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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

RALEIGH. y. o.. Nov. 19-The annual
meeting Of the stockholders and directors
Of the Rcleigh and CASTOR Raleigh and
Augusta and Durham and Northern lii
visions of the Seahoard Air Line were
teld here to-day. The same board nt
directors were reelected and the latter
al reelected.
The reports made were said 10 he very
estief4ctory. Those for the quarters
ending September S0th. when the cut
rates were In force. IL is stated. showed
rafes of increase Of $1,000 annually on the
pafeieh and CASTOR divisions and Of
over $4,000 annual increase Of the entire
syetem.
t-pon inquiry. Il is stated regarding tho
failure o. the NEGOTIATIONS for the sale
90 the Ryan syndicate that President
Hoffman wanted 10 sell hut the sinall
stockholders were unwilling 10 do 50 and
that this caused the breaking on Of mat
lfers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

The select ban given last night by the
Gcrmonia Pleasure Club at Saongcr Halle
was "a decided success. The members of
the organization are the sons of the very
best decentralization families i'm the
city, and this very fact Was sufficient TO
make every participant feel perfectly at
home. Dancing commenced at O'Clock
last evening ard was kept mp until I
O'Clock this morning There was not the
slightest hitch i'm any respect. and the
club may justly feel proud Of another
evening well spent in social gathering.
The Committee of Arrangements. who
deserve great credit for their efforts I'm
making the necessary preparations con-
sisted of Messrs. Edward c. Schmidt.
chairman; Charles p. Dietrich. G.. Fred.
Grimmell, and Charles T.. Harra.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citt
zen. and other Matters.


f. c. Meredith. Of Virginia. has been
promoted from a $500 TO 1920 posi-
ton IN the United States Treasury at
Washington.
Treasures Perrin OF Gloucester and
billiard of Spotsylvania called at the
state Library yesterday.
The Society Of the Sons OF the Ameri-
can Revolution will meet this evening at
the Virginia Historical Society rooms at
Sis O'Clock. \ large attendance Is re-
quested as business Of importance IS 10
be transacted.
NJ. W. Harry Reavoy the travelling
representative OF the New York Prices, Is
in the city stopping az Murphy's. Mr.
Reavey looks after the various agencies
Of his paper throughout the country. and
is "A popular and courteous gentleman,
and Is well-liked by the newspaper peo-
pie.
Congressman Claude \. Swanson. who
has just been reelected 10 Congress in
the Fifth district, was in the city yes
terday lie visited the capitol and had a
long conversation with Secretary OF State
Lawless lie was also at the State Ii
brary building. and was visited by a
number Of his many warm friends In
Richmond.
The remnants Of the Iii Tom Wards
minstrels were TO have given an enter
tainment at Corcoran Hall last night
but only about a dozen people purchased
tickets. The money was refunded and
no performance given. There are about
twelve members of the company stll in
the city who are very anxious 10 get TO
New York and IL Is thought that A num-
Der Of local an ateurs will assist IN Civ
ing Them benent performance Saturday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
permitted by The brute to descend to the

permitted by The brute to descend to the
ground.
BY this time the girls on the OUTSIDE
were as much alarmed as the other TWO
were frightened. and they hastened IN
doors to explain There they found MISS
Michael unconscious. When they DIS
covered the manner OF exit taken by MISS
Kramer tie young men. gathering fago's
for torches. hurried in the direction
which the girl had taken. They called
repeatedly. but " was fully an hour be-
fore u ey found the poor creature. she
had heard them call her name. and from
behind Zig rock. where she took refuge.
she answered. Miss Kramer was trem-
bling Ike an aspen Leaf and although
she tried TO laugh with the rest the at
tempt was a miserable failure. That
night after reaching home she again be-
came delirious and called piteously for
somebody to take away those hideous
ghosts. Although somewhat improved
the giri. IL is feared. has suffered Il
shock to her nervous system.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

