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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
GEN. WHEELER'S POSITION,
Mr.. Bailey Will Question His Right to
Exercise a Members Privileges.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13-Representa-
tive Bailey. of Texas, has decided 10
raise the question Of the right OF Major
General wheeler 10 participate Ia he
proceedings of the House should he at
tempt TO exercise the privilege OF a mem
ber he will also raise tht ques,iDu "t il.,s
cither Of the three other members OF the
House who entered the service Of the
United States during the war Messrs
Robbins CRep., PennsyiVahlal' 1Slsoh
Rep. Kentucky. and Campbell tDem..
illinois,. None OF these members Of the
House who entered the military service
has participated in the proceedings since
the session convened either TO Introduce
hills or vote upon roll calls but last
Safuraav night Major General Wheeler
attended the Democratic caucus. As
none but Democratic members OF Con-
cress are members OF the Democratic
caucus Repro sentative Bailey says this
raises the presumption that General
Wheeler contemplates retaining his seat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
Mr.. BLISS TO RESIGN.
The Secretary of the Interior Tired OF
OnciaI Life-NO Successor Chosen.


WASHINGTON. Dee st Is very
probable that Secretary Bliss will tender
his resignation within short time TO the
President BE has had the step under
consideration for some Time doeming 30
necessary that he should Doe free 10 de-
vote more time to his large business in
tercsts The resignation 30 can Doe stated
viii not Doe due ir the least 90 any diff
fsrences with the President or his other
advisers. brt t0 AR Bliss reluctance for
psroiy private personal reasons to- con-
finue longer Boz office as Secretary OF the
Interior.
Al the time Doe entered the Cabinet IL
was said semi-oficialy that he ala not
intend 20 serve the term OF four years.
but would retire at some fitting opnor-
frnitv. II is presumed tho official an-
nouncement viii nos le made until the
President has chosen Ar Bliss successor.
Secretary Bliss is now in New York.
confined indoors with a cold He left here
Friday. expecting 90 return yesterday
Acting Secretary Ryan to-day received
q note. saying ne was feeling better. but
his physician advised against going out.
lie expected, however. 20 return here some
time This week His indisp0sition pre-
tented his Joining the Presidential party
on its trip South II rs stated the Prcsi-
dent is contemplating giving this APP
poiniment 10 the western section OF the
country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
THE RAPPAHANN0CK FAIR,
Officers Elected for Another Year
Deaths in SpotsylNania.


FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Dec. I3.-
Special-The annual meeting Of the
Stockholders of the Rappahann0ck Valley
Agricultural and Meehahlca.i SQc,e'g va va
held here to-day for the e.ecuOn OF OF
0cers for lsg9 Captain 7. McCrdcken
was reelected president; Hon. a. Z.
Rowe. first vice-presitent and Captain ,,
j. Quinn, secretary ana treasurer. Inc
following board Of directors was CHOSEN
CaDtain T. McCracken chairman ). j..
Quinn ]. J. sale, +. ID. Cole NJ. b..
Rowe. / p Corb.n, Henry W. EDWARDS,
A. Z. Rowe. Jr.. -. George X. fltZnugh'
]. y. Gray John NJ. Griffin. Alex. Pratt
oliver Eastburn. ;. 5. Bradford. A. T..
Fmbrev. = ". smith II. X. Gouldman,
G.. r.. Coleman. a. NJ. Garner, II. r,
Cr!smOnd @. w Shepherd, G. II. Hur-
kamp. Il. j. Hayden, W. B. Tyler, I. f.
Morrison. j. W Jones. In the list OF
vice-presidents, Councilman II. b. Lane
was named IN the pace q Hl4' VI 'h' ~
me selection OF the time for holding the
next fair was left 10 the new board OF
directors. The treasurer report SHOWS
a handsome balance after paying all eX-
penses and premiums u the last ialr ana
"a dividend 10 stockholders.
Nlr John Rowe a widely known citizen
Of stafford county, died to-day AT his
home near Mhlte oah. re va ~, g.
two wears old and leaves a widow and five
children.
Mr. Edward snowden, Of spotsyvania
comntv died last night at his home near
this city aged seyenty-eight years. NJ.
snowden settled IN this county soon ai,er
The civil war and al one time operated a
fnnnBr,, for making piOw castings. He
was the father of Miss Lizzie and Emma
Snowden OF Washington; Kate SnOwden.
of Boston and Fila snowden, II this city,
all OF whom with WIDOW survive MN.
A. the December term OF Caroline
Comfy Court held yesterday at Bowling
Green three parcels of land were sold
AZ auction at the following low prices
one hundred and fifty-six acres belonging
10 Robert Carueal, purchased Jy w. r.
carneal for $40. one hundred 'and forty
acres belonging 10 Mrs Ann +. Evans,
nnrchased bv Carneal and Davis for $40
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
HOBS0N IN ALABAMA.
He is Received 10y the General Asscm-
bly, in Session at Montgomery,

