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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
OPENING OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Preliminary Business of
the Session.
Constitutional G Convention-Ob-
ject to Eliminate the Negro
Vote-Bearing of Sugges-
tions in the Governors
Message on this Cues
ton - Senatorial
Caucus Tonight.
Caucus Tonight.

4 SAOh
Caucus Tonight.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 6.-The two
houses of the Virginia General AS
sembly were called to order at noon
today. Lieutenant Governor Ech-
OILS presided in the Senate, and after
his election, Speaker Saunders in
the House. The Democratic caucus
nominees chosen last night, were
elected in each house.
| The governors message was re-
csived and ordered printed.
In the Senate. Senator Barksdals
offered his bill today to prevent cor
rupt practices in the use of morey
in elections This measure has al
ready been outlined in these few
patches.
Senator GlsSs offered q bill to
suspend 'nI a period of sixty days
!: trnarions of the so-called
Land Grabbe," act. in order that
the measure may be perfected.
A bill was offered by Senator
Clator to abolish the Eighteenth
judicial circuit.
CAUCUS FOR SENATOR ToNIHTG.
Notices were given in each house
for general caucus tomorrow
night for the nomination of Senator
Martins successor and the selection
of heads of the varions departments
of the State government.
Senator Martin is here and is ex-
pected TO remain tomorrow. His
name will be presented to the can
Gus by Senator McIlwaine, of Pc
tersburg; that of Governor Tyler 10y
Mr.. Pollock. Of Pulaski.
The indications now are thst no
unusual scenes will take place in the
cancus. The action of the leaders
in The side tracking the Stands case
will very likely prevent any unusual
contest.
Chairman Morris, of the Senate
caucus, and Mr. Pitcher, of the
House caucus. have not vet announc-
ed to the public those who are to
compose the committees to consid-
er 'be cases of in dependents. 1t is
probable that these announcements
will not be given out until the lead
ers are pretty certain to be infomed
by them.
FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The most significant, and tha.
which ia certain to be the most fai
reaching me asure offered at the op
ening of the Virginia legislature to-
dai was that proposing to call 6
COD stitutional convention. The pa.
tron of this bill is Senator Ha
Flood, one of the closest friends O
Senator Martin. This gentlem two
years ago opposed this legislation
The bill provides for submitting t.
the voters of the State on the fourtl
Thursday in May, 1901, the question
} OF assembling a constitutional con
= vehtion.
The primary object of this bod
+, is to eliminate the negro vote. Th
n importance ifnot the absolute necel
g ity OF doing this is now concede
= by the ablest and most conservatiy
O Democratic leaders in Virginia. Tw
8 years ago the most violent oppc
Dr. nents of convention were IL
y friends of the railroads ard 9th
- corporations. The representativ
It: of these see now that sentiment
ne rapidly crystalizing in favor of
10 convention, and it will be useless
throw any further obstacles in
way.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
Member elect Roberts
Center of Attention.
Protests Made Against Him by
Taylor Of Ohio, and concurr-
ed in by Mr.. McRace, Ar
kansas Democrat-The
Utah Mans case to
be Referred to a
Committee,

