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Ti3.; CO!-ETS.

Equity Court No. 1-Jrstice fIagHer.
Jones ast jones: sale fifaiiy ratified ant
cause referred t. audi or. Gr.tJS''n aSt
Wood: Morse, Williams (. O.. made rarty
comp a;rants. i>iTg aSt. FL b.: audi or's re-
port confirmed. :.n..e!S1n az. Anderson
commission ordered to lsSue. Aniss agt
Amiss; divorce a WI. r!a.. granted. Car
penter agt. EauptnaG; auditors rep r. con-
firmed. Welch aSt. WEIGH: reference t ex-
aminer ordered. Central CONSTRUCTION Co
agt. Ohio National Danh, Gil nearing. Glib
son agt. Bigelow; rule on trustees return
able June 10 granted.
Bankruptcy Court-Justice Hagner.
In re Benz. Garfnkle; hearing of rule con-
tinued to June %.
Circuit Court No 1-Chief Justice Bing-
Mendenhall agt Dime Savings Bank: mo-
ton for judgment of condemnation granted
as to SO and overruled as to ST5 covered
by lien of attorneys; leave granted to in
tervene.
Criminal Court No. 1-Justfce Clabaugh
United States agt. John and VIM. Skiv-
intgon, housebreaking; verdict each of
guilty on second count only: defendants re-
manded United States agt. John Sher-
man, larceny from the person and larceny;
nolle prosequi as to first count; defendant
pleads guilty to second count; sentenced
to West Virginia penitentiary for two
years; order to restore property. United
States agt. Grant Mason, HOUSEKEEPING
verdict of guilty on fourth county only; de-
PENDANT remanded. and order to restore
property. United States agt. Thaddeus Bel
lows, housebrealdng; nolle prosequi to
third and fourth counts; defendant pleads
guilty to others and is remanded.
Probate Court-Justice Cole
Estate of Michael Connor; summons is
sued Estate of Samuel Brown; will partly
proved Estate of Joseph Engel; supple
mental petition filed. In re Mae A Detterer;
receipt of ward filed. Estate of Mary f.
Becker; answer fled. Estate of julius N.
Keck; petition for letters Of administration
filed. Estate of Chas. w. Hauptman: sum-
mons returned served. Estate of VIM. II.
Heilhotz: will dated February Z, 1894,
naming Jane e. Herrold eXecutriX, filed
with petition for probate of will. Estate of
Frances H. Morgan; statement for account
flied. Estate of Selma NJ. Harvey; will
dated June 80, 1889, codicils dated June 30,
1879, and July 5, 1899, naming VIM. Henry
Dennis executor, order admitting will to
probate and letters granted to VIM. H.
Dennis, executor; bond, 81 500. Estate of
Robert L. Martin: account passed. Estate
of Margaret f. Lybrand: rule on executors
to show cause Estate of John B. Powers;
copy of will filed. Estate of John B. Pope;
order appointing Alfred Pope administrator;
bond, 81 500. Estate of Alfred May; sum-
mons returned not to be found. Estate of
James F. Conroy; summons returned Serv-
ed. Estate of Elizabeth B. Lewis: summons
returned not served. Estate of Peter Dill;
answer fled. Estate of Terrence Mccartney;
proof of publication filed. Estate of John
OMeara: rule on administrator to file ac-
count. Estate of Elizabeth B. Lewis; rule
to show cause.
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The Wiltshire.

The Wiltshire, at Virginia avenue and
the beach. Atlantic City. is a f1rst-class
and modern hotel in every particular. Its
high standard set in the past will be
strictly maintained. Mr.. s. s. Phoebus,
formerly of the Hygeia, Old Point Com
fort, Is manager.
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Policeman Fined.

