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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
This week Csc
This week Csc.
NOVELTY SILKS.

The values are so great you cannot
pass them by. There are Brocades-
Floral and Persian designs In great
variety of really choice goods.
Those that sold at 75c. for Joc.
Those that sold al Soc. for soc.
Those that sold at 81 for zoe.
Those that sold at 81. % and Sl.3o for 81
Those that sold at $50 for $l.2o.
Those that sold at Sl.75 and s. for sl.oo.
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For Monday only, SOC.
For Monday only, soc.

ladies' Figured PercaIe Waists-regu-
lar price SOC,
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Ladies' Shirt Waists. made Of Gamers
Percale. detached collars and cuffs-regu-
| lar urico ST and 81 N
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|, sense lines. and every lady who mas
worn one is a champion OF their per-
lection.
Ladies' Bicycle Suits. with Nortoik anu
Refer Jackets and leggins to match
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ST per dozen.
BEDWEAR.

Our offering Of Bedwear for this
week embraces some OF the best
values we have offered this season.
Full-size Pillow Cases. made OF good.
heavy. round-thrcad cotton, free from
dressing,
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SIU, SII, SIL, DO, %A'
HOUSE WRAPPERS.

Ladies' Figured Lawn wrappers, trim.
med with embroiderles, Val. lace, ana
ribbons. all choice styles and very hand
some,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
Monday, Sl.5O
LADIES' SILK WAISTS.

Tomorrow we offer a lot OF Ladies'
silk Waists in small figures and stripes
on light ground, sizes 32, -. 80, and is
regular price 81 and s. each,
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For Monday only, Sl.75

Striped Grass Linen Shirt Waists, with
detached collars and cuffs-regular price
$LIJ,
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4 rRINcELY GIFT.

When Mr. Rouss became fully aware of
tho extent Of the sentiment favorable
TO his plan he submitted It formally to
the Veterans assembled at Houston. Tex.
las- MAY. during the fifth annual reunion
Of the o.ei nization He sent 10 Hous-
ton clock for 100000, which vas pres
chieC bv Colonel Robert q. Wood, TO be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
For Monday only, 75C.
For Monday only, 81.

Fine Corded Madras Shirt Waists. with
white collars and cuffs, detached-regu-
ar rrica - and 81 %
The sun., 1896-10-16
PURRoY,s 4 "CIRcUs CLoWy."
That Is, That's She-han's Idea-Now for
Purroy's Notion of Shechnn.

That Is, That's Sherhan's Idea-Now for
Purroy's Notion of Shechnn.
Leader John C. Sheehan. when asked yester-
day what he had to say about the attack made
on his leadership by County Clerk Purroy, said: /:
do you expect me to answer tho bad breaks
OF q circus clown every day in the week.
After this first outburst Mr.. Sheehan Gained
down. and later, when discussing the matter
said that hc is at present engaged in trying to
get out all the votes he can for Bryan and Sew
all. While he is thus engaged. he said. he pays
little attention to the small differences within
the organization. He didn't say what he would
do later. 1t is not probaOle that much will he
done until after the arrival OF Richard Croker
from England. Mr.. Croker has arranged to sail
from the other side on Nov. IL.
All thr members of the TammRn Executive
Committee have been invited to Mr.. Purruy's
meeting at the Seneca Club tomorrow night
and II is understood that all who accept the in
vitatiOn will be marked" No objection will
be made to their taking part in the Allged meet
ing at Cooper Union the same night.
Mr.. Sheehan ray have some bones to pick
with Mr.. Danforth's Popocratic State Commit
tee Cor recognizing the Purroy malcontents
Mr.. Danforths news bureau issued a bulletin
yesterday announcing the mass meeting which
Mr.. Purroy and hiS friends have arranged to
hold in Cooper Union the Saturday night before
election.
The sun., 1896-10-16
Fl.h,ng vessel. SEIZED ON Lnke Eric.

