the railways buying earlier than
usual. Rir contracts for cans, wagons,
agriculluia-1 im-plemer.ls and other man?
ufactures arc., heavy at the West. Sau.
tural iron contracts there are very nu?
merous and at the East large, with
00.000 tons estimated for New York
buildings alone this year, while p>iat'
and sheet contracts for the seasvn are
unpreced-cnted.
"January was one of the bigs' <st
months in Gdnnellsville coke output?
623,975 tons?and furnace continued at
the same price. Tin rose to fcurUen
cents in, spin., of heavy- shipments and
copper to eleven cents or better, for
lake, in spite of the enormous Ameri?
can production. ?
"The rist.t in cotton?five-sixteenths
for the week?iesults in part from t>et
ter prospects of manufacture here and
abroad, but only in part. Speculators
became Persuaded that the off, i ts for a
short crop this year would prove effect?
ive and' a heavy short interests cover
' >i. The actual mv.cment shows no
change of consequence, but prices of
goods have a stronger tune, and foreign
pros.peets are better. With the hotter
tone .prevailing this manufacture should
soon fee! the heavy dter.nnd which other
industrii.es are meeting.
"Wool sales at the chief cities were
only- 5.30?.200 pounds for the week, and
11.6G4.GOO for two -weeks, against 22.721,
600 last year. Prices are still strong in
spiti ? , .f the indiffetence of the manufac?
turers, who seem to have secured ,im
? pie supplies. For the better grades of
woolen govds an advance averaging
17.5 per cent, from iast year is readily
maintained. The opening of works Idle
for years, in t-plb.. of the heavy produc?
tion already .?ssured, is a striking fea?
ture In this as in the lain anil other .In?
dustries, and implies heavier demands
for pro-ducts than are now met by th*.
u.ipreeedente?i output.
"Wheat has been strong, with spot ad?
vancing 2c and May 2 3-4e, though
Western receipts' -have been for two
weeks 6,366.71$ bush' is, against 3.317,
S95 last year. Atlantic exports have
been 5,274,438 bushels, flour included,
against $4.026.596 in two weeks last year,
with Pacific exports largu
"Corn exports are also surprisingly
weil sustain,.!, 7,1'64.762 tushels, against
7,S23.S65 last year, and the price ha?
advanced a trifle. It is yet too early
for prospi tcts ?tf a coming cr j? to in?
fluence markets materially, and heavy
[operations in Chicago, with reported
sales of a million bushels for ex pout on
Thursday, have d> terr.d1 speculative
selling.
"Busines shown by bank clearings is
again '.arger than ever before; 54.7 r.er
cent, larger than last yi ar for the week
and for the month to date. 44.3 percent,
larger than last year, and 16 per cent,
larger than in 1S92.
"Failures for th week have- been 295
in the Unltedi States, against 267 ljst
year, end 43 in Canada, against 61 last
year."
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.?Br.adstreet's
tomorrow will say:
"A number of favorable circumstanc?
es and events present themselves this
week. Perhaps the most notable of
these are the renewed activity and con?
fidence in the iron and steel markets,
rccompanied by prompt and even ad?
vances in several grades of crude pig
iron and steel and the advance in the
price of raw cotton, long predicted but
unrealized until the present week.
What might be regarded as a minor
feature in the business situation,
though at the same time convey?
ing -much that is hopeful to the inter?
est involved, is quite a general improve?
ment in distributive trade and demand
in the central 'West and in the 'South,
where spring trade is reported opening
in good shape. Less favorable features
of 'the week are the slowness of spring
trade in dry good;; to develop at New
York and other eastern centres, except
Boston, and ehe mild weather in the
northwest .rendering it .likely that re?
tailers stocks carried over will be larg?
er than expected. Although the ad?
vance in cotton has been claimed to be
too rapid, it has undoubtedly im?
parted a much jnore cheerful tone to the
southern business situation, and with
the advance in iron and steel has ilone
much to -add to the confidence with
which the trade outlook for 1S9S is re?
garded. Business failures continue to
make favorable comparisons with pre?
vious weeks and years, the total of the
week just ended being 278, against 297
last week. 301 in the corresponding
week of 1897. 381 in the week of 1S96.
