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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
MILITARY INSPECTION.
Huntington Rifles Inspected by General
Stern

Newport News. Va, Sept 2S-(Spe-
ISll.)-lrspector General Stern, after in
posting the Peninsula Guards az HSlmp
'1ii, A'1nday evening. came 10 this city
20 perform n similar duty ait the bar
'icks CT fhe Huirail:rgton Rifles. The In
'rSctf&n was conducted with great care
'id resulted very favoinb!y TO tn.
lilies INae roll call showed ror.y-fcur
''"in'JSTS l"'eScnt, and four al>scl::ecs.
Inc Inspection Concluded, the fltc. !ccl
u second licU.cnacI. WAS declared IN
rider. ;wHl 4 ballet WAS taken, w,l!cn re
3!tr' In IlAe election Of J. Il. R.x. There
'S"% three candidates 70" u!a!s Office.
r,'"%TnF'ts F'runk MISS alal j. l.. Iuix.
sd Corporal MrAiahsn.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
THE DuCHEsSE SAILS,


The Flant Line steamship, Ia Grandr
'uchcSsc which has been overhauled ait
ne yards here during the dull season.
eli this afternoon with a full crew, and
'aptaan L. II. Hanlon as IAlster, for
New York, and upon her arrival there
mn resume her regular trips between
LAX city and Savannah. Foreman j. a
'1lia!Es. OF the outside machine shops.
eni With thc steamer, and will stay
~ ard soma timetO sac whCihcrthe ma
'hiEs.ry. BOILERS. etc, work to 1.-THE salts
action of the company
1he Is /; sh steamsh p lIeXhan, now in
18th Il damaged propeller, will probably
ONE to the yard for repairs The Hex
mM was towed in by the Ends
'Hhich was bound for Europe from Sa-
NAi.n.h. and happened along IN time to
I'VE assistance to the HeXham, which
vas injured in n storm off lIua.eraS
POLICE COURT.
Justice Erown disposed Of the follow
'nr short dC-ckc: t<,-dly:
J i'm Fox. dis rdcrly. dismissed
fmSene Walker and G.. II Goodwin
A"re charged with trespass, and cacl,
tntd s. AND costs.
IMhel Quill, Alfred Burgesen, Leslie
iNHnger. colored. John W-y!scsl and Wal
er Mayo, DRINKS, were fined each s.
md Costs.
EEUBlICANS ELECT DHLEGA TES
l.:e RerHiiioIns OF Warwick, who are
tHl lcya. 10 Chairman Lamb me-. Ell
'asSe at the courthouse ys.i,sn,ay and
'i.Si;ed three delegates To the Lynch
hirg Convention. The Delegates were
'i'htcLZt'l to tp-OpeIsI:ta with ether del
'Hates fI>m :NaS Legislative t.i&is-Ict to
lace q carGESr':a ~ ;"Ie fed and IN
.ru":ed the delegates elected for Sir.
\ c. Pta2hy
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29

]. RI. WlNGFiELD,
fa sSrnEer AEt., No. Ice Main street, Nor.
", II. GREEN. Genera, Superintendent
j M. GULF, Traffic Manager
w. A. TURK. General Passenger Agent
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
N0E[olk & Southern R. R. Co

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SEPT. 10. 1897
MAIL. AMI EMPRESS LEAVES NOR.
EHLk daily SeSSent sunday 10 a for
Ropsr TaHtego. beihuven. " eic' Con neery:
IS follows Daily, except sunday for
WlhdseE TUEs0AY. THU litSii51V9 a ana
SATURDAY S,.ar MG fer AL Landings er Chowan
Heappernons 2ver and dna EBBNPAR 5Hg
for 6voca. Connecting at Bclhaven with
steamer Virginia Dare f2r Makleyvilie.
termed:ate landings. Connects ut IGiizn-
beth City Monday and Wednesday with
steamer Newbcrne for Roanoke Island,
Oriental and Newhcrne.
EVENING EMPRESS LEAVES NOR
Saturday for or 81 Habtth lily EIen a , ana
way stations. Connects at Elizabeth CITY
With the steamer Neuse for Ncwbcrne.
Morehead City, kinston and Goldsboro via
4. & ~. c. r. r.. and for Jacksonville,
WiminEt on, y. G., and for MI stations on
land Tuesday and Saturday.
MAIL A INH EA ct MagT faa1Tv s,c.n,
at Il am Tueiday Tharad%y and saiu .rh.H
Norfolk for the Nor,h. East Stan ana I'VE Wes a.
Norfolk and Western depot. Freight sta sta.
rEAA as lE;F \ 6, GARoLINA pIspATCH
MlN!oN LINE between all points North
Southern railroad and Eastern North
Freight received daily until p. m. md
forwarded promptly at low rate.
General Once OF the n. sE s. K r. t !oo
Norfolii. Va.
Genera, rr.,r IL II G. end H rass
n. Is. KING. General Manager
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29

No. 10 connects daily with y. C. l.. train
% for all points South.
No lOS daily, except Sunday, makes
close connect n NJ Hohgood for Washing
Ton. y. c.. kinstun, y. c.. plymouth. y.
c., and all Eastern Carolina points: ai-o
ut Rocky Mount with ~. {. l.. train 3,
for all points South.
Trains arrive ut Norfolk al G:'5 p IN.
daily. also at 10 80 a. nj. daily. except Sun
dag.
No 40 runs through without change
Norfolk To Wilmington.
baggage checked at Company's Norfolk
wharf. and also at office OF E'aHseU;:ar ard
Ticket Agent. Ill Min street. opposite
Atlantic Hotel
For tickets to all points South. Sleeping
Car reservations and general information
call on or address
j. \. NEEGEBAT'ER.
Passenger and Ticket Agent.
JAMES +. MAIPIN,
General Forwarding Agent.
IT, VI. EMERSON, Gen. Pass. Agent.
G.. NJ SEnPELL. General Manager
~. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
~ n ALTA MTG
"a COAST
mo We Gro LIME.
tSOriOI.t AZ s'nr"'lun NniIrOuda

CONDENSED SCHEDULE IN EFFECT
SEPTEMBER ~ 1897
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29

.Da!ly cAocr; Sunday. Other time daily.
No. Norfolk 10 Cincinnati a!d Louis
willie daily. Pnrlor car Old Point to Rich
mond. Pullman Sleeping Cars Rich
moud for Cincinnati. Louisville and ST
Louis. Meals served on dining cars west
of GordCnsy!iIc Connects at Il chmond
for l.ynchburg ana Lexington, VA.
No. 5-Daily except sunday. Richmond
to West Clifton Forge.
No. 3-NoTfoik to Cincinnati and Louis
WIZ. daily. Pullman sleeping cars Old
Point fol Cincinnati and Louisville. Meals
served Oh din ng cars west OF Gordons-
vile
IL :0S neon and go y. M
For further information apply to
II. r BROOKE, Passrngc. Agent,
c. and .. Ticket Office, CRANKY street.
Under Atlantic Hotel.
JOHN y. POTTS.
Asst General Passenger Agent.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-29
norfolk Z WASHINGTON Steamboat CQ.

steamers NEW PORT NEWS, WASu-
lNGTON and NORFOLK will leave
daily as follows:
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
Washington.

Beef cattle are scarce in Yakima.
The office of registrar of the univer-
sity of Washington has been abolished.
The log drives in the Palouse are
making some progress, although the
river is too high for speedy driving.
Governor Rogers has announced the
appointment of L. A. Mcdonald, a sill
yer Republican, Of Tacoma, as dairy
commissioner.
Several of the stockmen about Water
vile are preparing for spring round
up to see how many of their stock they
have lost during the winter.
A force of men is now at work grad
ing the Northern Pacific railroad at
Ritzyille, The company intends grad
ing the track from Cheney to Connell.
A farmer living near zillah is report
ed to have raised thirty-fve tons Of
potatoes ON five acres of land without
cultivating the ground after the first
planting.
The Puyallup Commerce says that
hops are already up few inches, that
the big Meeker yards have had their
first plowing, and the men are now
scalping.
News has been received in Walla
Walla that it is Governor Rogers in
tention to retain company @, of the
National Guard, in the service, if pos
4 sible.
The principal of the Cheney normal
4 school has announced that the school
will continue until commencement,
June 10, despite the fact that the gov
ernor has vetoed the appropriation.
The Olympic reserve is included be-
tween the 47th and 48th degrees of lat
I itude, and the 123d and 124th degrees
/ of longitude. The reserve taken in
about two-thirds of the Olympic PEN
insula.
The warehouse at the end of the long
wharf in Ocosta collapsed during a
/ strong gust of wind last week. The
/ building has been familiar landmark
/ since the birth of Ocosta, and will be
/ greatly missed.
The Commercial Club of North Yak
ina has sent for lot of sugar-beet seed
to be distributed among farmers Of the
Yakima valley.
A patent has been received at the
Spokane land office conveying title to
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
to %, 900 acres of land in southeastern
Stevens and northern Spokane counties.
The land lies in township 20, range "A,
in which the town of Milan is situated;
and in township 81, range 40, and
township 81, range 46, just north OF
! Newport.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
conner Amendment Forgotten.

Washington, April 3.-Through an
oversight, during the consideration Of
the Dingley tariff bill, the house neg
lectcd to adopt the amendments to put
copper ON the free list prepared by the
ways and means committee. Conse-
quently there is no provision for copper
in the bill. Not having any special
mention, copper falls into the basket
clause at 25 per cent ad yalorem.
In the original draft of the bill, the
Mckinley rate Of ! cent per pound on
copper was retained. The subject was
brought to the attention of the commit
tee second time, and as it appeared
no copper is imported into the United
States and some is exported, the com
mittee saw no reason why it should not
be included in the free list A clause
providing for it in the metal schedule
was stricken out by the house, but the
amendment putting it on the free list
was not offered.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
NORTHWEST BREVITIES
Evidence of Steady Growth
and Enterprise.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
From All the Cities and Towns Of
the Thriving Sister states
Oregon.

Sixteen hundred sheep were sold in
Huntington last week at an average
price of So per head.
Clerk c. A. Jennings, of Lane coun-
ty, issued a marriage license last week
to Thomas c. Purcell, aged 81 years,
and Elizabeth Hoffman, aged 81 years.
More beef cattle have been shipped
from Gazelle this season than any pre-
ceding winter, says the Lakeview Ex-
aminer. About 700 carloads have gone
since September.
A barge loaded with $50, 900 feet Of
lumber belonging to Goering 81 Co.,
sank near the tishermen's cannery in
Astoria The lumber was washed up
ON the beach, and can be saved.
Seufert Bros. have bought the lease
held by The Dalles Canning Company
on their cannery above The Dalles, and
will soon begin putting it in repair.
They expect to put the cannery in good
condition before the fishing season
opens.
The Coquille river is cutting away
the sand behind the south jetty, at Ban
don, and will in time, if let alone, cut
channel clear through to the ocean,
leaving the breakwater in the river,
says correspondent of a Coquille City
paper.
Two shifts are at work at the Jewett
mine, in Josephine county, and the
work is progressing at the rate OF about
four feet per day. About $50 tons of
good ore are on the dump, and new
mill will be erected as soon as the roads
get better.
! DR.. J. II. Hawkins and Joe Lyons,
of Douglas county, have imported
twenty prairie chickens from Eastern
| Oregon and turned them loose in the
4 vicinity of Drain and Snowden. Their
effort to introduce this favorite game
! bird into Southern Oregon will be ap-
preciated by sportsmen.
A trapper who has been hunting and
trapping on the Malheur river south Of
the agency valley this winter, reports
to the Vale Advocate one of those
prodiges of nature known as q wild
man. The Advocate says the biped is
of giant stature, being at least seven
feet high. having long and massive
arms that reach to its knees, while the
whole body is covered with curly,
glossy hair.
In the chase after the escaped con.
victs from Idaho, one of the officers,
Hugh Fulton, had a peculiar accident,
and narrow escape from death AT
Vale, when he was mounting his horse,
the animal backed into well sixteen
feet deep. Fulton went down first,
and the horse after him. BY remark
able chance, the animal did not fall on
him. Fulton received couple OF
broken ribs. The horse sprang to it's
feet and began to strike at Fulton, and
came near crushing his skull before q
rope could be lowered to the endangered
man.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
A FARMERS TRUST.
An Alleged PLOT to Control the Produce
Markets.

Toledo, April 5.-Farmers are trying
to form trust. 1t is to spread all over
the land, and if present plans carry.
not a dollars worth of farm proudce of
any kind will be sold for general con
sumption. In nutshell, the idea is
for the farmers to limit crops to the
actual living needs of the members Of
the trust. The organization is secret,
oathbound, and its principles known
just now to only a select few outside of
those directly concerned in its devel-
opment. According to the promoters,
however, the country is practically in
condition to be placed in the grip of
this remarkable combine.
Lancaster, Pa, was the birthplace OF
the trust. 1t saw light there several
months ago, and was Incorporated un-
der the laws of New Jersey as the Agri-
culturalists' National Protective Asso
citation. The supreme body is made VI
of one representative from each state
whose duties are similar to those of tn,
board of directors of an ordinary cor
poration. Each state has a subordinat,
board of directors, consisting of one re
preventative from each congressional
district Each district in turn is gov
erned by board of two members from
each county. Each county is under con
troll of board of from five to eleven il
number, who direct the movements o.
the township organizations.
1t is the purpose to do nothing thi'
year in the way of controlling the mar
kets, because the organization is not
complete. Next year, however, the
crops will be limited to actual living
needs of members.
If the plan is carried out, not dol
lars worth OF farm product of any kind
will be sold for general consumption, il
being the purpose to compel the people
to import all food products. 1t is be-
lieved that by this method the power
of the association can best make itself
falt
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
THE SENATE ON CUBA
Recognition of Insurgents
as Belligerents-
ALLEN WOULD SAVE RIVERA
Resolution Tarin BIN Referred
to the Finance Committee.

Washington, April 3-The Cuban
question was revived in the senate to-
day after u long period Of comparative
calm. -Four distinct Cuban resolutions
Were brought forward in rapid success
sion. The last and most important
one came from Morgan. 1t declared
that state of war exists in Cuba. and
announces the policy OF the United
States to maintain Il strict neutrality
as between both parties to the conflict,
with full recognition of the insurgents
as bellgerents. Morgan gave notice
that he would call the resolution up al
the next meeting of the senate with
+ the expectation OF securing final action.
OF the other resolutions two were
agreed to. One calls ON the president
for letters Of General Gomez to himself
and to Cleveland, and for other nfor-
nation. The other, by Mills, instructs
the committee on foreign relations to
report what obligations the United
States has assumed by compelling Cuba
to remain subject to Spain. Both res
olutions were passed without opposi-
tion. Still another came from Allen
and proposed a protest against the re-
ported purpose of the Spanish authori-
ties to try General Ruiz Rivera, the
Cuban officer, by military drumhead
court-martial. This led to an animated
controversy between Allen and Hoar
The discussion went over to come up
with the resolution for the recognition
of Cuban bellgerency at the next meet
ing.
The tariff bill, passed by the house,
was received by the senate as soon as
the session opened today. without
motion or comment, the presiding Off
Ger, Mr.. Hobart, referred the bill to
the committee on finance.
An interesting incident of the ses-
sion was Senator Chandler's refusal to
agree to a final vote on the treaty to-
day. lie called attention to the press
dispatches in regard to the situation in
Crete and said he did not feel disposed
to enter into negotiations with any
power whose guns We're trained upon a
community of Christians struggling to
throw off the yoke of Moslemlsm. He
also spoke of England's conduct toward
the Beers of the Transvaal as deserving
of condemnation, and cause for hcsi-
tation in the negotiations lie said he
would probably in the end vote for the
treaty, but he was not in the mood ior
it today.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
THE FLOOD SITUATION
Prospects Appear Better on
the Mississippi.
THE SITUATION AT GREENyILLE
The River Failing at Cairo-Rivers
i'm North and South Dakota
Causing Great Damage.

Memphis, April 5.-The flood situa-
tion in the Mississippi delta above
Greenville is decidedly better tonight,
as regards the threatened loss of life
and futher destruction of levees. The
half dozen crevasses on the Arkansas
and Mississippi shores between Helena
and Greenville have drawn an immense
volume of water out of the main chan.
mel, which is spreading over the low
lands, but not with that degree of ra-
pidity that cuts off escape by the in
habitants of the low countries. The
river shows a decline from point be-
low Helena to the Wayside crevasse.
The decline above Greenville in many
places is as great as ten inches. How.
ever, Helena, Ark, is not out of dan
ger, for the waters from the st. Fran
els basin in Arkansas are still swelling
the channel of the main river from the
south of Helena, as no break occurs
until Westover is reached, ten miles
below that city.
The damage to the farming country
in the delta cannot be exaggerated.
Il iNC NOullLito III pS III blit lllOSt Ddi l
under water for thirty days and the
main line and branches of the Yazoo
q Mississippi Valley road will have
more than 100 miles of track inun-
dated.
Opposite Perthshire, at the upper
crevasse mile of track has been COM
pletely washed away. Probably twenty
lrpnl pta p,,,oll
flooded tonight, among them being
Gunnison. Rosedale, Perthshire, Terry,
Riverton. Dahomey, Storm, Benoit,
Beulah, Wayside, Longwood, Refuge,
Swift Water and Australia.
The greatest danger now is to the
south of Greenville, as the levees from
Wayside to the mouth of the river must
begin to feel the pressure OF the move
ment of water back into the channel
from the delta through the White river
country and ST. Francis basin. From
Memphis to Crawley's ridge, the river
is forty miles wide. A line east and
west ON the water across Rosedala
would probably be fifty miles long. All
of this water must pass out between
lllG lNO NdllS VI VIC ltNtts III
places but few miles distant one from
the other. Another rise of 1-10 of a
foot in the river at Memphis is shown
by the official bulletin. The gauge to-
night registers 36.4 feet. AT Cairo, an
encouraging fall in the river is shown,
while Paducha reports a fall of 7-10 of
foot. At Vicksburg the river is sta
tionary. Shreveport and other points
below Vicksburg report continued
rise.
The Louisville q Nashville has com
munication with Nashville, after a ces-
sation of two weeks.
The local relief committee this after
noon sent a boat to the Francis river
country, both to bring out people and
carry supplies and food to man and
beast. 1t is said that the destitution
in the territory to be covered is fearful,
but the news of it did not reach Mem
phis until today.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
A General Remodeiing by the Senate
Committee.


