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TROY BOATS
FARE LOWER THAN ANY OTHER ROUTE.
for reduced tours 10 Saratoga
the Adirondacks. Lakes George and ChaHpiain Green
Mountains. &c. Searchlisht boats.
EXCURSIONS-TROY. $3.50: SARATOGA. $3.50
Steamers IVES 10Th daily. p. M except Sat
urday. sunday steamers touch at Albany
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RockaWav Beach
HARDWOOD FLOORS a POLISH

-N\NIN~\>%~~~N~N~~ o>~-o~>~N-N~~N-~N-~
HARDWOOD FLOORS. SIS and upwards
Floors stained. cleaned, polished. Wood
work repolished. u. d. STAIR. West
Nth-st
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STOR AGE.

VALUABLE rare paintings for sale T 2,
change, including Rembrsnd''. all
retto. Maret:i. Hobbems: - "wsU.
York.
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DRESsMAKING. ALI styles dresses.
waists and gowns: perfect 1T guaran-
teed; superior finish: fsultless skirt Drop;
work shown: responsible: reasonable. Z35
West t<th-1t. near Broadway.
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DRESsMAKING.

7~~~~~-~~~-~<
RESSNAKER .---Experienced: cuts. FITS;
neat sewer. references. out by the day
Of 10 hours. 81 70. Miss TUFTS. $3.50 West
44th-st
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HELP WANTED.
WORN WANTED.
Male.
EODkKEEpER

double-entry. energetic. quick and &C
curate. English German, bohemian. op-
Grating typewriter fairly we'll. desires sit
uatlor. Al references. Address HAMANN,
100 6omerset-st. Newark. N. J.
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PED I'D" LINE,
~ For Ia Guayrs Puerto cabelio. Curacao and Mara
cabo via Curacao.
From Robert Pier. brooklyn.
A
g. S "Abydos has very good accommodations for pas
BOULToN. BLISS A DAI.1.ETT.
Gener,l Managers. No. lbs Front 81
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OLD GOLD & SILVER WANTED.

SEND rs your old gold. jewelry. SC. We
send certified check for fun value there
OF. Bank reference. Established 1870
GEORGE y. JOYCE. ~ Fulton-st
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BOARD AND ROOMS.
CARPET CLEANING.

FREDERICK ACKERMAN. 1873 West SD
ST. near 6,h-ave.. established 1882. -
Steam carpet cleaning and feather and hair
renOvaiing works: thorough and salts
factory also carpets fitted. made over and
relaid
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billiard AND POOL TapJps
NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT.

DISCHARGES from all judgments and
debts speedily obtained; begin anew. get
back Your name. PuRDY & JACOBSON.
Solicitors In BANKRUPTCY. New-York Life
Building
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Wrean 1Ieamers.
NM6MiE STEMMSG1OP GO,

steamships Horatio Hall (New) and Manhattan leave Pier
IS East River OF Market St. Tuesdays. Thursdays
and SATURDAYS at p NJ. Steamers lifted with every
modern for comfort and convenience OF tour
irts Onices 273 broadway and DO South st.
$500 HALL General Agent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
THE THORP-EpEs CASE.
HOW tho Majority Report Figures
Out Republicans Election.

WASHINGTON. February 1.-THE ma
jorty report In the contested election cuse
OF Thorp vs.. Epes, from the Fourth Vir-
ginia District, filed In the House yester-
day, reverses Epes's plurality of 2,62l and
gives Thorp plurality Of Sl2
The returns from nineteen rejected pre-
cincts'in Petersburg and Lunonburg coun-
~, where. it is alleged, the returns were
successfully impeached-pr precincts at
which Democrats were judges Of eiec-
tion-increased Thorp's plurality in the
precincts carried by him to 2Ig7. Cor
rected returns from other precincts in
Petersburg, Mecklenburg. Prince Edward
Brunswick, and Prince George counties,
where it is contended that part OF Thorp's
voters, who were at the polls, were pre-
vented from voting reduced Epes's vote
62S These. together with other reflections
and revisions, still further reduced Epes 8
plurality GlS, leaving Epes's total plurality
in the precincts carried by him LBS, or a
net plurality Of Sl2 for Thorp.
The report maintains that the Virginia
election law. requiring the choosing OF
judges Of election from persons known
TO belong to different political parties,
each Of whom shall be able to read and
write. was disregarded for the purpose Of
defeating the will of the people
The fact that the district contains an
excess Of colored voters of 4,56S is also
put forward as presumptve evidence Of
fraud, and the previous history of the
district. which in twenty-five years mas
only once been represented by Demo
crat whose seat was not contested. the
report says. would in itself be sufficient
to cast suspicion on the honesty Of re-
turns that give Epes 26A plurality.
The fact that the name of another
Thorp was printed on the official ballot
and received 491 votes, is, the report says,
a badge of fraud.
Frauds. illegaliues, and Irregularities
are alleged TO have been perpetrated in
-many precincts.
'Illiterate Republican voters" says the
report, "were Instructed by public speech
es and by hand-bills not to rely on them
selves but to ask judges TO mark their
ballots so as to enable them to vote Tor
Mckinley, Hobart. and r. l.. Thorp yet
ii is not denied that S,6O7 ballots cast by
duly-qualified voters were improperly pre-
pared. and that 49, votes were returned
for J. L. Thorp, showing practically that
over four thousand ballots cast by quail
fed voters were vitiated."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
ruE TRIAL At WILKEsBARRE.
Defence Introduces II New Feature
I'm the ,Cross-Examination'

WI KEsBARRE, PA, February H.
When court opened this morning Tor 'he
trial Of Sheriff Martin and his deputies
who are charged with the killing OF the
s,r,,ers at Iattimer, the defence nitro
ducod new feature i'm the cross-exanl-
,,ation nv endeavoring TO show that the
',.idance of the witnesses was Influenced
h,, the hone of securing damages from the
e,overnment in the event Of cohVlcIiol'
Thomas Paris testified that aI'er tne
arst vollev he started 10 run Dut "dS
Str,cl, In the back of the arm by one vi
the shots fired after the first volley'
Michael Srochak also testlned lhaI
strikers were shot as they ran away;
Andrew Maier. who lost ms leg III 'nS
shooting at Lattimer. came 70 the court
roor, on crutches. He was standing In the
,,iddle Of The line when the shooung COM
n,anced and started 10 run, but got
hm1iet in the leg and dropped. Maier SAID
tha shooting continued for a couple OF
minutes after he was shot.
Agu,e .Julas. who was shot through the
bodv AZ Lattimer. and who Is still very
,,',ak and sick. said that when the strik-
- halted he heard some deputy give the
order 10 fire. He at once ran nut had
,,one only a few steps when he was hit
snd fell The ball struck him in the
hacz pierced his left lung. and came out
an inch above the heart. He showed the
-care to the Jury.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
nIsPENsARY BILL KILLED.
South Carolina Measure saueicne"
I'm House Committee.

WARRINGTON. ID. c.. February H.
The House Committee on judiciary To-
dav killed the Senate bill TO permit the
state of South Carolina to control liquors
brought into the State I'm original pack
ages The motion to report 1t favoraDiy
was lost on a tie vote. The action OF
the committee to-day ends a long con-
tes.. that has attracted national atteh-
ton. .. /, 90. ,,,,s @
assumed to be legal under the provisions
of the old Wilson law. which gave thf,
states the power 20 regulate the liquor
traffic under the police power OF the
States but the Supreme Court neld tnat
the law did not come under the ponce
uo,yer provision. and the present Dill,
extending the power or the states 10 spy-
cidcalIv control the liquor trattic IN orgi-
nal packages, was lhlrO"uC0u anu P"'"ON
by the Senate
The House judiciary Committee gave
hearings ON the bill. and has discussed
n ar several meetings. One of the prln-
cipaI objections developed was tnat II
would give the States power 10 control
Interstate commerce. ana might ledu 10
the invocation of the power in the case
of other commOditles.
Before the direct vote was taken To-
dav. an amendment TO the bill, prOVldlng
that the States should not discriminate
against the liquor OF any particular State,
was adopted by vote OF 70 D.
the vote or the motion to favoraDly re-
port the bill was then lost on a tie vote;
as il requires a majority to report a bill
The members decided to keep the rec
ord OF the vote secret. and thu names or
those who voted for and against the
motion were carefully guarded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
NORTH CAROLINA II. "a. LEASE.
Hearing. Coneiuded-southern oni-
GERS Tessify--Quesfion of salaries.

