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range of TriKn??io.Mirrr,n. ?>>it*wi?jr wMK ii,,, ninga <if tti** thcr ? ?AM: I' M \! Vt., ll M . IT. * VOL. 14. -NO. 269. RICHMOND, VA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1899. WK ITU KR FORMA*!". ('mut for Sunday and Uo?\*y: VI.Klnl*-Kaln ftunday. Wr M<?*? ?.rUk aMUr* wind*. *hiftlnc Sunday to w.'.terly. . North .-n.l S.M'h^rolm;.- Fair In WM , ,?. rain. followed by f..!r and cooiar In ?>a?trrn portions Sunday; bria* wan , riv wind*; Monday fair. . PHICK THKEE CENTS. II KPim WAVE The City Enjoying Effects of the Industrial Boom. ALL BRANCHES OF TRADE IMPROVED Labor and Materials Are in Great Demand, But the Tide of Improvement Sweeps on Unchecked. PASSING THROUGH A MARVELLOUS PERIOD. Despite the Fact that Commodities are Greatly Enhanced in value and Labor is at a Premium, the Demand Continues Unsatisfied Extensive Railroad Building, while Work? ing a Great Benefit to Many. Has Handicapped Other Industrial Establishments?And the Lumber Trade Feels it to a Great Extent. How Other Branches are Affected. The value of Real Estate takes > a Jump Manufacturing Plants Making Use of all Available Space. ? I i i & l ll \l; I I I ? - - n ll' - ?kif ?. W lilli I eountr) ? still. - IMO* "' '?'l thal ll ? ha tainui Ttl I thr '" ?Tin. ?h?t ta k:i ? or<lin? ?Al*. No* ? , lt li 1^ i' ?nd Ihay ?*? cal* for th? shipment nf th? pi I MESSAGE. FROM OTIS. Colonela H.ur .uni Howse Clow \ non ide Inaargeiil Loader, W ASHING ? I - I ? ?i, four nen mainliuj ? Aparri; Iwo i ? n Bayon i- bom on thi I' \m i i: url ??' MB. MOODY'S FUNERAL, I h.- i nu" Deli red \ ni ll I nea I 11 ii i linen. i ? ? ? ? SEES NO CAUSE FOR PANIC. >r,ntui) Gage Talki on i)i?- Flnau ? iii Situation, - B ?? of N nk 'I'ln I ?' .M' B \ III I!! V illir ' : I .liri Ilk : Nv I hr I rbod Hone) waa ? \ ? ? .h. tbi ? l.iok - v lied banka I . >-"?""" '???. Km v.. r.' *'.""????' <?'. an>l - ? i i. !;ii'. ? Bhrlnl <?-? .... WOWM In the -lirink ? I ?> due to ' ' - ? ?Th ? ? -li ju-t lu ink iga of I ?..?ni tO i ' ? ? e at %?'). bi nek, bringing Mi" surplus li'- banka In aCOCM r, .!ijir- men ta to I i,innot .-??<? looking .i; li Irmn lin ..ir ?U ui ? nit conditlona iire ju.-ti ? The .- ; ? 'i whether kai talk v .'i ..TH KMIInt.K. i any further ;? ? I : "Mo, 1. ll ADMIRAL DEWEY'S AGE. Hr- Will Bfl Sj\i> TWO ?'ii CfctiOtWMM I My? Won't iw Retired, w RAHING TON l ? tba !?? in ed |., i on thal iu .-ill probability until The ?? CHARLESTON INQUIRY. ' .un-. \ erdlei Favorable lo Oan< an of fM i anded \ < ? - I I ? embark 'ii rn of th which ? t vloinil birt! ? Han ? - i neem SI.OOO, , - ,? |, l\ INTERESTING DITCH RUMOR To the Effect That l British Arni) Corps His D ked al Lorenzo Mr | on h.. -i i ;' ? tin.i I > how i A lt. I I ?' ? I Pit tl ? ll W (Milli I tugbi ? I ? BO Will I | . ? ? i il F ? to III ? .i that, ? BM ?le ?ll.ll tl). VO '. I .it, or \ ki ii Bunda) Dec M ai the i'.... The result ls not kn >wn, DUI ike Hi i thal the naval r. ina arr Mblr tc i t>? ?? Tugi PARU ? I . I J Aff.itlK, in feOt. * t Husband and Father of .Mrs. T. P. Yager in thc City. MAY FIND BODY IN WATER THIS MORNING. Lake Will be Drained at Half Past Six O'clock. RELATIVES OF WOMAN ARE MUCH DISTURBED. A Fruitless Search in Washington and Baltimore. NO TRACE OF HER WAS FOUND. MyatorkNU lotion aftha \\ muan Leads lu lin < um