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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
The Richmond, Manchester and Peters-
burg Railroad.

Toe bill allowing the county of Ches
terheld to subscribe by popular vote
100000 10 the Richmond, Manchester
and Petersburg railroad has passed both
branches of the General Assembly and
gone to the Governor A number OF Man.
chester and Chesterfield citizens, opposed
10 the road, said Yesterday that Chester
held county would never vote the sub
scriplion. The road, If built, is under
stood to be an odshoot Of the Norfolk
and Western railroad, that road desiring
10 have direct connection with Rich
mond.
The Board of Supervisors of Chester
Held county will meet on the 18th OF
February TO name the date when the
vote on the subscription shall take place
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.
Meeting of the Senate Committee Yes
terday.

Yesterday morning at $50 o'clock the
Senate committee to consider the bill ex-
empting graduates Of the Medical Col
lege in this city from examination by the
State Medical Board held a meeting Mr..
James Albert, one of the students at the
College, spoke earnestly against what he
considered so entirely unnecessary and
superf1uous requirement, especially as he
believed the whole object Of the present
law was to strike at the Medical Col
lege in this city. A number of speeches
were made pro and con, and the commit
tee took recess until pm.
At that hour arguments were again
heard on both sides, which the commit
tee carefully considered. A report will
be made to the Legislature in due time.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
SUDDEN DEATH.
The Result Of an Overdose Of Choral.

The Result Of an Overdose OF Chlorai'
Last night Mr.. r. H. Hooper, employed
at the Tredegar Works, died very sud
denly at his home, 314 East Cary street.
He was perfectly well at 2 o'clock, es.
cept that at supper It was thought that
bis mind was slightly wandering. Moth.
ing was thought Of it, however, until
about 7:30, when he became quite
iii and retired TO his room. Growing
rapidly worse, a physician was sent for
at 1880, and AZ midnight lie arrived
and found Mr.. Hooper dead.
The actual cause of death could NOT
be positively arrived at. Itwas thought,
however, that being nervous and unable
to sleep, he had resorted to chlOral to
quiet his nerves, and unintentionally took
an overdose, from the effects of which he
could not rally.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
The Monument to the Man Who Fought

The Board of Directors of the Private
Soldiers Monument Association will be
held tomorrow night in the Hastings
courtroom. A full attendance is desired,
as important business will be brought be-
fore the Board.
In this connection it is not amiss to
say that the Legislature will almost GER
tainly pass a bill appropriating $4,000
to The monument after Richmond has
given the site, ordered $1,000 to be ap-
propriited to build the foundation. and
will, when the time comes, spend $c5, 900
more toward the erection of this tribute
to the true Southern hero-the private
soldier.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Deadly Feud and No Quarter.

CATLETTsBuRG, KY, January A.-The
war of determination between the Hat
fields and McCoys is still going brayely
last Saturday in the fight one Of each side
was wounded, and Dempsey, Of the Hat.
field gang, while wounded. had bis head
blown off by one Of the Mccoy gang,
though he begged piteously for his life.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Trouble In Havana.

New YORK, January 95.-A special to
the Sun from Key West says: Havana
is in a turmoil and on the verge of mob
violence, owing to the INSCRIPTIONS acts
of the present Government On Sunday
there were twelve murders, one suicide,
eight highway robberies, and four stab
bing aifrays in Havana and Cardenas
The situation Is becoming more alarming
every moment"
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
RICHMOND TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.
Notice to Subscribers.

a serious accident to our Main street
wires last night, resulting from the &C.
cumulation on them Of sleet, has forced
us to suspend service to q large number
of our subscribers located north OF Bank
and Franklin streets. These connections
will be restored as soon ss possible, but
our exchange service may be partially
interrupted for several days.
r. L. West,
Assistant Manager.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
A Strike AYerted .

