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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-08
CHINESE EXECUTIONS.
He Saw Six Chinese Lose Their Heads In an
O1-Hand Manner.

Mr ]. Crawford Lyon has recently returned
from China and Japan. and talks in an inter-
esting way of matters in those lands. The
most horrible thing he saw in China was an
execution, in which fifteen human heads were
Topped of in as many minutes.
Once about noon. on what in America
would be a spring morning number Of war
lunks arrived IN kOwl0On Bay, and the man.
darins in command visited Hip Toi. the Gov
ernOr As a result of their interview the lat
ter official quickly called out his ragged
army. who soon lined the ill-smelling beach.
Shortly the object Of the turnout became
apparent by several boats pulling of from
one Of the junks with scores of sol
diers guarding six dirty, unshayen
wretches in baskets, bound for execution. All
looked emaciated 10 the last degree, but none
appeared TO have been dosed with opium, as
is sometimes done in such cases Their queues
were braided with strips of white cotton, upon
which were written their names and their
crimes. The executioners-two fellows wear
ing white jackets and straw hats. around the
latter Of which were braided their queues 10
keep their hats from blowing of-h0d been
waiting on the beach for an hour or more.
handing their swords around to be examined
by the crowd an inspection which evoked
frequent tests. When the victims We're seen
approaching. the weapons were gripped and
ready for action.
l ne pI4Sputls Wtlt lldttA III Two llufS luHt
above the high-water mark. Each Of the lines
Of victims was assigned to one Of the execu-
TONERS. who made ready by removing his
broad-brimmed hat. The first head flew of
like lightning. Either the first blow weak
ened the arms of the man swinging the
sword. or else the neck Of the second man
was thicker and thougher than that OF his
predecessor, for when the blow fell upon the
neck Of the second man the head still hung
on. the man falling on his face.
The swordsman passed on. Topped OF the
head of the third and then returned 20 the
second man. Lifting the partly severed head
bv the queue be began 10 saw al the throat.
When the executioner had carved all around
the neck. he caught hold of the mans queue
and struck the neck repeatedly until the
head flew of. The prisoners N the second
line. who had witnessed the horrible scene.
were then dealt with by the executioner after
the same fashion The first and third We're
decapitaiel exp .dititiously. but the second re-
CURED two strokes Baltimore American
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King solomon's Coin,

Milwaukee Sentinel: II. Gottschalk. Of New
York, who occupied room 4Sl at the Plankn-
ton last night, Is the pOssessOr of what is
probably the rarest coin in existence. Il is
known as the holy shekel" and is believed
TO have been current in King Soomon's dav.
over 3 .400 years ago. The coin is about the
SIZE OF silver quarter dollar. with the words
Holy Shekel" on one side, and Jerusalem"
on the other. both inscriptions being in He
braic characters. In the centre of the side on
which the words Holy Shekel" appear is a
six-cornered star, which, with the letters. Is of
pure gold. The coin itself is of an alloy COM
posed OF so per cent. gold. 60 per cent. bronze
and 10 per cent. platinum as has been shown
byan ASSAY made by Tiffany 4 Co.. of New
York. There is only one other coin Of the
sort known 10 be IN existence. which Is in'the
British Museum. and is of precisely the same
composition. This coin itself is not so well
preserved as that which was in Milwaukee,
last night, fact which led the museum people
TO offer Mr.. Gottschalk $1,000 if he would
make an exchange with them.
MIR. Gottschalk secured the coin in Jerusa-
lem something over two years ago and when
he arrived in New York with it the metropoli-
tan press devoted columns 10 the coin. Its
genuineneSS was established beyond question
or suspicion and Vanderbilt so coveted the
com tnat ne asked It's possessor TO name a
pflce Tor II. Another person offered Sl5. 600
Tor It, An offer Of 5000 was also made for
me privilege OF making plaster cast from il.
MI. uottschalk carries with him ample docu-
mentay evidence TO prove the coin all that is
claimed Tor 1t, He says money will not buy il
ana carries 1t about with him wherever he
goes,permitting no one to handle il even. He
says his reason for this issthat sharpers have
slyly tried to get impressions Of it in Sheets of
wax concealed IN their hands He does not
care TO lessen Its value by permitting mita-
tehs 70 he made and sold as genuine.
While in Jerusalem Mr.. GottscLalk secured
another relic OF value-a watch believed Ia be
20O wars old. II is wound with a gold chain
OF such delicate workmanship that the rivets
are iinperceptible to the naked eye. IL is still
good time-keeper. he says.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-08

