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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
JOHNSON is ACQUITTED.
,urryp or THE NORFOLK COUNT
P1szK-FrGHrrNG cAsf.
s,ort,,r Men Hsppy-The Democrats nv
joicing over the Passage oil '"e
mary Election Bill

.ocrorx VA. March Especial
.....o, in the case Of the COM
,ao,wcalth vs.. Charles Johnson OF o.
r,n Ninn charged with prize hsn''"s.
'.,,,..a an Of the morning session %
~arfo,k County Court. and was very
able. , a,,er
rbc Jury took the case and ai'er
,..,oc ont about an hour returned Ne'-
Az, 81 not guilty. The sporting ''e"
here are very happy. II is now sehe'""S
..ood that the Arlal club can so aheau
rg,h other contests and give eNhioi'loH9
OF a ike character without int. ~
A nolle prosequi VIII be ehteIeu j" Wv
other cases. u -~.vy-
,c, who IN ISsS. I'm Buford county. y
9 killed John Harris. CraWiey ~
White man about forty years OF abv'
Hc saws he struck Harris win SUN
In self-dcfencc and that he VIII It,ui"
~ North Carolina without requisl'ioi,
Tho Governor OF North Carolina oneIeu
500 for his arrest.
Happy Democr t.
There r. great rejoicing here over the
massage OF the hill legalizing primary
elections. This bill WAS prepared 10y
those demanding fairness in elections
aud submitted 10 n mass meeting OF the
Democrats Of the city.
All Joined in the request 10 the Legs
Iattirc 10 pass the bill which Will, at
low estimate. save the city more than
a thousand votes this spring. The party
IS now i'm the best possible shape ready
10 meet any combination that can be
brought against II.
For the first time I'm months the city
Democratic Executive Committee feel
that the party is safe. TO secure this
bin has been the work Of the past six
months The plans were laid months
ago. and the credit i'm the victory is due
TO the newspapers. which daily fired
broadside after brOadside into their
party The attack had its effect and the
supremacy OF the party is now assured.
Now Marshal Hudgins.
Captain Hudgins. Of Caroline has
qualified as United States marshal for
the Eastern district Of Virginia. lie has
not yet appointed his deputies.
The Fitz Lee Democratic Club will
have their banquet next Wednesday night.
Prominent local speakers viii be present
and will respond TO toasts.
Henry @. DonnOn, Of 46 Roanoke ave
nue.. has made an assignment 10 n. G.
Doris. Jr.. trustee. Liabilities. 5000. lie
was a dealer In fancy groceries.
Evangelist James r. Scheduled. Of
Danville has closed his meeting at Nc
Kendree NJ T.. church. There were about
one hundred conversions; 5000 was rails
ed by the congregation for the church
debt Mr. Schoolheld will go TO Rich
mond tomorrow TO begin q series Of
meetings at Trinity church.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
W.8s BURNED 10 DEATH.
Mr.. Pednean, of Sussex, Loses His Life
in This WAY.

PETERSBURG. VA, March 2.-Spe-
cial.-The dwelling house of Mr. f. l..
Pednean, ST.. about one mile from
Janotts depot in Sussex county, was
destroyed by fire last night Mr.. Ped
mean had been in the habit Of reading
at night by a lamp before retiring. and
IT is thought that ne fell asleep with the
lamp burning and il exploded and set
fire TO the house or IL may be that the
fire was caused by hot Goals from the
stove falling upon the floor. Mr.. Ped
nean who was the only occupant of the
house. was burned 10 death. The decea.-
cd was about seventy years Of age, and
came TO Virginia from Canada. He had
been in feeble health for some time.
Deceased at one time carried on a
large saw mill business in Sussex county.
HIS dwelling was only q short distance
from the residence Of his sOn-in-law.
Negotiating for Land.
Mr.. 9. d. Tinsley. Of this city. has been
negotiating for some days with Mr. f.
ID. Thorne. OF New YORK. for the sale
OF "A large track of land in Prince George
county Mr.. Thorne. it is said. repre-
sents large capitalists ia Europe. who
wish TO purchase seventy-ive thousand
acres of land for colonization purposes.
Mr. Tinsley is in receipt of a letter
from Richmond, which states that the
Virginia Brick and Stove Company has
been organized there and had become the
purchasers of the Ehrman tract I'm Prince
George county, I'm the neighborhood of
city Point. The price paid for the prop
erty was $4,000.
Base Ball Association.
The directors OF the Petersburg Base
ban Association held a meeting last
night at the Office Of Mr.. w. Il. Nc
kenney, the president. when il was de-
cided TO Join the league, to be composed
Of clubs Of Richmond Manchester. Nor
FOLK and Petersburg. The proposition 10
JOIN the league headed by Mr.. r. L. Sui
Ivan was declined.
Mr.. Joseph III. Sands vice-president and
general manager of the Norfolk ana
Western Railroad Company. arrived here
TINS afternoon on a special car from
Washington, en- route TO Roanoke Mr..
Sands was accompanied by his wife ana
son.
The revival services which have been
going on at the different churches in Pc
tersburg for the past nine weeks VIII
be continued next week. Up to this time
there have been I'm the neighborhood OF
four hundred conversions.
Rumor has il that two OF Petersburg's
most prominent business men are shortly
10 be married. The prospective brides are
residents of this place.
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Killed by an Iniuriated Woman

