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TREATY The Convention Discussed in the Senate. 'SENTIMENTAND SUGAR" Senator White toys This is the I5;isi.. r<: the Annexation Scheme. Tin? man stir- Up the Senate. would trequHre bo debated Im WM found ft.T open s. [?.-.. -IV U'-ll He qu effe'et th.-; ?lll'.s-.t. . la-rid im efutwit ..f :)!?? Republii 1o--h a gove/riMnerot .a white people i'n tiho 1 muri'.bi i ? 4 omfly a bou t of iilae bnihiaibiteani'ttg .11 'tion referred to it.he ?party U-nes in the Sou "Wo were Uftve'rt," 1 lOir?Urur. a-tiem-pivni whste main's govorurm oa^n pianty :it rfen 1 tempt..1 to d > .-??>. 1 jypt'mDo'nK laboirt ".'he stj majority bo nil.'. I ?wlietiher tflvo Repu! cTnoinged. i't.-s opclnilcn ?the righ'ts ..f the w'hii ?The uiotiim Soutili Cmi a.b. >u t lihis off 1 men's party ? OWl <-..011(1 fi? ber est :.ng Cnit ej'-l SenialboT "1 ? Ion to spemded Me would. 1 ih-airdly ?KMr Heir, "sa the ihus said hers irteTO-e of bhe tor M. i-r.ii. Senator W Jw will coniui N. & W. DIVJ DEN I). (By T legraph.) NEW YORK, Feb. a-?Tins direct ors of the NorfoU & Western Kail yt&y Company have deolared a divi dend of 1 per cent, on six months1 earnings. This and a like dividend declared in October last are the only dividends paid by this company since it was reorganized. TOBACCO in FLORIDA. (By Telegraph). WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 ? Secre tary Wilson, of the agricultural de partmerit, wH leave Washington inn week or ten days tor it visit to the South, his objective points being Wo-rth and Sotitli Carolina and Floii da. Probably most ol his time will he ?pent in tho lat ier Mate, where: Sec re'ary Wilson wants to look person? ally into the questiou of tlie raisin:.' Of high grade tobacco. WILL APPEA b. (By Telegraph.) RICHMOND. VA., Feb. 2.?The city will appeal to th* supreme court in its case against tin- Beil Telephone Company, decided in favor of the SJatter yesterday in the United States circuit court of appeals, and which involves the r'ght of the city to eject the company. SD-ra'l T'/j4?C0 Spit critl Sino-Je luitr lifo Away If vet want to quit tubanco using easily and forever, be made w*il, strong, magnetic, fullOf new lifo and vigor, take n0-t0-: be. She wonder-worker, that male s weak men ?strong. Manv gain ten ptunds in ten days, :Over 400,u00-iured. Buy No-To-Bac of your dnisrglst, under guarantee to cure, 50c c 31.00. Booklotared sample mailed free. Ad Sterling it.;,-ncily Co.. t.vii.:i,j.i orNtsw Vor? 1 'When bilious or costive, eat a Cascaret, ?andy carthartlc, cure guaranteed, 10c, J6c. ... . . ITEMS OK INTEREST UATIIEUE? AISOl T THE PIERS. Entrance* and Clearances :it U?c tust? House. List <>r V.-ss.ls Now In Tort. Oilier Marine Items. Weather lor.ist (By T legraph.) WASHINGTON, Feb. -.?F CALiENDAM THIS DAT._ p . 5:34 V?G:t<i 'v. M.i ain'J T:2S l> Mi waiter?0:21 A. M.. and 1:21 P. M. At i in- ii-i. :. AKKIVAI.S \M> IlKI'AItTMtBS. Vessel:) Arilvi ?! Vi-Kti-rduy. \ esset* sailed V i iterttii PBr.). F r-y Aus.). Sutt. Norfolk'- Port !.' (By Telecraoh. HjK, VA., Feb. 5u?ic H. "S? w II ivi ii: Mabel I! siFTiridgep i - l: ir. ?! I. Tw.iny. New Y.-rk: P m, N >w Bedford. SA'SH V I I.I.IAT KEY WEST. T.EUSE TEL/13GRAMS. VV1BKESBARRE, PA., Feb. 2.?W-hen ..un convened hiday the work or se lerting to jury 'to itry the caisi s of Sheriff liootilng strikers, was resumed. Only ?even jurors -have been secured slo far. ?ioiJ wiill In- drawn out ctin be gained 'ran t?te *i:i3i:eme?? 'tih'at Vliia prcviecu n will i-'II ir.0 wirmvi*?. whKv t.hede CONSTANTINOPDE, 2.?Izze! laper but expresses sheirp W ASH INi iT( >N, ' Pel). le Pension |i pnyaic.1 i.n t.n..