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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
4 BREACH or COMPACT.
(From the Philadelphia Record.)

tfrOm the Pnlladelphiu Record.)
When the junior member OF we'll
known law firm got married. about two
months ago, he entered into a compact
with his bride which was designed as
preventive of convivality. In his
bachelor days he was known as a jolly
good fellow. which Is the same thing
as saying that sometimes he was jolly
bad fellow; 80 when he got married. as
safeguard against the allurements
Of old comrades, he said to his wife:
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
A QUIET MARRIAGE.

a quiet marriage was celebrated last
night al ST. Johns p. Il. Church The
contracting parties were Mr.. VIM. H.
Williams and Miss Blanche Renshnw.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Mr.. Farland. pastor of the church. At
the conclusion they were driven to the
residence of the brides parents, cor
ner of London and Efingham streets,
whore n reception was given to few
relatives.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
AN ORDERLY CITY

The people Of Portsmouth are the
most law-abiding people that can be
found in the State; there is seldom Il
case before the Mayor outside of drunk
enness or disorderly conduct, and they
are nearly always colored. For two
days there has not been an arrest, con-
sequently the Mayor has; had nothing
to do. This frequently occurs, and
sometimes it will run for week that
yv1V
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
THE STORM LAST NIGHT.

This city was visited last night by n
severe storm from the southeast. 1t
was ACCOMPANIED by heavy rain, and
for about two hours the wind blew very
strong. a number of trees around the
city We're blown down. sign boards were
blown to the ground and n number OF
poles were blown down. The roof Of n
new house In Park View was blown
off and much other damage was done.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
IbsEE,.

O'BRIEN.-At her residence, No go
Henry street. Portsmouth. Va. Febru-
wife of Michael O'Brien. aged 81 years
Funeral services ut st Pauls Catholic
Chaph THIS Crhursday) MORNING at
10 O'Clock. Friends and acquaintance are
invited to attend
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22
INFORMATION
FOR EVERYBODY
Brief Mention Of the News, Both
General and Personal.
oFMATTERs oFlNTEREsT

Noies of ,,oro Than Pa..inE Notice,
Conci+eiy written That Auch 5Iuy
he said In Lice Spnce- condonscd
News for Those Who Head 0uioI.iy
andlho.e VINO Have 40 Timo 10
nparo 10 learn what L. doing on
i" tho cisy and surrounding soe-
ZION.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

Whtson Printing Company are print
ing candidates cards at reduced
prices.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

n OR SALE-A GROCERY AND LOU.
\ or store. near cor. Armstrong and
Queen streets; good reason for selling
Apply 10 ]. T. WEST on premises fe2l-3l
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

Chas. r. Welton & Co. have removed
to 2os High street. Noah's Ark's old
stand.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-22

Norvoue Headache Cured
sntcdIly. No danger by Hicks Capu-
"A Ia b. 15 and e5c. ut drug stores.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST GATES
Charged With Making False State
mcn,S ahot,t Steai Company.

NEW YORK. April 2S.-The Times Will
publish the following:
Developments in the affairs of the
American Steel and Wire Company likely
10 cause sensation were made known
yesterday tFriday) Summonses are now
in the hands of the law firm of Lamb &
Noss for Chairman John ". Gates, of
the company's Board Of Directors. and
John Lambert, the president, both of
whom left this city for Chicago last We'd
nesday.
The first complainant in the case was
Washington Seliglnan, of the firm of
Seligman & Antwerp.
There is a second complainant. whose
name has been withheld.
The summons against Messrs. Gates
and Lambert We're issued on application
made under section 6l1 of the Penal
Code of this State. 1t is in part as fol-
lows:
"A director, officer or employe of any
corpora ton or joint stock association,
who knowingly concurS in making or
publishes any sta temept of its affairs or
pecuniary conditions containing any ma
terial statement which is false, is guilty
CT a misdemeanor"
,Mr. Gates was quoted as prophesying
on the same day that the price Of steel
rails would fall to about SO ton in a.
week, which il by no means did, and the
men who later procured summons
against him specify his statement as un-
iuStifiable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
THE lNDIC NENT
AGAINST TAYLOR
t VIII be Entered on Record Monday
When the Grand Jury WiII.Make
Its Final Report.

