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BRITAIN IS BLUE,
Ufil t lull w ,-.--.; "■' "~ W •»• I
3osr Position Intact and Buller's
Army 706 Men Weaker,
RET!REMENTFROMSP!ONKOP
An Uneasy Impression That Worse News
is Still to Gome.
fil.Y SUrriiEMEXTAKY;- UJSI'ATCU
jjiuor Tluit Swell/: a ."\less:iKe Has
Ilooii Jtoocivod, Jind is lleiiiH,- Ilvltl
lp for Twelve H«»iir.s— 'Olort?
I'roonn" tlio IJrilisli AV<»rd.
LONDON, January 27—4 A. M.— Seven
days of lighting- have left the main Boer
positions intact, and General Buller's
-rrnv is now TOG raen weaker, according
to the ofllcial casualty lists, which, se^m
ir.ciy. do not include the Spion Kop
loisscs, as those last forwarded do not
mention General Woodgate's wounding.
England is possessed by a depressing
s«-npo of failure, though not a word in
criticism of her generals and soldiers is
uttered.
Not much effort is made to place :i hap
j.v construction upon General Buller's
bare eighteen words telling of the reUre
inent from Spion Kop. ana there is.au
uneasy impression abroad that worse
v, ffs is yet to come.
UNPLEASANT RUMOR.
At one of the military clubs to-night
the statement passed from one member
lo another that the War Oflice had re-]
ccived an unpleasant supplementary dis- i
.., i.il.^.. ». «iS
being lield up for twelve hours.
Spencer Wilkinson, in the Morning Post,
writes as .follows of the Spion Kop loss:
■■This is a serious matter, and an at
tempt will not here be made. to minimize
jt. tor no greater wrong can be done to
our people at home than to mislead them
about the significance of tht>- events of
i he war. The right way is lo tell the
;ruih as far. as we know it."
FACTS SC.ANT.Y.
But facts from the neighborhood of the
Tugda are scantier than ever. The cen-
Fi'i'shin is new simply prohibitive, and
-.something is wrong ;with tho cables. The
break on the East Coast lines has been
repaired,, but * the cable between San
Thome and Loanda, on. the west coast,
is now interrupted.
"More troops" is the only suggestion
here as 'the way to break the Boer resist
ance. Mr. Wilkinson regrets that General
Buller has not 20..000 more men, declaring
that, if they would not make victory cer
;ain. his enterprise without them is hope
loss.
The Spectator, dealing with the neces
sity of large additional military, says: "It
may be that we have yet another 'cycle of
disasters in front of us."
REINFORCEMENTS AVAILABLE.
The transport Assaye arrived at Cape
Town last Friday, with 2,127 officers and
:-;e.n. Tho.iirst portion of- the Sevejith Di
'.ision is afloat. Hence, with the 10,000
men of this division and about ?,000 others
now at sea, it lies in the power of Lord
Roberts to reinforce G-eneral Buller
heavily. This course is advised by mili
tary writers.
Although severely fried. England's nerve
is absolutely unshaken, and probably no
thing: that can happen in South Africa
will change in the slightest degree her
intention. She will continue to receive
bad news, if it conies, with dignity, and
will maintain her determination to win at
last.
riTEYN MOVING TO PRETORIA.
DURBAN, January 21.— One hundred and
sixty Boers, captured during General
3:ul!er's recent operations have arrived
here. A Free Stater, who is among the.
recent arrivals, says thai. President Steyn
has been removing his furniture, to Pre
toria, where several of his officials have
taken residence. \
BOER AMMUNITION SHORT.
Iris also reported that no big guns are
"now -left ''in the Pretoria forts, and that
the Boers have exhausted their stock, of
good Mauser cartridges, and are now is
suing .cartridges formerly condemned by
General Joubert. ■
They are said to be manufacturing 32,000
cartridges and 200 shells daily at the dyna
mite factory.
BULLER'S VAGUENESS.
The morning papers, editorially, advise
coolness and judgment, and a careful
avoidance of overestimating the impor
tance of the last position.
. The Times says: "The natural dis
quietude of the public is increased by the
s-ingular vagueness and inconsistency of
General Buller's dispatches. There is, in
'ff'Mi. a very singular and somewhat dis-
Muieting attitude of criticism in General
Buller's comments, as revealed in' the
Gazette's- dispatches^ For instance, his
-comment as to the action at Zout Pans
Drift. His remark concerning the proba
bility that British ollleers would in time
learn the value of scouting might prOper
iy have come from a foreign military at
tache, but it is rather more than surpris
ing that it should be thrown out in this
"casual, irresponsible fashion by the head
of the forces concerning his subordinates.
« week or two, moreover, after the loss
f 'f the guns of the Tugela.
•SERIOUS FOR LADYSMITH.
"The consequences of this latest check
may be very serious to the gallant Lady
- Mnhh trarrison. It is impossible to t-sti
sjiato the next movement. It may be that
Ofineral Buller will be compelled to retire
fiwn the ground he lately won. but in
any event we may be sure that the
Hriiish people will not show themselves
v-anting in fortitude and steadiness. The
r 'v<;nirneiit would be well advised to call
f 'i:t immediately all the militia, and expe
'!!ic the dispatch of" the Eighth Division
"Hj of the Fourth Cavalry Brigade. No
floubt Lord Roberts will strain every
wrvj. to enable General Buller to renew
'.he ;ui<-min to relieve. T-adysmith."
LEYDS A GUEST OF LO L- BET'S.
Tlst. Standard says: "Dr. l^eyds was a
v.if.*: in I'aris at: President Loubet's ban
qtiet nn Thursday, where, in consequence,
the Uritlsh Ambassador did not appear.
M. Dclcasse conversed some limo with
h 'm. and it is : believed he has since --re-
(|;vcl him at the.Quai d'Orsai. Our Paris
rf 'i!<^|)nMdcnt, however, assures us that
•''"French Government is deferinined to
preserve neutrality^"
Hl'LLEirs REPORT.OF R-EVERSE.
LONDON, January -20.— U A. M.— Tho
War Oflice has just" posted the following:
dispatch 'from. General Bullor, dated
-Ss)f;arman f s Camp, Thursday, January j
£>th. noon: . -
"Gvneial AVarren's garrison, I am sorry.
tofiy. j found: tliis nionVihp hau in. the
J'fsht abandoned Spion..; Kop. V-':
l-'nd'-r other circumstances, the news
from LadysniSih showing grcaily-im-
I'rovcd sanitary conditions, the pleniiful^
no.'-s of prpvlHioiiy, and the strengthening
r Hie fortifioations liritil- the: place, is re-
WUfied as iinProgn.tble, would have in-
H>irlu-«-l the nation; but th<;sfl«ood:iid-;
iurs to the '" iiritish are overshadowed: by.
anxiety as to the sitiiatioii on the ; Upper j
Tugel.% andahe; thought that the 'heavy I
lop.so.H suffcrea during the struggle Tucs
daynlghfhayo counted for naught. ;
.FEARS: FOR LADYSMITir;
■Military circles make ho effort to.con
ceal their chagrin, expressing 1 the gravest
■fears as to the ultimate fate of I^ady- :
smith. Such 'authorities as Major-Gene
ml Sir Frederick Carringlon, who is un
der orders for South Africa, and Jjord
Glfford. who' won the Victoria Cross
whii.( scouting f or Tx»rd Wolfeley during
the Zulu war, would not be" surprised- to
hoar of the capture of General' White's
force within a short, period. ." "-'-. ;■ "-.
Lord ; Glfford; who knows South Africa
like a book, does not understand how in
the. world. General Warren ever got io
the top of Splon Kop without ascertain
ing what positions commanded it.
AVARP.EX SEVERELY CRITICISED.;
While General Warren is not bhimed
for rotrea* -jndor what; is supposed to
have been >• shell lire, he is severely,
criticised i occupying a position to
which he Co. riot .bring up his artillery.
HEAVY SUKLLTNG OF- KIMBERLEY.
PRETORIA, Wednesday, January 21.—
The Federal forces have started a heavy
bombardment ot Kimberley. The garri
son's new gun carried live miles, but col
lapsed after, a few shots.
SORTIE : FROM L AD YSM ITII.
A body of 200 lancers made a sortie
from Ladysmith. under cover of a heavy
cannon and rifle lire from the forts op
posite the laager of the Pretoria com
mando. The British retired, with evident
loss. One Boer Was wounded. A heavy
cannonade started this morning, and still
continues.
THE LANCASTER AT THE CAPR.
CAPETOWN, .January 20— The British
transport Lancaster Corporation has ar
rived here.
MACRUM HAS NO MISSION.
PARIS, January 2fi.— The Echo de Paris
this . morning publishes a report of an
interview with. Dr. Leyds, in which the
Transvaal representative denies that Air.
Charles E. Macrum, /; formerly United
States Consul at Pretoria, has 'been en
trusted with any mission to President Mc-
Kinley. and says:
NO TIME YET FOR INTERVENTION.
"It is not time for intervention. We must
await events."
TROOPS 'AT LADYSMITH. CHEERFUL.
LADYSMITH. January 21. by runner
via FRERE CAMP. Wednesday January
24._ The garrison is watching General
Buller's guns shelling the Boers. Their
fire can be seen at this distance, and ap
pears to be very effective. The move
ments: of the Boers show that they are
evidently determined to stubbornly oppose'
the advance of tho relief column. They
show no signs of removing their guns,
and have mounted new ones, andare con
tinually strengthening their fortifications.
TOWN PRACTICALLY IMPREGNABLE.
Our fortifications have been greatly
strengthened since January Cth. and Lady
smith is now practically impregnable.
Owing to the dry weather the- fever has
diminished, and the number, of conyales-;
cuts returning from the Intombi camp
exceeds that of the patients being sent
then?. . The supplies are., .spinning out
splendidly, all the troops having sullieiynt
wholesome food.
"/..'. HEAT TERRIFIC.
The heat is terrific, the thermometer
registering 107 degrees in the shade.
MORE BRITISH CAVALRY.
LONDON, January "C— Probably as an
immediate elToct of the receipt of the
news of thu abandonment of Spion .'Kop
by the British force under General Sir
Charles "V» r arren. orders have been sent
to Alder.fhot to have the Fourth Cavalry
Division in readiness to embark for South
Africa early in February-
The Gazette to-day publishes : a number
of dispatches from General Buller to the
War Oince. enclosing reports from Gene
rals White, Hildyard, Methuen, and other
generals -regarding their various opera
tions, but containing nothing later than
the record of occurrences to the middle
of December.
REPORT FROM WHITE.
A "dispatch from General White, dated
November 2d; says: "I was so greatly
impressed with the exposed position of
the garrison of Glencoe that I deter
mined, October 11th, to withdraw from
there and concentrate all the troops "at
Lady.-=mith. But. the Governor. represent
ed that this would involve such grave
political results that I determined to ac
cept, the military risk of holding Dundee,
as the lesser of two evils."
General White then proceeds to de
scribe the subsequent attack by 4,000
Boers; ot whom about ."00 were killed or
wounded, three of their guns being left
dismounted at Talana Hill, but, he adds,
there was no opportunity of bringing
them off. lie also describes how the
Boers were seen streaming away in
bodies of from fifty to one hundred.
STRENGTH OF BOER POSITION.
LONDON. January 27.— The Times has
the following dispatch from Frere Camp,
dated Wednesday morning, and evident
ly written before the capture of Spion
Kop was known- After describing the
positions of the Boer?, who were active.lv
intrenching and bringing fresh guns for
ward, the correspondent says:
"Their front extends ten miles, and we'
shall have to try to break it in the mid
dle Every prisoner says the Boers will
never 'let us reach Ladysmith. This Is
the'r last chance of preventing us, for be
hind this hill lies open country, without
a single forvificable position. Therefore
they will strain every nerve to throw us
back here." „,-, im
BOER LOSSES GREAT.
LONDON, January 2C.-Speclal dis
patches from Durban say the Boer losses
on the Upper Tugela during the Ugh ting
on Saturday last were very great. Gene
raY Warren's men captured ICO prisoners,
and 1«> Boers were found dead m one
trCllC CHRISTMAS AT LADYSMITH.
LONDON, January 27.-A : dispa tch_to
the Standard from Ladysmith. dated D
cf-mber 20th. and d.iscribmg the -Christ-.
undVfod oxen, or the coarse goat-ilesh
which does duty for. mutton. :. ..
AX -S Saturday there was. a : Provision
auction. Potatoes brought at .the rate
of. a shilling each, eggs average a- W pence.
„..,,,,. carrots, 7 pence oach; ducks, halt
a guinea each; cigarettes. 42 pence per
?Ha?^ve^od!-: S Ke^ £ wis
LONDON, January; 25.-Gener:H' bullet
report, that the British; casualties .lanu
* Killed-OtTicers. f,: non-commissioned of
fi \Vm'ndil-oliiceis. 1^; non-commission
ed oicers and men. 142; inis.ing, 31 men
Spearman's Camp, January 26th; 10^25 .A-.
\\ so there.. .has -been no delay An the
communications passing; jGen*™ •
Niscr war of ISSI. - '
- n : is iiot dear whether; the casualties
hiclude those at: SpioiU Kop, or only those
resulting: fromCthe; flgluing prior to the
SPion Kop engagement. . : ___ ;
COLLAPSE ON LONDON EXCHA-sGE.
"lOVDON- January; 25.— There was a ;
in; the, stock-market to
*?* t "i.ec'al v iii Kiifiirs. following the
abandoinnent orbpion Kop. ,: : - -.-• ■ ■ -.
American; railroad ; shares w ere ivlatu c
1 v bettor' than home .securities. . _
ri^nial^Made by J,;G. :B. ;bie S eU : A:
Sons.'- ':-'''. '-" '-."'■'■■■ '- ' '-■",-"■'
lUCHMOND. VA,. SATD RDA Y, ' JANUARY". 2T 7 1900.
SHERIFFS TO FIGHT,
Want Old Law forißririging^Gon
viets to Prison Revived.
THE ROAD TO WASHINGTON;
Air-Line Bill to Be Considered Tues
day Week. f
THAT OMISSION ,I.V PAKTV
Sontiior Glnxs FindN Tlint vie: Pres
ent Form Hn.s Long Uccn in Use—
The; CoiiiiijjSf V>E,3lr. Ilrysin— Work of
CoiiiiiiiKee.s— Gossip of .the Lobby.
A bill will soon be offered in the Gene
ral Assembly, providing for the repeal of
tho law enacted several years ago, under
which prisoners are brought to the peni
tentiary-by guards sent from the institu
tion, instead of by .the sheriff, as was
the case formerly.
A meeting of all the sheriffs . in . the
Stale will .be held "here in a few .days for
the purpose of taking- action in the
premises. The sheriffs are said to be prac
tically unanimous in favor, of the repeal
of the law. The great argument •' in .favor
of having the guards bring the prisoners
to the penitentiary was that it entailed
less ; expense than having them brought
by the sheriffs of the counties in' which
they were convicted. The sheriffs now
argue that the saving is . not so great
as at first appeared. It is stated that in.
many instances prisoners have, to wait
in the jails several' days before a guard
can be sent for them, \ind that a board
charge of 40 cents per day has". to. be paid
for them during the time. Where several
have to thus wait the arrival of a. guard,
the charge would be more than the cost
of sending them to prison in charge- of
the sheriff.
A change in the law is also asked for,
on the ground of humanity. It is stated
that frequently the guard has to hand
cuff a negro arid a white man together,
and. that this would less frequently -occur
; ir. prisoners' were brought to the peniten
tiary by the sheriffs.
The repeal of the present law will be
opposed. There is -general idea, that the
change in the' law effected a saving to the. ,
State of a considerable sum annually, and |
whether this be true or not, it will be
hard to overcome.
The Senate Committee on Roads has
fixed upon next Tuesday week, :■ February ■
Cth for the consideration of the sea
board Air-Line's bill for a road from.here
to Washington. There will undoubtedly
be a 'big light over the measure. Indeed.
H is already apparent that- this will be
one of the most interesting featuies, or
the-'.sossioh. rlt -is- not uiiliKely that-_ -thp
bill introduced in the Senate yesterday
by Mr Flood and in the House on .Wed
nesday by Mr. Hubard will' be token up
t the same" time. Both bills authorize
the building, of a road from hereto the
national capital. It has not as yet de
veloped what railroad, if any, is back of
the Flood-Hubard bill. This will doubt
loss become known in the next few days.
One strong point in favor ot the bea
boarl's bill. Ts the fact that the Richmond
and Washington Company agrees to
either guarantee the continuance of the
revenue now derived by the State from
her large interest in the Richmond, Fred
erlcksburs-and Potomac, which the hew
road would parallel, or to buy out the
State's interest at prices in advance ot
those at which the General Assembly a
fi,w years ago authorized a sale.
ißresidenf John Skellon Williams is en
thusiastic over the idea of the Seaboard
building its own line from here to Wash
ingion. -"It is a great opportunity, he
sutd last night, "for Richmond to get a
great trunk line. to Washington and New
York. It is our purpose to build the road
as speedily: as possible if the charter is
granted, as I hope and believe it will bo.
W, W ilj connect with both the Pennsyl
vania and the Baltimore and Ohio at.tne
Potomac." added Mr. Williams.— 'thus
living the best possible facilities, for
reaching the entire North. Our contracts
with the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac and the Pennsylvania, are not
such that we would be at all embarrass
ed by thorn in the event of building our
own line." .
■Senator Glass, Kvho first discovered the
discrepancy between the l^med --plan
of party organization as used by the State
Central Committee in the. Shands.. case.
and the plan of, organization as .original]!
adopted' at the Lynchburg Convention in
iW$ when Mr. ' Barbour took charge ot
the" party, said yesterday that he was
perfectly" satisfied, after further investi
gation of the matter, that the error had
extended back- some years.
"It is true as I stated in my speeclvon
.Tuesday night," said air. Glass, "that
the plan used by the committee _in con
sidering the. Shands case was printed. in
September. -1599; but I find that it is an
exact reprint of the plan of IS9G. lean
not tell how far back the omission .to
which I referred goes nor precisely wnen
the error crept in or. by whom it: was
made But, whenever it was, or by whom
soever the .blunder was made, -it w a
most unfortunate mistake; for. had the
State Central Committee been aware- cr
the misprint all of the confusion and
much of the bitterness incident to., the
Contested case from the Thirty-second
Senatorial District might have been
avoided. It may be that the error was .in
advertently made by attempting to as
semble those parts of the plan of. organ
ization that relate to the functions of the
State* Committee/alone, the process re
quiring some separation from parts or
the plan relating to local committees,
etc.". •• But however the- mistake occur
red," added ' Mr. Glass, "it ought to
be corrected." . _
Great interest is felt in the visit of Hon.
\V: J. Bryan next month. The people are
anxious to hear him, and there will:cer
tainly be a great crowd. Hon. ;N. B.
Early Jr., member of the House of Dele
gates.' last niglitr received the following
letter from Mr. BryanM . ": ' '"■ ' -
;- - r ' En Route,
•",-.■■'• Jersey City to Ilarrisburg. .-/",-.
" . January 25, 1900. ..
Hon N. B. Early, Jr., Richmond, Va. :
Mv -Dear Sir,— l am in receipt of -your,
tVlegram; conveying invitation from ' Le
° Please 'assure the members that I very.
much '.appreciate the high . compliment
oaid me by such, an invitation!, and; say ;
t (» them that rif ■ ;will: . afford me great
pleasure- to accept.. ; ;. ; ■_ - - •■ ■•;
I shall -wire ; you as soon as I; can fix die
date.: Yours, truly;' . W: .J. BRYAIS:, ./:■
The members" of the. joint committee, to
entertain Mr. Bryan and: arrange for. hi*
"coming met yesterday, afternoon. -Hon. T.
N. "Jones Nwas V : elected" chairman, ' and ;a :
sub-committee,: ; 'voomposed . of ''Senator.
Karksdalo iandvDelegate/;E%ly,-. was jap-.;
; pointed > to 'makei arrangements -for. the.
meeting and a .hall." It , was agreed:
that •the.^Sena tor :, from,^Halifax:. "should:
call the to order -Jand;, preside
over: it; and .that Speaker; Saunders shouldt
r lhtr6diice''-the i ,-g|fted>dra\6r.^-.Th"einieet.ins'f
wiUi.no-douM^be:iljeld-in^.the|'aud.Uoriunig
as '■'■. tlfat buildjhg: has; been';' tendered" :the.;
committee. " .
:At theisession; of Hhe_Senate Committee
on of; Justice,"- heldyye»terday,;fa-/
vorable'' recommendations ;.' were -ordered v
on =the following bills: ;■'■• 1:-- :. ; . . -/-.-
.The; bill offered by. Senator Flood; sub-.~
mitting/to Hhe;yoters the question of call-,
ing;: a constitutional j conventions iwith v an >
amendment bearingr, the; date 'blank. This
willvbe determined^when ;the "caucus as
sembles next Thursday: night." '; '^ ■• r .
To "increase the "jurisdiction of/justices
of the peace for. the dty.Tof- Richmond.': •
Requiring parties 1 applying v for .mar
riage; license . to state whether .applicant
is single, -widower, prdlvorced. ■ ■ v ■:■•■■■
Making contingent.'righf of- 'lower'of "a"
married -svomarivin real ."estate ;in>which;
her husband: has-.ho rinterest; her 'separate
estate, and empowering'her to dispose of
same by. her own act.
Amending section 31"G of the Code, in
relation to trials Cby,- jury, making a ver
dict in civil cases. by three-fourths of the
jury valid.- ;.'•■■: t ■ .
Amending section ., "-1017 of the Code, in
relation to . ; the presence of the accused :
oh: a trial for, a Wony.';,
Providing for the? revision, arranging,
and codification of Uhe statutes of the
State. . '. ;■ ■ v ' ■'■'.'
At the session, of f the House Finance
Committee yesterdaj-, Rev." JameS'.Can
non, Jr., principal of the. Black'stone In
stitute,' made a long\ r spee.ch in opposition
to- the Todd.: bill. • which seeks to. as?ist
voting ladies who desire to ': secure, an
education in .order to fit themselves as
teachers by making ran' appropriation to .
assist them at the Fartnville Female.ln
stitute.' The bill was; also . opposed^ by r
Dr. ; R. S. Powell, one of. the trustees,
member of the House of Delegates; The
measulre -was ably advocated by Mr.rJ.'-
W. Todd,: the patron, and Professor
Frank G. Brent. No-action was taken.
It. looks very much.no\v as if Mr. E. C.-
Jordan's bill to make; the Various counties
and cities of the Commonwealth defray
all criminal costs in {misdemeanor cases
will be- enacted into; a law this session.
It was defeated last session by only.'two
votes, but. it ; was stated ' last night that
a poll of the two houses had. shown the
members to be almost unanimous for the
measure. .
The House Committee ~on Courts of
Justice held an interesting meeting last
night, and considered the bill. Mr. Jordan
made an extended spet.-ch setting forth
4he vast amount of revenue which would
be saved the State .by the bill, and the
committee very promptly reported H
favorably.
The committee 1 also, at a previous ses
sion, ordered favorable reports on these
bills':
To increase the jurisdiction of justices
of the 1 peace for the city of Norfolk.
To incorporate the State Council of Vir
ginia, Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Authorizing the taking of depositions
under certain, circumstances, and pre
scribing the raanne-r of hearing the same.
To validate the sales of certain infants'
lands.
There will be a "general caucus in about
a week for the purpose of nominating a
candidate for the circuit judgeship of
Roanoke- city and Bedford county.. Judge
Dupuy the" incumbent, '. is -a candidate,
and his friends are confident of his being
renominated. He has;, quite formidable
opposition in the person of Mr. John Ran
dolph Tucker, . a prominent lawyer .of
Bedford city.
The Senate Committee on Public Insti
tutions considered yesterday the bill to
incorporateUhe Negro Reformatory on a
like basis: with the "L:nirel- Reformatory,
and-decided to make a favorable report
on -it. ■- ' u - ' -~ x *''" -; -'•■■ ;: '
Delegate l Dupuy's bill to create an -in
surance commissioner is being fought
vigorously in committee. It was before
the House Committee on General Laws
yesterday afternoon, and was considered
for three hours. Mr. R. E. Scott, of Roa
noke and Mr. Humphreys, of Norfolk,
spoke; for it, and Captain Cunningham
Hall opposed it. No action was taken.
The sub-committee from the House Com
mittee on Finance spent some time yes
terday in considering Mr. Edward's bill
to reimburse the Indians on the Pamunkey
reservation for their loss in the destruc
tion of their houses- during the small
pox epidemic. No action was taken. ■
' The Senate Committee on Courts of
Justice reported favorably Ssnator. Clay
tor's bill abolishing unanimity ot jury
verdicts in civil cases. The bill pro
vides, that in all civil cases three-tourths
[ of the jurors constituting the jury, or if
the jury be composed ":■ of 'seven jurors,
five of them, may* render a verdict, and'
such verdict shall have the same force
and effect of a unanimous verdict.
The House Committee on Privileges and
Elections yesterday reported favorably
Mr. Galleher's bill to allow judges of
election of Prince William to be reim
bursed for their expenses in reporting
results of elections. A favorable report
was also ordered on Mr. Price's bill to
require the Legislature .. to fill vacancies
in electoral boards occurring during the
session of the General Assembly.
The House Committee on Prisons and
Asylums decided yesterday to report fa-
I vorably a bill vesting in the Board, of
Directors, of the Virginia State Peniten
tiary the right to recommend to the
Governor conditional pardons for con
victs.
The sub-committee to which the bill
requiring the embalming of dead bodies
for shipment was referred has decided
to ask that the House Committee on
General Laws report the bill favorably,
with a slight amendment. This repart
will'be made by Dr. Priddy, of Charlotte,
at the next meeting of the full committee.
\ Hon. William A. Anderson, of l^exing
ton, a member, of the General Assembly
for several sessions, is in the city, and
was at the Capitol ye-sterday. Mr. An
derson is one of the'best kiiown and most
popular men in Virginia, and was warmly
greeted by many friends. He has fre-'
quently been; mentioned as , the Demo
cratic candidate for the gubernatorial
chair, and there are thousands of .Demo
crats who would like to see him become
the chief executive of the State.
. . Hon. William A. Glasgow, .also o£ Lex
ington, and at one time member- of the.|
State Senate, is in the city. Mr. Glasgow
is well-advanced in years, but he is still
active physically and mentally.
Mr. W. D. Hill, a prominent attorney j
and Vreal, estate man of South: Boston, |
Va., is visiting Senator Barksdale, of .Hal
ifax. ", . ;' . ■ "-.. ■. .. ■ ;'"■ ;' ; ' ' - „- ' ';
Hon. ' R. -Walton Moore, ex-State Sena
tor from .Fairfax.; und ;Hon. Richard
Lewis, ex-member/ of the House r from
Culpeper. were at the Capitol yesterday;
shaking hands -with old colleagues. ':.
"Miss Virginia Hart, of Georgia, one
: of \that State's : most beaiitiful .-. and;: at
tractive young ladies. was.Mn : the : city
yesterday, as the guest of her uncle,- Ma
;jor Cowaii, of Montgomery. -/.and she.
spent .sometime: at the Capitol.:-
■ \-\ - ■■■■■■ Stops the Couk.li '"■■".■ ■•-■■
»: r : •.".-'- mid works oft" tlic Col«l. ' ;. .; -
Laxative Bromo-Quinine. 'Tablets cure.:; a
cold in one day. No cure, no pay.Price 25c.
Drinlc Keniiy'H Teas, and- Coffocs.
Highest; quality; .'^lowest V. .prices".; ; -Puref
Sugars -sold at xos-tr;' .;.Ct ID. KENNY. I;.'}.
Northwest ;. corner ■ Broad ".andg; Sixth
.streets;,- southeast- .oorne.c: r Main v and
; . Sevehteentlv'streeta. . - '
BRYAN II DELHI,
Enthusiastic Rec^p'ions at Smyr^
na and Wilmington. '
HEMEETS"BROTHERABNER^
The Two Excliange. Pleasantries, to; tlie
;;/ Amusement or Others. . ;
KEPL'UI.ICAXS IGXOKE FARMERS.
Party Controlled liy Moneyed Men
JJeeau.se It Places the Dollar Above
the 3lan-The I'.icli Do Xot Tay.tlie
■ . ■ . ■ ' ■■ ■■ ■ ■■ ;" • ; V-■■ ■ ■
Kcveniic.Tiir. ■ ~
SMYRNA, DEL.., January' 25.— William
•X- Bryan, arrived '-: here: from Harrisburg
shortly after noon to-day, and [ met with
a great reception. - This afternoon he
spoke to a large audience in the Opera-
House/ ■ ' " . . .
Mr. r Bryan left the Pennsylvania capi
tal at .1 A. M.. .and breakfasted at. the
Broad-Street station. Philadelphia. -There
he was met by Governor Tuniiell, of Dela
ware, and Congressman Handy, who ac
companied him/ here. ■:. •
■ At, Wilmington 'Mr. Bryan received an
enthusiastic greeting: from about 100 peo
ple, assembled at the station. Here for
mer State Comptroller Turner, of .Eastern,-
Md.v. joined the party.
SHAKES HANDS WITH SCHOOLGIRLS
At Middletown a crowd of about a hun
dred greeted the train,, and Mr. Bryan
stepped, upon the platform and shook
hands with a party of school-girls.
The station at Clayton, where cars. were
changed, ; was thronged with people who
had come out to see Mr. Bryan. There" he
was met -by the Kent County Democratic
Committee and the State Capital band, of
Dover. ,„•
Arriving at Smyrna. Mr. Bryan was
driven to the hotel, where he was enter
tained at luncheon by Governor . Tunnell,
together with a. number of prominent
citizens.
PLJDASANTRIKS WITH ABNEK. -
An incident on the 1 train on the run
from Wilmington was the meeting of Mr.
Bryan-and Abner. McKinley, a brother ot
President McKinley's, who was on his
way to Norfolk. The two exchanged
pleasantries for several minutes, to the
great amusement of the others in the
car.
i After luncheon, Mr. Bryan was driven
to the Opera-House, which was crowded.
Governor Tunnell presided, and introduced
Mr. Bryan. He said he was glad to meet
and address the farmers of Delaware, be
cause the issues of the day were of vital
importance to them. He told his hearers
that the. Republican party .was not taking
care of farmers,-, and that .the time Had
corpe .when no farmers, coiikl "be .membv-vs
of ""that parly. He said the tiller of. the
soil was the moot, helpless, man in busi
ness, and even if prosperity swept over
the land, and crops were good, the farmer
-would not get his just dues, because the
moneyed men who control trade would not
grant the farmer the price he asked for
his products. The moneyed men control
the Republican party, he said, because
it places the dollar above the man.
REPUBLICANS FOR TRADER, NOT
■ PRODUCER.
"This party is run in the interest of the
trader, and not in the interest of the pro
ducer," the speaker continued.'.
Colonel- Bryan then said. he wanted to
speak to Republicans in particular,'and
he wanted to . show them how the . Repub
lican organization was controlled by cor-
porations, and how it is throttling tho
workingman day by day. Pit: believed the
privates in the ranks of the Republican
party are honest, but wished; to' impress
tht'in with tho fact ; that; they; are being
misled.
INCOME-TAX QUESTION. ,
Mr. Bryan then took up the income-tax
question. Ho spoke of the benefits that
would have accrued, if. that measure had
been put on the statute-books. '.'When
the Spanish war came on," he said, "the
people of the country realized the mis
take that had been made by reason of
the income-tax law being relegated to*
the rear, and necessitating the. creation
of- the war-revenue tax. Instead of the
rich- being taxed now, a revenue-stamp
stares the poor in the face every, time
they buy anything."
MONEY ; TRUSTS : PHII A P PIN E . WAR.
Tho speaker presented his well-known
views on the money question and trusts,
and closed his address with, a broadside
against imperialism, in what he termed
"the unjust war against the Filipinos."
Hundreds of American lives are being
sacrificed, he said, with the idea that it
wculd bring us trade.
A BRYAN-SAULSBURY CHAT. '
WII^riNGTON. DEL., January £6.— The
return trip from. Smyrna to Wilmington
was begun at 3:-)C> P.M. On the way back
the party was joined by John F. Sauls
bury, who is said to have been 'the first
Democrat in ; 'the Chicago convention of
1596 to cast a vote for Bryan. The two
men proceeded to retell the incident Q<
that memorable occasion.
When the train arrived here Mr. Bryan
was: met by another committee and ai
band, and was escorted to the Clayton
House, where he had dinner with a num-!
ber of prominent Democrats.
Here the Nob raskan addressed a
large and enthusiastic- audience at, tliu
Opera-House. -He severely arraigned the
Republican party for, its "many failings,"
and accused the "party of grand larceny
by law for the many things that it had
not done to better the condition of the'
workingmen of • the land.- ■■■-;
The income tax next claimed. Mr. Bryan's
attention. He went':into the: attempt to
put an income tax' law on the statute
book. He. spoke of. the' benefits of such
a ♦law. and pointed to! the war-revenue
act as a poor substitute for it.
MONEY-QUESTION GROWING.
Continuing. ' Mr. Bryait said:. "Now 1
am going, to talk about: money. Our. Re
publican friends say that the mone^- ques
tion is dead, -but I say that Jit. is. just as
much alive- as ever, andiis'growing every
day. About : Tlve' years ago: -I addressed
a .meet ing here, at .which ; there were
about three dozen 'auclitors. I/Ook at the
question to-day. . Why, yoii cantt begln.to
get all the; people who want; to.hear some
thing about- money into thl« hall. The Re
publicans ha.ye: buried, the.; money : . Qu«s
tion each year, only. "to : see.,it rise again.'
Then- the "speaker v launched; into : ; a long
dWcu'ssion of the financial system of; the
country, and severely scored vthe.financkil
policy of the erovernment ! in taking care
of ithe'rnbneyed men r to.^the detriment ot
the poor toilers all ' over' t he Aland. -; "p:
r DISCRiMiNATION : ; ft AGAINST " THE
. :-■- ' :> ' ■'-.':'' . '
lie -next ' pictured ■ the accumulation ■.• ot
great' iwealth,? b>^^^ ;: rheans;.- of .ithe.'trust'rf. j
.: VThefe *: is ;'an ■ anti-trust :; law.'.'/;' he. r sa id. ',
"nowKon >the" ! statute-b6okXwhichXdoed
not answer the purpose. ,-. Us, man steals
■ii^horse^he : ls" ; liable ito ;get ; twenty 'yearV;
inthe-'pehitentiarj-; but if ix;m:m violates
the.aritirtrust;:law.to the. detriment of; the
TO.^KVM/people^iri' this- country, the -most
he. can.E:etJi3i'on«.year."^ ,■■-_■ - : " ' :
. *He; wanted- tajknow' if thi.-t was just.
The;Republica"ns maintain that- ; the lay,- .is
not.sufficient.":he said. : to" stop the bn'od
ing:of. trusts,^ and^-he iwanted to }know
why the did not make tho
law ample enough .to cover all trusts-, big
' ■ I"\IPKRI AI>IS^f. ■ ■** ' ' - v
-The " Nebraskan closed his .address ' -by'
discussing imperialism. ■ . . ; :
.; "Some people have .'said.** he proceeded,
"that it" is "- : - 'unpatriotic to": criticise the
Presiden t ■ wha '■ has ; a" wa r : on ; his hands.
I deny this, because :it is the right of
every -American to criticise . public ofli
;rials." '- . I■* ■*■;.• "■, ' '- ■ "•
;•:; Jlr. Bryan then quoted Abraham -Lin-,
coin, who criticised President Polk .while
the Mexican .war .wa.son. and Mr. Bryan
added that. -.notwithstanding his criti
cisms. h» was elected President' ; twelvo
years later. . „. ; . ■■. . - ..
.Mr. Bryan will-be; in Washington to
morrow. • .
KATAGBS OF TIIK I'l.AGl'E.
Alnrmiiisc Ite|i«»rt.s froiii>'«iv C»U'
' donin-Iliifilnes.s.flt n Stand.Htill.
VANCOUVER'; B. .C.> January y>-— From
Noumea." New Caledonia, comes the most
alarming reports" .of .the ravages ■of the
plague, which has been prevalent there
since early in December. There were six
teen deaths during tin- iirst'ten days fol
lowing, the development of the malady.
The origin of the plague, an account of
which was brought- by the - Miowera,- is
attributed to the- filthy' cttuirters where
a number of Japanese; Tonklnese. .and
Kanakas were lodged. The scourge is
believed to be local in origin., and all
the "Kanakas have' been isolated on an
island adjacent to the town. "Up to De
cember - K Jd there -had been no deaths,
among the whites, eight of whom had
been infected, "but nine Kanakas, two
Japanese. ; and five Tonkinese had died
of the disease, according to the "latest
advices. - ' •
The western end of the town, where the
infection. first developed,, has, been fenced
off with a high: galvanized-iron. fence TOO
yards "long, including the. water frontage.
The - principal business houses, official
buildings, and., the banking and shipping
offices are guarded by a posse of soldiers.
Twenty buildings' in tho infected district
of the' town were demolished by the
health authorities; but despite all precau
tions the plague continued to spread, ac
cording to the' latest accounts.
Much alarm is felt by, the residents, and
business is quite at a standstill. The na
tives believe the plague is a visitation
from -Providence and that it is wrong to
take measures to: check the dread : dis
ease. '
KOSARTO PLAGLTK CONFIRMED: .
BUENOS ATRES, January •!»;.— Official
notification has been received of the ap
pearance ! of the bubonic plague at Rosa
rio. west coast of, Parana, about 2j'>> miles
by water northwest of._ Buenos Ayres.
The government has issued a <lecree of.
absolute isolation.
SOLTHERX K'V M'K.VS «KIEVA\CKS.
Xo Jtespoti.se t«» Ueqiu'st for -an Ad
;■ ■■■"'/■ - ju.Hlmeiit.
ATLANTA, GA., January 26.— The
agunts and operators of the Southern
railway have received no response to
their telegram, sent last night, to Gene
ralrSuperifiterident-' Barrett,- at Washing
ton, asking for an adjustment of alleged
grievances.
• They desire certain increases, of pay at
some stations, rules governing the em
ployment of men, shorter hours, pay for
overtime, and recognition, as a collective
body. f
They claim they are the only branch,Qf
tife" service not benefited by the restora
tion of the cut of 10 per cent, made seve
ral-years ago. If no- response is received
from Mr. Barrett to-morrow morning a
telegram will be sent to General-Manager
Gannon.
I/YXCHIXO I.V COI.OHADO,
One of a Brace of Coiivift IHuriler
a «tm HaiiKuil.
DENVER, COL., January 26.— News ha.i
just been received here of the capture of
Reynolds and --.Wagner, the escaped con
victs, and the subsequent escape of Wag
ner. Reynolds is charged with killing
Night-Captain Rooney, of the Colorado
penitentiary, at. Canon City, and Wagner
with holding Rooney.
A special train, with several guards and
a bloodhound, wertr dispatched, to the
scene from -Canon City, : while otticers
started overland, with Reynolds, v
At Canon City fire-bells began to ring
and the town turned out Ten masse. Rey
nolds was taken from the officers when
they reached the -town and hanged to a
pole just outside the penitentiary walls.
MAJOR BRAXDEK I.V K.\TKi:3IIS.
The AVpll-Ivnow'ii' Soldier anil Citl
" wn Tlioiiglit ti> He Dying.
Major TliomasA." Brander lies in ex
tremis at. his residence, ICO north Fourth
street...." . . . • ,- , -
This well-known citizen and gallant sol
dier, who has been. ill for two or threti
weeks, was thought- at 2 o'clock this
morning to be near. his end.
' He grew "steadily ' worse all tnrougn
yesterday and last might. It had been
proposed" to perform an operation that
mi"ht relieve his suffering, but he was
too ill to stand" this." Dr. Michaux, before
leaving the house shortly before 2 o'clock
this morning, told the family that death
was approaching. All. o£- the family were
present. ■- ' -- : - ■ -■
Against Cliaiijce on Cliim-se Tlinme.
1 .ON DON. January 27.— The Shaghal
correspondent of the Times 'says: "A per
titiori. .was forwarded by -telegram, .to
Pekln to-day, signed by U,2i)o representa
tives of- local Chinese merchants and sen
try begging -the princes and ministers
of the I^ung Li Yamen to urKe the Em
peror to reconsider his abdication and. to
revoke the'ediet."- ■?■ - ■--•.- > - -•-
The modern and most effective; cure fm*
constipation and all liver troubles— the fa
rr=ous little pills known as DeWitt'ri Little
Early Risers. Bodeker Brothers; T. A.
Miller. ■
<)l«l noininiuii'M Daily Fast Freight;
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany's Daily steamers are now making a
very, Fasr^ Freight schedule to and from
New .York and Richmond, freight de
liveries-being made in this city on seconct
morning for New "York, thti-j . giving a
Daily service with cheap rates and fast
time -' *" •
Sale of Woyj** -Miot-.H. ■;"■•;
Berry & Co. put on sale . to-day two
tables, of Misses', Boys', anil Children's
Shoes/ One represents values up t-> SJ.oO,
from which they offer your choice -at
$1.40. The other contains shoes that yes
terday sold, for '11.50," from which you
may "pick for SO cents. All siz^s; all
leathers. I ' - ; " . : ;
Go to Allen & Wilson's for big bargains.
Suitrf. Overcoats, and odd Pants at .cost.
""IMlUlmry** XWni" -
■ '■'■'■.: 'i& thexbeHi :Floui\ ■'-'/_ ; -: - ■
". V ..;.-.. Ilaniisond. ■■;■"' ' .!
: The best Roses," Violet?,- Carnations,' and
other Cut-Flowers, always on hand;"Spe
cldi attention "given to "weddings,. and {de
coratlns- ; ■ V : : '
need thfi room. Our FallSuit.s niust
go ata big cut: , ALLKN & WILSONI
. "":.■■ ■■■■•■.'■;■-■■ No. 'S:iO east Main .street.: 1 ;
l'lllxbury'N Viios.
■ the best breakfast food. : .
THE CASE STILL «,-.
Injunction Suit Against Greater
0. H, L in heorgia. : ;
CONSOLmATION NECESSARY,
ComMnation mi Traffic Agreements |by
' Rival Lines Makes it So,
TWO 3TOHE ARGUMENTS 'TO7DAY.
Opinion of * tlie Court Wilt: Then
lie Fortheominsr Promptly,
i, .Thbushi. «h Jmtge H«n Snl<l He
' t ' -" - - ... „-:■■-■■■ ■;;■ -■- *
Woitlil Permit >'o Delay.
M ACON. GA.. January 2«.— The : injunc- }
tion suit to prevent -the conso4ldatlonjo^
the Georgia and Alabama and the Flori<aii.|
Central and Peninsular railroads ;I» stlllj
on ; in tha United 1 States Clrcuit'^Court;
here, - and will be continued to-morrmw.-
The feature of to-day's -argument .was ,
the admission o£ : the Georgia and Ajii T 4
bama that, without consolidation witb,^
some road, the Georgia and Alabama :wllt;
perish; that it is so bottled up that ie ■
cannot atl'ord to competo with the :■ great
i-oada -that surrouuti it- "Bttt," said ■ tha
attorney, "we do not contemplate con-_
soHdatioii in. the manner set out in tha
complainant's bill. We will do no by/
law, if we do so at all, and, the law" ur.-;
der which we operate provides .that 'W ;
shall give the stockholderd public hotlco;
of our intention to take any : actioa -of;
this kind. The bill here simply seeks Ua:
enjoin "us from doing scmethingr tho t tha
petitioner alleges he is afraid we.mlghs
do." I ' ,-.".■;■■ ■■,-■■■■ ,
-Counsel for Dady and Rid*r,- however, ■■
contended that the consolidation had al
ready been planned, and that ; J. Skeltou ."
Williams." as trustee for the voting, trust,"
was about to abuse the Power that had
been vested in him, and by merging with
the jother roads. i>h'ouider upon com-.
plainat;ts a burden of debt or liability,
that would result from such a deal. . ■
FLORIDA CENTRAL POSITION.
Colonel nenderson, general counsel foi
the Florida Central and Peninsular, ,-salo..
that his road contemplated consolidiiting":
with '.the Seaboard Air-Line,
anybody thought it nieaut; the.ithrottlins
oE competition, an investißation should:
be made of the right for business' that
is .constantly being waged by fr«?i«ht;
agents.' -He said that his rond was:prac
tically dead until it entered ...Savannah,.
and "from there 'found an 'outlet to .tha
North and East, because of th^combtna
tions in traffic agreements made by
othen roads. He said that h!s road was
absolutely unable to combat the. arranKe
ments that had' been made. and. there
fore, it was obliged to maktt, combination,
with, other lines in order to save Us life."
T'.vu more arguments will be mmje to-;
morrow, when .tlse'.'rnn-t will b^rea-ly to
prepare its opinion. ■ . ' '.
,\s Judge Speer, in the beginning.: an
nounced that he was determined to. Rive
as speedy a hearing as possible, so as not
to injure anybody's rights by delay, it
Is" thought he will probably hand down
■ his .opinion at once, althou&h.he has
a great many authorities to look up.
DAISTV"SI'.tt.MKR AVAJiIt GOODS,
Anil lIoVv ito .Make. Them Vp— AVhai
nu Authority Stiy*.
A New York fashion, journal of an* :
thority says:. . - - :
"Tiie sudden and unsatisfied demand V;-J
from the leaders of fashion at the close" :
of last season for dainty, '-weaves in "Wash .. |
Dress Goods was a. prophecy of their
coming favor which is already in full
realization. The facility afforded for. .
close and graceful draping by the welghl -.;
and ttexibleness of these : dainty 30ft ,i. :
fabrics, united with their unusual -wear- :■;
mi? qualities, naturally assigns them a ' ~\f,
leading placeamongr the costumes for the
summer season of IS*»."
.iriller. &■ ..RhoadH, , the: .projrresalvtt^ ' :
Broau-street dry-goods house, are open-.. .;
insr and arranging for a aeries of special -ji
sales the largest, finest, and best stock -|
of Wash Goods and White Oooda };|J
brought to Richmond. The assortment:
comprises, for their first showing, ovur a '-
car-load of goods. Among them aro ;
Dainty English Dimities, Mouaselin^. ;
French Organdies. Persian and Indian '.
Lawns; Percales, Madras. Ginghams. Ba- .
tistes,*Piciues. Dotted Swisses, Cambrics, - r
Nainsooks, ttc, &c. " -. :. ; ;
This firm has prepared for the largest m
Wash Goods and White Goods sales e™r >|
held in Richmond, and to this, end they : >i
placed immense orders ia advance of tho _,
rise in price. of cotton no as to secure for ?
theau sales the very lowwt possible
prices for ..their patrons. \ .. ,' ,
They have i33ued" : invitations to aU ; the,r#|
ladies- fn- the city and " throughout/, thu ' ;j
Stat« to come and see these bf-autUul \ j
;^Va.-<h Fabrics," so dainty ami pretty. .4
'„" : .-.. ... •. . "**^ ~ ~ ■ ;.- ; ' '■■%
■■'■' • Ss'.k of IJoy.H* Shoe*. .-•■/.-: .;"-, '."-2
lierry & Co. put on sale to-day two,"! 3
tables -of Misses'. ; Boys', and ■Children's .'^
Shoes One represents values "upNtois2.&»/:s^
from which they offer your rat:;y*
Jl 13- The other contains shoes that yes- 1
terday --old for SI.SO, from which you -
may Pick for S3 cents. All sizes; all „<
■leuthers. " ■■ ' ~..''"'H
'■■■■ ■ ' ■ ■ ■..-■■; ■.■.■■"-.'■' ■ - : . ...... ' -\'
■ W^ are s^Uins? Suits and Overcoats a£ ; .
1 :: Co3t.r--"..C 03t. r -- ".. ; ALLEN &' WILSON.
I . „.■.-_: — LNo.:WO east Main street, r-::^
: •" \. '.:'':• —— ' — J>' -- •->.;-■.. 'I.:;;
j rillxhuryN Kluked Oats,
lint best money can buy. ,
TheM/e^ther.
I i...'"y- WASHINGTON, .January **S.~
FAiB Forecast for Saturday and Sun- i
; : . : - ; "./ -■ . '_:£y:.:.. ~^
j I: . . ;.: Virginia.— Fair and" conthujedj;
I coM f weather Saturilay:- fdln3nij»h'ing^
northwesterly v.inddi : Sunday, ■ Increasing..?
cioiidineas. • . -'■' ._":
y \ North ; Carolina: arwt South ;.CaroHrti^i
Fair and contlaued j."cold w«.-atht;r 'Satur-*
duy; "Sunday, warmer; inVrearflnsr cloudr-;
"nests', with : rain ;in. w^tern ].portl<Hi^,:
"fri'sli. iiortinirly wintia. . .
:,-■::- ■ ■:;:: .:_: —
v%HK '.: AVEATHKiI ;IN ;KICHMOND, \
Y KSTER DAY: wart" clear xvi "j void .V- w ttK^|
•hish ;wmd, especially during th>; aftetvpi
nocn. Th" runs« of: the thermometer wai^-rf
as follow cs:
G a. M.....^. ..:...:.:...: ......^ - -*
3JV;M...:..^. « ! >- :
i '"■'' P' T - is
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