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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
The FOurQurcan-Price Co.

mas candidate for the honor OF christen-
Ing the new battleship Alabama. Miss
Mary Page Jones. the beautiful and ae-
mander Catesby ap II. Jones, Of the Con-
federate States navy. Commander Jones
was one OF the most distinguished officers
OF the United States navy before the
civil war. and In the Confederate navy
he had the great distinction. after the
wounding OF Admiral Il ichanan. OF Tight
ing and winning the hrst naval combat
with an ironciad ship che virgtniaD In tina
great naval conflict IN Hampton roads.
and which created such = wonderful revop
luton 10 naval warfare.
Old papers for sale at the pispeteo
once. .-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23

Orders for printing sent to the Dispatch
Company will be given prompt attention.
and the style OF work and prices will DO
sure to please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
Feather BOaS.

The most acceptable glft a lady can re-
ceive. An assortment OF choice qualities
at lower prices than fine goods were
ever before offered In this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
Ladies' Umbrellas.

Another lot IN yesterday. SILK and
Gloria, with all the latest style handles.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
From the
Millinery Department.

Babies Bonnets in silk and lawn, in
some very choice styles, at low prices.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
Ladies' Kid Gloves.

The reputation of our Kid Gloves Is
too well known to need any comment.
Our Gloves are known far and near for
their excellence OF quality, general dura-
billty, shape and tit. Four prices cover
the popular demand, and at each price you
get the best Gloves that can be pro-
duced at that price.
NO0 n nair
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
THE RICHMOND DIspATCH-wEDNEsDAY. DECEMBER 3D. 1896
6|OthlnQ Almost
Given AWdu!

clearing out all remainder of our entire
stock at really HALF PRICES. Price-cut
ters and distress sales distanced and out
cIassed! Amazing, matchless, andunheard-
of BARGAINS for the Christmas shoppers
Polite treatment, if you buy or not, and be-
sides, for your further protection, One Price
10 all and all goods marked in plain figures.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
Some Special Values
offer you any of which will make most acceptable
Christmas Gift
Blankets and Comforts.

made for the mo.ey should see our Lsaks-
vile Blanket. They are made especially
for us of selected wool. hey are nicely
made and bouni. Their eauat ~ tho
price we cannot ind. To-day and Tn -
day we offer
1914 size, regular price 81, for S2.SS
Ia size, regular price s. for 1898.
12-l size regulIr price s.. for $i9S.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23

p,rrselyRG. PA, December 2.-Tyn-
a.,a palmer agent. who recsntiy
brought suit for damages against aoou'
an. hundred leading newspapers IN the
United states. charging libel In having
,,,h,,shed an article alleging dishonest
transactions on his part. to-day received
. verdict OF IA cents against the Leader
publishing Company. His suit was Tor
$4,000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
ITEMS OverCOats.

5 500 Mems Overcoats $500
1000 Mems Overcoats. 500
1900 Mems Overcoats. 600
400 Mems Overcoats. 100
49, Mems Overcoats. $50
1900 Mems Overcoats. 500
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
THE BIG BASEMENT.
Holiday Goods Cut Numerically.
A Boon For Christmas Buyers!

ONLY TWO DAYS TO SELL MOUNTAINS OF GOODS! Never
were holiday shoppers presented with such INCOMPATIBLE
lLONEY-SA WING CHANCES!
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS TILL 10 O'CLOCK.
Final. Decisive, Astonishing Sacrifices to force
Big Sales.
In many stocks where quantities unusually large COSTS
ARE ENTIRELY IGNORED AND GOODS MARKED AT ANY
PRICE TO CLEAR o. ~
We would consider favor you will take small packages
rnn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
For the lien.

Neckwear by the hundred. Dress shirts
and Night Shirts Collars. Guns. sus-
penders, and Haadkerchiefs. Kid Gloves.
and warm Gloves, Umbrellas, Under
wear, etc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23
Dolls.

2'slr.h French Kid Dolls, worth
t...i..-..+-. ...-.-..s .ss-'' ''''-''''
jim Toys assOrted........ .... ......
UPRIGHT Engine, brass .......+.....'
building Blocks large siZe......''.''
WHIPS BE. Kind ....... ...-.'"..'..''''
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ChinaWare.

