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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-12
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taken up. and resulted in quite hand
some addition 70 the sinking fund Of the
church.
The object Of the sinking fund is TO
erect a more centrally located and more
comrnodious church edtice az q future
day. They now have a nice nest-egg In
bank. but will not commence 20 build
until the sum necessary 10 erect hand
some church is I'm sight.
Next Sunday night Rev Or. Landrum
win preach a sermon 10 the Richmond
Howitzers, Of which organization he is
chaplain.
Rev. Mr.. Hines, the pastor, preached
Sunday at West View Baptist church,
and there were five additions 10 the
church.
At Union-Station Rev J. G. Rosser
preached an earnest and effective sermon
on "The Christians Approach to Full
Salvation" His illusions 10 Rev l.. Ros-
ser. -. D.. his father, who was the first
pastor Of this church, were touching and
tender. At night Rev. DR.. Ray delivered
"a sermon on THE Soliloquy of Lonely
Soul"
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-12
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sunday-schoor omcer. Elected.

After the morning service at Grace
Street Presbyterian church, Sunday, the
Sunday school met and held its annual
election of officers The old officers
We're reelected. as follows: Superinten-
dent. b. G. Wherry, Assistant Superin-
tendent. j. Harvie Blair; Secretary and
Treasurer. John NJ Price Assistont
Howard Baldwin; Librarian, Albert Blair;
Superintendent OF Infant Department,
Mrs. Mary ID. Burial; Assistant Miss
Lizzie Christian. Mr.. Howard Gordon
was elected assistant Librarian, TO sue
coed the late Charles j. Cross.
.dicnfion of calvary church.
The Calvary BAPTIST church. formerly
Clay-Street. will dedicate their new build
ing at the corner of Grace and Pine
streets. next Sunday. In the morning a
historical address will be made by James
r.. Winston. ESQ. and the sermon Will
be preached by Rev. S. C.. Clopton, d. d.
the former pastor of that congregation.
I'm the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock there VIII
be- special services. at which addresses
will be made by Rev. Drs. Hatcher, Hiden,
and Iaudrum. The building, which has
already been fully described I'm The
Times. is "a model of convenience and
beauty.
Five persons were received by letter
al this church Sunday
Rev. ID. whitfield received six mo
church fellowship at the Fulton baptist
church Sunday morning.
Three were taken into full church re-
latious al East-End Baptist church. ana
the hand of fellowship was gwen 10
five al Venable-Street. one was baptized
at Barton Heights.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
What One Woman Did.
Troy IN. W Tim es.

Troy (N- NJ lines.
Miss Emma NJ. Converse of WhitefeId,
n. H., is dead. The public Significance of
this news will be understood when we
state that she was the writer of the as
trOn omical articles which appeared in the
Providence (R. L. Journal in the latter
part of each month, giving the motions of
the planets and the general aspect of the
heavens for the following month. Miss
Converse understood her business as a
newspaper contributor. for she made her
language go plain and free from technical
terms that every reader could under
stand il.
She had written for the Journal forty
yeaIs, and had also contributed to the
Scientific American ana Youths Com
panion, prepared book reviews for the At
lantic Monthly, and translated a lovel or
TWO. From 1S4S to 1858 she was a teacher
in the Providence high school, and after
that conducted private school. She laid
down this great burden of work at the age
of 73, continuing 10 write special articles
on astronomy for various scientific
publications almost to the day of her
death. She was noble example of what
a woman can do who resolutely resolves
to depend upon her own resources
The morning call., 1893-09-24
PERSONAL NOTES.

