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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
0. H. Berry & Co.
Main and Tenth Streets.

g. +. Hart, oyster inspector. for an as
sault on y. NJ. Nelson, on January 2Otn.
II seems the trouble grew ont OF a mis-
understanding between the parties about
inspec ion T rs.
Nelson. being a large oyster dealer, had
with others petitiOned the County Court
TO appoint additional inspectors or compel
Har. to appo nj other INSPECTORS In order
tLat buyers could be projected from the
sale Of small oysters. d. NJ. Nelson was
examined. and stated that Hart, AFTER
some sharp words between them, struck
n m with very heavy cane, knocking
him senseless and giving him great bodi-
~ pain. aid that his head Is stiii SUI
fering from the effects Of the blow.
r. G. Jones and j. Boyd Sears repre-
sent the Commonwealth; Evans * Evans
the defence. Pend ne the examination
the court adjourned until tomorrow AZ
10 o'clock. The court will probably be
in session for ten days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Minneapolis Must Float To-Day.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 23.-ImDeratiye
orders were issued to-day 90 the painters
working on the cruiser MINNEAPOLIS. IN
dry dock at League Island, that they
must finish her so that she can be float
ed al high tide tomorrow.
The force OF men has been enlarged:
they worked until dusk tonight and Will
resume az daylight In the morning
The navy yard was crowded to-day with
men desiring TO enlist, bur the medica.
examination was too rigid for most OF
them and only a few were accepted.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24

BALTIMORE. Feb 23-M0rk on \
number of Government vessels is being
completed at the Columbian Iron Works
where "a force of JO0 to CAD men is kept
busy. The submarine torpedo boat
plunsor has been finished and turned over
10 the engineers OF the John p. Holland
Company for steam trials. and the tor
podO boat Mckee Will Doe launched bon
about two we ks.
Work DIS progressing rapidly 0n thc new
triple expansion engine OF the torpedo
boat Rodgers which is to talk. the place
of the one recently injured by the break
ing NJ her cruuk-shaft Irugtheniug tho
Holly tho side-whoeior for the Govern
msnt lighthouse service. is also undcr
way.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24

Crowninshield OF the Board ~ Navigation
ON board. who at once left for Washing
ton.
Chief Crowninshioid refused TO say any
thing about his trim or his haste.
Captain Converse said he had orders
20 ego 90 Key West no once and took on
supply of coal and water
Tho cruiser viii probably sail to-mor-
row.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Could Patriotic.

WILMINGTON. DEL Feb. 23.-Howard
Gould. Of New York. owner Of the yacht
Niagara. launched here last Saturday
when asked if he would give his craft TO
the government should the latter need
il. i'm case of war. said
Eyes. certainly 1 Will. I will give it as
soon as the government needs it,"
Asked VI At service. In his opinion. the
yacht would be especially adapted FOR he
replied that it might make a good dis
patch boat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
THE LAKE CITY MURDER.
The Postmaster-General Offers a Re-
ward and Discontinucs the once.

WASHINGTON. ID. g.. Feb. G.-fhe
Postmaster-Gcneral BIAS offered reward
of 5000 f0r the arrest and conviction ~
the persons who burned the post0fiice az
Lake city. on Monday night and Pc
ward OF $500 for the arrest and convic-
ton of tha persons VINO murdered tho
postmaster at the same time.
p0stmaator-Genora. Gary bias issued an
order tO discontinue the office at Lake
City from this time.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
To Inspect Defences.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2S-Maior. General
Merritt. commander Of the department OF
the east. leaves to-day Tor an inspection
Of the defences on the Atlantic coast
south 81 New York.
His route is understood 70 include At
anta. New Orleans. Mobile. Pensacola
and Savannah those cities being visited
in the order named.
Through one OF his aides. the General
announced that his trip was his regular
annual inspection. which he had had In
contemplation for about two months
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Denies Sh ortage.

