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OIN? SHELBY IMJj0 MORE.
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? rftju TH?K ?T..?i?9rA*OM'c*I'I'?
?Tho Torrar of the Ne?* h I
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I>?rln? the War
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lia Oare?r.
--General Jo?
ear bore at 4
kucc?*sful in
ADRIAN' MO.. Keb.
Shelby di??i at ??Ik far,
or lock tm? morning.
Brilliant. u-.?h'.n* and
war. t.?n...?l Sb?!^ ma? tl?,do" of the
South and i\>o Wrror of tit? ?L?<1,>ra* ?o?
oleis. Mb dlrtslon wa? the aJBf*Un* **m
of General Trice. ^Lh,Wm. r.
A Kentucktaa by birth. ne b?9M7,ntim
?iavery. He loved Missouri aa t?e. ''?",e
of hi? adootlon. When war bur?. "-"""J
the land he wa? true to hi? faiW* ,*"**
hi? affection and offered hi* Hf? 1?^.."
defence. When th*? knell of hl? A?/*.
?eras sounded at Appomattox he 1- d ?^L?V..
of despairing Confederates Into MeW".'
to fight for Mu?*?; Im ill? it. He noon *?
turned to Missouri imwrvi-r, and
denr?-d himself to all < lasa?? by hin pel
?orml ?hi.?Hue* and bia stand for reconclf
latlon.
HIS EARLY LIFE.
Oeneral Shelby was born in Lexington.
Ky., In 1891. Ha gulncd what waa oon
ai'lert?d a nood education in that ?lay, and
spent some years In mercantile I l?o. Kate
then nttra? l???l Mm to Wux-orly. Mo..
?Where b?. l>c?,an the mnnnfnr.turer of bale
top?. It wa?? not lon,c l?efore "Bleeding
Kansas ' brought ban.la of armed and
Seeperat? men to the west Of the Mis?
souri river to tight out the earliest of the
hloofly hat tie?, for thA freedom of the
?lave. Shelby's eyinpalhi?*?* were with
the South, an.i he deserted his factory to
raise a frtHSfrry In Kentucky. He took
the field on the plains of Kansas with
Clark. Atchlaon and Held, but when the
Abolitionists won he went quietly back
to hie factory at Waverly. On the fall
of Sumter. Shelby raised, mounted, arm?
ed and uniformed a company of cavalry
,S
s?
GENERAL JO. 8HELBY.
and promptly man hed away for row
yearn of Moody strife wn his return fron
Mexico he settled on a farm In Fayett
county, lie soon became involved Ir
the tide of rallrontl speculation, lost hii
all and moved tu a farm near Adraln
li?tes county, President Cleeelaad in
his second term Made him United Statei
Marshal for the Western district of Mis?
souri
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTIC.
Courage, courtliness? and chivalry earn?
to Shelby by inheritance. His grand?
father was luaac Shelby, the first gov?
ernor of Kentucky, In whoso ?lay the
fighting of In.lians was a common occu?
pation. Ills father was Colonel James
Shelby, who played a i?art at the battle
of the Thames under William Henry Har?
rison, and came out of the war of 1812
with the lustro of glorious deeds. Gen?
eral Shelby himself went into the war
as captain of the company he had raised
himself an.I came out of the conflict with
a major ?eneralship und the admiration
of friend and to? ,
He was masterful as a commander, gal?
lant as a lighter, generous as a victor
and admirable as a man. Once having
accepted the verdict of the sword as final,
be used his powerful influence with tha
unreconstructed element in Missouri and
was a great factor in restoring peace
to this distracted commonwealth. Old
foes forgnve him and all Mlssourians
swear by him.
Shelby'* Missouri division foiu
through Missouri. Arkansas, Miss
alppl, Louisiana, and Texas. When lit
became hopeless it wn? the last orgt
lzed division of the Confederate An
west of the Mis; W.-lppl. Shelby planr
to continue the contint, but hi.? it
y?samed for their homes ami their far
i'e?. Th*?re was n dramatic separation
the field near Ccrslcara, Tex. Th?
-Uli remained with Shelby M bold troc
ers, and they had an abundant supj
of arms, ammunition, and sum.lies Th
determined to march into Mexico and I
come soldiers of fortune will? Juntos
Mi'.xlmiiiun. They marched to Waco a
Austin in a well disciplined band. Shcl
was urged to seise the money in t
Confederate sub-treasury at San A
tonlo for his soldiers, but he was not
plunderer, and hesitated. Texas band]
earned off the treasure before ho cou
reach San Antonio to protect it, as
had protected public funds In Austi
Many exile.? were awaiting Shelby
Ban Antonio. Among them were. Oer.e
als Smith, Magruder, Hlndrmn. Lyon,
Kentucky, LMilbettor, and Wllcox,
Lee's army; Governor Murrah. of Texa
Governor Morehead, of Kentucky; Cove
nor Allen, of LouJatnnA, and Govern.
Trusten Folk, of Missouri. Senator Ha
rts. of Tennessee, and Senator Veit,
Missouri were in that despairing cor
P4U.T.
TTJAREZ OR MAXIMILIAN?
From Hin Antonio Shelby led his bn,
under military discipline to New Brau:
fell, and thence to Eagle Pass, on tl
Rio Grande. Crossing to Piedras N
grai, the fuKlttve sold the cannon, tl
arms, the ammunition and the accoutr
menta to the supporters of Juarei f<
$11,000, which was divided pro rata arooi
officer.) and men. Several shrewd tie
mans a it,?Hinted to take advantage cf
Mexican law and seise all of Shelby
horse? having Mexican brands, and tl
treacherous Mexican soldlors support?
them In the scheme. The Confederal
commander promptly sounded the call l
mount horses, and the tOO American ve
eran, only awaited the word to r??sgi
a ?lauf-hu-r. The Germans fled and tti
Mex! -m,.? wilted. Shelby took a vote <
his ?Mocera to determine whether the
would cast their fortune? with Juare:
the Mexican patrtot, or with Maxlmlllai
the Emperor sent to Mexico by Napoleor
They iot..| f?r M j.xlralitan. The exile
burled their battle-scarred flag In th
water? i.' the Rio Grande with tearft;
ceremonies end started for Monterey t
.?ein the Kren.-h leu-ions At Kontere;
the command disbanded. 8>me went t
Sonora to light against Maximilian
Others went to California. Rfttls,h Hon
duran, or Hraxll. Shelby ?nd a trust'
baud of fifty went to the City of Mexlo
nod then aotUed In the Cordova colom
of Cerlotta,
A LOTAL FRIEND.
