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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21

One Of the magazines has begun
yoluminous series OF articles on the
Lees, OF Virginia. The family has been
So conspicuous one during all the years
OF our national life that there ought TO
be considerable interest In this latest
presentation Of a romantic chronicle.
The last Lee who achieved a widespread
fame-and the greatest Of the family
failed in the chief undertaking OF his
life, hut there has always been very
Wholesome respect here at the North for
his abilities as a commander and for
what ~ accomplished with his compare
lively small military equipment. we do
not forget that he had many lovable
traits, that his army was bound TO him
by a remarkable devotion. and that the
South idolized him. Leaving aside the
ethics OF wisdom Of his decision TO fol-
low Virginia out of the Union. his figure
is one OF exceptional historical interest,
and his career deserves to be studied
impartially by his countrymen, both
North and South. now that the civil war
Is more than thirty years behind US
The Providence Or. - Journal.
Educated in the political school that
ne was. loving Virginia as he did, Lee
could not but follow his State. when.
exercising the privilege that she reserved
10 herself upon ratifying the Federal
Constitution. she withdrew from me
Union
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21
|IlI.
Roanoke In the Place.
,The Roanoke Times.)

The National Democratic Committee
having selected Chicago as their place
for holding the presidential convention.
and named July 18th as the date. II Will
be in order before very long for state
conventions to bc held 10 select dele
gates TO the same. In this connection,
that there may be no delay IN present.
ing the claims OF Roanoke to the honor
of being the place for holding the Viz
ginia Democratic Convention. we re-
specially call the attention of the State
committee 10 the fact that this city Is
ready to give the delegates a warm and
cordial reception. and we hope its many
advantages I'm this connection will be
carefully considered.
The Democrats OF the state have not
met In convention In Roanoke since 1850,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21
The Kew York Times says:

"Venezuela's Consul at London thinks
that in case OF hostilities between
the United States and England. II would
be most injudicious on the part OF
those two countries to make Venezuela
itself the scene Of operations. The fight
ing. in his opinion. should be done some
where else say In the neighborhood
OF New York or London.
There IS a decided suggestion In this
of the Mark Twain Idea Of patriotism
and sacrifice for the good OF ones
country.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21

II have used Ripans Tabules. and
they done me lots Of good. at least
my wife says they did" asserts
William Donaldson. OF Downs,
Oklahoma Territory. Il am a
blacksmith by trade, and often
after hard days work would eat
too much. | guess. and would suffer
Ike everything. My wife's brother
told me that them Tabules had
helped him, and said he thought
they would help me. believe they
have cured me, but | take them
regular. for I would not have
them pains again for anything. My
partner said, after ] had took them
and was so much better, that ] was
ready to get well. anyhow. and that
] would have got well without them
7 believe there are lots Of people that
are ready 10 get well. just like | was.
They VIII get well when they take
the same kind OF medicine | did. and
not before. have worked hard all
my life: first on a farm. and then
in a blacksmith-shop. and have
been troubled with dyspepsia ever
since | was Is years old. am 80
now. and | feel like ! was sweet IL. l
mink klpdnS IdDuieS dIc d eieae
medicine for dyspepsia Mr.. Ross
Gould. editor of the Democrat. the
newspaper OF Downs. writes. August
"a 1856: Mr.. Donaldson's
brother-in-law Is Charley Hanson.
OF Downs. He lives on farm east
OF there. Donaldson has lived
there about three years, and,
being a blacksmith. is well known.
L. a. ic
upright, honest citizen"
Ripans Tabules are sold by druggists
r by mail II the price 40 cents box
5 sent to the Ripans Chemical Company
70. 10 Spruce street. New York. Sample
ial, 10 cents.
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julius SYCLE & Son,
THE TOWER.
The week III be started with such iu-
yiting values .. ,spnot be matched BY
any other hCu:s:

