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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
Conversational Nominations.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Aug. 23-At
Palatka. Fla Tonight the Democratic
convention renominAted Hon. Charles N.
Cooper to succeed himself In Congress.
The financial policy Of President tlert-
land was endorsed At Ocala. Fla. to-
day the pODulist convention Of the Sec
ond district nominated Hon. Mont II.
Atkinson for Congress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

NEW YORK. AUG. 22.-Georee Dixon
and Jerry Marshall, who claims 10 De- the
fcatherWeight champion of Australia,
were matched to-day % fight % finish at
ll3 pounds for S2@o and the feather~ eight
championship of tine world.
one thousand dollars a side forfeit has
been posted. No special date for the mill
was agreed upon, but both sides consented
10 agree % any reasonable purse offered
by the Olympic club. Of New orleans or
the Seaside Athletic Club, OF Coney
Island
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

an Honest Election League. r. q. Bow
man, Kolb's lieutenant general. was the
chief master Of ceremonies. Speeches OF
the stereotyped nature were mace
From specials 10 the Age-Heraid from
Obeyed the peonle seeming to tire Of the
mandate OF kolb. Bowman, ScagSs x co.
Newspaper men were barred out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

The Authors Wife-"There IS one char
acter in your play that IS simply absurd. %
The Author Which one?'
The Authors Wife-"The old servant
who has been with the family twenty
wears. Puck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

=, Key. DR.. j. c. Hiden. OF Grove-Avenue
bapnst church. preached Il 'he peV tel
AT the head Of Clay street last night to
quite large audience. He Will preach
es1ii al tDc same place tonight al X
o'clock The dedication service WIN he
held Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

Chase City Va, Aug o. 1891
Editor Times: a few days ago you pub
lished in your correspondence from this
place that the reunion of the Confederate
Veterans of Mecklenburg would be held
here on the 3lst of August. This is calcu-
lated 10 misead. and We wish no doubt
TO exist about the time. The occasion will
be on Thursday, August 80. 1894, and that
date was selected from the firs. decision
TO have the reunion here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
sunday school Convention

-, The Virginia Baptist State Sunday
School Convention (colored) Is in session
al the First Baptist church, corner Hroad
ana Fourteenth streets. Session 9 A. NJ
10 j. NJ. and TO 10 +. NJ.
The convention closes Sunday evening
AT 10 II. NJ. o
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
Mr. RcinIrardt. the vioiinist.

Mr. John Relnhardt, me, me W Scr IesGcr
vioiinist, has been en-, esiI.as'N when the
o ,haa ~ IS not opeE he viii be IN inc
orchestra of the Academy OF MUSIC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

ROME. Aug. "a nocturnal search by
the police OF ANARCHISTS clubs ana resi-
dences 100 several small. towns near RI-
quantities OF arms. ammunition, flags and
important papers. Several Anarchists were
arrested.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

When soon vc~'e-fsv S'0nri"tenHent
Selden, OF the Main-street electric line.
SAID tlidt ne. ola nvt n.o. Nay tne H..
conductors on the electric line and the
driver on the Broad-street line had been
discharged. He was acting in accordance
with orders received from Mr.. Fisher Ia
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
Ko,b's Honest Election Lenppa ,

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, Aug. 23.-Accord-
Ing 10 orders, about three hundred fol-
lowers Of Reuben Kolb half OF them ne
groes, assembled at Sublett Hall. this
city. to-day. for the purpose Of organizing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

Tho divorce suit Of Mrs. Lyman. of
Ashevillc, is ON the docket Tor this week
i'm BuncOmhe county. Mrs Lyman was
a Miss Cunningham, of Richmond, Va
Raleigh NeWs-Obscryer,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

