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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
Ielosrarnic Brevities.

a squad Of police on Tuesday night
visited the archaeological Institute m 81
Petersburg anu proceeding to the dOrrni-
tories, arrested thirty OF the stnGcnrs
who mad retired. The students are Cbars'
ed with being engaged in a NihiIist CO..
spiracy against the Government Tba
visit Of the police was q complete sur.
prise "a the authorities OF the ibsfitntiu1
as well as 20 the students
The Estafct,e, Of Paris saws tba, tn
Diumaium conveyed % Anatauarfvo L,
NJ. L. Wire de Nilers, the French snsciS1
commissioner 10 Madagascar. stjri,istes
,.,.gt I,nat = Iamce shaIi exercise an exclusive
prOiectorate over that country. ana tb,re
Shdt be "A permanent French porr,sr,,
stationed at AnatanariyO. Eight days
are aho"ed 10 Madagascar In which t1
make a reply 10 these demands ~
Inc Socialist members of the p,t.t..,
DHaHDer or Deputies have drcfdaT tn
open hegotlations with The Labor denu1
tes throughout Europe. with n vieu, ~
pi,.Ptis npapPtins an Identical policy IN every par.
y. AZ meeting Of Liberal Party at Ruda
r,a,ii In Iast evening II was decided ON
mmyLoH or Dr. Weekerle, the Hungarian
iTime Minister, 10 vote I'm the inwer
mouse OF the Diet 10 accept. without mod
lHcauons. the religious measures which
Ille i;Le recently been acted upon by the
House of Magnates.
4 dispatch 10 the Tines from porI,,
quese and DelagOa Bay create the GREAT
est concern In Berlin. II is assumed that
England intends 10 seize the occasion 10
extend her possessions northward along
me coast of the Indian Ocean, and possi
bly, to attempt TO acquire the whole re-
giOn belonging 10 Portugal
A Berlin dispatch 10 the Times saws the
Judgment III the case OF
eX-Chancellor Leist, of the Cameroons
West Africa, which virtually admits that
Leist was justified In fogging women.
may be good law, but II certainly will
not be endorsed by public opinion. A dis
patch 10 the Post from Berlin saws that
the result of the Leist trial will be re-
ceived throughout the Empire with
storm Of bitter indignation and angry de-
rsion.
The Federal grand jury at Chicago yes
erday reported q true bill against ex-
Governor John l.. Beveridge, president;
=. ID. Arnold. vicc-preeldent, and Samuel
VI. Biddison, secretary, OF the State Mu-
ual Life Insurance Company. The in
iictment charges the defendants with
Ising the mails to further the business
If lottery. 1t Is alleged that the con.
,ern Is In It's essence a lottery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
RICHMOND VA. THURSDAY OCTOBER IS 1894

ed as follows: One In plain black worst
ed suit the other. black woolly cheviot
suit; both sack coats. One, light percale
shirt other striped shirt one, gray tele-
scope satchel; other, e!ghteen-iDch can
vas telescope. One. plain black lace
shoes One man about six feet, sparely
built, weight about 175 pounds; brown
other about fve feet eight inches. heavily
built. clean shaveu. They got on Nor
folk and Western train, No. s, at River
ton this morning at ! O'Clock: purchased
tickets TO Shenandoah Junction: one got
no ticket. At that time one had on gray,
slate-c olored guinea nat; the other a
black derby. They were bought at Front
Royal. when they reached that place. one
an old slouched hat, and the other black
stiff one"
On receipt of this telegram. Governor
OFerrall wired its substance 10 the po-
lice authorities at Roanoke, Bristol. Chat
ParkerEburg, Wheeling. Cumberland Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Chi
cago. The Governor also Informed the
heavy rewards had been offered for the
capture OF the robbers by the State, as
well as the railroad company.
Yesterday morning Governor OFerrall
=. Pitzer, chief-of-police Of Cumberland.
Have arrested the tail man: no doubt
he is the one wanted; found on him $l060
sePtem6sr 1 m' r. %G P1"R n WasSingion SfG a|6a dGa
large navy revolver and fifty shells to
suit one pair Of gold spectacles; a large
lot Of new Honduras lottery tickets Have
had him committed 10 jail to October
9TH for a hearing. The other man I
diA not coc ~
The Governor subsequently, sent n copy
Of the telegram from Cumberland 10 Mr.
Herring, and added: Am ready TO CO.
operate with You in any way possible.
Communicate freely with me-"
II c.ytR"Cr Want r-x HrID.
The Governor telegraphed TO Governor
Brown, OF Maryland, and to the Mayor
OF Cumberland asking them to hold the
prisoner long enough 10 give the Virginia
authorities an opportunity 10 produce
sufficient evidence so as to bring about
the extradition Of the suspected train
robber.
The Governor. when seen on the subject
last evening, stated that he had received
no information as TO the discovery OF a
memorandum in the possession OF the
arrested man purpOrting 10 give the
amounts OF the booty received by each
individual robber.
ALLEGED ToHBrRs POUND NOT GUILTY"
NASHVILLE. TENN. oct. 1.-THE jury
in the Hardin Elrod express robbery case
reported at 800 o'clock this morning. The
was crowded and when the
foreman stated that all defendants had
been found mot guilty" the utmost con-
fusion prevailed. Hardin and Elrod
grasped each others hand, while their
wives gave vent to their feelings with
tears Of JOY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18

Office Of Clerk Of House Of Delegates,
and Keeper Of the Rolls Of Va,
October II, 1S9i
Editor The Times: There appears on
pages 22S and 22) OF Acts Of Assembly,
session 1884 an act 70 amend and re
enact section 37O5 of the Code Of Virginia
entering dwelling house. or other house,
vessel or car in the night. etc, with in
tent 10 commit murder, rape or robbery"
but no reference 10 the same Is found IN
the printed index % the acts under the
heading, Code" Please state this fact
and obige Yours respectfully,
J. BELL BIGGER,
c. II. -. and h. Of X. Of Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18

WASHINGTON. oct 1.-THE Camden
Athletic club eleven played Georgetown
College today on the college campns
After fifty minutes playing and quite
as much arguing the referee announced
the score TO read: Georgetown. %; cam
den q.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
A SCHOOL ron POTERs
Tho Norfolk Republicans Organize School
for Voters The Thomas Case.

NORFOLK, VA, Oct. 17-Speciai The
Republicans have organized a school for
voters In this city, and 1t is believed will
attempt 70 vote men who are dead, bur
whose names are still on the books. Their
little trick was discussed to night and
Will be checked.
TaoWt~ AcAIS ASSAULTED.
Tonight Fred. Thomas, the reporter OF
the News and Courier who has been
writing up the municipal admintstra ton
and who was cowhtded a few days ago by
two young men named Gregory for at
tacking their father the Mayors clerk
In that paper, was assaulted In front OF
the Academy OF Music by detective j
7. James and struck several blows Po-
lice Officer Hank arrested James and car
ried him 10 the police station and formal
" entered a charge OF lighting IN the
street. Hank then went back to his beat
and Thomas stated 10 Captain Murray.
the Prohibitionist Chief of Police, that he
made no charges against James and the
detective was released.
Captain Iredell was dismissed for releas-
ing prisoner Now II remains 10 be seen
what will be done with Murray lnere is
already much comment. and the Mayor
will ask the board 10 investigate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
wr,-Hrn FORECAST

WASHINGTON, Oct. i7.-ror virx MIA:
Fair. slightly cooler nor;herly winds
nor North Carolina: Fair, uortherly
winds. slightly cooler.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
ElOr JHE POLLS.
Charges Of 4. p. A. Am iatIon Intensifiei
Feeling at ~. Louis

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1.-THE most excit-
ing primary election held in this city
since sine the days Of the Know, Nothing
riots took place to-day to select dele
gates 10 the Republican City Council
The probability OF victory at the polls
This fau has made the scramble for
places on the Republican ticket, hot
against some OF the aspirants intensi-
fies the feeling. Every candidate had
men on guard at the polls TO look out.
as was claimed, for repeaters and Demo
crats and numerous collisions occurred.
In the Twenty-slxth ward a Kodak man
was stationed at each poll and took
snap shots at the voters. AS the day
closed the excitement grew rancorous.
and at l:30 three patrol wagons hlled
with police hurried to Twenty-hfth
street and Franklin avenue. where
uitched battle was engaged In by about
three hundred men. The ringleaders,
seven In number, were arrested and
quiet restored. A number were injured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18

C. Morton Stewart. chairman OF the
stookholders' reorganization committee OF
the Maryland Steel Company. said yester-
day that the Immense plant at sparrow's
Point Md. would resume operations about
November lst. Three thousand men were
employed when the works shut down. sew
eraI months ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
49, nEIoxa 40 nnorHKR oroRaE.

Inspector Hollnberger thinks that the
arrested man may be Charles . LedIy'
'nn who has din the opinion Of the IN
snector. been working the county fairs OF
MARYLAND. He IS inclined To the belet
that the suspect viii turn out not To nave
been implicated IN the Aqua creek IED-
~ big false jewelry confidence game was
worked. The victim lost something over
e. 0oI and one OF the three men VINO
worked the scheme answers the descTp-
ton OF the man who IS under arrest Al
Cumberland.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
OHIO MOB FIRED UPON.
HAD CAPTURED A NEGRO FIEND IN
ORDER TO LYNCH HIM.
The Prisoner Had Been Give. Twenty
Years for Criminally Assaultlng .
White Woman.

