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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
A had place to BE Born In.


There are great many advantages
in being born an American citizen. one
can hope to become President of the
United states and various other high
and mighty things; but after all, the
greatest privilege is In being born among
"A people who are free from foolish SUI
perstitlons. Suppose you had been born
ON the Congo river. for instance. How
would you Ike that when You consider
some OF their beliefs? II Is told by per-
sons supposed 10 be well Informed that
the people inhablting the district around
the Congo rlver share with the Asian
tees. OF whom we have recently heard
such a lot, the belief that If their hign
priest. the ChritOmc, were 10 die a natu-
raj death the whole world would follow
suit at once and would dissolve into
air, for II IS according TO them. only
held together by his personal viii.
Accordingly. when the pontin falls IN,
and the Illness is serious enough TO make
a fatal termination probable. a successor
Is nominated. and he. so soon as he Is
consecrated. enters the high priests hut,
and clubs him or strangles him TO death.
4 somewhat similar custom obtains In
UnyGs when the King falls seriously il.
and seems likely to die FOR his wives TO
kill him. The same rule Is followed II he
gets beyond a certain age. for an old
unyOre prophecy states that the throne
will pass away from the family IN the
event OF the King dying a natural death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
FLANNEL. WAISTS.

Ladies' $3.50 quality Flannel Waists, Sis
each
Ladies' Serge and Flannel Waists. ex-
tremeiy fine quality finished and cuffs
pulled with ohangeable taffeta silk, s.
quality. S29S.
terials S1.93.
Immense spools Basting Cotton, l2c. "a
dozen suOOls.
Handsome quality Changeable Taffeta
silks at sec. On yard.
Grand silk Waists s. each-S10 qualities.
Flanuellettc Waists I'm lovely patterns,
made OF J. l2c. material. an sizes, soc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
pispensaries in North Carolina,

RALEIGH. n. c., December lit is
stated on high authority that many coun-
ties in North Carolina will ask the lie
gislature at its approaching session TO
give them q dispensary law. similar 10
the one for the past two years in effect
in Haywood county. II IS a slight modi-
fcation of the South Carolina law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
North Carolina school statistics.

RALEIGH. y. c., December THE
state Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
ton will say I'm his report that there are
5Sj. 800 children of school age in North
Carolina. % per cent Of these depending
on public schools; that there are IN
public schools on which so each Is am
nually expended, and that in GIG districts
there are no schools at al. The total
amount expended during the year was
sSgs O01
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
The BrooiIy In Commission.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. December l.
Inc cruiser Brooklyn. the newest addi-
lion TO the United States navy. was
towed from the Cramps ship-yard 10
League Island Dayy-yard to-day. arriving
81 her new dock shortly before noon.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
The FOurqurean=PriCe Co.

is read. / DO not believe. however DBL.
a civilized and free nation IKE On. U....
States Will much longer submit f. . .....
tinuation OF such brutal al4 .rhrr
warfare as Spain is prosecuting an 49,
very doors
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
SILKS! SILKS!

WONDERFUL SILK VALUES.
2S-inch Very Handsome Black satin
Duchess. 81 a yard-the % quality.
Ten shades of SOlid-C0iOr Changeable
Taffeta Silks. the Nc. quality, SOC. q yard.
Fifty patterns OF silks for waists, iSc.
q yard.
Ten Handsome silk Waists and Dress
SfVlas 81 - nNalilN. 10. u ward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
wire-Naii Association to Dissolve.

NEW YORK, December 1.-The MEM
bers Of the Wire-Nail Association have
decided after two days elaboration TO
dissolve the association and wind up its
affairs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
CLOAKS:

our enormous cloak purchase 800 Coats
and Capes-for which we paid spot cash,
brings 10 you the chance to secure grand
values. In many instances the prices are
exactly In half. Common, .dedlum, ana
IInn Ifarmnnfa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02

Cards. Bill-Heads, Statements. Letter
Heads, Note-Heads. Circulars, Handbills
Dodgers. etc, printed By the Dispatch
Company at low prices. VIII give you
good work at same prices you pay for
inferior work Send US your orders and
we will guarantee satisfaction In every
particular.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02

Railroad employees all believe in DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup, The Old standby.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
THESE ARE CARPET PRICES TO SELL
OUT CARPETS.

70 and Sc Pretty Figured Brussels Car
pets. J0c. yard
20 and sec Lovely Brussels stair Carpets,
39c ID yard
75c Yard-Wide AI-Wool Ingram Car
pets. 39c. yard.
so and 65c. Yard-Wide Ingram Carpets,
Zoe. Cocoa liattings. for offices and halls,
&c yard
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-02
GRAND HOLIDAY OPENING

tonight from 10 o'clock The grandest exhibit Art Var
Marble Cut-Gass Pictures, Silver Toys, Dolls and Hold
Goods in general Richmond has yet witnessed Bring cl
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
KANSAS URBAN POPULATION
NINETY-SIN TOWNS WITH 1000 IN
HABITANTS OR UPWARD
Fifty-fOur Made an Aggregate Gain of
13.6:sO Last Ycar-TOpeka's Gain
the LarSest-Wichita Drops
to Fourth Place.

Topeka. Kas., Aug. 17.-(Special) Kansas
has ninety-siX cities and towns containing
1000 inhabitants or upwards, gain of
one to the list during the past year. The
state board of agriculture has compiled the
assessors and county clerks returns and
finds that ffty-four municipalities be-
longing in this list have made an aggre-
gate gain of 1850, Topeka leading with
l,i6i. while thirty-siX others lost S.391. Au-
Susta, Clyde, Caney and Caldwell have
dropped out of the 1000 list within the
year. and Empire City with gain of 69l,
La Cygne l5l, Pleasanton TO- Alma 81,
Gocdland IS and Oskaloosa 1885, are now in
II. Among the cities that have shifted in
their rank are Wichita. which now drops
below Leavenworth; Hutchinson falls be-
low Emporia: Argentine climbs over both
Arkansas City and Salina, and Rosedale
mounts from fifty-tirst to forty-eighth
place; Junction City climbs over Newton
and Winfield. Galena goes from thirty
fourth 10 nineteenth place; Oswego from
forty-t!fth 10 thirty-ninth, and Coffeyville
from twenty-tifth to twentieth place;
Wellington falls from Iwenty-first to twen-
ty-siNth place; Usage City from nineteenth
to twenty-fourth; Horton from twenty
seventh 10 thirtieth: Holton from twenty
ninth to thrty-second; Concordia from thir-
ty-first to thirty-sixth: Larned from sixth
eth TO seventy-second; Marion from forty
ninth 10 fifty-seventh; Minneapolis from
SiSty-third to SEVENTEEN.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL. TUESDAY, AUGUST 49, 1886

the cooling room, the three men who had
gone in TO look at it said it was undoubt-
edly that of Woods. Mr. Pell had attended
Woods during his sickness and remembered
several marks on his body. A lock of hair
Mrs. Pell had cut from the head of the
corpse was also missing. Andy O'Hare
went to the Ricketts, graveyard about $50
Sunday morning and returned with the cof-
fin of the young man. 1t contained nothing
save faded bouquet Miss Pell had placed
on the caSket OF her dead lover just before
his body was laid away. The body was
placed in 1t and reburied at O'Clock in its
former grave.
During the time Mr.. o'Hare was across
the river for the coffin. DIR. G. A. Dean. of
the Dearborn building, at Eleventh and
Main streets. who was the attending
physician during Woods confinement at
the hospital, visited Stewards undertaking
rooms and saw the body. He was positive
Yesterday. Mrs. Woods. mother OF the
dead man. said she would return to Mrs.
Brooks house to-day and II is possible that
she will have the grave reopened ior the
purpose of identifying her boys body.
Meantime an effort will be made by the
so readily turns up stolen bodies to De
tective OHare when their theft has oeen
discovered Mr.. Colvin and Mr.. Smith will.
it is said go before the board OF poiice
commissioners at their meeting Wednes-
day and strive to have something DEFINITE
done in the matter.
O'Hare steadily refuses to disclose tmhe m
identity of the man from whom ne eot
Woods body He says he is not one of
the men who led him to Mrs: Tayior's bouy
and says he does not know his name. ne
says he did not speak with MN bnt nei met
drove at once to Stewards undertaking
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
HAY FEVER.