MONTGOMERY. ALA. Dec. 13-Lieu-
tenant llObsOn spent portion of The day
in Selma. where be- was rendered pub
lic reception at The Academy of Music
which was attended by "a large crowd
Leaving there in The tiernoon. DE arrived
i'm Montgomery al $50. Five thousand
persons Were az the depot 10 meet and
greet him The crush was terrific. and
AN were eager 10 see The man of the hour.
He was driven TO the residence OF Mr..
Phlres Coleman. where the party rested
awhile Accompanied by the different
committees. MI Hobson was driven TO the
Capitol. where the Legislature was IN
session. having extended their hours IN
his honor lie entered the House OF Rep
resentatiVes. both houses being i'm joint
session. on the arm of Governor Johnston
the committees following The Governor
made short speech, and then Speaker
Walter hovhood chum OF the Lieu
tenant. introduced him to the assembled
crowd HObson spoke about fifteen min-
utes in his modest manner praising all
excont himself for the conduct and sue
cess of the war.
He was then driven 20 the city Han
where every one had chance 10 shake
his hands Hobson Will leave here IN the
morning for Atlanta. His sister Miss An
rie ACCOMPANIES him. ON arrival Of The
marty al the Capitol the entire building
tyrs thronged with "a brilliant assemblaee,
and the reception he received was reSu-
lar ovation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
The PEACE TREATY.
Outline of Its Provisions as Agreed on
by the Commissioners.

PARIS. Dec. 3.-Extraordinary precau-
tlons are maintained by both the Peace
Commissions to preserve secrecy as 10
the contents OF the treaty. Each COM
mission has two copies. hut even the
commission attaches are not permitted 10
peruse the documents.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press. however. has oots.ned from
source usually reliable Che following
outline OF the treaty:
Article l-Provides for the relinquish-
ment OF Cuba.
Article 2-Provides for the cession OF
Porto Rico.
Article Provides for the cesslon OF
the Philippines for s2oOoo,oo0 as compen-
sation. .
Article 4-Embraces the plans for the
cession of the Philippines. including the
return OF the Spanish prisoners.
Article IDEALS with the Disposition OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
MONEY FOR THE DISTRICT.
The House Passes District of Columbia
AnnrOnriatiOn.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-The House
to-day passed the District OF Columbia
Appropriation bill without a single amend
ment. The bill carries S5,S@.950. which IS
Sl7Gs0o less than was carried by the last
bill. and s. ,ojl less than the estimates.
The House also passed the Senate bill,
which was under consideration yester-
day. 10 amend the laws relating TO sea-
men. all the amendments were rejected.
on motion Of Mr. Hay CDem. OF Ntr-
ginia). n resolution was adopted. calling
upon the Secretary of Wax for informa-
ton as TO what towns IN Porto Rico,
Cuba and the Philippines, required 10 be
garrisoned. how many troops Will be
necessary for that purpose. and how
many soldiers will be needed for the
United States proper
The House adjourned at 2:4O p. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
Commonwealth the Buyer.

ALEXANDRIA. VA, Dec. 13. Especial.
The States tax sale Of delinquent prop
erty for 1897 was concluded at this court
house this afternoon. One hundred and
twenty-three acres were delinquent, Of
which eighty-three were redeemed. or
the forty which remained many were
enormous assessments and some upon lots
that were not I'm existence. There were
no bidders at the sale except the Com
rnonweal,h which bought all
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
Negroes Put Out of a Store, Fired
Into the Door.
THE STORE FRONT SMASHED,
Eight Negroes Are Under Arrest, But
the North Carolina Line.
The Town is Quiet and
the Law Will BE
Enforced.

