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VOL. LI?NO. 6,
NORFOLK, VA., WE DN KS DAY NOVEMBER 27, 1895.
PRIC
AN AWFUL WIND STORM
Sweeps Through Michigan and Ohio, and
Great Is the Damage to Property Thereof,
ONLY TWO LIVES ARE KNOWN TO BE LOST
Vbc wind Keaebed n Velocity or
Mevoiiiy-six Miles an Hour. Wlilcti,
iu C'utiJnetluu With (lie Heavy
Fall of Snow, Created Urcnt Con?
sternation Among; tlio I'oople.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 26.?One of the
?worst wind storms that Cleveland has
ever known began In the very early
hours this morning and increased In se?
verity until about & o'clock, when the
greatest velocity of wind in the history
of the Cleveland "Weather Bureau Wait
attained. At f> o'clock the wind blew r.t
the rate of fully seventy-four miles an
hour and probably at a higher rate.
Violent gusts were frequent above the
steady under current, and they bail a
tendency to tear roofs, chimneys, etc..
from their fastenings. The rain fall
yesterday was some thing over an inch.
While ut its height the wind veered
from u southernly direction, and thus
the lake was ut its roughest, although
it wus u tumultuous body of water.
The wind seemed In have attained its
most remarkable velocity in the vicin?
ity of Erie and Superior streets. When
day dawned the entire neighborhood
presented n scene of wreckage. Music
Hull, on Vincent street, presented a
broad front for the gale. A gable about
eight feet high and fifty feet from the
ground extending across the entire Vin?
cent street front of the big building,
was blown to the street. The frame
steps leading to the Auditorium en?
trances, were completely demolished by
the falling stone and brick. At the
northeast comer of Superior and Erie
streets, n few hundred yards from the
Vincent street front of Music Hall. Is
St. John's Cathedral, the tower of
Which Is one nf Hie highest In the city,
showed the effect of the storm. The
tup was fully live feet out of line, the
steeple leahing toward the northeast.
Reports from various parts of the
city Indicate that the damage to prop?
erty will reach many thousund dollars.
No loss of life is reported.
A DECK HAND DROWNED.
Telgrnph and telephone wires are
flown all over the- city. A special to the
press from Putin May, O.. says:
The roof of V. Doller's store and the
parapets of the town hull and the front
of the museum were blown off this
morning. A deckhand c.f the steamer
Messenger, known us Roddy, was
found drowned at Fox's dock here this
morning, lie was blown In the dock.
FROM BOWL! NO GREEN.
A special to the Press from Bowling
Green. O.. says: A terrible wind with
nearly the force nf a hurricane struck
Wood county early Tuesday morning.
In this city buildings wer unroofed,
plate glass broken, chimneys blown
down, and the streets are strewn with
debris. The loss will reach about $1U.
000. A press representative rode
through the nil fields this morning and
in a distance of eight miles not a half
dozen} derricks were standing. The
amount of damage done in the oll Heids
is hard to estimate. There are hun?
dreds of derlcks blown down. The loss
will probably reach $30,000. Farmers
report much stock killed. Telegraph
wires and long dlstueo telephone wirus
aredown.
AKRON (OHIO) NEWS.
A special to the Press from Akron.
O.. says:
The high wind that visited the city
this morning did considerable damage
through the city. The tin roof of the
Akron Cereal Mill wns torn off by the
wind and thrown Into the street. A
large tree crashed through the buy
window into the residence of ex-Gover?
nor Egcrton.
WHAT IT DID IN DETROIT.
Detroit. Mich.. Nov. 26.?A hurricane
struck this city this morning, but be?
yond carrying down telephone und
telegraph wires and n couple of elec?
tric light towers and destroying num?
berless shade trees, little damage was
indicted. The window storm started
in about 2:20 o'clock, blowing forty
elgth miles nn hour from the northwest,
which increased steadily In violence
until tit 7:30 o'clock, when a velocity of
seventy-six miles an hour was reached.
Since thot hour, however, the wind
has gradually decreased in violence.
Business on the Board of Trade this
morning was at a standstill because
of the loss of all Chicago wires.
Report from the State show thai the
storm was general and In many places
was accompanied by a heavy fall of
snow. Adrian reports that much dam
ape was done by the hurricane' In that
region. Monroe reports miles of fences
blown down, trees uprooted and out?
buildings blown over. A frame pho?
tograph gallery, on Front street, was
completely demolished, and tin roofs
and chimneys on several large build?
ings were blown off.
SNOW SIX FEET DEEP.
Grund Haven. Mich. Nov. 26.?Only
In one previous year has winter set In as
early as this year. It snowed furiously
nil last night and there are drifts six
feet high In the main streets to-day.
Trains on all the railroads are In bad
shape and nenntry roads are complete?
ly barricaded. Already there is slush
Ice in the main ehnnnel of Grand river,
a record unprecedented.
TWELVE INCHES IN EIGHT
HOURS.
