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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-20
DEMOCRATIC DAY.
Conference Of Demo
cratic Clubs to Per
feet Arrangements.
MR.. JOHN A. CURTIS DIREcToR-GES.
ERAL.
All the Funds Needed Promised.


The conference OF Democratic clubs
was held last night In the rooms of the
Old Dominion Club, corner OF Nall and
Eighteenth streets
Nr n. Ezekiel, the chsirman Of the
70 nt conference, being absent from the
civ, MIR. !. Taylor Stratton called the
meeting to order and suggested Mr. John
A. Curtis as temporary chairman.
Mr. Curtis was elected unanimously.
Tie secretary, being also absent, MIR.
: B. Brady was unanimously made tenn
porAry secretary.
FUNDS ALL IMPORTANT.
NJ. StrattoH called the attention Of the
conference of clubs to the fact that if
everything could be done to make the
Democratic demonstration success,
money wss needed A number Of gen
tlexisn stated In the discussion Of this
matter that they were sure that 81 800,
the amount needed. would be raised, as
assurances to that effect had been given
them by prominent gentlemen.
$500 NEEDED.
The point was raised that s. 800 was
not needed. but the Finance Committee
and other members stated that they had
done much calculation, and when the
expenses of speakers, twenty-five hacks,
hotel bills, music, erection Of stands,
decoration of stlnds, flags, fireworks
and many other incidentals were con-
sidered IL would be found that $4,000
would be the least sum that could be
gotten on with.
Il was understood that the Invitation
Committee who 90 to Washington TO in
yite the President to be present pay all
Of taeir own expenses, and thus be no
tax on the united clubs.
DIRECTOR GENERAL.
M Stratton suggested that this club
OF clubs follow the example OF the Ex-
position authorities and elect director
general, who will manage the matter
under the president.
Mr. Ryan seconded the motion, which
was adopted.
Mr. Slraiton then nominated Mr.. John
A Curtis, and be was elected unani-
mously, amid applause.
Director General, or General Manager
Cu..is will have az Of the work T. do
and tell his assistants what to do. He
said that If his assistants did not do their
duty ,eY would have TO get out Of Office,
snd j. they did not 90 out, he would put
them out The Democrats must win, and
if he could help them to do ii, it would
be done.
STATE CLUBS.
Mr. SuaitOn stated that Mr. John W.
Otley had told him in conversation that
the Richmond, Stanton aud Norfolk
members Of the Virginia Committee Of
the United Clubs Of the United States for
Virginia were in favor Of Richmond as
the place of meeting, and that the meet
ing Of these clubs would be held in Rich
mond either on October ED or 2jth, so
that the members would be presen. on
October oath, the great Democratic dem
onstration dav.
TO MEET SATURDAY NIGHT
The chair announced that all Of the
appointed by the conference
of Democratic clubs were requested to
meet the director general Of the demon
stration, Mr John a Curtis, at the Old
Dominion Democratic Club.room Satur-
day night at s o'clock
Adjourned
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APPEAL FOR AID.

The Mayor also received the following
telegram yesterday from McClenny, Fla:
McCLENNY, FLA. Sept. 10, 1888.
Mayor Of Richmond Va:
We are in need of funds. Can you help
u.s. Any amount will be appreciated.
ID. J. WATKINS,
Mayor.
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Biz Barbecue.

ERLAsGER, KY, September 19.-The
Democratic barbecue here to day is a
stupendous affair. Fully $4,000 people
are on the grounds. Judge W. E. Arthur
presided at the meeting this afternoon.
Speaker Carlisle, Senator Blackburn and
others spoke. Fifteen head of cattle,
forty sheep, ami one hundred aud fifty
lambs are being roasted for the feast.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-20

II you want to live quite happy and
never know regrets,
Don't let your stock run down too low
in MY Sweetheart" Cigarettes,
For nothing in this market into favor
has so grown
As these fine brands of cigarettes of Car
roll & Greensboro.
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Are You Bilious?

