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risks which she assumed when she took

risks which she assumed when she took
her passage
But when we get step further and
take case like the present, where all
Partles concerned are in n public con-
NVeyance, and to maintain order and
Keep the car clear of obnoxious persons
Is the defendants right. and it's duty
10 the plaintiff and the other passen-
8ers,'ho passenger can complain of any
consequence which the performance of
that duty necessarily entails. We as
sumo Tor present purposes that car
rlers OF passengers owe the same de-
gree OF care in respect of the construc-
,lon ana management of their vehicles,
put, II that care is shown, probably the
INJURY must be regarded as an inevita-
Die accident. AS 20 whether there was
any negligence i'll the manner of cX-
pelIing the drunken man, or otherwise.
we VIII go no further than to say that
1T has not been pointed out to us.
y ruling was asked to the effect that
the plaintiff could recover only for the
pain and fright caused by the contact
with her person, and not for such men
tai disturbance ana injury as was
caused by other acts of the conductor.
and the general disturbance in the car.
me Wr3hE TO the plaintiff. if any be-
gan with the battery: and it is for the
consequences Of the battery ONLY that
the defendant is liable not for all the
consequences OF the drunken mans
presence IN the car. or of tho defend
ants attempt TO remove him. 1T is ar
gucd that. because the conductor had
known the plaintiff for several wears.
the defendants obligations to her were
increased. if the jury believed that she
was particularly sensitive person, and
That the conductor must have known II.
we regard such an argument. even 10
me jury, rs wholly inadmissiblc. Ordi-
nary street cars must be run with ref
erence to ordinary susccptiblIities. and
the Liability Of their proprietora can
not be increased simply by a passen
gers notifying the conductor that he
mas unstable nerves. We should add
however. To avoid being misunderstood.
and with referance to the plaintiffs
tenth request. that. il the defendants
servant did commit an unius,ifiablo
battery on the PLAINTIFFS person. tho de
PENDANT must answer for the actual
consequences Of that wrong TO her ms
she WIS, and camo, cut down her dam
ages by showing that the effect would
nave been less upon n normal person.
Ihc measure Of tho defendants duty
IN determining whether wrong has
necn committed is one thing: the mems
ure of liability when Il wrong has been
committed is another. Exceptions sus
tanned.
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The obscquies of Mrs. Amelia Vir-
ginia Robbins. wife of Mr.. w. l.. Rob
bins. who departed this life AT her
homo, Lynnhaven, Princess Ammo coun-
~, Friday. were held from Salem Bap-
tist Church Sunday afternoon at 800
o'clock. The services were conducted
by Rev. Mr. Hobbs.
Tho intermont was in the family
burying ground. on the McWhorter
farm, in Norfolk county Following
were the pall~bearcrs: Messrs \. :.
Wright. O. G. Eurruss. c. II. Fcitress.
J. l.. Mcdonald, w. l.. Whitehurst and
w. L. CreClSnlir
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BOGUS STAMPED CIGARS.
DEPUTY COLLECTORS MAKE \
BIG HAUL IN THIS DISTRICT.

DEPUTY COLLECTORS Make \
ZIG HAUL IN THIS DISTRICT.
While the Secret Service and Internal
Revenue officers have been busy in
other parts of the country following up
the work of Jacobs Il Co, of Factory
3'4l. Ninth District OF PENNSYLVANIA. ut
Lancaster III the flood of bogus stamp-
ed cigars turned loose on the country.
Deputies \. .. Dcycr and l.. j. Iariliu
OF Norfolk, have no; been by any
means idle. Working in conjunction
with Special Officer John NJ. Miller. of
the Treasury Department. last Satur-
day, they rounded up $1,000 of the
Jacobs cigars: and. yesterday. notwith-
standing the publicity given the mat
ter. they corralled fully enough in Nor
folk and Portsmouth to bring the to-
tai up 10 10000. with very likely others
10 near from, wnile Mr. Lnrllin found
III TWO places in Newport News 1000
more. There were none in Hampton
Phoebus. nor at Old Point.
Inc tax per thousand is $310 and as
me bogus stamps were furnished the
factories mt about 80 cents Der thou
sand, these people were abb 10 offor
their output AZ $40 per thousand. anc
III some cases as low as 81 per thou
sand. The whole lot here are confis-
Gated, and Will be sold at auction. prob-
ably bringing about $3.50 to $500 per
thousand. which Will leave the Govern
ment handsome profit
1t is thought that fully 100, 900 will
be rounded up here. which, at $40.
gives the United States Treasury ss1o
interest in the haul
For good and sufficient reasons the
names of the parties from whom
seizures were made are Withheld at
present.
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This is an action brought by the re-
ceiver of Il mutual Insurance company
Tor the collection of certain assessments
upon the defendants levied under de-
cree OF the Superior judicial Court Of
the State of Massachusetts.
The court saws:
The learned counsel for the plaintiff
say in their brief that iii policy No.
d2li were made in North Caroline. OF
course il would be void. and the assess-
ment could not be collected" We think
that. in contemplation of law. it was
made In North Carolina. and that the
broker IN taking, the applications for
the policies, acted ms the agent of the
plaintiff corporation. Section Of
chapter 300 oG tho Public Laws Of 1885,;
provides that " all contracts of insur-
arce. the application for which is taken
within the State. shall be deemed to
have been made within the State ana
subject IL the laws thereof There
fore the plaintiffs cannot maintain
their action for any assessment or other
liability arising under the policy dated
June 20 1894.
Our attention has been called to
chapter So Of the Laws Of 1859. allow
Ing amy citizen Of this state 10 contract
on his own account for insurance with
any company doing an insurance bus
incGs outside OF the State. ana allow
Ing the company TO be sued and 10 adj
just the loss without being subject to
penalties for taxes. We do not ques-
ton tho right Of any citizen To apply
outside the state for insurance but in
the present case tine application was
made within the state. and therefore
subject to the act OF 1885, The act OF
1882 allows an outside conpany-that
Is one that has not complied with our
lawS-to be sued. but not to sue. It's
evident purpose was to allow such
companies to adjust their fire losses
without thereby making Themselves L.
aole Tor penalties or taxes. II certain,
IS never" intended to permit such COM
i'an!e+ to practically nullify our in
surarce laws by tho legal fiction OF do
Ing business through a broker instead
OF an agent. 70 do SO would ultimate
" turn over our vast insurance bust
ness 10 foreign corporatiOne. whose SOL
NencN we had no means of ascertan-
irF. anc who not only contributed moth
InS t. oar revenues, nut VINO ignored
our laws. and were practically beyond
our jurisdiction. Our insurance laws
applicable equally to domestic and 10
foreign corporations. are intended not
Simply for purposes of revenue. bu:
primarily for tho protection of our
people Fhc vast bulk Of insured prop
criN L. never burned. ana those who
continue t. pay their premiums. for
r'rhars long series OF years. with no
resulting loss or profit beyond the feel
ms Of profession, have the righ, to de-
nand the fullest security. In the case
at bar. the plaintiff CORPORATION adj
united Jas Insolvency within less than
10 months after ii ISSUED its Policies to
'hc defendants. and it was then appa,
rcnt'y Wcrth $-50.o Geo less than nothing.
When or how il became insrlvent. if II;
We're oyer solvent, we have 40 ncane
% knowing. In the light of these facts.
CIT lhel 20 ne any question rs To the jus
tlce or policy Of our Insurance laws?
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N"'Hi I, +NAsiSSdcnusGllS.
January Ii. 1899.
a CARRIER Is NOT LIABLE TO 4
PASSENGER FOR INJURIES RE
CEIVED BY TIE FALL. OF AN
OTHER PASSENGER. WHO WAS
JOSTLED BY CONDUCTOR WHILE
PUTTING y DRUNKEN MAN OFF
THE CAR. AND EXERCISING; DUE
!; CARE.
IN SUCH CASE. II LIABLE AT ALI,
THE CARRIER WOULD ONLY BE
LIABLE FOR THE CONSE-
QUENCEs OF THE INJURY. NOT
FOR FRIGHT OR OTHER injury
SUFFERED BY THE PRESENCE,
OF THE DRUNKEN MAN. OR THE
ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM
IN CASE OF LIABILITY, THE CAR
RIER WOULD BE LIABLE FOP
THE DAMAGE TO THE PASsEN-
GER INJURED. EVEN THOUGH
THE INJURY TO y NORMAL PER
SON WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS
CONDUCTORS KNOWLEDGE OF,
PASSENGER's INFIRMITIEs DO
NOT INCREASE CARRIER'S OBJ
LEGATION TO HER.
The facts appear from The opinion Of
the court.
This is an action for personal injuries,
which already has been before the
court. At the second trial the evidence
was that the defendants conductor. in
removing drunken man from n car.
Jostlcd another drunken man, who was
standing in front of the plaintiff. and
threw him upon her. The fall upon her
seems to have been n trilng matter.
taken by itself. but the fright caused by
that and the rest of the occurrences in
the car resulted in physical injury.
we md some difficulty in seeing upon
what ground the jury We're warranted
in finding for the plaintiff. SO far as
appears. the conductor was acting
rightly in putting the drunken man off
the car. as against the plaintiff. she
was doing one of the things which she
had to contemplate as liable to happen.
when she got into the car. we all know
that. If people are standing In the pas
sageway of street car, you cannot re-
move man forclbly through the pas
sageway without more or less contact.
II the fall upon the plaintiff was the
necessary consequence OF q lawful and
reasonable act, then it was one of the
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Joseph Brown, S20 DlaIR ST..
AnGS BROMLEY H0rD|h0|.
The MONTICELLO CORNER.
Housekeeping Goot"!
Housekeeping Goods !

