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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
A PATCHED PONY.
Tricky Indians Make Use of a Rabbit
Skin.

Skin.
'"These stories of Indian troubles in the
Southwest remind me of an experience
that l had down in New Mexico" said
Henry Davidson of Albuquerque last
night, says the st. Louis Republic. Il
was new to the region then, and although
1 had heard all sorts of strange tales
about the thickness of the Indian. L did
not know that he was as shrewd as l
afterward found him to be.
Il wanted pony for some reason, and
I communicated my desire to Il friend of
a crowd of the greasy citizens of the out
skirts. The next day [ was besieged
with offers. I looked all over the lot and
picked three or four to make my final Sc
lection from. After several hours l set
tied upon an animal that [ thought to be
in the pink of condition and form. [
took him for good round sum and Il
trade thrown into the bargain.
81 rode home on the ANIMAL AS [ got
into my quarters [ noticed that the horse
appeared to be uneasy, as if suffering
from injury. AS | live, l found that Il
patch of skin several inches square had
come off his back. [ looked into it and
discovered that the horse was raw there
and that he had been patched up with
rabbit or some other skin for the time be-
inc. Those Indians stood by each other,
too, for / could never locate the scoun-
drel who had swindled me.
II have since concluded that they were
all wrong, and that had [ bought the out
ft I would have found the oldest assert
ment of patched horses that it was ever
the fortune of a white man to look upon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
BOTH ARE BUYING ARMS.
China and Japan Make Heavy Purchases
in England and Germany.

London, Aug. An spite of the in
structions which were sent to Admiral
Sir Fremantle, in command of the China
station, not to allow British ships to carry
war material to either China or Japan,
it is known that the Chinese minister
here is busy with the Armstrong people
of England and the Krupp concern Of
Germany. All parties having good, bad or
Indifferent war material for sale are in
negotiation with both the Chinese and
Japanese representatives, and both coun-
tries are known to be placing large orders.
The japanese, for instance, expect to be
able to dispatch a steamship full of war
material from England for Japan next
week. 1t is stated that this furnishing of
munitions of war to Japan and China is
a clear violation Of the laws of neutrality.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
FOUR TRAMPs ROASTED ALIVE.
Caught in Freight Wreck and Their
Bodies Cremated.

Bucyrus, O., Aug. "a west-bound
freight on the Pennsylvania road broke
in two this morning, the two parts col
lidjng. A car of coal oil and one of gaso-
line took fire and consumed half the train
and also destroyed about 800 feet of track.
-Four tramps were stealing a ride on the
oil ear and all were burned to death.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
pounds to the bushel measure"

pUUIItIS 10 Tue UtSIlUI IIIVuSUTp.
1t is unnecessary to go into detail in
illustrating how the farmers and every
body else have been deceived by the
Democratic advice to vote for Il change.
So far, the administration has made Il
slaughter house of itself 1t has not only
slaughtered the price of wheat. but il
has likewise slaughtered millions OF
sheep: and the price of wool under the
Democratic attempt to surrender the
American sheep industry to the mercy of
foreign wool growers is lower than ever
before known in the history Of protec-
ton
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09

six months and five others to thirty days
each.
President Diaz has named a com
mission of leading Mexican scientific men
to make Il complete survey of the famous
volcano of Popocatepetl A company of
Philadelphia capitalists has been given an
option on the volcano for the sum of
100000.
Eight Indians who belonged to
Pawnee Bills wild west show at Ant
werp arrived at Philadelphia on the
steamer Illinois All were destitute and
ailing During the voyage one of the
squaws, named Walking Woman, died
and was buried at sea on July y.
Short in his accounts, his defalcation
discovered, requested to make good the
money he had taken and harassed by de-
mands for the payment of an old debt il
Evansville, Ind, George n. Wells, aged
~. book keeper for the Royal Cigar com
pany of st. Louis, ended his life by tax
ing morphine.
The President has approved the APP
plication for retirement of Admiral Stan
ton to take effect July 80. This results in
the promotion of Commodore Eben, now
commanding the European station. to be
rear admiral and the assignment of Com
modore Richard Mead to the command of
the North Atlantic station.
Sharp Nose, an Arapahoe Indian chief
of Wyoming, has been deemed by the
House pension committee worthy of Il
pension of So month for his services
to the government as a scout in leading
the attack on the village of hostile Chey-
ennes in the Big Horn mountains in No
vember, 1876, and on other occasions.
Sydney Bennett, described as an
American lawyer, fired a pistol at Edith
Mary Andrews, woman with whom he
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
TO PHOTOGRAPH METEoRs.
An Elaborate Apparatus in the Yale
Observatory.