CHICAGO. January 25.-The Chicago
Carpenters Union received areport from
its committee last night giving the re-
suit Of the conference with the commit
tee Of boss carpenters. The demand for
thirty-6ve cents an hour and eight hours
work from April lst was virtually con.
ceded by the bosses, and 1t Is expected
that q strike will be averted.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
The French Frontier NOT Violated

PARIS, January 25.-The prefect Of
Nancy has made report of the Barbaret.
Hahemann frontier affair, in which he
says that the French frontier was not
violated by Hahnemann when he took
Barbarets gun away. Barbaret has not
made formal complaint to the Govern
ment against Hahnemann, and therefore
the incident cannot be made the subject
of diplomatic representations.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Supreme Court of Appeals.

lIodgsen, trustee, against Perkins, adj
minislraior Argued by J. j. A. Powell,
ksq for appellant, and submitted.
Beckham against Duncan and ais Dis
missed for failure TO print.
Lewis, administrator, against Glenn
trustee Argued by Thomas Hughes
Esq, for plaintiff In error, and John
Howard, Esq, for defendant In error, ano
continued until tomorrow.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
FOrd's Opera House.

Notwithstanding the sleety weather
Fords Opera House was well filled at
both the matinee and night performances
Yesterday. The Black Thorn is popu-
lar play and the audiences enjoy 1t. 1t
will be kept on the boards the remainder
of this week.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
DIED.

LANDERS.-Died, at the residence Of her
daughter-in-law, 632 North Ninth street. jan
era. beloved wife of the late John Landers,
and mother Of Thomas N. Landers, In the
seventy ninth year Of her age, after short
illness.
MANSON at his residence. 3l3 East
Franklin street, on January 18th, 1855, at .
o'clock am, DR.. Otis Frederick Manson.
Funeral from Centenary Methodist church
Friday afternoon at $50 O'Clock. jaa6,2t
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
Slight Fire.

This morning about hslfpast IL o'clock,
the alarm Of fire was sounded from box
IA. The department responded with its
usual alacrity, and found that wooden
building on Sulliyan's alley, between
Ninth and Tenth streets was In flames.
This building was entirely destroyed, but
the flames were prevented from doing
any further damage. Loss about $500.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

Among the marriage licenses granted
in Washington yesterday was one 10
Alexander Barr aud Carrie Christiani,
both of Richmond, Va.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at ~ o'clock, Speaker
Cardwell in the chair. No prayer.


The hill No. 1Gl to repeal the law in
relation to compulsory inspections, and
the bill No l6G to repeal The statute
of the Code of 1887 in relation 10 the
compulsory inspection of fish and -four
came mp as the continuing special order
and. having been engrossed, were passed
Ayes 81 noes :
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
QUARANTINE AT CAPE CHARLES.
NOrfolk's Position in the Matter-A Cor.
recttOn.

rectiOn.
NORFOLK, Va, January "a.
Messrs Editoys-I have Just seen an ex-
tract from your paper published in the
Vryiaian of this city which slightly mis-.
takes the position taken by the Norfolk
representatives at the conference lately
held In Washington in reference to quar-.
antine at Cape Charles.
The position we held and tried TO ex.
press is this We want a national quar-
antine system throughout the whole
United States being as liable to the in
PRODUCTION of disease from other cities
as from vessels coming direct here. Such
a plan would have our most urgent sup
port. We are ready to acquiesce in the
establishment of quarantine station at
Cape Charles, provided it embraces ves-
sells bound to all points on the Chesa.
peake or its tributaries. But We most
earnestly protest against vessels bound
to Norfolk being subjected to any inspec.
tion or restriction which does not apply
to all other ports equally, because II
would do incalculable injury to our
commerce to enforce such restrictions
when our big neighbor, Baltimore, is
free from them.
You state the time required for dis
infection as being two hours. The best
provided station In the world, that at
New Orleans, consumes several DAYS.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM A. THoM, JR.,
Quarantine Medical Officer.
THE time for the disinfection of YES.
sells In our article In Sundays issue was
written two days. BY an oversight .
misprint OF two hours appeared In the
psper.-ED
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
NOTES

