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9*u Jim^" atraaraqgga,
Pa Moves to Htuig Preachers Suspect?
ed of Immorality.
(By Telegraph.)
BALTIMORE, May 23.?The some
?what delicate question of salaries was
the chief Interest at the . Methodist
Episcopal general conference, this mor?
ning. The publishing interests com?
mittee recommended that those editors
and agents connected with the publish?
ing house receive a salarv of $3,000 In?
stead of $2,500, hitherto paid them.
The conference voted to keep the
salaries at $2,500, and then Dr. Hoss,
editor of the Christian Advocate, made
a statement saying that he had lo work
between 10 P. M. and 3 A. M. at mat?
ters other than his paper' in order to
supplement the salary the church was
paying him. Dr. J. J. Tigert, secretary
of the conference made a similar state?
ment.
It was decided to reconsider, and
the salaries were placed at $3.000.
The conference had a long discussion
over minor charges in the form and
method of trial for local preachers ac?
cused of immorality. In the midst of
motions to table, substitute, etc., Rev.
Sam Jones advanced to the platform
and offered a substitute.
"Mr. President." he said, "as a lo?
cal preacher I have a substitute to of?
fer in this matter. J move to hang all
local preachers under suspicion."
Bishop Chandler (pounding his gavel
vigorously)?"Brother Jones is out of
order."
It was voted to open the next general
conference ou tht first Wednesday in
May, 1902. The place will be selected
by a committee in a couple of years.
The committee of entertainment for
the next conference was appointed as
follows: Rev. A. G. Brown, of Virgin?
ia; Rev. T. M. Finnie. of Missouri; H.
Y. McCora, of Georgia; B. M. Burg?
her, of Texas; Robert Mugruder, of
Baltimore.
The lively discussion on the subject
of evangeh'sts which was held on Sun?
day, had an echo this morning, when
Rev. Julius E. Wright, of Harrodaburg.
Ky., and a few others entered a pro?
test to the action of the conference in
deciding that evangelists could not
hold meetings in charges without the
consent of pastors. The protest was
received and Kev. Cillins Denny, Rev.
Dr. Hoss and Rev. W. L. Nelms, were
appointed to reply to it.
After eighteen days of deliberation
the thirteenth quadrennial general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church. South, adjourned at a late
hour tonight. Three sessions were held
during the day in order to clear the cal?
endar of the more important business.
Bishops Chandler, Morrison ami
Fitzgerald presided at today's session.
A resolution appropriating $50,000 or
as much thereof as may be necessary
for the establishment of a publishing
house in Shanghai. China, was adopted,
after considerable debate under the
five minute rule.
?A gold watch and silver tea service
.were given former Bishop Keener by
members of the conference as tokens
of their love and esteem.
Much time was devoted tu the dis?
cussion of projects for the support of
connectional universities and colleges
In referring to universities not con?
nected with the church. Dr. D. (.'. Kel
ley scored Harvard, Yale, Cornell ami
Princeton. A proposition to raise $150,
000 for the Vanderbilt College In i'JUO
was finally agreed to.
FURY OF THE STORM.
Great Damage Done in Albcmarle
County Saturday Night.
(By Telegraph.)
RICHMOND, VA., May 23.?Details
are coming in of a terrific storm thai
swept over Albemarle Saturday night.
The down pour of rain was unprece?
dented and the lightning was terrific.
Near Charlottesville a cabin was struck
by lightning and two persons were
killed, and several barns were fired at
Scottsville and several fame houses
were washed away. In sections of the
country hail stones as large its part?
ridge" eggs foil i?nd ruliieil growing
crops.
Parts of Buckingham county also
suffered seriously from the hail. At
points the rain fall was In the nature
of a cloud burst.
A SIMPLE FUNERAL.
There Will Be No Display at Glad?
stone's Obsequies.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON. May 23.?In accordance
with the wishes of Mr. Gladstone and
the family, expressed in Mr. Herbert
Gladstone's letter to Lord Salisbury
accepting a public funeral, the cere?
mony will be the simplest possible.
There will be no state pageant or flow?
ers; only mourning dress will he worn,
and the chief feature will be the rep?
resentative gathering in Westminster
Abbey of all classes and institutions in
the kingdom.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of
York will be among the pall-bearers.
The Duke of Connaughl. the Dugc of
Cambridge and Prince Christian, of
Schleswight-Holsteln-Sonderburg will
preceed the coffin. Political associa?
tions will not be represented: but the
members of parliament will attend in
procession headed by the speaker of
the House of Commons, the Right Hon?
orable William Court Gully. At a
meeting of the members of the Ameri?
can colony held last evening at the
Holborn restaurant, it was decided to
send an expression of sympathy to
Mrs. Gladstone. The suggestion was
made that the United States should
erect a monument, each state of. the
Union contributing a block of stone for
the base. A committee was formed
under the charge of Dr. Con well, to
take further steps In carrying out the
suggestion.
LYNCHING BEE IN TENNESSEE.
(By Telegraph.)
PAD?CAH, KY, May 23.?Joe Mitch?
ell, colored, an Illinois Central Railway
brakeman, who lives here, was lynch?
ed by a mob at Rives. Teun., late last
night. The night before Mitchell had
shoved a white boy tramp oft a moving
train at Rives, and the hoy fell on
the track, having his legs cut off at
the knees. He lived long enough to
tell that Mitchell waa his assailant.
The murderer was arrested, anil
while being held at the depot to be
taken to Jail at Union City, Term., a
crowd gathered, and securing him
hung him in ten minutes.
COALING THE MONTEREY.
(By Telegraph.)
SAN PRANC1CO. May 23.?The work
of coaling and provisioning the Coiled
States ship Monterey is progressing
rapidly and when this has been com?
pleted the vessel will go tu Mare Is?
land to take on ammunition and to un?
dergo a thorough examination before
she puts to sea. It Is very probable
ehe will go to Honolulu, there to take
on another supply of coal. From Hon?
olulu she wiM steam as far as possible.
