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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05

WANTED-5o people to Lake Drummond
and return Thursday, June 4th and Mon
day, June Sth. Refreshments on baord.
Boats leave Roper's Wharf a. IN. and
Bay Line, Portsmouth. SIS u. IN. Z. h.
TOWNSEND, liz Main street je3-3t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05

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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05
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morning. Write to c. OLSON, or APP
ply at shop, Washington avenue and
S2d street, Newport News, Va je5-1t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-05

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ance. Reason for selling: Owner is
otherwise engaged. Address CREDIT
Sirpiniau. Norfolk Va iu3-tf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

Gave a Good show at the Academy OF
Music Last Night.

When the curtain at the Academy arose
last night for the first time this season
a gorgeous scene was disclosed TO Inc
view of the large audience.
AL Field is famous for putting a good
show on the road. and this sea on hc
has simply OutdOne his former Efforts. MOI
since the DAYS OF Bawerley. has such
a perfect aggregation Of minstrel stars
been brought together under one man
gcment \ critic has no place at Il mn
sarcl show. Shakespeare and Sheridan
have arranged for him. IL may be III
my province to say. however. that IN
some of the acts a little too much con-
fusion and some unnecessary rough ara
tumble business prevailed. Ii IS saIe
10 say. though. that under Mr.. Fic'I4
management these objectionable FONTS
viii be removed.
H. the first part. VIII Nalling. a vel
known tenor %soloist. renders in ll5 own
STYLE one of Miss Julia Jennings porr-
lar home songs. bye. Gaby. Bye -,
which was twice encored. This song
has become exceedingly popular, and
Miss Henning deserves more praise than
! can give her for her successful efforts
i'm placing such music before the put'c.
Dan guinlan is "A model i~nterlocutor
and il "A successful alder and abet,)r OF
both Lew Sullcy and AL Field. in their
Efforts TO amuse tho people with some
now Jokes on the political and other SLID
atoms.
Lew Sulley is "A comedian OF no morn
calibrc. and his parodics are as hne as
you make them. ollie Young. hno"n Us
The "Collegian Graduate, can handle
Indian clubs with his gloves off AMI the
great Gus Hin isn't in IL with him. 20
CERT and O'Brien. and kenns and "clch.
musical and acrobatic sketch teams. re-
spectively. do good work, and Frank
Iamondue. the wire-walker. performs a
thrilling and pleasing act on a clothes
line.
The afterplcce is something new in
the minstrel business. IL is nOthi1g
riore nor less than a burlesque circus
and n good one at that. Several gem
nine performing horses are introlrcci,
three or four good acrohats tthe MohrinS
brothcts). Shree homemade elephants.
and the old-time circus clown.
The entertainment is a good one, anu 4
clean one. Matinee to-day at 2 o'clock
and performance tonight az 5 o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Maine, FIRM Democrats.

PORTLAND, Me, Aug. D.-Ihat WI
liam Henry JIuOrd, the cahuluaec Va ~
sound money Democrats. - 10 leSet'e ~
loyaI support Of a large mass OF ~
,uocracy OF Maine fOr Gofeihot -
n,nnrn Was shown here to-day at inc
me.ting To elect delegates 10 the l"u'a"
npous Convention. inc men VINO lcu "
uay movement were the Ieanels -. 80 ~
Democrats OF maine who nave Iousht tne
Datties ol the party IA the dirlso S'"'0
10 these many years. $40,
Henry ". S.asey, OF Portland, was
CALEB 10 the cnair. lie sald 1he so-CdAeu
Democratic Convention Al C.leaso VIC
not sxnr,ssive of true Democratic prlh-
c,nleS me platform was but the creed
Oh Democracy. ~ was not the eAPie99i'"
Of craftsmanship.
The resolutions adopted SAID .,
I'VE as representatives OF the Natlonal
Democracy OF Maine. In convention as
sembled. unqualihedly endorse me ACTON
Of the Provisional National committee
assembled at Indianapolis, IN summonlhs
the honest and loyal Democrats or TINS
country 10 meet In National convention IN
that city September I'd. for the purpose OF
enunciating a straightforward declaratlo.
of genuine Democratic principles, ana or
nominating a Democratic presidential
ticket.
We absolutely repudiate and denounce
the Populistic assemblage known as the
Chicago Convention and everything ema-
mating therefrom. We ratlfy and endorse
the financial plank adopted at the Maine
Democratic Convention az Portland June
18th. and reafirm our belief in the neces--
sity Of maintaining the existing Eolu
standard Of value in our national cur
rency. We reaffirm our allegiance 10 the
ancient. true. and 1l-me-honOred doctrines
Of Democracy as taught by the fathers
Of the republic and interpreted by their
worthy successors. We confirm the chiV-
alrous action Of these sound-money DEM
ocrats who Withdrew from the recent
Waterville Convention, and pledge our
support al the polls to william H.. Cliff
ford for the "governorship OF Maine
New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Totals,
CINCINNATI.

