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V?ll 111, NO. 287.
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Action Begun by the N. N. &
0- P. R. & E. Co.
FOR TWEN lY-THOUSAND
M. Holm 11 & S-> .?I Sued for tin-fi.. lie
A menu . 1> nil |{.n ill i: 15 ?..,.,...
of Sewisr CV.-Milil .... At! :??:>.
The Newport News :i
Railway i- Icetric C
to red suit ng:l nsi the i
News for $20.000. ami a
tractors who are putlii
system for the city f.
amount.
It falls to the li.it ut ?
sued, it is inevitable,
but the fact that this
brought suit against tin
the occasion ror sunu-is
the citizens.
mat ti
dent
It. I:
? I ?I >'
Fathers with a comniuryca* ,
the pn s c.t ot the c >*tT.
announcement iVrhcn we ....
arrangement weit 0 o'elfj ^ . tl
1 o w ijrtf?-?ST.1Tu"f ypiKc ^offlf kn y
takr. steps I" protect i'se'.r. 1:
(le/fstood by tic members of :
'?>'.. when that hndy ndjourne
?conference would he he'd hetv
suiting Engineer Potter, ihe ??
and tin. tnariagc-mer.l of Ihe f
it: readiness. Hal: an Hour lab:.
Clerk of the Corporation Court. Mr. D.
G. Smith, had lie- memorai da its Iks
hands and was entering ihe s ins
?This being the lirst tine- tie- ritiz.-ns
or Newport News have been sued as
a corporation. Ihe text "f these memo?
randa will not make nnintere ting read?
ing. They are as follows:
"In the Circuit (;?:::;?! for lie City
Newport News, Virginia:
"Newport News and old Polnl Railway
and Electric Company, a Corpora?
tion.Plaintiff
"vs.
"City of Newport News... .Defendant.
"Trespass on the case. Damages. $20.
000.
"Issue spa. rteurnalile I" First Jan?
uary Rules, ison.
"C FE RR.A CD & RFGESTER.
"SEGA11 ."i BRAXTON. P. E.
"December 1. 1S9S."
"In the Circuit Court for the City of
Newpdrl News, Virginia:
"Newport News and Old Point Kail
way and ICIcctric Company. :?. Corpo?
ration .Plnintifl
"AI. Conan. Sr.. and Harry \V. Honan.
partners and contractors, trading un?
der the firm name of M 11..mm &
Sons.Defendants
"Trespass on the case. Damages $20,
000.
"Issue spa. returnable I" Firs: .Jan?
uary Rules, ISO!).
"O'FERRAED .v REGESTER,
"SEGAR & RR ANTON. P. B.
"December 1. 1S9S."
In connection with th" suit against
M. Honan Sons, an iittachmeni was
also sworn out. Mr. Payne making tlu
affidavit, the purpose .if the attachment
being to secure tie- company for tic
amount sued for in the event of winning
the suit. This attainment includes
the horses, carts and tools of the c.
tractors, and a copy <.l" the attachment
was served on City Treasurer .1.
Curtis, by suggestion, fur the purp."
of preventing the city from paying t
contractors any money due ;h;m, or
become due them, until the anioi
sued for is secured.
This document, also, will prove inter?
esting to the citizens "f tic- city, gem
ally, as well as I.. M. Reman & So
particularly, for. now thai the city
being sued, there will be a general (
sire on th.- par; ..I' lie- tax-payers
learn as much about legal methods a
procedure as possible. The attachmi
is:
"Commonwealth of Virginia
"To the Sergeant of tin- City of New?
port News, greeting:
"Whereas. W. .1. Payne, agent and
President "f the Newport News and Old
Point Railway and Electric Company,
a corporation, plnintifl' in a certain
action of trespass on the case against
M. Honan. Sr.. and Harry W. Honan.
partners and contractors, trading under
the firm name of M. Honan ,\i Sons,
[.Jay mailt- oath bet?re me. D. I
ll. Clerk ..r the Circuit Court '
jity ..f Newport News, that he i
?ticves that the plaiutitT's claim j
i in the above action is :
>i| i lint the said plaintift !
?it to and ought to recover from j
?;, i ? dunls a certain sum. !
lj In least, the afllant believes,
ylihousaud dollars ($20.000): and
Hie best of alliant's belief the I
(n'fhints arc sun residents of the j
Virginia, and have estate and '
du. .1, ::i within lb.' said city I
? I the next term there
i tlien and there make
u have executed tb.
were turned
Seam Ii. I',
jinn the par
d .Mr. Hurry
is. being also
a t tachment.
? lias I.n
"ity Treasur
ase against
.layor A. A.
? of iho mu
y a represent
yesterday af
was not much
said brielly.
." said ho. "is
ly speaking.
. and unheces
Lion is nm vet
? 1 ai ibi- Jan
t Court, when
? ? are relurna
-t SI. H?nau &
i,,n being t.. pi
more nnitt
rarloi-s until this |
'in- attachment
tools, horses and
: .1. iirive him "f
city, in this al?
as the garnishee.
