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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
NJ q: E's'ENGS.
Meeting Of Stockholders.

We, the undersigned holders of more
l4n,r 9nc,tcnth Of the capital stock of
call n general meeting Of the Stockholders
Of said company. to be held, MONDAY.
February nth. 1$9S. at ~ O'Clock noon. at
the Offices Of Fentrcss x Agclasto, $50
Main street, Norfolk. Virginin.
JAS. L. BARRY,
7. TURNER,
JAMES l. BARRY, Jr.,
Il. c. HALL,
Jali-td w. a. FENTRESS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
METEOROLOGICAL DATA,

Weather Bureau, Norfolk, jan 81.
The following observations are record.
ed for the past twenty-four hours:
Maximum temperature -. 49,. :. A
Minimum temperature %. -. 49,. 30
Normal temperature -. -. -, 43
Departure from normal 49,. minus 6
Departure from normal since Ian
uary 1, 49,. -. 49,. 49,. plus 121
Rainfall in "a hours -. %. ...... &c
Rainfall since January I, .......... LA
Mean humidity -. -. -. .. -. 96
J. J. GRAY. Observer.
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For Throat Di-cnscs ana Cour,,.

Use Browns Bronchial Troches. Like
all really good things they are imi-
tatcd. The genuine are sold only in
boxes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
T. r. ROGERS.
ROOM 2iI AND 21a COLUMBIA BUILD
ING. CRANKY STREET,
Up

Bakers Oven. with fixtures and good
STORES.
Store No. Al Charlotte street
Store No il2 Main street.
Store No. 81 Bank street.
Store No. l0l Commercial Place.
Store and dwelling No. 81 Queen street
Warehouse Nos. 1872 and 194 Water street.
Nos. 90 and 10i Commercial Place.
Nos. 70 End So Commerce street
Nos. 2l0 and PIT Church street,
Offices CRANKY, Bank and Commerce
streets.
DWELLINGS.
$50
Dwelling No. 1O7 Cove street, opposite
Cumberland street.
Dwelling on Poole street, $50
No 200 Cumberland street. % On
No. 967 Brewer street
No. 4SI Main stree: .... 800 o. IN
No ll5 Ferguson avenue -. ..l2O0
Dwelling No. sc Hamilton avenue ....1SO0
Dwelling No. il2ia Main street, rent sos
Brick Dwelling No. 10 Cumberland street
contains II rooms all modern Improve
ments. and suitable for a boarding house.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01

nNDcrlence proves the merit of Hood.
Sarsaparila. 1t cures all forms of bIoof;
diseases. tones the stomach, builds up In,
nerves. P 'it'
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01

DR.. a. Week has returned and NAV
be found any day at The Gale Jewelry
Company from 0 a. m. to g p. m. No
$40 Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
LUMBDRMEN co .SOITT,U

The members of the Union Lumber
Dealers Association, after spending
Sunday at Old Point, returned to Nor
folk yesterday morning. and boarded n
train for E,dcnton. After day spent
in inspecting the lumber industry in
that section, they returned here last
evening and left for the South at D. M.
See DR.. Week in reference to your
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01

Tor North Carolina: Fair Tuesday
and Wednesday; much colder. with a
coid wave In eastern portion; the tenn
perature will fall 15 degrees to 20 de-
grees; northwesterly winds.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
ADJUSTMENTS
JnO. Kendrick Bangs.

Academy of Music. Norfolk Lyceum
course, Tuesday evening. Feb. !. S:Ib
author and humorst. Subject: THE
Evolution of the Humorist." BOX Sheet
open on Monday. to members only; Tues
day to all. Admission, including reserved
scat. soc. ia29-3t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
Notice TO the Public,

Notice is hereby given that
owing to the death Of Will
liam P. Zollinger, junior mem
Der Of the insurance firm of
BURGESS & ZOLLINGER,
the undersigned will continue
the business at No. PAS Main
street, Virginian Building, IN
der the firm name and style of
BURGESS & COMPANY.
BURGESS & COMPANY.
ia29-3t
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WEATHER REPORT.
s'"r-cnat and General conditions ror
To-day.

washington. D. c., JAN. 81, 1898.
------ For Virginia.: Generally fair
Grl n Tuesday and Wednesday; cold
wave; the temperature will
: - fall is degrees to 20 degrees;
northwesterly gales diminish
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MA YGR 81 co.
DEALERS IN
Railroad, Steamboat and
Mill Supplies.
q end 8 West Market Square.
NJ orfolk. Va.
which Repairing.
Irweiry Repairing.
School ma Society Medals