LOWELL. MASS, Aug. BIT Is an
nounced that the fremont and Suffolk
Mills Will open In all departments next
Monday morning and give employment 20
2 800 persons. They have been slosed since
July Sd.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24
THE REFUGEES ARRESTED
orr. xzBTA and THE sALvADShE-
AZ FUGITITEs IN CUSTODY.
Two strangers Arrive from tho East "a tho
Legal Representatives Of the Refa-
gcss-Arrests Authorized.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Aug. 3d.
United States Marshal Baldwin, accom-
panied by four deputies, Lieutenant
stoney, and Salvadorean Consul Cal
deron, left tbs morning on a tug lor
the cruiser Bennington, which has been
living off the Heads and beyond cIVli
Jurisdiction for many days, awaiting
orders from Washington TO enter TINS
port. The Marshal carried warrants Is
sued by United States District Judge
Morrow Yesterday. for the arrest OF the
Salvadorcan refugees. When lhe bch-
nfngton was reached Marshal pau IN III
and his deputies boarded her ana liie
cruiser steamed out OF the thiee mi rnt,J
limit and then the warrants were ser Eeu
with little formality. II was stat'd ma
the bennington would proceed 20 Mare
island. where the prisoners would DE
transferred TO the Government Tug me-
bowel and brought TO the envy lie
This morning, on motion 81 lhe 1's
trict attorney and on presentation 81 :
certificate from the Supreme Coul' "
New York. Horatlo 5. Keubens was au-
uItted 10 practice as attorney ~ w
United States District ana ClrCIlt ,,, ~,
gonzales de Queseda, an attorney, was
also present I'm court when NttotheS
Veubens was admitted. These sehtlg,ilcn
recently arrived from the East Ihsy
have been retained as counsel LOT the
fusiuVes.
AUTHORIZED THE ARREST
WASHINGTON. y. C., Aug. ~ ~
mral Ramsay, acting ;1n.,i'nheS orders
commander Of the Mare Island
navy yard, instructing him 10 taNe tne
United States Marshal out 10 the bti.
ningon in a naval tug-bOat, ana prrnlt
him to serve warrants Of the Inlted
St,,tes Cont on the Salvadorlan refugees.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

Nam YORK; Mr. Fisher sent the numbers
~ The badges and ordered that those
men be dismissed. Some OF them nau
heen with the company for n Tong time
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

sCouleur isabelle" S. a light yellow col
or. n mixtu-. of white. yellow, and flesh
color (see Rozan. "Pettes Ignorance de Ia
Conversation" page 81. IN the ninth edl-
uom The color Is said To nave derived
its name from the appearance or some
Archducal linen. Isabella or Austria,
daughter OF Philip IL. OF Spain, ana OF
Elizabeth. daughter OF Henry II. OF
France, married Albert of Austria. son OF
Macmillan H. Her father gave her the
Netherlands as dOwry, and II was while
hesieging Ostend. which was In a state OF
revolt, that she gave her name TO
color. Isabella swore not 10 change her
linen till the town was taken. The siege
lasted three years. with the result that
the linen became "COuieur isabelle"
II seems that another Isabella makes
claim, hitherto, 1 had thought, in dispute
only between Isabella, the Catholic"
and Isabella, daughter OF Philip IL. OF
Spain and Archduchess OF Austria, TO
give her name to the peculiar yellow
color which her unchanged linen had IN
course OF time acquired. the first OF
these ladies' set out with her husband In
April, 1891. on their crusade against Gre
NADIA. which did not capituiatc until No.
vember. But If her VOW TO make no
change IN her Undertaking covered the
whole of that period. she was far outdOne
by me second lady. whose similar vow
with regard 10 the Siege OF Ostend in
iGDl left her free from washerwomen's
bills till 16Oi.-Notes and Queries.
An amateur oculist In Michigan made
glass eye for his spaniel dog. The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

Geography as a science was introduced
into Europe by the Moors In l2l9.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-24

An amateur oculist in Michigan made
a glass eye for his spaniel dog. The
animal soon became used TO the artificial
member
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
STANDARD AND LOCAL TIME.

Geographical Local of the Five Lon-
gitudinal Belts In This Country.
With the enormous increase of rail
way travelling the necessity arose for
inventing some method of counting
time which should avoid the complica-
tions arising from the use of local
mean time, which varies with every
mile Of east or west travel. What Is
known as the new standard time"
was adopted by agreement by all the
principal railroads of the United States
at II o'clock, noon, on Nov. Is, 1888.
The system says the Detroit Free
Press, divides the continent into five
longitudinal belts and fixes meridian
of time for each belt. These meridians
are fifteen degrees of longitude, CORES
ponding to one hour of time, apart.
Eastern Maine, New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia use the Goth meridian;
the Canadas, New, England, the Mid
die states, Virginia and the Carolinas
use the 10th meridian, which is that of
Philadelphia; the states OF the Missis-
sippi valley, Alabama, Georgia and
Florida, and westward, including Tex
as, Kansas and the larger part of Ne
braska and Dakota, use the Goth merid-
ian. which is that Of New Orleans.
The territories to the western border
Of Arizona and Montana 60 by the time
Of the 105th meridian, which Is that Of
Denver, and the Pacific states employ
the 120th meridian. The. time divisions
ere known as intercolonial time, noun
tain time and Pacific time. A traveller
passing from one time belt to another
will find his watch an hour fast or
too slow, according to the direction in
which he is going. All points In any
time division using the time of the
meridian must set their timepieces fast
Ell or slower than the time indicated
by the sun, according as their position
is east or west Of the line. This change
of system reduced the time standards
used by the railroads from fifty-three
to five "a great convenience to the
railroads and the travelling public.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
PROBLEMS IN ANIMAL LIFE.

