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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-02
COUNCIL MEETING.
Much Business of interest Transacted
by the City Fathers.

Newport News. Va, April 2.-(Spe-
ciel)-COUNCaL iMEET9 Nfi.-The
5 Common Council met in regular session
Tuesday night.
After reading the minutes of previous
meeting communication from Mayor
Post. stating the expenditures and the
Amall amount remaining in the treasury
was read. The Mayor Recommended
thai the residue be spent sparingly until
more is Forthcoming.
Mr. Whlett chairman Of the Finance.
stated that the appropriation which had
been sought for the Huntington Rifles
had been long neglected.
On motion of Mr.. Robinson the rules
were suspended and $50 per month was
appropriated to defray the expense of
hall and lights.
Mr.. Davis, chairman of the Committee
on Poor and Almshouse, not having
information on certain questions involv-
ed. Professor w. S. Jones stated that
the poorhouse property, by virtue of a
bill providing for the same, ought to be
turned ever to the city authorities He
Z further stated that the city would have
+ 10 take care of three-fourhs of the pau
pers now in the institution. according to
just construction Of the terms OF set
Element; and that the circuit judge had
power to set apart as much of the build
Ing g is necessary for the accommoda-
ton Of county paupers.
A resolution was adopted, directing
the overseer Of the poor 10 receive the
property from the supervisors today.
and to purchase two weeks supplies. in
order to give the city time to advertise
for bids for contract.
An appropriation of S25 was made fo-
the maintenance of the fire engine and
s apparatus until the directors are in a 30.
!. sition to offer to sell the same TO the
city.
BY the ordinance adopted prescribing
the manner etc, in which paupers shall
be buried at the expense of the city. the
chairman of the committee on poor mus
certify that the subject is a proper one
to be buried at the city's charge and Sc
Will be allowed for the burial.
IN MIR. Burcher, on streets, desired t. hear
from Mr.. Manvflle, Commissioner OF
Streets. Mr.. Manville said that he was
cleaning off the soft mud and would
need $4,000 bushels of shells to repair
I holes; that Mr.. Darling had offered "a
sell him 10000 bushels at three cents pc,
busheli and would throw in 5000 bushels
gratis. It is difficult to understand WHY
q man would give away a portion. in.
stead of selling the whole quantity at q
lover figure. Afr. Manville was autho-
rizsd 70 make the deal, but upon the
Council being informed that It could
not expend above 5000 without letting 1,
out by contract. the body recons,dered
s Its action.
Mr. Mapvule then stated that 5000
ara'iisls would be sufficient for the needs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-02
SHE CHASED A BURGLAR
A Lady Teacher In the Suffolk College Puts
a Midnight harauder to Flight.
DEATH OF COLUMBUS JONES, OF SUFFOLK
Two women OF Color Come To Blows
Over ~ Man-Deicgates To Grand
Lodge of odd Fellows Elected
confederate Pension Day--Miss An.
ME Lawrence To wcd-other Notes.

