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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-25

the apparent ease
with which they
carry loads many
times their own
weight and size.
An interesting
experiment has
been made to test
the lifting capac-
ity Of the ant by
means OF the sp
psrstus shown In
our sketch. An
average specimen
of an ant was care
fully weighed, and
the amount regis
tered at one-six-
teenth Of a grain.
1t was then held
between the finger
and thumb by the
body, and the cord
suspending the
wooden ring
brought into con-
tact with it, which
It imme diately
seized with It's
jaws and support
ed without ANY
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. Feb. 22.-Ispecisl: J.
The funeral services OF the late Gessner Har.
rison smith. which took place from the Uni
versitv chapel Yesterday at $3.50 j. NJ. were
largely attended. There has never been seen
here 40 beautiful display Of flowers. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. B. L. Lips
comb. OF the Methodist church: Inc i. inter
professor f. II. Smith. father OF the de-
ceased while returning from Kansas City
with the remains. suffered severe attack II
illness from which he has not yet recovered.
He was too Ill 10 attend the funeral yester.
day c..
Nr. Shefey Peters. Of Kansas City, came to
attend the funeral Of his friend.
The funeral Of Colonel j. j. Bowcock took
place Yesterday afternoon from his late resi-
deuce' "Rockland." ." near Earlysyille.
Some stockmen believe that the contagious
disease now affecting stock IS grip and that
many dogs and other animals supposed TO DO
infected with hydrophobia were really suffer-
ing from this influenza.
This morning a little son OF Mr.. X. w. Hall
was badly bitten by dog which was evl-
dently suffering with some malady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
CITY Electlon Ticket Chosen.

SrAuNroN. Va. Feb p. Especial. The
Democratic meeting held tonight 10 choose
a city election ticket elected the following
gentlemen:
First ward. John 4. Harman. G.. w. Fret
well. W. +. Burke, McH. Holiday, J. J.
Kilgden, j. II. Powell: Second ward. j. X.
TAYLOR Jr. 4. G. Gordon. j. Il. Long. +.
Northnagle. c. NJ. Keldinger. J. l.. Barth.
There was no formal action on the question
OF primary, but it is understood that tho
election of this committee Is adverse 10
the primary for tho spring election.
At tho congregation meeting Of tho First
Presbyterian church yesterday the letter of
reignation from Rev. DR.. ID. X. Mcfarland
was accented and letter Of RESPONSE ex-
messing the deep sympathy of the congre-
cation and sOrrOwful appreciation of tho
great loss. was sent the beloved pastor. The
selection of a pastor was postponed toa future
meeting.
j. O.. Thweatt. superintendent Of lines be-
tween Staunt0n and Huntington, w. Va. for
the Western Union company, was fearfully
mangled by an explosion of dynamite to-day
near Iowmoor. The men working on ths
railroad double tracking had some dynamite
driving near the fire and Superintendent
Thweatt was standing at tho fire warming
when the dynamite exploded tearing OH his
left leg and 1t is feared fatally inIuring his
ewes. His condition 10 OF course critical Mr.
Thweatt has been faithful and tried en-
plove of the Western Union and has been IN
their service thirty years.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
Work of Regulators.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. Feb. 22.-1n Blount
county the regulators yesterday ordered Mary
McMurray and daughter bad characters; to
leave the county. at tho same time sending
letters written in blood to several prominent
citizens suspected of being intimate with the
women threatening TO burn their dwellings
and kin them unless they left the county also.
William Farringtons barn and stables were
burned as was also the house of the McMur-
raw women. who narrowly escaped. Sheriff
Morris started after the regulators who are
led by one Bob McMurray; desperate. ana
drove them into cave where pitched Lat
tie took place between the sheriii's posse and
the outlaws Two of the latter were wounded.
but all got away. Lynching i threatened 1t
they are csusht
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
Defending MRS. MoYrAGUE.
considerable Comment Ctused by the Action
OF an Irish Priest.