Some OF the UnaccOuntabIe Things
Done by Birds, Fowls, Boasts and
Insects.
The greyhound runs by sight only.
says the Philadelphia Times, This
Is fact. The carrier pigeon flies his
hundreds Of miles homeward by eye
sight, noting from point to point oh
jects that he has marked. This is cnly
conjecture. The dragon fly, with 49,
600 lenses In the eye, darts from angle
to angle with the rapidly of fash
ing sword, and as rapidly darts back.
not turning in the air, but with clash
reversing the action of his four wings
and simultaneously calculating the
distance of the objects, or he would
dash himself to pieces. But in what
conformation of the eye does this pow
or consist? No one can answer
Ten thousand mosquitoes dance up
and down the sun, with the minutest
interval between them, yet no one
knocks another headlong on the grass
or breaks q leg or q wing, long and
delicate as they are. Suddenly a pe-
culiar, high-shouldered, vicious crea-
ture with long and pendant nose, darts
out of the rising and falling cloud and,
settling on your cheek, inserts q pois-
onous sting. What possessed the little
wretch to do this? Did he smell your
blood while he was dancing? No one
knows.
carriage comes suddenly upon
some geese In narrow road and
drives straight through the flock. A
rnf afss1xx
nor n duck. They are under the very
wheels and hoofs, and yet they con-
trive to flap and waddle safely off.
Habitually stupid, heavy and INDECENT,
they are, nevertheless. equal to any
emergency.
Why Ices the lonely woodpcckcr.
When he desce1da from his tree aud
goes to drink, stop several times on
hi" way and listen and look around
bef1re he takes his dfalght? No one
knows How is 1t that the species of
ant which Is taken In battle by other
ants to he made slaves should be the
black or negro ant? No one knows,
The power Of Judging of actual dan
ger and the free and easy bnldEcsi
that resnlts from 1t are by no means
uncommon. Many birds saem to have
correct notion Of guns range and
are scrupulously careful to keep be
.sGld it. The most obvious resource
would be to fly right away out If sight
and hearing, but this they do rot
choose to do
A naturalist Of l'razil gives IN ac-
count Of an expedition that he made
to one Of the Islands OF the Amazon 10
shoot spnonbills. il,iscs and other lag
nificent birds which 0pa abundant
thore. It's design was conlpl etely baf-
fled. however, by "A wretch I'd little
sand piper. which preceded him, con-
tinually uttrrlrg his tell-tale cry,
which: at once aroused Ill the birds
within hearing. Throughout the day
dill this individual bird continue is
sclfimposed dury OF settinrl to others,
.frGctually preventing lie approach If
the hunter tn the game and yet man
aged 10 keep out of the range of his
gun -
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
A Two-MlNuTR GAIT.
A Sporting Writer Who Doesn,t
Think Nancy Hanks Record VIII
stand Long.

