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PUBLISHED DAILY AND WEEKLY. BY THE VIRGINIAN COMPANY. TERMS OF THE VIRGINIAN. TUB DAILY VIRGINIAN Is delivered to aubsorllwrs by carriers, la Norfolk. Portsmouth, Berkley, Suffolk. West Nor? folk, Nowport News, yfor 10 cents pet week, payable to the carrier weekly; by .tnslL postage freo In. the United States. ?AU.1, one yenr ' ? ? ? ?0 00 ?Ik month* - . 8 00 three months ? ? ? 1 no ? ODtMonUi ? ? ft0 CIIE WEEKLY VIKOIMAN AKIK'AR OLINIAN, One ?ollnr l*?"- Ycnr. Remittances, Drafts. Checks and I'ost ofllc? Ordors should be made puyablo to the order of THE NORFOLK VIRGINIAN. tiiiicp VJrglni.tu BullUtug, j I'tjoucj io:t. Bun and Commerce Mtrocti, JNOltfrOI.H, V*. Virginian Annex Uuiltllug flume tit. ADVERTISING RATES ? Advertise? ments Inserted at the rate of 75 cents a Bquaro, First Insertion; each subsequent Insertion, S7y> cents, or 50 when Inserted Every Other Day. Contracts are not al? lowed to exceed their spaco or advertise other than their legitimate business, ex? cept by puylns especially for the same. Readlm,- Notices Invariably 20 cents per line first Insertion. Each subsequent In? sertion 12 cent.--, or 16 cents when Inserted on alternate days. ~~abltbus!ness in relation to Advertising, subscriptions or news after 10 p. m., attended to at .'.nnex oef1ce, plume. st. . new Vork OFFICE?RABBIf Mr KICK Special Representative. Room 47, Tiints i;:ilUllnfr. New York City TP e VIRGINIAN cannot bo held re? sponsible for the return of rejected com munlcatlons or nu<nu ?tli;t. ?WEDNESDAY, DECEMBEP S, 1S97. EIGHT PAGES. New York lias G.000 policemen, distrlb utcd over 3S0 miles of 'territory. The San Fr. ncisco Call Intimates ibhe California orange crop at 9,000 car loads. The Seth Low pollt-ioians Intimate tha t Tom Platt Is tired. -But Is Beth so ac? tive as formerly? Spca'-er Uecd s.tys 'that be sees no reason why 'the coming session Mf Con? gress should not be a short one. It is said tha.t Germany intends to Ibarr.'bard the <past towns of Haytl un? less h.er demands are complied with. That is a remarkable protest, from the California bench and bar against the appointment of Attorney General McKonna tt> the Supreme bench. And now the Virginia Legislature has lined up against football. The kicking on this subject is broth general'and vig? orous, says the Mall and Express. 'There is ait old woman," says a London paper, "wihlabas a milk stand In St. James' park, who .has stood at It for sixty-<three years. How awfully tired she must be by this time. (Now tha.t John J. Ingalls is tD act as Washington correspondent for a Western paper, Tom Reed ought to pet up a. series of scraps for him in the House, ?Shinks the Louisvllc Post. A Washington dispatch says that "Lord Salisbury is unwilling 'to recog? nise the Monroe doctrine dn terms." That will be all right so long as ail the European nations recognize iR in fact. It s sa'ld that neither Du Maurler nor ?the 'publishers of "Trilby" sent a copy of 'the book to the author of "Ben Bolt." The latter claims that he has not rend : the book at all, and does not even know .the 6twy. An Ohio postmaster who Is also a sa 'loon keeper conceived the brilliant Men of giving a tww-ceut stamp -with every drink and ?. drink with every ten post? age stamps purchased. The internal swfnue put a stop to Hie scheme. The St. L/ouis Globe-Democrat says: "Fiedericksburg-, Va., has just celebrat? ed t'he anniversary of the denunciation of the stamp act by the county judges fln 17f>".. It Is useless to ask a people with Euch recollections' not to smypathl/.e with Cuba." . Julia L. Green ba3 -oblnined a verdict ?of f5,0t)0 against tlie Ashland Water com? pany, of Wisconsin. The cause of ac? tion, says the Charleston News and Courier, was the alleged negligence of ?the Water company In furnishing im? pure and unwholesome water contain lug 'typhoid fever germs to -the plaintiff's husband. Lars o. Green, from the effects Of which he died. Great Britain without a pound of na? tive raw cotton .-pins and weaves 77 pc cent, of t'he cotton goods purchased by other nations. The United States pro , duolng over half of al! the coition KroWn the world, supplies less than 3>ei' coin, of the manufactured cotton svl'.Vh other countries buy. Over f<5 per ; Cent, of the world's trade in cotton ^bbcTs Is In Hie hands of Great Britain, :; Germany in ! Prance, neither of which '.'raises u. f'' " -'i of cotton at home. In >hr- BtfU.'th f.'biisumed -!,]CO,000 bales ,i>: mil S.I per cent, of the pro fib ,: i u, cotton was exported. This .(re ? ? -:?!><! a consumption, of about ;;3,'B'.