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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Items Cleaned From the Nations
Headquarters.
Death OF Lieut.. Col. Butler. The Debt
Statement The Treasury Balance.
The Weekly Weather Crop Bul.
letin. Secretary Carlisle and
Sound Money Convention,

WhsHISGroN, September g. The
War Department was informed to day
oil the death III Paris on August 30. of
Lieut.. Col. Edmond Butler, United
States Army, retired, late of the Seven.
teenth infantry.
Col. Butler was born in Ireland md
appointed to the army from New York
III 1861 as Second Lieutenant of tho
Fifth infnutry. He served throurn ths
late war aud obtained the rank OF Cap
tain before its conclusion.
No debt statement was issued from
the Treasury to day, au error IN cal.
culation having prevented balance
being strnck.
Such errors have frequently occurred
and usually the difference in balnucinp
IL only few cents, which is more dll
iicult to find than il it was an error of
$1,000 or 81 900, 600.
few minutes before o'clock the
error III the Treasurur's cash was dis
covered and balance was struck. The
error was trivial ono OF a few cents
only, but 1t was discovered too late to
permit the debt statement to be issued
TO day.
ihc lfeHSuty Daihnce, as shown in
10 morrow,s debt statement, will be
SlSi, O39, ljG, of which 500, 329, S37 i
gold.
Withdrawals of 81, 100, 600 in gold for
export 10 Europe were reported by
Assistant treasurer Jordan late thus
alternoon. Unofficial ndvices rppott
-, O00, 900 III gold deposited by the
synd cate to day. This makes the gold
,ti Il
deposits accounted for, nj Slul, ,229, S37,
Secretary Carlisle. owing to the alb
sence Of his assistant secretaries ON VA
cntion, finds that lie will not be able to
attend the sound money convention
called to meet i'll Lincoln, Neb., next
Ihursdny (Which Ii designated by the
silver men "the boiling cunycutlon").
In lieu OF the address which he had
been asked to deliver on the occasion
he is now wiring letter to the com
mitiee which extended tho invitation,
III Which ho gives expression to his
views on the sound money question,
a report recoiyed at the Marine Hos.
plthl service thls morning shows there
were III japan between january |,
1873. aud July 18th of this year, 1901
cases of cholera and l,SO4 deutls. In
1879 and 1856, the diseases assumed
the most violent form, there being
lG2. .637 cases and IOJ. .766 deaths III
1879 and l55,923 cnses and los, IO9
deaths III 1856. These figures are
taken from the reports OF the secre
taries of the provincial governors.
The weekly weather crop bulletin
issued by the Weather Bureau Ia as
follows:
North Carolina temperature above
normal; rainfall deficient, sunshine
making very favorable week;
cotton improved, 1t IL opening now
and picking Will begin next week.
Texas showers over the greater Dor
tion oil the State have improved late
cotton and top crop, but III some local
Ities damaged early cotton; picking
continues slowly.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
BURGLARS WE'RE SUCCESSFUL.
They Relieve Messrs. Mortimer and
Eustis of $4,000 Worth of Silver.

Ivy ''ShCNS WtCSSIS. anu
Eustis of $4,000 Worth of Silver.
BY Southern Associated Prass
BEVERLY, Mass, Sep.e,n Der 3.-One
OF the most daring and successful burg
laries that has ever happened IN
Beverly took place yesterday morning
between the hours OF and o. III. The
scene of the event was at Beverly Cove
and the losers are Stanley Mortimer
aud w. G. aud George L. Eus,is, sous
of Ambassador Eusts. The burglars
made rich haul, securing SIS, 900
worth of the finest gold aud silver
plate.
The families bad intended moving to
Boston to-day, and the plate was pack
I'd IN email boxes rendy for removal
The circumstances seem to show at
least the connivRnce of some person
familiar with the premises. A servant
girl states that she saw small boat
lying off tho shore. and some men en.
ter IT with two boxes. 1t was broad
daylight ut the time, and the men did
not appear to be in hurry. On ac.
count of the absence of the owners a
list aud description of the missing
plate cannot be secured at present.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
Another 500, 900 viii.
By Southern Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. O., September 3.-The
Goldshoro Cotton Mill Company was
Orgenized at Goldsboro to day with
Sou, 900 paid up capital and power to
sncrease 1t to $500, 00C. 1t buys the
Old cotton null there aud will put III
new spa mug machinery and enlarge
She mill. H.nry WE'LL was elected
president.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
sevcra, pa,.om. were K,ii,a.


