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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
RELEASED BY A MOB.
VIII Purvis, Who Eqas Reen Twice Sem
fenced To- DeNth. EscnDes.

Purvis, Miss. Nov 1.-THE jail at
this place was broken open last night
by u mob and VIII Purvis, the now
thoroughly celebrated White Cap, was
released. About midnight q crowd of
100 or more men, armed with Winches-
tres, rode boldly into the town and sur
rounded the courthouse and Jail. a
number of guards were on duty. They
were covered by guns. While the guards
were held at bay by n portion of the
mob. others broke into the heavily
barred doors and unlocked the cell In
which Purvis was confined. with keys
previously provided Purvis was rush
ed out and into a buggy that was in
readiness and which was driven out OF
town at a gallop. The mob remained in
town to prevent any one from following
within two hours, when they rode rap
idly away. VIII Purvis Is for the sec
ond time under death sentence. a year
or more ago he was sentenced to hang
for the murder of a White Cap who had
told on the gang and mounted the scat
fold to pay the death penalty before
hundreds of people. The trap was
sprung and Purvis fell heavily 20 the
ground, unharmed. the rope having
come united On Monday last the Su-
preme Court sentenced him 20 hang
again on the 18th of December but his
friends and neighbors and those who
Witnessed the former attempt to execute
him have declared he should never die
on the gallows. The hope is freely cx-
pressed here that he will never be recap
tured.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
EMANCIPATION CELEBRATION.
The Young Men nnrrcd Out md Dis.
order EseisIeI.

The colored people last night held a
convention at TIalsow's Hall on Scott
street. to effect an organization to ar
range for q proper celebration of
Emancipation Day, on January 1st,
hut II was not an harmonious session.
In fact, disorder rcigncd and when the
younger element was barred cut, 1t
looked us II the meeting would have
to be abandoned. rs was previous
one.
lanes p. Garter presided, and after
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting the committee on credentials
made Is report. 1t was then that the
fun began, for the committee had ruled
out the delegates from the several
clubs, designating them as Creatures
Of the moment"
This the young men denied in vigo-
rous language, at n meeting held later
at the home OF Captain w. II. Mills,
tcaptain of the Langston GuardD, No.
272 Bank street.
The elder crowd elected T.. w. Gould
chief marshal of the parade: J. L..
Gibbs. president: w. II. Moseley, vice
president; James =. Carter treasurer,
and y. G. Jitcocks, secretary.
The younger element at their meet
ing adopted resolutions denouncing
the action of the elders, and declaring
that they would have an annual cele-
bration Of their own, adopting the
name OF Sons of ,Emancipated Me-
gro,0.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Protest Against Commanders pieunnu

Washington. Nov. IA protest from
passengers OF the steamer Warrimorc
against Commander Pigman. of the
United States gunboat Remington,
based on the allegations that he ran
mis- vessel so near 20 the Warrimorc
while the Bennington was affected with
cholera the lives of the passengers were
endangered, has been received at the
Navy Department and mailed thence to
Commander Pigman for Il report Lit
tie Importance is attached to the pro-
test at the department.. Mr. Ellis Mills,
United States ConSul-General at Homo
lulu, who was at the latter place when
the alleged incident occurred, said to-
day that while he could understand the
fear under which the passengers on the
Warrimore labored, he was sure Cam
mandcr PiEman had done nothing that
should have alarmed them, and fur
thermore. that the Warrimore's passen-
gers were placed in no danger as infec-
tion from cholera could not be conveyed
from one ship to another.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
A NEW YORK MERCHANT MISSING.
sHe Suddenly Disappears. His Credi.
torsAssert that BIG Intends Fraud.

