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-_THE RICHMOND DISPATCH-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6. 1898. U
*ewa. Holiday of Fortsmouih. Monea
Still M-s. Rdv.
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N in. Davis. Lillian Nlrh?
Wataon, Frances K*?m. ote
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islon the honor i I
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In tin
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Friday night germen
Led 1
1 Mr. W. i
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Sd aft
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rratt, n re |
Of Alexandria, |i t)
rlsoa, on Was
Isa, was tl
in, for a :
is the guest ?
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Loutae Ri
ton street.
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' sa Johi
of Ba
s by far
rtainmont given in Pstersbui
palatial !..
res of an d during the
was tram I
h ?ndreds of La I
lights, which app.
of mus
n b
lutlful In
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with diamond
" I trlmi . : 1 om;:
id Miss
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:nk satin, with
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cut-glai
r ma
ryth.ln
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written <
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rn Per
vine and Robert;
Diaria, an
oi \l\ .?, H'MHtlM' OF I.EE.
J
'? ?ihi-r.ily Crlli<-ia?'?l by Amerl
rana lu llnlmiii?.
. WSfl
'.-The reported actloi
ry-of-State Oimy In con
the relief of the Buffer
. through the Spanish Minis
ngton, Ignoring Consul-Gen
Ised by Americans here
I to cast discredit upon tht
itloas through the Bl
. ;ft wai
,:. ; |
Id that tl
ant 1 I -the-Interloi
oaatb at "B In rs
., huge a s im
.airy It
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h bai
mit that
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ti | i I i. MF i tl BRIBERY
i eKlalat??r linn m*. <Mer.
, - tr. Glgnavotte Fwwyla.
I
.,f both houses of th?
.
tow .
Uve, is bald
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lilW.
Mr. Rogers,
drafted
ing tl ftntl " tte law,
the Re
lag his BU0*
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Btributors t?
\..c .. ..n fund.
Maar Uirmnli As?l'"" *'
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. foment ?
Court I
Kiv''r
I wood attorneys. J n?
o jirxi to v
lv?.. Mori- gpawfTll Crularre.
, : ?us?
ai say that th?s Bpaniah
led will J robAJ 11
! the Almirante
CUTSHAWJN MEXICO.
** 'O-HTRABT OP THE POOH %Mi
THF. Hit || CI.\vt,Kg.
IMPARTIAL YIEwTf A BULL-FIGHT.
I? Morh Rt-arnihlt-a H?ae-n?11
W'"nn' *r?- 'air Mafl the Co.??mea
KimtnatL-t lluinto and Aihan
tsara?< nndltiuu ?if thr Arta.
In these days of rapid proir:
. ' '.t
Hashed from continent to eon*
'"en;, in Uss time than It takes to write
"'' bring the coun
of the old World almost to our
an i whan man's Ingenuity ha;
' ved air motors, flying BBBCl
is. and other wonder? of
a marvellous age. all of which serva to
thS various bra
of the family of man, It would seem that
little remain? to tin written or said of
I st.! historic country
a lies at the toot of the Cnlted
I
'O, the land of the Aztecs, which
a civilization that antedates by
! hundred years the arrival of
Column .s tu the shores of the "New
World." has been a fruitful theme for
D of the historian and the tia>.
Brea ?tu- "globe trotter-' has d
With the narration of his
B arid Impressions gathered
i Us conlims.
When such a keen observar as Colono!
W. L. Cut--haw goes abroad, however.
whal he baa to say on the subject is
i to he Interesting arid Instructive.
Bo it was tiiat a Dispatch report' :
I of the City h'ng.'
?cam. ,1 many things of
'he past and jres-nt glories and reproach
xico.
Cotona] CutShaw returned a week ago,
'ling nearly a month in Ml
The object of his visit was, primarily,
private l>usin<ss. but It was of | .
nature that rendered the close sti.
the condition of the people and the pros?
pects of the country arbitrary, and BS
?"t?,] on his tour of bunjx
by p< '.pie who . Identified
tin- government, his opportunities for
v. re exceptional. Dur?
ing his perlgrinations Coloney CutahAW
I hotels, in mining CBU
and in the mud huts of the native i
He closely inspected many publie works,
Chief of which is the new ship canal, ami
; ho transcendent pn
of t!. a matador, en:
at an enormous fe.- t. appear In a,
limited number of bull fights.
i i' I ?fl OF Tin-; COUNTRY.
country, ho says Colonel Cutshaw.
turesQue, and the climate,
ularly in Mexico City, is the fin?
Ti.i. The nights ate chilly, but the
lays aio ; - long as you
OUt of the glare of the sun, rt
. ' - spring
morning. There Is not a greptacc in ail
Ity, and the cooking is dene
Over Bd :< few stick:-. For the
tourist Mexico holds out many fascina?
tions. Borgetlc man with a
capital, it holds out much that is
:
a. 1 CutshAW is a lirm believer in
; ire of Mexico, if the Diaz Admln
inued, and It is pro:
tiiat it will be, he -thinks that tho grOWth
of tii the neat few y< its win
be ph?nom?nal. President Luaz is a vary
wise and | re ruler, he says, add
Worked immense gOOd to M?
'
one or Individuals np
cuiuci any
u,.. ooncesslohB are
iH'ing
to build a school m a certain
poorer
an- very
and indolei.'t hi
yond all oomparleon.
A CHEAP COBTUMB.