296 in 1S95 and 2S8 in 1894.
'-Canadian failures for the week num?
ber 51. against 42 last week, but com?
pare with 54 in this week a year ago.
and 70 in the corresponding week of
1896.
"Wheat exp- rts fall slightly below
iast week's reduced total, aggregating
for the week 3.419,504 bushels, against
3.635. Q00 bushels la.et week. 2,051,000
'bushels in the corresponding week of
1S97, 2,9.18,700 in 1896. 2.572.000 bushels in
1.895 and 2.055,000 bushels in 1494.
"'Corn experts show a gain amounting
is thrv do to 4.508.000 bushels, against
4.104,0(10 bushels last week, 4,169.000
bushels in this week la:-t year. 3,143,000
bushc-ls in 1S96 and 562.000 bushels in
1S95.
"Bank clearings continue ,tc point to
an immense business doing in the
country at large, in a total aggregating
for the week $1,434.000,000 less than two
per cent, smaller than last week. 52 per
cent, larger than in the corresponding
weak of last year, f>8 per cent, larger
than this week in 1896, 74 per cent larg?
er than In 1895, 83 per cent larger than
In 1S94. and 6.3 per cent larger than this
week in 1892."
Deposit your clothes money with us.
It will pay you good Interest.
WOODWARD & WOMBLE.
No Trouble Feared From the
De Lome Letter.
SPAIN ACTS PROMPTLY
i Not Expected That a Demand for
Apology will He Mail.-. The
New Spanish Representative
at Washington.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.?The per
mal Incident growing out of the publi?
cation of Senor Dupuy De Lome's letter
to Senor Oanaleijas may be regarded us I
settled. This has been brought about
by the short cablegram sent by Minister I
Woodford from Madrid, in which he
states that the miniister had resigned
and 'his resignation had been accepted
before he (J.Mr. Woodford) presented the
rennest of the United States that he be
recalled. The officials here 'feel an in?
terest in 1.-.truing the details or nhe
'?happenings In Madrid yesterday and are
ig for Mr. Woodtord's "promised
full report. But, unless this should
intain some statement that is not now
tpected, there is no disposition on the |
part of the government to protract
?losing of this unpleasant Incident, and
it is not expected eh at anything in the
nature of a demand for an apology will
made. If a graceful disclaimer]
lid come, it would be taken in the
it in which it it- made; otherwise
the matter will be dropped and the rela
s between the state department and
Spajiish legation will run smotlnly
' more through the medium of Senor
Du Hose, the first secretary and now
harge d'afT'S'lres. It can be said for the
'resident that 'he shows little personal
oncern in the matter as it stands and
s not disposed to pursue Mr. De Lome
n any pen-onal spirit, and with t
spit-it in the bead of the administration
he end of the affair may be said to
have been reached.
All sorts of rumors were in circulation
ist night, including one that a special
abinet meeting was held at midnight,
t can be stated positively that no cabi?
net meeting, formal or informal, was [
held last night.
As ehe representative of Spain, Se
Don Juan du Bosc called an noon today }
at the state department and presented
in writing the notification of the Spa
ish government that Ohe resignation
Sen.a- Enrique Dupy De Lome had been
accepted and 'that Senor du Bosc vvaa
authorized to represent his government
as charge d'affaires ad interim. The
not ideation was purely formal, giving
the facts of the transfer, without men?
tion of the incident leading up 'to it.
Having assumed his du?es, Sentir du
Bosc tok occasion to pay a call of re?
spect to the state department authori?
ties. He was not accompanied by |
Senor De Lome, who. with 'this official
act. becomes a private citiizen of Siw?n |
temporarily isojourning In this country.
Senor de Lome received a representa?
tive of the Associated Press at the le?
gation'"this morning; and for the first
time withdrew the condition of secre
svh'Ieh had been imposed and strict
ibserved during the trying stages of |
the incident. All about were evidences !
if preparation for departure. The
spacious entrance saloon was piled j
high with huge packing boxes and sev?
eral men were stowing away goods.