CHARLOTTE. y. c.. February IA
special 70 the Observer says that the
hearing Of the case Of the State of North
Carolina, through ID. j.. Russell Gov
ernor; Y. V. Waller, Attorney
and the new Board d Directors OF the
North Carolina railroad, va. the Southern
railway; the Central Company Of New
York. and the old Board OF Directors Of
the North Carolina railroad. was con-
tlnued at Salisbury to-day, before Special
Master Craige.
The Governor ct al. allege fraud in the
making of a 99-year lease OF the North
Carolina road TO the Southern by the old
Board OF Directors, which Governor hus-
sell afterwards removed.
A wagon load of books and papers be-
longing 10 the Southern were carried into
the courthouse.
n G. Ansley. treasurer OF the Southern
railway. was asked what salary Presi-
dent Samuel Spencer received. but de-
clined 10 answer on the advice OF coun-
sci. who argued that 1t was irrelevant
Special-Master Craige allowed the ques-
tion and counsel for the Governor gave
notice that contempt proceedings would
be begun against Treasurer Ansley, In
Judge Simonton's court.
The witness stated that he had no data
from which he could make up an ac-
count OF the income Of the Southern sys-
TEN.
president Samuel Spencer took the
stand He answered all questions asked
i'm regard 10 the earnings OF the North
Carolina rSilroad. its operating expenses
and its management. but refused 10 state
the amount OF his own salary, or those
of the general officers OF the Southern
road. The salaries OF all the general
.s,,,ors ~ tba road he said aggregated
sSe. u4 for the year ending June 80, $3.50.
THE amount which the North Carolina
road pays towards the aggregate oi
S8G.4i is $3.50.
Judge A. c. Avery, Of counsel for the
Governor. asked witness the amount OF
each general officers salary. Mr.. FAR
fay Harrison. of counsel for the Southern,
said the question was one Of personal
inauisitiveness, and hence ineompetenr
and irrelavent to the issue. Judge Avery
said that a man could talk about the
salaries OF little men, but II was calleo
innuisitiveness 20 endeavor to hnd out
the salaries of big men. The objection
was overruled. and the question ADMIT
ted but Mr. Spencer refused to answer H.
on the ground that he had already an
swered all questions necessary 10 snow
the proportion of the salaries PAID Dy the
North Carolina road. and what Is the
aggreoate He continued, that there nad
been no discrimination against the North
Carolina road, for it gets It's once ser
vice for less than any other railroad Oh
its size I'm North Carolina. Z
This ends the taking of testimony IL
will all be sent to Judge Simonton, for
his decision as 10 whether there was any
fraud i'm the Southern railways making
the lease for 90 years Of the North caro-
lima road. which belongs to the state
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
JERRY HOOKER SHOT BY ACCIDENT
The wound a Serious One, ana way
Result FATALLY.

Terry Hooker. the 16-year-oid son OF
Mr.. Edward T. Hooker. secretary OF lne
Southern Wholesale Grocers Assochtloh'
was accidentally shot In the neck with
22-calibre parlor rifle while. with NUMBER
of companions. on an outing at seven
Pines yesterday afternoon, between anu
2 o'clock.
He is now at the Retreat for the SICK
the lower portion of his body ana potn
lower limbs paralyzed. and II Is leatse ita
ne cannot recover The bullet from tne
rifle of a companion entered ne r,s' ,,ttn
side of the neck just beneath the I'LL ILL
and passing through, rang" tberebv caus-
column, where il now rests, tnerepy .a"a s,,,
ing PARALYSIS 1t was given out Iv.n
the Retreat last night that the youth
condition was most critical. Death may
result at any time. .- ,,o,,ne,
Hooker left Richmond yesterday morn
ing and were to spend the DAY III ene
woods with their rifles They were play !.
ing soldiers OH the old patue-sIounsu ,,,s Os
thirty-odd years ago. 'ihe rlne q o.r
of the number was cooked, ana III a.
tempting to let the hammer down, ~ SIP
ped from his grasp, and the weapon va
discharged, TO the lrrepar1oie IilRs' inlRu,' ~
the youth before him. Dr. Collins, ol
Highland Springs. was Immediately sum
moned and did what could be zone ioI
his young patients relief. A suetcher
WAS imprONlSed, l1oohtI Ndo
the Seven Pines railroad line ana proughi
10 Richmond He was met at anu
Twentv-ninth street by the ambulance, III
charge of DR.. Baughman, and taken
thence TO the Retreat
The father of the wounded youth Is now
on his way from New York TO Toledo;
o.. whittier he goes In the interest Vl
his association. IT.. a.
Efforts were being made last night 10
reach him. and bring him 70 the pedslue
of his son without delay
Young Hooker has borne his sunerlng
most manfully. Almost Immediately al,
ter the shooting. covered with BLOOD, anu anu
thoroughly aware of his extremely crlu-
cal condition he called those about close
to him and declared again and again tnae
he aid not blame the unfortunate youth
whose rifle was discharged one bit; he WIS
sure the deed was wholly accidental; Inc
other lad acted nobly. too. for while the
others were doing what could be done,
none was so active as he, and none so
solicitous OF the suffering and condltion
of his injured friend. -. -.
Mrs. Hooker is at the Retreat with ner
son. -, .,o,+
AT 3 o'clock this morning me patient
had rallied to some extent, Gnt MS cen
dition was considered more hopeful.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
GERMAN AMERICAN TRADE.
It's Growth Pointed ont i'm Reichstng.
Thc Fruit Embargo.

RERIIN. February 1l.-When the est-
mates for the German embassy at Nash-
ington we're presented in the keichstag
to-day a discussion arose on the general
relations between Germany and the
United States, during which Dr. Barth'
the Freissinnige leader; Count Posadows-
XIV. the Minister of the Interior, ana
Others. participated. Dr. Barth poihting
out the great Importance or american
trade. and how the exports or 1870 hdu
increased 20.O0e,Co) mNks.
DR. Barth said the fact that Germdhy
abstained from reprisals for American
treatment OF German sugar ought not 10
he overlooked by the United States. At
the same time. ne added, the danger from
the San lose scale was not so threatening
as at first assumed
Coupt Posadowsky replied that the
measures taken at Hamburg were OWLS
~ the governments learning that "A large
CONSIGNMENT of fruit from an lntected
district was on its way there. Experts
he added. had found breeding insects IN
pears already exposed for sale ana ia'er'
i'm a consignment Of apples.
Continuing. Count POsadowsky said: i
have to-day learned that the insect was
also found in Berlin. The greatest precau-
tion consequently Is necessary. The IN
sect has hitherto not been found IN Ger
many. and even in America 1t Is regaru-
ed as being very dangerous.
Count POsadOwsly then referred 10 me
,,,rio,,s Stete laws in America against
the transit Of infected fruit adding: 10
the uniustifiable reproaches of the Amen-
cans / would only reply, DO not 90 10
others what thou wouldst not nave uone
IN thee we only acted i'm self-defence'
Referring to the future commercial pon-
cv the Count said: 1--WE cannot alter eN-
istine treaties before they expire. We re-
l,,ire new. autonomous tariff, wnlch
can he utilized with the new COM
mercial treaties, by which we shall
act wisely and not conJure up
an unnecessary tariff war; but, the true
Invent may come when we shall be COM
nelled TO abandon our passive policy. Ihe
greatest art lies in the maintenance .,L OF
peace so long as possible, and nope ,ne
government will be allowed TO deciue
when the moment has come to depart
from that course.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
Alleged Seizure of American Yacht
by the Spanish Government.


by the Spanish Governments.
WASHINGTON. February u-Consde-
ration Of the Indian appropriation bill was
resumed by the Senate to-day, and after
being amended to some extent, the mea-
sure was passed. The most important
amendment TO the bill was that offered
by Mr. Pettigrew, OF South Dakota, as
follows:
THAT all settlers under the homestead
laws of the United States upon the pubic
lands acquired prior to the passage Of this
act by treaty or agreement from the va
rious Indian tribes. who have resided or
who shall hereafter reside, upon the tract
entered in good faith for the period re-
ouired by existing law, shall be entitled
to a patent for the land 50 entered, upon
the payment to the local land officers OF
the usual and customary fees; and no
other or further charge of any kind what
sOeVer shall be required from such settler
TO entitle him to a patent Tor the lana
covered by his entry:
provided, that the right to commute
such entry and pay for said lands in the
option Of any such settler and In the
time and at the prices now fixed by eX-
listing laws, shall remain IN 1uil force
and effect:
provided, further, that all sums or
money so released, which If not released
would belong to any Indian tribe, shail
be paid to such Indian tribe by the United
States"
The amendment was adopted.
The bill carries appropriations aggre-
eating nearly SS,0)oVo
Mr.. Allen. of Nebraska introduced a
resolution directing the Committee on
Foreign Relations TO enquire whether the
Yacht Buccaneer, owned by Wihain n.
Itoarst has been seized and is being held
NV the spanish Government. The resolu-
ton was agreed TO-
The Senate went into executive session
az $40 o'clock. and at 5 o'clock adjourned
I, The House of Representatives was not
in session to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
FIRE on WEST MAIN STREET.
Richmond shirt-Manufacturin Com
pany's Plant Destroyed.

The large frame structure, Nos. 1905 and
1871 week,,Main street. used as the fac
tory ssA6sr Richmond Shrt-Manufac-
turx- -r'S Svrruy, was almost totally de-
stroSs~ Gre shortly after 7 o'clock
last night, and as a result about nifty
young women who were employed there
are thrown out of work.
The plant was conducted by Messrs y.
Il. Jacobs, the well-knOwn pawnbroker,
and Daniel Brown, and had not been in
operation great while. IL was equipped
with seventy-five sewing machines, and
an electric dynamo, by which these ma
chimes were operated and these. together
with 800 dozen pairs OF overalls which
had just been completed, were wholly de-
strOved.
The factory was in operation up TO $50
o'clock last evening, when Ii was closed
up for the evening by Mr.. Brown, who
acted In the capacity OF manager, and he
retired TO his home. About fifteen min
utes after passers-by noticed smoke Is
suing from the windows OF the building,
and an alarm was turned I'm from Box 81,
located at the corner of Harvie and Main
streets. The department responded
promptly under the direction OF Assistant
Chief Joyner, and got 10 work on the
fire. though the flames In the mean time
had gotten such headway as 10 render
IL almost impossible to save the structure.
A strong double partition had been built
between the two houses. though 'nsy
were both under the same roof, ana tne
fire being largely confined 10 tina ssseea y
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12

house. the department expended us et-
forts 70 save the other house, ana III TINS
they succeeded. a.. hu,
~ prnt,n vas soon az the scene OF tne
fire. fire and he estimated the firms loss az a,
about A'5O5 which is partially coyerg,n ~ ~
insurance. placed through w; W, h"do de-
wicke The fire originated from q uS-
fective aue. and burned hercely, mum"
mating the city for blocks aIUu,u ~, ntr,,ct,,re
1ttwas first elected as a coiored churcn,
and was used for that purpose Tor lDrs x
time. II afterwards became the property
Of Mr.. Joseph W. Bliley, and was 'Op q
long time used as oicycie-Iac,,o,,cs =, cohs %
Gently ID was leased 10 Me7srs. iacoVs q
Prown. and bv them converted INTO
shirt-factorv. II was valued at $500 ana
was insured for 5000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-12
NEW ORLEANS RACE-TRAcK.
Heavy Rains Overnight Upset All
Calculations.

NEW ORLEANS, February n.-Heavy
rains overnight made the track sloppy
to-day and upset all calculations. The
weather was fine and the attendance
good
First race-six furlongs-Eton jacket
no 10 p won Trepoia @ TO and l TO -
second Robinson COO TO u thiru. Ilnie'
1:l8. ,,.,.....
Second race-seyen furlongs-BucksawSy
6 to ID won. Gil Ray G TO and even)
second. Lou Ann e TO ID third. Time, ] :5l.
Third race-one mile and twenty yards,
A. B. c. a TO ID Bob Millken g TO z ana
even) second, l.. w. C 10 u third. Time,
l:t9. ,s e,,.., i
Fourth race-six and a half furlongs-
Crawling 90 TO y won, Wells Street az 10
1 and to y second, Alberts (eyen) third.
Time l:25A.
Fifth race-mile and a sixteenth-In-
hammator 40 10 ID won. Bob Clampett
(3 10 and l 20 - second, Van Kirkman
(6 to ID third Time. :55.
Z sixth race-seven furlongs-Jamboree 90
. TO ID won, Headlight q TO l and 10 y
second. Imp Wolsey g TO u third. Time.
.QQIL