Of an irish Priest.
BELFAST, Feb. GA decided sensation was
created yesterday at Port Rush five miles
from Coeraine, by the action Of aparish priest.
Father McDonogh who warmly esp0used the
cause Of Mrs. Ann blar garet Montague. ac-
cused Of feloniously Staying her little daughter
by causing its death from suhOcatiOn. Mrs:
Montague. 10 Will be remembered. fastened
the arms of her child. who was confined IN a
dark room by the gOyerness. behind her BACK
and then tied her T. ring n the wall.
Some three hours later the little girl was
found suii0cated, it being inferred that a
stocking. used IN binding the child. slipped
around her neck and that it caused death by
strangulation. Mrs. Montague Is now out on
bail pending her trial upon the charge men-
toned.
father McDonogh in the parish church at
Port Rush alter mass yesterday. declared
that the cor0nerS Jury which heard the EVIL
dence furnished against Mrs Montague. and
which found her guilty ot causing her chlld )
death WAS composed entirely OF PrOte5-
tauts and that they were persecuting the
lady referred 10 on account OF her religion
Airs Montague. Father McDonOgh added.
attended mass regularly, and, he said. the
healthy. happy appearance of her children
was generally noted and most fayoraoiy com
mented upon.
According 10 latueT 0lcDOhO~A 0Hc "s'' re
culiar In her manners and believer IN strict
discipline but there was no reason 10 believe
that She so ill-treated her child as to cause its
death Continuing. the priest remarked that
Mrs Montague was lady who did not know
what lear was as she had frequently shown
bv her daring conduct in the hunting field.
Finally. Father McDonOgh expressed the
opinion that the Montagues were the victims
OF conspiracy. the object Of which was to
uersecute them on account OF their religion.
The utterances of Father McDonogh are
being much commented upon and Will DO
called 20 the attention of his bishop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

Important Topics in the German Empire'
Tho Kaiser and tho Military.


BERLIN. Feb. 22.-The Kaiser is said to be
deeply hurt by the action by the budget COM
mittee Of the Rechstag in cutting down BY
5000 900 Of marks the sum asked for by the
Government for increasing the strength OK
the navy The plan laid out by the Kaiser
himself was TO add thirteen ships. The
BUDGET committee, however. allowed for only
two ships. thus placing AZ a greater distance
than ever the realization of the kalsers plan
for making the German navy match Tor that
of France. This action OF the committee ID
said TO have been urged strongly by the
South German members. who are jealous OF
increasing the naval strength of the empire.
The newspaper NorwartZ expresses appre-
heusion that the new Government bill re-
carding the BETRAYAL of military secrets -
really meant as a rebuke 10 Prince George OK
Saxonv. who as field marshal of the German
army issued an order directed against cruel
ties on the part of officers toward the SUD.
ordnates. and gave several instances OF
faerant brutality TO illustrateithe condition ot
affairs. This order of the Prince created
lively irritation at Berlin. and led TO
discussion in the public newspapers and tno
resolution OF the Reichstag calling Tor open
court-martial. The new bill provides thas
even the betrayal. without design and through
ignorance. of any military secret shaii %
severely punished. "a long term OF lmprison-
ment being among the penalties, IL ls also
provided that any newspaper publishing Mill
tary matters without authority shall be SUBJ
ected 20 a severe penalty.
The Siemens- Halske Company is preparing
for an extraordinary electric exhibit at the
Worlds Fair 70 show that Germany Is not be-
hind England or France IN advancement OK
electric science Merchants and manufac-
turers of all. kinds throughout Germany arc
awakening 10 the importance of the fact and
every day brings promises OF a display worthy
of the empire.
A dispatch from Bremen says that the
North German Lloyd steamer KAISER Wilhelm
is ashore in the Scheldt. No further particu-
lars are given. The steamer was bound from
Australia tor Bremen. The Scheldt 10 a nar-
row river through which steamships pass To
reach Antwerp. IL is full of sand bars. and IL
Is a common occurrence for big ocean liners
10 get stranded.
The Kaiser will cruise of the coast OF Nor-
way during tho approaching summer.
The Prussan Cross Gazette reports that
Prince Bismarck will take his seat in the
Herren Haus at the coming session Of the
Diet
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
Church Notes.

CErroS FoEGF. Va. Feb. 22.-ISpecial. J.
SATURDAY and Sunday the quarterly meeting
~ the Methodist church Of this district took
place in the church here. Sunday morning.
Rey. DIR. whisner. Of Salem. the presiding
elder. preached. and in the atternoona love
feast" was participated in.
The Christian church of this place has
agreed 10 let rs paster. Rev. l.. NJ. Vmer.
giyo one Sunday Ia each month 10 the church
IN Newcastle. Craig county. and hereafter on
every third Sunday Mr. Omer will be there.
Washingtons birthday is not being cele-
brated in any elaborate manner to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
Clemenceau too sharp for freyclnet.