Totals, .............. - = - - . d
Ratted for Rhines in the ninth.
~ X II. T..
poston .OO35OOO2'- 10 10 3
Cincinnati ....... - "
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Child Dies Of Old Age.

ct IOIIS. MO. Aug. ia remarkapie
,ha,omantn in me person OF a child eight
fnonths old. which died OF seniie dopllAs'
was discovered ia THIS city. Inc emu,
Herman Robert Burch, nrst came uhuo,
the oheervaton OF Or. Edward Randah
,tyo weeks AGO. when IL was brought TO
the North Side Dispensary Tor treatment
by its mother.
II WAS "A monstrosity. Its body had
ceased TO grow after birth. but the mead
was fully developed, the face bearing an
the marks of an old man. me netd was
covered with coarse hair, ana on the lace
was a struggling beard.
THE child was born last December. ana
on Monday II died Of old age. II had
passed through all the intellectual phases
that are common 10 mankind. but so
raDidtv that il had not time TO gather
the knowledge that comes Of experience
and precept, or the wisdom born or
thought.
.'Phe baby was unusually bright said
the mother. He began TO notice almost
as soon as he was born, and seemed 70
know as much as his older zrQther VINO
was a year old. He never nld look IKE d
child. nor act like one.
There are cases on record or boys OF
nine and ten years old dying or eN-
freme old age. but none so far as known IN
AN infant OF eight months.
In Mont Luis. I'm the lFyrenees' t~en.s~
five Years ago: a boy began at the. age
~ seven TO exhibr the mental and physl-
steal development of a man OF MY.
Al the age of eight years ana seven
months he dioi apparently worn our VII"
extreme old age. cor-arv
Another case was reporter III ,hirteen.
In 1850. The victim was a BOY tnir'an5
who was remarkably precocious, ar
,yben he was fourteen had a long gray
beard.-New York Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

pIo,,,ng nads are now made from porous
In Hamburg the authorities tax a dog
according 10 It's size. ,o
coal H. dearer in South AFRICA thah III
any other part of the world. 1t IS cheap
est in China. - thu
snab.s rank are said TO weigh almost
twenty pounds.
The engine OF an express train con
sumes twelve gallons OF water for each
mile travelled.
on each side Of the head-one superior
and one inferior.
About 100000 trees are annually planted
by Swedish school children, under inc
guidance Of their teachers.
In the public schools Of Germany tho
bright pupils are separated from the stu
MD ones. Medical men do the sorting.
A German statistician makes the asser-
ton that there are in Bulgaria 3,ss3 CEN
tenarians. or one to every loo inhabi-
tants.
The longest artificial water course In
the world Is the Bengal canal In India-
900 miles: the next is Erie. 1853. Each cost
nearly Sl0.00J.Oo0.
An umbrella covered with a transparent
material has been invented in England.
enabling the holder TO see Nh'It nc II
going when ne holds IL before his face.
In the manufacture OF knives the d.
vision Of labor has been carried 10 such
an extent that one knife Is handled by
seventy different artisans from the mo-
ment the blade is forged until the instru-
ment Is finished and ready for the market.
In about twenty-five seconds a drop Of
blood goes the round Of the body. In
about every two minutes the entire blood
I'm the body makes the round through
the right side OF the heart. the lungs. 10
the left side Of the heart, through the ar
teries. the veins again TO the heart
Rams Horn.
Mother-of pearl is the hard. silvery.
brilliant substance which forms the inter
nal layers Of several kinds OF shells. The
interior Of our common OystG shells ~
Of this nature. but the mother-Of-pearl
used in the arts is much more variegated.
with a play of colors. The large shells OF
the Indian seas alone have this substance
OF sufficient thickness TO be OF use
Rams Horn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
ir RnpOnAicAN nEADoUARTERs.
Steering Committee Meets to Plan the
Campaign.