Sluskegon. Mich.. Nov. 2G.?The heav?
iest November snow storm that has
visited this section in many years raged
Inst night. Twelve Inches fell In eight
hours. Street car traffic Is suspended
and railroad trains are from six to
twelve hours late.
$100.000 DAMAGE TO OIL PROPERTY.
Toledo, O.. Nov. 26.?Reports from the
Oil fields smith of this city suy that
damage amounting to over $100,000 was
done to oll property by the storm.
Not a derrick Is standing and boiler
houses und engines were dismantled.
This city suffered less from the storm
than was expected. The only serious
damage so far reported is the unroofing
of Franklin School, on the east side.
The wires to the south of Toledo are
ull down and nothing can be heard from
points where It Is said the wind wrought
great havoc. A telephone messiige from
Fremont says Hint not a derrick Is
standing In the Sundusky county oil
field.
A CATHOLIC CHURCH WRECKED.
Clevelund. O., Nov. 2G.?A special to
the Press from Lorain. O.. says:
A second accident occurred at the
new St. Mary's Catholic Church here
during the wind storm this morning.
It was at this church that the tempo?
rary floor fell during the ceremonies of
laying the corner-stone two months ago
und forty people were Injured. The
walls hud been completed and the truss
put up for the roof. When the storm
struck the church the north wall was
blown out and the other walls were
wrecked with the roof truss. The mem?
bers of the church arc disheartened
by the disaster. All the siding was
blown off one side of the barrow mill.
AT THE MERCY OF THE GALE.
Cincinnati. K)., (Nov. SG.?A terrific
wind storm swept over this section last
night, doing considerable damage.
Trees were uprooted, buildings unroof?
ed or wrecked, telegraph poles and wires
blown down und several boats. In the
river, were torn from their moorings
and set adrift. The watchmen and
crews of packets and tow bouts were
all aboard and consternation reigned
among them. None of Ute boats had
steam up and they were, therefore,
left to the mercy of the gales, after the
lines had parted. Just above the big
Bandy wharf boat were moored the
steamers T. J. O'Connell, Rob Roy and
Lee Brooks. Tlie shore lines of all
three were snapped and when the wind
subsided they were all In a bunch at
Brown's coal fleet, n distance of fully
half u mile. A J4.000 barge was sunk
at the Marine dry-dock. Nearly a hun?
dred empty barges were set adrift from
the Queen City landing at the fool of
Washington street. The damage in the
river here will amount to $10,000.
HE WAS FRIGHTENED TO DEATH.
Gotltcb Luutenschlnger. ngcil 5S, mar?
ried, living at 15112 Pulte street, was
frightened to death by the storm. He
was awakened by the heavy wind and
feeling the house shake, left his lied
ami walked the floor constantly dur?
ing the storm, wrlglng Iiis hands and
praying for deliverance. After the
storm he became somewhat calmed,
but every nerve in his body quivered
from the effect of the nwful fright.
Shortly sifter daylight reaction had
fully set in and he was so prostrated
that he was forced to He down. From
thai moment he sank rapidly and was
a corpse In a short time.
IT REACHES CHICAGO IN GOOD
ORDER.
Chicago. Nov. 2G.?A blizzard de?
scended upon Chicago yesterday after?
noon, it rained, it snowed, and be?
tween times sleet pelted down pitiless?
ly. When night came the downpour of
the mixture of snow and rain und
sleet came heavier, and tin- wind, which
was gusty, in the afternoon, rose to a
gale. The streets, the pavements, and
sidewalks were flooded with slush. The
storm made the pavements almost im?
passable: street car Ira til c was serious?
ly Interf.-red with: trolley lines wore
I broken with the weight of tin- snow:
telephone and telegraph wires wire
t borne down, broken and crossed, until
half the wires in the town wer?' made
useless. By midnight all communica?
tion with the outside world was en?
tirely cut off. To-day matters nre al
most as bad. Telegraph and telephone
communication bus not been resumed,
the street railways are scarcely able
to run even ut long Intervals, and the
streets themselves are In a worse con?
dition than ever.
Trains are late on all the railroads.
All the morning long suburban trains
shared in the deluys which have befall?
en trnlns from a long distance. Mall
trains are behind hand, and no busi?
ness man can guess when In- will get
his letters from out of town or when
he will be able to send any. Every?
where the trains are late, the mails are
delayed, and the telegraph wires are
down. Out on Lake Michigan no ship
ventures to-day. The sen is running
high, and the wind still blows across
the water too sturdily for safety. A
strict quarantine could not keep steam?
ers and stilling vessels in port more
swept by the waves or blown upon the
coast by the half gale that still rages
there.
NEW YORK GETS A GOOD TASTE.
Buffalo, N. Y.. Nov. 26.?One of the
most furious windstorms of recent years
Is raging to-day over the eastern por?
tion of Lake Erie. As far as the eye
can reach the lake is lashed into an
unbroken succession of white caps
and the tumbling waves are dashing
high over the piers here.
