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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-21

battery with reference 10 sections y, ~.
sup the latter occupies The system %
ling every man "A number will also bs
iseu Here tofOre the number corre
iPouued 70 the part Of the ship" where
- man was stationed, the numbers
hat. Ivl TO 30 Inclusive. for instance.
an =, assigned 20 the foretopmeu, 2J To
boi,', sHe nalntopmen, &c. odd numbers
lbs IN the starbOard watch and oven
ones In the port. But foreoas,Ie ara 80.
"'aihtop, mizzentop, and afterglIard
mdFe disappeared with the ..parfs os
snip from which they take their
, io.' Accordingly each man viii ha
g.. oeu by four numerals. each hay-
-. ''i1 significance. Thus. suppose a
,,,,,.' number should be l.229. The FIRST
a a. 3d.. i. would signify his class or
,r olps' his gun division. and %" his
,,istl. number in the class and d.
VISION 10 which he belonged
RMS change. together with ,b,, a,.,,s
referred TO- OF abolishng "parts ~ sh,,, >.
IS indeed radical. and many a ve.eranp .,
S"e old navy, as he reads Of n All,
uouotess consider It revolutionar1 80
IenoFihg MIN and his own naval ayna-
s.ehce sun further back in 2 past e,ocs
me beautiful old song "I.arboard ws,ct
Aloy' received it's first blow when a.
WORD port was substituted for -
.o'Iu, IN view of the confusion likely
70 arise from the latter words simiIsr-
Ivy TO "starboard" The second bIou, ba.
now come In the "watches' altogether
another marked change Is the new ca,
salute The old naval salute. easv b,t
unmilitary was a simple raising OF the
cap almost Identical with that conmonIv
USED between civilians In exchanRtns.
greetings. Instead Of this, the salutinS
Oiicer or man now stands riofdtv *
attention" brings his hand srnartlv ana
win precision to the visor OF the can
ana holds 1t there punctiliously,w with mill.
tary accuracy and steadiness. untfl ths
salute Is returned. The old STYLE was 70
say the least, slouchy. The new fashion
Is smart dretsy, ceremonious and min,
tary.
Thus the changes succeed each othn.
ALREADY the representative OF tho "old
I aYy' feels constrained on tho steel h,llls
or the new, surrounded with unfamiliar
weapons and instruments, gearing. and
mechanism generally. lie will soon feel
considerably out Of place.-Boston Herald.
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drawing room and dining cars. baggage
car and funeral car The latter, which
Is being specially prepared In the COM
panys shops at Richmond, is well adapted
10 the purpose.
II is a large observation car Of I'M
usual width with sides and ends. practi-
callv OF glass III was formerly used as
an observation car on the North Caro-
lima Western railroad, and is peculiarly
ADAPTED for a funeral car. All the seats
are being removed except few for the
immediate escort TO the remains and a
substantial bier will be erected in the
centre OF the car.
The funeral train viii be appropriately
decorated and the funeral car heavily
draped with mourning leaving the glass
sides of the car unObstructed sc that
those Who viii gather at every station
along the line 90 see II pass will be re-
warded by momentary sight OF the
raised bier bearing all that is mortal OF
the Confederate President.
The arrangements will be such that
the ladies and others of the party Will be
able II necessary 20 live en- route indie
pendent OF hotels and eating houses max
ing il possible to guard against any in
convenient delays that might otherwise
occur.
The funeral train viii leave New Or
leans Sunday evening, May 18th, and VIII
make no stops except those arranged for
by the committee. The first halt VIII
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value OF the means OF grace. But there
was one difficulty. Could he take II IN
the proper spirit-in the frame OF a for
giving mind after the treatment he had
been subjected TOT He was too upright
and conscientious a Christian man "to
eat and drink unworthiy," |. e., not in
the proper spirit. and, as far as lay in
him, in peace with God and man. / left
him 10 settle that question between him
self and his own conscience and what he
understood Gods law 10 be.
In the afternoon General Miles took mo
TO him again. l spoke to the General
about the Communion. and he promised to
make preparations for me. | found Mr..
Davis with his mind made up. Knowing
the honesty Of the man. and that there
would be, could be no "shammlng, nor
mere superstitious belief in the ordinance
/ was delighted TO find him ready. He
had laid the bride upon his very natural
feelings, and was ready TO pray: "rather'
forgive them
Then came the Communicable and
alone. but with God. 1t was one OF those
cases I'm which the Rubric cannot be
binding. 1t was night The fortress was
so still you could hear a pin fall. General
Miles with his back TO us. leaning against
the fireplace in the ante-room, his head
on his hands. not moving; the sentinels
ordered to stand still. and they stood like
statues. l cannot conceive OF more
solemn scene.
The gathering here next week will. per-
haps, be the largest general gathering Of
eX-Confederates from the broad lands Of
the South which will ever take place. UNI
less II shall be when a grand monument
raised 10 the memory Of their former
President by an unforgetful people will
be dedicated with imposing ceremonies.
The present occasion will be made
memorable one. and though quiet In tone,
II will be governed by a proud sentiment,
which not even the mutations OF time.
or the cavil Of political critics, can erase
or even weaken. IT'S a sacred duty,
which the people Of the South feel that
they owe, and will perform with love and
reXarenca
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ON TO RICHMOND
WITH HONORED ASHES.
How The Body Of the Confederate Chief Will Be Brought to
His Capital for hement,
IMPOSING RITES AND CEREMONIALS
Vast Crowds Coming to Richmond for the Cere-
monies That Begin Next Weelx-The Burial
Plot in Hollywood Cemetery.