Decorated cups and Saucers, pair" .
...IDl ornaments o.. ................ ~
r.. Saucer. and Plate Sets ........ i
q. -Iaud China Cups and Saucers,
|..l'...... ...-.-. ..s-.-. ss's -. .s.'''
Iue China Plates. been 2.vO IN
..lrl .......s ...sss... .sss.'''''''
.H IIlrfe- ...sss..ss ssssssss+s'-ss. -
u. .ratel cuspadOres .... ............ ~
N...facre cups and Saucers. ~
Chamber Sets. 10 pieces, undergiazeds ., 90
T..,.. So MA nicces ............4 81
i-.r0l Ir0nstone China Plates ...... =
.ct japanese Vases. worth A.D.. ~
Decorated Individual Buffers zee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23

To Christeu tho Alabama.
mobile Daily Register)
The Selma Journal nomiuates ~ Sell
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23

Charles A. Andrews has been commits
stoned a fourth-ciass postmaster at Memo,
va; and Robert Il. Hubbard at Boiling,
Va.
star-servlce changes have been made as
follows:
Vireinla-Landmark to Halfway: Per-
nit the postmaster at Landmark to de
liver the mail TO the carried forty-iive
minutes in advance of schedule time, pro-
vided no connections are broken therepy
and no complaints are made
North Carolina-Inland 10 Carthage:
From January /, 1897. change service to
begin AT inland Station IN. o. emitting
Inland (discontinued, without change In
distance.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-23

Cents.
p sets. large-size sets ...'.''''' -
n .k..-plated COOking-Stove. ... >.
Ett.r Dolls. dressed 49,. ....'''.' .
.r.mf .fs .... ........ ...-.+s...-.s''''' -
IL .y-Pl.y Dolls ............ .....-..-'
L..... iteiLS -..r.-ss"-- "F'"'-
L----I HLsque Dolls ...............,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25
Range Horses in WASHINGTON.

The South Dakota range horse
may bewail his condition and howl
calamity about the low prices of
horses, but the toughest tale of the
kind comes from Washington. From
a Tacoma dispatch we read that
nearly 100000 head Of horses are
likely to starve to death in eastern
Washington this winter, and,
strange to say, their owners as
rule are glad of it, for they are
practically valueless. This fall
whole bands of them have been sold
at the rate of ST. to So per horse.
Electricity and the bicycle are the
cause. The utility of one and the
popularity of the other have killed
the horse market, and today that
noblest animal is hanging his head
and preparing to die on a thousand
hills in the bunch grass region.
Owing to the severity of the
weather and the prospect of an un-
usually hard winter, large bands of
cattle and sheep which are usually
herded nearly all winter are now
under shelter consuming hay. The
horse alone is left to roam the
trackless plains of the semi-arid belt
and die.
Regarding the proposed extermi-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25
The Coming Legislature,

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 21-The South
Dakota legislature will meet in
Pierre on January 9Th, and the ses-
sion promises to be an interesting
one. From a political point Of view
the election of the United States
senator to succeed J. H. Kyle is the
main feature. But there are other
equally important matters SO far as
the people of the state are concern
ed. Among other things there is
to be railroad law enacted; then it
will be necessary to pass some law
regulating the liquor traffic; a law
to allow the bonding of counties,
townships and municipalities for ir-
rigation or waterworks; a registra-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25
-e0b>
A Sad Case.

The case of Leonard Dale, the lad
who was found in almost dying con-
dition at the county poor house a
few days ago, has caused considera-
bic comment and some misrepresen-
tatlons have been made, Intention
ally or otherwise. We are indebted
to G. Violin for the particulars of
the case which are as follows:
1t seems that from some cause or
other the lad ran away from his
home at Russell, Iowa, the latter
part of September and came to Rap
id City, working for time in the
kitchen of the international hotel.
Failing in health he was com pelled
to give up his work and being with
out money or friends he became a
county charge. This was on Octo-
Der 10th. On December 10th the
lad expressed desire to inform his
parents of his whereabouts and con-
dition, and Manager Violin of the
county house promptly wrote them
the facts. In response to the letter
came telegram to DR.. M 'Gillycud-
dy asking if the boy was dead or
alive and stating that the father
would come at once. The doctor
visited the county house and found
the lad very low with consumption.
Mr.. Dale reached Rapid City on
Saturday last and left for home with
his boy on the evening train. No
hope is entertained for the lad IS re-
covery from the dread disease. The
case is certainly sad one.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25

ers have figured in politics, and pol
iticians have been forced to jump at
the behest Of this crowd. With a
dispensary law it would be differ
ent.
The passage of law to allow
townships and counties to issue
bonds for irrigation purposes will
be of considerable benefit to western
counties where the rainfall is Insult
fcient.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25
Gap. Gardner's Plan.