Suffolk. Va, April 1.-(SpeciaD-
rently and steathily the midnight bur-
q glar advanced to the threshold Of the
bedchamber. Two sisters calmly repos,
Ing in ylumber were aroused by the In
trusion and the older cried: 'Who
& comes there?" There was mo vocal an
swer. but the marauder rushed to the
bed and sliced the young lady by the
throat to prevent any cutlery and con-
sequent detection. as there were dozen
of other occupants on the same floor of
the dormitory of Suffolk College. where
the scene was being enacted about L
o'clock this morning.
The lady whom the robber had grasped
proved more than an equal. and quickly
released herself and gave an alarm
while THE intruder made rush for the
stairs. She pluckily followed, but the
man leaped down the steps with a. bound
and out into the darkness through the
Entrance of the college building, and
made good his escape.
The Intruder. whose object is sup
posed TO have been plumber, gained an
entrance TO the building through par
aor window and walked from thence to
hall. the door Of which he took the
precaution to open. that he might escape
with moro facility II detected AS an
extra precautionary move he stopped the
old fashioned clock. whose hands point
4 ed at 12:45. He then proceeded up a
flight of stairs and finding a trunk in
an upper hall went through 1t, but did
not secure any money, a sum Of which
was in the bottom.
RetracFng his steps to the hall. the
BURGLAR assembled another flight of stairs
beading to the dormitory. where a large
number of young ladies were sleeping.
The doors of the first rooms he came to
were locked and he made no attempt alt
force. He finally reached an unfasteued
door and entered the room where a
young lady teacher and her younger
sister were sleeping, with the result pre-
viously noted. Her presence of mind and
bravery in banishing the bafled in
truder from the building are highly COM
mended by theischools management and
friends. Nothing of much value has
been missed as yet. The police have
been notified. The young lady cam not
ray whether the man was white or
black He was low in stature and wore
: q light overcoat.
WILL BE MARRIED SUNDAY.-A
s Hcenae was to-day Issued from the
!. County Clerks office for the marriage OF
y Miss Annie o. Lawrence, aged q, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. M. A. Keith. of Suffolk, to
Mr.. Ralph c. Browne. aged "a, an elec-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-02
CHINA DECORATORS

MRS. JENNY DELONEY RICE
teaches all the latest PARTISAN designs in
China Paintings. Tapestry, Pastel, Water
Selprs ana OIL Paintings. NORFOLK
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
rroln a Grcnt Denocrat.

A depreciation Of the currency is al
ways attended by loss 10 the laboring
classes. This portion of the community
have neither time nor opportunity TO
watch the Gibbs and flows of the money
market. Engaged from day 60 day in
their useful tolls, they do not perceive
that, although their wages are NOM
inally the same, or even somewhat
higher, they are greatly reduced. in
fact, by the rapid increase Of currency,
which, as it appears TO make money
abound, they are at first inclined to con-
slider blessing - Andrew Jackson,
Eighth Annual Message
Getting Rich In Their Minds.
The silveritcs who arc dUaming Of
great wealth 70 be had for everybody
through the simple process Of calling 90
cents dollar should wake up long
enough TO ask Themselves this question:
IF aCllar's worth Of property
means "a certain quantity Of labor prod
ucts would there h. any more of these
products for the men who want them if
we say that the Same amount OF proper
ty j worth - IN other words, does AZ
increase in the prices Of goods mean an
increased quantity Of goods
BY the tin they have thought out an
answer 70 tbs question the victims Of
the Is to delusion Will be able 10 see
that though they might legislate that
evc-y dollars worth Of products should
be- voIth 100 Times - mach, the only
change would he il the minds of the
men who made the law. Dreams of
great riches ARE mighty poor substitutes
for Solid labor products.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
Russia's Black sea squadron is active
~ preparing for sea duty.

