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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-11-07

Eureka Division, No. 1, had a full
membership present at its meeting
last Thursday night, Sir knight Lieut..
ID. w Johnson in the chair. The res
ignation OF Sir Knight Captain r g..
Richardson was received and accepted
Sir Knight Fillmore Scott was granted
his honorable discharge to join Sam
son Division OF his Lodge.
NcMAD
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-11-07
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS

Mr.. RoDert Rogers. Secretary Of
the Colored K. NJ. @. A. Newport News,
Va, called On US.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

British vessels lying near was with us. and he laid a rope around few inches from the hole we were cutting-this to dam the water from the spot where the men were working. Before we could get the plate entirely cut out the tide had risen so that there was nearly half an inch of water over the plates, and though we did our utmost to get the hole clear we were forced to abandon 1t and leave the poor fellows to die, The escaping air spurted the water up from the apertures we had made, and it was impossible to work any longer at re- moving the plate. We tried to keep the escaping air back with our overcoats that we stuffed in the cuts we had made, but twas without avail, and
 with only one more side of the square uncut we were driven back to the tug. If the tide had given us ten minutes more time we would have had the re- quisite opening and the imprisoned men would have been saved. They kept answering our blows on the plates until within few minutes of the time we were forced to abandon our work,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
4 HAPPY FAMILY.
Babies, Guinea Pigs, Parrots, Canary Birds, sparrows, Coon Cats, Tame Crow and q Heron.

Babies, Guinea Pigs, Parrots, Canary
 Crow and Heron.
 tFrom the Lewiston Evening Journal)
 There is an establishment on Chapel street, Lewiston, where a woman, who is herself the mother of ten children, cares for little ones from other homes, and from no homes at all, as tenderly and carefully as if they were her own. She is Mrs. Octavie Rankins Tufts, and her babies are not the only interesting things about her house. She has sort of menagerie of birds and animals along with them.
 When we called Tuesday she was holding two months old baby. A girl eight years old was rocking the cradle, and a little four-year- deaf and dumb boy was teasing parrot with the handle of a broom. Mrs. Tufts has cared for sixty babies in her time, and only one of them has died That one was taken when two days old, to the house of clergyman at nine o'clock at night for baptism, and it got cold and died. She advised that it be not taken to the good man so soon, but it's parents insisted, and their insist ence cost the little thing its life.
 She began rearing babies ten years ago Many little children, and big ones too. call her Mamma Tufts ? The little deaf and dumb boy whom we spoke of is as bright as can be. He cannot cry and he cannot talk, but he has way of making signs, He will work about the house, pick up paper and chips from the floor and do all sorts of things. But he will not let any one neglect him. Mrs. Tufts has had trouble with him at the table. If he is not waited upon when he thinks that he should be- he will throw a cup or saucer at the person he planes.
 One little wo-months-old baby came from the Lewiston city farm, where its mother took it to be cared for while she worked.
 The matron of this unique home has system of caring for babies all her own She has special hours for them to sleep and for them to play and eat, and after little they get used to them, and she has no trouble in getting them to sleep when the time comes.
 Her menagerie consists of guinea pigs, parrots. canary birds, Java spar rows coon cats, q tame crow and a heron.
 The sparrows were sent to her by a relative and the tame COW and heron are not at the house. but will be sent to her in a few weeks. She says that a crow taken young enough with its tongue cut right can talk as well as any parrot that ever lived. The heron comes from Harpswell. She has heard of the money that is often made by people who raise coon cats and she is going into ths business as a side line. The children, of course, all delight in these birds and animals, and she thinks that the keeping of them teaches the young folks to be kind and considerate of all animate things "The child that loves pets is not very bad-hearted child" she says.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

