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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
CITY BREVITIEs.

Capt. w. ]. Thompson swore out a war.
rant before Justice Warning Russell yes
terday charging c. J. Langla with assault
and battery upon his son, HOlbroOh
Thompson. Capt. Thompson said that his
son was beaten and choked in a most crue
manner. As soon as Mr.. Langla heard
that there was a warrant out for him he
went to Justice Russells office and stated
that he was ready to give bond
Mail carriers gathering the mail in the
early morning reach the postoffice at a
m. Therefore letters dropped in the street
mail boxes to go out on the +. c. and Il
because the II. c. and Z. railway now
leaves at 5:3S a. m. Letters to 50 by that
train should be dropped i'm the postofiice
to insure their prompt transmission. II
that IS not done the letters win be de
layed twenty-four hours.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Lawyers blamed for the Lack of
Harmony i'm the Order.

Harmony i'm the Order.
New York, Dec. 12-At this morning s
session of the American Federation of
Labor in Madison Square Garden, a COM
munication was read from the trade and
labor assembly, of Chicago to the effect
that the lack of harmony among trades
unions was due to the lawyers and others
who sought to make capital and gate fees
out of the labor movement, and request
ing that the incoming executive council
of the federation appoint a committee to
establish the labor movement in Chicago
upon a sound basis This was referred
to a special committee.
committee recommended that a commit
ecutiVe council of the federation go to
difficulties. The report was adopted.
A number of resolutions were referred
to the appropriate committees, among
others one providing for a petition to
congress in favor of the recognition of
the belligerent rights of Cuba, and an
other protesting against any legislation
that VIII open the way to Sunday labor.
A request from the care takers of type
setting machines, calling themselves
type setting engineers" that they be
given a separate charter gave rise to a
lengthy discussion. The request was re-
fered back to the committee on organi-
cation.
The session then adjourned The day
was mostly devoted to speaking.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
the COMMERCIAL CLUB.
II Has Largely Increased It's Member
ship since Coming Down Town.


The Commercial club, on the fourth and
nth floors of the Citizens Bank building.
is proving one of the most popular insti-
tutions Of It's kind in the city.
Members of the club are satisfied now
that they could not have done a wiser
thinE han mCve II from its old quarters
TO It's present location. which is perhaps
the most suitable and satisfactory for
club of this kind that could possibly
have been found
In the morning about II o'clock a lunch
is usually served ard the members are
free in making a gathering place OF their
rooms, whereas in the Old quarters Il was
hard matter to find anyone there at
any time OF day. The membership OF the
club has increased by about forty-five 20
nifty members in the last two months, ana
the total membership now is in the ncigh-
borhood of 175
With continued prosperity. such as Il
mas been enjoying recently Il will not take
the club long TO build itself up inro one
of the most solid and substantial lns.itu-
lions of its kind in the south
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
A POLISH HUSTLER MISSING.
Financial Embarrassment believed
TO Have Caused His Departure.

to Have Caused His Departure.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 12.-George w.
Welzant leader of the Polish element of
Baltimore and one of the best known
men in the eastern section of the city
is reported missing and rumor has il
that he has left for good, because of
financial embarrassments. Welzant was
interested i'm many things. He was quite
a democratic politician, conducted a sa-
loon, was editor and proprietor of the
Polonia, Polish newspaper, president
of the New Warsaw Land Company which
has built up a town at Middle River
proprietor of a large cannery on the new
town site; president of large building
association; president of the board Of
trustees of the Holy Rosary church, and
in addition, conducted banking and
money changing business. 1... : s--,,,,- 70
His liabilities are roughly estimated at
$4,000. 1t is believed that he lost the
money in his many ventures. warrant
is said to be out for him for converting
to his own use moneys belonging to 9TH
ers. AS banker, Welzant is said to have
received sums aggregating large
amount. He was also engaged in the
transmission Of money for his patrons to
their relatives in Poland, but II is ru-
mored that several large sums which he
was given TO send 10 Poland have not yet
reached their destination.
Welzant disappeared about two weeks
ago, saying he was going to New York
to sell his newspaper property. A few
days later he was seen at Lancaster, Pa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
LOUIsvILLE's JOCKEY CLUB.
The Stakes for the Coming Spring
Meeting Announced.