School ana Society Medals.
Having secured the services OF
skilled watchmaker ana jcweler We ara
now prepared with the best equipns1
workshop III The city to do promptly
and without disappointmcnts all kinds
of jewelry and watch repairing, and
maintain our reputation for making all
kinds of society, school and college
medals. We thank our friends and the
public generally for their liberal pat
ronage heretofore extended and solicit
continuance Of the same
THE GALE JEWELRY co.
Pure, Rich NiIk from Clean, Wells
y43 .t Fed Cows
delivered daily ny dairymans son.
i Gull Beech Grove wagon or postal $40
! Church street. II. Nv. Smelling.
Iss jana e0d-1m y. i.
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ENTERTAINMENT To-N1cHT

AZ queen Street NJ e Church to-
night an ente:ta inment will be given
by the Epworth League. The following
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
optnton ornn E,nincn, Jnris,.

Southern spot markets unchanged.
The evening times., 1898-11-01
DENIES ROBBERY STORY.
Father Noise Ends Sensational
Scene in Church by Painting

Scene in Church by Painting
adding mystery to the reported robbery
OF Father Noise, rector of the Church Of
St. Francis of Assissium. Father Noise
or Sunday had not sufficiently recovered
from the beating he said the robbers
gave him to occupy his pulpit.
While the service was in progress, how
ing donned his robes and evidently labor
ing under great excitement. He declared
the whole story of the robbery false,
praised the police denounced the news
papers and then fell backward in faint
He was taken to the residence of his
brother. Judge Noise. where he was put
into darkened room. No one was a.
lowed to see him The police yesterday
for the first time examined the resid nee
of the rector They ylfou1id the wires con-
Meeting the safe with the alarm system
cut cleanly. They could discover no evil
dence at any of the doors or windows
of any forcible entraneS
When Father Noise tainted at the foot
of the altar women wepeand children ran
from the church. There are all manner
of rumors in the air. Judge Noise yes
terday declined to Che interviewed He
said his brother needed rest and quiet,
and that the police were doing all in
their power TO get at THE bottom of the
mystery.
The evening times., 1898-11-01
The New America.

Professor Charles Eliot Norton is
again abusing his position at Harvard
by misleading the minds of the young
men who listen 10 his lamentations.
The apparent fact that we are to retain
the Philippines has led him into another
tirade against American institutions
and people Like the other members of
the clique of men of foreign birth or
sympathies who have sneered at Amer
ican patriots as 'jingoes. he condemns
the acquisition of these islands as the
curse of all time, and which he charges
TO the absence of leaders TO guide the
ignorant. uninformed. inf1ammable"
American people. He still strongly ad-
vocates the leaving of the long-op
pressed people of the Philippines to the
crushing misrule of the Spanish bar
barians. Here is the gulf between this
little clique and the American people.
The latter regard the retention of the
islands as necessity. There is no way
TO escape 1t. as no doubt the President
discovered before he gave his consent.
But if it had been a matter of discre-
ton, the American people would have
welcomed this opportunity to extend
the beneficent influence of our political
institutions as second in Importance
only to the Declaration of Independence
that was the first step toward the for
nation of the Republic.
That we are what we are as a nation
is due 10 the good sense of the Ameri-
can people who are rated as ignorant,
uniformed and infiammable by Pro-
fessor Norton. They have had to meet
the most complicated problems that
ever pressed for solution More than
once their affections and their desires
have not harmonized with their judg-
ment, but neither their affections nor
the allurements of novelty have ever
been able To pull them from the path of
safety No man, no set of men, with
the most plausible doctrines, has ever
prevailed over their good sense.
If the American people cannot be led
into rash departures by alluring the
ories, neither can they be frightened
from a course which their Judgment
commends by the lugubrious affirma-
| tions and direful predictions of doctrin-
aires. The government of these re-
mote islands, peopled by races that
have never breathed the air of freedom.
is practical question that is not with
The evening times., 1898-11-01
HIGHWAY EXTENSION NOTICE.

