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TfiE DAY'S. SUMMARY.
THE AVE.VTHI3U,
TTASHIXGTOX,, /January- 23.— Forecast
for Saturday and Sunday: \' " ■■:■
For, V Srstnla— Rain or ' snow" Saturday;'
Sunday fair: -variable/ winds, becoming
fresh- nbnfcwcsL : ■ '■ * v .-" "* f - :
North Carolina--Kain Saturday/war'm
rr on the coast;. Sunday- fair;. fresh south
t<> southeast winds/increasing/- ; : -, .
The weather y in- Richmond N yesterday
«7js clear; and pleasant ; Tho : range ? of
the Dispatch thermometer was as follows :
6A.-M. »...:......./.......;..:..;.;.;::..s5/
3 A.M..;. .......... ..'../;./■../. '.39 ; "
1^ M .::::.:;;"::/-:::".;:- ; :::;::::;:^;
6P.M. ... . ... :...-.......-..„. .vi80i:
12 Night ...............; .r.... ........44
3£ean Temperature .....:....;.' ...43.2
MINIATURE /ALMANAC/ /
■"• •-'-• January 24/ 1903/:
Sunrises.. .7:21 :,> /„ HIGH TIDE.,
Sun sets;../.;...u:24 j Morning '..........liSo
Moon rises.... .14. -07 I Evening ...........2:01
/ RiCHIVIOND. 1
Evidence, all in for the prosecution in
the Campbell case: inqu'rvadjourried un
til February 10th — -Oystermen won: their
Asht- — -Fish company chartered—^-Dr.
Evans decides : to: remain at! Monumental:
church—^—Republicans' after '- f-Agnew's'
ccalp— -Offer for the ' city ■tug-7^-Negro's
eyes -bulge out when struck on: the back:
of his head- — -City "tug tied up in red' tape
and councilmanic bodies, at loggerheads'
— Shafcr: gets contract ; ' from ft: ; the
povcrnment for the: river -work— —
Sons of the. American/ /Revolution
planning for Washington 'celebration-^—
Negro falls from th'rd siory. of .'Chesa
peake and Ohio building— — Woman struck
by a street^carr— — Remove the. boy cott- ; —
Cbarters filed with;Commonvy-ealth*s SeCr
retary- — State; Normal for- ■ girls — — De
sert er sent back . to; his shlp-^ltalian
Consul here-^— Well-known police* officer
dead Wife-bcatlng .epidemic-— — Anpther.
experiment with pigrskln— Making good
citizens— Supreme , Court proceedings—
Ex-Governor Kemper's portrait; to-be
placed in Liec'Camp-^— Greek-. Letter-So
ciety meets : at Richmond College— —Street
Committee- Iwalts on Legislature Rich
mond Cotillon meets. /
.VIRGINIA:
Alleped coal combine -in N"orfolk ; to ; be
Investigated — — What .Norfolk naval offi-:
cers. say about the Venezuelan ■ situa-.
lion^— Captain; ; Eaton's body /washed
ashore/at Hatteras— Arrest of./ a ; negro
■woman In" Abingdon on^the charge oftkill-:
\ns Ella Gran —^T^ee Sanform.- of * Rad
ford/and Harry Simmons, of Na.ce. terrl
&lv injured ; at -.Bluefield/,W. Va.- — Lieu r
tenant H. Clay Evans : exonerated ,by the
squrt-n-.artial: at Fort . Monroe— — Roanoke
may get her new; depot despite /the. cow
ordinance- — William Jones (colored)*sen
tenced.to hang for the murder of 'Jake
Lee- — Deaths:. Mrs. Catherine; Saum ! ; in
Shenandcah : ■ Mrs. Isaiah Kiblerin Shen
fendoah: Randolph -.": Palmer In Graham ;
Timothy R, Griffith in : Prince; George;
Miss Florence J. Duke at Charlottesville;
Henry C. Johns in Albemarle; ;Mrs. Fan
n:e Lucas in Roanoke; Mrs/Lucy Peyton
Hendren in , Staunton. . ./* .
NORTH ;CARpL!7JA. .
More fruitless balloting: for United
Slates Senator — -Meeting,: of -the State
Literary . and Historical Association — a
Features of the ;Hall of iiistory— The
Legislature's work— "V\ T illiani Strong the
th~ird : victim ;of the. blood-poisoning •" epi- :
FOde at- North Carolina Medical College— —
General- Julian S. Carr's withdrawal from
the Senatorial ngMZwas in good faith- 1^-
Serlous cutting afLay at .Greensboro'-Tr-
Right Rev. ' A. Ai Watson, -of the -East-
Carolina; 'Diocese. - pai-alyzed-at iWilmirig^"
ten. ? ' ' ' ■ '. ' i- //- - - * "' '.
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GENERAL - r ./
New York stock market again :color
"ess. ciosintr steady, but near the lowest
Grains : lower at Chicago.. . Provisions
unchanged- to 2%#5 cents Ilower-r-Pre
vfously- existing .'favorable business^ 1 con
ditions . " still . rule.-- 1 says Bradstrevt—
Cbief-of-Poiice Deitch ...of Cincinnati,
jead— -A. N/ Dassett .of -Durham; N. C.
and J. G. Patterson/ of Pittsburg.- Pa.,
die -of taiuric-s received in explosion .'on
the ■ battleship" Massachusetts— ■— State
hood, blir again occupies attention of- the
Federal:- Senate-^—^HouEe/ passes:,23s? prl
vato periEion-- bills', and. the Alaska-:dele
gatv« measure — -Verdict of not guilty... in
Rush: embezzlement case at Jackson;
jinss.—Andcs, McChcsney, and: Benson
Caldwell : winning favorites at/ New^ : Or
jeans—Government will continue, its
policy, of "kitting tight" ! as regards v Ven
pzuela—Judiciarj' Committee;,; unani
mously adopts new Littlefield: anti-trust
bin— Colonel' Arthur,,; Lynch, ;M., P.."
found sTJilty- of treason and sentenced
fod^ath— Three women killed and five
vromen ar.d one man Injured In fire
panic- in* New Tork-^-Investigation- of
Lesrslcr charsvs of : attempt , ; to; bribe, be
cxin by House .;■ committee.- . Ex-Senator
Huntori one of the three; witnesses heard
Great Boer colony to be established
In Louisiana or; T«as. it is. said-r—
tJnited Mine-"Workers will demand -20
p« r . . cent., wase increase— Independent
onerator'; of Wyoming and Lacka wanna
regions "present their case; bvfore/ Coal
St^-'ko CommisFion— —Reports of.:j ncgotia
tio'n of $40.fi00000 loan "by Pennsylvania
railway conflrmed-^— r(\rthquake : shock;
felt at' Charleston and .Columbia;, S.. C-.
and Savannah- and TAugusta. ; Ga.— !No
s-eMlcment of Colorpdodead'ock.in sight.
Additional barricade/ erected "for ./- pro-
Ifcti'ori of Democratic Senate— Secretanv
Moody,; toi take" a rest /at^Old ..Point—
B-ick'layers' and Masons' Lnion elect^ of
ficers and' decide to meet next year at
Trenton N. J.— Marconi says his-, sys
tem will be "-ready for commercial use in
rwc or. three months. ....':■•; .'■■.-- -\ ' -. ■ -
AWARDED TO SHAFER
Richmond Contractor's: Bid
Accepted for Improve^
■ ment of James River.
Mr; : ;j;':cicmorits".'Shafer.. has. received
formal notice- from the Federal/-Goyern
raent thru, his bid for "tlie- proposed im r
p'rovirrient of .-Jamos river . has b"<;n 'ac
cept "d and- the oontract'itwardeS to him/
Thy papers will. '.b« prepared and signed
Iti'a- few day.s, and the workwill* begin in
tho course of a' month: or six weeks. ;
Mr.'' Shafcr 'said /last:, night that -he
wb.uld: push fife work as rapidly as pps
tible and that he hoped ■to finish his ..pait.
of it In advance of the two years';; I'mU
which was prercrJbed in . the , contract.
His contract calls for : the; extension l .ox
the' work, which/has always stopped; hero-,
loforc' at the city Krie., into .the* harbor.;
and the iar^r; port ion of the money., ap
pproximately'S237.m/^iK be; expended /In
tto harbor. The purpose Is, to : ? wlden ..the
channel : at various points; for, a.dep^i'.vf.
•Jo w« the - river, iind Ito get* a- depth;; of ,
■r-tehtei-h-'-fei'-f -"at.-lowVw-iter:.-. Mr. Shafer
will employ from! fifty/^0 /one^: hundred
This coritrnct i« only/ a. beginning^f-^e
'Jlt'.mate project i to ;wlncn; Congress; has
committed^ itself-- to/ improve;, the; harbor
<o a unsform-'<3epth :from;:the : :shipUocKs
to th" i;ea :r t^yenty r twoV£eet7att ; Inean
low tide tofuvwty-flv«. feet; at- higb^. tide.
