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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
THE EpwoRTHI IEAetE.
Meetings. Held By the Several
Bran ci,es Aast Nigh.

The Epworth League Of Centenary NJ.
q. Church held delightful meeting In
the lecture room of the church last night,
at whic a arge number cf persons were
present. THE programme rendered was
wen received. II was az follows:
DoXology Observation-Disclosures.
Prayer REV. e. Fl. Rawlings
Life of Chopin -
Mr.. j. p. Rives.
False in ID fiat .... Chopin
Miss Mela q. Branch
Life of Gounod .....
Mrs. w. G. Fearing.
Soprano solo. ''rhe King OF Love
Mrs. Dr. r. l.. Payne.
Essay on Beethoven .......
Miss Nela Brickhouse.
Piano sclo, Sonata Pathetique"
.......... Beethoven
Miss Mela G. Branch.
The f3pworth League of Cumberland
Street Church, after a solo by Miss Leila
Thomas and a temperance talk by Miss
Ellen Morein, held It's semi-annual cleo
tion OF officers. resulting as follows: Geo
w. Gilbert. president; J. IL. Fentress
First Vice President; Mrs. bertha Foster
Second Vice President: Miss Susie Nc
Grath, Third Vice President: ]. w. Ladd
Secretary; II. Hodges, Treasurer; Rev
w. H. Atwill, Chorister; c. II. Sturte-
want. Assistant Chorister: Misses Leila
Thomas, Bette r. Godfrey, and Loyey
A. Blick. Organists.
After the election. President Gilbert
presented Rev. Mr.. Atw!gl with a num-
Der of instructive volumes In recognition
OF his assistance to the organization
MT. Anvil made an appropriate re-
sponse TO the presentation address
At Epworth Church the League had .
Its topic. Christ in the Home" led by
MISS Lee G. Cook. The attendance was
large.
The Seaside Union OF the Epworuh
league OF the Methodist churches of the
District OF Norfolk and Portsmouth will
hcld meeting at McKendree Church on
thursday. al S:l5 p. m. Good music an d
matters pertaining to the convention 70
be held on June 25th, will be discussed
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
stiiIfn n Critical Condition.

Emma Lane. the colored woman who
WAS shot In the stomach by Bill Dodd,
at No. 10 Allyntown, Saturday night, Still
cents Hospital. At midnight no change
in her condition was perceptible. but the
longer life Is prolonged. the better aer
recovery. The operation performed Sat
urday night is one Of the most delicate
known to surgery, and If her life IS saw
ed. 1t will be great achievement for the
physicianS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
Cecil Rhodes to Re Requested 10 Step
Down and Ont.

London, May 4.-The directors of the
Brittsh South Africa Company held
meeting to-day at which they discussed
the connection OF Cecil Rhodes and Mr..
Belt. officers of the company, with the
projected Overthrow OF the Transvaal
Government. It was finally decided that
Messrs. Rhodes and Belt should be re-
quested to resign
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
1nvestiga,ine the park Matter.

The special committee appointed by
the two branches Of the Councils to
investigate the purchase of the city
park property are holding daily ses-
sions. So far only the papers. deeds.
ETC., have been looked over. no oral
testimony having been taken, 1t WILL
take some time to complete the inves-
tigation. So far, eli sessions have been
held behind cloaed doors.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
Presented with n natton.

At the regular rehearsal OF the orches-
ira Of the Norfolk Musical Associa-
ton last night, Prof. Charles Borjes
the conductor, very much to his sur
prise, was presented with a handsome
baton. The presentation was grace
fully made In a neat speech by one
OF the lady members. and appropriately
responded to by Prof. Borjes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
Revival At Grace baptist CHURCH.

Grace Baptist Church. corner OF
Princess Anne avenue and Church street
Rev. L. r. Wright. pastor.--Reylyal SER.
vices every evening this week at 8
o'clock. Subject OF this evenings dis.
course-"Are All the Children In?,'
Parents and guardians are especially in
vited. -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
Hicyclist Knocked Down.

While Mr.. ]. Hinton. an engineer at
the Waterworks. was driving up Church
street yesterday afternoon q blcyclise
attempted to cross Charlotte street and
was knocked down. The bicycle was
wrecked.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
The cat PrIcs sni,.

