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LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD BY TELEGRAPH AND CABLE _r~ ECHOES FROM SOUTH AFRICA. Boers Tactics Compel the British to Make Exhausting Marches. DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY. Spenser Wilkinson, the Military Critic, lie vir u s tlio Situation for Ahum Iran Read? ers?British Forcen front tlio South ami tUelVeBt Fighting their way to thcj Ke lief of Colonel Dulgliety, who Ik Sur? rounded at Wcpenor?Dispatches) ull cato lCenetvcil Activity wherever Itrilisli and Boers arc close together. London, April 21.?Spenser Wilkln Bon, reviewing the Bituation in South Africa tor the Associated Press, tsays at midnight: "The liners admirably understand how to suit their tactics und strategy to tho country. Their art consists in compelling the Bnltlsh to attack ami make exhausting marches across a country ill-provided with roods. Thus their first step Is to surround in su? perior force npy Isolated party of British. This compels tho British, if they try to escape, to attack under conditions which give all the ad? vantage of cover mid defensive use of rille lire to ttie Boer force. The British Cominandor-ln-Chlef Is I hen forced to send a relief expedition from a dis? tance. Tho Boer forces interposes, and the Uritlsh. In order to ?et forward, are again compelled to attack. "This is the history of Weponor, where Colonel Dalghcty and 1,500 men are surrounded by Boers. General Brabant, from the South, and General Bundle, from the West, have to light their way to tho relief of Dalghety. "General Rundle has part of his own mid Gcnerul Chermslde's divisions, ?which, if fully present, would make 18,000 men. His plan should be to try to surround the Boers In front of him, but as they ride and Ills men walk, ho may find this Impracticable and have to push them hack slowly by com? bination of a Hank with a frontal at? tack. "The Boors arc; using their small forces with great energy. A. day or two ago they were reconnoltering tJon ernl Boberts' position north of Btoein fonteln. Next day they attacked Lord Mcthucn, who was retiring toward Bo Ehof." MEAGRE NEWS. London, April 22,?dispatches arriv? ing from tlx- scat of war, though meagre and unsatisfactory, clearly in? dicate renewed activity at all points where the British and Boer forces are in striking distance of each other. In? terest for the moment centres at Dew ct's Drop and Wepener, where lighting evidently is In progress. A dispatch received from A'lwal North, dated April 21, says that there was heavy firing on the previous day between Dewet's Dorp and Wepener and around Wepener Saturday, but. that no particulars have !>? en received. A special dispatch from Mazeru, dated Saturday, s:iys: "The Investment of Wopenor contin? ues. The Boers seem determined to do their utmost to capture the garrison before relief arrives. ,'Scvcrx:..i)sJliiJ3?_aiU)pai'::! Imminent." The activity or the Boers at Elands laagte apparently lias failed to draw General Buller, if that was its object, in doinfr more than repel the attack made on his advance posts. A dispatch from Warrenton, dated Saturday, says: "There lias been Intermit ten and In? effective sniping by the Boers, who also fired a few shells, both during the (lay and the night, at the station the post two days. BOER BULLETINS. Klmberley, Friday, April 20.?Boer Official notices have been found pla? carded at Campbell and else where say? ing that in the recent battles the Boers captured 13,000 troops, IX cannon and S00 wagons, and netting forth that the j burghers were full of valor, that the 1 outlook was bright and saying con formation had been received of the re- j port that Russia had Invaded India ! with two and a half million men. Another official's Boer notice ap? points General Llsbenburg to command Grlqualand West and warns all burghers to join under penalty of pun? ishment in accordance with the martial law of the Free State. BO EU WOMEN SOLDIERS. London, April 21.?A letter from a nurse in a hospital at Cape Town cor? roborates an unpleasant feature of the war. The writer says the medical offi? cers, for sanitary reasons, forced a j ntimber of Boer prisoners to bathe in i the river behind the hospital. Two of them absolutely refused to strip, and j when forced to do so, it was found j they were women in men's clothes. The writer adds: "While a number of the dead on bat? tlefields have been found to he women Similarly disguised, and, worse than all. It has often been these women who I have been guilty of atrocities, such as killing the wounded." AN ENG AG EM EXT. London, April 21.