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DispatGhes.
VOL III, NO. 67.
Battleships Leave the Ways
This Morning.
DISTINGTISHED GUESTS
Governors or Kentucky und Vlreinla Ar- 1
riye. Many Visitors Pouring Into
the City. I'rotnini Tor
the Day.
Thlts is the diary.
OFlnom their ways this imornung two
HeagtUily floa'ttrog .fortresses, the Keur
surge and' Kentucky, w?ll glide into
?the historic James to Jota. Uwale Sam's
fleet of fighttog miawhiijies.
:- ?nho.usands of people will see the mew
toattliectfidpis plunge Imto 'the water. -It
will mot only 'be 'the greatest event in
.he history of Newport News, tout it
' iwiMl be tlh'e 'gteatest in Ohe annals of
. navaj shipbuilding-.. It wMl ibe the first
tiiime two modern 'battleships were ever
liaamched from the same yard on, ?be
.same day. That the launch, wild he a
'-'success there is every assurance. Pre?
parations for the launch haw been
, calrnied out to t'he minutest detail.
tN?th?inig h'as heen- left undone.
F*rom the.tall ?mtld'tainy masts on :the
ships streamers of bunting goilv lloat
an .the breeze. The last wedge 'has 'been
?(pint In plaice and It only remains for
.tine -.vyockmen to drive .them home and
.etarw-'bff.a few planks. Then the ships
.w?H rush in to the water. Tthe shipyard
avHl 'be- throwm- open .to the public at
? 9 o'clock hi .the mo.nn.Uag, but .besides
?the thousands who will iwaitch the spec?
tacle from 'the yard there .wii'll .be hun?
dreds of others 'who wall see 'the ships
plutn/ge i'nto their natural elements f rom
the decks of craf t lying in the stream.
'.Aiocordinig to the progiraim -the Kear
surge will be launched first, ?he .will
leave the woyts at 10 o'clock, and the
Kentucky will be cut loose an hour later,
AiTier the lammch the crowd -will .be
allowed to 'inspect, 'the immense pliant.
Then. 'will follow the banquet ait 'the
Cbamberliin Hotel. This, 'too, will be
B. brlHEant event, 'for around the festal
iboard .will >be gathered .many of the
tniauion's most dlstingulii?lhed sons Qind
dmiigihiiers. The invited guests wiiill he
taken: to Old- Point on the steamier
Uvewiport News, leaving; the shipyard at
1:30 o'clock in the -atternoojn. Promd
memt aimong the guei-ts at the banquet
will .be Governor WiUHaim O. Bradley,
of Kentucky, ?overnor Tyler, of Vir?
ginia, and iMIra. Fii tzlrugih Lee. The
pn.'n<i..pil toasts will be "The Old Do
iml'n.ion," and "The State of Kentucky."
nestpora'ded to 'by 'the chief executives of
?these States.
Newport News has taken on holiday
(attire. From every house-top Old
Glory hois been flung to the .breeze.
Today business 'Will pracuicallly be sus
ipended. 'In the forenoon the postoffice.
Iba-nte. business houses and 'the schools
.'wail be closed, .and the Klerks, and pro
parietiors, in fact, everybody in 'the oity,
?w? igo to the ^uipyaird: . .
-The first event Of 'the day .will toe the
(big-. .naltM?acy parade, which .wlltl escort
the two governors to the shipyard.
CoO. Harry Hodges, Commander of the
OPouirtih 'Regiment of Virginia Volun?
teers, will have command of all the
Ktrootps and' aSl other organizations
W-Moli will be in line. ,
The parade will ifotrm on the spacious
Casino grounds at S:30 o'clock prompt?
ly
Captain A. >M. Hudigine will .?serve as
regimental adjutant. Oaptaiin P. Thorn-,
tort Marye. of the Huntington Rifles,
and Lieutenant C. R. Vance, of Co. A.
will act as battalion adjutants.
After .forming, the procession will! [
move to the 'Warwick Hotel. wh?reSt will |
Mime up on 'West avenue, facing east
The entire Kme will form in regiment
front and will wait the appoaranee of I
Governors Bradley and Tyler ar.d their |
staffs.
A. 9:30 o'clock, the pairtad* will move
tCrom Hotel Warwick in the following
order:
- Col. Henry Hodges, Lieutenant Col.
George .W. Taylor and the staff of the
OSVyuirth (Regiment of Virginia Volun?
teers.
'Naval Post Band, from the 'Ports?
mouth navy yard.
Governor "William O. Bradley, un car?
riage, and members of staff.
Governor J. H?ge Tyler, in carriage,
otnd staff. .
INavall officials f rom Woiilhlnigton. and !
o'ther distinguished VLsitors in car?
riages.- -
Oampanles 'A. B. C, T>. iE, F, G, II and |
I, of the 'Fourth 'Regiment.
?Co. ib. Captain .Frank Cunningham,
Ftrst (Regiment. _._,
ICo. F. Caiptato tMorgair IM-.liis, tFiinst |
QHeglmeret.
Norfolk Light Artillery Blues.
Newport News Miftitatry Academy
Oidieta. '..,..
Young (Men's Bus?nesB AE?oct'aitioni of j
DRidh-rrrcind..
- Squad of Bicycle Ttiders, in command
of Mr. OPred G. Kipper. :
It Is prolbaMe (that severail ecvmpanles
of anarihes from the cruisier Brooklyn
Bind the monitor PuMton. ais well as the
trniival bands and de-taichmentis of "jack
Itars" "Will parWoipate in the parade.
The spom;ors and their maids of hon
ot. wiH probably proceed to the shlp
ryatrd 'in private coirriages.
The precession -win move out Twenty- i
SOU rub street 'to ?Washington avenue
Bind out the trity's prinranal tlrorouigh- :
tfare to the shli.pyuird. entering 'by tme
south gate. , . .
The Keansarge will be launched
5>rcwnipitny at 10 o'clock.
?As soon, as the big hull leaves the |
ways. iMirtJ. Win?low will be the reci
Dlerct of a piece of -battleship steel, pol- i
tiahed and handsomely engraved, as |
Well! als a number of florUil ibouquets. i
The (Kentucky will be launched at 11
o'clock, aifter which 'Miss Bradley w?ll
be .presented; with niumero-us boutiuets
and baskets of flowers.
No formal program has l>een ar^
ranged for the banquet at Old' Point
' .in the aftennoon.
VISITORS AIRIRIVTE.
