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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
CALLED THE WITNESS A LIAR.
Judge Minor Fines "a Young Man,
But RENTS the Penalty.

Quite an interesting scene occurred In
the Law and Equity Court yesterday
morning While DR.. Noble was testify
ing in the case of Mary Rutherford
against the Metropolitan Life-Insurance
Company some one I'm the court chamber
pronounced one OF his statements lie.
Judge Minor at once ordered the person
so interrupting the witness TO be brought
forward. and Mr.. John Rutherford son Of
the plaintiff. admitted that he had thus
denounced the witness. The Court fined
the young man so for contempt but in
view Of the palliating circumstances the
, fine was RENTED. The language 10 which
young Rutherford took exception WAS 4
part Of DR.. Mobiles testimony which. re-
: ferred to the boys father, now dead, as
having been intoxicated.
Suits were instituted in this court as
follows:
Ida n. Farley against National Life
Maturity Insurance Company. Damages,
$1,000
James T. Moore & Co. against Henry
Solomon. Action for $50.
Same against r. II. Mcclure. $500.
Clara Il. Lyon against James l.. Ellis
sl95Sl.
a. r. Courtney against C. n. Goodwin
c. w. Taylor against r. w. Traylor
Debt, slS6.9.
SECURITY ASSOCIATION CHARTER
ED.
A charter was granted by Judge Well
ford, in the City Circuit Court yesterday
TO The Security Building and Loan Asso-
citation, which will carry on a building
! fund, loan, and savings business In this
city. The capital stock Is TO be not less
than $4,000 or more than $4,000 divided
ft.f. al. . on h.. - fl.a
association are: President, Isaac y. Da-
venport; Vice-President, John III. Monta-
que; Secretary and Treasurer. W. A Low
ing; General Counsel, Preston & Leake;
Directors-Isaao 3. Davenport, John IL.
Montague, Robert X. Harrison, w. A.
Loving. and Percy A. Christian.
The following suits were brought In this
court yesterday: w. @. Taylor VS.. b. IL.
Nash's Administrator for 500; same VS..
same for 500: Jul. 1. Reynard & Co. VS..
J. ii. Blumellnk for $780, Edwin Bennett
Pottery Company vs.. Ellis & Seabright
for $780, the Woodson-Johnson Furniture
Company VS.. Gathright-Burton Company
for $500.
In the case OF William A. McGhee VS..
James Godsey, verdict and judgment for
plaintiff to recover sl36.74.
Sheriff John T. Hughes says that his
relations with Messrs Alfonso Amoroso
and V. Donati. when he went TO attach
the stock of goods at No. 1900 east Main
street, which had been sold by Amoroso
to Donati, were thoroughly friendly and
pleasant
The Chancery Court adjourned for the
term yesterday The next session will
commence on the first Monday in April.
CITY COUNCIL AFFAIRS.
The following Council committees are
TO hold meetings tomorrow afternoon:
First Market at 5 o'clock: Streets at 8
o'clock: Light at $50 o'clock: Water at
z o'clock. and Recapitulation OF the Work
OF the City Council at s o'clock.
City-Accountant Carlton Mccarthy Is
stlll engaged In examining the books Of
the Fire Department. Yesterday he was
busy reading the minutes Of the board
meetings
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

OF the Commonwealth VS.. the Hobo Gang
which involved the question OF the re-
sponsibility of infants for acts OF general
cussedness and all-'round meanness. The
HOBBS. as Is well known-perhaps, too
well known-are an unincorporated as
ISOLATION Of urchlns who frequent the
nelghborhood of Third street and rend r
burdensome the lives OF the denizens
thereof They have done some naughty
things, no doubt. and will unquestionably
continue to add to the mountain of human
wickedness until their knickerbocker
pants are superseded by creased trousers
But, after ALL they are only boys, and
being boys. the public must not expect
halos Of sanctifcation to cluster around
their heads. And then. too, the Hobos
have incurred so much odium that now
they pose AS the scape-goats Of the whole
vicinity. If an egg. made venerable by the
burden OF Increasing years, is surrepti-
ously tossed in that section. or, If, per-
chance, a deceased cat is deposited In a
place where its demise is calculated to be-
come most obvious, the handwriting on
the wall says "Hobos,' and the stern
arm OF the law reaches out for the tuve-
nile Indicators. For weeks - nay,
months, a policeman has lowered over
the vicinity, and with an eagle eye has
the presidential possibilities arraigned
Tuesday were youngsters between the
ages of Z and IA, and hence II was for the
court to decide whether or not they came
within the "capax doll" class. The great
iurist. whose Equitable Jurisdiction
knows no bounds" ruled that the Prison
ers were "lncapax doll" tut, possibly,
he suggested-or. rather. he ought 10
have suggested-that barrel-stave Judi
ciously applied to vulnerable parts is
sometimes more potent than the law. At
any rate, the Hobos escaped unpunisheA.
But the trouble hasn't ended. The re-
spective mas and pas Of The agsrieved
and mallciously- prosecuted urchins have
declared vendetta against those who
appealed for legal protection. end there
are many maternal volcanoes smoIl1ering
and much sentiment that would III be-
come Dorcas society. The parents al
lege-and not without some FEASIBILITY
that every person who has reared boys
can appreciate the difficulties of the I'M
dertaking. They further aver that they've
got to have somewhere TO let the young
sters range and expand their puerile
effervescence and that If a policeman Is
ever to be bounding the urchins their
young spirits will be dwarfed and their
ambitions crushed IT'S, too. is true, but
there are many pros and cons. 1t doesn't,
however, in my mind, take legal head
TO settle the difficulty. A great lawyer.
IN treating of public offences, says the
punishment should be sharp and quick.
The slipper Is the article that fills the
bill. 1t Is both sharp and quick, and a
proper application Of 1t always proves a
potent antidote. Spank the "Hobos," /
say. Apply the slipper every morning
when they arise, and then again at
night. know whereof speak. My pres
ent utility as a citizen Is the offspring
OF vigorously-applied shoe-leather.
THE IDLE REPORTER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
OUR OFFER TO FARMERS.

Frequently within the past year or two
our farmers to the Importance OF the
cultivation Of bright tobacco. There are
thousands OF acres OF land classified as
poor. idle, and unproductive. which could
be made to yield most gratifying results
from such cultivation. The experiment
in South Carolina upon similar lands has
been wonderfully successful The Tobacco
Trade here have been aroused TO the
Importance OF this subject, and are urging
our farmers who now grow no tobacco
to engage in the production of this staple
1t is a source Of qualification to US that
this important question, the growing
OF bright tobacco. is beginning to
receive attention from our farmers and
the trade. and in order to stimulate en-
terprise and furnish needed information
to planters the Dispatch offers four
premiums of $50 SIS. SIS. and $40. re-
spectively. for the four Virginia or North
Carolina crops OF 1896 OF highest merit
sold In the city OF Richmond.
committee on awards will be duly
appointed from the Tobacco Trade. Com
petition will be open alone to farmers OF
Virginia and North Carolina, and only
TO those who engage In this industry for
the first time this year. and who an
nounce their intention to the Dispatch
Company Of competing On or before the
LIST of August. 1896.
In connection with the offer Of prizes
We propose to publish a series OF articles
on the culture and curing of bright to-
bacco. from the planting OF the seed till
the leaf Is ready for market The first
article viii appear next week.
We further offer as a premium TO any
one sending In (cash in fulD two months
subscription to the Daily or years sub
scription to the Weekly Dispatch one
ounce Of the best bright-tobacco seed
sufficient to plant several acres. This will
enable subscribers to get at the same time
seed for planting and the benefit OF our
series Of valuable articles on the culture
OF bright tobacco. Address EDITOR OF
THE TOBACCO DEPARTMENT. Dis
patch Office. Richmond, Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

when the party repaired to the
dnlng-room, where a splendid collation.,
together with refreshments, awaited
them.
The party, who wore evening dress
were as follows: Misses Annie, Katie,
and Essie Malone; Liny and Cammie
McGifin, Cora knight. Addie Hardin
Cora Powell. Dolly Crouch, Lena
Blount, Dolly Amos, Mamie Kern, Maude
Sadler, Nettie Barfoot, Lille Starke,
Hattie Clopton; and Messrs John Ma
hone, John Cannon. A. Chandler. 7.
Dougherty James McGihin, William
Funk. Andrew Niece, Frank Blount,
George Talley, Ed. O'Keefe, Arthur
Powell Curtis Powell, John Dunning-
ton, Everett Donly. Henry Alley. IL.
Walthall Gilbert Tarry, Thad. Live
say, Eddie Edwards, and Joe Smith.
The music was kindly furnished by
Messrs. Ross and Willie Allison, and
Luther Godsey. After supper games
were resumed and kept up until mid
night, when the guests departed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
IT GOT VERY HOT.
The Idlsr Finds an Exceedingly Warm
Scat In an Electric Car.
THE COMET "xEvER TOUCHED" Us.
nut some People Began 10 Pre-
pnre for It-Those Horrid
and Their Wicked Deeds-sF,i'-.
Thea.

IL was during the recent cold SPELL
when the chilling blasts OF winter were
forcing themselves into the recesses OF
my summer clothing. that l found my
self compelled TO take long ride on an
electrician. For a wonder, captured
a scat, into which fell with a SILVER
Perhaps / would have been comfort
able IL the crowd hadn't pressed me
and the conductor had desisted for
moment in his assiduous efforts to get the
shine of my shoes. Like all conduc-
tors, however he selected my feet as
q promenade ground and he faithfully
truversei their expansive territory In
his efforts to collect the fares. As
have said. It was cold when I called the
conveyance 10 halt with an excited
wave OF my cane, but ere 1 had been
zeated many moments / realized sud
den change In the weather. Somehow
Il seemed to me that the thermometer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

THIS WEEK WE OFFER
s. LADIES' SHOES at $3.50.
81 SHOES at 81.
ALL SHOES at half price.
Largest stock of TRUNKS AND SATCH-
ELS IN the city.
A few more pairs Of the 81 SHOES on
hand. IL. H. SPENCE,
Wrong Side Broad and Eighth streets.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

We will also give CENT. DISCOUNT FOR CASH ONLY
SEASONS GOODS which embraces the STYLES
beyond
This which will end Saturday night
Come satisfy yourself that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

1 Table Boys Shoes,
size 5, and Children's
Solid Grain Button Shoes,
with sole-leather tips, all
sizes, 8 to IL, reduced
from 81 TO 75c.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
Ple..ant nirthasx Party.

A very pleasant birthday party was
given at Mrs. A. J. Mahone's residence,
No. 3ooi Williamsburg avenue. on FRI
day night. last in honor OF her son.
Games were kept w until about II o'clock.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

Ladies Springfield Lace...............S1.50
Ladies' Fine Tan Shoes........."..... 1.5O
A $3.50 Tan Shoe for........."...... 200
Two elegant new designs, warranted
best in the city, and, just like the
Economy, we have the best for the
money.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15

lot Mems Calf Lace Shoes. ..........S1. so
/ lot Mems Solid Sewed Shoes" 100
Men S Opera-Toe (lace) .............". 1.25
Children's Tan Button......50c. and 10
Misses Tan Lace and Button...... LOO
Finer grade Misses and Children's
Tan, Lace, and Button, 81 to 1.5O
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-15
SPECIAL SOUVENIR SHOE WEEK =!

Commencing Monday will place fyhv cases NEW
SPRING GOODS
PURCHASE GFJust introduce stock we nave
will have for the handsome g
TINS week.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
sTHE POT CALLED THE KETTLE BLACK"
BECAUSE THE HOUSEWIFE DIDN'T USE
SAPOlIO

transparent materisi spread over steel
wire cloth, with 12 meshes per inch,
which gives the panels flexible and
elastic quality permitting its aijusr-
ment to any shape that the roof struc-
ture may take. owing TO the expansion
or contraction Of TIE framework. The
fabric Is strong anc Is made in pane.s
Is bv SO inchcn in a;ze, and can carrv
a weight Of over 10" rounds per square
foot.
It might be naturally assumed that
]he translucent qualities OF the fabric
--ould be much infei,or 10 that OF gisxs,
5'It careful comparison has shown
that the amount Of light (which 10 trans
mits equals that OF the ribbed glass
one-ouarter Of an inch thick As IL Is
treated with n special preparation. thr
fabric is imrervious 10 cipders or even
TO hot Goals dropped upon IL. ard viii
burn only when set fire 20 at tas
edges. Even then the hames will maks
slow progress. thus furnishing timely
warning.
Another argument in its favor u thst
= is greatly superior 10 even the finest
glass as a covering .or art galleries and
. edios. for The reason that ID win nevcs
leak. and Therefore s.rves as q perfect
protection TO the valuable works OF art.
Sometimes n heav, deposit OF snow
serves 70 crack tn r ,aviest glass sky
light. and often Ia. res paintings ani
tapestries beyond r.storation.-N. I.
Journal
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
HIRED READERS.
TAsy Live In Libraries and Dig Oct Ypsss
for Othsr People.

They Live In Libraries and Dig Oct Ysses
for Othsr People.
Visitors TO the Astor library hare
observed that certain persons appess
there with great regularity. and two or
three faces seem 10 be as permanen.
feature Of the place as the bnsts and
white columns. These regulars ar.
there at all hours of the day and af al
seasons Of the year. One man in par,
ticular seems 10 spend all his tins with.
in the walls Of the hbr.ry.
A man whose work on . certsfn sub
ject took him regularly TO the library
nsde an effort TO see what subject was
absorbing one visitor whom he had no
ticed at work whenever he had been In
the library during the fwo years pre-
ceding. For a month be observed the
man, and found that during that tsms
the man had beenreading industriousiy
volumes relating 10 four different sub
jects. and taking copious notes from
them He did not look Like q man
who was reading for the purpose Of
general cultivation. and the books be
had been using varied m widely IN sub.
ject as the history OF the spanish draDs
and the Chinese metaphysics.
The hopeiessness of Earning snr>
thing about the mans occupation from
nis own observation Jed the interested
inquirer 10 ask one of tbs ffbrsry OIL
cials who the regular visitor IVES. Then
he learned that the fellow. Ike many
Of the others be had often noticed 81
workin the library. Wa regular resdes
employed To DO for others the read
ing and inyestigarng necessary for
particular work. Usually thA nsn
and Others ike him are called upon &c
dig out Only the poinss relating 20 cer.
tain phases of sgbicct, but often their
work extends over "A much wider range.
They are known 20 the cf8eis!s
Of the library. srd In ths way thry
ARE brought into contact with p>rSon,
VINO are looking abotst for somebody "a
undertake the required labor Of refer
ence and rcs1ings--S. Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
WINDOWS or CLOTH.
a sssstftute for Gi,.r Which Never Leaks
and VIII rot Break.

Windows OF elota instead Of glass
s>uDds like an imoosability. ard yet
). is q reality. and the employment OF
s1eh substitute - an ACKNOWLEDGED
'uocess- II IL not o-5inarT cloth. bg:
-uch as Is t-anSiaccnt, through which
light comes Just a. through glass. To
ell intents ARD p1rpcses this cloth ~in-
SOW IA sinilz- 20 the shects Of giaSk
s5d lasts ever SO rrrch longer. while
SUI having Just a. good az appearance
Vow the rtuarz< lie feature Of this
aew fabric Is that T. never leaks. do>S
not break and w nearly one-thsrd
cheaper than glass. A Inry- skviigh.
eornpossx Of the new Substitute 70.
glass. which has b~~n IN constant ns~
long enough 20 sho-x its worth. remains
IN pe-f~c. condition. rot one cent hav-
ing been spent on II for repairs.
The material hss nary a6vansag~s
claimed fo- IL. ehisf Of which IL tia, By
i.s e7nplovnez. n --sin she5s. fresgs,
honses. Lz-r- szd,tcriurzs ard prb.Je
buildings having sxTiirh,x Of lsrrs
area. -he ligb. weight % Tie material
permits os = xizrl=. inexpe-siv~ ssj
tight form 81 ssrylizAt eonstru~tsos.
TIE 5oiE;s are made wzser-tl~ht hy
S7~c.sl method us~d with ;hf. material
TIE trarsiscent f>-ie eczslz.s -
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There are about 100 grains OF iron
in the average human body, and yet so
important is this exceedingly small
quantity that its diminution is attend
ed with very serious results.
-"Cleanliness is next to godliness,"
quotes the mother of three school chill.
dren in Mount Vernon, N. Y, and she
insists, she says, on giving them bath
at least once year, whether they need
it or not"
The robes worn by the speaker OF
the house of commons are identical
with the judicial costume Of the master
of the rolls, an Office which in former
years was frequently united with the
speakership.
"A buttonhole bouquet was fastened
with a needle to the jacket Of little
son of Henry Haynes. of Clarkesville.
Tenn. Soon afterward. while turning
a somersault. the needle penetrated his
heart, causing death.
Nine married and nine single WON.
en- played on opposing sides in game
of baseball, at Hopkins, Mo. The um.
pire was the husband of one of the play
ers and there was q little riot when
every decision was announced.
One Of the oldest Of actual specified
diseases would probably be smallpox.
which, on the authority of Masudi, at
tackled the African tribes who made ex-
cursions into Arabia, and laid siege to
Mecca in the latter part of the sixth CEN
fury, A. D.
"A writer in L'Union Medicale con-
cludes that all kinds of food can pro.
duoe fat, and that beverages, especially
water, may influence its deposition.
Alcohol causes it's accumulation by lin.
iting its oxidation, and lack Of exercise
favors it for the same reason.
When a criminal is sentenced to
death in England the judge writes op-
posite the name in the calendar: Left
for execution" Fourteen clear day.
must elapse. and then it remains for the
sheriff. or sheriffs, to appoint day for
the execution. No warrant is issued
from the homo Office, except for a res
pite or reprieve. The queen does not
sign q death warrant.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
LATE NEWS By WIRE
items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

