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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
A COON HUNTER KILLED
And Two Of His Fellow Sportsmen Receive
Painful and Perhaps Serious Injuries,
WERE STRUCK BY A BRANCH OF A TREE
They Cut Down tho Tree I'm Order to
Capture Their Prcy-The Dend
Man Widely Known Citizen
A Negro Scnlded by u Boiler Ex-
plosion at Disputantn Station. \

Petersburg. Va. Oct. 80 Especially
Intelligence has been received here OF a
very sad occurrence In Prince George
county last night, which resulted in the
death or one man and the painful injury
OF two others. 1t seems that Mr.. Jas.
Harrison, widely known citizen of
3lackwater district, Prince George
county, residing near Disputunta sta
ton. on the Norfolk and Western rail
road, in company with his son and Mr.
=. ii. Burton, were out coon hunting
The dogs freed n coon and the tree was
cut down. One OF the limbs struck al
three OF the men. Mr.. Harrison was
struck on the head and his skull frac-
tured. His son was badly hurt about
the shoulder. and Mr.. Burton got his
hand painfully bruised. Mr. Harrison
was carried to his home. where he lin
OF his injury. The deceased was about
lifty years of age and was much respect
ed by nll who knew him. He leaves q
widow with children
A BOILER EXPLOSION.
y day or two since the boiler Mt the
Sawmill OF Messrs. AtdenS * Kennedy
in Chesterfield county. exploded. wreck
ing oil the machinery. a colored man
whose name was not learned, was scald-
ed. It is said that the dome of the
boiler was blown distance of one mile
ATTEMPTED BURGLARIGS.
Last night burglars made an unsuc.
cessful attempt to break into and rot
the grocery store OF Mr.. j. S. Worsham
on Franklin street. They next attempt
ed To get into the oyster house of MIR
r.. II. Hawks. which adjoins Mr. Wor-
sham's. but they were again folcd in
their purpose.
STAMPING BALLOTS.
The official ballots to be used at the
election next Tuesday have been print
cd, and to-day the electoral board was
engaged in counting and stamping them
in the presence of Judge j. NJ. Muller
OF the Corporation Court.
WANTS TO GO AWAY.
Rev. DR.. William L. Edwards, pnsto,
or Washington Street NJ. l.. Church
said to-day that ut the next Virginia
annual conference he would ask to be
transferred to some other field. Dir. Ed
wards stated that ut one time lie in.
tended rendering to the conference his
unconditional resignation of his charg,
here. but that he had been requested b,
some of his friends not to do so. II,
had. therefore. decided to leave the
whole matter in the hands of the
Bishop.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

Yesterday Charles Sullivan, son of
Mrs. Charlie Sullivan. who lives on
crawford street. had narrow escape
from death yesterday. While standing
near the railroad track in the Seaboard
Air Line yard with his bicycle, an en-
CINE came along. which frightened n
horse and caused him 10 run away.
In passing the boy his wheel was struck.
Knocking him down, blu. fortunately
threw him far enough off to keep the
wheels of the vehicle from running over
him. Those who saw the boy when he
fell thought that he was badly Injured
but he escaped without a bruise. The
only damage was done to his wheel
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
A Democrats club Orrnnixea.

About fifty young men met at De-
GarSpody's store. OH Crawford street. on
Thursday night and organized Bry-
an. Sewall and Young Club. The fol-
lowing were elected officers: W. F..
johnson. president; Claud DeGarybody,
rice-president: Amos Watson, secretary,
and Walter Ferebee, treasurer; G. w
Dennis, serSeant-at-arms. Immediate
ly after the organization banner.
about sixty feet long, bearing the names
OF Bryan. Sewall and w. A. Young was
swung across Crawford street.
n number of short talks were made
The club starts out with the intention
of seeing that every one who is entitled
to vote shall cast his vote
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
Election Notes.

There is no doubt election is inter
Ierrins considerably with trade. In or
DER to liven up business we are selling
clothing at prices unheard of for this
time of the year. Suits that would reg
m Mitarly sen Tor 5000 and $1,000, now IS. 90.
Those that would sell for $40 5o anI
$l3.5O, now $1,000. and so on. We can
save you money by your pucha sing
ANYTHING In the way of clothing for men
youths or boys from us at the present
time. BRESLAuER & ANTHONY.
III High street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
Communicated
Fun For All or Halloween Eve.

