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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

The recent action OF the Treasury Depart
ment In reducing the compensation OF the
deputy collectors OF customs at Onancock
and Ctincoteague 20 $l00 each per annum
virtually abolishee the Offices at these two
places. Last spring. when the compensation
of these officials was reduced from e9O0 TO
s&s0 per annum. II was thought by some that
the department was adopting this policy to
force the incumbents 20 resign. and the
further reduction TO 800 per annum gives
some color 20 the suspicion that the Treasury
Department may be pursuing this course TO
force the resignation OF officials whose term
of ofice has not yet expired. and that when
republicans shall be put into these Offices the
compensation will be restored TO the original
figures. Those. however. who know Score
tsry Gage are OF the opinion that be would
not permit such thing 20 be done. And
yet II seems strange that the Secretary did
not abolish the Offices outright as he has
full power 20 do There Is hardly any prob
ability that competent persons would take
these places for such meagre compensation.
unless they believed that IL would soon Dc
increased.
Improvements are rushing now on the
Portsmouth side OF the river. Between five
hundred and six hundred men are employed
on the Dismal swamp canal improvements
and the force of workmen and the dredgers
and stump pulers engaged In widening and
deepening the waterway are within four
miles OF Deep creek. working this way from
south Mills y. G. The canal il twice a.
wide a. formerly. and the depth OF the water
will carry vessel drawing ten feet In
some places the canal viii be fifteen Zee
deep. The construction Of the locks is the
heaviest work. but II will not be great
many months before the contractors will be
through and the splendid route for coastinc
vessels inside Of Hatteras WI be completed.
The work % constructing the Belt Line
around Norfolk. Portsmouth and Berkeley
/ has commenced. and the Southern Railway
f has put out for improvements az Primer :
I Point about $3.50. 600.
/ In Portsmouth two electric railways are IL
F process Of construction. the city doing con
siderable amount Of paving. and magnia-
( cent park Is being constructed at Burton
/ Point. on the Elizabeth river Just outside OF
/ porthmouth Ia addition a beautiful boule
ward l. % be opened from High street Z
Cottage Place a. driveway. - avoid tn
car lines and for the benefit u the countr,
/ people coming u the city.
In Norfolk building operations are activ.
and work Is rushing on the big Monticello
Hotel and the costly Citizens Bank building
At Stevers station. on The Seaboard Al
Line. the store OF W. T. Duke took fire an,
was destroyed. The conhagration spread I,
an adjoining residence. occupied by Mr.
! John Jones and that. too, was burned To,
new store building was worth about $500: Z,
Insurance. The dwelling house which wa
owned oy the Seaboard Air Line, wac WORT
about $1,000
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Senior Romero. the Mexican Minister. will
80 70 St Paul as the representative OF Mex
leo at the national gathering OF farming or
CARNATIONS In that city.
The Dolphin. with Secretary Long on
board. arrived at Bar Harbor. where the
North Atlantic squadron IL AZ present. The
Secretary may review some evoluticns OF the
feet before i, sails FOR Hampton Roads.
The Marblehead has arrived at sydney.
Cane Breton Island. The Marblehead will
cruise in the vicinity until the arrival OF the
American mackerel feet
Nathan A. c. smith. OF Wisconsin. for
quarter Of a century a well-known employe
- the Postofice Department. and recently
chief Of the bond division. resigned. His
successor l. Capt. c. d. Dickey, Of Ohio, an
other veteran employe-
The Raleigh has sailed from La Gouletie
90 Tripoh
The French Government has asked for the
extradition % William B.iensi, now in prison
In New York FOR eGenses committed In that
city. ExtrGdition cannot be granted unless
the local authorities waive claim 70 him and
sufficient proof Of his alleged crime In France
j. shown.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
BATTLE WITH BANK BURGLARS.
Policeman Routs Gang OF Professional
Robbers and Kills One.

About clock ia the morning Merchant
Policeman Charles 5. Hemminger interrupt
ed the operations OF a gang OF Burglars who
were trying 70 break into the vaults Of the
Isaac Hsrter Il Sons bank nj Canton, o. As
a result, one OF the robbers. whose name Is
unknown, lies dead at the morgue. The
others escaped
Hsmminger came upon the robbers ia the
dark, and they opened fire upon him He
fred at them and brought down ono OF the
burglars. Other policemen arrived. but not
in time 20 arrest any OF the other members
OF the gang. The wounded man died in an
hour or two after he was shot. He was
about twenty-five years OF age. we'll dressed
and good looking.
The robbers were undoubtedly profession
ais. for an Investigation OF the premises re-
vealed full outfit OF burglars tooist The
robbers had begun work In a systematis
way on the foundation Of the v4ult, and. 4.
not interrupted. they would probably have
made a good haul.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
OIL FOR MARINE ENGINES.
Navy Department Investigating Pstro-
leun with View To it, J-e.

