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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
Outnumbered Three to One GuhaHs still
Manage TO Make Trouble for the Enemy S
ONE LONE SPANISH CORPORAL WOUNDED
I'm All the Engagements Reported
The Efforts OF tho OmciaI Censor
Pininiy Visible I'm Press Dispatches
ma the Result OF fHia SHpervislorsE
Makes Curious Reading. S.
(From STAFF Correspondent United !
PresSl f}.sGf ,6fi ss

Havana. Feb. 13.-Col Tort reports
That force Of 1,b00 rebels under COM
mand of the leader Castillo attacked e.
small detachment OF his troops, Z who
were engaged In repairing the telegraph
lines near San Felipe, the fight, LAST
Ing an hour and hnlf. The rebels had
three men killed and fifteen wounded. 7.
Reports are also received that column
or Spanish troops coming by train fromtY
iuara to San Felipe were surrounded55 Z
by the enemy, who had burned bridge
TO compel the train to stop. The Span.
ish soldiers fought with great bravery
and dispersed the rebels with the loss
OF live killed and many wounded l'g.s.
Another column OF Spanish troops adj;
vancinE from Aljarla met and dispersed
q party of rebels, killing eleven +and
wounding twenty-three. The only Span
ish loss reported during the entire eco
ries OF engagements was the woundirig
of one corporal. The official report of a
Spanish troops aud force of 5000 In
surEents has just been given out. ThsS
report says the fight lasted the entire
day Of February 8th. The rebels sus-
tanned heavy losses and the Spanish
troops had six killed and forty wouiid.
cd. The troops conducted themselves In
the most heroic manner. The iInsiir-5
gents were the escort Of the Cuban feyo.
lutfonnry Junta. as#E
General Canello reports having had al;
successful battle with the forces OF AM
tonic Maceo on February 11th The
losses of the Insurgents were twenty-j
four dead, five prisoners and a large
number wounded. The Spaniards had
one soldier killed and several serio,is.f
ly wounded. General Canello was him.
self slightly wounded In the chest. gA
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
ENGLAND GERMANY.
Nothing nns Happened To War Their
Previous Good Relations.

Berlin Feb. l3.-In presenting The
ForeiSn Office statements In the Reich
stag to-day Won Beberstcin. Minister
of Foreign Affairs. took occasion To de-
clare that nothing had happened to ius-
iiiy an outbreak of Indignation on the
part OF the British public The good
relations existing between the Minister
OF Germany and Great Britain. he said
had nnt for Il moment been interruDted
II was not true he continued that Prasi-
dent Kruger, of the South African Re-
public. had applied to Germany 10
intervene. Germany had only protected
her interests in the Transvaal under
The commercial treaty concluded in iSS5
lie would noi attempt TO argue against
Entlands purpose, he said and he
would equally avoid anything calculated
to pour oil upon the fire hut he decIar-
ed he would demand the same right
of free expression of the feeling of thc
people OF Germany as England Yields
freely the right 10 express the anti
German feeling OF the people of Great
Britain. This declaration was received
with prolonged cheers. DR.. Hammach-
er expressed his thanks that the Gov
ernment had identified Itself with the
fantastic Increase of the navy which
had been suggested. Herr Liebcr and
Won kardurff gave expressions of
thanks TO the Government for its firm
foreign policy. Herr Ritchcr declared
that harmony between England and
Germany meant peace throughout the
world. War. he said. would work So
rious damage To Germany but Il would
be disastrous to ENGLAND In India. the
Bosphorus and in Egypt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

ca IN personal controversy conduct
en with considerable bitterness of ex-
preston, within proper parliamentary
methods. however. over the conversion
VI the former TO the cause of sound
money, as contradlstinguished from
Tree coinage OF silver. This Mr.. Hall
lau announced In speech last Satur-
uaS. ana on Tuesday, in his absence Mr.
i,earinond criticised his action. When
theS mad concluded matters were left
IN iiilch the same state as at the be-
ginning The Incident. however, seem
ch ia afford much entertainment to
me members and they resented efforts
haue To restrict and limit the verbal
onSiauE'hts of the gentlemen upon each
other.
The Committee ON Elections No. re-
port upon the contest of Van Horn
agains, Larsen. from the Fifth mis-
sonrD District I'm favor of Van Horn.
was presented by Chairman johnson.
Adjourned untn tomorrow.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
NEGRO CITIZENS GIVE A BANQUET
TO the White Volunteer Fire Dcpnrt.
nent Of Lexington.