Leave Of absence was granted Mr.
Montague of Stafford for three days.
HMr Terrell of Lynchburg introduced a
bill paying Judge Latham of Lynchburg
mileage and per diem for holding the
liustings Court of Richmond in July
and August, 1885, while Judge Atkins
was sick.
Mr. Ryan's bill permitting taxpayers
who, prior 10 the 9TH day of December,
1857, have rendered coupons in payment
Of taxes, TO make payment in money to
county and city treasurers, was made
the special order for to-day Il hursdsy) at
o'clock.
MI. Hays resolution providing for an
adjournment snC die on February 18th,
1883, which was passed by Tuesday, came
up, and was by decisive vote laid on
The table. The general impression is
that the General Assembly will not ad-
ioum until about March 1st.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

The bill for the establishment of a
Labor Bureau, offered By Mr.. Waddill of
Henrico, came no as the special order,
the question being on the substitute
offered by Mr.. Tyler of Richmond city
The question was discussed at length
by Mr. Tyler in favor of his substitute,
aud Mr. Carter in favor of either bill or
substitute, whichever he could get.
Messrs Elan of Louisa, Buford of Rich
mond city, and Waddill of Henrico ad.
yOcated the original bill and opposed
The substitute. At 3 o'clock Mr.. Wad-
dill gave way for motion to adjourn,
which was carried.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON. January 25.-indi-
ulQ cations for Virginia and North Caro-
'' Ina: Warmer. followed by colder
weather ran or snow, followed by
,.., eeaihcr winds. becoming fresh TO brisk
westerly.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

Large PatCh of House Bills Passed by
.thc senate The House Lays on the
Table a Motion to Adjourn The Labor
Uurcau Considered.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-26

w ANT D-EVERYBODY TO
W call at the Commercial Hotel and see
the Lynhavens taken on the finest Oyster beds
IN the world, especially for
7dea-tf SNELLTN0S L LALLY.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
PITH OF THE NEWS.
The Very Latest Associated Press Tcle.
grams Greatly Condensed.
About Washington.

The commissioner of pensions has been ad
vised as follows: DIR. James 8. Fulke of Bal.
timore has been indicted and arrested for
contracting for one-half of original payment
and receipt of 800 tor services in prosecu-
ting the pension claim of Lydia A. Madden
He was released on bond of 81 900 for ap
pearance at the present term of United States
court. Mary O'Connor has been indicted in
the United States court at Baltimore for
making and presenting false affidavits in
support of her claim for pension.
The Sioux Indians who have gone to Wash
ington to see Secretary Villas in regard to the
proposed sale of part of their reservation
have been holding powwows every day, en-
deavoring to agree upon programme to be
followed at the conference. From oil that
can be learned. it seems improbable that any
agreement will be reached as a result of the
Indians visit to Washington. 1t is said that
they are almost hopelessly split up among
themselves, and that there is still no pros
pect of their being able to unite on any prop
ostion.
The general land office at Washington
held for cancellation "a, 800 acres of the Sc
lections in the Ashland, Wis, land district
made by the Wisconsin Central railroad COM
pany on the ground that the line of the road
under the grant of $50 for the st. Croix L
Lake Superior railroad company (now the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railroad company having been definitely To-
Gated and withdrawal made for indemnity
purpose prior to the passage of the act max
ing the grant to the Wisconsin Central, the
lands within the six and fifteen miles limit of
the first named road were for all purposes re-
served from the grant to the second
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
Record of Casualties.