The population is 11,000,000, and of this
numl * Imated that between algni
and nine millions of pi "pi.- belong to IBs
I ; j iple, who a r-- cs lied !
are utterly ignorant, and without a
spark of ambition er pride. The] .'if born
with a native courtesy ol manner, btfl
ious of the stranger. Their costume
tl of a straw sombrero, a pair M
and a canvas shirt, with a
Ehawl of many colors thrown fantasti?
cally o\er : lie should? is. A 111
:ue of tha outfit plai
at a dollar.
The ?roa of canvas UM
ibis shawl, which serres tne
dual pu i p B ! and bonnet.
The staple nnd almost only food of the
poor Mexican is a cake made from crusti?
er Indian corn, kneaded in'"
dough on a stone slab with a stone .
tonally a little meat is bought, but
It Is roiled Into tho same cake, ?nul lite*
with red pepper. Jruit
forms a large part of the diet or I
Cutahaw is of the
i '.hat : >.-. | COUld not exist
( i such a slender bill <>f fare as mat
which ' tain the Meal
These people, together with a large
number of adi snd ne'er-do
v.1 Ils, \\ ho fa 11 S dril .. ry coun?
try on the face of the earth, live almost
v by their wits. There are nun.
and an in
number of thiOVi Vera Cf
particularly noted in Lie last-nanx
his . ?lea out of the i
!: drove Blong the street, while another
s, whlcb h(> b< i.!
nt of him as he stood in th- r
n. His Ii
~ 1 rgo pint
uid the bulky appeal
exeil . .i of one of the nil
, who ran his ha? .1 amoni
Bd retired baffli
"it. ?1.
The bSttl
travagantly. Thl
men war dainty shoes (for the Mexl
I feel
leather I?
..: buttons Tlght-fli
with
shoulders, and a black fell
with silver or gold trimmings, complete
the outiit.
V COLT WOMEN.
Tll, of vivid 0
. ni' n are not !
. the little beauty tl
and haves old WOBB? P
adv. The natural
the Mexican Is a light r<
of the femlhlne hear
,? i?. to be es whlta-akh i
fair Amt rtcan and I
the country, and to tl Colonel
Cutahaw. the powder ? plastec? onto
harn American with re| ul
The M ire an pol
tlal
?', 0!,e WOUld think Of .ailing a s, rv:..,i
without the prefix. Whea yon enter t..
i
..,! that the hO
and you : ? '-' ?*" W1"
,t colonel Cul I ?u'\?
., en on. ocasi?n. While
?invltia with a lawyr. he admired tie
"a *l was at on dwith it
A RICHMOND BOY.
n. Income by the effort.
Tha difficulty of acquiring the Spanish
la???a?fwnl?h ?s the only one spoke-,
_ fiT^imtrv. la soon overcome by per-_
Is the couutry, Is ?oou
BBBsaJ contact, and the Am?rlnan? who
go there are able to make them.elve? un
demtood v.ry wel| after a month or 80
spent in the elite?.
Ainong the souvenir? of hi? travel lhat
Colonel Cutsluw ha? brought home arc
?orne paparamlghtS made of agate and
i marMa polished m the ?hap? of
?M fruits. The supply of the marble,
?nd of ?ilver I? so plentiful that It is
largely rasad In hou?? an?! church decora?
tion, with an effect that may well be
Imagined. He also has a curiosity ?
Of a figure du* ap at nom? i
n? In the city of Mexico, which
Btly belongs to the early a*es ,
try, and is n relic of the early i
sa tion.
art of Mexico 1? preserved in cic
tors galler?as, In museum?, ami in us
BsoausBsata, all of which
?haw, ?ay?, bear deetdety favorable BOBS?
pariaon with the art of Am?
cathedral? are magnificent structure
Biso are the palace? ?und many or lbs
publie building?!. The attesta era broad
?Kht.?l, and by the set
I In organizing a flat
ist, have b**on
delivered from the bandit p.
wa? ?o prevalent until a few years I
JUST LOCI ' Lia
During his visit Colonel Cutshaw en
Joyed Id? flr*t and last experience of a
bull-flght, ard left the arena ?leep;-.
A ftrt'.eman wh.i accompanied
him assured him that ha would overcome
the feeling of distrust after he hud widen?
ed bla ex] but Colonel Cutshaw
I? very much in the state of mind of th"
S< otchman. who paid, "1 ha ma' doot ?."
Ha saw the great matador from Spain
dispatch asven bulls, and ?aw a BUBBber
of horses killed. He thinks it raw
our national game of base-ball la assay
of it? reatares, particularly in tha violent
storms of every de?
cision of tho "umpire."
?PiniTCAI. GROWTH.
Tl?l? Subject DlaSHBBBeS BW SI. Vinlrrw
Urotherliuod Men I.?i?t Night.
The first of the conferences under the
auspices of the local Council of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew was held last
night in the lecture-room of Grace church,
and was one of the largest gathering-?
of 1'rotherhood men which has been held
in Richmond for some time past. The
opptilng service was led by Rev. William
Meeds Clark, rector of Bt James church,
after? which the first speaker, Mr. P. A.
Arthur, was Introduced by Mr. Joba M.
Taylor, the president of the council, who
pr.slded during the evening.
The aubject of the conference?"Hin?
drances to Spiritual Growth"?WH? treat?
ed under tares heads, Mr. Arthur taking
ths first? "Hindiatices In 1 Ho
dw< It upon the numerous temptations en?
counter? d in b
how, if tic so were yielded to, they woui?i
greatly retard, if BOt entirely crowd out,
the higher Ufe, The next spesksi
J. R, V. Daniel, in discussing "Hindi
in Bo Usd attention to ths fact
that so? tal life. Bfl such, is BOt Of It.-? if
wrong, the Creator having intended, oa
ths contrary, that we BbOUld ? njoy it
within proper bounds. It is only i;
D ill it Ifl harmful. 1 :
in which men perverted thia .
