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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
Old Dominion Steamship Co. S Lines

Fare, including meals and stateroom. =,
Ro un trip tmiicd to 80 days.. Is s @
For tickets and reservation OF state
rooms. apply at ticket office. l?9 Main
street. or at general OFFICE: At WHARF; g.,
THE s SC II 'iii OF STEAMERS
amp, nd opaG lsn sa dSy Ges
sept Sunday from Company's wharf.
FOR OLD porNT-At GEO and llia n;
m. and 4:i5 p m: Portsmouth, Gas and
Wharf NorfoIh at $40 nn d llso a. 1 IN and
FOR IiAMpToN-At HE a. m. and AS
p. m: Portsmouth 1906 Il, IN. and 500 p;
m; lay Line wharf at il 80 Il. nj. ana 1850
FOR NEWPORT NEWS AID SMITH
I'll l,D-At 2:So p. m; Portsmouth. 2io p,
II EoN aS wars i1Rf A as a. East x, nlvEns-A,
$40 a. m: Portsmouth. GAS n, M; Bay
Ll ,1c, 200 3; m; ,
Wednesday, and Friday at GSo a. IN
Portsmouth. 6i5 a. m: Bay Line. 100
For. SEVERN R1vER-on Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday at $50 a. M ;
Portsmouth. G:i5 q. m: Bay Line 700
E9 RrAGE E9aU HSB c 4SP S SRG
ON Monday. Wednesday and Friday at
liz Line M mortsmo%h S; 3mo am d hny
FOR NANSEMoND RIVER AND
SS .InF 800 p. M; portsmouth.
$40 p. IN. Connecting ut Suffolk with
Suffolk and Carolina railroad
Freight for Ware, East. North. Severn,
Back. Poquosin. York and Nanscraond
River Landings must be prepaid.
All schedules subject to change without
notice.
Freight for Washington and Ncwberne.
n G., received at and delivered from
Norfolk and Southern railroad depot.
Freight received daily Except Sunday
III. d. CROWELL.
General Agent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
CAPE \ New York,
nuapiCc Philadelphia
Ssin.an.L0 and Norfolk
RUU'E \ Railroad.
QUICK TIME-Low RATES.
TWO TRAINS EACH WAY.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY.
NOVEMBER Is. 1859.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT SUNDAY.
NOVEMBER is. 1859
LEAVE NORFOLK.
74s a. m. daily. except Sunday tPorts,
Arrive at Philadelphia 5:l3 p
M; New York at S:5S p. III.
LEAVE NORFOLK
600 o. n daily (porssmouth. High street,
b:20 i. M. Arrive at PMladei-
phia $40 a. m; New York. i:i3
Arrive AT NORFOLK.
500 a. m. daily PORTSMOUTH, High street.
9:l0J. leaving New York at S55
D. m; Philadelphia, Il :26 p. M.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
$50 D. m daily, except Sunday (Ports-
mouth. High street. 500 p. M
leaving New York at 90 ~. M.
Philadelphia 1920 a m.
Close connection made With all rail and
sound lines 10 and from Boston.
pullman Sleeping Cars on night trains
between Jersey City. Philadelphia and
oi Trnilmnn nam Bnnct rarlor Cars on day
trains between Philadelphia and Cape
Charles.
checked at Walke's Agency. under At
lantic Hotel. at Passenger Station at the
Wharf and on Steamers.
r. n. COOKE.
General Passenger and Freight Agent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL. ANIMALS.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Branch Photographic Office,

J bTdIICH 1iyuTOBTapHIC O1HCt
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 20. 1909
Notice is hereby given that the fixed
white post light in the water off Old
Field Point. westerly side OF the ELK
river, tributary to the upper part Of
the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. has
been carried away by the ice.
The light will be rc-cstablshcd as
soon as practicable, of which due notice
will be given. Very respectfully.
CASEY II. MORGAN.
Licut.. U. S. Navy in Charge.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

