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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-21
THE LATE JACOB BoNsACK'S WILL.
The Estate Valued az s3S1, 900 Divided
Among sis Children and Grandchild.

IElEtlil lNllf l0hltlAt VI Allf a1nfrsf
ROANOKE, Va, March 10-The will Of
a highly esteemed gentleman, who died
short time ago at his home AT Bonsack
Station, was prObated yesterday in the
County Court at Salem The following
are some of the provisions of interest to
the general public
lie appoints his son. 6. F. Bonsack,
guardian for his granddaughter, :. h.
Poague, during her infancy ana her
committee. if circumstances shall make
10 necessary for her 10 have commit
tee after she arrives al the age OF twenty
one years.
Ten Of the original shares OF the Bon
sack Cigarette Machine COmpany's stock
that were placed to the credit Of :. h..
Bonsack, and sold by the testator are
given, with their enhanced value, TO his
sons. J " and 5 l.. Bonsack.
His legal and personal representa-
tives are Instructed TO give out o! his es
tate. 10 Or. John A. POague, such aid
and support as }. W. and >. Z. BOnsack,
in their liberality shall think proper TO
give him, not, however 10 such an ex-
tent as TO cause him 10 look 10 that
source alone for support.
His personal representatives are in
structed TO make 10 the trustees OF tie
Baptist Church At Bonsack, deed con-
veving the lot on which the Baptist
meeting house now stands, and TO j. W.
Bonsack a deed to the lot on which his
house now stands, he having paid for the
same
The remainder OF the entire estate il
to be equally divided between his chill
dren, as follows J. W. Bonsack, 5. L.
Bonsack. James A. Bonsack, Laura 4.
PLANE, Bette t. Bonsack, and his grand
daughter 5 ~ Poague, each to receive
a sixth part thereof, but the portion fall
ing 10 his granddaughter shall be and re-
main in the care of her guardian or com.
mittee. and if she die without heirs OF
the body, TO revert to the children above
named OF their heirs.
OF the portion falling TO his daughter,
Laura A. Plaine, $1,000 is to be settled
upon her in her own right
J. W and ;. L. BOnsack are named in
the will as executors. 1t bears date Feb
ruarv %. 1889, and is witnessed by K. Il.
/ Lunsford, A. + Foutz, and Benjamin +.
| Jeter.
The estate, real and personal, is valued
at 1887 900.
James W. Bonsack, 9 son OF the tes-
tator, known far and near as the in
ventor of the Bonsack cigarette ma
chine, is worth $4,000, exclusive OF
4 his interest in his deceased fathers es-
/ tate
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A FIENDlSH ASSAULT.
Joseph Salfman Ties the Three Chiiafeh
and Then Assaults Their Mother.


NEWARK Y J.. March 20--After Fer
dinand Miller, milkman, living on the
road between Lyons farm and irving
ton. had left home this morning to serve
his customers, Joseph Salzman, his hired
man. enticed the three children OF the
family into the barn, tied their hands aud
feet and buried them in the hay, went 10
the house. attempted TO assault Mrs NIL
Ter. and on being desperately resisted
struck her on the head win
hammer. rendering her unconscious.
Salzman thea ransacked every trunk,
box. and drawer in the house IN search
of money. but overlooked pocket-book
containing $50 and secured only silver
watch. While he was thus engaged
Mrs. Miller regained consciousness, but
fearing another attsck she lay stlll,
feigning death. Saizman, before leaving
the house. bent over her and ielt her
face and was apparently satisfied that
sbe was dead. He then went out. Mrs.
Miller thinking he had gone away,
stacgered 10 the door, intending TO
,;ye the alarm. Salzman had not lett
The nremises. and on seeing him. Mrs.
WiIIar started 10 run, but was oyertaken
and dragged into tho barn by salzman,
who then struck her twice on the head
with hammer, and while she law sense
les, ON the door, beat her with clut
until il seemed certain that she was dead
He then hed, and has not yet been found
Soon after he left, one OF the children
managed to crawl out from under
the hav, and seeing his mother lying
covered with blood he ran out and cried
for help A neighbor responded, and
Mrs. Miller was carried into the house
and cared for and the chilren released
The woman's skull is fractured in three
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Cleveland All Right.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March 20-EH-
President Cleveland and party are being
received with great enthusiasm at the
way stations along the line. They will
20 directly from here to St Augustine
to-day.
THE EX-PREsIDENT AND PARTY ARRIVE
AT JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March cox
President Cleveland and party arrived
here at 7 o'clock this morning. Col. }.
L. Hart, President of the board Of trade,
and F. W. Hawthorne, Of the Tunes
Uai0n, called upon Mr. Cleveland, and
extended to the party an invitation 10
visit Jacksonville on the return trip.
The invitation will undoubtedly be ae-
cepted. as Mr. Cleveland il anxious 10
uy his hand at tarpon fishing. The
party breakfasted in their car,
and subsequently proceeded in
a private car 10 ST Augustine, where
they were met at the union station by
over 500 people, the Ponce de Leon full
band, and long line of carriages. Mr..
and Mrs. III. VI. Flagler escorted them 10
the Ponce de Leon Hotel. where Mr..
Cleveland was assigned the same room
occupied by him last year In the morn
ing the baths Of the Alcazar were in
specled. and in the afternoon a two
hours drive was taken over the city.
An informal reception was held at the
hotel tonight. The party will leave fol
Tampa tomorrow at l2 o'clock, thence
by ship 10 Cuba direct.
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THE SENATE.
A Number of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES But
ier's Resoiution-rhe senate Now Meets
at 4. VI.

