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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09
1OEPFDO FLFET DIsABLBD.
Japanese Flying Squadron Either Sinks Or
Grounds Twelve Boats.

LONDON, Feb. 8.-The Central News
correspondent in Toxic teleGraphs that
Admiral Ito reports from Wei-Hai-Wci
under the date of February It'll:
While we were bomhardinG the forts
the enemy's torpedo fleet issued from the
harbor \ flying squadron chased them
and disabled twelve Of them, either by
sinking them or driving them ashore.
Captain Samessiami reports that in pass
ing Chee-Foo he Witnessed heavy can
nonade directed toward the harbor into
which shells from land guns could be
seen dropping. He presumed that the out
rage was committed by retreaune .nese.
The English. French, German and Ameri-
can war-ships were IN the harbor.
The same correspondent says: kai-Ping
reports mention cannonading Ia the di-
reciion OF Ying-KoW, where ii is supposed
new troops are drilling and making ready
for the advance. The enemys scouts fire.
quently approach the japanese advanced
lines from the various directions. There
are no signs Of a Chinese retreat. Evil
IDENTIFY the enemy are in camp More than
thirty guns have been counted among
them By the Japanese.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09
Light But Ntt Heat.

'-ne announcement recently made ~ q
German method OF producing glass which
VIM transmit light freely. but not hcat
is founded upon the following rialemen!
of details presumably from the source oi
operatlOns: \ plate of this material, four
tcntns OF an lnch thick, containing -
per cent. OF iron ln the form deserted
as ferrous chloride, allowed only ~,
per cent. of radiant heat 20 pass through
il. while another plate of equal thick
Iess. and containing quite as much ron
as ferr.c chloride. permitted H. 10 pass
The chemical distinction IS cXceedln$I!
l'slng oxide instead Of chloride. and
again having It in a ferrous condition,
very faint blue tinge. but even more m
peryious to heat Than the other 1a ii?1
only o. per cent. Of the heat from a
at's-wng gas fame 10 pass through,
OF OF that from al argand burner and
o. - Of the heat from a lime light: but
q would transmit y per cent. Of heat
from sunlight. ordinary window glass
on the other hand. letting some So PEI
cent. through.
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FREE COINAGE ADOPTED.
POSITION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
LEGISLATURE DEFINED.
They Also Want tho Circulating Medium
Increased $50 Per Cspits-Another
Democrat Unsested.

RALEIGH. n. C.. FEB. e.-Special.-ln
the Senate to-day bills were introduced
TO amend Raleighs charter and to pro-
vide for the election Of State Librarian
by the Legislature.
A resolution calling Oh senators ana
representatives in Congress to vote Tor
free and unlimited coinage Of silver AT
10 10 ] was discus 5ed and substitute
not only providing FOR this but Tor n
creasing the circulating medium 80 per
capita. exclusive Of the legal reserve
was adopted. II was supported soidly by
the Popuists, as being the financial PLANK
OF their platform.
Bills were introduced In the House 10
relieve foreign corporations from TAXA
ton on industrial plants, and TO prcVlde
for special expert treatment for the pima.
The contested election case OF DiAoi
against Newborne for Greene county was
argued and resulted in the seating OF
Dixon. FusIoniet who was then sworn IN
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Active PTeIarliions Tor War.

CITY OF MEXlCO, Feb. S.-Desplte
many signs OF peace. Mexico continues
her preparations for war. evidently US
trusting Guatemaia's professions. Cen
e-al Salamanca, chief artillery expert,
left the city at the beginning of the week
for Vera Cruz TO test the new krupp
guns. On Tuesday the Government tele-
gsdphed him 10 return at once. President
Diazs aide-de-camp met him at the sta
tons with orders 10 start that night Tor
the United States 10 purchase one million
Remington cartridges. The Government
has entered also into contract for the
purchase OF one hundred maxim guns.
II locks as IL the Government feared
President Barrios peaceful protestat!ons
were meant 10 gain time. The general I'm
preston tere Is that war IS not improba-
bic. and the Government Is only taking
precautiors. The hotels are full Of Amer
lean visitors, and several large purchases
of Mexican lands have been made re-
Gently.
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the faculty of Tulane desired to have the
boys sign a paper practically apoiogizing
in the face OF this insulting article; the
sopomores stood on their dignity ana ne-
clIned to DO as the faculty desired. the
faculty was resoIute in Its stand, however
and insisted on the apology. yesterday
the sopomores were brought before FRO
lessor Johnston and the following repudi-
alton OF the painting placed before them
for signature:
We. the undersigned. members OF tne
sophomore class Of Tulane University re-
greet the resolutions forwarded 10 me
faculty on Wednesday, and sincerely as
approve OF the affair at Tulane UniVer-
sity on Saturday night
The young gentlemen were given unui
? O'Clock to sign the paper. and AT tnat
time sixteen signed and eighteen refused
refusal to sign it means suspension, 10
be probably followed by expulsion from
the university. These eighteen young men
represent some OF the best families IN
this city.
one OF them is the son Of the president
OF the Chamber Of Commerce, ana one -
the son Of II. Dudley Coleman. late Re
publican candidate for Congress In the
Second district
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09
HHWifJED HfNyELF.
G. Y. Knots Took an Ovcrdose OF Lsnds-
mum ard uish From the tn,cts.

