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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

In the work Of growing lilies. The outer
norton OF each bulb consists OF scales,
everything one upon the other. These
scales represent layers, and at the base
OF each OF them Is a bud. Each bud re-
presents a plant. The Bermuda farmer
saves q few Of his bulbs each year for
seed, as the northern farmer saves pota-
toes for the same purpose. He pulls or
the scales and plants them in September.
IN shallow boxes OF moist sand. From the
bulbs spring delicate rootlets, which
quickly extend through the sand. seeking
for moisture. AS soon as the roots are
sufficiently formed he embryo plants are
set out.
by the following summer little bullets
are developed. These the farmer calls his
stock. 10 takes about 6O,000 OF them to
plant an acre. They keep on growing
through all the mild weather, and In the
following June are ready to be dug. An
acre Of land ought to produce 1000 mar
ketable bulbs. with a diameter OF from
four TO seven inches. 1t takes four years
and sometimes longer 10 produce the
great bulbs from nine TO fourteen Inches
In diameter from which spring the tail
stalks crowded with many blossoms,
The earliest bulbs are dug about the
middle Of June. though they are not fully
ripened until fully three or four weeks
later. The tubers must be picked as soon
as they are taken out or the ground
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
Lovely Easter Prnyer-Books.

The sombre-leather prayer-books are
now appearing in their Easter dress.
Enamel is much used TO make beautiful
the covers. a black leather cover viii
be ornamented with enamel, shading from
pale violet TO deep purple. and so ar
ranged that the only visible part or tho
leather forms the shape OF cross. Easter
lilies in white enamel are seen deco
rating the covers Of prayer-book
hound in brown suede The corners Of
these are capped in gold. One OF the
most expensive prayer-books which will
be given as an Easter souvenir Is bound
in white leather. Upon the front OF thu
cover is a cross made OF amethysts sunk
deep In the leather.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

because half an nour Of glazing sunshine
would ruin them irretrevably. No curing
IS necessary. They are merely packed
I'm sand. which seems to preserve them
better than any other material.
THE WAY THEY ARE SHIPPED.
The grower has boards with four holes
Of different sizes in them. and the bulbs
are sorted by being PASSED through these
holes. The lnyhelds are covered with
plants varying in height from a few
inches to two or three feet. The small
ones are the stalks Of the young bulbs;
the tallest ones are sent TO the United
States for the Easter trade.
They are put In boxes strapped with
iron. each box containing perhaps 400
bulbs Of ordinary size. The bulbs which
are dug in June for the United States
market have already Powered in March.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

Easter ,il1es used 10 this county. Some OF
these islands are so small and so low
that no one lives on them, for when the
weather IS turbulent the ocean has
habit OF washing clean over them More
than three hundred Of the islands are sub
feet 20 visltations OF this kind otherwise
they would be Inhabited, and the lily crop
would be a thousand times larger than
4 now IS.
In an Of the 365 islands there are
but 1900 acres OF land-not as much as
n falr-s.zed Texas cattle-ranch-and OF
these only 1900 acres are under cultiya-
aon. Onions, potatoes, and lilies are
crown. ana that is about all New York
Gets % Per cent. OF these three crops,
Tor distribution through the country. and
ne Oest.payilg Of the three Is the lily
,r0p.
How many lilies are grown I'm the Bor-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
LILIES FOR EASTER.
Vsgs he Millions Of GlOrIOus Blossoms
Come From.
GROW.
EASY TO G
49,, Thev Are SbipDed-Bermuda
controls the Trade of the United
states. 10 the Chngrin OF N"tiNe
Growers.


,r,e-e 90 all the lilies come from?
q, Is a puzzling question to many Tor
.e,ms that they appear r. the million
-, raster. and then fade away again, not
-. 30 eeon IN great numbers untp the
mont Easter comes around.
,... ,n the Atlantic ocean $50 miles due
90 ,re North Carolina coast are $50
''. Islands They are the Bermudas,
{ ,r,r1 them comes % per cent. OF the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
INSURANCE STATEMENT.
rpupLrsHEp BY AUTHORITY OF II
IIAMBURG BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
II.--ASSETS.