General Shelby wee always loyal t?
his friendo- This explains in, pan hk
sai uiif hold on the infections of Missour
lana. Amona tbeee friends was John N
Bttwenla, who sened in his command
Edwarde wae n notc.1 Missouri editor witt
n ready flow of m.?antlouuent English
nod he embalmed the deeds of Bhelfey'i
command In a book. Ke once fought i
duel near Qulncy. 111., with Major Emery
Foster, who had boon with the Federn)
aarvtee* Edwarde we? on the St. Lauii
Times and Footer no the 2?, Louie Jour?
nal at the than. Dr. MeeTtnwv Munfnrd,
of the Kanaan ?dtp Time*, ana Xdwurde1
eecond. The duelliiti worn inducted ta
ll?nois. but the Ooirerner at* MMrouri re
fosad to estmdlte them, Frn^k taneg
aaa ht auWbr'i ?Uvtotoa. aai tkn general
Joom Jane? ?joenolonally So? to General
Shelby*? farm for refug?. Whte tito old
lighter dls<s>nnten?nced thotr tawl??an?M?
h? could BOt And It In hi? heart to be?
tray on? of hla former ?oldlera. H? gen?
erally l?ft th? farm wlren they cam?.
OB?? going ?a far M St. Louis. Th?
Jame? brother? once paid th? obligation In
port by reasoning on? of th? General?
negro ?ervanta from an angry 9nob of
white?.
A8 A COMMANDER.
A? a commander General Shelby had
pe-cuitar qualtlicatlona. He wae extra
cautious In guan*lng againat surprise,
and he always marched a? lightly aa
possible, in order to light or flee aa seem?
ed ad'-lsable. with the beat advantage.
Wagons ?w?r? hla special aversion, and
haggare he considered aa uaeless a?
woman"? wwdrohe. His trien kneaded
their dough on India rubber blankets,
and cooked It upon hoard? or rocks before
the fir?. H? Insisted that forked hickory
made e-xcellent ?rrldlrons. His favorite
way of sleeping wa? with hla fe?t to a
roaring fire and his heart on his ???addle.
He aimed never to get far from bis ar?
tillery. When horses failed he harnessed
men to drag the guns. Unlncumbered
by wagona. streams had no perils nnrt
mountain passes but few insurmountable
difficulties.
A boon companion and a debonair gal
int bus Shelby .tl<-ray* been and when
lid ever such a one lack for friend's?
ere w*s much of Lau ocelot's love
sslor. About him. with all of Launce
s chlvilry *nd knightly '.?earing. Late
and later wooing had for him
of glamour and ?nore of wltchcrv.
nrt his ? amp Are. ^vlth the days work
rtonf
h-? win accessible, kind, bluff, and
free WjfPOken. He sympathls-d with his
so'dl??s troubles, and they idolized him.
w'r*tnteVor ?"*P?r<" might be bro'ight of
an adv?nc"n,r '"r"'n'V ?* Invariable ques?
tion waW' "*-'??' ?von *Cp ,r"'rn?" H an?
swered ?fc^r'n;'tlvely ho asked: "DM you
count th^P'" "' *n" !,n?,wer came: "No."
ho would y?""'"" '"?"hen. by heaven, we'll
Sfttil 'em!
Llrdrr the brlcsde to form line
and Collins?to Prepare f??r action front."
Coltina was%?r"' cernir ander ofl bis Lat?
tery In wh?3kn ??** had *re** ?-bnfldence.
Shelby went \%Pio * flKn* rough-and-tum
blc. and his ajnrlng Inspire?! Ills men to
heroic d<l?ds. ?_
IT 1* INFLUENCE.
When (leneriil% Shelby wa? a candidate
for th? appoint?*???' ot united Stute*
Marshal ex-Oove?"?" -""letcher was one
of the strongest ?factor? In getting him
the piare. JovernlP'' Fletcher is an ar?
dent Republican. J*"d w?8 oloctod the
Chief Executive of *Hssourl shortly after
the war. He made 1? voluntary visit to
Washington to ??rgoV"* 0PP0|htment of
Shelbv. saying It war th? most popular
thing the administr?t!?*" could do In Mis?
souri. "Although he ??? 'he most dan?
gerous man we had to\'1'*al with during
lli?- war," said Mr. flktofcor, "no man
was so widely Instrumente' In helping
us to bring order out ofl chaos when th?
War was over. His inn%"""nce -?-.-Ith the
people of Missouri was 'Westlmnblo, and
he worked night and day tw? restore peace
by appealing to th?m to aVcept the, new
order of things In a spirt1 of resigna?
tion." \
HIS I,ATER DA?*?
General Shelby became a \re|ght con?
tractor In Mexico, but In lM'Ye returned
to'his farm In Missouri, whA?A ho lived
a retired life until ttt, whenA President
Cleveland appointed him I'nlrtfd States
?Marshnl for the Western dbftrlct of
Missouri. During the great strlk? In 1SOT
when Marshal Shelby was activejln sup?
pressing strikers, he became In veil ved In
a controversy with Governor StonV*. whl
contended that United States troojsf were
being used In violation of the doVtrlne
of State's rights, the very doAtrlne
which Shelby had fought ko bltterl?K?for
during the civil war; but to Ooverwpr
Stone Oeneral Shelby replied 'that tlV
question of State's rights was decided b>\^
that war, and settled for all timo when
Lee had surrendered at Appomattox."
In the recent campaign General Shelbv
wa? an active supporter of the policy of
President Cleveland.
General Shelby was a very prominent
figure at the Reunion here last July, be?
ing at the head of the Missouri division
of Confederate Veterans.
nvKALnttixmas.
Scenes from the Home I.He of the Virginia
Vernier?