Policeman s. S. Fraser, recently found
guilty of being absent from duty without
leave. has. upon the recommendation OF
the chief Of police, been fined IS.
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Charles c. Cunningham and Lawrence
Williams were before the Police Court to-
day charged with fast driving. They en-
tered pleas of guilty. and the court fined
them IS each.
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S1.25 To Baltimore and Return $1.2S
Via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets sale Saturday and Sunday.
June 10 and II, good to return until Mon
day, June IS. All trains except the Congress
sional Limited.-Advt.
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$500 To Philadelphia and Re- $500
turn, via Pennsylvania Railroad.
Account Gymnastic Union and Festival.
Tickets on sale June Is to p, good to re-
turn until June 26.-Advt.
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FOR RENT-FoR SUMMER. CLEVELAND PARK,
elegantly furnished double house; wide
versndas; magnificent site: beautiful grounds;
ideal home; references Address Box 81 Stai
office. telf-3ts
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GRACE REFORMED CHURCH, 18TH ST. NV.
bet. Il. l. ave. and ST., DIR. ]. NJ Schick pas
tor.-Sunday school, $50 Am; morning service
IL a.m.; evening service. pm. 1t
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FOR SALE-ON 18th ST. ROAD. S-ROOM FRAME
dwelling; excellent water and shade almost
acre of ground; desirable for home O Investment,
bargain for cash. T. J. WALSHE, 624 L st.
Il sell ard rent houses je12-1w
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FIRST EDUCATIONAL CHURCH. CORNER
10Th and sts. NV. Rev. $. NJ. Newman, DID,
pastor, Rev. b. Alfred DUNN. pastors assistant.
IL am, public worship, with sermon by pastor,
and music by quartet and chorus choir led by
DR.. ]. w Bischon organist- No evening
vice. Sunday school, $50 am. Christian En-
deavor, 6:i5 pm. 1t
Mt. PLEASANT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
Columbia road nth 81. Invite 'stor,
Rev. VI. Ross Tishlurn. will preach at II am.
Sunday school at go &. f. at pm. No
eycnir. service. 1t
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FOR RENT-CLEyELA PARK
A beautiful cottage; complete in every particular.
je9-tf Office 6lO l4th st.
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CHRIsTiA> SCIENCE.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. 18th AND l. SITS. NV
9:45 an. Sunday school; ?:45 am, Class in
Comparative Religions Prof. Craven; 10 Il. m,
Unity Class: IL am. morning. service: sermon by
Rev Geo. W Cutter of Boston, Mass: pm,
Young Peoples Religious Union: subject About
Our Fathers BmIn-ss,'' Mr.. Tilomgs Edwards.
leader: pm. evening service. All seats free
at evening services. 1t
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
RECONSTRUCTED TOPEKA.
SECOND TRANSPORTATION OF A VESSEL
BUILT FOR PORTUGUESE NAVY.

Washington Oct (SpeciaD.-The gunboat
Topeka. which steamed out of New York Har-
Dor last week, bound on a six months cruise. in
creases the training fleet of the Navy to ten
vessels This fleet, which is twice as large as
it was a year ago, or at any earlier period, is
necessary to furnish the great number of war
ships now in commission, especially in Asiatic
waters, with a steady supply of able bodied
men, by giving Iandsmen rudimentary knowl-
edge of man-o'-war routine putting them fairly
on their sea legs and drilling them into the first
principles of discipline. The Adams and the
Pensacola are engaged in this work on the Pa
cific Coast while the Dixie, the Essex, the Hart
ford the Constellation, the Buffalo, the Lam
caster and the Monongahela busy on the At
Iantic
The Topeka has been thoroughly fitted for this
educational duty during long stay in the Bos-
ton yard, and is very different craft from the
unsightIy uncomfortable fighter she was two
wears ago the most important additions being
two large masts carrying considerable auxiliary
sail. and increased berthing accommodations for
her crew She was built at Kiel Germany, in
1881 for the Portuguese navy, was rated six
teen-knot IL SOO-ton protected iron cruiser, and
was called the Diogenes but for some reason
she was never paid for, and just before the
Spanish war to keep her from falling into
Spain's hands more than for anything else, she
was bought by the United States from the
Thames Iron Works. England, for S17O'327.
She was in a desolate condition, a mere hull
with machinery, but Commander Knapp gath
cred a mixed crew and brought her safely across
to the New-York Navy Yard, where she was
rapidly put into fighting shape, armed with six
4-inch rapid-ire rifles and fine secondary bat
terry She went to the Havana blockade in July
assisted in the battle of Nipe, helped to defend
Boston in the panic over the expected advent
of a powerful feet that never left Cadiz, crused
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