Chairman william Lamb. judge Ed
mund WadGin. Jr.. Park Agncw. :. i.
Can ~. George T.. Bowden. and J. D.
Bradv. mcmbcre Of the Virginia Repub-
l.an can paiCf. committee. met al state
Headquarters. iu this city. yesterday. he
ports showed TIA tie opening work was
progressing finely. The coininltteeineh
saw that ihc state will 90 .Or Mckinley
Hon " H.. Tyler. candidate cor Con
g~os. in the First district. calleI al head
quarters yesterday; as 90 also Hon. H.
u. Thorpe. of tho Fourth.
Tho address to Republicans that was
Issued by the Republican steering COM
uittec Yesterday was printed IN several
of tie yapers. The paper was signed hy
the entire committee viii the exception
of Chairman William Lamb. Who was
out of the city when the circul1r was pre-
pared. lie returned TO the city yesterday
end signed tho address. The one orlsl-
naly p,irted is therefore. recalled. anu
that with the signatures Of the entire
committee substituted.
on Of Co.ouei Lambs friends told q
roIorter that an three of The members OF
the state con mittee elected by the Elghth
district convention yesterday, and TWO
Of the three chosen in The Ninth dis
trict are Lamb men. This gives Lamb
at least tw,rty Of the thirty members, -
ES-Postmaster Mclaughlin. Of Lynch
burg. was az Republican headquarters
yesterday.
active. and many people visit the state
~eadouarte every day. The scarcity OF
the colorcd element is noticeable.
Colonel William r. Cameron was in
the city yesterday. lie is making sound
money speeches.
The Republican District Committee viii
meet AT State headquarters to-day at IL
o'clock a. VI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Games Scheduled for To-Day.
Portsmouth at Richmond.
II.rnDfnn af Nr,f

Hampton at Norfolk.
The Champions had little trouble in
winning the game yesterday. Boyd was
touched up freely. and at times That
counted. while. ION the other .nand.
stocksdale held the visitors down to seven
measly hits. and they were scattering.
Hardly a thorsand fans went TO the
park yesterday. partly owing 10 the
threatening clouds and partly because OF
the Indifferent playing and unpleasant
incidents that have been marked feature
Of the games recently. The dirty play
ing and bad features have. however. been
entirely eliminated. so far as the games
this week have been concerned. and the
two games that have just been played
with Portsmouth were filled with good
playing and everything else hat goes
TO maze the game interesting.
one to one is the way this series stands
now. and a big crowd will 90 out this af-
sernoon to see the boys battle for the
third.
Foster started the bah rolling in the
FIRST. lie walked 70 first. pilfcred second.
went 10 third on Mars single. and
scored on the error of katz. In the
third a couple Of singles. a beat by MARI.
and tho larceny Of two bags netted three
runs This was increased by four In the
next time up-Stocksdale. Sholta. Foster.
and Pcndcr's singles with thS AID OF
Groves two-Hacger bringing ini foigr
earned runs. This ended tie run-Eetting
for the locals. and they We're blanked
three ming
The visitors started off with n rush.
making their runs in the first two in
ninCs. In the first inning HarcrfTe walk
cd TO first. reached second on Sholkard $
stcrlfce. and scored on Katz's double
while Kat crossed the rubber on Rel
mans %two-bagger. Hall scored in the
second. A single took him to hrsl'
stocksdalo's wild har gave him second
Rovd's out to Kahn sent Hal 10 third
and he stole home. No more runs were
made p-t~,o
In the third inning Boyd ana kclman
both ran for Groves easy n.y. an" '"'-
,dod near first base. Reiman's nose was
smashed. and Boyd knocked down. where
he Law stunned for quite a while. III
caskin was OF hand and proper alteh-
ZION was given the two players. lney
resumed their places but I'm the Wt"
wilson took Reiman's place at hrS'
The following is the detailed score:
RICHMONIr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
THE CHAMPIONS WON.
AGOoD GAME rESTERDAf AT VEST
END P1Rk.
Boyd Could Not Hold the Boys Down.
stocksdaie Pitched for
d Games Elsewhere.

