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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
following IL the score:
PORTSMOUTH
s. or ~ ISNISus

SUMMARY: Earned Runs-Norfolk,
!. Two Base Hits = Collihower,
O'Hagan aud Tate. Base on Balls
on Foster, .; on Care, 3. Struck
Out-By Foster, 2; Glare, Q. Lott on
Bases-Norfolk. Z; Portsmouth,. 8.
Stolen Bases 'Hagan, Geier, Cote,
ManRan, Hall. Fuller, Glare, DuIaney,
.. Double Plays-Corcoran, Thorn
ton and Tate; slhurston, Hall and
Mangan. Time of Game-One hour
and thirty minutes. Umpire-M MIR.
Mitchell.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
80 To Esnn,m,ii'. for I.arga,ns.


No pains have been spared to mako
this special sale OF summer fabrics the
event of the season. 1900 yards of
Belfast lawns, darro dimities and sat m
check nninsooke. These goods are not
old stock, but are bought for this sale.
fonr choice of any OF these goods, sc.
Terms strictly cash. a. j, Phillips.
under Oxford Hail.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

@Mr. NJ. l.. Hunt has just completed
taking the school census of Western
Branch District. The report show
1923 children between the ages of 5
and 81 years; 1857 are white, 2,9GG
are colored.
The school year commences Septem.
Der LIST, 1893, and promises to have q
large attendance,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
Funcrnioras.i,tIe,niIJ.

The funeral of Mr.. and Mrs. W. b.
Harrall's little son Willie took place
yesterday afternoon from their resi-
dence on Glasgow street. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Mitchell.
The remains were inferred in Oak
Grove Cemetery,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
A horse kicked II. S. Shafer, of the

Il HUTsB hIckeu TT. >. Shafer, OF the
freemyer House. Middleburg, n. Y,
on the knee, which laid him up in bed
aud caused the knee joint to become
still. A friend recommended him to
use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, which
he did. and in two days was able to be
around. MIR. Shafer has recommended
1t to many others and says 1t is OK.
cellent for any kind OF a bruiee or
sprain. This same remedy is also
famous fer its cures of rheumatism,
For aale by all druggists.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
MAYORS Court.

Ridiick Darden. disorderly conduct;
fined g. 80.
Moses Peary, disorderly conduct;
fined So.
James Evans. allowing q horse to run
at large; fined 81 and coats.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

(the Seaboard Air Line) was boyootted
Tor the evident purpose OF depressing
lts securities, and now
some one gives out TINT we have been
purchased outright
This statement involves the grave
charge that some one has used Official
position and taken Official action for
the purpose OF depressing the value of
the property of others, with the impli.
cation that this WAS done with the
object oil acquiring the property
sought to be de pressed.
My question to you as TO whether
you Intended to ascribe such purpose
to tho Southern railway or its officers
was justified by the fact that your
statement, taken IA o whole, soemod to
DO open TO no other reasonable con.
struction.
81 regret to note that this question
you PRACTICAL ignored blythe introduc-
ton In your letter oi the 18th of ire
levant matter regarding the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association.
aud tue ehoct of Its action upon your
freight revenues.
GU were not discussing with the
reporter the so called boycott, or the
association, but according to your own
words. you were discussing the re.
ported sale OF the Seaboard Air Limo
to the Southern
lou were not discussing effects,
but motives aud purposes. aud In n
connection IN which the Southern Rail.
way ana Steamship Association could
not possibly have had any purpose or
motive.
THAT association has no power to
purchase railroads or to deal in their
securities.
"Your reply to my letter, therefore,
mnst be regarded as an evasion Of the
question, and places me under the dis.
agreeable necessity OF saying to you
that II you intended Ill your interview
as published to charge by implication
or otherwise that the Southern Rail
way or its officers havo at auy time
taken any action for the purpose OF
depressing the securities OF the Sea
board Air Line, such charges or i'm :.
plication is wholly aud entirely untrue
and unfounded.
81 have given this correspondence
the same publicity which you gave to
your interview.
~ reclprocate the hope which you
express for harmony between the man
agemcnt OF the Seaboard Air Line and
the Southern and other railways But
suoh harmony will scarcely he pro.
NOTED by unWarranted and gratuitous
statements In the public prints by the
oillcors oil the company imputiug im.
proper purposes to the oiiicials Of
others. Respectfully yours,
SAMUEL SPENCER,
'Prasi1pnt %
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
WHAT Will ne THE OUTCOME

Nobody can tell what will be the out
come OF this correspondence. but it is
something that interests the entire rail
rond world of the South to know what
will be the nature oil the reply that Mr..
St. John will send back to MIR. Spencer
in response TO this last letter published
above. REMsES CRAwFoRD.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

Messrs. Levy ~ Jacobs beg to an.
nounce to the public that in connec.
ton with their immense line of men,
boy and children suits (Which they are
selling at cut rate figures). they also
carry large line of night shirts. neg.
ligee shirts, bathing suits and Sweet.
Orr overalls. Remember the place.
LEVY & JACOBS,
200 High street,
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The RESTAURANT aT Port NORFOLK
in connection with the
Hotel Vernon.

AAoaSA SIntoIhs
liz supplied with Fish. Soft Crabs and all
i,ehcn les obtain"ble Tho pavilion ID op Ii
at IL times to picnic parties. Rates rensou-
able ami srrvicc iirst.class. Pavilion open
to the public for dancing Mondays Wedi,es-
d'ys aud Fri,nys. On Mondays, Wedmes-
tays and Fridays hereafter ears will make
half horr trips to Port Norfolk from q to .
p m. and after o'clock hourly tr us until
IL 40. the last car leaving Port Norfolk at
mat hour. Accommodations for twenty
tneSts or me summer For ratios an par
ucuiarS address Nj. j. MuLNEY.
prODrietpr
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
GIXE N * W AY,

We arc giving away those fine articles OF
inrnl'u viii h YOU see Displaced in our
window Tor cvory cns'i purchase you will
ro Owe coupons Come in and get onr cir.
cular of explanation
We have just re, eived tho largest aud
mo oomplOtA linu OF Ladies' Muslin I'm
derwear 10 bo ioun i'll either city. These
goous arc OF rare manufacture ana the cello
Drated lock st tell brand
rcnch OrEandios. Ginghamis, etr, White
Goois OF every description, Embroidrries.
shirt Waists. otc. Full limo OF Gents Fur.
niShinGs, donts Black and Fancy Suitings
oy the yard or made to ordor, and lovely
linc of Spring Paintings.
w. c. NASH,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
Erois rfnd NAN wan IA Pistol.

HoT SPRINGS. Ark. July pa little
after 3 O. clock to day ID. w. Claiborne,
q grocer here. shot and killed James
Meyers and perhaps MORALLY wounded
his brother, w. g. Meyers. III dispute
over q grocery bill. Claiborne says w.
g. Meyers was the first TO pull his gun.
james Meyers stopped to take the
pistol from his fallen brothers hand
and Claiborne again fired and James
fell over his brother, shot through the
head. He lived only q short time.
Claiborne is IN Jail.
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Important Noticc

There is no necessity for going else.
where to purchase Clothing. We are
closing out our stock at almost your
own price, 80 we can start next season
III our new store with nothing but new
goods. Breslauer n Anthony, ia
High street.
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PORTSMOUTH AnvEuT.>EMESIs
EoR SALE
SLOOP JOHN WILLIAMS

To Whom IL May Co corn:
All persons having bills against the Bloop
'lohu williams arc hei eby notified to pr sent
the umc Tor 30 Element to Nessrs. SAVAGE
u COTTON. OF Scottsvillo. Norfolk county.
Va. within thirty (3o) days from this date.
July l6. 1895. jyli-lU,
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Do not fail 20 see DR.. Week shsaa
yonr eyes. =. a. Gale.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24
MIR. SPENCER COMES nAcK

And this is what Mr.. Spencer had to
say IN reply to the Seaboard's vice.
president:
&" New YORK, July II, 1896. Mr.. f.
st. John. vice President Seaboard AR
Line, Portsmouth. Va. Dear SRI
have your letter of the 18th instant
and note that the quotation as rem.
dered IN mine Of the 18th is presumahIv
correct.
"lhe statement that efforts are said
to have been made to buy the stock of
the Seaboard Air Line is not important
in itself, whether it applies to the
Southern railway or not. and this will
be passed with the statement that the
Southern railway has not made such
all effort.
ut becomes important, however,
when used in connection with the
clause Immediately following in your
newspaper statement, namely, that it
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