EXTENSION or HIGHWAl IN THE DISTRICT
or COLUMBIA whom II may ccnce-n:
The Commission created by SEXTON % tbs Acg
OF Congress. approved March ?. ls95. sntltsd An
Act 10 provide a permanent system of aighvays
in that part of the District Of Columbia lying
outside Of cities" has received from the Commis-
zones of The District q ColuTuhiz certined
copv of a map showing a PROPOSED permanent
system Of highways IN the District u Columbia
Sitnin the area known - section one." revised
and corrected as required By the terms q the
Act Of Congress. approved June =. lsos- This
map and plsts showing IN detail how each lot
snd tract IS Affected By the Proposed system Of
Highways are now exhibition Room No
gs fourth for Of the District Build ng AL per-
sons interested are invited 20 examine the maps
and the plats. The Commission Will consider nv
sagxest0ns or protests concerning the location Of
sny highway portion Of a highway as shown
on the map. The suggestions and protests must
De In writing. and must set forth CLEARLY the
reasons fcr the ehauges and show TIE property
oWnsd or controlled ty The obicctor. Al pro-
tests and 80 fcTth. must be submitted on or be-
fore the SEVENTH DAY or NOVEMBER 1905
and be addressed to the Chief of Engineers T. 8
Army. War Department. Washington. u. C. The
Commission viii meet November H. IS9S. az 10
O'Clock a. m in the ofhce Of the Secretary of
War TO dispose Of all objections. and viii then
hear orally rom these who desire to thus sup
port their written objections. r A. tLGER.
Secretary Of War; C. n. BLISS Secretary of tne
Interior: JOHN NJ WILSON, Chief Of Engineers
U. 5. A.. Highway Commission ocl- -30t-e exSu
The evening times., 1898-11-01
FUNDS FOR NEEDY SOLDIERS.
Benefit Entertainment Given by the
Woman's Relief Corps.

WOman's Relief Corps.
The concert and entertainment given
last night by the Department of the Poto-
mac. w. r. c., for the benefit Of needy
District soldiers and their families at
tracted large audience TO the Grand
Opera House. The auditorium was dec
Grated with flags and palms
President and Mrs. Mckinley had been
invited to be present but these are busy
times with the Executive, and he
sent note of regret during the after
noon.
Lieut.. Heron and the non-commission-
ed officers of Company G seated the
audience, which was still arriving when
the orchestra opened the program with
the overture from Tancred, scoring en-
thusiastic applause. The second number
Americas National Anthem" by Trea-
nor-Tregina, was rendered with spIen-
didSprecision by a chorus of $50 voices
under the direction of Prof. Mama and
would probably have received a warmer
recognition had 1t not been handicapped
with so ambitious title. The principal
and most interesting feature of the even
ing was the address by Rev. DIR. Stafford.
lie prefaced his remarks with an elo-
queht definition of war which means, he
sald, Broken hearts and broken homes
that children are to be made orphans and
that many wives and mothers are to send
'neir dear ones away never to return"
The speaker then referred TO the wis
uon and deliberation with which Pcesi-
oeht Mckinley weighed the difficultia IS
tHdt raced the country a few months
ago and how determined he was not to
plunge the nation in war until every
honorable expedient for peace had been
exhausted.
FINALLY war came, and although it was
ended quickly and gloriously, many peo-
pie had forgotten that in one hundred
| days was achieved the splendid naval vic
tories Of Dewey at Manila and Schley al
Santiago; they had forgotten the plain OF
Ell Caney and the hill of San Juan and
were blaming the Administration and
criticising its conduct of the war
DR.. Stafford then paid splendid trib-
ute to the heroes of the war. and to the
women who gave their sons. husbands
| and sweethearts TO the flag. The only
thing 10 be done now was to give practi-
cal aid TO the soldiers and TO be proud of
| their brave work and grateful for the vic
tories they achieved.
AT the close OF DIR. Stafford's remarks
the following program was rendered:
Quartette, from "Rigoletto' tVerdil-
Mrs. Blanche Mattingly- Rogers Mrs
Paulina Mama Mr. William d. McFar-
land, Mr.. Mariana Mama. Solo. alto,
Your Voice" IL. DenzaJ. Miss Lena
Shepherd, and Mr.. Brook Amiss violin
obligato. Hail Columbia" (WebbeD-Mr
William d. Mcfarland, chorus and or
chestra. RecitatIop-Hon. John Twee-
dale. Infiammatus, from "Stabat Ma
ter (Rossino), Mrs. Blanche Mattingly-
Rogers. chorus and orchestra. Comic
duet, from Barber of Seville" CRossinD-
Miss Mamie Donnelly and Mr.. Mariana
Mama. Star Spangled Banner Mrs
Paulina Mama, chorus and orchestra
The evening times., 1898-11-01
MAY BUY OUT THE INDIANS.
ROcsefelIer's Reported Project to
Secure Oil Lands

