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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-19
MERE WAsHINGTON DINED.
Historic General Wayne Hotel n Scene of
Quaint Celebration

PHILADELPHIA, April ls.-Historic
old General Wayne Tavern, in Lowsr Mer-
ion, Montgomery county which sheltered
Generals Washington and Wayne last
century. was a quaint scene Of festivity
yesterday. IL was profusely decorated
with flags and bunting In honor OF the
inaugural meeting OF Merton Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution,
TO commemorate the one hundred and
thirteenth anniversary Of the day when
Holland acknowledged the independence
of the United States. Many settlers from
Holland were residents OF Merton in those
early days, and their descendants IN that
neghbOrhOOd have consequently made
much of this anniversary In "A quiet way
ever since.
But as this particular occasion was to
be a red-letter event. the ladies Of Merton
Chapter took extraordinary pains to
transform cid General Wayne Tavern into
a quaint colonial house. Antique china
ancient spinning wheels. homespun linen
tablecloths. pillow-cases. sheets and win
dow curtains. venerated arm-chairs. hint
lock muskets and other Revolutionary
relics. In combination with banners and
flags. were used as decorations
Mrs. MunyCn, regent raped the chap
ter to ofdec about 4 o'clock, and inter
esting exercises followed. Among tho
participants were Miss Florence y. Hes
ton. pianste. Rev. j. G.. Walker. Of the
Mantna Baptist church; Mrs. J. NJ. Nun
yon, historian; Mrs. j. q. Walker poet,
and Miss Margaret 3. Harvey, historian.
An excellent old-time feast was then en-
joyod, and 1t is safe 10 say that General
Wayne Tavern has seldom sheltered a
happier or more patriotic company.
TIE star or honorary member Of the
chapter, who was also present, is Mrs.
Louisa Hcston Paxson. aged ninety-four
years, daughter or Colonel Edward Hes
ton, Revolutionary soldier. Among the
relics on exhibition was a 2c-year-old
linen table-cover, a chair brought over
in the ship Welcome by DIR. Thomas
Wynne, physician TO William Penn; Mrs
j. b. Harvey's AJ-year-old blue china
meat-dish, which had been used by Penn,
and two old arm-chairs. the property or
Mrs. Harriet Young. OF Narbeth, and
which were occupied by Washington and
Lafayette at the General Wayne during
their stop overnight before the massacre
at Paoli.
The principal officers Of Merton Chap
ter which was organized at Bala on
February 10Th last, are: Regent Mrs. j.
NJ. Munyon: yice-regent, Mrs. }. q. Walk
er: recording secretary. Mrs. +. h. Mock;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. T. j.
Hughes: treasurer. Miss Florence y. Hes
tom registrar, Mrs Beulah Harvey Whill-
din: historian, Miss Margaret u. Har-
yey.
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A rnnrr EdLtad hr Lndies

NEW ORLEANS, April 1S-An un.q ie
exploit IN Journalism was accomplished
by the ladies Of New Orleans IN getting
out to-day's edition Of the Daily States.
aeement TO give into their hands fui
control of its edition Of April 18th. and Of
all the proceeds tterefr0m, FOR the AID
of the House Of the Good Shepherd.
fun charge OF the newspaper office and
edited md issued tO-day's edition. All
the work except the type-sstting was done
by the ladies. TIE editon -ppe9red as a
thirty-two-page paper, and IN every par
ticular A. highly creditahle 10 all con-
4.rrlel
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WASHINGTON. ID. 81, april lS-Sccre-
tary Carlisle has directed that the prose
cution against the Western Bank Note
Company, OF Chicago ILL.,, for printing
Mississippi State warrants be discon-
tlnued. This action IS taken upon the
recommendation of United States District
Attorney John C.. Black. c0ncurred in by
Acknowledgement Olney and from the
further fact that the company has dis-
continued the printing Of the warrants
and mutilated the plates. The. Bank
Note Company, ii Is stipulated. viii nave
to pay the costs. Six months ago the
State Of Mississippi undertook 10 issue
warrants thar passed a5 money Inc
money was seized by Secret Service Chief
Hazen, and Governor Stone and other
State officials were arrested for N-oldt-
ing the law. which restricts 10 the United
States ,he authority 10 issue money or
TO sanction It's use The State auth0ri-
ties resisted this coftention, and then
the Government turned it's attention TO
those who were priI lg the warrants.