When she will be either taken tow by
a collier, which is to accompany her,
or refill her bunkers from the collier at
sea- It is generally understood that
she will make fast time between here
and Honolulu to catch the transport
which 'leaves this port before her.
The preparations for the first expe?
dition to Manila are almost complete.
; The City of Pekin, which will proba
bly sail tomorrow, will carry 59 officers
and 1,044 men: the City of Sydney 21
officers and 070 men; the Australia 7
: officers and G7C men. The troops as?
signed to depart on the Australia and
the City of Sydney have been ordered
? to report at the dock of the respective
vessels at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning.
/The organization of the second expe?
dition to the Philippines v. ill not lie de?
termined until alteryt^u- arrival of
General Wesley Merrill; who is in com?
mand of the whole expedition and who
will reach this city ,-tt the end of the
r;week.
r?ten* ^d.rn and stone churns,
jwpo?- complish ^ Adams' Racket i
-? self beyoi tt I
Naval Bot j
ON THE DIAMOND.
RokuUr of Yeaterday'a Games !n tha
National and Atlantic Leagues.
(By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO, 6; BALTIMORE. C.
CHICAGO. May 23.?Baltimore had
two bad innings and Chicago one to?
day?errors being followed by a bunch?
ing of hits. Attendance, 4,100. Score:
R.H.E.
Chicago. . . .0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 x ? 0 6 3
Baltimore. . .0 0 0 100040 - 5 7 o
Batteries?Ward and Donahue. Mo
James and Claike. Umpires?Lynch
and Connelly. Time. 1:50.
P1TTSBUKG. 3; PHILADELPHIA. 1.
PITTSBURG. May 23.?The Pirates
defeated the Phillies today in a beau?
tifully played game.. Score:
R.H.E.
Pittsburg. . .2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 JC? 3 2 2
Philadelphia. .10000000 0? 1 5 2
Batteries?Tannehill and Schrivet,
Duggleby, Piatt and McFarland. Um?
pires?Emslle and Andrews. Time,
2:11.
CINCINNATI, 7; BROOKLYN. 2.
lt. I I.E.
Cincinnati. . .1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 x? 7 11 2
Brooklyn. . . .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 12 2
Batteries?Hill and Pietz. Kennedy
and Rvan Umpires--McDonald and
O'Day." lime. 1:45.
CLEVELAND, 4; WASHINGTON. 3.
R.H.E.
Cleveland. . .0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2? 4 5 3
Washington. .0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0? 2 8 2
Bteeries?Cupy ond O'Connor. Wen?
ning and McQulre. Umpires? Snyder
and Surry. Time. 1:55.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Lancaster?
R.H.E.
Lancaster. . .1 0 0 0 n 0 0 1 3? 5 7 0
Allentown. . .0 0000200 0- 2 S i
At Paterson?Newark and Patorson
game postponed; rain.
ST. 1.1 >UIS, 7; It' 1ST' >N. X.
ST. LOUIS, May 22. The Browns
lost today's game to the Bostons after
an exciting struggle. Duffy's two three
baggers aided the visitors. Attendance
1,500. Score.
R IT E
St. Louis. . .0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 0? 7 11 ?".
Boston. . . .110 0 0 0 2 2 2- X 13 7
Batteries?Clements and Sugden.
Klobadaiiz and Bergen. Umpires?
Swartzwood and Wood. Time. 2:20.
LOUISVILLE, 4; NEW YORK, 12.
AI Louisville
Louisville. . .0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0? 1 12 t
.Now York. . .3 0 0 4 2 2 0 1. 0 12 12 I
Batteries?Bowling and MeGoe; Do
heny and Warner. Umpires?Cushman
and Heydler.
WORK OK CONOR ESS.
i By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON. May 23.?The H-.me
today passed the Seimtv b!li providing
for the payment of volunteers from
their enrollment and authorizing the
secretary cd' war to pay troops em?
barking for Manila one month in ad
The Semite bill, providing thai offi?
cers of the regular army who nviy he
made stalT oflieers in the volunteer
?service shall not vacate their olllces
in tiie regular army, wits called up by
Mr. Hull, of Iowa. The bill was am.-mi?
ed so as to include army otliccrs ap?
pointed to volunteer engineer corps
iioi was passed.
The rest of the day wan devoted to
legislation affecting the District of C >l
umbia.
At 5:27 P. M. the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 23.?The Senate
spent more than an hoar In executive
session today in an effort to confirm
i be nomination of Collis P. Anthony, as
postmaster at Scotland Neck. N. C.
Anthony is a colored man. ami was op?
posed on the ground that he is a saloon
keeper. Senators Prichard and Wol
oti defended him.
An aye and nay vote developed thf
lack of a quorum, and the Senate ad?
journed without action.
The vote taken showed a small ma?
jority against Anthony.
Joseph P. Doyle was confirmed as
postmaster nt. Savannah, Gft.
For live hours the Senate today had
the war revenue measure under dis?
cussion. The entire time' was occupied
by Mr. Chllton (Democrat), of Texas,
Mr. Lodge (Republican), Of Massachu?
setts, and Mr. Turley (Democrat), of
Tennessee. While Mr. Lodge confined
himself to a discussion of the proposed
tax on corporations and bank deposits,
strongly urging that such taxes be not
imposed, Mr. Chilton and Mr. Turley
covered pretty fully the general fea?
tures of the bill. Their speeches dealt
comprehensively with the theories of
the taxation and were, therefore, in the
scry nature of things, legal and tech?
nical dissertations upon the subject.