liMinii Iii,tl lin- Mind linaine I nlialam eil IfhjM She I.iii Mri' limn ? in Km. k,baa> lunn < mmu Ci nu- lu I ndii^o i re.H iiienl liv III. Hen. .I'lllll bimi \ Sn .in",' Diaappaav ance, Mr. T. I'. Yager ami I>r. J. I? Webo, ? ? P. Uti hmond on i ? ' TIM] m and Bal i ? : i! . v. viki: A th*Mr. ? opinion i I not bf ? Hon ;it ti ? D ? Mi i >ll *h> 'i . mei ba ,i.? ounted for on i maota Which tn: * "ii. ' I ? ll ? li I, i ? ' ? No Tim1: "i ? M' i i ? She wai ( i. -..I. BURIED ALIVE IN A COAL MINE. Rc Explosion Imprisons Miners Nc tr BrownsvillePfc-Ufo Hope of Their Escaping Death. . nu: rv ' \ . '? i v M i" ia Batta from ' mora I i tan l"1 ?tn .. ii,.,i ,,i ba M i - Ekaabar. i | bean taken out ? rj beary. I I W.lS . ? lin.-.- mu.?-? ' nat totally .' i anani Seam v . . ? n,.m on III \MI'I ii men inal tar Un d Tlic ? ..? ferea to tba i i, icb to Um ta tba mine HURLED HUNDREDS CW FF.KT. Timbi ? bundn da of feet, ih. lower rta li e*ojfc '" lae alf hud ?,is .omiii. ked and bad .at., th*- mine at I ... i bu kn wac tow IB Tl \, ?: ? Old, ii trapper [.. nea ?"?> tlrr* ta fhe or twice and . .t,i Poarteen anna wara ren.-ued by the : them wen rik ma ball fab aired, w ? arttbin lan I ' the bottom the cage stopped. A mars of wreekaxt' wan piled m> to the Of tho enaft. Willi their fares ..mi burned and their bodlea di 'i ted, lay aeven men. The ?tarted to clear away the debris, but lt ama slow, hard work. a* the force of the explosion had been titanic. I'ltt Bose Thomaa and three mon went i .i' k 01 e hundred feel to tin! tin They Hunk they ?uccccded. bul they had no tuna ii Invcatlgwta, ai ike) were over ? rape by tko altai -<i imi> I Kb* ? of the rescue peru hastily rushed them i. whare tko] wi re i ? '.itad. Tboaaa a ?? ad, LITTLdS HOPR To-nJghl Mme laepactof .Lim.' HU' k -..i.i i would aol Ul 'ta <? ta i ., hope foi the bmd In tea pit, bul i doubt v ngia ona rani dna attva. ?| h< Ben, If ilivo, i aa ava fae two at three ,. i artthoul fo I lu addtttaat lo what (hey ni.iy have lattas tai their dinner mata ootna iJ Ul <?*?> have air. The tan i- run.i'm-'. ?>nt the big : tba mim remahw1 unventll ited, an.I is ? I chocked with deadly In which no baenan bail < ?ne i,t -he min- seVlaJe wko ?pani al? most Um emir. .; . '" baa asl ?aid: . gtat i thawed easnaJafea ? ? i ie mi hoi ? that I i Tbs arias ? oked beyond e i ion and ptk d up on aai ii other .I number of men anl kdale Com m Brownvaie m I nlontown lt ta known md lies Red branch ol th.' Pi nnsylvanla rall* kt I .minn: PU lt idi HIT.' ? mi'" mp In ii, deteob i about l 111 the Uile enti m. .? "f tot the men to N. ? aa '", compili af the ul thc ira. But thai m. nt iii .1 from lbiri tl ? mi n ir.- .-ii'. .ni -li ina .iii.i !be b ? ni >? are Hu Bl ns. The Mal obtained , u \\ b roi. dogie, baa mothar Joseph Bui rite and three ? liililp A Hurt M. hui ni ?!. ? fe and i bildren. .i im< Am..nu tbi ? ..i ii ? ? ima known \ bini ksmltb hop i Into -i Hen i ? ii of the BRYAN'S ITINERARY, H<- Mill l?i>i itxs "lui|ii'i ilisin anil I i ii-i-." I hi.ni Ui lin i: isl. NEW YORK. Voe ? kVaahl i J I Ni w fork: 1 atli leaders In \ month, and the H mapped ojit. I hare i I ' trough Ki a .1. i wy. I un i. ? to Aili bo "IniseiIsllsai . and Ui a he m to -i ? -ik il i and Jersey < \. v, v..ik hta ? ? FIELD MARSHAL LORD ROBERTS Given a Great Oration on His De :l rlure From Waterloo Railroad Station -Royalty Present. ? ? I ll ! I ? 