Gap. Gardner's Plan.
Capt. G. V. Gardner of Piedmont
seems determined to go on where
others have left off in regard to the
building of railroad to connect the
Black Hills with the eestern part of
the state, says the Pierre Free
Press. His ideas are that the state
should now take hold of the enter
prise, all others having apparently
failed. If he can demonstrate to
the legislature this winter, which
will contain a majority Of the Cap
tain 8 own political faith, that it
should appropriate money to build a
road from the Hills to the state cap
ital, he will be the greatest benefac-
tor that the state has ever had or
can have.
The Captain talks as follows:
Times without number it has been
demonstrated by actual figures from
our best statisticians in this state
that it would be a paying invest
ment financially from the start, and
while that may be all important
from the standpoint of railroad
corporation, the state would have
higher and greater interest in such
road than simply a moneyed con-
sideration. If standard guage
line would be too expensive, then
let it be a narrow gauge. It might
do the work for a number of years
and as the state increases in wealth
it could at some future time enlarge
to a standard gunge. It would
make no difference to the Hills
whether Rapid City, Piedmont,
Sturgis or Whitewood was the west
ern terminus. It is the direct con-
nection Of the eastern and western
portion of our state that is all i'm
portant. Do this and you immedi-
ately add to the wealth of the state
more than the cost of the road. Do
this and you stamp out forever all
those petty jealousies which now
exist and which are so unworthy of
better manhood. Do this and the
golden sands Of Dakota S noun tains
will hail as brother the golden grain
of Dakota's plains. Do this and you
bind the hearts of all the people in
community of interest, and com
mon pride in the growth Of ali sec
tions of the state will be the herit-
age of those who come after us.
Will we enter upon this great work
now, or will we lie supinely on our
backs, hugging the delusive phan-
tom of hope fer another fifteen
years?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25
NUMBER 81.

nation of the range horses, E. f.
Benson, of the Northern Pacific
land department, who has made a
special study of the situation, says:
Hot winds, squirrels and grass
hoppers are bad, but the horse pest
is becoming still worse in eastern
Washington, particularly the cay
use variety. Horses have become
SO cheap that many bands are run
ming loose without being branded
or cared for in the least. There be
ing no demand they have multinlied
rapidly and are now eating bunch
grass that should otherwise support
thousands Of cattle and sheep which
bring in revenue. These horses are
not worth 81 apiece. There is abso-
lutely no market for them. Up to
three years ago we we're shipping
horses east in large numbers. Elec-
tricity and bicycles have killed the
market. This year Traffic Manager
Hannaford, of the Northern Pacific,
has made vigorous efforts to find g.
market for horses in the east. Glue
factories and rendering establish
ments of various kinds have been
offered horses very cheap. They dc
not want them. A few carloads are
being shipped to the Atlantic coast
for shipment to France, where horse
meat is in demand, but these ship
ments make no impression on the
supply. The horses are destroying
the range twelve months in the
year, There are over 100, 900 head in
eastern Washington, and they are
destroying range that would sup
port 100000 head of cattle. The
situation is really appalling, viewed
from the cattleman's standpoint. y
There are but few stockmen who
handle both horses and cattle who
will not welcome winter that will
destroy the range horses, providing
practically all of them are taken. I
will cite an instance of what the
horses are doing. In 1880 the Grow
Greek and Lower Palouse ranges,
between Sprague and Snake river.
had over 100, 900 head of cattle and
some sheep on them. Then the
bunch grass was knee deep high
over the ranges. This year 10000
head OF horses have kept the grass
down so these ranges will barely
support 10000 cattle and 10000
sheep. Since July they have pre-
sented the appearance of absolute
desolation. The horses eat twenty
four hours per day and have kept
the grass completely down. No
taxes are paid on these horses.
The hard winter we expect will
starve them to death. Owners will
take out their good horses and care
for them. If ninety per cent, of
the total number are killed off, the
ten per cent left will be worth as
much if not more, than the entire
lot now.
~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25