The warning's which were sent out
yesterday, however, kept many vessels
in port and doubtless prevented a
number of wrecks.
Telegraph wires suffered badly and
communication with the West was for
u time cut off.
More than 100 feet of the West bound
track of the Huffalo Creek railroad and
over 200 feet of the East bound track
near the Hamburg turnpike has been
washed away by the waves from the
lake.
Nenr the same point about -100 feet of
the Erie trnck has nlso gone and 200
feet from each of the double tracks.
A dozen or more cars of the Erie
line in the same vicinity are wrecked.
The Nlrllic Assumes a Slew I'liase.
New York, Nov. 215.?Tlie strike of the
hotiscsmlths aglnst J. B. and J. M. Cor?
nell and Mllliken Brothers, assumed a
new phrase this mnnrliig when the
two firms carried out their threat, made
to their employes by putting non?
union men at work on their most h?r
.rled jobs. The pickets and the other
old employes say that they will use
onlv pnolflc measures and that vlolnece
will not be resorted to.
AFTER VERY NICE JOBS
Are Several Prominent Republicans, Who
Are Anxious to Serve the Dear People.
TO THE VICTORS BELONG THE SPOILS.
Tlio l'onttlosit, uf K< ig? ill ui ???< <? * > "iiiM,
Huurkroiipm anil l'?>* iimsl <? r ?>I
the House, it Itouo or Contention
tin.,;];; 'I'llOHC WIlO I'OllOWllie I'Or
tUUCN OftUt! 1C, 1,11 hi leu 11 1'lirlJ.
Washington, Nov. 26.?There are I ho
usual conflicting reports to-day regard?
ing the contest for the ofliees to be
given out by the Incoming Congress.
The lines are being more tightly drawn
and greater Interest Is excited as t<> the
result. One of the reports In circula?
tion to-day was that the defeated can?
didate fur 'clerk would probably be
given the bllloe of Bergeant-ul-Arms as
a Compensation lor his failure to He
cure the Office of bis choice. The two
candidates for this place are ex-them
bers. One is Mr. McDowell, of Penn?
sylvania, and the other is CSeil. Hender?
son, of Illinois. So for as can be learn?
ed then- is no basis for the belief that
the clerkship will he settled in this
manner, McDowell flatly says that he
will be a paity to no such arrange?
ment.
?'1 inn a candidate for the clerkship,"
lie udded. "I want Unit or nothing. I
would noi have the olllce of Sergeant
ut-Artns or any other olllce but that of
clerk if il were presented to me on a
silver snivel-.
Mr. W. .1. Glenn, of New York, who
Is a candidate for Doorkeeper und who
hus formed an offensive and defensive
alliance with the McDowell forces, and
Benjamin I"". Russell, of Missouri, who
Is also a member of the McDowell
Glenn combination as the candidate
for Sergennt-ut-Arnia, were present in
McDowell's private apartments when
that gi ntlemnn made the foregoing de?
claration. When lie had concluded
Messrs. Glenn and Kussel! euch an?
nounced their disapproval of any pro?
position which looked to their accept?
ance of any olllce except that for which
they announced themselves.
"Yon may say for me," said Mr.
Glenn, "that 1 came here to make the
tight for the Doorkeepershlp. 1 want
Hint ottice und I want no other. If I
fall to secure It I shall go home. I do
not intend to remain here und ask the
support of my friends for anything
else."
Mr. Russell was equally positive in
his assertion that he wanted the office
of Scrgeant-al-Anns and falling to get
that purposed retiring from the race.
It is expecte.1 that the nineteen Re?
publican members of the Ohio delega?
tion will be here to-morrow. II la their
intention to Imid Informal conference
lo-morrow night and decide what ac?
tion they shall take as a body with ref?
erence to the House offices. It is be?
lieved the Oil loans will agree upon u
candidate im- postmaster. If this he
don,* they will give hint a united sup?
port and endeavor to effect an arrange?
ment which will result in their candi?
date's election. Tin- thirteen members
from Indiana will hold a similar meet?
ing and it is assumed that they will
agreed as a whole to support tin- can?
didacy of Captain Thomas McKec, who
was the assistant secretary of tin- last
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, for Sergeant-nt-Arms, the
Office to which Mr. Russell, of Mis?
souri, aspires. The twenty-three
Southern Republicans will caucus on
Thursday night. It Is reported Hint
they will be practically a unit for Mr.
W. S. TIpton. of Tennessee, who is
making a sturdy liglii for doorkeeper.
General Henderson's friends assume
a conservative tone in discussing his
chances. General Henderson's personal
popularity is Iteltevetl to he one of his
great elements of strength and bis
backer;; are very hopeful to-day that he
will win.
This belief, however. Is ridiculous nt
Mr. McDowell's headquarters. At that
place it is said that .Mr. McDowell and
the other members of Ids combination
will enter the caucus with the twen?
ty-eight votes from Pennsylvania, the
twenty-eight from New York, and the
1"n from Missouri absolutely c-rtain.