SOUTH BOSTON. VA. December l3.-
Spceial.-ENerythins is now quiet at Vir-
gilina and no further race trouble is ex-
pected. The trouble on Saturday night
grew out Of hsht between - white
nam ana negro, in which the negro
shocked the whi-s man down with a
spoke, wnereupon another white man
took 1t up ana broke gun over the
negro. The negro theu ram and male his
escape across tho North Carolina line.
which is only q few hundred yards from
klnss store, where the fight occurred.
TIREAI kNED THE WHITES.
The crowd of negroes in the store COM
need 90 threaten the whites. and Mr.
King foresccing trouble ordered them
ou.. They refused to go. The whites
then forced them out and shut the door.
The crowd OF negroes Immediately
turned and hred it is thought. two or
three vOlleys into the front of The store,
and throwing stones az the same time
demolished the front and some show
cases.
FIRE RETURNED.
The fire was returned by the whites
and the negroes We're finally driven over
the North Carolina line.
Two white men received slight wounds
while three negroes are known 20 have
been struck. and others We're probably
one. Greasy Burton. was seriously
wounded and ne is not expected 10 live.
Eight negroes have been arrested and
were to-day taken TO Jail.
THE RtNGLEADEBS.
The ringleaders are blieyed 20 be stiu
at large I'm North Carolina.
The white people Of Virgilina have the
village well unier control and show no
disposition TO use violence towards the
negroes. though they are determined TO
capture the guilty parties and punish them
to tho full extent Of the Law.
The above account was given by eye
Witnesses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14

Of the District Attorneys office has con-
urmcd this confession. and to-day Dis
tfi't Attorney Gardner sent an Official
letter 10 Governor Black recommending
O ODonnells pardon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
Fire on q Street.

The Fire Department was called yes
terdav evening to No. 25i6 street by an
alarm from Box q. The residence OF
Mr. Emmett Meanley was damaged to
The amount of 500. The fire was In the
antle piece. =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14

The condition of Rev. DIR. Hose was
practically unchanged last Tisht. lie
Is. perhaps, little weaker.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14
FOR HIS BROTHERS SIN.
An Innocent Man Serves Ten Years of
a Sentence for burglary.

NEW YORK. Dec l8.-Michael O Don
year sentence I'm Sing Sing prison for
burglary which his brother James and
two other men committed. on his death
bed, in the Presbyterian Hospital. james
confessed The crime for which his brother
is suffering. Investigation by detectives
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-14

Forecast for Wednesday:
yirginia-Fair: continued low tempsns
turc: hight westerly winds. -.
North caroina-F'air: colder; nsHs
northerly winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
Industrial Notes.

The Parry Manufacturing Company Is so
busy that last week it declined to fill an
order for export amounting to $500.
The Standard wheel works. of West In
diaEapolis now have over three hundred
men at work, and are the busiest at any
time in years.
A large per cent. of the California oranges
now selling on this market came from
orange groves in California owned by In
dianapols people.
The Dugdale Can Company is working
full handed and full time, turning out 6O,C0O
pacity to hold 100000 cans.
There were received in the month of Feb
ruaTy at Indiana polls, over the railroads,
3O,716 bushels of Irish potatoes, While there
was shipped but 1900 bushels.
The Van Camp Iron and Hardware Com
pany is erecting in the rear of the Union
block an additional warehouse, sixty feet
wide by one hundred feet in length, and
four stories high
J. B. Hill. of this city, representing the
Pennsylvania Construction Company, was
last week awarded the contract for gar
bage crematory, to be built at Lafayette,
the plant to cost $4,000.
The Standard Dry Kiln Company of this
city is doing the largest business In its his
tory. This month it has shipped complete
plants to New York, Little Rock. Ark. to
Vancouver and British Columbia. These
l1ilns are utilized chiefly to dry lumber and
brick.
The Huntington Seed Company has es-
tablished new farming industry near this
city, and the last season raised 1900 bushels
of onion seed Last week 1t shipped two
carloads to New York. This is the first
attempt made in this section of this char
acter and has proved a decided success.
The Improvement in business with the in
dustries at Haughville and West Indian
apolis has created a great demand in those
suburbs for small houses, and it is now
very difficult to secure ore. 1t is stated
that number of men of means are con-
tempiating the erection of number of such
houses in these suburbs.
Charles Shower is putting in the stone
foundation for his large brick building on
East Market street. The building will be
three stories high, will have a one-hundred-
foot front on Market street and run back
ninety-tive feet. The lower story is to be
for offices and the third floor for a hall
At the works of Nordyke & Marmon Com.
pany the old-t time activity is noticeable.
Last week the works We're awarded con-
tract by the ST. Louis Milling Company, of
Garlinvllle, ILL.,, for the erection of a COM
plete mill of four hundred barrels daily ca
pacity. This mill will be on the swing-sift-
er system. The Nordyke & Marmon
Company were awarded the contract
mill to be erected in Sigel ILL.,,
and have just started up a large corn
mill in Nashville, Tenn. The new thousand
barrel daily capacity spring wheat mill,
erected for the Eckhart & Swan Milling
Company, of Chicago ILL.,, is about ready
to start and will soon be in operation. y
cablegram was received from Brussels, Bel
order for a complete fine corn goods outfit,
to be erected in Antwerp This makes the
second outfit of this kind sold in tina, coun-
try recently.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
GREAT ACTIVITY IN IRON
ALL THE LOCAL INDUSTRIES ARE
RUSHED WITH ORDERS.
stock Accumulated During the Hard
Times Disposed Of-Demands for
Engines and Machinery.

