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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-15
SOMETHING flSHl.
\ Good showing for the Fish Commits
-iOner.

ARLINGTON. ID. c., April ii-N0
department OF scientific work, conducted
under government auspices, shows bet
ter or more satisfactory results than
those Of the Fish Commission. Evi'
dences Of this come to the commission
here frequently. The Fish Commission
OF Arizona has written 90 Commissioner
Mcdonald that Indians have caught shad
in The Colorado river in their territory
within the past few weeks Of size that
amply repays them for the labor and
time involved.
The first deposit or planting OF fry
i'm that river was made three years ago,
and has been followed by p new one
every wear since Lake Utah, in the ter
riiorv OF that name. has also yielded sal
isfactorv returns from a planting made
only year before last. One Of The OIL
ciais of the Commission states that re-
pOrts from san Francisco are 10 the et-
feet that shad, the product Of Eastern fry
planted i'm the waters OF California, are
plentiful in themarkets of that city, and
of reasonable price The piethOds and
work Of the Commission are tending
favor with the fishermen OF The country,
who at first not only viewed them win
dislike. bat were violently opposed TO
them There are now nineteen Matching
stations operated 10y the Commission,
and three new ones are provided for hy
the appropriation bin of 1889. At the
central station, in this city, there has
just been completed the work Of hatch
ing ont the eggs of trout and white fish
spawn, which requires about Aali a year
and in a fortnight the commissioner will
start ont q car for the general disirlbu-
ton of the fry Preparations are now
making 10 hatch ont shad spawn by Il
rapid process, requiring only from four
10 ten days When il is completed
second car viii be started Last year
lJ3, 600 shad and about $4,000 trout fry
were distributed over the country. Com
missioner Mcdonald has not yet mapped
out the summer work under the an.
spices of the commission, but, as in past
years, IL will doubtless comprise several
excursions into the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans for The discovery Of new species
of fish,
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PR0fICIENTS IN V0LAPCK.
Growth of the World Language TO be
Tested by Examinations.

In all The principal countries of Europe
examinations will take place OF candi-
dates for the degree Of correspondent In
Y0lapuk. the new w0rld-language. and
examinations for the United States will
take place this week in New York Me
head OF the Voapuk movement in this
country, which now embraces several
thousand experts, and supports month
" newspaper, is Charles +. Sprague,
OF No. l27l Broadway, who is
delegate 10 the international Con.
gress OF Nolspukists TO be held In Paris
the coming summer. There are many
American aspiranis to the dignity of
Spodal, or correspondents of tho re-
quired proficiency, and they are TO re-
Ceive their degrees from the French As.
sociaiion for the propagation Of the new
tongue Mr.. Sprague yesterday re.
ceiyed the examination papers from
this branch, and SAYS the coming
year will see a large increase in the
number Of its devotees in this country,
where Nolapuk has not advanced so
rapidly as in England, France. and Ger
many. In each OF those countries there
is hourishing organization, numbering
many thousands, and publishing various
periodicals in the new tongue, which ia
expected to become the universal
language Of the future.
Mr.. Sprague yesterday showed a
World representative a letter in Volapuk
which he had received from Chinese
student az Foo Chow, who can speak no
other language but that besides Chinese.
and who corresponds with people in
France. Germany and other countries
There already are many fuii-fedged Vol /
apukists in New York. and a large |
number in New Orleans and san Fran F.
cisco. The language j. only ten /
years old. Il was invented by Father /.
Schleyer, a Catholic priest. There are /.
now over twenty Nolapuk newspapers /
and periodicals now published. and sey- I
'ral rival world languages have been .
started in imitation. Mr. Spraguc yes
erday consented 10 give the readers of .
he Bor'd a specimen Of Voapuk, and I
wrote "Nolagased' Translated 1t reads,
the WOrld newspaper. '- World.
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SAN FRANCISCO. April t4.-The Chron-
sele. commenting on the details of the
wreck of the warships at Apia, says
This account settles all doubts in re-
gard TO the responsibility for the disas
Ter II proves that the American
and German commanders did every
thing that good seamanship could
DO To save their vessels, and that the es-
cape of the British ship Calliope was
owing T. the great strength OF her en-
qines. American officers proved their
claim TO superior seamanship, and the
saving of the crews OF the Trenton and
Nipsi5 was due to the sklliul handling
of the vessels
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SALEM. Mass. April l4.-Five prison
ers escaped from the salem Jail this
morning. and are still at large They are
VIM. Marlow, i A. Dennis, Felix Cal
ling. p. j. llanley, and }. W. Flynn, all
burglars NARROW had been employed
about the Office, aud evidently knew
where The safe key was kept Tie men
concealed themselves under the be :
this morning and did not attend chapel.
After the Watchman had passed through
they came ont, the doors having been
unlocked 10 allow the occupants TO join
the line going to chapel They got the
safe-key, opened the safe. took out the
key to the outer door and after mock
ing the door returned the key and locked
the safe mp again. MARROW was the only
one who wore a prison suit. lie went
to the clothes closet and put on another
suit and also took two pistols and 500
from the safe The prisoners had been
gone half an hour before their escape
was discovered.
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Prominent Members OF the Royal Area
mum ia Petersburg.
I'uFrespohdenoe OI Tue IIAts'I