BERLIN. September 3.-During the
illuminati0ns at Br.slau in honor of
Sedan day yesterday, "A grenade shell
supposed to be empty, exploded with
great violence, killing esYeral persons
aud iniuriag four.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
AZ olmc. Keep. nobb,na zip >eren \,


PHILADELPHIA. September 3.-The
supposed body of Benjamin listzel,
whom b. Ii. Holmes is alleged to have
murdered, and which was oxhmncd in
the Mechanics Cemetery last Saturday
and decapitsted Ior the purpose of Ell
deavorieg to identify the remains by
means OF PletZels teeth. wus again dis.
Inferred to day 10y the coroner's physi-
rians. "A bone was taken from leg of
the decomposed corpse. but for what
purpose could not be learned. The
body was then reinterred,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
c. and o. Train Strikes Wagon, In
turing One of its Occupants.
Special Dispatch to the virg man.

Juring One OF It's Occupants.
Special Dispatch to the Virg nian.
HAMPTON. Va, September 3. The
Chesapeake aud OHIO down train, at
ll:3U tins morning, struck covered
wagon that was crossing the track near
the Back River road, In which were
Robert Hulston anu David Roulteu.
Holston was seriously injured about
Routten escaped injury. The wagon
was smashed aud the horse killed IN
stuntly.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
lady Deiegales sppointcd.
BY Southern Associate / Prs.,.

HARRIsBURG, Pa, September g.
The Governor has appointed Mrs.
Lewis x. Lodge. OF Media, O member
OF the Atlanta Exposition Ladies' Aux.
liary, and Mrs. Il. T.. Starr, of Philn.
deiphia, delegate to the Farmers UoL.
gress at Atlanta.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
erroneous Impression Corrected.
Bv Southern Associate Press.

PHILADELPHIA. September g.
MeSsrs. Mccormick ~ Henderson,
counsel for George W. Henderson, re.
celver of the Knoxville CTenn.) Elec.
trio Railway Company. writes that the
reports sent ont from Philadelphia and
published in the newspapers on August
"a, In reference to II suit filed in tie
United States Circuit Court. Philsdel-
phia, by George W. Henderson, re.
ceiver of the Knoxville Electric Ruil.
way Company against the Union Trust
Company, Philadelphia, created an uu
Just and erroneous impression coucern-
ing MIR. William q. McAdoo, former
president of the company. The publ
cation implies that McAdoo was guilty
OF some immoral act touching some
shares of the company. This is incor-
rect. The recovery sought from the
Union Trust Company il based upon
purely legal grounds. in no way re
hecting on Mr.. MoAdoo's good name.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04

a light weight overcont Is a necessity
ut tho soashore and mountains. Our
Covert overcoat is Just The coat you
want. NICHOLS ~ Wallace,
60 Main street.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
Burruss. Son & Co.,
BAN KERS

Commercial and other business paper dis-
counted.
Loans negotiated ON favorable terms.
city Bonds and other securities boughs
and sold.
Deposits received AMI accounts invited.
Interest allowed on time deposits.
Safe Deposit boxes for rent Charges
moderate.
Draw Bills OF Exchange ami make cabls
transfers to Europe.
OF the world. ool1
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04

Iced Coffee simply delIcious) at
Mnc's. Try it. and you will drink
netting else this warm weather.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04

The moon was in total eclipse about
II O'Clock last night.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04

Newest Discovery''-Ext. teeth; no
pain. MY. D. Rooms, 1O2 Main.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07

Feadaoha bad Get Miles / ala PillA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
ARMY NEWS.

