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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

~ haMPIoN. Va. June Especial
Inc Dunai or Elizabeth. Infant daughter
VI Mr' james McMenamin. who died sat-
orudy hiSht took place in ST. John,s
'e.netery' sunday afternoon. at o'clock
N'ss La'inia richardson. daughter OF
=, yo'oiei luchardson. OF Fredericksburg.
~. "a, - ,he guest OF Major and Mrs. A. j.
place. " '''is
Mrs. A. J. Wattels, OF somerse,
Orange county. Va, passed throngs
Hampton Saturday en- route for Rel,.
Haven. whore she hai been summoned nv
telegram 70 her son, A. NJ. 'Wa,telIs
who had been thrown from a bug,r, and
injured IL is feared seriously.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
ITD TOR mr. IRMENIINS
A Mas.-Mceting to be lie d atthe Academy
of Music NeNt sunday.

The committee OF tho Ministerial Union
appointed rO proside plan 10 help the
unfortunate Armenans held a meeting
Yesterday about noon IN the parlOr Of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
N 20 sdeclded 10 hod a mass meeting In
behalf of the Armenians az the Academy
OF Music next Sunday afternoon az )
o'clock Governor OFerrall has been in
vitei 20 address the meeting, and it IS
hoped that he will consent 20 do so.
Mr. Joseph Bryan. Right. Rev. John u.
NetOn. bishop co-adjutOr Of the Diocese
of irewinia. and Rev. George Cooper. ID.
T.. pastor of the First Baptist church,
have consented 90 mako speeches.
There il Dee singing OF an attractive
kind. and the exercises will be apprO-
PIRATE 10 the object for which the meeting
will Dee held.
The fund for the Armenians whie
pro,yfng slowly. has mot increased as
much a. tho ministers expected or Is de-
manled by the situation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
rBElR CLOSING ExERcIsEs.
Celebration OF the 1Iu Sigma Rho and
philolngian societies.


Philologian societies.
The 1lg Sigma Rho aud Phllologian Lit
eHry Societies OF Richmond College held
t.rir annual celebration last night at the
college. Tho speakers were Charles 4.
ArlIy, suiltafOrau. j. ii. BiufOrd. PhilO-
l0rlan orator. %. d. Hanson, law class
orator. ~. q. F0Ike-. Alu sigma Rho ora
tor. c. O.. Mcdaniel. yeledictoran.
Each OF these young gentlemen acquit-
t.I himself i'm high degree Of credit.
and he'd the attention OF the entire audi
ence which was large one. and included
many prominent people. During the eX-
ercises Of the evening msuic was dis
cOurscd at intervals.
The anuuasdluner Of the Alumni As
s0c'ati0u OF the college Will be held at the
jefferson Hotel this evening. Guests viii
assemble from q 90 1.i0. ~ which hour
promptly dinner viii be served. After
dinner ths i he brief business ses-
sion aud some infOrmal speechmaking.
The members OF the Alumni Associa
ton are the hosts and not the guests on
this occasion and vii not. therefore. eN-
pect 90 receive special cards or invita-
ton. They viii De expected 70 attend
without further notice.
Dr. r. H. pitt Is the president DIV
i. Mathews the secretary, and NJ. Q. NJ
Hazen Bon Air the treasurer OF the
association
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

Forty members OF tho Richmond Lodge
OF EIks went 90 Norfolk Sunday 10 at
teul the annual decoration exercises of
Norfolk Lodge 30. IS. The members left
ON special car attached 20 the Trlby
excursion.
Tie following cities were represented:
RchmonI Portsmouth, PETERSBURG Berk-
ley. York. Pa. Trenton. \. j., Baltimore.
and Washlngton In all there were about
five hundred visiting Elks. and the cere-
monies at the cemetery were most I'M
pressive.
During the service the temporary plat
form erected for the occasion collapsed,
almost causing a panic, bur fortunately
none were hurt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

The Ladies' Aid Society OF the Man.
chester Presbyterian church have just
received word that the bath houses. pa
wilton, and track at Buckroe Beach Will
BE- for the first time ready for visitors on
the day Of their excursion.
Trair runs direct 10 Buckroe Beach
aal Ola Point, starting from the Chesa-
peAlse and Ohio depot Tuesday. June :3d.
a. s o'clock A. NJ: the Southern depoi.
Manchester. at O'Clock A. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

