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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
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our edible crab is found from Apr
20 October In all bays and sounds rom
New York Bay southwards, as Wen d7
on the ocean beach and IN the lnl.l9,
rivers and creeks Of tiJc-water lheN
are so numerous that in many places
there rs no market for them. lh tnc
Chesapeake often thousands are dragged
10 the shore hy the nets OF the fishermen
% die or creep back. Sometimes Usher
men club them 10 death 10 Keep On ,m
from getting back into their nets. ln
great storms they are cast up on A.r
beach in windows. They are caught
for market usually with baited lines.
OFTEN thousand or even three Thousand
will bee caught by oue fisherman with one
line. Near canneries there Is always
q ready sale for them. and some make
dollar and a half or two dollars a day
selling them at one cent q dozen or ten
cents a tushel. Four million pounds or
crabs are annually sent out or Maryland
waters alone.
water for only two hours. az the end
of that time they can bite. ana in TWEEN
tv-four hours will he quite hard again.
They do not feed during that time, but
hide in the sand or grass while they
are helpless II taken ont OF the water
they will not become hard an all. The
soft crabs can be kept for about twenty
four hours when packed in nee ana
"sra-Ore.' The "paper-shel Us tne
crab when beginning 20 get hard II You
press in the back with your thumb and
it springs out again il is a papcr-shell.
The "rceicr" Is the hard crab when get
ting ready 20 shed The price OF soft
crabs is usually high as II is difficult 10
transport them 10 market alive. The
local markets are supplied by children.
who wade and kick them out with their
feet. Experts can tell when a crab is
about 10 shed. These are kept in
"shedding-pen." a floating box OF laths
and loose bOards.-Calvin OH Wilson. 100
september LippincOtts.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23

Ready Made SoyercignS

Ferdinand OF Bulgaria. who now rests
under the shadow or crime, u pii,
hall a dozen strange princehihs w shhIs -
Ing the smaller thrones OF Euloi,.. 49, !,
most considerable of these little monarchs
IS George OF Greece. who IA the seccl,.'
son OF the present King or brll,ii'' - -
George was elected King OF tii' fi'l. .-.,.
by tho National Asse mbly. under ils'i ~.
tiOns from Great Britain, France, anu
Russia. just after his pIreaectss1, -,
small Bavaran prince, had bech nitf'm
from the throne. King George iatSU.
was the first Of his own dynasty J"
mark. having been declared nsit ~ .,
childloss King by the treaty or boh'o"
Bulgaria's little neghtor, Rouma1ia
has another Of the little German hI,ssss,
elected under outside inhuerce IN
and proclaimed King carol IN 1881: fie
rs a son of Prince Karl OF Hohenzoilern-
Sigmaringen 49,.
Several even of the German states have
new-made sovereigns. The Nih1 "l
Bavaria. though descended from NE
ancient Electors OF Bavaria owes h,S
title OF King TO the fact that u Was con
fcrred upon his ancestor by Napoleon L.
Pence Abrecht. Duke Of Drums fich'
cousin of the present Emperor or Ter
many. was elected 20 his little throne lh
1925. the Duke OF Cumberland haNihS
been excluded from the succession p.
cause he would not give up his claim 10
Hanover. Frederick. Prince OF Nalletn'
gave mp all but the shadow OF Sow ,i-
~ TO the emperor OF Germany and holds
even the shadow az the will OF the latter
Half a dozen other dyn1sues Were
founded within the present century 10y
election which usually means tndt Ger
man princekins were placed upon ancltut
thrones by agreement Of the powers
The father Of the present King or tnc
Bolgans was prince Of SaNe-Cohirg-
Gotha and was placed on the throne
I'm the early years Of the century atleI
Belgium had been the victim OF Napoleon
The present King. by the way. is
cousin Of Ferdinand of Bulgaria, we
mothers OF the two having been daush-
ters of King Louis Philippe of France;
The dynasty Of oscar II. OF SWEDEN
and Norway dates from ISIS. when Ber-
nalotte Nap0lcOn's marshal. aseended
the throne. having been declared the neir
10 the crown eight years before. W.
berto OF Italy IS only the second or ms
line though he comes OF an ancient
ROYAL house Spain has had a foreigner
on her throne within twenty live years,
ana her present little King. being
nosthumous son. came 10 thrust from tne
throne his young sister. prociaimcl queen
some months before his birth. The -h-
rOpean thrones are iu large part occupied
~ strangers. and the only important one
that has not suffered from revolution
threat Of revolution. or assassination DID
the present century is the throne oi
Great Brirain.-New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
.Iudge Who Enli,en> the Court Room