A new astronomical instrument termed
a sextuple Photographic telescope has just
been completed i'm Cleveland. and is
about to be shipped to New Haven. Conn.
1t will be placed in one of the Yale ob-
servatories, and though intended for gem
eral astronomical photography will begin
it's picture taking with the appearance of
the August meteoric displays.
In certain respects it stands unique
among Photographic telescopes. and may
revolutionize the present system. 1t has
six cameras, instead of one, and together
they cover a field in the sky equal to that
which would be occupied by 24OO full
moons.
BY it's use on the meteors the astrono-
mers of Yale expect to develop new facts
relating to their height They. will place
single telescopes at distances of two miles
from the sextuple instrument, and by
means of electrical connections will pho
tograph simultaneously. The plates will
then be compared and calculations will
be made with a view to establishing the
height of meteors.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09
Republican Platforms and the Silver
Question.

The New York Press, in commencing
the platforms of the Republicans of Iowa,
Illinois and Wisconsin on the silver ques-
ton, says: 1T shows that the Repub-
lican party recognizes the necessity of the
use of both of the precious metals as the
basis of sound and adequate monetary
system. 1t demonstrates that the Re
publican party is the champion of all
American industries. whether those in
dustries be located north or south, east
or west, and whether they are agricul-
tural manufacturing or mining. 1t shows
that Republicanism is the implacable foe
of British gold monometallsm as we'll as
British free trade. The cause of bimetal-
lism is the cause of the people, and that
cause will triumph with the complete re-
turn of the Republican party to power at
Washington"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09

fectly frank with the men. and allowed
them to know when his business justified
an increase of wages and when he could
not. He has the confidence OF laborlng
men and of business men. He is Il good
man for chief executive Of Wisconsin.
and the Inter Ocean predicts that he will
in November reclaim the executive shoes
for the Republcans of that state
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09

President Casimir-Perier continues to
show that he has no intention of being a
slave to precedent. He has expressed his
determination to make several changes in
the official life in the Elysee. He will
reduce the military household and create
a civil household, which has not hitherto
existed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-09

President G | G V e.
lands Letter to
Hon. William l..
Wilson, July :.
1894.
You know how
much l deprecated
the incorporation in
the proposed bill Of
the income tax feat
ure.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
ALAS, POOR CHOST!"
A South. Third street spook That Vanished
Into Ab-urdity

For several days or nights past tho
people OF south Third street have been
kept in state Of excitement over the
antics OF an alleged ghost in the I'M
tenanted house No. ll5, known as Mar
shall fats.
But alas poor ghost. The apariton
has gone the way Of all ghosts-that l.,
vanished into absurdity.
Last night an immense crowd Assem-
bled on the opposite side Of the street
In front of the fats, and, as is the case
with ali ghost-hunting parties, every
body wanted to push everybody else for
ward TO investigate. The ghost was
on time. and the imagination Of the
crowd ran riot. Had any one thought.
however. to turn his back on the haunt
ell house" and take a look at the third
story window Of one Of the houses oppo-
site he would have had no difficulty IN
solving the mystery.
The ghost" was, or is. caused by the
light from a gas jet being reflected from
a mirror upon the panes Of glass In the
windows Of the flats The phenomenon is TO
a less extent familiar to all persons who
walk about much at night and have
contracted the baseball style Of wearing
the hat
Every time the gas is lighted in the
third story Of particular house opposite
the fats the ghost appears. when the
gas bracket is moved the ghost moves.
and when the gas Is put out the ghost
goes out. II the jet is at particular
angle with reference IA the mirror a
garment hanging at certain place d.
the room will be reflected upon the win
dow-panes. and. to appearances, into the
rooms OF the flats. In short, the ghost
is an accidental stage ghost.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
THE RAINS QUITE GENERAL.
Farmers Hearts Made Glad and Crops
VIII Re Saved.