Trinity Sunday School Is to give q
Halloween Party at the parish house
to-day from to p. m, at which there
will he "bobbing" for apples fortune
trying with tumblers. candy-pulling for
those who like it or candy already made
for those who prefer The admission for
children will be cents. which entities
them to all the fun. except the candy
pulling, which will be 5 cents more.
Grown people must pay 10 cents. The
proceeds are to be given to the organ
fund of the church. All the young peo-
pie OF the city are cordially invited tu
come and have good time, as we'll as
help US in our work A READER
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
LAWRENCE d wEI.ToN.
25f High Strcct-Cash Dry Goods
DenIcrs-Spcciai for The Week. ri,

Fruit of Loom Cottons 6hc. yd. Mo-
hawk Valley 1914 Sheeting l9c. yd Utica
l0-4 Sheeting pc. yd. New stock of all
linen towels at 12la l6 % and 25c each.
Ladies' Coats and Caps made in the
very latest styles from So to SIS each.
Children's Cioaks from year to 3
years.
Misses Coats, sizes years to IS years.
ranging In price from So TO $40.
DRESS GOODS-All-wool goods
black and color. SO inches wide, 25c. yd.
Novelty Dress Goods from soc. I'D. to
$40 for pattern.
UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY AND
GLOVES y SPECIALITY
LAWRENCE 81 WELTON'S CASH
AND ONE PRICE STORE
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
PORTSMOUTH NEWS
{. Building for i.he Y. NJ. c. A. An
Assume cd ERcf.

Mr. coulter and Mr.. b. +. Beverly
went out yesterday afternoon on n can.
wasting tour to ,raise the last $500 need
ed towards securing the necessary
aipount to erect q Y. M. C. A. building
IN thts city. When last seen by The
S Nirsinian representative they had only
SiEo TO raise. and 1t is more than proba-
BILE that the amount was raised The
subscriptions are payable 20 per cent.
, cnsh and ten years for the balance
me building committee will at once Sc
lect suitable site and work will be
iairly under way by the time the blue
birds begin to sing again.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
Quarterly Conference.

The members of Wright Memorial
Church held their last quarterly confer
ence for the year Thursday night A
number of church, matters We're dis
cussed. Mr. A. c. Bushnell was6agnin
recommended for Superintendent of the
Sunday school. 4E
1t WAS, unanimously decided 10 ask
that Rev. Mr.. Bosnian be returned to
that church. =
Rev. MIR. Amiss, the Presiding Elder.
was present and promised to aid them
all he could in having Mr.. Bosnian re-
turned for the fourth time
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
R!H:A'I! kB s,<iIsgl!
ABSOLUTELY pUFsE
Highest of all in Leayening Powcr.-L
A hiig Cnsc.

~ baltimore. Oct. Gothic Mercantile
nrust company to-day filed In tho
United States Court an answer to the
suit sn, or the Johns Hopkins University
aSainSt inc receivers OF the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad and Others tn rennvar
per cent. dividends on preferred stocl,
OF me baltimore and Ohio Railrond
company held by the University. The
answer Is very bulky. covering 100 type-
s Mi,..en pages. 1T gives n full financial
s.olS OIL the baltimore and Ohio cor
poration from the time of It's charter in
1876 to the present time. ''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
WILL SUE FOR SALARY.
John II. Winder VIII Enter Shit
AEnimst the Eeahoard

Raleigh. y. c.. Oct. 30 (SpeciaD.-John
II. Winder, general manager of the Sea-
board Air Line, has notified the clerk
OF the Superior Court, I'm this county,
that he will enter suit against that road
for salary due. The Judge gave him
derstood he will sue for SIC. 900 His
suit will be brought against each road
which is part of the Seaboardk system.
1t Is for one years salary
w. j. Edwards. ex-general stdfekeeper
OF the same sysytem. sues for s57b dam
ages, alleging he was discharged wrong
fully and without, cause.
SIT Donald Smith, the wealthiest man
In Canada, In Scotchnoan
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

The Darlington CWis) Journal saws
e e.a OF a popular patent medicine:
pertains Collie, Cholera and Diarrohca
Remedy is all that is claimed for It. as
on two occasions ii stopped excrucjnt inc
pains and possibly saved us from an un,
over night without II in the honse ;.
This remedy undoubtedly saves more
pain and suffering,than any other medi-
cine In the world. Every family shonI5
keep u in the house. for 1t is sure TO he
drugglsts. ~''
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
Death of Young Man.

Frank p. Hewlett, son of Mr.. and Mrs
j. O. Hewlett. died yesterday at the resi-
dence of his adopted father, Mr.. Frank
lin Portlock, in Norfolk county, in the
twelfth year Of his age. Frank was quite
a favorte with all who knew him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
Specials for TODAY.

lleinz's fine Saucr Kraut lOc. per ouort
three quarts for 25c.: large bottle Queer,
olives. zoe. per bottle: seven bars OF Tho
for II limited time only. Don't fail 10 i'm
prove the opportunity. Fine new Caiifor-
ma Prnncs, Sc. per pound; tine Virginia
Mountain lSuckwhcat. &c. per pound Pre-
pared Buckwhcat. thrcc-pound packages,
12.ac. per package. our Sunbeam Flour Is
fine as can he bought Give IL n trjnI
PHONE 1870 ~ ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
PORTSMOUTH Apv,s

