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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28
HEADQU ARTERS
FOR
New Years Goods.

WINES AND LIQUORS
Sweet cider. per gallon ..-..,--...-S -
Pure Gaia Boa Wine, per rl.ion.-... ID
California Ciaret Wine. gallon ....... I'D
Wine. for JDl 81. per gIl .............. I'D
California sherry Wine ............... Sd
Imported sherry Wine .............-. oD
Port Wine ................-. .......'. go ~
CIaret VIII g., per bottle. imported. >
Rye whisky OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ! .
Od Rye Wn.skey ...-.........:. ....... %
old Rye Whskey 4 years Old ...... %
Old Rye IS key. . years old ....... I'D
O'd Rye W.Ekcy q years Old ....... 3 I'D
Fine y. q. Corn Whisky. 3 years. 2 ~
French Brandy. years old ........... = 30
Pure Old Virginia Apple Brandy. 2 ID
California Brandy, years old ....... : 0O
New England Rum ......--........... ~
Imported Gin OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. = ~
Blackberry Wine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NJ
Fine Cat1wba Wine .................. 81
London Porter. per dozen ............ %
Strained Honey. pounds for. .
Virginia Buckwheat 10 pounds for -
Honey IN Combs .................. 1912
FRUITS. RAISINS. NUTS. CANDY ETC.
New California Raisins &c. per
pound. or pounds ........-.......... -
New London Layer Iiasius. ec, or
pounds for .............-..-.-.---..- %
New Seelies5 Raisins. per pound 90.
New Currlnts. Z pound ....--.......
Extfa-Larse French Primes.
M1aea Grapes. isc. or pounds
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ....t.-....+- ~
Layer Figs. per d.. loc.; ibs. for. >
New Cranb u.es. per pound .'..'... J.,
New Cltron per pound .-....-...,.... l--2
N.w Mixed Suits &c.. pounds .-.. -
New p-cans per pound .....-.+-..-.. ll
New Fuberts. per pound .........-....
New Palm Nuts ....... .......--....-..
New Soft-Shen Almonds. per pound. u
New Shcl cd Almonds per lourl-... =
New Figs. 3 pounds fnr ...-.......... -
New Dates per polni -.-..., .---..-...
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28
THOUGHT TT ~ EARTHQuAKE.
Explosion of Dynamite MHg"z'"e-
Nobody Hart.

LOCKPORT. ILL. December "A
.,oa.ier-ma..azine at smith q Eastman's
section OF the drainage canal near
here. containing 2cO pounds Of dyna-
mite blew up at 4 o'clock this morning
40 one was injured. The Waterman had
In the margarine. and supposedly an
ember from thc stove fen Upon the moor.
rre shock was the seyerest ever Ieit
here and reports state that it was ielt
at n distance of thirty miles. Many OF
the buildings at the works were bauiy
shattered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28
s, UIlfnan's Son,

1S20and 1922 E. Main st.
Uptown store, 900 T.. Marshall.
PHONE ;S16. ap 3c-Iu.N,FSSa
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DIVIDEND NOTICES.

First National Bank ~ Richmond. a
Richmond. Va, December rs. d.
THE DIRECTORS or THIS Ht.-
have declared DIVIDEND OF b JILL.
CENT 0rce Of taxi. ont NJ earning. ..
The past six months. payable Dob sl..
holders on and after JANUARY q M
do lS-iw H. q. BURNETT. Cashier
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28
ErrEcr In CHCAGO.

CHICAGO ILL, December "a i,i
rifle ana widespread vibration Of the
rarth frightened the people Of Chicago
and residents OF the country for nity
miles around at { o'clock TINS morning.
Tho origin was not at first known. \
reuoft gained crciencc that the comIno-
zion was caused by great blast OF
dynamite ON the drainage canal, ana
later this theory was verified by a dis
patch stating that a magazine had blown
M al I.ockport thirty miles south OF
this city The reports indicate that the
whole northeastern part Of the state
extending as far west at Hammond Ind,
experienced the shock and attendant
fright. There was much alarm and com
motion in the city Hall, at the big hotels
and in the post-ofce and telegraph
Offices.
AT NAPERNILLE.
NAPERNILLE ILL, December G-An
earthquake shock cor explosion sufficient
ly hard 90 rock houses throughout the
city. and awake many OF the inmates out
az deep sleep, was felt here an o'clock
this m0rnius NO damage resulted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28

once ga. Fire and Marine Insurance 'l,
Richmond. Va. December 10. ls.
DIVIDEND.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28

WILLIAM LOVENsrElN
Dc % =. 2f.26<Ja3 Cashier
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-28
LOST. sTRAYED, AND FOUND.