ERIE Pa, Oct. l5.-The Canadian Govern
ment steamer Petrol is on the fishing grounds
OF this port and reports are current that sew
ernl OF the Erie boats have been captured The
tug Boyd Is missing at noon.
ST. THOMAS. Ont, Oct l5.-The Dominion
Governments cruiser Petrol, Capt. Dunn, dis
covered tug in tie act OF setting nets within
the prescribed limits near Port STANLEY To-day
the tug saw the cruiser and tried TO escape, out
the latter was too speedy for her and over
hauled The luK after short chase The Iug
proved To be the Edna FOodill OF Erie. Pa.
Capt. Dunn OF the Petrol, after searching the
turned to where the nets were ret and picked
them up: There were one hundred and i've
nets In all.
The sun., 1896-10-16
sE1TEER,s sTACCATo WHANG.
Chunk OF His Buffalo Speech Shot or tho
Tail OF Truck.

Chunk OF His Bunaio speech Shot or tho
Tail OF Truck.
Tho young man stood on the truck with out
stretched arms. His hat was off and tho gentle
breezes from tho west toyed with the loveiock
on his broad, white brow. His cheeks were
flushed with excitement and his eyes Elowed.
His mouth opened. Great clefts were Glove in
the air. Chunks Of sound rushed forth into the
street. They swept through Houston street.
they toyed with the gilded Puck ut Mulberry
street, they invaded the sacred precincts Of
Peter Conlin In the marble halls OF the police
The vast multitude Of $50 men and boys stood
spell bound when they heard these words:
This. the. fght-of-the peep-ul. You-are-
the -peep.ul. The.peer- ul. must ecide-if- they
will by peep nj or the. gEaspin'-
plut-o-crats-o of. Wall-street"
"Say. he's wonder. Who is hei" asked a
breathless hearer.
A bystander nut a threatening face close to
the nose OF the questioning citizen and said:
IVY. you farmer, don'chu know Sulzer wen
you ear linz"
Jtwas the Hon. II. Clay Seltzer in person, on
q truck at Eliza beth and Houston streets, speak
ing for Jimmy Walsh. who is running for Con-
gress again. 1t is said that tho speech was the
thirty. fourth division Of Mr.. Settlers unspoken
Buffalo effort.
Inc - Dem- o. crat-lC-phrLy, no e1Clalincu.
"have made a. moo dec Lar. -shu of Indie
pend dence. In -l716-we.dee-clnre -our-r-in-
dep end ence- from -British-rule. Now-now the
Dem crat-ic-party- -has-in- i 500 deeclare n
second dec lar shun Of Ind .e.pend -dence
from the fin nan shul rule of. LON bard
street" Then Houston street just howled.l
"This-is- a fight. between man an -mammon.
Would you the = peep III perp-et-chuate-t the
rule "a com bineI Would you the-peep- ul-
perp.et-ch huate the. rule of f-the-trusts; Would
you-thercep- ul perp.et-ch -rn!e-of- the
British? Then for the Re publi. cand-
id-nte. But.no-never! Here Mr.. Setter nearly
burst with his pent-up emotion.l Nev-er.-you-
are the peep u and-thc ul-wll-hnve.n-
Govern ment- OF the peep-ul- br-t the peep ul-
and for the-peep-u I'll and you the: pcep-u-will-
et-that b, -el ect ing w il-iam- Jennings -Bry
an the cand- id -ate-of- the-peep-ul No uobler-
man-ever- lived. No.more-int. ell .ect- ual-man-
ev-er-lyed. He-is-of- f-the-peep-ul-and-fo d-for-the-
peep-ul."
When the crowd really found out that they
were the peep-ul " nothing could restrain their
enthusiasm. The brass. band, of six pieces
PLAYED " Hail Columbia" the drum-Corps per-
formed the long roll. and the orators mouth
gaped soundless. After he had finishes yard
o. speech he went to another meeting to give
the thirty tth division OF the Buffalo effort.
The sun., 1896-10-16
FARMER MILLER's LAST DITCH
Hts Candidate for Congress Fighting for n
Place on the Republican Ticket.