AT Levy Bros, 174 Main. street !. ts
continue to-day. Watch for ,tu soeeI
mark downs to-morrow. lsl
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05

sstsewest Diacovery',
pssn. N. KID. Rooms. Eaatss Is ~
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05
specisi Sale This Week : W n u ii
2 Main streefssis = s fs5

SILKS, dress goods aEd ssltsi lsall.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-05

Franklin, Spottsylvanla. and Pilaski
elected delegates to-day. and Inst Ucfed
for silver, the unit rule. and for Daniel
for delegate at large. ~ ssS;
Gloucester Richmond Powhatan ii id
Isle OF Wight elected silver deieGat tiQs,a
some OF them instructing.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
rntni Nnnhthn rnnio.lon.

WEST UPTON, Mass, Nov. 1.-The ex-
plosion of a naphtha rctort I'm a water gns
plant here fatally injured three persons
and severely injured several others The
injured whom the physicians say cannot
live are Fred h. Bulmahan Of the Western
Gas Construction company, Fort Wayne,
and Thomas and John Williams West Up
ton. The explosion took place In the
plant of the Knowlton car works, whore a
water gas plant was being installed. The
naphtha rotort caught iire, and the explo.
sion followed, covering the men with the
blazing oil and burning them beyond recog
milton. Charles Nelson of Upton was
burned about the hands and legs, and
james Fallon of Worcester had his hands
and arms scorched.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
Will eLAcKsuRN sHooT2
Some Think His Quarrel with Logan Car
Isle Mag Have a Fatal Ending.

NEW YORK Nov 11.-The Worlds
Washington correspondent Says
The omnity between Senator Blackburn
of kentucky and Logan Carlisle, chief
olork of the treasury department and son
OF the secretary OF the treasury, has at
length reached the point where the friends
of both men are seriously discussing the
probability of an ARMED encounter the first
time they meet The haunts Of both men
arc the same, and it Is almost certain that
within a fow days they win be brought
face to face What the outcome will then
be is what southorners and Washington
people generally are trying TO decide.
Senator Blackburn Is ~ man of fiery
tcmpcr and speech and Is easily moved 20
thrcats OF dc'th and destruction. So far,
however, an the disasters predicted 10y him
have boon happily avor,ed Logan Carlisle
Is "a quiet rh.cwnatc young man, OF slow,
deliberate speech and oven temper. His
hatred of Blackburn, however, IS of the
steady glowing cucr the with proyoca-
ton may stir him 20 yiol ''1 action.
THE icud between the Bnokburns and
Carislas is an old one, and their cnmil
IN Kentucky has burned at a steady heat
since Bhckhwn's entrance into public
/ HE. The campaign which has just closed
Y NilhDN lhs Miitu INTO nilhc ii'iN
i were incidents both i'm the Blue Grass
stnte and in Washington which singled
put Blackburn and Logan Carlisle as per.
sonal and political enemies
Throughout his tour of the state Senator
Blackburn constantly referred to Secretary
Carlisle in am insulting and contemptuou'
mnnner.
AT Owentown Senator Blackburn sait
among other things Tho people In he'll
are more entitled to be called Christian
than the people in the indianapolis con
ventin are to De called Democrats Dur
ing this speech In speaking of tho bon'
sllcs, he said
We know that Morgan & Co. got a fey
millions OF the money, but who got On
balance, / don't say Carlisle got it, bu
somohldY did
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
Il - rmhrace Cnhn.

NEW YORK. Nov il.-Julian Ralph.
tho London correspondent of Tine journal,
says:
"Tho most Important information ]
reached concerning the international
scheme for the settlement of the None-
zuelan dispute is that it is the scope OF
the plan for the new court, now roughly
agreed ON between England and the United
States, to embrace Within its jurisdiction
matters far beyond the present timc-iar
beyond the importance of the Venezuelan
difficulty.
'If congrnss ratihos tho arrangement, as
England surely Will I ann told that the
new International court is likely TO take
rank i'm history with the past congresses
at Vienna, Berlin and Borne because it is
aimed to make it n perpetual Institution
for the hearing and settlement OF an cases
of complaint or irritation between the two
countries.
Indeed it is said that already both
governments are discussing the advantage
of leaving to this court the final disposi
ton of the status of Cuba among the ma
tions as soon as the Venezuela difficulty 8.
settled.
England is said to be as anxious foi
this action as is the United States. hccaus,
her immense tobacco and cigar trade Will
Cuba is prostrte, causing great loss &,
English operators
~ am told that the attitude of Englani
favors am agreement chat America should
hold futuro supervision over Cuba. Sh,
knows that the other powers win not OBJ
iect to this mode of ending the impoien
reign OF Spain I'm that island and She ais
knows that she win not Dc allowed b.
either Europe or America to exercise thl
suzerainty herself.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
Vnlon of No Thnnderer.

LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Times, in an
editorial commenting on the fact that Vene-
zuela is not TO De represented in the arbi-
tation tribunal, says:
"Ihis is a most farreaching concession
and q signal diplomatic success for the
United States and is interesting to the
Americans much more kecnly than any
mere Encouragement OF Venezuelan terri
tory. Tt secures to England the advantage
of dealing with a responsible and friendly
government and admits the principle that
the United States may not only intervene
i'm disputes with South American repub-
lies, but may entirely supcrsedo the origi-
nal disputant and assume exclusive con-
troll of the negotiations. Great Britain
cannot bind other nations by this conces-
sion, but She sets up precedent which
may I'm future DE quoted with great effect
against herself and she has greatly
strengthened the hands of the United
states government should the latter desire
To intervene in amy future dispute between
"a south American republic and any Eu
ropean power. 10 need scarcely be sale
that the right of Interference involves re
sponsibility II the United States espous
the quarrels of petty republics, thoy am
bound to compel the republics to fulfl
Inclf CnEiHeNlDNNr. i0Ntl u Ntulln pro
tectoratc, if executed i'm the equitabl,
manner which the Washington cabinet
may be expected to adopt, may go far {,
enforce the principles of national honoi
and honesty i'm quarters where now they
are often very imporfectly observed
The Times concludes its article by say
ing
'It would DE an inyidious and ungra
cious task to attempt TO weigh the advan
tages gained by either side Both EnglanJ
and America may congratulate themselves
and one another that out of such q threat
ening dispute hnve grown mutual gooC
feeling and the seeds of a permanent arbi
trahou court.
The Standard saysin its editorial today
"The Venezuela settlement is most graft
flying. 1t would be Improbable to rails
the ungracious Issue of which party hat
prevailed.
The Post says: cit is satisfactory e
know that the Venezuela settlement IS no
diplomatic defeat for Lord salisbury. /
involves arrangements farrcachlng and O
most significant description.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

The battleship Iowa left the Cramps
shipyard ON her preliminary trial trip.
Mrs William IT, Vanderbilt was buried
in the family mausoleum at New Dorp
N. ~
Congressman i'm Washington assert Tint
q nocal session Of the Fifty-fllth congress
win be called.
Cuban residents OF New York have
formed "A society 10 devise plan of govern
mont for the island.
Mrs. Fleming of murder trial notOriety
was examined IN Now York as q witness
in supplementary proceedings.
The batileship Texas, which was partial
~ sunk In Cob docl. at the Brooklyn navy
yard, was pumped out and iioatcd-
Mrs. Langtry the actress, gave testi-
mony IN London, in her divorce suit She
accuses her husband of de,crting her.
Cora Abbott WINS burned 60 death in her
fathers house, i'm Milton, w. Va, ia a
fire which 10 is alleged. was started by
outlaws for revenge un tho young woman.
A cable dispatch from Panama. Colom-
bia. stutcs that am alliance has been formed
between Venezuela und Ecuador which ex-
cites suspicion and apprehension in Colom-
bia.
Senators HansbrouEl and BctuEreW
have declared that they would not, as sill
yor men, oH1r amy obstruction TO "a tariff
act which President Eject Mckinley might
suggest
Tho relatives of Aylmer w Cooper who
dicd on Alorday in Roosevelt hospital, in
Now York, from injuries received ira % sl-
loon last week, believe That hc was muir
I dered, ana an invcst'G 'Gation has bccn begun
/ by tho authorities
John Rogers, c0achnan employed by
Richard Brandes New York wine NOR
chant, at bis country place. near White
Plains. n. r., murdered William Smith.
farmland end accidentally killed him.
self while pursuing henry Wciss with q
shotgun.
The litigation which was started il New
York about three weeks ago by which il
was SOUGHT To recover at lcast some part
of the a2 0e9, 600 which was cuihezzles
from thc esm1r of william Lottimcr, wh'
dies on Orf 1876. i1Wing fortune o
uoaFiy sJ Oo3 9oo. has beca compromises
ietlggll ,he hr.Is.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
Two IgilIed M a Grnde Crosaing.

