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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26

Ohio railway, has resigned to accept q
similar position on the Big Four road.
headquarters at Indianapolis. He will be
succeeded by Mr.. Morris. OF Grand
Rapids, Mich.
There will be services at the New
Jerusalem mission room this morning
at IL o'clock. the subject OF the sermon
being THE Crucifxion." and at z. NJ.
on THE Veil of the Temple Rent"
Colonel John Murphy has sent special
Invitation to Governor Fishback. Of Ar
kansas. extending TO him the use OF a
beautiful suite Of rooms at his WELL
appointed hotel with all OF the necessary
requirements attached.
Mr.. Vernon c. Scriven, a well-known
business man OF Akron, o., paid Rich
mond visit last week: He was so we'll
pleased with this city that he intends to
make II his future home. He was the
guest OF Mr.. p. +. Smith.
A warrant was served on Lewis Lam
bert at the police court yesterday by Ser
gent Torilinson, charging him with OBJ
tanning under false pretences watch
vailed at Sc from the II. NJ. Moses Com
pany. He was bailed for his appearance
Monday morning.
Major James ID. Patton was able to be
down town yesterday for a short time.
He was threatened with pneumonia, but
he is out of danger. He is. however, suf-
fering with his right knee, which he
twisted in stepping from a train.
Before the close of the last session OF
the Grand Council. Royal Arcanum, w.
w. Foster took an excellent picture OF
the members, and every lady will no
doubt procure a copy. The supply is
limited. as no copies will be sold.
Mr.. Louis Rich, who is now in charge
OF the Alhambra Hotel, Chicago, recently
acquired by Davis, Powell and Rich,
reports that quite number of Southern
people are already arriving there Among
the most recent are Robert Edmond, OF
Richmond; f. S. Humphreys. of Fred
ericksburg. Va. and Charless f. Dobbs,
of Atlanta Ga
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
A SEAMLESS DRESS.
Quite . Novelty and Is Greatly Admired b
MANY Richmond Ladies.

A seamless dress, II nothing else is a
novelty, and many ladies have declared
that such a garment was not possible.
Those same ladies last week were given
an opportunity OF inspecting just such a
dress, and then wonder and delight can
well be imagined.
At No. / west Broad street, Professor
and Madame G. d. Pulliam, with their
charming daughter, Miss Cora Pul1iam,
are demonstrating 10 the ladies OF Rich
mond and vicinity that the seamless dress
is not only possible, but is one or the
discoveries of this end OF the century
that has come TO stay. II, OF course,
makes a beautiful garment and upon
the human form divine gives better
opportunity for the curves OF the figure
than the dress with seams.
During the past few months hundreds
OF ladies have called upon the Professor
and Madame Puliam. and the universal
verdict has been that the system pro-
duces a dress that is faultless In mt.
simpler in style and more economical
than any system heretofore invented.
Professor and Madame Pulliam made
the offer some time ago that for thirty
days they would teach the system free,
and many ladies have awaited themselves
of the opportunity. Each day there are
new applicants, and throughout the day
a very large number OF ladies' call ana
inspect the system.
The most skeptical are cordially In
vited to visit the academy. which Is over
Harrison's drug store.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
AbnormsIiy Small People Who 1.-Two In
the Atlas Mountains.

