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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-15
DEALING WITH OFFENDERS.
3oston's Nc" Experiment III Dealing
with fiulaturs 0S Law.

urum the Springfield Luadcr)
In Boston they have what is called
the probation system. ana think il is
the only city In the country where this
is praC!iCcd. They do not send a man
tn pliaOn Tor a minor nffcfsc--that l.. If
il is his first. The character and cir
cunstancts nj the offender are invest-
gated 10y uIe of the officers of the
Probation Bureau. and If the Judge is
satisfied that the offender Is likely to re-
form !f allowed 10 go frcI. II. ia turned
over 10 the probation officer and sen
tcncr IS suspended. The majority q.
cases arc Of persons charged with
drunkenness. and the rule IS generally
applied to workinGmen. liahituai
drunkards are sent to the island: but a
man who falls from grace once gets
another chance.
After the offender is turned ovcrto the
probation officer he is taken to the
bureau, where he receives Il register
number and the circumstances of his
arrest with his I>cdiSref' are taken
down. Then he is allowed To 20. The
probation officer investigates the stu
al ion of his family, and If he Is, n man
accustomed 10 spending his wages reg
ularly for drink, arrangements are
made with his employer To turn his
wages over 10 his wife. This, of course
has to be done with his consent and as
he has the alternative of going to pri-
son II he does not consent. lie seldom
refuses To sanction the arrangement
The system of espionage in vogue In
the probation bureau Is as effective and
as private as any Russian secret police
bureau. The nolicc OF the district In
which the pGobationer lives are noii-
fled and the policemen on the partic-
ular pest where his name is located is
instructed TO watch him.
The prohationer is required To re-
port at the probation bureau at least
once during the pc :, cd which the Judge
specifies. This is uSdally five weeks In
the lower court and one year in the
Superior Court where the gravcr Of
lenses are tried. If during that time
his conduct has been of a nature To
satisfy the court that he has repented
of his ways he Is allowed to go free
altogether During the proba tionary
period. however the probation officer
may arrest him without a warrant at
any time. If the probationcr should
misbehave himself or repeat the of
Tense for which he was first arrested,
and he is caught, he is usually fined s.
or so. IT, however, he should repeat
the offensc after having served out his
probation period double penalty Is
imposed. The probation bureau has an
average of 500 persons on its books un-
der constant surveillanc9-
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AMI so cool that he would not bo rat
tied by dynamite explosion in II tin
shop.
II is thought tliat the Cumberland
Valley League. which represents thee
three States Of Pennsylvania, West Vir-
Ein!a, and Maryland. will prove much
stronger than the Pennsylvania State
League, as the League cities are contlG-
uouS and there is great danger of rival
ry among them. Several of the clubs
viii have mostly College players.
ChamberSburg will have all college and
home players as in former seasons.
The location OF the new ball grounds
for this city is receiving much ami
mated discussion. \ conCcnsus OF upin-
inn seems to Indicate that the idea of
locat ting the grounds in tie West End
is not II all advisable on conducive To
Il paying season. II has been observed
that many patrons Of the game usually
60 To Ocean View after the game ana
with tho grounds near the old site,
found II extremely convenient The
West End location would he the means
Of losing Il large share Of this patronage
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Anybody else ever mention it?"
Some one did but | dunno who
twas. Bout three months afterwards
the three of us got Il medal apiece from
the Massachusetts, Humane Society"
where's yours, Nick?" asked Null
laney presently.
The old man looked ut him compass
sionatsly as he rose and shook the
ashes out of his piue
whats the name o that song YOU
kids bout the place whre we see such
things an We do such things?"
ON the Bow'ry.' replied Alullaney.
Yes. said the old man, e that's
where that medal is. ] hooked it for
a dollar and celebrated the rescue of
three Maine prohishnists from Il horri-
bic death by water. Stand clear o.
that gum"
The chief gunner's mate was prspur-
ing To fire the snn for TATTOO" the first
clear notes of the bugle sounding the
first cali ahrillcd through the night
air and reNerberatsd from the rocky
Maine shore Suddenly comes Il flash
and then the sharp crack Of the gun.
quickly followed by the sirdcnt bnglc
notes of 'tatoG." After that a. pause
"a sudden silence settles on the moon
lii decks. and then the plaintivc notes
OF taps rise ana fall in long drawn
cadences until the last notes, long sis-
tancd is rc-echued family from the
shore, then silence intense.
The White Squadron is asleep.
MAYNE ROYAL.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-15

CFrom McClure's Magazine for Decem
Der)


Der)
Lincoln's first vote was cast at New
Salem. "in the Clnry's Grove precinct"
1881. AT this election he aided Mr.
Graham, who was one of the clerks
In the carly days in Illinois, elections
were conducted by the viva voce
method The people did try voting by
ballot, but the experiment was unpop-
ular. II required too much book
larnin'. and in 1920 the viva vOce
method of voting was restored The
judges and clerks sat at u table with
the Doll-hook before them. The voter
walked up and announced the cnndi-
date of his choice, aud II was recorded
In his presence. There was no ticket
peddling, and ballot-box stuning WAS
impossible. TO this simple System we
are Indebted for the record Of Lin.
coins first vote. Lincolns
first vote for President was not cast
until the next year November s, 1922
when he voted for Henry Clay.
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machines in each State are the great
est barriers to the formation Of q new
national financial party. The -Amerl-
can people should narrow down their
local politics and come together For
myself, I am so disguised that | am
ready to throw up the name and give
up the party. We must join the peo-
pie of the Northwest The friends OF
silver are in the majority ,000, 900
out of the 20, 600, 600 in this republic
but they are held down. All they
want is the opportunity to get togeth-
er. Shall we let this matter of name
keep us apart!
Senator Tillman then referred to the
buying up of the metropolitan news
papers and news agencies by the gold
bugs. Their cry" said Tillman, is
that the silver craze is dying out.
There was never a more brazen false
hood. There is no silver craze to be-
gin with. Our people are not fools,
and they are only striving with the
intensity of despair to release our gov
ernment from the grasp of the octopus
10 prevent the tories from selling US
into bondage to the British goldbugs.
They understand the issue perfectly
as will be proven when the time
comes to vote. l think | can safely
say the South is solid for financial re-
lief. When we meet the Northwestern
people we must be ready to go ahead
and organize the new party. Let the
name be what it will. Let US deter
mine here now that we will get to-
gether, and that the goldbugs will see
how little reliance is to be placed on
the cry that the silver craze is dying"
Senator Tillman spoke forty min
utes and was frequently applauded.
EVANS on THE CONVENTION.
Governor Evans spoke on the Con-
stitutional Convention, and threw
much light on schemes heretofore hid
under a bushel. His speech I will give
more fully later He advocated the
Mississippi plan, with notifications,
for the regulation of the suffrage. He
discussed the ring scheme at length
the taking of the two mill tax out Of
the Constitution and putting it in the
hands of the people, leaving in the
Constitution a requirement that the
Legislature shall provide system of
free common schools, the taxpayer
designating to which school his tax
shall go; that the Constitution pro-
vide that the Legislature have power
to create corporations under general
laws, relieving that body of special
corporation privilege bills: that pro-
vision be made to allow the Legisla-
ture to deal with the liquos question
as it deems best; that the State be divi-
ded into smaller counties for the con-
venience Of the people and saving of
expenses; that the judiciary be recon
structed so as to secure the will of the
people; that the trial justice system be
abolished, and that the offices of Ad-
iutant General and Superintendent Of
Education be abolished.
Talbert, Strait and Irby are sched-
uled TO speak tomorrow.--State.
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Official.
w. W. Bruce, Asst. a. & I. Gen.
Killed in Il Tabernacle.

ZANEsyILLE, O., July PA fatal
windstorm, accompanied by heavy
rainfall, burst upon the camp grounds
near Roseville, Ohio, this afternoon,
uprooting trees and overturn buggies.
The storm was cyclonic in fury and
before it had spent itself, two persons
were killed and several others severely
injured. The storm, accompanied by a
roaring sound, burst over the camp
ground about / o'clock, while services
were being held III the tabernacle and
all was over in a few seconds. a
large tree was blown over, demolish-
ing one corner of the Tabernacle, in
stantly killing Mrs. Clement Wilson
of GAINESVILLE, her skull being crushed
in. Patrick Deselm, of GAINESVILLE, was
caught by the falling tree and his breast
crushed. He died an hour afterwards.
Miss Clea Ausel, of Saltillo, had her
left leg crushed: LYDIA Jenkins, age IL
of GAINESVILLE, was struck on the head
by flying timber and seriously In
jured. Several other persons received
Slight injuries. The dead and injured
were brought to this city this evening.
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trc1, FianIS

NORTH Sc1TUATE, Mass, July 24.-
An attempt was made to blow up
Konohassett Hall last night while a
religious meeting was in progress.
The hall has been used for some time
for series of evangelical meetings. 1t
has been the custom of some OF the
rough element to 60 to the meetings
and there have been disturbances. At
times the offenders have been arrest
ed, taken before the court and fined.
Last night, while the meeting was IN
progress, loud explosion startled the
worshippers and caused a panic; No
one was seriously hurt, but all the
glass in the building was shattered.
An examination showed that eXplo.
sives had been put under corner OF
the building and mad shattered the
woodwork in its immediate vicinity:
1t is thought dynamite was used and
ignorance of how to place it, saved a
worse wreck, and probably injury to
MANY.
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= Polite Florida Mob.

LIVE OAK, Fla, July 23.-At 2
o'clock this morning 200 men rode in
to this place and attempted to storm
the jail. their object being to lynch
George Mitchell and Mike Stevens,
two negro murderers. Sheriff Haw-
kins lives at the Jail with his family,
and the mob made demand on him
for the keys. The sheriff refused, and
the mob began to batter down the door
with sledge hammers The sheriff
pleaded with the mob to desist in vain.
Finally he said: Boys, my wife is
sick up stairs. and am afraid this eN-
element will kill her Go away for
her sake. l will 60 to Tallahasse and
beg Governor Mitchell to let these ne
sroes hang" The appeal was effect
i've. and the mob dispersed shouting,
We won't endanger lady's life. "
Mike Stevens and George Mitchell, the
negroes wanted, and Henry Brown
were convicted and sentenced to be
hanged fc~ ...c murder of Alfred Ry
berg. s. white man. Brown was
hanged last Wednesday, but at the
last moment the other men were re-
spiteG. This caused great indignation
and lvnching was threatened. as the
people believe Mitchell and Stevens
as guilty as Brown, although the lat
ter swore on the scaii'old that he alone
murdered Rvberr.
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Fatai Stroke of Lightning.

VARSv1LLE, July 19.-During a thun-
der storm that passed over this place
this afternoon about 3 o'clock, light
ming struck a sycamore in front of
the postot,ice building. -Four negroes
were sitting under the tree and three
of them were killed outright and the
other seriously injured The killed
are Boston Mcbride, about 80 years
old: Wennie Simmons and Henry
Smyth. Charlie Mcbride, the fourth
negro, is expected to die at any mo-
ment. The ages of the three younger
negroes are from II to H. Mr.. g. Is.
Hickman and other white men were
terribly shocked. Drs Goethe and Vim
cent were immediately summonedand
administered 10 the wants Of Charlie
Mcbride.
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Soyices in the business.

STEELEvILLE, Mo-, July 2l.-kim-
ball Green, with his two brothers and
father, was tried for the murder
and cremation of David lIilderbrand,
a neiehbor kinbal got Il separate
trial recently and was acquitted. Last
night amob of twenty men went to
his house, dragged him to 4 tree and
strung hinup leaving him FOR dead.
his hands were free, he managed TO
cut himself down with pocket knife
He came to town this morning and Is
sued warrants for two of the mob.
whom he recognized. His neck and
body show rough treatment.
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CraZed by Complexion Paste.

