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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23
MANY MEASURES DISCUSSED.
Bill Providing for The Listing Of Eyld1IceS
Oh Debt for Taxation.
BOARDS OF YlsIlORS 10 INVESTIGATE.
Inc Fertilizer cili sen, Back 90 Commit
tse-Iho Eni Rotating to che Duties 81
the Register OF the Land once.
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rouse NoHi0 laNe SPECIFY ".lOh anu I,-
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manner
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ported faNorabiF auA taken up ih me
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Justice in order TO have it perfected.
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ments To- if were offered in the House.
which q accepted Now the motion 10
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no ls not am entirely ueW legislation. but
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Go list bonds notes. ana oll.f cNl-cnces
of debt for taxation. have consulted
with the members o tne FINANCE CONF
OF Justice in regard to ihe bin. who ape
prove of 10. Now the bankers want TO
come after the DIl has been published
in the daily rancr- IL does not add TO
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23
Southern Railway Passenger Service to
the south.

The Southern railway train leaving
Richmond at 1855 L. NJ. daily makes close
connection az Danville al q r. NJ with
the United states fast mail. This train
carries through sleepers 10 the following
points: Columbia. Savannah. Jackson
VILE. Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile, and
New Orleans.
Train leaving Richmond at . A. NJ. with
Sleeper to Greensboro makes close connec-
ton at Danville. also with the Washington
and Southwestern Nestibuled Limited,
carrying through Pullman cars 10 Ashe-
willie and Hot Springs. y. c.. and all the
principal points in the South These
trains are equipped with the latest inn
proved palace and combination cars.
For further information apply 10
G.. W. CECIL,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
No. 900 east Main street, Richmond. va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-23

Tho following bins were introduced and
By NJ clement. For the relief or Mrs.
/ T.. S. Howard, widow oil Confederate
Bv the same: no amend the Code of
virginia in regard fo pay of slufFFls1i--
By Air. Brown. no amend section a@'0.
| Code of 1857, loo REGARD 100 motions ai law
upon which action Is based
Bv the same: ln relation TO the Third.
Fourth, Fifth. ana sixth judicial circuits
and the salary OF the Judges thereof.
By Mr. Maynard. TO amend ile Coee
i'm relation 10 the quantity of land to he
taken by works of internal improve
By Mr. Buchanan TO authorize the
BOARD of Public Works 10 accept certain
bonds i'm uaNmcut off The Indebtedness OF
Emory and Henry College 10 The State.
by Nr Hale To require the county
traasurers of the several counties iu the
state 10 keen the same open for the
transaction of business.
By Nr Brown. no amend an act re-
euactlng section 1920. Code of 1884.
BY Mr. Southall. For the relief Of the
State Board of Medical Examiners OF
By Mr. Mason: no incorporate the
Colonial Beach Agricultural and Indus
''''' Bills PASSED.
The followl-g Senate bills were passed.
20 amend section e'l4 az The Code in
regard 10 proceedings before "a Justice FOR
release to claimant of property taken
under distress warrant &c.
To require clerks of courts 10 keep
their Offices open. sc.
TO repeal the charter OF the Common
wealth Fire Insurance Company OF VIM
chester.
no repeal thc Dhar,er Of the Shenandoah
Valley Fire Insurance Company of VIM
chester
no amend section t0iS of the Code iu
regard 10 vcrire facias in felony cases.
To repeal the charter OF the Pequannock
Fire Association. OF stanton.
20 repeal the charter of me Virginia
Farmers Insurance Company. of Norfolk
To repeal the charter OF the Norfolk
Fire and Marine Insurance Company. OF
Norfolk
TO Incorporate the Piedmont Mining and
Manufacturing Company.
THE following House bills were pass
10 require the clerks of The Circuit
courts 10 keep their offices open for the
transaction OF business.
TO repeal the charter of the Norfolk
Fire and Marine Insurance COMPANY
10 incorporate the Piedmont, Mining
and MaFufacturing Company.
TO releal the charter OF the virginia
Farmers Insurance Company OF Nor
folk.
mock Fire Association. OF stanton
TO amend the Code in relation TO venire
farlas.
TO repeal the charter OF the Shenandoah
Fire Insurance Company.
TO repeal the charter OF the Common
"'1lth FIRE Insurance Company Of VIM
ter.
re-enact section 2954 Of the Code
gard 10 release OF claimant OF prop
taken under distress warrant
ne Senate. at 100. adjourned until
to-day at u o'clock.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
MAY LIVE A HUNDRED YEARS.
What Scientists Prescribe in Order
to Prolong Life.

