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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-02
THE COCkADE CITY.
Removal OF the Northumberland and
Political Points from Petersburg.

PETERSBURG, Va. November THE
committee from the Chamber Of Commerce
which visited Washington 10 urge the re-
turn of the monitors 10 ity Point. met with
the most gratifying success, and their re-
turn il now an assured fact.
The grain elevator now being erected on
the wharf by the Atlantic Coast Line il.
nearly completed, and will be- a decided or
nament to that portion Of our city. Its
capacity will be one hundred and twenty
thousand bushels, and can handle dai y
hfty thousand bushels Of grain. When CON-
pleted it will be a perfect structure OF its
Kind.
The Petersburg Musical Association will
give AT the Academy of Music tonight their
second entertainment Of the season. Every
seat in the house has been taken.
Mr.. W. o. >hanks has received the APP
pointment of delivery clerk at the postoilice
IN this city. a position recently resigned by
Mr.. W. I. Ashby.
Workmcn are engaged to-nay in repairing
the BOllingbrOOk Hotel. recently purchased
by Mr. &. +. Hall. who intends putting the
building in thorough repair before opening
the same ~ a hotel.
The Common Council OF this city Will
meet this afternoon and among other mat
iers will consider the prOprioty Of increas-
ing the pay Of our police force.
There was meeting last night in Fifth
ward Of the anti-Mahone club. II is r.
ported that band Of disorderly people tried
10 break up the meeting. but their effort,
were unsuccessful. Tie cOlOred Democrats
Of Fifth aud second wards also held a meet
ing at smiths Hall. This meeting was
largely attended and a number Of speeches
made.
Senator Blair, Of New Hampshire, was in
the city Yesterday and paid his respects TO
General MahOnc.
Tonight at the Gun house on Tabb street
there will be- meeting of the Working
Mems club. The Hon. VIM. l.. Mckcnncy.
of this city, is expected to address the
meeting
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-02
WEST VlRGINlA'S LYNCHlNG.


PARKTEsBuRG. Va, November 1.-The
latest information from Lincoln county. the
scene Of the double lynching. confirms the
first report and adds 10 the cnOrmity Of the
crime. Green Meyer and Mill Haley. the
victims. before they were murdered. con-
iesscd that in attempting to Kill the Brum-
fields they were carrying out a written con-
tract made between them and certain par
ties. whose names were not given. the
consideration for which was $500. \ band
of regulators. il is claimed. exists in that
ncighborhOOd, who engage persons 10 COM
nit murder. Mckay and Haley were So
lected to Kill the Brumiields. who were
regarded as very obnoxious. The alleged
lyncherS were part Of a posse that were
conducting Never and Haley to jail. After
the Brumiiclds had been attacked. party
was formed 10 revenge themselves upon the
Bumiield assailants 4 dozen of this party
went 10 the sheriff and rendered their as-
sistance 10 escort Mckay and Haley TO jail.
They were accepted. and the party started
with the prisoners TO the county seat
They were compelled TO remain over night
at the house of a man named George Fry.
During the night. when the sheriff was
asleep. the rest of the party took the pris-
oncrS 10 the woods. Then they demanded
that they confess 10 the Brumiicld murder.
and when the prisoner, told the story the
twelve men clubbed them until they were
inscnsblc. They then beat their heads al
most TO Jelly and strung them 10 a tree.
While hanging their bodies were riddled with
bullets. The report that the lyncher' went
10 the Jail is untrue, rs the best accounts
say there were no lynchcrs. except the
posse. who were supposed 10 bee projecting
the prisoners. That there Will be any upris-
ing Of the people, or that they are armed.
a. In fiaflf 4.
generally denied. What gave rise 10 the
story j. the fact that two or three men
bought quite quantity of ammunition this
week at Huntington. but it was for proper
purposes. Mrs. Brnafeld. who is 80 hru-
tally beaten. j. said 10 be- dying.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-02

