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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
DARK PLOT TO MURDER
Father JaCOmOWCz. of Mount Carmel, Penn
SyIyania. Narrowly Escapes Death.
THE ROBBERY OF THE CHURCH SAVED HIM
Fhe Priest on ESnriining the ChnIice
Cup Discovered n Peculiar Greer,
Liquid I'm the Hottom OF Il which,
ON Investigation, Proved 10 be Ar
senic and Paris Green No Arrests.

Mount Carmel. Pa, Nov. pa VIII
liiilous plot to murder Father Jakomo-
Wie~ by putting poison In the chalcc
from which he drank wine at mass
WaS only frustrated by the robbery OF
INC church by the wouId-be nsstssins
The arsenic and Paris green that had
hccil placed In the sacred cup and the
Wal used hy the priest were luckily
discovered by him when apprscd OF
the burglary
The t~nspirutors had Intended that
the priest should meet IL tragic fate
NJ mass yesterday morning. and that
the wnrShippcrs should witness the as
sassinuilon. The fact that II law suit
III Which the priest is Interested will
come up for trial In u few days adds
Il mysterious meaning to the dark
plot.
The fact that tho church had been
robbed was discovered by the disorder
IN the NeStry and not having been sat
islicd with the money the thieves tam
prrcd with the most precious mstru-
incnts used in the service of cunmu-
ninn.
The priest had himself carefully no
iiShed the sacred cup on Saturday, and
placed it In the proper niche. lie took
II down and saw that n peculiar green
liquid was In tho bottom of the challcc.
Fhcn the ipricNt examined carefully
and found that the solution contained
arsenic and Paris green. Rev. Jakonn-
wIcL also discovered that several Walls
used in the service had been partly
filled with the deadly poison.
The priest soon after the dreadful
truth was revealed was Obliged to con-
duct mass Later In the day he wns in
formed that the police authorities had
made no arrests
The priest has had n troublesome
time eyer since he assumed charge of
81, Joseph's few years ago. An at
tempt was made last year to blow
up the parsonage with dynamite but
the plot was nnearthcd in time to avert
disaster Recently u man and his
wife brought action a2ninst Father ia
komowicZ for an alleged assault upon
the Ia tier. Tie priest waived n hear
ing. and, entering The necessary bail
1T once began action against his accus-
cr. The cases will bC tried next week
when sensational developments will
occur
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
A SUPREME coUnTDEc1sHoN.
The Meaning OF The Words "hetter,'
ana "DepOsfted'' Deaued

Washington. Nov 25.-A definition
was given by the Supreme Court of the
United States to-day of the meaning
OF the words letter" and deposited
In the mails" as contained in the sta
tute imposing penalties for the cmbez-
element of u letter from the mails. 1t
was announced by MIR. Justice Brown
in disposing Of the case of George
Goodc. a lcttcr-carricr In Boston. con-
victcl of abstracting q letter from
the ltcXbury branch of that city and
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years. From that sentence an appeal
was taken TO the United States Supreme
Court on the grounds % a dccoy lcttc.
with Il fictitious address to Il person
having no existence and 10 a house
that had no location, was not n letter
within the meaning of the law: and (2)
that the letter was not deposited in
the malls" within the same meaning.
Upon these points the court said In
their opinion that ID n letter within
the meaning of the law was IL package
that bore the outward semblancc of Il
letter and came into the possession Of
the defendant In his official capacity:
(2) that Il letter was deposited i'm the
mail. to all legal intent when 1t was
placed in any compartment ordinarily
used for holding mail at any stage of its
progress from the sender to the recciv-
cr; tha, ii did not reach the box from
which Gnode extracted it in the regular
channel had no influence upon the quail
snil the Court If IL had been drop
ped on the floor of the office or laid
upon q desk it could no; be said to have
been deposited in the mail.
The judgment of the court below was
affirmed.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
SHERIFF SCOTT GOT HISM MAN
But He Was FILLED with Ialc. anG
Only Fit for The Coroner.

boro yesterday afternoon an escaped
prisoner from Wayne county Jail. named
Bum. was killed by Sheriff Scott The
shcrif's people had been hunting
Bum several weeks. The sheriff was re-
turning from church in the country
when he met Bum III a road cart with
his wife. The sheriff called to him 10
surrender. Bum made no reply but
from the bottom of the cart drew a
gun which he levcllcd
at the sheriff. Before he could fire the
sheriff fired three times in rapid sud-
ccssion. Bum fell from the cart dead.
The ball took effect at the base Of the
spine Bunn's wife was uninjured. The
sentiment is that the sheriff was tusti-
fed. Bum was known to be a dcspe
rate man.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
MIN.sTg:ns, MEETINGS.
CRANKY ana Cuinbcrlnnti street Chur.
cIics Crowded on sunday