No exception of any kind was talcen
upon the bill. At the request of the
War Department, a. bill was passed
admitting to American register Hip
steamer Zcelandia. The vessel, w hich
belonged to the Oceanic Steamship
Company, and was under the Hawaiian
(lag. has been chart.-red to convoy
troops to Manila. The steamer Is
I'.ritish built.
The Sonate at 5:15 P. M. went into
executive session and at 6:30 P. M. ad?
journed
WILL NOT C.<> TO PARIS.
(By Telegraph.)
BIRMINGHAM. A I.A., May 23.?Two
years ago thirty prominent citizens of
Birmingham organized a Paris Exposi?
tion excursion club. Hie object of which
was to make the trip In it body to the
big fair in Paris.
Today the club had a meeting and
resolved inasmuch as France? lias
shown unfriendly feelings for the Uni?
ted States in its war against Spain
that the club be disbanded and the trip
abandoned. The secretary returned to
the members 54,740.
Resolutions were passed stating inas?
much as the people of France are
evincing a decided spirit of animosity
toward the United States, and of sym?
pathy for Spain, that loyal Americans
should not spend their money in France
end that the exposition should be boy?
cotted.
The resolutions offered opposition to
any appropriation of money by the
government for an exhibit at the expo?
sition.
No "MONKEYING" TOLERATED.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON. May 21.?The Rome cor?
respondent of the Chronicle says he
learns that the Vatican's declaration of
neutrality was due to a notification
from Washington that no manifesta?
tions of symjathy with Spain would
be tolerated.
LONDON, May 24.?The Madrid cor?
respondent of the Daily Mail says:
"It is safe to predict another cabinet
crisis. Scnor Puigcerver. minister of
finance, who in the Cortes has absolute?
ly declined to adopt an income tax, be?
ing expected to resign soon.
GfBRALTER, May 23.?This after?
noon the Spanish steamer Rabat, of the
Compania Trans-Atlantica Lin.-, cm
barked a battalion at Algeceiras, on
the west side of the bay of Glbralter
and sailed for i.'eutu, Morocco, oppo?
site Glbralter. Centn lias many points
..f resemblance to Gil.ralter. It is the
chief of the Spanish presidios on the
African coast, the residence of a mili?
tary governor, is well supplied with
water, and if properly garrisoned, can
be made all but impregnable. The
governor's residence and the ciadcl
are strongly fortified.
No Meeting In Koi k. ll?.
owing to a misunderstanding the
i ass meeting was not held in Rock
. i is according to program, as neither
.T tin- public bads was accessible. The
meeting will take place tomorrow
i.ight.
Ice cream freezers 2 to 10 quarts, fee
??ater coolers 2 to X gallons. Pricej
i ight. Adams' Racket Stare.
i-ia-20-tf
Crab nets, lines, hooks and fishing
supplies. Adams' Racket Store. tf.
ITK.tIB Otr INTKItEST ?ATHKBKD
A not 'r tub i-iKKs.
Eutrauc?a uud Cleumuce? ?t the Custum
House. List of VetjueU Now iu Fort.
Other Murine items.
Weather frorectiit
(By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, May 23.? Forecast
tor Tuesday, for Virginia?Fair and
de< leasing cloudiness; warmer; light
southwesterly winds.
Marius MlHoellenny.
NEW YORK. May 23.?Arrived:
Semlnole, Jacksonville.
HAMBURG, May 22,?A r r i v e d:
the, kfit-id. Norfolk.
: i\ l:PPCC: May 21.?Sailed Pin?
ners' Point, Norfolk.
ANTWERP, May 23.?Arrived: St.
Marnoch, Newport News.
AKItlVALS AMJ KEI'AKTt'KES.
VeaHelH Airlvril Venter.lay.
Steams!.ip Glenhafren (Hr.), GafVes
Schooner Mas.sasolt, Providence.
R-.hooi.t..- Grace C. Buchanan, Bos
Burge Ta i j'Ius. Baltimore.
Barge o< ? Star. Boston.
Barge Corsica, New York,
i'.arge a. W. Western, New Hedfoid.
VexMelH SulttMl VeHterilay.
St itnisliip Mercedes (Br.). Johnson.
Du I .in.
:-.. h.jouer Montogan, Boston.
S. :-,ooiicr Co>: ami Green, Boston".
Si aoo ??, Frank A. King. Providence,
i: .ir.e Nynck, New York.
P.I IITY OFF ITS STATION.
Captain William 11. McNeil, of the
schooner Sarah Francis, reports the
first class can buoy, marking upper
Nasewny shoal, James River, oil its
station and now located some two
milis lower down the river. It is
thought a raft may have dragged it
t here.
Description of buoy on pp. r>3, list of
beacons, buoys am) daymarks, Fifth
Light house district west side Chesa?
peake May. James I'Uver, says: "First
class can painted black, otr' Naseway
shoal, to the northward of Fishing
Point. Fishing Point white shoal light?
house, N. W."
A COLLTER DETAINED.
The Norwegian steamship Frldjot
Nansen, at Lambert's Point, is ready to
clear for Mexico with a cargo of coke,
and the collector of customs has com?
municated with the authorities at
Washington on the subject, as is usual
since the war began, the precaution be?
ing taken to prevent cargoes that might
serve as fuel from falling Into the
hamls of the Spanish licet. The depart?
ment's reply has not been received. The
steamship King Frederick cleared for
the same place. Tam|iico, Mexico, sev?
eral days ago with a similar cargo.
M ill lake a Vacation.
Rev. Father Charles E. Donahue will
leave lliis weck for a month's vacation,
visiting Brooklyn, Halifax. Nova Scotia
and intermediate points.
During his absence services will be
conducted at St. Vincent's church by
the Rev. Father Bentgen. of the Cath?
olic University. Washington. D. C. Fa?
ther Bentgen is a priest of the Port?
land. Oregon, diocese.
INVASION THIS WEEK.
Seventy-Thousand Men Ready to Start
For Cuba.