STORE AND OFFICES no RSN,r.~ 6 I-s.s-I1
raDle quarters ut moderate rental: no net
Yer known building in Portsmouth: pig
winter ana city sewerage. For nar,Irm,,
lars apply to NJ. ROSENBAUNI, lie and
ITO lilen SllHpt. MIL
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
TO cuREA COLD INoNEDAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money IL il
fails to cure. 25c. spS-tu, thu,sat.7m
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

LOSr-Eithcr I'm Norfolk or Portsmouth
u lauy's gold witch with initials A. v e.
on back The finder will be rewarded If
iei ac 4, oSl county street, Portsmouth
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
j. 8. Crnuinrai-

the High street furniture man. has re-
duced prices on his refrigerators. door
and window screens. Big bargains
await you.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
The New HAT.

The Dresden is something new, $500
and $3.50. w. L. VIRNELSON & co.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

The best s1.0O. s1.5O and $3.50 hats are
sold by Charles r. Welton & Co. Try
them.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

Saturdays Special sale of Underwear
VIII give every man an opportunity to
Keep warm this winer.
LEVY & JACOBS. Clothiers.
200 High street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31

Go to Holman's Delicatessen. %
High street, for good. quick lunch
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-31
NOTES or THE NAVY.

Information has come To The Virgin
Ian. that capt. Mccormick, Of the yard.
viii mt I very early date be made Chief
Of the bureau of Ordnance at Wash
ington.
The Castine will arrive Mt this ward
an the 9Th of November for repairs.
which Will take u month to complete
The cruiser Raleigh has cost less for
repairs than any other ship in the ser
vice OF the same age and size
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
SAVINGS BANKS.

The Kansas City Star referring to the losses occasioned from the failures of banks, closes an editor ial as follows: ''This Instructive failure, which has swept away thousands of dollars representing the hard earnings and the patient self-sacritice of working men and women, calls attention once moro to the necessity of devising some scheme by winch the savings of tho people may be properly pro- tected and by which premium may be placed upon thrift and economy"
 It will be remembered that Mir. John Wanamaker, whose reputa- tion as a business man is recog- nized everywhere, while postmas- ter general under President Har- rison, advocated the adoption of the postal savings banks, so long and successfully in use in England. as q solution of the problem named above.
 No one can doubt for an instant the practicabillty of this system, when they understand it or learn of its workings in England. It furnishes tho only absolutely safe depository for the earnings of working men and women and necessarily increases their patriotism and love of country as we'll as encour- aging them in becoming thrifty and economical. A postal savings bank system would prove Il graet blessing to the working people of the United States and should be adopted.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
PORT ARTHUR HARBOR.

All of our Mcna readers arc in- terestcd in anything pertaining to the Port Arthur harbor as the Gulf terminus of the Port Arthur route. and anxious to see any move made to mako it the best on the Southern Coast.
 At the deep water convention held at Ft. Smith last week a memorial address to congress was adopted calling for an appropria- tion by the government of S1, ,000, : 900 for the purpose of dredging a channel 120 feet wide by twenty six feet deep from tho head of | Sabine pass, at the southern end of Sabine lake, to the Neches river, at the northern extremity. The dispatch announcing the above further says: sPort Arthur is q short distance from tho head of Sabine pass. A government cx- pcnditure of S2,000,000 has al- ready secured a depth of twenty five feet through the pass. The Nechcs river has depth of over thirty feet, and the memorial asks congress to connect the deep water in tho Sabine pass with the deep water in tho Neches river by the proposed channel"
 We deem this very important move and one of great interest to the entire west-one that every citizen should give his influence for freely, and every member of con- gross in the great west work and vote for. Any action that will tend to make a good harbor at Port Arthur will prove a benefit to Mena as we'll as to all tho country through which the Kan. sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf rail road passes.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
OPPOSED TO CLASSES.

Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, has never been known either as a crank or a philanthropist, being generally considered. as man and politician. as one who had but little patriotism or love for the masses.
 He, however, when questioned regarding the proposed organiza- tion Of business mems league to control in politics, talks straight out from the shoulder, and in a vigorous manner, as follows:
 T am opposed to tho entire scheme of the National Business Mems league as disclosed by Mir. Dolan. It's basic theory is that organized wealth shall dictate high office and so take possession of the government. It will be met Stubbornly and ovcrthrown. The proE oters of this league invoke .a class against the masses, and all other classes. No league of busi- alsss men. or other men, based spon wealth, or other foundation. can erect q government class in this country. In the United States senate we have millionaires and business men cnongh to serve :sll legitimate purposes. Senators arr needed who have no special ties. but #ho will act for the in- terests of the country in gross without special affinities. The people most deserving of repre- sscntation and most in need of leg Tsl.tive protection arc the farm CTS. the small storekeepers, the artisans and tho laborers, and l ~taii.l hy them and against tho so- called league"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
THE NEW YORK SUN VERY ANGRY

