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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
a BIG TRUST.
TO GoBBLE UP VALUABLE PROP
ERTY IN CUBA.
(By Telegraph to virEinian-Piloto

(By Telegraph to VirEinian- Pilot)
Philadelphia. Pa, Nov. 8.-Following
a meeting Of New York. Philadelphia
and Canadian capitalists in this city
last night, Sir William c. Van Horn.
chairman of the Board Of Directors of
the Canadian Pacific railroad. and his
son. r. B. Van Horn, of Montreal,
sailed from here to-day on the steamer
Admiral Sampson for Santiago. where
they will make an effort to secure OPP
lions on all horse and trolley lines in
Cuba and also on all sugar plantations
in the island.
ORGANIZED.
The departure of the two men was
the result OF the permanent organiza-
ton at last nights meeting OF the
Cuba Company. with capital Of s20,
100000. Sir William presided at the
meeting and the others present, be-
sides his son. were William =. Tlkins
and Thomas Dolan. of this city; II. A.
Smith. president of the Cuban Mail
Steamship Company. and Percival Far
quhar, OF New York: DR.. T. w. Shep-
herd and NJ. L. Evans, of Montreal
A GIGANTIC TRUST.
The purpose of the company, it is an
nounced. is to secure control of all cleo
trio light and trolley franchises in
Cuba and to establish plants and sys-
TENS in every city. The purpose. it is
said, will not be confined to the control
Of those franchises alone. but will ulti-
nately take in steam roads and also
sugar plantations. The entire capital
stock of the company. 1t Is said by
those interested. has been subscribed.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BRAN BLETOn.

Major w. b. Sanderlin. well-known
and highly respected resident, passed
away at his home. No. 100 Granville
avenue. at an early hour yesterday
morning. In the list year Of his age
The deceased was a member of the
Park Avenue Baptist Church. from
which his funeral will take place at 10
O'Clock this morning.
The series of meetings at the Park
Avenue Baptist Church are we'll at
tended and much interest Is being
manifested. Services tonight at S
O'Clock.
4 The Brambleton C6tillion Club will
give It's first hop at kim Hall tonight.
There will be special meeting Of the
Local Board of Improvement at s
o'clock tonight to consider matters re-
lative to the public schools.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
morning. The services were conducted
by the pastor. Rev. q. B. Hatcher. The
remains were laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Among our cotton Mon.

Weather in cotton belt clear and
cool.
Spot cotton In Liverpool declined
1-16. Sales. 1000 bales. against $4,000
last year. Future contracts advanced
8 to points, closing steady.
u. s.. port receipts yesterday were
1881 bales. against 30.05s last year
and 6S,160 in 1898.
Bombay, India, receipts past week
have been 5000 bales. against 1900
last year.
Future contract market New York
closed steady at 10 to 90 points adj
vance. January, s.u9@9.1O; May, 9.ll@
9.12; August, 9.03@9o4. Spot cotton.
unchanged at GIG for middiing.
January contracts in New Orleans
advanced 10 points. Spot cotton, firm
at lis for middlfng. Sales, 5000
bales.
Houston. Texas. receipts to-day es-
timated at 10000 to 10000 bales, against
12,2b6 last year and 1880 in 1898.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
NO EXAMINATIONS.

Mr.. Miller then led Mr.. Snow to ad-
nit that since the latter first became
an officer of the bank two years ago
he had never known the officers of the
bank to examine the assets OF the in
stitution.
Cashier William Reed, Of the First
National Bank. was the, next witness
He said the last time the bank had an
examination was on October 15 He
had no personal knowledge of any re-
port OF that examination.
Morton v. Moore. settling clerk for
the bank. identified a column of figures
on a sheet that was prepared for and
sent to the clearing house as having
been made by himself
He explained the details of making
up the sheets for the clearing house
Then. one by one. he identified the
sheets made UP for the banking DAYS
of October. Mr.. Moore testified that
two figures in the sheet made up for
October Is had been changed. The
figures as they stood were not his. He
did not know who had made the
changes. 1t was brought out that the
sheet had been in the possession of
Alvord after 1t had been made up by
Moore.
Adjournment was then taken TIL .
p. m. tomorrow.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
Liberty,s Lightning Rods.