READING, Pa. Nov. 1l.-A fast freight
train on the Pennsylvania railroad ran
into o. carriage containing n man and
woman at the Gibraltar grade crossing,
this county. Both were instantly killed
and tho mans body terribly mangled. II
was uftcrwurd recognized as that o
Charles F Bright, aged 39y years, a wealthy
citizen of Reading and owner of consider
able real estate On bis person were found
a10,0 900 worth of bonds. The woman was
Identified as Catherine Boyer q l9yoar-
old working girl, unmarried Bright had
taken her for o drive unknown TO her
friends who were under the impression
that she had gone to her regular employ
Evening journal., 1896-11-11

dial scntimcnt toward the United States,
and this doubtless had par1 I'm his salec
ton General Thomas. Il $. A., and his
brother Hon. W. w. Thomas late Unitcc
States minister to Sweden, gave interest
ing accounts Of the kings cordiality to-
ward America. AT an audience in Stock
holm. King Oscar asked with especial i'm
tcrest Of General Thomas concerning
American affairs, particularly inquirino as
60 the Greeley relief expedition, the status
OF the Mormon question, dynamite plots
Ericsson monitors as an implement in
futura warfare, the condition of the negro
and of the south and their future and the
character and hontof the American people
General Thomas Pen Picture.
General Thomas gives the following pen
picture OF the king: =" a middle aged gem
tleman dressed in q double breasted frock
coat of black diagonal and pearl gray
trousers, with fun beard and dark hair
just beginning to turn gray, carrying nis
feet inches with a grace and activity
that, were he an utterly unknown man
walking down Broadway, would cause
many 20 turn and look at him.
King Oscar IS no. only a ruler whose
statpsmanship has advanced Norway ana
Sweden, but he has also reputation
throughout Europe ASA linguist, an uulnoi
and poet and musician Tie speaks hau a
dozen languages Gucntly and mas THOR
ough command of English, which VIII he
of especial advantage in the present aroi
natiOn. His poems are widely read and
translated and have taken prizes IN tho
Royal Academy Of Art His magnetic
qualities have led TO his being hkencd g
the late James c. Blaine and o Swedish
lady, on being introduced TO Mr. Blaine
exclaimed, All, lac IS mognctici he is llk
my king
While most cordial toward the Onite'
Stntes. King Oscar Is not the less friend.
TO Great Britain 8 though there are NJ
ties of Immediate kinship with the British
royal family Hc is. however, o warr
personal friend of the Prince of Wales, whN
visited him at stockholm i'm 1855, when
royal elk hunt through the woods %
Sweden took place. His special ally is Em
pcror William, who visited him last year.
The learning and judicial fairness whicl
King Oscar has shown i'm several recen
arbitrations has led to the feeling that b.
is prc-cminently qualified for the responsi
biliy involved i'm his present choice by th
. United States and Great Britain.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
OSCAR HAS ARBITRATOR
With Eminent Jurists to Form a
Court Of Arbitration.
TO SETTLE VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.

Secretary oiney and Embassador Pauncc-
fote Reach an Agreement-An Informal
Treaty Between Great Britain and the
United states--slsetch Of King Oscar.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE king OF
Sweden and Norway, Oscar II, has bean
chosen by treaty between the United
States and Great Britain as the fifth cr
final arbitrator of the Venezuela boundary
question. The other arbitrators, four in
number, are to be designated, two by the
lord chief justice Of England and two by
the chief justice of the United States.
This is the final and the most important
feature of the treaty for the complete nd.
justment Of the long pending Venezuela
controversy. The treaty was concluded
in Washington at the British embassy. Sin
Julian Paunccfote representing her Britain.
mic majesty and Secretary Olnoy the
United States. Since the return Of Sii
Julian from London, three weeks ago ne
gotiations toward final settlement have
been proceeding. Most of the meetings
were OF such an important character thai
they were held either at Mr. Olney's resi-
dence or at the British embassy the tW'
houses being but two blocks apart
happened that the concluding meeting wa
at the embassy Monday night, and specia
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
rntal nns rrnlnslnn.

SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. 11.-An explosion
of gas in Storr's shaft no. J., owned by the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western com
pany. burned Thomas =. Williams. miner
of scranton, and his Hungarian laborer so
severely chat they win die and burned six
other laborors and track layers about che
face and hands. The explosion blow 1ut
five crosscuts and created considerable
havoc in lhnl nnrl Of the mIno.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11

was connected with the Kirkwood
track The police are investigating the
case.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
Poet and rhrsieInn peaa.