Russia's Black sea squadron is active.
ly preparing for sea duty.
Edward j. Ivory. the alleged dyna.
inter arrested in Glasgow. is liquol
dealer n New York city. His barlen.
der will say liitle Of his chef or hi~
m Jvements,
Louisiana has passed a law. aud j.
has just gone into effect, forbiddng th
wearing Of hats a. ANY enurtainm "a
where an admission tee l., charged
rhc P,caNune says tine ladies ~ th-
state are IN favor of II as they know
,ney have such pretty faces and hal
ada, rather than distracts from THEN
unity.
Governor Grosvenor of Ohio make,
he following eStim t. On the rlccturi,i
vote: The six New England state,
With 50 electoral votes will 90 20 Me.
Kinley, so | head my table an follows:
New + lgland 20; New York. 80; New
Jersey,l0; Maryland, 8; Delaware, 3.
Pennsylvania. 30; West Virginia. s;
Ohio, %, Indian, ID; Illinois, pa Mich.
tSdN, - " iSfOuNtuf l., IDNd. ID, vi w
nesoia, 9; South Dakota, (; Kentucky
10; OregOn,4 Washington, !; California
,; total, 21S Here is total Of 21S
vote 3. or 81 more than sufficient to elect
! come 10 some states when are suil H.
toubt. TO wit; KANSAS, 10; Nebraska :
North Carlina, IL; North Dakota. 3;
Wyoming, 3; total, 81. D." ufthe remain
NJ Louisiana, 8; Tennessee. ! ,:
Missouri II; Texas, ID; Virginia, y:
oral G4-one or more of them arr with
II the line Of possibility, might almost
ay reasonable probability. II
.oncede TO Bryan and Watson or BIZ
n and Sewal: Alabama, II; Arkansas.
:; Colorado, 1; Florida, 4; Georgia, | 3
IDAHO. 3; Mississippi, 8; Montana, 3:
Nevada, 3; South Carolina. Utah. 3
otal, 20. These are practical sur,
Tor the opposition, although there may
De Il possible dispute"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
Tl7e FlFST 5-l~-- IL.


itIs CONN.
~ rode the Gr-t pi,-c'. in America. Il
any other ran c!t.!.s 20 have done SO. J
Voaid Ike t. no. from him. bat don't
believe there T. .uch man.
80 SAYS Nj: John William Tyler of 81
East Monroe street The pioneer Of the
millions whr now fit on wheels all ovci
this broad continent isa middle aged man.
well built ~ith dark hair aud eyes In
Early lite Mr.. TYLER was "a gymnast. He
is now a Jewvlyr. During his apprentice
ship Gs a jcweler he was IA reader " a mag
azinc, in which he one day came across a
paragraph which interested him very
much. 1t dealt with the Improvements
made TO the bicycle, or velocipcde, as it
was then called. by the brothers Hanlon
who were surprising Paris by their exploits
on the new machine.
At this time the riding Of bicycle was
considered rather rs a gymnastic exercise
TO be undertaken only by the very skillful
Thus it appeared TO Mr.. Tyler, and he at
once ordered a velocipede from the adver.
tised manufacturer in New York, who had
purchased the. patent from the Hanlons
Said Mr.. Tyler.
after having waited about three
months the Velocipede came at last. II
came C. o. d., with bill for 500 and ley
ter from the manufacturers stating that ]
had given them their first order, and the
cause of the long delay was their not being
ready 10 manufacture From the illustra
ton OF the machine | thought it would
cost only $40 or Sl5, and l was not ready
20 pay 500. a friend, however, came &c
my relief and paid the bill, telling me
that l could give exhibitions on the ma.
chine and in that way soon be able 70 pay
him back, which did, there being plenty
Of people then in America willing 20 pay
for the privilege OF seeing a man ride Il
velocipede hired an inclosed arena and
people paid TO come in and see me ride,
and that fall | established velocipcd,
school in Wiikesbarre. My wheel attracted
much intere t-became SO popular, in fact
;hat articles in reference TO it appeared IL
great mony newspapers. Chicago In
ter OCeau
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
Bought Them Batk.

A New York man bought his own des
pissed horse back at an auction sale not
many moons ago, and now tale 70 match
II comes from London. \ man with q
passion for good bargains In secondhand
furniture failed to secure a wife who shared
It, When the house got SO full of rclics
that there was no room for more, she Sc
lected a few pieces which she thought
would not be missed and sent them to an
auction room 20 be- sold. The evening Of
the day of the sale came, and with ii re-
turn Of all those pieces and few more.
Her husband had happened in on the sale
and. not recognizing his own furniture
bought it over again at bargain which
made the terms OF the original purchase
sink out Of SIGHT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
OUR CITIES SAVED BY RUSSIA
Remarkable statement Made by the Gran
Duke Alexis.