<vm) balen of taw co.tton, or about ? 200,000 bales more than the entire qnan ' tity consumed by the United States - mills during the same period. ' HAKHOIt IMPHOVKNOTN-KK1? ?KNENTATIVF. "VOU.NU'N HIB.I.. Tho present and continually growing Importance of the 7>?0rfolk harbor do manils the attention of tho Federal Government, and the presentation by Representative Young on the opening day of the session of a bill appropriat? ing J400.000 to widen tho channel of the Elizabeth river to 600 f feet and to a depth of 28 feet, between RumftUw Roads and the navy-yard, was timely nnd appropriate. Every assistance should be rendered and every influence brought to bear to secure the appro? priation. During the pust extra session the effort was made to secure the vlrit of tho Congressional committee* Jn charge or harbor and river Improve? ments to Inspect for themselves thv> Ad? vantages and tho wants of the Norfolk harbor. This efTort should be removed and persisted In. The demands of our growing commerce and the r.eeessUv of a great naval dry-dock. o;-,r?*bje of Hooting the largest of our battleships, are Imperative reasons for the deepen - Ing of our harbor. There should be no sloth on our part to press upon the at? tention df Congress the Importance of these Improvements and to render every help to Congressman Young in his attempt to secure the passage of bis bill. C It HINTS! AN MlIOIMMNn. Very many people are taking the ad? vantage ?f tho really fine weather to rlo their Chrl.'l.nm.o shopping, and already have many of our stores begun to put '.he holiday nttlre. 'i '\ "* ' 1 " ' ami In both of these rWovtmcnts; It enables tho buy? er's 'lo nvold the rush, which is sure to come later on. Arid by the merchants making an early display of their ware? ?those In scorch of goods are enabled to procure what they want before the holi? days begin. There are those, of course, who by reason of circumstances uro compelled to delay purchasing, while liiho majority are those who buy during the few d'.iy? Just proceeding Christmas, but to it hose who wish to buy n">w tho columns of Tho Virginian may help them. Tho holi? day advertisement? In The Virginian are no): the least Interesting of its con? tent?. IIA KM" O IT HAWAII. The Philadelphia Times Is raising Its voice'against the annexation or Hawaii, and tells Oingress very plainly to keep Its hands oft". It has its doubts whether Hawaii Is annexed or rieft, but fed? that the great wrong will riot be accomplished without the country being thoroughly Informed as to the step and Its consequences. Certainly it Is offered both In and otvt of Congress by the right-thinking men or the country irrespective of party, and by a great majority of the press, bur. nil ?the same It ljoks as If annexation Is sure to come fri such an event, this much might be understood: Once annex Hawaii and good bye to the 'Monroe doctrine. cv-loniul aggrandizement will bring us anything but peace, and Ihe lesson which the Colonial troubles of England In Africa are now teaching that nation may come to us some day because of the Hawaiian muddle, though In a different form. There has been so much written ngalnst the annexation of the Islands that one would suppose that some heed would be given by 'Congress to the peo? ple's wishes in the malitcr, but it seems ?that the contrary Is the rule, and the anncxntionlsts, backed up by President McKinley, are determined to go on with i.he accomplishment of this object re? gardless of consequence. In addltl >n to this fact that the people of this country do not want Hawaii, these are questions of right: and wrong involved In Ihe proposition to take the Island1?questions of morality and hon? or, of principal and the rights of others. Congress should let the matter severe? ly alone. Vir.W OF FUOTBAl.Ii FROM A NCIF.X? TIFIti STA XF.IMH NT. rjJhe passage ol' the anti-fo?tball bill by I the Georgia House of Representatlycs has called forth some remarks from the Medical Ree..rd. one of :he foremost Journals of its class in the country, which says that "the overwhelming vote of the lo.ver house makes it finite proba? ble that tlus Senate will endorse the action nn-.l the bill will become a law. , if this bo the ease. Georgia will sot a laudable example tor every common? wealth of the country. The time certain? ly has come when such a general move? ment is necessary. "In view of the greal number of se? rious accidents on the football Meld be? tween college teams, it is impossible .to view the game any longer in the ligin of innocent recreative amusement with lharmless and healthful athletics a.