New York. Nov. 11.-David II. Rob
erts, wholesale dealer in window glass
at Nos. AIS and 420 West Broadway,
has disappeared from his place OF busi
ness and is said to have suddenly sail
ed for Europe on Saturday last The
Sheriff closed up the place to-day on
an attachment for SSi,094, which was OBJ
tanned for the Chambers and Mckee
Glass Company, of Pittsburg, Pa, from
which concern Roberts received the
BULK OF his glass. The attachment was
obtained on the ground that Mr.. Rob
erts had departed from the State with
the intent, alleged. to defraud his credi-
tors.
Mr.. Roberts made a. statement of his
affairs In February, 1894. when he
claimed to nave assets OF $4,000 and
liabilities of $4,000. In the trade IL Is
thought lie has a large number of out
standing accounts besides the stock OF
glass at his store
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Ninety Days I'm Jail for I.ibcl-'rhc
Cases OF Shivcr and Chapman.

Washington Nov. 11.--Caesar Gel
sor Moreno, who was convicted some
das ago OF criminal libel on Baron
FaVa. the italian Ambassador was
sentenced this afternoon In the Dis
trict Court to ninety days in the dis
trict Jail.
The, United States Court for the
Southern District OF Alabama found
James ID. Shivcr guilty of the charge
Of cutting and selling 200 trees from
a homestead entry he made Just pre-
vious to cutting the lumber. The
Court instructed the jury that Shivcr
had the right To cut timber for making
improvements or for lumber to make
improvements. but not for sale. The
peals, and that court asked the Su-
preme Court of the United States to
answer these questions:
D Whether lands duly and properly
entered for homestead are from
the time of entry until final disposition
by the Land Department no longer
lands of the United States within the
meaning of section 2dGl. Revised Sta
tutcs.
t2) Can n eitizep who has made n
homestead entry upon public lands
be held criminally liable for cutting
and removing after such entry stand
ing trees and timber on the land?
After discussing the scope and effect
OF the land laws. the Supreme Court
answered the questions in nm opinion
read by Justice Brown. the first in the
negative and the second IN the affirm
ative.
The application of counsel for the
advancement OF the appeal of iIlvcr-
ton II. Chapman. the recalcitrant SUI
gar trust witness before the Senate
investigating committee was denied
by the Supreme Court today. Chap
man applied to the District of Column
bia Court OF Appeals for a writ of pro-
from proceeding to try him upon the
indictment found against him for re-
fusing to testify before the committee
regarding the stock transactions or
senators. The writ was denied. and
Chapman appealed To the Supreme
Court of the United States. In view
Of the near approach OF the day fixed
for trial in the Criminal Court the
supreme Court was asked TO advance
the appeal for hearing. There Is moth
trial from proceeding on the 10th of
December, as fixed by Judge Cole OH
Saturday.
President Cleveland left Washington
tonight over the Pennsylvania road
for New York where tomorrow he
will witness the Whitney -Pagcnt we'd
ding. The President was In First Vice
President Tho,npson's private dining
and sleeping car sixty" and was nc-
companied by Secretary Lamont ana
Secretary Herbert.
Ninety-one members of the Inter
national League Of Press Clubs, repre-
senting newspapers in New York, Bos-
ton. Buffalo, Harrisburg. Philadelphia.
and Pittsburg. on Il special Pullman
made up ut Philadelphia. extended to
them b the Pennsylvania and Southern
railways. arrived in Washington at
1850 tonight and left half an hour
later. The party Is en- route to the
Atlanta Exposition. and is in charge
OF John NJ. Beallc, district passenger
agent of the Southern Railway.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
ANOTHER COLLISION AT SEA.
1--we OF the Grew of the VIM. HIaIes Go
Down WIFI 1Ier.

Nassau. ~ F., Nov. 1.-THE collision
between the bark William Halcs and the
steamer Niagara. occurred in latitude
38 North, longitude 74.19 West. The
Niagara was steamins slowly and
blowing her fog whistles constantly
The iookouts saw or heard nothing un-
tn they were close upon the bark. Cap
tain Crocker and the second mate Of
the Niagara were on the bridge. The
helm was put hard port and the en-
Eines reversed. but IL was too late The
Niagara struck the bark amidshlps and
cut deep into her. The bark sank in
four minutes, bow first. Four of her
crew climbed on board the Niagara
while the vessels were together Five
men, who were below. were drowned
The bark carried cargo OF old From
which caused her to sink before the
men could get on deck, The men who
were lost were Second Mate Coleman,
Reynard ISyrnes, the steward; Frank
Nevis and two others. whose names
are unknown. Seven of the bark's
crew were saved.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
The Detroit Journal EXPLAINS.

Detroit. Mich. Nov. 11-Somc OF the
reports sent. out detailing the cause of
the noilcr explosion last "Wednesday,
Which wrecked part of the Detroit
Journals plant, and killed thirty
seven persons. give the impression that
the Journals engine and boilers were
responsible for It. The Journal desires
1t stated that the boilers belonged to
n company from which 1t bought its
steam heat and power; that the engi-
neer was In no sense an employc of
the newspaper and that no RESPONSE
bility for the calamity rests upon It,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Lookingto An Adjournment.

Columbia. S. c., Nov 1.-THE con-
vention worked to-day against a state
fair and a banquet given by the cities
OF columbia to the members of the con-
vention scheduled for this evening ,rhe
ninth weeks work was begun this morn
ing by the convention taking up the
lynching matter again. Some further
amendments We're made and then the
further consideration of the matter was
postponed for n week.
Ihe convention is now at work on the
article on corporations, having made
no headway scarcely thus far.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted looking to
the limiting of speaking In the future
and the preparation OF n schedule of
work TO bring about an early adjourn
ment.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
A Bill in Equity Against the Norfolk
and western.

Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. 1.-THE Mer-
camille Trust Company of New York
has filed bill in equity in the United
States Circuit Court, this city, against
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company The bill is an auxiliary
proceeding In the company's receiver
ship. The plaintiff is the trustee of
one OF the company's mortgages. and
upon tts est Judge Dallas appoint
cd Frederick ]. Kimball and Henry
Fink. the original receivers. as rcceiv-
crs for the company's property in
Pennsylvania
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
WONDERFUL VALUES.
Given at Our Great HSap
Class Dry Goods, Gonta and; Il II II ID

Public interest In this great saSSSss
unabated Every departrne is a sHA
of great activity. Mention 81 few
wonders: All wool serge. vert sSs
serge worth 60c., now 4Oc.; serge ~
81, now 75c.; novelties liz fancy sysis sSs
worth 75c., now 60c.; novelties i3eFE Esl ssss
now 75c.; clay suiting, wort II '35s3
S1.25. Many wonders await youfs sfis esfsss cIf,s
and muslin underwear pario Or ~ "a sSss
save money this week: RerIieinh
partment has reduced good s 4 ffis 8ab
variety. R.A.iS iSAIIMDgsIs ss sss;s
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Celebrated Her EIny.Sixfh Annivcr.
Sary.

Lexington, Va. Nov. 11.-virginia
Military Institute celebrated her fifty
sixth anniversary to-day by a snspen-
sion of all academic duties. At noon q
salute of twenty-one guns was fired
and an elegant dinner served the corps
of cadets. To further celebrate the
day the V. NJ. I. football team defeat
ed Richmond College team By score
of Al to 0.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Policep1' 1,;i, ,.,,s d

Have you seen the q EMU M, s5
Shoe that we sell for g, ms 81 5 ss5E
solid soies? There d is ma b fSvs
made. We can furnish oil Nh 81,
monials from those t hat flSNaII
them, EN- bracing p2Iicsin en- sis
bartenders, farmers z and Hi FL sSs$s
Iabcrers: Come and sea s9f1 Mi sssa
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Roanoke TO Ala tho Uniyers,tv.