The Statue of Liberty. on Liberty ISL
and, in New York Harbor. was recently
struck by lightning and emerged un-
harmed. One bolt struck the appraised
forehead. The statue is protected by the
finest system. of lightning rods ever
than disease. and yet many people will
protect their homes from. harm. while
exposing their bodies to this deadly en-
envy. The best protector In the world is
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. 1t will
cleanse the system. invigorate the nerves
and enrich the blood. 1t does this by
strengthening the digestion. Good health
depends solely upon the proper perform
ance of this important function. Weak
ton. dyspepsia or biliousness The Bit
ters strengthens and cures weak stom-
achs. See that our Private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bottle.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
M'KiNLEY's RETURN.
WARMLY GREETED BY ADMIR-
ERS AT WASHINGTON.

END al w
(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pllot.)
Washington, Nov. S.-President Nc
Kinley and his party arrived here at
$40 o'clock this morning. Several hun
dreds Of people had assembled at the
Pennsylvania depot to bid the PresI-
dent welcome, and q. large detail OF po-
lice was on hand to prevent a crush.
Secretary Hitchcock. General Corbin
and other officials gathered around the
platform Of the Presidents car and
were the first to welcome and congrat-
ulate him. The crowd outside broke
into hearty cheers when the President
made his appearance with Mrs. Nc
Kinley. After hasty greetings. the
party was driven to the White House.
where the President had breakfast and
returned to his duties. The trip beyond
Pittsburg was at night and uneventful
although knots of people gathered at
the stations throughout the night to
see the train go by.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
JAPANESE sATTLssHlp.
THE MOST FORMIDABLE VESSEL
IN THE WORLD
nRv Teierranh 10 virrlninn.pno,,

nv Telegraph to virglnisn-Pilot
London, Nov. s.-The japanese bat
tleship Mikasa. said to be the most for
midable vessel of it's kind In the world,
was launched to-day at the Vickers-
Maxim works ut Barrow.
The Mikasa is Of 1920 tons dis
placement. She is 400 feet long, rs feet
wide and "a feet. S inches deep. She
has two propellers. and has an indi-
Gated horsepower of $4,000 She has
an armor belt OF IL to 4 inches. and the
armor on her gun positions is ii to 6
inches thick, while the deck plating is
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

inches thick. The armament of the
Mikasa consists of four 12-inch guns.
twenty ~ Founders. eight 3 Founders
and four 21a Founders. She has four
submerged torpedo tubes. The battle
ship has n speed (estimated) of is
knots. and her normal coal supply is
l.i0o tons. She carries a crew of $50
men.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
Trade with west india.

The West India fruit steamer Habil
has arrived here from Kingston. ia
rnaica. with a cargo of 1900 punches
OF bananas and 1900 barrels of oranges.
A large portion of the cargo was ship
ped to Cincinnati and other Western
cities. The Habil brought four passen-
gers from Kingston. On her return to
Jamaica Saturday she will carry n gen.
eral cargo. consisting chiefly of flour
and lumber.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
N OtICe.

We desire to notify the citizens Of
Brambleton Ward that we have opened
our "cut-rate" grocery at 104 =. Bram-
bleton ave-. kim Building. and are
prepared to serve anything in the gro
Gerry line at reduced rate.
noy9-2t CARROLL G. co.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BERKELEY NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

closed down again yesterday and will
remain so until Monday because of
want of logs.
Mr.. Geo. T. Cochran and wife, OF
Washington. are here on visit to
relatives.
See advertisement in this issue OF a
weil-known gentleman. with business
proclivities, who desires to invest $500
in an established business.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
Fatal Railway Accident.
by TELEGRAPH to VfrptnIan-Pilot.)

Charleston. s. c., Nov s.-There was a
fatal railway accident to-day on the Sea-
board Air Line, between Cheraw and
raw. car broke loose and ran into a
hand-car, killing the section master,
man named Boyd and two railway hands.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

Funeral of Mrs. e. S. Daughtry.
s The funeral of Mrs. Emeline e.
Daughtrey was held from the First
Baptist Church at 10 o'clock yesterday
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
Berkeley Steam Laundry
Berkeley Crystal Clear Water
Makes White Linen"
DISSOLUTION!
To whom it may concern.

