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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
THE SILVER MEN WIN.
News From the Guy or Richmond, Pc.
liticnl nnd Otherwiae,

Richmond. Va. May 25-The free sll.
yer delegates to the Staunton conven-
ton held a conference here tonight and
agreed to support Hon. Thomas b. Muir
ply for the City's delegate to the Chica-
go Convention. Mr.. Murphy is mem
Der or tho House of Delegates. and is
wealthy lumberman. Ex-Judge Roger
GREGORY. OF King William. or Mr. A. ].
BRADLEY. of Manchester. viii be the other
delegate. Tho gold people have practl.
cally given up the fight. They see now
no chance to get their ticket through,
king William elects tomorrow. and the
entire delegation will be for silver
Tho State Convention which meets at
Staunton one week from next Thursday
VIII probably declare for Senator Daniel
for Vice President All the Senator a
warm supporters about here are heartI-
Is In favor of this He Is said to be un-
willing for his name to be put up for
tho scohd place ON the ticket. In the
event that the delegation is instructel
Tor Daniel he will hardly be made n
delegate to Chicago.
An Interesting question now is, "Will
the silver people elect State Chairman
Eliyson Il delegake ut large. He Is u
SOUND currency man. Four years ago
when Mr.. Ellyson was for IIilI for the
nomination Senator Daniel was anxious
to have him elected as u delegate nj
large without opposition on the ground
that 1t was customary for the chairman
TO Dc thus honored The Clevelantlites es
would not accept him.
Gen John Echols. who died in staun-
ton last night, used TO be prominent I'm
Virginia politics During the days OF
tho Rcadjusters he wan in the House OF
delegates and vas most Influential
member. He was an elector Mt large on
mo Hancock ticket with p. w McKin-
hey In 1850 Gen. Echols was the father
OF state Senator Edward Echols.
From the beet information obtainable
" appears that Gen. Bradley IT. Johnson
sailed from New York for Cuba on Sat.
urday' One of the best evidences of the
iact Is that Mrs. Johnson on yesterday
im m note TO Rev. DR.. Carmichael. rector OF
SN FauFs asking him to offer prayers,
did @ ''t"
1t is. said that Ftz. Lee Will certainly
ten to friend here that he FSYir lns,t
delay his departure 1--WE days longer.
MI William Ryan, Collector Of Internal
Revenue, who has o leave lof, a hs e,nce OF
one month, has about made UP his mind
to spend ihls vacation In Havana. and
he VIII probably leave during the week.
The body of Barney Perry. the negro
man who Is missing from Manchester.
was found In James river below the CITY
To-day: An Inquest Will be held to-mor-
row. He had a fracture of the skull.
put this might have been made by his
hsad striking rock when he fell into
the water. There Is no good reason for
believing that the man was murdered
Rev. DR. Kerr conducted n memorial
service for the Ladies' Hollywood Memo
rial Association at the Fhet Presbyte-
rian Church last night. The Veterans
camps attended. DIR. Kerr preached a
nne sermon on the Two Immortalities. /"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
THE DEFICIENY1 nILr.
Norioik and Western Hond md New.
ton WhnrfOwners Eenenciarie.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. May '25.-(SpecIaD
The general deficiency bill, which
the payment to the Norfolk and West
eern Railroad Company the sum of SO. 5000
for the sinking of its lighter No. 20 bv
the revenue cutter Hamilton at its wharf
IN Norfolk harbor March 18th. 1895; also
compensates the owners of Newton's .
wharf for damages by the tug Waneta
February, 1895. in the sum of s48. The
appropriation of sSO,000 allowed by the
House to the Richmond Locomotive and
Machine Works for damages and losses
hun of the Texas, 1t reduced to SIS. $50. az
H /. w
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26

For every quarter in q mans pocket
there are dozen uses: and TO use each
one in such way as to derive the
must solve for himself. We believe
however, that no better us,a could be
made of one OF these quarters than to
exchange 1t for n bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie. Cholera and Dlarrhoea
Remedy. medicine that every fam
by all drugglsts -
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
Len for old Point.

Mr.. Harry Walters, OF the Atlanta
Goast ,;es Line owner of the large and beau
,,a..t ralut yacnh Narada: whose presense In
iest, arrived here from Wilmington. II.
=, this morning, over the Norfolk and
carolina railroad, with party or ex-
Gursionists that filled two private cars.
re re took them aboard the Narada, which
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
laot wcnther Co,n,nr.