- morning, the department no push ? SL,i IVIiRS'VlLUE, N The b ?ly .of Benjamin m-eriy .'f Riulelgh, N. C, ? el. LIVERPOOL.. F ghtOiouse a>t Higih v fire tIiis month LONDON AND PARIS. A Striking Contest In the General Aspect <>i tlie Tun ( auilals. Tho shortcoming of London as a rnpital eityistlint.it Is almost entirely devoid of the qualities of spaciousness nnd statell ness. It is not so nun h like a capita, city as like a very large and overgrown provin? cial town. Thu few hours' run tu Paris forces upon mir attention the contrast be? tween n nn. re town and n capital city in tho true sense of the word, for in Paris we find, in the 1 ii-?t place, a far grenti r num? ber of buildings on a huge scale and V ith an expression of palatial dignity. The National gallery and Somerset House are tho best things wo hnvo to oppose to tho I rich statediness of the Louvre. The Pnrif Opera House has its faults. But compnri it with tho cold commonplace of Coveni Garden theater. Tlie Miirbloarch, a prottj design of its class, is all wo hnvo to set in opposition to the stately piio of tho Are do I'Etoile, with its grandiose if not alto? gether refined sculptural decoration. But the contrast isoven more remarkable when wo compare the general aspect and laying out of the two cities. In Paris wo have in all the l est streets of tbo city brond roads, ample footways, tall and stately stone houses?an clement of effect chiefly rendered possible by the prevalence of tho system of building lions in Hats?and rows of trees everywhere forming a dele tit'ul combination with th buildings. > i i.. ? r, the city is laid out with n view to stutelincss of effect in th alignment of the streets and the placing of the buildings In iel.itinn to them und to each other, Cheat part of the effect of I'Etoile arch nnncs from its position at tho meeting point of a number of streets spo (dully sot out in relation to it and from each of which it forms nn effective ter? mination of tho vista. This question of alignment is never overlooked in Parle ? considering the setting out of now streets and tho placing of ne w buildings or tho planning of the Btrects in relation to old buildings. In London, ono may any, It is never even thought of.?Notional Review. Valuable Functionary. Willie?Pu, whut sun usher? Po?lie's the man who shows peoplo where they mustn't sit at church.?Ohica AN INSATIATE RIVER. HOW THE MISSISSIPPI SOMETIMES EATS UP REAL ESTATE. Captain King of Greenville Tells How j the Father of Water? Swallowed Several Ttiouuxnd Dollars' Worth ?1 His Property j In One Nicht. "No use talking, tho Mhssissip] 1 11' i't Is the most coutrary thing on im;*.;, re? marked Captain S. 11. Kinguf Qrccnvillo, Miss. "During tho civil war, it will ba I remembered, thoro was a double bend, j much in the shape of tho letter S, of the river at Vlcksburg. General Grant, you know, wonted to change thu course of the river by cutting a channel through Uc Soto peninsula, thus cutting oil the upper bend anil causing thu river to flow straight tcr..~s below Vieksburg and leaving tho town high and dry. Grant could then havo sent his gunboats by Vicksburg and escaped the shelling from the upper bat? teries of the Confederates north of the town. lie put General McClernund and several thousand men to work at cutting this channel across the peninsula in front of tho town, and they worked for some time, notwithstanding the harassment from the lower batteries of the enemy. But the contrary river wouldn't show the least desire of accepting such an artificial channel anyway. Thu plan was finally abandoned and Grant's gunboats had to m::ke the run beforo both thu upper und lower batteries. But in 187(5 tho Missis sip] ; i i\. r, of its own accord, cut its way ticn <s De Soto peninsula Ixlow Vicks buTi . but farther up thun Grant's artificial 1 v.as