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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
FIRE CALvEu1,s LANE.
LARGE CROWD ATTRACTED By
SMALL BLAZE

An alarm of fire was turned in last
night about 1880 from box 80. which
called the firemen to the "TenderIoin
District"
The blaze was located in n vacant
room opening on Calvert lane, near
Union street. and was extingufshed
by the chemical engine.
How the fire originated IS not known
1t is thought that perhaps tromn
may nave gone into the place to take
d nap, and as the knights of the
ROAD are inveterate smokers. one of
them ii.ay have dropped a. shark in
some of the trash with which the f1oor
was strewn. -o'i
The prompt arrival Of the fire appar-
AUS prevented a costly condensation
there being three or four valuable and
iniiamabe buildings near.
"A lire In this locality attracts large
crowds. The people who inhabit and
frequent the vicinity are always ready
tor ANYTHING in the way of excitement
and when the apparatus appeared they
tumbled out of their dens and dives.
cellars and garrets. and filled the street
1t was a pretty tough gathering. and
one a newspaper man would not mind
avoiding just at present. The fire need
did.
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QUEEN STREET BRIDGE.
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT ASK
ING THE IMPROVEMENTS.

A meeting of the committeeman from
the Councils and Brambleton Local
Board was held last night. with Mr..
cake In the chair, and the following
gentlemen present: Seneca, Vail, Reid,
sterling, Bunting, Jacobs, and City En-
gineer Brooke.
These gentlemen were instructed to
inquire into the ACCESSIBILITY of max
ing certain. improvements to Queen
street and Brambleton avenues, so
mat the thoroughfare will be at all
times unobstructed by high water
MT. Brooke submitted several plans
with cost. He thought that a brick
ana iron bridge would be the best, but
mat the improvements could be OBJ
tanned by rails lg the roadway two AND
one-half fee, from Chapel street to
the water. with wooden bridge ~
rect wide over the creek. The street
improvements would cost 5000, and
the bridge $3.50 Total, $4,000.
MT. Brooke said he considered the
Improvement necessity If good streets
are desired.
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1890.

Happy and most prosperous New
Year. We wish our customers and
friends. During this year we promise
our best efforts to please those who
may favor us with their patronage.
We are now filing up the holes in
our stock caused by the rush OF the
Xmas.
Our shop is better equipped for Jew
elry repairs than ever before, and all
work entrusted to US shall have
prompt attention.
Mr. George II. Norwood, so we'll
known in this city as an expert watch
maker and engraver, is again with us
in charge of the watch repairing de-
partment. We claim to be better pre-
pared to do all kinds OF fine chronom-
eter and complicated watch work than
any house South of New York.
THE GALE JEWELRY CO.
Do your Glasses suit you? II not see
DR.. Week. 80 Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
ehonp eirOcrries

Attention is called TO the advertise
mentof the Virginia Grocery Company.
in which they offer best hams at 10
cents, best picnic hams, cents, leaf
lard at accents, good lard cents.
cans GOOD condensed milk. 25 cents, and
many other standard groceries ar like
low prices. They claim a full line in
every detail. and promise prompt de-
livery in all parts of the city
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
An Important Difference.

To make is apparent to thousands.
who think themselves i'll. that they are
not afflicted with any disease, but that
the system simply needs cleansing. is
to bring comfort home to their hearts
as costive condition. is easily cured
by using Syrup of Figs. Manufacturers
by the California Fig Syrup Co. only.
and sold by all druggists.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
Hurt while at work.

Wednesday, Mr. Broadus Williamson.
a carpenter residing in Brambleton,
cut his leg badly with an axe while
at work on the new rooms in course
OF construction in the Armory build
ing for the Naval Reserves. Yester-
day Mr.. Waiter wilkins, the carpen.
ter, who took his place, also met with
an accident there. He received a Sc
we're cash in the cheek from being
struck by plank, upon which some
thing fell. causing 1t to fly upward and
strike him in the face
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
pnb,lcn,ionnRcce

SELF LTURE.-January's num-
Der Of this monthly has been received
from the publishers. the Werner Com
pany, Akron. o. It's leading articles are
canada and the United States" vic
torlous Thought and Thinkers" "The
Character of Benjamin Franklin" ..The
RAISING of Old Mexico" and THE
Latest DEVELOPMENTS OF German I'm
perial Politics." Price, 10 cents a copy.
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PLAN ADOPTED.

