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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-16
Town OF SUFFOLK

once. MIR. Holland sent the required
paper by the cannon ball mail. and lf it
be received in time the Sheriff will leave
Richmond for Washington at o'clock
lnls evening armed with all documents
necessary TO remove Lewis from the
District of Columbia. Alexander Daw-
son. another prisoner who escaped Jail
with Lewis. but who was wanted for q
minor offense. has not yet been located
SWAN THE RIVER AND Died
me large buck which was shot ut the
other day by Mr.. w. c. Wyatt. and
which at the time showed no evidence
OF being wounded, has since been found
dead. After being shot it ran to the
Nansemond river and swan across. 1t
dropped dead after reaching the other
side. and was found by DIR. Joseph Kyle.
not far from his residence. Mr.. Wyatt
saved the antlers, of which he Is very
proud. they being fine specimens He
also has the satisfaction OF knowing
mat he Is not such poor shot after all.
RELEASED. BUT NOT VINDICAT-
ED.-Jacob Knight to-day had hear
ing before Justice A. L. IIley on the
charge OF burglarizing CARROT knights
house. The accused was released with
out bail. but the warrant was not dis
missed. Justice Iley ruled that the evil
dence was not sufficiently strong to JUS
tify the prisoners being sent OH and
allowed him to go with the understand
ing that there would be another trial If
u.
was charged with housebreaking and
the theft of $40 or 800 i'm cash and a
gold watch and other articles valued at
$40.
COMMISSION OF LUNACY CON
FIRMED.-LeeC Copeland, who was COM
United some days ago on the charge of
lunacy. has been re-eXamined by DIR.
w. w. Murray, who confirms the deci-
sion of the commission of lunacy. His
father claimed that the boy was not in
sane and applied TO Judge Kilby to
have him released. DR.. Murray's exam
inntion followed.
BENEFIT CONCERT.-The enter
tninment given at the old Town Hall to-
night for the benefit of the Methodist
Organ Fund Society was quite enjoya-
BILE. The artistic and literary effect of
the Programmes rendition was reflec-
ton of credit on the young lady mana
gers.
Mrs. l.. p. Harper will leave Wednes-
dav for Farmville Va. to drink of the
mineral springs in that vicinity.
Miss Lizzie Baker is in Halifax, n. c.,
as the guest of the Misses Gillian.
Rev. ]. +. Love last evening made u
stirring lecture on God before the
BAPTIST New Era Institute.
Col. ]. Lloyd Savage, Il popular resi-
dent of Roper City, n. c., but former
suffollian. was in town to-day visiting
relatives.
w. II. Wagner was to-day arraigned
in MAYORS Court on the charge of be-
ing drunk, and was assessed SO.
The young ladies OF Suffolk College
under the chargeof chaperones marched
the streets in body this afternoon.
Miss Maggie Blamire, of Portsmouth,
is being entertained by Miss Laura Nc
CURE
Miss Jennie Briggs last night gave
pleasant entertainment to friends in
honor of her guests, Misses Wells, of
Petersburg.
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BACK FROM ALASKA
spTaspsstars Did Not Find the Place the
Ell Dorado Contemplated.
slalEsOF SUFFERING AND PRlvATIuNs
THE thousands who Rushed to the
SYukcn GoidGclds Last Spring Arc
Struggling Back.and Most of Them
Return Empty Handed-Stories OF
Hard Luck and vicissftutles.

Tho gold seekers who poured into Alas
ka last spring with such hopeful enthusi-
asIn are beginning to return, and the gen.
eraI opinion seems to be that our great
northwest territory is far from being an
sEl Dorado. Most of tho prcspcctors return
emptyhanded, with tales of terrible suffer
ing and privntions. Some have not como
: back at all, but have persisted from flood
) and cold and starvation i'll the icy rivers
and rocky mountain passes of that inhos-
pitablc land. A fortunate few have brought
buck gold in quantities which apparently
( richly repays Thorn for Drawing the dangers
and hardships Of tho Alaskan prospector' S
life There are still some who have deter
mined to winter in the goltlllclds in spite
8of the prospects of famine during tho
( long, severe months which nro before
I them.
1t Is estimated that from 1000 to 8, 600
mon went into the Alaskan goldflelds last
spring. Many of them wero residents of
+ the Pacific coast, but there were fortune
8 hunters in tho crowd from almost every
state in tho Union. Those who have re-
turned are all agreed upon one point-that
3 the journey is most difficult and danger
GUS orc and that tho chances arc largely
against success.
OF the 100 men who landed at San Fran
: cisco from the steamer Bertha, after hav-
3 ing passed several months in Alaska, not
more than half dozen brought back gold.
Some OF thcm however, brought back n
store of bitter experience. One of these
was G. Fl. Metcalfe of Detroit He had
i read last winter of the high prices which
articles of food and clothing wero bring
ing in the Yukon mining camps, and he
determined to become n trader in Alaska
He went to Semitic last February and pur-
chased stock of goods weighing about
6,000 pounds. This he started to take into
the interior of Alaska. He had to pay ma
tiyes big prices to pack his heavy freight
over the steep Chilkat pass, and then lie
had to build boat 32 feet long in which
% tako it down the Yukon.
& Ho met with no mishaps until he came
to the dangerous White Horse rapids in
the Lewes river. The boat Ind nearly pass
ed through the rapids in safety when tho
bow crashed on II rock, and Mctcalfc, Will,
every pound of his merchandise, was spill
ed into the icy water. He narrowly escaped
drowning and managed to reach the shore
only TO find himself in the midst of q viii
derness without mouthful to eat. His mar
4 helped him build fire, and after hi.
clothes were dried they started down thu
+ river, looking for some vestige of the car
i go. All that could be found was n part O
3 the wreck. in which remained n sack O
beans and few pounds Of soaked bacon
E They managed to patch up u skiff, ant
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A Curious Test of Coins.

In America an alloy of one tenth coppc4.
is used In coins to harden Thorn and mako
them less susceptible to abrasion. In Eng
land the amount Of alloy is less-only one
twelfth. Recently n controversy arose
among the mint officials of London ns to
which coins, English or American, would
last the longer. In order to put the mat
ter to a test two small steel cylinders were
fixed on revolving rod and one filled with
United States and the other with British
coins, 1t Ia needless to say that all of the
letters, milling, reading, etc., were worn
from tho English coins 10 hours before
they were finally totally efYaced from the
American CONSIST. Louis Republic
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NEWS.

ing. The first trip of dog crop was n
snort run in the neighborhood OF 23d
street. the region most infested with
taSless dogs. Many were taken, and
few escaped. In traversing three blocks
quite load of worthless ours were
gathered up.
POLlTICAL-A joint meeting of the
Democratic City Executive Committee
and the Campaign Committee of the
Bryan and Sewall Club was held ut the
Courthouse last night. The evening was
spent in discussing the campaign and
laying plans for the execution OF work
mapped out.
1t is not known when Mr.. w. Il. Nc
IlWane will speak here.
Mr. Il. =. Brown, NJ. c., of New York.
VIII address Republicans at the Opera
House tomorrow night.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF'-It is said
that 400 WORKING have been laid off a,
the shipyard during the past 30 days.
Pilot boat S. n. Smith left the yard a.
| $50 p. m. yesterday for Pensacola Via
Savannah.
Mrs. James ID. Bohlken has as her
guests Misses Ella Hewitt and Minnie
Smith. of Norfolk.
MI. NJ b. Plant is expected to arrive
in TN city this week.
DEEDS ADMITTED TO RECORD
f. f. Finch ct ux to George NJ. Martin.
consideration 81 $50.
George NJ. Martin to Robert w. Per-
hihs' trustee: consideration s1,150.
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THE CAUTIOUS YOUTH.
Several Questions to Ask Before Putting
tho All Important One.


tho All Important One.
In the old days no would have rushed to
his fate blindly, but tho new woman has
mado the new man somewhat more eau
tious than he used to be in the old DAYS
She could sec by the way he fidnetcd
around in his chair that no had made I'D
his mind to como to the point that even
Ing, but desired to look u little way into
the future first.
Sary, he said abruptly after rather
painful silence, "hev ye any bloomers?"
Nary bloom, she replied promptly.
liver expect ter git auy?' no persisted.
II never had no hankerin fer pants, "
she returned
"Sorter reckon that yer husband kin
look arter everythiD in the pants line, do
ye?'
II wouldn't have man tibet couldn't. -
Course We wouldn't" he said thought
fully, and then he pondered the matter for
few minutes before continuing
"Hev We any ideo tibet ye know more
about politics than me2" no inquired at
last
What dye spose L know bout poll
ticsF' she retorted. Dye reckon there
any politics in the cookbook"
He nodded his head approvingly.
II ruther like the way ye talk, he said,
"bnt ye don't seem to BIO up to tho times
Most O. the women nowadays wants to dc
all the votin an all the tallin"
'Tain't my Style" she returned
dye think" he asked, becoming more
earnest than ever before "thet know my
own business bettcr'n you kin tell 1t t.
mep'
II wouldn't have 80 sparkin round
here Of 70 didn't" she answered shortly
THAT settles 10" he exclaimed joyfully
will ye marry mes" And SO tho mat
ter was settled. Chicago Post.
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nnally reached settlement. Very natural
~ Metcalfe does not think much of Alaska
as place to do business in.
Among other passengers on the steamer
was Omer haris, young man who made
the trip down the Yukon from its source
mainly for the purpose Of taking photo
graphs OF the wild and rugged scenery.
i de carried large camera with him and
z secured hundreds of pictures His trip
was hled with exciting adventures and
& rough experiences
John Miller, q native Of Sweden, was
+ one OF the few fortunate ones He entered
: the Yukon two years before and returned
on tho same steamer with Metcalfe. having
IN MS trunk an old boot filled with gold
nuggets. He had struck Forty Mile Camp
on the Yukon with hardly dollar, but he
K LEU peen there but IL short time when he
! ran across pay dirt" staked out q claim,
sno In two months had 30 men at yorl,
lor MIN, paying them $40 day. After
Z psying out about sl8, 600 in wages he had
Z eo4, ooo left as the results Of q few months'
Work Two or three other passengers on
4 the steamer had struck 1t rich to the
amount OF from Sc, 900 to $4,000.
Two New York men who went to Alas.
1a mad very different experience. They
4 MAO fead some alluring accounts of the big
4 tose unes ohat were being made in the new
goldhelds and had half decided to try
) their fortunes there when they met an old
acquaintance, who urged them to accom-
pany him. He had just returned from
Q Aisska and declared that he had two val.
liable claims which he would give them ST
they would go along with him.
But is there really gold .theres" asked
one Of the men. 'N
Goldp exclaimed the veracious travel
er why, in one day last winter Planned
GUY $50 worth of nuggets and dust through
hole out In the ice"
Ihae settled 1t for tho two New York
STE srs. They gave up good positions, took
Mnat money they could get together. and
& slter long journey across the continent
\ xcaehed Seattle. From there they sailed
xcs Cooks inlet, and finally reached Sun.
sase City. Fer three weeks they washed
= ons dirt without finding sign Of yellow
Z snesaL They also discovered that the ice
Z th winter there was about 10 feet thick
{ snd WEB otter covered three or four times
{ e dep by anow.. So they concluded that
I: s $500 piolsssea frssn6 had lied to them.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-16
THE FALL IN WHEAT.
Irreputnble Figures Regarding the
Decline In Price.
To the Editor of The American:

