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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-26
STAUNTON.
Thanksgiving Day-Mrs. kellogg-New
Census-SucOessful Entertainment.

Thanksgiving Day-Mrs. kellogg-New
Census-SucOessful Entertainment.
SrAuNToN, VA, Nov. Special. r
Thanksgiving Day will be more generally
observed in Staunton this year than ever BE-
fore. The merchants have announced their
intention of closing, and the Staunton I'M
proyement Company will have its first sale
OF lots. which it is hoped Will be big sue
cess. Staunton surely seems to be on the
high road to great prosperity.
Another memorable event to take place
on Thanksgiving Day is the visit of Miss
kellogg. The tickets were placed on sale
SATURDAY morning. and before II O'Clock
nearly every seat had been sold. Standing
room will be at a premium the night OF the
9th.
StauntOnians are very much elated at the
result of the census just taken by captain
+. J. CrOwder, commissioner OF revenue.
The census OF last summer only gave staun-
ton an increase Of l54 in ten years. The
last one gives StauntOn 1884, an increase
of nearly 3,OOO and the suburbs have
nearly 5000 more, so tnat StauntOn :
claim TO population Of l2,OOOis very nearly
correct. 1t is hoped the Census Bureau
will take Captain CrOwder's count as the
true one. 1t was made by competent care
full officials. and is correct in every detail.
The StauntOn Development Company has
made arrangements with several manu-
facturers to move their establishments 10
StauntOn at an early date.
The Young Ladies' Missionary Society Of
Trinity church gave a beautiful entertain
ment at the Opera House FRIDAY last. 1t
was a comic cantata called The Grass
hopperr" The Society realized nice little
sum for charitable purposes. The young
people who took part in the entertainment
will give il again tonight at the Western
Lunatic Asylum for the benefit Of the pa
tientS.
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THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA.
REBELLION IN THE M. E. CHURCH
NORTH DANvllLE.
The Congregation Dissatisfied at the
Action of tho Conference--Bishop Har-
grove Settles the Trouble Satisfactorily.
From the state at Large.

DANvILLE, Va, Nov. 2j.-ISDecial.l- L
The members Of Calvary Methodist church,
Of North Danyille, were very much dissstis-
fed with the action OF the Conference so far
as the appointment Of their pastor was con-
cerned. The wanted Rev. DIR. =. A. Peter.
son returned to them, and their next choice
was Rev. J. c. Martin, late Of Union Hill,
Richmond. The Bishop named Rev. Oscar
Littleton as their pastor, and Mr..
Martin was assigned to Farmville. There
was quite little rebellion In the church.
and the Official Board and the presiding
elder have been labOring since the Confer
ence adjourned to settle matters. a great
deal of correspondence, much OF it by tele-
graph. was carried on between Presid-
ins Elder Amiss and Bishop Hargrove, and
finally the matter was settled to-day by the
Bishops action i'm transferring Rev. Mr.
Martin from Farmyille 10 North Danyllle,
Rev. +. y. McSimpsOn from Charl0ttesyllle
district to Farmyille, and Rev. Oscar Lit
Teton from North Danville to the Char
lottesYIlle district, and everybody is now
happy.
Yesterday afternoon a market-wagon be-
longing to Dock Williams, a c0lored market
man, was being driven across bridge
which crosses a rafine on Gay street when
the horse became frightened, backed the
wagon off the bridge, and horse. wagon. and
driver fell twenty feet into the rayine. n
little four-year-Old son of Williams, who
was in the wagon, was seriously hurt, his
arm and collar-bone being broken. The
driver escaped without injury, while the
horse was badly injured and the wagon
smashed into kindllng-wood.
The insurance question continues TO DE
the main topic Of street-corner gossip. The
merchants held meeting this afternoon
and appointed a committee to 90 before the
Underwriters Convention, to be held here
tomorrow, and to act in conjunction with
the committee Of tObaccOnists in urging re-
duced insurance rates.
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ALEXANDRIA.
Fatal ARRAY Between Negroes-hymen'i
Bonds.