'- i?i'x. special ? trains' ialrrl ved over the I
?Jheaaipealce & Ohio' boad yesterdlay,
Ibrintgtinig at least 2,000 visiRlors. Thit?
crowd was aiugmlen'i)ed'' by the atraavgers !
who came to ott the regular trains and
? Bteaimeh'ips. These- - people flocked to
tthe hotels amd lodging houees, en.gac- j
nnig AVtai'dable room, and it was not long
(before the pir?pr?etors were compeileKl
to turn a way ?tranigen*.. Owing to the
inadequate accommodations many Po?
ol*? took the steamer Louise and went
to Norfolk to spend tine night. Others
went to Hatnpton and Old Point, whiffle
ithe Kenttickiians spent the n?ght in
their private cars.
(PRESIDENT X3. B. ORCUTT H-BRE.
IMr. C B. Orcutt, president of the
Newport 'News Shipbuilding ahid Dry
tDock Company, arrived here from
New York yes*eirday 'morwimg, comlmg
vita Old Point. 'He was accompalnied
iby ibis daughter,. 'Miss Mary.
"Stopei. ass arrival 'Ith. the city Mr. Or
euttit Sias-beehn. a 'buBy man. ainrainging
t'h? def-.iiK tor the lauavcliing, and he
NE
spent the .greater paart of the diay at tlhe
shipyard.
IMtR'S. WINSLOW ARRIVES.
Lieutenant Commander Herbert
Winslow, United States Navy, and Mis.
Wunslow, who Willi do the hor
ors this imornimg <at the launohiiin-g of 'the
Kearsargv, arrived in the city from Old
Point yei-.'terdiay mornilng ait 10 o'clock,
and proceeded at once to Hotel War?
wick, where apartments had been
seiived for them before hand.
Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
|tWAniatow arrived tut Olid- Poiinit yiewteuday
morning from Boston, having come by
way of the 5J. Y. P. & N. R. It- to Cape
Charles and. from there by boat. They
were accompanied by Miss Maggie
IBastman, of Washington, D. C, a close
friend of 'Mrs. Winslow. Miss
?Easiemam w^uld accompany Mrs. Wins
low to the shipyard- and will practically
act as her maid of honor.
The imechiamics and ship Atens who
worked on the Keairsairge have had
modle to order a. miniature mod'eU of the
splendid .boit'tdesfhlp in lloral design, and
wfiilil present it 'to Mrs. Winsilow after
?the Keairsttrge leaves the ways.
The 'brawny .men who. have built the |
second vessel to bear ttti'e name of Kear
s?irge, went to Supeninten'de>nt Smi'tlh I
; several- days ago and made knxivnn their
diesi're to present the sponsor with a |
floral model of the defender. Mr.
?Smith readily granted the desired rpar
misSoin and' promised to igfrve the men oti
opportunity iw present the handsome
offering- The boy -who carried uhe 'bolts
to the workmen' on the L-h'i.p, a'ftiired in
'bran- new overollls. wi'iil make Uhe (pres?
entation.
GOVERNOR B>R1A'DIJEY IN TOWN.
The special Chesapeake 4c Odilo traun
beajrimg Governor "William O. 'Bradley,
of Kentucky, and party, arrived here
^?esterday afternoon shortly before 1
o'clock. The 'train bivught the mem
?bers of his staff and bet we n 000 and 700 j
enthusiastic Kentucklans, who have |
come to atend the launching at the in?
vitation, of the Blue Grass State's ex?
ecutive.
The peniommel of Governor Xtradley's |
staff 'follows:
Brig. !Gen. D. R. Collier, Ad-Juitumt |
Gen. and 'Ohieif of Staff, Lancaster.
Col. Walter S. 'Forrester, Assfistarrot |
Adjutant General, Pewee Volley.
iCol. dames' lM. Beatny, Judge Advo- |
cate General, 'Beat'tyvHIle.
?CoL George W. Grifllths, Surgeon
General, -Lcrtftevilile.
Col. T. J. Landiruni, Commissary Gen?
eral, Loulsviil-le.
Col. C. C. Menigel, Jr., Quartermaster |
General, Louisville.
Col. J. 'Will Wright, A'ide-die-Oaimp,
Bowling Green.
tCol. Wilbur >R. Smith, Alde-de Camp,
LexlTrgton.
Cdl. iEdwin B. Coniway, 'Aide-'de-COimp,
Loudsville.
Col. George H. Ahlerin'g, Adde-de
Oamp, Newport.
Cod. Frank Coles, Inspector General,
Ashland.
Ool. H. 'S. Cohn, Aide- de-Oamp, Lou- |
isVi ille.
Col. Harry S. M-uHis-an, compl?memt
aa-y, Louisville
The oradw was 'brought in hy two of
the finest Chesaipaake & Ohio engines,
toe-hind w.hiie>h' were nine sleepers oind
private oars. With t'he exeeptlonof the
Governor's private car 'the train went
through 'to Old Point.
The Lcraisvi'.'le Board of Trade orrived
on the special train with Goveenor
Bradley and party.
A complete '.1st of the Board of Trade
meaibers '.'Is "as . follows: Charles Bart
Currie, J. H. Plum, Morton V. Joyes,
Phil Holtfenbach, Charlies L. Nelson,
Richard D. Balkrow. W. N. Barr. C. R.
Mengel. C. L. Hughes. C. E. Over
stitert, T. L. Jefferson. D. X. Munphy,
George AI. Rogers. Alifred Brandeis, Os?
car Fawner. J. H. Gathi.1gtot, Roland
L Whitney. Choirles A. Schaefer, J.
Will Jelfers. in, John W. Buchanan.
Ch.ules H. Mantle, 'E. H. Payne. M. A.
Houston. C C. Mangel, Jr.. Charles
Bonnyv-astVle .Rohinson, Lcrais Seelbac-h,
?Monr'.s B. Beiknap, F. C. Carpenter, S.
C. Walker, John G. Roach, Frank L.
Chase. W. H. Slaughter, Jr.. A. X.
Struck. Ei-nest McCoun. ?. A. Peter,
E. McDonald. P. Meguiar. Samuel C:s
tlem-an, Charles Smith. Louis Stewart,
W. B. H'.ke, Frank S. Cook. August
Hollenibach. Thomas O. Had, Henry
Levy, John C. S'trother, James Quaales,
C. L. HoUmes, Marion E. Taylor. T.
Lindsay Fitch. W. P. Clancey. Owen
Tyler. Ira S. Bai.tvett, J. Henry Doerr,
J. W. E. Bayly. E. S. Tachau. S. Grab
f.lder. W. B. Dick. John B. Pirtle. John
B. Castleman. D. B. Sperry, Fired
Weikel, Max Bfioom. F. C. Dickson. L.
W. Lindley, George H. tEngelhard, John
Marshall. Logan C. Murray, J. P. Kir
wan. E. IM. Babbitt, C. C. ??ieket, Jacob J
Zinsmeister. F. J. Hummel, Augus
E. Wilrs jn, IH. R. Snydeir, E. A. 'Hewitt,
W. H. Dulaney, L. B. Manson, G.
Schmitt, W. E. Caldwv ll. C. Stege. E.