The eight New Jersey voles- are ehilmed
for the combination. Right of {In- Mas?
sachusetts members are said to lie com?
mitted to them in addition to a anfficieiil
number of votes, whose Iteatlon is n??t
now desirable l" make public, which will
Insure not only McDowell's election, but
Hint of Messrs. Glenn and Russell as
well.
dipt. Whealton Again Angry.
Captain John R. When ton, who last
week wrote to The Virginian denoun?
cing the Virginia pilots and the pilot
laws of the State. I* r.gfiin angry?this
time with the United States Govern?
ment, it win l>e remembered I hoi Con?
tain Whenton's schooner, the Joseph
W. Foster, was seized nnd detained
at Lewes, Del., n few days ago on sus?
picion of violating the neutrality laws.
On M/wday the Treasury Department
released the vessel, but t'apt. Wheal?
ton now refuses to accent her and has
abandontd her to the Government.
hnx'cil by fin- Idle .Savers,
Chlcnero. Nov. 26.?Three large vessels
nrc ashore off Glencoe, having been
driven upon the beach by the storm
of last night. They ore the steamer
John Emory Owen nnd her two con?
sorts, the Schooner barge:! Michigan
and Kli/.abeth A. Nicholson. All are
loaded with coal, and bound from Huff
nlo to Chicago. This was intended to
their last trip UP (lie lakes this year.
The Eva list on life saving crew took
off In safety all on board nftcr a hard
struggle.
I'ive ol" n Crow Drowned
London, Nov. 26.?The Norwegian
hark Ann Elizabeth, bound from Car?
diff for Christiana, has been wrecked
near Falniouth. Five of her crew were
drowned.
WAKIIiXUTOX XKWN XOTKtt.
To Cruise Alone lite < .nisi 'I lie <>olil
Reserve nml Oilier .tinder*.
Washington. Nov. 20.?Audit! r Bald?
win und Logan Carlisle, who are In?
vestigating the iv.iMii destruction t>f
Treasury records by u colored laborer
for the sake of lie slumps upon I hem,
Intimate thai there are others con?
nected with the matter who Ufa of
more consequence titan the colored lab?
orers.
The President has ?designated >he
revenue cutter service steamers Lev I
Wood bury. A. .1. Dallas, Samuel Dex?
ter, Alexander Maniillon. W. H. ('raw
ford und Schuylor ColfllX to perform
special winter cruising upon the dan?
gerous coasts of the United States. Tills
action was taken in conformity with
a section of the revised statutes pro?
viding that "the President ih'ity when
the necessities of tlie service permit
it. cause any suitable number of pub?
lic vessels adapted to tlie purpose to
crlUSC upon the coast In the season of
severe weather, and to afford SUCll aid
to distressed navigators as their elr
eumstaiio.es may require, and such pub?
lic vessels shall go to sea fully prepar?
ed to render such assistance."
The recent offer of the Treasury to
pay express charges both Ways (tri gold
deposited for currency Is beginning I?.
bear fruit, us several offers wi re re?
ceived ut the Treasury to-day. All
were accepted. It Is explained that If
the offers are made direct to the near?
est sub-Treasury by the tenderer the
transaction will be grcntl) facilitated.
The- Treasury gold reserve at the
close of business to-day, with to-day's
gold engagements deducted, stands at
$480,92,860. Oold wnh withdrawn at New
York to-day. us reported tu the Trea?
sury, to the amount of $i.:ioi.t>no, of
which 17.10,000 was In gold bars and StOtt.
000 in gold coin.
9 a ?
The criuscr Minneapolis Is practi?
cally ready to start for Smyrna, Asia
Minor, to assist in protecting American
interests, but If the present had weath?
er continues her departure will lie de?
layed, it was said at the department
to-day that if the weather cleared the
Minneapolis would probably begin her
long voyage to-morrow. She is now ut
Newport News. Yn. The comparative
quietude now existing In Hie Sultan's
domains has caused consideration to
be given in offlclal circles to the ques?
tion whether It would be necessary to
send the vessel, particularly as the
United States already have two cruis?
ers In Turkish waters, bul It Is under
Stood that the Minneapolis will go in
any event If only' to allay apprehen?
sions of the citizens of this country In
Turkey, and their friends at home.
CONVICTN BEUAUK It I.UHI.I.IOPN.
A Scene in I lie Michigan Penitentinry
Where Several (JeI Hurt.
j .luckson, Mich.. Nov. 26.?The con?
victs In the shirt factory at the prison
I became rebellious about 9:30 tills morn?
ing and attached the foreman, named
: Mlltlldlir, pounding him on tin- head and
! shoulders. The superintendent Of the
factory, .lames Coffey, attempted to In?
terfere when the Other convicts at?
tacked him with Iron bars und clubs.
