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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

the Home Telephone Company, and the
American Long-Distanco Telephone Com
pany were the contestants. For four
months the matter was under discussion
in the Council. and nearly every citizen
was approached 10y adherents OF one or the
other OF the companies, While the clly
was Hooded with a variety OF circulars
ana naud-bius. ON December 9th the
franchise was granted 20 the Standard
Comuany. a deposit of 5000 being requir-
ed of them as an evidence OF good faith.
The franchise was filled with conditions
OF great rig0r and difficulty. The price OF
telephone service was fixed by II 50 as
not 10 exceed tWenty-four dollars per
anuum for rcsidcuces ard thirty-six dol
lars per anuum for places of business.
ONLY ninety DAYS from the date Of the
ordnance was allowed for the compile
tion of the work. and high order OF
excellence in service was demanded OF
the company.
The deposit Of 500 was duly made. and
the work commenced with visor ana earh-
estness The incloment weather Of Fen
ruary made 30 very difficult 10 OBTAIN
poles. especially as the requirements on
The CITY Engineers Department ana the
presence of sJros in great nu1lhrs IN
most of tho str-.fg neCcss't 'ta'ei ihe bald
ing OF high lines with unusually ilsh
poles.
THE EXCHANGE AND OFFICES.
The third floor OF The Times building
comprising eight large rooms, was Sc
cured for exchange and Office purposes,
and many alterations were made In the
Advancement OF the rooms TO mt them
for their new uses. This admirable loca-
ton. in the heart OF the business dis
trict OF the city. enables the new company
o. reach the bulk of its subscribers with
comparatively short lines Of wires ana
cables. thus increasing the efficiency end
reliability OF IT'S service.
Tho construction of the lines was de-
iayed AT the outset by the failure Of the
contracting company, 10 whom 10 had been
awarded. This ncccssitated tho Ors1nlZa-
ti0n of % working force Of the company
ITSELF which undertook its own constr C.
ton work, and proceeded to contract for
tns uccCs-1r. T. ies and other mate-iai
much ol witch had TO ba spec'- " n
structei after On. orders were CIV -
10 was co.,-r iIed in the hegi 'lilS TO
make this ,fCCel plant The constru--
ION of th, fines embodied the latest in'-
proyCmcnts in such work. and the finest
poles and ether materials that could be
occurred Wcre used. TIE main lines or
wires were placed I'm alleys. wherever pos
siblc. in order % keep tho streets clear
Of wires and also 20 avoid. IN most cases.
disngurng the fronts OF subscribers
premises with entering wires.
The new company SIS composed entirely
o. citizens OF Richmond and its vicinity,
and every dollar expended on tho con-
etructiOn work has been OF Richmond
money.
WILL OPEN IN THREE WEEKS.
TIE president was seen at his Office in
the new exchange yesterday. The ex-
charge will De open In three weeks and
COMPLETED over The whole city in sixty
DAYS" ne said. "fhe work OF constiuc-
i,n is progressing much more rapidly
now that the lines have reached the
residence parts Of the city, where there
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

basoman, has not reported for duty
as yet.
Lefty Marr Is said TO be Ill in Ports
mouth.
Wei. the old crowd viii be there this
afternoon: and won't IT. all seem natural
Just like it used to be in the sweet
heretofore.
Interest down in Norfolk is at red
heat A special TO The Times from that
city last night says: '@rhe cranks expect
great ball here to-morr0w, when Nor
folk and Portsmouth VIII meet in the
first game OF tue season. The grounds
will be- crowded. ana both teams will
put up their best work.
The Champions practiced with vim
yesterday and Kain offered to bet $ that
Richmond would win today.
That enterprisins firm, j. l.. Hin &,
Company. have gotten out a convenient
pocket score-book. and every one should
have one. 1t also contains the seasons
schedule.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
RICHMOND TELEPHONE co.
Hil Use tho HtSIeTH Telephone Co..
stluclion Co.'S Superior INSTRUMENTS.
10 OPEN EXCHANGE IN THREE WEEKS
And VIII be Completed over the Entire
city in Sixty Days Richmond TO Have
Better Telephone Service Than
Lver Boiorc-Name Changed.