The coming summer as predicted win!
be the warmest for many seasons. a It
would be well to prepare for it by having
electric fans placed in your store and
dwelling. The latest designs and lowest
prices at K. r. COBB,S,
No. 100 Main Street.
Head of Commerce, over western
Union Telegraph office. 's
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
Old Dominion s.ean,ship Compnny

The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany have temporarily discontinued
thelr service to Washington, N. c., via
until further notice all freigN for wash
ington and Tar, Pamlico and Puneo river
landings will be handled daily in con-
neStion with the. Norfolk and Southern
from these points will be received at and
delivered from Norfolk and Southern
railroad depot. Water street. Norfolk,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
To wide Awake Ad Raa.,e z.

BE sure you go to Levy Bros. spectaJ
sate early this week. The ihaif-pr.ce sale
- m nnll swing. If you come ouick.
you be In the bargain swim
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
Call and See the New Idens, Waists ana
N0yeItiea I'm Jaek onets b

New line of jackonets, worth 121sr
go at &c.; new line of waists. Al lovely
line of spring and summer dress goods.
New monai:s and Sicll;ians. *
r. A.. SAJNDERa.
Buy the celebrated Chase Bros. Ptaiic.5
Scld by. the manufacturers.
CHASE BROS. !, PIANO co
v4sjsss s05 East N ain street :.
my 224-1 Richmond VI
Newest Discovery.. Ext. teeth: assst
pctn. N. =. D. Rooms. Elnnsa. sI6s Mnfs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-26
specinl sale rntlin IInen,.

53hcs TIC; s11sc.8 Ike, 1870. were
1oc.. 12,sc.; 15c., 18c and 2oc. \
WRIGHT'S, l96 Maan street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04

the hallowed camp ground The hour
was midnight, and the scene was in q
grove of trees made fragrant by the
wild flowers. and every heart danced to
the music OF the ripping waters. The
young men marched forth. and none
but candidates for matrimony Joined
the march They were dressed in their
brightest colors, and each carried q
white willow cane. AS they approached
the tents they chanted an Indian choru.
that was as doleful as the song Of the
owl. and kept time by beating upon the
tents with their canes. The drumming
was deafening to the distant spectator
and must have been distracting 10 The
waiting maidens in the tents. At last
the singing and the drumming had the
desired effect.
The maidens came forth. after delay
just long enough to satisfy that uni
versal passion OF the mind Of a worn-
an to drive q lover mad with doubt.
There were more men than maidens.
The former kept up the march and the
music without. The maidens counter.
marched on the line of the same circle,
each selecting husband from the line
The chosen ones FASTENED to follow
their brides away into the darkness.
The unfortunate suitors were left TO de-
spair
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
MAKING HAIRPlNS.
The Process of Manufscturs-Cfess At.
tention L. Necessary.

The Process OF Manufscture-Cfess At.
tention L. Necessary.
For ages, says the Chicago Chron-
icle, the English and French controlled
abe manufacture of hairpins, and il IL
only within the last 20 years that the
goods have been produced in other
countries TO any extent The machinery
used Il of delicate and intricate char
acter. as the price at which the pins are
sold ueccssitates the cheapest and most
rapid progress, which can only be pro-
cured by automatic machines. Thewire
il made expressly for the purpose aud
put up in large coils, which are placed
in a clamp and SO carried to the ma
chimes while 5eing Strengthened This
machine cuts, bends, and, by q DELI
cate and instantaneous process, sharp
ems the points. Running at full speed.
ii will turn out 1So hairpins every min
tie. To economist, il Is necessary &c
keep the engine going day and night
The difficult part Of the work is IN the
enameiing. which is done by dipping the
pins in a preparation and baking IL
en- oven II is here that the most con
slant and careful attention IL required
as the pins must be absolutely smooth
and the enamel have perfect polish
The slightest particle OF dust causes i'm
Projections and ronehness.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
A GIANT BALLOON FISH.