Deputy Warden Northrun attempted
to enter the factory and he was as?
saulted in a similar manner, und but
for the prompt arrival of assistance lie
would have I.n killed. It Is said the
trouble has been brewing for some time
between some of the convict! and the
foreman, which culminated this morn?
ing when In- corrected one of the men
for not doing his work properly. The
convicts struck Mauldur hi tin- face,
when Hie tight followed, in ?hieb Wil?
liam Curley, who assaulted Foreman
.lohn McClary in stone shop nearly two
weeks ago, took the leading part
The insurrection was subdued after
a short time and tin- injured men w, re
cared for. While all received severe
blows, no bom s were broken and it is
thought none are seriously hurt. Eighl
men aii- locked up as a result.
A Funeral Instead of n Miii-rlntfc.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 2?.--.Miss Pat?
terson, of West Conway street, one of
South Baltimore's most popular young
hiilles, was to have been married yes?
terday afternoon. Her friends attend?
ed her funeral instead. Rev. George
M. Click nor, rector of St. Mary's Episco?
pal Church, who officiated at tin- funer?
al, was 1.1 b.-ive married Miss Patter?
son to Mr. Hunter Guyhcr at the same
hour set for tin- obsequies, The young
lady was iaken ill Inst Wednesday ami
expired Saturday. In accordance with
hi r request" she was buried in w hat
was to ha vi been her wedding gown and
those who were to have been her ushers
became her pall-bearers.
The Germans Vigorously Deny It.
Vienna. Nov. 26.?The suggestion thai
Germany is encouraging the Suitai to
resist the demands of the powers is
vigorously denied In a semi-official man?
ner here. The German Ambassador in
Constantinople Is one of the firmest
supporters of the powers, and. it is con?
tended. If Germany does riol hhIi Turkey
for the admission of nnothftr dispatch
boat to the BosphorUK It Is mainly to
prove to the Sultan that Germany is dis?
interested, rendering the advice of Ger?
many the mote valuable.
Tlie Since* Were Not I'.oiin I'iile.
Neu York, N'ov. 26.?The report of ex
Judge Van Hosen, who was appointed
referee by Ilia Court Of Common Pleas
In the general term to t.tke testimony
In the case of Henry C. Jlidson. against
the Flushing Jockey Club, was filed In
the Clerk's office of the Court of Com?
mon Pleas to-day. Referee Van Mosen
finds I hoi the races were controlled by
Peter De Lacy, a bookmaker, anil were
not bona lide races In any sense of the
term.
Knrthqnnkc Shack".
Athens. Nov. '-'?; ?At 7::tn thl? morn?
ing shocks of earthquake were felt hero
and nt Chalcoa, Ltvadla, Thebes utttl
Corinth.
Hovered About An Unfortunate Accident at
llammersteln's Olympia Theatre.
TWO MEN DEAD AND EIGHT SCALDED.
Iletcctlvo Mlcriiu Pl|t? Pilling Nitld to
ll<< K<>NpoitHll?lr lor Iii? Kxploslwii -
Til* Flrcinon Willi Heroic Fori?
(Ilde .Undo 'tlii lr Way Tlirougll n
Men ol' Hot .Ntoiuu to Novo I.I i -
New York. Nov. 20.- -Death and Injury
to unfortunate workmen wns wrought
this morning by :t sl?*nni pipe explosion
in the cellar t.C i /lunniel itioln'u ne.v
Olympia Theatre, at llrodwny nhJ
Forty-fifth street. Oii? muh lost his
life, another will tile, white eight others
were very badly sculded. The list of
dead and Injured is us follows:
The dead: Frederick Welns, 2i". yearn
old. asphyxiated In it pool of water.
The injured: Andrew -Hlgglns, :I0
..ears old; of Newurk, N. J., fatally
scalded.
John Russell, in years of age. of New?
ark, badly scalded.
Eugen( c'e'.te. 2:; years of age, severely
scalded.
Joseph t.illlett, engineer, 25 years of
age. Newark. N. .1.. scalded.
tleorgc Johlttuon, -II years of nge.
scalded.
William Johnson, -17 years of age,
scalded.
Frederick Richards, 34 years old,
scalded.
Robert Taylor, 2C years old, of New?
ark. N. .).. scalded.
.lohn Verier, 2l> years old, of Newark,
scalded.
Defective sleuin-plpe lilting Is said to
be responsible for the explosion and
nrrcslH will be marie in consequence.
Il wits reported that the boiler In the
building ba<l blown up, but this proved
to be an error. At the first report of
tin explosion the police feared ihut
n niQKl terrible disaster hud occurred
and I wo calls for live ambulances each
were sent out. Eleven iimhuluuccH
were at the building shortly afterwards.
As the scalded men scrambled up out
the cellar where the steam was es?
caping In volumes, they were hurried
to the nearest pharmacy. There they
were swathedtln bandages soaked in al?
cohol ami cotton seed oil until the am?
bulances arrived.