Games Played Yesterday.
Richmond. s. Portsmouth, 2.
Norfolk. Z. HSapton. l..
Standing OF the Clubs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
r,rces, Cave in the World.

anNsFIELD. MO. Aug. 2l.-Ih're mas
- creat excitement here to-day over
the reported discovery OF gold and tne
ain simultaneously of the largest cave
IN the world neal the new WI oil hud-
son. For two or three years 'he ea-tn
has been sinking in these parts TO sucn
an extent as to cause u~neasinesS among
the population. Lztely there has been a
recurrence Of this strange phenomenon
Upon Investigation an opening TO VIVA,
is said to he the largest cave in me world
was found. Cavern after cavern ilnei
with pure o'y, - traversed ny sumter
ranean streams. have been explored WIN
ont finding the end. Portions or staiac,
tites in n Of the caverns were iouhd
To contain gold.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

the aim being to show that the men
OF high commercial standing are Tor
sound-money. Mr.. FarrT. who c,reu,
lated tho call. says hat ne Wen.
large number OF prominent pe,noo,"'.
49, DO hod,.ved 70 be for sound-money
and asked for their signatures Ihey
replied that he came too iate' M
had made up their minds, In spite 1n mo9
fact that they had always pee" ,ick-
orats and had voted the Democra,lc &
%. 10 support Mckinley. Had no co"s
earlier they would have signed 'ne 49, ~
but they had pledged themselves 70 sup.
port Mckinley and were now opposs. a
a third ticket. II TOW seems proo"D'.
tha, The convention on next Thursday
will put out a full electoral ticket ne.
lievfne that Louisiana is one o, Wy
states in which such a ticket VIII hs'p
the sound-moncy cause. They VII 49,
work so that none but sound-money men
shall h, elected to Congress.-New YORK
Sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

BOSTON. August 2.-Professor JOSIAH
Dwight whitney. OF Harvard College
died AT noon yesterday at Lake Sunahee'
I'm New Hampshire. where he was sum-
mering. The event was not wholly UNI
expected, for Professor Whitney was well
advanced I'm mis- seyenty-seventh year
and his health had not been good Tor
some time. The country loses IN ms
departure one Of the soundes AMI most
thorough biologists OF his day. a worthy
fellow OF the late Professor Dana. OF
Yale. and in practical field work probably
the superior Of ali the other scholars
in this science. Louis Agassiz wrote OF
him to the governor Of California shortly
before HIS appointment as state geolo-
gist: II have no hesitation in saying that
there is >uiy one man in the United
States fully qualified for the survey OF
CalifOrnia-J ID. Whitney"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

