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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
A MARVELLOUS RECORD,
Buckwa Makes Two aud Quarter
Miles in S:5t. the Worlds Record.


SAN FRANCISCO. Dec I.-Buckwa,
bav gelding by Buckra-Wewa, the prop
erty of T. ". Purser. ran a remarkable
race at Oakland to-day. breaking all pre-
vious records from the mile and a quarter
up TO and including two and quarter
miles. Buckwa together with Daisy j..
Velose and Wheel of Fortune went 20 the
post i'm the Atheuian Club selling stakes,
value 8, 500 over "a distance of pa miles.
Daisy T. was made fav0rite and was Z
20 8. while Buckwa went TO the post as
good al 20 /. In am even start BuckWa
went 90 the lead and was never headed.
At the mile which was run in 1919, Doe
had an advantage of ten lengths and was
running under a strong pull. The mile
and a half was made in 2.32iz. which is "a
quarter Of "a second less than LampIsht-
er's record for the same distance. AT the
mile and three quarters Buckwa was lcad-
Ing by a half dozen lengths and made the
distance In 3.ONi3. second undcr3Ren Holt
lldays record AT the two miles, the
horse had clipped Pc seconds of Ten
Brooks record against umel making the
distance I'm 1925 fiat. At the last quarter
Jockey Henry Martin who had The mount
on Buckwa, began urging his horse ale
though he had lead OF two lengths over
DAISY L. Buckwa never faltcrcd. Tee
spending gamely fo Martins call and fine
ished the two and "a quarter miles Zoo 1851
knocking %. seconds off the best pre-
vious record which was $500, made 10y
Sprnebok and Prcakness iu dead heat
at Saratoga July % 1C1 Daisy +. the
second horse. timed separately. ran tho
distance Tn $685.. which is two seconds
below the previous record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
BIG CONCERN EMBARRASSED
Suit and Attachments Against the
Atlantic. .,..,.,. t,,, 1,,,,,,,.,,,.

Suit and Attachments Against the
Atlantic Transportation Company.
NEWPORT NEWS VA. December
l.--Special.-1'he KuickHbockcr Steam
Towb0at Company OF New York This
afternoon entered suit Goo the Circuit Court
against the Atlantic Transportation Com
pany for recovery OH o. note of $1,000
and 5000 damages Attachments for
That amount were sued out rcturnabIe
iu March They have been placed ln THE
hands of am officer for execution and all
property here that cam Dee reached Will
DE attached. The company viii probably
give am indemnifying bond and release
it's boats.
Developments have proven great eur-
prise. The company is one of tho
largest in the world. hanlling 100000
tons of coal "a year for Boston. Sew
York and Providence. a small check
given a local firm by the company was
returned to-day protested leading 90 the
inference that the concern SIS more deep
lv embarrassed than was at first Thought
The immense loss sustained 10y the
company during The recent great storm
probably accounts for the trouble.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
LOUlSVILLES MAYOR SCORED.


LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 5l.-Thc De-
cem.ber grand jury which created such
sensation last Saturday by ordering a Iaia
of the pool rooms of the city. the iirst
time they had been disturbed during the
twenty years of their existence, to-day Zee
turned "a scorchiug report in which Mayor
Charles p. Weaver Was taken severely to
task for his inactivity in the matter OF
gambling in Louisville. The report also
called for the resignation of certain mem-
hers of the board of public safety, which
body has direction Of the force Of police
of the city. saying that they not only him
dcred and INSTRUCTED the chief-of-police in
the discharge OF his duty but that they
should make way for men who would en-
force the laws.
Gambling of every kind is at an end
and the Kentucky lottery and the pool
rooms are closed. Prize fighting which
nourished here for Time has also been
stopped. How yer, a merry eo-round race
track viii DE constructed within the next
thirty days and pools viii Doe sold here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