Express wagons were at the side and
rear entrances. Senor de Lome was in
the legation office, at the desk he has
=o 'long occupied. iHe preserved that
outward calm which marked him dur?
ing other critical stages of the Span?
ish-Cuban contest.
ar him was a map of his estate
near Valencia, Spain, which be had |
looking over in anticiiwition
soon returning to it.
"This will be the last time I will
ou as minister of Spain." said he, "for |
1 am about to turn over to Mr. Bosc
all of the affairs of the legation. He will !
be the official representative and I will
be a private citizen. In my private
ty I will be glad to see you any?
time during the brief time I remain."
The late minister .referred to h
plans. He said he expected to leavt
Washington as soon as .pos-iible, tak?
ing into consideration the time of
paxture of t.he Atlantic liners. He
ossed satisfaction that his goinf
mid be with that privacy which
private citizen could enjoy. It would
take, he thought, one or two days
wind up the routine affairs of the office,
personal and official, in which he bad J
been concerned. In every respect, how?
ever, Senor (Du Bosc would be the rep?
resentative of Spain from .now forward.
After leaving here M.r. De Lome may j
visit some Spanish friends for a day or |
so but that is not settled.
After leaving this country the future
plans of Mr. De Lome are not fixed.
Personally he would prefer not t'
to Madrid, and, unless the government I
?ommands him to go to the eapitol. he |
probably will visit some other place
and then go to his estate near Valen?
cia. It is a large estate, with extensive
vineyards, and is in the district which
returned Senor de Lome to the Cortes
as deputy. Further than referring to
his plans 'Senor de Lome would not talk
for (publication, and would not go into
She recent incident. That is closed sc
far as he is concerned.
Mr. Du Bosc, the new representative
if Spain, was seen at the legation of?
fice. He looks more like an .English
nan than a Spaniard, being tali and of
? thletic build, with no Spanish trace in
his accent. His mother was an .English
woman and he was trained at Oxford.
For the present be asked to be excused
from di: cussing'Spanish affairs.
Inquiry at the State Department,
however, developed that the depart?
ment is not yet formally prepared to
admit that the incident is closed. Our
government having accepted the charge
and Mr. De Lome having dropped from
his political position, what now re?
mains for the Department of State is
to await the fuller reports promised
by Minister Woodford.
At the cabinet meeting today the
President briefly gave a summary of
the correspondence that has taken
..lac up to this moment, respecting the
'-etircment of Mr. De Lome, and 're?
marked that it would be necessary to
?wait this rep-rt. The matter was not
ftscussed in any phase after this ex?
planation of its status by the Presi?
dent. _
..MADRID. Feb. 11.?The decree ac
?epting .Senor Dupuy de Lome's resig?
nation as minister of Spain to the IT.vi
ted States has been signed and will be
gazetted tomorrow.
The premier, Senor Sagart?., tald to
the correspondent o>f the Associated
"1 was surprised at Senor de Lome's
letter, for in all the commtmicati>ns,
official and private, addressed 'o ihe
government, he spoke respectfully
President McKinley. I regret Senor de
Lome's indiscretion and folly, for he
has rendered Spain signal service at
Washington."
On the question of 'Senor de Lome's
successor, Senor 'Sagasta was reetlcent.
I According U> a dispatch received here
from Havana, the letter of Svn.>r de
Lome to Sonur Canalejas, was abstract?
ed by the person charged to forward it
to the la Wer and, it is added, this per?
son reo.iv. t] $1,000 for it.
LONDON, Feb. 11.?The afternoon
papers of this city approve of the ac?
tion of the United States government
in the De Lome affair.
.NEW YORK, Feb. 11?At the Cuban
junta :?: was said today that the letter
from Sonor de Lome to Don Jose Canol
ejas was stolen from the latter and not
made public by him. It vvas said that
the junta received Information from
Washington tha.t Mr. De Lome had
written the letter. A man was sent to
Havana, who secured the letter without
.'.m.iloja's knowledge and brought It
to this city. It was also said that when
Canalejas discovered the 'loss he was
afraid to mention it.
DM LOME'S SUCCESSOR.
MA!D>RHD, Feb. 11.-The correspond?
ent of the Associated Press learns that
Senor de Lome's successor will be Seno.r
Louis Polo Rernabe. son of the vice Ad?
miral 'Polo, who formerly represented
?Spain in the United States.