H. Fe.guson. William W. Thum, John |
S. Long. Frank A. Menne. Julius Bark
house. B. X. Clarke, A. D. Miles. John j
J. Banret. W. H. McKnight. WilL'iaim
liam G. Wetterer. Charles O'Connor,
Wnter. Jr.. William G. Wette>:>
Louis Raymeind, J. B. Green. Jr., W. J.
Duncan, Andrew Cowan, Frank Senn.
Lamar Ross, George W. Morris, H. M.
GriswcJld. W. C. Kendriek. A. J. R-oss,
Herman M. Btatz, P. H. Decke. H. W.
Reese. Thomas Malone, Milton
THE CHRISTENING WATER.
Goveirnor Bra'dley brin-gs -with him a
two-gaddon Jug of -mater froim the his?
toric epramg en- Llncoln'Bi birth place,
which is scaled, with the following doc?
ument attached:
"The water contained in this Jug here I
sealed and certified to and conveyed -by '
'Mr. Jaimes Speed. Jr.. of'Louls-nille, Ky..
to .be used 'by 'Miss- Christine Braddev in
ohtiistenimg the United' States b-Utleship
Kentucky, is- from the spring on the !
biirthplace o'f Aibraham LlnTOlln, where I
he quenched hie. thirst in inifoncy, situ?
ated 'in Larue county. Ky., and was do?
nated hy Mr. A. W. T>ein:netit, on-Jier of |
the said hirthplaice, and wras filled amd
steaded by iMiiss Hiallie Speed in our pres
on this date, this March 11. 1S9S.
J. W. BINGlHAM,
I. W. TWYJVI'AN.
DTD NOT MEET <HIM.
?When Governor Bradley arri-ved at
the depot there was no em's there in an
official ca.paicity to mect him. It .w?te
understood that Governor Tyler would
be on the seene to extend a welcome
to ihe diS'tJin'guished vli-S't'or, and his
.staff, but such was nK>t the case. By
an 'Unifortiunate com'biain.t'ion off ciircuim
<tinnees, 'tihie. Virginia executive went itb j
Old Point Comfort, helieving itHiut hhe |
Kentucky -gentlernen would diisemibark j
at thai point. When Governor Bradley
stepped from his special car there was I
not an official hatid there- to grasp
his. 'Governor Tyler was waittag ait
Old Point 'Comfort end Was not advised
until too date of the mistake.
The disitingu i-sihed Visitor was Sn
formed thiat the apparent lack of cour?
tesy was of couirse in nio -wise mte-nded.
and that tWe oecur-renice .was one to
be deplored.
Mr. C. B. Oroutt, prestdein't of the
Newport News Sih'iphuildiing ttmd' JJry
Dock Coimipany, did not mi'eet the ^-ds
iting party ait the traCn, hut was .pre?
sented at trh? Warwick. Vermeles 'were
provided soon aiPter the arrival, ?.nd
Governor Bradley, in company iwi'lh
Mr. Orcutt, 'wemlt to -thie yard to Snspeet
the-ships.
Tltougih the Kentuckiams ^viene not
offleiEaJly i<eceived ait the depot UheiT
advent was hot totally -wi-thotut irecog
n'iWon- An "unoffiiolail crowid learaed
th?it- the party "was expected, ad
Uhic-'U'gih those who should htuve kmowm
were ta li&noTamioe. When thie tnata. eaime
WP?RT NEWS, Vi
EVENT OFjTHE SEASON
Gay Scene at the Casino Last
Night.
GOV. TYLER PRESENT!
Virginia's Chief Executive Attends the |
Launching- II.ip. Many Visitors ou
the floor. Beautiful
SJecorat Ions.
-Ait t?te Casino test night ail wjs bril?
liancy and gayety. The beauty and
chivailry of Newport News (in countless
?numbers congregated. Iii honor of to?
day's great even't, and until lain, early
hour this morning dancing was con?
tinued. The -music 'was furnished by
an orchestra from Fotilrei-is Monroe, and
was untisuadUy .good.
The Casino was artistically decorated
with bunitlng of the national colors,
gnaceifully faitooned around the gallery,
'While from the ceillnig were suspended
flaigs and stteamelrs of manlifo'ld tees.
There were in attendance a large :
number of young ladies and gentlemem |
from abroad, who are in the cit.y to
witness the launching today.
Among the visitors present was Gov?
ernor J. 'H?ge Tyler, who was an in?
terested spectator of the brilliant scene.
The gold trimmings on the dres? suits I
..if the young officers attached to the |
vessels now lying In Ohe harbor only
added to the gcme'ral 'bewildering effect 1
of the whtlrlinig mass of beauty and
loveliness.
To attempt to give a list of those
.present .would be a vain task. The
Karr*i ball room was crowded, while in
'the,, galrery 1? was almost imiixosaible !
to find .room to stand.
Ait about 1 o'clock the hop was bro?
ken up. and the large number of par- I
tici pants separated with profuse axi
guTai?ulitLcm? ui>--?m the succe.-s of tlhe j
evening.
Following is a 'list of the Visiting lad?
ies in attendance:
Misses Mlaeon. T3r.ani.ler. Fountain.
'Richmond; Miss At-nvensun, Baltimore;
iMOss (Morgan, California; Miss Wheeler, I
Biai'.'dimora; <Mril-:s Lindsay. Norfolk;
Miss 'Morton. California: Miss Jonies, |
Richmond; 'Miss Whit m. nr. Buil-W.rm?re:
Mt-ss BaCley, (Richmond; (MEss DeWold, j
Park. Pa.; ?.liS3 'HumteT. Baltimore;
Miiiss iMontatgue, Richmond: .Miss Wil- [
BWm. -Norfolk; 'Miss Rubbim*. Richmond:
IMiiss Shiinn. Washington: Miss Henry,
iNcmfol'k; Misses Edwards. Burrv-ss,
(Vv\Wlki'nn. Thomas and Malmie Taylor,
Richmond.
The following ladies were present |
from Hampton:
-.Misset-- .Louise 'Booker, Poa*y Chis
nvan, l-e?'.u Chisman. 'Mamie Jonies,
Mary Dee. Vergie Semple, Katie Tuibb,
bxvi'niiia 'Peek/ 'Mrs. Arthur Phillips,
(Mrs. J. B. Pressy, 'Miss Elsie Love and j
Miss Shey. ?
The patronesses were Mesdames H.
B Baiey. J W. Elliott, Dr. Taylor, and
J. B. Shinn. , - ,
Among the ladies present torn New- !
port News were: Misses Mary Shinn.
