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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
COBRA POISON.
Ii Is Used as a Medicine by Native Doc
tors In India.
OIcClure's Magazine)

thcCIureS Magazine.)
Dried and pulyerized. the poison IL al
most as deadly as when injected by the
live cobra. Native doctors use il medi-
cinally in microscopic doses, and have d
barbarous method Of extracting il. They
put cobra into an eartheu pot, and drop
banana In after 1t. They then tie down
the lid and heat the pot over the fire
The wretched snake Is soon tortured into
rage in its baking prison. and bites the
banana in its parOXysms The fruit is
afterward carefully dried. and is then
ready for use. 1t is pronounced under
some circumstances % be a wonderfully
powerful stimulant, but IL Is only used in
extreme cases, and even then probably
does infinitely more harm than good.
The same preparation Is also said 10 be
employed by leather-workers for poison
ing other peoples cattle, with a view 10
atterward buying up the hides cheap.
This Is a form OF crime very prevalent I'm
India, and one that the authorities ind
most difficult 10 check For how il the
ignorant native cultivator to prove that
his plow-bullocks have not died Of cattle
disease? He may complain 10 the nearest
magistrate, and the magistrate may order
the beasts to be examined. but snake
almost impossible to detect chemically
IL Is not surprising. under these circum-
stances. that he often decides to accent
the loss and not incur the enmty OF the
cattle-p oisoners by seeking redress.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
A MINISTER ON HIS MUSCLE.
re Shakes HIS Fist ut Il Hotel Keeper and
Threatens to DO Him Up. A"
nj .,ft.

The Rev. 4. II. Gum, formerly pastor
Of a church In Brooklyn, Il few days ago
threatened 10 do up" q hotel-keeper at
Port Jefferson. Mr. Gum has been stay
ing there for some time. having accepted
a call from the Baptist Society of the
village. lie dii not take his family with
him. but intended to DO SO this spring
When he arrived he engaged board at the
Townsend House from Samuel Allen the
proprietor. He was TO pay - week.
Payments We're to be made at the end of
each month. 1t appears. according TO
Mr. Allen, that thu minister did not pay
promptly, and he wrote a note saying the
board must be- paid each week IN advance.
This made the minister angry and he
and the landlord had dispute Some
time aftcrward he received a bin for coal.
This. h. declares was bought by the
landlord and charged to him. This made
the minister more angry, and he went
into the bar-room and found Allen behind
the bar. a crowd OF loungers was gath
cred around the stove. MIR Allen. all ac-
counts agree. walked from behind the
bar Just as the minister entered and the
minister stepped IN front Of him and
shook his fist under the nose Of the hotel
man. At the same time he threatened to
wipe up the floor with the host" and
called Mr.. Allen "blackleg' and swim
dler. Mr.. Gum then turned on his heel
and walked away Mr.. Gum also threat
ems to bring suit against Allen for defa-
IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
DISTINGUISHED CAROllNIANS.
Other Men of Note the Old North state
Has Given to the Nation.

DURHAM. y. c.. April 20.-(Special)-
NV attention was called to an editorial IN
YOUR issue Of this date, in which you
quote an extract from the Providence
Telegram, and proceed to give such
names Of distinguished North Carolinians
az you could recall from memory. In
addition to having furnished three Presi-
dents-viz., Jackson, Polk, and Johnson
and one President Of the Senate and
Speaker Of the House in the person Of
Nathaniel Macon (Which only occurred in
two other instances, and two Justices OF
the United States Supreme Court-viZ.
Alfred Moore and James Irelell-all Of
whom are mentioned by you. North Caro-
lima has furnished two other presidents
Of the Senatc-viZ., jesse Franklin and
Willie l.. Mangum. Besides these there
were four Cabinet Ofhcers-viZ.. John
Branch. George Il. Badger, William A.
Graham, and James c. Dobbin. Then VIII
liam Il. King, who was elected Vice
President with buchanan, though hailing
from Alabama, was native of Samp-
son county, y. c.
The celebrated Thomas II. Benton, Of
Missouri, was born in Orange county, y.
C., and educated at the State University.
at Chapel Hill. Jacob Thompson. OF
terror under Buchanan, was born in Cas-
well county, y. g., and General Joseph
X. Hawley, at present United States
senator from Connecticut "a State which
adJoins Rhode Island. and who has held
all the highest positions which that State
can confer. is also native of North Caro-
lima.
on the other hand, Rhode Island has
never furnished a President a Vice Presi-
dent, Speaker OF the House of Repre-
sentatives. Justice OF the Supreme
court nor Cabinet officer. she being the
only state of the original thirteen which
has never furnished one Of the latter. The
only offices which Rhode Islanders have
illied. and which are amongst those the
providence Telegram charges have never
been hlled by North Carolinians. are two
presidents or the Senate, while North
carolina has furnished three of these.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21

