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flssoGiatufl Trass Dispatch. VOL III, NO. 35. NEWPORT NEWS, \ A., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1898. PRICE S!N?LE COPY,TWO CENTS ONE WEEK, TEN CENTS. KICK FfifJOBFOLK Gage's Plan to Consolidate the Ports Denounced. BUSINESSMEN U PIN AR MS Secretary <.f tlio Treasury 1'roponea to Make Newport New? the l?ort or ?u. try: Hence the Howl from I lie other Side. If the- recommendation of Horn. Lyman Gage, the secretory of the -u< usury, is approved toy Co.:gi,..-ss, the ports ?f N*w folk/P, tts.i outh and New-port News will be included in or.-.' district with New? port News .is tIf..port of entry. Wh. th er this writ be practica-ble ctr not re? mains t? to, determinedi but if it is found feasalble all of the business trans? acted at th* i Norfolk custom house will be transferred to this port. The business men of Norfolk are up in. e-rma over the annctjneement that ihe sect' i.i:y of the treasury proposes to at: Hisii t.-ve customs business of chut city, and the newspapers in the city a< r ss the itoads have sot up a mighty h. wl.. W-vi.i.: tlte business men of this City wish to si t. Newport News' inter? ests advanced, still they do net care to have it dor.,- -0 the material detriment ? it Norfolk, that is. I>y Kgislation. Th.- Virginian and Pilot came out yes? terday wub the assertion that Norfolk is tile leader and Newport News the follower; that Norfolk lias an immense foreign trade, while Newport .News ha.; practically none. The Virginian published a number of interviews with prominent citizens, among them being the following: i ?'>!..nc-1 William Lamb: "About 1SS5 or 'S?, while .Mr. Bowden was in Con? gress and .Mr. O'Ferrai! on the Commit tee on Commerce, the collection dis? trict of Norf, .ik was robbed of Hampton i Roads. 'Tii.- King's Chamber of the World's Great II u-bors." Newport News, then only the site of '.Mr. Hunt-! ington'.- shipyard and a station on his railroad, got the plum. All ves sels putting in to the roads for orders, in distress or seeking cargo, hence? forth had to enter at Newport News. Huntington's lobby accomplished this: he just about owned that committee. is,-1 that nothing should be done dur? ing bis absence, but, nevertheless, the bili was passed and the port of New? port -News established before they had a graveyard in which to bury a dead sailrtr. Norfolk has a tremendous local! trade with Europe, whereas Newport News h.a.; absolutely none whatever, but is only used as a wharf by West C '?lr. LeRoy H. Shields, ithe present collector, when seen, said that in this opinion as seen as the work of the custom-house and the vast increase in the foreign trade, which has taken place of Late, is brought into the mat? ter. Mr. Gage's proposition will be dropped. Norfolk is now classed witch the six greatest American ports and is required to furnish export reports to the department on the 5th of each I month. These wllll demonstrate the ; folly o'f centralizing the great business of this port at Newport News." The Virginian then suggests that Mr. Huntington is back ..f the new move. The Norfolk Pilot published the fol "Norfolk U the leader. Newport News make a p r:. The p. nt of Norfolk and with over lOO.uiiO inhabitants: Newport News has but 15.000: Norfolk has ten | railroads, Newport News lias but one; NVrfoik has evi rything in its favor, and its very connections with Newport j News are to Norfolk's benefit. It is the centre, the VMecca,' and its future growth can hardly be limited. The two cities are twelve miles apart, and though now be on a belt of rail a ferry encircling the two ports and IHamptdn Roads, yet the objective point ..if that circle is Norfolk and all roads lead here. If the port is to be consoli? dated 'Norfolk has a custom house and a sheltered harbor: is the center of the railroad community and the larger coal? ing port. Why not, then. Norfolk and no: Newport News, if either must be abolished?" Tin- fact is Newport News Is thu leader and Norfolk the fol? lower in all things connected with the -ports as foreign export points, which, after all. are the only matters to be con? sidered bv Congress in re-establishing the customs district. Newport News with its one railroad does a foreign business nearly twice as great as Norfolk with its ten .railroads. The Pilot further publishes the value of exports and imports for the past four. J Newnort News' exports compared with ithose published by the Pilot, fol? low: Exports for IS94? Newport News .$13.104,725 Norfolk .'.. S.2i9.13S Exports for 1S95? Newport News .$12.5S4.377 ?Norfolk .'. 6.594.'J04 " Exports f,,i- 1S96?? Newport News .$18.150,019 Norfolk . 15.543.SC9 Exports for 1S97? Newport News .$25,674,952 Norfolk . 15.714,943 The total value of imports at New? port News for 1S97 was $2.5(10.000. over three times as great as Norfolk's im? ports 'for 1S94. 1SB5. 1S9G and 1S117, which ?were all valued at only $749,898. Thuir Guilt Folly Proven. After running for over a W?i k, our ib f.d. challenge remains unanswered. They can. not expose their wh.els to a competitive test, for th=y know th-it we have th-- strongest and cos'.-st running w/.-.-els on earth. Had you not b> tter c impare them? Look at ail the wheels off !-.d for .