, -imond. our linn. Segar ,v l!rax
Mr. .1. K. M. Newton, Common
alib's Attorney, will look after the
a's lntes<"UMJLn?C-.?."T.,it. Messrs. Ho
iu >vV'e Daily Press iii_ the af- | ?sei.
tdood'. the/ have Tiardly' had ;.T.r, ai
i as they were not served with the
Iii I1 nl the suit until after oflice hours
U: connect ion with the attach.nt of
i uionev in the hands of tin- city for
. . ,. tracers, it mas be stated ilia:
:e city lias already paid 821.SS2.9S of
?? contract money, leaving sum-thing
? r ? .... still in hand. The Cily En
! r n.-i vet rendered his estimate
1 .!:?? amount du. M. l-lonsti & Sons
r work done in November, but the
mrttht may be phi.1 at somewhere
? ? . .-. and $13.000. Tb- money
. . y ordered paid lias been turned
. r i" the ai-slgt-.eos of tin- contractors.
ie Delaware County Trust, Sal".- D?
Tiii- Insurance Company, of
ivsl. r. Pa., this company being on the
? ..-..! ? :' ii:.- contractors, and this being
- usual arrangement.
:' mmonwealth's Attorney Newton
:i< . i :. .a ;?? gard ... .lie suit lasi night.
.; said thai he had no statement to
.': : i: fart, had not, up to that lime
-i: Inforn 1 ai all on tin- subject.
ii is need ess t ?? say tha: the outcome
:Lh is '.. iil b- await.-.1 with In
l. N... nr>. Jr. O.
s Its Friends.
News Cuncil.
hilled American
g. it does it well,
il session held ai
- hall last night
i- rule. In tact,
raird proving the
i- its guests the
served. A number
mad-, also, among
: Rev. T. .1. Mac
Ada ms, Suite Vlce
. i [udgins and Past
Niclcum;
I IAIN GANG,
tig .ii-i not g.. .mi >-.
tct is that there is"
says he is not paid to |
gang and when Street
Ketton went to he jail
;'t ;he gang, tin-re was
0 prisoners out.
ng now comprises only |
I:.- others having been
unless the rhnin gang |
a few days the dls
s will have to be taken
.MISSION.
of Washington. D.
.1 of the t'nion Mis
'iil spi nd Sa turdaj
this city and wiP
the int. rest of Ihi
i) missi m hall Sat
First Presbyteriun
:ning, in the Fhsi
te . \. niv.g and will
mass-mei ting at
i ??? !: in t ii-.- Wash
lOdist church,
gram of music and
nged for the occa
d spoke at the mis
)'..?-. u Win el re-, naim led .<! and
P. :.l Newport Ni -.v.-. Cycle Co. 11-ltf.
We sell you the Suit.
We give you tile fit.
They'll malt.- you look cute,
If yon stand or you sit.
an 17-tf Woodward & Womble.
Leave your orders at Newport News
Sakery today for Ice Cream and
Iharlolto Russe, to be secured Thanks
iving Day. Finest in the city. nov-22tf.
Hot rolls every evening at Newport
Jews Hakery. no 10-tf
NEWPORT NEWS,
City School Buildings Dis?
cussed by thu Frustees.
UNFINiSH'E? CONTRACTS
Matt- r <>r Hie llclay of tlo llij;!. Sell- o
???ill ?>.<? [toiLetl. I!:. I.(I I us- Ar ril on.
r . cuiiiy C-nup ? ?? ?>? N lill-.l
Mi . I', it.llcoi ,1V I' orr- Ir.
The regular session of the Board of
School Trustee last night was a decid?
edly inte r.-sting one, as was anticipated,
and yet i: might have been move inter?
esting had the conclusion not been
readied thai ii would 1-- liest to defer
the matter of collecting the forfeit of
$10 a day. due under the contract, from
P. ddicord .V.- Co.. ror each day after
N'ovi in her 2-1. the dab- s.-t for th.m
plc-tion of the new High School blind?
ing, -.intil the work is completed and
tinned ov. r to the city. Ii was suppos?
ed that some definite action would be
taken in ihe mailer of ibis forfeit, but
certain phases of ibesiiuatioi: present?
ed themselves to lb.- board which made
the postponement appear the better
course.
As the matter now stands, the sec?
retary of the Hoard has been instruct?
ed to notify the suretv company on
Messrs. Peddicord & Co.'s bond, that
the time limit has expired, and that
the forfeiture was in effect. The ques?
tion ..f whether the Hoard will com?
pel the contract,..- to pay the full
amount of the forfeit money, or a lesser
amount, covering the damage sustained
by the city because of the delay on the
building, or some other amount, has
been nut off until a later date, pre?
sumably, that of i!\.mpleiion of the
work.
Cop.tractor Johnson, who is supposed
to be building the Itoc-kelts school in
such a way that it will be ready for
occupancy by December 12, but who
ha:-v in reality, completed, according to
Mr. Edward Marye. who is superin?
tending the work, only an eighth of the
work, also came in for considerable at?
tention at the hands of the Board, and
the Secretary was instructed lo notify
the surety company on his bond of the
state <jf affairs.
There were present when the Hoard
met; in addition t.. President Cooper
and Secretary Jones. Messrs. O'Donnell.
