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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-15
Oriental Travelling.



SHANGHAI. oct. 5-Tuero is % small spe-
cies of horse in China akin % the mustang
but it is rare to find these in private
ownership Tie officials m0aopoiize the
horses fortheir own Use. and the government
owns the remainder for the cavalry mounts
a Marty of four of us visited Nan King, tine
former or south capital We Liled ponies e.
rile olt few mile, to visit the tomb Of O.
former emperor Ny pony was abou- the
size of we'll grown sleep When got the
strings whcA answered as stirrup, down SEQ j
could stiaigltcn out uy legs, my heels were
lust about four inches from Tie -roard.
The saddle vpsa huge frame n0t unlike
in shape common saWburk. VITA sheep
skin for cushion The sadalcrcstel directly
over the animals hips. $50 our perpendicular
bodies were boz line with the mnd les OF the
ponies. our coats hung down behind. cncu.
tanning our stceds from all SLOW from the
rear The rider WAS all that could be seen
and the rider had toe appearance. of standing
erect and mot0nless. Lut stall gliding for
ward az il drawn ty au underground cable
Sedan chairs ale tie mo-t fashionable
mode of overland travel There are liOngs,
40 which chairs and coolies are for let just
rs livery rigs are kept in other couuiries.
One DAYS journey 90 "a sedan Will cover
thirty % thirty-nye miles
when one first mounts Doe fully expects %
get hi, neck broken hy a fall OF hls lettering
bearers. but confidence is soon restored, and
when one gets the hang OF the thing the SELF
sation. are not at all di-asrecablc. The
movement is unlike any ever experienced
Fora man OF 80 pounds on less two bear
c,s are enough, provided they are sound,
active meu. We soon learn o. pick out cool
men. / have seen these poor devils with
their LEGS all knotted aud pulled up, just as
used ilp stage horses. Also, this class of mel
are very apt 20 "strlke the pape,' and II
coolie is enervatcd 10y opium le is poor de-
peudencc for a chair bearer.
thiul. the most furious iii Of anger ! ever
experienced was when one II my coolies sat
me down one hot day about tn miles from
nv destination and pretended 90 be sick amt
would not bulge a step without raise IN his
priee Always before starting out on such
trims my coohe servant would close a bar
gain for the price and the only advance was
..,.ice money! or fan CHEM as they call J..
The wages. about twenty cents Ter man per
day. were held back until the contract was fin
ished as the only guarantee Of faithful work
The result OF my team baking that day
was that refused 10 pay either Of the
men n cent for the twenty or more miles
they had carried me because they refused l.
carry me TO my journeys end. This fact
soon spread. and had no further putting me
down by the roadside, but the work was al
WAYS finished according to contract.
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nrl,Ing Awny MalIcIou. srIrIts.

Whenever we ere 10 ascend dan
porous rapid end nearly al are SO
considered bv the native itinerary, and
probably arc IT certain seasons OF the
year. boatman bring out an old
rusty four banclcd blunderbuss, rams
the barrels full Of powder picks iii
fuses and stations himself al the SIDE
of the boat for the most serious bust
ness connected with the ascent As
tho boat strikes the first fierce break
ers. one barrel is discharged into the
wcter. the gun Is then dropped upon
the deck aud the sailor tug5 for a
while ~ the ropes, when we have
swung around and plowcd md
plunged sufficiently with little prog
lc,s. nc drops his work. whatever 1t
my be-. AIcs another Ease and cX-
piodcs the half ounce Of powder INFO
the foam. the third and fourth cham
beers are likewise cmptied II the bust
ness i. continued long enough.
This may seem curious and useless
custom o. those WnacQumntcd With the
Chinese ideas of dcnonoiogv but
once lcyiuc mastered Obs branch ga
their intricate religious -vstem. 10 sill
appear % bee the most natural and
necessary proceeding Malicious spn-
it, arr iu and around aifdHreroI1
places. and ready To- do ;ll manner oi
mischief They can b. frightened by
terrific sounds, ergo. in passing all
such spots the ChinNman naturally
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sooner, in central Afriea.