When Die firemen reached the build?
ing they hud a trying ordi al to go
through. The cellar wuh a veritable
sen of hot steam, yet It was necessary
for the firemen to go down to hiivo life
and look out for the holler. They did
the work bravely nnd the steam was
turned oft" from the boiler without fur?
ther accident. VVcilflR was found lying
dead iu a pool of water in the pit be?
neath the IIv wheel. The force of the
explosion had knocked his senseless
and he fell face downward In four In?
ches of water. He was thus asphyxia?
ted, Hlgglns wan frightfully scalded
and there is but little chance for his
recovery;
The men who suffered by the acci?
dent were mostly stcamfltters, but
Wehns was an oiler. ThoHe who were
scalded slightly went home. Celle,
Russell and Hlgglns were the only ones
taken to hospitals. There was no evi?
dence of th,- explosion visible In the
street and the theatre was not the least
damaged by the accident. Tho Olym?
pia was opened last night, although the
building was hardly completed.
The United Ktnto* Ex|irCMM Compiuiy
I.evioil t'pon.
Lexington. Va.. .Nov. 2l>.?A United
States deputy marshal of the United
States- district court nt Lynchburg,
made n levy here to-day on all the
property of the United Stales Express
Company to satisfy a judgment of $(10,
000 in favor of M. Thrcndglll & Co.. of
Lynchburg, on a judgment for that
amount for non-performnnoo nf con?
tract. All '.he offices of the company on
tin- Valley Branch or the Baltimore ami
Ohio railroad in Virginia between ibis
place and Winchester about 170 miles,
will be levied on In like manner.
J em Km I til Rents lUe!t Durge.
London, Nov. 2c?The tight between
Dick B?rge and Jem Smith, for 200
pounds, i> nlde, und a purse of 200
pounds, took place to-night at the Bol
llngbrokc Club. In the ninth round
B?rge, who had been badly punished;
fell several times from exhaustion and
roferreeAngle declared Smith the win?
ner. Rurge was not able to hit his
opponent. The nrtlcles which were
signed In July hvst, provided for a
twenty round fight.
Another Baltimore AKslgumciil.
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 21!. ?William H.
nnd Leonard Well, trading as Well
Bros., manufacturers of furs, made a
deed of assignment to-day id Benjamin
Kntzenstein ns trustee. Oeneral df
prcssslon in business and decrease in
value of goods oh ha ml are given as.
the causes of the failure. The aasests
arc estimated at $20.000; Inlbllltles. un?
known. The principal creditors of the
firm are out-of-town people.
Don't Want Osenr Wilde Released.
Paris. Nov. 26.?M. Em lie Zola has re?
fused lo sign tlie petition for the re?
lease of Oscar Wilde from prison and
most of the cither Htcniteurs who have
been approached on the subject have
either declined or returned ambiguous
replies. Il Is likely, in consequence of
these rebuffs, that the promoters of the
id'-a of an International petition of
writers for Wilde's release will aban?
don It.
Salisbury ?luv, Not Replied.
London, No. 26.?Prime Minister Salis?
bury has not yet replied to the memo?
randum of Mr. Olney, the American
Secretary of State, on the Venezuelan
affair. Thjs foreign office declines to
State whether the reply will be trans?
mitted through Ambassador Bayard
or Sir Julian Panncefort, the British
Ambassador at Washington.
J Ii IM; I. MOIMt: CAUNUH A KEXSATION
Hy CouUiiIiiic ?iMtrlct Attorney muter
In .lull Tor Contempt.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 26.?Quite a
seiu utlon wu? caused to-day by Judge
Molse committing District Alteyipey
Butler Ui the parish prison for contempt
of court.
Friday lust tlie Dlntrlct Attorney filed
;i motion to nolle prosse the case of
Henry |?|er, convicted of perjury, hut
not sentenced. The Idea being to use
Wer us an Important Stole witness In
another und more Important case.
Judge .Mol.?., would not entertain the
motloii at tin- tin*.:*, but deferred the
matter until to-day at tlte same time
nrclt ring subpoenas for the members of
tlie grand Jury that Indicted, and the
?.etil hoy which convicted JJIer, and
who signed pet it inns uskln? a nol*?
prosse in tin- ruse.
.Indue Molse stated his object was to
ascertain win. drafted the petitions and
who was Instrumental In obtaining
signatures to them. The proceedings
to-day were of a particular lively char?
acter, resulting in a good deal of ex?
plaining by District Attorney Duller
as to his motives In desiring to enter the
nolle prose >. Judge Molse was pro?
ceeding t-i dispose of the mutter und
said that had the Attorney General of?
fered to noli., prosse the Bier case ho
would probably have entertained the
motion. Mr. Butler angrily Inquired
whither the Court: Intended to say
thill It would entertain u nolle prossc
by the Attorney General and not from
the District Attorney. Judge Molse re?
plied that he did not deem it Incumbent
upon him to explain his remark.
Mr. Duller emphatically demanded to
have the remark explained because
they reflected upon his own course and
motives, mid he demanded to know
what the Judge meant by them.
