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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
BE + Rl<.I I EY.

AT the urgent request of many who
were unable to attend the farce COM
+ edy second Floor Spoopendyke," given
some lew weeks ago, the participants
have kindly consented to repeat the
above comedy Thursday June 18th. at
- p. M. for benefit OF the Berkeley base
ball team. 1t is hoped that our people
Will give this their support, as the
above mentioned team is under the ex-
pense Of extra players for the coming
week. Our sister cities have been gem
erous In their support of their local
teams. and why not ours?
n Monday is always a busy day at
Daugherty's department stores. To-
morrow they will offer special prices on
Z, ladies' sailor hats, duck skirts ana
shirts. See ad.
: SGrorget- tbe,siieat sacrifice sale
20 Mr., y e. Humphries. Remember
that he Is selling out This entire stock
: at and below cost. If9you want bar
gains in shoes and notions, now is the
time TO call and purchase. See nd. in
this Issue.
; The regular monthly. injecting of the
Missionary Society OF Main Street
Christian Church will be held this aft
ernoon at o'clock. The program for the
( occasion will be an address by Rev. c.
" I: Stengle. a cornet solo by Mr.. ]. w.
SIlNewberry, and a vocal solo by Mr.. Ru-
Sdolph Ely, of Norfolk.
The revival of South Norfolk Baptist
I Church continues. The pastor will
preach to-day. Morning text: Look We
unto the rock whence we are hewn."
Night: And thou. Capernum. which
art exalted unto heaven. shall be
brought down to hell DR.. Fisher, of
Portsmouth. will be with the church
Monday night and throughout the
week.
Miss Cornelia Fugue. q university
graduate, will have charge of the pri-
mary and intermediate departments o.
! Ryland Institute next session.
"a number of Befkley young ladies
Will take part in the commencement ex-
4 ercises Of the Misses Tucker Sc Bllck's
school at the Norfolk Academy of Niu-
sic, Tuesday evening.
ssSi. "A match. game of baseball will be
played Monday afternoon at o'clock
between the Atlantic City and Berkeley
I teams An interesting game is looked
s for. as the Berk,ey team has had adj
ditions of new players. Seats have been
provided for lady spectators
Miss Martha Whitehead is quite sick
/. at her home, on Washington street
Mr. Len. Fl. Hyslop Jr., of Elizabeth
z City. Is ip town on q short visit to his
& parents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL ARRIVALS.
NORTH ROIIND

Stmr. Flora, lumber. North Carolina
to Norfolk.
Stmr. Lucy, merchandise, North Car
olina To Norfolk.
Schr. II. G. Coleman, lumber, North
Carolina to Baltimore.
Stmr g. w. Petit. merchandise,
North Carolina to Norfolk.
Stmr w. B. Rogers, merchandise,
North Carolina to Norfolk.
SOUTHBOUND.
Stmr w. b. Rogers, merchandise,
Norfolk to North Carolina.
Stmr Iiarbinger. merchandise, Nor
folk to North Carolina.
Stmr Bel Virginia. towing, Norfolk
to North Carolina.
Schr q. G. Bennett light. Norfolk to
North Carolina.
Schr. w. L. Roberts. light. Norfolk
to North Carolina.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

New York. June 2i.-Money on call
steady at 2QD2la per cent; last loan at
PIG per cent. Prime mercantile paper,
'30S94 per cent. Sterling exchange
steady with actual business in bankers
bills at i.SS@4 ssh for demand, and at
4 S5%@4. ST for sixty days. Posted
rates, 4.S6i.Mi.ST and 4.S9. CONNER
cial bills, 4.S5is. Bar silver, coz. Mex
lean dollars, lSk State bonds inactive;
railroad bonds irregular; government
bonds steady.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
Y. NJ. G. a. SUNDAY

Rev. w. Y. Savage, pastor of the
Churchland Baptist Church. will deliver
an address of special interest to men
9 az me <. Al. G. A. this afternoon at
great power and attractlveness.
The song service will be inspiring and
helpful. All men will receive cordial
welcome. >'''''
Y. I. me meeting for boysswill be held at
3 O'clock. Boys between s and 1G Years
are invited MI
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
Wants An organist-seryices for To-

Wants An Organist-Sservices for To-
morrow.
- Sunday school at $3.50 q. m. Raptiz-
Ing at II a. m. Covenant meeting at
8 p. m. Lords Supper at 1880 p. IN.
Preaching by the pastor.
s Miss Mary Carter. organist. has re-
signed her position to take a much
needed rest. Any competent person
who wishes a position as organist of
said church can secure the same by
calling on the pastor not later than
Monday night.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
NOTICE TO MARINERS.