Ifyou are secure at once that old
family medicine. and take at once by
directions, and you will be cured, as DIR.
David's Liver Pills have never yet failed.
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TUE COURTS TO-DAY.
Grand and Petit Juries OF the Hastings
Court.

Court.
The Hastings Court, after q recess Of
nearly two mouths, will open the Sep
tember term to-day.
The grand jury mas been already pub
lished, but is republlshed for the benefit
of the laige number of parties who, as
prisoners, witnesses. counsel and friends,
are interested in the causes. They are :
Charles Phillips, N. Hessberg, John Bow
ers, n. B. Jones, Edenboro Archer, W.
C. Camp, Thomas II. Gum, J. q. Brock.
enbrough, John A. Augustine.
The probabilities are thai there will
be a vacancy in the list, Ia which case
Mr. Thomas Potts will be summoned to
fill the vacancy. Should he be sum
moned as a grand juror be will be made
the foreman.
The grand jury will have before them
to-day.nearly forty cases. In most in
stances they will find true bills. There
are a number OF very important cases,
including two where the charge is mur-
der.
The petit jury summoned are Messrs.
Wiley S Blankinship, L. c. Figg, John
Mann, Jr., Corbin Norvell, Edwin L.
Hobson, w. w. Tribbett. Alfred Gray,
William II. Manning, NJ. T. Clarke,
c. W. spicer, II N. Truedell, Joseph
Deane. G. f. Johnston. II. II. Wallace,
Phillip Bear, James Turner, F. A. Gar
ber, James T Vaughan, John A. Kratz,
II. w. Rountree, C. c. Tinsley, John
O'Keefe, Edward Green, J. f. Bragg,
Joseph &. Phaup, George W. Jarvis,
Robert Dickerson r. r. Dunston, james
Morrssey, Johu q. Taliaferro, George Ii.
Brown, James A. Nowlan, X. r. Eldridge,
J Harvey Wilkinson, Thomas T. Scott,
William S. Huxter, r. w. Royal, Jeffer-
son Rogers, f. Harvey Savage, Stanhope
Bolling-forty in all From this list the
sixteen jurors to try cases will be empan'
nelled.
CHANcERY COURT.
The Chancery Court will be ia session
to-day Judge Holiday entered an or
der reported in the TIMES yesterday for
a special term for September 10th, and
that day only, to transact any business
which attorneys -at-law might bring be-
fore him. There were questions raised
Yesterday as to whether the judge meant
a continuous term until the regular term
began but the TINES reporter asked the
Judge while he was debating the order
whether he meant il for one day only,
and he replied "yes."
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CONGRESS-.

Proceedings I'm Both Houses Yesterday.
WASHINGTON. d. C., September 10
In the Senate TO-DAY Mr. Edmunds, from
the Committee on Foreign Relations, re-
ported an order directing The President
OF the Senate 10 withhold the transmits
sion to the House Of tie Chinese exclu.
sion bill until further direction Of the
Senate
Mr. Teller objected to its immediate
consideration and the order went over.
Mr.. Edmunds offered joint resolu.
tion appropriaiing 100000 for the relief
Of the yellow fever sufferers which, af.
ter brief remarks, was passed.
Dir. Jones Of Arkansas made a long
speech on the Presidents tariff message,
discussing the tariff, which he called d
System Of robbery"
Mr. Stewart OF Nevada followed on
the opposite side OF the tariff question.
holding that the existing depression of
prices resulted from the demonetizalion
Of silver. and that the tariff had nothing
to DO with IT,
Several bridge bills were then taken
from the calendar and passed, and the
Senate at J:l0 p M adjourned.
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LOOKING WE'LL.