Bonds.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Nov. 25.-lSpecial.
Last Saturday night John smallwood and
John GRAY, negro bOatmen OF the long
boat Rising sun, Of this city, Captain
Ed. Golfer, had an alteration
when about eight = miles down the
river and resulted In smallwood
being knocked overheard AMI drowned.
Gray, who is Southern Mary
land darky, Of about fifty years OF age, Is
arrested and confined in the Upper MARI
boro iail. He says that Smallwood got
drunk on Saturday night, and while he
(Gray) was saving wood in the bottom OF
the boat SmallwOOd came down upon
him, and hit him on the head
with a hand-spike and he grappled with
him, and SmallwOod fell overheard, where
upon he threw him rope, but he would not
clutch il at all, and sank. Then. says Gray,
the captain got a skih, and instead Of try
ing 10 rescue the man, rowed ashore. Gray
then took the boat 10 River View. Ii seems
that Capt. Golfer feared the man would muir
der him. Gray is terribly cut over the heas
and tace, and says he believes he did his
duty, and he had no desire to drown Small
wood, who when sober was good friend OF
his.
Mr.. John DOWney, OI spring DAM, III
Fairfax county, died this evening.
DIR. G. W. Tucker, who lives near Arling-
ton, was found dead in his bed on Sunday
morning. lie had fallen down stairs and
expired from a broken neck.
Mr. Willie A. Moore and Miss Lille +.
Cooke were married by Rev. Mr.. sharp this
morning.
A party OF friends of Mr.. Fred. j. Schnei-
der went 10 Charlottesville this evening 10
witness his marriage 10 Miss Lizzie Moore.
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Foreign Notes of Interest.

The condition Of Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon. who
is suffering from an attack OF acute gOut, is
improving
Empress Frederick, who has shown a
creat interest in Professor KOch's remedy,
ON Monday visited the hospital conducted
by Drs. Cornet and krauses.
The Princess Frederic Charles, OF Prussia
widow Of the Red Prince and aunt OF the
German Emperor, has clandestinely married
her first Lord of the bed-chamber, Baron
Won SekkendOO1.
Mir. William Beckett, member of the
House Of Commons for the Bassetlaw di-
vision Of Nottinghamshire, was killed in an
accident on the Southwestern railway at
WimbOrne- Minister, county OF Dorset on
Sunday. Mr. Beckett was a Conservative.
The Russian Government has forbidden
the newspapers 10 publish petition drawn
up by the Jews asking that they be placed
on "A civil equality with other classes in
Russia. An edict Of the Ministry of Lands
directs that no work in connection with the
Government shall be given 10 Jews outside
of the territorial limits assigned TO them.
The recent heavy rains and the overflow
Of the rivers have flooded long stretches Of
the Manchester England ship canal, and
i'm many places the works have been de
stroved. Forty-hve hundred nayyies are
idle in consequence Of the overflow, and at
hast tour months must elapse before they
will be able to resume work on the canal.
The Dublin Freeman's Journal SAYS that
Connemnra is beginning to feel the effects OF
the famine arising from the failure of the
notato crop. Thirteen families on the Blake
estate. il saws, have asked the parish priest
70 point out some means by which they may
avoid starvation.
A funeral service for the lost officers and
men of the British cruiser Serpent, which
was wrecked of the Spanish coast Noyem'
her 10th. was held Monday at Camarlnas'
The British Consul and other officials were
present.
An epidemic Of influenza prevails al
Fuenfkirchen, Hungary. One thousand
persons in the place are suffering from the
disease. The medical officer has summon
ed a conference Of the doctors TO decide
what course TO follow. Many cases OF the
disease resemble typhus fever, while others
are attended with copious hemorrhagt
from the intestines.
IL has developed that the Barring Brother'
held nearly all the stock OF the North POLE
mine In Oregon, which was regarded as
very promising piece Of property until re
comfy. Much money has been expended II
machinery aud development, but II Is re
norted that the mine has been ordered shu
down. which has caused a depreciation
stocks i'm that vicinity.
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man, Miss Lucy Booth Of the Grove, Mr. Il.
NJ. Thompson, Charles W. Coleman, Jr,
and DR.. Booth. They 90 to the Grove sta
tion, and will be driven thence in carriages
to Yorktown, and after having visited the
monument and other places of historic in
terest. will return to the hospitable man.
sion Of DIR. Booth at the Grove, and will be
entertained as only the Doctor knows how.
Mr.. William T. Christian, clerk OF our
CITY Council, whose health has been bad for
some time. is now confined 10 his home on
Francis street. He is suffering from lung
trouble.
Miss Kate Custs is spending some time
in Halifax county with friends, and who
was reported i'll, is, we are glad to know,
much improved.
Mrs. DIR. Leonard Henly, who has been
confined TO her bed for several weeks, is
slightly improved, and hope is indulged Of
her speedy recovery.
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MEsTlNa OF PARNeLLlTEs.
The Leader Cheered and Unanimously Re-
Elected Leader.