Day after day you mey wander
through these forests with nothing c2-
ceut the climate to remind you where
You are. The beasts, to BE- sure are
different. but unless Won watch for
them YOU will seldom see Any; the
birds are different. but you rarely hear
them end as fortherochs. they are our
own familiar gnei~ses and GRANTEES.
with honest basalt dlcs boring through
them and leopard skin liohels stain
ing their wcathcrcd sides Thousands
and thousands of miles. then. of vast
thin forest. shadeless. tracl.less, voice
less forest IN mountain and forest IN
plaintiffs is east central Afric.
Once e week YOU viii see q palm.
once in three months the monkey will
cross your path; the flowers ON the
whole, are few; the trees are poor,
and. 20 he honest, though the endless
forest clad mountains have subhmity
OF their own. and though there are
tropical bits along some of the noun
tam streams Of exquisite beauty, no-
where Is there anything IN grace and
sweetness and strength to compare
with q Highland glen. Tropical
hflic0
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A DUE WITH >INIS.
Terrible Encounter Betwccn two Ala
bnmians.


Nrw YORK, November 1.-THE SIM
this morning published = special from
Birmingham. Ala. giving details Of a
terrible duel fought at Hoant Evslla,
Ala, last Saturday W. W Shoriridge.
a lawyer, and Robert Majors, physician
Of that place, had dispute concerning
some collections which The LAWYER had
made for the phN stefan. They finally
agreed TO settle the matter by fighting
with bowie knives in a dsrkened room.
The men entered the room and fought
desperately for ten minutes The door
was then broken in by friends who heard
the noise OF the duelists Shonridge was
found lying on the floor cut and slsshed
in terrible manner he could not speak
and died in few minutes. Or Majors
when the door was broken open rushed
out into the street lie was also cut in
frigb.ful manner. and, bleeding from
dozen wounds, seemed TO have been made
crazy by pain He then ran down The
street with bis knife in bis hand, and
attempted TO cut negro whom he met.
The negro knocked him down with his
fist, and in falling Majors skull was
fractured and be never reganed con
seriousness Drs Sadler and Davis
worked with him until midnight, when
he died.
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studies. music and working on the type, "
do not hnI much time for anything eN
oar studies take about three hours, and we
practice when the ship is not rolling. When
there is calm we try 20 catch birds
Here is little girl only IL years old and
We, She has been wrecked once, and is one Of
Tie editors ola paper Editor Maud. in her
DEPARTMENT. tell, of her fathers experience
buying type.
I'VE arr now long way by the Cape Of
Good liope, and shall have 70 finish so
papa can set IL mp and print it before we get
f. Melbourne lie bought some type IA New
York for lns paper and when we got to sea
he found It all mixed with different SKIES and
not 50 good as his old type"
Here are some more taken az random:
"Thc deas are ali the time biting ne, but
never think Of touching Nancy"
steward slipped down on deck, and all
the nice potatoes went out through the soup
per holc'
Three editors and four papers in the same
building and all in harmony
"Tbc steward is very careless. He lost the
ham bone We have been using to flavor the
soup"
Nancy explains in sonie lines Of verse Why
the lleas have a preference for her sister;
The reason il they like you best,
For TT they have fancy,
And that explains why they don pite
Your little sister Nancy.
/ got number Of copies ef The Ocean
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Many ass u. why We do not write what
we first print. We have tried 10 When NO
write an article OF on paper and read 70 over
once We DO not like 10, aud by tho time We
read 10 over three times we are disguised and
tear il up When we set 10 up 1t comes 4
mind. is printed. read over, and we are dis
gusted just the same, bat tine amount of
lazncss in our composition exceeds disgust,
aud 10 remains as 10 isl
we wish some ore would tell Us how a.
make the ins lay even
"Somc people argue that bathing is not
conducive % health. We know better, for
wc took bath year ago aud have been
healthy ever since.
we think we can claim o. have done
printing nearer the south pole than any other
person. having done 1t in 80 deg south.
"Totlcr half OF u, is building a rug.
DR. johnson once said that being in q snip
was Ike being in jail. but Capt. Nichols
and hIs family seem TO have philosophy
which rises above the solitude Of q llneiy
ocean voyage. Ton MASON.
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THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
~ 300 the Estimated Amount of Lo

