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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
MAKING A FlsTic RECORD.
A California Nan Who Hit One Man and
Got Fined for Hitting Three.
fsan Francisco Exsmlneri


did he hit you first ?" asked the Court.
"Well, no. your Honor" said the dele
gate from the new counties. He kinder
iostled me, though. He was chuck full,
don't you see, so l thought I'd GO him
one" =,
" According to the revised statutes"
said the Court severely, the penalty Tor
biting the lnebriated but harmless tax
payer is So per biff. but as you only tapped
him once we will call 1t 50 and severe
reprlmand." =, =.
prisoner, getting out his wallet but L
wish you'd make II three, your Honor"
Three what"
"Why three men licked, even if you
have TO charge me little more,n said the
small countryman, confdentially. You
see Judge. l amt much of fighter and
the fellers up our way kinder crowd me
sometimes, so calculated if / could make
a record while 1 was down here and have 1t
printed in the papers itwould kinder brace
me up at home, as 10 WERE S'posin' you
let il 90 on record that licked three men
and fine me $40 for the lot. What do you
say, eh2"
"Tell Won what I'll do" said his Honor,
thoughtfully Three for ten is rather
crowding our bedrock rates, but III make
1t twelve and q half for the lot That's the
best we can do; take it or leave it"
It's go. Judge. Comes high, but I'm
going into the saloon business soon and
must have a record And handing the
money to clerk the hayseed Sullivan
went off to arrange with the Associated
Press nan TO telegraph the afiay in his
most sensational style
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

.ucb a case was under treatment and yes
,sriav n was stated authoritativeiyf that the
natient had been receiving NEGOTIATIONS
Tor about week. He IS under private
treatment, OF course, for his d,ease - ny y.
Of nature- 70 permit nis aoni'sion "
Iha natient is o young man. resident OF
,he cttv. and ia said 70 be member OK q
wealthy family. His case Is a weILdesei-
n,eJ one So far the treatment has been
Conducted with great caution There have
Leen no very marked effects from the IN
ocnlations. although IL is thought that o
sIight change has taken place in the APP
pearance OF some OF the sores.
VhiIe leprosy il anything but common
disease hereabout il Is not 50 rare. doctors
sav es Is popularly imagined. Not taxing
INFO account cases at various times report
I'd 10 exist in the Chinese quarters. there
Ia said TO be q respectable numper
among the rest of the population. one
nhvsician's estimate is thst there are per-
hans one hundred sufferers from ieprosy IN
and nesr New York. Naturally, ne SAYS,
little is heard of the cases, Tor whenevsr
the patients friends means penny ~ LII .no
sufferers are kept carefully lsolstea, VIZ
the greatest secrecy rs W Iue na'u Va W.
nalady is maintained.
Gases of beriberi are said 70. be coming
more frenuentiv to the notice Oh new
York praetitIoners. The disease; rs
rule follows residence in tropical climates,
and when it appears in TINS iatituas
is generally. found TO afiict persons :, VINO
have lived in hot countries. ~
Chased as a more acute disease 'p"n
ba prS' nut under the head of that malady.
n NAV sppear in either anscute or chronic
form. but il does not attack persons
under fifteen years Of age.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
HorEL-cLERK HUMoRs.
How This Funetionary wresties WIN '"'
Mail and the Public.

II vos half.past 7 in the morning and the q,
III, - on town hotel stood at the mail
desk waiting for the daily deluge OF T re-
tara 10 come in by special carrier. ~
,naseenger arrived in q short time anu .ne
nIorL toy a bundle of letters anu soino
,,snera from him. A colonel, TWO uofea5
pors and city Judge were IN ine ca T3
that gathered around the ietter-uesA' AN''
got their mail first. ro,, " ebonted
Here's one for Oar hapseh'
the clerk to the bell-boy. o,-ts 40, ~
"But it's marked MI oiaA "A-
replied the boy. 80, oo;a tho clerk.
"That's near enough. ,rhv sba
sba doesn't get a letter from PhiIadeiphla'
said second boy. ..o.5o,r
"Tel her she only wrote YESTERDAY,
yelled the clerk. u posted her ietler my n.y.
self besides Philadelphia - very SLOW
town. and the mail trains don't Oil STOP
there" ,...o-, ,,.o-o or
-anged in alphabetical order. Then num-
her of them were marked and sent 70 the
various rooms. - "a
was addressed:
Mr.. JOHN MJLRoosBY,
Arcade House. European Plau,
NtN
Here is number two":
MISS KITE DOYLE,
Arcade House,
New York,
America, or Elsewhere.
Please forward.
This last one was marked Kitchen by
the clerk and sent below stairs. A heaVy
man now walked over to the desk. ;,
"What does it mean 7. ne ASKED ine
hotel man, rs he handed in morning
paper and pointed out this advertisement:
FOR SALE. ONE BACKYARD DOG.
Hours from midnight 10
M. Warranted
GOOD bowler. Arcade House.
"Oh, that's from that idiot up IN e28.
He's heard a dog bark few times lately,
and he kicked at the Office. We paid no
attention to him. He's getting sarcastic.
IL he don't let up Wen want his room Tor
some one else pretty soon"
whats good to drink" asked stout
red faced man, lounglng up,
- don't know" said the clerk. IL was
feeling of uncertainty on that subject
that led me to indIte this verse last eve
ming:
The melancholy days have come
The ssddest Of the year.
When Il isn't cold enough for rum,
And just 100 cold for beer.
"She that old fellow going down stairs?
He's n corker-or rather an uncorker. He
can drink basket of champagne before
breakfast every morning and never wink.
He came over to the cigar yester-
day to buy q ten-cent cigar. lie put down
| White penny on top of the cigar-case and
! turned away for a moment. Ipuiled put a
handful OF Kew Vests and placed the
| change mat on the white penny. The old
manEpicked out cigar,
"'Flne day." he said.
Yes / remarked. 'That'l be nine
cents more
whats that?'
Your cigar will be nine cents more /
said. ,...u;oo,
mo answered. You only gave me
penny r.. LII, -,
| the lid of the clgar-case. IL opened down
ward. and the mirror IN il showed the
nennv on the under side of the mat on top
| of the case. He saw the reflection OF the
penny and handed over DIME without
saving a word" 49,,
Saw" shouted the beIl-boy. that
near-sichted man in 400 justfell over a step.
ladder and spilled bucket Of water on
| himself!
"Take him up towel" said the clerk,
land charge him for one bath"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

.The Democrats aud Farmers Alliance united
IN Herman for State Auditor, and he was elect
Cd by $780, 57 TO 1859 for the Republican eandi-
date.
II viii be seen that Illinois and Indiana,
having no Farmers tickets, both, voted
sauarely Democratic in 1880, making
change of over $4,000. Iowa gave $500 he
publican majority, with $500 Allance
votes, add elected Democratic congress
sional delegation. Kansas gave the hepuo;
licans their largest majority IN 1888, ana
now elects the Republican ticket by only
5000. and the Alliance vote ls 1857,
making majority OF over 0o,vvv against us.
the party in the State. Minnesota
slso elected the Republican State ticket
bv 1900. with 5s.5l4 Farmer votes
given 10 third ticket, making majority
of over 81, 900 against the Republicans IL
the State. Nebraska elects q Democratic
Governor by 1, 100. but the.majorlty Is not
over the once invincible Repu blioans OK
the State. but over the farmers, VINO make
the Republicans the third party. Thus q
State that gave the Republicans nearly
qs 600 in 1883 now votes more than two 20
one against that patty. Wisconsin was
controlled largely IL not wholly by local
school issue, but the fact that the reVoiu-
tion in the State Is over $1,000 can leave
| little hope for future supremacy oy that
party.
| aIaction In the once strong Republican
| States 81 the West is that they are no
LONGER Republican, and as the. result has
| been AGAINST the high taxes and profiigacy
| az the party in power there Is no reasona-
bic expectation that they will ever return
| TO Republican allegiance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
HIS VOICE AT HIS FUNERAL.
Almost the Last Words Of Kalakaua VIII
he Reproduced in Honolulu.
Gan Francisco Chronicle.