About two years ago, Mr.. r. G. Hall
burton attracted a good deal OF attention
by pamphlet in which he asserted that
a tribe of dwarfs lived among the Atlas
Mountains in Southern Morocco. says
the New York Sun. He had never been
among them, but he had seen numbers or
the tribe further north in Morocco, and
the evidence he had secured from many
of the inhabitants convinced him that
hitherto unknown tribe of pigmies was
living among the mountains. He said
they called themselves Akkas, note
worthy coincidence. inasmuch as the first
Central African dwarfs known in modern
times were revealed to the world by DR..
Schweinfurth under the same name OF
Akkas.
Anthropologists have not regarded Mr..
Haliburton's reports as sufficiently au-
thenticated TO be accepted as facts. NO
other traveller had heard OF tribe OF
pigmies in the Atlas Mountains, though
they had seen dwarfs in Morocco whom
they regarded merely as freaks or nature.
Mr.. Halliburton told some remarkable
stories about them, and ii seemed very
strange that their existence had not been
renorted before. He said the Moors were
very reticent about mentioning the little
people because they were regarded as
holy. He described them as very wild,
living I'm houses built among the rocks
and snow, and conceiving it to be their
duty 10 kill any venturesome person
who visited their Businesses. He also
told of large bands of pigmies who lived
south of the mountains, east OF the Wad
Draa. on the edge Of the Sahara Desert.
This travellers statements, which drew
ont considerable contradiction and even
ridicuIe. are at last so far confirmed that
we may say with confidence that the ex-
istence of abnormally small people in the
Atlas Mountains has been proved. Mr.. w.
b. Harris, well known as the traveller
who a. few years ago visited in disg Use
some OF the fanatical Berber towns OF
North Morocco, has recently returned
from the Atlas Mountains south of the
city of Morocco. In that city he heard.
both from native sources and from the
Scotch missionaries, OF small people In
habiting the upper ranges OF the Atlas.
With a white comrade he left the city
early in November last to investigate
these reports.
At the foot OF the mountains the gov
ernor OF the district told him that many
OF these small people are nominally under
his government. though they do not In
fact acknowledge the Sultan's jurisdic-
ton or pay any taxes. One OF his sol-
diers was dwarf. not over four feet
high, from the snowy ranges Of the Atlas.
and he as we'll as the governor and the
Inhabitants assured the traveller that there
were many people quite as small among
the mountains.
NJ. Harris ppshsd further east and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
LIST Week. I'd week.
FROM THE ARMORY.
Tho Regiment VIII Go to the Naval Rem
devious.

The First Virginia regiment will attend
the naval rendezvous. which takes place
in Hampton Reads next month. When l
spoke TO Colonel Jones last night in refer
tnce TO the matter he stated that the
regiment would certainly go; that
steamer would be chartered. so that the
officers and men can witness the proceed
ires, and that he expects u quarter the
regiment at Fortress Monroe during the
stay at old Point.
Company A will meet Tuesday night
10 determine whether or not thirty-two
men OF the company shall go ID Oh Point
during the rendezvous and participate
in the prize competitive drill that will
take place there on April Oth.
The athletic young men Of Company A
are progressing finely with their gymnas-
tic work, and will soon have arrived at
that point OF perfectness TO enable them
to compete with other athletic organiza-
tiona OF the State 50 far as "tumbiing
goes.
The apparatus has been moved out or
the gymnasium, and the gallery Is thus
freed Of all iinpediments for the use OF
the la,iies of the Memorial Bazaar.
Captain Percy Gray will this week
begin moving the rifles from the large
drill room TO the lower floor. This in
wolves quite q large item of expense. be-
sides considerable trouble.
The enlistments for last week are as
follows. w. II. Tyree, hospital corps;
V. VI. Hicks. drum corps; Company u,
r.. l.. Cottreil; Company c, George h.
Toone, =. y. Baker H. g. Burton; Com
pany T.. William Triana. Charles I.
Glenn.
The Walker Light Guard win, on April
9Th. give most enjoyable concert at
Mozart Academy, the object of which Is
10 raise funds with which to purchase
new uniforms. There will be vocal mu-
sic by Richmond's best singers, and vocal
lists from other cities Will also be In at
tendance. The First Regiment Band Will
render several select 3ns. There VIII be
a bayonet drill by the crack squad Of
the Guards and there will be battle
scene between the Old Guard and the
entire company.
Lieutenant George =. Shackelford' OF
Company +, who mas been very III with
pneumonia, was considerably better last
evening. He resides at No. 1l6 north
Twentieth street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
THE COMING CONTEST.
HENRICO COUNTY CAHDIDATEs PAY
UP THEIR ASSESSMENTS.
They Turn Out in Good Numbers end the
Contest Promises to be Hottie PHI
mary Will be Held Next Thursday.