A special from Washington to the
New York Herald says:
No possible contingency can now
nrlse, according to the omciels of the
War Department, to prevent an invas?
ion of Cuba during the present week.
Those in direct control or affairs in?
sist: that climatic conditions will have
to he ignored, and they can see no
other reason for further delay.
Owing in the change in the plans re
garding the number of troops that were
to constitute the invading army, the
administration was obliged to put off
the coiiibined attack on Havana until
the volunteer army could be thorough?
ly organized, equipped and provided
with ammunition. These preparations
have now nearly reached the point of
completion, ami it is confidently expec?
ted that sonic Important army move?
ments w ill he made before the end of
the week.
PLENTY OF AMMUNITION.
T hm told Hint a few weeks ago the
entire army which is to go to Cuba
had only ten million rounds of cartrid?
ges at its disposal. This amount of am
muution. considering the size of the
army, will !?? insutiicient to carry on
a lout; campaign. At the present time,
however, the army is well supplied
with both arms and ammunition.
II is rielievcil In the Navy Depart?
ment that Admiral Cereva's fleet will
be either completely destroyed or driv?
en away from Cuban waters within the
next week. Secretary Alger, going
upon this theory, is making every pre
paration to have about seventy thous?
and men rently to leave Key West for
i hiba on short notice.
It is understood on the liest of au?
thority that if the American fleets do
not meet tin- tleet of Admiral Cevera
within the next seven days the admin?
istration will not any longer delay the
army of invasion.
The greatest secrecy is to be main?
tained in the War Department when it
is decided to make the move against
Cuba. The government wishes to feel
assured that the lirst intimation that
Spain will have of troops leaving Key
West will be when General Blanco
sees tin- Americans on Cuban soil. I
know that Secretary Alger and Sec?
retary Long have agreed in regard to
tlie convoys that will accompany the
transports"carrying the troops
AKOUMKNTS FOR DELAY.
The advocates for delay are still us?
ing all their powers to get President
McKinley to pur off the, invasion until
the tali,' but witli very little success.
1 was told by a prominent army offi?
cer, who has spent several years in
Cuba, that the fright in regard to the
yellow lever has been greatly exag?
gerated. He says that, with the ar?
rangement- made by the Medical De?
partment there will he very slight
danger of yellow fever becoming epi?
demic among the soldiers.
The principal difficulty in delaying
the invasion until late in June would
he the impassability of the roads for
cavalry and artillery. This was point?
ed out bv Lieutenant Rowan in his re?
port to the secretary of war. Presi?
dent McKinley would undoubtedly put
off tin' army movements in Cuba until
fall il" it was not Impossible on account
of the starving condition of the recon
centrndos.
Food must he taken to these people
before the autumn months, or the Uni?
ted States will be directly responsible
lor the deaths that occur in the mean?
time. The President, realizing this fact,
will do all in his power to hasten the
attack on General Blanco's army.
GENERAL MERRTTT AFFIANCED.
(By Telegranh.i
CHICAGO, May 23.-The formal an?
nouncement of the engagement of Miss
Laura Williams, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Williams, of Chicago, and
grand-daughter of the late Judge
John Dean Cnton, to Major General
Wesley Merrltt, military governor of
the Philippine Islands, was made to?
day
Miss Williams is about 20 years old.
a brunette, graceful and petite, of
striking appearance, with Jet black
eyes and hair and brilliant coloring.
General Merritt left for the Pacific
coast tonight in a special car attached
to the 6 o'clock Omaha train, of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
He refused to be Interviewed and the
members of his staff maintained the
same recticence.
Mrs. M. W. Butler, ot Atlanta, Ga..
1? visiting Mrs. Joseph Charles on
Twenty-sixth street.
Mr. Harry Buell. of Tarboro, N. C.
Is the guest or Mr. R. L. Henderson on
Thirty-first street.
Mrs. J. K. Corss. with her little niece,
will leave th:s evening Tor New York
City, where she will be the guest of
her sister for several weeks.
Mr. West Tabb has been called home
from college by the critical Illness of
his brother, Mr. Bruce Tabb.
The Hampton Chapter, Daughters of
the Confederacy, has Invited the Beth?
el Chapter. Daughters of the Confeder?
acy, to take part in their memorial ex?
ercises, Tuesday. May 26th.
Battery A received a mascot. In the
shape of a very fine mastiff, which ar?
rived from the North Saturday morn?
ing. After being viewed by an admir?
ing crowd at the Warwick, Battery A's
mascot was taken to Camp Warburton.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock a
Presbyterian Sunday school was organ?
ized at the East End Mission.
Two attempts at thievery were com?
mitted at Camp Warburton Sunday
night. The offenders were frightened
away before they captured any booty.
Miss Mary Blatch, who has been vis?
iting Miss Norma Norton for the past
three weeks, returned yesterday to her
home In Hazelton Pa.
A summer hop is announced at Hotel
Chamberlln for May 28th. The beauti?
ful palm garden and pavilion of the
Chamberlln are especially adapted for
these hops, which will probably be re?
peated about three times a week dur?
ing the summer season.
Miss Frankle Davis is confined to her
room by sickness.
Mrs. A. E. Sanderson, of Lynchburg,
is the guest of her son, Mr. William
Sanderson, on Jefferson avenue. She is
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Alexander Th?rs ton.
Will Spent: In UlourttHter Cn?uty.
W. A. Shaw, a well known colored
business man of Rocketts, loft yester?
day afternoon for Gloucester county,
where he has been invited to address a
large colored school tomorrow.
SUSPECTED AS A SPY.
Man With Plenty of Money Arrested
at Tampa.
(By Telegraph.)