CLAR.KSV?LLE. VA.. Feb. 6.-8peclal.
Rural life with Its monotonous common
place happenings, where the dull rou?
tine of feeding stock, getting wocd, oc?
casional loafing at the croes road store,
with hunting the old "liar" for a bit of
spice, may seem dull to the dwellers In
the city, but one learns to settle down
complacently to the fate that such a
life brings. Nor is it stretching the
blanket, or Invading ihe dominion of the
author of Gulliver's Travels, to say that
there are numbers who enjoy such a
life.
The writer, whose duties require him to
travel a great deal among the people,
find!- no little pleasure in sitting around
blazing fires and bearing not only aoaatp
of the neighborhood, bul sometimes in?
teresting stories or legends connected
with past generations.
An Interesting study one who peregrt
nntaa in these rural parta, 'huis in the
dwellings, which contain our people.
Some are large, some are small, some are
high pitched, som? are low pitched, and
not a few of them give evidence of great
at;.'. And the ln?lde. where one sees sub?
stantial, If not elegant furniture presents
sometimes a seen? where one who revels
In curiosities may give full play to his
tastes and fancy. But who can do justice.
to a blazing, cracking, roaring country
fire the reflection of whoso hospitable light
damns upon the rug and chales each oth?
er upon the surface of the walls and fur?
niture like spectral shadows and the
meals of fresh meats, fresh butter, sweet
and butler milk and all ser?ed with loob
naive, grace and genuine hospitality.
Pu. h snug apartments Invite to the
reading of papers and books and in the
country this pleasure can be well in?
dulged in during the long winter evenings
for the mall facilities are almoat per?
fect these days.
Often the flight of time is marked by
ticking clocks, that have done duty for
many a year and as one looks upon the
face where eyes, long since closed in
death, have looked to find how the hours
sped, a feeling or allowance la Indulged
if there is a great difference in the time
marked by the faithful hands and the
Washington and Greenwich time.
But the family of father and mother
and rosy-cheeked lassie? and hearty look?
ing boys, most not snd cannot be over?
looked. What would our rural hours be
without these Important adjuncts? Not
many of these do we find, who have
large money deposits to thetr credit in
bank*, but you'll miss It If you think
many of them lack for sense and cul?
ture and refinement and even stylish
dressing !? far from being uncommon:
better than alii how much real pleasure
and profit religious serv? cea afford our
rural population, which also are too sej?
Sma held, owing to unavoidable circum?
stances.
toufeasr* EMbetziement.
CINC7MTIATI. O., Feb. ?.-Murray M.
Davis, confidential man for the PitUburg
Coat Company, wu arreste?! last after?
noon on the charge nf embeaxlement. He
made no settlement nt the first of this
month, and finally naked W. D. O'Nell to
come here. To han DavM confessed that
he won short to his neeeunu probably
p/?, whtoh ho enta he had lost in lottery.
An ?rs^nakeaelon of hM booka revealed a
much larger ehortage, probably excwd
tng fa.ibn, and hie arrest was ordered, and
in default of W.O90 bail he waa sent to
tail. The Ptttsburg Coal Company Is oom
of tyNeU ?h Co., end Jute ? Co.
Votfl got what yon want in Wbboni. aa
they have there fsnrwof ?wbona on .ale.
ti.tasM ???* amnaa.
gsnuns? snv ^?vwsm .
THE EASTBBN SUDATION
WtLL ASO OMS Or XUM OBBAT fOHa
BBgtBLLtiBBEOm TO UO ABgAUl
la this Problem Um th? holuUon of
Oreece'a TreeM*??Hae th? Crafty Sola
tea Worked Up th? Whole Muddle?
(Copyright, 1?7, "by th? San Printing and
Publishing Aaaoclatlon)
LONDON. Feb. 19.?It would be easy
to present th? array of authentic Informa?
tion from Athens, ?Crete, and Constanti?
nople In such a way aa to indicate that
war Is inevitable and close at hand. There
ar? ?om? obs?rv?r? In all European capi?
tals, especially Berlin, who take that
view of the situation, and are alarmed
accordingly. Ev?n th? stock market?,
which ere, after all, the beat political
barometer? In Europe, indicated for a
day or two that a ?torm had been Im?
pending. Ther? ia no doubt that If the
future development? depend sol? ly upon
thoae directly conoerned, namely, the
'lurks, Greeks, and ?Cretans, there ?snould
be lighting within a week on both sea
and land. Everybody knows, however,
that th? progress of the ?juarrel 1? not
within tho control of those actually In?
volved, and that there will be no blows
exchanged unless at leaat one of . the
great powers is willing that war should
come.
THE SOLUTION.
The solution of the problem really lies
in the answer to the question, Ha? the
re presen ta tlve of one of the six gre.it
powers whispered in the ear of Greco?'?
"Now Is your opportunity, go ahead, take
Crete, and we will keep our hands off."
Home loud olc*s In France, and many
more In Germany, are accusing England
of having done Just that thing. No one
of them, however, has suggested even a
plausible motive which would lead Great
liiiialn to adopt such a course. Ou the
other hand, there are overwhelming reli?
sons why Great Britain should be the
most strenuous of all In auppreaslug a dis?
turbance until the powers had an oppor?
tunity of enforcing on the Sultan the
scheme of reforms, which has Just beou
formulated. One would inortj naturally
suspect Germany herself or Franc?- Of
Inciting the mischief for the purpose of
discomfiting Lord Salisbury, who from
tho iirst has been tho leader in urging
harmonious action in dealing with the
Sultan.
There Is sa a matter of fact no nd*?|ii.'it??
motive vlalble which would lead an?,
gnat power to create this fr, sb and
dangerous complication ut a mom? nt when
tho virtual settlem? nt of the Turkish
question seems within reach. Tlicr?. do?
exist, however, ample and obvious In?.-Ti?
ll ves to indino the orafty and still potent
Sultan to seek once mot. to Ml his men?
tors by the ears by imans of a fi h
? ri.-Is m Grete.
it seemed ? Week ago I hat he was not
directly responsible for the recorren? a
of tho troubles thero but there have I.e. n
many Indications ulnco that his SObtll?
i mining Instigated the? whole affair.
