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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16

Ii is for Congress to say whether
the poor shall have coal, or whether
the rich mine owners and dealers
shall continue to vex the people.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
DRYS CARRY EVERY PRECINCT

Caroline's Local Option Election
Carried for temperance by a Good
Majority.
The following is the result of the
election held in Caroline on January
9Th for local option:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.

The House Committee reported un-
animously the bill providing a gen.
eral game law tor the State. These
bills Fix the open season on all game
except deer from March / to January
10, and deer from September Is to
January rs. They provide for a
nonresident tax of $40, and prevent
the shipment of any game from the
State for commercial purposes. They
make further provision for the en-
forcement of the law by the appoint
ment of game wardens by the circuit
judges for the various counties.
DR.. j. W. Bowdoin, of Accomac,
president of the State board of fish
cries, states that he is opposed to the
bill before the legislature for selling
oyster land to the highest bidders.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16

young man of experience aud good
haoits wants position as clerk In country
store sI GOOD reference furnished. APP
Box No. 2, Village, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16

WILL Congress help the situation
by admitting coal free of duty? 1t is
sup to" the politicians in direct
way.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
ST0REHOUSE FOR RENT.

storehouse and dwelling combined,
Win acre lot, near huntsville, Lancas-
yer county, va. Good locality and first
class stand. 800 year will secure IL.
Apply to s., care CITIZEN, Iryingtop. Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
WEIR POLES and LUMBER.

THE UNDERSIGNED will be pleased
to communicate with parties in want
! OF Weir Poles and Lumber, long or
short lengths.
W. II. JESSE. Litwalton, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
LanCaSter'S
Business Directory.
SHINGLES! SHINGLES!I

we Keep constantly on hand 4, 8, and
men cypress shingles at lowest prices.
w. A. CAMERON s. Bro. Weems
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Hon. j. 81. Biscoe of Spotsylvania
introduced bill to provide for pay
ment for scalps of hawks and owls
out of State funds.
Senator Stands has introduced a
bill to allow the sale of newspapers,
fruits, soft drinks and ice-cream in
the State on SUNDAY.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16
COMMISSIONERS OF REVENUE.

The Democratic legislative caucus
Friday night on the question of the
mode of selecting commissioners re-
suited in compromise, providing
tor election by the people for the
hrst term, and thereafter for appoint
by the circuit judges.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16

All communications or business letters
should be addressed to the VIRGINIA CITIZEN
trvington, Va, to receive prompt attention
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-16

Reproducing our editorial COM
ment on the "drunk list" of Rich
mond and other cities the Soufhsids
Sentinel, of Urbanna, saws:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
MUTlNY ON FAIR FIELD
JACKSONVILLE SCHOONER IN TRoU-
BILE AT FALL RIVER.
THE MATE AND THREE MEN
HAVE CHARGES LODGED AGAINST
THEM BY THE CAPTAIN.

The Schooner Had Discharged Her
Capt. TOmIin sent Mate sleeves
and the Men Ashore for Coal, and
They Got Drunk - when They
Came Back There Was a Fight
Between Captain md Mate, the
Cook Helping the Captain.
Fall River. Mass. Jan. 1S.-Capt NJ.
C. Tomlin of the Jacksonville schooner
Fairfield made an effort to have his
mate, Charles S. Sleeves. and three
members of his crew arrested to-day
for mutiny, but the police waived jurls-
diction in the matter. Mate Sleeves
later made a complaint against Capt.
Tomlin for assault.
The Fairfield. which. arrived here
some weeks ago from Jacksonville,
with load of pine. was lying in the
and was nearly ready to sail South.
Yesterday Capt. Tomlin gave the
mate money with which to buy coal,
and three of the crew went ashore to
help bring it off. According to Capt
Tomln all four men came back drunk,
and when he demonstrated with the
mate, the latter jumped at him. Dur
ing the fight the cook came to the cap
tains assistance, and between the two
the mate was well battered.
After the captain had gone to his
cabin. the mate came after him and
tried to break in the door with
sledgehammer Then the captain went
ashore and procured tug. Before he
returned the mate and the crew had
left the vessel.
Capt Tomlin said tonight that he
would appeal to the government au-
thorities tomorrow.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
HOUSE HAS THE TRUsT1
Probable That Measure Against
Them VIII be Passed

