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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
THAT BERXLEY Burning.
A Reply From "CrItic' to the
Hope Fire Company.
REASONS FOR HIS CHARGES.
Apologies Made Where A pologies
Are Due. The Facts and the
Men Who Stand For Them.
Personal Matters and
Other Items.

REPLY or "Cnlrlo" 70 "HopE
FIRE COMPANY. In justice to
myself aud otners that may be con.
following card III reply to commu.
nicatlon that appeared IN the Land
marks columns OF the 18th and
signed by the Hope Fire Company,
OF Berkeley, Va;
First. 10 justice TO Officer Hum
phrles. | will admit that may have
misunderstood him and quoted him
unIuteuuouai!y wrong. 1 asked the
officer who turned III the alarm aud
he replied that he turned IL IN. 1
then asked HIM where he was when
no discovered the fire. aud he stated
that he Vas on duty at the station.
honse ant some one came after him,
and he went to engine house aud
had to wait for some one to arrive
with key, aud said he believed it
was Mr.. Jesse Davis, Mr.. Davis WAS
st the engine house when the Officer
arrived. nut had no key, aud stated
AT the officer had key when he
arrived. Therefore. may have
misunderstood the officer.
Second, AS to the number OF fire
men present, Tho Critic" did not
know the number, but was informed
by MIR. Edward L. West that there
were only SIX present.
Tnlrd. The fire company admits
that"Ihe Critic was right in saying
that of the SIX members present not
Que OF them could do anything with
the engine.
Fourth. Mr. Edward z. West in
formed Critic" TINT the first and
second assistant chiefs were not
present. II they were, they did not
prove to know auy moro about the
engine than the six we mentioned.
Filth. Immediate action should
be taken to prevent repetition OF
such negligence or Incompetence for
two reasons. ID 1t was proved ut
the recent fire that only ono man
could run the engine. 90 Not
only IS the property IN the town in
danger. but the lives of her citizens
are placed in jeopardy.
Sixth. The Hope Fire Company
admits that they refused assistance
from the Independent Company.
cS'cutu. 1Ho hluleneut made
by Critic" that proiaue lau
gunge was made by mem
bers of the Hope Company, is
snbstantiated by Messrs. Blivens a.
West. Mr.. Bliyens has made no
| DENIAL OF same, as stated by the
Hope Fire Company, i'll their com
munlcntiOn.
Eighth. Mr.. Il. z. West informed
Critic, in the presence OF witness
es, that no asked permission TO be
allowed to use the hand engine and
was told they should not have d--n
thing.
a Word From MIR, BLIvEx.-In
regard tp profane language boing
used to me on Wednesday morning,
January 10th, at the fire on Maple
avenue, thero WAS protune langunge
used, but | am not positive nv
whom. W hen | requested tile differ
eht members OF the Hope Fire Com.
pany to take their hose and connect
with the fire hydrant on Worth
street, they utterly refused to do
SO. / mnde tie request to three
different members or that Company,
ana II was one of the three that
used profane language. | paid SO
Elite attention to that sort of talk
mat am not prepared to say lust
what was said. | never have ad
mltled to member OF that company
that such was not the case. What
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
WHAT THEY ALL SAY.
Beautiful Women Give Some Wonderful lnforma=
ton Concerning Female Beauty. We do not
Think it Will Take Women Long to Act Upon
This Idea.

! Miss Della Il. Shea. of 90 Lex
/ inston street. East Boston, Mass. (,
makes the following statement:
"AbOut seven years ago | began
to feel very uncomfortable after
enting, so much so that | found it
impossible to keep the lightest food
GU my stomach. | grew worse for
three mouths, SO | was obliged to
give up work aud go to the hospi.
tai.
81 tried many remedies aud doc.
tors, but they did me no good. A
friend advised me to try DR. .Greene's
Nervura blood aud nerve remedy,
"a began using it. and after week
four bottles the weakness in nv
stomach was ali gone and ! could
eat anything without distress, while
short time before found 1t impos.
sible for weeks at time to even
drink glass of milk and keep it in
my stomach.
II was unable to wear anything
but loose dress and did not go
ont of the house for months at a
| time. | am now cured Of my trou.
bles and well and strong. My cure
ia wonderful. DIR. Greene's Ner.
vura blood and nerve remedy has
done whit the hospitals, doctors and
other medicines could not do.
at is splendid medicine and /
urge every suffering person to use
it. love 10 think of the good it is
| doing and wish everyone who is not
perfectly well would
take it,"
s$s:,,ss Miss Rose Mccarthy,
sss3ssJ of 3i7 East S7th street,
ca Is:;ss e fiiSE.a New York city, writes
e,o. az Us follows:
ssr-s'& "a "For u long time
q ~ s -! was troubled with ner.
4 1;s5SEs I
S y 49,
.s .5;S z .::5}sS 6: :: -
7Y{A;;@szs : r.
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- MsRese Mccarthy
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
A |. I: /: I I I: n
FROM REV. II. c. CHEATHAM, OF THE
NJ. L. CHURCH.
Elijah Baker, Esq.

