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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

an answer which WAS not only ono of tho
most extraordinary on record, hlt which
showed rcmarl,abl clear appreciation of
the moral light in which no should be
viewed In effect it was that no woman
with reputation to lose would have any
thing to do with him. The plaintiff,
therefore. was not entitled to any consld-
Grafton in her breach of promise suit
Since fortune did not como to him until
he was about 40 years old, his spectacular
career, incluaing his romanccs, came later.
They have covered. almost continuously
tic succeeding 35 years of his life, and mt
as no is defendant In IL suit brought by n
young woman who says sho expected to
marry him.
Baldwin drifted westward from his ia
theirs farm in Indiana. He was Il common
miner for 20 years Faith and pluck were
his only capital until he struck a Constock
bonanza with millions In 1t. He went to
San Francisco and associated himself with
Sharon, Ralston, Flood and O'Brlcn. BY
shrcwd operations no was rated In o few
years as worth 500, 600, 600 About SO, OOO,-
600 Of this amount WIS put into tho hotei
and theatcr property bearing his name in
san Francisco He had made an ordinary
marriage in his carly days When h4 wSI,t
to san Francisco, lie was u widowcr. He
w StNpIiO W lic III HIS IcW NOtcl.
She lived only two years 1T was at this
hotel in 1883 that Il young woman calling
herself Verona Baldwin and who had lived
with him as his cousin or niece shot Kim
Tho wound was not serious, ard no charge
YVES pressed against the woman.
Fcnnic McCcr,nacli, who had been en-
nloycd as scains;,css in the hotel, sued him
for $40, 600 for !rcacl Of promise soon aft
crward lie brought witnessed against her
cl:aractcrnnd the suit failed, bnt the meth
ctS he used in defense called forth general
condemnation. One Of his wives, I'm scpa-
rating from him, is said to have forced n
settlement of $1,000, OG0. 1t is estimated
that his adventures with women have con
suluCd several millions
Ills last wife, his fourth, was tho daugh.
ter of Il san Francisco architect He was
then past 90 and grandfather, and she
was less than 20 years old. He built for
he" 4 mansion Oh his magnificent estate
i'll the Santa Anita valley, Los Angeles
county. The estate consisted Of 60. 900
acres, which he laid out in rrinccly
style, with lakes, bridges, rustic houses,
orchards nnu vineyards. A broad avenue
three miles long was laid out, bortlercd
with eucalyptus trees, with u row Of Pep
per trees through the center. He establish
I'd n breeding farm there, in which were
reared some OF the best thoroughbrctis eyer
Gcen on American tracks. lie took No-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
POETS OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Their Creations Havo Boon Marvellous MS
Voices OF Spanish Life.

Some of tho most beautiful and SYM
pathetic interpretations of life in verse
that have been made during recent years
have come from tho pens of tho Latin
American poets, and yet these writer's ore
bat little read outside of their own coun-
tries. The list of those who have written
inspired poems in the present generation
In the mellow and lnclodious language of
Calderon and Cervantcs is long, and it in
cludes those whose personal history has
been as remarkable and picturesque as the
work that they lave produced. In South
America the poems that have found favor
have been voices of life; the experience
Inns been the soil Of tho orchid and the rca-
son for it. In the land of picture and
bloom of the billowy pampas and the
cleaning Andes, poems nrC tho creations
of what these singers have felt or done
they bloom.
During II recent visit to the Argentine
Republic and to Chile it was INV privilege
to meet Senior Don de In Barr;i, the friend
OF Balmacctia and once the Chilean minis
ter to England, the author of several books
on Grccl; forms of verse and on rhythmic
expression, one of the most courtly and
scholarly men in literature He wrote the
grand ode which opened the Chilean cxpu-
stion, one of the few of the poetic inter.
pretators Of art and science that i'll recent
times have been adequate to really great
occasions. In this ole one hears tho music
of the march Of machinery ard finds his
heart in tho new triumphant progress and
secs the soul of the living and Inspiring
ago
met in Buenos Ayres Senior Carlos
Guido Y Spano the Longfcllow of Argen-
tina, n most lovely and beautiful charuc.
ter, whose Identification of his work with
his life is as marked. He won the heart of
the Argcntines by his sympathy with the
public suffering during the yellow fever
epidemic in 1871. He is an old man now;
he has come out of life in public service
with clean hands and, like many who have
lived for others, has not accumulated u Tor.
tuno for himself. But he has gained that
which is more than material wealth The
people of the purple republic arc very proud
of their venerable poet, of his philanthro-
Ply and integrity as we'll as his verse, and
they are about to present to him homo
and tribute out of their ample purses
th.t he who has loved them may pass his
serene old age amid the evidences of their
grateful affection. Review OF Reviews
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