Amount Of capital actually paid up in cash....
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
STAT EMErTs-Contisued >..o.or>v.
virginia business of snsscsa me Guy
OF Richmond. 3. " Aff1A"' >~-s'
Seal of Corporation.l

Seal CoporationI
YORK COUNTY OF NEW YcRKs
oee me- fagar
Hdm6sE Empire Of T
andth
OK
hand and H "a. sea-
- 90 ~0 N~T ommiss
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

STATES AND OF THIS A
STATE. BONDS AND SIOCho' o"F4D
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

nuras Is a difficult question TO answer.
The figures run way into the tens OF
aillions. They grow IKE weeds. and II
] were merely a question OF producing
lilies. the Bermudas could easily food the
World With them from one years end 20
.he other But the Bormuca-l'ly-farme
aandle their crop with one purpose In
view. and that IL 10 make the beautiful
plant bloom at Esster-tifne This. at first
Was a dinicult matter, but now II is ac-
eomplshed with almost clockiike pre-
oision.
F.. Aalcs from this. there Is little trouble
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29

1t IL only during the last few years that
the Bermuda Iily-farmers have hit upon
the plan OF cutting flowers and sending
them 10 the United States to compete
with the Easter lilies furnished by Ameri-
can florists Thus the bulbs may be said
20 furnish two crops. The flowers Oh tneir
orst season may be marketed from Ber-
muda- while the roots from which these
blossoms were obtained are forwarded
three months later to the United States.
that they may yield second crop when
potted and forced by American dorista
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-29
GEORGIA HOME INSURANCE COMPANY.


in
Value the ds the amount OF In s
Ioao on MORTGAGE
.ceofSsIr Que BONDS UNITED STATES
OTHER STATES ANp ALSO oF hoNIs OF In
STOC
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

publishes dispatch from Madrid say
ing that even the most moderate papers
in their issues Friday expressed great
indignation at the action of the Amer
lean congress aren't the belligerency OF
the Cuban insurgents. and asked the
government to spare no effort to prepare
for any development.
The action of Capt. Gen. Weyler, in
deciding to treat the insurgents as ban
dts, is almost unanimously approved.
The dispatch adds that public feeling is
running so high that the government
will find it difficult to control the ma
tiona! evaporation. The republicans
advocate the granting of autonomy to
Cuba, and declare they will, with view
to avoiding responsibility, abstain from
taking part in the elections for members
of the cortes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
SPAIN ROUSES ANGER.
American Schooner Fired On-vessel II
Boarded and Searched.

American Schooner Fired On-vessel Is
Boarded and Searched.
Kingston, Jamaica, March 30.-The
American schooner William Todd, from
Mobile, Ala, was fired upon by two
Spanish gunboats six miles OF the Isle
of Pines. Four solid shots crossed the
schooner's bow after the captain, hoisted
the American colors. The vessel was
boarded and searched by an armed
boats crew, but nothing of a contra
band character rewarded the searching
party.
Washington, March 3O.-Spain may
be called upon to offer an apology and
disavowal such as she entered in the
Alliance incident, in the case of the
schooner William Todd, fred on off the
Isle de Pinos by Spanish g''nboat, and
later boarded and searched.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

fective, but still more trying on the
ear drums of everyone in the vicinity.
Tugs screeched and whistled and peo-
pie cheered and those on the christen-
ing stand congratulated each other on
the success of the launch.
After the launch a luncheon was
served in the Mould loft. At this lunch
con poem by Maj. S. H. NJ. Byers, OF
Iowa, was presented to Messrs. Cramps.
It was entitled: 1.-The Launching Of
the Iowa."
crowd in the room where the lunch
was served was SO great that the formal
tiles had to be abandoned.
After the luncheon the Washington
party returned to the capital in their
special train.
Description of the New Battle Ship.
The construction Of the Iowa was au-
thorized by congress in July, 1892. In
the act authorizing its construction the
vessel was designated as "a sea-going bat
tleship." Such a vessel as the act author
ICED was to some extent a new departure
ton, as the ships Of the Indiana class.
previously authorized, had been desig-
mated as "coast-line battleships."
While the Indiana class Of ships repro.
sents the most advanced type of a purely
fighting vessel, the design of the Iowa en-
bodies not only the ability of the ship to
give and take hard blows, but also that OF
the steaming capacity and power to keep
the sea Of cruiser. While the Iowa is
larger than the Indiana, her armor and
armament will both be lighter than those
OF the latter vessel. Despite this, when
cd ha x.,{11 ho %Io Pov
midable fighting machine afloat, from her
all-round capacity as an active ship Of war.
After the authorization of the building Of
the ship the bureau Of construction Of
the navy department prepared the plans
and specifications of the vessel, and the
contract of her construction was award
ed to the Cramp company on February II,
1893, and. until she was launched Saturday,
she was known officially as "sea-going
battleship No. l."
The dimensions of the ship are as fol-
lows: Length on the load water line, 3G0
feet: extreme breadth, Y feet 2h inches:
mean draft, "a feet: displacement on nor
NAL draught, 1890 tons:r and. with full
coal supply, about 1920 tons.
The motive machinery Of the Iowa, con-
sists Of two vertical inverted three cylin-
der trtple-expansion engines, actuating
twin screws, and is to develop II, 600 COL
lective indicated horsepower at 112 revo-
lutions of the screws. The guaranteed
speed IS 10 knotS per nour unQer the ususA
four-hour trial conditions, with premium
# $4,000 for each quarter knot excess of
speed above the contract guaranteed.
Battery of the Iowa.
The main battery Of the Iowa consists
Of four 1f-inch B. L. r. mounted in pairs
in the two main turrets; eight eight-inch
B. l.. r. mounted in pairs in the four tur-
rets at the corners Of the easement, six
four-inch b. l.. r. mounted in Sponsors
or with shields, and q rapid fire and ma
chine guns, The axis Of the forward pair
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
MOVED A FORTUNE.
Transfer of SIG, 100000 Government Mon
ey from Chicago Subtreasury.

Transfer of 81 {, 500 600 Government Mon
ey from Chicago subtrcasury.
Chicago, March 3o.-Saturday was the
most important of the moving days for
Uncle Sam at the crumbling pile known
as the government building, SIG, 100000
in gold, silver and copper being safely
transferred from the old sub-treasury
vaults by the American Trust company
to the second floor of the Rand cNally
building, where the subtreasury will be
located until the new $4,000, 900 federal
building is completed. The treasure
weighed over III tons. Ten million dol
lars of the money moved was in gold,
being five times the usual amount at the
subtreasury on account of the bond
issue.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
BATTLESHIP IOWA.
Launched at Philadelphia with
Appropriate Exercises.
Tho Daughter Of Gov. Drake, OF Iowa.
Christens tho Vessel-BOat Is Capa.
bile Of Giving and Taking
Hard Blows.