WASHINGTON C. H., o.. Oct. H.
In court to-day Jasper Dolby, the negro
who assaulted Mrs. Mary c. Byrd, of
PARROTS station, week ago, confessed
the crime, and was sentenced to the peni-
tentiary Tor twenty years.
There was every prospect OF a bloody
fight tonight, as a great mob was in town
bent on lynching Dolby, and the sheriff
had two companies OF State militia here
to help him protect the prisoner. A spe-
cial grand jury was called. Dolby was
indicted to-day and his trial and sentence
hoped by this means to quiet the mob
and avert a fight. This, however, was
not realized.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18

that Searcey was in Washington about
that time and In Strengthened circum-
st.ncel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18
novERNon N,ErsLEY LEAyEs FOR COLUMBUS

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Oct. T.-Governor
Mckinley arrived here at midnight and
upon learning the fun extent Of the riot
fhg at Washington Courthouse, left imme-
dlately for Columbus. II, upon his arrl-
val. he is advised that the trouble has
ouieted down he VIII leave on the 10
A. M. train for this city, and by making
close connections reach Louisville early
tomorrow evening This Will enable him
10 also keep his Nashville and Ne" Or
leans engagements.
If however. the condition Of affairs al
Washington Courthouse is still threaten
ing, the Louisville engagement, at least,
will be cancelled.
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trpon the AFing the mob dispersed in all
dtractions. Immediately all places of
unsinees in the city were shut up. Mayor
prsi',H prsnrner peremptorily closed ali places
- 49, uauors were sold. Every street
VIZ flled with people, No time was lost
", " % ., rr,ing away the dead and wounded
p,,Stress ~ houses and the engine-h house
i.,lsn converted into hospitals. All the
s1rraons Surgeon in the city were called into SER
s,ins Mothers, sisters, wives. sweet
vlcer.,s crowded around the dead and
heai heiinded ~ and added pathos to the scene
W. tire 10 the rage of the mob by their
anu nunto, ~ lions Against the militia the
Ia Ia iis,,a TON was bitter, vicious and yehe-
, lnoIs II pervaded all classes. AS the
h1saa men" na ssed the mob grew In size and
TIM TIM an over the country, by telephone.
iuiy yc,onrier and by telegraph the news
by Cnread All the roads leading 10 the
had ppare nlled with men on horseback.
G ely Gly,arons and on foot pushing with ali
III ,Sih7e speed 10 the scene OF bloodshed,
posostbing vengeance at every step. Mean
Drene IN Washington Courthouse.
whncb was going on for arms and am
aISttion and for dynamite. Shouts were
l mi ~ "Down with the militia" Blow up
heai h do,es along with the black hend."
tnS r,srs WAS certainly organization of
., forces going on, for that ominous
IN, th,.,,,sss n that forbodes supreme excite-
stint STINT and deadly resolution succeeded the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-18

So, ,,tI.t ,.'"I" was found on hts per
- %h.'n ri. showed that sum OF 50. 500
persons ~ ' yliicsssn Icsn divided among two
iabict showed how he had spen, ail
Ti''h was not found Oh his person, with
me exception Of 500. which II is ",,nl r"
a%aI aS.I he lpeni here here last night or sambied
ais" co,telniSS, - Fuhoted that the tablet
"h,sre and how the money Was SiviFed SiIMs4
g5.3 where part OF IL was hidden ,rbs
INhhii'hg Of the lottery tickets on searr are
.,s ki,a ktig,son IL enough evidence 10 con-
,',,, mn as the drawing has not vet
'int oH, and he could not have po,;en
t'..,,, n'"hy tickets unless ne had stolen
t,.',,l. Sag,l. Several pawn tickets from Wasb.
i.s.. sGm ril',, pawn brokers We're found on him
The d. we name or Heidenheimer and
" Sep'ember 2Sth. This shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-27

PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-The state
ment Of business Of the Pennsylvania
railroad company for last June as
compared with the corresponding
month in 1898 shows a general de-
crease in earnings, expenses and
profits. The decrease in gross earn
ings on all lines east of Pittsburg was
81 eco, 1912; decrease in expenses,
81 OBS. 1877; decrease in net earnings,
$GO5. OT3.35.
For six months in 1891 compared
with the same period in 1898, over
these lines the decrease in net earn
ings was 81 64,747.s1. the decrease in
gross earnings being 81, AIT. 24O.41 and
expenses IS. 6T2. 492- so
For all lines west of Pittsburg and
Erie for June, 1894. com pared with the
same month in 1898, the decrease in
the net earnings was 653, 35O.6T, the
gross earnings being decreased 81, 164,-
4O1.s7 and the expenses s511.O52- 20,
For these lines the decrease in net
earnings for the first SIX months Of
1894. compared with the same period
in 1898, was 81, 734, s43. 90. the decrease
in gross earnings having been S4.636,
365. Go. with 4 decrease in expenses OF
S., sol, 521-67.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-27

WASHINGTON, July Yesterday s
proceedings in the house were dull in
the extreme and one by one the MEM
bers left their desks until by $40
o'clock there were not a half hundred
members in the chamber. The con
ference report of the fortifcations bill
was agreed to. The day has been
assigned to the committee on inter
state and foreign commerce and som Q
twenty or thirty bills reported from
the committee were passed, among
them the following: To establish a
light house at the entrance to Calves
ton harbor, Texas. at a cost Of S35, 900;
making Oakland, Cal, a. port of entrys
amending the act for the construction
of bridge across the st. Louis river.
between Minnesota and Wisconsin; to
bridge the Usage river in Missouri, and
the Missouri river near De Witt, Mo-
At 4:52 the house adiOurned-
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but II It is, put it IN your pipe and
smoke it.
Individual rights have been lost
aight of in property rights. Men
ought rise above the old law Of the
survival of the strongest The aver
age increase of wealth in the United
States is less than per cent annually.
Less than per cent, and yet the
farmers Of Kansas are paying 9, 8, 10
and II per cent interest Where are
they coming top
Governor Lewel1ing held the view
that the Populist party was the only
one for the laborer and poor man. He
went on to deprecate the contra ction
of the currency and attributed it to
boarding in banks and other places
The Postal Savings bank would pre-
vent this by guaranteeing to the de-
pOsitOr absolute security, and thus
pnt an end to all lack of confidence.
He wanted silver money, not because
it was better than any other, but be-
cause it would give employment to
thousands of idle men in the silver
mines
Mayor willard and George B. East
wood also spoke.
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house committee on labor yesterday,
not to urge their bills, but to plead
for assistance. The expected has
happened: their leaders had deserted
them and they sought congressional
aid to return to the localities whence
they had come. Coxey's men said
their leader had left them
IN the lnrch yesterday kel-
lev's men averred their leader
had drifted away several days ago
and that they did not expect to see
him again, while Frye's men said their
leader had probably abandoned them
The men who were brought from the
Pacific coast by Kelley were particu-
larly indignant and expressed fervid
desire to tar and feather their gen
eraL Mr. McGann told them that
there was not the slightest chance OF
q government appropriation for their
return and sent them to the local
superintendent of charities.
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STAGE GLINTS.

Jessie Haines viii play the part Of q
tough girl in 'sOn the Bowery.' .
George Monroe will shelve s'Dfy Aunt
Bridget" next season and try fortune
with a new piece on the same lines
A copy of the third folio Of Shake
speare was bought BY Mr.. Natalli az a
sale in London recently for e435, or
81.
Thomas W. Keene will next season
have a practically new company. His
tour will be under the management Of
Edwin Arden.
Mario and Durham, the we'll known
triple horizontal bar performers. are soon
to separate. Durham intends to join
the Jordan family of acrobats.
James J. Corbett and the members Of
his company have organized baseball
club that is defeating mines all through
the English provinces. Corbett is the
shortstop.
Miss Linda da Costa has been engag-
ed as prima donna Of the company which
Q. B. Jefferson and Klaw s. Erlanger are
organizing to present Palmer Cox's
Brownies :"
Nine. Emma Juch will emerge from
her private life as Mrs. Wellman at tho
Worcester musical festival on Sept. 81
and %. She will sing as leading prima
donna at both the concerts in an ora
torio-
Nine Julie L. Wyman, the mezzo
soprano. is to return to this country in
the autumn. Mrs Wyman has been
singing in France and was heard there
in Samson ct DELLA Saints aen's
opera
F. N. Innes, the bandmaster, has just
completed "a descriptive spectacle,
giving a musical history Of the civil
war, which he proposes to present dur
ing the tour he will begin with his band
on Aug. IA
One successful play very often makes
the fortune of its author. William Ha-
worth was struggling actor until THE
Ensign was produced. He tried for
two years to dispose Of il, but nearly
everybody thoughU the big man-of-war
scenes could not be handled effectively
on the stage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-27
rHE GOLD RESERVE.
IL Is Now Down to Very Low Ebb ana
Getting Lower.

It Is NOW Down to a Very Low Ebb ana
Getting Lower.
WASHINGTON. July 27--The gold re-
serve has received another severe
blow by the engagement at New
York of So. Quo. 600 for export to-mOr-
row. This leaves the true amount Of
the reserve S5s, 345. 725, or So, 654, $40
lower than the lowest point reached
previous to the February bond
Issue. Against this reserve there
were outstanding on July 1,
S346, 6s1,016 in United States
notes and 1882, 5s1. 4sI in treasury
notes Of 1890, making an aggregate of
nearly $500, 900, 600 in paper currency,
redeemable in gold. The exporta-
tions of gold since the February bond
issue aggregate about SIS, $50, 900.
while the importations amount to
about S11, $50, 600, making the net loss
of gold during the last six months
about S67. 900, O0O-
SO far this month the treasury re-
ceipts amount to S32. zoo, 600 and the
expenditures S2s. ITO 600, leaving a
net gain of 81, $40. 600 Pension pay
ments up to this time amount to
@13 O54 600
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WAsHINGTON, July 27.-The sub
committee of the committee on en-
migra ton. which had charge of Rep
resentative Lockwood's bill to protect
American labor on the borders, re-
ported it favorably to the full com
nittee with several changes The
bill forbids the employment in the
United States of persons who retain
foreign residences. and is aimed
against Canadians and Mexicans who
come across the borders to work,
particularly the sailors on the Great
Lakes, and imposes heavy penalties
upon their employers. The Occupa-
tions of sheep herders and shearers
and house servants and body servants
were exempt from the bill.
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CROPS ARE SUFFERING.
Hot Winds Doing Great Damage In
Kansas and Nebraska


OMAHA. Neb., July p. - An un-
precedented hot wind is blowing over
Nebraska from the south and is doing
irreparable damage to corn. The
wind feels as though it came from a
furnace, and it is blasting the corn as
etfectualy a prairie fire.
EMPoRIA, Kan, July 27. - Many
farmers in this vicinity report their
entire corn crop as utterly destroyed
by drOuth and that all the rain in the
world could not now save it. For
just thirty days not shower has
fallen here and no prospects of one,
although the rain makers have been
experimenting for several days few
miles west of here.
ABILENE. Kan, July 27.-Roclk
Island ,rainmakers, after a week S
work in this country entirely without
result. left for Iowa. Hot winds have
blown for three days and but little
corn can be saved, even by abundant
rains.
MEXICO, Mo-. July 27.-The corn
crop is seriously threatened in this
part OF the state. 1t is at critical
point, and is already injured consider
ably on account of the drouth. At
several prayer meetings held in
Mexico last night fervent prayers
were offered for rain The farmers,
like town people, are rather low spir-
tied at the prospect in general
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PoPULIsrs OPEN AT ARGENTINE
Governor LeweIIIng and Major Franz
willard " ere the Speak rs

Governor LeweIIIng aud Major Frank
willard " ere the Speak
KANSAS CITY, No, July 27.-The
Populist campaign was opened last
night in Kansas City, Kan, BY Cover
nor L. D. Lewelling and Major Frank
A. Willard Of Argentine, the PopulIst
nominee for congressman in the Sec
ond district.
The governor said in part: This is
a time for rerrospectiOn- Two years
ago the farmers of Kansas raised a
large crop and got fair prices for it
To-day many of them are bankrupt.
They have been unable to pay the
usurious interest exactec by their
creditors, and to-day more than forty
three per cent Of their farms have
passed into the hancs of landlords by
the foreclosure of mortgages. All
this is wrong. 1t is to be charged to
the present financial condition Of the
country, and that its turn must be at
tributed to the policies of the two old
parties.
so long as they are honest, frugal
and industrious, the government Mt
should guarantee to subjects the
power to eat, drink and clothe them
selves. If some Of you are poorly fed
and poorly clad il IS because some one
else has more than his share L would
rather. be without civ lizatiOn than be
the subject of a government that
could not guarantee to its citizens
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none. That may be anarchy,
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no Settle Grand Army Rates.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Chairman Cald-
well, of the Western Passenger asso-
citation, has called a special meetin &
of the association for tomorrow to
consider the question of Grand Army
rates The AtchisOn has issued no.
tice that it will extend the return
limits on tickets to any date within
the final date set by the assoc alton.
The Atchison has let down the bars
as to the return limits, and the asso-
citation lines will be obliged to take
similar action or lose the greater part
of the business. The meeting Will
also take up several matters of a
routine nature.