One hundred rolls new mating re-
ceived to day. Neat. handsome patterns
very cheap. Call to see it. Carpets
rugs, OIL cloth, etc., at j. s. Crawford g
Furniture house,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-24

What's the good OF anything? Moth
ing-unless it is an umbrella this
weather. The best are sold at @. Il.
Weiton Il Co.'S.
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w. II. Nelson, who is in the drug
business at kingville, Mo-, has SO
much confidence in Chamberlain
Colo, Cholera and DiarrhHa Remedy
that he warrants every bottle aud Of.
fers to refund the money to any GUS
toner who is not satisfied after using
1T. MIR. Nelson takes no risk in doing
this because the remedy is certain
cure for the diseases for which it is in.
tended and he knows it. It is for sale
by ell druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-25
Rev to givSyou morning paper.

Rev to giveyou morning paper
"when he looked at it, he all nc once
broke out: That's Il. Tho train goes
south at 1876 O'Clock That's the train he
takes to the pen. Matches and the Sheeney
talking money TO him made him leary,
and he takes me to the pen tomorrow al
1876 TO get me of his mind. He don't
have to hold me here while the case is In
the high court, and he's going to get rid
Of the risk of me. If get out, it's got tc
be tonight. See Matches and do your part
all right, and tonight will do as well as
any
"That night at 8 o'clock the Jail guard
inside yelled, Lights outp Then he made
his round. The light in Dubuque's cell
Is burning.
"'Turn out your gas Joe, he says
through the grate
"'Turn it out yourself and be d--d
TO you, says Dubuque from where he lays
| face down on his bunk.
"The guard snorts out an oath and be
gins unlocking the cell door, Dubuque
sits up, looking shaggy and ugly. just as
the guard doused the glim--his side and
back was toward Dubuque-he gets SLAP
with the rubber billy on the neck. 1t jolted
| the blood up into his brains, and he drop
| ped like he'd been hit with mallet. II
made scuflle, and the prisoner next door
begins to sing "Rock Of Ages" to cover
the row.
"Joe gagged his party and laid him on
the bunk as stiff and helpless as poker.
All he could do when he got over his daze
was to look at Joe with his eyes and frotl
where the gag filed his mouth. Joe takes
the guard and locks him in.
| go out, he raps with his key for the out
| guard to open the outer door. Joe unlocks
| the inner door and lets himself into the
cage The outside guard is just swinging
open his door, and Joe is turning TO lock
the inside door, like the guard would do
| The pinch has come. It's too dim light
in the cage TO recognize him, but he will
now have TO run the gantlet of three gas
lit offices and half dozen deputies loa1ng
about.
"'But don't go back alive, says Joe,
already beginning to sniff the outside air.
Just as Dubuque braces himself for a
surge through the Office the unexpected
happens
"Bangl goes gun.
at was on the fourth tier, back in the
jail. Joe forgot to take the guards pis.
tol and he twists around until he gets
hold of it and fires it as 1t lays in his
pocket.
"There was big scramble Of deputies
In the offices. The outside guard tore his
door wide open, and Dubuque, quick as a
fash, does the same with his. And then
every guard and deputy runs through the
two doors into the Jail like rats into q
trap. When the last ones in, Dubuque
locks the inside door and walks through
the deserted offices into the night. AS he
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object in life-that of eluding the police
this second generation entered Paris and
succeeded in like measure. Sympathy was
even more ready for them. After few
generations of this the most of the chill.
dren born In the village came into tho
world with malformed or stunted limbs,
and little artificial aid was needed to rem
der them, when they grew up, fit for the
profession which they inherited with their
deformity. Eventually children were born
who were genuine culs-de-jatte from the
hour Of their birth.
In the highest circles of the profession of
beggars they were held in great esteem
and were leaders among the mendlcants.
Not only in Paris are they active, but they
have found great profits as well In operat-
ing In the italian cities, chiefly as assist
ants to the beggar masters of Rome and
Naples, who like them, as they are not
likely to attract much attention from the
police while plying their trade.
One Jatte townsman even fell into bet
ter bonanza than this An eccentric mer-
chant in the Boulevard Haussmann was
attracted by his industry and his expert
money handling and bethought himself
that the facile cul-de-jatte would make an
excellent cashier. The merchant pinned
his faith on this particular point, that the
cripple could not run away with his cash
at least, but he little reckoned on the eff
caoy and swiftness of the roller cart, for
one fine morning the man OF Jatte decamp-
cd, taking with him 5000 francs of his
employers funds
The most interesting story that has come
to hand OF the village of Jatte Is the ro
nance Of It's mayor daughter, which tool
place last fall. She was beautiful girl
according to her neiGhbors standards o.
the legless feminine form divine, and she
fell in love, not with one of her many suit
ors, but with young fellow Of low extrac
tion, who had made very nearly failure
In the begging line He was thought very
little OF in the village besides because Of hi
family record H'a fsthas JaAnt-s-- ; thl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-25
TEN DAYS IN A HOLLOW TREE.
Nothing to Eat but Chinese Medicine and
Scraps of Boot Leather.