-Mat'tle_.TP-tnex^May'.. Dewald.
Norton Cemence Codke, Louise
French.' Elizabeth Justis, Marlon. (Mieh
aux Male Saunders, (Marion Robins,
Nellie Robinson, and Mrs. J. Kennedy |
O^rss, Mrs. W. Scott Boyenlon. Mrs.
H M. Edmunds, and Mrs. J. L. Street.
Thv, gentlemen present from this city
wore as frillows:
Dr. 'S. W. Hobson, Messrs. E. A. Al?
len. P. M. Young. A. G. Corer. Hunter j
Burch. "Willard Bal'iey, W. L. Cooke. B. I
S Robinson, E. W. Sttingfleld', Ed '
skinner. V, B. Barc.oy. 01. S. MctDon
ald. R. L. Henderson, R. L. Henley, J.
L. Street, J. B. Shinn. H. D. Norton,
T.. K. Boiling. F. W. Sa.nfo.rd. C. B.
'Fieklin. Walker Pierce. W. B. F. T-a
kin. James Plummer. S. L. Wood. F. P.
Palen and O'.ilTord Branch.
COMMITTEES A1TOINTED.
Chairman D. S. .Jonen Announces ! h - Names
or the Gentlemen Selected,
(Mr. ID. S. Jo tits, chairman ' of the
Ciliiizen's Executive Oom.mlbtee, which
ihat? in hand the m'alt t'er of raising funds
to ?initertain the A'lrgit-nCa. State Fire?
men's Association, ha's alnnoumced the
following mmni'tt.-c!., wnuch ne was re
ctemKliy authorized to create:
Finance Committee?(Mayor W. A.
Post, chairman: 'Messrs. D. C. Ashiby.
C. O. Smith. J. 'A. Williams. A. A.
Moss. ID. t>. Smith, and L. B. Mainvillo.
Committee on Arrangements?J. E.
Williams, chairman: -Mea-irs. M. JT.
Lash, a-piJ L. P. Stearnes.
'Committee on Transportation?J. W.
?Elliott. cTrialwmam: Messs. iR. P. Orr
and Dr. A. C Jones.
LASH GETS A 151? CONTRACT.
Local Furniture Oealer to Furnish Lino?
leum for the Battleships.
The contract for furnishing the lino?
leum, for the battleships Kearsarge.
Kentucky and Illinois, has been award?
ed to Mr. M. H. Lash, the well known
furniture dealer of this city. All the
flinoieum has to be manufactured' es?
pecially for the ships. The contract in?
volves a'bout $15,000, and is the largest
of this kind evc-r given in the United
States. iMr. Lash competed against the
leading dealers of the country, and is
justly proud of the fact that h? under
hid t'hem all. Several cars will be re?
quired to transport the linoleum to
Newport News from the factory in
New York.
BRIEF ITEMS.
'Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Payne, of Rich?
mond, are the gu.-sts of Colonel Carter
M. Biaxton.
Miss EveKj'n. Bird'-, of Norfolk, is vis?
iting the Misses Br-axton.
?Miss Mamie Taylor, of Richmond, is
the guest of Mrs. Giude, on Twenty
sixth staeet.
Mr. J. D. (Lasley, manager of th'e
southern branch 'Eclipse Bievcle Com?
pany, with headquarters at Washing?
ton, is tin guest of Mr. Fred G. Kipper.
He and his wife came down to witness
the launching.
(Mrs. (M.":Sv3 Eva Jordan, of Norfolk, is
the guest of her cousins, the Misses
Garrett.
Preparing the Gun Mounts. ?
A foree of shipyard employees h'is
been at work on the eruiteer- Rrooklyn
since Sunday morgtag making repairs
to the big warshipi's gun mounts. It is
said that the mounts are practically
'inservicenble in condition, and1 that
were the Brooklyn ordered Into imme?
diate sfryce she would not command
her 'entire battery. -
"Widow Itrown Today."
The "Real Widow Brown" Company
win give two performances at John?
son's Opera House today?one in the af?
ternoon and the other In the evening.
For Rent?The Central Hotel, nicely
furnished. Apply to 31. H. Lash. 2803
Waabinston avenue. Jeb 15-tf.
$$ifp&&f_
C THURSDAY, M
.??if' ?
BANKING AND" CURRENCY.
House Committee Discusses Proposed
Legislation This Session.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, .?>,- C, March 23 ?
The House eommlt?ffe on banking and
currency today bJXliught up the pro?
posed general currency legislation for
this session. The-repont of 'the sub?
committee appointed to dtaft the gen?
eral measure was madie to the full com
littee by Representative MfCleary, of
tinnosota. It wasr read by sections,
and led to much discussion.
The suib-committeer took as their ,basis
?the lour bills introduced at this ses?
sion, known as the fanonetary commis?
sion, Gage, Walkecy: and -Eowler bills,
and considered the! features of those
measures, but did -itot conifine them?
selves *o them. TIhs bill is the result
of about six w-eeks' jctose conference of
the sub-committee, wdio met most of the
time at the private residence of a mem?
ber, h
The bill is entitled!;."a bill to providie
for strengthening the.-public credit, for
the relef of the Uifpced States treas?
ury, and Cor the ami=fftjiimcnt of the laws
relating to r.u'tional'^'bankinsr Ossdold-i
tcons." ?&?
The method of dealing with the green?
backs is not by d;ndct retirement, but
by the substitution skif a legal; tendier
note, which the 'banjcs are required to
assume, and for tbe " redemption of
which they are required to find the
gvid so long as they .are conducting a
solvent business. Tjhe principal- .pro?
visions of the bill afe as -ollows:
a. A division of issjie and redemption
is established in the }tefos'".ry, for which
the secretary of the 'treasury is author?
ized to set aside theis general cash bal?
ance and in excess Of ?50,000,OW. This
excess on 'March 17, |-1S9S, was $176.139,
G'i2. United States n'jtes. received- by
this division fee- redemption In gMld are
to be can.el-ted and "retired in propor?
tion as certain substitute currency Is i
isstued. No note redeemed In Sold is to
again be paid out except under excep?
tional eonJat.-j-ns.
2. National ban'ks are required to os
suvr.e the -orrrent redemption -?f United
States demand' nw't?s?iti order to obta'n
circulation leased upon their commer?
cial assets. A new class of notes, called
National Reserve XoteS. is to be issued !
in Ui'=u of legal tender" notes deposited
iby the Kvnks wit!..;the treasury, and
'these reserve notes ars to be itd?emed
upon d'.-inand. by t'he.-.hanks out of the \
redemption fund vijlchr they are re?
quired to maintai" Srj-Tgold.
