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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-30
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NORFOLK AID WESTERN RAIL.

NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAIL
TWO DAILY TRAINS To NORFOLK.
TWO DAILY TRAINS TO LYNCHBU RG.
sCHEDULEfN EFFECT DECEMBEh2j, ises.
LEAVE RICHMOND.
$50 A. NJ. Daily, tia Richmond ard Petersburg
railroad. leaves Petersburg ll10
A. N. daily; arrive Norfolk l26
qDA NJ Daily. sla Richmond and Petersburg
railroad Arrive at Peters Jurg 10: o
AN. No. 8 leaves Petersburg 1850
a. NJ. Tor Farmvile. LyDchburg,
Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville. and all
points South and West. HIHhOUGH
COACH 10 RADFORD.
800 F. NJ Daily, tiQ Richmond aud Petersburg
railroad. Arrives at Potersbu al
go Z, NJ leaves Petersburg Iij Il.
NJ daily. arriving Norfolk $50 Z.
NJ. THROUGH CAR TO hOk
FOLK.
600 p. NJ. Daily. rid Richmond and Petersburg
railroad, arriving al Petersburg al
0.5O T. NJ, connecting With Train D.
!. leaving Petersburg az 80 r. N.
for Farmstlle, Lyuchburg, Roanoke,
PocahOntss, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat
ranOOga, and ali points South and
West.
PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR ACC0AM0DA-
TIONS.
No I-sleeping-car Petersburg % Bristol
without change leaving Petersburg daily az
no p. NJ. Pullman sleeper Lynchburg 70
Memphis, without change
NO 3-Fuiiman sleeper Lynchburg 20 New
Orleans and kOanOke to Chattanooga, without
change.
Tickets, baggage checks, and all Information
can be obtained ~ Richmond and Petersburg
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street, and at the Company's Office, Ol East
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Steamers leave New York for Richmond
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Freghts forwarded and through bills OF LAD
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Freight received daily until hour of sailing.
Passengers leaving Richmond on MON
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DAYS, and SATURDAYS by the Chesapeake
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Leave Arriv~
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No. Is stops only on SIX al nc Chester Ocutfs
liza and Manchester. No. 10 stops on sigma q
all regular stations No. e. stope on sigma
all regular stations and afro At Temples ane
Port Walthai. Nos. 81 "a, q. 80 ana %
will stop at all stations for passengers
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos. Il and ~ sleeping-carg o
tween New York and Tampa. = "a, wa Jacl
sonvlle). On Trains Nos. IA and N sleepina
cars between Washington and Charleston
On Train No. 10 sleeping cars between
New YORK and Jacksonville. On Train No.s
sleeping-cars between Washington and Jacs
sOnvllle.
TEE ONLY ALLrRAILLINET TO NoRFoLi
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Richmond. $50 am. Norfolk 20 pm
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Norfolk, 500 am. Richmond. ll:o' IN
Norfolk, $500 pm. Rchmor d, $40 pm
These trains also make close ConDecuun
for Farmvine, Lynchburg, and SOUTH
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REAL EsrArEAr PRIvArE SALE

Tor SALE, ONE DETACHED q
Il NEW FRAME BUILDING contain hsa
ing seven rooms on Broad street between
Thirty sixth and 1hirty-seyenth streets. IN
the neighborhOod OF ChimbOrazo Park. VIII
be sold % tasy terms 20 suit purchss er. Al
ply 20 GE RGE o.. CA1LErr, South First
street between hain aud Gary. fnO-sutr
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CONTESTS IN THE NEXT HOCSE.
Defeated Republicans who win Try TO
be Counted In.