LONDON. Feb. 22.-The Paris correspon-
dent of the Times explains Premier de Frey
cinet's confused attitude in the Chamber on
Tuesday by the fact that he knew the Pope's
encyclical TO the French bishops in favor OF
the republic would soon be out and he
wanted to gain time for It to have Its egti-
mate effect. tranQuillizing the Radicals and
rendering it unnecessary TO press the Associa.
tons bill. He hoped TO escape tho necessity
OF taking any action by temporizIng but
Clemenceau was too quick and too sharp tor
him. He saw the weakness OF his situation
aud took immediate advantage Of it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
uur, ,by the Collapse OF "A rre.tie.

IRoN GATE. Va. Feb. Especial. The
high trestle being built al our new furnace
collapsed to-day. seriously inJGnng l.. y.
smith. general foreman.
Mr.. smith came here from Amherst county
and is a sterling worker and Christian gen,
tleman. Major Jones. superintendent. ana
our citizens are doing all they can for Mr..
Smith.
Mayor p. c. Taylor collected to-day seven-
teen dollars in fines and sentenced John LAM
bert to serve fifteen days in the town chain
gang the latter Tor hog stealing and tho
Others for scrapping Saturday night aud Sun
day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

SEIIGMAN. Mo-. Feb. 22.-The report "A
current mere that Mrs Robert Bein. living
over in Arkansas few miles. coal-oIled and
burned t. death her three-year- old stepson
Thursday night She called in neighbors
after the child was dead and claimed she had
burned her hands nearly off trying 10 extln-
guish the fire. On examination her hands
we're found injured. lt is asserted the scent
of coal oil was on the charred remains of the
child. Suspicion rests heavily on the step
mo ther. who is held in custody.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
Big Blaze IN Decatur.

DEcArUP. IL. Feb. %. Fire early this
morning destroyed the public library block,
in which were located number of stores,
business college lodge-rooms of secret orders
and the Office of the Western non Ielo-
graph Company. During the progress of the
FIRE the walls fell and many narrow escapes
occurred. but fortunately all the firemen es-
capped uninjured. The loss on the building
is SlO0 600 insurance so 600 The tenants
lose about $50 OOl partlally insured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

LONDON. Feb. 2-Washingtons birthday
was celebrated by the American colony here
in quiet but hearty manner. The Stars and
Stripes was brought out and foated over the
United states legation and there were several
enjoyable unofficial dinners gwen. at which
the land Of liberty Was enthusiastically
toasted
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
They t-ollow Isfn,s fxainnIs.

IIoNDoN. Fob. ~ Preparations for tho
general election are going on rs If IL was 10
take place within fortnight. Already sixty
Conservatives. thirteen Liberal Unionists.
eighteen Gladstlnians and seven Irish mem
bers # Parliament have made known their
intention of running again, and many of them
are absent from their seats engineering Tor
their own rem omnatiOn. The Standard lee
lures them severely Tor neglecting their par
iamentary duties
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23

CHICAGO. Feb. -Washingtons birthday
was generally observed IN this city by the
suspension OF business. The postOffice was
open all dag and the usual number OF collec-
tions and deliveries were made The banks
the courts and county and city Offices were
closed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
The Distinguished Statesman Given a
PrilCsly Reception.
SOUTHERN SOCIETY'O CELEBRATION
In ksE York a Brilliant hfalr Largely
Attended
LIST OF THE TOASTS And THE TOBSTERS.

President Hugh Garden Makes Most In
structive md Entertaining Address-Goy-
ernor Russell Among the Orators.
The Day Celebrated by the Ameri-
cans in London-The Observ-
ance In other Parts of
the Country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
soUrHEESrEs CELEBRArE.
They Honor the Memory Of Washington-Ob
servance In Other Parts OF the Country.
NEW YORK BUREAU RIcHMoND IDEs.
.lD