Altogether the outlook is excellent and
promises a successful display from begin
ming to end. There will be any number
Of attractions both within and without
the buildings and grounds, and Rich
mond will soon begin to assume quite
gala appearance.
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The time of the House to-day was
mainly taken up in discussing the library
building clause of the conference report
on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
After the discussion ended, vote on
agreeing to the conference report re-
sulled-yeas, g.; NAYS, 77-and no
quorum voting The House, at 2:25 p m,
adjourned
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-20

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STATE CLUBS.
TO MEET SATURDAY NIGHT,

The chair announced that all Of the
committees appointed by the conference
of Democratic clubs were requested 10
meet the director general Of the demon
stration, Mr John a Curtis, at the Old
Dominion Democratic Club-room Satur-
day night at o'clock
Adjourned.
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The committee deslres a Iull meeting
OF the Camp next Friday 20 consider mat
tiers in reference to the above, and also Of
interest to its members
ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Mayor Ellyson has received the follow
ing contributions since the last acknowl-
edgement.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

wtsHIN0To~. Sept. 1o-8 p.m.--fpdj-
cations tor v,rgsuis: Slightly warm
or; fair, sOuthwcsterly winds. For
North Carolina : Fair. slightly
warmer in the interior: stationary
tenpcrat ON the coast; variable
, 1888-01-24
Killed by Robbers.

LIMESTONE, Ind, Jan. % Four
masked men, all heavily armed, entered
the Citizens bank Saturday and pre-
sented a pistol at Head Cashier W. T.
Reynolds and demanded that he hand
over the cash. While pretending to com
ply, Reynolds showed the door of the safe
to and turned the lock. He was at once
laid out BY a bullet from the pistol of one
of the desperadoes, which killed him in
stantly. The bank was then ransacked
and all money in the cashiers drawer,
some 50, 800, taken. An attempt was
made to open the safe, but in this the
robbers were foiled. AS the sound of the
pistol shots were heard several people
came rushing towards the bank and in a
few minutes the town was aroused and
twenty or thirty armed men hurried to the
bank.
The robbers were Just mounting their
horses, and a hot fire was started, in
which one of the roboers-Thos. Evan-a
ranchman living near town, was killed.
In the melee four of the citizens were
wounded, but not fatally. The surviving
robbers then rode away with their booty,
followed by q posse, which, after a four
hours chase, caught the desperadoes and
took them back to Limestone. The leader
was found guilty of murder and strung UP.
The other two were placed in charge of a
strong guard and started for Fort Wash
lite, where they were turned over to the
United States authorities. The stolen
money was recovered.
, 1888-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-In the senate
to-day, Mr.. Beck presented the rcmon-
STRANGE of the Western Union Telegraph
company against the postal telegraph bill.
He said it was a very full presentation of
the case and that the post office committee
desired to have the communication printed
and referred. So ordered.
Frye called up the motion to refer to
the committee on finance the presidents
annual message and he then proceeded %
discuss the message.
Blair spoke for an hour on the educa-
tIonal bill, and after IN executive session
the senate adjourned.
In the house to-day, under the call of
states, the following bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred:
BY Biggs, California-For the erection
of a public building at Stockton, Cal.
BY Townshend, Illinois P~ensioning
teamsters of the Mexican war.
BY Lawler, Illinois - A~ppropriating
100000 for the erection in Washington
OF the statues of Generals Shields and
Logan.
By Peters, Kansas-Proposing a con-
stltutlonal amendment prohibiting the re-
peal of the general pension law.
BY Perkins, kansas-A resolution call
ing on the postmaster general for infor-
nation relative TO the inferior mail facili-
ties in the West.
By Buttcrworth-A resolution express
i've of the sense of the house IN regard to
the adjustment Of the differences between
the United States and Great Britain and
the dominion Of Canada in the matter of
fisheries.
BY Thomas, Wisconsin-Providing that
all further potcnts or approvals Of lands
heretofore granted to the Union and Cen
trail Pacific Railroad companies be with
held until Il final accounting and settle
ment had been had in pursuance of the
law between the United States and said
companies, and that complete and ample
naturalization be given by the companies
to secure the government against ultimate
loss. Referred to committee on public
lands.
By Durham, Illinois (by rcqpest)-Ap-
propriating $l50,00O to aid Bausettc to
build an air ship to convey passengers
through air. Referred to committee on
ventilation.
McKenna, of California, from the COM
mittee on public lands, reported a bill
giving to California 3 per cent of the net
proceeds of the cash sales OF public lands
in that state. Referred to committee of
the whole.
, 1888-01-24
Stocks and Cattle Markets.