Privilegs, sad thus created biodi
a wouhl not otherv He
brought bis r? :
those avofll those thing? which
th?y foiinil wsre hindrance**, and to make
their lab i nth their feUow-nuui
su? h that it would ba a hstp rather than
a hindrance to tbslr Chrlatlan life, and
to those around th? m.
After singimi Hymn X?. HTi. "Our :
Redeemer,'1 th< ker, Mr. j?)im
W. Woo 1, of Ni a I
ary of the Brothl rhO
United Btatss, wsB Introduced, and i
upon "Hindrances in General."
men, he . . to mlsundsratand
what spirituality is, thinking that it can
only be po f comparative!.
Igt 1 in the
busy affairs of the world. This miscon
.
?i spiritual growth. We should un
bd, on the contrary, in* said, that
piritas] man Is th?* normal man; that
: a man Is, the i Br his
need that ba should dally grow sti
la this way.
Anotl
- our lack
Many men who thorou-;!
im la
th. ir business life allow th? i
mply drift along from day t?i day with
little <jr no regard for how they ara drift
i | nt ion to th
Benjamin Franklin, in his eut? I
tells of his having made a little sk? I
on wblcb h?* daily recorded liis
?n the different traits of
BCter which he desired to p>?
He box! spoke of the help we should
make use of in our spiritual growth, and
showed how. by using these hslps, we
could ov? rcoma the many bind]
to Which Wa were constantly BUbJected
Ha compared the need of tha pa
man for air, food, ami . ? the
.ntual man for prayer, the
Word of God, and the aervloes ??f the
Church. Another very great bel]
said, was to always try t r ami
reslli of God with u
.ii,i Brother Lawranoe, the m??nk, who
though merely an assistant in the m
tory kit. | abl? to write the
ful ami helpful little book. 1
-, itiu r- id v. ', Inter?.-: and ;
"The i Pi a of I lod "
After the Close Of Mr. Wood's add!
ths t k. n UP by tho.-' ;
? number "f short talks made upon
different | t!i" Bub
meeting was a igly interesting
id was only brought to a do
nt of tho !.. I ths
Mr?. I.nni*. of WB?lilnRti?n, Itetter.
WASHINGTON, D, C, February 6.?
The condition ol Mrs. Lane, the daughter
Of ex-Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky,
who B :. ii'.iy ehot about three
w.'ks ago, *-li ?ws B ?light lm
t ?-night. There was a rally from the
ouraging features of last night, when
8 occurred, wbl
pat lent in a very precarious state. This
afternoon Mrs, 1-me was able to take
light nourishment.
Wage < oiif?-r?-noe A\ Itliout Ite?alf.
FALL RIVER, MASS.. Feliruary 6.-A
conference was lu Id to-lay by Agent A.
: Sup? rlntendent P. A.
MatthlsOB, of the King PhlUp mills, ami
bell A. Howard ami
v Thomas Mule
Bplnnera' Association. At the cobcIbsIob
ol the ?avy ' I ?onnsll
ths situation remained n
Mr. Chase refusing to make any OOtt*
cessions.
Illanco and P?nil? nt Puerto Principe
HABANA Fsbru
. and G< nerai Pando have ar
i ivsd at Pasito Principe.
irai Bien? d to r?-ach Ha?
bana la Ihn 'lays.
Ilontelle, of Illlnol?, Iteiioiiilnated.
CHICAGO, February I man
Henry s. Boutells, of the Sixth Dlstriet*
who w?ui ele? t? ?I t?> fill the unexpir.-d
lern of Congressman Edward Cook, de?
ed, was to-nighl Bomlnatsd by the
Republicans of bla district to ?
himself.
Steamer lUb Dlaabled.
LONDON, Febroary S The Btiti-<h
mer Msb, *'aptain It A. M?ssen,
N.-wport News, January 1sth. for
Havre, pas?? ?1 i BBt t"-?!ay, and
!!ed that her propeller v.
At the Jefferann,
H. C Wats.?n, of NOW Y??rk, Is draw
,:l< considerable attention at th* JetT? r
Hotel with a full line of Gowns,
Ists, Matinees, and Negligees,
eta. The exhibit will bfl continued on
Monday, possibly until Tuesday. ah
kinds of Foreign Novelties can be? seen.
=-1
LOOKS LIKE .Ml'RDER.
f ORPSK OP A Mit FOI SI? IW JAMES
city corsiTT.
Th-ra Waa a llnlln-itole
Hf>ad?The \nn from *A
l'iirn-!'iT?niiri| ami otlirr
of Internat.
WILfJAMSBUHO, VA.. February 5
tSpecia'.)?Ths Ice on the neighboring
ponda Is several inches In thickness and
crowds of skaters and others have spent
their time with great enjoyment. Large
numbers have been practicing the "out?
side edge" and other fancy tricks on
the frozen waters until late at night for
tal days during the early part of the
.. Ice of good quality was harvested.
Th? ofllcers of the Adventurer were
here during the week and reported heavy
lier during their last cruise, but
their staunch craft stood It all right.
