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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
NEE SO; COUNCIL
A Very Busy Session and Much BaSi-
ness Transacted Last Hight.
DESTINED TO Be A GREAT SHIpPING PORT
The Business OF Two Courts sudden
Death of Mr- W. w. Weymouth
Newport EcY'Y Democratic Club
The circulating Library Is in IL
FIourisling Condition.

Newport News, Va, jim. 2S-(S;pc-
cial)-The first regular Council meet
ing was called to order by President
Jones tonight. The Finance Commit
tee reported that ARRANGEMENTS ere
made to meet the supervisors to arbi-
tratc differences next Monday.
An ordinance providing for the con-
duct and maintenance OF Il chain sang.
was passed.
An ordinance rcgulat ting the police
force was PASSED. appointing ten police
nj $40 per month, and one chief III $50.
Mayor Posts recommendation for
Police Commissioners were adopted
The following officers were elected:
j. NJ. Vaughan, Superintendent Of Chain
Gang: j. W. kcad. City Auditor: Dr.
iiebson. Health officer: Colonel BraX-
ton, City Engineer.
Room No. =. i',aXion building. was on
gagged at rental Of $50 per month for
city officers
w. G. Taylor. of Norfolk, gave the
Council som" valuable suggestions n. to
Council proceedings and was accorded Il
The Frau Committee was ompow-
cred to negotiate for u $1,000 loan and
ISSUE certificates OF Indebtedness. for
me so me If. in their discretion, such
course is necessary
y GREAT SHIPPING PORT.-New
port News IS attracting the attention Of
~, 100 N'"IlfN as Il shipping port,
nrce steamers loaded to the huichyynys
win eraiis ald -four CASTOR from her
whnrNes and started on the long voyage
10 Liverpool and London. on Friday
another cleared for the same ports with
similar cargo.
-" saturday nine steamers surround
cu the docks near the giant elevator
'aklnS IN grain, flour. and general n,ar-
chahdiSc Tor widely separated Icstiua-
ions as follows: Three for I.ivcrponI
one Tor London, one for Belfast. one for
nun one Tor Hamburg. one for Ans
,,eroam, ona for Rotterdam. carrying
.h'o thcir capacious holds about one
ch!uSahd iour hundred car loads of
railway. INV
In addition 20 This fleet of steamers
Were Two big schooncrs loaded with
itiiiiohs OF slaves for Lisbon and Cails
phiE TWO OF the abovc-namcd yes
ntls. me NppomattoX ana the Kappa
hanhock. belonged to the regular C'hpen
peHkc ana ohio fleet Of rrcighters.
NSWfoit News is the rival of an Tho
eastern ports Tor the carrying trade oc
me country. ana over the lines of Inc
Nn9sapeakc {: Ohio draws it from a
wide area. O'' a
IN THE CoU'RTs.-The grand tnrv
i .ii,.. ~ deiiierations land was dis
missed this afternoon. Another nm,
bill was found to-day. J. H. tIoii"r
was Indicted for houscbrcal;ing . r.
lony, Court adjourned til 10 n n, ~
morrow ~ ~ a. III 10
fOLiCE RT.-.iustice Brown lad
a small docket 10 dispose of thia norn
ing: ihnmaS Il. Brooks, m!sdcmeanor.
a'isiactlon acknowledged and the cose
without costs.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29