Sea Captain Who Saw IL Said It Ap-
peared to BE Forty Feet In Length
Who has ever heard of a balloon fish :;
Not the little, putting fellows that are sc
annoying to modest anglers fishing
from a dock or small boat, but huge
monster that plows the seas far away
from land. and one who is a worthy
conpeer of the great unknown and
highly-respected sea serpent
Capt. Slocum, of the schooner Saladi1,
out from Jacmel. Hnyti. while in lati-
tude 26 degrees north, longitude IS de-
grees west, deserted TO the eastward an
object which ct first he supposed 10 be
the wreck of small vessel. ALTERING
his course, he ran down to the supposed
wreck, a distance of about five milea
The following extract from the chips
log book will explain the adventure:
Time, 1880 a. m. June 4. A. six a. m
the object was first seen weather
nurky-and at seven a. N. we came VI
- it 1t proved 10 be large and VI.
cious-looling sea monster. such as
had never seen or heard Of at any time
The body appeared 20 be about 40 fee,
long and the tail about so feet. with
forked ends, each fork about four feet
long. II had two feet. or fins. not IN.
Ike those Of a sea serpent The creature
stood about - feet high on. of the water
sad was fully 40 feet IN breadth
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
SHINGLES LAST A CENTURY.
Roofs OF Michigan whits Cedar Resist
Climatic Rsva9eA

Roofs OF Michigan whits Cedar Resist
Climatic RsvAgeA
There are said to he Michigan white
cedar shingles now doing good service
on roofs in that state that have bern In
full exposure and wear for over rs years.
It is thus seen that climate affects the
durability of shingles, and the fact tina,
white cedar Is the natural product Of
Michigan and red cedar OF the Pacific
coast Ii held 10 be proof that ths red
cedar Is naturally adapted for use on The
Pacific coast and the white for nse In
such sections as the middle md north
western states, etc. A pccuular objec-
ton h brought against the red cedar by
some-naDeiy: TINT there exists IN that
wood On ecid which In, IN the climatA
Of certain sections. 80 acted upon by
water as 10 corrodc rapsdly the naiis
with which the stringles are fastened
ento roofs, the rust extending To thu
wood around the nsflz. and .om csuaing
. haky ruof-thi- aetion explaining The
holes 50 often 20 be seen around tbs
nails In res cedar reofA Another point
offered for coosideration 10 ths opsrnec-
ton In tbs fart. as stated, thete slItngl.
IS ruined by ldfn drying, ard that NO
kfln-dried humber can bc re1yTdcd n Of
equal value for outside work 10 thai
which Is air-ciried
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
RESTORATION OF OIL WELLS
An Electric Heater Designed 10 Cause the
Kenewed Flow.

Renewed Flow.
The general theory concerning the
exhaustion OF so many oil wells is that
las clogged the porous stones with par
afiine in such quantities that the fur
Their flow is stopped and the well ceases
to produce. In many cases, says the
Age OF Steel. the supply In the earth has
not given out bat only ceases ID flow
when the exit Is stopped. The stone
through which the oil passes is of a very
porous nature, and, as the liquid Is in
n crude state, the thick mntter become,
Gs dregs, settling in The rock near the
edges of tho bottom of the well Tor,
pedocs have been used to shatter Tire
stone at the bottom OF the well. thus
brsakingu the clogged matter, bot THU
method In expensive. A now method
consists in lowering a pecuaiarly-con.
structed electric heater into the well
The machine, which is eight feet long
end resembles an iron cartridge. u
placed in the bottom of The well and ths
current regulated so that the heater
receives justenough 10 produce an enor.
nous heat without melting the metal
By this peculiar construction OF the
caroon-pacled chambers the intsnPs
heat In rssdiated about into the rock In
all directions. Thus the paruffine and
other refuse are softened and melted
up so raat they run. and when the well
Is started fresh flow takes place, juss
es strong as it did when the we'll va
lust sunk
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
ST. MARKS.


b~,sansuss Inspkred by ~ Ola Ch9ssA-
Eject Of Eegue nusis-
ANY old and beautiful church gi7e n
all that il most moving and poblsst,-
orranisua. beauty. sbsenoe Of al thingx
uonsntary sDd worthless, exclusion
of sros~oeSs, Of brute utility and mean
oomprouase. equality Of all nen be-
fore God; moreover, time ..e:esaity. the
past and the great dead. All ncols
churches give rs this; how much more
therefore. says the Contemporary Re
view. ST Marks. which II nobssst and
most venerable,
Il bas. hike no ether building. been
handed over by man 20 nature; tina
r16ding md tinting into life this strso-
turs already 50 absolutely orFssie. %
e. 20 live For It's curves and yaal.ings.
It's cuPolas mutually supported. The
weight Of esch carried by all: ths very
color o. the marbles. brown. blond. liv-
ing eoaors and the irregular symmetry
lo~er-aike, Of their natural psttsrning.
are all seemingly organic and ready for
Vitality. Time has added shsA With rss
pofsh and dnusns alternately Of fhs
marbles. tAs bEso~ing Of she parEeni
the sisnting Of she columns ard lat.
but not least. the s,<r5shlng q TIE gei
and the eHsnisti.g of the rro-<se into
an Uneven surface. The god seeming
20 hare become silre s5t IN . va
Vegetable. soe TO have faded ard EsTurk
Ike autumn lezvesL
One Sunday morning they were sing
fnR some f,xrs coGDcsi.ios- hxI kno1
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
kiPlING'S SNAKE.
Showing the Force of an NJ Ordered n
aginatton.