-.ale in this city and then come and look at-ours-. We will abidi bv your decision, as we know thit. ?fter having seen the only '9S bicycle that has really sc.nething new on It, our auto? matic coaster and '-brake (found only on our wh' els), you Will hove no ether. By the way, the people who- don't iike Fred. G. Kipper are those who don't kn'e.w him. Fur.ny, isn't it? ?Of course, his competitors have emi? nently g. od v asons for the bias of their opinions. Have you? If not, come and let's- get acquainted. NEWPORT NEWS? CYCLE CO., 'As managed by Fred. G. Kipper, fe 12-tf 22.1 Tw nty-seventh St. Scimo pe- plc- are careless and take anything their gtocer has a mind to give them; and again th-.re are others ?that irsi.-: on having the best. If you are one of t!* latter kind try a p.>und of Fox's Crackers and you will never take any other. We pride ourselves on the quality of our ctackers. fe 12-lt Cf.scarets stimulate liver. kUneys and how els. Never sicken, weaken or gripe. GKOUND IIXOKKN. Work Commenced on the Pig Point & New. pt>rt New? RuUroaU. Ground has been broken for the Portsmouth, Pig Point, ned Newport News railroad, under .direction of Pres. ident IHenry 'Kirn, the first spadeful of earth being turned by him. This comptny is unique in that its Stockholders are the owners of the land through which its railroad will run. and m which fits magnificent hotel will be situated, and from which its ferry steamers will run to Newport News. It is now expected that the railroad, which will be of solid construction, of .the latest pattern, and standard gauge, will connect vvitih the Port Norfolk electric'railway for entrance into 'Ports? mouth, and be titself equipped with the 'best electric outfit to be had. It may also connect with "the Belt Line," and t'hus transfer truck immediately to the steamship lines in Norfolk. The 'Chesapeake & Ohio .road is ex? pected to bid on the Ocean View road when the latter is sold, and will, if suc? cessful, run ferry trains across froim Old Point. If thev fall they will go into 'Norfolk via .the Belt Line. Stuti" Firemen's Convention. The executive committee appointed by the Board of Fire Commissioners to make arrangements for the reception of the State firemen, wtho will meet in con? vention in this city next September, will 'hold a meeting within the next week to devise a plan for raising fund. to defray the expenses. It is probable that the committee will decide upon a bazaar as the best method of raising the necessary reve? nue. A number "f well known ladies and gentlemen will be invited to assist In making the event a most gratifying success. It is expected that fully 1.200 people will visit the city while the State con? vention is i-n session. The Fireman's Association of Phila? delphia, a uniformed organization, has accepted an invitation to visit the city on this occasion as the guests of honor. Between Harnes ami Blackstone. City Sergeant 'E1. W. Milstead rear. n. d ;.i isterdayi evening .<r. sn Richmond, where hv h.as been for the last two days. In speaking of the contest for the judgeship. ?{ this juilcial district, melde vacant by th-. >:*ruth uf Judg' Benjamin T. Gunter, Mr. Milstead said th-? race had narrowed down between State Senator Man!1 y H. Barnes and Judg- Blackstone, ?.f Aecorr.ac county, out he was of the opini-.n that Sen.,tor ' Barnes would be the successful candi? date. Hon. Thomas Temple Powell Is ha-ling the fight for Mr. Barnes. Mr. Milsti.ad said he had it on good author? ity that if Senat..r Barnes is chosen judg of this district he will make his hoir.e in Newport News. Mr. I). ('.. Smith, clerk -. f the Corporation C-urt of [ this city, 'has i>*.-en in Richmond lobby? ing in the interest of Judge Blackst tne. Prizes for Colored Children. The awarding of prizes given to the colored children of the ivy avenue- pub? lic si (jool took place Thur.-day after? noon. In the intermediate grade 'Ellen Jones, for scholarship, was awarded a gold medal, donated by Philip 'Brown. Anna B. Crawley. won the second prize, which was a neat edition of "Tom Brown's School Days," given by James W. Freeman. Minnie L. HunnicuL, for deportment, received a gold medal, given by George L. Pugh. John A. Edmonds was presented with i bock given by C. II. IRobinson. Perlle Gordon received a book en;i :t!c-d, "A Flock of Boys and Girls," giv :i by Wilbert B. Rice. The prizes were presented by Prof. P. C. 'Corrigan. Assistant Postmaster Seriously 111. Assistant Postmaster Harry W. Barnes continues seriously ill at his home in iEa.-t End. Mr. Barnes recently took his vacation and went to his old hoir.e at Chester, Pa., expecting to profit by the rest. When he returned 'he was able to be at the office only two days before he was confined to his house. The a.-sistant postmaster was some? what better Wednesday, but since that time there has been no change m his condition. Police Court. Justice Brown disposed of the follow? ing cases in the [Police Court yesterday morning: Maggie Ollne, disorderly; fined $3 and costs. E. W. Lipscomb, drunk; fined $2 and costs. Jessie Jones (colored), larceny; sent on to the grand jury. Frank R?dgens, disorderly; contin? ued. Death of Mr. John Ludlow. Mr. John Ludlow, father of M.rs. Fred Read, wtife of the postmaster, died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock after an extended illness, continuing over a number of months. Mr. Ludlow was formerly an employee at the shipyard. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon and the interment will be made in Greenlawn. nvestroent Company Chartered. Judge Barham yesterday granted, in vaoation.a charter to the 'Columbia In? vestment Association of Newport News, the capital stock of which shall be not less than $5,000 nor more than $25,000. The charter members of this company are J. H. Haywood. P. C. Corrigan, Phil.ip Brown. N. B. Clark and F. J. Sansom, all colored. Kicked by a llorwe. Mr. Marion G. Davis was painfully kicked by a horse on Eighteenth street 'ate yesterday afternoon. Mr. Davis was standing near a horse owned by Mr. C W. Cluverius, when the animal, becoming fractious, kicked at him. striking .him in the left side. The 'in Jury is painful but not serious. New 5Iose "Wagon. , Mr. J. A. Hirshberg stated yesterday that t:he Are commissioners will award the contract for the new hose wagon for the fire department within the next week. It is estimated that the cart will cost about $300. Valentine I>ay. February 14. No valentine will be more acceptable tihan one of those beautiful tin types made by Wagoner, 2112 Washington avenue, Newport News, and also in Phottbus, Va. feb0-5t. A Happy Woman Is the housekeeper who buys her coal and wood from the Warwick Coal and Wood Co., Twenty-eighth street Ja 14 tf If you are anxious to h.eve that which is pure and wholesome in a crack! r. ask your grocer for the kind that have the word "Fox" on them and get tht best ife 12 It Themes That Will Be Dis? cussed from the Pulpit. WILL LECTURE ON JAPAN Native Japanese to Sp.ak Ijm.ii the Past, Present ami Future or the Land of Flowers from a Christian Static] point. * rvices will S>e hold at the various churches comoicotv as fololows: Chestnut Avenue Methodist' church. iRev. M. 3. CV.onr.u. Jr.. poster.?Serv? ices -at fia A. M. aniii 7:30 P. M. Subj' r.-t in the mornfng: "On t>> Canaan;" in the evening:' "Come and See." Washington Avenue M. E. ciMrch. Rev. B. F. Lipscomlo, (pastor.?Services at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. First Presbyterian church. Rev. E. T. WelOford, 'pastor.?Services ut 15 A. M. and 7:30 P. M.. Subject in the morning: "Hopeless Hope:" in the evtming Air. Yea ta rn Okano, of Japan, will delivor an address, taking as his subject: "Ja pin. Past, Present and Future." Mr. Ok.tno will appear in his nativi ? c s tume. Next Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock h:. will deliver a sterecptican lec? ture on "The Sunny Sidr of Life in Ja? pan and the Battles Between China and Japan." No admission' fee will be charged. * Newport N-.ws Baptist church. Rev. C. C. Cox. p?stor.?tSi it-vices at 11 A. M. ar.G 7:30 P. M. Subject in the evening: "Christ as a Worker." Second Baptist church. Rev. Thomas J. MacKay, pastor.?Services at 11 A. M and 7:30 P. M. Subject in the- mining: "Th F 'tee of a Cnsecraf d Life;" in the evening: "The Power ot the Crops of Christ?What it Will Accomplish in Our City." Thirtieth' Street Christian church. Rev. W. it. Moth y. pastor.?Services at M A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Rev. D. E. Motl y. of Johns Ho; kins University, ?will officiate at both services. St. Paul's Epise ipa! church, Rey. J. Francis Ribble, rector.?Services at 11 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Text in th.- morn? ing: "And new ahideth faith. fc<.pe. cha't'ity, these thr-.e: but the greatest of these is charity."?!! Corinth:ins 13 : 13. Evening text: "Siek ye the Lord while He may .It- found, call ye upon Him whii He is near."?'Isaiah S5 : 6. The program of 'music follows: MOtRNOiNG. Processional?"Allein'a. S .ng of Glad? ness" . G.tirman. Venite. F. R. W' Ibb. Gloria. F. ?. Webb. Te I>< urn . J. Wood ward. Jubilant .J. Woodward. 'Hymn No. 76. Gloria Tibi . Paxton. Hymn (to be announc d). Offertory?"The Sun- Sr.. I P. - No Miore" .R v. W. II. Woodward. Recessional?Hymn. No. 327. ? EVENING. Processional?"Songs of Praise the - Angels c-a.ng"..,. Gloria (Scotheh chant) . Bonum est . B. ne.lic . Jac. lbs. Hymn (to he aniiouneed). Offertory?Quarti tte?"One Sweetly Solemn Thought" . C. A. Havens. Recessi r.al?Hymn N. . tie. St. Vincent's Catholic church. Rsv. Father Char?es E. Don-ahoe. pastor.? First mass at 7 A. M.: second mass at 10:30 A. M.; vespers and b mediction at 7 P. M. CITY NEWS .IN HKIKF. Mr. Charies A. Davenport, better known as the "Admiial of the Barge Line," Chief tally cl'.'rk or the United States Shipping Company at Norfolk, is in Newport News this wve-k. assisting that office during the company's rush here. 'Police Justice J. D. G. Brown, accom? panied by his wife and child, left last evening for Clayton, N. J.. where Mrs. Brown will spend some time with rel? atives. Sheriff N. C. Watts, of Staunten, gen? eral manager of the Ciiiizens' Telephone and Telegraph Company, who has been in '.he city for the last-two days, mak? ing arrangements to put in the new tel? ephone system, returned home yester? day afternoon. IMrs. Joseph Strause, of Richmond, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Hirshberg. Seeretary of War Russe!! 'A. Alger is expected to pass through the city this afternoon on the tO. & O. passen? ger train No. 4, en iNiute to Old Point, where he will spend a few days. The condition of Shirley Robinson, the son of Mir. E. S. Robinson, who was struck with a brick by Georg! e Dicks on. a negro woman, in .Richmond Tuesday evening, and whose injury was re? garded as extremoily serious, is saiid "to be much better and strong hopes are entertained for his .recovery. The (Board of School Trustees held a meeting Thursday night, but transacted verv little business. Mr. H. S. Alexander, of New York, is in the city, as the guest of Mr. i.Maguyre, of the bicycle firm of Maguy.re & Small. /Mr. Alexander holds the bicycle record bewteen Denver and New York. Can! Party I-ast Nlfilit. The Misses McNair gave a card party at their residence on Twenty-^ixth street last night. Progressive whist was played until a late hour, when re? freshments consisting of ices and cakes were served. Those present were: Misses Louise Parker. Mary ^Reynolds. Annie Salley, Hallie Webb, Clemence Cooke, Denie Tavlorand Annie Newton; Messrs. Wil lard Bailey. IRoelker, E. F. Allen. F. I*. Palen, S. S. Archibald, E. A. Perham. I I.Mr, and Mrs. Street, .Mr. and Mrs. Herndon. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Briggs. Miss Salley won t'he lady's prize and jlMr. Archibald the gentleman's. Mr. Herndon received the "booby." Dog House Borr.ed. The city dog pound, which was sit? uated mar "Klondike," just outside of the corporate limits, was destroyed by fire last night. The-fire was discovered about 0 o'clock, and the building, a one story frame structure, was soon con? sumed. There were several dogs con? fined in the building, and it is supposed they were burned to death. The fire was of incendiary origin, the building having been set lire by some enemy of Dog-'Catcher Mason Bridgeforth. Drop In the basement of the Citizens end Marine Bank; you will have no trouble in finding the seller. Houses and lots in all sections of the city. Powell Bros. & King. feb 2-tf. Wood delivered in anry part of the city for 30 cents per load, cash. M. S. Warren, 445 Tw*nty-nintih street. Phone 261i fe6-2m. Shame seldom comes to a man unless he invites it. WEEKLY TRADE KEVIE3W. tBusine.-s Pushing Toward Spring Ac? tivity [Rather Early. (By Telegraph.) NEW YORK, Fe1>. 11.?R. G. Dun ?t Co.'s weekly review bf trade will say in its issue tomorrow. "Business Is pushing toward spring activity rath'-r eariy. Events which hav controlled are good. They are the buy? ing of iron by the largest makers, the rise Jn cotton with strength in goods, t'h'e great railway consolidation and the Cuban insuratction. j "The latter, with its possibilities, acts as a brake on speculation and foolish? ness of local traders and gave foreign? ers a much desired , pportunlty to buy stocks on balance about 45.000 shares. "January turnings, $3S,oa7,417, alreaidy reported, aoo 16.6 per cent, 'better than iast year and 9.5 bettet' than lS9tj. showing the best month in six years, at least, und iFl >bruary returns thus far ore promising. The output of pig iron February 1 was 229.S23 tons weekly, tne largest in the history of the business, but th,- reported buying of 130,000 tons B sseraer iron by the Carnegie Ccmpany and 1CO.00O by another of the largest steel concerns, means decision by th.. alblest manufacturers that the unprc-ce d' ntel output of steel will prove too small for the increasing demand for th.- finished product generally stronger Company has contracted for a million tons Bessemer ore, and producers Oif other ranges count upon an advance in price. Bessemer pig lose to $10.1f> and grey forge to $9 at Pittstjurg, with the finish?i predict gen- rally stronger and in larger demand than ? -ver at this season. Rail contracts already cover, it is said, more than last year's pro uc ii1 ii. the railways buying earlier than usual. Rir contracts for cans, wagons, agriculluia-1 im-plemer.ls and other man? ufactures arc., heavy at the West. Sau. tural iron contracts there are very nu? merous and at the East large, with 00.000 tons estimated for New York buildings alone this year, while p>iat' and sheet contracts for the seasvn are unpreced-cnted. "January was one of the bigs' <st months in Gdnnellsville coke output? 623,975 tons?and furnace continued at the same price. Tin rose to fcurUen cents in, spin., of heavy- shipments and copper to eleven cents or better, for lake, in spite of the enormous Ameri? can production. ? "The rist.t in cotton?five-sixteenths for the week?iesults in part from t>et ter prospects of manufacture here and abroad, but only in part. Speculators became Persuaded that the off, i ts for a short crop this year would prove effect? ive and' a heavy short interests cover ' >i. The actual mv.cment shows no change of consequence, but prices of goods have a stronger tune, and foreign pros.peets are better. With the hotter tone .prevailing this manufacture should soon fee! the heavy dter.nnd which other industrii.es are meeting. "Wool sales at the chief cities were only- 5.30?.200 pounds for the week, and 11.6G4.GOO for two -weeks, against 22.721, 600 last year. Prices are still strong in spiti ? , .f the indiffetence of the manufac? turers, who seem to have secured ,im ? pie supplies. For the better grades of woolen govds an advance averaging 17.5 per cent, from iast year is readily maintained. The opening of works Idle for years, in t-plb.. of the heavy produc? tion already .?ssured, is a striking fea? ture In this as in the lain anil other .In? dustries, and implies heavier demands for pro-ducts than are now met by th*. u.ipreeedente?i output. "Wheat has been strong, with spot ad? vancing 2c and May 2 3-4e, though Western receipts' -have been for two weeks 6,366.71$ bush' is, against 3.317, S95 last year. Atlantic exports have been 5,274,438 bushels, flour included, against $4.026.596 in two weeks last year, with Pacific exports largu "Corn exports are also surprisingly weil sustain,.!, 7,1'64.762 tushels, against 7,S23.S65 last year, and the price ha? advanced a trifle. It is yet too early for prospi tcts ?tf a coming cr j? to in? fluence markets materially, and heavy [operations in Chicago, with reported sales of a million bushels for ex pout on Thursday, have d> terr.d1 