starti tl. Do t?oto peninsula is now Do Solo island, und tho body of water ,n frontot Vicksburg is now known as Centennial lake, taking the mime from the year that tho Centennial was held at Philadelphia. This is only one of many instances showing bow the Mississippi re fuses to submit to the dictation of civil engineers und how it follows Its own st ub burn course, winding and washing its way here and there at its own will. "By tho way, the Mississippi washed several thousand dollars out of my pot ket in one night about i"i years ago. At that time i owned a row of houses which began almost three blocks away from the river in Greenville, Miss. One day a govcrn incut engineer itaid to me, 'The river will some til.ii- wash away its bank here, and \o or i mi Illings w iil tumble in.' ??W.Il, 1 laughed at him. Tin- bank was 75 foot high. und. besides; tho river was i|ultn low. One morning 1 tiv.oko to learn t lint t hero bad been a big cave in of the river bank the night before, and that a couple of my buildings had been curried away. I joined tho crowd of people that rushed to the river bank to see this de? struction, and, 1 tell you, 1 never ap? pro latcd the terriblo powi r of tho Father of Waters until I wituessod this scene. While 1 v. as standiog there talking w ith friends another bi? slice of land, a block in width, crumbled away and fell into the river, carrying with it sevi ral more of my building.-. Von can imagine how I felt, because 1 had been draw ing an income of $1,000 a month in rentals from my build lugs. Now over half of them wero a mass of debris floating down i ho river, and my real estate whs only so much dirt in the bottom of t he channel. "As 1 itnotl thero watching my build lugs und ground slip nway into tho rivor n citizen approached tr.o und said, 'Cup tain, I'll give you ?1,000 for the remain? der of your pro| erry.' " 'No, I'll not, U;Uo less than $2,000,! said I. "Tho words hart no more than left my tonguo v. In n there Was another cave in, and two more of my lots mill buildings' tutnbll tl into the greedy river. The citizen then remarked to me, 'Captain, I'll give you ?l.utio '., r your property now.' "I refused lo entertain this proposition, which, of course, was a pure speculation, us no human agency could stop the cave in. Pretty soon another one of my lots and its building went into the river, mid my sp< dilative friend then offered mo$800 for the i tmaindcr of my property. By this lime 1 hud concluded tu trust to luck und stand all losses, uud 1 refused to sell at any prlco. 1 now l.ad one lot and one building left. During the excitement an old colored woman caiuo up und said to me: " 'See In-all, cop'n, will ye give mo dem brick what's in dat cellar under yer bouse:-' "I lold her she could havo tho brick. I had a pile of new brick in the cellar under my only remaining house. Tho old col? ored woman gavo l:cr husband 25 cents to biro a loam and wagon to haul away i tiio I.rick. Now, upon my word of honor, what. I am now ^oing to say is true. While tho old colored mini was gone lor a wngon another cave in occurred, und my lust bouse ami lot, brick and cellar und all, tumbled into the rivor. Thu cave in came mi suddenly I bat the crowd of peoj lo standing on thu bank had to fleo for their li\ es. Atter tho excite inent had. somewhat sitl sided the old colored w on. an exclaimed: " 'Laws o' mnssy! Bore's my brick in do bottom o' dc libber, an 1 donu los' my quiihih.' ? tit course, while the old woman was out 25 cents, I was out n not her Si,000. Dining lliis series of cave ins that day ulforts wero being made to place along frame store building on rollers and move ii to a place of safety. But before tho building eouid bo raised it began to tilt, and tho