His Candidate for Congress Fighting for n
Place the Republican Ticket.
ALBANY. Oct 15.-Justice Herrick to-day, in
Chambers. heard the argument on the objec-
tions Of Seth g. Heacock Of Ilion. Herkimcr
county. to tho placing OF tho name Of James 8.
Sherman OF Utica on the Republican ticket as
the regular candidate for the nomination for
Congress in the Twenty fifth district Senator
Mills opened for the objectors. After review
ing the proceeding and asserting that the do
ings of the Herkimer county Convention were
the main things in dispute, Mr.. Mills continued:
The Chairman OF the Republican County
Committes is the proper and only one TO- preside
consists of TWENTY-FIVE members; A short
time prior to the holding Of the Conven.
tion. twelve OF this number got together and
deposed the Miller Chairman. Ralph WillouRh-
Mr.. Mills asserted that none of the other MEM
bers Of the committee were notified OF the pro-
posed meeting. On the day OF the County Con-
vention, Joseph Senior arose to call II to order.
One of the deleGates challenged his right. and
the body together. Two Conventions were then
held. one naming Sherman and the other Hea-
cock"
~: Fink said that the shoe was on the the
ss' was that held by the sherman people.
The election of Joseph Senior as Chair
man Of the Herkimcr County Repl ican Com
mittee was an honest one. The old Chair
man had repeatedly refused to call meeting
Convention. and the action of the twelve men,
ers was perfectly valid. He said that HeacocK
and Sherman were little toads in the puddle.
The real iGht was between Miller and Sheard
for supremacy in the county Mr. FINK filed
Justice Herrick reserved decision.
The sun., 1896-10-16
THE WORK OF HALE CENTURY.
Survey OF tho Trnn--ContInentni A re Com.
pletcd by the GcodctIo Survey

Com.
pletcd by the Grodctic Survey
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-The Coast and Geo.
detic Survey has just concluded its labor in the
field upon the most stunendous geodetlc survey
ever undertaken in any country, and which
gives the United States the longest base line
upon which To establish subsequent surveys in
existence in tho world. 1t is known as the
trans-continental arc and lies along the 39th
parallel of north latitude. extending from ocean
to ocean. Its eastern end is at point on the
Atlantic ten miles south OF Little Egg Island
Lighthouse below Cape May, and its western
end is six miles north OF Puntn Arenas Light
house on tho Pacific. above San Francisco
several miles. According to the radius of tho
Both parallel, us given by Besse tho famous
astronomer OF KoeniSsberg. Germany, who
first calculated the dameters of the earth
and measured tho distance from the
earth to VI Cygni. the nearest fixed star the
length of the arc as measured by the Coast and
Geodetic Survey officials is Ill feet in error,
and according to the radius of tho same paral-
lei as fixed bv Sir Andrew Clarke OF Glasgow
University the error is 9Sle feet. But Cen
Duheld. superintendent OF the survey, declares
that these variations from the heretofore es-
tAbished standards show error in them and NOT
In the calculation OF his scientists. BY the
measurements made on the line. and which
have been aggregated in the office here. the arc
ut sea level for tine entire distance that is fol-
lowing tho curvature OF the earth's surface, Is
2,625.S miles in length. The establishment OF
the radius of the 39th parallel from these
measurements is II matter for further calcula-
ton
the value and vastness Of the work just ac-
compiished cannot be intelligenty appreciated
by he unscentitic mind. 1t was inaugurated
by the survey nearly half century ago. Prog
ress upon 1t has been spasmodic. but some work
was done every year since its beginning. 1t has
cost the Government about Sl.O0O0O but the
expenditure is said by the officials to be fully
justified by the importance of the project. Rus
sla and China are the only other countries on
the globe wherein n base line of anything like
equa! magnitude is possible. and in neither ono
Is II likely to be surveyed for many years. The
longest bnse line heretofore surveyed was that
In India, running north and south. about 1000
miles IN length. European scientists have been
greatly interested In the progress of the Amer
lean arc and its completion will doubtless be
the occasion of the receipt by the Coast and
Geodetic Survey officials of many congratulA-
tious from abroad
The sun., 1896-10-16

terest were abnormally hioh and large amounts
OF money were loaned from abroad and the
goe coin sent To this country. The contrac-
large increase In the balance of the United
states Treasury arising from the bond issues
and from the boarding Of gold and of notes re.
among the people for some time In view of n
possible failure of the United States to con
tinue their redemption In gold.
Tho critics who talk so freely about import
ing fifty millions OF gold for effect from the
other side of the ocean do not seem tn realize
the Importance OF such transaction, and
that there must be value exchanged for 1t,
either In tho shape Of exports or securities, or
IN some other wny, 1t will be seen from pub
lIshed names OF the parties who receive the
gold imported that they are mainly the dealers
In exchange or houses or institutions having
foreign eonnecti9ns and that the natioaaL ,h aa
posits OF their customers, are not at all inter
ested, except in the case Of one or two OF the
larger, who have regular London correspond
ents with whom they do an exchange business.
1t must not be forgotten that the confidence
in the situation which has placed the country
ing its gold reserve was largely. due TO the
efforts of the bankers of New York In the
early summer. The fact of their agreeing
to furnish bills OF exchange at rates under the
gold shipping point. and endeavori"g to bring
about .artinoislly that which we now know
result from natural sona
tions prevailed. and the situation cured IT.
seit.. According To the published reports dur
i in August. % i While gold gold was being exported, The
rates of sterling sight exchange at New York
have ruled from 4.sstt to 4.90A, and during
while imports of gold are being made, they
have ranged from 4. ssh to l.s5N:
II the parties attacking these transactions
withdrew or Imported the. gold, and what tho
on these subjects would be avoided. Yours very
truly. w. L. CURTIS.
The sun., 1896-10-16
FOUR NAMES FDK Owe MAN.
The One Sure Fact i. That Signal Corps
Mnn Was Badly Hurt.

During a cavalry drill last night by the First
Brigade signal CORPS at the Central Park Rid
ing Academy one OF the men was thrown vio.
lently from his horse and sustained a fracture
OF the leg and right arm.
Park Policeman Brown, who summoned an
ambulance from Roosevelt Hospital. reported
the mans name n +. y. Bosscn. Policeman
Clancy OF the West SKY eighth street station.
who also made u report on the case. had the
name Nrou Bcddn.
The ambu.ance hpon Mt Roosevelt Hospital
dcsignn'eS E!rl n Myrpn T. Burdisl:se. When
Sergeant ldlR ot the six a Corps WAS asked
the injured irOOpers name he said IL was VII
liam bowdrn and that lie lived at Springfield,
Long Island.
The sun., 1896-10-16
ROBBED THEIR EMPLOYER.
Three Men Arrested for Stealing $50 900
Worth Of Woollens from Pie rre MntI..


Worth of Wocilens from Pierre MATHS.
Central Office Detectives DAILY and Stransky
arrested yesterday Charles Bowe OF 2l4 East
Twenty fourth street, Peter Peterson OF 2l4
Pierce street. Brooklyn. and Herman Singer of
l33 RivinEton street on n charge OF having
robbed Pierre Matis. wool merchant of 329
Broadway. of goods valued. according to tho
detectives. at $50. 900. Bowe was employed in
the place us clerk and Peterson as n porter.
For some time the firm had been missing large
quantities OF goods. but so systematically was
the thievnG carried on that the firm was unable
to stop il. Capt. O'iiren was notified on Oct .
and Detectives Daily and Stransky were set to
work watching the place. They suspected Bowe
aud Peterson and kept them under surveillance.
few days ago they were seen talking with
Singer, who. it was found, made periodical visits
to the store shortly after ! o'clock Yesterday
morning tho detectives saw singer coming from
the store with n package under his arm which
had been given to him By Peterson. Theyfollowed
Singer aud arrested HIM. The bundle was found
to contain wOnllrns valued at $50.
The detectives then went back TO tho store
and arrested Bowe and Peterson. Bowe ac-
kuowledged his guilt, and offered to turn states
evidence against the other two. The three
prisoners were taken to Essex Market Court,
and the detectives asked to have them re-
manded back 10 headquarters. Bowe objected,
however. and said he wished for an examina-
ton so that he could be admitted to bail. When
the other two prisoners learned that Bowe had
confessed they nlsr offered to turn States eyi-
dence. Magistrate Cornell held them for ex-
animation in $1,000 bail until tomorrow.
Peterson is n cOored man, about 90 years old.
and has hecu In the employ OF the firm for thirty
years. The other two nen are 70 and 81 years
old respectively. Singer would make state
ment as to wnere he disposed of the goods.
The sun., 1896-10-16
FIRST ARTILAEHY GOES soUIH.
Three Trains Carried the Men aud n FreIgh ht
Train Carried Their Hnggnge.