PETERSBURG, April l4-Our city was
visited last night by a delegation Of
Royal Arcanum members Vice-supreme
Regent J.. r. Watts, Past Grand Regent
James T. Morris, Grand Orator j. b.
Blanks. Grand Secretary William Loyen-
stein. Grand Warden William ID. Morris,
F. +. sutton, aud ". r. Irvine, from
Committee on Laws and Grand Council.
They were met az the depot by commit
tees from Southside and Sycamore Coun-
ellis OF this city, and escorted 10 Gary 5
Hotel After rest they assembled
in the council-rOom, and spirited ad-
dresses made by the above brethren
and responded 10 by members and OH
GERS from S0uthside Ond Sycamore coun.
ellis. After this mutual exchange Of feel.
Ing they repaired TO Murray's Hotel and
had fine collation. served them. Most
of the brelhern went home on the morn
ing train. Our city is being noticed and
the Royal Arcanum spirit is on the boom
here. We want some live active capital
lists to come in here and advance the
place 10 3 point when She can take her
stand alongside Of others in the proces.
sion. Old Fo0Y.
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MAssALMo. O, April l4.-Yesterday
an attempt was made TO wreck passen-
ger train on the Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling Railway Near Tippecanoe
station d heavy log chain was wrapped
around the rail- aud three or four cross
ties were piled over the rails. The eX-
press train passed over the chain In
safety and came to stop before reach
ing The ties Suspicion rests upon a
man recently elected from train by
the conductor Of this train, and who
threatened 10 kin the conductor
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THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
4 greement tina, ras Been Made with the
Western Union.

CHICAGO. April IA special from
indianapolis says In connection with
the Western inspection ttip of A. b.
Chandler. presiden, of the Postal Tele.
graph Company. and George b. Ward,
president OF The Commercial Gable Com
Dany who were in indianapolis yester-
day. tine report was published here that
arrangements have been made for
ihc consolidation of the West
crn Union and united lines tele-
graph companies Each local repre-
-enialiyes of the two companies
-ay there is no truth in the rumor re-
mrling p consolidation, but admit that
m agreement has been entered into
affecting rates. and IL was 10 20 into
operation May lst. but they decline TO
give any information as tO the details
and no publication of the matter Is
authorized hy the general officers
From what can be learned, 70 is believed
tina, in consideration of the united lines
rates 20 many points, the
Western Union will Withdraw the old
Mutual Union from thc field as COM
reiitOr
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NEW YORK, April 1.-THE contest
between the newspapers in TIE com
biuc. which has raised the Sunday rate
TO i've cents per copy, and the sIQr
which maintains lis Sunday price az
three cents. grows very hot Mr. W. =.
sullivan. the general manager Of the
str, was invited into the combination,
hut refused to enter. Fol the past week
Mr. Sullivan has had multitude Of
men emnl0ycd In booming the circu.
lati0n OF the Star. Yesterday he had
nearly one hundred employees distributing
Dhcarls, hand-bilis, etc. This morning
Che Star published the following at the
head of it- editorial page
The edition ot the SandaG STR this
morning is 100000 copies The demand,
owing 90 The advance In the price of the
other papers, iustines this. Ten large
wagons will distribute the Si0r % the
dealers. who thus suddenly increase
their orders ln many cases the dealers
have dropped other papers and substl-
tu'ed stps There Is revolution, gen
tlemen of the newspaper trust, and the
people will let you know what they are
going tO DO about 4"
The news-dealers are in arms against
ihe combination papers and are working
In the interest Of the Sur
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Sly Amy
Chicago Tribune.l

Miss Amy Cat the party)-How nice il
is 10 be accomplished sometimes envy
Title Upjohn. She plays the either, the
guitar, the piano, and the violin. and
sings like a nightingale She paints
beautifully too. | can't do any OF these
things
Mr. PeduRcle with sudden INTEREST,"
You can do hammered brass work, can't
you.
Miss Amy-My goodness, no . don
believe have any talent | can cook
well-tkats about all
Mr reduncle lin private office Of
middle aged merchant next day)-Mr.
Peiherbridge, ] should Ike permission
TO pay my addresses u your daughter
Miss Amy
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VOL. III-NUMBER 934

The Daily Times " will,
- soon ~ praCfiCahsc,
nhOvc its entire plant and
OaiCC tO the first nOOr of
flie large and COmnodiOus
building No. 9Ot East Vain
street, recently occupied
Nv WIN. Mitchell & 90.
Having added largely to
The former outfit, the
" Daily Times il now pre-
pared tO fulfil all the re-
quisitcs OF "a live, progress
i've newspaper.
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BALTINoRE. April a. - The Suns
sDecial from Charleston, $ c., says. \
letter has been received by Major Gil
christ OF the famous Washington Light
Infantry OF Charleston, from General
Cruger, saying the Light Infantry will
not be given the position of prominence
in tho Washington Inaugural Cen
tennial parade at Now York
which had been assigned 10 it,
The matter causes much dissatisfaction
in Charleston. as the Light Infantry dates
from 1907. and it proposed to carry Col
William Washingtons banner, the only
Revolutionary tag la existence. Major
Gilchrist says the command viii 60 TO
New York, but will not fall into line
with the militia, but will parade on its
own account.
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FIGHT N AFuNERAL COACH.
A Man and Two Women Engage ia a
Bloody Frav at Close Quarters.

Oaths and yells. mingled with chillren's 3
screams, were heard coming from one Of
a funeral procession OF coaches yester.
day as IL was returning from Calvary
Cemetery down Borden avenue in Long
Island City Then crash was heard,
and a mans head came through
the broken glass Of one Of the
coach doors. His hat rolled into The
street. He drew his bleeding head in
through the broken glass Then there
was q loud shrek and another crash, and
a woman head came through the broken
glass OF the opposite door. Her crushed
and torn bonnet fell into the street, and
her long red hair became undone and
was blown out By the wind. She was
quickly pulled back into the coach
again.
The driver stopped his team and got
down from his box. Quite crowd had
collected around the coach By this time.
The noise inside the coach continued
The driver opened the coach door, and A
woman came flying out An empty
whisky bottle followed and shattered
itself on the cObblestOnes. A second
woman followed the whisky bottle
Both swomen looked as if they had
had sharp tussle. Their faces
were scratched, bruised and bleed
Ing, their hair was down and their
dresses torn \ little boy aud two little
girls were then taken out of the coach.
They showed marks Of the fight, and
they were sobbng pitifully. 4 man
whose face was hardly recognizable on
account OF the blood streaming down
il, attempted 10 get out, but the driver
and some friends who had arrived
from the other coaches in the procession
hustled him back. He looked as II he
had got the worst OF the encounter. The
TWO women and children were put In
other coaches, while one or two men got
into the coach the women had just left
10 take care of the man. No policeman
happened to be- in sight aud no arrests
were made The coaches were driven
on Thirty-fOurth street ferrybOst
From the angry ordinations il ap-
peared that the belligerents were rela.
tiyes, aud had been attending the funeral
OF relative. They all got drunk, and
on their way back proceeded to settle
with fists and finger nails some family
dispute-N y Sun
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One Man Who Knows.
Chicago Tribune

Reporter want to obtain a full list
of the ships in the United States navy
with their armament, and detailed re-
port of the number Of seacoast fortiiica-
tions, with the present condition OF each
and the numb Der and calibre OF the guns
they mount.
Navy Omcial-My friend, If You are
looking for any one man who can give
you all the information you want in that
line you will have to 90 to Germany and
hunt up Bismarck
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-15
A norLAvoIsr BANQUET.