A sporting Writer who Doesn't
Think Nancy Hanks Record VIII
stand Long.
The ultimate speed Of the trotter has
not yet been reached, says the Drovers'
Journal. How fast he win cover mile
after fully developed is a matter of con-
lecture, but many observing horsemen
predict that 200 is within the limits
Of bis powers. There has been an an
nual reduction of records until last sea
son by the trotter, when 2:05 Ia was
registered us the fastest performance
of the year, by Directum, and the PAGER
Flying Jib reeled off ae mile In 2:04 at
the Washington Park meet. The rec
ord, 2:04 Of Nancy Hanks was not over
thrown and she still reigns the peerless
queen of the rotting world, her dow
ager competitors having been Sunol,
Maud S. and Goldsmith Maid The sea
son of 1892 was a memorable one In
the reduction of records, the kingdom
of time having been invaded from all
quarters Sun0rs champion record,
%'OC A-Ht was AOWGIGu NY &sVt-
"a, STEAMBOAT. POT IL, and Nancy
Hanks closing the season with her SEN
sational mile In 2:04 1t is evident that
the development OF speed has not
reached its ultimatum, Kremlin, 2:07,
has stepped quarters in 0:28 Ia, and
Directum has frequently gone a half in
loo, rate OF speed that indicates the
possibility of the 200 trotter. The phe-
nomenal reduction of records Is due
to scientific breeding, q better system
of training, the pneumatic tire sulky
and improved tracks The harness
racer is a short-bred horse compared to
the thoroughbreds, but by judicious Sc
lections and development he Is being
rapidly brought to state of perfection,
the younger contingent showing great
Improvement and rapid invasion of the
dominion of time. There is limit to
all material things and the rate Of
speed of the trotter is circumscribed by
the strength of his machinery, OF driv-
ing power. The tension Is great in ra-
pid action, and the animal breaks down
when forced to pass his extreme ability.
The quality of the organization has
much to do with the capacity of the in
dividual, and when the finest compost
ton is reached and the action is fric-
tionless it only requires complete devel-
opment with improved appliances to
reach the climax of harness records.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
LOVE AND SPELLS"
A Curious Story of Witchcraft and
a Handsome Soldier.

A Curious story of Witchcraft and
a Handsome Soldier.
A very curious case of witchcraft,
which carries us back to the middle
ages, has just been examined by the
correctional appeals court CT Paris. The
London Standards correspondent re-
lates the facts. A middle-aged lady,
forty-tWo years of age, living at Fon-
tainebleau, Mile. Bauchet, whose heart
was still tender, wished to know Wheth-
er her lover. u handsome soldier, who
had left her, would return, SO she
went TO consult Madame Bretheaux.
That reputed witch Immediately an
nounced to her client that she had
been placed under spell, and that it
was urgent 10 remove it. To accom-
plish this sixty -four francs fifty cen
times, q sheet, and chemise were nee
essary, The money and articles were
brought the next day by Mile. Bauchet.
Nine days later she returned and
found Madame Rretheaux very dissat-
isfied with her investigations. She smd
she had removed the spell which had
been thrown over Mile Bauchet, but
she had discovered that the witches of
living had thrown spell on him. The
witch" declared the poor fellow was
very ill, but she would succeed in
saving him. However, to do so she
wanted one hundred and ninety
francs and dozen linen pocket hand
kerchiefs
A few days later Mile. Bauchet went
again to the Woman's house. That in
genious cheat succeeded in getting her
victim to give her an additional sum
of FIVE hundred francs on the pretext
that she had been obliged to burn a
gold crlcifix ut the shrine of the virgin,
and that she must go on with her in
carnations if the soldiers life was to
be saved. 1t was not till some time
after this--after Madame Bretheaux
had swindled her out of nine hundred
and seVenty-five francs fifty centimes,
to say nothing of the sheet, handker
chiefs, otc.-that the eonfding victim
related her adventure to less credu-
lous friend, and at length discovered
she had been swindied. The case was
tried at Fontainebleau, where Madame
BrethealX was condemned to three
months imprisonment. The appeal
court confirmed the sentence.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
INSISTED ON HIS RIGHTS.

The Mild-Mannered Passenger De-
Mandcd "a Seat Before Giving up His
Ticket. -
A west bound train had just pulled
out of the Union station at Albany,
says the Express, and the conductor
was harvesting tickets. All the seats
were taken and several of the passen-
gers We're obliged to stand up. Among
the latter was difidentl looking, mild
hammered man, who, much to the con-
ductor's surprise, refused to give up Q
ticket.
when I get seat you get ticket,
he remarked mildly, but firmly; you
are probably aware that the company
cannot collect fares from passengers
whom it does not provide with seats. !"
"Oh, come now, that don't go; want
your ticket, see?' Thus spoke the con-
ductor in tone that indicated that he
would intimidate the mild-mannered
man.
mo scat, no ticket" laconically OBJ
served the latter.
Wen see about that" growled the
conductor, who was becoming quite
warm in the region Of the collar
Il would il / We're you," remarked
the passenger, still mildly, smiling
pleasantly.
Then the conductor hustled around
and finally found a brother conductor
who was going up the road away,
whom he induced to give up his seat
to the mildly firm passenger.
There's seat for you," now give
me that ticket" said the conductor in q
ferocious Tone
Certainly here it is"
And them lid but firm passenger hand
ed out. q pass good to Chicago.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05