-? Its object. Although so-called slugging has been ruled out of tho new gam'. Iheru Is still left enough of brutal mus? cular force lo make the alleged nport productive of the greatest variety of .-.uri'lenl Injuries to every par; of the body. Only tho severer Injtil - .are no? ted, while the lesser ones serve an en? livening incidents to call forth the plau? dits Of an CX< itcd audience. Shot I ? - tual death ort the field, not much ac? count la taken of the hundreds of young men whb are oftentimes Injured for life a3 the result > f the rough nnd tumble methods of the match. The trainers explain the number of injuries by the lack of requisite physical preparation for tho contest, -but, In reality, -the more the footballers are 'trained, tbo more dangerous-becomes the game. "It Is certainly time we should look the matter fairly In the face. If we wish to develop pluck, courage, endurance, and strength, we can do so in more healthful and safer ways. It Is time that the new game, with mere weight against weight, should bo abolished." There are no doubt some people who will disagree with the Medical Record In what It has to say on this subject, but the fact remains that there Is a growing sentiment throughout the country that cjiiic action should be taken to elimi? nate from the game of football those features which are always fraught with danger to the players. The Record treats the matter from a scientlfls standpoint, nnd Is not at all moved by scntlmcnthllsm. NOTES AND OPINIONS. About two million canary birds tiro annually bred in Germany and sold for $3,000,000. At Victoria H?rles, London, store rooms for 2.r>o,ooo carcasses of beef arc provided. From June 1 t" August 20 of this year S.720 persons went through Yellowstone Park. This was an unprecedented num? ber. Farmers of the West will fix up. spec ulatc, spend money and mortgage ?their farms again In "Just the Same Old Way." 'I he old farm without a. mort? gage does nr/t seem like the same old farm.?New <nlt ins Plcapunc. A German scientist recommends bro? mine for sterilizing water. One grain is Btifllclent lo destroy the bacteria in h quart, and the bromine can bo a?ter m .I neutralised 'by'ammonia so as to give a clear, tasteless water. The revised returns-of the Russian I census give the tiotnll population of lh.it country .at 129,000,000. This makes Rus Isla third In rank'among nations, china coming first with an estimated popula? tion of Itio.ooo.ooo and the the British Empire next with 208,000.000. PERSONALS. John Swlrnton, hit associate editor of the New York Sun for many years, has: retired from the staff of that paper. Mr. Swlnton halls froih lladdbigt inshlre. Bonaparte's house alt Longwood, St. Helena, Is now a barn; the room he died | in is a stable; and where the ImperialI body lay In state may be found a intt ohlnc for grinding corn. Col. Charles Jerome Bonaparte, a grand-nephew of Napoleon, tho first j Emperor, Is said to be a oandldaite f.'r Senator Gorman's seat. Mr. Bonaparte is a lawyer of Baltimore. ?Miss Marie Audubon, a granddaugh? ter of fcihe naturalis!, has translated from French the hitherto unpublished jour? nals of her Illustrious ancestor. The labor v>f translation occupied twelve yearn At a meeting of tlie Archaeological Society of Hawiek It was, resolved to erect a Itablet on the house at Hagglsha, In which Robert Paterson, the prototype of Sir Waller Scott's "Old Mortality," was born in 1775 The Jubilee (tollnreitci SI ado of IMuati and nOrtlareil Willi Pur, Among the small wraps of fur, plush, velvet and cloth the dainty collarette Is well liked, nnd it Is certainly one of the most convenient and Inexpensive of the diminutive outside garments, easily made by .the most inexperienced seam? stress. The collarette pictured at this figure is'taken from .the current number of The Delineator. It extends n short U'lstn<nee below 'tho shoulders and is of circular shaping, with n center seam. The closing is made at the freut and tin collarette ripples all around, but ?:!??? ripples are imuch more conservative I than those "f last winter.. A broad | ripple ruflle Hares from the lop of the standing collar. A handsome collarette of black velvet bordered with chinchilla was copied from this to wear with 61 tth c" stumes ns well os silk and the effect was stylish and harihotr'ous. (Specially prcpttred for US by Tip: l'.ut torlck Publishing Co., limited.) Merit ".Merit tnlks'' the PI n intrinsic value of M [\ fco?'