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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-10
FIGHT ABOUT NORFOLK ROADS.
The "Long" 1911 Reported with Slight
Amendments other Committees.

There was warm fight last night De-
for. the House Committee an Counties,
CITIES. and Towns. over the Norfolk coun-
" road-law question. There ane two bills
before the Legislaturc-the long and the
short" biz. The one seeks 10 keep the
control Of the roads in the h8nas OF two
commissioners and SIX trustees. a. now.
and make work on the roads compulsory.
The object of the 6thcr o. 10 pat the con-
trol In the hands OF the County sup wi
sors \ large delegation appeared before
the committee. and there WAS h,atH
discussion. Among those who spoke Tor
the one L.il CO.. the other were judge J.. II.
Watts. OF Portsmouth; Major James I.
CrocRer SIR. John T. West. Superiutend-
cnt of Public Schools OF Norfolk county :;
Mr. e. d Nimms. chairman of the County
Board of SUPERVISORS. MI Wooih"rF-,
and others. The committee agreed 90 re-
port IN. long ILL., with an amendment
cutting down the pay 81 tho cUWrlssl' ~
cTs from $1,000 per aErum 90 $50. flfh
Of these bills were introduced by Mir.
Newberuc by request. and he has COM
mitted himself 10 neither. In tn long >
bin prepared 10y those now IN charge ~
the affairs. the road tax may De- - or -
cents: under the short bill sent up ~
the supervisors, this tax Is 10 D. from
10 10 a. cents. The present comm s-iou"tS
are Messrs. Portlock and Duke. the lat
ter of whom was present. Judge dtts =
speech against tho more expensive plan
was "A very strong one.
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Now York Hotel Report.

NEW YORK. January ar. q. Thorn
ton. Broadway Central; u. W@dey, ~.
Denis: !. W Harrison, w. X. Irlsg' D.
RrNan. Actor. 4. II. Rahml s.; Deil-.
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urw YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW YORK. January 9-The volume OF
business at the Stock Exchange showed
a material falling OF to-day. and specula-
ton presented few features OF interest
Although the movements were somewhat
srsatlc early in the day. the tendency OF
pr,ces In the main was upward. the bulls
n ing taken steps 10 frixhtsn the shorts
into covering The result was an advance
Of = TO 2is per cent. The industrials We're
again conspicuous, and really led the
market The notable gains follow Sugar
2ia; Chicago Gas. IS. Rock Island. 10;
General Electric. ~. Louisville and Nash
vine "a; Missouri Pacific. 1: Western
Union. "a; ST. PAM. IA, and Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy. /.
The advance was shOrt-lived. however,
and after a good deal Of backing and MI
ing the bears finally made n determined
and effective raid on the list. Big Four
was especially weak. and fell from %
TO 31i, on a general belief that no divi-
denI will be paid this February. The fact
that no quorum could be obtained Tor the
proposed meeting Of Louisville and Nash
vile directors did not prevent this stock
from being one of the strongest on the
Sugar ZEN IF ~: Burlington and
Quincy. n. Chicago cas-. Ia, -. paul
"a. Rock Island. J. Genera Electro. ],
New England, "a. and Western Union.
~ per cent.
The market closed about steady at a
fractional advance.
In the specialties Colorado Fuel and
Iron preferred Jumped 10, American cable,
{. and Great Northern preferred. 2 per
cent The sales footed up 1900 shares,
including 25CO shares unlisted.
Railway ana miscellaneous bonds were
weak.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.
Money on call easier. ranging from l9
llq per cent: last loan a. L. and closing
| offered at lle pr cent, prime mercantile
pager, a. a. per cent
HHr silver as Mexican dollars D.
Silver at the board neglected.
sterling exchange stpong, with Setual
| business in bankers btlls ~ MA > ~
| for sixty days. ana As6isdts6A for de-
maud. posted rates. $iSl2n4@i2 com
mefcal bills NS4NiSii for sixty days
ana &is5iqUIS5 for demand.
Government bonds strong. state bonds
| dun railroad bonds weaker.
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RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.

RICHMOND. VA, January s-No auc-
tlan ofYarlngs on Change to-day =.
Private sales--Fillers. :: smokers. 4.
Wrappers, 8; darks, 10; iugs, j. lo'ai'
70 hogsheads.
Revenue Collections: "a, "a
Cigars aid cigarettes .....''''''' ~ -
Tobacco .,....s."...s...'''''s-.'. -s1e -
a. .ae al
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tRspor,ed for the pl.pa's MAR,
,,opcoiK VA. January
s,ssdy: prime. susiss.; extra p'
alse., fancy, sAe.
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DEATHS.