Mr.. &. T.. Knots, a soliciting agent OF
general advertising. died last night In the
store OF the Sadler Paper Company. No.
II Governor street from an overdose OF
laudanum. The deceased lived at No. III
west Cary street with his mother and
brother Mr. James Knots, who keets
books for the Sadler Paper Company
Yesterday about o'clock Knots came
into the store where his brother WOrks,
and said he was afraid that he had
taken an overdose of laudsnLm. He was
At once given emetics. and the ambulance
sent for. but before II arrived he was I'M
conscious. Drs. Parker and Haynes were
also called in. and worked for several
hours over the man, and succeeded in
restoring him TO partial consciousness,
and at one time IT was thought he would
recover.
Just why Mr.. Knots took the poison
will probably never be known. 1t IS
thought however. that he was suffering
at the time from the effects Of spree.
and that while under the influence OF
the liquor he took the dose that ended his
life.
He was twenty-eeven years Of age and
unmarried and had no troubles that |
could discover. The bottle in which he
had the laudanum was d two-ounce flask.
and nearly all I'm the bottle had been
taken. The name OF the druggist from
whom the laudanum was purchased had
been cut from the label. ] examined IL
very closely. and the label had evidently
been cut before IL was pasted on the
bottle by the druggist who sold It,
The family OF the deceased say mat nc
suffered severely from neuralgia, ana
they think that he took the laudanum
while suffering from tnat cause.
The remains were taken nome last
night. and the funeral will take place
sunday. but al present no arrangements
have been made.
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LIE sci thu G1nni Onern Honsc.

ASHEVILLE. y. G, Feb. s. Special
Ncssrs \. y. Pearson and Thad W.
Thrash have leased the Grand Opera
House and are now in charge OF this,
the handsomcst theatre in North Caro-
lima Mr.. Pearson is one Of the most
prominent theatrical managers IN Amer
lea He Is resident OF Asheyille. spend
ing his winters here and his summers
I'm New York He was formerly man
ager of Union Square Theatre, in New
York. and the Lce-Ayenue Academy Of
Music. in Brooklyn. AIr. Thrash is one
of AsheviHes most prominent young
business men. He will have charge OF
the house i'm the summer season.
4 committee of ladies' from here Wen;
TO Raleigh few days ago 10 ask the
Legislature to make "A special apprcpria-
ton, for this wear only. Of S2,503 in aid
Of the home for fallen women, at Ashc-
Vile. The ladies' have expended S.2Vj
Of their own funds in support of this
institution.
\ representative Of the North Carolina
Abstract Company was here yesterday
looking over the books in Register
Mackey's office. with view 70 establish
ing a branch office OF the company in
Asheyllc.
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New Arrivals Mt Old Point.

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA. Feb s.
Special.-Music and dancing are in order
nowadays. and there are plenty of young
people here. The Misses Rceder, daugn-
ters Of Commander ReedeT T.. s. ~. are
among the pretty girls. The daughters
Of General Kantz. L. :. A., retired. are
at old Point for the winter.
The family Of General Sackett, OF
Sacketts Harbor. will spend the season
here. \ large number Of the elegant new
suites OF apartments just opened are al
ready engaged for the season.
Mr.. G. W. Beckwith. of Munsey's Maya
zine, Will spend several weeks here. Mr..
Mccartney. Il prominent Washington
broker. Is also booked for the spring sea-
son. Many others will arrive very early.
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rHr ROANOKE RFTrRNFD.
REY. NR. MIETJS RETURNS.
Hns tiled Suits Against the Papers Fen e.
ing UPON Tim fog OtSy Comet.

LYNCHBTRG. VA. Feb. Especial
At meeting Of the CITY Council. held
this T.. NJ, The Finance Committee re-
ported the real estate assessment now in
progress had so far developed the fact
that the assessment would amount TO
eight million dollars. The increase from
new buildings will aggregate over six
hundred thousand dollars since the last
assessment. five years ego.
The remains Of John King. the engineer
who was Killed by the explosion Of his
engine. AZ CrcwC. on the Norfolk and
Western. arrived here to-day, and were
taken 10 ItustburS.
Mr.. Walter *. Martin, the young evan
Gelist Of this city. who was recently re-
ported by the Louisville Courier journal
as having been locked up i'm that city on
a serious charge. has returned home
lie says the report Is without a Vestige
of truth. and he has filed suits IN the
United states Courts against the papers
publishing the story.
Hon. Hampton HOge has served no
tiCe on Major +. j. Otev that he will
take dispositions in the contested election
cases at BlackSburg. Christiansburg. Rad
ford. Salem. Bedford city. Roanoke.
LynchbuIg. tustburg. keysvillc. and
Halifax, commencing February l1th and
ending March 9Th.
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n e ". BOHDHOLDERS.
A Committee Formed in London for Their
Protection.

