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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

The Galaxy Social and Literary Gun
met last Friday night at the home OF
The Misses Horne, I'm Hanover. near Elief-
sons A delightful evening was spent IN
music and games. after which refresh-
monts were served. Those present were
Misses Wade Julia ana Nellie norns,
Annie and Marian Lambeth. Eulalie
Davis. Annie and Minnie Frayser. Minnie
t;uI Nyra Barraud. Minnie Floyd, ana
cora Ouarles; Messrs. Nevitte: JONES'
Dickle. Bruce, Bass. Anderson frayS'''
E'amaS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

I I
b Burg. with Campbell q COZ
when a very small boy during the war
was I'm the Torpedo service Of the Con-
fedcrate government on James river, ana
afterwards operator for F1tZ. Lee around
Richmond He was captured and paroled
bv the Federals at Danville, Va, after
the surrender AT AppomattoX. He Is an
exceptionally fine electrician and all
arONnd man.
Mr. r. w Miles the traffic chief. and
Mr. Thomas Farley. night chief are both
men Of long experience and hrst-class
electricians.
The operators are composed Of some
OF the very best talent, and large num-
Der OF them are typewriters-
In the clerks department is J. O. Tyree,
boOk-keeper, three clerks and seventeen
messenger boys. About half the messen-
gers have bicycles
The branch Office at j. III. Ware Jr.. &
Co. AZ east Broad street is very con-
Venient TO BrOad-sireet people, and is
much appreciated by them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

This afternoon at 3 o'clock. at tne
Young Mems Christian Association, r'Sa ,os
ll.eIiste Pev ]. w. Lee will speak TO boys
go, lie will be assisted by Mr.. {. n;
oo,S,,tes Of Michigan. This meeting VIII
80 beid In the reading-room. and all boys
between eight and sixteen years arc IN
vited. Mr.. Lee Is a fascinating sp"an,'
and this will doubtless be the largest ana
host bovs' meeting In many months.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

pecially as half the people in the car had
turned around and were gazing curiously
at the man who had stirred up all Inc
fuss By trying. as they Thought TO peat
his pocket again. and fshed out suiiicicnt
in bills 10 pay the fare. The conductor
coolly punched out a rebate ticket and
handed il over. "NOu can get the draw
back at the depot when you get 70 w ASH
ington." said ne. and passed on. lie mas
hem waiting for several days for his
discharge. but it is not likely he Will get
it-WaShirgtOn Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

ofFire Comrni-sioner- select once
otber Matters.

rsa r.v,lar meeting OF the Board J., OF
TT, Ihe cdn rs was held at the CITY
Err Ere I Lao, night. present: J. H. Fri5 Sch
korn resdsn0 and N sSspsar L Charles 6 Sfe
kins, l. Ia = Watt Taylor The first
r. Layio,, an The purchase Of hook and
business We ,or the Laurel-street house
LADDER 4I5e b truSF alpoponted.a commttse CON
s,l rhe D of J. Il, Frischkorn; G. w; Tayi-
lor ana ~. ord specifications OF each
INTO tns p ond report. This committee, az
company anu ~ agents. reported in favor
ter ne hea Ginsso ,n & Bailey truck, which was
ii then i1Y adGR e po S ,ne SEaa
.,ans Commits Gabssti IpS' Of j. L. Iaube j. F.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

of tire officials of the company. ana ne
did what he thought was most proper
thing. and one which he thought would
natter the maenate When he collected
fares, no simply glanced al The gentleman
i'm question. and passed him by. our dis
ductOr came back called him up
you nave not collected my fare" said
ne.
"Oh. sir" responded the conductor,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
Tn. Drummers' Congress.

Major Rawley and number OF tne
Richmond Travellers ProlectlNe Won,s
congress I'm Atlanta last week. nave re-
turned to the city. They report hignly
siIccessful meeting of the drummers. Mr;
Joseph Wallerstein. OF this city, presiued
over the sessions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
sheriff Carbon Went Home.