..,t bsstows under u long-ago ACT VI
Congress for conspicuous gallantry. cup
m,rgs was ssrgeant-major OF the IwenS
.Ixth New Jersey. At the battle oi o"'e'
Heights. Va, he went out VI au'ai.
of the line, leading n party which, WIZ
drap-ropea. hauled back 10 saIe,y w"
cannon. The battery horses nan
killed. and but for Sergeant-siaJor N I'M
,nings,s pronpt bravery the guns "oniu
n.yc been captured In few mihntc''
Tbe sortje. as the report shows, not opiy
saved the guns. but had mucn 10 w
with the subsequent repulse OF t"e ,"'
There rs n better story than ,n,o ,
of Cummings In battle. IL nlusuao'9 -
only his courage, but the early posSess,Y"
of that keen news-scent wnlch 'i'
mIngs has since developer. lam,
SIX times in a half day 1.-THE cornneiu
M Antietan changed hands. IL was one
OF the pivotal points I'm the great pat''e.
when night came at the end OF the w
day's fighting. HookeTs advance hau
reached the edge Of the cOrDneid' "hS''
they stopped fighting. the armies lay upon
tl,n ground with their arms BESIDE theH'
waiting for daylight. The pickets were
not a plstol-shot apart. Cummings was
ON Rockers first line. lie had learned the
art OF setting type, but all or MS news
papcr experience was TO come. ne was
not much more than a boy. As ne lay
and waited there came TO his ears regu-
larIy as the tick ~ a clock. curious
whistling sound. At first ne gave u no
attention. Gradually feeling OF intense
curiosity crcpt on him 20 know what IL
was. Cummings said he was going to see
what the cause was. They tried 70 stop
him. The New Jerseyman's blood was up.
lie insisted. Flattening himself on me
ground. he crawled slowly out from MS
own line toward the enemy's. About mid
way he found the mystery. Grewsome
enough II was. There. on his back lay
n soldier. He had been desperately
wounded in the afternoons battling
mimic ball had plowci through his throat.
IL had clipped "A little piece out OF the
wfndpipe AS the dying man drew MS
spasmodic breaths the air whistled In ana
ont OF that hole In the larnyx. The sol
der was unconscious. Nothing could ne
done for him. His curiosity SATISFIED
Cummings wormed his way back 10 ms
place on the picket-llne. II was an act
thoroughly Characteristic Of the man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
PEANUT POSSIBILITIES.
a Question Raised Involving Millions Oh
Doiiars-Most Useful of Nuts.
providence Evening Teiegram)

| providence Evening 1eleSfan)
The peanut is as cheap and common as
popcorn. Nobody attaches any more I'M
nortance TO one than they do to cold
potato. but when you come to talk OF the
peanut crop and the possibilities Of Tor
| eicn trade. there is at once raised
! question involving millions of dollars IN
| stead Of a simple five-ccnt piece.
The German Government has been IN
vestigatihg in its thorough way the use
| fulness OF the peanut and II has found
great reason for believing them the most
| useful nuts. II we must call them nuts,
Last year more than l50eD tons OF item
were imported into Germany, and hardly
a bagful went from America. The use
to which most OF them have been put is
the manufacture Of oil. for which there
are twenty-seyen factories I'm different
parts Of the country. The oil has been
sold as a salad oil. and for such purposes
as our cOttonseed oil IS used and the
residue as food for cattle; but the
chemist. in anayZing this secondary
product, have discovered that the horses,
sheep, and cattle have been furnished
with a food which is Of such eXtraordi-
nary richness In heterogeneous elements AS
t. be Of great value for human cOnsump-
ton. The result Of their experiments
shows that peanut meal Is not only the
most nutritious. but. estimated 10y is
alimentary value. by far the cheapest Of
long list Of food materials" From It's
richness in protein and its low proportion
Of carbo-hydrated elements starch. sugar.
etcD, 1t is especially adapted to the use
OF persons suffering from obesity. and
may be made 10 enlarge in a most well
come degree the restricted menu of pa
tents under treatment for excessive fat
ness or diabetes"
Experiments have been made I'm hos
pitals ana elsewhere. careful experiments
According 70 the report Of our consul at
FRANKFORT more than half of the patients
found the peanut-meal soup palatable. and
ate II gladly whenever it was offered. OF
the remainder, eight or ten persons found
II disagreeable In taste. and the others.
while not especially fond OF IT, ate il
without complaint. All throye well unon
ii, and 1t was in general well assimi-
lated.
And we have hundreds Of thousands Of
acres OF idle land where the peanut would
rather grow than not The peanut is not
small thing. nor 10 laughed AT by peopla
who have no tee 4 with which u eat il
baked. Everybody knows that the late
Protestant Episcopal bishop Of North
Carolina declared 1t a sovereign remedy
against insomnia. This official report
ought TO wake up Virginia and North
Carolina 10 the possibilities Of the pea
nut.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
CRUISER NEW YORK.
The Charge Of Unseaworthincss ON He,
Part Pronounced Exaggerated.

