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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

ABOUT 600 SUMMER TEcK sCARFS
FOR MEMS AND LADIES' WEAR,
COST UPWARDS OF 10 CENTS. IN THE
SWEEPING SALE FOR
CENTS EACH.
BOYS CLOTHING AND FURNISH
INGS AT PRICES THAT WILL SET
REGULAR DEALERS TO THINKING;
m nqY klrh MEr nc sH OK sW YEM
OUT GOODS AT no MATTER WHAT
Loss OF PROFIT OR ACTUAL COST.
Boys All-Wool Black Clay Worsted
Suits, made double breasted and lined
with best quality farmer satin, with ex-
: Sc buttons that sold Tor 300 a SUIT now
Little Boys Wash Suits, made OF
striped Galatea cloth, with White collars
and Blue trimmings. solid White duck,
with Blue or Red braid on collar, or solid
Blue duck with White braid. that sold for
SIS a suit. now 69c.
Tan, Blue, Pink, or Black Striped Duck
Suits, with solid Navy-Blue collars, that
sold for SIC. a suit. now 44c.
Little Boys MILDLY I,ong-Pants Suits,
coats OF pure silk serge. with White duck
long pants and vest. that sold for s. a
suit, now $3.50.
1900 Boys Percale Shirt-Waists. ages
from 10 10 years, with six pleats in front
and three in back, that sold for ooc., now
25c each.
20 ChiIdren's Tam o. shanters. made Of
striped Galatea cloth. that sold for 25c.
now sc.
ChiIdren's Solid White Tam O. shanters,
or Yacht Caps, that sold for &C., now
12izc.
10 Chlldren's Straw Tam o. shanters.
that sold for Soc. now Csc.
All Stray Hats that sold from 75c. to
s1.25, now Zoe
Boys Golf Camps that were made to sell
for 39c., now l5c.
200 YARDS AND MORE OF
NANKIN DRESS CREPES.
COST u 1-2c A YARD TO PRODUCE.
ARE HERE FOR SELLING IN THE
SWEEPING SALE AT 1-2c. A YARD.
Fast-Black Satin. l0c. quality. for DC.
Fast-Black Imported Brocaded Satin.
worth tic. a yard, now 10c. yard
IN THAT BARGAIN LINEN BASE
MENT THE SWEEPING SALE BRINGS
Turkey-Red Table Damask that sold for
25c., five different patterns, here for l6c.
The Very Best On-Boiled Turkey-Red
Damask, was soc. a yard. now S9c.
Pure Linen 50c. value German Damask'
in five different styles, for 81 lie. yard.
Antiseptic Birdeye. free from dressing,
Numbered ready for use at the same
prices you pay elsewhere for the common
20-inch Cotton Birdeye, special price for
Monday S9c for a piece OF 10 yards.
70 dozen left OF those Soiled Dinner Nap
kins at specially reduced prices to close
out.
&c. COLORED SWISS, 15c.
NILE GREEN, YELLOW, RED. AND
HELIOTROPE DOTTED SWlSSkS
HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR &c., NOW.
15c.
~. -. NH . ~, ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
TROLLEY PARTY AND DANCE.
Pleasant Entertainment by Misses
Harris Ia Their Friends.

Pleasant Entertainment by Misses
Harris Ia Their Friends.
on last Wednesday evening the Misses
Harris, OF No. s2 Main street, east,
opened their hospitabe doors to enter
tain a number Of friends. The occasion
was in honor OF their lovely young
guests. Miss Caroline Harris OF Louis
VILE. Ky; and Miss Elizabeth Leary, OF
Amelia.
The festivities began with a ride on one
OF the pretty Main street trolley-cars.
and wound up with a dance and seasonable
refreshments The guests were Misses
Anna Boykin. Annie Jacobs. Ellie Werth,
Salle Carr. Ellie Binford, Mary Rogers,
Addie Chafiin, Sarah Harrison, Nora
Ieary. Augusta MCGUIRE. Harriet Grim
gan, Elizabeth Leary, Caroline Harris;
and Messrs. Albert Snead Tanner. Frank
Upshur Peter Winston. Watkins Ellison,
Carlton Mckinney. Julien Mckinney
Charles Moore. Tscharnsr Hobson, Julien
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
Death of Mr. Matthew Melvin.

Mr.. Matthew Melvin. an old and re-
spected resident Of this city. died at his
residence. No. 600 Church street, yester-
day morning. a few minutes after II
o'clock.
Mr. Melvin was known 70 a large circle
OF friends. He leaves one son, Mr.. James
II. Melvin. o. Wilmington n. c.; and
three daughters-M Mary and Lizzie
Melvin, and Mrs. James j. Dreamer.
His wife also survives him.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

Shelton, Randolph Williams. Langhorne
Williams, Beverly Randolph, Thomas
Williamson. John Llghtfoot, Douglas
Adair DR.. Darlington Harrison, Mr..
Lewis Harvie, William Harvey Bernard
Jacobs, John reary, Henry Baker, and
Lewellyn McVeigh.
The party was chaperoned by Misses
Chrisuana and Matte Harris Miss Cary
Laws and Mrs. Thomas II. Deary,
Mrs. Walter Abbott Mrs. Edward Smith,
Mrs. Clara Hobson Nash, Mrs Lghtfoot
Wormey, and Mrs Bland Spotswood
Smith
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
A New Minstrel com,any.

Manager Thomas G. Leath's Minstrel
Company will open the season in Peters,
burg tomorrow night. As many Rich
mond people will want 70 see the opening
performance. an excursion train will be
run from this city. leaving tho Byrd
Street Station at 500 O'Clock. Mr.. Leath's
company IS sad to be quite strong one,
and has many favoritcs In IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
A Veil of Mist

rising at morning or evening from SONS
iowlands often carries Ia IT'S folds the
seeds or malaria. Where malarial-fever
prevails no one Is safe. unless protected by
some efhelent medicinal safeguard. Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters is both n protection
and remedy. No person who lnhabits or
should omit 10 procure this terrifying
agent, which is also the finest known
remedy for dyspepsia. constipation, Kid
ney trouble. and rheumatism.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

The meetings at the Young Mems
Christian Association this afternoon will
be quite attractive.
AT o'clock. in the parlor, Professor
Anton Schatzel. the physical director.
who has been with the boys for the past
three years. viii speak to the Boys Cos
pei Army. Announcements will be made
for an outing during the coming week.
Rev J. y. Iatham, OF tho Highland
Park Methodist Episcopal church q most
attractive speaker. will address the mems
meeting, at O'Clock
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

that has made the rich richer and the
poor poorer Their elevation Will mean
the dawning of a brighter and happier
day in American progress and advance
ment.
Speeches we're also made by ex-senator
James Lindsay Gordon, Senator Peter II.
McNulty, William Hepburn Russell,
Richard Lacey. and others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

United States Deputy Marshal A. j.
Peasants yesterday served warrant on
Ada Bland, colored prisoner In the city
jail, serving sixty days for stealing
lot OF goods from the room OF Lucy
Smith. also colored. The charge against
hVr Is that she opened a letter addressed
20 the Smith woman and stole dollar
note which was enclosed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
WZezke1H- GzM %USsox1z

him from the authorities, should they
capture him. II Is feared there may be
serious trouble.
Columbus Phipps, prominent attor-
ney of this place. has gone 10 West
Virginia on professional business.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
In OUR SISTER CITY.
CHESTERFIELD TROOP ARRANGING
FOR IT'S ANNIVERSARY.
Details Being Perfected for the I'm
yelling of the Powhatan Troop
Observation-Disclosures and Other
Manchester Items.
Manchester Items.

Chesterfield Troop. Fourth Virginia
Cavalry held a large meeting in the
Mayor SCOUT room yesterday at IL
o'clock, and completed arrangements for
their reunion. which is to take place next
Thursday at Beaufort Springs. There
will be Brunswick stew, and bar
becue, over which the famous cd cook,
fIr Joseph Brown, will preside. Besides
the oatables. there viii also DO drink
ables, and, all in all. a happy day is
looked forward to by the old cavalry veto
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
mad sunlcient proyocn.Iop,

Abram Tyler (colored) was a prisoner
% TIE Police Court yesterday morning.
chtiged with assault and striking a
nulalto negro, named John Day. with
intent 10 main. dishgure. disable. and
X seems that TyleF's wife Is very fond
81 Days company. and the husband
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
BEFORE THE MAYOR.

