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1 o'clock yesterdny nfternoon tho nfflcl-J Wonther Ilurenu mensuromont wns 10.1' feet. The wnter hnd rtscn three feet durlng thn Aay, By 8 o'clock nt nlght It ?jrfti already over the Old liumlnlon Whn.rf. No dfiniage wns done In nny dl recjlon. Flood wnrnlng hnd been sent oUt, and wcrybody hnd amplo opportunlty to get out of the way. By 9 o'clock thls mornlng, or a llttlo Hlcr. tho water wlll pro'-ably he buck vrlthln Its banks and hustllng along to* ?ward Hampton Rgada, Instcnd of lylng ldle around Fulton. IN OTHER PLACES. AVentber condltions throughout the eountry. ns Inillcnted above, nrr In many Instnncos even worse thnn hero. The storm tnoved from the northwest of Ih' lake reglon ln the dlrectlon of the Al lantic Stntes. As It chnnged Its ba.se Uie TVesl grew sllghtly warmer and the Enst colder. Every State along the Atlantlc coast is now In Its grlp. Temp.'rnturcs Inroneolvnbln to the Southerncr have bec-n. nnd nre still, pre* va llng In the West. At Btsmnrck, N. 15.. the minlmum tempcrature in the past forty-oight hours lins licrn -H."> de* gree= below zero. At Blsmarek yester? day It was 2S degrees below. At Huron, S. D.. the mercury stood at tho snmo polnt; nt St. Paul. Mlnn.. It wns 20 do grrcs below; nt Marquetto, Mlch.. M de* grocs blow; at Davenport, lowa, 12 rie. grees below; al Chlcngo. 10 degrees be? low. The zero llne runs liy Clnclnn.itt nnd Calro. 111. On thls slde of the llne It Is wnrmor, though still Intensely cold. Bnow wns fnlllng vesterday at Mllos CTty. Mont.; Ashevllle. N. C.J Norfolk. Va.; Phlladelphln, New Vork, Portland Me.; Osrvogo nnd Buffalo. ln the South tho very wnrmest polnt, so far as tho AVenlher Burenu had re? ceived roports. was Jacksonvllle. where the thermometer stood at 311 degrees. YTobile. on the Oulf, could muster up but B degreea. lvlUIng frost was reported !rom Galveston and Coi-pus Chrlstl, a remnrkable Btate of nfTnlrs. and tho irange proves of Florlda 'were ln Im nlncnt danger, Heavy raln occurreJ al nany place*. Includlng New Orluans, tOS Inches; Mcrldlan. 1.50 Inches; Mp'nt* romery, 1.4S Inchea; Atlanta. 1.74 Inches; Knoxvllle. l.Sfl Inches; Charlotte. l.Od Inchas; Riehmond, 2.22 Inches; Bnltl taore, 1.7*1 Inches; and New York, -1.02 bchea. WORST SNOW OF SEASON IN THE METROPOLIS (By JtaBoeiated Preaa.) NI"""" YORK, February 17.?Tbe snow rtorm which began over this sectlon early [nst nlght developed lnto the worst of thls season. Reports show that sevcro tceather prcvalls throughout -the North Atlantlc States. and the heavy fall of (now, drlfted by hlgh westerly wlnds, ho-s Interferod wlth all trafflc. In tho nioiintiilnous reglons of Now York Stato tralns have been serlously delayed, but the rallways east of thls clty have so far sufrered llttle Interruptlon, and tralna are runnlng only slightly behind schedule. Here the snow contlnued to fall Inter ulttently throughout the forenoon. and a rlslng wlnd made out-of-ooor condltions Wtremely uncomfortable. The tempera luro at noon was nlneteen degrees, a {all of exactly ten degrees slnce mldnlght. (n Northern and Western New York zero temperature prevalls. RELIEF COMMITTEES TAXED TO HELP NEEDY (By Assoeluted PresO CILCAGO, ILL.. February 17.? Intense eold. the most severe of the wintcr, pre vallefl to-day throughout the Mlddle AVest. U.e tempeiature ranglng from one degiee above zero, at Louisvlllc, to twenty-four below, at Western Superior. AA'is. Fur thei West and North west tbe weathor was moderatlng. In the South the coldcst wecther of the season also was reported. Ittllef committees everywhere were taxed to the llmlt ln rellcvlng the suffcrlng of tho poor. Trolley llnea ln varlous citles were badly crlppled, and both auburoan and through tralns on the rallroads were dt-lnyod. many suburban tralns belng abandoned. Telegraph and telephone service was serlously crlppled, the contraction of wires causing them to break. and for a tlme Chlcago was cut off from cornmunl catlon wlth the outside world. CREW OF SIX RESCUED AFTER GREAT STRUGGLE <By Associated Pma.l PHILADELPHIA. PA.. Feb. 17.?The Pi>6 Island (Va.) life-snvlng statlon re )ortB to lha Marltlme Exchange that the ichooner RtSiecca./.froni New York for Norfolk, 'rttru'titfed on South Shoals at tho entiance to- Chesapeako Bay. nt l o'clock this morning durlng a blinding unowBtorm. Thn crew of elx men were reucued by the sllf--snvcr? and we land fd after a struggle agaln t a -heavy surf. the schooner la leaklng badly and she wUl ?robably be a total loss. ? ii Worst of the Season. (By AsMaclutoil I'ri'BH.) KNOXVILLE. TKNN.. Feb lT.-ICa.it r*5nnease? Ls p>-perl-jJio4n>i tne soveiost weather of tWu wlntor. At a r. M. the nereury w,.? olgl.i uo.-v<-. t?rn. wid the jrospeeU aro th-'.t zc/o wll: t>? ronchr-J lefore wornlnir. Tlie Tr-nne-LS-aa Ulvai U* ps.is.-d lh*> ;?-fool mark. Hcavy raJns aroui.d Brtstol washed iv-s.*- portlona of a Vlrglnla and Soutli Ivestern Rallroad brldga. "Greater Gcorgia" Banquet. (Bj- A??ocl?t,>J l'r->ia.) ATLANTA. QA? Feb. 17.?Mnyor ICvari P. Howoll. H>k? BmlLh. l-reaidetn eamuel Sijr-rcor, ol tne Southern Kail *v?y. and Governor Josniin M, Terrull were o.njonH i.w n;a?uh':rs lo-nlgUl iu Uk-. ??iijiquot uf the n?.-wly-f.-)rin-*o ' Uiou'r.i 3orTg1i" A^oclntlon. J. IC On, preai li'iat of tho Atlanta Chnmtaer <>f Com* sipfvo, was olcctod ;K'i-niit:i.-nt presldent >f the a-s<-oclailon, whlt-h has for ltn ?bject the further upbulldlng and Indus irtal advancemeut of the State ot Georgla IQO Doses For One Dollar Econoniy in niedicine must be measured by two Ihings?cost and effect, lt cannot be measured by eitlicr nlone. It ie greatest in that nitMlicine thut does the most for the hidney?-tbat radieally and per* uianeiuly curea at the leabt ei: pense. Tbat mediclne ia Hood's Sarsaparilla It purifleii and enriches the blood, cures pimples, eczema and all tiruptions, tired, letnguid feellnga, ]oes of appetite and general debility. MI libvo Uken Iloo.i'a Surtapftrilla and found li rellcble and Kivlng perkot i-uiefm-. tlon. lt t&koa i.w?y thut tirt>d (imllug, bIvdi ?osrgr snd pats tho blood ln good coudii|oQ." Mim ErriB Couoyjrx, \w> 10th Strefct. N. WM Wnihlnrton, D. C. Hood's Sursaparillu prorrilso* to ouro ancl Keepv tho promlso. Woman backecl up the long over coat. fuvshion?in fact endorsed and adopted it. There seoms to be a chain whicli liuks tlie fashiohs of men and Avomen. When short coats wore ln fnshlon romember tho littlo conts adopted by wonicn P j / In fact the question _oxncMm.es rises "Who sald lt flrst P" The colors, cut and pniternsof now fashlons?aro they origl nafcctl hy Avomen or mon f Thojashionable long Overcoats at $12.50 that wero $18 and $20? at $9.75 that were $12.50 and $15. Suits, same way. Can't you afford to carry them over at these prices ? PIERPONT DENIESIT Says He Dld Not Sleep at Funeral Service. AN INFAMOUS FALSEHOOD Never Sleeps in Church, Else He Would Never Have Had Electric L%ht8 Put Into St. Paul's Cathedral. Denies Story Emphatically. (Speclal to The Tlmea-Dlboatch.) NEW YORK, February 17.?For an average mortal to got lnto J. Plerpont Mprgan's private ofllce is about aa easy as for a camel to pass through a needle's eye. but your representatlve succoeded to-day ln peiiotratlng lnto the sanctuary. The great linancler was sltllng at hls desk pulting away on a cigar as black as as nlght and of tho size of a small tele? graph pole. One could just laintly dls tlngulsh hs plercing grey oyes through the clouds of snr .e. "How dld you jjet in here, and what do you want?" "Mr. Morgan," 1 began In my meekeat volce, "I have come to ask you a very dellcate question.'' "Don't you know that I have only one answer to all questlons. I have nothlng to say," "But, Mr. Morgan." I ventured. "my question ls x>f the utmost importance, and wlll never get rld of me untll you havo answed It." "For heaven's sake what ls lt you want to know." "It has beon reporled that you. whlle attendlng tho funeral services of Dr. Curry at RIchmond, actually slpot" Tho financier arose ln a towerlng rage. "I sleep and ln a church. 1 have 6leop In a church. Do you thlnk I would have had electric llght put lnto St Paul's Cathedral If lt was not one of my flrst principles never to sleep at church? Deny the Infamous falsehood," and he opened the door with a gesture that could not be mlsunderstood, and I found myself In the Btroet BUILD MONUMENT TO J. E. B. STUART eglslature to Glve Slte on Square and Contribute * S 10.000.00. The move on. foot to shortly erect a monument on the Capitol Square to the ihemory of Oeneral J. B. B. Stuart. Vlr? glnia's great Confodorato cavalry leader. U tukhiK oefinlte ohape, and the-project sccnia now pructlcally assured. Ocneml Fltahugh L-o. Major A. R. Vcn ablo, Captaln M, J. Dlmmock. Messrs. W. Ben Palmcr and Joseph Bryan. a commlttee from Ihe Stuart Monument As. sociatlon. appeared before the Flnance Commlttees of tho Senato and Uouse last Cummlttees of tlie Senate and House last nlght, and asked that the Leglslature grant tho pcrmlsslon to bulld tho monu? ment on tho publlc squaro and contri? bute ?'?