MEMPHIS. TENN. March II. W.
Denning. a painter. was shot last night
by Mrs. Wrench and fatally wounded
After receiving the bullet. Denning drew
his pistol and duel ensued between the
woman and man. both parties emptying
their pistols. Mrs. Wrench was wounded
twice. once in the arm. and once in the
left leg. She was divorced from her
husband some months ago. and Denning's
name was coupled in the scandal Since
then she has been living with Denning.
and il was because Denning was going
TO leave her that she shot him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
Represent,,iye Dunphy Resigns

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2-Rep-
resentative Edward j. punphy. of the
Eighth New York district tone Of the
New York city disirictsJ' mas Resigned
from the Tammany Hall general com
mittee. He is at odds upon tne Question
Of tariff reform with the gentleman who
is recognized as the Talnihahy leader
Dunphy voted for the wilson bill. He
also says that in the present aims and
objects OF the district genera, committee
and practices he Is altogether opposed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
Funeral OF Steele MacKoye

NEW YORK. March 2.-Funeral SCR.
wees over the body of Steele AlacKaye.
the playwright. were held this morning
i'll All-Souls church. The church Was
crowded win friends of the deceased.
Most OF them were from the ,he.tricai
and literary world The coffin was CO..
cred with floral offerings The services
We're conducted by Rev. Or. Williams
assisted by Rev. William Altger. of Pos
ton.
The body was placed in the receiving
vault Of Woodlawn cemetery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03

LONDON. March "A dispatch to the
Times from Teheran. the capital Of Per
sia SAYS:
The Government has oihcially an
nounced that the mint WIZ no longer
coin silver for the public. II also declares
the importation OF silver IS prohibited
for the future. and that a month hence
the customs authorities VIII treat as con-
traband all silver not ordered by the
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BISMdRCh's W4RNING.
lie says the Rejection of the Russian
IreatyiWould Mean War with the Gar

BERLIN, March Count Won Dozen
hoff, Conservative Deputy for an East
Prussan constituency, addressed an
electoral meeting in KOenigsburg this
evening concerning the Russo-German
commercial treaty. He said that the
treaty should be passed TO relax the
strain between Berlin and st. Petersburg
If for no other reason. Prince Bismarck
had told him recently that the rejection
of the treaty would mean war with Rus
STA.
The Reichstag commission. which is 10
consider the treaty, was organized this
evening. with DR.. Hammacher. National
Liberal, I'm the chair Dr. Hammacher
said that he hoped the work on the treaty
would be completed in five sittings. The
second reading Of the treaty will take
place on March 18th
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Case Of the Silver Decline.

LONDON. March 1.-The weakness Of
silver today was a reflection OF the de-
cline of China exchanges and the pros
pective imposition of new import duties
by the Indian Government. In the expsc-
tation of further decline. buyers were
inactive. There have been special al
lotments of India Council bills since We'd
nesday 10 the amount of over fifty laos
ranging from about one shilling TO one
shilling and 25-32 perez.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03

low the President 10 appoint as assstan,
paymasters the graduates OF the Naval
Academy who have been denied appoint
ment to the service by the law Of lSs2
limiting the graduates OF the academy
This law. the committee think. has done
great injustice to number OF graduates
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03

The Struggle Between the Nicaragua Canal
Stockholders Ended

NEW YORK, March 2.-The Tribune
will say tomorrow: The long and Bit
ter struggle between the two factions
of stockholders IN the Nicaragua Canal
Construction Company, for the control
Of the affairs Of the company. has been
ended by the announcement Of the Hatch
committee that il will no longer OPP
pose the work Of reOrganizing the COM
pany. as undertaken by its opponents.
This means that the Bartlett plan. or the
plan OF reorganization adopted by the
stockholders, under the leadership Of
John r. Bartlett, will be speedily car
ried out.
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Convicted of AssauIting Ling Gun.

