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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
PRoPosALs FOR srrppI1ns ro1

PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES FOR
-. 1890. Sealed proposals, endorsed Pro- roe
i NSsSrfo,k' w, Va to be oIened September i.
counts. Navy Department washington.
i y; c.. until IL o'clock noon. September j.
1876, and publicly opened .nnmedint elv
thersafterr, TO furnish. at the Maynard.
Motrfoik. Va. quantity of juniper shores.
NIT MIN pine stage plank and yellow pine
standard ana pass the usual naval inspec-
tion. Blank proposals will be furnished
Norfolk; Va. TIE bids, ali things helm.
equal. decided by lot The Department
reserves the right to waive defects or TO
geous to the Government. EDWfN
STEWART. Paymaster-GeneraI u. g. N.
aulG-su.w,2w ~ ~.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
Nervous Prostitution
Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine.

Prolonged arrangement OF tho nervous
system not only affects the brain and men,
tai powers, but develops disease in some of
the vital organs. The most dangerous OF
these indirect results is when the heart is
affected. This was the case OF the Rev. N.
+. Surface, Fawn River. Mich, who writes
under date OF Feb "A, 1895:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
BERKELEY SCHOOL
For Boys and Girls,

who VIII receive instruction from Mrs. e.
m =, D}REW SESsi 81 Liberty street. Com
and made known upon application 10 the
above residence aui7-t,I. til. sa 1T
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
NEWPORT news MILITARY academy.
Norfolk College for Young Ladies.

Next session begins SEPTEMBER 30,
1886. The courses of study are thorough
and practical. including English Mathe-
mates, the Languages. Science, Art,
Music. Elocution: all taught by competent
instructors Primary and intermediate
college grades.
Charges as low as can be afforded for
the advantages given. Catalogues may
be had ut book stores or ut the college.
jy22w. f.sutoOct1
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q. r. ROwDEN,
CHARLES SHARP,
Suecial Mastarc

Z NihiUE O" A DEED OF TRUST
executed by James Branch to me. n,
l, ustse; ana by uirection or the party SO.
e" "9rsd' Il, shall offer for sale at the landing
sust, 1895, the Bug Eye Schooner r AVON
With all appnrtenances. to satisfy sait
" o Isl; IN, JAS. c. WISE,
-NuiO-iVt Trustee.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19
Southwest Virginia Institute
FOR YOUHS WOMEN AND GIRLS,

The most complete and best equipped
school Tor young women in the South. 222
pupils In attendance. Session just closed.
Write for Illustrated catalogue TO
..oe SAMUEL d. JONES. Priest,
1e2S-su, w, f-28t-w10t Bristol. Vn.-Tenn.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-19

For THOROUGH INSTRUCTION AND
home training in morals and manners,
send your boy to HOGE ACADEMY.
Blackstone. Va. Healthy location, excel
lent equipment. No bar rooms in town
Session begins September 9Th Send for
catalogue. s. G. ANSPACH, a. b., wash
ington and Lee University. Principal: r.
RANDOLPH JONES. A. NJ, (Hampden-
Sidney Collegc) HAMPDEN WILSON.
university of Virginla.) au14-w, su, Few
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
A TEXAS ROMANCE.
Vendetta of the Duke With the
Scene Laid In Venice and Houston