Ontside the little circle of immediate
friends and attendants upon the late King
Kalakaua who were admitted into the
sick-chamber, il is not known that for the
ten DAYS prior to the monarch's death an
Edison monograph stood near the bed
side. Many who saw the instrument daily
never suspected its character or use, and
during the excitable days preceding the
Kings death. during which. every nerve
was taxed to its greatest tension, the inno-
cent-looking little machine reposed IN It's
ebadad corner unnoticed and unobserved
by all except by the Mugs cu"lnOeIIaIh
and his secretary.
When the photograph was brought into
the sick room last Monday week ago
Chamberlain Macfarlane explained It's use
and purpose to the King, and begged that
he would speak into the receiver. The
near approach of death was not suspected
at that time, but 1t was urged upon haia;
kama that in after years his people would
he reioiced TO listen to the natural tones of
their former ruler. Little did either the King
or heChamberlain suspect that in less than
a week the little waxen scroll containing
the words of King Kalakaua in audible
characters would be so highly priced.
The King consented, and raising himself
un in bed, put the receivers in his mouth
and talked into the instrument in his
native tongue. ne hpphS SLOWLY anu WIN
some effort for nearly ten minutes, then
sank back exhausted. promising TO com:
plete the message when he should feel
stronger. The next day came with the ex-
element incident 10 preparing for the
supper in honor Of the King a. the Cali
fornia Hotel. and the monograph was for
gotten. On the following day came the
entertainments for the Mystic Shrine, aud
again the phonograph was neglected.
After that until death had closed his lips
! forever both Secretary Baker and Cham
berlain Maefsrlane watched and waited
anxiously for the signs of returning CON-
seriousness when they might have the King
conclude the scroll, but the watching and
waiting wore fruitless.
On Wednesday the photograph operator
was sent for. lie removed the waxen roll
and gave il TO Colonel Baker, who has since
guarded it as sacredly as his own life. Yes
| terday he took il back TO Honolulu with
him, where its worth viii be computed be-
yond measure in vulgar coin. II has not
boon read yet, nor viii it be read until il is
| placed in an instrument upon Hawaiian
soil. II viii probably play a most import
ant part in the Hawaiian obsequies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
IhW-SREAKlNG WORDS.
A Few Heav, Ones Found in Books OF
Years Ago.

As to tho longest word, says &, writer in
the BOSTON Transcript, in the chapter on
"Book Craft" in Frederick Saunders
"Salad for the Soltery and the Social,
he saws; 1.-THE naturalist Lowell pub
lished book at Oxford In 1861 entitled,
zoologicomineralogia, which is nearly
"a long q word as Rabelais's pro-
posed title for a book-namely, Antiperi..
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS "
And in a foot-note he gives two Others
from a pamphlet in his possession, pub
lIsbed wears ago in London. The title
reads :, Observation-Disclosures, the Most
Tragical Tragedy That Ever Was TRACE
died by any Company of Tragedians.' The
first two lines of this etfusi0n read:
Aldeboronliphoscophosn
Where left you Observation-Disclosures
And it has been stated that there IS an
English dictionary containing the only
word of eleven syilables, Honoritcabili-
tudIdity"
proportionableness" is given rs the
longest word in the English language.
Readers of Mr.. Fisk's Cosmic Philoso-
pbyn and kindred works will remember
how indispensable the word deanthropo;;
mophization "-longer by one. letter and
one syllable-has become in later years
and will maintain that if it IS not in the
dictionary it certainly ought to be there.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