House, Norfolk, Va.
New Yorlt-East River-Notice is
hereby given that a spar buoy painted
in red ana black horizontal stripes. has
been placed in "a feet mean low water
TO mark an obstruction in the East
river, off Battery, New York City.
Magnetic bearings: Statue of Liberty,
w. by S.isS.; Governors Island Post
Lights, SW.&W.; Battery Flag Staff,
N. by W.;sW.
The character of the obstruction is
not known
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
New York. June 2i.-Standard Oil,
4 .61Gi.Ga.

Chicago, June 2i.-Wheat to-day sold
at the lowest point it has touched for
several weeks. and closed at n decline
OF l@c. from yesterday. Continued
enormous primary receipts and evil
dence of a large visible increase dis
Outraged even the most sanguine bull.
Corn and oats were heavy in sympa-
thy. and closed Nc. lower and H09sc.
lower respectively. Provisions were in
better demand and advanced 2la@5c.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
PORT NORFOLK ROAD AGAIN.
& AZ Washin on speclal In yesterdays

ttttcluOuu fAyibpdtCIl yS$tySs~ -
Messrs, j.. Nv. CAST, Supervising in
"a. j. Philips and j Ohm. -. Watson, of
Portsmouth. arrived here this morning
pnd left at noon for New y orlk, where
they expect to secure capital and or
ganaze q company for the purchase Of
the electric oar line In Portsmouth,
now In the hands of Receiver b. w.
Leigh.
This road has been In the possession
Iof Messrs. Maynard, Wool, Watson and
Phillips several weeks. the Vrginian-
Pilot publishing that fact at the time
# occurred. All of the Indebtedness OF
the road has about beengpai and all
now remaining to do, is to get an order
from the United States Court dismiss
ing the receiver. which only REQUIRES
the asking from the present owners.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25

National Linseed OIL. 500. $500. 3
Pacific Mail. ...... -. ......... 47H
Peoples Gas. ..... .........119
Pullman Palace. $3.50. ..15S
Silver Certificates. 49,. .... COZ
Standard Rope and IIwine ........ IA
Sugar...... ...!.. 49,. ............ 152la
Sugar. preferred. -. .117A
Tennessee Coal and Iron. ....... 63
United States Leather. .......... So
United States Leather, preferred. 6SA
United States Rubber. ...... ...... 54M
United States Rubber, preferred. .1l6la
western Union. ...... ............ S91s
Federal Steel. ...... .............. 5S%
Federal Steel. preferred. ........ S2B
American steel and Wire. ....... $685.
American Steel and Wire, pfd ...... 96A
Continental Tobacco. So. .... Al
Continental Tobacco, preferred. 80. 81
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
TRUCK MARKET.
tBy Telegraph to virginianPilot.)

NEW YORK.
New York, June 24.-Muskmelons.
irregular; fancy. steady; under grades
pressed for sale. Watermelons show
ABOUT the same range. but the average
Is . shade lower.
Muekmelons, Florida. per case. SOC. a
S2,2' do, Charleston, per basket, S1.O0
q l.50.
Watermelons. ear load. Sl26Q2OO; do,
per 100. $10.OO425.00.
PROVIDENCE, Il. I.
Quotations from VIM. S. Sweet & Son)
Potatoes. s2.50I2.75 Cabbage. sl0oM
LOO Beans. $1.25@l.50. Apples, $l.256o
$50 Squash, 75c. @$l.25. Curumbers
$LOOIl.25. Prospects excellent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
WEEKLY RANk STArEAIENr

