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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
OF THE TARIFF BILL.
The Ways aud Means Committee
Fixes Dates,

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-The ac-
ton OF the Republican members OF the
House Ways and Means Committee on
Saturday last in deciding to give hear
ings on the new tariff bill, which it is
proposed to prepare at this session. was
formally ratified at the full committee
meeting to-day. The dates for the pub
lie hearings are fixed.
Persons who desire to present writ
ten statement in respect to any OF said
schedules may forward the same to the
clerk of the committee at any time prior
to the closing of the hearings as above
Beginning with tonight q series of in
formal conferences of the Republican
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee will be held each evening to dis
cuss the plan OF procedure in a gene
raj way. II is not intended that any
conclusion regarding rates will he reach
ed until the hearings, which begin in II
fortnight, shall have commenced. The
purpose of the conferences is to secure
expressions of opinion from the differ
ent members regarding schedules and
the advisability Of changing them The
first consideration will be to discover the
amount of the Treasury deficit for the
next fiscal year, and to meet this if
possible without any further increase of
duty than is necessary to protect home
industries.
Apropose to the action of the Republi-
can majority of the committee, Mr.. Tur-
ner. of Georgia, the ranking member
or the minority, said that the committee
did not have the power TO formulate a
Dill for the next Congress. He also
suggested that If current rumors were
to be credited the chairman (Mr. Ding
ley) might better wait until, under the
next administration, he might as Sec
retary of the Treasury. give advice and
instructions on this subject to those who
Will be asked to legislate upon it,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
AMERICANS FOR CUBA
All Over The Country Lovers OF Liberty Are
Volunteering to Flight for It.
A THOUSAND MEN FROM NEW YORK
a Regiment orThis Number Raised in
81. Louis nnd Will Sail in n Fcw
Volunteer in New York -FcmuIcs
in Ohio Volunteer Their Services.

st. Louis, Dec. 14.-voluntcers for the
relief of the Cuban insurgents are be-
Ing mobilized In this city ana next Fri
day, if all plans are carried out success
fully. 1000 mem will leave New orleans
for Cuba.
Two hundred of these are st. Louis
ians. the remainder coming from East
ST. Louis and points South OF here on
the lines of the Illinois Central and Iron
Mountain railroads.
Julius Van Gerst OF New Orleans. will
be in charge of the expedition. with w.
G. Carter. j. l.. Gardner and Cornelius
Knott, of this city as aides. The quar-
tette met here to-day and completed ar
rangemcnts. Van Gerst will leave this
evening. picking up the men along the
Illinois Central as far South rs Cairo.
and perhaps Memphis, and will then
proceed via steamboat to New Orleans
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
NEED SUPPLIES MORE THAN mrH
The Patriot. want Arms, hmnnuni.
tiONnnn Medicines

Washington. Dec. 1i.-Senor Gonzalo
De Quesadp. In charge of the Cuban le-
cation in Washington. in an interview
to-day said he had no diycc: news con
hrminE MaceO's death. and did NOT care
10 speak on the subjec: in n critical ems.
until he had such direct news Then he
continued:
Knowing Maceo as d!d. ana having
been conversant With his remarkable
sh!ewdness, ana the care he exercised
always in dealing with his mcrciIess
enemies, ! cannot believe that he was
killed in fair and open fight liu. un-
I'll learn for a certainty the way he
met his death. will not follow the
spanish example, and resort ito sensn-
'.ionalsm 40 bolster up our cause.
I'VE don't need IT," exclaimed Oucsa-
da. Every principle OF light. Justice
and humanity Is on cur side. and every
civilized man in the Wild knows Il. Or
lis ultimate t:iumph there is no doubi
wish you would announce again" he
continued. ".ha; no recruits are wanted
for Cuba. We are being overwhelmed
now. owing to the reported death Of
General Maceo. with offers from brave
and reliable men who wan. 20 devote
Themselves to serV.ce in our behalf. but
we need no moe men. nor leaders
"Wh1 we need J.. arms ana lmmuni-
ton and medicine and stores ro! ;ha
sick ANA needy. Thar, Will bc no d.G-
Guilty IN sending such supple to Cuba.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
TWO COTTON FIRMS FAIL.
The Recent Decline Forces Them 60
the wall.