There was only one case to occupy tho
attention OF Mayor. Maurice In the Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. Virginia
Bird and Ella Aikens. who live next door
to each other, on Twenty-second and
cambridge street, were the best OF friends
until yesterday morning, when Virginia
saw her husband talking 10 Ella Vlr-
ginia got after her husband. and Ella
came TO his rescue, and. after standing in
the street cursing each other until they
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
sf.25 rAILOR-mADE WAISTS.

All OF the finest brands produced IN
the United States Separate collars,
single and double pointed Jokes. exquisite
examples OF sewing and stitching. Every
one without reserve at
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
SHEETS AND PILLOw-CAsEs.


SHEETS AND PILLOW-CAsEs.
FuII-size Pillow-Cases. only lac. each.
Extra Large Hemstitched Pillow-Cases,
real value &c. each, here for II l-zc. eacn'
Full Double Bedside Bleached Sheets
regular zoe. value, for ~ lie. each.
Extra Heavy 1914 Sheets, same Quahty
as Utica, for soc. each.
All Of the best brands OF Apron Glnsham
All OF our regular SC. Apron Ginghams'
with all the new patterns-Blue, Bro"n'
and Green-for 7-Sc. yard.
s pieces OF Dark Flannellette. worth
u 1-2c.. for Sc. yard.
24-inch cream Domet or HousekeeperJ
Flannel, &c. value, for 1-sc: ys rro,.,,ro
"a G 5sse va HieaT for - h2 2e Yard
THOSE BARGAIN SHOES
don't look cheap. They are not that kind.
The price being a third or nalf less tnan
usual does not alter the quality or Iree
us from responsibility for their satisfac-
Ladies' Dongola Kid oxford Ties. Tan
Ladies' oxford Ties, hand-turned, that
sold for $780, for 81.
Burt's $50 oxford Ties for 80. ssoo.
Chlldren's Patent-Leather Button SHOES,
that sold for Si.25. for 15c
Bows Russell Goat Lace Shoes, 700.
Children's Dongola Kid Strap Sandals,
S5c. e.oos
Ladies' Erencl-hll ftdUu- soAy~',
that sold for 81, to be closed out for so
~ nairs OF BOYS Russet Goat Lace Shoes
to be closed out for 81, Shoes that sold
chiIdren's Russet Goat oxford Ties to
be closed out for 45c.
HOW WE NOW SELL
LADIES' FURNISHINGS.
5Oc Au-Idnen Chemisettes ................9c.
CSC Au-IInen Sailor Collars .....-.....,.lyc.
25c. Linen Turn-back Guns ............'.i3c.
nc All-Iinen Stock Collars ............lVc.
I7c All-Llnen Defender Collars ........dgc'
81 Ffigree Silver Belt Buckles ......'...zoo'
zoe Shell Crmped Har-Pns, dozen... .l9c.
1Oc Heavy Engraved Belt-Pins ........sc.
&c. Plain Silver Belt-Pins .........''''''';dc '
zoe Pearl Shirt-Waist Sets ...........l9c.
81 Sterling Silver Belt-Buckles .........Syc.
i7c Linen Straight CUFFS ..........''..',o &c.
75c Meyers Brand Corsets ..'''''''''''oo99S ~
50c Tan and Gray SILK Gloves .......... &c.
&c Double-Thread SILK Mitts ..........l0c.
&c Black Ribbed Belts ......:..,.......! 9c'
90 Leather Belts, fancy buckles....,-l DC
81 Long Black silk Mitts ............'''9 9c'
25c Black Taffeta Cloves ..".;,.;..'; 'lOc'
Csc Linen Conyent-EmbFoidereo hahq lotlo
12isc. Mourning Swiss Embroidered E.
Handkerchefs ............';' ;....';;;;... ~
PIC. Ail-Llnen HemstItched Handker- -
chiefs aRdf- scaa 'ii.KDiEs HAYDKTR
c1 A IT,p,s Co c;S0gMPRfsfNG AIlL-LINEN,
UENSTITCHED, MOURNING. NALEN-
CIF,NNFS-LACE EDGED. SWISS EN-
BROIDERED. INCH HEMSIlmCa f.D =;
COIORED BORDERS. ETC, ETC, AT
A CHOICE OF &c EACH. .
5000 RIBBED UNDERVESTS,
rrNRI,EACHED. CROCHET NECK AND
ARMS. IN THE SWEEPING SALE AT
1c. EACH
222e>z<eH3- or dsE21eot1E
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10y
DC.
aYard.

