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THE NEWS OF NORFOLK ON PAGES 2, 3 & 5. CGu.iT DECISIONS. DIGEST BY W. B, MARTIN. EXCLUSIVELY FOR VIRCINIAN-PILOT. Kotes of Case3 Recently Decide.1, Which are of Interest to Our Peonl8. SNIPES V. CITY OF WINSTON. Supreme Court of North Carolina.. April 17, 1000. A CONTRACT BY ONE OF THE AL? DERMEN OF A CITY TO SUPER; INTEND ITS STREETS FOR $50 A MONTH FOR SIX MONTHS. IS VOID, AS CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY. The board of aldermen of the city of Winston on March l, 189S, elected the plaintiff a 'Istreet boss," and contracted to pay him $50 per m?nth for six months, his duties were to superin? tend, construct, and repair the streets, and to keep In order the s iwerage sys? tem of the city. At the time of said election and contract the plaintiff was a member uf the board of aldermen, and participated in the meeting at which he was elected. A new board was elected, ?ind inducted Into office on .May 1, 1898, ?when the plaintiff was discharged, and l>aid for the services then rendered. He now eues for the balance specified in the contract for the next succeeding four months, From a judgment for defendant plain? tiff appealed. The court rays: The board of aldermen, of which the plaintiff was a member, was the .agent of the city, and its duty was absolute loyalty to the best interests of Its prin? cipal. The plaintiff was Interested in Obtaining the best possible contract from himself and his associates on the board. There was, then, antagonism between his duty to the city and his personal Individual Interest In making ?aid contract. It Is against public poli? cy to permit such contracts to he en forced. It would be unsafe for the | plaitiff, acting as employer, to become j himself, by the same bargain, an em? ploye. Smith v. City of Albany. 01 N. Y. 444, Is a case In point. The plaintiff, being a member of the common council, contracted with the board to furnish horses and carriages for the procession celebrating July 1th, which the council had in charge. It was held that he could not recover. Story on Agency (Hection 210) well states the principal: "It may be correctly said with refer? ence to Christian morals that no man can faithfully serve two masters whose interests are In conflict. If, then, the seller were permitted, as the agent of another, to become the purchaser, his duty to his principal and his own Inter? est would stand In direct opposition to each other; and thus a temptation?per? haps In many cases too strong for re? sistance by men of feeble morals or hackneyed in the common devices of worldly business?would be held out which Would betray them Into gross misconduct, and even Into crime. It Is to Interpose a preventive check against i such temptations and seductions that a positive prohibition has been found to | be the soundest policy, encouraged by the purest principles of Christianity. This doctrine Is well settled at law. And It Is by no means necessary In crises of this sort that the agent should make any advantage" by the bargain. Whether he has or not, the bargain is Without any obligation to bind Hie prin? cipal." This principle cannot be ques? tioned, niul expi rlence has shown Its wls I >m. Common reasoning declares this principle to be H ?und, and the pub? lic is entitled to have it strictly enforc? ed against every public oflclal. In obedience to this reasoning, and upon these authorities, we hold that the con? tract under consideration 1? void and unenforceable. Affirmed, STATE &C. V. SPEIDI.E. Supreme Court of Ohio. March 0, 1!)00. WHEN THE SUCCESSFUL CANDI? DATE EOIl AN OFFICE DIES ON ELECTION DAY BEFORE THE POLLS ARE CLOSED. THE CAN? DIDATE FOR THE SAME OFFICE RECEIVING THE NEXT HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES IS NOT THEREBY ELECTED. The point decided appears from the opinion of the court. The court says: The claim of Cover that he has the right to be Inducted Into the office of sherliff of Clcrmont county has no foun? dation. Whether Hurringer, the deceas? ed candidate, was elected or not. Cover ?was not elected. Not merely a plurali? ty, but a majority, of all the votes cast for sheriff on that election day were cast against Cover, and it does not avail him that the majority of votes Was cast, in good faith, for a man who had died durir.g the election. The majority was not for Cover, and that Is all he ear. make of It. The election may fail altogether by reason of the death of the person receiving1 the larg? est number of voles cast, or by reason t.f the Inellgiblllty of the successful candidates or by reason of Irregulari? ties; but that could riot elect a man ?who In fact received a smaller number of votes than his oppanent. Tho Best Proscription for Chilis and Fev?r Is a hot'.lo of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. The form? ula'Is plainly printed on ejeh package it la g'mnly Iron and Quinine In a tasteless form und I? compounded !n correct pro portions The reason imitators do not ad vertiso their formula is because t)i- y know you would not buy their medicine. If you knew Its ingredients. Groves a the original, and Is the only chill and fe \'tr remedy sold throughout the- entire malarial section of the United States. No cure, no pay. Price 50c To Lynchburg S2-SO Round Trip. Excursion via Chesapeake nnd Ohio railway Tuesday, June T-'th. Leave Norfolk 7:55 a. m.: arrive In Lynchburg 4 10 d m. Returning, leave Lynchburg 15th. 1:10 p- m. Three days in the mountains will Improve your hearth- J. F HERMAN, Mgr., 460 Main street. THE GLORIOUS CORONA Continued from Page I PROTURBANCES NOTICED. As soon us the eye hat become ac? customed to the unusual sight of a' mass of light rallying in ita centre what appeared to be a bla?it hole, a few pinkish proturbancea were noticed ex-1 ?tcndhig out from the black disk of the I moon. The time of totality wa s so i short (less titan a minute and a half here at Norfolk) that hardly inor.? mi p, ssii i... t!.;,n ;i , 3.s??? ..:i;m;S. 0f come of these i henomcna w in n the approa h iug light of the returning win was seen and the precious Beconds of complete obscuration were p.i?t. During totality tho i la net Venus was tdsily seen about twenty degrees above the eastern hori? zon. The degree of darkness was n ?t sufficiently great lor the observers to nc<*Ja any stars <>r a lower magnitude than lite first, Sometimes duri-'g e 1!" : es, v, in n the i erl d > f to alKy l ? grc-.it er and nil conditions conspire together, I the effect of darkness is somewhat greater and the stars can more readily be seen than was the case yesterday. Some of the strange featur.s of this unusual occurrence were noted by the different groups of observers who had specially arranged for them. The tem? perature a lew minutes before the first contact wua observed ait eighty d< gives Fahrenheit; at s:ir> the m rcury indi? cated Hi; i-:;; a few minutes later the minimum temperature was recorded? Ct>4. PIN PHOTOGRAPHY. A curious phenomenon was that rre scnted by the sun's shining through small npcrturc8 made in ti card tin I j projected upon a sheet, and also through the leave;; of a small branch held in the h ind. Ail the smaller up-j erturcs showed distinctly the crescent form of the Image of the sun. one do sa not ordinarily think of these llttje p itches of light which are cast upon the gr<>un.l underneath tie- trees being images of iitc sun. but nuch they arc in fact, as the beautiful Illustration spo? ken of above male very evident snoirrs of wonder. It has been sometimes said that the effect of a total eclipse upon any large number of observers together is that of sudden hushing all conversation, and thut the moments of totality are mo? ments of silence. But such was not the caoe here in Norfolk yesterday, for during Ib.? entire length of the period of totality Hie parties gathered upon the roofs'and in the streets gave voice to their feelings in a series of shouts of wonder and approval. The whistles of the steamcra in the harbor were blown as If in salute to the wondrous beauty of the pearly corona. Just before to? tality the temperature became percept? ibly colder, there being a distinct chill to the atmosphere. worth com tng to SEE. It would certainly seem that thrvte who have traveled far to view this beautiful phenomenon must have felt themselves amply repaid for their time and trouble, nnd If enthusiastic expres? sion can vonvey the true feellng? of the j observers all will go back to their , honn s feeling that the day was a mark? ed day In Ihclrl lv*C8. The people of Norfolk should feel very thankful that I this unusual opportunity fell to their I lot. Not In the present generation w ill there be another similar opportunity in ! the Eastern United State?, nnd It is highly probable that none of the pres? ent Inhabitants of Norfolk will ever see a repetition of this wonderful phenom? enon without traveling to oilier por? tions of the earth. L. w. RI PLEY. FORTY HOURS DEVOTION ! CLOSE OF THIS U< ILY AND INSPIR? ING CATHOLIC SERVICE. The Forty Hours Devotion which be jgan In St. Mary's Catholc Church at the close of the 11 o'clock Mass Sunday j morning w ill be concluded after the S o'clock High Mass this morning. ! During Sunday and the greater por tfon of yesterday the church was visit? ed by large crowds who came to wit? ness foe interesting and solemn service in connection with the forty hours adoration. The beautiful marble altar in the center of the church was adorn? ed witli numerous fli ivers and candles, which with the solemnity of the service, -u^^_1;.?i y insp-i itir- and lovely to v. il ness. There was a procession around the church at tile beginning of the ser? vice on Sunday. About twelve little girls dressed in white with gold crowns, and a score of others with wreaths of flowers, followed by a corns of little boys with red caps and pretty uniforms made a circuit of the interior of the church preceeded by the priest who car? ried the Holy Eucharist. When the main altar was readied the Sacred Host was deposited In full view of the congregation, where it will re? main until after the service this morn? ing. During the feast of the Forty Hours Devotion there were several visiting priests In attendance at St. Mary's. One of I ho visitors preached an eloquent sermon at the II o'clock Mass Sunday. The May Devotions which have been in progress all this month at St. Mary'a Church will he concluded after tomor ' row evening. Tin- services tomorrow will berrin at fi o'clock in the evening, and will consist of the rosary and Bene? diction of the Blessed Sacrament. Saptlr.t Sunday Schoo! Association The Norfolk and Berkley Baptist Sunday Sehtroi Association held its an? nual meeting at the Freemason Street Baptist Church Sunday afternoon, when tho following officers for th. en? suing year were elected: Win. McK. Wonlhouse, Prcs'.d. tit; Walter A. Ed? wards, Vice-president; James A. Hal ley, Secretary, and George T. Gale, Treasurer. The reporl of the Park Place Sunday School c. mm it tee was rendered ?by Chairman C. .1. CTeekmUr. Alfter n lengthy discussion the report v.-.ls refer? red back to .the committee. At Iho re? quest of Mr. Creektmw.Prcsldent Wood house wn.s made chairman of the com? mittee. The devotional exercises of tin day were conducted 'by Rev. George W. Cox, of Burrows Memorial Church, Lambert's Point. The Association ad? journed to meet at Grace Baptist Church on the fourth Sunday In June. Coiorod Wnn Found Dead. Frank Allen, a colored, 'longshore? man, was found during yesterday morning In the rear of Goodson's bar. on Churtah streeL The coroner's Jury did not have any -witnesses yesterday and adjourned over bo to-day. HOUSE TOPS CROWDED Continued From Page 1. SHAPE OK THE CORONA. Professor Hansky's prophecy at; to the shape of the corona, as it would appear in yesterday's eclipse, was a remarka? bly correct forecast. Sometime ago | Professor Hansky, who is a noted scientist, drew a sketch of what he pre? dicted the Corona would took like. The shape of the corona of different eclipses as seen and sketched Is different in every Instance. In seme eclipses of the past the corona was seen to shoot out much further from the sun titan it did . yesterday, and In other eclipses its volume has been hardly so large. The eclipse of 1S07 showed up a corona more closely resembling the corona seen yes? terday than any other that has been sketched in the nineteenth century. VULCAN NOT SEEN. Whatever the result of scientific ob? servations made at other points in the belt of eclipse, tile lost planet, Vulcan, was not found by any of the visiting , .astronomers in Norfolk. Alstronjtners generally do not proclaim the existence of Vulcan as a fact, but many of them believe there 1.4 a lost planet near the sun. rjescarbault in 1S.V.? discovered, he Claimed, this planet. It was named Vulcan. Special endeavor was made by many observers yesterday to Und the hidden planet. NEW PHENOMENOM. A phenomenon! never before witness? ed among the phenomena of an eclipse of the sun. so Tar as Is known, was claimed to have been seen by several vlsltlog observers. When the sun was Hearing total observation the darkne was very pronounced In the west. A [great black sheet seemed to reach out over the horizon in this direction. Against this darkness, the observers say they saw a rainbow circle for three or four minutes before Euna hid the sun. WATCHED FOR SHADOW RANDS. Chief Willis E. Mo.-<re. or the Weather Bureau, said that his bureau was only making meteorological observations. IK- bad special observers In North Car? olina to t/hservc-tlie.- "shadow bands" when they made their appearance about the lime of totality of the eclipse. The exact causes of these shadow bauds are not known, and the observations taken yesterday will probably prove of great iise. It is the theory of Professor Wil? liam H. Pickering, of Harvard, and -the most generally accepted theory that the shadow bands aTe due to almosphci Ic waves occurring a few thousand feet above the earth's surface or the contact of two currents of a'.r flowing with dif? ferent velocities. Their direction and speed arc dependent on the wind, and have no connc-ctlon ?with the moon's motion or shadow. We may produce the phenomena at will any cold night, ?by opening a window near an electro arc: light, when the shadow of the rising hot air currents may >be seen cast on a si; i t of -paper. The shadow bands can be> seen best from high hills, as they can then be de? tected across the valleys. One way by which they are detected is by spreading of a large sheet upon a smooth surface. They were not seen In this vicinity, pr ibably for several reasons, the main one being the levelnesa of the country. TO WRITE ABOUT ECLIPSE. Among the visiting newspaper men were Mr. Talcott Williams, of the edi? torial staff of the Philadelphia Pi ess, with Mrs. Williams: Mr. Walter C. Han i, also of the editorial staff of the Philadelphia Press, with Mrs. Hand: Mr. 11. M. Watts, scientific writer and musical critic of the Philadelphia. Press; Mr. Julian Hawthorne, of the Philadel? phia North American: Mr. C. E. Tun nelle, of the Philadelphia Inquirer; Dr. Hale, or the N?w York Commercial-Ad? vertiser; Mr. Robert Toombs Small, of the Washington Evening Star. The eel lose story at this end was largely handled by many other leading metropolitan dallies, through their slic? ed.il correspondents here, Messrs. J. E. Maxwell, A. McK. Grlggs and Benjamin Myers. NOTES OF THE ECLIPSE. Chief Willis I* Moore, of the Weather Bureau, who is a most affa'ble gentle? man, was congratulated by many of the observers from afar upon the niagniti ccnt weather he provided. ?The thanks i if?the?observers-a ml newspaper men are due Mr. James J. Cray, tha local weather observer for the nice manner in which tilings were arranged on the Citizens Rank building roof. Mr. Ernest Staples acted as official stenographer of the Hartford Observers on the bank building. A considerable pontion of Mr. Rlploy's article was dic? tated while the sun was in total eclipse, I Mr. Staples using a light. The members of the National Geo? graphical Society of Washington saw the eclipse from their, chartered steamer stationed at the navy yard. METHODIST PREACHERS. GIVE INTERESTING REPORTS FROM THEIR CHURCHES. The Methodist preachers met at the usual hour yesterday morning with the President, Rev. R. M. Chandler. In the chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. W. C. Vaden. Presiding Elder of the Portsmouth* District. Dr. Johnson received two by letter at Cumberland Street Church. He report? ed that the arrangements for the co s. cr&ilon servicos a; the ground break? ing for the new church had been com? pleted. i:. v. Daniel T. Merrill received three new members at Hnntersville. Ho took ui> his conference collections and raised the amount. In full. Rev. S. C. Hatcher reported Ifi eon versions at Queen Strt et. received 1?> on -profession of faith Sunday and had 7 conversion* in the Sunday .- iho I. The meetings will he continued this week. Wright Memorial, Portsm >uth. Rev. Geo. E. Booker, reported the revival closed. About 90 persons have prof ssod faith. He had 21 convci iion5 en Sunday and 7 additions to membership. Broth BBBBBBj For n Strengthens the exhausted and con? fused brain, relieves nervous head? ache, and induces refreshing sleep. Genuine bear* name HoftsroiD's on wrapper. Matsumoto, of Japan, . addressed the Sunday School Association in the after? noon. il? v. H. M. Hope preached at both services at LeKles Memorial Sunday and spoke for the Junior Kpworth Lea? gue .in the afternoon. Rev. \Y. C. Vadeh preached at Hay trotd Memorial in the morning and at Dnrtby's in the afternoon. Prof. C. l>. Ragland, Ph. D., of the Chair of Chemistry, at Randolph-Ma coh <'oileg?. Ashland, Va., who came to Norfolk to view the eclipse <if the sun, was Introduced and spoke encouraging? ly of the work of that institution. Rev. R. F. B< idles received cue new member at Central, Portsmouth. Owens Memorial. Rev. Matsumoto, of Kobe, Japan, preached at it a. mi, and the pastor. Rev. P.. T. Waterfleld, a-, night. McKcndree, Rev. W. R. Proctor, held j nit Intercstii r "Children's Day" at 11 i a. n;.. and 1 i a died at night. Trinity. Rev. Gco. Wesley Jones, hail two additions to membership, baptised three Infants and raised his conference coil. .? ? I.-in in full. ? 'Epworehi Rev. E. 1,. Eaton. D. D., pastoi" of 'the Wirst M. K. Church, Des Meines, Iowa, preached-morning and night to the profit of large congrega? tions, lie came to Norfolk to see the eclipse of the sun. He was the guest of Dr. A. Coke Smith. Rev. N. It. Robertson reported in tvesting services on the Norfolk cir? cuit. He took up the conference collec? tions. Lambert's Point. Rev. J. W. Carroll h oi large congregatjjais and had four accessions to membership. ReV. .1. V.'. Nicholson, of South Prin? cess Arn" and Rev. J. B. Winn. of Boydton, were Visitors at the meeting. Mr. Nicholson gave an encouraging ac? count of the work on his circuit. Rev. Arno Matsumoto, of Kobe Jn pah, gave dn Interesting account of his conversion to Christianity. Religion?! Notes Rev. Pr. Grammer. rector, preached an able and highly instructive sermon at Christ Episcopal Church Sunday morning on "The Wonders of the Firm? ament and the Beauties, of Nature." The discourse was replete with eloquent allusions la the egllpac of the sun. Rev. Mr. Thompson. of Trinity Church. Portsmouth, preached at ChrrSt P. E. Church Sunday afternoon. Rev. Dr. Grammer delivered an In? teresting address at the Children's Day services nt the First Presbyterian Church Sunday afternoon. Rev. W. W. Walker, of Franklin, Va., ?will officiate at St. Luke's Episcopal Church next Sunday. Rev. Dr. Lawrence, of Pittsfleld. Mass., nssisted Dr. Tucker In the ser? vice at St. Paul's Church Sunday morn? ing. Ecllpso Photographs. We are Indebted to Mr. J. II. Faber. the photgnuphcr, for a set of pictures showing the different Phases of the Solar Eclipse of yesterday morning. Mr. Fabcr was very successful in bis efforts ?to get these photographs which are In? teresting souvenirs of the event. KEV1LL GLENNAN. Graduate In ThcoloRy Henry J. Jones, of Norfolk, Is one of the. graduates in theology from the Howard University in Washington. He received a diploma Friday night of last week. ATLANTIC CITY. The Ladles Aid of Colley Memorial Presbyterian church will give a sacred concert In this church on Thursday, May 31st. nt S p, m. Cream and berries will be served on the lawn in the after? noon. SAYS dtb doctored! wtih two of thshest tf&atof's hi the vSty for two yesrs zm3 hsef bto re/&/ uizi*S B tisotii the "IWy trouble ivsss cr/cor atb'&si of the uts5^3o b fp,tsf~ f?rfii-3 tarrSfclyp c?cwfc? ffs-s? sionp nHiahts &r.tS thought &onseiJj>7ex tfrz-t Rhsa-li) weuM?& seiGh a reliefm " 7o~ds:yS am a wei? v/o* nsasff able tfo ticj rr:y ow? work, and have TOf-'-^fc " S !I3Gtf fCSSW fco?i?S of Lydia En Plnk?i&m9& Vetja tftfote OomsfOusicS asad three paaks&os ?" Sanative Wash and eannoi pe-atee the ttiotx!cr?ms Gstougthc"? MRS, eliea tu? mas, 834 Pin? ?imp Latein, Pa* FJirs? Pinkham sdvises suffering ivomen YtiUiesti Lydia P. Plnfchaiu Mod. Co., Lynn. Maar Bfi Aiiaa 6einn? /?;,fe^N f'c?Ss:er?':l nr/sicli-i i?Va.^^/>4^N. Private sanitarium -Z-rjX c: . I pute. Vrg. Wi?'*^ *ta'.?Ie ccuipuund to: Idlm Ully v. 1. : ? MfftfA Rcgui.-.uvo pi;u. i. /SsXKu W ? es ??? hl >ui . h ??C" ./:Jt!f!k-?l dren consult ms BMj?) Ii?* :tcj ;:. Lu.-.-.u.-r? J;. bW^-' Baltimtn?. 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