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JWEATHER REP0^JL__ Washington, Feb. 15.?Forecast for Thursday:, Virginia?increasing cloudiness, with snow or rain: light to fresh winds be coining easterly. North Carolina?Rain; fresh tu brisk northeasterly winds. Norfolk nun VlClaHjr. [WEATHER FORECAST FOR TO-DAY Snow, possibly changing to ruin; wanner; easterly winds. TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL AND HUMIDITY. Maximum tempcraturo. 45 Minimum temperature . 11 Normal temperature . H Departure from normal .. .. minus 11 Departure from normal sine,. Janu? ary 1st .minus its Rainfall in pant 21 hours. 0 Rainfall since Brst of month.3.99 Mean Humidity . 7:'. Depth of snow on ground S p. in. this date, 12.6 inches. CALENDAR. Pun rises at 0:52 a. m. and se-ts at 5Tr. it p. ill. TIDES. , Norfolk?High water at 1:33 a. in. and 1:61 p. in.; low water at t:."..". a. in. and * :56 p. in. old Point - High water at 1:12 a. in. and 1:30 p. in.; low water at 7:34 a. m. and 7:"."> p. in. ih !-:?>. pi'i.i.1 v an.?Suddenly. Tuesday, f- 1 rUary Hth. ISO?, nl 8 o'clock p. m., JOHN .1. sim.1.1 van. at;. I :' . years. Tin- funeral will lake place from St. Marys Catholic Church Tins (Thursday) M< >i;.\ I n? ; a i lo o'clock. Friends of tho fam'ly are invited to attend, wish.-At the residence of his m ther, No. in Dartmouth stre< t. Fobru iry II, 1899, of pneumonia, T. t>. WISE, .1; . ngi i ;:. year.'. Tho funeral will lake place from the above residence Tins (Thursday) AF TERNOON at :i o'clock'. Friends of the family til e Invited to itt. nd. III3A'D.?Tuesday, February Hth. tit 1 o'clock p.m. at his residence in Currl tuck county, N. <'.. Hr. JOSEPH ED M"NI> m al', in the70lh year of bis Interment will take place FRIDAY AFTERNOON nfter the arrival oi Ndr fnik mi.i Southern train, at 1:30 o'clock, til Elmw.I Cemetery. Norfolk, Vn. Fi ends and acquaintances are Invited lo attend. FILM*It *. i. NOTII1K funeral of P. S. march will take ? from the First Rapllsi Church, <-or of Oranby and Freemason streets, at In, TO-DAY. li.'iids of the family Invlt-d to attend. Monuments and Gravestones. The s< lection of n suitable memorial In marble <>r gran He cilii be readily made from r.ir stock, for we carry ilia largest assortment of ilnisli etl .:. hIi; ns In the South. **TI!F. GOUPER MARBLE WORKS ri:?iHi>iuiteii .in i'i'iir..) mti.ir,:i it mo . si. .ni.u.. v.i. Y A .1! ( -.1 II t..\ i s. AN WYt It'.N < ? 1? t M ^ IM 1! i 'II THURSDAY; FERRUARV I?, IKIO. Thlid Lecture in Norfolk Lyceum Ouursi bj THE IH i.V. LEVIN IRVINO HANDY. Subjci i: "THE ROA 11 T<? VICTI ?RY; ? lit. TRI I 'M PI I A NT I.I V I N' I." f< H-3t ytv wyck'.h <\<:\i>i:iii oi* nil m< FRIDAY RVEN1NC., fbrruary 17th. ?Hoy I'a Rig Success? "A STRANGER IN MEW YORK.' Prices; '.'.'>, 59, 75c, and $1,00 feIC-2t ADD! rORIUN TrjI;ATRK. 8. E for. Nebraska and Union 8ts. JAS. M. HARTON.. .Prop and Malinger. WILEY 11 AMI LTON. Amus'iu'i Director Open every night In the yean Smoking ("one. i ts, presenting a rcspectabli , up to-djilc vaudeville entertainment. MallnecS. 'Pues., Th?rs arid Sats at S p. in. Evening pcrformnncea continuous from S till 12. Admission, 1!>. l? and 25c, J?^.'-lj 15 ich i|M.'. E I.RAI.Ii REN1CFICIAL ASSOCIA? TION. Tliri members will meet ?t n-eh Tins (Thursday) MORN I NO ? 0'i loi k. with Imdge, to attend the i! of Urothor ,INO J. SULLIVAN, der of the President. AML, C. I'IULLI)'S. Seen *iiry. NOTICE. Then will be a called meeting of CEN? TRA L LAHOR union on FRIDAY at 7:30 p. m. at ISrleklayer.s' Hull, Main strect; Norfolk, Vn. An Interesting re? port will be mad.- by Legislative Corn mil lee. a full attendance is very much desired, lly .oder of the Pri ddo'nt, ? ? 15 ?l ('. r. \\" 1 I.I.I A MS. VroTi.m-:.'- Til ere" will re an riiinunl meeting of Ihc stockholders of the atlantic INVESTMENT COM? PANY, of Norfolk, Virginia, ai tho of lice of A \V. Cornlck &? i-... No. Main street, Norfolk; Virginia, on Ihc nth day of February; iyr.:\ at 1" o'clock a. mi, to < let ? of Hi ors and transact such other business ns may properly come before the meeting. wm, n. ORURIJ President A. W. < < iRNICIC, Seen tarj. 1 deplore exceedingly that owing to a misapprehension of fncl I had i criminal warrant Issued some days aec) nir.-ilnst JAMES Mt'LHOLLAND arid wlf tills public notice to ns.--.-n Mr, Mulhol Innd's Innocence cf tin- charge made against hilii. It* JNO. R. TOMlPKINiS. The Norfolk and Ocean View Railroad will make through nips for f>ld Point !? and 10:30 a. m., 12 noun ond 1:30 p. m. Later trains if lido permits. , l>. A. IIEO arty, it Oi neral Sii]>ci ntendent. Chest Protectors, Chest Protectors, Chest Protectors, ?AT? Trotter's Drug Store, _ oiiil M?h .St. Gor. Lliurrti St._ DAIRY TRADE ARC INVITED TO Inspect our new MILL FEED Unsurpassed hy anything offered to m-i trade for producing Milk. Price below roir.pc:liron. Michigan tlrecn Clover Hay lor Milk Cows also. D. P. RE! D & BRO. COURT DECISIONS. Notes of Important Cases Recently Decided, Which are of Interest to Our People. DIGESTED BY W- B MARTIN, (Exclusively for Virginian-Pilot.) IllTB V. COMMONWEALTH. Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, December 1, 1898. MURDER?A KILLING IS NOT EX CUSED IIV THE PACT THAT AC? CUSED IIA1> BEEN ACCUSTOM? ED TO DRINK HEAVILY AT TIMES, AND WAS DRINKING AT TUE TIME OF THE OFFENSE. i'V Nop APPEARING THAT HE DID NOT KN?'W WHAT HE WAS DO? ING. OR RIGHT FROM WRONG, STATEMENT OF ACCUSED AS TO HIS REASON FOR KIELING. MADE AFTER PRELIMINARY EX? AMINATION IN REPLY TO A QUESTION, N<> INDUCEMENT BE? ING HELD OUT TO HIM, ADMIS? SIBLE IN EVIDENCE, OBJECTION TO AGE OF JUROR CANNOT HE MADE A I ' l l : 11 VERDICT. Hit- was convicted of murder and ap? pealed. Th,- c.Hirl. after overruling an objec? tion tli.i'- a continuance was not grant? ed, says: Neither did tin; Court err in permitting Up- witness Moody to give in evidence the statement of the accused as to his reason far killing the dc-ccnocd. It I? true that Mootly was a j.:- .r He- ponce. It ttpitcars that after lite preliminary examination Moody, who was not the acting; justice ef tin- p.a.-.l ilia; occasion, asked the defendant what made him kill the deceased, and thai lie, without any lu? lu - in. nt whatever, gave th.- answer which was admitt- I in evidence. The rule is that a confession may he given -hi evidence unless it appear that it was* iihlaJncd from the party by some Inducement of a worldly <>r tem? poral character, in tie- nature "f a tin.-.it. or promise "f benefit held out to him in res|.t to his escape from the consequences of the offense, or the mit? igation of ilr- punishment, by a person In authority, or with Ihe apparent sanction of such a person. Th.- evi? dence objected to was dearly admis? sible. Th.- evidence showed thai the defend? ant shol ami killed Hie deceased With oii' tli-- slightest provocation. The cf i'h i to show that t ho defendant was Il It responsible for Ins a ts wholly fail? ed "riie evidence does show that for p.any yi irs he had been accustomed to ill ink heavily at limes and wiutflriiiking ': the llnid tip- ??ifous,? was committed; but It also shows tii.it he was not under the Inllllon ?? of liquor on that ? usion i ? sin Ii extent that he did not know what lie was doing, or thai he ?lid nol know right from wrong. CllilH. Ti I'.- ekes, for appellant. The Attorney General for the Com? monwealth. I CON V. NORFOLK * CAROLINA Tt. Supremo Court "f North Carolina. December L'::, iv.is. NEGLIGENCE?ON Motion FOR A NONSUIT Till-: COURT CAN CON? SIDER ONLY Til!-: EVIDENCE RE? LATING To DEFENDANT'S NEG? LIGENCE, A NU MUST SUBMIT THE CASE To THE JURY IF THERE IS MORE THAN A SCIN? TILLA OF EVIDENCE TENDING To PROVE SUCH NEGLIGENCE? THE BURDEN OF PROVING NEG? LIGENCE OF THE DEFENDANT IS ON THE PLAINTIFF AND OF PROVING THIS CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE ob' THE DEFEND? ANT I.-' ON Till! PLAINTIFF?THE .11 RV ALONE CAN DETERMINE THE RELATIVE WEIGHT OF EV? IDENCE. This was a suit for damages for kill- ! llig plaintiff's intestate. The lower court ? lire, ted a nonsuit ami was reversed i. : he Supreme ?!otirt. The evidence was thai no one saw the a iident which occurred on a bright moonlight night. The body was found on the track near a public footpath; two hours ber.-ii?TT' train had passed without blowing whistle or ringing bell. A person could easily be seen near the path from the depot. The body was 250 feet fro'rri the depot and there was no obstruction between the depot and the path?a man keeping a lookout could see a man oil the track for 100 yards. That if ihe train was moving I miles an hour it could have been slop pi-.I In 15 feet, or at s miles an hour in 30 feet. There was evidence tend? ing to sli >w that deceased had been drinking. The court, after reciting the evidence, says: Taking iliis evidence in the light most fav .ruble to the plaintiff \\o find a train running backward in n town III night, and neither sounding the ivhisllu nor ringing the bell, although parsing over a track on tin- old county road which has ever since been habit? ually used as n footpath. It is ad? mitted thai deceased was killed by the train. This is certainly more than a scintilla of evidence tending to prove the negligence of the defendant, which should have been submitted to the Jury. There was error In directing n non? suit. Th i louden of proving negligence reals upon the plaintiff, while the onus of showing contributory negli? gence rests upon the defendant. In both cases this must be shown by a greater weight of the evidence, and Of this relative weight the jury alone can determine. Each issue bears Its own j burden, nnd it rarely happens that |he I burden of all the issues rests upon the same party. The plaintiff must fi/st pri v'e thai he w as injured by the negii-) I gencc of ihn defendant. If he fails to prove II, that is an end of the ease, and j the defendant is- hdi then required to prove contributory negligence- Where there Is evidence tending to prove negligence oh the part Of both parties the case must always b.> submitted to the Jury, and it makes no difference if! this evidence nppears In the testimony of the plaintiff. Th- court may say to the jury thru there is no evidence tend- I ing to prove ti fact, but it can never say a fact if Moved. It is a settled rule of this court that a verdict can never bo directed in favor of the party upon whom rests the burden of proof. As the burden of proving contribu? tory negligence .s always upon the de? fendant, a direction in hia favor, based1 In any degree upon the contrlbu-' tory negligence of the piantiff. would be a direction In favor of the party upon whom rested the burden of proof, which Is directly opposed to the Unt form current of our decisions, it. therefore, follows that on a motion for n non-suit the court can consider only the evidence relating to the negligent* of the defendant, and, if there is more than a scintilla tending to prove such negligence, the motion must be denied and the case submitted to the jury. T in 1*1.KH OP E<IV1TY. RECORD OF THE VARIOUS COURTS YESTERDAY. In the Police Court yesterday .lusti. Tonilin disposed of the following eases: Tal bot Sturgess, a vagrant; ordered out or the city. Hud Cooper, assaulting his wife; con? tinued until to-day. Henry Brown, colored, stealing a 50 cent shovel from :i Hebrew: lined JT. j Same, stealing a pair of shoes ami a ' handkerchief from a negro; continued 1 until to-day. Two drunks: were lined $2 each. two' were discharged, one was given five days ami another ten days in jail. TRANSFERS OF REALTY. In the ?Merks ofllce the following! deeds were admitted to record: The Norfolk Company to A. A. H. Roissevaln, four lots beginning at the , southeast corner bf Manteo stt.t and j Rcdgate avenue, Ohcnt; {6.GC0. i Sally B. Taylor et als., t.. C. \\". (Iran dy, the property bounded by City Hull avenue. Concord street. Plume Btreet ami Martin's lane; $55,000 Tho Mutual Buldlng Association to .lohn T. Hargrove, lot with improve? ments nt the corner of Kelly and High? land avenue, Bramble ton; $1.200. NOTES OF TI1F. COURTS. Norman F. Allen qualified In the Cor? poration Court yesterday as u notary public. H. It. Qorntn has filed n Hen against the Reese Manufacturing Company f i ?t.oo::.ot>. 4 OM'r.llt.K vt ?: VlM'lilt.X .>>. ARRA NOEM 13NTS COM PLETED FO11 LAYING MONUMENT CORNER? STONE. ?A-sprrtnt-m.'. ting nt PIcaTC it -Buchan an Camp, Confederate Veterans, was held in its hall last evening at S o'clock. Present?Ofllcers ami comrades. The meeting was called to order by Com mniider Todd First Lieutenant commander Green? wood reported that tip- hrrnngemcnls for laying the corner-stone of the monument to the Confederate dead on tho -I'd Instant had been completed, and enumerated the matters in detail that bad been arranged for. On mo j Hon. tin- report was ndopted. ! Various letters from olllcinla nc | knowledging invitations to intend on the occasion were tvaci and filed. On motion, Commander George M Todd was elected past Commander of the camp. On motion, the commander was re? quested to invite Ihc Sons of Confede? rate Veterans to participate in the lay? ing of the corner-stone of tho monu? ment. CIT V II El*A HTM EXT.*. STREET CLEANERS?WAGONS To REMOVE SN< IW. No news was to bo bad in any of tho city departments yesterday. The clerks were attending to routine work only. Several of the clerks were given a hall' holiday and went skating. The streit ?'hailing Department ha v. on hand n job that may take them lo iln- end of the week to complete. Yesterday the Flnnncc Committee told Mr. Hofhelmer, chairman of tin Hoard of Street, s- wer and I Main Com? missioners, that he could hire wagons to haul snow from ihc streets, ami that tip- committee would furnish the money to pay the lulls. Mr. Hofhelmer said that he had employed a large lore, for to-day, ami that In- thought all of the business thoroughfares would he in good condition by Saturday. The regular street force w ere a: work on Main street yesterday removing snow from the gutters, so that it could In- cart, il orr. In response to the request of tin sti.i t department, many residents in ell p.,He of N ...f..Hi > i ?. lay pur tin sidewalks in front of their properly in good condition. Sorlti Cnrollim Pins An?acinll?n. Mr. Russell, tile secretary of the North Carolina Pine Assoeiation, says tii.it the organization will hold its next meeting on the 23rd instant, at the Monticello Hotel. He said nothing but routine business will be transacted. There are about 25 or 30 firms connect? ed with this organization, w hit h Is composed of the leading mill owners <<i this section. This association is In no Wls ? a trust, and while they could agree among themselves to put up pries ami regn lato the output, their action would only affect the operations of their members who are no: sufficiently strong lo con? trol the business of the entire coun t ry. To I heir credit, however, be it said thai the members do not favor trusts, and In the matter of tixing rates, have been actuated by business reasons for the b. st interest of the trade and c im? munity. Washington sircct Improvements. As stated in the Council report yes? terday, the Councils have voted $l'>o :>> i pay the expenses of a commission to be ! 'appointed by the Corporation Court to ascertain the c ist of widening Wash inn: in stie:-t. The Councils were of 111 - - opinion that it was worth that mil. h lie m y to know what the property own? ers VVOUld take for their In USCS and lots. Mr. East, in making the motion to ap? propriate the money for the commis? sion, stuted that it in no wise pledged the city to the expenditure of the amount necessary to make the Im? provements. The Observance or Lent. Indications point to a more general observance of Lent, which began yes? terday, than ever before. The special feature <>f the observance will l?- the extent to Which all Protestant indies will take part. A very large propor? tion <>f the churches will take some no? tice of the season. A good many will k.ep Holy Week by having services . very evening and also on Hood Fri? day, and practically all will have ela? borate services at Easier. Methodists and Presbyterians will observe tho sea? son to some extent, but less widely than others. ? At. St. Paul's P. E. Church. Rev. R. D. Tucker, V. D, rector, morning prayer was hold at n o'clock and even-1 Ing prayer, at s o'clock. Ah ottering was made fin- St. Murk's, at Lambert's Point. Following Is the program I >r the remainder of Lent: Week Days? Tuesday, evening Pray? er. ;> o'clock; Wednesdays, litany. 12 noon; Thursdays, evening pray r, S o'clock; Fridays, evening prayer, 6 o'clock. Saturday. February 25th?St. Mat? thias, il' noon. Saturday, Mat eh 25th?The Annuncia? tion, 12 noun. Holy Weeek?Monday. 7:'M a. tu.; Tuesday, 7:30 a. m.. ."> i>. m.. Wednes? day, 7:i50 a. in., 12 noon. Thursday?Holy Communion, 7:30 a. in-, s p. m. Ctood Friday?il a. m.; confirmation, S p. in. Kaster I've?Holy Baptism, 1- noon. Easter Day?Holy Communion, 7:30 < in. : nun ning prayer and communion, 11 o'clock; children's service. 5 p. in. Offerings for foyble parishes and i Lenten expenses. Good Friday, for missions. Tili; nAnp i o\ t t?>vi > riox. PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOB THE Y. M. C. A The twenty-third nnnuul convent I ?n of the Young Men's Christinn Assot la tions or Virginia will be held In Hump t ti March 2 to ?<. For the past month State Secretaries Coulter and Walker have been compil? ing p-ports, issuing printed matter, etc., In connection with this m eting of the association men of Virginia. The pro? gram has be.-n arranged with especial care, each department being promi? nently presented in helpful papers by the association's best workers. The Bible studios will be i.d by Rev. Cor? nelius Woelfkln. pastor of Gl.u Ave? nue Baptist Church, Brooklyn. N, V Dr. Woelfkill is It most interesting teacher and has been wonderfully help? ful In other such gatherings. The local association is making nec? essary preparations in tie' way of en? tertainments, piao. s of meeting, chorus singing, etc Mr. A. >'. Irons, the gin oral secretary of the Hampton Asso ttation, has charge of these arrange? ments. state Secretary U A. Coulter is at present visiting the associations of tin State in the Interests of the convention Mr. W. Reginald Walker, olllce secre? tary, has charge of statistics of lite past year's work, issuing printed mat? ter, etc. The annual report Of th Executive Committee will be issued very soon, und from facts learned there are many encouraging features about the past year's work. The following arc among the speak? ers nnd leaders of the convention: Messrs. II. P. Anderson and George B Hodge, secretaries of the college nnd educational departments of the Inter? national Committee; Mr. Charles It. Towson, secretary Pennsylvania Ball road Department, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mr. W. II. Morriss. general s rretnry ? >r ib.. Baltimore (Md.) Association; Mr. Frank w. Ober, editor <>r "Men," the association organ, and Mr. I. E. Brown, Stati' secretary -if the associa? tion of Illinois. There will, of course, be a number of impromptu speeches of a high order. on account of Hampton being near and easy reach the attendance from Norfolk and Portsmouth on the ses? sions will be large. Tile Kf**T*|inprr lliit.r. The gi-.-al newspaper is the news? paper which makes the best possible 6 of its space. Iis ilrst duty is to re tl record of lit".-. This we call news. But it must not stop here; it must give life as wi ll as record it. By directing thought, by ci rrccting judgment, by developing local and national spirit, by stablishing truth, by giving inspiration or work, by Introducing refining and ducat Ing Influences it becomes the grcttt character-builder of our modern civilisation. Ninety-nine people rend newspapers for one person who rends books or magazines. These ninety-nine people must g. t tli. ir solid leading from newspapers "r not get any. It is (In newspaper's business, as well as Its privilege, to take care of them educa? tionally. It is with a desire to per? form this duty to its readers that Ihe Virginian-Pilot proposes t ? Inaugurate a "Home Study Circle" in its columns, beginning Sunday. February 20th. The co-operailon innn> of the best known educators and literary and scientific writers has been secured, and their work will be arranged into complete courses of study. The courses of the first term will em? brace live most interesting topics, l. "Popular Studi. s in European His? tory;" 2- "Tin- World's Great Commer? cial Products;" ::. "Governments of thi World of To-day;" I. "popular Studies In Literatur- ;'' 5. "The World's Grout Artists." I' m- particulars hs to wiitcm ami treat men! of subjects see displayed announci mcnts. I'll 1h Ii- t olil Storage. The announcement that Norfolk is to have public col,I storage all the year : round is no less seasonable at tin- pres? ent time than the advantages of th storage will be agreeable and profitable to our men bants and shippers of per? ishable goods, later on in tin- year. It ??an now be definitely stated that the building of a large cold storage plant, with tile latest improved machinery in I duplicate, will be begun at an early date, and that the plant w .11 be III operation by nbotil the middle of next April. The building, which will he located in Foster's lane, will occupy sixty-four hundred square feet of i ground space and will keep cold one hnlf million dollar's worth, at a time, of such articles as t-Rgs. butter, cheese, poultry, game, fish, etc. "| ? ommeiiil ilia Kiitcrprlvc " ' Dr. w. .i. Young, pastor of Epworth I Mi B. Chtirchi commends the "Home 'i Study Circle.o Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Y.i.: Gentlemen?1 am very glad to note j thai von have arranged to bring bi - fore the pe pie well written articles on great historical subjects. The names of the authors of these nrtlcles arc a guarantee <-i their reliability, and a promise that they will be road- It is ncedl ss to say that I commend the enterprise. W. J. VoL Xti. l-'roxcn Pipe*. j The Officials in the City Hal! are sllf ! ft ring from the effects of the freeze, j All their water pipes are <! >sed. In I some of the offices there Is Insulll ilerit heat and the employes are doing mi I more work than absolutely necessary. Snow b^gati to melt yesterday. A : rise dl temperature will burst hundreds of pipes and in the next two days the plumbers' harvest will begin. Her Terrible Experience in the Li'c Great Storn*. -3 "A Kngnr C'onlctl ship on n Wr?I?llnu Cuke"?ncrce Flsnt WIM? Cold t?ml It tea nil Hiilrr Under Fearful nilllciilMrs- Tim Captain's Mory. Y.-s:- ? ! iv morning tho Britten steam? ship Bit hinotid Castle, Captain G. M. Lewis, Crom Galveston to Antwerp, with ctirg i of colt >n. whe.it. liour, etc., suecet l- l in coming up t? Larhhert'a Point for c ?nl. The captain was teen later in the ufternoon with Mr. J. M. Jordan, if P. M. I".I & Sun. and gave his experience of the storm as follows: Tin: CAPTAIN'S STORY. "Yes, sir; it was a terrible experience, anil tlte worst I have been throiish fo> thirty-two years at sea. 1 came in from ripe Henry this morning. My steamer, hull, rigging and masts are a mass . :' . ?. us nearly representing a sugar-coated ship oil a wedding cake as anything. ??Sun.lay night .we were off Cape Henry, but toe sea was go terrific and the weather so bad that 1 thought it advlsn i I i put sen. a:ul starte.I, wtlli Ii.-: In ad ' ? Eastward. We were blown off the land, and managed to get to anchorage again off Cape Henry, or, rath.r. between the Capes, Monday ii ght, and there we anchored and wait? ed until daylight, when we eanio to tin- pilot grounds to get a pilot lor Nor? folk. A PICHT WITH DEATH. "A: I o'elo k in the morning I was called, and woke to Und myself nearly asphyxiated with the fumes of burning cotton ami smoke. I Immediately set to work and g>t all hands to clear away the Ice and snow from tho bulk beads, liming tin- time the chief en? gineer was cutting away bolts with a coal chis. i, the bulkhead of steel hav? ing t<i be cut through, sum-' lot rrrcTl were fanning with cold and exhaustion. FR< MEN II' ISE PIPES. "\Yo a: last managed to get at the seat of th. til.-, .uid til - Chlet mate, with the liose in his hau.Is. water freezing ail the time ami thermometer down to 1> degrees, mnnugod, with extra exertions, to smother I he" lire a little, when wc hail to rijj tackles to our works and wind? lass an.I hove up twenty-foiir bales, which w.-re on lire, some of us fainting with exhaustion from the cold ami ef? fects of th,- smoke ami guces. We filially got it under control, but still as our hose was frozen up and our hose pipes als... and ii-> water could be drawn from over the side, wc engaged the lug Katie i.> stand by us with her I lire hose ami render us all tin- assist? ance nee. sdary, THE DAMAGE, j "When the pilot came aboard we got j under weigh for Norfolk, and on nr | rival here surveyors visited the vessel, and have ordered the discharge of ab-mt 100 bales more, which work la now in progress. "I'n our way up we passed several fishing boat.-, abandoned by their crbws. adrift in the ice and drifting out to s. a. Numbers of si hoonors and i barges we're also drifting with the ice { pack and the tide, as no anchorage , i- uihl be saf. ly found in the ito.ius, owing to t!ie drifting Ice. A WELCOME PILOT. "The Storni was a terrible one. and the experience ofl Cape lleiiry is one) I do nut care to repeat, II was with a feeling of grcai relief that l saw the gen hi I countenance of Cap't. Harvey Cunningham entiling over the side, and heard his hearty voice wishing me a im rry Christinas, which, under tile cliS ctimstnlices, did no: s em a: all out of place. I'll.i IT DIFFICULTIES. ( "The pilots are having a hard lime making comiocllniis with their1 boat, an nearly ad the SlHiill steam craft in the harbors are busy, and liiere is as yet no direct communication with. Ohl Point or Hampton. The Chesapeake and Ohio sent a tug across yesterday, ami tin N.-w York, Philadelphia am: N irfolk had a boat traveling, though not to obi Point: and in.- Washington. Bay Line ami Old Dominion steam era were um.id.- to make landings there. The ice pack is large and coiMtaiitiy Inen using, ami schooners Hying pilot I or -.ui; signals w.-re numerous; in raet, ? ii Is absolutely unsafe to attempt u.i ehoruge there is th.- Ice, carried by the tide, .-weeps all before it. ami several a ? hers and barges have lost an? chors and chains. The pack is also very heavy on the Eastern shore, h'hd Cu|.haries City is still cut oft froth Norfoiu ami othci points on this side of tin isay/" ? l:i VI,-,,,,,, , ,,| flic Maine The oi.i Dominion steamship Rich? mond came in yesterday morning from Newport News with her color.-! a: in,!;' mast in memory of the men who per? ished in tin- destruction of the battle? ship Main.- in the harbor of Havana one year ago Tuesday night. The captain oi tin Richmond- report? ed that several vessels at Newport N. v.s ami old P. Ini paid tins graceful tribute to the memory of the :>t;t5 vic? tims of spa1...-!: hate ami treachery. Sev. ial (lags were observed half mast? ed . Lambert's Point and in the har? bor in this city. l he < o.v I'll Ion. (Communicated.) The mass me-, ting of the City Uhlc of the King's Daughters advertised i i>e hei i Fi lay, t fth Inst., will be pos poiie.l until Friday, the 24th inst. MUS. IL A. MAPI*. Secretary. i * \ i m -i r vi v a limited number of shares, of .'? Per cent, cumulative preferred .-?to. k. carrying certificates entitling tie holder to nn eou 1 amount of com mo stoi k, of the NORFOLK-HAMPTON ROADS Com PANS are hOW offered. Prospei Iiis can be had and subscrip? tions will uo received at marine bank.norfolk, va NORFOLK bank for savings and trusts.norfolk, va the MARYLAND trust COM? PANY .baltimore, MI> For further information apply to Dj lowenbero, vice-president and genera^ manager, norfolk, va. ? fe?-!v Weather Forecast. To-day is to be warmer. That ought to bring out a arger number of feminine hoppers. V\ e show the season's best tilings in Fancy Piques, Percales. White Dimities, India Linens, for the early sewing. Blankets. (Comfortables, White Quilts, Bed Linens, for the present using. The strictly cold weather Wares at prices greatly cut. Vi>it Brown. Joscpii Brown. -220 Plain St. BUY A PIANO That will lnst you a lifetime, one that will improve with nga and usage. We have In > Big Bargains in STEIFF PI? ANOS, have only hern used four months, will 11 al a VERY LOW FIGURE for cash or bit easy terms. FACTORY WAREROOMS MONTICELLO HOTEL, Granby S t _JOHN J. FOSTER, Manager. 'I'll E Kill II I HOUR LAW. 0 > MM I TT EE WILL ASK KNDORSE M EN I' ' IF ?'t H M II..s. The trade, labor nnd business or- , gnnizationa are thoroughly aroused to the Importance of doing something to protect the Norfolk navy yard against j baneful discriminations. Influences have bi en operating at ! Washing! >n detrimental to all govern? ment yards, and it is the purpose of the ! private steamship builders, through the 1 inllucnce of a Washington lobby. te> i make the Government yards only repair shops for the United States navy, it Is boldly proclaimed that the j United Slates has rip right to build war ships, because private citizens are pre 1 pared to build them. WORK SCARCE. Work is becoming scarce at the Nor? folk navy yard, and the mechanics see no reason why they should not be al? lowed to build one or more of the ships authorised by Congress. There is u bill before Congress, pro? viding that eight hours shall be a day's work on Government ships being built at private yards. This bill, it la said, will be of special benefit to all Gov? ernment ship-yards, enabling them to do woik as cheaply as the Cramps, or Mr. Huntington. BILL ENDORSED; Recently, as stilted In the Virginian* Pilot, a committee from Central Labor Union appeared before the Norfolk Board of Trade and asked that the bill before Congress be endorsed, stating that II would increase the business pOP Ul ttloil and wealth ?>!' this port. Strong resolutions were adopted and sent to the Virginia Senators and members of the House. The committee next went liefere the Board oi Trade of Portsmouth and the Common Council of that city, and i:i bath Instances succeeded in having the bill endorsed. OF GENERAL INTEREST. They believe it is a question of such general interest to Norfolk that the people of Norfolk should give it their most hearty support. A communication has been addressed le s li? th ? i ',mini,.n?a-ml Si Ic : Councils of Norfolk, asking them t ? e. Il a joint meeting for Friday night, s . that the committee of which Pres? ident Williams, of Central Labor Cnlon, chairman, may coin.' before them and present their petition. ME ET I NO TO BE HELD. I' Is ii l that President? East and In a wood will giant the request, and that tie. meeting will be held. When the bill comes before Con gi. ?s for nUoptlon or rejection a com from Norfolk will visit Wash? ington lo urge Its passage. S'OO I lit. II V H.t VMItlll.S .TIA Hit V A NOT HER WEDDING FROM THE i ALY OPERA COMPANY. .Mr. Charles Dauby and Miss Alexia <: ? Ian v.ere married in the ladies' par lor th.- Monticello Hotel shortly after mldiiig last night. The ceremony wo:- yerformed by Rev. t'harles 1. St ngle. The attendants were Mr. C. Thnyer and Miss Jeanne Fow? ler. Mr Dauby is leading commedian in the Daly Operu Company, which closed an tigagciuent here last night, and the i- th.- star comniedlene of the company. Mr. Dauby is a very .o i r and has traveled around rid several tin es. He is an Eng ; in and v.as born in London. The brlii Is vi ry pretty, is a petite bru heth and ;. fine actress. Sin- is also a very sweet singer. Both are very tvith their companions and are leal footlights favorites. Mr, Dauby's humor is of the spon ler arid he Just can't help b riny. During n very solemn ; . ?: the eer< mony, and when he was repeating the lines "with this ring I do id..- wee, arid with all my worldly goi is i tin e endow," ho save a comieal I his bride and smiled and then :. .slii. li was the signal for . : ? al : tughti r throughout the parlor. \ ? ? ti> the newly wedded . were the recipients of many con? ti i the members of the tether with a few friends, cd to tho dining-room, where [ lunch w as rei ved. k I iking we propose to I inaugurate a special diamond sale. ?o n< v. ten days you will be secure some rare bargains. Tili: GALE JEWELRY CO. -.?, OTHER LOCAL ON PAGE 9.