REPORTED SPECIALLY FOR THE LIGHT.
Privates human and McHone
are relieved from duty in the
quartermaster's department and
Privates Champlain and Looley,
Company B, 18th Infantry, de-
tailed in their stead.
The Army and Navy union gar
rison at this post will install their
new officers next week at which
time they will give a grand ball at
Muth's Pavilion.
There will be an open air concert
on the lower parade grounds, this
evening at p. m. and on Thursday
at the same time weather permit
ting.
A cavalry man says, referring
to the article Of an infantry man,
who has a sch eme for an easy and
cheap method of increasing the
army, everybody, except possibly
the infantry man referred to, knows
that this country has an army Of
$4,000 trans-infantry, while its
cavalry, all told, numbers but g.
900. A proportion of | to q does
not seem excessive when Sherman,
in his seward march, had cavalry
in the ratio Of to ID, and the Ger
mans, on entering France in 1870,
used it in the proportion of to s..
Cavalry "cOmes high" Of course,
but poorly trained cavalry when
most needed comes much higher
than the kind we now have, so
that, even taking into consideration
the saving on "horse shoe nails"
it is believed that our Infantry
brethren would think thrice before
seriously suggesting an absorption
of all but l,5OO of us.
The president has nominated
Colonel G. Normal Lever, assist
ant Judge advocate general, to be
judge advocate general with the
rank Of brigadier general.
1t is expected that the 90 years
retirement bill now before Con-
gress will be acted upon this week.
A canvass of the garrison has re-
vealed the fact that a majority of
the members are total abstainers
from alcoholic beverages.
Feadaoha bad Get Miles ala PillA
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
"LadY Windermere's Fan"

San Antonio has had the exquis-
lite delight Of seeing Oscar Wilde's
great satire Lady Windermere's
Fam" presented in dramatized
form on the stage of the Grand
Opera house by good company of
players and all but a very few
cities express themselves as we'll
pleased.
The play is written in a super
satirical vein, very pleasing, but
full Of words. So full Of words, in
fact, that each and every memb Der
OF the company found it very diff
cult to prevent the habitual dron-
ing they, are liable to fall into in
reading their lines, and in which
several OF them failed, notably
Miss Giloray, as Lady Winder.
mere" and Chas. Jehlinger, as
"Lord Darlington"
Miss Oliver, as "Mrs. Erlynne."
Leona Clarke, as "The Duchess
and Mrs. Cowper-Cowper sustained
their roles very we'll.
Mr.. Clifford Leigh as Cecil
Graham" carried his fine speaking
part in good style, while Robert
Jenkins, s"Lord Lortor," squeezed
in what little comedy the author
permitted, in an acceptable man.
ner.
As a play the piece is too dull
and artificial as a company, Mr.
Frohman's did the best they could
with such handicap.
Pauline Halls opera company
in "Dorcas," is the next attraction
for one night, on Thursday.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
THE ARMY STRIKER.

Twas way late in the morning when the
sergeant passed the word.
That inspection would be mounted, and
such swearing then was heard.
As the day was hot as blazes: we had it
all down pat
That we'd do the job with carbines, and
in the shade at that
But the "old man" was aggressive, the
troop was getting CAV:
What with missing CHECK" and STABLES"
the devil was to pay.
What with Sweeney drinking whiskev
aud ClouSer drinking beer,
The top was at his end and the captain
ION his ear"
Such rushing and such pushing to get the
saddles clean.
Such growing and such bowling only
once a week is seen.
'Spud' Murphy lost his saddle dope, =
he blamed the thing on Rice,
When Billy plugged him in the mug and
put him upon ice.
| was striking for the 'old man." what
the world could do;
Who would help an poor dog robber,"
me kit was dirty, too.
But | hit upon racket. IL makes me
chuCkle now
They excused" me from inspection for to
milk the Captains COW.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
Police Court.

Officer Foster had a hard fight
last night about eleven o'clock in
front of Gotthardt's saloon on n {.
Flores and Belvin streets, in max
ing the arrest OF Ed Fest, for being
drunk and disorderly. Ed resisted
arrest and his brother Henry COM
ing to his assistance, attacked the
officer with knife, cutting him on
the hand, and also biting his thumb
and the fieshy part OF his hand.
The officer called for assistance and
fought the men with his gun as a
club, until Officer Peterson came
up in the patrol wagon and the
two men were arrested. Ed Fest
was fined So by the recorder and
Henry $40 this morning.
Jesus Cassiano, who had the
rumpus in the city hall lobby with
Policeman Kieron, Saturday, was
tried this morning by the recorder
and the case was dismissed.
Frank Young, a stranger, has
been jailed as suspicious charac-
ter.
John Swain, the colored porter,
who was arrested on suspicion of
having robbed Cora Singleton's
house, was discharged by the re-
corder this morning.
The recorder had a docket of 81
cases this morning.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
LIGHT FLASHES.

