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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO VISIT
WASHINGTON, ID. c.

Mr. John j. King. president of the
Shy council, yesterday appointed Mr.
j. Davis Reed and Samuel Y. AIontu-
que. with himself, as a committee from
the Council. MIR. King appointed him
self at the request of the Council. lie
also appointed Capt. John w. Happier,
Z. 5. Sherwood and w il. Fairless
from the citizens to act In conjunction
with committee from the Board of
Irade' consisting of G. Hatton, c. r..
1T and II. l.. Maynard 10 visit
Washington in the interest of n p,Iblic
puiiding In this city. AS Congress will
adjourn about the 2lst the committee
VIII not go until after the New Year.
Ihcy will have good data to work on
ana feel confident that their Tip will
not be in vain
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
,SM GU II 4.
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Owing TO tho heavy pressure OF adds
n greater portion of tho Portsmouth
local Will BIO found on tho am Darc.
whom he was locked up 10 await a hear

whom he was locked up TO await hear
ing.
The crew Of the United States gun
boat Wilmington took up q collection
aboard ship to-day to erect a monument
over their shipmate, Charles Marshall,
who was drowned Sunday night at the
navy yard. The sum of $3.50 was
raised
The members OF Grice Lodge, I. o. O..
f., are requested to assemble at their
lodge room tomorrow, Sunday after
noon at $50, for the purpose of joining,
with Tidewater Lodge in attending re-
ligious service at Owens. Memorial
Church
George II. Smoot, through his attor-
ney, Mr.. j. G. 1Filton. brought suit in
the Norfolk County Court yesterday for
damages received at Reeds siding, in
Norfolk county by the Norfolk and
western railroad. The amount asked
for is $1,000.
Last night about S:45 a colored wo-
man fell In between the ferry boat and
the wharf. She was caught by Mr..
John Thomas, u deck hand, before she
went any distance. No damage was
done but bad fright. Her screams
could be heard some distance.
The Rev. Mr.. Mitchell is having quite
a nice meeting at the South Street
Baptist church. There are several con-
verts every night. Services were held
yesterday afternoon and! again last
Td%ht at which there were several
conversions. There will he no services
tonight, burt there will be mass
meeting tomorrow afternoon at ?
o'clock, ito which the public is invited.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
THE MAIL CATCHER.

Yesterday afternoon a special tra,r
consisting of one coach, Il mail car and
a nat car. left here with Mr.. Paul
Whitehurst as conductor They had
on BOARD Captain Whisnant. n mail
CLERK ana number of the officials of
me road. The train went as far as
rrahkiin 10 test the new mail catcher
which distributes and picks nm r,,ii
bags at all points where the train docs
not stop regularly. The trip was made
10 Try the machine, which worked very
satisfactorily.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
Wonderful
Developments
PINNER'S POINT

&c acres covered with warehouses, 20
miles of yard and switch tracks, large
cotton compress, over 200 dwellings and
stores, over q mile of river front devel-
opcd. electric cars introduced. electric
lights put up, belt limo established, with
large yard, piers and warehouses. con-
ncctin8 all roads now entering the port.
and two hotels erected All this has been
done in less than two years, and the
place is yet In It's infancy.
No place IN the entire United States
to-day offers opportunities equal TO those
Of Primers Point
No effort has been made at boom,
and real estate is consequently selling ut
very low price indeed, compared with
prices at other points not having one
tenth OF its advantages
Buildings are going UP all around, and
are readily rented at prices paying from
IL per cent 10 is per cent Now Is the
time TO invest, as prices Will soon be in
creased.
Lots sold 'on easy payments. For prices,
terms. etc, enquire of
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
RENTS COLLECTED

This Office Is prominently located, and
secures hlhA first call from persons dcsir-
ing to rent houses thus getting the hest
tenants.
We also mako larger returns than any
other agency. and will submit copies or
reports for the past fourteen years 10
prove This assertion.
l'lace your rent roll where you will
get the largest return.
JOHN L. WATSON.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18

a IIEMTlON GRlCE LODGE, ]. O. O.
n F.-The members or Grice I0d,rc 7 ~
-. +, are requested to meet at their lodge
room TOMORROW Sunday AFTER
water lodge in ATTENDING: religious srr-
vices Mt Owens Memorial Church. Nv
order G. /. TiI0NpSoT ~
GEO. y. SCOTT, r. S. dciSsit
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
PORTSMOUTH ADv'S.
ElkS' OPERA HOUSE.