he'ntTkADte NidEtnlent hRNe ny tue
Duke Alexis.
Two interesting and significant
stories were told in the Brooklyn navy
yard the other day W hich have a special
bearing on events now in progress OF
development. The first relates to the
young German emperor, who made sew
erai visits to the white squadron VIII, c
it was at kie.
One day he Was talking with cele.
Grated American captain.
captain" SAID he. Il see that most O!
your country's warships are fast crujs.
els. What do you call them, ah. com.
merCe destroyers. do you no. ?'
'Yes, emperor" said the American.
We've been watching YOU on this
side" the emperor went on. and We
have come to the conclusion that these
ships are built for "A war with England
What other nation has any commerce
TO Destroy"
There was silence after this, for our
captain had said more than he intended
Grand Duke Alexis, who is full Rus
sian admiral and the head Of the Rus.
sian navy, was also frequent visitor 10
the Americans at kiel. One day. watch
'np the Columbia, the grand duke said
70 the captain:
I'm glad You Americans are rebuild
ny your fleet. DO YOU know what most
impressed me when visited your coun-
Try? The first thing was your wonder
ful natural wealth and the second the
lbsr utely inadequate means at your
disposal for natural defense. Twice in
my career | have heard thawlroject Of
apturing one or two Of Your great
cities and holding them for ransom de
!iberately discussed by officers Of Eu-
iopean fleets whose countries had hare
work TO make ends meet. Ard the;
meant il, too. but they were told tha1
Russia and the United States are
'ricnds."
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
TOO MUCH WORK
For Healthy Existence.-That'a
Why the Kidneys so often Fail.

Nature has provided certain amount
of work for every organ of the human
body; overtaX them and disease eventu-
ally follows There is not one pOr-
tion of our ganism that is so Overworked
As the kidneys; on them is placed the i'm
portant function OF iiltcring the blood OF
thc impurities which naturally form in the
regular action Of life and digestion. Tho
Iidpys are consequently termed the sew
sglge of the system; clog up this sewer,
and the blood becomes tainted with poison
Gus uric acid, which brings on disease
" many forms. The back is the first to
NF this stOppage. From there comes
Jtwarning note; it should be needed.
fd the kidneys receive prompt attention
Doans Kidney Pills will right the action
Of the kidneys quickly, relieve the back of
pains and aches, and cure all troubles of
Kidneys and bladder Read the following
Mr. VIM. Nelson is a well-known bust
hess man Of Kalamazoo, he resides at S22
Portage Street, and his business is that Of
, grain buyer lie says:
For five years | have suffered from an
inability TO urinate, which resulted from
what was said 10 be a stOppage Of the bad
der. During these years ] have taken min
sral and electric baths and used other means
in expectancy Of getting better but they
ill proved unavailing. Some months ago ]
began using Doans Kidney Pills. which
had heard highly recommended and car
now say that the fattering reports wer
not greater than they deserved. / got
better right along, and I am free from any
trouble now. | feel better than | hav,
done for three years past. If Doan Kid
ney Pills were well known all over the
would do an immense amount Of good -
Sold by all dealers price, 30 cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
~. Y. sole agents for the L. 5. Remem
Der the name, D2ans, and take no other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
REGULATING HIS OWN FUNERAL
All Arrangements nade by Topeka Man
for Ills ODseguies.

TOT EiiN pDfttiiNss
A Topeka man of practical turn oil
mind has made will regulating his
ova funeral. a friend who is parsoI
is 10 come from a distance TO say ii
prayer. Another friend, who is not q
PAR n, not even church member, il
TO make Il short talk. Another friend
who il woman and sweet singer, j..
10 request three musical friends-nn-
other woman and two men-to join
Nith her i'm singing appropriate hymns;
while another friend, "A young fellow
who learned he keyboard while "on tho
road" for "a music house, is to preside
II the organ. The undertaken is not t.
wear Il plug hat, or a big diamond stud.
or a dressy Prince Albert coat, or in
any manner TO appear as if he had
matched a moment from banquet &
bury the dead. He is 10 be nodes
and humble. giving the corpse "a chance
for public attention-its last chance.
The pallbcarers are not TO be labeled.
rhcy Will be distinguishahle from the
corpse by the fact that they will be alive,
and their duties viii he understood
without wearing printed sign. They
must be good fellows, too, bright fell
lows, and they are requested TO be9uile
the way To the grave with cheerful
anecdotes OF their dead friend.
None of them may wear gloves-un-
'iertallers' gloves are SO starchy and
stuiry and a man whose hands sweat is
barred; il furnishes the handles of the
coffin. Grips and sigus. swords. feath-
crs and bands are prohibited. The par
son who shall say the first prayer shall
say the last, and "sprigs of myrtle" or
acacia" are forbidden. The pallbea
Crs are to line up and witness the final
closing of the grave. All the funeral
arrangements are to be in charge of
another friend, woman. who shall
comfort the family and see that chumI~
keep away from tine house: that brown
ies he not permitted 10 sit up with the
corpse" She shall receive flowers, if
my, friends may bring in, return
thanks for them in writing. ana request
The newspapers not 10 call them floral
offerings" She shall also detach cards
from these pretty membranes and
preserve them for the family: the coffin
it shall not be called "casket"-
must not wear the appearance OF d
ioral bargain counter. That moss
rrown title head, The Last Sad Rites"
must not appear over the newspaper
'ccounts Of the funeral, and having
.one this last kind service in fairly
rood EurliSh and short sentences CITY
aditors are requested TO turn again their
attention to life and the beautiful world
leaving the dead man to make his owp
way across the dark river.-Kansas City
star
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25

slAyGy ,..".r.l Ins4al much
later ta." s. ."....s. ,-t he
WCrd -. ..t.. SO .I..t@tuOrridnd
81 - ...,..,.a ..,. o.. s,...,:. Ghc
coolies AND Sdlters-l. e.. ,alt minerS-ot
East Lothian wero actually slaves Till
No If they deserted theirS 5lvice, any
one harboring them was liable TO a pen
atty Of IS if he did not restore them ii
"a hours The last slave IL Eng land
was not freed until 1899, and il 1912
there was cody living who, as well
as his father and grandfather, had work
ed as slave in pit at Musselburg
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
News Summary.

A big Indiln campmeeting is H.
progress near Caro-, Michigan.
Eastern Pennsylvania was ~eriou,l'
lamaged by Il terrlli. wind storm la,
week
The fourth annual encampment Of
,orth-eastern Soldiers and sailors a
ociation of Michigan will be held .
ilare in 81.
Albert Wise of lonia took morphn.
because his best girl would dance Wit
mother fellow. An over dose of Ia
rug saved his life.
\ wild engine crashed into a freigh
cain on the c. II IL d. railway nea
'onnersvilie Indiana Friday KILN,
our men and badly injnring seyera
Tiers.
The arrival of the car aud cZarina
18th, whittier they will proceed t.
}amoral to visit the queen. has bee
postponed from Monday, Sept y, l.
tuesday, September -.
The Three Friends was taken in
:harge last week ~ Fernand;na, Fla.
~ special agent of the treasury depart
nent John Anderson. and held pendin.
distractions from Washington.
The British advance up the Nile laS
saturday captured Dongola and a
datir after severe fighting. a couSid
'rable treasure. ammunition and graz,
vas stored in tie former place.
+. j. Johnson. of Minneapolis, sho
MS wife through The neck aud then sho
himself threw the head. The physici-
.us say that she will live but he will
lie. Dependency is supposed u be
ne caI>e.
A new plot has been discovered it,
Manila to surprise the garrison and
murder Capt Gen. Blauco 100 person.
ave bees implicated. Constant tight
NJ is going on between the Spanish ant
he rebels.
Euoch Pratt, mult-millionaire bank
+ aui merchant. died at his country
'csidcnce, "Tivoli," Baltimore COUNT.
Md, last week. lie was with one eN-
option. Che oldest active band prcSldeu
The United States.
Russian military Officers have inspect
1t the forts on the ID urdaneles and It
'ablegram says that an understand ding
VAS been reached between Turkey and
Russia regarding the possible aitempi
+ England to compel the Sultan 10
Indicate.
Al Boulonge Sur Mer, France R)sSu
ieputy public prosecutor in charge OF
he case against lyman, the alleged
irish dynamiter. received violent in
forming hm in the name of the com.
mittee of iEvincibles and anarchist
brotherhood that unless lyman was
released within twcnty-four hours. he,
R)sSu, would be blown up.
Rev. Thomas William Russell. of OF
tumwa. Ia, while eating swallowed a
plate of false teeth. The violent pain
threw him into commissions. aud the
bursting Of a blood vessel caused death
in 50 minutes He was 30 wears of age
aud unmarried. John Bart. negro. at
tempted 20 assault a 2-year old girl in a
vacant house in St Louis. He was
disc 'vered and captured, aud the crowd
that gathered had a rope around the
ne gro's neck aud were preparing 20
hang him wnen two policemen, after a
hard struggle, rescued the negro and
to Dk him to station house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
M.hcrr tlor nnttnr Game Ernm.

There Is woman hcrc--quite promi.
n,iIt woman too-who has lots Of money
,ud 70 i..i.a cart That : really about all
.ar ta> &c. recommend her. She gave a
0lclccn recently The cream for the ber-
ric> and the butter were 50 unusually good
la, oIe Of her guests remarked it.
q" Ics. said the hostess complacently,
we have all orr milk and butter sent in
from Our farm every day. They make
cutter out there-haye "a regular creams
CRY, you know. Washington Post
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
TETXTClNGO INDIANS.
{ Village of interesting Mcxicsns IN the
state OF MOrclos.

Village of interesting Mcxicsns In the
State of Morcios.
fctXtcingo is the euphonious name Of
a village of one thousand inhab-
.tants, in the district of Morelos.
state of Morelos. which has pre-
served the customs and the Ian
guage of its founders, who settled there
in the remote past. The inhabitants,
says the Mexican Herald, are all Indians
OF the purest Mexican or Aztec blood /;
they scorn the idea of intcrmiXture or
intermarriage with any other race.
Their boast is that they are pure Mex
leans. They all speak the native Ian
guage; few understand Spanish, but
the great majority do not know one
word of il.
The men wear their hair long and
plated in tail like a Chinaman. They
wear short pants, like those used by
woven 10y their women The shirt, or
body dress. is made of cotton cloth also
woven at home. The women dress en-
tiTely in homespun material. and never
comb their hair. which they wear rolled
up in a ball on the top of the head. and
over it they put a iicara made from a
common gourd. They live upon corn
and fruits and the flesh of animals and
birds trapped in the forest and hills.
They consume nothing whatever that
is imported, and they support them
selves entirely by their native produc-
tons Gov. Alarcon, of the state of
Morelos. told Herald preventative
that robberies are totally unknown In
the village.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
A Nrnmnn,n ,ronderness.

Though mothers love and a wifG's aro
different varieties of the same divine prop~
erty, in the hearts evolution, the latter
should assimilate the former. a wife's de-
votion should possess maternal gcntlcncss,
sympathy and unselfohness. Men are
but children grown, with just as hungry
hearts 4 genius is especially susceptible
20 IA woman E tenderness.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25

= he last ;lae Sarah BcrnharGt saw
A. XaLGIe Dumas she Congratulated
hil. o.. the TACT that the thou saudth per-
fornGNce If La Dame aux Camclias"
was soon 70 be given with proper cere-
monies.
"Ah, madam, said tie dramatist,
II am very willing that the event
should be celebrated, but on one condi-
tion-that | be not present. And he
waS not