A Number of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES But
ier's Resoiution-rhe Senate Now Meet
atIP M.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 20-Tht
Vice President laid before the Senate .
communication from the Governor Of
Rhode Island announcing the resignation
Of Senator Chase.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sderatlon Of executive business and
confirmed the following nominations
John W. Mason. OF West Virginia, to b'
commissioner Of internal revenue; Chas
f. Mitchell, OF Connecticut, 10 be com
missioner of patents William L. Dun
lap. marshal for the district Of Indiana
John 5. Burton, marshal for the North
ern district OF Mississippi.
Mr.. Butler offered series of resolu
ti0ns (Which went over till tomorrow
declaring that the term of the Presideni
pro TEN. does not expire at the meeting
Of Congress. After recess the Vice
President having appeared to take the
chair, that the presence Of the Vice
President does not have the effect 10 va
cate the office Of President pro temp0re
which shallbe held at the pleasure OF the
Senators.
A resolution authorizing the Commit
tee on Epidemic Diseases to sit during
the recess was offered and referred tc
the Committee on Contingent Expenses
On motion Of Mr. Spooner, it was or
dered that until otherwise ordered the
daily hour of meeting be O'clock
The Senate, at , L. NJ, adjourned ill
o'clock tomorrow.
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THE LATE STORM.
Passengers Alarmed OF the Magenta
Wreck Of q schooner-Captain Blaseman
Suspended Other Norfolk Items.
Special 70 the inns

Special 10 the TINES
/ NORFOLK, March 20-Another heavy
storm struck the Virginia and North
/ Carolina coast last night, and the wind
at the Capes was blowing at the rate of
fifty miles an hour. The steamer Ma
genta, which came across from Newport
News about o'clock last night had a
rough trip and her passengers thrilling
experience They became greatly alarmed,
and many Of them crowded on the bur
ricane deck with life-sayers in their
hands ready TO take 10 the water AT n
minutes notice. After laying at anchor
for about half an hour, the Magenta
proceeded TO Norfolk, where she arrived
about 0 o'clock, after having consumed
two hours and half in making a trip
which generally takes about forty-fve
minutes.
All bay steamers lail at their wharyes
last night. The water in the city to-day
is very high. Street cars in the eastern
section have stopped running on ac-
count of the water in the streets.
Information reached the city this
morning Of the going ashore of the three
masted schooner, B. L Terry, near False
Cape, at about o'clock this morning
The vessel was bound from New York To
Norfolk light for a cargo Of coal. and it
is feared Will be total loss. Her crew
were rescued and landed safely on shore
bv the live-sayers after q very risky ex-
perience. as one OF their boats was
swamped while being launched.
An immense cistern, capable Of hold
ing 10000 gallons of water, is now being
constructed on the Ocean Park Associs.
ton grounds at Virginia Beach.
Robert l.. Larcntz, the umpire Of the
Norfolk ball team, has been offered the
position of umpire in the southern
League at a handsome salary, and is now
considering the offer
\ grand picnic ball was given by the
Moniefore Association last night. 4
handsome sum was realized for the He
brew Orphan Asylum al Atlanta, Ga.
Among the many guests atthe llygeia
hotel al this time are Ye lia Young,
Corean Minister, and Ye Cha Yum, Sec
retary of the Corean Legation Bothat-
tract much attention in their Cosean
garb.
Captain A. \ Brakeman, OF the Old
Dominion steamship Wyanoke, has been
suspended from duty for six months by
the local board of steamboat inspectors
for neglect Of duty and unskillfulness in
the late collision between that ship and
the steam-yacht Meteor.
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Newsx Note. from Me.t Point
special TO the TINES