Louisville, KY, Dec 12.-The new Louis
vile Jockey Club to-day announces it's
stakes for the coming spring meeting
of 1896 There will be twelve days rae
ing, beginning on May 6. Ten valuable
stakes will be run, including the Ken
lucky derby, $1,000; the Clark stakes, 81
600, and the Kentucky Oak stakes, SO, 500.
In addition to these fixed events, Sa,-
rotary Parry announces the following
stakes to close on Jan. Is:
The Debutante stakes, $1,000 for 2-year-
old FLIES, four furlongs
The Cadet stakes, $1,000. for 2-year-old
colts and geldings, four and one-half
furlongs.
The Burlington stakes, 5000, a selling
sweepstakes for 2-year-olds,. five furlongs.
The Maiden stakes, 5000, for Swear
olds that have not won prizes to Jan. l,
1895, six and one-half furlongs.
The Schultz stakes, $1,000, for 3-year-
olds, one mile.
The Louisville handicap, $1,000 for g.
year-olds and upward, one mile and a
sixteenth.
The Frank Fehr stakes, $1,000 for g.
year-olds and upwards, sellin sweep
stakes one mile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
FIRE on A RACE TRACK.
The Grand stand and Half the Sta
bIes at Brighton burned.

Brooklyn. Dee. 12.-About Q o'clock this
morning fire started in the east end Of the
grand stand at the Brighton Beach race
track, and before - was put out had burn
ed the grand stand and haif the track sta
bles causing "a Joss 81 about S25,0l0.
The Brighton Beach tracks grand stand
was one OF the first built in this country
and was for that reason probably the most
famous. II had stood there for over 10
years. ~ had been altered and improved
several times. and was put ln the form ln
which a. was destroyed this morning about
five years ago. The stand was enlarged
considerably when the old half mile track
was replaced by the new track.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON.
The fraternity 10 Hold IA Three
DAVIS, Session nj Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12.-Dec % is the day
set apart for the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity at the exposition, and about
sixty colleges and universities will be
represented, including Harvard, Cornell,
the University of Pennsylvania, Univer-
sity of California, University Of Texas,
University of Virginia, University OF
Georgia and Vanderbilt University. There
will be a three days sessions of the col
lege fraternity, closing with a grand ban
quet at the Kimball house on the 18th.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13

The private car of Mr.. A. C. Wells, gem
eral superintendent of the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad company Of Albuquerque,
New Mexico. containing himself, Gov
Thornton, Judge Collier and others ar
rived late last night. 1t had been intend
ed TO meet these gentlemen al the depot
but in some way the city officials were
rot advised of the exact time they would
reach here
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
CLEVELAND IN THE BLINDS.
The Violet TO Leave Hafteras on the
HOmeward Trip To-day.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 12.-The presidential
party occupied their blinds to-day for the
third time on the present trip, rain and
high winds having made it impossible to
shoot ducks in the early part of the " eek
The reports to-day indicate that the day s
sport was fairly successful. Tomorrow
The Violet will leave Hatteras on the
homeward trip. 1t is possible that the
vessel will have stormy passage uD the
night.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
Miss RockefeIIer aInrrIed.

New York, Dec 12.-Standing beneath
a gorgeous floral canopy and environed
by a scene of horticultural splendor. In
the music room Of her fathers country
palace. lockwood Hall, at larry toHn-ofl-
the Hudson, Miss Emma Rockefeller.
eldest daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William
Rockefeller was welded at noon TODAY
10 DR. D. Hunter McAlpin. Jr son on ID.
Hunter McAipin Of New York CITY
IL was the third nupital celebration In
the Rockefeller family within a month.
and in point OF brIlliancy surpassed tie
two preceding events.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
II. L. HART DEAD.
The widely known FIoridian Killed
by Fall at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 12.-Last night about
II O'Clock, while attempting to step from
a moving street car on Fourteenth street
in front of the Peachtree Inn, H. l.. Hart
of Palatka, Fla, was thrown backwards,
his head striking the pavement, produce
ing injuries from which he died a few
hours later. Mr.. Hart was one Of the
pioneer citizens of Florida and was well
known throughout the state. He was the
owner of one of the oldest and finest or
ange groves in the state and had accu-
INFLATED a large fortune. His remains
were taken back TO his old home in Flor
ida for interment this afternoon Mr.
Hart leaves a widow and one daughter.
who are both now In the north.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
CAPT. HARRY JACKSON ILL.
He UndergOes an Operation for APP
pendicitis.

Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 12.-Capt. Henry Jack
son is lying at his home on Capitol square
critically i'll, having had an operation for
appendicitis performed this afternoon.
Capt. Jackson was taken i'll last Friday
night, but only night before last did he
become alarmed. Even then he did not
fear anything very serious, but last night
he became worse and a consultation of
physicians was held this morning, at which
1t was decided to perform an operation
for appendicitis. DR.. Willis Westmore-
land performed the operation, assisted by
DR. J. y. S. Holmes, DR.. w. S. Arm
strong, DR. w. S. Elkin and DR.. W. S.
Goldsmith.
Capt Jackson, who is one of the most
been in good health and the physicians
are all hopeful that he will stand the
shock of the operation well.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
CIenrinr Honne nmcers.

