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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17
True Bills Found by the
Grand Jury Yesterday.
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The grand jury for the Corporation
Court was in session yesterday. and,
not concluding its business. was adj
journed over to 10 o'clock today. when
there will be about two more hours
work to do. The jury il composed of
the following gentlemen: Messrs. j. l..
Alarye. j. Il. Caffee. Thomas w. judi
kiEs, RI. NJ. Pe!tz, S. j. Savage ana N.
= RaSfield. H.H.
The jury did not make it's report UNI
Ii! about ) o'clock in the afternoon.
David d. Lawrence was indicted for
burglary. 1t is charged that on October
u. of this year lie broke into the
dwelling Of NJ. Aaron y. Meyers and
stole Il revolver worth sl5. W..
Two true bills were found against
Tom Allen. The first charges that upon
the 9th day of December he assaulted
one. Raleigh .Ioseworthy, with Il re-
volver and attempted to kill him. The
second Indictment charges that he as
>aulted Grace Ann Taylor with Il re
Tolyer on the 18th day of last Novem-
Der. r.u:.
On the Sd oc December Frederick
Purse was held up at the point of Il
revolver by (; man and forced to give
up all the money he had about him.
consisting of two silver dollars and five
dimes. The hit,hwavman, having taken
II that his visiial had permitted him
to depart. Wiiiam Dooley was yester-
day indicted for this crime.
y true bill was also found in the case
TT Joe C!evela,d. charging that he at
,nEted to murder Richard Henry Law
son IN the 9th inst.
Tom Brown. alias Tom Jones. was
i7;ljc;eG for TIE malicious manning of
Augustus II. Eyrum on the 9th of DC
iober. last. .-. .#
! An Investigation was made by the
| grand jury into the circumstances SUR
rounding the robhing of Il. Mach
| mans house or the ed of November. In
| this case. valuable gold watc5 and
l'lain was stolen, :nd some other jew
| elry. Robert Webb was charged with
the crime. hut the grand jury failed
! 10 find a true bill
! TIL, INJUNCTION.
| The injunction proceedings of the
city against the street railway vii
come up in tits court today. and art
likely to be extremely brief. as the city
,sill not ask the court to make the tenn
rnrary injunction permanent. It Is
| presumed that Messrs. REGISTER ant
4 1'Ferrall will be down from Richmond
Il an; the 9interes = of the company Com
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SAVANNAH. GA. Dec. IA
transport Chester sailed this morn
'or Marianao. Cuba. carrying Briga,
General Hasbrouck and the headqI
ters' staff of the Second Division S
to tie Seventh Army Corps ard
Fourth Virginia Regiment. The ira
rort Minnewaska and Roumania
rived from Havana this morning. T
yill take aboard the Forty-ninth X
ind sixth Missouri Regiments ton
.--sSvA will pro3a bly, sail the next {
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cut for the city.
PRISONERS RELEASED
The three prisoners, Nelson Banks,
Luke Mcmillan. and Stephen Council.
held for the federal grand jury b. Com
missioner Garrett on the charge of
passing spurious coin. were released
from Jail on tie order of the Commits
iioner. Just &fter Banks was released
there came a request from the Rich
:nond authorities asking that he be
held for them. as he was wanted in
hc Capital c ty 10 answer the charge
If burglary aid feonous assault The
bird had fowl however, and was not
arrested until later in the afternoon.
when Chief Boatwright. of the Blood
teld police. II: bbed him. He was again
jailed. and Will be held till the Rich
nond police send for him.
KNOCKOUT DROPS CASE.
In the Police Court today the case of
James Simpson and Fred Ranley will
come up. These are the men who, with
John B. FITZGERALD. We're arrested on
'he charge of administering Knockout
drops to +. ". Turner in Fitzgerald S
saloon the other day and robbing him
Of $500. Acting Justice Robinson dis
'aissed the charge against Fitzgerald.
:ceased Ramcy on bail in the sum OF
100 and held the other man for $500
bail which he could not furnish.
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second mass. 10: so O. clock A. NJ Yes
soers and oenedictiop, o'clock P. NJ.
ST. Paul's Episcopal church. Rev J.
=. Ribble. rector.-Services at II A. M.
:,r1 8 P. NJ. Young mems Bible class
$3.50 a. NJ; prayer meeting Wednes-
-:a~ evening at $ P. NJ.
Rev Thomas Needham. the evangel-
st. will conduct the mems meeting ut
he Young Mems Christian Association
',"en chosen for the boys meeting.
Inch takes place at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Washing
on Avenue Methodist church will call
in their fruit banks at l:a0 o'clock this
.vening. Upon this occasion q pleasing
program. consisting of music and reel
alton by some of the best local tall
mt. will be rendered. The entertain
uen!S of this society are invariably
.re!l attended. as this one will doubtless
,e \ free will offering will be taken
III the door.
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REPORTED ROBBERY.
Annie Wakefield Says That Some One
Stole S315 From Her