WEST PoINT VA, March 20.-The
tides here have been unusually
high for the past few days, caused by
the heavy winds On Fifth and Seventh
streets the water was over foot deep, and
pedestrians were forced to cross in hacks
The revival at the Baptist Church con-
tinues with unabated interest. There
have been about thiriy-fye added to the
church
Mr.. scott OF the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad, was in the city yesterday
with a view Of greatly enlarging the
wharyes and improving the facilities foI
shipping here. This speaks well for the
future of this seaport which is already
no small matter.
The chemical and fertilizer works OF
the Pamunky Mari and Phosphate Com
pany, located here, are turning out large
quantities Of mari, the demand being SC
great that they are kept running day and
night
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NICARAGUA.
WORK on THE CANAL WILL Re BEGr,
At ONCE.
4 RAILROAD ACROSS THE
SWA NPS
THE GUNBOAT YORKTOWN TESTED,
hNO WILL HE ACCEPTED.
4 Number of Men Hurt In Louisville-A
4 millionaire Taken TO an Asylum
short Ieicgrams-tOreig
and other News.

WAsHfNCTOS, March 20-Promotors
and engineers connected with the Nica-
agua ship canal have completed a re-
markahlc model of the canal in plaster of
paris. which has been on exhibition here
privately for the past two days 1t has
attracted a great deal Of attention, and
has been inspected by large number.
Of prominent public officials, army and
navy and engineer officers. The model
is thirty feet long and five feet wide. II
&. am accurate representation, as shown
bv recent surveys. of the country
through which the canal is to be con
.fmcted The model will be taken 10
New York city, the permanent head
quarters of the canal company, in day
OF two where twill be placed on eXhibi-
fion
Mg A. G. Cheney, OF New York, Presi-
lent OF the Canal Construction Com
pauy. who has heen ia Washington for
several days. says work will be begun AZ
once ON the canal. Operations viii first
begin at CreytoWn. ON the eastern side,
where the harb0r approaches will have
90 Dee decpened a rahoad has 10 be
built across the sWampy land ten miles
into the interior, and where on the up
lands tho company proposes 10 build
quarters for their wOrkmen.
using the railroad TO carry
fhe men 90 and from their
work in the harhor to theiI homes. The
forests will at once be cleared away along
ihc proposed route OF the canal from
GreytoWn 90 Lake Nicaragua, and tele-
graph line viii be built across 80 the
Pacific coast Ample funds are in hand,
and within "a few months, Mr.. Cheney
save. the work Of carrying ont this great
engineering project 20 which he intends
10 devote his energies, will be fully un-
icI way.
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places, and she is not expected to live
until morning. She is forty years DID,
and was married to Miller in switzer'
land. Her youngest child IS nve
months old. Miller became crazed when
he returned nome and found his wife
dying He started to this city, but IN
stead of informing the police at head
quarters, where he was advised to go,
he wandered about seeking Saizman in
various saloons, and this delay gave Ssl1-
man Il good start Detectives are now
searching in all directions for the mur-
derer, who Is a Swiss, twenty-four years
old, five feet, six inches tall, with sandy
moustache, and florid complexion. lie
came to this country on the steamer
Britannia last November.
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NEARING The END.
The Unionists Going ovor to the Tories
Bag and baggage.

IoNpoN. March 20.-The war OF Llber-
ais upon the Attorney General Webster,
owing to his questionable connection
with the Times attempt TO ruin the Irish
Marty WAGES more bitter than ever, and
Il. scope i constantly enlarging. The
Liberal leaders are now directing their
assaults toward the Unionists, the attl'
mde of those renegades in the
matter of defending Webster ailording
the Gladstonians an excellent opportu-
nitv 10 paw of old scores. So persistent
have the Liberals become in their endea-
yors 10 connect the Government and ITS
adherents with the contemplate ana
dishouorable acts of the Iimes hench-
man that the position OF the Unlonlsts
has become almose unenduraDle,
and il is freely asserted tonight
tbat the latter contemplates requesting
the Conservatives to allot them TWO
benches on the Tory side Of the House
in order to escape what they term as
insults Of the Liberals. such move
would destroy the last trace OF party dis,
,inction possessed by the Unlonisls, ana
throw them bag and baggage into the
ranks of the Tories where they really De-
Ong
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Bill Granting Reciprocity In wrecking IN
Inlanh N Rters Passed.