Showing the Force of an m-Ordered In
sgination.
A writer in McClure's Magazine tells
how he edited paper in India with the
help Of Rudyard Kipling, and he men
tions as side issue peril from snakes
which Kipling once underwent. The
danger Of snakes in Lahore was real
enough. and the place was rich in scor.
pions. The person who tells the story
had been stung BY a scorpion in bed one
morning, and Kipling aided him in the
afternoon IN scorpion hunt They
found 26 under the mating in the YER.
anda outside the bedroom door, beside
q few centipedes, and put the lot into
a large tumbler, and filed It up with
whisky.
One day. when we were dressing n
the morning. 1 heard KiPlins shouting,
and went into his room His face wal
pale with horror, and he waA tightly
clasping one leg above the knee.
There's a snake" he gasped, "insids
my trousers, and think I've got him by
the head. Put your hand up fr0m be.
low and drag him out"
Iobserved that Kphng only Thought
he had it by the head. and that really
lite head might be at the other end, in
which case-but before had finished
L saw the horror in his face relax and
give place to a puzzled look succeeded
by fits of laughter. Endeavoring to as
certain by the sense Of touch whether il
was the head he was grasping. he had
discovered that it did not really feel like
any part of snake at all. In fact 1t bad
q buckle, and he realized that his braces
had been dangling inside the garment
1UhSu he mt IL nr,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04

Cnnd of the Jago.' are being puDIlsheo
serially in the London New Review. No
more OF the story will appear serially.
and the reader will have to wait for the
whole TO appear in book form before he
can complete it. After all. the British
reading public must be a patient crea-
ture.
Two authors somewhere in provin-
cial England have issued q circular that
will strike CONSERVATION to the hearts
of all booksellers and reviewers. 1t de-
nounces the skinny profits system Of
trade" and admonishes all readers to
buy direct from the author. Review
ers requiring copies should apply early.
sending cash with order. else no notice
will be taken of it." Poor reviewers!
-Babu Dourga Chorrone Roquitte, a
Bengal Frenchman, OF Chandernagore,
has been made a knight of the Legion of
Honor. He has made himself very rich
by trading in Calcutta, and spent large
sums OF money for the improvement of
his native town. He celebrated the re-
ception of the decoration by a great
ball, followed by supper to 10000 beg
gars on the banks of the Hoogli.
An interesting presentation, says
an Edinburgh paper, has just been made
to Robert Crockett, uncle of S. r.
Crockett, the Scottish author, on his re-
tirement after 81 years service as porter
at the railway station at Castle Douglas.
The old gentleman, who is q great de-
vourer of books, is naturally very proud
of the successful career of his nephew,
for whose college course in Edinburgh
he managed to save enough out of his
modest wages.
The London Sketch says that Sir
Henry Irving once entered a train in
London and found that four passengers
already occupied the corners of the car
rage, and had appropriated the rest
CT the seats for their portmanteaus.
AS no one moved Sir Henry continued to
stand, holding on to the hat rail. After
awhile one of the passengers sulkily
began TO move his luggage from the
seat, seeing which the actor remarked
in his blandest tone: 80, please don't
let me disturb you. I'm getting out
st Scotland"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
The Onufah Rr1~e

The Dnnish prince who married one
Of Queen vietOria's granddaughter 10
rr1oyo French and Irish than DIN <h.
20 far az blood goes. The Irtsh strain
IS that Of the lannon's O'Clsrys. Of Tyr
conneIl. A hundred years or 20 ago,
80 tho story runs. Q rnecnhev Of The
family sInaaaed wealth n kars>lles,
and, dying. left his two daughters hand.
some dowr1es- Tbese were the two
sisters ClsTy, one OF whom Afterwards
became Jo~ph Bonsparte'. wife. queen
Of Naples The other married Berna-
dotte. the colder OF Nspolenn who be-
came Charles XIV, king a 6vvedrn.
Prince Charles y Bernsdotte's great
grandson
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
TO PREVENT FRAUD.
Railroads Win Use Paper That
Cannot Be Counterfeited
Their Object Is to Stop the Fraudulent
Issuing OF Coupon Tickets-Paper Max.
ers Submit samples from Which
selection Will he Made.

