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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
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MNcntlnHltXGtI HkOnIIs.

Mr.. Williams said that the continued
use OF shells OH the streets has become
nuisance, and asked that the Street
Committee take into consideration some
other method Of filling the streets with
stones. ETC."
l would suggest to Mr.. Williams that
at the next meeting OF the Council, to
offer resolution something like this:
Ihat all streets not paved at present
shall be macadamized; that the city
shall buy stone Qnstead of shells), and
the prisoners In the city Jail shall be
allowed Gin their leisure nonlcnt) 10
break the said stone. so ii can be used
as proposed. HIT EN- AGAIN
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
~ n 5zDF e IS NIOIJ TIL III E MS
connection with the Inspection 0

IN connection with the inspection OF
plants. tsJ saaEfs i s&, # 5-{g az,.E.7 i
The few warm days brought the trou.
blesomcS house flies out IN large num-
Dsrs, and unless there is another rem
cold spap they will remain in houses
where it Is warm. '1'-5
Mr.. Robert Frazer, Who has been en-
ployed as foreman in the carpenter shon
1T the Seaboard Air Line foi. a nnn,I,e l.
of years, has been put or. The vacancy
has not yet been filled. @ -
IheL case Of Ned Doleman, who was
fined $500 by the Mayor for an outra y,
eons assault on stranger. was called
In the Hastings Court Yesterday and
was set for March 18TH. .5
Attention is called to the ADVERTISE
ment OF Nichols &; White, III which they
announce that they will unload q car.
loao OF fancy apples this morning. IF
you want bargains call early.
Postmaster Herbert saws that the
mails arc running heavier now than he
mas ever known them since he has been
IN oliice, and his force IS not large. con-
seauently it keeps them all busy.
cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
"A. - Hail4to wed Mr.. Jordan Grant, a
Weli-known young gentleman Of this
city The ceremony will take place
March 18th at 5 y. m. at No 524 South
street.
The merchants on High street were
Kicking yesterday because the street
sprinkler was not brought out They
say it VIII never be needed any worse
than it was yesterday. Their goods were
all covered in dust.
1t Is thought that the first bricks for
the pythian Castle will be laid about the
lst OF May. 1t has been decided to make
the building 45Nt0 feet, but ali effort will
be made by some Of the committee to
change that and make it 45x90, as there
Is plenty OF ground and a building that
size Will be so much more desirable for
all purposes.
considerab bly,. 1t is thought that the re-
cent heavy rains has much to do
with that The company is having a
great deal of trouble with 4 quantity Of
GELS that seem to have accumulated For
seven years they lave been unmoested
with them, but recently they have
caused much trouble.
The case Of y. Richardson, charged
with drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct around home, came up before the
Mayor yesterday. Mr.. Richardson's
ed to get him off. His Honor decided
TO let him so home under promise
that he would so to sleep and sober off
and then come down to-day and take
an oath TO abstain from drink.
Mr.. VIM. J. Ballentine. Of 527 Lincoln
street, sends 4 communication to The
VirSinian In reference TO the manner In
which the persons are fed in the Ports
mouth jail. In it he claims that he re-
ceived one herring twice a day for four
teen days and some corn bread so hard
that it would make dent in the wall
F1e thinks that for 20 cents q day, which
the Sheriff receives. they could be fed
much better, or at least, could have q
change once In a while.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Made An Assignment,

Mrs. Kate a. Anderson, doing business
at BIG County street. has made an as
s:snment Of her stock Of crockery, glass
ware. notions, fixtures, ETC., to Col. K.
r. Griffin. who gives notice. that he has
taken charge of the same and requests
all parties who are indebted to the said
Mrs. Kate Anderson to come forward
and make prompt payment, and all who
have claims to present their bills for
payment to him. He also gives notice
that until further notice the stock will
be sold iii the usual course Of trade.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
stole the Reporters Eyes.

Last night between $40 and O'Clock
some one came into our Office. ransarkcd
the desk. and finding NOTHING, OF value
but pair Of spectacles belonging to the
Representatives. and n few pennies. stole
without our eyes. We desire TO say that
they are of no value 10 any one except
ourselves and will cause us great incon-
venience. If they are returned no qucs
tons will be asked.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Wanted in Portsmouth,

Currituck c. H., n. c., March 4.-(Spe
ciai).our Superior Court, now in scs-
n,"m, ms Jhiieu q macon colored negro for
CARRYING concealed weapons and other
uerlitrles. The negro gives the name OF
Jarad Lee weighs about $50 pounds and
states that he left Portsmouth, Va. on
account of nearly killing colorcd wo-
man there, and that all sections are the
same TO him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Capsizea IN the uanrbor.

: Yesterday morning two small colored
boys named James Thomas and. Sam
Williams were ,0ut.s1n -aab6at;- in which
iheN. had a piece of baggins stuck on
an oar for a sail, They were struck by
a sudden flaw Of wind and We're turned
over in AIaggedy- Bay. y small oyster
boat went after them and succeeded in
saving both boys. but not without much
difficulty.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Until Saturday Might. ozth Tns..

VIII sell those 75c. and s1Oo shirts in
our window ut &c. All fall and winter
clothing at prime cost The prices
marked in our window will inform you
what we are doing.
BEESLAUER & ANTHONY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
BERKELEY

Miss Bessie Ferebee, a popular Young
lnay OF Camden Courthouse. n. C., IS
visiting her sister. Mrs. w L. Bcrkicy,
on Chestnut street.
ar W. l.. Moore is In Washington
where lie went to attend the Inaugural
ton. '.''.>1
The Misses Kline are visitin. in Wash
ingtOn, u. c.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
FuncrnI OF n Child.

The funeral OF Mr. and Mrs. Daniel
Sheas little daughter was conducted
Yesterday from their residence, o25
Henry street. The services were con-
quoted by Rev. II. J. Brady. The re-
mains were inferred IN Oak Grove fSnn,,-
terry.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

Wall paper, decorating, uphoistering,
carpet cleaning and laying. Hair mat
tresses remade. Everything done or
sold at J. S. CRAWFORD'S
Furniture and Carpet House.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
Look NJ Them,

We are giving the greatest bargains
ever offered In men or boys clothing
but only for a limited time.
LEVY & JACOBS, +.
200 High street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
or to the inaugural.
Do you want a new hat?
w. e. VIRNELSON e. CO.
Spring Hats.

In all the latest standard stlyes.
w. e. VIRNELSON d co.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05

Have your shirts made 70 tit by
Charles r. Welton q CO. Hats sold very
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-05
The GreRt CHf In Dress Goods ana
ClOnks Extended Three Days Long.

assortment Of embroideries which have
just arrived. A. j. Phillips, oxford
Hall.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Three Victims Of asphyxiation.
ar0NpAy,a coNnREss.

Memorial 4 -ainss tlic Arbitration Treaty.
 rarifg Isiii Hawaiian Annexation.
 WASHINGTON, March 30 Among the petitions and other papers presented in the senate this morning was q me- nlorial from the Monroe Doctrine club, of Philadelphia, in favor of senator Chilton's amendment to the arbitra- tion treaty and in opposition to the treaty without amendment, character izing it us a ''crattily constructed po- litical treaty, designed Qike the treaty Of 1S7l to advance the interests ot England to coerce the United States into the adoption of reciprocity treaty with Canada
 Mr. Morgan presented his minority report in the Pacific railroad matter which was ordered printed.
 Mr. Hoar reported from the judiciary committee bill to prohibit the repro diietion in the District of Columbia and territories by kinetoscopc or kindred devices of pugilistic encounters and fights and it was placed on the calen- dar.
 MT. Caffery reported joint resolu- fien appropriating ss5o,O0o to oe i'm meaiately ayailablct for the improve rlent of the Mississippi river from the head of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio river.
 Mir allen offered q resolution declar- inr that congress is not possessed or constitutional power to impose taxes on articles of daily consumption by the ,,ea.,.e for the express and ayowed pur- pose of increasing the private fortunes of any class of it's citizens at the e1- pense of the masses. The resolution was laid on the table
 The senate then went into executive session on the arbitration treaty
 Mr. spaulding introduced in the house to-day d joint resolution provlo- inc for the annexation of Hawaii to fhs United states. The tariff was then considered.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Cutting Telegraph Poles.