A fire broke out in Hardware store at
Valentine, Nebraska, and destroyed business
property valued at $4,000. The United
States signal Office was reduced to ashes.
The insurance was only nominal.
Fay, aged six years, son of Elwin jerks of
Appleton, Mimi. who has been living at Lake
City with his grandma her, Mrs. Almira b.
jerks, fell into cistern and was drowned.
Though in the water not more than fifteen
minutes, the body could not be resuscitated.
disastrous fire broke out in the post
office block at Winona, Mimi, and before it
was under control over $50 900 went up i'll
flames. The postoffice was admirably
cleared by Postmaster Whipple, not letter
being lost and all the movable furniture and
mail bags saved.
Another accident occurred on the Lehieh
Valley road rWilkesbarre, Pa. 1t was caused
by failure on the part of those in charge of
the construction train to flag the approach
ing train. The freight train was running on
telegraph orders to make siding and allow
the passenger train to pass. In this case the
rules require conductors of construction
trains to guard both ends of their train. Be-
sides twenty-six Hungarians injured the list
includes F. Hawk, conductor; F. N. Peck,
engineer. and Charles Fry, fireman of the
freight train. 1t is believed that Peck and
Fry will die.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
A Wonderful Rocking Stone.

Imagine a stone, in size containing
about five hundred cubic feet, in shape
nearly as round as an orange, in
weight not less than eighty thousand
pounds or forty tons, and so nicely
balanced upon a To BILE ofrock that a
child 10 years of age by pushing
against either north or the south
side can rock it back and forth; vet
the strength of 100 men, without
levers Or other appliances would be
insufficient to dislodge it from it's
position.
Such is the celebrated rocking stone
on the farm of Mr. J. McLaury, two
miles west of Monticello. This is one
of the greatest natural curiosities in
our whole country. What sculptor
could chisel out a piece of marble of
its size and then poise 1T so nicely
that it would vibrate under so light
touch? But it's shape, size, and
position are not the most wonderful
things about it. It's body is COM
posed of a somewhat loose and soft
sandstone, in which are iInbedded
numberless round and fiinty pebbles
of q diamond-like hardness. In all
the valley where it is situated it is
the solitary specimen of its class.
Around and under the rocks are of n
totally different structure. The
table on which it rests is q hard
stone nearly as firm and close
grained as the blue stone of our
quarries. Whence came this wander
er and how?-Monticello Watchman.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
A Kink Worth Studying by Our Bank
Cashiers.

A stylish-looking man walked into
bank during the interval for lunch,
the cashier alone having remained
at his post to rectify an error in the
books.
Monsieur" said the intruder, ex-
hibiting a revolver, II shall feel
obliged by your handing me at once
500, 900 francs,'
The cashier obeyed without saying
word, and the man walked out
unmolested. A quarter of an hour
afterwards the clerks returned. The
cashier uttered q wall of despair and
related what had happened, stating
that a million of francs had been
stolen. In course of time the thief
was taken into custody, and in
prison was visited by our cashier.
"My dear friend,' he said, you
are charged with the robbery of q
million francs"
"Why. it was only half that
amount!'
81 am perfectly aware of that; 1
took the other half myself. Submit
to the sentence for million, and
when you have served your time we
will divide the money"
The strangest part of the business
is that the scheme was actually car
ried out, and that the cashier. though
suspected, was never interfered with.
-Galignani's Messenger (Paris).
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
Dangers at the South Pole.

