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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
SEVERE RAIN
STORM VISITED THIS SECTION
SUNDAY.

SIOtAI Visited THIS SECTION
SUNDAY.
The storm which visited this section
Sunday was general throughout the Old
Dominion. Heavy rains are reported
from the Southwest, Valley and Pied
mont, and traffic has been INSTRUCTED
on several railroads. The Virginian-
Pilots Richmond letter reports that
James river is again running over its
banks.
The storm reached Norfolk about .
o'clock ana the precipitation was very
heavy for about two hours. nooding
the street and making it disagreeable
for pedestrians.
The wind reached = velocity Of about
IS miles per hour, and twisted limbs
from tree trunks ana on James street
blew down two large trees, which were
removed by the street force yesterday.
The storm appears 10 have been par
ticularly severe in Atlantic C!ty Ward,
where considerable damage was done,
which is reported i'll the Atlantic City
local.
Many of the lower streets were mum
dated. but the water was taken off rap
IDLY by the sewers. ana the streets were
we'll washed.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
MRS. NJ. S. THOMAS.


The death OF Mrs. Margaret S.
Thomas, wife OF MIR. e. T. Thomas, at
her home. No. 1l2 Claiborne avenue.
sunday night, at 7:45 O'Clock, was
searned with sorrow by her many
Yriends in this city yesterday She
had been Ill for sometime and hopes
were entertained for her recovery I'M
til Sunday, when it was seen that she
was sinking fast. She was n lady OF
most exemplary life, and bore her pro-
tracted illness with fortitude and Chris
tan resignation. Her husband, son and
two brothers, Messrs. V. c. and j. Ar
mold Daily, survive her. The obsequies
Will be held from the residence at 3
o'clock this afternoon.
MRS. NANCY STEPHEN.
Mrs. Nancy Stephen, wife of Mr..
Robert Stephen, died at her home on
Wood street yesterday morning at 6:2O
O'Clock after a lingering illness, in the
10th year OF her age. Before her re-
cont sickness, Mrs. Stephen was an
earnest and active worker in the First
Baptist Church. from which her fun
ora! VIII take place at p. m. to-day.
MIR. JOSEPH A. THOMPSON.
Tho venerable Joseph A. Thompson,
who constructed the gas works in Nor
folk. and held the position of superin-
tendent of the company for about for
ty years, and who retired from his Of
flee few years ago OH account OF his
advanced age, departed this life at the
residence of Mr.. w. E. King. No. 199
South Reservoir avenue, Brambleton,
Sunday at 6:l5 p. m, aged So years.
The funeral Will be held from the house
at IL o'clock this morning
DIR. HENRY c. SCOTT.
DR.. Henry c. Scott died at his home,
Ashland. Va. Saturday morning. The
deceased was n prominent member of
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tho Poisoned Blood ont, mud
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charge from the cars. COPPER-COL-
DRIED SPOTS sometimes the spots are
red and pinl). sores on the back. or
ulcers on legs. color bad, SKIN ITCIJES
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or hands puff up and swell. hair and eve
brows fall out, then you have Blood
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07

the Roya! Arcanum and filled ut one
time the office of Grand Regent of the
State. He has numerous friends in
Norfolk and vicinity who will learn
with sorrow of his demise.
MIR. SAMUEL JUDKINS.
The obseQuies of this young man,
whose sad death occurred at the home
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Judkins. No. 1 North street. Atlantic
City, Friday night, was held from the
residence at 3 o'clock Sunday after
noon, and WAS conducted by Rev. e. w.
Maxwell, of COlley Memorial Presbyte-
rian Church. The interment was in
EmWood Cemetery.
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Attorney General nr,sws Hero.

Hon. John w. Griggs. Attorney Gem
cray of the United States. accompanied
by his SON. was in the city Sunday Hc
was EN- route TO the Ragged Islands to
shoot duck. He is a member of the
Ragged Island Gun Club. Shooting is
SAID to be good at present. and the At
torney General, who Is a line shot. Will
have excellent sport.
This is the famous cunning club Wis
tied a few years ago by Presidents Ben
Harrison and Grover Cleveland 1t is
SAID OF President Harrison that lie mis-
took Il big black hog for Il big black
Dear, and banged Away. killing his hog
snip. AS the swine would neither fight
hOr run it was an easy mark.
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Marble. ~ia,unry naa vn.c.m, ,uc,,or

Attention Is called to the lvr,tise-
mont Of The Morris Auction house of
Italian marble. statuarY. vases. etc. at
store 40. 200 Church street. Tho sale
began yesterday aud will he continued
daily until the stock is closed out.
This stock is from Land Bros. OF New
York, and contains some rare bargains.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
Grand Hodge orI1cntnsopns.

