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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
coNTRABANp OF WAR.
ENGLAND'S sEIzURB OF AAJpR-
ICAN FLOUR.
tBy Telegraph 10 virginlanpilot.)

(By Telegraph TO Virginian- Pilot1
Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-The as
certanment of facts connected with
the seizure of American flour by Brit
ish warshios off the coast of Poriu-
gal In East Africa has been contided to
the United States consular agent nj
lourenZo Marques. Under the sInstruc-
tons sent to him by Secretary Hav
yesterday, he will ascertain-is,l s4J
1acts connected with the seizure of
llour and particularly the names of
persons to whom this flour was CON
signed and the actual owners OF the
ship and goods. The Department of
State is determined to do everything
proper to maintain American rights in
the matter of neutral trade in this
case. but, so far, the Department is
IN absolute Ignorance of any essential
facts regarding the seizures and can
not proceed to make any complaint
until 1t has made sure of it's ground.
II does not even know that all of the
flour was seized, as was at frs. re-
ported, and there is reason to believe
that in the case of at least one con-
signment the flour was not seized. but
was simply diverted ITO another port
than LourenZo Marques and there left
subject to the disposition of it's owners
Although this may also be a breach
ol NEUTRAL privilege, 1t presents q differ
ent case entirely from a seizure out
right. To determine with accuracy all
Of the elements necessary to the pre-
paration of a protest against seizure
OF the kind reported necessarily con-
sumes much time, and the State De-
partment, the officials say, following the
usual course, cannot be expected to act
otherwise than in the line indicated.
During our late war with Spain, where
ever a seizure was made by our war
ships of a merchant vessel laden with
supplies intended for Spanish ports. we
politely informed foreign powers which
undertook to protest that they would be
obliged TO wait the usual and regular
action OF our prize courts. Thus when
French ship was towed into Charles
ton. Notwithstanding the representation
made by the French Government. our
government insisted on carrying out all
of the routine proceedings for prize
trial. In one of the cases growing out
of that particular seizure. 1t was nearly
two years before the parties claiming to
be aggrieved by the seizure and deten-
ton of the ship secured n final dcci-
sion of the case by the Supreme Court
of the United States. Yet this case
was simply to itself compared with the
legal problems presented in the stop
page of British merchant ship by q
British man-of-war and the search of
neural cargo for contraband of war.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
NEW CLASSIFICATION.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE. COMMITS
SION TRANSMITS EVIDENCE.

AOiN ihANSMIIS EVIDENCE
tby Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
Washington. D. c., Dec. 2S.-To-dav
the interstate Commerce Commission,
IN compliance with the request of
freight shippers and representatives of
commercial interests, transmitted To
Attorney General Griggs a transcript Of
evidence taken at the hearing last week
respecting the new classification of
ifeight made by the official classincn.
tion committee. The proposed classif-
cation is to be made effective on Ian
uary l by all railroads using the ofl1-
eau eau ciassiflcation. These include more
nan Sky nnes east of the Mississippi
and month of Ohio and Potomac rivers
me petition of shippers was that the
commission should transmit the evil
dence taken before it 10 the Attorney
GeHerai, with a recommendation that
he institute legal proceedings, by in
junction or otherwise, to restrain the
ROADS from putting the classification
mo erect. With the request Of ship
perS the commission in part cornnlies.
The evidence and arguments arc ,ran
mitted to the Attorney General hut
without recommendation The letter
says: i'ci
The protesting shippers assert that
increases in rates. to the extent offered
by the changes in classification. are
without justification, and will result
IN excessive charges upon most, if NOT
an. Of the articles. They also allege
that hardship and Injustice, viii fur
ther result from the changes which
Will be made in the relation of rates.
ana especially from the increases in
the diferences between carload and
less than carload charges. If their
contention in these respects is well
founded, as to which we express no
opinion. wrong is about to be ac
complished. which the commission is
powerless to prevent and for which the
act to- regulate commesce affords no
adequate redress"
Attorney General Griggs, who is i'll
to-day. has given, of course, no init
nation yet as to what action, IL any.
he may take in the premises Neces
sarlly he will have to review the testi-
mony before he can reach an intelli-
gent conclusion. In any event. it is
said, 1t will be several days before the
matter can be determined.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
PORTSMOUTH news
BERK NEWS AND REFRESHMENTS