WASHINGTON. April ga story pub
lshed to-day to the effect that the cruiser
New York is unseaworthy. and helpless as
an engine Of offence or defence Is charac-
terized by Secretary Herbert as exag.
gerated. The necessity for sending YES.
sci like her was urgent and she was
sent TO sea unfinished in many minor
details. There is nothing the matter with
her. however. that is not easily remedied
The Navy Department was fun informed
Of all the conditions named in to-day
publication before the vessel went To sea.
1t is broadly intimated that some Of
her officers. who sought assignment on
The New York Under the impression that
she would be Kept at home. have been
much disgruntled at the sudden change
and have overwhelmed the department
wlth requests for her speedy return, AM
that for that reason Secretary Herbert
Is In no hurry 10 bring her back. but l.
considering instead proposition 10 send
her around the Horn. and have the neces-
sary work upon her done at Mare Island,
California
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION BALL.
saxannah's seventh Straight Game-a'-
liant, .pnin "a Victim.

sa,,nu,b's seventh Straight Game-at-
lanta again IA Victim.
SAVANNAH. GA, April @.-SaNahhaH
won her seventh straight game to-day
heating Atlanta for the second time Inc
zane was well played by both teams
,,t IN. heavy batting 10y McCloskey
mon nroved too much for the VISITORS
\ \ary high wind prevented several
home runs being hit by savannah the
hsu being blown over the foul-line each
80 -. H. IA. T.
Savannah .........S l y -
Atlanta ..........l 00OO1 o y
batteries: Duke and Jantzen; Chard ana
Bo.'le. rc,,r
A SLCGGING MATCH.
CHARLESTON, 5. c.. April 2D.-ThC
game between Charleston and Macon De
I'm very nicely to-day, but in the seventh
inning developed into a smuggling match
In that inning Charleston made thirteen
rms. and Hn. who was pitching for
Macon. was fairly knocked out OF the
box by hot ball from Fields bat.
sore. Il. II. L.
Charleston .......O20O 0 10 IN .
Macon ............0O 0OO1 L . u II
Batteries: Blackburn and Fields; Hill,
Gibbs, ana Hoover
\ LADIES DAY.
MOBILE. ALA. April 2o-Mobile won
out by timely batting in the eighth ana
ninth innings. Anderson and Lookabaush
were Wild and ineffective, and base-hits
were plentiful Trosts and Wcbster's
batting were the features, as well as tho
short-stop work of Berte and the second
base play Of Taylor. Attendance. 1853.
Ladies' day. Score: X. II. T..
Mobile .............02 . 0 0 0 &c 5-l5 10 !
Nashville .........O2O31 4-l3 Il ?
Batteries: Anderson and frost; Looka-
baugh and Webster.
American League Playing.
CINCINNATI, April 90 r.. II. T..
Cincinnati ........0 2 o . 0X-lO l. .
Chicago ...........O401 1000 6 IL &
Batteries: Parrott and Murphy; Hutch
insOn and Kittrldge.
LOUISVILLE, April 20 r. e. L
Louisville .........2O01 0105 Ito II !
Cleveland go. ....20 00O01OO-3 4
Batteries: Menefee and Grim; Young
and Zimmer.
BALTIMORE. April 90 II. II. T.
Baltimore .........3 o OF o. &c liz Il 4
New York .......4 0001l00O-G I
batteries: Mullanc and Robinson ::
Clarke and Doyle.
WASHINGTON. April 20 II. II. T..
Washington ......4 0 sos (
Philadelphia ......1 2 0 O.2-9 70 :?
Batteries: Stockdale. stephens, and Nc
Cure; Taylor and Clements.
ST LOUIS. April 2o.-No baseball to-
day; rain.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
STEERACE RATES CUT.
Eichieen-Dollar Fares to British Forts An
uounccd by the German Lines.