= Havana" tigars Can only he supplied
nv the Use Of Mexican Leaf

WASHINGTON. Nov. ia report re-
ccivod at the Department Of state from
Consul-Gcnoral Crittcndcn on the cuitiNa-
zion and expectation OF tobacco 10y MeA-
leo shows that the McNicans nave hidu'
enormous strides in this industry since
lNS3. In the year iss3- 90 the loode'o -.
ports amounted 20 $9is.3i2 ana IN the year
ISll- % they were increased 10 $l,iuV'l.-''
The exports for the year $50 - are esu-
mated at $4,000. .., s..,..
Tho tobacco men OF the United states
80 report SAYS. did not rcdllzc iht
, .ngcd condition in the Havana cigar
hdsiucss until 1892 when England Ger
many. Belgium. and the United STATE
took from Mexico $1,000 pounds OF cisdIs
aud cigarettes and 2.h3t02 pounds OF ieal
tobacco. Two years later the exports OF
these countries was increased by LVNWv
pounds Of tobacco.
Ia Cuba the exhausted condition OF me
foil can give no more, ana the woIid
requirements e "Havana' cigars can
only be- supplied through the use OF MeNl-
can Leaf.
Practically no wrapper tobacco is grown
~ Mexico. The leaf ls all illlcr.
Z Mexico. il is further said IL not only
ono Of the coming coffee countries, nut
is also a coming tobacco country. The
soil Of the tobacco region is so deep as
TO be practically incXhaustible More
over its extent is one hundred times that
Of the Cuban tobacco region.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
An Offer toCorbrtt and F,tz.

BOSTON. MASS, Nov. l9.-The Globe
says:
Athletic Club for a twenty-round boxing
match between CCrbstt and Fitzsimmons
was topped last night by Jimmy Calvin,
a sporting Insn OF this city. who offered
Corhett $500 I'm behalf OF "A New York
club whose name he would not disclose.
Corbett reiterated his statement Of last
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

RAJ EIGH. n. c.. Nov. I9.-At Shaw
University (cclored) here to-day interest
ing exercises were held before "A very
large audience The principal address
was on negro education by Or. J. l.. NJ.
Curry, agent Of the Peabody and Slater
funds. who was introduced by President
Charles +. McserNe. Brief addresses were
made by President Edwin Alderman OF
the State University; cX-Chicf Justice
James shepherd and Josephus Daniels.
There are $50 students at Shaw. enc Of
them being d son OF King Kama, of South
A frf.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

sir Phillip Currie Demands Explanation
OF the Arrest of an Engiishman.

PARIS Nov. ia dispatch from Con-
stnutinopic says that as the Sultan prom
ised Co suspend the special tribunal on
November gth 81 Cambon the French
Ambassador. viii dispute tho validity Of
ail sentences imposed hy the tribunal
after That date. especially the sentence
OF death passed upon the Armenian
bishop here for having loaded revolver
iu DIS house.
LONDON. Nov. lo-The Daily News
win tomorrow publish "a dispatch from
oustanfluoplc 'aying that Sir Phillip
Curric the British Ambassador has de-
mauded from the Porte am explanation
of tho arrest of the Rev. Mr.. McCallum
al British clergyman. Who WAS dispensing
.cnof fo The sufferers in Maras1.
A Paris dispatch 90 the p1.ly News
.avs that in an Interview Mr.. NJ r..
lcWctt the United States Consul NJ
SiVas. who is now I'm Paris. stated that
nee would sail for ,Scw York tomorrow
Vie remarked that The harvest I'm Armenia
has been good 10 would have been
better 10 tho peasants. owing 10 disorders.
had not sown Jess than usual
Mr. Jcwctt added that there was much
misery in Siva-. About onc-Quartcr or
fhc Armenian shops there were open.
the owners sought safety from attack
hy taking Turkish partners.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

platform at the Central Railroad Com
press broke down. carrying 10 the ground
300 bales OF cotton and the men at
work. Thirteen of the number were in
Jurod. but none OF them seriously. The
SUPERINTENDENT. who WAS standing IN the
middle OF the section that fell. escaped
without scratch. Considering the nature
Of the accident. the escape Of the men
from death is almost miraculous.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

ROCHESTER,, =. =. Nov. 1v.-Ihe
knights of Labor voted This afternoon
not 10 put the free coinage of silver plank
as a principle. The idea of putting the
plank into The preamble originated with
General Master Workman j. =. Sovereign
but the knights thought that bv jus n'-
ing put into the preamble II would bar
from the organization 900 who were not
Free SilvcIitcs. The discussion occupied
"a greater part Of two days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