nun wero compelled to desert It. Soon tho store building slid into thu river and went kerchug lo tho bottom of the channel, ns completely out of sight us if it hud bu n 'the only pebble on the beuch.' "In my opinion the Mississippi river is all right ? whin it doesn't come my way. I I built a nice residence in Greenville several years ago unit had a beautiful flower be? decked lawn between the house und tho ! river, which was a block away. That lawn has long since been swallowed by the vo? racious maw of tho Mississippi, and today my resith nee stands on l he edge of a bank that is 75 feet high."?St. Louis Globe Democrat. Mcdiasva) Lynch Laws In ISavaria. It is curious to note that, in some parts of Bavaria ;i method of procedure which is culled Ilub-jrfolcl treiben st ill prevails und is practiced by the people in case of offenses which do not. come within tho pule of the ordinary law. Neither person nor property is injured, People assemble with black or masked faces in front of the offender's house and howl, fire rifles and beat pots at.d kcttlos. A mock sermon silling forth the ofTcnscof the person con? cerned is then recited in the hearing of the misdemeanant.?Notes ami Queries. The ox pi nses of Great Britain are now about ?500,000,000 yearly, or nearly $1,000 per minute, but every tick of the clock represents an inflow of a little over $16 into the British treasury, thus leaving an annual surplus of about $20,000,000. Feeding 1 he Angler. There is just otio fish in the uiiuarium that is actually fed like a child, and it is the very last tlsh that one would expect to soo fed in that manner; it is the angler. The angler Is voracious enough naturally, but it rarely feeds in captivity. Its feed? ing habits are peculiar. It will tr.ko in a fish for food, extract from it all the nutri? ment and then reject tho remainder. Taking advantage of its habits in this re? spect to supply it w ith sustenance, tho angler at the aquarium is lifted to tho sur? face! of the water in a big scoop net, its capacious mouth is opened, and a fish, perhaps a herring we'gbing n pound, is put into lt. Thenngier takes all the nutri? tive substance from a lish thus feel to it? SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR. He W; s Waiting to See What More Tron bio Life Contains. "Yea," said a tall, sallow, faced, melan? choly looking man, attired in <i thin pair j of troi.sors, ii pair of dilapidated .-Inn s and ! n lust ymr's derby hat, "I've never hud anything but had lock. 1'vo worked hard nil Uij life und only made n bare living. My health broke down years ago. Most of my fril nds have died off or moved west. I've g-t literary and artistic tastes and ern't gratify them. Everything 1 undsr tnhr to do is a failure, and i don't seem tu he of any esc in this world." '??HVoyou no friem' ? with ;-o!!ticnl in j eie.c.e enough to get some kind of un easy jcb for } inquired u well dressed and i-ro.ij i :.->?.- '.ins man. "I've tried that," said tho miserable man, shaking his head. "Every time I get a position a political landslide comes along i :id 1 get thrown out of tlie snap." "Why didn't you open an intelligence office er start n rial estate agency?" asked r, man. "That sort of business doesn't require much capital." "I've tried em both, my frier-Is. Got burned out in the ilrst business and a partner ran off with the prolits in the other. No UEo." "Ever try canvassing?" inquired anoth? er sympathetic acquaintance. "Yes; ofti n. Had a good suit of clothes 1 like years ruined in that business by a vicious ii< g. Thrown down stairs once er twice. No use, loan.? I'm not in it. Last week my j et parrot died, yesterday morn? ing I lost n quarter, and today lie got un earache. That's the way it always goes, if it isn't one trouble, it's another. '1 here's only one thing tlu.t keeps me from com? mitting suicide and ending the wie le wretcln d business." "What's that?" "Curiosity to know what blamed mis fortune is going to happen to me ne:;t."