Washington, April 5.-The Repub-
licans of the senate committee on
finance are continuing their work day
and night on the tariff bill with the in
tention OF reporting it to the senate at
the earliest possible day. They are
not prepared TO give out any results OF
their Investigations and state that they
have not reached any conclusions as to
the proposed changes. There is, how
ever, a well-defned impression about
the senate that the bill will be gener
ally remodeled and the rates considera-
bly, reduced in many schedules.
There is a general belief among West
ern senators that there will be material
changes in rates ON wools, especially
those of the third class
Among other suggestions urged is a
return to the Wilson law of cents Il
pound duty ON hops, instead of Is
cents, as proposed by the Dingley bill.
1t ls claimed that the proposed increase
Will be an injury rather than benefit
/ to the producer, and hardship to the
I consumer
There is much contention about the
lumber schedule. The American lum-
bermen interested in Canadian forests
appear to be especially coacerned ovel
the Dingley rates.
The committee is not receiving any
verbal statements except from senator's
but is giving close attention to type
written presentations of fact and argu.
ment.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
Colonel Grant Declined.

New York, April 5.-Colonel Fred
d. Grant has decided to decline Presi-
dent McKinley's offer of the position
of first assistant secretary of war.
Mr.. Garnt sent the following tele-
gram to President Mckinley:
Although you are pleased to urge
me to think over the matter, it is i'm
possible for me to consider the position
of assistant secretary OF war, which you
were good enough to offer me. l there
fore decline with thanks the appoint
ment, at the same time regretting that
l am not to serve the administration,
for which / worked earnestly"
Mr.. Grant declined to be interviewed
beyond giving out the foregoing tele-
gram.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

To Enable the Deaf to Hear.

New York, April Sit is an
nounced from Denver that Professor
Dussand, of the university there. has
invented an apparatus to enable the
deaf to hear A microphonograph he
has just issued magnifies the human
voice in the same way that a lens mag
nities matter. 1t is simply telephone
connected electrically with phono-
graph, but far more sensitive phono-
graph than Edison's ordinary model
A battery of from one cell to sixty, ac-
cording to the degree of deafness, is
used
OF course the apparatus is useless in
the case of absolute deafness, but such
infirmity is far rarer than is supposed
Ninety-tive per cent of stone-deat per-
sons can be made to hear and under
stand by Dussand's invention. You
speak into the phonograph and make it
repeat the words which are transmitted
by sort of microphone and speaking
tube into the deaf ear. Professor Dus-
sand is preparing for the 1900 exhibi-
tion an apparatus which will enable
10000 people who may all be deaf to
follow the lecture.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07
Northern Rivers.

Omaha, April "a Bee special
from Sioux Falls says: The Big Sioux
river is higher than ever known, and is
still rising. Lake Kempestka, where
the river has its source, has risen five
feet, and is still rising. At Castlewood, 4,
the lowlands are flooded At Brook
ings, the same condition exists. At
Egan, the water is rising rapidly, do
ing much damage. At Sioux Falls,
business along the river has been sus-
pended. The water is still gradually
rising, and will soon put out the fires
in the Bell electric lighting plant and
the pumping station. The bottoms
above the city are sea, and much fear
is expressed, as the food from the
north is still to come. Damage to
bridges in Minnehaha county alone SO
far is SOC, 900.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-04-07

Washington, April 3.-The senate
committee on appropriations today
agreed to report the sundry civil and
Indian appropriation bills practically
as agreed to before the adjournment of
the last session of congress A few
verbal changes We're found advisable
and an important change was made in
the provision in regard to the opening
of the Uncompaghre Indian reservation,
in Utah
This provision was presented as a
senate amendment ut the last session,
and agreed to by the house. The house
struck it out when it passed the bill at
the beginning of the present session.
The senate committee again recon-
mends the inclusion of the provision
but reduces the number of claims of
gilsonitc one person may take from
four, rs originally provided, to two.
A change was made also in the pro-
vision for the right of Inheritance of
children born Of white fathers and In
dian mothers, SO as to provide that the
mother shall belong to her tribe by
blood TIE original provision made
it "by blood or descent. The bill
probably will not be reported until next
week. The deficiency bill was not
considered