OMAHA. NIB. November snow has
been falling here since early morning, ana
from several towns in Western Nebraska a
fall of six inches j, reported. In wyoming
"A blizzard is prevailing. The storm has
PLAYED havoc with telegraph wires ana Sc
riOllslv iniericrcd with the running OF over
land trains. \ blockade is feared that Will
compel the suspension Of trains.
MINNEAPOLIS, November LIT began
showing here AT : Z. NJ. and everything
points 10 heavy fall. Reports received
show that il has been showing all day al
Mason city, Lamars, Aberdeen, ;. d., and
James, MINI. The storm il general through
northern Iowa. Minnesota and Dakota.
DENVER, Col, November News
reached here this evening that the south
bound passenger train on the Fort Worth
road. which is bound near Easto.
sixty-tye miles south. was run into by a
freight train AT two o'clock this afternoon.
and Engineer Hickey, Fireman Flanagan
and a passenger from Illinois were Killed.
No further particulars are Yet obtainaDle.
THE STORM ABAfED.
The snow storm which prevailed forty
eight hours has abated. IL was the worst
storm ever experienced in this region. Re
ports from the South say that thousand, OF
cattle and horses have been drifted of their
ranges in the Southeast. and that thousands
of the weaker animals have perishcd in the
blizzard. All trains are DELAYED and wires
are down. The damage 10 fruit and trees n
considerable.
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WAR OF DETERMINATION
Between the Hatiieids and McCoys.

MILTON, W. VA, November THE Hat
iield-McCOy feud appears TO have become a
war of determination. The Blumfeld fam
ilv, frenzied by the murder of Al Blumficld
and his wife, have joined the llatfields.
raising their numbers 10 30 men. On We'd
nesday John and Charles Blumiield and
George Hatfield went 10 Huntington. en-
listed about dozen of their relatives, who
work in the CINCINNATI and Ohio shops,
bought about one hundred repeating rifles.
i25 rcyolycrs and several thousand car
tridges, and loading the goods into ten
wagons started for the scene of the feud.
While at supper that night near the farm
house of Mrs. James Brown. who WAS born
Hatfield. the party was fired at from am
BUSH The llailields returned the ,ollcy,
but i'm the darkness could not see the result
John Blumiicld, their leader, was wounded.
and after the firing Mrs. Brown was found
living dead in her house with IA bullet
through the neck. The excitement here is
intense. and the Governor will be asked 10
send trOOp- here.
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tbs NAvASSA RIOTERS.
Criminals and witnesses Arrive in Baiti-

BALTIMORE. MD.. November i.-Ihe hrigs
Alice and Romance arrived here to-day
from Nayassa. They had on board l2J ne
grOe.. - Of whom are charged. under oain
Of RObv. one Of the white bosses, with ni-
Tiny. riot and melting 10 murder Tie
other 81 are held a. Witnesses. All ~ them,
criminals and Witnesses. were taken I" The
cify nil and locked up. The accused. includ-
ing the eight landed by the Galona last week .
will have hearing Wednesday. United
es-Distric;-Atiornoy Hayes stated To-
night that from the statements of some oi
the negroes il is shown that conspiracy Ia
murder the whites was planned some days
before the lith of September, and that on =
given signal il was carried out. The attack
began III conformity 10 the plans by beating
Charles ". l,oby. the superintendent Of the
mines. lie was left for dead. The crowd
then proceeded 10 the -uperntendcnts quar-
ters. and before night five whites were muir
dered in the manner described in former dis
patches.
John Hazard. one Of the accused. went TO
Nayas-a eight months ago. lie found
things in a pretty bad way. They lad 10
work from 4. VI. until sunset he says,
and were allowed only four Jumps Of hard
tack and small piece of corned beef each
day. That and other crucltics, such n
lashing and tieing the men up by the
thumbs be says. caused the trouble.
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THE SEASIDE CITY.
Grady to Speak-rncendiary Speeches by
the Mahoneitcs.