RUssELvILLE, Ky, July 22.-The
desire to make her complexion more
beautiful has caused a once proud
mind to be shrouded in the darkest
gloom. Miss Mary Belcher two years
ago was a bright, dark-haired, happy,
rosy-cheeked girl. One day she read
in an advertisement of a cosmetic paste
that would make the complexion per-
feet She bought some and used it for
two weeks as directed. At the end Of
that time she was Mortified to notice
the appearance Of a black beard all
over her face. 1t grew rapidly, and
in short time she had a heavy set Of
whiskers. She grew hysterical, and
about six months ago her mind began
to fail under the constant worry. She
is now mental wreck. Miss Belcher
is % years old, and lives with her par
ents at Sugar Grove, Butler county.
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FIGHTING IMPORTATION.
The State DiSpensary's Cut Rate Prico
List.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 24.-At last
the State board of control has an
nourced its new cut price list. The
new prices become effective on August
/. There have been very material re-
duction in the prices Of whiskey, but
wines, etc., are left as heretofore
The dispensary has found it necessary
to make this cut no doubt because OF
the decision Of Judge Simonton, which
has allowed an unexpected competi-
ton. But here is the list of new
prices to speak for itself:
Corn, 50 per cent. $3.50, 40, 20 and
10, for gallons, quarts, pints and half
pints.
Rye and Bourbon, so per cent, 81,
so, 25 and -, for gallons, quarts,
pints and half piuts
X corn, 81, 80, 25 and 13, for gal
Ions, quarts, pints and half pints.
X rye, bourbon, rum and gin, 2.40,
GO, 80 and Is, for gallons, quarts, pints
and half pints.
Xxx rye, bourbon, corn, rum and
gin, s2.75, 70, 35 and 90, for gallons,
quarts, pints and half pints.
XXX rye or Old Velvet, $3.50, 81,
80, and 25 for gallons, quarts, pints
and half pints.
XXXX rye and Scotch. so, $3.50,
$1.25 and Is, for gallons, quarts, plnts
and half pints.
Thompson Old Rye, $3.50, S. and
As, for gallons. quarts, pints and half
pints.
Old Cabinet Rye, Pepper Rye and
Old Elk Rye, 81. 25 per quart.
Jamaica rum and imported gin,
NXXX, SOC. per half pint.
X Cognac brandy, 81 per pint and
Xxx Cognac brandy, $50 per pint.
California brandy, Xxx, SOC. per
pint, and California brandy, Xxx,
soc: per pint.
MADEIRA wine, Xxx, 45c. and Csc.
for quarts and pints, and Madeira
wine, XIX, SOC and Csc for quetrts
and pints.
Sherry wine. Xxx, 45c and 25c. for
quarts and pints. and Sherry VINE,
XXX, SOC. and Csc. for quarts and
pints.
Port wine. X1l, 45c. and CSC. for
quarts and, pints, and Port wine,
XXX, 55c. and 3Ae. for quarts and
p;nts.
Claret vine, NX, 15c. for pints.
Blackberry wine and scuppernong
wire. 45c. and CSC. per Quart and
pat.
Cataw1a me, SOC. Sald 25c. per
quart and as1nt.
Cass, "a wine XXN, 45c. and Csc.
per quart and pint.
Grape wine, 45c and Csc per quart
and pint.
Tokay wine, NN, 45c. and CSC per
quart and pint.
Tokay wine, xxx, SOC. and Csc.
perquart and pint.
Alcohol, $3.50 per gallon, and 90c.
per quart.
Beer, 12!c. per pint.
Ale, Csc. per pint.
Porter, Csc. per pint.
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NO FOOD, FRIENDS OR FUNDS.
Deplorable Condition of Negro Colonists
Who Went to Mexico.

