Richmond dispatch. [volume], February 24, 1898, Image 1

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THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
WHOLE NTMI'Kl;. 14.530. RICHMOND, VA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1898. THREE CENTS PER ???IT.
?e excitement:
Hail From Maine Officers Gi?es Rise to
Rumors.
ONE FACT OF ?NEGATIVE YALUE.
. oses of Theory That Boiler Ex?
plosion Caospd Mam Wreck.
w um n \i ; i t s i toi ,:??.
? RegSirS? ? ,iill> ? oi.tlnii.
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.elo.lo.i \\ m n on? ?n l-.1,1,-.
ly at.
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m Hu?
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ululer
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the
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as to g of the s
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If lliy
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pal ob the
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I thai tl.
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artly,
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lipped
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n In
a th tie ti
? ling the
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? et > thing has been doi
plain
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day;
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k Chief, | Ixine
Il Iltly the Jir.-si'lelit 111 of
i of the ? ft' cl upon tbs
, el-.i'elL'. ! attl Bl] tint
tllis
iry I>.ng,
in ruin?! ..-Haiti public a
g ... : ?Uvera onti
, tak.ii. ways
nt."
arard
ILK.
ill thinking of
rday
i
ting,
tl
bnnk
: .. atna all of tbl baa 1
i sea, ;
for (
thai
. ?, .., | on*
i
'I In?
for
., aboni taran?
Tb. n nil was i|iii?-t :.n?I
.1. in live
was
n abo,, '-nt eoii.li
S.
? h*
it of Ail
It ii* nai?l. bOW?
for ??
titear ;
. \ ?M !
' , la Baaapaoi
the 1
the
rom hl?
.i,..ut t"
yolunUrtly rstofosd to
A f(.,riu_l or?l< ? was BSBde ??'it ,,'i,< tot?
?I.-r ,
r.-StS
I .- ?ou- '
n*mOBA. |V . pg*4 -bul i
Th K, ? *
' W? ?louble-tnr,,,,,, tTJW||t0|
? i.- order? ,..
"? ? not needed elaewhere imme
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AIXSPS Nietn? x,, BBOORO,
I l?rll?-|.?|,M(,r,.? ...._.Tr| ? ?,.., (o
Dr. Hsnabeigoi.
KHINQTON, ? V-A r?_
I
ed ?and brin?-:.
'
rtme.it, :
from whl
?gin.
I It still I
' "f that : ? un_
brackish odor. The blu. i
'
printing .?in.-.? a?. ,,.
out- "'- ""' ' the i?.urn
the ?metallic Ink used by th.? navy, m
nothing m th.. book
g upon the d
Iribui methodical habl
' "" th? Malne'a m
r- thai the record was br?oughl ui>
" the laal moment ?before the ?wreck of
the ship, the lasi ?entry being February
I >th.
N.i orders have y, ; L.,ne out to th- ?big
double-turreted monitor Terror, so ?that
to h?t remains as it did
r.lay, When St . id try 1.,,i?k
that ah? m ?.- i?, no,- held for
Norfolk.
BENSATIOKB ?S? lUELCHED.
Consul General Le*. in the com
friendly talk in h .ms,
- : I he view ti
are at pressai otbef planea ?mor? 6
M?- as ?.-sorts for ?persons who have no
particular ?baatneea th?*-re than Habana,
but i!i?' s- tmenl euthoris
ennounoement that it ha
advised that ?be has either officially or
lly delivered himself ??t any
Mlon on 11
Th?? Spanish legation also ?I,
ports that ? ;. neral Lot hat tf* ?? any
such warning, and it is als.? said at the
rtmenl thai no has been
yed to th? o\\ ie ra ol
seis ?al N- w Orieai I are thai it
would not !> safe for iii-iii to vieil Cu?
itan ?porta at this time.
?battleship Texas and th?' ?ui
Nashville will leave Galveaton, Tex., to?
day f??r K.y W..-1. ?rhere ?tbey win ?re?
join 111" other ?
. .l'on at t!; N" Ordl '
i ?by tin- Navy
?'?i that it
...
!?v which th? two -hips w< re
' ? remato at Galv?
the 17th ;?? ?to
iii ti there, and
M t?' K?'y Wf.-t ??11 11" !
ir? th? m i
tint ovement is ?said to
?:i ?s DISABILITY.
The n.??'il in.
from Admiral (Heard, at
Admiral l he
tils health, and
: ?be ui'.ai'i? i" ? " t?? ?sea erlth th?
II.- ? ill remain on BhOre at tus
of il i that pi.?
ms in ha'
..ni\ v. boa ii b? coatee necoaaai
t . go t.. quadron.
id the ?squadron be ?>t>lie.?i -
wiili tiie Admiral ill al K. > Wesf,
?and t? piain
?Samp - 'I in the Investigation al
na, probaMj tie cdtomand of the
?squadron Would devolve upon captain
Taylor, bow commandlng4the ban
ami commonly regard? ?i
Ighteei and bi.iini..-: offi
n th<- naval service.
Simultaneously srith the departUl
.in?! the Nashvi le from Gad
?. the Marbleh? ad
will leave Neu Orl?aana - ? t i ? t tbe ?Dc?rolt
will have Mobile for Key W? ****
movements are ; ? i f- ? a ?part <>f th? orders
?given early this month, ?before tbe ?Maine
The Montgoin?
. for Key
d th? Itth.
The result will be t" lu in.
th? ' number ?<f r?esela under
Admirad Btcard al Kej West and the
Imm?diat? vicinity ??i t)i" cruiser New
York, now at Tortugas; the Indiana, the
us. the Marblehead, th?