| NORFOLK, Va. November IL special. r.
There will be two rival political meetings
here Monday night 10 close the campaign.
City Democratic Chairman Holt W. Page
| received telegram this morning from
| Editor Henry W. GRADY. of the Atlanta
Constitution. in which that gentleman
placed himself entirely in the hands Of his
| Virginia friends. He will arrive here Mon
1av morning. and. with Senator Ieb.
Vance. OF Moth Carolina. and possibly
Captain Mckinney. address the Democrats
| at night. The announcement that he would
address the people Of Norfolk has already
created the greatest enthusiasm. and before
the meeting torchlight procession and pa
rade will be participated IN by the Demo
cratic cluls OF Norfolk. Portsmouth ."d
vicinity. The meeting will be- held IN the
Academy of Music building. which has the
largest seating accommodations Of any
structure in ;he city.
MAuONEITE INCENDIARI>M.
Owing 10 the sensational and blood curdling
speeches which have been made the ne
groes by Mahone's renegade takers. there
j. a feeling Of uncertain alarm in some sec
tons over an uprising on election day. I'm
the counties in the Second district, where
there Is large black vote. some of the speak
crs have gone 80 far n 10 tell the negroes that
if Malone j. not elected they viii all be
placed IN slavery again. their free schools
broken up and their votes done away with
entirely.
Boodle has been arriving here in big sums
for the last two or three days. and l. being
distributed to organize the ''bl0cks Of i've"
Il system Of Dudley.
COMMODORE BROWNS REMOVAL.
The order from Washington notifying
Commodore George Brown 10 hold himself
in readiness 10 command the Pacific squa-
dron has been heard with much regret here.
and is another indication that MahOne has
a big pull with the administration. ~ he
has been demanding the .oommodorc'- re-
mO,al for some months. Commodore
Brown is the most popular officer
who has ever had charge Of the
Norfolk nayy-yard. and his charm
ing wife, since her stay here. has made
herself one Of the fayOrte women of the
society circle. The many entertainments
she has given at the Norfolk yard have been
the handsomest and the plcasanie,t on all
occasions. and always attended 10y the
most brilliant men and women in society.
OLD BLAIR.
senator Blair. Of New Hampshire, adj
dressed "A Republican meeting in Ports
mouth last night composed principally of
negroes.
THE WONAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
NORFOLK. Va. November IT,. special. g.
The Woman's Missionary society Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, south, COM
Vlctcd the business Of their annual session
last night. and after electng the following
officers adjourned sine die this afternoon:
Mrs. W. {. Iycy. president; Mrs. 4. II.
Hail. vice-prcsident. and Mrs. Ii. {. Cheat
ham, corresponding secretary.
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THE HOWARD GANG.
Prospects That They VIII he Broken Up.

PINEvILLE, KY. November News
reached here last night by reliable parties
that Judge Lewis came up with Howard
and his gang Wednesday on Martins Fork
aud killed six Of the Howard gang without
losing man. Three of the men killed were
named Hall, and one by the name Of Whit
lock. The other two names not learned.
Judge Lewis and fifty wel-armcd men took
dinner near the camp of j. Il. Meyer n Co..
ON the Louisville and Nashville extension,
about thirty miles beyond Cumberland Gap.
last Friday.
The Judge SAYS he is determined. and
never will quit his chase until Howard and
his gang are all killed or driven from the
county. Both parties are being reinforced
daily, and more blOOdshed is expected. II
is thought that Howard has gone 10 Nir-
eina, but il expected 10 return. The bes.
citizens of Harlan county are joining Lewis.
and with such "A determined leader there il
no doubt the law and order party will come
out victorious and break up the gang that
has been such a terror 10 al Eastern Ken
lucky for the last twenty years.
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THE CRONIN TRIAL.
Burke Reported tn Have Talked Too
Much.

CHICAGO. November ia Winncpeg dis
patch SAYS that Nssis.an, >taie-Attorney
Baker. OF Chicago. and Attorney Howell.
visited the pcnitentiary yesterday ana had
further conversation with Gillette. vho
was n fellow prisoner of Burke when the
latter was n custody there. Gillette >ald
that Burke began To talk about the tronin
murder soon after he was put ~ jail. Re-
fcrring 20 the MURDER Gillette said rs
nearly rs I cah call the names. he -aid that
the men who Killed Dr. trOnin were him
self. Dennis. and Dan CongRlin, and one
whose name don't remember. He did not
say what weapon they used. but that IL was
something like a club. When DIR. tronin
was down they pounded him all over the
face. 50 a. ne could not be recognized
Burke would not say who struck the nrst
blow. According TO Gillette, Burke told
him all the details of the crime regarding
the putting the body in the trunk. driving
with il Ia the lake and afterwards to the
man-hOle Of the sewer. The money given
them for the murder. Burke said. was paid
them in an office ON Dearborn street, south
of the Trcmonlhouse.
At the CrOnin trial to-day. Mrs. Carlson
identified Martin Burke as the man that
hired the cottage where the murder was
committed. For a while there threatened
to be a sensation while Mrs. Carlson gave
this testimony. but the incident passed cil
quietly. Old man Carlson also idcniiii,d
Burke.
John &. Garrity, a ex-salo0n keeper, tcsti.
fed that COughlan two years ago asked
him if Major Sampson would do TO slug
"A man. The court then adjourned.
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THE HILL CITY.
Interesting Items from Lyhclburg and
Vicinity.