To whom it may concern:
The partnership existing between Geo.
w. Wallace and w. Perry Moore, trad
ing as Wallace & Co.. Cor, Chestnut
and Wallace & Moore. Cor CRANKY and
Charlotte streets. Norfolk. Va. has this
day been dissolved by mutual consent
mess heretofore conducted as Wallace &.
Co, Berkeley, Va. under style and name
Of W9llaces Pharmacy. collect and pay
w. Perry Moore will continue the busl-
ness heretofore conducted as Wallace 6
Moore. Norfolk. Va. under style and
name of w. Perry Moore. collect and
pay al, bills owing to and by Wallace s.
Moore. Thanking the public for their
liberal patronage of the past, we solicit
n continuance OF the same.
GEO. w. WALLACE
w. PERRY MOORE.
nol-lOt
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

Every flower path does not lead to
glory-every easy proposition that
comes along should not he accepted
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

snellings Pharmacy. Robert f Holmes
& >, J. NJ +. Trotter. Virginia Phar-
macy, Wallace x Moore Norfolk: Wallace
& Co. Bcrkiey: Jerome P. Carr, Ports
mouth.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
THE FIRST WITNESS.

The first witness was Whiting e.
Snow. assistant cashier of the First
National Bank. Mr.. Snow said he had
known Alvord twenty years. the past
ten of which he had been the note tel
Ter In the First National Bank. He
explained in detail the duties of the
note teller and the banks clearing
house transactions He explained the
balance sheets. which showed a short
age of 100000 In Alvord's department.
The figures showed that the shortage
varied. and that, from October 10 to
October IS it was 100000.
You know that Alvord's accounts
were made up from statements hand
ed him by other persons in the bank 2"
asked Mr.. Miller.
Yes. sir; partly" answered Mr..
Snow.
mfr. Alvord was supposed to take
these statements of other employees
as correct?"
Eyes"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
A aia oEFAuLrER.
THE EXAMINATION OF COR
NELIUS NJ. ALVORD BEGUN.

tBy Telegraph to virginlan- Pilot.)
New York. Nov. 8.--Cornelius l.. AL
word. ,Jr.. the former note teller of the
First National Bank. who is accused
of embezzling s6sOooo of the banks
funds. was arraigned before U. S. Com
missioner Shields in the criminal
branch of the United States Circuit
Court to-day. He was represented by
Jacob F. Miller. United States Dis
trict. Attorney Henry l.. Burnett and
his assistant. Ernest Z. Baldwin. ap-
peared for the Government. The ex-
animation was conducted by Mr.. Bald
win.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09
BERKELEY ApvTS.

u ANK OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
- trade speciality. Convenient hours
Interest on deposits. fell-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-11-09

$4,000 amounts mo .l g sS,. e5 IN
rover. Apply to GEO. G. MARTIN. At
torney. oc20-1m
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
SOME WILD GUESSES
Made by Persons Interested I'm the
Defeat of the L., w. q w. Va,
Railroad Ordinance-"0bser

haIirOau Oru1nance-"0bsery
Views.
To the Editor of the Register.
Sir:-Some wild assertions or guesses
have been made by persons manifestly
interested in crushing out any new
railroad enterprise coming to this city,
because of their connection with the
old railroads. Their desire is to stife
the competition that the new Union
town, Waynesburg & West Virginia
railroad will afford
Their claim that the new railroad will
not come to Wheeling is absurd. The
charter of the new company expressly
makes Wheeling terminus The or
dinance expressly states that the road
is to come to Wheeling, and obliges it
to come by way of Elm Grove. Nearly
one-half of the whole subscription
named in the ordinance, to-wit: $780,
600 thereof, is only payable, by the
terms of the ordinance, when the said
railroad corporation shall have com
pleted standard gauge railroad in the
said counties, Ohio and Marshall coun-
ties, w. Va, from the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania State line at or near
the said south fork or branch of Big
Wheeling creek, by way of Elm Grove.
to the corporation line of the said city
of Wheeling, and shall have provided
for access to a station or depot in the
city of Wheeling for the transaction of
its business in said city, either by the
use of tracks and facilities already in
existence, or by the construction of a
track or tracks of it's own, or by a
combination of existing and new con-
struction within said city, and shall
have trains running from such station
or depot in the city of Wheeling over
track or tracks constructed by it or the
use of which it acquires within said
city and over its own railroad in Ohio
and Marshall counties, and over a rail-
road in the State of Pennsylvania con-
Meeting Herewith at the State line at
or near the south branch of Wheeling
creek, to Uniontown, in the county OF
Fayette, in the State of Pennsylvania"
The provisions of the ordinance es-
tablish beyond question that this rail-
road must be constructed, in good faith.
to the city of Wheeling, and secure
terminal facilities therein. 1t is to be
expected, however, that the agents,
great and small of the existing monop-
WIGS, VIII SiuSdFOt, ny ldlSe IbpIeSel-
tation, to throw stumbling blocks in
the way of this great enterprise so
essential to the growth and prosperity
of the city of Wheeling, and which is
fraught with such glorious promises OF
the future growth and development OF
this community. Our laboring people
and mechanics should not let them
selves be hoodwinked by the stories
which will be disseminated by the
tools of the present monopolies carry
ing freight from the Connellsville coke
region. 1t must be expected that they
will not willingly release their grip
on the industries of this community
and on the product of its labor.
OBSERVER.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
THE D|0GERS OF aNGSENG
THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION
OF the State is Sent to the Chinese
Market for the Herb in Hong
Kong-The Price Has Been Mater
tally Afected-A Review of the
General Situation.