Richmond. and then he had with him fne-
looking rosy checked English girl as his 6rlde.
He was on his way to visit guano island near
Cape Horn, for the purpose OF making al,
engagements TO export the guano 10 EnPlanu
and elsewhere. Afterwards he entered the
service of the Sultan Of Turkey, with the
rank of Bey in experimenting the foTttca-
tons OF the Phosphorus. He was in CONSTANT:
.nople at the time when General Grant visited
that place in his celebrated tour around the
world.
HIS LAST VISIT.
When he was last in Richmond. about two
years ago, he related TO me many interesting
incidents connected with General Grant 5
visits which want of space in your paper Will
prevent my telling, as this narrative is Al
ready too long. On his last visit here he
stopped at the Exchange hotel. where he was
taken sick, and remained about two months
DIR. George Ross was his physician, and he
pronounced his disease 10 be BTights kidney
disease. He remarked TO me that It was simply
a matter of time az 10 when he would die, ana
sure enough. in about a month after he lett
Richmond he was dead. Colonel Carrlngton,
who has also died and Mr.. Ayres of the *
change. who saw much of him while he was
there, were greatly pleased with his society
and the old Colonel frequently took HIM out
in his carriage on his rides around our CITY,
20 enjoy ,hs interesting Conversations his
father was an English admiral, and he was a
born sailor. having first seen the light OF
day on board of the Bellesophia, which
carried Napoleon TO st. Helena He was an
accomplished naval officer and one of the most
accurately informed men upon all subjects that
have ever met He had been engaged in
one way or another in nearly every war that
occurred in the world during his time.
Truly. Of all the people Of this earth. there
are none so eccentric. peculiar and remarka-
Die as rowing Englishmen. X. ID. W.
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Insecticide.

A young man from the country had been
visiting the city, and was relating some Of his
adventures 70 admiring friends
Among other things. he gave an account of
how he attended mass in the cathedral. As he
described the ceremonies, he noticed that one
young lady seemed greatly interested, and
when he mentioned the waving Of the censers.
she suddenly exclaimed.
% Mr. Stroll. did you really see them burn
insects, as people say they do Z"
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
A TIANTIC COAST LINE.

IA ....,
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG tAl-AID
TIMETABLE.
Commencing MONDAY, April y, lN'N 81
A. NJ, trains on this road will viii run 81 -
TRAINS SOUTHWARK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
ARE WE PREPARED /?
GENERAL o. o. HOWARD DISCUSSES
OUR MEANS or RESISTANCE.
war-ships Arc Not Eneagh--strong Forts
sna Modern Guns Necessary Force OF
Heavy proie ctIies--ffarbor Defence.
NV YOnx. April II, 1891.

NEW YORK, hpfh ~, AoJl'
10 ne Editor of DC Dispatch
AZ requested. yon are welcome 70 a few
Of my thoughts on the subject Of Coast
Defence
OF course there Is very little prospect Of
war with Italy Just now yet the rumors Of
war and the Grm stand that our statesmen
take when any new complications ariso,
show us plainly that we ought 70 have our
lines OF defence well arranged and in place.
The fahorv embfOglio. the Beriug-Sea
controversy, tho strikes made by the Slavs.
Poles, aud other foreign people who have
been bred 20 fight against al organized
authority the dynamite Anarchists OF our
cities that abofninate all good government.
these and the recent unreasonable attacks
aimed against our army and navy, insist
ing that the army and navy be abolished.
must make all thoughtful men ask What
are our means Of deseneef"
The village or CITY has It's police. the
State its militia. the court districts their
marshal, their sherifs, and their posse CONT
Tar, but what defence has has the nation
which IL called upon 20 meet and deal with
other nations on equal terms OF dignity
aud sovereignty What Gre the practical
means OF defence on which tho President
and his Cabinet. in an emergency, can rely z
Certainly this is no time 20 reveal TO
nation apparently disposed to provoke q
quarrel our strength or our weakness but
II is q time for being reasonably prepared,
At least for defensive attitude.
In a report made 70 the War Depart
ment Ave years ago, said " The pfeVa-
lent statement that under all circum-
stances numbers Of brave, true men are a
suflcient defence 10 any country, - a
naInable mistake. II Is certainly inviting
, attack 10 present a rich and beautiful city
10 the greed of nations that assuredly are
not vet wholly governed by benevolent
noueiderationgu
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
PHILADELPHIA RICH; aas2
MoND AND NORFOLK
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Appointed sailing days. Every TUESDAY
A. NJ.
Freight for Tuesdays and Fridays steamers
received till 1880 A. NJ. for Sundays steamer
till 5 p. NJ. Saturday. Freight received daily til
6P.M.
Fare, 60.
For further information apply 10
j. w. McCARRICK,
General Southern Agent, once Rockets
w. Z. CLYDE & CO,
mol General Agents, Philadelphia
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14