Wichita, Kan. Nov. IA new story is
current here in regard to the alleged pur-
pose of the Rockefeller syndicate to Sc
cure control Of the Indian Territory oil
lands
1t is now reported that Mr.. Rockefeller
has joined with a syndicate TO buy the
whole Cherokee Nation. and let the In
dians leave the country. This statement
comes through private sources that seem
trustworthy.
TWO weeks ago a party of Indians vent
to ST.. Louis, and held secret meetings
with some New York men. discussing the
question of selling the Cherokee Nation.
These Indians. who are leaders of the
Mexican emigration scheme. returned TO
the Nation after the conference. and in
terviewed a number of prominent Indians.
AS result they left in few days for
Washington, 10 interview Secretary
Bliss. They have now returned to Tahl-
equah, accompanied by several alleged
agents.
A prominent Indian al Tahlequah as
serts that these men come for no other
purpose than to assist in the scheme TO
buy the Nation. The Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railway Company also is said
to be interested In buying the Nation.
The evening times., 1898-11-01
CONTROLLED BY A RING.
Remarkable state of Affairs Among
New York Indians.

Most OF the annual reports of the In
dian agents TO Commissioner of Indian
Affairs Jones are of an encouraging ma
ture and indicate progress generally
along civilized lines. Some of the reports,
however, make some surprising state
ments.
]. r. Jewell. in charge of the New York
agency, alleges that the funds OF the Sen
eca Nation are almost absorbed by off,
GERS of the nation in collusion with white
men. Agent Jewell says, among other
things:
THE Senecas on the Allelghany and the
Cataraugus reservations are a corporate
body under the name of the Seneca Ma
tion of Indians. and have q common in
terest in the lands of both reservations
From among the few of the dynasty of
officers a president is elected upon the
Cattaraugus reservation one year and 4
treasurer on the Allegheny reservation.
and the next year a president on the Aile-
ghany reservation, and usually the pre-
ceding treasurer is elected president md
the former president elected treasurer
This has been pursued for many years.
although the Indians have endeavored to
defeat the dynasty that has ruled them
So long.
The officers. as a rule. use the funds
of the nation TO buy the votes of the ig-
norant and illiterate Indians, who on
election day -are always anxious for a
small sum of money. The better class of
Indians are not numerous enough TO
overcome the power of those who hold
the funds of the nation.
Il am satisfied that the present dynasty
is no more corrupt than any other gov
ernment by the Indians themselves. In
fact, the present dynasty is composed of
the most progressive of the Indians. but
their progress seems TO be directed to-
ward absorbing for themselves. Each
year before election this dynasty votes
large sums of money TO an executive
committed TO carry the election
The evening times., 1898-11-01
THEODORE sILCoTT IN JAIL.
To Await Action of the Grand Jury
for killing His Brother.

Leesburg, Va, Nov. Theodore Sill
cott aged nineteen, son of Charles Sill
colt, killed his brother Cornelius, thr-
teen years of age Sunday morning at
their home near Purcellviile. The two
boys were at breakfast together with their
younger brother IsdaT, aged nine, when
Theodore and Cornelius became involved
in a difficulty over trifiing matter. The
former, becoming enraged, threw a bread
knife across the table, striking Cornelius
in the left side just below the ribs. The
knife penetrated several inches, and the
boy died at 7:30 in the evening. after CIV
ing DR.. Iddngs a Statement of the af-
fair. at
At the coroner's inquest yesterday the
accused and his younger brother, the only
witness, gave substantially the same
statement, and Theodore was brought here
tonight and lodged in jail 10 await the
action OF the grand jury.
The evening times., 1898-11-01
MOURNING TURNED TO JOY.
Mistake of Postofiice Clerk Causes
Great Sorrow.

Grc:t sorrow.
Stroudsburg Pa, Nov. Mrs. William
Roberts, of this town, and her family
have suffered untold sorrow for several
days. A letter sent toshfr husband came
back to her marked dead. The news
of Mr.. Roberts supposed death, in STAFF
fordsville Conn, whittier he recently
went from this town. spread rapidly, and
much sympathy was shown.
Now it turns out that another William
wrote her husband the letter. 1t reached
StaffOrdsville postoffice next day. An as
sistant in the office took the letter, wrote
the one word dead on the corner of the
envelope and returned il TO Mrs. Roberts
in the next mail.
Kind friends tried to reaSSure Mrs.
Roberts and neighbor telegraphed at
particulars There was considerable de-
lay in getting reply, which came from
Mr. Roberts himself, saying he was alive
and WELL
Mrs. Roberts returned the letter inclos-
ed with note to the postmaster at Stat
fordsville. demanding an explanation. She
received by special delivery a letter from
Staffordsville saying young fellow nam
ed William Roberts enlisted in the army,
came home to Staffordsville, and died.
The assistant, not knowing there was an
other man of the same name, returned
the letter stamped dead
The evening times., 1898-11-01

out its difficulties, but the American
people will address themselves to the
task with the same good sense and pa
tience that have enabled them, to main
tain their course so well, confident that
the principles that have been success
fully applied to the government of the
heterogeneous population of this coun-
try must ne infinitely better for any
human creatures than the deadening
systems we have condemned-system
which the influence of our example is
slowly banishing from the earth. The
time will come when this result of the
war with Spain will be regarded as the
most valuable and significant ending of
the century in which the American ma
ton was developed
The evening times., 1898-11-01
SUGAR TRUST NOT TO MOVE.
of New York Offset Low.
err Taxes in Virginia.

New York, Nov. L-When asked about
the report that the American Sugar Re
fning Company intended to remove its
refineries from Brooklyn to Norfolk. Va,
in order to escape heavy taxation, an Off
Ger of the company said that there was
nothing in the story.
The advantages of this port. he said,
much more than offset the lower taxes
and port charges of Virginia. and he
said the idea Of removal never entered
their minds. IT was stated that the gem
tleman who was looking over the wharf
age facilities at Berkeley. Va, has not
for long time had any connection with
the Sugar Trust. and he has never been
closely identified with 1t.
The Doscher refinery in Long Island City
today began operation, with a full capac-
ity of 4.G10 barrels per day. 1t is supposed
that the object of starting the plant on
full time is to ascertain without delay
how cheaply the company can refine sugar
by the employment of all its facilities
The evening times., 1898-11-01

There is a disposition among the MEM
bers of the Seventy-first New York to re-
sent Colonel Roosevelt's assertion that
"one Rough Rider is worth ten volun-
teers." Yet that is one of the most mod
est of his expressions. He virtually ad
mits that he was the chief cause of Dew
ey's victory at Manila and Schley's off
Santiago, and he never suggests that in
licking Spain at Santiago he received any
help from the regular army generals who
happened 10 be thereabouts at the time
he ended the war
The evening times., 1898-11-01
To Admiral Dewey.

Dear George:
The Sphinx on Egypt's sands
Is not more reticent than you.
Pray tell of watchman of the night,
Advise us what TO do
We are in an awful quandary
To know what we're about;
So in our sad peIplexity
Pray show some way out
Just think. dear George, that though you were
Ten thousand miles away,
We heard your awful cannon boom
Across Manila Bay.
So in the crisis of our land
Your wish will have its sway;
The navy and the army, too,
VIII justly have a say.
Say! haven't you the time TO spare
you've finished up your work.
To come and spend day with us
And visit old New York?
Oh, we won't do a thing TO you,
From Harlem to the bay.
Wen turn two million people out;
Twill be George Dewey's day
You'll tell them that your glorious fight
Has not been fought in vain;
You'll say to them the Philippines
Must not go back to Spain.
Gods guiding hand. through your brave deeds.
Has set these people free.
We cannot, dare not, take away
Their blood bought liberty.
The Stars and Stripes wherever raised.
Be il on land or sea,
Must stand where We have planted them
The emblem OF the free.
Then hurry, George. wen look for you,
And there'll be b to pay
The minute that Manila's feet
Anchors in New York Bay.
John L. Shorter, in the New York Sun.
The evening times., 1898-11-01

The way in which Major Martin, a
surgeon at Chickamauga Park was COM
PEELED to retract his charges against the
administration of the various depart
ments was direct and simple. He was
told to take his choice between retraction
and court-martial. But it may be remem-
bered that The Times published his state
ment to the generals who investigated
the camp, in which he said his charges
withdraw them. He repeated the charg-
es, and they were embodied in the report
of the generals.
The evening times., 1898-11-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

on business.
William 3. Hibbs, broker who has been
in New York city on business, returned to
Washington today.
Frank Sternberger, OF Cincinnati, who
has been in this city for several months,
returned TO his home yesterday.
Miss y. ]. Coleman. who resigned her
position in the War Department on ae-
count of continued Ill health, will leave
the city tonight for her home in the
South.
The evening times., 1898-11-01

The fact that it may not be unwise to
pay a liberal bonus to Spain for the
cheerful surrender of all title 10 the Phil
ippines, does not prove that the influences
that are supposed to have led to that So
luton of the problem are wholesome. 1t
was all right for the New York aldermen
10 favor railway line on Broadway. but
that did not make their acceptance of
bribe from the company any less criminal.
1t is one thing to pay money to Spain to
retire, but quite another to make the pay
ment conditional on her paying the bond
sharks