-6:18 p. m.?The Wa. Office has received the following dispatch from Lord Roberts: "Bloemfonlein, April 21.?Bundle's forces came in contact with the enemy yesterday four miles southwest of Dewetsdorp. They occupied strong po? sitions covering the town, The yeo? manry and mounted infantry seized an? other position, which enabled Bundle to drive the enemy off and occupy the high ground the enemy had been hold? ing. Bundle advanced this morning early, and is now again engaging with the enemy. Our casualties yesterday wore two men severely wounded and Lieutenant O'Connor and seven men slightly wounded.?' AFFAIRS AT WEPENER, Pretoria, Friday. April 20.?President Kruger has received through President Steyn an ofllclal report sent by Gen eral De wet under dato of April 20th to the etTcet ihat the latter still sur rolinds General Brabant's colonials at Wepener, and that he has captured eicwn prisoners, Including the chief ar? tillery ofllcer.. The report adds that the British coming from Allwal North are destroying farmhouses on the way. The Irish brigade paraded this morn ing in front of President Kruger's house. Ttie President made a speech to them and the- force was afterwards photographed. BRITISH COMMAND THE HILLS. Bloctnfontcin, April 20.?The British command the hills for miles around the Boers, who are reported to hold Btrong positions, but are probably retiring. The casualties on the Bnlttah side were Blight, and moot of them occurred among the Yeomanry and mounted in? fantry. The firing was at long range. None of the British troops were killed. METHUEN FORCED BACK. Boshof, Orange Fro State, April 21.? At midday yesterday. General M*? thucn's field force .-it Swartzkopjcsfon teln was ordered to return to Boshof. It.s convoy extended over six miles. The escort took up a position on a hill commanding the road, just In the nick of time, as a force of 2.000 Moers, with two gums and a pom-pom. suddenly ap? peared in tii" vicinity and opened a I very heavy tire. The British, however, I held them In check until the column I reached a point of safety, when they I retired. The British had several cas I unities. The Boers fought dctfcrm>!ned ! ly. and must have suffered consider? ably, as they once advanced to with? in 300 yards of the hill, whence a con? cealed detachment of the British open? ed a heavy fusllade on them. SOUTHERN FLOODS. M11.LIONS OF DOLLARS LOST IN* PROPERTY. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Grecnsvllle, S..C, April 21.?The rain? fall in tin's section of the South the past two days has been terrific and almost continuous. All et reams an- higher than for years, and many of them are still rising. Fart of a freight train bound North on the Southern Railway went through the trestle over Thicketty Crcck between Spartanburg and Gaft ney's to-day. The engine and teuder passed over safely, but live cars, load? ed, fill with the trestle. Nobody was kille? It Is supposed the heavy rains weakened the structure. All trains are delayed, being run around by Char? lotte, Columbia ami Spartunburg, throwing them two hours and a half ?behind time. AT NEW ORLEANS, New Orleans, April 20.?The floods which commenced the early part of the week hive already caused, at a con? servative estimate, fully $3,000,000 loss in Central anil Southern Mississippi, to Bay nothing of the damage sustained by the railroads. The extent of the losses have not yet been fully realized, and it may be some days yet before an accurate total can be reached, as mail communication has been totally cut off between those localities which have Buffered most, in Louisiana, too, the damage done by the unprecedented rail IIS was great, but in this State they are more Inferential than positive. A Bpeclal from Columbia. MiSfl., fixes the loss in that little town and its imme? diate vicinity at $500.000. 