David k. Francis, Cleveland's Secretary of the Interior, in let ter to a sound money" organiza- tion in Kansas City, among other things said: If some legislation Is not enacted to check the grow ing influence of wealth and cir cumscribe the power of trusts and monopolies, there will be an up rising of the people before the century closes which will cndan- ger our institutions"
 To this the New York Sun takes exceptions and shows its venom and lack of argument as follows: This is the chatter of fool. Mir. Francis happens to be wealthy man himself, and presumably he is anxious to get wcalthicr. Does he think that his growing wealth and the influence of it will Zen danger our institutions?' Whose wealth and what wealth endangers those institutionsl He cannot tell to save his life. He cannot come to particulars to save his life. He is fatuously and lgnor- antly repeating a silly lie which plenty of other fools have beer taught to repeat by demagogues and anarchists"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

The Metaphysical Magazine fol December is at hand and is an un- usually interesting number. Ev- cry article is written by a master hand. one who understands tho subject being written about, and is most ably edited. It has a field to itself, dealing with questions not treated by outher journals. Aside from regular contributions each month upon topics of inter- est to those of a philosophic turn of mind. it's departme nts of Psychic Experiences" Healing Philosophy" and the world of thought with editorial comment, contain much instruction and food for thought. The great interest manifested by large number of people in ocult and philosophic questions causes this magazine to be much sought after and read with great interest. It is issued monthly by the Metaphysical Pub fishing Company, 503 Fifth ave- nue, New York.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
OF GREAT IMPORT ASccEE.

The Kansas City Journal com menting on the action taken by the deep water convention which met at It. Smith last week, ask ing congress to make an appro- priation to complete the Port Arthur harbor, says:
 ''Thc improvement of the Port Arthur harbor is of great impor- tance to Kansas City, because that port will be the terminus of the Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf railway within ninety days. It Is 107 miles nearer to Kansas City than Galveston. 114 miles nearer than New Orleans, 419 miles nearer than Savannah, All miles nearer than Newport News, and 566 miles nearer than New York. Thus Port Arthur has the geo. graphical advantage over all other seaports in competition for Kan sas City business. Galveston was recently blocked for several weeks with export grain because its har- Dor facilities were not sufficient to enable the grain to be loaded into ships as fast as 1t arrived from the grain belts. With tho improve ment contemplated by the tt. Smith deep water convention. to secure a twenty-six foot channel, 12O feet in width from the Sabine Pass to the mouth of the Neches river, the Sabine lake harbor will be ample to accommodate fleets sufficient to carry the grain product of the world In this Kansas City is interested, for % per cent of the wheat and 40 per cent of the corn production of the United States comes from a district of which she is the center.
 Kansas City has been looking forward with expectancy to the completion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, and to realize the full measure of these cxpecta- tions the port on Lake Sabine must be made a harbor capable of floating number of deep draught vessels. Sabine Pass has a depth of 24. 1 feet of water at mean low tide, and is the deepest port on the Texas coast. A government expenditure of S1.750.000 was re- quircd to dredge Sabine Pass and construct the jetties at the outer end. The river and harbor bill passed by the last congress con tained an appropriation of S1. 050,000 to continue the work. If the recommendation of the Fit. Smith convention for an additional S1, 100000 to dredgc a twenty six foot channel 120 feet wide north to the Neches river is adopt ed the Port Arthur harbor will be capable of floating the deepest draught vessles in practically un- limited numbers.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

The United States has big crop of apples this year and the exports of this fruit to Europe arc largely in excess of any here tofore known. 1'herc is no better fruit than the American apple
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

\ subscription to the Star, to send to some friend. for 1897, would prove | very neat as we'll IS interesting Christmas present. Only 60 cents.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

The Mcra Commercial Club is taking holi of business in prac- teal and energetic manner and will cause it's influence to be felt for good.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

l cn the earnest efforts being male toward establishing schools hcrr Mcna will, ere long, be known as m educational center. This is something we should all work for.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

Important questions of State must lie in wait while our fat president, on a salary of S50,000 a year, takes government vessel and goes Il hunting ducks. Great is Grover!
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

The building of the K. C., P. < c. railway from Mcna to Hot Springs will prove a great thing for western Arkansas.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23

Weyler has proved himself a coward as well as brutal butcher, but then cowardise and brutality arc closely allied.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
K. q. p 1 C THE rHeLE.
cKuRcM sEavIcEs.

M F. CHURCH sOUTH-Preaching each SuTdny at 3 and D. ia. sunday school at go q. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday even iag at ! ?. III. J. Y. CHRISTMAS, Pastor.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-23
NEEA FIRST THEN THE WORLD

More brick buildings arc needed in Mena.