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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
a Famous Murder.

EATHAN-At BouiOgne, France, Monday
July 25th. WASHINGTON, sonSof the late
Benismin and Emily q. Nathan in the forty
fourth year OF his age
The subject of the above notice will be
recognized by old New Workers as a central
figure In one of the most noted Of tragic
mysteries-the murder Of Benjamin Nathan,
his father
Il was Washington Nathan who. at
o'clock on the morning OF July ~. i5fQ.
stumbled over his fathers corpse, which
was lying on the library floor IN the Nathan
homestead No II west Twenty third street.
The mystery Of that murder has never been
solved, and 10 the day of his death Wash
ington Nathan has suffered under the prob
ably unjust suspicion Of completely IN tho
butohery Of the old millionaire.
Washington Nathan, always noted Tor
high living and money spending qualities
was again conspicuously before the public
eye 10 1879. In the spring OF that year.
while visiting Alice Harrison, an actress, In
the parlors Of the Coleman House. he was
assaulted and shot in the neck by mystic
rious woman. who registered at the motel
only few hours earlier as Miss Zuiard, OF
Philadelphia.
Rumor has it that the murderous IN
known was Marion Ward, popular actress
OF the day, but subsequent investigation re-
vealed the would-be assasslp's identity as
Mrs. Fanny Barrett a well-known woman.
who was more widely known as Bride
Bell"
Her bullet entered Eathans neck, lodged
in the heavy muscles under the right Jaw
and was never removed. His assalant es-
capped from the city and did not return I'M
I'll after his departure for Europe.
Nathan married Mrs. Arnott. daughter
OF Colonel Mapleson. OF operate tane. ~
Benjamin Nathan's tragic death the entire
property passed 10 Mrs. Nathan The Ma
than family then removed to Fifth avenue
and expended $4,000 annually Ia their Nv
ing expenses,
The mother died in 1879. leaving $1,000
600. Under the Tesiduary clause IN her VIII
q trust fund was created by the brothers
and sisters executing the trust consisting OF
tl0O 900 IN bonds, mortgages. securities ana
casn for the benefit OF Washington Nathan.
He was 10 receive the increase for life. and
upon his death the principal was 10 pass 10
his children. This income amounts TO 80
200, and very recently has been the subject
Of interesting litigation.
James A. Flaok. "a sheriff. commenced
action in 1891 against tho trustees Of tho
Nathan estate TO collect judgment of
/ 81 300 against Washington. The creditors
alleged that 81 800 per year was enough Tor
/ Washingson's support and demanded the
I payment OF their judgment from his surplus
| income.
Judge Barrett decided that Washington's
| full income Of Is, 200 WAS insufficient 10 sup
| port him as he WAS educated and sccus,
/ toned 10 live. Washington Nathan bad
| lived abroad since 1884 in Paris aud later az
| Margate, suburb Of London. dc received
| during his life $4,000 from his fathers es-
tate. "a, 900 from grandmother and $4,000
/ from an aunt.
] He leaves no estate however, having
spent all his money 10 luxurious living.
i The closing years of his life were years Of
for him-sadly strsitened circumstances.
New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
Ibsen's Courtship.

When Ibsen fell in love with the beauti-
full daughter OF Pastor ThOresen how TO
make known the fact to her was what
troubled him for weeks. At last be re-
solved TO write 20 her. He would come and
fetch his answer the same afternoon at D..
Did the lady accept him she would be sat
home" otherwise not. AT . O'Clock he pre-.
sented himself, and the maid asked him 10
90 into the best room. He was very hopeful
and was glad TO have time to collect himself
before he met the lady. But when he had
waited half an hour awful doubts began 10
assail him. After an hour had passed he
imagined the letter had not reached the
young lady. Some fatal mistake was
making fool Of him. Still he waited on
After two hours he began to be ashamed of
himself. She wOuld learn that he had sat
two hours in that deserted house and would
laugh at him. At last he jumped up in a
rage and ran to the door, He was opening
it when a loud peal Of laughter arrested
him. He turned and saw the fair head of
his ad0red one emerge from under the sofa.
Her mouth was laughing, but her eyes were
filed with tears. "Oh, you dear, good
fellow, to wait all this while!D she said 81
wanted to see how many minutes a lovers
patience lasts. How hard the floor is !
Now, help me TO get out, and then we will
talk" In less than q week the marriage
was arranged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
The CatskIn Literary Colony.