Now is the time and season Of the year
for hay fever to take possession Of its
victim. From now until cold weather sets
in the hay fever victims who fail to get
a cure will be constantly kept busy with
their eyes and noses. The hay fever victims
are kept so busy trying to see through
their inflamed eyes and wiping. picking.
twisting and pulling their own noses that
they have no time to attend to anything
else while hay fever is on Hay fever
victims have heretofore never been able
to get any medicine competent to cure
them. Hay fever is no longer an incurable
disease. Sufferers can now get quick and
positive cure They don't have to spend
all their time attending to their eyes and
noses any longer One or two bottles Of the
Red Cross Constitutional medicine will cure
any case of hay fever. Price reduced from
g to 81, CIR three bottles for s.. Call or ad-
dress r. C. c. Medicine Co.. 123o Grand
avenue, Kansas City. Mo.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
Ii HUNG CHANGES VISIT.
President Cleveland Probably Will
Receive the Distinguished En-
yOy in New York HnrbOr.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Arrangements are
being completed as far as possible for the
reception of Ii Hung Chang. There have
been several delays in fixing the pro-
gramme. owing to entire lack of informa-
ton concerning his visit, the most fmpor-
tant point in doubt being 10 whether or
not the Chinese viceroy is to be the guest
of the United States. 1t is settled as far
as il can be that the president viii receive
the distinguished guest in New York mar,
Dor, upon the Dolphin some other navaI
vessel, on August 81. This programme
may be changed and later events may rem
der il impracticable The officials in Wash-
wishes of the president in the matter
II is quite certain, however that IN case
the president should be aboard the Dol
phin, the other vessels of the North Al
lantic squadron Will he surrounding her,
and the reception made as impressive as
possible. There has been some talk about
the reception taking place in Washington.
but the president does not wish to come TO
this city during the summer, and II Is under
stood the viceroy does not care to go to
Gray Gables. Ii is also stated that
guest of the nation could not well be re-
ceived at the summer home of the presi-
dent. ard Mr.. Cleveland preferred going
to New York to receiving at Gray Gables.
1t having been determined that the recep
ton should take place in New York. the
only material question to be decided is
whether the reception shall be in the city
or on Shipboard.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
THE UMPIRE WAS LOADED.
Opened Valisc and Passed Out Pts.
tolls to His Crowd When He
Was Attacked.

Helena. Ark, Aug. IA game of base
ball played at Poplar Grove yesterday be-
tween colored teams for a stake of IS broke
up in a pitched battle between the oppos-
ing mines, in which two boys were fatally
shot and four others more or less wounded.
Negro boys from the Polk and Lowdy plan.
tations constituted the opposing teams.
William Griffin, the umpire, an adherent
of the Polk side. held the stakes. In the
third inning Griffin gave the Lowdy team
the hot end of close decision, and the
aggrieved team, led by Israel Tate, made
was acting as official scorer The umpire
was prepared for the attack. He opened a
valise and passed pistols to the members
of the Polk team, and the battle began.
Israel Tate was the only man on the Low
dy team that had a gun, but he did effect
i've work. He emptied his pistol into. the
Polk team, reloaded and emptied it again.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
RAINS IN KANSAS,
The Northern and Eastern Parts of
the state Get Very We'll
come Soaking,

Fort Scott. Kas.. Aug. 17.-tSpecisl) After
n continued dry spell of several weeks n
heavy and much reeded rain reached this
county this morning. Thermometers which
stood al los last Saturday only registered
40 to-day at noon.
Atchson. Kas.. Aug. lE-(speciall North
eIn Kansas was visited by a slow. soak
ing rain to-day. which benefited the corn
beyond estimation. Reports received at the
Missouri Pacific offices state that the rain
was heavy as FAR north as Omaha and as
far west as Downs. Beyond DoXns. the
rainfall was lighter. During the latter part
of last week hot winds commenced blow
ing and il WAS feared that the corn crop
would be cut short. The present rain
''makes'' the corn crop.
Lawrence. kas., Aug. I7-(Speciall The
rain thai commenced falling this morning
just before O'Clock continued the entire
forenoon, The Kansas university weather
station reported that over an inch of water
fell. This. vim the inch that fell last
week. effectualiy breaks the drouth Stock
water and rainwater. that had become
scarce, are again plenty.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
KRUGER is BLUFFING.
That Is What Il Correspondent Thinks
of the Wnr!iI>e Activity i'm
the TransyaRl,

London. Aug. 1s.-The Times this morn
ing publishes letter from Pretoria. The
correspondent of the Times notes the con-
tinued arming of the forces in the Trans
vaal republic. and dwells upon the univer-
sal o.inion amorg the Beers that an at
tempt to overthrow the treaty obligations
toward England is meditated
The correspondent is of the opinion that
the more shrewd view is that the Trans
laal authorities will only try on the
programme intended, for the purpose of
seeing how much England will stand"
and il signs of weakness are detected they
will make the abrogation of the treaty
clauses adopted by the Anglo-Boer con-
vention of 1854 which placed the English
government in control of the foreign re-
lations of the Transvaal republic, the
basis of a compromise.
In conclusion. the correspondent of the
Times asserts that he is confident that the
Transvaal government will not go TO the
extent of fighting. He believes that Presi-
dent Kruger is too wary to allow the Beers
to be forced into a course which could
only lead TO disaster.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
A BUILDING C0LLAPSEs.
Three Men Killed and q Dozen In
jured. Several Fatally, mt
Eau Claire, Wis.