Washington, December, 4.-Enor.
nous crowds witnessed the opening
scenes in the House today.
The principal interest conferred in
the disposition Of the case of Mr..
Roberts, Mormon Representative
from Utah. Those who anticipated
a sensational announcement were
disappointed. The program out
lined by the Republican leaders at
at their conference on Friday night
was partially carried out. The OBJ
lection to the administration of the
oath to Mr.. Roberts was entered by
Mr.. Taylor, of Ohio, as predicted,
and Roberts slept aside without
protest except to ask if by doing so
he waived any of his rights. To this
the speaker responded in the mega
tive
Although Mr.. Roberts was not
sworn in to day he secured a seat.
This, however, was by an accident
pure aud simple. In the seat-draw-
ing lottery no provision had been
made fol Mr.. Roberts, but whe the
drawing was complete, tive others
AS well as himself had not been pro
vided with seats, and the Speaker
asked and sc cured from tho House
general permission for those mem
bers who had not drawn seats 10
make such selections as they could.
Under this authority Mr.. Roberts
got a seat in an obscure part of the
hall. Mr.. Roberts was the observed
of all observers throught the day.
His daughter sot in the gallery and
watched the proceedings.
As the minute hand Of the clock
over took the hour hand at noon, the
gavel Of the clerk of the last Houes,
Major Mcdowell. descended with
bang. The blind chaplain, Rev,
Henry Couden, of Michigan, offered
prayer. Then the reading clerk be
gan calling the roll.
MR.. ROBERTS NERVFUs.
Mr. Roberts sat listening intently
for his name and when his name was
called he responded "here" in loud
voice. But he looked nervous and
i'll at ease.
There was no demonstrations du-
ring roll call. When Clerk Mellow
ell announced that 352 members had
answered to their names, a quorum.
"The next thing in order, an
nounced the clerk, ''is the election of
Speaker"
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, offered a
resolution. which was adopted viva
voce, provided that the House pro
ceeded to the election Of Speaker
for the 56th Congress. Thereupon
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, as chair
man OF the Republican caucus,
presented the name of David b
Henderson; of Iowa The mention
OF the name OF General Henderson
WAS greeted with round OF applau
ses from the Republican side.
} Mr.. Hay, of Virginia, chairman o
the Democratic caucus, nominate'
: James d. Richardson, of Tennessee
{ and Lis name drew the applaudist G
=. the Democratic side.
= Mr.. Ridgley, of Kansas. nonina
ted John G. Bell, of Colorado, q
= the Populist Candidate, and M
Wilson OF Idaho, placed FramciS {
Newland, of Ne,nds. n nom natlt
as the eaud,ialr of lie Silver par
81 Each party havint put forward
n, candidate, by direction of tn cler
the roll was called and each mer
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08

The roll call resulted: Hender,
son, III; Richardson. 153; Bell. 4;
and Newlands, 2. The clerk there
upon announced the election of MIR.
Henderson amid great Republican
applause. He designated MIR.
Richardron, Mr.. Bell aud Mr.. New
lands as committee to escort the
Speaker to tho chair.
The committee retired to the
lobby and after n short wait the
doors OF the main portal of the House
swung open and General Henderson
entered upon the arm of Mr. Rich
ardson, followed by the two other
members OF the committee. When
he assembled the rostrum, Mr.. Rich
ardson in neat speech introduced
and in response to che hearty cheers
he addressed the House.
In accordance with the time hon.
ored custom, the oldest member of
the House in point Of service, MIR.
Hammer, of Pennsylvania, who has
sercrds4 years in the lower branch
OF Congress-; administered the oath
to the speaker. Appearing in the
area in frount Of the clerk 8 desk, he
read the oath to the Speaker, who
with uplifted hand repeated the
single words after him. Another
round OF applauses followed in which
the galleries joined.
The Speaker then announced that
the oath would be Administered to
the members by States As the
names of the members were called
they ayy~ayed at the bar in groups
of about IA dozen, and there with
aired hands were sworn in by the
Speaker.
TAYLER's OBJECTIONS TO ROBERTS.
The moment for which all present
were aoxiousll waiting came when
the State of Utah aud Mr.. Roberts
name was called. Instantly hush
fell upon the assembly. Mr. Tyler
of Ohio, was on his feet asking for
recognition. The Speaker iecog-
nized him immediately.
81 object to the swearing in of the
representative elect from Utah, and
to his taking his seat" began Mr..
Tayler, in clear, distinct voice. 81
do so, Mr.. Speaker" he continued
"on my own responsibility as a
member of this House, and because
specific, serious and app arntly we'll
grounded charges of inelegability
are made against him. A transcript
of the proceedings of courts in Utah
evidence the fact that the claimant
was in 1889 convicted or that he
pleaded guilty, in the orime Of un-
law ful co -habitation. Affidavits and
other pap ers in my possession in
dicate that ever since that time he
has been presistentiy guilty of the
same crime, and that ever since then
he has been and is now a polygamist.
IL this transcript and these affidavits
are the truth, the member elect from
Utah is in my opinion inelegable to
be a membee Of this House Of Rep
reseotatives, both because of the
statutory disqualification OF the Ed
nuns law, and of higher and gravei
aud quite as sound reasons. 1 onght
also to say in addition to what 1 have
lust said that / have in my possess
ion certified copy of the entry un
der which the claimant of this sea,
was naturalized, and that eminent
counsel asserts that il it be the re
cord of this case this client is not {
citizen Of the United States, i offe
aud express no opinion upon tn
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
EARLY MORNING TESTS.
Expert Schoen Has Traction Cars Kun
Arer Hours Cor Experiments.