Lexington. Va, Feb. 13-Thc higher
class of colored citizens OF the town
gave the white volunteer fire DEPART
ment of the town an elegant banouet
tonight I'm recognition OF their past
valuable services rendered.
The Mayor and Council Of the town
We're also present. This is. perhaps. the
hrst occurrence OF the kind on record.
me large furnancc at Ruena Vista,
which has had its fires banked for three
weeks. will go into blast tomorrow.
The Buena Vista Company called a
meeting OF stockholders for to-day, bur
on account OF there not being quorum.
the meeting was adjourned until the
18th of March,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
DROPPED no ETERNITY.
From Coyingson n Negro Murderer
Pays the Penalty.

Charlotte, ~ c.. Feb. ia special to
that Tim Covington was TODAY hange5
for the murder OF James Brown, SUPER
intendent of the Long Island Cotton
Mills, In September, 1894. CoyIneton
had been robbing Browns store. Brown
laid in wait for him in the store one
night, but after Covington entered he
succeeded In wrenching Browns pistol
from him and shot him three times.
Covington died game and knelt while a
minister prayed for him. Five hundred
people gathered outside the scaffold en-
closure hoping to see something of the
execution, and although 1t was rainy
day, the trees outside were filled with
the morbidly curious most all the morn
ing and until after the trap was sprung.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
RUSSIA REFUSED TO Cooperate
In ExcrtsnE Pressure on Turkey Hn
BehaIf of the Arncnjans

London. Feb IA blue book on Arsj
inenia issued by the Government this af-3
ternoon shows that Russia from the verTs
cis In exerting pressure on Turkey III
behalf of the Armenians and also de-
clined to use force in that direction her.
self fearing that thereby she would as4S
sist the aim OF the Armenion revolutions
airy committees in the establishment OBS
an independent Armenia. which Russial;
would never tolerate {{sS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
nEv0LTIN ConEa.
'Fhe Prime Minister ard several 0fs4;
cinIs SGurilcred. 40

Yokc'homa, Feb. 13.-DIspatches from
Seoul, the Capital of Corea, says that al
revolt took place there on Februaryt
llth, during which the Prime Nfinisterl
and several other officials were murders
ed. the King and Crown Prince were
compelled to take refuge in the Russians
legation. where they are now being
sheltered. The King had ordered that
MI or the Corean Ministers be killed.
The Russian Legation Is being guarded
by force of 200 Russian sailors and
marines. o7151I$
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
Broken Prices m Every Department.
at Il. A. Saunders, Read About s3s
Our Worlds Fair Premium,
Will Interest Every
Lady In This
Section.

Broken prices In all wool dress goods,
60c. and 60c. goods so while they last at
25c.; fancy weayes. III black and coloredss
worth 60c. and 75c., go at 44c,; betters
weaves. in black goods. worth s1,sands
46-inch wide only 50c: clay serges. worth2
60c, now 33c; colonial serge. worth Sill
now G1c.; black and colored cashmere,S
from &c. up. Remnants OF black col-ss
ored and plaids. enough to make q waist$
or skirt, at half price. Ladies wrap
pers. wroht 81 and s1.25 now s9c.;; best
wrapper worth ST. now s1.5S; woven 1
skirt worth, 5oc., now 15c.; remnantslo Of
gingham, worth &C., now 3Ac. BrokengS
Prices in Kid Gloves Kid gloves, woftlls 'ls l,;s
81 and 81 1.25, now 89c.; kid gloves, lWorthSs
81 so and s1.T5 now, S1.25 The Pres
MUM Artist of the Worlds Fair is Rtthss
us and will cut pattern for any sty1ess:
Of a waist while you wait free, If yoiisa
buy material to the amount OF S2,59.gs
The exhibition Is for the principal 3edIsgSI
cation TO make your own dresses, tSp9s5
refiitting necessary. Broken prices &ifi4ss
ali departments. Call and save money
this week.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
nenviest snow ofthc winter

Chicago. Feb. 13.-The heaviest snow
OF the winter Is falling In northern Illi-
nois and Iowa. 1t began yesterday at
. a. M and up to midnight last night
,here mad been an average of twelve
inches. The storm is unaccompanicd by
hiGh winds causing but little delay to
railway traffic
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
Fou,d the North Pole.

st. Petersburg, Feb. ia dispatch:
from lrkutsk, Siberia, says that q St-5
berian trader named Kouchuareff, acts
Ing in the capacity of agent for Dr.
Nansen, the Arctic explorer has informs
ed the Prefect OF Kolymsk that he has
received information that DR.. Nansens
has reached the North Pole, where he
found land, and that he Is now on hiss
way back. M
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
The First batch OF New n,,,,.