MEMPHIS. TENN. Feb. 2s.-Ferdinand
Trepp. the late secretary q. the Elm
wood cemetery Association, vas arrest
ed yesterday charged with the embezzle-
ment of $4,000. and making false entries
Thepp made a tender Of money and Sc
curities to settle. but the collateral was
rejected. He denies the shortage
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Violence of Strikers

WILKESBARRE PENN. Feb 23.-In
the trial of Sheriff Martin and deputies
(o-day a number OF miners testified OF
violence by the strikers and attacks upon
wCrkmen prior TO the shooting a. Lati-
mer.
Several witnesses testified that strikers
fired shots, but they saw no weapons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-Secretary
Alger returned 10 the War Department
to-day and took charge. The Secretary is
much improved in health His return indi-
Gates that the preparations for placing
the army on a footing 10 meet any emcr-
gency are to be pushed with yigor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Brought Back NIolasscs.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The flibuster
schooner Silver Heels for whose safety
no little concern been felt in this city
for several days. came into port this
morning with a cargo OF go barrels Of
molasses from Barbados.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
John X. Richardson.

BRISTOL VA. FEB. 23.-Spcc.al joins
r. Richardson died at his homo here Fri
day. az the age OF seventy he was
native OF Pulaski county Tie vas q one
timo one or the weaitnisst men in South
west Virginia. Besides owning wilma
Bile estate ln Wythe county he owned al
the land &c is said ON which the town
Of Roanoke b. huut
Mr. Richardson married Miss Mary
McGavock "a member OF one OF The fore
most families iu Wythe county she ana
six children, two sons ana -FOUR daughters,
survive.
Mr. Richardson left Wythc county,
many years ago. locating m Grainger
county. Tenn. where he did an extensive
business farming and trading. lie went
thence 20 Florida and returned TO Bris-
toll Ia ls8. lie was seized with the goid
,evor I'm $50 and went 90 California dur
in, the rush FOR fortunes I'm the precious
metal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Middlesex Court.

sTQRMoNT. VA. Tes. g Special
The February term OF the County Court
BEGAN at saluos to-day. Judge Garrett
arrived early, but II was not until $50
o'clock that 3 Jury was obtained to try
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24

MOBILE. ALA. Feb. 23.-The United
States cruiser Detroit left here today
for Key West.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
Chief Crowninshield's Haste.

TAMPA. FLA, Feb. @.-rhe cruiser
Montgomery arrived here this evening
from San Domingo direct with Chlef
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
OBTTt AIRY.
Harrison Long.

Mr Harrison Ions o. prominent farm-
er near MarksWlle. in Page county. disd
Monday night after several days illness
from paralysis. DE WAS seventy -'oHr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
D. W.Chanil1eis.

pAAlPLIN CITY VA. Feb. 23.-speciai.
Mr. j. ". Chambers died Monday. and
was buried ~ hea House Snarioste eoun-
chant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24

AsHRY. FEB. S-Speciai.--Mrs Fran
ola A Austin died az her residence near
Ashbv. Va. AZ . o'clock this morning, In
the eghty-second year OF her age. She
h. YES two children. Mr.. +. A. Hudgins
aud Nfrs ~ c. Hudgins.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-24
The WARLlKE PREPARATIONS

Continued from First Page)
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acter concerning the Maine or the prog
ress being made by the Spanish authori-
ties at Havana In investigating the oc-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
THAT LIEDERKRhNz RUN.
Several Mishaps Occurred on the
Wav

Twenty-Five men took part in the run
Of the Liederkranz Wheelmen to Staten
Island, on Sunday. They stopped ar
Bachmann's Brewery, where all enjoyed
a splendid dinner, mashed down with a
keg of the best brew. The wheelmen
made thirty stops. At 2:50 P. M. Mr..
Hartmann broke one Of the pedals of
his wheerand was obliged to pedal home
with his right foot.
Prof Wormsbacher, the well known
naturalist met with a mishap. He fell
and hurt his left hand Hereafter he
and MIR. Hartmann viii ride tandem.
Ferdinand Elbach, the Central avenue
furniture dealer, attracted a great deal
of attention. riding like Major General.
Martin Spireling rode a racer. He took
up half an hour oiling up CHS machine)
before the start and bumped himself to
beat the band. He did it.
The party included Messrs. Letge. Gus
tay Kroll Mender. Meuzel. Mercer and
SCHNEIDER The party arrived home at s
o'clock in the evening and enjoyed a
spread at the hands of Caterer Mark
SCHNEIDER
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
FEASTED Ar HONOLULU.