Annie Wakefield Says That Some One
Stole 1915 From Her.
Annie Wakefield. who occupies a
i.ouse on Twenty-thrn street near West
venue, in the district known as Bar
'Tarbor. has reported to the police the
heft of s3lo from her person and Of a
Winchester rife and two ravolvers from
hcr room.
The woman reports that the robbery
occurred sometime Wednesday night
willie she was asleep in her room. She
allied at police headquarters and asked
tarty.
According to her story the woman
vas lying across her bed with her
lothes oil and while she was In slumber
cmeone entered har room and cutting
hole in her stocking extracted a roll
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ANOTHER NEW CHURCH.

The Mehhodists May Build. Services in
the Various Churches Tomorrow.
One OF the most remarkable of the
riany remarkable evidences of the
growth of Newport News is the gen.
tral movement on the part of all the re-
li.ious denominations in the city to
build new Aend larger homes The lat
est pan is &h:tt OF the congregation Of
Waskin ;,ton RAvenue Methodist Epsco-
pal Church. South. whose present house
OF Worship is Etoo small to accommodate
the rapidly growing congregation. No
definite ideaE has yet been formed and
nothing hasA even been proposed: but
This afternc&on at the church meet
ilg will be Field of the friends and mem
bcrs of they church. at which the prop
oyition to @build I, new home will be
discussed & and. doubtless a committee
VIII be ;Eppointed to devise ways and
means. Mas has been stated. there is as
Yet absolutely nothing definite il this
connecEion. except tn. desire. If the
CONGREGATION should decide TO build. it
is pr6obab bic that tn" new edi!ice VIII
be lGbcated on the site Of the present
thu4ch building.
~ this church. in the morning. the
ncvM presiding elder Rev. r. T. Will
so& will preach. The sermon in the
II ening will be preached by the pas
I xY1r REV. Il. F. Lipscomb.
$ The Presiding Elder will preach at
sy The Chestnut Avenue Methodist church
p in the evening. and the pastor. Rev.
NJ. S. Colonna. will preach in the
morning, his subject being The Duty
ot Holiness. 4.M
The Trinity Lutheran congregation
r.ill adopt their constitution imme-
iately after the morning service az
Moss Hall TOMORROW. and at night the
Ulcers elected last Sabbath VIII De m
stalled The pastor, Rev. a. E. Shenk
will preach in the morning upon the
ATTITUDE of God Toward His People in
Their Atilictio,.;' and in the evening
1T 100 o'clock upon The True cause
nr Rejoicing Sunday school meets
1T 10 O'clock.
The revival services which are being
conducted at the Second Baptist church
ny Rev. Thomas Eeeahar,. the evan
.,.list continue to attract large congre-
atoms and az Sulting very success
fully The evangelist will preach too
BORROW morning and evening:
Plans for the proposed new Presbyte-
ian church Will be opened next Tues
,ay The pastor of this church. Rev.
: Y. T. Wexford, will preach tomorrow
Forming upon the subject: With
; Gods Approval" Rev. Mr. Wexford
i'll conduct the services at the East
md mission in the afternoon, as usual.
> At the Thirtieth Street Christian
nrrch. the pastor, Rev. w. r. Motley.
, + i'll preach in the morning upon the
; Model Church" and in the evening on
. re Preface TO the GOSPEL OF luke:
. "Giving God TO Rest is the subject
! sRev c. c. CoS's sermon at the New
!. ,.nrt News Baptist church tomorrow
: morning. .
!. Rev w. F. Sheppard. pastor of the
: gently established Wesley Chapel, an
;, l,nunces his subjects for Sunday as fol-
= MS: Morning service, The Lilies:
! evening service. Spiritual Power. The
= ti-dicatory services at the new chape
be held January S.
.nong the other services tomorro"
following:
:ent's Catholic church. Wash.
Rev. Father Donahoe
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BUSINESS CONFINES BRISK

business continues brisk at the Old
Dominion Land Company's pier and
the wharf is literally covered with
building materials awaiting carriage
The schooner F.ldridge. with lumber
;or the Booker Porch Company tied up
t the pier yesterday and discharged
nor cargo.
John r. Oliver. with lumber for r. W.
Newman. and the NJ. a. NJ. Johnson
with brick for the Booker Porch Com
ibany,
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NEGRO LOVITT HANGED.
lRy Teiegraph.l

NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 16.-Art
'ovtt. the negro who killed Spe
Corsta hla Eeaseley. September oath i
near Princess .:nnc Courthouse y
while the officer was trying to arr
Vim for the tn IT OF a pistol, was ~
ID today in tho jail yard OF theEa
If Princess Anne. His neck W. s
ard death was instantaneous,
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BROKE THROUGH THE ICE.

Mr.. G. s. PhiIips, shlpyard en-
,'!oyee. was one of a party of young
men who went to Morrison's Thursday
'a:,"nins,. to take advantage of the
skating afforded by the pond at that
place Venturing too near the middle
{ the ice. Mr. Philips broke through
ard received a thorough drenehing. No
i'll effects followed his cold bath
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AT THE HOTELS.

AT the Warwick: DR.. NJ. r. Newgeon
Horace Lee. New York: ]. w. Mullan.
ar. Richmond: w. J. Vananan, Phila-
aelphia; Arthur Hirsch. New York
Fritz Sitterding. Richmond: J. b.
Grown. Baltimore; Charles b. Bruner,
Richmond; s. w. Kinnean, Whining
ton. Del; "A. f. Hernandez. New York
:. G.. Randolph. Richmond.
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NEy YEARS RAIL-

Under the auspices of the recently
organized Mistletoe Club. a New Years
ball will be given at the Casino on the
evening of January /. Cards of invi-
ration have been issued and the number
Of couples to be admitted to the floor
limited. so as to guard against I'M
peasant crOwdirg,
Admission viii be by card only The
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CHAIN GANGS ADVENTURES.

= The chain gang TOOK OUT seven men
in the morning, and ten in the after
noon yesterday. Upon its return to the
jail, some kind-hearted passer-by gave
the crowd of them enough money to
buy cheese sandwich around. While
working on some curbing at the corner
OF Washington avenue and Twenty-tifth
street, member of the gang struck a
piece of stone With his pick. 1t slipped
from under the steel point and flew
right against the smaller plate glass
window of Reynors new store, breaking
it. The building has not been turned
over as completed, and, consequently.
s-'7e insurance or the window had not
4 sgun. Mr.. Raynor will, therefore.
a bill to the city for the price of
,sEsisnre is rather fine point
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At the Metropolitan: William Barnes,
Middle Creek, Va; James p. Newell
l:alt;more: George l.. Green. Cincin-
nati; Elias King, Norfolk: John
Barnes and William 3. Gates. Chicago:
Samuel II. Mellin, Monocacy, Pa.
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The above comprise only a portion of
The interesting features of tomorrows
Daily Press. In addition to these. there
will be Christmas stories and legends.
and entertaining departments, as we'll
as tn: news of the day. locally and
generally.
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THE CHRISTMAS PRESS TOAOAROW

ing publish its annual Christmas issue
Z. hich will contain many special fea-
tiires OF local and general interest
his edition OF the largest and mos.
N:Gely circulated newspaper on the
VIRGINIA Peninsula will exceed 10000
copies. and. in addition to the news and
feature articles Will contain pages os
advertising matter. representing the
leading business firms of Newport News
ard Hampton. displayed With the skill
a':d style Tor which these columns arc
always conspicuous.
I5elovSsire mentioned some of the Spe
cial features referred to above:
= MODERN PRINTING PRESS. Dc
scription of the new Cox Duplex web
Daily Press Company. This large
elcven-ton press has Il capacity OK
1000 cght-page papers an hour. print
ed. pasted and folded. The first edi-
ton to be run off will be the Christ
mas souvenir issue. which appears to-
morrow morning.
NEWPORT NEWS or TODAY.-vir-
s-inia's Most Progressive City Its
Industrial and commercial advant-
ages. influence of it's immense foreign
trade. prospects for the future. bust
ness activity. public Improvements
and its municipal government.
NEWPORT NEWS. FROM SETTLE
ME.NT TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES growth
of II new cosmopolis. nurtured by en-
te.prise and sustained by vast indus
trial and railroad interests.
THE OLD FREE SrATE.-Chronicles
Of the little county Of Warwick.
MILLIONS IN sH1ps.-Naval ana
merchant work under construction at
tn" mammoth plant Of the Newport
News Shipbuilang and Dry Dock
Company.
a NIGHT WITH ST. NICK.-An origi-
nal Christmas story, being the ad-
ventures OF Il reporter on the house
tops OF Newport News With Kris
INringle
ONE YEAR AT THE P!ERS.-Figures
of the large export and import bust
ness during the year about to- close.
lIDYLS OF BLOODFIELD.-A casual
analysis of a plague spot.
AN EXPENSIVE LuNURY.-Dinks
Strnthcrs. the smallpox Patient came
high but we had to have him.
a CHRISTMAS SERMON.-Prepare
especially for tomorrow's issue OF the
naily Press by Rev. e. T. Wexford
| pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.. -
AS YOU LIKE IT.-Rehcctions of The
! Raconteur.
,NOCNOUT DROPS.-If you reat
them you will know why they are &
I called
iHAMPTON'S FUTURE.-A comprehen
/ Sive article on the outlook OF olsr sis
4 ter city. isgg .s, b.. - /.
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PAYS THE PENALTY.
.. (By Teleyraph.)