^? Hood'sSarsaparilla. ba ? BftafeP Merit in incdicino means the power to cure. Hood's Sarsape.riiln p messesactual und unequalled curative power and there? fore it has true merit.. When you buy Hood's SarsaparJlla,and take It according to directions, to purify your blood, or cure any of tho many bloo.l diseases, you nro morally certain to receive benefit. The power to cure is there. You nro not trying tin experiment. B will tnako your blood pure, rich and nourishing,and thus driveou( tin: germs ol disease,strengthen the nerves and build uptl c wholosystcm. 7 1 fei r.'.?i \;i< ' ' I Vife,'-. i I WP ?^ Q -v [?/?#?? r?| f/?> /??, rn j ' 9 r*\ \J co. ?"<? ?i i r. tt g.l Is tlie law. In fact heO.i Frtte Itlood Piirlflcr. Prepared ???:-. ;- yc. f. lb l&.Co., l.owcll,Mtiss. Kt~.,.i ??,.''' i. ' puriw. pain or ?a ou ctfBa ?c?i"C? fs5""SH*l""Bfll The Great Store begins another week of Stupendous and Unprecedented Under Value Selling. It brings forth thousands of Rich, Rare Bargains in Fashionable, Ele? gant, Seasonable Garments, made in its own Tailor-Shops, by its own First-Class Tail? ors; warranted in every particular the best type of Standard Ready-to-Wear Garments* It is a store for the masses, and the crowds have responded daily and hourly to its an? nouncements, making every minute a busy one, and carrying conviction, truth and as? surance to the throngs of buyers that' every statement is being complied with. Every price advertised is exact to the penny. Every article enumerated is honestly repre? sented. Every quality is truthfully defined and always given. Four Ninety Seven JTon's Stills, mnrto from pood. Heavy, Plain, stnplo Fabrics ? among them solid black and other neat designs?Jost stielt Stilts that rival In ap? pearance garments that other places mak.i nearly a double charge, and some still more?there's economy and safety In trad? ing with the manufacturers direct, nnd men of sense who know how to appreci? ate money-saving chnncos uro not slow In finding It out. Great big inducements In tho Tour Ninety-Seven lino of Men's Suits. Two Eighty Nine Another shipment of Men's Heavy Winter Tweed Stilts just to band. The patterns nre neat, plain and serviceable. Tho Suits nro made up t:i four-bulton, single-breasted straight and round-cut sacks. durably made and trimmed, nnd the scale comprises all sizes from 31 to -I'-', both Inclusive. Tho Stilts oro on the backs of hundreds or well pleased men that arc continually walking advertisers, nnd there's not a man who wears one or the-.ic Tainotts Two Eighty Nine Specials that wouldn't readily admit that they nre equal In every way to Suits that would cost, a V In any other store. Six Forty Eight The Show Window displays Men's Tore Wool Casslmere Suits, just as good for Intrinsic value as one dollar Is worth another. These Suits nro made from solid wool?every llbrc?in proper manner, thoroughly shrunk, and in every way reliable. We back them not nlono with our guarantee as respon? sible merchants, but with all we have? a reputation for fair and square dealing. Men or quiet tastes who are seeking con servatlve patterns and bang-up vnlue. Will want to look up this wonderful Six Forty-Eight creation. Seven Ninety Seven Handsome patterns of Choice Plaids nnd Mixtures In Men's Stilts, both .-Ingle and double breasted. Hear in mind that the cheap prices quoted are by no means for Infe? rior qualities. Tho workmanship nlono with manufacturers not facilitated ??. :th such vast resources would cost as much ns we charge ror the outfit ready-to-wear. Seven Nim t>-Seven never own :1 6ttch pretty Suit* before, and tho c. . neos nro With tin? advanced prices In vtio woolen markets, that it never will again. One Eighty Nine Hoys' Chinchilla. neefers, with wide ulster collars nnd storm i- . .; ts, made 1" the proper manner from Standard blue material. One Eigh? ty-Nino never owned better Reefer prop? el iv. Practical economists will want to make note o? this extraordinary Rcufor Bargain. One Thirty Seven Fancy Designs In Children's Stilts, mndo In Reefers and Plain Jack? ets, In sizes up lo IG, Keep tho fa t well in view that it matter.