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The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

CINCINNATI, Dec. 2.-Major General
Miles, accompanied by Captain Miehle of
his staff. visited Fort Thomas. KY, to-
oay and inspected the garrison. He re-
Isived tho salute o. thirteen guns author
lzed for the commander of the army. He
left tonight for Atlanta, Ca.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

STOCKTON, Dec mo trace of the
old man Tyson, who shot AMI killed
Deputy Sheriff buzzell Thanksgiving
night, has been found. Officers today
found the man VINO ferried the Tyson
boys across the San joaquin river when
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

HAVANA, Dec. 2.-Gensral Julio San.
gully was sentenced today to imprison-
ment for having committed illegal acts
against he spanish government. San
gully has proved his American citizen
snip, and his case will be appealed to
Spain on tbs grounds of irregularities in
his trial
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. . Police
Judge Conlan today dismissed the charge
of murder against Mrs. Helen Massie,
who shot aud killed her husband on No
vember 23d. The court held that there
was nothing IN the case upon which q
trial by jury could find a verdict OF
guilty. In his dying statement Massie
eyonerated his lie.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
A Heavy Fire

NEW YORK, Dec. Sat :15 a. M.
ars broke out in the ive-story brick at
No. SS West Broad way. The building is
occupied by Sumwalt & Jones, dealers
in California wines, and the Argo spice
mills. At 4:l5 the fire was under con-
troll and the loss will not exceed $40, 200.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

cision will affect all deputies holding un-
der provision of article 10 of the county
government act o 1898. which Judge Ris-
ley holds as unconstitutional. The result
Will be that all of the deputies will be
cut from the pay roll except three who
are holding under appointment by the
board of supervisors Unless some rem
edy can be found the public business of
the county will soon be AZ a standstill.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
Russia Valves her Claim

LON DON, Dec. .. The Times will to-
morrow PRINT a dispatch from Berlin
which reports that the Frankfurter Zei-
tung's Constantinople correspondent
says that in response to the sultan's per-
sonal appeal the czar has waived Russia's
claim for the passage of seco.d guard-
ship through the Dardanelles.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
Eresno Officers Mourn

FRESNO. Dec. g. Judge Risley today
signed findings in a suit brought by SUI
pervisor +. F. Letcher against County
Auditor Barnum, perpetuaily enjoining
him from issuing salary warrants to Dep
uty District Attorney F-eyman. The de-
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3. Judge
Wallace today granted a continuance of
one week in the case of DR.. Eugene F.
West, charged with the muruer OF Addie
Gilnonr. West was convicted of the
crime over vcnr ago, but was granted a
new tria! by the supreme court.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

BOUT THE CITY " ssterGay with the
city council-The latter took back
the extraordinary policy of economy;
it was a square Observation-Disclosures
tionists receive serious setback
Street.sv eeping bids to be again ad-
vertised Sites for the proposed pub
lie msrket-Putlic work and sup
plies-Report of the city engineer
Report of the city attorney Half of
the city taxes became delinquent last
night at ) oclock-ln the polite world
George n. Dewey, the photogra-
pher. becomes dangerously insans-
Two Hungarian Jews locked up at the
police station-Two supreme court
opinions received for tiine-The
Riverside circlit races; the best meet
vet neld in Southern California
News from the oil field; important
meeting CT the exchange directors
Adrienne tells her story; t1e trial
of the Rangot rape cise commenced
The grand Jury will appear before
ulge Smith this morning Dealers
in franchises; Christopher Buckley
and Clifton Il. Mayne's occupation;
the story Mayne told to an attorney
yester !ay-,'o!ors for the schools;
pupils may now subscribe Tor flag
purposes -Moaey can he refunded;
small Il MOUNTS returned ack into the
treasury. ami it fell into honorable
h nds-nlentin- of ths Historical So
ciety last night.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

they Jane home after the shooting, and
learned that the old man was MT with
them. 1his discovery leaves him on ths
west side of the river. Some officers
thin the old man died fror, his wound
and believe his body is IN the brush, but
others hold thst he has made his escape.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

STOCKTON, Dec. 2.-The Stockton
Native Sons tonight appointed commit
tee to select a site for new building
which they will erect at cost of $50, 600.
They have the money on hand and pur-
pose to put up fine structure.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
.Sociaiist.c knig Is OF Labor