Rev. Dr ~ Coke smith preached
his final sermon before his departure.
for his new field at CRANKY Street NJ.
=. Church sunday night. the building
being PACKED with people, several hun
drcd being turned away. Rev. c. w
Petit and iicv. Graham Lambeth par
riCipated in the service. Or. Smith
preached n splendid sermon on The
Gospels building Power and he also
made IL touching after talk. the latter
bringing tears to the eyes OF many
of those present. At It's clos. hundreds
pressed forward To the altar and baGn
him goodbye. the choir singing God
be with You Till we Meet Again.
A. Cumberland Street NJ. T. Church
sunday Rcv. pr. Tudor fcclingly re-
fcrrcd To his successor. Rev. ". H. At
will, and number Of his congregation
la de him goodbye. He will preach his
farewell sermon Tomorrow night.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
MANY HoDrEs BLOWN no AroMs
BY the Explosion orn Cartridge Near
u0uuntify Of FOWdcr.

Barcelona Nov GA terrible acct
dent resulting in sad loss of life
occurred to-day at Palma. chief of the
islands OF Maioria. 100 miles south of
this city Eighty persons, mpst of
whom were women We're employed in
cnplying old cartridges outside the
walls of the town when one OF the cart
ridges exploded There was a large
quantity of powder that had been TAX
eli out of the cartridges lying about. and
this was iSnited by the discharge of the
cartridge. y tremendous explosion fol-
lowed. which shattered the masonry of
the town walls. which are extremely
thick. and did considerable damage to
houses What the exact loss of life
was has not Yet been asccrtaincd
The bodies of seventeen dead have
been found, but II is feared that many
more were killed. their bodies perhaps
having been blown to atoms. as Il mum
Der or those who were ut work have not
have not been accounted for. Forty
persons were seriously wounded and
some of them will die. Many OF the
dead and wounded were found at con-
siderable distances from the scene Of
the accident. having been hurled bodi
~ through the air by the force OF the
explosion Some of the dead were ter
ribiy burned and mangied. so much
in number of cases that identifica-
tion Will be extremely difficult If not
Impossible An official inquiry into the
cause of the disaster VIII be held
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
Billy rii,n,ncr I.ostthc ri.n..

London. Nov. 25.-Thc fight between
Billy Plimmcr and Palmer al ll2 pounds
Tor a purse of l,50O pounds took place
Tonight. The referee stopped the fight
In the fourteenth round. and awarded
the battle to Palmer. owing to Plim-
lncrs brother entering the ring The
fight took place at the Bolingbroke
Ciub. Both men fought fast from the
beginning. The first and second
rounds were In Palmers favor The
third. fourth, ana ffth were pretty
even. neither man getting much the
better OF the other. Thereafter Palmer
had the advantage in nearly every
round. ana in the fourteenth round
when the fight was awarded to Palm
er, Plimmcr was daZcd by the pounding
Palmer had given him.
Another event on the programme
was n fight between White and Mccoy
The latte" had the advantage I'm the
first six rounds. Then White picked up
and won the battle.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
NEW STREET. CAuL.NE.
The TrolIy Cars Now go ThrouSi, 10
EUubcrt'S Point

The electric car-linc ITO LanYbert's
Point was opened up Sunday and hun
dreds OF people went over the new
route. The cars on this new route row
leave the head of Commercial Place
and 20 up Bank street TO Queen. then
to Boush, to York. to Botetourt. to OF
ney road In Client. To Colley avenue
and then strike straight line through
one of the avenues TO l.ambcrt's Point
or ns far as the Norfolk aud Western
railroad crossing. This is as FAR aa the
cars run at present. although The tracks
and wires will be extended 10 the
water front far beyond the piers.
The first car for l.ambert's Point
leaves Commercial Place ut Cos Il. IN
every day. and it takes twcntv-iIyr
minutes to make the trip to tn. rail
road crossing. Cars leave onch end
of the route every twenty iivc minutes
until 10:i5 o'clock 1T night when Tho
last car leaves linnk and Main streets
Free transfers are issued from al
parts Of the city, those To nnd from the
main line being issued AT Rotctourt
and York streets. ana to the Queen
street line ut he corner OF Main and
Bank streets.
This new line will open up n LARGE
territory for building purposes. there
being at the present time over ran
houses at Iambert's Point.
AS soon as the material can he oh
tanned IL is the Intention OF The street
car company 20 erect an elevated trcstlr
over the Norfolil and Western tracks.
and then 20 on to the Point" where n
huge pavilion will ht. erected nud :,
family resort established No liuuov;
will be sold there. but bath houses viii
he erected which will he rented al a
nominal figure. The idea is to rive The
workingmcn OF the city an opportunity
to take their entire families for nm out
inE at very small cost.
The avenues traycrEcd by the road
after leaving Atlantic City will he
planted in grass. Tie company having
exclusive use of them for their double
tracks. This. it is said, will produce, n
pleasing erect to the eye on g summer
afternoon when trins will be made ut
five minute Intervals
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
He Wants His Boy.