H i? <>xpocted that. th'c/.Tvbrk-i.w:il:;be
carriwJ on with ffiu'ecesei ve a poropr latfons
every wo >.-ars umil a vcwJ|i4wlW
■^jrhtcen feet can co«ro up to the*sh,p
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Mnr<onfirrHra»;in a J ew ?io»n«»»
NEW YORK. Jamrafy
rtvee \ here 5 tb^day/S He % that a»i» * *?$q
■ by; the public W. an erce^ing?y^«hM||
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Case of the ProsecutionAgairisi
Campbell Finally Closed; : ;
DEFENCE : BEGINS 4 ARRIIiS 61
Accused .Goes to Scour/ Amhcrat; for
/"'•:.':; 'Witnesses, - -> *
PROBABLE -LlS'B TO BE TAKEXi
Indications : Point/ to; An Effort^ on
/ <'"■ I'ai-t of -Major Conrnd' to
■ . Prove Conspiracy / bf tlie-j Anti-
Saloon Leaguers— Attorney V Lee
Tells How arid Why He Killed Jtiic
Jndß:e?s Father— lntimidatibn-Vof
Road CommlsMloncru Further! Al
- lesed— Tragic ■ -Ro'inanccs^. of /- tlie
Con nty an d The! r Bearing bn'Tliis
* Is . sne . Joined. ■"""-.: ■"■' ' '■/'■'" ':■■'.
Greatly needed and ardently sought' ■was
.the long- recess on 'the Campbell- Inqiii
sition that .Chairman Southall /decided : to
grant Vat the/finale of 'the : proceedings;
■yesterday.///; ;/ , ."- v "' "• •. •-
The morning, session, had: been a brief
one, lasting but little over an- hour,' and
when the decision - was announced a; wave
of ..relief, passed over the -faces of/ the
commi tteemeri, ; the learned .counsel ;: on
both side's, and . Judge Campbell. / ; ,
-It is but a brief respite for the last
named, however,' arid , : as ; he frankly . ac
knowledged, there is a herculean; task/ be-'
.fore/him. .. _,/. --. ' .')'
• - ln;;l n ; ; l he short session more 'damaging^
.testimony had been: brought out against
the defendant, and as the tide of fpub'
lic sentiment has ; set ■ strongly against ;
him, the work that he has mapped out ■
: for} .himself during interim will/be:
exceedingly difficult. ; , : ' . : ' _:., z-/'
* '; Men , of . less ■■' determination . and ■> ;will .
■would ; not undertake. . it, ■"_:. for" a. .strong.'
element of.tlie people of Amhcrst isbank-'
: ed ; in ; a 'solid phalanx against him; .arid
he must tear down this/ fortress-like, wall
■before he/ can/hope to ; build.; a defence
that will even, in a small degree,' ; in- .
liuence ;the committee" v. . ;.. '.""J . /
. : Ma jor Conrsid ■ made . plain '. what^'this
work is to be in •an earnest | appeal : yes- 1
terday... Now, Bald the Major, ; i in/; that,
pleasant, moderative -fashion- of his,"/that
Judge 'Campbell had : been : "intelligently,
apprised" of what he will have. tp: meet,
it would be necessary for ! him; tbj go into
the ifar: corners of Amherst to see -his i
friends, talk to them, and find out 'what.
they are willing. to testify ■ to/ and ' whether
or .riot this testimony would : be '' of ■■/suf
ficient value to necessitate the journey.:
- The Judge, said the Major, would want
to- talk to the jury that. /acquitted^him"
arid find out- what' they - : will .testify Uo,.
and whether their testimony will 1 be./; of
.any- value.. . ■ -..' " . ":■ ; . •-"
Thercwere some of .the members .of.' the
committee-: who were not ;■ adverse /to :an
adjournment,-/and . as; Judge /Lqving^a'jsb
has/mother engagements, .it. was finally
agreed "that the'" case, might/ go -7 over//; /
; • -;•-' ;• .- / test ■ for Camp'beH." -.;■ '-*{ ; ; ; \ . ■'
. ■.- : .Thß;;friends." of.. Judge ...Campbeihithink
'that',- this- ; concession on the part/of the
committee'; ls*j the ■;: best thing;; that '; could
have -.happenfed .to 'him, , as It will "give;
\ public '; senthrrent 'an " opportunity/ to/mod-/
;erate.. /;-v-/^.. : . -'//-.-"v-^
Meanwhile^the atmosphere of the-Ume
worn hall/Awhich has been surcharged
with the Amherst warfare,; will -have'-a"
chance "to/ clear. ■ Could 1 the walls/echo.
;ijke:.a:phon.<?graph, . the' bloodthirsty;>re- ;
citais that/have been sounded ' against
them", -'arid /suggested ; by ? the ; evidence;;
referred./. to ff|n a" roundabout way// arid
brought out? Indirect evidence. a r hate, red
[with humah'iblood. more; suggestive^ of "a
.-Dead wood /yDjck mining camp tharii- a :
"county •,•"■ of /CJld 'Virginia, would be •J&'
counted.; ;:/,( . .: ( ■/:.,:-■;:
' ■ ■".. OverVneayly every one -of the. ; principal
' wita'e'sses"and : the defendant 1 hovers sonie^
romance that savors /strongly ;* of •
anything ;but' l a peaceful community. '•';',
'••:? John L-. Lee, . the attorney who' testified
in,/ the 'case, 1 yesterday, I. figured; as i-the.
principal intone of the .shootings 1 /not ; co
many, years! ago.; It was about 'the ' old
: story thatfseems to have 'been- Ainherst'
. bete noir.": whiskey. / '. ;. . ' . ; - ; ./. L,
Mr. Lee 'was lying" out on; the .court
green!; ' A -.local option election " was- in"
progress.' Judge; Campbell's . father. ; Joel
H;V. Campbell, ./who ; was /.on the whiskey
side'of the election, called Mr./Lee:iup
arid began", to upbraid .him .for;%being.
ariiorig ~ the : temperance' cohorts. •.•V^Sbme
words were passed, and; Mr. /Campbell
very injudiciously called Mr. -Lee j a /liar. "
The /latter/ . promptly . struck / him,- where'/
unbri : Campbell. pulled his gun and^ shot
! twice at Mr. Lee. Campbell Carr'rigton.
a :' relative" of :Mr.; 'liee's.; grabbed': him and
; held ./ hirii. - but "the / latter ; freed / himself
and shot Campbell in the /abdomen.'; The
latter died as, a result- of the 'woundU; Mr:
; 'Dee was promptlj' acquitted/ - ;: ;/ ':'■'-.
; Sheriff John P. Beard killed John H.
Pair/ an uncle, of -Jddge; Campbell's wife,"
about two" years - ago," in ; self-defence/ He •
too. was acquitted. .; ; :. - '
■ 'Judge Campbell knocked . Mr.: -Evans
down . and kicked him. The son ;of tjthei
latter, who. is now the Commonwealth's;
Attorney of the "county. Otto L. Evans/
went to* Judge Cariipbell to protest aga/inst '
t Jib treatments "of } his father. Judge /Camp-
Ibcll ehot him. " ; -\ -'. '
Noihirig was done.to Judge Campbell. •;
PropenKitics/ Very^ General." \ :-'i :
But' the. pistol propensities are not], con-:
fined "to the active white/ element btV Amt
herst;' The 'other day an old colored Jmaji;'
named Hal Smith, offended /a; white; man'
nanied Martini' The . latter '■ organized , an (
armed posse. and went to Smith's;: house:
I for the purpose of haying/ a: little^ fun,*; The.
negro his'twb sons, and; a nepliew;^ were;
prepared, and the Martin posse'; retunied ;
.10' AiV.herst,- rapid transit,: some eightfof
them wounded/ ;' .. : , : ; * »" ;,.
These ar e . a few/of the little "incidents .,
tnat make life Vvvorth- living/ arid jserye\to
while away/the time;- in vAmherstr, which;;
would" perhaps ..be /otherwlse^duli; j-O-i^
"Just :whaf bearing tne tragediesj^that,
have been bi ought into the inquisition .will
have on- the case cannot be foreshadowed.';
The/ committee will' probably;' have t to ■
take into consideration ;nhe>fact;j that;
Judge :l Campbell. himself 'has.; on^;one;;or- ;
two^occasiQ»is/shown=hiraself; not adverse^
:^tlwnV part.in these /littleV/Amherstj
Wulemcnts- : 'arid the/ cowhiding ?bf^Dr/
:CrSfSS'V3irectly in ;Hnb,withithMfad
;fSh%icar punishment., which
prevail : ; iri: the/county. : ;- wr -'S^j >-:-i¥ / &&
. Viewing the Inquisition fromuw.ab
solutelyi- impartial : ; standpoint,^ /; Judjje,
Camphci 1 / appears : now -; to ibe: ; in ; a ■
"delicate position. /The; prosecution
Jts^case"lycsterday/rwlthk/ahsolute/s^nlh;
'dincc; The^peraoniiel/of/tlic Jiwltnesues.;
who: have : becn-^put -on i- thCiistand v^as,.
few^exceptiorisubeenj,of i'aJhignE
'order ri The > representatives Jrof A some |
l th&'m^st;prommerit;p^p!elof^eicpmmu-;
nitv f have* to 'a man almbst.'? given j:Jtestt->
' s to
i«r*av^the::?"comnaiit:t^ KBwinst vTudsej
,- no^SStt
rhuntv and «.hJit one rc*n J^es for tup-.