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge OF Hepta-
sophs, or :. w. NJ. of Virginia, will
convene in odd Fellows Mall. Church
street, at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The delegates from other sections of
the Jurisdiction arrived here last night
ana were provided for by the mem
bers OF the order in this city. All of
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cnr,riu Herman IS Ready.

Capt. Henry Herman, chairman OF
the committee appointed TO receive and
entertain the New England editors.
says that he Will get q letter from
richmond this morning, stating when
the patty VIII reach Norfolk.
Capt. Herman says that his commit
tee VIII be ready to receive the news
paper men when they arrive. and will
eXtend eNcry possible cour:esY
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07

Rev. p. G. Eison. OF Danvilie, ar
rived in Norfolk yesterday afternoon
and preached last night at the Free
mason Street Baptist Church to a large
congregation. He VIII conduct the
meetings to-day Il and s y. M. DR.
Wharton says these meetings promise
to be productive of great goni.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07
Prof nonsrt-i., Snc,.x

The Baptist preachers convened in
lis usual weekly meeting at the First
Baptist Church yesterday morning. bu,
hoIhinS OF special interest occurred be-
You'd the address OF Prof T.. " Eo,t-
wright, president OF Richmond College.
ms remarks being along the line Of
Christian education.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07

the past archons are requested to be
present at the service to-day. rs much
business is TO be transacted. Tonight
the Grand Conclave and members OF
the order in Norfolk will be rendered n
banquet ut o'clock at Hudsons Eng
lish Kitchen. Main street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07

Do YOU feel interested in the new
ccolors in suitings? Early buyers have
iancied the jubilee blue, ana consider
1t well. while some of the later uur-
chases have been from our stock of
sreys, and which. in our opinion. Will
prove Very popular this season.
RUDOLPH x WALLACE.
1913 Main street
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-03-07

BE sure you arc right. then so to New
York Dental Rooms to have teeth eS-
tractcd No pain. Newest Discovery
y. Y. Dental Rooms ONLY. ga Main
street. corner Talbot. Ennes.
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SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease. n powder Tor inc
feet. 1t cures painful. swollen. enlar,it,i.
nervous feet and instantly takes tho slim,
out of corns and bunions It's the i-rcnt
est comfort discovery OF the age. Allcn's
Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel
easy. 1t IS certain cure for sweating.
cailous and lot. tired. aching feet TRY
1t to-day. Sold by all druggists and shce
stores. BY mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial
package free Address. ALLEN S. DIM
STED. lie Roy. y. y.
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UnskiIIed urchasers
always rely getting the best advice and advantage
LARGE EXPERIENCE In THE TRADE.
Forcing Spring Business.

Hence our TRADE SALE OF FURNITURE
AND CARPETS. Have we done ii /? Are we
doing it? Yes, and very successfully We have
not sold at the rate of 100000 each day, con-
Sequently ii has not been necessary for us to run
sales. Nevertheless we have been busy, in fact
the last two weeks we have been rushed more SO
than the excessively heavy weeks of Xmas trade
And so the good work goes on. February a
short 28-day month, with legal holiday, 4 Sun
days and an 8-day blizaard-yet our Trade Sale
increased our business 40 per cent. over Feb
ruary OF last year Clean, clear goods greatly
reduced prices - elegant assortment-did the
,ucrly
The record-union., 1899-06-15
VENEZUELAN DISPUTE.
Meeting of Arbitration Commis-
siouers to Take Place To-Day.

PARIS, June 14.-A preliminary and
informal meeting of counsel engaged in
the Venezuelan arbitration took pace
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this
morning The meetings of the Ven
ezuelan Commission will be held in the
apartment placed at the disposal OF
the Spanish American Peace Commits
sion. The formal meeting of the COM
missioners will take place Thursday
morning.
The room where the tribunal will sit
is also the one used in the Behring Sea
arbitration.
This mornings informal conferences
adopted a series of rules of procedures
proposed by Professor de Martens, the
umpire in the dispute, who is Professor
of international Law i'm the University
of st. Petersburg and a prominent
member of the council of the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs of Russia, as we'll
asa member of the Russian delegation
at The Hague.
M Martens, an official Of the French
Foreign Office, was appointed Perma-
nent Secretary OF the tribunal.
IT is expected that the arguments
will be commenced tomorrow. after =
brief inaugural address by Professor de
Martens. Sir Richard Webster, the
British Attorney General. win open the
case on behalf OF Great Britain
The record-union., 1899-06-15
CLoUDBURsT IN TEXAS.
Four Lives Lost and Much Damage
to Property.

ST. LOUIS, June 14.-A special to the
"Republic'' from San Antonio, Texas,
says:
A cloudburst occurred in the noun
itains north of Spofford functions last
night about midnight. The immense
volume of water rushed down the
mountainside, sweeping everything be-
fore it and converting dry arroyos and
small creeks and rivers into raging tor
rents, and completely flooding the val
ley and level country beloV.
AT the sheep ranch of M. L. Butler
every living thing was swept away, and
the entire Butler family, consisting of
father, mother and two children, are
reported to have perished. Henry Car
yer, on the cattle ranch lower down,
was drowned.
The Southern Pacific tracks were
washed away in a half dozen places.
The Southern Pacific westbound Mex
leo and California trains were turned
back at Cline this morning. The train
men report that the wires are down,
and that the water is still pouring over
the track with tremendous force. Tha
distance between the two main wash
outs is about twenty miles, and it is
impossible to gain any idea of the ex-
tent of the damage between these two
points. There are many rumors of loss
of life below the railroad, but it is i'm
possible to get particulars until the
water subsidies. 1t is certain, however,
that there has been great damage to
cattle and sheep ranches along the
streams that are now so swollen.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
FIRE AT LOS GATos.
A Hotel, in Which the Postoffice
Was Situated Burned.

SAN JOSE, June 14.--The Rankin
Block at Los Gatos. in which the Post
office was situated, was totally de-
stroyed by fire about O'Clock this
morning. The Postof1ice was located on
the street floor the remainder of the
building. being used as hotel.
The fire was discovered in the kitchen
department of the hotel, and was under
good headway. The two fire companies
of the town turned out promptly and
did excellent work in saving adjoining
buildings. There was much excite
ment in the little city, and hundreds of
citizens gathered at the burning build
ing. With plenty Of help at hand all
the records and mail of the Postoffice
were saved and many movable fixtures.
The contents of the hotel were lost. A
building only twelve feet away was
saved with but slight damage under
good work of the firemen.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
PEACE CONGRESS.
Not Likely to Adjourn Before the
Middle Of Julv

THE HAGUE. June 14-It is now ex.
pected that the peace conference will
not adjourn before the middle of July,
as it is thought the labors of the dele
gates will not be finished before that
time, and there is the additional Ques-
tion Of the acceptances by the Powers
of the decisions adopted by the confer
ence
The delegates who desire to see some
tangible result accomplished by the
conference recognize that if the mem,
bers are contented with simply trans
mitting the decisions of their respective
Governments, the work of the dele.
gates will simply be pigeon holed in
the various chaneelleries of Europe,
and will not be executed. Therefore.
the delegates have resolved to adjourn
their sittings as soon as their work is
completed and to submit the result to
their respective Governments, with the
request that the delegates be empow-
cred to sign a definite document. 1t is
expected the Governments will keep
trace of the progress of the work, and
that they will require about ten days
for deliberation on their final decision,
which will bring the 6nal adjournment
in the middle of July.
The refusal of Great Britain to ac-
cept the stipulations of the Brussels
conference If they are made definite
will not prevent the others Powers from
pledging themselves to action in the
matter There is no doubt that the
Brussels conference subcommittee will
reach practical result. but it is sup-
posed that some of the Powers, while
reserving the right to apply the new
stipulations when necessary may not
bind themselves forthwith
The record-union., 1899-06-15