LONDON, Nov. 2j.-The meeting Of the
Parnellte members OF the House Of Com
mons. prior TO the reassembling Of Parlia-
ment. was held to-day. There was an al
most complete attendance of the members
on this side of the Atlantic. Mr.. Parnell,
as ne entered was received with repeated
cheers. and many Of the members darted
forward to grasp his band. lie looked calm
and selEpOssessed, and called the meet
ing To order i'm his usual tone. it
was unanimously reelected chairman
and speeches were made by Mr..
sexton and others expressing the com
plete confidence Of the Irish party IN their
leader, and urging him to retain his place
at the head of the party in the House OF
Commons. Mr.. Parnel replied briefly
without any direct allusiOns 10 the attacks
upOn him. lie thanked the members for
their continued confidence, and said that in
obedience 10 their will and that OF the Irish
people ne would remain at their head, ana
labor 10 the best Of his ability for the cause
Of Home Rule i'm Ireland. The announce
ment was received with repeated cheers.
The irish members will deeply resent any
assault upon MIR. Parnell in the House, ana
answer il by illusions 10 the illegitlmate
children Of the late King William ~. ana
other nOItu instances Ol LhShoh uSPl"'iH
in high places. The Speaker, it Is under
stood Will take stringest measures to pre-
vent allusiOns of a personal character.
Ia his address Mr. Parnell thanked his
followers for his reelection. He said it was
for the Irish members TO decide whether he
soould lead them. IL their decision had
been a negative one, or there had been any
diversity Of opinion among them, he would
cheerfuily have withdrawn from public life.
Nothing but the conviction that his col
leagues desired to still utilize his services
in their common cause induced him to re-
sumo a position which, under altered cir
cumstauces, exposed him aud them, through
MIN, 10 the attacks Of their opponents.
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deemed practicable 10 have samples sent 70
this office for analysis and rely upon tue
tests made here a. 10 the entire prOducuoh'
The law requires that the tests shall DC
made by the polariscOpe, and this WIZ re-
Quire the services Of large number OF
chemists OF considerable experience. oniy
one chemist and one micrOscoplst are now
employed in this Bureau. | am INFORMED
that the Department Of Agriculture now
employs a number Of chemists, and that
this Department gives much attention TO
the culture Of sugar plants and the methods
OF manufacturing sugar. In view OF these
facts. beg 10 suggest that Congress be re-
commended 10 So amend the law as 10 re.
quire this bounty TO be ascertalned ana
pad by the honorable secretary CT Agricul-
ture.
"If however. il shall be decided that this
Bureau shall remain charged with the duty
of ascertaining and paying the bounty upon
sugar. am compelled 10 ask the privilege
of being allowed to made supplemental
report upon these two subjecr, and 10 ask
for such additional appropriations as may
be necessary 70 give these laws full force
and effect. and to fully protect the interests
of the Government in thsir execution.
"In conducting the service, an important
alrl of the revenue agents division, during
the year. t.3u1 violations OF internal revenue
law has been reported by revenue agents,
and $50 persons have been arrested on their
information. Property to the value OF So35,-
OSLO has been reported for seizure, and
'SIIO.326.T2 for assessment for unpaid taxes
and penalties. one hundred ane thirty zone
examinations of the accounts OF collectors
have been made and the condition Of the
Offices reported upon by agents, and 100
transfers of collectors offices under the
new appointment have been made under
their supervision.
"ln performing their work TO protect the
revenue against Illicit distilling, one man
was killed and one wounded, 4j6 stills de-
stroyed and l27 removed, and 3o2 arrests
made
INDIAN MATTERS IMPROVING.
The news received at the War Depart
ment this morning about the Indian situa-
tion is Of reassurng character, aud shows
that matters are improving. From stand
ing Rock agency reports are very much
more favorable, while from Rose Bud
agency the reports, though not so good
show a slow but gradual improvement.
The only discouraging symptom Is reported
from Rosebud. Yesterday was ration day
among the Indians az the agency, and the
friendly Indians received their rations, but
of those who are classed as turbulent, only
about twenty came in to receive their al
lowances. This is not regarded as good
sign.
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GREENSBORO.
Funeral OF DR.. W. II. Bobbltt-The East
ern Fields Club.