They Honor the Memory Of Nashingfon-Ob-
servance In Oiher Parts OF the Country.
NEW York BUREAU RIcToND TmEs
Feb. % 1892.
The annual banquet of the New York South
ern Society is being recognized as the chief
celebration Of Washington's birthday in this
city. rs the Society itself has become one Of
our leading social organizations.
Southern men of the resident colony lead
IN ali the professional commercial and bus.-
ness circles. Speaking or tins one ot tie
members said tonight that 10 reminded him
of a poem read az the second dinner OF the
society bv Mr. Daniel R. Lucas tie l.neal
descendant of that chorus OF sweet singers
which the { University OF Virginia had furnish
ed TO our land in the persons OF Edgar 4. Poe
and Jonn X. Thompson. IL began as fol-
lows:
Eternal gates of Liberty.
Lit up yOur stale heads
Behold with bridal pageaniry
And gaIlsnl5 from iair ncai',
The son. comes with her sister tram,
To claim her Own again
MAKE room upon the left and right !
What hour tine clock OF destiny
Has struck departing nlghl
Merged in the way or Jubilee.
Star girt and beautifully bright.
There comes most feNrlnily. amain,
The South 10 claim her own again"
N A PHOSPHORUS CONDITION.
The Growth Of the society during the past
vesr has been so great that 1t was found
necessary 10 provide more room for the large
numbers of new members who were enrolled
monthly and toward this end the adjoining
PREMISES TO the sOcictys present palatial
mousse. Is west Twenly-ffth street were pro-
cured. giving the clubhouse ample facilities
TO meet the demands upon it. The non
resident membership list now numbers over
fifteen hundred names. The newly-acquired
annex was four-story' English basement
house. containing something like eleven
rooms of generous size. Three of the floors
have been converted into sleeping apartments
with M entrance 10 them on the second moor
Of the old house. The old biil.ard-roOm of
tho society was TOO far removed TO prove "a
source of pleasure TO the members. but in us
present location on the parlor floor of the
new house the lovers Of the cue can satisfy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-23
10 tline own self be trne.

And DO must follow no the night the day:
Thou caust not then be false 90 any IN an
Mr.. Cleveland YVES interrupted time and
again by the enthusiastic students. On the
stage were seated 100 of the most eminent
men of Michigan.
This evening an informal reception was
given 70 Alr. Cleveland by the students for
the benefit of the general public. Dir. Cleye-
land leaves at $50 Z. ~, for Detroit.
ON the trip from Detroit the ex-Presdent
reiterated his belief that the tariff would be
the issue upon which the Democracy would
90 before the people this year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAMS.

Benjamin Tuthill, who was recently d.
voreed in Chicago by Ida Mule, has mar
ried at New York Miss Gertrude Titus,
known on the stage as Sylvia Thorne.
Rev. DIR. E A Bridger, Congregational
minister of Jennings, La, was cowhlded in
the pulpit because he had denounced the
women of the city, and declared that the
entire town was a cesspool of iniquity.
The body of James Jones, a member of
the Danville Qlls.) board of education, who
had been missing since last Tuesday, has
been found in the woods near Southtown.
Foul play is suspected, though revolver
found beside the body would point to sui
eide.
The war on the saloons at Madison, Ind,
has resulted in the return OF 1000 indict-
ments, enough to keep the courts busy FOR
three years if disposed of at the rate of four
per day. One of the hired informers told
the grand jury that while seeking evidence
he had drunk 100 small glasses of beer a
day.
Bishop Marty, of the diocese of Yankton,
S. D.. addressed the German Roman Cath
Ole Central society of North America, and
in the course of his sermon exhorted the
and it's schools.
The chief of the bureau of statistics re-
ports that 45, 472 immigrants arrived in the
United States during the month of August,
against As, 172 for the same month last year.
During the eight months ended August 81,
1892 the total number of immigrants was
AS, 619, against AT, $50 for the correspond
ing period in 1891.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
Not a Single Point Good.
London Times on Silver.

LONDON, Sept. 20.-As regards the silver
question The Times says: sour correspon-
dent says that America is not ready for a
change. The Democrats have one theory
and the Republicans another. On one point,
however, there is no doubt: the silver legis-
lation now operating in the United States
cannot continue until modified. We do not
deny that international bimetalism might
be profitable to the United States if Great
Britain were foolish enough to be party to
it. If the United States could sell their
silver at the restored ratio they would have
good reason to be pleased. But the day for
this has not vet come"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
Celebrated Kossuth,s birthday.