Defeated Republicans Who VIII Try 70
be Counted In.
WAsuINGToN, December S0-Up to
This time only one notice of contest has
been filed I'm the Office of the Clerk of the
House. This is the case of Harbuil
against Whiting, the latter being the
sitting Democratic member of the Sew
enih Michigan district There are
ryentv-one counts in his indictment, and
hc charges that votes were cast
at wrong places; that aliens voted
without restraint; that fraudulent
naturalization papers were issued that
illegal registration was common, and that
persons were compelled 10 vote the Dem
Ocratic ticket under threats of personal
injury Mr. Harbu1 lays great stress
upon what he calls the corruption
fund" This includes q contribution of
s. 500 from the National Democratic
Committee, 81 900 given by Mr. Whiting,
personally, and between 50 800 and $1,000
assessed the Federal employees.
The latter, Mr. Harbuf claims
were particularly jealous in their
efforts in Mr. Writings behalf.
Quite number of the cases arise out
the narrow maiOrities received by some
of the successful candidates Such is
the foundation of the contest made by
sydney L. Mudd against Representative
Barnes Compton, of the Fifth Maryland
district, whose majority has been placed
a. low as one vote In the Fourth
New Jersey district Samuel Fowler,
Democrat, was elected by only seventy
TWO votes, and y. W. VOORHEES, will try
20 overcome this by contest Congress
man Shivelv, Democrat, of Indiana was
returned by a still smaller maiority-less
than forty v0tes-and William A. Hoyne,
his Republican rival, will endeavor to
secure the seat As compared with these
efforts 10 oyerturn a few votes, the
contest of T b. Eaton, a Republican Of
Memphis, Tenn, TO oust Congressman
James PhelGn, seems quite herculean.
Mr. Phelan received 5000 majority.
Charges of fraud will also be made by
f. b Posey a Republican who
was donated by W f. Parrett
in the First Indiana district
For the first time in many years, a con-
tested election case is reported from Con-
nectcut, where, in the Fourth district,
Edward Il Seymour, DEM will en-
deavor to unseat Fred r. Miles, tRep)
William Elliott, of Beaufort, =. G.,
brother of an Episcopal clergyman here,
who had contested case on his hands
during this Congress, is again
TO experience the same trouble
Other cases which will excite interest are
those of T. g. Phelps, Republican,
against Thomas J. Clune, Democrat, in
tie Fifth California district and Jehu
Baker, who defeated Bill Morrison,
and who has in turn succumbed 10 W. 5.
FOrman Judge Waddill, of Richmond,
Va. will contest with George ID. Wise
the honor Of representing the Third
Virginia district. lie charges fraud and
Illegal voting. This long list of cases
does not include the West Virginia dis
lricts, which are almost certain TO be
contested The next committee on cleo
lions viii have its hands full, and will be
one of the most important TO be appoint
ed by the successor of Mr. Carlisle.
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Death Of Mrs. General sehoaeld

WAsHINGToN, December 3O.-The wife
of Maior-General John NJ SchOheld, in
command of the army of the United
States, died this morning at the Rich
mOnd fats in this city.
Mrs. Schofeld has not been in good
health since her arrival in Washington
some months ago. The attack of illness
which resulted in her death was, how
ever, unexpected She had been suffer
ing from heart disease, complicated with
nervous trouble Last night she bad a
severe attack, and three of the late Gen
eral Sheridan's physicians-Dr Yarrow,
Surgeon O'Reilly, L. 3 A, and Dr Lin
coln-were called in They were unable
to DO anything for the patient, and she
died this morning between and q
o'clock.
Mrs. Sch0Geld was the daughter Of
Professor Bartlett, formerly professor OF
philosophy at West Point Military Acad-
emy She was married at the time Gen.
raj Schodeld, then a subordinate, was
detailed as instructor Il West Point.
The remains of Mrs Schofeld will De
taken TO West Point, where they viii be
buried probably on Wednesday next
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VOL. III.-NUMBER S23.
HOME TELEGRAMS.
News BY Wire From All
Over the Con
tinent.
--sa-aa---a-s------.
THR PRESENT STATUS or THE
NEXT House
Alleged Mexican Insurrection' &c.
Alleged Mexican InsurrectiOn' sc.

WAsHM0TON, % c., December 30 -
Clerk CLARK, OF the House of Represent
atives, has received the certificates OF
250 members-elect 10 the next House,
and has been officially informed that cer-
tilcates have been issued in al
but three Congressional districts.
OF the certificates issued, lG3
arc 70 Republicans and l59 TO Demo
Gratis, and OF those districts still in
doubt two Of them are In West Virginia
and one In Tennessee. In all Of them
the Republican candidates claim MAORI
ties on the face Of the returns. How
ever. should the Democratic candidates
get the certificates their party will not
have control, as the Republicans will
stlll have a majority Of one, and viii
oteanize the House
The question is whether il will be one
or seven.
Several Republicans, who are elected
to the next House care in uncertain health.
Several whose names are often men
toned are regarded as having
very uncertain tenure of life.
Every indication of i'll health
on the part Of member Of the next
House Is regarded with anxiety, and adds
another argument TO the many advanced
in favor of an extra session. This being
the cause, the candidacy for the Speaker
ship is becoming more heated every day
OF the 1913 Republicans who have re-
ceved certificates Of election, il is
said that Mr. Cameron has 40
pledged 10 vote for him; Mr..
Reed, 3S, MI Mckinly, %. and Mr., Bur
rows. 22. There are sixteen unpledged
Southern members. The other fifteen
members are scattered between respective
candidates There is no telling for whom
they will vote.
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Hotel Arrivals.

The following guests were registered
in the various city hotels yesterday
DAVIS HOUsE.-J j. Rosenthal, agen
+ Little Tycoon Comic Opera Company
Preston B. Downing, Hartford, Conn.
Jackson II Raines, Hartford, Conn; G.
J Browning Jr., ST. Louis, Mo; John
ID Wembr1lgh, AccOmac county
Va, VI " Hutchinson, New York
Samuel G. Cottrell New York
George c. Harris, Columbus, Ohio; A.
Whcatdeid, Plymouth Mass C. VI Fau
celtc. Baltimore, Nd; s. D. Younger
Lynchburg, Va; j O. Hendricks0n
Philadelphia, Penn R b Charles, Al
bauy, Ca; William II. Mitchell, Albany
Ca: Jackson VI Greener. Baltimore
Md. James II Bannister Baltimore, Md
II. RI Beers. r. j. Davis, New York; l..
ID. Campbell, New Orleans, La; $. D.
Castleman, Washington, d. c.; 5. Y.
Tupper, Jr., South Carolina; James b.
Campbell, Baltimore, Nd, $ $ Bradford
Norfolk. va.
FonD's HoTEL.-A. J Holcombe.
Danyiilc, II S. Dudley, Ash
land: ]. Woods and wife Ne.
Donough, Del; w. W. Archibald, Nor
folk, Va; A. Primrose; New York; p. r.
Farley, wife and child Emporia, Va;
John ID. Billings, Cambridge, Mass;
John H. Mclener, Darlington, 5;
.C; c. " Robinson, Newport News.
D. d. Oglcsby, Lynchburg Va;
&C. T. Stockley, Ashland w s. Holmes
Clinton, nc; c. Ii Williams, Ashland;
3 / Hart, Farmyille Frank Crews,
Norfolk Va. J r. Andrews, Richmond,
Va W j. Lents, Brockville, Ont;
Miss Annie Eckert, Miss Molie NJ. Tur-
ner Washington, ID. c.; l.. NJ Pettis;
" V Edwards, Louisville, Ky; il. r..
Mcllwalne, Petersburg, Va; 5. G. Dom
nan, Jr, Petersburg, Pa j. Edward
Moylor Jr, Petersburg, Va; W X. Col
lier, Petersburg, Va; W. T. Swami, Dan
vile, VA c. L. Holland, Danville,
Va James L. Williams, Norfolk, Va;
y. !. Gibson, New York; Mr. and Mrs.
f. Thiu, Henry j Neiderris, Brooklyn;
John L. lienshaw, May Ten Brock,
Two Old Cronies;" c. T. Wilson, Not
toway, Va r. L. Tripleti, Culpeper
county; o. b Smith, Virginia.
ST.JAMEs HoTEL-W. T Cartwright,
Lynchburg. Va; j. A. Harris, Lynch
burg, Va; r. f Camp, city; A. Kish-
paugh. Virginia j. b Lichty, Virginia.
Is l.. Gibson, virginia; LCsue Ellis,
Ashland Va; George Moss, Washing.
ton, D. c.: c. M Wilkinson, Proyi.
dence Forge; Mr Gresham and wife,
Baltimore, Md; Sol kaufman, city
f. k Clements, Petersburg, Va;
James Allen, West Virginia; W. n. Col.
lier, city; ". p Rutledge, Bristol, Tenn;
c. VI Rainey, Petersburg, Va; Mrs W.
II. Sumers, Claremount G. c. Cabbell,
Jr., r. NJ. $; DR.. W. II. Savage, Clifton
Forge, Va; H. d. Hoge, Richmond,
Va; W S. Clark, Albemarle, Va; h
r. Canny, Ohio; s. /, Atkinson, Balti-
more. Nd.
MuRPnYs EUROPEAN HoTEL.-Taylor
Bissell, Stauuton, Va; J. II. Carlisle,
Richmond < Alloghany Railroad; W L.
Allen, Charlottesville, Va; Ress G..
Halliday, Baltimore, Nd; Robert Mills,
hiladelphia, Pa; 5. \. Chamberlain
and VI. Rosenberg, Baltimore, Md:
ID. c. Wnloughby, Boston Ideals; VIII.
liam Patrick, stanton, Va; T. VI. South.
gate, Norfolk, va; J. p. Moore Lynch.
burg Va; n q. Good, North Carolina.
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Special Announcement

