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been advanced to account for these
changes. The winds, of course. cause
Temporary and local fluctuations. Ere
the shalowest Of the lakes, has been
known TO have It's level raised seven OF
eight feet at one end and equally depressed
at the other by gale blowing east or
west for several days. Irregularities ano
variations OF ATMOSPHERIC pressure also
cause changes of level, and there are toes
on the lakes 40 well as on the ocean, the
highest known spring tide rising ABOUT
three inches. Sdn-spot influences, TOO,
have been assigned as q cause OK the
fluctuations.
1t seems, however. to be well established
that the periodical and general nucsua-
tions are due TO the variations III rainfall.
The curves showing the secular variations
Of lake level approximate so closely 70
those of rainfall as TO show concluslyely
that the rise aud fall of the lakes By pc.
RODS of years are dependent upon the
cycles of rainy and dry years, which siml-
larly coincide with the curves showing
temperature cycles. A succession OF wet
years produces exceptionally high water
a succession Of dry years extremely low
water. There is a limit. however, 20 sucn
cumulative effects, for when the water Is
high its outflow Is more rapid than wnen
it is low. and an automatic check IS thus
,,rovtdaI
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
The CRITICAL sAPPER.
He Is DeprivinG tho world OF some oil
Its Most Entertaining stories.
IL nnhnr, Nnrld

lLOnuOn hOEusI
A story which has nothing TO do, with
the main stream Of history beyond the tact
that it IS found floating on 1t OF on
some of its tributaries or ohshoots, par
ticularly If il Is striking and ben irord'0l
was accepted as a matter of course, until
the critical sapper" made his ap-
pearance on the scene, and TOOK tne
trouble TO explode 1t. 1t is owing TO MS
labors that Alfred the great ana the neat
herds cakes. Fair Rosamond and queen
Fleanoris poisoned bowl, BlOndeps MIN
strelsy and rescue Of Richard Ceur de
Lion, the Countess of Sallsoury's garter
aud Edward the Third, Prince Hal, anu
Chief-Justice Gascoigne, among others,
have been banished TO the limbo OF nctloh
with Ilewellyn's dog. Whlttington's cat,
and Bruce's spider. It lis through him that
William Tells apple and Sir Isaac New
toms apple have taken their places IN the
same hamper with the still more yenera,
bic and celebrated pippins OF Paris ana
the Eesperides. IL is from HIM thai we
have learned what was IN truth the inter-
change of courtesies between LORD CharleS
HAY, and NJ. dAuteroche at Fontenoy, now
the VengeuT really did 90 down now
Horn Tooke wrote the speech on Alder
man Reckfordis ctatue at Guildhal, which
was not addressed 10 George the Ihlrd;
how the Able Edgewcrth did not say 10
Louis the Sixteenth on the scahold, us
de Saint LOUIS, Montez au cell" now
CambrOnnes and WellingtOp's proyerDlal
utterances were never heard at Waterloo
and any number OF other singular and IN
structive discoveries Of the same KIND.
IL would. however, be o great mistake 10
imagine that the " critical sapper" has tui-
filed his mission. In all directions tresh
woods and pastures new" are inviting MS
attention, and, much has he has s'rea,dy
done, there is still plenty for HIM 70 90.
Neither his special branches OF lnYestIgb-
ton nor his own resources are oy
any means exhausted. and 1T VIII
certainly not be his fault II q
single rag of romance is left to us IN az
the wide expanse of general or personal
history. Just now he mas been occupying
! himself in the columns of Notes and " TieS
in explaining the true and genuine story
of the Lord of Burleigh,n and pointing
out how little he agrees with that when
has been hitherto IN circulation, and on
| which Lord Tennyson's ballad is founded.
| According 10 him tho Lord of Burlelgh ~
was not mistaken for "a landscape
PAINTER" as the poet represents, but Tor
! IA hiphwayman,h by the simple people
of Bolas in Shropshire, where the father
| of his inuamorata was the blacksmith,
| and further, that when he first married
| Sarah Hoggins, the village maiden lie
committed blgamy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
THE FIELD FAILURE.
omy FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
WORTH or ASSETS FOUND.
Tn. u,,on Pacific stock Made Again De-
iiyerable on 'chanRe--Cyrus W.
Field Transfers Property.
mr ,nlnrraph . the pIspalch.l