trades, and send them out to work in competition with the white artisans of the province, This practice became very general In towns and villages, with the result that in few years the white craftsmen were in serious danger of being driven out of the field by cheap slave labor The government saw that the negro population must be restrict ed, and began to impose heavy duties on all slaves imported.
 In l7S4 number of London mer- chants who had grown rich in the slave trade appealed to the king to have these duties removed, whereupon the council and commons forwarded a counter-memorial which set forth the condition described above, '"rhe im- portation of negroes" they saiu, lis 0 species of trade which has exceedingly increased of late in this province, where many negroes are now trained up to be handicraft tradesmen, to the great dis couragement of your majesty's white subjects who come here to settle with a view to employment in their several oc- equations, but must often give way to a people in slavery, which we daily dis cover to be great obstacle to the set clement of this frontier with white peo- pie"
 The duty was not removed, but the condition was by no means relieved by the effort to restrict slave importation. The negro population was three to one as compared with the whites, and the situation became so serious for the white craftsmen that in 1742 the grand jury of Charleston presented "as a grievance the want of a law to prevent the hiring out negro tradesmen to the great Encouragement of white work men coming into the province" The action of the grand jury bore no fruit, and two years later the shipWrights complained to the Commons House against the negro shipwrights, saying they could not stand the competition, and that unless relief was granted they would be forced to leave the province or starve. The house resolved to grant the desired relief, but whatever was done had no permanent effect. The slave mechanics continued to increase, and by the beginning of the present century they had practically superse- ded white workmen in every branch of | labor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
The Car~yyheel Puzzle.

q had d question put to me the other day that I was unable to answer said a man who stood watching cable car go abruptly around the curve at Thir- teenth street and Grand avenue.
 Here is what puzzles me: The wheels of the car are firmly fastened to the aXles, and the wheels can't turn unless the axles turn. The outer rail of a curve is longer than the inner rail. Does the outer wheel turn faster than the inner wheel; or does the latter slip?"
 The other man had once been in the railway business, and he quickly re- piled: That's easy If you'll examine closely you'u see that the wheels, in stead of being perfectly fiat on the rim are beveled, making the outer circum- ference smaller than the inside ctrcum- ference. When a car turns curve it has a tendency to go off at tangent, or, in other words, to jump the track, which it would do were it not for the flange on the inside of the outer wheel, which presses closely against the rail. The rail touches the inner wheel quite a distance from the flange. The result is that the diameter of the outer wheel, where it rests upon the rail is greater than that of the inner wheel. This diff ference in diameter equalizes the diff ference in the length of the curved rails. Both wheels revolve with the same speed at their axles, but the outer wheel traverses a greater distance, be- cause it's diameter, from the axle to the point of contact with the rail is greater"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
NOT THE SAME STORY.
Yet It Was All About Misunderstanding Between Husband and Wife.
 fFrnro tha Cbioa ro Post

Between Husband and Wife.
 (From the Chicago Post)
 s'No, I'm not going home to dinner to- night" he said thoughtfully. T had little difficulty with my wife this after noon, and think will take dinner down town. You see, we had some words about a little meeting that we had arranged. guess we were both somewhat out of temper at the time
 II guess I understand" returned the other. I'm married myself, you know, and I'm posted on all the little failings of the sex You arranged to meet her somewhere at a specified time, didn't your"
 eYes; that's it exactly. We were to meet at o'clock"
 "Of course it's the old story. I know it as well as if you told it to me. I'll bet I can pretty nearly repeat what each of you said when you finally met"
 T doubt it. :"
 Nonsense! A man who has, been making just such appointments with his wife for ten or fifteen years can de- scribe the scene without half trying. A woman has no conception of prompt ness in keeping an appointment.
 That's what have always thought -"
 2 .Tt's true, and it naturally provokes a man. Now, you went to the place where you were to meet her at the ap- pointed time, and you had to wait.'
 sI-'
 Don't interrupt me. I know the whole story. You didn't really expect her to be on time, but you were angry just the same, and you kept getting hotter every minute. Then when she did come there were some words and"
 You've got the wrong story" inter- rupted the first benedict with a shake of the head That's the story of all the other appointments we have made, but not of this one. I took it for grant, ed that she would be an hour late, but she was on time to the very minute, and I wasn't the one who was mad. You'd better not try to tell this story. It isn't the one that you know"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
A Birdhouse on a Mountain Top.