Mr.. Vail moved that the latter plan
re recommended to the councils, and
that the city pay half the cost and
oramoieton Ward the other half.
Adopted.
MT. Vail also moved that a commit
zee De appointed to confer with the
street railroad company to ascertain
what part of the cost the road would
oear. IT was stated that the railroad
Soinpdny would be the greatest bene.
ilciary. Messrs. Jacobs. Seneca Raia
and Sterling were appointed.
me committee will report to the
councils at the next meeting.
should the Improvement be ordered
oy the councils City Engineer Brooke
says ne VIII not be able to commence
work before next summer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
Treaty OF PEACE IN THE SENATE
Continued from First Page.)
ARTICLE Nv.

The United States will. for the term
OF ten years from the date of the ex-
change OF the notifications of the pres
ent treaty. admit Spanish ships and
merchandise to the ports of the Philip
pine Islands on the same terms as ships
and merchandise of the United States.
ARTICLE ".
The United States will upon the sig
nature of the present treaty send back
TO Spain, at Its own cost. the Spanish
soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Manila by the Ameri-
can forces. The arms of the soldiers in
question shall be restored to them.
Spain Will, upon the exchange of the
ratihcations of the present treaty. pro-
ceed to evacuate the Philippines. as
Wen as the Island Of Guam, on terms
commissioners appointed to arrange for
the evacuation Of Porto Rico and the
other islands in the West Indies under
the protocol of August 10 1898, which
is to continue in force till its provi-
sions are completely executed.
The time within which the evacuation
OF the Philippine Islands and Guam
shall be completed shall be fixed bv
the two governments. Stands of coiors.
uncaptured vessels, small arms, guns
or all calibres, with their carriages and
accessories, powder, ammunition. live
stock and materials and supplies of all
Kinds belonging to the land and naval
FORCES OF Spain In the Philippines and
Guam remain the property of Spain.
Pieces of heavy ordnance, exclusive of
neid artillery. in the Notifications and
coast defenses shall remain in their
emplacements for the term of six
months, TO be reckoned from the ex-
change of notifications of the treaty.
ana the United States may, in the
10 -
Spain' II satisfactory agreement be-
tween the two governments on the sub
Ject shall be reached.
ARTICLE VI.
Spain will, upon the signature OF tho
present treaty, release all prisoners of
war and all persons detained or i'm
prisoned for political offenses in con-
nection with the Instructions in Cuba
and the Philippines and the war with
the United States.
Reciprocally the United States Will
release all persons made prisoners of
war by the American forces, and will
undertake to obtain the release of all
Spanish prisoners in the hands of the
insurgents in Cuba and the Philippines.
The Government of the United States
VIII at its own cost return to Spain
and the Government of Spain will at
It's own cost return to the United States.
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
according to the situation of their re-
spective homes, prisoners released or
caused to be released by them, respec-
lively, under this article.
ARTICLE VII.
The United States and Spain mutually
reiinquish all claims for indemnity. ma
tional and individual, of every kind, of
either government or of its citizens or
subjects. against the other government.
that may have arisen since the begin
ming of the late insurrection in Cuba
and prior to the exchange OF rat!f1ca-
lions of the present treaty, including all
claims for indemnity for the cost OF
the war.
The United States will adjudicate and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
JUNIOR EPwoRTH LEAGUE.

A brighter or happier gathering OF
young and old has seldom been wit
messed than the one at LeKies Memo
rial M. e. Church last night. The oc-
casion was the annual entertainment
given by the Junior Epworth League.
Inc decorations were IN harmony with
the event. which will long linger in
the memory of all who were present
as one of the happiest episodes of their
me- The program. as published in yes
terday's Virginian-Pilot. was fully car
ried out and each participant received
a we'll merited approval. An interest
ing feature at the close or the enter
tainment was the presentation of two
massive parlor lamps. one to Mrs. Bur
ness ness Tor her faithful work in the char
ity and help committee, and the other
TO Mrs; Griffin. who has charge of the
musical department of the league, for
her Jealous efforts to bring this de-
partment up to the highest excellence.
Inc gifts were presented by Rev. w. IT.
Williams in graceful words of commen-
dation for their self sacrificing labors
IN training the talents of the young
for successful work in the Masters
Vineyard.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06