3. The basis o" -natnoual bunk note
c/rcrjiation wiK even-frually be the com
?mercial- assets of thfe banks, but this I
will l>e rea:h'.:d onlyval'tei1 a series, of
years. , vlj , , s
4. (National ijanks are to be,permitted
to issue currency notes upon their com?
mercial assets to the'fimount of the ob?
serve notes issued to -Jhem on return far |
deposits of United -States notes.
5. Treasury n-tes Issued under the act
of July W. 1S90. arejto be dealt with
eventually upon thft some baaes as j
United States notes^S'
6. A tax of two pjr'cent. 6s levied
upon cfciniency notes': fesued in excess of j
sixty per'cent, of itifte.capital of any
national bank, of six^rercent. wheu-in
excess of SO per centi- **
7. The national ?uarency notes based
capon coili'inercial ass^t?i&re to he se?
cured by u bank rjo?e graaranty, and
?made up by the contribution in gold
coin of live pc-r c-*ntt..oT'the entire cir
culatien of 'the bank^and--provis.i-on is,
msae. -fvr' replenishment of "this rund
within certa;n limits.
S. The national .reserve notes wi'J con?
tinue .to be legal tender until received
into the treasury from failed and liq?
uidating bonks, when lability for them
will he assiuimed by the government,
and they wi'M be redeemed and can?
celled.
9. Standard- silver dollars are to be
redeemable in gold, but f/lver certifi?
cates are redeemable ociy in standard
sltver dollars. The parity of silver with
gold is secured by a gold redemption
fund.
^0. Silver certificates are hereafter
be issued only in denominations of 51.
$2. and $i>. Legal tender notes, reserve
notes, and- eurveney are not to be Is?
sued in -denominations below $10.
Another laiuncldng.
The Newport News Cycle Company Is
launching a new venture in the cycle
line. All Eclipse Bicycles will be re?
paired free of charge indefinitely. They
used to repair them free for a year,
but having found that these wheels are
so strong, and require so little in the
way of repairs, they now agree to re?
pair them, free as long- as they last,
certainly a wnoderful offer. Go and' see j
them at 231 Twenty-seventh street.
?inch 23-2t.
lir. I'erkiiiK a Candidate.
There is no doubt about -Dr. Carter 1
Perkins' candidacy for tl*e Democratic j
nomination for mayor. To a represen?
tative of the Daily Press who inter?
viewed Dr. Pc-rkins last evening, that |
geint'ema.n suij?:
"I have dehnitely concluded fto be
co'me- a candidate for the mayoralty,
and shall submit my claims to the eon
s'.dfration' of the people of Newport
News and invite their support, subject,
however, to the Democratic priima.iy.
AliWed to neither faction of my party,
I have been solicited by mainy f-rteinkls
ih each to enter the field."
Dr. Perkins expressed- the utmost
confidence ;n the result.
Wood delivered in any part of the
city. M. S. WARREN. 445 Twenty- J
ninth street. Phone 2615. febC-3m
Free Dinner.
Powell OBcos. & King will give free
lunch on; the ground where they will
sell 800 lots at auction, March 24th.
Alfter the launching fake the street car
anywhere: the conductor will put you
off in ifromt of the lots. Dinner from
12 to 2 o'clock. Sale commences at 2
o'clock. For maps call on Powell Bros.
& King. 2701 Washington ave.
men 33-2t.
8<?0 T.oCS'i" Auction.
Sale will commence or. K:.e 24th of this
month?after the launching is over?
an i continue un til all are sold. Pro
Derty situated on car line and' water
front. For maps and 'reformation call
on Powell Bros. & King ,2701 Wash?
ington avenue. mr2-tf
. If you want pictures of any kind or
l-slze see Wagoner, 24.12 Washington av
] enue. fet> 20-tt.
Don"t forget the Utt2? 'bouse 2412
Washington avenue whea you want
pictures. fe27-tf
The steamer Louise and the steamer
j Plymouth, will take passengers on
board at the Chesapeake &. Ohio pas?
senger pier to view -the the launch
from the river front. Fare, 25 cents,
j m-18-6t.
CabStneis, $2.00 dozen; Daamorfds, $1.50
per dozen: tim types 2 for 25c., eit Wag?
oner's, 2412 Washington awe. inch 17-tf
lOO Newsboys Wanted.
The Special Launching Edition of the
Daily Press will be issued' .this morning
immediately after the battleship Ken?
tucky-is launched. Every newsboy in
the city should be at the office prompt?
ly at la. ty clock.
ARCH 24,1898.
Risis Rear at hand
Court of Inquiry's Report
Speeding North.
THE DOCUMENT GUARDED
White House the Center of Long and Earn?
est Confrrenccn. War Preparations
Continue Without Abatement.
OfOcers to Leave Havana.
(By Telegraph.)
iWA'SHJIiNGTG?, March 23.?The feel
ms was 'utoCvereid? tlisroughbut otlloiail
'tir-olei,- today that the oulnrinatMan. of
the Spanish crisis'\\as near at iho?*i..
With the x^rwM. of-TherMauhe?* ecttirtt of
Inquiry on'iy a' llt'tie while off, with, tlhe
White House the center of long and
earnest conference -between the Presi?
dent and the party leaders of Oongrss,
with me exceptional activity towaird
emergency preparations in the .war and
navy departments, .(Jhere .was. ahuiKp
once of evidence thtut definite results
regarding the 'Maihe disaster and the
Cuban ciuestion in general were about
to be reached. Among the President's
callers were Senators CockreSl, T.urpie
and 'Foraker, General Dan Sickles, for?
mer -minister to Madrid, and Rep'resen
tiiltive W. Alden- Smith, of Michigan,
who has recently returned from a trip
to Cuba. The call of Messrs. Cock
rell and Tuipie wats regaird.ed as par?
ticularly significant, ?s they are repre
senitatlive 'Democrats in the Senate, and
thtiir visit followed that of Senator
Gorman yesterday. It was generally
understood that 'in the -present emer?
gency 'the President desires patriotic
un'ilty without refereince to party. Sec
retiaiiles Long and Alger also conifiented
wStlh the President during the day.
Secretary Long satid later .that the
Maine report would .prohulbly reach
Washington -tomorrow night. If. how?
ever, it did' not come ...before t> o'clock
Thun-day 'evening, Mr. Long said he
would jjroDaWy not receive it unitil
Friday .morning, -when it would be laid
before the "PresfidetW ? Innmedilaitely. The
secretary did r.ot think the Presidient
would .give the document any conslder
ati-an alt a late hour tomorrow. It was
more probu.ble, he thought, if . Lieuten?
ant 'Marix ain'ived at a late hour, that
he would' take the report to a hotel
for the night.
There has been no change in the
plan of sending the report to Congress
early next week, probahly 'Mwnd.iy,
accompanied 'by a message from, the
P.retiMen't. It Is definitely settled., how
ever, that the message and the papers
accompanying it will relate exclui ively
to the Maine disaster. It will not take
up the fearful condition of affairs in
Cuba, as shown- 'by the reports of Uni?
ted States Consuls, these .being reserved
for subsequent action and a Hater mes?
sage to Congress. Secretary Long de?
termined today to order the d'dubie tur
retied monitors Puri'tam and Terror to
Key West, where they will reinforce the
squadron in those waters. -He also de-,
termiinedoto. bringjinto seryl<5e^tjbft .eight
single turreted' monitors ait League
Island -navy yard. Philadelphia, two of
which will be sent to Boston, two to
New York, and four held im reserve at
Philadelphia. The Puritan and Terror
'take the place of the battleships Mas?
sachusetts and Texas, recently with?
drawn from the squadron at Key West.
It was stated at the Navy Depart?
ment that this -move was In accordance
with a -program previously agreed upon,
although this program has not .been
announced heretofore. The Pur.tarn, by
many experts, is regarded as tlhe most
formidable fighting machine in the na?
vy.
in addition to its other preparations
for pai-:sfble trouble, the .Navy Depart?
ment today took steps toward utilizing
ten of the sea-going revenue cutters
for use along the Afiuh.tSc coast. Cap?
tain. Shoemaker, chief of the revenue
?cutter service, conferred with Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt during the day on
the plains tot turning over these cutters
to the navy. They will first be sent
to Norfolk, where additional guns .will
be mounted, and then will proceed to
Key Wei-t ahd 'become a pant of the
?quadron tnere. Their miain service.
'It'.yvvever. "W'111 be as n-aval .{vi^Uo-ta. o
ehai'in olf these fleet cutters 'being imtn
taOned outside of the cruisers and bait
tl'tislhi-ps.
The revenue cutter service n?w has
tleaitly for instant and active service
120 line officers, 74 engineers, 900 en
ijil-ited' men ahd 19 vessels, of which 14
ai-e on the Atlantic coast. Two others
are in course of construction ait Cleve?
land, and with rush work can be com?
pleted and .ready for sea In from 30 to 45
?days. The 'Manning, the Gre-sham. the
lADiffCinquin.. the Onondaga and the Wln
dom, are all. new, fast and efficient ves?
sel's. The IMan'ning Is considered an
IS knot boat. -All of them, it is saiid.
could be quickly converted into torpedo
boarta or dynamite cruisers. Whether
this last move will be ma'de is not def?
initely deicided. Secretary Long said
today '.it had become evident that tor?
pedo boats could not be bought abroad,
and could nkit 'be built soon enough in
this country, so that we .might have
to equip other craft with torpedoes.
The Navy DepartnYemtt opened bids
ticdaiy for extensive improvements at
Dry Tortugas and Key (West, a formol
transfer hawing 'been effected, as re
gairdis Tortugas, which passed f rom the
Treasury to the War Depatntiment.
These consist of 'two solid steel piers
to be constructed at Dry Tortugas,
wi'th two extensive coil sheds, a.nd an
ei'ia'bora-te mecfiiavnlcal equipment for
roaidlitn/g naval vessels with co.a.1. At
Key 'West the improvement!* consist of
a eleei .pier and two coail sheds, with
sim?'lar machinery for loading -woirshsps
wiitlh coal. The bids ranged from $1,
151,000 for the entire Work down, to
ibout $400,000. Among the bidders for
the Dry Tortugas piers and coaJ! sheds
Was the S. S. Leonaird Comipainy. of
Jacksonville. $274.700. On the Key West
work the S S. Leonard Company^ bid
wais $1SS.000. Two bids were made for
the entire work at Turtaigas and Key
West, js follows: Tt. G. Packard. $1.
151,000 and "Grattan & Jennings, New
York. $797,000. Other bids were made for
.rh'e .ma'cBilwery. tracks, coal cars. etc.
The .award wiM be made within, the
next day or two.
'Representative 'Marsh, chuiiirmiam of
the House Committee on 'Military, call?
ed upon Secretary Alger today and
urged that in- the event of hostilities
the fiin^t recourse of the govemiment
for soMOeirs be the state miir.'lia. who
ifbuwW be invited to volunteer for the
coumiiay's deft-nse.
Secretary Alger was very much limJter
'ssiied in the arguments made by Mr.
'Malrch w.nd. -while not commffting him
:=eilf et? that subject, seemed to re
.giard the suggestions made by him a*
?pr/iicitliralKe. Aifrerwards 'Mr. M.i.n-"h
caiK'ed on 'Prei-':.dent McKTnley and re?
peated, the statements nc had ,ma?lc
to the secretary.
?During the morniinig S^icreta.ry Algen
was -ailso in cenference with Genicnai
Miles, commanidl-ng the army, resrpect
inig the m?li!t.iry. ocoupatilon of FotI
Jeffertson. on- T)ry Tbrtugas Islainid. Th<
determ'lr.T.'i Ion -to gaimlsotl' tlhlis fort has
PRIG
?been re<tr?he<l by the secretary, and
the questions now tb 'be met are those
of wiiuait imi>rovem?wi5 to the fortifica?
tions now here 'trove be necessary.
MAI NIE! (TO BE ABANDONED.
Ail U. S. Naval Officers at Havana
To Be Withdrawn.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, tMareh LM?The navy
department has arranged for the prac?
tical withdrawal of all its naval of?
ficers at Havana and the abandonment ,
oi the wreck of the lU-faled battle?
ship Maine. Captain C. D. Sigsbee,
Lieutenant Commander Richurd Wain- ,
wright, SurgecMi L. G. IHeneberger, Pay?
master Stay'. Chaplain John P. Chad?
wick, Chiet Engineer Charles P. How
ell, and Naval Cadets J. A. Holden and
W. T. Ciuverius, who have been at aia
vana with the wteok, will return very
soon.
Although it is not finality settled it is
more than prvbable that the Fern also
will return to the United States as soon
as, t Is determined that nothing more
is to ..be^gaiait?_b*c-Jwr -i>e?oenico there.
"inTrhe went of the'abandonment of the" ;
wreck it is more than likely that the
navy department will arrange fee. its'
complete destruction by the use of dy- '
namite or torpedoes. In its present
condition It is a dangerous obstacle to .
navigation, and it Is not believed that
any opposition will be offered to its 1
removal.
"IT LOOKS LIKE WAR."
(By Telegraph.)