New YORK, Jan. 23.-Thc stock
market presented very little of feature to-
day. Outside of Gould stocks, Reading
and st. Paul, the market still shows a
waiting mood. The bears seem to have
regaIncd control and short interest CON
tinues to increase. Almost everything is
lower tonight, and Manhattan is down
81. Western Union and Wabash preferred
:per cent each. Manitoba, however,
gained 2f.
Governments dull and heavy. Mining
shares dull. Money 2C64 per cent.
Copper-Market firm. Lake, SIC. rs.
Petroleum opened weak at 904 and
after a slight rally in the early trading
became weak again and declined rapidly
to SSs. At this point a sharp rally oc-
CURED and prices advanced to S9i, but
declined again. and the market closed
weak at SO. Sales, 4,9SS, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. 100; American Express, 1914;
Canada Pacific. 605; Canada Southern,
3d.; Central Pacific, 81; Burlington,
Ll2s3; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1893; Den
Shore, 924; Louisville & Nashville. 6l9;
II; New York Central, 1868; Northern
L aSiuS' lis, ptcicIIci, 1osi NOTJnWGSI-
ern, los; Oregon Improvement, so;
Navigation, 81; TranscontinentaI, 2Ii;
Pacific Mail, So; Panama, -; Rock
Island, 1923; Milwaukee & St. Paul,
IS; Recalling, G4J; Texas Pacific, 24s;
Union %l'lniiic, sos; United States Elk
press, -; Fargo, %; Western Union,
76k.
CHICAGO, Jan. %. -Cattle-Receipts,
1900; market dull and generally
lower; shipping steers, SS.OO(65.OO; stock
ers and feeders, 81. 00(93. 40; Texas cattle,
$l.S0(G3. 90.
Sheep--ReceipCs5 900; market steady;
natives, So. 00(@ 5. so; Western, 81. SOFA
$40; Texans, 81. "a 90.
Wheat-Market easy. Cash and
February 10; May S2f.
Corn-Market easy. Cash and Feb
ruary All; May SO 1916.
, 1888-01-24
WEIR WINS.
Tommy Miller and Ike Weir
Meet in Minneapolis.
The Latter Wins the Fight in
the Seventh Round.
The Bantam" No Match for
the Spider"
WEIR WINS.