Philadelphia March 30.-The sea-go-
ing battle ship Iowa was launched at
1:14 o'clock Saturday afternoon from
Cramps ship yard. The vessel was
christened by Miss Mary Lord Drake,
daughter of the governor of Iowa, and
the launching was witnessed by dis
tinguished representation from the
Hawkeye state, headed by Gov. Drake
and by Secretary Herbert, of the navy;
lowa's congressional delegation, the
members of the house of representa-
tives' naval committee, several mem
bers of the senate naval committee and
the principal heads of the different
navy bureaus.
Besides the party gathered upon the
christening stand, the yard was opened
to the public and thousands of people
witnessed the event from various points
of vantage. The weather was delight
fully bright and warm.
A few minutes before one o'clock the
hurly-burly of sounds that had been
arising from beneath the keel Of the
vessel ceased. Then a period of COM
parative silence and anticipation fol-
lowed. Mr.. Henry Cramp, as he has
done on many another similar occasion,
recited his last admonitiohs to Miss
Drake as to the best means of shatter-
ing the bottle upon the ship. Then the
peculiar Kissing sound made by a saw
cutting through wood came up from
near the ground and in q brief space
the "shoe piece" was cut through and
the big hull started down toward the
river.
As it began to move, at 1:14 o'clock,
Miss Drake swung the bottle by it's
streamers and as the glass crashed
against the keel moving above her head.
and the champagne despatched the
side, she exclaimed: II christen thee
Iowa."
The hull slipped smoothly and gently
into the river, and as it ficated out on
an even keel, the big siren whistle of
the Massachusetts, was turned loose and
made din that was exceedingly ef-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
LATER.
SonbOrn Reversed.

Washington, March 30.-The effort of
the Great Northern Railroad company,
to prevent a consolidation of that COR
poration with the Northern Pacific rail-
road, had a successful issue today when
Mr.. Justice Brown announced the
opinion of the supreme court of the
United States. The case came up from
the circuit court which ruled against
Pearsall. He contende that the pro-
position to unite the two systems was
in violation of the law of Minnesota
enacted in 1874. which prohibited the
consolidation of competing lines of
road. On the other hand it was the
contention of the railroad managers
that the law was a violation of the
provisions in the charter of the Mime
apolis & st. Cloud railroad, the original
link of the Great Northern line author
izing it to lease or purchase other fines
of the road. a.
1.-THE question before the conrt," said
Justice Brown, twas whether or not
the law of 1874 was an impairment of
the vested right OF the Great Northern
companies" Discussing the meaning
of the term vested right" the opinion
stated ''that in view of the court it did
not extend beyond right acquired by
or under executed contracts. It was
within the power of the legislature.
under general permission, such as is
expressed in the Minneapolis & st.
Cloud charter, to acquire control of
other roads. to declare that it shall not
be used to acquire competing lines and
thus construct monopoly which for
800 years has been held by the courts
in England and this country to be
odious and entirely against public pol.
iey." ~
The Judgment of the circuit court
was reversed and remanded with in
structions to proceed in accordance
with the opinion. Justices Field and
Brewer dissented from the Judgment OF
the court.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
SPANlARDS AGAIN AROUSED.
They Don't Like Mills Speech-COnside
IT Another Insult.

They Don't Like Mills Speech-Consfder
1t Another Insult.
New York, March 2s.-A special cable
dispatch to the Herald from Madrid
says: Senator Mills speech has created
renewed antagonism and is considered
another insult to Spain.
Ell Liberal says: 1.-The acts of the
United States, however cleverly dis
guised in form, have as their ultimate
goal and object the adding of another
star to the flag by the annexation OF
Cuba"
The war Office reports thatthe deaths
in one year among the Cuban forces
amount to- more than 1000.
London, March 2s.-Thc Standard
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02