Perkins, Ford. Itobinson. and Attorney
Clark: also the Superintendent. Hon.
Thomas Temple Powell: Contractor
Peddicord, who is doing ihe High School
work; Mr. H. D. Colemr.n. whir is fur?
bishing the lumber to Mr. Peddicord:
Mr. Edward Marye. who is supervV* "".
ihe work for Architect P. Tine" s ,
Marye, who drew the plans, but vi' use'1
at, present commanding the Huut?^v01
Hilles -it Savann/rfrate" the coun |
tl. lie , ? , " l-Uf hoob
Some "F.es at land right at.Lnsacted
h> the Board "in-fore" it reached the
bool question.
Mr. O'Donnell. of the Building and
Supply Committee, stated that the low?
's! biddi I- for furnishing- the schools
with wood was Mr. B. D. Chandler.
I .vho bad accordingly been awarded the
! or.tra. t, his price being $1 a cord.
The Superintendent submitted the fol
? wing report:
Total enrollment (White).I.nj:
Total enrollment (colored). 2S2
Ac. daily attendance (white).S00.94 i
Av. daily attendance (colored).: ..231.45 1
Dr. Perkins, of the soc ial commit?
tee appointed to look into the condi?
tion of the Easi End school building,
the basement or' which was badly
flooded with surface water, stated ilia;
the water certainly ought to lie remov?
ed, but lh.it he was not comifbtent to
suggest a method, and thought the
method ought to be left to the architect.
'The latter advised toi ru cotta six-inch
tiling around the building, approximat?
ing the cost of the work at about $125.
The mailer was referred -o Mr. .Marye,
with instructions to secure plans and
specifications tor the proper drainage
f the building, and to report them to
he special Building Committee.
'Tie- matter of Ihe disposal of the
Ihre.- old school buildings coming up.
the Secretary reported thai but one
bid had been received, and thai was
from Newport News Lodge, No. 92. I. O.
O. P.. offering $(?.000 for the Twenty
eighth strce! school building. This bid
was rejected as too low. and the Sec?
retary was directed to offer the lodge
the property for $7.000, Messrs. Jones
and Kord voting against the proposi
| ion.
Mr. Jones then moved that the Pres
:dent appoint a special committee which
should dispose of all three school bitild
ngs. the Twenty-eighth street property
to go to the lodge, ir it should accept
the Hoard's offer: otherwise, to be sold
it public auction along with the other
two buildings. This motion was carried
and the President appointed on that
?ommittee Messrs. Perkins, Ford and
O'Donnell.
This business disposed of, the subject
.f the new schools was approached.
'The ball was started rolling by a ques?
tion put to Mr. Marye as to what pro?
gress Contractor Johnson had made on
the Ttocketts building, due to be finish?
ed in the next twelve dags. Mr. Ma?
yo, in reply, stated thai the work was
inly about an eighth completed, and
that he had just condemned a lot of
'-.rick the contractor was using, be?
cause they were not of the sort re
Itiired. Mr. Ford moved that the trust
company on Mr. Johnson's bond be no?
tified of the unsatisfactory condition of
iffairs. and the motion was dulv 'car?
ried.
The way having been prepared, the
?natter of the unfinished High School
?ontraet was'taken up, Mr. Marye re
nortir.g that the work, which should
have been done November 2-1. was only
about five-eighths finished, but that it
was progressing pretty well at present.
Mr. Peddicord remained with the
Board all the evening, but had nothing
to say. excel)! when asked what excuse
he had for the delay, and when he
could complete the work. To the first
question, he replied that the only ex
' us.- be had was his inability to get
the brick and lumber in time: as to
when he could complete the work, he
would not venture a statement.
Mr. Coienian, however, addressed the
Board twice, In his own behalf, and in
behalf of Mr. Peddicord. the substance
of his remarks being that Mr. Peddl
? ? >rd- was certainly not to blame, as
he had used all possible diligence and
effort to complete the work; that the
delay was caused through failure to
get the material on the ground in time;
of I his delay, he, as the man who was
furnishing the lumber, was responsi?
ble for only two weeks, which' he
freely acknowledged, and Mr. J. A.
Moss, who was furnishing the brick,
was responsible for the rest. So far as
he himself was concerned, said Mr.
Coleman, he had used all due diligence
to get the lumber; had ordered enough
lumber for two jobs of the size, but
had received not quite enough for one,
and would have the rest on his hands
VA., FRIDAY, DF(
after theji job was done, provided it
ever reached here; that, in the ease of.
the two weeks delay, when he found
the lumber he hail ordered was not com?
ing, he turned around and bought other
lumber, selling it to the contractor for
less than ;it cost him, thereby being
something ever $300 out of pocket.
51 r. Coleman was of the opinion that
the Board? could, as a matter of fair?
ness and justice, extend the time of the
contract a little, inasmuch as Mr. Ped
dicord had1; done his best, and was not I
at fault, and asserted that, in any
event, lie did not propose to see Mr.