FRANKFORT. KY, April 27-The
Franklin county grand jury completed its
labors to-day. but its final report Will not
be made till Monday, Over 100 witnesses
were examined in connection with tine
Goabel aesassnatfon case.
1t is unoficially stated that the indiot-
mGnt said ito have been found against
Taylor WEI be entered or record then.
The hearing OF the motion for bail in
the cases of Powers, Youtsey Coultcn.
Davis and other alleged accessories,
promises to bring out the substance OF the
evidence in the possession of both the
prosecution and the defence. over 100
witnesses have been summoned, and the
5 hearing win take UP all of the week.
w. II. Coulton notified his attorneys
this afternoon TRAIT he prefers a triaa III
ttgfs county, and will not join in the pc
tition for a change ~of venue on The
ground tfat IT is impossible TO get Il fair
trial in this county
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28

eve: been struck for the cause of human
freedom under the law: for that spirit OF
orderly liberty which must stand at the
base of every wise movement to secure
to each man his rights and to guard
each from being wronged by his fellows.
Washington fought in the earlier
struggle. and 1t WAS his good fortune TO
win the highest renown alike as soldier
and statesman. In the second and even
greater struggle. the deeds of Lincoln, the
Statemar. were made good by those of
Grant tho soldier. and later Grant liifn-
self took up the work that dropped from
Lincoln's tired hands when the assas-
sins bullet went home and the sad,
patient. kindly eyes were closed forever
ITO do our duty. that IS the sum and
substance of the whole matter. We are
not trying to Win glory: we are not try
ing to do anything brilliant or unusual.
We are setting ourselves Vigorously ut
each task as the task arises. and we are
trying 10 face each difficulty as Grant
faced innumerable and enrinelrtly greater
difficulties. The sure way to succeed is TO
set abort our work in the sririt that
marked the great soldier whose life this
day we celebrate: the spirit OF devotion
to duty, of determination to deal fairly.
justly ana fea1!essly with all men. and
OF iron resolution never to abandon any
task once begun until it has been brought
to successful and triumphant conclu-
sion -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
BUYING sEABoAD STOCK
Both Pennsylvania and Southern Said
10 be Interested,

BALTIMORE, MD, April 2I.-SDecIa1.-
The extensive trading in and pronounced
strength exhibited by Sea board Air Line
Railway common and preferred stocks Tor
delivery when issued, has excited much
interest in financial circles, both in Baiti-
more and New York, and has given rise
to reports that New York interests are.
buying for control.
Both the Pennsylvania and the Southern
Railway are mentioned in connection with
the purchase. but if they are interested
they have thus far succeeded in keeping
in the background Practically all of the
stock of the SeaboarCl Air Line, both COM
mon and preferred, marketed this week,
has been taken for New York account
The brokers who have been the heaviest
buyers of the shares admit this fact, but
they can not or viii not reveal the idenity
of the actual buyers
While il is a fact that both classes of
the stock of the SeaboarG Air Lire Kali
way Company are to be vested in eight
voting trustees for a period OF 10 years.
this agreement, it is understood, can be
abrogated m any time upon vote OF three
fourths of the stockholders. The seaboard
Air Line Company win Issue 375, eco shares
OF common stock and 250,tl0 shares OF pre-
ferred stock.
The voting trustees will be Messrs. j.
William Mtddeudorf. Robert c. Davidson,
Wnn. A. aIarburg. Baltimore: John Skeiton
wIlliams. Jas. II. Dooley, Richmond: w
+. Cochran. Yonkers, n. Y; and c. Sidney
shepard, New York These gentlemen
will also be among the directors 10 be
elected at the meeting to be held to-mor-
row in Richmond.
The buying of the stocks continued upon
an extensive scale again to-day. aud prices
made a new high-priced record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28

He Landed in the Country Of Which
He is the Executive Escorted by
a Fleet Of War Ships.

SAN. JUAN. PCRTo RICO, April 81
The United States Steamer Dolph'n,
bearing Mr.. Chanles Herbert Allen, the
newly appointed civil governor of Porto
Rico. dropped anchor off San Juan ait 10
o'clock this morning, as did the United
States .A1n9ored Cr-taiseI> New York, the
tjliated States BatttleshGp Texas and
the United States Gunboat Macaliats.
The New York remained outside the har-
bor the others entering.
General Davis, the military governor,
visited Mr. Allen on board the Dolphin
a II 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Allen entered tae carriage that was
in waiting ana drove TO the Executive
Mansion, preceded by troops and followed
by squads of police. He constantly 1uised
his hat TO the throns that lined the side
walks.
Ma.. Allen, with his family, will remain
as the guest of General Davis indefinitely.
Mr. Allen said THAT he desires to set
tie the details cf the new regime as soon
as possible, and VIII remain here confer
ring with General Davis pending the ar
rival of the new appointees.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
ENTRENCHING PRETORIA
The Position and Number of the Bocr
Forces.