? Washiuyton Star. Cascar=ts stimulate liver, kl lneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken )r grit e 10c. ?Words may wound deeply, but the hurt of silence is far deeper. Nothin affords you s i rhuch gratification as to be a.ble to loolt at a home that is all your own. It givts yju a feeling of independence. Handsome Homes Situated betweer. WEST and WASHINGTON AVENUES The boivton portion of our city, Thiityihird Street, southern exposure, modern dw. lling, newly built, with all con? veniences; eight rooms besides the bath; hot and cold water, rang-, and sewerage connection. Tills house is storm sheathed, with paper between tlie sheathing and weather boarding; has a 16-foot alley on one side. The house Is handsomely furnished on the In? side, with beautiful mantels. Price $5,000 Thirtyvfirst Street A beautiful Dwelling of seven rooms, witli all modern Improve? ments. This -house is neatly plan? ned, well constructed and conve? niently arranged and papered throughout. The house can be .bought for ?l,r>0() or the house and lot for ^ 3.030 We have Houses and Lots in otter parts of the city 'For Sale" NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY! fvlULFORD & EDMUNDS, Real Estate, RENTS, TN SIT RANCH AND LOANS. No. 125 Twenty-fifth Street. 'Phone, 2594. eteno Offered to anyone bringing me a Watch hi t-^^^ cannot cut in first-class order. A. J.HAUSER, . . . .... WATCHES AND JElV&LRy PRACTICAL WATCHM AK ER, no. 208 Twenty-e'Thth Street. ?UK-29-ltin M'??eporl :*?.>??a. V? Warwick* J. K. SHINUKtllN, TJ?r.,,r, SPECIAL R AT KS TO COMMERCES.] TRAVELERS. AMERICAN AND KXTROPEAN PLAN. from healthy cows ?stables ns clean as a house and ail ways open for inspection?6 cents a quart or 3 cents a pint. Milk from Jer? sey cows 8 cents a quart or 4 cents a pint in glass buttles. Delivered any? where in the city. J E,.LaNGSLOW nov 7-lm. ^ $ We Have 4 just received P t An Elegant Line $ I Of Stationery j ?j and can jdease you both in ? * style (llie very newest) ami - % pHc. " J We have 100 boxes d of extra quality which we ? offer I M 10 cenifi per box. 9 You will wonder I How We Bo If. We simply buy all of our ft goods right and can sell at i eery reasonable prices. tOp. Johnson's Opera House Mciekey's Cafe R. .). MACKBT, Psopriktor. /Vie fit-jir-ABOVji Saloon *iai; <^ fji Newport News, ? ? ? ? Wines, Liquors & Cigars firl&ST EXPORT SEES MftDEv, Comfortable Pool and Billiard Parior- Adj :n:.-g Csfc /?. J. /W.AOfvaV. ; t '? v ? i '< ' F- 4/ mil If yea suffer from jialns in your eyes and hcad consult vv. g? iRe rxus, EYE SPECIALIST. ? ?603 Washington av..-.,> et.port News.Ya. Hampton, of yj W..diingi'?n .o z a. m., and tii- ti.UoN I , BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. 2S0i? Washington avenue "REPAIR TVORK A SPECIALTY RACKET STORE IUI" st au ihi.rs. 10 cents e.i- h. 18 Hal! Lamps, $1.50 to $2.00. 12 Library Lamps, $2.50 to $5.00. 100 China cups and saucers, 10 cents to $1.00 pair. 100 Cedar Tubs, r.O and 75 cents and $1. 36 TCash Boilers, 40, f,0 -and 75 cents and $1.00. 4S Cedar Pails, 15 and 30 cents. it boxes Fancy brands of Toilet Soap, 0 cakes for 25 cents. I n) dozen glass Tumblers, 30 cents to $1.00 a dozen. 6 dozen Coal Scuttles, 20 and 40 cents. 12 dozen Bunch Baskets, 10 to 50 cents. 9G Diih Pans, 10 cents each. 12t> Wood Saws, 50 cents each. 12 Churns, 50 and 75 cents each. 200 joints of Stove Pipes, 10 end 15 cents each. Class Sets, 25 to 250 Glass Pitshers, 10 to 50 cents. 