tfn flttb- tlhb.
GRryNsBORo. y. c.. NOV. Special
The remains Of Rev. William n. BObbiit,
ID. d.. of The North Carolina Conference.
WhY diod at Fayetteville Saturday, reached
fl.s place sunday, and were taken on To
Salisbury for intormeut by the side OF his
wife. who died several years ago. The
ctskcl was accompanied bY Mr. ana Mrs.
Ashcroft. s0n-in-law and daughter OF the
deceased. who reside in Winston; DR..
Fletcher A. BOhbitt, Of Danyille, Va, his
-ln. aud Rev. ". :. Byrd, Of Fayetteville,
bis sou-in-law.
rne Eastern Fields Club, now holding Us
annual meeting at High Point, in this
county. and the progress Of its two weeks
convention. presents some remarkable
phases. The freedom with which the men,
lrrs spend money, aud the large number of
lAe dogs. are the striking features Of the
CUB. There are a number Of millionaires
lu The Ppar.y, few Of them rating
a, high a. $S,OOO.O0J. Ia the proceedings OF
flr Club 10 takes SO 30 nominate dog for a
race. $2J % be voted for 10 run. Any owner
may enter six dogs for one race, bu; the
trainer may rule out all but one. but the
owner must pay the so for each dog nomi-
nated an the same. The trainer gets
s.JJ Tor every dog that runs in race. The
tmes 0i the dogs are all put on slips oi
, iper aud shaken up in bat 10 be drawn
braces ~ run. Lord LODsdale, Of Eng
land, sent over two dogs in charge Of a
keeper, which ran and fell out early in the
race. The famous loriliard dogs were also
Ddieu. The Club keeps fine scope Of sew
eal mile. Of hunting grounds under lease,
which Is stocked with birds, upon which no
'nD)ung is done, and but little by the Club
themselves. The game is kept 10 test the
dOss.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Bitter Attacks on senator Vance-Mangled
by a Train Contested Election Cases.

RALEIGH. y. g., NOV. 25.-' Special. IT,
The Progressive Farmer OF this week, which
appeared to-day. shows that since the G.
tiremeut of Polk from the paper. be having
decided tO devote himself exclusively 10
the duties of his Office as president, there
BE- no change in the policy of the
paper towards senator Vance. IL at
tacks him this week more bitterly than
heretofore. and in leading editorial takes
the remarkable position that members Of the
Legislature are not necessarily bound by
their pledge. and instructions, claiming
that the resolutions ln-tructing them were
rushed through The conventions IN most
cases before senator Nancc'5 position on
the ~ub-Treasury bill was well known. 1t
SAWS that now the senator has declared him
self a, opposed 20 that Bill, Alliance men
have Alright 60 disregard their pledges and
instructions. ltis regarded as plain that
the Progressive Farmer VIII now make
every effort 90 defeat Vance.
While "a negro train hand. named WACO
uDr. was engaged in coupling cars at the
Raleigh and Castor depot this morning, he
wa. caught between the cars and the cotton
platform, and was rolled along by the
moving train and horribly mangled and
crushed. lie lived only few hours.
Ile Grand jury in the Federal Court to-
dtF examined a large numberOt witnesses
and will probably bring In several bills OF
indictment for election frauds. \ we'll
known Warren county case, which dates
back % the election Of two years ago, Is
still pending and came up to-day. ln this
case one of the poll-h0lders is presented for
leaving the polls for a large part Of the day,
In consequence of which the whole vote at
that precinct. which was largely Republi-
can. wa. thrown ont by the Returning
Board
A telegram received here today an
n0unces the death OF Mr.. j. Frank Jones, Of
this state. son Of the late Or. 4. NJ. Jones,
president of the Greensboro Female Col
ie.e. which occurred to-day al Vanderbilt
University, al Nashville, Tenn, where be
MAS taking a theological course. He was
tsDnty-two years old and was ayoung man
ofuausual promise. He died Of heart-dis-
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FAMINE SUFFeRERS.
Reported Fund for Their Relief by
American Clergy.

LONDON, Nov. 2J.-The news that fund
is being raised for the famine districts ol
Ireland by the Roman Catholic clergy OF
America has aroused much interest mere IN
political circles, and is regarded as
direct rebuke 10 the Irish National
LEAGUE and its programme in Amerl-
Ca. 4 story Of acute destitution has
been rec lived from the Island of Achill, IN
me west Of Ireland, where the potato crop
IL utterly exhausted and the stormy
weather prevents the people from fishing.
Relief has been sent 10 Achill from the ad-
Joining mainland, but there is still great
need of assistance.
In one Of the cabins on the island new
horn babe persisted through the mother
being unable to give it nourishment, owing
10 her own starving condition. The situa-
tion AT Falcaragh, where the recent evie-
tions took place, is also very bad, the pro-
vision made by the League beins quite IN
sufllcient. because Of the inclemency OF the
weather. At Schulz. in the southwest OF
Ireland. the people are absolutely starving
and the work-house is unable 10 accommo-
date the applicants for relief.
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LYNCHBURG.
Handsome Farewell Present to y Metho-
dist Preacher.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. 2j.-,Special.l-
Rev. +. Men. Simpson, who, at the recent
session of the Virginia Annual Conference
Of the NJ. +. Church. South, in this city was
removed from the Memorial church OF
Lynchburg and assigned as presiding elder
TO the Charlottesville district, was n0tlned
by telegram to-day from Bishop y. n
Hargroye that he has changed him from
the Charlottesville district TO the church IN
Farmyille. Mr. Simpsons church here
parts with him and his wife with much
regret. Aseyidence of which, after preach
ing his farewell sermon on Sunday, the
members OF the church presented him with
a purse Of s2j3, and the ladies Of the con-
gregation presented Mrs. Simpson with set
of solid silver spoons and silver tea service.
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WILLIAMS SBURC.
Valuable Present to william and Mary
Trip To Yorktown-Personal.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Nov. e5.-lspe-
clal. The College of William and Mary
has been lately the recipient, at the hands
of Mrs. Letelia Tyler Semple, daughter OF
ex-President Tyler, OF seyeral very valua-
have been placed in the college library, and
will contribute largely to the value aud In
terest of the collection now there.
A party OF ladies and gentlemen left here
this morning for trip TO historic York
town. The personnel OF the party Is az fol-
lows: Miss Carmichael OF Fredericksburg,
Mrs. Lyon G. Tylor, Mrs. Charles W. Cole
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GREENSVlLlE.
Farmers Unusually Busy With Crops-
Church News.