BUDA PEsTH, Sept. 2O.-The ninetieth
anniversary of the birth of Louis Kossuth,
the Hungarian patriot, was celebrated here
Sunday. The fetes opened with a process
sion in which several Thousand persons took
part. After parading the principal streets,
bearing flags that were carried in the war
for independence in 1S4S, the procession
went to the park where there were speeches
and rectations clarifying Kossuth. A con-
gratulatory telegram was sent to kossuth,
and also one to the Hungarian colony in
Ohio. A delegation of the independence
party presented an address to Kossuth in
Turin
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
CHOLERA IN CAMP.
Gases Among the Refugees on
Sandy Hook.
ONE DEAD AND ANOTHER STRICKEN

Both Unfortunates Passengers by the Nor
MAMMA and Eighteen Days in Ouaran-
tine-New Case in New York Found i'm n
Big boarding House-Two Deaths in the
Lower Bay-Health Board Very Cheer
fuI-Suspect at Salem, Mass.
CAMP Low, SANDY HOOK, n. j., Sept. 90
--Asiatic cholera has struck this camp.
francesca Mareno, an Italian passenger on
the Normannia, who arrived here this
morning and who was thought 10 have
had cholera morbus, died at 10 o'clock last
night. 1t is announced that a widow, the
mother of four children, was suddenly at
tackled by the scourage at 10 o'clock last
night and her little ones were Immediately
isolated 1t is singular that both these
parties were NorInannia's passengers who
have been in quarantine for eighteen days.
In a House Full of Boarders.
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-A man named
Louis Weinhagen, 81 years old, a coachman
for William Schlemmers, hardware mer-
chant of 300 Broadway, was fonnd yester-
day afternoon suffering from cholera in
Mrs Gunther's big boarding house, and
6 Extra place. Weinhagen had recently
come from Bay Shore, l.. l., where the
Schlemmer family had been staying during
the summer months. Weinhagen was re-
moved to the reception hospital. The
boarding house from which Weinhagen was
taken contains $50 men. The house was
thoroughly fumigated and a physician from
the health board placed in charge.
The Case of Stoker Knox.
The only steps taken by the board of
health yesterday to quarantine the
steamship State of Nevada and an old canal
boat on North river. The steamship was
quarantined because of the death on board
Sunday evening of Stoker Knox after an
attack of diarrhpa. He had been ashore
and got drunk. His mates say that he was
subject to such attacks after sprees. The
canal boat quarantined is the Henry Cahill.
She lies at the foot of Thirteenth street,
North river. She is the property of James
Carr, who went to New Brunswick to see
sick child and died there.
Deaths at Quarantine.
There were two death from cholera in
The lower bay yesterday and two new cases
of the disease developed. The members of
the health board were in a very cheerful
state of mind yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
PLATFORM MADE AT CHICAGO.
The Senator Doesn't Construe 1t Like the
Republicans Do.


Republicans Do.
After stating that tariff for protection
was unconstitutional without q doubt the
senator said that the Chicago platform cor
rectly states the true position of the Democ-
racy. 81 am aware that a concerted effort
is being made by our opponents to make it
appear that a new departure has been en-
tered upon, and that our party has aban-
doned it's former conservative position upon
the tariff question and assumed another
and holder attitude leading absolutely
toware free trade l do not regard it.
Some of us might have preferred a little
different phraseology, but as a whole it suf-
ficiently expresses our position with rea-
sonable cIearness and accuracy" He then
declared in terms more vigorous II possible
than the platform that Republican" pro-
lection was a fraud and entirely unconsti-
tutional.
Incidental Protection the Thing.
"Incidental protection, on the other hand,
is understandable. Tariffs should be i'm
posed for the express purpose of revenue,
and not for any private purpose. We be-
lieye in revenue with Incidental protection
and not in protection with incidental reve-
nue. In so far as the tariff is necessary to
meet the necessities of the government it
may be imposed, and any other benefit
which may be legitimately derived from its
imposition may and does necessarily accom-
many it. The Democratic position is a safe,
LOGICAL, conservative and just position. No
tariffs, except for the purpose of revenue
only and then limited to the necessities of
the government honestly and economically
administered, is q doctrine which appeals
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
A United States Marshal Strikes.

OMAHA, Sept. 20.-Brad d. Slaughter,
United States marshal for the district of
Nebraska, with headquarters in this city,
yesterday vacated his office because of the
delay of the government in paying his bills,
and he declares he will not resume his DID,
ties until the claims paid Slaughter's
bills have not been paid for fourteen
months, and now amount to $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-09-20
Riot at Limerick.

LIMERICK, Sept. 20.-A mob of Fedora
tionists attacked the Parnellite amnesty
procession Sunday and big riot ensued,
IN which clubs and knives were used fire.
quently. William Redmond had a narrow
escape from being killed.