New York, Dec. 14-The decline in cot
ton. which has equalled 81 bale since
November 10, resulted in two failures to-
day. The first, which occurred soon
after the opening on the Cotton Ex-
change, was that of John Collins &
Sons. and the second, which occurred
shortly before the close of business in
the afternoon, was that of w. ID. Roun-
tree & Co.
The firm OF John Collins & Sons had
been in existence thirty four years. Last
June John Collins, the head Of the firm,
turned over the business to Two sons
oscar l.. and Sylvester J. Collins. A
third son, John j. Collins. undertook
business on his own account, but made
his headquarters in the Office of his
brother. He was not involved in their
failure. 1t was said that outstanding
contracts were light and that it would
be day or two before a statement of
the firms condition could be prepared.
The old firm of Rountree 6; Co., n few
years ago split into two firms-W. u.
ISountree e co. and r.. H. Rountrec &
Co. The latter firm was not concerned
in the failure of w. ID. Roun:rcc 6 Co
William ID. and Alfred r. Rountrce con-
stituted the firm of w. ID. Rountree &
Co. They had branch at Norf nix. Va.
and it was said that the neglect of
Southern customers to respond 10 calls
for margins was largely responsible for
their failure. They said il would take
few days TO prepare a statement of
assets and liabilities.
At one ;ime to-day March cn..on. the
active future" was down 30 polnts be-
low Saturdays final prices, but il closed
AT Cos cents. u loss of "A points Sales
for the day were AL ZOE bales. of which
l3l.5O0 We're January. lSS.000 were March
and 1900 were May cotton. The Gov
ernment crop report last week show. 4
the cotton crop To be something Ike
100000 bales more than previous pri-
Nate estimates.
The cause of the slump was said to
he the effect of the Cuban news III Liy-
erpoo
Port receipts to-day were 5S,44O bales
against 1850 last year.
The news of the embarra ssment Of this
well-known Norfolk establishment was
received with many expressions OF sur
prise and incredulity. Much sympathy
business friends here. many of whom
also said that they thought the firm
would be able to pull through with only
short, suspension. Most OF them. how
ever. credited the report.
y Nrginan representative called nj
the Office of the firm last evening. MIR
ROuntrce. the senior member OF the firm.
who was in. declined to be interviewed.
and his secretary said that the firm
had absolutely no statement to make.
Mr.. Rountree, he said was too busy 10
be seen"
1t is stated that the suspension Is only
for day or two.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
woszEN VOLUNTEER TO HELP.
Eleven from Cleveland. Ohio, Oncr Ia
CONS Nurses.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 1t-Au morning
II stream of men poured into the rooms
or y. DE Arrange. the local Cuban
leader. and volunteered To join the
cuban army. il is estimated that there
We're $50 of them, II large proportion we'll
dressed young men, OF good cdicat ion
and In apparent good circumstances.
They were told that no more mon were
needed.
Eleven women individually offered to
go as nurses. They said they did not
want pay, but thought II was their duty
to nurse the sick and wounded The
majority bore marks OF refinement and
some had evidences of wealth They
were advised to write to the junta in
New York
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
SHE TOOK POISON.
4 CO1orcd Woman Drinka an over.
dose of fInudnnmrn Inst Night

coiorcd woman named Thomas was
taken to the police station last evening
about ii o'clock suffering from the cf-
feet of some rawcrfui drug. she had
swallowed n quantity of laudgnum or
morphine. and was in great agony when
brought to the station.
Dr. Spcight. City Physician. was hast
lily summoned. and upon his arrival he
used the stomach pump To such good adj
vantage that the woman was speedily
relieved. Whether the woman had AT
tempted suicide or merely made a mis-
take is not known
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
rlrzsIMM0NS 0N STAND.
IIc shows That He Did Not rouI
Sh0rkcy.