Over the scene hangs a deep star
studded sky.
1t is midnight in Venice.
On the balcony of a magnificent ducal
palace on the waters of the Adriatic sits
the Countess Ginccioli BY her side is
Pete Skidmore. the talented young Amer
lean painter. The brilliant but soft light
of an Italian moon floods the marble
steps of the palace and the crystal sea
where shadowy gondolas wind in and out
like the may figures in some half-re-
menbered dream.
do you love me?" asks the countess,
in low, overripe tones.
easy" says Pete, kissing her jeweled
hand.
As he speaks a black gondola glides
past. and something is thrown and falls
at the feet of the countess.
"Corpo di Baccho!' she exclaims. at
is a vendettaY'
The gondola glides past again and some
one in it Kisses some words in Italian
through his clenched teeth.
That must be a steamboat" says Pete,
"and the escape valve is out of order"
sit is the Duke Rivoli," says the coun-
tess HE loves me to distraction. You
must fly
"He has declared vendetta"
Whats that? Anything like divi-
dend?'
DO not jest. FIy, oh. fly. ere it is too
late. One kiss and then farewell"
AS Pete Skdmore kisses the countess
another prolonged kissing sound comes
from the gondola Pete looks IN al the
summit of Mount Vesuvius in the dis
tance.
sSounds like we were going to have an
other eruption" he mutters to himself.
Pete then puts on his shoes and goes
back to the palace where he boards.
II.
1t was twenty minutes to o'clock in
Pete skidmore had finished his art
studies in Venice and has returned to
Houston. He has arisen early, and. to
oblige an old friend, is painting barn a
dark red color for "a, one-half in adj
vance.
He often signs when he thinks of Ven
ice and the dark, languishing eyes of the
Countess Ginccioli and through his head
runs the refrain of song she used to
s'Barcipa setta mup canon me-"
Suddenly the ladder is ierked from I'M
der him, and he falls into a bucket of
red paint.
He colors quickly and rises to his feet.
The Duke Di Rivoli stands before him.
"Zis ees re vendetta to re deathl" hiss
es the duke between his clenched teeth.
81 have come to keel you"
what for?" asks Pete
"R-r-r-r-r-evengeI" SAYS the duke.
For what?" asks Pete.
81 married re countessi'
Ill.
Moonlight on the Adriatic.
The Duchess Di Rivon, nee Ginccioli,
waits upon the balcony. A gondola glides
to the steps and the Duke Di Rivoli
springs out.
The duchess hastens to meet him.
Ibid YOU kill him." she whispers.
ST did not
WHAT Did you fail in your mission?
Is it possible that Rivoli could declare
a vendetta and then let it go to pro-
test?"
''Peace. Flametta,'' says the duke; at
do not deserve your reDroaches."
what did you do to him?"
81 left him running a weekly newspa-
per in Texas
The duchess sinks down. covers her
face with her hands and shudders VIC
lently.
sOh, Luigi she sobs, revenge is all
right, but was there any need TO be so
inhumanl You should have killed him. =
Houston Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

but when the crimson is mud or the
path is a thicket, which at any moment
may blaze up with a volley. 1t ism
half so nice to think about. The fight
ing is the least disagreeable thing
about war and the glory is won at an
amazingly high price
L wouldn't stand guard, asserted
the reporter. Il would be an officer
and have somebody else do the guard
ing"
well, I didn't begin my soldier ca
reer that way said the officer :
was private and not yet 20, and the
amount of guard duty l did seemed 10
me to be enough to protect all the
armies in the field. Let me tell you
story of how 1 did it one night. IL
was a dark and dismal time down on
the Potomac, and we had been wadlnS
around in the mud and cold until the
heart was entirely taken out of US
We had moved forward and were eX-
pecting an attack of the enemy at any
time. Under such extraordinary CIR
cumstanees sentinels are given extra
orders to be watchful, and for guard
to sleep on his post means death at
daylight, sure.
II had been placed in an exposed
condition, and my orders were very
strict indeed My beat lay across
gorges, and I had a monopoly of 1t
and was entirely alone, but L had
good command of the ground in front
of me. and with ordinary care no en-
envy could approach without pelns
seen. I knew that much depended on
nv vigilance and I knew that II pc
trayed my trust death would be my
portion at daylight, but L was only
boy and so dead tired that L could
hardly stand up. L went on duty,
though, like man, and Slooo 1t Ioi
I don't know how long.
But boy nature can't stand every
thing, and 1 was ruGely aroused from
beautiful dream of home by a violent
shaking and the hoarse whispers and
curses of the officer of the guard. In
a minute | knew what had happened
and there flashed through my mind d
picture of blindfolded soldier sitting
on his coffin with a firing party stand
ing in front of him. 1 got to my feet
by the help of jerk or two by the
officer and then l expected more abuse
and got it and kept on getting it until
I got back to the officers tent. For
tunately I kept my mouth shut until
we reached the light of the tent.
There the officer got a good look at
me and discovered that 1 was covered
with blood. So did 1, much to my sur
prise, but felt that on the instant that
1 was saved, for the officer asked what
the blood meant, and l told him l
must have burst a small blood vessel
and fallen in a faint on my beat. [
was scared so badly that 1 was sick
and 1 didn't have to argue long 10
prove my case, notwithstanding the
very serious results that might have
followed my dereliction of duty. I had
n
for a long time, and an offense that
was punishable by death actually
turned out to be a fine snap for me,
which, as a boy, rather enjoyed"
But the blood?" inquired the writer.
Simply a case of nose bleed, to
which two or three years before had
been subject. L presume my weakened
condition brought it back again, but
why it should have resumed operations
at such an opportune time L cannot
say. L can say, though, that 1 never
slept at my post again., and the officer
chuckled to think of his narrow es-
cape.-Washingto tSar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The senate
programme for next week is, first, to
take up the river and harbor bill, and
when that is disposed of, to follow
with the bill making appropriations for
the District of Columbia.
Opinions differ very widely as to the
time the river and harbor bill will con-
sumo, but no estimates place it at less
than two or three days. Whether it
shall go on longer, will depend upon
the political temper of the sena te. If
as is not improbable, something should
be said 10 open up political debate
similar to that of last week, there is
no telling to what length the discus
sion may be drawn out. The managers
Will make strenuous effort to keep
politics and several financial questions
in the background and to hold the dis
cuSSlon down to the merits of the bill.
This may be accomplished by a
promise of an opportunity to discuss
thePeffer bond resolution or some other
political question before final adjourn
ment.
The principal subject Of debate in
connection with the bill itself is the
amendments suggested by the COM
mittee on commerce providing for the
expenditure of So, 000 900 for the i'm
provement of the harbor at Santa
Monica, Cal Senator White of that
state will offer an amendment making
the appropriation dependent upon the
recommendation of a committee of
engineers which he will propose and in
case this amendment is lost will make
an effort to defeat the entire PROPOSE
ton. He will be supported by five or
six members of the committee on COM
merce, especially by Senator Berry
They will make an effort to show that
the appropriation has been provided
for at the instance of the Southern Pa
cific railroad and it is not improbable
that there may be foretaste of the
Pacific railroad discussion in this con-
nection. There will be an effort dur
ing the week on the part of the Re-
publican senators to agree on an order
Of business for the remainder OF the
session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
GREAT OBSERVATORY.
1t VIII be Built After the Style of
Pullman.