The exchange and lines OF the new
telephone company are nearly ready for
use. and in q few weeks will be thrown
open for business.
Hy the first week in May The new tele-
phones win De installed in the dow
town di uicts. and 90 is expected that the
lines viii Doe extended 10 cover the whole
city by July Ist. Work is progressing
rapidly la an directions and several large
forces of men are busily engaged in Plant
Ing poles. suinging wires, making con-
nccuons in the premises OF subscribers,
ana preparing the exchange apparatus
Tor use.
The long and bittcrly-contested fight
IN the Council for the city's telephone
franchise Will not soon Toe forgotten The
Klchmoul Standard Telephone Company,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

WASHINGTON, u. C., April 15.-Tho
House Committee on ePnsions to-day or
dered a favorable report on the bill in
creasing from thirty TO fifty dollars per
month the pension OF the widow OF Rear
Admiral Carter, of the navy.
Admiral Carter was probably the only
man having the distinction OF serving I'm
both the army ana navy, and reaching
high grades When the war broke out
ne was a commissioned officer in the
navy. He expressed the opinion that ne
could render inore nai"aeiS service IN the
Tennessee, his native State, and raised
a REGIMENT. He passed through an the
grades while i'm the army, being mustered
out as a major-general. He then return
ed 10 the navy, in which he served until
his death.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
A School Building Wrecked.

SAGINAW, MICH, April 15.-The Cen
tral School building, on the West Side
was wrecked by dynamiters early this
morning 1t was the Oldest and the
largest of the big schools on that side OF
the river. and for years had been a bone
Of contention. At o'clock a terrific ex-
plosion occurred which wrecked the
building and which was followed by fire.
portion Of the library was also de-
stroyed. The building contained twenty
seven rooms, and had capacity Of 500
pupils. The loss Is $4,000. with $4,000
insurance A vigorous effort will be made
10 unearth the dynamiters. j. ". Burn
ham. who was watching the hre, was
run down by bicycle and fatally in
iuraf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Conference African NJ. T.. Church.

WASHINGTON, April l5.-The annual
conference Of the African NJ. u. Church
for the Baltimore and District of Co
h,mbla districts. was opened this morning
in The Metropolitan A. NJ. +. church. in
This city. Bishop Wesley }. Gaines, ol
Atlanta. presiding
Bishop y. W. Arnett OF seneca, Ohio
and other prominent members OF the
church were present. The conference
ujlI last FIVE days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Contested Elections

WASHINGTON, April l5.-Committee on
Elections No. 3. Mr.. Mccall. of Massa-
chusetts. chairman. today disposed Of the
following contested-election cases: New
man Pop.) against Spencer tDem.). from
tho Seventh Mississippi district, decided
in favor of Spencer: Brown (PopulIsU
against Allen DemocraD. from the First
Mississippi district; vote in favor OF Allen.
In each case the decision was unanimous,
and in favor of the sitting member.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
New Jersey Elections.

NEWARK, N. j.. April 15.-Corrected
returns from yesterdays elections give
Seymour OemocraD over Lebkeucher (Re
publlcan). for Mayor. 1914 majority.
The Republicans elect Joralemon ana
Ulrich over Gray and English. to the
Board OF Public Works. by about 400 ma
jority. Merses plurality for City Home
Trustee. over Breunig DemocraO. 1856.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
IouiS MARTINEZ Gives Bal.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April 15-Sec-
retary Oiney has been informed by Con-
sul-General Williams that Louis Mar
tinez. a naturalized citizen Of the United
states. who was arrested in Cuba six
weeks ago. charged with reasonable cor
respondence. and transferred TO civil juris
diction for trial. at the instance OF the
consul-Ceneral, was yesterday released,
through the efforts of his counsel. on s4co
hon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Naval Movements.

WASHINGTON. April l5.-Movements
o, naval vessels have been reported 10
the Navy Department as follows:
The Boston has sailed from Nagasaki
for Woosung. China. and the Yorktown
from Annoy for Swatow.
The Cincinnati arrived at Norfolk this
morning from Hampton Roads.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
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WEATHER. FORECAsT.

WASHINGTON. April l5.-Forecast for
Thursday:
For Virginia: Fair and continued warm:
southerly winds Thursday. The warm
weather Is likely TO continue Friday. but
prospects OF cooler weather Saturday.
For North Carolina; Fair and warm:
southerly winds> : =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Eighteen Killed.

