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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-07

The towing steamer shawmut Capt.
Fuller. Of Boston. arrived in the har-
Dor sunday after an exciting ut.l
down the coast. She encountered The
gale Tuesday morning. the win, blow
ing from sixty to SiXty-five miles an
i:oCr. II tho hurricane the cable part
e. ana the S!law;n,.t lost ner TOW, he
large ATLAS She picked the barge up
ihe next day. though. and brought ii
safe TO port. There was no damage
To the steamer
The barge Alabama. Which was left
Hp the coast som. days ago by her
towing steamer. the cable having part
I'd arrived here Saturday ana is ..cw
* the shiiyard for repairs.
The ta:ce-mastcl schooner n f.
Newbui.y. Capt. J. NJ. Pcckworth, is
| ncre taking or cargo Of coal for
| Charleston. She came down from New
York and got the fun benefit Of the
| recent storm. which she only weathcred
by going far off the coast into the
| Gulf stream.
! Tho schooner n.d before a sixty-m i!e
gale With ONLY her mainsail set. and
rode ou1 Of the storm in safety.
| The steamer Glenfield Capt Bull.
came in Saturday from Galveston. af-
ter being lc:l days out. She is lalen
| with eo.ton and grain For Bremen. The.
! G!eEtield had a very riuGh trip III The
| coast bu1 arrived here safe and sound
| The G!cnii"ld vas preceded UP the coast
| h% the bag steamer UStrllia Bright
y hich lett Galveston 4 day sooner Dut
| l,assea il, the Capes about the same
time. This vessel had 4 terrible time
| battling with the clements She p:lt
into Norfolk,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-07
NORTH ATLANTIC CHART.

Tx. North Atlantic pilot chart has
jl! been issued by the United States
;iS irosraphic ONCE. The forecaSs. tar
November predicts frequent gales nora h
u. the foiteth parallel; occasional
sales between 50 degrees Mouth AND 50
degrees south. Storms increasing N
Frequency and severity Limits Of The
trades moving sGu,hward. Fog sas.
southeast IF Cape Race: maxim3rl
bands occurring latitude T.; ,legl ceS "A
minutes West. some icchergs III he
vicinity 81 Belle island ana t. tie
r,nrtheast ward probably meme sontl
Of the fiftieth parallel. LAccon:na,y
the chart is q diagram showing the
saith followed by the center OF t-lcn 81
the tropical cyclon2 storms that have
ccurrel in the North Atlantic ocean
during the period between 1890 an!
1899
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-11-07
Real EktA9A WanfE ii.

Expecting some buyers soon, we want
more real estate, both improved and
unimproved.
Need not list It with us, unless you
Will sell cheap. Our success has been
buyers.
HENLEY & WARREN
1929 tt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

5OaS2 25: State and Western. white. per double
head Dbl $3dsG do yellow 81 50af2 do red. 81 'onSs ~
County white. bag 81 5od$J DO REQ ~ ~
ns2 30 yellow 81 5Oas2 do Bermuda. per crate s1p
80. do prime az 5O4S5 do shorts S3GSi DO cul' >2m
50 go bect- old per Dbl 81 do BERMUDA p" box ~ ~
carrots old per bhl. SiGSl 50. do bermuda per b,h'
20 cabhages old per 100 $inSlO. do fluda yer
S2GS2 so ceey California per duz - AL - d" ,ta'e
l5d56c. Florida. per SEA 81. 'anlhowfie
Gs2: egglants Florida per box. SIasG. kae Norfolk
per Dbl SiaS 80 lettuce Florida, yer basket sxdS' az
charleston S1as2: North Carolina. >2Hs" 90 "th
havana per carrier $5ns6 peppers Havana per
s. I0dS3 parsnips old Dbl slnsl 90 peas .ilio,
MIA per box $2n$3. parsley BERMUDA per crate - Ia
romaine Brinuda crate 81 las no. raiishrs
Norfolk per basket 81 JudS2 ~: DO Forda. >lns1
eluash. old per hhl. 5OnIJc. spinach Notiok per bp
81 I0d$a ~. DO Baltimore. per bb 81 i3dS- ~
beans Florida. crate. $fpSt do way f"HSo
75cqSt do old white per hbi 15cQSl tomatoes flor
ida per carrier. Sass. do Havana. SG$'
HAY AND STRAW -IAY-ThS week made q good SAFE
record though part Of o. rainy and holiday
caused some break demand. Prices are Mn'hhne-,
We quote. Prime bales. 100 10 tIhGi nc; No
do ~ sqC5c No . do. 35q57c No d. t3u."c p,ih'.
small bales per No. WIZ. No do COGG2'+c: No :
d. 55aj7 ac No 3 do 42if@iTisc inferior hay Da3oc
clover mixed +0d82'sc: clover 81 a be. IA
Abundant unchanged in price We quote best lohs
per 100 NJ other good lots 3Sn3i .c kecep's vi
reported Al the Produce f'x'hhikt
at noon today: Hudson River Railroad. $40: Sie 3lo
Pennsylvania. 10. Delaware lackawanna ana Mes.eth
80 Shore no. I~high Valley go. central Of New
Jersey river boats 30 total llIo tons hecep,s lD'
IL. 3o5 Exports ~ hay for the "eeh,
s.T52 bales TO London 3ae3 bale-: Liverpool 5is
Ber1nuda a37 Trnidad 6p Demerars OIL hlngnton. 30
Receipts ~ straw 10 day. ca tons0 tons 10y nNTt " ~
n rail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