ASHEVILLE. y. c., March "A spe-
cial To the CITIZEN from Marshall says
that i'm the Madison County Court
Robert Morris and others. charged with
assault on Ling Gun the Chinaman whose
dead body was recently found In Tennes-
see, near the State line, were found guilty.
Sentence has not yet been imposed.
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To Relieve the Age Limi,

WASHINGTON. March The House
committee on Naval Affairs ordered IA
Vorably reported the bill Of Mr.. Outh-
waite OF Ohio, for the relief of certain
graduates of the Naval Academy who
We're discharged from the service under
the law OF 1882. The object OF the measure
Is to relieve fran the age limit and TO al
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
farmyille GIeanings-

FARMV1LLE. VA. March Especial
Inc remains OF Henry w. Dupuy, late
OF this county. accompanied by brother,
Of the deceased. Judge j. A. Dupuy. Hon.
". T.. Dupuy. and G. c. Taliaferro. OF
Roanoke, arrived on the 3:l5 train yes
ferdsy morning from Lynchburg. and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
Fell and Broke His Neck

la GRANGE. n. c.. March o.-Spc-
cial.-Yesterday. as Mr.. Peter Bynum
of Greene county, was returning TO his
home from Wilson, he fell from his buggy
and broke his neck. He had been 10
Wilson TO take his son.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
Sale of a Road Postponed.

ATLANTA. March THE sale Of the
Marietta and the North Georgia railroad,
advertised for tomorrow, mas Desh post
poned to April Sd. The order was granted
by Judge Newman in the united states
circuit Court. all interests consenting.
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Events or THE ITKT.
Results Mt Madison and Entries ut East st
Louis-At New Orleans

MADISON. ILL. March WEATHER
clear and track good. Irene H., second
choice at to I, won the opening event
handily by one length. Acilojam,
3 to / favorite. was successful by one
length in the second race. Summaries.
First race-selling, five furlongs.-irene
II. first King Faro second, Frank Ellis
third. Time. 1:i0ia.
Second race selling. five and a half
furlongs.-Aciojam first. Col. S. second.
Sligo third Time 1l7h.
Third race-seling. five furlongs.-Bud
Brooks first Ben Lee second, Fannie
d. third. Time. 1l0ls.
Fourth race-selling. five and half
furlongs.- first. Brahma second
Adjuster third. Time. 1:16h.
Fifth race-seling. six furlongs.-Im
Head first. Grass Widow second, Too
High third. Time. ! -.
Sixth race, selling. one MILE. 3.
Freed first. Oliver Twist second. Pioneer
third. Time, 1:J6.
Entries at East st. Louis. Ill. for To- av.
First neutrality-suspicious. Of a mile
Pauline 1Oi; ManOla, lO4: Miss L.. 1Oi,
Bango, 100; Pie, 100; Frank Fuller 10;
Heads or Tails, 120; Jack Richelieu. 123;
CleOfus. 123.
Second race-fve-eighths Of mile,
selling.-Deserter. %: Moonlight. 9s; Star
ling. %: Forget-Me-Not. %: Uintah. 1O1;
Althea. 1OG Jessie Clark 1OG: Coleraine,
los: Eddie r.. los: Cerebus. III.
Third Notwithstanding Of a mile
Naronic, l01; Hiram Argo. 107, Jack
Murray III: Ulf. III; Woodban, IL.
Fourth neutrality-suspicious. Of a mile,
selling.-Estelle r., %: Lizzie V. ~;
Negus. 100; Davesac, 100; Highwayman.
100: Ruben, 103 st. Andrew. 1O3 Peralto.
1o3. King Solomon. 1913; No Remarks.
iOG
Fifth race three-quarters Of a mile.
selling.-Charley X. 100: Silent. 100: Sly
Lisbon. 1O1: John Berklev. 1913: Emblem
10}; Tie Clever. 1Ui; Reuben Payne. JOG:
Leadaway, JOG; John Hickey, 1OG; Cever-
ton. 100
Sixth. race-fve-eighths of mile. sell
ins.-Capt. Sinclair. %; Trim, %; Bessie
Collector, lOi; Sir Jim. los: III PasO
10; Mamie Duffy, III: Wrestler. III.
Seventh race-fOur furlOngs. pony race
catch weights.-Mollie S. sleepy Dan.
Dickey v. Harry, Teta S. Kitty Snow.
Zine Weather and Good Racing.
NEW ORLEANS. March 1.-The wea-
Their was fine, but the track heavy and
holding to-day. However the racing was
spirited and betting lively Summaries:
First race-five furlongs-Tihn den to
one) first, Bobby Burrows second. Tramp
third. Time, 1913
Second receive furlongs.-Barguar
three TO one) first, Milldale second, Mil
dred third Time. ll41-2
Third race-siX furlongs- Macn 1.-TWO TO
one) first, Satinet second, Chriss third.
Time, % Il
Fourth race-handicap. six furlongs.-
Red John three TO OneD first. General
Ross second, Wedgefeld third. Time.
lbs Ia.
Firth race-fve and half furlongs.-
Rouser (seven to two first. Rebuff second,
hatydid third. Time. p "a.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03
The PRESIDENTIAL HUNT
BEAR SKIN dS Il TROPHY or ~,
CLEVELAYD'S MARKHlNsHtp
The Party VIII Probably he In wa,hinrto,
Io-morrow-Distinguished sportsmsu
Pound Game Abundant.