All gIasses prescribed by DR.. Week
guaranteed. Examinations free. $40
Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06

Accompanying the treaty is a great
mass of correspondence, making a
printed volume of CTS pages. This in
cludes, among other things. all of the
credentials of the American commits
sioners to Paris. and the protocols
which are the records of the daily pro-
ceedings of the commissioners that lead
up to the final treaty of peace. embody-
ing necessarily all of the propositions
and counter propositions of the past.
printed in both languages. English ana
Spanish. From an inspection Of these
1t appears that the press reports from
Paris during the proceedings Of the
commission. set them out with a re-
markable degree Of accuracy, consider
ing the secrecy which was supposed to
overhang the proceedings.
There is also included all the CORES
pondence that passed between the
French embassy here and the Depart
ment of State, which led up to the
signing of the protocol. but. the inter-
estng feature, namely the effort OF
the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs
to withdraw the sovereignty of the
Philippines from question. has already
been published unofficially.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
A FRENCH PROTEST.

Included in this CORES pondence is a
letter from NJ. Thebaut, the French
charge, protesting against the contin-
uance of the operations of the insur-
gents in the Philippines. which he as.
stunned was with the knowledge ana
consent OF the American commanders
ana suggesting that the Spanish troons
captured at Manila be allowed to fight
the tllipinos. To this, Mr.. Moore. act
ing Secretary. replied on September
5th that upon investigation he had
round that most of the statements were
groundless. There was sort of a sur-
Sestion from the French charge to the
ERECT that the families of the Spanish
otficers who were captured at Guam
were suffering.
There is included all of the CORE
spondence that passed between the De
partment OF State and the United
states consuls at Manila, Hong Kong
and Singapore. relative to the Phllip.
pines. Consul Williams, at Manila be-
fore the actual outbreak OF war. re-
ported n series of most horrible out
RACES by the Spaniards upon the Fill
flnos. He declared that five per cent.
OF the latter are loyal TO Spain. He
complains OF being surrounded by spies
everywhere, saying that even his con-
suiar Office is not safe from them.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06

Porto Rico. the Philippines and other
ceded territories, at the time OF the ex-
change of the ratiflcations OF this
treaty, shall continue to be respected.
Spanish scientific. literary and artistic
works not subversive to public
order in the territories in question, shall
continue to be admitted free from duty
into such territories, for the period of
ten years, to be reckoned from the date
OF the exchange of the Publications Of
this treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
Spain will have the power to estab-
lfsh consular officers in the ports and
places of the territories. the sovereign
ty over which has been either relin-
pushed or ceded by the present treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
The government of each country will.
for the term of ten years. accord to tine
merchant vessels Of the other country
the same treatment in respect to all
charges. including entrance and clear
ance and clearance dues, light dues and
tonnage duties, as it accords to its own
merchant, vessels. not engaged in the
coastwise trade.
This article mey at any time be ter
minated on six months notice, given
by either government to the other,
ARTICLE XIV.
assumed in this treaty by the United
States with respect TO Cuba are limited
to the time of it's occupancy thereof;
but 1t Will, upon the termination of
such occupancy. advise any govern
ment established in the island to as
sumo the same obligations.
ARTICLE XVII.
The present treaty shall be ratified
by the President of the United States,
by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate thereof, and by Her Males
~. the Queen Regent of Spain; and the
ratifications shall be exchanged at
Washington within six months from
the date hereof. or earlier il possible.
In faith whereof we, the respective
plenipotentlaries, have signed this
treaty and have hereunto affixed our
seals.
Done in duplicate at Paris. the 10th
day OF December. in the year of Our
Lord. one thousand eight hundred aud
NH ;erlt
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cHnIsrnAs ENTERTAINMENT.
QUEEN STREET SUNDAY SCHOOL
-LEK1ES JUNIOR EPWORTH
LEAGUE.