FLOUR ASP 5S 9 t, demand Rrl for au the
r Te s4as4 IS: winter strashs S eS
Sniel s. s1 sPsSs 8 grade
oo S9s1 e. FAIR % Choce
ST9sd K% dg asd.s 81 F lGs
White. SOC fine yellow. a5casi coarse $685. FEED
10 se @ d sae 5 s%a SPOT s
S-9 sss s s ssT T5 g. a
wheat market strong undertone being in.
qnd s,es e wss ho T the
lays o' AM eSysGsd ysSToSS S a fa na T f
foreign houses ouiside sources that the last Of
undertone quite firm Local traders. however. dis
posed TO he mater on ,sg %nd Gd9
which prices br Ike quite SHARPLY Aside from the wsaIher
,ral on which to build up an and han Sas
1eSn , ioT soe warm arm e of weaher develop in the
however. seemed remote; 1t was well below zero In
territory everything frozen hard inspiring good
dsand again nrm b dg Dne %sneS S oT m
neds;ely the former nc premium again at me clos.
Antwerp Which closed francs below Thursday English
morning ars ,as' ne w2T s sGlDmsns Sd sis
regular closs Export interest unimportant
after the ciose Of the March deal and enre:y
a ni he ovsr s " With no AH On NJ the
wheat quoted from 7S1sc I0+c. closing a lec
az clock. .CDRN'Tne cold weather in corn States
brought visions OF larser receipts and improved qusiy
10 sell unde prizes eased on all the session and
a. 4GpAc decline Western advces
indicated liberal offerings The only export
business notsd a couple Of loads on the curb May
corn ranged from 4oSc 10 4ol.c closing 4oe asked al
O'Clock No oorn wac quoted &c over Chicago May FOR
very trading and the market ruled
inallv steady coaed 33Tc No oats. 32lsc
No white 36db3ei4c: No white. 35c: track mixed
22ixQ34ac t-sci white. 35so39c No . white clips. BIC
...... Marlet steady: No western sc and NO
Western. 66i4c. 10Th b afCat State S9t. c Z
New-York carlots -. =. Issa R1.EY-Market nominal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
GENERAL GREENE'S FLtG.