CONCERT AT TIIK Ol'KKA IIOCSK.
civcu I.ant Night by the Young LadlcH or
the Newport Nhvh kciulitary.
The students . and teachers of the
Newport New* Female Seminary, en
t. rtalned a large audience at Johnson's
Opera House last night with enjoyable
selections of instrumental and vocal
music and elocution.
Miss Do Wold's rendition of the reci?
tation "How Salvador Won." was
. .itchy and clever.
Miss manche Vaughan recited "Las
ca." with much expression.
'Miss Florence Jennings played He.n
.1 i's ""Cascade." in a manner that be?
spoke both cultivation and talent.
During the performance several tab?
leaux* w ere introduced, which were very
pretty, and elicited much applause. Alt
of the young ladies acquitted them
s< lves creditably.
The following was the program:
'("horus?Prinee Honnie.
Overture?'Stipe. Misses "Bowman and
Stringfield.
How Salvador Won?Ella Wheeler
iWitlcox. Bliss De Wald.
Ohorus.
Life Came of See Saw?Wedgefufrh.
Hot tie Ashby and Joe Rowbottom.
How Do You Know??Friend Fritz.
Misses De Wald and Vaughn.
Slumber so Gently?Prince Bonnie.
Nina Stringfleld.
iBaby, Baby?Wang.
Lasca?IDesprez. Blanche Vaughn.
iOiscad??Bendel. Florence Jennings.
Marie Ann Marie?Richard Stahl.
Ethel Col tri ll.
Tableaux - Death of .Psyche.
Newsl y's i.'horus?From 1402.
The Christening?Bessie Walton.
Act I. ?Scene I'll. As You Like It?
Shakespeare. Misses <De'Wald, Vaughn
and Mr. Hudson Salley.
Ohorus?(Prince Bonnie.
Had a TuK?el With a Thier.
Special IMioem.in G. E. Barnes, who
is doing night duty in Elast End, had a
lively tusslti with a chicken thief early
yesterday morning.
Late Thursday nighltl Officer Barnes
saw a negi ji in the vicinity of Oak ave?
nue and Twenty-seventh strvut with a
bag on his shculder. The oiflcer be?
came stisplcious, thinking the negro was
a chicken thief. TO." negro .prowled
S'iound f t some time, and Policeman
Barnes did" not let him get out of sight.
After some manouvering to dodge the
"cop" th-. n' gro went to the corner of
Ch smut avenue and Twenty-eighth
street. Officer Barnes followed him.
When he reached the corner the officer
g. t down en his hands or.d knees and
began to crawl. In a jiffy the r.-.gro
shit around the corner anl pounced on
the policeman. Th. r- was a Hv ly
scramble that lasted several minutes.
The r.egro succeeded in making his ? e
capc, though Officer Barnes tired at him
several times.
Telephon? Pole Fall?.
An accident Which might have result- j
ed in the kiling of a number of work?
men v. as narrow.y a\er:ed late yest'r
doy afternoon.
The construction gang employed by
the Citizens' Telephon.< and Telegraph
CWrrpainy were encaged in electing a
large pole at the corn1 >. of Washington
?aver.'Ue and T.venty-seventh street. The j
mer.' were taising the huge ;?iece of tim?
ber by means of a block and tackle.
They had lifted ita'nout thirty fe-t from
the gr ur. A wh" <n the props gave way
under the strain, allowing the p.:? to
fall about ten feet. In falling the polo
struck and shattered the Y. M. C. A.
sign. Somi ? of the workman and spec?
tators standing neantoy scurried access
the street. Others stood to their posts,
holding the p pe which k:pt the tlmib'.T
from falling on the siaewalk.
Kndomo the Bill.
?The! announcement y isterday that
Horn. Thomas Tern; le Powell had intro?
duced a 'bill in the HV>use of Delegates
for the purpose of legalizing primary
elect j. ns in this city has met with gen?
eral approval. The majority of Dex-o
cruts are anxious to have safeguards
thr iw-n aitound the iSi etion held" for the
purpose of selecting candidates and del?
egates. It is thought that the oill will
pass.
Will Use Dynamire Today.
