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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
CHINESE THE TORIES OF THE EAST.
The Japanese Are the Radicals and ORR
entail Progressisfs.
0ondon Daily News.)


In learned book which he has just
published at Shanghai. DR.. Martin, of the
Imperial College. Picking pays the Chi
nese people a compliment which Western
readers WILL under the circumstances OF
the day. find interesting. The Chinese are
regarded as the Tories OF the East, while
their enemies. the japanese, are regarded
as the Radicals and Progresssists. DR..
Martin would prefer TO describe the Chi
nese as Liberal Conseryatives, their IL
berdlsm being taken at one tenth and
their conservatism at nine tenths.
That, at any rate. is the Interpretation
we put upon his estimate OF them. the
Chinese people and Government has not
always been "treading In a vicious circle"
They have been advancing, though slowly
through the ages. SO THAT. in the seventy
sixth cycle OF their chronology, their do
main is more extended, their numbers
greater. and their intelligence higher.
than at any preceding epoch in the forty
centuries of their national existence"
Still. in contrast with Japan, China seems
to be stagnation itself.
on the other hand, II Is undeniable that
English officials OF high standing and
long experience in Japan have counted
her Western civilization the thinnest OF
thin varnish. The reader OF Messrs. Lane
Pooles and D.ckson's biography of Sir
Henry Parkes. lately published by Messrs.
Macmillan. will not forget the japanese
official who remarked. in all seriousness.
that he could import Western CIVILIZATION
religion and alias he could any class Of
goods, Horrock's long cloth, We suppose.
and Sheffield cutlery. They have i'm
ported Journalism. but they have only
t...a hakr
are importing THE Sorrows OF Werther"
In the form of a translation by a Japa-
nese lnguist or linguists in Berlin. We
should think they had other sorrows to
think OF at the present time. But though
one may laugh at all this, 1t may well be
the fact that fifty years of Yeddo are
worth a cycle OF Cathay.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28

been left behind IN q dust Of q tnunue
inc trackful of faster-going an'm...
Three of the races classified above az
On were Of four heats Two OF the ~
class were OF four or five heats' rNs
Of the 2is were Of four or I'VE nea.s.
Three OF the 2l7 class were OF four y,
Ave heats. Two OF the 2I6 class were %
five heats. Two Of the 2i5 class were ..
four or Ave heats. One OF the 2is c,ass
was OF four heats One OF the 2ls Gas,
was OF i've heats, and two OF the S'N
class were OF four heats. ,
one race from without the Grahu vi
chi, must be added to this refnarkao'e re-
cord. Alx, at Terre Haute. repeateu ,"e
straight-heat victory OF her sister .,
a,,arter OF century ago. In 2a5. zoo ~
2:O5 a. Three heats under 2;o1' averas'"s
under 2os! 80. evers
We see a perfect mob OF great myers
rushing forward, any one OF which, years
ago would have been looked on as tne
wonder OF the day. Can there be any rea-
sonsble doubt that sooner or later som.
nhenomenal one OF them VIII move aheau
ont Of the ruck, and come rouhu .he
track in an even two minutes| we nave
none
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
FABLES OF THE PHOENIX.
How He Builds His Own Funeral Pyre
and Lights It.
(New York Recorder)


The paragon Of all fabulous creatures
was the bird described by the ancient
writer's under the title Of the ARABIAN
phoenix" Ovid says: although most be-
ings and things have their origin in other
individuals Of their own species. there Is
one remarkable exception TO this general
law-the miraculous bird called the phoe-
nix which reproduces itself" According
to a belief which Herodotus heard eX-
pressed at Heliopolis. the famous Egyp-
tian "city of the sun" this miraculous
bird visited { at place once every go
years-always coming from the direction
of Arabia-on the occasion OF IT'S iather
death, and always buried him with pccu-
liar ceremonies
According to the best evidences when
can be gathered from the writings of ovid,
Pliny. Herodotus, and Dion Cassius. after
the phoenix had lived his allotted lifetime
of 500 years he selected a spot and pre-
pared his own death-bed, which consisted
of a sort of nest. or funeral pyre, made OF
leaves and branches of the oak. ears or
sweet spkenard. cinnamon bark, yellow
myrrh. &c. Seating himself upon this, he
fiapped his wings with such velocity as to
cause the nest TO take fire. After bird and
nest had been consumed little worm APP
peared in the ashes and rapidly developed
into a full-hedged phoenix. The first care
of the new bird was to arrange for the
sepulchre of his fathers ashes, which
Herodotus describes as follows:
with the myrrh and other gums 1t has
amassed the phoenix fashions ball as
large as it can carry. This ball 1t hollows
out. and in the hollow places puts the
ashes of its dead parent. The ball is de-
posted in the nest, and the young phoenix
carries the whole from Arabia to Egypt
for the purpose of interring its fathers
ashes az the city of the sun Having
reached its destination II lays its burden
down upon the altar of Helois and disap>
pears as mysteriously as 1t had come"
The legends connected with this fabulous
bird vary In some Of their details but all
agree in the statement that only n single
bird of the species was living at any one
time
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Mile In Two Minutes

