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VOL 111, NO. 9.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA? TlIURStijftT, JANUARY 13, 1898
P RICE 5,n-v!l^popy' twc *
ONE WEEK. TEN CENTS
- PETITIONSTHE MAYOR
j Mr. Z. T. Jones Prays for an
/ Investigation,
THRUSTS AT THE CHIEF
Petitioner Declares the II.;?,! or I lie F?lic<
Force I'uKHeil ConiolaliilK I'n
hecded, (Min ers Cannot
Do Their l>ntv.
And now Mayor Walter A. P<x-m has
been asked to take cognizance of the
f action, or the board of tone- commis?
sion!:- in dismissing Pair, .(man Zaehury
T. Jenes from the ixilee force without
the formality of a hearing as pi
scribed in the rules- and- regulaiiions.
Yesterday Mr. Jones presented to the
mayor a petition, together with all tn
p.il>ers in the case. Including certain
?arjjs-t-s promulgated by Chief of Police
SMB. flarwl od.
.l&he petiltlon was diawn..hy Attorn-.y
B. Til. Lett, counsel for the ex-patrol?
man and ti is n lengthy document, set?
ting forth the case in detail and asking
'his excellency t?a investigate 'the trial.
When seen by a reporter for the Daily
Press last night Mayor Post saild he old
not have the papers in h's po-session
at that.tim:. and he was not pit-pared to
make a statement for publication, as he
> had not eorn.-id.-red the matter carefully,
having gone over the papers hurriedly.
The petition, he sai.i, was n prayer from
Mr. Jones asking him to investigate the
case.
After citing ser-;!nps from the city
code and Hin? rules and regulations g.?v_
Aernin.g the poHc force, the petition
w?kes nthe ease and deul-s with it in
< detail. From the rule* It quote- that
k/"charges aw nsl an officer mintst he in
f writing and verified by bh- oath ..r the
? complainant," that ".my mcmbei whose
character has been compromised i- en.
. . titled to a hearing." anil that "noll e of
time and place ?f tin hearing shall be
given."
Regarding the summary dtsrnls-al or
the patrolman the prayer to the mayor
holds t'hat the s.-l.i:v of iiollcemen is
fixed by the coutwll and that accorded
an ? ?ffl." r the right to a-notice of thirty
days or sit-h discharge.
The- petWIon. it i- underst.1. deals
with the case with gloves off. stating
Hgttwt repeated couiola-tot* made to the
' \hi.f c-.r pol -.- of tlogiat.i. v-io.ri ..is <-f
V law were pa sse 1 by t1t.it ..fiiciai ua.
,*& di d.
Referring 'to the b ard of ,-oii, e eom
_Tnissi?ine: s the prayer de kit s tlhnt in
i.l of using f^iOir ..fli ? for the ittiblic
rd and to tuppress crime without dOs
nlna-lion. >ne cminissiotiers have by
i'tier rutet* ? ?-^?--1.-.'-^ a.s. r:iii, iru, d i-n
Ivor nt.<>I><m violations and wrong
rSrfTEnx) by their acts declared r.'-^'c.
fm to certain classes despite any effori
the part ?r Hie offfc. rs to bring such
^rsons to justice.
I Patrolman Jones further declares that
lie was dismissed because he discharged
his duty, alleging that ac ord.ng to the
nils and tegu.latli-rns .is construed bv
the Ixsird of police commissioner
?hts case it is impossblc for -in officer
perform his duty, or complaints m id.
complaint to the police Justice wi'.i wo
a 01.-= charge from the f in?.
The petitioner states that he hi -- t
pnnded money to-- paraphernalia a
equipment es * police officer, whi
Iri i I. ,-tng Vh- pot-tioti.-r .1 v s th-"*'
W*s refused access to th. re
pj!-<.e^l thai
has ~
.orliion to the
.US that body to
w*e will be circulate,!.
. ^e -number of signature?
. nrrixen to the paper and it
../-.ens. This petition may be prese-mted
to.tit.- councl next Tuc*!ay night.
Attorney R. M. Lett, a un* ! for Mr.
Jones.-was out nf the ? Ity yesterday and
a. statement from him regarding 'the
case was not r-racfured.
It Is understood that before Mayor
Post acts on the petition he will con?
sult C'rtv A tit, .in. v .1. K. M. N*. wton for
a construction of the law bearing on th
case.
IS'ew Hose for i lie Fire Department.
Five hunelired and fifty feeUof new
hose and six new helmets r..r the fire?
men have been received by Chief Stow.
Five hundred feet of this hose was
sent to the Warwick Hose Com?
pany in "Rockc-t ts and the other fifty
feet was retained at the central sta
I'ition.
The .rubber hose formerly used in
Rocktiis was yesterday transferred to
?the Aciv.
The fire department now has 2.00? feet
of new hose.
Hn. Itoykin'M Mother Ile.nl.
Intelligence was received here yester
' dav afternoon of the death of Mrs. M.
C. Price, formerly Miss Pegrnm, a sister
of Major r.I:iir_l'egrtUTi, of Surry coun?
ty. - ..
Deceased was G7 years of age and
leaves a daughter, wife of Col. R. F..
Eovkin. and three ?.:ns.
A severe cold, which settled in the
lungs, cansed her death.
eils Recorded.
Deeds were recorded yesterday
follows:
F. W. .Wood, et tlx to D. S. Jones;
consideration ?ir.2
W. B. Briggs to W. B. Vest, trustee:
consideration $700.
S. W. Run. trustee, to William Mor?
gan et als: release deed.
William Morgan el als to A. V: Thorn
?St als. trusteea; consideration $800.
H. J. IFla-ury et ux to W. H. Win free:
consideration $2,800.
W. Bl Winfree to William C. Stuart,
trjistee; c..ns:,de.ra:t.ion $1,088.79.
,M. V. Wat kins to the Oottrell Com?
pany: consideraitlon $1,036.
IM. <I\ Wtukirn.-. to the Cottrell Com?
pany; conjil deration $1,000.