NEW YORK, Dec. q District assemhl;
%, Knights of Labor has adopted reso-
lutions advocating the formation OF a new
International organization. to be com
posed of the socialistic element o!
Knights OF Labor throughout the coua-
try.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

ROME, Dec. The pope presided at
the public consistory today and confer
red the red hats upon nine cardinals ore
ated at the secret consistory on Friday
last.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03

Evanston to Dsnison. Tex, ard from
there to Mobile, Ala. The Chicago peo-
whereabouts until last winter, whom he
had Just left Portland, Ore, ana known
there as Aultry. 1t was supposed ne was
in British Colum bia until q tew weeks
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
WHERE you NAY 90 ToD,y

ORPHEuM-At : p. m.. vaudeville.
BURBANk-At u. M, TIL. Wssterner.
TOS ANGELES THE tTER-At s D m.
haverly's mrsires.
BARTLETI'S MUSIC HALI.--Ail day,
free exh:b ion of PAINTINGS.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
THE NEWS

Y TELEGRAPH - Congress meets.
The Catholic X. of 2. S ask q rehear-
ing in the secret society matter--Lit-
tie progress in the Howell case-Slow
Development of the Turkish question
Railroad cases decided by the su-
preme court; the Southern Pacific
abolIshes the detective department.
General Campos expresses his belief
that he can quell the Cuban revolu-
tion-Joe Walcott knocked out by
Kid Lavigne-A free-for-all fight
among Chicago Democrats-The mill
itary bicyclists finish ahead of time
San Bernardino; q big dairy--Pomo-
ma; the girls liked him-Ventura;
city election-Pasadena council meet
ing; breyities-Long Beach; funeral of
Charlie Williams.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-03
FIFTY. FOURTH CONGRESS
Called to Order by the
ViCe=President
senator's ELECT TAKE THE OATH
A Committee Appointed to Wait
Upon the President
THE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
Include the Election of Reed of Maine al
Speaker
The Gar Ascends the Rostrum Amid Deaf.
ening Roar of Applause
The Drawing Of Seats Consumes the Remainder
of the session-congress AdIourns Till
Today, When the Presidents
Message Will Be Received
Include the Election of Reed of Maine az
Speaker
The Gar Ascends the Rostrum Amid Deaf.
ening Roar OF Applause
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Coneress met
today. the usual ceremony being observed.
There was great hustle and confusion
ABOUT the senate anG house.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
DEATH OF PROFESSOR MINOR.

The great age and Illness of Pro-
fessor John Il. Minor, of the Uni
yersity OF Virginia. had warned MS
friends that his end was not far, but
vithal the announcement of his death,
which occurred yesterday afternoon al
the University, brings with 1t a weiShty
sense of loss. for which no preparation
could be preventive.
Whether we judge Professor Minor by the
strclest rules of positive philosophy or by
those rules Of faith 10 which THE things
that are SEN are temporal and the things
that are not seen are eternal we VIII
ind the structure of his life FOUNDED
deep spreading wide. towering high'
symmetrical. and adamantine The best
and most lasting tributes 10 the merits
Of this Christian gentleman, this great
teacher of the law. Will be be found in the
daily lives of the thousands OF jurists
who have sat at his feet. and to whom
he was the model of man, and the eN-
emplar of every domestic and civic virtue.
We publish elsewhere sketch OF MS
lie. that leaves little else TO be said OF
him. While his peer is not now apparent,
il is an an,mating ana encouraging re-
Election to know that Virginia has so re-
Gently had such a son. and We may believe
that there are others who Will follow a
standard as high and as pure as that
from which he never removed his eyes
until they were closed in death.
For many years he has been recognized
as the greatest teacher of law in the
United States his rivals being such men
as Judge Cooley. John Randolph Tucker,
and Mr.. Phelps. Mr.. Minors eminence
was due not merely TO his well-balanced
mind. but to a capacity for study and
the pursuit of legal investigations which
have been recognized as genius, and
from which he was rot diverted by any
political or lay digressions. The purify
ana simplicity OF his character his stern
adherence TO principle. made him at once
the object of love and of a reverence al
most akin TO fear
II dealing with men, he was affablc.
but never forgot that men are but NOR
tails. while principles are immortal There
was no tampering with truth for the sake
OF polteness The methods Of the sue
cessful politician would shrivel up In the
light OF his integrity.
1t is to his honor that OF him 1t may
be said. that In all the long years OF his
laborious life he unswervingly strove to
do honor to the University. TO Virginia,
and to God
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
THE LUNENBURG CASE.

The annals of crime present no instance
Of a more shocking and brutal murder
than that OF Mrs. Pollard, of .lnanbure
county 1t was calculated too 10 make
every citizen of the county feel unsafe
In his own home. ana that IL should there
fore have produced a powerful commo-
tion amongst the people was perfectly nat
ural, and TO be expected. But the good
people OF Lrnenburg dave permitted their
natural excitement to run riot and to take
too much possession OF their judgment.
Having jumped to the conclusion that
Solomon Marahle Mary Alternately. Pokey
Barnes. and Mary Barnes committed the
murder, they have refused t. make any
further investigation. and they even
threaten the personal safety OF any one
who endeayors TO go 10 the scene of the
murder TO make a patient examination
OF the facts with a view 10 unravcliing
the mystery that surrounds the case.
Our good friends I'm Lunenburg must calm
themselves. and help the rest If Us who
want 10 get at the truth Of these matters
instead OF holding on tenaciously to
theories that can be demonstrated to be
wrong.
Tho admirable grouping OF facts. old
and new. which The Times contained on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

with. deserved recognition In other cor
leges. The Harvard Advocate declares
IL TO be better than twenty 'ictories az
football" the Yale Courant says e.as
princeton Is to be congratulated on ,he
step she has taken, and we WISH Una,
Yale might be the nrst TO follow net
the Cornell Era asserts that "a sill'iia'
change In the method OF conductins -
aminatiOns would be welcomed Dy tnr
Cornell Students" the Amherst Student
urges that the system be tried at Am
herst. while IL has already been ih,lv,
duced at Wesleyan. This Is as " snouiu
thing. Princeton is getting the credit OF
an original discovery. The fact Is tnat
the system originated al that NeheIaois
Institution OF learning. the University OF
Virginia. Professor Garrett says that, III
1s40 the plan "of requiring each student
to append a pledge to his examination
paper certifying that he had neither
given nor received any assistance on ms
examination. was adopted ana II mas beeh
followed by the very best results Inc
cases Of the violation OF the pledge may
be counted ON ones fingers. and In each
such case the students themselves nave
required the immediate withdrawal OF the
offender from the University. Let IL
also not be forgotten that the elective
system, often supposed 10 be Harvard
discovery. was introduced in this country
by the University OF Virginia
1t is gratifying TO see this clear bat
tardy acknowledgment from n northern
rcriodical-and. by the way, most eN-
cellent and welcome periodical it IS OK
cept on financial questions-of the pre-
codence of the University Of Virginia over
all other universities of this country IN
the essentials of true university course
s;.d in the pre-cmineat honor Of its stu
dents.
our northern friends have become so
accustomed to claim az their own every
thing southern fer which they have an
admiration. that many Of them believe
Washington was a northern man ard the
Declaration OF Independence New Eng
land production.
II Professor Garnett has cstaDhshed
the title OF the University OF Virginia 10
these honorable distinctions. 70 which we
all know it is Justly entitled. 50 as TO have
IT Acknowledged throughout the rniver-
stiles Of the United States, he VIII have
rendered a service 70 his alma mater ana
laid fresh laurel on the tomb OF its
founder.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

every man trades with all his resources
as his backing. But when the State inter-
feres to say what notes he may issue ana
under what conditions he may issue them'
she deprives him OF MS resources when ne
stands In greatest need OF them and sends
him 10 bankruptcy when he would have
prosperity IL left alone.
We wish We could see this essay read
by every man in the United states.
We wish to make another point here
The demand that the government shall
prescribe conditions upon which circuiat-
Ing notes shall be issued is exactly the
same In principle as the demand ior pro-
tective tariff laws. In the case OF inc
protective tariff laws. the individuai
wants to lean on his government ana get
II to do for him what he has not the
energy and enterprie to DO for himself.
In the case OF the currency the indi'luuai
wants 10 make his government watoh 'he
case. and exercise vigilance In protect
ing him from bad bargains which heai'hy
ard vigorous life requires him 10 eXerc'sc
for himself When government Keeps
wholly out OF the affair. tho indiViduai
becomes self-reliant. and makes me pest
on, or every case that is attainaDle.
WIEN government begins 10 mcddle' the
individual relaxes his efforts, begins u
lean on government, and the whoie 'hi"s
hecomes a game Of chicanery and dwih-
dies down to a plane where fraud ana cor
r,o,ion are the atmosphere In which all
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

The interest i'm the case Of the three
negro women convicted with Marable OF
the murder Of Mrs Pollard. I'm Lunen-
burg county. IS by no means confined 10
this section of the State.
There seems to be but one opinion
among the newspapers and the lawyers
who have examined the case. and that
IS the decided conviction that the ac-
cused should have a new trial The value
of "A free press In maintaining the rights
OF the people was never more strkIngly
illustrated. Had there been no news
papers 10 report the Lunenburg trial or
the conclusions of the jury, IL might have
been impossible to arouse public interest
IN the case In time 10 prevent the eXeciS
ton Of the sentence Truly the press is
one Of the bulwarks of our liberties and
its power for good and justice isi
estimable. What a pity that its power
should ever be- perverted or misdirected. -
Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

To the Editor OF The Times:
SIT our correspondent, c. W W.
asks whether Virginia was ever a penal
colony.
In 1864 tie Convertible act was passed.
The principal clause was 10 this eject.
That II any person above the ace OF
sixteen shah be present at any meeting
under color or pretence OF any exercige
OF religion. In any manner than Is al
lowed by the liturgy CT practice OF the
Church OF England. where shall he tive
or more persons than the housaholl he
sail for the first offence suffer three
months imprisonment. upon record made
uTcn oath, under the hand and seal OF a
il stice OF peace. or pay a sum not cx-
ceeding five pounds: for the second Of
fence, six months imprisonment. or ten
pouncs; and for the third offence the
offender 70 be banished 20 some OF the
American plantations for seven years, or
pay one hundred pounds, excepting New
England or Virginia"
This is from the records. and, therefore.
Virginia was never penal colony.
JAMES n. GODDIN.
Richmond. Va. July %. 1895.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

II seems ircomprehensihle tnat So"
- .oc,ot, should exist anywhere
=, V,rgiria as the tales told by Jonh
bern would justify the behel 80 -
Iunenburg. Il these stories are ti' "i,',
Yet the correspondence from l'lA. 49,
endorses ia the main ms slH.e.
and shows 4 condition OF things .lib0
,-ery decidedly relieves Governor Ofef-
rail of the odlum that attaches 70 MIN
for sending troops there 10 protect pilS-
oners. 4 thorough investigation should
he made into this affair. Dern Is Il
German, who came 10 settle IN lhat
county. desiring 70 maze home. lie
was regarded as an honest, industrious,
inoffensive man, who objected to the
peculiar manners and methods or the
'.moonshine" element in that county, and
thus incurred their hatred, they destroyed
his property, and in his attempt 10 get
legal redress, he found judges and juries
drunk. and I'm sympathy with the Of
tenders He went TO Richmond, under
the impression that the German consul
could aid him. He was disappointed in
this, as he was naturalized citizen. His
only recourse, therefore. IS the law OF
Virginia and OF the United States. IL Is
probable that so far as his losses are
concerned, there is no recourse. But II
is emlnenty right and proper that the
people who are responsible Tor MS mis-
fortunes should be held amenable TO viO-
lated law, and If the administrators Of
law in that section are found 10 be what
they are represented. the State authOri-
ties should take short and sharp action
90 dcpose them.
IL is a reflection upon the whole State
that such lawlessness should be allowed
TO exist within her borders and we sin
cerely trust that the whole matter has
been exaggerated. -Charlottesville Pro-
gress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
Japan Making Ready.

A dispatch 10 the Noyoe Nremya from
Nladivostok says that Japan Is diligently
raising the war footing OF her army and
navy.
The two cruisers that she bought from
Peru have arrived IN Japanesc waters.
and crews Will shortly go 10 England 10
take 10 Japan .nree ironclads that are
building there. The dispatch adds that
there Is a strong warlike temper in Japan.
The dispatch further says that the
japanese have blown up the fortircations
at Port Arthur
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
TUESDAY. JULY 80. 1926.
To-DAY's MEETINGS AND EVENTS.
TIMES BUILDING,
TENTH AND BANK STREETS,
RICHMOND. VA.

Fitzhugh Lodge. ]. O. o. T., Eagle Han.
Friendship Lodge. /. o. o. F., Odd-fei-
lows Fall.
Jamestow n Tribe, /. Q. X. NJ, Odd-fei-
lows Hall
Liberty Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ, Gers
ley's H0ll.
Capital City Lodge. l. o. 0. f.. Gate
woods Hall.
Trinity Lodge. |. O. G. T., Central nan.
Central Beneficial and Social Society, Lee
Camp Hall.
Company D. First Regiment Armory.
Company r. First Regiment Armory.
L. l.. l. Blues. New Armory, Ninth ana
Cary streets.
Richmond Howitzers. Howitzers' Armory.
Jefferson Council. Jr. O. L. A. NJ, Jr. o.
L. A. NJ. Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Outrages by moonshiners are not in
cluded in any of the hand-bOoks OF Viz
ginia's advantages issued by Commission
er Whitehead. and il the law-abidng
people Of Lunenburg really want to get
rid Of their superfluous energy. they
ought 10 direct their attention 10 the
men who have assaulted and driven John
Dern and his family out Of the county.
Indox-Appeal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

The State authorities should make a
thorough investigation Of the charges
made by German immigrant named
John Dem OF ill-treatment received by
MN AZ the hands OF certain residents OF
Lunenburg county. and If the facts are
as reported steps should be taken 10
bring the offenders 10 Justice The good
name OF the state is at stake. and this
should be indicated by the punishment
OF the cvll-doers. Norfolk Public Ledger.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

The mooted question as to who Is the
biggest fool in the world has been set
tied. The single. sole. and solitary Ala
bamian who refused a bank-note ought
to be kept on exhibition as the only man
foolish enough TO take Sovereign IN earn
est Most all the other 67,O0D,oo0 know
him too well.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

a nine-year-old colored girl at Society
Hill, S. c., has created a good dea! or
excitement as a reviyalist. 1t IS said that
she is wholly uneducated. ana that she
mas developed remarkable oratorical
powers within the past ten days. HOW
is she on The sun Move" question?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Hard times are a thing or the past IN
Lunenburg. 1t is said that since the
Pollard murder. twenty-dollar oilis are
going begging. The negroes refuse TO
pick them up. even If found in horse
shoe track
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Prince Bismarck was advised by one
OF his friends to sc TO Egypt. the old
statesman replied: II had rather stay
at home and die. surrounded by my COM
forts. than TO live In Egypt"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Mile. Paulina, of Holland, is probably
the tiniest woman on the planet. she
is eighteen years old. weighs less tnan
IRE pounds. and lacks four inches Of be-
not new woman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30
Sion the Pnlice.

II they are TO stop street-car men IRON,
wofh on sunday Ia Richmond. the ques-
ton would be drawn so fine as In ,nata
a policeman quit his labofs on the Sab
bath day. That is knOtty an .stiou
Richmond has 10 tackle and il looks as
II the issue VIII last until after the next
ca 1paign. Leader.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

New York has four more women law
yers. One of them takes pains 10 ex-
plain that she isn't a new woman. though.
She loves her profession. hut that
wouldn't prevent her from loving a young
man provided the young man can stand
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

The English newspapers have nominated
chauncey Depew for President ou' inc
pause for a second over this side Is DC
coming painful.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Don Carlos. OF spain. who bears the
title OF Duke Of Madrid. and IS the mead
II the historic house Of Bourbon, has re-
peatedly pawned the jewelled badge or
the order of the Golden Fleece, which
had belonged In turn to Duke Charles. OF
Burgundy, and to Emperor Charles v. or
Germany.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Picfmond Is growing puritanicai Hotel.
keepers are not allowed 10 sell n sraur
o. Sunday. This IS quite different from
Bristol, when fountains ana fruit
stores are run for all they are WORTH
Bristol Courier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-30

Rumor has IT now that Anna Gould mas
already paid gambling debts amounting
70 l25.Oo0 francs for the father OF her
titled husband.