Chief of Police King yesterday re-
ceived letter from Mr. J. ]. Street,
vice president of the Goldsboro L,im-
Inquiry rs TO his son, John Street, who
was arrested and sent to Jail IL few days
ago as vagrant EIr. Street wrote
that he had done everything in his
power TO give his boy an education
and teach him to realize the inevitable
result of life of idleness Chief King
had the boy released from Jail at once
and will crdeavor to get him to return
to his home or find employment In this
city. The boys father writes that IL
he will return home he Will find every
thing pleasant.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
Y. VI. q. A. Notes.

There will be an entertainment
given this afternoon especially for chill
dren at . O'Clock in the hall OF the asso-
citation by Miss Marion Short. reciter.
Admission will be Is cents; adults. %
cents. Members of the Army who
have tickets are requested to report
before D o'clock this afternoon.
The reception on Thanksgiving Day
between and Z o'clock will afford a
general good time 10 the members and
their gentlemen friends. a gymnas-
tic, musical and sociable programme
has been provided, which will include
refreshments. Every young man in
Norfolk who is away from home Is es-
pccialty invited to attend. Prof Ward
Will do some fancy bicycle riding
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
seven con,tc,s secure rneir Freedom

convicts escaped from the Pratt mines
last night by orcrpowerilg the guards.
Tile convictS secured possession Sor Il
saw, with which they sawed through II
partition early I'm the night while al but
one guard were temporarily absent.
Burt ThraShcr, Il notorious deSperadO,
managed 10 get the gun OF the remain
ing guard. and then. giving the com
nand. six OF the convicts followed him.
They made good their escape. Burt
ThITshcr, the leader of the party, WAS
SERVING; n long term for killing a negro
in Walker county. He was for long
time n companion Of Il notorious outlaw
.lim Morrison who WAS killed last win-
Ter by Deputy Shcriff Cole. of this city
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
FUNERALS SUNDAY.
Weii-Iinown People Laid Away In tic
City CemetericY

The funeral of Mr. r.. A. Burroughs
took place from St. Vincent's Hospitn
sunday afternoon, and was largely at.
tended. The service was conducted by
feV w. ID. Smith. of st. Peters Epis-
ropal Church, Bramhleton, and the in
tcrnicnt was in F!lmwoud. The follow
nE we're The all-bcarcrS: judge i. NJ.
Mhitehurat. Walter Russell, H. L..
Worthington. A. w. Cornicli, w. Il.
Fentress, Justice j. i. Seneca, c. H.
Keeling, W. l.. Southall.
The funeral services Of the late Thos.
y. Murray were held at the residence
of Mrs. NJ y. Cannon, No. 120 Cumber-
land street. Sunday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, aud were conducted by Rev
Or. y. Coke Smith, assisted by Rev. Dr.
Long and Rev. Il. III. Bennett There
was Il large attendance of relatives
ana friends. The floral display was
very handsome. The casket was hand
led by eisth ceiored men, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen acted us pall-bearcrs
w. w. Old, Il. ~. Bockover, J. ID. Coup
er. L. II. Whitehurst, * l.. Elliott
cant. NJ c. Keeling. ID. X. Creccy and
j. q. Womblc.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha Powell.
rcltct of the late Mathew Powell who
died nj the residence OF her son-in-law,
MI. j. b. Farrant, Jr., in the county
was held at Dcnby's M. IL. Church sun
day morning at 10 o'clock. and was
conducted by Rev. ]. d. Hanck The
intcrmcnt was in Elnwood Cemetery.
this city.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
the FALL RIVER MILLS
The Situation Not DlsCOufaging Hotwiih-
standing the Great Reduction In Sales.
LESS THAN A FOURTH OF PRODUCTION.
u is Encouraging that There Can be
The supply of Cheap Cotton Rap-
thty Disappointing md VIII be
Gone when the New Near opens.

Fall River. Mass, Nov 25.-The mill
sitaution here is by no means discour-
aging. although in two weeks the total
sales have amounted to less than n
fourth of the production. Last week
only $4,000 pieces or Il few thousand
more than {; days production were all
the sales reported on the brokers
weekly statement. The price held at
Sh cents noninul and to-day the mar
krt olifnGd quiet, even To duiincsS
Manufacturers think the mild wcath
OF the autumn has had considerable to
do with the trade. Local mills are
fairly well engaged until January. OF
the 220cG pieces produced weekly. 49,
900 pieces will be shipped next week
and l32.uO pieces each week in Deem
Der. Under these circumstances there
can be no great accumulation of stock
here and this fact is encouraging
The uncertainty in the cotton market
Is having the effect OF strengthening
the demand Of manufacturers for high
or prices. The supply OF cheap cot
ton, bought year ago, is rapidly dis
appearing, and except in n few mills
IL will all be gone when the new year
opens To renew thcir stocks most Of
the mills will have TO buy on II basis
Of 81. cents, about 3 cents higher Than
they paid a year ago.
That the profits of the past year
were large has already been told in the
quarterly statement OF dividends ard
il is reflected in numerous additions
to mil! property now being made.
The days are tast passing when mills
here will make only standard printing
cloths, To show this more clearly any
of tho weekly statements Of brokers
may be taken and the figures of the
stock ON hand and sales of the week
VIII speak for themselves. Last week
for example. the stock of goods held
here was 100000 pieces and of this
amount only 20. 600 pieces were rusu-
lpi lie Ilr
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
GOSSIP OF NATIONAL Il INTEREST,".
Min later TcrrclI'a ~ Aiviees-T,hc Schoo.
ucr Foster Released.

Washington. Nov. 25.-Prosident
cleveland. Secretaries Lamont and Her
bert have declined Invitations to be
present at the banquet OF the Phlladel-
phiiL Chamber OF Commerce tomorrow
night.
Dispatches to the State Department
from Minister Terrell rive reass,ll.in,.
news OF the condition OF affairs In the
pertuDcd districts OF Turkey. Mr. Ter
rcll says he is now officially assured TINT
protection Will he afforded three Amer
iShh ladies At kadjin. who hnd been
threatened by MuSSulmunS. These are
the women for whose safety MIR. Ter
rcli is said TO have made IL vigorous
demand OH the Porte, coupled with the
statement that meant that he will Gull
lor the Herapitation OF the Governor OF
of province Ii they were injured Ac-
cordlng To Mr.. Tcrrcll's udvices the
provinces have been quiet for the last
three days and the out look Ia better
ne adds hat tclcsrams from Aiatab
report that the missionaries are safe
and protected and that he Is now able
10 report that all of the 172 Amcricon
missionaries in Turkey arc now under
protection. MIR. Terrell also states that
the Forte has Givcn assurance that
'ra'''loiiit' VIII soon he restored.
Secretary Carlisle to-day ordered the
release Of the schooner james w. Fos-
ter. detained at Lcwcs Del, on sus-
pici"h OF being about TO start on u fill
clustering expedition Later in the day
the Treasury Department was inform
Cd that the captain of the Foster had
refused te' accept her release. The in
formation was forwarded to Attorney
General Harmon and he Will instruct
the Government officers having charge
or the vessel as tn their duties
II ~ stated on what is believed to be
excellent authority that the United
states Government hereafter will exer-
else It's own discretion In arresting and
dctl lning vessels suspected of cI:a ging
or about 10 engage In hlihusterinE ex-
pcditions In favor Of the Cuban insur-
gents. heretofore tho Spanish Minister
suspected II vessel and communicated
ms suspicious to the United States Gov
efnlncnt. the suspected ship was i'm
inndiatcly detained. In every instance
when such suspected vessel or her cargo
was seized ana the case carried into
I he courts the vessel and cargo have
both been discharged for lack OF evil
dence under our laws TO hold them. (.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
An Engineer rttlied In n wre.,,.