To the Editor of The American:
Dear Sr-The following statistics
which have taken from the annual re-
port of the Chamber OF Commerce of
Milwaukee for the year 1885, compiled by
Secretary w. j. Langson from the most
authentic sources, will conclusively es-
tablish. whether or not the overproduc-
ton of wheat in the world is the cause
of It's present low price:
Bushels.
Wheat production OF the
world for 1891 ............ q 432, 1922 900
Wheat production of the
world for 1892 .......... 24S1, 1865 900
Wheat production of the
world for 1893 ....... 2,562, 913, 900
Wheat production of the
world for 1894 .....,.. 2672 341 900
Wheat production OF the
world for 1895 .......... 1852 GIT 600
II you estimate the increase of the
worlds population from 1891 to 1895 at
one and two-thirds per cent per year,
there ought to be for the year 1895 a
production equal to that OF 1891, plus
four times one and two-thIrds per cent,
or six and two-thirds per cent. Adding
this amount 10 the production of 1891
gives the number of bushels we ought 10
have produced in the year 1895 proper
tionate to the increased population in
1895 at 9i,3l4, 500 bushels. This is Al.
537 500 bushels less than was raised In
1895.
According to the same report the av.
erage price of wheat for the year 1891
at Milwaukee was 9SH cents per bushel
and the average price Of wheat at Mil.
'Weukee IN 1895 was g cents per bushel.
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AUCTION SALES.--FUTURE DAY.
BY L. d. Smith. Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE
CITY PROPERTY
Ky virtue of Il deed of trust to the under
signed. as trustee, bearing date on the 18th
the Clerks Office of the Corporation
Court of the city of Norfolk, in deed hook
il3 4. at page 237. and by direction of the
holder of the Indebtedness thereby sccu-
red hereby give notice that on THURS
DAY, the oath day OF September. 1896, L
shall make sale, by public auction. at the
hour of II noon a the rooms of the Nor
street: in the said city. OF THAT LOT OR
PARCEL OF LAND, with the appurten-
anGes; lying in the said city of Norfolk.
Beginning at the intersection of the East
ern line OF James street, with the northern
line of Liberty street; thence running in
an easterly direction along the northern
three tenths feet t7lS feeD to the line of
the lot purchased by Mrs, Medoru Tyler:
thence extending northerly twelve and
five tenths feet OBS feep to the lot OF
Jesse II. Bonney; thence along the south
ern line of said Bonney to James street.
and thence in a southerly direction along
tcnths l2S;5 feeD to the point OF beginning.
TERMS of sale are as follows: One
third of the purchase money will be re-
CURED in cash, the residue in two equal
months. respectively, from the day of sale,
with interest from that day, secured by the
negotiable promissory notes of the pur-
chaser. who shall be at liberty to antici-
pate the payment of either or both Of said
notes, or at his option, to pay the whole
purchase money in cash. the said notes TO
he secured by a deed of trust on the prop
erty, the expense OF same to be borne by
the purchaser.
JOHN Nicely. Trustee.
l.. d. SMITH K co,
se13-10t AuctiOnears.
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| b VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING
SELL at pabie a arnsfes T
doom tSn t6 OF the M0rfolk county Senrthonse
DAY the 18th day of V septe em bMR ISs s.
| ~ O'CLOCK M, the following property, to-
Oh ih1 { MI THAT CERTAIN. PIECE
S HR pARCEL or LAND. with the build
va. deSlgnatea as BloeE "a on the pisi
record. more particularly described as fol.
lows: Bounded on the north by Ohio street,
on tne east by Decatur street, on the south
Stewart street.
ALSO THAT PIECE OF LAND de-
ssna nsdra as BLOCK "B" on the same plat.
at of Seward gGRs at the
along Steward street, a distance of AZ
s eTt mere Pre- or less 10 the strip of land
In an eaSterly direction and along the
southern line of the reservation for said
Erosts property; thence In southeastern
~ direction along d. E. Frost's line
thence along the western Side OF D street;
street, $40 feet to Ohio street, and thence
aalonE the he, northern line Of Ohio street 500
3-ALSO, THAT OTHER PIECE OF
IAN :, Designated as block &C., on the
same s,a plat. more particularly described
the northeast intersection of ohio Ohio and
Decatur streets: thence extending north
or less. to d. E. F'rost's property: thenc ..
In southeasterly direction, and aions
more or less to Ohio street and '' thence efe,;
westerly along Ohio street 237 feet, more
the above described property Icing por w.
bon OF the same properly conveyed to
Batt and Sx dSted a 5y he s aeGS Of NJ
d-FIVE LOTS with improvements
thereon, situated In same county and
State (also IN South Norfolls) described
the. west side of Bainbridpe street. dis
nta,nt 41o feet from the intersection OF
tending northerly along said street 40 feet
to the centre of 9 strip of land SO feet wide
his decd to the Elizabeth Land and Inn
proVement Company: thence In south
Strip 1 Of and a aSoa !se centre an Gf
n rfashe nor The , Gehtre line Of Block 6 run
aloRg sad eem d 20 feet n b sounsry
western corner of said lot l3 in said block
.. and thence northeasterly along the
One of the said lots is. the west side Of
east side of Perry street, another ia on on
| the west side of Perry street, another is
is sas on side the OF wi pare sde aq P1 the
street street, the said aid strip of land :, is a
said In his deed TO the Elizabeth
erence Is made to the plot of the said
Elizabeth Land and Improvement Com
pany for further description of said
property; Deed of trust made by Parke
i: PoindeXter dated the 2ith day OF De
lS9. page 1866, Clerks office OF Norfolk
4 portion OF the above described prop
erty has recently been laid off into lots
and the same will be sold separately and
not as whole.
Terms made known on day of sale.
FOSTER BLACK,
ALNAH H. MARTIN
FRANKLIN d; GILL,
| Trustees.
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Thoroughly tlisrustcd, thcy returned 10
Sunrise City, where they disposed of their
outfits and started for New York as quick
ly rs possible. They report that they saw
nnny others who Ind had somewhat
similar experience. II is probable that
there will not bo such n mad rush for
Alaska next May rs there was last spring.
ALFRED r. ROwLEy
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ola style IIiehwnymen.

The term "garroters" was employed to
designate thieves who half strangle their
Victims in dark streots and lanes in the
suburbs Of London and other large TOWING
some 30 or 40 years ago. The word is de-
rived from the "garrot, " o Spanish instru-
Inent used for stranglin0 criminals
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-16
No Campaign Buttons In Canada.