San Francisco. Dec. 1i.-'rhc hearing
of Fit2silnmons' suit against Sharkcy
lor the $4,000 purse was resumed this
morning. lr. LuStig. medical examiner
For the National Athletic club. testified
that he was denied admission To Shar-
keys dressing room with four others
after the fight The next afternoon he
and several other doctors examined
Sharkcy and found q slight swelling and
discoloration. The injury was super
fetal and could have been caused by
several things. including an injection of
irritating fluid
Fitzsmmons then testified that he did
not strike foul blow. and he illus
irated 10 the Court how he struck Shar-
key.
The case is still on trial.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
FIRE At FLOYD &. III.
Twenty Houses Rurncd-MnDy Fnmi-
lies Rendered Homeless

Richmond, Va. Dec. l4.-At 1:30
O'Clock this morning fire broke ont in
Lees hotel, Floyd Courthouse. Va, and
before the flames could be stayed some
twenty houses, in the center of the town.
were destroyed, including the building in
which the fire originated, the law Office
of j. l.. Tompliins. the law office of Il.
q. Howard the building in which was
located the pos;ohice. Howard g. Hub-
bard's general store, the County Treas
urer's Office. the Masonic Hall. Spen
GERS hotel. Pendleton's drug store and
other structures Loss between $50 600
and $4,000: insurance. $4,000.
Many families were rendered homeless
by the fire.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
PROBABLE IiOMIrFDE.
- Negro Shot by "a White Manni New.
EsOe8 News

Newport News, Va. Dee. l4-fSpocion-
a A Il result OF a hasty quarrel on Z. Il q.
morning. Lewis Check, tcolorcdJ. is
stretched UPON he'd in the Park"
Harry Beaucock. formerly of I.ynchbIrs.
at present freight assortcr in the en-,
rioy of the G. \ q. Co, is held behind
the bars of the city Jail. As near as corid
be learned the facts in the case are slIb-
Siantial!y the following: Lewis Check. Il
chants ana Miners Steamship Comuany
was dumping freight in the south side OF
Pier >. and x. G. Haywood coming up pro-
tested against the freight being LEFT in
that particular place.
SLIGHT PRONOCATIoN.
Upon this slight provocation. Check and
Haywood became involved in Il quarrel. i'm
which intlammatory language, intcrspcr-
sed with oatha. were used by both par
forward to put stop 10 the fuss ana pre-
vent disorder. but in turn became invnlv-
ed with check, who drew a knife for the
purpose of assailing Reaucock. Here. il
is stated, though there seems TO br moth
ia;, ing TO confirm the authentic!ty of the
i!l:AUCOCK FIRED.
Mr. 'eaucock, in the absence of the
and harpendod TO have "a revolver upon
his person, which he drew ana fired upon
Check, III, bullet taking effec, i'm his left
breast. below the apex OF the heart
Check dropped and was removed 20 the
Rockets.
n CORONER's JURY.
This afternoon he was reported dead
y coroncr's jury was summoned but upon
finding, life was not extinct The jury ad-
journod. Drs. Greasy. Charles, Jones,
Bagby and others are In attendance and
the opinion of the medical men is that life
can last but Il few hours longer.
The wounded mans TWO brothers Scott
and John Check, are with him. bcwailirg
his sad misfortune and their loss. When
questioned about the affray which ended
SO disastrously. their attorney. j. II. lin,
colorcd who was present. said tina, they
had no statement To make TO the press.
BEArCOCk SURRENDERS.
After the shooting Harry BcaucocI
walked up to The courthouse, apparently
ass cool as a cucumber. and gave himself
up and was placed in jail To await the re-
suit of his rash act.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
- - -
The Great Holiday Su{c.