The Christmas and New Years en-
tertalnment of the Queen Street NJ. E.
Sunday school last night was in keep
Ing with the high standard of excellence
which the entertainments of this school
has maintained in the past. The build
Ing was filled beyond it's seating capa-
city with an eager and attentive audi
ence that would have gladly applauded
all that transpired but for the sacred
ness or the surroundings.
"A beautiful and striking feature of
the admirably arranged affair was a
mouse descriptive OF one built in colo
MAI times. erected in the rear of the
pulpit. 1t was unique In design and in
1t santa Claus was most Hospitality re-
ceived by the hostess, from the interior
or which the old gentleman distributed
his numerous gifts to the officers.
teachers and scholars. The children of
the infant class received their, pres
building.
Before the presentation the follow
ing excellent program was rendered
Chorus "PraiSe IN Cod Our IT, tho,u
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
ARTICLE XIV.

Spain will have the power to estab-
llsh consular officers in the ports and
places OF the territories. the sovereign
ty over which has been either relin-
pushed or ceded by the present treaty.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06

Do your Glasses suit you? II not see
DR.. Week. 80 Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
AN INSURGENTS MISSION.

Consul Wildman. at Hong Kong, on
November Sd. telegraphed that Gener-
81 Agoncillo was coming to washing
ton. He said:
He has power to make treaties with
foreign governments and has proposed
an offensive and defensive alliance with
tie United States"
Agoncillo asked for arms to aid the
rebellion. Acting Secretary Cridler on
December 10. replied. telling Wlldman
to advise Agoncillo that the United
States does not negotiate treaties, and
1t Is not possible to forward arms. You
should not encourage any tendency on
CONTINUED on Page Seyen)
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School.
prayer ............ Rev. S. c. Hatcher
Recitation Christmas Bells"
Chorus Observation-Disclosures. Infant Glass
recitation :. Message to Santa Claus"
Chorus Let the Sunshine In
School.
Recitation Three Little Girls
Shorus ............... Nine Little Girls
recitation 1.-TWO Little Stockings
Ito ................... BY Little Girls
teeettatfen Santa Claus on Strike"
Chorus-"All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name"
recitation ........ Poor Santa Claus
NHorus .......... Infant Class
The National tribune., 1899-08-10
UP THE POTOMAC.
Incidents Of Trying Petroleum for Safety.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In Pick
ct Shots of July IL Comrade Atwood, Both
ILL.,, reminds me OF another incident of COM
bined business and pleasure" that oc-
CURED on the banks of the Potomac little
way above where Comrade Atwood was, at
a place called Green Spring Run.
At this time the 18th Ind. had come to
this place to await further ORDERS" and
was camped in the cars that took us there.
A man came in from the country and re-
ported that bands of rebel guerrillas were
depredating in the settlement, which con-
tanned a good sprinkling Of Unionists. A
detail of about 20 men was ordered to go out
to find out how much Of it was true.
After scouting around the country till
about 3 O'Clock p. m. we brought up at the
house of the man who had complained, and
whoinfOrmed us that the guerrillas had sus-
pected our coming and had decamped.
But" said he, ''if you will just walk into
that the rebs didn't get" So, after taking
the precaution to place a picket out, the rest
of us repaired to the dining room, where we
found Il well-laden table. :, r.
don't think it necessary to waste time
describing whatfollowed; but allow me to- say
that, even at this far-oif day, notwithstand-
ing the "frosts of time have begun to
sprinkle my hair, | can't help envying the
comrade the pleasure of basking in the
smile Of those nice young Union ladies of
the Upper Potomac. Surely there were
many of them in there, as well as many
other places in both old and West Virginia
where we campaigned. One can not think
OF these facts without n sympathetic shud-
der; love for the old flag the fondest i'm
pulse of their souls, and yet they hardly
dare to let it be known, because they did not
know what day the Union armies might
pass~on and leave them prey to the lawless
element, which l know did occur in the
Shenandoah Valley the following Summer
L might relate another Incident that
occurred on the Potomac that Comrade
Atwood may remember. | can not fix the
date, but it was about February, 1862. We
were ordered TO hurry aboard the cars, and
soon went off down the river to place
called Sir Johns Run to reinforce some
troops out in the County a few miles Ghis
was probably the Berkeley Springs.
We soon disembarked, and started out on
n road that sprang off at right angles to the
river and passed up a narrow gorge be-
tween two high and rugged hills. We had
not gone far when We met the advance of
the army on the retreat, coming to the
river. Orders were given to open and let
them pass in; so we climbed the hills on
either side of the road, where we could
plainly see the rebels in great force coming
down the road in hot pursuit, the advance
being not more than half mile behind our
men. We could also see another column
The National tribune., 1899-08-10