ST. JOSEPH. LA. Dec. l6.-To
within the walls of the parish ia
this place. Simon PaSsett paid the
RENE penalty for the murder of
" Queen at Somerset plantation.
May last. Both parties were col,
!nd were saw mill hands
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A REMARKABLE CRIME.-Unan-
swercd questions in the case of John
anderson, deceased.
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AT the Ivy: w. S. Smith, Berkeley
"a; j. Lane and j +. Stevenson,
richmond: Harry Johnson. Norfolk: w
=. keieher. Hartford. Conn; S. S. Lar
s:iEs. New York. ~"
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Character of improvements
Contemplated. .
IMPORTANT TRIO.
Bonsis Will rr h~bty be vor-.i us,,n
Ja,u.ry rue Pr"bab,- n,v,..
lou Of THAT $50 600.

~ City Engineer Fitchctt is receiving a
|!arge amount of information from va
81 rious brick firms about street paving.
and by the time the city is ready to
e do the work. there will be plenty of
material to select from. Indeed. there
81 Will be an embarrassment of riches for
K nearly all of the best firms in the |
NJ country have been communicated with. /
a and heard from. L
The Ordinance Committee now hasf5
the subject of issuing the remainiaASs
$4,000 worth of bonds, and will renJHSr
az the next meeting probably "a hree
ordinances providing for improven ehents
to which this amount shall be de,EA oteC
when the citizens have voted B N,
bonds. which will be some timeM ir
january. $
The first of these improvemenAs q,
COURSE, is street paving. for whiclaSsw prob
"a ply $4,000 will be set aside. @
~ The second is a market house, @ whicf
q Will require about 100000 for the 3 build
y ing and lot @A
The third is a garbage plant # which
would take up the remaining SIGH, 900.
1t is thought that with the e frs
amount Washington and La HSR avett t,
oseilues can De paved between 1N$SS%Ak enty
fifth and ThirtE-fourth streets: E#rwen
tS-ffth street from the railroad E8|1 RI,
river "entE-elShth street and &S# Thir
tH-iourtn street. from w ASH %B& ngtol
avenue to the railroad. There SHANoult
be enough left over it is estimatt4&.d. t.
shell the approaches to these pXASave,
streets. and. perhaps to buy : rtsSEAlier
which. indeed, will probably be the Es$ fl RS
thing done. EA
AS to the market house, that will EAals
be used as an armory. The Nj jS8 va
Aftrongly advocates the erection of&Y thi
pp"ildinS now. saying that by doinSS$Ag sc
enough money can be saved in the asYB sur
chase of site to almost pay f. . tn
building: for. he calculates that HM in
couple of years, by the time a x6saas&A othe
issue Of bonds could be authorlies Wed b
the Legislature. the prosSeetyS&&W site q
The mark:M house would c4SSH8M two q
three dsssies ttmou2sa be pur
i1,o X$be rty wouS have to be SO locate
it w9 nnf , only s,s en} bs na5Ss,
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HUNTINGTON RIFLES.