LyDEs REGULAR, LINE STEAM.
Only DIRECT LINE FROM Non.
FOLK TO PHILADELPHIA.
Until further notice steamers are an
pointed 10 sail from Norfolk every MON
DAY. WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at
& o'clock D. M, and from philadelphia
Through bills of lading TO oil points
South and Southwest via Seaboard Air
tennessee Air Line. Southern Railway,
Norfolk and Carolina and Norfolk and
Southern RAILROADS.
JAMES w. McCARRICK,
General Southern Agent Norfolk, Va
WILLIAM l.. CLYDE &c CO..
General Agents, Philadelphia.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Word has been received here OF the
death Of CAPTAIN John #. Davis OF
Elizabeth City. which occurred last
week. Captain Davis formerly owned
.the tug Nellie, which was sold later to
Captain Hancock, of the schooner Jas.
G. Clifford.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
IT OR RICHMOND. PETERSBURG.
IL CLAREMONT. OLD POINT.
NEWPORT NEWS AND JAMES RIVER
LANDINGS DIRECT BY
DAYLIGHT.

virginia Navigation Company's Elegant
Saloon Steamer POCAIIONTAS leaves
Clyde wharf. Norfolk. every TUESDAY.
THURSDAY and SATURDAY at a. m.
and Old Point going and returning, ar
rIving at itichmond about $50 p. M. con-
Meeting with all evening trains.
Fare TO Richmond Sl50
TO Richmond and return, $40.
no Richmond. second class, sl00
Tickets much cheaper than any Other
route 10 Richmond, Petersburg. Waverly.
Hicksford and stations on Atlantic and
Danville railroad and oil points VIA Rich
mond.
Tickets for salo at ticket agenclca OF
Wake 6 Son. III. Brandt. and on board
steamer.
cd for all above named points.
Round trip tickets wifi bf--5eld for one
fare from December 2lst. 1899. TO January
49, JAMES w. McARRICK.
Agent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Supervising Inspector of Steam Yes
sells John W-Oast Is In Washington
attending the annual meeting of the
Board OF Supervising Inspectors. now
in session in that city. The meeting
usually lasts about a. month.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
Shipping Notes.

The tug General Mott left City Point
yesterday With two schooners in tow
for Baltimore. one of them being the
schooner e. ". Perry, Captain Nichol-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
Norfolk Z WASHINGTON Steamboat CO

>
Tho new and powerful iron palace
INGTON and NORFOLK will leayo
daily as follows:
NORTII-BOUND.
Leave Portsmouth. foot of
Leave Norfolk. foot of Water wv p m
street ............ .............. 6:45 p. m.
Leave Ola folnt Soiniort..... 6:45 D. M.
Arrive in Washington........ 100 u m
Arrive in Philadelphia. Penn.
Arrive in Phiiadelphia. u. & H.
A RI Il IN IN New York. Penn .n go a. m
Arrive in New York. b. .''; 10 p m
o. II. R............ ............ "1:25 p. IN.
SOUTII-BOUND.
Leave New York. Penn. Il. r. 1850 D. m
Leave New York. b. & o.
Leave philadelphia. Penn. Ii; wv r. H.
Leave ea;; philadelphia. Is. & o. ''i1 p NJ
arrive r Sin in Washington. Penn. s'v' p m
Ar RI Fin in Washington Washington. i. 4 'S;l0 p m
Leave Washington. ............ $3.50 p. H. m.
Arrive Old Point Comfort. ZOO u. m.
Arrive in Norfolk ......... 500 u m.
Arrive in Portsmouth. $50 u. IN.
"Daiiiy. except Sunday.
N. & c. office. ut w. r. Wakes and
company's office wharf.
For further Information, apply
ID. j. CALLAHAN,
Telephone All. Agent.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

.Daily except Sunday
s'uilman Paince Sleeping Cars.
For all information apply at
cay ricKes 0i6cp. ,snin md GRUMPY
Streets. 'rhOnea I.3.
Baggage called for and checked from
hotels and residences by Virginia Trans
fer Company on orders left at ticket OF
FRANK S. CANNON.
81 v. President and Gen'i Mgr.
]. w. CULP. w. a. TURK.
Traffic Mgr. Genl Pass. ACT
Washington. D. C.
W. II. DOLL, Pass. ACT, Norfolk, We
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Sad news awaits the arrival Of Cap
tain Day. of the schooner Annie Bliss,
expected here daily, as word has been
received here of the death of his daugh-
Ter at his home, in New Jersey.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
DISMAL SWAMP CANAL.