of 12-inch and all Of the eight-inch guns Is
rs feet, and of the after pair of 12-inch
guns Is feet above the load water line, so
that with the stability due to her great
beam she can fight her whole battery IN
any weather.
The Iowa is u feet longer and three feet
wider than the Indiana, is on the same
dlaught ga fcet), and will displace 800 tons
more. The arrangement below the main
deck will be similar, but above 1t the super
structure Is carried clear forward to the
bow, forming q forecastle deck 90 feet long,
which will add about so per cent. to her
berthing space as compared with the In
diana. The superstructure itself. art
of the bridge, will have skid
and bridge deck, and the main deck aba1t
The p clear a IN tae torr
pedo tube at bow and stern and two amid
ships on each side. The armor belt Of the
vessel designated to protect the nun at
the water-line Is IA inches IN thickness
and seven feet six inches deep, has heavy
ments. Over the machinery and the mag
azine will curve a protection deck or sur
ficient thickness to defect any missile that
Is likely to penetrate the hull
The four-inch guns will be protected by
four-inch shield. Seven-inch thick tube
Of steel will inclose the telegraph ana
speaking tube.
The military mast Of the Iowa will have
three fighting tops. The Iowa will have
a narrow-b ridged deck amidships, which
will widen out at the forward and after
ends. It will be liz feet above the upper
deck, which will stand ~ feet above the
level of the bridge deck. The forward
turret on the Iowa will stand nine feet
higher than on the Indiana. in order to
enable the guns of that turret to fire over
the upper deck or forecastle. The Iowa
will have coal capacity of 5000 tons, and
the cruising radius Of about $4,000 knots at
the most economical speed.
Her full war compleAcnt will be 5l2 OFF,
GERS, seamen and marines, and at the deep
lead draught her coal capacity is suH1c1ent
for about 10, 900 miles steaming at the most
economical cruising speed. The contrac:
price of the Iowa is s..
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The republicans of Minnesota in con-
vention at Minneapolis selected dele
rates to the national convention who
favor Mckinley for president. The
platform renews pledges of devotion to
protection and reciprocity and opposes
the free coinage Of silver under existing
conditions.
In Missouri the republicans nomi-
mated X. +. Lewis for congress in the
Sixth district and renominated w. NJ.
Treloar in the Ninth district.
The republicans in state convention at
Huron, S. d.. declared against free sill
yer, favored a protective tariff. and in
structed the delegates to work for the
nomination of Mckinley at st. Louis.
Brig. Gen. Thomas Lincoln Casey, re-
tired, for many years chief of engi-
neers of the United States army, died in
Washington, aged G5 years.
Mrs. Charlotte Willie died at her home
in Manitowoc. Wis, aged los years.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-04-02
The News Condensed.
important Intelligence From All Parts.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Tho Procedure OF the First Session.
In the senate on the 2lth a resolution was
adopted requesting the president to trans
init to the senate all dispatches. corre-
spondence, ETC., from November :. 1879. 10
1873 concerning the pacifaction OF the
then pending conflict In Cuba. Mr.. Mills
spoke in support Of the Cub2n resolutions
I'm the house bills were passed to re-
habilitate ex-confederate army officers; to
, abolish the death penalty in certain MIL
itary cases, and to make the sale OF spirit
uous liquors under a false brand PUNISH.
able by fine and Imprisonment. The naVal
appropriation bill GS1, 81. 03D was reported.
A resolution was introduced in the SEN
ate on the 25th for final adjournment May
2, and another prohibiting the United
States or any state from giving any recos-
milton or financial aid to any churcn or
religious institution. Most Of the day was
spent on the legislative appropriation oiti'
THE house took up the naval appropria-
ton bill and when the adjournment was
reached all the paragraphs had been
passed save those relating to the increase
of the navy.
A Joint resolution was passed In the
senate on the 26th for a commission to
make PRELIMINARY survey ana estimate
the cost Of q ship canal from the lower
shore of Lake Michigan to the WABASH
river. A favorable report was made on the
bill for the admission of Arizona as a stare.
The legislative appropriation bill was 1ur-
Their considered. In the house the con-
ferees on the Cuban resolution agreed to
accept the senate resolution. The naval
appropriation bill was passed and the sun
dry civil bill S29. SD was reported.
The senate on the 9th passed the legisla-
tive appropriation bill. Aside from prov!d-
ing the usual appropriations the bill et-
fects a reform OF the system OF compensa-
ton for United States district attorneys
and marshals, salaries being substituted
for fees. Adjourned to the GOTH. In the
house bill was favorably reported extend
ing the benefits of the pension laws to all
tho militia engaged In the civil war who
served 80 days under the direct authority
OF the war department of the United States
officers. Adjourned to the 30th.