The summer school OF the University
College O Medicine held a banquet at
Mu' rhys as> night. The following gen
tie nen were present.
Irs. > NJ. Wlnfrec: Arthur Gordon;
A. L. Wexford; ID. X. Sims. John 3.
Wirn. James Elicit. X. T.. Franklin; w.
W Psyser. J. W. Henson, J. s. Crane.
Bell DeaecG: Harkers
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

FREDERICKSBURG. VA, June l5.-
Special.-Mr. Henry s. Blank. a merchant
OF Ruther Glen. Caroline county shot ana
killed himself with % shotgun in his
store. al that place to-day eftas alone
when the deed was committed.
His friends We're greatly shocked when
they heard OF rhe rash act and can
ascribe no reason other than the deeeas-
ed had been in a desp0nlent condition
for a week on two
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
District schools Closed

The closing exercises Of the district
schools ere held al their respective builds
Yesterday at noon. I'm most OF them the
exercises consisted OF the formal delivery
10 pupils OF tickets showing per cent and
average attained during the year. At
some there were farewell songs and &c.
citationS. - -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

WASHINGTON. June lJ.-Treasury
gold reserve az the close Of business to-
day stood at Sl02 753. ls5. The days with
draWals were S9l,10O.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
RANGE on THERMOMETERS.

The following was the Thermometer re-
port at The Times Office yesterday:
Q A. NJ. 60 l-2: Il NJ. y: 3 i. NJ. ~:
p. NJ. 70; p. NJ. 60: ie NJ. 81; average,
II 10
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16
wEArnER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON. June l5.-rThe following
is the weather forecast for Tuesday,;
Virginia and North Carolina -GsncraAB
fair: southeasterly windA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

Mrs William T.. BraNton is the guest Of
Mrs. George ~ West During the re-
union Mn West viii have as her guests
Misses Msrls Page Williams and Mary
Williams. Qf Lypehburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

Mr Grifiiu W Halland. the debater. was
next on the programme ani delivered an
or4tion after which President Bulntt pre-
sentef both the orator and dcbater with
handsome $50 gold medals
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-16

There was a wholesale washing Of Re-
publican soiled linen al the meeting this
evening Of the New York relegation. II
began with passage at arms between
Chairman Lauterhach and Anson McCook.
and was followed by a sensational attack
by Warner Miller on ex-senator Plat.
Stm more sensational. n anything, were
the utterances Of Thurlow, Weed Barnes.
and John Rainos. who unitediy spoke
for Alr. Plat, and who pictured Mr. Miller
a sneaking into the delegation with a
knife In his sleeve and as being faithful
in nothing and faithiess in everything.
The herald., 1896-08-23

Young clerks and others who have the
look of not being able to stand a nights
losses are politely refused admittance
by the manager. The usual form is:
| I'VE are very sorry. sir, but we do not
know YOU" There is no use in flashing
a big roll and assuming high and
costly mein. These managers are ac-
customed TO the sight of big rolls and
bluffs have no effect upon them what
ever.
The second gambling place of impor-
tance is John Days Long Branch club,
situated on the Ocean drive. half way
between the village and the Elberon
line. 1t is a question whether John
DAILY is backing the place this season,
as in the winter he practically decided
to go out of business. owing to the
strength of the reform wave. He had
two places in New York which he had
maintained for years. One of them at
No. Barclay street. within few doors
of the city hall and postoffice. was kept
open in the day time. The uptown place,
at No. SO West Twenty-ninth street,
was kept open at night. He closed both
places during the Parkhurst furore, but
kept everything in readiness for year
and a half TO open the doors at q mo-
ment's notice. Like many others he
could have kept open had he wished
to employ a dozen spies TO watch the
police, but he refused TO do this. On
this subject he said. Il do not believe
in outposts and spies, and will not have
them around me-" He gave his word to
the police not to open up, and they be-
lieved him. For many years DAILY was
the partner of David Gideon in racing
stable, some of their most famous horses
being DR.. Rice, Walter, keenan, and
Ramapo. The latter is now in Eng
land, winning races for Enoch Wishard.
Doc" Slater's Ocean club faces the
iron pier and is in the center of the vii
lage, at the corner of Broadway and
Ocean avenue. The gardens surround
ing it are beautifully kept, and the house
has broad verandas covered with thick
vines.
The New York club is located in the
center of Elberon. in the mansion owned
by the late Daniel Dougherty, and not
far from the villa in which President
Garfield died. The cottage in which
General Grant used to spend his sum-
mers is also within short distance.
All four of these places are filled with
fine paintings, costly tapestries and
statuary. The paintings owned by
Doc" Slater are particularly fine The
frescoings in Phil Daly's place cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000 Phil DAILY
is said to be worth over a million, John
Daily has close to that figure. and Slater
has good half million. Fitzgerald is
the poorest of the big four" but he is
young in the business
The herald., 1896-08-23