Dogs have most acute ears In detect.
ing differences in the quality Of sound"
said musician yesterday. II have
at home Il large Newfoundland which
Is great lover Of music No matter
In what portion of the house he may
be, he always comes TO me when ]
begin to play, lying close TO the piano
| have an old organ. It - one of
those instruments with many stops end
but few qualities. think have been
able, after much endeavor, to distin-
guish two different qualities of tone
In all of the long row Of stops, but my
dog made 1t apparent to me that my
ears were not as acute as his. / play
for variety upon the organ, notwith-
standing Its being antiquated, and my
dog seems to enjoy this as much as
the piano, all except one stop. When
ever l pull that stop out he rises TO
his feet suddenly and commences 10
bark and growl at me In the most
vicious manner, sometimes biting at the
organ. Now, to my ea", that sound
makes no difference In the sound Of the
organ. ] have tried hard TO detect the
distinctive quality which aggravates the
dogs nature, but without success, /
have tried to fool the old fellow by
commencing tune upon one stop and
suddenly pulling out the obnoxious one.
He never fails to detect this, though
the sound to me Is just the same
Pittshurg Dispatch.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
AvaiIa.,se i'm Case Of war

4 statement has been prepared at
the navy department showing the num-
Der of merchant vessels available for
hawai- service in case Of war, either as
transports or as cruisers. There are at
present on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts eighty merchant vessels that
could be used as transports and slight
1y over half this number that could be
fitted up with light batteries and do
effective duty as cruisers. Most OF
these ships are located on the Atlantic
coast, the Pacific coast having COM
paratively few vessels that could be
used by the government in any emee-
geLcy. Subsidies are granted the OWL
ers OF the vessels inspected for this DUP
pose. When the inspection is conclud.
ed the vessel is rated as belonging to
either the cruiser class or one of the
four classes Of transports. 1t is esti-
mated that in case OF war the United
States could send an immense force
to any foreign country on board these
vessels. At least 100000 Men could go
on the transports alone, and the cruis-
erS could also carry large number
as their size in many cases Is much
greater than that Of any of the trans.
.-WaShingtou Star
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
Patriotism in PhiiadeIpIia.

The class in geography was reciting
and there were several visitors. The
subject for the day was the State Of
Pennsylvania. snow, children" said
The teacher, "Who can bo1dd Pennsyl-
.aIiaT'
Half a dozen hands went up and
waved wildly in the mir and a little
girl gave the boundaries Of tha st3te
correctly.
What Is the largest city in PeDnsyl-
vaniaY' asked the teacher.
philadelphia" shouted the little boy
with the jersey suit
Now" continued the teacher, who
can tell me what building there * in
Philadelphia about which no true Am
erican should think without glow Of
love and patriotism? What building
Is there which we should all revere
and which is the pride and hope OF
every loyal son Of the United States"
This was poser and no one an
ewered for time. Finally a bog who
sat on the front row raised his hand.
We'll" said the teacher, you may tell,
Sammy Einstein"
Der mintr' shouted Sammy, triunr
phantly. --Exchange
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-07-05
FEROCITY OF A LADY MAYOR
ESS:


She Gives an Audacious Councilman
n Bit of Her Mind.
Mrs. Yates, the lady mayoress Of
Onehunga, New Zealand, has not yet
succeeded in persuading some of the
male members of the council to lc-
cept her rulings without murmllr. At
recent meeting of that body an out
break of typhoid fever in the borough
was under discussion, and councillor
expressed the opinion that certain cor
respondence had been kept back,
whereupon the mayoress said: II in
sist upon an apology from you, Mr..
Tapp, for making that remark, and
shall adopt a similar course with any
other councillor so expressing himself, :"
But Mr.. Tapp denied that he had
accused her worship of keeping back
correspondence.
The Mayoress won't allow any
councillor to insinuate that have kept
back correspondence.
Mr. Tapp-You quite misunderstood
me, Mrs. Taylor.
Afterward Mr.. Tapp insisted upon
speaking when he was ruled out Of
order The mayoress said: II am the
person to dictate, not you"
Mr. Tapp-Oh, no, you're not.
The Mayoress Don't answer me-
back.
The lady, it will be seen, got the
last word.