The Savannah Clearing House Associa-
tion has elected the following officers for
next year:
s. +. Hamilton. president: Mills b. Lane,
vice president; John Hogan, secretary and
treasurer. The board of managers are $.
=. Hamilton, James II. Hunter, and 7. +.
Thomson.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
DIED IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
Mrs. d. w. senbrooke CT Charleston
Passes Away Suddenly.

Passes Away Suddenly.
Washington, Dec. 12.-Mrs. b. w. Sea-
brook, clerk in the patent office Of the
interior department, died suddenly this
morning, shortly after entering the build
ing. Mrs. Seabrook was in the dressing
room of the Office and had just removed
her wraps when she remarked to a lady
clerk that she felt i'll. She dropped on a
lounge, and in a few moments was dead.
The body was removed to an undertake
ers. The cause of death is thought to
be heart disease. Mrs. Seabrook was q
member of a distinguished family that
came from South Carolina, having been
appointed from Charleston, s. c. She was
a sister-in-law of DR.. Ballinger a noted
physician of Washington Mrs. Seabrooke
was about So years of age, and leaves
three daughters. Her remains will be
taken to South Carolina for interment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
A COTTON MILL FOR ATLANTA.
A Capitalist of Rhode Island at the
Rack of the Movement.

4 LnpIthIlst OF NHUUt FsIHhU AT TIC
Back of the Movement.
Atlanta, Ca, Dec. ia capitalist of
Rhode Island and several members Of the
cotton exchange had a consultation to-
day relative to the erection of a large cot
ton mill in this city. The capitalist seeks
no favors. His only desire is to be pos
ped by conditions which have hitherto
fore rather initiated against such ven
lures here.
1t is understood the cotton men and 9TH
ers who were at the conference pledged
themselves to secure the intending in
weston and his business from such draw
backs. 1t is believed that there is a strong
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-13
wAIrs FRoM THE WINES.
some Of the Days Events ser Forth
ia short Stories.

walter Valley. Miss. Dec. I2.-Aaron
Harper. colofod, Was hanged to-day al
O'Clock a. ConceViilf for fhe murder ~
his wife last April. BE was conylcfed On
the evidence 81 MS il-year-old child.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
Mate Drowned.

Sunday morning about $3.50 o'clock.
while the steamer Morgan City was
between Atlantic City aud Lambert's
Point, the first mate, T.. +. Percy, of
New York, who WAS engaged in fasten.
ing q rail over one OF the matches,
slipped back and rolled overheard. He
was drowned before assistance could
reach him. MIR. Percy is spoken of by
all who know INN as q genial. whole.
souled gentleman. This was his third
trip ON the Morgan City, she being
under charter by the Merchants and
Miners transportation Company.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
Corporation ComrI.

In the Corporation Court yesterday
w. Il. Corprew was sent to the peni.
Tertiary for two years for stealing a
gold watch. Motion for a new trial
will be entered later.
A nolle prosequi was entered in the
following cases: A. Jetlers, selling
land without q license; Charles Robin
SOD. pettit larceny; Robert Stith, petit
larceny (four cases.)
POLICE COURT.
Peter Williams, colored, assAulting
Meta Williams; continued to 18th.
Charles Nelson, white, assault; con
sinued one day.
John Williams, colored, larceny; con-
tinued to 18th.
Will Austin, colored. firing a pistol
Three times in the street at corner of
Mosely and Chapel streets last Friday;
fned $22. IS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
ATLANTIC CITY.

Colley Memorial Church is thronged
from night to night. The meetings are
full OF interest. Never has one preached
III Norfolk who excels MIR. Gales in
wealth Of power and psthos. There
were twelve men and women who took
their stand for God last night and
many men ask for prayer. Tue services
continue ut 4 and 1880 daily.
The cottage prayer meetings will be
as follows to-day: Mrs. Anselm, Front
street ut 10 o'clock Mrs. Ewell, River.
view avenue, 10 o'clock; Mrs. Bur
CESS, Herman avenue, 8 O'Clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society will hold a
called meeting this afternoon Mt the
residence of Mrs. Norton, Campo ave
nue., at 3 o'clock.
Owing to the meetings this week Oh
Colley Memorial Church there will not
be any service tomorrow night at AS.
bury M. l.. Church.
There was u meeting held at the
Central Avenue Baptist Church Sun
day ut $3.50 p. IN. for the purpose Of re.
organizing the Young Peoples Work.
ing Union. The following officers we're
elected: President, q. .. Morse; vice
president. +. l.. HanseIl; secretary,
George L. Gale; treasurer, Miss Minnie
Beach.
Rev. L. A. Hall preached his fourth
anniversary sermou Mt Central Avenue
Baptist Church. Seven persons were
received for membership,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
NEWS|EST NORFOLK NEWS.
The Best and Freshest of the Days
Haps and Mishaps.
THESEtECT COUNCIL TONIGHT
Real Estate Transfers. Thirtieth
Organ Recital. Steamboat lnspec-
ton. Fred. Douglass Memo-
rial Meeting. Target
Practice at the View.
The Select Council meets tonight.