PARIS. April l4-At a Boulaneist
banquet. held at Versailles This evening,
NJ Laguerre read General Boulangor' g
manifesto, and i'm a speech contrsstcd
The dOings Of the sham Republicans of
the present with those Republicans OF
1859 The centennial anniversary of
the acts of the latter he declared, must
witness the completion of The reforms
then initiated NJ NJ Laguerre and
Hicrrse were arrested on leaving the
banquet and subsequently released.
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TOOK sTRNCnNlA AND DIED.


New YORK, April ll-Dr j. X. Gyles,
aged sixiy-hye. for forty years a physi-
clan in this CITY. committed suicide this
morning at his home. No. Az ".
rweniythirl street, bytaking strychnia.
His wife was in the room while he was
mixing The potion and be asked her 10
drink some of it, not saying what il was.
Size thought 10 was magncsia, but said
She did not need any After she left the
room She heard groans and returning,
found her husband dying. lie had eyi.
IDENTIFY intended that his wife should die
with him He had suffered from melan-
cholia for the past few years, owing to
financial and professional troubles
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10 Celebrate Emancipation Day.

WAsnrNeroN. d. c., April lt-The
colored people of Washington and The
District will on Tuesday next celebrate
The twcniy-seyenth anniversary OF theif
emancipation. II the weather IL IAN
the parade will probably be the largest
.of IN, Kind ever known in Washington
There will be 5000 men in line A
number of visiting colored militia and
civic organizations from Baltimore
Pjcbmond and other places s.will form a
prominent feature OF the parade
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iiuit.l
Whats all this see in the papers
about the samoan Question: asked Mrs.
HiXby OF her husband the other evening
lixby, delighted to have his wife IN
teresied in public Affairs, began at the
beginning and carefully and elaborately
detailed the entire affair to his wife, and
when he was through he said Now, do
YOU understand il. my DEAR
"Y-e.e-s, think DO, George, only /
I've been thinking"
Thinking what
Thinking for the last ten minutes
that. after all, I'd have cardinal instead
of lettuce-leaf green on my new bonnet.
Wouldn't you like the cardinal better
dearest
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-15

WAsalNoroN. April l4-rhc commit
tee of sixteen Treasury experts, whlcl
includes Major Meline, of The Secretary
office Caplain Mcmillan, Of the First
Auditors. and Samuel c. Loveioy, of tho
REGISTERS office. appointed by Secretary
Window TO count the New York sUO
treasury cash. before II is transferred Ia
Mn Roberts. the new Assistant United
States Treasurer there. left for New
York city to-day. The examination and
co4nt will commence tomorrow, and
will probably hast three weeks.
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A GOOD Chance Tor Speculation.

have for -ale privately 1000 feet Of
valuable land in Manchester, situated
within one square Of the street car line,
and adjoining The Richmond and Peters
burg depot properly This land is In a
rapidly growing section, and vii, proba-
bly bring from $40 10 SO foot in few
months The owner desires me 10 sell il
A. a whole, and will take = per foot for
it. If not sold within thirty days it will
be Withdrawn from the market at the
price named above. r. b. TAYLOR.
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Orcaniled 20 Convict.

= I"III tII| Wv u = " VI
If Boulanger and his friends are guilty
of the charges pat forward the ordinary
judicial procedure should be invoked
against them. But 10 submit their case
TO a political body in which the majority
OF the members are adherents OF the
ruling party, and opposed to Boulanger-
ism, is to PREJUDICE the charges and Is OF
nature to bring the name Of French
Justice into contempt.
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NO TIDINGS YET.
FATE or THE DANMARk PASSENGERS
Unknown.
TO SAIL UNDER A HEA "
BOND.
TIE srICIDE OF \ NEW YORK PHYSI-
CLAN.
The New York "S'ar" aud the Newspaper
Combine twenty Persons Drowned
Attempt to Wreck Train-Po-tsi-
Telegraph and Western Union.