Blue. Garnet. Black. and Brown IN
descent Beading. &c. yard
Green. Garnet. Moss trimming. &C
yard.
Blue. Gray. Green. and Brown Mara
bou Trimming. &c. yard.
ian COAX frogs. iVc. apiece.
Olive. Brown. and Tan SIX Ribbon
Fringe. &c. yard.
2i-e yards Llght-Blue SILK Fringe, sold
for s25o. only sc. yard.
Black-Sik Ornaments. so.d for vc.. Or
naments only l0c
An-snk Mourning-Fringe. sold for no
yard. only &c.
Black SIX and Chenille-Mixed Fringe
sold for s. now sc yard.
Russian Band. sold for TIC, only &C.
yard.
Embroidered Dresden Band. sold Tor
ESQ. only Joc. yard.
Silver Cord, &c yard
Colored-snk Coat and Dress-Bndinsz'
&C. yard
pearl Beading. sc. yard regular price
81
Black Satin Band, l5c. yard, inch
wide.
Colored Lacing-Cords. DC.
Brown Iridescent Band. ioc. yard, SOLD
for $50.
corored-snk Girdles. cord and tasseis'
&C.
Embroidered Chiffon, &c.
Gilt Vandyke Ornaments. &C. apiece.
Black Jet Fringe. . inches deep zoe.
yard.
White Wash-Glmp, &c.
White Washable Band. SC.
Steel Passementerie, 5ec. yard, regular
price $50.
Lot Of Fancy Braids and BANDS &c
yarq.
one l0f OF Narrow Gimps. &C. yard.
Chenille Fringe. Gray and Tan, &c. yard.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21

The line officers and the engineers OF
the navy are said TO be at dageers-
points over the question whether the lat
ter shall have positive rank and titles
and exercise military authority In their
own departments. The line officers want
TO stick TO the old order OF things. and
the engineers are equally DESTROYS that
this shall not be the case.
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JANUARY 2l, 1876.

THIS PAPER RECEIVES THE COM
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UPTOWN OFFICE. ss3 EAST BROAD
STREET. .c.r,
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The points well taken that. while Il
is true that the United States ought TO
have powerful navy. 1t is equally
true that we ought to have power
ful system Of coast-defences
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Rejected communications viii not DC re-
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-21

Richmond. Va. January O. 1896.
fI,HE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
i STOCKHOLDERS OF THE N0WLAN
COMPANY will be held at their office
II O'Clock NJ. 10. l.. WINSTON,
~ 9-eodS:s: SECRETARY and Treasurer.
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.

PROFESSOR ]. s. RAFFERTY,.
Organlst -. Peters Cathedral.
will give VOCAL. PIANO AND ORGAN
INSTRUCTION. after most approved
methods. Address II SOUTH MORRIS
STREET. Richmond. Va. ia 7-ew'
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17

Mare Island or South America remains to
be seen. In the mean time she swings to
an anchor in Mission Bay, and keeps the
Duguay Trouin company. "Is there any
trouble down south?" is the general ques-
ton asked along the front just now.
The Kilbrannon may not come to San
Francisco after all. The purchase price
has not been paid, and the Fearless may
come back to this port light. The big tug
sailed yesterday with the lighter in tow,
and on her arrival at Port Townsend
Captain Randall will make all the neces-
sary arrangements. If the owners of the
Kilbrannon do not want a tow, then the
tug will come back light. If they do then
the ship will be towed to San Francisco
for repairs.
The steamer Umatilla was foated yes
terday, and the chances are that she will
be in San Francisco inside of a month.
Captain c. Miner Goodall has been a
thorough success as ''wrecker," and the
company is more than pleased.
The British tramp Flintshire got in
from Yokohama yesterday. She was in
ballast, but took twenty-six days to make
the run. She will load wheat for Europe.
The steam schooner National City put
in here yesterday in order to unload some
machinery from Eureka. Some repairs
have to be made to G.. A. Hooper's mills
at Eureka, and in consequence the
machinery had 10 come to San Francisco.
To accommodate the mill owners the
steamer took the stuff and put in here to
deliver it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17