Now going on ut Levy Bros is attract
ing crowds Of buyers. Presents suitable
fo! every one. Prices suitable To all
Big Reductions in lace and and chenille
curtains and dress goods BE sure y-u
visit us this week.
LEVY BROS Bargain Store.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15

Ephraim Banks Il colorcd man, was
badly injured about the head yesterday
afternoon by the bursting of un emery
wheel at Trimeycr's dye!ng establish
ment. He was taken - st. Nincent's
Hospital. al which he received treat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
A Small Fortune,

New York, Dec. 1l.--John Collins G
Son. cotton merchants. of This city.
have just announced their failure.
The failure is a small one and the
firm expects to be able to pay it's cred
itors in full
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
sDccinI sale Th:s week Lace Cus.
tnins and Eh0r:irHrs.

Nothing Will please your wife. mother
or sister better FOR Christmas gift than
these goods. They make home brighter,
and are sure To please the ladies. See
cut pyice ls;= 50 this week in asst Sun
dnv's paper Lace Curtains from CSC.
IL $l2 q pair; portiercs from $l.9S to
$3.50 a pair.
WR1GHT's.
1876 Main Street; new No. $40.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
RFoLK vIRGINIAN: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 15 1896

whereas the transportation OF armed
men would be IN violation of the neu-
trality laws which the Cubans have not
cared to infringe upon"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
III, UsE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
A Resolution Recognizing Cuban IN.
dependence.

BY unanimous consent, tho House to-
day postponed the consideration of Dis
trict Of Columbia bills until 'Thursdnv
and devoted the day 10 miscellaneous
business.
BY II vote of yeas IS ana noes s.. the
dents veto bill granting q pension 10 ;hc
divorced wife of Lowell Taft. OF the
Eighteenth Connecticut Infantry, who
died of alcoholism in n soldiers home
y Joint resolution was passed prov!d-
inS for holiday recess from December
22nd 10 January 5th
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. Hull (Republican) of Iowa rcportad
the army appropriation bill from the
Committee on Military Affairs IL On
rtes an appropriation OF So, laGSi4, which
the Secretary of War and $l5S.OO0 below
the appropriation for the present venr
No provision is made for the Army and
Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. az
the Secretary of War recommends that II
be transferred to the Interior Department
to be rented.
CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
a Joint resolution recognizing the indie
pendence OF Cuba was introduced by Mr.
ffoTard (PopulisD of Alabama. II recites
the profound regret of the American peo-
Of the Cuban leadGS Macco." 1t declares
thet Spain is conducting a brutal and
Eucrrilh-like warfare against the people
who are struggling for independence even
as did the founders of this republic II
resolves, therefore that the United States
pendent government. and shall accord 10
her people all rights in the ports and with
sn the Jurisdiction Of the United States
Adjourned.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15

New York. Dec. l4.-George L. Ca.lin
died at ST. Lukc's Hospital this morning.
He VAS for sixteen Years Consul at
Zurich. Switzerland. and was the author
of many we'll known poems and
sketches Prior 20 his entering ;hc con-
suiur service he wa a newspaper man
of prominence In New York city
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15

"Newcs, Discovery-Ext Teeth: no
pain. y. y. u. Rooms. Ennis, 1S2 Main.
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HEECHAMS.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
SUPREME COURT.

Proceedings in the Supreme Court of
Appeals of Virginia to-day were as fol-
lows
Piedmont Bank vs.. Hatcher. No. &c.
Argued by George -. Cray ana Gene
raj James G.. Field and submitted.
The next cases 80 be called are Winter
vs.. Southern Lon and Investment Co..
No. ~: Turnhull IS. Mann. No. 2S.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
COULD NOT GET A HALL.
OFFlCERS CHOSEN.

At the meeting Of the Ministerial Asso-
citation of Richmond and Manchester
held to-day, Rev. j. Calvin Stewar; was
elected president. and Rev. j. y. More
head sacrf7.arv
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lad Main street; new 80. 27O.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-18
caIvin's Antitrust Bill.