The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered
Lieut.. Nathan Sargent % proceed az once .
the oil fields OF Pennsylvania. where lie will
make careful investigation % the various
grades % petroleum produced IL that r.
elon. with view 70 it, use A. fuel for mar
ine engines. Upon til conclusion % this
work he will report 70 the authorities Ia
charge ~ the Newport torpedo station and
plans will b. drawn for al oil engine. which
wiz De placed in one Of the new torpedo
boats now being built 10y the Herreshoffs.
This will De the irst attempt 70 use petro-
leum a. fuel FOR the torpedo feet. but from
the success that has been attained with IL Ia
b. swift steam launches both here and abroad
tho Navy Department looks very favorably
on the experiment. Some Of the advantages
expected from rhe new fuel are economy %
machine space and consequently greater
fuel-carrying capacity; economy la cost Of
fuel aud the ability 10 develop extremely
high steam pressure under forced drsught
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

0sssrsl Ezprsssiea Of Sympathy CsllsA
Out ny HE Death.

0sssrsl Exprsssiea Of Sympathy Cs1ls1
Oat ny HE Death.
Seldom has there been such general ex-
preston Of sympathy over the loss OF one
whose life has been devoted 70 business
pursuits. Is has been called forth BY the
recent death ut Cottage City, Mass. OF that
venerable landmark OF the business world,
the late John p. Lowell, founder and Presi-
Gent OF the John z. Lowell Arms Company
OF Boston. Almost numberless messages
and letters OF coincidence. on the death OF
his honored father, have been received By
Colonel Benjamin =. Lowell. Treasurer OF
the Lowell Arms Company. The wide scope
covered by these communications IL in Itself
evidence OF tho great regard In which be
was held by the leaders In business and
public life. These expressions OF sympathy
have not been confined TO New England, hut
they have come from every prominent bust
ness centre OF the North, East, West and
South-in fact, from Every portion OF the
Union; because the name OF John +. Lowell,
and the corporation created by him. have
been for more than half century the
synonym OF honest dealing and business
integrity. Even from England, from Hrps
with whom Mr.. Lowell had enjoyed the
pSsassntest business relations for more than
fifty years, Colonel Lowell has received
messages ofsympathy.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Administration To Negotiato "a Treaty FOR
the appointment 7fs Commission.

Administration To Negotiate "A Treaty FOR
the appointment ~ comnission.
II l. probable that a convention will De
negotiated between Spain and the United
states :or the settlement q all claims on ac-
count II the Cuban trouble by commission
similar 20 that appointed in 1871. which set
lied the claims 81 citizens II both countries
after the insurrection q taatura-.
IL caa be stated ihat. although numerous
claims Of American ci;ize.-- against the SOW
ernmeni OF spain ,or injuries done their per
sons and property IN the Island q Cuba
durinc the present revolution have been
a.ed with the state Department. no formal
presentation OF these claims has been mat"
. the spanish government ly t.e Secretary
OF state. although. ~ soon "a these claims
have been filed "a: the state Department a
notice % such fling has been presented T.
the foreign Office q, Madrid
Genera. W0oltori. H. I'll. instructions. was
directed g. negotiate such a convention a.
was arranged ~ General eicklss with TIE
Spanish government Ia 1871
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
A Great Improvement.

The Il. q o. officials are very much pleased
with certain statistics that have recently
been prepared. oi the performance OF freight
traits on tie second division, which handles
all the ess; and west bound traffic between
Baltimore and Cumberland. Before the
new freight engines were purchased. and
the improvements made In the track. In the
way % Strengthening curves and reducing
grades, the average number Of carr 10 the
train was -. Now with more powerful
snd modern motive power aud better
track, the ave-age Is 40 cars per train, an
Increase % al per cent On the Third
division, Cgmbsriard 20 Grafton. where
there are grades i25 feet 10 the mile. the
engines used 20 haul 1879 loads 10 TIE train.
Now the average is ass loads per train, an
increase Of 81 yer cent.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

A medallion Of Pasteur. executed by the
sculptor Auguste PAtsy. will be placed Ia
the wall Of the laboratory where the great
scientlst worked. la tn. Ecois Sormale Iris
The medallion Il OF bronze. with a wreath OF
oak and laurel. 10 pink marble. around IL.
and bears the dates OF his principal dis
coveries from 1857 to 1855.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
MARKETS.
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BALTIMORE
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
STARTLING ARMSTRONG.