The literary colony Onteora, up on the
mountain side Of the principal range Of the
Catskills, is promising 10 be even more Of
resort for authors and artists than it proved
last year. and a number Of New 1orks
literary lights have gone there for the eUm-
mer. Mary Mapes Dodge is generally one
OF the first arrivals, and this year she has
been in her cottage since the latter part OF
June. Brander Matthews followed week
later, and will remain all summer. Charles
Dudley Warner will go up this week. Mrs.
Elizabeth b. Custer Is expected for a stay
Of fortnight during the first part Of Au-
gust, while John Burroughs will 90 up for
season Of play until he returns TO his New
York farm to gather his grape harvest.
Laurence Hutton, one Of the founders of
the colony, will be missing this year, as he
and his family are In Europe, while Mark
Twain has sailed back to Germany. But
others will take their places, and the colony,
started only three years ago, is destined TO
be alive during the present summer vita
famous literary lights and weli-knoTn ar
lists.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
The Poe Cottage Again sold.

The famous Poe cottage at Fordham, New
York, which seems 10 have a faculty Of
being sold about every six months, has
again passed into other hands, and will now
be lifted away from its present location on
the winding kipgsbridge road. A wealthy
Catholic publisher has just bought the
quaint and fast-decaying house, and, as
soon as the present litigation OF the property
IS settled, the new owner Will have the
cottage lifted up and carried TO his country
seat, a few blocks away. There it will re-
ceiye thorough 0yerhauling, several hun
dred dollars Will be spent In its complete
renovation, aud the whole thing transformed
into an art studio and library for the use Of
the new owner. The last sale Of the cottage
practically means It's salvation, for the place
has 81 late years been allowed 10 10 into
such decay as b make habltation within il,
even by wOrklngmen, an utter impOssiDility.
It's dampness has made IL a place as un-
healthy as tomb, and no care has been
taken for its preservation. Now, while the
old place Will, OF course, be much changed.
1t will nevertheless be given a use and a
permanency which will preserve the scenes
Of some OF Edgar Allan Poe's nappiest DAYS.
Philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
Literary Morals.

The world at large is directly interested
in the conduct Of literary persons. Bnt IL
has usually had the discretion 70 shirk its
responsibility. Throughout the unnumbered
ages which knew not the Authors Society,
the writ OF respectability would not run In
Grub street, and the growth Of the literary
conscience was imperoepuble. In the laxity
OF ancient writers, of course, there Is moth.
ing singular. We are not concerned, now
adays, 10 defend the early Christians. To
the contrOyersialist OF the second century
the only falsehoods which seemed criminal
were those Of his opponents. But sixteen
hundred years afterwards Lauder, being
assailed for having backed his calumnies OF
Milton by interpretations ia the paradise
Lost" appealed 10 the indulgence Of his
tellow-penmen. The public, he observed,
had inyeighed against him ''as yirulently
as II the consequences OF his fraud had
been pernicious 60 societyy whereas 1t was
evidently no affair OF society's at all.
Macpherson, complains Allan Cunningham
himself an amateur in aupposititious
verse-could not have been condemned
WIN more bitterness by outsiders bad he
made raid across the Border TO lift his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
Hollands Leading Novelist.

Edward Box, writing to the PHILADELPHIA
Tines OF sunday, July oath, saws: "A
literary friend travelling in Holland
writes me that Maarten Martens has
completed his new novel, and thar
those VINO have read the story in mann.
script are wildly enthusiastic about il and
declare that the novel is the most powerful
"hlcn mas Dren written for years. The title
sG.oetsu lor the novel Is Gods FoelD We
already know something OF the works y, ,bts
Dutch novelist IN this country. ssrhe Sin
OF Joost AyeIinghV was his first novel n /
mistake not, aud was issued in this country
aVoul TWO years ago. The famous trial
SCENT IN tnis book was pronounced bv the
moss competent English critics 10 be one OF
.no nneSt word-pictures ia modern lItera-
surs. then came his second book. which.
sltnoqgh written 10 lighter vein. " as very
wen received. With bis last novel. *
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31

There is more catarrh in this section Of
the country than all other diseases put to-
gether. and until the last few years was suo-
posed 10 be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced 1t "a local disease.
and prescribed local remedies, and by con.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
Carmen sYivn.