?Between 1 and 1 o'clock this afternoon
the first charge of dynamite will be set
off to blow up the wreck of the steamier
'Wy an oke.
Yesterday a schooner arrived from
Cape Charles bringing nearly six tons
of dynamite to be u.-ed In removing the
wreck. A small charge of the explosive
will be used today. It is thought that
500 pounds will be placed in the hull of
the old steamer this morning and will
be set off by means of an electric bat
t-ry. It is estimated that it will re?
quire about six tons of dynamite to re?
move the wreck.
$9.052.409 FOR FORTIFICATIONS.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.?The Senate
committee on appropriations today
completed consideration of the fortifi?
cation appropriate bill. The commit?
tee recommended increases which
double the figures; of the bill as it .pass?
ed the House.
The total amount carried by the bill
as agreed upon Is a little over $9.052,499.
MRS. ASH RY iRETCRNS.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Feb. 11.?Among the
passengers who arrived this morning
per steamer Advance frcim Colon was
Mrs. Clare Ashby, with her daughter.
,Mrs. Ashby is the widow of Colonel
Ashby. late Fniied States consul at
Colon, who lost 'his life while sailing in
a small boat near that city. The con?
sul's body had not been recovered up
to the time the Advance left Colon.
Dr. D. S. Harmon, optician. By ? ax
amined free. 358 Main street, over 5
and 10 cent store, Norfolk, Va.
de i2-tf.
Cascarets stimulate liver,kidneys and
I bowels. Never sicken, weaken oc gripe.
lOo.
IENERAL ASSEMBLE
Important Bill Introduced by
Mr. Powell.
NEW LICENSE-TAX LAWl
Senate BilL, In K latlon to the Terms of
Couuty Courts anil as to Their
Jnrlsdl. tUiu Dt-reated by
the House.
(By Telegraph,)
RICHMOND, VA., Feb. IL?In u
Senate today, when the House bill
amend the license tax law. so as to pro
vide for listing bonds and notes, cam
up. Mr. Parr said it would work a
vere hardship to the poor man. in ?
?ihei-ioh men wouSd add to the sues
principal and interest of tihe bond
note to be required by law. He mov?i'i
to recommit the bill. ,Mr. Tumbt?S?j
asked if such practice as that to wbioS:.^
Mr. Parr referred would not be usury
/but the latter replied .that the effect of:?
declaring it such would be to lower the
legal rate of interest, which would drivers
capital from the State. IMr. Morrisl
spoke f. r the bill, saying that ithe ob*?
jection of the Senator from Patrick wasfs
;n effect the assertion that bonds sbouldS
not be- taxed at all. The bill was pass-el
? ?d with little opposition.
In the 'House the two Senate com- ^
panion bills, iNos. 142 and 143. the first'.f
in relation to the terms of county
courts and the second as to their juris-^
diction, were taken up out of their;;!
order on the calendar and defeated.;,
One of these measures provided ttasti-i]
there should be quarterly terms of tbo-j
county courts for the trial of civil cases.'1
:-uch eases to be tried at tihose tennis
alone, unless ten d.iys notice was glvenS
previous to the sitting of the court.*?
The second measure provided thax^
county courts should have the Tight to"?
try civil cases wbere the amounted;
sought to be recovered does not ex--yS
ceed $300. but should have no chainceryli
Jurisdiction.
Mr. Powell introduced a bill whlc?l-S
provides that primary elections amKI
party conventions in Newport New?-*!
shall be legalized.
Mr. James Mann, of Nottoway, to- r
day introduced a bill making it a tnla-ss
demeanor far a person to board a trainis?
for the purpose of stealing a ride. 9
The bill to reduce the fees of consta-rsS
bies for summoning witnesses in mag-;S
tstrate cases was defeated in the House
and the motion to reconsider was pasSriS
ed by until Tuesday, as were also com-;S
panion bills relative to sergeants, car- i;
"tifrs. etc.
The iHouse Committee on Courts ot *:
Justice today reported favorably the bilj.1^
providing for the execution of peraonitw
sentenced to death In the penitentiary^
enclosure.