Sheriff Cardoza left for his home IN
Tmnenburg county yesterday morning,
where he expects to spend sunday. ne
will likely return either tomorrow 's OF
Tuesday 10 be present when ,hs ,.du, ION
~ the prisoners. who are now In the jan
Of this city I'm charge of Sergeant Charies
II F,pps.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

Richmond Chamber Of Commerce

Richmond. Va, Nov. n. 1885.
The special Committee OF the Cham
Der on Public Meetings in the Chamber
decided to-day 10 have meeting about
the 18th Of December next. for the dis
cussion OF the following question--yiz.
would the public interest be better
served by placing that management Of
the departments OF the city's affairs I'M
der the control Of commissions"
The speakers have not yet been Sc
IecteJ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
v,.,,.rs at the Library Building.

Among the visitors at the Library
building yesterday were i. II. Woodnn,
co,nmissioner OF the rerenue of Chester
acid county: Judge Samuel +. Coleman.
OF tho Eleventh Judicial circuit.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
VIII AGAIN Consider the Nelson Case.

The grand jury OF the musings court
FOR The November term will again con-
vene on Tuesday morning 10 continue the
investizat ton OF the case of 5. h. Nelson,
who some time ago overdrew his account
in the State Bank.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

with conscious pride. that's all right
You see, / know You. sir You are Mr.
---. and. OF course. you have a pass
You should not know anybody. SIR"
rejoincd the official in a tone that made
the conductor wonder whether he would
not soon have 10 apply for another joO.
mo matter whether | ride on this train
hundred times day. you should collect
my fare. Punch this pass. sir. and be
sure you do not let this occur again"
But he laughs best who laughs In his
sleeve. II was but "A few days after this
that MIR Official came riding back from
Baltimore and happened to strike the
same train. The conductor observed hig..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
Marriage License.

A marriage license was issued In the
Hastings Court yesterday TO MI. Ihomas
Earle Gibbs and Mary oiiVe bethei,
daughter of Mr.. John L. Bethel. both of
this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
egraph I'm General Beauregard's DEPART
ment. South Carolina and Georgia

mcnt. South Carolina and Georgia
wfrn tn WESTERN UNION.
Ifnon the consolidation OF the Ameri-
can. Western Union and Southwestern
telegraph companies In 1866. he was ap-
pointed Superintendent Of the western
Union Co. with headquarters at Lynch
burg. Va, and in 1872 was transferred
10 Richmond in charge of the district
comprising Virginia, North Carolina and
portions Of Tennessee and Georgia.
shortly after the consolidation or the
Western Union and American Union Tel
egranh Companies In 1852, he entered the
service Of the Southern Telegraph Co.,
then building from Washington south
ward. and was appointed General Super
intendcnt OF that company.
Late in the year 1883, the Postal Tele-
graph-Cabie Company decided to extend
its system southwark from Washington,
and Mr. Hates was appointed General SUI
perintendont OF the southern DIVISION.
and under his supervision the ines OF
that company were built ana the operat-
Ing force organized from washington,
via Richmond. Augusta, Montgomery and
Mobile 10 New Orleans and Pensacola,
with lateral lines 20 Norfolk. Whining
ton. n. c.. Charleston. Savannah, etc.
His division also comprises the hnes or
,he Postal Company from Augusta, via
Atlanta. Birmingham and Nicksburg 10
New Orleans. and from Louisville 10 blr-
mineham. Memphis. etc. lie mas just
completed an additional line between
Louisville and Cincinnati. through the
bluegrass region Of Kentucky.
IFS OFFICE HERE.
The Richmond Office is under the man
agemcnt OF Mr.. c. r. Sydnor. Mr. sgd
nor entered the telegraph business TWEEN
,,.-e,.e years ago i'm Petersburg. Va. His
long exocripnce makes him thoroughly
familiar with all Of the workings of tel
ograph Office. In the operating room he
works twenty operators and four check
boys -,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

rould b. right and established that rate.
g'le other companies protested against
rho rate and used every means 90 cmhar-
tass and force the Commercial To COM
fotm 10 the old rate. but 10 no avail
Althouch the Commercial already had
two cables. The increase I'm the volume
of us business compelled IL 90 lay Third,
which was completed about six months
ar,. and is pronounced one of the speed
lest and most reliable cables INA existence.
THE proprietors and management have
from the first determined 10 establish "a
permanent business based ON sound prin-
Cinlos and husiuoss-like methods, and
hGve efeadfasuy adhered 10 that policy.
it, employees are Intelligent. dihgcnt,
energetic and enthusiasts. They are i'm
sympathy with their employers. and aim
10 give the public the best telegraph SER
Ncc possible
The headquarters Of Mr. J. W. Hates.
EcncrM Superintendent of the Southern
division of the Postal TYPOGRAPHICAL
Company. arc FOO this city. His division
comprises tho lines and offices of the
Company south OF tine Potomac and Ohio
iivcrs 10 New Orleans. Pensacola. Savau-
bah. etc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