Liinilore's Cinema, ogrnj.be.
[Cumiere's Crncmaiiograp-hiie exhibition
a't th,; opeia house last night was
unique and novel eaiei tainmt nt. T
^J^ronghly pleased with
... thrilling.
CH AKTERS U It ANTKO.
Ititt^k T. J. Sturlmm Incorporates Two
Cotuuanle?.
judge T. J. Bu-iham, of the Corpora?
tion Court, yesterday granted two . h?r?
tere to companies which propose to do
business in 'Newport News. Mr. R. 11.
Booker, of Hampton, is president and.
Chief promoter of U Ah corporations. j
The Booker Buck Company is tin
name of the first ourporation chartered. '
The purpose for which the company is
fomrcti is to nianufai.iture and selii brick,
an.!: the plum is to bt situated- near
Morrison's with the principal office i-o
Newport News. Following aiv th<- of?
ficers who will manage the affairs i -f
tin- company for the first year:
il'icddMiit?R. M. Booker, of Hampton.
Vice-President and Munag.-r?'<.'. F.
Groome, agent, of Warwick county.
H, retary?R. M. Booker, of Hampton.
Direct, ms?lt. M. Booker, (I. M. Book?
er, Jr., C. F. Groome, Nnlson S. Groome j
and G. VVray Booker.
The capital stock is t>> be not less than
$-1,000 and not more than $10,000.
BOOKKR, 1POAROH COMPANY.
The other chanter was granted to the
BoMk-er, Poareh Company with the cap- j
itol stock to bt not less than $l.o>x> anil ]
not more than $10.000. divided into
sharesot $10 each. The plant at.'d office
?Will be located in- this city ami the I
company will manufacture sash, doors J
und blinds and ,1 til in budding ma?
terial of all kinds. Fallowing are th
Ofnof l-s:
President and Treasurer?R, M. Bilk?
er, of Hampton.
Vlce-iPresMent und Manager?Percy
I*. arch, of Newport Nt ws.
DLec-Urs?lt. M. Booker. Per y
Poarch, K. M. Booker. Jr.. .T. Wray
und M. S. Worrem
WIIISKIiY MI-iN I III Ml Ol.It.TV;
It, I". I'.iiril.'tl Hn.il ?flot) and Cos IK by
Jumiuii Ifrown
R. C. Burn- it was fined $100 and c
in the i?.lice couri yeste-iday morning
for selling whiskey AvWhom: a licence
and fciii and costs for c;- I'l ng on Su-nUay.
He gave notice "f mi appeal, liul he
had not gaecc ded in furnishl'n-g bond
when ihe court adjourned and w.is com?
mitted ;- Jail.
Oranville Clegg, charged with selling
whiskey on Sunday, was iiiie-1 $25 and
? ???sis.
Tli,- charge* against these min were
-made by Special Officers J. W. Shorter
and W. I?. Wallace, who vVUed '.lieir
phi-es an-! obtained ovfd'ence which
btought alMiut the convictions.
Other cases disposed of by Ju-tlcc
Br?wn were as follows:
(Emma Foster (colored), disorderly,
finetl-$S and costs.
Josephine Jones (colored) r----!ty lar
ceny; turned over to county au'th-.ri
R. M. I >:e:-/, nuisance; ordered to
abate the same.
Sol Miller, nuisance: continued.
P?rney Slaige (cohered), drunk: fined
$2 a-nd e..k--:s.
S. K. Harwood, drunk: fined $2 and
costs; appeal n..i...i.
I'Kl.l. TUKOIK'.II TJIH HATCHWAY.
?IJiir<;?ore?".rrot>i?lily Pumtly Injur. <1 :it
I'ii-r ?: l.uNt Ni,;ln.
"Big George." foreman of a
laborers on coal pier 1*0. 2.
acciden-t shortly after
night that will prol'
known, is a '
..limit -20
? <".e >rge"
.cing intrii.-.
' .,.a-t that he had
..ed.
.KI.ICI'liOM: NY TKM.
tn*ay be in Opc-ruilon by Xext Satiii*
Tbe Citizen's Telephone and Tel -
graph Company is-now engage 1 in pi tc
ing the p.d.-s on which Its wires will be
strung, and i,: is expected that the syx
t'em will be in ..p.-rat;,or by Saturday.
:n Pact, the werk of pit-t-Ung in 'phones
has b ren commenced, it-he first 'phone
having 'been placed In Dr. W. F. Coop
"?liis company was orgain-ized some
time since with 'Mr. M. B. Ccowell, of
?Norfolk, as president: Mr. ,W. Scott t
Boyenton as secretary and Attorney W.
J. Nelms gi neral counsel. A franchise
was granted by -the Qumwin Council,
but there was some delay in ihe work
on ithe plant and the time was extern
di-d.
The company will have a mat&'lUc
circuit and will be connected with
[lamp-ton and Norfolk, working In eon
junction in the latter city with the
Southern St.it.-.s Telephone Company,
which tics 1,-300 subscribers. Eater iit is
proposed to extend the circuit to Rich?
mond and probably Indefinitely west?
ward.
?Insk und IVIng Club's Entertainment.
. An amateur Uranialne fn-tertainmeni
always excites recufiar interest. In
fact, many. amusement lovers find m re
pleaguie in s.nh M attract ion than in
a professional perforiiiaw-.e. Fur this
reason a large audHench will no doulu
altend 'the nirn-sti-el ami dramatic en?
tertainment t<> Iw-Rivi-a at Johnson's
Op;ra House trrfn. now night by the
Mask and. Wig Club. This organiza?
tion it* composed of clever amnteurs and
the program they have arranged affords
ample opportunities for the exercise of
thi.ir histrionic talent. The minstrel
part of the entertainment will bo brim?
ful of fun.
Owned Property Here.
The'last wjll and testament of Thom?
as Morgan Harris, -of Brant ford. On?
tario, -was probated in H-he Corporation
Court yesleday.