SAN FRANCIseO, Aug. 2. 1ssS-The
steamer Doric, which arrived late last
night brought news of the arrival at
Honolulu of the fourth Manila expedition.
The Doric left Honolulu last Monday. The
transports arrived there the day before
with all on board well and on Monday the
boys in blue were ashore and were given
a royal reception and grand feast.
The fourth expedition left here July Is
and reached Honolulu without mishap TO
either of the vessels. Great preparations
are being made at the islands for a grand
celebration on the arrival Of the annex
alton commissioners and the raising Of
the Stars and Stripes.
The recruits OF the First Colorado, Sec.
ond Oregon and First Nebraska, by order
of Brigadier General King, have bsen
added TO the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett, making with the recruits
of the Tenth Pennsylvania, a force of
900 men. This action was taken in order
to mobilize the scattered Camp Merritt
fnrees
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
MysTERI0USLY ASSAULTED.
Mother and Two Children Fatally
Cut With an Axe.

BALTIMORE, Md. Aug. 2, 1S9S.-A
mysterious assault which may result in
a triple murder was made on family
residing in the lower part of the city this
morning The victims are Mrs. Hannah
Lillis, widow, aged 80; Winnie Lillis,
aged Z. and Mrs Bessie Whether, aged %.
Mrs. Whether, who is separated from her
husband. boarded with Mrs. Liilis, who
with her three children lived at No. I'll
Slemmers alley, a small thoroughfare near
the wharves Shortly after daybreak
the police in that locality heard cries of
murder" and Fastening to the house
found the woman and the little girls
bleeding and unconscious from wounds
about the head, evidently inflicted with
the blunt end of an axe.
The only persons who were able to fur
nish any informa ton regarding the affair
were two Bohemians, who claim to have
seen a negro leave the house, and who
set up the outcry which alarmed the
police. Two negroes were subsequently
arrested, but were released for want of
evidence against them. All Of the victims
are in the hospital and the physicians
think they have little chance of recovery.
No motive can be assigned for the crime,
as the victims are very poor, and no at
tempt at criminal assault had apparently
been made.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
SIDE ISSUES OF THE WAR.
Italian Bark's Spanish Cargo--Free
p song ers From Cuba.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 1S9S.-Captain
Giordano, of the italian bark San Pietro,
which arrived here today from Seville,
Snain. says his vessel was chartered be-
fore the commencement of the war to
bring a cargo of corkweod to New York
When he applied at Seville for cargo the
shipper said he would not carry out the
charter on the ground that Spain and the
United States were at war. Captain
Giordano protested and threatened to sue
for his freight charges and said that the
cargo was not contraband of war. The
shipper finally carried out the terms of
the charter, but he saw the San Pietro
sail with much misgiving.
The Norwegian steamer Fritjof, Nansen,
which arrived last night from sagua, was
released from Quarantine this morning
The twenty-nine passengers were found
to be either natives or Spaniards and
Frenchmen of long residence In Cuba and
therefore free from yellow fever A num-
ber of them paid their passage to New
York, but other were brought without
payment upon promise to secure the
steamers claim on arrival here. These
passengers will be sent to the barge office
for examination by the Commissioner Of
Immigration Some of the passengers
paid $3.50 for passage to New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
DEAD IN LIFE BELTS.
Were Some of the Bourgogne's Left
to a Lingering Death.

NEW YORK. August ?, 1SsS.-The steam
ship Westernland arrived in this port to-
day, and those on board report that
when sixty miles south of Sable Island
and within about one mile Of the spot
where La Bourgogne went down, just one
month ago, the bodies of twenty-six men
and two women were seen floating in the
water 1t was a significant fact that all
most all of the men. whose bodies were
floating with life belts on, were sailors.
Passengers seemed to have no life belts
and therefore sank.
The steamship Hiawatha. sent out from
Halifax to recover and identify the dead
of La Bourgogne, was sighted by the
Westernland in the neighborhood of this
human wreckage and was engaged in
the work for which it was sent out. As
the Westernland passed the crew in one
OF the boats from the Hiawatha were
removing the life belts from two bodies.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
CAMP THOMAS INCIDENTS
Preparing General Wade's
Expedition Pay Day
Dose of Dis
cipline.