LONDON. April i5.-Eighteen men were
killed by an explosion In Brancepeth
mine. at wilmington. Durham. yester-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

are fower difficulties TO contend with and
where shorter poics can be used 10 ad-
vantage. our lines now extend from
Eighteenth street 10 Smith street on the
north side of the city. and will be finish
ed as FAR west as Monroe Park between
Canal ana Broad streets by the first OF
next week. We have about twelve hun
dred subscribers under contract. and will
probably open the exchange with over
hair OF these connected. The remainder
viii be Installed as soon thereafter as
the necessary connections can be made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
Cold HeSrrYe.

WASHINGTON. ID. c. April I5.-The
Treasury gold reserve at the close OF bus
iness to-day stood at $l26 GIG, ,484. Tho
withdrawals for the day were s26a-nna-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

him treasurer. and he (Franklin) con-
trolled the funds Of the board as nc ior-
merlY did
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16
The individuaI dNtI"5V7 I1-.-,,, ~
recent exhibition games thls se"So'' 81

The Individual work Shows up most
satisfactorily. but the team work is even
more gratifying. Richmond batting ana
fielding averages are $40 and $50 respec-
lively. to their opponents go and 92S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-16

TIE president was seen at his ofilce IN
the new exchange yesterday. THE OK
charge WIN be open In three weeks and
completed over the whole city in sixty
DAYS" ne said. "rhe work Of constiuc-
asn is progressing much more rapidly
now that the lines have reached the
residence parts OF the city, where there
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
The Silver Party.

New York, April George P.
Keeney. organizer of the American
Silver Organization. has arrived in
New York from the Pacific Coast. He
has just completed his work in the in
tere5ts Of the bimetallists in the West.
In an interview, MIR. Keeney said:
1T will De a great surprise to the
two old parties when they discover
that many whom they supposed to be
monOmetallists came out unqualifiedly
for bimetallism and free coinage.
Since I left California, 1 have covered
all the manufacturing points OF the
Atlantic, and within a month repre-
sentative merchants and manufac-
tnrers from Philadelphia, Boston.
Washington and New York will meet
in this city and take steps to nego-
tiate for the reorganization OF the ma
tional financial policy with special
reference to the silver question and
free coinage.
speakers will be sent all over the
I-aSt l SuuSd'C tuo 'otclS, Willie luc
West and Southwest will take care of
themselves. This will be the great
battlefield for the silver men, and we
sill give the old parties the greatest
contest they Yer bad. Our Presi-
Genital candidate will be either Don
Cameron. Of Pennsylvania, Judge
Caldwell. of Missouri or Senator Till
man, OF South Carolina.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
Popular naily Excursions to Chicago
and the East.

The Union Pacific is the only line run
ming upholstered Pullman tourist sleeping
cars from California and Nevada to Chi
cago without changing every day in the
year. Through Pullman double drawing
room sleepers and dining room cars to
Chicago daily without change on "The
Overland Flyer Only one change to
New York and Boston. lime from Ne
vada to Chicago only three days.
Steamship tickets on sale to and from
all points in Europe.
For full particulars. tickets and sleep
jig car Accommodations, call or address d,
w, Hitchcock, General AgeHt, No 1
Montgomery street, San Francisco, Cal.
or w. D. Phillips, Agent S. P. Co., Reno
Nevada,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
Our Motto.

II we cant 90 you good we don't
want your money. II We offer you
"a yards, wide bleached sheeting
for 20 cents, 10 yards teasel down Tor
81 90, 8 yards waist lining for s1.OO,
10 yards skirt lining for 81, 90, or $500
lace curtains for So
Then we do want YOUR money. Such
bargains We're never heard OF any
place except at
OLCOvICH BRCs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
Carpets aud furniture.

Downey is TO- selling all kinds Of
carpets at San Francisco prices freight
added. You can't cali tor anything
in his line, carpets, furniture or bric
time Rate.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
II SOUTHERN
SN4sa2s@ sv~
PACIFIC COMPANY.

