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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31
Last of the Virginia,

As The result Of an arrangement be-
tween the Sea board Air Line and South
ern railroads the steamer Virginia VIII be
taken off the line when she completes her
"trip TO Baltimore, for which she left yes
tCrdaN afternoon.
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Richmond, fredericksburg AMI
Potomac Railroad.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. Is, 1893
at u o'clock noon.
LEAVE BYRD STREET STATION.
slO "A. NJ. Daily tor Washington and
points North. stops only Al
Milford and Fredericksburg
Pullman sleepers to New YORK
$40 A. N. Sunday only, Dor Washington
and points North. stops az
Elbl, Glen Allen. Ashland
Taylorsviilc, boswell, Ruthef'
Glen, Penola, Milford. Woods,
lane, Guinea, summit. fIeder'
lcAsburg, Brooke and Wide
water Pullman car
s.I5 A. NJ Daily, except sunday, for
Washington and points North,
stops al ElOa, Ashland, Tayl
loravilie. boswell. Ruther
Glen. penola. Milford, Woods
lane, Guinea, summit. Fredcr-
icksburg, Brooke and WIDE
water. Pullman car.
12.00 NJ. Daily, except sunday, fot
Washington and points North,
StODs al Elba. Glen AllenI
Ashland. boswell, Milford,
Fredericksburg, Brooke, and
Whitewater. Parl0r Car. also.
connects with Congressional
Limited at Washington.
7.2s = NJ. Daily. for Washington and
points North Stops az Elba,
Ashland. boswell. Milford
Fredericksburg, Brooke and
Whitewater ana other statiOni
Sundays. Sleeper Richmond u
arrive 'HnSYIRlj STREET STATION.
s.ia NJ. Daily. Stops at Widewa,cr|
o." Brooke Fredericksburg. Siill
ford. Boswell. Ashland. and
Elba. and other stations SUM
days. Sleeper New York. ID
Richmond.
o.sp NJ DAILY. except Sunday stops
-''' AT Underwater, Brooke, Fred
ericksburg, summit, Gunea|
WoOdslane Milford. PenOla(
Rutler Glen. boswell, Taylors|
Vile. Ashland. Glen Allen and
Elba. Parlor Car from WASH
ann NJ Daily. Stops only at Fred
'''' ericksburg. boswell Ashland
and Eba. Pullman cars from
New York
WV Brooke. Fredericksburg. sunni
nit Guinea. WOodslane, Mil
ford. Penola. Ruthcr GlenI
boswell TaylOrsville, Ashland|
Glen Allen. and Elba. Sleep
ing Car.
ACCOMMODATli6l
DAILY, Except Sunday)
400 T. n. Leave Byrd street statioi
8 80 A. NJ Arrive Byrd street station
ASHLAND TRAlNS.
DAILY Evcapt Sunday.J
6:i2 A. VI. Leaves Flha.
$50 i. VI. Leaves Elba. =
$40 A. NJ. Arrives Elba.
500 p. NJ Arrives Elba.
G. A TAYLOR. Traffic Manager
r. T. u. MYERS. President.
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DISSOLUTION & COMPREHENSIVE.
~ Office OF DISSOLUTION
" OF

NJ Office OF DISSOLUTION
n OF
PARTNERSHIP.
The partnership heretofore existing be-
tween w. L.. WEST and the SURRY
LUMBER COMPANY for the logging OF
the mills OF said Company was dissolved
on the 9TH day of November, 1897, by the
death OF w. Il. West.
AS surviving partner. the Surry Lumber
Company win settle up the partnership
business. All parties holding claims
against the late partnership will present
same TO undersigned for payment. and all
parties Indebted 10 same will make pay
inent TO undersigned.
SURRY LUMBER CO.,
Nov. 60 1897. Surviving Partner.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31

~ ONFEDERATE MUSEUM-IN THE
Clay, is open 10 visitors daily from 10 A
NJ. 10 . +. M. Admission. &c. except on
Saturdays, when Il L. free to the public.
Annual membership ticket 81. which ad-
mits the holder at Gil times; life member
ship ticket SO uolS-ly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31

Richmond. Va. Dec. n. 1871
rI,UE DIRECTORS or THIS BANK
L have to-day declared tine regular
semi-annual dividend of 90 Six Per cent.
on the capital stock free of taxi, payable
on and after January 3 lSHS.
RICHARD u. SMITH, Cashier.
dc22-td
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AUCTION sALEs--Futu eDays.

