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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
THE CONSTITUTIONAL coNvEN-

III Il CI1NSIll tIlDNHL Il LIN Vim
TON.
In The event Of a constitutional convell-
ton the Suffolk Herald names Judge r.
r. Prentis as suitable delegare from
that section. We heartily second the
nomination. Judge Prentis is in every
way qualified to sit in constitutional
convention.
We hope that our contemporaries
throughout Virginia will follow the Her,
aids example. and bring to the front
their best men in connection With the
convention. This is time when the
Office should seek the man. We should
lay partisanry aside and exert ourselves.
10 secure as delegates to the convention
those who have the capacity and the
Willingness to act for the States best
interests.
II the convention shall be composed of
such men there need be no fear as to
the result. There is no lack of good and
competent men in Virginia: it is with
toe people simply matter of selection.
There should be no scramble. and the
man who pushes himself forward in this
contest should be retired to the rear. Let
us call. out the true patriotism Of yir-
GINA. and we shall have constitutional
convention as worthy as any that has
assembled In other days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15

III rty aud My Expenses
what saidS one icynic,, fame -
Fame answered the other, IS what
makes you yalua bic to some book pup I
fisher after you're dead. '--HVash1nston
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
DURHAM. LIT By
light J. { MOON I! !
The Electric Light Plant a Practically
In Ruins.
BRYAN5A1. D URBAN AND RALEIGH .
Speaks Against Trusts in the Home
or the 1Trist-spoke TO Large
Crowds Who Applauslcti
Him Justify.
The Electric Light Plant Practically
.BRYAN5AT D URBAN AND RALEIGH

DURHAM, N c., Feb. 1A-Speciat-s
Since the destruction of the electric ilgnts
plant Sunday evening Durhams stress
would have been dark but for the lignI
of the moon, which has been except1onaily
bright. Merchants who carried lamps IN
stock. sold out early Monday, ana OF
sdered moresby wire.
n The watch OF Engineer Dickson, mans
ing in his vest on peg when the expIo-s
sion occurred has been recovered from
E five or six$feet of brick and iron, unlIl-s
5ured. The hre-injured men are gett1ns
along very we'll, and It is now thousnt
that all win recover.
TO REBUILD AT ONCE
1t is given out to-day that the electric
light plant will be rebuilt IN short o.der,
ana that General J. 9. Carr, the president.
who was in New York at the time OF
the explosion, has already @fred orders
for new machinery.
After week OF warm rains TOBACCO IS
coming in freely, but most Of 1t Is in TOO
soft order to command full value.
MIR. BRYAN SPEAKS.
5, Hon. w. Bryan arrived mere at 100
this morning on the westbound tram OF
the Southern Railway. The tram was
side-tracked in front OF the Soutnsrn pa 9
senger depot, where a largesc crowd OF Ia
dies. men, boys Democrats, Popuilsts
ana Republicans had gathered to hear
him, notice having been given IN tue
morning paper that he would stop here
and speak for twenty minutes
An hour before the time of his arrival
fully fifteen hundred people were lined
Eup along the railroad, many ladies stand
ing in the muddy the time the train
arrived there were some four or five
thousand present, among them. being the
venera BILE Washington Duke of the Amer
lean Tobacco Company. and The Oldest
Republican in the county.
FROM THE CAR PLATF'CcsM-
When Mr.. Bryan showed himself at
the rear-end of the car cheer went up
from the great throng. He was intro
duced in few words. and Immediately
commenced his speech, first attacking
the trust and industrial combines: the
Republican party for fostering trusts
ana monopolies and for its land-srabbing
policy in the philippines. II know that
some people think it a great privilege to
nave trust located in their midst, but
I warn you that this advantage Is only
temporary" He spoke along this strain
for some minutes. and was frequently
Interrupted with cheers. The vicious in
huence of organized capital is making it.
Self felt all over this land was the
close OF sentence which caught the
crowd.
When he had ended another great cheer
rent the air, and his train moved west
a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
SPEAKS AT RALEIGH

When he had ended another great cheer
rent the air, and his train moved west
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
us Hard 10 initiate Bostonians.

-7 us k1Iru5 70 ItIstttkc.t 3osso''
..rhose new people next door are no.
body in particular. =
How do you know
They try 50 hard to look like some
body in; particular. III Indianapolis jour
nal.
Apparently II g Isn't G oi,,:.8t Q o Fun
...The colonel has. been presented with
& new rifle and brace of pistols
$50 II heard. a VIVA office is he going
E to run q for ?''-Atlanta Constitution.
Consideration Lacking
gu ssay.s,z pursued the chairman of
the legislative investl gating committee,
that he resorted 81 to no. bribery what
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15

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Sc you live out of Eichmon:. anS sec Wheh
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new before The paper is stopped.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
pRoGRl1sS or THE TRUST DIS!
CCSSION

The resolutions whicl, the Antitrust
League adopted ut Chicago Tuesday eve
rang we've TO be anticipated when the
4 personnel of that body was considered.
lg:iatius Donells was there, Jere Simp-
xon was there. ) ohn p. Altgcid was there;
/ Representative Snlzer. OF New York. was
there; Henry George. Jr.. was theirs. and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15

The Times is always sndeptcd to friends
who favor II With society items nno py :.
honals. but must urge 1nai ail suSA os
sent over the signature OF the senGe;.
All unsigned communications WA oe Ao-
?er.feG
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15

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ed In two parts, Sl.OO 4 year oy MAR MAR
anywhere in the United States.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
is CHAS. R. LEWIS A FIRE-BUG?

Lynchburg, Va. February Sth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
OTIS ACCOUNT OF THE FRAY.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1s0O.-Genera1
Otis latest report of military operations
in the Philippines shows that rapid pro-
gress is being made in opening up the
hemp ports in the islands of Luzon.
Colonel Kobbe, in command of an ex-
petition into the islands of Samear and
Leyte adjoining Luzon on the southeast,
reports the capture of three of the most
important towns in the islands, and of
large quantities of hemp at these points.
General Otis's cablegram received at the
War Department today is as follows:-
Manila, February g. 1900.
Kobbe reports from Cdbu occupa ton by
troops of Calbayoc, Catbalogan in Samear
and Tacloban, Leyte; opposition these
three points insurgents endeavored to
burn Calbayoc and Catblalogan without
success except very slight destruction in
last town, when first put out by troops
from this point. Kobbe drove insurgents
under Gen. Lukbam into mountains cap
turing argearsenal powder house, ,Lukbans
baggage and money all his artillery; Tao
loban insurgents loss in killed, ten, no
casualties; Kobbe captured at all points
80 pieces artillery, good many rifles, stores
and ammunition: Large quantities hemp
at points seized by Kobbe; thirty mer-
chant vessels engaged in transporting
same to Cebu and Manila.
(signeO otis. ,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
WORD FROM FIR. CARROLL
Pastor of ST. Patrick's Tells of
His Trip to the Holy
Land.

The Rev. L. C. M Carroll, of St. Pat
ricks Catholic Church. has written from
Cairo to the Rev. Father Keough, the
first assistant of ST. Patricks. telling Of
his trip up to the time he reached Egypt.
He explained that Bishop Wigger, with
whom he sailed failed to say mass at
Bethlehem on Christmas morn, as he had
anticipated, because of the failure of the
ship to reach port. The vessel was
quarantined because of the bulbonic
plague. Bishop Wigger, however, said
mass on New Years morn. Father Car
roll states that the Bishop is in excellent
health. There were rumors to the con-
trary afoat in the Newark Diocese, but
the Bishop knows nothing of Them
The pastor of st. Patrick's says that the
cablegram announcing the unprecedented
christmas collection of s., ,50S was duly re-
ceiyed, and sent his congratulations to slhe
pastor in charge. This news he stated,
would cause him to derive more enjoy
ment from his tour.
The Bishop and Father Carroll visited
the scene of the Last Supper and the
place where Christ rebuked the Jews.
The party will stay at Cairo month,
as the Bishop wishes to guard against
any more illness such as he had last year.
Father Carroll has been absent since
the latter part of November. The party
will remain in Europe until April. On
the return of Father Carroll work on the
parish building will be resumed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
SEVENTEEN INDICTED.
Grand Jury Reports to JUS
tice Lippincott- Two
/" Billy" Meads.