~ man is a fool 10 give all his money
TO his wife said Judge Moses +. wilson
Of the Common Pleas Court Of Hamilton
county In giving an oral On-hand decision
I'm divorce case a fortnight ago. Imine-
d8tely criticism was begun which was
cxtcnded beyond Cincinnati, ana greatly
10 the annoyance Of Judge Wilson. VINO
insists that he said TO such VIE,
the testimony showing the deter dant TO
have been outrageously extraNagant.
But the inc dent has served 10 attract
attention to the Judge, who Is certainly
"A striking ana most remarkable and inter
esiing character. There have been many
brilliant men at the Cincinnati bar, but
Judge Wilson is pre-eminent fer repariee
ana auecdOtc off the bench ne rs IRE
vrcssiflc. and the dignity OF his judicial
hCnOrs scarce restraints him while on the
lcnch. Attorneys look upon mis- witty IN
tericctiOns IS necessary incidents OF TIE
conduct OF case before him; IN iatt,
the brightest things that come nom nun
are so much the result Of the develop
mcnt Of tho cases before him tnat they
are climaXes rather Than solitary DIS OF
humor. and consequently lose much OF
their force If separated from the story OF
the case.
An example is his disposition of a di-
VO -cc case at the same term OF court az
which the remark introducing mis- sketch
is made The parties were young, nad
been married less than a year ana Inc
testimony LED the 5udgs TO conclude thht
II was case of mJtlcr-ln-ldW on Dctn
sides. He interrupted one OF the counsel
with II will postpone further hearing o.
this case for one month. The mothers
in-law may consider themselves on their
oWi reCOgnizanccs 10 keep the peace.
believe the young people VIII come To-
gtthcr again
ArOthP wife was suing for divorce on
the ground Of drunkenness, ana the nus
bands counsel argued: "Whv. your Hon
or, I don't believe there is any man III
this room who has not drunk more than
the plaintiff has proved against her nus
band
Except the court except the court
interrupted Judge Wilson.
\ few weeks ago several lawyers gain
cred i'm Judge Wilson's room after adj
iOuinmcnt of court and were discussing
the retirement of member OF the par.
Among them was one whose practice
was worth $1,000 a year. He said: Il
have been practicing several years anu
am well fixed / have thought | would
like TO retire. and devote my remaining
years TO studies | have neglected
study law" put IN Judge Wilson.
When Thomas McDougan returned
from the General Assembly which con-
victcd Dr. Briggs ne carried "A small
grip. Judge Wilson met him on The
street and said: TON. | know what yor
have In your grip
WHAT challenged McDougal?'
"Faggots and matches" was the an
swer.-Chicago Times Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23