1' .ul river is now higher than it has been known for many years. The distreBslinr news comes from Hickory, Miss., a email town on this road, which is now completely sur? rounded by water and inundated in many places. Hundred-i of hogs and cattle near this nolnt were drowned, and miles of fencing h.v/0 been wasnod away. MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA. Meridian, Miss., April 21.?The exten? sive rains which have prevailed over Mississippi and carts of Alabama for seven days, making 'he rivers an i smaller streams of these States rise to an unprecedented extent and overflow the lowlands, is causing suffering and a loss of property novel* known before. Thousands of acres of farming lanclt have been devastated, and the early crops will prove a total loss. Homes have been floated away, the occupants losing much of their household furni? ture, and in sonic instances not escap? ing with their lives. Thousands of head, ot cattle, sheep and hogs and fowls! have been drowned. MILLIONS IN DAMAGE. Jackson. Miss., April 21.?With the exct ption ot a heavy rainfall now in progress, there is no change in the flood situation to-night. Pearl river fell four inches dining the afternoon, and if the rain proves of short duration and local in nature the water will be subsiding rapidly In the inundated district by to? morrow. The Illinois Central is now retting its trains through to New Or? leans. Conservative reports receive! Horn nearly all of the counties affected by the deluge Indicate that the dam? age In the State of Mississippi alone will reach two million dollars. Game Nemo Cold Field. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Seattle, "Wash.. Apil 21.?The steamer Cottage City has arrived from Skag way. She brings live men who left Cape Nome January 24. ten days after the latest previous Information. They bring a story of a new strike across the divide one hundred miles oast of N( me. The strike was made on a smali creek. The first several pans ran about . $25 to $35. As bedrock was scraped the i amount reached $10. Great excitement followed. A slarn-j pe-de has taken place from Nome, but only those who were foot loose tonk part in it. the rest believing that they] had as good property as they wanted, j Mr. Morgan said to-day: "Cape Nome and the contiguous country Is richer than people have es? timated. It will be this summer the greatest mining camp the world has ever seen." THE NAVAL BILL 1 IN THE HOUSE.s It Was Passed With Armor Plate Figures Stricken Out. THE FORAKER RESOLUTION. The Committee on Insulatr n(Tu ii s rotes to mnke franchises mid Concessions inop? erative l ntil offered by tho President? The Kight Hours a Day Lwbor ISil 1 In 1 Shape tor final Action oT Commit t eo - Jndge Hrown's Decision?Bills to Hc l>eal Bankruptcy ami Revenue Laws. (By Telegraph to Vlrglnlnn-PHot.) Washington, April 21.?The animated controversy over the Naval Appropria? tion bill, which besan yesterday, was not resumed to-day, ami after brisk consideration this Important bill was passed. Mr. Underwood, of Alabama, whose filibustering had brought affairs to a temporary standstill, explained that there was no purpose to delay, but ' merely to insist that time be given for consideration, and a vote be taken on the Government armor factory propo- , Bltlon. I nker resolution, so ns to make fran? chises and concessions Inoperative until J approved by the President; also placing rlg< l ows restrictions on charters to private corporations. The original resolution coming over from the Senate simply carried out tlie recent recommendation of the President extending the term:* of officers now serving in Porto Rico until their ?uc i cessors are appointed. There ?;w n<> di v'.slon on that the main question being I as to whether this resolution should carry the franchise restrictions. The text of the amendment as adopt i ed is as follows: "Section 2. That all franchises, privi? leges, or concessions, nientlonod In sec? tion "2 of said act shall he approved by the President of the United States, and no such franchise, privilege or con? cession shall be operative until it shall have been so approved. "Section 3. Thai all charters on pri? vate corporations shall provide that the same shall be subject to amendment, alteration or repeal: shall forbid the issue of stock or bonds except in ex? change fur actual c or property at a fair valuation, equal in amount to the par value of the Btocks or bonds issue 1: shall forbid the declaring of stock or bond dividends, and.in the case of pub lie ?i i vi 'c corporations shall provide for the effective regulation of the charges thereof, ami for the purchase or taking by the public authorities of their property at a fair valuation. No corporation shall be authorised to con? duct the business of buying end selling real estate, of Issuing currency, or of engaging In agriculture, or permitted to hold or own real estate, except such BS