F. D. Nicol. Stockton attorney, is at
the Lick.
Judge r. P Newlands of Cincinnati is at
the Palace.
l.. NJ. Sawyer, Milwaukee brewer, is at
the Baldwin.
j. d. Stephens, Woodland banker, is
at the Grand.
c. j. Garland. Nevada City mining
man, is at the Lick.
r. j. r. Alden. Vallejo sheep-raiser, is
In town for short sojourn.
a. j. Perkins. wealthy distiller of
Cincinnati, is at the Baldwin.
}. P. Anderson, member of the Chicago
Board If Trade, is at the California.
j. r. Frances, sugar planter and re-
finer, IS at the California with his wife.
from New Orleans.
Miss Ina Coolbuth has been delayed in
her departure for the East. She leaves to-
morrow for Chicago.
Charles Keilus of the firm of Goodkind
& Keilus, proprietOrs of the Hub" cloth
ing establishment, returned to the city
yesterday, after an absence of six weeks,
spent chiefly in Chicago and New York.
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TOO HEAVY FOR HIM.
Directum Could Not Lower His Own
Record.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Sept. 23.-Directum to-day
tried TO lower the worlds stallion trotting rec
ord OF 2:061A, but the track being heavy he
only made 2:0634. Flying Jib made another
effort to break The worlds pacing record.
reaching the quarter in :331s. the half in
1:o714, the ihree-quarters in 1:47s4 and the
mile in 2:08.
BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept. 23.-WillIam Perry
Taylor of this city. the owner OF he PAGER Mas
cot, to-day iss ned challenge TO match the IA
nous gelding against any pacer or trotter in
tbs world for purse OF S2500 side, either at
the Buffalo or Cleveland tracks, III the second
week In October.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 23.-The track was fair.
Six furongs, Knickerbocker won, Burt Jor-
dan second, Billy the Kid third. Time, I:2o.
Six furlongs. j. w. BrOoks won. Eau Claire
second, Tippecanoe third. Time. :21H
Five furlongs Sullivan won. April Fool sec
ond, Loftin Jr. third. Time, :52.
One mile, Henry Owsley won, Alortn second,
The Rook third. Time, 1850.
One mile. Tom Kelly won. Outcry second,
Aeronaut third. Time, 1:4924.
One mile and a quarter BOro won, Chimes
second, Bonnie third. Time. 2:16.
LAToNIA. Sept. 23.-There was a fast track.
Six furlongs. Empress Frederick won, Sis
Olee second. Say On third. Time, :16.
Nine six eenths. Audubon won, Elizabeth H
second. Sister Anita third. Time. ;561a.
Free handicap. one mile and a furlong, Ida
Piekwic. won. Cementine second, Faraday
Tobacco stakes. one mile, Elizabeth L won,
Captain Drane second. Pearl n third. Time,
1:41A.
Free handicap, one mile and a furlong. OHIO
Belle won, Anthem second. Time, :0215.
Nine-sxteenths. Banke er's Daughter won. Las
Vegas second, Miss third. Time, 1854
This is the track record for the distance.
GRAvESEED, Sept. 23.-Tne track was fair.
One mile and sixteenth, Don AlonZo won.
Couuett. second, BY Jove third. lime :491h.
Neptune stakes six furlongs, Frog Dance
won. RIghtmore second Figaro third. Time.
1:l514.
Second special, one mile and an eighth,
Tammauy won, Sir Walter second Time,
1:57A.
Six furlongs, Glenmoyne won. SIoneil Sec
oDd. SirrocO third. Time. 1872.
One and sixteenth miles, Beansey won,
Michael second. Tigress third. Time 1 40.
LONDON, Sept. % The Lancaster plate was
won by Raeburn. Isinglass second, La Fleehe
third. Four horses ran.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
A SENATOR'S SUPERSTITION.
Why William B. Bate of Tennessee
Never Lights His Cigar.
Washington Pos