OTTAWA, ONT., March 20.-Mr. Kirk
patrick's bill granting reciprocity in
wrecking in the inland waters of Canada
was read q third time and passed after
an hours debate The bill as amended
in comment is the exact complement
of the American statutory offer
During the debate Joseph NJ
Charlton moved an amendment that
reciprocity in towing be included in the
BILL This was voted down by vote OF
los to 5C. Sir Hector Langeyin was the
only Cabinet Minister who voted for the
amendment Chariton's second amend
ment TO Internationally allow American
tugs to tow RATS and steamers from one
Canadian port to another Canadian port
was rejected
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EXAGGERATED STATEMENT.
The white Cap Outrage In Lunenburg'
said Not TO Have been One.

10 me E0AffO NJ NE iWcS
In your issue OF March 9th, | find an
article from correspondent headed
White Cap Outrage IN Lunenburg,
which is the most exaggerated statement
that have ever read, and does the par
ties accused a gross injustice.
The boy (iope Lee had been spending
several days with Mr.. John I. kubanh
and family. but was preparing 10 take
the train for Burkeyille or Richmond.
The night preceding his departure,
his actions were of suspicious
nature. being up and moving
around after all the family had retired.
Early the next morning Mr.. Eubank
found that his pockets had been rined
his pOcket-bo0k, containing money and
valuable papers stolen Suspicion AT
once rested upon the boy. On that day
Mr. Eubank was called 10 Charlotte
Courthouse on business. After he was
gone two OF his sons and Mr. Ashworth
requested the boy to give up the money
which they believed he had taken. Upon
hi. refusal to 10 so they whipped him
with a bunch OF small switches
which was in no way calculated
10 do him any bodily injury
lie confessed that he committed the
theft. stating that he needed money tC
travel on, and knew no other way to ge
II than from Mr. Eubank, as he had seer
him with money the day previous. He
made several statements as to where h'
mad concealed it, but up TO this writing
neither the pocket-book or its content
has ever been recovered. The boy VA
never tied 10 n tree, and no attempt wa
ever made to hang him.
Messrs. Eubank and Ashworth wen
before a Justices court, confessed t(
having whipped him, and a fine was i'm
posed upon them, which they promptly
paid, the boy stating upon the witness
stand that ne did not believe that the,
/ intended 10 hurt him seriously, bu
merely whipped him TO make him giy'
up the money, which they had gooC
reasons 10 believe ne had taken. II Wa
clearly proven in court that no negr.
was present or took any part in the at
/ fair
Thus you see how such statements ar
often magnided by parties who ar
/ ignorant of the true facts or are actuate'
/ by some motives known only TO them
/ selves to make, as it were, noun
tains OF mole hills. X.
{ Euboa, Lunen5arg county, March IS.
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FREDDIE GOES 10 AUSTRIA
And John &. New Consui-General to Lon


WAsHINGroS, d. D., March 2O.-The
President sent TO the Senate to-day the
following nominations. Fred. ID: Grant,
of New York. 10 be Minister to Austria
Hungary: John c. New, of Indiana, 10 be
Consul-Generai at London; Paul Fricke,
of Texas. to be Marshal for the Western
district OF Texas seligman Brothers, at
London, Eng, to be special fiscal agents
of the Navy Department at London; Ed
ward Rhodes Stitt, of South Carolina, to
he an assistant surgeon in the navy.
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WIN NOT obey ,;overnor wilson. Cali.