Montgomery, the Nashville, A.?-, the ?Du?
Is in dry-dock al Mobile, ?and
Ph? Brook?
lyn is also cruising in the W< I
t present, en rout? from ?St Thta?
i uz.
?'???n affali
i their noi i ? i
lv? ?i no reports "f ?any
i nlng Hi?- Maine or th?
irogr? ' an?
il.ili.nia in Investtgatln?
PATRIOTIC ?LITTLE GIRL.
i ?1er for ?i from the i.\ -
Publishing Company, of Bi
?Conn., ?wit! dnlng
hat i' bj patriotic llttl?
?.nn.. who di dr? ?i i?> help
other little ?girl, orphaned by the
th? Maine. The glrt's name ?la
.alia <
an
of 111" 1*1 - il't of the
to the editor of the Brldgeporl
nd ?said: "Thtough jrou I
Cook tor her
that it shali 1
n the
: fi.it ih?- little American
Mould have though! of th? children
,r jh? - ho w? ?re drown?
\ m? etlng of the ?wlv?.- of the chl?
Na* ) I?? panu'etit
h? Id ai tin' "?h ' tke
clock this morning t?? de?
?leans for th<- relief of th? fan
.rs a i?" 1"' ' ?I" "' Ii'?' bJ I!l"
..lie.
Th.- newapapera of the city were re
i t? that an i?ers"i?s desiring
atributa t?? this f'"?'1 ibo?uld com*
munical. with Mrs St. wait. Bi ?_U NOW
H nu shire avenue.
A form of ciivular Inviting- contributions
- it.mi'i??! and ipproved, ind i
BTdered to i.? ?a ni t?. al navy ?.
?Ml naval stations, an.l all ? c-seb of the
na v y.
Secretary I>ong Eds evening received the
*oiioe ?Vdmlral ?Btcard:
v We* t. ?Febea
r Navy: Right Arm tUTlv?
tail morning Capta
. Kperienced man, wl*,o wl
,i,i,. i. Ice. ?".?pi.?in ?Samp?
il.iitloU Of Wl."
1??w.-rfui applls
cute. Con
sends contrae! with best-equipped wreck?
?mpeny t?> ?remove material and lift
hi), without delay. ?Forward half com
?Jetelj ? aft apparently Intuit,
la minor niatterik"
II ANN A "M
B Cir.-u
:. ?ii r thai i confll? the
was ?imminent,
'
. il? ni? ?I Hi? in.
i lieve tin >
hing In tli?' M
MCLVP?D O* 'i'llil-D PAOS
STARVATION IX CUBA
iLiiitim.i: ??ixiiiriiiN ?if i?i:iii?i.r.
0? >l \'lWA \S Al.?l\K.
FORMERLY WELL-TO-DO HOW BEGGING
I ???r lnad?(iuii<?> ?if l,?n?nl Rollet
MotawuBB Spnnlsb i-BlkoaHlaa* at
'?? Enii ?if Their tSmtmmianatmmm
* m?rlii,m ( IHaa-S In Ared.
(<' ?rr.-Ki.on.|. ),,
" > t?QO DE ? i i;.\. i . ,,,....
While ths I BftOd Stat. | .Moiit
Ifatanaaa recently a
HM.-.l t?? inquit.
the ? ondltlon ..r th- pro
Although ti..- ass . . ,f the
>?l"'tt aie ie,i known. It may Ie
'" ?" ?arm thai then
' ly without food an?!
Ctothlni arltbbl UM city limits. About
"ll'? thoui in i ..I these live in small huts
?f L '0" bi buts i'??i m ;
square "rlliagi osar th.- Nut-up pon
of tbs city. The other U.im? live ill lbs
?ut.-ly
without ho. n, r.
..f ths laboring
- >. who have i . a Into the
<'lty irmii their country bomSB, which
have bien destroyed la tho war opefa
tlona. .Most of tii. in ate women and ?,hil
if'ii, and they ai.- all emanlaasfl. nick,
and almost beyond relist*, unless that
have the benebt of rsgular treatment in
Hi. hospitals, As It is, they ar<; dying
IB til' V. a.it (.f food.
According t., Kith, r- .1 from
th. b.-st otll'-iai sources, the number of
d?Batba in tie- province of afataaaaa from
starvation is mm, ami the miralxr of
atarving people at present in tba provlneB
is estimated at 98,000, out ?if a total papa
latlon ..f : '?;. ;!?, in 1?.,, tnl 1 tbs
number of the starving is rapidly In?
nig.
In th.- city >.f M on,, th? re
have besa about U.4M deaths durini
past y?ar. and thi number Is Inen
dally. 'The death-rate 11 present av?
torts -sis per day, a - ahoa a by 11
ti on, th.- . The Inere
the deatb-rate is dus to tha thai that
Lit* ' 110 lODgST .-OIHilieil t,, lb.
laboring cl most of arbona have al?
ready perlahed, It hie- n,,w . vr.-n.b-d to
people ? h" before th.- war were in
m...i. 1 inf.atable rliTiinaatannaa.
Tho? who are now begging in the streets
ai?'. ?M a large part, well-to-do peapl*, or
till.Ir.-n of the ?7?ell-tO- lo; and, in ad?
dition, th.- dtlaens of the city of Ifai
themselves are beginning t.< suffer far
1 he of lif?-, h
dl aile d tie ir : o order to sup?
ply the n? ?L' .,;' tie- laboring 1 la -. who
le,] !l|?.:i
RELIEF SYSTEM IN ADEQUATE.