2015 Washington Avenue. Our Bakery Is weil known Ivre for its ex? cellent quality of fine cakes, pies and breads. o?r bread is different from the usuall bakery bread', b.cause the body Is light ur.d! ffakey, and the erust 'is crusty. Our pies are not soggy. Every, thing that we make Is weil made and delicious as though It were mo.de at !r me, and costs you much ie.-s. a. R-wilhink, 127 27th St. near Washington Ay Call to see premiums at 218 Twenty-eighth street. ClRl f! 111. *?V/v\. _ . no ws a gccd thing wh. !i he sees it, and f-t the merry Yule tide season looks aroun'd for good, cleon coal that will thoroughly warm your looms in Christmas weather, and make them cheery and comfortable for the b 'liday festivities. Rumor says that coal is going up in price, so get your noli?ay supplies now. G. G, SMITH & 60., 9vi ntcesth St. ami Lafayette Ava. ?Phone 2S24. ? ilsu.w&fCm All this week we of? fer your choice of ON!: HUNDRED DOZEN ./HEN'S PERCALE SHIRTS in plain and plaited bosoms that former? ly sold for $1.50. SI.25 and SI.00. now only psssp- EHHB| ? c3C each. These arc first class goods?m ad c well and fit well. Sizes in these goods are from 14 l-2to 16 1-2. Specie*! reductions| in our Clot! sing. 1 lai and Shoe Depart? ments. The Reliable Clothier, Shoer and 1 latter. \TEW DANK lNational Duilding Irwin Tucker & Co., General Real Estate, Fire. Life ooo Acci?ani insaranee m We represent leading Insurance Com? panies of the world and write FIRE, LIFE AN]) ACCIDENT IN SURAXCE AT REASONABLE RATES. IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED REAL ESTATE F?R SALE In the best business and residential sections of Newport News. Houses Sold on Sir.a'I Cash Payments and monthly sums thereafter. amount Ins ito about what is paid for rent Local investment seeurties of all kinds dealt in and bought and sold. Loans negotiated on collatterals and city real estate. Information cheer? fully furnished to parties desiring to invest or rent. Correspondence solici? ted. Owners of real estate and city secu? rities are invited to list their property wi t h us for sale. Notary Public in our office. HICKMAN, The Fisherman From Hampton, Will commence handling fish here No ve r.ber "si ocXl-tt^ FOR 1898. Ws don't intend to make any promises of an unusual char actor for the New Year. To use a homely expression, "we aie still doing business at the old stand." \\ e propose to continue along the lines here? tofore existing. That is it; our Prescription Department we assure careful, intelligent 5^ and prompt service. In our i Sundry Department we carry almost every ap ' ] proved aid tor the conven ience of a nurse or the comfort of the patient. Just now HOT WATER BAGS are in demand?75 cents to Win. 6. Burgess, Warv iek Pharmacy. Phone 250C. WWW GRASP THE FACTS v. give concerning o>jr Fire Ir it y u are Insured' in our office you wilt i e able to lay your head at rest at night without worrying about your policy being paid if you are burned out. You should hold a go- d policy and not lock the stable ?iftor the horse Is stolen? g- t insuted ?fter you have had a Are. Our rates are moderate. MARYE & BOYENTON, BKAXTON BUTLP-Tfro. VA, TR?MSPOBTA?OfJ 00,, W. ft. RODLL, Matiager S i or a. ge Wa.reJi ousc. FreitrM, K.tgg.-i^e, Safes and Furni? ture Carefully and Promptly Moved. All kiuds of Hauling done a! low P. O. BOX U. Look & Tins -'House. You can own a home like this or any other style of house you ptefer by cull? ing on the Need ham Building Co. They will tell you how to get it on Very Easy Terms. CALL AND SEE US. Wesdhatn BuiidingCo., CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. Office 321 Twenty-eighth street, be? tween Jjafayette and Virginia avenues, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Janl?-tf . . ?- ii?fr?J