WE HAVE LOST OR MISLAID GER
TlFICATES Nos 2S and "a. Tor ten
snares eacn OF STOCK OF THE OLD DO
MlNlON BUILDING AND LOAN ASS0-
Citation, standing In our names ON
the books OF the association. and We have
applied TO the association for a duplt-
cate certificate.
JAMES r. FERRITER.
WILLIAM LONGAN.
Richmond. Va, October Is. Is95
no 2-Sa2m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

the commercial interests of the street.
There is antagonism to this movement, 10
be sure, backed by those who sentimentally
believe that the name should be preserved
as part of the history of the city. The
falling off of. trade. they assert. is due to
the general uptown movement, and not to
any unwholesome faint on the name. A
mass meeting Of merchants is soon to be
held and the question settled. Washington
has had one such experience, which may
suggest that there is wisdom in the New
York scheme. There were many protests
against the plan to make the old Bound
ary' into FLORIDA Avenue" Yet the change
was made, and has resulted we'll Under
the designation of The Boundary there was
attached to it the thought of its being the
end of all things urban. though even then
the advance on the country had been be-
gun. The Boundary signifed. in a certain
degree. the jumping-off place. Florida
Avenue, though suggest tive in a sense. of
the same idea, conveys no such thought
directly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

New York without the Bowery? The
thought seems absurd. Yet it is a serious
possibility. and now the Bowery is all torn
up over the prospect. 1t seems that the
trade on the Bowery has been falling off
from year to year until what was once one
of the most prosperous streets of the me-
tropolis has become a succession of strug-
Cling enterprises. The name THE Bow
cry" 1t is thought. has had much to do
with this devastation. for the fame of the
thoroughfare, as it has spread abroad
throughout the land Is not very savory.
People think Of the Bowery from afar as a
mysteriously terrible place. snare for the
unwary. a dim. dark, dangerous street
where thugs abound. and where pickpockets
grow plethoric. AS matter of fact the
Powery is one of the best lighted streets
in America. and Is q glare of light from
electric lamps for twenty-four hours every
day. It Is no longer the home Of the high
wayman and the bunco steerer. Yet its
trade has gone to pieces, and now some of
the merchants are considering whether the
name might not be changed with benefit to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Keeping Court Proceedings Secret.
Wash. Cor. Baltimore Sun.
Within a few years past some Of the
judges Of the District of Columbia have
assumed the authority to direct the clerks
of the court to refuse Information to the
press in certain divorce suits. and some
suits which sever the marriage ties are
carried on without publicity. The effect of
this is tw ofold Men still married are able
to pass themselves Off as having been se-
cretly divorced. and sometimes one of the
parties to a genuine, but secret, divorce
cannot induce friends to believe that the
judges have granted divorce to them be-
cause they have not seen 1t in the news
papers" In a late case where, with con-
siderable assiduity, divorce suit had been
kept secret, one of the parties found that
his friends did not believe he had been
divorced, and used as much effort to have
the divorce proceedings published as he
had formerly done to prevent their publi-
cation. The publication Of the indecencies
which sometimes form part Of the charges
or proofs of divorce cases are guarded
against by every reputable newspaper, but
there is nothing in the present practice in
this District which would prevent an "un-
PROFESSIONAL attorney in divorce case
from selling to newspapers information
which they could not procure in the reg
ular channel because 1t was hidden in the
safes Of the courts. The subject is now
left to caprice. There is no uniform usage
in the cases. The question is important
enough to be considered by the judges in
General Term with a view to formulate q
definite rule to govern these cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Unwilling contributors 20 the many dol
lars apparently wasted on the aoueduct
tunnel will surely be interested in the infor-
nation that careful examination of the
discredited hole In the ground Is about to
commence and that In the near future
there is possibility of the tunnels being
put to some profitable use. The general
government has many times made the Dis
trict of Columbia a field for experiment,
but never SO foolishly as when it sunk
in the tunnel over a million dollars of
the local taxpayers money. There are en-
gneers who believe that the tunnel. the
construction of which Major Lydecker SUI
perintended from a coy corner in the Met
ropolitau Club. will never pay interest on
the investment. but some of the District 8
good friends in the engineer corps are of
the opinion that a comparatively small
sum in hard cash will release and make
profitable the now submerged capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