sii. Ihe latter Is due largely TO the
iali IN the price of fuel In Colorado
oii is now largely used for this pur-
pose; and where it once cost So a gal
mn mn now brings only IL or 20 cents.
rue opcnlnG of the coal fields of Colo
| RADIO Wyoming ana other Wcstnrn
states has choapcned the price of con
! W utmost equa! degree Similarly too
! sSainP mlil charges have fallen from
o H%v ~ 80" !" SIG at the highest. ana
oitei Tie charge IS far below this
| Nnera%inE this striking fail in n,;cas
a western mining" authority conin,,,s,
| ,nht Va VIII buy the same miuin. sin
nnicS winch cost 500 i'm 1870 Nnnn
.oii ne an ounce of gold is worth in coin
$500 $500 Just as 1t was twenty-five years
- ".'n ior mat matter inst as il wos
| more than half n century nno vas
Alongside of this cheapepinr ar 49,
cost 81 operation has come a mnrvnl.
ious progress in the methods of nvtroct
lnE me precious metals from tha o,n
oH,hni.ie, chiorination, bromination ana
o,ner shnlihr processes have taken Tho
pace OF the old and cNtravaEartIy w,et
III devices, and ores tina: Welded Sc ,,a
Sio ton by ANA lgama ton. now rat,,rn
uouDie me amount, while the expense
OF treatment is far less Ii is hardly
100 much to say that without the nov
y, t'IesSes good half of the mines of
we present day would be closed ana
II is doubtful If the gold production Of
Inc world would bc half. possibly nnt
more than third. OF what il is to-day
south Africa, New Zeal West Ans
,ra iia, Cripple Creek Siberia, almost All
me gold fields in the world. offer strik
ihs examples. Perhaps South Africa.
with it's tremendous yield. affords the
most conspicuous instance The ores
OF the Transvaal are FOR the most part
OF low grade That is to saw, thcv
carry less than half an ounce OF gold
10 the ton of mincraliZcd rock. Few.
save those actually engaged In gold min
ing, understand how small proportion
ms is. IL in n ton Of gold-bcarInc ore
mere Is an ounce of gold. that is still
by weight, but one twenty-four thous-
ahdlh part OF the whole. And i'm South
~ rlca the proportion is less than half
ms In other words. out of $4,000 bits
pi tnhcral-bcaring rock. but one single
portion is gold. And il is difficult al
this eNe''
=, me ordinary method of gold extrac-
uoh. as almost every one knows is ia
~ uSh me ore To a fine powder and r,ln
NJ. MIS- over amalSam plates OF quicksilver.
l ne Soid is precipitated upon the plates
n .,u afterwards scraped off hut by
this means, even by the best of devices
Only about half the gold values are
-. i, ,r". me rest goes off i'm a kind of
s c "hich is known as "tailings." In
,,,t,,, - urea the amount lost by this
is almost exactly onc-h In
other words. If the ore runs IS or $40
10 me ton, only 81 or So of gold lie
snnsn. III Is mere that cyande come.
INTO play. The "tailngs'' are rathcrod
up ana deposited in huge watts contain
ne a weak solution of cyanide Of no |
'aasium. Ihis chemical has peculiar /!
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
NEWS.

Ed Johnson. stealing coal; fined s;
and costs and was committed to iajl
in default.
ID; y. Taylor, doing an auctionecrs
business without n license, was dis
missed.
sam hurry was on two CHARGES
drunkenness and firing n pistol within,
me CITY imtS-W'IS discharged on tho
Hrst ana recognized to appear for in
curry into the second tomorrow.
SUDDEN nEATH.-Wc learn with re-
Sret OF the SAD and sudden death of Mr.
W. w. Weymouth. of Twentv-cirhti
street. Mr.. Weymouth was at worl; las,
iuesdaN ana was stricken down with
severe attack of grip. The funeral viii
aaNe pace ut p. IN. tomorrow
~ oIiVet Christian Church. in the
county Rev. w. r. Motley will Off
ciate. 80
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.-At =
Hreiiininary meeting of the Newport
HewS Democratic Club H. S. Robinson
j. - Marablc ana y. A. Moss were an
roihtrd committee TO draught rules
lor lNe government of the club TIL
committees would like to know who au-
lhnr!%ed the publication of an item
A"iinE that membership in other Dem.
, "',t'lh cinbS would debar persons ht
coming members OF this club. All Demo
ci"'S Whp have tho good of the party
n; hear; are cordially invited Th,
clubs platform being Good govern.
m NJ. honeSt elections. equal rights tc
all and special privileges to none II,
q WORD wa desire TO carry cut Jeffcr-
''h democracy in all its simplicity
rnnign.ion n IN T nn I"r nerma nent or.
Han to-mny M', ~" v nIr,, ha a. a. Moss
rim r,prI,, , ri,,cs''',S1 nisnt,
~ n. - :, IA Ing LIBRARY
ane NEWPORT News Circulating Library.
w, rn ms! ms neen IN operation since the
i ~ "' a,Hce'npef' mas recently placed AT
niiu:er WIN BOOK firm for a large adj
,cn hor 70 ime fd STOCK Of books Yearly
I'M, rec is s.. put outsiders may
NhtA'h BOOK by paving a rental of .
c'nt n DAY. The following gentlemen
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29