New York. June 2l.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
surplus reserve, decrease. $l.3O5. 400 ::
loans. increase. S5,55S,20 specie, de
crease. SS.i5i.5o0; legal tenders, de-
crease $4,000; deposits. increase, ST.
2Si.SoO; circulation. decrease, $500
The banks now hold $25. 697, 500 in ex-
cess of the legal requirements.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
ROOMS.
". p. SNOW g. CO.,
Real Estate AGENTS, 236 Main ST

New room house. Camp ave, Atlantic
City Ward.
S Lots corner Thrty-flrst street and
I.ewillan avenue. Park Place. Cheap and
on easy terms.
10 Lot and House and Lot near High
land avenue. Brambleton. Price, $1,000
Easy terms.
House and 8 Lots in Riverside Park:
easy payments. jelS-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
SHOP TEAMwnN

The Shop team and the North Street
ers, of the Seaboard Air Line League
met yesterday afternoon, and to use
{ their yernacular. OF the diamond. the
shop team eat EN- up,'"...the score being
at the eighth inning, when the game
closed, 21 to in favor of the shop
boys.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
BOND MARKET.

United States rs. registered .... 1909
United States SIS, registered -. .10S7s
United States SIS, coupon -. ...1OSls
United States new As. registered. 1909
United States new As. coupon ..129M
United States old As; registered. .1l2A
United States old IS coupon. ....114
United States SIS. registered ....1l2H
District of Columbia 3 65s. ..119
Virginia Centuries -. -. ...... Sc
Virginia deferred -. -. ....... So
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
GRAIN EXPORTS.

The exports of grain from this port
for the week ending June "a, 1899. Were
l5U.OUU bushels corn and 1852 barrels
-four.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25

Schr. Harry Sheppard, Cranmcr, New
York.
Schr. Samuel Cashier, Burruss, New
York.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
AUCTION >ALEs-.urUuED pays.
BY II. l.. Page & Co, Auctioneers. "a
Bank street

.-1v wENTY-oNE FINE ATLANTIC
! CITY LOTS FOR SALE AT AUG
TlON.-By direction of the Norfolk Knit
ing and Cotton Manufacturing Co.. We
pay, June 2Sth 1889. at II o'cloc;s N :.
tae Norfolk Kcal Estate and Stock S,a-
Snange No. 236 Main street, Norfolk. Va.
Il fine Building Lots OH Camp, Fort and
Poolo avenues. The streets in front OF
these lots are curbed and guttered with
granite. shelled and have sewerage and
water on them. and they offer for Invest
orS first-class investment.
TEHSlS.-One-fourth cash, balance IN 1
and years, with per cent. interest
secured by deed of trust on tho property
10 be drawn and recorded at the eXpenso
of the purchaser.
II. L. PAGE & CO,
Je1o-5t Auctioneers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
BYRD, BALDWIN s; CO..
RENTAL AGEN,S. KOOMS ~ eNDol
EfADbAAGrON RCHLDISG,
GKAN ,sY S.,tEEY

800 CRANKY. $1,000.
10 Falkland. $3.50.
STORES.
Water. Ss3.Sl.
SCI Church. $1,000.
s57 Church, $1,000.
81 Bank. $40 GO.
So Commercial. SIS.
500 CRANKY, $500.
3l3 CRANKY, 5000.
OFFICES.
Warehouse and OF.
fees cor. Water
and Fayctte. 1884
lo5 Cranky. Sl5.0o.
III Main. $40 each.
West Building, Ger.
Main and Church.
Haddington Build
ing. cor. CRANKY
and CITY Hall ave.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
7. +. Rogers,

ROOMS 81 AND ~ COLUMBIA BUILD
ING. GRANNY STREET
BTOREE
Five story brick store No 10 Commercial
Place. possession January list, 1900
Store no ~ Commerce street.
Warehouse 100 Water street.
store No. st Butte street.
Warehouse Nos. if ana IL Woodsde Lane.
Store No. IL Nivison street
Stores Nos. 2G7 and 269 Water street.
Offices: CRANKY. Bank and Commerce SITS.
Store 270 Water street.
DIV E,-:..NSs
Dwelling No. l07 York street.
Dwelling No 62i Butc street.
Store and dwelling corner Cumberland
and Nicholson streets.
Dwelling Pool street:
Dwelling No. % North street.
Dwelling No. 900 York street.
Dwelling Olney Road. Client
Flat No. Al Washinton street.
Flat 20 CRANKY street.
Two rooms with bath. CRANKY street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25

TIC IendInE futures ranged as folow9:
The leading futures ranged as fol-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
CHICAGO MARKET.