kt is gratifying TO the
TINES and will he not less
90 10 our advertisers and
friends who appreciate the
enterprise shown by our
paper, Co know that our
circulation tO-dayis double
that represented by the
TIMES and WHTG COM
bined orr the first instant.
Owing 10 The great de-
mand for our sunday
Paper we were compelled
10 issue n second edition Of
four pages. We will here
after be prepared for every
emergency.
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MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
A weatthy Merchant KILLED In IIls BED.

HANNIBAL, M0., December S0.-A. j.
StillWell, one OF the weallhiest and most
prominent citizens of Hannibal was
murdered in his house early this morn
ing. Mr. Stillwell and his wife returned
home about II o'clock last night from a
party, and retired soon afterwards. Al g
O'Clock Mfs StillWell was aroused by her
husbands voice calling TO her, Fanny,
il that yOuY' This was succeeded by
the sound of something being whirlod
through the air and the footsteps Of
some one running away.
Lighting the gas Mrs. Stillwell dis
covered her husband lying on his bed in
a pool Of blood with a ghastly wound in
his head The neighbors were hastily
notified, but on their arrival Mr.. still
well was dead Matches were found
sirewn about the room and the door at
the rear of the house was aiar In the
alley were found Mr. Stillwelrs pocket
book, $50 in money, and the bloody axe
with which the murderer had accom-
piished the deed.
Il Is believed that the murderer WAS
burglar, who entered the house during
Mr. and Mrs Stillwells absence and
sccreted himself until he thought they
were sound asleep. and upon being in
terrupted by Mr. Stillwell, killed him TO
avoid capture
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SOCIALIST MEETING.
AIrs. Lney. Parsons Again Parade. HeI

Mrs. Lucy. Parsons Again Parades Herself
CHICAGO, December 80-About 40t
people, or rs many as could crowd into
Wayerly Hall, attended a meeting of the
S0cialisic Labor Party, called Tor the
transaction of business and the promo.
lion of Socialistic doctrines. Mrs Lucy
Parsons was present, and made her
speech ineIhe same hall which they
closed against her 4 week ago Inspect
or Bonfelds men were in the hall in citi-
zens' dress but did not interfere in any
respect with the proceedings
A resolution was adopted unanimous.
ly imploring the aid Of the press and
citizens generally TO the end that the
humblest citizens, as well as the poll
ticians may enjoy the rights guaranteed
by the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution OF the United States.
Tommy Morgan, local leader Of the
Socialists, made very conservative
speech, containing many statements 20
which Mrs. Parsons took exception
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Here is the true story of the Brady
Harris elopement. Immediately after
the marriage Of her sister TO Dir. Stevens,
Miss Kitty Brady went up TO her mother
and said: Now, mother, am going to
bo married" Mrs. Brady, after iowiy
recovering from the effects Of this un.
expected announcement, replied that
such a thing would be out Of the
gurotfOu rJ. cu Ilslus ."v y-.-.r5 'ut
Miss Kitty replied that it would
not bo out OF the question in two
hours. At this stage Of proceeding the
learned judge appeared upon the scene
aud Miss Kitty continued; Il have taken
al the preliminary steps and everything
is arranged, but / have only So and Sid
ney hasn't cent, 50 just lend inc S2J 70
go on the honeymoon with The learned
judge, however, as might be expected,
refused point blank to advance bis
daughter a cent, bat Miss Kitty man
aged somehow 10 raise the necessary $50,
upon which "the happy pair'-tO use a
time honored and time worn phrase
spent two days in Philadelphia-lhe
Epoch.
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THE OKLAHOAA BOOMERS
Organizing for an Invasion Of the lei
ffoFt.