■Sn'boeVrt of tne- county Is-prattyj
Vi^npoeilficannot- summon as many as
two|estcemcd f citizens; of ■ the 1 community;
; tqXtestlfy| in a his|behalf;f WheUierJthislbe
■tW°rtnqt| remains -to bo seen.
he ! fact ■Is • certainly I tru eilhbwever^ that
the|witriesses^whb|haveltesUQedfagainßt
Judge ;; are g theXyeryS rarikyarid
file of the community." -". .' , -
M ? As ' •Jnticipatedjlnl theses cqlumris.|atsth"er
outset ; of Jp"rqceedings/:-the i Issue f has
yery^ plainly j narrowed % down '% to 3 :'& &; fight
between "f, the •? saloonri andlthe|antlrsalobri
element"; In jthe^cqurity.t-Wheri stheTi inqui-;
Bitionjproseed'ngs>;cqme % up/|for|di^T^on]
in i v i the t Legislature, ;f /as '% they i-X assuredly ■
; will, N "the ! icontentlbn>.wUl";be ! 'a?£arl* higher
one. . ; v
- .' v (CONTINUED ON FIFTH : PAGE.) '- ;
SHOT HIS^DAUGHTJER!SIS)VER!
Tat Shannon ICilled ;•• ia /WeatiVir^
:■■ ' i?in .by .."Walter .'Sanndera. "' }■ •
f- ROANOKE, ,VA., January - 23.—(Spe
cial.)-7-News; reached j: her c ■ to- day . U«at '" Pa t
Shannon, a /young inianV liiarig? on
branch/a- small -tributaryj of JGuyari /river/
LWybmirigicounty.^W./Vaiv. /near;. Virginia
State -line) ; was ' shot iarid 3 !ns'tahtly~4killed
byv.Wal ten :Saundefsj; last | night.
riqn /.was f in^i love 1 witlr "? a' daughter /;of
Saunders. arid had : arranged; to !.elbpe with
the girl/ who is 1G years of age. .-i
; /rHehe:fathe'r found a letter thatvhad been
.written r. to -'. the -'girl '• by ; her •■ in tended Jhus
band ' which - gave /to him /the /details ;of
the /proposed' elbpernent; /"Arriiing himself
witha double-barrelled shotgun. Saunders
awaited ;/ the? /arrival^ /of //Shannon// and
when Jthe-.;latter,- wag:: arfew --feet 'of .; the
front r dbor/he shot "hiriiVv"'-'- ■■••*. '-_' ■-••■•- ;-.v">WV
CHARGEDOTTHIBURGUARYI
WMtc Man on a Still Hunt!for}Lead
• /;/:■ . . _. *?lpe. , ■//, : .. ; -/..;:;-/ ;;//■
'f Frank, Venable/ a: white man, .was ar
rested "at .'• the/First; -Police; Station last
night, /charged •; with ;; breaking ;. in to;/ the
: house of ■ 8.: . P."; M; ; ; Job nson , on - Ch ur ch
Hill, ..arid stealing' lead pipe, i / ;/ .
;-■'<•" John: Taylor/ is /held at. the iFirst: Police
Station, /charged with cheating ; his bqard
ing-house:'keeper,. Elite Jordan, /out; of a
board 'bilL; of; $9. ■:-;/. ./' : -' : ;;v/.- :;vi; ; ; '/;AV;,/;
. Horace "Nickolsbn,; a negro "lad /of; 'ten
years, 'is .charged f; with : stealing /three
pairs ; of.- shoes; from .aiman named John
.Brown.' 1 , .""''"-'- ,".'-. -
I This/was^ all .:• that ■• was •..done';; In -police
circles /yesterday j except several; drunks
picked up on the streets. •-;' ■ / ; / - .;'■>;
DRittKOIMI
Popular i /Rector ; Yields v /to
: Pressure and Will Co"n a
; tinue at Monumental* . "\
; " Rev. 'William '-Edwin . Evans, D. . p., rec
tor of Monumental .. Protestant Episcopal
church, /has; finally -decided not to .ac
cept; the. call to the : Episcopal . church at
Newport News. As already stated; in the
Dispatch/ Dr.. Evans/ had at r one time
practically.^ made . up'hls mind -to accept :
the call/, bu t ? the : pressure' brought' to.b ear.
: upori, him L and ' "Mrs./ Evans, /who t is ; ; quite
as/p opular.; as/ the /-Doctor "himself /with
the congregation of . r the /historic;* old
church/ has ;been 'so , great -that ■ the- rector.,
has. finally.: decided . to ; remain;. in/his ■.pres
ent^ charge/;"' /,../,%;• '-'' "T ■ ;""''■
■ The "apartments of Dr/arid. Mrs/ Evans, :
at ', No., l^northi. Third /street/: were'i simply.
b"esieged' all tday .-yesterday, ; and rthe. day
before' by, the friends/qf-vthe i family, ■, arid
.the- members; of -.; Monumental s'ebngrega-;,
;tiqn^ ''■id;every?arguriient- tha t/ could^ be
brbug.it ;to v bear was/presented ; to iinduce
him/r to . remain.^'-'- '-. isr.~ Evans. . perforce/
, finally, consented " to ■ continue ] in . his : ; pres
ent "position: V/// .-/.;- .; / / :^H /
.•/ It ' wasri pointed out to { the ; rector -\that
: ivronumentai; church./ urider. ; his rectorship/
had ien joyed fa^ prosperity : that was/ almost
unprecedented/ and that go where he/ may,,
he;.-, could --hardly :. accbrnp!'shj; a / : ..} greater
wqrkXthan t hat / whlcn had ; been": his iin I his"
preseritrpqsitiori:; ./. ; //, : /'-v ■'""■ /:'->' ; /£"(^
r^The j 1 Monumental .is:, to-day/ the I." most'
!argelyfatterided. : arid i perhaps, the /niost
popular-Episcopal /church ;in ■ the ;c|ty^a
fact* for/the<Tnost part due : to Dr. Evans's
personal /efforts. 'O ; :' . ■• '/■'-" v /.// •:.:.■:; ■.■-.■ /W/
>■■:■. The , .congregation, will /u'ridqubtedly re
ceiye'the ;riews ; of • his: decislqrilwith plea^
sure-farid^gratification. / Z; .';■/■-.■/-/'. ■" '; :U-v*
;;~ißut"fewiof.'the/rnembers;of; ;~ißut" fewiof.'the/rnembers; of the/; church
had _ learned of ..his; decision, 7 which was
not .made until last night. / '~'f\ : -X .;.-'
/;It .had been ■ arranged J. to ;call/ a meet
;ingj of the; vestry/ in "the. next: day/or I two
to ' try arid devise/ some: means; to 'induce
Dr. : Evans /riot;/ to/; leave - Mbnuriientai.'
This meeting .will, o£;cqurse,;ribw,be un
necessary/ ;- \ : --;.'\ ■•:/'/ ■;//;/--/'- : -/''''':/-
FORT SAN CARLOS ' , ;
STIL.I- HOLDS OUT.
The- Germans' : Continue the Bom
i bardiucht : But the Venezuelans , . ;.
■'■/■ Keep; Up 'Resistance— Excite- :.•';
h ment tin . aiaracaibo. 'V :-" .- /;
i\LA.RACAlßOr'Januar>':2S.— At 2 o'clock
this afternoon, - Fort San Carlos was still
Iri; possession'" of ;'; the" I government /forces,
and/ the bombardment of /the/ German
warships- was ; still /going ; on.;. There f has
been/no .material Tcharige in the
% The gunboat ■Panther,; was j the rorily,. yes-;
sel; to come inside the bai\
r ; Corinriunlcation -I with the ; f ort^is 4yery
difficult. /;:■;; ; " .:/■ ; ; ; - :; ■■: /'>/ ; --.:'; : /"; :r ;';
~:; Great excitement prevails in ■ Maracaibo.
OUR NAVY' VMNTS. TO- FIGHT.
An Officer Says and incidentally
; ■ Criticises ■ German ' Ships.' V
NEWX-TORK,: January; 23.— (Special.)-^;
■One of .the; Ijest-kriqwri j naval ) officers )de-|
[ tailed to : duty,/ inj this cit>\ /whose ; name,;
•for/; obvious/ reasons; - cannot; I bej printed,":
was" asked by "the -Dispatch ? correspondent"
to-day ' foW' an / opinion /as /to \ Germany 's.
: course- in: Venezuela. ; //';::\ ■/.;//;//■..;////
"^j'-Vlt s is ■ an '■ outrage," ; said 'he.v as he /bang£:
cdV his -hands^ together .'toj'eniphasizejhis'!
; remark/ /tt'G ermariy - /Is '1< overstepping -;i all;
; bounds,;; and if I the \ question /were/; lef l } to}
; American "naval ". officers ?:' at .. th is % presen t]
; nioment/^they.; ,-vvould rbrins^ her;; up ;: wi th :
'a/good/i sharp turn. . . - '' I
J '-'I know/scores "of ;American:nayalioffi
; cers who are greatly: incensed ■ over IGer-'i
■ many's V attitude 'i'of lithejUastjifew""*] days£
; None- of *, these! jnaay 3be % f or-xpub? *
Hcation, for it -.would smeah^^their^aiciaV
•decapitation.. But; their compulsory;
si] ence makes <;< tlieiri % angrier." andj>T, ? iWho "■
me et so : many k of /• them '] iri official t and •-: so^
eiaJ capacities evm ; ;dayaknowlthatj.theiri
■palmslare^itchijigi for; active, service^* I jdq;
» rib t^ know I; howS long a.\Va.sningtqn 5 intends ;
rtoi-standtfpi^thisJTnorisenpe^-but^ifSshe;
? wants''Hb¥get;|ttfe'Ctrue I ?fdthoiri"":. of; public:
/opinion/' she? ; wiintsr to- soundf the |havy.i|S
s^TallUnff^b^}nayies^l?iWantjto^Eayxthatj
mtie t the n VerySmischief ; on" paper.-; but f .we : 1
■haVeKworked '.out; the whole, problcin.
and wo-flnd it is not nearly as form'da
''■ ble" as'igen^raUy^ supposed^Leaving^aEide |
ranyXqueitiofifas|tp|torpedq boat" fleet;'- Is
i have "< found yon¥examjnaj;ion;*thatsinearly, :
?'fiS-irctT^ritl : |i6f.Cwulsers^^!ttleshtps^and]
fetherilaH«)^.#Jl?J^sl^^^ p K^Wp^^
feWnableltqTsbTrapra! than - 6fiO miles ff rornf
because^ of t the!? Inability' to^caxryj
faaffldWatijaniJnsr coal.
feldi^;,vs-a- hard t« 8S l ? ;on^H?M
TIED UP IH BEttTAPE.
State of sWa^in^Council^Over
BOTH BRANCHES AT ODDS,
JWTTfll^ B^^^'^ff'i'yff ff ' /^.^^^^*^^T^T TtCft •^^r'Jr fITTC C H
HARBOR MASTEH IS IGNORED.
Boat; Was Originally Intendbd to
}'■ \ Assist (■■ Commerce, ■ Bnt ' Wa s Tied
/ "Upcby/tlie .-Fersn!isont ltesblatlbri~
■■•-. '•'--;.:;.--■■ : - : --^i'-:-i'',--» ; ' :-.V: -.V .-?■/"-' "-"- ■/■■'/■ is-;«-^i:- : -'K<;
■■';- His sVas \to ; Pnt ;' an- End -to
•/;'th*e.VCon"ncilinia"uic;'-''JQuWettinig'i!'"oii
Board— Vessels rin - Difticnlt y , Can
no. Longer ; --Be A ssisted l>y iT The
ThoWaaj Cnnnlngrham— Timely ; Aiil
]:;■ ; Rendered ;. Yesterday, "Vlay^Be Caiise
; «£iCenstire;; of /Its Captain. ~,
:( Therejis;a: ; cujious:state-: of war existing
in 'A the .; James . River -".: Improvement TCoraf:
' mitteer; and it develops^ that i thei; much~- .
discussed ■>. city ;tug^/riioinas ;C/;.Cunning-J
. ham,';Sr.,; with which 'the committee *and :
the ; : ; two ;of .{the •;.' City ;
_haye recently '.} played ;. shuttlecock :,'and
battlodore, is.; ther bone of .;'c6ntention]
' around* which the/conflict rages: •;;'•" :; :■"
;/. The . status ' of.': the I tug ''at' the ; present;
■ time is one: of the ; most /anomalous'; things:
i ; on record/. She -/ is ;■; tied ■/ up, ;
Sfleaking, : jn ■;.' red ,^tape "\ , atlC leasV ' • half -.; a >
dozen ■> different-; ways 'by.; /resolutions ; of;
\ committee; arid • ordinances ■iri/Council," not
withstanding which . she ":. broke ' v f rom'.; these*
strong /.mooririgs :„ yesterday i : mo'rningV arid •■
: went ';- to ! . the 'j assistance arid ' .' helped "A to '•
pvill : off ;the steamer,; Win yah,-"6f the Clyd e ;
iLirie;: /which ■!i.werit/oh v 'a: i _s"aridbaf -in" the;
harbor/ owing, tocher .steering gear ::be
coming ' , . "
: '■■ V.Thls ' action *> of ;; the / tug. and ; of ■',her/cap
; . tain \ is fdeclaf ed Yby .; some * of,- the' /corrimit- .
: teemen /arid / city! officials :' to \ b"e ) an /act'; of ,
I open, /rebellion ;.arid^c6riternpt -of Icoristi-.;
tuted^law . and 'i authority,^ she beings posir;
1 tively fprohibi ted jby J solemn ? resolution : of '■
the^ committed to '-• which/ /;she/fowes/;al-i;
leglaiice' / from ;. rendering 'f any,? assistance;
; to anybody ? or "anything -.notUconnected,
withi; the.: city's '/j business. :*• And i thereby..,
hangs" the tale, of /this; storyV'^/; //■ :'./:'
;- ' Mr,; FerscssonJa liesolution. > ;
It seems that . in . Dectimber.last, ; prompt-.:
ediby' the';? belief or Vclaiml that, the"4tv*3.
was , being : unduly used for junketing .: pur : j
poses, /Mr. :.;Edgar : , H. \ Furgussori; ' a ''■■ mem-:
b'er J/ of ,•; the/:' James -River -"'lriiprov-emerit
Committeeil/offered and ihad 4 adopted: the'
resblu tion ? referred t0,./ which - served ; prac-^
. tically : to /remove?: the-; tug : from' under/:.the"
'control of ■the chairman: of the /committee
and:< the /City; Engineer. ;. : /.- '■■ -//- ■•- " : ■"':■:"- '.:
j Then. ; ( the \ chairman of the '-.■ committee
andJother members .took -the /view.'.- that
under sueh 1 conditions -the.itug: was ;iisef
:less, to' the/cityj/and^theV fight-; to .•lay/her
up ; begu n.'j? but was defeated "\ in I tlye.
committee." .Then' an ordinance, authorizing .
; the" committee .to: charter 'the' tug/torpri-;
:vate v ; parties/: was/; r offered )v&.in ;v : ; Common/
.Co.unpil. i; The/f action that/ wanted • toTput
r the;.«tug '; but;"/of I'coninilssiqn '-'(opposed i! this .
'.moye.ibutr;was ;kgairi'd€fea.ted;;.thoiCora-
mon fCouncil ; adopting the; ordinance.' ?• ;^
".^Wlieni.this'lordinanceS'cairie/jupKl^^^]
Board ;i of or ; ; con- ;
currerice, 1 .' however, it ; struck •a"".''sriag.'-*j: as'
; that -(.body ;; adopted Va.'i substitute,/, "offered *
.by :-/Mr.Y James v. B. ■ Gordon. ~i\ discharging •
the 'creW; and> r pu"tting -the'-boat inUhe/cus-/
tody^bf 'aV'care-taker;-/ ..-.' /: ' v \:i :;/ ; ; ' /:"
»'- ; -NoV";.her.^status ; is"l that, ■'the/ city ,'fhav-.'
■irig An thing: for; her ./to^do until/ the/new
dredge < is : made; ready -by", October.- next;;
'the^resblutibn : of /the; committee /forbids'
tier.-'to/i do'* anything; for any/ one'else;Hthe
qrdiria rice ' adopted by; the"; Common : Coun
cil i' launches iber "; half: way in ? the water,?
arid'jthe^ substitute ; adopted* by/the ;Board
of ; Aldermen ties ;' her/ up {to /the "d6ck.-V-;.':!.'-
V J -V '■'*? -''■■'Harbor •.iHlasterJa : ■ Need. Vp? '. ; ■ ■ „, >;
.^Failing to find 1 any light on. this;. remark*';
able situation / from i other/' sources;' .a ; re- :
p"orteryfor..the;.Dispatch v last" night 'called;
on'.;' Harbor-Master ;. John^ A: "S Curtis; ■■■■ hayf j
ing- arrived /at ; the : dedwetio'ri^after "an; un-
: a'ccustbni'ed arid ? exhausting^.: process y. of
reasbning-rrthit /the :^ harbor.: ■•master i i- was;
a/l person ; : that ' ; riiight "> kn 0 w "• something '
about harbor; matters.; He founcUthat;- vsu-\
: a Uy ' placid //gentleman /, somewhat^warin '
on the' : subject/of the ; tug, "'^ to ■ express ; it
. mildly.
ifHe/.-.was- at/variance withT the chair r
man of 'the committee : in ; his /views : as lio]
the wisdom^ of the;^ tug Vout^of
commissiori; ': arid J w'asV still/ more. at /vari-;
arice/with the: views; of the. majority of '
the committee ; in prohibiting : .the fuse j of ,
.the .tvg 1 in" : the; harbor; for'janything.ibut:;
the'cliy's;bu'sJriess.'.. : 'Vi.' : : /. '.."/; Ci£*'wJ?,
//"How is; i t,' Mr. -Harbor : Master.", asked
the : reporter,';; struck 'with a ."sudden ,; idea,'
: Vthat you.'never..;advise; with the/; corn- :
mictee; on '■■ these^matters?", -.;; r//" , .■>;; ; -".