not fraught with enough excitement to
ruiiic man who has protected Wells.
Fargo &: Co : treasure from stngc robbers,
stood off band of savage Utah Indians
and held up the directors Of the Bank Of
California at the pistols point. All this
Lucky" has done
The late Senator Sharon and the other
directors of the Bank of California were
prepared Ia manage the stock in a manner
not satisfactory to baldwin. Tho deal was
to he contaminated ut a secret meeting of
the directors baldwin heard of the scheme
on the morning Of the day on which the
meeting was to he held He determined
legally to cnjoin them from holding tho
meeting Lucky learned, however, that
the directors could transact their business
and adjourn before the writ of Injunction
could be served. He made up his mind
that there should be no meeting He an
pcared III the ROOM locked the door behind
Kim and held the directors at bny until his
attorney appeared with the injunction He
fought them i'll the courts after Ihut and
won his case
In Utah in the sixties a rowing band of
five Indians took fancy to the scalps of
Baldwin and friend with whom he was
prospecting. His partner fell dead mt al.
most the first vollcy fired, but with his
provcrhial luck Baldwin lived TO kill three
Indians and put the other two to flight.
1t was none of his business that high
waymen stopped the stage running from
Milton to the Caiaveras big trees and
called upon the driver for Wells, Fargo &
Go. 5 treasure box. There was none of his
money in the box, but Lucky" deter
mined to fight, nevertheless. He shielded
his body behind the stage door and started
to pump bullets from his pistol at the rob.
bcrs. Baldwin's aim was poor, and none
of the robbers was hit, but they were so
filled with terror over the fight from en-
! unexpected quarter and ut being unable to
get fair shot ut Lucky that they rode
of for their lives.
Baldwin was always iinpressonnblc, and
his relations with women have covered
quite II range of experience When tho
Ashley suit WQs first brought he returned
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
COURT NEWS AND oralEn MATTERS
A Quiet Day About the Court House
q ristnnS entertainments

Newnort News; Va, Dee. es.-tspecial)-
An unusual quiet prevailed In and about
the court house Today No rinEL. of
mirth was observable. Clerk D. g. smith.
the life and soul of the place was absen.
having gone to Dcnleieh to attend County
Court. which opened to-day.
delightful cntcrta nment, in the shane
Of Christmas tree present distrihution
VIII be given the children of the Meth
ouist SUNDAY School tonight at the NJ T.
Church. Prepare tons are being made for
a E!orously good time for the little ones
VIM; Walker, disorderly conduct, was
fined 81 and costs.
James Mcdonald, drunk, fined 81 ana
costs.
Thomas Barlow. colored disorderly con-
duct fined S3.50 and costs
David Terry, drunk, fined s. and costs
and required 10 give bond in the sum OF
800.
Deputy Clerk Marable issued to-day a
marriage license 10 Henry T. Ash and An
ne Molly. colorcd. The marriage took
place tonight.
Although over two hundred employees.
who went North To spend Christmas. have
not returned, the plant resumed opera
tions, after II suspension of three days.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
Hts flo rhougl,s Kings shouid Die.

Gamer wns Noltairc's Geneva publisher,
and the following anccdotc may perhaps
Prov 10 be interesting: At tho rehearsal OF
oncf Holtaire's tragedies NJ. Cramcr was
finishing his role, which wss TO end with
soin dying sentences. Voltaire, objccting
10 tic manner in which that death scene
wS played, cried out in accents of scathing
sccn, "Cramcr you lived like prince
DUNG the four preceding acts, but ut the
filH you die like II bookseller. " Tronchin,
beng present., could not help in kind.
hes interfering. M. Noltaire," said he
dcEccatingly, "can you expect to have
gcscmcn to he at the expense Of dresses
antfatigne of getting up such long parts
If nu thus uphraid them? On the con-
tray, think they all deserve the greatest
cnc,iragcmcnt ut your hands, and as to
liyricnd Cramcr, l declare that, so far as
az a judge, he dies with the same dig
nithc lived. ="
Nltairc raised his head and glanced
defiatly :;r Jronchin. Doctor, - he cried.
"wfn you have kings to kill, kill them
yo'lt OWN Way. Let me kill mine US
pleaA Notes and Queries.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
A WAR ON RATTLeRS.
Lumber Camp Infested by the Poisonous
Reptiles.