Bovard managed the business or the trust.
When Spence died the surviving trustees
continued in possession of and cared for
the trust property. September 7, 1893,
Mrs. Anna M. Spence began an action
and the Superior Court cancelled and set
aside the conveyance of the property from
Spence to the trustees, and also denied a
new trial. Then the case came on appeal
to the Supreme Court, from which a de-
cision ISSUED yesterday.
The Supreme Court found that the trus-
tees intended to go ahead with the per-
formance of the terms of the trust, and
that the University of Southern California
has never consented to the abandonment
of the trust. Justice Mcfarland dissented.
He saw no reason to dispute the judgment
of the lower court. The conditions can
never be fulfilled, for the trust provided
that Spence should approve of the choice
of the site for the observatory, but Spence
was dead. Again the trust provided that
four trustees should concur in the per-
formance of certain essential matters, but
this was impossible, as three of the six
were dead, the number including Bovard,
to whom special powers were entrusted.
No conservatory, such as was contem-
plated in the trust, could be erected, and
no selection of site could be made in the
manner specified.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
NO MORE A REFUGE.
The Old French Hospital Rented
Lumber Dealers.

The Old French Hospital Rented to
Lumber Dealers.
The old French Hospital on Bryant
street, between Fifth and Sixth, will NO
more be the refuge of the afflicted. 1t has
been rented for $500 month to Harris &
Jones, dealers in lumber. The company
will use the grounds to relieve its over
crowded yards, and it is understood will
fit the building up with machinery for
manufacturing dressed lumber.
The building was erected in 1882 and
was used continuously up to eighteen
months ago by the French Mutual Bene-
fit Society as hospital. Then it was oc-
cupied by the Salvation Army az rental
which was little more than nominal.
The present arrangement is considered
one of advantage to the society, although
the rent is not high for the extensive
premises. 1t is understood that the ar
rangement now entered into with Harris
& Jones will result eventually in sale.
The society values the property at $50, 600
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
TO TRY FOR FREEDOM,
Habeas Corpus Proceedings in
Behalf of Louis Green
wa d.
His Attorney Claims That His Term
of Imprisonment Is More
Than Up.

Application has been filed with Judge
Ross of the United States Circuit Court
for leave to file petition for hearing,
under writ of haheas corpus. of the case OF
Louis Greenwald. now serving S. years
term in San Quentin for smuggling
opium. The application has been fled by
Crandall & Bull, who have been engaged
for the purpose. 1t will be heard in open
court on Monday, the United States At
torney having been notified. This 10 re-
vival of the famous Emerald smuggling
case.
Greenwald, together with George Wick
ham and George Thomas, were sentenced
on the 18th OF June, 1894, under a convic-
tion of a conspiracy to smuggle opium F"
to undergo an imprisonment of two years
on each of three counts and to pay fine
of $4,000 on each of the same, the second
term not to begin until the expiration of
the first term and the payment of the fine.
The attorneys will plead for the imme-
diate release OF Greenwald on the ground
that there is no authority in law for such
a sentence, the effect of which would be-,
if the prisoner were unable to pay the fine
or were too poor to employ a lawyer, to
keep him confined for life. SIN the first
place. said Mr.. Bull, speaking of the
matter yesterday, 'there is no such crime
known TO the law aS conspiracy TO SNUG
gle OPIUM. The crime with which these
people should have been charged in the
Indictment is conspiracy to defraud the
United States Government The maxi
um punishment upon conviction of such
crime is two years and a fine of $4,000.
but there is no provision that the i'm
prisonment shall continue until such fine
is paid. Here Greenwald and the others
were sentenced to six years and fines. the
fines tn ba co1lected at intervals of two
years and the imprisonment to continue
until the money be paid. The fact isl he
continued, "Greenwald's Term is more
than up. With credits for good behavior
and the limit of imprisonment being two
years for his offense, he should have been
released in February last. The matter
will be fully heard in court on Monday" I"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17

first Importance. More than gold or sill
yer or the choice of an executive of the
Nation was the question of the life or
death of the community. To live as long
as possible is a duty. He who neglects to
do this commits suicide. There was a
nygienic law of self-defense. Nations
erect Notifications and teach children
self-defense. Only recently had it been
realized that there was as much need to
teach the mind as to steel the arm; |;
there was as much necessity Tor guarding
the lives against noxious gases as Tor
providing Notifications and heavy guns
for defense against hostile nations.
People did not take care OF them selves
nor of the public health. The individual
should care for his health because the IN
dividual is the cornerstone OF the puphc
health More people die from careless
treatment of natural diseases than from
the vicissitudes of the battlefield. In
hundred fashions people commit suicide;
by gorging, by alcoholic stim ulants, oy
highway robbery of rest, turning night
into day, by poison, BY the innalatlon 2 Oh
long in the land. The vanity OF men
taught them to let tomorrow take care OF
itself.
The first duty of well ordered COM
munity was to provide the means by
which the lives of the public can be pro-
longed. In Queen Elizabeth's time the
mortality in London was 40 and fraction
in the 1000. Now the death rate in Lon
don was only 10 to the 1000. That makes
London the healthiest city in the world
That was strange, for in London and the
suburbs are at least 100000 people. The
city is so crowded that the authorities
have to aIIot the cubic space. There are
| thousands who are homeless, without
medical attendance. driven to excesses.
Chicago and New YORK were the health
lest cities in the United States, in spite of
so much vice, hunger and poverty. The
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17