.,sok breaking his neck in the fall. The
,gssg, fhen passed over his body, seyering
Snth legs. The remains were brought here
and viii be taken 70 Durham for burial.
BIBLE SOCIETY.
The annualmeeting of the Danville Bible
Society was held last night at the treapy-
terian church. DR.. Alexander Martin pre-
sided. and several of the CITY preachers
wore In attendance. The old officers OF the
society we're reelected for another year.
After the business OF the meeting haa peen
transacted the address before the socie,y
was delivered by Rev. u. III; Hope OK thc
Main Street Methodist church.
Another meeting in the interest OF the
society was held at the Main-Street Metno,,
dist church and an address was deiivered
by Rev. X. w. Van Hook. a collection was
taken up at both meetings.
Mr. nj. o. Williams, State secretary or
the Young Mems Christian Association, de-
liyered an address st the association rooms
IN THIS city yesterday afternoon.
ASHRxATfoN.
II "a tho belief OF some that the question
~ conyf expenses which has been vexing
the neonle OF Danyille and North Danvllie
for the past several years Will result IN the
uni0n Of the two towns into ono munlcl-
pality. There is q strong sentiment on
both sides OF the river IN favor OF snueAai,
zion and many OF the most Influential
men 10 both towns are well sstished
That nsny bepfits would result thereffom;
Few DE ole away from here understand
ibs, banyIIle and North Dsnvilie are two
seuatate and distinct corporations, but
sueb Il The fact. Danville has population
Of IA. arc, and North Danville o population
Of nearly 4. 600. making q joint population
Of nearly IS. 900. The two towns are really
one. and yet II goes ont TO tns woiia thee
nsny,Ile u a town Of 10000 people. when
IN point OF fact it is town OF 1900 peo-
pie. 81 .ho
roads leading 20 the city are well.nigh I'M
passa6ie.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
LYMPH USED FOR LEpRosY.
Another Interesting Experiment with
kocb's Remedy.
Eorh Ttuaa

If nothing unforeseen happens the first
patient TO be discharged from city hospi-
tai as cured by treatment with the Koch
lymph will leave Mt. Sinai Hospital within
a week. This patient is man, q sufferer
from lupus, who was among the first 10 re-
ceive ipoculations in this city. Doses In
his case have not risen as high as in many
others-his maximum injection having
been only nine milligrams--but the lymph
appears to have had wonderful potency
in figbting the disease. The healing pro-
cess has gone on steadily, reducing the
affected area until now only very small
sore remains, and there Is every prospect
that that will disappear in q day or two.
The tissue that has taken the place Of that
which showed the presence OF the disease
seems to be healthy, and. to outward APP
pearance. at any rate. a real cure has been
going on.
Whether the patient Ia in danger OF a re-
lapse Ia, of course. matter that can be
determined only by experience. " IL one
OF tho many questions connected with tho
new method OF treatment about which
physicians are stu in doubt.
Another interesting point brought out
yesterday was the fact that an experiment
with tho lymph on case of leprosy Is be-
ing carried on In this city. There hays been
reports current ia medical circles that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
THE GROUNDING SAW HIS SHADOW
PopuIar Belief IN the superstition-Fatai-
itv from the Boiler Explosion.


rco,resnonaenee OF tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NhRTIvsvILLE, Va, February 6.-o1-
fortunately for our section, the sIounui
hoo saw his shadow on the2d instant, and
the weather has been very Indictment eyer
since. IL is surprising that 80 many De-
Ieve in this superstition. Your CORE
spondent was conversing with an ola man
the other day who is firm believer ID II,
and he SAID he had not known IL 10 taiI LOT
LARGE quantities Of leaf tobacco are
being marketed and the prices are very
gratifying to the farmers.
THE THIRD DEATH.
II rumored here to-day that I. M
Num-. who was injured by the fatal ooller
exniosion few DAYS ago, is dying. This
will be the third death from that cause.
A. A MANLY the name of Dan. Hally was ar.
rested Yesterday on the grave charge OF
picking tho pocket of Il. 5. Morris after a ne
was killed by the saw-mill disaster. hauy
lived with Morris. carried him home after
he was killed, and helped shroud him, lie
afterwards left and Morrlss pocket 6ook <
was missing. When arrested by the Che1
of Police at this place he gave his name as
Edwards, of Mecklenburg county. nc
will have preliminary trial Tomorrow
LARGE MULE SALE.
There was large sale of mules here last
week. amounting to $500. One. OF our
real estate agents showed his PATRIOTISM
and love of Virginia antiquities by pur,
chasing one mule that is forty Live years Old
according to the most reliable information
obtsinable. We are trying to prevail upon
our friend TO send his mule to the society
at Richmond.
Builders left here to-day for Rocky
Monnt. Franklin county, to build camp
and prison-houses for the conyicts on the
Roanoke and Southern railroad: The
work is about completed here, and 1t Will
be pushed forward to Roanoke with great
rapidity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
PORTSMOUTH BLAZE.
rHs MANSION House BADLY DAM
AGED BY THE FLAMES.
STEAMERS Detained by the Fog-Makins
the Most of II before the Peniten-
tiai Period Cotton Receipts
a, ne Richmond Dlspstcn-i

,cozrespoudence Of ms Richmond Disps1cn-l
Noayorx. February s.--About O'Clock
yesterday morning the building on hiRh
street. in Portsmouth, known as the MAI
s;on House and occupied as law-otices,was
d,scovered on fire and was badly damaged
before the fire department succeeded IN
s,tineuishing the flames. The property
belongs to Mr.. Henry Kirns, OF the county
And was insured.
Mr.. Henry Hodges, well-known huck,
ster in the Portsmouth market, zen Ell, uea ~
an County street last Night the resui' -
heart trouble. Wiz, vbo was
shot and Killed on Friday night oy roatS-
nan Geeorge Hutchins in portsmouth,
nian t,,ried Yesterday, the colored element
Vino the deceased a big funeral. ine
geIatiyes of VIM in Petersburg were tele-
aTaphed 10 come after the body, out tney
failed TO respond. chasonaate
All the steamers delayed on Chesapsea,H4aa
bay by the dense fog on FRIDAY ngn' 1,u
~ reach Norfolk until YESTERDAY, lh-
ni,d,ng the Boston steamship chatham.
,sb;le The Berkshire, OF that line, went
ashnre on WiIloughby Spit, and was seVe-
raj hours in getting OF.
PUN BEFORE LENT.
societv circles in the two cities gave up
Germans and hops on Friday night untl
The close of the peniteDtial period, and In
naval circles the saltatory season taxes It's
Ienten recess tomorrow evening after
hon on the receivlng-ship Franklin. To.
night Miss Florence Wood, daughter OF
Commander George Wood, gives her
friends "a birthday ball at their new resi-
dence in the maynard.
The members of the Emerald sssocia-
tions expect to organize their military
company this week,
The roster of the reorganized Grimes
seventy. eight names.
DR. HooE TO PREACH.
Rev. DIR. Moses ID. Hoge will preach in
the Peoples Tabernacle (Sam Jones's) to-
night and tomorrow night, and will be the
guest Of Rev. DR.. Lacy while in the city.
kev. DIR. j. l.. Burrows preached at Free
mason. Street church yesterday.
Rev. George W. Wray. at Central Me-
thodist Episcopal church, in Portsmouth,
last night preached 20 the several con.
claves of the two cities of the order Of
Heptasophs.
The total receipts of cotton at Virginia
ports this season foot up 695.073 bales, OF
which Norfolk received 5l3 $40.
The work Of covering the boilers OF tne
United States steamer Atlanta VIII
sheet-iron VIII be completed tomorrow
| night.
PERSONAL.
Mayor Frank Morris left last night fol
| New York on private business.
Quite large contingent Of Norfolk and
| Portsmouth people went TO New Orleans
| TO attend the Mardi GIas festivities.
Rev. ]. b. Work, of Pennsylvania. ba!
been elected to succeed the Rev. David H.
Mcdonald to the presidency of the NoIfolf
Mission College (colored), a northern Pres
| byterian institution here.
Assistant Naval Constructor j. IL. Lin
nord OF the navy-yard, has successfully
passed his examination for promotion K
| the rank of constructor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10