Scraps of Boot Leather.
A Chinese miner, who, with compan-
ion, was lost in the snow amid the rug
ged mountains of Plumas county, Cal,
has been found nearer dead than alive.
For ten long days he lived in hollow tree
with nothing to eat but some Chinese
medicine and scraps of leather cut from
his boots When finally rescued by par
ty Of white miners, his feet, from which
he had cut the boots for food were terri
bly, frozen, and he was so weak he could
hardly move. The searchers could find no
trace of his companion, who must certain
ly have perished.
The two Chinese had gone to La Porte
to procure Chinese medicine for the min
ing camp. On their return snowstorm
came up and the Chinese became bewil-
dered and hopelessly lost in the rough,
mountainous country. Each had different
ideas as to which direction to take, and
npally quarreled and separated. One of
tAem had not gone far before he found a
hollow tree, wherein he was somewhat
sheltered from the storm. He had matches
with him and built a small fire, and
crouching over that he lived for ten days.
His experience during those ten days
had been fearful AS the pangs of hunger
came upon him he took off his boots,
parched them over the fire and ate them
and drank the medicine. So grateful was
he that when camp was reached he gave
his rescuers $50 in gold dust all that he
had. He will recover, although his feet
were in horrible condition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-25

draw, about 1000, and starts over to
one Of those high desks by tho wall TO
count It, Joe tries the drop trick with
him. It's easy and it's sure. About the
time the party had thumbed half through
his stack of bills Joe taps him on the
shoulder. Joe had stood at the desk max
ing fake of writing a draft when the
man comes up to count his stuff. Joe taps
him all at once on the shoulder, rs / say
and points down with his penholder at
the floor:
Beg pardon, says Joe, but you've
dropped some money
Sure enough, there's $50 bill on the
floor. OF course the man stoops to get it,
There amt a man on earth who won't.
When he straightens up, the $4,000 he'd
been counting Is gone. Dubuque's pal
swipes it from the other side the moment
the party ducks his nut for the SEQ. See?
"It's at this point the man does a sur
prising thing He grabs Dubuque Nat
urally you'd think he'd turn after who
ever took the stuff. This would give Du-
buque a show to fit. But, no. This man
grabs Joe and yells like a tiger. When
they had Joe cooped, it didn't take the
Hawkshaws and Diamond Eyes very long
TO find out it's Joe Dubuque.
"They locked Joe up in Jail. OF course
as good a man as Joe Dubuque being nab
bed brought out lot of the family. l
was among 'em. We used to get word to
Joe through his girl. She was bird, too,
and she looks SO soft and good, with her
tired brown eyes. Tho sheriff gets daffy
and lets her come every day and talk TO
Joe She loved Joe with the love the dogs
have-the love that never quits. She was
the sort to stick to bloke till the prison
doors pinched her fingers. 1t was through
Joe's girl we gets word to Joe and he TO
us. Wild Willie was what we called her.
"Our lay was to settle-pay off the party
his $4,000 and give him the run out of
town. But he gets funny and wants $40,
900. Joe's pal who grabbed the roll in
the bank, was still In the town under cover
and laying dead. He still had the bundle,
81, ,000 and he stuck that in. Me and a
fence named Ignatius Fuchs was to put up
the other GO, 000 But Joe on the inside
sends out word no. We can beat 'em, he
says, on the trial. They had no evidence
against him, he says, which was true,
only he forgets one thing-he was Joe Du.
buque, a world over crook. When De
Wolf, the lawyer, brings that out the jury
takes two looks-one at each other and
one at Joe-and hands him out ten spaces
at hard labor. Then the case goes to the
high court.
About this time we made up oul
minds we must get Joe out. We must
beat the Jail too. If they ever took him tc
the pen, 1t would be Katie bar the door
1t was the Jail or not at all. Fuchs and
and the others had 40 talks. Wild Willie
took word to Joe, and he sends back wore
to u.s. We made up big bundle and triet
to do something with the sheriff. He wa
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sreeds of tho culs-d5- latte, had amass6d 1T