of the four, and it also has the best To-
cation for Turing the unWary. 1t is To-
Gated on the line between Elberon and
Long Branch, the most favorable spot
on the Jersey coast. The great white
structure, with its green blinds, vine
covered verandas and gilded domes is
in the center of garden gorgeous with
splashing fountains, symmetrical hedges
veleVty grass, flower covered bushes and
rare plants. There are two main en-
frances. One leads into the restaurant
hall and the other, after a short turn
to the right, leads into the great, dimly-
lighted saloon, where groups of men are
scattered about, each group represent
ing either a faro or roulette layout. If a
man has anything to say here he says it
in a whisper. The carpets are so thick
and soft that a footstep cannot be heard
The only sound is the dealers voice, an
occasional rattle of chips, the walirl of
the roulette wheel and the clatter of the
marble as it swiftly circles the little
grooves.
The herald., 1896-08-23

There has been no heavy betting in
any of the places this year, and the
owners are just as well pleased They
90 not care for the patronage of plum
gers, as they run the risk of losing a pot
OF money. The small average bettor
who comes into the place with limit
to his losses-$20, $50. $1O0 or $200-is the
man they like to deal with
Such men usually lose, but If they hit
a winning gait they are satisfied to dou-
Bile their money. They come back the
next night and lose 1t again. and some-
thing besides. This class, and 1t is the
general one. is made up of business men
who satisfy periodical hunger for
sight of the green cloth by losing $50 or
500. These men can usually afford to
lose these amounts two or three times
year, but if they could not afford the
loss they would not be welcomed at any
of the places.
A stranger can enter any of the club
houses. provided he II we'll dressed.
The herald., 1896-08-23

a heavy hirsute growth on the back Of
his hands.
"Oh, just want to show you how fool
ish man is to shave himself" an
swered the doctor.
what will you do?'
Just drop little Of this liquid on the
back Of your hand. 1t won't hurt a
bit.''
With this assurance the reporter held
out his hand. The doctor poured three
Or four drops of the liquid on the part
where the hair grew thickest and rub
bed it over space about the size Of
half dollar.
Hurt any?"
'No. but it smells like antiquated hen
fruit"
That's nothing but sulphur laughed
the doctor. Now watch" he said
Then he rubbed his finger over the
moistened place on the reporters hand
and every hair was removed cleaner
than razor could take it off.
will it ever grow again?" anxiously
asked the newspaper man as soon as he
recovered from his establishment.
"Not unless you want it to-" answered
the doctor. IF you use this preparation
seven times more I'll guarantee that
you'll never have any hair on the back
of your hands. Look at mine," he said,
holding up = pair Of hands that were as
The herald., 1896-08-23

footsteps of that veteran All four join
ed issue and came to some arrangement
with the local authorities One of the
details of this is that no native Of The
Branch" can play in the palaces. This
same rule prevails at Monte Carlo. and
if any of the subjects OF that tiny prin-
clpality attempt to break it they are
placed in jail for a suitable term.
IN former years the native could enter
and play any of the games of chance
with the same freedom afforded the Wis
ltor, but now he can only stand in the
graVeled walks outside and kick his
heels against the fence, while hungeling
Tor taste of the pleasures within.
II these four houses had been kept
closed this summer 81, 500, 900 worth of
property would have been idle. This is
a conservative estimate of the combined
value of the real estate. buildings ana
furnishings, and the latter represents
more than half of the total.
PHIL DALY'S PLACE
Phh Dalys house ie the best known
The herald., 1896-08-23
some SEDUCTIVE LARS
OF the Tiger Who Is Not Dead
Yet at Long Branch
A POWERFUL "BIG FOUR "
The Favorite Gambling Palaces of East.
ern High Flyers
Tho Native Must Not Play Roulette or Faro,
but the Visitor Is Cordially In
vited Within