hhcm VIII DE Passed.
Washington, Jan. 1s.-The indica-
tions are that the present week will
witness the passage by the House of
the antitrust measure which is being
prepared by the Judiciary Committee.
The subcommittee, which is at work
on the bill, expects to have it ready
to report to the full committee.
1t is still possible that separate
measure will be reported to cover the
publicity features. AS soon as the
measure or measures, is reported,
everything will be sidetracked, and a
special order for consideration by the
House viii be prepared. No decision
has yet been reached as to the length
of time which will be allowed for dis
cussion. or whether opportunity will be
given for amendment. The Democrats
viii desire extended debate. but ow-
ing to the lateness of the session it is
not probable that more than two days,
at most, will be allowed. 1t is more
likely to be single day
The question of opening the bill to
amendment presents many difficulties,
and in order TO prevent flood Of
propositions of all sorts. the rule prob
ably Will limit the amendments at
least to those pending when the time
allotted for consideration expires. Ap-
preparation bills probably will occupy
the time Of the House to the exclusion
of everything else, If the antitrust bill
does not appear in the arena.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
WHITE MEN ARE HELD
CHARGED WITH LYNCHING.
Seventeen Citizens Fled to Avoid
Arrest on Indictments.


Arrest on Indictments.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 1S.-Seventeen
citizens of the Ethel district of At
ITALIA county, indicted for lynching two
negroes named Hallum and CASTOR a
short time since, have fled the county
to escape arrest, and the officers are
now trying to locate them. The grand
jury indicted twenty-eight in all, and
yesterday the officers arrested eleven
and took them to Kosciusko to Jail.
The remaining seventeen. however
had learned of the forthcoming ar
rests and hurriedly left the commun-
ity.
The indictments were returned over
a month ago, but no arrests were made
until yesterday. The names of those
indicted were kept secret.
The two negroes were accused of
trying to get the negroes to rise and
murder whites. A meeting was held,
the two negroes were bound to a stake
and the men lined up and poured a
volley into both of them.
The eleven persons in Jail at Kos
ciusko will file application for a ha-.
beas corpus hearing.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
MANY ARE INJURED
IN RAILROAD WRECK.
One Was Killed In an Accident on
the Great Western.

Nht
Sycamore. ILL.,. Jan. 1s.--In a wreck
near here to-day on. the Great Western
Railroad, one person was killed and
thirty others were seriously injured. OF
those injured several may not recover.
The dead are: ]. Healy Of Minneapo-
lis, engineer.
The most seriously injured are:
John Bashort, Ida Groove, Iowa, mail
clerk: Mrs. e. H. Riggs, wife of the
conductor; Mrs. /. L. Stewart, back in
jured, several scalp wounds; Mr.. /. L.
Stewart, badly bruised, Hampton. Iowa.
Mr.. Stewart. editor of the Franklin
County Record: Thomas ID. Healy,
state senator from Iowa. Attorney
James Finnegan, and Mrs. Marina San
ford of Sycamore.
The DesMoines and Minneapolis
special, running at a high rate of speed,
struck a broken rail. just as 1t was
about to cross a bridge. The speed
of the train carried II across the bridge
on the ties. and the entire train pitched
down a 20-foot embankment, the cars
turned on their sides and were jumbled
together in a hopeless wreck.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
PLAYED CHESS BY
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

New York, Jan. 1S.-A chess match
by wireless telegraphy served to en-
hven the voyage of the American
liner Philadelphia and the Cunarder
Lucania, which arrived here to-day.
The two vessels got into wireless
Communication on Friday, when a
suggestion for a chess match was
mashed from the Lucania and eagerly
accepted by the Philadelphia. On the
latter vessel team was selected, con-
s,stlng of w. b. Wheelan of Philadel-
Pnla; Frank caldwell of Chicago and
Waldemar Weiss of New York. The
hucania's champions were E. NJ. Fox
ana ana e. III. Mundy of London; r. w.
Mlioank of Liverpool, and Capt. H. r.
campbell and William Evans. The
:, ulladelphia team was victorious,
thelr opponents resigning after twelve
moYeg
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
BEAT OFF The SHIP
PANTHER REFUSED BY vENEZUE-
Ian FORT.
SMELLING LASTED AN HOUR.
THEN THE PANTHER WITHDREW
FROM THE ATTACK.