The rains of Saturday evening. Sunday
and yesterday appear to have been very
general in Virginia. They fell In every
section of the State from Tidewater to
the extreme portions OF the great Valley
and the Southwest. and broke a dry spell
which had begun 10 parch all vegetation.
Although the showers were late coming,
they undoubtedly have done great good
TO late grasses, corn. and potatoes y
Dispatch reporter called at the office OF
Colonel Thomas Whitehead, Commits
sioner, yesterday 10 ascertain the extent
of the rains, but that gentleman was out
of the city The Agricultural Department
is in receipt Of reports from only few
of its correspondents, and these Indicate
beneficial results to the crops referred to.
Between =. NJ. Saturday and A. NJ.
yesterday the rainfall at Ashland was Lao
inches.
The railroads have suffered no delays
by the storms. IL was reported that there
was d small washout yesterday morning
on the Chesapeake and Ohio railway be
tween Cadys and Hanover. but this was
not exactly correct. A little bridge began
to wash. but force OF hands were soon
at work, and had the trestle re-
paired. No trains were interrupted.
The rains fell along the lines OF the
Southern and the Richmond and Peters
burg, and Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac, but no damage is reported.
Here the shower was quite heavy Sun
day afternoon. IL was succeeded by light
er rains Sunday night and yesterday. The
James soon began to show an upward
tendency, though at present there Is not
much danger that she will get out Of
her banks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
Work of Our Fire Board.

a regular semi-monthly meeting OF the
Board of Fire Commissioners was held In
their room at the City Hall at $50 o'clock
last evening. Present were Messrs. j. III.
Frischkorn. president. and l.. c. jenkins.
j. l.. Levy, J. r. Sheppard. Charles F..
Taylor, and 9. Watt Taylor
Substitute Cornell. OF No. I. was dropped
for non-attendance. and J. II. Woodward
was elected substitute in Truck Company
No. ..
The contract for building a new buggy
for the Chief was awarded to Il. II.
Phillips g. Co. as the lowest bidders.
The contract for printing the running
or assignment-books was given 10 y. T..
Straus, the lowest bidder
On motion IT was ordered that the next
extra box be put in the Soldiers Home.
Burroughs were granted as follows: S.
II. Perdue. 10 days; G. G.. Frommer, 5
days; John Mackie, ID days.
The designations OF H. NJ. Fillmore,
substitute No. 4, and A. $. Duke sub
stitute No. 7, were sent in and accepted.
The Chief was authorized To have GER
tain necessary repairs made TO No. 4
engine.
Proposals will be asked for coal and
fire-alarm supplies.
The board agreed to send Chief Fuller
to the f-Engineers' Convention, which
meets In Canada this year.
IL was decided that the Fire-Alarm De-
partment could not maintain the clocks
and clock-battery In the city Hall I'M
less money for maintenance Of same be
placed to the credit of the board.
The secretary was authorized TO get a
new typewriter, and the board adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
HOW TO ELECT OUR DELEGATES.
The City Committee VIII Meet Tonight
to Decide the Matter.

The City Democratic Committee will
meet tonight In ,he rooms OF the Electric
Club. No. 90 Bank street. where the
standing subcommittee and ward SUPER
intendents will be announced.
The committee will also decide upon a
plan for electing delegates TO the congress
sional convention. The Committee on
Plans considered this subject at a recent
meeting, but determined not 20 make a
recommendation, but TO leave the whole
matter TO the general body.
The statement that the city committee
has determined upon ward meetings for
the election OF delegates Is entirely err
roneous. The present body has held but
one session, which was devoted almost
entirely To organization. and nothing
was then done with reference 10 this mat
ter. Since that meeting Chairman Daw-
son has designated his Committee on
Plans, and that body decided, as stated
above. not to make any recommendations.
The impression prevails that precinct
meetings are more likely TO be adopted
than ward meetings
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
City school Board.

The regular meeting of the City School
Board was held In the City Hail yester-
day afternoon at o'clock. Present: Hon
j. Taylor Ellyson lchairman). Hon. Will
liam Lovenstein, Hon. Joseph c. DECKER
son. T. Wiley Davis, X. Edgar Shine,
and James Ill. Capers; Charles T.. Rady,
supervisor.
The Superintendent reported the reslg-
nations OF Misses Bessie Pollard, Annie
NJ. Connal, and Cora Everett. The resig-
nations were accepted by the board
Miss Florence q. Meyer was placed on
the reserve list in place OF Miss Annie
Snyder, regular teacher. who declined
reelection.
Edward Graham was recommended as a
State student TO Blacksburg College.
The contract for furnishing coal TO the
public schools was awarded 60 Mr.. Charle
II. Page The contract for wood was
awarded TO Mrs. Jane King.
After the transaction OF regular routine
business the board adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
CALLS THE CROWS BAD NAMES.
The News Denounces the Richmond Play
ers-Diamond Dust.