MINNEApoLIs, Jan. 23.-The fight
between Ike Wier, ''the Belfast Spider"
and Tommy Miller the Omaha Ban
tam" took place at Washington rink, to-
night. Weir weighed ll93, Miller, 1924,
pounds. There was considerable wrang-
ling over this, Weir claiming the forfeit
money, as the articles said the men we're
to weigh under l20 pounds. The dispute
was finally left to the forfeit holder. The
fight was for twenty rounds, Queensbury
rules, two ounce gloves. The winner to
take rs and the loser 25 per cent of the
gate receipts.
The men were both in good condition.
Wier was seconded by John Donaldson
and Jerry Murphy, while Ed Rothery
and PAX Killer stood behindIMiller. Frank
SeleYe was made referee.
The entertainment began with what
was to have been n ten round contest be-
tween L. W. Webb and CHAR ~ Gleason
for 500 aside. Gleason, however, struck
only n blow and this landed on the Jug
ular, Webb being knocked out in five
seconds after time was called.
At 9:45 Weir and Miller shook hands.
In the first round both men fought shy,
and considerable sparring was INDUCED
in, when Weir caught Miller on the chin
with his right. Miller made several hard
passes, but was short, and the round
closed with good fighting on both sides.
Round 2-Weir got in three hits first
on Miller's nose, which brought blood
first; allowed for Weir.
Round Weir caught Miller on the
cheek with his left, when they cllnched.
Weir got in his four times. This round
was a circus for Weir, and he kept the
crowd in a roar by his funny antics.
Round 4-Weir landed one with his left
on Miller's nose, and the latter followed
with his right on Weir's cheek, when
both clinched. Miller got in another on
Weir's face and Weir followed with three
terrific body blows. They were fighting
hard when time was called.
Round 5-Miller fought game, but was
groggy, and was about used up at the end
Of the round. The round was mostly
clinches.
Round 6-Weir came up fresh, while
Miller was unable to guard Wcir's light
ming blows. Miller, TO avoid punishment,
dropped to his knees. Weir pounded
him as he pleased aud was not hit him
self.
Round Weir played with Miller,
when he gave him a terrific right handler
knocking him against the ropes. He
gave Miller an uppercut, knocking him
clear into the ropes and completely out"
Miller was then carried from the stage
to his dressing room. Miller fought
gamely, but he was no match TOR the dc.
ceiving little Spider.
, 1888-01-24

BEATEN AND ROBBED
Charles COnkling Essays the Role of
Brutal GarrOter.

Probably the most demoralized speci-
men of manhood in the city now reposes
or a cot in the county hospital. He is a
victim of the deft handiwork and
pugilistic accomplishments of Charles
Conkling, a dissolute character, who when
at large lodges in various saloons, but who
at present occupies a cell in the city Jail.
The disabled man, whose name cannot
be learned, opened his swollen lips and
occasionally halted to adjust a loose tooth
while stating that Conkling, the prisoner,
had stcalthily dOggcd his steps from Joe
Roses saloon, opposite the city hall, to a
point on O'Ncii street, between Seven
tccnth and Eighteenth. In this unfrc-
quentcd locality Conkling set upon his prey
and administered to the stranger a most
brutal castigation. He was beaten and
kicked until unconscious. His eyes are
closed. his nose broken and body covered
with boot marks. When revived the vic
tim discovered that in the melee $35 had
been distracted from his pockets. He
declares that Conkliag possessed himself
of the currency during their struggle.
The prisoner poses as a much abused
person. He AYERS that the hospital pa
tent is the thief, having stolen fifty cents
from him in Roses saloon. He pursued
the man, hoping to recover the four
bits. When overtaken the petty ~larcen-
list evinced a disposition to defend him
self and was given the Sullivan treat
ment.
Policeman Nolan captured the slugger
in Dan Cartwright's place on Seventeenth
street. a boy who watched the couple
march towards the Jail asserts that the
prisoner threw a package taken from his
pocket into the street. 1t could not be
found, however. Ten dollars was found
on the person Of the namcsakc Of the i'm
mortal Roscoe.
, 1888-01-24
MaxweII's Case.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23.-The decision to-
day in the United States supreme court
in the case of Hugh NJ. Brooks alias
Maxwell unnervcd the little chloroformer.
When it was told him for the first time
he showed unmistakable signs of uneasl-
ness, and passed up and down the corridor
Of the jail with a nervous tread, his face
displaying a gloomy and deathly pallor.
He would not believe the statements
made to him and refused to talk until he
had seen his attorney. Mr.. Fauntleroy,
one of the attorneys for the defense, was
much taken back, and said the only hope
he now had was to apply to the supreme
court for a rehearing, and, in thc'cvcnt of
another failure, to seek executive elem
ency, from which source he had some
hope.
, 1888-01-24
Suffered the Penalty.