?The tes.t.a.metit was first probated .in
rfranilford and is a lengthy document,
the codicils and affidavits covering
over forty pages of typewritten piper.
Mr, TTarrie was a speculator and own?
ed pro'pert.y in Newport News valued at
$:',.:i(10. Tire estate is valued- at $195.
007.20. According to th-e stlputetiions of
the will live nestntors' property is to
be held -in 'trust for iris wife and child
r.-n.
Messrs: Joseph TT. ShenV.one and
lITarry E. Stark, of Toronto, Canada,
are in tihe diity looking after the estate
in Newport iNews.
Lannehincr <>r (lie I'.attl.Hliliis.
The day the Kentucky and Kearsarge
are launched Powell Bros. & King will
sell SCO lots at auction at Merrimae,
on car line, and on Hampton Roads
water fornt. Maps and fuli information
can be had by ealling at their office.
jal-tf.
Dr. D. S. Harmon-, optician. By e ex
lined free. 358 Main street, over
10 cent store, Not-folk, Va.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Sensational Developments in
a Case Expected,
WAS A BRIBE OFFERED ?
Application Will he Made Today fur a Writ
of llubeuK Corpus in the Cane
off. T. Tatum. Who Was
Pined by Justice JoneH.
C. C. Tatum is in the "LueyColeman,"
the Bl> odfield lock-up, ami his attorney;
Mr. W. T. Mos?, is preparing to ask
Judge Baker P. I^.e for a writ of habeas
corpus.
Tatum's ease may bring out some sen?
sational developments.
Some time ago ne was arrested cm two
wnrrants?one charging him with sell
irsr -Ii<im ir on Sunday and the other with
engaging in the tiaflie without license.
Taltum -was taken before Justice Hen?
ry P. Jones for trial. Attorney W. H.
Arlington (colored) appeared as his
counsel. On the first charge?selling li?
quor "ii Sunday?his worship lined the
accus. ? ii $10 and cost-. The fine was paid.
Under the ether wariant Tutum was
also found guilty and' the justice as
s ssed a line of $100 and costs against
him. 'Phi. fine was not pa*I.
Yesterday Justice Junes issued a mit?
hin i.;s for Tatum's arrest and placed the
process in Deputy Sheriff S. E. Har
wood's hands for s?rvjce. The deputy
?vcirifT arreitieU the man anU lodged bin
in the lo k-up uc.tiK ho c-uld- be taken
to Hi,- county jail.
Wh.-n seen by a report, r fyr ihe Drily
I'r. ss yesterday Justice Jones said Tu?
tum had failed to pay '.he line and he
must go to prison, and there was no re?
course fm1 him. as the time in which tlj
Hike an. appeal to a higher court had
eliipsed.
Now f,ir the oth^r s'de of the story.
Tatum claims that on January
through his attorney, W. H. Arr'mgton,
ii made application- Ijefore justice
Jones to have the case reopened on ihe
ground irf ef ter-d'scovered evidence.
Hi? worship, it is claim.11. granted the
honing, sett'ng the foIH wing Friday as
lie- time for goins into 'the case.
In the meantime Tatum employed
Attorney James A. Fi- Id (Colored) to as?
sist Arrington. When the case was call -
? d or. Friday Attorney. Field asked to
hove it continued till the folio-wing
Monday. The cool I-nuance, is is sa d.w.rs
granted? Im for some reason when -lie
a. -. us. d -anti his counsel appeared
ft'l the appointed hour for the trial Jus
ti ?? Jones -dlii not s-lvow up. Since that
i i.,- action was taken until y-ster
Kmv Tatum has- employed Vt:.>m-v
W. T. Mo>s a- fight his ,a ... Last
evening the attorney was c-i-grifd in .-.
owing affidavit? i-chow tluv. the ra~e ,
had Inen ,p< n, i, und he will pr. l-i- |
bly f l-vmptotn- tolay, presc-r." the
P- udgd Ia:. ! i.sk liG hor.o.
vrit of hali. as corpus,
ported last night that If the
pened a sensation will fol
alfeged that a witness will
t he was paid to testify
itum, receiving the sum of Sit.
imes of the briber and bribed
. en. It is notcharged that Jus
, or any of the officers was
. ot> this fact during thTTrj*fv
?l.'x^rJ-^p^-?Se.-Tfna^tnere will
"he some fun if it is thoroughly
North Atl ?ntlc Squarilon.
It is expected that the vessels of the
North Atlantic Squadron, now in
Hampton Roads, will leave there in a
few days for Key West, which will be
.their headquarters daring the proposed
fleet evolutions 'and exercises in the
Gulf of -Mexico.
The cruiser Brooklyn, now at the New
York navy yard, was to have accom?
panied 'the fleet, but it has been found
that ."lie can hairdly be prepared for
s*u for several weeks yet, ami it bias
been decided that the other vessels
shall go South immediately, leaving her
to join thorn later in Florida waters.
r.ong Voyug. for ihe McCullough.
The revenue cutter McCullough, Cap
tclin Hodgson, which Is the largest ves?
sel of'her el-ass in the navy, left Hiamp
t, n Roads yesterday a'PternoOn c-n a trip
around the world.
The voyage-will cover 23.000 miles and
will be by the Eastern passage to the
Pacific.
The McH 'uiloch's first stop will be at
FunohaJ, 'Madeira. From that place
she iwlil proceed to Glbraliter, iMal
ta. Port Paid, through Che Suez Ca?
nal to Aden, the Red Sea and Indian
Ocean, thence to Ceylon, Singapore,
Yokohama and Honolulu to -San Fran?
cisco, which po-rt she is expected to
reach alniut the middle of May.
The McCulloeh, which Iis the finest
revenue cutter in the service of the
United States, is intended for duty in
the Bering Sea.
Will (in To Richmond T.ulay.
Th- committee app-in-ted by Presi?
dent O'lDonnell, of the Common Council,
to go to Richmond and meet the legis?
lative committee which -will consider
Mr. Powell's bill to grant the Council
nnthority -to issue bonds to the amount
of (125,000 will leave for the State Cap?
ita! this afternoon.
