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OFFICERS RESIGN
Brigadier General Phillips
Quits the State Militia,
HIS STAFF POES LIKEWISE
Complete Krorcanliailon of Hie Virgin! ?
Forcen Will Up tin- Iteflult. The I!ri^?.
dler W?* Not Krcoinniemleil f..r
An Appointment.
'Special to the Dailv Tress.)
RICHMOND. VA.. Nov! IS. The so.
ernor today received the resignations of
Brigadier General Alonzo I.. Phillips
and his entire staff and nothing now
stands in the way of a complete reor
ganizntiori of the militia forces ..f the
State.
Following are the members of ihr
staff: Major W. M. Evans, assistant
adjutant general: Major F. T. Sutton,
quartermaster; Major John Glissons,
ordnance officer: Major B. Leslie
Spence. assistant inspector general:
Major M. D. H?ge. Jr.. surgeon; Major
Cyrus Bosseuix. commissary of subsist?
ence: Major A. Sidney Lanier, judge ad?
vocate general: Major A. L. Luinsden,
inspector of rille practice and Major
Benlamin Dennis.
WAS NOT RECOMMKN V>EI >.
General Phillips and Majors Evans.
Spence and Bessouix have served long?
er than ten years in the volunteer serv?
ice an.I they ask to be retired. Tie- re?
maining staff officers resign. When th.
war came on General Phillips and staff
informed the governor that they were
ready to obey orders and to go where
ever he might direct. They were not
called upon to perform any servh e. The
Officers above colonel were all appointed
by the President and most of them were
taken from the regular army.
Notwithstanding Virginia had a brig?
adier general, he was not recommended
to the President for appointment, but
efforts were made to have Adjutant
General Nalle appointed. At Glen Allen
Wednesday night the officers for-.d an
association for social purposes. General
Phillips was elected president. Major
Cussons, vice-president, anil Major
Evans, secretary. The next meeting will
be held at Glen Allen Februarv llth.
1899.
RR A DST REET'S 1! 10 PO R T.
Advanced Prices Follow the Election
Substitut ia I I lovelopment.s.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.?Brads!reefs
tomorrow will say:
"Evidence accumulates that the good
results following the recent elections
are no longer confined entirely to im?
provement in lone and confidence,
though the above feeling inlluenecs
dealings in both financial and mercan?
tile lines. Several substantial develop?
ments present themselves this week,
notably among which are a number of
advances in prices, exceptionally few
declines thereof, growing strength In
the pig" iron situation, an unproccdent
edly large week's bank clearings and
remarkably good reports as to export
trade, not only in the Iii.I farm
products, but in the large trade of
manufactured products. The distribu?
tion of merchandise shows bill little
change from recently preceding weeks,
but the growth in trade Is reflected in
very general reports of improved col?
led ions on past business.
OCTOBER'S BIGyTVPORTS.
"First and foreni'<-_ I'-nrih . ,,r
foreign trade extc' that In his
j^Jl??J?BER 19. 1898. wery jnen'
corresponding month of any preceding
year, second only to those of December
of last year, and chargeable not so
much as formerly to enlarged exports
of finished products of American Indus?
try. In thiB collection, especially good
reports come from the iron and steel
industry, which has thereby I.n ren?
dered more nearly independent than
ever before of fluctuations in domestic
demand. The strength in values of all
cereals (all the leading breadstuffs are
higher this week) is. of course, doe to
the constant foreign demand, more
than offsetting very large gains in do?
mestic supplies, which, however, are
below any corresponding period for
years past. Comparison of four months
exports, July to October, inclusive,
points to wheat, and Hour- shipments
below those of last year and only 10
per cent, below those of 1891. the heav?
iest ever known. The strength of ce?
reals finds imitators In coffee, whose
statistical position shows some im?
provement, sugar, which Is relatively
higher for refined on grow ing si l ength
of raw supplies, coffee, which retains
its old bullish lone, and even cotton,
which is higher on smaller movement,
and Improving tone of the goods mar?
ket. Wool sales continue of good vol?
ume on more confident 'buying of small
manufacturers, who, however, reporl
the finished goods trade unsatisfactory.
Heavy sales of bonded wool for- re-ex?
port to England are reported this
week.
IRON IN DEMAND.
"Rather more Inquiry is noted for
pig iron, and the lone of prices is strong
in contrast to thai of steel, winch is
being shaded by those eager to I.I;
new business. The steel rail situation
is apparently unchanged and much busi?
ness is held up awaiting settlement of
price and other details.
Wheat, including flour, shipmi rils for
the week aggregate 5,679.1-11 bushels;
against 3.674.3!? bushels lasl week.
C.6".:; 792 bushels in the corresponding
week- or 1897. 3,9:i7,-j:i:! bushels 10 ISM.
2.91S.S3S bushels in 1SII5 and :;.::rj.i;7:-.
bushels in 1S94. Since July 1 of this
year the exports of wheal uggrcgiiic
S2.8S9.457 bushels, against !>."..:?;.:. 12?
bushels last year.