* sum of 110.000 to aid ln the matter. Whllo there was not n quortim present. It wns the senso of the meeting that lf the aa.oclatlon would ralso jis.ooo the Leglslature would pass a blll grantlng the slte, nnd whlle tlie Stnte may not be In a posltlon at this tlmo to make the approprlatlon, yot the present body would pass a resolulton commlttlng tho State ,is far a-s posHible to the propositlon nnd talling on the next Leglslature to make the appropriatioi), Senator Wickham and Mr. Bouss both spoko In a I'avorablc Btruln. and Senator Harvey, of PatHck, the blrthplace of the lumented Stuart, earnostly endorsod their posltlon. The members of tbe Mon? ment Committeu are mucli ploased wllh tho outlook. and It Ls said thut this prom ise. from tho two Flnance Commltteot leaves practically no doubt that they wlll bo nble shortly to carry out their plaim. Tho monument wlll be placod ou i_i. luow of tho blll Just bolow the southern end of tho Capitol ovorlooking Bank Street. The assoclatlon already liaa 15,000 in hand and the clty ot RIchmond ls expected to rnuke u handsomo uddlllon, nnd when the Leglslature comas up wlth {10.000 thu ng gregaio amount will bo nniple for tho work. ATLANTA. OA.?For the purpoau or formulallng plans tliai will result ln an Inilux of deslrable settlers from tlie North. a number of land and Industrlal agenlB of the Southeastern rallroads niet here to-day and fonn.ci an as.oclatton. SHARP CLASH Mr. Littlefleld and Mr.. Sulzer Deal ln Personalltles. LATTER VERY SARCASTIC Oeated Much Merrlment by Hla Com ments on tho Maine Re resentativc. Naval Blll Under Consld.ratlon. Statehood Bill Discussed. (Br Aisoclnted rresi.A ?WASHINGTON, Feb. 17,?Tho Houso to-day entered upon tho consldoraUon of the nival approprlatlon blll, undor tho operatlon of a rule whloh mado tho now leglslatton relative to the Incroaso of the personnel of tho navy and for the In? creaso of the Naval Academy ln order. Mr. Richardson, ot Tennesseo. and Mr. TJnderwood, of Alabama both donouncod the prlnclplo lnvolved ln the rula as vl clous. The general debate upon tho blll was without espocla! featiiro. Tho para graph ln the blll provldlng '200,000 for a naval statlon on Uie great lokca went out on a polnt of order, Mr Littlefleld and Mr. Sulzer had an lntorestlng.clash befora the naval blll was taken up, tho former charglng the Iatter wlth havlng perverted the record. Mr. Littlefleld charged that on Batur? day last Mr. Sulzer had mlsrepreaented hlm In varlous waya, He said Mr. Sul zer had subsequently corrected hls re marks to make lt appear j that he (Mr. Littlefleld) was present and charactcr Ized the alleged ralsrepresentatlon as "dellborate, premedltatcd and lnten tional." In tho course of Hls remarks Mr. Lit? tlefleld read a newspaper artlcle Insert ed ln Mr. Sulzer's remarks descrlblng tho alleged genesls of the Littlefleld blll. He commented , upon '\tH<r''i stateraonrj made ln tha. artlcle. danylrhg- thom serl atlm, He doolored. among other thlngs, that the oati-trust btll had been prepared by hlmself and tha other rnombers ot the subeommltteo of the Judlclary Com? mlttee after consultatlons wlth ths At torney-Genersll. He also denled tha raporta of an al? leged conference between the Presldent and hlmself, In whlch tho Presldent was repreeented as dlspleased wlth the Lit Uafleld blll. WAS SARCASTIC. Mr. Sulzer replied to Mr. Littlefleld ln a Beml-humorous voln, creatlng much amusoment by hls sarcastlc comments upon the member from Malne. He spoke of Mr. Llttlefleld's speech Just mado as hls "defense" for hla fallure 'to pass his' antbtrust b|ll in fulfllment of hls alleged promlae to hls oonstltuents last summer to pass ,lt, "or know the reason why." The l-ssue ralsed by Mr. Little? fleld ho denomlnated a "mero qulbble," whlch demonstrated the gentloman's ln ablllty to bo "falr, decent or courte ous." "He ls so pufted up wlth hls own vanlty." sald Mr. Sulzer. "that he can see no good In anybody or anything ex cept hlmsolf and hls mt-asures. He ls llke the dog that barks, gets bltten and then whlnes, Ho wtilnes not so much agalnst me as agalnst the powers that be. nnd not so much agalnst the powers that bo as to squaro hlmself with the promlse ha made last summer." Amld great laughter he sald: "Let tho galled Jade wincc. my wlthers- are unwrung." . Mr. Littlefleld d|d not pursue the mat? ter further except -to declare wlth great :ernphasls that a statement made by; Mr. Sulzer was made wlth the knowfedge thnt It was untrue. Tho house adjourned untll to-morrow. STATEHOOD MEASURE DISCUSSED IN SENATE (B.t Associated Preas.) AA'ASHINGTON, February 17.?The Sen? ate to-day agreed to the conference re? port on the army approprlatlon blll wlth but little dlBCUssion. - Dlscusslon of the statehood blll was re sumed, and Mr. Dopow contlnued hls re? marks ln oppo?ltion to It. Toward tlie end of the sesslin Mr. Teller declared that he hlmself and Ihe eountry had been Insulted by some of the former's refer? ences to the unecjual representatlon ln tho Senate. Tha Carmack resolutlon dlrectlng the Commlttee on Philipplnes to vislt tho Isl anda to Investlgate condltions was, on