srs-Diamond Dust.
In its issue Of Sunday the Lynchburg
News In defending the Hill-Climbers
against iDjustices, which. IT seems to
think. the Innocents suffered at the hands
of the Richmond club. the umpire, and
the press here last week. goes out OF its
way TO denounce the Richmond players
ard makes what. though rather vague
appears 10 be a thrust at the newspapers
OF this city. Its baseball editor was evil
IDENTIFY out of temper.
The Hief mond rhefts," Is the harsh
headlines under which the News has
&me exceedingly unkind things TO say
about our players "a well-known Lynch
burger" v quoted as saying that "every
QBcent spectator at the games denounced
The deliberate robbery practiced upon the
Nnchburg team by Pop Tate's gang of
professional rowdies and by the umpire
who was a peieased Richmond player"
This Is pretty bad though Pop and his
gang will probably survive ii. The
News should have told us how many of
the $500 Or more persons who attended
the games FRIDAY and Saturday were.
according to the idea Of its informant,
decent spectators"
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
This well-known gentleman Is quoted as
&C wing further 'that the attempt in GER
tain quarters TO make IL appear otherwise
simply a coarse apology for a set OF
bleckguaFds, which Is about as discredl-
cable to the party putting It forward as
the behavior OF the Riohmond team was
10 respectable ball-playing."
This is bad enough. for whoever 1t Is
attended 10 refer 10. but In the follow
1ng paragraph the article reaches Its
climax:
Taken all IN ALI there IL no doubt
in anybody's mind here that the Rich
moud aggregation deliberately went In TO
steal tho games from Lynchburg, and. II
possible, involve the players from this
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
MANcHeSTER'S NEWS CHAPTERS
Raid on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES """
Other Items Of Interest.

Officers Smith and Wright made ra'o
~ gang OF crap-shooters Sunday ana
arrested Robert Goode WHY Harris
Henry Jackson. Nathan Mur'eh' JUG lay
,or sv Jones, and Henry Porter lhey
uara zach fined 81 and costs in the foilee
Court yesterday. 80 IL.
Charles Clay, charged WIN last inv
I'm through the city; fined - anu eos'
George Washington tcoioredl' cha'seu
with lighting: fined 81 ana cos's'
Tha SO ~ Nillie Cole and Joe Goode
doth colored), charged WIN u'So'ue'''
conduct, was continued.
No business of interest was transacted
in the Hastings Court yesterday.
The Manchester police are WORKING the
case of the assaulted pedler, but as yet
no arrests have been made.
enec,aI Jury has been summoned to
,rv the case Of Williams against the
necatur-street electric line. which comes
IN in the Hastings Court tomorrow
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Tho funeral of the infant son OF Mr..
Rrock well took place from the parents
residence Sunday morning.
The hard rains of Saturday ana sunday
gave the streets an excellent Washing
Chesterfield farmers say the spiehh"
rain or SUNDAY VIII i'"
crop" ,,, A..
,yasbouts on Perry street between Sew
9th and the Richmond and Danvilie de-
pot. ,o .a,o,. ,hto,,o.
broke into the drugstore OF FRIEND
brothers. rifed the money drawer OF
some small change and took few arti-
Giles of little value The police are at
work on the case.
Only a small crowd attended the meet
ing at Leader Hall Sunday on account or
the inclement weather. DR.. Hatcher was
not present. and MIR. II. T. MOTIFS con-
Quoted the services.
Tho Central Methodist Sunday school
expect TO take large crowd down to
West Point this morning on their ex-
cursion.
The water tanks and tower of the
Richmond and Danville railroad have
been newly painted.
PURELY PERSONAL POINTS.
Mrs. W. H. Mills. who has been III at
her home. Twelfth and Semmes streets,
was reported to be better yesterday.
Mr.. c. l.. Petit. who has been quite
sick. was able to be out yesterday .
Mr. Budd Wiltshire, of west Twelfth
street. left for Danville yesterday.
Rev. II. ii. Wlniree, OF MluiOtHid"' WAS
in the city yesterday.
City-Auditor Joseph Walden and his son.
Robert A. Walden, left yesterday for
Salisbury, y. c.. on brief visit
Messrs Henry Brands and Henry
Walden. who have been visiting friends at
Chula. Va. have returned home.
Mr.. A. Royal and wife. Misses Bessie
Gil and Carrie Walden, Mr. Il. j. Gillian
and wife, Miss Kennon. of Powhatan,
and Miss Nelson, OF Charlottesville, left
the city yesterday morning for Ocean
View.
Miss Mabel b. Whine is visiting friends
at Amelia Courthouse.
DIR. Lawrence Ingram and family left
yesterday morning for Ocean View.
Mr. Harry l.. DuVal is on a business
trip TO North Carolina.
Miss Effie Brown, daughter Of Mr..
Joseph Brown, T. Ill at the residence OF
her father in Chesterfield, with typhoid
fever.
Mr. Weldon Harding. Of Augusta, Ga,
is visiting friends and relatives in this
city.
Mr. X. b. W. Beattie will in a few
weeks go 10 Marine city, Mich, 10 re-
side
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
Pickett Camp and the Rain.