(Hudson &; Bro, Agts, 6S Roanoke ave)
SOUTHBOUND.
Tug a. 3. Covington, Williams, tow
ang. Norfolk to Elizabeth City
Schr. Mamie Carlis. Johnson. light,
Norfolk to Elizabeth City.
Barge White Oak, NIanley Norfolk to
g Wallacton.
stmr. c. w. Petit, Balance, general
merchandise, Norfolk to Elizabeth City.
ALBENIARLE AND CHESAPEAKE
CANAL. ARRIVALS.
NORTHBOUND.
Stmr. Alert. towing. from North
Carolina to Norfolk.
Barge Violet, lumber, from North
Carolina to Baltimore
Barge Confidence, lumber, from North
Carolina to Baltimore.
Stmr. Maggie J. Jory, raft of mill
logs. from North Carolina to Norfolk.
SOUTHBOUND.
Stmr. Hamilton, general merchandise,
from Baltimore to North Carolina.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
MeICh0RI5 GMiDe[' 5 TRANSPORTATION CO
DIRECT ROUTE.

FOR BOSTON AND PROVIDENCE
For Bosi OHM ondayS, Wednesdays Fri
days, and Saturdays at 600 p. M.
FOR PROVIDENCE.
Every Tuesday. Thursday and Satu,.
FARES 10 BOSTON AND PRoyr.
DENCE.
Firs:-class including meals ana
stateroom berth. ......... ... 50 M
intermediate. including meals and Wv
steerage, Including meals and bunk. ~ SS
Perisnahle freight sent via Providence
forwarded by early train TO Boston and
at tho Same rate as By direct steamers 10
Boston
For further Information apply to
r. II. WRIGHT. agent. Norfolk. Va
A. d. STEBR1NS, Asst Traffic Mgr,
w. p. TURNER Gen. Pass. Agent
J. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore. Nd.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
TRAVELLERS GUIDE. ,..s.
Norfolk 4 Southern R. R. Co.
Norfolk, Va. Beach & Southern RI

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT DEC. list. 1893,
MAIL AND EXPRESS LEAVES NOf:ss
f.OLH DAILY Except Sunday 10 a mn
Tor Belhaven and oil stations. Connects
WILLIAMSON and Windsor. For Iandinss
on ond chow ,nI r Flyer TUESDAY. THURSDAY
with Old Dominion steamers for Makley-
VILE. South Greek. Aurora. Washington
ana intermediate landings.
,EVENING EXPRESS LEAVES NOR
DAY and sATtRpAi for or E Ed { Con- n-
TGRsS Say % %nd s sHsfTp%ss
PAY Tor Roanoke Island, Oriental and
New Bern. N. c.
ARRIVE AT NORFOLK.
MAIL. AND EXPRESS DAILY except
TUEspA3 7. r AZ 4 B. and ana al sA + X
Western depot FRIGHT Station Trt on wn ana
street.
Steamers leave Norfolk water street
DAY and SATuRDAL for Eliza beth City
yin Dismal Swamp Canal. and Elizabeth
SIX pSy Il an MON for Selppsrynong river Mon
THURSDAY AND SATURDAY for Coin.
JOCK and North river landings.
FOR VIRGINIA BEACTI.
LEAVE NORFOLK. BRAMBLEToN
STATION.
Daily Except sunday)-.7Oo a. M. 1l;3a
H. hA sS = vI nc n%d s mE%g 10 a. m
Daily Except Sundayl-S:20 Il. M. 1880
p. m.. g 80 y. M. and Sunday 4:30 p. IN
'-Mixcd trains
FOR MUNDEN POINT.
LEAVE NORFOLK.
Daily Except Sunday)-l000 n. m. (con-
meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
Munden Point with steamer for Currituck
Sound iandings). and 900 p. III. Tuesday
and Friday only rs
LEAVE MUNDEN POINT.
ECO p. M daily Except Sunday. and
$50 a. IN. Tuesday and Friday.
II. r. HUDGINS,
Cen. Freight and Pass. Agent
81. *. KING. General Manager.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Daily except Sunday. Other time daily.
no. l-DA!LY. Parlor Car old Point 10
N.cninohu: Pullman Richmond to Cincin-
natl louisville and St. Louis; connects
a. ,II,oraonsville for Orange and at Orange
stations Northbound
r, NO. 6aLocal. Richmond to Clifton
Srse., DaIy except Sunday.
NJ. o-pAlLY Puilmans. Old Point 10
iiinton. Cincinnati and Louisville.
meals served in Dining Cars On Nos.
ana west OF Gordonsvillc.
&. IL .. STEAMER LOUISE leaves Nor.
IoiS ior Newport News at u III. and $3.50
p; IN. Leaves Newport News for Norfolk.
10 IA. III. and Sos 70. N. Arrives Norfolk
l2:l5 noon and 7:Q5 y. H.
Tor further Information apply 10
= IL WILCOX. Ticket Agent or
r. w. CCRD. Pns3cngcr Agent
e and o; Ticket Office. Atlantic Hotel,
JOHN D. POTTS.
Asst General Passenger Agent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
SHIPPING. REPORT.
Foreign an" to.~swI~r.
JANUARY GOTH. 1900.