Peddieord lose anything through him. '
but that if the Board saw fit to demand :
the full amount of the forfeit lie would
stand for his part, and he supposed
Mr. .Moss would have to stand tor the
lost: certainly Mr. Peddieord ought no:
to lose a ctent. and neither ought his
surety. Ho- (Mr. Coleman) came be?
fore the Board as an honorable citizen
of Newport-News, and asked that
neither he nor Mr. Peddieord. having
done their best, be made to lose money
through no fault of their own.
Dr. Cooper told Mr. Coleman that it
had been stated by Mr. Moss that he
(Mr. Coleman) was responsible for at
least sixty days of Hie delay, instead of
only two weeks. Dr. Cooper was him?
self oi' the opinion that sixty days
was nearer the figure than fourteen.
Mr. Coleman. however, insisted that
both Dr. Copper and Mr. Moss wore in
error, and that Iiis statement was cor?
rect. ;!
Mr. Moss was not present to speak
for himself on the subject. The Board,
after some discussion, all good-natured
enough, decided to defer action in the
mallei- of the penalty, deeming it the
belter part of wisdom to await the
time when the damage caused by the
delay could be figured out, the under?
standing being that when that time
arrived, it" it was thought proper to
hold i he contractor up to the forfeit
of $10 a day, it could be done: if not,
he could lie assessed the amount of
actual damage caused to the city, or
else some other arrangement could bo
made.
Dnder the agreement of the Hoard
with Mi-. Pcddicord's surety company.
It was necessary to notify that com?
pany or his . failure to complete the
work on timei and of the fact that the
forfeit money was running up. The
Clerk was, accordingly, instructed to so
inform the surety company. There was
some discussion as to the wording of
:his motion, after it had been passed,
but it was straightened out satisfacto
'?ity. and the Board proceeded to the
transaction of some routine business,
including the ordering of several ac
? ounis paid, and some minor matters.
-Among otherf things, a communication
was read from the Peck-Hammond
Company, of Cincinnati, stating that
Messrs. Moyen & Shepard. who had
tin' contract for puting in the healing,
ventilating and flushing apparatus in
the new High School building, bad
assigned the contract to them. The
Secretary was instructed to write to
the Peek-Hammond Company telling
them that the Board looked to Messrs.
Moyer & Shepard for the carrying out
c.r their contract under their bond,
'by ,tfte*<?ard adjourned at 11 o'clock.
i-iion reserving to^xJIOTSET.f.. , ... - -???.?
HehieTrietV* iri>> .advantages o. i liken.
At. the Warwick:" &^kSSSSSM^'!f^
??: H. C. Furgong. yr^rWWW M
Puller, Baltimore; A\be_nec--f:iiotter
New York: M. T. Kat&ifky. Rn..?nore:
W. A. Goodman. New York: c. H. Con
table, Richmond: J. O. Powell. New
'.'oik; C. D. Andrews. New Yurie:'W. I
Putnam, Boston: E. E. Cites, Lynen
Basil H. Joy. a Londoner, who is on
,i pleasure tour, was a guest at the
'A arwick yesterday.
Ai the Metropolitan: J. <
Boston; Howard ,T. Ford. Cap
Lb nry Kellogg, Cape Charit
Smith. P. tersburg; J. Monroi
J. Ma the ws. New York; W. F
Fringer. Clifton Forge. Va.: W. R.
Brown. Cincinnati; S. C. Crapster
Drand Blanc. Mich,, are registered ai
the Hotel Ivy.
Ai the Imperial: c. B. Goodwin,
Ohuckatuek, Va.: Will, Amos and wife.
Baltimore: Charles Stern, New York;
.1. !?:. Dunsn.n. Norfolk: James K.
Thomas. Washington: 13. Whitney, Nor?
folk; I.. H. Smith, Morrisons. Va.
The Allegheny inn, Col. B. F. Fakle's
?:?-..'.- hotel on Washington avenue, will
be formally opened to the public this
v.-niug.
POLICE COURT.
Justice Drown disposed of the follow?
ing docket yesterday:
Richard Mccarty and Thomas Ste?
vens, charged with stealing a wat4i;
dismissed.
W. Donstalt. drunk: fined $2 and
costs.
M. W. Shehan. drunk, fined $2 and
, ostS.
John .Murry, drunk; lined $2 and
costs.
Thus. B. Scanton. drunk; fined $2 and
costs.
Andrew I.acey (colored), riding bicy?
cle on sidewalk: lined $2 and costs.
Jacob Austrian, obstructing the side?
walk: ordered to remove the obstruc?
tion.
Joseph Wells, drunk; fined $2 and
costs.
William Rieketts. drunk: fined $2 and
costs.
Dennis Doherty, drunk; fined $2 and
Stephen Griffin (colored). driving
cagon on sidewalk; failed to answer
'summons: fined S2 and costs.
J. B. Jordan (colored), reckless driv?
ing: failed to answer summons; fined
$2 and costs.
OFF FOR PORTO RICO.