!irmineham. Ala. Nov. 25.-Engincer
Aihert Zimmerman. of the Kansas
CITY, Memphis and Birmingham rail
road. was killed in Il wreck at Winfield.
IL small station seventy-nine miles from
mere. at midnight last night. He was
i'll charge Of an engine pulling a coal
train and al Winfield the engine ran
into switch. while the train of cars
remained on the main track. The en-
gine was thrown from the track and
was turned over. the tender and one
coal car FALLING on Engineer thinner
man and crushing him into a Jelly Tiy,.
cars were demolished. No one but the
engineer was hurt
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
"Goody Two SHOES" n, The Academy

The city is handsomely billed for
Little Goody Two Shoes" with very
attractive lithograp phs and posters. The
children arc busy selling tickets, and
the indications are the house will be
filed. The advance sale opened yester-
day mornig at 10 a. M, and the sale
was large Several theatre parties
have been organized. besides one or
two box parties. What will be more de-
lightful after a fine Thanksgiving din
ner TO round the pleasure and enjoy
ment Of the day out by seeing Little
Goody Two Shoes" and be carried for
the evening into fairyland. -.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
rarapicrnnIin captured.

y squad of policemen under Sergeant
iaylor, yesterday morning visited the
alleged gambling rooms ut ~. Bank
street, and 207 Main street. aud cap
iurcd several wagon loads of tables
and other furniture said to be used
IN games of chance. The patrol wagon
backed UP i'll front of the houses at
tracted considerable attention. Among
the articles captured was n rulilct tc
outfit and several covered poker tables
which had been passed in the raids
Saturday night.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
The carnival of Trade.

a large number of people We're again
In attendance at the Carnival of Trade
last night. Tie special feature was
the Persian Guards march. hereto
fore seen. Tonight the young ladies'
appear in a flag driil.
The committee having the Carnival
In charge met last night ana gavr out
a statement that there would be no
voting contests or games OF chance
during the Carnival
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
southern ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

New York. Nov. 25.--Thc Sou,h .rn
railway reports for October: Gross
earnings OF Sl.973.07O, an increase of
sl4S.2223: expenses ana taxes. sI,17S,GlI:
increase. 5s5.Sl3 and net earnings. t7og,
i59; increase, 47,4l0; and from July |
10 october ~, GROSS earnings OF S6C34.-
go; increase, 54,4t3; expenses ana
taxes, $i4I2.l22 increase, s235, ,39l: and
net earnings, $2,l62. .l37; increase, s2l9.-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
Sncns. 'rhicvcs Abnut.

Many thieves. it seems, are operat-
inS In this city AT the present time.
two runberi1s on Saturday night having
been reported yestrday. one at 53
Newton street and the other at POS
Butte street At the former place a
weeks supply of provisions was Sc
cured, while at the latter four umbrcl-
las We're carried Off from the hallway
some twenty robberies have occurred
in the upper part of the city in the
past two weeks
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
Football Excursion.

The football excursion over the Nor
folk and Western will leave Norfolk
Thanksgiving morning at 8 o'clock
and Richmond at 7;30 that night The
committfr. MesSrs. McIlwainc Mer-
rit and Tunis, have arranged with the
Virginia management for u number
of %ame tickets which will be disposed
OF on Inc train; also for song books
which Will contain all of Virgina's in
Spiring footbalI SOngS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
A patrlotic Pn,Iaacr,nia r,,r,,,

Philadelphia, Nov 25.-In pursuance
to the call of Secretary Carlisle for
gold. ono of the leading retail dry
Goods houses OF Philadelphia will ship
fl00.0 900 of yellow metal to the Treasury
Department at Washington tomorrow.
The firm In question IS making The
shipment with the patriotic purpose OF
sustaining the Governments gold re-
serve and they hope their example will
induce other houses here to do the
same,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
A Destructive NorroIk ana Western
Wreck

Central City, w. Va. Nov. o5.-Two
freight trains on the Norfolk and
Western had head on collision at Fer
guson last night. The engineers ana
firemen leaprd over an embankment and
saved their lives The engines were
almost total loss. and are welded
together. Fifteen box cars were wreck
ed and traffic was delayed ten hours.
Ihe loss to the railroad company Will
run far into the thousands. No one
was seriously injured.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
Ex.Gov. Flowers GOLD De,osit

New York, Nov. 25.--In pursuance to
the call of Secretary of the Treasury.
Carlisle for gold ex-Gov. Roswell y
Flower to-day deposited $3.50 in coin
which he gathered up In his house
Gov. Flower thinks there IS $500, 900 Onu
In gold boarded throughout the coun-
try.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-26
The police Force In.pecteu

The scnli-anrual inspection Of the
police force was held on the court house
lawn yesterday at l o'clock, not Il po-
liccman being on duty in the city AT the
time. The men were reviewed by Com
missioner Bolton and Chief King, May
or Petit and Commissioner Vcrdicr
being absent. After the inspection the
men were placed on the steps of the
CRY Hall and Uhotographad