Pickett Camp met as usual at smith
Hall, on Fifth street, last night Not
withstanding the rain the attendance was
very good. The following gentlemen made
application for membership: n. +. Wheat.
Company d, First Virginia Regiment.
G. Haake. Of Company X. same regiment.
After the regular business Comrade NJ.
w. Hazlewcod read a paper on 'Picketts
Division" which was both humorous and
pathetic IL was listened to with interest
by those present, and will prove OF value
TO the camp In future.
Captain Pollard. of Lee Camp. respond
ed TO a request for speech.
The anticipated trip to Louisa Court
house on the 9th OF August next was
discussed, and II promises to be a grand
success.
Comrades Lakewood, Loehr. and Nc
Curdy were appointed a committee to
compile a complete roll of the camp.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24

ono ~ the electric wires ir f..
Ansiic's carrIagc-faciory. ou T.H..
between Main and cary. bufa
shortly after ~ 0'cl,cA last f.
one piece dangisi down tov
shocking a Coupl" ~ young
were walking up Tenth rhrv
hurt. however. and Er0ceeiri
way. officer Curlc Was 800 l...
seconds after the wire r.ll 1Ui
was mmuuicatei % tls I.f.t
Lincmen were dlspatch'f fY r..
severed electric1l-curr nt i.NI.
required only the work az tu Dr g..
minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24

Minnie Hemricks. clever vi0ilnisi ,s.
WIS a pupil OF VI. Kssper. Of Wash .n.I..'
afforded genuine pleasure by hor arf ...
Interpretation Of Reverb" Ly t.
temps. "Aazurka. by WlenlaVssi .
Keller Belas Hungarian f1yl" sfe ...
twice recalled after each numh,r ..
refused an encore. Mr. Watson r
possesses sonOTous bass vD.r. ,I
ne manages with CONSIDERABLE skIf r..
Let Al Obey" by stephen Lsf,l. ..
I'm reapOnse TO n hearty encore y
Annie Laurie" Later b. sang If.f..
'Toresdor," with fine feeling ami
preston. Mrs Ober-Leach tha ...f..
OF the aggregation. was heart o. ....
tage in "Geneylcyo % Her voice be- .fI..
mellow. and we'll under control
Skerrett. a tenor u v'ry nmr.I ,.
sang Aides - Watch Tho FROM t...
which was appropriate 20 l.sr
he cracked on every high n0tr b.. .....
and Miss Judson. with au csserf's.
matte soprano voice OF excellent ..
and wonderful range. rendered .D..
tAtign0nl. and iu o. pUrs. fo Hl rI...
tic encore My Laiilc lNrInrs.f
voice shows no wrakns.s Iu aat ..
That excellent arDoWrlul. Ir
Jacob RoinharIt. Jihatf.l vl'l
variable skill
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
THE MUSICALE LAST NIGHT.
An Attractive and Varied Programme
Well Rendered.

An interesting programme. which was,
on the whole, capably rendered by four
operauc artists and violinist OF far
more than ordinary attachments, con.
tributed to the artistic success of the
Mozart musicale at the Academy last
night. The vocal quartette. consisting OF
Miss Alice Judson. Mrs. Ada Ober-Leach,
Mr.. Charles NJ. Skerrett. and Mr.. James
Watson formerly members OF the Little
Duke Opera Company. rendered Men
delssohn's Hunting Song and a Mad
rgal." By sullivan. with thorough ap-
probation OF their characteristics. Miss
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
A PITCHERS BATTLE AT NORFOLK.
1t Was n Pretty Game and the Oystermen
Won by Z to q.

NORFOLK, VA, July 3.-(Special.)-
Norfolk met Roanoke at the League
Park this afternoon. and it was pitchers
battle. The attendance was good. and
there was an excellent degree of excite
ment. The game throughout was pretty
one, and BRILLIANT catch in the ninth
by Hauptman set the Norfolk rooters In
an uproar. The deciding run was made In
the ninth inning, and the various errors
of the home team were very favorable
to the Magic City boys. Staples, the
umpire, was very satisfactory to the spec
.tators. The following Is the score: