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PORT ANGELES. Sept. s.-The Mon
terey arrived here this afternoon.
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Van Camps Pork ard Beam.
rrerarea with Tomato Sauce, iec i7c,
ss~
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riexan, es,ce- for rent 'ow. sullivan
tutl4tng
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Prepared with Tomato Sauce. 10c. 1sc,
90.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE CANES.

Eatteries-Seym0ur and Warner. Hugh
ey and S1gien. mpsrez-~Wllmot and
TannehiiI
BOSTON. Sept. s.-Sadhor. who pitched
Tor 81 Louis today. made an excellent In
preston. but had Kraichexd ss4pDort. A.
tendance / so Se1r@.
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BATTERIES kennedy and Grims khines
and ScaIiver. Umplrs--Lync6.
BALTIMORE. SEPT. e-The Champions
took todays game from Loulsvilie on er-
rors. IL was a pitchers battle. Hoffer hav-
ing a shade the best OF Il. Attendance.
LIS. Score.
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Battegies-Hofge<. Robinson and Clark.
Hill and Wilson. Umpire Kelly.
WASHINGTON. Sep. s-Todays was a
smuggling game. with tbs majority OF the
long hits ia favor Of the Senators. Attend
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..,~~G on the ~traktpE EnEFn~~rs
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EatteFies-Thorntun and kitEr.dge; Dun
kIe and Boyle. Umpire cDonald
BROOKLYN. Sept a.-Both Kennedy
and Rhines pitched good bah today The
former. however, had a shade tn bet or
Of The argument. Attendance. 1.S00 Score:
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Resolutions of Respect.

A n special meeting OF the directors or
the Davis Boot and Shoe Company, held
January %, 1897, the following resolutions
were adopted.
Resolved, That the directors OF the
Davis Boot and Shoe Company, and others
connected with the company, have lost In
Mr.. Joseph Davis a kind friend and
valuable associate. Mr.. Davis was man
OF grea, warmth Of heart and his unset
hshness and interest I'm the welfare or
others endeared him to ALL His cheerful
ness and bravery I'm meeting and over
coming the difficulties and trials incident
TO business life won for him the admit
ration OF his friends. He was generous.
and with kind words and acts ever ready
10 help the unfortunate His enthusiasm
and energy I'm the prosecution OF what
ever he undertook gave 10 his fellow
workers new life and interest These
qualities OF heart and mind enGsared him
TO those with whom IN the many years
OF busy life he came I'm contact. His
death Will be a loss TO his many friends
throughout the country. as well as to
those with whom he was closely ASSOC
ciated. We tender TO his family our sym
pathy and sincere sorrow at their great
loss.
Further be II resolved, That these reso-
lutions be entered upon the records OF the
company and copy be sent TO the family
OF Dir. Davis. T., W. TEACHER.
Secretary.
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me man who had made them. Remarks
along similar lines were made by Sena-
sois Berry ana Stewart Mr.. Chandler
ah'sgonized the nomination, because the
nominee was a Democrat who stood ON
q platform declaring for the single gold
standard and free trade.
Mr.. Forman was defended by Senator's
Cuilom and Hale CRepublIcanO. and
Messrs. Mills and Palmer Democrats,
All or whom spoke OF his high character
as a man and his eminent ntness for tho
place. They argued that the place came
ABOUT In ordinary course. and that no
violence had been done any man or any
party In placing Mr.. Forman in Office.
The rou-call showed that the silver
democrats. silver boiling Republicans.
ana the solitary vote OF Mr.. Chandler
formed the voting opposition.
other nominations were confirmed by
the Senate as follows Charles -. Howey.
OF Mississippi to be Judge OF the Court of
Cialns; Frank Dyer Chester OF Massa-
cnusetts, to be United States Consul at
budapest. Hungary
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THEY FLED FOR LIFE.
MARROW ESCAPE OF A FAMILY IN
PRINCE GEORGE.
Awokc fo Find Their House Wrap
ped In FIames-Totaiiy Destroyed
with All the confents-RcIieved By
ghbors.