CHICAGO, May 3-Sixty thousand
dollars has been expended on the con-
struction and equipment of a great OBJ
servatory and number of years of the
valuable time of two noted astrono-
mers and their assistants will be de-
voted to what is expected to prove the
most important astronomical eXpedi-
ton Of the century. Percival Lowell of
Boston has built the observatory and
great telescope and will be one of the
two principal scientific workers on the
expedition. DR.. T. J. See of the Uni
versity Of Chicago will be the other.
Both are scientists of renown. Their
operarrons will begin in July from the
movable observatory to be erected on
the lofty Mexican plateau near the
City of Mexico, and win probably be
continued in 1898 somewhere down in
Peru. The objects of the expedition
are twofold. Mr.. Lowell will studuy
the planet Mars in a systematical way
that has seldom been pursued, and DR..
See will search the southern heavens
for double stars, in the hope of doing
there what Burnham of Chicago has
done for the northern skies.
The observatory will have one of the
most powerful telescopes in the world,
second only to the Lick, and the yet
unmounted Yerkes instruments, the
most powerful in the country.
The twenty-four inch lens has just
been finished by Alvin Clarke, the tel
escope maker of Cambridgeport, Mass,
and in the tests it was shown to be
superior TO the twenty-six inch glass
at the naval observatory in Washing
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
REPORTS UNTRUE.
FILIBUSTERERS HAVE NOT BEEN
EXECUTED.
Spanish Government Has Declined
the Pope's Mediation in Cuban At
fairs-Young American in a Bad
Fix.

HAVANA May 3.-Reports of the eX-
ecution of the members Of the crew of
the schooner Competitor, captured as a
ilibusterer, are untrue. Admiral Ma
varro, who must conduct the trial, is
still absent from here. The guerrilla
captain, Peral, with three sections of
the cavalry of Pizarro, left Mariana,
Havana province, TO pursue the insur-
gents. He met a body of them, largely
superior in numbers, near Managua,
and promptly charged them. After a
fight they were dispersed, leaving sew
enteen killed. The troops had one
killed and eleven wounded.
Basilio Lassa, an insurgent incendi-
airy, will be shot tomorrow.
General Bernal has been summarily
relieved of his command and ordered
to report at Havana. Presumably this
is due TO the fact that General Bernal
and column were not on hand to cope
with General Inclan in his engagement
with Maceo at Carajicaras.
In the last engagement of Colonels
Tort and TejeriZo, at the plantation of
Luisa, near Guines, it is reported that
the insurgents lost eighty killed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

Loa, 5000 feet above Kilauea and over
$4,000 above the sea level, became sud-
denly active on the morning Of the 23rd
inst. This is the first disturbance in
MakUaweoweo since 1886 These mani
festations in the past have been the
most destructive of any on the big
island From all of them lava flows
have resulted.
The first of great Importance of
which there is any record, occurred in
1S45. In 1855 there was a tremendous
lava flow that came within six miles
of Hilo. There were other flows in
1856, SO, '6S, 80 and So The one of
1S80-S1 lasted nine months, an I'M
usual length Of time and came within
half a mile of the Hilo town, ceasing
after all had prepared to move
This government has decided not to
allow any more than 700 immigrants to
be landed at the port of Honolulu or
any other port in the Hawaiian islands
at any one time
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
FIRST THINGS.

Modern needles came into use in 1915
The first almanac was printed in 1850
Postoffices were established in 1854
The first watches were made at Nu-
remburg, Germany, in 1477.
The first printing press is claimed for
Copenhagen in 1888
The first English newspaper was pub
lished in 1888.
The first copper cent was coined in
New Haven in 1887
The first steam engine in America
came from England in 1853.
Omnibusses were introduced in New
York City in 1880.
Glass windows were first used in
England in the eighteenth century.
The first American newspaper was
published in Boston in 1890
The first Geographic instrument was
operated by Morse in 1895.
George Washington was first in war
and first in peace.
The first railroad in the United States
was operated in 1920.
The first iron steamship was built in
1890
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
In a Bad Fix.

CHICAGO, May 3.-Owen Melton, one
of the fiifbustering expedition to Cuba
on the schooner Competitor, captured
by the Spanish and who is likely to be
shot within forty-eight hours unless
Consul General Williams interferes, is
a western man. Melton is only %
years old and his home is at an OBJ
scure town in Kansas, seven miles
from railroad. There his parents live
and they are in ignorance of his where
abouts and danger.
C. N. Taylor of this city returned
from Key West, Fla, recently. While
there he knew Melton
Melton said Mr. Taylor today, lis
a graduate of a normal school in Kan
sas. He told the name of the little
place, far from a railroad, where his
parents reside, but have forgotten the
name. He was of an adventurous dis
position and he did not like the idea of
school teaching. So he started for Key
West with the thought of crossing to
Cuba and helping the insurgents
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

the present prohibitive prices has tenn
pcrarily ceased Home railway secur-
tiles, after a sharp decline on the Pre-
toria news. were again advanced on
favorable traffic reports. Italian and
Spanish securities were firm. South
Americans were strong on the settle
ment OF the Argentine-Chili dispute.
Mines soon recovered from the fall
caused by the Pretoria news. The con-
dition of the market appears to be that
the favorable news, such as the grant
ing of even a part of the Uitlanders'
demands by the Transvaal government,
will produce a sharp advance. Grand
Trunks were weak on the bad traffic re-
turns and Americans were adversely
affected by the threa tened gold ship
ments. But a better feeling prevails
regarding the financial situation in the
United States. Except for fall of 2
in Atchison preferred. the changes for
the week We're only fractional, but were
generally downward
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
CuBA,s NATrpyAL HYMN.

The Cubans have found their Mar
seillaise." 1t is called 1.-THE Bayames
Hymn" and this account of its origin is
given:
In the last wharf.-the ten years war
o ore eg b ~, DaSan,4 was 10 nave Deen
pie were aware of the approach of the
enemy, and, as the Russians did at
Moscow. they burned the city, leaving
nothing but its smouldering ruins to
exhibit their hatred and horror of the
invaders. To this day Bayamo of the
'70's is simply monument of crumbling
walls to the patriotism of a people who
had even before that inspired the 'Baya-
mes Hymn by their deeds. It is a spir-
tied air, fully equal to most national an
thems. -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
Slept AT HIS POST.


Only an Accident Saved the Sentinel
from the Extreme Penalty.
A reporter had an army officer as a
listener and he was expatiating on the
way he would shoulder a musker and
fight, bleed and die for his beloved
country, in case there was war with
England or any other effete monarchy
on trembling throne, or words to
that effect.
Did you ever do guard duty on
nasty night in the enemy's country?"
inquired the officer
We'll, no." hesitated the reporter.
sThen don't say what you would do
until you have tried it. 1t reads nicely
in the papers, and lots of men delight
in imagining the high stepping style
that they would trot along the crimson
path that leads to glory or the grave.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
OUTSIDE THE TRUST.

A New Distillery, the Owners of
Which May Make Matters Lively.
TERRA HAUTE. Ind, May s.
George L. Woolsey, of New York, who
built here about year ago the largest
distillery in the world, which was
afterwards purchased by the American
Spirit company, has purchased ground
and will at once begin the construction
of another distillery with a capacity Of
5000 bushels. 1t is understood Woolsey
is at the head of a New York syndicate
outside of the trust that has already
made contract for placing the out
put of the plant. The new distillery
will cost over 80, 900, 600. 1t is expected
to have the plant in operation by
OzQOber 1
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04

NEW YORK, May 9.-The sullen
roar of the great falls of Niagara was
heard in this city tonight when the
electric current which is TO connect
the thunder of the falling water with
the electric show at Grand Central
palace was turned on for the first time
as a test. The test was made by the
managers c the show and was pro-
nounced a success. The sound of the
waters could be plainly heard. At the
same time, the power was put on and
every bit of machinery of the electrical
show was put in motion for a few
minutes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
DECISION POSTPONED.

PRETORIA, May 2.-(saturday.)-
The decision in regard to the prisoners
who were convicted of Iese majeste
and sentenced to fine and imprison-
ment for participation in the Johannes
burg raid, has been postponed until
next week. The improvements in the
jail have been completed. No visitors
were allowed to see the prisoners to-
day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
THE EMPEROR REPLIED
A MODEL CITY.

1t Is Expected to Prove of Inesti-
mable Benefit.
NEW YORK, May 9.-It is announc-
ed that "a company, of which NJ. H. Ar
not, president of the Chemung Canal
bank of Elmira, N. Y, a man worth
100000, 900, is treasurer, has purchased
5000 acres of land located twelve miles
from New York City, between Orange,
n. j., and Elizabeth, N. j., and that
a manufacturing plant with homes cap
able of sustaining $4,000 inhabitants.
will be constructed at once, the inten-
tion being to erect a model city in much
the same manner that Pullman, Ill,
was built.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
OYER THE EAIn.s

NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y, May s.-F.
c. Ifeine. Prussian, 50 years old, made
one of the most perilous trips this af-
ternoon that has been accomplished on
the Niagara river. In a canoe shaned
boat ten feet in length he sailed from
the milling district through the hydrau-
lie canal out into the rapids and over
to within 300 feet of Goat island and then
returned without any mishap whatever
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
JUST WHAT HIS FATEH sam.

The following amusing passage took
place between counsel and witness in a
disputed case: did your father give Won
no parting admonition?' He never gave
much away at any time" Il mean to
say, what were his last words?" They
don't consarn you" They not only
concern me, replied the barrister, Sc
verely, but they concern the whole
court" ''Oh. all right" was the reply
Father said. Don't have no trouble
when I'm gone, Jim, COS lawyers is the
biggest thieves unhung.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
JEALOUSY THE CAUSE.

IRoNToN, o., May S.-James Beals. a
stove dealer, shot and fatally wounded
his wife today. The couple had been
out walking and Immediately upon their
return home, he drew a revolver and fired
tour shots at his wife, three of them
taking effect. The deed was actuated by
Jealousy. Beals escaped, but is closely
pursued by officers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
THEosoPHIsTs yyEp

NEW YORK, May S.-Claude Falls
Wright, the Theosophist, was married
today to Miss Mary Katherine T.eolina
Leonard of Boston, who is also an en-
thusiastic member of the TheosoDhioal
society. The marriage was performed
according to the ancient Theosophical
rites to make the marriage valid and the
contracting parties were afterwards
united in wedlock by Alderman Robin
SON ~