fered and paid whenever men can Dc
gotten to accept the price. 49,
The establishment of steel iouhuty Hl
chihuahua. I'm the northern part or >iii7
ropubiic. bv Mr Henry Creel ana hl9
associates. marks. declares me MeNi'a',
Herald "a new era in MeXico'H induHti ihi
progress. Ii IS remarkable Nnat "niio
fhe population Of the United ala.e7
only about six times that of Mexico anu
chat while the former country is bflslilNH
with iron and steel foundries amo.s
(which the keenest competition preNilia'
tho latter has not az the present ulhe a.
eirola modern establishment Of the kiHo'
and over twelve millionA of peopl' d.
compelled 20 depend for their suppy
az iron and steel almost exclusively on
foreign countries.
The birmingham (Ala) Labor Advocate
saws it is auth0ritativciy stated that Hn7-
f.y CITY where NlNNtf' rint. p.iI.'
n 100000 steel nail wire and roa nun
already are building has also secured 81
hoop-iron factory. and cotton-d9 "O-
,orv also will be located there. over
600 houses are now being buiil a' lH7 "'"
town. -t.t.t
mas. aonropriately be given - the mush-
roor civ of Portuguese East Africa,
Rolra An the houses an the hotels ana
public buildings. says "a Natal conlenl-
porarv barracks and warehouses are
buiIt of zinc. Even when person la'7
nm he is carried on a zinc stretcher 20 a
nosnital which is also. Of course. mode
Of zinc. And If he dies he IS laid 10 rest
I'm a zinc coffin
The secret Of the manufacture Of sia's-
haste. SAYS the Glassworker' dief VIII"
the Roman artisans, and has never been
discovered. Now # IS said that a1 en,-
nent foreign sculptor. who has Well
equipped chemical laboratory. has s.c-
ceeded I'm producing glass paste simi.f
ITO that described I'm ancient writings. You
can drive nails into it as YOU can mo
Head.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
BRIGHTER
PROSPECTS

vice and supplied with thirty days ra-
tons and forage in addition to that reA
quired for the journey.
IN subsequent order General Wilson
was directed 90 proceed with his head
quarters and equipment from Macon 20
Savannah In time 20 embark on the trans
port Panama The Eighth rMassacnd-
setts and Third Kentucky viii embark
from Savannah In transports 20 be pro-
vided and the one Hundred and Sixtieth
Indiana will proceed TO Charleston, one
battalion az a time and embark on the
Saratoga. which viii convey the regiment
% Cuba in three ships.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
A FEARFUL DEATH.
Six Miners Fall Five Hundred Feet to
the Bottom of SHAFT.

ISHPENuNG. MICH, Dec. ia cage
accident in the Lake Superior mine to-day
caused the death of six Finnish miners
and serious injury TO three more.
The dead-Matu Tammincn. Iakko Mix
kala. j. III. Kuianppa, j. w. Paavla, Ale
fred Sinna, Gust W. Johnston
The men were going down the shaft in
a cage to- work. The superstition is that
something dropped on the cage, forcing
one side Of tho framework down SO as Goo
let tho men Idle off into the shaft One
of the wounded men said he thought
rope had broken. Another heard some
think strike the cage When the cage
floor tipped there was q frantic scramble
towards the steel framework. bat only
three Of the men succeeded I'm saving
themselves. Six miners slipped over the
side and were dashed 90 death at the bot-
tom of the shaft 800 feet below. The
three who were soved were badly hurt in
the struggle for life.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
Mnnllcn wills ASSIGN.

BOSTON. Dec. 3l.-The Assebet Nam
ufactming Company of this city with
woouen mills al Maynard has made an
assienment for the benefit of its credl-
TORS TO Edward FonH0 OF Fonn0
Brothers and Chi.0s. Arthur Silsbee.
treasurer OF the COcheO Manufacturing
Company. of Dover y. H.. and Jerc-
miah Williams oi jeremiah Williams *
Company
The concern Is one OF the largest wool-
len manufacturing companies In the
country. Liabilities according to tbs
July statement. amounted 20 S0lS lal,
including 81 .000O capital stock his
statement also showed debts aggregat-
inn 81 Sol $50
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
BUENA VISTA.
All It's MANUFACTURES Running on Full
Time.

Time.
B1-ENA VISTA. VA. Dec. 31.-Special.-
Tho Buena Vista Company Which mas
been I'm the hands of receiver Tor some
time. has been transferred TO the halus
of three. commissioners. They are sclnht
out tine holdings of the company h'
Gently the hotel. which cost ABOUT f.E'WI.
exclusive of the furniture was SOLO IoI
$1,000. aud the purchasers VIII use lN'
building as "a seminary ioI youht .aD', ..,,,.
The cashmere mills nave pttH
chased hy Mr.. Kent, OF New YORK In.9
have bccn enlarged. and are now operal-
ing on large scale. with ample con-
The iron furnace has also changed
hands during the year. and is now pens
mccossfuly operated. turning out l64 tons
~ pig iron I'm twenty-four hours. ms
pig iron SIS shipped 20 market every daE'
and finds ready sale.
The tauncry which is the largest ~ me
South has recently C04ugcd nanu@. diN
is being enlarged by the addition OF now
buildings in order TO increase IT'S cd-
pacity.
The paper and pulp mills are being sue
cossfuliv operated, shipments or ils lliD-
duct being made 10 Mexico ana other Tor
The Friedrich and Tile Works are also
oneratinr. and plans are . foot for me
enlargement and improvement OF thlS
plant. ,..,..,- ,.,-.,,
with the boom hut the original stock
holders having disposed NJ tseir interesl
az reduced prices they passed INTO int
hands of private PARTIES who are now
operating them with profit.
The new wear finds the Industrial ONT
look here moro promising than IL mas
been since the boom period
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
Mr.. DlNGLEY I'LL.
The Aushor of the Tarin' Bill Threat
cned with Pneumonia.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81 Representa-
tive Dmelcy of Maine. who has been
confined to his room for several days. is
threatened with pneumonia. Tie was at-
tackci ON Wednesday last with the gup
and has since been 80 enough Co require
ths attendance of "a trained nurse. but
there was no indications of change in
The disease until the last call tonight
of his physician. DR. a. B. Deale This
call was made about u o'clock, and at-
forwards the Doctor said that there
were very strong symptoms OF pneu-
monia He added that there was at
present nothing alarming In Mr. Ding
ley's condition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
THE SMALLPOX IN NORFOLK.
Thirty New Gases. Some of Them White
BOARD of Health Criticised.

NORFOLK. VA. Dec a.-Special.-lt
ie unomcally stated to-day that there
were thirty new cases of the mild type OF
smallpox prevailing here discovered yes
terday.
Two of these are white men. one Jarv s.,
who keeps "a liquor stOrc ON Brewer street
tho natrous of which are mainly negroes
Jarvis however lives In the fashionable
quarter. on Dartmouth street, West End
and the nelghbors are disguised with him
The Board Of Health Is severely criticised
I'm Drivatc by ctienzs who aver the belief
that the Board is incapable OF coping
with the situation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
JEFFERSON CLUBS SMOKER,
\ Most Delightful AGair Was the New
Years I've Celebration.

The Jefferson club gave one of IFS dee
Uehtful smokers last night ID was
strictly "a stag affair There was music,
both vocal and Instrumental, and "a
splendid supper was served.
Among those who contributed 90 the
pleasures of the evening were The linz
pcrial Quartette. Evan r.. Chesterman,
Henry q. Ruegcr. John NJ. RyaI VIII
SON. Eugene Davis Frank w. Cunning
ham. O'Hara and others.
The cake walk was 20 feature and the
singing OF America by the entire as
semhlacc was decidedly effective
This was ID most unique and delightful
entertainment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
BROOKE'S PROCLAMATION.
He pledges The omces Of The Govern.


lie Pledges the Offices Of the GOvcrny
,.,..,,t,,, tl,.stnr, Peace and Pro,pcrity
.,..,-. ,,.. Of ,-oct,,oati,u nv
49, I.-,-.f r,l,,, - 5r,ol,s military
,,,,,. Iii AZ. iss,ed to-uor-
~ tsl,,a n isa s
TOW 20 ''io P''P'o ''''
loiio"7 ........ ....., 80. ID, ,.,,-.sortofive
'ol"'..l '''''7 o' ,-.'..-...,,,.,. ..,.5 In
"l ''o ,.........'. ,,.itb
continuation OBJ ''' l"l''.'. p'i ..
which my country interfere ~ t"'
emu 10 tho distressing condlu"h7 ii WIS
island. ] deem DO proper TO say mat 'he
object of the present government Is 10
give protection To- the people and security
t0 property, 90 restore confidence 10 en-
courage thc people 10 resume the pursuits
of peace. 10 build up waste plantations, 20
lresume commercial traffic and 90 AFFORD
ruu protection Boa cine exercise of an civil
and religious rights
"To this end tine protection OF the
United States government viii be direct
cd and every possible provision viii be
made to carry ont these objects through
Tho channels of civil administration. al
f.ouab ilndar military control
-,..r e.,,..r.e
I'~'-'I- % IS 600. 80
....-....r
aH me people OBI '-'1 "In +hl
"l I'-"'5 ".'N 3" .-....,r..i
'lEil ana 'Iil''''''' '''''
PRIOR l' iht l'''N'i l'i.''N. 'i 'i'.'.
erel-nit VIII remain li l'l'' WV" .
notifications ana changes "s may i'uli
t'me t9 ime nr i'1Hn he '" '''o
interest oi good soFtihmeil-
'Ine people OF CUBA without Ie5"l" I'D
previous Affiliations are invited ana lIsed
to cooperate u these objects by the eX-
crclses OF m0derauon Cancellation and
good wH. ono toward another. and
hearty accord BOO our humanitarian pur-
,os. will insure 90 Kind and benehcent
government
.rh. military governor of the island
wfn also he pleased to confer with those
who mav desire 10 consult him on mat
tcrs of public interest
The text 0f The proclamation mas Deeh
cabled to Washington and approved
LtSS ENCllEML j.
The city is quiet and the uoah l"p'5
faf.n a tu. American ".l''il
bidding demonstrations Is
There have neen no ina,.- '''i7 '.
chat Sunday MtfI NIrH frt"rI NiiN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
KILLED BY AN ELECTRIC CAR.


NORFOLK. VA. Dec. 81 Spccial-Mr.
William *. Ferguson. bo0k-keeper OF the
Norfolk Knitting Mills was run over by
an electric car this morning and instantly
Killed The car. after striking him. drag
eed him some .nfty feet and then ran over
him mangling has body dreadluNy. The
accident occurred shortly after o'clock
fhis morning before 10 was yet day. Mr.
Fergusou was on his way 20 open the mill
doors that the other employees mlght enc
Ter TO the nenicieucy OF the Tenders iu
use upon The ears Mr. Ferrus0n's death
~ believed 20 ne aluloill"'ie. ne "as
OF age.
lie left a wife two sons and one
dauehtcr.
The motorman and conductor were bail
cd In 81 600 each 10 appear IN the Police
Court on Tuesday next superintendent
Rosborough Of the railway company.
went Upon their bond
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
FIRE IN WOODSTOCK.
Damage to Grocery stock Mostly from
Water.

Water
WOODSTOCK. VA. Dec. Special
Fire Thursday nght in "a large wholesale
storage warehouse of Mossrs. j. /. Trip
lett & Co. which SIS beside the railroad
track just opposite the passenger station
OF the Southern railroad caused consider
able damage Despite the fact chat The
fire had gained considerable Roadway. thc
flames were soon gotten under control by
the fire company without serious loss Co
the building. Some of the contents con-
sisting principally Of groceries and to-
baccos. were destroyed by the water
thrown into tho building 1t is thought
that tho IRE was OF inccndIary origin
The new building and loan building on
Court street which was completed a few
weeks ago g. said 90 oe one OF the most
substantial buildings of the kind n the
Valley. 70 Is AN ornament 90 The town.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

NEW YORK. Dec. 2l.-Captain McClus-
Ky. CHIEF o. the Detective Bureau. made
the statement tonight that he still had
a score Of detectives investigating the
murder OF Mrs. Adams, but that abso-
iuioly nothing new had developed and
that, therefore, there was nothing TO be
gwen out on chat case tonight.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
A MONSTER GUILLOTINED.
Joseph Nacher. Whose Record OF
Crime j. Most Revolving.

PARIS. Dec. a.-Joseph Nacher the
French Jack the Ripper was guiilo-
tined 90 Bourg-On-Bresse capital OF me
department of Ain, this morning lie
protested his innocence and simulated
insanity to the last Nacher, WHO was
twenty-nins years old, was condemned
at the October Assises at Ain. Eafiy
i'm life he is known to have brutally muir
dered four boys six women and girls,
and am old widow Most OF the victims
were tending herds when Nacher came
behind them and cut their 1nroats.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
DANVlLLE REGISTER.
sale Confirmed aud the Property Again
Changes Hands.

DANVIILE. VA. Dec. A.-Special.-
The Judge OF the Hastings Court, sitting
I'm vacation. this morning confirmed the
sale of the Danvnle Register 10 Hon. :.
n Webster. OF North Carolina.
Later IN the day MT Webster sold his
purchase 10 Hon. r. A. James, state
senator from this district. The consid-
Grafton was 5000 cash.
The property wifi be turned over 70
Mr. James on Monday. and he announces
that the paper will be newspaper
strictly Democratic
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
TWO COMPANIES
ARE CHARTERED
CONTINUED From First Page)

5000 acres. with mineral rights over 5000
more
The officers are John r Jones. prcsi-
dent. j. W. Jones. vicc-president and
general manager. John Tyler, secretary
and treasurer. The directors are John
r. williams. II NJ. Tyler Theodore }.
McGowan John Il. Jones and J. W..
Jones
The principal Office OF each company
IS to be In this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
ir. iIogc Rallies.

The condition Of Rev. Or. Hoge was
considerably improved yesterday. he
seemed much stronger and took more
nourishment than usual.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
NEW MISSION
OF DEMOCRACY
Continued From First Pago)

in 1896 are ready 20 Join us In a cam
paign TO be waged against trusts. com
binations and monopOiics. They only
need evidence that we will fight effective
Is
A STUMBLING BLOCK.
"Thore is but one plank IN the plat
form Of lN6 which prevents these thous-
ands being openly and aggressiveiy with
u.s. They do not believe in The re-mons-
tiziation of silver at the ratio OF is to /
of gold. They regard IL as even less de-
fonsible now than two years ago.
THE question for as 10 consider ls'
whether we are showing an appraoia-
lion of the relative importance Oh ISSUES
vyhen we seem to be willing 10 run Tie
peril of repeating the experience OF lNO'
rather chan 90 modify our proposition
regarding the ratio between silver and
gold To my mind, the l6 10 ] PROPOSE
ZION has always sayOrcd something OF
supcrstltion and j cannot believe that
tho best friends Of bi-metafism are
those who refuse TO have IL except ON
this condition.
with aggressive declarations in the
rlaflorm of 1900 against trusts and mo-
nopolies and against their great allies
and spppOrts-thc gold standard and the
protective tariff-wthout insisting on a
particular value for silver in plan for
us reconciliation or "a particular sched-
nile for "a revenue tariff and with the
same great leader Bryan for its canoi-
date. the Democratic party viii be as-
surcd of success and the people through
ifs victory will be assured of The bless
ing of healthy competition freedom IN
trade and honest money
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

Keep the money for Fire Insurance at
honle by insuring with the Virginia State
Insurance Company.
T. L. ALFRIEND, Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

why do you not patronize the hun
dreds Of stockholders by insuring with
the Virginia State Insurance Company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

Quick adjustment Of losses made easy
nv insuring with the Virginia State No
waiting. Il. L. ALFRlEND, Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
Rllllnrd al RnnnoI.c.