ftoFy.
WICHITA, KAN, December 30 An en-
thusiasiic meeting of Oklahoma boomers
from towns of Southern Kansas was
held here yesterday az the headquarters
Of "Pawnee Bill" II was decided 10
start February lst, as by that time IL
would be known what action Congress
would take on the Springer bill An ad-
dress to the Government and people as
TO their plans and purposes was
ordered published. "PaWnee Billn pro-
duced 5000 letters Of inquiry from
all over the United States, and
said that all the companies have
enrolled over $4,000 people, who will be
ready 10 move At the date named Their
agent in OklahOmas was present and
said that thousands OF people were
camped along the line awaiting orders to
advance A squad Of soldiers are now
lust outside of Oklahoma City and X "
there Monday Many Of the squatters
have put their houses upon wheels and
moved them upon choice lands OF the
country lie says great efforts Will be
made bg the soldiers 10 drive back i'm
vaders "Pawnce Bill" will have charge of
the northern colonies, with trustworthy
captains in the eastern and southern col
Onies. All will meet al Okhama CITY and
proceed upon the country ia a body
Advices yesterday from the territory are
that an engagement took place yesterday
between a party of Texas settlers and
scouts of The catlle-men Five Of the
former and four of the latter were in
iured, but the boomers were not stopped
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As already reported in the TINES The
wel-fnOVn stock farm Of Mr. Milton
Cayce on Grove road, corner Mulberry.
a few days ago sustained loss In tbs iheft
Of a young Jersey bull-calf from the
stables Of said farm on the night
OF the 2lst instance Mr. Cayce,
or Saturday, employed John Wren's De
ieciive Agency to investigate the case
who succeeded in arresting two colored
men, one an employe Of Mr. Cayce and
the other discharged employe who was
caught stealing jewelry. Both parties
are locked up in the Second police sta
ton, and viii be before the Police Cour!
this morning.
One Of the prisoners, Nelson Orange
confessed the theft 20 Mr. Cayce, aud
said that the other, Samuel johnson, had
hired him 10 steal the calf.
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4 MEXICAN JOKE.
Alleged Insurrection Of Priests Against
the Government

Alleged InsurrectiOn OF Priests Against
the Government.
Et PAs0. TEX, December 30.-News.
papers published in Chihuahua, Mexico,
December y, and received here yester-
day, contain thrilling accounts Of an al
legged papish uprising in the city OF
Mexico. The story, in brief, wss that the
priests i'm the city of Mexico, angered at
the alleged unlay0rahle attitude and
policy of the DiaZ Government towards
the Church, headed an insurrecti0n for
the purpose Of OyeuhrOWing the govern
ment and won over tO their side $1,000
government troops that President
Diaz led the loyal troops against the i'm
surgents, and after d bloody battle com.
pletely routed them, and that 2S7 priests
were Immediately shot and about as
many more had been condemned to
death. This cory narrative purpOued
TO have been received by the Chihuahua
papers bv wire from the City Of Mexico.
UpOn investigation, the terrible tale
turns out TO have been a huge hoax per
pctrated by the Chihuahua papers upon
their readers
THE MEXICAN APRIL FOOL DAY.
December 2Sth IS All-lnnocents day,
and is celebrated in Mexico as April lst
is in the United States. The brilliant
journalist mind at Chihuahua evolved
the plan of manufacturing and publish
ing bogus dispatches, and the innocents
were duly deluded thereby. Intelligent
Mexican citizens of Juarez pronounce
the Chihuahua performace silly
and indescribable piece of work
the right of the press
20 manufacture sensational news, villify-
ing, ridiculing or misrepresenting the
is not yet 50 fully recog-
nzed in Mexico as in the United States,
and il is limited that the perpetrators Of
the chihuahua canard will be called to
account by the Mexican Government in
some way
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FATAL CHRISTMAS FIRE.
A Child snnoented hy smoke.

PITTsBURG, Pa, December 50--At o
o'clock this evening fire broke out in
the residence Of Michael Mcclure, par
TALLY destroying the building and causing
the death of Mary Mcclure, a child Of
Mcclure. In the front room stood d
Christmas tree. One Of McGuire's
children, IN lighting the candles
on the tree fred the tree, itself
The flames spread to the building
and had gained considerable headway
when the fire department arrived. Two
adjoining frame buildings were also bad
Is damaged by ire and water. Little
Mary Mcclure was not missed by her
parents until It was impossible for any
one TO enter the burning building. The
hremen concentrated their efforts to
driving the flames back from the front
part of the house while Robert McAdsms
started to rescue the child. He found
her lying on a bed still breathing, but
almost suffocated by smoke and heat
She was carried 10 a physicians Office,
but expired before restoIatives could be
applied The loss by fire is $1,000; In
slrance So zoo