TIIH HOPEFUL FEATUftA
The on? luminous and hopeful feature
of tin- situation Is the fact that thus far
the Powers have maintained their unity
of attitude. pngiiiuioas Gr?ceks sect
o/f their fleet with Instructions to pre?
vent by force any fr??sh T,H?klis!i tfttopt
from landing In Crete. Tho Powers hol
no opportunity to prevent this step, but
they promptly and unitedly notified
Gr.-i??? she would not be permitted to In?
terfere on the Island Itself and at th?
same time offset a chajice collision by
preventing the Porte from sending any
moro troops. The Sultan'* scheme has
therefore been a Callara up to ?late, nnd It
remains to be seen what his riex.? m?v?
will be.
I The situation on the whole h.s , , i
reached an ominous or threatening stago
'v in the view of those persons In whose
?Judgment 1 have the greatest confidence
and, although it contains element, of
serious danger, as it has for more than
eiahnfteh months, it does not justify any
gTave forebodings with regard to the
pnaofl of Europe. Tlx-re is another view
of the crisis In Crete and Turkey which
should not ba lost sight of. Thrse frenh
troubles prove anew that a radical solu?
tion of the Turkish problem is absolutely
Imperative and that all hope in allowing
the Ottoman Km; ir. to exist In p. u ..
under the, full sovereignt) of the pr?sent
Sultan is vain.
A GLOOMY ARTICLE
The Spectator to-day in a t-loomy arti?
cle on the situation emphasises the ne
oeeity of drastic meamirei and -
"Europe win i u permit the Bultaa and
his Asiatic hordi s ?,,. thronten It
every minute, and as Crete onnnnt bi left
to itself it must be banded aver M Ora 11
ad interim, the arrangement to ne utter
wards ratified by a Eoropeua aoafi n w i,
That will pacify ta? i UM M
entmann will either submit or fly to Asia
Minor, but then the i iveit ol a? dan
?era w'ill arise. The M Isulman mob of
Constantinople nwy en*aaroi to taki
vengeance upon the G reel i ol '!
and it Is doubtful Wbethl Abd .1 Main..I
has either the power or t e Wish
(strain tiheir ferocity. Tli Ore?
i -, i .-. nttnoj la, howi rer ? ?. ?
They have been arming for ?|. ?
it is exceedingly doubtful if ;V? can be
summarily sappeeeied. The*/ ? V qo! like
the Armenians in temp. r. an.11: driven
to desperation they would rait (l for
mldablo civil war which would V g tew
di. noarail the powers to eeeijy Con?
stantinople, the precise danker t!iv bare
all been dreading.
'Matters may go differently brennt t;.e
Sultan and his ? .ivis.-rs n, i-t benware
ib .i a matinT* of Greeks would V? the
beginning of the end of Ottomailrule.
but tin- danger is undoubted!] k
imminent. It Im? not lien less tilth?
i.iet that the Maeeiioniaiis, who areanly
Walttng an opportunity, will i,i.,i,i.
s.-iz.. this and by a simultaneous opr|ng
will compel the States of Eastern En,,,,,
to show their hands and decido whey.r
they are for or against Asiatic rukiti
Europe. \
"These statements may be conslC.ft
sensational, but we take It to be OSTUt
that horror of Abdul Hamid ha* entert
t.,o deeply Into the souls of the Chrfsttnl
population of European Turk? y to ali..J
any palliative to be effectual, and thai
If ho continues to mt| n i ? lull ..! I we..||
or a month can In any degree remove thr
danger of an explosion."
WILL TIIIO BULTAN SUMMIT?
Tin-ro Is no doubt, MOM busis for this
dark forecast, bu! it has to be cursi,1?re.I
with the largar quectMM whether the
Sultan will In the end Mihmlt to the de?
mands of the Powers, which will soon l>e
placed before him. That la the rruielal
point of the situation, and nobody, ex?
cept Abdul himself, can decide it. The
present troubles in Crete and the ac?
tivity of Oreeie ar.- of small conicijuence
tin? featire of the ?peek's ev.rffs ha=
appealed strongly to all deeent-mlnded
Englishmen who care little about the in?
tricacies of International polities. It is the
spectacle of little Greece standing up In
bold denance of the bloo?i-thlrsty tyrant
In Constantinople? iii-alnat whom no
greater power baa thai? i.?r dared to raise
Its hands. There is an iinitnmhted I' ??
Ing of popular sympathy and admiration
throughout Europe which la so strong
that the callous diplomatists who consider
It thslr duty to Interfere with will find
It necessary to be very careful and ? on
slderate In their admonitions to the
Greek King, or their own const It tient s
will r?"sent their rctlon B9 much as the
Greeits thempehe?. Lord Salisbury, for
Instance, would And a furious ?torm rag?
Ing about hla ear? If he puta himself lu
th? humiliating attitude of the Sultan?,
against th? righteoua Greek wrath. Pub
Jic opinion 1? already telling him In dou?
ble-leaded language that such action
"would ?ov?*rr ?rith shame the nume and]
flag of Kngland." There I?, in fact, a!
tendency te ?ab? Prince George a popu
Jur here te England, and hi? departure on
S?4tt?2WWS,?12
i
In much the same light ae It M by hli own
countrymen._
CANNOT RESIST HIS PEOPLE.
PARIS, Feb. II.?In an article on the
situation In Crete, the Gaulois says that
the King of Greece, when In Paris
In November last, gave the Government
to understand that his further resistance
to the aspirations of the people of Greeoe
was Impossible, and he was, therefore,
compelled to seek closer relations with
Austrii? and Great Brttitn, the disposi?
tion of Russia being unfriendly.
The paper also asserts that a report
which bus been received here that the
German Emperor made an announcement
yeeterday that he would adhere to the
pol)<y of Frame and Russia In the East,
has caused ? sensation In diplomatic
circles. The Gaulois concludes by warn?
ing Germany that the question of Alsace
Lorraine will not be lo.t sight of by
France.
l?REEOE CENSl'RED.