The members of the delegation are
confident that the bill will be favorably
reported by the committee and will be
eventually passed by the General As?
sembly.
Will ftleel in the Opera House.
Tile adjourned meeting of the conven?
tion of farmers will be held InJohnson's
Opera- House Saturday afternoon, when
the various commititees representing
adjacent counties will submit their re?
ports showing the total acreage the
farmers are willing to d-evote to sugar
beet culture. The arrangements for
holding the meeting in the opera house
were made by (Mr. J. A. Hirshberg yes?
terday. City Treasurer J. 'M. -Curtis
will preside at the meeting.
.Struck by a Timber.
Mr. TJzzell. brother of Mr. C. T. TTz
zell, was slightly injured yesterday af?
ternoon liy the falling of ? roof. Mr.
Uzzell is a earr.enter and was working
in a house that is being erected near
the corner of Ron nuke avenue and Thir
ti th street for Mr. J. L. Cask. Severaj
linnets were roofing the house, when
seveia-l rafters gave way. One of the
falling timbers struck Mr. TJzzell on the
h ad. Dr. Knight rendered the- neces
sa?y mellical attention.
Ijirmlrere's wonderful Cinematographe
will be alt Johnson's Opera Hous- again
Ih-.niight. A remarkable exhibition.
Don't iniss it. Admission 25 and 50
cents. It.
? A good thing?Push It along?the
Hey.wo?d Baby Carriage. Mothers
should see my new stock. All styles
and prices. M. IH. Lash. It
CITY SiKWS IN"B^EF.
Prayer services will be conducted at
the Baptist mission, Forty-?iurth street
and Lafayette avenue, tonight at 7:30
o'clock. M'id week services y/iii be held
regularly hereafter.
SMr. F. A. Ketch-urn .bas returned from
Baltimore.
(Mrs. Annie Clifford, of Bast JOnd, Is
visiting relatives in Berkley;
ffilLss Leila Otter buck, who has been
Viisiiting friends dn Southwest Virginia,
returned Tuesday afternoon.
IMr. and Mrs. W. S. Hajprell, 'who have
been the guests of Mrs. Q. F. Kinnear,
have returned to thoir home In Suffolk.
Mr. Ed. N. 'Eubank is ill a-J his home
on Thirty-sixth street.
Mr. C. C. Clark, of Lee Hall, was dn
the. city yesterday on business.
The total tonnage of eoulidumped on
vessels at the pieis yesterday was 13.
942. During the day 425 car loads of
a ul were handled.
-r
IS ME A hl.KI'TDMANlCf
A Negro MukuM Three Attempts to Steal
and Is Arrested.
Patrolmam Roy J. Chartes1 shortly af?
ter 11 o'clt.ck last night arrestei a negro
named Will'ium Johnson on a ehatge ot
house breaking.
Johnson, it is alleged,, made three at
temps to commit theft on the "Acre."
'Early in 'the night he entered B. Nach
man's store on Seventeenth- street and
CurlottwelJ a pair of uverdlls, but was
<.uught in the act a'nd absconded.
Later It is said Johnson stole an c'.t
coat from a merchantl named User.
Againi he was detected and '.he ankle
sreeovcu ed.
The last attempt to steal that Johnson
is alleged to have made iva.3 alxut 1"
n'eloek, when he procured, a niadax
and pryed op n the door to a barber
shop ruim by a negro nam^t Spencer,
but before he effected an en'tranee h'
was for the third' tirn,; detected. Two
men caught him, but after; a struggle
he escap-d. ratiolman Chatles was no?
tified and a short while afterward the
policeman had his nippers ,o? >.he iKgro,
.Ii Unison fought like a tigei;'-and the of?
ficer was forced to use histclub before
he subdued him. Johnson "was loltged
in ja'il and w II probably he givon a
hearing before Ju-stLeBrown this morn?
ing.
NO INDIAN- UPRISING.
Fake Story of Massacres in Oklahoma
by Sem.noles. .'
(By Telegraph.>
KANSAS CITY, MO., Jan. 12.?At
noon today the Associated Press cor?
respondent at South McAlester, I. T..
wired the following:
"The 'Whole story . ?f the. Indian up?
rising is a fake. The first account of
the alleged affair was sent out by the
agent for the C, O. & G. railway at
ICat.lsboro, I. T., to th. train dispatcher
here. Tcl.'.ay all acquainted with the
- ' notion give it us their opinion that
o.ie scry was a pure fabricator, < rig
ir.tLting with the railroad agent at Earls
bord.
"United States Marsha*. Bennet t. of
the no; t hern district, aritv>d here this
m-. rnung and w.ll leave-for Karlesboro
on. this afternoon's train, file had not
been .'Cfioiully informed o*:*^- trouble..
Today, as far as an be learned, every -
I thing is qui.t at Earlsboro and Melaus
ko. 'the centre of the alleged uprising."
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.?Commis
I shine:- Jones, of the Indian office, re
eelved a dispatch from Wewoka, S;mi
| nole Na'tlon, this ufternoi.ta, signed by
uJtV. S. Field, who says that the report
oF^ttw?Sejiiirio'.e troubles are untrue.
The ?w-h'iitesrhe~7ii^,Ss^med 3 probably
innocent man. ami theftM^ans are In?
dignant, lui.'t will make noTTWAJa, A
few shots were fired in the Uarkne?iCirj1?
practical jokers in 'the neigh b-rhood of
Eh rlshoro.
The commissioner says he knows
Fi. ld very well and regards this infor?
mation as ent'rre'iy trustworthy.