| THE Uamburg-Amcrican and the North
German Lloyd steamship lines fired the
| first shot on Thursday. says the New
| York sun. in ratc-cutting war with the
| Enslish lines. Placards displayed At the
doors ana windows Of all the downtown
| immigrant h0ardinG-houscs and ticket
agencies told the Tasser that he could so
| i'm the stecragc of the best ships of these
lines to Southampton, Liverpool. London.
and Belfast for 81.
The fght of the German lines will be
principally against the White star and
Cuuard companies. which charge s2j to the
ports mentioned. the German lines, until
Thursday. sold tickets + British ports
for IS. or 8 above the rate OF the English
lines. The agents of the CUuard and
White Star lines would not say what ac-
ton would be taxi n 10y their companies.
OF course. the only thing they can do
10 retain the patronage Of the immigrants
is - bring down their rates To the figures
Of the 9 rman lines.
As the ti,k.t agents receive s. from the
German lines for every ticket sold. the
lines virtually sell the tickets for SO.
The German lines. since they pooled their
Interests. have become practically sin
gle organization. Unless the White Star
suffer from the competition Of the allied
German companies. The American Line
is not looked upon a rival b. the Ger
mans. II VIII take little or no part in
the war.
Mr. Johnson, Of tn Thinsvalla Line.
which, according 10 tho representatives, OF
the other Continental lines. has been the
ally Of thu English lines in helping them
o. wrest the stcerage traffic of the Scandi-
uayians from the Germans. said that he
hoped the war would bring thu rates 50
loW-say down 10 Shat they would be
ruiuous u the companies and compel
them to come 10 an understanding by
which all lines could live.
The probability Of the fight extending to
passenger traffic IS somewhat remote.
The agents Of the German lines say it is
not improbable, however that If the Eng
lsh lines do not come to terms. that IL.
leave traffic from Continental ports solely
To the Continental lines, a line of first
class German steamships may be run be-
tween English ports and New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21

four seasons fine playing TO his record
and the man who runs second on MIN
must BIO sharp. He II the finest catch
and one OF the finest all-round players "
North Carolina.
Kimball Will hold frat base He. too
IA an old. exper enced player. and played
on the Wake Forest team last season
The ball nts into his hands like molten
lead In a bulet-mould.
A "KETCHER."
q. Holding will hold second base. He
has played ball all his life. Is six feet
high, and has long arms. ana "ketchea
EN- gyne an n comm.
J. Holding will take care OF third base.
Although this IL his first season on the
team, yet he won the position over seve-
raj contestants. and has more than salts
fed the expectation Of all ball cranks.
Taylor VIII play at short-stop. He was
n member OF the team last season. NJ
short h. probably has no equal In the
State. He has a keep scent for the ball
and 1t takes but little time TO pocket II.
In the left-fieid will be Jones. The ittle
red-headed man knows his business well
has been Il member OF the team for the
past three seasons. and better all-round
player would he hard TO find.
ROYAL will hold right-hcld. This is his
first season on the team. but baseball II
no new thing 60 him. and he vows that
no ball shall go astray In his part Of the
field.
Captain Daniel will hold centre. base
bali seems 10 have special attraction for
his hands. and slips into them like a iish
into n sea-lion's mouth. There Is no bet
ter ccntrc-neldcr to be found anywhere
than he
As 10 the batting Of the team. there are
at least six heavy hitters. y hard game
is cxpcctcI. as upon the issue of this game
depenas in a measure who viii be the
champions Of the South
The team will also cross bats with the
WASHINGTON and Lee University team. and
the Virginia Military Institute, April 2il
and 2lth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
Earfhaual1e In Greece

ATHENS. April 2o.-The seyerest earth
quake OF the last ten years shook Athens.
Thebes, and several other cities at 1880
o'clock this evening. Many houses We're
damaged. Some buildings were destroyed.
Two thirds Of the houses In the towns
were damaged. Scores Of families are
homeless. The local officials have tele-
graphed TO Athens for help. Requests
for tents and food are coming in rapidly
The greatest confusion and fright pre-
vailed throughout the district around
Thebes all the evening. and il was. there
fore. impossible to learn how many had
been injured. AS far as known nobody
was killed. Reports from Volo and Lar
sis say both towns were shaken severely
and much damage was done.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
THE SITUATION MUDDLED.
Palmetto Liquor-Law Decision Make,
Much Uncertainty in Carolina.