The Grand Jury went into Justice Lip
pincotts court yesterday afternoon and
handed up seventeen indictments. At their
subsequent session indictments for murder
were found against William J. Neely. the
Negro who killed his wife on Thanksgiv-
ing morning as she was returning home
from ball with another man, and
Theodore Brunnert, who killed Nicholas
Schmitt, a saloonkeeper at No. 1,134 sum
nit avenue, on Christmas morning.
While the Grand Jury was investigating
a complaint against an alleged disorderly
house on the hill an amusing incident oc-
CURED. A female witness who was giving
testimony was asked if she knew any of
the men who frequented the house.
'sOh, yes She replied, glibly 81 know
several of them"
"Give us their Names"
The woman ratified off a number of
names and among them "Billy' Mead.
All eyes turned toward William III. Mead,
who is a member of the jury That gem
tleman's face turned red, but he proved
equal to the emergency. Rising to his
feet he said
Madam, look carefully around this
room and tell US if you can recognize any
one here
The woman looked around, shook her
head and answered no. Mr.. Mead looked
at his colleagues with an air of complete
vindication, which was made more COM
plete when the woman told the business
the Mead she meant is engaged in.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
PUBLIC HEARING.
Water Supply to be Thor
oughly Discussed in As
sembly Chamber Feb
ruary s.
TO ENLIGHTEN TAX PAYERS
Mr.. Davis Thinks People
Should Have a Chance to
Express Their Opinions.

The public meeting to discuss the pur-
chase OF the fifty million gallon plant
from P. H. Flynn has been fixed for
Thursday evening next, February s, in
the Assembly Chamber, City Hall, at
p M
Mr.. Robert Davis, who is taking an ac-
tive part in making the arrangements
said. this morning, that the object of the
meeting was to give the taxpayers an OPP
portunity for discussing the proposition
and at the same time so that others who
are not in possession of details concern
ing it, may know just what it IS all about.
1T is such an important matter" said
Mr.. Davis, this purchase of public
water supply that every taxpayer who,
mind you, is concerned in this purchase
should know just what he is buying
There are some who advocate the pur-
chase of a seventy million gallon supply
and others who favor the smaller plant.
These should have the fullest opportunity
to ventilate their opinions"
The presiding officer has not yet been
determined, but several names have
been mentioned, such as Messrs. John J..
VOORHEES,, ]. E. Hulshizer, Jr., DIR. John
D. McGill and others. The members of
the Board of Trade, Merchants Protec-
tive Association, Twelfth Ward and Hud-
son City Improvement Associations are
invited to be present and take part in
the debate. There is no politics in it,;
it is a question simply for taxpayers
Ex-President Andrew ]. Corcoran vas
at the City Hall this morning to pay a
visit to Mayor Hoos. He said that the
Board of Trade had appointed a commit
tee to look into the water proposition, and
he had no doubt that all the committee
would be present at the meeting. Person.
ally he favored the plan to discuss it pub
licly because in view of the Mayors pro-
clamatien the taxpayers should know pre-
cisely what they were voting for to the
fullest detail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
CHIEF MURPHY IMPROVING.
He Writes Enthusiastically About
Palm Beach.

The following encouraging letter from
Chief of Police Murphy, who is at Palm
Beach, Florida, was received this morn
ing by Inspector Archibald. The letter
is dated February 1:-
Dear Inspeetor-I am now indeed in
the land of palms. sunshine and flowers,
Palm Beach. / believe this place to be
just such a locality as to bring me back
quicker than any other that 1 could find
1t is so far south that there is never
frost The hotel at which L am stopping
is only 300 feet from the ocean, the gulf
stream only miles out to the west. A
few hundred feet away is Lake Worth,
which is full of fish and this is no dream
either 1 will not attempt to say word
as to the scenery, further than to say, all
of you have heard as to the tropical
plants, fruits, ETC., are still here.
81 am in fine shape, getting stronger in
fact every minute and gaining flesh daily.
I have succeeded in regaining my old
color during the past ten days and my
cough is one hundred per cent. better.
will not be home for at least week. All
are well. Kindly give my regards to all.
81 am your truly.
"BENJAMIN MURPHY"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
BOY STOLE WALL PAPER.
Said His Bundle Contained His and
His Mothers Clothing,