V'-Well,'; /hs- replied,':.:.-Vthe; truth;: is -tliat'
.the/committee^knowsitiall. It is true/that
I : aTn r ;harbor-master,Spaid •by-ithe/cityStb
look iaf ter : ; her v interests '1 in Z this .respect;
■ and :: presumed to : know .'about ;
them. Jarid ; it : seems : bu t _ natural thatj- thisj
Vommittee 1; should:/ have : me r -.;:t6V consult;
r with them; sometimesV- in accordance with;
'the/ custom ?'6f /the j others committees; . in ;
havirig.Uh'e^officials/iri- their./departments
meet^with them: But they, v have 'never,
done ; me7 the:.: courtesy. >j to ; invite .nie/^to
a' meeting. ; and 'of /course I : ha ye - never, at-j
tended: any.- of. the/ meetings.'^ '■ - •
: ;*i ln/ relation^tb /the tug miatter, ; the ;har-;,
.bor/iriaster • roaderthlsjstatement^j-.'^':^..-'.
.'ti' '.'Since then committee ?bn.;improvem.ent\
of r James ;riyer/;wa s ." formed • by= C^ty iCoun-"
cil;:. whether .wo'rking/lriVwhole- or "in] part ;
by . ; : th"e/'"city ; of ,; the :' United /..States y goy-;
rernmerit the/tug: oritugs ;belbriging/toj the.
city have' been/- rendering : . service t.tq'/ the
commerce i of - the-i port *jOf 5 Richmond;i and \
•in -'many/ :instancesShaye j'savedj^vessels:
ifr^oro^destrtictibn";lnamely,'-:theii schooner.;
spbratirAlHson^cpstingi' s26 000,";pr_inclpa'ly ;
:owried;inißictobrid^loaded;;with":^cargoj
of 'railroad .iron,"; iniav freshet} in ; the .■ night:
: tiine,:?slewed % across ~t.h_e =! Danville f.whaf f ,
'and !; rvwas?/savediffromf;utte^C;dest^ction|
ib'yJtfe'lcity!s'^tug' ;^enryi-:CHrjsUan
: itainlFrank (Cunningham. .
irg^Th'eilvaluable :'/steamer;|?City^ of 'i Hich^
mbnd'//was /saved : bys Captain^ Thomas;
;Curniingha^>Sn;Vbfj^eVci^sjt^iCraig^
•hill^r^ndsriianyjsteamefs£arid|sa^'iyes?i
'sels'jhav^/beenTpulledJoffilthelbottom^arid^
'. rendered. -by" the city s tug
: {^thbutTr^.numeration. /-V < * /-//%^^p
. , Necessity S**v flic Bout. ■ .
:' -."Realizing the necessity, \forj a :,,more.
■ ipowerful§'boat. : fbnetbuiltf6f'steel.'Vthej ; city^
;sbld!thjltug>^Cj^ighi'lHaid.kept'th^^
': 'eufi^g^HenrVlChr'stiau^unUl^an^a^rog
;ririation /was' made for\ the -purchase*! of ;a?
steel .jboat. - ff^W
."The steel boat was built at-Philadel^
■ .phiavfaridlpaid for In pai;t by trade with
I Itoe^Hen^ChjlSUan.^;... ' , ;ssss&
i fAThisiriewjbbatlisbthe^ThomasJGunping^
|- i b!airi"3 Sr-V^ ■'comroanded jbiHThomasi Ci? Cunzj
'■■ I ; nlrigham^ Jr;^ThHp^p^i^fstatedlby^
; HtHelcbmritltt^fopiinjp>byj^wt ibf ? James!
i : JnsTbfisush-aib ao'a^;/wM|thafc\she|wbiilda o'a^;/wM|thafc\she|wbiild-
Ice,' keep the riverTcleai^
I in or**' f ary freezes, asasiKt comm<srce>;aßfli
rendtv such as.sJstnnce as might, at
!
p^thitport^j -^ ... -on
V.At no Ome £^c* the byU4Sr.«r ofsth|§
! beat ' has th«s bsen any flu'eetlpp!^
' [toTvji jrg folflUinff 7? thaV.:r^niU > <jmentpS>f otj
HSMHH
Moro Unanimity in $ Favor of
-
of Statue;
Virginia : . Haa 'Li tlie> ' Rigrht ;■-• to Select
Whom she ClwosfS,
ELLTSOS =,TO j RUS ? FOR!: GOVERN OR?
It is Stated Authoritatively That He
?i ■;.--.>'--■■•-•■;■ --..•: .1.,- -,"---' >;,- —■■■■• ;-*;- ■/;/-■ ,:>svws.-;
Will Be a Candidate UeCore th«
'■. ■'■ ' "■ --1.-'-' >-- ".■'..-'> " ■ , '-- " .■."■;-■ -■ '■ --.:- -".'-'J^ ' '--,;'*. ' -■■:'-' •- " '■^ { '- r ..^r:: ■
■;-.'■ Sfext State / Cbnventiorii-AyvProini
.;■.:■..-■■-...*.■.■>■-.■..■,.,..,■-..,.. ...... •..., ■■:' ... .. ■•
_ . nent 'Virginian,'- Speaking:' '•: of S Hir:
Candidacy. > Says b He , Believes He
;_- Has Gained . ; a. Great ■"• Deal :'or
*v- Strength i;Since /the/ Last; Convent
tion— Hearing 1 To-Day on Proposed
-; Appropriation lor Fortification 0/
Cai>e Henry. • ' "' i .-
p/.f^S^INGTON; KDK D/ •
| (Special.)— When • the legislative: history
of i: the ;^ presen tatiqn^of/ihe /./Marciuette
' statue/ as : presented j in .; tb-day!s ; Dispatch;:
was/brought v:tq/"the7atteritlori/i of
ginia ; members iof ~ to-day. "• there '
seemed to be more unanimity of -opinion;
in ifavdr : of|.thb/presentation' of; the; statue'
off General;; Lee /than "there ;was'. ; '" Several
meiribers of .; the: delegation/ however, still
tJl j nk ,'t / unw Jse for; the Legislature to act,
I hVj the .; matter:.-?;'- They - urge /that /iit /will
j engender some sectional
, they . say, ; would /bb . 'most' unfortunate . at
:this« time. ■" ■■- -*',*■>.
|W,This; view, is jriot 'shared, by;
I; Senator /Martin: /Pie said ' for the /Dis-
I patch to-day: *•''/-•*"
I What Senator /■- Martin /Says." : ; ;
// "I /beiiey'e. .that .Virginia, has '/the/ right
to .; select'; any'/ one Xwborri : she :; chooses t to
honor;' in .-this/ way/^arid : ' ; that:":Cbrigress'
.has ■ no .'right " % to"/embdrrass/ or. - restrict i heri
i choice. ; If - they r dq Cribt; propose Jto > accept
;the -"statue ibf., Lee, ?letr them repeal'^ the"
law/I for,; otherwise;- they / cannot } reject ;• it/
Let ;-,. them (.'discriminate: against ■; the i State
arid /not ', against lher j choice.""? But Y l / d b*n' t
.believe /that;, there' . will -Abe.; any 'open :ob-
I'jcctiqn. to. the /acceptance ? now. -?At : | first;
i :itf seemed that'; there'.would ibei.- At; first
blush;- northern*' men :, seemed • ' to . see'V sec-/
tiqrial spirit in. /the- proposed^: presentar.:
tlqn, ilbu t I Jbelieve | that J more ; sober/ judg-;
men t' ha s - prevailed and ? that there will be;
no.: outspoKen^" opposition/; ; If '-we r have/"a^
right in ■ the" hail/ 1{ see •no reason /why . we'
;'may>riot" esercise it; as well /as any/other
; state." •' ' ' ' £ ■.- ■ . \ - , / /•; / "; 2 ' ; /■'/
/This; .opinion i is -.taking ]i possession ; of
many ; southern *•: who ' : were at
.first ; in? doubt as: toithe'/wisdn.rn'' of,; the
;prqpositipri. .:<lt. :< lt is :: recalled! th:' ..Virginia
has ; buried' the hatchet; so 'far .:<■:;: to-- per-,
mit/her./repreaeritatives/'tbj offer ; bills'jin
Congress /establishing- :■•: Federal '; battle-field .
parks /arid ;prbyiding; for monuments^.'to^
Federal; heroes /on,, Virginia "'.-sqiUv" Other}
Southern States 1 have, done likewise/hence'
it; would [certainly -;, come. '/with'.; very, bad;
grace; 1 from/; tha;. North ;tq oppose; the -ac-j
Vttie-.- statue.?/ ; :, ;^:rfH ;-/// ?:;./;
.^. V-i'he v Senate>has fset^apaJt j Janqary ; Slst
as/thej day/ upon ; ; which , it/will?; pass : reso-'
rlutiqris : .of -acceptance bf r the;, statues" of.