Under the soft, mellow shade of
banquet lamps, before a profusion of
spring flowers arranged in the cozy
parlOr of Mrs. Anna A. Armstrong,
on North Main street, Rev. Adam
Stengle heard the vows which made
Miss Anna May Armstrong, of this
town, the life companion of Mr.. J.
Frank Startling, of Elkton. The GER
emOny took place at 1.30 o'clock this
afternoon, before a hundred or more
invited guests. There were no we'd
ding attendants, nothing but sim
pie ceremony, quietly performed.
An altar to Hymen was erected in
front of the chimney in the parlor, and
every flower, every verdant vine which
seemed to run in wild profusiOn amid
bank of pOtted plants was an evil
dence of springtime loveliness. There
were begOnias, geraniums, laurel
leaves and smilax gracefully arranged
and through the whole room was
waited the sweet scent of hyacinth
blossoms.
The ceremony started with a march
from Lohengrin by Mrs. Marion Cover
dale. The ushers, Messrs Howard r.
Jones and John H. Armstrong lead the
way for the bride, leaning on the arm
of the groOm-elect. Rev. Adam Stem
gle met them at the altar where after
the ceremony of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church they were made man and
wife. The bride was gowned in cos
tune of silk MULE over white taffeta,
with ribbons and pearl trimmings.
After the ceremony a reception was
given. The bride and groom received
many warm congratulations They
took the Norfolk express north, for a
short honeymoon, after which they
will return to Elkton where they will
make their future home.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
RESOLUTIONS.

At the meeting of Stars and Stripes
Council, No. 26, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. held
Thursday evening, March 25, the following
resolutions We're adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God
to permit deaths angel to enter the home
of our Brother, E. NJ. Fowler, and release
the spirit of his beloved wife from its
earthly temple, to be borne on wings of
love to its heavenly abode, therefore be it
R O'ccd, 1st. That Stars and Stripes
Coulril, No. 26, Jr. O. U. A. NJ, extend
our epest and most heartfelt sympathy
to our Bother and his family in their pres
ent sorrow and distress.
RtsDic d, End, That while we mourn the
departure of Mrs. Fowler from this life
yet W rejoice i'll the fact that our loss is
her gain, and that she is, even now, serving
God IL higher sphere, after having re-
celved the laudable cOmmendation for her
MES work among us, well done, good
and faithful servant"
Il Wlced, 3rd, That as the life of her who
has gone from US was one of Christian de
votlOI and earnest zeal for the Masters
cause, so let us strive that our lives and
chara ters shall rebound to the honor and
glory ot His Holy Name, and the upbuild-
ing of His Kingdom
Resolced, 4th, That a copy of these resolu-
tlons be spread upon our minutes. and
printed in each of our local papers. and a
copy sent to our brother and his family.
assuring him that his loss is our loss, since
we al" bound together in the threefold
bond IL Virtue, Liberty and Patriotism.
EDw. NJ. BoYD,
VIM B. START, ; Committee
JAS. H. MORRIS,
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
Granting Divorces.