Mr. Lodge s motlon, referred to the Com? mlttee on Philipplnes on a yea and nay vote?37 to 24. The Senate adjourned untll to-morrow. FORTY MEN AT SEA ON DRIFTING COLLIER (Tty Aasoclatod Press.) V) ^oirUNGTON, February 17.?The Navy Department Is Informed that the colller Lebanon lightered her cargo of coal at Norfolk thls mornlng preparatory to starttng In search of the coljler Alex ander. which was dlsauled n, few hundred mlles north of Porto Rico, by the break Ing of her propellor shaft on tho rlght of tlio 10th Instant, and has slnce been holp lessly drlftlng. Mate Thomas Adamson, of tho Alexander, ls a passenger on the Lobanon. and wlll dlrect Ita mr?.'ement-a toward the probabls courss of the drlft? lng vessel. There aro forty mon on tho Alexander. Includlng tho master, Captaln Govo, and they are abundantly supplled wlth pro , vlslons and wator, so that there Is no occaslon for alarm as to thelr Bafoty, ex* oopt ln the possible event of a storra of unusual sefverity. SMALL BLAZE IN DEMOCRATIC CLOAK ROOM (Hr Ansocluto.1 Preaa.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 17.-Some llttlo exoitement wns created ln the House of ReprasoiAatlves Just bofore that body convencd to-day by tho dlacovery of n Blight bluzo ln the Qoorlng of tho east rosorved gallery. The (loorlng hnd bo come lgnlted from a defectlve rtuo In tho Democratic cloak-room, and whon dlscovered about 15 feot of tlio mouldlng was ablnze. Tho doorkeopors and al t.-ndantH ru.shed Into tho gallory and tho blnze was soon extlngulshed. A few wispa of smoko whloh arosu from tho flre llllod the hall wlth tho odor of burn* Ing wood, but otherwlso tho niombers suftorod no Inconvonlcnce whon tho House met. BUILD LIGHT HOUSE ON DIAMOND SHOAL ("ly Aaaoc-lutcit l>r,??,->. WASHINGTON, February IT-rtopro aensatlve Loverlng, from tho Houaa Cum iplttoe on Intersiato and Fo'rolgn Corn merca, to-day f.'.vorably reported wltl, amendmants tha :)ill whlch has passed the SENOS FREE Cure for BLOOD POISON Botanlc Blood Balm Stops Bono Palni, Cures Itchlng, Scabby Skln Dis? ease, Swellirga, Boll.i?Sent Free to All SufTerers. A RARE OPPORTUNITY. The above ptaures show what' Blood Balm will do, clearing the s\$n, hea ing a/lsorei,, maklng the blooa pure and rich, destroying the acive porson in <ha blood. lt you have aches and pnlns ln bones, hack and Jolnts, Itchlng Scabby Skln, Blood feels hot, Swollen Glands, Rislngs nJd_rBuIt_P8?orl 'hp Skln. Mucoub Potclics ln Mouth, Sore Throat, Plmpks. Copper Colored Spota. all run-down, Ulcers on any part of th* body. Halr or Eyebrows falling out, Boils, Carbuncles, Rash, tako Uotanlc Blood Balm guarantc.d to cure even the worst nnd most deep seatod cases where doctors, patent medl clnes and .hot Bprlngs fall. Heals all sores, stops all aohes and palns. rcduces all swelllngs. makos blood pure and rich, completely changlng the?B_ntlre body Into a clean. hcalthy condltlon. B. B. B. has cured thousands of cases of Blood Polson even after reachlng the last stagcs. . Old Rhcurna_lshi,C:itnrrr>.Ecr.rrnn, Scrofula are causod by an awful Polsoncd condltlon of the Blood. B. B, B. stops Hnwklng and Splttlng. Itchlng and Scrntchlng: cures Rheumattsm. Aches nnd Pnlns, Ca? tarrh; heals all Scabs. Scales, Eruptlons. Watery Bllsters. foul festcrlne Soros of Eczema by glvlng a pure, healthy Wood supply to affectcd parts. CANCER CURED. Blood Balm Curos Cancers of all klmis. Suppuratlng. Swelllngs, Eatlng SoreB, Tu mors. Ugly TJlcers. It kllls the Cancer Polson and heals the sores or worst can? cer porfoctly. If you have a perslstcnt Plmple AVart, Swelllngs, Shootlng. Stlng Ing Palns, take Blood Balm and they wlll dlsappear before they develop lnto Can? cer. Many apparentlv hopeloss cases of cancer cured by taklng Botanlc Blood Bnl?. . OI7I-. OUABAMUK. I-ny n larce bottle f?>r Sl. nf _ny clr_a_i.t, take a- dlrecteil. ttotnnle IIIimkI UjvIiii (11.11.11.) nlvvny. curc. when the rlght quantity l? taken. IT not eurod your m.ncy wlll prompllv l.r, rr- Jr\ ? ont argammmntlvOtiotld. OjaBwJCO Ijo.u.uc Blo.d i.alin (i>. u. i Pleasant and safe to take. Thoroughly tested for 30 years. Composed of Pure Botanlc Ingrodlents. Strcnglhens woak kldneys and weak stomachs, cures dya pepsla. Complete dlrectlons go wlth each bottle. SENT FREE. Sample sent free by wrltlng Blood Balm Co., 812 Mitcheli St., Atlanta, Oa. Des rlbe your trouble. and speclal free medlcal advlce to sult your caso also sent in sealed letter. Enough Blood Balm is sent free to prove Its marvelous curatlvo pow? ers. Do not hesitnte to write at once, as Blood Balm is sent free and prepald. Senate, provldlng for the constructlon of a llght house and fog slgnal at Dlamond Shoal, Cape Hattcras. As amended by the commlttee, the bill providev for the