Charles iCarrbll ; and 'l John^ Hanson,^ donat-:
: .ed^urider-'ithe ; )same ;-law^bySthe" >; State^of j
: ; Maryland. .■ .j r -* ' ;
2;'^;"fMiyaon"\i*ni:RnnJfo"r\Governor«
.:•'.: The / 'Dispatch . correspondent; has •it
•fronj"- authbri taUyV,sources ; that" j/Taylbr*
-JSlly son will j be '; a : candidate ;,f or , the :gubeiv^
/riatbrjal ,riomlriation/bef ore ithe? next State
'convention/ TMr.»Ellysqn':/ls/in; ? the^c;ity
; to-day, and "has; been j:opf erring sev
eral-? members], of / the ; Virginia' -delegation^
in, Congress' bri s various ■ subjects. : A;, prbnv:
irient/iVirginian, ■■' speaking ';'of "Mr/*Blly-:
son's: candidacy /; said: .''l. amtglad-, to see
hirii ; iin ythe/race/^He /is/perhaps /more
j widely/ kn own \ iri ) tha ; State than ariy^* b ther
I • man) mentioned >■ f orjthe i place.* and ■;I-.be
j; lieve ■ h'as'r gained ;a jgreat' deal -f of
f^reng]^^i^e^|£h^}a¥^cq^^ntlq^^^;e
■ has ■ been, chairman of 3t'he 'State'; Commit;
s tee it. f or ;i.; i . twelve ;/ years.V arid '; : has - always
zealously ; , worked . _ for/- the success . of :: his
party.' ■'-■'".;■•; '-'■■.; - "
,- r Mr. ; Ellyson : had a\ long talk ; with ;■; Cap-;
v tain / -'■•; Lamb ; last night; at ithe V latter's
rooms.' '■ -.'/"/.". ;','-'-'■-.-' ' ' '" "
, ; ";ip"ortlflcatlon; of; Cape, -Henry.;. -
■rßepresen tative >- iiayriard ) ■} said ,/ to-day ;
vthat : he \ had V arranged J to* have :aj hearing
before- a I*sub-fcbmmlttee1 * sub-fcbmmlttee "of; the ; ' Committee
'qn/Appropriatlbris-to^mbyrbw,' at 2 Vclbck
on the ' proposed ; in; his . : bill
'to; fortify :Cape>Henry.;A: delegation;; of
iVirkiriians will be/heard. ;it(wili;be;head
;ed j by/ ex-Congressman ,""" R. ,- H. • Thorpe, r of
Norfolk. i . ( - ' V^""
■:jv/imprpyementV.of.Vt|ie/Accotiiilc^v.);
-j Representative jßixey ;,' lias." introduced , a
ibil] /looking.' to ;tlie : investigation of; need-
I ed « irnproyementsf in /Accbtink/ creek, Tarid
a/ report .'^ thereon .-'; by- the: Secretary 7 / of
;vvar/?;-.-: ;/-- ;-';■ ! / ■:t<_:k: X"~;>'"^^ Sit;. ::-':;i
;: - p^sion^for! SAanjEL garlics /;
;;Ay^sibri bfi?lo.per/irionth/wasjtb-/day.
• gTani'il^toSamuerGarHc/bf Lester lAlan
or, \"a. ' _
OFFER FOR CITY TOG
Mr.-SHafer Will-Hire"Thom
as Cunningham" at $300
' Profit, to City. .-=
;l£'it>was;^leaVnedjyraterdayi-frqm'':an.?au"-^
thbritatiye source":^tha t ; , Mr.^Clements :.Sha-;
! fer/ii thef;ooritractbiv* f or/3 the ;; lriiprovenient
:of^ the<: James ;'./river/^under./? theSUni ted ;
S tat eg i Goy erriin en t , t' has Co ffered f |700 § per,
riionth/ for • the/city's* tug.iTtibinas',C.\Cun^
.ninghara; SrW/ 'the/ city^to"|;furnish?gthe;
crew.^and^oilli^t^lowVlaridSwMteiWa^
such sthings/asj apply jtb 4 her/; machinery ;i
TheVexperise3[of Uhe^tuglto'the^cityJ'iinder,
thts|arrari"g^nienti| it " is I estliriated,-fca rinoti
exceedj $400 ;:per]montbi,'|leaying]a] profit) of I
S3od^nsteadsof?^e;4deadjloss|c)f4?3o|to;
5300,^whichvsheTribw?co3t3 tfie cltyieach'
month, '■■.. - -emm
i^The i city/; is ;_asking-;f or^ anj appropriation
iri'/ith^|anlnualsb*tidg"etgto'|cleacfloutSthe
ch'annelfebfgth^gqyerrimeri^^^
bcr. Tlie. Income, from the -tug would con
tribute much 7 to/ tliel city's ! expenditure. ,
THREE WOMEN KILLED; • -
I|£->fivE:Severely;hurt;
Firr Fanic In Clgnr Factory— Men
> _ < " - ,—*■'*«*>-•
' " ;^l"^^he^llii^|^art:
Wtg&Zf-- . . . -,-',- '- ' :'?^^^
HfeNEW^TOTIK, J*n. S3.—Thre« womw^j
were • kllled-'and | five ;^qir)en Jarid >.onf|ra»nj
Miller * Sons' .cigar factory, an. Cosby.
■iix&Uttm^yi-- >•!*■> rewlt: of «.-fl^*t»f4i»'
Tory, ■ causing a", panic arnon^.the^tt'en:
Jwomen/fand 1 bqysi" at^wfw^'^-Tberß| lw«»l w«» » jjtj I
;wild*irush * foX thei flrefescapelatitHelftront!
land!read;end3 of the^bullding;flß»|wWch]|
.the ' .weaker^waiTcrush'edf and/ trampled Vb"y,j j
:thV|stum S er. \lWJg#^i
.•|:The v men • fdid y not ,» hesi tatejto j push 4 the,, j
asidef and ,j[whea i tiwyj" reached! the/ j
.ladders k' to * tiefraiaeiv pushed gtheTwomen"' j
pbff|to|the|sroundi|atoout ? fifteen | fee tjbe^} j
:m£ny]ijveo'men fweremCoreJ 6K less : irijuni w
GREATiBOER -COLONY ■
.^FbSiGulllßKrdi
To Be Established in" Loulainiia or
Texas, It Is Said--Dr. Kelts
' . and General "Pear- ■
■«»n ProwpeetlnßT.
L'NEW ORLEANS^ LA.; Januar>- S.-Dr.
iW.£jFr ; Reitz.i3fqfme>^secretaryi ; : vqf^the:
Transvaal ;iGenerjalv Samuel JPearsqn/iWhb
it6pk : |ah|^ivelpart/IriKthelfight^against;
'BriUsh/:mule?shipments % to JSouth
/vla^New! Ofledhs/' and: several "other; prom^
Inejit^Bbers^fwere'^lriiNeWiOrleansl to-day/
The">. Sou theni;iPaci fie § has 8 placed j a*; spe^
clal train -; attt the^dispqsall of ilpr/jßellz
arid, : the .; Boerl parjty^farids.tbfniorrbwjtheyj
•: will ; begin aj journey /which /will, take : them';
{.cattleg^cquntry^bf
'Lqulsiana/i and « Texas', 1 £ arid "t the ; ranges iof
; the "".West H as V far I as 'California?'; lt'ts/tre--;
liable/reported ; that':afgreats;Bber| colony
;will-be"j'established'lriiLouislana! or Texas.'
• Mrs. J. N. (Henflren Dead, .t;
S STAUNTOXji; VA^Jan/ ;23^(SpeciaI.)^
'Mfs.;/;Lucy/Pey^bri^Hendreri^/.widow/'of
' Judge ■X/NiZ-Hendrenr/died '■last
night ■'irf.the^ hbm"e^of?herj'sqTirjnTlaw, s iWil-1
; liam^; Patrick/^Shet had^beeh'?' sick i'seV-1
eral but V was ? not /considered :. a;
seriousf cqriditibn/ |She' ,was ; a ; riiember.£of :
the{: famous ; Pepton * family, p Ono (sqn/Jof
Baltimore/siirviyes ''■'• hef.i as. do i'- three fsls"-;
ters^Mrs:/GeorgeiM.:?Cqchran /arid « Mrs. ";
:Ws' H.t Green, .of ; S tauri ton/ and- Sirs/ Vir
ginia Kent, of .Wythevillc/ . '
/i '■'-".', .Ilenryiflnbbard ConVieted.: ....