Eau Claire. Wis, Aug. 17.-To-day while
a force of twenty-five workmen were en-
gagged in tearing down Music hall, four
story frame structure. the building col
lapsed Three men were killed. They are:
Haivor Olson, has wife and four children;
William Dean. contractor. body still in
ruins: Nicholas Roach. body still in ruins.
The injured are: John Thorson, crushed
by falling timbers and cannot live; James
Dean, buried under a mass of timbers.
cannot live; Charles Asan, badly crushed;
Ole Solberg seriously crushed: John Lar
son. Gus Meyers. Ole johnson. Brady Ne
drum, H. b. Walters. William Berg. w.
f. Evans. William Arnold. Bert Wallum,
Ludwig Berg.
OF the Injured. several may not recover.
Th, workmen were on the upper floor and
roof when the walls bulged and fell be-
fore anyone could escape. except five who
remained on the roof and We're uninjured
The fire department at once began the
work of rescue and all the dead and in
jured were taken from the ruins but Dean
and Roach
At midnight four men who came from
Superior and We're at work on the building
are reported to be missing and are believed
to be in the ruins. Their names are not
known.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
THE GERMAN TROUBLES.
situation seems to he Strained ms
Ever ana the End Is Not
Easily EOrctOId.

London Aug. 1S.-A dispatch TO the STAN
dard from Berlin says that Admiral Tier
pitZ, at the request of Emperor William
has drawn up bill which Will be sub
mitted 10 the reichstag demanding from
loo 900 900 10 $780, 00O marks for naval pur-
poses. 1t is added that the emperor le-
Gently discussed the matter with Prince
Hohenlohe. The chancellor, during the dis
cussion. informed Emperor William that a
majority in favor of the bill could only be
secured If the promise OF reform in all mat
ters subject TO military Jurisdiction be full
filled.
\ dispatch TO the Post from Berlin also
refers TO the interview between Emperor
William and Chancellor Hohenlohe in
which the situation is as strained as ever.
nobody being willing TO venture a prophecy
as TO who will be in office three weeks
hence.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

The Iowa Liberal League. which has for
its object the repeal of sumptuary laws
and organized opposition to prohibition. is
in session at Cedar Rapids.
A reunion of the surviving members OF
the Seventh Kansas veteran caVaIrS VOL
unteers is; called at Topeka, September 20.
during the state encampment Comrades
are reques sted 10 report at the state house
at the office Of the adjutant general
The Right Hon. Sir John Monson, British
amba ssat5or at Vienna. has been appointed
British ambassador at Paris. In succession
to the Marquis of Dufterin; whose term OF
service has expired. Sir Horace Rumbold.
Ra-t ritish minister at The Hague, sue
ceeds SIR John Monson as British ambas-
sador at Vienna.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
SEWER LABORERs STRIKE.
Object to Having Their Pay Days n
Month Apnrt..

Rome. y. y, Aug. 1I.-Four hundred and
ninety Italians employed on Rome's sewer
sytem are out on strike. The contractors
announced on Saturday that pay Gay would
occur but once every month hereafter, in
stead of every two weeks. \ gang of Ital-
ians, 100 in number, working outside the
city, refused TO go to work to-day unless
they were paid every week. and they
marched TO the city and induced all of the
gangs 10 Quit and threw stones at those
who refused to join them. The contractors
promised TO pay them as heretofore. The
Italians are paid sl.25 a day. One gang
struck for $50 per day. This the con-
tractors refuseG to pay and gave the ltal-
lanS tlll morning 10 return 10 work.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
LONG AND SIMPSON TO DEBATE.
VIII Meet Several Times In the Sew
enth Kansas District-POp-
uIistx Much Alarmed