washington PoSt.
William B. Bate, twice elected Senator
from Tennessee never lights cigar. He
has always one In his fingers or between
his lips. but no match is put to it. He is
familiar figure in the upper chamber-his
abundant snow-white hair, a carefully
tended mustache Of the same color, his
stopped form and lined face. with massive
underhung law, making him marked in an
assembly of strong personalities. His ad-
vOcacy OF the dry SMOKE" as it Is called,
and his habit of twenIy-fve-cent weeds as
chewing obacco have continued for more
than a quarter of a century. A story is at
tached. He is the last man in the world
whom one would suspect of Su erSttiun,
but his avoidance of matches is due TO that
par of our natures and to nothing else
He entered the war as a private when his
State seeded from the UDiuB, and rose
through the successive grades of lieuten-
ant, captain. lieutenant-colonel, colonel,
brigadler and maj0r-general. He had a
taste OF military lie n the Mexican war
and embraced the first opportunity 10 re-
enter II. One day toward the end of the
long aud bitter struggle, when the two
stars of the maj0r-general were on his
shoulders, his corps, which was a part of
the Army OF Tennessee was engaged in a
battle in the mountains. AT that time be
was an inveterate smoker. Always cool
in action, his cigar-case was as much part
Along toward noon, when the fire from
the FeGeralS under assault was particularly
heavy and vicious, he moved up to an ex-
posed position in order to give countenance
0 his men. His brother went with him.
Senator Chen general Bate reached for his
breast pocket and took out a cigar. He
bit off the end with customary nicely,
scratched match on the back of his sad
die and settled down in his stirrups to en-
joy himself.
There was shock in the air, the name
less. indehnable stir produced by the close
passage of shell or round shot, and the
match within two inches of the end of the
weed went out. Struggling his shoulders
glanced about him. His brother, who had
been sitting on his horse little To the left
and In the rear. was a corpse. The ball
had struck him in the chest, and all that
Bate saw was mixed mass of dead flesh
ten feet behind. The horse stood un-
moved. The man who was alive looked at
thu unlghted match between his fingers.
He twlrled 1t slowly moment and then
rode to the rear for an ambulance. The
cigar be held in his hand for an hour or
two and slowly cEewed into bits.
From that day to this he has never
known what it is to smoke Some sense
of an awful danger provdentlally averted
has been with him. 1t is possible that he
has come to look upon the lighting of
cigar as a desecration of his brothers
memory. Anyhow he does not light it.
Day after day In the Senate chamber or in
seen with a cigar in his hand that is fire.
Quently carried to his lips, but it is unlit.
When 1t is worn down to q mere END he
takes aQnkhpr
The morning call., 1893-09-24
1T WAS NOT SUICIDE.
Joe Penwell Shot to Death at
Fort Bragg.
The Assassin Left the Murdered Man
on Trail With a Pistol by
His Side.

FORT BRAGG, Sept 23.-Joe Penwell
was found, evidently shot 10 death. on
trail in the suburbs of town this morning.
Residents of the neighborhOod heard
pistol shots, but paid no attention to them
until brother of the deceased. coming
into town 10 meet him. discovered his life
less body lying across the trail. with
pistol laid carefully by his side, to indi-
cate that the deceased had taken his own
life.
II was evident, however, from even
cursory glance, that death was not SELL
inflicted. The Coroler's jury continued
TO work on the case all day, returning a
verdict that death was the result of gun
shot wound Inflicted by parties unknown.
Developments are rapidly accumulating,
aud indicate that an atrocious murder has
been committed.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
NO ROWING YET.
Complaint Made Against
Count FestetiCs.
THE CARGO OF THE TOLNA
An Investigation of the Counts Sup
plies by the Customs Off
cials i'm Prospect.

When Count Festetics de Tolna came
over from Sausalito yesterday morning on
the steamer San Rafael he was accom-
panied by Harry NJ. Hafford, second officer
OF his yacht, the Tnlna. They had fire.
quently made such trips together, but this
time when they came off the ferryboat
they parted not the best Of friends.
Mr. Hafford. who is typical sailor OF
the better class, evidently had his blooo
up. He had been employed by the Count
ever since last February, and was at work
polishing the Tolna's cabin just previous
to boarding the San Rafael. That same
polishing is job only about half finished,
and Second Officer Hafford will have no
more to do with it. for he and the Count
had just severed their relations with each
other.
Straight to the Custom-ho house Hafford
went. There he did most remarkabl
thing-he swore to statement charging
the Count with loading his yacht with
cargo for trading purposes.
1t was only the day before that rowing
commission had arrived at the Custom
The morning call., 1893-09-24

some repairs, and three of US capsized in a
boat while we were trying to get an anchor
aboard One of the men couldn't swim
and had all l could do to keep him from
drowning both him and me. | had a big
pair of rubber boots Gn, too. Well, clung
to the boat aud the fellow that couldn't
swim hung on to me. When we got aboard
the yacht the only thing the Count did was
to go for US for losing one of the boats
oars. He never seemed to think of us at
all. and do you suppose he would give us
drink OF anything to warm US up?"
The culinary department of the Tolna is
presided over by colored steward and a
colored stewardess, Mr.. Haff0rd informed
his caller. Everything. he said, is kept
carefully locked up. The man now in
charge of the yacht as practical seaman.
FIRST Officer Wichman was formerly sec
ond mate of the schooner Aloha.
II propose to make the Count take out
traders license" threatened Mr.. Hatf0rd.
as his eyes flashed.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
BURNED THE BODY
Peculiar Crime Commit
ted Near San Diego.
CHARRED REMAINS FOUND.
A Buliet-Hoie in the Skull, but
There Was Nothing by Which to
Identify the Victim.

