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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
HORSES, MULES. cows, &c.

EOR SALE. CARLOAD OFTr
Il FRESH YOUNG HORSES, COM <c1-I
prising GENTLEMEE'S SADDLE AND HAIR
NESS HORSES, BUSINESS AND COACH
HORSES. WAGONS AND HARNESS for sale or
hire. J. w. LAWRENCE,
70 21.3t' No. Al north Fifth street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
ALMOST A SUICIDE.

A special from Washington. Pa, says:
West has regained consciousness, but can
not speak. lie will bo hanged between 10
and 2 o'clock unless he dies before that
time. Wcst stabbed himself in the. neck
with a rusty piece of iron which had been
concealed IN his bed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
AUCTION sALEs-Future Days Days
ousrles g Mccurdy1
Real Estate Auctioneers.

COMMISSIONERS SALE AT AUS
I TI6N OF BRICK TENEMENT DIV ny E1lsRTT
No. q WEST JACKSON STREET, DEL " H"A'
CLARK AND PRICE STREETS
Lloyd and VIE Decree OF m 90. '% c,iy Of
rs IOuft =" - 81 1901
Farmer and othorsj Richmond Feo' 70. 1851
In execution OF decree 10 the above sur W.
undersigned. thereby appointed for the PURPOSE
viii sell by auction. upon the premises
TUESDAY, MARCH Sd.
., O'Clock p. NJ, tho aboye-describod Fho-
PERTY. 10: fronting 1917 feet on me nosth , s,uo
81 Jartson street between Clark ana fIico
styeeta with two-story brick dwelling cohtAiu.
ipg four rooms: detached kitchen. Two I t,r,
water and culyert connections. LUIS II u.S ~
lilo nr0perty as an investment Occup'cu "
GOOD tenant az a fair rental. -,
TEEHg; Ono third cash balance SIX s"N
twelve months, title retained until iuly p s,u'
Z. H. MCGUIRE, Cohmle5l"hot'
LLOYD AND WIFE. PLAINTIFFS, AGAINST tAhssS
ASp OTHERS, DETsSDANrs-iH TIE OuA'eAN'
COrRr OF TIE CRY or RICHMOND
I Charles w. GOddIn, clerk OF said court GER
.lfv mat mo bond required OF the spe5iai G0in-
mfssioner by the decree IN said cause OF foO-
mary is. lSqi, has been duly given.
Given under my hand THIS Iitn 1ayU Vt TS''u-
AIRY. 1881. CbhAl-N' W. Ciork
IL d
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
HORROR OF THE SCAFFoLD.
A Condemned Murderer Nearly Kills
Himself-He Is Bungltngly Hanged.
LILY telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l

PITTSBURGH, Pa, February GA special
from Washington, Penn, says: William
West, a cOlorod murderer 10 be hanged to-
Gay. attempted suicide this morning. IL is
taid he will die. All the doctors in town
were sent for. 1t seems he secured a knife
in some manner and stabbed himself. Only
meagre details can be secured at present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
FEDERAL SENATE AND HOUSE.
Wills Ridicules Rccipr0city-The Bene-
fits CO of the Mckinley Act.
fRv teIarrarb u tho DisDatchl

WAsHIHGToy. February 2G-SEyATE.-The
House amendment TO the dreCt-tax bill
was presented and was LAID or the table for
the present The legislative, cXecu-
tive, and judicial appropriation bill
was reported by Mr.. Allison. who gave
notice that he will ask the senate to con;
slider il as soon as the sundry civil bill
shall have been disposed of. The sundry
civil bill was then taken up and its con-
fideration resumed, beginning on page 60,
The discussion TO be under the tive-minute
fnle
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
DEPARTURE OF STEAMERS.
old DOMINION STEAM TESA
" SHIP COMPANY. LskabAA