ARGYLE.-Entered into rest, on TN OF
January, at 'Ellerslie," his home. In Flu
wanna county. Va, JOSEPH W. AN
GYLE, In the SD year OF his age.
''ReQuiescat In pace
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Tor this pay the Collector is required
10 give a heavy bond a. custodian oil -
public building: has - MAKE cur HI9
regular reports. and the only patronage
h. has il the recommendation Of two
subordinate officials who serve is janitor
and night Waterman. Both OF ihesr
places have been filed by appointment OF
the Secretary OF the Treasury. NJ. Gar
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MARKET QUOTATIONS
REPORTS FROM ALI GREAT BUSINESS
CENTRES or The WORLD
Prices OF Msney. Bonds. stocl<a Graiu.
Tobacco. Cotton. Ac.. aud the
Wsat her Indications
ti,y telegraph to the Disps;ch.l

WASHINGTON; ID. c.. January o.
IRAN Forecast for Virginia: Rain OF
I snow; east winds.
North Carolina: Rain will con-
tinue tonight and "Wednesday morning,
followed Wednesday afternoon by fair
weather: north winds. becoming variable.
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Tav WEATHER IL RTcBwoSD YESTERDAY
was cold and disaareeable. Snow began
TO fall at noon. aud continued until after
nightfall.
The skv At midnight was cloudy.
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WORTHLESS OFFICE.
THE coLLEcToRSHlP OF CUSTOMS
IN THE CITY or PETERSBURG.
Bond Required and Regular. Official
Reports to BE Made.

PETERSBURG. VA. January 9.-tspe-
cial)-As has been heretofore stated III
this correspondence. Mr. Wesley q. An
drews, whose name was Yesterday sent
to the Senate for the position Of Cot
lector of Customs at Petersburg vice MT.
Thomas ]. Jarratt, resigned, was the one
most likely 10 receive the nomination.
But there IS a big mistake in the state
ment sent ont from Washington that
1.-THE Office pays about N.G0 year an"
run IN connection with some other pusi-
ness. IS we'll worth having the uu1h
s. that during the past four yei,s' w
ofI3ca has usiI nothing to the Collector.
In other words. II has pail on an average
OF about / cent day. u about enouSh
to buy a turkey for the Collector CHRIST
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NEW MEMBERS.

,, NE foIIoNl"S "'" '''''''''
v. 4. Townes, ", nryddon, Tenant siai
Emanuel Kaab. II. seldom Tsyi .2r,i q S13 ~
William y POytnress, y. = IaieNt -
~ y Hfittehorfer. L. O. Noiung's sons
= Co. To- Roberts 4 HoYe, Robert NJ smith s,,,.;i
< Co.. he benjamin r. CrgInp IGompan y.
the Rchmond Mutual Ere IhI Ii,ut,.
mnnlnlv iournaI(
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Total ..........,.,..,s..'s.s...-t
Dark loose sales to-day, A.SeS pou""''
and 74c. highest price. -. os
The bright loose sales to-day were yt
somewhat better quality Than last VIVA
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MADE USEFUL.

would still be large. Now, let me tell you some
thing about them. for to the experienced taxi
dermist every skin comes with its unspoken but
Interesting story.
First, AS to where they are from. You will
notice that the markings are clear and sharp.
black upon yellow That shows them TO he
further south, in the Malay Peninsula or ISL
ands. The Himaayan and Monaghan tigers
have markings fewer and less distinct and
vivid. Again, the hair ON three Of these skins
II short and thin, which shows that the animals
were killed in summer. That in these two others
Is thicker and longer, telling that their former
owners were slam in winter. Here is a skin
from which the hair has partly fallen, and pre-
diet that when come TO soften the hide To dress
IL much more hair will fail out, and that The
skin itself will prove soft and worthless. That
tiger was not skinned and was not taken into
the shade Immediately after 1t was killed. IL u
tigers body lie In the sun after DEATH II for only
two or three hours, the skin begins to decay and
the hair to fall out.
is particularly thin in places and there are spots
that look like the marks of old wounds or sores.
note these claws-he has only two or three on
all his feet how they are bunted and worn.
know these facts from information that came
with the consignment, but the state of the kin
would have revealed them To me II nothing had
been said by the gentleman who sent the skins.
When the tiger gets old, his teeth broken, and
he can no longer catch deer and antelope. or pull
down the buffalo, he Is apt to find out that hu-
man beings are his easiest prey. Then he takes
up his quarters near some native village and
hangs about II, carrying off and devouring the
people as often as he feels hungry. tigress
with young will sometimes do the same, but us
ually the man cater is very old and large tiger.
You see that some OF these skins have ears,
and others have none, while two or three have
one ear each. There more ears in this lot
than we usually find in the same number OF
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each striped leg widened at tho end iHto the
fattened outline of paw.
They are tiger skins" said the taxidermist,
IAN American travelling in India bought near
the spot where they had been taken, and had
sent them to me to he dressed and mounted"
The taxidermist. with both hands, lifted one
Of the heavy skins and laid IL on the floor sepa-
rate from the others where IL could show for
what II was. The reporter was reminded of that
passage from DR.. Oliver Wendell Holiness story
Elsie Venner." where the ophidian heroine
throws herself down upon the tiger skin "whose
fattened outline vaguely suggested the Terror
Of the Jungle crouched for the fatal spring."
From the dried, black cartilage, which had
been the cushions Of the paws, sharp. curved
claws protruded. The sinister undulating black
streaks OF the head, and the ears drawn closely
back against the skin carried still the i'm pression
Of danger which attach to the living animal,
and which the mounted specimens lack. There
was no show or romping or false work-it was
deadly business" that was indicated in the
silent story Of these striped skins from the jun
giles. that stretch east and west from the lower
waters of the sacred river.
The taxidermist with a tape measured the
skin he had laid down. From the nose to the
tip of the tail IL was liz feet long Another
skin that he took from the heap measured the
same. The others were smaller.
These two are uncommonly large skins" he
said. If they were only lOlS feet long they
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Oates, who had stradded on the silver question.
benson. under the circumstances. declined TO
cake part In the Gubernatorial contest and re-
Inained quietly in Washington. He didn't seem
To care whether Oates or Kolb was elected.
with The Koibites, but It did not prevent them
from nominating a candidate against him. Now
he Il fighting against Populist candidate from
has pandered 70 the Popplists because his dis
trict has $500 Populist majority. That's what
he knew II to be the only way to carry the dis
trict, and he has done II TO such an extent that
he will probably be elected.
On the stump he lisa power with the people.
He talks straightout, says what he thinks, and
SEVERELY IN Tss isSehs H
ton and abuses the Senate, but defends the
House. He tells the people their only hope Of
then adds that the party will first have to teach
Mr.. Cleveland that he Is not greater or wiser
Denson's Popullst opponent is NJ. W. Howard.
young lawyer OF Fort Payne, who Is making
ton in the shape Of a book which he L distrib-