lowest Of the century. Again, there have been five
years characterized by excessive rainfall in India
-1S7S, 1886, 1892, 1893 and 1894 Each of these
seasons recorded an exceptionally high flood in
the Nile. That stream is fed by huge lakes
near the equator, and this level OF the river is
fairly accurate gauge Of the abundance Of the
spring and summer rainfall near its source.
Hence there would seem to be cause at work
which often affects both Upper Egypt and the
great peninsula Of Hindostan simultaneously
in producing a scarity superabundance of
precipitation.
The rainfall in India occurs chiefly between
May and October. Although a small portion Of
il is associated, especially in the winter, with
the passage of small area Of low barometer
as in the United States, the greater part comes
with the monsoon, a moist breeze that
lasts OF should last under normal conditions
all summer with very little fuctuation in the
barometer. However. differences in atmos-
pheric pressure are really responsible for the
monsoon In Asia, in America, the air Is
banked I'D over the continents in cold weather
whereas in the hot season the situation is re-.
versed. over the ocean the pressure is low in
winter and high in summer During the former
season the wind blows off shore, from the
auasi-permanent high pressure area to the low
and In the latter season 1t tends to blow in
from the sea to the land. But both in exact
the ocean varies more or less from one summer
10 the next and inasmuch the force of the
wind depends entirely upon the gradient be
tween the high and the low these differences in
the situation of things in the Indian Ocean are
attended with corresponding variations in
strength of the monsoon.
When the late Mr. Blanford, dozen or more
years ago, began TO make official forecasts of
the monsoon, he depended almost entirely on
two classes Of data He had observed that an
exceptionally heavy winter snowfall IN the
Eimalayas was often followed by abnormally
weak summer monsoon. And if, just before the
GUNNER rains set in, there were any localities in
India where the barometer stood a little lower
than elsewhere, it was almost sure TO receive
little more precipitation. To the first of these
supposed indications less Importance is now at
tached than formerly, although ii is not entirely
discarded in making up the forecast. The sec
end one is stin considered valuable, within GER
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

a year in the West Indies, and turned out to be
an admirable all around gunboat one of the
best investments made by the Navy after the
Maine was blown up.
The Topeka's itinerary for her present cruise
under Commander Francis H. Delano is as fol-
lows: Arrive Lisbon, Portugal October 10 leave
October II; arrive Gibraltar October -, leave
october 70; arrive Vilefranche November g.
leave November s; arrive Genoa November O.
leave November Il; arrive Leghorn November
10, leave November 20; arrive Naples Novem-
Der %, leave December .; arrive Algers De-
cember s. leave December 10: arrive Tangier
December 20, leave December "a; arrive Fun
chal, Azores. December 81 leave January 5;
arrive Barbados, West Indies, January 20,
leave January 26 arrive St. Lucia January q,
leave January 81; arrive St. Kits February 3,
leave February 10; arrive Santa Cruz February
II, leave February 10; arrive San Juan Porto
Rico, February 20 leave March 4; arrive Guam
tanamo Bay, Cuba, March 10, leave March ID
arrive Hampton Roads April l.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

tain limits But partly by Mr.. Blanford and
partly by his successor, Mr. Eliot. two other
signs are now carefully studied.
1t is recognized that the summer monsoon,
which comes from the southwest when it reaches
India is really extension of the southeast
trade winds of the Indian Ocean. AS the
comes northward in the spring the trade wind
belts follow 1t, and though the southeast trade
properly belongs south of the equator it gets
good many degrees north of that line in
mer Consequently, just before the official fore
cast is made up and issued. about June 1 every
year, special effort is made to collect data
relative to the force of the southeast trades
From the continent of Africa and certain islands
in the South Indian Ocean cablegrams are
ceived to supplement earlier reports by mail
The logs of incoming ships are scrutinized with
eagerness. Information is also obtained from
farther India, the Malay Peninsula and Aus
tralia as well from HindOstan proper Persia
and Cashmere. From the lower pressure in Asia
some guess can be made as to the possible sue
tion to be exerted, and from the high area at
sea Mr. Eliot conjectures the amount of force
from behind that will influence the monsoon.
A fourth factor in his computation is a broad,
| slow wave of high pressure that is occasionally
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
A GIRL HER OWN GRANDMOTHER.
From The st. Louis Star.

From The st. Louis Star.
Allentown, Penn, Sept. 1.-When tifteen-year-
old Ida KTiebcl married siXtyyear-old Jacob
Doney, of PlOver, Penn, recently, she did not
stop to figure out that she would become the
wife of her own stepgrandfather and consequent
ly the grandmother of herself. In addition to
this she so twisted the relations of a large mum
ber of people that committee of reconstruction
is to be appointed at a family reunion to ascer-
tain where they all at" BY marrying Mr..
Doney she becomes stepmother of seven children
all of them old enough to be her father or
mother She becomes stepgrandmother of twen-
ty-ive young people, and grandmother
of lot of boys and girls her own age.
Doney's first wife was the widow of John Vie
den. She had three more children by Doney.
One of her children married Samuel Kriebel and
a year later died. The widOwer married again
From this second union came Ida Kriebel, VINO
has just mussed her whole family tree by mar
rying DOney. BY the present arrangement
Doney becomes the stepgrandfather of his own
child.
Miss Ida Krebel was a housekeeper Tor Doney
for several years, and her ability to make lisht
biscuits won the love of her stepgrandfather'
who offered her his heart and hand
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07

detected in the barOmetric readings. A dozen
of these have been observed in twenty years
Such wave, if still off shore, will strengthen
the monsoon, but if already inland ii will weaken
the latter.
Whether the recent discovery regarding the
headwaters of the Nile will assist in foreteling
the force Of the monsoon is yet uncertain. If
the phenomena in that region simply effects
Of the same cause that operates in India-the
degree to which the Indian Ocean high area is
banked up-Tanganyika could probably not
warn the Punjab long enough in advance to do
any good. But continued comparison for a few
years may prove fruitful in this respect. In the
mean time, Mr.. Eliot wishes 90 extend his 1leld
Of observation widely possible even in
Guiding the Antarctic Sea.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
MISSISSIPPI RIVER PEARLS.
A GREAT RUSH OF CLAMDIGGERs TO PRAIRIE
DU CHEN.
DU CHEN.
BON The Moline AN Mail.

From The Moline 0lI) Mail
What is known as the Allen pearl az Prairie
du Chen has attracted unusual attention. II
weighed 100 grains ana is said to be the
largest IeIfect p ar found in the II sSisSippt
River. 1t recently purchased by William
NJ. Moore of COmanche Iowa. What he paid is
possibly not exactly known gentleman who
is closely associated with Mr.. Moore says he
paid $1,000 for it. Mr.. Moore has lived all his
life the river and has learned a good deal
about pearls. He borrowed money two years
ago with which to make his first purchase
Since that time he has cleared 5000, ac-
cording to reports of persons who claim to know
something Of his affairs. Howes Brothers. of
Clinton, are among the buyers, and it is safe to
say that the pearl industry between this city
and the Minnesota State line nets the finders
more than $4,000 a year.
The clamdiggeTs are rushing for the upper
river beds, most of them congregating in the
vicinity of Prairie du Chien, where there is a
bed more than ten miles long. 1t is on this bed
that the fine pearls found in considerable
numbers. The rush up the river has been like
q KIondike excitement. The houSebOats have
been towed uD the river and hundreds have
slipped their tents and gone up on the boats
More than ZOO camped along the river
there and the whole business is oVerdOne. At
every town along the river ScowS are being
made and great is the demand for claiming
outfits The finding of a few thousand dollars
worth of shells by the diggers has created
regular raid upon the river. 1t is safe to say
that the man who sticks TO his clamboat and
hooks will do much better than those who spend
their time hunting pearls
New-York tribune., 1900-10-07
DR0UTHS AND FAMINES.
DISCOVERY REGARDING INDIA AND
EGYPT
RAIN FAILS OR ABoUNDs IN BOTH PLACES AT
ONCE


The weather of India possesses two special
features OF interest A failure of the normal
rainfall there causes suffering and death to a
larger number Of people than In any other part
Of the globe, and nowhere else is official fore
cast issued covering period of several months.
Both Of these circumstances have led to a close
scrutiny Of the conditions existing in other
lands, some Immediately adjacent to India and
some considerably removed therefrom. And Mr..
Eliot, at the head of the meteorological service
in India, has thus been led to announce a re-
Gently discovered coincidence.
IN the last quarter Of a century there were
five years in which there was a notable failure
in the rainfall of India-1S76. 1877. 1891, 1886
and 1S99-the drouth of last year being the
worst on record for long time. In each one
of these years. except the first, the Nile has had
a late low food, that of last year being the
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-24

DAILY except Sunday. other time daily.
No. l-DAILY. Parlor Car Old Point to
Richmond: Pullman Richmond 10 Cincln-
natl, Louisville and ST Louis: connects
at Gordonsv:lle for Orange and at Orange
with Southern Railway train for principal
stations Northbound.
No. b-Local. Richmond to Clifton
Forge. Daily except sunday.
No. 2-DAlLY Pullmans Old Point to
Hinton. Cincinnati and Louisville
Meals served In Dining Cars On Nos
l and 8 west OF Gordonsvil!e.
G. d o. STEAMER LOUISE leaves Nor
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p. m. Leaves Newport News for Norfolk.
las q. IN. and sos p. m. Arrives Norfplk
1915 noon and 7:os p.
For further Information. apply to
j c. EMMERSON ticket agent 217
High street, Portsmouth. Va
l.. W. CURD. Pass. Agent. C. G. o. Of
fee CRANKY street. Norfolk, Va
mond. Va.
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Republican politicians now freely adj
NIT that nothing can save the party
from defeat unless the President can
be induced to make some sort of a
grand stand" play in favor of the
Beers on the eve OF election in the hope
Of winning back some of the German
voters who have left the party on the
issue Of imperialism. They realize that
It will be necessary for the President
to enter into some sort of a under
standing with England that whatever
may be said is purely for political pur-
poses and for the purpose of contin-
uing the AngloAmerican secret alli-
ancc that now exists. But it Is doubt
full If England can afford to agree to
any such move, as the whole world con-
dennis her policy in South Africa.-Na-
tional Waterman.
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DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.
Hudson & Bro, Agents, 6S Roanoke
avenue).
NORTFIBOUND.

NORTHBOUND.
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raft. Elizabeth City to Norfolk.
Stmr. John Taxis, Cannon. towing
raft. Elizabeth City to Norfolk
Stmr. G. w. Petit, Balance, general
merchandise. Elizabeth City to Nori
folk.
Stmr. A. B. Covington, Williams, tow
Ing. Elizabeth City to Norfolk
Schr. Minerva l.. Wedmore. Fill,
lumber. Elizabeth City to Baltimore.
SOUTHBOUND.
Stmr. a. B. Covington, Williams, tow
Ing. Norfolk to Elizabeth City.
Schr. Matte May. Burruss, Norfolk
to Hatteras.
Schr. Sarah Allen. Whitehurst. Nor
folk to Beaufort.
Schr. Henry w. Grady, Chadwick,
Norfolk to Beaufort
Schr. Daybrook. Lloyd. Norfolk to
Elizabeth City.
Stmr. Columbia. Calhoun, towing,
Philadelphia to North Carolina.
Bye. Saturn. Philadelphia to North
Carolina.
Bye. Neptune. Philadelphia to North
Carolina.
Bye. Mars. Philadelphia to North
Carolina.
Bye. Sirius. Philadelphia to North
Carolina.
Bye. Orian. Philadelphia to North
Carolina.
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BRYAN AND DEWEY TO MEET

Blk 7 AN AND DEWEY TO MEET.
Admiral Dewey and William j. Bryan
will meet at Chicago Tuesday evening,
May l. for the first time since the hero
of Manila announced lie was Presi-
Dental candidate. All doubt as to Mr..
Bryan's presence at Chicago was dis
PEELED when Max ]. Riese. Of the Lake
side Club, received a telegram from him
saying that he would cancel previous
engagements in order to be present at
that organizations celebration, which is
a part of the general program. Both
the distinguished guests are aware of
the prospective meeting. The officials
o. the club did not arrange that they
should be present at the same event
until each had been consulted. In re-
ply Mr.. Bryan and the Admiral stated
that, so far from being objectionable.
the meeting would give them great
pleasure.