constructlon by a private contractor:of a llght house and slgnal at a cost not to exceed JTOi 0"0, to be maJnta|ed the flrst year at thi expense of the contraotor, and final payment to bo made at the end of f.ve years. lf the contractor has met all requirements. PANAMA TREATY TO HAVE THE PRECEDENCE (By AsBoolated Pres?.) WASHINGTON, D. C, February 17. The Republlcan Senators he*d a caucus to-day and declded to have the Senate contlnuo consideratlon of the Panama Canal treaty to-morrow nnd on future days untll the treaty shs.li be disposed of. The understandlng Is that the statehood blll does not lose Its advantageous poal? tlon ln the order of buslness when the Senate la ln legislatlve sesslon. The Re? publlcan supporters of.the statehood blll agreo not to antaganlze a motlon for ao executive sesslon to cqnslder the cana.1 titaty, nor to make any objectlon to the prolongatlon of such sesslons to any ex? tent necessary to secure ratiflcatlon. Senator Cullom, chalrman off the Com mlueo on Forelgn Kelatlons. presented a motlon declarlng It to be the sense of the ceucus that the Senate should "go Into executlve sesslon to-morrow. February '.Fth, Immediately after the concluslon of the morning buslness, to ratiflcatlon of the Panama Canal treaty." As> only two weeks of the sesslon re? rnaln. and there was determln.d though llniltcd opposltlon to the treaty, Ifwas absolutely necessary that no further tlme should be lost ln gettlng down to serlous work on the treaty. Several frlends of the statehood blll ln speeches expressed the oplnlon that the chlef purpose of the motlon was to side track the statehood blll. Speoches based on this apprehenslon were made by Son atcrs Quay, Elklns. Gaillnger and Pora ker. Senator Hoar niadt an argument. to prcvo that the exeeutlv* btistnoss of the Senate occnples a dlft.rem plano from tegislatlve buslnoss, and that courtesy to wnrds other natlons domands that treatles should have proforentlal consideratlon at the hands of the Senato. This vlew waa cepted generally by the Senators, and was tho vlow acted on. Some of tlie Senators present afterwards. commented on lt as llkely to Torm a new doparture and an Important precedent ln the Senate, AMERICAN FLEET ORDERED TO HONDURUS (Br Aasoelste- Presa.) AVASHINGTON. Debruary 17?Upon further report from Unltefl States Con su! Wllllam E. Alger, at Puerto Cortea. that conditlons in Honduras are threat enlng. and that Amerlcan Interests are llkely to bo endangored owlng to the Internal turmoll. Secretary Moody to day declded to send Admlrul Coglans fleet of crulsors and gunboats, now crulslng In tho Carlbean. to the gulf coast of Honduras. The orders will be Issued to-morrow. JOHN W. FOSTER TO REPRESENT THIS COUNTRY (Hr AssoclaUd l??s.) WABHINOTON. February 17.-Ex-Soo rctary of Stato John W. IToator has beon Bclocted to take charge of the c?so of the Unltod States ln tlio presontatton of the Alaskan boundary question to the speclal commlaslon to be appointed in conformlty wlth the terma of the recontly conflrined Alaskan boundary tmity. Secretary Root haa ooncluded to accept hls appolntment as one of the comrnln slonerfc to represont the Unlted States on the boundary oommlsalon. The other two member. are Senators Lodg. 'anu Turner. VERYMANY DELJNQUENT Pollce Report Scores of LI censeless Vehicles. ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY Elghtyt-nlne Reported in the Second District?Looks Llke a Largo Sum Wlll Ba Netted the Clty T hereby. "Wlth the ;explratIon of the license tags on vehicles In the clty and the notlffca-, tlons of the ownera and operators of the sam* through the newapapers, tho pollce yesterday became actkeo, as a result of whlch 180 cases were yesterday reported to the captalns of the three statlons, and thls mornlng Justlce John Crutchflold wlll bo. notlfied of thls proceedure and Issue sutnraone agalnst the alleged gullty partles. i Under the ordlnance of the clty a. fall ure to procuro the necessary license for any publlc vchlcle ls punlshable by a flne of not less than two nor moro than ten dollars. Even If H.s Honor sces Ct to flx the mlntmum flne ln the event Of a convtctlon, lt would eeem that the olty of Riehmond ls bound to beneflt to tho ex* tent of seweral hundred dollars. LARGE SUM LIK.EJLT. But such an event or happcnlng ls de cldedly tmprobable. Inasmuch as many old cionders have boon reported by the pollce. Thus, lt ls lmprobable that Justlce John will placo the small est ftne upon those who appear ln anawer to tho charge, as a consequenco of whloh the wholesale crusado agalnst tho vlolators wlll net the clty a sum ln excess of tho amount named. As Is to be supposed, the Second District leads wlth the number of reports, havlng elghty nine to Its credlt. Patrolman Fin ncgan. ono ot tbo old-timers of tlie pre clnct. leads the llst wlth aerenteen names credlted to hlm. Ho la well acqualnted wlth the draymen and the cabmen. and to thls fact Is largeiy duo hls success along the license report llne. In the Thlrd District ?