George Rolph was in from Crash
ull on Saturday and reports that
coyotes are creating havoc among
chickens in his locality.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25

One of the Allisons lost 1920 he;
OF sheep out Of 1000 head in Il
Thanksgiving blizzard. He hele
them down on White river.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-12-25

tion law has been demanded by
both political parties, as both par
ties charge each other with running
in illegal votes during the last cam
paign; there will be an entire new
set of officers; Senator Pettigrew
will be something of an issue in the
legislature and the sixty days ses-
sion may be startlingly warm from
start to finish.
There are many aspirants for the
senatorship and new candidates are
being brought forth daily; but there
are only four really prominent can
didates. These are J. H. Kyle of
Aberdeen, the present senator; H.
L. Loucks Of Clear Lake, who is one
of the originators of the peoples
party; r. M. Goodykoontz of Mitch
ell, who, aside from Senator Petit
grew. did more for the success of
the party in this state than did any
other one man, and finally, Judge
A. J. Plowman of Deadwood.
1t is thought Kyle will have more
votes on the first few ballots than
any of the others, but his opponents
say that his supporters are not very
enthusiastic in his cause and NAV
soon begin to fall off, 1t is thought
that the fight will narrow down to
Loucks and Goodykoontz, as Judge
Plowman's city already has one con-
gresham, Freeman Knowles. Some
contend that none of these men will
be elected, but that it will be some
dark horse whose name is not
brought in at first.
The passage of the Iowa railroad
law is almost certain to create de-
termined opposition on the part of
the railroads. The bill was intro
duced at the last session after it
had been fixed over by Judge Car
land SO that he declared it met with
every requirement of the constitu-
tion OF the state. The strong lobby
maintained by the railroads at the
last session defeated the measure
and it will be attempted again at
this session, but in a different way.
Instead of openly fighting the meas
ure the roads this time will attempt
to have few amendments attached
to it, hoping by this means to make
the measure inconsistent with the
constitution of the state and thus
compel the supreme court to over
throw it. One amendment of al
most any character would accomp-
lish this. The populist legislators,
who are in the majority :5y sixteen,
were pledged to pass the bill as it
was presented at the last legisla-
ture and it is possible that they will
do so.
There will be plenty of wrangling
and speechmaking over the passage
of laws to regulate the liquor traffic.
There is hardly member of the leg
islature who has not his own dis
tinct views on how the liquor busi
ness should be conducted, and if
this question is settled before the
adjournment it will be surprise.
The state dispensary law, which is
in force in South Carolina, is advo-
Gated by many populist papers and
it is possible this may be adopted.
If it is it will dispose of one great
political factor in this state. For
years the saloon keepers and brew
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
HZe1xezS- CM %RtonH
Wright was formerly Miss Nettie Moore,

Wright was formerly Miss Nettie Moore,
OF Ohio.
The Gospel-wagon was out Sunday In
charge of Rev. George f. Williams, as
sisted by Mfr. Buyer, NJ. l.. Wood, Esq,
and Rev. John Sullivan. Services were
held at Twenty-third and Franklin streets
and on Oregon Hill.
The Wednesday Club will hold a bust
ness-meeting at the Young Mems Chris
tian Association this evening. state
ment will be read by the secretary and
treasurer. Officers and an Executive
Committee for the ensuing year will be
elected and plans for the festival OF 1897
will be outlined.
Rev. DR.. Starr. of Broad-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church, will deliver another
of his interesting and instructive lectures
to the Broad-Street Epworth League to-
night at a quarter-past o'clock. Subject,
''The Second Doctrine of the Church of
God" All leaguers of the city and the
general public will be welcome. There
will be no admission charge.
Mr.. Granville q. Valentine. president
of the Valentine Meat-Juice Company,
has returned from Europe. He was
abroad to look after business interests,
and most OF his time was spent i'm Lon
don and Amsterdam. though he took a
run through rural England for few
days. He was gone from home only
| thirty-one days. His nephew. Mann Val
! entine, accompanied him. Mr.. and Mrs.
b. 3. Valentine will not return from
| Europe for several weeks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
READY FOR THE PRIMARY.
The Candidates Must Announce
Themselves by Noon To-Day.

The Democratic primary, for the pur-
pose OF electing delegates to the Stanton
convention. will be held on Thursday and
all candidates for the position OF dele
gates must officially notify Mr.. NJ. l..
Dawson, chairman Of the City Committee,
by noon to-day. and pay the sum re-
quired OF them TO defray the expenses
OF the approaching election. Chairman
Dawson was at the headquarters OF the
committee. at the Powhatan Club. from
2 till o'clock p. NJ. yesterday, and can
be found there this morning, until the
hour 10 close the ticket arrives. The
ticket Of the soundmoney people is about
completed. and will be handed in on time.
IT is doubtful IL the silverites will put
out their full quota Of delegates.
The city is entitled TO 10l delegates.
and they have been apportioned as fol-
lows
Clay Ward-First Precinct. z: Second,
6; Third. 5; Fourth, Z; Fifth. "A.
Jackson-First Precinct, !; Second, !;
Third. 2; Fourth, q
jefferson First Precinct, 3; Second.
4; Third 3; Fourth 6.
Marshall-First Precinct, 4; Second, 5;
Third, s.
Monroe-First Precinct. G; Second, 4;
Third, 3; Fourth. 4; Fifth T.
Registrars are requested to call at
headquarters wednesday afternoon be-
tween the hours of and for precinct
outfits and tickets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19

Tho ladies' Aid Society OF the PresDy-
-, obnrch viii hold a Birthday 80
ciahle, in the lecture-room of the church
an Thursday evening, May 2lst, the pro
ceeds of which Will be devoted 10 pay
tho church debt. They VIII De eIau ~
see any of their friends, anu ieq1oSs
mem 70 drop in the basket at the door
-, Inv cents as they are years old'
They promise your age VIII heFei '0
told. .,.. ,o,,,.ertiop
Of the Young Mems Christian Assoola-
tion Railroad Branch. Of Manchester,
,sas beld at Keysville on SATURDAY ana
SUNDAY last. The following gentlemen
y,enf nm TO the conference; Messrs' o.
II Williamson. f. Roach. Captain T. -
Morris. Walter r. Smith, ana - W.
Curren. - ,odtos of
Clopton-Street church on THURSDAY anu anu
Er5dsv nights oe this week, at Pa'cn
h,ildinq on Hull street. promises TO De
a most UNIQUE affair, and several iSlch-
nond people will take part ana the
CIonton-Street Male Quartette VIII sing
BRIEF ITEMS.
Mr. Howard d. Newly, who mad an
operation performed over at the 'u
,niuiop Hospital a few weeks ago. re-
turned home Saturday afternoon anu -
able to go about on crutches. e
Miss Mabel Sutherland leaves for
New York on Wednesday to spend 'he
summer with relatives. T.,
NJ y Winfree. of Paducah. n.y.
is tbe guest of Mr.. Sidney Robertson at
Forest Hill. 81 Univ,
Mr.. Ernest II. Wells left this morning
for Chesterfield Courthouse
Captain Attkisson still continues Ill a'
his home on Porter street.
An interesting children's service was
held at Flfth-Street Methouis' " DaI,
sunday The pastor, Rev. j. o. BAD
cock. baptized twenty-five children In an
impressive manner. cso.
Richard Mabry was held up III |ues
terdeld. near Clopton, last night, anu
GIVEN thrashing. Richard THINKS ne
knows who the guilty person Is anu
wants to have him arrested.
manufactured Baptist church VIII
give its annual Sunday-school picnic az
Dunlop. near Petersburg, In the thiru
week of June.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
Clothes From the Lord.

Everything seems 10 be prospecting in
Apostolic circles in Fulton. Sunday the
largest congregation that has yet as
sembied in Rev. Mr.. Daughertys new
church was present to hear the Fulton
pastor, who appeared in a brand new
suit of clothes. Mr.. Daugherty explained
that the suit had come to him by ex-
press, postpaid and he supposed the Lord
must have sent IT, Whoever did send it
showed good judgment, for the clothes
fit Mr. Daugherty perfectly. The pastor
also announced that Mrs. Daugherty was
made the recipient of a new gown in
the same mysterious manner. The an
nouncement was made that the society did
not owe anything on their new church
building.