with a renewed determination that this
department. shall lie ny 10 date. both for
eNcoliency. of vaiuo aud variety. TINS
week VIII mean 70 purchasers OF Us Econ
omy. in the str!cte4t sense. We 90 not
wish. In fact prefer that you ID Mt ac-
cept our Judgment. but count it a pleasure
TO snow and Price them TO YOU that you
may judge Tor yourself 10 no. feel any
dellcacy in looking. We d. not expect you
10 BIZ. rniczs You are su-,cd We give
You the same atto,t:o fer the purchase
Of l0c. as ii il were So and he ASSURED
that You VII feel at home in the new
stare.
Southern Fell Phone No 457.
Gauthern States Pllnnc No. SIS.
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INcs Examined Ernn

d.. y. Week. manager OF the optical
department of the Gale Jewclry Com
pany, VIII examine your eyes free. De-
iectiVe vision and complicated cases
specially invited to call.
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"Cut Y..,- I,,,,or .,o,

a negro known ms Cat Lip" Palmer
vas. shot in the hip by Mr.. Adam Lib
by in Huntersville sunday. The negro
ran into Mr.. Libby's yard to get a bull
COG lie mad with him. and is said to
have pushed Mr.. Libby down. the NO
gro was brought 10 tho nolica sintinn-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25
BRANBLETOk WARD.

One or the most attractive musical
and literary events of the season Will
be given tonight at the Park Avenue
Baptist Church by the Is. y. Z. Z. of
that church. We are assured that this
Christian entertainment by the young
people. with its object. are worthy OF n
good attendance. and they cordially in
vito their friends and all who can at
tend to he present. There will be no
charge FOR admission but n silver ofrer-
Ing will be taken at the door. Refresh
mcntS will be served at the close and a
pleasant social time is anticipated. The
following will be the program:
Instrumental Dlhett ...
Misses Butler and Womblc
vocal solo ........ Miss Ruth Fulfor,i
Piano Solo ........ Miss Emily LaBlanc
Recitation ......... Miss Ruby Winston
Piano Duet Observation-Disclosures. -
Misses Dcy and Philpots.
'oc'l 500 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Selected
Mrs. Pattcc.
Piano Solo 800. Miss Bessie Bergman
Hecitation ...... Mir. Cornelius Roush
Piano Solo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Selected
Miss Florence Butler
Vocal Solo .......... Miss lone Holmes
Miss Lucy Harris. Of Dinwiddic coun
~, is visiting her cousin. Mrs J. L.
Bonney. 49, North Park avenue
The revival Mt Trinity NJ. H. Church
continues with unabated interest. There
have been about forty five conversions
Tho Brambeton ". c. Il. L. will hold
Il mothers meeting at the home of the
president, No. 202 North Park avenue
at $50 o'clock this afternoon. All
mothers are invited to attend
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

c. Higgins. n member OF the Tailors'
Union, and John Kurrika. n non-union
tailor. had their grievances aired be-
fore Justice Tomlin. of the Police
Court, Yesterday morning. There has
existed bad feelings between them, pre-
sumably because Of the fact that one
is a unioDist and the other is not. and
Higgins was charged with splitting in
the face of Kurrika. He was fined sll
and appealed. The tables had been
turned on Kurrka. and some one had
him arrested for carrying concealed
weapons. This case was continued
S. w. Collins. a negro, charged with
4 breach of the peace. was fined Sc 30
Carrie Hall, colorei. was fined Sc for
keeping a disorderly house
\ negro bearing the name OF the
father Of the country. WAS charged
with highway robbery. Lewis Proctor
claimed that George Washington. who
has rather a bad character despite his
DISTINGUISHED name, robbed him of So
The case was continued.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