BUDAPEST. Feb. V. -In the Chamber
of Deputies to-day Baron Banffy, the
Hungarian Premier, declared that the
report which is In circulation that the
Auatro-Htingarlan army Is being mobilized
was without foundation.
The rebellion in Creta, Baron Rtnffr
?aid, was due partly to agitation by Greek
i-ommittees. and partly to delay In carry?
ing out reform?) in the administration of
the affairs of the liland. which had been
c< needed by the Sultan. Greece, the
Premier further said, had acted in the
matbr against the adrice) of the powers,
who had agreed absolutely upon the ne?
cessity of maintaining p*ace and the
status quo in the East.
ARMS LANDED.
CANEA. CUETE. Feb. 13?The Greek
flotilla, commanded by Prince George, nf
Greece, which arrived hern Isst evening. Is
ed to have landed during the night
a large quantity of arms, ammunition,
?tnd provisions. Intended for the Cretan
Insurgents. Part of the Greek flotilla
has gone to Retimo. The Insnrgents, In
large numbers, are occupying the hllla
around the town of Canea, awaiting the
arriveJ of arm? and ammunition.
It Is reporto?! h'-re that a Greek war?
ship han com?? lied a Turkish wnrshlp
which was attempting to leave for Can?
d?a, to return to her anchorage.
THE PORTE'S THREAT.
fiTNSTAN'TIN'iiPI.E. Feb. 13.?The
Porto has Informed the Towers that
Turkey ?rill attack Greece In Thessnly In
the -vent of the Power? fallina: to re
strain hostile action on the part of Qreeug
IM mi: caihi: of runnrr.
Letten hi Hemboen nf the.TcrTVif.on ran,
II, :i...! ?.?me ?lid liotlca.
CHAJUAYTTESYILLS, VA . Feb. f.. -
Spa i!iI.--LooUii"? over the "ate i. tit
Ib ,r i', i -or? of James Parley &
Hon., furniture Seuanw nn.1 nodertakm,
of this lit?-, i ? 'ne across l?verai letters
fr..m memben of the Jefferson family,
"looklnsc to the promotion of the i
of Amerlean liberty
The following is from the pen of Martha
Ji i. -i .-.m i., Mrs W u ihlnglon:
l.i.-lim.i. Ani;. s. IT1"
? htm, Waehlnf ion hi - i mm mi the
honor of commu he end.I
rltlon of . In Penneyl
vania and of Infi rmlng me that the same
grateful sent menti are displaying th m?
?elves m Man ind. Justified by th?
ran.tlon of hei letter In bonding for?
ward th.- sehen ? I undertake with cheei
fulness the dut) of furnishing to my
country-women i i opportunity of proving
(,.-. if,-\ . , rti. ipate of those vil?
la, .us feeMnga which gave birth to it.
I ekiin.it do mor. for Its promotion than
by Mwloelng le ron some of the papera
to be disposed il you think proper.
"I am, with the great es I respect,
madame, your n wt humbl? servant.
"MARfHA JEFFERSOM."
Another pBaei frOM Mr. Jeff? rson to
Mrs. Mary Leu. re .?!? tins
''Roeetved of Mrs, Mary Lewie, by the
hands of .Mr i.- fifteen hundred and
fifty-nil ml eight shillings, old
Continental and State money (there b<
lag n leven arid five-dollar i ill. more
than was enumei ited in the inclosing
|,-,:?..ri. also f..'ii silver dollar.
sad ten ? lion in the
irle for ? donation to
the ?ouldler
TH. JEFFERSON "
Nov. 22. IWOL"
I also found In t'i? ?'?tal.Mshment of
I'i-tl.-v A- Sons tor repairs an old-fash?
lourd settee lilt years old., n
poplar, r.1.. feel long nd 'J7 ;
with tort high Lack, trerj pial
and painted ?ink and appeared to be
well preserved, it I* now the prwpcrtj
of Mis.? ('an:.- Randolph, a ??rent pi ind
daughter ..i Mr Jefferson, nut wl i
resides at Edge Hill. In Alb? ni.ii!-'
'i ere la al?o In the al.ove-nam??l 90?
lablishmenl f??r repairs, a large mahog?
any dining t pi
th?. Hon Jeff? ? M Levy, t h? :
? historic homo
of the late Mr .' ff, r
I HI?: Suit ('i,iiipr?,in;*c!l.
DUJ.UTH, MINN., !'? b. ;'. Tho
Uerritl -lohn D, Re>ekefeller Is
reported t" bavi boon settled far IMMOO
in ? ash paid ?o Merrltt. It ;
Merrill fam?
ily who Ro kefell? r
I r 9 j ? it;. | in the 1. Tho t
e|4,00
: Alerriit ?
verdict for f I > ? ? wa? ??cured In Jun".
iMo\ but a new tria' arm? order. 1 \. A
1 the case and
fought it through, bal 9 ruptor? b
tin. M. i ?itts .ir,1 Harri-- took place some
weeks ?go, and J. L, Waahbarn, who
i . ? ,.
th? II m? -it. Alonzo and
Alfred M 11?it ire now Id? -
tlKry have luv ".i. nt?. SI ?1 1'
th? entire 'anillv ?.ill move down there.
Hret'l'linfl I? Aljcr.
DETROIT, T'? i. li-G'Ti puss?-il \ \
per was honored In ah , ?r last
i ered th? General
t th? l-'-'llov. i ft Clnb'9 handsome new
? luli-hou-,\ ThO ('?'llew rafi ?'I'll, was or?
ganised by Ihi nowap pot men of the
city, and also to? lud??? In its membership
l th. professional and t.u.-?;
I th.. gueste
w r? th? olB? or? of the Nineteenth
liifatitry, 91atloncl at Port V. qrSO.
Mountain .>li?>i?ia?ry.
BTATJNTON, VA.. Feb. 11?Father W.
? m paster o.' St.
hurch. has i on? to Highland
. appointed misslenarv
ifter h- will
.? of mission churches ?zclu
?lV?ly, TI.e , ? in lei'Hllon of Ht Kran, is
are very sorry to lose Father Payne, out
"e will make his headquarters In this
:ty. rather Payne has lived In 8taunton
v? vears. and h is the good-will an?! ? s
em of the community In an eminent de
?ir?-?l l?r 0?.?r *t l.i).).l,?l"1 ?.uruiii?.
statement of the Kqultebte Lifo
urance Society. published to-dajr,
s a condition of altno?t Incredible
*tal strength; ?2l6.773.M7 of asset?.