1t is possible for man to so reguiate
his life nowadays that he can easily i've
TO be 100 years old. ItdependS yer Y largely
on what is eaten after the age OF thirty
years is reached.
The first thing 20 do is to avoid food tEat
contains limeliSe properties. Fors wear
table d'hote dinners and live strictly ac-
Cording TO the rules Of health. Eat fruit
of all varieties. Fruit contains a large
amount OF acid dnl this neutralIZeS the ef-
feet of those elements which make old n ge
creep fast upon US. The next thing TO
avoid is bread. 1t is queer that just the
thing the world eats most OF is in n
great degree contributory to shortneSs of
human existence, but medical science De
clares this to be fact. So we must cut
bread or the bill of fare altogether.
Not long ago German discovered that
all You had to do i'm order to live forever
was to eat Sufficiency Of lemons. There
was only one objections to the plan, hut
that was fatal You had 20 eat daily one
lemon for each seven years of your age
When therefore you arrived ab the Src''ld
or third century yoIr Length oflife would be
of very little use TO you, for it would take
all your time TO eat the prescribed quantity
of lemons.
Bnt IL YOU must be careful as to what
you eat you must also he doubly discreet
about what You drink. In the Alps and in
where boys become old men at fifteen
and die of old age ut thirty, all because
they drink lime water. That long
race of people, the Chinese, drink only rain
water. if they can possibly obtain i5.
1t might seem IS simple matter to keep
lime out of the system, but when you come
to examine the matter great difficulties
present themselves Every article Of food
contains lime. All vegetables gather t up
from the earth. The cows and sheep get
lime from the vegetables and man gets
it from both. OF course there are some
articles of diet that are freer from lime
than others and if these only are chosen
then som etbing can be done about length,n-
ing the ordinary span oflife.
Onions, the doctors say, are admirable
Youth preservers, and next to them comes
the great food OF the Eastern races-lent.s.
Fish is really the best thing next To fl uit-
Rice comes a little way behind. Then fol-
low eggs and pork After these comes the
different vegetables and then veal, mutton,
beef and fowl.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
FIFTY YEARS AN EDITOR.
Banquet rendered Col. Alexander
Mcclure of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Dec. Col Alexander
Mcclure, the veteran editor OF the PhiIa-
delphla Times, today rounded out fifty
years of Journalism, and his friends tonight
commemorated the golden anniversary Of
hls editorial work by rendering him dinner
at the Hotel Walton.
About 300 guests were present. repre-
sentng not only Mr.. McCluTe's 5 associates
IN the newspaper fraternity, but men repre-
sentative OF every walk of life Many OF
the guests We're men OF national prOni-
nenCe with whom Col. Mcclure had been
associated in various ways. Among them
were Vice President Stevenson. Secretary
OF 4 Agriculture Morton, United States Sen
ators Thurston and Hawley, Ma jor General
Nelson a Miles. Carl Schurz and Harry
ID. Vogt, president Of the international
League OF Press Clubs
Pleasant and complimentary letters and
kilograms OF regret were read from Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley, Secretary Herbert,
William j. Bryan, Vice President elect
Hobart and others.
Gov. Hastings presided, and the dinner
lacked the stiffness and fCrmaIity or set
speeChmaking. 4 number II those present
spoke in eulogistic terms of the guest Of
the evening
Col Mcclure made quite a long speech,
reviewing his career in journalism since
fifty years ago, when he established a
paper in little country town III the in
terror Of Pennsylvania. This afternoon the
staff Of the Times presented Col. Mcclure
with a beautiful tobacco box and set OF
resolutions
The morning times., 1896-12-10
POWERS ARE NOT BELIIGERENT
No Truth in Report That They VIII
Invade Turkey.

London, Dec "a representative of
the United Associated Presses visited the
foreign office today for the purpose of
aSCertairng the truth or falsity OF Il dis
patch published by New York newspaper
this morning. and cabled here. alleging
that Russia, France, and England, with
the assent Of Germany. ustrla and Italy,
would at once compel the sultan to adopt
radical reforms under the Joint supervision
OF the three powers first named. etc. that
the British, French, and Russian squad
rons Were under orders to assemble at the
entrance TO the DardanclleS without de
lay. and in short that the sultan Was To
be reduced to state ui va>saiaGe.
Alter reading the dispatch the foreign Of
flee authorities declared the statements
contained therein to be absolutely TN
founded. The status quo, they said, had
not been changed in the slightest degree
The powers, the authorities added, were
still trying to agree upon plan OF exert
ing pressure upon the sultan to induce
him to enforce the reforms in Turkey that
had been promised, but it would he long
time iefore they would think of moving
troops nd ships.
Still, they said, they were glad that
stories OF the kind shown them were pub
lished. as they might have the effect TO
frighten he sultan into action in the di-
reCtion of instituting reforms.
The Birmingham Post prints a London
dispatch similar 10 the one described above,
Qualifying it by saying 1t is stated that
fleets will shortly be mobilized in order
that they may be ready if it should become
necessary to enforce reforms in the Otto
man empire. These reports do not at
tract much attention here. as they are re-
garded as belonging To the series of resolu-
tions of the Turkish situation, which are
always shown to be false when inquired
N ti
The morning times., 1896-12-10
POTOMAC
FLATS
AS A
PARK.

use to which the flats can be put con-
them In this manner. park of this sort
stretching all the way along the water
front, would be a great attraction for the
southern part of the city, which has been
rather neglected in the matter of en-
bellishment. 1t would form an admirable
complement to the arsenal grounds. which
are about the only thing in that line of
which South Washington can boast. The
area of the park would be so considerable
useful and instructive as well as ornamen-
tai features The suggestion was made
some time ago. for instance, to set aside
portion of ground in this city and to
arrange il in the shape of miniature map
of the United States. A part of tn e
proposed park would be entirely suitable
for this purpose, the more so as the water
which surrounds it on both sides could
serve to illustrate the two great oceans
and an artificial Gulf of Mexico might also
be introduced.
But an emphatic protest must be entered
against calling this Riverside Park. 1t
is too common designation and besides
is a misnomer. New York has a River
side Park and so have several other cities
but in every instance the park is located
along, but not in the river, as would be
the case here. Nor does there appear
to be any reason in applying so common
place a designation when we can employ
the much more appropriate and euphon-
ious name of Potomac Park That would
be distinctive. Everybody hearing Po-
tomac PARK mentioned would at once as
The morning times., 1896-12-10
FOUNDED A TOWN ON PAPER
Further Light on the McLaughlin-
Valentine Gangs Operation.
Formers nk-McLaughlin
Will Make Stubborn Defense.

New York, Dec. 9--Papers thro wing
further light on the extensive swin.iIing
operations of the McLaughIin-y aientine
gang Were found by the authorities today
in McLaughlin's trunk. Among them WAS a
deed signed by Charles II Mclaughlin, con
veying To SUSIE Hampton Mclaughlin, a
tract OF land OF 10 900 acres OF ground, in
Pike county, KY.
on that deed was founded city ton
paper OF the name OF Hampton City
Park, with lots at 500 each. The bust
ness was done under the name of the
Improvement and Guarantee Title COM
pany, with Offices at No. 3 Union Square,
this city.
There was deed conveying to Charles
II. Lacey ten of these lots, and signed
by Susie Mclaughlin; also blank policy
on the waldurTLloyds Fire Insurance
Company, one of the bogus companies that
was bIoken up last spring, showing that
the Mclaughlin gang Were connected with
the issuing Of alleged bogus charters OF the
Lloyds companies
LAWYER Andrew Ensign, who i s now
underindctment for raliegedconnectiOnw with
these supposed bogus charters, was the
attorney Tor the Unlted states Trust ana
Guarantee Company, and the Standard
Coal and Oil Company, which CONF anies
Were manipulated by the Mclaughlin
Valentine crow d.
Ine papers To-Day sDOWed d new MehDcr
Of the Mclaughlin crowd The name Is
TObin- He acted as joint manager with
Mclaughlin III running the Hampton City
Park scheme It's not known where TObln
is
Other papers found showed that on July
16, 1894, some OF the Mclaughlin crowd
had deposited $4,000 i'll the old National
Bank OF Providence, K. l., and drew it out
two days afterward. 1t is said the scheme
was To get a rating in that city and then
draw out the money and swindle on the
strength OF that bogus rating.
Stephen a. button, now on trial in the
court or general sessions for alleged swim
ding, expected to have Mclaughlin tes-
tify lila his behalf.
It is said that Mclaughlin intends TO
make stubborn defense
The morning times., 1896-12-10
DEFICIT In
POSTAL
REVENUES.