TAMPA. FLA.. May 23.?The Red
Cross State of Texas, with Miss Clara
Barton, representative of the National
Red Cross Society of America, and a
corps of surgeons and trained nurses
arrived at Port Tampa from Key West
today. The vessel, which 1$ fully fit?
ted up for special purposes and carrii s
supplies enough for the equipment of
several Red Cross stations, will .it is
said, follow the fleet of troops into
Cuban waler.?.
.1. Castellanos, a young man who ar?
rived from Key West about three
weeks ago and who Is registered at the
Palmetto Hotel as from New York, was
arrested today by order of General
Shatter as a Spanish spy. lie was
plentiful with money. Castellanos
wrote as many as one hundred letters
a day and this, together with the dis?
covery that he was traveling under an
assumed name, resulted In his arr.rst
today. The case will be thoroughly In?
vestigated.
Klaborate arrangements have been
made for the banquet to be held at
the Tampa Bay Hotel tomorrow in
- -..lot- or Queen Victoria's birthday.
Everything waits on news from the
fleets. When the long looked for meet?
ing or Admirals Sampson and Cerveia
takes place (and military olllcers don't
for a moment question the result), it is
the general bellet that orders will be
given to put the army on board the
transports at once. Should the origi?
nal plan be carried out of sending only
regular troop's on the first expedition,
the fleet of transports at Port Tampa
is amply sufficient for that purpose.
With the arrival today of the Iroquois,
Santiago and Cherokee, twenty-one
transports are now at the port, every
one fitted ready for embarkation.
These ships will easily accommodute
between 15,000 and 16.000 men, some?
what over the total number of regu?
lar troops in camp here.
It is thought thirty-six hours after
orders are issued to embark every
man, horse and pound of supplies can
be placed on board the vessel in wait?
ing.
The first provisional brigade of vol?
unteers has been formed. It consist <
of the Thirty-second Michigan, Third
and Fifth Ohio and Second Georgia
regiments, with Brigadier General
Hawkins, tormerly colonel of the
Twentieth United Stales Infantry, in
command.
\ All of these regiments are In canip
at Palmetto Beach.
AT THE UI'EK.t HOI'S.
Sylvaina and Alberta Lee, the well
known hypnotists who have been elec?
trifying Virginia audiences for the
past fev? weeks after most successful
engagements In the larger cities, ap?
peared at the opera house last night
before a packed house, and gave a
unique entertainment, the like of
which unquestionably has never been
seen in Newport News. More than or.e
hundred people were turned away
after 8 o'clock, the house then being
as full as possible.
The program opened with a brief ad?
dress on hypnotism by Professor Lee.
after which he Invited a number of
ladies and gentlemen to go up on the
stage to become "subjects." More than
a dozen well known young men re?
sponded, and then the fun commenced.
Professor Lee, with the assistance of
his niece and several members of his
company, compelled the "subjects" to
go to sleep, laugh hysterically, act as
if trying to relieve Itching sensations,
to go fishing, dance and use handker?
chiefs and go through motions
which usually follow a nose-bleed.
These were the amusing portions of
the program, but there were three dls
tincth features which were genuine
sensations, and caused the best known
physicians of Newport News, all of
whom were present, to look on in
amazement.
One of the subjects accompanying
Professor Lee was suspended over two
chairs, with his head on the back of
one and his feet on the back of the
other, in a state of catalepsy. Five mpn
whose weight aggregated equalled 960
pounds then sat on the rigid body
without causing it to bend.
Professor Lee then took another sub?
ject and had one of the men on the
platform stick a pin through the skin
on his arm and a needle through his
face. The young man then exhibited
his penetrated flesh to the audience.
These instruments were extracted
without pain. The same young man
was then put to sleep on a cot and
carried to the show window of M. H.
Lash, the well known furniture dealer
whose- eslablishemnt is on Washington
avenue between Twenty-eighth and
Twenty-ninth streets. He will remain
in a comatose state in the window for
forty-eight hours. On Wednesday
night at 7:30 o'clock the man will be
taken to the opera house where Pro?
fessor Lee will relieve him from the
hypnotic spell.
In the meantime this man will he on
exhibition in Mr. Lash's show window,
seemingly enjoying natural sleep.
Every night the Lees will give a
change or program. The performances
are of a very high class, and intensely
amusing as well as entertaining, and
should be witnessed by crowded hous?
es every night. During the week the
Lees will give several private parlor
entertainments at the houses of prom?
inent people.
On and after Wednesday, June 1st,
our store will be closed at 7 P. M.
Purchasers will please call before that
hour. M. H. LASH.
ma-21-3t
A (irndlptt? or Vlyglnlp CapUalUU Ore?u
lie to Buy Tliom.
A syndicate or gentlemen of
Mr. w\ H. Worth, of Colbu?n Va Z
Mr. Roland E. Chase of Clinton
this State, are the active renewal
aives contemplates buying up al! the
desirable property in Newport News on
which taxes have been delinquent for
two years or more. H I0r
These gentlemen, as well as any oth?
ers who may have a desire to realize
handsome profits in this manner are
prlviledged to engage in this business
extensively as they please, under an act
as extensively as they please, under an
act passed by the General Assembly
Messrs. Worth and Chase arrived 'in
the city several days ago and learned
with personal satisfaction.lt seems that
there is a large list of delinquent tax?
payers in Newport News. They looked
over the list, it is said, and decided that
there is a large field here for their par?
ticular line of operations.
They went up to Richmond the latter
part of last week and made prepara?
tions to buy up a large amount of delin?
quent property in that city. They pro?
pose also to operate in other cities.
While the delinquent land law is not
as unjust at present as the former law,
which legalized "land grabbing." It still
works some injustice to property own
,ers. It is so framed that any person or
persons so desiring can realize at least
$5 above all expenses on every lot for
which he makes purchase application.