Fort San Carlos, Mt the Entrance Of
Nnracaibo Bay, Was Fired on by
the German Cruiser - Fort Re-
turned the Fire With Four Guns.
Three Men in the Fort Wounded.
Its Commander said No Warming
u.d Reen Given and the Attack
Was UnprovOked.
Naracaibo, Venezuela, Jan. 1S.-The
German cruiser Panther shelled Fort
San Carlos at the entrance to Lake
Maracaibo yesterday afternoon for one
hour. The fort returned the fire with
rour guns. The Panther withdrew in
the direction of Curacao.
Fort San Carlos is twenty-five miles
from Maracaibo and commands the
entrance to the lake or inner bay.
The correspondent here of the Asso-
ciated Press has received the follow
ing letter from Gen. Bello, the COM
mander of the fort:
Yesterday afternoon at 1890 Fort
San Carlos was attacked and shelled
without any provocation on our part,
without previous notification or the
delivering of ar ultimatum by the
German cruiser Panther, which tried
10 force the entrance. After a fight
lasting an hour, during which the fort
used only four guns, the Panther was
obliged to abandon the fight and re-
treated in the direction of Curacao.
The fort has suffered no damage, and
only three men were wounded"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
IN LEGISLATIVE BR0IL.
Colorado is Wondering How it Will
Emerge.

EMERGE
Denver, Col, Jan. 18.-Interest in
the senatorial fight in Colorado CEN
tiers in the report of the House Elec-
tions Committee, which has been in
vestigating the contests filed against
the seating of seventeen Democratic
members OF the House. While it is al
legged positive evidence has been
brought out that frauds were COM
mitted in several precincts in Arapa-
hoe, the large majorities received by
the Democrats, ranging from 1000 to
5000 it is believed, will be hard to
overcome in every instance.
1t is the general opinion that those
Democrats majorities reaching close
to the maximum given above WILL be
allowed to retain their seats, but that
the others will be thrown out. 1t is
also believed that the unseating of the
entire seventeen. which the Woleott-
ties demand, will give them the bal
ance of power in the House.
Should this be done, and the threats
of the Democrats, who control the
Senate, to unseat every Republican
Senator be carried out, the result would
likely be a deadlock, for the Senate,
then unanimously Democratic, would
refuse to enter a joint session.
On Tuesday the legislature will meet
in joint session tot ballot for sue
cessor to Senator Teller. The equal
division of the Republicans for and
against Senator Wolcott will remain
intact, with no apparent hope of a
change between now and Tuesday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
OIL COMPANY FAILS.
The San JncintO Goes into a Re-
ceiver's Hands.

The San JncintO Goes into a Re-
ceiver's Hands.
Dallas, Tex, Jan. 1S.-The San ia
cinto Oil Company, one of the largest
concerns in Dallas, operating in the
Beaumont field, was placed in the
hands of receiver yesterday on the
application of the Texas Cotton Pro-
ducts Company of Texas, which COM
pany had a contract with the San
Jacinto Oil Company for a large guam
tity of crude oil.
Rev. j. B. Cranfell, a well-known
Baptist minister and editor of Dallas,
president of the company, said the
complainant company had a contract
with the San Jacinto Company to
purchase crude oil at Is cents a bar
rel. This contract was one of fifty, all
of which were made at q time when
the company's wells were gushers and
producing thousands of barrels of oil
per day. Since that time one of the
San Jacinto Company's wells has
failed entirely and production from the
other two has practically ceased. 1t
was, therefore, impossible to I'LL the
contracts, as there was not enough oil
produced by the wells to meet more
than a small percentage of what the
contracts demanded.
The differences between what the
contracts called for and the present
price for oil approximates $1,5OO,000.
There are about 5000 stockholders of
the company scattered over the Unit
ed States.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
KELLEY ON THE BOARD.
Work of the Meeting of the Fedora
tien of Catholic Societies.


Cincinnati. Jan. 1S-The executive
board of the American Federation of
Catholic Societies met here to-day.
Reports were heard through the sec
rotary of organizations in thirty states
and letters were read, indicating many
accessions. Among the letters was one
from the Augustine Fathers OF the
Philippines. f,S
Addresses were made by Archbishop
Elder, Bishops Macs, McNaul and
Mesmer. DR.. Ganss explained the work
among the Indians. He read a letter
from the Department of the Interior.
and stated that uniform system now
prevailed in all governmental Indian
schools. The Indian societies were adj
mitted into the federation and ac-
corded two delegates to the national
convention at Atlantic City next jan
uary.
The following national advisory
board was appointed: Bishops Mesmer
of Green Bay, O'Connor of Newark,
~ j.; Michaud of Burlington, VT,
Fink of Leavenworth. Blenk of Porto
Rico, Verdagner of Texas, Hoban of
Scranton. Pa. O'Connell of Portland.
Me-, Kelley of Savannah, Gabriel of
Ogdensburg, Glorieux of Boise City,
Idaho, Horstman of Cleveland and
Maesm of Covington, KY.
Resolutions were adopted, requesting
all bishops to ask Catholic societies In
their respective dioceses to affiliate
With the federation, appealing to
Catholic societies to contribute to the
support of Indian schools, urging all
the Catholic societies to celebrate the
papal silver Jubilee and on various
other matters connected with the work
of organization.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
WILL INDICT COAL MEN.
1t is Said Thirty-nine True Bills
Will he Found.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-When the grand
jury, especially convened to investigate
the coal famine in Chicago, makes it's
report tomorrow morning, it is expect
ed that there will be thirty-nine true
bills returned against coal dealers. The
indictments, it is said, will charge the
coal dealers with violations of the anti
trust laws and with blacklisting.
1t is asserted that there are one or
two indictments which at least three
of the jurors are in favor of withdraw
ing. and there will be vote taken on
these bills before the report of the
jury is made to the court.
The charges made against the coal
dealers, it is said, are of three kinds:
conspiracy to fix prices-this charge is
made against retailers; combination to
fix prices-this charge is made against
operators, and blacklisting-th charge
is made against retailers, and especially
it is said, against the retail dealers as
ISOLATION of Illinois and Wisconsin.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
STEAMER LAIN ASHORE.
She Has 500 Passengers Bound for
New York.