PETERSBURG, VA. January 2S-(Spe-
cial)-The fine residence Of Or. ID. T.
Rowland, in Prince George county. about
six miles from Petersburg. was destroyed
by fire at an early hour this morning,
and the family narrowly escaped with
their lives. IL was about O'clock, when
the family awoke to find the house wrap
ped in flames and their safety greatly
threatened. The Doctor and his wife
and children were forced to fee out into
the snow and freezing temperature.
clothed I'm but little more than their night
attire. The dwelling was burned to the
ground with all the furniture. personal
effects. and family clothing. Or. Row
land also lost his library and a fine set OF
surgical Instruments There was an in
surance of 81 .2o0 on the building but
none on the furniture. The immediate
needs Of the family were relieved by
neighbors until they could be moro COM
fortably cared for.
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PROPOSALS.

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BIG RE
CEIVED by the Council Commit
tee ON Accounts and Printing until
noon FRIDAY. January 70. ISL. Tor
the Book and job Printing for the
city OF Richmond--job work To be esti-
mated al fixed price per 1900 ems and
at fixed price per token OF 80 impress
sions for press work All work Is 10 be
done IN thoroughly first-cIass manner,
and papers TO be OF AL grade. superfne,
and frst-claSs fats. ~
On book work. ordinances. annual re-
ports. etc, body OF matter Is 90 be set in
solid BREWER: all tables to be set In solsd
BREWER. except when II IL impossible 70
put them In BREWER. then 20 be set In
solid nonpareil: all tables possible 70 be
gotten upon page. Paper to be te-pound
bc0I.
Samples must be submitted OF ali
papers. and weights and sizes required.
The Committee on Accounts and Print-
ing reserves the right to accept or reject
any or all bids, or 10 accept or reject any
part OF any bid. @. X. POLLOCK.
Chairman.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATION FAILS.
Panic i'm Such Organizations at
Knoxville.

Knoxville.
KNOXVILLE. TENN. January 2S.-a
receiver was appointed to-day for the
Covenant Building and Loan Association.
of this city. making the seventh one 70
go under during the last ten days. o.
the nine building and loan associations
originally doing business in this city ther
are now only two, and they are doomed t'
20 within the next few days
The panic In building and loan associa-
tiOns in this city was caused by decision
of the Supreme Court. which provide
that where n borrower forfeited his pro
perty the association must pay him back
such amount as he had paid in. Following
this hundreds of suits were at once be
gun. and then the people who had money
invested began TO withdraw it. Applca
lions for withdrawal came so fast tina
the money could not be obtained TO pay
off one-third of them. Public sentiment
was bitterly opposed 10 the associations
and the result was that they went 49,,
receivers hands, and the seven will
wound up.
The Southern. which was the second
one to fail, is the largest in the world
and had stockholders in every Northern
Eastern. and Southern State, and NAM
i'm the West. In nearly every instance
the associations were in a perfectly sol
vent condition when the receiver was APP
pDintol
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HAMNER.-Died. January ?Sth. at the
residence of his sOn-in-law. W. b. Free
man, JAMES s. HAMMER, in the 73d
year OF his age.
1nterment at Lynchburg Va.
HOWARD. Died January 18th. AT G
o'clock A. NJ, Mrs. SARAH HOWARD.
relict Of George Howard and mother OF
Mrs. George w. Early and r. c. Howard.
a native of Wrexham. England; aged So
years.
Funeral from Union-Station Methodist
Episcopal church az 3 o'clock FRIDAY
EVENING Goth. Friends OF the family
and relatives respectfully requested to
attend.
OSULLIVAN.-Died this morning. at
his residence, No. IA north Twentieth
street, PATRICK w. O'SULLIVAN, In
the twenty-eighth year Of his age
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
STEEL.-Dled, at 1 o'clock a. NJ.
Thursday. January o. 1897. Mrs MOL
LIE GARNETT STEEL, wife OF pR
George p. Steel and only child OF Msa.
NJ. l.. and the late George w. Garnett,
OF Fredericksburg Va.
Funeral services from Second Baptist
church THIS friday AFTERNOON at
O'clock
Fredericksburg papers please copy.
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-ieriey. and Foley. acted as seconds for

Brieriey. and Foley. acted as seconds for
Connolly
The lighting was fierce from the start.
Connolly led the hitting at tremendous
pace. but he was stopped repeatedly by
blows on the face. After five rounds.
In which the exchanges were about even.
Burge landed crushing blow on
Connolly's neck. knocking him down.
The latter. however. was on his feet
again In eight seconds. and Burge was
just going in 10 finish the fight when
time was called.
Connolly recovered with marvellous
rapidty from the effects az the blow
which had come so near knocking him
out. and in the next round he landed
several blows which made Burge groggy.
The spectators were wild with excite
ment when they saw the favorlte In this
condition.
At the end OF the ninth round both men
were terribly weak, but both were game.
In the middle OF the tenth round the
management declined to allow the fight
TO proceed further. and the referee there
fore stopped the men and declared the
battle a draw.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
REPORTERS PROBABLY DROWNED.
victims of Collision Between
Steamship and lacht