Mr.. Edward Nfnyhurd and Lora Mac
Donald company. Gfi. .Es E
Special return engagement. \,
: TWO NIGHTS AND MATINEE.
Friday night December 1ith-"EAST
LYNNE" CO 2u
Saturday night, December 1Sth-'MAU-
RICE, THE VAGABOND."
Saturday matinee at 2:30-"FIlI GU
BAN VOLUNTEERS"
Prices, lQc., zoe. and Boo. de17-2t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18

XMAS MONEY FOR BOYS-I will Inv
I, the old newspapers from the boys and
E.t,S On SATURDAY, MONDAY ana
I4ESpAf JESSE Balm,
uclS-it SDS County street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
Christmas Ca
de2-1n
Fireworks, Candies, Nuts, Etc

If you want plain or fancy Candies.
Nuts, or Fire Works for Christmas cali
nj H. o. Persons Ferry Confectionery
and YOU can get them cheaper either
Wholesale or retail than they can be
bought anywhere in the city. He has a
ton OF nuts which he will dispose or Fire
works in endless quantities. dcl2-tf
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
For other Local See skin Page.

new and complete line of children's
goods. C. r. WEI TON g. 90
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
TIE CHRISTDlaS RUSH

or Holiday buyers is upon us, and II you
want the line dclicacies for your table do
not put ii off until the last moment, as
we will he unable to give you the time
and attention that you will desire.
We have in stock the finest varieties
OF Mixed Nuts. Raisins, Clron, Currants,
Malaga Grapes, etc, that can be bought.
Scarlet brand OF Cunnca Goods, which
are as fine as can he packed. Your Xmas
dinner Will not he complete without some
Of these goods on your table. Don't for
get our Vermont Creamery Butter: it's
fine as can be had.
BOTH PHONES 1910.
G.. w. HUDGiNS & co.
500 Crawford Street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18
PORTSMOUTH ADu'S

tIoHSSEliOt.D FURNITURE, ETC. II
VIII sell at public auction at lO:e6
oHSiock EJNESDAT, December 30 ISlT
an Of the Furniture contained in Tho
residence No 1907 Queen street, Ports
mouth, composed of purlor. bedroom, din
ms roSm and kitchen furniture, carprts
IRE PLACE heater, kitchen range. iron safe
pressed bricks, carpenters materials etc
dclS-it S,, 80 -,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18

LADY DESIRES SITUATION AS COM
panion or govcrncsS 10 teach small chill
drcn. or light housekeeping. Address Il.
j. Nirsnian office, Portsmouth del7-3t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-18

new YORK CLOTHING COMPANY,
PA High Street. Portsmouth VA a

Mems Pants.
Mems All Wool Pants, sl4s, s245 and
E3.lS. You can't duplicate them elseWhcre$
Tor again as much money ~
Underwear.
Fine quality Merino, worth E9c., for Seo.s:
Fine quality BalbrIgGan Ribs, 4Sc, Derbys
Ribbed, all wool, worth 81, at 75r.S, Pure
| lambs vol ia Blue. gold and natural COLI
ors. worth s1.25. at aSc "A 5s
The famous Glastonbury health gar-f3
ment known throughout the world, worth
SEQ, ut $1.iS. .,S5 ss5s
Wilson Bros. famous Denham n ibbeds
silk and wool, was $500, ut SEAS. Heavy
weight Canton Flannel Drawers q t f4Sos fs tt9
Shirts. sE ssfiasss
Finest quality Madras and Percalesl
Shirts. made by the famous Manufactures
Monarch Mfr's.. worth S1.50, at S1.00; alsots
n special line Mt iSc: and Csc.
White Shirts from 4Sc. to S1,50 ca chs
Every requisite for evening and flItt
dress. Fl. 4 b sssssss
Finest quality of Cashmere Hosiery 3,
black, tan and natural wool, 20es 81. per-
box OF six pairs; s. M . fftas5
The public IL kindly invited TO call and
fnspect our lines and be convinced that
our Clothing is made and trimmed bet
tor n nd sold cheaper than any other ole thu
ing house In the South. II t S3s
The Finest assortment of G doves IfosH
siery and Suspenders for Xmas RQfesnntS%
ever exhibited III the city at n NJ n;
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