The Pennsylvania railroad station in Jersey
City was filled with United States soldiers all
yesterday. Tho First Artillery. 500 strong, was
being transferred from Governors Island and
the forts in this vicinity 10 Pensacola. Fla. Tho
transfer was under the direction Of Lieut. Col.
Miller. The baggage and equipments filled
freight train. Three special trains were re-
qured to transport the soldiers and sleeping
car was attached to each train for the accom-
mediation or the officers and their families The
last train went ont at q O'Clock.
During the afternoon Private Tim OLeary
sneaked away and drank cOpiously OF Jersey
City whiskey that he WAS inclined to be rebel
lous nfter his return. When Corporal Ingraham
ordered him u march through the gate TO tho
car lie did not obey promptly. The corporal
struck OLeary on the head with his gun, knock
ing him senselc-s on the platform. Some OF the
spectators cried "Shame!" O'Leary was picked
up and bundled into car.
The sun., 1896-10-16

Three year old boys possibly re-
ceive more attention here than their
fathers; women ways expect mora
for their money than men.
We meet those expectations with
usual and unusual things, both
made in an unusual manner.
Sailor suits made double breast
ed-unlike anything we've had be-
fore; little knickerbockers with
Norfolk jackets-a result of the
golf craze MILDLY trousers made
from fancy mixtures-seldom seen
except in plain blues; and every
thing else the youngster wears,
from head to toe.
RoGERs, PEET & Co.
The sun., 1896-10-16
PoPoCRATS SEND 'R0UyD THE NAT.
Want the Custom House Hoya to Contrib
ute-Bleased In ExpectIng NothInE.


ute-Bieasrd In Expecting Nothing.
Collector Kilbreth discovered yesterday that
the Popocratic State Committee had sent
through the mails from the Hotel Barthold to
the employees of tho Custom House "A circular
asking for subscriptions. The committee had
evidently got hold OF an old list OF employees
for some of the circulars were addressed to men
long dead. The Collector has reported the mat
ter to the Treasury authorities in Washington.
The circular Is the Same sent to Consuls and
other Federal employees. II concludes in these
words:
I'VE should be pleased to see you Mt these
Headquarters. or. IL more convenient. contribu-
tions NAV be sent by mail TO Elliot Danforth.
Chairman Finance Committee. rtholui Hotel
New York city. Yours for the cause.
JAMES {. TRUMAN,
Chairman Democratic state Executive Com
mittee."
1t is n crime for a Federal of1icehoIder to So
lict party contributions from other Federal
ofticeholders, but nothing worse can be done to
Mes-rs Truman and Danf0rih than TO startle
them. That could be achieved by sending them
a contribution.
The sun., 1896-10-16

PoroCRA1IC oVEn1UKE DECLINED
North Carolina Populists Refuse TO Con-
slider Plans for Fusion.

RALEIGH. n. c., Oct 10. Tho Populist State
Committee was in session all night and until
1880 to-day. II discussed the PopOcratic COM
mittee's proposition for State, Congressional
and Legislature fusion, and rejected It by a
vote of sixteen to- two.
The Chairman of the Populist Committee. in
refusing to enter into further fusion arrange
ments. says that no does So because the Popo-
crats on Aug l. declined Senator Marion
Buffers proposition for q complete fusion. and
also because IT IL now too late to make fusion II
success or 10 secure "A hearty and loyal support
of both parties. The commit teee suggests that
the only way for the PopocratH to defeat tho
Republican nominee tor Governor Is by the vol
and the concentration Of Popocrats Oh tho Pop.
ulist nominee,
The sun., 1896-10-16
ice Herrick reserved decision.
CONCEDED BIZ TAMMANT.
Eight Hopeless Assembly Diatricts-Bette
Make 1t Twenty. Says Van Cott.

