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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
SUDDEN DEATH OF GEN. CASEY.
iarniysisof The Heart Supc-induced
nv Acute Ind scsti0n the Cause

Washington, March 25.-Briradier
General Thomas Lincoln Casey (rcttrcD
lale Chief OF Engineers L. S. A. died
at his residence, in this city, at .
o clock this afternoon.
General Casey, accompanied by his
son. was on his way TO his Office. in the
new Congressional library building. of
the construction OF which he had charrc
ana was taken i'll in the street car. II,
was carried into the library and a phy-
stefan was summoned. who administers
ed remedies. which relieved him suii-
Gently in the course OF an hour TO en-
aple him to he removed to his home
There, after suffering another rclause
ne suddenly died. as is supposed. from
paralysis of the heart, supprinduced by
acute inIigcstion
He has Il long and Crcditable record Of
service i'll the engineer corps OF tho
army Among his later work was super
Intending the completion of the state.
War ana Navy departments buiidinc
In Washington, the Washington Natiun-
al monument. the construction of The
Medical Museum and Library, in Wash
inEton; the erection of tho monument
over the grave OF Thomas jefferson at
Monticello. Va, that nj Washington's
hcadquartcrs. at Ncwburgh. n Y tina.
to mark the birthplace OF WASHINGTON,
in Westmorcland county. Va. and the.
Garfield statue and pedestal i'm Wash
ington.
In October 1889, he was charged hv act
OF Congress with the construction of
the Congressional Library building and
IN appreciation OF his ability Congress;
continued him after retirement in Charc,
OF the work until it's completion and il
was Ill pursuance of the duty that Cen
eral Casey was stricken down
The War Department was Informed of
General Casoy'S death this afternoon
before the close of Office hours Appro-
pirate action will be taken but orders
rnhodyine II will not be issued until
the fNmilN can be consulted
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
THE VENEZUELAN blue nooK.
Til" version of til" Ccnturions Report
Withdrawn md Another Drawn.

London, March 25.-A Parliamentary
paper was issued this afternoon entitled
"t.rrata in the Venezuelan Blue Book.
The hrst amendatinn of the text or
the Blue Book is of the extract from the
secret reports on the dom!nons of the
NinG OF Spain in America, addressed 10
the spanish Government tpaEc ~ which
read: IT appears that the Dutch set
ueinentS III Guyana extend from close
10 the river Amazon and TO the Ornoco. ="
rms passage Is amended to read: "It an
pears that the Dutch settlements i'm
Guyana already extended from cIose to
ne river Amazon at least as far as the
Pamcr on
IN" crraia wi:hdraws the version of
'nH Cch'urion's report in 17.O (pare Il of
n!ue hook). and substitutes another
"''''i ~ ii.''S mat tie report sent home by
uie Yen h.ur!oh enclosed declarations bv
me ireiect and three members of ,bc
St""!sh missions 10 the effect that the
"p'th!ilEds had not then and never had
any for, on the Cuyanui. Wh,t ,hn
puich believed were two forts In ,ha,
neighborhood We're villages beIon";nw -
.!ie missions on The northern bank of tb,
lHrua river. The paper au9;es mans nf
iheSc declarations from the Audencin
y" caracas. together with letters AVA
REPORTS written IN the year l77S
y note appended to the err,t,
hN'racts from documents ci,ad in
we parliamentary statement of which
n'h Sli!aI references are therein ,,iynn
nut Which ar" not printed TN the anncn
u!N' together with other extracts fro,,
"pahiSh ana Dutch documents ho,ri,,,,
on IHc quest! u, viii be published g., @
supplementary paper"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
DRAWING THE COLOR LINE.
White Republican, Disgusted-Thrce
for Allison Two for MCKINLEY.

Austin, Tex. March 25.-Chairman
Quincy, not being ready TO name his
Committee on Credentials and Rules
the Republican Convention was not in
. ss!on this morning. but will meet
this evening. Quincy has drawn the
color line sharply appealing to race
pr judice. and has gathered in from
the ranks OF Mckinley the colo;ed
delegates until il seems he has abso-
lu;e control of the convention 1t Is
stated by both Mckinley and Allison
leaders that the Allison wing Is willing
10 .concedc the election of j. G.. Grant,
chairman of the State Executive Com
mittec. and a Mckinley man as q dele
gate, the other three delegates TO be
for Allison. An overwhelming majority
of the white Republicans are disGustcd
and angry at the drawing OF the color
line. and a big caucus of exclusively
white, regardless Of Presidential pre-
fcrsnCes. Is In session this afternoon
considering the question of sevcring all
connection with the black and tan elc-
mcnt and organizing n conve ntion of
their own. Prominent white Repuhl-
cans heretofore aHilatinc with the
black and tan wing of the party, are
openly announcing their allegiance to
the Lilly Whites. and they assert that
Cuncy's action will drive 25.0O0 whites
10 them. The Mckinley forces undoubt-
eh!y had the convention early yester-
day, bu; they have been outgeneraled.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
EGYPTIAN QUESTION DISCUSSED
Thc Porte Greatly Annoyed That Fur
Key sEns Not Been Consulted.