Secretary Bliss wrote the w?ir depart?
ment asking; for troops. He .-.aid he re?
garded the repems as. at least, greatly
exaggerated, but n. vertheless it might
be the part .of prudence to have troops
i m the se no. The war department will
comply with .the i, quest and dispatch
troops rindess the request is couniter
mandelJ In case the whole affair proves
a fake. ,
' TWisafternoon Ge-nitral Brooke, at Chi?
cago, reported that he had dispatched
an ofiher t.mcke an immediate inves?
tigation of the condition in the Indian
Territory. The troops at Fort Reno, be
said, could be placed at the point where
the trouble was reiiorted in the dis?
patches, im less than ?.Ihre?- hairs after
they reee'ivejl marching orders. Geneial
Brooke was instructed by telegraph to
usi his dincietion in preserving the
peace anil to use troops in Iiis command
as he saw the necessity for them with?
out further orders from the department.
LONDON IS GREAT FIRE.
Jury Decides .it Was Caused by "Per?
sons Unknown."
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON, Jan. 12.?As a result of the
investigation which has been in prog?
ress Tor several weeks past into the or?
igin, of the great fire which occurred
recently in the Cripplegate district of
London, (involving a loss of $3,750.000),
the jury today, after -five hours' delib?
eration, found that the fire was not
caused by a gas explosion or by spon?
taneous combustion, but was the.work
of some "person unknown." The fore?
man said the Jury was unanimous in
?the belief that the fire originated -on
the premises of Waller & Brown. He
added that the jury was not sati.-'fied
that the fire brigade was fully equipped
with steam fire engines, and was not
unanimous in 'the opinion that the wa?
ter supply was efficient, and recommen?
ded1 that an engine with steam contin?
ually up be always kept at the central
city tiro station.
J.APA'NESE STEAMER WRECKED.
About Eighty Lives Reported to Have
Been Lost.
(By Telegraph.)
VICTORIA. B. KT., Jan. 12.?Latest
advices from the lOrient state that the
Japanese transport ?t earner Mara, of
2.r.l0 tons, bound for Peceadores, was
wrecked 'December 24. and about eighty
lives lost. The only survivors were five
seamen who were picked up by the
steamer iMadsura iMaru. Captain Ta
suda, of the Japanese navy, and nine
cadets were among the missing. The
vessel struck an -anchored rock, her
cargo shifted and fthe went to the bot?
tom.
?BIG SALE OF C. & O. BONDS,
f Sy Telegraph.)
NEW YIORK, Jan. 12.?It is reported
in Wall street today that the banking
house of Harvey Fisk & Sons had pur?
chase*} from the treasury of the Chesa?
peake & Ohio -Railway Company, $2,
2Si.0O0 first mortgage 5's, which had
originally be- n reserved to retire .the
purchase money 6's .maturing next
July. "Application to list these bonds
was made today. The price paid by
Fisk &- Sons Is said to have been U4 1-2.
making a considerable saving In inter
ercst
Fresh cut flowers at the Warwick
Pharmacy. W. G. Burgees, proprietor.
Proceedings of the House and
Senate.
MEASURES INTRODUCED
Mr. W. M. Atklu . .11 elected .ImlKe <if the
Corporutf, a Court ??r Wiiivlientvc.
Important Hill rretteuted by
Seimtoi- Kec*?l.
(Special to the Dally Press.)
RICHMOND, VA? Jan. 12.?In the
H; iuse today Mr. E. C. Jordan, of Fred?
erick, offered a Joint resolution provid?
ing that the t-wo houses- go Into th. elec?
tion of a Judge of the corporation ? urt
of Winchester at 1 o'clock. The reso?
lution was agreed to and- Mr. Jordan
was o'iiecieo to inform the Senate ?r the
action of the House.
When Hoiss bi'll Mo. 108 came up on
its passage, ',-h'ich provides that clubs
shall procure- a license fo-r the sule of
w ines ar.d Uquors, Mr. W. F. Reddy, of
this city, moved tu. tecommit the bill. He
thought '/>- imposing a tax of }2nXt u
great injustice was done to torn-of the
cfuibs He cited the Deep Run Hunt
Cbio, which was largely composed of
members of the Commonwealth uu.i I
Westmoreland clubs, unil where very
l.ttle liquor was ifoltS.
Mr. ?aiunders opp c=ed Mr. (teddy's
motion to recommit and suggested thtt
any am. ni'intent might i>e submitted to
the HotL-e and on motion of Mr. T. D.
Jennings. oT Lynchburg, the pending
question was ord-eired. " Hi- motion to re?
commit the bill was then lost and the
bill passed.
A lively discussion arose when House
bill No. i?7 ontie up on its second read?
ing, which provides for the amendment
of the hnv authorizing certain pers us,
when arr-sled or ct nvicted, to lie com?
mitted to the custody of the Prison As?
sociation of Virginia.
Dr. Winston, of Hanover, the patron
of the bill, in advo eating the measure
stateiji that there- were three reasons
why this bill should become a law. as a
public policy, in reference to the right
of parents over their Chi Id ten mid with
.-eference to the finances of the State.
At present any u.agistrate in the State
had the right of sending any minor to
th. reformatory school on- a mere arrest
and according to the ivport of the audi?
tor of last year the State had contrib?
uted toJihe support of the institution the
sum of $20.000 and- yet the State had no
control whatsoever over the Institution.
Dr. Winston said he had, during his
visit at the institution on the previous
day, ascertained that several hoys had
been ke-pt there for seven years and h
deserbed in detail the manner in which
the Inmates are kept there, ace -rding to
the Information, furnished hire.
At 1 o'clock the discussion was Inter?
rupted to take up the Joint order unde-r
which a Judge of the corporation court
of Winchester was to be elected. After
the usual pieUmlnaries hud been gt me
through., .with, Mr. El. C. Jordan, of
Frederick, nom natddi Mr. W. M. Atkin?
son for the )udge3h!p, who was subse?
quently elected by both houses, receiv?
ing 102 votes.
The following bills' -were introdneted
ar.U under rule No. 37 relerred to the
pn-iper committees:
!By Dr. Quesanberry, of Caroline: Fix?
ing the charges for treasurers and dep?
uty treasurer* for district for taxes over
due.