Joseph Nowack a sixteen year old boy,
who gave his address as No 500 Eleventh
street, New York, was held up at the Pa
voina ferry by Policeman Harris, of the
Seventh street station last evening.
Nowack had large bundle under his
arm. which he told the officer contained a
suit of clothes for himself and a dress for
his mother.
Officer Harris thought the boys actions
were very suspicious. and insisted on ex-
amining the contents of the bundle. The
officer was surprised to discover that in
stead of clothing the bundle contained
about a dozen rolls of expensive wall
paper. The boy was then taken to the
Seventh street station as suspicious per
son.
Nowack informed Captain Kelly that
the wall paper had been given to hlm by
a boy at the foot of FToboken avenue hill.
This story was repeated to Justice Potts
in the First Criminal Court this morning.
Justice Potts decided to hold the boy for
further examination.
The Court ordered the police to try and
locate the place, if any, which had been
robbed by Nowack. 1t is thought the
wall paper was taken from some unfinish-
ed building on the Heights.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
CRAzED BY FIRE.
Kate Jones Leaps From
Third Story Window and
Sustains Severe In
juries.
MONMOUTH STREET HOUSE IN FLAME
Police to Investigate the
Origin of the Fire and the
Strange Odor of
Kerosene.
MONMOUTH STREET HOUSE IN FLAME

During fierce fire which broke out in
the three story frame tenement house In
the rear of No. 429 Monmouth street,
near midnight last night, Mrs. Kate
Jones, a colored woman, leaped from
third story window Both her arms were
broken and she was badly bruised and
perhaps injured internally. She is now
in the City Hospital. She first appeared
at the window with a babe in her arms
and the excited crowd below yelled to
her not to jump; that she and her babe
would be rescued. Brave firemen were
then planning the rescue. The woman
disappeared for a moment and reappeared
later without her babe. Disregarding the
advice of those below she leaped head
long from the window and landed in a
heap on the flagstones below. 1t is sup
posed that, under pressure of excite
ment, she lost her reason. The aban-
doned babe was subsequently rescued -by
firemen.
The Police Department is investigating
the origin of the fire. The house is ten
anted by several colored families. The
odor of kerosene oil was detected by the
fighting firemen. The cellar was filled with
excelsior Flames were first seen creep
ing from unu6T .lu6 steps VI d pesScAiiSiN
stairway In response to the alarm sent
out Engine Companies Nos 3, and 6,
Chemical Engine No. and members of
No. Truck, with apparatus, reached the
scene of the fire in remarkably quick
time. Everything was in confusion. The
tenants lost their heads and the fire.
men had hard work ahead of them. 1t
was in the midst of this excitement that
Mrs Jones made her terrible leap. The
firemen soon had the flames under con-
troll. Assistant Chief Engineer Lowell
was one of the first to reach the side of
the injured woman. She attempted to
rise but her broken arms refused to sup
port her body and she dropped back help
less.
what has happened? My God! where's
nv baby?" she exclaimed.
s.Your baby is safe and sound shouted
an excited colored woman in the group,
as group of firemen, headed by Cap
tain Jack Harms, were seen emerging
from the half ruined house. One of them
bore the baby in his arms.
THANK Godis said the mother as she
relapsed into an unconscious state. The.
changing bell of the City Hospital am
bulance, which had been Immediately tele-
phoned for, was heard and the injured
woman was soon on her way to the hos
pital.
The agent of the building is W. A. Col
lard, of No. 81 Coles street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
GERMAN INTERVENTION DENIED
TBy Cable to The Associated Press.l

TRy Gable to The Associated Pressl
BERLIN, Feb. 3, 1900.-The German For
eign office denies that DR.. Leyds, the
Diplomatic Agent of the Transvaal, is
attempting to induce Germany to join In
an intervention movement. DR.. Leyds de-
clines to discuss possible Intervention and
denies that he is going to St. Petersburg
He is under medical treatment and stiil
without information as to why former
United States Consul Macrum LETT Ere
toria.
The Diplomatic Agent did not desire 10
emphasize why there should be a bond
of sympathy between the United States
and the Transvaal, as it might emoar-
rass Mr. Montagu White (the former
consul General of the South African Re
nnblic in London, who is now IN tne
fInited States). The latter, however, IS
not accredited to the Washington Govern
ment. .4L u,,,ob cat
;sfaction a specimen of a Mauser used py
the Beers and manufactured py HerI
T.oewe of Berlin. The barrel is almosI
completely encased in wood, to opviate
heating.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
A MINING DISCOVERY.
Steerage Passenger to Italy Says He
Has a Valuable Stone.