81 900 the Estimated Amount of Loss.
WAsHINGTON, November l4.-Treasurv
Department officials say that s 800 will
cover the amount Of standard silver dol
lars stolen from the New Orleans mint
shipments to the department here This
specie has been shipped daily for the
past month at the rate of about half
million day. or about $50 boxes, each
containing $1,000 The contents OF the
boxes are examined aud the money
counted as soon as possible after the
boxes reach the department, and an eS-
animation Of the few boxes in the Treas
ury today that remain uncOunted show
that the mint seals have uOt been tam
percd with, and no further losses are
feared. Detectives are still al work en-
deayoring 10 discover the thief Treas
ury officials are positive that The robbery
was committed while the boxes were in
transit, and will hold the express COM
p8ny responsible for the loss
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HIS DESERTS AT LAST.



LEBANON. PA, November "a william
Showers was hanged in the jail yard Of
The county iail here al HOS this morn
ing The crime for which Showers paid
The penalty with bis life was the murder
Of bis two grandchildren, Samuel Spe-
raw and Willie KOhler, on the evening Of
May r., 1887. He was arrested ~ bis
home near Annyi.le on Monday. May 30
The crime was the most revolving and
heeTtless one in tie history Of the cist".
The children were aged and q
wears Showers lived on small farm
about two squares south Of The main
street. He was go years Of age and was
Cigarmaktr by trade, His two grand
children, who lived with him, were lie
Ultimate children Of his deceased daugh-
ter They were found on MAY 30-h IN
their bloody clothes, stranglcd 10 death,
with a small rope around their necbs
The bodies were buried under six inches
Of dirt I'm a drain near Showers house.
Showers was arrested and taken 10 jail
He had several trials AMI was found
guilty Of murder in the first degree On
May 9Th Showers escaped from jail by
cutting hole through his cell He was
recaptured on May 18th Showers main
tanned his innocence to the last There
were about 400 spectators in The jail
ward
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The German Emperor.s Childhood.

The German emperor was q bump
tious and overbeGring child, and never
endured being beaten III any game.
If he could not get his own way he
would first sulk. and then try and take
advantage Of his position as royal
child" But this was never allowed.
The rule in the nursery was strict
equality, and the nurses had stringent
orders to enforce it, He has a cold,
proud manner, which made him any
thing but popular with his other play
mates. 1t was quite the reverse with
Prince Henry and the little Princess
Sophie. who were beloved by ALL
New York Tribune.
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Before the September DEAF stale bread
wa cheap. ranging from . cents 70 cent
fora small loaf The sruii sold 40 the latter
price is more easily imagined and described.
l. +. moro than s-Ile-it J, moldy, decaycd or
full oft insect .fc In front Of Nos. SO and 81
Mulberry street are three old women, bread
roddler-. wuo employ q sclubbiug brush,
sand ami pa,cr 20 remove the mob from
their goods 40 80. 81 is another stand
where the slme business is conducted Here
Tie bread is contained n Oh gunny bags,
which have pcoa discarded i'm other trades
aud which reels with n.-h. They are placed
directly ou tlc sidewalks on, w0r-e still, upon
the damp and uoi.oma steps which descend
f.3ls che street to the vaults and cellars be
low. This variety # the staff ri life Is found
u Cine Italian. hungarian and bohemian
quarters. .mstliu- triiic superior obtains
an -he stands n the Russian. Polish and
Roeuan.au districts Tho best stale bread
is sold hy Tie great bakeries from tLe stock
which is laft ou the shelves for twenty four
hours 0l rorc after baking.
The rise iu the price OF bread increased thc
demand Tor that WHICH is stale The hotels
utIN Dr. . ..LIII ..-.f H i4.A stl'I.f A"A lN'tt't
raised their rates. the bakers followed cx-
ample and the stale bread dealer was COM
PEELED t. % likewise Hardly a week hal
e.a.sei after the action Of the bakers
Trades unions before every peldler and
standaee,er, as If by q preconcertei move
mem. raised the price of stale bread lust "a
triao more in proportion % tAe valuo than
was the increase i'm ra-c of fresh bread.
Az a.staud ou Baxter near Leonard street
the dealer bad inade a speciality OF . cent
loav,s and bult up a large trade among the
poor of that neignbornood Whom Doe in-
creased bis price. q storm ~ Indignation was
aroused. Al ouc tmo ]. looked as II he
would be moobcl. but either quiater coun-
sels ores. tae polio. prevailed and rloious
sulri- sub..ded one OF the women who was
loud in her deumciaiion said. My husband
sa hborer who earns a dollar q day We've
got Use children and have got 10 pay our
rent. I've 90. only 50 much money 20 spend,
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GIADwATER. TEXAS. November a.
Monday night George Roden completely
decapitaled Nathan Owens. who was
irving 10 Kill him with razor The
trouble grew out Of Roden's alleged init
macy with his wife Owens entered RO-
denis bedroom through a window and
was about TO cut his throat with a razor,
when the latter awoke and rushed out,
but wac pursued and finally cornered at
the wood.pile. Roden seized an axe and
knocked Roden down and cnt his head
of.
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Human LNistcI