Corn exports for this week aggregate
3.521.724 bushels, against 2.142.745 bush?
els last week. ::.209.7!i0 bushels in this
week a vear ago, 2,975,721 bushels in
1896. 1.743,167 bushels in 1895 and 1SU.32?
bushels in 1894. Since July 1 of this
year corn exports aggregate 56,OI9.9l'.i
bushels, against 56,670,440 bushels dur?
ing the same period a year ago.
Business failures in the United States
this week number 229. against 1S7 lasi
week, 235 in this week a year ago, ::n
in 1S9G. 325 In 1895 and 295 in 1894.
The total number of failures in tin
Dominion of Canada this week is -I,
as against 30 in the preceding week,
31 in 1S97, 47 in 1896, 42 in 1895 and 24
in 1894.
BANK CLEARINGS.
NEW YORK. Nov. 18.?The tolal
bank clearings for the week wi re. $1.
727,175.465: per cent, increase. 35.2. Ex?
clusive of New York, $614,668,1.63; pei
cent, increase, 13.9.
MYSTERIOUS TREATY.
PARIS, Nov. 18.--L.-i Patrie says:
"Lord Chamberlin has returned from
America with the draft of a treaty with
the United States concealed in his pock?
ets."
SIXTH VIRGINIA MOVES.
(By Teleeraph.)
XNOXVILLK. TENN.. Nov. Is -The
Sixth Virginia left today for Macon via
the Southern railway.
The return of Major Generai Ha;es is
considered to intimate that not only the
First Brigade, but all of the Second Di?
vision remaining here Is io be included
in the early movement to Cuba.
IN CAMP AT ATHENS.
ATHENS, OA., Nov. 18.-The 202nd
New York Regiment arived here today
and went Into camp. The regiment was
met by a band and a cheering crowd of
2,000, which accompanied the boys to
their winter home.
?. &- CVS ANNUAL REPORT.
Increase of Nearly $2.000.000 in the Net
Earnings of the Corporation.
BALTIMORE. Nov. IS.?The 72d an?
nual report of the president and direct?
ors of the Baltimore & i >liio Railroad
for the year ending June 30th. 1898. was
approved by the hoard today and order?
ed submitted to the stockholders at their
regular annual me. tiny on M mdav N'o
vember 21st. The pror,ert.\ of th.." com
l'.>?y b.-is i.n operated by the receivers
during the entire fiscal year. but. as ex?
plained in th.. last annual report, the
hoard deem it proper to continue the
tegular annual statements of the com?
pany.
The reporl contains some very valu?
able inf..i niatioii for the student of rail?
road statistics and shows quite conclu?
sively that the improvements made dur?
ing the past I ivo years have been amply
justified by the results. Elaborate ta?
bles ar0 printed showing every detail of
the operating, trallic und financial de?
partments or the company. It is the
most comprehensive report ever issued
by the Baltimore & < ihio Railroad.
from freight or $20.000.215.22, an increase
or $1.002.202.25; from passengers. $5.247,
159.01. an increase ,,f $188.157.09: from
mail. $7(77.012.fit. an increase or $22.318.9?;
from express. S0O2.231.43, an increase oT
t!>.fl2fl.00. and fen.iscclli.us
sources such as mileage, elevators car
service, excess baggage, milk, etc., $1,
105,438.50, tin Increase ?f $257.190.2S. The
cross income therefore was $27.722,7S7.SO.
in increase ..r $2.1 ?10.005.55.
The . xpenditures in. hide genera] ex?
penses. $1.908,230.80. an increase of $75,
140.53: conducting transportation. $11.
I6S.722.11, an in.-tease of $705.428.09:
maim, nance ..I equipment. $3.301.7S7.SO.
?i decrease ,,r $217.05-1.3-1; maintenance of
way .and structures. $3.834.244.57, a de
crease -.f $299.510.75. The total exnensos
tvi-rr. $20.270.091.31. an increase of $263.
NI-'.T EA RNLVf !S.
Th.- nel earnings from tl.rations
if the proper!j wer,. $7.410.090.52. an in
?t ease of $1.870.OOS 02: income from other
'iitirri-s $1.017.477.40. u decrease of $23.
139. Deducting n.-t earnings of the
Washington l.r..Ii $127.-t05.9S. there is
'-?ft an availabli. income amounting to
fS.32O.70K. an increase iif $1.742.777.83.
From the available income is de Im I-.I
interest 1.led Indebtedness, rent?
es, taxes and other charges amounting
to as. 1 10.727.41, leu Ving n balance of
?190.Hin as auainsi a deficit in 1897 ..f
$1.177.121.12. an increase over last yea r
of $i.207.ifil.71
An iriiporlam and instructive compar?
ison is the percentage ..r increase or de?
crease of .-aroints and expenses of 1S9S
as compared with 1897. The increase in
gross earnings was S.37 per cent.: in
iperating expenses. 1.32 p< r cent.: in nel
'tigs ft. mail. 2 99 pi r . enl : in earn
hg sfrom express. 1.02 per .enl. from
miscellaneous sources, 30.22 per . cut.