Imuortaut tests were made ON the Hiea
of the Richmond Traction Company be-
tween 1880 and 2.N o o.ci1lk This morning
with The purpose in view of discovering
remedy for the c'ec,r0iysis evil Ine
tests were made under thc suprvislon ana
direction off a. NJ Seh0cn. the electrical
expert. who g. engaged now 100 investisat-
ing ON the city's behalf The damage mat
has been done water and gas pipes py
the action of electr0ysis.
In making the tests This morning IL
was necessary t0 keen every car running
ON schedule tims for the experiment was
to discover remedy that viii oe pracu-
cable under the conditions OF actun
operation OF the system. IL was an oua
sight 10 watch car after car fiit by. the
only persons ON board being the motor
man and conductor
At2 A. N. Mr. sch0cn appeared at the
nowerhouse and told the men IN charge
that the cars had been ordered I'm. ana
that the power could De cat Oh. It was
half an hour later when the last cars
went into the sheds
I'm seeking remedy for electrolysis.
% viii be necessary t0 have the return
current reach the noworhouse by some
other means than that now In vogue IL
is said that d scheme may be devised
to have the return of the fluid go over
wires stretched overhead. Instead Of tax
ing the return underground.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21

special piece Of track. as 80 had rot had
much time tO settle and become lrfl and
strong. As ihc rain continued int' tie
night the motormon were on the ok
out Tor some accident 40 this place. One
OF them said ihat about 1880 O'Clock The
effect Of the rain upon tho r0ad.hed coml
bc distinctly perceived. as the'track would
sink considerably when the cars passed
over.
AS time went on the waving os .he un.
stabicncss of the road-bcd became mere
evident and the ballast seemed 10 be
showed from under the ties as .hc .ars
passed.
The moiorman Of the last car 10 pass
This point remarked Go the conductor uiat
the track would give away with ire next
car
At llI0 O'Clock one OF the c1rs eft The
track at the beginning Of the ucwiy c)n-
structcd part and as severn cars we've
following closely. they also were ccrailed
at Tho same point. In an about i've cars
came to grief
Tho track was at once examined and %
was discovered that about th.es furdrcd
yards of 30 was totally UNIT Tor travel a.
the rOad-bod was badly washed in some
places aud the track sunkcn
The cars were gotten back on che ,aHs
and the traffic over the loop was stopped.
All day long yesterday she workmen
were nusily at work repairing the rack
and win have 30 in shape ,or tr1 icl by This
morning
Until the work is com0le-el the ears
viii $50 no further than .he Nan street
sheds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
They Spread Rapidly and Totally
Destroy the Building
TWO PATIENTS ARE MISSING,
An Insane Man and "a Woman. Whose
Names Are Not known-The Othcr
Patients All Removed One
Nurse Badly Burned The
Property - Valuable and
Will BE Total Loss.

NORFOLK. VA, Sept 2i.-2I5 a. NJ
St vincenrs Hospital on hre. Caught in
nth story in south wing. Mrs. DoIan'
nurse. badly injured FLAMES spreading
and burning nerceiy. just beginning 10
remove patients from the hospital VAL
liable property involved.
1855 4. M.-The fire is siiu in progress.
Portsmouth department called upon for
help. Firemen making stubborn hsht TO
save main building. South wing fcll In
az 2.c0
Entire wood-street side Of building In
flames. Flames now extending to- Church
street wing. one woman known to be
burned To- death. II is thought the build
ing will bee "a total loss. Building valued
al about $4,000
3l5 A. M.-An patients have been re-
moved. There are two patients missing
one man dnsanel and one woman.
No names can be had tonight. The
building viii Doe a total Joss.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
PRICES GO UP,
White Paper aud Shoe Leather Regis
Ter q Sharp advance.