From The Providence Journal
In the shop OF an antiquarian in New Orleans t.
erai Nathaniel Greene. Of Rhode Island. the de
iverer Of The South. and next 10 Washington the
foremost Of ia" American Generals In the Revo-
luton. The flag has bat recently been called to
the attention Of those who could best appreciate
II IN this state, and an effort viii be made to bring
It TO this State IT is for sale and Will shortly be
sent here for examination.
there attracted the attention OF the Rhode Island
representatives. who examined r. ana became con-
the proofs there furnished But these proofs were
FAR from being all or even the main things on
which the claim rests. and the history OF the flag
shows that Il certainly AZ one time belonged to
General Greene. 1t f.. IN any event, an extremely
interesting relic. and It's claims Will be thoroughly
The nag il known to be rather small but Its size
has not been asc"rtanrd II has been removed
from the pole which has been preserved. and must
have been taken of much more than half q
century ago. The flag H. now incOsed I'm gold
frame under glass. and Is curiously made.
The material il cotton. in four broad stripes. two
white and TWO blue. placed alternately. on these
stripes have been worked four verses Of OF the
peclnant attached are two more lines having no
connection with the others The stories OF thesf
dence worked the the first stripe. women OF Lex
inRton the second; women OF Bunker I'M the third
ana ana Women 81 he n Xix and me 1 H. n
The owner Of the flag says the verses were
worked In six by the women OF Bunker nm and
the last two lines I'm Sea Island cotton by the
women Of Charleston The barking IL beautifully
done in white ia The old cross stitch. although
the lines have faded until they have all the same
appearance The verses are those:
Der the eood-co,erea ns and green sa'e- Of the west
Mher. the sound Of the tOcsin has rolled.
our youth rise in arn,r Tor Liberty pf'sfej.
IT'S a beautiful sight 10 behold
Green Mountain boys thfong The hockr Ike
When ferpents intrudc On their bed
u TIE teeth ~ the Warlike ATTACKS th"N advance.
Nor stop 'iil the British Ned
Renown the fathers 81 his manly Naupn.
help 10 their sons that rmblaz.n their story;
United Americans pour the lihati1n
To heroes sagcs immortal In glory
The land that We I've IN. love for asceniance,
ia sound sense and bold Independence
The pennant attached has these linesi
p~n't give up the coiCrs
Lests liberty, bravs boys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
EXPORTS TO-DAY.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

n
CoFFEE-To-days market was Of a semi holiday chsr
al best ard entirely in the hands OF room operators
who. absence OF from European Brazilian
(Which still closed In Observance OF the
Easter holidays full stastiCay were eft AT
which in the matter Of making ne"
Believing discretion the better part o Naor
attention confined to the settlement OF few stray
Cling and IN the aggregate sales reached but
900 hsss Ofcially the market opened quiet, win
unchanged One September cold the call at
the session without the slightest
-hange the opening figures. The fact that Rio re
-epts for 100 bags cut
figure influence bulls and bears alike recognising
the holiday Of arars IN Brazil and attbutng this
small movement to that rather than TO perpen-
1cular falling of in the crop movement.
market finished the daY quiet In tone, with prices
unchanged to points net lower
In spot for Brazilian coffee interest was
Indifferent. and the business done entirely OF
johbng character about the basis of lice for No
Rio invoice lots
The range prices local market to day
vas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS

New Orleans April 1.-Cotton Holiday. Receipts
LOB bales; exports 10 France. i.itO bales 10 the
tinen 5~ bales coastwisc ITO bales. stock 375 ~
bales
ST Louis. April l-Couon-Nct receipts 800 bales
bales
savannah. April 1-Coron-Holiday Receipts 800
bales. socH. 3a.5l3 bales.
Ne" Orleans. March 3l-co,ton- Weekly net receipts
'DJ4S bales. 81 AS bales. exports Britain
91G7 bales. the Continent - 2gl bales: coastwise
Od,s bales sales. l7.Sp bales. spinner Gl3 bales
Galveston. April Lection Holiday. receipts
bales. stock. S7.g02 bales
Memphis April l.-Cotton steady: middng b.. low
mdding. jisc good ordinary. ~ Net receipts ISL
bsies' gross. $50 bales shipments 3il bales. sales
$50 bales: stock. ia 3gi bales
Boston. April Cotton Holiday. Net receipts i5s
ha t.ale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
NAVAL STORES.
-..rl..I. -. IIAA-h

S,.rtts iurten,ine .......,....... g. bbls
Tar 'f''
Shirts turpenne were neglected and slightly easier In
odsy. while rCein showed considerable steadih
and fairly active. Tar ruled quiet Quotations iOI
low: Tar regulars 81 ~. oil. bbs - =; spirits tuI
asked: rosin common 10 good saihen
81 37iy r 81 45QsI 80 F. 81 55nSl 80. q. 81 *: H.
81 -: t. 81 ~: X. 81. NJ. 81 ~ y 81 30; g. - -
W W. 81 % ....,- 49,.
Wilmington April Spirits urprnine Nothlng d9lhR
receipts 81 casks Rosin firm l1cn>l receipts -p DUE
ceipts. l2S bbs 3D.. a. ,o- -.
savannah April 1.SpirIts tIrpeniine firm. go eales
IFS bbs: receipts. 5s2 bible Rosin hrn ana "h'hahseu
- bhls
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

Cash quotations follows: Flour firm: winter
patents 81 5oass a.. siraights 81 2oa$3 30 clears s3a
straghs 81 7OaSS 10 bakers 81 2oqS2 40 No ? spring
wheat IOq72c No spring wheat dGQ7lc No red. ia
2Ita2liac: NJ white. @oG3oi4c. No ? white 2sa.G
%'sc: No rye 5jc: No barley 3sG+7c. No haxseed
- ~ Northwest 81 p prime timothy seed 81 30 mess
short ribs sides 81 satcd shoulders
boxedD 81 37igNS4 80. short clear sides oxedi 81 a5Q
81 90: whskey. dsers' finished goods per gal 81 20
Exchange to dav the butter firm: creamery
l4g2lc: dairy n'snlSc. eses fresh or nearby. IN;
cheese steady. creameries. II ieHl2iac
Cincinnati April Flour quiet. Wheat easier. firm
oats quiet. 30 mixed 29lsqsoc Rye q1lei; No 2 SOC
Butter firm Sugar steady. Eggs dull 10 Cheese firm
NJ , 5dc. kar.eN strong No 47ac sample 4Oa48isc
Minneapolis April I-Wheat-No ! Northern April
7lSc: No / Northern rose 81 > Norhern 50 Flour
First patents 50 Ssa - patents 5nds3
first clear 81 GDgS2 20. Bran. In bulk $40 2ja$I0 ~
April. %.GSpi4". OATS quiet but steady 40 white
clipped ,''gto'gc; No white clipped. 34n34 2c 40 .
mixed cllpel ftg%"gc Butter steady. fancy Western
creamery. 22ec DO prints 20 Eggs steady fresh
} i2pl2i-c DO Western. 2sc. do Southwestern. 12sc
DO southern. re Cheese firm bat quiet RcceiptsFlour
700 btls. 5000 sacks. wheat 900 bush: corn OOO
bush; oats - rp bush shipments Wheat. $500 BUSH
corn. :s'oooO bush. oats. 1000 bush.
unsettlel No rel. cash. - 4c April 75c. MAY 1914
july. ia: 10 hard. 7lc Corn lower. No cash S4c
cash. 2si2c; April. y 10. M.y 2sc july 3GA.c. 80 .
Mite @2r Bran scarce and better. sacked track
Legs hrm. l"'4c Dry salt meats Boxed shoulders
81 p. extra shorts. 81 81. RIBS 81 shorts 81 12is
, T"edo April Wheat lower weak. No cash. 74c
MAY 74%c. Corn dun. lower. NJ mixed. 35i nc oats
dun steady. No cash sc Cloyrrserl active steady:
prime cash Old 81 % new cash and April 81 ~ hid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

MONEY RATES Money on call. per cent. win
exceptions at per cent Time money. 81. per cert
for sixty days siIn4 per cent for three months. ,
per cent for four months. and I per cent for si
months Commercial paper rates were Prime IN.
dorsed bills receivable. 3hn3as per cent hgh-grai.
single names 3hqi. per cent. and other good
names. 41zG5 per cent.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market strong AM
higher. Actual closing rates follow,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

chicago. April There enough cattle offered
Tor sale 10 day 10 make marter and prices ruled
nominal on an average prices about higher than
WeeA ago Fancy cattle would bring s. 7OQS5 50
steers S4nS1 10. bee: steers, 50 81
st@err ~ 2OuSj 30 and calves sia$7 The neagre supply
Of hogs resulted IN putting prices 2isuc higher The bulk
II saes were AT - sass SIN: lots ceiling At
S ohy3 10 ana prime heavy hop al 81 " pigs brought
" 4ont1 20 Offerings Of sheep well taken and he
market ruled strong at previous prices
sjdss sheep 81 lUas6 ~ At 75ns5
Receipts Cattle 100 head. hogs. UOpD sheep so
Cincinnati. April l-Iiog- steady. 81 25g 81 cattle
= S4G<J IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
FIX Interest

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market strong and active.
The heaviest dealings were in the Atchson ana
St Louis Southwestern issues Baltimore and ONO
Is (when issued Manhattan Is. Kansas and Texas
1st a.. Missouri Pacific consols. NewYork Central
Lake Shore 3Iss Northern Pacific prior a., South
ern Railway s. ST Louis and Iron Mountain 1s.
Union Pacific ~. Union Pacific Denver and CUR
lsts. Wisconsin Central LIST receipts. colorado
Southern ~ (when issued). Peoria ard Eastern IN
comes Reading As Texas and Pacihc 2ds ana
Wabash debenture Bs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
STOCKS CLOSE HIGHER.
MANIA TTAN,S BIG ADVANCE.
FEDERAL STEEL AGAIN A FEPTU RE-
BANK RESERVES LOWER.

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac-
tive securities and net changes from Thurs-
days last sales were as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
THE STATE or TRADE.

Boston April Produce marSet: Flour quiet receipts
20 spring patents sqs4 10 spring bakers. s3g
81 80: winter patents SO -0a$4 80 winter clears and
straights 50 3o0s4 Cornmeal quiet seassc per bag.
Corn weak: receipts Il s72 bush; No 4Sisc steamer
yellow 42sc Oats quiet; receipts. s96s BUSH fancy.
3ea39izc: Nos and 3. 37Q37 nc Mifeed quiet bran
spring SIC % winter SIC 70; Red Dog nour <ll 5o'
mddngs SIG 50Qs1s 30. Butter steady; Northern = a
age: Western 2isq22c; imitation. l8alIc ladies' IA &c
Chicago. April 1.-The leading futures ranged as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - New-Orleans-COm-
mercial % premium. bank. 81 premium. San
Francisco-Sight lJc; telegraph. Fisc. Cincinnati
over the counter. J0c premium; between banks sc
discount savarnah-Buying. l-l6c discount sell
too 20 nor 81 900 premium Charleston Buying
mar. selling. i.c premium. Boston. % discount 8.
Iouis-soc discount. Chicago-Par
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-London markets
closed Berlin discount rate, ~ per cent. Pari
"a. per cent. Berlin exchange on London. y ma'nl
- pfennigs Paris exchange on London. . frana
2liz centimes.
EUROPEAN SECURITIES. French rentes' ~
francs a. confines. Spanish - In Pans. %"
,rrIr, SILVER MARKET Bar silver 5es.c. xer
lean silver dollars. I7izc. Bar silver In LSnfoa
q lid.
GOLD PREMIUM In Madrid. 2os2 LISBON -
Buenos Ayres l2250 Rome. 80?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

Saturday. Saturday. Net
March 20. April |. change
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
MONEY AND EYrHA NGE.

100 NJ 81 Ry Gen rs i2lis 1900 90 o..
Total sales ~ bonds si.773.G0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

6noLAssFS, AND sYRUPS-Tne week in the moassss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN STOCKS.

FIX interest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02

Receipts Of breSdsiuns 81 Interior points IN thousands
last three cphers 600 omitted. -four bills grain busl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-02
THE WEEKS BANK CHANGES

The following table shows the usual comparatr
statement OF bank holdings.
March p. April changss
Loans ........ SIIY fSl ~ SttgvCi ~ m, 80 a..
snec'e 100 2s2j Oo 1s7i4i3o Dec. Slls;'
- tenders 81 ~. 600 53o79so Dec. ~
i..".s,,s g'2 "a 700 SOS plT.0o Dec. 3SS pa
'Irrulaton ..... i3 so 500 i3.sI0SO Inc ~"
The following shows the relation between tn
total reserve and the total deposits on the resps
tive dates 81, ,-..-r.,
s.,. $50 2G2 80 sis7Ia4sco Dec. 50 llsU
Legal ienders o'~''"o "''''0'' - 80
Total reserve 100 $40 "a loo Dec 81 SCI
required 49, o.o
against deposits 225 562 675 224 72S $50 Dec sSs"
s,rrIus - sis5s7.i25 si5 404. $50 Dec. s3os2s'
The Clearing House statement for yesterday was
az follows: Exchanges. So. 1854 balances, S'1ls
522 For the week Exchanges 81 2s3 $50 l67 balances
$50 el5 ss4 against exchanges last week OF S9t'"
Os5 and balances OF S44is2s.
The following are the changes for the correspond
ing weeks of the three preceding years: lS"-
Loans decreased 81 BIZ 200: cash increased Slolo-
900: deposits decreased s34l370o. and surplus re.
serve Increased 81 SOP 325: ls97-Loans decreased
81 7i5 800: cash decreased 81 $4,000: deposits de-
creased s. 4aG. 500 and surplus reserve decreases
81 DO l75: iSgI-Loans increased sS2sop. cash oe'
creased 81 2i6 400 deposits decreased NlSsoo' ana
surplus reserve decreased 81 IA. 40.
The following table shows the bank nooihss "
the respective dates:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-26
WAS CRUEL TO
THE PRISONERS
investigation Of Superintendent Of
North Carolina State Farm Shows
Bad State of Affairs.

HALIFAX. " c.. Aug. 2i-The Peni-
tentiary Investigating Committee, com
n...l ~ scuator Brown tld Representa-
tives Calls and Patterson appointed by
the last LEGISLATURE to investigate The con-
dition OF the state prison farms. began
taking testimony III she farms on the
Roanoke river yesterday afternoon.
GOVERNORS BhOIhEh
The most important witness WAS ID. $.
Russell. who Was Summerels steward
I'm lSgs. for period of eight months. Rus
SEN Is half-broiher OF Governor Daniel
Il. Russell and fln brother OF former
Warden ell AZ the peniientiary at
Raleigh.
From Russens sworn estimate it ap-
pears
/. one man was beaten to death on
Summerers farm.
one maa .as 1eaten so he could not
get out Of bed for two weeks, was left
without food for 1870 days. ana was de-
MED medical attention
g. Numerous others were beaten IN the
most brutal manner and were. some OF
them. disabled for days
THBY FEARED HIM.
The employees an stood IN mortal fear
OF SumrnnreIl and dared make no COM
plant against him.
Other witnesses testified 10 the good
character srlnhfulness and lack OF preJa-
dice OF Air. Russell. -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-26
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Mrs. McPherson, Of Portsmouth, Meets
Death at Vrighfsviile. y. C..

Death 40 Vrighisvillc. y. G.
NORFOLK. VA. Aug 25.-spccial-
Mrs. s. l.. Mcpherson, OF Portsmouth,
Was killed at Wrghsvillo n. c.. boy n
singular accident She. with her nurse
and her son-iu-iaw, Harris Northmp. ape
preached the S,a104rl AIRLINE track
with Intention Zoo board train. when
Mrs. Mcpherson. am elderly woman. fell
from the platform upon the track. and
the moving train struck hcr. The only
words she spoke aftlrward We're those
spoken t0 Air Divine. engineer Of tho
locomotive which struck her. T1 him she
said. "Giyc me chiDr0lorm and let me
die quietly" She died almost imme-
diatcly aftcrWard. She was "a daughter
OF I.awiston %. Hardin formerly chief
clerk in the Bureau of Detail. of the Navy
Department at Washington. Her brother.
Mark B. Hardin. "a college profess of
South Carolina was o. distinguished Con-
federatc officer
Captain Dunn, of the schooner Frank
". Mccullough of Norfolk in am inter-
view tonight. told of the pcrls he passed
through in the lata Storm The vessel
was believed go be lost as She sailed from
Norfolk for Savannah in tho teeth of the
hurricane. she never made Savannah.
but for fourteen days drinei Captain
Dunn said. upon the open sea She zee
tEued o. Norfolk wi,h main ai' and caf
blown away. leaking somewhat. and with
hes water casks Alled with only brackish
water. The waves which washed over
her lWocked tine hunes out of The barrels
and the salt water entered them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-26
THE CLAIMS OF
GOVERNOR TYLER
He VIII Issue Another Statement in
Few Days Showing Where He
Exnects His Vote From.

EAST RADFORD. VA. Aug. 2j.-Spc-
ciai.-Governor Tyler desires TO correct
statements made in his interview al Cui-
peper Yesterday in reference Go number d.
hold-oYer senators There are tWenty-one.
lie claims nine. and comedies Senator
Martin ten. with two doubtful The word
prOcrastination. as published in his In
teryiew. should DE prognosticat0n
The Governor left this evening FOR Br.s-
tol where be viii meet Governor Nc
Milin tomorrow in reference % boundary
line between the two States He seems
more confident than ever Of his election.
and stated that II Senator Martin was so
sure he had the nomination he could not
understand why he seemed so anxious
about members yet to be nominated.
The Governor viii. il is thought issue
another statement IN the course Of the
next few days. showing whore he expects
his votes 10 come from. He claims not
less than sixty-seven in the caucus.