Roanoke, Va, Nov. IA mass meet
ing of citizens was held at the Court
house tonight persuant to the call Of
Mayor Jones, to take some steps Iooi>-
ing to the aid of the University OF Vir-
ginia. Committees We're appointed TO
solicit subscriptions and to memorial
lie the Legislature.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
4 Min w.th Tcn Thousand SpimdIcs

Winston. y. c.. Nov. 11.-Stock has
been taken for the building Of large
cotton moll at Spray, Rockingham
county. The new enterprise will ope-
rata ten thousand spindles. and Its
erection will be commenced at an early
date. "
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
Virginia Conference, NJ. Il. Church,
South.
At Richmond, Wa, Nov. 1929.

For this occasion the Norfolk and
Western railroad will sell tickets to
Richmond and return November 18th
to 10th inclusive, good for return pas.
sage until November Goth. at rate s3,5
round trip. For tickets apply to c. II.
Bosley, City Ticket Agent, 126 Main
street, or at Norfolk and Western de-
pot. r. w. COURTNEY,
District Passenger Agent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
To Ship Sl,oOo.o00.

New York, Nov. 1l.-W. IL Crossman
& Bro will ship 100000 gold to Europe
on the steamship spree, sailing to-mor-
row. The gold has been ordered at the
sub-treasury.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12
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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-12

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The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.

One Person Trsmpled to Death, and Fifty
 More or Less Injured, by the Collapse Of
 Platform at the Laying of a Corner
 stone for the New St. Mary's Cathedral
 at Iorain, Ohio.
 LoRAIN, O., Oct 7.-The laying of the corner stone for the new St. Mary's tatholic church in this city yesterday has accompanied by an awful dis tster. Fully 5000 people were in at- tendance and the priests were about ready to proceed with the services, when an accident occurred that cre- hted panic and killed one person outright and wounded about fifty more, several fatally.
 The foundation for the building ex- tended about ten feet above the base meat bottom, and on this was erected a platform where the ceremonies were heinz held. Over Loco persons were Handing on the floor, when a section of l., containing about BOO people, sank beneath it's burden and precipltated them into the pit. The section which gave way was in two wings. Ind as it sank 1t formed death trap for the people from which there was no chance to escape. The pitresembled an inverted roof of very steep slant, the ends be- iHg closed up by stone walls, and into this it was that there were crowded men, women and children in one strug- glIng heap.
 Those at the top of the mass escaped easily, but when the pit was partly empded those victims still entrapped eoutd not chamber up the steep sides and they trampled each other like so many wild creatures the strong get tsng on topand the weak being crushed beneath the great weight
 Although there were a thousand people ready to rush to the rescue they could render very little aid to the helpless persons in the pit and sev- efal minutes elapsed before ropes and ladders could be procured.
 When assistance finally reached the unfortunate victims, one had already been trampled to death and others were fatally injured.
 he old Catholic church near by was turned into hospital and morgue Into this were carried the killed and in ufed
 Notwithstanding the shock of the accident the priests succeeded in 4aieting the crowd and continued the services.
 The contractors are said to be re- spansible for the accident. poor tim 6ers being used for the support of the platform.
 The mayor and other city officials lent helping hand in caring for the injured.
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
After Thirteen Years.

LITTLE ROCK, AK, October s.-A resident of Clay county named Charles Hawkins who was convicted in ths city of forgery in 1881, is lodged in the penitentiary. More than thirteen years ago he emerged from the prison by virtue of pardon granted by Gov ernor Churchill. The pardon was granted on condition that Hawkins leave the state. He left Little Rock and nothing more was heard of him until he was arrested by Sheriff Platter son of Woodruff county, It appears that instead of leaving the state he went to Clay county and assumed the alias of $ n. Hawkins and has re ]. mained in that county ever since. Not long ago Hawkins assaulted Jeff Black, and his arrest for this act led to an in- vestigation of his past career with the above result
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
Noted swlndler Convicted.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. October s-A swindler named Charles E. Wellborn was yesterday convicted of using the mails for fraudulent purposes. We'll born has been before the courts half a dozen times but has always escaped conviction. He is about 27 years old and comes of good family. His oper- ations extended from the Atlantic coast to Texas Once he secured yacht in New York and sailed south but was wrecked on the Virginia coast. In Florida he was put on the chain gang, but escaped to Texas and went into the bogus cattle business Two years ago he was arrested and brought back here from New Orleans where he was figuring as a cattle king. His latest fraud was securing large con signments of live stock from Tennessee upon bogus representations. He will be sentenced today.
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
Murd ered His Son.