Tlie ratio id expenses !.. earnings in IS97
wer- 73.11 per cent., showing Iii? very
ipprecinble decrease of 5.09 per cent..
iseribed to physical changes in track,
new and powerful I.lives and new
mil larger eins.
I Ni 'RICAS I : ? >F BI'SINKSS.
The . otnpany carried in IS9S, 21.1IS0.220
tons of ff ighi. nil increase of 3.20M.505
.r 17:47 pet . enl. The ions carried .
mile wer. 4.202.2 11.040; an in. leas.
21:07 p.-r cent. Th- average distance
.me ton was carried was I9S.II miles, tin
increase of 0.13 per cent. The average
i.-irtiings per ton; has.-.I on exclusive
freight revenue, wore nitiely-on.tits.
i decrease of seven cents: Th.. average
linings per Ion pet mile were .-l?s cents,
a , leer.-as.- of 1100 edits. The I'reighl
rain mileage was I4.2I9.7S2. a dei-P-ust'
of 043 352 miles. The average earnViigs
per freight train mil,, were $1:400. tin in
?rease ,.r sovenleen and two-tenth cents
ir 13.94 per ce.nl.
ii A re.d/hl' the soft coal tonnage of
ftke six ni.iiiths from .lanuary 1st, ISilS.
11.579 Ions, .a 022,4G(i,01
arricl one mile. Th.- average distance
that .me ton was hauled was 170.32
Miles, the average earning lifty-live
eins per ton, and the average earning
?er ton mile .32.3 cents.
Tie- reports also contains the average
number of Ions ha tiled per train mile,
.witching . x. Ind. .I. as follows: I'hila
lolphin division, 2Sii; main stem. 300;
nain stem, including branches, 357:
Piltsbiirg division and branches. 3S4:
Trans-Ohio division, 2S0; average for
ivstein. 311.
The pass.-ugeis carried were S.509.540.
nil increase of 225.40S, or 2.7 per cent.
Passengers carried one mile. 307,322,030.
hi ineretis.' ''..11 per cent.: average
distance carried. 35.S0 miles, tin increase
.!' 3.31 per cent.; average earning per
passenger, bas.-d on exclusive passenger
rive. 01 cents: per passen?
ger per mile, l.7"7 cents, a decrease of
."I , cuts: passet g r train mileage, S.093,.
143, a decrease of J7.II2 miles, average
tu.gs per passenger train mile, based
.xelnsive pass.ng.r revenue. 04.S
.timings per passenget tram mile, in?
cluding mail, expr.-i--. etc.. S3..", cents.
CROSS EARNINGS.
The gross eai nings pel mile of road
w.-re $13,819.93. an increase of
id.1107.13. or S.37 per cent.; the gross ,-x
nenses per mile of road w.-re $10.107.72.
.in increase of $131.00, or 1.32 per cent.
The net earnings per mile of road were
$3.712.21, an increase of $935.53, or 33.09
Tin- general manager's report shows
thai east of the Ohio river 27.S77 tons
.!' 85 pound steel rail and 19.ids Ions of
transferred steel rail were laid and
1.022.010 cross ties placed in track: 5.33
miles of sec ond, third and fourth tracks
and 22.51 miles of siding built: 558.24
miles ..f road ballasted: 5.124 cubic
.aids of masonry built; 42 bridges and
?ulverts .-reeled; 502 bridges and cul?
verts repaired and strengthened; 31."91
feet of fencing built; 111.305 square
feel of platform bttill and renewed, and
i large number of Improvements ninde
p. structures, etc., on lie- line.
Wesl ..f lie- Ohio river 4,138 tons of
new and 1.301 tons ..I transferred steel
rails were laid: 370.272 cross-lies placed
mi track; 8.02 miles of siding laid: 115.05
mil.-s of road ballasted: 2.815 cubic yards
of masonry built; 3 bridges and culverts
reeled: 49 strengthened ami repaired;
075.977 f.-et of rencing built: 275 f.-.-t or
trestle idled: new stations at Bellaire
Betbesda. Wnwasse, Wooster, and a
n.-w coal loading plant at Sanduskv.
There were ,n service .Inn.- 30. is'.ts.
I electric motors. 901 loco.lives ..!
which 01 were purchased (luting the
year. 24 old engines being retired: 0
locomotives wer.- rebuilt and 270 re?
ceived repairs. The total number of
t'reight cars in service were 37.999, of
which 10.21S were added during the
year. There were put out of service
or i lass changed 3.199 cars. The road
has 077 pass, tiger cars. The floating
equipment consists of 12 steamers and
lugs. 52 barges. 2 pile drivers and 45
anal boats. A table is also given of
tl,.mm..clitics carried, such as the
products ,,f agriculture, ..f animals, of
mines, of the forest, manufactures,
merchandise and miscellaneous.
'I'll.- pass. tiger engine- mileage was
9.202.030. ;i decrease of 7.358. Tin- freight
engine- mileage was 23.709.081, an In?
crease of 1,319,483. The total engine
mile-age. including switching mileage,
was 33,031.111, an increase of 1.312.125.