ROANOKE VA. Dec. 81 "A regular
t,lizzard ser In here az II o'clock tonight
PaIn hail and snow fell in "a furious
Storm for three hours. and az \. NJ
N was suu showing. With the prospect
~ a heavy fall The thermometer fell
about forty degrees.
Keep the money for Fire Insurance al
home by insuring with the Virginia State
Insurance Company.
WILLIAMSON TALLEY. Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01


only TWO firms in this country one In
Boston and the other I'm Hsw for.'.
Their total annual output is from ~
100000 10 25Oo0oD collars.
Boston city laborers now each receive
SD per day
An attempt IS being made 10 utilize
tho needles Of the Oregon pine tree for
ests for the manufacture OF a fabric re-
sembling wooden cloth. j. A. Cords IS
establishing a plant 40 Grants Pass
The first American newspaper printed
IN Manila was issued october 18TH IL
D. called the American
The official returns give the coal pro-
ducton in India I'm 1897 at 4063 l2l long
tons. against 3Sis0l3 tons In 1896 and
8 400 sol tons in 1898. over three-fourths
OF the output-3142 l97 tons in 1S9l-was
from Bengal.
Great as IS the fish industry Of Puget
Sound II Is not yet developed TO the eX-
tent Of supplying a twentieth part Of the
demand that might easily be secured
saws the Seattle Times. A new customer
has appeared IN the field, but so FAR hsn
enough have not been secured 20 AFFORD
her 100000 people al one breakfast
around This new customer Is Japan.
Fourteen hundred tons OF salt fish were
shipped from this North Pacific coast TO
japan .trl NEfiAf anu tttFA' NttH A+NN 'liAI
ped because more fish could not be Sc
cured.
THE scarcity OF labor al over the
republic IS becoming a serious question
10 the railroad companies that are build
Ing new lines and extending old ones.
and the contractors are getting very
anxious. as there is no relief In sight"
saws the Mexican Financier "All the
roads in the republic are complaining OF
tse scarcity OF labor, and one or two
have been compelled 10 stop work com
pletely, as they had no men to go on
with construction. The average amount
per day paid for men Is IS cents though
In O number OF places 81 per day Is Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-31

The attention of masters has been called
by the treasury department to the fol-
lowing sections of the Revised Statutes,
which relate to the boarding of vessels
by runners.
Section 1906. Every person who, not
being in the United STATES service. and
not being duly authorized by law for
the purpose, goes on board any vessel
about TO arrive at the place of her des-
tination, before her actual arrival, and
before she has been completely moored
without permission of the master, shall.
for every such offense, be punishable by
a fine of not more than $500 and by i'm
prisonment for not more than six months
and the master of such vessel may take
any such person so gong aboard into
custody, and deliver him up forthwith TO
any constable or police officer, 10 be by
him taken before any justice of The peace.
to be dealt with according to the provi-
sions of this title CRev. Stats 4.50l-i.6lS).
Section 1907. If, within twenty-four
hours after the arrival of any vessel at
any port ia the United States. any per-
son, then being on board such vessel.
solcits any seaman TO become a lodger at
the house of any person letting lodgings
for hire, or takes out of such vessel any
effects OF any seaman. except under his
personal direction. and with the permits
sion Of the master he shall for every
such offense be punishable by fine of
not more than $50 or by imprisonment
for not more than three months.