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Sharp County record., 1896-09-04

so far we will 90 out to meet
and check the insolenCe which
now threatens us.
But such threats as are
now beng made by angry
plutocrats in London and
" all Street are mere mid
summer madness. The peo-
pie of England and the plain
people of New York are in
sympathy with the masses of
America and If the crisis
were forced, they would show
it, The campaign the Dem
ocratiC party is now making
is for the upliftingof human
ity, in the east as well as in
the west, in Europe as in
America. It is a battle for
higher civilization, and not a
man of those who are engag
ed in it will be frightened or
turned back by the rawlings
of those whom Mr.. Cleveland,
still in opposition to
called the Communists
Of capital. Post Dispatch.
Sharp County record., 1896-09-04

$40 is our special wholesale Frco Never hcI0f- aod
for losa 10 dul3ly Introduce th0 "aiywnnd Bicycle ~0
have decided 10 mako Hpoail coupon olcr ryhg every
roador OF this pRp1r chance 30 oC r cln1 wheel OF the
lowest preo 6ygr offered On receipt OF $500 anil coopoa
viii ship 30 anyone tho 0JOya HeyWl gelgy or4i'a
mud guarantee 8Ut0 delivery NoNny 'runGo n not go
ropro8entod after arrival gnd oaUmMtUuu We WI HhlD
o. u, with privilege Of os0mn0iuu .or 5000 Nnd coupon
provided $500 rs sent WIEN order Hu f.r" OF Eui IN
J wrltton binding warranty wien CN"n E 'eN. Ih'0 IH
Lauoo of ilubmc aud you rUNu.t aNlfd bn TO tlN uy
funity pass Addro3a NIL 0rdor1t 10
CASH BUYERS UNION,
I6s West Van Eursa Gtrott, tx atll cHlCANO W.
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HGlln0'S Grafton.
Memphis Commercial Appeal,

Step this way, ladies and
gentlemen, and see the most
wonderful tame man of the
day, captured at n1unifcent
expense and with unparaIlel-
ed danger in the wilds Of
Ohio after a most exciting
chase through a Jungle peo-
pied with wild beasts. This
is the only one of the kind on
the earth, and is grown ex-
clusively in Ohio. I do not
mind telling this large and
cultured audience that in the
end he was captured by my
own fair hand in a silver
trap, You will observe that
at a sign from me, he can be
made to speak words which
at first blush would appear
to contain ideas, but on closer
inspection will be found not
to violate the proprieties sur
rOundiug a presidential can
didatc Of the republican
party. This individual, ladies
and gentlemen, has been en-
dowed by nature with two
lungs, and you may say that
in this respect he does not
differ from some other peo.
pie whom yon have known;
but these two lungs are not
twins, In fact, they are
entirely different from each
other. While at a word
from me, the right lun g
could deliver itself eloquently
on the double standal d and
in favor of the metal which
Mr., Cleveland struck down,
the left lung can just as
readily SPOUT forth language
about a currency as honest
as the government and as un'
tarnished as its flag, | have
reserved this specimen for
the purpose Of running it for
president Of the United
States in order to save the
country from the people, and
to prevent the de[enseless
millionaire manufacturer
from being deprived Of the
privilege OF running his hand
into the pockets Of the farm
er-anarchist, the communist
workingman and the rebel
llous American consumer.
Observe his features careful
ly, ladies and gentlemeL
After much pains taken on
my part, | have so trained
the Ohio marvel tbat he can
look like a chrome Of Napo-
leon for hour5ata time, with
out the least fatigue. You
will find that in doing the
statuary act, he is absolutely
uurivalled, and il was this
alone that won him the pre-
tnium over the Wild Man Of
the Maine >Woods, Please
do not poke your canes and
parasols through The cage
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TIL q RECORD
BY J.U.&E- s0UTnWoRTH
Tnrcats Of the PlUtOcrGcy

I. ~
1ish holders of American Sc
: curities will attack our credit
BY selling them at sacrlhct
prices and the holders OF
Western and Southern mort.
cages in New York City vii
foreclose them and will pros.
{ trate both the West aud
South by 1.-The Withdrawal.
of credit,
If it be true that the West
and South are thus at the
mercy of a few money-lend-
ers in Wall Street that the
United States as aWhole are
thus subject to the capitalist
ic class of London, then it is
a time for a change at any
cost, and the sooner 1t comes
the better.
Let lis elect Bryan and
meet it like men and Anleri-
cans with a man in the White
| House who will stand for
the plain manhood Of Amerl-
ca against all the usurers Of
the world,
1t is proper to say, how
ever, that New York is de-
pendent on the United States,
not the United States on
New York. 1t has no local
support. It is a commercial
city, more dependent on Kan
sas and Illinois than on New
Jersey and Connecticut. If
it should adopt the course
outlined, if the folly or the
isolence Of it's immensely
wealthy plutocratic class
could commit it to CONNER.
cial war on the people Of
America, if they begin to
turn our farmers with their
wives and children out on the
roadside, if they threaten Our
banks with ruin ard our
merchants with dishonor
then the answer is that we
are Americans and that we
will not know how to vindi-
cate both our honor and our
financial stability, But what
folly are these threats, What
madness inspires them
AS for the threat of what
England will do if the United
States dare elect a President
not approved by English cap
italists, let us answer at once
and finally, If England at
taCks us, as has been threat
ened; it deliberately shows
the hostility to Americans
which its Tories now assert
will be its dominating spirit,
then we will defend ourselves
as best we can at any cost of
money, Of men, Of ships. We
will not be intimidated We
willnot be subjugated, And
if we are attacked, as has
been threatened, the dis
memberment of the British
empire is far more likely than
the ruin Of the United States.
Let us understand each
other, If the control Of the
commercial policies, of the
imperial craftsmanship p Of the
English people is to be sur
rendered to the Rothschilds,
If they are to demand control
Of the United States also and
are to threaten as with the
power of the British empire
and with ruin every tine we
attempt to assert the will our
people in a Presidential elec.
tion, then we are against the
I British empire, and as far as
its uncrowned king, Baron
Rothschilds, can come out
against us with its force to
ruin Our DeODle. tO prOsiratf
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Sharp County record., 1896-09-04

II M OFFICIAL.
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. Xa91ce 4, aYiannq, Lee County, ,u,,,on
y~afer s'it Second Dst-Cay sloan PGW4aI"I PGNt,ah
s,js, s'3@e' jl;ih judiciul Dist-JoAn j. McO"'cO'
res' iss1s INV i6th Dlst-]. Buck Baker, "eI'
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uoko-- W. O., Murphy,
leIk -Jasper lustus,
herilI-(1eo. W, Auien'
lssessor--Jno. W Mclean
rea3urpr-P. II. Wilkcrson.
q. Exuminei-A. i. Brewster
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Directory.
RELIGIOUS.

REIITIUV7'
:, .t Mc,hoiisr church first and .,it,}a ihlr"
ching y. ~ ~ movth Rev. \. y. ha.ioih'
y Fly,erybody is invited to "'''"''
e.o,1 cvprv sunday morhng
I 1t tne m'' G. J. WILSON,
l to come s..rctory Smormienden
! Ella Craig S'''''"''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
STREET-CAR SERVICE
Extensions and Improvements Going on
All Over the City This Spring.
ONE HUNDRED MILES OF TRACK.
We VIII Have This Much when All
the New Lines Are Completed
Opening Of the Traction Company's
New Road.
New Road.

In the course OF q few months. IL not
a few weeks. tho city OF Richmond viii
be able to make the proud boast that she
has In the neighborhood OF 100 miles OF
street-car trackage, and is operating over
100 cars, extending into all sections OF
this city and Manchester and the sur
rounding territory. New roads are being
built. and extensive improvements made
to the old ones all over town.
BY May 18th the Richmond Traction
Company hopes to have its Broad-street
line In full operation. and closely follow
ing the opening of this line viii come
the Inauguration OF its Hollywood and
lakewood Cemetery extensions, involving
a total trackage Of seventeen miles.
Besides these lines. the Fairmount Trac-
ton Company is pressing its ordinance
through the City Council. with view OF
being in operation during the summer.
STREET TRACK FINISHED.
The tracks OF the Traction Company are
now finished the entire length of Broad
street, with the exception OF several
pieces of special work. and small por-
ton of the work. which has been de-
layed by the shifting of the Richmond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
that the bazaar viii result in relieving II
from debt.
NEWS NorEs PROM BUTTON.
Many People Going Ffshins-osher
Items from the East End.

