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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
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NOTICE.
NOTICE.
Owing 10 ahs heavy pressure or adds
a grcnter portion of tho Portsmouth,
local Will DO found on tho 6ih page.

attendance during the past four years,
she having not missed but one Sunday
during thYs time, and that on account
Of death in the family.
There will be number of matters
brought before the Council NEXT Tues
day might. One Of the most Important
Will be the election OF a new board
Of Police Commissioners, who will hold
office for two years The policemen do
not like the change It will keep them
In suspense for some time. They caN-
not tell just When the axe will fall If
the amendments become law.
There will be number of aspirants
for the position of Police Justice should
the charter amendments become a law.
IT is said that If the charter amend
ments are passed the Council will pass
an ordinance fixing the Mayors salary
at rate not to exceed 5000 per an
mum, to go into effect July 1st, 1898,
ana 1T VIII be done in time to let the
aspirants for the office know what
they may expect
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w Onderful
Developments
PINNER'S POINT

2G acres covered with warehouses; 20
miles of yard and switch tracks large
cotton compress. over 200 dwellings and
stores. over mile Of river front dcvel-
opcd. electric cars introduced, electric
lights put up. belt line established, with
large yard, piers ana warehouses, con-
Meeting all roads now entering the mort.
and two hotels erected. All this has been
done In less than two years, and the
place is yet in its 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 at
a very low price indeed. compared with
prices ut other points not having one
tenth OF its advantages.
Buildings are going up all around, and
are readily rented ut prices paying from
II per cent TO is per cent. Now Is the
time TO invest, rs prices will soon be In
creased.
Lots sold on easy payments. For prices,
terms. etc, enquire of
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before the courthouse door Of Ports
mouth. at IL o'clock M,
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1873,
Those splendldly situated building lots
on North Court street. North DinwIddie
street and u boulevard fronting the Eliz-
abcth river.
There arc six lots each fronting 80 feet
on Court street with Il depth of 1i3 feet,
more or less, to an alley 10 feet wide.
rive lots each fronting 30 feet on Din
widdie street, running back ITO feet, more
or less to u 10-foot alley.
-Four let's fronting the water on boulc-
yard extending from Court to Dinwiddie
street.
Three lots on said boulevard % feet,
and ono lot 20 feet, nll having a depth of
vide
Tcrms-onc-third cash. balance in ono
and two years. drawing per cent. inter
est, and deferred payments TO be secured
by deed of trust on the property Mt the
expense OF the purchaser. The purchaser
may pay all of the purchase money I'm
cash or anticipate any of the deferred
notes. E.
~ plat of tho property may be seen ut
the office of the auctioneer, No. i26 High
street, where any information desired
may be received.
JOHN c. NIEMEYER, Auctloneer.
dc3l-tf
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BY John c. Niemeyer. Auctloneer.
Finest Building Lots
IN PORTSMOUTH
At Auction!

WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
before the courthouse door Of Ports
mouth. at ~ o'clock M, :
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PORTSMOUTH ADv,S,
NOTICE..

Persons who have not pad their City
Taxes for 1897 will save three cent penalty
by paying them on or before DECEMBER
3lst. 1897. X. a. HuTCHlNS,
dc2l-l0t City Collector Portsmouth,
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By John c. Niemeyer. Auctioncer.
Desirable Residence
AT AUCTION.
I Will. SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION
l ut 10 o'clOrlS IN

SATURDAY, JAN. s, 1898,
THAT VERY DESIRABLE RESI-
DENCE PROPERTY, No. % North
Dinwiddie street, fronting IS feet 0 Inches
on Dinwiddic street. with IL depth of no
feet 10 an alley 10 feet wide. and num-
bcrcd IL on the plat OF the Wavcrly River
Front Company.
The house was built by John e. West
three years ago, of the best material, re-
painted this summer, has eight rooms, lin
cd closets. bathroom, hot and cold water,
Eas. sewerage, heaters, range, marble
mentels, etc. Always has good tenant,
and Is Il splendid opportunity for persons
wishing to purchase Il home. rNl
Terms--Onc-half cash. balance In ono
and two wears.
JOHN c. NlEMEYBR. Auctioneer.
deSG-tf ~ 81.
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NAPOLEON. Gladstone and Depew-cach n
leader In n different line. ench successful
because he devoted himself to one line OF
endearor and made himself master of It.
II wo are successful In our line, 1t Is be-
cause We are thorough masters of It. We
know every detail from a to u. We give
careful personal attention to every gar
ment that we sell. We guarantee style,
fit. finish. quality.
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Bonds issued TO administrators guar
dams. collectors, cashiers and others
occupying positions of trust: also TO re-
spcnsible contractors at reasonable
rates. JOHN L. WATSON.
del9-3m
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Napoleon Caps. blue. green and red
Boys Kid loves. handkerchief and
Neckwear. Charles r. Welton &c Co.
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For o.nor ,.ocn, 20. s,x,n rnse.