Mr.. c. d. Iugraham returned to-
day form a business trip to Laredo,
John Woods, the banker OF Del
Rio, is at the Maverick.
DIR. f. T. Cook and wife and
child, Of Houston, are at the Men,
ger.
William T. Eichholtz, editor of
the Texas Rundschau, OF Cuero, is
at the Mahncke.
Judge J. B. Dibrell, of Seguin, is
in the city and quartered at the
Mahncke.
Messrs. Maurer and Simpson
have been awarded the contract
for building the new Beethoven
Maenerchor hall, for the sum Of
24,97O.
-Hammefahr's great Libby
Glass Works, from the Worlds
fair, will remain in the city on ex-
hibition at 5l5 E. Hou ston st.
176t
There will be a matinee Satu r
day afternoon, Jan. II, for all
school children at the Libby Glass
works, 5l5 f. Houston street.
176t
"A number Of orphan children
in the Santa Rosa hospital are
afflicted with sore eyes. DR.. Boyd
performed operations on the eyes
NJ two oh l6rpn today
Jesus Lugan, aged "a years,
who lived with his brother on the
Blanco road, died of consumption
last Friday. Justice Jones held
the inquest Saturday afternoon.
J. Fl. Brayton, w. w. Bird and
George Brainard, Of Kankakee,
ILL.,, are in the city and stopping
at the Maverick. 4.
Saturday night last Officer
Bond found horse ard wagon on
the corner of Rusk and North
streets, which seemed TO have been
a runaway. The driver was no.
where to be found.
An electric clock has been
placed at the Houston street termi-
nal of the West End street railway
for the benefit OF passengers going
to this popular suburb.
"A man drove a horse yesterday
until it broke down on East Com
merce street. He then left the
animal in ! helpless condition.
Ernst Rische has begun suit
against the Gymnastic Association
OF San Antonio in the Thirty.sev-
enth District court.
"A number of gamblers who
are here from Galveston. intend to
open policy shop in San Antonio,
but 1t is hardly believed they will
be allowed by the aut horities.
Yesterday was celebrated in
the Catholic churches as the feast
Of the Epiphany, the close Of adj
vent and known in the old English
calendar as Twelfth day. 1t is the
cOmmemoration of Christ NANTES.
tation OF the gentiles represented
by the three wise men of the east
who We're guided to him by the
star Of Bethlehem.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
Mr.. Kaltenbach,s Visit

Mr.. NJ. Kaltenbach, owner of the
Ocean View vineyard at Corpus
Christi, arrived in the city from
Austin yesterday and is quartered
at the MahnCke. He says the
country around Corpus Christi is
very dry and unless it rains in a
few days the grape crop will be
seriously affected. Grape shipping,
he says, will commence about June
90. Mr.. Kaltenbach came to Texas
from California about eight years
ago and is an experienced horticul-
turist. He has been to Austin to
attend to the vineyard Of Colonel
Il. p. Robinson on the banks of the
Colorado, which he started about
two years ago.
Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
WSrId's FalT Highest Award
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
A Case Of Abduction.
:. SCHULTZ,
los w. Commerce St

The attention OF the LIGHT has
been called to the rascality of two
certain individuals in San Antonio,
one Of whom is doctor. 1t is said
they have abducted girl from her
home in Gonzales and are keeping
her here. Her father was here yes
terday, and tried to persuade her to
return home, but his efforts proved
fruitless. The case is being investi-
gated.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
Unemployed Labor Display.

The carpenters and brickmasons
and workingmen in general are
talking Of preparing a big process
sion to show the administration
and public in general how many
unemployed citizens and strangers
are in the city, anxiously wait
ing for work OF any honorable
kind.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-07
Licensed to Wed.