The lumber camps on Hayes run, in
the Ailcghanics, have this summer been
infested with rattlesnakcs to "A heretofore
unknown extent The reptiles finally be-
came SO troublesome that it was deemed
cxpedient to wage war against them. sc.
cordingly ono day recently all hands
turned out and went on It hunt for the
rattlcrs. Guns, axes, clubs and everything
else available We're used rs weapons. Nv
cry place where Il snake could make its
hiding place was hcine visited, rocks were
overturned, small cavcrns explored, and
old logs knocked to pieces.
The result was that 100 rattlcrs wcrc
Killed, not counting the small ones. or
other snakes, of which there has been n
great number The rattlcrs were invnri-
ably OF good size, ranging nnywhem from
TO feet, and some of them betlcckcd
with rs high as two dozen rnttles. There
are live lumber jobs in that locality. War
on the reptiles will be kept zap until there
is notable decrease in their number, ms il
mas been absolutely unsafe for any man to
work in that neiRhborhood
Last year these camps were troublcd
very little by ratucrs, but the country adj
joining was alive with them In two DAYS
two men killed 229 immense rattlcrs. In
overturning rock they disclosed 10 vicw
u mass of snakes that would Ill n bushcl
basket The reptiles made for the rocks ms
quickly rs possible. but % OF gheir number
were placed hors du combat before they
could escape. From this it would seem
that the RATHER changes his abiding place
each year
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
A PLovgR ON GUARD.

Oh. littlo plover, still circling over
Your nest in clover. your house OF lowell
Sure mono dare harm it aud none alarm it
While you are keeping your watch above.
IT'S she doth lovo you and we'll approve you,
Your little love bird so gray and sweet.
IL hawk and falcon swept down above you,
It's she would trust you the twain to meet.
Now. let me pass, sir, harmless lass, sir,
With no designs on your eggs Of blue
wish your family both health and wealth
sir,
And to be rs faithful and kind as you.
But not q shadow steals DER the meadow
That he will swoop not to drive away;
The bee in clover and wind tho rover
He fears means i'll to his love in gray.
The showers 30 sunny and sweet ms honey
Have power to trouble his anxious breast.
Now might ono purchase for love OF money
That wntchful heart and that pleasant nesti
Katherine lyman Hinkson.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

room, where Baldwin was defending Il suit
tGr damages brought by Lillian Ashley.
Miss Emma Ashley. t; sister OF the plain
tiI, fired point blank at HIN with = re-
volvcr ut Il distance of only three or FOUR
feet. The bullet graaod the gray head Of
tho millionaire, and 10 lost only Il few
hairs by the adventure.
Emma Ashley had been regular at
tcndant ut the trial and spent much of lcr
time in court reading Bible. She was
so engaged just before the shouting occur
rcd, and ;:s she was led ont Of the court
roam she sang Nearer, My God, to Thee j"
When questioned us To her motive she
said:
at would not have been murder; it
would have been rctrihution. / tried to
XII that man because l believed il my duty
before God to rid the world of the wretch
who scduccd my innocent sister ana drag
god her down To tho lowest depths. hc.
licVcd Ii to he Gud's Will that Eo should
die by my hand but it WAS not 10 be- and
accept his will My net was inspired by
what conceived to DC my duty to Gcd and
humanity"
Baldwin was the coolest man in tho
courtroom ii the time of the shooting The
mere triilc Of bcing shot at by woman is
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
ECUADOR'S LlBERATOR.
General Alfaro Wins His War and VIII
BE Elected President.