This new law allows any one who
will, when property is delinquent for
two years, make application to the
clerk of the court for the purchase of
the property. Notices are thereupon
served on the owners of the property
and the holders of the deed of trust, if
any exists which has been registered
within ten years. When these notices
I are served the owner of the property
1 must pay his taxes forthwith, together
! with all the cost of issuing and serving
the notice and $!"> bonus, which last
imed sum goes to the applicant.
The people who are engaging in this
ndertaking cannot possibly lose any?
thing while they are bound to receive
?he $5 bonus, and may succeed in get
ng a valuable piece of property for a
iry few dollars.
The object sought in the passage of
lis bill was to compel people to pay
leir taxes, and there is little doubt
tat it will have the desired effect. It
somewhat remarkable that the oln
.w. which was even more sweeping in
s terms, should not have attracted at
intlon. It allowed applicants to seize
aid upon payment of the tax due.
.ithout giving notice to any one ex
ept the person in whose name it was
ssessed. and without any notice if that
rson did not live In the same county
city In which the property was r.ltu
_.ed; neither did It require notice to be
given to the holder of a deed of trust.
The change In the act was brought
.bout at the last session through the
nstrumentality of the Richmond repre
entatlves in having a more radical
neasure modified.
The gentlemen Interested In this
chemo were in the city several days
igo and have declared their intention
f preparing lists and filing their appll
ations in the future. They will do this
n batches of twenty or more. The
iwners In this city, who are in arrears
vith their taxes, may confidently ex
icct to hear from the gentlemen in the
mar future, unless they shall speedily
?omply with the law.
One of the hardships entailed by this
act reflects on the property owner who
lives out of town. In such cases an or?
der of publication suffices and the land
becomes the property of the applicant
?ipon payment of the taxes. When the
iroperty is secured In this manner the
itle is given to the applicant absolutely
free of all encumbrances.
SIG1MAI. STATION AT CAPE HENKY.
I It Will be Put In Operation Next Week
By the Government.
The signal tower now being erected
near Cape Henry, on this coast, will be.
when completed, rather a novelty In
structures intended for observation
purposes. According to a report, it is
built at the suggestion of Captain C.
Goodrich, of the Naval War College.
I and the site was selected by Command?
er Cake, of the Virginia naval reserves.
I The tower w ill be completed within a
week. The site selected is upon a bluff
thirty feet high, about mile
] inside the Capes and facing Chesapeake
Bay. It is about a quarter of a mile
j distant from the life-saving station at
Cape Henry. Old Point Comfort and
Fort Monroe, distant about twenty
miles, cannot be seen from the ground
level because of intervening trees, but
I they will be clearly visible from the top
j of the signal tower when it is finished.
The tower is merely a high mast of
pine, about which a framework will be
built In order to support it. Those sup?
ports, which are about twenty feet
high, will be surmounted by a platform
built around the central mast. Above
this platform will be a top not unlike
the fighting top upon a modern war
I ship. The height of the mast from the
> of which the signals will fly will
be ninety feet. The first platform,
, reached from the ground by a ladder,
will be 9x14 feet.
The tower will be manned by the Nor?
folk naval reserves, four of whom, un?
der the commmand of Chief Quarter?
master Cake, are now camping near
the spot where the tower is being built.
I. T). MacFarland. W. S. Hubbard.
A. J. Buckwallter und C. K. Cullepher
ire the men who compose Quartermas?
ter Cake's corps of observers. They
are at present living in a tent 10 x 12
feet in size, but a new house of wood is
being built for them, and this will soon
be ready for occupancy. It will not be
j a very big house, only 12 x 20 feet, with
ceiling 8 feet high, but it will be good
enough, the boys say. They have
been camping on the beach now for
nearly a month. It was dreadfully
lonesome, they said, at first, but they
are getting accustomed to the life.
They complain that they seldom or
never see a newspeper. The station is
connected with Fort Monroe am! the
Norfolk navy yard by telegraph and
the reserves get their orders from
; I.ieut. W. H. Willard. of the naval re?
serves, who from the navy yard dir?
ects the signaling from all the stat?
ions along the immediate coast. The
station is provided with a powerful tel?
escope with which the signal corps spy
upon passing ships, and a telescope line
is now being run to connect It with the
line now running from Virginia Beach
to Norfolk.
There are about fifty flags at the
station and a number of colored and
white ?lamps. The men know the mer?
chant code of signals. The officers
alone know the warship code. The
main duty of the corps Is to report to
the navy yard the signals shown by
passing ships, and their report is at
once sent to Fort Monroe and the com?
mander of the warships at Old Point.
From the station signals will be ex?
changed witli every passing ship, and,
when the tower is finished with Fort
Monroe. It will be the duty of the
I corps to report every ship passsing up
I Chesapenk Bay, and General Frank,
commandant at Fort Monroe; Lieut.
I Willard, tit the Norfolk navy yard, and
the commander of the fleet in Hampton
itoads. will be advised fully an hour in
i advance of the arrival al Fort Monroe
of any vessel, so that they may pre?
pare a warm reception for it should it
be the vessel of an enemy.
The reserves undertaking this night
I and day watch are not overpaid. They
receive 30 cents a day from the govern?
ment and out of this have to pay for
their food and clothes. But bluotisti
ire cheap while cabbage abound on
the coast, and so far the boys say they
I have been able to make both ends meet
by pulling hard.?The New York Sun.
Do you need a Dinner Set, Tea Set
i or Toilet Set ? Only assortment in the
j city. ADAMS' RACKET STORE.
my23-tf
j ?EW'I'?HK OOTT?Vr PTTPURES.
NEW YORK, May 83.?Cotton tutus-OS
closed steady: sales, 08.000 bales. May,
6.40; June. 6.41; July, 6.45; August, 6.50:
September. 6.33; October, 6.38; Novem?
ber, 6.37; December, 6.39: January,
6.42.
Many of us try to believe that we
wouldn't go to Europe on account of
the war scare, but let us have the
chance and we would bid defiance to
the Spanish and set sail at once.