nglcss action Of the machinery of trade
ben better cxemplified than 10y the late
corner in wheat in Chicago The four
millions made by Old Hutch. and the
Eve or six millions by bis followers. are
noy leu- raid cent ly cent from the pocl;-
Is of the working people Of the land Not
long ago one large organization Of New York
baker, agreed % raise ,hc price ot breed one
cent per loaf to meet the increased cost Oc-
-asioucd BE- fao Chicago September deal
a dat or ESQ afterwards tac German Boss
Bakers association. large and powerful
WHOM. met and passed similar resolutions
% erca, wholesale bakers, such as Schultz
and Friedman. bad taken action nthe mean
time aud reduced the size OF l0lyeS % the
extent required by the increased cost of
flour I'm other largo establishments both
courses have been adopted. the price being
increased one cent and the size decreased
from 90 sixth q @ Qu2r,er
TIE result al these movements has been a
great Increase i1 the demand for stale bread
- demand which of late years has become
"A po~tcntou. feature OF New York life. Prior
10 $50 the stale bread. cut bread and irag
mouts Of the hotels and restaurants were
either given 20 the poor or thrown into the
garbage pail With tie increase Of pow
erty ia thc Empire City and the wholesale
Enumeration Of ignorant and undergrad
foreigners. stale bread quickly became a
commodity, ~ here prices rose AMI fell Ike
everything else ion the market Tie extent
10 which this change has grown may be esti-
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CHARLESTON. ). c. November As.
W. Mckinley will contest the seat in
Congress awarded by the returns 10 Con
Gresham Dibblc from the First district,
and 4. +. Miller will contest Congress
man Ellioi's seat from the Seventh dis
trict Mr Miller claims That large
number Of Republican ballots were de-
slfONed.
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and il you maze me pay cents loaf
can't buy six loaves, bat only four, ard thea
me 'aad the old man must suffer" Plea
came a burst Of curses Ut the American
devils who specuiated IN wheat, iour and
human lives.
On the east slG3 sim.ilar scenes were Wit
messed TAe'deamess Of wheat bread had al
effect which 10 one Aal unprecedented. IL
caused a vastly increased demand FOR tho
cheap rye, cat and corn breads Of tue Hus'
SLAMS, Hebrews and Hungar.ans. These uSiy
aud unpalatab.e loayes arenegersLelc-- cheap
aud Wholesome They retail c. sTo and
three cents - pound, and probably contain
more uutamen. 70 their weigh. than Sny
other known criticize Of diet. They are stale
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largest BODY of Religious People.

Scbem's Statistics Of the World" esti-
mates the number Of Buddhists at SiO,WO'-
OJO and the number Of Christians at oos,OVv, =
OO0. Other statistcians estimate the budd'
hists. ShintoistS and followe.s OF Confuclus
at r.. Coz. 900, and Christians II all varieties
at ISL .2oO, 900; but always the BuddhistS out
number the Christians.
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Special ThAnksgisings.