New York, Feb. 13.-Thc first batch of
the new is just sold by the Government
arrived in this city to-day and viii he
distributed on Saturday. IT is under
stood that those secured by the Morgan
Syndicate have all been placed in tho
ncighborhood of ll6. The fours listed at
the Stock Exchange sold at llGA. The
trading at the Board was on heavy
scale
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
Died From Eating Toads,ooI..

montgomery, Ala, Feb. ia specIoI
to the Advertiser from Admission saws
mat three children OF Wm. Littlcjohn
while playing in the woods found and
ate several toadstools. and were
soon taken violently ill., Doctors were
called, but in vain. all three being dead
In three hours.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
r. A. sAUNDBRssj
Tbo (Ireat snis Contint,c ~ G

at the Modern Cash Bargain centS8!s
Nothing like 1t ever known in NoftolSS
-our competitors wonder: our Gus totneras
many lines Of goods at, about halss Sfsafs
other stores sell them for. q a II
LEVY BROS. 1f4 MAJ Id al
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14
blackburn ON Hunter, ,ycc,s.

Frankfort, KY. Feb. 13-The ballot
for Senator In joint assembly to-day
resulted as follows: Hunter, 64 Black
burn, So; scattering, 8. Necessary to a
choice. So.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

'.Newest Discovery'-Ext. teeth; no
pain. N. Z. D. Rooms, Ennis. 182 Main
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

of the secretary'cf Agriculture goes into
effect on the 10Th. ana the object of
this bill Is TO have 1t not apply TO cattle
In those portions of the State where
there Is no Infectious disease.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

Mr.. Brown introduced In the Senate
a bill to appropriate $500 TO assist the
Society or this Colonial Danes of Vir-
ginia in thetr5Worls OF copying and pre-
serving certain parish vestry books and
registers running from the year 1868 to
JSSn
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-14

over the bill looking to the establish
ment Of quarantine" lines In this State
by the experts of Blacksburg In order
that the cattle OF the entire State may
not be Qnarantined against by the De-
partmcnt of Agriculture. at Washington
The measure carries an appropriation
not exceeding $500. Ii was finally pass
ed without dissenting vote. The order
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

QdiouB.

Not to us, twill please
us much to have you
look at all the Shoes Of
fered in Smyrna. We
make no pretense of
giving Shoes away.
We're simply frank with
you and offer our Shoes
on their merits.
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

pipe organ costing $1,000 was destroyed.
The Church will at once be repaired. Fully
insured.
The committees of the Maryland Estate
Purity Alliance of the Women's Christian
temperance Union have prepared bill
asking the Legislature to raise the age of
consent from IA to IS years. Such bill
was passed by the recent Delaware Legisla-
ture, and it is now in force in most states.
The bill will probably be passed, as there is
strong sentiment in favor of it.
GOVERNOR LowNDEs. - Like Governor
Griggs in New Jersey, Governor Lowndes
of Maryland promises to live up to the
pledges made during the campaign, and
Maryland will have a clean administration
so far as the new governor is concerned.
The inaugural ceremonies of Mr.. LOwndes
on Wednesday were witnessed by a con-
siderable gathering of Democrats as well as
Republicans, and the governor promises to
b e the executive of the whole people.
A NEW Liquor LAw-The people of Kent
county have decided to ask the Legislature
of the State to pass temperance bill to be
known as a local veto bill and it is probable
that the temperance alliance of the State
will ask the passage of a similar measure for
all the State. The bill provides that it shall
be unlawful to license place to sell liquor
If a remOnstrance signed by majority of
the people who pay taxes in that county if
filed against it. Drug stores may be licensed
to sell liquor upon prescription, but only
zone store to every 500 people shall be
licensed. They will make hard fight to
have the bill passed. If passed it will re-
main in force for five years.-EastOn Gazette.
The healing properties of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
SalVe are well known. 1t cures eczema, skin af-
tections aud is simply p rect remedy for piles
Clifton Raymond.
He BURNED The CHECK.-The boys and
young men of EastOn have fore some time
been indulging in the nonsensical past time
of playing pranks on each other, and the
other day well known farmer gave a check
he had received from New York to a gentle
man of our town to have cashed in Easton
and he thinking it was intended to play
joke on him threw it in the fire. Imagine
his surprise when was told it was a genuine
check for $45, and no doubt the farmer is
having the matter explained and will in due
time have duplicate of the check sent him.
Times.
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
Maryland Items.