The event Of the week. so far as the
| world Of art ana society Is concerned, has
Iecn The sale of the James Price collec-
| tiCn.
The ninety-one pictures realized the
j,r0dicious sum of fS7co. or about 1885,,
O01.-a sum almost equal TO thot which
was brought IN 1892 by the wonderful
collection of Lard Dudley. with its
mastcrpie ces Of Raphael. Cuyp, Hobi cma
and tie masters whose place has been
assured by time. As 10 the quality Of
the Price pictures. II can be thus sum
married.. Two beautiful masterpieces by
GaillSbCi ough SIX or eight sccOni-ratc
Sir Joshuas by Romney, one beautiful.
bat very slight sketch. and three or four
pretty, but by no I. cans irst-rate. finish
ed pictures, an excellent HOppner. some
good Beecheys: by the great Turner.
three good examples and three very Mur
the reverse: among the former the heauti-
ful and luminous early picture Mo T.
lake which was naturally very much
admired when II appeared at the OLD
Masters last winter the ilnc but rather
too clean. sea piece. "Helvoetsluys," and
the stormy "Nal d'AOsta." The prices
rcs lized by these showed an enormous
advance. for whereas, in 1863. at the cele-
frattd Rickncll sale where large sums
according TO the standard Of that day
were paid for Turner's pictures the
"Helvoetsluys' brought l.GD cuineas. IL
realized exactly four times that amount
"Mcrtlakc'' sold for 300 the val
a Aosta" for 4oOO and the two Venetian
pictures. which are now little better
han wrecks. brought 800 guineas each.
prices which may fairly be called mon
sticus. The climax of absuruity. now
ever. was reached when Romnoy's pretty
sketch OF Lady Hamilton was put up:
head so slightly painted that when.
I'VE or six years ago. 1t was offered to
a wcll-known amateur for 40. he declin-
ed II a being altogether too inconsidtr-
able. In an ordinary sale al the present
day IL might have brought 100 for IL
is certainly a very pretty thing: but On
Saturday amid the amazenent OF the
room. II went up by leaps and bounds TO
the sum OF 200 guincas. The RcynOldscs
all sold for 80 to 40 per cent. above their
estimated value.
Tho one picture which cannot fairly
he called dear, though IL fetched a re
cord price" far beyond what had been
expected. was Gainstorough's portrait
OF Lady Mugrave. The .prce paid was
1000 guineas letter In New
York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
Nnf Willie Hnnllrs.

News was received from High Knob.
XIV. that man named Joseph 'orn' 70
was discussing with j. Il. cress game
tnot Mas played al H.sn Knob ly amu-
tours. when Tom Shepherd truck Cornctt
vim "a baseball BAT. breaking his arm
Two OF Cornett's friends, ". &. trn0,'
tf,,,os ono. i'm the head and twice in tno
hodv. from the effect Of which he died.
Tho newsstand at the Exchange Hotel
was formerly kept by boy named hun'-
IL Familiarity known here as - lille
tgr',liey he left Richmond last NOveni-
Der. ana is now clerk in hotel az Mont
,,or,erv " Va. from which point %,
news was sent TO a close friend OF youns
Hundlcv here.
the father OF the young man. who
stin resides IN this city. is said 20 have
h-ari from his son since the shooting
AFFAIR. and says that The person referred
10 must have been different man MS
Ills son has been engaged in no such at-
fair.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
cavalry Reunion.

SOUTH BOSTON. Va. Aug. 2--msle
cial.-The survivors of company =, p ~, u. 2
Virginia cavalry. held ih.ir ,'' iobn IN
Jordan commanding After the ieal.,, .
of touching memories Of Dr j. ~ bIooHs
and Nossrs. r. f. Jordan an4 y. ~.
Hughes. members who hate niti "e' p
ii,araI the address of welcome.
Colonel r.. r. hubbard. who was nn.l-
tart ~ fho regiment. delivered a most
aprropriato address rcpioie Win nlstotl-
SC.aa'.t.fn Henry ElmOuls. OF houston.
made very happy impromrtu speech
rho day was perfect anl the '.oN''
onthusiasflc whilo the PROVISIONS were
moro than enough 20 sauslA "i" 81.
This reunion was pronounced ut we
veterans the most thorousniy enJoyable
one Company e. has ever held.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23

Mr.. &. W. Mehaney, of philadelphia has
Been offered the Place.