There are several sui now pending IN
81. Louis, Cincinnati ami Jackson. Miss.
arising out OF this case, both against
the State officials and those who printed
the warrants and passed them. All Of
these cases will now probably pe dropped.
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PICTURES BY TELkGR1PH.


ff*Htihfos
SAN FRANCISCO. April lS.-The first
experiments ever made In telegraphing
of pictures for a long distance was made
by the Call last night, when an outline
picture OF the entry Of the Queen Of
Fiesta az Los Angeles was wired from
the latter place 20 this city. The expert
mcnt was successful. Charles Willough-
by. of this city. is the inventor of the
scheme. The inventor believes his idea
10 be most valuable IN newspaper work,
or in the police or secret service. If
the success of the process is demonstrated,
DE viii c8tabha4l agencies in tins city,
Chicago, New York, and Washington. A
good picture can be sent at the cost
OF, and in about tho space Of. 80 words.
II should, by an expert, and If not
too elaborate. take no longer than half
an hour TO send and reproduce a dia-
gram.
The picture is drawn originally upon a
paper ruled off into small squares, each
about one-tonth of an inch in diameter.
Each vertical line is numbered along the
upper margin, and every horizontal line
is lettercd down the slate. Every square
is, therefore, identified with number and
a letter. and its location is where the
two lines designated cross each other.
with the original drawing before him.,
the operator describes the course of lines
from point TO point, and the message
contains only as many signs and COM
binations as there are changes In the
directions I'm the lines forming the pic
ture This description being received at
the other end OF the wire, the lines de-
scribcd are simply reproduced in SINH
larly ruled surface.
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LIZ Buchanan Must Die.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April S.-The
british Ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
forte. received letter this morning from
RcEert W Buchanan, of New York.
whose application for a writ OF. error and
supcrsedeas was deried by the ultsd
states Supreme Court yesterday. and VINO
Gnrinq the week commencing on Monday
next. MIR. Gibbins' letter stated that his
client was a British subject: that his
trial was not conducted according 10 the
Constitution OF New York and the United
S+afes and asked the Ambassador for
That reason to Interfere, IL possible, and
rreveut the execution. Sir Julian prompt
~ replied that inasmuch as the highest
tribunal In the United states had passed
unon tho matter and oyerruled the appli-
cation. he aid not see what action ne tine
Ambassador could take in the matter
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lie Says lie VIII Not Submit to Bad Treat
ment.

meut
NEW YORK, April 1S.-Pcrry, the train
robber, had recovered some Of his old
time audacity when he awoke in the
county iaH I'm Jersey city yesterday Il
shall not go back to MatteaWan and its
horrosr until 1 am compelled to- he
said TO q repOrtcr when j 20 there
1t WIZ he through oxtradiuon, and by
lo uiD-r PROCESS. am beng treated
humanely now, and ] like it,"
Perry was asked concerning his treas
urc. said to be secreted in the vicinity Of
Little Falls He admitted that he had
sum Of money hidden away, but he re-
fused 20 tell where It is, on how much
Il amounts TO.
81 will say this much" said Perry; IAN
evpress company has stated that all
that was taken by me was 5000. Now,
it amounted to great deal more, but
how much. 1 wont say
Perry gave the impression that the
treasure was buried further west than
Little Falls
Perry will be held I'm the New Jersey
prison until requisitlon can be pro-
cured by the Matteawan authorities.
The chief of Police and Mayor OF Wee
hawken called at the Jail to-day, and told
Warden Mitchell not 10 surrender Perry
until the $50 reward had been paid over
TO Detective Edward j. Clifford and Po-
nccman McAleece, who captured the out
law.
Perry had stormy interview with
Keeper Coylc last night. When he saw
the keeper, he shouted: "Say, Coyle. 1
want to tell you that if I'm put in the
isolated ward, and treated as have been
hitherto. therell be trouble. / want to
give YOU and the others fair warning
/ shall submit no longer. If II comes
TO the worst, some one VIII suiier'
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JACKSONVILLE. FLA. April lS.--John
L. Marvin president Of the Merchants
and rorvicted I'm me NiunicipaI Court
this morning on a charge Of carrying
concealed weapons. and as has been the
custom Of the Court In such cases, was
fined S5ND, the full penalty OF the law.
The case grows ont OF Marvins attempt
10 shoot city Attorney j. NJ. Bars a
few days ago. The men belong 10 diff
ferent factions OF the Democratic party
and are bitter personal enemies Several
weeks ago Marvin and his brothers as-
saulted Barrs with canes TOR remarks
he mad made rejecting on their honesty
in politics. Last Monday evening about
dark Marvin ana Barrs met. According
20 Barrs. Marvin drew a pistol and with
out prOVocation fired az him. According
10 Marvin, Barrs sprang at him and she
shooting followed. Marvin viii appeal
from the decision to-day. lie is yet 10
be triei on the charge Of shooting with
intent 10 XIII. The Florida election
law is the cause Of the entire trouble
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for loftera addressed 10 him. and was
arrested hv the 0ffiC - as soon as the
delivery clerk hand the mail matter
over TO him. The g rest was kept quiet.
In order 10 capture he four remaining
mcfnbers cf tfe "a Morrison had
reen cbo-ed AN over the United states
and Canada ever sin the discovery or
the counterfeit Of the red two-cent
stamp.
avoTurR corsIEEI ErrR ARRHsrtD
CHICAGO. ILL. - g S.-unitcd States
Secret Service men ast night arrested
G.. O.. Jones. a news dpef aFllsl OF tiis
city. for completely ir counterfeitlng the
two,cent stamp. Another man was also
taken into custody, but his Identity Is
not revealed.
eantafu Porter and Inspector Stuart
searched Jones Office, iu the Bort build
ing this uornine au1 found camera.
nerforator. presses, ald other parapher-
MALTA used in the manufacture OF the
bogus STAMPS. IL any stamps or plates
we're found. the ofiic rs did not display
fnom. nor VIII they give out any in
formation until they hear from Wash
ingtOn.
..The story Of this counterfeit runs back
four wears" said CAPTAIN Porter. if,hat
is All that 1 can sav az present" Ii
Id renoried that Na rem r.. Thompson,
a matrimonial agent. at No. 90 Dearborn
etroot a. iuplicatod ir the affair. ThOmp-
son's office was raidel FOR stamps Tues
dav afternoon and he admitted to the
officers that he had purchased 50 worth
of the counterfeit stan ps, and used them
before he learned OF their counterfeit
character.
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CHICAGO. April 1S.-Receiver McNulta.
OF the Whisky Trust petitiOned Judge
Showalter this morning for authority 10
borrow $4,000 and renew note for tol-
CO., The Judge granted the necessary
order In his petuiOn the receiver sets
fcrth that at the time the Whisky Trust
went into the hands Of the receivers there
was not sufficient working capital to
ccndlct the business. Then ne tecurcu
srIfhoritv TO make a note for $4,000 for
sixty DAYS, which he now wishes 10 re-
new. The receipts are barely sufficient
10 pay the cost Of production. and the
demand for goods is light; that the heayy
sales are generally made between July
and January Of each year, but II Is neces-
sary to produce the goods during the dull
season
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rnn MlcAro MAY yIsIr prKIN.
Aserles OF Failures.

CHICAGO. ILL, April B.-The National
Manufacturing and JeWelry Importing
Company at 33f Dearborn street, made
an assignment I'm the County Court tnS
morning. The assets of the company are
$4,000. and the liabilities about $yO'o0O
The failure is the direct result OF the
ASSIGNMENT Of Schauweker-Chalmers
Company. which was made yesterday al
ternoOn, and which was Indebted TO the
National Manufacturing and JeWelry In
porting Company 10 a large amount. me
latter company was engaged IN the busi-
ness OF selling watches throughout tns
western States by the G. O. ID; plan, ana
its business was extensive. Ine ialluIe
of Schauweker-Ch Chalmers Company yes
terday was the result Of the collapse.
about a week ago, OF the Chicseo Natch
Company. which was indebted 10 the
Schauw eker-Chalmers Company 10 the
amount Of $4,000 Stili lack of that. was
the failure OF the oxford Manufacturing
Company, bicycle concern, which went
into the hands 3f receivers some time
ago. James Chalmers, the mead OF ne
company, was also president or the OK
ford Company. and until snort time
ago was one of the principal stocknoldcrs
Inn the National Manufacturing ana I'M
porting Company. All these business CON
Germs wer so linked together that the
Germs were 20 linked together that the
and lea 10 a series Of failures.
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fever following the discovery of gold in
California.
Ii has long been known that there Is
plenty of oil and gas in West Virginia,
but there was not enough money I'm the
business 10 keep up anything but
spasmodic wild-catting. Now thousands
OF dollars are being scattered in the hills
and mountains.
Prospectors, spectators. drillers. camp
followers are here In armies. Leases
are being bought UP and many farms
have been purchased outright. From
thirty miles above Sistersville, the great
West Virginia oil centre. to the Elk
river the hitherto land-poor residents are
growing opulent. Men who never before
had bank deposits are now Independently
rich. IL is as ii Aladdin with his lamp
had come.
During the previous oil excitCments the
drill never penetrated to the Gordon sand.
But 1t goes there now. For miles in
every direction from Borning Springs
wells are being sunk.
Good wells have been struck at stand
ing Stone: many gushers have been found
near Cairo and Huntsville, in Richie
county. The golden grease has been
tapped near West Anon, In Doddridge
county: i'm Calhun and Roane counties;
near Belmont and Eureka, In Pleasant
county. IN Marion and Tyler couties.
The Sistcrsville oil territory continues
its production. but greater wells are be-
ing found in Ohio, opposite that place.
In the counties mentioned scarce an
acre of land has been overlooked by the
hungry oil spectators. while they have
made extensive excursions into other
counties. And oil derricks are springins
UP like mushrooms.
West Virginia has hitherto considered
coal it's greatest gift Of nature and iron
next. Producers say now that oil Is 10
be greater than either, and that more
will be produced I'm this State than in
Pennsylvania, Ohio or Indiana.
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PHILADELPHIA. PA, April ls.-Seville
SchOheld a. Sons, wooden manufacturers,
of Manayunk. to-day assigned 10 Joseph
de +. Junkin. The deed conveys the
Economy mills and twenty-three other
pieces OF real estate in Manayunk, Rox-
The assignment is made by Seville SchO-
field and wife. Seville SchOheld, Jr., and
j. Dodson Schoheld, individually. and
trading as Seville Schoheld & Sons. The
assets and liabilities and the cause OF
the failure are not yet known. The em-
ployes OF the mill 10 the number Of 800,
out Of Il total of 200 hands, went on
strike on Tuesday, after demanding an
increase in wages OF 10 per cent, which
request was denied.
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Died Of Accidental Poison.