photographed boy ID. van d
They were the first 10 adopt the type
writor. which has proved a boon TO the
bubble and the operators.
COMMERCIAL GABLES.
The Commercial Gables Mackay-Ben-
nctu are allied with the Postal Telegraph
Companv. TO this Company are the pub
jic indebted for the reduced rates 90
cables. BEFORE its construction. the rate
charged from New York 90 Europe was
AZ cts per word. Upon the completion or
the Commercial cables Mr.. Mackay con-
adhered that "a rate Of % cts. per word
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
specI.I Sale Tickets to Atlanta Exposition
"a. s..t,.ard Air Line.

ON November 22d and I'd the Seaboari
Air line will offer for sale ten-days
tickets TO the Atlanta Exposition a, A1 ~.
which heretofore have been on sale oh'y
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

Mr. Hates entered The service Of the
Washington and New Orleans Telegraph
10. az Petersburg. Va. I'm 1879 an the
Same year ho was transferred 10 the
Sichmond office of that company. and
with the manager Of that Office. MIR. Geo.
Nv Rady. handled the entire business Of
the city. both commercial and railroad.
tnd in addition the manager kept the
books and accounts Of the office lie was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17

In 1870 transferred TO Alexandra, d. ~
manager OF that Office, anu a." $50 a.,
cbaroc OF the Office at Manassas juno
lion. ana for a time alone did the entire
work OF that office. commercial ini"'ais
and railroad. He was Afterwards ope
sntor at the headquarters OF Genera
Reauresard. at Columbus. KY. huhDoi''
Tena., and Tupelo Miss.
He was subsequently ordered 10
Charleston as manager or the COMMIT
Ala Office At that place ana ai'ef"a'
Zn.s.ntod military superintendent OF tel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-17
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH co.
Its Almost unprecedented Growth Since
Organization.
lBOUT 100000 NILES OF WIRE

Are Now In Jse-Its Great Cable service.
How II iia. Reduced the Cost of Mes
sages sketches of It's Superinten-
dent and Manager, and Descrip-
ton of the Richmond ONCE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
ROLLED DOWN AN ENHANCEMENT.
One Person Killed In . Fearful Wreck on
the Louisville AID Nashville.

tne LOUISVILLE 8G0 N1>UvIles
GREENvILLE, Ala, Feb s5-The south
bound passenger train on the Louisville
and Nashville was derailed three miles
below Greenville and fearful wreck re-
suited Tia. cars rolled down an en-
bankment and caught fire. Five Of them
We're burned, including two passenger
coaches, the baggage and express cars,
and one sleeper. The engine tore its way
along the road bed for some distance,
tearing up the rails. A large number Of
passengers Were on board, many of them
en- route to the Mardi Gras mt Mobile and
New Orleans.
When the extent of the damage was as
certained it seemed little less than a
miracle that only one life was lost, that
of c. K. Walsh, of Birmingham, who was
killed outright Several were more or
less seriously injured as follows: Mrs.
q. II. Armstrong, of Buffalo, n. V, left
shoulder and arm broken and badly cut
Mrs. G. W. Morey, of Shelbyville, Tenn,
arm broken, left ankle sprained; Mar
garet Moody, of Shelbyville, Tenn, badly
burned and cut; Mr.. w. II. johnson, of
Newcastle, Ind, seriously hurt in back
and groin; Ms. Ssllie johnson, of Bir-
mingham, Ala, right leg scalded; Mrs.
W. c. Thomas, of Montgomery, Ala,
knee sprained; Mr.. c. r. johnson, of To.
ledo. o., hip cut; Mrs. w. II. Schoolcraft,
Of Montgomery, Ala, head cut and hand
mangled. About forty others received
slight bruises, but We're able to resume
their journey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
CONFESSED TO FIVE MURDERS.
Another Man Hanged for One ON Clrcum
stantial Evidence.