Commencing Saturday Nov 2A.lSD
and until further notice, rains viii!
leave Reno as follows: S:25 a. HI
Daiiy atlantic Express. rain" foI
W Battle Mountain. faIi~
ade. ~Hgden.and East. Carries only frs
class passengers through and local
Dinin. ear to Ogden.
$50 p. III. Daily Pacific Express
train for Eruckee. sacramento. Ben.
ecia and San Francisco. arriving at
Gas il. m. ~onAerting al sacramento
at 1925 a. RAJ. with the New Orleans
- pre-s for Fresno, santa barbara
Los angeles. ~ap Diego. also a 7:i0
lag
9:D5 D. m. DaiIy-AtlanIin ENpre--
fpr WiHncmucca. Battle NGumfaif
s'aIi~ade. g~-sicn and asst. Carrie
first ai!i >rc0uft class paaaenSera
IDcai and 3hrou"I,.
SIS p. HI. DAi.y-E'aciGc Express
train for R0seNil:e, Sanction. Sacra-
meuto. and a Francisco Viz: Zen
ecia arriving at 9.f5 Il. III. s~onnee.~
at sacramento with train having
at 1929 a. IA. for Stockton. lathrep
san Jose. San Francisco. Fresno. Lor
Angeles San Diego; and East. via New
tbrieaus: at 1850 Il. MT. for Williams
Willows and Hcadimg; AT 1906 y. IN
for tied Bluff and at 1850 y. n,. fa
H~ary>Nilie, Chico, HeddiuE, Porslant
and PuGet ~Ound points.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09
Cigars.

A most desirable present is a box of
cigars. Think twice as this line
will be retailed at whrles3.a prices
at Chas II. Keliy's Arlington block.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-04-09

Colored people have secured land
ten miles east Of Topeka, Kan, and
will establish IA town there. to be oc-
cupipd and managed wholly by neg
rOes.
The United States Court Of Appeals
has confirmed to Mrs McWhjrter of
Fresno, the insurance award made by
the Circuit Court.
A Montreal man claims to have in
vented a gun thai will shoot 26O 600
bullets a minute by means OF a
mysterious powder.
The Funding bill has been prac-
tically decided on and will he reported
to the two Congressional Committees
today. Its features are as previously
announced. 1t provides for extend
ing the time about seventy years, with
interest fixed at ? per cent.
The Encyclopedia Dictionary turns
out to be merely Il reprint Of an old
English Dictionary that has long
since keen called in. As a dictionary
it is a hutubug of the first water.
MrS Al Rofer was granted divorce
from her husband in the District
Court yesterday. The grounds were
crNelty and inidelity. aud Mrs. Hofer
vas awarded tie custody Of the three
children and al the household furni-
ture.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

AN odd incident that was the next
thing to raining gold occurred in San
Andreas, CAL, few days ago. There
was a cloudburst in the immediate
neighborhood of the town, followed by
tremendous downpour of rain, an inch
of rain falling in twenty minutes. The
streets were torn up by the rain. After
the storm was over many small speci-
mems of gold were picked up in the
streets, one nugget being worth $685..
To all about an ounce of gold was picked
up in the streets. The site Of the town
was worked over by miners in the early
days, the gravel being very rich. But
it was worked out, and, while some gold
remains, there is not nearly enough to
pay for working it, and nothing short Of
suicing with cloudbursts would pay
New York Sun.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

SIR EDWIN ARNOLD furnishes to the
Forum an enthusiastic article about
Queen Victoria's reign, in which he ven
lures the assertion that "the queen has
borne an immense personal part in
moulding her age" With all due respect
for sovereign who has an unstained
reign, it would be interesting to know in
what she has served to mould the won
derful period OF fifty years through which
she has sat upon the throne. That the
aggregate property of the English peo-
pie has in that period risen from $4,000,
100000 to 100000, 100000 is not due to
her. That England consumed 406,O0O,.
OO0,pounds of cotton when she came to
900. the throne, and now,uses 1. 500, 900
is not of her doing. She has not in
creased the revenue of Great Britain and
Ireland in fifty years from SAT, 24O,O 900
to over $1OO,OOO,OOO. Why does Sir
Edwin try to confer the lustre OF mate
rial and intellectual achievements upon
royalty which had nothing whatever to
do with it?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

WHEN two tramps demanded food of
Farmer Schenck's wife, alone save
her little daughter in the farm
house near Narrowsburg, N. Y,
she agree d to feed them if they would
work for an hour. They were much
amused when she fulfilled her part of
the bargain first. and when they had
eaten their fill of buckwheat cakes and
fried pork they started away with many
a jeer. But Mrs. Schenck covered one
tramp with rifle and her little girl COW
cred the other with a revolver. The
tramps marched to the wood-house, took
up axes, and, with the woman and her
daughter watching them narrowly, chop
ped sturdily for an hour by the kitchen
lock. At the end of the sixtieth minute
Mrs. Schenck warned them off the place.
Clearly Narrowsburg needs no mission
cries of the gospel of the new woman.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

The Australian Prime Minister said
at banquet speech few days ago: Il
fear there are thousands of Americans
who are willing to plunge the whole
Anglo. Saxon race into what would be
the most wanton and disastrous war OF
the century over few miles of fever
breeding jungle, where not one sane
citizen of the United States would send a
dog" Is it a weak claim to this wretched
region, by the way, that England has
refused to arbitrate?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

IT is not generally known that seltzer-
water takes it's name from the village Of
Lower Settlers, in Nassau, where several
springs, united in one basin, yield 5000
cubic feet an hour of the spark ing and
effervescing mineral water. Over a
million and half bottles are exported
yearly, bringing the State revenue of
over $50, 900. The value of the springs
was SO little realized, that two centuries
after they had been discovered they
were rented for four shillings year.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

The smallest six-weeks-old baby in
Connecticut is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Watson Van BerKerk of Essex. 1t is
one of twins. The other died shortly
alter birth. At the time of birth the
child which survives weighed one and a
half pounds. At the present time the
child weighs less than two pounds. Its
arms are so small that an ordinary finger
ring would go over them. 1t is thought
that the child will live.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

SOME residents of Brandon, VT, were
swindled in horse trade recently to
the extent of more than So. 800. Similar
swindles were, it is said, perpetrated in
several New England towns. A French
coach stallion of reputed finest blood
was bought by Il stock company for $2,-
500. The horse was sold last week for
$115. The swindlers were exceptionally
clever, and backed up their fraud in a
way that deco ived some very smart New
Highlander.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

In 1880 the United States exported
cheese to the value OF $12,17O,O00. In
1894 the United States exported cheese
to the value OF $7.18O,OOO decrease in
exports in fourteen years of forty per
cent. In 1880 Canada exported cheese
to- the value of 100000 In 1894
Canada exported cheese to the value of
$15 $780, 900 an increase in fourteen years
of nearly 400 per cent. In Canada the
manufacture of filed and skinned
cheese is prohibited by law, backed up
by strong public sentiment.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

How often do we try, and persevere in
trying, to make a sort of neat show
our neatR qualities, without anything
within to correspond, just like children
who plant blossoms without any roots
in the ground to make pretty show for
the hour! We find fault in our lives and
we cut off the weed, but we do not root
it up; we find something wanting in our
selves, and we supply it, not by sowing
the divine seed OF heavenly principle, but
by copying the deeds that the principle
ought to produce.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

THE laws of nature are just, but terri
BILE. There is no weak mercy in them.
Cause and consequence are inseparable
and inevitable. The elements have no
torbearance. The fire burns, the water
browns, the air consumes, the earth
buries. And perhaps it would be well
for our race if the punishment of crimes
against the laws of man were as inevita-
bic as the punishment of crimes against
the laws of nature-Were man as unerr-
ing in his judgments as nature.-Long-
fellow.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-12
Domestic.

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has signed the bill
prohibiting prize.fghting in the Territories
and in the District OF Columbia.
FRANCIS ScHLATTER, the eccentric healer,
was arrested as a vagrant at Redlands, Cal,
last Saturday. He refused to disclose his
identity.
TWENTY men who were repairing rail.
road bridge at Bristol, Conn, during the
heavy rains of last week, were swept into
the Pequatuck river, and twelve of them
were drowned.
CONSIDERABLE excitement prevails at
Perry, Oklahoma, over the efforts of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad peo-
pie to clear a right Of way through that city.
This right of way has had many settlers
upon it since the opening OF the strip, and
recently the district court decided the cases
between the railroad and the squatters in
favor of the railroad and fifty men with
moving apparatus commenced work last
Thursday Several houses are located on
the right of way. Some are business houses
some residences and warehouses. The
Perry Light and Water CompaDy's building,
which cost $4,000, is located there.
THE report of the special commission to
inspect and report on the route of the
Nicaragua Canal has been submitted to the
house. The report estimates the cost of the
construction of the canal on the low level
line at 1888, 472, 1896. The company's esti-
mates are shown to be on the low level line
S69, 1893, $50. The commission thinks the ex-
pense OF constructing the canal will be
about twice the amount that would be re.
Quired to build similar waterway in the
United Sta es owing to the adverse climatic
conditions the ineffective manual labor,
and the fact that the machinery cannot be
used again after the canal has been finished.