NEW ORLEANS. January 2s.-The Nor
wegian steamship Albert Dumois and the
steam yacht Argo colIded In mid-riyer
near Port Eads this morning at 1885. ana
two reporters. members Of the Picayune's
stan, were probably drowned. as nothing
was seen OF them after the party ON the
Argo crawied into little boat on the
sinking of the yacht The Dumois laid
by and searched for the missing men for
more than an hour after picking up the
boat, but nothing was seen OF them Nine
persons. including the crew. were aboard
the Argo. The names Of the missing re-
pOrters are
II. Il. BLESSINE
HARRISON HESTER.
The latter is a son OF Secretary Hester,
Of the Cotton Exchange. Ii Is believed
he was asleep in the cabin II the yacht
the shock not awakening him, and went
down with the vessel.
The collision Is inexpllcable. II oc-
CURED at point where the river Is mar
row and a strong current runs, and Cap
tain Brown, OF the yacht. probably lost
his head at critical moment.
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THU EXTRACTION TREATIES.
conventions with Orange Free state
and Argentina Ratified.

WASHINGTON, January 2S.-The extra
dition treaties with the Orange Free
state and the Argentine Republic were
taken up by the Senate this afternoon, on
a motion to reconsider. and after a short
debate were ratified. The discussion rela-
tive TO this treaty has been on the stipu-
lation, said TO have been inserted at the
request Of the President, requiring either
government. without the exercise Of DIS
erection, TO give up its own citizens on de-
mand, in proper form. from the other
contracting party The Senate amended
the text some weeks ago 50 as 10 deny
the surrendering Of the citizens or sub
Jects Of the country against whom the de-
mand was made. This action was unsatis-
factory 20 the State Department and the
Senate was asked 10 reconsider the con-
Ventions. As a result Of the discussion,
the Senate to-day permitted its change
TO stand, but added a clause which made
il discretionary with the surrenderng
government whether il should give up its
own citizens. As thus amended, the
treaty was finally ratified
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
Security Bank Elects Directors.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Security Bank was held yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock. The president $
report showed the institution to be in a
condition. The following OH
GERS were elected. T.. A. Catlin. president;
Clay DreWry. yice-president; a. b. Blair
cashier; Meredith K Cooke. attorneys
Directors-Clay Drewry. ii. w Rountree
Thomas ID. Neal, Jr., w. Il. Hancock, 5.
d. Crenshaw, a. Bargamin, }. y. Mosby,
Jackson Guy, c. II. Hagan. n. II. Savage
j. l.. Antrim. Preston Cooke, T.. a. cat
lin, James X. Gordon, and c.. w. Tanner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
DURGE-CONNOLLY FIGHT A DRAW.
Both Men Collapse IA End OF Tenth
Round.

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, January
2s.-The match between Dick Burge and
Eddie Connolly, formerly Of st. John, N.
b., and later Of Boston, for fl.OOO side,
took place before the Olympic Sporting
Club here tonight, and resulted In a
draw. The men were matched to fght
twenty rounds AT III pounds. AT the
end Of the tenth round both men were
too weak to fight longer, and the referee
declared the fight drawn.
Burge fought at liS pounds. end Con-
molly at 1873.
During the afternoon Burge was
strong favorlte In the betting, the odds
on him being two TO one.
Goode. Hyams, Cook, and Howe, were
In Burgess corner, and Kelly, Rose,
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THE IDAHO OUTCOME.
4 German-American POpuiist Sue
ceedS Dubois.

BOISE CITY, Ia. January 2S.-The SEN
atorial contest in the Idaho state Legis-
Iat,Ire terminated to-day by the election
of Henry Heitfelt, a Populist. to succeed
Senator Dubois. The ballot was as fol-
lows: Heitfelt. SO: Dubois Silver Repubii-
cam. 30. T. T.. Nelson PopulisD l. Twen-
tv PoDullsts. thirteen Democrats, and one
Republican voted for the successful can
didate. -. -,
Heitfelt Is Of German birth, with lin
tied command of the English language
He is 20 years of age. and is farmer IN
Nez Perez county. lie has several times
represented his county in the state Legs
iature and is at present member OF
the State Senate, but has never been
known to make a speech. lie has only a
udimentary education, and is, Of course.
a free-silVcr man.
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A BIizxard-Good skating Prospects
A German.