/I DANVILLE; , VA.. / January --j IS.—(Spe
cial.)r7Heriry*Hubbard'(colored)!"iwho shot
'andikllledj\,Johri/<.p^well;.in^t^2^ujity
several -; trioriths ■'■' ago/j has \''. been convicted
of ■; "murder "■■. In - : theysecqrid -degree - In/5 the
county/.- court, • arid> sentenced to" fifteen
years. iri Hhe.perilteritjary//; ;.':;;// '>:' ,:
FIEfIffiNEBSILP
Republicans the
:•■:■ Machine— -Browning for
State Chairman,
,;.... .j;-. :;;;/- •;;-•:-,/- .y-r-'-i :/ /.>-;;///"•
; i There : is every: indication : of J a', revolt In
the Republican ranks/ in /Virginia;- within;
tn'"e:next!-£ew*/months/.wbich iT wi;U;caat ; ;.ln;;
the' shade "every former, attempt to over?
; throw the ■present organization/ - / / .>/':
; An. effort ;has; been '; : carefully planned^to
have the; State ; chairman ( come ; from t the ;
Nirith :; district, ? and , to/ this "/end 'a ; careful ;
organization .. has ;baen 'effected; -"The men
'at : the } head : of ; - the ; mbveraerit ara": among
> the': best : knb wn ; Rep'ubllcaris : in ; the ■ State/;
and :; i they^'i are Sail """determirie'd i
about i the J overthrow i o£' Chairman \ Agnewv?
chairman • of {'the'Republicas*. party?
iri - Virginia /i shall f. come; -; -' f rqm".; the ''Ninth ;
district," 'i.said/ColonelrivtS/Brqwrilrig."' of
Pocahontas k last^i nights K "The/^ Ninth % is ■
the; orily/'Republican'fdlstrictTiril: tha. State';'
,no /other* approaclies~it": in Jthe^strength of
the Republ icari : . vote; -/We "bright = to . be Ve
cosnizedtHandiir^Hsk^but- little In/saylns
that 'we ;' will ; be.'i sjy/atch '■ us.- s and ' see '"■ the
; outcome jqf-lthe-figh'tfwetwinimabe.";;:; ;
"ftThere/ Is 'i no /doubt^that f.rthe?C6lqnel :; i 3
In deaVJ 'ii ear^nesL'/fFurther^ conversation^
Jreyealed c : the % fact a t««at"°j he; hasl- devoted
much*; time/ to i getting;'! ready ;/ for: the fray.
■■ which'ihas for.; its'/quject^theTscaJp'tof {Mr.';
; Park "i Agnew.^as;: trie Sbead % of \ me
; Republjcan r machlne^l and ; it "> Is "also ? plain
that ;he % and ; 3 those';- associated . with^hirii'v
• wiu /■;:/■:.-■/: :/■"/"/;.>///■; ;"--:;
;c Colonel
be (;. the ,";■ jchalrmarix Irit^case '<B he "4 and :; bis
friends are; successful.'*. xle'Asiionelot .'the
best-known \ Republicans , In I the ■ State/; arid
, iri~. the - Southwest/ everybody^- knows /and
-; likes ? the'gen'ai ? Co!bnel/-y He j Is "a/J; close
friend ] of i Cbngressraan/, Slernp's; , arid? it \la
\ pretty /safe \to * assume*; that i the ; latter ; is
: with * him ?iri"ithel fighL /^resident : Roose^i
■yelt..jhas"; : completely :i ignored X the;; presoh't
fqrga^zaUra'iln\yirginia\ui'$th'e);matter.;tjpf
-making , a'ppoln tmerits/ arid x listens : to Coh
gressman :\ SlempV when ?; "seeking /advice 'as
; to> applicants :: to 2 office. /* In ; other - .words,
■ what the . Congressman s says regarding
; Republican / appolri teea \r? In h . Virginia dis-;
■ tlnctly : : goes/: // ; ;l; l / > - : ':;ft;/ J //'',■/■ -S.. "^ "'■•
:'There;is:reasqn;to-believ"e ; that the Pres
ident /wou Id \be /glad ' to .see; a? figaung * Re-;
'publican, /such .as Colonel-: Browning,'; at
; the :».ead of "the .-party l 'ri^uis State.- : Cblo^
jnel^Bro^liig-:cqmes>frqm;<Taiewell.Vcqun
| ty,s which /under /the Trie w^su ff rage \ clause^
\ gave? Congressman^ Sleinp > lla's't j tall "'a. S ma-;
Jjqrlty^qyeriJudge^Rhea/fOf j420: ;-If • there
; ia/a' new Kchairmari;/* itv; Is ;iyeryi probable
tnat/Coloriel;Brqwriinsr;wlll lhe >iio mari^v
EARTHQUAKESiN^HErfSOUTH;
Shock - I^elt at r Cliarlcs t on, Colombia,
.-.•>.. ■■-'-:■ Augnsta and Savannah. : ./.
i. /CJIARLEBTON, S.C .; January; 23.— An
earth quake shock ; was felt here/ at•B :U i
;Vdqck|to^rilght^.There?^w^(orieTdlstirict^
; which/ was; ; not;Nsufficient ; to^l cause \\ any
.damage 1 ' to /•prbperty//ribr;reyer- : ; tqidcca-;
:sion ;- serious % alarrii.^ Reports If rbm ''f points'
riear^theTcityAiridicateithatltheT shock | was
' Decided Shock. '
S. .C.,- January. 23J-A d/v
!cided;:'earthguake'£shock^wa^^felt:^^tblS'
_city} and': suburbs^; at ." B.IS To'clqclc J / ';/?-i;
I*tto Shocka. -> v
SAVANNAH, GA., January X— Two
rdistirict^shbcksf qfyearthquaksf*?yere*sfelt
'■ here"? tb^rilght 1 atS 8:15.^ Reports ?? f trbm iTyJj
ibee olslari^ -I are % that ; -houses 3 wero^yery j
S perceptibly -shaken;v ; - - - : ■■'■■'■■ ■■■' ■■
;-.:|AUGUSTA^ GA^i- January; ttfr*-, slight;
/earthquake -' shock was f felt ; here/ to-night
at.B:l4.%Xo.damai;u was clone. v-^^g
SAUARIEStqigjyDGESI
Hot.,* Committee Make. Some
Ctinngm in the ; Senate ProTl«Ioni.; ;
'itiTheVHouse ?onsFinanc«iycsr;
:;■.■ i . •■■■'"■'--■■-■-/■.•*-■>--•'•■--'--.-':
terday conaWered the bill f.x'ngithejsala-;
£rlesTofJcity| and|circuJ t| judges^bii \\ rnado]
ff«V^(^'anleeß|injithe'jßenate'^ccmmenda-:
)ti<H^^'be^m'o3t?'linportaHt^'chang^^^j
[U^lncTJMaeTofithe;i»la^Jofjttie"(Co^6rS']
\ Horii Court? judge'l of {■ Rba nok«T f rpmi 12.000:
Itof^a^huis^p^i^gl^tp'^fn^the]
/same f class &w|th *IPbterßburg.S Lyrichb*ar&?|
|Danville, i S:t PbrtOTßOuth', * ; n-ai^MNevrpoTt}
?^TheliaJarles \of | th«>j Ju4«es s (with i
1 tVe j exception I of ithat f 6f)jßlc^dn*Jelty|
ra|i4|^en^c^Swer^ 6^^ f at! W^o^^*R»;
fil^iwT^*fe»tCJr^tC<>ai^tet^'lUcfißM*»l'
iand^enrico. 1 - ta* Clu^"c«rySCoUEt t ( S.yj'i]
Law. »n«J : Equity ■> Court; :'and ■, the • Hustings
Court.-are-to.vbe- paid <tZX& ? ***n »l»o;
tht judget j of ; th« ;corporauon Court, ana
$i^W%*a^lC«a^^Jfi^rti^^KorfolM
' in"; the i KnalHr v 6»gf^l«»?Jil««^«^»tfOi»:
is^s^^ssmsm^^^sss^Si^
- _ • - . . • r .:.. . - -
£|sdred;|YeoxsJ!Renew*il»le at Plw^&s
k4ure&f,the]GnltedjState»;TColomMa.%iJ
to HaveiXotmnW tt» 9&r Ab«uti***||
i Extension— Police and dieUk%W,
j|?Control! Settled /by Schism* of Joi»»
Dlscus««*4|
to Continue It« I'oticy at <i.*Htla^|
TlshtW Ancnt Venciaeta, . -V*
j TVASTIINGTON, January 23.— T0-day** .'
j meetlng^of /the'/Cabmet '\yns,oo^ot^S^
j m6st'£ Iniwr tenj&i hQM^ln^t^rai%yna^^
All Jof r ; thelmeriib'ersl bfJthelCaqlnetrwerVi
present.^ SecVetaryiHay/lleay'nglhJal^
[ ; fori the ; first 1 time; In "5 several | days fto Jat-»S
|-;tehd2_the'^meeUn^|-He^p'rMent^^aTd^i|
iof:; the* Panama'; canal ftreatyTslgnedllaatt
revenlng^hejtreatjr'jlsj [identical
I drawril by^thls ' gSyefririient rinqriuik|
; . ago, ?and j atfthaitV- time I submitted I to|th« It
; . Colqmbfan S gbverrimenfc^withHthe |"slngj;»|
r exceptipn^of^the|am*bunt?bf^an"nxJlty/i^tei|
be : paid ] ColorabiaTf or* the]rfght I of ; way Jol 1
;_the canal.*/; ; '^^'V^^'^^-i^
'^-.This <f government s.propbsetl an anntiifcsf?
