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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
KILLING OFF THE ELEPHANT
THE DEMAND FOR IVORY RESrLTlN"
IN HIS EXTINCTlON.
HOW I'VE IS HUNTED BY THE NATIVE AFRICANS
TIE TWO KINDS or IVORY ANp
THEIR QUALITIES.

HOW he IS HUNTED By THE NATIVE NJ XIV W.
TIE TWO KINDS or IVORY AND
THEIR QUALITIES.
The last sale Of African ivory at Antwerp u"
vcmber consisted Of 1900 pounds. when en'l''eS
IL TO rank second in importance aihonH " :,
sales held this year These qn"r'el'y 80,
,or,. ., Antwerp are important. both VII" i',P'N'
n The number Of tusks offered ana 'he'i
Not less remarkable than the wohu', -" ',..,,od
of the buffalo in North America Is INV .
si,,,,a oxtircton Of the African elephant by prac
,icallv the same means. About quar- %
turv ago the African elephant was premium ",
or,n &c ,e degrees above the equator ana great
lords of them could be heard trun'p''''s :" VIZ h.
virons of Suakn. on the Red SEA ou' ' ,'h ,h
Uamram hunters of Abyssihii. 'os,''' 49, ,ho
European I'D Arab hunters ana u""''', -,
oL NJ ., rih,lation Of these African eIepnai'S Vi
the choicest breed. m ,,r.,,,
NUT, os done bv four methods. The Hamrah'
hunters whose sole object to Kill the pes'S io'
their tusks. hide and meat. used az , ,'',,.
veapon Il broad-baded two-cdseo
sword straight as arrow ana ABOUT 'o"'
long Four five OF these shi'' r,, :,
espv herd-say she elephant ana her i"""'' "
,h r,o,bcr were gone the others fell an easy prey
Tho natives dressed only In a singl" garment ~
sailed the creatures from underneath "''"'''7
logs until as a result OF the loss OF pioo" '''c CIV
ha,, eonk TO the ground. and was then easily as
patched.
second means was the ordinary Arahiah ee-
nhor, riec-a weapon eight feet long requiring a
c,ont IN fire IT, always with rest for the barrel
Going toward the equator. as the herds leave me
GASES and mountain passes. seeking forage III the
grassy bottoms. both native and European hunters
resorted 10 the third method. which consisted III
digging a deep pit. grassing IL over anu ps o' VI
,no,bor ruse driving the herds into the pit where
tho Ieador could be easily dispatched with rifle.
and the Others either shot or captured awe Tor
training as beasts burden or as parts OF circus or
mcnageric caravans.
The fourth method. the most cruel and reckless
of all was that pracised generally IN the region OF
Gondokoro about $50 miles north of the equator
-bis rco,ired a small army OF hunters and drivers.
who drove all the elephants of Il region OF several
miles square during dry period. into the tail grass
This combustible material then fired. ana the
ouarry-young and Old male and femae-ierlshed
by the hundreds, producing harvest oil IVORY pu''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
HE HAD TO CHEER ON PAPEh.

From The Chicago Tribune
II was on election night and the ADJOINING rsa'
oaate and law offices In a business biock cow.
town each contained a congenia crowd eager ~
hear the returns After the first haf.hour OF s
min ,,resting news man from the law on,sS
strnncd TO the door OF the real estate ONCE anu
surveyed the party therein with an angry scoM.
In short time he repeated the act only approach
ing a little nearer the party. BY this time the parry
in the real estate office became alarmed as tnrI
visitor acted so strangely and never spoke woIu.
a. last the strange man again entered. ana o. o.
coming drawer took from his pocket piece Oh pap r
sentcd il TO the real estate man. The latter reaSS
49,. latter beamed radiantly The visitor had found
our the politics Of the real estate party ana WAC
satisfied He deaf and dumb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
HOW HOG BACK CHANGED ITS NAME.

From The Chicago Times-Herald.
Until "A few years ago little Wisconsin hamle:
y,s known simply Hog Back. from the pc
",,iiar shane OF a hill near there said a Mil
wa,kee drummer. FINALLY the citizens held an
Indignation meeting to wipe out the plebeian name
and choose a better one.
lit was decided to honor the place by giving IL
the name OF the oldest settler. man named king.
Somebody suggested Kings Mills and another
'Kingsville and so on but the old man himself
Objected Then IL agreed to name the town
for one of Mr. Kings daughters. But he had
seven OF them and jealousies promptly cropped
ont At last some genius noticed that all the girls
were red headed and suggested Auburndac.'
And Auburndale 1t Is to this day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

1t Is hoped that with the appointment OF the
new rector affairs At the Catholic University
which have been in an unsettled and restless con-
dition since Bishop Keanc was removed last
Septembe,. NAV go on smoothly. Bishop Keane's
successor Dr. Thomas j. Conaty. comes from
Worcester Mass and is only forty years old
a Young nan for 50 responsible position. He
was horn in Dublin. Ireland, but came TO this
country when he was young. and was educated
at the College of the Holy Cross by the Jesuts
and at the Troy Seminary. Since ne becan' Il
priest he has been rector of the Church Of ihe
Sacred Heart in Worcester and was for number
of years at the head of the Catholic summer
School at Plattsburg In Church politics h. is
conservative and is widely known a. a temper
ance lecturer. DIR. Ccnaty's position as successor
10 Bishop Keane Is not an envidble one Tor lew
men in a similar position have been so popular. 50
generally loved. as this kind and genial Bishop
but the new rector is said TO possess pleasing
and magnetic personality
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

The elephant OF the mountains and sieppeS o' me
Easf Cots' and equatorial Africa generally lives In
tieh and sometimes barren districts. wher" water
IS scare He IT, therefor. far more exposed to m"
sun ard hls 10 live on food different from that OF
MS West African brother. The result Is that me
many millions OF infinitely small cells Of which Very
f. composed dry perfectly and uniformly, thus CIV
ing to the material that much-valued hrmn"ss deli
cacy ard opaGgencss o. grain which make II so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
.NOT EPTDEN
icagc Times Herald.

From The Chicago Times Herald
Professor James, OF Harvard. denies that genius
Is a disease. Probably those who hold otherwise
would be willing 10 admit mat the disease is not yet
epidemic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

down came the thirty muskets levelled on the
gang. ,
Haul down that --- rag. ----- you; caileu
the Lieutenant again, and down feii the pen
can from its proud position.
The captured captain was curious 70 h'o"
how he had been discovered.
"You have got rooster on board ana heaIu
him crow at ! o'clock this morning, sai1 Jouet'
IN wiring his neck" said the captain Oh
the bockadc-runncr with 3avage grOWl
"No. you Won't. responded Lieutenant Jouet'
sharply ne. mine by right of capture. and
q very game Geek that patriotic rooster proved
10 he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13

a,ot SO SO hounds per year. and in 1894 to about
4s6.0s) pounds per year
Tb.a figures show clearly that the eN-
termination of the East Coast and Central African
elephant is approaching rapidly.
TIL. TWO KINDS OF IVORY.
There are two princpa, kinds OF ivory-the hard
a,J tho sof. quiy-besdes A few intermediate
snecies The soft ivory. also called Opaque or white
;rc,v comes from the East Coast and the higher
reglons OF equatorial Africa, while the hard IVORY
a,so called Transparent, or green. is derived from
the Yves; Coast.
There i a vast difference between those two Kinds
Hard ivory is very brittle. transparent. and contains
nouch moisture while soft ivory Is generally tough'
on,oue and dry. ard shows much whittier ara inner
and far more regular grain than hard IVORY Inc
at,se Of this difference is TO be found In the mode
II living OF the elephants ard in the influence the
climate exercises on the growth Of the teeth
The Yves, African eggplant lives mostly In the
.,onv dense forests Of The West Coast Little
sunshine a.d a very damp. ho temperature cause
~, tu.ks 10 form under the conditions and IN
manner which one might compare with the growth
OF a dollhouse pant
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
STANTON EDITOR TiLhS.


lie Don't Think the Charges Against TIE
~,nurfon Institute VIII be Sustained.
The editor Of the stanton Daily News,
Mr.. r. d. Haislip. is in Richmond ON
visit I'm speaking Of the present charges
AGAINST the Deaf. Dumb, and Blind ln-
stitute az stanton, Dee said he had heard
that back IN 1851 an investigation, lasting
several months. had been made, and that
the charges of immortality then made
against one Of the teachers had been
found 10 amount 10 nothing.
CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED.
As 10 investigation a year or so ago
that grew out Of some charges preferred
bv DR. Gallaudit. head of the National
Deaf Mute College. near Washington city,
Mr.. Haislip. said a Virginia mute who
went to that college was dissipated, and
when calld 10 account for it claimed that
be- had learned 20 drink at the institution
at stanton. and that some Of the officers
there were drinking men. The board in
vesugated the charges but. so FAR as
tie deaf mute iu question was concerned,
there was found nothing 60 subs,anuate
his statements and the board did not
find that the situation as 90 drinking
had been such a. 20 call for any especial
exercise of their disciplinary powers. The
investigation was not made In public. nor
was the evidence made public the board
deeming that no public good was TO be
accomplished thereby.
WANTS IT PUBLIC
AR Haislip thiuks the board makes
mistake i'm not holding an its meetings
I'm public lie claims that no State in
stituti0n has a right 90 hold secret meet
ines. 10 was "A protection 10 the officers
and 90 the institutions 90 have tie pe0-
pie know what they are doing The
Western state Hospital board always in
yites newspaper men 10 be present ar its
meetings, and this institution mas, on
account Of this. been singularly free from
misrepresentation and suspicion
Mr.. Haislip stated that he had In
eifectually attempted TO secure the same
privileges Tor reporters az the Deaf. Dumb
and Blind Institution. and that he hoped
so see law enacted making the proceed
inrs Of an such institutions public.
The institution In question. he said. is
now suffering from this mistaken policy.
Where there are efforts made TO maintain
secrecy. there is always suspicion that
something is being covered up. and this
suspicion IS generally unfoundef Mr..
Haislip expressed the opinion that the
investigations about to be made viii give
the institution a clear bill Of health, and
that they Will be beneficial I'M results.
The board has laborsd hari IN behalf
OF the institution, the superintendent Is
a high-toned gentleman devoted 20 the
interests OF the school, and the teachers
are AL Nirginians. many Of them ladies'.
and all from among the most respectable
families Of the State
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
Fraudulent COnyeyances.

To the Editor of The Times:
Sir.-Legislation on the subject OF fraud
ulent conveyances is imperatiVeiy de-
manded in Virginia, and the effort beng
made in the Legislature TO check fraud
in conveyances wlll be applauded by all
honest tradesmen in the state.
Under a recent decision OF the court
OF Appeals delivered at Wythevlle'
fraud on the part OF the assignor or the
assignee. or a preferred creditor or col
fusion between the three in a deed OF as
Segment. cannot be proven by circum-
stantial evidence. but must be shown by
direct and positive proof, which can
never be done This decision shows the
lamentabe deficiency Of our laws 70 pro-
tcct creditors and honest business men
IN this State.
Under the law as interpreted by our
highest court, any rascal, who can get
credit for a stock OF gOods-and there
seem to be credit agencies for sharpers
in all the large clties-can bring his stock
into Virginia, and, without UNI
boxing them. can assign them
TO an innocent person, prefer some
confederate In New York, or elsewhere
for the amount of the price OF the entire
stock, and i'm ten days pocket the pro-
ceeds OF the sale of the goods by the
assignee.
Instance: S. obtained credit in New
York, Philadelphia. and Baltimore for
goods 10 the amount Of $500 or $4,000.
from time 10 time. lie opened a store
IN a, and after continuing the business
for several months he failed and assigned,
naming a gentleman as assignee Who
was entirely ignorant Of the assignment
until after IL was recorded. His labili
ties Were $4,000. assets 5000. His first
preferred creditor X. of New York, was
for the sum Of $500. The deed provided
that the assignee should sell at public
or urNate SALE az not loss than IS per
cont on cost price Of the goods Two
days after the assignment X. thc first
preferred creditor. offered tho assignee
~ per cent Of the cost price Of tho goods.
which was acceptcd-and not a dollar 10
pay The third dav after the sale the
store was opened 10 the public IN the
name of y. by S. agent.
Fraud in This transaction was palnahle.
and yet, because IL could only he proven
by circumsfantial evidence. no suit 10
avoid the ASSIGNMENT was brought and
the honest creditors lost their debts
IT the LEGISLATURE viii abolish prefer
ments. and make assignments inurc 10 the
benefit Of an creditors who have not OBJ
tanned valid liens six months before the
assignment. Sc will destroy this system of
fraud. which is now a reDroach 20 our
state. MERCHANT.
Bristol. Va. Jan %, 1906
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
4 Bugaboo.

To the Editor OF Ihc Times
Sir people ignorant 81 bicycling are
cxpreesing mucn sOicltudc TOT ih" shI't
of v,heelmtn If tile proposed hlcycle
,rscE i'm fbe centre Of Broad street bee
tyyern the stfect-car TRACKS ls e7t"pils.
80 and Dv doing so are raising me great
est hindrance TO the mos emeAl. az
IL r. the nrst time DO the h,Sloi -
ptchwond that any sOlciWde Tor ulcS
clers has ever been expressed an" I.'
thts awakening we should Doe truly mann
ful. but we have become so useu 10 'nI
inter disregard or the drivers vi az.
SORTS of vehicles, ever ready 10 run uS
down. that We are an educditu uauu -,
artfuI dodgers not afraid OF any thlhh
that moves on Whccis.
We are being constantly run down anu
and can never count Oh which may ."es
are gong. tut who ever leaId OF
bicvcier being run Gown or ucrl p4 an
electric car We know just Where '"e,
are going and there Is no Iouo'e Vi
Keeping out of their way. c.,..,.,,..
There never was more ialaclous
idea than that a bicycle track between
the street-car lines on Broad stieel WIZ
be a death trap. Because lItic ""ri-
moi be ample room 10 pass between 1Ae
D9r and The poles is not a new source o.
danger The poles would pe piotrt'io.',
f,,' st,se il would keep the wagons on
except in crossing from one SIDE oi the
street 10 the ether. .,.,
"
bicycle. not the electric cars.
Get us out OF the way OF the wagons
ana the danger TO the blcSchst Is re
duced 10 the minimum. The danger Is
not IN the cars .....
day. filed not only with electric cars as
FREQUENT as they will be on Broad, but
on tracks closer together than on Broad
street. and who has heard OF any Olcy-
clist being hurt on Main street by cleo
trio cars. ,,
on Twelfth street from the Hotel bod
son 10 Franklin streets two cars IN pass-
ing do not leave sufficient space on eltner
size or IN the middle for wheel 20
get through. yet bcyclers constantly
ride mp and down that square without
danger
There are other places just as bad
where cars meet and would crush
bicycler II ne were in between thrn'
but all the kirEs horses and all the
kings men could not drive him between
them. neither could they drive him be-
tween one of the poles and cars on Broad
street
The cars on Broad street will pass
given point every nve minutes. and VIII
be going ia the same direction as the
bicycers. The ordinary speed OF the
average rider is little II any less than
that Of an electric car Hence q bicycier
starting at Eleventh street going west.
IS he had q quarter of q rIfr frlf
the car. would reach Laurel street. the
end o. the track, he!o4c oNeftaken ana
himself would not Overtake the car ahead
o. him. Besides there IS no more likel
hood Of car running down a bicycle on
Broad street than on any other street.
Moreover, bicycle Is quick and a
nmble thing, ana every rider. every
hour In the day meets with difficulties
requiring more judgment. cooler reason
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
TR-fNSFER AGENgS FlGHr
Ana IN Consequence j. 4. Fuller Wa.
Very Badly Wounded

Very Badly Wounded.
a difficulty occurred Just before :
o'clock yesterday morning at the Eighth
street Station between Afassrs. Sandy
Williams and Joseph 4. Fuller a.anfs
M the employ of CARRIERS Trapsfer
Agency, in which Puilcr was badIv Cut
10y his antagonist
Is said that The quarrel originated
lh AT. Williams accusing the other agent
or having intcrierTcd with his trains
instead OF soliciting on the trains ass
signed 10 him. a few hot words passed
and RULER struck Williams. Williams
VINO is q smaller man physically. was
hhochtd down. When he arose hc had
d pockel-khiie IN his hand and attacked
ms adversary saTdgcly Tho latter ate
tempted 90 catch the hand holding the
KNIFE. but failed, and Williams sldshed
MN FOUR times on the back Of the head
above The neck and once across the fore
head. the last cut extending an the w4v
across the face 81 his antagonist. The
wound plea prOiusclt, and Fuller soon
succumted 10 the loss OF blood and zen
TO the floor
Williams then went TO his home. 12l7
west Cary. where he was arrested by
officer Sowei and taken to the station
house.
The wounded man was removed 10 Dr.
Hugh Iaylors Office, whore his wounds
were examined, and subsequently 10 his
clearinghouse, al 1881 east Main. Fuller
was also arrested hut was parOied Bail
was denied 10 Williams.
Williams. when seen yesterday even
ina. refused To- make any statement.
saying that he preferred TO wait until
his case comes up Boo court. lie Will
be before the Police Court this morning.
The wounded man was doing as well
as could Doe expected last night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
FRIDAY JANUARY "a. 1876.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS.

81 Andrews Commandcry, X. T.. Ma
n sonic Io o'h'' X. OF p. Corcoran Hall
Union Lode. !. q. @. +, ood-fei-
, l2TiS Lodge. !. @. o. T. Powell's
opacnisto Tribe. /. O. Il. NJ" cersley's
Monacan Tribe. T. o. r. NJ, Jr. O. L. A.
fraternity Lodge. Is. Of H. Central
Mutual Lodge. X. Of H.. Druids Han
pale Lodge. * of j., owens nan.
Old Dominion Lodge. a. l.. of H., brulds
Anoner Lodge. Golden Chain. Schiller
Richmond Lodge. Golden Chain. Central
Tin sheet,Iron. and Cornico Workers
Eaclc Han.
Aurora Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ, Gate
woods Han.
L. A. Nj. HAL.
Eighth and Hull streets.
Enterprise Council. Jr. O. l.. 4. N"
Wesi-iSnd odee. l. o. C. r.. Gate
woods Hall.
Trinity Temple. l. O. G.. r.. Central
slaSey Lodge. J. O. G. IT, Bevidere
Company A. First Regiment. Armory.
r.. l.. Lee Camp. &. v, Lee Camp Han
Friendship Lodge. Is. OF r., Ioncy
Virginia Lodge. Shield Of Honor. Smiths
Han.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24

Let - Have an stigation at stannton
and Then Give Is Separate schools.

Editor cf The Times:
Sir.-To tie fairly well-informed deaf
Of Virginia. and the Staunton-schooled-
Blind as well as the homb-shell that
hurst in a committee room Of the Capt.
tol on Saturday. will be no great surprise
If il surprises anyone at all. yet both
surprise and chaerin as well as he deep
est sense Of regret. can but come from the
plain charge Mr.. Randolph brings against
the Institution people when IL is given
such publicity and acted on without a
thought OF the individuality OF the men
or those from whom il came
II is hard enough to get the parents OF
these defective children 10 allow them 10
go from home 10 school, Mr.. Editor.
many States having a compulsory law
on the subject. and Mr. Doyle the prin-
cipal Il the school has 'ntimatsI that had
he fsads 20 provide for more, he would
have 10 ask az much.
! say this without speaking Of the ex-
ceient prospects OF the separate schools.
the good sure 10 follow therefrom or
going farther on this score.
Let an investigation be had, and as
early as possible. The people OF the State
require II just as much as the mutes and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24

BOYDTON VA. Jan. 23.-Spocial I'm
a communication which 7 sent The Times
about the FIRST Of this month. the follow
ing article appeared In the concluding
portion Of my letter:
"Clarksville has finally compromised her
debt with the Bruce estate. by paying
in cash $1,000. This debt was con-
tracted some years before the war. and
the principal and interest had run up
10 some thirty or forty thousand dollars.
GAINESVILLE has done a big thing for
herself. The citizens win now organize
a town government, and tho advantages
10 be derived from 10 win be very great
from business standpoint. besides the
comforts Of lights and sidewalks for it's
streets. 10 say nothing Of the better
order afforded by a town police ystom."
Yesterday 7 received letter from lfr.
Malcolm @. Bruce. Of Washington. n. g..
who represents the Bruce estate. deny
ing that any compromise had been Of
fected. and asking that this correction be
made.
viii only add that 7 heard the matter
stated as fact, and 80 wrote fl 20 The
Times. but 7 am glad to make a proper
correction.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
Infants Slips.

one style made Of Soft-Finish Cambria.
trimmed at neck and sleeves with en-
broidery--.l.Ic.
one style made of Fine Cambria. round
yoke of cluster tucks and inserting. yoke.
neck. and sleeves finished OF with ruiiies
Of mbroidery-PRICE zoe.
Another style. made OF Fine Cambria,
tucked yoke, edged with fine beading
and rune OF embroidery over shoulder
neck and sleeves edged with Val. lace
PRICE Sl.3S.
Another style. with square-yokc effect
of beading and herring-bone stitching.
bretelles OF NainsOOk embroidery and
rufiie OF line NansOok embroidery. and
cluster Of seven tucks finishes or the
siSirt-PRiCE SD.
one Very Fine Dress. made OF SOFT
finish Nainsook. with pointed yoke OF
Nainsooka embroidery edged with ruf'ies
of same. skirt finished of with deep
frill of fine embroidery headed with a
cluster OF seven tucks-S2.9S
I'm addition to the above. we have 4
COMPLETE LINE of FINE DRESSES
including Val Lace Robes, at all price,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-24
Short Dresses.

Three STYLES at J0c.; one made OF Soft
Finished Cambria. yoke OF cluster tucks,
edged al neck and sleeves with erbrOid-
cry. one OF Striped Dimity. Mother Hub
bard style, neck and sleeves edged with
rufiie Of goods another Of Cambria short
waist. the front trimmed with tucks and
inserting.
At 9Sc.. Dress Of Soft-Firiish Cambria.
square yoke. back and front OF fine tucks,
edged with rufiie OF embroidery.
Two styles AT 81 so one made OF Main
sock. pointed yoke back and front OF
cluster tucks ana inserting. edged Nth
frill OF embroidery neck and sleeves
finished with same; the other Of Sheer
India Linen square neck OF eyelet em-
broidery. and wide hretelles edged with
same. large puff sleeves. elbow length
Dress OF Fine Batlste, round pun yoke
OF embroidery. with bertha OF Swiss en-
broldery-S2 -.
Another style made Of Persian Lawn,
square yoke. back and front finished with
bands Of inserting. Nandyke points, form
cd of English embroidery extending from
woke. and wide bretcles trimmed with
same. deep frill al neck and sleeves-S3i9 %.
We have a compiled line OF INFANTS
and CHULDREN'S SKIRTS in FLAN-
MEL. CANBRfC, and NNlNSoeh, az
prices ranging from lO'. 10 500,
Also. a complete line % MlSStS and
CHILDREN'S UNDERGRADUATES and
LADIES' MUSLIN lNDERW EAR al
ATTRACTIVE PRICES