The cost p.-r mile was 15.94 cents, an in?
crease of .is Is. Th.- passenger car
mileage was 40,304,934, an increase of
Slo.ll?; the loaded freight mileage was
203.552.9x9. an increase of 24.745,179;
empty freight mil.-age. 113. 128.179, an
increase of 11.314,804; caboose, 13.51S.974,
a decrease .,f 7x7.12s. Grand total. 400,
505,076, increase. 30,083,023 miles.
Vou are interested in this: 00 pairs
Xieglar's shoes, that sold for $3.00 and
$4.00. To change- ownership, we price,
them now r.,r $1.08. Peyser's 2715 Wash?
ington ave.
Accurate Bicycle Repairing, cheap?
est at Newport A'jws Cycle Co. 11-1-tf
TO BUILD ?T ONCE1
Plans of St. Paul's Epsicopal
Chureh.
RELIGIOUS NEWS NOTES
?liisH In NxvKl Atrlilieclure Kiwi
liecmthum. At itie Conference.
Mr. Winy to Preach Horn
Sill..IllV.
The transfer of lim Episcopal church !
property to Mr. J. S. Darling ?Hl ne-i
cessilate the building of a now edifice
for that .grigation. This will bo
ere: '.e.| as SOOil its possible, anil will
probably be begun early in 1 he new
year, so as to he ready for .'Upaney
lab- in the Spring or early in tie Sum?
mer. 'I'le.- exact location of the new
. hureh has not been determined filial?
ly; though it is supposed thai it will
!.n t In- mo |.its recently donated to
i Ii.- . hureh h\ Mr. F. F. Finch.
AT Till-: V. M. a! A.
The . lass in Naval Architecture at
the Young Men's Christian Association
is already proving a big success, though
only on.- meeting lias I.n held The
las< will meet everv Tuesday evening.!
Ii will I..- ciiiniiiised of at least a score
id young men. and this is about all
.I . an be accommodated now. though
arrangements will be mad.-, If possi?
ble, to make mum for everybody who
wishes to Join the class.
The Sunday services uf the Young
M.-ns Christian Association have ,?,t
been ariaiined. It is the intention
..I' General Socretarv Kent to secure, if
possible, one of i he ministers w ho are
in at i end.nice upon the Methodist Con
?rence now in progress in Portsmouth.
. sp.ak. In this tie will probably be
hi.ssrul;
ATT EN III NG TUR CON FR HENCE.
Tie- Methodist pastors of the . ity are
II attending Conference, and their pul?
pits will probably be filled by visiting
ministers.
Itev. George W. Winy, pastor of the
Washington Street Methodist church, of
Petersburg, formerly pastor or the
Washington Avnuc Methodist .lunch.
.f this cltv will occupy his old pulpit
Sunday evenuif;.
Rev. Mr. Winy is now in Portsmouth
attending the Methodist Conference.
He will come to this city Sun.lav morn?
ing, lie has a hosl of friends
ii this city who will welcome
him on his brief \ isit. II is sale to say
hat tim Washington A venu,. Methodist
church will he crowded to Its capacity
ii tic- Sunday evening service, as Mr.
Wray Is a fine pr- a. h.-r and an interest
tig speaker ami member? from all con?
gregations will be anxious to hear him
preni h here agnin Itev. R. F. Readies,
.1 Richm.I. uill pi.-aeh ai the Wash?
ington A venu.? Met ho.list church in the
eh,-sunn Avenue Methodist chinch,
?besinnt avenue. Rev. M. S. Colonna.
Ir. pastor. Preaching at II A. M. by
Rev. ti.-ge \V. Wray, and al :-.:;'i P.
M. by R.-v. It. I'. Readies, of Richmond.
I! had been Ihe intention of Rev. C.
C. Cox. paslor ..f the Newport News
i'.apiisi church, on Twenty-nlnlh sireet.
11. inaugurate ii re\ ival a i t hat cliui ch
Sunday night, lo I.onducled by Itev.
!. S. Uovles, ..f Wiiliamsburg. Pur cer?
tain leasons this cannot be done. : ml
I he move.nl will !>? postponed until
, later date. Rev. Mr. Boyles will,
however, preach at I Iiis church Sunday
?veiling lie- services beginning ill !::'.ll
1 >ebt." K ' \
Among other church services SiuJ,y
ire ihe following: Jg
Christian Cliurch, Thirtieth str'md.
Rev. W. It. Motley pastor.--Preaching
at II A. M. sind 7::tn p. M.; morning
:ubj.-ot. "The Important.' Good l.it
.-raiure in I lie Home": evening sub
jest, "Groundless Fears Concerning the
Truth."
Sc.1 I'.apiisi Church, iircull ayc
nue. R.-v. T. .1. Ma. Ray paslor.- P. a. li?
ne ai 11 A. M. meI 7:::n P. M.; morning
uibject. "Whin Ar.- ' Uir Loved < h.es
lining In I leaven ?"; evening subje-t,
?Successful .Men."