Forces
LONDON, April 27.-2 P. M.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received at the
War Office from Lord Roberts:
BLOOAIFONTEIN, April 27.-At the
request-of the High Commissioner War
ren has been appointed Military Governor,
of Griquaiand West while that part of the
country is in disturbed condition"
This curious dispatch constitutes all the
war news received up to this hour.
According to a special dispatch from
Lorenzo Marques, the latest authentic es-
Inmates of the Boer forces place them at
80. 900 of which 1900 are at kroonstand.
6. 900 at Fourteen Streams, 6,000 in Natal,
700 about Mafeking, and 1000 at Pretoria,
while $50 have been ordered north to in
tercept General Carrington's force.
The work of entrenchinS Pretoria is
proceeding.
dispatch from Kimberly says enteric
feyer is so rampant there that the city
officials are urging the military authorities
i IN remove the camps from the town and
discontinue the use OF public buildings as
hnspitals. with the view of better safe
srnardlng public health.
dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
Rloemfontein, April 9th. gives General
Hamilton's s report of the British casualties
a. Israelspoort, April 18th. Among those
s1iohtlv wounded is Colonel W. B. Otter,
of Canada.
General Hamilton reports that the
Canadians and Marshall's Horse, did par
ticularly good service
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28

.Nicaraguans are Said TO be at the
Bottom of the Insurrection
Against Colombia.

WASHINGTON, April 2l--The State
Department has received confirmation OF
the press report that Cartasena mas
fallen into the hands Of the reyolu-
tionists.
Cartagena is the principal seaport OF
Colombia and collects most OF The Gus
IONS revenues of the country. Conse-
ouentlv its capture will greatly strength
en- the revolutionlsts.
# is probable that the Naval Depart
ment will dispatch one of the smaller
grnboats now cruising in the West IN
dies 10 the seat Of troubleain order. TO
ensure American interests against loss.
fhez /, Colombian Government has re-
ceived information tending to demon
strate its contention that Nicaraguans
are atSthe bottom of this last rebellion.
It is asserted that the revolutionists
have fitted out Nicaraguan gnnboat.
named the Rayo. flying the Nicarasuan
aar. which is now at Maracaibo, Vene-
zuela. preparing TO operate against Coz
lombia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
STREETS TURNED
INTO RIVERS
An Unprecedented Flood
In Waco, Texas.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE
The Bodies of Three Dead Have Al
ready Been Found.
SUCCESSION OF CLOUDBURsTs
Swollen Streams Poured Their Snr-
plus Water Into the Centre of the
City and Formed Sea III the
business Disirict-ThE Ex-
act Number of Drowned
Not Ascertained.
SUCCESSION OF CLOUDBURsTs

WACO. TEXAS, April 27.-An electric
storm. accompanied by rain in torrents,
fell here today. flooding half of the city
and doing great damage TO property.
The bodies Of Two known and one unknown
dead have been recovered and three other
persons are known to have pershed.
The dead: Nancy caudle. Miss Emma
Caudle. her daughter. An unknown neso.
The business streets were converted into
rivers. Such a flood was never before
seen here. The rain resembleu a success
sion of cloudDursts. Easements We're
flooded on Frank!1n and Washington
Streets, and on Austin avenue. Waco
creek on the south side OF the city, and
Barron's Branch, the north side,
poured their surplus water toward the
center Of the city and formed a sea in the
business district. AT present the exact
number of persons drowned cannot be as
certained Mrs. Nancy Caudle and her
daughter. who resided with Mrs Norton
al the corner OF Jackson and Seventeenth
Streets are among the dead recovered
from the food. The house was in the
Waco creek. overflow and the ladies N
spite OF efforts at rescue, were swept.
away.
Mr. and Mrs. Norton were saved. Their
house was destroyed.
William Walker, a negro was drowned
in the Barron Branch overflow and his
body was recovered.
At the corner Of North Second and Bar
ron Branch an arched brick bridge gave
way and three negroes disappeared win
the bridge.
The storm commenced at 4 o'clock this
afternoon, and the water fell in vast
sheets, one cloudburst following the
otae,. At least SIX persons lost their
lives by drowning in less than Ave min
utes,
The main BoSques and its tributaries
are overfiowing a district and running
valuable crops. The Brazos River is ten
feet above the danger mark, and is still
rising The property loss in Waco Will
~be fully $4,000.
As The city is divided into sections by
the high water and communication cut
off between the various divisions. com
piete list of the dead al this hour cannot
be given An organized relief movement
is already under way.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
WILL MOVE IN NEW DEPOT
Cant. w. T. West Offices to Be Moved
Next Month

Contractor Writ A Chestern1an has
nearly completed the work on the South
ern Railways pretty new depot, and
expects to turn it over to the railroad
people by the 10th of May.
The general Offices. which are to be
occupied by Superintendent w. T. West
and other officials. are about ready, and
it is reported that Captain West will
begin the removal of his offices to the
new depot by the early part OF next
month
There is a large general waiting. room
in addition to the separate rooms for
ladies and gentlemen. There viii be q
large shed where the hacks and car
riages are to stand. The trainmen will
have special apartments in which to
stay during incoming and departing
hours.
1t is thought that the storage house
south of the depot viii have to be torn
down. as it viii be in the way when pas
senger trains are at the depot.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
ROBERTS BEING CRITICISED
Mufflcd Complaints Are Beginning to
Be Heard

Mutilcd Complaints Are Beginning to
Be Heard.
LONDON. April 2S.-4:55 A. Mn Com
mandant General Louis Botha, the Beers
appear TO have found a capable successor
to General Joubert.
The advices from DeWet's Dorp, outlining
the duties of General ChermSide, justify
the conclusion that it will still be neces-
sary TO employ a considerable body of
troops to keep the Free Sta.e clear OF
Beers
The Beers. who began their raid month
ago by compelling Colonel Broadwood
to retire TO Bioemfontein, have now
gotten safely away to the nortifward.
practically without loss. but with the
advantage Of several British guns, to-
gether with a hundred prisoners cap
tured.
iMuffed complaints and criticisms are
beginning to be heard here and there
against Lord Roberts. Two-thirds of
his entire force have been employed in
effecting this small satisfaction, and the
probability is that the whole force must
be again concentrated on Bloemfontein
before the main advance begins. AS
similar raids on the British communities
tons are likely to be repeated it is
evidently still afar see to Pretoria.
The Significance of General Hunter S
division going to Kimberley. where
mounted troops are also arriving daily,
is now said to be a serious attempt TO
deal with the strong Boer forces on the
Vaal River. now threatening to retake
Barkley and then; an endeavor to relieve
Mafeking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
GRANTS BIRTHDAY.
Governor Rooseveir Principal Ora tor
atus Celebration in Galena, Ills

no
at Its Celebration i'll Galena, Ills
GALRNA, ILL, April 2z-General U.
& Grants birthday was observed here
today, with Governor Theodore Roosse-
Welt. of New York, as the principal orattr-
Snecial trains brought thousands of
neor,le into the quaint little city, which
for years was the home Of the Sead
General.
The city was ablaze with flags and
hunting Miss Nellie Grant Sartoris; her
son, Captain Sartoris: her daughter,
Vivian Sartoris, and other distinguishes
visitors also were present
Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, of New York,
smoke as follows:
In the dong run every great nation in
stinctively recognizes the man who pecu-
siarly and prominently represents It's
own type. Here in our country We have
had many public men of the first rank
soldiers. orators, constructive stafetnen
a,ri s,op,saar leaders. We have also had
.,,>aat philosophers who were also leaders
x,f popular tlrousaar. Each one Of these
r,,e,, has had his own group of devoted
followers and some of them have at
fines swayed the nation With power
such as the foremost OF all hardly Weld
ed Yet, as the generations slip away.
as the dust OF conflict settles, and as
through, the clearing air we look back
with keener vision into the nacion' past.
,,sightlest among the mighty dead loom
saie three great figures of Washington,
LINCOLN and Grant. There are great men
also in the second rank. for In any gall
.cry of merely national heroes. Franklin
and Hamilton Jefferson and Jackson
would surely have tfreir place. But these
st,rsse greatest men have taken their place
among the great men of all nations. the
great rnea, of all times. They stood SUI
preme in the two great crises of our his
tory. on the two great occasions when we
s,,oad in the van of all humanity and
struck the most effective blows that have
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
) CARNIVAL WEEK, RICHMOND, NAY 141O 19.}
this morning With cavalry. He met Gen
Hamilton ana Gen Smith-Dorriens S bri-

this morning with cavalry. He met Gen.
Hamilton ana Gen. Srnith-Dorrien's bri-
gade there.
..Tfe enemy were still holding the east
ern outlet of the town, wherefrom Gen.
French and General Hamilton were pro-
ceeding to turn them out.
General Rundless Division was eight
miles south Of Thaba NaChu last even
ing.
Additional casualties thus far report
ed: Hamlton's NPunted Infantry, Lieu
tenants Barry and Hill wounded, both of
Marshall's Horse: the former severely
and the latter slightly.
"A patrol from Bethuiie came across a
body of the enemy on Snithtield Road
April 25th. Private King, of the Prince
Alfred Guards, was killed. and two of the
Royal Scots Service Corps were taken
prisoners.
The Yeomanry Cavalry. under General
Barbazon. after accommodating as far as
Wepener, returned to DeWet's Dorp this
morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
PRICE TWO CENTS.

serts vast desert of mere asnes, oue
OF which the porch of Notre Dame @ ou
Grace, the property of the e,oisl.ss ol
Mary the immaculate, the 81. MAJ ,
School, recently built at a cost Oh Si''os"' wv,
and a cluster OF residences around Tue
church alone are intact AmonS--the runs
of a house on Washington Street. nun.
to-day was found the corpse OF man
named Bernaby Myers
All night in Ottawa the homeless ones
have been going about looking fer places
in which to take up their abode. and IN
some instances searching for members Ok
their families
The fire broke out in the house of Mr.
Kirouac on Chaudiere Street. Hull 1t IS
said that Mrs. Kirouac was lighting her
stove to get the family dinner ana set
the chimney on fire The flames spread
10 the roof, quickly communicates TO aaI
Joining houses. and as there was a heavy
gale blowing at the time. the fire was
soon beyond control Before noon it had
devastated a great part OF Hun ana
spread TO the river. famed by d strong
wind
Before 10 o'clock it had leaped the
Ottawa River and swept across TO Ot-
tawa. carving everything in front of it.
All night long the city was lit up oy inc
glare.
The Dominion Government is among the
heavy losers. the Chaudiere Bridge nav
ing toppled into the river from the warp
ing effects of the heat.
The steel suspension bridge, which con-
nected the city OF Ottawa with Hull.
was also destroyed. On the ottawa side
many fine residences were destroyed
Relief for Fire Sufferers.
OTTAWA, OTN. April 1.-THE Gov
ernment at a Cabinet meeting to-day
decided to give 100000 TO relieve the
sufferers of the Ottawa and Hull fire
Ten thousand dollars will be given for
immediate use The city Council has
decided to give $4,000.
LONDON. April 27.-The newspapers
are unanimous in expressing the opinion
that despite the demands for South
African and Indian famine it is nthe
substantially assist in repairing the
losses incurred by the Ottawa fire
DETROIT. MICH. April 2l.-Mayor
Mayburg to-day telegraphed the Mayor
of Ottawa, Ont, extending sympathy and
asking whether the people OF Detroit
can be of any assistance in aiding the
homeless and destitute.
CHICAGO. April 27--Mayor Harrison
to-day opened subscriptions for the OF
tawa Ont. fire sufferers. The list was
headed by Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick, and
grew rapidly during the day.
Heavy Losses.
LONDON. April 27.-An the Edinburgh
are insurance companies are heavily
involved in the Ottawa fire.
NEW YORK April FIT is believed
that American fire insurance companies
will suffer but little from the Ottawa
fire Foreign companies will have TO pay
most of the claims
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-28
SUMMARY OF TO-DAY'S NEWS.
Local.

Local.
City Democratic Committee met last
night.
@soatherns new depot nearly COM
PORTRAIT presentation at Lee Camp
western merchants to be here to-day.
State.
Mrs. Mary Willis, of Nanserond.
while insane. tries 10 kill her own chill
80 Sarthur n. Derr sentenced for three
years for embezzlement OF his dead
'siias Mayor Woods. of Roanoke. vetoes a
compulsory vaccination order OF the city
Council
slander from DR.. r. W. Harrison. in Roa-
@The town of strasburg. Va. terror
lied by gang of burglars. while the banS
vault was opened and the safe cracked
with dynamite and 5000 stolen The men
escape on a hand-car-
On account of the new LIQUOR law re-
curing thirty days notice or appIication
for liquor license there will be a period
of prohibition in a number OF counties
DIR A. Monteiro acquitted before 9.
Prince George magistrate OF the ehlfse OF
mo a.s ( iandsman from the Buffalo drowned
at Norfolk
General.
Waco. Tex, visited by disastrous
flood. -.,,roa 60,
ator Scott's right TO n seat.
Demand on the Porte for payment or
claims little short of an ultinlatum.
Indictment against Taylor 10 be en-
tered on record Monday.
House agreed to conference report on
Y4awaiiar, bill and passed niuety-oue pri-
yate pension bills.
-Schroeter found guilty of Ntrsring
bogus Virginia bonds.
Foreign
-MnfrIed complaints against Lord iDcb-
erts begin 10 be heard.
Beers being hotly pursued ard ems
gageC in rear-Suard actions e