-,
Tickets can be obtained a. A. W. CARRIER B, lNtO
Main street: CHESAPEAKE and Ohio AMI Rich
Inond and Petersburg depots aud n company 5
offices 1901 Main street, and wharf. Rockets.
Freight FOR HArded and through bills OF ladlug
Issued for points beyond New YORK.
Freight received daily until =. NJ.
Passengers leaving Rchmond OF MONDAYS
TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS, and
SATURDAYS, By the Chesapeake aud Ohio rail-
Way ria Newport News at $50 A. N. and by
Richmond and Petersburg railroad tsame days.
at 1910 Z. ST., will make connection at NORFOLK
with steamer leaving thOss days.
GEORGE W. ALLEN & CO., Agents,
No 1901 Main street aud
Coupauv'z wharf HO-haltl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27

EOR SALE, QSa
IL A FINE cow AND CALF, LII
on consignment, Just from the country, end said
70 give large quantity Of milk. She eau DO seen
on Foushee street between Cary and Main Call
on US, Basin Bank near Eleventh street.
70 s7-lt' TOMPKiNs & co.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
HORROR ON HORROR.

WASHINGTON, Pa, February 2G.-West re-
NAMED scarcely conscious up TO 2:30 Z. III.
in spite of the efforts of physicians. At
that hour he was strapped to board and
carried to the scafold. At 1888 the trap
was sprung and the rope broke. The muir
derer was in terrible distress and it took
I've men to hold aim, though manacled.
HANGED SUCCESSFULLY AT LENGTH.
At 2:40 the rope was strung up again and
this time il was successful. At 2:iS West
was pronounced dead. The hanging and
the horrible occurrences connected with
il caused great excitement. West was a
negro of immense strength and lie had
committed three murders for the purpose
OF robbery. In.each case he broke the
neck OF his victim.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27
AUCTION sALEs-ThIs Day.
BY George W. Mayo, Auoloheer,
Ono. Z. Laughton, Jr., sslesmSnJ
Noa. % and "a Ninth street

Nos. % and "a Ninth street
TRY GOODS. NOTIONS, FANCY
~ GOODS, STRAW GOODS, MILLlN66dhnrs,
CARPETS, AND MISCELLANEOUS, 1 sHIes
FOR ACCOUNT OF INSURANCE CoMFANiN''
AT AUCTlOh-On
FRIDAY TUE g7ru INSTANT,
M lot, O'Clock, I will sell at my auction. house
trear salesroom, for account OF Wnoni ~ N u'
concern, lot OF DRY GOODS, NOIloNS, M5 iG
ITNERY GOODS, STRAW GOODS, FANCL
GOODS, CARPETS FLOOR 4 0ll-S ~ MS anu
70 IS GEORGE W. MAYO, Aucaoheer.
ByRB. Ch,fln, & Co"
Real Estate AUctioneers,
No. north Tenth street.
A UcTIoN SALE OF SLAUGHTER
HOUSE SHEDS.
CARRIAGE HOUSES. STABLES, PINS, AND
sLAUGHTERING FIXTURES,
ALSO. TWO sCALDING KETTLES, ALL TO BE
REMOVED.
LOCATED on TWENTY THIRD STREE,tt,
NEAR CARdINGTON. IN HENRlCO COONli'
Sale on the premises on
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY %, 1891,
at 1870 o'clock P. NJ, and tho buildings ana al
material sold 10 be removed on or D'Iore
MARCH 1, 1891. There Il quito n largo quantity
OF material in these buildings, and the attention
- TERMS: Ca.h. K b. CHAPLIN & co.
POSTPONEAENT.
Postponed on account OF rain 20
THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING
at same hour. cr,rp,H .co
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EvLNING SESSION.