The county clerk has issued
marriage licenses as follows:
b. ID. WelCh and Mittie Hams.
worth.
Emil SCherer and Annie B.
Mockert.
Cecilio Garcia and Martina Ar
roys.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14

dent I would have gone to the Ozark
Mountains in few days. l shall never
know whether the story heard from the
dying man in the Arkansas swamps was
true or false. l have repeated the tale as it
came to me, and now to swear to my state
ment'
"The mangled stranger then had the
notary attest his oath, and gave me the
statement and the maps. The man died,
and had his remains buried in lansing
Then resolved to come to Springfield and
look for the silver mine. perhaps would
never have thought of coming to Missouri
if had not heard the strange story. l was
in this town within few months after
getting possession of the secret, and be-
gan at once to hunt for the mine. fol-
lowed the directions given by the Spaniard
in explaining the maps, and went from the
southwest corner of the public square into
the country hunted for the rock with
the three turkey tracks, but could not find
it. Then began to inquire Of the farmers
in that settlement and found ,urh a stone
bearing similar carvings, had l. en- used in
wallng well in the neighholhood. The
turkey tracks had been noticed by several
workmcn when the stone was taken up.
From the spot where the rock was taken up
followed the map and found the stump Of
the tree The oak had been cut down
several years before, and the stump was
much decayed. Two of the landmarks
named in the story and indicated on the
map had now been found, and confidently
hunted for the last rock with the three
arrows. This | failed to discover, nor
could ! ever find any trace of a cave,
though the nature of the country fitted
very accurately the description of the region
spent much time and money in trying to
locate this lost silver mine, and still have
faith in the statement which the dying
sailor told me in Michigan. can't under
stand why man should tell falsehood
under such serious circumstances, when he
could gain nothing whatever by making a
statement of this kind. Then found such
indsputable confirmation of the story in
the discoveries made in the locality where
hunted for the mine. These physical
proofs Of the Spaniard's statement and ver-
iticaton of the map could not be mere coin
cdences, l think. believe the old silver
mine is near Springfield. l shall still hunt
for it. | have both of the maps, and l
have shown the outside one to several
peraons. | have a partner in the search for
the wealth who is one of the leading bust
ness men of Springfield. He wouldn't take
any small sum of money for the chance of
finding the silver
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14
Our Great Collection of Fall
and Winter Goods for lSo5=o6

Y s almost complete We daily in communication with
mill and their agents. and wherever the ready cash
will desirable lot of goods, and real merit proven
beyond doubt somehow they tumbed in
ard if there vacant place for them pile them up and
top out another lot with them bought in the way And
this closecu management the little things well the
big applies to all work Our $40 and SIP Suits have
become popular and the demand has been much
greater than expected that have found necessary
increase help to insure prompt delivery 1t would
these suits to their credit will say nothing, the
suits talking for every day all the county,
ReadyMade Trousers hand, all Sizes from ST. so up
These all our own good make of heavy awool goods
OVERCOATS Our is real this season
All the advantages of ready cash backed by fall
experience in making and trimming has been given to these
coats They are ready to put on High grade goods are
pay You easily s. pair of trousers
IS suit This store is open to you from to
p.
IOAM EP A I'D
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14
Quick Trains for the Atlanta Exposition,
Over the Southern Railway.


The Southern Railway inaugurated its win
ter schedules Sunday, October 6, 1895, and in
addition to its regular double daily limited
train. known as the Exposition Flyer"
leaving New York at HOO a. M, daily, Phila-
delphia 1.12 p. m, Baltimore 315 p. M,
Washington 4.39 p. M, arriving ut Atlanta
next day 1920 a. M, central time, carrying
Pullman sleepers and vestibuled day coaches.
The United States EAST Mall leaving
Washington at Ills a. M, with through
Pullman sleepers and day coaches. daily, and
the ''Vestibuled Limited" at 1913 p. M,
composed Of vestibuled sleepers and day
coaches, with dining car service are continued
in service, and arrive at Atlanta next day at
$40 a. m. and $3.50 P. m. respectively, central
time.
The Southern Railway is the only line
operating solid trains from Washington to
Atlanta over its own tracks. and the only
road entering the Exposition Grounds. Time
from Washington, only Is hours. Low excur-
sion rates on sale daily from all coupon
ticket offices. Those sold on Tuesdays and
Thursdays Of each week. however, are lower
than other days and limit Of tickets cores
pondingly shorter. Sufficient time is allowed
however, on the lower rate tickets to spend a
a week at the Exposition.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14
CHE THAT WORKS EASILY WORKS SUCCESS
FULLY" IT'S VERY EASY TO
CLEAN HOUSE WITH
SAPOLIO

81 think it is a mighty good thing for
you that the copyright law does not apply
to jokes, as said the man who likes to
think he s sarcastic.
Wouldn't bother me any if it did, re-
piled the eminent after-dinner orator "a
copyright only runs about 40 years-Cinci-
natti Enquirer.