1t Is just twenty-five years since Gold
smith Maid made the trotting world won
der at three heats under 2:20. They were
In 2:l9 IA, 2:i9 "a. and 2:l9 l-2. The re-
cords of the Grand Circuit for 1884 make
the Maids figures read like those of a
far-up-country fair The five meetings
held so far-at Detroit. Cleveland. Buffa-
10. Rochester. and Poughkeepsie giving
nearly sixty trotting races, counting over
200 heats)--show only twenty heats slower
than 2:2o. OF these. nine were by 2-year-
ODDS, three by s-year-olds, and several can
be accounted for by rain and by the win
ner jogging in slowly in the last heat OF
a iong-fought race Everything else has
been In 2:2o, or better. as though practi-
caliy the entire Grand-Circuit trotting
class was an army OF Goldsmith Maids.
Coming down second by second. there
have been Ave races OF which all heats
were In 2:20 and better. two In the
same way In 2I9. six In 2lS. eight in
2I7. seven in 2:l6, two In 2l5. three In ETA.
three In 2l3. four In 2i2. three In Eli.
one In 2:l0. and one In 209.
This does not yet tell entirely the story
how the once peerless Goldsmith Maid has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
TARIFF BILL A LAW.
Il Went Into Effect at Twelve O'CLOCK
Last Night.
INSTRUCTIONS FROM CARLISLE
Tn. secr.,srv Gives Directions ~ to the
Collection OF Duties Under inc
New Act.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. August H.-The
tariff hill which has been in the custody
of the Treasury Department since shortiy
after II was sent to the Presineh'' was
returned TO the White House this MORN
ing. The bill will become law al l.
O'Clock tonight.
Secretary Carlisle this morning decided
that goods now in bond VIII DC eh'i'ieu
to the privileges OF the free list Oh the
new tariff act
The following telegram was sent this
morning In order to afford facilities for
the immediate bonding and Withdrawn
Of goods Just arrived: Collector Of Gus
toms. New York: Vessels with cargo not
discharged nor entered for consumption
may be made vessel warehouses Temporal
rily for such as shall be entered to-day
In bond
(SigneD JOHN G. CARLISLE.
The same telegram was sent to the
collectors OF customs at Boston, fhiia-
delphia Baltimore. Portland. Maine; san
Francisco. Portland, Newport News, NOT
folk, New Orleans. and Chicago.
COLLECTION OF DUTIES.
Secretary Carlisle also teegraphed the
collectors of customs at San Francesca
New York. Port Townsend, Boston, Phiia-
delnhia New Orleans, Chicago, ana bdiu-
more as follows: .
"You are instructed as follows concern
ing the collection OF duties u'"er '"0
recent revenue legislation of Congress'
First. All articles heretofore subject 10
duty. but made free by the proNisIoh9
of the new act, may be Withdrawn iioin
warehouses on and after August g. le'l'
without payment Of duty.
Second All manufactured arucies' sp,
officially or generally provided Tor IN seh'u-
Mo X which are composed wholly OF ma
teriaIs other than wool or worsted. or Of
which some one material other than WOOL
or vorsted Is the competent part or chlel
value. will be admitted on and after Au-
onst o. 1894 at the rates OF duty pre-
scribcd In the new act. All other manu-
featured articles specifically or generally
provided for In said schedule, Will continue
in until January l. 1875, TO pay me
rates of duty imposed thereon by the act
entitled an "Act to reduce revenue. equal
i've duties on imports. and for other pur-
noses. approved october |. 1880"
"Three. Coffee and tea, hides and skins,
r,u ar uncured, whether dry. unsalted, or
rickled. will be admitted free Of duty on
ana after the 18th day of August, 1891,
ana Treasury circular (S l2,jlW dated
March a. 1892. and issued in accordance
with the proclamation Of the President
of the United States dated March. 1872.
and directing the collection Of duties upon
certain articles. being products of. or eN-
ported from Venezuela, Columbia, and
Haiti, is hereby revoked.
(SigneU -. q. CARl.lSLb'
Secretary"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM.
1t is Expected to Make Country Life Less
Laborious.
(New York Press)

New York Press)
Part OF the growing difficulties occa-
stoned by the desertion OF the country
and the crowding OF the cities will be
remedied, perhaps. by six years hence-in
that wonderful year 1860. which electri-
clans set as a mile-post OF human pro-
gress-by the browning OF steams rival
Machinery Is rapidly taking the deaden-
ing drudgery out Of farm-work, IS making
il more profitable when conducted scien-
tifcally and on a large scale, ana Is
causing il to attract the attention OF city
people, who long for the healthtui heids.
only the bodily dlscomforts OF farm-work
have prevented an exodus from tne cities
10 the country. Already electricity is
turning it's attention 10 the long-neglected
farm work. and has discovered profitable
results 10 be had by subJectlng crops 10
currents of electricity. IL Is beginnins
to simplify the ponderous farm machinery
and as soon as the storage battery has re-
ceived its finishing touches and can
be applied to tightening the farmer
toll and increasing his profits me
farmer will be looked upon with
envy by the prisoners OF the city
streets and contingencies walls. Those
particular effects OF electricity upon
farm machinery and farm life are, how
ever. visible chiefly in the imagination
at present. and are not at all likely TO
be realized In six years; but one great
ton in the immediate future, and that
is the improvement of the farmer $ condi-
ton by means of good roads and the rapid
transit which electricity is almost ready
to bring, thus greatly enlarging his mar
ket and bringing him higher prices Tor
fresher products, and also bringing MIN
closer to the life and pleasure and stimu-
lating effect OF the city. There Is to be
wonderful change In farm life In the
more thickly settled parts OF the country
in a very few years. and rapid transit
will be largely responsible for It,.
A., The cheap transmission or electrical
power must bring soon many changes
that will be felt in the city household. and
perhaps the chief OF them will be the
abolition OF the cook-stove, as II Is known
AT present. The small electric heater has
already begun to take its place. and II Is
almost certain that even In six years coal
will be banished from a majority OF the
kitchens In cities adjacent to water-power.
from which electricity IL generated. When
heat II wanted for cooking purposes II
will be had at a moments notice BY the
pressfn0 NJ q button.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28

DOVER, n H., August -'.-r.' '-
checo mills. after a shutdown -.uO.
3lst. started up this morning. = r. f.
II was announced THAI there H.Ni
l0-per-cent. cut-dOWn. All buf t.
spinners returned % work. flrl
TO accept the cut. II is shown .h
that the cut averages hut i'
throughout the work. 1Arr. Us N.'
filling on hand. All The m..
thought cannot rut long r
hands are employed
LATER. The situation ln th" mills '-f
afternoon was unchanged. one BAR
mules in No. were ruunlnE. DAT I
the other mills they were s'opp..
At O'Clock Agent HOLLAND i.r.-.
with tonight all the looms BOO ~.
No. ., north section, would b"
until further notice TINS ORDER
over lao looms which throws 81
out Of employment The rest ~ I..
will be kept running as hong ae r0
and then BE- closed AM SIS th.i- - q
change ia the present situation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
At ShEEPSHEAD BAY.
4 Large Attendance In View Of the Cir
cumstances.

Cunbt1uCcSs
RACE TRACK, SHEEPSHEAD BAY,
L. l.. August Elm view of the fact
that to-day was practically the day after
q big race. the. attendance was astonish-
ingly large. The programme and the wea-
Their were largely responsible for this
state Of affairs, as II was not big-event
day.
First race-five furlongs-Derfargill
Ql3, Doggett. even) won. klirt second.
Florence third. Time. loo 2-5.
Second race-Autumn Maiden Stakes,
for 2-year-olds. five furiongs-The Sage
us. Griffin, to u won, Irish Reel
second. Manchester third Time, l:oi.
Third race-one and one eighth
miles-Roche ole. SImms, to % won,
Bassetlaw second. The Pepper third. Time,
200 rs.
Fourth race-Fiylng Stakes. for 3-year.
oids. Futurlty course-Domino Q3o. Taral,
8 TO 81 won. Peacemaker second, Harring-
ton third. Time. lilo.
Fifth yace-Sone mile-Chattapcoga Ci1,
Clayton. Z 10 y won. Tom Skidmore Sc
copd. Shadow third. Time. i:4o rs.
Sixth race-one sniie-Watterson d2o.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
THE eRecKlNRIocE CAMPAIGN.
Ma, pesha Issues an Appeal, Urging '"'
Colonel's Defeat.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August z-Ai''s
Mary Desha, of Washington sister VI
co,onel w. c. p. Breckinridge's SECOND
wife to-day issued vigorous appeal
urging the defeat of Colonel Brech'n' iuse'
The letter caused much excitement hrse
to-day. 1t is the talk OK the .o"", ,ha
calling. as il does. the iienioy ,,,, W.
v..oroan who founded the KENTUCKY W.
mems Veteran Association. ,..o,,
Colonel Breckenridge spoke at A.noSH n
this county. to-day. His address was lso res
voted principally to evening up Seo Nh
with ex-Comptroller-of-the- NH
ION J. Durham, Judge Jere Mortoh' anu
Judge Kinkaid. who nave Ivesn'''
King hot speeches against MIN;
The Colonel thought something was
wrong politically or personally with each
Of his assailants. and the crowd went
wild with enthusiasm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Reifr, to q won. clemeniine second,
Thurston third. Time, LA.
THE BRITANNIA WITHDRAWN.
she VIII Not Take Part In Any Moro Of
the Regattas.

WEYMOUTH. August T.-Captain car
ter, commander OF the britannia, has re-
ceived a message from the Prince OF
Wales. instructing him not to race the
Britannia again this season In any OF the
regattas. This IL due TO the accident py
which Chief Officer Simons and Caterer
Roper, OF the Britannia, and Engineer
Brookman, Of the steam-yacht Tabura
were drowned.
Chef-Ofiicer Simons and his companions
left the Prince Of Wales's cutter for the
shore on Saturday In n dingy. But gu.
ring a rain-sauall the dingy was lost sight
OF, and yesterday morning she was picked
up floating bottom up. As nothing mas
since been heard Of the three men. IL Is
concluded that they were drowned.
The Prince in Wales, In his telegram 70
Captain Carter. said that unless Vigilant
insists upon racing for the Cape May
Cup. the Britannia is to lay up for the
winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28

...sn around inside Of the crust, SHAKING
swesp ~, q, ,ts massage; that where the
.ns a. ~. ,h,nnest the confined terrible
crust =, ,hs under world. chiefly In the
s sosrs' ~ gas. seek to escape and wnen
.oIh. 80 Of the atmosphere outside ~
, ~. p' The gas finds nm outlet. II would
w." .n,s is more likely TO occur IN
s .'a,nan,c district than in New YORK or
s,,sr,as and SO far as any one here
49,. ,,,dge there Is no special reason
sor ,ocatIug such a disaster at New YORK
-. exnecting one will occur anywhere
x,,,,,st Goth. Candidly. It may be said
20 an earthquake should occur that day
n would be only a coincidence. though.
doubtless. claimed as a fuhlment Of the
prophecy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
sou,bern I,icxcIc Champiopship.

ASHVILLE. n. c.. August H-tSpe-
cial )-Among the southern cyclists quite
an interest Is being manifested over the
series Of southern championship races
which Il Is proposed to run oil this ial.
There are a number of fast men In the
South--such as Connerat, Farmer, bairo.
Temple. Adams, Mixson. and Boles-ali
of whom are very closely matched anu
are DESTROYS OF obtaining the title OF
champion, which is now held by fitz-
smons.
II was expected that the southern chlm-
pionship would be run of at the spring
meet OF the Charleston wheelmen, but
owing TO delay In advertising SANCTION
could not be obtained. and the Columbia
Gun race WAS substituted in Its place.
This was won by Fitzsimons, and ever
since that time the other men have been
anxious for another trial.
A CHALLENGE
To this end Baird issued chaiienge
for a series of races to decide the supe,f
GRITTY. The challenge was accepteu Wy
Eitzsimons. and the first race was TO nave
heen RIM At Sumter, s. c., on the 18th
Of lime. Baird was on the ground. ana
90 vas Adams. who was prepared TO cnal-
Ienge the winner. but owing TO a serious
t,nsss Fitzsimons was unable to be pres
.nt hence the match has never been run
Arranpemants are now being made lot
, circuit. which will take in the princl-
nal pIaces in the Southeastern states.
With races for Glass A men only. -
tbese arrangements can be perfected inc
scries OF championship races VIII be rui,
IN ot various places on this circuit "hu
,ho n,at.er will be settled, for this seaso"
Mt least.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Iron Plant Change. Hands

ST. LOUIS. MO. August GA special
to the Republic from Birmingham. Ala.
says: The properties Of the Birmingham
Furnace and Manufacturing Company.
consisting OF a 100-ton iron-furnace. coal
mines and extensive Understands at and
around Trussville. Ala, were sold ut auc-
tion to-day. by order OF court for $4,000.
Fuller Hoggctt. OF Pittsburg. and asso-
ciates, the bondholders. being the pur-
chasers. The furnace. which has been idle
for many months. viii be repaired and
put into operation at once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Zig WhislIey-Tax Collections.

PEORIA. ILL. August H.-The WINS
KEY Trust to-day paid the internal reVe-
nue. collector $jG7,32O. From other as
tilleries enough was taken to swell tne
amount to SOS. I51. making the days
work the largest collection at one ONCE
In the history of the service. with the
close of business to-day. the trust mas
taken from bond 100000 worth of whis-
key at its various points OF manufacture.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Self.Defence With Necessary.

BRISTOL. TENN, August 27.-GSpecialD
Joel Necessary. the merchant who shot
and killed Doc Gibson. near Clinchp0rt.
Va. on Friday last, had hearing before
a magistrate, and was acquitted of the
charge Of murder on the ground that he
acted in self-dcfence
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28

DIR. J. NJ. Rice has written for the Sep
tember Forum an instructive article on
the school-excurslon taken by teachers
and pupils Of the Anderson und) pubic
schools to historic places In Virginia-tne
first excui sion OF the kind. with deii-
mite educational purpose. ever taken IN
the United States. DR.. Rice explains iE
detail the educational value OF II.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
ihil0pena

GudgeJ
| PLAYED yhilopeue
With Miss Dorothy Meckrr--
She ! thought rather srr.
80 I played pulopcue.
Rut-I now draw tn scr.rn
Ger my empty eXchcQlcr
| PLAYED ph.lopefe
Wth Miss Dorothy Neck
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Tha Choler. spreadIng.

BUCHAREST. August T.-Cholera Is
rapidly spreading IN Bessarabia. The san
itary council demands that the whole line
along the Pruth b eordoned by the milf
tarv. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
DEATHS.

BURTON.-Died.a al her resiiencr' ~
Henrico county August 18th. al a 20
Mrs. MATTE c. BURTON. beloY~i WIZ
OF Marshall r. Burton; aged - years
She leaves a grief-s,r.cken fanny
hand ana ten children-to modrn u"
loss. ...I
Funeral win take place from hish.a.' I,
Park Methodist Episcopal church ih''
AFTERNOON, August 18th, az oti-'N'
Friends and acquaintance are rS-Ps~N
fully invited TO attend.
Blessed are they that die In tie Lori
sNITHER.-Dled, AZ No. 2-5 Tempe
street. Sunday. 18th instant al S.So . s,.N
p. NJ, Mrs LEoNoRA II. smith, ~
wife OF Lewis Il. Smlther IN me 80"
year OF her age. ,,,.,
Funeral took place Monday eveh.s,
August q, 1884. from West-Nie" D~S''''
church.
washington papers please copy
TYLER.-Died. Sunday. August -''n, -
$40 A. NJ. HENRY +. TYLER. asea
years. son OF the late Captain 'sa"''
and Sallie j. Tyler A.. r..,.
E, Funeral will take place from VIC ',
dence Of Mr.. Joha II. Ch"akisS. sS1
BROAD street. al O'clock rVsTp
August 18th. Friends and acVeaAn's"s
respectfully Invited to attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
OTHER STATISTICS.

In 1892, iiS9 vessels, Of an aggregate
tonnage OF 5l66.93S tons. entered in ports
at Hong Kong. Besides these. -. 755 junks,
of an aggregate tonnage OF l,6O5,-5l tons,
arrived. Great Britain sent 10 Hong Kong
in 1892 goods TO the value OF l.1%,S2.
Germany, the United States, France,
Spain, and Italy also have extensive com
mercial relations with Hong Kong. Great
Britain absorbs about one half the total
imports and exports. There being no Gus
tom-house, there are no official returns OF
imports and exports OF the colony, ana
the foregoing figures are only mercantile
estimates. Hong Kong is the centre or
trade in many kinds OF goods. Among the
principal ara opium, sugar, flour, SAT-
earthenware. oil. amber. cotton. cotton
goods, sandal-wood. ivory. vegetables, live
stock. and granite. The Chinese tea and
silk trade is also largely in the hands of
Hong Kong firms. and most OF the bust
ness with the tea and silk ports OF China
is done by European and American mer-
camille houses through Hong-Kong. The
opium trade between India and Hong
Kong is extremely large and extremely
profitable Hong Kong Ia a crown colony,
and the British government sends out TO
IL a governor. who rules the island for
$500 year salary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
Jackson-Corbett Fight.

SIOUX CITY. IOWA. August 27.-The
Sioux-City Athletic Club at a meeting to-
night sent two certified checks Of $500
each to Peter Jackson and James j. Cor
bett. in care OF New York paper. Cor
bett has accepted the OFFER. IL Jackson is
satisfied, q representative will be sent to
New York to close all preliminaries.