Silver-Tr!mmed Canes and Umbrellas.
Charles r. Welton & Co.
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PORTSMOUTH ADV'S. $
NOTICE
Ofnco OF Forwnrtling AGENT.

Portsmouth,, Va, Dec. s0ts, iSs7.
!, SATURDAY January 1st being New
years day, tho freight warehouses OF this
company in Norfolk md Portsmouth VIII
(, No pERIsHABLD FREIGHT OR
LIVE STOCK win DO received from 400
p N. THURSDAY, December 30th, 1897,
ISIS; nor will any local deliveries be made.
except. >perlshable freight. which will DO
delivered up to u m. OF January 1st
= ]. w. CONNISLIs 8.
de3l-2t Forwarding Agent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
Democratic Leaders r1ay
Not Be Able to Hold Their
rlen for Fusion.

strong opposition has arisen from GER
tain Democrats to the proposed fusion.
and 1t is now certain that all the Dem
ocratic members cannot be whipped
into line. Several Democratic members
who arrived in the city tonight stated
emphatically that they would not vote
for any one except a Democrat for
United States senator There was q
conference of Republican leaders at
Maj. Dicks rooms in the afternoon and
tonight, but it was stated that they
were merely talking over the situation.
Maj. Dicks stated that Senator Han
mas reelection was assured
1t was significant that Representative
Snyder, Of Green county, who was for
merly counted as an anti-Hanna man,
was conspicuous at Maj Dicks head
quarters and working in Senator Han
mas interest. Several Republican men,
bers upon their arrival today were
claimed by Mr.. Kurtz's lieutenants as
opposed to Senator Hanna, but on being
pressed, admitted they intended to vote
for him. While Mr.. Kurtz denies him
self to all public interviews, he still
asserts to his confidential friends that
Senator Hanna will be defeated.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

mems convention. I have said to COM
missioner Kasson what we said to the
last congress, that the great interest
we represent, employing more than
100000 working men, and directly sup
porting population of more than
5000, ,OOO. asks for no special privilege.
While lumbermen are willing to pay
duty on other manufactured goods
equal to 40 to so per cent of their
value, they only ask for their own less
than 20 per cent. AS they then said,
they are unwilling to be singled out
of all the other manufacturing indus
tries OF this country to test the theo-
ries of free trade. They are now un-
willing to be understood as opposing
any policy OF the government looking
TO the extension of our export trade
| and will cheerfully go as far in the
consummation of that policy as will
any other interest, but, as a matter OF
principle, policy and business the av-
erage American student of every day
AFFAIRS can see no more reason, justice
or demand for reciprocity with Canada
than with her imperial mother, our best
customer for our wheat, corn, hay.
cotton and lumber, all Of which she
buys. not on any sentimental grounds,
but simply because she wants them
The danger to our interests lies In
reciprocity with nations located in the
same temperate zones as our own. and
OF whose products we are entirely in
dependent. The case may be different
in the countries in the tropics, pro-
ducing things which we need and
| which cannot be produced at home
Representatives and senators from the
South, regardless of politics, realize
that reduction in the duty of white
| pine would be as harmful to them
| and their constituents as 1t Is to the
white pine, hemlock and spruce inter
ests of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, Minnesota. New York. New Eng
land and the Pacific coast, and, in
view OF the hearty approval given by
their constituents to their votes in ia
vor of raising the duty on white pine
to 81, will oppose this article being
singled out for lower duties In Cana
dian reciprocity negotiations"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
Anti.Haflfla
Forces Alligning.

COLUMBUS, o.. Dec. 29.-There was
an infux Of legislators tonight and the
scenes about the hotel lobbies Indicated
that the senatorial election is the aD-
sorbing question, although the scram-
h1a for Mace in the orgaiZation or the
bouse and senate is nvelier than Tor
several sessions. That the anti-Hanna
RenuhIicans. led by Charles Kurtz, Will
+est the strength of their forces in the
o,oo nization Of the legislature was IN
dicated by the unofficial announcement
that Representative Mason, of CleVe-
land would oppose Representative BOX
weu of Warren county, for speaker
Mr. Mason. accompanied by repre-
sentative Bramley of Cleveland poth
of whom are known to be unfrlendly 10
Senator Hanna, opened headquarters
ar the Great Southern hotel TO-DAY, ana
n was generally understood tnat the
on+i-Hsnna men would conduct their
camnaien from that place. Alien y.
Mavers is the apparent leader OF the
Deroocrats in the proposed fusion with
~ Hanna Republicans. Mr.. Mey-
ers has given out that the Democratic
members Of the house will support Kew.
Mason for speaker anu y. n GelIIsh,
of Columbus, one of Mr.. Kurtz's lieu
tenants, for clerk of the house. In oppo-
sition to John r. Malloy. The anti
Hanna Republicans, it is generally un-
derstood, are to turn all the other Of
fees of the house over to the Demo-
Gratis In consideration of the election of
the men chosen by Mr.. Kurtz for speak
er and clerk. Within the last few days
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-The lum-
Der and other interests which might
be effected by reciprocity treaties are
watching closely through their repre-
sentatives here all that concerns their
special interests. The principal repre-
sentative of the lumbermen Is Mr.. Tu-
mis-, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the National Lumbermens
association. He has had several inter-
views with Mr.. Kasson, who Is in
charge Of reciprocity negotiations for
the state department. and has received
the following letter from him announc-
Argentine striking a blow at Ameri-
can pine:
Washington, Dec; 2s;-It may crafty you to
know that an official cable from Mr.. Bu-
chanan. our energetic minister at Buenos
Ayres, informs US that the Argentine chamber
OF deputies has declined the governments 8
proposition for the increase of duty on yellow
pine, leaving the present rates In force The
Dill awaits the further action of the other
chambers.
Mr.. Tunis has also been Informed
that a cable from our minister at Rio
announces that the Brazilian govern
ment will remove the discriminating
exactions against our ship owners,
which would result in the resumption
Of our flour trade with that port He
is of the opinion that the discriminat-
ing clauses of the Dingley bill caused
these decisions of Brazil and Argen-
tine.
Lumbermen now are chiefly appre-
hensive that their product may have to
bear the brunt of Canadian reciprocity
negotiations, and Mr.. Tunis today au-
thorized the following interview on
this phase Of the reciprocity problem:
1T is evident the administration is
bent on commercial treaty with Can
ada, under section of the Dingley
bill. AS chairman of the executive
| committee of the National Lumber
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

Of astronomy. the first day Of tho 24th year
OF our reign C2nd January. 1889. there will
yet be another eclipse Of the sun We are
filled with forebodings at this news. and
hasten to seek within ourselves for sins
which may have thus brought the wrath Of
high heaven upon the land. We further COM
mand that the ceremonies Of congratulations,
usually held on New Years day in the Taiho
throne hall be curtailed and only ordinary
obeisance be made, the place being changed
to the Chen Using throne hall, instead Of
the Taio Ho throne hall. The banquet usu-
ally given to the imperial clansmen on New
Years day must be stopped and when the
eclipse occurs let all members Of the court
wear sober garments and assemble in the in
ner palace before the altar set up to heaven
to pray for forbearance and mercy to the
country at large. This Is 30 far as shall
concern ourselves to show our desire to pro-
piceate high heaven, but as her majesty, the
empress dowager, is an elder and senior, 1t is
but right that the full ceremonies be observed
in paying the courts obeisances on New
Years day to her majesty. Let all the
yamens concerned take note.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