SAN DIEGO, Sept 23-ThiS morning in
formation was brought to the coroner
that the partly burned body Of a man had
been found seven miles east of the city.
The coroner and constable went out and
found the body tGo nearly con sumed to
identity it. 1t evidently had beer burned
several weeks. Brush had been piled
over it. a bullet-hole in the skull shows
evidence of murder. A pen found in one
of the partly burned pockets indicates the
murdered man was person of some iu-
telligence. There is no clew to his iden-
tty.
A young man named Eaton. working
near the scene, says he saw the fire in the
direction of the gulch where the body was
found His attention was called TO it by
the barking of dogs at night. He arose at
2:10 o'clock and saw blaze. The watch
OF the dead man stopped at 2:27 O'clock
This was about the middle of August. An
unusual number of coyotes were heard in
the neighborhood about the same time for
a few days.
Eaton also reports the disappearance Of
Jim, a Chinese cook of the grading OUT fit. a
short time before. Jim left at night, leav-
ing bedding and a valise behind. taking
only two knives, one a dangerous weapon,
two feet long. The men in camp heard
him say threats had been made against his
life by other Chinese on account of his not
Joining secret society.
An examination of the skull reveals that
the dead man is not Jim, as the teeth are
not similar in any degree. The police in
cline to the theory of murder, as a spot on
the side of the canyon reveals a pool of
dried blood. a suicide could not have set
fire to the brush under the circumstances
The movements of Jim after leaving the
camp are being followed.
The CALL correspondent visited the
canyon where the body was found. On
the slope hundred feet from the spot tw O
ribs were found, gnawed by coyotes. but
showing no sign of fire. A piece of a
knife-blade was also found. The spot is
very secluded and choked with under
brush, but the brush is nos iuflamma BILE
except where the body was found. Dis
trict Attorney Ward and Chief of Police
Brenning also visited the spot and both in
cine to the theory that a most atrocious
murder was committed and q fire was
started to hide the evidence. There is
absolutely no clew on or about the bones
to disclose the identity of the victim
The teeth and bones indicate that he was
a man above medium height and of
advanced age.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
FUR N|TURE!!
Solid Oak Bedroom Set e pieces), ! @
French Bevel-Plate Mirror. 80 z

Solid Oak, Elaborately Carved)
Parlor set (6 pieces), uphol
stored in fine Satin Tapestry y
The morning call., 1893-09-24
1T WAS RATHER LIGHT.
Three Years for Cashier Who Stole
Twenty Thousand Dollars.

TACOMA, Sept. 23.-SamueI B. Dusin-
berre, ex-cashier of the Bank of PuyalIup,
was sentenced to three years in the Walla
WalIa penitentiary to-day. Several days
ago he pleaded guilty on one charge of
grand larceny. There are numerous other
charges, but he will not now be prose-
cuted. The prisoner made strong plea
for light sentence. acknowledging his
guilt. The sentence is regarded as light.
as the total amount of his populations,
which extended over several years, was
about $4,000. Dusinberre came here from
Rochester. n. Y. about four years ago.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
DEEP SEA SOUNDINGS.
Scientists on tEIe AIbatross Break the
Worlds Record.

VICTORIA. 8. c.. Sept 23.-The United
States fishery steamer Albatross has had
very successful season. While in the
neighborhood OF Berng Sea the seen-
lists found time to materially investigate
submarine life. She also made the deep
est sounding ever made in the world.
Tremendous weights attached to steel
cables were lowered to a depth of 1900
fathoms. off the coast of the Alaskan
peninsula. At depth of $500 fathoms in
another place excellent specimens of phos-
phorous fish without eyes were secured.
In all sufficient fish and weeds to load four
cars were taken. The specimens are cared
for by Professor Townsend Of the Smith
sonian institute and assistants, and on the
arrival of the vessel on the sound will be
forwarded to Washington.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
REVIVING A RAILROAD.
The Pacific Line From Los Angeles to
Santa Monica.