The Board Of Directors Of the Young
Mems Christian Association are ncSotia-
ting with Alr. G. ". Mehaftey, Of Phils-
delphia. to secure him as successor Of
Mr. Geo. r. Tibbitts for general SCR
tary of the Richmond Association. Alr
Nehaffev who is warmly recDul.il rhH -l
bv ar. W. .. Williams, the ioinr.
State secretary is ar present $" .lctai
at the West Philadelphia branch Mi.
George W Douglas. the general secretary
of Phladsluhia. who also reerr.n"nia
MIN very highly. writes that ne is on
of Tho most earnest. brilliant, ana prcinis-
inc secretaries .n the country, ana hiia
"a bright career before him. MI nehaI -
fev has refused several hattcring oilers
from other fields Of labor sll ing That
hc preferred staying with the West ihIlt-
dcluh.a branch. untl the heavy iep, it-
Cured on th building is ldi- OH "h''n
has now nearly been done
lie is az present turning ms H',rl li'il
TO other offers, and MIR. Douglas states
that. though be knows they WI nt fei
iouslv crippled H. Nh. Meh1hcy br-
parturc. they do not wish To- 'c-l' dl"
him from going 10 n,N emo active I'iiT-
lIo has several offers under consld -iai l'i'
but has Expressed p o. his WISH To-
como to Richmond, IL he should Dee GALE
e..
Mr.. Douglas says that though bis pic-
ference would he that Mr. Mehailey
should take another station. DE VIII NOT
Withhold the above information from the
Richmond Board Of Directors.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23

which he related at the dinner OF the
Harvard Association, Is by no means
the worst OF his yarns: while acting
rip Van Wrinkle i'm one OF the west
crn cities | received letter In which the
writer said he was go overcome ny my
acting that he was DESTROYS OF returning
thanks And he closed the letter by
saying: My name IS Duncan and ! am
the inventor Of Duncan's spring beds.
| would like 10 send as token oil my
gratitude one Of Duncan's spring beds
10 YOU for your family. am entirely
disintercstcd In the matter. and all !
shall ask you TO do will be simply when
You wake up In the last act. 20 say you
wouldn't have felt so bad If You had
been sleeping on one Of Duncan's spring
he1e ''- Exchange.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
Mo;orman and Conductor Arrested.

At 1870 o'clock last night officer Clark
son arrested Thomas Martin, motorman'
and W. &. Bailey. conductor of a car on
the Richmond and Manchester electric
railway. on the charge OF recklessly run
ming into a Dayton wagon, WrccKing the
vehicle. and badly injuring its driver,
Joseph Carter. near the Byrd street sta
ton. The wagon was owned by the Rev.
t. j. Phaup. Of Bon Air. and Carter had
come to the depot 10 drive him home.
Martin and Bailey were carried TO the
Second station. where they were baileu
for their appearance before the Police
Court this morning
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
HENRICO LIGHT DR.iFOONs.
They Have an Outdoor Drill I'm 'apii"i
square Under Lieutenant Knight.

They Have an Outdoor Drill I'm 'apii"i
square Under Lieutenant knight.
The Hcnrico Light Dragons the young
est troop Of the First Regiment Cavalry
had "A drill iu capitol Square last night
which was well attended. The three
commissioned officers Of the troop APP
tain j. ". lockwood. Jr., First Lieut..
a = Lanicr and Second Leutenan,
LANES Phillips We're ont together tine
latter two for the first time after their
election. Lieutenant Lanier formerly
was q major in the Third Infantry, North
Carolina Volunteers.
Lieutenant knight. OF the United states
army drilled the men in the manual on
arms and expressed himself as wei
pleased with the result. The troop no"
mas dftv-one men or the roll. and every
one seems 10 be anxious 10 make the
command one of the best ones I'D inc
STATE. The men come from all sections
of the county: one OF those present lls-
nisht rode all the way from Glen Allen
to attend the drill while another one
camc from Gaines AIN. The spirit
which prevails among the men. is vers
laudable one. ami the troop viii mo- doubt
become one Of the most successful ones
i'm fne state.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
TUE BEOiD STREET LINE.
Mr.. Fisher, Captain Piuini, and Irne-
ton Man Talk.