uting throughout the district. Its object II to
arouse the people against the Democratic party.
Jured his prospects. 1t is thus dedicated:
IT,: s s 10 and Per
the United States. certain corrupt members ~ the
Cabinet and the horde OF drunken, llcentious Sen.
sS to- ana '0er ners"
The book e vulgar, badly written, and filled
years past. II deals in generalities and Is OF
such a character that IL has heen excluded from
the mails This book will elect benson.
All the other Alabama Congressman have
hard fight their hands, but Alabama may
show up rs usual in the next Congress with y
solid Democratic delegation. Mississippi and
Arkansas will ertainly do that, although there
are populist candidates In nearly every district
In Texas there are two close districts those
now represented by Sayres and Crane. Sayres,
who Is the present Chairman OF the Appropria-
tons Committee will probably be elected by n
small majority. but Cranes district may be lost,
The Populists and Republicans have fused and
as Mr.. Crane has made canvass OF his dis
trict yet. he is almost sure to be defeated.
To sum upthe situation in the Southern States
exclusive OF Maryland, West Virginia, and Mis-
souri,, II looks as " the Democrats would gain
two districts now represented by Republicans
one in North Carolina and the other in South
Carolina: but they may lose two former Demo-
cratic districts in Tennessee. one In Louisiana,
one in Texas. and possibly one In Alabama. In
several districts In North Carolina, Georgia, |
and Texas the Democrats must fight |
harder than they have ever fought yet to win. |
II is a fight in which the whites are divided and
in which the negro vote, which has lain dormant
for many years, is to be used and counted rs |
nsed. In the Cities rs has been said this vote Is
a commodity, but in the country IL Is almost |
'olidly against the Democratic candidates. In |
he use of this vote lies the danger to Democracy
and to the peace and prosperity of the South.
T.. W. BARRETT.
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and no one knows how many in other Localities.
s @s Ras ON the sieR rOsS mile out q
s9 P s smSss the sh MSod si
always kept well on the other side OF the viliass
There came along linemsn named Bottomley
examining and repairing the telegraph wire,
confident Enelishmsn, and, work being slsck
gun TO go out shooting. He was told that there
yas nothing TO kill in the neighborhood except
tiger, but he persisted in his request, and so IL
ended In his shouldering the gun and starting up
the b rsv Inc to s something ne knew ns e ~
dictionary, but in the course Of half an hour the
people az the bungalow heard the report OF his
very warm and much upset about something that
9" i've Killed a tiger he sssped, q. soon as he
could get breath TO speak.
They all laughed at and chaffed him about
killed anything unless stray goat or donkey.
However as he stuck TO his story party went
four legs in the air, the big man eater lay dead
IN the bottom Of the gulch, shot squarely be
1T appeared by Bottomiey's account that after
sauntering half mile or so up the ravine and
seeing nothing TO shoot, he thought IL too hot
under little i tres TO rest before turning back.
The gun he carried had one rihed and one smooth
bore barrel. each loaded with its appropriate
charge. Hearing q slight rustllng or swapping
of a twig among the rocks opposite he looked up
to see the huge head OF tiger appear among
some dry bushes and survey him with look OF
unpleasant interest. He said, In describing 10
afterward: Hit was SO unexpected hit made
my art stop beating hand the chills run down
my back
But he couldn't get away by running. and he
took square aim at the creatures head and
pulled the trigger of the rife barrel. Tho tiger,
which was across the ravine and somewhat
above where Bottomey was sitting, gave great
roar and jump toward him, and turning half
somersault In the air came down upon Its back
not five yards from the astounded Englishman's
feet, and after a few quivers lay still.
"Bottomley didn't care to test the question as
TO whether the tiger was dead or not until he
had got reenforcements, so his next move was to
strike for the bungalow at his best running pace.
IL was he who sold the skin to the owner OF these
specimens and told him the story.
~" Let us see IL we can find the mark OF the
shot" continued the taxidermist lifting one Of
the two largest skins. Here It tsi" and there
under the curved forehead marking of one of
the two largest skins was round hole showing
where the cockneys bullet had entered.
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TIGER SKINS FROM INDIA.
WHAT a TAXIDERMIsT HAD TO SAT-
hBOUT A COMPLEMENT.