Il WINSTON. y. G.. NOV. l9-Mr J. H.
SuNt0n. prominent lawyer OF Wilkes
trO. A. missing. lie disappeared nom
tme FEW DAYS ago and some very uh'
peasant DEVELOPMENTS have since been
made. a warrant has been issued Tor aus
arrest charging him with forgery
and euttlI emcnt. signing the GER
uhcat"a 81 tie county court clerk ana
register upon a MORTGAGE deed by which
he obtained money from Al. Richards n.
OF New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

MACON. GA. Nov lg-About 6 O'Clock
tonight just after compress had shut
down. aad while a gang OF twenty-five
men. IN charge Of Superintendent Amos
Cordson and his brother Hiram Cordson.
vsss ~ work on IT. the south end OF the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

Hon. Moses Thatcher has been ordered
- appear Tor trial before the Twelve
Apostles Of 'he Mormon Church for vio-
lution OF church discipline. The case
originated last year. when Mr.. Thatcher
was a candidate for United states Sen.
ator before the people without taking
counsel with the church authorities.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

"rho dog watch" n term used by sail
ors. was once the dodge watch. short
watch being introduced between those
longer I'm duration. I'm order that too great
an amount OF work should not be put
upon the same men IN the course Of the
day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

ITO haul over the Goals recalls the
former legal custom Of trial by fire. the
accused working barefoot over n bed OF
glowing Goals and his innocence or guilt
being dcduced from the condition of his
feet after certain number OF days had
elapsed Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

Can you tell me where | vii get the
Lancaster avenue care" inquired a mid
dle-aged fussy woman. who was stand
ing IN the middle OF the car track. OF a
nan who was in great hurry
Yes. you'll get II right in the middle
OF your back. II you stand there" he
replied, and then passed on.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

'Do Mt Rome as Romans do Is credit
ed to no less an authority than ST. Au-
gustine. who advised a convert, doubt
ful about the pronriety Of some custom
observed at Rome. to do as other peo-
p1e did
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
Leads 'en all.

lstGNS Cll all.
The man who wants the best
Shoe takes Hanan's every time.
We're TIE sole agents here. That 5
because the Hanans want the best
store to sell their Shoes-and be-
cause we want the best Shoes to
sell.
They've got style-ft-and fine
ness all their own-and we've the
full variety - Patent Leather
Enamel Leather-BoX Calf and
Wei Kid.
Won't you come in and see those heavy
English Covert Goats,
Saks' Hats are like Hanan's Shoes-best :
We've got a big line OF nobby SUITS Some
exclusive things you don't often ind 7, ady
20 wear.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

night that II By Friday there was no
other offer he would acccpI Vt. fitzsim-
mons has tton notified VI ME cfter By
telegraph.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
OBITI AIRY.
Nrs. LnnIsiana CrnNfnn.

DCNNSVILLE. VA. Nov. lS.-Spocial.
Mrs. Louisiana CroXton. wife Of Judge
Thomas troHtCn. died at the homo OF
her husband at an early hour this morn
ing. She was Mss Gatowood. Of this
county, and was in her siNty-hf;h year
Mrs. Scott NiddOns
PARIS. NOV. l9-Mrs. scott-Siddons.
the celebrated actress. died here to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
Hosiery.

Ladies' Fast Black Hose, that you can
not BUY anywhere for less than II l-2c
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 6c
Ladies' Fine Black Hose. high splicsd
heel. double sole. aud genuine fast black.
made to our special order, pair in box -
50 4 at sl.00 per box,
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. 7E~
Ladies' 25c. Fast Black Hose,
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT,
Children's Fast Black Hose, with double
knee, size to 10.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 10~
Childrsn's Fast Black Seamless Hoe,
with English heel and toe. 25c. value.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 12~
2FOk 25e ~
+%tttt
The F0QPQQl8al-Pllcs CO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20

No other house does-ever did or over
will-sel such sterling qualities at such
low prlces-as We quote.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
Ladies' Underwear.