Nxw yoRK. November si.-There was no
material change in the aspect OF affairs ~
the Office Of the suspended firm OF fieid'
I5ndsev. Wiechers & Co. this morning.
Assignee Gould said that personally he
know nothing Of the truth or falsity OF the
published reports Of the alleged
CROOKED action Of Mr.. Field. Inc
statement. however, that he had gwen
any such information to reporter aS was
stated. was untrue. He was trying TO get
al the facts but as yet mad learner leI
little. He had sought IN VAIN IoI
assets but was unable 70 get -, even ven
enonoh 70 pay the clerks. Ihere
was no bank account whatever ana only
font hone remained with him that there
MIGHT he acme call loans belonging 20 the
Arm upon which be might be able 10 re-
alize something 10 detray necesSaI{
penses. A report was puoiisnea we. =
warrant for the arrest OF u. M; flelu usu
been placed jim the hands Oh lnspe 49,
no Mr. Fields's house. The Inspector
today positively denied that there was
anv truth in either of these statements
THE UNION PACIFIC STOCK.
number of innocent holders OF the
IInion Pacific stock disposed OF by the
Arm had q meeting this morning At the
neice of n prominent Wall-street broker
and drafted petition to the Committee on
Securities of the Stock Exchange request
inc them To rescind their action making
the stock non-deliverable.
The interests of the Union PACING nave
been placed in the hands of A. IL. Holmes
Mr.. Holmes realized that It would oe luI-
nossible for tho Union Paclfc 70 regain
nossession of bonds that had tallen in.o
the hands of innocent holders, ana re-
ouested the committee on securities 70 re,
lease such bonds from their order Oh
saturday. Upon his order 1t was DONE
and the stock can now be handed on tne
exchange. There still remain goodly
nnmbe1 of bonds the ownership OF when
will likely have 70 be settled IN court.
CYRUS w. Field IS still very much pros
trated.
ONLY $500 WORTH OF ASSETS.
Assicnee Gould saws that he has found
oniv S5O0 i'm assets and that there may be
30 900 available, which will be used IN
ap the clerks their salaries. lie de-
having had a conference with Cyrus
~. Field with referenceto helping MS son,
but thought he would naturally come 70
Cyrus w. Field has transferred property
consisting of two parcels on the south,
east corner of Lexi ngton avenue ana
Twenty-trst street in this city TO lsa0ella
+. hudson, Of Irvington, n. y, for SlzO'-
VI On application of F. I. Sprague, Justice
Iawrence. Of the Supreme Court, has en-
Joined Field, Lindley, WIechers Co., L:
il. Hussey, and others from dlsposlng OF
certain stock of the Edison Electric Com
pany, pending suit to recover the stocA'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
LAW MAKERSARRIYE
AfAmILlAR SCENE IN THE EXCHANGE
LOBBY LAST NIGHT.
Members efthe General Assembly Getting
Acqoamtsa--rhe Candidates for once
Not soarce--caucusss Tonight.

The Legislature will meet at noon on
Wednesday, and the session promises 70 be
one in which will be crowded an unusual
amount Of work.
The lobby OF the Exchange Hotel pre-
sented last night counterpart OF the
scene that has been enacted there on tho
eve OF the meeting Of every Legislature
since the building was erected.
What members had arrived--and there
were comparatively few--were busy renew
ing or making acquaintance with each
other. and ell the candidates for positions
within the gilt Of the General Assembly
were not absent.
THOSE VINO ARE EraE.
Among the members of the House in the
city are j. g. Gibson, of Culpeper; w. q.
Parish and ]. i. Tlman, Of Albemarle;
George :. Shackleford. of Orange; X. w.
Mallen, Of Norfolk; Philip st. George
Wilcox. OF Charles City; J. y. Crahord, OK
Elizabeth City; John A. Browning, OF
Rappahannock; S. S. wilkins, of North
ampton: j. Thompson Brown, OF Bed
ford J. NJ. Hudgins, of Caroline Charles
Bendheim, OF Alexandria; w. ii.
Blakemore and Charles r.. Fahrney,
of Rockingham: John Ryan. Of Loudoun;
Philip T. Brown. of Botetourt: =. w.
Saunders. OF Franklin; .. 4. Duniap, Oh
RockbTidge.
The senators in tho city ID. Gardiner
Tyler, of Charles City; II. ID. Flood, OF Ap-
pomattox: Thomas X. hansberger, OF
Rockingham; and Thomas Ii. Barnes. OF
Nansemond.
cAuCUsEs To-SIaHT.
IL is expected that all of the members
will have arrived by tonight. when the
nominating caucuses for offices OF the two
houses will be held.
The Richmond delegates will occupy
seats as follows: MIR. John jackson VIII
have seat No. ~. Immediately TO tie right
of the Speaker, and 10 his left will sit Mr..
Nathaniel Mathews, Of Lunenburg. Mr..
Munford will occupy a seat just back OF
Mr.. Mathews, and TO his night will SIT Mr..
Fentress, of Portsmouth. Messrs. J. Iay-
lor Stratton and George ID. Carter, OF Hem
rico, have the next two seats in the same
row. DR.. Steel will be little 10 the right
Of his three colleagues.
Senators Joyenstein and Sands, being
hold-over members of the upper branch,
will have the same seats formerly occupied
by them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
Rinhmnnd News in Prlef.