Church Sunday school last night By.
their teachers. 81 K. i "A SIS ~.
The Armstrong Memorial Presby-j
terrain Church Withhold their Christmas
Sunday-school entertainment Tonight
at the church on Main street.
Dan Wilson, colored, who has been
away for some time returned this
week to celebrate Christmas. His girls
triendliness toward another man
stirred his jealousy, and yesterday he
attempted to revenge himself by
thrashing the girl. She at once had
warrant issued for her former intended,
ana Justice Wood fined Wilson IS and
act. The fine was paid. ,i27i ~
Master Kessler Cabler, son OF Mfr.
and Mrs. ]. d. Cabler, of Bank street,
Norfolk, who was accidently shot
Wednesday afternoon near his brothers
place OF business, on Berkeley avenue,
was much improved yesterday i and
thought to be beyond serious danger
The bullet has been located and taken
from his neck. II
a party of young people went out
In the country Wednesday evening to
the home of Mrs. Nevens, near Money
Point. where they were most royalty
entertained Refreshments were served,
and the evening was spent by the
young people indulging In o number of
games. Sf3s
Mrs. l.. w. NrcNTullen and son. Mr..
Sidney McMullen, of Hertford,S ". c., &
are guests of the family of Mr.. Charles
Gibbs. on Pine street.
See notice of Mr.. ]. r. Williams re-
moval TO his new place OF business on
Chestnut street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. l.. skinner left yes
terday for Oriental. n. c.. where they
W II srend n few months. l
Miss Clyde White Is the guest of her
cousin, Miss Rosa White, of Oakdale.
See notice of several rooms for rent
in desirable locality.
Owing to the displacement of one OF
the memorandum sheets, several names
OF contributors to the pounding for the
poor were. omitted in the list. They
were: Mr. e. NJ. Tilley, IS; Miss Mary
Wood, % cents; Mrs. Richard Gren-@
add sixteen pieces of clothing; Miss
French, package sugar; Mrs. Leroy
Louis. sugar: Mrs. Ellie Berkeley,
sugar, meal and flour: Mr.. Hewitt,
two bags flour; Mrs. Clara Graves,
appleS .5 ftE
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
Government Repositories pesJe-
mated.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot,

ieieSrapn 10 Vlrginian-Pilot.)
Washington. D. c., Dec. 2s.-The
Secretary Of the Treasury TODAY
designated several additional national
banks as Government repositories to
receive Internal revenue receipts, and
1t is said, will continue to do so until
the total amount so deposited amounts
to SS0,OOO,000 or $4,000. 600. Deposits
additional banks until the banks com.
prising the first group, designated sew
eral days ago. have received deposits
equai to the amount of bonds turned
into the Treasury by them as security
which apDroximates SIT, 600, 600. It is
expected that deposits will begin to
be made under the new designations
about January 10th. Any national
bank owning or controlling United
States bonds willing to deposit the
same in the Treasury as security in
Guiding those now receiving deposits
is entitled to participate in this dis
tribution of internal revenue receipts.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
Negro Uprising Averted.
(By Telegraph to Vlrginian-PiIot,

Fort White, Fla. Dec. 2s.-The
threatened uprising of negroes here
over the killing of Tom White, a negro.
by the marshal Of this place. has been
averted by the citizens arming them
selves and making a show of force.
Several shots were fired into residences
by unknown parties, who are supposed
to have been negroes. Armed guards
are kept out to prevent incendiarT fires.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
Husband carves wife.
'(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.

NI'y Il tIeBTapH 10 Vlrglnlan-PlIot.) !"
Rome, Ga, Dec. 2S.-W. E. Simpson,
while intoxicated, went home. felled his
wife to the floor and, selling n large
carving knife. delibera tely cut off three
fingers from the PROSTATE womans
hand. He then threw the contents of
q pot OF boiling coffee over his wife's
body and ran his three children out of
the house with the carving knife. Simp-
son was arrested, Mrs. simpson will
HEahabiy die.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
Ball Players for Cuba.

tBy Telegraph to Virginian-P Hot.)
New Orleans, Dec. 2S.-Abner Powell
sailed by the Morgan Line steamer to-
day for Cuba with team of baseball
players. They will spend n month in
Havana and MatanZas. Among the
players were Gonding, Kansas City:
Childers. Phasteinfeld, Cincinnati; and
McAiiistor, st. Louis,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
A Collectors Deed.
(By Telegraph to virginian-1

(By Telegraph to virginian-Pilot)
Chattanooga. Tenn. Dec. 2s.-This
Afternoon Samuel Mills. collector for
an installment house, attempted to
seize furniture in the house Of Mary
Venable for a small debt. The woman
attempted to prevent it, and in the
struggle that ensued Mills shot the
woman and her little son and daush-
ter, all seriously.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
Grover cleveland's Illness.
(By Telegraph to virginian-Pllot. (,

Princeton, N. j.. Dec. 2S.-Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland. who has been
confined to his bed for the last three
days, was much improved to-day. The
attending physician at the Cleveland
residence stated that the President
was UP and able to get about the
house and would soon be entirely re-
covered from his sickness.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
The Canadian Parliament.