'i'd. ai the Duke ol h nd the Duke of Cunna ughl aren received with . Pill NOE OK W LLI - rous pg .1.. ??; m< ra divert i.,n from iii- bi ro "i tb hour as . .,f H ,i . - in the moat i prdin] i. The Pi. . Ingulshed I In m: ii 's: ...in - bed a sti i a nc group, . ?hals. Lord ] rhovu In na looked - -evil and ii ri i to the g< nerel. ??* which Oood lu.'k .. \ .n ari rs i auski ?? ; oV Oood-hyi Bobe, .i happy i r ? N< a I ? i . iin-k in your nriaaton STEAMER FOUNDERED. AM on Hoard I liutiglit to Have IV,mi Prow n.<l. NSWRURTPORT, mass. Die . mar Laura Marlon. ..t Qroeolaad. foundered on Newburyport Bar to-nghl li th..ufjht all on board w.!. dree Thc ml . .1 Pettlngilt, thc alaster. Wreckage of the cffjft has onie ashore uu III Asked for Estimates on Three Thousand Ton Vessels. THEY ARE FOR THE MERCHANT MARINE. Buffalo Firm Pays a Compliment to the Local Ship-Builders and the Work May Come Here. RICHMOND BEING RECOGNIZED AS A CENTRE. The Character of the Work Done in the Fulfilling of Contracts Awarded by the Government to This Company and the Rapidity With Which lt ls Being Turned Out Has At? tracted Widespread Attention Among the Ship Building Interests of the Country and Caused Much Favorable Comment?If the Building of These is Under? taken at the Local Yards it Will Mean Much to Richmond and Will Affect other . Industries. Richmond r of two tin' ? r tba i k Buffalo I tba Willi.mi i: T ?. name for hu ? fa .1 the ' . ? .'. fuliill Wit li - I I I oe ' ? i ? ? BIT is RI ' ZED. I I ? t a nm - i I ?rr wl> I WHAT ' r If Bi i ? '. ? llO.lt -i I ' ' of tlie Trigg. Cora : work, ni' H planti tl WM1 SOWS ? mad ? ? ?A i'' I GUILTY OF BRIBERY. Atlornev .IiiIiii I'. Welr.im,' Convn ted :i. il l>iO>.ii-r."l. HELENA, MUNT !>??? tS, -Ia f Of At; : win. ir HOB V 'th Ii I - returned ? unanlm ?- renJlei 4 nulty with ti.. aent. ? of th.. , vui. ti ??-? ? t Jin. - ? to infhn ? for United staten .ind th.it W'loiOie : h.- dlabaired Car the act, S'lmiiicr Adrift WHI?raanala Almnrd st .john-' .v : !'? irtltek I ? i ii.not. rg fer Not u ^ i with a part ear?.? urrtvefll bam j ah-nt of coal. 8he roporu having encofcn- j ? a I ?? ??; . \ \; drot unV > lite WI i ~ reran uith ? cental . ? SAVtO FROM A WRECK. Htaaujatav BaraMMla Uretmki la Vnretvi Mea wen from Hie Aatorcmr. \t:\ - burk \ . :n i: ? I ? I ,1,1, r hy file ld S. 8 Hot i ,i. i D T '. : gated ????. LARGE PURCHASER OF LAND. Menai ot*the Hani i m lloada Develop mini i i,|ii|i.inv Bl IT'H.k VA. 1 ? - I ? rt i - ? i ? i . Hampton ii t Kira and i in., i v ? ? ? i N ?? GENErtAL MENDOZA KILLED. Waa Commander In Cit ir f of \ cm. rn elan li-' i ? "in i killel ib "f .i prl Ht i, . li \il kM I re I ; D i;r^Hi,.? ? ii lr In : i lb. SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS. i annal dael m tn? ? tm. nt h.. . ted tai Rt. le m ? leetrte rnii i i more big liana .'inga U ? ? i i.i\ ir i"1' in U invllle. ?mrebeaai In Norfolk i ' ?'?? in tr\ .lui ii barnet te , of st Panta In I-., or..! t? I ..I .it Lawreacevtlai I . .:. ni Oban pan) haaea of la I i. nt-ral. 'I- ii t i ii. t P ?nmjlvanla <oal mino ~Attor. ? Wataoaa* eeavietea' of brio ?ry and dlsbarro?i Korelgn. Plaid Marena] Robert* given un ova v in.i a rumor la to the *.ffeer that .. Brittani at my carpa baa lanced a renae M . is a<i\*ai-ii..; lo Trean* \;ial front k: