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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CLUB.
me New Organization Growing in
Membership and Influence.

The new National Republican Club is
gaining membership with great rapidi;y.
and promises to become a powerful and
influential political organization. The ex-
ecutive committee met yesterday and Or
ganized by electing ex-Gov. Alphonso Hart
chairman and Lewis Clephane vice chair
man. The others composing this commit
tee, which will have control of the affairs
of the club, are the officers, who are: Chas.
P. Lincoln. president: B. F. Crawshaw,
secretary; p. NJ. Hugh, financial secretary;
Edward Sutherland, political secretary,
and William Oscar Roome, treasurer, and
Messrs. Simon Wolf l.. NJ. Saunders VIM
A. Cock, Harrison Dingman. Nathan Bick-
ford, j. H. Devices, 4. G. Rutherford and
Arthur Stabler
and permanent headquarters will be i'm
mediately secured. where the officers will
be formally indicted at the next meeting
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The Secretary of the Treasury has re-
quested number of New York depository
banks who are behind on their bond pay
ments to make prompt deposit of the
amounts overdue. These aggregate about
S.VOO,OoO. According to the terms of the
Secretarys circular the last bond issue will
be closed cup and all payments made by
June L. next.
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tennessee Centennial Exposition.

representative Mccall of Massachusetts
yesterday submitted a favorable report on
Oil 10 aid and encourage the holding of
tiie tennessee centennial exposition at
Nasnvlile, Tenn, in 1897 and appropriatings
sloo,Mo Tor a government exhibit The
report says that the one-b,mdredth .nni
Versary OF the admission Of Tennessee as a
STATE INTO the Union is an event entitled to
proper celebration, and such as to com
r mena Itself to appropriate recognition by
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The photographic office has issued a bull
ledn showing that fifty icebergs have been
reported In the area between latitude 10
and so and longitude 20 and so, known as
the rolling forties." This area Is reported
to be thick with pack ice and large bergs,
with attendant fogs, forming a serious men,
ace to transatlantic steamers crossing the
Grand Banks.
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Treaty Between Germany and Japan

The Secretary of State has received a dis
patch from the United States ambassador
at Berlin saying that new treaty of COM
merce and navigation has been made be-
tween Germany and Japan It is reported
that Japan has granted material reductions
in the duties upon certain manufactured
articles imported from Germany, while
Germany grants Japan merely the treat
ment accorded 1.-The most favored nation"
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A bill to provide for the purchase of the
birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, In Ken
lucky. was yesterday introduced by Rep
resentative Lewis of that state. A national
soldiers home, to be known as the Lincoln
National Soldiers Home. is to be erected
upon the site. and 100000 is Appropriated
for this purpose
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Lieut. Commander Jefferson F. Moser, who
has been relieved from duty as hydrograph-
ic inspector at the coast survey, will leave
here Monday for San Francisco to assume
command of the fish commission steamer
Aibatross. He will be accompanied by
Lieut. Leroy NJ Garrett, detached from the
coast survey steamer Endeavor. who will
be executive officer of the Albatross.
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The Battle of Gettysburc,

Capt. Howard l.. Prince. librarian of the
patent Office. will give a lecture on the
Battle of Gettysburg before the Sons
and Daughters Of Maine at their hall, 4l9
10th street northwest, tomorrow evening,
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c., surgeon general US army trotircdl, formerly
Professor of Diseases Of the Mind and Nervous
System in the University OF New York, etc: Il
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
Japauese Household Gods.

B,samon. the hack-faced god OF war
and force, is clad I'm armor and bears O
spear and toy pagoda I'm his hands.
Hotel. god OF goodness and kindness.
has q sack on his back. pen In his
hand. and children climbing and tumbling
over him.
Eb,su, the god OF plenty and patron
of honest labor Is usually represented as
n jolly angler with red fish under one
fat arm and rod and line in his hands.
FurkurOkujin Is the lord OF popularity
and wisdom. He has preternaturally long
beard and benign countenance.
Benten Sauna Is the only female in the
group. She is the goddess OF grace and
beauty, and Is represented as riding a
serpent or dragon and playing the lutte.
Daikoku. god Of riches. wears a liberty
cap. sits on two rice bags, and holds In
one hand a hammer. He IL short, round,
he has a sack. which he carries over his
houlder.-Exchange.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

affection Of her generations rivnIieo on,y
by Ellen Terry or Sarah BerunaraL
Rehan enjoys the unique posuon Oh osnns
as much owed In London sioS 70 aosvY'
American artists-as she II In tnis coun-
try She did not leap into Lohions
vor: she earned II.
Lady Jcune. VINO Ia a personal fr1ena OF
Ada Rehan. recently wrote OF nsI
every one remembers when she appeared
here In 1858, tho surprise. the genuine oe-
light. the irreprcssIble admiration ana ap.
plause which greeted the most briliiak'
and fascinating Katherine that this GEM
fury has ever seen. Never Tor
ono moment does Miss Rehan lose herself.
Her strong personality. her high breed
ing he perfect control. and her strong
sense OF fun go TO form one OF the most
perfect representations possible" IL Is
doubtful II any American actress for an
other generation will receive such
tribute as that from an English woman
of position, and yet II is but just OK
preston OF Londons feeling toward Misc
Rehan, whose name atono hoatei an
American managers London theatre.
Dalys. to fashionable success and Imam
c.al prosperity Miss Rehan VIII be seen
here in Tanning OF the Shrew.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
CONFEDERiTE REUNION
Important Meeting of the Military Com
mittee 10 be Hold TO-MorroM NIGHT.

There VIII be meeting of the Military
Committee Of the Reunion at the Armory
OF the First Virginia Regiment, Infantry
on Monday night at o'clock. II is very
important that every member be present.
as arrangements will be made IN refer
ence TO the reception Of the visiting volun-
teers. The following compose the COM
mttee:
General a. l.. Phillips, Captain Z. Les
lie Spence. Colonel II. c. Jones, Captain
Nj. II. Mills Colonel Charles Euker, Cap
tain a. G. Atkinson, Major w. T.. Sim
ons, Captain Clarence Wyatt, Major Sol
onion Cutchins. Captain j. c. Shafer,
ca. tain c. Gray Bossieux, aptain f..
j. Euker, Captain +. W. Cunningham,
Captain \. Hutchinson, Captain George
r. Shackloford, Captain j. W. Lockwood,
Jr., Captain Charles Gasser.
Captain j. Taylor Stratton has received
a letter from Mr.. Thomas Il. O'Bren,
secretary Louisiana Division: Army Nor
thern. Virginia. Camp No. l. United Con-
federate Veterans, New Orleans,
La. dated March 10Th. 1856, in
which he says: Rest assured
that this camp Will send to Richmond.
Va, in June next. the largest delegation
that ever left this city for the reunion. ="
Captain Thomas Elicit, Adjutant of the
General Grand Camp, Confederate Vete-
rams, has issued a charter to Irving
Camp, No. 81. Confederate Veterans.
Buckingham G. H.. Va. S. c. Rogers,
commander; S. X. Harris. adjutant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

Repres NATIVE Joe Cannon was the hero
ri D runaway yesterday. lie was coming
.aWn Ifnrsyl,ac.a avenue WITH a FIRM
et bicycle stare. when he heheld a night
Hner approaching him from the opposite
direction. The avenue is wide, but IL was
not wide enough for Cannon and his UNI
tanned steed Of the bicycle breed.
A bicycle face has the popularity thar
II rivets its vision only on what is ahead,
and pays no heed to what is Oh the right
or the left. on the right was wide
sweep of unobstructed asphaltum on the
left was the curb. the sidewalk. and Will
lard's Hotel. All he saw Mas a horse conn.,
ing toward him OF colossal size. looming
UP In the air. Ike the bow OF a United
states battle-ship. and dragging a calesh
that resembled in size the treasury build
ng. At the sight OF tbis monstrosity
lannon's bicycle began to tremble all over
md to shy. II might have cat a trans
eorse sweep into the area Of asphalt, bur
18Th the perversify Of hoeeflesh 1t darted
In the direction of Wllaiu's hotc.. VIII.
.. ..l. " tfee-aoNhs and a crow
rrd.qfria~e rh.'' ~icfe7 the way. The
tatesman went in one direction and the
.orse In the other. Fortunately. Cannon
as no bicycle feet. They are feet that
know when they are well OF. and they
are never so well of as when pressing
ezra TRINA. He was not long In availing
himself Of his feet. and once firmly re-
established In his relations to mother
earth he smiled. TO indicate to the passers
hat a little thing like that was not able
10 ruile his temper. But all the indigna-
ton of his nature burst forth when he APP
preached his stced. AS he picked 1t up by
its vertebrate, and carried II into the hotel,
he gave II a savage shaking.
A few minutes afterward he was seen
TO jump aboard a cable-car, and thus con-
tinue his journey 10 the Capitol-Wash-
lngton Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
RICHMOND RAILWAY AND
ELECTRIC COMPANY.
Street-Car Transfers.
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES OFFERED
TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC.

Commencing JANUARY /. 1896. this
company extended its Transfer System
30 nbraaNe all connecting lines OF Street
RAILWAY in Richmond and Manchester A
passenger IS allowed the privilege OF
transfer TO airy connecting line IN either
city and In any direction at junction
The payment OF a fye-cent fare entities
a passenger 10 ONLY ONE TRANSFER
T1CK FIT but additional transfers are
allowed on the same tcket at any point
nrinted thereon which does not return the
ppasseneer TO the point OF starting
PTransfer tickets mast be obtained from
Conductors al the time fares are paid,
and passengers are requested 10 see that
tickets are properly punched for the de-
This ARRANGEMENT enables passengers 10
Interchange Der Seen tie Main-Street and
ciay-Street lines, at central points, In
AZ the Parks and Suburban Districts
can he reached from any point In -ither
city nv payment OF ono fare iai2-tr
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THE T1MEs-RICHMoND. va SUNDAY. MARCH 49, 1871

home. and "Chancy" showed me their
new bank. In the rear Of the shop. He
introduced me to the Cashier. Mr.. ]. /.
C.. who once owned a very fast pacing
horse, but has recently parted with his
fast beast and opened q bank here in
this place The building Is very narrow
and not very strong. so he keeps large.
serious looking dog to watch the safety
deposit boxes, and no one can approach
them without first being introduced to
the dog by the cashier. While waiting
for my shoes told CLANCY" about our
baseball team at. Richmond. and got
him interested In the State League. and
he promised TO come down and visit US
next week. and bring friend Of his
with him who could give Jake some
valuable pointers on new wrinkles IN
pitching.
In my next letter I will tell you our
experience in Richmond, and what
CLANCY" and his friend did while there.
GEO. CARTER
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IN GREATER NEW YORK.
4 VISITOR "DOEs" THE TOWN WIN
"CHAXCY ID. PEW"
Latter Had an impeachment In His Speech,
So He Went into the Railroad Business
Where lie Could Make Signs.

GREATER NEW YORK, Marcn Il
While walking around the iieisnt uepo''
near tho edge OF town q DAY or two ago.
I uex a railroad man who told me his
name was CLANCY u. Pew. lie Is a very
kind and obliging and hard-working per-
son. and seemed to take quite fancy TO
me. and offered TO show me some IN
te.esung Signs about the new city on
his return from up the road. After as
cussing railroad matters in general anu
hanging around until his train time, ne
finally invited me to take ride up the
road with him. In fact offered me Tree
transportation just TO have me along.
He told me he never enjoyed eating or
riding so much as when in the company
Of distinguished people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

c. A. TAYLOR, Tx-President
Traffic Manager. r.. i. and i. railroadl'
OF interest in the city. and will probably
Inspect the leading business houses ana
tobacco factories, and viii doubtless carry
away with them a favorabis impression OF
the great advantages OF Richmond as a
commercial centre. which Will result in
increased immigration.
The American Association OF General
Passenger and Ticket Agents includes
among its members the representatives, OF
tho passenger department OF the princi-
Ial railroads and transportation lines in
the United States Canada. and Mexico. II
Was started in 1856 as the National General
Ticket Agents Association, by a few
Northern and Western passenger men,
who felt the necessity OF some Organiza-
tion by which the carriers would be brought
more closely together. and improved meth
DDS OF conducting business be uniformly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
4 NOTEWORTHY OCCASION.
Association Of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents C1nVSneS
ATqHE JEFFERSON ON TUESDAY NEXT.
Two Hundred and Fifty Persons VIII BE
in tho Party -Courtesies when VIII
He Accorded Them While Here by
The Jefferson, Chamber OF Conn
meree and Richmond Trans-
portation Lines.

The assembling in this city on TUESDAY
NEXT OF the American Association OF Cen
eral Passenger and Ticket Aaents. NJ 'ne
Jefferson. will be an era IN 'he ins'oiy y.
Richmond as there will be representatives
~ railroads from every portion OF the
limited states. as wen "a from tho Domin-
Ion Of Canada and Mexico.
The influx OF so many representative
men cannot fan to rebound greatly to tho
advantage OF this city. and II has been sug'
gested that special preparations be mado
for their reception. AS the members OF
the association will be shown through
every portion OF the city. II Is considered
imperative that the streets be cleaned ana
carefully swept. in order that the naturai
beauty OF Richmond may be seen 10 the
greatest advantage.
The VISITORS win be taken 70 every pIace
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turs all over. Still there n such thing
% OVERRIDING caricature, and Mr.. Bangs
allows himself frequently 10 drop into inns
error. though II must be admitted that
sepme of his caricaturcs are as skilifui %
t1ey are amusing, and disphay Keen
sense OF the ludicrous. am curious 70
know how Horace would have Jared AT
IN writer's hands. There would naFo
him AMPLE scope for ridlculing tho oeic-
n,htcd poet who 70 wildly demonstrated
biS preference to be a iiye coward rather
,bs,n a dead hero by dropping his sword
anil fleeing from the field OF Philippi after
ha,drg given to the world those Immortal
worts.
I,tlce ct decorum est
IS,o patria mort
. The poets inconsistency might have
<rrniA,ed Mr. Bangs material for a
enoIce stroke OF attire. and dare say he
would have made the best OF It.
n may be said that "A House-Boat on
,ha s,,,x" is not a wholesome book. IL
viii be commended by those who Guilt
vato ovnicism At the same tima II en-
courayas a tendency to make light OF
sacrcR things for the sake OF a joke.
which IA in itself n cheap wit born OF
profanity and nourshed by a celusion
that seer ticism is a strong form OF rea-
sonfrsg instead of dangerous bar toward
which tfse pitIable fool steers his fran
craft. As an example, Adam is represent
ed as saying that he was convicted on
hear-say evidence. This is brazen pro-
family. appealing 10 readers whose bee
ter Judgment perhaps disapproyes. but
whose dssire 10 ridicule encourages them
to grasp al flimsy excuses for sacrilege
That Mr.. Bangs book displays genius.
there can be no question. IL contains
many good things as well "a not few
faults among which TO a healthy critic
mono are more conspicuous than irrever-
cnce r. a. H.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
A Fnlsrhood Nailed.

Sweeping criticisms that Congress Is
nesleeting domestic afrsirs altogether TO
NEEDLE with international questions do
net appear 10 be wholly merited. as in
sAnced In the bill just reported from the
House Committee on Military Affairs to
allow superintendents Of national cems-
teries to keep q horse and q COW for
their own use and benefit-Wsshington
correspondence Alexandra Gazette.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

nv2p,eu. The coupon ticket system. by
Nhich tickets 10 all points may be readily
procured as well as the system OF thor
oush baggage checking are among the
results OF the association.
AZ one time all through rates were made
at It's sessions, but In time the territories
became so large ~ TO render this I'm
practicable. and district associations were
organized FOR this purpose. The old title
OF Nationa! Association gave place to
Aherican Association, SO as 20 include
canada and Mexico both OF which coun-
tries are represented among its members
one meeting OF the association has been
held In Mexico and several in the Domin-
ION or Canada. The legislative functions
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
A Wish.
OF application,

After years OF application.
With a masters touch acquired,
She resumed her humble station,
Music mad, ambition fired.
Something simple. she reflected.
Would most tickle her relations
Consequently she selected
"Home. Sweet Home'-with variations
When they came to hear her play.
Ere its last run died away,
Spake her father conxing slow.
THAT Is FIRE, we will allow. dear.
And well done. were sure; but, now
dear,
Play US something that We know
Truth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
TERY QUEER NEWsPAPER.
Extremely Old. and Boasts of Being the
DulIest Published Anywhere.

''The dullest newspaper In the world"
Such is the proud boast OF the London
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15

membership Is about ono hundred and nifty.
and probably two or three hundred people
will be brought here by the meeting.
Mr.. n. w. Wrenn. Passenger Trafflc
Manager Of the Plant system. will deliver
the amt al address.
ENTERTAINMENT PROVIDED.
Messrs. Ainslie e. Webster managers
OF the Jefferson, have made extra provis-
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ion for the entertainment Of the members
of the association, all or whom Will make
that hotel their headquarters during their
stay here.
In addition to nil the delights OF the
Jefferson, the managers have provided
carriage drives, n theatre party. and en-
tenainment at Lakeside Park for the
visitors.
A tastefully printed and attractive card
Of the order Of business and pleasure has
been issued at the jefferson, and is orna-
mented with beautiful half-tone view of
the hotel. IL Is as follows:
Tusday. March II, 1896:
'Welcome ever smiles.
And farewell goes out signing"
Meeting-11:S0 A. NJ.
talk Of nothing but business. and
Dispatch that business quickly
3P. M.-Carriage drive around the city:
1.-THE trumpet sounds TO horse Away"
+. M.-Gcademy OF Music-Nat Good
win:
"IIave a ball7"
Wednesday, March 18th. 1880 A. NJ
Tally-ho and carriage ride TO Lakeside
Park, with the compliments OF the JEFF
fersOn:
punch. brother, punch with care,
Punch IN the presence CT the passenJaire."
Au revoir.
SAIL DOWN THE RIVER.
A delightful addition TO this programme
Of entertainment OF the visitors has been
made by tho invitation Of the Chamber OF
Commerce to them TO have a sail down
the historic James river.
The palatial steamer "Pocahontas," OF
the Virginia Navigation Company's line,
has been secured for Tuesday afternoon,
and the guests of the Chamber VIII be en-
tertained on tho steamer which will bring
them back 10 the city in time for dinner
at the jefferson that evening, after which
the whole party will go TO the Academy
Of Music to see MIR. Nat Goodwin in his
play "In Aiizzoura."
The management has kindly agreed to
hold the curtain" for thirty minutes past
the usual time of raising, TO give every
body time to dine comfortably and he in
their seats for the opening of the play.
1t is safe to say that no more enthusi-
astic and appreciative audience has ever
assembled there than this one will prove
TO be.
jolly NAT" IS a great favorite with the
railroad men, and as he will he a guest OF
the Jefferson on his visit >, will pos
sibly be one OF the excursionists down the
James that afternoon.