(By Telegraph 90 Virginlan- Pilot.)
Ottawa, Ont. Dec. 2s.-At Cabinet
meeting held this afternoon 1t was de-
cided to summon Parliament The date
was not given out. but it will be about
the last of January or the first week
In February.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
NOTICE.

There will be added AN additional pen
atty of 8 per cent. to all City Taxes for
1899 remaining unpaid January 1, 1900.
r.. a. HUTCH ms,
de4-td City Collector.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
THE BUsonic PLAGUE.
RAGING IN CAPITAL CITY OF HA
WAII.
(By Telegraph to virgininn-Pilot>

(By Telegraph to Virginian-Pilot)
San Francisco, Dec. 2S.-Thc army
transports Centennial and Newport,
which arrived here last night from Ma
Mia Via Honolulu, bring the startling
news that the bubonic plague is rag
ing IN the capital city of the Hawaiian
islands Itsis understood that the
scourge was brought into Honolulu
by vessels from one of the Injected
ports of China.
TAKING PRECAUTIONS.
Ssan Francisco. Dec. 2S.-The news of
me breaking out of plague in Honolulu.
brought here by the transp sport Centen-
MAI, has created some alarm among the
state and city officials, and every pre-
caution is being taken to prevent a
possible admission OF the disease into
TINS cry. The transports Centennial
ana Newport arrived last night. and
the Tartar, which arrived from Manila
.o-day, are now at the quarantine sta
tion undergoing fumigation. and will
De detained at Angelstand for some
time. 'o'''e
The steamer Gaelic is due here to-
morrow from the Orient via Honolulu
ana VIII be sent to quarantine and held
mere until all possible danger is
the Orient is to the effect that the
disease is prevalent in China and
Japan to an unusual extent, and that
the officers at Manila have taken pre
cautions to prevent the plague from
getting foothold there. News from
bombay is to the effect that the
plague Is rampant in India, and in
view OF these conditions the authorities
in this city and every port on the
Paciiic coast will take strenuous pre-
cautions to prevent the Introduction of
bubonic plague on this coast.
SEA CAPTAIN HEAVILY FINED.
Baltimore. Md, Dec, 2s.-captain Rus.
soc, Oh the Italian steamer Etne, from
Potni, by way of Malta, was fined s5 0oO
by Collector Stone to-day for being
without bill of health from the latter
port. Captain Russoe explained that
ne MAD not been In United States port
since 1883, and was not aware ihat q
bill of health from port OF call was
necessary.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-29
NOTICE! NOTICE!
NOTICE.!

fIo, every one fin need of DRY PINE
WOOD can get 1t from II. B. WILKINS
Big Drying Shed that keeps hundreds OF
cords dry at time.
CALL PHONE 2l1s.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

year out of it, and it is to their interest
to keep the work going. But the great
game is to saddle the Panama Canal
onto the United States-that is, to
make this country pay for it, for
France will always want the canal if 1t
should ever be built.
Then there is England. She is only
one of the European nations, but her
trade with the Far East is great and
she fears she will lose it if the Mica
ragua Canal is opened. England has
to-day the heir apparent of the Mos
quito country held as a hostage in ia
mafca. She pays him an annuity, and
ever since the Clayton BulWer treaty
she has been trying to get possession
of the country.
English capitalists have tried a
number of times to get control of the
San Juan River solely to prevent the
building of the canal. The Clayton
BulWer treaty itself is the greatest OBJ
stacle to the building of the Nicaraguan
Canal and was drafted in the interests
of English trade.
Now this commission is composed of
some of the ablest men in the country.
In fact you have thrashed all the wheat
out of this thing already. They have
been down there and spent two years
and a lot of money. They have made
an elaborate report, but who has ever
seen it? If that report were published.
as it ought to be, the people would
know by this time why the canal is not
building. The commission will go down
again, spend another two years, and
the same old story will be told. The
opposition is too powerful" 3"
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