BY r. y. Chanin & Co.. incorporated.
Real Estate Auctioneers.
No. ] north Tenth street. i
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HIchmond. ~. Dec. u. lA

Richmond. Va. Dec. -. 1873.
rI,Hg DIRECTORS or THE PEDfLbS
/ Building Loan and Trust COMPANY
have bus day declared dividend or
Der. cent. PAYABLE on ana after January
: iSqS ont or the Comp1nys earnings
FOR the past six months.
If. l.. CABELL,
Cashier.
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RAILROADS
Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway,

$500 Ohio Railway,
EFFECTIVE OCTOBER p. 1887.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
BROAD STREET STATION.
$50 a. ii. Daily. with parior car ior
principal stations, Newport
News. Old Point norfolk ana
Portsmouth. Connects dally
with Old Dominion steamships
$40 2. NJ. Daily. with Pullman. for
local stations, Newport News.
Old Point. Norfolk and Ports
1000 A. NJ Local train. except c.,: sun;
day. for West Clifton
Forge. Connects s at ooI-
louisville for orange. Culpepet'
Caiverton. Manassas, Aiexan,
dria and Washington, a.
Union Station. CharlottsSVi,o:
for Lynchlurg; at Basic w.
7H P. NJ. Daily. with Pullman to, Gin
cinnsti. Louisville and 81,
Louis. Connects at Covington
..u daily for Virginia Hot sprlnss;;
stops only at impornan'
stations. Meals served on Din
-t.- ing Cars. No. 7. Local Tram.
except Sunday. follows soose
train from Gordonsyine %
$50 p. NJ Accommodation. except sun
cay. for Characteristic. IA,
iV'W =. ~. Daily for Cincinnati WIN
t.ullman to Hinton. " va, anI
.,. Gordonsyille to Cinclnna.,,
-. and Louisville Meals sssVsa
&C. on dining car. Connects "a.
-, stanton teycept sunday tor
20. Winchester. Va. and AZ 10y,
ington. Va, daily for virgins
r, Hot eprings ,.,,-r
TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH STREET
,,.,o STATION. an,
il;5o a. NJ Daily. lor Lynchhurs, ana
Clifton Forge -,annecs a.
Bremo. except SUNDAY, 10,
- White Han. ezcent SUNDAY d.
Balcony for Lexington, arr a,
". Clifton Forge WITH NJ.
for Cincinnati.
f'oo =. VI. Except SUNDAY. Local aroVHi-
noiation for Coiumhia,>
IHAlNS ARRIVE AT RICHMONc.
c.oo BROAD STREET STATION.
go a. NJ. Daily, from Cincinnati ,,
LID a NJ. DAILY from Norfolk ana oi'
$40 p. NJ. Daily. from Cincinnati and
Louisville.
ESQ p. Is. Daily, from Norfolk and Old
Point
1:45 p. NJ Except Sunday. from West
Clifton Forge.
TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET
STATION.
800 A. NJ. Except Sunday, from Column
$50 p. NJ. Daily. Aom Clifton Forge and
Lynchburg. and. except sun
Day from Lexington and
White Hall
JOHN d. POTTS.
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM.
" PANY.

hLD DOMlNlON . a L-AMcfIP COM
" PANY.
DAILY SERVICE.
Steamers leave Norfolk
!: !: !. 4: /:
Va, DAILY, al II NJ
for New York direct. pas.
uTNN sengers leave Richrnona
NVsMN via G.. and y. railway $50
ENRAIsN> A. NJ. or X. and p rail-
III road IN. and w. route5. o
a. NJ. 10 connect with
steamer at Norfolk
DIRECT STEAMERS leave Richmond
for New York, via James river, every
Monday tpassengers and freight, and
Er,dav Ireight and steerage passen-
gsrs only) at ) p. NJ. Additional steamer
Ssreie hi, leaves Richmond for Norfolk
sverS Wednesday Il. NJ, connecting
win main line steamer for New York.
FROM NEW YORK. passengers can
leave DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. Tor
Richmond via OLD Point or Norfolk
DIRECT STEAMERS via James river
ro,lte. leave every Saturday passengers
and frelghO and Monday freight only.
Sailing from company's pier. % North
river. 3 p. NJ: Saturdays. i 7. NJ
FOR full information apply TO
JOHN r. MAYER. Agent
1912 east Main street
Richmond. Va
w. L. Guillaudeu. Vice Pre- ident and
Traffic Manager. New York.
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Office National
NOTICE.