Judge Molse then said that the reason
why he would entertain a nolle prosse
by the Attorney General and not by the
District Attorney was because the news?
papers hod been teething with scandal
about the District Attorney's otiice and
it had been it subject of public discus?
sion and he (the .lodge) had a rlghl to
be suspicious of his actions. 11 was
true. Judge Molse said, that he had no
positive evidence of the District At
torney'H guilt, but his conduct had boon
a mutter of investigation by the grand
Jury. Mr. Duller was greatly excited
and said the Court was traducing him
and went on to say something else, us?
ing language denunciatory or the grand
jury's critlcsin when the Judge remand?
ed him; he was In contempt und sen?
tenced to twenty-four hours In the
pariah prison. Mr. Uutler was soon af?
terwards taken to prison by> the Sher?
iff and. is.npw. strvlug hiu -sentence.
! Judge Molse refused to entertain the
nolle prosse or to allow the motion to
be tiled.
tit ft ui.ii t\s IN VOKrURESrOE.
Tlie N lime of ('?I. Emme Pi mil I in it r I >
Mentioned for tlio C'IihIi-iiiiiiimIiIii.
Petersburg. \'u., Nov. 26.?3perlttl.?A
conference of prominent Republicans whe,
are hare to attend the meeting of the Re
publlcan Stute Committee,to be held to?
morrow night to elect it chairman and lp:
noon dome one to fill the vacancy in the
National Republican Committee from
Virginia, were held at the Shirley Hotel
to-night. Among those present were
C?1. William l.imb. of Norfolk, and Mr.
Alvali II. Mai tin, of Berkley, two of the
most prominent Republican.-; In the Stale.
George 10. Bowden. of Noifolk; Robert
T. Htibburd, Jr.. of Buckingham: W. C.
Franklin, of Appomtatox: S. Brown Al?
len, of Augusta ;Ro. W. Walker, of Stien
ahdoah; state Senator Win. M. Flena
itnn, of Powhatan; Gen. E'lsnr Allen, of
Washington. Hon. Jacob Yost, of Stiiun
ton: Col. James D. Brady, of Washing?
ton.
Those present at the conference stated
that the selection of a chairman and a
member of the National Committee will
insure a united party that will present
a solid front In their next campaign.
The candidacy of Mr. R. B. Ma hone for
membership of the National Committee
lias been virtually ended, as It is snid
that ids name will not he presented at
the meeting of the State Committee to?
morrow night.
The confer* nee, whloli was held with
closed doors, was for the purpose of ar?
ranging details for the meeting of tlie
committee to-morrow and interchanging
vb v.-s as to who shc'.l' j be mule chair?
man of the Slate Committee.
Tlie names suggested were Col. William
Lamb, ilen. Silth Holllnsr, Gen. J A
Walker end Judge Edmund Wuddlll The
name of Col. Lamb was more prominently
mentioned than any of the others, and
It is thought thiii he will be made chair?
man of the committee if lie will accept It.
The conference was in session until u late
hour.
rilUilM.t'K Ulli m EST i'ltlltlXAL
Tlie l.uiienbiirs Pases In 1 lie Supreme
Court ol tlie s i me.
Richmond, Va.. Nov. 26.?Following
are the proceedings of the Supreme
Court of Appeals here to-day:
Berkley vs. Riverside Land Company,
fully argued by William R. Simmons,
for Hie appellant, and submitted.
Barnes vs. Commonwealth; Aberna
ihy vs. Commonwealth: Marable vs.
Commonwealth; argued by Judge H. W.
Flournoy and plaintiffs in error, and the
Attorney General and Judge William
II. Mann, for Commonwealth, and con?
tinued until to-morrow.
When the Luncnburg cases were call?
ed it was slated that heretofore there
had been an agreement between coun
sel us to the nunc pro tune proceedings
in the County Court of Lunenburg.
about which there was now some mis?
understanding, and the court was ask?
ed to continue the cases until the nunc
pro tune order could be entered. Af?
ter bearing the counsel for prisoners the
Court retired for consultation and upon
returning to the court-room announced
their determination to hear argument
now, both upon the right of the County
Court to amend its record after the
writ of error grnnted by this Court and
upon the motion for a new trial.
"Newest Discovery"?Ext. teeth; no
pain, N. X. D. Rooms, Ennes. 162 Main
JUDGE LYNCH k
????;-1 rrt-- \
An Assembly of Angry Men Anxi
marlly Dispose of a Negro F;
HIS VICTIM TELLS A HORRIFYING.
The Crowd of Dctcrinlucd Men
tended to Hang; ttio Bnstnrrt ioi
Mmliorii Tree, nnd Tlieu
UlH Body widi liiiiirn, inn rue
M ere Unlked by The Sheriff.