tie money and had squandered what he did
In drink, finally committing suicide by
rolling rapidly from tho top to the bottom
Of the steps Of the Paris Bourse. The
girls parents objected, but TO no purpose
for the pair eloped one night and were
married.
They lived happily for some months,
when suddenly the young husband began
TO be preoccupied and to act as II he hid a
terrible secret In his breast. His bride sup
plicated him TO tell her the truth, and he
ended by confessing the cause of his uneas-
mess.
"Listen, f" he said, "and forgive me. /
am menaced with horrible inflrmity.
Would you love me IL were deformedp 1
would spare you sorrow and modification
by killing myself, however. Listen; my
legs are growing"
She consoled him by saying that her love
would not be diminished. But his legs
developed daily, and his young wife had
TO acknowledge him handsomer than ever
though before she had thought, like all
the other inhabitants of Jatte who had
seen little of the outside world, that the
people who stood upright and walked about
were deforned. He, the first deception
past, commenced to taste the hitherto un-
known pleasure of having legs and using
them. Little by little he left his wife alone
and went away on long walks, and when
he returned would gaze pityingly at her
because she was legless. From pity to
disgust is but a step, and the next is hate
Finally he insulted her.
"You have no legs. You ore deformed. T"
"You used to think me beautiful.
"That may have been, but now am
much taller than you. / cannot drag you
after me through life as convict does the
ball at the end of his chain"
His aversion toward her grew, so that
their further life together became impos-
sible. One morning she awoke to find
him gone, with these written words Of
farewell:
"I cannot spoil my life. am going
away. Return to your family"
Her mind made up, the mayors daugh-
ter did not falter in her resolve. Quietly
she dressed herself, and entering her cart
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turned away he could hear his neighbor
singing Jesus, lover of my SOUL like his
hopes of getting out depends on it.
Dubuque walked ten rods from the jail
and turned up stairway. 1t was about
O'Clock, and light still burned in law
yer's office. There was an Office boy there,
tired and half asleep.
"'Is Mcfarland IMP asks Joe as he
opens the door.
Mcfarland was not in. The boy said
he'd gone out TO draw will for a dying
man and would be back as soon as ever he
got through. Joe knew all about it. He
knew it was who had touted the lawyer
away and had the office kept open for him
to go to cover in.
"'I'll wait until Mr.. Mcfarland comes, ;
says Joe to the kid. L want TO see him
particular
"The office was in the second story and
had balcony which overhung the street
Joe takes a chair and steps out on the
balcony. Somebody might come in, and
he didn't care to take any risks. While he
sits out there the chase after him runs up
and down beneath his feet Fifteen min
utes after Joe gets out telegraph call
rings in the central detective Office and all
the police offices. 1t ticks:
dubuque Just seen driving west on Detroit
street in buggy. Horse on the run.
MCHAHNoN
Captain Fourth Precinct.
"That was enough. Every fly cop was
chasing out Detroit street in a moment,
going miles from the game. Who worked
the wire? Fuchs, the fence.
Dubuque still sat on the balcony. The
kid snored in a whisper with his head on
the table. Five minutes goes by, ten min.
utes, twenty. Everything's getting still
again with the quiet of 0 o'clock. At last
q closed carriage draws up over across the
street and stops Dubuque never moves,
but halls the carriage with his eyes. In o
moment white handkerchief shows with
q pale flutter at the window Dubuque
| gets up and steps back into the Office. The
kid looks up more'n half asleep.
"'Tell Mr.. Mcfarland I'll see him to,
morrow, says Dubuque and saunters of
down stairs. The door of the carriage
swings open, and he steps inside. AS the
carriage started the arms of Wild Willie
went round his neck, and for the first
time she begins to cry. Joes arm goes
round her, but he says nothing. AS they
drive by the Jail they hear Joe's neighbol
singing Where Is My Wandering Boy To
nightp No matter where they went. I've
kept my promise and told you how Du'
buane, the Buzgloak beat the sheriff"