NEW YORK. April l4.-None Of the
vessels which arrived in port to-day
brought any news OF the fate OF the pas
sengers of the abandoned steamer Dan.
mark The Amsterdam from Rotterdam,
and La Champagne from llayre, both re.
port heavy weather The Ans erdam
passed the spot where the City OF Ches.
ter had, the day before, sighted the Dam
mark. but nothing was then visible The
Amsterdam brings 81 cabin, and 43S
steerage passengers. The La Champagne
brings 81 cabin, and SOP steerage pas
4arupr-
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SANFRANcisco, Aprlll4-fhe steamer
Almadea brought news that the Ameri-
cam bark G.. 3D. Bryant which was seized
hv the Hawaiian Government for snug
cling SIXTY Tins of opium into Honolulu.
wss condemned on The irial and ordered
10 be- connscated The case is now wait
ing decision on appeal The bark has
been allowed % load. and will sail under
bonds of $4,000 The action OF the
Hawaiian Government 10 is thought, Is
moi such as win stand under the terms OF
international treaties.
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coal Miners In Destitute Circumstances

PIrTsBuRG. Pa, April l4.-The Wage
Farmers Journal says: Many of the coal
miners in the Clearteld coal districts are
in destitute circumstances, and from ne.
cessity are seriously considering the mat.
ter of applying for relief from the town.
ship officials. Many Of them have been
without work since the first OF the year,
and have not the means 10 pay for the
commonest food and other necessary ex-
penses.
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The Berlin Commissioners sail for Liver

NEW YORK, April 13-Among the
passengers on the steamship Umbria,
which sailed for Liverpool today, were
John 4. Kasson, of Iowa; William
Walter Phelps. Of New Jersey, and
Geo II Bates, of Delaware, the appointed
10 represent the United
States Government al the Berlin confer
ence on the samoan question. Ex-Mayor
Hewitt and family were also among the
Cmbria's passengers
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There is not particle OF doubt but
that American merchants and manuiac-
turers might largely increase their trade
with the Latin American countries, II
they would only consent 10 trade on
equal terms But a. long as Uncle sam
refuses 10 take what they can produce,
they will very naturally 90 and buy
where they can sell
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NEW York, April l4.-The steamer
Rio Grande, of the Mallory Line was
damaged 10 the extent Of s2o,ooo by hre
al her dock today
The vessel was being repaired al
Roacl's wards. and would have been
ready 10 sail next Saturday, but the
damage by fire will delay her TWO weeks
longer. The origin Of the IRE is un-
known.
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pr. Loring's Error.

Applicants for office are now sending
their photographs TO the President. II
George b. Loring had only thought Of
that he might have been minister 10 Eng
land instead OF minister 10 Portugal.
No President could resist the manly
beuaty OF the Salem statesman.
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Driving Times Ahead
PHILADELPHIA Times. J

Ii is claimed that there are i've settlers
in Oklahoma for every homestead, and
more on the way. The fun will begin
when the one drives his stakes and the
four drives the one away The fun will
increase when the four attempt 10 drive
each other of. Oklahoma is bound TO
see driving times.
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WHY


Tommy-say, paw. thought You said
people could see further As they got
older.
Paw-Yes.
Tommy-Wel, paw, ii that Is so. what
makes SO many old men always get in the
front row At the show.
raw-Oh, shut up
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Conflict. netween nlaeE. and rortugae.e

New YoRg, April l4-According to
adyices received by Henry Mcmillan,
New York agent of the Lloyds, a serious
conflict has broken out between the
blacks and Portuguese in Damarara. The
shops of the Portuguese, who are the
principal tradesmen have been sacked,
entailing an estimated loss of 100000.
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SAN FRANCIsco April 1.-THE Ala.
media also brinss news that Tho schooner
Northern Bell toundered February 2sth
oif the Motlad Island banks group, and
four white men and sixteen natives were
drowned.
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Now YORK. April 1l-Ward McAllis-
ter has resigned as manager of the Cen
tennial ball and banquet, owing to the
action of the entertainment committee In
depriying him OF the discretion usually
vested in the holder of such a position
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ra.tern land western Culture.

Minneapolis Irolfe.l
A Boston man drank twenty-tour
glasses Of sherry and egg inl seven hours
and got 500. We know a man who
drank twelve whiskies in two hours and
got $40 and thirty days. This happened
right here in Minneapolis and can be
proved
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FOREIGN NEWS.


y - . '--"T-T7 - -'--'-- =
LoNDoN, April 1.-THE W'clg Dis.
Dafch SAYS that Nj William O'Brien has
instituted suit for libel against Lord Sails
bury. in consequence of the latier's re-
MARKS concerning him in recent speech
delivered at Wati0rd