win lie I'm state in the rotunda for nearly
a day
The bier will be so arranged as to make
10 accessible TO the thrOng, and they Will
be permitted 20 enter the building from
the west and pass out at the east en-
trance.
The old Confederate White House.
few blocks 90 the east. will be the next
spot OF greatest interest on that day,
and 70 was the desire OF the ladies having
it i'm charge that the procession should
pass that way. that they might appropri-
ately decorate 10 as feature OF the day;
but. owing 20 the blockade Of the street
by material for q school-house being
built 20 take it's place, the idea was aban-
doncd.
This building though for years used as
"a public school. is very substantial, and
is yet fairly well preserved. The city of
Richmond bought # when the Confederate
capital was moved from Montgomery as
"a gift 20 the President This Mr.. Davis
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-21
Il BEAUTIFUL POEM.
A ''Son OF a Confederate" Writes Of the
Lines by Mrs. shefTey-Peters.

To the Editor Of The Times:
It is a rare thing in any literature to
have written thirty years after the strug-
gle so beautiful and stirring a war poem
as that by Mrs. NJ. Shelley Peters, pub
lished I'm The Times Of Sunday, the 80th
Of April. II warns the blood like a war
buge while at the same time It has the
air Of deliberate convictions, uneffaced
by the three decades that have passed
since 1915. There is no discussion in
the poem. 10 is a woman's tribute 10
manly heroism, the like OF which the
world had never seen before. IL preserves
I'm it's liquid measures all that is most
dear TO the Southern people. We do not
care nor fret any longer about the right
Of the States 10 secede or about the in
stitution of slavery. but it is our duty to
love and cherish the memories OF those
chivalric spirits whose prowess in arms
and martyrdom 10 patriotic duty re-
Elected glory upon every inch of our soil
and upon every son of the South To the
height of this argument Mrs. Peters has
mounted That her work has been we'll
done / need only point out some few
Of the couplets. IL is easy to see how
facts that are literally true have been
most lastingly and POLITICALLY expressed.
For instance:
"The plough-share Of peace turns a sub
soil Of blood
Where life-tides Of heroes once poured as
a food.
It's iron, deep furrowing hillside and
field,
Finds a Gray or "Blue' at rest on
his shield
SO, from dust hearts of braves the golden
rod springs;
Where mimic balls whizzed the mocking-
bird sings
Where the shot and shell cut swaths
mong the pines
Yirginia's red creeper the SCARED forest
binds"
The Southern battlefield IS thus put on
lasting record.
But when the gifted writer turns TO
the men themselves. who made those
fields immortal, even she pauses before
her task. and in asking the question most
httingly answers II:
"Shall artists, with crayon or pencil or
brush.
Put the soul OF the man in Stuart's last
rush2
Shall limners have power to follow the
flash
OF the debonair knight, in raid or in
udHNt
Cross the flank Of the foe?'
or again:
"shall canvas be woven so fair or so |
great
That Ashby may ride still. defiant Of
fate2
Shall History's ear catch the thrill Of his
cry:
My Virginians, charger-then catch his
death sigh?'
or again:
mot Prometheus had dared the implous
thought,
The spark to relume by loved Pegram
once caught
of the altar of life; I'm pureness Of youth
Twas returned TO his God, for country
and truth.
Ceased the bay Of his war-dogs, ended
their chase
Turned to ash the hearts fire that famed
i'm his face"
And there are others equally good. To
appreciate the beautiful tribute that Mrs
Peters brings to the memory of the Con- J
federate soldiers and sailors the entire
poem should be read. We may well be-
lieve that poem is from the heart. COM
Ing. as Il does, from the wife Of one who
left his blood on more fields than one.
deep lyric springs
Are Of the fire-mount's issuings"
A SON OF A CONFEDERATE.
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Colonel l.. j. Alfred Writes;