?l?, l"-.'. IN of outstanding ?saur?n.???,
the si/..? of the company; but pfOb
all oth.r ! mires in thra statement
si fed i??' t.'ie amount or i h
pluVrar all llabllltte?. $43,277,179. The
after all, is probably the great
pol *o the poi-cy-bolde-r? In the ?tate?
men*- any Ufe assurance company. All
co-mfces of this kind issu? ?contracts
that a y not Income payable for many
jreankd the great thought of any mm
who 11.? one of these contracts shoe! I
1" Vat ftei?? are the company
takir.il mike my contract sai? and ne
cure Lhid any shadow of doubt?"
The i..i's of any Ufe assurance com?
pany lfcf particular rnterest at this
time, b<VMi of the low rat? of Interest
on gilt-?!
kind In I
securities which are th? only
Ich a life company ?houtd iii
comparles are forced by
, . ? : In percentage of la
?ntire "P.e?erve." This
now ?xed at 4 per cent.,
ion generally agree that the
diatant when this "Re
re to be based on the as
the compat?tes will earn
3 1-2 or even t per cent,
nents. The officer? of th?
A saura ne? Society hav?
on this beUef. as, ?tea
basis, this soctety weold
plus of many -?ailllOM ?if
FITZ\S FOBFEIT MONET.
IT HAMBMK? DKfOJITKD AMD OVM
BKTTia mimn.Lt tlkammd.
The Letters Coadltioa Declared Perfect by
? Fbyalclan-He Spende the Might at
the Home of Uli Pare?is?
CARSON, NEV., Feb. lA-Dan Stuart
received a dispatch this afternoon from
Al Smith, stakeholder for Corbett and
Fltxslmmons, Informing blm that Martin
Julian had deposited the final lia taimen t
of the Garataauaaa s forfeit and appttar
aaaa money, and that the entire stakes
were now In hand. This means thut the
pugilists will contest for a sido bet of
Jsj.iaw in addition to the purse.
THE FORFEIT MONEY.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., Feb. U-When
Corbett waa informed thla afternoon that
the balance of the Fitsslminons side bet
and appearance money had been placed in
Al Smith's hands he waa delighted.
"This looks as though Fltzslmmons
really meant business, and Inu-tiuYd liv?
ing up to the articles," he remarked. "1
have no doubt now that he will be In the
ring on March 17th, though I did feel a
trifle skittish when I was told that he
could not find the cash for a side bet.
This later news reassures me, and nothing
remains now for us to do but get In con?
dition and give the people quid pro Qu?.
as It were."
CORBETT'B CONDITION.
There Is no question that physical an
cipeaiiii.ee has boomed Corbett's stock
materially since his arrival In this city.
All his old friends and acquaintances
comment continuously on his splendid con?
dition, and their confidence in him is un?
bounded.
Dr. A. P. O'Brien, a well-known pry.
slc'.nn, made a thorough physl-nl ex.im
inatlon of Corbett, and has given a cer?
tificate that his condition Is perfect. The
doctor describes ?.'orbett as the most
perfect specimen of physical manhood.
In his opinion, in the world to-day.
WITH HIS PARENTS.
Corbett ."pent last night at the home
of his parents, but rose early and came
down town. The first work of the day
was done In the afternoon when he vis?
ited Ryan's handball court for a spell
of his favorite exercise. Ex-Assessor
Juana C. Nealon was there, as were
,,, o Al ilsmpton and Corbett's brother,
Jce. Ncolan and Hampton arrayed them?
selves against the two Corbetts, and the
four contended for some time with fairly
even results.
After the handboll exercise waa over
Corbett and hla trainer, McVey, boxed tor i
a time, following this up with a wrest?
ling match.
-?-1?
Alee?ti?.
I tell v.m that the gods give not, they
anUi
Their penalty for every golden boon,
Pitiful hucksters, they demand full
soon;
And OVOry counter grudging down they
t.-ll;
Yea. cheat M with brise metal unless wen
We ivat. il them; strain the quality Ol
our joy, ?1
And hard? it bargainer Is Venus' boy
"For so much heaven, so many hours or
hell." "? "
Yet i? !.. n I como unto that shadowy
1 la. I
Of doom, and the gods taunt me with
putney '? ??
Shall I not anOaai them, though with
set face ??-???
And anguish..! eyes: "All depths of bliss
I proved;
Cast from my heaven. Its memory yet
remains. ? ?Q>
Yea, for l loved, and I have '?? n loved!
aauaalBUB?*9S*anrL
''Therefore of Lethe's floo.i 1 v. ill not
i diink. . n
0 cruel cods, though It should quench
for uye * ?4
Tin- torment of tierce thirst! I thriiBt
away ?' ' ":
The brimming beaker. Backward from
the brink
Of the dark Hood wnereln no star may
blink
1 pun with hurrying feet; I will not
lay
Mine only Joy! Let memory with me
And from ywnr keenest torture I'll not
shrink
Not like yon inky waters ?s m?' soul;
The Star of Love Is mirrored in my
i rouaL
I dare your fury on :ne spend the whole
! tortured, stun? to agonies of un?
rest.
My heart burns through my besom like
.. COUlr?
I think on love, ye goda, and I am
blssoedt"
?Alice Williams Brotherton. in Century.
? ? e
I he Slnirin' Skill,-.
The several performances already given
by Mr. Bobbta'i Otd-raahtom i Stngin'
Skule .1" not Men to make % bit of dlf
i in the public interest mnnlfeetod.
there ari auny persone who
I leing attended three ?r four of tf?o e'n
tertnlnments, like Oliver Twist are -,sl<
tag for "more." The performing on the
?th at the v. at ??. a. ??ill be the
i -k'iie has aver glean, and win
include several entirely new features.