Eight Hopeless Assembly DIstrIcts-Better
Make It Twenty. says Van Cott.
AT Tammany Hall it was conceded yesterday
that the Republicans will elect Assemblymen
in the Fifth. Nineteenth. Twenty-6rst. Twenty
third. Twenty fifth. Twenty.seventh, Twenty
NINTH and Thirty first districts. It is interest
ing to note that when representatives of organ
ized labor protested because certain men they
had recommended for nomination on the lam
many Hall ticket had not been nominated, they
were answered something after this fashion
Didn't we nominate your man Bausch for
Coroner. and haven't we named candidates for
the Assembly who were endorsed by you In the
Fifth. Twenty-fr.t. and Twenty;;serenth dis
tricts? What more can you ask?'
The representatives OF the labor organizations
now begin to appreciate what they got when
Tammany is already concedng the defeat of
the friends of labor in the three districts named
When Cornelius Van Colt, Chairman OF the
Republican County Campaign Committee. was
informed OF the concessions made by Tammany
Hall he laughed heartily and said:
IL am afraid Mr. Sheehan will be dreadfuliy
disappointed this fall. Why. we have eight
Assemblymer from this county now. ELECTED.
too in n year when the tide was running Tam
many's way. Mr.. Sheehan had better be pre-
pared to SEQ twenty Republican Assem- blymen
elected instead OF eight"
The sun., 1896-10-16

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Oct l5.-Generals Palmer
and BucIner. the nominees of tho National
Democratic party. reached this city early this
morning. At noon at the opera house an
audience heard them discuss the issues
of the campaign The railroads had
made special rates for the occasion
cry. Talladera, Jasper. Russellville Bessemer
and other towns awaited themselves of the op.
portunty to hear the nominees. The shops Of
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad shut
down to give the employees an opportunity to
MT
The sun., 1896-10-16
Ensign Ga,bra,th'- Leg Ampu,.,,d.

Ensign Gaibraith, whose leg was crushed by
being caught between the casing and "a heavy
steel door OF the cruiser New YORK ON the way
up from Hampton Roads on Tuesday night was
removed from the snip 10 the Presbyterian Hos
tital Yesterday. where his leg was Amputitod
just below tl.r kLee, IhI- viii lGcapacitate the
young man from! further duty IN the navy. This
is particularly hArd IN his case, as lie was Just
about to come NJ fIr promotion.
The sun., 1896-10-16
DIR. Hamilton. Kc.lgnatIon Accented.

WAsuINGToN. Oct, l5.-The teleGraphic resg-
nation OF DIR. JOHN b. Hamilton AS surgeon in
the Marine Hospital service, te!cgraphed from
Chicago last night, was forwarded by the Presi-
dent To secretary Carlisle to-day, with inslruc-
tious 10 notify Dr.. Hamilton thar IL had
been accepted, TO take effect at once. DR.. Ham
iltnn has not been on duty since the Sd inst,
Dr. Paul VI, tHrrngiOn having hern assigned tC
duly NJ Chicago ON That date 70 relieve HIM.
The sun., 1896-10-16
Senator Squirrels Estimate OF tho vote OF
Washington.

wAsnISGToN. Oct. Ex-senator Squire OF
Washington reached here last night from Chi
cago and after short stay left for New York.
He said: "Twenty-two thousand Is n conserva-
tive estimate plurality Bryan will receive in my
be divided as follows: Populists. 5000; Demo
Gratis 1000: silver Republicans $4,000. This
gives the Bryan electors $4,000 votes Con
Ceding 5000 votes TO the Palmer ticket. this
would leave Mckinley hut 10000 votes. He
cannot get more than that"