White Paper and Shoe Leather Regis
ter sharp Advance.
NEW YORK, sept. 2)-Newspaper has
gone up a quarter of cent a pound
within the last three weeks. The news
papers of New York city, according 10
am official Of the company, which supplies
am but two OF the papers printed IN This
city. usg 400 tons of paper daily az cost
of two cents a pound. The recent sharp
advance means $500 day more 10 the
newspapers. or $4,000 "a year. over the
price which has heretofore obtained. The
cost OF the consumption Is now Nb,Vo0
a day The tendency is 20 raise the price
stlll higher. The advance is due partly
to the drought of last summer which
seriously impaired the water power OF the
paper mills. Book paper has also gone
up q quarter of cent "a pound, and letter
paper from thrce-fOurths of q cent 10 one
cent pound.
The price Of shoe leather has gone up
from 1-2 10 per cent within the last
week. owing to the scarcity OF COW hides
material. Shoe manufacturers have sign
cd contracts with wholesale and retail
shoe houses which viii not expire Tor
months 90 come. and so the patrons OF
retail houses VIII not ictl the duNdnce
until December. I'm the meantime the
manufacturers who have bound them
selves by contract will be the sufferers
from the rise I'm price
A sharper advance has been made In the
price OF crude sole leather. For two
months the cost has been steadily going
up. and yesterday it had advanced six
cents per pound above the market price
paid in August. Still higher prices are
looked for by manufacturers. The in
creased cost is due t0 the scarcity OF cat
tie as compared with the demand.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
PRICE TWO CENTS.

informed regarding the latter's attitude.
reliable information has been received
here that "a large command Of Free State
Burghers has been collecting near Boshoi,
on the Kimberly border. Two hundred
Burgners We're despatched to that point
from Bioemionte.n during the week past.
III the Free State Joins the Transvaal the
nrst battle is likely 90 be fought az
B0shOf.
The Cape cabinet has determined 20 pro-
long The session OF the assembly indehn-
itely So that DO may be sitting when hos
tulties begin.
Soyoral Warlke speeches were made yes
teriay by members of the House Of Com
mons.
THE BOERs READY.
The Johannesburg correspondent OF the
Morning Post says.
The hoer preparations are as complete
as the government can hope 10 make
them. 10 is believed that martial law
will be proclaimed ON Thursday if no re
ply is received from England by that time.
10 is said that the d.spatching Of British
troops 90 South Africa viii be- considered
as casus beN The Beers are urging
tho government to begin hostlliuos forth
with 10 f. ft.t that the orange Free state
can best he forced 20 action by a sue
cessful military demonstration on the
part of the rransvaal
STILL HOPEFUL
CAPE TOWN. Sept - Sir Alf-ed NIL
ners splteh to President Stcyn. informs
him That fUe British and Iransvaal gov
ernmeus are slu hopeful oi friendly
settlement Should this hope bee disap-
pointed. SIR Alfred says Doc looks to the
Orange Free State to preserve strict neu-
traliiy and t0 prevent military interyen-
ton by any of ils citizens.
"1 am prepared TO give formal assur-
ance. says the Hsh Commissioner. that
90 such case. the integrity of the orange
Free State wul Doe respected under ail
conditions. So .sr as her Majesty gov
ernment s aware there is Absolutely no
cause to disturb fhe present irioudly pee
iatons between Great Britain and the
Orange Free state Her Mniesty's gov
eminent is animated by the most friendly
sentiments toward the Orange Gree state
ara there s 300 truth in amy suggestion
that her Maie-.y's government desires
% impair the independence Jf the Repuo-
nc"
The High Commissioner dispatch is
dated Sept leth President Sicyn under
the same d8to replies as follows.
"The government OF the Free state
snares her MlIesty's government hopeful
ness of friendly settlement and does
not even -es chat force is the only soiu-
ton. Looking to the state of apprchen-
s.0n n South Africa. the orange Free
stat. government regrets ,oc despatch
of troops. bug viii DO an % can 90 allay
excitement DO the course pursued, iol-
lowing upon other military preparations
on the.r borders. should. MS Us not Inn
probable be regarded by the Bursher5
as "a menace to the Orange cree state ana
cause strong feeling of mlsirust. ana
should The mwished for development
arise thorcfr0m the responsibility VIII
not rest with my government
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
EMULATE0 GUERlN.
An Ex-Nayor of Algiers lncites Rio
aud Dcfics Arrest.

