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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25
THE BANQUET.

The hosts were the members Of the
| PENNSYLVANIA Division OF the Travellers
/ Protective Association. most Il whom
are Philadel phiaps. The invitation Was
also extended 10 the wives OF the dele
gates, about forty Of whom accepted.
They did not join in the banquet ia the
main hall, however, but were enter-
tanned separately in the ball on the
ground floor. The banquet was an
nOuuced for o o'clock. but 1t was over
an hour later when the guests of the
evening ana the national Oil GERS OF toe
association headed the march 10 the
dining hail.
They were followed by about 80 del
egates. who were from almost every
State in the Union. They wore The
badges Of their State organizations. The
devices on some Of the badges were
very pretty and suggestive. The North
| Car0llnlans had palmetto branches Joe
gold Oh their crimson badges. ana tie
keutuckian5 had as their arms SIX
horses heads forging ahead Of each
other as typical of the blue gr4s
race horses. The delegates were
no. clannish as O. States. but
mingled together generally. Among
the guests were: Colonel Rob
ertP. DCchert. Ex-Governor Henry VI
HOyt. Colonel Chester \. Flrr, General
Hauranil 5 private secretary; Rudolph
B.arkenturg. John Huggard, Ii. G.
Johnson. president OF the Traveller
Club. Walter hOopm1n. editor OF Oil
Nat OR0i Commercial Trdeler l..
Summer, OF New Haven. L. NJ Huskiss.
LOT Baltimore: Rev. ). 4. HaiLes. Of New
York. chaplain OF the Association; and
ID. X. Ciink. of illinois.
The tables 10 the banquet hall were
formed IA the shape Of three-tine
fork. The guests aud national officers
were seated at the top of the hail over
looking tue three parallel tables at
which the delegates sat.
Colonel DecheTt pre- idei as toast /
master. At his right was TX Governor |
Hoyt and at his LETT was w. J. Picker. |
ing. the retiring president. Prayer was
{ ffered by R-v. Mr Halnes, after which
the bauGueters discussed a menu that
was exceptionally elaborate a1d W, | /
ordered. The tables were beautifully /
decorated with flowers and great floral /
pieces. Hassler orchestra was con
cealed behind banks of palms and
Towering shrubs. and each course was
by music.
IL was 1880 o'clock when Colonel
Dechert interrupted the banquet, When
II was about half over aud the cham
payne corks had just begun TO pop.
lie called attention TO the lateness OF
the hour, and then welcomed the dele
gates to the city Of BroIherly Love in a
neat and brief speech. He referred TO
the magnitude OF their business rela
lions aud the wonderful growth Of
heir profession. the order now nun
1ering over 1900 members, scattered
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25
JAMES RIVER DIVISION,


EANI kliHMoNl.
D:lj A. VI. Mail daily. Arrive ~ Lynchburs
80 300 J.. NJ, connecting with
Norfolk and Western al 3.IOI,
VI. l-ouihWestf alIltc ai Lex
ligtOn ai $3.50 h. 81, Ini arrive
go Clifton Forge ut 600 j.. 3d..
connecting " lth the Chesapeake
and ohio $40 l.. ~. i.r Cine
clnnat.
i:15 T.. NJ. Accommodation l,xcept SUM
dal, arrive at Aryun { 1.ll D..
", arrive 40 SroifsNlIe GAO -.uJ
T. NJ
1000 +. NJ. Passenger daily. arrive at Lyush-
burg at O@}b a. 50. Connects
with tle NtriOlk ana western
al s,4O A. N. for the southwest.
arrive II Lexington ut lL.t5 J..
~. arrive at clifton Forge at lO
A. VI. Through coach lo llcIu-
pati. sleeping car ~ Lynch
burg.
ARRIVE AT RlCHNOND.
6:l5 +. ". daily from Clifton Forge.
$40 A. NJ. daily from chiffon Forge.
o;lD A. M.NNcept sunday from ~cOffsVl De-
station: tl.htl aud Canal streets
Springs tickets 10 nll points and su mtr
excursion tickets 90 ala resorts 800 lrgulu
and " est Virginia for sale IS a. .GAI-
Der. Tenth Anu Main stTcet.. h. H. FISHER.
Ticket Agent, Chesapeake and ohio depot:
ItOkGE A. " AkrHKf; Ticket Agent, Ilcl-
inOld urd Allegheny depot.
J. i. hAkAHAS, General Manager.
1e ~ General passenger Hae1t.
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TRAINS NOgTHWARD.
'Dsly. fDsily Except sunday.
STOPPING PLACES