From the London Daily News.
1t appears to be probable that
Prof. Neumayr, of the Hamburg Ma
rine Observatory, will succeed in
getting South Polar expedition Or
ganized. 1t might have been sup
posed that until some greater meas
ure of success had attended similar
adventures in the arctic regions the
most ardent advocate of such
schemes would have doubted the
wisdom of exposing human lives and
treasure to the risks of antarctic
seas. All the best authorities are
agreed that the difficulties to be en-
countered in the South are much
greater than in the North, and the
hideous stories which gained currency
after the return of the last artic ex-
petition might well have sickened
the boldest of this generation suffi-
GENTLY to deter them from any assault
upon the stronghold of King Winter
IN the South. In comparing the
difficulties of arctic and antarctic adj
venture Sir Wyville Thompson says:
"We can only anticipate disaster,
multiplied a hundred fold, should
the South Pole ever become a goal
of rivalry among nations" For
various reasons the great lone land
under the Southern Cross is more
difficult of access than the North.
1t is much colder there than ins the
artic circle. There seem to be no
such warm currents as are to be
found in the North-such, for instance,
as the Labrador current, or that
round the south coast ofSpitzbergen.
Such emanations from the torrid re-
gions of the earth do much to miti-
gate the rigors OF the northern seas
at certain points and bring about
the most striking variations of tenn
perature, breaking up the ice at GER
tain seasons, and opening the way
to navigation far beyond points 9th
erwise obtainable Any enterprise of
this kind will, of course, be pushed on
during the summer Notwithstanding
January, February, and the early
part of March, that is. But even in
the height of summer the tempera-
ture of the air in antarctic regions is
always below the freezing point of
sea water, and bitter tempestuous
winds and fogs and binding snow
storms are all but incessant. No
arctic explorer has ever gone beyond
the bounds of vegetation. At least
lichens and seaweed have been found
wherever northern navigators have
penetrated, but in the awful solitudes
of the South Sir James Ross found
not the faintest trace of vegetable
life, either on the land or in the sea,
yet he never came within less than
700 miles of the south pole. The
magnetic pole has been approached
within $50 miles, and it seems posi-
BILE that important scientific results
might be attained by covering that
further distance; but even this is
doubtful.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25
McGarigle Not q DOodler.

McGqrigle, the Chicago official who now
lives in Northeast British America was ut
Winnipeg the other day, and in an interview
said If anybody can show that l got one
dollar of county money, city money or any
body's else money that ! did not honestly
and legitimately earn In business way, l
will not only not object to being called a
"boodler," but will allow anybody to take
me back to Chicago. ] have lost instead OF
having gained anything from connection with
politics. therefore naturally feel sore at being
styled by tho press, here and elsewhere, q
'boodler." With this exception have nothing
to find fault with in the treatment have re-
ceived here. In view of what has transpired
| sometimes think 1t was mistake that
did not "boodle," seeing that | have just as
much notoriety as If I had; but as it is, |
defy the whole world to show that l ever in
my lie got a single dollar dishonesty from
anybody. The only mistake ever made was
interfering too much in politics; but, while
there was nothing dishonest in my connec.
tion Herewith, some of the men with whom
had had dealings were dishonest, but 1t was
q matter over which had no more control
than you had. / am not guilty even Of the
charge of general conspiracy. l have as
many friends as ever, and have received
many kind letters from old friends in Chicago
and nsighboEhood, who would be only too
glad to zee me back there, even as l should
be to get back. will go back when matters
are Strengthened out as want them, probably
this winter. have done nothing for which /
should be troubled. I am straighter than
those WHO made trouble for me: fought
the thing as long as could, and Whan it was
impossible to light It any longer ] left.
When the excitement has cooled off and other
cases disposed of, then will ask them to
consider my matter, but not before. 1t will
be only question of time.
McGarigle asked that the Canadian press
should not call him boodler. During the
whole of his political life, extending upwards
Of 18 years. he had lost money. whatever
place he held, and he complained bitterly
that his numerous 20 called politician friends
had deserted him in the lurch. The friends
which he had were not politicians, but men Of
financial end business standing. .
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-10-25

crowd, but above their heads. In an instant
a half dozen shots or more came from the
crowd, and Wardell dropped lifeless.
An extensive mail robbery was perpetrated
at Buffalo, New York. The robbery war
general in character and covered letters from
East, West, North and South. There were
found checks, drafts, mercantile orders and
the usual miscellany. There was check
found IN which its amount, 1890,
alone remained intact. Bank drafts
a letter notifying the inclosure of draft
for $1,464.24, the draft being miss-
ing, and numerous letters notifying of the
Enclosure of cash, were also found. They
were torn SO the signatures were indistin-
guishable. The thieves had evidently disre
garded everything but cash. Soon after the
banks opened man named John Shields,
night stamping clerk at one of the banks, and
upon the request to identity himself, establish
ing his connection with the postoffice. He
was promptly handed over to the police
Shields did not attempt to deny the charge
ofrobbing the mail, and is now in custody.