An interesting letter from "Carmen
SYLVIA" Queen OF Roumania, has been re-
ceiyed by a personal friend Of the Queen at
Munich. 1t is dated from Mon RepOs, says
The Pail Mall Gazette, the home OF Carmen
Sylva's childhood:
"My health is improving day by day.
This miracle is, no doubt, due TO the shady
walks in the palace gardens Of Mon RepOs,
the pure air breathe in this place and TO
the delightful promenades through the green
lanes OF Wied. During my walks l often
think Of how your mother and j used 10
walk together in years gone by, dreaming
fair dreams of the future, and talking about
the beautiful, romantic Germany Of former
times, SO different from the Germany of
to-day. Alasl your mother 10 dead. l am
still here, i'll and bereit Of all illusions,
although the doctors seem very hopeful
about me. Life is, indeed, very short, and
the Apostles words, here We have no
abiding city, are very true"
Princess Marguerite Beatrice. the future
wife Of Prince Frederick Carl Of Hesse, is
described as tall and strong, with mass Of
fair hair, very pale eyes and very prominent
lips. The frigidity Of her face reminds one
Of England, and her robust figure of Ger
many. She Is the fayorite sister OF William
H.; domesticated woman; knows how 10
sew and TO embroider; does not like dancing.
1t is even said that she writes verses as
melancholy as the German sky and as foggy
as the Thames.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
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aud he was relieved in few minutes 1t "a
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
A Banker Writes

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31

a glance at the completed conservato-
ries at Lindhurst will better enable one 10
comprehend the grandeur of the proposed
of the Kew Gardens at Richmond. England,
or Jardin des Plantes in Paris. The main
conservatory. from which the other hot
hossas are bpilt out AZ all enales, 10 In the
form OF Turkish mosque and Is 800 feet IN
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29

less failure, was the offspring of this same
idea, and the Nicaragua canal project,
which seems to be sure to succeed, is
founded on the same idea and for the
same results.
\ glance at the second map will give
some idea of the ease with which the
construction of this canal is to be accom-
Dlishcd. At the point where the iSthmus
is to be crossed it is a fraction under 40
miles wide 1t is somewhat less than this
but this is the measurement according to
the route laid out for the canal. OF this
distance the Lake Nicaragua, the river
San Juan and the T0la basin, on the Pa
ci1ic side Of the lake, take up all but
twcnty-six and thrce-quartcr miles,
which distance viii have to be eXcavated.
Now the method of procedure proposed
to be executed is as follows. From the
Atlantic To the point where the San Juan
river bed will begin to be used II canal
will be Gxc;lvated and three locks put in
which will be used i'll raising vessels to
the height OF 10 feet, the level uf the
lake above the sea. Here an immense
dam will be built which will food the
whole basin of the San Juan river, max
ing an art .ial lake through the whole
basin to where it joins Lake Nicaragua,
several miles wide and abundantly deep.
THE lake varies in depth from 30 to $50
feet, which will give plain sailing until
Tho Tola basin is reached This will also
be flooded by another dam, and at its Pa
citic terminus there will be three locks,
inst as on the other side.
This is brief description of the work
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29

pending in the senate, the purpose of
which is to give the United States Il con-
trolling interest in the canal which will
enable it at any time to direct its affairs,
but which will leave its operation to the
company which is now building it.
The interest in the Nicaragua canal is
old. 1t dates back to long before the war,
and at one time just after the war with
Mexico, ii seemed probable that it might
take definite shape. But not until 1889
did it begin to assume q practical form.
Now, whether aided by the government
or left to the private resources of the
company who have begun it, it is assured.
The map which is given below will ena-
bic the reader to form some idea Of the
object of the Nicaragua canal. The vast
markets of the Pacific nations, where
hundreds of millions of men offer to COM
merce the fairesU fields in the world. have
hitherto, by the tedious voyage around
the Horn. been more accessible to Europe
than merica. England, never slow to
see Il commercial advantage, long since
improved her opportunity and secured Il
hold on the trade OF the Pacific from
which she has never been dislodge0 The
United States by natural position and re-
sources the natural storehouse on which
the Pacific nations should draw for
their supply. has been Handicapped by
the strange fact that London and Liver
pool are nearer the Pacific by nearly 200
miles than New York. This seems hard
to believe but is made true by the course
which II vessel must take to make the
journey, and Il glance ut the lines on the
map, indicating the ship paths, will cas-
lily demonstrate it. This is also almost
ccualy true of Now Orleans and the
South Atlantic ports Of the union.
The result Of this, along with other
causes, has been that cotton, the cloth
material Of ninc-tenthS of the people con
tiguOus to the Pacific, has been shipped
TO England, and thence to the Eastern
markets, because it was cheaper TO do so
than to ship il direct ourselves
1t was these causes which first suggest
ed the necessity for IL canal in the neigh
bOrhoOd of the ISthmuS of Panama-an
lntercOntinental passage for ships-Which
would save the immense and profitlesS dis
lance up and down the South American
coast, and give to traders Il direct passage
from the Atlantic to the Pacific at some
convenient spot where nature almost com
pleted the job herself when she left a
strip Of land so narrow between two great
continents. The Panama canal project
of DeLeSsepS, destined TO prove a hope
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29
A WOMAN WITH a PISTOL.
And Large Supply of Indignation crea'e'
500.