LIE CLER-Dieo. FRIDAY Y9 Icr Darents
o'c.cck. at the residence OF ner rr1lrrrp.L'
NJ. 2JOS street. Lillian pE" 90.
daughter Of r. r. and Ella J.. ~ ~,
agei fourteen months anu
days.
She was too sweet 10 nFe.
The angels thought J. 80
To take our darling LMldh
With Jesus home 10 est
We loved our darling Lillian,
The Saviour loved her, lo".
So an angel came and Nhl7p.l,r'
This babe must part liv" ''"'
Funeral SATURDAY MORNlN" at 10
o'clock frCm the residence
DORRS.-Died. at Lee Camp soiIiets
Home Thursday. August ~ TO-,
- ANDEEW l. DOBBS, iOrlneily oi
Company "A, Twelfth Regiment w
try. Virginia Volunteer mill he AZ
FtI eral services anc UuIlai WI"
Norfolk city. Va.
KELLY-Departed this lie. AT u,e,vn'
Snring Louisa county. Va, Ausu.t 80,
,Ii,r. NJ of congestion OF the
brain. CHARLES A. KELLY elcsst 81 1a
OF the late Charles w. hehy' a,,v
Richmond police force. in he twenty
second year Of his age
'Requiescat In pace.
The funeral will tale place rom SS
Patr1ck's church with re7luiein hN'
SATURDAY, August 2i. al ~ :.
cHAPPELL.-Died. August ~ 1851 pD
II NJ. Greenwood. Va, J. II, nv
PELL. Jr., son OF J. II. nee
Chappell. OF Richmond, va; a@eu
years. .ue,.rv
this city. THIS AFTERNOON at .
o'clock.
No da~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Fault in Modern Wood Carving.

The wood-carvings AMI wrought-metal
work OF the Middle Ages attract the lover
Of the picturesque by certain ~rreguiari,
curve and plane. which do no in
Jury 10 the whole, yet give IT a character
not found In the work Of the rounded.
s%and-paperec school OF to-day. The tools
OF these masters were often crude anu
many OF these accidental accents were
doubtless due 10 this fact. Yet these men
expressed grand Ideals. and their Work as
IL stands to-day has an individually
which is largely due to his very pc,
tut esqueress. There are comparatively
few workers In wood to-day VINO appre-
ciate this quality. and only recently mas
really artistic Woodworking been done Dy
American carvers. one OF our most emf
a,ra % Sis wood-carvers TO destroy a.
character by the sand paperinS process:
saws that II is necessary. TO stanu osss
thass men and to take their WORK a1ou"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

A Move to Transfer fhc Roanoke Ball
Team 10 That city.

NEWPORT NEWS. Aug. 2l.-Special-
As soon as il was learned here that The
Roanoke state league baseball club had
"disbandcd "a movement was started 10
secure the franchise for tins city. a pc
fffiou WIS presented to "A number OF the
business men of the city having this oh
jcct In view. ana ia a few honrs II had
been signed by a large number ana >
raised. II les thought that the necessary
money will be secured within the next
few days.
John ID. Wilson. a negro ship carpenter.
died shortly after 10 O'Clock last night
from injuries received at the ship-yard
"A few minutes before q O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Wilson. while putting on his
coat steupcd too near "A belt in one
OF the shops. and his clothing became en-
tangled IN The betting. and be was drawn
around the shifting. and his left arm
was crushed near the shoulder and
broken al the wrist. The left thigh as
well as several ribs, were also broken
and the body badly bruised in many
ulagos.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Totals
CLEVELAND.

Totals. ~.....~.~~..sa Is o 70 :
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
yotes From PbAcbus.

PHoEBUs. VA. Aug. 2l.-speclaL-lhe
family Of ex-Postmaster barrnDe eo,i1
spending the summer at the be' AIT i'''N
i'm New Castle. va. man
Harry Grapes. a gehlai Soun snand.
inc several weeks here. has returned
90 his home. u.k,,g
The Chesapeake VI. T.. church Is makins
arrangements TO build a new parsohAso
i'm a few months. v,m
The Buck Roe Beach and hotei are Sun
attracting very many. people. .r,,o q,
MIR. X. L.. Gary and wife are 'aAh"e III
Atlantic City. y. J.
Miss sarah Mitchell has a neat cottase
nearly finished near the NJ. f.. church OH
Curry street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22