htNlDEND Npll'L.
The Board Of Directors Of the klCll-
MOND. FREDERICKSBURG AND -
TOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY have de-
clared DIVIDEND or THREE AND a
HALE DOLLARS PER SHARE N The
common stock and dividend Jbigdi tns
Of the company. payable January - ls'e.
The transfer books will be 'losed after the
10Th of December. 1897. lntil he IN OF
January. 1895. j. y. " NoADN'
dclg-tia3 treasurer
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
LOST AND FOUND.

>->>~s-~r~-<>>H>~-~~|-~
Y OST on LAST WEDNESDAY FOX
head. with white stripe In forehead ana
SIack spots on rump. Reward Will be
paid IL returned 70 95 east Main.
a ~. "A. WIi4l.IAMS,
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Merchants National Bank.

Richmond. Va. Dec. -. 1897.
~ The Board OF Directors Of the Mer-
| chants National Bank OF Richmond
have this dav declared their usual SEMI
annual dividend OF three and One-halt
per cent. on the capital stock, out or
the net earnings OF the past six months.
uavahle free Of tax to the stockholders
on and after January ?. lA,N.
j. T.. GLENN,
Cashier.
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Vlrrlnln Trust Company.

Richmond. Va. Dec. y, lNgf.
1 DIVIDEND or THREE PER 'EN-
a TTrM. Tree Of tax. on its tapital
stool; OF SJo0.OoO. has this day been occ.ai-
cd iv tho Board Of Directors OF the NiR-
GINA TRUST COMPANY. PAYABLE on
and after Monday January 3. 1875.
JOHN MORTON.
de92td Secretary and Treasurer
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.
dividend NOTICE.
PETERSBURG RAILROAD COMPANY.

The Board Of Directors of the Peters
burg Railroad Company have declared
DIVIDEND OF THREE DOLLARS AND
FIFTY CENTS A SHARE on the stock
Of the company. payable on the BID DAY
OF JANUARY. 1898 to holders Of the same
OF record on the 10th day OF December.
1891. after which day the books OF trans
fer will be closed until January 4. 1898.
w. X. JONES,
deis-tia1 Treasurer.
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dividend NOTICE.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.

The Board Of Directors Of tho Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company have
declared DIVIDEND OF THREE pCi,-
LARS AND FIFTY CENTS 4 SHARE
on the capital stock OF the company pay
able on the 30 DAY OF JANUARY. 1sts,
10 holders OF the same OF record on ihe
10Th day Of December. 1877. after whlcn
day the books Of transfer VIII be closed
until January 4, 1895 .o..,-e
de1s-tja1 treasurer
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once OF Virglnia-C aronna Cncmical CO..
l.t.l...-.....l wv.

once OF Virginia-C aroma Cncmical CO.,
Richmond. va. nee. ~, 1871
rJNHE BOARD or DIRECTORS OF
/ the Company have TINS day declar-
ed the regular quarterly dlvidend OF Two
per cent 90 on the preferred stock o.
the Company, for quarter ending Deem
her 81 1871 same being quarterly diVi-
dend No. g. payable on ard after January
T.. 1s9S. 10 all stockholders OF record jan
uary 10Th. The books OF the Company
for the transfer OF preferred STOCK VIII
be closed from January lUth 10 January
18Th, inclusive.
;. W. Tlt.NN ERS.
treasurer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31
II RUSTEES SALE
OF
SMALL FRAMED TENEMENT on THE
NORTH SIDE or o STREET. BE-
TWEEN G0TH & 3lST SITS.