By Mr. TO. D. Hanson, of Russell:
^Requiring the commissioner of roods in
3IeSxtunty of Russell to settle- their ac
o ?jnt^fft?JCPre the board of supervisors
of tt!iss*llc3Sunty each year ait .such
time- as the boardHfiaay provide.
By the same: To cWWiensate school
trustees other than cleritSyt^r Ujstrict
school boards in Russen- county
By Mr. Georg*. W. SetUle, e}? Rappa
h.inr.ock: For the relief of J, B>-^ard,
treasurer of f?appahannoek county.\.
By Mr. ii. C. Whart. m, of Montgoms*
ery: For. the relief of Elijah DeVla, a
Confederate soldier.
By Mr. A. T. Ehibery, of Frederieks
burg: To protect black basa and pone)
bass in the Rappahanr.ook river and itss
tributaries above Tidewater, including
the NVM.h Fork, the Rapidem and the
Robinson rivers anil their trltntai les.
By Mr. Asa. D. Welkins, of Prince
Edward-: To- amend tend re-enact sec?
tion +2 of the laws of Virginia, approv?
ed March 6, 18?0, in relation to the li?
cense to agents for the sale of fertili?
zers.
By Mr. A. D. Goad, of Carroll: To
amend and re-enact seien!?:? 3 of ?n act
entitled an act to authorize th* ivmr.i
of supervisors of the county of Carroll
to let to contract the puhlic roads of
said county and levy a tax to keep them
in order, approved' February '-".?. 1892.
By Mr. J. Chaplin, of Greenville: To
provide for working and keeping in re?
pair the roads and bridge.* In Greenville
county.
By Mr. J. N. Stubbs, of Gloucester:
For the relief of William B. Vcvuighan,
a Confederate soldier.
By Mr. B. Garnett, of F.esex: For the
r lief of Thomas H. Dunham, a Confed?
erate soldier.
By Mr. J. N. Stubbs, of Gloucester:
To authorize the county ciium of Glou?
cester t*ji examine Insolvent and delin?
quent tax bills of J. G. Bray, deputy
treasurer of said county.
B> Mr. W. R. -Duke, of Albemarle:
Ti) iimen-l and- re-enact section 3042 of
ihe Code of Virginia in relation to dam?
ages for trespass by aniimute. forfeiture,
etc., as amended and re-enacted by acts
approved March 1. 1888, and March 3,
1696.
B) Mr, James Mann, cif Notloway:
To amend and re-enact section 3062 of
the Cole of Virginia in reference to
what causes and motions may lie tried
at a special term of the circuit eouii.
and who may hold' it.
By Mr. 'E. W. Saunders, of Franklin:
To ci institute the railroad commission
a court of record.
By the same: To constitute the rail?
road commissioners a l<oard of apprais?
ers for railroads.
By the same: To provide for the gen?
eral supervision of railroad, steamboat
or canal companies, express, telegraph
and telephone com pan les doing business
in the State of Virginia.
The Senate, in executive session to?
day confirmed the following appoint?
ments ma-Jc by the Governor for mem?
bers of the board of visitors of th- in?
stitutions named.
Central State Hospital?Julius S'riu*.
of Richmond: Shirley Harrison, of
Prinze George; J. Thomrson Brown, ci
Nelson:
Virginia. Normal und O.iilegiatc Insti?
tut? ?Thomas B. Watkins, of Peters?
burg: M. A. Cogbill, of Chesterfb-l-l; A.
C. Walker, of King and Queen; L. L.
Ferguson, of Appomattox; Thomas N.
Williams, of Mecklenburg; P. P. Mty,
of Louisa; John G. Harris, of Diivwid
die, and A. D. Watkln?, of Prince Ed
wand.
A resolution d?reotlng an examination
of tha condition of the record* of th?
office of the ^ecr?t*xy ot th* CsmmM
wealth, was passed in the Senate to?
day.
The House resolution In relation to
the Corporation Co ir; of "Winchester
was agreed to.
'Mr. 'Flanagan withdrew his b:ll to
authorize the County Court of Cum?
berland County to order certain repairs
to the county clerks office and offered
a. substitute, which met the approbation
of Senator 'Southail. The substitute
was passed.
Mr. Keezel Introduced a bill which Is
designed to amend the constitution so
as to reduce the number -if elections.
The amendment proposed is to abolish
thelMay -elections and to have the coun?
ty officers elected at the State elections
In November. There Is u. strong senti?
ment among the 'tnomhers of ahe Leg?
islature In favor ..r consolidating elec?
tions as far as practicable
IHOUSIE BILLS PASSED.
To amend license tax law. j
To amend section 5f.;i of th?> Code in
relation to treasurers.
For the relict- of John R. Reed, late
treasurer of Northampton county.
To amend nets ,ln relation ito branch
reads and Literal works.
To authorize the town >.f Tazweil to
borrow money.
PRTEJSE3NTT3D AND REFERRED.
By IMr. Fairfax (by request), petition
of Robert l.:imb.-ll, of 'Florida, tor re?
lief of taxation.
By Mr. buvr.v (No. 180). in relation
to itbe issue of bonds of the town coun?
cil of Bedford city.
Tty Mr. Keezel fNo. 191). to amend
and re-enact section 12SS of the Code in
relation to railroad companies enclos?
ing their road bed with fences and
erecting cattle guards. This bill is a
duplicate of the one offered In the
House by Mr. Saunders.
By IMr. St. Clalr (No. 1!>2). -to author?
ize the board of supervisors of Tozewell
county to increase the salaries of over?
seers of the poor of said county.
tBy (Mr. Opie. by request (No. till), in
reference to the salaries of judges of
Corporation Courts.
rtv'Mr. Mason ONo. 1!>t). to authorize
F. T. Adams and George 'W. Taylor to
erect a wharf at or near 'the mouth of
Mud Creek, Lancaster county.
By'Mr. Withers, by request fNo. 195),
lo amend and re-enact section S66 of the j
Cod?* in relation 'to term? of enlistment.