Houses For Sale.
Nine room dwelling on 34th street,
near West avenue. Has all modern
conveniences and will be ready for oc?
cupancy June 1. Price $4,000.
Six room house on 29th street. All
modern conveniences. Price $1,350.
Six room hous? on 2Sth street, new
and nicely located. Price $1.400.
Tenement dwelling on leased ground,
renting for $30 a month. Price $600.
This property pays 3o per cent, net
after deducting ground rent.
Several new lupuses in East End.
ranging in price from $S00 to $2.000.
AVe can make very easy terms on the
properties advertised above. Small
cash payment and the balance in
monthly installments will be satisfac?
tory.
Houses and stores for rent In all sec?
tions of the city.
Irwin Tucker & Co.,
Genera! Real Estate,
Hotel
Warwick.
4. K. KW'INKItTOW, N>ni|H
4FKCIM. HAT KS TO COMM ttKOl A I
'i'UAV Kl.Klti.
UiKRIOAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN
li ft fe
Hube
Upeesy
IHME. LE GLAIR'S
FRENCH REMEDY
Wever Fails.
ENDORSED BY THOUSANDS
Of lailtcs as a periodical regulator without an equal,
successful when Cultuu kn..l. Pennyroyal, Kfgot, etc..
have proven worthless. -."? two-cent stamps trii.ns trial
package, and convinces Uic must skepti. .dot ihctr won?
derful properties. Send -1 c uts in stamp i tor paippalet,
LkClair P-' i. Co., U. S. Agents, Boston, Mass.
N.It.?Ali .:< .respoudence confidential and returned
with tri... packaKe.
For sale In Newport News by W. G.
, Burgees.
FAMOUS
HAPPINESS VS. MISERY
Dr. Ctarcot.'s Tonic Tablets, the great
Parisian remedy, Is a guaranteed cure
for tihe d'i'inik ha.bflt; a'l'so nervousness
and melunctho'ly caused by over Indul?
gence.
It destroys the appetite for aicofcoftc
and all intoxicating beverages, and
leaves man as he ihould be ft can be
administered without the knowledge of
the patient wthere iveeessury. Sei.d for
pamphlet. Klor's Drus Stores. New?
port News, Va.
?(.???ac? eo?o???;???
5 When VlsitliiQ Phoebus Gal! at ?
E,
S Ladles and Gents dining parlor. 2
? -Meals at all hours, also lodging. 5
B Wines, Liquors and Cigars. 8
a TttOcS. ft. DOUTHTY. 1
3 PROPRIETOR. 8
my Formerly proprietor of Rallroa.i S
3 House, Newport News. Your 9
B p.nr..nage solicited. Give 111 I i
* call. J
S M?llen street, near Mallory. c
2 PHOEBUS, VA. ?
? Jj M 1 Ijf from healthy cows
I I ?stable aa clean
* "?* * as a house and al?
ways open for inspection?6 cents a
quart or 3 cents a pint. Milk from Jer?
sey oows 8 cents a quart or 4 cente a
t In glass bottles. Delivered any?
where in the city.
J. ??. Langslow.
MADE IV!E A IV3?M
meat und effects u OUKR rvlmro nil other fail In
*iB* oi?on htivin,; tha ??.im:n?> Ajar Tulilwta. Th?:
bdvecorod ?uautiunds uip1 '.viilcur-) you. Wo rIvb * pou?
ltice written minnintee CO effect u care Cft PTC It
aach COba or refund tbn mouey. Price ?RJ W I dipei
Mickm:?: or Hin r-kuen trull trutUihbiiti for $2^0. Bi
mail, la tdciu wrui-rtr. u|.on reo.ipt of price. Circular
'?? AJAX REMEDY CO., H"??'u!'
Por sale In Newport News, Va., by
A. E. G. KLOR, Druggist,
apr 19-ly.
Mackeys Cafe
J. MACKEY, PROPRIETOR.
The Best-Known Saloon Man
In Newport News. ?
Wines,Liprss, Cigars,
flrttiST EXPORT BEER MMDB.
Comfortable Pool and Billiard
Parlors Adjoining Cafe.
R. J. MACKEY.
Va. Transportation Co.
W. R. SCULL, Manager.
Storage Warehouse.
Freight, Baggage, Safes a"'' mi?
ttlre carefully and promptly moved.
All kinds of hauling done at low
rates.
?PHONE 2592. P. O. BOX M_
WAR iSQN
AND SO IS
HOT WEATHER.
448 Twenty-eighth stret,
is the place to get cold?Ice cold?beer
on draught, also National and Pabst
Export Beer?Ice cold.
Mint Julips and all mixed drinks.
The finest brands of pure whiskey
always on carried in stock. Claret
Wines and all seasonable drinks.
Todd's Private Stock at 25c a pint
is as good as any that costs double the
money.
B3T Perfect order always nmintilnod
A gentleman's place.
THE BEAR P?W BUFFET
448 Twenty-eighth street,
Q. W. Todd, Proprietor.
TRAVELLERS' GUIDES.
1^ BIB NORFOLK &. WASHINGTON
STEAMBOAT COMPANY.
The New and Powerful Iron" Palaoa
-Steamers, Newport News, Washington
tud Norfolk, will leave daily aa follows:
NOr TH BOUND.
-Reamers leave Portsmouth, foot
of North street at.t:M p. sa.
Leave Norfolk, foo of Kathews
street p.t.*? ?.
Leave Old Point at.7:*# p. m>
Arrive Washington at. l:4i?.OL
B ft O. P- R. PSiNN. R_ R.