ARRIVED.
Br. stmp. Trongate, Skcllon, New Or
leans. to coal.
Br. stmp. Citation. Silnderson, Pcnsa-
cola, to coal.
Br. stmp. Mancunia, Wattlcy, Boston.
to coal.
Br. stmp. Florence, PridcauX, Genoa,
to load.
Br. stmp. Hector, Cooper, London. to
load.
CLEARED.
Br stmp. Trongate, Skellon, Bristol
coaled.
Br. stmp. Citation, Sandcrson. ANS
terdam, coaled.
Br. stmp. Nlancunia, Wattley, Blue
fields, coaled.
Br. stmp. Thomas Wayman. Watt
Rotterdam. coaled.
Schr Charles II. Trickcy, --,
Schr. Samuel c. Hart. Green New
York lumber
Schr. Henry d. May. Douglass, New
York, lumber.
Schr John Proctor, Howard, Boston,
lumber.
Yacht Barracomta, Kelley. Savannah.
Barge John II. King, New York. pill
ing, towed by n. & w. tug No. l.
SAILED.
b. stmp. Capcnor, Wilbur, Antwerp.
Br. stmp. Iran, Hughes, Liverpool.
Schr. james c. Clifford, Hancock,
New York.
Schr. Matte Newman. Loveland, New
York.
schr. Charles II. Tricky, ----.
Boston.
schr. Mary L. Graham, Medley, New
schr. n. II. Burrow. Lowcry, New
York.
Schr. John Proctor, Howard, Boston.
Schr. Rebecca. Long. New York.
Schr. VIM. II. Bailey. Lane, New
York.
schr. Z. NJ. Skinner, Linthicum, Pc
tersburg.
York.
schr Kate Darlington. Hopkins,
Claremont.
Barge John r. King, New York, in
tow.
Yacht Barracoma. Savannah.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

But one grain cargo ship cleared and
her supplementary not filed. conse-
quently no grain exports this week re-
ported.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21
N ivy : w Nqrfo|ks1slNesterI,
Css:==a.n1nUnsa Schedule in Effect

eNS--A--,s AA<A4NAeAn SShSSSO III EtlcCt
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. 10, 1899.
LEAVE NOFoLK DAILY.
1:4v u m-For Richmond. Washington.
Lynchburg ana the West
{:35 p. m -Vestbuled Limited for Rich.
mond and Washington. Stops
only at Suffolk. Waverly and
Petersburg.
7:30 u. m.-For Petersburg Lvnchburg.
the West and Southwest.
Trains arrive at Norfolk daily 9:l0 a m.
II .25 A. m. End 1910 p. III.
Tickets and all information at station
ana 10 CRANKY street
w Il. BEVILL
General Passenger Agent.
w. E. HAZLEWOOD. c. +. a.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

NJ ORFOLIe &c OCEAN VIEW RAIL
IN WAY COMPANY.
QUICK AND FREQUENT SERVICE
BETW ZEN
NORFOLK. OCEAN yiEEW, OLD FONT
Take the Ocean View Route for OLD
Point. connecting with the e. & o. and
Trolley Lines for Newport News and in
termediate towns.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

list Section Old Point Express. 2nd Sec
tion Ocean View Local.
Local freight leaves Norfolk 1l:o0 a. m.
Freight received untu fifteen minutes
before leaving Tina.
Fare for tho round trip 10 Ocean view.
?0c
Fnre for the round trip to Old Point
from any part OF Norfolk. 69c. Old Point
tickets on sale by all street car conduc-
tors
Local trains Leave ocean View for Nor
folk at 1890, l:3O. 2:so. $3.50, 4:3o. $50 and
6:30 D. IN.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21