The Oltlsens of -Matanza- have an ?>r
-t? m of i-.iief for the starving
peopl entirely Inadequate, and
(lartngly so, for
the ? 1 were well-to
do are rapidly diminishing; whll?
?h ma- onstantly I
ntly
n_ death-rate.
'i/.nn
' ,1 by tbs
?.flier- of th?
thej - tbs
h?.u
children, and the Board
through which they were admitted to the
relief Th?t*re they found
niiii 'tis for whom the c\'
bad been able to pt??? i?!- ratloi
in a room aerosa the court-yard of the
- and is many
Wl I' idled with a
OOOked in and Wl t*
arranged In roe tilsti Ibutlon
am..nu the famishing ?eople wno were in
H lili: ! pail ! tile hollSe. Lilt.
- lid the three Kli-f place- In
the ?ity , n to
ade.pi.it. I3 '..d to the 14,0M pso
tan Ing la tl
for tl
Ihre? '
at a tune
It nbou ! h' addl ?I that a larn.
- have fed
1 |n tt,. a front <?t'
, ...-., Lot tb? - ',I,/..,- Illelll
?,.h-,, h. "f privation,
,,,1,1 ui ",! '"""
theB1thej will be compelled In self-pi
,?.,n 1 Mi?' work of ch.iri'
which tie '-"'' :""'
emlngly >; dvatlon for the
??r'furnh nourish,,'
?,e dlrec?on of the dt) phyaldans.
URGENCY OF NEED.
Th?
fa-t- rived at
Of I'nite.l
t?i-., .t will be
It the atarving thousand-,
t., Sa 1,irly
. e
wie11 th?- United
landed tic '
.n.M. WO
. hilaren, who Importuned them
In the ni"?t heart., ndlng manner f?.. I
. xhe Ui Ited Btat? s Consul al
,1,1. undei
bu( when tie Montgomery
l,.1, [here In the Aral daya ol F? bt
. Consul had only enough ration
mutnlng t,. last about tv after
which th.- fund appropri?t? I
would hav. been exhauafbd and then the
rs ,,t vi.. 0 "i Include the
\in. rlcan ?itiz? na at that ; have
relief through the
[Tnfted SUt? *?- "* **? ""'" t1"*
-..,,su! had ll,<"1' totmnaO by
... eitlsena of Mat insas, s.-t
,01th in detail th.- n.ed 1.1 which
Hate r?-li.-f from tbs
tion.
1 n,.- board or officers of ih"
; .in, Matanzas
; ?ply of food f"r
1, |,,r at I? SSI one month. In
n to suppliea of c-tmd?**nsed milk for
,! medicines of all kinds.
The people of Ifatanaaa an- also in
irg.tit nee.I Of rlothing, most of tbSBO
Ming in flltby rags.
The Spanish authorities, it may be said
n conclusion, have rendered ?ill the as
u hi? li it aeswia passible for thsss
o pinvkie. On tWO ft* th'-y have
pv.ii ?00,000 t.. fu- fun?! for th?- relief ?>t
he ?lestltllte. bUt SO ! IxilUXl
in. thi- was all th.- go\
Ibute to th?;
vlicf fund. _
Tino w ilkKsiit,uni: no IL,
I'.* at (nui ? y ? > -Y?-?? ?if \ l.ilrui-i- on
l'art uf Striker?.
WILKLSLALH!-:. LA. L. bruary 23.
111?' defence Cilllt !||I|. (! !..
testify to-day. In the trial of Sheriff Mar?
tin anil his deputies. It was brought out
lhat the atrlk? t?> Quit
work, and win N ??tie of tb<-m re'
- struck in tbn back with a
-lone thrown Bt B -?'ilk?-r, and badly burl.
a number ?>f other wltnsssss teatlfted to
lets of ? the sink.
ase 11 train luc
atonod. .\
Jubn Uviub, forcuiup t?f >b?j Uurwogd J fc
colliery, was the moat Important wit
tfei da*. He ??Id: "On 8ept?*m
coming, and told all my men to g? borne
' th? \i Ado striker? came upot
wheel?, and said: 'We are g?,ing to stoi
the min.?, aad ?Irlv.? the in. n out'
'When the strikers came ?some of then
d to cut the r.,p. ,,f s,,, | plane
r-lnad Of men wer.- being hauled up
and If the rotie had I.n cut they w.ul?
been kin-.i By bard talking l man
aged to persuade ?
the rope. Tiey ?t???i as they left:
w?,n': work any mor? for a month. Il
-lo we'll kill you."
nber ?th, a crowd
tararood b . with clubs am
?ton? ?the br??aker, find wen!
through It, lii'iking for m? n win? weht
hiding from mem. They found noie
the Bobotskl and .lohn
Euhlt-kl told me that ?f ;my of
to work they would be ?killed. Thai
ninht I got twenty proclamations from
Hi" Sheriff, ami posted them from I
I to Hafwood. i i id on? ? f then
and the riot a?t to several seen. Tta
men bad just told m<- that the McAdo?
men had I strik-- unless thelf
demands were ??rented. We tried l?verai
times to g'-t th.- breaker atartsd, ?Tml
time the med who wanted to work wen
dri\ ?and tlir. '
with death."
The crosa-skamlnatlon did not ?bleak
down this testimony.
FAIl.t RE DF CVBAB AUTOBOMY.
< oiinul-Oenen?! ?Lee*! Im.iorlBiH Offi?
cial H??|Mirt.
