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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
ENTERTAINMENT AT BOSTON.
a Lumber Company's Clerk Has
stolen Sf7,6f3-Speculatiou

BOSTON, MASS. January 29-since
october, 1893, Harry NJ. Fowlc, % years
OF age, of Newton Centre, has embezzied
Ni,el3 from the Sheppard & Morse Lum-
Der Company, of this city. That fact
Fowle admitted this afternoon In the
private office OF Chief-Inspector Watts.
In the presence OF that officer and u.
b. Sheppard. treasurer of the company.
Nearly all OF the cash has been obtain
cd on checks. to which Fowle admits
having forged the signature OF Mr.. Shep-
pard. This fact. the lawyer for the lum-
Der company claims. will make the banks
responsible. Many banks throughout New
England will be affected. IL Is said, as
result Of Fowles crookedness.
The charge OH which Towle was arrest
cd was that of forging the name OF H.
i. Sheppard as treasurer in the endorse
ment of "a check made out 10 the COM
pany. The check was genuine, having
been made out by the Lawrence Lumber
Company, for s5S6.51. payable TO the Shep-
pard q Morse Lumber Company. II bears
the signature of a. 5. Lampe. and is
drawn on the Lawrence National Bank
Fowle has for at least two years kept
bank-account at the Old Colony Trust
Company, and during that time has
placed TO his account there hundreds OF
checks bearing the forged endorsement
OF Mr.. Sheppard beneath the stamped
name of the Sheppard & Morse Lumber
Company.
After making his confession this af-
ternoon Fowle said that II he was al
lowed to 90 to the Boston Safe-De3osit
Company's office, where he rented a box,
he would be able 10 show lust how much
he had stolen. He was accompanied TO
that place by the Inspector. and from
his box ne took memoranda which he
had kept since he began his wrong doing,
and when the figures by months had been
footed up. IL was found that the state
ment that he had embezzled in the Vi
entity Of $4,000 was correct. OF that
amount less than 5000 was In cash.
Fowle was employed by the lumber
company as ledger-clerk. and claims that
most Of the money was used in real
estate speculatlons. lie was married a
little over year ago. He will be ar
raigned tomorrow, being held in de-
fault Of $4,000 bail.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
The Trades Council.

The Central Trades and Labor Council
held an interesting meeting Tuesday night.
and was addressed by Hon. Julian Bryant.
who explained the Joint resolution which
ne had offered in the House In reference TO
appointing a commission to investigate
the system Of convict labor. This resolu-
tion provides for the appointment OF a
committee TO investigate the letting out
TO private contractors the labor of con-
ylcts in the penal and reformatory insti-
tutions of the Commonwealth.
The council elected the following officers
for the ensuing term: President. James b..
Doherty: Vice-President. Bernard Cleary:
Recording Secretary. I. y. Dornin; Cor
responding Secretary j: Nelson WOOD;
Financial Secretary, ~. r. Murphy; Urea
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30

Official Report of Uninterrupted
Spanish Successes.

WASHINGTON. January 29-GeneraI
Pando telegrs phed the Spanish Minister
to-day that nearly all the sugar planta-
tons in the eastern half of Cuba had
resumed operations and were now making
sugar without mo,ostaton.
The official report Of General Sabas
Marin to the Spanish Minister Of War
at Madrid. a copy of which is dropped at
Washington for Minister Dupuy de Lone,
was as follows to-day:
HABANA. January 2S-Captain Con
zales Bernal with $50 volunteers and the
column Of Rabsnal defeated the bands
OF Lecret Clotilde Garcia and Tomas In
the Potrero. dsbandiEg them. The
Spanish troops had five killed; the loss
OF the enemy Is unknown.
SURPRISE OF ANIEVA.
Yesterday Lieutenant-Colonel Aldea
surprised the encampment OF the leader
Anieva. capturing arms and horses. The
loss of the enemy is unknown. our loss
was an officer slightly wounded and three
men wounded.
Major Balacio had to-day an encounter
with Beiarano's band. inhlcting heavy
losses. There remained three killed in
the hands OF the troops, among them the
rebel captain Castro. The troops also
captured many ROUNDS of cartridges, fif-
teen guns, case or medicine SADDLES,
and the camp OUTFIT. The troops had one
man seriously wounded, and two men
slightly.
THE Mayor OF san Jose de Ramos. IN
Matanzas. made to-day two prisoners. and
killed one rebel OF d group of about fifty
men.
BRUSH WITH GOMEZ.
"Najor Martinez Ia Costa, with 100 onsi-
neers and forty civil guards, mad a fight
yesterday on the Santa Lucia plantation,
province OF Habana, with the main body
OF Maxine Gomez, which attempted 10
surround him. Generals Linares and
Aldoro. with their columns. went 10 the
rescue when they heard the firing, and
fought till dawn. repulsing the enemy.
The loss Of the rebels IS not known. but
il ia believed IL Mas heavy. We had an
officer and twelve men wounded
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30

Coughing Is at once stopped by Dr.
Bulls Cough Syrup. Keep se always in
tho house.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
Had the Horse Killed.

Chief Fuller OF the Fire Department,
ordered the beautiful black horse which
belonged TO the hose-wagon OF steamer
No. g. on Laurel street, to be shot. Agent
Taylor, OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals, performed the
duty, and shot the animal In the ear the
bullet taking immediate effect. A reserve
horse was promptly supplied In place OF
the black. The horse was afflicted with
al incurable disease. and was better of
dead than alive, though from its appear
anoe nothing CT the kind would have been
supposed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
BlpcksmitIs' Union.

The Blacksmiths' Union held a very
important meeting last night at Elletts
Hall, and installed the newly-electcd off,
GERS. All of the necessary material has
been received from the headquarters OF
tho National brotherhood in Chicago. and
last night was mostly consumed in the
instruction OF the members as TO their
work. Mr. Mccullough. Of the Trades
Council. was present and assisted in the
installation OF the officers. The union
has now about forty-iiye members.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
4 cOPARTsERsHrps.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The co-partnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned. In the city ~
Richmond, Va, Is this day dissolved by
mutual consent.
Mr.. r. l.. Brown. the senior partner.
retires from the business, which will be
DAVIS and S. G. ATKINS-under the
firm name Of DAVIS & ATKINS.
All persons indebted 10 the late firm
Will make payment 10 Davis & Atkins
and all persons having claims against
me nrm VIII present them TO Davis K
Atkins for settlement.
RICHARD L. BROWN.
II. o. DAVIS
;. G ATKINS.
Richmond, Va, January 80, 1895 ia S0-st
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

PROFESSOR J. S. RAFFERTY,.
viii give VOCAL. PIANO AND ORGAN
INSTRUCTION. after most approved
methods. Address II SOUTH MORRIS
STREET, Richmond. Va. u l7-sws
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
PROPOSALS.
NOTICE no BUTCHERS.

Sealed bids will be received until
o'clock TUESDAY, February 4. 1896, for
FURNISHING THE PENITENTIARY
WITH FRESH BEEF for the ensuing
year. Blanks can be had by applying TO
B. w. LYNN,
ia 3O-lt Superintendent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30

surer. G. J. Wills; Sergeant-at-A Arms,
Harry Middleton
Many other matters were discussed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30
RESTAURANTS. &c.
THE DOWN-T,

THE DOWNTOWN GRILLM!
NOW OPEN.
THE BEST ENGLISH CHOPS, STEAKS.
ETC. AT REASONABLE PRICES.
CHARLES EUkER,
ia 25-lw Proprietor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-30

When the committee reconvened In the
afternoon Mrs. Randolph was recalled
TO the stand. and was asked number
of questions Of no special interest, though
bearing upon some phase of the investiga-
ton.
when did you first make public the
charges you now maker" she was asked.
IL can't say when"
"Was IL recently?'
II can't say"
ibid you write this information TO any
one before you wrote II TO Mr.. Bland?'
mo"
IBID you write the letter at any ones
request?"
mo"
"Why did you write it,
II thought II was right"
way didn't you write II beforc?"
81 was afraid"
"of whom"
Mr.. Bland here took witness and made
her repeat a great deal OF the testimony
she had given In the morning, 50 - to
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16

member by iingo, / remember like il
was yesterday internal handy u
cotton headed, hatchet-faceted, shirt
tail boy is around farm.
But the old lady Watson the
Watsons they have been liyin down
there in the forks of Long Creek for
years and years--she come by our
house one day last week and made me
sorry. was sorry when she come,
and sorry when she went away, and /
am sorry till yet. ] doubt mighty Sc
1ious if I could tell you what am sorry
about and who arm sorry for. But, at
any rates, / am sorry.
"a pore old broken-hearted, God-for-
saken woman, with her gray head
bowed down in sackcloth and ashes,
has come to mix her tears and share
he- sorrers with you," says Misses
Watson when. she first driv up to the
HORSEBACK, and hit rainin. Then me
and mother we went out and told the
old lady to light and come in and take
chair ard make herself at home till
the shower passed over. And she went
with us.
little Steve is gone, Rufus" she
went ON TO say between her sobs and
tears. Little Steve is dead and gone y
and with that she broke down and
turned loose and cried and cried as il
her heart was split wide open. By
this time mother she had been hit III
n soft sDoi. md the tears rolled down
her pretty cheeks as fast and free as
the rain drops from that April shower
But she braced herself up as best she
could and put her arms around the
tremblin and troubled old soul-soft
and tender like and soothin as she
could-and quoted some fanilious
Scripture and told her it would al
turn out for the best sosnewheres down
the line.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
ABSURD INDIAN NAMES.
Curious Mess the Aborigincs Make I
Their Family Nomenclature.

Curious Mess the AborigfEcS Make In
Their Family Nomenclature.
There isn't great deal of funny read
ing in the blue book which tells oil
about what everybody gets who works
Tor Uncle Sam, be his or her station
what 1t may, but there is a little. Per-
haps it seems funnier than it really is
on account Of its environments, but
it does seem trifle ridiculous TO read
in a dry-as-crust chronicle of Where
born, where appointed from, where
employed, salary the name of Grover
Yellow Boy. This distinguished name-
sake of the president is drawing wages
from Uncle Sam and has to sign the pay
sroll-or did last year, at any rate
along with another indian policeman
nasned Grover Mountain Sheep.
Political names are not common, but
they do get on the rolls. Witness, Hoke
Red Thunder. That is q direct bid for
sympathy from the great and good
secretary Of the interior. Another
name to be remembered is that of
Burchard Hayes.
Most of the first names are Anglo
= -. Il L AL X.
Ss'Son ana Ihey are 20 lne erlpe ,,o % IN sne
lnaians as u Pius' ha.suIson az 1Apoiio 3e,-
Vldefe' Iss1ilounts lhFiee Is one MIN :
isaI.le. = hae .eli' sseoiy " iioe' ,fiiea,
q little boy, came into the world and,
with the first thin, sharp squall he ut
.eleu set'lhs .le neH uuo al o,'s =
'lls ~ ~. 'a.' .i.l:. !,
ap .nls r oes ~ aat anu l a,ss : 80. .e..
'ne -. ~ - a. ~ ..' - :
n,eppsa ~ o.es - LIZ ,a.s III IT, @ t;,as 81 nna
'ii'sll %. y, 'iis lios p ~ ~ 80.
e,,7 ea ur,,a4 @ ~. ,s ~ a ,,,a,,t - en,,ho,n ~ .
~, nv nlis "a' ns .aoooa, ~. GUY ~" /. .
.ao '.-. :" 10. "ei.y -. =
.''s nian ? ~, ~ :
- ..nu ~ ilaaleo Oi'e e'''is' ~ ''ie - '''
'is1,'s na. ''@"
but now II cneapeiis al 70 .snh VI. |.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
Eicycie that Runs Alone.

Al st. Louis man claims that he has
invented bicycle that will run alene.
Upon examination, however, it is found
that it viii not do quite that, which
would be miracle, indeed. Els con-
triyaDce throws the weight of the rider
ahead of the hub or center Of the front
wheel, which weight acts as q pressure
in the direction in which it lies, This
weight, therefore, becomes q propeli.
ing force, and the rider is able to move
the bicycle mach easier and With less
energy or power. By gearing the rear
or aproeket- wheel higher, he ean gaia
from six to twelve inches ii speed With
the same force III sGch olution of the
r2Ials.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16

there all night, and their families and
friends were greatly alarmed and sent
out searching parties for them. All is
not gold that glitters even at Clearwa-
ter. At half-past one o'clock, while
was nodding in my chair, was sudden-
" awakened by the sound of voices, and
my heart bounded with gratitude and
JOY. The long suspense was over, for
had imagined many distressing things.
Twice the little girl had talked in her
sleep and sighed and said: oh.
mercy!o
MY daughter threw herself into a
chair and exclaimed: ooh, | am 81
tired and so thankful;s and another
daughter said: "Now, don't scold us
one bit, but listen to our tale of woe;
We started back at three o'clock, but
soon found our boat becalmed away out
in the gulf, and we could not move half
mile an hour. When night came we.
were five miles from home, and after we
got into the north pass we lodged on Q
sand bar and had to wait for the tide to
| rise and float us off, and the four gentles
| men then got into the little boat and
pulled at the oars with all their might
| for three hours and toWed the big boat
after them. Oh, ii was awful, and some
| Of the girls got awfuHy sea sick and fed
the fishes and lost their dinner, and we
had new pilot and lost our way; and ID
was Just awful, awful If live thou
sand years, will never go out SO far in
| tIe p11If npaip' y
/ Well. of course, did not scold them:
but I viii bet two dollars they go again
/ next week If they are invited. Already
this morning they arc boastiDg OF fwhat
a good time they had at the groupef
banks, and how they caught 81, and one
tllat Miss English caught was three feet
long, and would weigh 30 pounds. There
| is such charm about these waters, that
they cannot keep away from them.
But1 am going home to my better and
bigger half tomorrow and work in my
garden, and in hers, too, of course, for
1.-THE winter is over and gone. The time;
for the singing of birds has come, and
the voice of the turtle dove is heard in
the land" BILL ARP.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
"MENTAL STATUS" CRANK.
He Found That tho Woman's Club Was
Not All Bachelor Maids.


Not All Bachelor Maids.
It happened. once upon a time, that
a very intelligent man was asked to
speak upon a certain subject in a WON.
ans club Of high grade. He fever felt
so complimented in all his life, but,
man like, he chose to act as if it was all
ordinary, everyday affair. The day
every thing clear and scholarly. It was
justly the cause of many warm con-.
gratulations from the club women, and
d number Of them We're presented to
him. In commenting upon the occa-
sion to q party OF men g. few nights
after, the lecturer took occasion to
compliment the club women, and added
the remark that If such fine and in
tel1ectual body of women would turn
their thoughts to matrimony, family
duties and TO raising up a family, the
next generation could not fail to be
race of mental giants. This So tickled
the ears of some one present that he
could not help telling it to his wife.
$50 he takes women's clubs to be en-
tire1y composed of bachelor maids, does
hep quotdl she. He must be enlight-
ened or .hewill make a goose of himself
IN q public way"
A short time after the gentleman In
question received an invitation to q
social occasion. at the womalfs club.
AS he was widowcr, he embrs ced the
opportunity to meet SO manyffne women
with many pleased emotions. The club
house was all ablaze with light and
naerriment when ho arrived, but the
social occasion was surely a childIcn's
party. There were gay little groups
of nurses and mothers about, all very
animated, and there seemed to be a
large joke in the atmosphere somehow.
lie was greeted with great effusion and
made The guest of honor.
aI did not know the club was so much
interested in Children he ventured to
remark, after a time.
Then the explosion came.
"Oh, Mr.. D., we could not resist
the temptation of showing off 10 you
the coming mental giants These are
all the children and grandchildren OF
the club members. We are very proud
OF your kind remark"
Then the. nurses and the mental
| giants were dismissed, and the oe.
casion became the usual feast Of reason
and flow of SOUL When the guest
| felt in his overcoat pocket the next day
he found statistics which showed him
that to the II members Of the eluE
belonged 15a children, including sever
pairs of twins. 30 grandchildren and two
great randchiis.seIl. He is not bother.
ing himself at present about.t the "men-
tai status of the next generation. in
cinnati Tribune.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
So HANDY and So Peart.

He was so handy and so peart, Rufus
but you all knowed little Steve, says
she, and then it seems like she broke
out in fresh place and would jest nat
urally weep herself away. 1T never
was so late or SO soon, so hot or SO cold
but what could call on little Steve and
he was right there" she went on,
wringin her hands and roekin to and
fro. He was sich a help and comfort
and blessin to his poor old widdered
mother.
My other boy Bob--he is still with
me in the flesh. But even when he was
the right size Bob was never so peart
and handy and ready and willin as little
Steve. And then as to Bob-he has
now come up to that pint in life where
he aint ftten for nothin much but
to loafer and swell and swash around
hurin the day and go gallin every
night the good Lord sends. Ii Bob amt
man-with a few scatterin whislsers
on his face and woman on his brain, he
is fool enough to feel like one, which
amounts to the same thing with his old
mother.
'But little Steve-he was SO nimble
and SO quick, so handy and so peart,
Rufus. He could stay up later and git
up sooner, and go faster and come
quicker, and turn off more odds and
jobs in less time than any boy that
ever come to light amongst the Wat
sons. If in his love and wisdom the
good Lord had but only took Bob 7
could stand it a whole heap better.
But to see little Steve my onlyest little
Steve-put in his coffn and toted out
and hauled off and laid away to rest
it was too much for his pore old
widdered mother to bear
And with that the old lady let loose
enct more, and wept and went on at
such q tremendous rate till Ithoughtin
my soul she would faint on the spot.
But mother she made q rush for the
camphor bottle and her last years
turkey tail fan, and between the two
we brung the old soul to her senses.
"How can I forget my little Steve,
and how can ever give him up? He
was SO handy and SO peart. In summer
heat or winter cold he could git up at
the break of day and split the kindlin
and fetch in the wood and make the
fires and feed the stock, and draw the
water and tote out the slops and drive
UP the cows and rope off the calves and
churn the milk, and sweep the yard
and hoe the garden and tend to the
chickens and rock the cradle and nurse
the baby. / reckon no doubts our lit
tie Steve is better off where he is--be-
yoHd this vale of sufferin and of sin,
But he was tie apple of his pore old
widdered mothers heart, and will
never see the like Of him no more. He
was so handy. Rufus-so handy and sc
peart..
BY this time that April shower had
PASSED over. Then presently old Misses
Watson she braced up sufficient to say
yood-by and driv on back home. And
from that sad day till this blessed
hour have been rale sorry about some
Thin or other. To save my life
touldn't tell you for certain what ]
am sorry about or who 4 am sorry for
But / am sorry.
| 4 Stranger to the Lord.
In the springtiInes gentle Annie
when the dogwooa blooms are bleomin
when. you think about them oil
i Ezee. and the golden DAYS you wsni
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16

A Stranger TO the Lord.
In the springti1ne. gentle Annie,
when the dogwooa blooms are bloonin
when you think about them old
H1es. and the golden days you went
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16

Man. born of woman, is of few days
and sorry teeth. and full of fool notions.
But yesterday he was too big for his
breeches. To-day he is small potatoes
and few IN the hila with the rows six
feet wide. To-morreN the good lessti
knows what not.
Some people fiaessse1lse, and son1a
neapIe have Its. II'FFrg SasDEns.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
RUFUS SANDERS.
Two Homely Stories from the
Forks Of the Creek.
Old hIises Watson and Her "Little steves
--Jeems w. Stagger Went a-Fishin
and Got Snake Bit-Essay
On Man.
White people, do you know what it
means and how it feels to be q

country b o :,
and the only
est boy on the
place at that?
If you don't
know, all the
preachers and
poets and phi
losophers and
politicians in
in the whole
disco v e + e d
world can't tell
1ran puf T 70.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-05-16
Dangerous.

Coach Ito college athlete1 Your
muscles seem to be fabby and yonr
whole system needs toning up. Areyon
drinking anything
Athlete--Not a drop.
''-rhen you must be smoking too
much
NO; don't smoke at els..s
s'ssstndying %
yess-a little.
You've got to gsop thar. Do you
vant TO lost the game n 'sst-Bits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-15
REAL ESTATE.
BUSINESS AT THE ExcuAuor.


The auction sales for the week ending Wa.
~ amounted to $7s2,ss5. compared with n aos ~
IN the corresponding week of lSs '''''Ns
The private sales fer the week erd,nv w.,,
- amounted to about s3,2Oocoo as nar.a -
$4,000 In the corresponding week Of lsas WIN
me trustees OF the estate of the late DR.. Br.,n.
- nra lave commissioned Jardine Kent & Jard,r.
10 prepare plans to remodel for hrstc,.s a.u'ns
ouilainG the Brandreih House. later caIsd ~ NV
Mahhattan Hotel bounded by Broadway. Cana, ."s
hspenard SITS The building is leased until Fsh urS
pany. III" O"io railway Com.
,. a; H. thomson has sod for " A. c,,L,, 4.
se tne 1cur-story stone front dive linn, 70
'"oH%.S NOS 1857 and 1853 Madison-av ''ss plot
HshIey a moore have sold 10 FerGrard vo. ~
; one OF thcir new row Of fve-story brick Am
lss eacn i5Xo1X9Jl II. the south side ~ a. uEe'
ave. "'Se VI amsterdam.
ne ne sac announced to be held by VILLAIN r.,.
~ sie troad"av Rca; Estate Salcsroor a<alor
=, ..oS 10 ana -, East Thirte, nth-s ana NJ
Ls' r9lrteenth-st was adjourned to next Wa "a
Jay MI Ldlor In adjou ming me sale satsd u ,s
ct,o uote AZ me request Of the defendants in .ss
acaion VINO believed that a larger crowd wor ~ me
present on the new date "ouid b