Join The Gale Jcwelry Companys
Watch and Diamond Clubs, Gold
Watch or Diamond for 81 a week no
instalment plan. We now Nave seven
clubs formed. and will commence to
form the eighth club Monday.
Our Optical department is the best
equipped in the city. and is managed
by Dr.. \. Week, oculist. who will ex.
anime your eyes free of charge.
THE GALE JEWELRY co.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

We want to fill your spring wants in
the tailoring line. No better on earth
than the kind we make.
RUDOLPH e WALLACE.
23S Main street.
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SUM MER LAW SCHOOL.

30th Summer Term, July l to Sept. l, 1859.
Ia mounta nous and non-inalarini section Of
Virginia. These courses have proved PECULIAR
ly profitable to beginners: 10 candidate for nd-
mission to the bar AMI to practitioners who have
lGckcd systematic instruction need review.
For catalogue, address r. e. MINOR. Sccy.
Charlottesville, Va.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

WHERE THE APPLICATION FOR
INSURANCE IN A FOREIGN IN
SURANCE COMPANY. WHICH
HAS NOT MADE THE DEPOSIT
REQUIRED BY LAW, IS TAKEN
WITHIN TIE STATE. THE POLL
CY is ~ NORTH CAROLINA CON
TRACT AND VOID UNDER SEC
TION So62 OF THE CODE.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25

second arrival Of HuddersncId Her
ring none mixtures in oxfords and tans.
y treat for stylish drcssors.
RUDOLPH & WALLACE.
$50 Main street.
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COURT DECISIONS.
Notes of Cases Recently Decided,
Which are Of Interest to
Our People.
DIGESTED BY w. B. MARTIN,
Exclusively for Virginian- Plot,)
COMMONWEALTH NJ. L. ms. CO. v
EDWARDS.

Supreme Court of North Carolina,
March Z, 1899.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-04-25
THE COURTS YESTERDAY.
VARIOUS HAPPENINGS IN THE
DIFFERENT TRIBUNALS.

Tho damage suit of Lavina Hawkins.
. young colorcd woman. against the
columbia Peanut Company. was tried
in the Court OF Law and Chancery YES
ierday afternoon, and a verdict rem
dered in favor OF the defendant
The plaintiff was injured last Janu-
airy while employed in the factory of
the defendant company, ana entered
suit for $1,000 damages The question
Mt issue involved the law OF master
ana servants and was argued at some
length by the counsel. Messrs Ross &
i:ampeth Tor the plaintiff. ana Messrs.
VIM. II. White and j. w. Wilcox for the
defendant.
The counsel for the plaintiff entered
II motion for now trial. which will
De heard before Judge Martin on We'd
nesday.
The case OF I.evys Music store VS..
James NJ. Barton, involving the sale of
a piano, was heard before Judge Mar
tin and verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum Of so was rendered.
a divorce VAS granted Sallie Jones
colored. from her husband. Edward
Jones.
TO INSPECT THE JAIL.
In compliance with the law. judge
HAnckcl, Of The Corporation Court. ve.-
AHiN.i! Hlpointei captain William H.
Taylor. Nir. Il. Henry Jones and DR..
LoinaN Gwathmey n commission 10 in
spect Norfolk city Jail ana report its
condition TO the court;
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
The following transfers OF property
were recorded Yesterday:
From T.. =. I3elote ana wife to c. ].
Jones. Lot No. O. sheldon avenue. Bran
Llain So-n
From Park Place Company to Min
ME Spann. lot in Park Place: S275.
From NJ. L. Simpson to IL. Fivell.
stock and fixtures in wholesale and re-
tail grocery store. G2i Church street:
SIT.
From Henry Il. Constable to HeIena
NJ. l.. Constable. buggios. carriages ana
appurtenances in shed near Atlantic
street and City Hall avenue: 500
From George II. Ribble. Birdie C.
Odell and others TO II. L. Page ana $.
g. Collins. lots Nos. 20. %. II and %:
$4,000.
From Hattie c. Land to Alexander
c. Weaver and others. parts of lots No.
40 ana in Hrambleton Ward; $500.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
A marriage license was granted TO
Alex Harris and Mamie Bell Watkins.
cOIOrad
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SPADE V. LYNN * e. II. II.