CHICKAAGAUGA-CHA Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, Aug.
.. 1S9S-The two main subjects of inter-
est at Camp Thomas at present are the
expected arrival of the paymasters to-
morrow and the expedition which it is
reported is being arranged in Washing
ton for Major General Wade. The pay
rolls of all the regiments are now COM
pIete and there will be little delay in
making the payments. The total to be
paid will be near ST. 600.
Nothing has been heard from Wash
ington in regard to General Wade's expe-
dition and the officers and men of all
the regiments here continue on the anx-
ious seat. The impression prevails that
General Wade viii take with him the
regiments best fitted no matter to what
corps or division they may belong and
every regiment Is now attempting to inn
press its fitness and it's right to be i'm
cluded in the expedition. In one regi-
ment a petition to the War Department
is being circulated and literally signed.
General Breckenridge, the new COM
mander of Camp Thomas, is expected to
arrive tonight and take charge tomorrow.
He is well known to the majority Of the
eA@~~> ~
inspection business few weeks ago
Brigadier General Franks. assuming
command temporarily, did not necessitate
he's giving up his division for any time,
and he VIII be in command at both corps
and division headquarters until General
Breckenridge arrives to relieve him.
Recently the boys Of the Fifth Illinois
had their fun, and now Colonel Culver
will have his inning. He has announced
that every commissioned officer who
took part in the demonstration last week,
after the Regiment was recalled, will be
reduced to the ranks. This work is to be
commenced at once and new men appoint
ed In their places. Colonel Culver says
his regiment has had a good reputation
for years, and ne intends to sustain it.
He added
Il have ordered all of these non-com-
rnissioned officers reduced; that is, those
who were absent without leave. / judge
there was about a dozen Of them. The
other men who are guilty Of being absent
without leave win be fined by the field
court"
The regular drills have been resumed in
the Fifth and everything is working
smoothly
Lieutenant-c Colonel Good Of the First
Pennsylvania. has received letters from
prominent Philadelphians assuring him
that the Governor viii certainly appoint
the lieutenant colonel to be colonel as
soon as the vacancy is declared. 1t is
expected that the matter will be settled
very soon.
Lieutenant Colonel Mmms will be in
command of the First Vermont for thirty
days. Colonel Clark having gone to his
home to be absent for that length Of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
HORRORS or THE CONCHO
Infantry Captain on Board
Tells His Experience to
the "News."

Captain John @. Anderson, Company F,
Thirty-third Michigan, was at Tayior's
Hotel this morning. He arrived from
Santiago yesterday on the Concho, ard
he verified the reports of the unfitness Of
that vessel to bring home wounded sol
diers. The Captain caught yellow fever,
and was ordered home 20 recuperate.
There was no ice on board when we
left Siboney, and the water had been taxi
en- on at Tampa many weeks previously
and slowed under decks, and was conse-
quently putrids said Captain Anderson to
a News repres sentative, and Col. F. G.
Agens, who was also in the party.
Captain Risk. Of the Concho," con-
tinued Captain Anderson, asked Major
General shafter for permission to run
over to Jamaica for ice, fresh water and
food. but the General refused, and or
dered him to leave at once for the North.
We had no distilling apparatus aboard.
and all the food we had was hard tack,
mouldy bacon or rancid timed beef,
which we named dead horse The cof-
fee was abominable, the tea worse, and
you can magazine the feelings of sick
men, who turned from the stuff, with
loathing When we got to Hampton
ftOduSy MliCIG We letJ lWO NdSSy lfO cAtS
ashore thought of sending out ice or
fresh food for us; in fact, If we had been
sent home by Spaniards as their prisoners
Of war we could have not been worse
treated
Turning to his experience in Cuba, the
captain said that the Cubans We're a
miserable set of semi-savage people, al
ways wanting to eat. and after they had
stuffed themselves lay down anywhere
to sleep. If they were asked to assist
in any way the soldiers they would at
once assume an air of ignorance and
mutter mo sabe.'
Land crabs, scorpions, tarantulas and
lizards, he said, made it anything but
pleasant for the men at night. The huge
crustaeeans, with a spread of fully two
feet would come out of the jungle in
swarms and carry off in their huge claws
food, clothing and anything in sight. The
men would seize club or a rifle and
kill them; but the odor from their dead
bodies was fetid and sickening in the ex-
treme, and it was found better to en-
dure these rather than being made sick
with the smell from their carcasses.
Were you wounded?"
mo, but 1 had near shave with a
shell one day before Santiago. I saw
the big fellow come straight at me,
whirling and singing. l can assure you
1 dropped Immediately, and he went over
me so close I could feel the windage.
He lighted in a company behind me,
killed two men, took a mans arm off,
anothers foot off, and a piece of the
shell drove a hole as big as your head
through another soldiers chest. When
l heard these fellows coming you can
bet | got out of the way,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
WHOSE BLUNDER is THIs2
Heat Victim Locked Up ALI Night
on a Charge of Drunkenness.