FORT SMITH, ARK, October s.-A man named Jonah Burton was today brought in from near Eufaula, l. r. and placed in the Federal jail charged with having killed his 9-year-old son. The cause of the boys death as charged by some of Burtons neighbors was terrible whipping which was admins tered by the father while in a rage over some misconduct of the son. Bur ton, who is tenant and lives in a tent claims that the boy had kidney disease and that after the whipping he did not take to his bed for three days and that his death was caused by the disease mentioned above. Burton says he did not draw blood but admits that there were several bruises occasioned by the ieks that he gave him.
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
THE STEAMER ST.. PAUL.
A oreditabie Performance on Her FIrsi
 Trial Trip-Can Garry the Mails.

A creditabte Performance on Her First
 Trial Trip-Can Garry the Mails.
 GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 5.-In her official trial run yesterday between Cap Ann, Mass, and Cape Porpoise, a distance 96 knots, the International Navigation Ce.'s new steamer St Paul averaged 20 50 knots an hour for four consecutive hours, and established the right of being numbered among the auxiliary cruisers of the United States and carrying the United States mail.
 Throug hout the run the engine. worked smoothly and easily, and nc accident or hitch of any kind oc. cured.
 The St. Paul's time did not equal that of 'her sister ship, the St. Louis, by 1.72 knots for the official time. but the conditions under which the run of the latter ship was made was much more favorable, and the performance yesterday of the St Paul bears favor able comparison with that of the St. Louis
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
THREE MEN AsPHYxIATED
At the Bottom of We'll They were Drill
 ing and Had Shot with Nitrogiycerin.

At the Bottom of a We'll They were Drill
 ing and Had Shot with Nftroglycerin.
 PEMBERvLLE, O., Oct. 6.-Three men lost their lives here yesterday in an attempt to drill to successful conelu- sion a water well on the Fappel prop erty.
 The dead are:
 Henry Fappel, married; leaves a family.
 Lewis Wegman, single
 Charles Wegman, married; leaves a family.
 The well had been in process of con struction for several days. Yesterday afternoon it was shot with nitrogly- ceriu, and in due time Henry Fappel was sent down to ascertain the result. He had been down over half an hour without those above getting any re- sponse, and Charles and Lewis Veg man went down to see what, If any thing, was the trouble. An hour later the three men were taken out dead, having been asphv xiated.
The Monticellonian., 1895-10-11
INTO A TURN-TAelE PIT.
Fatal Accident to Fast Freight on the New York, New Haven & Hartford.

Fatal Accident to Fast Freight on the
 New York, New Haven & Hartford.
 WooNsocKET, R. l., Oct. 6.-South- bound train No. 1,e57, the fastest ire ght on the Worcester division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road, ran through an open switch at Blackstone Junction yesterday after noon into turn-table pit, wreclling the engine, nine loaded cars and the turn-table.
 The dead are:
 Chester R. Lawton. engineer, of Providence.
 Edward Fay, brakeman, of Provi- denee
 The following persons were injured: George L. Monroe, of Providence; sealded by steam; all flesh above the waist roasted and in shreds; will prob ably die. Albert Holden fireman; cut. j. Il. MontelI of Pawtueket; bruised.
 The engineer whistled for brakes when he saw the switch, but the train could not be stopped. Lawton was pinned in the cab and burned to a crisp. He was a married man. Fay was deep under the debris, and several hours work was necessary to recover the body.