?Washington Star, I
A very important fact with a i
billty of B slgnibcant ?bearing BPOn start?
ling ?'vtnts sime. i< ?that th- letter ?front
d-d n<?rii ?Lee, which snnounosd to
?I tu.. lit tllH failure of au?
tonoms In Coba, waa dated December
nth. and. therefore, has beea a long tima
in ihe hand- of the department. General
after giving his opinion thai autono?
my hi? proved a failure, discusses In this
?letter the condition <?f th.- Island. The
announcement of the failure of autonomy
Is very positive, and is corrobor?t?
letters of lat.-r ?lute from all the Ameri?
can consuls in Cuba, each declaring that
autonomy Is a falhll
It Is probante that the Spanish authori?
ties wire aware of th? announcement
having b.-eii m;i?l" bv ?'encra! Lee, If not
at the time of Its writing, at
rward, slae? ii" ?Lome ?would na?
turally be lnform.-d by th part
men! of the condition of affairs rep
It la regarded a- quite within th.- ?Sounds
of n??-?-?um thai the extraordinary ??'
tlon of I??- Loane, resulting in his retire
mi nt, and later tbe terrible disaster t<>
the Main.-, may have resulted directly or
Indirectly from a km
that Spain was n?-;ir ihe end of h?'r I
?Knowledge >?f an Intention on the part
of the Presiden! to send a n
Congresa conveying th" l. letter, and
himself announcing tbe failure of auto?
nomy, might have had bad a wry ,!is
turbing effect upon the temper of Spain.
The correspondence bearing on this
question has bsen called for by the ?Sen*
ml the ?derk?- of the Stol
m?nt are now preparing It for tran
si..?). Th.- resolution calling for it per?
mits the ?President to withhold it. if he
thinks pi-op. t- i?, do ?so, ?and th ?m,
?Ion ils, ?n vl"W of th? pn
critical si it? of th? > lettons betw? n
?he United Fiat.*?? and Spain, that the
?President will conclude to withhold this
?from the public for the
nt.
-aaaa,.
Gl M H M. ?Illtltl ! I I O ?UNO SOI I'll
To li!H|i???l 1 muH Defence???hi?
II? i-, ii I ii i* A n n ?in I Trip.
new YORK, ?Februarys. ?MajoMIene
ral M'-n-itt. rammender ??i the ?De?part
i' an
iiispe.'ti?)!i ?if th.- defences on the U.I
' s.iuih of N?u York. HI
understood to Includi Atlanta. New Or
Mobile, i nnah,
1 in '.lie
iiam?.I.
Tin
HIVI1..:- his trip .'
annual Inspection, which te- !i??i bail lti
contemplation ?.?r about two month.-.
?llts, \*d\M>\ BOOB DEAD.
I n inral ll??r?? To-Murmvv After?
noon?llr. Caarlea B-mBee.
WASHINGTON, l'- bruai
Mrs. Amanda Hoge, of Richmond, ?li"l
I dene? ??t* her ?son-tn*
law, Rev. .1. A. Tailor. MB Pierce P
Her i"iii:iii:? ?will be token to Richmond,
and ?h" funeral s? t-vic.-s will !?? h? i?i at
the Firs? ?Baptist church ?Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock.
Mr. ?'liarles ?Hasker, of Richmond, i*?
the i friend, Mr. E. ?'. Crump.
pi:??l hui. Mr. Hasker was ob? of
the officers of the Merrin I D? of
?Asi to li av< It
GENERAL i.oitnoN BER10USL1 II.I..
I ijiilil?- ta K?-?-|i ?i I ??lure Enuiiice
.ni in Talada.
TOLEDO, l'ebriiun :. Oanafal Gor?
don, the dislinguisli?".! sol
lier, i ?led to la last
evening. Every seat la the Valentine
Theatre bail l.eell sold ill .l'U.ill'". '
In the iii'tenio"! ui was ?received
innounctng that GeBaral Gordo? ?had been
taken BUddeni] ill at !'"i't HiU'ol?. Mii'ii.,
m?! was unal.ls tO travel any fui-tlier.
?Private advbsee an t?> ?Use effect tiiat
leneral ?"?onion la ?s-aioaaly si.k.
THE ?LAKE ?II* nounou.
lt?\?iir.l OITere?! for ?rrc.l ?nil I on
xi.iioii ?it B?rdese se.
WASHINGTON, D C, K?-bruarv B.?
r-Genera) haa offered .t
...i convic?
tion of the ?peraotM a ho burn? ?i lb? .
:! Lake Cltj on Monday night ?and
im ib. arrest and con
i/tctloi ' murder? ?l th.
im-- time. He
itlnu? the
tj 11 ??m th
Hurl In Wen I.? I'rlxiin.
PHILAJ ?ELPHIA, i < bruary .;. -John
I\ Hart, pri'sid? m irt Steamship
lay taken to th
entonce
: upon hini a year au?, by .lud?,
Butler, in the United
II.in was at thai til
?f aiding a i Suben llllbu ? edition
m the
I to m Imprisonm? ni o? two y?
nul t?. [ij a tin.- of BOO and the costs ol I
the trial. An appeal waa taken to the
tutted States Courl of Appeals, bul the |
ippellate court oonflrmed th? ti i ul l n ** of /
ihe lower tribunal.
DeNperiKlit Mil. l-'iiur ?l??n.
?i.N. ni-:i'.. ! " ornar
ial ?from Alma, tin- county ?seat ol ?Har?
?n county. : .1 has ju??i 1.
tceived from MSSCOtt, this county, Ihat
rhoin.iH Eon!, who ?Saat w.ek cut the
hroat of his brother-in-law, ? - iped from
ail i?.-i!d>, and kill?-?! tour men ?before
i? could l??- overpowered. There ?a In
ens?? excitem? fit la-r?-, and th.- ?Sheriff
las l?-ft for Mascot." Aima is not a
light telegraph otaca, and furth? r i
uiiiot be obtained.