Whole forests have been consumed in
timberng the C5mstooi lode alone.
And the prices of lumber. in the mining
regions of this country have fallen from
anywhere between $40 and $50 TO from
$40 to SIG.
In the good old days teaminE was
wont to bring SIG II day; now it will not
bring over ST. Candles which used to
cost so a box now cost less than So.
Giant powder, which used to sell at n
dollar n pound now brings only L. or
II cents. The price of fuses per thou
sand feet has dropped from $50 to sc. iron
20 cents Il pound to 3 cents. steel from
10 cents to cents, shovcls and picks
from 500 and safe TO one dollar each
And smelling charges have been re-
duceu from $50 and S65 to from $40 TO
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29

before attained was in 1855, when ,hs
virgin fields of California and Australia
put forth Sl55, 100000
@ Between the gold boom OF 1895
+; and what may be likewise described rs
< the gold boom Of 1SSS-'96, there lies this
striking difference: The one was duo
] 20 the accident Of discovery. the othe,
to science and invention. The great gold
yield of California and Australia wa.
q due simply and solely to the finding OF
enormous areas of unworked ground
To win the gold then required little eff
s Tort, small capital and no scientific
knowledge. 1t required little ma chinery
What was needed was simple and com
paratiyely cheap. The production OF
4 these days has been I'm the face of fail.
ling and exhausted fields. in spite OF
4 the requirements of immense capital
costly and ingenious machinery and the
most thorough-going technical knowl-
edge.
It Is estimated that from 1913,
throughout an entire generation and
down as late as 1876, nearly nine-tenths
OF the entire output of gold came from
s gold-bearing alluvium. To-day prob
ably not one third is derived from this
source. Gold mining has changed from
the short and easy process OF washing
: gold from the hills 10 that of delying
I for it, often at vast depths, where il
s. lies In the shape of quartz and con
glomorates
quarter of n century has wrought
= complete revolution in gold mining
+ MOI only has placer mining largely Civ
i en- wa! 10 lcde mining, but in the latter
inc methods In vogue bear little resem-
DlahSe 70 those of no farther back than
gay 1917: IL was about this time that
& tne production of gold began to decline
lnd thereafter the fall was steady, year
Y ~, ~ year. And year by year scientific
4 ;htioWiedgc and inventive genius have
K peeh al work fighting for the parsimo-
my OF nature.
az Two signal items in the line Of nro-
Is gIess have been the Introduction Of
4 Iosa explosives and improved drills. In
tb o dynamite was unknown. So was
the compressed air drill at that time
~ cost something like Sl4 or SIS in ihis
= country at least to drift foot in or,,i-
: nary rock and ore. To-day il costs lecs
,tnan so Twenty-Five years ago Ia
u ayerage expense of Stopping thar is
sSol settlng out the ore after it had 6aan
s r re lo by a tunnel or shaft was ohont
Il ff Ao9 a ioot. To-day it is in the neigh
3ss borhood OF 65 cents u
S$S The management of pola -,
inns day Is little short of an exart .n;
q enee, applied with rigid economy. Win
II me oid wasteful and expensive meth
ous' II Is safe to say that half ma
Z mines now In operation would not no IN
Y existence. 't'l pe III
~ along with improved methods bae
come steady fail in the price az 80
aerrything that enters into the wrrhin.
{ " mine. There are very few granI
~ producers at the present time which do
4 i ,ye nave ready access to the railroads
WIN WIN cheap transportation charges and
;kEcheap supplies, while Vet a furthn, ivy IN,
Il poEtant item 70 the cost of ii,mb ,..r
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-29
!,'I!l|.ARGE GOLD OUTPUT.
LAST last Years Production Greatly Exceeded
81 That Of any Previous Year.
MORE THAN 5000, 100000 PRODUCED.
This yast Yield Was MOI the Result Of
BE- Great Strikes Hut Rather Of I'm.
s az proved Machinery aud Methods OF
sfining. chcnpcning OF Materinss,
Improvement of transportation.