NEW YORK, Feb. "A committee for
the protection Of Norfolk and Western
bordhoders has becn formed in London.
consisting Of Alexander Brown, OF Brown
Brothers & Co, chairman; Henry Park
man Sturgis, director OF the London and
Westminster Bank. n. j. Delano Meyer,
OF Rlande. Boissevan & CO.; c. Sligo De
Pothonier of the Investment Trust cor
roratlon, and MIR. Vivian. OF Vivian,
Gray & Co. all OF London. This commit
tee has invited George Coppell of Matt
land. Phelps x Co; J. Kennedy Tod. ).
IL. Boissevian and Robert Fleming to
act a. a committee IN New York III CO.
operation with the London committee.
The gentlemen met iris afternoon and
agreed to accept the invitation Of the
London committee, and added TO their
rumber General Louis Fitzgerald. pres
idcnt OF the Mercantile Trust Company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09

The Field Oniters st'll ut n Dead Lock aud
Unable to Elect General.
Still 6 to ).

olIiI 10 D.
That was the answer all day yesterday
TO every inquiry made concerning the
status of the ballotnS by the field officers
of the Virginia militia for "A Brigadier-
General. EiEnty-seVen ballots was the re-
cord at ~ O'Clock last evening, without
breaking the deadlock, and the meeting
adjourned until II o'clock this morning.
Another committee was sent 10 see the
Governor yesterday afternoon, 10 ask nm
to dissolve the meeting.
lie declined to DO 50. and told the Off
GERS that ne would hold them here until
they reached some decision. They made
an appeal on the score OF their business
suffering at home, but he reminded them
if they were business men they were also
soldiers, and that IT was due TO the state
which mad been already put TO heavy
expense by their frequent meetings as
well as TO the military, TO elect DrI6d-
der.
10th sides are obstinate. Colonel Phil
lips stands six and Colonel Male hve. II
Col Gaines should come he would Fo'c
for Male. and the result wodld not ne
changed There was a move on 1901 yes
terJay TO elect dark horse. Colonel %
Lane Stern was sent for, and the proposi-
ton made 10 hm. but 1t Is not KNOWN
outside Of the committee what passed.
Colonel Baker IL commonwealth al
tCrney of his county. aud his court opens
Monday. and he IS very much dlseustei
AZ tho DELAY. The Norfolk olucers are
also men of business. and impatient TO
get home. Indeed, all express the same
desire.
II is well understood that the deadlock
is the result OF per. onal feeling and the
fight against colonel Male grows out Of
t6o fact that he is the candidate OF Col
oncI Jones. who is being opposed by the
other side
Colonel Phillips and Colonel Male ara
both popular and either would make
Good hripadier. Colonel Males support
ers rest their claims. however, on the
ground that Colonel Male is ranking col
oncl. and entitled by service and position
- tho promotion
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WIT nrfrnt. Kllnnth.
OBITUARY..
THORNTON 3. EASILY.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. Feb. Special.
Nir. Thortou :. t.dslcy. member OF the
firm of Jordan 4 Easley. furniture manu-
facturers Of this place. died at his rest
dence this morning at o'clock, after a
short illness. Mr.. Easley was born and
reared in this county, and has been ac-
lively Identified with the business interests
of this town for the past sixteen years.
His untimely death. al the age of thirty
1--WE. has cast gloom over the community
ard a large circle Of relatives and friends.
A peculiar sadness H. lent to it py the fact
tina; only last May his young wife died
after a very brief illness. He leaves two
children. His funeral will take place to-
morrow afternoon at = o'clock from the
Baptist church OF which he was mem
hor
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100 corr ron SPORT.
Spectators Couldn't stand the weather,
SIN, A't~ndanc