Constantinoplc. March 25.-Thc Coun-
ell of Minister'S which was held at the
Palace on March 2lSt, cShauStively dis
cusscd thes ituation in Egypt. Both
the Palace authorities and the Porte
were greatly annoyed at the fact that
Turkey had not been consulted in re-
gard to the Dongola expedition, and
were also irritatcd because Of the Khc-
dives having ignored the Porto in the
matter and messages were addressed to
Mouktar Pasha. high commissioner of
the Porte in Egypt, reproaching him for
not having put Il stop TO the eXpedi-
ton.
The ministers also addressed an ap-
peal TO France and Russia. requesting
them to Intervene to the end of reEulat-
ing the position Of Egypt and Germany
was also asked TO use her good Offices
in the same direction. 1t is believed
in well informed circles that the as
tion OF the Porte in this matter was
taken at the instance Of France and Rus
sia.
Costaki Pasha. Turkish Ambassador
to Great Britain. has been Instructed to
make representations 10 Lord Sails
bury. expressing the Porte's ideas In re-
gard to the Egyptian situation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
REBEL. LEADER KILLED.
The Spanish Force Again Meet With
GrCnt lOss OF Non

Havana. March 25.-During an attack
by insurgents upon the city OF Santa
Clara, III rebel leader. Leoncio Vidal
was iill.d
a detachment OF Government troops
composed Of the San ou!ntin battalion,
was at:acke 4 by n party Of rebels under
FunZ"ca. near san Juan he Los Yeras
in the Santa Clara Province. ana Il
hard nrh: cusuei. The hrt;ia resulted
in the defeat Of the Spanish force. which
lost many killed and wounded II is
admitted by the Suaniards that in
the engagement they lost one lieute nant
and fifteen I,riva:cs killed.
The insurgents have burned the pr!n-
cral houses in Santa Ana. in the
Province Of Ma:anzas. l05 houses In
RodoriGn and number OF houses in
Palma Sola and Yabucito. all in the
Province Of Santa Clara
Ebert Rappleye the correspondent
in Cuba Of tn New York Mail and
Express. will embark for the United
States tomorrow in accordance with an
order issued by the Governor-Gcncral
decreeing his expulsion from the coun-
try.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
ovEETUREs FOR PEACE.
ThcTaik orHseconqueringth the SoudaR3
Creates II Scnsntion. sga.

Rome. March 25.-The overtures forE
peace. which had been made with d Il
view to the eventual evacuation OF
kassala, Baron Blanc said to-day, had
determined the authorities upon pub
lie, definitive manifestation of alliance
with Great Britain. which was founded
upon more solid basis than that pro-
locals, namely, community Of d sfen4
sive interests This community would
henceforth be extended to the security
of Italy as q maritime power and tho
Mediterranean power of Italy would
now become an affective bond betWeen
Great Britain and the Dreibund. ss.5si
Signor Sormenti. Minister of ForeigTfs
Affairs. CONQUERED in Baron Blanc.s
statement. He created somewhat Of III
sensation by declaring that IL the r,ongs
gole expedition was aimed at the re-
conquering OF the Soudan. Italy fnust,tH
If the conquest be effected. and if5 GreatS
Britain so desired. restore Kassala.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
GREAT WAS HER POWER
harris Big Elephant Gypsey Kills Her Keer-
ef and Tears Down a Frame House.
MRS. HARRIS FOUGHT WITH A pI1CYFoRg
fHc bcnst In Her Anger knocl,s i'm
the whole Side of u Building so
''" me Mnn Who Ifnd Aroused
Her Fnssi"n-'rhc Dend Man Wns
A"ocked Through n BOARD Fence.