LOUISVILLE, Feb. ga special to The
Post from Halsey, KY, says: The state
ment of a negro who died here has created
quite a sensation in this little place. The
negro was seen by The Pest reporter just
before he passed away and he confessed
to having committed five murders. Two
OF them were in Alabama, two in Ten
nessce and one in Georgia. He said that
three of his victims were while women.
He also said that one man had been tried
and convicted and hung for one of his
fiendish acts.
The man was not guilty and convicted
on purely circumstantial evidence. He
would not tell the exact towns CT locali-
ties where he had committed these crimes,
but seemed to fully realize that he would
get his just deserts for his acts and was in
prayerful converse with the Rev. James
Smith, the colored preacher here, just be-
fore he died. The black fiend carried in
his pocket the skele. on of a female hand.
which he always kept about him and
claimed that it had been his lucky piece
for five years in crap games. The hand is
that of n young woman, or girl, and is
now in the possession OF Rev. Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
LOSS OF THE cIENFueGoS
Tho Vessel Wrecked Through the Negli-
gence Of Her Captain.

gence Of Her Captain.
PAssAU, n. h, Feb. 25-The opinion
Of the court Of inquiry convened to deter.
mine the responsibility for the loss of the
steamer Cienfuegos was rendered to the
governor. The court holds that the Cien-
fuegos was lost through the negligence Of
her commanding officer, Captain Hoyt.
His navigation Of the ship was faulty in
every particular. 1t appeared in the evil
dence that no precaution was taken in
making the dangerous island on which
the steamer was wrecked. The ordinary
use of the deviation charts was ignored
and the course steered were determined
by guess work.
W. NJ. Smith. the first mate, who had
served some time on board the ship, must
have known the vessel was considerably
out of her usual course, having stated
that for the first time he had failed to see
Elbow Cay light. There was a general
want of discipline. The lookout men
We're allowed to make their own arrange
ments about going on and coming off
duty without reporting to the officer of
the watch. The master was SO reckless
as to lie down at a quarter to o'clock in
the morning without leaving orders for
the safe conduct of The ship. Chief En-
gineer Mclaughlin Is commended for
the GOODNESS and promptitude he displayed
under the circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
Corpses Rescued from Flames.

CINcINNATI, Feb. 25.-The residence OF
the late Captain J. W. Cahill burned
just previous to the hour for double
funeral. Captain and Mrs. Cahill and
Mrs. Mcconnell, mother of Mrs. Cahill,
have been the only occupants in the resi-.
dence. Captain Cahil and Mrs. McCon-
nell died two days ago. and both were
to be buried. When the house was dis
covered in flames, Mrs. Cahill was res.
cucd with great difficulty and the re.
mains OF her husband and mother were
spared from cremation by heroic efforts.
A fire engine was overturned. Fireman
Peter Williams had his skull fractured
seriously and Engineer William Eynord
had his nose broken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
DiahOlism of the lsurylar.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb 25.--William
Walsh, an old bachelor, who has for years
resided alone in an old house in the south
crn part OF the city, and who is reported
to be a miser, was called out of bed by
five masked mon who seized him and ut
the point of pistols attempted to make
him divulge the hiding place of his
money. He refused and they set fire to his
hair and burned it off, and burned his
body with IA red hot poker. He still re-
fused, and they placed his feet over n fire
and roas,cd them. Upon his still rcfus-
ing they beat him into insensibility and
after ransacking the house escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25

WASHINGTON, Feb. - 1.-THE news of the
election of George w. n B.ide as United
states senator from Oregon was great
surprise to tic congressional delegation
from Oregon. Nc Brid,, though well
known III MS state, had not been in any
way mentioned for sendtor, and it was
supposed besides that his health would
not permit him to be candidate for any
Office. His father, Dr. Mcbride, was Lin
coins minister to the Sandwich islands
in the early '6os. His BROTHER, John X.
Nc Bride, was the first Republican con-
gresham from the state of Oregon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
Farmer Sentenced for Arson.

SPRINGFIELD, His, Feb. 25.-in the
Sansnmon circuit court here ]. Z. Sturte.
want, a farmer who recently moved here
from Auburn, this county, pleaded guilty
to arson, and was sentenced To to the Joliet
state prison for two years. All during the
last summer mary fine and costly barns
were burned here, and the matter assumed
serious proportions. Sturtcvant was
burncd out of his home in Auburn. When
he moved here the barn burning busi
ness commenced and stopped as soon as
he was arrested. Ono Of Sturtevant's
children testified That her father poured
coal oil on a house AMI set it on fire. He
confessed the full charge AMI says he Was
drunk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
Curry Makes Denial.

DETROIT, Feb. ga special to Tbs
Tribune from Ironwooi, Mich, says:
President Curry of the metropolitan Iron
and Land company is highly indignant
over the purportcd interview which ap
peared in Milwaukee and Chicago pa.
pers, wherein he is quoted as saying that
nothing but disaster awaited the Lake
Superior iron district and all the cities
thereof. Mr.. Curry makes general de
NAL. He was very much worked up
over the affair and said that the Gogebic
and Marquette ranges would be doing
business at the old stand for generations
to co-ne
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
SIGHTED A SILENT SHIP.
The Crew Apparently Frozen Stin In the
Rigging and ON Decs.

NEW YORK, Feb. Eat is the opinion
of shipping men that the steamship
Brunei, from Bermuda, attempted to
speak with n craft at sea, the last man of
whose crew had persisted in the terrible
cold within view of the steamship. The
Brunei sighted the Yarmouth schooner
Emma = Feb. Is. The crew seemed to
be in tine rigging and on the decks,
strangely motionleSs. After sailing TO
windward two miles the Brunei saw the
British ensign, with union down, slowly
mount to the masthead of the Emma ).
Captain Anderson signaled: do you
wish to abandon the vesself" No re-
Spouse came. Then the words, "What do
you wanti" Were signaled. The Brunei
ran within 100 feet OF the schooner, but
there came no reply and the crew was mo-
tionlcss. After waiting in n dangerous
sea for six hours the Brunei steamed oil.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
The Populist Editors Convention.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 25.-The net result
of the gathering of Populist editors is a
fight between the Omaha platform clc.
ment and the Populist national commit.
tee, headed by Taubcneck. The resolu.
tons adopted by the convention mildly re.
minded Taubeneck that he was straying
from the Omaha platform in recommend.
ing that the editors came cut on free sill
yer rs a leading issue, but the radical ele.
ment declared that it would keep up the
fight against Taubeneck's idea. The con-
vcntion also Endorsed the Industrial
Legion, Vandervoorts organization,
which Taubeneck disapproves Of. Ad
jcurncd sine die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
West Virginia soron. Adjourn.

CHARLESTON, Feb. 25.-The legislature
adjourned sine die at midnight. The
school book bill, which was adopted,
makes somewhat of a change in the list
of text books and provides for an average
reduction of about p per cent from the
present retail prices. The compulsory
school law was killed by the house. The
bill to re.iistrict the judicial circuits OF
the state was also killed by the adjourn
ment and nothing can now be done in
this direction for the eight years to come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
Spen: Thousands for Drink.

NEW YORK. Ecb.--25l-John II. Breach,
\ man who won distinction and a briga-
der genera,ship in the war, ana who later
won n place among fast living people in
Brooklyn, was sentenced as a common,
everyday drunk to ten days in the Ray
mond Street Jail Until recently Breach
occupied handsome dwelling in Flat
bush. He spent many thousands in the
ncighboring saloons. He never walked to
one of these places. He invariably drove
around in one of his own carriages, ac.
companied by one or more of his friends,
who at that tire Were legion. He never
returned home sober. His mother left
him $500 OOo. He is row pcnniless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-25
St. .,o,.n w.s in Earnest.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25--President st.
John, OF the Mercantile National bank,
tc!egraphs the following answer to Chair
man Springcr's coCnter-suggestion that
his bank redeem its depositors' checks in
silver: POLICY suggested for the United
States was made in good faith. Banks
are suppliants; their depositors may
therefore be dictators, and frequently re-
fuse gold coin while daily accepting many
thousands in silver dollar certificates, as
ynu knox >,