*eventy*one ve? hicles were reported. Thls Is considered qulto good, and ls above the average. All of the ofllcers shared about allke, and II it safe to say that no wagon or carrbage without a llcenso tag was on>erlooked. In the Flrst Dlatrlct CapUIn Shln bergor and hla men exceeded former re? cords, reportlng ln oll over twenty vehicles for vlolatlon. A dlllgcnt search and cloae Inspectlon of the wagons and oarrlagca was made, bul usecess dld not crown the efforts of the otneers because a majorlty of the wholesale houses In tho district were prepared for the ernrgency. Thoy had taken the tags ln advance. Immo dlately after the explratlon of thelr for? mer Ucenses. DID FINE WORK. The order on whlch the work was done went forth from Chlef of Pollce Howard's offlce no later than yesterday noon. Tlils fact considered. the number of reports !? considered truly remarkable. for only auch 'vehicles as show thomselves after noon were caught, and lt was Impossible for the ofllcers to Invade prtvate placea for the purpose of making reports. A.though the pollce as yet have made no reports In regard to dogs, lt may be stated on the best of authorlty that nrxt week ??/ery offlcer tn the clty wll bo Instruotcd to report the owncr of evory canlne |n Riehmond not wearlng a bndgo. B'gnifylng that hls license for a year baa been pald. AA'hen the edlct goes forth from the offlce of tho Chlef In regard to dogs the difforent captalns wlll divlde fthelr dls? trlcts lnto "dog beats," as a result o! whlch It wlll be only a matter of tlmo before every tramp canlne in the clty wlll have been reported. As a natural conso quence the sald owner will take out o lll rS^!. rr!ha1 api)ear M de'endant in the Pollce Court. Littlefleld Bill Reported. WA^INC^ori^fua^.lMr. Hoar, from tho Commlttee on Judlclary. to-dav I'eP^rt^,t0 ihe Senat* the Littlefleld antl. trust blll, as amended. Mr. Platt of Con. necticut. of the commlttee. atated that It was not a unanimous report, and that he was opposed to tho measura. a CRUMPACKER NOW GIVES UP Admits There Is No Prospect of His Resolutlon Pass Ing Thls Sesslon (Speclal to The Ttmca-Dlspatch.) WASHINGTON. D. C, February 17.-. Representatlve Crumpackor admits there ls now no prospeot of the passage of hla resolutlon to havo a commlsslon to In veatlgate tho eleotion laws of tho South* orn States. Early ln the last sesslon Mr. Crumpacker began the ogltatlon for the paa---ago of the rosolutlon. After much Uard work he suoceeded ln havlng the Republlcan caucus request the Commlttee on Rules to report a Bpeclal order for oonslderatlon of his resolutlon to appolnt a. commlttee of eleveir to lnvestlgate elec? tlon condltions "ln the sevoral States" meanlng, of course. tho Southern States where tha whltea havo refused to ahow the negro a volco In matt-ors of govern? ment. The requost wa8 recolved by the commltteo, but It was nevar heedod. though Mr. Crumpacker and otherB have besought lt to report tho spoclal ordor. It would now be too late woro the com* mlttee Inclined to do so. ^ wm ln-,n?nr*rd hero t0-n|Eht that Atlanta wlll offer freo quarters to the Sou...en, Railwuy If tho general offlceB of tho com? pany uro removed from thls clty to tlie Georgla metropolls. A company was re oently organlzed In Atlanta for tha eroc tlon of a unlon statlon to oost a mllllon dollars./Tho planB provlded for room ln tho bullding for the olllces of tlie South? ern. An Atlanta man. who glves rno tho foro golng lnformatlon, thinks tho formnl ten dor ot a froe homo for tho company mny be mado to-nlght at a banquot, to be given In honor of Presldoni. Sponcer and General Managor Ackort ln Atlanta. Georgla Congraasmen are using thelr lnfluence to have the ohange made and to havo the governmont buy the blg olllco bullding of the Southern Rallway on Ponnsylvanla Avenue for tho uso of tho new Department of Commerce. WASHINGTON.-The Interstate Com merce CommlBSlon wlll hear the case of the Charlotte Shlppers' AsBoolatlon agalnst the Southern and the Beaboard Alr Llne Rallwuys at Washlngton, BVb \ruary syth. THROWNOUT INAJEAP Oftlcer Everett Redford Re ceives Palnful Hurts. PATROL WAGON RUNS OFF Ho and Two Women Thrown Out?A Welrd Oceurrence Whorein an OfTlcer of tho Law Was Con siderably Used Up. Arrestcd by Patrolmen Wlloy nnd Nclss and atarted to the Second Statlon from the Clty Almshouse In.the patrol wagon, ln charge of "Blg" Patrolman Everott Redford, drlven by HoBtler 8am Isaacs, Joaephlne and Irene Scott, dusky dam sels, last nlght enjoyed the most excltlna: experlence of their lives, when tho trlp froxn the blg clty lnsututlon to the Slxth Street Statlon was undertaken. Together wlth the blg pollceman, tho womon were thrown out of tho wagon and left aprawl Ing ln the Btreet; the horse galloped -on, smaehlng flrst one of tho steps and noxt one of the gnldlng laraps. HI8 KNEE SPRAINED. As a result of the catastrophe tho large offlcer la now conflned to hls home wlth a spralned knee, whllo tho womon are enjoylng a breath of froedom, havlng been halled out to appear before Justlce John. It ls atated that both were badly frlghtencd, whlle Irene reeelved one or two brulsea. wlth whlch she complalned n.uohly whlle yet a prlsoner at the sta? tlon. Fortunately. both women tn folllng fiom the faat-flylng wagon fell upon tho huge poraon of Oftlcer Redford, thoreby cscaplng Bcrlous injury. Othcrwlse they would doubtless have sustalncd ugly wounds. From all accounts it seems that the Scott slsters were arrestcd shortly be? fore 10 o'clock by Patrolmen Nclsz and Wlley, who wero dolng duty In J*_.kson Ward. They were carrled to a box near tbe Clty Hospital and a call sent ln. wlth the result that the patrol wagon respond ed shortly. Isaacs was on the drlver's hi _l and Redford was inslde. The women were placed In the wagon, after whlch the horse, for some unknown reason, became frlghtened. He prnnced, he reared; then he became unmanageablo and dashed off down the street at a great goit, with the rosult that he struck a tree and tho step was flrst torn from tho ve hlclo and then the lamp. OUT IN A HEAP. Dcsplto that these neceasary odjuncts were rolsslng, the horse continued hls fllght Soon a gully ln the road was reachedv The wagon?*_ounced. 80 dld Mr. Redford. The wagon llghted runnlng. So OM Mr. Redford, but before ho ran very far the women struck hlm wlth force. He was borne to the ground and the horse continued hls lllght. Flnally the Infurlated beast was halted and the wagon was taken back after the lost ones. In the mlddle of the road rhey were found, Just aa they had been left In tho wagon once moro the party was houled to the hospital. and here the trou? ble was treated, after whlch the prlson orn were carrled to the station and there held untll later balled for appearance this morning!. Offlcer Ttedford was exeused for the nlght. He was badly used up. ono leg belng spralned. REPUALICAM. MAYOR FOR PHILADELPH1A (By AMoctatetl Prtis.) PHILADBLPHJA. PA., February 17.? Munlclpal electlons were held In all town shlps. boroughs and ritles ln Pennsyl? vanla to-day. In Philadelphla tho election passed oft extremely quletly. John Weaver, Republlcan. tho present dlstrlct attorney, was eiected mayor by the un usual large Republlcan majorlty over Francls Fisher Kar.e, the Domocratlc nomlnee. For magistrate, James Fealy, Republlcan, was eiected by a . _rge ma? jorlty, and John O'Donnell. Democratlc defeated Dalvd T. Hart, the munlclpai leage candidatc, as tho minorlty ropresen tatlve on the board of maglstrates. DEMOCRATS WIN IN CITY OF P1TTSBURG (By Assoclatixl rress.) PITTSBURG. PA.. February 17.-One of tho most flercely contested polltlcal cam pulgns known In thli city and Allegheny for many years was closed at the po'l to-day wlth the thermometer hoverlng near zero and a bllzzard provalllng dur? ing the early bours. The contest was for the tirst elective recorder ln the tw_ cliles under Ihe provls'oas of tho new charter, and was waged between the Rfgular Republlcan and tho Cillzens Domocratlc partles. An oxtromely heavy vote iva.i polled ln splte bf the weather, The estlmated result In Pittaburg ahows. the election of WIlLam B. Hays, Cltiaen Democrat, over John C. Haymakor, Re? publlcan, by a majorlty of about 7,0v;0. In Allegheny James O. Wyman, Cltlzen Democrat, has defeatcd Dr. S. S. \Arood burn, Republlcan, by a majorlty of about 5.000. Wyman's campalgn manager clalms .,000. N, Y. P. & N. Board of Directors Ask for Subscrip tlon to Stock. (By Assoclate. Preaa.) PHILADELPHIA, PA., Feb. 17?The Board of Directors of the Naw York, Phil? adelphla and Norfolk Rallroad Company Issuod a clrcular letter to-day Invltlng holders of trustoes' certiflcates to sub scrlbe for new stock at the rato of J50 por share (Ita par value), In tho ratlo of one share to oach six shares of present holdlngs. Biibscrlptlons to be goyerned by holdlngs registered on the bookB ot the company al noon March 7th. This wlll not the oompany about $2*5,700 addltlonal capitat. whlch Ib to bo uaed for omprovoments of the road. MISS THAW ENGAGED TO EARL OF YARMOUTH (By Assooltitod Pross.