of $100.(M0.iwhile. ; CqIom^ia;de^n^e«Il^fti?»^
000. i The; Colombian' f govern nien t'sTdemandtf
was^bas^d^it^is|^tated/TupbD?the|aac2r«f
■ talned'i returns [ f rdm j the>Panamasßallro»dt|
Compah^toy'portTdutles^^tc^whicfcJCp^
: lombia i did *- not • 'desire^ to/1 have ff rejaucedLS:
During/, the .^several ,-j n«got!a«fe
tioris^ Colombia'/ agreed Stb".-f all g pbints^iEt^
■the*.treaty{p.roposed;by^theiUrilted|^tatiE^|
iwith^the^ex^eptlo'it^bf^the^annnityJ^.T'^iitd'
;has 'been i the ■ pqtnti of fdiff efericel for]raany;/|
:week^and|atjbne/tlme;!it]thre3tane4|to|i
break Lqff | hegotlatlons'TenUrely^d Secrataf^i
Haj? ;iComraunl(»tedli^th ?^thß|ColbmbliM»l
fgoVeroment;^inUmating'/ithatlroVne^a^M^
merit ;. rriu3tv.be /reached soon."; as. 'tha..
iUril ted^ States "': deslred/| tb| en tsri upb»| th*»J
constnictitinj of ; thejcarial *\ if jit^arejtpjtiiig
constructed ijbyv the "jPahama^rputeJ^For^
several ; - ; : day^ '•*• active /{ efforts |«ha.vß",£(DetSis S
made". 2 to /secure ;, ; an :/agreeinenti^ but! n°t|
until i yes_tsrt^.iWorettheF|auc"ces3ftils'|Tli«^
Codomblarilgqvernmen t; ©i then. Sj* through
Mr.^Herran^the 7, charge^d*a.aalniS haye^
asrbed/tb \ accept ;ari ; annui^iqf{SffiO.ooCtg|
Control -In PeruetnitT- *-' - '
■■•=: AH ; othar:polnts than this, one of .money |
corapensatlont 1 remain /■ as ;5 they-^stqqdJl Ib". j*
tha original /draft i of lthe ; treatyJ?and|ara|
corripleteTy^ satisfactory '•: to / the/ _Unlte<t|
States governmen t/The limited Sigltti
have : control [ot | the :fcanal|pract"callyJtß.|
; "perpetuity/) as \ required ;: by ji the "s Sppene?!
act:";thi4:result?hayirig ?been fattalned)b^|
:. the2adoptiori~Tqf for/? a/ lease ttor^
qrie?hundfed -/years/ irenevyabta"i^at^ih«^
I ipleasufelqf /the jUnUed I StatM/janalCoioiltt«|
i bla'; havingl '.nothlnsj to !payi'abbut|thes'eac^|
j tension ?!The" n^atter'fof^ Jipollce^ and |f4?* r i
dlclal -;controlj r are?9ettled '»X>y ,3 'a/fschemjtS
i:'of^blnt;^*cUon.^alth"oush:Mtl|fsre«e^an?|
?\ assured ; t that :7: 7 cos dtiien "j. of % the Jjlftiitettg
| States; will 'be: : tried by ;any./otherSthan|
{' his qwntcourts; j Control *of j tha iwatcrsToi S
! : the*- ports rbf | Colon ?and | PariaaSa ; ialyestedl |
[:iri.Hhe';Unit^3Stotes;ju^t!aslfarias|may£
be "■.*• necessary f f or 3 the <; complete ! operatlon|
bf^.the;canal;tand4lt ;ls fassured nthat f our ;
'■extra^'tfsrrito^^JuHs^lcUpn^^l^be^ffiSS
questlqried^r as^ , to}; waters vf and p. stream* J
.pertaining to \ the ;canal/;'All ,'pqrt duties^ bn/|
I vessels^ passirig^througb'/;the|<»riall|M'&2
tb < go:tb:the':'UnitsdiSi;ate3;Jbyiwa/yToffOftt|
set -for = the ' ■ " a nnuity : ; payments.s#,Th;e|
President^ andli Cablnat*iarQl confldentlthe I
v/ill be ratified.
/ • ''. Venezuela. ; - 5 7^^fi?
■iThe -yenezuelariTsltuatloniwas.dlscusseol
at length/". butMt- can * be/said jby: authority*!
that : no'ichange ;: In -the . : attitudes of vitha^
UriitediStatesUlin'icantemplatloriFatltbisj
time. cThls .; p:ovarrirrient?swlll^contlnae j|lta|
policy/; of J'i'sittirigo tight^^The sbbrribard-i
I men t i by./ theUGermanii warships |of r
i San Carlos ;■ Is /regrettfid J slricerely|bjr^frr|
flcials<of .tl>e; a^mlnlstratiqri/^because^oSi
: their apprehension -that (lt|mayJcbmpllcat»|
■seriously.^ the pending g riegbtlationsj^be^s
twe'en ; Mirilstor ißb wen?? as \ the]represent»-|
I • tive /of iWenezuela.' «; arid rep"res«nta»3
'' tive3i of ;'the \ powe"ra:3Howeyer. T iw hile|thja|
j adminlstratlbn ; regards ■ the'j bcjmoiardment g
j a3/:uriwa'rranted.' jtheJlUnlted % States Jbiurl
I nolntentionYqf taking/ official Icognlzaneßj
of :it.'//-;a- ■ v-: ; U' ; :■■■■
, * - -
' : Sorric .:cbnsideratibh-|wasf?given to-. th« %
proposed Tank i-tnistlleglslation pqwfjjfen**!
I tng/'l lvi i Consreas^jßegret y/wa»^exprea»e«g
! that ir the if Injpresslon prevailed In som* .
quarters 5 that^j the | bill >i reported StqKtho J
House; f rqmlthe^6scla^^omniltteeiwaa||
a~n ?! 'adm Iriistf a tibri 'Iraeaffure." rj It J is'-j made %
I clear"that /ity ls'- ribt^ri^admlnistratlbxtj
.measure farid fdoisTpot jrep'resentfentlrel?;!
the <' vfews /-of /sthe/'adminlstratibn^asjgtol
what i tru*t should S be |eriactedt },
by; thls^ Cbngresa^lt ; canibe? said \ tblqeithAl
' hope'bf?Presideh€tßolos«veltfand":htoiCab^
! Inef^tba't r anti-trust^ legislatlqn|alcng|the |
I lines s ' ri lridlcated:©Jbyi:vAtt6rney^^neral§
; Krio^fri4thesbUisl^hich'|hei?stibJnltte^
to I the/ i-Hpus'e-J'Jodiciary 'i Commi ttee*ma&§
be-enaeted-atUhls ■ session; -'-^ 4 ' ,- ' W^
"iQuestiorislTbfS policy Iregardingr^ appqtnt-!|
merittf^in|«fefSouthtfa;so|wereidiacussed£
by - the:?Cab!pet/Vrhe administration
beeri-rcbnsidering';thejadvi3abtlity.3Of|tiie|
Iseuance' -f of 'I. sti border : ; regarding % the $tt&%%
I nestfroe;: candidates ;for >; TOfflcl^an*^th»|
|;Pr(e"sident^lk^-th«-Mtt»jover^^Wa^
advlsora >tb-day;-It : wasdecld^i however^
inottoipromulgate any offlclarpromincXai;
mentp* of -that sort. • )TsWlj§
b«tween3the"-Urined ; ]Stateiiand^the;g/o>-^
errimentgof fiColbmbla/iwblcb iwass «i«n«*|
yesterday by,Secxetar>HayjandlDr4Hr«^
■ran^as'XtheVrepresentative3;:of;'itbeatwo:=
countries, 1 -was 5 transmitted^ toj itbe : i Senat^
. to-day S and > by : Senate/ referred!^
: the" 'i Coinroittie ?on|fqrefgn| relatlons/^i^
•% The JCommlitee/on : ForelgnTfßclatlpn^|
%urmee^tb^raorrowitof<Mh3lderfthiKt«^
&£&■'. ' . '. .- - - f $$g&
feGonsiderabtoAmounMß^
-'.-, v -iUKJl tCU^OlUlCtl®*^! Ui*»|_a.^£Ss2
ssfisgiJZ" ~ ' ■ ,- - . •" "- .. "i
.; : /.^GracejStfe^;f^^;:^g^
i,Thursday^lgbttbfFycateirda3rS"troin|§|^
resldenco;of Mr- 3.' H." Scott,"; Ko.' ; TD6>eat i
[Gracelstrwfei : ?M^^m
W^&sm&*9Z'p. report^ tojitheip<9l|pg
but as yet'no trace, of -tna'. thief or thieve*'
MTh^- te^^id««W^'Wßrat^j «anwM»^
ftgilt^S^<^^l^-'^"^3 : a»»ti^pi
. know:y«ry •■ '-QtU* : absenting Vthe \miMmrsi
It • wa»7lmpo«ftrt ::
takanv One report wa* to J^* *f J^^*