New York.
Gibraltar, Jan. 1S.-The North Ger
man Lloyds steamer Lain, Capt Mall
chow, from Mediterranean ports for
New York. went ashore at 4 o'clock
this morning at Tumara, ten miles east
of the Rock of Gibraltar. There was
heavy fog and rain was falling at
the time.
She is in no danger, and sal
wage steamers are with her wait
Ing for high tide to get her
off. The Lain is stern on to the
sea. The weather is moderate, but
there is a heavy sea.
All attempts to float the Lain have
been unsuccessful. The steamer will
probably be compelled to transship her
passengers and cargo. The attempt to
pull off the stranded steamer was made
at high water by the British tug Ener-
getic, the United States cruiser Hart
Hercules. The Lain remained fast on
the sandbank.
The tugs continued their fruitless eff
forts to pull off the Lain all day. The
passengers on the Lain number 100 in
the saloon, mostly Americans, and
about 700 Italian emigrants in the
steerage.
All the passengers are still on board
the vessel. They are quite SAFE, pro-
vided the wind holds in the west. An
other attempt will be made to float the
Lain with the morning tide. Should
the wind shift to the east the steam
er's position would be critical The
Gibraltar life boat service, to be pre-
pared for an emergency, has had boats
at the Lain all day long.
New York, Jan. 1S.-The Lain left
Genoa on Ian. IA. and was due here
on Jan. rs. She is one of the steamers
plying on the southern route of the
Northern German Lloyd Steamship
Company, and runs between Genoa and
New York, stopping at Naples and
Gibraltar.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
ARCH TO THE MEMORY
OF Won KETTELER
Was Dedicated with Great Cere-
mony at Pekin.


Pekin. Jan. 1S.-The dedication of the
Won Ketteler memorial arch. which
took place to-day, was an impress
sive ceremony. The arch was erected
by China Baron Won Ketteler was
the German minister who was killed
by Boxers at the outbreak of the Box
err trouble.
The dedication took place in the
presence of a brilliant assemblage of
diplomats, many Chinese officials. all
the military officers in Pekin, the en-
tire foreign community of the city, as
well as German officers and civilians
from Tien Tsin and other cities. The
streets and roofs from which a view
of the function was to be had were
crowded with Chinese. The German
troops were aligned in the street south
of the arch, while the Chinese soldiers
occupied the corresponding position to
the north.
Baron con der Goltze, first secretary
of the German legation, officiated in
behalf of Germany and Prince Chun,
brother of the Emperor, who was sent
to Germany to apologize for the muir
der of the minister, represented China
at the altar, while imperial sacrificial
NCooCiS were GIeCleu before Ine drcn.
When Prince Chun arrived he was es-
corted to the arch by Baron Won der
Goltze and he poured out a libation in
honor of the dead man. He then spoke
as follows:
This monument is to be a warning
to the people, sign of the friendly
relations between our two countries,
and a symbol of peace"
To these words Won der Goltze re-
piled:
This monument has been consecrated
TO the Emperor of Germany by the
Emperor of China as a permanent
proof of the anger of the Emperor at
this crime. In erecting this monu-
ment in China, he fulfills an obligation
he took up after the events of 1900. The
monument shall stand as a sermon to
posterity and as a lasting symbol of
the desire of the Chinese government
to promote and perpetuate friendly re-
lations with foreign governments"
These two speeches were read in Ger
man and in Chinese After the dedica-
ton the German troops marched under
the arch. while the band played
national airs
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
BUFFALO ARRIVES
AT PORT ROYAL.
She is to Undergo FumigatiOn at
the Naval Station.

the Naval Station.
Beaufort, S. c., Jan. 18.-The United
States training ship Buffalo, from Pen
sacola, arrived last night near the Port
Royal naval station and is anchored
in the river.
On account of having few cases of
diphtheria on board, the entire crew
of about $50 men will be landed at the
naval station tomorrow for the pur-
pose of fumigating the ship. The i'll
sailors will be isolated in the station
hospital as a precaution against posi-
Bile contagion to residents at the sta
ton, Beaufort, Port Royal and neigh
boring islands.
The danger is not considered suff1-
GENTLY imminent to warrant the en-
forcement of a quarantine against the
station by the Beaufort Board of
Health. The reports current to-day
that there were a number of cases on
board are unfounded.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
PACKET UPUPA LOST.

She Had a Crew of Twenty and Pas
sPngers.
London, Jan. 1S.-The steam packet
Upupa, from Cardiff for Cork has been
missing since last Friday. Wreckage,
which has been washed upon the coast
near Cork. leaves no doubt that the
vessel foundered during gale. She
had a crew of twenty men and some
steerage passengers on board. She was
owned in Cork
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
DAWSON CITY REPORTED.

Seattle, WASH, Jan. ia telegram
to the Pacific Packing and Navigation
Company from Valdez. Alaska, an
nounces that the long missing steamer
Dawson City passed Unga Island dur
ing the latter days of December. The
vessel was under sail. having exhaust
ed the supply of fuel The news was
conveyed to Valdez by the steamer
Shelikof and Santa Ana. The Dawson
City left Nome, Oct. 10.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
CHINA HASN'T REPLIED.
The Government is Very Hard
Pressed for Money.

Pekin, Jan. 1s.-China has not yet
replied to the note signed by all the
foreign ministers here, with the ex-
ception of United States Minister Con-
ger, informing the Chinese government
that the failure to fulfill it's obliga-
tons, in refusing to pay the war in
demnity on a gold basis as provided
by the peace protocol. would entail
grave consequences. The government
undoubtedly is hard pressed for mon
ey, although, If the provincial officials
collected the revenues honestly. the
indemnity easily could be raised.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
SHOULD INVADE AMERICA.
This Advice is Given to German
Manufacturers.

Berlin, Jan. 1s.-The government has
published a report from Herr waetzold,
commercial attache of the German con-
sulate in. New York. upon the Ameri-
can iron situation. Herr Waetzold ad-
vises German manufacturers to make
an ATTEMPT to obtain a permanent
foothold on the American markets and
to establish a common selling agency
in New York for the purpose of reach
ing American, Canadian, Mexican and
West Indian consumers. He regards
Canada and Mexico as especially prom
ising fields for sale of rails.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-19
RICH STRIKE IS MADE
GOLD IN GREAT QUANTITY FOUND
IN alaska.
RIVALS THE KL0NDIKE STORY.
WILD STAMPEDE OF PROSECUTORS
Is IN PROGRESS.

Holes i'm Search of Gold Were Sunk
Last Winter-First Man from the
Camps Has Reached Dawson md
Tells the story of the FInd-Dis-
trict Resembles the KIondii<c. but
Has n Heavier Growth of Timber.
Gold Found In Eight Creeks and
is of Different Kinds.
Seattle Wash, Jan. 1S.-A special to
the Times from Dawson says:
A tremendously rich strike, the mag
nitude of which has never been
equalled since Bon Henderson told his
wonderful story of the Klondike, has
been made eighteen miles north of a
point on Tenana river. 300 miles from
it's source. The district is in Amer
lean territory. Circle has been depop-
ulated and a wild stampede of pros
pectors from all the surrounding coun-
try is in progress. AS yet few have
reached the discovery.
The holes that have proved the
wealth of the country were sunk late
last winter and the first man TO reach
Dawson from the new country has
Just arrived. He is a Japanese named
j. Wada, we'll known in Dawson.
where his veracity and honesty are
well known. SO far, the report has
not been spread to any extent in Daw-
son, but the little that has been told
has created an excitement that surely
means stampede.
The gist of Wada's report is that the
district resembles the Klondike in it's
physical formation, but has a heavier
growth of timber. Gold in widely Diff
ferent kinds had been found In eight
different creeks when Wada left for
Dawson on Dec. %.
The original strike was made on Pc
dro a creek running parallel with Ia
mana, about eighteen miles from the
river. This creek Is staked for miles.