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.?Mrs. AVilllam Thnw, formerly of Plttsburg, but now resldlng ln WoshlnKton, to-day announced the engagoment ot her daughter, Mlss Allce Thaw. to tho Early of Yarmouth. MIhb Thaw Inherlted a nilllloii dollars ln her own rlght from her faUier. who waa an Iron munufaoturer. and wlll suo ceod to another large fortune 011 the deuth of her mothor. No date has boen set fqr wodding. She flrst met the Early of Yar? mouth, who ls tho oldest aon of the Mar qulu of Hertford. about three nionths ugo, JameB J. Lucaa, of this clty, formerly of Prince George CourthouBe, Va,, w'll leave to-day to accept a pusltlon wlth thn Now York navy yard. He wlll be, very ?u?. mujsed. ? ? ? AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY i?SS. Thursday, Fridaj-, Saturday. FOXYGRANDPA SBaTS ON SALB. ACADEMY T0MT Mnt. & Nlght SWEETCLOVER Wlth Otls 13. Thoycrnnd Esfyllo Oortcr Another Trlumphant Succcus AT CRIPPLE CREEK Crowrtod houacs at ovnry performanoo. TWICE DAILY AT 2 AND 7 P. At. ADM1SSION 25c CHILDRGN I5c. THE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM iffiKFXIE /ND CLAY STuIiEtI Opens dally from ? A. M. to 8 P. M.. AdmUslon. 25 centa, Frc* on Saturdays THE VALENT1NE MUSEUM m^EVltrNTH AND CLAY BTREETS Open dally from 10 A. M. to 0 P, M. Admlsslon, 25 centa. Free on Saturdaya THREE FAVORITES WERE SUCCESSFUl Sherlff Bell. st. Tammany and O'Hagan Won at New Orleans. (Br Aaaoclated Pre-aa.) NEW ORLBANS. LA. February 17. _ Bheriff Bell. 8t_ Tammaay ahd O'Hagan were the wlnnlng favorltea to-day. Sum mary: Flrst race?selllng; rrdle and an eighth Accolade (8 to 1) flrat. John Bull (25 to 1) second. Exapo <7 to 1) thlrd. Tlme. 2:00. Beoond race-eelllng; ee-ven furlongs?Dr. Guernsey (9 to 1) nr*t, Tbe Caxton (3 to 1) aeeond. Ara.ua (W to 1) thlrd. Tlma Thlrd race?mile and aeventy yard* Sherlff Bell (4 to 6) flrat, Brush By (2 to 1) sacond, War Cry (6 to 1) thlrd. Tlme. 1.--18 1-5. Fourth race?handlcap; slx furlongs?St. Tammany (8 to 5) flrst, Bummer (3 to i) second, If Tou TJaro (5 to U thlrd. Tlme, 1:16 2-5. Flfth race?mllo; selllng?O'Hagan (l tn 5) first, Ben Mora (10 to ll second. CThan terelle (12 to 1) thlrd. Tlme 1:14 1-5. Slxth race? mlla? Albula (3 to 2) flrot, Nltrate (3 to 5) second. Aurle B. (II to 1) thlrd. Tlme, 1:44 2-5. GET-RICH-QUICK CONCERN RAIDED3 BY'THE PqLICE v (J3r Aaioclated Proaa.) NEW TORK. Fob. 17.?Central oftlct detectlvcs to-day ralded tho offlces of C E. Rand & Company, turg speculators, at No. 163 Broadway. and arrested the mem? bers of the flrm, C. E. Band, who de* sorlbed hlmself aa an owner of rac? horses, and Joseph Beagan. The prlson? ers wero arralgned In tha Tombs Pollce Court on the charge of attempted larceny and were held for examlnatlon to-morrow. The concern waa one of the many ad* vertlslng lnfalllble schemes tor operatlng books on the race tracka and holdlng out promlses of profltB of 3 per cent. a week as a balt for Investors. Its nphere of operatlons was princlpally ln the AA'est. After the arresta Captaln Langan, of the detectlve bureau. announced that thla was the beginnlng of a campalgn whlch h? Intended to contlnue untll he had drlven all similar concerns out of tho clty. TWO million'dollars to EQUIP NATIONAL GUARD (By Aaaoclated Presa.) WASHINGTON, Feb. !7.-Tho confereea on the army approprlatlon bill reached an'agrccmont to-day. Tha Senate amend mentp rovldlng for Uie detall of retlred army offlcers to the number of twenty for service wlth organizcd mllltia wns agreed to. Tha eonferees agreed to the provlslon tbat cltlzens of Porto Rlco may onllst In the regular army. and that the Porto Btcan reglment may be ordered for aorvlce outsldo of-Porto Rlco. Tne approprlatlon of "?2,000,000 ? for equlp plng the Natlonal Guard tho same as the regular army was agreed to. The Sonate confereea recoded from tho amcndmenls provldlng for tho purchnse and preserva? tlon of the Balls Bluff battlefield. Tha Senate provlslon for jr>O0,000 for army post bulldlnga In placo of tho canteens remalns In the blll, but It ls provlded that not niore thnn $40,000 be cxpended for any one post bullding. ?i - ? ? ., Garfield Nomlnated. (By Aaaoclated Proaa.) WASHINGTON, Febraury <17,-The Presldent to-day Bent to the Senate tlie. nomlnatlon of Jamas Rudolph Garflold, of Ohlo, to be commlFsloner of corpora-. tlons ln tho TJepartment ot Commerce and Labor. Mrs. Sarah E. Underwood. (Speclal to Tlio Tlmes-Dlsniitch.) ROANOKE, ArA.. Fob. 17.?Mrs. Sarah E. Underwood. wlfe of J, AV, Underwood, dlod^at the .hospltal last nlght from coti Biiinptlon, aged twenty-four years. Sho ls survlved by her hushand and two amnll chlldren. Tho hushand was flreman of tho ongino when Englnbor Bailoy was klllod. t-^~^ OATS, PEAS, ONION SETS, CL0VER AND GRASS NEW CROP, BEST GRADE. Wrlfco for Prices aml Saraplos. S. T. BEVERIDGE & CO., 1*} \ 7 B. cARV s r? richitond; ya. ^** ?!???! . """? .im m ?**.