Less than two years ago General Eloy
Alfaro of Ecuador was an exile, living in
Nicaragua in lonely banishment. execrat.
cd and ridiculed ut home. Today he is
hailed as the hero and libcrator of the coun.
try and rs soon as an election can he held
he will DO formally chosen president Of
Ecuador an Office which he has held pro.
visionally for several months. 1t is such
incidents rs these that relieve the monot.
ony of life in the Spanish a mcrican rcpub
lies
The revolution which they have bccr
having down in Ecuador has been an I'M
usually long one. 1t began about A pril.
1895. DIR. Cortlero, then president, had
become very obnoxious 10 the people. lie
was charged with assuming the airs of "A
dictator, and it is undoubtedly truo that
his party, the Conservatives, had long held
the power of government by corrupt prac
tees and fraudulent means The liberals
finally worked themselves up to the proncr
pitch and became revolutionists After
two or three months Of indiscriminate
lighting the revolutionists finally thought
of the gallant Alfaro, pining in exile. lie
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
4 OWN OF SUFFOLK

of Suffolk. is here on visi, to relatives
and friends.
MIR. G. II. Register. wife and son have
returned home from North Carolina,
where they spent last week with reia-
tives.
Mr.. Samuel J. Dennis and wife. OF
New York City, are visiting relatives In
Suffolk.
Prof. Frank Roach. of Hampton. is
the guest of Mr.. L. Hubbard. ON Primer
street
Miss Ode Turner. OF Norfolk, is Wis
itine relatives in Suffolk
DR.. Peter Causey. of Baltimore, Is
spending the holidays with Suffolk re-
Iatives and friends.
Circle No. .. Kings Daughters. will
meet with Miss Lucy Almond. No 10
Sycamore street. OF Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock instead OF Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. w. Il. Causey, who has been
spending the holidays with Suffolk re-
lativcs, returned 10 Norfolk Tonight.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
w. KyI.TEE.S.

Zola's annual income is stated at
| $500 900
Mr.. Fitzsimmons has started on his
newspaper reporters on route.
The 1AI2 twins and - tripcts recorded
as having been born in Massachusetts
last year.
The capital invested in the ice trade
over $4,000 600
y Nashville paper states that Ken
tucky has more deaf ana dumb people
than any other state.
them into stone, breaking them up and
paving the streets with them, observes
the Washington Star.
Why insist ON girls standing he.
meath Il sprlg of mstlctoe" Kiss her
under any excuse that offers.
Jacob Frommc has brought suit
against u New York dentist 10 recover
damages FOR pain suffered while being
put In readiness for false teeth.
1t Is stated that the falling of in the
demand for cigars in the United States
this year amounted to 1000. 900 and this
/ loss IS largely credited TO cycling
Before fire brigade can start for
fire III Berlin the members must fall In
| line. military fashion. and salute their
! captain. losing more than Z minut" by
| this fOolcry.
| DR.. Ct. ~. Tawney. a graduate of
! Princeton University, has been secured
| by Reloit College to take the place of
the late Prof Bnisdel in the chair of
mental and moral philosophy.
| Prussias high executioncr, Herr RE-
indel, being about To retire. hundreds
/ of applicants for his position have APP
peared. He GETS ST. for each cXeru-
ton and his travelling expenses.
Henry Doel who Is now an innkcepcr
in Plymouth. England. is said to he
the oldest actor in England. He is
nearly % years old. and was on the
stage continuously for ia years.
The fact that Mr.. Hanna has gone to
work at his own private job seems to
attract good deal Of attention Some
people had come to think that he had
been elected politician for life.
Canon Fleming. of st. Michacl's
Church, London, has had large tele-
phone transmitter placed in his pulpit,
so that his sermon may he heard I'm a
number Of hospitals and other instit,l-
lions.
Among the thousands OF photographs
brought back by Nnnsen is one of an
attacking polar bear. OF which the eX-
plorcr took three snap shots with his
camera before he shot him with his
gun.
Hugh O'Ncil. serving II twenty-five
year sentence in the Kansas penitcntia.
ry Tor wife murder, was the recipient
OF the usual Kansas Christmas pardon
l Ihe condition Is that if he drinks liquor
the pardon is forfeited.
, The Turkish language is said bS
scholars to be The Softest and mos
: musical language Of modern times, be
ing better adapted To the purpose o
musical notation and recitation thai
I even the Italian.
Damapala. II native born priest Of In
. uia VINO is travelling throughout thi
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
LTCAYDALDWIN
Fresh Evidence That He Was
Not Born to Be Killed.
HAS HAD MANY MARROW ESCAPES.
Remarkable Career of n Bonanza Million
nire-uow IIe Held Up tho Directors of
Bank and Put Stage Robbers to Flight.
Adventures with women.