You know the American Ho-
siery Co. IS goods. They are con-
sidered the best goods made.
When you can buy them at these
prices you don't need to loose any
time in securing them. If your
size is here you will get bargain.
American Hosiery Co.'S Ladies' White
Wool Vests aud Points. light aud medium
weight: Vests in size 20, 2s and 80; Pants In
size 26. %, 30. 80; regular price sl2o and
Sl50.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SOC
American Hosiery Co.'s Ladies' AL Wool
White Vests aud Pants; Vests size 70. %,
30; Pants size 20. %. 80, 81; regular price
1900 and $3.50.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY CT
Children's Wool Underwear. in white
and natural-Vests Is, 81. %. %; Pants. "a.
26. 20. 80. 32: about one-third the regular
price buys them,
ANY SIZE Csc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-20
MESSAGES TO SENATE
UASHINGTON MET the BODY ONCf,
BJTNO MORE.
lie Objected TO His Treatment, and After
wards Wrote His Recommends
tions-Oiher state Papers.

After all the United States Senate -
not the august body it is so frequently
described as being, nor are its open seS-
sions calculated TO strike the behoiuer
with awe. It's last vostige of ancient Tor
mality and solemnity is exhibited wheh
the body goes into executive session.
Then everybody is required TO vacate inc
galleries and the doors are closely barred.
This might be very impressive were II
not for the fact that everybody knows
what silly farce the whole thing IS
The executive session is supposed TO
place q close veil Of secrecy around the
deliberations held over the President =
appointments and the discussions OF
treaties with foreign powers. As a mat
ter of fact IL accompanies no such put-
pose for 40 sooner are the doors open
tnan the newspaper correspondents arc
fully informed as to all That mas taken
place. The idle custom Is SIM oDseiNt u'
however. I'm order TO tickle the vanity
of some solcmn-lOOking senator's.
There are probably few Of you, ana Il
is certain that there are very few United
States senator's, who are aware OF tho
fact that originally the President sat
with the Senate IN executive session,
personally delivered his message and re-
ceived 10y word Of mouth the advice and
consent OF that body. This TACT IL
easily verified by an examination OF the
records In the office Of the Executive
Clerk Of the Senate In one large vol
ume are preserved the original manu-
scripts OF sample Presidential messages
from the time of George Washington
down TO that OF Grover Cleveland. The
first volume contained in this very inter-
esting collection reads as follows.
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Gentlemen Of the senate

Gentlemen Of the Senate:
The President Of the United States will
meet tnc senate in the Senate chamber
al half-past eleven clock tomorrow 10
advise with them ON the terms OF the
Treaty 10 be negotiated with The South
crn Indians. GO. WASltlN1ION.
New York.
August u,
I1S9
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31

means a distinct and practical addition
to the sum of human knowledge. Pro-
fessors Atwater and Rosa have been
developing their apparatus and meth
DDS for the past four years, and the
experiments have cost many thousands
of dollars. When it is remembered
that several experimenters are requir-
ed to manage the many parts of the
work during an experiment, observa-
tons being recorded every two minutes,
day and night, for ten days, it is read
lily seen that an experiment is a very
laborious and expensive undertaking;
and samples of all the food eaten by
the subject under investigation must
be chemically analysed, while other
samples are burned in a bomb oalori-
meter to determine their heat values.
This expense is distributed among the
three parties to the investigation NAM
ed the larger part, however, is borne
by the United States department OF
agriculture. 1t does not appear that
confinement within the calorimeter is
a very serious hardship, for one of the
patients who was incarceralted gained
two pounds or more in weight, ate
heartily, slept well and reports having
had a good time. 1t is proposed to con-
tinue these experiments further, and
the results will be made public through
reports which Professor Atwalter and
Professor Rosa and others associated
in the work will write for the depart
ment of agriculture.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31
STATESMEN As ORATORS.

"a comparison between the speeches
off Mr.. Chamberlain and those of Prince
Bismarck and Lord Palmerston," says
the London World, may seem at first
rather far fetched, but in one particu-
lar there is striking resemblance,
and the resemblance applies to point
which gave the greatest force to their
respective orations. AS an orator, Mr..
is far superior to either
He has a much larger command of
words, and his arguments are much
more incisive. Neither Prince Bismarck
nor Lord Palmerston ever laid claim to
being an orator They had somewhat
of contempt for oratory as such. But
their addresses were always distin-
guished by the extreme straightfor-
wardness, plainness-not to say blunt
ness-of their assertions. Nobody
could misunderstood their meaning.
There was no wrapping ZIP of inten-
lions, as in Mr.. Gladstones speeches;
no covert irony, as in those of Lord SAL
isbury. They said plainly what they
meant, and the most uncultivated mind
could understand them. Mr.. Chamber
lain does the same, and his recent
speech at the Constitutional club
must be ineligible to the dullest
BOer"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31

the fun Is kept up all day. In the city
the young girls rise earlier than usual
and hastily complete their elaborate toilet
IN order to be present at the conimencet
ment of the performance. They are
easily distinguished from the tountry
and more genteel manners. On arriving
at the place of amusement the audience
take on their geta, or clogs, and place
them in the custody of a man, who
charges a nominal sum for taking care OF
them. These clogs are hung on pegs
them Those who go into house with
geta concealed upon their person are
treated with contempt and dubbed "ab-
rumushi," signifying "cockroaches"
AS there are no seats in house of pub
lie entertainment in Toxic the audience
space allotted to them and make them
selves comfortable for the day. The men
and women light their pipes and while
away the time by rehearsing pleasant
"reminiscences until the performance be.
gins Jugglers, story tellers. magic lam
forerunners of prosperity and harbingers
Oh peace, entertain the public both day
and night. Each troupe of performers
usually remains in one place for about a
week, but if they are unprecedently sue
cessful they remain as long as their spec
ulation proves profitable.
The performance always takes place in
the upper story of the house. At one ex-
tremIty of the room Is an elevated plat
form for the performers, on which is a
1lrebox and tea service. and at each end
are two candleSticks. The audience is
seated in front Here may be seen a
group of peasants, there few officials;
girls, old men, servants and apprentices.
all mixed up together. without regard
to rank CT sex.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31
ELECTRIC BELL WHICH HUNS.

Many sensitive persons are startled by
the abrupt, incisive sound given by an
ordinary electric bell. NJ. Guerre, a Paris
electrician, who has been working on the
idea that this characteristic of the electric
bell was not irremediable, has produced a
bell which gives a continuous musical
sound. The note is very soft and sweet,
although penetrating, and is said to be an
exaggeration of that obtained by rubbing
the edge of a glass with the finger In
stead of a bell with hammer and a
spring interrupter, steel bell is used,
which is it's own interrupter When the
circuit is closed by the pressure of the
button at the other end of the line, it is
released from the electromagnetic, forced
forward and released again for number
of times with great rapidity The vibra-
ton set up produces the pleasing hum
ming instead of the familiar sound so
irritating to nervous people The pitch
of the note can at any time be changed
For instance should there be sickness in
house and it is desired to reduce the
carrying quality of the note, it can be
lowered until it is audible only to the
servants, or others whom it is intended
to summon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31
HUMAN BODY
AS AN ENGINE
Instrument for Testing It's rIe-
chanicaI Efficiency.
REGISTERING THE EMOTIONS
THE VALUE OF DIFFERENT FOODS
AS FUEL.

The Subjects Arc Incarcerated in an
Air Tight Compartment to Deter
mine the Eject on Different Foods
ON the Body-Tests Carried on BY
the National Government.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-31
PECULIAR JAPANESE THEATRES.
Patrons Enjoy Themselves, But Are
Compelled to Sit on the Floor.

To a stranger one of the most curious
sights in Japan is a house of public enter
talnment more extraordinary or inter
estlng spectacle can scarcely be imagined.
and is certainly not to be witnessed in
any other portion of the civilized world.
In nearly every street in the city of Toxic
is always to be found one or more of
these places of amusement. 1t is rendered
conspicuous by placards, posted on a
square box hung in a prominent place. an
nounclng that Messrs. So and So will give
an entertainment regularly between GER
tain dates, and at night this box is lit IN
with candles.
At the entrance to the house is large
wooden till, in which is placed three
pinches of salt for luck" Close by is
stationed man who cries at intervals,
Come in! Come in, ladies and gentle
men, and see our wonderful exhibition II
will tickle your liver and make the lean
grow fat from laughing. Come in, my
pretty maid, and we will show you the
features of your lover
The performance usually commences at
4 o clock In the morning and closes at
o'clock in the evening, and, including the
intervals, which are frequent and long.