am I'm my seventy-ihird year. and for
fiftv years / have been "a great sufferer
ffom indigestion. constipation and bill
iousness. f have tried all the remedies adj
vertised for these diseases and got no per-
rnaneot relief About one year ago the
disease assuming more severe and dam
gerous form. ] became very weak and
lost flesh rapidly / commenced using Dr..
III Mozleys Lemon Elixir. / gained
twelve pounds I'm three months. My
strenetn and health. my appetite and in
digestion were perfectly restored and
now / feel as young and vigorous as
ever did IN my life.
l.. j. ALFRED,
Dcorkeeper Georgia state Senate.
State CAPITOL, Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 8, 1891.
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A Mother,s Report.

Mrs. n. A. McEntire writes from Spring
Pie Ga: For many years / have been
a ereat sufferer from indigo stiOn. sick
heada ,he and nervous prostration. l tried
,,,en remedies but got no permanent re-
let until / used Dr. MOzley's Lemon
IIixer. / am now in better health than
for MANY ears My daughter has been
subject TO chills and feyers from her in
farSv l could get nothing 10 relieve her;
the lemon Elixir has restored her 10 per-
Sold bv druggists, soc. and 81 per bottle.
Procured By Or. IL. Motley. Atlanta, Ca.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-21
snuare Pianos Cheap.

Really excellent Pianos can be gotten
al figures from fifty dollars TO one hun
dred dollars. A great many six octave
Pianos at twenty-five dollars. Terms
five dollars cash and five dollars per
month. stool and cover free.
MANLY b. RAMOS & co,
Main street next 10 corner OF Ninth.
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PROPOSALS
For Coal for the Hospital am
Almshouse.

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
~ Supervisors OF the City and County OF san
La accordance with resolution No. ss7s Third
Serlesl of the Board OF Supervisors. SEALED
PROPOSALS VIII be received in open session Of
the Board on MONDAY EVENING. May 10. 1898
from 80 O'Clock, for furnishing coat for the
City and County Hospital and Aimshouse, from
July i. 1898. to juno 30, 1924.
The coal is to be the first quality OF West Hart
ley. wallsend, sydney or Wellington teither New
lngton or puusmuir Wellington well screened
broken for use and free from SLACK or
shae (aud to weigh 224O pounds to the toni. and
the Kind Of coal required to be iurnised at su ch
times and in such quantities ordered for the
City anu County Hospital and Almshouse, with
the understanding that the coal for the hospital
is to be delivered to that institution, and that Tor
the AmshonSe 70 be taken from the coalyard OF
tue successful bidder or from the wharf, and to
be delivered, OF such kinds aud in such quantities.
as may be ordered from time 70 time.
NorICE-Bidders Will estimate and bid a
price per ton OF 2240 lbs. for which they win FUR
sh said coal with the understanding that the
board VIII award con tract Tor each Kind OF coal
separately to the lowest responsible bidder a adj
that in all eases the coal must be Inspected and
weighed at such times and places may be les
grated by the respective committees.
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required, prior To or at the time or the execu-
ton OF contract, to pay The cost. portion OF
newspapers.
In order to preserve uniformity and to faeil-
Hate the award, the board has resolved to
no bids unless made upon blank forms prepared
by the committee. ana ceRtihed cheek for the
sum sum, OF 5000 drawn during the month of May,
1898. IN favor OF and made payable 10 the clerk
OF the Board, must be deposited by the bidder
CONDITIONED II the proposal is accepted and the
contract awarded: and Il the bidder shall fan or
neglect to e&ecut, written agreement aud give
tho bond required within :0ar days after the
award Is made. then, In that case. the SAID sun
shall be paid into the city and COuity Treasury
BY said Clerk as nquidated damages O. such
failure and neglect.
Blanks furnished by the CIerk
The. Board reserves TIE rig bit to rejec. all bids
81 the public good require
my9 Of JNo. A RUSSELL. Clerk.
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THE FAIR FIJIANS,
Due on the Monowai
To-Day.
Rivalry for the Arabs of Midway
Plaisance Sad Parting of
Maid and Pet.