Wheat, Corn. Oats. Provisions. Lar1. Short
Ills Etc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25
"Wednesday, June 20, 1895
AT IL O'CLOCK M.

the following property-to-wit:
LIST That certain frame house Contain
ing rooms) and lot situated on the
north SIDE OF Princess Anne avenue. be-
tween Hanson and Maltby avenues Size
OF lot % feet by 50 feet.
"a. That certain lot situated on tho
north side of Princess Anne avenue. he
tween Hanson and Maltby avenues: size
of lot. % feet by so feet
Cd That certain lot situated on the east
SIDE OF Hanson avenue. 3SS feet from the
north side Of Princess Anne avenue SIZE
of lot 20 feet by ll3.S feet.
TERMS:-Onc-thld Cash; balance one
secured by deeds of trust on the nronertv
Deeds of trust to he drawn and recorded
at the expense OF The purchaser H. l.,
PAGE & CO., Auctioneers jel7-10t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-25

By Ii. l.. Page & Co. Auctioncers, No. %
Bank street.
N ORDER TO WIND UP THE Az
fairs OF the INVESTMENT BUILD
ING COMPANY. we will sell at public
AUCTION. to the highest bidder, at the Nor
doik Real Estate and Stock Exchange. No.
700 Main street Norfolk. Va. ON
The Delta independent., 1899-05-05
coMpliNG.

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Then through tbs spirit moves . knouledss
deep
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Nestles from nature into ours ann6
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The barriers that the dumb recorders heep;
ray streams through. and half ws under
stand.
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Where my stery msits the slow dissolving world
And ghosts Of order step from sce4dent
Faith that still hovers where the dsw h paaried
Steals forth and beckona. and fSo0 hanish'
ment
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OhS sosssy sssSeess.

Op,vsOss1y 1s0~eest.
Ths tSisoOer eosfruassd his sccusers
calmly.
my Innocence b obviossr' ~ ss-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers sailing to-day on the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser Friedrich
are Andrew Carnegie Miss Carnegie Nine LII
lehman Kalsch A. s. Allen. G. Stone Benedict
Miss Benedict DR.. and Mrs NJ. Blumenthal. Will
lam j. Brett Harold Brown Captain A. Barren
borg Miss Mabel Nj. Starr. II. l.. Chapman Mr.
and Mrs r. II. Chandler and son. J. p. Carter.
Comtesse de Fremont Mrs T.. w. Doane. Mrs j..
W Doane Mr. and Mrs. DIPPED. DR.. and Mrs y.
Dohkn Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Easterbrook DIT.
Anton Fritch, f. E. Ford Edward L. Giddings'
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Huber the Misses Helen ana
Frances Huber, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. John II. Hawley Mrs. Edna Wallace Hop
per Miss Marie Lehman. the Rev. A A. Lings'
Mr. and Mrs c. a. Mackenzie. DR.. and Mrs Nalen-
tine Mott Mr. and Mrs F. b. Morgan. Mr.. and
Mrs s H. Moore f. D. Moore Thomas Mack.
Mr. and Mrs f. Martin. the Misses Laura b. and
Hattie Newhouse Bishop Ignatlus Monks de Oca'
W A. Potter. G. 7. Parker Marquis us, de Palla I,
Rhodes Mr. and Mrs b F. Romaine. W. c.
schumann, Mr. and Mrs Edward Stark. W s.
Warrington DR.. c. G. Whitman Mrs. 9: G..
Whitman and Mr.. and Mrs. Julian lie Roy White.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
SALES or LAND AT LENOK.

W. D. SLOANE. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE AND
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY THE BUYERS.
Pittshed. Mass. April (SpeciaD-Wiham
Douglas Sloane. of New-York, and George West
inghouse Of Pittsburg. have bought the Highland
Stock Farm, adjoining their country places In
Lenox Mr.. Sloane takes $50 acres. which is on
high land and affords fine site for building. II
is said that Mr. Sloane makes the purchase for the
purpose OF building country place for his daugh,
ter Mrs. John H. Hammond, who Is very fond OF
Lenox Mr. Westinghouse purchase is OF $50
acres and will give scope TO carry out his plans
for forestry and horticulture In progress On
a large scale The price paid for the property is
believed TO have been about s250OoU.
Senator Thomas Post, of Lenox, has just bought
a farm OF 100 acres for William C. Whitney. ad-
Joining the Whitney game preserve on October
Mountain Mr.. Whitney now owns 5000 OF
land the mountain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25

ANDREW oNDERDoNK OFFERS TO DO THE WORK
FOR NINE CENTS CUBIC YARD.

ANDREW oNDERDoNK OFFERS TO DO THE WORK
FOR NINE CENTS CUBIC YARD
When the noon hour came yesterday the time
set for opening the bids for dredging the east
channel Of the entrance 10 New-York Harbor.
about thirty persons were gathered in Major ii.
NJ. Adamss Office in the Army Building. Much
to the surprise OF all, only bid made.
Andrew Onderdonk. of No. ! Broadway. was the
bidder and his charge nine cents a cubic
yard. which would mean about $36OO0OO for the
work called for. This is within the limit
prescribed
With his offer he stated that two dredges would
be put on the work and that the number would
be increased If required by the contract Specica-
lions for the building OF two dredges were
attached TO the bid
The proposal calls for the dredging Of the East
Channel follows: ut is to be made 200 feet
wide and 10 feet deep at mean low water through
out its entire length, between the main channel
and the sea, where the present depths generally
range from l6 to 10 feet. The amount of excava-
ton necessary TO complete the above work will
not exceed 100000 cubic yards measured in place"
The work must begin within twelve months
after the award of the contract, and must be
carried on under the supervision Of the Engineer
Department Mr.. Onderdonk furnished a 100000
bond through the Fidelity and Deposit Company
of Maryland The bid will be referred to the En-
gineer-in-Chef Of the Army at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
sHAKEspEAREs BIRTHDAY DESERTED.

The Shakespeare Club OF New-fWk Clty' winch
came into existence about 1887. ana asserts 'se'i
to be the Oldest club OF It's kind In the city, last
evening held its annual reception in celebration OF
the birthday OF william Shakespeare. al NO
East Forty ninth-st Shakespeare was porn on
April 20. which fell on a Sunday this year
II was Shakespeare evening from beginning
TO end. The programme opened with piano SOLO
by Franklin sonnekalb, which was heartily APP
plauded The other numbers we're as follows: MY
Chips" Ella Wheeler Wilcox a recitation by Miss
zevelia Prentice: Portrayal OF Individuality In
shakespearian Characters" by the Rev Dr. W. ..
Crowe, pastor or the Church OF the Eternal Hope
barytone solo by Mr.. Olmstead, accompanied by
MISS Eugene simonson; readings from Julius
Cesar. by the Rev. DIR. A. w. Holder. pastor OF
the sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Robert
o! sicily, Henry w. Longfellow. recitation by
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-25
BYRON c. DAVIS.

Byron c. Davis. corporation lawyer and presi-
dent OF the Copper King Mining Company OF
Arizona died on Sunday night at his home. No 87
Bergen-st. Brooklyn. Two months ago Mr.. Davis
went to Oklahoma for his health. and came home
two weeks ago much debilltated. but soon after
ward seemed to improve rapidly. His recovery
proved to be merely temporary.
Mr. Davis was born on November r. 1889 in
Bradford Me- He was educated at Bowdoin Col
lege in that State. He went 10 Kansas when SIX
teen years old and studied law. being admitted TO
practice when twenty-one He returned to New
York in 1880 and was admitted TO the Newly Ork
bar His practice was large and his clients were
mostly corporations A widow and four children-
three sons and a daughter-survive him