WASHINGTON. Aug. 9-Judge Cole. OF
the district Court. who a Few weeks ago
refused 70 uutrrhlize an italian because
the man admitted that he lid tot under
stand the Constitution and was dhaDle 10
isting here. made another ruling to-day
I'M the matter of an application by a Ger
man Tor admission TO citizenship tending
To still further protect the electoral iran
elise. The applicant demonstrated thdt
he VA unnble to read English, whereupon
Judge Cole rejected his application, say
ing that no one was entitled TO the rights
Of suffrage who could not read the Ian
eusge OF the cOuntry.-New YORK sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
10 NOifFf BHfA''
The silver Party Committee VIII re''or"
Its Duty september sth-

CLEVELAND. o.. August 2i--Hon
George a. Groot. chairman OF the hou'
ncstiop committee. hls sent put TINS no
t.ce.
..The notification committee appointeo
by the Saver convention. which as,enio
at ST. Louis. Mo-. on July =, 1850, -
notify Hon. W. }. Bryan OF h IT, canai.
mmsfe 81 Inc Silver party for the Office OF
President OF the United states VIII mee,
an Llrcoln. Neb., Mr.. Bryan.s nome, ~
Sepfember :, 1895. fer the purpose OF non
wing HIM on thst date OF tue
- Convention. MIR. Sewall will be there
~. on that date to receive notice or his
otsV n,tion as the candidate OF the Snve'
Marty for ViCe-fresident.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
Money and Wages.

O. What was our increase in money
beween 1888 and 1902 \. Only $l6S,Oo0,
nm. We held over one-siXth of the
worlds money in 1888 and only one-eighth
.. What was the per capita? A.
s26.iO in 1859. and $25.33 I'm 1880. .
o. What was the volume OF business!
I'm fsS3 IL was 81, 13l. 100000 in our
cities. I'm 1890 il WAS S50,S29.O)o,oOO.
o. Was there any effect on wages2
A.. The average earnings OF employees IN
manufacturing Establishments IN $3.50 WAS
s294 each. in $3.50 Il was SisS eac1.
.. How was II in the trades a. Inc
table published In the last report OI me
Bureau OF statistics Of Labor lpr ihls
state show Al increase fHnce 1870 Vi
nearly % per cent. for TWO hours less
Mnrk-NeM York World.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
How BimrtaIIi,m is sustained in France.

An ~allusion made by Mr.. Bryan TO
France IS noteworthy. The Democratic
candidate says hat the Bank Of France
reserves to itself the the right of paying
it, notes in either gold or silver. and Tor
all that. he adds. gold and silver have
the same value i'm France. Mr.. Bryan
omitted 10 say that If the French i've
franc piece has "A value equal TO that
of gold il is because since 1873 hye-franc
pieces are no longer coined IN France.
IL would be impossible TO DO In Paris that
which Mr.. Bryan would like 10 see done
I'm Washington. one cannot bring 70 the
min pieces Of silver worth . francs 90
confines and have them transformed into
nve-franc pieces. Bimettalism exists IN
name only in France. In reality gold IS
the only metal that the public can get
coined in the French mints.-Courrier des
EtatS IuiS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
lire i'm Hnnnycr.

ELLERSON. VA. Aug. Especial
Mr.. Willie Tfmberlake. living about three
miles from here. had his barn burned
last night. together WITH nearly all his
farming implements, buggy, etc. His
team. though badly burned. were taken
from the building not long before 1t
fell in.
The origin Of the fire IS rnknown. but
when first seen IL Wa all over the upper
part OF the building.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-22
ANOTHER RECORD MADE.
JOE PATCHEN GOES A NILE IN 2O3
At RIGBT,
Lowering the Worlds Best Time, Preyi-
ousiy Made by John IT, Gentry, by Ono
Quarter of a Second.

PORTLAND, Me. Aug. 21-The stall
Hon Joe Patchen lowered the worlds
stallion pacing ret ord. held by JOIN X.
Gentry. to-day at Rigby. by o%ne-qusrter
OF a second, in a fresh wind, making the
mule In 291. His quarters were 30 IL.
70 i-2, 30 IA, 81 "a. Joe Patchen was
PACED by a runner known as Little Friend.