Mr. J. C. Smith, a Petersburger, who,
with his brother, has purchased coffee
growing lands in Form Rico, was in
the city yesterday, stopping at the Me?
tropolitan Hotel. Mr. Smith left for
New York last night, whence he will
embark to join his brother, who is al?
ready in ;l:o isle. He savs that the
soil of Porto Rico is the most, fertile"
'.ml productive in the world: that land
is surpisingly cheap, and tha; scarcity
? if skilled labor is the only difficulty
lo lie encountered. Mr. Smith engaged
's foremen Messrs. John Hincklc and
W. II. Wilson, of Newport News, and
Mr. A. c. Shinn. of Baltimore. They
accompany him on the trip.
RIP VAN WINKLE.
Manager Dawson seemed to know
what he was lining when he secured the
Dobson & Ring Rip Van Winkle Com?
pany for his attraction at the Opera
House yesterday matinee and night.
At the matinee the audience was the
largest ever known in the history of
(he house, and. judging from the laugh
1 r and applause, tha; was frequent,
every one was pleased. Mr. Glenn, the
v. teran actor, as Rip. gave an Imperso?
nalien not inferior to that of the famous
Jefferson himself. The Itooney children
in their specialties were the delight of
all present and were recalled several
times.? Lynchburg News.
This attraction will appear at the
Opera House tonight and tomorrow
night.
"'. Travis.
Charles:
is; J. C.
!. Norfolk.
Mr. W. G. Burgess is ill.
.EMBER 2, 1898.
new possEssiMb
Agricultural Problem Now
Presents Itself.
SECY. WILSON'S RtPOR
<_ U'Kilon of Bltcmii?>- K.x|>..rl'of Amei
can Produce l>lni:ll**rfl. |.;x|t..rl
meiits Mlitte WPli I'M.
coiii-hcI?? IS"U|im.
(Ily Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 1. -Secreta
Agrieullure James Wilson, in his
nual report maile public tonight, ii
dition t.i iliscussing domestic problems
reviews nur agricultural relations in
foreign fields. 11,- calls for an emergen?
cy appropriation of a lump sum for In?
line requirements that cannot all be
anticipated specifically. Exploration by
scientists, of territorial acquisitions and
Ihe sudden appearance of posts, are
some of these possible emergencies. Dis?
cussing agricultural resources in iuii
new island acquisitions. Secretary Wi -
son says:
"In ib.- territories recently brought
under the control of the United States
government the ngriculiur.il interests
urgently call for attention by ibis de?
partment. Hawaiian and the West In?
dia islands depend almost exclusively
for their prosperity upon their agricul?
tural production.
EARLY ACTION.
"It behooves the department therefore
lo place itself at ihe earliest mom nt I
possible in a position to extend to t:
agriculturists of these territories wliic
have, or may. come under the Unit.
Statse Hag. tile services and In net:
which it renders to the farmers of tl
United States. The increased trade n
latinos which may be looked for 1?
Uveen the United Slates and Its insular
dependencies moreover, render the con?
ditions of agriculture in the latter and
the character and extent of their pro?
ductions matters of profound inteiesi
lo the people of the United Stales. 1
is urgently necessary that Congress
should-.is speedily as possible provide a
sufficient fund for the use of this de?
partment In making such investigation;,
as may be necessary to the agricultuial
resources and conditions in Hawaii
Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Philippines."
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
On the practicability of exporting
dairy products, the secretary says thai
..-.wing io a better home demand, it is
not commercially profitable to send hut
tit to i-urope just now. as the home de?
mand at present absorbes the supply
j For the purpose of obtaining for dairy
Itnen ail the facts relnfi>p; _> irtfrij?
i?^?.i^.:}iT~a-'Jtt'i?F"'fit Indian; | \"??'
ftrt"!5*is nnnV-;? Trie" hedarimErrtl^g- an
agent to that port, and an ngei.t to
Hamburg to ascertain the facts regard?
ing customs duties, as well as prohibi?
tions and other difficulties that might
meet exporters of butter to Germany,
it was found that no line of steamers
sailing to French ports direct could fur?
nish refrigerator space, so shipments
could not be made during h it weather
Whenever our home supply of finest
butter exceeds home demand, the secre?
tary says it can be profitably sent bath
to Germany and France. The American
farmer is now selling cheap grains and
mill feed to the European dairymen
who meet us in European markets with
; roducts made from raw material fur?
nished by us. Rut there is reason to
believe that there is a growing tenden?
cy toward the consumption of f rains
and mill feeds a: home and exporting j
the produi ts of skill and intelligence.
The trade in American farm products
is growing in the China seas, and, in oil
dor that markets may be opened up in
Japan. China and other countries of the
Pacific ocean, an agent is now in that
region establishing agencies to which
tt'.e department will make trial ship?
ments and. gather all information pos?
sible for the American producer.
EXTEND INSPECTK INS.
The secretary recommends the exten?
sion and adoption of the law regarding
tlie inspection anil certillcation of meats
ami meat products for export so as to
make them apply to butter and cheese.
"There is an evident necessity." the
report says, "for the inspection of many
articles Imported from foreign countries
that contain substances injurious to the
public health. The department chemists
are doing work along this line that sug?
gests a more comprehensive inquiry.
The department now buys samples for
analysis in the open market. It may
b- necessary, however, where there is
ground for suspicion and a necessity
lor the identification of source io open
packages at ports of entry, as ii is. pi .
posed ill foreign countries to do with
our exports in certain cases '
This brief statement is the ..nly ref?
erence the secretary makes to restrict?
ive measures adopted by certain gov?
ernments respecting our produi ts.
EN PEDIMENTS ENLARG ED.
The experimental exports of butler
by the Agricultural Department t
Great Britain were resumed at the
opi ning of the season
largod seal
a decided gain is
b'e impression ma
first quality from Uniledj'Stii
lies on the best class., of the butU-r
irade in London and Manchester. Lack
of proper attention to economic chemis?
try is complained of and the report says
w,. pay foreign countries large sums for
:?? al tar products, for eyample, while we
have skilled chemists, capital and raw
material at home.
The secretary enlarges upon tin- need
of nature teaching in the common
s< hools. He says there is a glowing in?
terest in education thai relates to pro?
duction .and all classes of intelligent
people favor it. With exception of
tl e very few persons^ have found
tl sir way into our :\if\ ' '' illeges.
tea education of our ,W,trons. W?- been
designed to n re pa re them for p.-. ..I V'r^'g
from the soil.
T10 ACH EI IS N E EDE D.
The report suggests that the greatest
difficulties are to overcome the con?
servatism of the local boards managing;
country schools anil t.> ge l competent
teachers. The scientific educational
subject is exhaustively discussed and
while tbcr.. is no university where
young farmers may pursue post-grad?
uate studies in all the. sciences relating
to production, the. scientific divisions of
the Department of Agriculture, it is
urged to some extent, can provide post
gr iduate facilities.
rphe districution of young plants to
vrrious parts of the country reached a
total for the year of 189.000 bushels.
T!'.ts experimental garden work Is ex?
pected to reap material general benefit.
The report announces that the bureau
of animal industry has perfected a dip
which ' ' s the fever ticks from cattle
easou oi imk. em an eu
SecretatV' Wilson says
; evident I n the i'av ira
nade by Tiuttor of the
PK ICE
-o they can be in .veil north at any
son, that it has continued tin- ,.:.--,.. ri
nienls with anti-toxin scrum to prevent
and cure hog cholera and it is r..lu
mended thai this discovery, bavins b en
:nadc by imblic oilicials at puhli, , x
pcttse. should not be diverted I > private
. ost and that the serum should b.n
titiued under government control at
least for some years to come. Tie- Tex?
as f.-ver dipping stations will I,.
llshed at convenient points before the
next quarantine season. 'I'll-, results
from the blackleg vaccine points out
the percent, in herds has 1.11 reduced
from 10 to 2d per cent, to less th in I
per cent. This ii dicatcs I ha! if g -coral?
ly used it w ill tend to ..radicate the dis?
ease completely.
other i-i:.\ti? !ti-:s.
Other features ..I' I lie ivporl briellv
follow:
.'iir foreign trade agricultural pr.i
?Incts is shown ,? l.Ver two-thirds
of our domestic exports and is steadily
growing, wlill? (!:,. production of Hold
pr ducts imroiluced !"r. m foreign
tries is rapidly decreasing, causing a
eorrcsopnding decrease in agricultui.nl
imports. Good work has bl. n don, ia
hybridizing the orange and other c'trv.s
plains and in the crossing of pin a| p|, -
Increasing the size and vigor and g cul?
ly improving the tlavor. Observation
iml forecast stations have b en extend?
ed around the Caribbean Sea and in
?ieased through the interior of the
country, especially in the mountain
states. Tl>,. natural life zones ,,r u-.c
I'nited States are being surveyed aid
the areas best adapted to various crops
determined. Four scientific explore, s
of ih,. department are abroad ge|?nK
seeds and plants in Russia, the Mediter?
ranean region, the China Sea and South
A uiorlca
Sieel rails are slated to be the omhii;
material for r.1 roads where bard
rock is not convenient. The report ?"
fers io the value and popularity of Hie
ollicinl fanners' bulletins ami to soil
and tobacco researches.
111( 11IBINDHRS \V A NTK11.
Chinese Coverninenl Seek--, an Otip.utu
nity io Deal Wiib Them.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. O.e. i.?The Ciller.^
:? vernment. ihrnugh its representative.
Mr. Wuting-Fang. Pas broached :.. i:
authorities here the willingness of Chi?
na io negotiate an extradition treaty
ipplieahle to all criminals, but intended 1
n particular to reach the higlibiniDrs.
This fraternity has spread terr. i
l-.rough the f ti- west.
The Chin. se government llnally deter
mined to take cognizance of the subj . i
is the agitations in this country opi?
ated quite as much against the law
bldlng Chinese and against the Ch n sc
Tovernnient itself, as it did against lb.
aarties to tlie secret crimes. It was
hercforc represented !.i (he otlleia's
?ere that as the highbinders had proved
<uch a dillicult class for the p .lice an
hi.ritles in the countries to deal with
.'hina would assume the burd-m of de
ecli in and punishment if an extradi
ion treaty could be negotiated. Tin
Ai'Y'.,'.,se. it was suggested. w? = ..to hav,
hendlhg tmd IraiTsportfng the guilt;
pn riles.