The Select Council meets tonight.
Rnln and snow this morning, clear
ing during the afternoon.
Mr.. j.. Il. Donnelly, n newspaper
man OF Baltimore, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. IL. II. Trice and
Miss Louise Trice returned home this
morning from New Orleans.
The Womnn's Christian Association
will meet to-day at II o'clock In the
parlors OF tho Girls Home.
The Steamboat Inspectors yesterday
inspected the oyster steamer Chesa.
penke aud tho ting keystone.
Fred. Douglass memorial services
will be held at St. John A. NJ. e.
Church this evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. Mr.. Elliott, OF North Carolina.
was in the city yesterday and visited
the meeting of the Baptist preachers.
S. q. Collins, yesterday transferred
to Mrs. Walter Ct. Fearing house and
lot No. 96 Yarmouth street, for 81, QUO
A mad dog wns killed by Detective
SDowdeu ut the corner of Princess
Anne avenue and Church street yes.er.
day morning.
The Christian Endeavor Society oil
tho First Presbyterian Church con.
Quoted the meeting ut the Union Mis-
sion last night.
Mr.. D.. Frank East. ox.Polioe Jus.
tice, occupied n sent on the bench in
The Police Court yesterday with Jus.
tice Burroughs.
MIR. Edwin L. Naulty, who engi-
neered the New York Herald special
through the South Sunday, paid The
NlRGlSiAN Il visit last evening.
Miss =. Newman, who went North to
purchase >. Nowmnn's spring stock of
millinery, has returned with all the
latest novelties in the millinery line.
Row. L.. q. Broughton, d.. D.. of
Roanoke, is i'll Norfolk to nssIst Rev.
DIR. Wharton in tho revival SERVICES at
the Freemnson Street Baptist Church.
Rev. DR.. Tudor preached a splendid
sermon Sunday night at the Cumber-
land Street NJ. +. Church, his subject
being "Paul OH Mars Ill.," There
were three penItsnts at the altar.
The Norfolk City Guard will have
their annual target practice at Ocean
Wow Thursday, and will also epiov an
oyster rons while ut the Wow, They
will have n group picture taken before
going.
Mr.. Henry Myers returned yester.
from Blscksburg, where he and Mai,
A.. Myers have been attending Master
Geo. Myers, Maj. Myers youngest son,
who hns been quite i'll. Mai. Myers
has not yet returned.
The thirtieth organ recital will be
given ut Christ Z. T.. Church this
(Tuesday) evening at s o'clock. Mr..
Miller will be assisted by Miss Eliza.
beth A. Taylor, soprano; Miss l.. Will
Hams, contralto. and Mr.. w. Is. Nichol-
son. tenor. This recital is given at
night by request.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
Held UP ON MAIN STREET
A Mathews County Man Assaulted
and Robbed.
HIGHWAYMAN CAPTURED.
u. @. Thomas, of Mathews, Game to
Norfolk to Buy Horses. He Was
Entrapped and Harry Lash
GotHis Money. Lash Sent
on to Grand Jury.

Mr. j. @. Thomas. of Mathews u
ty, arrived here Thursday last to buy u
horse and some materials for house
building. Saturday afternoon while
sitting in q stable talking about his in
tentions he was accosted by two young
men, who said they had a horse to sell
cheap. and asked MIR. Thomas TO go
with them TO look Mt the animal. He
left with them and when ON Main
street. nesr Newcastle, he says Que of
the men grabbed his hands, while the
other went through his pockets and
took $3.50.
Mr.. Thomas says that when they got
through robbing him they knocked
him down. The affair was reported to
the police and Detective Snowden ar
rested Harry Lash, whom MIR. Thomas
recognized as the man who held his
hands. Justice Burroughs sent Laah
on the grand jury for highway rob.
berry.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
BRAN BLETON.