, LYNCnBuRG, Va, November IT,. special,
The dcpth If Judge Henry &. Allen lasi
Night AZ Roanoke city. latc United States
Attorney for the Western district. is deeply
lamented by his numerous friends here.
He was on his way to make several peric-
cratic speeches in the campaign.
Colonel Kirk otey. captain of the Home
Guard NJ this city. and "A gallant officer in
The war, resigned his position Yesterday ~
captain of the company because of long
service and growing age. Colonel ctey was
an early graduate ~ the Virginia Military
Institute and for The last two years has
done good military service in peace and
war.
The death Of Thomas y. Langhornc yes
terday. at Home Park avenue. il deply re-
GREETED. lie had been blind for nearly his
whole life. He was -iNty-onc years old and
was the uncle Of Mr.. {. ID. Langhorne. Of
Richmond. He married daughter Of the
late Colonel Gray, of Rockingham county.
formerly United states marshal under Pres
idcnt Grant.
Willie LaughtOn. the white boy. nine years
old. who was kidnapped from Lynch's sta
iiGn, last Friday night. by a negro woman
named May Hooper. was found this morn
Ing with his captOr. and will be- restored to-
morrow 10 his mother. The little fellow
says his mother sent him 20 the postoice,
Whcn the woman met MN on llr ind1. dhd-
taking him by the hand. told him he had 10
60 10 Lynchburg with her. lie told her he
wanted 10 stay with his mother, whcroupon
she cursed himand threatened 10 whip him
If he did not 90 along quietly. They walked
all the way from Lynch's 10 the toll-gatc,
distance of about sixteen miles.
Major {. VI. BOrum. general freight agent
Of the Midland Railroad has returned from
Washington. and reports the freight
block o. On the Pennsylvania Railroad ~
the heaviest ever known. 1T is almost i'm
possible Doe said. Ito get cars through on
the Pennsylvania road. and the same state
of ailiir- prevails on other roads. which ac-
counts for delay in receipt freight in this
city. We are doing everything possible 10
get our freight through on time"
IL is confidently believed that parties
who burned Rocky Mount some two weeks
ago have been detected and caught. Three
Malone negroes are the parties.
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THE COTTON OIL TRUST.
Exciting Meeting of the Stockholders


NEW YORK. November 1.-The annual
meeting Of the Cotton oil Trust to-day was
an exciting one. The moment the meeting
was called 10 order a stockhOlder demanded
that the trust agreement be read. Amid
confusion. General Thomas. who has been
busy for the past few days defending the
trust and himself from attacks, opposed the
motion rs uncallcd for and premature. The
motion was temporarily Withdrawn, and
the trustees report wa. read and ordered 10
be filed. The treasurer's report showed net
earnings for the fifteen months ended
August 3lst of Sl,6jj, lS3, against cs-
timated earnings Of S2,6OO,OOO, as
published during the summer. The chair
man explained that the summer estimate
was made from figures available at the
time. and that the smaller sum reported
was the result of shrinkage in the value OF
products. depreciation in properties. &c.
General Thomas said the business was COM
plicated and the managers had made errors
IN management. The outlook was now bet
tor. He suggested the appointment of a
committee 10 consider the question of turn
ng the trust into a corporation, and such a
committee was named, 10 report next
Welua-iaN
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SENATOR DANIEL IN ROANOKE,
Greeted by an Immense aud Enthusiastic
Audience.