PouoHKEErsIE, n. ", Nov. l1.-Dr
Edward IT, Parker, prominent physician
died in this city at the age of 73 years. He
was author of the lines; LIES race well
won; life's work well done life's victory
won; now cometh rest The lines were
the opening verse of a poem written %
years ago, and they were selected by the
widow of James A. Garfield as an inscrip-
tion for the tombstone of the martyrcd
uroei1cut
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
BELIEvE COOPER wAsMURDERED

Almyr w. Cooper. the well-known
newspaper man, formerly of Philadei-
phla. who died so mysteriously IN New
York yesterday is believed to have
been murdered, Cooper, at one time,
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
rromInent 80 nepnbIiean Dead.

NEW YORK, Nov. lie v. n. Wilson,
a leading Republican of New Jersey, died
at Long Branch of typhoid pneumonia.
Rlr. Wilson was marshal Of tho big parade
which greeted Garrett A. Hobart and Gov
ornor Griggs On the occasion of their visit
there recently a day or two after this
event Mr.. Wilson was taken III.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
rnrlnnrd stahIcs Ilnrned.

NEW York, Nov. 1.-The stables and
other buildings at p. r. Loriliard stock
farm at South Long Branch, n. j. were
destroyed by FIRE this morning. The fire
destroyed 4 buildings. Nothing could be
done TO stay the flames The horses are
said 70 have an been token out in safety
Evening journal., 1896-11-11
MI. uearst,s secretary WEEDS.

KINGSTON, n. ", Nov 11.-Helen Kcd-
zie More of this city and George G. Sar-
gent of San Francisco were married here.
Taylor More Of New York was best man.
Mrs. W. A. Hearst of Washington whose
private secretary the bride formerly was,
was in attendance.
Evening journal., 1896-11-11

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
gists refund money II It fails 10 sure. tsc
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-23

chard and garden, stable, cribs, pens,
sheds, etc, the soil is of the best it is
black limestone soil, this is one of the
hest farms in the county and one of
the best bargains we have. Must be
sold. Price $500.
No. 200. so acres of grass land all
good land and all tillable, it is fenced
with post and barb wire, and is with
i'm = miles of lola, Al lien county, Kan
sas. Price $110O.
No. POI must sell. 120 acre farm 4
miles from lola, good 5 room house,
good stables, cribs, sheds, pens, etc.,
orchard of all kinds of fruit, wells for
water, about 80 acres in cultivation,
balance pasture and meadow, all nice
good land, only y miles from railroad
town, miles from school, price
$4,000. Easy terms.
No. 100. Here is a $40 acre farm,
and when you come to consider the
location, quality of soil, the fencing
and price you will say that it is GER
tainly very desirable, it is i'm Allen
county Kansas. it is i'm the oil and
gas belt, it is within 2 miles of
Humboldt and is fenced and cross
fenced into fields and is nearly
all in tame grass, plenty of stock wa
ter, and about acres of timber and
the land is all tilable except about
acres, the soil is good and the fence
is in the best repair, call and see us
or write US about this, price $3.50 per
acre, no buildings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-23
BOSTwICK Se ACERS, lola. Kans.
OBITUARY,

DIED: At the home of her son, Mr..
L. NJ. Bartels, in lola at $50 o'clock
p. m, Friday, October Is, 1896. Mrs.
sarah Barrels, in the Seth year of her
age.
Sarah Pryor Bsrtels was born in
Pennsylvania in 1911. While still a
yOuTg girl she removed with her
parents to Ohio where she was
married in 1885 to Christian Rartels.
Ia 1851 she removed with her husband
and family to Illinois, and i'm 1860
came to Kansas locating on the farm
now owned by +. p. StOtler, about
seven miles southwest of lola. In
1877 her hus band died, and from that
time she found q home with her son,
Mr.. Il. NJ. Bartels. She retained her
general health and the use of
all her faculties to a remarkable
degree as old age came on, aud her
last illuess, a congestion Ofthe stomach
following upon a hard cold, was brief.
Mrs. Bartels was woman of great
force of character and bore with forth
tude and good cheer the many hard
ships that inevitably fell to the lot of
one who was pioneer in three States.
But it was her good fortune to outlive
the days OF privation, and her declin-
ing years were made happy by the
love and care of children and grand
The funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. NJ. +. King, and were
largely attended, all ofthe children
Messrs w. l.. and T.. NJ. Bartels and
Mrs. d. b. Stephens, ofIOla, and Mrs.
and Mrs. Travis, of Hum
boldt,-and many grandchildren be-
ing among those present.