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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
Richmond ana Norro,k Let In.

Philadelphia. Sept. 1.-THE Atlantic
League League of Baseball Clubs had A
meeting here to-day for the purpose of
acting upon applications for member
snip and for the transaction of other
business. Representatives were present
from paterson. Wilmington. Philadel-
Phla, Lanca ster. and Hartford. Presi.
oenl sam Crane was in the chair.
Applications We're received for men,
pv.shiP from Trenton, Worcester, Jersey
city, Richmond, Norfolk. and Rea dinS
After some discussion ii was decided to
transfer the Wilmington franchise to
Eeading' because of a lack of supper, In
the FORMER city and Richmond and Nor.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12

We have for your inspection a large
line of genuine Scotch suitings. Let us
show them to YOU
RUDOLPH & WALLACE.
169 Main street
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
toaI ExnOrts.

Exports of Pocahontas coal as cleared
by William Lamb e Co. agents for
Castner & Curran, for the week ending
September 10, 1896, inclusive:
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
MIR. Huntington Goes NORTH.
(Newport News Commercially

F"It 4NVW5 CUIIIIItTCIdII
Mr.. Coils p. Huntington and his par
~ consisting of Sir Edward j. Read.
Mr.. y. Mackay and Private Secretary
Miles left this morning at eight o'clock
ior New York. Mr. Huntington says
mat In n short time the shIpyard will
have all the work it can handle and
says that the contract for one of the Pa
cihc Mail ships will he closed at an early
date
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
National LensuaGame.

At Louisville: r.. H. t..
Louisville 30 90 2oOOO1-3 6 /
Cincinnati 30 . 0 0 0 0 0 % 3
batteries: Cunningham and. Miller;
Ehret and Vaughn
At Pittsburg: r. III. e.
Pittsburg 20 OoOo1O1O-2 10 o
Chicago 80 1 l Dol O. Z
Batteries: Hastings and Merritt;
Terry and Donohue.
At Baltimore: r. II. e.
Baltimore III 900 220-5 {
Brooklyn ....3 0 . OO121 10 II 3
Batteries: Hemming and Robinson;
Daub and Grim.
At Washington: r.. III. E
Washington - 0 0 0 0 0 o. 10
Philadelphia 0 o 0 $1,000 1-6 10 |
Batteries: King and Farrell; Carsey
and Grady.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
sketch or,ho Nomincc.

Mr. Epes was born in Noftowav coun
" In 1860. His father removed with the
family 10 Kentucky in 1879. returning to
Virginia In 1884. when TIT: District was
suffering under the banefu, rule of the
Republican party. Mr.. Epes, though
not ihen of voting age, determined that
the depiorabie state of things should
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12

CHAINS
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
VILLA II EIGHTS COME
T. A. FRERSCN.
folk We're admitted to membership

foik were admitted to membership
making an eight club league.
Inc Richmond and Norfolk represent
tatiHes granted some concessions to the
others clubs in the matter of a pereen
age or the receipts, so as to provide for
the increased mileage. A number OF
protests were received. but considera
non OF them was deferred until the
holding of the schedule meeting in New
York next spring 30 ".
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
The vcnomous nrc,th orM.,rin

Does not infect the system of those who
use iioStetter's Stomach Ritters as q pre-
caution against Il. Nor is IL less useful as
remedy where intermittent and remit
tent fever has fully esta blished itself. in
measures. 1t checks the paroxysms with
astonishing certainty. and graduates this
type OF disease even in it's most inveterat e
FORM This medicine is an especial boon
70 the emierant population OF the far
West, where fevers OF a malarial type are
particulhrly prevalent. but the recognition
OF IT'S merits is SO far from being limited
tnat II Is known mad appraised at its true
vaiue throughout the length and breadth
miners and soiourners in unhealthy local.,
ties. esteem ii highly. and are its most con
Staht purchasers, and in many rural
family specific
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-12
CHURCH STREET
NIDENED 10
FEET FOR HALF A
MILE IN FRONT
OF
VILLA HEIGHTS.
$225 7


bsrb
IT, he for o
The morning times., 1896-12-28
EDITORIAL SUCCOTASH.

year ago we were just getting over
the Venezuelan war scare. 1t will be
noted that the anniversary is being APP
proprately observed.-Boston Herald
As usual lawyers on both sides Of the
international dispute can find positive rul-
ings in law to back up their diametrically
opposed opinions.-Chicago Journal.
The chief advantage Of anneArng a De
partment of LaIor to the Cabinet would
be the provision it would make for one
more ambitious politician n-Providence
Journal
John L. Sullivan is being sued for u
florists bill of $31S. Let it be remem
herpd to Mr Sullivan's credit However,
that he always paid his whisky bills
Buffalo Express
NCl Oily know IS SwhattramendOus victories
Weyler would have gained had il OF been
for the fact that there are 'omc fairly
gCoi romancerS residing at Key West
Seattle FoSt Intcili2encer.
Spain seems unable to learn anything
Why doesn't she treat her insurgents like
we treat ours? Leave them free To do
as they please, provided they will always
vote right and go III gangs.-Dallas News.
All the work that is row being wasted
in an effort To decide whether tue Presi-
dent or Congress has right to recognize
the Republic of Cuba might better be
devoted to locating tie evidence of some
such republc-Chicago Post.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
CURRENT TOPICS.

! n order to give the youngmc every op.
portunity, the girls in Chicago this sea-
son are wearing sprigs of mistlctoe on their
hats. We hope that the custom will be
adopted in the East.
In Ottawa, Canada, newSboys are re
quired to take out licenses to carry on
their business.
Imitation almonds are now being sold
in Chicago, which are said to be real
works Of art, so perfectly do they resemble
in APPEARANCE the nat in question They
are made out Of pcachstoncs, cat TO the
proper size. ground smooth, and 5h1I
delicately engraved.
AT the university at Budapest women are
now admitted to medical lectures by lay.
bat only with the consent Of the pr
fc>sor. 1t is said that the senior pr
feSsor of surgery, however, recently re-
fused to allow a woman candidate 10
enter his course unless she would agree
to have her hair cut short, OH the grot:ud
that wool carries Infection"
The Paris (Ryl News tells Of a queer
character. who. for a number Of years, has
been an inmate of the Bourbon County
InfirmarI: She is scventy-five years old
is now living with her seventh husband
and has changed her religion five times.
\ the widow Of her sixth husband sine was
entitled to a pension. and application for
the bounty wa quickly followe by q re
quest for permit 10 take unto Lcrseif
huhand No. Z, who is blind Being al
vi>ed that the marriage would inyalidat.
her pension Claln, she was told TO ca 3osc
between pension ant husband. She
Inedtated Il moment. ana replied: l don't
know the value II pension; butI DO know
a husbands value. Gimme the hus-
band '"-Loui>vllIe Courier journal
The naturaists have not as yet been
able to answer the burning question. Can
bees hear" But their researches along
that line, says the st Louis Republic have
resulted In many queer discoveries Simply
because a bee has no ears On the side IF
his head. it is no sign whatever that lie
is wholly without some sort OF an auditory
nerve. The last assertion is proven 10y the
fact rnat Grasshoppers, ciickets, Iccusts.
ana flies all have their ears situated in
queer plaCcs-undcr the wings on the
middle of the body. and even OH the sides
of their legs. The common house fly doas
his hearing by means of seine little rows
OF corpuscles, which are situated on the
knobbeG threads that occupy the places
taken up by the hind wings uf ethcr species
of insects. TIE garden slug or shclIess
snail has hls organs of hearing situated on
| each side of his neck, and the common
| GraSshoppcr has them on each OF his
! broad fiat Thighs. In some OF the smaller
| insects they are at the bases OF the wings,
ana in others on the bottom of the feet
The morning times., 1896-12-28
AMERICA NO DUMPING GROUND

Scum and riffralf are always uHdeSr-
able Therefore, the Lodge Immigration
bill as species Of legislation designed to
place Il check On the irdscrirEinate i'm =
migration to this country seems to be a
measure deserving Of full ana emphatic
support in Congress
Any measure that seeks to prevent
Europe from dumping its CutcastS on to
this country will meet with the Immediate
approval Of all Americans who are for
A merca. What is known as the foreign
element in politics has made towards
of all political parties in regard to passing
legislation heretofore tending to restrict
Immigration.
A politician was afraid to incur the dis
pleasure of the foreign vote" and i'll
order TO curry favor with this element,
especially if he represented populous dis
trct in a large city, he would generally
antagonize any immigration law.
Happily, times have changed. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts is man who has
the moral ourage to introduce bill which
places an educational test on immi grants
coming to our shores. If persons CO ming
to this country cannot show Some faint
gleam of intelligence they ought to be
sent back to the country they came from.
So is any bill that tends to keep out the
vicious, the paupers the ignorant and the
degenerate-St. Louis Star.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
POPULAR PLURALITIES.

Mckinley's plurality OF the popular vote
was the largest ever cast for n Presden-
tial candidate with one exception-that Of
Ulysses s. Grant over Horace Greeley in
1872. Grants plurality was 762, 991.
Mckinleys plurality in the recent election
over Bryan was 73T, 2S5. The largest pre-
vious pluralities We're as follows:
In 1852, Franklin Pierce over Winfield
Scott, 22e, S96.
Ia 1856, James Buchanan over John c
Fremont, 496,S05.
III 1850, Abraham. Lincoln over stephen
A. Douglas, 491,195
In e61, Abraham Lincoln over George
b. Mcclellan, f0T,342.
In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant over HUratiu
Seymour, 3o5,456
In 1876, Samuel j. Tilden over Ruther-
ford Il. Hayes, 250,935
In S92, Groyer Cleveland over Benjamin
Harrison, 38O,S1O.
McKinley's plurality in the state of
New York was 26S ,325.-New York Press.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
MEN AND WOMEN.

Portland physician saws the gum
chewing habit produces wrinkles ana de-
ferns the face.
Mr Theodore Bent will this winter under
take another of his archaeological cxplora,
tons in the East.
In the course of two days shooting at
Bucheburg recently tine German Emperor
killed twenty-nine stays.
Gerald Du Maurier is quoted as saying
that his father invariably pronounced the
name SvengaIi with the accent on the first
syllable"
George W. Gable expects to sail for Eng.
land in a few weeks He has made ar
rangements to give public readings from
his works i'll London and the provinces
william Lyman, Of Middlefield. Conn,
who died few years a 90, was the inventor
and manufacturer of the Lyman gunsi ght,
in use all over the world.
Cecil Rhodes is now on his way back TO
from Beira on board steamer which he
| had chartered especially. for his own use
The new Bishop of LondOn's wife is in
many respects a more famous parsonage
lii English literary upper circles than her
distinguished husband. Her histories of
France and England have given her high
standing rs an author.
Samuel Smiles. the author of Self Help
| and other books for boys and young men,
Is now over eighty years old. He is living
quietly at his suburban home near London,
writing a little now and then, and looking
after his literary interests.
1t has been discovered that three of the
figures in stained glass window of rural
English church-the subject representing
King Saul and his counSeors life like
portraits of Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Gladstone
and the late Lord BeaconSficld
Emile Zola's answer to the question
Should a tax be levied on bicycles? was
short and simple: II would have bicycles
relieved of all tax; and my reason is simply
that any impeachment placed in the way of
the free exercise and development of the
wheel is social error
The Empress Elizabeth, Of Austria, who
has been visiting the ArChduke Franz Sal
| vator at Wells, has gone on to MarritZ and
Marselles, and thence will take a steam
| yacht TO visit some of the Spanish mari
! time cities. She was expected to reach Cape
| st. Martin about the middle of this month.
After her stay there, the empress, who is
travelling incognito as Countess Hohenembs,
| Will go to Corfu, andthence back to Vienna.
President Cleveland is really fond of his
summer home on BuzZard's Bay, and shows
il by the considerable improvements he is
having made there. A long sea wall is being
| built which will reclaim one hundred acres
or so; sand hills are carted away for filling,
roads are made through the woods, lily
ponds are constructed, and new stables and
other buildings are going up. Mr.. Cle-e-
land means to continue a summer citizen
| OF Massachusetts.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
BAD YEAR FOR BANKERS.
New York State Superintendent Re-
ports General Shr1nkage.

New York State Superintendent Re-
ports a General Shrinkage.
Albany. y. Y. Dec. 27-The forthcorn-
ing annual report to the legislature of State
Superintendent kiburn, of the banking de-
partrnent, which will be presented at the
standing the fiscal year ended September
80, 1896, was peculiarly trying to moneyed
corporations, the general inactivity in
trade and productive industries and the
continued shrinkage of values impairing
the ability of customers and shareholders
to meet their enga gements promptly, ana
often rendering ordinarily safe assets not
easily convertible, Insolvency was con-
PEELED only as to single bank and one
building and loan association out of nearly
500 institutions under the supervision of
the State superintendent of banks.
The amount of capital employed by the
State banks on October l last was $685.
295,700, q net decrease of 81 1893, sos dur
ing the fiscal year The number of State
banks doing business on that date was 21 3,
Il net reduction of two during the year
Four banks went into voluntary liquida-
ton during the year and three new ones
were organized as partial offset.
The total resources of the moneyed in
stitutions under the supervision Of the de
partment as shown by their last reports are
81 ,557 .7S3, ,6S2, an increase of 81 19, ,440 :,
7SS over 1895.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
UNJUST AND IMPRACTICAL.
Objections Against the Loud Bill
Relating to SecOnd-Class Matter.

Editor Times: Mr.. Loud OF California
has a bill before the House. known as
bill to amend the law in relation to sec
ond-class matter.
That there exist abuses in the present
law may be true, as there are few laws
upon the statutes that are net open to
the same charge. 1t will not better the
matter at all, however, to adopt a drastic
measure, which makes the remedy worse
than the evil it is expected to cure.
In the present age, when education is
the first great idea of mankind, it seems
strange that an intelligent and doubtless
honest man should attempt to arrest
one Of the most potent factors in its aid
the distribution at nominal cost to the
very poorest of the people the best lit
erature.
Mr.. Loud claims that the object Of his
bill is to prevent the distribution by the
government at the low rate Of l cent O
pound (the second-class rate) of vicious,
pernicious and damaging literature Is
it not strange that such liter ature is
wrongfully circulated through the mails
at l cent pound, but is perfectly proper
when it pays 8 cents a pound? Does not
Mr.. Loud appreciate that literature of
this character should be excluded en-
tirely from the mails and not carried at
any price? He must know that literature
The morning times., 1896-12-28

above over the war cloud OF blcodshed and
disaster floats the angel OF victorious
peace, pointing ever upward and onward
The Adams statue.
The first time / visited St GaUGens'
studio only the main portion Of his I'M
mense b3s relief with the marching sol
dlers was in position, on framework
rugged up for the occasion 70 simulate
COrnthian columns at either end The
figures OF Col. Shaw and the angel were
being evolved from the chaos Of their first
plaster east Of clay by three or four work
men, busy with mallet chisel and knife
The men were covered with bits Of plaster
until they looked like whitened images
ready for bronze mOlding, while the air q
tile studio was so thick with the fine white
dust where the sunshine streaHIed down
upon the scene 1T almost seemed as though
the atmosphere could be cut with knife.
When / went again, no wever. all this was
changed, ana as ST Gaudens came forward
TO greet and usher me in saw that orGer
had been evoked from chaos
Just before l left. in passing out. INV at
tentIOn was drawn TO life-siZe bas relief
the Angel OF the Resurrection, SO evidently
an in memoram piece OF work & somehow
brought To my nind the celebrated brouze
made for similar purpose by the sculptor
for Mr.. Henry Adams, OF Washington, and
now in Rock Greek Cemetery, where II mas
attracted such widespread nOtoriety.
What is the exact idea embodied in that
figure?'' / asked. is IL annihilatiOn-
the end Of all things-the finis without
hope, as has been So often statedo''
st. Gaudens looked very serious, as
though he had much rather the question
had not been put TO him, though the
answer was one he had rather not make.
Then seeing ! waited, be said slowly and
thouGhtfuIly.
The notOriety attaching 10 that statue
has proved source Of great sorrow and
annoyanC nee To Mr. Adams Neither re nor
/ dreamed Of any such outcome when he
gave me his idea, and we talked the matter
over at the start.
The statue really symbOlizes a mystic
Eastern idea hardly possible e. put in exact
words.
1T typifies the absorption 81 seIr-the
oblivion Of past and PTesent-absoJute
polarization Of grief and seIf-c0ncentra-
tion- IL is in fact-welI whatever il
seems TO you"
KATHERINE ELLIOTT THOMAS.
The morning times., 1896-12-28
GAIL HAMILTON.
some Anecdotes OF Her Conversa.
tiOnaI Gifts.
Nrl- YORK Trt5aus

Il is seldom that woman is found who
combines intellect. charm OF manner and
womanly fascination. but Miss Dodge Gail
HGmIIJonl seems 10 have been thuS uni
versaiIy gifted. On one occasion while She
was spending the winter in washington
with Mrs Blaine, a striking Instance OF
this was shown.
Among the seasons visitors 20 the Capt.
tai was a Western Clergyman Of more cuI-
ture, reading and thought than knowI-
edge of the world. He desired 30 make
the most OF his first holiday ana first
sight Of the great city. He wanted to see
all there was to be seen, to hear all there
was to be heard, but most Of all ,Iid he
desire TO meet and nave ". rd with Gail
Hamilton, indeed, he confided % a friend
that he would consider such a privilege
We'll worth his journey 10 the East. did
tnat Journey bring him nethinE else. 1t
took him several days 20 summon up his
courage. but at last he boldly presented
htu,~elr at the BIaincS' door and asked
for Miss Hamilton" About three hours
later the friend met him descending the
steps Of the house, one broad smile Of
delight and satisfaction.
..Ahi'' exclaimed the conf dant, L
CONGRATULATE YOU ~ Spu nave uieJ Your
dear Gail Hamilton l can see it in your
face
That face fcll-grew remorSefuI.
''N-no." he Stammercd Il didn't meet
her-she didn't come down, and. the fact
| is, forgot 70 ask for her
Forgot 10 ask for here"
| 'Oh. sent up my card of course. but
a lady came down, a Miss Dodge, and,
my dear fellow, you never saw such a
J woman in your life, / suppose that Miss
/ Hamilton must have been out, she tiidn
mention her, but she began 70 talk to
/ me, and in two minutes I forgot what I
I had gone for never could have believed
/ that any person, man or woman, could
! know SO much / believe we talked on
every subject in the world, and she knew
everything about every one Of the sub
/ jaCtS ! was never so surprised when
/ lot of people came in and I found now
/ long had been there, and didn't want
| to come away one bit then, can tell YOU,
and, till YOU spoke, I'd forgotten all
/ about Miss Hamilton. l don't believe she
/ can toucH Miss Dodge, anyhow
| His astonishment and delight when ne
! found that he had entertained tur been
/ entertained byl hI> angel EnawareS were
very pleasant To sre.
| In telling tr- story the narrator a'l,icd ::
Il don't know what it is ahoCt Miss
I Dodge. ! can never tell bow >hc dCcS IT.
heard her tell the funniest story ever
| heard in my life, about a drive she took
! in the country, when her horse had on a
| harness that practically fell 20 pieces
There was room full ofpeople and every
ono lauVhe1 himself SDrt. over il and vet
when / came to think il over there was
really nothing to IL, nothing 70 tell-It
was a thing that might have happened TO
any one, md net have borne talking about.
Yet she had entertained twenty people
for half an evening with it. Only last
week lady who was there asked me il
| I remembered that eXcruciatingly funny
story that Miss Dodge told about the
harness, and at this late date We laughed
| over it untiI the tears werei in our eyes"
The morning times., 1896-12-28
TOUCHING on CONGRESS.

Congress has adjourned for the holidays.
THIS Is quite a Christmas gift for the
country ry.-Indtanapolis News.
If tie war crauks would ne attacked by
a loss OF speech for few weeks the
Globe Democrat.
Public opinion hardly reaches Senator'S.
They have u public opinion OF their own
SO much the worse for them, and also for
us.-New York Herald.
Tie United States senate proposes and
tie Hon. Richard cIncy disposcs when
ever matters oil foreign reldtionS are un-
der cou,ideratian.-ChiC Record.
And now II is icing insnuatcd that the
Cuban sympathizers iii the Senate are
simply pa1riotisn-coated dealers in sugar
margins. s.-CQlumhus Dispatch.
The country is safe. Congress has gone
home for the holidays, ana the harsh cry Of
war has given place tpFttie Cooling note uf
peace and good will.-B0ston Transcript
Itis the gang of senile scoldS and shallow
Anticipates which has been the source of
most Of the sound ana fury, and most Of
the mischief in Congress for several years.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Secretary fhrbftt's scheme Of coast de
fense will never he complete till he gets Il
few of our ar SENATORS anchored OF the
coast with tltr fhceS trained on the en-
frances to hesfafbor.-Chicago News.
Does anybody sappose that the wires from
Washington to the offices Of New York
stock brokers g7i!f ae cut By MIR. Mckinley
willie the tariff bill s pending? He may
tearfully urGtSsthe Senate to be good and
quickly pass Tie. bill, but he may wax"
up any morning to find them recognizing
the independence of Ireland and smashing
the stock market and the tariff at the
same time.-New5 YORK Evening Post
The morning times., 1896-12-28
ODDITIES.

The average orange uce Of Mexico
raises 900 ora nges year.
Flack Hills, Dak., gold rnines expect to
turn out this year SO 900 900 in bullion
The trolley ears of Wilmington, Del, OF
like construction, have been used for scv-
eral years.
one side Of square acre will require
thI~t y-ei%nt po0nds OF ttree-line barDed
wire for fencing.
From an estimate after the election in
Mexico in July, there are about /, 600 900
people III the republic.
The active volcano Of Popocatepetl is
H. % feet high. The extinct volcano
Orizaba has an altitude OF S,31 feet.
The tonnage II the iron and steel ships
built in the United States WIS the greatest
in 1891, when it was l05 61s tons