klOPPlNt PLACES
Nos. u and 81 makes mo- stops 80. % stops
on signal 90 CentraIia. no. rs stops only cn
signal az Chester. CCntrlIa Hud Manchester.
No. Is stops on signal at all regular stations.
No. 6b stops on sigma ~ Hll regular stations.
ana also at Temples srd Port WalthlN Nos.
-, 80, a, -. 30. 30. 80. and a9 win s.0y re- al
stations for paesenpi rs.
PULLMAN CAR SERVICE.
On Trains Nos "A and % seepng-carq D.,
tween New York and Tampa. fia.. fg.a Jacl
sOnvaie). On Trains Nos 10 and 20 aiaaD
ms cars between Washin EtCn fud CHARLIE.
Tor On Train 30. rs sleeping ears between
New York and Jacksonville Ga Train 80.
% sleeping between Washington and
savannah.
TdK ONLY ALL-RAfL LINE TO NORFOLK
LEAVE ARRIVE.
Richmond. 80 sm. Norfolk ioo pr
Richmond, '1Oopm. Norfolk. 1888 BIZ
N NorfoiiE' -. ~ sS' RRessmoeG' ~ 90 la
Iac1e trains also make close cnnu.s-..I
Tor farmvilo, Lynchourg. alt sou'r
western points and al stations onIac hor.Jt
aud western railroad.
R.M. eCLLY.
Superintendent,
T.. Il. u. NInN3,
General Supern 0li.
7. N. EMERSON General pasgerrlf hEfli.
Sol HAAS. Irahc Manager. i...5
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ANOTHER BLOW AT TRUSTS. The de-
cision rendered by Judge Rightor, Of
the Civil District Court, New Orleans.
last Friday, is another well-directed
blow at Trusts. IL maintains AMI makes
permanent the wriis of injunction
issued previously against the Cotton
Seed Oil Trust, fOrbidding the Trust TO
exercise any privileges or franchises IN
the State Of Louisiana. and declares It
to be am Illegal and invalid association.
Naturally the officers Of the Trust are
entirely satisfied with the decision
and profess not 10 he hurt by 1t. The
treasurer Of the Trust explains that in
asnuch as the Trust has never attempt
ed to do any business IN LOnisiaua the
effect of the decision is harmless.
But the Trust certainly does business
somewhere. or the persons concerned
in il would not be adding 10 their mil
lions out Of ils profits. and as the law
laid down in Louisiana is likely to hold
good in other States the outlook cannot
be SO encouraging az the discomiied
Trust MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

This is the season of the year when
the ambitious college graduate goeth
forth with eager hope and swelling
heart to grasp the world by the tall
Nashville Americas.
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So the brav' Boulanser talks Of drop.
ping in ON us again. The General might
as well realize at once that the only
two characters in which anybody can
attract attention in this country Just
now are those of curve pitcher and a
suspect" Unless he is prepared to
study under Arson or JOIN the Clan-na-
Gael, he will save himself from disap-
poiDlment by remaining in London and
mixing paint pots with that cardinal
artist, the Shah Of Persia. 49, Philadelphia
Times.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

THE FARMERS NICTORY.-Tne object
which called together at Birmingham
several weeks ago Alliance men from
all over the country. stands IN a far
way TO be accomplished. The object, it
is well known. was TO crush the bag
ging trust, and we already have the
guarantee that that hide-b0und mOnOp-
oily will not be able to survive the united
opposition Of Southern farmers against
this arch enemy 20 their common in
torests. This opposition is the inspira-
ton of the birmingham Convention
and the manner in which u has been
fostereI and directed is evidence of the
power of the Alliance i'm its crusade
against wroDg and oppression. Ii has
demonstrated that The farmers OF the
country are no longer bcrelt OF means
which 10 defend themselves
against corporate greed and power, and
will resist.to the utmost those encroaca
meuts which for twenty-five years have
DEGRADED and Dui.ei down the farming
interests OF the s9uth.-N0WgomeIB
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

The COCKEYED MAN OF DEsTINY.-
New Hampshire does not 90 back on
her gifted SON General b njlmin
Franklin Butler. His portrait, pre-
scented by citizens of his adopted State,
is 20 be hung in the rotunda OF the
Capitol. and the event is TO be cele-
brated by public demonstration. There
is no patriot soldier, or politician in the
country who has more vanished repu-
tation. Upon his death. if me .should
be cut into little pieces. as Juliet i'm
agined her Romeo might be. all parties
would be entitled TO share his remains,
aud there would be something left over
for any new party that might come into
existence PhH0 Record.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

They held grangers' convention in
Huron the other day, and among other
things asked for the adoption of the
Australian system of voting. This is a
step in a brand new direction. aud the
farmers of South Dakota have the
proud distinction, if il can be called
such, Of being the first body OF Ameri-
can people that has asked for this
~ stem, which was invented for the
purpose OF keeping tory government
In power in Australia. - Constitution.
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The LATEST FRENCH MANIFESTO
The future of the French Republic is
not as bright as it ought to be. For
this there is only one cause the per
sistent refusal Of the present Chamber
of Deputies 10 make the Republic Re-
publican. Ii was this that made BOu-
LANCER possible and il is this that pro-
voked the manifesto of the Right
agaiuS Parliament and feudahty which
is published this morning. Exchange.
\ mysterious syndicate is working
10 buy up ali tho street railways in Bal
timorc, apparently with a view 10 ope-
rating them by a combination cable
system. This course is being pursued
IN number of cities, and leads TO a
suspicion that the next combination
will be one to raise the fares.-Phild.
enquirer.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

Little Switzerland Informs Germany
and other powers whom it may corcern.
that she reserves toherseif the privilege
OF doing her own police business. She
Processes her entire ability 20 take care
not only OF her own Tascals. but those
who may come to her from abroad.
Bismarck suggested the propriety OF
assisting her with respect TO German
anarchists and offenders, and pressed
the point with something very like q
threat. but ihe land OF the alleged Will
liam Tell quivered not q quiycr.-N T.
World.
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The dispatch announcing President
HarIison's arrival at Cape May adds
the superhuoas information that there
was 10 demonstration. The same
thing happened when he was 10 New
York in April. and MIR MedIll de-
nounced the Empire city as the hot bed
OF unrspeu,ant rebcldom because Mr.
Cleveland was received with tremen-
dous roars Of applause, So while Gr.
Harrison was hardly noticed. j. seems
to be Mr. Harrison's fate to goand come
without anybody feeling any call 60
make a demonslration.- Chicago Ne,'s.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

"IOwN WITH THE lYRANT. 1T Is 10
be hoped that line downfall of Guzman
Blanco in Venezuela will prove TO be
permanent. For neatly twenty years
he has used his country as # it was his
private estate and threatened his coun
trymen as If they were his vassals.
When be was not President OF the Re
public he was still its ruler ia fact, and
his private will had all the effect Of
public law. Tho revenues Of the STATE
he used as his own, and his tyranny
was only surpassed by his corruption
Exchange.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-25

At Barnwell Courthouse. 5. C.,>Nr.
G. l.. b. Tobin was removed fronvthe
postmasiership ON April ls. IN spite Of a
petition for bis retention signed by the
bank officials aud an the prominent
business men OF lhe community. Re
publicaBs as well as Democrats. There
was no pretense of cause for the dis
placement OF tins official other than the
desire 10 give his place to a Repub-
lican. ard the sentiments OF the people
chiefly interested condemns the selsc
ton that was made for the successor
ship as very improper one.-Nelc
York Star.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-24
FOreIga News.

BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The autumn ses-
sion of the reichstag opened to-day.
The speech from the throne was read
by Herr Won Boetticher. 1t was paci-
fic in tone.
LONDON. Oct. 22.-Letters from
Zanzibar received at the Office of the
anti slavery society here report that
the buying and selling of human chat
tells in the streets of that city is being
carried On with scarcely an attempt
at concealment. Weekly markets are
held at which the slaves are boldly ex-
posed to the gaze of intending buyers
and in manv cases each slave carries a
placard suspended from his neck upon
which is written the prize at which he
can be bought. The women are not
usually ticketed in this way but are
sold for what they will fetch, the ordi-
nary prices being from &c to E10 each.
If they are young The merchants who
carry on the traffic are all Arabs, but
it appears to be we'll understood in
Zanzibar that rich firm Of traders,
every member of which halls from
England. furnish all the capital TO
conduct the business and that far the
largest share of their immense yearly
profits is derived from this traffic. All
the local, officials in Zanzibar are said
to be in pay of this firm who purchase
immunity by bribing the authorities
from the highest to the lowest and
SO complete is their influence that nc
complaint receives the slightest atten-
ton.
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wedding Bells.

CHICAGO, Oct. Pit is learned for
the first time that CONGRESSMAN Abner
Taylor of the First district has taken
unto himself wife, and furthermore.
that their is an interesting story
thereuntO belonging. In fact Mr..
Taylor's wedding has all the elements
of the 'sClariSSa HarloWo romance:
love, unrelenting opposition by the
stern, heart1eSS male parent, clandeS-
tine cooingS. hazardous experiments,
flight, secret vows plighted before an
unknown and cloaked priest, final sue
cess, and at last, If not full pardon and
tears on the part of the unrelenting
male parent, grieved neutrality which
will serve nearly the same purpose.
The lady in the case is the daughter of
Col. A. T.. Babcock, well known pOliti-
catly. and at present prominent can
didate for the United States marshall
ship for the district of Northern Him
oils. Mr.. Taylor has for a long time
been assiduOus in his suit for the hand
of Miss Babcock, but his attentions
were unhappily frowned down by the
colonel. However, Colonel BabcOck
one fine morning, awoke to receive the
undeniable tidings that the congress
man and his daughter were welded in
q hCIlc to"H III MIcuIRdHs OH tHc III
of September last Bride and bride
groom enjoyed the honeymoon in OBJ
scure felicity until quite recently wheT
they returned to Chicago. Here they
spent few days. Yesterday after
noon they left Chicago for Washing
ton. Its all post norton now" saiC
the colonel last evening, ssand won
talk about it. I opposed it from thu
first, fought it and did all could Il
preventit, but Taylor is my son-in-lav
now, and I cannot deny it. dom
know where they got married, and
don't care.''
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INC Pres,dent,s BIZ loss.

HELENA, Mont, Oct. 1.-THE final
petering out of the biggest cattle deal
ever attempted in Montana will be reg
istered at Big Sandy tomorrow, when
the sheriff of Choteau county will sell
under a chattel mortgage held by the
New York Loan and trust company
s, 1000 head of cattle and $50 horses, the
property of the North Montana cattle
company. This company was organ
lied by Russell B. HaprisOn about
seven years ago, being capitalized for
S.. 0O0, 900. Most of the stock was
placed in the East. among the heavy
holders being President Harrison At
torney General Miller, and other well
known Indiana PEOPLE. while quite a
large block was placed III New York
and small lots in st. Louis and Chica-
CO. The company had for a home
ranch about SO 900 acres of land in
Cascade county all under fence. but
the number of cattle IS said to have
been not very large.
The present secretary of Montana,
F. A. Walker, who was a SchOolmate
of Russell Harrison, was associated
with 'him In managing the affairs OF
the company, but the concern ran be-
hind, and in 1886, S700, 900 was Dor
roWed from the New York Loan and
Trust company. About two years age
the assets and since then has been
making sales of cattle at different
times. The sales tomorrow will clean
up all the live stock, though as to the
land no one hear appears to know
whether the company ever had title
to the whole of it or only to portions
thereof.-K. G. Drovers Journal.
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AOun& wesley EikAnS confession.
DUBUQUE, To-, Oct. 21.-The Grand
Jury of Clayton county has found an
indictment against Wesley Elkins, the
1l-year-old boy who murdered his par
ents, tive miles northeast of Edgewood.
last July. The only evidence against
him was his own confession, which was
taken down. The statement he made
is as follows: II was sleeping at the
barn, and wanted to get away from
home. I had ran away from home a
number of times. but they brought me
back. i thought would kill them. SO
went up to the house just before sun
RISE on the morning of July Is, and
went into the house to see if nv
parents were asleep. I peeked into
their bed room and saw that they were
| fast asleep. 1 then went out to the
road in front of the house to see if any.
body was coming, and finding the coast
clear went to the corn crib and ROi
the club, which was part of 4 fail
and then went into the house SOFTLY
and put the club in my bed room and
set it down. then took my fathers
rife, which was always hung up in nv
room, loaded it and stepped out of mi
BED around to fathers. and. his dooI
and fired. then Immediately wen
back for my club, knowing that
would not have time to load the gun.
got the club and when got back to tn,
door mother was upon the foo
and stopping over doing some
thing. tho3ght. perhaps, sh
was looking at father, who lay on til
front side of the bed. / struck her OF
the head Is she was stopping over
aud she straightened up and fell back
ward on the bed and over father.
then got upon tile bed and struck be
J great many times on the head, unit
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THE OUTLAWS.
A Sensation Created by the
Howard Brothers.
PietrO BarOnOvski Hung for q
Double Murder.
Two Girls Kidnapped by Indians
at Horton, Kansas.
A Member of the CIan-na-Gael---
A Member of the CIan-na-GaeI---
Territorial Scheme.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 2S.-Saturday
afternoon Finley smith and John How
ard, a 10 year old brother of Wills
Howard. were in town, where the faith
er of the Howard brothers lives. John
Howard was walking along the street
and Finley Smith was in the door Of the
Cumberland house, where they saw
each other. Howard pulled his pistol
and young Smith seized a Wincheter
rife which was near him, and both be-
gan to shoot. One of Smiths bullets
grazed Howar1's temple and the shock
knocked him down. While he lay there
stunned for momert- Smith left, and
Howard arose few minut es later. This
shooting occurred about O'Clock Sat
urday afternoon, John Howard left
town and when the news reached
Wills Howard within an hour and q
half that his brother had come near
| being killed by a member of the law
and order party, he vowed vengeance
Sunday afternoon a reliable party
brought intelligence that the outlaw
| had sent word to all his men to come
well armed to a rendezvous a few miles
/ from the.county seat, and that a large
crowd was gathering at his summons
| The attack was expected at any time
when the gentleman left Harlan court
house. The seat of justice of Harlan
county, which is now converted into 4
citadel by the law and order party. Is
is about So mile from Pineville, which
is the nearest railroad point.
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Arrival ofseven survivors.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.-The seven
survivors of the steamer Earnmoore.
which foundered at sea 500 miles OF
Turks islands, arrived here to-day.
they tell story of terrible. suffering.
The Earnmoore struck terrible gale
on September 4, which increased in
force and at 1I:30 a. m. on the follow
ing the vessel gave a lureh and found
cred. AS the steamer sank the port
life boat fioated of from the steamer.
The second officer, second and third
engineers, four sailors, three firemen
and the cook chung to the boat and
scrambled aboard. A vain effort was
made to save the rest of the crew and
drag was made of the painter, but
the boat was blown away and the oars
wreSted fIom the hands of the men so
that no more could be saved. The boat
drifted into the gulf stream and the
air WIS warm, but. this Increased the
intensity OF their thirst THE 1hof
rors OF hunger the next day became
awful. "said Carl Crane ,one of the sur
viyors. to-day, and it increased as time
wore on. We managed to pick uE
sea weed which gave US little nutr1-
ment and on the third day flying fish
was caught. This was Immediately
cut up in proportion for each mar
and deyoured. We also captured a sea
bat and sucked its blood and then ate
| the flesh after it had been dried in the
sun. The first man to die was sea
man named VIM. Robinson and thC
second was the third engineer, Thoma!
| Hunt. One night while we were al
| asleep except a German fireman named
| FOgg, who was on watch, he suddenly
became insane and jumped overheard
We were too weak to save him. W.
| were without compass and steered b,
the sun by day, and the stars by night
| Eleven vessels passed us, one British
bark; we are certain they saw us ant
deliberately left US to our fate. Whei
three hundred miles off Hatteras W
wers picked up by schooner. can
not describe in words our joy at tn
sight of this deliverance. We were s
weak we had to be lifted upon the yes
sci deck, andSone of our men. Ed
Johnson, Norwegian, fell overboar
and was drowned" The Earnmoor
was largely owned in this city.
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A Mysterious FlIghs Explained

Kansas CRY, Oct. Is, The police
have just completed the investigation
into the mysterious flight of two fngi-
tives. Last Friday night man and
woman greatly excited went to the
boat house of Thomas Wright and
pnrshased a fat boat. Later they
brought to the boat house heavy
trunk and asked permission to use a
private room for few moments. They
were shown to his (Wright's1 bed room
where the trunk had already been
placed. When they entered the room
both were handsomely dressed in the
heighth of fashion. When they emerged
the man looked like ragged tramp
and the lady like beggar. Placing
the trunk ia the boat The mysterious
couple embarked. They told Wright
that they were going to float down in
to the southern country. The pol1ce
investigated the affair and discovered
that the couple were man and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Webb. Webb. 1T is
said, had number of shady TRANSACT
tions and employed the methods above
described to escape. Mrs. Webb had
been informed by an outsider OF her
husbands guilt and SO greatly was she
attached to him that she insisted on
| joining him in his flight. They are
both members of well known families
which occupy high positions in the so
ciai scale. The couple we're married
only two months ago. Their flight has
caused a sensation. Mr.. WebblS nm
ancial complications have been com
promised by his friends who are now
searching for him, to bring him and
his devoted wife back to their home.