Si. Vincent':) Catholic Church. Wash?
ing).m avenue, R.-v. Father Roualn.,.
pastor. Earlv mass, s o'clock A. M ;
s. eond mass. 10:110 o'clock A. M.: ves?
pers and benediction al 7 o'clock P.
M.
Si Paul's Kpiseopal Church. Rev. .1.
I-'. Ribble. re,.|nf._Services al II A. M.
in.I s I'. M. Young men's Riblc class
ii !' ;:o A. M.: prayer meeting Wednes?
day- el . nine al s I '. M.
Kir-1 Presbyterian church. Twenty
seventh street. Rev. I-:. T. Wellford
paslor. Pica,hing al 11 A. M. and 7:30
i'. M ; mot-Hint; subject, "How t.. Pray":
in tie- cvenini? the pastor will preach
ai "A Oreul bighl."
The P'.asl Knd Presbvtcriaii Mis
sion. Sim.lav school al - I.". P. M. and
1.1.a. hing al I P. M. by Rev. R. T.
Wcllforil.
I!e\. E. A. shenk. pastor of Ihe l.u
i heran church, u ill preach ai Moss'
Hall tomorrow at 11 A. M. and 7::;il I'.
M.
DASH Ft Hi LIBERTY.
Coin i. is KM la Prison Guard, hut Rail
In Effect Escape,
illy Telegraph.)
< ?' (LEMURS. ) i.. Nov. II. A tlesper
iie alieui|tt was made by Iw.i convicts
<o ..s.-ape from the penitentiary about S
.?clock ibis morning, anil, as'a result.
Guard Lnuierbiiugli. of Mnuiil Vernon,
was shul an.I killed. while formet?
O'Neil and Aikins received injuries of
a serious nature anil both are im? in a
prison hospital.
R> some means Convicts O'Neil ami
Atkins. wlm ai'* serving terms of fifteen
years for robbery, ohtaiiteil possession of
a revolver anil fried lo shool iheir way
p. liberty. Noi.I' ihe other prisoners
took part in lite revolt.
HERO PKTKRSON ENGAGED.
CHICAGO. Nov. Is. ? 11 is reported
I hat I'. K. I'utorson, of Charleston. S.
C, who was coxswain of Hi.- stenm
launch thai bravely followed Ihe Mer
rimac to Ihe mouth of the Santiago har?
bor, will ?-.i marry Miss Clmrlotp;
i ?ranc. the actress.
Miss Crane is the actress whose pres?
ence al an aristocratic military ball in
Charleston. S. c. last winter created
such a furor on the part of Ihe ?...
cieiy women ,,f I hat city.
Mr. Peterson is now in Charleston.
Miss crane is at uresenl in this city,
playing in one of the local theatres.
GORDON GIVEN A COMMAND.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. ?By direc?
tion ..f ihe President, Brigadier General
William W. tendon. I'. S. V.. who was
a member of the Porto Bican evacua?
tion commission, has been assigned to
command Ihe Second Brigade, Firsl Di?
vision. Firsl Army Corps, and ordered
I.. join that command at Macon, Ga.
DEMONSTRATED.
"Rocher.iiicald says," remarked Bore
ly after Ihe ladies had withdrawn,
"there is something in the misfortunes
of our I'rieiiils which is not altogether
displeasing I" us. and --"
The grim smile which wem around
as lie sun k the wrong end of his cigar
in Iiis mouth showed him how much
truth there is in the tiresome old plati?
tude.?Roxburv Gazette
Hot rolls every evening at Newport
News Bakery. no 10-tf
Ladies! We have about 7.7 pairs lace
and button shoes Unit sold for $1.50. To
close them urn quick^we price them
for SSc: Peyser. 2715 Washington aven?
ue.
1:
QUA RA NT1NK CON V E NT I ON.
Resolutions Adopted Recommending the
Establishment of a Health Bureau.
fBy Telegraph.)
MEMPHIS. TENN.. Nov. 13._The
National Quarantine Convention, which
met yesterday, adjourned sine die this
evening. The following report of the
committee on resolutions was adopted
after a stormy debate:
The committee on resolutions, attet
Careful consideration of the many v
nable resolutions offered by the varic
members of the convention, have c
eided on the following as embodying!
the ideas expressed in the .majority of
the said resolutions.
Therefore, that for the purpose of pro?
tecting and improving the general
health of the people of the United !
States, co-ordination, and harmonizing
the action of the state and national san- j
itary authorities, framing regulations ;
for the treatment of infected vessels and
material at all infected or suspected for- j
eign purls of shipment: preventing un?
necessary interference with commerce,
the United States mail, or through traf?
fic by land or water, and for adopting I
a uniform system of quarantine for all |
ports in this country, be il resolved:
Isr. That there be established on a
broad and comprehensive basis a na?
tional bureau of public health in the de- j
partment of the treasury of the United |
States: that the administration of til
the public health functions now exor?
cised by authority of the United Staid
be placed in the charge of this bureau
2nd. That the sanitary authorities!
and commercial interests of tlie sieve
stales of the union be brought into im- j
mediate relations with the bureau a
he given a due share in the power and
responsibilities of the central boan
through the agency of an advisor;
council consisting of one member front
each stat,. be appointed by the author!