LONG BRANCH, Aug. 21.-The rou-
1ette wheels are Whrling, the faro boxes
are emitting fortune and misfortune the
cards are snuflling, the fountains are
playing, electric lights are Glttering,
fine supperS are eaten and the sleek
coated tiger is crunching away al his
victims.
A short time ago many people consld-
cred this place to be as dead as Julius
Caesar. They reached this conclusion
because 1t was authoritatively, judicial
". officially firmly and vigorously stat
ed by the officers of Monmouth county,
state of New Jersey, that gambling
would not be permitted this summer.
The sheriff made public what he would
do il any one attempted to run gam
bling house; the district attorney pic
tured the dismal fate of the owners of
the gambling house, and the sentencing
judge dilated upon the magnitude Of
the punishment which would descend
upon the heads of the people brought
before him charged With running gam
bling house.
This was month and half ago.
Today four of the finest gambling pal
aces in the country are wide open, and
the tiger is growing fatter every hour.
Times may be hard throughout the
length and breadth of the land. but the
habitations of the striped beast seem Sc
cure against the encroachments of tight
four places each night to start a national
bank. But the number of visitors to the
lairS is not as large a. in former years.
and the proprietors can tell glib stories
of the hard times, Just like any one else.
They are not losing money by any
means, but where they made $1,000 five
years ago they make 500 now, and they
gre glad to get it.
Until within the past few weeks none
of them imagined that they could safely
open their doors to players. Just what
produced the Kaleidoscope change in the !
official mind of Monmouth county is a !
matter of conjecture but it was prob |
ably the immense influence welded i'll !
local affairs by the owners of the gam
bling houses. These latter are the Penn |
sylvania club, owned by Phil DAILY; the |
Long Branch club. owned by John DAILY. |
the New York club, owned by William |
L. Fitzgerald, and the Ocean club, own
ed by the genial and cultured Doc
Slater, the friend of many an old-time |
Washington statesman, and a man who |
regards the conduct of gambling house |
as a responsibility as sacred as that of
managing a savings bank
In fact three of the four men, John
DAILY, Phil DAILY and Doc Slater. are solil
substantial men, who would no more
risk the danger of arrest than the head
of a great mercantile institution would.
w. l.. Fitzgerald, the owner Of the
fourth house, is practically d new conner
in the field compared with the others.
but he was brought up in gambling
school where the lines We're drawn fair
and square. For many years he was the
manager of Phil Daly's Pennsylvania
club. and he follows faithfully in the
The herald., 1896-08-23
Notions

Curling Irons. best quality ....., .. Sc
y afr Pins, best quality per bunch ......... 1c
Hair Pins. special assorted cabinets ..... &c
White Linen Collars, regular SC and 20c exc
White Linen Cuffs. regular l.isc and l5c.. . SC
Clothes Brushes good values at Csc. .. I5c
Toilet Combs, good metal backs, extra
Pocket Combs, regular 10c :. ...... .... sc
Ruchings all colors and white, regular &c
anu Saru 1OC
Choice line Gold Plated Initial stick Pins AZ
Tooth Brushes superfine bristles - SC 10 lOc
Odd lot OF Dress shields, all sizes &C. l0c I5c 20c
SIX Belts, with hand-cut buckles, only 25c
cutting prices on dolls odd lines DC l5c o0c 25c
Kid Gloves, several odd lines. mostly small
sizes, worth up to 81 90 pair, close out at. 2Sc
The herald., 1896-08-23
A SACRIFICE FOR SCIENCE