Items from N0S h<sa~s .6~~~'
The fishing season opened in earnest
last week. but this week Is slated by
those who study the tides. MOON and
astronomical subjects to be the banner
week FOR fishing in James river, between
Mayo's Island and Dutch Gap. The
perch have by this time reached the falls
and deposited their eggs, which VIII
hatch our next seasons fishing supply.
The fish will now start on their return
10 the sea.
The gate clamp recently invented re-
ceived trial at the headquarters OF
Engine Company No. several nights ago.
The appliance is the invention OF Mr..
Charles II. Smith, OF the Richmond
Cedar-works. The trial was witnessed
by the several heads OF the Fire De-
partment who were much pleased with
It. The clamp is used when section
OF hose bursts under the mighty strain
while the engine is at work. thus causing
the engine to lose time In stopping 10
await the putting In OF new section.
This clamp obviates this. In that. when
a section breaks or bursts. this Is made
use of, and the flow Of water goes on
without stopping the engine.
The Ladies' Auxiliary Society or Den
ny-Street Methodist Episcopal church
was entertained very handsomely by
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Nielsen at their resi-
dence last Monday afternoon. 1t was
much regretted that Mrs. w. ]. Mays,
the president OF the society. and others
were absent, on account of sickness.
Those present were: Mrs. NJ. Chalk
ley, Mrs. Charles II. Smith. Mrs. j. T.
Mountcastle, Miss ID. ID. Mountcasue'
Mrs c. T.. Mosby. Mrs. {. A. smidt'
Mrs T.. A. Dowden. Mrs. Fannie sam
uels. Mrs. w. II. Taylor, Mrs. Mollle
TAYLOR. Mrs. Thomas Saunders, Mrs
]. Doc. Sears, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. W.
u. Christian, Mrs. +. Gaulding, MISS
Bessie Bryant. Mrs Martha Merridew'
Miss Virgie Gauldng, Mrs. l.. n. Wor-
man, Mrs. George M. Rogers. M MIS-
Harvey Mays. and Rev. w. L. WIZ
liams. -, d..
The steamer Ariel which has lust
been repainted and RENTED. has taken
the Pocahontas's place until the latter
has been repainted and renovated as
usual. for the summer season. one Is
wing here at the company's wharf.
MIR. C. Eddie Coghill wife. and sister
tn-law. will leave the 9th for Germany.
THEY leave via Baltimore, and will be
gone five or six months.
Mr.. " III. Norman, OF Chatham, Va
Is visiting Mrs. j. +. Carter, on Nichoi-
son street. Mrs. Norman. who mas
been here all the winter, will return 10
her home, in Chatham. the last OF the
week. -, .o
The Fulton reading-rooms. which are
we'll supplied with good literature, ana
are kent open every night, are beng
well patronized. .,oa
Rev. John w. Daugherty returned
wednesday evening from Williamsburg,
va. where he went TO attend the funeral
of his nephew, Master Richard motifs
AIR w. c. Samson, Of Henrico, re-
ceiyed Tuesday telegram from Mlchl-
gan, stating that his mother was dylhs;
&c was unable TO make proper railroad
connection I'm time to reach there.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

made himself a reputation as an author,
having published an English literature
which has been favorably received and
adopted as a textbook In many schools
and colleges. 1t goes without saying that
his address, which was delivered on the
night of tina nth, was ornate, interesting,
and instructive.
WILL SEND DELEGATES.
The Young Mems Christian Association
will send at least five delegates to at
tend the School of Bible Study, which will
be held again this year In Knoxville,
beginning on the 18th OF June.
This organization is In fine condition
at the Institute, containing i'm its mem
bershlp 81 per cent. Of the total enrol
ment for the session. The meetings, held
twice a week. are well attended, and
great interest in taken In the work, both
In and outside OF the meetings.
The members are very anxious 20 have
their new hall as soon as possible, and
with this end in view, they will call on
alumni and all friends OF the college du-
ring the summer months. and hope TO
secure liberal subscriptions. The sub
scription list at present is about 1880
all secured at the Institute, leaving a
balance Of $500. which 1t Is hoped TO
raise outside.
Hon. A. A. Phlegar has been absent
from home during this week, attending
Circuit Court in Floyd, which convened
there on the 10th.
Revs. DR.. Hooper and Mr.. Mehane and
elders Cassel and Richardson have been
attending presbytery in Lynchburg this
week.
Mr.. Rldgeway Holt, proprietor OF the
Yellow Sulphur Springs, will put up be-
foro the season opens telegraph line
connecting with the Western Union Ut
Christiansburg. A proposition has been
made the institute to extend the line
from the Springs TO Blacksburg. dis
lance OF four miles. II the railroad Is
built. however a line VIII be built along
It's tracks, and the Institute authorities
will wait until the fate Of the road Is de-
cided, one way or the other.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19

Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad
tracks. The rail of the road for the whole
OF Broad street is a 95-pound girder. The
special work Is of the latest design, and
the line is Of the very best construction.
The poles with few exceptions, are
in place. They are Of steel. Of spe-
cially ornamental design. The company
is busy stringing the wires on Broad
street now, and the powerhouse is nearly
completed and the machinery Is being
put in place. The power-house is a very
substantial brick structure, situated near
the Jail, at the corner OF Fifteenth and
Clay streets. There is just as little wood
work as could well be used in its cree
ton, and it has an iron truss roof thus
making the building practically fireproof.
The steam equipment consists OF two 300
horsepower Hamilton-Corliss engines.
directly connected to General Electric
multipolar 200-K. w. generators; two 300
horsepower Campbell & Zell boilers. with
steel stack, in separate batteries, compose
the equipment in the boiler-room. Con-
densers and pumps are placed In the
cellar Of the engine-room, and take water
from the creek.
The fine generators are Of the General
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
AMONG OUR wHEELMEN.
weather and Roads Good-Work On
the New Bicycle Tracks.

The wheelmen Of Richmond are in their
glory now. The weather, while warm,
has been fine for riders of steeds-of-steei'
and the roads and streets have been III
good condition. Great droves OF bicyclsts
bava taken advantage OF these condi-
tions every afternoon recently, and they
have infested the drive to Lakeside Park,
the Brook road, and other prominent
thoroughfares. -,
The new bicycle-track at the EXPOSE
tlon-G Grounds promises TO greatly en-,
courage wheeling In this vicinity. IL VIII
he M TO the latest standard, ana Wiii'
no doubt, attract many professionals
The Alisslng-Link track, whlch was
started last fall to connect the BouieVaru
with the Hermitage road, is sun IN an
unanished condition, and funds are being
solicited with which TO complete the
work. The first section OF the track Is
completed, and is in good condition
The remaining half could be finished In
few weeks. II the necessary funds were In
hand. So FAR the woFH mas eos'
$3.50. -.
The Owl Cycle Club held business
meeting Friday night, and received seven
new members 1t was determined 10 hold
a road-race between now and the latter
mart of May. 1t has not been dehnitely
settled. but It is thought that the race
will be ten miles.
An interesting feature OF the great
national meet of the League OF American
Wheelmen, which will be held In LOUIS,
,,,I,e August 10th to 18th, inclusive, will
no tours that Will precede and follow It.
Indiana Division, League OF American
Wheelmen. is already arranging gigan-
tic series Of tours from all sections OF
that State. The tours through Kentucky
that win follow the meet. starting sun
day morning. will be notably enjoya-
b1a
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
AMONG TIE GOOD TEMPLARs.
An Interesting Meeting of Richmond
Lodge-Other Notes.

There was quite g. large and an In
teresting gathering OF the Good Templars
of Richmond Lodge, No. AS. Independent
order of Good Templars. at Belvidere Hall
Friday night. A considerable amount OF
important business was transacted. There
were two limitations and five propositions
for membership TO dispose OF. Nomina-
tions OF the officers for the quarter, be-
ginning May 1st. were made, and the
election OF the same will take place next
Friday night.
District Lodge. No. 1, holds its next SEES
sion about the middle Of May In this city
and delegates VIII be In attendance from
the numerous lodges comprising this
jurisdiction.
Complete arrangements for the enter
tainment OF Soldiers Home Lodge, on the
night OF the 18th. have been perfected,
whereby Richmond Lodge will delight the
old veterans with beautiful programme.
Grand -Templar Mrs. L. X. Donnan.
left the city Thursday to visit tho lodges
OF Lynchburg. Lexington. staunton.
Charlottesville. and many other places.
and will be absent about a month.
There is a decided revival Of interest
in the camp OF the Grand Templars.
a number OF new lodges have been in
stituted. old ones revived. and large ac-
cessions made TO the ranks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
FOR RopBING THE DOCTOR
Young Crowder Sent On for This
OGeuce-Other Police-COurf Cases.