'.eave Washington al 8:00 am 7:20 a ea
\ rrive Philadelphia at 11:10 a m 10:46 a m
Arrive New York at 2:00 p m 138 p m
South bound, B. & O. R. R. Penn. R. B
.eaves Npw iork at 11:80 a m 1:00 pm
Leaves Philadelphia at 1:38 pm 5:18 p
Vrrivea iu Washington 4:80 p m 6:18 o a.
learners leave Washington at 7:00 p at
vrrivc Fortress Monroe at 6:80 a m
vrrive Norfolk at 1:80 a m
Vrrive Portsmouth at 6:00 a m
The trip down the ?lstortcV'otomao river
-ml Chesapeake bay on the elegant steamer*
? I this Company is unsurpassed. The
iteamers are comparatively new, - having
'teen built in lhli, and are titled, up injhe
most luxuriant manner, with electricHgBte,
?all bells and steam heat in each room. The
ables are supplied with every delicacy of
j the season f rom the markets ot Washington
.nd Norlolk.
Co. tuiilwr intormation apply to.
U. J. C ALLAH AN, Agent.
Norfolk. V*t
o
LL DOMINION STEAMSHIP OCX
HAILV SERVICE BETWEEN
W fi.KK AND VIRGINIA POINTS.
he elegant passenger steamships
I Jamestown, Guyandotte, Princess
Anne, Old Dominion, leave New York
every day except Sunday at 8:00 F. M.
for Norfolk and Newport News, touch?
ing at Fortress Monroe on the south?
bound trip.
The ships of this line leave Norfolk
j for New York direct every day except
j Sunday at 5:30 o'clock.
A short, delightful and invigorating
I voyage.
FARE:
j First-class, straight. Including
meals and berth. $ 8.00
] First-class, round trip, includ?
ing meals and berth . 13.00
I Steerage without subsistence .... 4.50
Steamer Luray arrives from Smith
field and leaves for Norfolk daily ex?
cept Sunday, at 8:30 A. M. Returning
leaves Norfolk from Bay Line rwharf
1 every day except Sunday at 3 P. M.
M. B. CROWELL. Agent.
T H1
a (Vi
HE STEAMER S. A. VGAU?
trill leave Newport News with.both
I freight and passengers for Petersburg
every Monday, Wednesday and 'Friday
ibout 7:15 A. M, and will leave Newport
News for Norfolk every Tuesay, Tbtiw
lay and Saturday about 3:30 P. U.
will leave Norfolk every Monday.
Wednesday and Thursday al ? A. M.
?harp. J. W. PHILLIPS
_rvwr.?"?
""I HESAPEAKB & OHIO RAILWAY
TRATNSDAI'.Y FOR WASH.
'VGTON TWO THROUGH TKAIN?i
FOii CINCINNATI. - ft
In EFFECT JANUARY S. jjm.
WESTWARD. I No. 1 f Nft. 9
Lv. Newport News
Ar. Richmond
Ar Washington
Lv. Richmond
I Ar. Charlotteevifla
Ar. CUf ton Forge
Ar. Hot Springs
Ar Ronceverte
Ar. White Sulp. gpgs
Ar. Huntington
Ar. Cincinnati!
\r Louisville
9:00 a.. U:SS p.
11:15 a. ?:Msv.
1:49 9. llHSSp.
i:li?.
6:41 p.
S:S7p.
8:61 h'.
flag
S:2? a.
7:55 a.
11:00 ?i.
10:80 P,
8:4? p.
8:89 &,
8:0&a,
7:? 4L,
13:?* p.
?:1*4?
8:0?a^
?Except Sunday. Other Um* dally.W ?'
No. 1 Old Point to Ciaolanati ?n*3
Louisville daily. Parlor cu Old Pctot
to Richmond and Pullman sleeping car
Richmond for Cincinnati, Loulevlite a*d
I St. Louis. Meals served on dining car
vest of Gordonsville. Connects at Rich
?iu&d for Lynchburg aad LisglBgtWj
Va. ' ? -
No. I for Cincinnati dally. PuHm&a
ileepers Old Point to Hlntoa,- W. Va.,
Qordonsville to Cincinnati and
j Louisville. Meals served on oiain? ears
vest of Gordons Hie_.
For i No. 3 I N*. 4
Norfolk. I Pgjfe i DftUr.
I Lv. Newport News | 11:0* a. | CtOep.
At Norfolk I K:06 p. { 7:M p.
Vr. Portsmouth_j 13:18 p. j 7:16 p.
For S No. I ( m. 4
Old Point I Daily, j Dafly.
!.v. Newport Newa I 11*06 a. | 8:03 p.
Vr. Hampton I U:X8 a- 0:318 p.
Ur. Old Point_j 11:88 ?1 j ?:t0p.
Steamer Lou?rte leaves Portsmouth
lady at 7:40 A. M. am. 8 P. M_; leaves
Norfolk 8 A.M. and 8:80 P. M. tat N?w
jort New?.
For tickets, rates and other Inf omw?
tion, apply to E. W. Robinson, tk&st
I agent, Newport News, Vs., of John D.
Potts, assistant general giassngstr
vfirenf. TOfnmanJ
MERCHANTS & MINERS TRANS?
PORTATION CO.'8 STEAMSHIP
LINKS FOR BOSTON, PROVI?
DENCE, BALTIMORE.
Leave Newport News via Norfolk for
Boston every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, sailing from Norfolk at 6 P.
M. Leaves for Providence May 2nd,
6th, 10th, 14th. 18th, 23rd, 27th and 81st.
Leave Newport News for Baltimore
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
at 5 P. M., connecting for Washington,
Philadelphia and New York. Fare to
Baltimore, one way, S3.Q0; round trip,
55.00, including stateroom berth. Ac?
commodations and cuisine unequalled.
Freight and passengers taken for all
points north and east.
For further information apply to
/ L. C. SAUNDERS, Agent,
r Newport News, Va.
W. P. TURNER, O. P. A.
3. C- WHITNEY. T. M.
General Office, Baltimore. Md.