The subject OF prevailing interest IN
Richmond yesterday WAS the hght De-
tween The Traction Company and the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pdny 10 obtain the irancl ise 1" run an
electric line or Proai street from Chini-
borazo Park 10 the Exposition 1r9Ihes.
As Is well known. the city t)uhcl' 10y
"A close vote. awarded the FRANCHISE 10
the Traction Company. and on Monday
night the Board OF Aldermen VIII cllhcr
confirm or reject their decision.
Mr.. George r.. Fisher. general manager
Of the Richmond Railway and Electric
Company. who Is IN the city, was seen
yesterday az the Office Of Captain Andrew
Pizzini. He said that his company was
still In the field. and was undlsmay'd o9
the action Of the council.
III the franchise IL given MS said Nr.
Fisher "wc can and will have inc lu
operation by October LIST from -'hi'.
street 10 the Exposition ir"Nhls' ~
course. Il will not be such a line as ?
would lay n We had abundance OF time,
but We will guarantee 10 convey com
fortably and quickly all passengers IRON
Richmond TO the Exposition Irouhis
We have the facilities In the way Of oo-
tanning rails. ,ios. and other necessary
materials that are not pOtsessei by COM
peting &C mpanies. We also nave our
plant in operation. which 1 know post
tivtly from ersOnal experience cosll
not be built and gotten In running order
by another company in less IMAM siN
months"
CAPTAIN Pizzini expressed the same op.n-
ion and said that competing cOmpdA-rn
not only had no facilities for oDtainln.
rails and no powcr-Aouse built. bu, tney
had not even secured a site for plant
\ gentleman interested IN the '@. li.'.-
Companv said 10 me yesterday lhal H-s
company had not the slightest DOUBT on
securing the majority vote in me BciII
OF Aldermen. In fact, ne said, thsy nat
already gotten nine members Oh s", a.
body 10 positively pledge femsc ives y
vote I'm ihe.r favor. He said that .is
company would unGertake to have me
I'm operation to tn Exposition GROUNDS
bv october list SHOULD the Board OF Alder
men accord TO them the risnt ~ way
and that they would do what lH7y uh''l-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23

EyGTyEER IND FIRTU-fN HURLED
UNDER THE ENGINE.
One Instantly Killed and the other nc"
After Ec-cuc-Cars Smashed ana fiieu
Up and Trains Delayed.

PANPLIN CITY, VA, Aug. 2--Spe-
cial.-I.ast night about 9 o'clock oocurIed
one Of the most disastrous wrecks on the
Norfolk and Western railroad ever known
upon this division of the line.
The material train had backed in upon
the siding and the crew, no DOUBT
thought they were safe for the night
but log had been placed upon me
track. which the cow-catcher puShSu ~,
fore II for a while, but the engine many
jumpcd the track and ran into the "oIh-
inC train. II then climbed upon IN
sido Of the cut and tumbled over across
the track. causing piling up one ul,o.,
another until engine, tender anu SEVEN
bOx-cars were conSlomera'e li"SS'
TRACK TORN Up.
eral other cars derailed. The engineer,
Mir. ". H. Wysong. was caught 4iohs
tho rubbish and was instantly kiiled.
his body was not recovered until ABOUT
9 o'clock this morning. l..
Tho fireman Mr.. O.. II. Smith, says ne
docs not know what happened-w neither
he Jumped or was thrown from the car I;
He was pulled out from me shhlleIyu
cars and is I'm "A critical cOniluoh. re
had q severe cut on his head and IS inuth
h,,,ised about the body, and Is suffering
from Internal INJURIES. tie has al 'i0
attention that a man could desire. o,
/ understand Mr.. Wysong was man
OF family.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
PETERSBURG, VA. August = s Spr-
cial-Near Pamplin's station on tI' -
Sou- and Western railroad. eighty miles
west of Petersburg. there was TINS morn
inc, about O'Clock a most destructive
wreck. II said that a WAGNER III tlosa
ing the track. where the wreck occuIi't
aroppod unnOticod on the track one %
the logs with which his wagon was loau7
81 The log fcll I'm the frog ana cduS'll
a wcst-bound freight train 10 run lIoh
the main line on 10 side trach VIZ, NJ y
there was standing q material irain' ana
collision followed. the locomotive OF
the freight train was overturned anu III"
engineer W. H. Wysons. ana Jonh T.
smith his fireman was caught Ihu'l ~.
Wysong was killed outright ana Siilt
died within half an hour after DelhB TAN
on out Of the wreck.
Wysoog was a brother Of J. J.. Nysons'
VINO resides AZ Roanoke, and VINO IS an
engineer on the western division OF inc
Norfolk and Western railroad. lis re-
mains were carried 20 Roanoke LOT H.
termcnt.
BADLY wEEEKEn.
Twelve cars loaded with general mer-
chandise were badly wrecked as was also
the flats of the material train. Inc
track was torn mp for cohslieIah.'
distance and all trains were ociaycl.
The east bound passenger tram que hi
pcfershurg at $40 A. NJ. dii not arrive
here until $50 4. NJ. the delay having
been occasioncd by the transfer or bag
oage and passengers 10 special train
Vhich was sent from Crewe 10 the scene
of the wreck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
yRDW ONTfRIO ON HOR>EBi'h'
Fourteen Associations Against 'on'"iina-
linn of bible and Mission boards.