1MIALMI, 'FLA.. (March 23.?Lieutenant
Commander -Marix, of the court of in?
quiry, with the following party, ar
?ri\-ea here this morning ?roim Key
West:' Lieutenant Jalth. Hood, Lieuten?
ant IC., W. Junger, - Passed Assistant |
Engineer F. A. vBowers, (..ladet Amon
F, Boyd, As?i'sitiant J. R. 'Morris and
Oairpemiter G. M. Helm. A few mdhiuiaes
toter they left 'by the East Coast RatM
way for Washington. 'Lieutenumit Com- .
mjainid'er Marlx was very reotdeemt, but
whan your "corespondent srattd: "It
looks Uli'loe war," he replied: "It sairely
does."
? Others o'f the party i'n answer to ,
the same question were more emphatic ,
iti 'their replies, one saying: "I cannot ,
oce arow re uui w avoiaea." Aaiwhcr (
irt answer to the same question saiid: ]
"There will 'be no war." His i?ace was
as bright and genial as sunshine, but ,
suddenly a change-caime over his coun
?toniainice. his eyes Hashed and, when
asked when their report would be made,
fohle reply was: "As soon as we reach
Woshl: ngton: there will be no delay."
The stturig Impression left here 1b
thmit the board's report will be against \
?the ?iceiU<ent theory.
MARIX NAILS' A LIE.
Words Said To Have Been Spoken of
?Miami Repudiated.
CB-y Telegraph.)
ffAOKSONVTLLlE, FLA., March 23 ?
Judge Advocate Marix left Miami at ,
"7:30. this morning on the East Coast
railway, reached Jacksonville at 7:45
'P. M. on time, and Jeft at 8 o'erovk
via the Florida Central and Peninsula ,
and Southern' and will pass through .
Savannah, Columbia, Charlotte, Greens- ,
boro, Danville, jL,yinehburg anil Chair
lottesvllK-, reaching Washington at &:25 '
P. M. Eastern- time, Thursday night. ,;
The railroad' wires have carried the
naessage down the, lime to use alt dis-r
'patchy This practically makes a spec- ,
ial of the Marix train, and without tun
foressren accident, Washington will be
reached on the dot, and the portem- ,
tous document iin. the W'lilte House by (
3:30. The irun from Jacksonville is 772 ,
miles, and the schedule tl'me is a tittle
over 24 hours.
Lieutenant Commander Marix passed
thrcJugh this city this evening, having
in custody the repoit of the court of
inquiry in the Main'.- case, ion which will
depend so much of the happenings of
the next few weeks of the world's bis- i
tory. He was accompanied by the fol?
lowing officers of the Maine: Lieuten?
ant Hood Lieutenant Jungvn, Passed
Assistant Engineer F. C. Buwers, Ner?
val Cadet A. Bronson, and' Carpenter
George Helms.
The party arrived in the city from
Miami at 7:45 and went ut once to the
Pullman ear that was waiting for them,
which was attached- to the F.orida Cen- .
ttal & Peninsula train, and in fifteen
minutes were hurrying to Washington
as rapidly as steam could' take them.
Thev will aivive in that city tomorrow
evening. During the short thm* of the
btay In -thio oity, o-tt Aasocieitc'd Pjcab re- '
porter seouied the attention of Com?
mander Marix and- showed' him a dis- '
patch from Miami that appeared in the
afternoon pap.rs in which he was '
quoted as saying: "It looks like war;
it certainly does." Before the words
had been read- to him, he exclaimed:
"It is utterl" false. I have said nothing
of the kind. I don't talk aoout this
matter."
All efforts to get hini to make any
expression of opinion were equally fu- '
tile so far as the present crisis or Iiis re?
lations to it are concerned. Other mem?
bers of uhje party were equally non?
committal.
During the transfer from one train to
the other, Lieu tenant Marix was closely
guarded by the members of his party.
He walked between two of his friends,
carrying u mysterious box or package,
covered with black cloth. Behind him
the officers of his party walked closely,
and the effort was apparent to allow
no possible chance for any outsider to
come between them. They walked rap?
idly und did not stop- to speak to any.
one ti'jl they were safely in the oar
which was to take them to the capital.
When they had once found their quar?
ters they became more communicative
and chatted pleasantly concerning cur?
rent topics. One officer of the police re?
marked -to- one member of the party
that Florida was ready to send 50,000
men to Cuba when they should be
wantied.
"All right,*;' said he, "they- will be
wanted down there before long."
Beyi?nd the expression not a word was
utttred that could be construed as an
expression of opinion that war was pos?
sible or dm'min'ont.'
Lieutenant Marix was askvid if the
two offfeers of the Maine who passed
through Jacksonville Sunday night car?
ried a part of the Maine report, to
which he replied- very significantly that
he touid not say, but admitted that two
officers W;.re sent f.mm Key West to
Washington.
One of the officers had intended to
go to Alabama on leave of absence, and
had purchased a ticket upon leaving
Key West to take him there, but upon
reaching Jacksonville tonight he was
hunded a te'.egram directing him to re?
port to the navy department ut Wash?
ington.
Colonel R. F. OslHirne, agent of the
Southern Express Company in this city,
received a telegram in the afternoon
requesting him r-> meet Lieutenant Ma?
rix at the train. It was leutned that
Colonel Osbo-rnejrtad t?een requested1 to
furnish an iron" safe in which to place
the valuable documents on the train.
ON TIME AT SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH. OA., March 24.?Lieu*
tv.nant Commander Marix and party
. iiassed through Savannah at 1 o'clock
this morning, on time, with the court
of inquiry report. They had retired.
1 IRON .PROJECTILES ORDERED.
WASHINGTON, March 23.?The bu
CContlnudd on Fourth Page.)
TMP? "' ?
E
SINGLE COPY, TWO CENTS
ONE WEEK. TEN CENTS
Munford's Majority Increas- 1
ed by the Recount.
MRS. GROSE HEARD FROM
ludge Minor Kendern a Oeclslon in the
Military Court Martial Cane Favor?
able u? 1'rlvale Hartman. Col.
Kichardvou Hold? On.
(Special to the Catty Press.) , . rfiM
RlOUM-tANC, VA., Mulch judged ^
Minor today) rendered, a decasioh' In. 'the'yJ>.
xypl.cation for a mandamus to oooapel' -r?
.tic city sergeant to arre - and impris^ ^
?n ittrivate aotJa. Hartman foe- non-pay-rfg
aient of a nne imposed' on lum oy a re
join court martial tor aibsence ntcm :'~
irjtls vvlmout i<.tive. The judge denied
the writ, 'holding that thi .L-egisiatUire; ?
lever.int?aded to clotbo courtmartiaila.
with, power to imprison violators of the jc:rt
nii-tary rules tor non-paymei-t of fines.'/.f^
this is 'regarded' as a victory for the Vi?
nen, thouga there is every indication
nat a genu.'me case will he uaa.de for the .