WASHINGTON, July PA serious
condition Of affairs exists in the Am
"-iran nes~" colony at TiahIal lafo,
Mexico; so serious that Mr. Sparkle,
the United States consul at Piedras
Negras, today sent telegram on the
subject to the State Department. MIR.
Sparks says the negroes have left the
colony in a body, and that a number
OF them are located in a camp under
the surveillance Of Mexican soldiers.
Some of them in the camp are afflicted
with contagious disease, and altogeth-
er their condition is deplorable. The
colonists are all from Georgia and
Alabama, whence they emigrated
after being given glowing accounts of
the fertility and fruitfulnes of concess.
ion granted their organizer, a negro,
by the Mexican government.
The State Department officials, after
making every effort to devise ways
and means to help the colonists, look
ing to every law that might be con-
strued to give them authority to use
funds, found it utterly inn
possible to do so.
4 late telegram from Consul Sparks
stated that the negroes were scattered
for miles on the railroad without food
friends or funds, and were living on
mesquite beans and branch water.
Mr.. Sparks could do noth1n for
want of money, and added that he
feared trouble, as the colonists were
starving.
The original dispatch from Mr..
Sparks informed the department that
he had received a telegram from DR..
j. II. Barry, OF Torreon, Mexico, dat
ed July 23rd, which said that 153 ne
groes from the colony were destitute
at that point with fifteen cases
of contagious disease among them.
The Mexico police were preventing
them from entering the towns.
The State Department has also re-
ceived a letter from Congressman
John H. Bankhead, of Alabama, ask
ing if the government can assist IN
bring back to their homes the mem
Der Of the Tiahualilit colony, who left
Alabama and other Southern States
about year ago and who are now,
he says, dissatisfied, destitute and uu-
able to return unaided.
The department has tried every way
to afford some relief to the colonlsts
and has instructed the council at Peid-
ras..Negras to render all assistantce that
he could properly do andto report pro
mptly any serious developments.
The charge d'atfairs Of the United
States in the City Of Mexico has also
been informed of the state of affairs
reported by Mr.. Sparks, and has been
instructed to inquire into the treat
ment that the colonists were receiving.
No funds are available to the de-
partment which can be applied to
maintain destitute American citizens,
other that seamen in foreign countries
or to provide for their transportation
home, and Consul Sparks has been SO
advised as also all those who made in
quiries concerning the unfortunate
negroes.
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Gentleman, rs Well as Soldier.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Initial steps
were taken at one of the river resorts
Just below Washington last night
looking to the erection in New Or
leans of 4 statue to Gen. w. S. Han
cock, the hero of Gettysburg. The
subject was fully discussed at an ex-
cursion given by the Confederate Vet
Grams, and attended by several hun
dred Grand Army men as invited
guests. Arrangements for this work
have been put in the hands of Gen.
Heth, and a plan will soon be out
lined for raising a fund among the
soldiers who served in the Confeder-
ate army. tvIS fought fitting that
a statue should De erected in repre-
sentative city Of the extreme South,
it having been suggested by the erec-
ton in Chicago OF the Confederate
Veterans monument to six thousand
Confederate dead buried there.
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The PRlCEOF COTTON
For o. ne Hundred Years Given by the
agricultural Department..

WASHINGTON, D. c.. July 21.-The
bulletin on ''the prices Of cotton for
100 years. which the Department Of
Agriculture has had in course Of pre-
paration for some weeks was issued
today. The period considered begins
with two of the most important events
in the history of cotton culture, the
introduction of Whitneys saw gin
C17S5) and the production of the larg-
est crop the world has ever seen
C1S94-5). The highest and lowest aver
erage prices, the crops Of the Uulted
States, the export to foreign countries,
the supply and consumption in the
United States, Great Britain and Con-
tinental Europe are given for each
year, rs well as the chief causes that
have led to the rise and fall in prices
from year to year. In addition to a
series Of tables in which these facts
and figures are presented tne bulletin
contains numerous data relating TO
the progress made from time to timein
the production and consumption ofcot-
ton in this and foreign countries.
These are so arranged as to present
brief historical sketch Of cotton pro-
duction and consumption in the Unit
ed States during the past century. The
tables show that prices of cotton have
not been so low during the past sea-
son as they were during the decade
from 1910 to 1850. The object Of the
department has been to make this bull
letin a valuable work of reference as
to the production, consumption, and
prices of cotton and other numerous
facts relating to cotton, for all who
are interested in either in cotton plant
ing or in the cotton trade.
Referring to the conditions Of the
market and prices in the decade from
1910 to $3.50, the bulletin says: In
1S40 the largest crop ever made up to
that time and the largest accumulation
of stocks ever witnessed in Liverpool
caused decline to the lowest average
for ten years This was the beginning
of the heavy action Of stocks in Eu-
rope during the next five years, which
led to an extraordinary decline in
prices" The highest price per
pound in New York that decade was
13 rs cents, in 1910, and the lowest 5
cent in 1912 and 1915. Shepperson
quoted middling in that year as low
as cents. I'm 1872" continues the
bulletin, 'middling to fair cotton
reached as low as 1-2 cents in New
Orleans and there IS on file in the De-
partment of Agriculture letter
showing that at Marengo county, Ala,
planter sold this year II bales of cot
ton in Mobile at 3 IA cents. The
price-currents of the day quote mid
ding to fair cotton in New Orleans in
1916 as low as / 3-S cents, and in Mo
bile the same year 3 IA cents per
pound.
With respect to the lustrum ended
with 1875, it is shown that the highest
price per pound in New York was 10
SIS cents in 1891, and the lowest GIG
cents, the present year. A table of the
fluctuations in prices shows that IN
1926 it amounted to Is cents per pound
in 1887 to y 1-2 cents; in 1864 to 1.21;
in 1865 Al; in 1886 to only Sc Of a
cent, the smallest on record.