In Canada no campaign buttons, ribbons
or badges can be worn between nomination
and polling days. The carrying of flags ms
o party badge is also forbidden. The pen.
alty is q fine OF 500 or three months In
prison, or both.
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50 although the production of wheat
throughout the world was Al CoO nm hmsh'
els less in 1895 than it was in 1891. the
price of wheat fell 37A per cent.
RICHARD BURKE
milwaukee, Wis
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Mrs. Alyward Napoleon, of Gulch. in
me ukon district. is said to be known
as THE Queen of Alaska" Her name
Is Bridget. She wears Il necklace of
nuggets picked up by herself on her own
claims
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WATT, RETTEW & CLAY
ARE SELLING

80 pieces Fancy Mixed Wool Dress Goods at 12Hc,
worth I9c 30 pieces All Wool Dress Goods for street
wear at 25c., worth CSC. Is pieces lridescent Nov.
city Dress Goods at &c., worth soc 50 pieces All
Wool Dress Goods i'll the newest designs and
colonngS at Soc. worth 75c. IS pieces Dress
Goods-high novelties of foreign make at &c., worth
Sl.oo. Nine hundred ladies' ribbed, neeced, maco
silk trimmed Winter Vests and Pants at 3oc. worth
SO. or more. 240 Ladies' white flat, heavy all
lambs wool Vests and Pants at 100. worth $50
to S1.7S. his week, while lot lasts Ladies' Muslin
Corset Covers, Drawers and other odd garments at
39c, worth from 5Oc to 800. All unaundered
print Shirt Waists at 1Oc., formerly CSC. The re-
mander of the Laundered Waists at 25c. formerly
Soc, and many other noteworthy values
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AUCTION sALEs-THIs DAY.
RuSTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE
PROPERTY IN SOUTH NOR
FOLK. NORFOLK
COUNTY.

By VIRTUE OF THE FOLLOWING
- - deed of trust to us. as trusees, we
snail snail proceed TO sell at public auction, in
iTonI OF the Norfolk county courthouse
door, In Portsmouth, Va. OH WEDNES.
BAY, the 10th day of September, 1896. te
wit: - "
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pENsY wINsT1gE TEAM RACE.
Cornell bitterly disappointed ut DE.
feat in Cross.Gounfry Run.

Philadelphia. Nov. 26.-The annual
five mile cross-country team race be-
tween Cornell and Pennsylvania was
run this afternoon, and Pennsylvania,
scoring "a points to II for Cornell Cor
mel! won the race last year and Penn
sylvania won the year before. Cornell
was represented by Davidson. Torrance,
Schryver and Barrett, and Pennsylva-
MIA by Orton. the champion mile run
ner: Grant, Mechling and Coales. The
race was decided on points, the first
man in counting eight and SO on down
to one point for the last man. The race
was run just before the start of the
Cornell Pennsylvania football game
The men started at 1885 p. IN. across
country two miles and q half and back.
Orton and Grant, OF Pennsylvania, led
almost the entire way. Orton crossed
the finish line nj 2:01.12, his time for five
miles being 81 minutes and ~ seconds.
Grant was % yards behind him. Dav-
ison was the first Cornell man to ap-
pear He yas alone and crossed the
finish line one minute after Orton. 4
half minute later Coales logged in alone.
Half minute behind Coales, Mechling
and Terrence came upon the field
abreast. Mechling Spurted and crossed
the line ten yards ahead of Terrence,
falling exhausted as he did so. Schry-
Yer and Barrett came in together just
three minutes after Orton.
Orton and Grant scored 10 points for
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THE PUBLIC COxslsTORY
WIFE Re Held December 3-Thrce Car.
dinnIs VIII Receive REG Hints.

Philadelphia. Nov. 26.-The Catholic
Standard and Times, in its issue to-mor-
row, will say:
"A cahlegram from Rome to the Cath
olic Standard and Times names Dec. 3
rs the date for the holding of the public
consistory. This is official
The Cardinals, who will receive the
red hat on Dec. 3 are Satolli. Jacobini,
AGliardi, Ferrata and Dipictro. who
were absent from Rome at the time OF
their appointment. In addition To in
vesting the Cardinals already appointed,
it is said that the Pope will confer the
honor of the Cardinalate upon two other
distinguished ecclesiastics. The first of
these is j. Pierrotti, master of the sacred
palace. and the second is Canon Frisco.
of tho metropolitan chapter of Naples
The former is n member of the Order OF
st. Dominic. and the latter is the most
distinguished theologian in Naples
Other important appointments are eX-
Dected"