The General Assembly bids fair to
break all previous records as far as the
matter of divorces is concerned. Thus
far there have been eighty-six divorce
bills introduced. Two of them have
been laid aside because of the death of
the plaintiffs. OF this number over a
score of bills have been passed. OF
the eighty four cases, there are forty
four women as plaintiffs and forty
men.
The cases are heard by joint COM
mittee of both Houses, which sits in
secret and then reports to the House
in which a bill originated. Bills can
be introduced in either house, so that
there is a continuous exchange of bills.
They are continually crossing each
other on the way from one house to
the other.
The record of legislative divorces for
thirty years is as follows: 1867. %;
1869, Ii; 1871, 1S; 1878, %; 1875, 0; 1877.
49, 1919, 81; 1881, 13; 1888, 20; 1885.
81; 1887, 40; 1899, 65; 1891, At; 1898, So,
1895, 4S; total, 445, or an average of IA
year.
The Constitutional Convention in
Committee of the Whole, has decided
to take divorce work out of the hands
of the General Assembly, leaving the
Courts alone with authority to grant
divorces. The Court does not hear
divorce cases. When an application is
made for divorce the Court appoints
c; mmissiOner to take testimony and
he does so in private, making his re-
turn and recommendation to the Court.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Maria Louisa Tudor, of Balti-
more, has been on a visit to Smyrna
relatives.
Mrs. NJ. W. Orme, of Philadelphia,
has returned home from visit to Miss
Bertha HoffeckeT,
John Wiltbank, a we'll known citi-
zen of Milton, died on Monday. He
was first visited with a slight paralysis
three weeks ago. Mrs. Wiltbank is a
sister Of A. L. and John P. Hudson.
of this town. The interment will be
tomorrow.
A. o. Porter and wife, of New Castle,
spent Sunday with his brother here,
Wilmer l.. Porter Miss Bertha Ford.
OF Leipsic, who has been a guest of
Mrs. Porter for a week OF two, re-
turned home Sunday.
Rev. w, R, MOwbray left yesterday
by carriage for Nantieoke Salisbury Dis
trict, his new appointment, His wife
will leave tomorrow by rail. Rev, L,
W. Layfeld, his successor on the cir
cult, will be here to preach on Sunday.
and will move his family down next
week from Wilmington. Presiding
Elder COrkran, the papers say, will
move his family from Seaford to the
District parsonage here this week.
Miss Margaret Fell, has returned
from a visit to Philadelphia friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah d. Evans will
celebrate their 5Oth anniversary
Golden Wedding" - next Saturday
evening.
Miss Bessie Humes, of Milford, is
visiting Miss Lucy Taylor.
Mrs. George Puruell, of Middle
town, is visiting Mrs. @. P. Gears.
John Foraker and Mrs. Mary Price
We're married by Rev. b. F. Jester at
the Clayton parsonage Thursday even
ing.
Rev. H. M. Thurlow, the new pastor
of st. Paul NJ. E. Church, Clayton,
filed his pulpit last Sunday very ac-
ceptably.
Samuel M. Hoffecker left Monday,
for Huntingdon, Pa.
Miss Dora Wilds, of Dover, stopped
with Miss Bertha Smithers last even
ing on her return home from a months
visit to Baltimore and Washington.
Richard M. johnson, of Salisbury
Nd, is visiting town.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
THE CHURCHES.
The Methodist.

Rev. A. Stengle preached on Sunday
his first sermon on his return for his
fifth year, as pastor of Asbury M. E.
Church. He was greeted by q good
audience. Before commencing the
sermon he remarked the fact that the
conference had returned him for an
other year, that it gave him pleasure to
thus serve them and that he hoped his
last year would be better in results to
the church than the previous year, OF
than they all combined. He announced
as a new feature from the fact that
Glass Meeting s had been so neglected
by large number of the membership,
that he would hold q general class
meeting the last Monday night in each
month. Monday evening was the first
of these meetings, and was we'll at
tended, and there was that individual
experience and fervor that carried the
minds of the participants back score
or more years ago.
The new Presiding Elder, for Eas-
ton District, Rev. WILDER F. Corkran,
will commence next Sunday. He will
preach at Clayton in the morning,
Seversons in the afternoon and Smyr-
ma at night The usual Love Feast
will be held at 8. 30 o'clock in the morn
ing, conducted by the pastor. The
time for the first Quarterly Conference
for the Station will be fixed by the
Presiding Elder after he comes up
from Seaford.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