/Twice within the last month the railroad people have found telegraph poles cut down along the line few
 miles south of Niena. The second of fense was committed Monday and an effort is being made to find the guilty parties. It is the supposition that the aco was committed by Q fellow by the name of Davis who lives near Dallas and whose mind is little unbalanced.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Tried to Steal a Wagon.

Early Sunday morning E. M. Green discovered J. D. SEratton, log hauler, Tn the act of driving off with wagon that belonged to Mir Green The po- lice were notified and the man was soon overtaken and compelled to bring the wagon back.
 The trouble arose from the fact that MT Clark, Stratton's fathcr-ln-law, who hauled freight from the Green 6 Lewis store here to their branch house at Hubbell, collected freight charges at both places for the same load. Mr. Clark afterwards left town and to partially correct his wrongful act his wife gave Mir. Green bill of sale f or 8 wagon of theirs. Stratton after wards claimed the wagon and, though informed that he wesilisdl De iiafbie to arrest, he tried to leave town with it and is now behind the bars as a result. His wife, who has no great love for him because he has not supported her for several months, says that be does not own the wagon.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
To do to the supreme court.

At the meeting of the city council Monday night a resolution was passed appropriating seventyfve dollars to de- fray the expenses of earring the case of city vs E. F. Smith on the occupation tax question to the Supreme Courts The Circuit court gave decision in fa- vor of the defendent but the city coun- cil is very confident that the Supreme Court will reverse Judge Fezell's de cision.
 Although the council had long ses- sion no other business of importance was transacted except the passing of an ordinance prohibiting the storing of combustibles within the city limits
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Chandler, Okla, Wiped From The
 Face of the Earth.
WORST KNOWN IN THE WEST.
Twenty-Five Persons Killed, l50 Injured and Many of These Dying Scores are
 Burned to Death in the Ruins.

GUTHRIE, Okla, March 30 Especial ,so the star.) The terrible tornado that struck Chandler, about forty miles eastof here, at o'clock this evening all but wiped that thriving little city of 1.50O souls off the face of the earth and fire is completing the nights ruin begun by the wind.
 The sun will rise tomorrow morning on scene of devastation, the like of which was never seen in the West. Nineteen bodies have already been taken from the ruins and there are probably more still lying under tn e wrecked buildings. At least 15o per- sons are injured; several dozens of them dying. Scarcely person in the town escaped injury of minor charac- ter Many of the injured met deat h bY fire while pinned under the debris. In one building five injured people were burned to death as there were none to rescue. At another place the incinerated bodies of three unknown children were taken out. All physi- clans in Chandler are killed or injured with one exception.
 But two store buildings are left standing in the town, Mitchell hotel and Rock Island store. Fully three fourths of the buildings in town are partially destroyed. The property loss can only be guessed at but it is enor- nous running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
TO ChecIxmnte Tmportera.

WASHINGTON, March 30. The repub- lican members of the ways and means committee are considering the advisa- bility of offering an amendment to the tariff bill immediately before the vote on the measure is taken in the house of putting the new law into effect on April 15. The committee are moved to this course by the enormous importations of for .eign goods which are rushed into this country in order to secure the benefits of the existing rates of duty.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Yrs. Brady and Son Will Both Build

As the carpenter who was awarded the contract for the erection of the business house Mrs. A. Frady an son were to build could not give bond, the matter was dropped and since, the plans have been changed. Mrs Frady is now preparing to build two story twelve room residence on the lots where the Park hotel was former ly located, while Joe has let the con tract to Earp Bros for the erection of . business house s5x50 feet to be erected on the corner of De Queen street and Honert avenue.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Year tl,e Ant,-Trust T,a,ye.

KANSAS CITy. Mo, March s0.-The leaders Of the labor organizations of Kansas City have expressed fears that the Sherman antitrust law, which has broken up railroad traffic associa- tions, will be applied sooner or later to labor unions with disastrous effects to the unions. r. E. Duffy. q leader in local labor circles, said that he expect lea that labor unions might be attacked lat any time by their enemies on the ground that they violate the Sherman law
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
N.sE snA oE WArN...

From Esurlingtoa, h., to tho Gulf tho Mis-
 s;ssipri Valley fs Inundated.
 ST. LoUIs. March 50.-F'rom Burling- ton. la, to the Gulf of Mexico the Mis- sissippi threatens to become vast iD- land sea. Thoasands of heres of hno farming land are being added daily to the inundated district and thousands of dollars worth of property and many lives have been claimed by the merci- less current.
 The danger in the bottom lands around Quincy, H., is growing. In the vicinity of KeolSui1, Ia., the bottom lands on the Missouri and Iowa sides are completely submerged. The river at Alton is nearing tho danger line, and great alarm exists among the peo- pie in the low lands opposite the city
 The river is falling slowly st Padu- cah, ky. but the danger is not passed Five cottages and some outhouses have been washed from the farm of Albert Atehison on the Ohio side, five miles below that city None of the buildings has been recaptured.
 There may be a repetition of the Hurricane creek tragedy at Charles
 
 ton, Mo-, as q break is hourly expected. The crevasse below Charlottesville, Mo, continues to widen. In the south desperate battle against the waters is in progress along both banks of the river below Helena.
 The excitement at and near Green vile, Miss, has increased. Many resi- dents are moving to higher ground and others are preparing to take shelter in their upper rooms. The levees are softeHiilg. Tt T iiie iie Viclzsburg gauge registers 4s.6 feet. This is within six inches of the high est Sage ever reached by the river since 1862. An emergency order for more sacks to hold sand has been sent to New Orleans.
 The prevalence of disease, resultant from exposure to floods and un- favorable clements, is appalling. Hun dreds are suffering with chills and fever, pneumonia and plenrisy.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Don't Fail to Plant Peach Orchard.

We offer the following choice sorts of peach trees, especially suited for the southwest Crawfords Champion, Crosby, Flaters. Yellow St. John, Eos ter, Heath Cling, Indian Lemon, Nit Rose, Old Nixon, Picquets Late, Smock, Stump The World and Won derful.
 Prices at nursery, for best grade, SC per hundred CT Sso per thousand; for medium. s to feet. S per hundred of s45 per thousand. Address
 JAMES E. WILD x BRoE.,
 Sarcoxie. Mo.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Ice and Cold Storage Building.

Work is to begin this week for the sfeetion of an ice and cold storage oailding by the Texarkana Ice Co. It is 10 be located beside the railroad
 track Just north of the Company's ice mousse. It will be large and substan- sai building, capable of holding q 'afge quantity of ice as that company expects to handle big ice trade dnr- ing the coming summer.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
f.aby Jones nIay Recover.

KANSAS Cry, Mo, March 30.-lsaw- renee Jones, the two-year-old son of Mr and Mrs. Godfrey Jones, who fell five stories down the Victoria hotel elevator shaft Saturday, will probably recover. lie is much better ii=z uneon- scious only part of the time and at other times is able to recognize people and talk little The doctors say that no bones were broken and that the shock of the fall is the principal thing to be feared now.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
eescne.l .vnat in Time.

LONDON, March 30 The British stsaluship Yanariva, which arrived at Greenock last night, reported that March 12 it picked up q small boat con taining 16 survivors of the steamer Ville dc St. Nazaire, of the West Indian line, which foundered in the great storm of March off the Virginias' eapes. They had been without food and water for four days and were bor- dering on madness.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
,o nI.suuitoes This Year.

SIOUX CfrY .Ia.. March 30. .-"Nom omosgui- toes this year, is the forecast of United States Weather Observer U. c. Purs- sell, of this place. They need stag nant water in which to propagate and the floods this spring have cleaned out the streams so thoroughly that they will have hard work finding breeding places. The hard rains for which l loo,s later in the spring will make U still more uncomfortable for them"
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
A SERIOUS FIGHT.
Squire Howard Uues His Knife With
 Fearful Results.

Taesday morning sEtrain which reach ed here little before noon brought to our city Jessie Gille who was all cover cd with hood and looking for doctor to dress a serious knife wound in his neck.
 He was taken to the Kansas City house, and Dr. Davis called to attend him It required fourteen stitches to close the gaping wound which was lust at the polnt where his neck joins his body. The knife blade had enter Cd pointing downward and cut place three inches long and nearly that deep.
 In response to questions asked by a Star reporter Mr. Gill said he was en- gagged in hauling logs a. Howard, a station eighteen miles north of Mena while loading logs near the track he got into q quarrelI with Squire How arc, who is also postmaster at that station, which resulted in some rough language and finally Gill knocked Howard down with rock. Howard got up and rushing at Gili with n big pocket knife buried it in his neck with the above result.
 No arrest have been made and while 'ae wound is quite serious it will not oe liable to result dangerously.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Not Accoreiing to tIer vaste.

NEW YORK, March 30.-Miss Edith Price, pretty young woman of Yonk- CTS, returned from South Africa yester- day. where she went to marry Dr. Cor rigan. She calmly announced that when she got there she broke the en- gagement, as she found the doctors health poor and she did not like South Africa. She said voyage of 18,000 miles was not too long for the sake of findinm out these facts.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
Whlskey lien In Trouble Again.

Assistant Prosicuting Attorney Gib- son dropped in on tue keepers of the bllnd tigers Tuesday and IS fast bring ing them co grief Thirteen warrants have been issued and most of them served. All the guilty parties are giving bond for their appearance the last of this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
To Rid the House of Black Ants.

iou may exter minate black ants by A's' keeping out of their reach all
 s"eess. Stand your cakee and sugar ,'@os ill pan of water then around s@e shelves put either lavender,
 .'ound cloves. or. better, camphor. - april Ladies Home Journal.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31
STRIKE ORDERED. The Steam Filters of New Yori, Are
 Against Signing New Rules.
A EIEADLEss CORPSE FOUND.
A Supposed stGaent Found in Catch Isasr in q Chicago suburb Explosion in Power Egouac Three Victims
 of Asphyxiation.

NEW YonK, March 30.--A strike of the union steam filters of the city in which between 30.0e0 and 8o,000 men may be involved, was declared today when over |, 100 of them refused to 20 to work because the Master Fitters' association announced Saturday that the agreement between themselves and their employees would no longer be considered and those who wished to re- port for work must sign new rules. Should . sympathetic strike be op- dered it would include the whole of the trades affiliated with the filters and 60,000 men may be called out. It is claimed that the men violated the : agreement by the strike against the plumbers in connection with the do- ing of thermostatic work in the new Columbian college building
 A Ficndless Corpse Found.
 CHcAGo, March 30--The headlcss corpse found in the catch basin of sewer ut DunniTg may be that of ]. J. Barstow, a young mining student who mysteriously disappeared two years ago. He attended the Michigan school Of mines at Houghton for two years, where he was noted for his devotion to bicycling The last heard of him was in July or August of 1895, when he announced that he was about to start from Chicago on a bicycle trip te Grand Haven. When he left on his trip he had considerable money. Nothing was ever heard of him afterward. The au- thorities will empty the basin in an effort to find the head of the dead man if it is in the place. It is hoped addi- tional evidence may be discovered to bear out the slight clews already pos sessed in the bicycle shoes and belt found on the corpse.
 Explosion in n Power House. ELMIRA, N. Y., March 3oA boiler exploded in the West Side Electric street railroad power house this morn ing. The explosion shook houses for nearly mile around, while the noise was heard over the entire city. One half the boiler was blown through two brick walls, two electric cars and about 150 feet into an adjacent field, where it was embedded in the earth Frank Albro, the fireman, was instant ly killed and the engineer, Philip Kun felt, was seriously injured. Two other employees in the building escaped unin- jured The cause of the explosion is unknown. The damage is estimated at S25, 00O
 Three Victims Of asphyxiation.
 NEw YoRK, March 50. o.Anthoay Mar shall was found unconscious Saturday afternoon in the Marine hotel while two women were dead in tho same room, all having been overcome by Illuminating gas. Marshall died yes terday The younger of the women was Eliza Jarvis. IS years old, formerly Of south Glen Falls, x. Y., and the other Mrs. Mary E. Mciine Mahoney, 32 years old, the wife of a bartender, from whom she was separated.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-03-31

sociation of Pittsburg, Kan., for a char ter and took it to Webb McNall, super- intendent of insurance for advice He consulted the statutes and found that the embryo company was defective in a number of particulars. The charter was refused.