- not how low tho price. The Tunis are made with taped Seisms nnd strong bands, nnd the Suits will give satisfactory service. Three Dollars Choice Patterns in Roys' Suits that contain all tho Strength-giving Im? provements : Double scat nnd knee patent bands and buttons?hip pockets ?taped seams and otherwiso built for strength nnd sightliness. Tho patterns are up-to-date, and the crowds In tho Children's Storo seem to understand It. Two Forty Eight Strictly All Wool Stills, mado up with wear resisting doublo seat and double knee Pants from choice patterns, in all sizes of Reefers from ?! to 8, and in plain Suits grading nlotig to ago 16. Experienced shoppers who know a thing or two about Hoys' Clothing assert themselves freely that no such value has ever been shown In Nor? folk In stnndard Roys' Attire for tho Two Forty-Eight. One Ninety Eight Stronger Bargains than ever In tho Ono Ninety-Eight line or Chil? dren's Suits. New patterns nro contlnttnlly tnklng place or lots that h.ivo been closed, nnd better values than Is now offered at Ono Ninety-Eight was never placed on clothing tables. Eight Ninety Eight rienty ot Men's Fine Suits ? culled from high cost lines and scaled down to Eight Ninety-Bight to clean Up rcmnnnls. The Burk & Co. rysieui never accumulates broken sizes. The new schedule admits of rare savings In this line?some of the Suits are seid for loss than the value or the cloth?It pays to look?the goods arc shown cheerfully? nil sizes are graded In stacks?no troublo to show them. Bargain lime Is now at hand In the Eight Ninety-Eight Special* In Wen's Heavy Winter Suits. Ten Dollars Rrlng along your best tailoring Ideas. Tho Ten Dollar linn of Suits stands nlono for superior work? manship, lit and general excel? lence. The patterns are choice?tho shapes are the corrccl counterparts ot the models on the now fashion plates. Plen? ty or men wonder how so much extraordi? nary llhlsh can IM! couched In a Ten Dol? lar Suit. Tho Great Storo hns actually outdone ilsblf?it had no other to outdo. Bee the West Window?solid value talks loud. Twenty Five Cents Knee Pauls of Fancy patterns for boys tip to ago 1C Inclusive, Quarters nre actually doing double ser? vice when they capture so much value In cloth and workmanship alone, to say nothing about choleo designs that look ns well as woolens thai nro very much more expensive. Seventeen Cents Knee Pants for Roys, made from colld .patterns nnd neat striped Cheviots. The. sizes grade all along up to age 15, and the pants arc made with tap? ed seams and stout bands. Price never sacrifices quality hero. The goods must hnve service, matters not how cheap tho price. Seven Forty Eight Stylish Covert Overcoats ror men, made from extremely fash? ionable Overcoatings; tailored in ex. CCllcnt manner and In point of appearanco nnd service will stand side by side with the usual kind of overcoats that command nearly hair again as much as we are now. charging. Five Dollars Men's Overcoats ror Five Dol? lars each, in pretty shades ot Medium Weight Overcoatings. Early callers will have nothing to lose by mak? ing their selections In advance, as such bargain snaps cannot hold good forever. Two Ninety Seven Roys' Storm Ulsters, made full length to the shoe tops, with wide collar and storm pockets, from wear-well navy blue Chinchilla. There will bo no duplicates of this lot at this price after they ore closed. Two Fifty Children's Astrachan Reefers In sizes from -I 4o S. A wonderful bargain creation. Beyond question a child's garment that contains more stylo nnd good loo';s than anything over shown in the store for the moderate cost of only Two Fifty. Twelve Fifty Finer Woolen Suits, made with Finer Trimmings, from beautiful Seoteb Plaid Suitings, finished In superb manner, and In every detail a Just comparison with measure-made Solu tlir.t mostly any tailor would charge al? most double the pried quoted here. Tho In sinoss ': f-'H?:'.< :tcd In the Twelve Fifty line t!.!<? season Is by far ever and above any pieoediii' season. M rlt will tell. People know genuine worth when they see it. Ninety Eight Cents Children's Bults, starting In slso from age i, in lilei ly embroidered Reefi r Jackets up to age- s, and n plain double-breasted jackets up to size iti. Made from durable brownish pattern, heavy weight, not by rar the best Kiiit you've seen, but likely the very best you've Sern ror the Ninety-Eight Cents. e Nineteen Nrtvy Blue Children's Suits?Reef? ers and Plain Jackets, In sizes tip to 1?; inclusive. Wann, comfortn ; 16?good looking Stills Hint can't be dup? licated In make nnd finish without a con? siderable advance on the Bargain ^no? tation of One Nineteen. Three Ninety Children's Suits that in many Instances have become broken sets of .size.--, have dropped from tho Five Hollar line down to Throb Nine? ty. Parents and guardians seeking big value at a big discount, will want to in? vestigate tho purchasing power of Thrco Ninety In' the Children's Department. One Forty Seven Nobby Chinchilla Reefer .tickets foi the little fellows?sires l to s. both in? clusive; made with deep collars, neatly braided and :.-ilt buttons- an immense bar tain tor tin- nie- Forty-Seven. .