On the steamer Mouowai. which is due
at this port from Australia via Honolulu
to-day, are twelve Fiji women under charge
of Mrs. II. J. Moors, whose husband re-
Gently started for Chicago with a band of
twenty-eight male Fijans for the Samoan
exhibit at the fair.
Mr.. M00rs had great deal of trouble
getting the men to leave the islands, but it
is said that Mrs. Moors' task of inducing
the females away was even Il harder one
The King Of the Fiji Islands was rather
reluctant to let his warriors leave their
native soil, and when it came to the
women he at first positively refused to let
them go.
The Kings mandate would probably
have had to be obeyed had not the winning
pleas of the women. who were very desir-
Gus of coming, won him over to Mrs. Moors'
cause.
The women waited upon his majesty in
a body; they did not sedately present their
claims TO Il leave of absence in the staid,
dignified way OF our own sweet maidens,
but fell upon the monarch like an ava
lanche, covered him with kisses. begged
and pleaded in Fiiian fashion and finally
gained their roint.
Although the South Sea islanders are
said to be gentle and ehiid-lke by nature,
1t Is declared that FIJI woman Is adept
in extracting the shining coin in exchange
for few shells or a yard or two of fancy
feathers.
Among the baggage OF the coming female
delegation is said to be several boxes of
enrios to be offered for sale at the fair
The Arabs of Midway Piaisanee will find
convincing and determined rivals in the
flJ!aDs If the contents of the latter boxes
Will only hold out long enough, :.
The women are not pretty, but are well
formed and rather graceful In their nave
ments," said Mr.. Moors when speaking OF
them some weeks ago, and some peopie are
mean enough to say that they Will stand
on par with the Chicago girls as far as
| looks are concerned.
FiJian women are much more superstl-
tious than the men, and Mrs. Moors will
| have her hands full keeping them from
dropping dead at the sight of the cable
| cars and big buildings. for. although a ma
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tive girl would deign to tremble at the
sight of the proverbial mouse, it is claimed
that great excitement throws them into an
uncomfortable state of mind bordering on
lunary.
Before leaving the islands one of the
women buried her only child, remark ing
that She was not sorry the young one had
departed this life, that it was better that
he be dead than in Chicago. OF course,
this is only rumor. but the wOman's
child did really die, the mother expressing
no tender regrets, but rather rejoicing that
she should be relieved of burden which
might render her travels uDcom Portable
and less enjoyable.
Not all these simple maidens and
mothers are of this unfeeliug disposition,
though, for one sweet miss cried bitter
tears when taken from FIJI to Samoa, pre-
paratory to the start for America, declar-
ing that it almost broke her heart to leave
her little pet pig to the tender mereies aud
tough appetites of her unfeeling country
men and women.
The troupe will leave for the East on
Monday next
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ALoNG-ENDURED GRIEVANCE
Mission Residents Want Their Streets
Properly Numbered.

Properly Numbered.
The Reorganizrd Mission ReaI-astate
Owners Union met last night at Twen-
teth and Guerrero streets. w. A. Smith
presiding.
L. J. Coffey called attention to the lack
of system in the numbering nj ths houses
on the streets of the Mission. The
speaker said that as many as three sys-
TENS of numbers could be found on Six
teenth street, and on nearly every street
in the NJ lssion the numbers are badly
conglOmerated. 1t was further stated that
ii is far more preferable to seek q needle
in haystack than TO find a given number
on any street from Fourteenth to Six
teenth The letter-carriers were also said
to be complaining, and addresses on let
tiers mad to be des grated in the rural
way Of between streets, accompanied by a
description of The house.
MIR. Coffey's suggestion to petition the
board for the pfOrer numbering Of the
section was Endorsed, and the Supervisors
Will be requested to order the Superin-
tendent of Streets to rectlfy the confused
system of numbering.
Twentieth street, which is designated
between Harrison street and Potre TO ave-
nue. on the official maps as Nspa street,
was instanccd as another bluuder, and the
name the street from POtrerO avenue to its
westerly termination to its numbered ap-
pcllatlon.
John X. Roche. Z. J. Mcnamara and
| jain B0lger were selected 10 canvass the
| Mission for signatures to the roll OF the
! new organization.
a. +. Van DuZer reported that the City
| Treasurer had returned all the street
| extension assessments paid in by the
property-owners in the various districts.
! Attorney Sullivan of the SiXteentb-streei
! Extension Commission Us preparing a wri
| of mandate to compsl the Mayor, Tax Col
lector and City Attorney 10 act as board
| OF audit and pass upon the claims OF the
varions street-opening commissioners.
| The POtreru-avenue Commissioners have
| Interested a number Of the property
owners in that district to insist upon it.
extension and will endeavor to test thu
| con stitutionalily of the repeal act nullify
| ing the street law Of 1889.
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Tore Down the Bills