sublime to the ridiculous" For an hour,
without water, we had been loading and
firing our gun rapidly, and as consequence
it had become so hot and foul as to be in a
dangerous condition.
Seeing this. ordered one of the cannon
eers to take the sponge bucket, fill it with
water, and sponge out the gun. SelZing
the bucket, which was swinging in place
under the gun axle, he made dash for the
well, opening the bucket as he ran, when,
as the lid of the same swung aside, up
popped fat yellow hen.
To undertake to explain how that hen
got in that bucket would be somewhat
embarrassing to the writer. and for this
reason, preferriIg to consider it only in the
light of an incident. will pass by that part
of the story. But to say the least the situa-
ton was now both trying and perilous.
Rations and yellow hens were scarce, but
Just then water was a positive necessity.
Yet to secure the latter simply meant the
loss of the former. The gnawing at the
stomach of every boy in the squad was an
appeal to save the hen, but the extreme
peril menacing lis demanded quick action,
and the distressing sacrifice of the poultry
was made.
Poor, foolish thing, when tossed to the
ground, instead of seeking safety back
among our caissons. she ran fiuttering
and cackling over into the lines OF a regl-
ment of Hoosiers lying in a rarlne little
to our right. Well, tits not hard 10 imagine
the fate that awaited her there With a
sigh even now for her want of appreciation
and judgment and without any malice OF
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bearing off to our right to try to turn our

bearing off to our right to try to turn our
right flank and cut off our retreat.
Our men all passed in. and the advance
of the enemy was very close. We fred a
few voleys at them, probably without
damage, as they were too far away to be
reached by our bullets; but it had the de-
sired effect of causing halt to enable our
men to get well through the town, giving
us a chance to get down from our elevated
position and back to town also. When
we got back we found our train had pulled
out and left us SO we had to depend on our
own exertionS to get to a place of safety. |
never knew where the two regiments that
passed in while we held the pass went to,
bat learned that they were the 39th Ill. and
S4th Pa.
Moments were now precious, for if we had
felt like making fight we could have done
nothing, for there were only three regi-
ments of us, and no artillery at all, that |
am aware of, while the enemy must have
had fully three higades and two batteries
OF artillery, from the look of their marching
columns, besides another force trying to
make our rear.
Our regiment passed on through the
town, and started as fast as possible up the
railroad in pursuit of our train, which had
Just gone. A detail was made from the
rear Of our regiment to destroy the Quar-
termaster's stores that we had to leave, and
we went at itas fast as pos sibe, the citizens
as fast as they could, till our flames got too
hot for them.
BY this time the advance of the rebel
army was seen to be coming into the edge
of the town, not more than quarter of a
mile away, when we beat hasty retreat
after our comrades, some of the men wading
the river to escape.
On overtaking the reg iment we found
them not running, but doing some tall
walking" up the railroad. Darkness had
now SCI in. About five miles up the track
was Big Capon Creek, where was a wooden
bridge that the enemy were trying to reach
before we did; but We were a little too fleet
footed for them, and get there just as a
squad of their cavalry reached it and was
preparing to fire it. We soon put them to
rout, and were soon across.
Being now on the safe side, and pretty
well tagged out, we threw ont pickets and
bivouacked for supper and to wait for our
train to come back, which it soon did. Soon
after the train backed down, and while we
were trying to make some coffee, the big
guns began to boom on the hills around us,
and the solid shot and shells began to fly
around us, when we hastily jumped on the
cars and began to pull for the upriver
regions, and thus made our happy escape
from Jackson'S forces.
Just how the 39th Ill. and S4th Pa. got
outof that tight place never knew. but they
were afterwards brigaded with us for long
time, and proved to be two of the most
friendly, as well as two Of the best fighting
regiments ever got acquainted with.
And now | want to say, Hail, old 39thw
Yours is about the first l have seen from
old Shields Division. Long were we
together and through many trying epi-
sodes; but do you remember when you got
your rubber blankets stolen?-JACOB
SHORT, Co. +, 18th Ind, Orlando, Fla.