At the evening session the House in
Committee of the Whole took up the gen.
oTal deficiency appropriation. bill.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas, moved to strike out
the paragraph appropriating the necessary
amount for payment TO the Pacific rail-
roads for services performed for the Gov
eminent. This amendment was vigorous
" advocated and equally vigorously OPP
posed, and long debate followed.
There was much confusion in the House,
hut ultimately the motion to strike out
was agreed to-147 TO GO.
The committee then rose, the deficiency
bill was passed, and the House, at IL
O'clock adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-27

On Trains NO-. l.. Il
New YORK ani laT-|. ...
On Trains Nos. u ..t
New YORK anu tllUer. ~
and - slecplng-'H.. E
Jacksonville. On lrr'
ing-csrs between k' .lu.r
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
CHEWING-GUM.

The chewing gum habit is indeed frightful
curse In this city it has fastened itself upon
one young woman in every three. Ono Of the
others uses gum occasionally, and is on the high
road TO destruction. Six million dollars are eX-
pended annually by the young women Of this city
for gum. Think how many pairs Of shoes and
stockings tn appalling sum would buy for bare
footed children, or how many hungry mouths it
would fill With food Still the habit grows and
every yef sees thousands Of young women take
TO the ,e and begin the long, rhythmica swing
or shoI jerky chop Of the lower jaw on the
deadly gum.
Before going further we hasten to say that
these figures are not our own. Nor they the
figures Of any man prejudiced as men are so apt
to be against young women. They are the Off
cial figures put forth by the State Womans
Christian Temperance Union, which has just
closed an important meeting in this city. They
we're furnished to the Union by the superintendent
OF the department of narcotics, chewing-gum being
rightly thrown In with opium, cocaine, hashish and
80 forth The Union of course comes out strongly
against chewing-gum in any form. The figures
which we have quoted are certainly alarming.
Six million dollars is a large sum to be expended on
gum We doubt il the amount put into bread or
tobacco is much greater. More interesting figures
can doubtless be evolved with these founda-
ton. Gum, if we mistake not, comes at the rate
Of one cent cake, cake being enough for one
chew. This gives MS 6oO,OOO,0 600 'cuds' of gum
used by the Young women of New-York in year
We do not know how many young women have
the gum habit, but say 00,OOO-there cannot be
more than this. This gives each young woman
addicted to the habit 5000 cuds each year or over
sixteen day These are probably the most ap-
pallng figures ever set before thinking public
especially when we remember that a cud of gum
can be- and usually is, chewed several times, II
being deftly deposited, when not in use, beneath
the piano. showcase. Typewriter. or elsewhere.
Startling and bewildering as these figures are, no
one can dispute them. 1t is more probable that
there are not above 1000 habitual youna women
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
AmusemenIs.
ICADEMY-S-Ths Soudan.

lCADEMY-S-The Soudan.
AMBERG THEATRE-S-Don Carlos.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE-1o a. m 70 10 D. m.-lndus-
trial Fair.
BIJOU THEATRES 15-Niobe
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-The Merry Monarch
CAsINO-s-Tyrolesn and Cavsllera Rustcsna
COLUMBUS THEATRES 15-The Power OF the Press
EDEN MUSEE-wax Tableeus.
GARDEN THEATRES :S0-The Rivals
GRAND OPERA HoUsE-s-My Jack
HARLEM OPERA HOUSES :15-Blue Jeans
HAKRIGAN'S THEATRE-S-Reilly and the 400
HEHRMANNs THEATRES :30-The Solicitor.
HoYT's MADISON SQUARE THEATRES: :3o-Jane.
KoSTER & BIALS-S-Vsudeville.
LYOEUM THEATRE-s :15-Jhe Dancing Girl
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AMPHITHEATRE-s
Concert
NEW PARK THEATRE-2 and s;15-Tuxedo.
NIBLO'S-s-Beautifu Star.
PALMER'S THEATRES :05-Amy Robsort.
fROCTOR'S THEATRE-S-Therndor.
STANDARD THEATRE-S-Robin Hood.
STAR THEATRES 15-Stll Waters Run Deep.
THALIA THEATRE-S-The Dwarfs' Wedding.
UNION SQUARE THEATRES :15-The Cadi.
l4TH STREET THEATRE-S-Mavourneen.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