BALTIMORE, MD, March 20. The
suns Charleston, W. Va, special says
It is learned from the best Republican
sources that the Republican members OF
the Legislature will not obey Governor
Wilson's call for the assembling Of that
body in extraordinary session to settle
the gubernatorial contest, because. as
they allege, they do not recognize Wilson
as Governor But the minority OF the
State Senate-Dempcrats-wll be on
hand, and they will, it is said, be armed
with ample power to send the sergeant
alarms OF the Senate 10 the remotest
parts Of the state to bring in by force
the recalcitrant majority.
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WAsHSeTON, D. c., March 20-PaUl
Tucke nominated TO the marshalship fOr
tAe Western district of Texas, is native
of Brenham Washington county, Texas.
He is about thirty-eight years of age.
lie has been engaged in the cotton bust
ness in that State for upwards OF twenty
wears Mr. tricke took prominent
part I'M assisting the Senate Committee
ON Privileges and Elections in the last
CONGRESS inits investigation into election
outages in Washington county, Texas.
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RICHMOND VA. THURSDAY MARCH 81. 1889

had medItated a union of Church and
State, Jefferson Davis has written to
Rev. J. William Jones, secretary of the
Southern Historical Association, letter
in which the writer says THE story
referred to is not only untrue. but alb
surd The Constitution of the Con-
federate States differed from that Of the
United States by having in its preamble
recognition of the Supreme Being and
invoking the favor and guidance of Al
mighty God, and in section Q of the first
article It reads Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of rell-
gion or prohibiting the free exercise
Hereof" " The different denominations
to which the members OF the Cabinet be-
longed ia also cited to show the absurdity
of the story.
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prietors, and Joseph Stokes the superin-
lendcnt Of the works, have just returned
from an inspecting tour through the
South. They believe they can secure
oheape freight rates for fuel and material
in the South, and thus more economically
operate their works. The best coal can
he delivered in Chattanooga for S1.2j a
ton, while to deliver /: to the Trenton
Works now, costs 1926 n ton. As the
New Jersey Company uses about $4,000
tons a year, this is an important item
The company employs about 800 men,
who are paid about 81 100000 a year in
wages
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was elected p esident, and among the
directors are such men ~ Colonel a. )
Buford. of Richmond; w. A. Anderson
J. II. ID. Ross, of Lexington; A. W. Har-
man. State Treasurer; Fraucis .. French
and F.. A. Packer, of New York. This
company will operate at Balcony Falls
and Glenwood on the Richmond and
Alleghauy Railroad
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Meeting of the Board Of Directors Yes
terday.

BALTIMORE. MD, March 20.-The
monthly meeting of the directors of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
was held to-day Thomas NJ. King was
unanimously elected second yice-presl-
dent Of the company. The position has
remained untitled since Mr.. King re-
signed from it il December, 1887
The following is summary OF the
earnings and expenses for February com
pared with February, 1888: February,
isss. earnings, Si,472,7 III; February
1888, sl,4sl ,84S; decrease, sS,926 Ex-
penses-February, 1889, Sl,l64 OBJ
February, 1888, 81 ,192 ,s47; increase, $751;
1870. Net earnings-February, 1889, sSOS,-
$50; February, 1888, sS4s- 1876; decrease,
<10 11n
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JAY GOULD.
He /, Held Up as the Beneiactor oil In
bof.


CH,RIorrE. y. c., March 2O.--Jay
Gould and party, en- route North, stopped
here twenty minutes this evening. Noi'
onel William Johnston, of Charlotte,
formerly president OF the Charlotte Co
lumbia and Augusta Railroad Company,
and the pioneer railroad builder IN the
south and father-in-iaw OF A; b; An
drews. third vice-president of the Rich,
mond and Danville Railroad, boarded
Mr. Gould's special car and paid his re-
snects. In little self-Introouo,,
tory speech Colonel Johnston sald
that. although he knew that Mr-
Gould had been harshly criticised, YET,
in spite of that, he knew also that Mr,
GouId had done more for the labor ano
for the development of the industries OF
the country than any other one man.
Mr.. Gould was, he understood seeKin !
An outlet on the Atlantic seaooard' anu
he sincerely hoped it might be had. Mr.
Gould. held up as the greatest hvins
benefactor of American labor, appears ia
a new light TO most people, a
Gould and party left Chariotte A'
o'clock tonight for the North.
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Snnuting OH MelIs.

WAyrRLY. O., March 2O-Another
flowing well was struck in Franklin
township, a few miles east of this city.
ON the farm of Dr. Lee Bent Yesterday.
after the depth of l,j feet had been
reached The force of water as it made
iis exit was so great rs to throw the five
hundfed-pound drill out of the hole
The geyser spouts q siX-inch stream nine
feet high. This is the sixth flowing well
in Franklin township within radius OF
three miles