by the board then some. one Will have TO
be elected to take his chair of Biblical
literature aud Interpretation OF the New
ffeetamontn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14

practicable, for substantially three lines
OF defence. an outer one of waf4ahips, q sec
ond OF forpedo-boats. ard third OF forth
hcations, including. when necessary, float
ing batteries.
20 resist on enemy approaching the
Golden Gate. for instance, or it's yicinage
from tho sea. IL would afford great sats-
faction TO the defenders. and probably
more TO the defended, 20 have as we did IN
our great battles a good, observing force
and abundant reserves: vet with our pres.
ent naval strength San Francisco should
not depend on the outward me, DIV
rather upoa the proposed torpedo-ooats
well equipped aud manned, the essential
floating batteries, and most OF oil upon
the eeyeral permanent fortidcations 20 be
well located and well constructed and Kept
ia good working order. Upon these pan
Francisco may rely az she does upon hef
good police, hor superb IRE depaftment'
and upon her arrangements Tor water, sew
efage. and light. !,
Orr navy has been much increased and
much improved since the above statement
was made. The torpodo-boats and the
whole torpedo system have been. slowly
and surely developing, the experimental
mortar. firing so as 20 land SHELLS within
forts or upon the decks of approaching
vessels hes been constantly advancing, ana
many good guns of long range arc ia OK
istence. Our outer forts can DC put IN
order upon both approaches 70 New new lG ,Ik
bafbor so THAI do not believe Italy, WIN
her best ironclads, could get past our ma
yal squadron, our torpedo arrangements,
and our shore batteries into any oting
that would enable her 20 practice upon
the Brooklyn bridge or the post-oihce
building.
The accsunt Of the recent conflict in the
war now progressing in Chile Is dp'ppos,
and indeed q denomination OF the present
value Of defensive works-works properly
located and manned. The ironclad Blanco,
belonging 10 the insurgents. IN an attempt
20 blow up the armed Government tug
Florence encountered n hot fire OF shot ana
shell from the forts under whose guns
the Florence was moored. The Blanco
could not withstand this FIRE, and was
forced TO leave the harbor. The same
night torpedo-bOat and the fioT-
ence steamed out Of the harbor 10 attac
the Blanco. The ironclad, in company, WITH
the sloop-of-war O'Higgins, destroyed. the
attacking force and again engaged the forts
with disastrous results 10 the ships. a
shell from the fort struck the OhlggluS5
and went clear through her. Another sheIi
caused the gun on her qunrtGr-decs 70 eN-
plode. with the result that the deck was
fairly torn out of the vessel. and nine men
out of the guns crew Of twelve were blown
10 atoms. The sloop was driven out OF the
range of the guns in the fort.
Thus the forts first drove an ironclad out
of the barbor. Again the next day one
vessel was disabled, and another badly
damaged and driven beyond range by. the
defending forts Here were used the three
lines of defence that we must employ
against the foreign enemy-ylz. 1 mem
ofwnr; 2. the torpedo-boats and floating
batteries; 3, permanent works, properly
located and we'll equipped.
II rejoices my military heart that one
regiment of New York artillery IS forming
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as pa.t of her national guard. The more
skilled artillerymen we have the better;
/ may end my letter by saying that
Grants and Sherman's method of defence
is the best. K was to take the offensive as
often as possible. Our navy is not yet
large. We cannot divide 1t up too much.
We can. however, take the offensive very
readily. ever remembering that the little
Monitor slew the giant Mernmac. The
pluck of our naval men is equal 10 any
emergency that may come up on the open
sea. This is not Boosting, it is part OF my
faith,
II we are attacked the cause will not be
that we mean TO cover up crime, but 10
defend our republican way of Fighting
wrongs. MAY God defend the right and 50
lead us as TO keep Us from all war. But II
war comes we must be ready.
O. o. HOWARD,
Maior-General United States Army.
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LICENSE TAXEs.

IlCENoh AAAE'.
oFyIcE OF THE COLLECTOR OF CITY TAxKs,l
CITY HALL,
RICHMOND, Va, April 1, 1s9I
license TAX.-CITY LICENSES
Il for the year 1891 have been placed In my
hands for collection and are now due, as foloWs;
Agents: CITY scaEenger.
Fertilizers DENTISTS
Insurance. Detectives
Labor. Electriclans.
Land. Express companies.
MISUNDERSTANDING arti-Fish and oysters.
cIes- Fruit-stands, &c.
Renting houses. Hotels
Raiiroad ticket. Impoundlng lot.
Steamship lines. Intelligence Office.
TvpeWriters. Junk dealers.
Architects. Liquor dealers:
Attorneys-at-law. Wholesale.
Anctioneers Retail
General Wholesale malt.
Real estate. b0ttilng.
Tobacco. LlYery-staDies-
Common crfer. Loan Offices
par.room Lumber measurere-
BiIlisrd-tablss Mercantile agencies.
Boarding-houses. photographers.
Brokers: Physicians.
Cattle. fflVato Dankets.
Commercial. Private entertainments
Insurance. Hubnc rooms.
Merchandise. Restaurants
Pawn. Snacks.
Railroad ticket Storage. -
stock. phone companies.
Tobacco. Veterinary surgeons,
Chemists. &C. nc
Parties failing TO pay this tax on or before
APRIL 80, 1891, will be subject 70 the penalty
+. W. CUNNINGHAM,
ap him Collector of City Taxes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14

And we now see that other motives than
the greed of other nations may tempt
somebody 10 attack us, endanger our sea-
board towns. and imperil our commerce.
Lieutenant Gieble. an artillery officer, in a
letter TO me five years ago, presented some
facts, which quote as applicable TO the
present situation. He says:
When we think that these guns (the
200-pounder ParTott) were carried by YES
sells totally uparmored. or so nearly un-
srmored that they could not remain long
enough under the fire of land batteries to
make their own fire destructive. we see
why granite forts with s-foot walls We're
considered strong enough TO protect our
harbors. Now when the iron armor OF
war-ships has increased from 4 to 30
inches and their armament consists OF
guns ranging up to 174-inch calibre,
weighing more than 100 tons and throw
ing projectiles weighing 1000 pounds,
fired with 700 pounds of powder. having
a muzzle energy of 10000 and $4,000 foot
tons and capable of penetrating 20 to 80
inches of wrought iron nearly mile away,
of course the old forts cannot stand
against tho new engines OF war. Since
1872 heavy ordnance has increased wonder
fully in power and size, and equally great
improvements have been made IN powder
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
THE FARMERS IN VIRGINIA.
Prepared to Make a Strong Fight in the
Coming Campaign.
New York Times.1

RICHMOND. VA, April 4.-The legislative
campaign in Virginia this year promises
10 be unusually interesting. II IS not pro-
bablc that the Republicans will make any
fight. The contest will be chiefly confined
10 the Farmers Alliance. That element
demands important legislation at the hands
of the General Assembly, whose members
are to be chosen this year.
Foremost among these demands IS that
for a law creating railway commission,
with authority to regulate charges and
prevent discrimination IN rates. The
farmers, too, believe that the salaries OF
State officials might be reduced, criminal
charges cut down, more liberal appropria-
tions made for the State Department OF
Agriculture, and numerous other Dement'S
bestowed upon that class. These issues
will be formulated by the Alliance State
Convention, which meets here in August.
The leaders say that these are 10 be 60
clearly and sharply defined that candl-
dates for the Legislature cannot evade
them.
The Democrats will not call q conven-
ton. The State Committee of that party
will meet soon TO discuss the campaign
but no convention, it is understood, Will
be called. The alliances claim member
SHIN of something like 40, 600 in this State
and. If ANYTHING like unanimous, can easily
control legislation. The idea of the lead
ers is not TO have any third party, but to
| make their demands within the ranks o.
the Democrats. If they do this they can
they think. easily effect their purposes.
The Republican League of the State me-
here April 9th to elect delegates TO the
National Convention of Leagues, which i:
| 10 be held in Cincinnati. This organiza
| ton has not hourished IN this State. John
s. Wise was among those who started II
with it, but his ardor soon cooled on, ant
| but little interest has been taker
in il since. Some little life seems
| 10 be infused into the league now
because its leaders think it may be facto1
in controlling the delegates from TIN
/ State to the National Republican Conyen
| ton. AS Malone does not hold mem Der
ship in the body il is difficult TO see how
| this can be achieved. 1t is not given GU
who Malone prefers for the presidential
nominee, but as he is pressing candidates
upon Harrison it is supposed that he vii
| favor that candidates nomination.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
ADMINISTRATION CASE.
Victory for Railway COmpany-Sur
prise for q Railway Commission
[By telegraph to the Dispatch.l

Drs MorNEs, IA, April 19.-Judge Holmes
has rendered a decision In the Leslie
station case, involving the power of the
Railway Commission TO enforce its orders
through the medium of the courts. The
case was dismissed, being o decided VIC
tory for the railway company and a sur.
prise to the commission. On the line OF
the Des Moines and Kansas City road are
the two stations Osceola and Van Writ,
fourteen miles apart. AT the former point
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
crosses. and at the latter the keokuk and
Southwestern. About midway between
these points was Leslie, also a side-track
called Phillipsburg, north of Leslie.
The railroad company claimed that there
was more business ut Phillipsburg than at
Leslie; also, that il found business was
leaving that station to go 70 Van Vert.
Therefore the company concluded to close
the station at Leslie and open = new one
further south. The citizens appealed 70
tho commissioners. who decided that the
station must be reopened. The company
refused, on the ground, first, that the rail-
way commissioners had no power to make
such an order; second, that the court had
no jurisdiction to enforce the order; and
third, that the company was not guilty OF
failure 10 perform it's public duty.
On the two law-points the Court sus-
tanned the commissioners. On the last
question of fact it did not.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
Proctor and the Vermont senatorship.
fB1 telegraph to the Dlepatch.l

RUTLAND. VI, April ia Boston jour-
nal reporter met Hon. Redheid Proctor.
Secretary OF War, at Albany. N. Y. Satur-
day evening en- route 10 Washington. Sec
rotary Proctor was Intercepted regarding
the correctness of the dispatches sent from
0mahato eastern papers on the 9th instant.
interview that he was not q candidate for
the Vermont senaiorsmp. THAT alleged
interview said the Secretary, +" is fabri-
cation. Ineyer made tho settlement attri-
buted TO me.p
The Secretary further stated that he was
a candidate for appointment by Governor
Page 70 tbs sepatorshjp, and added that
II appointed hs woald accept the o1iee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-14
Heirlooms Destrored by Fire.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
ToASo, Va, April 13.-The noble old
dwelling the property of Mrs. George
Hankins, of Marlbrook farm, was con-
sumed by fire day before yesterday. But
little of the furniture was saved, the loss
falling especially heavy upon her youngest
and heirlooms, handed down from several
generations and highly priced on account
OF the "reminiscences clinging around
them. was destroyed. The whole was GOV.
cred by an insurance of twelve hundred
dollars.
PIGS AND LAMBS.
The late heavy rains were very destruc-
tive to pigs and lambs, and even three new.
born calves in our neighborhood were
drowned in one day.
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Chattanooga and the Worlds Fair.

TDJ EUI5EIdPII 70 VIIV I7I7VI1VI.I
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April ia call has
been issued tor a public mass-meeting.
signed by President Fort, of the Chamber
Of Commerce; President Shipp, of the
Board of Trade, and County-Judge Hugh
Whiteside, 10 be held next Tuesday night,
in the interest of raising fund for an ex-
hibit of the resources Of thus section at the
Worlds Fair.