Mr. Dobbin's "Slngin' Ikul |
dor his Jirectlon. will render lovera] se
{??tions o? lualnuawiH that ara aow to
Rlchmtwutors, and boowtlful muslo th?y,
m?h?, too Mr?. 'Bobbin's "??swing Claao
of Old M?hte," ?who do not at an mind
the title, will tell the eudtaace why they
are old malda "TTrtlby" will appear In
ber concert dross, and under the mes?
merism of Mr. Bobbin, ?will sing Bn
Belt One of tho beat numbers of the
?venina will bo beautiful musical ?sta?
tion from an instrument which aha never
before been heard In Richmond, and
which the flkule feels Quite proud In In
troduclng to the public. Tho old favor?
ites. Romeo and Juliet, Bister Ruth. Cou?
sin Jededlah, etc.. together with a num?
ber of beautiful old-fashioned chortuee,
sung by the splendid volet? of "ye ?hol?
ler?." will furnl?h an evening*? enjoy?
ment, which Is rarely ?squalled among
our amateur performance*?.
The box-sheet at the T .M. C. A. u
open for "preserv-jd scats" (as Mr?. Bob?
bin says), and a largo number have al?
ready been taken. Persons who have gen?
eral admlsalon tickets can have them re
Berv?Hl at the hall by paying a ?mall
additional amount.
Richard HI. Was .let a Hnmpbacked Tyrant
His deformity Is a great featui-e In
Shakespeare, and la used with all Bnak?
speare'a knowledge of human nature to
explain much of what would be otherwise
Incredible. It la the bitterness of the de?
formed which mages Richard hate the
world, which hardens his cruelty, and
sharpens his already keen-edged ambi?
tion with the destr? to overcome the
scorn of mankind for defects he could not
help, by reaching a place where he could
put the world under his feet. T?t there
Is but little better evidence of his de?
formity than there Is of his having been
born with teeth.
It Is hardly necessary to call wltnesae? I
to disprove such triviality as this, but it j
ia easily done, and the refutation la com- |
plete. No contemporary other than Koua
even alludes to Rlchard'a? deformity, and
these others who are silent are the only
writers of real authority. Fabyan. th?
Londoner, who must have seen Richard
often, and who wa? a Lancastrian, says
nothing of any deformity. Tho Croyianu
Chronicler, a member of Edward IV.'?
Council, ia equally silent. mi?l so, too, ?9
('omines, although he twice speaks of
Kdward as th? handsomest prince he had
seen, thus showing that he noted physical
appsaraneo. Stowe said he had talked
with old men who had seen Richard, and
they declared "that he was of bodily
shape, comely enough, only of kw
stature." Kveii Rous himself In hla por?
trait of Richard Indicates no derormlty.
Tho portraits, Indeed?and there are seve?
ral authentic example??show us a man
without any trace, either in expression or
feature, of bodily malformation. The
face Is a striking one?strong, high-bred.
Intellectual, rather stern, perhaps, and a
little hard In the lines, but not In the
least cruel or malignant, and with a pre
vallng air of sadness.- From "The Last
Plantagenet," by the Hon. Henry Cabot
Lodge, In Kcrlbner's,
IN DRAm?t?C
CIRCLES.
??Una Fames Is 111.
Victor Maurel Is sick.
P.lstorl Is 76 years old.
Irving was once a clerk.
Purr Melntosh gj t0 star.
Nevada In singing in Russia.
Heme Is rewriting "Hearts of Oak."
Katherine Clemmons has a IIW.OUO hat.
b-nman Thompson was born in 1933.
Marie Halton will star In a musical
compajiy.
Nina Harrington wll be ?seen in vau?
deville.
Anna Held will atar In "The Real Girl
from Paris."
May irwln will manage a New York
theatre next season.
John <". Rice's right name Is Wlldberg,
and lie is a Swede.
("horus girls In an Fnglish pantomime
struck for |. a, week.
N. S. Wood, the "l,oy actor," has Join?
ed a Hoston stcek company.
Nat iioodwin says he miy some day
play "Richard III ' and "lago."
' The Walking Del?tate"' Is the tltlo of
an opera to be produced in Boston.
"John Praifleys Money," m the title
of COOS?dl?II William parry'? new play.
The "Star Spangled Patiner." a new
opera, will shortly be glv?n In New York.
William Hoef says he has decided to
stay with "A Par&ir Match'' another
season.
Calo appeared In a boy's costume at
th? production of 'Th* Marriage of Fi?
garo. "
Bugen? D" Albert'? new opera "Oernat"
will shortly be prodm-M In Mannheim.
Wilton Lackaye was educated for a
prl.st and only es.-ape?! being a servatii
of the church by the merest chance.
"The most sublime play I ever saw,"
says J.ini'.s Kerne, "was 'The Passion,'
in which Jam-s '?Neil represented i.'ur
Saviour."
Sallie Ann Clarke, a colored woman,
algo known as Mary Frazl?r, wan arrest
?.?1 by OfBeOr Ha.! ley. of the Se?oii?l Police
district yesterday, charge?! with the theft
of ,i silver-plate?! v.-.ter pitcher from Mr.
Ii I). <Vv?.-. living at (CI east I>elgh sit.- I,
and ., clerk In the Ofllce of the State
Tteasurer.
SHE RANTBEBLOCIAPB.
tMB fMARIA VM BAM AH M^RIo*Taatm'
IB MA VBAUA9 tMB BABBOM?
The O-aeersef 9fee Wee* Moho l?9g?M?rfM9J
Ten? ????? ?9f Um Rom? 9mA osa?
Greteer'? OMoato Think 1
?ay down at Admirai Bunco? ??oof ?J**
that it waa aeitbev a fair nor an ifp
teat, but the fact ?till r-saaataa tha9^t*h*
Vesuvius rea th? blockade Into thehar?
bcr last night with an ??wo ?he* MllM
squadron. The run waa nuUte ?aosyi
th?f evening, the cruiser ?aroastaflj tho onsal
Une and whistling a noUos of bar an??
?m etj-jaoctoerk. _.
The light?,, which usually threw a \A\y
liant path of radiance for !_,
the water, proved utterly
the teak of peoetratteg tha to*.