expressly provides that after July l there snaii
he no more coinage of silver dollars from pur-
chased bullion, except such as may be required
TO meet the demands for redemption OF notes.
and as the coined dollars on hand are far more
than enough for the redemption Of all notes now
presented, or likely to be presented for years
TO come the coinage ceases. This does not al
feet the operation OF the act requiring the coin
age of trade-doIlar bullion into standard silver
dollars which is still in progress but VIII soon
terminate, because the amount OF such bullion
is small This part of the Secretarys state
ment is also of great Importance, because 1t dis
poses OF doubt which some opponents OF the
Administration have professed to entertain
namely, whether coinage of purchased bullion
will not presently be resumed as if the power
of the Department 10 suspend it were purely
discretionary. The act Us construed by oecre-
tary Foster leaves no Discretionary power what
ever The coinage must cease, until it again
becomes necessary in order to provide silver
dollars for redemption Of the new Treasury
notes, and that can occur only when redemption
of a large amount Of these notes in standard
silver dollars has been demanded.
These declarations remove completely a great
many apprehensions about the condition and
soundness of the paper currency. The addition
of new Treasury notes is in fact nothing more
than an addition to the volume Of notes re-
deemable in gold and as the coinage of silver
dollars has substantially ceased, so the issue
of silver certificates, which are redeemable in
silver only, has also ceased. Thus the Act Of
1890 has absolutely stopped the increase of silver
coin and silver paper in circulation, and has
provided that the entire increase of circulation
hereafter, excepting the small amount that re-
suits from recoinage of trade-dolar bullion,
shall be in gold coin or in paper redeemable on
demand in gold. 1t is time for critics Of the
Republican party to interpret it honestly, in the
light of these official declarations.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
WEST INDIAN REVIVAL.

Sir Ambrose Shea is leaving nothing undone
10 secure the successful establishment of his
new industry in the Bahamas. The American
Consul at Nassau describes new machine for
cleaning fibre which works by steam power and
automatically. Its capacity is stated to be 5000
pounds Of fibre a day. against $50 pounds
by the ordinary hand machine now in Use. If
the fibre be not weakened by this process, the
Governor of the Bahamas has provided an
economical method Of cleaning the raw material
and preparing it for market. As the planta-
tions on the islands are young, it will be several
years before machines of such remarkable ca
pacity can have the stock required to make the
Bahama group a successful rival of Yucatan.
But great point has been gained if a mechan-
ical process which has heretofore baffled in
ventiye talent has been perfected.
Sisal-planteis in Yucatan will undoubtedly
make Use of this new process, if it be as salts
factory as it is now represented, and the price
of fibre which has been declining during the
last year will be heavily reduced. In the Mex
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

oum-obewers in this city, which gives each OF
them thirty-three cakes per day.
But q more interesting consideration Is tne iac'
that at last the women have come OUT ana coh-
fessed the whole terrible state Of affalrs' ror
years they have claimed that IL is tobacco "hi'"
is sappinr the vitality Of the American Naloh'
when all the time it appears that 1t was gum
Tobacco is now universally acknowledged Dy
physicians TO be generally harmless ana ol.en
beneficial II aids digestion. man dled IN ohis
city last week at the age Of 10l who had used
tobacco since he was % boy, averaging, for the
last seventy or eighty years, upward OF dozen
strong cigars day. Three wives preceded hiin'
cut down, il is fair 10 presume, by gum. III il
eyasperating TO realize that the women have known
all the while that tobacco harmless and gum
iniurions 1t is still provoking to think thai
some men have actually been weak enough to give
nm tobacco. under steady fire of female eloquence
which should have been directed against gum
within the aRitators' own ranks. But happhy
these men can return to their tobacco. Now the
thing TO be done is for everybody to turn his or
her attention TO the suppression OF the gum naoo'
The best way to proceed would seem TO DE 10
strike at the root of the evil. Let the manu-
facture or sale of gum be prohibited Let us In
woke our old friend, the Strong Arm OF the Law.
To this end there should be third ponlcai
party formed Immediately Let its motto pe thS :
Pulverize the gum power.
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
PERSONAL.

The Danish residents Of Chicago are talking OF
erecting statue Of Hans Christian Andersen in that
city.
Chief Justice Fuller's wife has gone out to visit
her daughter in Tacoma, Mrs. Hugh Wallace and VIII
stay for a period not now announced
The Rev Dr. c. Ellis stevens, lately archdeacon
of the diocese Of Brooklyn, assumed his new charge
the nastorate of Christ Church. Philadelphia sun
day. A feature of his morning service was the read
INK of the Thirty nine Articles from the pulpit, with
declaration Of his adhesion TO them DE- stevens sue
ceed the Rev. Dr. FOggO, who has now become pastor
emeritus
A gentleman living in Buffalo, says "The Courier p
has sent to Miss Ruth Cleveland case containing SIX
tny silver spOous each in the shape Of pansy ana OF
bright colors in enamel In the bowl Of each Is en-
graved the name Ruth and on the back the date
~1solo Accompanying the case was personal letter
expresslng the hope that four years hence the silver
might meet little Miss Cleveland IN the corroorS Ql Ie
White House. and there tell her OF MS anoratioh' iho
gver Is a bachelor
While Emile Zola was in Spain recently news
paper printed what it claimed conversation with
him. I'm which the Frenchman, who is good deal OF
Republican, though not active In politics. was mace
to declare that he never saw such simplicity OF sur
roundings rs that characteristic OF the l0er1an Mon
archy of the present day. IL presented marked CON
tTas to the splendor OF the Second French Empire and
even the Republic was more pompous thAn tle
son Alfonso Kill The sensibities Of the author OF
"IAssommoir." however. were offended by the bull
fights lie could MT endure them
The death of Marie Tagon long star OF the ballet
al Berlin few days ago leads The London News
10 discourse thus concerning the famous family to which
she belonged Carlo aglonl the real founder OF the
line was it seems born in the earlier half OF the last
century and II he who In l109, by desire OF the
French Government brought troop Of Italian dancers
TO Paris lie was the father OF Fillppo Tagoni who
was born in I777, and died only six years short Of
centenarlan in 1871. Filppo was the father OF the
great Maria Taglioni, who was his favorte pupil
Maria Tagion made her debut In 1922 at Vienna, but
her fame reac he'd It's height during Lumley's manage
ment OF Her Maesty's Theatre She atter~ard nntl
some time before her deathabOut six years ago-gave
nriyats lessons in London. Paul Tagli0ni celebrated
male dancer was her brother, and the lately deceased
Marie WAS her niece"
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
TWELVE PAGES.
The NEWS THIS MORNING.