Savannah, C5a., Nov. 26.?A spectaltjj?
the Morning Newa from Gibson, Gai,''j
says:
The little town of Gibson andvio
Ity Is stirred from centre to clrcumfti
euce. The negro, Balaam Honcc
who Is confined in Jail hero ; charg^.
with the offense of committing a. crlnij
Inal assault upon tlie person of Dessl"
Shelt?n, and who was reported to, ha,
been lynched, is still in the hands of til
officers of the law. His victim fir
reported that her assailant failed t
accomplish hla design, but on yester-'
day she admitted that he assaulted he
In, a most brutal manner, and It we
only by a hairs breadth that he
caped Judge lynch last night.
About 100 angry, armed men.assemt
led at the scene of the crime, a swamp'j
about one mile from town, last nlght,?
at 0 o'clock, where they were to' re*ff
main until H o'clock, when they' woujoffl
enter the town, brenk down the Joll<?
door, take from the hands of the law "
the destroyer of virtue, .swing him to fe .'.
limb Just over the spot where the cHbmH
was perpetrated and riddle hli
body with bullets. Fortunately^!
however, the peoj)le of Glbso/"
got news of the , anticipated ylcJSl
lence, and a posse, consisting of.thjiS
most prominent and lniluentlai cltl-^
zens of the town, hastened to the ill.
fuMated assembly and succeeded, aftS
a long and eurnest plea, in favor of la'
and order In dissuading them fror
currying out their intentions. ,Tli
promised and assured the mob tl
Judge Seaborne iteeese would be urg
order an extra term of court
try the accused this week. They.'pool'
lively declared If the negro was not
tried during the week he would ! '
lynched. :>$X'
Judge Reese was communicated'
and said he would look after; the!'__
lor as soon as possible. This did hoi
appease the wrath of the mob. 'and-\lt%?
Is feared that the lynching of;thteprijjan
oner will be attempted/-to-night. \\t'
Iff Bradley is determined that^fipi'8
shall be vindicated, and is gut)
the Jail to-night with a deterjr.lne
posse.
The situation is a serious ...one'*!&t9&rV
there may be a battle in Gibson before h
morning. The negro is a blg;,b",rjy one,
suys ho Is Innocent, but that he knows ..^
he will be killed.
News has l eached hero that the" V
negroes throughout the-county are or- 'J
ganlzlng und are arming themselves
preparatory to making an attack in"
the Jail for the purpose of liberal1"
Hancock. Sheriff Bradley Is growlr
more determined, and Is Increasing "
posse of deputies.
-. m
OOV. STORE'S 1>I :i \ekm1 XA VIOX.
I The Persons Concerned [in Will F?
vIn'I.lbcrntloii t<> lie Punished* ,'
Jackson, Miss., Nov. 26.?Gov. Stor
is determined to punish the perse
who were concerned in the llbera
of "White Capper Will Purvis, u'ne.
sentence of death at Columbia, MlaH
full account of how his friends br "
Into the jail and released him bei
wired a few days ago. The Gpyerr
offers a reward of $250 for each,r
every one concerned in that aft ali\> ,
also Issued a proclamation to-day whit
occasioned a good deal of concern'
those interested. Saturday night,, Jo
Yarborough, sentenced to the p'enit
Gary for life, from Brookhaven,',a
en route to Jackson, In charge.of St
[Agent Parker, was taken from.the tr
and the officer nt Crystal Springs'
an armed mob and .hanged,':'
Stone has offered a reward, of $500S
each and every one concerned in't'
affair. The amount of the rewar
sure to produce results and has cs,
something of a panic In the1 neli
borhood of Crystal Springs.
Two Trnmps in Indiana Engage^
Struggle to the Death.
.Smith Hcnd, Ind., Nov. 2G.?A fa
fight among "hobos" occurred last tilg
in the western suburbs of tho.elt
one of the participants, an unknown.1
tramp, was pushed in front of a pdssinf
Lake Shore passenger train und AVfV
terrible injured. He was ' removedV'"
Epworth Hospital, where hei?5ied^1
morning.
The tramp who committed the murfies
boarded the train in an endeavor-t?):\"
cape. He was locked in a coach VantJ
brought to this city, where a fierce bat
He ensued. He. defied a coach full';"'
passengers and fought desperately>f_
liberty, but was finally clubbed' (fit
submission by the officers and trar
crew, and placed under arrest.' He nifl
die. He claims his companion, whom"<$|
murdered, was attempting to hold hlir
up.
BEAU THIS,
And Be on Hand and Save Mono
Dress Goodn nnd Capes.
Mention a few of the many ?bar?
this week: Silk and wool dress gOw
worth $1.50, now 75c; wool arid;?fcl
mixed dress goods, worth f ! 25, . Itfl
75c; all wool, worth-$1, now fiOcij'ii
wool goods, worth 76c..' now 37i?c. -ifJV
other dress goods at halt! price. - CaS
in all grades. Silk velours, worths?
now $8; plush capes, worth '?'?WS.gf'
$10; silk plush and velours" .enibro'
ed. with Jet and nicely lined, ?S
$25, now $15; chinchilla capes fro,.,
to $12; cloth capes in all grades. Not
coats just opened. Call and save ;
this -week.
JR. A. SAUND1