ROAkOkE. Va. November 1.- Special. g.
Notwithstanding the short notice given that
senator Daniel would reply tonight 90 the
attack made upon him hl Malone when he
spoke here. one thousand white men were
iammcd in the Opera House thirty min
uics before thc several Democratic clubs
started from their respective headquarters.
Scattered through the enormous audience
were many young ladies. When the clubs
arrived the scene was indescribahlc. \
wave Of enthusiasm swept over the crowd
Such cheering was never heard i'm Roanoke.
Men were packed in the aislos and some sat
upon each others laps i'm the seats.
THE BOss Gently But SEVERELY Fx-
CeHIAIED.
senator Daniel dealt with Mahone's pub
lih record and was in no sense abusive.
llc described him i'm eight different attitudes
before the people of Virginia. the last. that
OF sclfnOminlicd Republican candidate
for Governor. His review of Mah0ne's rc-
cord as railroad manager was the most
scathing your correspondent ever heard
from any speaker ON any subject lie
wrecked the Atlantic. Mississippi and ohio.
and the state only got SjOO.Onl Of the SG.OOO.-
900 interest il had I'm il, Sl,SOO.OtO of
which was first mortgage. During
Dol. administration mo- new towns
sprung up along lis line, no branches nom
it .Wcre built; everything was stagnated.
lODh ai 10 now under "a business manage
moni Hundreds Of miles of branch lines
built Roanoke. RadioM, Bristol springing
from villages into prosperous cities. and
PocahOnlas. Bluciield, Irowe, Pulaski and
Bamwell and other towns and cities spring
ng into existence. Its employees are paid
every dollar they earn, and a song of apprO-
val and gladnoss il heard from Norfolk TO
IFS western limits.
The Senator sketchcd Governor Fit Lees
administration. compared 10 with Came
ron'.. contrasfed Cleveland with IaTi-
sons. and closed with words Of burning de
nunciatieu of tine men who caused the ar
rest of Democratic election judges and in
cited negroes 10 apply the inccndisry torch
10 the peaceful, happy homes Of the Demo-
Gratis Of Rocky Mount.
Ills apOstrOphe t0 Virginia under contin-
uOus Democratic administration has never
been surpassed
About 200 people, including many ladies,
were i'm the house. and when cheer after
cheer went up from his hearers, they we're
answered by the crowd upon the streets be-
low. hundreds being unable 10 get inside.
Look for 300 majority for Mckinney in
Roanoke.
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riendi-h Attempt to Wreck a Train.

BIG RAPIDS. NICn., November Ia
fend-h attempt was made 10 wreck u
Grand Rapids and Indiana passenger train
last night. This train. which leaves here AT
: o'clock in the evening, heavily loaded
was ditchcd at Ciark's siding. guard
rail al that obscure point had been priec
up and blocked foot above the track, and
the train crashed into it while running ai
full speed. and every ear bat the baggage
ear LETT the track and ploughcd for rod'
through the sofl sand. No one was serious
Is hurt, although many suffered minor IN
Jurics.
There is great excitement in the neigh
borhood. and officers. backed by citizens
are securing the country for wptches wh'
did the deed.
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Remarkable suit for Damages.

LOUISVILLE. KY, November IA very
remarkable action for damages was argued
today in the Common Pleas Court on IA le-
gal point. The case was upon demurrer
OF the plaintiff Ia certain portions of the de-
PENDANTS answer. The ease i- Weeks.
administrator against the Louisville
City railway. The plaintiff il represent
ing the interest of deceased infant. Ills
mother was injured in street-car accident
before he was born. The injuries she sus-
tanned were settled for 10y the road. Three
months later her child came into the world.
by reason, ii is alleged. OF the accident Ia
his mother. He did not long survive, and
his administrator claims $1,000 damages.
The demurrer is under submission.
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ANOTHER TALE Of.THE SEA.
4 pi.ma.ted and water-LoggSd Schooner

Z UIflIIAst tFU diItI " fiT'I- fVNstV u I''"'''I
\oRTOLK. VA. November L. special. r.
This morning the ocean tug {. ". Morse,
Captain Blair, arrived in port, having in
tow the dismasted and watcr-l0gged wreck
of the schooner Tom Williams, from Fer
nandina 10 New York. with "A cargo Of lum-
her. The Morse had gone ont 20 look for the
Mabel :. Phillips, reported in distress on
the coast. bat day before Yesterday fell in
with the William. in the Gnlf stream, about
.ixty miles on the Capes. The schooner is in
very bad condition, only the foremast stand
ing and the hull apparently badly shattered.
Her mate was drowned when the schooner
WAS wrecked in she late storm. and the
captain and res. of the crew. after having
been in open boats for four days Without
food. were picked up by the brig Alice and
taken 20 Baltimore.
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BRIEF TeLEGRAMS.

NEW YORK. November l.-MacGrane
Coke. first assistant district attorney at
New York. who was appointed by Mr
Cleveland retired from silice to-day. !.
Talmage NanRensellaer i his successor
Mr.. Coke i, a Southcrner
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, November L.
George H. Latham, representing Barry
Thayer 4 Co.. cotton brokers, Of Boston
was found dead in his Office here this morn
ng. He had been on spree for some days
BALTIMORE. MD. November THE GOV
ernment cutter Ewing arrived AT II o'c.9ch
to-day with the brig Alice and -ixty-fOur d
the Nayassa Island rioters, who were al
lodged in the city Jail.
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STATE or rIEnMoMrrfR.
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