1t will be noted that while anthracite
shows a well-sustalned advance i'm value
the price of bituminoUs coal has been de-
clining steadily, and disproportionately
to its increase in tonnage. II is probable
indeed, that cheaTening in this instance
has been overdone. This is reflected in
the pending strike of soft coal miners.
II is improbable that b!tuminous prices
can be kept al their present low level
while anthracite has still margin left
i'm this RESPECT. When the anthracite in
terests shall take measures TO oppose an
effectual competition against the growing
use of bituminous for steam purposes--to
do which they have only to wash out a
larger output of steam sizes from the
now worthless culm banks of the anthra-
cite regions-there will be a decided re-
versal of conditions as between the two
fuels, On the other hand, labor trou-
bles now threatening are likely to lead
10 increased employment of machinery in
mining, with a cheapening OF production
so pronounced that the anthracite opera
tors can scarcely hope to follow it, Min
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
Thinks a Conflict
Is IrrepressibIe


From the Philadelphia Stockholder.
a subject which possesses great inter-
est for probably the bulk of the Stock
holders constituency is the future of the
interests concerned in the production
and transportation of anthracite and btu
minous coal, and the relative positions
which these rival fuels are destined to
occupy. The questions involved are likely
TO be determined within a few months.
In the immediate past soft coal not con-
tent with the large field which it had al
ways occupied alone, has effectively in
vaded the markets where anthracite has
reigned supreme for many years. Citing
an instance, familiar to us by direct OBJ
servation, until recently the boilers in
industrial establishments and large Of
flee buildings in this city were fired with
anthracite. 1t is a matter of common
knowledge also that the latter has to a
very notices BILE degree been supplanted
by soft coal. The cheapening of gas and
the Improvement of gas and oil stoves
have affected the consumption of do
mestic sizes of anthracite to almost as
great an extent as bituminous coal has de-
creased its use for steam purposes. The
appended table exhibits comparison of
the total production of bituminous and
anthracite, respectively, for a period of
seven years ended with 1896, in tons of o.
240 pounds:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
What the Country Needs.

In the current Atlantic, T.. l.. Godkin,
always proficient in finding evils to be-
wall, lets fall a shower of tears over
'The Decline of Legislatures" He is
convinced that the law making assem-
blages of the country area great deal
worse now, on the average, than they
were forty or fifty years ago and he is
by no means sure how the deteriora-
tion can be arrested.
"Thc withdrawal Of the more intelli-
gent GLASS from legislative duties is"
says he, more and more lamented, and
the complaint is justified by the mass
of crude, hasty, incoherent and unnec-
essary laws which are poured on the
world at every session. 1t is increas-
ingly difficult today to get a man of
serious knowledge on any subject to go
TO congress, if he have other pursuits
and other sources of income. To get
him to go TO a state legislature, in any
of the populous and busy states, it is
well nigh impossible. If he has tried
the experiment once and is unwilling to
repeat II, and you ask him why, he will
answer that the secret committee work
was rcpulsive; that the silence and the
inability to accomplish anything I'M
posed on him by the rules were dis
heartening, and that the difficulty of
communicating with his constituents,
through the spoken or reported word,
deprived him of all prospects of being
rewarded by celebrity, 1t is into the
10
with full hands"
II this is true are we to conclude that
the people themselves have deterior-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
Judges and Naturalization.
From the Philadelphia Times.