During the civil war President Lincoln
issued proclamations recommending special
thanksgiving for victory in 1862 and 1853,
and a national proclamation Of the annual
Thanksgiving day in 1865 and 1864. Since
that time such proclamation has been issued
annually by TIE president, and custom has
fixed the time for tho last Thursday in No
yember, q
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Try my SWEETHEART Cigarettes
BRIEF TLIEcRAMS.

WAsnIyGroN, November IA The
Presllen, to- day appointed Howard ii.
lis of New Jersey United States Consu.
at Rotterdam, and Charles b. Trai! Of
Maryland Secretary Of the United states
Legation 10 Brazil.
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rne rre.ihentto r:elternte III. Niew-

NEW NoRB, November 1.-THE SHn's
Washington correspondent says. III is
iniimaicd that The President in bis mes
sage % Congress viii cmphasiz. his
views on tariff reform, and practically
reiterate the sentiments expressed in his
last official communication to Congress
on the subject"
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rnr NICARAGUA CANAL.

The Vermont Legislature Grants a Charter
to the Company
NEW YORK.. November IA A special
20 the HeaN from Montpelier, Vermont,
announces that the act incorporating the
Nicaragua Canal Company has passed
the Vermont Legislature. 1t is tine same
act which was introduced into the United
states Senate last session by Senator
Edmunds
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Investigating Election Frauds.

INDIANAroIIs, November IA The
Federal Grand jury me; yesterday after
noon Judge Woods charged them par
ticularly as 20 violations Of the election
laws lie called their attention 10 the
fact that the press has charged that many
frauds were committed at the late cleo
iion, and said that ii is the duty Of The
jury 60 investigate their truth.
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To appreciate the poverty and suffering or
life In the great cities one should visit largo
bakery on the east side At an appointed
hour the place is devoted exclusively 10 tho
sale Of stale bread The regular stock IL
moved out of the way and the counters and
shelves piled high with the bread which has
not been sold within twenty four or forty
eight hours from baking Long before tho
hour crowd collects Ia front of the place.
Men and women Kris and boys even little
children mass before the window on, on those
rare occasions when the police interfere, form
a line that reaches beyond tine next street.
At the hour there is a mad rush into the store,
more the movement of furnishing wolves
than Of human being. There Is n confused
flow of loaves IN one direction and Of cents
ami mckcls in another and before the on
locker can realize the fact the sale Is over.
The statesmen are moppng their brows and
little crowd who have failed 90 obtain their
days food are standing here and there NUT
tering imprecations upon LUX, fate or provi-
dencc To him who thinks. the scene brings
mp the mobs who behaved M similar wise be
fore the bakeshop of Paris just previous "a
the Reign Of Terror
WILLIAM T. : fAiES
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bread par excellence. seldom being used By
the Peoples who make them until they are
as hard and dry rs wood
On street stand in Essex street was Ple
Of bread which reSeintled vanished black
walnut Though very unsigutly, II seemed
gerry popular In half hour no less than
forty loaves were sold TO the poor Russians
and Siovaks who populate that district. The
proprietor of the little establ shment. n short,
wiry. black bearded son Of Wallachia, said:
1T doesn't look very good, but II is very
strengthening. II j. made out OF yellow corn
neal ryc. salt, mdlaSscs and yeast. The two
meals should be cheap, coarse and iittie
sour or spoiled When they are sour they
make better bread and they arc much
cheaper The bread Is very solid. being moro
than twice rs heavy n the white bread You
Americans make from wheat flour It's prico
j. two. two and halt and three cents n
pound one pound and bali per day j. what
a worl ingaaH will eat, Snd 10 keeps him IN
good health aud strength. Most of my GUS
toners use two kinds IN their daily diet, tho
one plain and the other favored with aniss
seed or caraway seed. Generally they nse
skim milk cheese with IT, The pcoplc around
hero are too poor TO use anything else. For
mcrly they bought a good deal Of stale whiio
bread. but since that has grown dear and
hard % get they have changed 10 this"