speculative selling. "Busines shown by bank clearings is again '.arger than ever before; 54.7 r.er cent, larger than last yi ar for the week and for the month to date. 44.3 percent, larger than last year, and 16 per cent, larger than in 1S92. "Failures for th week have- been 295 in the Unltedi States, against 267 ljst year, end 43 in Canada, against 61 last year." NEW YORK, Feb. 11.?Br.adstreet's tomorrow will say: "A number of favorable circumstanc? es and events present themselves this week. Perhaps the most notable of these are the renewed activity and con? fidence in the iron and steel markets, rccompanied by prompt and even ad? vances in several grades of crude pig iron and steel and the advance in the price of raw cotton, long predicted but unrealized until the present week. What might be regarded as a minor feature in the business situation, though at the same time convey? ing -much that is hopeful to the inter? est involved, is quite a general improve? ment in distributive trade and demand in the central 'West and in the 'South, where spring trade is reported opening in good shape. Less favorable features of 'the week are the slowness of spring trade in dry good;; to develop at New York and other eastern centres, except Boston, and ehe mild weather in the northwest .rendering it .likely that re? tailers stocks carried over will be larg? er than expected. Although the ad? vance in cotton has been claimed to be too rapid, it has undoubtedly im? parted a much jnore cheerful tone to the southern business situation, and with the advance in iron and steel has ilone much to -add to the confidence with which the trade outlook for 1S9S is re? garded. Business failures continue to make favorable comparisons with pre? vious weeks and years, the total of the week just ended being 278, against 297 last week. 301 in the corresponding week of 1897. 381 in the week of 1S96. 296 in 1S95 and 2S8 in 1894. '-Canadian failures for the week num? ber 51. against 42 last week, but com? pare with 54 in this week a year ago. and 70 in the corresponding week of 1896. "Wheat exp- rts fall slightly below iast week's reduced total, aggregating for the week 3.419,504 bushels, against 3.635. Q00 bushels la.et week. 2,051,000 'bushels in the corresponding week of 1S97, 2,9.18,700 in 1896. 2.572.000 bushels in 1.895 and 2.055,000 bushels in 1494. "'Corn experts show a gain amounting is thrv do to 4.508.000 bushels, against 4.104,0(10 bushels last week, 4,169.000 bushels in this week la:-t year. 3,143,000 bushc-ls in 1S96 and 562.000 bushels in 1S95. "Bank clearings continue ,tc point to an immense business doing in the country at large, in a total aggregating for the week $1,434.000,000 less than two per cent, smaller than last week. 52 per cent, larger than in the corresponding weak of last year, f>8 per cent, larger than this week in 1896, 74 per cent larg? er than In 1895, 83 per cent larger than In 1S94. and 6.3 per cent larger than this week in 1892." Deposit your clothes money with us. It will pay you good Interest. WOODWARD & WOMBLE. No Trouble Feared From the De Lome Letter. SPAIN ACTS PROMPTLY i Not Expected That a Demand for Apology will He Mail.-. The New Spanish Representative at Washington. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.?The per mal Incident growing out of the publi? cation of Senor Dupuy De Lome's letter to Senor Oanaleijas may be regarded us I settled. This has been brought about by the short cablegram sent by Minister I Woodford from Madrid, in which he states that the miniister had resigned and 'his resignation had been accepted before he (J.Mr. Woodford) presented the rennest of the United States that he be recalled. The officials here 'feel an in? terest in 1.-.truing the details or nhe '?happenings In Madrid yesterday and are ig for Mr. Woodtord's "promised full report. But, unless this should intain some statement that is not now tpected, there is no disposition on the | part of the government to protract ?losing of this unpleasant Incident, and it is not expected eh at anything in the nature of a demand for an apology will made. If a graceful disclaimer] lid come, it would be taken in the it in which it it- made; otherwise the matter will be dropped and the rela s between the state department and Spajiish legation will run smotlnly ' more through the medium of Senor Du Hose, the first secretary and now harge d'afT'S'lres. It can be said for the 'resident that 'he shows little personal oncern in the matter as it stands and s not disposed to pursue Mr. De Lome n any pen-onal spirit, and with t spit-it in the bead of the administration he end of the affair may be said to have been reached. All sorts of rumors were in circulation ist night, including one that a special abinet meeting was held at midnight, t can be stated positively that no cabi? net meeting, formal or informal, was [ held last night. As ehe representative of Spain, Se Don Juan du Bosc called an noon today } at the state department and presented in writing the notification of the Spa ish government that Ohe resignation Sen.a- Enrique Dupy De Lome had been accepted and 'that Senor du Bosc vvaa authorized to represent his government as charge d'affaires ad interim. The not ideation was purely formal, giving the facts of the transfer, without men? tion of the incident leading up 'to it. Having assumed his du?es, Sentir du Bosc tok occasion to pay a call of re? spect to the state department authori? ties. He was not accompanied by | Senor De Lome, who. with 