u
Z Copyright, 1896, by S. S. Mcclure Q't'd)
f;'tSssTba WORLD. nroauc,;on of gold for
3 iSeb was no Ia ,.u,sst sine, s1ld min
ling was begun IF WAS greater by u
Z mira tbon etba tir,'cst ,.iaII Of The
y sihnnanyaa 80. ,s,,to,. IN. - half than
I'm the Constoc,s t,nvs. rrsoter by a
i dozen timas than tn onv vcnr down to
& the discovery nf roid in : california
And this enormous 1otoI-amouniin to
nor. th. :, sona onn oSo NV" 80, ~
& the dtscoyer,, ri mt ,a,,. raIis moi IN
\ rich "stri,ses /" h,,t to - sin,.ic foct.
che, nenef, nrodnction .
y S,Innlies NJ Low. rost ;mnro,e,, ,no,h-
5o5s ~ mi,,;nt, a,,a tha nn", ry,nidn NO
cess have S,o,,rht within nrotitnn,,
( treatment rnet hot,ias of low rrntin ore
which far,,,.,r,,, 80, I,n,,nd NO, a..
3fpra ct;cnIJx uort h,as. "a th,t -, ,nn
present tim. ,nnnh ,oci, once thro,yn
away nv nass.,, hS, h,onnsa !, con,.,;n,.d
hardly MOI tbon q, n,;rrnScnnic .ha ,inu. |
of gold is ,,sed ' and MS has ,Ilc,j tn tha
The evening times., 1896-12-18
DESTITUTIoN INCREASING.

y q
Applications for Charity More Nu-
merous Than This Time Last Year.
The records Of emergency relief work
in the office of superintendent OF charities
for the past week show very great in
crease in destitution over that Of the same
time last year. Applicants for charity
have called on I'm superintendent OF ciiari-
ties at the ratcf fJf fifteen to twenty five
per day. Most all the applications for aid
have been made BY white women, claim
ing to be mothers Or from six TO eleven chill
dren. whose husbands are either out Of
employment, sick or dead. The ma jOrity
claim to be widows.
Upon investigation OF the cases by the
police department., through Mr.. Sylvester,
its chief clerk, the majority are found to
be entirely worthy, hunger and cold being
the prominent sources of complaint. There
were about twenty callers today, princi-
pally applicants for clothing
A memorial, addressed Ito business
houses and all who wish to deal with sp-
peals for help in a thorough manner. and
who cannot spare the time to give each
application individual attention. is being
circulated for the signatures of prominent
officials and others, favorably commend
ing the Associated Charities as n medium
for the distribution of charitable contri
buttons.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
FIST FIGHT OF LAWMAKERS
Frightful UprOar in the Italian
Chamber of Deputies.
Members Excited in Debate Over Al
lowance to Crown Prince-FIew
at Each Others Throats.