RA yarda array oouid scarcely ho
gutabed with the aid of tho n?e?t
ful of the twarch-Uerhta, and who
remembered that the ships war
yards apart. It will be readily
that th? Vesuvius bad pretty m neb
thing her own ?way. She had gone ?everaJ
mile? to ?ea and then returned.
The Vesuvius seems to have ?seaaosv
atratcd fairly well, on th? whole, that
four of Uncle 8am's best warships would
not be abl? to keep a blockader cut of
Charleston harbor. AM ??he would nava
to do would bo to wait for a heavy fear
and TVn run la between th? lines.
The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius made
five unsuccessful attempts to run the
blockade to-night. The ccndtUens were
exactly reversed from last night, as the
air was free from fog or mist, and tho
search-llgbte worked perfectly.
? O
The Presides? Ducaiag.
WIDE WATER, VA.. Pom. 11-Th?
light-house steamer Maple dropped an?
chor off Wldewater station, Richmond,
Frcderickaburg and Potomac railroad,
' this morning at S 30 with Pi-eeldent Cleve?
land and Col. Lamberton on board.
The President came upon the Invita?
tion of D. O. Oautler, of New Tork City.
to shoot ducks from his blinds off the
famous Arkedale farm, three mites south
of Wldewater. The President and party
went Immediately to the blinds and com?
menced shooting.
The President Is evidently having tin?
sport with bright prospects for the day.
-?
He Took Landanum.
DANVILLE. VA., Feb. 13.-R. Thomas
Tancey, a young man about twenty-seven
years of age, employed as a grocery clerk,
swallowed two ounce? of laudanum last
1 night at his boarding-house, on Pat'on
street, and when hla act was dlscov-rod
he was past resuscitation. Despondency
over money matters la the only known
motive, .'ancey came to thla city several
years ago from Baydton, where hi? moth?
er resides. He left no note or measag?.
- , ? ...? ?
Kansas* New Method*.
TOPEKA. KAN.. Feb. 13.-The Kansas
Senat? has by a strict party vote, passed
the Initiative and referendum resolution,
submitting the proposition of changing
the constitution so as to Include th? prin?
ciple to a vote of the people. The ?liver
Senators voted solidly for the resolution
and the Republican? against It.
Suit for Defamatloo.
ROA NOK E. VA.. February l'l.-Spe
clal,?W. It, Albert has brought suit in
the Mu.'tings Court for $*>ixm damages
a-kainat J. 1m. Roherta C A, Thomas, and
M. Forman for defamation of character,
he having been tried end acquitted of
the charge of obtaining an evercoat und. r
false pr? t.-i.s. f,>t win? h I,?' want? dam?
ages of the above-named parties,
-a
The II. and 0. Mm Itell?.
BALTIMORE. MD.. Feb. 13.?The re?
ceivers of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
to-day placed an order for &9.000 ton? of
?teel ralla. Of this amount 30.001) tons are
for Immediate delivery, and will be placed
In the track aa rapidly as possible. The
total order, it Is estimated, will make
I over" Mb in ?leu of single track.
-a ,...-.
Pr?sident LHahtuan Redigas.
PITTSBURO. PA., Feb. 13.-0. A. Lelnh
m.ni. Presl?'-nt of the Carnegie Steel
Company, yesterday resigned his ofllc?; to
take effect April I negt. He will be suc?
ceeded by Chatte? M. Scwah.
??????e
"Jane Eyre."
Eugenie Blair presented "Jane Eyre"
at two performances at the Academy
yesterday. Tin* matinee waa the largest
of tho season. It cannot be said that the
adaptation of Bronte's novel, as present
ed. was an Interesting one, neither were
Kugenle Rate's efforts as an actress auf
tl.-i.-ntly pronoumcl or versatile to war?
rant moi" than a passing comment,
which might bo moat aptly expressed
by the word Indifferent. The supporting
? umpany w is weak.
Mil-b' at the Jeffer?on.
Again the Jefferson wll". have munlc In
iliv evening. Hereafter during the dinner
hour and after t****efess*ar Thllow's orches?
tra will furnish musl?- for the guests.
This move on the part of th.- managers
Of th? hotel Will ni." i with the universal
apprornl of th? poppte of Richmond.
Free I.UIli'U for the Poor.
Persons who wish to ?oiitrlbute soup or
materials i?r otBoo and ?e,ndwlche? to be
u?e?l at th?, week!) lunch to be given at
Braad-Btreel Mission Mon.lay nli-ht, will
pleas? send them to the Mtsstoa <Tl2 eaat
itrua?! street?, either between the hours
of 11 and . or ."? and ? P. M.
Paterson's 8.0.) rl'.l on weavers Will cr
gaiiU> . WOAHO have been cut SO peg
cent. In ?Ix year?.
A Helping: Hand.
A Hard Times Bonanza
Such is the Administrator's Sale now in progress at , nmW
IV1ps.B.FLORSHEIIv1'S,
Fourth and Broad Sts., Executrix for B. Florsheim.
We are compelled to close out our entire stock, consisting of Men's and
Boys' Clothing, Hats, and Gents' Furnishings by May 1st as the lease ex?
pires on that day. In order to do so, we are offering: all goods at astonishing
figures below manufacturer's cost Your interest warrants early investigation
of this opportunity to dress fashionably at ridiculously low prices.
Men's Business Suits'
All $20 and $18 Business Suits at.$8.49
All $14 add $12.50 Business Suits at. 6.00
All $10 and $9 Business Suits. 3,98
Men's Trousers.
All$ioand$8 Trousers at.$3-4!
All $6 and $5 Trousers at. fc.gi
All $3 and $2.50 Trousers at. f . j{
Men's Overcoats.
All $22 and $20 Overcoats at.$9.50
All $15 and? 12.50 Overcoats at. 5.39
All $10 and $8 Overcoats at. 3,99
Youth's Suits? Overcoats aid Ulsters
All $10 and $8 for.
All $7 and $6.50 for.
All $5.50 and $5 for.
Proportionate reductions on all Boys' Suits, Gents Furnlsfclifs aid Hats
Mrs. B. FL?RSHEIM, Executrix for B. Fl?rsheim
328 Cast Broad Street, Corner Fourth.
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