Nashville, Tenn, November 2l.-tSpe-
cial III demand satisfaction for the wrong
YOU have done me.
The scene was in Mr.. Strube's Office and
the speaker was Mrs. Ella Schink, comeiy
widow thirty years Of age.
Satisfaction was refused by Mr. Strube
and the next instant a bull dog revolver
was aimed as his breast by an excited Wo-
man.
Mr.. Strube with his son succeeded in dis
arming Mrs. Schink and put her out of the
Office. 4 warrant Was then sworn out 10y
Mr.. sStruha charging thor with assault with
intent to murder and, she was arrested.
Mr.. Strube denies that he has Wronged
the woman but she tells different tale.
She is Il widow with two children and
charges that Strube whom she has known
for several years, came to her home about
six months ago and taking advantage of
her being alone forced his attentions upon
her. She claims that shame induced her
to keep silent and that Strube proposed to
send her away il necessary to save her
from disgrace. This she claims he has de-
clined to DO and this explains the scene in
his office this morning. Mr.. Strube who is
a furniture manufacturer of good standing
has family and denies the woman's story.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29

which has to be done. There are no
unsOlved problems in it. Engineers who
have examined it and the practical build
ers who have gone over it, one and all
say that it is simply a plain work
lie Advantageous Results.
With the opening Of the route not only
will a new thOrOughfare be provided, but
new fields will be opened to commerce by
the more advantageous provision for its
transaction. In this respect the Opportu-
nifty is unique. The countries chiefly
brought into contact by the Suez canal
are old, densely populated and have few
new or untried resources awaiting devel-
Opment. On the other hand, western
North and South America, Australia, Corea,
Japan and eastern Siberia, the abodes or
vigorous, rapidly increasing ana
enterprising peoples. possessing
vast resources awaiting develop
ment, the magnitude and value Of which
are already shown to be incalculable by
such essays as have been possible under
existing conditions by the canal, are
brought into closer connection with great
commercial centers by water highway
traversing country unsurpassed III its
natural attractions, equally rich in all the
material endowmentS of nature, winch,
possessed of adequate faculties for travel,
must become a resort for travellers from
all parts of the world. 1t would seem
that the essential conditions for an UMPIRE
cedented growth of population, commerce
and material prosperity exist here to a
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-11-29
THEY MET AND FOUGHT.
A Lively Row Between Newspaper Men in
Meridian.

Meridian, Miss, November pa street
encounter occurred yesterday afternoon
hstween- G. 5. $ Price, business manager
of The Meridian News, and Eric Gambrel,
editor of The Meridian Tribune. and Gam
brell now has gaping wound i'll his heal.
Gambrell cditorially criticised in The Tri-
bune the alleged journalistic discourtesy of
The News i'll failing to give its retiring edi-
tor. Colonel ii. ). King, a ''send-off.'
Business Manager Price, in a card yester-
day morning. denounced The Tribune editor
as IAN otticious intcrmeddler, whose impcr-
tinence in the present instance is equaled
only by the meanncss of spirit he has here
fore shown toward Colonel King and Il
coward back of it."
To this Gambrell replied by giving the
lie direct.
Price and Gambrell met in the street yes
terday. Price drew pistol and struck Gam
brell on the head, knocking him as he fell,
and striking him on the head after he was
down. Friends then interfered. GambrelPs
friends say he was unarmed. Gambrell was
frightfully bruised about fine face and is in
serious condition. 'GamDrell is son of