John johnson, forty-nine years old, of
Stamford. Connecticut, was arrested by
Detective Clark of the Seventh street sta
ton last night for being drunk. In the
prisoners pen in the First Criminal Court
this morning he fell asleep. He had to
be dragged to the bag. Police Justice
Potts fined him for beingdrunk. He acted
stupid When it was time to take the
prisoners back to the City Prison he was
found asleep again. Justice Potts In
quired into his case and found that he
had not been drinking when arrested, but
was the victim of the excessive heat and
that he was till suffering from the effects
of sunstroke. Justice Potts gave him
money for his carfare and directed him
to the City Hospital.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
FAMILY IN A CELL.
Mother With Three Children Ar
rested For DisorderIy Conduct.

Alice McCarren, Al years old, of No. 81
Morris street, was arrested by Patrolman
Sidney O'Donnell last night for raising
disturbance in front of the Gregory street
station while drunk She had her three
children with her. They were boy nine
years old, girl about two years his jun
ior and babe in arms. The boy she
was beating in a brutal manner. Specta-
tors of the incident interfered fearing that
she would fatally injure the child.
A large crowd collected. ODonnel was
sent to see what the trouble was. The
woman in maudlin manner insisted that
the boy be locked up as vagrant as she
alleged he persistently ran away from
home. She was sent to the woman S
prison with the three children. Patrolman
O'Donnell failed to appear in the First
Criminal Court this morning and Police
Justice Potts discharged the woman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
a coincfa.pce INDEED.

In 1884, just after Commodore Sehley
returned from resctling the survivors -
the Greedy Arctic expedition, the Massa-
chusetts Humane Society presented him
with a handsome medal for his achieve
ment. and Benjamin w. Crowlnshield. one
of the Bay States great orators, was
sent to Washington to make the presenta-
tion speech. On the way to the capital
Mr.. Crowninshield fell in with an old ana
prominent resident of Boston, wllu tnols
the privilege of asking the orator what
his mission in Washington was. In rss,ly
the old gentlemen was shown the medal
and told what was % be done with Il.
.sStrange coincidence mused The veHeE-
able gentleman from the Hub. Forty
four ago. in $40, rode over the same l3.ae
and met General Winfield Scott, was
as inquisitive them as now, and aslScti
him where he was going He said that i
son of his friend. Mr. Schley, had beer
named for him. and that he was going 10
Maryland to see the baby Detroit Free
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02
CHINESE RAILROAD.


IBy Cable to The Associated Press.]
SHANGHAI, Aug. 2, 1S9S.-Aceording to
a despatch from Pekin, under date of
July 81, Yung Wing not Yung Hung, as
previously referred to), the Chinese
American and graduate of Yale, has OBJ
tanned an extension of time for his con-
eession for the Tien-Tsin-C -Chin-Kiang
Railroad, alleging that he had received
the support of an English syndicate to
supply the necessary capital, e50oe,ooo
($25. .oO0, ,0GO). But. it is said that Hou-Yu-
Fen. one of the Directors General of the
Chinese Railroads. in face of Russian
opposition to the loan, has broken of
negotiations with the Hong Kong Bank
which proposed to supply the capital for
building an extension of the Tlen-Tsin-
Shan -kiakwan Railroad to New-Chwang.
The latter is distinct from Yung Wings
canoaSSiar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-02

continued today by Major George W.
Hobbs and the Board of Survey. which is
examining the States property loaned
the Government, was also In session.
There is no time to lose, and 1t is expect
ed that Major Hobbs and the Survey
Board will be busy until the regiment
starts South.
The men hone there will be no further
change in the plans for starting them
South, and have more confidence than
ever OF getting away on Thursday. for
teamsters have been ordered to report at
four A. M on that day to carry the camp
equipment and utensile to the Red Hook
dock