Judge John NJ. Robinson died yesterday,
aged 6s years.
The ballot for United States Senator
yesterday resulted in no choice.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth johnson
and Mr.. Louis Atwell, both of near Sassa.
fras, will take place this evening,
The work of laying the track of the new
Queen Anne's railroad between Queenstown
and Denton will be commenced inside Of a
month. s1..la
The Somerset county oystermen haYe der
olared in favor of oyster planting and peti-
toned the Legislature to pass a general plant.
ing law.
SKULL FRAcTURED.-Miss Matte Ham
niond, the sixteen year old daughter of Levi
Hammond, of Baldwins, near Elkton, while
skating on pound, fell and fractured her
skull. She was removed to a Philadelphia
hospital.
A BRUTAL CRDE.-Captain Thos. Camp
of schooner Lying at Chesapeake City was
murdered for his money Thursday His
brains were beaten out with sledge-ham-
mer and his Body thrown in the Creek. ].
Harry Truss, a Resident of Chesapeake
CITY, was arrested on suspicion.
Jack Barber, colored, was arrested and
placed IN Chestertown jail last week on the
charge OF having fraudulently voted on the
name OF George w. Brown, also colored, in
she second precinct, Fourth district. at the
November election, and given a hearing
wednesday and held in Jail for the action Of
the April term Of court.
Robert p Graham win swear IN as Comm
Lroller 9n-the goth Of January Hon NJ
Dehalo smithi the present incumbent
STATES 'hat he Is ready to turn the Office over
70 ms successor atany time, Mr., Graham hal
rendered the position of chief clerk 10 prof
williams OF Salisbury High School.
The people in the neiobborhood -
Greensboroagh are experiencing ,vo.o-
famine. The wells Of that town are yo;aa y;si
dry daily and the matter IS becomine, serio,,s
For more than year tbs water springs bavs ~,
been remarkably low and the absence -
surface water is unprecedented in the mem
ory Of the people now living.
CHURCH BURNED The Episcopal church
at Elkton was damaged by fire on SUNDAY
The flames started near the furnace ana
spread rapidly. The interior was badlv
damaged The loss is full $4,000. The sne
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
EXTENSION TABLES.

About forty OF them at one-ha regular prices in lengths
from to feet tables that have been good value at $1
now So: and so throughout the stock.
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

Unprecedented Fur Selling
has been going on here since
early November, when to al
ready well-rounded stocks we
added more than Za00 Hum
dred Thousand Dollars 70Oyth
Of 1TnSf70OrthT Fur Garments.
1t was a bold stroke, and it
has been feebly copied far and
near. 1t is amusing to read
of these efforts. Unknown
furriers have sold unknown
quantities. Little-heard-of fac
tors in the trade have been
heralded as purveyors of rich
fur garments. And there the
efforts cease. Values ruling
here during November and
December were easily beyond
successful competition-prices
averaging about half those of
former seasons. But, astOund-
ing as have been these values,
we have made Prices a F0urth
to a ZHird L070ey Than E1ey !
And the richest furs are in
Cluded in these offerings. A
descriptive word follows:
Astrakhan Capes, lined with satin
rhadame, $3.50.
Astrakhan Capes, made from whole
and well-matched skins: lined with
satin, S12
Canada SealslIin Capes, satin lined. $40.
Canada Sealskin Capes, with storm
collar and edges finished with genu-
inc black thibet; lined with satin
rhadame, S12.
Wool Sealskin Capes, satin lined;
storm collar and fronts edged with
genuine marten, Sl8. Such garments
- are usually $40.
Electric Sealskin oapes, with full
storm collar, S25. Regular s45 gar
ments.
Wool Sealskin Oapes, with storm col
lar and edges of marten, $50. Reg
ular s55 values.
Electric Sealskin Capes, both fronts
edged with genuine marten; lined
with heavy satin rhadame, $50.
Capes of Monkey Fur, handsome in
material and workmanship; with
double storm collar of electric seal.
skin, S35,
A few genuine Persian Lambskin
Capes, with full storm collar; lined
with fancy silks, $40.
Fifty Persian LaHrbskin Muffs, correct
style. mt $3.50,
Neck Scarfs, 81 and more,
OF course, these are merest
hints from the vast collection.
Interesting reading, surely,
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR


If home-sewers could make
Muslin Underwear equally
dainty and elaborate to cost
no more than our selling prices
they would still be short
sighted to do so, for the wear
ing out of wife and mother
cannot be counted in dollars.
And more thousands of w9-
men ate agreeing with us each
season-more and more thou
sands since we have raised the
standard of excellence. This
Seventeenth HalfYeat Sale
is a revelation ! Never were
the garments offered so per-
teetly made so more than
liberal in pattern. Never have
we translated so many Paris
ideas. And the supply IS not
limited to American made, for
no store in this country carries
an equal stock Of Paris-made
Lingerie. +
john WANAMAKER
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15

Notwithstanding the very
low prices the rule is still
in force to pay Railroad
fare--on very moderate pur-
ChaSeS.
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
The SMYRNA TIMES.
%mvrna. ylranoh Trains.
r,On,nn of Mails.

Going North, 7l6 s.42 9.5S, A. NJ, 1852, 5.27 Pm
Going South, s.2s 1855 A. NJ, S.52, 5.27, 500 p M
Smyrna times., 1896-01-15
Vim, B, SHARP
& co.
Fourth and Market StS..
WILMINGTON. DEL
WILMINGTON. DEL

On the completion of our stock.
taking, we find many odd lots OF
stuffs in broken assortments
which we will move out at low
prices.
1t is a well-known fact that
Muslins are as high in price now
as they were three years ago.
Before this advance we bought
largely of many standard brands
and shall open our spring busi-
ness in muslins and sheetings at
remarkably low prices, such as
were prevailing during the great
stagnatiOn in these goods.
"A Hill bleached, 615c. per ward.
42-lnch pillow Muslin, Sc. per ward
45-inch pillow Muslin, &c. per ward
"a Sheeting, linen finish, I7c. per vd
lO-4 Sheetlng, linen finish, 19c. per yd.
On Wednesday morning we
shall place on sale 5000 Yards
45-inch 8leached Muslin. fine
enough for underwear and heavy
enough for pillow cases and
sheets, for s cents per yard. The
same quality as we shall sell for
121 cents when these are sold.
Muslin buyers will find our prices
very interesting.
Last fall we ordered direct
from Belfast, Ireland, a splendid
line of Table Linens and. Nap
kins. They are in fine grades of
exquisite patterns with napkins
to match and the qualities are
far superior for the money than
we have ever offered,
Cream Double Damask, 75c. 81 and 81 2s.
2 yards wide -'-'
a. Bleached Double Damask, 81, $3.50 and
Bleached Double Damask S1.25 and so.
"a yards wide, for extra wide tables.
A large lot of Remnants of
Table Linen in lengths from II
to 3 yards long, 38 cents to 81.
or about off the regular price
by reason of being a little soiled
and rumpled.
Our Blanket seaSan hos hoo.
large-stOck-taking reveals some
lots that have been overlooked
and some that are slightly soiled
We shall offer these to late
Blanket buyers at a great reduc-
tiOn in price.
All of the Handkerchiefs used
In our Christmas decorations
are sorted up and placed on the
counter for a quick sale at much
reduced prices. They are en-
broidered andin colored borders.
Soap, water and a flat iron will
make. them good as new.
the 121lc. ones are now
3 for $50.
the 25c. ones are now
for SOC.
the sc ones are now
for 1Oc,
Remnants of Laces in black
and white - beaded garnitures
and narrow trimmings in silk
and passementerie, black and
colors are reduced nearly one
half.
All these reduced things are
stock-taking results and much
below regular prices,