PETERSBURG, VA, Aug. Especial
About noon to-day two young men
arrived he.c from clifton. Ontario. Can
ada. having travelled the entire dlsl3h 80. %
ON horseback. They gave thcir NAMES ~
W NcGregOr and &. Wilmot- Eaci on
them carried rifle strapped 10 the
nonmels of th,ir saddles, whl' benin
Them we're strapped their blankets. ny
stated that they Were on an oN-t h4
Journey TO Texas. and that the incentive
which prompted them 10 undrrtahe INC
Journey was bet made at the fr. mont
club in Montreal. The men Wrulh NOT
give the amount OF the bet or any pat
ficulars regarding IT, They said they leit
clifton about eight weeks ago. ana had
no specified time IN which 10 redch their
Hev NJ. Pitcher j. d., has been
ahsont from the city large part Of the
summer ATTENDING meetings OF the us
trict Baptist Associations. He began
with tho LDoyer Association at NJ esq
Point, July 2il, and has ATTENDED one
or two each week.
lie leaves tomorrow for Caroline ."'l'-
~ where ne will preach and speak DID, 81
two DAYS missionary meet ng.
Fourfren OF the tWenty-iOur fApilSi
District associations have met. and the
question of the consolidation of the sun
iav schools and Bible Boards Of ;his city
with the state Mission Board ln ltch-
mond. has been settled against collaoH-
dalton. f,...
Several EXHIBITS Of writing, copylhs'
and drawing. done 10y The pupils of the
rolored public schools in Petersburg. have
been sent to Atlanta. Ga, for eNAlpiioh
at the Exposition
Rev. X. T. Wilson, OF tHchmohq. VINO
has bean spending the summer with nus
family on his farm. I'm D.nwiddic county,
n short distance from Petersburg, VIII
return TO Richmond about the hist OF
September 10 enter upon his mnisleflti
Rev. II. W. Battle. d. D., pastor OF
the First Baptist church. in this CITY
who has been on on BIS summer Vaca-
ton. returned home to-day
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-23
r-irouIEn Gr.iFDs onoaNIzE.
Il. VI. Randolph Camp the Name With
Rev. u. VI. Randolph Commander.

From the Warrenton Nirgin.an Of this
week We take the following.
The survivors of the Fauquier Guards
met in Warrenton on the 18th instant
and elected J. A. Pitcher, chairman; g..
W. GraysOn, secretary. The roll was
called. and il was asceita.ned that there
we're killed I'm battle thrty-five, besides
a large number who had died Of their
wounds. Twelve had died from exposure,
seventeen died sin C the war; unknown.
nine: now living, forty one. The entire
roll numbered III There were not ten
men in the company who were not wound
ed.
A permanent camp was arranged for, 10
Captain b. NJ. Randolph was elected
commander, w. b. Tompkins. lieutenant
commander; c.. W. Grayson, adJutant, and
j. A. Pitcher, treasurer.
Commander b. NJ Randolph is an Epis-
copal minister. and rector OF Emmanuel
church. in Henrco county