AT A CHOICE OF 80 YARD
Dot Bat sold for &c. yard to be closed ont
Now l9c.
White article,
Pink Green White Cloth sold 10 1910,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
40-fx Against Di.easn

by keeping the liver IN healthy action
with DIR. David's Liver Pills; % cents a
box; s boxes for ST.
OWENS & MINOR DRUG CO..
Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
sc. a Yard.
zoc. Shirt-Waists,

for ladies, of Fancy Prints,
made to wear, perfect in fit.
Hundreds here in the sweeping
Shirt-Waist sale,
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nO-CENT sHIRT-wAIsTs.

The perfect-htting kind, stin laundered
collars and cuffs. yoke backs all the sea-
sons pretty patterns, outdoing and de-
flying all competition. Hundreds TO select
from at
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zoe
soc.
I7,I7I-2, Ioc. Wash Goods

Near unto a thousand yards,
cut from the piece in any
quantity desired. All fancy
patterns. A stock-clearance
sale at
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

The ever reliable Storm
Serges, Fast Raven Jet Black,
il dusty shake and 10 it's cleaa
again. AL the stock is to go
for
I7c. a Yard.
age. Observation-Disclosures
Handkerchief,
pure linen, every one Of
them, with exquisite initial
letters embroidered, that re-
moves necessity to mark tho
name, now
nc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

Thirty and the WASH DRESS GOODS season OF 1896 closes
necessity comp that sale brings the balance o
While
for season. selling lively early selection should be made
In great lot at &c. yard are putt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
Boys $3.50
Clay W0rsted Suits,

Jet Black, Diagonals, Doubles
Breasted, made by best firm
Of boys tailors in America
It's late in season and they
are now
Sz.Oo.
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THE WAY PRICES AT wHIcu
BLsCK DRESS GOODS


ARE TO BE SOLD DURING THIS
SWEEPING SALE DOES IN NO WAY
RELIEVE US OF THE RESPONSE
BILITY OF THEIR WEAR AND l.As.l,-
ING COLORS. OUR GuARANTEs.
MUCH AS IF you WE'RE PAYING US
Our Use. Raven Black Pure Mohair
Lustre for soc.
N.is silk and Wool Crepon, sllh nsuress
soc. j. w. Black High Lustre serges.
29c. Jet Black Storm serses. 20 inches
Ito.
Sc. Figured Mohalr Lustre, PIC.
S9c. Raven Black ATWOOD French
2lc. AH-Black Figured Mohair. l2ikc.
81 Atwood silk Stripe Crepon, I5c.
MOST Nc TAR ART rs PATTERNs OF THH
SEASON, NEARLY YARD WIDE, AI.L
or THE BRIGHT DECORATlyN
COLORS. HUNDREDS OF fAhps
START IN THIS SWEEPING SALE
$50 Persian velvets, CSC. yard.
soc. All-Silx Stripe Crepons. evening
shades, make most exquisite waists, In
the sweeping sale, 25c. q yard.
The A and 5Oc lots OF Fancy Persian
and Dresden silks have added to this
sweeping sale by more OF the collar SILKS
all now "A and SOC.
IMPORTED SHEER BLACK BATfsTDs
&c. quality FOR 16c.
SOC. quality for DC.
4Oc. quality for 25c.
Pretty Fine l5c Apron Lawn, 10 inches
ia cases Sheer and Fine India IAnon.
Hundreds OF yards Fine Sheer Stripe
Muslin, some open work, t-ic. yard.
WITCH KLoTH.
Commencing Monday. August 90, We
will have a full demonstration OF thd
wonderful witch Kloth' at our store 70
continue several days. witch klotn ~
a specially prepared kloth for Keeping all
tableware. gold, silver. nickel. or copper
plated ware, bicycles, glass. ETC; bright,
clean, and free from tarnish stains, or
dirt, and It will not injure tn most DELI
cate surface. Always ready quick, ma
trouble clean. economical. Does away
with all powders, paste Emo ponaninS
compounds. Saves time. patience, ana
silverware Bring any article that you
have furnished or is dirty, and we VIII
demonstration. Witch kloth, cost l9c's
two for 25c.
HALF PRICE AND LESS Is THE WAX
COLORED DRESS GOODS
ARE TO co DURING THE SWEEP
ING SALE
% pieces Of Assorted Imported Effects,
SILK and Wool and Ail-Wool Materials, IN
neat small designs, as stripes, snepnerds
and pin checks. were &c., now Si1Ic.
81 and Sis French Patterns the most
select in town, In good variety THIS week.
67iac. the yard.
So and 75c values in Dainty Hair-Liness
Checks, and Mixtures, this week. &c.
All OF our elegant ATWOOD Cheviotss
including Light, Medium. and Dark
shadIngs, the regular ~ and TOO. kinds
this week, Csc.
We stli have five pieces OF those popu-
lar Atwood Debeiges, in Cadet Gray,
delightful summer fabric. worth E0c., this
week, 1870. the yard.
Very attractive line OF Wool Mixed
Checks. Notifies, and Stripes, in Black
and White, and other soft colors. values
1914 and l7c.. this week, 9Ac.
ATWOOD Faced Silk Finished Henrietta,
in choice colors, were 2oc.. this week.
PIC
Innings roo GO OUT IN Tho
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