'this official act. becomes a private citiizen of Siw?n | temporarily isojourning In this country. Senor de Lome received a representa? tive of the Associated Press at the le? gation'"this morning; and for the first time withdrew the condition of secre svh'Ieh had been imposed and strict ibserved during the trying stages of | the incident. All about were evidences ! if preparation for departure. The spacious entrance saloon was piled j high with huge packing boxes and sev? eral men were stowing away goods. Express wagons were at the side and rear entrances. Senor de Lome was in the legation office, at the desk he has =o 'long occupied. iHe preserved that outward calm which marked him dur? ing other critical stages of the Span? ish-Cuban contest. ar him was a map of his estate near Valencia, Spain, which be had | looking over in anticiiwition soon returning to it. "This will be the last time I will ou as minister of Spain." said he, "for | 1 am about to turn over to Mr. Bosc all of the affairs of the legation. He will ! be the official representative and I will be a private citizen. In my private ty I will be glad to see you any? time during the brief time I remain." The late minister .referred to h plans. He said he expected to leavt Washington as soon as .pos-iible, tak? ing into consideration the time of paxture of t.he Atlantic liners. He ossed satisfaction that his goinf mid be with that privacy which private citizen could enjoy. It would take, he thought, one or two days wind up the routine affairs of the office, personal and official, in which he bad J been concerned. In every respect, how? ever, Senor (Du Bosc would be the rep? resentative of Spain from .now forward. After leaving here M.r. De Lome may j visit some Spanish friends for a day or | so but that is not settled. After leaving this country the future plans of Mr. De Lome are not fixed. Personally he would prefer not t' to Madrid, and, unless the government I ?ommands him to go to the eapitol. he | probably will visit some other place and then go to his estate near Valen? cia. It is a large estate, with extensive vineyards, and is in the district which returned Senor de Lome to the Cortes as deputy. Further than referring to his plans 'Senor de Lome would not talk for (publication, and would not go into She recent incident. That is closed sc far as he is concerned. Mr. Du Bosc, the new representative if Spain, was seen at the legation of? fice. He looks more like an .English nan than a Spaniard, being tali and of ? thletic build, with no Spanish trace in his accent. His mother was an .English woman and he was trained at Oxford. For the present be asked to be excused from di: cussing'Spanish affairs. Inquiry at the State Department, however, developed that the depart? ment is not yet formally prepared to admit that the incident is closed. Our government having accepted the charge and Mr. De Lome having dropped from his political position, what now re? mains for the Department of State is to await the fuller reports promised by Minister Woodford. At the cabinet meeting today the President briefly gave a summary of the correspondence that has taken ..lac up to this moment, respecting the '-etircment of Mr. De Lome, and 're? marked that it would be necessary to ?wait this rep-rt. The matter was not ftscussed in any phase after this ex? planation of its status by the Presi? dent. _ ..MADRID. Feb. 11.?The decree ac ?epting .Senor Dupuy de Lome's resig? nation as minister of Spain to the IT.vi ted States has been signed and will be gazetted tomorrow. The premier, Senor Sagart?., tald to the correspondent o>f the Associated "1 was surprised at Senor de Lome's letter, for in all the commtmicati>ns, official and private, addressed 'o ihe government, he spoke respectfully President McKinley. I regret Senor de Lome's indiscretion and folly, for he has rendered Spain signal service at Washington." On the question of 'Senor de Lome's successor, Senor 'Sagasta was reetlcent. I According U> a dispatch received here from Havana, the letter of Svn.>r de Lome to Sonur Canalejas, was abstract? ed by the person charged to forward it to the la Wer and, it is added, this per? son reo.iv. t] $1,000 for it. LONDON, Feb. 11.?The afternoon papers of this city approve of the ac? tion of the United States government in the De Lome affair. .NEW YORK, Feb. 11?At the Cuban junta :?: was said today that the letter from Sonor de Lome to Don Jose Canol ejas was stolen from the latter and not made public by him. It vvas said that the junta received Information from Washington tha.t Mr. De Lome had written the letter. A man was sent to Havana, who secured the letter without .'.m.iloja's knowledge and brought It to this city. It was also said that when Canalejas discovered the 'loss he was afraid to mention it. DM LOME'S SUCCESSOR. MA!D>RHD, Feb. 11.-The correspond? ent of the Associated Press learns that Senor de Lome's successor will be Seno.r Louis Polo Rernabe. son of the vice Ad? miral 'Polo, who formerly represented ?Spain in the United States. CONCERT AT TIIK Ol'KKA IIOCSK. civcu I.ant Night by the Young LadlcH or the Newport Nhvh kciulitary. The students . and teachers of the Newport New* Female Seminary, en t. rtalned a large audience at Johnson's Opera House last night with enjoyable selections of instrumental and vocal music and elocution. Miss Do Wold's rendition of the reci? tation "How Salvador Won." was . .itchy and clever. Miss manche Vaughan recited "Las ca." with much expression. 'Miss Florence Jennings played He.n .1 i's ""Cascade." in a manner that be? spoke both cultivation and talent. During the performance several tab? leaux* w ere introduced, which were very pretty, and elicited much applause. Alt of the young ladies acquitted them s< lves creditably. The following was the program: '("horus?Prinee Honnie. Overture?'Stipe. Misses "Bowman and Stringfield. How Salvador Won?Ella Wheeler iWitlcox. Bliss De Wald. Ohorus. Life Came of See Saw?Wedgefufrh. Hot tie Ashby and Joe Rowbottom. How Do You Know??Friend Fritz. Misses De Wald and Vaughn. Slumber so Gently?Prince Bonnie. Nina Stringfleld. iBaby, Baby?Wang. Lasca?IDesprez. Blanche Vaughn. iOiscad??Bendel. Florence Jennings. Marie Ann Marie?Richard Stahl. Ethel Col tri ll. Tableaux - Death of .Psyche. Newsl y's i.'horus?From 1402. The Christening?Bessie Walton. Act I. ?Scene I'll. As You Like It? Shakespeare. Misses <De'Wald, Vaughn and Mr. Hudson Salley. Ohorus?(Prince Bonnie. Had a TuK?el With a Thier. Special IMioem.in G. E. Barnes, who is doing night duty in Elast End, had a lively tusslti with a chicken thief early yesterday morning. Late Thursday nighltl Officer Barnes saw a negi ji in the vicinity of Oak ave? nue and Twenty-seventh strvut with a bag on his shculder. The oiflcer be? came stisplcious, thinking the negro was a chicken thief. TO." negro .prowled S'iound f t some time, and Policeman Barnes did" not let him get out of sight. After some manouvering to dodge the "cop" th-. n' gro went to the corner of Ch smut avenue and Twenty-eighth street. Officer Barnes followed him. When he reached the corner the officer g. t down en his hands or.d knees and began to crawl. In a jiffy the r.-.gro shit around the corner anl pounced on the policeman. Th. r- was a Hv ly scramble that lasted several minutes. The r.egro succeeded in making his ? e capc, though Officer Barnes tired at him several times. Telephon? Pole Fall?. An accident Which might have result- j ed in the kiling of a number of work? men v. as narrow.y a\er:ed late yest'r doy afternoon. The construction gang employed by the Citizens' Telephon.< and Telegraph CWrrpainy were encaged in electing a large pole at the corn1 >. of Washington ?aver.'Ue and T.venty-seventh street. The j mer.' were taising the huge ;?iece of tim? ber by means of a block and tackle. They had lifted ita'nout thirty fe-t from the gr ur. A wh" <n the props gave way under the strain, allowing the p.:? to fall about ten feet. In falling the polo struck and shattered the Y. M. C. A. sign. Somi ? of the workman and spec? tators standing neantoy scurried access the street. Others stood to their posts, holding the p pe which k:pt the tlmib'.T from falling on the siaewalk. Kndomo the Bill. ?The! announcement y isterday that Horn. Thomas Tern; le Powell had intro? duced a 'bill in the HV>use of Delegates for the purpose of legalizing primary elect j. ns in this city has met with gen? eral approval. The majority of Dex-o cruts are anxious to have safeguards thr iw-n aitound the iSi etion held" for the purpose of selecting candidates and del? egates. It is thought that the oill will pass. Will Use Dynamire Today. ?Between 1 and 1 o'clock this afternoon the first charge of dynamite will be set off to blow up the wreck of the steamier 'Wy an oke. Yesterday a schooner arrived from Cape Charles bringing nearly six tons of dynamite to be u.-ed In removing the wreck. A small charge of the explosive will be used today. It is thought that 500 pounds will be placed in the hull of the old steamer this morning and will be set off by means of an electric bat t-ry. It is estimated that it will re? quire about six tons of dynamite to re? move the wreck. $9.052.409 FOR FORTIFICATIONS. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.?The Senate committee on appropriations today completed consideration of the fortifi? cation appropriate bill. The commit? tee recommended increases which double the figures; of the bill as it .pass? ed the House. The total amount carried by the bill as agreed upon Is a little over $9.052,499. MRS. ASH RY iRETCRNS. (By Telegraph.) NEW YORK. Feb. 11.?Among the passengers who arrived this morning per steamer Advance frcim Colon was Mrs. Clare Ashby, with her daughter. ,Mrs. Ashby is the widow of Colonel Ashby. late Fniied States consul at Colon, who lost 'his life while sailing in a small boat near that city. The con? sul's body had not been recovered up to the time the Advance left Colon. Dr. D. S. Harmon, optician. By ? ax amined free. 358 Main street, over 5 and 10 cent store, Norfolk, Va. de i2-tf. Cascarets stimulate liver,kidneys and I bowels. Never sicken, weaken oc gripe. lOo. IENERAL ASSEMBLE Important Bill Introduced by Mr. Powell. NEW LICENSE-TAX LAWl Senate BilL, In K latlon to the Terms of Couuty Courts anil as to Their Jnrlsdl. tUiu Dt-reated by the House. (By Telegraph,) RICHMOND, VA., Feb. IL?In u Senate today, when the House bill amend the license tax law. so as to pro vide for listing bonds and notes, cam up. Mr. Parr said it would work a vere hardship to the poor man. in ? ?ihei-ioh men wouSd add to the sues principal and interest of tihe bond note to be required by law. He mov?i'i to recommit the bill. ,Mr. Tumbt?S?j asked if such practice as that to wbioS:.^ Mr. Parr referred would not be usury /but the latter replied .that the effect of:? declaring it such would be to lower the legal rate of interest, which would drivers capital from the State. IMr. Morrisl spoke f. r the bill, saying that ithe ob*? jection of the Senator from Patrick wasfs ;n effect the assertion that bonds sbouldS not be- taxed at all. The bill was pass-el ? ?d with little opposition. In the 'House the two Senate com- ^ panion bills, iNos. 142 and 143. the first'.f in relation to the terms of county courts and the second as to their juris-^ diction, were taken up out of their;;! order on the calendar and defeated.;, One of these measures provided ttasti-i] there should be quarterly terms of tbo-j county courts for the trial of civil cases.'1 :-uch eases to be tried at tihose tennis alone, unless ten d.iys notice was glvenS previous to the sitting of the court.*? The second measure provided thax^ county courts should have the Tight to"? try civil cases wbere the amounted; sought to be recovered does not ex--yS ceed $300. but should have no chainceryli Jurisdiction. Mr. Powell introduced a bill whlc?l-S provides that primary elections amKI party conventions in Newport New?-*! shall be legalized. Mr. James Mann, of Nottoway, to- r day introduced a bill making it a tnla-ss demeanor far a person to board a trainis? for the purpose of stealing a ride. 9 The bill to reduce the fees of consta-rsS bies for summoning witnesses in mag-;S tstrate cases was defeated in the House and the motion to reconsider was pasSriS ed by until Tuesday, as were also com-;S panion bills relative to sergeants, car- i; "tifrs. etc. The iHouse Committee on Courts ot *: Justice today reported favorably the bilj.1^ providing for the execution of peraonitw sentenced to death In the penitentiary^ enclosure. AIT!AHNST THE .? ahA^TO'NjBILL. ? 53 The 'Senate committee on t,J-..^i?<MWHki_ tonight, after a hearing of three hoursifH decided;* by a vote of 6 to 2, to repor adversely the Wharton bill prohibltir .fire insurance companies from corftbij?i lng fo-r the pu-rpoe? <yt ?agrutatmg -i The bill, which has given rise to one PJ?i the biggest fights of the Legislature^ ii_ has passed the House. The measure isv.? aimed directly at the Southeastern Tar-* iff Association. I'M'POHTAiNT 'BILL KTLOjED. Another Blow to the South Carolina! Liquor Law. (By Telegraph.) 'WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.?The HOUB committee en judiciary today killed tile% Senate bill to permit the State of South;""* Carolina to control liquors brought Intoi'fjg the state in original! packages. The mo? tion to report it favorably was lost on *s tie vote. The- action of the committee today.; ends a long contest that has attracted j national attention. The South Caroli? na dispensary law was assumed to lbei| legal under the provisions of the old.,' W'ilson law. which gave the state pow-ri er to regulate the liquor traffic under?; the police powers of the state. But th? j, .supreme Court 'held that the Haw did;;--"; not come under the police powers, and the present bill extending the poweras of the state to specifically control the? liquor traffic in original .packages wiaa'7 introduced and passed by the Senate,.* The House judiciary committee ga-ve.,t hearings on the bill and has discussed^ it at several meetings. One of the prixi-' " cipal objections developed was that It; would give -the state the power to can--.' tro! Interstate commerce, and mights lead t.. the invocation of the power In.-,, ?a?e of other commodities. Before tha.;: direct vote w taken today an amend-:S* ment to the bill providing that then states should not discriminate against; 'he liquor of any particular state vwis.; adopted by a vote of 7 to 5. The vote-; on the motion to 'favorably report the j bill was then lost on a tie vote. ?s 'it._ requires a majority to report a bill fa-: vo-ably. The members decided to keep,:: the record of the vote secret and the s names of those who voted for and;/ against the motion was carefully guard-; TRIAL OF M. ZOLA. Riotous; Demonstration on the Boule? vard' of Sel?ist?paL-..-i-",^??-, (3y Telegraph.) PA :'IS FtA>. 11.?There were the U3U- \ a] crowds about the Assizes court ot the| Seir.e wWti the fifth day of the trial ?to M Z la and Perrciix commenced. Bfc^ Zola and Colonel Picquart were greeted;' with hostile cries on thUr arrival. The proceedings were not very import-g ant \fter curt adjourned the mott-fi outside the court gave a conflicting Wg| ?e. vion to Col'-nel Pic-quart. There was-",: ! tremer.d us tumult and a few "Boos":" for Zo.a, but there was no serious in? cident. _ , M. Zola's earring- , on leaving the Pal? ais de Jusa'ce. was foil wed by a knot of people shfcuting "Death to Zola," w*g-; could be heard through the carriag* wini.li.iws exclaiming "the cowards." The police disp rsed a thousand peo-;: pie who 'were burning pro-Zola journals on the Qfiai de a M;gisserle. Many arm? rests were made, hut thi=- persons ar? rested were quickly liberated. Th-.re -was a riotous demonstration on the bou'J vard Sebastopol at G o'cioote] this evening. The rioters smoshe3 the : windows of the Jewish, store, over which wei the namt ? of "Levy and Dreyfus." ; During the disturfcence a shot from 4-, revolver was fired. V DRGINIA POSTM A STERS. (By Telegraph.) WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-nFourth^ class postmasters have been appointed;; for Virginia as follows: Gatewood, Thomas H. Gordon: Hol? lywood. Isabella Beasley: Nasbie. Wadt? P. Kenady: Reads Wharf. E. iM. Mor ley; Shack 'Malls. D. R. Crakes. Cascarets stimulate liver,kidneys and bowels. Never sicven. w^tken or gripe, !0c It is often a hard matter to ootwince "; a brass band chat it isn't the entire procession.