LEGAL RARRIF,RS.
While willing to get rid of Chinese
highbinders and all other Chinese crim?
inals the authorities here foresaw seri
us legal objections to such a treaty
The methods of trial and punishment in
china are very summary. Tile proposal
therefore was open to the objection thai
.his country was surrendering person.
iothlciied within its borders to a for?
eign country for harsh and uuusurt
prosecution and iiunisinn.nl. Litlli
doubt was entertained here thai if Chi
i;rt once seemed possession of the high
binders short work would be made 0!
hem, owing to the prejudice they have
brought upon the government. China
was ready to overcome this objection
as far.as possible by providing for a full
'??.earing or trial in this country befnri
the parlies wer,, turned over to the
Chines,, officials for deportation home
ST I l.R INS IT FFK'l E N'T.
This, however, did not fully meet the
; gal objections against the proposition.
Moreover, it was believed the Senate.
whom such a treaty would have In
be referred for ratification, would nit
act favorably upon it and that it wou'd
?Iir up animosities and agitation* on
the Chinese question in general, rath i
than accomplish any special good in Hie
direction desired. The Chinese authori?
ties have not. therefore, gone further
than to broach the subject to the ofll
i-ials here and learn how such a treaty
w mid he viewed, although they stand
ready at any time to assume ihc bur?
den of dealing with the highbinders a'd
Uber Chinese criminals if a naturaliza?
tion treaty should give them jurisdiction |
ov. r the offenders.
I.EE NOTIFIES DEPARTMENT.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. Dec I.?Major-Gen?
eral I. commanding at Savannah, has |
telegraphed the War Department as fol
. ... ? respecting the departure of the
ransports Manitoba and Chester teliy,
.\ -lb troops aboard for Cuba:
'Manitoba. Willi General Snyder and
the Fourth Tennessee, cleared here at
-:13 this morning. Chester, with the
Fifteenth Infantry, left her anchorage
ibout six miles below the city about
the same hour, and is probably now on
be top of the sea sailing for Cuba.
-he might have 1.n at the bottom of it
f she bad gone out the day she start.-.1.
Panama still here."
CHESTER OFF To SEA.
(By Telegraph.)
SAVANNAH. OA.. Dec 1. The trans?
port Chester, carrying the Fifteenth
United States Infantry to Neuvitas.
Cuba, which was twice run aground by
her pilot, on.e Io avoid a collision with
the Manitoba, and the second time on
account of fog. went to sea today. The
Chester drew twenty-four feet, nine
nches and passed out with ease, cross
ing the bar two hours after high water.
She was followed by the Manitoba, car?
rying the Fourth Tennessee Regimen;
to Clonfuegos.
TROOPS REACH MANILA.
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Dec 1. ?General
Otis today telegraphed to the War De?
partment from Manila that the trans?
port Indiana, with the headquarters
and t\v. battalion:; of the Kansas Vol?
unteer*, arrived there this morning.
There were no deaths during the voy?
age and hut little sickness aboard.
MTALLA RE.V. .,'N's IN NORFOLK.
(By Telcgra'].. "
WASHINGTON. Dec 30 . Captain
MeCnlla has been detached ,. ' duty
on the repair ship Vulcan and i . I "ed
to resume his duties as Captain of thV:
Gosport navy yard, at Portsmouth.
TO CHILDREN LARGE AND SMALL.
This is to notify you that I have
rented the store next to Adams' Racket |
Store on Washington avenue for yout
special benefit, and on December 1st.
will be on hand with th" grandest lot J
of toys this city has ever seen. No?
body will have t > "O or se: i elsewhere
for Xmas r-es'-*-; this year. Wai* and
aee. SANTA CLAUS. I
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[ CIRCULATION
9'^^^..^,^^i.ia,.ai?>iiti?tt?<<iS??<
sINGLE. copy, two cents
ONE WEEK, TEN cents :
DEAUN
lJons Facilitate Procedure ?l
Peace Negotiations, .
AN UNAVOIDABLE DEl?I
!? kiiiHh t iinju.l,^|,rl,erg Offer tie ve r.i I
posl i?iih Wlucli NwHltai* a
I'oalpolit-ment of he
I'llini So--l.li.
' (By Telegraph.1)
? AK1S. 11,., . 1. Anxious^as both are
y conclude their work. th^-^Uft^-*:
Stales and Spanish peace comthls^
'Io tun hold a jnint session {*?'
i heir n,-.\t meeting will be held?
i ciock tomorrow afternoon. f:~-.
This delay arose from the to/\\
of Spanish commissioners",' at/,4-.?
in.! h session, offered several / r"
Urns which called for special L
o n upon the part of the A.V. XM
-pain asks the United States VV ? |
or a term of live years to SpanW?
allying Spanish goods or proto
L'orto Itlco and Cuba the sarm\r v.?"
eges as American vessels eng^vO
the same trade may have ani\ve
iiialili.-s this report by a provisW
trade Privileges i.xtended toW, '
-o long as the United States goveriVe^?
is dominant ,,vcr th- island. V"1t3$B
In suppori of this request the Spanish*
commissioners assert that Spain can-.'