OGence-Other POltce-COurf Gases.
Andy Shaw alias Dorsey Crowder,
white youth, was a prisoner In the Po-
lice Court yesterday morning. He was
charged with breaking and entering the
dwelling-house Of DR.. NJ. w. Peyser, last
Thursday afternoon, and stealing
pocket-case OF surgical Instruments, a
suit Of clothes, three pairs OF trousers, an
overcoat, a mandolin, and guitar. Inc
prisoner was caught in the yard by Po-
liceman Curle. and, while being held,
Crowder's accomplice, who had the arti-
cles, dropped most OF them and made
good his escape over the back fence.
DIR. Peyser identified the youth whom no
had seen standing with another young
man only a few moments before. in
suspicious attitude. Crowder was sent on
TO the grand jury, and In the mean
time the police are keeping their eyes
open for the accomplice.
The continued case OF Eddie Fenson,
Percy Gilman, Virginus Morgan, and
Robert Blackburn, white boys. charged
with feloniously asssulting and striking
with a rock colored woman named
Hester Mccoy, was called yesterday
morning. Fenson and Gilman acknow-
lodged being intoxicated, but denied
throwing any rocks. They were each fined
s. for disorder in the street. and Morgan
and Blackburn were sent on the grand
Jury, having acknowledged throwing
rocks. The affair happened on the night OF
March 30th.
Virginia Miller (colored). charged with
stealing certain dry-goods and crockery
from Mrs. L. Coplan. received a hearing
yesterday morning. Virginia told the
same washwoman story, but In such a
straightforward manner that the Justice
dismissed the charge.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-19
SECRETARY +. J. cRAIGIE.

been idle. 1t has been making improve
ments OF more OF less important charac-
ter all over the city. 1t now has
about seventy-fve miles Of trackage, and
/ is operating about one hundred cars. MI
George L. Fisher, the treasurer, and, 80
far as the people OF Richmond are
concerned, the head Of the company,
was in the city all last week looking after
the work being done on his lines. Cap
tain Andrew Pizzini. the official repre-
sentative Of Mr.. Fisher In the latter's
absence. has had his hands full, and so
has Mr.. Frank J. Craigie, the efficient
secretary. getting the system OF roads
into shape for the spring and summer
traffic.
During the past six months the old
company has constructed new double
tracks, with 90-pound girder rails, con-
crete bed. eto, as now required by the
city authorities. from Twenty-eighth ana
Main streets along Lester street to Lou
islana avenue, a distance OF about TWO
miles. The same kind Of track has been
laid on the north side OF Broad street
from Ninth TO Laurel, and from twenty
fourth TO Twenty-ninth, total or an
other mile. On Seventeenth street ana
on Clay street from Adams to Hancock
double track, about two miles, has been
nut down. making In all about five miles
OF the new girder trackage laid this
spring.
The company has shifted its southern
track on Broad from Eighth to lAu-
rel street; has built and renewed the
rails with fiat-tongue rails, old-style; has
buiIt over three miles Of new track
In the county, extending from Barton
Heights TO the Brook turnpike. and along
Chamberlain avenue.
Fifteen new 32-foot open and closed
cars have been added to the equipment,
and twenty-five new and latest-improved
trucks are now being received All OF
the Richmond Railway and Electric
Ccmpany's cars, old and new. are fully
equipped with tenders. sand-boxes' I'M
proved brakes, etc. Extensions OF track
age are projected from Twenty-ninth
and p streets to lakewood cemetery
from the Brook turnpike to the new
Hermitage road; from Mulberry ane
Main to west Foushee, to Broad street
extended, down Broad to Meadow street.
thence back to Main street.
New and most improved types or en-
eines and generators have been placed
in the power-house to replace the OLD
machinery, thereby doubling the current
capacity of the works.
THE PETERSBURG ROAD.
The company now controls what Is
known as the Virginia Electric and
Railway Company. and has under con-
sideration the construction Of a belt-hne
across the James river, on bridge con-
Meeting the New Reservoir Park with
Forest Hill Park; and, possibly. In the
near future, the building OF an electric
line TO Petersburg, Va.
Transfers are now being made over all