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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
WANTS TO WITNESS THE HANGING
An Old Friend of the Governor Makes an
Unusual Appeal.

Governor O'Ferrall received yesterday
the following appeal:
BEII.S VALLEY, VA, May q. 1891.
Hon. c. T. O'Ferrall. Richmond, va:
Dear Slr,--I would like TO witness the
execution OF Spillcr at stanton Va on
June sth next. and as you will see 10y the
enclosed letter from my friend Sherhi
Watts. his hands are tied. l write 10
ask if you will not grant me the perhiis-
sion to do so. o. you possess the power
I hope. beg and believe that you VIII III
some manner arrange IT 40 ! may De
there
I hope you have not forgotten me.
was living at or near Ilarrisonburg when
YOU were fudge of the County Court l
heard YOU pass sentence of death upon
Shlf,ett. Morris. and his wife ana was
with you at the execution of SAiiiett.
You pres dcd when | was made
Jonodec<. and In the Masonic Order as
sisted me from the beginning endorsing
mel until ! was made a Mason of the
eleventh degree. ! mention these things
I'm order that you may know that | sim
remember and appreciate the interest YOU
took in me, and hope, u you nave lor-
gotten me, they may be the means OF
my Identification ConGratulating you
mon the lauiels YOU have won since !
naw You. and hoping you may still reach
n higher Office. even the highest IN the
land, | am as ever.
TrulV Vour friend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
The Job Too Combining.

Austin Rently. n negro prisoner In The
county iail was released from custody
Yesterday, his term having expired. A
letter which he had written 10 a dusky
maiden In South Carolina, and which nad
been returned from the dead-lcttcr Office.
was given 10 him by the Sheriff. The let
ter was an exceedingly humorous and
ambiguous one. and created much amuse-
ncnt He said in the letter that he bad
"fallen into a nice position. lie didn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
Hearing "a Horse Case.

The County Court was engag d yester-
dav on a horse case. in which Mr. Camp
sues Mr.. Johnson for the recovery Of an
animal II appears that the horse was
taken by Mr.. w. II. Beveridge for re-
muncration when note executed by Mr..
Camp. on which Mr.. Bcveridge was en-
dorscr. fell due. Mr.. Beverage sold the
horse 10 Mr.. Johnson.and exhibited bin
Of sale from Camp In court yesterday.
The case WAS given 10 jury
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
THE sHERIFFS LETTER.
The letter from Sheriff Watts referred
STANTON. May -, 1894.

STATNTON. May --, 1924.
- -. Esq, Rockbridge county:
Dear Slr.-Nothing would give me more
pleasure than to admit you, along with
two or three thousand of my friends.
who have applied in advance of YOU
hnt an the law fixes the number 10 Wit
ness the hanging. my hands are tied as
I have promised more by far than | can
admit. | am almost crazy. as get letters
and messages for admission from every
section Of the state. but | must comply
with the law, and am very sorry that /
cannot grant your request, and hope you
will not think hard Of me under the
circumstances.
Yours truly. y. G. WATTS.
The Governor In replying to the appeal
OF the Rockbridge man, stated that his
hands were also tied. as the law was
explicit as TO those who should witness
executions.
RECEIVE UNWILLING VISITORS.
The Governor will hold n reception at
the Executive Mansion on the night OF the
Soth, The mansion will be decorated both
inside and out. As there win be an i'm.
Mcnsc gathering here at the unwilling the
affair viii be exceedingly brilliant
The Board OF the Chesapeake and It's
several oftcrs for the sale-Ao the State
az steamers for the oyster navy. Cap
tain Hudgins Of the Chesapeake. will in
rpect and report upon the vessels offered
before decision is reached.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
WE AIM

to hit the mark Of perfect satisfaction for
our customers and We score bulls eye
at every shot. Buyers aim to hit some
thing low in the way of prices and high
in quality, and in Richmond sensible
people make purchases OF Clothing from
our display O. unrivalled opportunities.
A strike that scores a home run Is fee
be hit in comparison with what you
can make with any and every purchase
at our store. The biggest buyers rem
devious in Richmond is our store. The
public finds it impossible to resist the
drawing force of our grand chain of bar
gains. from which not link is missing
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
No. OLD DO DO ~ 49,
hs~pEN TRl-WEEKLl ItNb .
EoAIsN> AUNh.
" steamers lssin
EVERY lUESDAls

DAY and FRIDAY at o..
Manifest closed one hour 1
steamers leave New York
as North River Tor k.lIu
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY. an.
DAY at 5 L. n, arfiVus H
MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY, "i.
Passenger Accommodation
Cabin fare 10 New lofk Nr
meals and BERTH VIZ jam
route ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS t...-..
Round-trip tickets. limited O. CO.,
DAYS after date or issue .,........
Steerage fare, with suhslstel. r
Steerage fare. without s4b7iaiti
Cabin fare Via Chesapeake an.
railway and Richmond AMI
burg railroad buckets uni.
four days. ...........t.rtss.s.s..t.
Round-trip tickets limitei t.
sT r,sks,s can b. obtained al
Transfer CoInpany's, vi east NJ
Chesapeake and OHIO and Rich.
Petersburg depots, and az thr
ONCE, iS0i Main street. ana NIL.
Freight forwarded and thrQusn
lading issued for points e.}..
Freight received daily until 5 T.
Pass1Rgcrs leaving Rtchmond lN
DAYS, TUESDAYS. NEDNL
THURSDAYS, ana SATl RDANS
Chesapeake and Ohio railway o..
pert News AZ Y. NJ. and By a..
mond and Petersours iallNay
nection at Norfolk with steamer ..-'.
'"'S GEsoSx. ALLEN a co. Asea,s
No. 1871 Main 81
anA and eo,ap&ny's wharf, RssA.'S
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

There was slim docket in the Police
Court yesterday. and none OF the cases
were OF an important character Ihat OF
disturbance al the Venable-Street Bap-
tIs, church 10y hghting on the outside.
was continued until the 3lst
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
PERSONAL.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
~ CHARLOTTESVILLE va

The Board OF Visitors. at their regular
annual meeting, June II, 1885,. viii app
point PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY
ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PATHOI.-
OGY AND HYGIENE. Applications from
suitable candidates are invited For par
ticulars address
WILLIAM NJ. THORNTON.
ap 2s-Su&W-st Chairman OF the Faculty.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
BY Il. y. Chahin & Co.,
Real Estate Auctioneers,
No. / norSh Tenth street.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
l. OF
DESIRABLE BRICK DWELLING
No. so EAST LEIGH STREET.

DESIRABLE BRICK DWELLING
No. 80 EAST LEIGH STREET.
BY virtue OF a deed OF trust dated Feb
ruary -, lss3, recorded IN HichmoDd Chan
Gerry Court, In Deadlock 1876, g. page
49,. and at the request OF the Beneficiary
default having been made IN payment OF
debt secured, | will sell by public auc-
uOn, on the premises, or
THURSDAY. MAY 81, 1884
at O'Clock h. NJ, the REAL. ESTATE,
described in said deed as "all thar certain
lot, piece, OF parcel VI land. with i'm.
proyementS thereon, lying and being iu
the city of Richmond. and bounded ss
follows, 70 wit beginning at a point on
the north line OK Leigh street distant
about "A feet wecs Of Ninth street: thence
running westward along Leigh street and
fronting thereon % feet, and extendinp,
back north~ardly from said front b,,.
tween parallel lines 10 feet 10 an alley
In common, I'D feet wide"
The dwelling contains about ten rooms
and brick wing or kitchen contains about
four rooms. This property is conys>
niently located. ana rents readily. or will
make a nice home.
TERMS: Cash for expenses OF sale and
debt due. 5000 with interest from Aueusf
TO- 1872, balance at six, twelve and
eighteen months, with per cent. Interest
for notes secured or the property. Btt
by consent, more liberal terms NAV h.
announced at hour OF sale
WILLIAM III. MCCARTHY.
surviving Trustee
Sale by r. Il. Chaffin & Co, Auctioneers
trny i9-tdD
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
BY y. W. Bowe aud X. r. Chafln 4 Co.,
Real Estate AuctionecfA


A GRAND SPECULATION IN AN
"A ACREAGE PROPERTY. TO BEoFFERED
FIRST IN SIXTEEN SUBDIVISIONS AND
THEN A. A WHOLE, as SET OF I bEEoW.
THIS PROPERTY II SITUATED THREE NILE
NORIhEAST OF the CITY on Tue NJ
GAINESVILLE TURNPIKE, AND Il Tue
FARM FOR A LONG TIME OWNED AND OC-
CUPIED By COLONEL ROBERT r. MOkRlsS,
TO RE SOLD AT AUG UNDER DEED
OF TRUST AND BY A DECREE OF COT III
In execution Of u decd 81 trust made BY Robert
+. Morriss 10 James Alfred Jones aud John A..
Meredith. AS trustees. bearing date November
l3, 1869. and duly recorded, No ~ substituted
trustees and special commissioners, being there
70 required by tue creditor secured anG Ia obe-
dicuco To iecrro OF the Chancery Court VI the
city Of Richmond, entered April 10, 1894, N tho
consolidated Causes Of &. W. Morsiss and ala W.
Virginia State Insurance Company and ais and
{. ". and X. f. Morrlss 80. James Alfred JOncs,
trustee, and ais, viii sell by public auction, az
the Mansion House. on The promises. on
WEDNESDAY. JUNE ~, 1894,
az II O'clock ~. tho VALUABLE ! ARM above
referred 10, situated In HenrlcO county. on the
east side Oi tho Aechancsyills tur- pike. upon
which II has "A long irons extending mack 10 the
Chickah0miny river, and containing $50
ACRES, more OF less, embracing, besides tho
excellent highland, quantity Of Chickahominy
lOS-grOunds, large area OF tue nnest track
lands, aud n sufiicency OF WOodladd.
The buildings consist OF a dwelling with the
usual out-Duidings, and some other settle
LltuiH, hltu hH kthhuls Nputtt, &c.
There are few estates combining mora ole
ments Of value than this. In tn first place. II
~ a large estate very near 10 the city OF Rich
mOnd on an excellent road. and embracing
some Of tho best trucking land In the county.
tho soil being siuilar g that OF the noted Yego-
table section Of Hanover county. linen, again,
!ts nearness 20 growing city. such "a Rich
mOud nov r.. lustiiios the hope OF very large
ly-increased yalu9 Ia a Few yeara; and again, tt
Is said to contain lnexhaustible quantities Of the
very finest clay for pottery nre-btick. thing. 81
Specimens Of ware burned ont u the clay
above referred 10 are m possession OF Colonel
Robert r. MOrriss, VINO will douD tess be glad ~
sh Nv them.
Wo can confidently recommend this property
% the farmer, manufacturer, ana spectator AZ
promising fine returns ia the near future.
This property Will pe offered first in sixteen
suD-diyi-lOns rs shown on q plat made by james
i. Redd s Sons, 10 De- .e0n at tbs once Of y. ".
BCwe ami on the promises on the day OF sale
aud then as whole, and tho Offering which
produces the largest aggi egate price Will have
Terms: ~ consent, one fourth cash, aud the
Residue IN three equal instalmonts Al SIX twelve.
and oigoteon months, for negotiable notes WIN
interest added and secured by = trust deed on
the property. GEORGE l.. CHRISTIAN
EDMUND WADDILI JR,
Substituted Trustees and Special Commission.
ers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
Property Transfers.

Richmond II. Virginia and A. @. Pref
low 10 III. Virginia Pretlow's trustee, To-
lock. deceased.
Thomas c. Williams's executors 70 ste
phen Pufney. 20 feet on south side Frank
lin street near Harrison. $500.
uenrico: Charles Heinlcin TO Daniel A.
fedlev' Jr ~ feet on south side Cary
street near Temple, N.GO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
RAILROAD LfNE~
CONDENSED TlME-TABL.

CHRsAPEAKE And uufO.-s:fJ B.
tor Norfolk aui Oii Point 3D.
Point. NOrolt, aul lortl s.lti .-
NJ. lnxrcpf Sunday, Manl.u-
ton forgc. @:tU b. NJ, ,iur
Loui. Ilmiici. viii Pullman.
local except rlriaFI aO rHaI.
Charlottesville. lO..D T. a.. I.
ciLnau aul chicago Hul i
From fIghfh-strraf station. t.
with palare-tar fnr LsLrAi if-. ..
Va, ard Ciir0n Forge, connects
tcXcc?t sunday iDr un-uo., A
burg dailD Tor toe >DItlu ti.
cspt sunday at BosB-mer t.rlf
- 4. n. Uptcspf sunday, lI.4
mediation tor Dltistoac, "a.
NORFOLK AND WEsrERN.-9 4 80.
FOLK NesInuie Limited and "1t.
rago Express $500 flli schedule
l.. NJ. tor Norfolk. 100 H. 3d., f
Bristol, Memphis, AeW OIL cane, A. .
South nnd West.
RICHMOND AND DANNlLLE.-l2.I.
southern express, Atlanta, Aue4
points south. 1910 y. g., A'.
gusta. and points south. y. A..
sunday, local for Amelia tuur.
NJ lexcept sunday. Tor Amelia c..
Stops az all stations.
YORK-RIVER LINE-f:l5 h. g.
Limited. daily Except SUNDAY
more and points North $40 D..
express, daily f0xcept SunIag
necfs with steamer Tor baitl...
n. except Sunday, l0caI ui1
Twenty station.
RICHMOND. FREOEkICKSBrhG t.u
TOMAC.-1:+5 A. NJ. 80 ST.. t
=. W., tor Washington aus fo..
4 =. NJ, frodcu4ksDurs ar'.|
(oxcept sunday. 0.4S a.
~. Except sunday ieaYo L.aA
land.
ATLANTlC-COAST IGNE.-o A. N. t
special 9:OJ A. NJ, tbrlufh g.
$50 Z. NJ. accommodated.
N0rfols train. 7ii T.. ~, tf
south q Z. "a. Atlanta sf.r'aI
~, Petersburg accomm0t4tI..
NJ, Sunday accom- m0ia.llu.
SUNDAY accommodation.
sEABOARD AIRLINE Union otafi.
A. ". except sunday, Raleigh.
Atlanta. and intormcgia.o r'
dauy, Atlanta and paints ru4'
vita A. s. w. 4. railroad H~
Montgomery, aud New Orielut
v. B.-For arrival Of trans zee r0fI...
ules.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
J. Il. Elan & CO.. Auctioneers.

Grace -. Baker Plaintiff. against l.. T..
Fleet and ais. Defendants-In the Chan
Gerry Court Of the city Of Richmond:
|. Charles ". Goddin. Clerk Of said
court. certify that the bond required Of
the special commissioner by the decree
been duly given.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
November, 1892
nv IS CHARLES W. GOl))lN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

DAWNBROKER'S SALE or ~
REpFeNgD pLRDGfs ". X. EUf. al.
slonoer,. BY requoss OF u. siefo 60 n, III
orocsei 10 coll. IN store No 1919 ear ar,
Street, commencing
THURSDAY. NAY -, 1884,
A 1870 A. ~, a largo assortment n ..,D.
FEfTED PLED0Es, consisting u hRf.
nIamond Earring, Diamond liDEs, SifIa .-i
Jsselry Of all kinds, Breect.l.osfing glst r. 4.
so,s. ana Rifes, 2S0 1ne OOid ard
"a a,ehes. largo assortment Of Solid slf~-r...
Musical Instruments. Guitars, BAni7, % .
unsic- Boxes. &C.. largo ass0rfinsnt .f .-
New and socond-lIaDd Cio,hing hare.
osber Clocks, Bed Blsnkois and Quir. e.
sases and Counters. all kinds OF hls.s
Tools. 1 Parlor organ In sooi 0rfrf. ..f
oar Chamber SUIT good az new, Iat.rs i..
Ioa.ees. ana many otter goofs- ~rI.
All goods guaranteed a. repsosgnief s,..
served Tor ladies. r. b. BILLS
my 20 hY'i
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

CHAPMAN W. MoRRss AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS.
vs.. NIkGIsh STATE Insurance COMPANY ASD
OTHERS, DEFENDANTS. IND 4. ". AND n. r.
MOkRiss, PLAINTIFFS. w. JAMES ALFRED JoNEs.
TRUSTEE, AND OTHERs, DEFESDASrs-IS Tug
CHASckKY COURT o. TnE CITY OF RICHMOND.
!. Charles w. GOddin. clork OF the said court.
certify that the bond required OF the special
commissioners by tho decree IN said cause OF
April l6, 1894, has been duly gwen.
Given under my hand this 2sih day u April.
1914. CHARLES w. GODDIS,
my IL Clerk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23


Z. iS92. in the above-uamed cause. me
undersigned special commissioner viii sell
by public auction. on the premises, Oh
WEDNESDAY. MAY %, 1894,
AT $50 O'Clock T. NJ, the REAL ESTATE
referred 10 in said decree. 1t being the
above-named very attractive and valuable
residence. No. 2S)6. and the beautllui
building lot adjoining. fronting, together,
Sc feet on the north side OF Frankllp street
between Twenty-eghth and Twenty-hlInit.in,
streets Immediately opposite libby-hlil
Park, and extending back between pa
rallel lines Isl feet to an alley 10 itet
wide. The dwelling Is neat ana sun
stantial one. containing nine rooms or
good size. well arranged, having tue
usual modern conVeniences with stable
on the lot. and being n comfortable ana
delightfully-s home. the lot on
which II stands fronting iXl5l feet, ana
the adjoining lot fronts 8Nl51 Feet, anu
has thereon substantial small Dick
building and SOME choice frult1uees'
grape-vines. etc.
For beauty Of situation. health, COM
fort and good neighbOrhood this property
is unsurpassed and the seeker OF really
desirable residence property should not
neglect the opportunity afforded by this
sale.
TERMS: one third CASH the residue in
two equal instruments by negotiable notes
at six and twelve months. with interest
added from day of sale, and the title 70
be retained until all the purchase money
IS paid and a conveyance ordered by the
Court. u. c. RICHARDSON,
Special Commissioner.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
ELL. seldom TsyIor & 81.

VErE WILL SELL AZ Al
w al Richmond stors IS mango.
FRIDAY. NAY pom. Al '.lI..
O. SHARES TREDEGAR CoN.ANt
hypOthecatod, -
my 10 LAN'AN lfh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
C,HAYTTATFD SUGAR. GROUNDS

4 KAN L lalCD Ocbhh, u w
4 dozen North Carolina Cut Herrings Tor. -
Sea salt Tor baths. per pound. ........... 80
best CITY Meal. per bushe.. .......-...... 90
Arburkle's Ariosa Coffee. per pOund....... ~
Mountains Roll Butter. per pound........,. ~
Rest Switzer Iheese. per pound ......... ~
Chipped Beef. per pound. ........-..... IL
dish, per pound. ............'. ......'....
Fresh soda Crackers. per pOund...-.-..... .
Large Messina Lemons per dOzen....... ~
Nice Fat M7ckerei, per dozen. ......-...... ~
California Hams, por pound. -. .............-
Carolina Rire, per pOuud........ ..........
Silver King Minnesota Patent Family
Flour. Sa u barrs or 2jc. sack.
Snowflake Patent Family Flour $3.50
barrel or 2.jC. a SACK.
Pounds Dried Peaches for...... -
4 Pounds New Primes tor.................. -
Best Roasted Lasuyra Coffee. ......, -
Good Cooking Butter. per FOUND l213
Pure Lard, per pound.
Sour Pickles. por gallon. ................... 20
Pure sugar syrup. per gallon .............. 20
Large Bars soap Or.........+.......-.-- -
Good Mixed Tea, per pound ................ -
Breast Dhcoh. ~
Maple syrup, 10 quart cans....."...-..+.. 20
California Claret WIFE, per gallon...... 80
Price-lisi mailed on Application. Phone 80.
,. ULLMANs son,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

Baker vs Fleet and Others.-ln the nan
Gerry Court OF the city of Richmond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

WANTED, P ,E tndA;,s !; -, AND NJ.
large plensant rooms, vita good board Mt low
rates. Detached house. Bath, With hot and
cold water. at 30 north Seventh street, between
clav and Leigh streets. my lg-Iw
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23
my 20-Su&W
BY J. b. Elan & Co.
Real Estate AuctioneerS,
lll3 Main street.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COURT

BY PUBLIC AUCTION
OF THE -er
BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED R'sol-
DENCE PROPERTY,
No. 2sOS EAST FRANKLIN 81 h ,,Y,, ~.
AN ATTRACTIVE DETACHED BiSl|N
RESIDENCE, ION,
AND A BEAUTIFUL VACANT hOi
ADJOINING, 1900,
FRONTING. TOGETHER, eSXl5I EEL
AND FACING LIBBY HILL PAkh.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRpG
AND CHEA. CORP., sole props, Boston. IAN
About the Blood and SKIM" mailed free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

.srHHERE ARE NO FLIES ON
L SMITH.7-You cannot make a silk purse
out of q sowe ear. bat you can secure your Dooss
aud money ia HERRlNG-H ALI Mhk'iN COh-
nv q. +. SMITH.
my ~ No. IS Forth Ninth street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-23

WANTED. TO LOAN MONEY IN
w small or large amounts on FURNITURE,
PIANOS. DIAMONDS, WATCHES, &c short
time paper discounted Address CONFl-
DENTAL, care DISPATCH, CITY.
my 20-eOd m
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-05-06
A WOMAN'S LUCK ANn PLUCK,
stranded and Dcatltuio She Walks Threo
Hundred Miles to Help Her Children,

-
Stranded and Destitute She Wnih. Thneo
HundTed Miles to help IIor Children.
a pathetic story OF n mothers tic.
yotion and hcroism comes from Kansas
City, n September Mrs. Elizabeth
Iago, q widow, whose home WINS in
Detroit, took hcr. four children, tho
eldest being II son only sixteen years
OF age, with her household goods
slowed away in n wagon, aud drove TO
the Cherokee strip, where she settled
OH soiuo land. others contested tho
clalm, 70 she was compelled TO leave.
striking for homo, slio arrived safely
In st. John, Kan, where one OF her
horses died. Sho sent her son on Ia
Kansas City to arm money 10 Take tho
family there. hut he failed to find
work., and became so discouraged that
he wrote his mother lie would commit
suicide IL slic could not help him. She
answered that sho womb come, and
promptly sold the remaining horse.
household goods and her watch. paid
Tho chidrcn's board, and with ten dol
lars IN her pocket walked oil the y
from st. John TO Kansas City, % dis
lance OF three hundred miles. Kind
farmers on tho route fed and lodrnl
hcr co that not ono cent of her money |
had boon spent when sl,o arrived. Tho |
police inatron became interested I'm Tho
coupio and obt0iucd money 10 send tho
boy 20. Detroit. where he Is 70 have .
week, and buy a ticket for tho mother
TO 90 back to her children.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-05-06
Abandoned Wcntern Farma.

William Henry Bishop. writing Of
the abandoned farms of Connecticut in
b Century, says: Nor was the iu-
qu;ry largely from city men, like my
self, who wished to take tho places for
summer homes, 4 demand in which
some have seen the salvation of these
farms, rs others have seen il in moro
grazing, la sheep. tame deer, nppl3,
and wheat. The city men who inuuiry
arc only n very small party. The farms
are being taken up by farmers for
farming purposes. Many Inquiries
come from the west. Ono man that ]
know of, not having ready money to
offer, proposed to pay for u place in
bushels OF wheat, at the market price,
delivered Mt u western railway station.
1t is not so easy to prosper in the west
rs IL once n and many who havo
gone there turn back In desire TO their
New England birthplace, Prof. Brewer,
OF Yale, n most hopeful writer on tho
subject of eastern agriculture, asserts
that there nrc more abandoned farms
In Kansas than in New England, and
that they urc abandoned with better
reason. There vas u "dull strcuk,''
ms some put II, in farming property
three years ago, and the issue Of tho
catalogues coincidcd with the dark
est moment of the depression; but the
inevitable reaction set in, and IL b. tho
general testimony that ever since then
things have been very much on Tho
mend.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-05-06
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest RedaInnd Diploma.
Suicide Mt Austin.

Senator j. r. Williamson, Of Austin,
shot himself through tho hend with
suicidal intent yesterday. lie Was an
old resident q Lander county. und
was engaged in mercantile pursuita
in Austin Tor many years. Ue had
been prominent in The COUNCILS OF tho
Republican party for u quarter OF u
century, but Two yenrs ngo severed
his connection With that party and
bocamo m enthusiastiu silver mgn.
He represented Landor county in tho
Assembly two or three times and in
1890 was elected to tho Senate from
thut county for four years He lost
his only son, II young man, 81 years of
cge, about three years ago and since
then has been moody and respondent
ut intervals.
General williamson was u native Of
South Carolina, aged about GO years,
md served in theCaIitornia volunteers
during the war.
lilo wac highly esteemed by I'LL who
know him aud he leaves q widow md
one daughter TO mourn his sud fate
Sundays journal.