Rome, Dec. 1S.-A disgraccful row oc-
CURED in the Chamber of Deputies today
upon the occasion OF the discussion of the
allowance To be voted for the use Of the
Prince of Naples. crown prince Of Italy.
In the course of the debate Signor Costa
Socialist, denounced the proposal to grant
an allowance to the crown prince, and urged
the abolition Of all allowances to the
crown. Continuing his speech. he declared
that the monarchy was not only Il useless
hut dangerous institution. whercupon the
president of the chamber interrupted him
and forbade him TO speak further
A frightfUl uproar ensued, deputies jump
ing over benches and flying at one an
others throats, while others eXcha nged
knock-down blows. The tumult lasted
some time, and when order was restored it
was found that several of the deputies had
been severely handled
When the chamber teca me comparatively
quiet, the Marquis di Rudini, prime min
lister, attempted to reply to Signor Costa,
but his voice was drowned by the shouts
and jeers of the Socialists.
Finally bill granting an annual allow
ance of ! ,000, 900 francs was carried amid
great confusion
The evening times., 1896-12-18
BEARS WERE IN CONTROL.
Advance In Sterling Rates and Gu.
ban Reports Helped Depression.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The bears were in
control of the stock market this mnrling,
and under their sales prices receded any
where from / 2 to l IL per cent. They
had in their favor the advance in sterling
exchange of half a cent to 4SS g and the
reports from Washington that the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations would
adopt the Cameron resolutioR-recognIZing
the republic of Cuba. The latter report also
started selling for the long account, and
materially assisted the shorts in their
work of depressing values
Sugar was adversely affected by rumurs
of aggressive action by the Arbuckles, and
sold down / 3-S to Ill 1-2. other i'm
portant declines follow: Bay State Gas,
to 10 3-4, American Spirits preferred T-s
to 26 ga, Burlington and Quincy 1 Is to
73 "a, Chicago Gas 1 to 73, st. P Paul 7-S
to "a 3-S, Rock Island 1 to 81 81, Con-
solidated Gas, 1-2 to 80, General Elec-
tric L 3-S to 81, Louisville and Nashville, 1
to 4S 1-2, Manhattan 1 to 80 1-2, Reading
1 3-S to 26, Tennessee Coal 7-S to 26,
Leather preferred 5-S to 80 rs and West
ern Union 5-S to SO ex-dividend Specula-
ton at IL O'Clock was weak in tone.
Speculation at the stock exchange after
IL O'Clock was quiet, but the tendency Of
prices continued down ward. Manhattan,
Sugar, Louisville and Nashville, St. Paul.
Rock Island, Reading, Western Union and
General Electric all touched lower figures.
Manhattan fell to 50 1-2, and was with
out support. The talk of action by bond
holders to stop the payment of dividends
was again revived, but could not be con-
firmed. The market at midday was weak
In tone.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
HUNTING ANOTHER WILL.
Late Mrs. BarberS Daughter De-
clares There Must BE One.


1t is not certain that the will of the late
Elizabeth Barber of Anacostia, naming DR..
A . NJ. Green as executor, is the last viii Of
the deceased.
In the orphans court today Judge Hag-
ner deferred the granting of letters tesla
mentary. This was because of the affidavit
OF Mrs. Ida L. McLaren. one of the bene-
ficiaries under the will filed. 1t is dated
in 500 and bequeathes one half of her es-
tate to the Anacostia Methodist Episcopal
Church in trust for charitable purposes.
Two daughters, Mrs. Eliza p. Watson
and Mrs. McLaren, the wife of Rev James
McLaren, of the church mentioned, are to
get the other half of the estate.
In an affidavit filed today Mrs McLaren
alleges that her mother. the deceased,
told her about eighteen months ago what
disposition she desired made of her effects
and that after her death a paper would be
found in a certain bureau drawer, giving
a detailed account of the distribution of
her property. 1t is also asserted that
the deceased made similar statement to
her granddaughter only six or seven weeks
prior to her demise.
The personal effects are In charge of MT
E. NJ. Boteler, the uncle of the deceased
Judge Ha gner directed an order for the
search by the register OF wills Of the ef
fects to see If another will was in exist
ence.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
POLICE CLEARING UP DAY
Annual Sale 6fLsst and Abandoned
Articles They Find.
Many Pieces went for Ridiculously
Low Prices+fhere Was Also
Plenty of Fun.