Business is very active with the various
iron industries. The Malieable iron works
have eight furnaces in operation, three
more than at any former period and five
more than one year ago. and their pay
rolls show over seven hundred men en-
ployed. Brown & Ketcham have several
good contracts on hand, some of them for
iron structural work for government build
ings, and now have as large a force at
work as at any time in the history Of the
works. The Indianapolis Foundry Company
is so pressed with orders that 1t is not only
working full force and full time, but has
under contemplation putting night force
at work temporarily to catch up with
orders 1t manufactures largely small cast
ings for carpet sweepers, washing ma
chimes cutting boxes and like machines,
The Haugh-Nolke iron works working
full time and full handed and have one
government contract and a number OF con-
tracts for buildings outside of the city.
Hetherington & Berner are again busy.
They are making an important feature OF
their business the manufacture of their
patent railway asphalt plant, of which they
have number sold. Last week the COM
pany shipped plant to Syracuse and will
soon ship one to Omaha, and the Warren
Schaff Company is having a large plant
built. The Atlas engine works are very
busy, their pay rolls showing over six hum
dred men at work. The last few weeks they
have sold all the stock of engine and boil
ers that had accumulated during the dull
times, and now depend wholly on the work
they can turn out from day to day to fill
orders. Chandler & Taylor are employing
the largest number of men at any time
in the fifty years the works have been in
operation, and like the Atlas works, have
disposed of all the boilers and engines they
had built during the depressed times, and
now are working over time to keep up with
their orders. The Sinker-Davis Company
is exceedingly busy, there being ac-
tive demand for stationary engines, boilers
and sawmills. The smaller concerns, not
above mentioned, that manufacture goods
from iron are very busy. The larger estab-
Hshments have good outside orders that
they are working on, some for New York,
others for Boston, st. Louis and Kansas
City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
Wine Drinking in Spain.
Letter in St. Louis Globe-Democrat.

Letter in ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
In Spain the smallest children drink wine
as they wish it-that is they help them
selves. More than this, babies are given
sugared brandy and water ito make them
strong" Certainly the Spaniards are physi-
caliy strong-it is hard to find more mus
cular and healthy set of people, and few
Americans would have the breath to dance
their country dances. The ordinary wines
have a high percentage of alcohol, and are
not at all like the weak French and Ger
man table wines. They are so cheap that
they are given free at hotel tables and
every peasant has his bread and cheese and
wine, though he may be lacking meat for
dinner. Yet there is absolutely no drunken
ness in Spain. You may travel from one
end of the peninsula to the other without
encountering a native case of booze" Is
it racial virtue only? Not at all, for it is
almost as true in France and Germany,
particularly in the districts of the vine.
In these countries we hear nothing of tenn
perance crusades, because the fact of tenn
rerance exists. There must be some con-
nection, therefore, between the universal
use of wine and good behavior.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14

The following statement shows the ship
ments last month from Indianapolis over
the several lines of railways as reported
to the Board of Trade: Flour, q, $40 brls
corn, 1880 blu; oats, 1900 bu; cement, $3.50
brls; coal, go cars; coke, 43 cars; cooperage,
50 cars; corn meal and hominy, 11,67S,S7O
lbs cotton, 60 bales; cattle. 1911 head; hogs,
27,74S head; horses, 3.193 head; mules, 120
head; sheep, $50 head; eggs, 1850 cases;
fruit, 645O9 lbs; hair and bristles 100000
lbs; hides, S01. 800 lbs; ice, II cars; iron, 319
cars; lard. ,6,54S. tierces; lime, IA cars; logs,
cars; lumber, IA cars; machinery 141 cars
meats, bulk, 11,072,0 lbs; OIL 1858 brls;
pork, 1,506 brls potatoes, 1900 bu; poultry,
10000 lbs; provisions, $4,000 lbs; salt, 800
brls; spirits and liquors, 1892 brls; starch,
500 lbs; stone, 81 cars; tallow 14S 200
lbs; tobacco, $3.50 lbs miscellaneous, a.,
$3.50 lbs; merchandise, 161 Isl, $40 lbs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
Another prendful Machine.
Tork Mail and Express.

