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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29
R CRAVEN COUNTY.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
We have just had the worst storm
here in Craven Of which we have any
record. It was with us for three days
and nights and has done farmers more
damage than any storm that ever
struck this county before 10 far as we
know, destroying all fodder and doing
great damage to corn and fruit trees.
All crops are damaged cotton 60 per
cent. in many sections of Eastern
Carolina. Yours truly,
JAS L. TAYLOR
Au0Uaf oath 1899
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-08-29

CONTINUED on PAGH 81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
Ransom Remembered IL.

CHASE CITY, VA. February u -(spe-
cial "A Confederate soldier on the retreat
from Petersburg in 1865 saw General NJ.
W. Ransom, OF North Carolina, walking,
the General having lost his horse, and this
soldier, John W. PerkinsOn, who now
lives near here. rode 10 him and offered
HIS horse 20 the General, which was
gratefully accepted Never since the war
have the two met. A short time ago
this old soldier saw a gentleman going
TO the vicinity Of General Rans0m's. In
North Carolina. and asked him 70 ascer-
tain II the General remembered the cir
cumstances, and II SO 10 tell him that
this soldier was now living and quite
poor and needy. When approached Cen
eral Ransom said he remembered the
horse matter very distinctly, and n the
old Confederate would come down and
see him ne would give him a fine horse
and a buggy IN which 20 ride back home.
The Old soldier IS going AZ soon as the
weather Is favorable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
SCOTTSNTLLE.
Fear Of n Wood FnmiDe-Personai
Notes.

SCOTTSVILLE. VA, February IL
(Special)-We are passing through the
coolest spell that has visited this section
since the notable one in December, 1850
when the thermometer registered II de-
grees below zero. Mr. c. w. Clark. who
has a very fine English thermometer. fur
nishes the following: Wednesday Z de-
grees below. Thursday degrees below;
Friday. - degrees below. ana to-day Sat
urdaW. s degrees below. Three other
thermometers in town showed the same.
Many good-sized trees are hard frozen.
I'm consequence Of bad roads, the wood
haulers have about stopped bringing i'm
wood. and there is great fear of wood
famine i'm our town. If the present spell
continues. II is feared that the part
ridges will die If the snow continues long.
unless they are fed. The consumption OF
feed Ly livestock will be so great this
weather that It will no doubt raise the
price OF feed
Mr.. John r.. Rev returned from his trip
10 Tennessee a day or two since.
our people who had not filled their lee
houses are filling now with 5-inch Ice.
Captain John l.. Pitts came home this
week from Petersburg, az his men cfn-
nut carry on railroad work ttis weatnsr.
There rs "a party OF engineers from
Washington city surveying the route from
Alberene 10 Charlottesville this week.
with a view Of extending the Alberene
road 10 that city.
Miss Alice Dulard IS on a visit TO her
brother Dr. b. J.. Dillard, and family
near Alberene.
Mayor Heath had one Of his best horses
so badly paralyzed as TO become useless
Mr.. u. H. Pitts recently returned home
from a visit TO his brother, A. l.. PITTS
az ArVOnia.
on account Of bad weather and bad
roads people are staying at home, ana
our merchants are doing a very small
trade.
I think the majority Of our people IN
South Albemarle. Fluvanna, and Bucking-
ham very strongly approve Of the Vie"
Senator Martin takes concerning the man
agcment of the Philippine Islands.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday, Feb
ruarv nth. 2sth, and March lst, Rev. Il.
r. Sweeney. Christian; Thursday ana FRI
day. March % and 81, Rev j. J. Down
nan of AU-Saints': Monday. Tuesday.
and Wednesday. March 9Th, 9Th, and oth,
Rev. W. X. /. Smith, Baptist; Thursday
and Friday. March 9th and 10Th, Rev.
Preston Nash. Of Christ Monday Tues
dav. and wednesday March 18th. l4th,
and 18th. Rev William Alexander Barr'
of Monumental; Thursday and Friday
March 10Th and l7th. Rsv. Inomas
Semmes. Of s.. Andrews; Monday. Tues
day, and Wednesday. March Zltn' zist,
and ODD Rev. Il. H. Rawlings Methodist;
Thursday and Friday. March 23d and 2ith,
Rev. Robert 4. Goodwin, Of ST. Johns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
CoLDEsT SINCE 20.
shipping Delayed-NO Firewood ON
Hand.

SHINING Delay Ncd--NO FircWOod on
Hand.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA, February H.
t-pecial l)-Newp0rt News is now cNpe-
,i.ncine the coolest snap since 1895, when
the temperature dropped TO degrees be-
low zero. Yesterday morning the temper
ature was no zero. and this morning us
lowest mark Was d degree above zero.
The highest 10 bias rea he'd to-day ls IL
4.r-..- DO I- -roul.- this creuine. ale
though t.. ,.s,s axe Fey hh.' 0n'i 'i'p''s
s, s4f.ru- t.ly much, and schedules are
ignored.
Il. old Dominion steamship Princess
Anne arrived here last night from New
York coated with ice to her shrOIds. She
looked as lf she had been treated tO "a
coat of white paint. The Washington,
Baltimore. and Cape Charles boats We're
DELAYED Boz arriving 40 ola Point this
morning.
The Vr-luia and West India Fruit Trad
ing Company steamship Kong ffooe,
S. lyiul at the pier with a big cargo OF
fruit. but the manager VIII not permit II
e. be uu.oaded FOR fear Of having the
bananas and oranges spoiled for the
market ly freezing The Jamaica. am
other fruit-ship. is due here Tuesday.
Newport News is ou The eve of g wood
famine. There is barely "a weeks supply
ou hands OBJ al OF the yards in the city,
and the dealers have no idea when and
from where their stocks viii be- replen-
i-hed. There is actually no wood for
sale on the mark g., and it the weather
continues the suffering among the poorer
cl4ssos Will be intense. Not "a piece II
dry wood for fuel purposes can be pur-
chased az amy figure on the James or any
f. rf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
GREEN BAY.
Mineral Spring Found-Nnnted 30
GO to Jail.

GREEN BAY. VA, February ll.-tSpe-
cialD-The c0ldest weather OF the winter
has been experienced here for the last
three DAYS. The mercury has registered
as low ms 3 degrees below zero. old citi-
zans claim II has been the coolest con-
ruued spell they have ever witnessed.
The ground is now thickly covered with
sleet. making the roads almost entirely
unfit for travel. The village school has
been closed an the week, on account Of
the severe weather.
Mr. L. -. Jones, q prominent citizen Of
this place. has located on his land what
is thought 20 be a valuable mineral spring.
lie has had the water analyzed by Pro-
fessor Robert G.. Price, analytical chemist
for tine Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
az Blacksburg. Va, and IL was found
To- contain potassium suphate, sodium,
chloride, calcium, bicarbonate. magne-
stun bicarbonate. and silicic acid.
A night or two ago a tramp called on
Justice Ro. W. Price asking 20 be- sent
90 jail. and stating ne had nowhere %
sleep that night Justice Price informed
him that it was sixteen miles 10 Farm
Vile. where the Jail was located. The
tramp was sent over TO a cabin. whore
he was made as comfortable as possible
for the night.
The family Of Rev. + W. Berry, nearly
all Of whom have been afflicted with
measles. are much improved.
Miss Mary j. Neal. who has been at
home for several weeks, has returned 10
Farmylle, TO resume her studies as a
pupil at the State Female Normal School
Mr.. W. NJ. Richardson. one OF our pop
ular merchants, has been quite unwell
this week.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
THE CAPITAL HERE Is TAXABLE.
Richmond Merchants Not Affected by
the Supreme Court Decision.


The decision rendered by the Supreme
Court OF Appeals last week in the Mont
qomery county {; r. wherein b. is held
tn.t the C5.-1i.e .e.1rsr ~ tre tes.foe
had no right 10 assess the invested cafi-
TAI of @ merchant for taxes. has attracted
very general interest through the state.
The decision is an important one. espe-
ciallv to the counties. but does not affect
the businessmen of Richmond, or, per
haps. those OF the other Virginia cities.
The ground upon which the appellate
court sustained the claim Of Tgllant, tho
appenee. .hat such taxation was Illegal
i'm view Of his having paid his license tax
as merchant. was that the Legislature
had not empowered the county OF Mont
eomery. through its Board Of supervisors.
10 impose this tax. With the city OF
Richmond it IL is entirely different. The
charter not only gives authority for tax
ing the capital invested in business
aside from the license tax, but declares
that il shall be taxed as any other pro-
perty.
Therefore. the decision will not bring
relief 10 our merchants. And In all like
fbood the charters of the other Virginia
cities contain similar provisions. The
counties. however, have not had this au-
thority given 10 them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