Los ANGELES. Sept. 23.-Articles of in
corporation were filed here to-day 10y Cap
tain John Cross and ex-senator Charles
W. Cross, of San Francisco. and others of
Los Angeles and the Pacific Railroad
The capital stock will be $500. 900. This is
intended to be revival of the old foothil
railroad to Santa Monica, which for sew
eral years has been idle. The new COM
pany will use steam locomotives for a
time with the ultimate design of operating
the line by electricity.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
CoMoDzINsKY AT RIVERSIDE.
The Russian Colonel Still Investigate
ing Irrigation Systems.

RIVERSIDE, Sept. &c. Comodzinsky
OF st. Petersburg, Russia, and an official
OF the Cars Govern ment, is here investi-
eating the irrigation system made use of
in this city. The gentleman is leading
civil engineer Of his country, and his mis-
sion here is TO secure data for his Govern
ment. which will soon inaugurate great
system of irrigation. After a thorough
examination here he left for San Jacnto.
this county, where the recently finished
Hemet storage dam and reservoir will
claim his attention
The morning call., 1893-09-24
AN ENORMOUS RAFT.
it Will Be TOwed Down From
Oregon Next Week.

MARsHFIELD. Or, Sept. 23.-The last
chain which is to hold the large cigar
shaped raft has been put on and the raft is
now ready for sea. The raft is 6l2 feet
long and contains $500 piles of an average
length of seventy feet and draws sixteen
feet Of water. Considerable interest is
taken in the raft, and its successful trip to
San Francisco means a new enterprise on
Coos Bay. Captain Roberts of the Ma
tiona City has taken the contract to tow
it to San Francisco and will start some
time during next week with it.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
ARRIVAL OF THE ALERT.
She VIII Go Out of Commission and
the Officers on Vacation,

VALLEJO, Sept. 23.-The United States
ship Alert arrived at the Mare Island
Navy-yard this morning and was assigned
to an anchorage in the stream. making her
chains fast to No. 4 buoy. The Alert will
remain in midstream for few days, pend
ing the receipt of an order from Washing
ton which will put her out of commission,
when the officers will be detached and or
dered home on leave of absence and her
crew transferred to the receivipg-ship In
dependence for discharge.
1t is more than probable that this will
take place early in the coming week, as it
is the wish of the naval authorities to sur
vey the Alert before the United States
ship Boston arrives at the navy-yard, as
she is now en- route from Hon Olulu.
The morning call., 1893-09-24

Solid Oak, Heavy Dining Chair.
Braced Arm. ..........-.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
SAN JOSE WON.
They Defeated the Pioneers by a
Score of 6 to ?.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 23.-The baseball game
between the San Joses and Pioneers to-
day was the first played here under the
new league organization. and was very
literally patIouized, Although the boys
were not in the best of trim, the game was
made interesting with some good playing.
The Pioneers were somewhat nervous. for
the majority OF the san Jose men were
from the old league. Knell pitched good
game for San Jose. and Devereau. for a
new man. made good showing in the boz
for the Pioneers.
The score was: San Joses 9. Pioneers 2.
Runs by innings: San Joses-Third in
ming 8. fifth 8; Pioneers-seventh inning
1, eighth 1.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
An Unsafe school BuiI ding.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 23.-The session of
school in Franklin District. near this city,
has not been resumed because the build
ing was condemned as unsafe for occu-
pancy. and the trustees could not agree as
to whether it should be repaired or a new
building should be erected. 1t will prob
ably be repaired.
The morning call., 1893-09-24
Union Brickiayers Will Strike.

VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. 23.-UDion brick
layers working on the corporation sewer
are ordered to strike Monday. 1t is not
known whether the Council will give in
and change the sewer inspector. as they
demanded, but in any event the School
Trustees, so far as they are concerned, de-
clared they will not be dictated to as to
whom they will appoint to superiDtend
their extensive works
The morning call., 1893-09-24
Malicious Arrest.

Frank McClancy, janitor of the Mutual
Life building. was arrested on Wednesday
last on charge of threats against the life
Of Albert Peter. molder, of Az Rausch
street. McClaney married Peters niece,
and she is now suing for divorce. and
MeClaney puts his domestic troubles on
Peters shoulders. Thursday morning,
after hearing the evidence. Judge Joa-
chimsen dismissed the ease. McClancy
now hits back at Peter by having him ar
rested yesterday on the charge Of mali
ciOuS arreSf.