COLUMBIA, :. C., April 20.-The dis
state in doubt. At first it was thought
that the decision was d complete knock
out for the dspensaries. This Is probably
80, but there are many perpleXins ele-
ments about the whole matter which
leave the situation muddled. 1t is now
claimed that the decision was that every
part OF the act was unconstitutional. eX-
ocpt that part which fOrbids the granting
Of licenses for the sale of whiskey II
that portion is constitutional Il changes
the phase Of affairs. but the curious part
IS that if licenses cannot be issued, no
punishment Is provided for those who do
business. The saiOOn-men here have not
orened and are awaiting developments.
They are afraid 10 open publicly until
there Is a settlement Of the interesting
and doubtful questions.
Governor Tillman's absence from the
city adds TO the uncertainty. as every
body is waiting TO see what he is going
10 do. He viii return tonight, and to-
morrow the programme Of the State may
be unfoldcd. The dispensaries are still
doing business throughout the State, and
there is no probability that they will be
titSfI lOI SUliIf l4illt, dltDOA-H lUJEHcllOUS
may be gotten out against them.
1t is claimed by administration sup
porters that the decision only affects the
law which was repealed by The last ses-
sion Of the Legislature. and not the law
now I'm effect. The cases under which the
law was decided were brought under
the old law. This law contains the same
features. however. which have been de-
clared unconstitutional, and the Court
would decide the same way with the
recent law.
There is also talk Of the Sta,e's asking
for a rehearing of the case.
DISPENSARIES TO BE CLOSED.
CHARLESTON, :. c.. April 20.-The
correspondent of the News and Courier
N Columbia wires that n member of the
State Board OF Control has informed him
that the board will issue orders to-mor-
row closing every dispensary In the State.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
A PUClLlsTlc ENCOUNTER,
Match Between Charlie johnson and
iustin Gibbons Under Arrangement.

NEW YORK. April 2o.-John r. Lewis
president OF the Ariel Athletic club. Of
Norfolk, Va. accompanied by Charlie
johnson. the champion wclter-weight OF
the Northwes'. met Jim Gibbons at tn
Office of "a sporting paper to-day for the
purpose OF arranging match TO take
place at Norfolk In about six weeks
time for $500 purse and 5000 stakes
between Austin Gibbons and Johnson at
li2 pounds al ringslie. Articles Of agree
mont were drawn mp and Johnson signed.
posting $40 to guarantee his good faith.
jim Gibbons asked for one days grace
for consideration. The Norfolk people
agreed 10 let matters stand open until :
j. ". tO-mOrrOW.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
KICKING A KINGS Sims.
swatting the Right One Meant for Iii
Majesty to Say Yes and the Left No.

(New York WOrld)
Whatever may be said of the kings oil
Hawaii, they had a true sense of roya
dignity, as this story will show.
once Lord George Paulet in command
Of the British man-of-war Carysfort, wa,
cruising in the Pacific. He ran into the
harbOr Of Honolulu, and took a look al
the islands. He liked them. Accordingly
with true British instinct he decided Il
annex them To the extensive dominons
OF her Britannia Majesty. lie landed a
company of marines. hOisted the Union
Jack, fired "A cannon, broke a bottle OF
wine, and announced that Hawaii was a
British colony.
There were not many whites I'm Hawai-
then, and the native government was not
strong enough 10 resist Great Britain
The few whites there were chiefly Ameri-
can missionaries. But they were the
genuine New England stock. one Of
them, Dr. Judd the father OF \. f. Judd,
the present Chief Justice OF Hawaii, way
a man OF singular courage and great
mental force. He was the first Whit
man to hold office in Hawaii. and wa
then Prime Minister OF the King. kameh-
meha, third OF the name. In fact. DR..
Judd was the real ruler OF the kingdom.
Or. Judd prepared 10 visit Washing
ton to induce the United States 20 inter
fore In behalf of Hawaii But be fore l.
could 20. Admiral Thomas. In comm AZ
OF the British squadron In the Pacific
arrived at Honolulu. lie disavowed IL.
act OF. Lord Pallet and ordered tina
the British flag be takcr down Soc.
afterwards his government approved hi
action.
Admiral Thomas became an immens
favorite with the liawaIians. The,
thought there WAS nobody like him
The King decided TO give him a splend,
banquet at the palace. bat the KIM.
knowledge OF topics such as Adm.ra
Thomas would be likely TO discuss q
the banquet was limited. so DIR. Jul
arranged that the King and the ADMIR-
should sit opposite each other while NJ
would sit beside the King. Admira
Thomas, who was known TO be fnnd o.
talking. was TO be allowed 10 ,nouopo
lie the conversation. The King was /,
say merely yes or no. DR. JUDI was I,
Kick him on the right shin when n.