The police should find the person who is
evidently trying to reduce the canine popu-
lation of Washington by scattering poison
around Judiciary Square. This is a dan
gerous practice. and should be checked as
soon as possible, for there Is no certainty
that great damage may not be done be-
fore the offender is apprehended orsscared
away. To put strychnine on meat or other
foods and leave the deadly morsels exposed
in public places is to run grave risks that
some human lives may be sacrificed
through what may be merely an effort to
rid the neighborhood of canine nuisances.
II the offender should prove to be some
one who has a grievance because dogs
are allowed to run loose in the park, he
ought to be given a most forcible warning
that he Is engaged in dangerous business.
A dog is sometimes valuable property.
whose destruction by another than his
master Is a punishable offense. 1t appears
that at least two of the dogs that have
been killed in this manner were highly
priced by their owners. If such an animal
becomes nuisance the proper course is
for the man who feels himself to be an
noyed to complain to the police, and the
nuisance. If it exists. will undoubtedly be
abated. The mere licensing of dog does
not give its owner permission to worry
all his neighbors. On the other hand. the
dog that is licensed and Is not dangerous
has, to a certain extent. the liberty of the
streets. The moment he becomes a menace
or a nuisance. however. his liberty can be
abridged but this Is matter that the law
should regulate: it must not be left to
individual caprice There was a time when
to scatter poison Vas a capital offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