POPLAR MOUNT, Nov. 2j.-lSpecial. j.
The people of this section are as busy a.
possible getting in their crops during the
GOOD weather. No rain has fallen for nearly
a month, and the work Is progressing rapid
ly. Hands are so very scare that much cot
ton remains in the fields unpicked, and
many peas are still on the vines.
Bishop Whi,tle will visit Grace church on
the l4th day Of December, and preach and
confirm.
A meeting Of three days has been held al
Grace Episcopal church by the rector, the
Rev. George w. Phelps, assisted by the
evangelist. Good congregations have at
tended, and the people were much inter
ested.
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Damaging Floods in Germany.

Special 10 The Times by Dunlap Cable Co.
BERLIN. Nov. 2j.-The Hoods in Germany
are caussng terrible damage. In the Rhe-
nish Prussia, WestphalG, Hesse, and En-
furt districts. and along the coast during
the past forty-eight hours the damage is
counted by millions.
Ten houses have been torn down, and l.
persons drowned at Kaha. Disastrous
sales and floods, with loss Of life and prop
.rty. have also occurred at Jena, GOodvltz,
ond al har ulacps
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GHOST DANCERS
Abandoning Their Craze and Coming
into Camp.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-General Miles and
associates at army headquarters were
highly elated this morning over the receipt
Of dispatch from Pine Ridge agency
announcing that large number Of
Indians had come in, fully one-half OF
whom have been among the ghost dancers.
Their abandonment Of their craze
is due TO the influence and ar
gumeuts Of the loyal element
among the redskins. This is regarded as
highly encouraging. and a general belief is
expressed at headquarters that the furry
will very soon subside and quiet be re-
stored. Outside Of this dispatch no inior.
nation of importance reached General
Miles today.
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PARNELL MAY RETIRE.
such is the mpression-Extrsordin
Scene.

Nutn - snc lnlpfthstoh- -t@htfdoi uihhiF
Scene.
Special 10 The Times by Dunlap Cable Col
LONDON. Nov. 2j.-At 6:15 o'clock this
evening i'm the House of Commons, Mr..
Parnell, accompanied by his private secre-
tary, MIR. Campbell, and Mr.. O'Kelly, NJ.
p, had a conference with Sir Charles Rus
sell. Q. c., NJ. p. Earlier in the
day. the leader of the Irish party had a
prolonged conversation with Mr.. John
Marley. VI. F., and it is now stated through
the lobbies that general impression pre-
walls that after all Mr.. Parnell may for a
time Withdraw from parliamentary life.
SCENE IN THE LOBBY.
In.the lobby Of the House of COmmons'at 10
O'Clock this evening, nothing is being talked
about but Mr.. Parnell. The scene in the
lobby is extraordinary. Excited groups
of Liberal members are besieged by
priests, reporters, and personal friends
seeking for information.
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RECORD BROKEN.
Randolph Macon Princetoned bv thu
'yarsitIes- Notes OF the Players.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Nov. Do
Especial The game between the Univer-
sity Football Club and the team represent
ing Randolph Macon came OFF yesterday on
the grounds Of the former. To say that It
was walk-oyer for the Varsity would be
putting it mild. The boys from Ashland
were ''Princetoned'' in true Princeton style,
being walloped to the tune OF l42 to o. By
piling up this immense score the University
team has broken the record for this season,
it being the largest number of points made
in any single game by any football team
this season.