exquisite examples Of the
weavcr's art, IA yards long,
2 rows open work, colored
woven centres, fringed all
around, pure linen, now
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
Innings, TOO, co OUT IN THU
SWEEPING SALE At GREAT
REnTfCVTONS

Imitation Hair Cloth (herring bone),
the lightest. coolest, dress skirt staying,
worth 12c-2 7-Sc.
Best Waist Innings, Silesias. Percalires.
In all colors, the 15c. kind this week. 90.
Fibre Lining. 70 inches wide, ali coIoEs.
worth 25c.-5 7-sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

12lc. Fancy Piques.
12ic. Dimities in the new designs.
1910. Fancy Dress Checks.
12,c. Yard Wide Lawns.
lac. Dotted Swiss Muslin.
Ice. Agra Linen in stripes.
l7c. Etamine Cloth.
1Oc. Single Stripes Piqus.
l0c. Light Percales.
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$50. WHITE LAWN WRAPPERS.

Nearly 4-yards wide Skirts, full fronts
wide Bertha ruffles. containing 10 10 Il
yards of White India Linon, selling now
for less than cost OF making,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02
S2.0o

fexm
ofSunmr rand nhn
eSwe1ng lh
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soc. Violet
Taffeta Ribbons,

Al inches wide, dark shade Of
Violet. all silk, everybody
wants them, but they must go
at bargain prices with rest of
stock, for
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$3.50 Burt's Oxford Ties.

Our entire assortment Of
this famous makers Ladies'
Oxford Ties is to be sold out
a pair for
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ssc. WASH DRESS sISIR

All ready to wear. Probably twent,
different patterns In tho assortment al
lengths: Blacks, whites, Pinks, Blues
Stripes, Dots, Figures solid colors, al
now
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$3.50 LADIES' SUITS

$3.50 LADIES' SUITS
in such an assortment as never seen In
Richmond even at commencement of
season-White Z. ks, Blue and White
Check, Fancy Figures, etc. All with
lapel, blazer coat. full wide skirts, tailor
made, every SIZE hundreds OF them In
the sweeping sale for
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-02

Full width, of solid linen color du,
No wonder other stores doubt our abb
10 sell perfect skirts at such prices;
now they are
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sI.4o LINEN SKIRTS.
EDO. LINEN sKIRTs.

Full yards wide, OF solid linen (
grass cloth; thin, cool, stylish; {
length and size Wristbands, now
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csc. COLORED SWISS, 15c.

NILE GREEN, YELLOW, RED. And
HEEOTROPE DOTTED SWlSSkS
HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR Sc, NOW.
The herald., 1896-01-12
TWENTY OR THIRTY DAYS
Additional Time for the New
Schools Necessary
SHOULD BE DONE WEDNESDAY
The Present Condition of the Buildings
Stated
SHOULD BE DONE WEDNESDAY
A Herald Reporter Visits Each One of tho
Structures Which Are Being Erected.
They VIII Be Credit

The new school buildings should be COM
pleted and ready to be turned over to the
city by Wednesday of the pres week.
A HERALD reporter made thorough in
spection of the various buildings yester-
day. The buildings will not be completed
on time. The contract calls for the COM
pletion of all fourteen buildings on Janu-
ary 18th. On that date but two or three
of them will be actually completed.
1t has always been we'll known fact
that the contract required an impossbility.
1t was signed and approved on the 21st
day of October, giving only seventy-one
days to complete fourteen of the largest
frame buildings in the city, requiring the
use of over 100000 feet Of lumber,
most of which was of large sizes, not ex-
tensivey carried in stock in this city, and
had TO be cut to order in the mills of Puget
sound.
Considering all of these facts, the con-
tractors have done remarkably we'll. The
small addition to the Hayes-street school
has been completed. The large twelve
room building at Pico and Sentous streets
is now receiving the finishing touches, the
plastering being all completed and great
portion of the interior wood work is fin
ished. the painters keeping close behind
the carpenters.
The ten-room building at Twensy-first
and Norwood streets is in about the same
condition. These two buildings are calcu-
lated 10 be completed in about fifteen days.
The ten-room building on Sixth, near
The herald., 1896-01-12
THE TRANSvAAL SITUATION
How Things Are In the Boer
Republic
JAMESON'S lNSURRECTION
Last Person Who Would Endeav0r to
Lead a ForlOrn Hope
An Interesting Resume Of Facts and Figures
Of History Concerning the Governmsnt
Of the South African Republic

There is gentleman now in the city
who recently arrived from the Transvaal
and who is fully conversant with all the
features of life and government in the
celebrated South African republic. He re-
sided there for some ten years or more and
acquired some considerable interests of
landed character. To a HERALD repre-
sentative he related an interesting tale
concerning the situation as it is today in
the Boer republic and as to the causes
which have lead up to the complications
now existing, which seem in fair way to
disrupt the intente cordiaIe between Great
Britain and Germany. Owing to the fact
that the gentleman has large interests
there, he requests that his name be not
published in this connection. But the
story he told is most interesting. 1t is as
follows:
81 know that DR.. Jameson is the last per-
son in the world who would undertake the
forlorn hope in the way of an attempt to
put through tllibustering scheme. This
being the case, feel certain that in all his
schemes he must have had the assured as
sistance of Cecil Rhodes and the South
African company, as we'll as the inferred
Endorsement of the British government,
which was undoubtedly pledged him in the
event OF success. l know DIR. Jameson
very we'll. first met him at Johannes
berg. He is a man of a cool, calculating
disposition, not an enthusiast upon any
proposition unless thoroughly convinced of
its practicability and almost assured cer-
tainty of success He has been in the en-
ploy of Rhodes and the South African COM
pany for number of years, and is unques-
tionably one of the best posted English
men in South Africa. The average En-
glshman in South Africa is q clustering
sort of an individual, who has the impress
sion that England owns and controls the
entire world, with the adjacent country in
the moon and the sun. This population is
a rather hard one TO deal with, and, despite
the fact that the 9oers have thrashed the
English every time there has been war,
the English residents in south Africa still
feel and display that insolent air of superb
ority which is so disgusting to many people.
The Transvaal itself forms compact
inland territory near'y as broad as it is
long and not more than forty or fifty miles
from the Indian ocean at Valagoa bay.
The total area of the land is approximately
125,OOO square miles with about 100000
population OF whom 100000 are white.
The English have ever been desirDus of
asserting their authority over the Trans
vaal, but more particularly in recent years
has the British government desired to
gObble this territory because of the rich
mineral discoveries which have made the
section famous throughout the world. The
country itself, although within the tropics,
has quite an elevation above The sea, and
owing to this fact has a rather healthy, in
vigorating climate. Owing to the proximi-
ty of the desert the air is dry and therefore
very good for pulmonary troubles.