When the Commissioners were accus-
toned to take the people and press of the
city into their confidence and to permit the
fullest publicity to be given even to the
first suggestions of important action on
their part. there YVES general disposition
in the community to entrust them with
very broad discretion in the conduct of mu-
nicipal business. The community had the
privilege of considering and discussing sug-
gested acts from their incipiency in the
mind of some subordinate. and before the
matter was presented to the Commissioners
for final and conclusive action public opin-
ion had been expressed, and a mass of facts
and views had been supplied which in many
instances was of the greatest service in aid
ing the Commissioners TO reach the wises.
conclusion In decisions formed under the
full blaze of this publicity the influence of
personal or sectional prejudces or of sell
fish, individual interests was necessarily
reduced to minimum. Under these condi-
tons the Commissioners could in the opin-
ion of the public be wisely clothed with
large powers. both of municipal legisla ton
by ordinance and Of executive management
and there was no necessity of excessive
care in specifying precisely what the Com
missioners might and might not do. leaving
little or nothing to their discretion. But
the abandonment of the open-and- above-
board policy of conducting municipal affairs
and the adoption of 'public-be-damned"
system. which suppresses all information
concerning the recommendations of subor-
dinate officials and the plans and tenden-
cies of the Commissioners themselves until
final decision has been reached by the
latter. and until it is too late for argument
or protest.
If the Commissioners show a lack of full
confidence in the community the latter will
naturally be inclined to reciprocate. If the
people are not to be consulted at any stage
and are to know nothing of the proba-
bilties of the action of the Commissioners
until an irrevocable decision has been an
nounced they will be apt to call upon Con-
gress to limit specifically the discretion of
the Commissioners and to circumscribe the
scope of possible action in the proceedings
of the star chamber. If the policy of
secrecy is to become permanent and is to
be In full operation when Congress is in
session new principles will have to be ap-
piled in the wording of District legislation,
and 1t may become necessary, for instance,
to make material notifications in the pro-
visions concerning the powers of the Com
missioners under the bond bill for sewers
and street extensions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Now comes the time when Washington
blossoms out for the season in Easter
garb, and fully juStifies its reputation as
the most beautiful of American cities The
miles OF tree-lined streets give to the urban
portions OF the city an almost rural ap-
pearance. The frequent parks are fresh
and bright with green leaves and Towering
shrubs. The neatly trimmed beds of spring
flowers show like GASES in a desert of as
phaH. The pretty par4ings in front OF
most OF the residence blocks are generally
well kept. and the total effect is most de-
ightful. 1t is no wonder that the WASH
ingtontan is proud of his city, for with a
wholesome climate, equable enough to in
sure good health, and yet variable enough
to please most tastes, and with its adj
mirable plan of streets and avenues and
its multitude Of small reservations, there
Is scarcely any feature lacking to make
the capital almost a municipal paradise
The old Washington Is being improved
every season. The unsightly spots occupied
by ugly shanties are being gradually filled
up with substantial. handsome buildings,
and the great stretches of vacant land in
the more remote sections of the city with
in the original limits are being used as
sites for pleasant homes. The city is
spreading. too, into the country, and out
there are being erected attractive buildings
that are giving a new and distinctly beau
t:ful character to the citys surroundings
There is a great future for Washington
1t lacks some things. such as more con-
sideration for its people on the part Of
its rulers, better garbage service, and
broad. comprehensive sewer system. But
the budding of the trees now puts these
desires out of mind, for nature is at her
rrettiest and she never appeared to better
advantage than in Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Smith owns large amount of valuable
real estate, portion Of which he leases to
Jones. the manufacturer. for fifteen thou
sand dollars year, net-that is with taxes.
cost OF insurance. ETC., added-and collects
bis rents regularly. at the comfortable rate
of eleven hundred and twenty-five dollars
a month.
Jones, the manufacturer. carries on his
business in the property thus rented to the
best Of his ability, working hard all day
and thinking hard a good part of the night.
employs a large force of hands at good
wages, buys raw material produced in the
neishborhood, and converts it into manu-
featured articles. thus stimulating indus
tries on every hand, adding to the business
prosperity of his community, and increas-
ing the general wealth of the country. By
Industry. economy. enterprise and good
management, he is able to close up his
books at the end of the year 1894, showing
on the right side of the ledger an apparent
profit on the twelve months business of
fifteen thousand dollars-a portion of which
may or may not be collected, according to
the circumstances or honesty of his debtors
Results
Smith. being a landowner, and therefore
of the favored class, according to modern
legislation and United States Supreme
Court decisions. and probably spending a
good part of his time and money in Europe,
goes scot free of income tax on all of his
rent receiptsl
Jones. on the other hand, being a mere
workingman himself, an employer of labor
and a producer of wealth to the state is
required to pay an income tax of two per
cent, or two hundred and twenty dollars,
on eleven thousand dollars of his supposed
gains for the year. whether ne actually
realizes them or not.
This Is the outcome of latter-day states
marship in America. The Smiths think it
Is all right; but how do the Joneses and
the other wealth makers. and the men in
their employ, like it?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
Separate Skirts.

TAILOR MADE, DRESSY. STYLISH AND
BEAUTIFUL. WE ARE SHOWING A VAST VA
HIETY IN CREI'ON AND OTHER FASHIONABLE
STUFFS THAT ARE CORRECT IN EVERY RE-
SPECr-IINED THROUGHOUT. oRGAN-PIPE
RACK, LATEST Full. SWEEP. MAKING AS
GOOD AS CAN BE. PRICES THE VERY LOWEST.
Separate Skirts Of CheviOt Serge. tailor made:
stiffened back; perfect hanging; special value.
Separate Skirts Of Crepon and Novelty Cloth;
lined throughout; sihened organ-pipe back.
Each ............. ............S d.oO
Separate Skirts of Crepon, In a variety Of beau
tiful new patterns: tailored in the best possible
sd floor. 10th ST. bldg.D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

1t is the First Of January that the world
Is supposed to turn over a new leaf, but it
Is at Easter that a new order of things
really begins. There is every reason to be-
lieve that the distressing business condi-
tons are among the lessons of the past
and that we are entering upon pleasanter
chapters in the history Of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Chicago has some idea Of governing her.
self independently of the state legislature.
1t is hoped that she Is not trying thus early
in the proceedings to assume a better than
thou" attitude with reference to the rest
of Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

A Rhode Island messenger boy saved a
young woman from the clutches of muir
derer. The full extent of his heroism is
not appreciated until it is understood that
he had to run to do 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

China's population Will not, for the most
part, realize that it has been whipped un-
til it begins to feel the effects of a more
civilized domination. And then it will prob
ably be glad of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Mr.. Addicks insists that the senator from
Delaware shall be himself or nobody And
Delaware evinces an overwhelming prefer
ence for nobody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

The old discussion has been revived as to
whether the smoking of hundred cigar
cites day by young man is a cause or a
symptom of insanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
A Compromise Desired.
III the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
Perhaps some arrangement could be made
with the gang of burglars now operating
in this city by which they would agree to
accept weekly stipend from the common
council and forego these nightly raids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

1t would be interesting for theologians
to make an effort to determine where
jockey wicked enough to be ruled off the
Jackson City race course goes to, anyhow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

1t is now being demanded that the gov
ernment make its postage stamps at least
as substantial and palatable as the
counterfeits which are in circulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Statesman Hinky Dink will no doubt bear
in mind the illustrious record Of Frank
Lawler and keep trying.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
SHOOTING STARS,
The Cares of n Home,

Dear me-" said young Mrs. Hunnimune
Il must see our grocer right away"
What for?" asked her husband.
Il have some instructions to give him. I
want to tell him to make our coffee a little
stronger and our butter little weaker"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
Sowing the Seeds of Envy.

Sowing the Seeds of Envy.
Mrs. Meekton was standing on the front
doorstep when her husband came home.
Henry" she said, in a loud tone, heres
your income tax blank. You'd better fill it
out right away"
Great Scott, Maria!' he exclaimed.
what do 1 want with an income tax
blank?"
Don't talk so loud" was the admonition,
in subdued but stern key; its a sum-
mons to serve on the jury. The next-door
neighbors on both sides of us have been
sitting behind the closed window blinds
waiting for you to come home, so they
could find out what the officer was here
for and I'm just givin' their ina ginations
a treat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Mr.. Reeds presidential boom is at pres
ent taking just enough exercise to keep in
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Brooklyn Is doing heroic service to other
cities as horrible example on the trolley
question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
An Easter Episode.

TITS not the lily which unfolds
Its waxen petals to the day;
'Tis not the daffodil which moulds
Such fances Ger dull banks of clay
That prove to us it's Eastertide;
These fair but fainter blooms must furl
Their shaded gorgeousness beside
The poisoning of the summer girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
A. Some People Tell If.

Az Some People Tell 1t.
where's your umbrella?''
why" replied the man who enjoys a
joke but forgets it, I'm observing the
season. see?"
brella?"
see-it's loaned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Boston has superseded the chrysanthe
mum craze with the Ibsen photograph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
Her Ob.crvntion of Strikes.

These labor troubles are dreadful" said
Mr.. Stalate. in an effort to make converse
ton.
They have been quite serious" replied
she.
Il never heard of so many strikes"
Nor 1. Perhaps you've observed that
even the clock has struck over and over
again this evening""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
The Spring CrOn,

The world Is a-blossom
Meath Aprils blythe humors
With crocus and jonquil
And bicycle boomers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
4 Common Sense question.

From the n. Y. Evening World.
If doctors will write prescriptions in
Latin they should at least write in
plain hand. But is there any good rea-
son why the names of drugs, any more
than those of groceries and dry goods,
should be written in a dead language?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
The Egg Supply,

With gladdened ears the good hen hears
The joyous Easter chime,
And signs: Il need not bother now
With working over time"