Each Striped skis Has Etc stery 60 Tell
~ We Couis Read h-Terrors OF the
Juneie Beasts Claws snd Strategy.
In the taxidermist's front shop was the Gus
tomary array Of stuffed and mounted specimens
OF carniverous wild creatures running the gamet
Of the animal kingdom, from tiny weasels up TO
romping tigers and leopsrds. as natural as life,
and larger. But the big beasts with their glsr-
ing eyes and terrible claws and teeth failed
after all to be impressive. The make up" for
stage effect was too evident the skins were those
Of carefully groomed beasts postured to look
fierce, and the fact was apparent that the teeth
and claws were celluloid and the eyes were glass;
Some such remark as this TIE Sur reporter
made, whereupon the taxidermist asked him to
take look into the back shop, where he carried
on his work.
IF you would like to see some skins fresh
from the Jungle" he said, ~ have . consign-
ment from India, and opened to-day"
On the floor Of the shop lay q pile Of skins ss
fiat, hard, and unyielding az bale Of cowhides
Just landed on the pier. from Montevideo. They
were long and tawny and marked with black
bars. The long tails were rlnged with black, and
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Darling Abost the Chicago River Unei Il
KaA Twenty Feet IAto . Pier.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Herald.
The Tacoma was lying at the coal dock OF the
o. 5. Richardson Coal Company taking in fuel.
The work progressing satisfactorily until
the Tacoma suddenly started up at full steam.
Why It should have chosen that particular tims
TO make an independent voyage was not die
GUESSED as the men in the vicinity were too
much astounded To do anything but gaze as the
vessel rushed out into the stream With force
sufficient To part its cable.
Lunging forward as the lines broke the Ia
coma plunged bows on into the end of . big
scow lying at the dock just ahead of il and sent
the scOw flying out into midriver Having
cleared all distractions, the Tacoma then
spurted up tn river ON its own account paying
Esry little sttehtoh 70 the rights q other craft
go on until IL ran into one of the piers near the
lumber market, and sink from the force of the
felt its freedom and fairly rushed through the
water; its funnel belChing dense clouds OF smoke
and the engine coughing yociferously.
About this time the lug apparently possessed
with the spirit of mischief, or because the tud-
suddenly swung around and dashed Across ths
river at the line 81 schOOners lying at the lumber
market docks. IL charged down upon the frst
loss seemed inevitable. 'o"0'"er ana a serious
Again the Tacoma yeered, swung In under the
bows OF the threatened schooners, aud ran is
nose INTO the pier with great force The engines
fbharnea away fGTI39hSsy while the ting tried 70
Which me-, Il had tossed about H. on every side.
he Speed OF the tug al The moment OF contact
with the pier Is Indicated by the fact thai Tie
pier was demolished Tor nearly twenty feet Tie
heavy everything boards were scattered ike
feathers. The tug Is new one and rs unim-
paired strength saved il from damage As soon
as II ran into the pier some OF its crew hurried
over and stopped its engines The shoek al the
collision broke the lines which held The
scIhSoners 70 the dock, while the tug came on
sith n9thlng more serious than the loss OF a
The reason for the erratic behavior OF the boat
Was mystery among the river men, a. Il vas
n9H anu SUPPOSED 70 he one OF the hest equipped
The theory of a lSaky valve was apparehtiy not
well sustained BY the facts althouEh the pass
OlHty OF leak Was admitted until further OK
ANIMATION. IL Was Thought that the valves
~ n1tl gu o. automatic and that with good bad
Of steam IS the vessel lay Ia the dOcks the NaNvs
@ere forced open and the sleaLa allowed u -
cape into tbs cylinders.
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A few months ago the idea. Of constructing
round extension table struck Nestor Lsttard
while at his desk in che lobby OF Delmonicos.
He worked out his idea and went TO Carpenter
Thomas Joyce at 1b1 West Twenty fifth street.
Mr.. Joyce gave the scheme Of Mr.. Lattsrd Q
practical test. The Patent ONCE at Washington
was communicated with. A dozen Photographic
were made of the table in as many different po-
sitions and pieces, and few days ago Mr..
Lattard received his patent. On Wednesday
last the table was placed on exhibition ct Dell
monioo's. Hotel and restaurant proprictors
caterers, and mistresses Of fashionable homes
who have been searching the furniture shops for
Just such thing. called in to look at the inven-
ton. In twenty -four hours the owner of large
restaurant ordered forty tables; the proprietors
of the Hoffman House. the Brunswick Hotel,
and Of the Congress Hotel at Saratoga ordered
enough of the tables to At up their private
dining rooms and nine ladies, well known In
fashionable society. each purchased one.
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skins The Indian Government offers a goOd-
slid bounty t3T slgers ana the Killer Of one %
resident magistrate. Besides this, tho natives
cut them on to wear as charms and talismans Ii
they get chance, and they steal the claws for
the same reason. Also the claws are worth five
dollars apiece, which helps TO account for the
absence OF SO many which naturally belong to
these skins. Here is paw on which you see tie
full set OF nye claws; this one has three, and
Speaking OF tigers claws, il you want TO see
a weapon splendidly adapted for all its uses look
at this-no, that claw is broken-here is a per-
needle for piercing, reaping knife for cutting,
4 hook for graphing which will never release
with a strength that seems irresistible See is
massive thickness where IL joins the cartilage
and how il shades, without loss OF power or
leverage, into the curved inner edge and point.
the Ell ephant will often hold so fast that the big
tusked beast cannot shake him on, while as for
the buffalo and smaller animals. once they have
been seized by the tiger escape Is impossible
lis time 10 attack makes his spTinS a @ast ins
Narlably from behind his victim IL he be an ami
mai Of considerable size, and, clutchinE the
crunch Of its teeth usually breaks It's neck al
the point where il joins the ckbone But In
case of the smaller animals which he can bear
TO earth By his weight and the force OF his
spring he Immediately tears the throat.
M, One thing more TO observe about the claws.
kind. and, when he has no occasiO TO use them
Mr.. Tiger walks yslvet;footed, his weapons
sheath. He steals upon his prey with nOiseless
tsEead ana when playing with ms mate, or when
other very. pretty love pats with their soft
cushioned feet.
About this man-esteE; |, have the story of
the way he was killed. Tie had for years been
hanging about a native village in southern In
dia, carrying on people from time 10 time. He
v a. very cunning and when hunted close by
parties OF Europeans who several times went
after him, he would disappear. only 10 turn 40
again with a shaTpened APOSTLE after thinEs
had Quieted dOsn. He SAs known 70 haze