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VOL III, NO. 5G.
NEWPORT NEWS, VA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898.
PRICK ?? PP^X- ?P. PJrNTS
RAPIDAN LAUNCHED
Another Big Freighter for the
C. & 0. Line.
BUILDING IN ENGLAND.
Dexcriptloa of a Steamer That Will l>e
Jtugiilar Trader at Neu'purt News.
Will Carry Many II. a.I
of Oil tie.
The Northern Daily .Mail, a |t.i.;eu
!puiU.l.l-?hed' at \V>st 'Haitlepoor, iOngium 1.
reoenUiy gave the .fl Mowing desenipt'ion
of Che Ru-plivluii, a large CieHghter
luiunehed a't West Huirtlopoo) ton ihe C.
& O. Steamship Dime:
Today iMrsnre. Wcunebs, Wl'ttiy & CV>..
taunted, launched' StiUm th\yj- 'Mlddlei'-m
shipyuind. West fHa-ta.ci.wlTa tine, lairige
ste.II Screw steaimer to the order of
ttue 'Ohesa'peake & O.i.'io Stealmishl.p Co.,
l-irr.iiaed', Dund^n, tif .??ich ?im Si!r
Chil stcptver Funnvss As dhaarmam. She
is intended' fo.i -tins, cargo an,d cat'tle
Iservlce 'between Dond?ni, 'Liverpool -and
'Ne?-[A-irt 'News. Her di'mensfcnls uitv as
follows:
!Lenigit-h over'a31, 480ft.; l?-am extreme.
690U; aapUhi roouUdedi, 3T.ru ?Jn.; her
'dea.d'-.veiglht ean-ying caducity w-i.i. ex?
ceed 111.000 tons, 'w'ith a nieasunemenu
CSiriaei'tiyi of aJb^ut 18,00 tons. .She is
totili't it! .ironghuuc oif Sien? nss-lMaii-tim
steil Ito Lloyd'? 100 Ail clues, although
Ith mu-ny insiuimees Oive scun;.i'm.gs Vor
ieaoeeed .the society's tvqu'iiv-m'-nis. S'he
is built on she Webb 'frame prim, lipo-,
avC'th ceUfu-lox <1< dllle ibbttorh if.-r muter
ballast, -with aill the totes uippliaH .-s
feui tUiirng arid diise'haigt ng the tanks.
Uhr .win-tie ct" 'the tmoita 'fiuimlmtg of t'he
vesse. is ' f ttl-rong ts-epll.ont.fl anttUeriai!,
the topsKle bcllng us r.urontg as amy
other p. itftork. The 'huiM .is df.vided into
?light ??npar?iiums iby s-. v- n uat.-r
tiight bulkheads. fitted in accordance
?with 'board of trade 'iequireirnenis. Her
eurpihits buoyancy is s?> great ithait lilf
any tlwo compaintmitn'td were ? pen
the water 't'he efficient pumipTlnig ar
ra.nigemea ts with iwhU h sb.- is fitted
would be abie t' k.- ;. hier ail. at. S'he
?kQX lhaive six l.u-g.- cargo hatches amd
ten pvjw<uffuu steam iwimobes. With a
?peCfclC anra-ng'-um'at < if ?.!*?:? k'.k-s for th.
(jui-k rminiipuiiit.l.'on of caiigo, the vessel
being alble Do dlWht.rge . tittle and cair
go aind do her ibunkeri-rug at t'he same
tl'tne -wit U >cu >.n,- operation In terfeillwg
with another.
The .where ' f the cargo holds are
otvatc flied "by steam fire appliances, s-.
that i.n- etise *>f fi'..- in alny oompu-rtmeiTt
fit cou?il be .read-ily'--xtingui'-th-.1. StV> k
Ki-w ainchlors Uire fitted, ha.uili.nig int..
hawse rJiipes. S'he has n rtt 'two a imtplete
steel d' cks, etnd In addition a steel
shade deck alhove, iwiith a -btLMge 1-25
Sfeet h.ng on .top i If it. Annainigeiments
bave beem mude 'for carrying over
ht-va ..if -rnitlft. under the s.h.ide and
ilirXige die 'ks.
?Sir.. - -nlilili he r'.gg.-d. as o f..ur-n:a.= t -1
fci-e wnd aift ? W i .ii- -r. The a' oen umd
V-albin. ip.tyvCd'itnig ac eimimcd?t'iOn ft'tr
the capta'.n. .is hU'ndf inK?-y -f.i,-d in
l?.'l r-n-.l 'har.l'w... d. An Instailation of
deet-rie light wTI! lb fitted ifb.. 'ugrtoui
1he vessel c-n the d, '.Ibie wire --y - t,-m
The vessel .wiM l?- fitted ..v-'th ti'ipTe
KOPpjrnisiic.n o-iginis by tili,- N. T'th-.-a.-t.-rn
IMatline I0ngir.eering Co.. li-r'- e l. W..M
sen.l-on-T.vr.e, wh'i.'h have Ilse n design?
ed r iBrcht the reauirem. n:- . .f 'the heavy
A'tlla.ntfc trade, the d'amerrr - if the cyl
indfirs lin-ini,--JS'n.. r. ihv f-4'n. stroke
Srtei-m -wliu ?>e stii- 'led ?!f. ur .-' n-g'e
end- -l 'leili.u lfi't. O'n ,nvm? ? r by l Ct
6i.n. long j.n.l ISO pounds w. t ki-^g ].r. s
sure.
On. l.-av'ng trie ways i;he eer.-m. nv i f
chfisiten Vn g the T!.nv.lan an gnacefuily
r*ai'A>rm'ed' 'by Mrs. Henry Withy,
?rum'd^rd' .House. West -Ho.rt-.-r--.-l.
T\hi? is the friirt.h s'teame in: t by
Messrs. Purmo=?. WHhy X- -f.... ".'nv:---i
t'-it-he ? ivi.-r of the Chesameake & Ohio
St.-aimsh.ip Co., lilmi'tied.
HOKTOK PIRINC
Officer Dlgc-UKHex ttic- Metlimls of Alining
and Discharging These Mavbinrs.
One of the officers at Fort Monroe,
spaa.kiing df the new moiu-ar batiteilies,
which w-JM .be ready for oiv.-:i'.i-t'ion there
ivvon. eommented recenitily 'in the moist
confident -termw upon the efficiency in
renewing lam invading fleet.
"I IbcCiieve they are the most etli.-ient
deuVtr.tders we 'have, amid no lU-et co
pais? ihc'jn," ho Elafjd.
"The hyipdlhettoil defense er i\
York ihairla-.r has been .much dliisicus
ajn'."! in- every Orustianjoe -the .moiaiars
describ*.! ais beCwg d'iischairged int.. hun?
dred yard squoires, ithrouigh w hi* !h the
enitimiy's vei.iaeils laire stip;>?siod to be
oomiiintg. Thut irrueifhod will n.a be ad
ihered to. The -plan inOw 'ad...;>u...I hits
:been -proven far bet'fer.
"The imioiiiCi.TB .u li'l Ik- . ip. raited, to a
CMttiaii.n. exttina. very .much ais the big I
guns ate; uh?it is. instead er bo ng fi-red I
at an iln.U.g'i.r.airy tsu^uaire, Itihey -wi-M
idO&lhiaireged ?a -the vessel or vos.
hinil no o)titenll.'lion WXI be ipiatd t-> the
esquarts. That imeUhwd was d.-vis-.d b.
fore the dlaiya lot our iwi. n-Jt-rfu.1 little
lamige-fiin'dier.
?'SfhciuDd la vei.teel alltack us .now. 'we
would get her range, aipproximlate -a-I
mnosit exactly !her speed, know just how
lonig it w?-.uW take 'ai imorUar projedlKe
to ?'?.vel the distal.-..!--, lamid .'l.-wiit.- the
aMMttlar so ilhalt the .projectile wouCd fall
at a collcutoekl dfaftiUlhce in- fronlt
?where the wssiiJl wnis 1, -hi ted toy
tan.ge rwv.ler. The v.-ss-.ei aiu'.l tihte .pro
jecOe frih'.?uld rea..ili the sjx. lt -at
Batme titne.
"In action lihe -baitUMCs -would ipr.
hliy Ibe fined, 'm ?et? <?f four, one quar
itctte i'ig'HL after the other. If a vC
succeeded im etudi'lnlg the firsa .f.-ur.
..r m.vt>- of out other twelve wouOd al?
most certoi'.nify rea. h her. In any
rvent. aihe di'?harg.id banter'es w-.'uld
.be Itoadtinig .while t'he others were ftrUtitg.
land the fli-e couldl Ik- pract'lcalM-y imude
obriitiiniuoius."
The fort wM be eq-ulpped as> soon as
ipossihle with rbff>3d fire guns a pn>
Hecitiian a.gaOnst torpedo botii'.s thut
nrlight sllip 'in.
8O0 Lot? at Aoctlo
Sale will commem-e on the 2-lth of this
month? aft-r the launrhlng is r.ver?
an i continue until all are so'd. Pro?
perty situat.d on car line and- wat-r
?lbnit Fo.r ma'ps and iniformation. call
on Powell Bros. & King .2701 Wash?
ington avenue. mr2-tf
Sell'I rig out Houselhi id Furniture at
8621 "Laifayette avenue. Tr.'^i:. S-l't.
If the view team has not photo?
graphed your house, stop them when
they pass ,or leave order at 2412 Wasli
Wood delivered in any part of the
City. M. S. WARTtEN, 445 Twenty
mrnth street. Phone 2615. feb6-2m
Cascarets stimulate liver, kidacy3 and
bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe.
ipo. ' ... _...^^.,:i;.K?&S
CVItAN KKLIKF "SIKMIr."
Held lit Rlvervlew I'ark Yesterday Artor
uuun by the Chesapeake Gun Club.
The Chesaipeakw Gun Oitviti gave a
iteam "shoot" yestenk?laiy. ufterrtoon at
Rilverview Park for the l?eneflit of the
Oulbaai ?ufr. r? - s. Thie sftioot was enjoy?
ed by a n'Uim'ber if ladsies ar.id genit'.emen
from th"s <'ity and IHampton.
Tiie mlemtbesrs elf the ctluib were divided j
in four to mis. whloh sc ir d as foK iw
TEAM NO. 1.
a Bangamita .i. 2?
l>r. J.w. Charles . IT
l?r. C. Perk&is . M
F. EC. La,ttmor . lf>
C. Crafford .
T. I*. l>un- an .
A. 0-. Fif.-r .
D" . W. F. Coupe r _
lt. B. Semnroeisi .
THAiM N()
.1. P. Weimitr.e .
.1. p !!. l-i':. an .
W. K. Stow .
J. T. Moyer .
TEAiM N< i
Ii. W. M teteal 1 .
Tie r uru'ov weekly s-V.iooi off
iw>7M he hclld Friday aiftem*<or.
oVil , Sc at Riviv .-w Pa.ik. N..
skin r?e will !-o clhurged.
"Tin-: ItOYAT, Mill V."
Tuneful <>i> rn W- II PreKen'e.l by
bur-Klrwiii Company
Th.' YViHIbur K rw?n Opera C
in-.-.--, in. d the "Royal Mliddiy." b
C.arejiV e
Dayton. F
11 Louise
Rich ar.d handsome c, stumes w.-r.
worms .by the memib'-i-s of the mmpftO)
and th- performance as a whdie woj
'artistic and pneaslng. The/work . .f th
olhSomis was better than in "S.-.i.
Pasha." As on Monday mg.h't. the "liv?
ing pictures" ronrnieri an atifcra. tiv>
finale to th.- j ? odiucUon.
This oCternoon tlhe eornpatny will plaj
aTn?tiitiee p -rf- rnra.nce, nreseniUins tihai
ctew t trctmic opeta. "Fro. O'avol.
which has had a long ruin of well de
serwd sti. o, ss. T.- (n>glht "The Queen'i
Llwe 11'ir.dk.-rob ,-f" w!M H? the lbT]
TH-ad van. e-sales for .both . .f t-hes.
r*-eformatn?-es i; crri'Tyin-.' . nl lorg.
pet F rir.il neos.
-HI SINKSS MEN AT TIIK CAPITAL.
Uelceutlon tu tmwir liafore the Wars and I
Mi nus Commit**
TcUlay a deCegaltion of business men
wi'H appear i>efore tlhe ways and means
committee off the House of Represen?
tatives and enter a protest agj-inst l'h<
conscf.iviat'icm of Uhis port 'Wit'h Norfolk
with the J.it'tt'r as in-- port o-f entiy.
Tiie delegatii :i is coir.iposed of sonn
of tlhe Heading busllness and professi' n
al men of tht's city. They as.e chock fu'l
? f statistics to ilhow why this should
nicxt Ibe made a sub-port. No ol.je tion
wilil ilne raised to Secretary Gage's re
. miiTord.ii.! -n !c. make this tlhe port
entry. T|-.at slhouOdi -Ik- done, bin ti
palrt mkitu not be suibeervi? m to N.
folk, as 'it w.nld :be a ease of the t
w.igging the dog.
Yesterday the melmlbers of th.i
metltee aippain't-rd by the Business Men's
A'ssccikbti.. m w!j . went to Washtiiiigtori
iron'day r.'ig'ht hau a hearing at th.
treasury department. This mo n tu
they will .1>e joined by a d.-:..g.?:;?u
that left for Washington '.tst nOg^htt
.Vnt..-r.g th>:se -who went to the capital
yesterday were: Mayor W. A. Post
Mr. Ii. 'I. Hi-kford. I?r. A. C. .11 -ties
Mr. W. G. Burgess. Mr. II. P. Orr Mr
E. W. n -I. nson. Mi;. r>. C. Asbbv and
M .-. It "
Mi
BaXtimcre.
Mr. I,. A. Mi
Mis.-. Kate Rarksdaie is vis
friends im Manchester.
Mrs. Emma Miller, its vi-.-o.-in-tr M:
flootemam. in Mamcihester.
M< ss i:, ie I...i.t'i.'..i'ii. . f A.-.-omac .
t>-. is vl'sil't'jrug the Misses Raster isn
V ltd.
iM'Iss 'Mary tPe't'erson ha.?i retunned
f-r>>m a visit to frfeinds nkar .Mainches
Meesirs. John Crider -.und L. J. Fi'.-z
yereuM, of Cht?tor. are 'i'n the ciil.y aw nh'?
cuests <?r Mr. aind iMrs. Fra.nk Bumidy.
.Nil ftfh 'End.
Owiog tkr the ilaek of a quorum the
legulair son-ii-m.ont'My moetli-ng of -t.!-*
Ilus.in.-ss 'Slom's Assoclaltlon was not
h-eld lost n'iglhit.
Mr. W. J. Paynie. of HkCvmond,. presi?
dent of t'he Newport News Gas O in?
famy, os .'in Mit? ti'Ify. 'i-n the ''m.ter
esit of .11-.'- Newport News and Old
P'o'imt FTetf-trle amd Raitfwuy Company,
with which he Iiis a'so identified.
The f adio-' Auxiliary of the Young
Men's < Christian Ass. o'a!'..n will have
charge of the r.a.rns on Fr dav ev.-tnotr
from 7:?? to in o'clock. They will have
a "Silver Tea."
The Huntingdon R iles, the only mii
' a>. y oo'miptamy lin Newport News, h ?>
0 bam'^i-inedi i-'ier old qitirtors On
t.he Gordon 11 ri Id ling, on Waehlington
1 viinu-e. lamkl'taiktm .potsi3?isB".lcm.of the i'.i
? iir.. s which, fa' im. .nsoiw <m. witll be the
>ionie otf CVip!la':ini -P. Thornton Marye'a 1
?ra.-k m''lli'tai:y orsaniziilt'lon.
T1 ? Woman's Ohrisititan Totrn.peram'cie
"a'- <n of 'the fttirte of K.-'it' o-kv. has
KreVenllfd Miss Obrifltil'ne Bradley wi'th
i vThftiible Ou't-gltiiss bwt'tte. t'lptped wfc.h
? .!odi--'.lv,r-to he Vf
?"To l.aiumsohl.nig of 'tthte baitiiiesih/ip, March
!4.
Do Not He Deceived.
Fox's XXXX Sffuiare Wafer 'P.utto
h Ina'cktipa aVe belmtg ilim'Halted, but tats yeit
|t:n'-.|iu'.v;-, i. it >.; i'. i s h-.i v,. been iJmpwse
e thv'-r pHaiee. 'Insist u.nom yoair gr.
gCvtm's y< iu crackers wir.'h itthe Sim- I
I priint Fox or> 't.heim. They are all-ways I
r-resih and crisp. an<-.hS
Mi's W. W. Tenmiant hai- secured "tlhe
I services of Mr. Il-aK'Ss- Clark as o-per
ttor Binii ipWdtogralphier. .Mr. Olairk -was? 1
- <r jaonve year- connected wi'th Mr.
Fost.-r, of Rt. ihmond. Ms Jieiaid op*raitV>r.
(alt the .teiat Slate convention < .f I
ohoito.'nrapln rs of Vir?W5a .wias 'aiwarilei 1
Mve ?oHdl tno.lul for 'the ifinesit dkipliaiy of
I woi kJirasms http. mch9-l't
A Happy Woman
la the housekoeper who buys her coal
. and wcKd from the Warw'ic'k Coal arn?
I "Wood Co., Twenity-eighth street. Jail4-.tr
SELL AUPREMIUM
City Bonds Awarded to a New
York Firm at $102.26.
MAY NOT TAKE THEM
Ari.r UttMiug the Ueprcscnlutivo ..r
Walter Slanton ? Co., -ays lie Was
iHl?llli<ler?tuoil. WrailKlt! :it
the Council ill. ? tili?.
I'f Wal'ter Stamit. n & .-..??mhv ,
X. ,v V..,-k. .!.?,..a .. check f.
.1 as evidence .,f .^-.,1 taWh wit
1 My Trtu ;ir. r J. M. Cuivis bv n,\
?I..!. ?!?.;
iltn? n M
?fcJI'tois p
tlrma bldtdilns tor
?? w is i.tli. III.
b I-'. Mr. J. A.
? ??in I ... dc
ir k : ?0
.1 F Mure lo .1.. s. b r
.r.'.lts." " ' ' !
TTve bids ioi 1 b, r..r? -the
W-lt.'.er'&f.a.nltop & Co..
Rudolph Kl.-j-b..-;.. & c
11.70.
:?? r.; N.i;mal) ? ??k. N.
?1.39.
Sperry. Join s & Co.. Ha!
n -.mirl. Thunmian & Go
Dei'tz, Di tr..ton & Prvoi
?Vi?
sil I M :
! Ru io';ph
?vn man?
Then Mt
:le. The F
\;u Burcb r (i! :me F>:ni- i
- .-v .! rhol! h ? iimvl TS!<y -1
?? her* 'to be ? per oarJ-jaye
?Mr. J. me*. - .f P-ulrHm. re.
rut' I ? aver w.
;a - 'an ed-u<'.:>:.s..:?:!- m
,.w to 'rn like fle'tires. ?
?iv . n:n le hills bid read
M>r. \\-.'??.-it an u- 1 i m
1 b.- rr.ut.ii
be n iv i'? 1. Mr. N.
Kds Win' l
n. If Mr. Harmiph
t 101.70 he was
.- would i - -: ?1.700, bu'l
fui'iViri fhe b ir.ds .h
:?. pay a pr.-.i-' ioi ctf
I iv.I;- h:s bid I'M.40.
,. fo1'idw> I. AV.-'t ir s:
US rCiatoi d. iw, -\ <rx ?
the b
'? f ' It riiad 102.26. Mr
H-umphcneyi- ??a&we? to lie Hlhe next
'? she,t bidder amd Mammen tihe bonds.
Tihev r -r bor.d buyers -"lsSckwl." They
wlatn'l .1 tibem put! up and stftl alt pub
? ? .,o.-:|. n !:'i;l.; :ih,-M land there. 'Mr.
1 iftjlr
1 Mr.
-1 ., ),. -:?< mia le op - rnes. ?irtc
"rctidomt CO mrnWl wippe? A
? ffoivl l>h ? r
?V ip'ted:
" I' ? t r ..--Iv.'d'by tteOotwmirai ( owi
eil . r tlhe cCty %?f -X -w-iv ??: News, it'h'a-1
th ? b;l of \Vi.rl:> r S. .n.-.ti & <'..?nv|-...iiy.
- f $102.26 f- r oii,i|? $loo of bonds, whi.-h
.- ?143.164 f ,r '.live .1 Ml iis-uc of $110.1100
the sarnie bcilrug Uhe M?hest bCi.l reci Lved,
..... ,.,,?. 1 -a -h.-r.-.v I. cepted: and tha:
the eld Wafr.er SUainttv.m & Comipalny
be. amd Un hereby requor 1. b ? wesm the
time >f tlhe r?nnarae of WS r volution
iru 1 fi ??'- I ok IP. M.. -. n Tuesday, the
lutih of Ma'ivlh. ISftS. to deposit wf.ifh the
tr?ai3u.ivr .-f t:.he <?iby. .'iv- ciheek 1 f eoM
firm ipaiyiaiblel cm .K n.ao 1 'tin the city,
cert'iifted by -- me bamk, latppT'ovexl by Inhe
-uol ':::? .r.-or. r. in lllh? su.m "f $10.0111'.
the saime to be a paiynr.en't on the .'aid
bonds wihen Ithe wtail ??-ii:it shiii?l be
p.ii-..1. ttte bailair.ee f 'true ia.miowni| due
.,n tibe ssaime 'to be ptil'd wihem Ithe )> 0? V
,: . -t. iiV. red to Hlhe sudd W iC't, r S; ,0
164 lov-ctr la'nld above the -1 I $10.0110 is
nvat T?fJi ion 'lihie sand city wliVin lihe sii.l
b .iv Is. 'are ready to be d. liv.-r. d. Ih
aaSIA eft .-k ..r $10,000 ghiaUl toe f irferted
to tlhe city and become Mis property ?bf
atwoSiuite rf.si!:.:.wi'tih'->u,i <.b!.:-?-i.ion ? r i-i-i
bi'lity wthia'tsoeveT on 'the .part of the
*iM ci'ty. or red re b t.-.i nut th- sa'me.
In .tfhe evemil of itlhe ifialfliure oif the paid
WaMer Sbainiton & fomipm-y to deposit
. fialM oerfJlifled ?.hock for th'- sum of
I $lo.oon. Bluer, th.y elhialll no lons.-r b
ii'I'dored f-r th" .purchaBe ,4 fl?e ?alid
itda, amid tlhe ooumHll ?htadl at iBia res
ul'ir mK-eti-ns ..n TueSJdtay, iMJardh If.th.
t8!W. or at any twn^'fherriaft.-r, .pr-v.1
to .miaike whci'tcver KSIIgposStUcfrni of Itfnlis
mat'ter tais it may deem 'best f.?r the Cn
?terei.it fit 'tihe c'i'ty."
Thilsi em'dvd tihe .miajtKr, lamid >tihe <ioun
|ctil adjourned.
If Wiatter Statnlto-n & tComparfy dedl'i'n*
ako th.- !..?tfls. they win the -dilspuised
it tili- meeting .next Tuesday night.
? council Ii us th.- right rej,v.-t any
. Hind may ?iwiami 'Uhe bonds Ito tho
est bidder if ?ie body deems it
Cl KCl IT COU KT.
?fudge Ii n nter Hul?g!7.< ?I '?}' Aitorney?
Itlckrord uml Stewart.
Tho Circti'il -Court of Newi>o:-t N'-. ws
.-.i!.\-.-::--.i yester'daiy monnli'nig wilth Jtnl.ce
Bltickstone .m the 'bench.
After t'h ? opening ..f the com-t elo?
quent euloglies w.re klohivSemed .in
memory ..f the late Judge Benlamin
T. Gunter by Attorneys lt. G. Bickford
aind A. S. Segi.tr.
The ToWowi-n-g resoWlons or resne.-t
were approved by th.- court and - rder
ed to he sipri ad on the recordi?:
"Whereas. Wils bar has received the
fi'iafnl int.''Ii..-.-ne- of t'he .1 atb. on the
-n-t.. .?!* the Hon. Berrtajnin t.
Gunter, late Judge of the i-r.'"ith Judi?
cial i'ir.i'it ..r th-:* State a>.ivd of the
Circuit Court of Newport News: and
??Wherrms. we 'an.mtvl'led. to give
Ro-mc- .?M.r--vh.n 1? the love we bore
!>im as a man. and the esteem im which
?.-.. held 1: :n ' i's a Judge, to the "end that
we may a'id in mcppetuat'lnig the men
orv of a life amd eharacter so worthy
?of .?oirI."!ieii-nir.ra.t"un: therefore, be it
"Resv'lved. First. That in the'denth of
I'he Honorable Heni '-nin T. Gunter the
Ki'vte lias lo t one of her worthiest sons
and most ti-i-eed officers, the barn law?
yer of ,i-'.T.-;y and T-arn'Tiiir. the judCci
?irv a in rr.her of ptabty. 5n?ustry and
iv'silhm, s' oietv i mi n of high chainae
matnrcd counsel has never been wlth
he"Stl.
"Resolved, Setom'd. That a copy of
records . sf the Oi'midt <\wrl for the **tv
..f Newport News."
Thf count then took uip the & Hcet
In the reibe of Hoffman Rro'thefs
who w---e granted a m il! liquor Ticers '
?iv Judige Burhdm o* the oc?rporation
i urt n-vd wrlieh wae b-ppea'vd to the
?-on ..,-irt hv the Newnorlt News
Si-n-ihitrT-l.'in.g ? i--d irw iDock C ?m a i.niv.
? -1. -A'tt.-rnev W. t. m
1 Hoffi-ri in p.v ti ers.
repute took fright on the
ge and ran away.
were frSRhromed by os
fri :n the shipyard CCTgine.
o-ecitly umder the brtdge.
omen hand! - .1 the horses
first, but finally 1? si eour
;-.-.l to the ground at. the
VnsOt ngton avenue and
'i'ving a severe tshnik-lng tip
e occupants of 'the vehi
isly '?njured.
Tii:K WIIitCBSIBAIRIRlE trial.
Sheriff fiJUrthfr'W'iiS! Prolbaibliy Know Ills
...ifni.-. .Today.
WH^l'VlMItliK. PA.. March S.?
Sher ff M- n in aril his deputies will
probably know their fete tomorrow
morning. Arguments were concluded
tod3v oral lite this afternoon Judge
W ?'. d-w.ir-1 ? ire g .1 the jury. 'No w rd
having been received! from the jury
room up to fl o'clock tonight court was
adjourned unti'i 10 o'clock tomorrow
niorning.
Ju '.ge We -dwai l's harge was ex?
haustive. He discussed the power ot
Cant'iwling the Judge said:
?"!" ? ? is no J.I.W e ?her by Statut ry
courts, to prevent Tab ring men from
stopping iwiih. and going upon a strike,
whenev r. in their own Cebion, it is f r
any law- which makes it a conspiracy
f-o w. ?rkingmen. in omv department ?rf
human .industry, to comfliine together
and by mutual agreement to refuse
employment until there has been
b:i ught nlbout a satisfactory adjust?
ment lietween their emipHoyers an.
themselves, upon the points at issue
The liin-rtv of contract is not to be in
fringed either .by the employed or b;
th.- envployer. As the employer has no
?? ight to coir:;-. 1 a man to work wh' >
d-;.es n..t wish to work, so olso is it
ti'.je that the employee has no right tr.
e i pel " Iiis fellow -w. irlsman Ui quit
work if ho .wishes to work.
??1: is certainly -title Whet both at
West Waal*ton andi at Latt'lmer, the
gt.at hody of strikers failed to ,.bey
the sheriff when he ordered 'them 'ho
d'sim-rse and instead on .puething on.
N-i can it lie dlou'bteJ that the sh.-rifT
had the ittght. in theexercifge of h's dis
retiion vested in him by low. to isstt.
t.l .. otder. Amd it is t'he right of tin
sheriff to command the crowla to dis?
perse Man it was the duty of .t he crowd
t . obey h's comlmland. The .right t.
give the Order 'iimpr.'les the duty .?( obe
iiier.ee to th.- oitler. and disoKedienn
of it is evidence of a riotous ipiu'tipose.
1ft push on when the sheriff orders me
to s't..p I do so at my .ptei'll. Of eoui re.
this ole'.gnti. n of clbedience to the nu
thorlMy of the jv ace ciffloer of th.
??ounty. is not confined to laboring men.
Tf extentlls to and emibraites all t'h.- in
i.'i'l it-ants of the .Mounlty. ricih or poor,
hlgth or low. If yoti are sa.tisfled. g.-n
ttieimen. from t'h.- evidence, that the
purp, sie of the sheriff and the p
? is lo preserve ? . U.r and to prevent
riot, then it W. r:!l,l follow that th-'ir in
t-nt and c?iject was -not a erlrn'n.i'' or
""?'?awifu! one, and the rule of th..* law
.eh makes the art of one the act ..f
?U. bni3 iw> arsl'li-'ati. n to the facts of I
this case. If,, on the contrary, .von are
-' inv'nced liy the evidence th.nt the
.-herifY wns not aetrited by a desire
l '1 'ri'lenl'tm to preserve the pea. ie, .but
thai ho stitnmvinel his posse with the
idea "f linffictinK up n the hody of men
known in the v.l.?-.- <is strikers, -wanton
and unne'.esssary .outrage and injure-,
v.-itheut reft-rence to their action on.1'
e-ondtiet??!/. in short, his .purpose was a
Las.-, malicious amid -wicked one, then
i.? f ir a's he -was cOncettnifd a.nd so far
i" the dl-pm'.' es wer.- concerned, if
[ ihev undersib *d .his native and actA]
with the same ini<at. the fact of o
"m-'n.il mr.d rinllaiwfr/ /I'lmlbUna ti. n
m'd bo eslablis-hied. and then a'.] th?
i.-irdants rr'.gri he convicted. a<
n-rrh Hi.- chirft -.wh' h ticblc tbe Bife of
? deo..,.-,-d was n.r-d by a s'ng'e ottVe
I of th-- defendants. The net of anyone
u'.l. in that event, be the act of ali."
(nominated ry the president
(By T.-leirraph.)
WASHINGTON. Mam h 8.?The Pres
1 nU :- ! ??? n .mir. it. 1 WilMaim J. Gai
i en. if fi'.'-o'is. to be interstate eom
nerce cti.mm.isis:.iner.'
The nobl)ie?t Hats , ver ihown In th's
?!!y were opened up by Woodward &
Womble this week. The styles* are
beautiful. fe27-tf
If you wan* pictures of any kind or
size see Wagoner, 2412 Washington av?
enue, feto 20-tf.
PacificAdvices Received from
Madrid.
INTERVIEW WITH FITZLEE
t'ruls r nuntcouicry l.ravi? Key W.st.for I
Havana. Preparations tu l'ut the
Country In a state of Defensu
Continue on a l.arg? Stalls
(By Telegraph.)
rWIAHHirN'OTON, MufCh S.-'In spit,,
?of t?rmeraus o inferences of oftl ials. of |
the eotv.tinu.itl n of the pivparations
now In progress on a large sea e to pin
tlhe c-mntvy l?n a. state oif deGense and
or th.-out 1.if:-.-1 oif paltilfoUc speeches in
Congress, there was a fee.ilnig apparent
in the i. st inf.timed ctneles that 'the
situation i.s to cut relations with Spain
was t-ilav mueh more fa.voral>!e titan it
was yesterday. Pei'haps tlhe sem3-ofn
di'al advices received through the Asso
ciEatied Pres? lom 'Madrid, indicatrng
a peaceful purp se ton the part <>r tihe
Sp.nv.sh government, contributed in
large measure to that feeling, or it
may have been that the growing knowl
edge "f th,- vusit extent of our own re
s. luitees tended to the l?.f,.f ti.nt bhey
woutid impress ..th. rs with the futility
..r atl.t kino tin- United States. How?
ever that: may is-, the .feeling prevailed,
and a: the Whit.- HVmse, too, aft - the
cabinet meeting wherein all of the fa'cts
that were kr.uwn to the President as to
tit exist no; ,ita te ,,f affairs were laid
unreserved ly before the cabinet nvem
l>ers .nid disc.ussi -I. Peiftvaps on- ..f tiie
.'..-st evidences erf the comftdf nee In a
j-o.uvful outcome was the dedlaratilon
that wlhUlle Captain Iiimvnsori wos go
Lng ahn ad I'- r the governmer-.t io lea. n
what sh'. s of war are f r sale and their
?-?..nl he not neeessarlv
make any purchases, as |t was hoped
?vnd ex'pected that by -the t me he ?,-.
how r il.-i by. The officer left Wu-h
inct.-ti i-iiitii.': and .w?i<! take the St.
Pauli to Socit.ha'mptt.n. aiUing f.. Im N. ?
>*? ?<k. 'He u' itl r. potlt his arrivoti im
m,'.:tat.,-y at .the United .St.tt.-s emlh asso?
rt! IJundon. but further than that the
uapta'tn declines to inlKocte th.. places
he 'wHI visit in Murope. He h is been
furnlishcd ad o.f the informaltion in the
possesaslori .if ?be navy department re?
st" ?-.?tli'iig th,- tlhiippiing in course of Coli?
stin-it'i-n jn Rut-ope, and had a talk
with MV\ l.ui.?. who is sai.l to have
? lo.-s not. at present, have the right in
the r-us- of two sm.i 1 Braz-lillan battle?
ships now building at l.i Sein::.- in
Fiar.ee. As to th.se. or nle.J. any
I -tav.: an r ChHIm wonilviips. it has
?been d'.soovered 'that Braz'.ll and CtvMl
are parties to a treaty by tlhe terms of I
w: .-h nei'lhot. country can soil ony of I
its w.ir-h |^ unJess the either mlso sieSls [
pe -J-.SN... ?a....JJC..n for I'S-.j n.--ll"!..
that 'Is retpcrtefl to have been er.ter.d
Onto by th. se fwo air-tries for nvu'ti
tvote-tii n agaj.net A.rg>;.nit:3na and ott
S tith A'merlcain r.U'tttone.
strips a-1 aufhloiCties agree that such
purl jhuses may l?e mad--, even a:'t.
hoefcllVtles have 'begun, i-f the neutr
nat'lctn ex-ot--.-sea s'trl'-t im-pa.rt-iculity l>.
tnvcen tfhte ibeMigercnt:-. and 't.he sh'l
are :.' : united and outfit! d ready f
service. Th.. trade of shipbuilding
? iglntlzed as a 'legitimate one. which
may be oarrii d on at all tJmos.
A g, .-?! ,! oi s being accomplished
tiie way of ;-i. pait-afjoti in lmth tl
navy uind war deipau'tnueiiits. The coi
Perence ait tiie r.avy department tod'.i
(looked into the pro.-ur-ntont i if a sui
alb'e sf .re for aitan imillion, o til and
i. ti led. kr i . i t !
nuia-llK.ii of other matt, rs eonneoted
wi'th the cipetnation of a warship. The
wuir depart'n-J tilt was not b -hind the
r.avv. Ceivr.HI Fiaigler, chief of o.rd
tr.n'e. 3a v ry "husy- n-.u-hing out 'in
evriry .l:r.- ti-.n by means at telegraph
and mail u.Cietiirn Jus: Ihow fir th.
sou. ees of the big pnHvate manufj-otur.
Lng e .n ei ns .on !?? .relMed on to com?
to i,--.-- aid of the departmionit in orminp
anl eouiipping a volunteior irmy, sh u'd
one be :" an, 1 necesyary. iMa.jor Gem
y\ -? is .1.iik'in? aiflter the person
t'i-cei ly aind teday was tny.jng to perfect
the drgaimizaWon >?f .the .two new regt
groet.d. It. yon. i -the .s'otein-n! i In
the existing uUUtery reg'tivr.lls iw M I?
ma.lec". r:?i'-- of the two new regiment:
tiie nniml s of the .-fli-rs are With bed.
Th.-w weeks .-go ton'tghl th- Main,
i.-v blown r. . As Oi was last .week at
tlrs time, so it Is now. nothing
known oftie-rTy as ?:. tlhe cause of lbs
disaster. Ti-.. c...;it at work hund.
trat is infill t'b i't is ki- urn to the n
deparliment. M is n if even luv
whan tt may 'be exoe-'tid to finish its |
w..ik. But i!h' ? i'o ' tan e of its
i...rt .]o.-s rot d:imi!.nfcih ''In the s-1'gh
dearee by the lapse of time and Am
mldM of divers''. n.s conned liv rent
taririirilreis the more thoughtful .-ffl
,-l-U havo nrl! lost sight of the fact tH
v*on ?!.>?<? rovort Kif the court of 'nou'rv
comes 'to th.- nu.vy department in the
I haid1-- ?t ?rwnte trus-lv nava otWcer.
! orofvilbly TPeut w? C-imlmander Mait'lx
ttr.-.-'f. the ludge adv.. are of th
?urt. the goverrimerlt may be face t
ivx. with another and vtM- '. sue.
S nor T?.n ? i''!"d at 111-1? S'Ute fle
iii'-menl l-t.e'-.n the day and hid. o h'n'
hour's -1 l".fer.e w:th Judge P:iv. ir
?jsht no d'srarlehes o-d tlh* t?.'k do
rela".te to the ores, nt strv-r-1 .-on
nn. affairs but wo? ra'h'tin !m
n-i'. id's >rp ?'? ,n of the . ndi'i.-n of nf
.-' v. fnln In the e.ui'--e of the
: it < linderst?' 1 thou Mr. Pit Bosc
onrg.-stcd Hi.-' Mit? of the newspxrer
ro-reisp-mdenls ot.'Havana wo-e t--s
0 i^-.'ng on th.- pr'v'flesre? wh eh the ITa
v-.-a aiithortfies hadncod.-d to liWem.
Th-- Sp-r.'-sh wilnister. 'Sonor Poo y
rVinnalhe. will nri-iv- in Now V..rk lo
;v..'ev^.,''..r1t t'jw
a ,-"1,.-? to Pre-.-l --rt McK:-!?''iv.
T>,.. pr..-,-,rem? St.'? .ar.!or.-.-.-n. .^gn-d
TIiw'.v h'U ni-ovMf r two ad
V?ii .?....! rC'rnpnl'.s of an.'T'UTy to -man
y-o. eciayit defetises.
fi is Ticit known jx.sitiv.'ly that neg .
t'atV1"" ail* In ri-ogre--s t'? wind havintr
th"? Wnl'led State? vnirn- th.- iw..
e.i.y.k i-i^i n..w IhmTdi'nir for Joeon.
l.n? it the Crimps' stiilpyxird* at Ph-il.i
lolph'-i. and the ot.h'.r lit the Union
Iron W' i-ks. of San iPranclsco.
fow .fa.r t'rev'WIM ?t|i?i e.l .onnot !>??
d at in'* ?wie. ft 9g knnwhn oosi
. 'v. howewr. that no ovtpi-tune? have
?n*vr>iltei.l Ithms far to |lhi= i.ulho-ri
t'es at Tokyo and 1t -woufd be for theim
to give thefir?! deoil--.ion. Pendrcr this,
a c ntraet could .wert 'lie made nor an op?
tion given.
Thni 'l-j'g ar-rrined r.n?"?eT P.rook'vn
started away (Itotw S^x Ouayra 'today
1 under orders froma the navy daputttmemt
diTe illy tor Hampton Roads. She has
been niutking a tlytnig eiuisie in tihte West
Indues and arouinil the eastern end ..r
Cuba and it was th" original 'intention
to have her go to Colon ein the isthmus
and thence to'work noulth'wutidi along the
eastern eoasit of Cent-rail Am.vioi. The
sending of the ship to Hampton Reads,
instead of returning her to Key West
whence she came, is taken as an ?-vi
den.-e ..f a ei-ange in policy on the part
? f tlhe navu: strategists, who may have
com ? ?:?> the conWusiion thut tin- gather?
ing '.4' the most .and Pest ...f t.he vessels
of th ? North Atlantic sxtuamdron at Key
West is putting t... many of our .-ggs
in one basket, and unduly exposOn-g the
.-ast rn .-- as*. Thtatie has als,, bean lallk
? >t" org.Miiz,,ng a Hying squadron .-. im?
posed aiitogethier of it-, t ci.uisotB. r..ur
in numlber. and ...v.:-g tli.-m ready to
go to sea at a .moment's notice in pur
sii'it of :ui enemy's ships, relying upon
t.he big battleships for th.- h itnieguard.
This, h nvevex, has .not been decided
c.pon.
A proposition that re eived instant
attention and is exjio.ltedi t.? i... ap?
proved in the en? came to the navy de
!'U,,!'" navy5"15' Th;" VVUs "' twm over
boats ate' I'm hf tliree to* far' hundred
t.-rs il.ur.Hi. s?ii sea 'boats manned
by officers iihor..ug'h'iy fimiiar with
?"'1 '<.'!''?' b.etVg. usiiy tl-ei'o,'nmii
:nt efTlcien't gunhoats. 'Ph.- Mangrove
is a V.-.--VI , if this tvpe new staunch
I speedy, lit .is propped to place a
-v X
in ,? ich
vessel ferwaiivi amd to pia.i light
irmor aiMiin't the boilers and machin?
ery t.. ptotect t.iA-rn from sill iV arms
fire at teust. The alleni* n ,-if th,- de
[?.in-ii nt has also been cailied t.. the
teasLiwaity ,.| i-ecru.ii'i.ng the naval ii'st
rrom t'he revenue cutters, a number
whiicih fulMy equippeld. being given
'.''ws,in" h'-' *'.":.'"'' '"' ?:">"'
?v "v<v i ;,r .h j ?.i, i'i ;l.;:^;' :
to duty along the south ,.n n.,?.s
larger and m. . ... ,.x,. nsive cru.sers' of
?Senor Du Bow. "the Spararyh charge
in Washington. When seen ni
Si ?
t ? present statu? .-f altar--, said:
ffotiviihsltaind'in? the aipparenu ugi
at'.on. 1 ,tni gtij'tlM ,1 to i. ,iuil so
? V< '? "i'.Kr". V ,' V >- . ; '
and hi a imanmen m. S! satisfactory t.'.
ST AT 10 M. B NT FROM LRR
?EW VflRK. Mar. h S.-A <topy
i',' 1 : ;y i. ii : eg 1- n ', "i ? a
IVsghas ?(,. de.
" but r we
?I i ba-v i
Ami.
?f the p
Stiff.:-.- ; 1 : . a .".-:'?]'?.?'..;>'
I. nit tiA-lny: -""I vrtfl stick ibv the sah'ip of
l a'te nr.. '.' the rtunid'S ji ill ii-v.'
"Tin. r. i.'i^mat'iv.m v.'f Witter is. Ho.rkor
'n:t,-d gliialiea comiul 'at S'nguu I-,'
mil--.h
wilnieh he
Tii,- Ferr
er N.
take
he .1,
?'There i's mailing kivuvn olnciralSly
about the deportation of any of '
"re Urine! wh,'. was tirr.-ste.i on Sa.tur
' "Tlv Ifniit.Hl Sta, es i;u\Ml .-..tut ^Mn
here!'ptn-s'ui d. ' "n "s- one r! "|?-':V W^M'-f
ren-i't .-ours.- fr-tn that ad-pted u;v>n
he '. ...-i-i.il of the formier viieiilt of the
--.Mi-tto Havana. I: is new not un. on>
mtan to see members of .the court on the
wreek. o-.-r.-.nally di.r.-.-lim.g -the imv.v
? r,d n.'ak-iir-; v.i.i'i^i.tna 1 -not..- for fu
:,Th''o'li-V'""f" VnViu'i;ry did littile tod- y.
Consul Ce.neral was wry briefly
i-x.iniiu. -l mid also me d'-V.-r. t n.-i-.
eraible Urne was ?pen.t on the w-ieek.
Ca'ptaiin Sannpson. listened patienr.y to
various the.irfes ptopounUed by n. ws
papier men and others ..s so the cause
..f th- explosion and .loo to statements
an t. hawsers 6.und in th'.' hat'lio .nr.!
Iwller iron on the shore. Bvideally he
these stories, in: he 'intiimau ?! that he
would investigate any tiii.it lie deemed
w^orthiy. . , .
Th,- Si'.inish divers put m a gfceo
day's work eX3im;lin'ir..g cbieliy the for?
ward part '.:-f Hie wreck, on the star
hoard sii.
Spanish court of inqu
as at the
t f..i some time during
the afternoon.
The orders for th-.- Bache were
?-hang-'d el the last <m m.-nt 0a the Dry
Tortugas 1-r.sfUad of Key West. If there
were signillean.in the change, it was
not made puD/tV*. i'liit i n S'ugsbee has
idvUied Adiivln.i'l Mum-'?'?'? did a so
Consul Generali Lee, ..f the expected in
<-?i?itig of the . rui.-er M-.titgOmery end
i booy hc.s been ueiuii .1 t? he , where
the Fern -was moored. The lid y Is near
t-i.- wi.k. f. r Un- convenience of Cap?
tain Sigslx. ankl Lieutenant Com?
mander Wainw-riight. in their supervis?
ion of the divers anld wseekers.
A smaliil number <-f tourists, wh..
hove be.-n detained by the health reg?
ulations, exreet to leave l.y tin- OM
v-ette toiortow. Ibut th'-'.-e w? b- ni>
general .-x..dnis of Aimeritans, The
American schooner 'Ksth.-r. captured by
'the SpaJniisb gun!, at Aidoil.i in an in?
let near Oas'tldia. on tiJ- south coast of
Mba. id is towed t.. sen by t he gun
.. .:t. after.repa'lniin? her ruUder and re?
leased, ami has sailed f." Jamaica.
SenaAir Proiouivr. iMiilss Olara Barton,
V.r. Park and Dr. Gran retunned to
Safguo ia Grind..' iin-li G .-n' Fuegos.
Senat r IM.. tor saiys In- reels confident
that he his InltoedJ Waiter It Barkei
'.-. wilhdiaw Ibis resignation as United
Stall, s e..n.-.i'l at. ffoigua ?b Grande . .ti l
he wtfH be very mtich plCEsed if Mr
Ire eonsalers him a valuahte nun.
SeiMtor Proctor, w tb his fr end Ci *
ingion tomorrow1 on the Olivette. Hi
trip, he mys. h'as twen productive ?
muich ti-efn'. toiiformaitiom.
SITUATION AT KICV WilST
KBV WEST, FI.A., March 8.?Briiga
(Continued on fourth page.)
-w.->c " Utt\, I Ell UtN I S.
EWS OFJCHMON?
War News Causes a Lull in
Politics.
PICKETT CAMP SENSATON
Charges Mailt; That the Roll* at the Organl
nation Contains the Name* i>r Men
Who Deserted llurlne
I ho War.
CSaecllal I': the Dairy Preys.)
K,K 'HLVIONID, V'A., March 8.?The
?fiii \<] *a ; s for art ilml.T.teJJ.aite wair wish
SpaDn. which o nine In yesterday's "tele
giams, <-a used if or a .time a temporary
iuil'l m 'tiie nmiiioipail contest here.
Wi'tihi tii.mit-nig of niSgih't. when the po
ii'ii-ii! ctulhs began 'to rati'iy uind tlhe em
? i yo statesmi m ??ttut to teil \rf 'what
i.lhey had done aindi hi.iw they would
moike any saorWlce to represent the
l. ir i" ? pie. th,..- wao cttoUd was dli'speitled
f' a 'ttllme. Tit.- G* t..l tiovermmenl
I-?'???"?? has pCooed sarong tickets In
four w.u. is, iaun'di the gentt'ottmen who
hove Ihm.in r?rt up i.'n one ward repjled
than they luve no connection iwdhh the
League and did ne.it s.-ek their endorse
in1 in ? r support. Dttt the people at
largo ?wtllil not have It tlhalt way. The
fa t :i. it the ; rin ?ry is f j come off ?.o
next Tuesday is ir.uV.11? itiW'jmgs decldi
klly wan'ot. there. .
Rev. T ?'.?.>? ioy Jones, tihe new pastor
of l.-lgli Street Baptisit ohutvil-j, -whites
thntt he w.|ilH take change of that ehurcfh
m April 1. 1S?S. Mr. Jones is at pres?
ent located at Bordstonvn, Ky. He >
qtuMe a yVoiing man. very n.)*e and a
htlllCln.nt career is predicted tfor him at
thlis large amd itt'tlu-i itil'a,; church
TI-. is ,i diectd'edi so sit ion in PWk
etit Tamp. C. V.. . ver tihe cihurge made
by an ex-member of that ibedy. tow a
men-Jber ? f I> - <""amp. v ? tlhe effect that
on tili" 't-oMs of Piekett Carrep rnere '.vere
teserters. After n good deaS of fuss
n.r.d mtany attietin; ts i:i> have the men
named by the party making the ohlnrge
t he party has agreed to go over the KM
at'.I to nan;- the mien. Thor,;, is own
s*l raible feeling In tlhe matter.
It :? sorpriisi'ng to sie the num>her of
grtzzttld veterans nv'l". ore expressing
thenweeves as ready for war wlhen
I "it.-i'e is. im in.l's time. OM men. gr.iy
haired. 'Uii Uc-Tarred are clanv ring for
0 bu" n'?ng ot powder -witlh a im that
'?? mot sturpnssed by the hot-blooded
yotwiigsitens who are al'ways on the
scrap.
Ohler "f Detectives Ton-IU'nwiinl Is in
fi it ?>f a 'etter tv >m N'ewporl Nlews
trivVg a ?'? ng account 'if the mptrire
of a- man named Waiter P. Keft'tyi for
intlltibtng a j, w.'.ry store in I'he Cr-scent
nvtv. The (man Va right ratme Iii Pickett
Johnson, a rat ve of \\r., city, tmWo
?i.n 'C years agoi cut cut .if jail in "NVw
:? i t i.N'.'ws whr.re he 'was confined for
Mime oblige rrt tiov ret ?Med. The
"?a iv Is albot'i! 28 years old and iva? at
y'\i^i\^'^^\^d^riw ... ....
!';? re. There w.'ol probably be little
. If 'iT'tero-t to tiie pu&IOc that will Ibe
v.' von i .ut <? day.
Th.. h'.-'erv ? mrmRt tee i -f Itlbe Grtund
tarrm of rs-nfeilerate Vete-rwr? of Vlr
T'tni'i m-..t tonlTb: and recomim^mded for
.... |n tihe .oubM'= ?ti^nois iNe TTu'-W
?? utes 'I n l or" of .1. W" um j. nes and
Mrs. Faisan P. I.e. A ccmlmii'itee was
ipp.i'in'tod to pre.-- i'he r'.' immenjtliai?'on
?ip. in the 'b ard of education.
in 13WKI1 'A PK ltd OK?AN1ZH
ft'eipresien'tatiives of the Southern Press
Porm an Assoelat'lon.
(By Telegraph./
ATLANTA. GA., March S.?Twenty
two, ...f uhe iJaJltyi morn'iir.g it. wspapers
cut tiie &-Ul:rJ, represer.'t'.'ng every state
1 between the t?oitciinae and the Itio
Gra,nde, nth < I this C'h'li it ver. met in
this t?Ay io.l.iy cindi orga-niued the
.-'.,'.. i a.i? PuliUshers' AssucAtt'.on, an
o.i g.utr.i.iit ion v.-ry much on the llrje of
tii,. N".et; ii.i.l Pu'iyMsh. rs' Association.
ILhe meeting was tfrie ipsullt of a colli '.s
l.-uci by tiie ClWaitttaincoga Times. After
in iiniE irmat. 'dis. u.-s.'ion. ot the i>b}e..'ts in
,-iew. during which it wus .mutually .
igreed a hat on crgan tea Dion of South
on ml rn'lng newspat* rs would 'be of
-r.at v. in.to alii c. ?.?icootu'd. a perm a
rent otgoinizattiCin was perfected by the
?!? ction of t hi - fo'lowing oPfleeirs:
President. George W. Oehs. of the
Hiti i an,, -fi Times: Vic?-Pres.:'deiwt.
'. icIt. Ci.iward.lin, of the Richmond
Dispaitoh; Socncitary, Frank P. Glass, of
the Montgomery Advertiser, and Tteus
iirer, A. E. Gonzailies, of the Columbia,
3. C. State. Thte ilKtai.d of dSro. tors,
...n.-istii g cf on,,- member fp un each
.taie. was elected. Among thent are:
A. lt. i tei l, i'i.y. Jr.. of the Riichmor.d
Titn.-s; di. A. T impkina. of thlet Char
lotte Oliserver; J. C. HemphiBl, of the
Oharlesiton N'.-ws nie! Oouiiiier; Clark
How. Ii. H'he AUiainlta Ooinst.itration;
II,, ig,- W. W.ilson. cit thie Florida
Tines Union and Citizen; E. W. Bar?
ren. c<f tihe B?nmltnigih'am Age-Ha:aid;
Colon.II Thomas cl. Rapier, of the New
Orleans Picayune, and O'Hiven Mioore,
of the ? ha-rl.-ston. W. Vo., Gaaette.
The ecinvent'i'oin Jie?lded to meet again
in Memphlis next September to com
etc the w rk ot - iganlzation and in
the meant me a eomniiitltee 'Will prepare
.i c. nstitutlon and by-i'.aiws. The next
ril n. cting wit! be Kield 'Un Rich?
mond in Match. 1899. Furring the tk.tr
ternoon sesston the foEDowlng resolu
tf. n. introduce.! by Ola. k Ho wet, was
unanimously adopted:
"Res ilvt-di, That Itt'ae ft. uth.itn Pub
lishers' Ass iclation, as memlters of the
Ass, ciated Press, comlmend that organ?
ization for its excellent news service
and th,. readiness with whlh Its mill,
ige, eilt seeks to meet the require?
ments .in 1 t>> serve ihr interests of its
During tihle'lr stay in the town the
publishers wti e given a banquet Iby the
Constitution.
WASHINt !Ti >N NOTES.
Interesting N". wi- titt.i GosBiip From the
N itt'lamil Oaplital.
(Hy Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. March S.?Senator
?Mrmaii, aceomparoied by Hon. W. A.
tarbf-r. Attorney Generali of t^outh
'.arolina. and Hon. James j. Norton,
nember of Cctwrretss ifrom tihe sixth
t .ii'h Car ?lim .'.'.-Itrtot. caffled up.n As
:l??tlan.| Mtorncy Gen.-ra'l Boyd this
n rn ! ;.. him of the hearty ?>.
.p.-r.i't :i ..!' Jhie So-ath <\ir.d'no. auchor
tos i.n Uhe efforts to forr.lt out and
?ring to i.un'sittnon.: tlhe peri*?:razors of
he . i ne all I ike City S. C. Mr. Bar?
er h is ?'!- a i'v Ir. ?ru'. 'ted .|h'e state so
... ,v <? ,'Mr'ut to Iniotl.-.ute an in
' '.'?'. ' ;."vvi'n, u.'V'ew to proaeculttonsi
V, ~i has th-J an nt?nw desire to
1 .. ?>, ,,>,'.. I'n'!"-'! SVsMeSI au
.';?".*??"' '' '., ,','.. m-.ttiT. Senator Till
Mr fBairber and Mr. Nerton ex
... cwndemir.&t'liim of this offense.
'"'? i it -d' than ? people of South
.'?"r.-'l ii i. it, m : , :iy conti .tuned It in the
Istr. i'...".?t term's.

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