Foreign.-The storm in Great Britain subslded,
Ntcr raging for many hours; numerous marine
disasters are reported 80 The steamer City Of
Rome is reported to have gone down Monday night,
III the Newfoundland coast. == new Parnel-
ote paper is 10 be published in Dublin. - King
Hhmbert has decorated Professor Virchow.
Domestic-J Sloat Fassett and John w, Vroo-
man made speeches at Cortland and Ithaca before
.ptbusiastic audiences; at the latter city Andrew
D White presided ana sroke. - Assistant
secretary Solely, ex-Speaker Reed and II. G.. Lodge
addressed Republican meeting in Boston. -
The sessions oil the American Board were con-
tiaued at Pittsfied, Mass. -- The L. ). ,.
Atlanta arrived at the Delaware Breakwater short
of coal six men OH board had been injured by
an eXplosion. - Phillips Brooks conse-
c,ated BiSbop of Massachusetts in Trinity Church,
Boston. - The steamer Bostonian, from Boston
for Liverpool, is ashore in Boston Harbor. ===-
Governor Hill spoke in Rochester
City and Suburban.-A trusted employe of Ken
nett. Hopkins & Co.. was found to be defaulter.
- Grover Cleveland presided at Democratic
ratification meeting in Brooklyn - Much
anxiety was caused by false Tumors of the loss
of the CITY of Rome OF the coast Of Newfound-
land. - Major Charles B. Throckmorton, l.
s. A.. commandant at Fort Schuyler, was placed
under arrest, charged with issuing worthless
checks and duplicating pay vouchers. - WIZ
ners at Jerome Park: Reckon, Lamphghter'
Dalsyrian, Delusion, Milt Young and Busteed'
- Stocks were depressed in the last hour oy
an energetic attack directed especially against
Union Pacific. The final declines, with Few eX-
ceptons were not over l-2 per cent
Tho Weather-Forecsst for to-day Slightly
warmer and generally fair, but with sprinkle OF
rain. Temperature yesterday: Highest, 0l oc;
erees; lowest, 40; average, So 1-2
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15
TIE GOVERNMENT md ITS NOTES.


Secretary Foster has swept away by brief
letter in reply t. inquiries of Massachusetts Re-
publicanS, a host of misrepresentation regard
inc the coinage question, the Silver Act OF 1890,
and the present condition of the currency. His
letter may be accepted as an official construction
of the act, and declaration of the manner in
which it is now and will be enforced by the
Administration. 1t ought to remove whatever
dstrust vet remains of the new currency notes
and OF the Government circulation. Secretary
Foster places upon the act exactly the construc-
ton which THE TRIBUNE has given it, namely
that the Department is virtually required by
law TO redeem the new Treasury notes in gold
whenever gol1 is demanded for them, and that
it does 50 redeem them upon presentation. This
has never been officially announced before but
it is difficult to see how any other construction
could be placed upon the act II the require
ment to maintain the parity of gold and silver
coin. and of paper issued against each, is con-
sidered in connection with the provision that
the notes shall be redeemed in gold or silver
coin, it is manifest that any refusal to give gold
coin in exchange for notes would instantly de-
strOy that parity 1t would be TO all the world
sufficient notice that the Treasury does not hold
the two kinds Of coin equal in value and there
fore will not allow the holders of notes to take
which they prefer.
The construction Of the law as to continuance
of silver coinage is also precisely that which
TIE TRIBUNE has given it. In terms the act
New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

lean plateau where the Tamplco fibre Is dressed
largely by hand, the introduction OF these ma
chimes will be very slow; but in Yucatan the
planters are a wealthy and enterprislng Glass;
and will not be deprived of their American
market without a sharp struggle. AS sir am
brosa Shea has interested English capitalists
in his projects, he will be supported with IN
tellgence and financial resources, and with the
advantage of shorter lines OF transportation he
NAV he able to compete successfully with the
Nexican producers. 1t will be a most interest
inc industrial contest, which will be closely
watched in the United States, where the de-
mand for raw fibre is constantly increasing
The great problem in the British West Indies
since the abolition of slavery and the decline
Of the sugar industry has been to provide ul-
versification of employment The economic
curse of slavery there, as everywhere else lay
in the restriction of industries. The west IN
dies became under slavery sugar Islands, JUST
os Rrazil was a coffee country and the Southern
States a cotton belt. The eggs were all in one
basket. While Brazil and the southern otaVeS
undor free labor are diversifying their indus
tries. sugar remains, except III the bananas
and Jamaica, almost the sole product OF une
british West Indies. Sir Ambrose ohea ulu
not have the disadvantage OF single III
dustrv in the Bahamas, for cane has never
nrosnered there. but he had to create new
source of wealth where there were only few
insignificant employments, such as sslt-raking'
the sponge fisheries and fruit-rasIng' II ne
succeeds in his undertaking, it will be prac-
tical indication that British Colonial Governor
can have creative impulses