Il. j. BALDWIN
WAS not born for
u violent death.
That has been
demonstrated sew
cInl times, ard
that Is why his
friends call him
Lucky. The lat
est evidence Of tho
good fortune that
doth hedge this
bonanza million
afro came the 9th
CT dny in q san
Francisco court
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

lantc, Vcrano ara mission Bcllc TO tho
fnl! meeting Of the Concy Island Jockey
club in 1854. They did not win at that
meeting, although favoritcs, but the farm
nitcward brought its owner large returns
unth he retired from the turf in 1893 He
has sncc continued to breed fine horses.
His santa Anita estate is valued at SO,
0OO,WO. He promised to give it to his
daughter if she married to suit him. Sho
clopu with her second cousin.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
Genius md Madness.

Gems oftcntincs seems to have about
it toch of madness, and insanity some
times aows strcaks o! genius, but the re-
lation Mwccn the Two is accidental, not
essential If this has been said before, it
will do q harm 10 say it agnin, rs an anti
dotc to 10 mixture of each to which Nor
dau andTombroso and Others IRE just now
treatin9the civilized world.-JourDal of
Insanitj
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

was sent for and in June was proclaimed
supreme chief of the revolution and provi.
sional president of Ecuador.
few weeks later no landed Mt Gunya-
1uil and assumed command OF the revolu-
lionary forces.
Dethchments of tho cnnmys forces were
met several times before reaching the cap.
,tal and wero decisively defeated When
Quito itself was approached, the govern
mcnt troops fed and General Alfaro enter
ed the city, not only without opposition.
but was hailed with great joy by the in
habitants as deliverer There was n lot.
of fcasting and merrymakinR, and for a
fow days peace reigned. This was about
u year ago. Since that time Alfaro has
been kept busy stamping out the seeds Of
opposition. Tho GonseryatiyeaMho yero
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
Llfebohts From Stone.

Lifnboats arc now being made In some
quarters out Of pumicc stone. This is
material OF great lightncss and strength,
and boat made thereof will support
considerable load oven when full of ,vatcs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

not Killed or banishcd would rot keep
quiet. Dozens of plots TO aSsnssinntr tho
provisional president were discovered ana
ioiled. Ii now seems, though, that the
last Conservative has been crushed ana
that II peaceful election may be held
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29
A New Years GIT mcrntdcd.

The measuraless popularity of Hostel
ters Stomach Btters has been the growth
of more than Il third OF century As in
the past, the coming year will he ushcred
in by the appearance OF fresh Almanac.
clearly setting forth the nature. uses and
operation of this medicine of world wide
fame. Ii Is well worth peTNsal. Absolute
accuracy in the astronomical calculations
and calendar will, as before. he valuable
Will include statistics. humor and gen
eral mformat ton. accompanied by .ldmi-
rably eXecu ed Illustrations. The Alma
nae is issued from the publishing depart-
ment OF The llostetter Company ~ Fits
bursh and Will be printed on their presses
in English. German. French, Welsh. Nor
wegian swedish. Holland. bohemian and
Spanish. All druggists and country deal
ors furnish 1t without cost.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

Always in season. Hopkins Steam ed
/ Hominy Qiulled Corn). Elegant lun en-
In Milk Onart can. 10 cents
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-29

REECHAMS.
The herald., 1896-11-01

South Hill street, Thursday evening,
Nov. 5th, under the auspices of the Col
umbia circle, ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic. A fine program will be
rendered, together with refreshments.
Mrs. Robert e. Sturgeon and son have
just returned home after an absence of
two months, visiting her sisters, Mines.
Doll and Bunker Of Phoenix, Ariz On
reaching home she found numbers OF
friends to greet her return; a fine lunch
was served. 1t was a great surprise,
which will long be remembered.
The second regular meeting of the
Kindergarten club occurs on Thursday,
Nov. 5th. at the Friday Morning club
rooms. 3301a South Broadway. DR.. Ed
win Cooper Van Dyke will address the
club upon the subject of Simple Methods
for the Relief of Children in Case Of Ac-
cidents. All who are interested are cor
daily invited to be present.
A very pleasant initial social was
given by the N. to r. members of the
Aid society of the First Lutheran church
Friday evening. October 30th.o at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. William .Rommel,
1903 Trenton street A delightful pro-
gram was rendered, consisting of vocal
solos by Miss Rosina Rosine, Miss Net
tie Rommel and Mr. Benjamin Tyler.
There was instrumental music by Miss
Pauline Nichols and recitations by Miss
Grace Niedig and Miss Hansen.