Hutchinson. Kas.. Aug. 17.-(SpecialD The
Populist congressional committee met and
held a consultation with Jerry Simpson to-
day. Frank Farlow, chairman of the Re
publican committee. has accepted the chal-
lcnge for joint debates between Long and
Simpson at from one to ten meetings in
the district at any time or place the Popu-
lists desire after September 10. The Popu-
lists are much alarmed over reports from
Western Kansas indicating that Long will
increase his ma iorties of two years ago.
The proposed Joint debates will be one of
the exciting features of the Kansas cam
paign, as feeling is intense in this district.
and the hostility between followers of
Long and Simpson is bitter. o. w. Hendee.
chairman of the Populist committee, says
debates will be held in Hutchinson, Wich-
ita and Mcpherson, and probably the re-
mainder in western counties.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
AID FOR THE INSURGENTS.
Biggest FiIibusterinE Expedition Yet
Is to Sail From New York
in Three Weeks.

New York, Aug. IA dispatch to the
World from Rochester, n. Y, says: One
of the largest, best equipped and most
formidable expeditions for the aid of the
Cuban insurgents is due to sail from New
York in three weeks. The vessel is a large
swift steam yacht. The cargo is rifles.
warlike supplies of every sort. The COM
pany will consist of hundred or more
men. The commander of the expedition is
DIR. ]. Herbert Stevens, formerly of this
city, later of Maiden, Mass, and still later
of Boston, who was reported to have been
killed by dynamite explosion in Cuba
shortly after landing there six months ago,
but who for purposes that are now mani
fest purposely spreau the report. Several
women. among them the wife of Dr. Stew
ems, are considering the question of ac-
companyirg the expedition, with the in
tention of becoming nurses.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
THE DELAWARE SINGLE TAKERS.
Judge Wales Decides That Their I'm
prisOnment Wns Legal.

Wilmington. Del, Aug. 17.-Judge Wales
this morning handed down his decision in
the habeas corpus cases of Single Takers
James Haggerty and Arthur H. Stephen
son. who have been in Dover jail for fail
ing TO pay the fine and the costs for the
violation of a Dover ordinance. He de-
cided that the committing magistrate had
the authority to try Haggerty and re-
manded him TO the custody of the sheriff
Stephenson's term having expired, no de-
cision was rendered in his case.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
D,cL,u,on Mcktnlev C,ub.

Abilene. Kas.. Aug. 1I.-tSpecialD A Nc
Kiney club of seventy-five members was
organized at Hope. this county. with T. c.
Sawyer, president; Charles Bradshaw. sec
been Populist or Democratic up to this
time Dickinson county now has five -four
ishing clubs. with membership as follows:
Abilene. lis: Chapman. so; Herngton, 800;
Solomon 20; Hope. 70. All are holding reg
ular meetings and their memhsSship is
growing.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
CoIored Delegates Chosen.

The Colored Republican Marching Club
met last night at 100 Independence avenue
and elected Nelson Crews. H. E. Hyde,
William Lacy and ] II Bradbury delepa. -
to the Republican State League convention
10 be held AT Chillicothe.
The club created favorable comment at
Springfield by its excellent appearance and
drill and will take prominent part in the
campaign. Neison Crews is its president
and John r. Hale, secretary.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
VIII Divide the Delegates.

publican Club was present at the meet
ing, and after discussion 1t was agreed that
the Eighth ward delegation TO the county
tween the two clubs. The Eighth Ward
Club committee is composed of ]. C. Rey-
nolds w. NJ. Organ. NJ. A. Purslev NJ
T.. Getchell. Walter Davis. g. w. Bibbens,
j.. s. Brown. Jr. A similar committee will
be appointed ny the James G. Blaine Club
10 select seven delegates
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
Senator auny's nir Fish.

81. Lucie. Fla, Aug. 1.-THE largest tar
pom ever caught at St. Lucie was landed
this evening by Senator Quay of Pennsy!-
vania. 1t weighed 263 pounds. After an
exciting struggle. in which the craft was
nearly swamped. the senator landed his
fish safely in the boat. While strugslin;
with the fish. Senator Quay was struck on
the leg below the knee, but was not seri-
ously hurt.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-18
Insane Man Runs Amuck.

Reading, Pa, Aug. 11.-Frank Daniels. an
insane man. became suddenly violent this
morning on Penn street. Readings princi-
pal business ;horoughfare, and with up
lifted knife plunged right and left through
the crowd. He first stabbed Charles H.
Waverly and Assistant City Treasurer
Wink and Robert l.. Cressman a merchant
tailor. Mr.. Waverly's condition is critical.
Daniels was raken into custody.