BY virtue OF the provisions or q certain
deed OF trust dated August -, lNyO, allu
of record IN the clerk Office OF LIc.-
mond Chancery Court. Deed Book l3s' \,
page pa. default having been mace III
The payment of certain notes therein Sc,
cured. and being required 30 90 40, ] WIZ
sell by public auction on the premises OH
THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1898,
at 4 o'clock y. NJ, the real estate de-
scribed i'm said deed as followsi Ihat LOT
OF Ground. with the frame tenement
thereon. on the north side OF o street.
commencing III feet west OF Thirty-hrst
street, thence running westwardly along
thereon - feet. and running back north
wardly from said front and between par
allel lines 60 feet said lot being bounded
ON the west by an alley rs feet wide.
TERMS. Cash as 10 expenses OF eNecut-
ing this trust and TO pay the slSn or
SOS 95: balance upon terms TO be ann0>nc-
ed at sale. GEO. W. LEV -.
Trustees.
c. L. and II. J.. Denoon Auctioneers.
H. -
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Virginia State INSURANCE Co.
Richmond. Va. Dec 90 1897.
~ HE DIRECTORS OF THE COM
j PANN have declared the regular
SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND q THREE
PER CENT. free Of taxi. payable 10 the
stockholders on and after January :. lS9e.
CHARLES Is. WILLIS.
de2J-1w Secretary.
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VIM. y. pizzini,
fl Real Estate Auctionecr. 4i2s
1908 Bank street ~
ivn1et
~ RUsTEEs SALE
| OF
DESIRABLE LOT on THE NORTH
EAST CORNER OF THIRTIETlI
AND MAIN STREET.
BEAUTIFUL SITE FOR BUILDING,
OVERLOOKING TIE RIVER.

BY virtue Of q deed Of trust 10 the nm
dersigned trustee. bearing date ON MAY
-, 1896. and recorded in the clerk 0iuSe
Of the Richmond chancery Court pteu-
Book 151 4. page 2SS. default having p'en
made i'm the payment of the debt tner1in
secured. and being required so no 90 by
.he holder. / will sell al public auction on
the premises on
TUESDAY, JANUARY g. 1s9s'
at T. NJ. the property described in me
deed of rust as follows. All that certain
PIECE or PARCEL. OF LAND, lylhs "Nu
being in the city Of Richmond, Va coin-
mencing at the intersection OF the uoi w
line OF Main street. with the east Hhe u
Ihrticth street. running thence along lne
north line Of Main street. eastWardlN, ~
feet. thence northwardly and parallel WIN
rhrticfh street. l2l feet more or Tess
thence westwardly and parallel Hlth MAIN
street. one hundred ana twenty-five le't
10 rhirtieth street. thence nlnng tue tift
line of Thirticth street southw1r ily one
hundred ana tWenty-fOur feet, more OF
less. 10 the point Of beginning.
TERMS. Cash as TO the cost or inls sdie.
ana any taxes that mty ic t+' i,l wv
time Of sale aud TO uay note OF S@,.'".
due November II. 1891, and credit as
10 three notes Of $3.50 each. que May ~,
1898. November H. 1898 and May -. lSH,
and one note os $3.50 due May T.. lse
Balance ON such terms as may De an
nOunCcd az sale.
ANDREW PIZzINI. JR,
de23-11t Trustee
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vi Al Richmond Va.
VIII he sold by auction JANUARY goth,
1893. al noon. For details address y. II.
BASKERVILLE. or y. ". BOWIE, Rich
mond. Va. de23-td
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TAN NOTICES.


es~>~--y> N>e-7N~N
Office Collector city Taxes.
Room 7. first floor city Hall,
Richmond, Va. Dec. ]. 1891
n Office TO TAXPAYERS.
The residue OF city Taxes for 1897 is
NOW DUE AND PAYABLE at this office
Five per cent. added TO bills not half
paid in June. Five per cent. will be add
ed TO half bills not paid by end OF year
interest at per cent also attaches 70 AN
tax bills as soon as reported delinquent
Every male tWenty-one years Of age. and
every person keeping house or doing bust
ness i'm the city IS assessed for personal
taxes and those who have not paid any
city taxes during the year VIII please
call and settle, so az 10 avoid being posted
as delinquent
GRADING. PAVING. PIPE AND
SEWER CONNECTION BILLS are also
due and will have 10 be declared delin-
quent If not paid on or before end OF year.
OFFICE OPEN UNTIL 6 =. NJ
II. W CUNNINGHAM.
dej-1m Collector OF City Taxes.
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AVE YOUR MONEY ny BUYING
OF g. ULLMAN'S SONS.