1101, with..tit vital harm, immediately
ibandon or cut the business relations;'
-o long maintained between the mother,
.ointry ami the West Indian terrlto-j;
FAMILY ANT) SOCIAL TIES.
They de. iare that family tlrs and so?
cial relations, added to affairs of trade:
maintained through centuries, require::
gradual dissolution. They Invoke the
erms of th.,- treaty ,,f 1819, by which the*;
United States took over Florida from'
?'???in, aid. in the fifteenth article of.
which, granted Spain for twelve years
i.e ..go. ... semi her. good's and pro?
ducts to Florida In Spanish ships, on
the sain,- terms as the ships carrying
'hither goods and products-of the Uni
.ed States. ? - ??
The Spanish commissioners* cite fur
her ihe fact that the treaty of 1S03
?vith France for the cession of Louisi
111? granted French and Spanish goods ,
ind products the same terms as AmerM
ans 111 New Orleans and other ports'
11 the ceded territory.
Finally Spain points to the American
imposed "open door" policy in ..the
Philippines and asks a guarantee of the
::tme advantages in her late West In?
iinn colonies, until trade relations crin;
ie degrees accustom themselves to the
??:v?,,iEi''?-.
ly whl/n It was supported are consider-^
d strongly stated and the American",
omnilssioners desired time for dellber
itlon. Thus, though busy until nearly
: o'clock tills afternoon, they were not
ully prepared and Judge Day sent a*
oessage to Senor Montero Rios, re-:
.uesting that the joint session fixed for.])
his afternoon be postponed until to?
morrow, v-e???
OTHER PROPOSITIONS.
Meanwhile, the Spanish commission--'*,
rs had been preparing a list of subjects
or negotiation, supplemented by sug-/
estions counter to and amendatory, of
in- subjects, the Americans submitted
esteiday. This came to the American/,
ommissioie rs today in Spanish, ren
?ering It even more desirable to post*
?one the joint session in order to give
time for translation and consideration. .
ib.- translation is being made this civ
-.?dug and the subject will be laid before
he American commissioners tomorrow.:
norning.
Nov. that the first burst of grief and
chagrin has passed, the Spa'nish com?
missioners are meeting the Americans ??:
n a frank spirit that is helpful to an'".
ally con-i b-lition of the negotiations.
INJUNCTION TO RIOS.
MADRID. Dec. 1.?A long Cabinet
meeting, a; which the Queen Regent ,
pt-esidi d. was held today and a reply /
was framed to Senor Montero Rios, !
President of the Spanish Peace Com?
mission, relative to a number of points
in the treaty of peace, upon whjch he
bad requested instructions.
The Premier, Senor Sagasta, after the
council said
"Tomorrow's meeting of the Commis?
sioners will not be the last." ? ?
The Minister of the Interior. Senor
i'apdepou. announced that there wers
several domiciliary visits at Barcelona :
yesterday, but that otherwise the coun
'rv was absolutely quiet.
MADRID INSTRUCTS.
PARIS. Dec. I.?Midnight.?From in
"urination w hich comes' to the Assa?
ulted Press correspondent from a well ?
"tithentlcated source late this evening,
t seems unlikely that the Commissions
vill finish iheii'MVork as soon as had
'.een expe, ted. It is probable that the *:
tegotiations will last considerably Ion
Madrid has instructed the Spanish
Commissioners on three points, to which
?he Americans attach much importance; '
These are cession of ah island in . the.
?'arollnes. the granting of reUgl6us..j
'reeilom over the whole of the Caro?
tins and the cession of a cable and
oaling station at Ceuta.
Before Spain does yield the negotia?
tions are likely to be prolonged, and
he United States may have to give a
substantial quid pro quo.
BEATEN BY BLACKS.
(Special to the Daily Press.)
RICHMOND. VA., Dec. 1.?John.-.
Uampden Chamberlayne. Jr., collector
for ;he Insurance department of the:
Security Bank, was this morning hor?
ribly beaten out in Jackson ward by a.
--ang of negroes. He was Insulted by a.
negro man and when the remark was":
repealed young Chamberlayne struck
Mi negro and was set upon and beaten;
The police arc looking for the negroes.
SAYS 'TIS TRUE.
BFRI IN. Dec 1.?A German govern-.
rant official, in an interview with the'
correspondent here of the Associated
Press, e infirms Hi,- report that Germany '
i: negotiating with Spain for the pur-,
chase ,.f the Caroline Islands. It is un
derstood lhat Spain expects to get 10,-'.
OfO.GOO francs for them, which Germany";:
considers excessive. 'v/ig
BERLIN 7"-.-' ? "?"'^T-u*?lZl\y.also made ,;
the pr. 1 y'Pli afford to. -H^'^tfc?oS!si*?^J^J "
be conti?-,; no internaUoR^^i
i-..midien 1 ion.-,J.\'rising especially with,,
th,. United States.
Prince Von Arenberg, president of the",
t-..Ionia I society, assures the correspond- '
,-:it of ti e Associated Press that the
"acquisition of the Caroline Islands is:
important less from the standpoint of
commerce, which is insignificant there.;,
than from a naval standpoint,"
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