o,;n,on which tho French experts csnnol
AZ, roo ardinv AZ AUTHORITATIVE. .~t a.,
According 10 lis statement me ln sc,hs "a
question IL d beetle known ss tne :, ,s,n
denestes.s which commonly ptv1. most
All sorts OF animal mattel, pslnk and hides.
~ :. l;haw.ss stacks hams and otnsI cuaea
meats. and has for years been ~ r,aather
.,,e'.s -. Lass ssrious enomy 20 the leatncl
s..ds nnanufsetured boots ana snveo
$500, bsen nssailed by II WITH uissse.vr ..
results. Skins coming 10 in,s ,,esbers
from Russia, Turkey. india, am el'J H. lar. ar.
are often damaged Dy MP 's'snc,, IA nulte
pearance as destroyer ot eo''ssO =
q new Wnw sr.n Il is asserted by Professor
p;lav mat the beetle was ceroalniy uys
~ In tha tobacco. II Inust nave inaue
:, = nov in tho laryal stage OF its existence
into the hopsheads either when they were
waiting on the wharf Tor shipment OF on on
shinboard. Having entered the hogsnshts
the larym bored their way INTO the cohcsns -
and being transformed through the pups
sta1a became beetles. But in no event
10 Il possible that these beetles could
breed in the tobacco; they mnst
a;ther have made their way out OF tue
hocsheads or have died in Them. IT. is
deemed of the utmost importance that the
French Government should be convinced
that che Kentucky leaf is not shipped
across the ocean filed with the germs OF
bugs. If such notion were permitted 10
stand undisputed Europeans nations would
be prejudiced against oil American tobacco
and great detriment would arise to the
growers and the trade.
AS some $4,000 damages were involved
aud as the question raised has important
Interior bearings, Professor Riley has been
slow and cautious in forming a final
opinion, having had the matter under con-
alteration for several weeks and person.
ally inspected the damaged tobacco IN
New York. The interesting point entomo-
logically was whether the insect could de-
velop and propagate in tobacco. as some
of the French experts maintained that II
could. Professor Riley after reviewing all
the facts, pronounces unhesitatlngly that
such ia not the case, and emphatlcally de;
clares that no injury has ever been caused
to tobacco by this beetle, except where
the tobacco was stored adjacent to infested
animal matter; that the evidence al
shows conclusiyely that no damage occur;
red during the shipment TO the seaoooard
from interior points. and THAI without
much doubt it took place on the wnarves
OF the railroad du.lng the period while the
tobacco was stored prior TO shipment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
PROPER cnAMpAeNe-GLAssEs.
They Have n star I'm the bottom and Old
Topers Prefer Them.

"The regular champagne-glass," said q
man about town TO 9 Chicago TribsnereDort-
or. "is the straigh thin glass withafive-
pointed star ground in the bottom of il.
Men who drink nothing but champagne
won't take it out OF any other sort Of glass.
Ny attention was called 10 this by an old
wine-mRp. asked him what the star had
10 do with the wine. If anything, and he
told mo 1t was for the purpose Of testing
the vine.
HE said IL the wine was the pure article
it would sparkle from that star in the bot
tom q the glass as long as there was drop
of wins in the glass. but il the wine was
bad II would become fiat the minute it was
poured into the glass.
asked him If good wine wouldn't
sparkle anyway unless it IS still wine. and
be said yes. that was so, but, ell the same,
he insisfed no wine-drinker would take his
vintage out of glass that hadn't the star
ground in the bottom of it.