1.v. Portsmouth,. High street. m
Nv. Norfolk. Main street .. 90 p m
Lv Old Point. Hyge!a Pier Il 100 y m
ar Baltimore. Union Dock -. $40 m
NohTHBouND Pr. II. B, & O.
i a.vv- I Bn;;,timSie 5i5 M: $50 IN
Ar New York ...i'I2:42 mi!i2:a5 MN
sooTliBouND y. Il. r. b. & o.
I Ly P New Sork . l2:5s mi LOO IN
Ar. Bait rnion sini S:i2 j M $50 j m
Lv. baltimore. Light street new
piers direct Tor tho South. .G:3o p m
~. ga roint 1900. ..........-...s:l5 IN
-. - ~ !oih I.Uo 4 IN
Ar. PORTSMOUTH ...... ............S $3.50 a IN
!-Daily except Sunday. DAILY.
Tickets sold to all points North. East
and West and baggage checked 10 desti-
nation. Statcrooms reserved upon appli-
cation in person at the company's office
No 1919 West Main street. or on board
steamer.
Freight will not 10 received after
m. TO go forward thnt day.
For further information apply to
KEY COMPTON,
General Agent.
j. W. BROWN. Jr..
Southern Passenger Agent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Yacht Barraconta. Savannah.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-21

Tho new and powerful iron palace
steamers VIEWPOINT NEWS. WASH
INGTON and NORFOLK will leave
daily as follows:
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06
Singular Appearances of Fish in Samoa.

Singular Appearance of Fish In Samoa.
One strange feature of this sea life
OF the tropics is the regular recur-
renee of migratory swarms of fish of
very small size, that return in huge
numbers year after year with such alb
solute regularity that the natives cal
culate on the event on q certain day
in each year, and even within an
hour or two of the day. One such
swarm of fish forms the occasion of
an annual holiday and feast at Sa-
o The fish is not unlike the
whitebait for which the English
Thames has SO long been celebrated,
and each year it arrives at Samoa on
the same day in the month of October,
remains for a day, or at the most two
days, and then disappears entirely
till the same day of the following
year. Why it comes, or whence, no
curious naturalist has yet discovered,
nor has anybody traced its onward
course when it leaves the Samoan
group; but the fact is unquestionable
that suddenly, without notice, the still
waters of the lagoon which surrounds
each island within the fringing ree4
become alive with millions Of fishes,
passing through them for a single day
and night, and them disappearing for
q year as though they had never
come.
A visit to Samoa enabled me to see
this strange phenomenon for myself,
and to witness the native feasts by
which it is celebrated year by year.
Lippincott's.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06
Observation-Disclosures
Democratic National Meeting Plae,
at Kansas City in Ruins.
It VIII BE Rebuilt At once-Many subs
scribers Secured While The Fire
Was In Progress.


Kansas CRY. Mo. (SpeciaD.-Conventlon
Hall, whore the Democratic National Con.
vention was to be held July i. was laid in
ruins In less than thirty minutes by fre.
The IRE burned With such fury that it was
evident almos. from the start that the
structure was doomed. and the 1remen
soon turned their attention to saving sur
rounding property. A stin breeze was
blowing and before the fre was aubdued
. lumber OF other buildings were de-
stroyed With an aggregate loss OF nearly
SbO0 600. Plans to rebuild the hall are al
ready on foot.
The q OF the fire is unknown. II
started near the engine room Ia the north.
east corner Of the building, but there had
been no fire In the furnace since the NIGHT
when the Democratic rally was held. 6mok.
ing was forbidden In the building. but tha
rule was frequently violated. -Four carpen-
ters and . plumber were at WORK in the
building putting q flooring on part Of the
interior roof garden. It Is suggested that
the fire was due to the carelessness OF soma
Of theso w0rkmen.
A stih wind was blowing from the SOUTH
east when the IRE started and the dames
swept across Central street. setting fire to
Lathrop School. which cost 935. 1000. Next
the flames caught the Second P~resbyterian
Church, a $60, 900 structure. and It's 470O0
parsonage next door. They were destroyed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06