New York, Jan. 23.-Daniel Driscoll
was hanged this afternoon. He left his
cell at 7:26, reached the gallows at 7:2S,
and alter saying a prayer the black cap
was put over his head and the waight fell
at 1923. He died instantly. DriscoITs
last words were: Jesus have mercy on
me" His neck was broken.
The crime for which Driscoll was exc
cnted was the killing of his mistress,
Elizabeth Clarity, or Beezic Clarity, as
she was generally called, at 4 o clock on
the morning of June &c, 1856. 1t was
the closing exploit Of a series of crimes
that had won for Driscoll an evil notori-
ETY. among his associates, and won him
the position of chief of the Whyos, one of
the worst OF the many gangs of law
breakers that intast the city.
, 1888-01-24
BREvITIEs.

M. E. Solomon, tobacco dealer, of New
York, assigned yesterday.
The widow of John Mccullough, the
tragedian, died in Philadelphia Sunday.
Fire in Rogers Locomotive works, at
Paterson, N. j., caused a loss Of 500, 600.
The First National bank, of Auburn,
N. Y, closed its doors yesterday and the
cashier is in Canada.
The harbor of Boston is almost entirely
frozen over. At many places in New
Hampshire the thermometer on Sunday
night fell to $50 below zero.
Fire last night destroyed the extensive
dry goods, millinery and trimmings store
of Marks Bros, corner Eighth and Arch
streets, PHILADELPHIA. Loss over 81, 500,
600.
1t is estimated hat fully 20, 1000 sheen
persisted during the recent blizzard in the
counties of Lam Passas, Brown, Hamil-
ton. Coryell and San Saba, all large WOO
producing counties in Texas.
, 1888-01-24
A Shot at Louise.

PARIS, Jan. 23.-An attempt to kill
Louise Michel was made at Havre last
evening. She was making an address at
a meeting of anarchists when a man in
the audience. named Lucas, suddenly
arose and pointing a revolver at the
speaker fired two shots at her. She re-
ceived a wound in the head, and the lobe
of one of her ears was torn away. Lucas
had a narrow escape from lynching at the
hands of the Infatuated anarchists and it
was only by the timely arrival of the
gensdarme that saved him. He was
locked up.
An examination showed hat the wound
received by Louise Michel is not of a seri-
GUS nature.
, 1888-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Tho resolu-
ton confirming the title of Carlisle to his
seat was adopted yeas l64, nays 7. Can
non, Cooper, Davenport, McKenna, Post
and Stule, Republicans, voted in the
affirmative. and Baker of Illinois, Brewer,
Buchanan, Cheadle, Hovey, Kerr and
Laidlaw, Republicans, in the negative.
The resolution introduced in the house
to-day by Representative Anderson of
Iowa to authorize the institution of iuui-
cal proceedings against the various Pacific
railroad companies, contain in the pre-
amble the charge of mismanagement and
fraudulent manipulation of the affairs of
the companies embodied in the Henley
resolution Of last year and directs the at
torney general to bring suit against the
companies to enforce the ~forfeits pre-
scribed in the Thurman act. He is d.
rected to include as defendant in the suit
against the Central Pacific, G. p. Hunt
ington, Leland Stanford, and Chas.
Crocker. In the case of the Union Paci-
fc, John b. Alley, Elijah Atkins. Ezra
II. Bacon, Sydney Dillon, Jay Gould,
Frank il. Ames and Russell Sage. The
attorney general is also directed to make
application to the United States courts
Tor the appointment of receivers to man
age the trusts.
The president sent to the senate TO day
the nominations Of Jno. w. Ross, to be
postmaster Of Washington, D. G.; John
Blair Hogg, to be United States attorney
for the District Of Columbia; Marshall
Mcdonald, commissioner of fish and fish
cries.
The supreme court to-day rendered a
decision in the MAXWELL reller murder
case, dismissing the case for want of juris-
dictlon. The effect of the decision is to
affirm the sentence of death pronounced
by the Missouri state court.