deeply interested in the canal question
and earnestly in favor of the construc-
ton of a waterway as early as posi-
Bile. While in the Senate Mr.. Pasco was
an ardent advocate of the canal.
Mr. Noble served as a member of
the Ludlow Canal Commission. the pre>
decessor of the Walker Commission.
Mr.. Morrison is best known in New
York, where he resides. His speciality
is bridge engineering, and he is also
employed on large works as consulting
engineer He and Professor Burr were
members of the commission appointed
TO consider the Improvement of the
water front of New York harbor.
Professor Burr is a graduate. of the
Troy Polytechnic Institute and now
holds professorship in Columbia Col
lege of New York.
Professor Johnson is a member of
the faculty of the University of Penn
sylVania The President feels that the
commercial side of the canal question
is most important, and his selection OF
Professor Johnson is in response to the
wishes of many commercial organiza-
tiOnS
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
WIDE SCOPE OF THE
COMMISSIONS WORK

WASHINGTON. June 10.-Besides
the Nicaragua and Panama routes, the
new Isthmian Canal Commission will
determine the practicability of a canal
across the isthmus of Darien.
1t is proposed to place a couple of
small surveying parties on this route,
one probably to commence work at
Darien harbOr and the other at Gale
donia Bay. While none of the Com
missioners, so far as 1 have been able
to learn, have any faith in the Darien
route, it is deemed adviSabel to con-
slider every canal. route that has been
suggested in order that when the work
is done the commission cannot be
charged with failure to examine the en-
tiTe question. Rear-Admiral Walker,
president of the commission, is endeaV-
oring to call for an early meeting of
the commission, and it is expected the
first session will be held the week after
next. The views of each Commissioner
as to contract of work Will then be
sought and arrangements made for an
immediate start The Panama canal
route will be first surveyed, and the
commission will then proceed to Nicar-
aqua 1t is understood that small par
ties will be placed on the Nicaraguan
route in order to complete the very full
data obtained by the late Nicaraguan
Canal Commission.
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
POWERFUL OPPOSITION
TO NICARAGUA CANAL

PHILADELPHIA June 10.-A re-
markable criticism was made to-day in
connection with the Nicaraguan Canal
two Philadelphia members of the new
Commission just appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The appointment of this commits
sion" said Mr.. Haupt, lis simply an
other game of procrastination brought
about by the allied opposition to the
United States getting possession of a
short route to the Far East. This Op-
position is powerful and active. 1t
alyze it it is enough to make one de-
spair.
ITO begin with. there is a technical
commission composed of English
French. German and other engineers
who made their headquarters here last
year. Then there is the transconti-
mental railway opposition, who believe
the canal would hurt their business
This is mistake on their part, as deep
Waterways always increase the busi-
ness of railways.
Then there is the Panama Canal in
terest The millions that have been
squandered on that scheme and the
general impracticability of it are mat
man can be found to invest a penny
in it, But the company which now
controls it bought it for a song and
wiped out all former obligations, and
is working upon it to-day. The Gov
ernment of Colombia gets 100000 a
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
COMMERCIAL COMPACT
QUESTION Is SETTLED

VIENNA, June 10-A conference of
Austrian and Hungarian Ministers to-day
settled the ausgleich, or economic com
rnercial compact question on the basis of
a compromise, the details of which will be
announced in the Hungarian Diet on
Wednesday next.
The Weiner Allegemeine Zeftung saws it
learns that after the falling through of
the renewal of the ausgleich two solutions
seemed possible to the Government-the
retention of the whole ausgleich. includ-
Ing the prolongation Of the Austro- Hun
garian Bank charter until 1903. or the con
tnuance of the whole ausgleich under the
new statute. e.unti 1903.
further proposal, excluding the pos
sibility of the maintenance of the bank
after the expiration of the customs and
commercial union, was considered. Which
plan, If any, will be adopted will not be
known until Premier Koloman de Sell
makes his statement to the Diet
According to the Neue Freie Presse the
compromise provided for the duration of
the customs and commercial union and
the Austro- Hungarian charter until 1907.
The new constitution of the bank will be
carried out Immediately and the CONNER
cial treaties which expire at the end of
1903 will be renewed to run until the end
of 1907 so that they may expire at the
same time as the customs agreement
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
GOOD PROSPECT OF WAR
IN THE TRANSVAAL
Copyrighted. 1889. by the Associated Press