Badet soon to atart on quite an
nded trip and may not return until
the spring. The only incident worthy of
note on the trip was. Chief-Mate Jones
was knocked overboard by the boom du
rtag the recent heavy gale, but was soon
rescued and Is now in good .-f
IS IT KURDS!
r.ty-Trcasurcr Thomas O. Wynne,
who resales in the neighborhood of the
re to-day and
i to thu Dispatch norreepondent
that there is strong suspicion of foul
in the death of the man found
lately about one hundred yards from tim
ruag track in a thicket of pines, mar
his house. There was a bullet-h..|e
through the head and under ths left Bar.
The man was Btrotehed full length on hts
baek, with both arms extended, a pistol
In his left hand, and one chamber dis?
charged. The body was found by a |
of boys while out hunting, and the Coro?
ner, Dr. J. W. Crafford, was notified
The Jury, after examining tho body and
irtng what evidence they could a
upon the following verdict: "We, the.
jury, find that the deceased came to his
b. at the, hands of parties unknown
to the jury."
Among the '.arge number of arrivals
at the if"!' i i evening, to at*
I hop by the Social Club,
.-a May 1J111. L'ste?o L'dwards,
and Annie Edwards, King William;
it :. a w 01 ham, Bessie BUy*
lO, LUlle and Rosa !
Richmond
The public-school rooms occupied by
the principals were to-day furnished with
d.-sks nf B difi -m from I
in ii--.; there for BOOM time, the other
itments having new furniture com*
Int? Btlon i
amis can be BOCUISd, to furnish
ail the rooms with wall n
Ai;- TT Tin: PEOPLE.
Mr. Bldaey Blnna, from chark-s city,
. . last evening to take a position in
l r* his hi"'her, Mr. W. T. Kinns,
Who left for Richmond this morning.
Cltj L A. Hutchlns, of
Portsmouth, was i. nom?
ad 1
geanl William Spencer.
Mr. Thou well known In com?
mercial circles Of tl
iy. Mr. Es
: 1 Improvement In bust*
s Robert T
Armiatead, returned hurt avenlng from
Hampton, to visit h arias Julia
Armiatead, who has been alck for l *
Mr. An much
r than h expected, bqt
unwell.
Mr. and Mrs. II-nrl MouqulU, of |
who own a country
! for In the next few
Mrs. William li. Owens and Miss Alma
rom li
Nelms, from Petersburg-, who !
to Captain and
Mrs. J. II. Topham. Will return i
Wednesday, mush to the regret of I
frl? Bds here.
Colonel John A. Henley, who has been
extend?.: 'in Rich
arrived h re Is ;t evening, aa
ng with his br Leonard
Henli
Deputy-Sheriff W. Walker Ware, from
IB here to-day. and had '
with him several fair visitors from I
William, who WOTS being Shown around
by him. _ _
aim-I'.al ritoH M LOUAT?
it?'<|ii<">i tor Tr?Mi|n to Passas ?a
Order?1 Doublt? Mur?ler.
BKAOUAT, ALASKA, January 31. via
SEATTLE, WASH., February fc, -A BOtl*
tlon has been circulated here and at .
asking tho War Department to send ?w
troops here, that law und Order may be
. ; The petition ?s being signad
by nearly all of tho best element. it
r> BdS aa follows:
"To the Honorable Secretary for War,
Washington, D. C:
"We, tho undersigned, ?"Utlrens tna
men of Alasita, respectfully pe?
tition and set forth:
"That there is an extraordinary ?jonrtl
tlon Of affairs existing at and near DySB
and Bkaguay, Alaska, wblch calls tor
prompt attention irom the proper au
lee.
result of recent discoveries or
ffOld In and near DOWSOn City, N. W. T.,
la, during the past two years, :
ira is rush of people to that
country from all parts of the world, ami
it is estimated that there will bS 'SM.'MO
fur the gold'fii Ids of ?
the Nochwest Tsrrltor)
during nt yaar, and not leas than
will attempt to get In by ? iy
of the Chilko.it and whit
1 ; v 11 at this early day the full capa?
city of every Bteam and sailing ship on
coast is taxed to its utmost
to carry the pasBsngers
.t that are being Off? Bros
Bg dumped Off Bt tl
two points at the number of 300 a day,
which number will soon be largely m
d.
"In view of tho fact that there Is no
Civil government in tho Territory
of Alaska, and no one with sufficient au?
thority to enforce the laws of the lana,
and much l?_s to prevent crime and dis?
order; and In view of the largo numt?-r
of persons of an undesirable and crimi?
nal cla. s who are now flocking to our
community to prey upon the unwary ana
at pilcTlm; and In order to have
some one with sufficient authority, anu
with sufficient force, to prevent ?lisont- r
ails leading to
Lak.-i Lindermann and Bennett, and to
protect the property of citizens of tne
United Btal
"And believing tvds tO be an extraor?
dinary emergency, we I II? re that mar
.w .should be declared In all this
part of Alaska, comprising the commu?
nities of Dyea and Skaguay and the
trails leading therefrom to the Interna?
tional boundary, and that a BttfBdewt
number of troops, not less thin Mil h*
immediately dispatched to these points
to enforce tho laws and preserve order."
a double murder occurred bore at 2
O'clock this BBOralng. Deputy 1'nited
States Marshal J. M. Lowcn, formerly
City Marshal of Mount Vernon, Wash.,
v MoQrath, a native of Con?
cur.I. Ont., were Bhot and killed In Jake
Rice's variety theatre by Ed. Fay, a
bartender. Fay Is being guardad by u
committee of citizens. To-morrow he
will be tried by a committee of twelve
s. Judicial forms will be folh |
us closely as possible. It is the general
opinion that If found guilty Fay will be
hanged. The theatre has been closed by
the citizens.
The murder had a sad sequel In the
death of Rowen's wife, and his child.
which was born a short time previous to
the murder of Its father. ROwOU was
on his way to obtain medical assistance
for his wife when the shooting occurred.
The shooting grew out of a brawl to
whlLh Mctlrath was a pui iy. H? left the j
In Ilia
llllnma
Miitl- r.
place and appealed to Rowen, who, In
the capacity of an ofrk-er, went to the
theatre to Investigate the matter.
WITH HAM. AM? HAT.
The r.?-<ii-B<-l<Mvn t'nlveralty Biya
I'r? l?:irlii? for ?.port.
(ii'.oucKTowN. Feasuavry I
The base-ball team of Georgetown L'nl
v?rsity has BBS ?T tha
coming BSSSOa with BSVSral nlnea of great
strength, and exciting sport 1? anticipated
In tho month? to come. The Richmond
College team will play here <m April ltth.
The following is the schedule of games
to be playe<l: March 2'Jth. Johns Hopkins
at Georgetown; March lath, CJeUaudst at
? etown; April 1st, I.
igotoau; April 3d, Washlm
team at National 1'ark, this city; April
Cth, I.ch'gh St Georgetown; April "th,
Yale at ' i; April 9th, l'rinceton
t.t Goorget<r?"ii ; April 11th. Princeton;
April 12th, Dartmouth at Georgetown;
April 1.1th, Pennsylvania at Georgetown;
April 18th, Richmond College at George?
town; April 20th, Harvard at Georgetown;
April SM, Maryland at Georgetown; April
27th, Washington end l*ee at George?
town; May 4th, Villanova College at
Georgetown; May 7th, Pennsylvan t
Philadelphia; May 9th and 10th, Virginia
at Georgetown; May 11th, Dickinson at
Georgetown; May lith, Mt. St. Mary's nt
Emmetsburg; May lath. Pennsylvania
State at Georgetown; *,?ay *-K':'* A11"
.Scholastics of Philadelphia at George?
town; May Mtb, Wesleyan at Mlddl?
town, Conn.; May 2Sth, Yalo at New Ha
vn; May '.Nth, Dartmouth at Hanover;
May 27th, Boston COflSgS at Boston,
Mass.; May 2sth, Holy Cross at Worces?
ter, Mas?.; May 20th, Orange Athleti
(two games) at Orange, N. I ; May 31st
open, and Juno 1st, Princeton at Pi
ton. As will bo Si ?a by tho above list,
most of the nines to be met are strong
one? and a majority of the Rimes are at
the university.
Mr. McMahon is at the head of a move?
ment to organizo an intercollegiate ten?
nis association among the universities of
the South and revive tho Interest la this
sport, to which comparatively littlo at?
tention Is given in college ?ports, and h?>
has written a numher of letters to the
athletic associations of the different in?
stitutions In this part of the country.
There will be an < ntertainment at the
university on the ISth Instant, and lite?
rary and musical BUBsbsra will be ren
1 by the students.
Mr. Howlaad has charge of the arrange,
j nient? for the Merrlck ?ebate, which Is
j to bo held on the 2'Jd, sad Mr. Bab I
j chairman of the Kxecutlve Commftte?*.
There srs a number of students entered
I In ths pool and billiard tournament which
Icommenoea Monday. Tho handicaps have
| not yet been announced.
The Junior law class held a meetlni
Thursday BftST tho regular lecture to
consider tho proposition of forming
bating society among the members of th?*
Junior elaSB, and partial arrange
made for the organization of such
lety.
Tho I).-hat!ng Society of the law school
will hold a meeting this evening, at WhlOh
the question, "Unsolved. That immigra?
tion bo further restricted,*' will be aj
upon by the following: Messrs. John A.
MulvIhlU and John D. Sullivan, affirma?
tive, and John A. Boyd and G. Van
Uva
There was a lecture last evening at th;*
university by Mr. K l>. F. Brady on
"Napolsott?n
The essay? for the Edward Thompson
Ol this term W
?m ths subject: "The Mi
merits of n Of Trial by Jury,
Reme?
died." All pap' '. In comp?
must be with the secretary by th? en?i
of the month.
no?, i r.ii or \nt<;i\r\ SOLDIERS.
A mil ru???*? Lsswlng* te ib?* i*re
Ki-rvntloii ?if Their >nm< ?.
A bill which has ' : by both
hOUSSfl m tha last fSW ?lays, and which
Is of gen? I all over |
tally tO Vet I the late war.
Is that having 'the collec?
tion, pr?s- perpetuation of
BoldlSTB of Virginia
It In her defence In the war
between tho. Btat
TI; i . Introduced by Dr.
Southall, and is as fol
1. T'?i It <=em
bly of Virginia, That upon petition
Hire?* reputable SOldlera who served in
!? of Virginia In th?? -war between
the States of 1 "., presented to
the county court of any county in this
Commonwealth, praying that tho muster
roll or rolls of any troop of cavalry or
company of artillery or Infantry orga
nlasd, recruited, or enlisted Ib whoir. or in
part In ?aid county ?inri: r be
D the States, showing that such troop
or company was raised for the defence
Of Virginia, and that such troop or com?
pany did actually servo In any of tn?
armies of the ? of
Amsttea, may I'O recorded among
Of sai.l county. It
Fhall bo the duty of the clefk of ?aid
court to publish a notico in a news?
paper, If one bo published in said county,
for t b , or If none be
so published, to | OSt a notice on the
court-house door, Stating that such p?nl
tion has been Bled, th.: names Of the
petitioners, and ths name of the ?roop or
company, the muster-roll of which It Is
proposed to record, and that euch
tion will be he.inl by the County
' on a day flxe.i ty the Court,
which shall he Stated In BUi
I Upon the day named the petition
?hall be heard, ami any citizen of the
county shall have the right to appear at
Bald hearing by counsel or in person and
?how caus? why said muster-roll shall
not be recorded, or Why the name of any
person on fifid muster-roll ?liould not BS
recorded, which cause may bs that the
troop, company, or person named desert
id ?luting the war, misbehaved before tho
any other good cause pertaining
t?i th> ?r record ns soldiers, and if
such good cau?e shall be shown, then the
?aid court ?hall refinie to order aai !
cord to be recorded, or ?hall order that
the name of the person or persona desig?
nated ?hall be omitted from the record
of the muster-roll.
3. Upon the filing of said petition a copy
of the muster-roll ?hall be fll??d there?
with as a part thereof, and upon the
hearing the court ?hall be satisfied by
tent and sufficient evidence that
the copy of the muster-roll
is as perfect a copy of
original roll ?s Is practicable to be
And the court, upon proper evl
. ?hall have power at any time to
amend ?uch roll by Inserting names
omitted from ths copy, and when the
IB perfected, a* far as practicable,
shall order it to be recorded in a book
kept in the Clerk? office of the
county, to be entitled Muster Roll of
?aid county, which record ?hall have the
same value as other record? have.
4. Tho cost of the record-book and of
:ng ?aid roll? ?hall be paid by th.
county when the petition is filed.
f.. All a't? or part? of act? inconsist?
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
6. Thi? act ahall be la force from Its
pas?a
BAPPBXIBGS IS CI'B?.
Spanish Official? and *<?l?ller? Arrive.
International Visiting.
HABANA, February k Among the pas?
sengers who arrived here to-day on board
the Spanish ?teamer Maria f'hrtatlna,
were S nor EdouardO Dolse, Secretary of
- and T? legraphs In th? Colonial
Government; Senator BUsso Glberga.
thirty officers, and 1.450 soldiers.. The Sec
retary and Senator wore received by the
?'. ntral and other committee?, and by the
Autonomist CllBIHlllBlsn. und went out
OB a tugboat to meet them. The new
arrivals were cheered by crowds o.'
pie on the wharves.
tata George A. Converse, of the
United state? cruiser Montgomery, i?''
..mimil.:d by Lieutenant lt.imsay and
iisul Hryce, vlalted the
Governor of Matanza? yesterday, and
?mor, hi? secretary, and
the other authorltl?? of Mataniu?. where
the cruiser Is at anchor, returned the
visit of the Americas omcera?
Miller & Rhoads
HALF YEARLY /
INVENTORY SALE!
Next Thursday we take the cens?a of the store. The sheets
must show minimum of stock and maximum of cash : every effort
will be made durinrr the next four days to reduce quantities in each
department to the lowest point?to this end farewell prices have
beeo made on thousands of dollars' worth of worthy merchandise,
such as you want for the present season. ,
Ladies' Jackets
To Go To-Morrow
At Sacrifice Prices.
We've never before made such sacri?
fices in Ladl*?' Jackets, and, too, Just in
th? midst of winter.
Thlr.k of th?! dajs of comfort and plea
sure; think of tho dollars saved; think of
extraordinary Inducements wo offer
you; think of the most praiseworthy gar?
ment you're eeen this season, nnd come
and get It at. about 25 cents on the dollar.
Our entire line 1 reduoed and
reduct-a until there's hardly a vestige of
former prices left :
up to 16 Jackets now MM.
The up to $i') Jacket? now I4.M,
The up to $25 Jacki ta avow fT.W.
TooJVIany Yards of
Dress Goods and Silks.
Wo always carry a splendid line of
Dress Goods and balita, li's a way we
We're burdened with them now?stocka
are too large, at MUST BS RE
AJUWool Rum h dium
Iilue. Royal Blue, Medium lirown.
Hunter's (;reen, Hrlrrht I'urpK I
nal, and Qernet, S3 Inches wide, price
2"k'. th? yard.
All-Wool Henrietta*.. It Uriifhf. Clear
Shades and smoo'h. eren twill. This
Is one of the moat popular fabrics
for house gowns ?m I dressing saeQUSe,
It laches wide. prtee Be. the yard,
N'ov.ltv Suiting?, In seven different colors,
S3 Inehes wide, price ?ie. the yard.
Flannels or Habit Clothe, in M*
ilitim and Dark, as well as the new
spaing shad
Special Hlue, TJirht Gray, Tan. etc., &2
lachee wide, price g?v. th? yard.
Drap de Parla, In fl\?? different colors,
l.'i Inches wide, price s.v. the yard.
i Suitings, S3 inches wide. In Re
Creen, Army Mine. Cadet Blue,
Olive, Tan, ate., price Kc the yard.
This Is one of the most suitable and
Bearing cloths on the market fer
Bepai It? skirts and t illnr-made gowns. /
len's, Women's,
and Children's
Winter Underwear.
We'll tell of may-be two dozen sorta?
nt each one is extraordinary. In the lot
ill bo uallv good ber
ains In Manufacturers' Samples, Odd
nits, and such like,
hlldrcn's Fine White Merino Vests,
worth 35c. each.
hMdrens Scarlet All-Wool Vests and
Pan: . h; worth
hlldren's Jersey Ribbed Fl<Hve-LlnM
Union Sulta. :T.e. ?ach.
hlldren's Scarlet All-Wool Panta an?!
Drawers, large slz<'S, 39c. each; worth
T."jc.
adles' Jersey Ribbed Fleece-Lined Vest?,
.ach.
adlea' Jersey Ribbed Fleece-Lined Vesta
and Pant-,
adles' Jersey Ribbed Vesta and Panta,
iched, 2ic.
?ray Wool Veets
ami Panta, 500. each.
Natural-Wool Non-Shrlnklng
and Pants, 50c.
Fine White Merino Vests snd
;
en's Gray-Mixed Underwear, heavy?
weight Koods, worth 38c, for :
tin's White Merino Underwear, heavy?
weight; these goods are the real 60c.
grade, for
[en's Natural Wool-Mixed Underwear,
tho re.il 70c. ?rade, for 44c.
[en's White Wool-Mixed T'nderwear. mi
good os any you pay Tic, for, to go
at Cue.
>n's Natural Wool Underwear, goods
worth 31. to go at 75c.
en's Tan Elastic Ribbed Underwear, the
real tl grade, for ~Z<\
en's Fino Camel's-Halr Underwesr,
l-lined goods, worth 31.25. for 31.
en's White All Pure W?vM Underwear,
good weight, ns good as any garment
r. to ko at 31.
UN'S NECKWEAR All Silk, in Tecks.
Cur In-Hand*., flub Ties. Mind-Hows,
and Shield Mows, the real 35c. goods,
to eo at 17c
MILLER & RHOADS,
|_" The Always-Busy Store/*_
lilt ?11?. i llKI-.T a m\.
Ilui-lne?? Sn(l?laelor>, In finite of Hie
H . . U? llli/.furil.
NEW YORK, -r- -Brad
n'a to-?lay i wee
Bled by h'yh winds anil
-.- snow, has i Feature <
cislng considerable Influence upon UM
mOVOBBant and the distribution of ?tap!?
goods this week. Th?i Northern and Best*
ra states appear to have felt the ?:
of the Btorm most sever? I >pite ot
this Interruption of ' I >er, a
do for tha
-
tlrity reporte?! in tho iron an.l :;
th.- dlBtri
butlon of dry-i;>>ods hn?l wool baa been
of produce
ly interfered a is ot
latlon is, if anything,
improve.1.
in th?- Mid-lie states, and In tha ?Central
movement of iron into
[felon is still very larg?*. bul nervous*
i possible overproduction an"
that market. Steel is slightly lOWSf >'
tho Last, but t'.rmly held at Chi.
where, aleo, there aro reported advance?
in iron bars, wins, and tern
mills will not agree to deliver steel rails,
bills, or rods on new order? bi-roro July
Southern buyers ar?j coming Into tst.
Louis more numerously th?n usual at this
an?! the distribution of dry-).
boots ?nd shoes, ami dru^s Is active. In
Northwest better trade is I sported,
and tho cold wither has helped the dis?
tribution of sea sonable gooda.
At the South trade is reported improved
at several important centras, sad the
tot.il of January bUSlBesa Lfl s.nd to DS
above tho BVSra
Alaskan busineaa on the Pacific c
is still very sotlve, hut export trad
ala la small. Rain is needed tn Cali?
fornia, or crops will bo considerably
Short.
Steadiness In prices has been a feature
of th?- week, tho only noted
being In wheat, corn, and flour, on a spec?
ulative reaction, and in lead, while the
priesa of oats, pork, beef, and coffee are
higher.
The export movement of <* rcils shows
avy falling off for the week, but is
still ahead of tl k in preceding
il rhipmenta of w heat,
Hour included as wheat amount to
~A bushel i, as tshela la it
w?*ek. 8,168,000 bushels this week a >? ir
ago, (HD.000 bush?
els In 1896, anil 1678,000 bushels In 1881. In
Tmlhin corn the exports also show a large
g oft, aggregating l 104,981 bushels
this week, against last
8U.OU0
bushels In bushels la
Business failures, though slightly larger
week, numbering 2"j6, n*
little above
l. They compara with a total ;
l?.*r falling in the corresponding wc-k ?>r
\m, of n?o; of *
and In last, of 886. Th? total number fall?
ing in tho first week of
WBB 223.
A RLMAKKALLK B?
rs. B. G. Dun & Co.'? Weekly ]'.'
of Trad? - aal pay
m.-nts through . . - in
January made a remarkable sh
Ing much larger than In any previous
month. 86J per < than the
same month last year, and 7.1 per cent.
larger than the ?amo month In '
failures In January v.? re smaller than m
any previous year of which th
probably smaller then In
::ny other January ?Inco 1ML The state?
ment by branch?s of business given this
ra surprising gain in most de
partm?
awhile, ths money market :
.. r, gold does not
t am I'urope in targe amount only b>
kers find it worth while to lend
ABaerican money abroad, and the com?
mercial balances are heavily in favor of
the United States, ha heretofore.
Psrbaps the most striking f.-ature of
?ik li.u? been tho decline tn wheat,
exports of 2,094.617 bushels, a*
Last year, flour ln?-Iud??d, from
Atlantic ports, and 776.810 from Pacific
ports, against M4.;J43 bu?heU last year,
the temper of the market has been weak?
er. Tli?* report of the Agricultural D?
partment bus had some influeme, al?
though its tlgtires are not generally cre?
dited us reliable. The wheat market has
turned largely upon the operation? of a
Chicago ?peculator, but the fact remains
the ?rice depends largely upon t<>v
needs and upon the comparative
Ity of American supply.
The outgo of corn continue? heavy?
3.7?W.786 bushels, against 3.312,400 for the
aams week last year, and the eicess ever
la t year, when exports wer^ much th?
^t ever known, croates a very
heavy foreign demand.
Tin? ?pot pri?o of cotton remalna un
ehaogsd, but the fact that receipts con?
tinue larger than during the ?ame week
of 1896, after the heaviest orop
known, checks speculative operation? for
an advance.
The iron and steel manufacture is '
steadily saining In consumption uf pig
Iron, although production of ths mate?
rial is ?till in excess of immediate do
Boaade, but not enough to cause a decline
tn price? at Pittabur?- or Chicago. Ev??a
tha southern producer? ?re able to get a
fair price at Chicago and ut th* Ka?t. / \
t.thraclte pig la unchanged. The
demand for finished product na? I
very heavy, and include? structural Iron) V
for tho State Capitol building. Penn?> :
ala; ?j.Ouv tona for the court-house at
Denver; 30.000 tons for eltvnttd rallwa
?nd the mat? rial for
'"is Miiall buildings In various parts o
The demand for cer build
be? n very beary, both East an
late demand greatly In
nt of orders frora ship
i he demand from tin-plate work
,us ''''' - i prosi ect of a com
Dlnaitlon of wire manufacturers h??*J
I the demand and
wire rods. Fifteen thou*?nd ami
tlnety-nlne ovens are In blast wi".
' a Is 3L?0 for
Tin is quiet and steady at 1.35
Hit a visible su| i aary 1st
ir ago.
in January wer?
i bout 10 t 3.066 last year,
is for Lake.
t for c?ntiin
owing ?o the general stoppa** of
vork iu the East, but th*r.* Is Indication
! ii i da, Wo?d
ens h actlre. The sales of wool
it the three chief market? ww? 6.361.* >
were domestic.
? tain : ear, of which 3,430,
The failures for the week were 336 In
States, against 311 laat year,
rial 39 In Canada, nirainnt IB last year.
A Marriage In the Kloaklke.
TOPEKA, KAN. Fel ?teorice
MurliaiK'-r, a young man who spent last
summer and fall In the Klondike, has re?
amed here to visit relatives. Ha says he
Drought 320,000 home with him. Mur
larger says Emma Kelly, daughter of cx
II. 1!. Kelly, who left for the
Klondike laat fall, was married recently
o George Watson, a miner, who has been
fortunate aad Is wealthy. Miss Kelly,
? ho Is a newspaper-woman, was fitted
>ut by Chicago peoplo to make the trip.
Too nsiBluUa.
(Salem Tim- s-Uegl?ter.)
A member of the l?gislature talks of
ntroducang a bill binding the member*
if that body rithout l ?y, and
with the approval of a
najorlty of them. That Is entirely too
-atilotlc, gentlemen. The old State la
tard up, It is trie, but "the laborer M
vorthy of his hire"?If he docs anything,
ill the peoplo a?-k ?if the legislators IB
hat they pass i'Uch h?ls hs the Mm- ?
- maud and to which they are commtu<d.
hen they will have earned the paltry
urn now allowed them.
Fight nt the Man Jacinta.
i.i Post.)
'Now for a brisk "d fight!"
Said Harman, big and droll,
la ho coaxed bis flint and ate? for a Ugw
And puf) I elay bowl;
i', i v..- are a skulking lot." s.iy? he.
"< ?f laad-tbievea horeaixiut,
tnd t . ?, two to one,
Hare come to smoke, us out."
Uata Anna ?'"' C_aUlle_,
Almonte, I
-"ortllla. red front
a. with his smart array.
juices and cltfuri'
And the light Kuitar, tlng-tum!
"anV Anna courts s esta?
And Sam Houston tapa his drum.
:he buck ?tanda still In the timber
H it natter of nuta that fall'.'"
rhe foal of the wild male whlnnlea
h ar the ? omanche call?
n tho brake by tho crawling bayou
Ihe slinking ah? iwl;
ng*a snort In the river
?edge
Has surthrd the paddling fowl.
i soft, low tap, and a muffled tap,
And a roll not loud mir long?
Ve would DOl break Sent' Anna's nap,
Nor spoil Almonte's song,
addles and knives and rlflss!
Lord! but the msn were ?lad
\ Inn Leaf Smith muttered "Alamo!"
Ana Karnes hissed "Goltad!"
'he dn-irmer tucked his sticks tn hts belt.
And the flfer grimed his gun.
>h. for one fuse, wild Texan y??H,
a .. tha slope tn a run!
v r a shout nor a shot we spent,
B oath nor a praywr, that day,
fac?*d the bravo?, eye to eye,
And then we biased an
'h. n. we knew the rapture of Pen Mllam.
And the glory that Trav?e made.
Vlth liowle'a lunge, and Crockett's abet,
Tannin's dancing blade;
be heart of the fighter, bounding
free
In lid J>y so hot and mad?
\ h.n Miiiard charged for Alamo,
Umar for Goliiul
)e_f Smith rod? straight, with reeking
sour
Into the ?hock and rcut;
I've hacked and burned the bayou
bridge
There's no sneak's back-way out!"
iurule or butt for Ootlad,
i'tstol and blade and flat!
Ht. for the knife that never glanced.
And tho gun that n?*v?r missed!
>ulcea and cignrttoa.
Song and the msuidolln! <*
"bat gory swamp ta a grueeoa.a gr-.ro
To dance fandangos hV
Ve bridged th? bog with the sprawling
hard
fell in thct frantia rout;
t'e slew and slew Uli the sun set red.
And the Texun star flashed out.
JU11N WILLIAMSON PALMER.