Spence, against the trustees of trust for
the benefit of the University of Southern
California, was set aside and the case was
remanded for new trial. This has more
than passing interest.
E. F. Spence, during his life, conveyed
to NJ. M Bovard, II. Sinsabaugh, ]. P.
Widney, P. Nj. Green, R. M. Widney and
himself, as trustees of an express trust,
certain lots of land in Los Angeles Co 1nty.
His purpose was to provide means for the
purchase and establishment of great
astronomical observatory, which should
be an adjunct of great value to the Uni
versity OF Southern California. This was
to be known as the Spence Observatory.
The scheme was large one. A feature of
1t was the ambition which Mr.. Spence en-
tertained to have the observatory equipped
with the largest telescope in existence,
IN fact that it should have forty-inch
lens. The observatory was to be abso-
lutely the property of the University of
Southern California, to be managed by the
trustees of that institution. The trust
was accepted. The conveyance bore date
of January %, 1889. When the news was
first made public that Mr.. Spence had
provided for the biggest telescope in the
world for Southern California the an
nouncement caused great stir in scien-
One of the first acts OF the six trustees
was TO authorize Alvan Clark & Sons of
Boston to contract with M Mantois of
Paris for the purchase of a forty-inch
telescope at the cost of 80, 900 francs. The
agreement was that the trustees would
pay 20, 600 francs when the first lens was
delivered, 10000 francs upon the delivery
OF the second lens. and the balance of the
contract price, 10000 francs, one year after
second
made. When the first lens was done the
trustees borrowed $500 with which to
make the first payment.
That was the only payment for which
the trustees made provision. The money
for the first lens was borrowed from the
State Loan and Trust Company of Los
Angeles, to which the trustees gave their
note and also mortgage on the land
donated by Spence. The first 90, 900 francs
went to Paris and M. Mantois worked ON
the second lens and in time delivered it to
Alvan Clark d Sons. But when the second
lens arrived there was no money on hand
to be used in paying for it.
The trustees had great deal OF serious
talk about the situation. J. P. Widney
was the president of the University OF
Southern California at that time. He
conferred with Mr.. Spence, and the two
agreed that the best thing that could be
done under the circumstanc was to sell
the two lenses and to begin all over. Mr..
Spence died soon after this, on Septem ber
19, 1892 The two lenses were sold to the
University of Chicago and a part of the
money was devoted to taking up the
mortgage on the Spence lots The evi.
dence which has been taken during the
litigation developed that the lenses were
sold at profit over the original cost price.
While Messrs. Bovard and Spence lived
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
MAKE PORT UNDER
SHORTENED SAIL
The French Warship Du-
quay Trouin Has
Arrived.
She Used Both Sail and Steam
While Gaining an En-.
trance.
MADE A PRETTY PICTURE.
Trouble Is Brewing in South Amer.
lea and Several Vessels Are
Ordered There.
MADE a PRETTY PICTURE.

The French warship Duguay Trouln
will not remain in port after to-day. She
was to have gone TO Mare Island for a
thorough overhauling, but the Venezue-
Ian question seems to be no nearer set
tlement than ever, and warships are in
demand in South America. The Trouin
was to have remained here month, and
after docking at the Mare Island yard
thorough overhauling was to have been
given her. Now, however, all this has
been changed, and the vessel viii sail for
Guayaquil this afternoon. None of the
men have been given shore liberty, and
the sailors are angry in consequence.
Every man aboard is on waiting orders,
and the chances are that the gunboat may
trip her anchor and sail at moments
notice.
The Duguay Trouin made a very pretty
picture as she entered port few days ago.
The engines were under slow bell, and
Captain Bayle was making all the use
possible of his sails. The departure Of
the Trouin without allowing the men
shore liberty will spread CONSERVATION
among the French colony.
The United States cruiser Philadelphia
got into port yesterday. Her destination
is also uncertain. She came here from
Puget Sound, but whether she will go to
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
sacred Heard Ohnrnh Eair

AS the time for the close of the Sacred Heart
Church fair approaches the marked increase
in attendance is perceptibly noticeable Now.
that counter-attractions no longer exist and
the popularity of this fair is so well estab-
lished, the ladies in charge of the booths look
for and have made preparations to receive
and entertain the many who have promised
to visit them The fair presented a very lively
appearance last evening, and there is no doubt
but that the few re remaining evenings will wit
express the hope that the deferred visits of
their many friends will be made between now
and the Goth inst, on which evening the fair
will be brought to close. The many discom-
forts to which visitors are generally subjected
are not noticeable in this fair nor are they
permitted visit to the fair will well repay
all who have an opportunity of going there.
WHO opposes the charter? Read the Star. .
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
She Making
the Possible Into Rquiston

expla nation was sanitation and the lib
eral expenditure of money to preserve the
peoples health.
Since 1878 there have not been more
than few sporadic cases of yellow fever
IN Southern cities. Formerly there was
an annual epidemic. Sanitation was the
explanation, with cleanliness, flooding
of streets and medical skill. a careless
community makes careless government.
II the people of San Francisco were not so
Indifferent concerning the important mat
ter of the health of the children no Board
of Supervisors would ever permit any
board of competent physicians to come
before them as beggars.
The competent inspection OF milk In
New York had reduced the mortality of
children in that city by at least Is per
cent. The food of the people of San Fran
cisco needed to be inspected. Pounds of
fish, meat and vegetables were being
smuggled into San Francisco, and in every
pound was a poniard to stab some poor
sufferer TO death because of its taint. No
armed feet, shooting the City to pieces,
could effect such ruin as may enter
through the Golden Gate in the shape of
plague.
Competent quarantine regulations were
necessary. No body of men or immigrants
had the right, by their own unsanitary
condition, to threaten the public health.
The filth of Chinatown deserved attention.
Professor Macewen had said at Cooper
College that San Francisco had great
danger-not the Chinaman, but China
town-and that in his travels all over the
world he had never viewed elsewhere such
unsanitary conditions as existed in China
town.
Every man had a duty in connection
with sanitation. Every man should up
hold competent Board of Health, that
the standard of sanitation of San Francisco
might be as high as that of any other
community, and that the people might
live long in the land that the Lord their
God hath given them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
Days l.ecord of the morgue.

j. C. Moore, clerk, aged 40, committed sui
eide yesterday morning by asphyxiating him.
self with gas In the closet of his room at 20
Ninth street. The suicide bored hole in the
closet and then attached rubber hose to the
gasjet and thence to the hole in the door. The
deceased was found crouched on the floor in a
work for some time and committed the rash
act as the result OF desponden cy. Three other
cases, all natural causes, were reported at the
Morgue Yesterday, as follows John Titus,
plumber 23015 Third street; Frank Holland
OF Fresno, found dead on section l of the sea-
wall; H. Hendrickson. died at the California
street Police Station. Holland was an expert
pool player and was known in sporting circles
as "Mulholland."
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
PONIARD IN EACH POUND.
DR.. Voorsanger Declares That
Death Turks in Bad
Food.
Scientific Sanitation of Greater Local
Value Than the Maintenance
of Forts

DIR. Voorsanger delivered Friday
evening lecture at the Temple Emanuel
last night, taking for his subject "The
Health of the City and the Duty of the
Citizens Toward It."
DR.. Voorsanger said that the subject
was suggested by an agitation last sum-
mer. The Board of Health asked the
Board of Supervisors to increase its ap-
preparation. making a figure which was
then considered preposterous. Good
work was done, and the appropriation
year, and this enabled the Board of
Health to organize the sanitary work on a
scientific basis. For this the Supervisors
deserve thanks.
The health OF the community was of