NORFOLK, VA. March None OF TIA
incoming boats from the South bring
news OF the movements OF the Preslden-
tiai party since yesterday forenoo,
when they were viewing points oe la.
terest on Roanoke Island. .If tho vlois,
is still i'm the main ship canal. IN tt.
West Of Roanoke Island So s probab.
she would have been sighted There.
fore # is presumed that the vessel sto,f
to the eastward, across pamilco Sound
I'm order TO visit Bodies Island lleht-hoasa
at Oregon inlet. one of the fow orerl,s.
between the sounds and the ocean. or
the east coast.
Homeward Trip.
II is probable that tho star. f,-,
ward will bee made very soon rsrh,n.
to-day, If the President is to b. .a Ws,h.
ingtOn next week. m the star. t,t.
made this afternoon. the Violet um n.
able 20 reach Long Point at Dbl. f,,.
Of the Albomarle and Chesapeake canal
by nighuan, whore % quiet neht nav
Doe passed.
Resuming their Journey n the morning.
the party can pass Norfolk f1-m0urv
afternoon. and striking into the ca.s
apcake Bay ar easy speed. tha Violet
might Doe lon Washington Sunday pro.
Stunning that the h0mcNard rn tes
to-day.
The Presidents Bear skin.
The presidential party have succeeded
admirably in maintaining privacy rs
concerned their movements heretofore
The purpose for which the trip nas made
has met their anticipation Don fhe manner
desired n recruiting the Presidents
health and an9rdIng such ou0tment
among the wilds of the Dismal swamp
as will not boz soon forgotten. NNl iH.N.
bear and vensou. have played n Imn.r-
tant part in the presidential hunt. Mh01
Mr. Cleveland returns t1 the White
House. "a handsome bear skin Wil ad0m
the interior of the Executive Mansion as
"a trophy of his excellent mlrksmansfr
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seriou, TroubIe Feared Tor To.Da
Two More Companies of Troops Ordered to
the Scene Of the Miners War.