<;irl III?????? ll.r I n i her'. Head Off.
NEBRASKA CITY, NEB., ?FBt-taaiy ?A
lary Kuwltsl
l.-w h.-r father's head off with a shotgun
llllle ' . !?.
i-o? ? une home drunk, and
the family out ??f the houa
butcher-knif", and i to kill
h.-m. He was tinally pacified ?and Indued
o go t?. bed. it is suppos. d that terror
rom fre?tuent occurrences of this kin?!
rove the gin insane. si?e ?
ssted.
Two r?>arofi Lynched.
l'\l)l?'AH. KV? February X-Two
legroes (Richard All? n and T in Holm, si
a. Ii.-.l at Mavll' ? I. h
bbed a hous??, and Holme, killed
ils wife six mouths ago.
Mu.-hiilN Salir* fair \<irf?ilk.
WASH IN? ?TON. D. C I
for Norfolk, returning
?_* tour ui lb* AeiaUv ItAtion,
FOI! PENSION REFORM
IKl I of Tin: ii.?.i-i,iniii;
nOBf TO DIMI SH THIS.
MAKE THE HOME A HOSPITAL.
This Proposition Mn?l.-. lint Vot He~
? ?-Ived Mil h General I'n vor?Want
am i:?|iill.-il)i<- Law? ? .initii-Hee A|i
polnt? U to ?run a Hill.
About thirty members of the two
bran. ties, of th.- General Assembly, artaa
' nis of tba la't" war, having
I in the ? "on'.derate army, m.t 111
till- Hall of tile Hollse Of I I. h
night and discussed the question as to
a law that
WOuM be equitable in Its operation, and
d.? away With tie- present abuse?!.
That* was quita a s. nttm.iit niani'
to abolish th.- Boldlers' Horn.-, or conv.-rt
the Institution into a hospital for th.?
care -<f ? i Uly needing m?
ait-ntion. While so much <>t th.? appropri
atii.n SB ?'oul.l thus b.? withdrawn should
!..- us..! In pen -
?'??life.lerai- ?Midlers. There was even
talk of reducing Lie appropriation
t0 the I'diversity and '.Hier edil..,
institutions in or?l?-r that th" veterans
could I." prop.rly ? a red for throughout
Ihe S
Tin- body finally appointed a commlt
wlth instructions to draft a gBHSf*al
I ension bill to earn' ?tut pasted
it th and then adjourned until
to-night.
ITS OBJECT IS KXLLAINLD.
on motion of Mr. 'i', o. Jennings, l
tain Parks was chosen chairman ?if Lie
mietint; mi,i Mr. Jenninga aras mad,
rotary. C?ptala Parka atesad that tbs
body had gathSTSd in response to a call
Issued during the day. requesting that _fl
Confed?rate soldiers who wars members
of tin- General Assembly, and who Were
Interested in the welfare "t" the veterans
0< tbs B*ai Is in the hall of tl ?
Mr. Darnall, SS the originator of tii .
meeting, stated thai tin- oall bad
lssu.-d in ord.r that the proposed appro?
priation to tii.- Soldiers' Home mlS
.-sed. He thought, from t
abOWn by an Inspwtkrn of th.- institution.
that it did not COBl HfiO annually for the
maint, ti.,;i ] (,,. cloth?
ing th.y vs.,re, he thought, was of the
must e,million material, and the
aeread t.? them was |x..,r. If th.- mon. y
appropriated by the state was bals
Verted, it would be Well for th.- Legisla?
ture to tike aome steps towards other
uslng th.- appropilatlon, so that the
..id soldiers might receive ths full benefit
of it.
CAPT. CALDWELL GIVES FIGURES.
L|. m..tien of Mr. PUcher, Adjutant
Caldwell, of th?- Soldlera' Hume, was re
i,.i t,. make a Btatement as to the
management ..f the Institution. Adjutant
Caldwell stated that n coal for rations far
a man in quarters II .''-lits per ?Jay. The
aver tb?er aeces.
BssB smounted t,> l'? cent
'lav. L i i.ally SVXtM
for th.- maintenance of the minai--- Upon
tie- pa %S% of an MB men. ?a hen
IS In Lie hospital his raw food
:l c. nts p.-r day. tie- pi r capita
for bta maintenance th? i
Adjutant Caldwell i if lie did
n.,t think any Inmate of the Institution
would in- willing to u. apt ? pos ahm of
iiiniially nnd II*.-. a! his own home.
Tin- officer replied thai li
and he , p. ,j , n,- in., been given
annual pension, the amount turned
tbSBB, an?! they had been dis?
id? ligad. 'I'lie result had be.n in
instain e that th.- veteran . din h
had apent tin- aim.tint allowed him by th.
State, and within a few w. eks again ap?
plied for admis-ion to tie bOBS.
KAKI IV A HOSPITAL,
Captain Hinter said than was noques?
y and well-meanin?,'
of thus.? who conducted Li" Institution.
Th- y were engaged In a nob!.- work. The
,.,ri t.. ! however
a, i, not a favor.,! ?,-w I ad 10*
according to the Ideas of the beaevolenl
officers of tbs institution, ?arblls thoua
of other veterana were aufferin
wiioin vv.ie rocoivlng, it is true, the me?.
pit lane- of a pension of il", annually. He
ht tie? horn.- should i?- convert? i
into a h?.sp;tal. an?! ..uly those actually
in incd of medical attention be received,
v\?iiie tii,- appropriation oould ?bus bs ro
i and th.- remainder !,? applied in
equal proportloa t?. lbs needy Confederate
v. i, rana a? ovar tbs state.
Adjutant CaldaraU than atated thai th
ii,mi'- was gradually beoooitng a hoapl?
tal. and in six years it would, in reality,
be such an institution. Tie- inmates
grourlng anon feeble evsrj
LVLLV DOL? AL WKi.i. SPENT.
Mr. t. i>. Jennings said ii?- ?oul.l gtva
aoms light as t?? ths question whether
tiie inmates would ti??f pi receive
a pension ami ?.av.. tha home. He cited
ill.- casi of a veteran who had accepted
...I left the Institution, lb- aras now
in Lynch! of charity.
now entr.?ly anxloua to
admitted to tii.- home. Mr. Jenninga
ind given
in two yeara they would kno?ck?
M'.lii.-.
Every dollar epenl on the latter institu?
tion was "gloriOUSly and well spent."
To ti?..-. who had recently been plaosd
upon the pension-roll, be . or of
i be ' m,,ant from |U to in?.
. 150, He was not, however, in
>r ,.f crippling tin- Soldiers' Home.
Dr. Quese-nberry was in favor of equal?
n list, ami' Inaugurating
some tern.
THE SVATL IMPOSED UPON.
d as for as tii.? Roi
11?,nu- was concerned, no man had
-h.-r appreciation for the institution
all.l those who conduct..I it than 'I'd he
in bis com. i were .>n the p.
list, but no Confed? . i had - v. r
been an Inmate of a poor-boose there,
inn as long as be had a vol. m ills com?
munity no one ever would be. The -
was being imposed opon, bowevi r, la tns
granting of pensiona Many w.-r?- on th.
rolls win. w.-r?- not entitled to a pension,
n.- . gplalaed his* Mil, which provldea
that all pensions shall li>- declared null
and void, and pr?.? ItloUS h>'
mu?.? through the county courts i,
any one shall bs piaOSd >i( ?n tin- list.
The old soldi.-rs throughout the |
w.-re becoming dlssatlsflsd. They
getting little or nothing, and v.-t they
beard of the state appropriating I
or HMM to the Home, where
tii? inmat.-s were being kept at aa
of n. at! ipita anmnilly.
The soldi.r, cu!.i bS k- pt at home for
?W? p.-r >ear.
Captain Minier ni luent ap?
peal to the bod 'ti "
of the old CoOfSd Hers,
for It would be but B f' '
ths voie, of DO v-teran of th-- bUS war
would be raised In the < aibly
of Virginia.
C?ptala Hinter referred t?? th- c
Btltutlon drawn up for the g
? f the Stale, draft-d. BO said, f?"
' DrippHng tbS ?'?.nirnon
We had i to
shoul.br ti * atlng th
unwillingly?
Mr Canington waa bM m taror otOM
turblng thi pension-r??ll. S
laben with r?
but he V,
who waa now
-ion.
its said thai h.i bad been
in Cavar* of tha SX_bl_ but aXtOmtanOM lor
a special tax being lev!.
support th?' Conf.d' ' -? *-*
TAKE ?CARI <>! ' THE HoME.
Mr. Wilson was opposed to d
thing to cripple the Soldiers' I
compared that splendid institut"
H m. h he had i-ecently vl
to ?Lee Camp Soi?n?rs' Home, and
lured Ingn the m*'n "!*tn,t
tiiur .. BlB
!.?om
Ing In the mor' I kn??w
when - vvlM?
which i" ?mal? I iln f
"Cut down the ap
iv-ersity ??f Virginia.""
he declared. "Reduce the ;"n '?
th? William m OaM\
"'an?'
?Senator Poster said he was an "!?i
?but h?- m
from endeavoring ?<? ctl?ppl? '
tlons of learning. The young -
were in th?
strlk?' back If trodden upon. He caU?tion<**d
the i?o?iy to g?> ?low, .'?n?) warned them
not to strik?- one blow i! these iBStltU
tions. if they ?lid. ?said ha, **yon w|" tP
down In a ,f ?W
pomattoa."
is the T'nlv.-r
sKy of Vli I other 10
tlons the public
s<h..o! system, their appropriai!oae could
I, In th.? fa??.- Of the clrcum
?stances. At ?present these in?*tltu*Mnns
Ilk? barons or Old, ?I.manning I r, r
tain portion of the Burning? et th?? people.
?FRAMB A GENERAL I :
Upon iiKHion Of Mr. ?PII? ??rnlt
t.'?' was ?appointed to ?aase! to-day and ?!< -
n),.,,, soin.' general pension bin.
which will do away with ?!i?' necessity of
?iy priva;?- bills of ?relief, B
lish an equltabl The chain
appointed ih>- following commie
tors Clement. ?Southall, and Fost.r: ?Dele*
gat.s Manter ?Featherston, and Hh
Th? ?body I h.n adjourne.l to B
to-night at ?? o'clock.
WILL \ ETO BOBSLTH MIM, TO-DW.
Ttuiimlii (?iiviriiiir T>l?*r'?? Mind t?
Mude I ,,?ll.-.i.ilxlllon <ii??nled.
it is i?ii. ved thai '?ovi-nor Tyier wW
return to .?.it bout bis
approval the bill incorporating th.? town
of Rosslvn. against which tJMHQ
such strong objection urg? ?i
Mr. Samuel ?'.. ?Brent, ?>f Alexandria,
who wish?:- to liav* the town Incorpo?
ra ie,i, vistt-d Governor Tyler laal nigli*.
i ?it reciv? ?1 from him no iiittm_ti??n that
the bin would be allowed to becoi
law.