(From the san tranclsco Cali.)
 On the northern slope of Mount Tamalpais, in plain sight of one of the numerous trails leading up from Ross valley, is one of the most interesting looking birdhouses to be found any where. The miniature house itself is not so unusual looking, but it's position is so strange one involuntarily asks, "How did it get there?"
 The tiny structure is fastened to the top of one of the highest pine trees in the vicinity. The tree is dead, and per- haps has been for some time. The top is at least seventy feet from the ground. The trunk is very slender and even if the tree were young and springy would not support a man So that he could climb to the top and nail the birdhouse in place.
 How long the birdhouse has been in its present position is another question hardly possible to answer. It looks weatherworn, but seems to be in good condition otherwise. The supports that fasten it to the tree are apparently strong enough to hold 1t in it's present position for long time.
 Nobody living in the vicinity knows anything about the origin of the bird- house. Some say it has been there for twenty years and others say only a short time. There seems but one solu- ton of the way in which it got into it's present lofty position, and that is that a number of years ago, when the pine tree was younger, another tree grew close to it, up which somebody climbed and fastened the birdhouse in place, The tree that was used as a ladder was afterward cut down. The quaint old structure on it's lofty perch always seems to have tenants.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
Premature
 Old Age

is deplorably prevalent in this nineteenth century. Thousands die annually young in years, but as completely worn out as though the full allotment of their time had passed over their heads. The man who feels that he is breaking down" experiences loss of strength, sleep, and appetite, should at once take
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
Il tu&we 1y
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
 GRAND AVENUE BRIDGE.

City Engineers Office. No. l7, City Hall, (s
 New Haven, Conn.,, April 3O, ls96. GEALED proposals will be received at this For building the stbstructure of the Grand Avenue bridge.
 Blank forms of proposal, and any Informs tion concerning plans specifications, bonds. No proposal will be received after the timc specified, and all proposals not on the blanks furnished or not properly filled out will D v rejected. i The right to reject any or all bids is re- served.
 By order of the Board of Public Works. myI St c. w. KELLY, City Engineer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
THE SHAH ASSASSTNATED
SHOT WILLIE ENTERING 4 SHRINE
 NEAR TEHERAN.

Onicial Announcement of His Death Fol
 lowing Statement That He Was Only
 Slightly Hurt-His Career.
 Teheran, Persia, May 1.-The Shah Of Persia was shot and killed this after noon while entering the shrine of Shah Abdul Azim, six miles south of this city. At first it was announced that he was only slightly wounded, but at 5 p. m. it was officially announced, that he was dead.
 The assassin fired point blank at his heart. The deed was committed at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
 A physician attached to the German legation saw the Shah's body.
 Quiet prevails here, and no disorder is apprehended.
 asr-Ed-Deen, the Shah, ascended the throne in 1S4S, and had been more free from the attempts of assasins than some of his predecessors. He was well known in Europe, where he had the reputation of being a shrewd and shifty politician and a vigorous ruler. In 1866 he signed treaty permitting the es- tablishment of teiegraphic communica- tion between Europe and India through Persia. His first visit to Europe was in 1873, and although he was absent from his kingdom from May to Septem- Der there was no sign of rebellion. On that trip he'visited Moscow, St. Peters burg. Brussels, Paris, London, Vienna, Constantinople, and many other cities, in which he and his retinue excited a great deal of attention. He kept g. diary of his observations, which is a literary curiosity in it's way. He made a second European tour in 1889. Of late years he had exhibited an inclina- tion to be friendly to England The heir of the Shah is his second son, who was born in 1853, and is named Muzaf- fer Ed Deen Mirza. The eldest son, Massud, is a man of great ambition and of some capacity, but with a most unenviable reputation for coldb blooded cruelty. The younger son is said to be weak both in intellect and character, and trouble about the succession is not at all improbable. Thus the death of the Shah may prove the precursor of important political events.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02

His Worst Break.-'T reckon the durndest fool trick I ever done" ob- served Mosely Wraggs. who was enter taining his friend, Tuffold Knutt, with a few choice "reminiscences, 'wuz fallin' down wunst in a dead faint in front of a big buildin' that looked like fust class s'loon. 'Twuzn't a s'loon at all" continued Mosely Wraggs, shaking his head sadly at the recollection. Hit Wuz a water er-cureI"-Chicago Tribune
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
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BREAKFAsr-sUPPER.

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-02
BOvirlirle

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 that greatest of concentrated food preparations. It is not a medicine, but a builder-up of brain, nerve, and flesh tissue. By its strength giving properties, and its action as an invigorator of each of the great life-maintaining organs of the body, it stops the decline, and gives to the prcmaturcly brokcn-down sufferer 1 new lease of life, wherein poor health is an unnecessary adjunct if its use is continued. .ss
Evening star., 1896-10-10
EXCURSIONS.

An oyster roast will be given, as usual
tomorrow at Marshall Hall, the trip being
made on the steamer Charles Manchester.
The boat will leave her wharf at II am.
and 2:3O pm, and, returning will leave
the Hall at l and $50 pm. These oyster
roasts are enjoyable affairs all the way
through, and especial care is taken CT
ladies who may chance to take the trip.
These are served with the delicious BIZ
valves in the elegant dining room at the
Hall instead of in the open air. and oysters
are furnished to all in the utmost pro-
fusion. Oyster knives are furnished free
of charge to assist in the demolition of the
feast, and there will be no stint in the way
1t Is served.
Fortress Monroe. Virginia Beach and
Ocean View lose nothing in popularity ty
the change of season. The hotels at these
famous resorts are always comfortably
filled the year rouEd-and especially so
during autumn. Many visitors prefer au-
tumn to the warmer months there, and
the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company's steamers daily carry down
many Washingtonians and tourists who in
tend making a stay at these resorts. These
steamers form the only direct route, and
by far the most convenient and enjoyable
One of the steamers leaves 7th street wharf
every evening in the year at o'clock
reaching Norfolk. Fortress Monroe, Virginia
Beach and Ocean View early the following
morning.
Evening star., 1896-10-10
THE JURY'S VERDICT.
COrOner's Inquest Over John Fitx-
gerald Ended.

COrOner's Inquest Over John Fitz-
gerald Ended.
After consulting for nearly four hours,
the coroners jury in the Albert building
case. at 7:15 o'clock last evening" attached
their signatures to the following verdict:
We believe, from the evidence, that John
F. Fitzgerald came to his death on the
night of September 20, 1896. at 1913 Penn
sylvania avenue, by the falling Of the wall
of what is known as the Albert building,
and, in the opinion Of the jury, the cause
of the falling of the wall was due to the
force Of the elements. and that the said
building was constructed of good and proper
material in a strong and workmanlike
manner. except the anchorage and bond
ing of the wall. which the jury find are
not IN strict conformity with the building
regulations of the District of Columbia.
The fact that the jury reached an agree
ment was great surprise to many, for the
general opinion among those who were in
attendance at the hearing was that the
six men were hopelessly divided.
When The Stars report of the hearing
closed yesterday afternoon a somewhat
heated alteration between Juror Shilling
and Mr.. Albert was In progress. 1t became
necessary for the coroner to admonish Mr.
Shilling to calm himself, but the latter
persisted in declaring and reiteratipg in a
loud tone of voice that the jury were there
to get at the facts in the case, and they
dld not desire Mr.. Abert 10 make any fur
ther explanations to those already offer
ed by him.
Just before the jury retired to prepare the
verdict Mr.. Albert took occasion to repeat
that il his intention not to allow any
ONE except those whom he might invite, to
enter his building, except by force or by
due process of law.
Il should like to ask Mr.. Albert" said
Juror kopf, rising, "for an explana lion
why he agreed at the hearing here We'd
ne5day afternoon to permit Architects
Cluss and SteinmetZ to examine his build
ing, and when those gentlemen presented
themselves at the entrance, bearing cards
from the coroner, they were refused ad-
mission
Il decline TO answer" said Mr.. Albert.
VERY good,' said Juror kopf
Again you are WISE" remarked Mr..
Beatty.
The jury then retired and agreed upon the
verdict stated in the foregoing.
Evening star., 1896-10-10

About three months ago the police ar
rested Mary Green, sixteen years old, be-
cause they had found her lettering about
the streets late at night, and made an ef-
fort to put ner on the path of reformation.
Judge Miller heard the case and released
the girl, after giving both her parents and
herself some good. sound advice. But this
did not save her, for Thursday she Went
to the room of Miss Cora Keys, on 9th
street. and took about 500 worth of Goth
ing Thursday night Policemen Flathe
and StenhC use found her in a house on
Missouri avenue. where she and a man
named Frank SturSes5 had represented
themselves as man and wife. The stolen
property was also recovered. Yesterday
Judge Miller listened to the case and sent
the girl to the reform school.
Evening star., 1896-10-10
UNION VETERAN LEGION.
Encampment No. 23 Has Issued an
Appeal for Funds.

Appeal for Funds.
Encampment No q, U. v. L., has issued
the following appeal for financial aid in
connection with the national encampment
to be held here next week:
when the Union Veteran Legion met in
annual encampment at Buffalo, October,
1895. an invitation from the Commissioners
OF the District Of Columbia was given in
the strongest terms that the legion should
hold the encampment for 1896 in Washing
ton. The invitation was accepted. The
Commissioners assured the old veterans
that the national capital would give them
a right royal welcome. To do this money is
absolutely necessary. But so far the COM
mfttce on finance report but small success,
not more than 81 800 being row in sight.
''The honor Of our city is at stake What
will the business men of the city-the men
of money-do in the matter? Fifteen hun
dred dollars will not go far in paying for
hall. music. excursion to Marshall Hall and
various other necessary expenses. When
the invitation was extended to the legion a
promise of welcome to the capital worthy
of the capital was assured to the old vet
Grams who gave of their best years, their
blood and many of them their limbs in the
defense Of the country. Shall they have
1t? VIII the citizens keep the promise
which the honorable Commissioners, act
Ing for them, made one year ago? If So,
let them make the proper response by send
ing their contributions to Col Levi P.
Wright, chairman Of the citizens execu-
tive committee. Pacific building"
Evening star., 1896-10-10

The will Of the late Ellen Martin was
filed yesterday. The instrument is dated
September 80. 1896, and names James F.
Shea as executor. To John Mcdonald, a
nephew. sublot II, square 49s, is given; to
James Mcdonald, nephew, the east part
of sublot 1. square 465; to Patrick Nc
Donald. a nephew, sublot "a, square Al :;
to Felix Mcdonald, a nephew, sublot L,
square All; to Felix Martin. a nephew,
west part of lot 10, square 500; to Rosa
Duffy, niece. north part of lot "a, square
500, and west part of lot 49, square Al; to
John and Charles McHugh, grandnephews
lot 80 and east part of lot 49, square Al,
as tenants In common; to Mary and Ellen
Clark. nieces. and Lawrence Clark, a
nephew. sublots IA and 49, square All. as
tenants in common; to Mary Duffy, a
grandniece, west part Of lot 1, square 465:
to the executor, in trust for the use and
benefit of st. Dominics Church and its
pastor, sublot 81. square All. The residue
OF the estate; after the payment of any
debts, ts to be divided according to law
among her heirs and next of kin.