.urpose of testing rne matter liv the.-.V^
_ooirt of AppetUis.
By diitvction of Attorney General
Montague, Coloned John W. Ricfhard- "s;:
son is st.11 discharging the duties of
register of 'the land oftloe? and. will ...so
.?oncinue to do so until a decision is"
-endered 'by the Court of AppealB. '-'Sv-I
'Mr. John Grose, the- Henrico farmer.^ '15
whose matrimonial venture through, the
medium. o? a Journal devoted to the '
?ropogatiani of infamy cost him several '
arundred dollars and taught 'him a ee
/ere lesson, and who was arrested on a.
rharge of beating his wife, then, patoh>....>?
;d up their differences and for the ar-^.v'-j|
est of the -woman a warratot was swictm t
nut on a chaige of stdgamy, who succeed.
sd in eluding the vigilance of the lynx
?yed. "Cyclone" Samuel, today received,
t letter from Mrs. Grose, who la at
vor Old home in 'Harrlsourg, Pa. Thie
.vornan says she Is wiLling to get a .:4
i.voree f com Sparrow amd come bade to :.':'.';'
Virginia and marry Grose onee more.vt
But Grose says he knows when to let '
jo, and says his experience Is all be ?.
wants.
The petition of City Attorney C. V.;-/v.v
Vleredlth .for a hearting before the Court Vi:
>f Appeals of the United States to the v-.?f
eletphone mat'teir has been- filed. The .'-f(
mper is an able one, and sets forth in
jxtenso the reasons why aln. appeal
ihould be aKowed.
Thx. recount of the ballots in the vote
Tor commissioner of the revenue was. -".
Inished this morning at 4 o'dlook. The ?
-ecount was had at the instance of Air. jj'S
D. A. 'Hawkins, and the result was thet >:;i
the majority for CoSonel Munford-was
ncreased by s?-ven votes. . ?3$t.
The Kentucky Colonels have arrived
vere on their wav to Newport- News.'
Phe trniirn pulled into the depot Hying i v
.?arl-coUorcd banting and bedecked with
itartllng banners that boldly proclaim
>d the presence of the patriot* from the
and of boose and ~I?>c- grass.
The porters at the station w-eoe._hu.att.....>
in-e about tu a.'lew montumts''TOok-l-n-5*,^
ifter the needs of the 'train and pas- c;
jengers.
It ras at once discovered that not a "'.".'.
Irop of water was to be found In any .-.-:
>f the sleep.rs. and immediately the
lepol crew .begaln- to fill up coders.
"What's tout, suh?" demandJed a gray
taireii colonel whose ruddy cheeks and
lowing moustache bespoke his nativity.
"Water, sah," replied the negro por- '?',
'.er.
"Yas. suh; yas, suh. Very good. "We
will-want to wush up when we get to
Newport 'News, 6?h," vigorously ejaou
!at*d the colonel, and the crowd smiled :
is t'he pompous horse racer puffed a - 'i
cotlume of blue smoke from under his
military moustache, and passed back
nto his ear. -,:*?SR
Police Court.
Justice Brown disposed of the follow- . i
ng cases in the Police Court yesterday i i?
warning:
James Telnney (colck<eti). two warrants ;S
-larceny und assault; dismissed' at the
-?ost of th,. plaintiff.
Mary .I.oiage (colored), disorderly ;;i
ton duct: fined *4 and costs- .-?
'Martin Gleason, d'runk; fined $2 and--- -j
?osts.
Julia Ann Frye (colored), disorderly * '
ronduet; fined $4 and costs
Riesa Harris (colored), disotrderly con
luct: fita-ed $4 and costs,
i iM M* Rowe' ^ffr^ney; fifty days In
[Francis CfiDonnflJ, ?Gordertj-^fon
iuct; fined $3 and costs.
J. H. Blandford. disorderly conduct:
lismlssed.
> Arthur Cole, d!sorde:1y cchdluct; fined
A and costs.
BANK OFFrOEJRS ArRlRESTEID
f-By Telegraph.)
TARBORO. N. C. March 13 ?The
sheriff of Abbeville, Ga.. arrived hei#
iiht's m'om'ing with a bench ware^S"
'or the arrest of J?rne? G. 'Mehu?f.tn"
und T. J. Uat'haim. the former castsir
tnd president, respectively, of ^Ae -
>ank of iAbbeviHe. The warrant ehaig
'these young men with defmuulttog
with twelve thousand dollars at the -'
money of the bank depositors at Ah- |
oeville. The \mrramt wa.5 served on.iiv
Messrs. Mehagsfn ana'd . Ijayhajm . todtay.i; 1
Vi-elhagen was in town and liaithaim ,wbb,o
m t'he country. (Neither has made eifty' .
iitteinvpt to escape, but gave themselves' '
ip to t'he sheriff of this county. They
eft this evening for Paleigh, whesie tiise. "'
tiase w-lll be heard tomorrow before
Judge 'Clark, of the Supreme Court.
NiEGRO RAPIST DROWrNETD.
(By Telegraph.)
'.MAIOON, GA., 'Ma.roh 23.?A special
to the Telegraph from Moul?rte, Ga.,
says:
? Ijasit night while Professor R. C. .
Iragalls wJb- ait the postofflce getting fcftsj
mialll, Jim Allen, colored, entered the
professor's residence, and. throwiri-g a
cloth over Mrs. Ingtalls' head, made &
?Jesiierate but unsuccessful attempt toi;
aiasdult her and then fled. The news'''
tpread rapMlj- and dogs were put on
the trail of the negro. He was cap?
tured in a negro hl>use on J. W. Cole
man's plantation and carried to JatTl,.
"This morning Sherift iFisher decided
to take the prisoner to Bibb county
Jail at iMacon- to prevent lynching, and.
while at the depot waiting Cor the .train
a crowd of men took thie pplsonertflrom
the sheriff, and it as said, placed his
body in the bottom! of a creek:"
ON THE CIAMONID.
(By Telegmiph.)
MACON, GA., March 23.?The BaJti
moreans again defeated Mercer Univer- ;
sity on the Macon bal'l gTouwds this
afternoon..
Mc.Oraw, whb hajs- been Coaching' the
Mercer boys, put some -new ginger ta ? i
them totiav. and they showed irnBrlted.'.
i mproverrrent.
Game cawlied at the emoTrng of t?te .
eighth inning on account of darkness. ;
Another 'same will be played Friday
?by the same teams. Score:
Bait-more . 5 0 0 4 3 0 0 6?18 2S 0;
Mercer" .- 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 0? 2 10 2
Batteries?Hughes, Kltson amB Olairts;.
Nops, Kitson and Bowetrmain. ::i$$?&SB&