ALGIERS. Sept. 2i.-Max Regis. former
Mayor OF Algicrs and a. notorious Jew
batter who returned here recently haunt
cd by ,he idea that the government In
tended TO arrest him. and Jealous 0f tho
uorOriety OF jules Guerin. shut himself
up for four days with "a party of adher-
cuts in a villa labelled "Anu-Juif' just
outside the town. BE laid In a stock %
provisions for "a selge.
Yesterday. apparently annoyed az tho
absence OF any move on The part " the
police. DE issued forth and entered tho
town stirring up anfi-Jewlsh dcm0nstra-
tiOns during which the windows Of sew
eral shops owned by Jews were Smashed.
the Jsws responded by iging revolvcrs
and the mob raised the cry 'Oeath 90 tho
Jcws@
The rats continued throughout tho
evening and finally The troops charged
with drawn swords and dispersed mo
rioters Regis resained the riIla end bar
rlcaded himself and bis companions Dur
ing the ARRAY nine persons Wete stabbed
or shot. among them three police agents
and TWO in0fensivc citizens. u IS report
cd that some Jews were among the
wounded order was finally restored about
midnight
The rioting was renewed after midnight
in the Jewish quarter. where there ~efe
collisions between the anu-semltes ana
the police
several persons were injured. and tho
police made six arrests.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
BANK OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Mr.. HabIislon Vce-Presideni ant
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee--Mr. Sands Cashier.

Al n meeting of the board of directors
OIL the National Bank Ot Virginia yesier-
day afternoon. Judge George l.. Christian
was elected president. Mr. VIM. VI. llao-
Uston. yice-prcsidcnt. and chairman ol
the executive committee. Mr. j. Is. sands
cashier. aud Mr.. o. Summers Morton, ds-
sisiant cashier
THE CONSOLIDATION.
The actual merging ot the Ntuonal
Bank OF Virginia and the citizens. IA
cnange Bank Will take place early next
week.
Judge Christian. who was elected pros-
ident 0f the consolidated banks. has pern
pre- .dent of the National Bank ot fif-
gn.a for long time. he has occupied
d number OF places Of distinction in Anin-
c.al circles and his practice of law mas
brought many hOncss.
Mr. Hablston is vlce-pgcs.dent of ape
tersburg Rational Bank and had been
president of the Citizens Exchange Bank
since It's REORGANIZATION. ODE deposits ln
The latter doubling under his admlnistra-
ton of @ little over year. iie has also
been prominently Identified with the Rich
mond Traction Company and the Rich-
m0nd. Petersburg and Carolina Railroad
company.
TIE CASHIER.
Mr.. Sands was general pook-keep'r ar
the First National Bank FOR a long time
and was made cashier of the Ciuzens
Exchange Bank I'm August. lse.
SIR. Morton has been assistant cashier
OF the National Bank of Virginia for a
iong time, and his retention in the posi-
,ion IN a measure demonstrates the APP
probation in which his services are held.
All OF tho officers are men OF splendid
business qualifications and in every way
ntted for their trusts.
MIR. IOCKWOOD'S CHANGE
The friends OF Mr.. j. W. lockwood.
who is probably the oldest bank cashier In
the city will be interested In the an
nouncement that he retires from the
cashiershiD OF the National Bank OF VIZ
einia which ne has held for thirty years
or more. to accept the vice-presidency OF
the American National Bank. Of this city.
Mr.. Lockwood Is rcckoned among ,h'
most efficient bank officials OF the south.
ana his obuging disposition has mae
him extremely popular among fis afso-
ciates and banking and business msn
generally.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-21
DEWEYS FLAGSHIP
A Committee From Here Seek TO Have
Her Sent 60 Hampton Roads. - -

A Committee From Here Seek TO Have
Her Sent TO Hampton Roads. -
A strong attempt win be made by lead
ing citizens of Richmond 10 have Deweys
flagship, the Olympia. as we'll as "A num-
ber of vessels from the White Squadron.
in Hampton Roads from the Sd 20 the 9Th
OF next month. With that end in view.
committee from the Chamber of Commerce
and the Young Mems Business Association
went TO Washington last night Those
who took the trip We're Messrs. o. Herbert
Funsten. of j. B. E.am a. Co., and Robert
Crump. of Harrclson q Crump. repre-
senting the y. NJ. B. A.; Mr.. John Stewart
Bryan and Colonel w. o. Skelt0n from
the Chamrer of Commerce.
This morning they viii meet az the
Raleigh a committee from Norfolk. The
joint committees VIII wait upon President
Mckinley and Secretary Long and urge
their request.
Senator Martin will introduce the men,
bers OF the delegation TO the President and
Secretary.