CHICAGO, ILL. April 1s-Reuben
Johnson, an express man, and the small
son OF John Holden, a manufacturer Or
fireworks, Of ia north Wood street
ing. Johnson had gone 10 Holden
house to haul away load OF fireworks;
While there ne went out 10 get can or
beer. drinking part and giving the rest 10
thereafter and Johnson expired In the
ambulance while being taken 10 a hos
pital IL Is believed that some OF the
poisonous substances used IN making
fireworks had got either into the can
or into the glass out OF which the beer
WAS drunk
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a. Virginia. and has been comforting
with the state Board OF Agriculture anu
tbov will start this work shortly He
viii spend some time in the State looh-
ing after the tests, etc. lie prepared
for Maryland the only geological map
ever completed IN that state. IL SHOWS
hv counties the character Of its soils us
adaptlbillty TO certain crops etc. Let
Virginia keep UP with the progress OF
the times.
CONGRESSMAN Woodland. OF North Caro-
lima. who has been I'm the city for sevcral
days. looking after the interests OF nis
district at the various departments, anu
individually paying some attention 10 IL a
contested election case, expects 10 ieaNo
for his home tonight 49,.
IIe IS gnon at all worried over iis
notice Of contest served upon him by ms
defeated cOlorcd opponent. as II is Wen
known fact that the Republican leaders
hero take no stock whatever IN tne
charges Of fraud In the late electon' IN
the second North Carolina, Which nave
been preferred by Chatham
Hon. Carroll ID. Wright the Doi'liiiio
sioncr Of Labor. has accepted the ihFi'ae
lion TO speak at the closing exercise ~
Tho state Normal and Industrial Schooi
~, crocneboro N. G. The president Dr.
NfcIvcr. came on and extended ihe INV
tation in person. .,..
Nr and Mrs. V. w. Power. formerly
from Virginia. viii celebrate the twenty
0ftb anniversary Of their marriage Moh-
dav. April 22d. II viii DC quite social
event. Many prominent people VIII DC
Non. ID. Gardiner Tyler left the city
for "a few DAYS TO attend 70 sornc private
business. Mrs Tyler and Miss Iylcr ulo
not accompany him. Iie VIII return
shortly
Mr.. ". N. Richards. Of Front Royal
has been I'm the city urging his claims
before the Commissioner Of Internal rev
ento @. whore ho is an applicant Tor
position i'm the service.
Major George n Forneyhough. Of Al
bemare county is an applicant for po-
sition iu the Fourth-Assistant Postmaster
Generals Department where ne IS
strongly endorsed by both senators.
VIRGINIA. VISITORS.
Hotel arrivals for Virginia: Il. II.
Jones. A. p. Moore, J. ". Maupin, W..
+ NJ Doeeet. j. l.. Fray. W. r. String
fellow. G.. c. jordan. B. lngraham, 4. >.
Tucker. j. W. Hopper A. r. Warner Il,
T. Byrd. G.. W. Honsel, II. G. Parkin-
son.
For North Carolina: A. Is. Klengender
O. s. Carroll. Dr 6. j. McIvcr, ii. j..
Fcnnor, II. o. Moss.
Total number Of fourth-class postmas-
tcrs appointed this day. twenty-nine-of
which twenty-five were to FIJI vacancies
caused by death and designations. For
Virginia: Ordsburg. Brunswick county,
J. NJ Tucker appointed. vice H. W. Tuck
err, resigned; Ryland, Culpeper county, j..
r. Coons appointed, vice G. d. Coons
dead II. L. W.
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AMERICAN TUEE REGISTRATION
The Jockey Club Omoisls Extend the Tine
for Breeders


for Breeders
NEW YORK, April 1s-The Jockey club
and its officials are putting forth siren
uous efforts to secure complete regis
try list OF the American turf. Their la
bOrs thus far have been attended with
considerable success but the list is still
far from complete. At it's last meeting
the club extended the time during which
the foals of 1898 and 1894 might be regis
tered under certain conditions. At the
same meeting they decided that no foal
would be eligible 20 start In any stake
the time for receiving entries to which
expired before he had been registered.
In order TO make the matter plain 10
breeders and owners and 10 secure their
co operation I'm the matter, Secretary
Hanlon has issued a statement OF the
clubs rulings in this connection. This
statement, which sets forth the cond-
tions upon which the foals OF 1893 and
1894 and foreign horses may be regis
tered, is as follows:
Foals of lSSl-Upon the payment OF a
fine of so for each registration. Such
f0als registered shall not be eligible 10
start in any stakes which closed subse-
queutly 10 May I. 1893, and prior TO the
time Of registration.
Names OF fOals Of 1899 Such foals 50
named shall not be eligible 20 start In
any stakes which closed subsequent to
the adoption of the racing rules Of SC
Jockey cub ana pr.pS .,.----,se 49,
sucn registration.
Foals of 1S9t-Upon the payment OF
q fine OF SO for each registration. Such
foals registered shall not be eligible TO
start In any stake event which closed
prior TO the time OF registration.
Foreign hOrseS-tIpon the payment OF
n fine Of $40 for each registration. such
horses so registered shall not be eligible
TO start in any stakes which closed sub
sequent to the date OF. importation and
prior 10 the time OF registration.
All registrations must be made ut the
Office Of the Jockey Club within sixty
days from April 1lth.
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The LION Is ABOUT TO ROAR.
Great Britain Refuses to accept NiCara-
gua'S Reply 10 Her Demands.
THh STATEMENT OFFICIALLY EADE.
Rosebery aud Kimberly Aner Conference
Change Their Mode and Decide That
the Little Republic Must Do
Better for John Bull.

LONDON, April 1s-It is stated upon
authority that the Foreign once refuses
TO accept Nicaragua's reply to the Brit
ish ultimatum, which is in no wise re-
garded favQrably.
The statement that the Foreign Office
declines 10 accept tho reply Of Mica
ragua to the British Ultimatum is made
upon official authority. The discrepancy
between this announcement and the
statement made last Saturday that the
reply was so satisfactory that the gov
crnmont had abandoned It's threatened
action against Nicaragua is explained by
the fact that the decision OF the Foreign
ONCE last week has been revised, after
consultation between Lord ROsebcry
and Lord Kimberley concerning the later
communications from Nicaragua.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. April 1S.-The
Nicaraguan Minister. DR.. Gu1mdn, reply
ing 10 query to-day, said.
My country has no intention of am
nulling the contract with the Maritime
Company for the construction of the Nj
caragua canal ON the contrary VIC
have every desire to see the canal built
and by Americans. The contract has
"A number OF years to run, and If IL Is
uncOmploted at the expiration OF thal
tiE.c, there is no doubt that an extension
Of the time will be granted. If the com
pany shall, for any reason, throw up
the contract, Nicaragua viii. / am GER
tain grant a similar concession 10 tho
United States, if this country desires
%
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clsye,aud Invited to Memphis.

WASHINGTON. Ap.il President
Cleveland has been invited TO attend ,he
Memphis Eound. Money Convention on
May 23d, but 10 assurances have been
given as TO mis- acceptance or whether
he will write letter similar 10 that
which he addressed 10 the Chicago busi-
ness men. Secretary carlisle will be
present Al the convention and viii de-
liver the principal address.
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PULL BENCH ASSURED.
Justice Jackson Says lie WIN Sit If II
hearing IL Ordered

UenrInE II u UeIFU
NASHVILLE. TENN, April lS.-ln an
interview, Associate Justice Howell 4.
jackson, Of the United States Supreme
Court, says:
Il wrote a few days since 10 the Chief
Justice, simply expressing my willingness
10 so TO Washington and make q full
bench in case the court decides on a re-
hearing Of the incOme-tax cases at this
term of the court. / have heard nothing
since then. The court usually adouIns
between the 18th and ath Of May, and il
a rehearing is ordered say early in May.
! shall go and make fun bench"
Judge Jackson is improving and groW'-
ing stronger daily and expects to go 10
Washington when the court meets in
october.