I ies of the several states.
The executive committee was instruct- j
ed to proceed to Washington at the next
session of Congress and use its best ef?
forts to have a law promulgated on the
lines of tiie resolutions of tlie conven?
tion;
!>r. Edmund Souchon, president of the
Louisiana Slate Hoard of Health, did
not read Iiis paper prepared for the ,-.
volition, bttl it was freely distributed j
among the delegates and read with in?
terest.
JOHN W. KEE1.KY DEAD.
Man of Motor Celebrity Passes Away .at
His Philadelphia Home.
(By Telegraph.)
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS.?John W.
Kc ley, the- inventor of tlie Keeley mo?
tor, died today tit his home in this city
with pneumonia. He was taken ill on
Saturday last and continued to grow
steaililv worse until Iiis death. Mr.
Keeley"was 01 years of age and leaves a
widow.
He was a native of this city. His ed?
ucation was meagre, am! at tin early
.ig-- Ii..- becanu a carpenter, following
that trade until 1872. Il was in that
year that lie announced his discovery of
I te w force by which motive power
would he revolutionized. Following Ibis
e- constructed what has become known
is the Keeley motor. (hi November 10,
1x71. he gave its firs! public exhibition
before a number of capitalists and s.-i
?ntists who advanced ?100.000 io enable
aim lo perfect his discovery and apply
? lie principle. Since then largo sums of
money have been expended on experi?
ments without any practical public re?
mit*. Between 187-1 and 1801. Keeley
(instructed and discarded 120 models-. In
his first model he employed water as
a generator, but later the experiments
were mad.- wTlh what he .ailed a "lib?
erator." a machine equipped with a
arge number of inning forks, which, be
claimed, dishuergated tin- air and re?
leased a powerful etheric force.
In 18SS he was for ti time confined in
jail for contempt of court in refusing
to disclose the secret by which he pro
lucert many remarkable effects in the
oresence of experts, but until Iiis dentil
he secret was known only to himself.
WALKER'S RESPECTS TO OROKER.
(Ry Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Nov. IS.?John Brlsben
Walk.-r has issued an address attacking
Rinhard Croker as a man who had
-ained complete control of the Denio
?ratic partv. both in the city and Slate,
in.I who is "unworthy of trust." In
his a.ldr.-ss Mr. Walk.-r urges tin- for?
mation of a new Democracy.
Temporary headquarters of the new
Democracy will be opened after Mon
lav next in (lie Madison Square bttild
ng. William Sage will be acting- sec?
retary to the committee on orgatliza
VESSEL REPORTED ASHORE.
(By Telegraph.)
NEWPORT, ORE.. Nov. 18.?News
as just been received from Alsea Ray,
ixtccn miles below here, that the sail
ug v.-ssel Atlanta is ashore. She had
crew of thirty men on board and only
wo got ashore alive. Tile vessel was
.nun.I from Tacoma for an African
.ort. with wheat. She has broken in
'I'll.- Atlanta was of about 2,son Ions.
ORDERED TO HAVANA.
(By Telegraph.)
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IS. ?Il was
(?ported at League island navy yard
...lay that orders had been received
r. Washington tIiis morning direet
ng the cruiser Topeka to leave for Ifa
SAY THEY HAVE FUNDS.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON. Nov. 10.?Tlie Daily Mail's
correspondent at Biarritz says:
"The Oarlists declare that they have
obtained a loan, but not from England.
Proof that the situation is serious is
-. en in tin- government's alarm and the
strict censorship in Navarre."
PLANT OUT OF DANCER.
NEW YORK. Nov. IS.?Henry Brad?
ley Plant, the head of the Plant rail?
road and steamship system, who was
taken seriously ill about a week ago
in the Pennsylvania railroad station.
iis out of danger and on the road to
recovery.
THIRD GEORGIA JOINS LEE.
(By Telegraph.)
GRIFFIN, GA.. Nov. IS.?The Third
Georgia was today ordered to Savan?
nah, (in., to join General Lee's corps,
into which it was recently brigaded,
folon.-l Berner says the regiment will
get away from Griffin Monday. The
regiment will go ultimately lo Nucvitas,
i 'uba.
JEFFERSON IMPROVING.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 10. ?At 12:20
o'clock this (Saturday) morning Joe
Jefferson was said to be resting com?
fortably.
A plainly dressed man w ho was stand?
ing in the lobbv of a downtown hotel
in New York the other day asked the
clerk the shortest way to a point across
the city. Tile clerk thought him a
stnnger from the interior of tin- Stale
in.I gay.- the required directions. "Rut
I m.-an. can't 1 get a carriage near
here?" said the stranger. "Yes, I'll I
it." 'Who shall I order the carria
for'."' asked the clerk. "For Buss
Sage."
During the past twenty-six years the
invested assets of English nl'e insurance
companies have grown from JfiXO.OOO.OOO
I-. He- enormous sum of $1.170,000,000.
This is an annual average increase of
f.2.7, in id, ooo, but the increase in lS'.tl! alone
was $00,000,000. A similar progression
lining the next twenty-five years would
-how invested assets of more than i
.?.000, while at the end of half
century the insurance companies
mid in- enjoying an Income consider?
ably greater than that of the British
Government.?London letter to the New
York Sun.
^LONG THE WATER FR0N1
Kntninceu and cicur uM c at the Custom
Uoanu. I-,!st of Ve sei? Now In Fort- ,
Uttier Murine Item*.
CALENDAR FOR THIS DAY.
Sun rises.fi:4S A. M.
Sun sols.4:.">r! P. M.
High water_0:3S A. M. and 1:00 P. M.
Low water.0:50 A. M. and T:3S P. M.
Weather Forecast
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS.?Forecast
for Saturday, for Virginia: ltain in
early morning, followed by fair: brisk
west winds; Sunday fair.
AKH1VA1.S ASH UKI'AHTUKSS.
V'OHwelK Arrived Yentenlay.
Steamship Arlington (Rr.). Cairnes,
Ve??b Sill?cl Vu'tenl ty
Barge F. A. Georger. New Haven.
Large S. L. Watson. New Haven.
Marge, M. S. Bacon, New Haven.
Marge Kentucky, Boston.
Marge Majestic, Allyn's Point.
' '. I). L. <:. PIER NOTES.
The Old Dominion Land Company's
pier is literally covered with brick, lum?
ber and lalhs. which have been depos?
ited there in the past two days. All of
Ihe cargoes of building materials arriv?
ing at this pier are consigned to local
contractors and builders for use in this
city.
Yesterday only one schooner unloaded
al the pier, the Newlight. which brought
a cargo of brick for W. II. K. Holt.
S.-veral shiploads of coal have been
unloaded ibis week with the electrical
Moisling machine recently put in serv?
ice in Ihe pier. The device saves much
lime and labor and has given eminent
satisfaction.
THE KAIILIF SAiLS.
The British steamship Kahllf, whi, Ii
bad been in port here, taking on a car?
go of grain, sailed yesterday for Lon?
don. Her eng.. consists of 42.0(H) bush?
els of maize and 243.000 bushels of corn:
Till: FIRST PENSIONER.
I By Telegraph.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS.-Commis?
sioner Evans, of the pension office, noti?
fied Secretary Alger today that Jesse T.
Rates, of the Second United States Ar?
tillery, win. had lost pail of his upper
lip in the West Indian campaign, lias
been awarded the fust pension on ac?
count of tile Spanish war. The Presi?
dent and Ihe Secretary of War each
took an interest in this case. Gates call?
ed ..n them in person soon .after Ihe
close of the campaign and convinced
them of Hi.- merits '.r his claim. Gates
will receive JIT per month and. this be?
ing ii a lei|tiate. a private pension bill
increasing ihe pension probably will be
introduced in Congress. Claims 011 ac
ilint .d the Spanish war arc now com?
ing in rapidly. Toe total nn tile up to
;e is 1.0" for war service and ITS for
al service, exclusive of the claims of
jibe battleship Alaine victims.
DREYFUS? INFORMED.
PARIS. Nov. IS'.- The governor or
'rench Guiana has sent a dispatch to
li.Initial ofllce here saying Alfred
ireyfus ihr former French officer un
ergoing imprisonment for lire ,01 Dec?
's Island, has been informed of the di
ision proceedings in his case.
Ke.ai
Esstate
Investments
In Our Hands for Sale :
Lot on Twenty-fourth street, near
Washington avenue. $1,500.
Lot on Thirty-third street, near
Washington avenue. $1.500.
Hons.' and Lot renting for $114 per
month, $3,000.
House and Lot 0:1 Twenty-sixth
street, near Washington avenue, $2.
C.50.
Lot on Lafayette avenue, near Twen
tv-eighth street. $1.000.
Brick Block of eight buildings, rent?
ing for Jill per month.' Price $11,000.
Several very desirable Washington
avenue properties cheap.
Irwin Tucker S Co.
RE,F,L ESTATE. RENTAL AND INSUR?
ANCE AGENTS.
WasMnnton five- & 28tii rSt
FOR SALE,
The Board of School Trustees.
Newport News. Va.. Oct. -J4. 1S9S.
Scaled bids will be received by Ihe un?
dersigned until 12 o'clock M. Novembei
24th. ISPs, tor ihe purchase of the public
school property herein mentioned and
described. Bidders will state their own
terms. The board res. rves the right tc
reject any ami all bids. Two lots. Nos.
11 and 12. block 131. and houses thereon,
known as the 28th street white public
school. Two lots. 51 and 52. block 13,
i and houses thereon, known as the Rock
etts Colored Public School. Two lots
I Nos. 15 and HI. block ISO. map made b>
''. M. Braxton. civil engineer, ant:
houses on said I ds. known as the Lake
vllle White Public School.
JNO. SHELDON JONES.
Clerk of Hoard.
120 Twenty-seventh street.
oc25-lm.
Oysters
Now is the time to try them.
Fresh every day at
Ell I ED. STEWED, BROILED,
STEAM ICD anil on the HALF SI1EL1
Also one of those nice din?
ners is just the thing at noon time.