1hicaSo, H., March CIV. II. Harris
niE elephant. Gypsy, became unmanavr-
"pie az lis winter quarters on the IVES,
:ldc inns afternoon and before lie could
ne GOT under control. killed her keeper
core down frame building and created
great excitement. which drew thou
sands OF people To the scene
iiarriS circus is uuartercd mt the cor
lcr oi t"hy and Jackson streets and
III II SiX-siory building. and Gypsy oc-
cupsod the greater part of the first floor
tlcr regular Keeper is Bernard Shea
put Shea is al present in Omaha and
the animal was temporarily In chnr,,. of
Frank Scott. Il lion tanner I!orIy ,,,i.
afternoon Scott. by orders, took Gypyy
out Tor 4 ride in the alley C;yrsv ,jid
not seem inclined to stop at the boun-
darE OF the alley and Scott gave hcl. :,
)ap with an iron hook. The beast be-
came enraG"d and throwing her keep
er from her head, where he had been
rloihS. proceeded to pound him with her
Trunk ami succeeded in killing him
and knocking him through Il board
renee Mrs. harris came to- the rescue
win n pitch fork. She was knocked
down. but pluckily jumped up and com
hehc'h hhtlir. She soon had blood
streaming from wounds in ihc elephants
side and the beast ran away towards tho
END of the alley Here was standing a
large crowd and many were the bruises
received in the scattering (which took
place when the elephant started out of
the alley.
GYPSY did not go far. but went back
Tor Scott, who. in the meantime. had
been moved into a wooden building
Just opposite. The animal knocked in
the whole side of the building In her
c'lort Ia get at the man again.
During this time Mrs. Harris had
sent for all the bread ana cakes thai
could be bouSht in the neighborhooa
and also 'telcphoncd for Claude Or,on.
her horse trainer. who soon arrived.
'ihe cl"rhan. quictcd down some while
sh, was eating fifty loaves OF bread.
Il large number OF cakes and other de-
licacirS. which wcte placed before her
Aiter she had finished eating she walk
ed into her barn ana the heavy doors
were shut after her. Tile door had
no sooner been shut and the elephant
with one blow. shattered II and ran out
again. by this time every street in
the vicinity was crowded with excited
people. Three wagon loads Of police
came TO the rescue. but could do nothing
further than Keep back the crowds
None Of them wanted to undertake she
job of chaining the ,niagti beast. and
IL was impossible 10 kill with their
small calibrc weapons. The elephant
had her own way for about four hours
when she went back into her stall and
allowed Orton 10 chain her. Harris has
owned her five years and has had no
trouble with her before. Frank Sco:t'G
righ: name is unknown. He would
never tell who he was. and although
he had been with Harris six years no
one knows anything about him except
that he went under an assumed name
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26

lhlsiGh, n. c., March Ga letter 10
the Southern Associated Press CORES
pondcnt to-day from Senator Marion
Butler in reply 10 inquiry, makes posi-
tive siatmcnt Of position of the Popuji,t
party with reference 10 fusion with the
Romhlicans or Democrats and is OF snc-
cial interest at this juncture. II saws.
THE l'cnrlc'S party viii not co-opcr-
ate with the gold bugs, but is ready 10
cooperate against the gold bugs Ncith-
er will the Peoples party support any
man for Governor WHO will vote for n
gold man for President. The Peoples
party stands solidiy for this position
ana you can rest assured ii is not bluff
fng. but means just what il says. If
no larty Will cooperate with us againS,
the gold-bues then we will make the
fight alone"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
VENEZUELAN MATTERS.
III" Rritish Ambassadors ut Washing
ton Not CoantzRnt OF the Report,

Washington. -. c., March 25--Momen-
'hiE crcdencc was given In England
Il uhy or Two ago to 81 statement in the
birmingham Post that Sir Julian Paun-
crtote was going to London to discuss
Venezuelan matters with Lord Sails
burN. because that journal is the home
PAPER OF Hon. Joseph Chamberlain and
~ usually supposed to have an inspira :
tloh on colonial matters from the col
oaial secretary OF the Salisbury Govern
m"nt. If there Is any truth in the re !.
port. however. the :ritish Ambassador
mere Is totally unaware of il and those
near him declare It to be absurd In view
OF tho fact that just nj this moment nu z.
nicr"us important negotiations between
Great britain and the United States are
progressing In II way that makes com
nnlSory the presence of Sir Julian Pauu-
cciote In Washington. Among these
questions Is the convention providing
Tor Bchring Sen Claims Commission
which has been before the Senate FOR
ratification FOR over a month In this
connection an embarrassment has oC-
CURED from the fnct that the Senate, in
executive session. authorized changes
IN INC convention as agreed upon by
Secretary Olncy and Sir Julian pauncc-
fot" which IL is contendcd cmbody an
inaccurate version OF quoted passages
from The treaty of arbitration. Secrc-
,ary olncy recently appeared before the
Committee OH Foreign Relations and
II Is understood. asked that the original
wording should be restored
Thcn. there is the boundary conven-
tion for working convenient points of
the l4lst meridian I'm Alaska. for which
Congress Appropriated S75.0 900 In Joint
resolution approved February 20, 1896,
the understanding being that this work
ought to he accomplished nj the earliest
possible moment.
In addition To these matters, there Is
the general arbitration treaty, of which
so much Is heard and so little is dcti-
nitcly known, nnd the Venezuelan lin
ltcd arbitration which occupies the Sc
rtous attention of both governments.
From none of these matters would II be
possible for Lord Salisbury to Withdraw
Sir Julian. even temporarily, without
injury to all the great interests af-
fcctcd az not one OF them Is under
stood to have reached u stage where It
may he left In charge of unfamiliar
hands.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
TsE VESSEL DIP NOT SAN.
The Steamer Three Friends Did Not
Carry Her Cargo of Arms to Cuba.

Jacksonville. Fla, March 25-lt was
generally expected that the steamer
Three Friends would leave here last
night with another cargo OF arms and
ammunition for the Cuban insurgents.
The munitions were on board and every
thing in readiness. but at the last mo-
ment the CGbans changed their plans
ana this m rrning the arms were unload
ed from the steamer
The dock f the Alabama Coal Com
nany. at the foot of Hogan street. pre-
sentcd the appearance Of an arsenal
tor there were thousands of cartridges
and carhnes and rifles and machetcs
by the hundreds. Knarsacks. cantc,ms.
and other military equipment sufficient
TO ft out Il small army We're scattered
about. but all of the articles were being
checked off and watched by the Cubans
Tine arms and ammunition were stored
in the warehouse of the Alabama Coal
Company. IT, r.. Fritot kept account of
every box and package thai was taken
off the vessel; Charles J. I'ritot supcr!n-
tended the storing of the articles IN the
warehouse. ana J. a. HlIau appeared
10 be bossing the job The boxes of
cartridges We're marked &c. r., and
the cases of rifles. Knight x Wall.
Tampa. care Savannah Steamship and
Plant system"
The Cuban gentlemen who are looking
after the unloading and storing OF the
cargo of the steamer will not say why
the arms are being taken off the sseam-
or on the eve of her leaving for trim
TO the south Henry ITritot said that
the cartridges We're not good and w lnId
be sent back 10 the factory II he loaded.
Mr.. iiuau said that they did not need
The arms in Cuba just yet. ana tha;
they would he kept here until the United
States recognized the Cubans as bclligc-
rents. When that is done" said he,
the arms and other military equip
mcnt will he sent 10 the Cuban soldiers. =
IN" mache;cs We're largely in evil
denc@ They We're shipped in canvas
sacks each sack containing twen:v-flve,
one OF them was an old blade with n
norm handle, through which a cord was
fastened Ia 20 over the wrist. The blade
was stained. and looked as though II
mas been used considerably The new
machetes were made by Collins & Co. of
Hartford Conn.
Inc uni aiding of the steamer was
"atched BY one OF the Spanish spies and
lew minutes after the work began The
spanish vice consul entered the govern
ment building and called on several OH.
culs.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
A LOVERS DEADLY AIM
a Father and Son Now Lying at the
Point of Death From Bullet Wounds.
ISAAC BANGST0R THE MAN WHO Old IT
The Trouble Arose Through, thc Uu.
ceutlcmnnly Conduct of Esmmgston.
Who Fled From Justice But sub.
St.lucntl5 Gave Himself Up-Thc
Fcud Entts Only In Death.

Pine Bluff. Ark. March 25.-Joscph II.
seaman and hi" son Isaac. are at the
point OF death at Walnut Lake, Ark,
ioriy-fiVc miles south OF here due to
sun-shot wounds. and Isaac Hangstpn,
who did the shooting. is also badly in
Jurcd ns the result OF battle which
was fought at that village last Satur-
day.
The elder Seaman WAS shot I'm his
right side and through the lung. and his;
son received II bullet through the right
knee. Blood poison has already cumpli-
Gated the case of the latter and neither
Is expected to live.
The cause dates back eight months.
On the night of July 18th Miss Sadie
SSamon daughter and sister OF the dy-
INK men. who had been receiving at
tcntioh from Bangston, returned Ia te
from an cntertainmcnt which had been
given ut the house of Il nciHhbor. The
Young woman went TO her room to re-
TIRE ana soon after she entered Rprcs-
ION came out of Il closet I'm which hc
flhd been concealed. Miss Seminar
screamed and BanGstOn ran down
stairs.
Ihc parents OF the girl. attracted bv
the outcry. saw Bangston hurrlcdly
icaNe the house with II pistol in his hand.
lie made his escape and was not heard
oi until last September. when he sur
rendered TO the authorities and was In
dlclcu Tor attempted burglary, assault
Win intent To kill and attempted as.
Snult. The fcud between the families
ana friends of Seaman and Banrston
mas nern Kept up ever since. but there
was no bl0odShed until last Saturday
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
a Fight nctwccn McKiniey ana Reed

Savannah. March % The Republican
Convention Of the Eleventh Congress
s.onal District of Georgia was held to-
gates present. Six of the delegations
bolted and elected Reed delSates 10 the
National Convention The remaining
tAiity delegates unanimously instructed
the delegates chosen by them to vote
for Mckinley Police were called in to
prevent the rival factions from coming
70 blows. Editor Y. r.. Fortune. OF New
York. was present. and spoke in favor OF
Allison
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
The Rcrmudn's Expedition Safely
l.nIiiinI

Havana. March 2j.Thc Insurgent cx-
petition which left New York on board
the steamer Bermuda March 18th has
landed ON the shores of Cuba II is
positively known that the men, arms
and ammunition on board the Bermuda
were safely put on shore and conveyed
90 the headquarters of tn" cuhans de
spite the vigilance of the Spanish guards.
General Calixto Garcia was at the head
of the party. and is now understood TO
be III the Insurgent camp.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
,,aml. ui,icer. short.

Lexington, Ky. March 25.-William
NJ. Ship and c. ". stone. cashier and
bookkccpcr, respectively. of tn" De
posit Bank of Midway. Woodford coiIn-
ty. Ky. were required To resign by the
directors of that institution two weeks
ago. K. H. Courtney, bank expert of
this city employed to straightcn the
books. yesterday developed 81 shortage
In the bank. which viii probably foot
up $4,000. The institution is capital
iHrd III SIIu 600.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
In The Court OF apuenI.

Richmond. Va. March a5,--Tha fol-
l'w'r" ~" t"-d""'' proceedings OF the
Supreme Court of Appeals:
"retn & Fceiy against Perrow, No. J.,
dismissed =
Sulphur Mines Company arainst
Thompson. NJ. a. Fully argued by
Thomas Dousa!l FOR plaintiff in error
and submitted.
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany rs. Rowles. Argued by Wynd.
ham r. Meredith for plaintiff in error
and NJ t.. Dawson for defendant IN err
ror. and continued until to-morrow
Newest Discovery"-Ext. teeth; no
rHn. N. Y. ID. Rooms. Ennis. 1872 Mats
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
Poisoned uy Eating Toad stools,

Cleo Cal. March 25.-On Sunday last
a party Of twelve Chinese and japanese
men and women partook of mess of
toadstoo!s. mistaking them for mush-
rooms. AS 4 result three Chinese and
Two japanese died to-day from poison
ing. and the survivors are in a critical
state 1t Is reported that = number of
other Chiramen Mere also stricken
down and are being hidden from the
medical authorities by their friends
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
France Will Refuse.

Paris, March Pa semi-oficlal note
issued this morning says that i'famca
will refuse to sanction I;nEiand's usc
OF the Egyptian reseiv, fund for the
purpose OF paying the expenses of the
D3nGoia expedition unless prccis,
pledges are given for the evacualIa,
of Egypt.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
Olh Officer. Reelected

New York. March 25.-The directors
ot The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
road Company met in this city to-day
ana organized by the reelection OF the.
presen; officers. James c. Woodward
and Charles Swami were appointed n
committe to look after the erection of
@ steel plant at Birmingham.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
To Libcrate the Itniinn garrison.

Rome. March 25.-Advices received
from Mossowah stated that General
Baldiscra. cOmmander-in-chie of the
italian forces in Abyssinia has started
from Asnara with n strong force. The
object OF the expedition is. If possible.
10 liberate the Italian garrison 1T Adj
,Erat
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
NoEurther Particulars OF the 4E.yncrs.

Richmond, Va. March 26.--No fsirS
ther particulars of the lynching 81 ma
negro Washington, in u f1ssex sbufissv
have been received, :. EXCEPT lttssStha;
girl-was committed two weeks aao. sss
Washington has been in hiding asfsrs, S
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
c,,nngea the Date of the con- no,

St. Louis, Mo, March 25-The Rrpub-
lican State Central Committee Commit
tee has changed the time for holding the
State Convention for cleciing delega les
at large. May 81, to MAY l2, 1T ST.
Joseph.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-26
Carr Respited for Thirty Dnys.

Atlanta, March Ex-Governor Atkin-
son has given Alex Carr respite 3ae
thirty days.