Supreme Judicial Court massachusetts.
January Ii. 1899.
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a marriage license was granted Il
Alex Harris and Mamie Bell Watkins
cOlored.
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'ROpERTY TRANSFERS.

The following transfers OF property
were recorded Yesterday:
From T.. p. Belote ana wife to c. ].
Jones. LOT No. O. sheldon avenue, Bran
The evening times., 1899-12-08
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N HIS FAMOUS REMEDIES.

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The evening times., 1899-12-08
CHINA WANTS TRADE.
The Empires Ambassador to Ena
land Makes an Address.

land Makes an Address.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-A cable from Lon
don says: Sir-Chih- Chen Lo- Feng- Luh.
X. c. V. o.. Chinese minister to England.
made long speech on Chinese commerce
last night in English. before the Article
Club. He said in part:
"The Chinese Empire is a magnetic one.
I hope it is for the attraction of English
and American capital. In order to make
Chinese enterprises attractive China must
as far as possible remove obstacles and af-
ford security for investment. AS a quid
pro quo, China would expect her proper
returns Of profits and taxes. With a
view to securing these returns there has
just been created special ministry Of
commerce in Peking. Thus for the first
time in 5000 years, commerce is represent
ed in the Cabinet Of my country. The new
minister will be charged with the duty OF
encouraging trade. with the power OF re-
moving obstacles and comforting with the
sovereign at all times in order to devise
measures to develop the foreign and inland
commerce of the Empire.
THE Chinese Government has thus
shown keerly the sensible Importance Of
doing what it could to assist the CONNER
cial views Of the powers"
The ambassador spoke at length and gave
good advice how England and America may
best cultivate trade with China.
The evening times., 1899-12-08
ciates indicating solution had at last been

ciates indicating solution had at last been
found. His letter in part is as follows:
Since making the recommendations
within to the effect that the spaces on the
east and west sides Of the Georgetown
Market should be repaved. have had con-
ferences with several Of the citizens Of
Georgetown. who inform me that the coun-
try people are now willing to occupy the
stalls In the market at a nominal rental,
although they expressed their dissatisfac-
tion with such an arrangement to me at
the time I made the suggestion.
I'm my opinion this is very much the
best arrangement. In order to protect
those who occupy the remaining front
stalls, and whose custom now is to leave
their goods there between market days, a
wooden partition will be erected which will
divide the front stalls. occupied by perma-
nent tenants. from the stalls in the rear
Of the market to be occupied by the far
mers."
The evening times., 1899-12-08
deavored to get them into the robbery

deavored to get them into the robbery
scheme.
After the affair sledge hammer was
found on the end of the car. The hammer
was brought to Charleston and the dealer
identified Warren as having purchased It.
A hairdresser also identified him as the
person who bought false wig and beard
and disguise for woman. The woman.
who has mysteriously disappeared. was with
Warren when he was arrested here. The
woman did not figure in the robbery.
Warren lived near the scene Of the hold
up, and was SO well acquainted with rail-
road affairs that he jumped on the train
after 1t left the station. held UP the mes
sengers, and made on with the money with
the greatest ease.
The evening times., 1899-12-08
Bogus Bond Couuon.

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. S.-File Clerk
Beatcher, of the county traasurer's office.
discovered today that coupon No. 9, of bond
number /. of the Wayne county building
bonds of 1895, aggregating 1850, 900. was a
duplicate made by misprint or else by a
clever forgery. The coupon was presented
by the Mercantile National Bank, of New
York City, and was paid before the dupli-
cation was discovered. If the work is a
forgery it must have been executed very re-
Gently, for all the coupons previously can.
celed are regular and correct numerically
The officials will make an Investigation.
The evening times., 1899-12-08

Sir Charles Butler Hugh Mitchell, G. C.
NJ. G., was appointed Governor of the
Straits Settlements and High Commission
er Of Borneo in 1893. He was appointed Q
second lieutenant in the Royal Marine in
1852 and retired as lieutenant colonel in
1870.
He was colonial secretary for British
Honduras in 1868, recorder-general Of Brit
ish Guiana in 1877, colonial secretary for
Natal in the same year. Governor of Fiji
and High Commissioner for the Western
Pacific in 1886, Governor of the Leeward
Islands in 1887. Governor Of Natal in 1889,
and High Commissioner of the Federal
States of Malay Peninsula In 1890.