?REQUISITION issvei?.
Th?? Governor yest? rday ord?
qulsltlon Issued for
now in custody m McKlnney, Tes .
? ?i with the murder ??f Anbury
Scott county, i?veral months
ago.
.'.is silting at his fireside short?
ly aft.-r dark, when he was summ?
to the door by some one calling. When
In? opened it. two men cover?ed him wi'.h
revolvers, and ordered him t?> throw up
ins b ck in th?
house, when Ihe men fti*ed ihmunh th?
door, breaking his arm. He then ran out
of his bouse by a back ?rap, but th??
men fouml him hiding behind a stump
not far off, and shot him to deaths
They then returned t?> tbe bouse,
ma.le Mrs. Starn. s and her ?daughter
up all it"' money tie i*e was In the house,
amounting to ab? re mask?
ed, and neither Mrs. SI irnea nor h?er
daughter could recognise them. Thej
carpets tied <?n their fe.-t to prevent a
11 si] b? Ina made, bul
worn off In walking, and by this m<
the keen-scented mountaineers trailed
them t?. the h"?is, of Jack Pendloton, the
father-in-law of Prendergi nd.T
had Been tbe ni n following his
trail, and went to a near-by store, ami
purcibased soin.- ammunition, saying he
. I in ihe search. ?3?
not been seen In Vlrgl
PARDONED WHEN DYING.
i mu- Tiler yesterday gran!' '
?pardon to lohn Smith. of Danville, who
dying of consumption in tin- Danville
jail, where he was ?serving a M-day term
for petit larceny. Telegrama :
Commonwealth'i .f
! said that If tin- p.ir?!?.[i were not
granted very ?|in?-kiy it ?muid b? t???? ?late.
III (IT THE COOKS THHO\T.
After ?DalMg This, Ullllnin?. Jumps
Ont the \\ lu?l??w and Ewca|>??N.
That William Stau???n is iioi i
Aioiizo Williams is not a muni.
the fault of t!
Stanton is the cook at th??i negro alms
hoiis.?. and V ;!l!.iin-, ? man about L'??
y.-ars old. has been an inmate of the in
Btltution for sum?' time, and ha
- .niton's assistants Tbe iw?> ?bed
word? las! nigh! jus! ?before i- o'clock,
ami i ?serious tragedy followed.
Williams ?bad gone '?? i?? ?!, but. donning
his out.r garm? tita In a hurry, he
bed a rasor, and ?ire** ii.?- sharp
- the throat of ?Stanton. Blood :
ed ?freely, and, think d ?mortally
?rounded his man. WtOluma jumped
of Hi?- wind ip.-'l.
Dr. Kuckols tlly ?summoned,
and sewed up the gaping wound in tbe
cook's threat, and he will recover.
Ill?? HOTEL Hill. ROT I'llD.
A "lumia Man its Bated ?it the l.?\
I nu i on I.iimI Nlglil.
A. E. .(?ihn- pi 11 ?ton. a young
- an?l w? 11
??. who clalBM i?? represent John J.
Keller ?? ? of n? w \ oi '..,
was ?arrested last nigh! at ?the ?Lexington
Hotel, ? ii . : fallut t?? h tttl?
bill ??!' BO. lb- " . - taken i?, the S
Statt? . ???I.
Johnson latins to be ? natl i
Jersey, and t?> have ,\,
from his liter his arrival
- is| icion s?, in
lnt??d to J
of tbe fact thai a check tendered by him
and bearing tii , Rich?
mond man
H bill tbe Bishop Sal.l.
The I'iri.l:
?.ut that Bishop Van de Vyver, In
sermon ?last ?Sundsy, attacked the ?go
i??i its treatmeni of the Indiana, in
ring the obligation ipon
. es?
pecially for work imong the Indians and
called attention to the
that the Indians, as the original <?w
" '1 " of illis country, b ..I n : J
be*n - luid li iv?
. bul
o at all -." - itional.
HINTOV. m:\\ RIVEB .1 WESTBBB.
Work ?if ?BWlHIng I'IiIh HoikI. It ! ?J
" nid. t<> Batata at Haas
CINCINNATI, I'.'brilary ,|al I
to the ?'omm.ri ?al Tribune
ton. W. \ l,as '
be.-n admiite.l t?, i.c.rd in the Summer ?
County Oonrt'i clei*k*? .?tti. ? m t..v??r of
ntlal Trust Con ,. a
loan of pino.Oi?? to th? Hin?. ,, ,r
an?! Western Railroad t'oin? . t
It is said that tin- Wi?rk of building th" s
road will begin .?t one- it is i,, ma
from Petersburg, v.i , down ?th? New riv?-i
to lllnlon, . will run
headwater? of the ? ' ..* 1 river,
down thai stream to J to
<B Ml IN ? IN lit VI \MEHH %. I
lliiaiilltlcH Ilelt>?-en I osla Rica and
N I. a rn?. in, luimllieu?.
.. Cu|.? )>.ii 1 \. Februar)
tea l'ort f?Jason t?>-?iay unm-ume
ii ml NI? ?>ut of the
iji.ek In
0 Mon?
da?.. .
-?se -
The Terror Its? Nut Mailed.
yard, and Is no!
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup, th.* u!
Alii ont? ii?'?: .
ZOLA FOUND GUILTY.
Hi: IS MATKXfBD To ini'iut-oi,
jhktit a**o viyr.it.
SCENES OP IKTEKSE EKITEIERT.