W ANTED. BUYERS FOR NUMsE.N
w YACHT CLUB VINEGAR II u on
NNTEED ABSOLuTELY PURE and
warranted finest flavor and quality. ~
a sample and you will use no HiA'rr;
Domnici & CO., 1910 east franhi,n' ~ =
Martin q co. 80 west Gay: T. - eeefsI
ley Manchester; =. i. WoodSon ski r
and Clay. \. g. Belvin: Manches,rr' ~
Smoot &. Co. 80 east Marshall ", y.
Ellis. Gi2 west Broad street; ~ - fllis,
40S west Broad. p. =. Ashton, 80 tass.
Marshall j. T.. Sparks. 50 wes, y, '"EE'
Saunders east Broad. no2s-su. We fri''
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Richmond. Va. Dec. -, ls3'.
m HE DIRECTIONS or THIS Ban Is
] have to-day declared the usual SENT
annual dividend Of 90 three per cent. urce
of TAX payable on and after January 3,
1907 II. A. WILLIAMS.
de93-j7nld 'aaiis''
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City Bank Of Richmond
Richmond. Va. Dec. -. 1897
n HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
J. Stockholders OF this bank will be
held az their banking house on MONDAY,
January 10. 1855. at II O'Clock a. NJ.
]. w. SINTON. Cashier.
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Commercial Building and Loan

Commercial Building and Loan
Association.
Richmond Va. Dec -. 1897.
~ HICKS FOR THE SEMf-ANNUAL
~ DIVIDENDS OF THREE AND A
HALE ana FOUR PER CENT, on pre-
paid and full-paid stock Of this Associa-
ton will be mailed to stockholders on De-
cember 81, 1877.
T.. NJ CRCTCHFIELD.
de302' Secretary and Treas.
The United Banking and Building Co.
Richmond. Va. December ~. 1897.
~ HICKS FOR THE SEMl-ANN 4 AL
" Dividends on the . per cent. prepaid
and 7 per cent. fun paid STOCK or TINS
company Will be mailed 10 stockholders
on January ], 1898.
SAMUEL 3. ELAN.
Secretary ana treasurer
de2s-6t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31

II OR FLAVOR. PURITY. AND
j strength. use Numson's celebrated
Yacht club Vinegar Sold by Nunnally 4
90 de2-tu. tn. satlJt
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31

7 ROOTON HILL OFFERS HIS SER
- VICES MS SPECIAL ACCOUNTANT
TO make of balance sheets examine bal-
or,cos mako snocial statements. cDcn and
close books. All work confidential VIII
give satisfactory references. Charges rea-
sonable. Address north Tenth street
do10-tf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-31

AZ ANTED. A WOMAN TO COOK
w and clean: must be an experienced
cook and bread maker Apply with refer
onccs between o and - \. VI. az iole west
Grace street uea"-'i
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.N>---~-~-~-.--. ~--r.-------~~---~-o-
by G. ~. Oliver. Auctioneer,
30 west Broad street.
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BY &. J.. & u. J.. Denoon.
Real Estate Agents ana Auriiodecrs.
81 Main street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
WOMEN OFFICES SEEKERS.
6eiYa Lockwood's Partner Wants the coIom-
bran MisSion-Europe Would SUIT
an IoWn LADY,

NEW YORK, n. Y, March 10.-A Sun
special from Washington says: Miss Mar
lila. Kicker of New Hampshire desires to be
appointed Minister to the Republic of
Colombia, and Miss Cora C. Weed of Mus
catine, Iowa, has applied for one of the
European positions. There is nothing in
the law to prevent the appointment of
woman 10 a consular or diplomatic place,
but it is doubtful whether foreign Gov
eminent would receive an envoy of that
sex. The duties of Consul might be per-
formed easily by a woman.
Miss Kicker was formerly a resident of
Washington and a partner of Belva A.
Lockwood. She was the first woman adj
mltted to practice in the courts OF New
England. She is large, fine looking per-
son, 40 years old or thereabout, with short
curly hair and rather masculine air. She
was for years familiar figure on the
streets of this city.
Miss Weed is said to be bright young
woman and has held several appointments
under the State government OF Iowa.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, formerly OF Iowa,
is a daily visitor at the White House. She
asks the appointment OF her hus band as
Governor OF New Mexico, and bases his
claims upon her services to the Republi-
can party in the campaigns. She has not
been able to see the President, but has
been down at the Interior Department
and has had several interviews with Sec
retary Porter. There are several other
women here assisting theiI husbands or
sons to appointment
Mrs. Mckinley, however, has not re-
ceived any women ofice-seekers, except
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Fred Grant, who
know her personally and are always well
come at the w hite House.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
WHITE PLAYS cHEcKMATE.
Heard of an Effort to Delay the Appro-
priaton for the Deep Sea Hor-
Dor at San Pedro.

WASHINGTON. D. c., March 10.-It
seems that the persevering c. P. Hunting
ton has not yet given up all hope of defeat
ing the appropriation for San Pedro har-
bor. Notwithstanding the almost upani-
nous report of the commission against
Santa Monica, and in favor of San Pedro.
he and his agents are endeayoring to de-
feat the execution of the appropriation act
of Congress.
Senator White learned to-day that Hunt
ington, Senator Frye and Engineer Hood
of the Southern Pacific had appeared be-
fore the new Secretary of War and had
endeavored to gain his consent to a clay
in making contracts for the improvements
at San Pedro until Mr.. Morgan, one of the
mem bers of the commission, could file a
minority report dissenting from the views
of the majority of that board.
Senator White spent an hour with Sec
retary Alger and explained the whole
situation to him. The Secretary had not
been familiar with the matter and thanked
Senator White for posting him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
HAR DEPARrMENT FLAG.
Secretary Ai0er Adopts the Design of
His Predecessor.


His Predecessor.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10.-Or-
ders issued from army headquarters con-
tain a provision adopting flag for the
Secretary of War, its approval being one
of the last acts of Secretary Lamont.
The new regulation is in part as follows:
The flag will be scarlet bunting,
measuring twelve feet fly and six feet
eight inches hoist, having upon it an
eagle with outstretched wings On the
breast of the eagle is United States shield
in the right talon an olive branch with
berries. and in the left bunch of arrows.
In the eagles beak a scroll with the
motto, "E Pluribus Unum.''
In the field of the shield there shall be
placed two rows of stars, six in the upper
and seven in the lower row, placed
equally distant apart. There shall also be
placed in each corner of the flag white
star, the measurement of which shall be
9-8 inches from point to point
CoIors of silk are also provided. The
Secretary of the Navy has a somewhat
similar flag. the color being blue. This
was adopted eight years ago. The Presi-
dent of the United States has had a
special flag for ten years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
KENTUCKY BRINGS SUIT.
Southern Pacific Fails to Make State
nent of its Business for the
Last Four Years.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 1O.-The
State of Kentucky this afternoon sued the
Southern Pacific Railway Company for
$l37, 500 for failure to make a statement
of it's business during the years 1893-9495-
So. as required by the law taxing fran
cnises, the railroad company's charter
having been granted by the Kentucky
Legislature.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 10-Gen-
eral Basil Duke, Judge Humphrey and
other Southern Pacific attorneys ex-
pressed great surprise when they were
informed to-day by the afternoon news
papers that suits had been fled against
the road. They wired Attorney-General
Taylor asking for conference tomorrow,
ct which they desire to present their pro-
posed compromise. They will arrive here
at 10 o'clock, but it is not likely viii sue
Ceed in getting a withdrawal of the suit
unless they agree to pay the full sum
asked for.
The San Francisco call., 1897-03-11
WANTED TO SEE THE FIGHT.
WeH-Knewn Baseball Player Who Goes
Out of HIS Profession to Raise
the MoneE

CAMDEN, n. j., March 10.-To get
money with which to go to Carson City,
New, to see the coming prize fight Char
ley Snyder, well-known baseball-player,
became burglar and is now behind the
bars at the Stockton town jail, where
he was placed at midnight Monday night.
Snyder heard John frost, saloon
keeper of Mariner avenue. remark several
days ago that he had $500 in a bureau
drawer at home. On Monday the ball
player loitered around the hotel and told
his friends that he was getting ready TO
go 10 Carson City to see the fight. 1t was
generally known that Snyder was penni-
less and frost told Chief of Police john
son that he suspected Snyder was up to
no gooo. Chief Johnson detailed an offl-
Ger to watch Trost's house and about IL
o'clock Snyder was seen 10 place ladder
to q second-story window and enter the
room.
The officer notified frost and the couple
went upstairs just in time to find Snyder
in the act OF prying open the bureau
drawer where frost had the money. Sny-
der was locked up. He told the jailkeeper
yesterday that he had made three .prevl-
Gus attempts to enter Trost's house.
Snyder was a one time catcher Tor the
Louisville baseball team.