The feeling against trusts is strong in
all the states 1t is especially strong in
this state. Representative Calvin's anti
trust bill was passed by the House with
a rush, and the House no doubt felt that
it did a good thing for the people of the
state by passing it. But we are not sure
that the House did not act without suffi-
Gent understanding of all the facts.
The wholesale grocers say their bust
ness will be seriously crippled if the bill
becomes a law, and, that too, without
doing anybody in this state any good and
without doing the trusts any harm. This
statement coming from such source, is
entitled to thoughtful consideration. 1t
is sufficient to justify the House in re-
calling the bill and inquiring more fully
into it's merits. We believe the legislature
does not want to cut down the trade of
our own merchants unless great benefit
to the people can be brought about.
What is it that our wholesale grocery
merchants say? 1t is that If they are
prohibited from selling the trusts articles
these articles win be sold to the retailers
of this state by Florida, South Carolina
and Tennessee merchants. The territory
of our merchants will be invaded by the
merchants Of the states named, and other
states, and they will sell not only the pro-
hibited articles but other articles. This
is not a state of affairs at which the leg
islature is aiming. It's purpose is to strike
the trusts. 1t fails of it's purpose and
strikes our own merchants. 1t makes no
difference to the trusts whether their
goods reach Georgia consumers through
Georgia merchants or the merchants of
some other state.
Our wholesale merchants are not partial
to the trusts. They would like to get
out Of the clutches of them. But they
don't want to get out in a way that would
wreck their business. If they were will
ing to stand a heavy loss in trade they
could simply decline to handle the goods
of the trusts. They are not dependent
upon the legislature to save them from
the trusts.
They would be glad to see the trusts
smashed If the federal government. or
all the states acting in harmony, would
undertake to smash them they would
make no protest. They do, however, pro-
test against being singled out to bear the
brunt of fight on trusts-a fight that is
certain to result in heavy financial loss
to them.
We cannot see that the legislature will
win applause for fighting the trusts when
they smite our own merchants instead of
the trusts
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-18
saYed hy HIS Horne.

A graphic story is told by Surgeon-Capt
Grey, one of the officers who served in
Rhodesia, says the st. James Gazette In
the attack on Mashangombrs the horses
began to drop, and soon thirteen lay on
the ground, and it looked as if the men
would all be killed. Evidently Capt. Tur-
ner thought so, foE he virtually gave the
ORDER Sauve qui peut, telling every man
20 night the best he could for his own
hand But though the horses continued to
IAN, the men escaped. DIR. Grey, to use
his own words, lied towards the way OUT
under raking fire at a gallop, and was
closely followed by the troop.
very soon, however, L fell from the
saddle, struck with a bullet from an ele
phant gun about 500 yards off. The bui-
let struck me on the top of the thigh,
smashing the socket of the thigh-bone,
breaking vein, and otherwise wounding
me- My horse was carried on at full
speed with the rear-guard, which rushed
at desperate speed to clear the pOcket-like
entrance Of the drift, where the natives
We're rsllying in the hope of killing us. AS
l lay on the grass, bleeding profuseiy, 1
loo ID up and saw two natives aiming
at me at distance of about forty feet.
AT the same moment l saw my horse
come numbering back from the drift 1t
suddenly stopped and came and stood over
my PROSTATE body covering me from the
firing, and at the same time making a
peculiar noise through its nostrils. 1
thought it had been wounded, and that
with the pain, noise, and confusion it had
gone mad. This notion, however, was
soon dispelled, for it continued to stand
over me in kneeling posture, and could
see that the faithful animal had come back
to protect me-
L may remark here that this horse,
which L myself selected, made a pet of.
The assegais from the approaching ma
tives were now beginning to fly around me,
and thinking if l could reach my horses
back 1 should be shot, which was prefer
able to being assegaied, seized the reins,
put my right foot in the stirrup, and made
supreme effort to mount. And L was
successful; but how did it do not know,
for my left side was entirely paralyzed
On finding myself in the saddle. L called,
Go" to my horse, which darted like an
arrow towards the exit from the drift"