icSetit9iohS
the law which now admits of the sending
of serial literature. much of which, he de-
clares, is of trashy character. This, no.
doubt, is true, but it must be remembered
at the same time, that this cheap serial
literature is not all trashy and much OF
pit serves an educational purpose with peo :
pie who have not the means to buy com
plete editions. Besides there may be a
diversity of opinion Is TO what is trashy.
As there are different standards of in
tellect, so there must necessarily be diff
ferent standards OF judgment. What may
be trash to the scholar may be fairly in
structive and interesting to the man whose
acquaintance with literature has been
limited to an occasional newspaper Pos
itively indecent or obscene matter can
readily be excluded, for the laws in respect
TO that are believed to be amply suffi-
clent
Ordinarily deficit is not a pleasant
thing to have about the house. The one
in the revenues Of the government, for
instance, is anything but comfortable. But
the people contemplate with great eQua-
nimity a deficit in the postal revenues.
There is no law written or unwritten that
the Postoffice Department shall be self
supporting. Nor can any substantial rea-
son be advanced why it should be sc any
more than any other OF the executive
departments OF the government. 1t is
the one department OF them all that con-
tributes most to the comfort and con-
venience Of the people, and its revenues
flow directly from them. Suppose the
deficit is eight millions, or ten, or twenty,
and that amount has to be added from the
general receipts OF the government to the
eighty odd millions contributed Of the peo-
pie. 1t is as proper that this be done
as the appropriations for the support of
any other or ali OF the departments.
What the people want is a good, cheap
postal serviCe-that is cheap to them. They
want plenty of secand-class matter sent
at cheap rates, and they want 1-cent
letter postage Just as soon as possible.
Never mind the deficit.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
FRIENDS OF POOR 10.
Woman'S National Indian AssOcia
tiou in Annual Session,

tion in Annual Session.
New York. Dec. 9.-The Woman's Ma.
tional Indian Association held the first
session of its annual meeting in this city
tonight, with a large attendance Of dele
gates, representing nearly every State in
the Union. The association directs its eff
forts toward securing funds for the main
tenance OF several institutions which re-
ceive no help from the government.
The president, Mrs. Amelia :. Quinton,
OF Philadelphia, presided Mrs. Philip c.
Taggart president of the New York city
auxiliary, delivered the address OF vel
come. The responsive address was by Miss
Frances c. Sparhawk, of Massachusetts.
Miss Stevens and Mrs. s. 7. Kinney, of
Connecticut, also spoke.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Honorary presi-
dent, Mrs NJ L. b. Rambaut; president
Mrs. A. s. Quinton; vice president-at-large,
Mrs. W. r. Brooks; Eastern vice president,
Mrs. s. T. Kinney; Southern vice presi-
dent Mrs. L. j. Ellis; Western vice presi-
dent, Mrs. j. Bidwcll, corresponding Secre.
tary, Miss E. W. Jones' recording secre-
tary, Miss s. NJ. Taylor; treasurer Miss II.
r. Foote: auditor of accounts, Mrs c. G.
Boughton.
The last thing on the program was an
Interesting paper on, The Red Mans
wilderness" by Mrs Thomas j. Morgan,
bife OF the former commissioner of Indian
Dseaar@
The morning times., 1896-12-10
ONE DEPUTY KILLED.
Sheriffs and Outlaws Battle in the
Tennessee Mountains