The moccasin is the most rational
and comfortable of all footwear. In
moccasins the feet have full play; they
a bend and grasp; there is nothing
to chafe them or impede circulation.
In moccasins one can move like an
acrobat, crossing slender and slippery
logs, climbing trees, or passing with
ease and security along dizzy trails on
the m~ountainside where a slip might
sure destruction. The feet do
not stick fast in mud. In the North,
when the mercury is far below zero
and no civilized boot will protect the
feet from freezing, the savage suffers
no inconvenience. His m~occasins,
stuffed with dried grass, let the blood
course freely. The perspiration may
freeze on the hay in a solid lump of
ice, but the feet remain warm and dry.
The buckskin moccasin, Indian-tanned
with deers' brains and wood smoke,
always dries soft after a wetting.-
Harper's Magazine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06

Besides these the go, 900 Williamson fats
on Twelfth street and several smaller resi-
dences were reduced to ruins. TIE total
loss is close to $500 GOO, counting Oonyen-
tion Hall as $3.50, 900.
While the fire was in progress a sub
scriptton was started to rebuild the hall.
The insurance on the hall amounts to &fM-
600. A. G.. Sutherland, local agent for
Carnegie, has promised to get the steel
girders necessary for roofing the new hall
and to have them In time. All evening the
wires were busy giving directions to the
mills at P~ittsburg. The new hall Is to be
f1reproof.
Convention Hall had been classed as ono
OF the largest and most perfectly construct
ed auditoriums in the world. The building
was erected In 1898 at a cost OF 1885,, 900,
(which was raised entirely by public sub
%scription. 1t occupied a piece OF ground
3l4 by 200 feat In extent, was two stories
high, and built OF native stone, cream
brick and terra Gotta. The lrst story was
of the Renaissance style OF architecture.
AMI the second story In perlstyie form, with
groups and columns.
The building was o: bridge construction
without q column, the room being sup.
ported by great steel girders. It's general
seating arrangement was modelled some
what upon the plan of the Metropolis
Opera House, New York. The loon
was utSlu0u u : dEouH, dI0u}
balcony, and roof garden. q
the arena and the arena
The total seattfH. DDbufld-
ing was nea na0f Lstandin9
room, ito 11l holding
more than "a, 900 people. The arena alone
seated 1000. The building had no stair
ways, the upper seating being reached by
means OF inclined planes. Separate exits
were used for the balconies and roof gar.
den, and 1t Is estimated that the hall could
be emptled at tho rate OF 5000 people a
minute.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06
A BuIy,s Lesson.

A member of the Louisville bar
named Simmondson was in the habit
of intimidating the opposing wit
nesses, whom, when they came to be
crcss-examined, he harassed in every
imaginable manner. The last witness
he took in hand was a tall, lank
farmer, with a thoughtful eye. He
had watched the batting of his neigh
bors in dead silence, and took the
stand with perfect composure. Sim
mondson evidently set him down as a
lout, and when the witness hesitated
v e some question a moment he
roared: "Wbat are y studying about?
'Fraid Of telling a lie, too, Isuppose?"
Without any apparent haste the
countryman picked up a massive ink
stand and hurled 1t straight at Sim
mondson's head, catching him on the
bridge of the nose and knocking him
senseless. "That's what I was
a-studyin' about" he drawled, in the
moment OF dead silence that followed
the act. Needless to say, a tremendous
hubbub ensued, but everybody was
secretly pleased, and while the judge
fined the farmer heavily for contempt,
he subsequently remitted the SEN
tence.-Chicago Law Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06

Only 43, 00O, 900 of British war bonds have
been secured by Americans.
A Boer statement places their losses DUR
ing the war In excess OF 1000.
The Swiss Federal Council has declined
the requests of The Boer Presidents for
mediation
1t is announced from the Transvaal capt.
tai that the italian Government has de-
clined to intervene.
One of the odd consequences OF the South
African war Is the increase In the price OF
barbed wire In America.
It is understood that the Queen will be
asked to consent to the granting Of q special
medal for the siege Of Kimberley.
Work in the collteries Mt Eiandslaagte,
Natal, has been resumed and the mines arr
putting out their normal tonnage.
Lord Roberts reports that hundreds OF
burghers Ia the Orange Frees State have sur
rendered their arms and returned to theil
farms.
Orange Free State Envoy Vessels ON
cially denies the existence OF secret or any
other evidence Of q Boer conspiracy against
Great Britain.
johannesburg continues calm, and no
breaches Of order are reported from that
town. Pretoria Is lively and full OF mill.
tary activity.
It wa said Id London that Mr. Joseph
Ohsmberiain, Secretary OF State for the
Colonies. has prepared plans OF the courbe
80 b pursued after tho war IN South Afrita
hae eade