The Henrico county Democratic COM
mittee met yesterday at noon In the
county courthouse, and disposed Of ell
the necessary work prior TO the coming
primary, Thursday, March Goth.
The candidates were out In full force,
each backed by a large roll. as yesterday
was the last day in which the various
candidates who expected to enter their
respective races could settle UP their as
sessments.
The several fights are now on, and
will be fought from every vantage point.
Mr. j. c. Mitchell, the chairman of the
committee, had his hands full. as he had
all of the reports to receive and see to the
printing Of the ballots, which will be
10000.
According to the plans adopted by the
county Democratic committee. all Of the
candidates who desired to enter the pri-
mary had to sign the contract and pay
their assessments by u o'clock.
At the appointed hour most of the cam
didates had paid up, but Chairman Mitch
ell said he would hold the books open for
awhile. This create some dissatisfaction
In the committee. and met with the dis
favor Of the candidates who were on time.
The candidates for clerk OF the county
court were assessed 1888 each, those for
clerk of the circuit court SO each, and
supervisors s. each.
Mr. r. II. Gillian has withdrawn from
the race, which only leaves three candi-
dates for the office Of county clerk. The
following is the complete ticket:
Clerk of County ~ourt-William II.
Sands. S. =. Waddill. w. j. Binford.
Clerk of Circuit Court-J. II. Broaddus.
w 6. Leake.
Fairfield neutrality-suspicious. II. II.
Christian, II. G. Hechler Magistrates;
Joseph L. Rohleder, Frank A. Christian.
=. Frischkorn. Thomas p. Larus, q. Z.
Vincent Constables: o. j. Ness. j. II.
Hawkins. Ovorseer of Poor: NJ. w. Fill
Ter.
Varina District Supervisors: George W.
Clarke. James w. Sweeney. w. T. .sar-
riner. Magistrates: G. l.. McCaull' j. i.
Yarbrough. Constables: r. II. Samuels
Sanford Alexander. Overseer or Poor: A
s. Jackson, L. i. Gum. 49,.
Tuckahoe District-Supervisors X. w.
browning. A. w. Ball. d. A. beadley
w II. Beveridge. Magistrates; James -
Lewis. Edwin RugG. Archer Datden' ", ~
r. Crouch. c. A. Bowles Constables w.
r. Cornett ]. i. Branch, John f. Henley
r. Howell. Overseer of Poor: James
Patterson. S. r. Mathews.
Rrookland District-Supervisors WI,
liam H. Keck. a. f. Sheppard, samuel
f. Ford. Magistrates: w. j. Tyler Il: II,
Derracott. r. e. Tirier. W. ). GUY
Vaughan. Constables: r. c. Mosley, "; H.
Waldrop. Overseer OF Poor: l. H. Dei-
trick. A,.h
Tho oolI- hooks and ballots will be turned
over TO the committee from each precinct
who will take them in charge. inc ar
rangements will be completed Tor tne
urinary. which will be held on Thursday'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
Mozart Musicale.