Items OF General Interest From All Over
the Universe.
New York, Dec. 1o.--Among The ras-
seuyers on the Fulda today were Carlo
Magenta. Italian consul at New Orleans,
and family.
London, Dec 1o.-Lady Selma Scott.
the principal defendant in the suit
brought against her ad three men by her
son-in-law, Earl Russell, for criminal Ii
bel. is critically i'll.
Paris. France, Dec. 1o.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Hanoi, capital Of Tom
quin, announces that NJ. A Rosseau, the
governor general of Indo, China, has
died suddenly there.
London, Dec 10-The English ship,
Pereta, Captain Jones. which sailed from
London October Il for Portland, Ore,
has been wrecked in Saldan. South Afri-
ca 1t is believed that fourteen persons
perished.
Chicago, Dec. 10.-The Omaha road
has given notice Of its intention TO make
a rate os one fare for the round trip
from st. Louis and Minneapolis to the
national irrigation congress which Is to
be held in Phoenix, Ariz.. Dec. 15 to II.
Washington. Dec. 10-The president
has nominated Benjamin K. Kimberly
eys at Denver. Col. also j. =. Ostrander
OF Alaska. to be commissioner in and for
the District Of Alaska, to reside at Ju-
neau.
New York, Dec. 10.-The Clarissa Rad
cliffe, from Penarth November "a for
New York with a cargo of coal, went
ashore near Bellport, L. l., but was got
off and proceeded last night to New
York. She was the unknown reported
ashore last night.
Fayetteville, Ark, Dec. 1o.--News has
just been received hare of a terrible fire
at Chester, Ark. The depot of the FRS
CO railroad and nearly the entire business
part of the town Were totally destroyed.
Chester has no watsrworlts and the cit
liens were powerless TO cope with the
flames.
New York, Dec. 10.-Members Of the
firm of Pierpont Morgan G. Co., and rep
resentative interests in the Reading re-
railroads refuse to discuss
ohe alledged substitution of charges
hgainst the reorganization by Pennsyl-
Sania beyond expressing the opinion that
the reorganization has been conducted
On strictly legal grounds. All of the lead
ing New York counsel for the reorgani-
cation committee. are understood to have
left this city for Harrisburg.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-11
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

st. Moritz, Switzerland, has the
champion teboggan slide of the woeld
It is three-quarters of mile long and
has been descended in whiz of II sec.
onds.
Arrangements for the training OF
British infantry next winter are to be
on a more elaborate scale than usual.
and especial prominence is to be given
to leng-distance marching.
AT the funeral of an unmarried
woman in Brazil scarlet is the mourn.
ing hue. The coffin, the hearse, the
trappings of the horses and the livery
of the driver must be scarlet.
The crystal palace at Sydemham
is capable of holding greater number
of people than any other building in
the world. More than 1O0,o can be ac-
commodated within it's walls.
1t is proposed in England to extend
cable to lonely ST. Helena, Napoleon's
prison island, not for commercial ad-
yantages, but for the curious fear that
a foreign power might quietly seize tho
1SldnO ana secure Jne incoming mail
steamer as prize of war.
German explorers in New Guinea.
DR.. Lauterbach, DIR. Keruting and Herr
Tappenbeck, discovered in October at
the foot of the Bismarck mountain a
navigable stream flowing through a
fruitful and thicklypopulated plain.
over which they travelled for 200 miles.
This is the first well-popuiated area
that has been discovered in the interior
of New Guinea.
"A queer case of "beamtenbeleidi.
gung," the insulting of officials, came
up recently IN a Berlin police court. A
stone mason was ordered by a police
lieutenant to remove some stones from
the highway. He answered in loud
voice that he would do so. The lieuten.
ant objected to the tone of the answer
and arrested him. At the trial the man
pleaded that he had used his natural
voice, and the court refused to fine him,
but reprimanded him for behaving in.
sultingly.