AIT!AHNST THE .? ahA^TO'NjBILL. ? 53
The 'Senate committee on t,J-..^i?<MWHki_
tonight, after a hearing of three hoursifH
decided;* by a vote of 6 to 2, to repor
adversely the Wharton bill prohibltir
.fire insurance companies from corftbij?i
lng fo-r the pu-rpoe? <yt ?agrutatmg -i
The bill, which has given rise to one PJ?i
the biggest fights of the Legislature^ ii_
has passed the House. The measure isv.?
aimed directly at the Southeastern Tar-*
iff Association.
I'M'POHTAiNT 'BILL KTLOjED.
Another Blow to the South Carolina!
Liquor Law.
(By Telegraph.)
'WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.?The HOUB
committee en judiciary today killed tile%
Senate bill to permit the State of South;""*
Carolina to control liquors brought Intoi'fjg
the state in original! packages. The mo?
tion to report it favorably was lost on *s
tie vote.
The- action of the committee today.;
ends a long contest that has attracted j
national attention. The South Caroli?
na dispensary law was assumed to lbei|
legal under the provisions of the old.,'
W'ilson law. which gave the state pow-ri
er to regulate the liquor traffic under?;
the police powers of the state. But th? j,
.supreme Court 'held that the Haw did;;--";
not come under the police powers, and
the present bill extending the poweras
of the state to specifically control the?
liquor traffic in original .packages wiaa'7
introduced and passed by the Senate,.*
The House judiciary committee ga-ve.,t
hearings on the bill and has discussed^
it at several meetings. One of the prixi-' "
cipal objections developed was that It;
would give -the state the power to can--.'
tro! Interstate commerce, and mights
lead t.. the invocation of the power In.-,,
?a?e of other commodities. Before tha.;:
direct vote w taken today an amend-:S*
ment to the bill providing that then
states should not discriminate against;
'he liquor of any particular state vwis.;
adopted by a vote of 7 to 5. The vote-;
on the motion to 'favorably report the j
bill was then lost on a tie vote. ?s 'it._
requires a majority to report a bill fa-:
vo-ably. The members decided to keep,::
the record of the vote secret and the s
names of those who voted for and;/
against the motion was carefully guard-;
TRIAL OF M. ZOLA.
Riotous; Demonstration on the Boule?
vard' of Sel?ist?paL-..-i-",^??-,
(3y Telegraph.)
PA :'IS FtA>. 11.?There were the U3U- \
a] crowds about the Assizes court ot the|
Seir.e wWti the fifth day of the trial ?to
M Z la and Perrciix commenced. Bfc^
Zola and Colonel Picquart were greeted;'
with hostile cries on thUr arrival.
The proceedings were not very import-g
ant \fter curt adjourned the mott-fi
outside the court gave a conflicting Wg|
?e. vion to Col'-nel Pic-quart. There was-",:
! tremer.d us tumult and a few "Boos":"
for Zo.a, but there was no serious in?
cident. _ ,
M. Zola's earring- , on leaving the Pal?
ais de Jusa'ce. was foil wed by a knot
of people shfcuting "Death to Zola," w*g-;
could be heard through the carriag*
wini.li.iws exclaiming "the cowards."
The police disp rsed a thousand peo-;:
pie who 'were burning pro-Zola journals
on the Qfiai de a M;gisserle. Many arm?
rests were made, hut thi=- persons ar?
rested were quickly liberated.
Th-.re -was a riotous demonstration on
the bou'J vard Sebastopol at G o'cioote]
this evening. The rioters smoshe3 the :
windows of the Jewish, store, over which
wei the namt ? of "Levy and Dreyfus." ;
During the disturfcence a shot from 4-,
revolver was fired.
V DRGINIA POSTM A STERS.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-nFourth^
class postmasters have been appointed;;
for Virginia as follows:
Gatewood, Thomas H. Gordon: Hol?
lywood. Isabella Beasley: Nasbie. Wadt?
P. Kenady: Reads Wharf. E. iM. Mor
ley; Shack 'Malls. D. R. Crakes.
Cascarets stimulate liver,kidneys and
bowels. Never sicven. w^tken or gripe,
!0c
It is often a hard matter to ootwince ";
a brass band chat it isn't the entire
procession.