An exceptionally fine attraction may be
expo cted tomorrow evening at the MO-
cart Academy. The music Will be OF
high order. and will be rendered by the
following wel-known artists, all from
New York: Mrs. Ida Bond-Young, So
prano; Mr.. Albert Arveschon, basso can
tante: MIR. Victor Woycke. Violinist drom
Edinburgh; Mr.. Jasques Friedberger'
pianist
This is the programme: Piano solo, In
vitation a la Danse' (Tansig)' Mr.. FRIED
berger "Bedouin love Song Pinsuul.
Mr.. Arveschon Concerto Romantique,
for violin Goddard. Mr.. Woycke. 1
VIII Extol Thee" from ELI (Costa)'
Mrs. Young. Polonaise, IL Major UlszO'
Mr.. Friedbcrger. Two Swedish Folk
Songs" Mr.. Arvehscbon. Songs, (a)
Douglas Gordon" Gelley); CD Ma
nola" Bourgois). Mrs. Young. Violin
solos, (a) Romance" Ries); CD ALE
gretto" Woycke) Mr.. Woycke. Duct
II Feel Thy Angel Spirit CHoffmann).
Mrs. Young and Mr.. Arveschon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
Content With the Management.

The meeting Of policy-holders OF tne
Valley Mutual Life Assurance AsSoeia-
ton ~ Virginia was held in the Cham
her of Commerce yesterday afternoon at
4.30 o'clock. ..
After hearing Major Dinneens report
the meeting voted its confidence In the
integrity and wisdom of the MANAGEMENT,
and recommended TO the policy-hoiders
the payment of the recent extra assess
ment. as well as of regular payments
hereafter 10 be made.
The receipts of all such companies
deneud upon the confidence IN the non
estv and prudence OF the authorlties III
charge. and this INVESTIGATION mas SHOWN
no reason TO discredit the poasu u man
gers of this particular company
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
That Stamp CancelIIng Machine.

The stamp cancelling machine Is at
last in full operation in the post
office Of this city. 1t is one OF the Hay "
Dolphin patent. manufactured in New
York, which was contracted for by the
Postofiice Department last July, the con-
tract being for 100 machines. TO be de-
lvered before October l, 1892. IT seems
that the department refused TO accept
them whom offered because they did not
come up to the specification. For this
reason a delay OF four months was caused
before one could be introduced in this
city.
This machine will do the work OF four
men, and hereafter there Will be no de-
Law on this account in dispatch letters,
Nc.. from the Richmond Office. The ma
chine has not as yet given satisfaction,
but Postmaster Russell will keep the in
structor here until the instrument is In
good working order.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
GIVEN UP BY THE SEA.
One OF Clark RusselPs Oldest Concsit
ParalIeIed in Actual Experience.

A Galveston special says: The Nor
wegian bark Elsa Andersen came INTO
port q few days ago with a strange
looking vessel in tow. This was small
brig of English build. dismasted and In
need of repairs, which had been sunk
more than fifty years ago. judging from
its iancient appearance land awkward
rigging, so sailors who have looked at IT
say.
on the Afternoon of the nth Of Febru-
airy Oft the coast of Farce Islands. where
the Elsa Andersen had been blown by a
recent gale, there was violent upneaval
of the sea about two miles distant from
the spot here she was riding, that sent
several waves sweeping over her which
Cii much damage and threatened to sub
merge her <ntirely. When 1.-THE alarm
caused by this sudden set had subsided
there was seen about a mile off wreck
which had not been there before the up
heaval of the bottom Of the sea, a phe-
nomenon corresponding to an earthquake
on land
The wreck excited much interest among
the officers and passengers of the Norwe-
giin vessel. and an order was issued TO
IL proach the strange craft, when II was
seen that the remains Of her rigging,
stumps Of masts and the hull itself were
covered by thousands of sea shells, caus-
II & the wreck to present the appearance
Of the miniature ships Of shellwork 10
be purchased at any seaside town. The
leaks which had sunk the vessel were
now stopped by an accumulation CT bar
Tacles, and the derelict rode the waves
like a duck
a boat lead OF sailors were dispatched
TO board the wreck ard they found the
hold and the under decks water-tight,
save for a few feet OF water, which, COW
ering the cargo, had sunk her. But this
cargo and the other contents Of the ship
were entirely destroyed, most of the
former having been devoured by the
deni2ens Of the deep. In what had evil
IDENTIFY been the captains berth were
found several iron-bound chests, which
had resisted. to some extent, the rayages
of time and the sea, but, on being opened,
the contents we're found to be eeduced
to a sort Of pulp, with the exception of a
leather bag. This had become hardened
until IL was necessary to break 1t open
with an axe, when from il poured a
quantity of rusty disks, which, being
cleaned, proved to be golden guineas OF
the year 1902 and amounting 10 the sum
of Fl 005. There were also several watches
OF gold and a stomacher of pearls; these,
however. are valueless. having been
blackened by the action of the water.
This wreck was attached to the Elsa
Andersen by a cable and towed TO this
port, where It is attracting crowds Of
visitors. on the fourth day after its de-
tachment from the bottom Of the sea by
the quake, the water was all pumped
out of the derelict. when 1t was found
to contain three skeletons. two of them OF
men and the other a womans. this last
being of 4 person Of gigantic build. and
in life OF nearly seven feet in height
About the neck OF one Of the male skel-
etons was a chain of gold. to which was
attached a silver crucifx and evidently
a rosary. philadelphia Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26