curing Judgment for the small
amount of $4,000 and putting our works
IN charge of the sheriff, makes me sus-
plclous. L have seen such balance and
profit and loss sheets as have been sIIh-
m1tted by the accountants of the com
pany For instance, In the balance
sheet OF "a, the sum of $180,OOO paid as
quarterly dividends to preferred stock
holders, was set down among the az
sets of the company. The same baIanca
sheets show that during '94, the first
year OF the organization, the company
lost $22,Sl5. That was a great disan-
polntment to us, but In '95 the balance
sheet showed a loss of $2O8,647. In eacn
instance the depreciation in the value
or machinery was omitted In '94 the
proceeds Of the sales Of safes amounted
to $1,239,O0O. The cost of producing the
safes Is placed at 1865, ,587, and the run
ming expenses are placed at $377, ,957. In
1895 the proceeds on the output amount
ed to only $1,552, ,476, and the running
expenses were advanced to $515. .723.
Listen to some of the items: $97, 1856 for
rent, S4724, taxes and insurance; $26,-
goo, salaries for managers, and SAC, ,0Oq
office rent.
Now, gentlemen, I have to say In
conclusion that we paid million dol
lars too much In the start We have
lost q million and have got a million
left. 1 believe that million is worth
saving and 1 am in favor Of the ap-
pointment of a committee to take i'm
mediate steps to reorganize the COM
pany In order to save what we can"
A few Of the holders of common stock
met at the office of A. e. Woodruff. who
has been retained to look after theiI
interests. M. Taylor was also present
and upon his promise that their inter-
ests would be looked after, the meeting
adjourned without action. The sheriff
today received an attachment for S12.-
867 against the Herring Hall. Marvin
company In favor of Warren c. Brund-
age on assigned claims of Dean e.
Shibbley for money loaned and on
notes.
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FIGHT FOR
A MILLION.
10 Be Made by the StockhoId-
ers of the Marvin-Hall
Safe Company.

NEW YORK, Dec. ga score of
men, representing 1000 shares Of the
preferred stock of the Herring-Hau-
Marvin Safe company. which recently
went into the hands of a receiver met
In this city today to~hear the report of
w. G. Taylor, Spencer A. Jennings and
Philip Hathaway, special committee
appointed last week to investigate the
charges of mismanagement on the part
of those in charge of the affairs of the
company. Mr. Tyler called the meeting
to order, saying the committee had dis
covered facts in relation to the man
agement of the company which were
remarkable and which disclosed the
reasons for the losses as well as the
cause for the action of the company's
most active rival in securing a iudg-
-ment for $4,000. Mr.. Tyler then called
upon Mr.. Hathaway who had prepared
written report, in which he said in
part:
Those Of us who were startled when,
short time ago. we received word
that the voting trustees were to spring
a surprise upon us by calling meeting
for the purpose of reorganizing the
company, at which they were determin-
ed to abandon the name, Herring Hall
Marvin and adopt the new name of the
American Safe Manufacturing compa-
ny, were still more surprised to learn
a day or two later that Moses Mosler,
our rival, was the president of the ex-
ecutive committee, and that a second
member of the committee was in close
relationship with him, which left us
only one representative OIL the COM
mittee.
1.-The next discovery was that our new
plant In Hamilton, o.. adjoins the plant
in which the Mosler safes are made.
Whether or not Mr.. Mosler ran our
business in our interests or his own,
will not say, but 1 will say his at
tempt to put us out of business by Sc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

war for transportation of $50 tons of
government supplies from the head of
Lynn canal to Dawson City at twenty
five cents per pound Of weight All
arms, accoutrements and rations Of the
army detachment, not exceeding fifty
tons, are to be carried free both ways.
The scheme contemplates sending the
trains over one, of these three routes
The Dalton route from Haines Mission,
the Chtlkoot route from Dyea, or the
White pass from Skaguay.
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am
bassador, sent an official communica-
tion today to the secretary of state an
nouncing that the British government
will permit the detachment of the
United States army accompanying
the government relief expedition
to cross British territory in
making the trip. The detachment will
be accompanied by representative of
the Canadian government as an escort
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec "a deputa-
ton of Klondike miners will be receiv-
ed by the minister of customs on We'd
nesday next. The members Of the dele
cation wire that they met Mai Walsh
and party encamped at Salmon river,
where they will have to remain until
next March. There is said to be no
possibility of an advance before then.
At the time the thermometer registered
seventy-two degrees below zero. The
delegates also wire cheering news as to
the situation at Dawson. They say
that all danger of famine is passing
for this winter. A considerable number
Of the miners made their way down the
Yukon to where food supplies were OBJ
tainable from the stranded steamers.
The mounted police then made such a
disposition Of the provisions remaining
at Dawson City as will enable all hands
to pull through the winter comfortably
enough as regards food.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

Of the recent curious decree issued by
the Emperor Of China to fend off the
wrath Of Providence as indicated in
the eclipse predicted for New Years
day. The document is pronounced by
experts to be q masterful exhibition of
typical Chinese craftsmanship, in view
Of the existing critical condition of af-
fairs In the Celestial empire. The de-
cree reads as follows:
According to the Chun Chiu (spring and
autumn annals) 1t has been stated that an
eclipse Of the sun on the FIRST day OF the
year betokens an impending calamity, hence
the sovereign of every dynasty which has
preceded US, has always made 1t point,
whenever an eclipse of the sun Is prognosti-
Gated, to undergo self -abasement and humble
themselves before heaven in order to avert
the wrath from above In the case of our
own imperial dynasty, for instance, during
the reigns OF their majesties Kang Hsi and
Chen Lung Q662-1794 there were observed
two eclipses of the sun which fell on a new
years day; and, now, according to the board
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
SHY ON STENOGRAPHERS.
Luetgert's Attorneys EndeavOring
to Take a Longhand Report.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Unable to con-
vince the court that the prosecution in
the Luetgert case should furnish the
defense with duplicate stenographic
report of the evidence, on account of
the inability of Luetgert to pay for the
stenographers, the attorneys for the
sausage manufacturer today COM
menced trying to take a verbatim re-
rort of the testimony in long hand
The consequence was that very little
progress was made. Mr.. Harmon says
he will take the proceedings verbatim
if it takes six months, and in case
Luetgert is unable to make arrange
ments for stenographers to do the
work, the trial, from present indications,
may be stretched out indefinitely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

PAGE I.
France Grabs u Bit of China.
Lumbermen Object to Tariff Cut.
Stockholders Fighting for n Million.
Anti-Hanna Forces AllIgninS.
Need of KIondiIke Relief Doubted.
PAGE 2.
I, Reception to MartineII.
Council VIII Caucus Today.
II PAGE B.
Minneapolis Matters.
GOmpers Replies to Gage.
Letter Gets Duluth Wheat.
News of the Northwest.
ScOveI's Narrow Escape.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Reception to Teachers.
Work of the Teachers' Convention.
PAGE 8.
Fistic Carnival Probable.
Days Sporting Gossip.
The Nations Coast Defense.
Bridal Couple Confldenced.
PAGE O.
General Stock List Quiet.
Bar Silver, SO 5-Sc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, SO 1-4c.
Worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
Changes I'm Great Northern.
Railway Gossip.
Social Events of the Day.
PAGE 8.
Waters Claims Badly Shattered.
News of the Courts.
Meeting of Old Settlers.
Warrants for Two Policemen.
State Politics.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
MovEMENrs OF STEAMSHIPS.

SOUTHAMPTON - Arrived saale New
York, for Bremen; New York, New York.
MARSEILLES-Arrived: Scandia, New
York.
NEW YORK-sailed: st. Paul, Southamp-
tom Majestic, Liverpool; Kensington Ant
werp.
VBRPOOL-Arrlved: Corinthia, Boston.
CROOK HAVEN-Passed: Britannia, New
York.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

Hon. William Ewart Gladstone
celebrated his eighty-eighth birth
day yesterday. There seems to be
nothing in particular in the way of
Mr. Gladstone's going right ahead and
celebrating his Tooth anniversary a few
years hence.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

When it comes to making a little mat
ter of half smillion dollars, Wall
street man seems to have less trouble
than a Klondike placer miner. Stephen
v. White failed for $5OO,0OO May s. 1893
He has paid the full amount and ap-
piled for reinstatement in the New York
stock exchange.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30

Perhaps Miss Charlotte Crane was
excluded from that Charleston ball be-
cause she was prettier than any of the
other girls. At any rate, the incident
has proved such an "ad." :" for her that
her manager can afford to raise her
salary $25 a week.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-The Wedding Day, s.15.
Grand-The Black Sheep, s.15.
City HaIl-COuncfI Caucus, 3.
Central Presbyterian-
Teachers' Convention, $50
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
SImnIY Tired of Life.

Special 10 the Globe.
MANKATO. Mimi, Dec. 29.-Joseph Koenig
committed suicide today by the use OF strych-
nine. He was q years old, unmarried, and
formerly tended bar in a saloon. The de-
ceased was out of employment at the time
of his death. No cause is assigned for the
rash deed. He carried $1,000 life insurance
in the United Workmen and the knights OF
Honor lodges.