A Mol? Tliat Berma Delirios* Shrieks
(beers for the Army and Tamalta
oae'y Dcaoaaee? an? Insults the
Coavlcted Novelist. ,
?ary ?-M. Zola an.f St.
nx, manager of the Auroro, * re
found ?tullty tbls aft?-rn??n.
The following question? w?-re put to>
tin Jury:
?jVirst-I* M. Perr?*ux guilty of having
slandered the first court-martial o?
by publishing In tha Aurore an sr
tgned by M. Kmil* ???la, ?on
in?-; th.- following attacks?" (Here
i th.- passages upon uhUh Ibe in
dictm? nt was baaed.)
Zola guilty of having
p?*ovld?sd M. L.-rreiix and oth.-r editor?
th?- sana of committing this ?Ian
Th.? Jury answered both questions In
"u motive,
M. /ola was .s..?t??n<v*d to on? year's
Imprisonment, and to pay a An* of s,?*
fnUK rreux waa condemned to
lour months' impugnment, and to pay
fine.
'Ih.- jury was absent about half an
hour, and on reporting ??. : ir. d there
-( minting circumstance*
M. /??la, on hearing the verdict, cried!
'They are cannibals."
M. Zola - la the maximum
punlshm? nt. ,
Frantic , th.? aimnun?
ment of M. /?.la's seiiience, and a sc?.-na
of int. ns. i K,
boric, m perreux, and some of th?-. othurs
presen? I M. /.?da.
slL'.ial POXJCK HEASUKKK
All th-- appro? h,
Justa - th.- polie?- , ..nimls?
barged with the safety of M. Sola
having declared that h?- co-lld ii?>t guar?
antes tbs latter'.-? safety, unless
streets w-r?' in thorough .'. tho
pilurial m?'a:-ures weratnk.-n a
public omerged from th?* Aswtae Court.
Outside tin? building then? was t?
cheering, and especially upon the ap
? . . Bgur? d m tba
trial. I d hi
triumph, as ehouts of ""Death to tha
Jews!" resounded on all s?!. I A num
txT ' : I Violen?*? ?X'CUlr
A polies s? ?r.tary was slightly Injutvl.
Th.- n : t?, h,- delirious, ab rieb Ing
ch.er for the army ?ind howling down
tie- Jews with H. H. >'"la ;
sd from the ?" ?' ?! bis
I for t-,inil|ltl.:??U#?
denn? '; Uta of
"Down with Zol .D
The erowd ms
carriag?'. but a strong bulwark ?if
Intervened and anvBd him fn?m the turn
of his denui
1 tornan of tb??
day in behalf '
strong plea for his cll.i ag In
the cours? of his rmarka that Di
Innocent. M. Clemcnoasp. tat
!?, ii."\, made a apeecb, aectrndlni
r. marks of M , udlng
with .m appeal '?> the Jury, by th?
quitta] of M /??la, to "remove from
r of ndfgioua wars."
..d.? a be*
_
Al.I. rAVOMITBB HKATK.f.
New Orleans <;mii<- ?.oiiii for the?
KI??K.
A' OLLI ru.lt y 2.1.
vveath.r a irack were th.
dltiona to-day. Th'" attendance was I,
and as all favorites w? i the
gam?; was gCKid for th?> ring.
"in- m'l Leaf (X to
',> won. What N Sid, Klkin
.S t,. li third. Time, 1:41',.
"id ra??;??me mile?The K, fit ?ft- |
ii nron, S?lanos ah ?5 to i an?i 2 to 1?
tl third. T -
Third race seven furlough?J
'. tu 1 .'III,!
end, R. L. s ick (111-? i> third, f
Fonrth ratio ?pig furlongs?Dnve S. n;
to li won, I I tOl
BtOB .lui? third. Tim?-, 1 : |
111 1 h tac?on.- m
L won, Brother Ft? . ?o ti
,1 to 1 third. 1 .
i? furlongiv?Rouble
L won. lv. i* ?].", t..
Whllenway (US to li third. Time, i
--*?~ -
I'rox ImIoh for New ISr > -DoeUn.
w .8HINOT1 'N. 1 ? m.?
{? pre:-. Iltativi !.
lie
Vaval Affairs ?
- w Forli.
folk. Port Royal, V and Maro
Island. -
llo.ibl?- \lolet?. .-.IM', a llnodrril.
I UIIITTV.
Main str?
and : mad street.
The ??mili. Mu I ?;<>.
Entire stock of Men'a Kumishing <Jo?>ds
it a a? l leiow coat, to ..-lose business.
- S ?'..Uli!
ind ?"helving for sal? n*es.
K. I
71?; .-.ist Mam street.
- rs', to
it th.- \\ B. ami La Vida I >
inJorniatlori in reK
or th
Eiffel 'lower Fruit Jukes are prepared froaa
Ipti fruit juices aud other wholoMiue logre?
lenta i'l K.'Il.l, l.AliD _ CO, 8?.le Atf-ul?.
I No l?f?B 9MBB90 ??an la bed lor Coaghs sag
I any troubla of tb? Throat, thaa
? Hkokiuui. Tuxusa" Prtae aba
v tn box?*?.
"or Ultra??-? of ths Liver, Stomaeh.
aad Kldaaye
he Water ol tue Ureeabrter White Hulphor
priait?* I . tillable bi A marica.
PCBCBLL, I.ADDACa, WbolAsaU Agenta
The Weather.
i a.-.
C-jg for Thursday:
I \ rglnla? Threatening waa?
tbsr in the early -a.iuin?.
I ?ruwr weather; south
sinds.
'a*?Generally fair
ithweater.?
WLAT:
clear and pleasant.
" of thermometer;
? A. M *
9 A. M.M
....17
:: p m. ..M
.