Where will invention end? A friend of
mine who Is skilled in telegraphy and type
writing is now working on new contriv-
arce that will be put into practical use
very soon. 1t is typewriter on a rather
large scale, connected with the wires of the
telegraph system and with q lot of in
like a typewriter, taking from it one copy
for her own use, one for preservation by
her employers and a third for any purpose
that may turn up. AS she writes the cleo
trio current carries the text of her compost
ton to one or a dozen or a hundred similar
instruments IN the same city or on the otner
side of the continent and there prints Ii
upon similar mechanisms. In this way the
speech of a famous statesman delivered in
New York can be reproduced simultaneously
in typewriter form in every city of the
Union. and the time and trouble is no
greater than Ii was under the old system.
90 complete and elaborate is the continuance
that 1t will convey messages in those lam
guages which have special characters and
accents not employed In English
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Preston Kelsey of this city, died Saturday
at Milwaukee. She had been an invalid for
several years.
Mrs. Charlton Eden has rented her farm.
near Noblesville, Ind, and is now visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Jessie Z. Matlock, in
Lafayette. Ind.
The Womans Auxiliary of Christ Church
will he entertained by Mrs. Preston this
Afternoon in the guild room. Mrs. Sloan
viii read paper on Booker Washington
Mrs. Arthur IT. Sanborn. of San Fran
cisco, arrived I'm the city Saturday, and is
eriy Mrs. Julia S. Stevens. of Woodruff
Place.
Mr. and Mrs. T. ~. Helms are visiting
Ievinson, in Noblesville, and will there cell
citrate the tenth anniversary of their mar
riaQ 90 to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A company of ten men has been formed in
the city to go to Alaska in May. They have
sent W.. c. Whitehead on to Seattle to pur-
chase a steamboat and supplies, it is stated.
The reserve sale indicates a good attend
ance at the cake walk to be held in Tom
linson Hall Wednesday evening. The prizes
are now on display in the When window.
Tho programme is long and varied.
At the Deutsche Haus yesterday afternoon
the twenty-eighth birthday of Martin Burk,
one of the most popular men of the organi-
cation. was quietly, but none the less enjoy
ably, observed. Mr.. Burk was presented
with handsome gold badge by the Turner's
and with bowling ball by the young ladies.
During the afternoon there was some ex-
cellent music. and at o'clock Mr.. Burk
gave his friends q supper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
Retter Feeling About Railroads.

Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew. in Gunton's
Magazine
The friction between the railways and the
public no longer exists in the Eastern or
Middle States. There is not enough of it in
the Western States TO make any impression
upon their legislation. The carrier has
come to recognize his obligation TO the pub
lie and everywhere is doing his best to sat-
isfy the public that the companies are rem
dering the best possible service at the low
est possible price. We are able to place
the grain from the wheat fields in the West
and Northwest in Europe because of the
phenomenaliy low freight rates which pre-
vail in the United States. The average rate
per ton per mile all over Europe. including
Great Britain, is about 4-l0 cents, against
an average rate of about / cent in the
United States Railroads earn money only
by the revolving wheel; while II turns it Is
grinding out income; when 1t stops 1t is an
expense. The long distances and low
understanding a continuous movement
night and day OF long trains, heavily loaded
1.-The improvements in the roadbed rails
and motive power and the volume OF BUSH
ness have enabled the American railways
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-14
wheeIman and Pedestrian.
New York Press.

1887; Jenkins afoot. Never rode a wheel
and tries to cross the avenue-I believe 7
would be justified in shooting that scoun-
drel. He came within an ace of running
me down. The law gives the Internal pun.
pies too much latitude They think they
own the streets and that pedestrians must
get out of their way. Damn the whole lot
1898; Jenkins has bought a wheel Tries
to ride up the avenue-Get out of the way
there, you crazy lubber. Do you want to
get run over? Why in thunder you cussed
fools can't keep on the sidewalks, where
you belong, nobody knows. Hanged if I
don't ride down the next chump that gets
in my way If it costs me d header. The
insane idiotsi They don't want to leave us
wheelmen even strip of asphalt.