The annual sale of lost, stolen and aban-
doned articles, which have been re-
covered by the eEoliccdepartment. took place
this morning at 10 O'Clock at the auction
sales re oms of Ratcliffe, Sutton & Co.,
No. $50 Pennsylvania avenue.
More than 325 different sets of ar
ticles. varying from, q .ob lot of beer bot
ties to a priests white robe. and from
postage stamps to Cog collars, were dis
posed OF at prices which ranged from 1
cent to several dollars. The amount of
clothing ,od would establish respecta-
bic sized secondhand store with goods
for a season.
In the line OF wearing apparel there We're
dress coats, one of which a colored man
purchased at the sacrifice price OF So SO
to wear to a New Years eve ball; a lady's
feather boa, II ose, handkerchiefs, and
pairs of trousers by the dozen. Good thick
winter overcoats were in demand Judging
from the shivering crowd, which listened TO
the auctioneer's harangue, and upon these
the bidding was strong, while linen pants
and straw hats could scarcely be given
away.
When colored man bid in chicken coop
for the munificent sum of 8 cents, the
crowd reared at the auctiOnecr's admoni-
ton to keep close watch on the neighborin2
hen roosts Pocket knives were so nuner-
Gus that they were sold in job lots OF one
dozen, nd more thana gross were thus dis
posed Of There was no attempt to bull the
market when a pair of kangaroo CATERS No.
12 were offered for sale, Everybody Wore
TriIbys and they Were knocked down for 20
cents.
A hungry-looking individual purchased
six cans of tomatoes for a quarter. and
after his money was paid was kindly in
formed that they could be bought for 23
cents anywhere. Several demijohns OF old
rock and rye, Pepper whisky and old Bour-
hon and cut plug tobacco brought morethan
their market value a young man with
red hair aud shadow of muStache paid
80 cents for n satin-lined baby's hood and
sIunk out OF the back door when the crowd
laughed at him.
Horse blankets, violins minus both bow
and strings, clotheslines. eyeglasses, lead
pipe, baby's clothes, a small amount OF
jevelry two shovels a slot machine. shay
ing outfit. a bootblack's OUTFIT bicycle
lamps, tool bags, and hundreds OF other
things Of all sorts, kl nds and sizes were dis
posed Of, ana generally found ready buy
ers. Only two guns were put up. Pistols
and revolvers Were Retained by the police
Where everything sold came from no one
kno VS., and where IL goes to no one cares.
The evening times., 1896-12-18
SAILOR RUNS AMUCK.
Mad From Drink, He Attacks Every
One He Meets,

Joseph Donohue, a sailor on an oyster
sloop, reached this city today and imnie-
diately took on cargo of whisky. He be-
came fighting drunk, and started up Sew
enth street from the wharves, whooping
like an Apache Indian. The first person
he came across, an elderly cOlored man.
was promptly knocked into tie gutter.
nonohue next tackled wooden Indian in
front OF cigar store, and followed this
up by attacking a white youth, and then
ran after lady.
The next man who hove in sight was
Capt. George Spransy. The sailor glared
at him a moment, and then made a vicious
assault upon him. Mr.. James II. Whit
more came to Capt. Spransy's assistance,
and he In turn was assaulted.
BY this time a large crowd had collected.
and Policeman Bruce, one of the giants Of
the Fourth precinct, appeared and placed
Donohue under arrest. After Il struggle
the oySterman was landed in the South
Washington station.