ChattanC oga, Tenn, Dec. 9.-Brief de
talls OF fatal enC Ounter had by a North
Carolina I Iosse with two notorious outlaws
near Nantahala, y. C., Genes o this city
tonight by way of Athens, Tenn.
a party of deputy sheEIffS, headed 10y
sheriff of Graham county, y. c., were
securing the woods III search of Robert
Derrick, an escaped murderer from MCMiun
county, Tenn, jail, when the officers were
taken 10y surprise in recess Of the IL Oun-
tains, where Derrick and his pal, John
Starkey, had their rendezvous.
The party was completely Iockcted ard
exposed TO the deSperacoes' fire \ deputy
sheriff was shot dead, and the Sueitives
escaped, though Starkey vas captured
tOQay
The morning times., 1896-12-10
WANT ACTION, NOT TALK.
New York Board of Trade Adopts &
Tariff Resolution.

New York, Dec 9.-Atthc meeting OF the
boards Of trade and transportation this
afternoon the executive committee sub
mitted as a substitute for the res olution
offered by F b. Thurber at the last meet
ing urging the United States Senate to
pass the Dingley tariff bill, the following
resol lution.
Resolved, That SPEEDY legislation should
be enacted to procure sufficient revenue
for the government without lengthy tariff
debate which would keep the business in
terests Of the country in an unsettled con-
ditior when they need rest"
After some discussion the substitute was
adopted
The morning times., 1896-12-10
The interview lasted several minutes
and the Senator spoke more than several
times.

The extra session OF Congress, If it is
called, bids fair to break the record so
far as vacancies are concerned. The Re
publicans of Utah and South Dakota have
started out, if possible. to defeat the
election of silver Senators from each of
these States. If they succeed the member
ship will be only eighty eight.
Now comes the story from Florida that
if an extra session is called that State
will only have one representative in the
upper house. Senator Calls term ex-
pires March 4. The legislature to elect
his successor does not meet until April.
The governor cannot appoint, and thus
the Senate would only have eight y-seven
members-that is, counting on elections
in Kentucky and North Carolina. Forty
four Republican votes would count then on
a tariff bill.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
Wage Scale Not Fixed.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 9.-The first ses
sion Of the joint convention of miners and
operators in the Pittsburg district today
was devoted TO preliminary work and but
little progress in fixing wage scale will
be made before tomorrow. Today there
was a long discussion on pick and machine
mining sentiment is abroad that there
will be no settlement at this convention.
The morning times., 1896-12-10
STILL
HARPING ON
INCREASED
So
REVENUE.

revenue question is being dallied with and
made an object OF hypocritical bluff, the
Treasury deficit continues to grow. Yes
terday's report shows 4 loss of S41,512,-
OIL since June 80, the beginning of the
present fiscal year, and unless a revenue
measure is passed by this Congress, Presi-
dent Mckinley will be called upon to in
augurate his administration with a bond
sale.
The time viii come when the tariff
finance, labor, and all important public
questions will be controlled by permanent
non-pauisan commissions. The American
| people are too sensible to perprtuate
political imbecility by always submitting
| their affairs to the uncertainty Of politics
The stability Of trade and the welfare of
the masses depend on proper solution of
the tariff and financial questions, and
! before that solution can be reached the
questions must be submitteqto expert COM
| missions, who will consider them from an
our able Senators or Representatives clearly
understand the intricacies OF the tariff
schedules or comprehend the necessities
OF finance? Our statesmen are as full of
theories and schemes as a bcdbug is OF
scent juice, but there are few of them who
| really know enough about those questions
| to discuss them intelligently.
When cur revenues are collected and dis
bursed on business principles, and when
our government is conducted on the ma
chine-like system employed by all great
business enterprises, there will be no more
silver waves TO threaten a panic nor pro-
lection or tariff reform cam paigns TO dis
turb business interests. Labor troubles
will also be solved without disastrous
friction between employers and wage
earners and national laws ON all subjects
connected with interstate affairs will
supplant the patchwork State system
which now fosters trusts and other op-
pressive combinations. Politicians NAV
think this condition impossible, but it is
just as practicable and necessary to the
prosperity and progress of a people as it
is TO the welfare Of a well ordered bust
ness institution. Then why should it not
be adopted?