Elijah Baker. Esq.
DEAR SIR-I desire to bear testimony
10 tne excellence OF yolr "P emium Bit
ters' hly wife suffered with severe
form OF bowel compl int for about Ell hit
years, she was treated by severai reg.
or phys ans. but rece we'd no perm a.
hent benefit he was compete 10
exercise the greatest caution n regard
10 her ct abstaining from all fruits and
desserts. l ! rocured a ottle of yonr
bitters. an the one bottle effected an
entire cure.
We regard your Bitters 40 most val
liable family medicine,
Very truly,
Ill O CHEATuAM
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
CAUTION.

All persons arc cautlou.d against pur-
spasinS iePhone Instruments requIr-
ing battery Tor thelr operation. or usIug
instruments OF this DESCRIPTION e1ceps
nnJor iisonsa OF the AMERICAN Bell
TELEPHONE COMPANY. n Hoston Mas
bic company owns Lettars- Patent M
s6s.689, granted to Emile nerliner No.
vomber in. 1891 for combine tele.
graph and telephone, ami conIrois Let.
oss-P.,tent NO. 1929 granted to rhos
A. olson, Nav Sd, ls9. for a speaking
telegraph, ~hich patents covers funda-
mental inventions and embrace ali &c.,
OF microphone trausmit!ers and of csrs
Ben telephones. ~ SeA'
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19
ONKS ENJOYS

Both the method and results whel
syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasan
and refreshing to the taste, and act
gently yetpromptly on tho Kidneys
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the SIS
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures hahitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing TO the taste and ac
ccpta DIE to the stomach, prompt il
its act ion and truly beneficial in ii.
effects prepared only from the most
healthy and observation-disclosures ii.
many excellentqualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5Hc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one wins
w wishes sh.;s to tryit. Donot accept any
CAEAF0RRia RIO SYRUP co
san fRAncfSco. cAt.
LOUISVILLE. Nv GEw voaS. q. Is .
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-19

deIstaud that physical beauty is u
matter within their own control.
Aud just how it is so is told by Mrs.
Frances Lytle, OF Hunter avenue,
Rochester, N. Y.
FL WINS very pale and delicate, !"
she says, land had no co or. and had
female weakness, with iencorrhma,
and suffered great pain at my pc
RODS. | am now well. thanks to DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy. My face is plump and my
cheeks red aud my complexion pure.
When | began the use of this rene
dy L only weighed 81 pounds and
low | weigh ll5 pounds and am
still gaining. DR.. Greene's nervurn
blood and nerve remedy is a won
derful medicine. ! have not had
trouble since began tnking it,"
Miss Emma Marlatt, Of Oxford, n.
j., says:
II have been a sufferer for ten
years aud the victim Of large tumor
weighing twenty pounds, which
had removed. and | suffered untold
agony for mauy months after.
81 tried the skill of many physi-
clans, oil of whom utterly failed to
give me any relief.
81 then useG that wonderful med.
icine, DIR. Greene's Nervura blood
and nerve remedy, aud after using
II few bottles | was entirely cured.
$40 those who have been Ru.ier-
ing from various diseases and have
failed 10 find any relief, AN to dav
living testimony and witness to the
wonderful and marvellous curative
powers OF this great medicine. To
persons suffering from various dis
Eases. | earnestly recommend the
use OF this remedy, ii they would be
cured. For further intormat on |
VIII willing v, cheer!nlly and prompt.
~ respond"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06

THERE is probably not another state
in the union whose population is so
thoroughly American as that of Kansas.
Secretary Coburn's report shows that q
little more than ninety per cent of the
people of Kansas were born in the Unit
ed States. 1t is not surprising therefore
that Kansas is always progressive and
found in the front of every movement
tending toward reform and a betterment
of conditions. Kansas has been sneered at.
sympathized with and ridiculsd by turn
in the east, but why should we care for
their opinions. Are we not the true
Americans and is not all that is best and
brightest in Americanism found here ?
If the east will but follow the lead of
Kansas they will never End themselves
far from the pathway of patriotic duty
Ox out Ofsight of the car of progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
INSTANCE.

The STATE JOURNAL recently printed
the following editorial paragraph:
The Kansas City Star says: "Mr. W.
J. Bryan and his theories have been voted
down by the people several times recent
~" Where, please?
The Arkansas City Traveller, in at
tempting to reply to this query, is able
to cite just one instance, that of the
Eighteenth district of Illinois.
The JOURNAL knew about the defeat
trict, but regarded it as of little conse-
quence, sines "3uck" Hinrichsen, chair
man of the Democratic state central COM
mittee of Illinois, says, and he ought to
know, that if the Democrats in that dis
trict had taken the side of the national
administration on the money question
they would have been beaten much
worse than they were. 1t is impossible
to know what local questions may have
affected the result in SO small territory
on an off year.
But let US consider the results by
states. In Kentucky Mr. Bryan's party
in its platform took a positive stand
against Mr.. Bryan's theories and the re-
suit was that the party was defeated for
the first time since the war. The recog-
i nized Democratic party in Nebraska
made a platform in opposition to Mr..
Bryan's views and polled but a few
thousand votes. The Democratic party
of Maryland opposed BIZ. Bryan's theo-
ries aud even Senator German could not
save it from defeat. The Democratic
party of Ohio ignored Mr.. Bryan's
theories and although it nominated the
most popular Democrat in the state for
governor and had the assistance of Sena-
tor Brice's barrel it could not win. The
New York Democrats failed to adopt
MIR. Brya theories and were defeated.
And SO it was everywhere except in
Mississippi. Behold the difference in Mis-
sissippi There Mr.. Bryan's party en-
dorsed Mr.. Bryan's theories in way
that could not be misunderstood and as a
result carried the state by the usual ma
iority over the combined forces of the
Republicans and Populists. Mere asser
tons made for the purpose of mislead-
ing and deceiving unthinking readers
are of little force in the presence of the
| facts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
NEW THEATRICAL DEAL.



Join Forces.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-By an arrangement
perfected today whereby David Hender-
son and Ira J. LaMotte. manager of the
Schiller opera house and representative
of Gustav Frohman, the lessee, joined
forces they will make the Schiller the
home of extravaganza in all its pristine
glory. with Eddie Foy as the chief com
edian and Vesta Tilley, the chief come
dienne, and many old favorites in the
cast
Today a meeting was held in the Of
fee of the Schiller between David Hem
derson and Ira J. LaMotte, at which all
the details were arranged and the final
papers drawn up. Mr.. Henderson then
had a meeting with Eddie Foy, the con
Il act was signed by which all past diff
ferences were wiped away. and the popu-
lar comedian went back to the manage
ment of Mr., Henderson.
The complete details are not ready for
publication, but from the best sources of
Information comes the all but poEitive
assertions that the combination does not
concern next summer only, but also the
next several years. and that beginning
with next June elaborate productions of
new extravagarzas will be made every
year with the best available talent in the
cast and the richest of costuming and
scenic effects employed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
COLONEL SIZE FRANCIS SCOTT AND OFFICERS.

COLONEL SIZE FRANCIS SCOTT AND OFFICERS.
was entered upon. Besides, he had to
promise to cease from the wholesale de-
struction of human life.
A plain story of the frightful killing
Of the men of Ashanti by the orders of
the king Of the country reads like the
most exaggerated product Of an insane
imagination. Not far from the town is
what is known as the f'forest of death. -
1t is perfect catacomb Of skulls and
bones" Whoever displeases the king is
sent there to be decapitated. Whenever
a rich man or man of prominence dies,
numbers of his relatives are beheaded in
like manner, and sometimes 40 or so
persons are killed there in a single day.
Those who saw this awful place in 1878
say thereis not language in existence fifty
to describe its horrors. There are at all
times many bodies in a state Of partial
decomposition, and from the place there
arose, 23 years ago, such dreadful
stenches as to make some of the hardy
white soldiers obliged to endure them
i'll for weeks.
The Ashanti country extends from
east to west more than 500 miles, but
just how large it is is unknown. Its pop
ulation is variously estimated at from
5000, 900 to 10, 900, 900. The country is
fertile. 1t is extremely rich in gold. In
fact, some of the mines are said to be
among the richest in all Africa, and
there are whispers that the coming ex-
petition has been projected chiefly for
the purpose of enabling Englishmen to
control these mines. Most of them are
now worked for the benefit of the king.
For an African kingdom, ruled by an
absolute despot, Ashanti has a tolera
bly, we'll organized state of society. The
country is divided into districts, each
being ruled by prince who is absolute
and receives his rank in hereditary
manner. He may cut off as many heads
as he likes, and, in fact, is absolute
master of the inhabitants of his district,
but in turn is himself completely at the
mercy Of the king and liable at any
time to lose his own head. In time Of
+; mace these chiefs collect the royal rev.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
APPROVE ROCHDALE PLAN.
The Farmers Alliance FavOrs the
British Form of Co.Operation.

The Farmers Alliance FavOrs the
British Form of Cooperation.
The State Farmers Alliance concluded
its annual meeting and adjourned last
night John F. Willis is succeeded as
state president by Mrs. Emma Troudn er
of Carbondale.
The other officers elected were A. B.
Smith of Topeka, vice president; J. B.
French of Topeka, secretary and treas
urer, and Joel Reece, editor of the Pratt
Union, lecturer. The alliance adopted
resolutions urging the use of the Roch :
dale plan eff cooperation, censured
Cleveland for his financial policy and
urged all reform political factions to get
together in the presidential election next
year.
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A. o. c. w. OFFICERS.
This is Election wssk-Two Lodges Elec
Last Cht.


Last n Cht.
Topeka A O. U. W. lodges elected the
following officers last night: Irwin lodge,
260; c. E. Hopkins, past master work
man; John P. Peach, master workman;
John Ash. foreman; ]. II. Dustin, over
seer; Geo. ]. Fleisch. recorder: I. Lichen-
stein, tinancier; H. A. Willis, receiver;
F. Thomas, guide; F. V. Benson, inside
watch; Robert Wright, outside watch;
representative to grand lodge. A. C.
Seller; alternate. William Louis Jury;
examiner. Doctors II. L. Alkirs and
John c. Eggleston, organizer for team,
James o. Gibbons, chaplain, Thomas
Purcell; trustees, C. Guthrie and Nelson
Dwelly.
Capital Lodge No 8; T a. Rulings,
master workman; J. s. kssson, foreman;
Geo, Wood, overseer; w. E. White, guide;
J. W. Paisley. inside watch; Guy Penney,
outside watch; Earnest Mueller. recorder;
T. A Beck. receiver; John Prescott, fin
ancier; II. C. Streeter, representative to
grand lodge; E. G. Warren, altern ate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
A LITTLE WARCLOUD.
King Prembi Dodged When He
Saw It Coming.
At FIRST THE MONARCH OF ASHANTI
ScOrned LO I'd Sa1isbury's U1timatum
but Weakened When He Saw the
British Preparations For War.

ScOrned LO I'd Sa1isbury's U1tim atun,
but Weakened when He Saw the
British Preparations For War.
If what we hear from Ashanti is
true, the bloodthirsty monarch of that
depraved people deserves a thorough
thrashing, and a few days ago it seemed
to be settled thing that he would get
it. Now, however, the bloodthirsty
monarch reconsiders the defiance he had
sent to the British government and con-
cludes to consider the ultimatum recent
ly sent. to his capital by Lord Salisbury.
Ashanti has been slightly known to
the civilized world for 200 years, but
few white men are acquainted with the
country or its people. In 1878 Sir Gar
net Wolseley made dash into the re-
gion and attacked King Kofh Kalkalli,
then the monarch, who fed from his
capital, Kum2ssi, at the approach of
the British forces whose triumph was
signahzed by burning the town. After
that the king sued for peace, which was
accorded on condition that he should
submit to pecuniary penalty for his
repeated invasions of the Fanti country,
which lay within the British protecto-
rate and because Of which the expedition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
CHECKS FREE AS AIR.
How Sam Cunningham ssDOnes the
Entire Sporting Crowd.

HOW Sam Cunning nam "DOne" the
Entire Sporting Crowd.
Sam Cunningham has heard of the ad-
vance agent for a show who used to
bowl up whenever he would strike a
town and begin writing passes to the per-
formance. 1his particular agent says he
used to write so many that the company
had to play two nights on a one night
stand to get all the passes in.
Sam is big, red faced Auburn farmer.
Wednesday night he and a party of
friends took a spin about Topeka to see
the elephant He has little money in a
Topeka bank, and he began writing
checks. First he gave John Wiley, d
hackman, a one dollar check. AS the
fun grew faster he raised this $50 and
made another for $40 which he pre-
sented to the hack driver with an elabo-
rate bow.
The day after Sam was here people
were hurrying from all parts of Smoky
Row to the bank with checks for fabu-
lous amounts, but Cunningham had been
there before them and stopped payment.
Wiley was so enraged that he had Cum
ningham arrested. The farmer will be
tried for disorderly conduct, however,
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06

enue; in time Of war each commands
section of the royal army, which is
much better organized than those Of the
surrounding tribes.
The present ruler, King Kwaku Qua,
sometimes called Prembi, who is only
% years old, has abrogated most of the
provisions contained in the treaty drawn
up between his predecessor and the Brit
ish in 1878 and beyond doubt has re-
vived the old custom of wholesale
slaughter. This was supposed to be true
as long ago as 1883, when it was first
proposed that British resident should
live in Kumassi. To this proposition
the young king dissented with great en-
phasis, and somewhat recently the gov
ernor Of the Gold Coast sent to the saw
age ruler an ultimatum on behalf Of the
British by the hands of two officers.
Captains Cramer and Irvine, escorted
by a force Of houssas, or native west AZ
ricans-
The king treated the ultimatum with
contempt, and Colonel Sir Francis Scott,
inspector general of the Gold Coast con-
stabulary, began immediate prepare
tions for an armed expedition to Kumas-
81 to enforce the terms of the demand.
Seeing these warlike preparations, the
savage king curbed his royal temper and
concluded to comply with the very rea-
sonable requests of his great and good
friend Salisbury. So the Ashanti war
cloud has blown over, and the Scott ex-
petition that started to fight will remain
to feast, while King Prembi will pay
the cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
THEP. T. BARNUM ESTATE.

PORT JEFFERSON, L.

PORT JEFFERSON. L. l., Dec. 6.-The
property of the P. 7. Barnum estate at
this place has again been sold at action,
the sale of August for $S.0UO having
been set aside. The property brought
nearly $4,000 this time J. n. Darling
who got the house for $1,000 at the first
sale had to bid $4,000 for it this time
before he got it.
Other bidders were John J. Davis, A.
NJ. Darling, Captain Haskell, T. ]. Ritch.
Jr, George II, West, f. NJ. Wilson, r. B.
Dayton, Thomas O'DonnelI, T. H.Saxton,
G. E. Lopez. o. t. Harrington, W. H.
Kinner. Arthur Lopez, o. T. flaming,
Owen Wood, c. P. Randall, J. EOverton,
Loper Bros. and ". 2. Dsyton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
Hartford Notified.

State Superintendent of Insurance
Geo. T. Anthony has notified the Hart
ford Fire Insurance company of Hart
ford, Conn, that it must discontinue the
use of its Underwriters Policy" in Kan
sas- A few years ago the Hartford was
q member of an underwriters' associa-
ton which is now said to be defunct, but
it still continues to use the old policy
with the underwritsrs' heading,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06
YOUNG MACkAY'S GIFT.
The Father VIII Carry Ont the Prom
Use of His Dead Son.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6-John w. Mackay
has ordered from a Lorraine street ar
fist full length statue of Joan of Arc,
to be given to the Province of Meurthe-
ct Mossells, France 1t will be erected
probably in the chief square of Saint
Nicholas-du Port, where Joan of Arc
came in 1929 to beg the aid of the patron
of Lorraine.
Mr.. Mackay is carrying out a promise
made by his son, who was killed recent
~ by fall from horse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06

I Nc stdleHonL UOed not Specify lot
what purpose the livery teams were used
but it is presumed they were for the pur
pose of taking voters TO the polls.
The statement shows that secretary
Clint Watson was paid 1921 for his
services as secretary of the committee
but it does not show that any of the
other officers were paid anything, except
$15 paid stenographer. Jackson's
band received $40 for their services at
the meetings. It cost $1325 to distribute
bills and $l375 to receive election re-
turns. DR.. Hamilton was paid $25 for
the use of his hall and A. Capper drew
ST. 10 for printing. For extra help and
clerical assistance the COMMITTEES paid
$53.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06

SINCE Grover has offered to pay the
freight, gold in considerable quantities
has begun to flow in from the banks in
exchange for other currency. This will
probably be kept up as long as they dc
not ask for any silver, but if they should
do that it would quickly put an end to
the whole arrangement. A demand for
silver has about the same effect on the
administration as the sight OF water has
On & rabid dog.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-06

No attorney has yet written an opin-
ion to the effect that the Fall Festival as
planned will be unlawful, nor has any
injunction suit been filed. But these
things may come later when the affair is
more advanced.