Copyrighted, 1889, by the Associated Press
LONDON, June 1O-When the Secre
tary Of State for the Colonies, joseph
Chamberlain, in the House Of Commons
on Thursday summed up the result of
the BloemfOntein conference by declar-
ing that "a new situation has been Gre
ated' he used pregnant phrase, open
apparently to a variety of inter-
pretations, but in reality open only to
one. The politicians who have closely
followed the affairs of the Transyaal
and Mr.. Chamberlain'S attitude with
respect to them are fully satisfied that
the Colonial Secretary plainly meant to
declare that by means of these open
ing negotiations in which the British
High Commission, Sir Alfred Miner
had exhausted every diplomatic re-
source to effect a reasonable settlement
of the matters in dispute, it had been
proved definitely that President Kruger
was irreconcilable, and that all hope
of an arrangement by suggestion or
vain
The British are especially exasper-
ated, because they feel they have been
trifled with, and the question on every
body's lips is what next?"
Mr.. Chamberlain is not the man to
be diverted from his course. He has
publicly and deliberately espoused the
cause of the Uitlanders, and his next
step will be demand. Then there will
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11
COMMISSION
CHOSEN BY
PRESIDENT
Will Soon Begin It's Work,
Which Will Cover a
Wide Scope.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Y L TASHINGTON, June 10.-Sec-
N I retary Hay has announced
NV these members of the COM
y " mission selected by the Presi-
dent to determine the most
feasible and practicable route for
canal across the isthmus of Panama:
Rear Admiral John G. Walker, retired;
Samuel Pasco of Florida; Alfred Noble,
civil engineer, of Illinois; George S.
Morrison. civil engineer of New York;
Colonel Peter c. Haines, L. S. A. Pro-
fessor William H. Burr of Connecticut;
Lieutenant Colonel Oswald H. Ernst,
L. S. A; Lewis NJ. Haupt, civil en-
gineer. of Pennsylvania, and Professor
Emery r. Johnson of Pennsylvania.
There are, therefore, nine members of
the commission instead of seven, as
originally proposed AS a whole the
commission is regarded as very salts
factory All of it's members are in ia
vor of the construction of canal
across the isthmus, and, unless certain
usually informed civil engineers in
Washington are msinformed, they will
be favorable to the Nicaraguan canal,
though inquiry may change the minds
of some of the Commissioners.
1t was said at the State Department
to-day that no date had been fixed for
the organization of the commission.
Rear Admiral Walker, chairman of the
new commission, will see the President
early next week, and will discuss the
date of meeting, which will be within
a short time, and the commission will
then receive it's formal instructions
from the President.
Immediately after organization and
the selections of corps of assist
ants, and when the Commissioners have
had an opportunity to settle their pri-
vate affairs, they will sail from New
York on a regular passenger steamer
for Colon and will commence at once
the examination of the Panama route
subsequently proceeding to Nicaragua
In some quarters there is disposition
to believe that the commissions work
will cover at least two years, but it is
the desire of the President that the
commission shall submit a report dur
ing the next session of Congress, in Or
der that action may then be taken
which will result in the construction Of
the canal.
The commission will be very eXpen-
sive body, and it is estimated to-day
that each member will receive a salary
at the rate of about $4,000 a year. One
million dollars has been appropriated
for the work. A secretary will be
elected, corps of surveyors and expert
canal men, numbering about 100, will
be employed to assist the commission.
Three of the members-Rear Admiral
Walker, Colonel Haines and MIR. Haupt
were members of the Nicaragua Ca
nal Commission which submitted it's re-
port to the President a few weeks ago.
Former Senator Pasco's appointment
is in compliance with the pressure
brought to bear by the South. which is
The San Francisco call., 1899-06-11

Y oNDON, June 1O.-Afairs in the
Transvaal were the one absorb
ing topic of conversation during
the week. On Wednesday many
alarming rumors were in circulation,
most of which, however, had evident
lv been manufactured in this city for
financial purposes.
One Of the most circumstantiaI Of
the rumors was to the effect that
President Kruger had been given
three months to meet the views of
the British Government, and that
failing recurrence to war would be
declared.
While such stories obtained no Gre
dence among well-informed people,
there was no doubt that great anx-
iety existed in Government circles as
to the outcome of the conference be-
tween Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner
In trains, in buses, in lobbies of