Z TOlH Ine fnlldOtlDnla Times.
There are a few plain rules which
every judge in the state should scrup-
ulously observe III the matter of nat
uralizirg foreigners who seem to have
had no appreciation of American clti-
ger ship until the absence of citizen
ship cost them three cents per day.
These rules are as follows:
1. No state Judge should admit to
citizenship any alien who has been re-
fused naturalization in the United
States courts. The reason for such re-
fusal must be obvious to every fair
minded judge. The execution of NAT
uralization laws belongs properly to
the federal courts, and jurisdiction
has been conferred upon the state
courts solely as n matter of Conven-
fence to these who desire to become
citizens.
2. No state judge should entertain
the question of naturalizing any alien
who has not his residence within the
jurisdiction of the court. The rule has
been violated by some of our judges
and very much to their discredit. The
public cannot and will not respect any
judicial tribunal that invites aliens in
other jurisdictions to come before it
to obtain the priceless boon of Amer
ican citizenship.
If an alien makes an application in
a court outside the jurisdiction in
which he resides, it must be accepted
by the judge-unless some unusual cir
cumstance takes the case out of the
.,,,In
made away flom home because citi-
Zenship cannot be attained at home,
and when citizenship is refused by the
court where the applicant resides, it
must be because the applicant is un-
fitted for citizenship and is thus de-
med il.
The conity ttat should OBTAIN be-
tween cur several state courts certain
ly forbids one judge to grant citizen
ship to a Citizen within the jurisdiction
of arc Cther court that has refused it.
The judge performing his judicial
functions where the applicant resides
must he presumed to have the best
knowledge of the fitness of the petit
toner for liberalization; and " nen re-
fused there or when the alien ilees 10
a distant juris sdiction because ne
knows tHat he would be refused nat
uralization at hCne, there can be no
excuse whatever for a judge in an
other district TO grant the right of
citizenship to ely one.
The Legislature was at fault in not
making uniform rules by statute to
regulate the naturalization of aliens
in our state courts. A large number,
and probably "a majority, of the Judges
of the courts of the state have estab-
lished inheXible rules which are we'll
calculated to elevate the character of
naturalized citizens and to teach
them the highest appreciation of the
citizenship they attain. Had the legis-
lature enacted the rules formally
adopted by the Philadelphia courts, or
the Allegheny courts, or the court of
Bucks county, and other counties we
cannot now recall, there would have
been a just law restraining the reck-
less grant of citizenship to aliens who
are unworthy of it. Let our state
judges be just to themselves, just to
the laws, and above all just to our great
citizenship that makes its possessor a
sovereign.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
URGED TO RECONSIDER.
From the Philadelphia Press.


There appears to he no doubt about the
authenticity of the announcement that
Judge Edward n. Willard, of the Supe-
rior court, will resign at a not remote date
possibly in September. 1t is well under
stood to be Judge Wizards inclination,
and yet it may be hoped that he will not
carry it out The Superior court, brief
as it's existence has been, is recognized
by al. who have had relations with 1t as
an exceptionally competent tribunal. and
Judge Willard is one Of its conspicuously
able members. He is a man not only of
wide legal learning and broad intelligence,
but he is a man Of the finest character.
His retirement from the public service
at this time would be a real LOSS to the
state, and shcuh not be permitted II there
Is any reasonable and just way 10 prevent
II. There are exceedingly few men sc
we'll fitted for judicial duties as Judge
Willard, and ne has a taste for the work,
the only drawback being in the fact that
the court is kept going over the state so
much. The general hope will be
that Judge Willard will see his way clear
to remaining on the bench he so much
hOnOrS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

ated? The people still have the power
in their own hands. They can, when
they choose, elect capable men to leg
islative positions, and they can defeat
candidates whom they have reason to
believe are incapable or dishonest The
machinery of law-making is not differ
ent now from what 1t was in the times
which Mr.. Godkin and those who share
his pessimism laud as so greatly super
ior TO our own. If, then, the quality Of
work done by that machinery has
grown so much poorer, is not the con-
clusion irresistible that the people have
permitted an inferior quality of raw
material to be fed into the machine?
1t is possible. we think, to return an
Affirmative answer TO this interroga-
ton without admitting that the people
themselves have grown worse.
Busted as they have been during the
past marvellous quarter-century with
the personal pursuit of riches, it may
be that they have become somewhat
careless of their duties as citizens and
have permitted abuses to grow up
which cannot survive their re-awaken-
ed interest i'm civic affairs When the
cat sleeps the mice will play; and the
same thing is true when the cats back
is turned, or when she is watching a
canary bird out of the window. But
let the cat put it's mind once more on
the problem of mice-catching and you
will see a scurrying of the rodents in
search of cover The cat in this Coun-
try is beginning to take its mind off the
canary bird that sits on a bough just
out of reach and will soon return to its
natural business of mice catching. In
other words, the public has got through
with the bulk of it's individual fortune
hunting; a younger generation with its
fortune already won for it is growing
up. and with the right kind of direction
it can be made to exercise a wholesome
vigilance upon the legislative mice who
menace the cleanliness OF American
capitols.
Fewer ault-flnding Godkins and
more fault-correcting Teddy Roosevelts
are what we need.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
FIN LEY s
Sale of
Shirt
Waists

To enable us to close out
our entire line i'm short
order we have cut prices
to the lowest notch and
will offer every Shirt
Waist i'm stock cheaper
than the cost of manu-
facture. Remember, we
carry no low priced or
trashy goods at amy time,
and those mentioned be-
low comprise the cream
of the two most popular
brands ON the market,
viz, the "King" and
"Derby" Waists:
One lot reduced to 6oc.
One lot reduced to S5c.
One lot reduced 10 SI.oo.
One lot reduced to 81 SO.
One lot reduced to $3.50.
One lot reduced to 81. 90.
I'm connection with Shirt
Waists, we are showing
the finest stock of Belts,
and at the right prices.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
REPRESENTATIVES, INANIMATE

From the Chicago Record.
Matches are nuisance any way you
fix them"
How do you make that out?''
"Well, if you take only one 10 light the
gas with, II invariably goes out"
"Yes?"
"And if you take two you have to carry
the other one back"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08
.OUR DANGEROUS RICH"
rom the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record
This country is not seriously menaced
by its ignorant dangerous classes" but
is I'm great danger from certain wealthy
corporate interests that prey upon the
public for private proht and poison the
fountain of law at its source. This dan
gerous class" composed of the preda-
tory rich, is the one that breeds disre-
spect for law ana that really constitutes
a menace to our institutions and govern
mont
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

Final denial is made Of the story
that w. w. Rcckhill. whom the presi-
dent has nominated as minister to
Greece. sent word to our consuls in
Cuba while assistant secretary of state
under olney that they must color their
reports in favor Of Spain. We are
glad to hear that this report is false,
and we trust that the principle of it
will mover be true of an official of the
United States.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

In Iowa the Pops have named for
governor a man whose platform calls
for cheap dollars, debt Reputation,
free trade, income tax and the confs-
cation of ,rberitances. Evidently the
storm center of western political luna
cy has deserted Kansas.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

1t has been estimated that should the
bltuminous miners win after ten weeks
OF striking, it would take them a year
under the increased wage scale to make
up for the strike losses. This is the
bright side. But what if they should
lOsa2
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

The Canadian bicycle firm which says
it cannot compete with Yankee skill
and shrewdness in the manufacture of
bicycles. and therefore shuts up shop,
is frank, to say the least. What Can
ada needs is the Yankee spirit, and to
flag
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

1t is said that among the appropra-
tion bills awaiting the governors con-
sideration arc two for the payment of
the funeral expenses of eX-members Of
the legislature, who were in the house
! inc years ago. We can imagine with
what energy the veto AK will fall on
lafse.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

The proposed stock and bond tax is
expected to raise $7,OOO,0O0 to $4,000, 900
year; but little England easily raises
$26,0OOOOO to S2S,OOO, 900 a year by a tax
ON deeds and mortgages. SO it seems
that after all we are merely follow
ing in our mothers footsteps.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

Not more than bushel of eyes were
put out or a cord of limbs broken on
the Fourth, which, after all, is a small
sacrifice for 7o,OOO,OOO people to make
on the altar of their country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

The Michigan widow who is seeking
to recover money from the Gould es-
tate on debt contracted by the cele-
prated Jay While he lived at Goulds-
bore might more profitably try to ex-
tract sunlight out of saw dust,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

A good deal of valuable newspaper
space has been wasted of late upon
Wellington, of Maryland. wellington is
a senator big with newly acquired i'm.
portance He indorsed a man for one
consulship and when the president ap-
pointed that man to another place,
Wellington grew angry, declared the
man was no good and stated out to
defeat his confirmation. The whole
trouble with wellington is that he is
tco small for his job
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

Senator Hill thinks that before we
annex Hawaii we ought to free Cuba.
What's the matter with doing both?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-08

Since March Senator Cullom's
clerks have answered 10000 letters per-
tanning to patronage, Some 40 of the
SOC persons recommended by him to
postohices in Illinois have been ap-
POINTED. He has also looked after 800
applications for consulates, l5O appii-
cations Ter collectorshps, and about