The Chair appointed Messrs. -Mas n.
Mushbach, iBoykln and Jackson, as the
committee on 'the part of the Senate ti
seek .t settlement or the Virginia Mary?
land boundary line.
?When the .hour arrived Tor the exe?
cution, of'the joint order, Mr. Flow'
placed in nomination Judge IWm. M
Atkinson, for re-election as judge <>
tlw Corporation- Court of Winchester
lie receiv-d .ill the votes cast.
?RTCl'-MT>\-ir> 1TKSM-8.
Ther^ was -i pretty wedding thi<
morning ?'' II o'e'lo'-k at the residence
r;t the bride. .No. S*.S West Clay street,
at which Captain Ch tries C. Graves
und Miss L. Grayson Eftton were uni?
ted, 'the ."erpmcny being performed by
Bl?h.-.p Penick.
Capttvn G.rav?s for many year* has
been the mutter of th* s'tirp^r Pot"
hont I*, tltl.1 Is rPTurr.'zPil 1? ttt." r-f ?;
most faithful, efficient and capable pi- |
Tots navigating .the VIrg'n'.a waters.
A telegram was received ?t 'the office
of the State treasurer this morning,
stating that the (wife of Treasurer A.
W. (Farmen d.led last evening at 10 [
o'clock, at Living* on.
H. .E. Ch?flth<tm cV Bro.. d-Vng a gro- j
eery bus-lnee* St lSU94W?Sf-flfflJlfl street./
this raorn'ntr filed a d-.-Pd <if assignment '
?n the clerk's? office ?f the chnncery I
court, Mtnlti" .1. T. L^wreneP as trns
r<"?. The liabilities are e^Uma.'.e.i at
?200._
EXCITEMENT IN HAVANA.
Office cf a "Nc-wapaper Attacked by
Span'-th ?3t;ilers.
(B> Telegraph.)
HAVANA. Jan. 12.?At 10 o'clock iJMs
morning about a hundred, army tctfleers,
Incensed by the violent attacks made ny
some of the 1- ca-1 papers or. the gi-ne.al
in chief and th-; principal officers of the
Sl-.ui.th army in Cuiu, went to the
printing office of the da ly Journals, La
Diffusion and El Reeoncentradio-, and
begun smashirog tiu- wlindows and des?
troy.ng the printing outfit, as well as
aufflog the employe- s.
.mob of thousands followed, shout?
ing five Spain." "Long live the
jjng live the vfilunteers."
"The ap't^u*^* V1," "u!'' ut
f>-..u,I,vn. of ?SS??-Al Gam. he. acting
m'ilitaiy conitiiaioW'' Havana, one.
Gene.al Solano, cb-ieFSl' sl??' '"' V,','
mo,-.: ft rious outraeeaV, Th l"0""
then i roeecded to the ciS^ ?,f hJ 1>:"n"
de la llattta. the mob aWt'mg mean?
while "Death 'to Reconeentlfc^^ ":!
"Death to Ln Discuslon." Bfft^^
At 11:30 la.ge ,-rowds of citizens 'ip
pea.1 .1 opposite the office o( El 1' ario
de lu Marina and began smashing the
doors and shouting "Long live Spain,"
"Long live the army." "Long live the
volusniteers."
The horse anil' infantry of th.- gendar?
merie dispersed' the rioters. Order, was
finally established. Central Park 'nos
been transformed into a military camp.
There has be--n great excitmen't among
the authorities, who hove taken ail nec?
essary precautions to maintain order.
The troops, have been ordered into the
barracks.
Genesal Solano will deal most ener?
getically with fb. instigators of the out?
breaks. Tonight the police are guard-,
in? the printing offices.
?H.A.VANIA, Jan. 12.?The Spanish
gunboat Galcia has captured off th.
south coast of Cuba, near Manzanillo.
a fishing smack from Jamaica, having
on board a cargo of wer materii
medicines, groceries and clothing.
THE EASTERN SITUATION.
(By Telegraph.)
BERLIN, Jan.. 12.?lit is reasserted
that the government not Ith .1 till the
great owers of its intention to occupy
Kin C'hou.
I/1ND?M, Jan. 12.?A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the treaty provid?
ing for a. lease of Klo Chou to Germany
is rrot as yet signed. Japan Is strenu?
ously opposing the final signature.
NBJW JiAIPA'NtESF. CAIBUNET.
CitdB.iaei.jj, AH>
LONDON, Jan. 12.?A dispatch to the
Daily Mall from Shanghai says Chat
it-he new Japti'nese cabinet has been
completed with the following distribu?
tion of portfolios: Premier, The Mar?
quis Ito: Minister of Foreifa Affairs,
Baron Niss-i; tMinister of tue Interior,
Viscount Koshikawa; Minister cf War,
Vi3counit Kaisura; Minister of Marine,
iM.trqu.ls Saigo T?u-Gum;c-h.i; Minister
of Finsnce, Count Inouye; -M.n.Ister cf
Commerce, -Baren Horn YoJI; Minister
of Commnnica'tion*. Baron Suyuma:
su; Minister ot IEdttcatiotl. iMcirquis
Saionyi: Minister of Justice, Marquis
Sanoi.
Deposit your clothes money with us.
It will pay you good interest.
WOODWARD & WOMBLE.
Mr. J. H. Noonm, manager Warwick
Word and Coal Company, rs rrned re?
cently from a trip to s-iveral counties,
where he succeeded in purchasing a
large quantity of wood. la 9-tf.
IFrcjsh cut fltfwwrs at tb? Warwick
Pharmacy. W. G. Surg?s?, >rop.-i?:?>r.
Elected Senator by the Ohio
Legislature.
NO CHANGE IN THE VOTE
Itenolutluii Demanding an Inv< atlgatloh
Bribery Uliai-ge*. ?.av. riior Bushnt-II
Promptly s.-ihIh the New Srna
tor Hin C'omtntHHiuti.
<By Telegraph.)
OOLUiMfljl'S, O., Jan. Ix?Alarcu? A.