The Junior German Club will give
dance at Belvidere Hall next Friday.
Mr.. ID. Donati will return this morning
from New York, where he has been on
visit of several days.
The little eight-year-old daughter of
Officer Powell, who was so badly hurt by
A fall Saturday. is improving rapidly and
in few days will be fully recovered.
Ats:15 O'Clock last night the ambulan ce
was called TO the First police-station to
attend white woman who was suffering
with commissions. She was treated and
taken home.
The iron safe belonging 20 the Progress
siye Endowment Guild fell down the steps
yesterday when being moved and broke
several Of the steps and two OF the rollers
of the safe were broken of.
A disturbance which occurred in q
saloon on east Main street at noon yester-
day attracted large crowd of people and
considerable excitement in that vicinity.
II was several minutes after the row was
over when the police appeared, but they
soon pulled the rifle.
Mr.. Charles Bendheim, member of the
House of Delegates from Alexandra and a
brother of the Richmond gentleman of
that name, has arrived in this city and Is
stopping at the Exchange. Mr.. Bendheim
attended the lecture OF Rabbi Joseph
Krauskopf, ID. d., at the Academy last
night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01

not now bs found. The name OF the dead
man IL h. II. Daniels. OF Ontario, Canada.
an ex-soldier, and about thirty-hve years
DID,
The following telegram has been received
from Fort Bowie. Major Downing was
shot from ambush this evening while riding
ln his buggy, but not fatally. injured.
lieutenant irwin and ten soldiers now
leaving"
This was written within mile OF the
Maior'a rssidence. Robbery was not the
object Of the nurderers. IL Is tho season
when the redskins become uneasy, and
dispatch says il would be well tor ali clti-
Gems 10 look 10 their erms before more
lives nre wautonly taken. Dowie eighteen
miles from the scene of the killing. The
military Is taking every precaunon 70 de-
fend the settlers.
Great excitement among the settlers,
who fear a raid from the Chiricahua moun-
tains, which are practically impenetraole
by the whites against an armed force. Inc
Indian hostiies are moving south. No other
news is obtainable tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
PROSECUTION OF ANIMALS.
In the Dark Ages Animals Were Held
Subject to the Laws.

Subject to the Laws.
II seems most absurd to US who live in
this wear of grace, but still il is an unques-
tionable fact, that IN what are called the
Dark ages it was the custom TO hold AMI
mails as subject to the ordinary laws OF the
land, and to have their regular trials, in
which the unfortunate animals were de-
PENDANTS.
The records of France show that from
100 TO I74O there were tried nearly one
hundred animals for different offences.
and in l740 the last tIIal was held, and the
prIsoner-a cow-Was found guilty and
executed.
Advocates were ALWAYS assigned to the
accused, and the trials were conducted
with the greatest formality.
In one district of France suit was In
stituted by the inhabitants against GER
tain insect which was devastating their
fields and lasted forty-two wears
In another district certain rats were
proceeded against. They were described
In the writ as dirty animals in the torn
of rats of a grayish color living in holes"
Needless TO say no rats entered an appear
ance on the day of trial and judgment was
gwen against them in default.
In 1887 a SOW and her six young ones
were tried for having murdered and eaten
a child. The SOW was found guilty and
sentenced 10 death. but the pigs were ac-
quilted on the ground OF youth and the
absence of direct proof that they had eaten
any part of the child.
In Switzerland q cock was tried for
having laid an egg; after long trial and
many ingenious speeches for prosecution
and for defence the unfortunate cock was
sentenced to death, not because he was
cock. but on the ground that he was q
devil in the form of cock, and so he and
his egg were burned at the stake.
In Italy caterpillars were often tried, and
fish also. Animals in those olden times
were also admitted as witnesses on behalf
of an accused person. II a murderer
swore before an animal that he was limo
cent (provided it was clear that the animal
was present at the time of the murder) he
was held guiltless ifthe animal did not con-
tradict him, because it was thought then
that God would rather work a miracle and
make the dumb animal speak than muir
derer to escape justice.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
LITERARY WOMEN,
Here Are Facts to Refute the Old SANDER
That They Are addressed.