Among the steerage passengers who
sailed on the North German Lloyd liner
Werra for Naples today, was salerno
Pichetto a laborer, returning from fhe
Pennsylvania coal mines, where he had
been working for the past four years.
Pichetto handled a pick in the mines, but
when he returns again from his natlve
land he expects to be able to relinquish
that occupation. He claims to nave ac-
cidentally made a most important disccv-
cry in coal mining.
A certain grade of stone, he declares.
will act as a perfect divining agent in To-
eating beds of coal. He refuses TO tell
how the stone is used, but says i VIII
revolutionize the coal mining industry, as
the following up of coal strata can be
computed mathematically to foot with
the aid of his magic stone.
Other coal miners returning with MIN
said he was a sensible chap not partial to
wonder-tales.
Pichetto said he was going TO Italy 60
have his discovery perfected and make ar
rangements for securing patent on inc
appliances he uses with it in this country.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
QUEER PROCEEDINGS.
Receiver Appointed For
Brooklyn Warehouse Go.
and Their Order Is
Vacated.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 1900.-United States
Mortgage and Trust Company, as trus-
tees, brought action today in the Supreme
Court to have receiver appointed for
the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Com
pany Justice Fitzgerald appointed John
F. Carroll as the receiver, directing him
to give a bond of 100000 and granted an
injunction directing the defendant COM
pany to hand over its property to Mr.
Carroll and enjoining the transfer or
disposal of any of the property to any
persons.
Shortly after this action had been taken
the attorneys for both sides appeared be-
fore Justice Fitzgerald and handed an
order to him. which the Justice signed.
There was some secrecy about the mat
ter, but it was learned that it was an
order vacating the order for an injunc-
tion granted an hour before, and also an
order discontinuing the action in the case.
The lawyers would not give any reason
for this action. They refused to dis
cuss the matter further than to say that
the last order was made by mutual con-
sent.
The action in which the receiver was ap-
pointed was taken because of the failure
of the Wharf and Warehouse Company
to pay the semi-annual interest due on
February / of per cent. on. the issue
of s17, 800, 600 first mortgage bonds
The petition of the plaintiff company
sets forth that the bonds were issued on
February 1, 1895, and were payable on
February 1, 1916 On February 1, of this
year, $3.50 coupons, representing sS1, ,25O OF
interest. were presented, but the half
YEARLY interest due was not paid. The
Trust Company further alleges that the
total amount of interest due on these
bonds on February amounted to S43l, $50,
and AYERS that the rent of the leasehold
property held by the Wharf and Ware
house Company has not been paid and
that the taxes of the property are also
unpaid.
The company has capital stock of $l2.
500 600, consisting of preferred stock,
series A, 5000 shares at $10O each; pre-
ferred stock, series B, $4,000 shares of 800
each; common stock, $1,000 shares of SlO0
each. Both series of preferred stock bear
interest at the rate of per cent, and this
rate of interest during '95, 'S6 and 81 was
wholly or partially paid by the company.
The corporation has not paid dividends
on its common stock.
The Wharf and Warehouse Company
owns property on the Brooklyn water
front extending from the Empire stores
above the Brooklyn Bridge, to the Erie
Basin and G+owanus Bay, and has a
private railroad several mbiles long con-
Meeting its property. 1t consolidated a
good many stores and has done general
wharfage. storage and lighterage business
The bonds are said to be largely held by
trust companies for widows and orphans.
Justice Fitzgerald shortly after noon
signed an order vacating the order ap-
pointing a receiver in the Brooklyn Wharf
and Warehouse Company and discontinue
ing all the actions in the case. This was
done by the consent of the attorneys on
both sides, who refused to discuss the
matter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-03
"KAISER" ONCE MORE FREE.
Livermore and His Dog Start Out to
Seek Their Fortunes Again.

Lester Livermore and his faithful dog
Kaiser were discharged from the County
Jail this morning. The couple were COM
mitted a month ago by Recorder Stanton
of Hoboken, Livermore under the
vagrancy act, and the dog be-
cause his master refused to be
parted from him. Liver1nore said the dog
had saved his life once and nothing would
ever part them while life remained to
either. The animal is a small one of the
coach dog variety. He has made friends
with the officials of the jail and every
body with whom he has come in contact
Livermore went away comparatively
wealthy. During the thirty days he has
been in the Jail he has received $2l in all
from charitably disposed people whose
sympathies were aroused by the publica-
ton of his story in the newspapers. OF
this amount he spent 81 and Bookkeeper
Ambrose Lynch handed him the remain
ing ST. this morning. Livermore said ne
did not know what he would do next, ex-
cept that he would go to Hoboken first
and try to hunt up his discharge from the
army He bade Warden Sullivan and
Bookkeeper Lynch goodbye and thanked
them for their kindness to him.