Eyes, lots of them, mostly women who
were afflicted with hirsute growths on
their upper lips. A week orr so ago 81
lady who had very prominent mus
tache removed came back, accompanied
by another woman, and asked if / could
also remove the hair from her arms She
explained that she felt embarrassed
when she went in bathing. / accommo-
dated her."
Doesn't the preparation injure the
skin?"
mo. 1t is of purely vegetable compo-
sition, excepting sulphur. / don't mind
saying that only sulphur and the ex-
tracts of four barks are used do not
pretend to manufacture it for SALE AS
a physician l appreciate it's usefulness
in all cases where it is necessary to re-
move the hair from the head, as in thu
operation of trephining. 1t might be a
boon to women who are afflicted with
The herald., 1896-08-23
THE ENEMY OF Wh|SkERy
A Local Physician Discovers q
Substitute for RazorS
HAS NO USE FOR BARRIERS
fiirsute Excresceuces Removed While
You Wait
The nsrvelous fixture VIII Taa . Dogs
Hide. Clean Carpets and Blot
Out Blemlshes
HAS NO USE FOR BARRIERS

The days Of worry for women with
Whiskers are over and men who are
short of time or money can scratch the
barber off their visiting list.
Yesterday afternoon one of Los An
geles' wellknown physicians dropped
into the office of The Herald and there
was a merry twinkle in his eye as he
drew, small vial from his pocket and
said to a repoter: Hold out your
hand, back up"
"Why?" asked the newspaper man
who is rather proud than otherwise of
The herald., 1896-08-23
Fixing the Date

A timid-looking woman, who had evil
IDENTIFY never before been on the witness
stand, was being badgered and harrass-
ed into state of perplexity by smart
young lawyer, who finally said:
Now, madam, how do you know that
this quarrel between the plaintiff and
the defendant took place on the 18th day
of March,"
Because I know it happened then"
she replied meekly.
"Ah. but how do you know it?"
We'll, l-I-I- know it happened that
day"
"Ah! my good woman, that won't do.
We must have proof that it occurred
that very day. The date must be fixed.
Can't you fix the date?'
well, don't know as I cam
did anything else happen that day
that don't happen any other day at your
house or that may not happen tomor-
row."
After moments hesitation she said
brightly:
" Yes, sir"
"Ah, indeed! What please?"
81 had pair of twin boys born on that
day. sir. New York World.
The herald., 1896-08-23

Father Stojalowski. the Polish Christian
socialist who was recently suspended from
his -priestly functions by the papel nuncio
at Vienna, is going to run for the reich
srath in q district now represented by Z
priest.
The herald., 1896-08-23

free from the sign of hair as a babv'.
cheek. Just to prove that they were
not always that way he showed where
hehad let the long. heavy growth of
hair remain on one of his wrists.
Il can take the hair off a dog and tan
MS hair at the same time without hurt
ing him bit with this stuff" continued
the doctor, Il think 1 can kill the trade
in Chihuahua dogs, for 1 can take any
breed and in week that dogs back will
have no more hair than billiard ball"
Have you tried it on many people?"
The herald., 1896-08-23

The editor of the New York Sun reports
having asked Henry Watterson in Paris If
he did not intend to be in America. on the
day of the presidential election. mo, not
fools and the frauds have 1t out between
themselves"
The herald., 1896-08-23
Black Dress Goods

10 pieces Black Brocade Mohair. So inches
wide, extra nice material, good pat All
terms and finely finished materi- IIO
ais bought 10 sell at 4tc yard. III AZ
THIS WEEKS PRICE .......... L.
60 pieces Black Sicilian, brocsded in pretty
floral designs. high lustre, suitable 40
for street wear and is very service N ~
able, will not hold dust; worth 75c. ~ECA
THIS WEEK ONLY ...............
IS inch Fine Serge. 35c. Who ever heard OF
such an offering? All wool. fine text -
ure, handsome finish; this will sell L h ~
again at soc the yard after this sale. eyovA
THIS WEEK THROUG H.......-..
Big Bargain in Fine Blacks, fancy wool and
Mohar mixtures; they're creating @@
sensation, too: unm atchahle at s1.0o HO
the yard: handsome texture and ~
pretty designs THIS WEEK ONLY
Black Brocade Mohar, strictly all wool, very
II $'S 35C
Innings
silesla. good quality, ss -
inches wide, good IN
skirt lining: ~
the yard, only ..........................
Fibre Chamois, 70 inches -
wide fine quality; In
reg ular Fac grade. ~
sale.......-. ...........'...........
Percniine, fancy watered, ~
very soft. fine quality; "U
regular soc. Av"
Sale NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Cotton Canvas, SO inches wide, rn
good qu ality, best HnA1
skirt stihening. ~"
OIIy Observation-Disclosures.