CHARLESTON. W. VA. March O.
The situation at Eagle is growing more
serious
Martial law has been declared and two
more companies Of troops have been
ordered 10 the scene.
The Governor has received a telegram
asking that troops be sent TO the Powell
ton mines. as an outbreak is feared at
that place.
Warrant for the Arrest of Wyant.
CHARLESTON. W. VA, March O.
Everything is quiet at Eagle. the mining
place where the riot happened last We'd
nesday evening. Tom Adkins. who was
shot, died to-day. There is an intense
hatred on the part of the strikers for
all operators. and Wyant in particular.
1t was rumored to-day that the strikers
would make a descent on Powellton 10
take the men out, but up To late hour
tonight no trouble had been reported.
There are three companies on the ground
now, but they will likely be ordered home
tomorrow or Sunday. The civil author
tiles have taken hold Of the matter. and
warrants have been issued for Wyant.
his guards, and the deputy-sheriff War
rants were also sworn out by WYATT
against the rioters. When the arrests are
attempted, ii is feared there will be
bloody times, as both sides are determin-
ed, and say that they will not be arrest
ed.
Hostility of the Strikers
HUNTINGTON. w. VA. March .
Martial law has been declared in the min
ing region, and Capt Bob Carr is in
command Of the troops The Wyants
announced to-day that their men would go
INTO the mines tomorrow, and until then
no outbreak is expected
\ mass-meeting of strikers is being held
at Montgomery tonight About 1900 men
are present. All visible arms have been
put away. and the crowd is orderly. but
the speeches are infiammatory. one fea-
ture of the strike is the open hostility Of
the strikers To the railroads 4 sharD
arrow with a steel point was shot through
window OF a Pullman sleeper, narrowly
missing a lady. as a Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger train was passing Eagle this
afternoon.
Reports of an Attack on The Bridge.
CHARLESTON. W. VA. March a.
II - +. NJ Sheriff Silman has inst Pc
ceived a telegram from Division Super-
intendent Gin. OF the Chesapeake and
ohio railroad. 10 the effect that he fs
reliably Informed that a large body Of
strikers are marching up Cabin Creek
10 destroy the railroad bridges and the
property Of the c. J.. Garrison Co. and
called on him for protection
Sherih Silman. with eight deputies are
at the depot waiting the arrival of a
freight train due here at midnight. The
sheriff requested the Governor TO send
militia. Governor McCorkle Immediately
telegrsphed 10 companies !. OF Hunting
ton. G., of Hinton. and the Ronceverte
company. to be ready TO move at once.
He requested the Chesapeake and Ohio
TO have cars ready to transport the
troops.
Nothing further has been heard from
Powellton or Eagle, and all Is believed TO
be quiet there.
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What things have we seen

what things have we seen
Done al the Mermaid, heard words a..
have been 'hat
30 nimbie and so full OF subtle flame
AS ~ that every one from whence H..
came '"cy
Had meant to put his whole wit in a lac,
And resolved 10 live a fool the rest 49,
or his duh life. -Beaumon,
II Is always good
When man has two irons in the fire.
.-lbid
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-03

to be hoped that Congress VIII act
promptly and favOrably on MT. blssei
tions.-Harper's weekly.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-30

IFthe bill in the Massachusetts Legisln-
ture. which has been passed TO third
rsadiug, becomes "A law, treating will
be one of the lost accomplishments in the
Bay state. The measure is destined to
abolish that form Of conviviality, but it
Is limited that the real reason for the bill
is the desire in Boston to have meditation
and drinking go hand in hand, In his
lonely drinking a man will miss his
friends but gain much in thought, and
it is more thanpossible that in the absence
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of creating" more thoughts aud ideas
than ever will come forth from Boston.

WHILE in the last Legislature Hon. J.
j. Coyle, of Mahanoy City, who is now a
candidate for nomination on the Repub-
licau ticket for State Senator, was firm
supporter and an industrious worker in
the interest Of the free text bill which
has since resulted in so much benefit to
the children of poor people who attend
the public schools. lie was also instru-
mental in having some very wise amend
ments made to the Road bill, and in
many other respects displayed excellent
Judgment and commendable zeal in be-
half of his constituents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-03-30
NUGGETS OF NEWS

The Maryland state senate passed the
anti-pool bill.
Dispatches from the south report the
heaviest snow storm in years, killing veg
citation.
General and Mrs. Ballington Booth, of
the Salvation Army, spoke to a crowded
and fashionable audience in Philadelphia
last night.
In a battle between United States of
ficers and sixteen horse thieves at Young's
Crossing l. r., Dock Warren and viii
Fletcher were captured.
Colorado farmers are protesting against
a coming invasion of sheep from Utah.
They claim chat 10000 are being driven
toward the state line.
In the team shooting match between
Fred Hoey and l.. S. Thompson and George
Work and G. A. Manchester, at Babylon,
N. Y, Hoey and Thompson won by 100 to
1s9.
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THE leading women of Kearney, Neb.,
have held convention and nominated a
full city ticket, with the intention of reg
ulating vice and corruption-a task
which, in their Judgment, the masculine
nominees on the opposition tickets are too
cowardly to undertake, The fair Kearn-
eyites, at least, show an attitude for prac-
tical politics in the aggressive way in
which they have started out with denun-
Citations of their opponents and while
they may not do any better than the poor,
weak men with herculean talk to which
they have set their hands, only good can
come to the public welfare and to the
cause of morality from the competition
OF the sexes in the work of social and
political reform.