The question of adopting brand CT
paper that cannot be counterfeited, to
be used by all the railroads III che United
States for printing coupon tickets, was
discussed by committee appointed for
that purpose at a meeting at the MUIR
ray Hill hotel, New York city, the
other day. The committee, which rep
resented some Of the largest firms Of
railroad ticket printers in the country,
included the following: Robert S.
Gardiner, chairman, of the Rand-Avery
Supply company, Boston; Theodore 1.
Lee, of the American Bank Note COM
pany, New York; John Reid. of Rand,
McNally g. Co., Chicago; William h.
Poole, OF Poole Bros. Chicago; W. III.
Woodward, of the Woodward & Herman
Printing company, st. Louis; c. G..
Crawford, of Wynkoop, Hallenbock 6
Crawford, New York; James NJ. Ruso,
of Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany; John
D. Kurtz, of the John D. Lucas Printing
company, Baltimore; Mr.. Scott, of AL
len, Lane & Scott, Philadelphia; Alex
s. Calhoun, of Stevenson & Foster, Pitts
burgh.
One after another the representatives
Of the different paper makers were
called before the committee, that they
might show samples of the paper which
they wished to have recommended and
point out its peculiar merits. After all
the samples had been submitted the ex-
pert employed by the committee treated
the samples with acids and in other
ways to determine if the samples wera
really what they were said to be. The
committee refused to make known the
result of the tests, but upon it will be
based the report containing the rec
concentrations of the committee to the
American Association of General Ticket
and Passenger Agents, whose conven.
ton meets in Atlantic City Septen-
Der IS.
The great increase in the number OF
through routes Of travel, formed by
friendly interchange Of business be.
tween connecting lines has opened the
way for fraud and forgery in the issue
of coupon tickets. In a number of cases
tickets purPorting to be issued by an
imaginary company or by company
which does not Issue through tickets
have been printed by INSCRIPTIONS per.
sons and placed upon the market. The
scalpers. knowingly or unknowingiy.
have been the medium through which
these tickets have been disposed Of to
the public.
Often these bogus tickets have been
honored by conductors and paid for BY
the roads accepting them. This has In
volved many lines in no inconsiderable
loss. In some cases, although there ha.
been no fraud in the manner of issue,
yet the issuing road has been found
lacking in responsibility, and the con-
Meeting roads have experienced much
trouble and oftentimes loss in the pro
portions Of through rate, although the
road OF issue had been paid for the
ticket and had long had the use Of the
money belonging to its connections.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-04
THEoSOPHY'S NEW TEMPLE
1t VIII Be Dedicated Next Spring, Blu
No One Knows Where,

1t VIII Be Dedicated Next Spring, But
No One Knows Where.
Outside Of bare announcement bv
the bhsosophists that q college Of occult
Ism i soon to be built in this country,
little has been said Of an institution
which Is destined to be standing mys-
tory to the uninitiated. According to
Burchem Harding, the noted New York
sheosophist, the new college Is to be
Americas Sphinx. The very first mys,
terry about it is it's location. Probably
not dozen persons in the Theosophicai
society know where it is to be. Boston
theosophists think it may be Boston
and California theosophists say Cali
fornia. But one thing is certain, and
that is that an unknowa quietly secured
the ground some years ago, and that
the mahatmas have had their eyes On
it ever since to see that the vicinity
was not encroached upon.
Among the papers of the late Mr..
Judge was found plans for the new
college. They had been drawn about
decade ago and were found to be COM
plete down to the smallest details. The
first story, according to Mr.. Harding,
may be circular, with cube as sec
ond story, and surrounded by an equi-
lateral triangle pyramid as third story.
The three principal figures of geometry,
the circle. square and triangle, would
thus be presented. If this were the de-
sign, it will be seen that very unique
structure would be the result. Every
room, compartment, door or window
will. it is said. have the most exact d.
mansions. Each stairway will have just
SO many steps. The numbers seven and
thirteen, it is expected, will play q con-
spicuous part in all measurements.