Tlie LiMGii Counter
1
always loaded with chicken
'and trukcy sanuwitches at .10c.
1 Ail the rest at.Cc.
Pastry of al! kinds, at.5c.
Milk. Tea, hot or cold, at .5c.
French-drip corree, unequaled at....5c.
JORDAN and LANDER
IAD? ME A MAN
^ AJAXTA'-LtlTi; POSITIYKLY CURE
igt] cry, i. Sl..-;;;;f..,i. etc.. ea-is.-.l
, ?Tj by Aui:* or other J.Tta\e:e.h hi.,1 Inrii*.
\? cretions, Theii eiiir.t.';/ nttrf sunt,,
\ "II rw-'ore Vwi. V ituhty in old or jon.x-. ,,u,i
*-~J?*?. fitaxaon le; ,:.! ., I i a:f'-.s er ::: cna.',
f^Sl!!.fn,vo3t )c?i.!i:y i.i.'l tfonsoroittion. iff
' in. Thuir nsn she , ; j aimed inte improvc
: -re ad other full In
iei AJnz Tablets. Tlmr
I tinrayoa, VAt clvn ti pea
?l^SGGTS.per
'?.T-V'"' -.. .-eiitfiiontl for S2.G0. Bv
nail, in pint,1 ttrriri..-.-. ,. . ., owirt of prir.o. clrcnlor
AJAX REML'DY CO.,
For sale In Newport Newa, Va., by
A. B. G. KLOR, Drurgist.
The average man is not influenced by
the usual Clothinq advertisement but he
surely listens to REASON.
Especially when that reason is supple?
mented by facts and if this talk brings the
reader to our store: chances are ten to one
that he'll benefit?and believe Peyser facts
1 \ereafter
Our garmei its are cut-trimmed and made
the equal of Custom Work.
We've harped on this subject for the past
nine years* to our progress?to your savinq
we'll never tire of it. I
Tall overcoats $8.50 tp$ 16.50.
Suits $6.50 to $25.00
Winter Overcoats $7.50 to 125.00.
The Reliable
Clothier* Shoer ard
Matter.
NEW
ATTONAL
ANK
UlLDING
Lot of Trautman, Heller & Co.'s
stock bought at 38?c on the dollar, which will
be sold at the same rate as paid for. It is a
chance now that you will never have again to
get Millinery at such ridiculous prices.
Black pinnies that you never bought
for less then 8<tc and 48c a piece, Sale price IJu
White Ostrich plumes, handsome ones will
make a hat look rich for a little money.,,
they are worth $1,00 and $1,25, sale price 4oC
Black Ostrich plumes long fuli and wavy?
a regular $1.00 plume, sale price 3 '?
The linest quality of long black Ostrich
plumes that are worth $2 00 a pi^ce, sale m.
price JM.l/C
Black and ali colors of velvet dotted,,
quills the regular 25c ones, sale price 'C
Coke plunifs in black, white and ab .
colors the regular 25c kind, sale price IjC
Fancy birds with curled quills and Ar-,,,
gl ettes that sell for 48e, sale price l'G
Humming birds the finest grade bird fo
trimming hats the regular price $2,4.8, sale,-1"
price UoC
"Velvets in mack and white or any color
you may desire that sell all over the world for,-,,,
75c, sule price 0/u
Hats! Hats! Hats!
One case of black and one Crse of as-sorte
coloi8, short back rolled edged Sailors that?
we have been selling for 98c, sale price ?VC
One case of children's felt Hats that can
not be bought under 75c, sa'e price J VC
Eight cases of assorted trimmed hats, in all
shapes, that were made this season, the Volun?
teer Hat in all colors, the ranow brim flat edge
sailor, the soft Cadet Hat. the Walking Hat o
any style you may desire, the regular price i9
HSc, you may get your choice of any of the
hats at the sale price of ?J/C
Furs! Furs! Furs !
Time to buy ^you'll profit by buying novv
s we can save you'money.
I Washington Ave
Indeed, if w e'were'nt gratified at the big
increase ii. our business. True, we are offering great val?
uer, which, with right treatment, may account for it. A
case in point is our line oi
Men's Suits and Overooats
$6.50
Will buy an up-to-date fall Overcoat.
$7.50
Will buy an all wool Covert Cloth
ivercoat.
Will buy an all wool, double twist
Overcoat, French faced. Skeemers satin
sleeve lining; would be chaap at $12.50.
$5.00
Will buy an all wool Cheviot Suit.
Children's Vestee Suits, very hand?
somely trimmed, at $1.98 and upwards.
A (
Will buy an all wool Harris Casai
mere in gray, drab and Hairine stripes.
$9,90
Will buy an al! wool worsted effect,"
well worth $12.0?.
,$10-80
Will buy our guaranteed imported
black clay suit, which is .usually sold
for $12.50.
Our stock of Children's Clothing is
complete. Knee pants from 25c up.
We also have a nobby line of boys'
and children's reefers.
Reliable Clothing] House,
^2714 Washington Avenue,