NEW ORLEANS. LA, Feb. SIT is
doubtful II racing was ever seen In New
Orleans under more unfavorable condi-
tons than those which prevailed to-day.
The track was deep with a sun mud.
while "A strong. cold wind aided the
chilly atmosphere TO freeze the specta-
tors who devoted most Of their time 10
the restaurants and IN the long hal un-
der the grand stand. u was only after
the horses had gone to the post that
anybody could he seen in the stand, and
they only remained long enough TO W.T.
ness the race summaries;
First race-six furlongs. selling-Old
Dominion d09. Mijgley l. to ~ hrst'
Hodgson second. Ludlow third. Time
l:20l-i.
second race-three furlongs. two year
olds-Arrcnic QG. n. Williams. TO -
first. lombard second, Inspector Hunt
third Time, 40
Third raco-one mile-G. =. Cox u0l,
l.. Sodca. eI-2 10 - first. Rally second,
Lord Wlllowbrook third. Time. 30 81.
Fourth race-siX furlongs. sellng-E!-
boron do5. McCuc. to u first. Herman
second Merritt third Time. 20 -
Fifth racc-hvc furlongs. selling. three
year -Blackball 100, Shields 10 y
first. Red Veil second, Or. Reed third
Time l:0J 81.
Aylir prfrnt, kiinath.
SACRAMENTO, CAB. Feb. SIN irot
to-day between Klamath. PIP IL. and
Azote 2.1s 81 Mote came under the wire
six lengths ahead OF klamath, winning
the heat i'm 200 IL. being the fastest mile
ever trottel I'm California
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About three weeks ago an old colorei
man named Nelson Humphrey, living on
Fulton street. in Henrico county, fel!
into his fire place and was horribly
burned 1t is said that all the flesh was
burned from of Of his legs. No care
was taken Of the old man, and he caught
cold I'm his wounds from which he d.eI
Yesterday
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-09

ROANOKE, VA. Feb. Especial. The
City Council held a special meeting last
night. al which an ordinance was passed
allowing the Roanoke Telephone Com
pany to erect wires. nbe plant Is TO be
quired TO furnish teleT &bnes TO business
houses at $50 and residences at so per
wear.
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LIBELLED FOR $40, 900.
sPONsIBILITY FOR TIE SINKING
or TIE SCHOONER NAMES.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA. Feb s.-spc-
clai. The Times complete and correct
report OF the sinking OF The schooner
John G. Haines in Hampton Roads yes
terday morning was widely at variance
with the meagre and erroneous reports
in other papers received here.
The crew Of the schooner were eager
this morning FOR an account OF the dis
aster and they smiled al the announce
ment made in nearly all OF the other pa
pers that they went down with their
vessel.
LiBRLLTD FoR roRTY THOUSAND.
Tho tugboat Minnie and the barscs Vol
unteer and Puritan were libciled to-day
for $1,000 on account Of The sinking OF
the schooner John G. H8.nes In Hampton
Roads yesterday morning All three veg
sells are owned by the Thames TOwboat
Company. OF New London. Conn. The
schooner was yum into by the barge Puri-
tan. Captain Henry \. Iiaines. OF the
wrecked schooner. states that when the
collision occurred the weather was clear
ard only a moderate wind blowing His
Statement; is cOrrobOrated BY the mem
bors OF has crew.
mr. OrH n s'DZ's CLAIM.
On the other hand, Captain {. +.
Spencer. OF the tug Minnie, as well as
those on board the barges. afiirms that
when the Puritan collidol a brisk snow
Yves falling. a strong northeast wind pre-
vailine. and the weather very thick. Mr..
Gardiner $. Dcerng. OF Bath. Me, the
managing owner Of the schooner, and
Mr.. r. II. Chappell superintendent Of the
Thames ToWboat Company, are expected
90 arrive here tomorrow. when - full
invests cation as 10 the cause Of the wreck
will be made.
THK ROANOKE RFTURNFD.
The old Dominion steamship Roanoke.
which left Norfolk last night bound for
Richmond. had to return hero this morn
Ing on account OF the isc ~ the James.
II the cold weather couinGes here frclsht
viii be sent from her to Richmond by
rail.
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4 School Building Burned.

MANASSAS. VA. Feb. S.-Special.-
Thc colorcd industrial School building.
about one mile from town, was burned
about shutdown this evening. 1t WAS in
sured.
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THE BEIAThD VESSELS,
No News From the GascoEne and Teuton-
ic Three Dave Oyerdne.

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-No news as yet
from the Gascogne nor ethe Teutonic.
The latter is now three end a half days
overdue.
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MRs. Any G. IHLFGAR.

CHRISTIANSBURG. VA. Feb. s.-Spe
cial-Mrs. Ann q. Phlegar died here this
evening. She was the mother q Hon. a
\. Phlegar ana Mrs. Captain John K
Johnson. Of the law firm Of Phleear 6
Johnson, and aunt OF Il. 7. Mosoy, OF
Johnston q Mosby
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p7ArHs NKAn rRrpEnIcEsBrRG.

FREDERICKSBURG. Feb. S.-Spe-
clal-Nrs Hardenia Gatewood. tire
mother OF Treasurer billiard. Of Spotsyl-
varia county, died this week.
Mr.. Peter n Jett Of Stafford county
died Wednesday Of pneumonia. after a
short Illness aged ffty-six years.