IChicago journals New York letter.
To be perfectly frank, women who make
q living by their pens are, as a rule,
pretty and addressed. Take for ex-
ample Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
The author of Little Lord Faun-
tleroy" has superb taste in dressing.
Her gowns are original and depart in
style from the conventional, but they be-
come her, and that is the true art OF dress
ing. / saw her once in gown that was
something between a Mother Hubbard and
a Greek tunic. Not every woman could
wear it. but on her it was dream of beau
tiful drapery. Ella Wheeler Wilcox never
wears a tailor-made SUIT, but invariably
enrobes herself in loose, flowing gown
that gracefully drapes her short, plump
figure.
AT the opera I have seen her wear a v
shaped corsage, cut moderately low at the
neck, and looking better-dressed than the
wives of many millionnaires in the sur
rounding boxes. Take Elita Proctor OTIS,
who is as clever writer as she Is an
actress. No one has ever seen her unless
she was attired IN the most becoming
costumes. She is a remarkably hand,
some woman, and she is too wise, and
too busy also, TO spend much time on
dress. but her gowns are the envy OF all
her women friends. Her dressmaker Is
level. indeed. Nine. Clara LAMA has eX-
cellent Judgment. especially IN dressing.
She wears exquisite dresses. Jennie June
Mrs. Croly) IS not much on dress, but
that may be because she has arrived at
that age when plain gown becomes her
best. Laura Daintry has highly aesthetic
way of costuming herself that may look
little queer at first, but after you come TO
know her you get used TO her innovations
in dress and cannot imagine her as ever
dressing differently.
Amelie Rives Chanler islnclined to drape
IN flowing robes, but she knows how to
dress well. Mrs Custer. widow Of the
gallant Custer, is certainly neat in dress.
Mrs. Serrano, who translated Marie Bash
kirtseff IS diary. has a French chic IN dress
inc that is decidedly handsome. Mrs.
Louise Chandler Moulton is incompatible
in evening attire, and Mrs. Frank Leslie
Wide is noted for her superb gowns.
There are few bet er-dressed women In
New York than Bah" Miss Annie Jen-
ness-A Miller IS noted tor her fine costumes.
Miss Mary +. Seymour always dresses
richly and in good taste.
There are others, too, a long list indeed,
that would include Laura Giddings, Mrs.
Maude Howe Elliott, blrs. A. ID. I. Whit
ney. Sarah Orne Jewett, Mrs. Burton Har-
rison, tie 81. dow OF Admiral DShlgren, Miss
Molly Elliott S3awell, Mrs. Alexander,
Aiarcgrc; Naagster, julia Magruder. and -
well, too numerous To mention.
Thelac !. - named not only dress well
but they ava without exception es beauti-
iul as tHey are talented
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
Latest from the Wires.

The planing-mill and variety-w orks of
W. :. Finder, Yaldosta, Ca, were burned
at noon yesterday. Loss, $1,000. No in
surauce.
The sales Of loose leaf tobacco in the
Danville (Va.) market during November
reached 1897 800 pounds, and for the two
months of the tobacco year 4,657, 643
pounds, showing decrease as compared
with the same months of 1890 of $3.50, 800
pounds.
A run was started on L. c. Bargains
bank, in Mansfield Valley, Po., yesterday
afternoon, caused by the refusal OF the
cashier 10 pay a doubtful check. The
bank closed its doors for about an hour.
when funds were procured ana business
was resumed.
Mrs. Duncan. Of Washington, d. c.. u S.
A., whose husband. an American, at
tempted TO murder her last May near
Bettwsy- Coed. in Wales, and who has re-
NAMED atFestinog since the Outrage, has
Just been delivered Of son. Both mother
and child are doing well.
Damage reaching $4,000 was inflicted
last night by fire ia the recentiy-con-
structed building of the Chicago Arc
Light and Power Company at Washington
street bridge, Chicago. The blaze was
started by TWO electro. light wires sagging
across each other TIE Excelsior Cork
Cutting Company was considerable
loser by the centagration.
At the southwest corner Of Belts and
John streets. Cincinnati. late YESTERDAY
afternoon carpenters were putting l0ists
on the fourth story of building in pro-
cess OF construction there, when the walls
gave way and three men were pinned 70
the moor below by pile OF heavy lumber.
William TTauser was taken out dead Her
man Schmidt escaped with several broken
bones. and Herman Elkmen was danger
ously bruised.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
London Times on Debt Agreement.
lBy Anglo-American cable to the Dispatch


LONDON, December 1.-The Times in its
financial article says to-day: The persons
interested in the Virginia-debt bonds may
be divided into three classes: First,
those desiring an early settlement of any
kind, so that they may secure profit
from the bonds, which they bought cheap
"; second, those who are not content
with the present scheme, because they
purchased the bonds at high figure I;
third, those who will lose by the scheme,
but who want the matter settled in order
to facilitate tmther railway enter;
class is a large one, but IS CON-
posed of small holders. The second-class
Is largely in the majority and is content TO
awal. patiently and remain firm. IL will
certainly get better terms, because the
business community in Virginia will insist
upon q sediment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-01
SONS OF The REVOLUTION DINE.
Internationally Il Dear to Them-A Geor-
eIan stfrs Things Up.

The Sons of the Revolution dined at Del
monicoia on Wednesday night, says tue
New York World, in celebration OF the one
hundredth-and-eighth anniversary OF the
evacuation Of New York by the British.
There we're 260 men present. The society
has a membership of $50. IL was founded
by John Austin Stevens in 1876 and incor-
porated in 1888. :,
The programme was under the direction
of Secretary James Mortimer Montgomery
and Treasurer Arthur NJ. Hatch. DIR.
Wesson, the venerable chaplain of the
society. said grace. These toasts were
offered: Colonel James V. Barnum, Inc
Day We Celebrateh: William w. ,Hoppin,
1.-The Loyslists of the Revolution"
Lyman w Redding. Now ani Then " !;
Frederick II. Belts, MAY Justice support
What Courage Has Gained"; William Is.
Hornblower, The Revolution Not Revo-
lutionary Robert Kelly Prentice, May
a Close Union of the State Guard the lem
pie OF Liberty; Norman s. Dixie, The
Duty of Our Society"
Besides these addresses Mr.. Stevens, the
founder, reviewed the history OF the So
ciety, and j. g. Carton, Of Pennsylvania,
made speech. Judge Hardin, OF the SUI
preme Court of Georgia, who had been
repeatedly called upon and yet declined,
was then asked by President Frederick 5.
Tallmadge to stand up that they might
shake hands with him in imagination.
The clamor that followed his rising
prevented any attempt on the part OF
the Judge to sat down again before he had
said something. and after stating briefly
that his reticence was because he consid-
cred it almost an affront to address such
an audience without forethought, he con-
cluded, 1.-The noblesse of the East has
yet its meaning. For the sons of those who
fought in the greatest fight for freedom his
tory chronicles. whether scattered through
Georgia, Tennessee, or New York, do rever-
ence to their ancestry yet by presenting
in themselves the bone and sinew Of the
most remarkable nation on earth and
whom God wiIled TO remain brothers IN a
union intact IN spite OF family quarrels.
Let the sons of such men point back to
| parents who ever questioned, Is this good
for the whole country?' and not Where
do ] come inI
A CRY for Dixie" rang from all quarters
of the room and three cheers for Georgia
were given as the band struck up the air
Among the speeches none was received
with more enthusiasm that that OF Mr..
| Trumbull of the Chilean Congress and a
native of Virginia. He secuted the idea
that the heart Of the republic OF the
| South held at bottom ANYTHING but admi-
ration and love for Its brother republic OF
| the North. HIS closing sentences. The
two republics have but one star-freedom;
| but one sentiments love OF freedom,
were followed by three Tousing cheers tor
| the republic of the South.