Powderly, comes here NJ the instance OF
Attorney-General Griggs. and that ms
coming Is merely preliminary to the IN
stitutIon of criminal proceedings against
Becker
TELEGRAM FROM WASHINGTON.
After learning OF Mr.. Anderson's pres
ence in the city. the Dispatch telegraphed
TO its Washington correspondent % as
certain what was proposed 10 be done in
the matter by the authorities at tie seat
of the National Government. The APP
pended telegram was received from him
last night:
ION the surface X appeared that the
government was content with having re-
turned tho family claimed by Moritz
Becker. TO Europe. but there are indica-
tlons now that q different course Is 10 be
pursued within the past few days Secret
Service detectives have been in Rich
m0nd looking into the case. but the line
Of their Investigations cannot be learned.
When the case was before the Bureau OF
Immigra tion. charges were made that
Becker had secured his naturalization
papers fraudulently and the papers in
the case were certified TO she Department
Of Justice for its action. Inquiry to-day
as 10 what disposition had been made OF
the case drew from Attorney-General
iErlggS the statement lUdi Ht iA" nv"
thing for publication.
Coupled with the Investigations in
Richmond by Secret Service men. the re-
mark Of the Attorney General would In
dicate that what appears 10 have resolved
itself into a prosecution Will be followed
up II testimony can be secured"
ENTITLED TO HIS PAPERS.
The friends Of Becker claim that there
will be no difficulty whatever in proving
that he has been bona-nde resident of
Richmond long enough TO entitle him 10
the naturalization papers recently obtain
ed i'm the Hastings court. lie had. ac-
cording 10 his statement and that Of
| others, been living here for several years
/ before he went back to Russia To- visit
his first wife who died soon after he ar
/ rived over there.
Becker has been a member OF Schiller
| Lodge Of Odd-Follows for more than two
| years. and is also a member Of the Sir
| Moses Montefiore Congregation and OF
| the John ". Daniel Democratic Club.
The Dispatch prints this morning very
good picture Of Becker and also one OF
the two oldest children by his first wife.
/ The photograph from which the latter
was made was taken in 1895 by l..
/ Virschikowski. Of Riga. the city in which
he says he was married.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
Drowned While sl,n1iug.

NORFOLK. VA. February M-(Spe-
cial)-Ihont0n Wilson was drowned
while skating on Indian river. near this
city. this afternoon. Being an excellent
skater he ventured too near the deep
water of The channel and broke through
the ice. Ills cries for help brought his
three companions to his assistance. but
before they could reach him his benumDed
fingers lost their hold on the edge Of
the ice and the strong current carried him
underneath. While attempting 20 succor
him. Charles Wilson. q brother of the un-
fortunate man. broke through and was
himself in danger of drowning. He was
rescued after having lost consciousness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
ARE AFTER BECKER
IMsIIGR ALTON AUTHORITIES SEND
AN AGENT TO RICHMOND.
HE, HOWEVER, MAKES no ARREST.
The Russian May he Prosecuted for
Obtaining Naturalization frnud"-
lentIy-InVestigatiO rs tn state
ments About His Residence Here.

The troubles Of Moritz Becker, the Rus
sian whose family was dcported to the
cars domain by the immigration author
ities. are not at an end, IL would appear.
The immigration Bureau has had an
agent 20 work I'm Eichwoul for several
days investigating seeker and endeey'r-
ing to- get evidence 30 disproye the state
ments he has made. An investigation has
also been made Of the gentlemen who
swore TO the length Of Bocker's residence
i'm this country. and it is presumed that
some action viii be taken looking to pro-
scouting the Russian for obtaining natu-
ralization papers fraudulently-
The agent who came here was NJ An
derson. Of Baltinore. and he dil not COM
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

CHARLOTTE. y. c.. February II
(Special)-At Hickory Grove. In this
county. near the South Carolina line,
Tom Martin and Sidney Clark went hunt
ing together. They shot number OF rab-
bits. and in the division there was one
left odd In the dispute as 10 which
should have the game the men came 20
blows. After fighting few moments
Martin wrenched himself loose. secured
his gun. and shot Clark. who fen az II
dead. Martin escaped 20 South Carolina,
but was soon captured. L; is thought
Clark Is fatally injured
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
ncnth of a Xetcran.

SUFFOLK. VA February n.-(special)
Mr. George Urquhart died very suddenly
between and O'Clock this morning az
his residence on Hall avenue. He had
baan indisrcsed for about week. but
was moi confined TO his bed. Heart dis
case and Indigestion were the cause OF
de,th. Mr.. Urquhart was about IS years
Of age. and was a native OF North Caro-
lima lie was @ gallant Confederate sol
dler serving in a regiment from his native
St,fe The deceased had been living in
Sn0olk several years, having come from
Jackson. y. c.. 20 suffolk. lie is sur
vived by his wife and three grown chill
dren-two sons and one daughter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
MIDDAY LENTEy SERVICES.
where They VIII lie Held nnd VINO
VIII Conduct Them.

The Brotherhood OF ST. Andrew VIII
begin their midday Lenten services A'n-
Wednesday. February l5th' at NO l-Oo
east Main street and will continue theh
until March oath The exercises VIII De
held each day Of the week except sat
urdav and Sunday, from TO 1890 T. NJ
REV William Meade Clark, Of 81 james
VIII conduct the services OF the hrst
three days. and other ministers Will speak
iater ON as follows Monday. Tuesday: (:
ana "Wednesday. February 2th 1st' ana
29d rev. Donald Guthrie, Presby I. rian ,
Thursday and Friday February -Sd anu
2ith. Rev. I.andon X Mason Oh uface'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
STREETS MADE FOR BICYCLES.
Not Enough That They BE kept sui-
ncicntIy Good for other Vehicles.
Now YORK sun-glhl

lAgM y Olk SNll-SLl-l
\ ruling Of interest TO bicycliste has
lust been made i'm the case OF Edward A..
Duffy. In August, 1885. in Fortieth street.
between Park and Madison avenues, a
hole in the asphalt pavement caused him
to fau from bis wheel and he was ssrious-
lv injured. lie sued the city for $1,000
damages. The city, through the Corpora
ton counsel. admitted that there had been
"a hole about two feet square and 1--WE
inches deep iu the pavement but II
moved that the complaint BE- dismissed,
ARGUING that the street was IN nc condition
fer ordinary vehicles. such as trucks and
carriages. and that Duffy rode through IL
m his own risk. Moreover. it was argued.
the city could not keep the streets safe
al an points for bicyclisis. ana any person
using n bicycle on them must use higher
degree Of care than driver, ana espe-
cially az night.
Louis Steckler. for Duhy, argued that
ms tho city made better streets according
to the demands for civilization, II also
assumed greater responsibilities, and that
as the asphalt pavements had been made
largelv for the accommodation Of bicy-
clists the city was responsible for in
f,ries TO b,cvcists more than than for
those 10 drivers Of ordinary vehicles.
Judee Mclean. however, dismissed the
complaint.
Duffy appealed from this decision 10 the
,nnellate Division OF the Second Depart
mont IN Brooklyn. and this court has re-
versed the decision and ordered new
trial.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
THE PACIFIC LINERS.
More DetaiIs-Thc Murder OF James
Clarke.


NEWPORT NEWS. VA. February H.
(Special)-M details about the two
leyiathans to be built here for the Pacific
Mail steamship Line were obtained to-
day. While the vessels viii be larger
than the American liners. ST. Louis and
81. Paul they VIII not be so speedy. The
contract speed. it is stated. is eighteen
knots. but it is very probable that the
ships when completed, VIII be able 10
make better time than that. The Pacific
Mail liners Will have deeper draft than
the American Line vessels.
The Peninsular Electric Railway Com
panv announces that II Will commence
work On its new road here next We'd
nesday. Part of the material is on the
scene.
United states Commissioner a. G. Car
rett has sent back TO this city the case
Of Andrew Drayton, charged with killing
James Clark ON the schooner Passadena.
ON the ground that The murder was not
committed on the high seas.
The revenue cutter Algonquin sailed
this morning for Habana. towing the
United States Marine Hospital disinfect-
ue barge. which viii fumieate ali boats
leaving Habana for ths country
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
TnE ATDITOR.s REPORT.
s3.423,6Sl -
Disbursements during the year 520o,-s1 81
Balance on hand oct. l, 1888 223.4-5 CS

The receipts mentioned are in money,
and were pald into the treasury. In adj
dition to these receipts there were re-
ceived from w. II. Ewing Esq., Irea-
surcr of Prince Edward county. under
not for his relief. bonds Of the state 10
the amount or 81 S0G26. These have Oe-n
turned over To- the commissioners OF lHe
sinking fund and cancelled.
THE COLD AND FRUIT AND BIRDS.
Mr.. Koiner Commissioner of Agricul-
ture. is fearful thar the fruit is inJureu
bv the cold weather.
Casually. ice or the trees does not aiiect
fruit" he said yesterday "Grneraliy'
the temperature is not very low when
rain freezes as it falls. ana almost lhF"-
riablv a rise i'm the thermometer follows
eucb "a freeze. ! am afraid the remark
al1v cold weather. so long continued, in
connection with the ice, viii injuro the
fruit buds.
81 think great deal of the birds these
da,-4 continued Mr.. KOirer. "lhcy viii
ef4i.ve I'm great numbers unless they are
fod They can get nothing 20 eat. FARM
rrs frsquenty feed the birds on their
places. / sincerely hope they viii do so
this year. Birds are going 10 be scarce
next season If they do not S1ch severe
weather frequently causes p1ruidges TO
freeze
The Square police feed the squirrels
bounufluy every day Walnuts and
hickory nuts. cracked. are given them.
But the little fellows DO NOT come down
I'm great numbers. preferring their warm
nests and "a little hunger 90 plenty of nuts
and zero They find &c difficult 10 get
water. the basins az the fountains being
frozen over. They are frequently seen
licking the ice.
But FEW VISITORS.
There are extremely few visitors to the
CAPITOL and State Library during the cold
weather The result !s that the officials
and attaches are not $50 busy as usual
Governor iyler came TO his office ar the
usual time. but he left much earlier than
usual. tine temptation Of the big chair IN
his oosey library proving too great to be
resisted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