''DO Animals go to Heaven" This
was the subject of Rev. J. L. Estlin's
sermon on Sunday night at the Presby-
terian church, tina text Isaiah 60: %.
''The wolf and the lamb shall feed to-
gether, and the lion shall eat straw
like the bullock; and dust shall be the
serpent's meat. They shall not hurt
nor destroy in all my holy mountain,
saith the Lord" Mr.. Estlin began
with Audubon's description of his voy-
age down the Ohio river in 1910 writ
ten twenty years afterwards. The
great naturalist regretted that the state
of nature had been changed by the
wOOdman's axe and the encroachmento of
civilization. Isaiah's prediction is the
restoration of the world to its original
beauty and innocence. Emerson said
the animals are afraid of man because
of the cruelty towards them from the
beginning. Darwin declares that mans
nature and emotions are akin to ami
mails. The example of the dog that it
feels shame as distinct from fear.
There is much to justify the inference
that the future abode of man would be
frightened by the presence of animal
forms as the Scriptures show us
Heaven adorned with flowers. The
redeemed bear palms in their hands,
and there is the tree of life in the
midst of Paradise. If there be trees in
Heaven why not birds singing in the
branches? If flowers in Heaven. whv
not insects humming their carols? The
original Eden was a place of flowers
and plants, and Adam was en-
gagged in studying the animals.
Heaven will simply be the first
Paradise restored. We are not
called to preach salvation TO animals.
they have not sinned, and cannot do
otherwise than obey law. A belief
therefore, in at least the representative
immortality of animals might be in
ferred. st. Paul declares in Romans
that the creature itself shall be de-
livered from the bondage of corruption.
Animals shared in the Covenant God
made with Noah. There will be moth
ing to injure in that holy mountain.
There was Daniel among the lions to
show the peaceful nature of the infer
icr creatures among the righteous in
that day. The living creatures in
Ezekiel and the same repeated in
Revelations are mysteries that can find
no solution only as we infer that the
animal creation shall have a place iii
the realms of glory.
On next Monday night Mr.. Estlin
will begin a week of special religious
services preparatory to the administra-
ton of the communion on the Sabbath
following. Preaching every night
next week with the exception of Satur.
day night.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31

alluvial soil of the South and every-
where will be benefited by this bill.
Ignorance comes and says, What good
does it do to put a duty on farm pro
ducts?' l submit in this connection a
table that will enlighten those gentle
men who are thus taking, and show
them how much has been introduced
into this country of farm products un-
der the ruinous rates of the Wilson
bill, and then 1 shall have one consola-
toni have been a successful teacher
in political kindergarten. We offer
to the men of the United States en-
gagged in farming this greatproposition;
Under this law you may diversity your
industry. You need not exhaust the
soil of your farm by the endless re-
petition of cereals and vegetables.
Smyrna times., 1897-03-31
Dissatisfaction Among the Preachers

There are also notes of dissatisfac.
ton heard all along the line in Easton
District because of the appointment to
the Presiding Elders Office of one
who had just completed an eldership
on the lower district, whose appoint,
ment was openly opposed by both min.
listers and laymen, and the felt oppo.
sltlOn IN some quarters is strona
enough to make it very unpleasant, to
say the least, for the man who was
the Bishops choice, but not the peo.
pies. The itineracy has always been
one OF the chief glOries of Methodism
and the Bishops power is recognized
as absolute, but when he uses his
power arbitrarily and in opposition To
the reasonable wishes of the peopIf
they have q right to rebel. Bishons
as well as other men in power make
mistakes, but they should avoid as fan
as possible, trying the temper of the
people unnecessarily. - MiddLetO,O1
Transcript.
The above from our contemnorarv
published within the bounds of the
Easton District, is but a mild state.
ment of what has been felt and said on
the District. One minister, who has
been attending Conference good
many years, said there were more
compartments attending the appoint.
ments of the late Conference than he
had ever known before at a single ses.
sion, or perhaps all the sessions he had
attended before, put together.
Bishop Walden, one of them said.
was bishop with a great big B. The
question of results" that was a con.
trolling feature with certain parties a
few years ago, seemed to be the DOM
mating influence with this Conference
to the exclusion of every other consid-
GRAFTON. The complaint comes from
what appeared to be the arbitrary
action of the Bishop.
New Castle made a decided kick
Rev. Vaughan S. Collins had served
the congregation there we'll and faith
fully for three years, and the Confer
ence was asked to return him. But
instead of this he is sent to George
town and Rev. S. M. Morgan, of Mt
Salem, is appointed to the New Castle
charge. Before Conference the Mt.
Salem and Port Deposit congregations
had agreed to exchange pastors, Rev.
>. M. Morgan to so from Mt. Salem
to Port Deposit, and Rev. Harvey w.
Ewing to go from Port Deposit to Mt.
Salem. The Mt. Salem people do get
Mr.. Ewing, but Mr.. Compton, of
Chestertown, goes to Port Deposit
and Mr. Morgan to New Castle. The
New Castle people entered a protest
and held the matter in allowance
pending the return of Bishop Valdez
to Wilmington yesterday to bava q
conference with the Presiding Elaars
neV' Mr. morgan went to New Castle
to preach, as instructed. but only 49,
of the official board we're h attsnd
ance, and the other preachers aIso
obeyed instructions ard went -
preach where appointed.
~ Dine meeting was held yester-