Tho ladies of the Brambleton W. @.
II. u. Will meet at the residence OF
Mrs. Geo. Watson, No IA Marshall ave.
nue., at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
The walls Of the new public school
building. at the corner of AIaltby and
Corprcw avenues, are completed.
MIR. II. j. Spratiey and family, OF
Lam bert's Point, have mado their resi-.
dence at No. 900 Brambleton avenue.
Miss Minnie Ansell, of Norfolk coun-
ty. is visiting the family OF her uncle,
MIR. Willis Cherry, 900 Granville ave-
nue.
Rev. w. ". Royal. d. D.. preached
Two ermon of signal ability at Mo.
kendree Sunday and delivered Il lee
ture on China to tho Womnn's Mis-
sionary Society yesterday at 4;30
o'clock.
Rev. W. T. Watson is carrying on
revival meetings at Spnrgeon this week,
aided by Rev. Mr.. Martin.
Rev. DIR. Hall admitted six TO mem.
bershIp Sunday and preached to large
congregations.
Mckcndree, with a number of convor.
ion aud accessions to the church, un.
der tue earnest and impressive sermon
OF Rev. DR.. Royal.
A large c%oncourse Of people attended
Nick endree ut $3.50 p. d. Yesterday TO
pay a last tribute to a bright little boy,
Rev. J.T. Mastln preaching the funeral
OF Herbert Y. Parker, who died at the
residence of his parents, MIR. Joseph
q. and Mrs. Mary e. Parker, No. 2O7
Brambleton avenue, Sunday. This
youth thus passed away at the tender
age Of ii years md 6 months. He was
one OF the brightest and most popular
boys in the community, loving and
dutiful at home, obedient and studious
at school and pious and attentive at
church. The floral designs offered as
tributes Of affection wore numerous
and beautiful. One worthy of special
mention WAS that given by his school.
mates of Brambleton public school,
Mrs. Sue Clark. rector. Many hearts
are grief stricken in sympathy with
the devoted parents in this bereave.
mont of their son, their last surviving
child. The following were the pail.
bearers: Edible Graham, Robert BugQ,
Willie Bradley. Henry Mercer, MT
Tatem, Willie Drury. Edgar Webster,
Eddie Knight, Willie Howard and
Robert Moore. Interment was in
Elmwood.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
The DAISY roller MILLS
Completed. and Ready for Bust
ness,
AN IMPORTANT TRADE FACTOR
Will Do al Export Business as Well
as Sell to Home People. The
Mills Will Have a Capacity of
1900 Barrels Per Day. To
Run Day and Night.

The Dairy Roller Mills, No, 275
Water street, is one Of the most com
plete flour manufacturing mills in tho
South and will be an important factor
IN Norfolk's trade. The building ia
located at Higgins wharf and is a
brick structure 70x70 feet and four
stories high. 1t is filled with the latest
improved mrchinery. which at heavy
expense WAS secured from Nordyke x
Norman, of indianapolis.
The plant has a capacity of 1000
barrels per day. In the corn mill
there are six pair of burrs.
The firm has every facility for doing
n large business, and will run night and
day. Wheat mud corn from the West
and South of the best grade will be
used.
This company, OF which MI. Frank
IL. Grandy is president, Eugene Ives.
secretary and treasurer, and Il. E.Owens
general manager, expects to export a
large quantity of their goods and
already have received orders from
abroad, but the trade will, in the main,
be with the cities of Virginia and the
Carolipas.
Tho firm is composed OF enterprisine
men, alive to the best interest of the
city and when pushing their private
affairs will not forget the general trade
OF the port. These gentlemen have
three brands, Tho DAISY, Doisy Belle
and Flood Tide. which they fsei copfii
dent will place Norfolk in the front
rank OF flour manufacturing cities of
the East.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-12
a Generous Con,r,bm,,ou.

Mrs. ]. Hood Wright, Of New York,
whose husband was u partner in the
firm of DreXel, Morgan x Co.. upon
visiting the Railroad Young MEMS
Christian Association Building, mt Cliff.
ton Forge. Va, aud observing the
workings OF the institution, has signi-
fed her intention to send $500 Ii year
through Mr.. NJ. l.. Ingalls,, President
of the Chesapeake and Ohio(and under
whose direction the Clifton Forge AS.
ISOLATION became IA reality, to be used
for. the purchase of books for the
library. This gift Is made IN memoir
of her late husband. This voluntary
gift Is n ringing testimonial to the value
OF this department to work amoug rail.
road men, and will lead others who
have the means to use some portion
of their wealth in similar benevolepces.