LOS ANGELES, June 14.-Earl Han
chette, a young man employed in but
ter factory here, shot and killed his wife,
this morning, and then attempted sui
eide by shooting himself. He is a son
of H. J. Hanchette, we'll known news
paper man, of this city, who mysterious
ly disappeared from Chicago several
years ago and has never been heard of
since.
The tragedy took place at the Column
bia lodging house on Broadway, where
Hanchette and his young wife had been
staying. Four weeks ago Mrs Han
chette gave birth to a baby, who was
sleeping on a couch in the room where
the shooting occurred. Before commit
ting the murder, young Hanchette, who
is barely 20 years of age, used chloro-
form to render his victim unconscious.
The murdered woman was before her
marriage George Elliott. She was but
Is years of age. Hanchette eloped with
her, after accomplishing her ruin and
being found out. and they We're mar
ried in San Francisco. Hanchettes
mother died shortly after the affair
After the marriage Hanchette, who had
been a wild youth, declared that he
WOulO StltIC OOWu dllu Cdl IL ilt l1ie.
He seemed greatly attached to his girl
wife. He failed to find employment
however, and was in bad financial cir
cumstances.
The girls mother had gone to Denver
and lately she asked the couple 20 go
there and live with her. The husband
objected to this.
Mrs. Meyer, the landlady of the CO.
lumbia house, went to the wife's room
this morning to attend to the baby s
wants. and later awoke Hanchette At
1:30 she heard a pistol shot and then
a second one. She found Hanchette in
the hail. He calmly told her he had
shot his wife and himself. He said he
did it because he could not live with
out her. Later he said he must have
been crazy.
Hanchette has made dying state
ment in which he stated that he had
forged several checks and got them
cashed at Trout's drug store. He gave
this as a reason for tfe crime He will
probably die.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
TIMOTHY GUY PHELPS.
The Funeral Took Place at San
Francisco Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO. June IA. = The
funeral of the late Hon. Timothy Guy
Phelps was held to-day.
The services were attended by large
number Of friends and representatives
of the organizations with which Mr..
Phelps had been identified in his life
time The Congress of the United
States was represented by Senator
George C. Perkins, the judiciary by
Judge W. w. Morrow, the pioneers by
Louis Sloss and D. J. Staples, the Uni.
versity of California by members of
the Regents and faculty, and business
circles by men with whom Mr.. Phelps
was associated during his long career
in this State.
The Rev. DIR. Horatio Stebbins, who
officiated at the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Phelps some thirty years ago, con-
Quoted the services. He spoke elo
quently and feelingly of the life and
character of Mr.. Phelps, and paid a
high tribute to the worth of his public
services.
Senator Perkins delivered the eulogy.
The remains We're consigned to a
vault in Cypress Lawn Cemetery to
await final disposition
The record-union., 1899-06-15


The gravity of the tuation is appre-
ciated by the peopb& I4aboring man
and employer alike exprpss a desire for
an early settlement Of the trouble. The
eight hour law becomes effective at
midnight tonight, and it is probable
that steps will be taken tomorrow to
bring test case in the courts to de-
termine whether or not it is constitu-
tional. 1t is believed the Supreme Court
will advance such a case, so that a
decision may be had within twenty
days.
Colorado mining stocks have been de-
clining all the week, and it is pre-
dicted that all Colorado securities will
be prolonged. It is estimated that the
loss to the Colorado railroads from the
discontinuance of ore shipments during
the strike will be over 100000 a week.
A railroad official said it would become
necessary to lay off half the employees
Of the railroad if the strike should
continue long,
The 5000 employees of the trust
smelters in Denver, Pueblo and Lead
Vile walked out at noon to-day after
having extinguished the fires in the
big furnaces and put everything in per-
feet order for season of idleness.
Within orty-eight hours it is pre-
dicted, most of the mines in Leadville,
Aspen, Creede, Ouray and the other
mining camps of the State, with the
exception of Cripple Creek, where the
stamp mills, chlorination and reduc-
I. ol>o
cent. of the output. will be closed
throwing thousands of miners out of
employment. The low-grade metallif-
erous mines of San Juan County have
been forced to cease operations by the
strike at the Durango smelter. All
shipments of ore and fuel to the
smelters have been ordered stopped.
AS a. result, many coal mines are pre-
pairing to reduce their production, and
some will close Almost every industry
in the State will be affected.
The strike is due to the refusal of
the American Smelling and Refining
Company to pay the same wages for
eight hours as it has paid heretofore
for ten or twelve hours. or, in fact. to
negotiate with the Smelter's Union con-
| CtTIlLS d SCdIe " bC paul uilQSI tIlc
eight hour law, which becomes effec-
tive June 18th. The smelter employees
rejected the offer of the smelter owners
to continue to work at the present rate
of wages until the constitutionality of
the law shall have been passed upon
by the Supreme Court. The Colorado
law is a copy Of the Utah law, which
has been sustained by the United
States Supreme Court
N P. Hill, manager of the Boston
and Colorado .Smelter in this city, an
nounced to-esy that it would also be
closed. as there we're not enough skilled
laborers in the plant to make three
eight-hour shifts, which would be re-
quired under the new law.
A dispatch from Pueblo says that
the men employed al the blast furnaces
of the Philadelphia smelter, owned by
the Guggenheims, accepted the new
schedule of wages and continued al
work, but all others went out.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
THE SANTA ANA ROAD.
Is Now Part Of the Southern
Pacific System.

SANTA ANA, June 14.-The South .
ern Pacific to-day absorbed the Santa
Ana and Newport Railroad, recently
purchased by J. Ross Clark The road
extends from Santa Ana to Newport
Beach, a distance of ten miles, and
then to Westminster through the ia
nous peat lands, where so much celery
is raised for the Eastern market, the
entire line being about twenty-five
miles long.
The sale includes all rolling stock.
tracks and rights of way of the Santa
Ana and Newport Company, together
with the long wharf at Newport Beach
and the shipping privileges. The con-
sideration is said to be 100000.
This purchase gives the Southern Pa
cific another important coast terminus.
where the lumber business alone for
several years has amounted to many
thousand dollars annually.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
STRIKE IN COLORADO.
Three Thousand Men Employed at
The Smelters Idle.

DENVER( Col), June 14.-The an
ticipated strike at the Omaha and
Grant and the Globe smelters in Dem
YER, the Eilors and Pueblo. in Pueblo,
and the Argentine and Bimetallic in
Leadville, began to-day About 5000
men who were employed in these
plants are now out
State Labor Commissioner Smith es-
Inmates that 10000 men employed in
the mines and smelters of Colorado
will be thrown out of employment uri-'
less the differences between the smelter
owners and their employees in regard
to wages and hours of labor be not
soon adjusted.
The record-union., 1899-06-15
FRED PERKINS DEATH.
Supposed to be Case of Partaking
Of Too Much Wine.

FRESNO, June 12.-Fred Perkins.
young man, about "a years of age, died
at the County Hospital last night from
what is supposed to be case of look
ing upon too much wine when it is red.
Perkins had been on a protracted spree
for the past two weeks. and last Thurs
day he called upon Coroner Long and
requested the Coroner to bury him.
Upon being told that he must have
death certificate to show that he wa&
dead, Perkins called upon numerous
doctors about town requesting them to
fill out blank death certificate that
he had obtained
The young man had been employed
as porter at the Hughes Hotel up till
about two weeks ago.. Perkins claimed
to be a cousin of Lieutenant Perkins of
the U. S. S. Philadelphia
The record-union., 1899-06-15
Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. U. w.

INDIANAPOLIS Und), June 14.-At
the Supreme Lodge, A. o. U. w. to-day
the following officers were elected fer
the Ladies' Auxiliary: Superior Chief of
Honor, Mrs. Adele Harding, Hebron.
Neb.; Superior Lady of Honor, Mrs.
Pauline Ennis. Girard, Kan; Superior
Chief of Ceremonies, Mrs. Ella H. Man
tour, Wilmar, Mimi; Superior Record
er, Mrs Emma Stickford, Manchester,
N. Y; Superior Usher, Mrs. Louise
Bush, Aberdeen, Wash
The record-union., 1899-06-15
An Overdue Steamer Arrives.

SEATTLE, June 14.-The overdue
steamer Port Albert arrived in port to-
day, eleven days from San Francisco.
Her delay was caused by the breaking
down of her machinery. She encount-
cred rough weather there and heavy
heads winds soon after leaving San
Francisco. Drawing but nine feet of
water, she stood high out of the water,
with her propeller half out of the wa
ter, presenting broad face to the wind,
against which she could make but four
knots. Her constant rolling broke a
steam pipe, which rendered the engines
useless. For five days she drifted,
while the engineers were making tenn
porary repairs