The situation IN China has affected
most materially one of the chief indus
tries by which great number of the
poorer classes inhabiting the mountain
districts of this State gain livelihood.
Until the opening of hostilities in that
country, the storekeepers in the interior
were glad to take ginseng in barter for
the necessities of life. Jobbers in the city
offered as high as IS a pound for the
root dried Even at this price quite
margin could be cleared in its sale to the
exporter.
1t is a generally known fact that prac-
tically the entire output of the article in
this country went to China. What the ce-
lestials use 1t for is a mystery. Many
guesses have been made on the subject.
and although people have asserted that it
was utilized for most things from medi-
cine to religious beliefs, the Chinese have
jealousy guarded their secret and it can
be safely asserted that no foreigner has
ever learned the real use.
The present war in China has put
complete stop to the handling of the root
throughout the country, therefore, here
is no further demand for 1t here in Amer
lea, among the jobbers. There is practi-
cally no demand the price has fallen
almost 81 TO the pound. This state of af-
fairs will destroy the greatest means of
livelihood of the diggers of the root. The
main consuming market of ginseng is in
the north of the country where at present
he very centre of the riotous districts is
located. Owing to the closing up of the
consuming market fully one quarter of
last seasons collections are now unsold
in the market in Hong Kong. Exporters
cannot dispose of their goods at any
price, much as they desire to do So
The best quality of ginseng is found in
West Virginia, and naturally it commands
the best price in the markets. For the
past few years the herb has sold at 81 a
pound in the interior and IS a pound in
this and the other cities of size. To-day
the prices are $l.75 and 500 respectively
Green, the herb does not bring more than
| 25c anywhere.
The entire production of the State goes
as a general rule to China and the effect
in the mountain districts will be a most
serious one.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION.
The Wheeling Turner's VIII Cele-
brate Their Anniversary at Pleas
ant Valley Park.

aHt tatIey
Next Sunday the Wheeling Society
of Turner's will celebrate their forty
seventh anniversary at Pleasant VAL
ley Park. The society has grown from
a very humble one into one of the
strongest in this section. 1t started AZ
years ago with only a few members,
and now numbers over a hundred.
Very few of the members who organ
lied the society are living. Among them
are Jacob Straub, OF the Island; John
Lohse, Jake Wise, of Triadelphia, and
Leonhart Maggie, who is at present con-
Quoting a newspaper in the west. Some
who have been members for a very
long time, but who are not charter
members, are Anton Reymann, G. P.
Schambra and August Rolf
Their first quarters were located on
the site now occupied by T. T. Hutch
isson & Co.'S store; from there they
moved into the Hub building, which
they occupied for several years. From
the Hub building they, moved to a hall
on Eleventh street, near Water, and in
1868 purchased the property they now
own on Market street, between Ninth
and Tenth, which they now occupy.
The celebration will be the finest ever
held by the society and invitations have
been extended to all the societies of the
district to be present.
The present officers of the society
are: President, w. A. Schambra; vice
president, Nick Plume; corresponding
secretary, ]. Schenk recording secre-
tary, Louis Bartens; financial secre-
tary, Philip Schambra; treasurer,
Charles Brandfass; first officer, Gus
Wilhelm; second officer, Peter Myers;
property man. Lawrence Herman, and
librarian, Albert Fisher.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08