William II. Stanley and his sister both
claim ownership to house on the Corbett
road. and neither is willing to admit that
the other has any right on the premises.
The sister has possession at present and,
wishing To rent portion of the building.
she gave 1t in charge OF Peter Ward, a real
estate dealer. As is customary, the real
estate man pasted his bills in the windows
oil the house, but they were torn down by
Stanley. Ward then swOre out warrant
for his arrest on a charge of malicious mis-
Chief, and he was arrested late last night
by Officer Paul Smith.
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rs. Farewell 100. Little Tnugh 1o7. Miss
Mailing luz, Vendome LOG, Connaught 101.
Sidney 107.
Fifth race. five furlongs-Mo Carlos
III. Volta 116, Reno 1l5. Lodi liz, North
Ill. Drummer 10, Jack the Ripper los.
Angelo 1O5
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To-Day's Races.

The entries and weights for to-day's
races are as follows:
First race. four furlongs-Redlight 11S.
Mount Carlos ZIG, Joe d liz. Ida Glenn JOG.
Mount Boy 10S, Lola Belle 81. Samantha 81,
Ottinger So. Joe Hooker Jr. 100
Second race. four and a half furlongs-
Realization 40, The Lark lis, Title s,
Carmel 10. Polaski 101, Happy Band 9S.
Button %.
Third race (handicap) one miIe-El Rayo
l2G, 81. Croix 1oS. Tigress 92. Garcia 90,
Little EsDeranZh 81, Steadfast 70.
Fourth race, seven furlongs
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Berkeley.

berkeley.
CAMERA CLUB.-Last evening the
Camera Clubs lantern-sIide lecture was
given on Spain and Northern France"
by Mr.. Il. Dupont Ayle at Stiles Hall,
to large audience.
NEW CHURCH.-Tne North Berkeley
Congregational Church will be completed
this week. a fair will be held by the
ladies as soon as it Is completed to raise
funds toward furnishing it.
RESULT OF THE INsP LIEU
tenant Randolph issues an order relating
to the late inspection of the battalion by
U. 5. specter-General Upt on, In which
he says: The inspection was entirely salts
factory as far as maneuvers and carriage
were concerned, but quite unsati sfaciory as
TO the condition OF uniforms. many being
iil-fitting, dusty and untidy. heTefore, as
result. all promotions In the future will
have ms first requirement the neat and
military condition OF the dress.
REINcoRPoRATIoE.-K of citizens
ami politicians caugregated or the streets
last evening discussing the question
aroused, that reiBcorporation had not been
carried. after all. There were 1910 ballots
polled at the election, but on the question
OF reiDeoTporation there were but 1850 cast
5l7 against and 533 for incorporation, a
plurality of IS votes OF those cast. The
town sages raise the point that as half of
votes cast at the election was go, there
was not real plurality on the question.
Others raise the point that 16 is plurality
and not a majority of those cast on the
question. However. The whole matter Is
mere gossip. The Election Board will de-
clare the question carried and the election
for city officers viii take place in six
weeks.
ANY one differing on the matter can
bring an injunction, which will put the
case into the courts. By the carrying of
the question. the officers elected Monday
will hold office for six weeks, when all
Offices will become vacant and the newly
created ones filed by election. A police
force will take the place OF the insufficient
coDstabulary. A paid Fire Department
Will replaces the notorious hose cart with
its untitled record. street Improvement,
adequate fighting, and spirit Of progress
will change the present dirty. sleepy town
into what nature has fitted II for. 'beauti-
full Berkeley"
WHO Is LIEUTENANT-C COLONEL ?-ID
the distribution of military commissions,
the names read: Colonel l. n. Van
Wrinkle, AFOREMENTIONED Loring p.
Rixford, and Major George n. Foulks. But
there is feeling among the seniors that
an injustice has been done Mr.. Foulks In
not giving lin the second place