may be reasonably necessary to en? able it to carry out the purposes for which it is created. Banking corpora? tions, however, may be authorized to loan funds upon real estate security "uo hack! Tiir.iir ib no bvuiusxdl-b ieebkI"?tuowceycboft on bpion KOP. LIEUTENANT COLONEL TEORNEYCRCFI, WHO ABANDONED SPION KOP TO THE BOERS. This is tho oOieor whoso aot has brought disgrace upon General Buller anil Major Geoeral Wnrren. After Major General Woodgatc bad been wounded and Major General Coke had been ordered down from Spion Kop consul! with War? ren. Lienteoanl Colonel Thorneycroft of Tborncycroft's mounted infantry was placed in command of the trapped und decimated British force that was endeav? oring to hold one end of the tup of tbc bill. Thorneycroft bold on like ? hero for a day despite the awful slaughter of his small force. He could no artillery because of the steepness of the hill, and, as re-enforeements did not arrive from ; Warren, he evacuated the hill on his own responsibility and without orders, 11 h defense of the hill while it lasted was spirited and determined and won the hearty praise of Buller. During a frightful hail of death front the Boer artillery several of Thomeycroft's nie* hoisted the white flag. The Iloers rushed up to secure their mirreuder, whereupon Thorneycroft, who is n ginr.t in stature, sprang forward, thundt-rins to the Boers: "Go back, back! I utu iu command. There is uo sur? render herd" Mr. Vandlver submitted this propo.--l tl?h in n lnoilon to recommit the with Instructions to the Xaval Commit? tee to frame a. provision for a Qovern hv nl factory. The instructions were t tiled out. and subsequently the motion to recommit was disagreed to without division. The bill was thereupon pass d without a record vote. As tinally adopted, the measure provides for two; battleships, three armored cruisers an\d three protected cruisers. The $~>lh fig ure on the armor is stricken out. At 1 p. m. the House devoted Itself 1 to eulogies on the late Representative Settle, of Kentucky. FRANCHISES AND CONCESSIONS. The House Committee on Insular At* voted iu-iUv to amend the For und to purchase real e.-= :,i t ^ when nee* essary fot :ho collection of loans, but they shall dispose of -ill real estate so' obtained, within live years after re? ceiving the title. Corporations other than those organized in Porto Rico and doing business therein, shall be bound by the provisions of this section so fur as they are applicable." After the meeting Mr. Cooper said: "Tho restriction on corporations H designed to raise a safeguard before It is too lute. Instead of waiting for fic? titious capitalization and watered stock, we seel: to avoid the p.i.-slic'.ty of 'ballc-an' enterprises and to place Continued on Paare 6. SENATOR DANIEL ON IMPERIALISM. He Challenges Doctrine of Abso? lutism of the President. ARMY SCANDALS IN CUBA. Virginia'? Senior Representatives In the Senate or the Uultcd States make Some Pertinent Inquiries Respecting the Au? thority ol lha President ami Eloquently Denounces the Contention thai lie has Authority to override tln> Law- Senator j Tlllman shi?--. his Castor into the Intel lectual Arcuu - Information Asked. d'.y Telegraph to VIrglnlan-Pilot.) Washington, April 21.?Atter ;i dis? cussion lasting mute than tw.o hours tho Senate to-day agreed to the two resoluti-Vts ottered yesterday by Mr. Bacon (Georgia) calling upon the Sec? retary of War for Information as to the allowances made to army officers stationed in Cuba ami Porto Rico aim the sums expended in providing quar? tets, equipages and other convenience* for them. Th" debute took a wide range, many Senators participating in it. Consideration of the Quay case was resumed, and Mr. Perkins, er Cali? fornia, presented an argument favor? able to Mr. Quay's claim to .a .'?eat In the Senate under the Governor's ap? pointment. RESOLUTION OP 1NQUIBY. Mr. Jones (Arkansas) offered and se? cured the adoption of a resolution di? recting the Attorney-General to "semi to the Senate a statement of the action taken by him in the ensi of Jorge Cruz, a resident of Porto Bioo, alleged to have been brought into this country Under a contract to labor In the United States; ami what steps, if any. have been taken or are in contemplation, hu kirnt; W. proceeding.-, against either the said Jorge Cruz or the party bringing him into the United Slates." OFFICIAL STATEMENTS CRIT? ICISED. When the two resolutions ottered by Mr. Bacon yesterday were laid before the Senate the senior Senator from South Dakota delivered a character? istic address in support of the resolu? tions. He ci'ltici6bd vigorously th? statements made by the President and War, Department in response to his resolutions, maintaining they were not complete 6;* satisfactory. Mr. liuyyloy, chairman of the Mili? tary Affaire Committee, resented the statements of the South Dakota Sena? tor as "reckless and unwarranted," and asserted that all Information required l<y th" Senate would be furnished la due time. .Mi. i 'alter. ?.f Montana, ia a.i ex pi an- | alion of the subject, which be had in? vestigated, said that additional sala? ries had not been granted to army offi? cers in service in Cuba or in PorlO B|co. When the United States assumed th..1 functions of government in Cuba and in Porto JlUco army officers'were assigned to perform Ivll as well as mil? itary duties. XThcse OtHcera. Mr. Carter said, were tlii its! into positions where their expenses necessarily were consid? erably Increased. AN EXPLANATION. lie instance I tin- ease ,m QflicCJ of j his own acquaintance, who found it Impossible to meet his additional heces-| snry expenses out of his regular pay. lie. therefore.(asked to be relieved from] duty In Cubu,lor be given an allowance oC expenses. .'He was given an allow? ance; of $11800 la year, because the Sec? retary of War and the President felt that the otlicoi ought not virtu.illy to be fined for the performance of duties to ?hi.-h ho whs assigned. Mr. Tlllnvan] suggested that it might be well to wait until the resolutions u t re answered bi fore entering upon ? diet usslon of them. "We, on th? other side." raid he. "wani to know something on this ques? tion, and fiava not hud the advantage of luformatln from the War Depart mi nt." Mi:. BACON'S REMARKS. Mr. Bacon, gerous pre <^ branch of th the author of the reso? lutions, discussed them at some length, li.- dissented i trongly fr en the opposl-| tion that the Presldeni could collet .ml disburse according to his unreal strained Judgment the revenues of Cuba, lie 0'.*, im: have that unlimited j power. He maintained that, the law of the United states expressly forbids tin- giv? ing lo tinny officers any additional compensation abovo their regular pay. If allowances were necessary by rea? son of their assignment to duty In Cuba the matter ought to have be brought, lit hi' iplnion. to the attention] of Congress. !Ie believed It was a dau? nt for the executive Government to fall into the habit of . violating the law tints 0] only. "Can wo ntpt direct the President 11 withdraw thf army from Cuba?" In? quired Mr. 'I' llman. Mit DANIEL'S INQUIRIES. "Th. i hing we can do." re? plied Mr, . of Connects ut. "Do no! 1} aoti Congress control In fir ked -Mr. Daniel, of Vir? ginia. ? Mi r pi 1 Mr. Platt, sharply. "IK >: |? laws of the United States as to ? - it y and emoluments of offi? cers trrhy apply in Cuba?" per? sisted Mr. Daniel. "As i the pay and emoluments of arm: officer?, yea." replied Mr. Phut, "but as to what shall be done in Cuba, no. oar occupation of Cubu is military and is under executive and legislative authority." "Where do^s the President get this gro.i: authority?" again asked Mr. Daniel. "From the Constitution," replied Mr. Platt. "As commandor-ln-chief of tn< army, the President has authority far ! beyond the power which may !>?.? con? ferred upon him by Congress." MR. DANIEL IS SURPRISED. Mr. Daniel, replying t> Mr. Platt; expressed sursHse ai the statements made by the Connecticut Senator. It was the first time, he said, thbjt he bad ever heard the doctrine of abso? lutism of the President f the United States asserted on the Senate door. "Such a doctrine," said he. "should not go unchallenged here. T ie Presi? dent of the United states is g von cer? tain specific powers under the Consti? tution. Beyond this, his executive duty is to see that the laws arc fatthfull) ecuted." THE IMPERIALISTIC TltEl "Isn't tills simply the bloss im the Imperialistic tree'.'" suggested Mr; Tillmnn. "It is not the blossoming of the tree." continued Mr. Daniel. "It !j far beyond that. It is the perfection and the rotting of the fruit. It will tall from the tree of Its own weicht. In falling I trust it will do something t remind the people of the country ol the fearful precipice on the brink et which they an- Standing." Continuing, Mr- Daniel declared thai no person, be he Bey or Sultan, had power to override definite and rccog- , nixed authority and law. I:', he main? tained. In defiance of law. the President had authorized the payment of addi? tional salaries to the army officer* in Cuba, it was an exhibition of such absolutism us nev. r 1. 1 been known in this country, and the defense of the action by the Senator from Connecti? cut wa? extraordin?r}*. THE PRESIDENT UPHELD. Mr. Chandler agreed with Mr. Platt that the Press.lent COUld make allow? ances tor- the military olllcerS In t uba but ho di<l not believe that he , ould legally increase their salaries, lie hoped that when ibe reply came it would show a satisfactory condition of affairs and as for the decorations, be appre? hended that only the nubile buildings had been touched and that these had only been cli ancd, whitewashed nnd fumigated to make them habitable.. Possibly on the palace $75.000 had been j expended and he hoped that General Gomes would t<e elected as the first ? President of the island and that he would enjoy his life in the palace as renovated by General Brooke. SUGAR COATING FOR PILL Mr. T?lman considered the discus? sion as premature and thought it had been sprung by the Republican Sena? tors as it sugar coating to the pill of the acknowledgment of the Secretary of War that he had been making addi? tional payments to army olflCQrs which were unwarranted. Nor did Mr| Till? mnn accept the dictum that he must emulate Spain In our government of the island. He was willing that the pal? ace should have been fumigated of all Ideas Of tyranny, but If the officers were to receive double uay and bo al? lowed to live in palaces they never could be gotten out of the island. As for the item of whitewash he didn't take exception to It. but he apprehend? ed that ihn Republican party would need a considerable quantity of that article before they succeeded in con? vincing the people that the proceeding in question was regular and proper, The resolutions were then agreed to without division. The Qua;* resolution ?vns taken up. discussed until 4 o'clock w hen the Sen? ate adjourn* d. Washington. Anrll SI.- 'Senator <'ui berson to-day introduced a resolution in the Senat" requesting the President to supply the Senate with information concerning the various commissions ap? pointed by him in reference to the for? eign relations or the territories of the' United States, or ;.> Inquire into the conduct of the war With Spain, giving tue compensation Paid ec.rh commis? sioner In all eases and the total amount puid each and all of them. FLEEINC FRCW1 JUSTICE. KENTUCKY'S GOVERNOR AP? PEALS To NEW VORK C.OV ERNOR. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) New York. A:>rll 21?The World to? morrow will say: W. S. Taylor, Governor of Kentucky, is In New York In cOnsequenc ? of the finding of an Indictment against him by the grand jury of Frankfort, charg? ing him with being an acessory hefore the fact to the murder of William Qoo bel. lie appealed to Governor Roose? velt yesterday afternoon, asking that any demand for an extradition be de? nied. Taylor called on ex-President Harri? son at tli" Fifth Avenue Hotel shortly after noon. Governor Taylor made a desperate :>h-i\ to the cx-Presldrnt to reconsider his de. Ision rot to uet as his counsel. General Han:-..mi heard Governor Taylor courteously, but firmly informed him that it would be Impossible for him to take up his case < Ither before the Supreme ?'..tu t of the United States or before the Kentucky < ourts when the trial Of the Governor on the indictment will come up. General Harrison said: "it was not that i do not believe in the course of Governor Taylor that caused my refusal to act as counsel for him. "I had so many engagements that I could not take his Case, as I say, and I declined because of my numerous en? gagements. "I cannot discuss what Governor Taylor said to me to-day. I w:n s.iy this, tint I have not agreed to con? nect myself with the case." Of Distinguished Llningo. (By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot.) Philadelphia, April 81.- Samuel A. Ap pieton, of Warrcnton, yd,, and Miss Mary Patterson Abercromble Goodman, of Chestnut Hill, a suburb of this city, were married to-day at St. Paul's P. EX Church, ChciUnut HUI. Mr. Apple ton Is the grandson of Julia Wehster, who Is a daughter of the late Daniel Webster. The bride !a a great grand? daughter of the late General Patterson and grand-daughter of the late Gen? eral Abercromble. They will resldo at Warrcnton. GETS A FOR Rumored Purchase of Factories By the American Tobacco Go. twin-not Plant? BeUeroil to bi IlbliHng for a Largar l>rice-K?\ival of Kep-Jrt Unit Jfwwporfc Si>-fi is to b? made a <; rcat Fruit Fort - So ere tit ?y I~uv less ami Chairmanship St?t*s IJciriocrftttc Kxeca <ive Coruraitte? ~A : frla'c S?'jrct-Ap puluttuenta Norfolk Couspany Lncorpo rated. (.-"pedal to The Virginian-Pilot.) Ki hmond, V:t.. April Jolin Cur the little t-on of a lady residing in Union Heights, a suburb of Bich- <v?M ?i.-l. haa Just fallen heir to thirty thousand dollars. nie years ago his grandfather, a wealthy resident of 'Philadelphia, took ha: -;e of the little fellow, sending him Westchcster College. Upon the death of the old gentleman a short time ago It was found .that he had let the hulk of hi.-i property to the !'? . . "tyi?' The young heir Will continue ?Sj'$SB Weehester College until he tiulahMl the course, ar.d meanwhile he- mother ?? ill judiciously manage hin fortune : r him. / ' / ... l.l'MORED TOBACCO DEAL'. The report here that, the American Tobacco Company has..purchased the i nu : on & Cameron and ,-T. C. Wtt- "': i iiii- tobacco factories In this city, as !; as several hi Petersburg, created much Interest in buslpcos ct.fcKM, und w hi!e it has been found, impossible to I inn it positively, en account of ths i' e or silence of jhese concerned, th. ie is good ground for-thti bellet that l he report is true. "... Th-M-e Is little doubt that offers hava b n made for the fiict?rfitvs,vbut that ;. y are holding out for a ?arger.price. Tic American Tobacco Company hn's f.-:- years been . endeavoring to draw Into its embrace all the Independent fa.-toiies in this scctlon,_.nnd...the^r fsr~ reason to believe tjTSJt "It" will soon be successful. , ' A 1UTM?R REVIVED. The revival of the . report,- that on effort is on foot to rnako N$v?port News a ;ieat fruit port, which v/us printed In the Vlrglnlan-Pllot . some months ns'i. lias created quite; a ripple in rail? road clrclew, Martin M. K. Ponlsen, .of Balti? more, lias been here, for a day-or two to. with the niriii.tSoliK-nt of th ? i '!?.. --.ipeake and Ohio am; Seaboard. Air l.'c.e concerning it. Up to Ute presets: n-> 1- -idcd steps have been taken in the .remises. ' < CM A! KM AN DEMOCRATIC COMMIT? TEE..';.':,;V .centleman from Norf oik,-who was mi :?:<? city to-day, bald; that there was ntti '". talk down his Way of presenting name of Secretary of the Coronioii-' ?a 1th Joseph T. Lawless for the posi? tion of chairman of the State -.DenV$<$#H -matte Committee. ' Mr. Lawless, when approached or? the subject this afternoon, sard that he had . no idea of making any fight for the. place against Mr. J. Taylor Eljyaon IShould Mr. Ellyaon. for any tease-in, decline to be a candidate there is little doubt that Mr, Lawless wlii be the man ? -I - ell. ... ; ' - ' ' .', ? A STATE SUCHET, I: is a State secret that Mr. Ellyaon may be told ca?u&lly that Jt would be :>?.?! t-r for him to retire,,: Th-re lira" many who toellevo that circumstances which attention has been sailed . would make some other man more de? sirable, in order that the harmony a" the party might be promoted. Mr. Kllyson has many in the party who .ire not exactly friendly to him, and it Is feared that to retain hiin might jesult In som?> .disagreement, v hen it is highly dsslrable that entire hat loony should prevail. INSPECTOR GENERAL'S AIDS. inspector-General T. C. Morton, of si.-i.nton, Yn., has appointed? the- fol 1-jwtug comrades as his asslstantst Pit si Congressional District?Judge I J. c. U.well. Mllienbeek, Vn. .iii Congressional';, District?Cap* tn.n William B. Browne/N.orioik.-Va. Third Congressional District?-Captain John Lamb, Richmond. fourth,; Congressional Dishlet?Cap tain Partei" Bishop. Petersburg, V?. Pii'th Congressional District?-Captain Harry Wooding. Danville, Va. Sixth Congressional district?Captain C. C. Tallaferro. RoanOKe. Va. S-venth Congressional District?Car ? tain George H, Ilulvey, Brldgewater, Va. Eighth Congressional District?Cap t. in \V. A.-HUI, Locust-Data, Vft. N.nth Congressional District?Cap taln J. It. Miller, Piilnsk!. Va. T< nth Congressional ;' District?-Cap* tain J. Scott. Moore, Lexington, Va. Continued ot OTHER TELEGB&PH PAGE 8 CLASSIFiCATlON OF NEWS. BY Dr.PARTMESTi Tclesnpb News?fa^fij 1,6 and ij. Local K<5W5r-PAges3,a"5. 6 and S. L,iitori.U~Pi<a <%.. Women and Socfttty?V^es.tn,l 10, Virginia Nfws?Paso 11, im Ki Portsmouth Nc-.v; GcrMcy We;:. o\irkets?V> Kcalr *"