Hanna was elected 'today to ie.pre.se.nt
)hio in the Senate for seven years and
w o mon ths. K McKinley should be re
elected. Ha-nna would still be there to
the end of. the President's term. In?
cluding both the s'hort and long terms
Hanna's 'time as Senator will expire in
March, 1905.
After the two'housesmet in joint ses?
sion, in the House chamber, the roll
of the Senate was called first, and there
?were no <-lunges from the votes of yes?
terday, in for 'McKlssou and 17 for
Ha nn a.
Senator Burke, the only dissenting
'It.-publican, presented the name of E.
iMelCtsson, the Republican mayor of
Cleveland, in a very forcible and in
fla-mmable speech that commanded the
?losest attention. In one of his cli?
maxes he said:
"James A. Oa.i'fl-eld would have voted
ir 'MoKiLsesin, if he were alive and a
ein at or h-ere today."
The vote of 'the 'House was the same
s that of yesterday, with the exeep
ion that Hazlet. who voted then for
Vil'ey, and 'Hess, who v?>ted for. War?
ner, today voted with the other Demo~
crats for M.-Kisson. General lAquilla
Willy was the only Democrat not vot?
ing with the coalition, and he vcte<t
again for Congressman Lentz. Go"*1'
nor Jones announced the result o
Joint ballot as Hanna. 72; 'McKi
?nitz, 1; absent, 1; and dec
Marcus A. Hanna elected 'Senato
the unex.pired term, c-nilling Mar
1SS9.
Owing to the cheering a.nd nois
chair all-owed the Jolliers to retir
fore the less exciting vote for the
term -bogfaiu. The .ballot for the
term was taken without much in
ei-ng manifested.
'Representative Roberts, of Clevi
seconded the nomination -of H
and Representative Bramley, of <
land, that of 'MciKisson. The 1
crats presented no name and ma
serondinsr speeches. The Senator
Representatives rose to their feet
they cast their respective votes.
The .result for the long term wi
[same as that for the short term,
an re.e'.ved 73, McKlsson 70, and o
sente-;.
Senator Hanna was then de
Senator for the long term and i -.
meniurri reLgned supreme In the 1
the 'House. The galleries went
rnd the Senators and Represen
partlclpated In the demonstratio
crowds outside indulged in all *
demonstrations over the final .re* :
OUf "T"c-"ClO<:K Semrttw >I1??.-iwmL_c
the hall escorted hy a comniltti
o notify him of his election, t
rreetied, by round after round of
| When <ptiet was restored Mr.
made a short address, in which
-ured .ills auditors that he wou
(resent the whole people of Oh
made no reference to .the bolti
publicans.
Soon after the 'Senate assemhi
morning Senator Burke, of 'Cle
offer.-.1 a resolution demanding
vastiRat'lon .into .the' charges tl
750 had he-en -offered by alleged
in tlie Interests of Senator Haj
the v.ite of 'Repreisentative O'
resolution provided for' a com
of .fire consisting of Senators
Robinson. Fink, Garnetd and
Sehalor IBtwke, for immediate c
have Iiis name stricken out and
I Senator Sullivan was suhmlttei
I committee .thus consisted of thr?
oe rats and .two Republicans,
and bitter Alscueailon followed
Senator Rurke for 1-mmediaite c
at ion. a nd by ISenator -Sullivan
liberation and full considerate
Before the vote upon the re e.i
?uld be taken, a .message was
fiom the House of Repress '
stalling that that body was r.
vote upon tlie question of et
Untied States Senator. The f
held that Cuither discussi'on ws
idsr, and the matter was laid
jWhe-n the lllouise convened . ..
^tepresentative Otis was p
jed on a question of [
ii" ?'?"K?.a: long statemenit r
He niadT?*v?ibe^. L.ha,r;?e3. ,H
suse and himself to have
Koyee
due the
a resolution
? .-?>o.?W?efore proceeding fus
i^e!'n,n e!ect> of a United States
Senator, and ?ftere
conti ugly.
On a motion to suspend, the ruie? for
immediate consideration d-f the resolu?
tion, the vote stood: 52 ayes, 56 nays.
Representative lOramer was absent
ami is still very sick. The other, forty
-ix Democratic members and the six
'bolting 'Republican representatives
voted together for an investigation be?
fore electing a 'Senator. ,
Uepresentative Stewart, one of Han
na'st leaders, said there would come a
proper time for the fullest investiga?
tion, but this was the time for electing
a Senator.
The appearance of Lieutenant Gov?
ernor Jones and the Senators at the .bar
>f >t.he House shut off the hot bribery
discussion.
After the election the House adjounn?
ed until tomorrow, with tt3 bribery res?
olutions still undinr consideration. Con?
sideration of this resolution was resum?
ed in the Senate this afternoon and
adopted by a vote of 22 to 6. The dis?
senting votes were Senators Blake,
'a rpenter. Car-field. May, 'Sullivao and
V.-vight. who explained that they re?
tarded the matter as buncombe. There
?were eight Senators absent or not vot?
ing. The committee of five appointed
under this resolution began its work
tonight, .but nothing additional was de?
veloped. After their session* tomorrow
both branches of the Legislature will
adjourn till 'Monday.
Among the Representatives during
the afternoon, there was considerable
agitation of a proposition to re?rgaai?e
the House by ousting Speaker Mason
and all other officers of that body thait
nad been elected by the fusion ten days
nsro.
It is claimed that the fifty-six Repr-e
-entative-s who voted for Hanna today
a_nd constitute-d a majority of three in
the House, would stand together for
?tiat purpose. No plans for the reor?
ganization of the Senate ar? considered,
for the reason that Senator Burke con?
tinues to co-operate with ithe Demo?
crats, which leaves that body standing
!9 to 1" as It was organlzea. If Senator
Burke co-operated with the other Re?
publicans, the 'Senate ivould stand a tie
politically and could not be reorgan?
ized.
Governor Bushnell was not present In
the hall when the hallots -were taken.