rurfcat- wllu amy OF the United states
officers while in the city lie did. now
ever caU Detectives TomlinsOn and Wren
10 his assistance. and together they re-
paired Friday night 10 Becker's rooms
ON Seventeenth and Main streets. When
Anderson made himself known 10 the
Russian Becker told him he had nothing
to saw about his case further than had all
ready been said and suggested that II
the agent had come here TO arrest him ne
was ready 10 go with him. Mr.. Anderson
assured him that ne had no intention or
making an arrest at that time, but mere
lv wanted 10 question him.
DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE LANDED.
The first interrogatory propounded was
as to the point at which Becker landed IN
this country when he first came from
Russia. This. however he said he was
unable to answer. as ne did not know tne
name Of the place. 'l came sald ne
con a tramp cattle steamer, ana don /
know where IL landed
This answer caused the agent 10 suspect
rho truthfulness OF Becker's statements
and he asked him but few more questions
After leaving Becker. the agent together
,yith the local detectives. went 10 see Mr.
Posanbloom. at 40. 1886 east Main street
and interrogated him az some length con-
cernfnq Becker's residence In America.
Apain Yesterday morning the three officers
visited Becker, but they elected but lttie
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
A Portable Telephone.


From Baltimore comes the Information
that the Fire Department 'heie mas
adopted a portable telephone, when can
be attached TO the fire alarm boxes anu
thus establish instant communication
with all parts OF the city. TINS Woulu
seem to be an addition that would make
our own admirable department even more
ready and complete than 1t Is.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
Decidedly Nlnterish.

SUFFOLK. VA. February u.-(Special)
Tho weather to-day has been extremely
cold, and skating was enjoyed this morn
ing ON Lake Kllry Snow commenced
falling about . o'clock this afternoon.
and at o'clocL &c IS sti;l coming down.
with no sign Of a hold-up Everything is
deoilNhlN Mintnrish.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
The Thing il Done.
lchnrlnltesvllle Progresa

(CharlOttesVlAe IfOErtSaJ
In the news OF the Manila battle t1a
assertion that the struggle was prrtlpl-
tated b. trouble at an outpost
and ended in an engagement be-
ing forced upon the Americans
finds tiresome iteration. and eXcites
The SUSPICION that a little skirmish there
was manned I'm the interest OF the vote
on the treaty. and that the small begin
ming wore on To terrible slaughter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12
AROUND NORFOLK.
The cold Irtensc-SmithGcld Cut on
from Outside World.

NOHFOLK. VA. February u-(Spe-
c.l.t heavy fan of snow began this
afternoon The cold an day has been in-
toneo .uI aU the shoal water in the har-
Dor a.. every tributary. creek. and
bayou frozen stiff Smithdeld is cut Oft
from t.. outside world by the freezing OF
I.en ... E The Old Dominion steamer
between Norfolk and Smithheld was
caue0 m ... oe there The same CONF
Virginia Dare had hard
f"It Ha .I. i.e in Narsemond river
iuf 0n.'r succeeded in breaking her way
thraa-H Tl. waterways of the North
Carolina sounds are almost closed 10 the
A..F.. steamers that ply them All
small .Hn i. frozen ln There is great
suffering among fishermen along the
coast Tha dense snowfall renders navl-
CATION in the harlor and outside difficult
Hul dangerous for AN classes Of vessels.
Hampton Roads is fuu OF small craft
which put iu for shelter I'm This city The
storm ala no damage. Wircs are stand-
irr and street-car traffic being unim-
Uf..1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-12

thermometer has ranged from 20 TO 50 de-
Erees below zero. which is the colCest
weather eyer experienced IN this section.
The weather has moderated tonight and
snow Is falling fast. while the earth Is al
ready covered with snow about II inches
oeep. our people are hllng their Tee
houses with beautiful Ice 10 inches thick.