any College; Harry Elbln, Of Cameron.
and A. Bunner, OF sisfersvflle. Ns4
guests at the Grand Central.
Frank Schroeder and family. az
South Chapline street, are expected
home this week from ST JoSephe. where
they are the guests of relatives.
Mrs. Thomas Burke and sister. Miss
Mary Burke. of Marietta, OF. have re-
turned home. after a visit to friends
and relatives on the South Side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schultze and
child, of East Liverpool, o., have no.
turned to their home, after visiting
Mrs. Sehultze's parents on the South
Side.
Mr. Edward Hildebrand and sister.
Miss Emily. formerly or Wheeling. now
of st. Louis, Mo, are here Spending
several weeks visiting friends and rel
atives.
c. l.. Smick, of Parkarshurg: G. A
Weaver, of Moundsvflle: j. G. Craw->
ford, of Cameron, and Geo. Cummlnas.
Sr., of Littleton, are registered it the
Mcclure.
Fred. Weidle, James Drascher and
Sebastian Bode will sail next Thursday
on the Barbarosa for Bremen, and will
take in the Paris exposition before re-
turning home.
Battery A, T. r. X. OF RI, Of this
city, received a check for $100 from
Ceramic lodge U. r. X OF r. OF East
Liverpool. The money will 50 into
the treasury OF the battery
Mrs J. F. Rose. Mrs. George Me-
Gowan, Miss Angie Graham, Rev Greg-
DRY Bleakley and Rev G. II Clarke ara
attending the district convention of the
Epworth League at Lake Chautauqua.
n. Y.
C. L. Keith. w. E. Cummings and
wife and W. Gordon. Of SistersVilles
VIM. Kesselman, Jr., Of Parkershurg;
r. r. Price, OF New Cumberland, s. A.
Smith and wife and Mrs = 3. Smith.
OF Shiyeley. are the State arrivals nc
the Windsor.
1t is given out that the options
which the Wheeling Consolidated Coal
Company has taken upon lands III Ohio
and Brooke counties will be taken up
on July 25th. The eonsummatiun oE
the deal will meRn the pAvmen zI..2
Zig sum of-rfUHWy 70 Nzrzacf
owners
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
WHEELING BAKERY BREAD
WHEELING BAKERY BREAD
WHEELING BAKERY BREAD
WHEELING BAKERY BREAD
AT YOUR GROCER'S.
Daughters of America.

Harmony Council, No 10, D. of A.,
installed the following officers at their
regular meeting last Monday evening
July ID: Junior Past Councillor, Lucy
Winesburg; Associate Junior Past
Councillor, Martin 10y: Councillor, An
ME Koch: Associate Councillor, Char
les Bradford; Vice Councillor, Jennie
10y: Associate Vice Councillor. Ed.
Gibson: Conductor, Gertrude Nixon:
Warden. Lula Kelly: Inside Guard
Ursula Bell: Recording Secretary, ].
Koontz; Assistant Recording Secre-
tary, Emma Koch: Financial Secre-
tary, D. Nesbitt; Treasurer, ]. A. Tay-
lor: Trustee. eighteen monfhs), Bro.
Pursley. Harmony Council is pros
pering. Several members have been on
the sick list during the past six months
but the are able to take care of all.
They held a very successful strawberry
festival short time ago and are plan
ming an outing In the near future.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-07-08
NEWS NOTES oT YESTERDAY,
Collection Of the small Events ~
Each Passing Day.

Collection Of the small Events o.
Each Passing Day.
The Franklin Club will give their
second select dance at Mozart Park
Monday evening.
Bloch Bros. tobacco factory will
resume work tomorrow morning after
being idle week.
The Sunny Brook fishing club, of
the South Side, were in camp during
the week on Fish creek. They return
ed home with quite a number of turtles
and fish.
I'm police court last night Robert
8. Murray was given 80 days on the
hill for begging. The cases of John
and Owen Sullivan, arrested for fight
ing, were continued until Monday.
A deed was left for record in the
Office of County Clerk Robertson yes
terday, dated July It'll, 1900, from c. A.
Kline, trustee, to Robert Bowman,
conveying a piece of property at Echo
Point. Consideration, $3.50.
AT the Latter Day Saints Church,
south of Forty-eighth street, on Water,
regular services are held every Sun
day at 1920 a. m. Sunday school at
2:30 p. m. Preaching at 745 p. m.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening at 1870. Preaching tonight
by Elder j. F. Mcdowell.
Mrs Bridget O'Brien, widow Of the
late Nicholas O'Brien, died Friday
morning at 7:30 o'clock at her home
in Benwood. The funeral will take
place this afternoon at 1870 o'clock
from the family residence. Services
will be held at St. Johns Church at
o'clock. Her remains will be laid to
rest at Mt. Calvary cemetery.
I'm Justice Larues court Friday,
Clark Criswell was fined 81 and costs
for disorderly conduct, the complain
ant being Mrs. Coss. Charles Order,
charged with being the father of a
bastard child, was also given a hear
ing and held to the grand jury under
bond Of $500. The complainant in this
case was Annie Randall. Required bond
was furnished.