n HUN 7" IISGTON ri F'LILS.
The Huntington Rifles. Captain P. T.
large commanding. boarded the trans
tort Chester With the Fourth Virginia
at Savannah Thursday night and it is
presumed they sailed for Havana yes
terday morning. 49,,
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Al the Allegheny Inn: Mrs. S. Lee
rleux, Washington. D. c.; James
s'tutz. Baltimore; e. A Amanville.
Norfolk.
At the Imperial: r. Otilison. Nor
folk; +. r.. Saight. Grafton. Va. G.. E.
Shelton. Hampton.
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HISTORIC ST. JOHNS CHURCH
The story of one of the oldest houses
of worship in America.
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MILLIONS IN SHIPS.--Naval ana
merchan, work under construction at
tn" mammoth plant Of the Newport
News Shipbuit!ing and Dry Dock
Company.
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NEWPORT NEWS. FROM SETTLE
MENT- TO CIrY.-Marvclous growth
of II new coSmopnlis. nurtured by en-
te-prise and sustained by vast indus
trial and rairoad interests.
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Il s. sa,1a position
tsaesaSSsss that proposition With the new
B sewerage: system in operation the
y sl4 garbage plant and paved streets. the
death rate OF the city ought to be re-
uced percep.ibly below its already re-
aaSSsi 1narkaby lo% figure.
If the Ponds voted. and there
seems little doubt that they will be. it
s is expected that work can begin on one
or all Of the proposed Improvements
about the time the sewer contractors
have turned over their job to the city.
@s which will probably be by the first of
February. In the meantime. the vote
will be taken, bids on the work obtain
ed. and contracts let
The sewer work is progressing very
satisfactorily row and the progress be-
a4 ing made is er.., Eying to all concern
eel. A rsv- trolley machine is being rig
ged up G,rty tn street. ard twa
more the way here. The pump
Il @A house in the East End will be finished
IN two three weeks. Twenty feet or
E%. more CT the iron work is up and some
thing over te: feet of the foundation
81 o.; the tank finished. When this work
IS com; leted. operations in that section
i5ESs4 xs.ll proceed rapidly. and the beginning
2rsof the end Will be in sight.
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THE. OLD FREE STATE.-Chronicles
of the little county Of Warwick.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17

AN EXPENSIVE LuNURY.-Dinks
Strothers. the smallpox Patient came
high, but we had to have him.
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a NIGHT WITH ST. NICK-An origi-
nal Christmas story, being the ad-
ventures OF Il reporter on the house
tops OF Newport News With Kris
Nringle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17

WAIT FOR THE SENATE.
MADRliN. Dec. l6.-A semi of!
note issued today SAYS:
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NEWS or ToDAY.-vir-
-inia's Most Progressive City: Its
Industrial and commercial advant-
ages. influence of its immense foreign
trade, prospects for the future bust
ness activity. public improvements
and its municipal government.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17

ONE YEAR AT THE P!ERS.-Figures
of the large export and import bust
ness during the year about to close.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17

IDYLS OF BLOODFIELD.-A casual
analysis of n plague spot.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-17

4 CHRISTMAS SERMON.-Prapnre
especially for tomorrow's issue Of the
Inaily Press by Rev. r. T. Wexford.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. M.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-08

excursions from Mesa and Tempe to Phoenix. Train No. will be held at Mesa City until 4:SO, leaving Tempe at ), arriving at Phoenix 5:30. Train No. F, due to leave Phoenix at , D. na., will be held until after the band concert and will leave Phoenix about 9:30 p. m.. local time, and rate of one fare will be made for the round trip.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-08

third husband. whom Mrs. Haggard had married in this country, could only be Considered as 6 corcspc pcndel-it,5 and not as her legal husband.
 The English decree, Of course, ex- ompted Ha8gard from paying any kind of alimony to his American ex-wife, and served to illustrate once more a fact which should be borne in mind by every American girl who marries a foreigner; namely. that by her mar riage she becomes a citizen Of the country of which her husband is a na- i've, and that from thencefoTth the courts os her ad0DU1d country are alone coInpeteEt to dissolve her Iaatrimcnial bonds.
 Tie cnly country which, according to very recent decision, will acknowl- edge the validity of a divorce obtaineG from the American courts by an Amer ican woman married ,C 6 foreigner, is Italy.-MaEquise Ge Fontenoy in the Washing gton Post.
Arizona republican., 1898-11-08
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an nual meeting of the stockholders of the Prescott 6 Eastern Railroad com pany will be held at the office of the company in the city of Prescott, Ter ritOTy of Arizona, on Wednesday, the 18th day cf November, 1898, at twelve o'clock, noon, of said day, for the pur- pose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing year. and for the trans action of such other business as may properly be brought before the meet ing. Books for the transfer of stock will be closed November ;, remaining closed until November 19, 1898.
 Dated at Prescott, Arizona, this 14th day of October, 1898.
 (Signed) r. NJ. MURPHY, c. w. BOWEN. President.
 Secretary.