WELDON. n. c., January 2S-(SpecialJ
An Illicit distillery, In full blast. was cap
tured and destroyed near Brinkleyyille
yesterday.
To-day is the coolest of the season. The
ground is covered to the depth OF / inch
with snow. and a heavy northwest biiz-
zard Is raging. The mercury dropped 20
degrees this morning, and Indicators
point 10 a still lower register tonight.
The canal is frozen over. and skaters are
happy IN anticipation OF coming sport.
fhe young men OF Roanoke Rapids gave
a very delightful german and banquet at
Emry's Hall here last night. a very bril-
liant company assembled and about
twelve couples participated in the dance.
The supper was gotten up in superb style,
and IN order 10 keep or grip and other
kindred diseases, which are prevalent just
now. II was deemed prudent to have
bowl of punch.
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Personals and Briefs.

Mrs Charles c. Thompson is very sick
with grip at her home, 1903 West avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Cabell Brockenb )ugh
have gone to Thomasyille, Ca, to spend
the winter.
The condition Of Mr. John Morton, who
has been very iii for few days, remains
unchanged.
Inc thermometer registered 10 degrees
only at O'Clock this morning, the lowest
point reached this winter
The Richmond Road Club will hold its
semi-monthly meeting at the club house
this evening al $3.50 o'clock.
Miss Annie May Smithers OF west Clay.
who has been very III, is much better IL
is now hoped she will recover.
Paymaster c. p Thompson United
States navy, who has been confined 10 his
nome with serious illness, was somewhat
improved yesterday.
The resignation OF First Lieutenant
Frank NJ. Woon OF Company a, OF the
Blu s. Battalion. has been accepted by
the commander-in-chief
Miss Lily Newman. Of Fredericksburg.
daughter OF the late DR.. Newman. United
States army. and Miss Lucy Temple, OF
Albemarle are at Mrs. Spilman's.
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HIS RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
lie Dismissed Republicans and
Grand Army Men n. Well

WASHINGTON. January 28.-Secretary
Carlisle has accepted the resignation Of
Edward J. Donovan, Collector Of Internal
Revenue, at Boston, TO take effect Feb
ruary 18TH. There has been good deal
Of speculation as 10 the cause of this
resignation, but the Treasury Department
Is Informed that the reasons were per.
sonal. Mr.. Donovan has resigned 10 take
charge of a brewery company. He was
nominated in March. 1894. and took Office
April 10th, next, following
II Is stated by the Massachusetts dele
cation In Congress that Mr.. Donovan
signaized his entrance into the Collec-
Tors Office by summarily Diminishing all
the Republican employees and number
OF Grand Army men as well. He is re-
ported TO have believed that the Mas
sachusetts Republicans would demand his
Official head as soon as the McKin-
ley Administration came into power. end
IL is therefore said he determined to fore
stall this action by voluntary retire
ment.
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WILLIAM l.. BiEDLER & COMPANY.
q. j. Matthews and w. II. niedier
Amounted Receivers.

BALTIMORE. ND. January 2S.-Messrs.
Oliver j. Matthews ana Frank X. Biedier
were to-day appointed receivers for the
property OK William l.. Biedler & Co..
Wholesale dry-goods dealers, OF u north
Howard street. The receivers are bonded
ship was filed by Messrs. Albert Schin
and Joseph H. Hoffman, members OF the
firm. IL alleges thar Mr.. William l..
Bedler who IS the financial member. is
dangerously i'll, and that even should he
recover Il would be long before he would
be able 20 attend TO business. II is impos-
slble. the petition states, for the firm to
conduct its business without the services
Of its senior member dissolution OF
the partnership Is also asked for.
Messrs. oliver j. Matthews and William
II Biedler. who are made defendants in
their answer agree 10 the receivership.
The partnership was formed in January.
1884
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
Lynching I'm Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. January Is
News reached this city to-day OF lynch
inc IN Bib county. near Briarheld A
negro. name unknown. had feloniously as
saulted young white giri named battle.
the bitterly cold weather, and after
,one search captured and brought him up
Tor Identification. On being identified he
was started toward the county jail, but
was lost somewhere in the snow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
A FREEZE IN FLORIDA.
Orange Interest Not Damaged to
Any Great Extent.

JACKSONVILLE. FLA. January o.
coolest weather of the winter. the mer-
curry falling in Jacksonville TO q degrees.
and to 30 degrees at Tampa, in the south
west central portion Of the State. Vege-
tables as far South as Sanford were badly
hurt, but not entirely ruined. The orange
and other semi-tropical fruit interests
were not damaged to any great extent
The fortunate feature of the freeze was
that it was Of short duration. The lowest
temperature was reported in the State at
o'clock this morning. and by 9 o'clock
the weather had greatly moderated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
ICE IN CHESAPEAKE BAY.
Oystcr-Doats AbnLdoned-Much suf-
fcring from Cold i'm baltimore.

BALTIMORE, January 2S.-The e-boat
Annapolis started down the bay this
morning to attempt to reach ice-bOund
vessels. a number Of which are reported
tied up, and tow them into clear water
4 number CO oyster-boats have been
temporarily abandoned, their crews walk
ing on the Ice to the shore.
The Merchants Exchange reports that
no foreign vessels are expected t. get
up the bay to-day.
a great deal OF desttution in all parts
Of Baltimore has been brought to light
by the cold snap. and every police station
Is being overrun with men, women, and
children in search Of food, clothing, and
fuel. Many cases Of distressing want
have thus been discovered.
Reports from Western Maryland coun-
ties indicate the heaviest snow-storm and
the lowest temperature OF the winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
BAILWAY-MEN ARRESTED.
Charged with Discriminating IA
Rates on Cotton.

DALLAS. TEN, January 81. S.
Thorn. third vice-president and general
manager Of the Texas and Pacific rail-
road, and +. L. Sargent, general freight
agent OF the same system. started from
here last night for New Orleans in COM
pany with a deputy United States mar
shall from that city who had served court
papers on them. Thorn and Sargent were
indicted last week I'm the Federal Court
AZ New Orleans. charged with violation
Of the interstate commerce law by dis
eliminating in rates or cotton from Texas
points TO New Orleans I'm case Of con-
victioD a penalty Of two years imprison-
ment. or 5000 fine, or both, may be
imposed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
DIG FIRE IN CINCINNATI.
Several Buildings Decentralization
Dnmngcd-LOss. 5000, 900.

CINCINNATI. o.. January 2S-The
block bounded by Race. Commerce, Vine.
and Second streets was the scene of
destructive fire at o'clock this evening.
The blaze originated in the engne-room
OF the Herman Cooper & CO.'S malt
house on Commerce street. and spread
rapidly to the cordage establishment OF
Overman & Schroeder and the commits
sion-houses Of w. W. Blair & Co. and
Mellen. Brown 4 Co. These buildings
were completely DESTROYED entailing a
loss Of about 100000. The buildings adj
joining were damaged by water only and
were occupied by the following firms: The
Furniture Warehouse Company; John
Staun x CO.. dealers in tobacco; the GIN
cinnau Transfer Company, G. ri. Rein
hardt & Co., cOnfectiOners: c. NJ. HOllO-
way & Co, dealers I'm salt; W. @. Hill,
commission merchant; A. r. Mente & Co,
cOnfectloneTs; John j. Perkins & Co..
bakery. and the Kerr Grocery Company.
The losses are fully covered 10y insurance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
Massachusetts ironyWorks Fail.

SPRINGFIELD. MASS. January Is
The n. f. Hawkins * Co. Iron-Works.
OF this city. have filed a voluntary petit
ton In insolvency, with the view of
liquidation or reorganization into a stock
company. The cause of the failure is
said TO be the lack OF cash for capital
and dull times In business The amount
of liabilities is thought to be about
500 900. with nominal assets OF about the
same figure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-29
Heavy Loss by Fire.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., January 23-The
wholesale grocery house Of Leavitt. Nc
Council & CO., in the Schultz block. was
entirely destroyed by fire at o'clock
this morning The fire was caused by a
heater i'm the basement.
Adjoining buildings were damaged, but
were saved by the fire department. The
fremen claim a lack of water pressure
Losses: Leayitt, Mcconnell & Co., $4,000:
insurance. 5000; Emil Schultz 5000;
insurance, $1,000; Eddy & Johnson, 500;
insured.