PERSONAL and GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citl-
zens and other Matters.


Mr.. James V. Ramos is kept from bust
ness by sickness.
The Helena Club is preparing for
grand fish froiic on Easter Monday.
A new fire alarm station CNo 31O has
been placed at Twenty-eigh,h and Dock
streets.
Miss NJ. Eta Palmore and sister. OF
81 west Marshall street. have returned
from New York.
Colonel A. L. Phillips has been awarded
the contract TO do the eXcaVating TOT
the jefferson Hotel.
Mr.. J. b. Moore, of S07 west Main street,
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks, is out again.
Miss Saran Anthony. OF Norfolk. is
the guest of Mrs. Abram l.. Jacobs. BOG
east Marsi all street.
Mr.. George b. Childs. commissioner of
revenue of Princess Anne county visited
the Capitol yesterday.
Messrs. w. 3. Brooks. OF Danvlle.
and n. r. Bowman. Of Lynchburg. were
in Richmond yesterday.
Mr.. Sol Haas, traffic manager Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company.
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Fred r. White. of Cleveland, o..
is the guest OF MT. ana AlTS. btOIBo W.
Smith, S2i west Grace street.
Miss Julia Ferrandini will this week
pay visit to her sister. Mrs. Charl IS
NJ. Rlankenship. ut Washington.
Colonel D. Y. Cooper arrived in Rich
mond Friday and left on the 1915 train
this morning for Henderson. N. c.
Rev. George II. Ray will by request
preach to the Junior Order American
Mechanics this morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Charles s. Powell. Of the Hotel
Alhambra, leaves for Chicago tomorrow
and will remain during the Worlds Fair
Mr.. Harvie Blair. OF Minnesota. will
address the Sunday school at Centenary
church this morning on Home Missions.
Mr. ]. ]. Moore, an attache of the Davis
House, left last evening for a business
trip to Norfolk, where he will remain two
weeks.
Colonel John Bell Bigger and Mrs Big
ger yesterday visited Mrs. Howard Swine
ford at her country home In Chesterfield
county.
Right Rev f. NJ. white the bishop
of this diocese, will visit ST. Marks Epis-
copal church this afternoon TO administer
the rite of confirmation. The services
will commence at o'clock.
Taliaferro, which has been pending in
the circuit court for several days. not
being able to agree. were this morning
discharged.
The plastering in the Chamber OF Com
merce is being done on wire lathing. made
for the purpose. The wire is easily bent
around corners and iron Orders, and
makes a fire-proof covering as we'll as a
substantial material.
Rev. J. G. Hiden leaves for Baltimore
on tomorrow mornings train. and on
Tuesday evening lectures to the Baptist
Social Union OF Maryland. He will re-
turn in time TO preach TO his own people
next Sunday.
white man whose name could not
be ascertained had a hit at the corner OF
Ninth and Main streets. about 3 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoon. Several gentlemen
went TO his assistance and he was soon
restored to consciousness.
Mrs Howard r. Bayne and Colonel A.
@. Dickinson were on the reception COM
mittee at the reception OF the New York
Southern Society to Mrs. George Il.
Pickett and Mrs. George A. Custer.
Mr.. william Garstans. superintendent
- nstivs pewE ef the chesapsAhs and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26

south. He did not venture far up into
the mountains but in two or three days
he secured ample evidence, as ne be-
lieyed. of the existence of this dininu-
tive folk. He met altogether fourteen OF
them. seven in one party. None OF them
we're more than four feet six inches In
height, Some OF them wore beaids, char
acteristic of many OF the dwarfs in the
Congo basin. In most respects he con-
firms Halburton's account OF them. bur
he saws they are not looked upon as holy.
nor are they the objects of superstition.
Living In the upper part of the noun
tains. which are covered with snow most
OF the year, they are inaccessible, and
have never been brought under the con-
troll Of the Sultan.
Mr.. Harris is disposed TO doubt that
these people are properly to be classed
among the pigmy trites OF Africa. He
thinks il more probable that In the course
of centuries they have been greatly stunt
ed in stature by grinding poverty and
the hard lives they lead among the rocks
and SHOWS Of the upper mountains, where
they can raise no crops and the food they
gather is poor in quantity and quality.
IL seems to US that he has not yet adj
duced evidence that makes his theory
more probable than the pigmy hypo-
thesis. He found them bearded like the
Batwa dwarfs of the Congo. He found
them speaking language Of their own,
not ineligible TO the people living near
them, in which respect again they re-
semble the known pigmy tribes. Like
the dwarfs of the tropics they also were
found TO be wilder and more intractaoie
than the tribes around them.
What is now needed more than any
thing else TO advance our acquaintance
with the dwarf tribes of Africa Is
knowledge Of their languages. II there
are ethnic affinities between these little
mountaineers and the small peoples be-
yond the desert, the fact Will probably
be revealed by a comparison Of the idioms
peculiar TO them. Mr. Harris has at any
rate opened an inviting field for ethnolo-
cical research
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-26
VOTING FOR TEACHERS.
TIE CONTEST FOR THE TIMES OF
FER GETTING IyTEREsTIYG.
The Ballots Have Boon Rolling in All the
Week and tho school Children Arc
Working Very Hard.

The battle OF the ballots for The Times
three free trips to Chicago. to be voted by
Times readers to the most popular school
teachers I'm Richmond and Manchester,
was very exciting last week. There are
some interesting facts in the ballot OF
the week worth considering by the can
didatcs and their friends.
The large increase in the vote shows
that the contest has grown in interest.
he number OF ballots cast the first week
were "A little over four thousand. The
number last week was over sixteen thou
sand. a gain of twelve thousand. or four
times as many as the first week.
The general results, too, will no doubt
DO somewhat surprising. since none of
those ahead the inst week take the lead
on the second weeks count. 1t shows
that &, is free-for-all race in the plainest
sense.
The large Increase in the vote last week
has nccessitated slight change In the
time Of voting. Every ballot Ia carefully
scanned TO see that II is not ineligible by
being out Of date, and then careful
record is made OF the same. The large
number Of ballots passed over the counter
Of the business office yesterday was so
great that IL occupied the time Of six
clerks from o'clock until IL o'clock to
properly record them and foot up the
result. For this reason hereafter the polls
Tor the week Will close at 4 i. Nj. Satur-
day in order 10 arrive at the result at
a more convenient hour. The ballots are
all dated. and must be voted inside OF
one week from the day Of issue.
The offer. free return trip TO Chicago
with $50 spending money, is an inviting
prize and the test is one of popularity.
The school children are voting for their
instructors: the young men for their
swecthcarts. and everybody for their
favOrlte teacher
The result for the week ending at 6
o'clock Saturday afternoon is as follows: