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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
CAPTURED WHILE ASLEEP.
An Escaped Recommendation
burg's Municipal Election.

WILLIAMSBURG. May g7.-(Special)-
The prisoner John Mourning. who was
convicted at the recent term Of York
court and given three years in the peni-
Tertiary, and who made his escape from
the courtroom, was caught by Sheriff
Thomas Phillips and a posse az his home
about four miles from Yorktown. Mourn
ing was asleep, and his house was sur
rounded before he had the least intima-
tion that his pursuers were near.
Major Hugh NJ. Waller, who suffered n
stroke Of paralysis of the entire right side,
is slightly improved to-day, but Is yet In
critical condition. His sisters, Mrs.
Page Morris and Mrs. Kate Laughrin, of
Lynchburg. and niece, Mrs. Standard. or
Durham, y. c. Q.ou Belle Morris that
was), are IN attendance at his bedside.
HOT CONTEST PROMISED.
The municipal contest which takes place
here tomorrow promises to be most hotly
contested by both parties. which means
the largest vote in a town election FOR
years. Both sides have made close
canvass. John L. Mercer is the Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor. The ReDub-
leans nominated DR.. Leonard Henley.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas L.3Bloxton have
had as their guests during the week at
their home. Russell, in York county Mr..
Ware Hosklns, of Midway, Essex county.
and Mr.. John Overton, OF Elizabeth city,
y. c.
Mr.. John Seymour returned last evening
from Richmond. where he attended as
delegate OF Surprise Lodge, |. O. O. c.,
the sessions Of the District Lodge, which
were held in that city.
WORK SUSPENDED.
Work was again suspended last eve
ming on the inhrmary building, in course
of construction at the Eastern State
Hospital, owing to lack of bricks. A car
load of bricks came i'm during the day,
and work was resumed this evening.
Rev. Bascum Dey. formerly OF this
town. now Of the Dinwiddie circuit, Is on
visit 10 his old home. Mr. Dey will
preach at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and night.
Blr. James McCaw, OF the Southern
Railroad Company, with headquarters IN
| Norfolk. arrived here this evening. and
| is stopping with his uncle. DR.. James ID,
| Moncure, Executive Building, East
/ Frances.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
Wooabcrrx FORCED Mfn..

a special received by the Dispatch last
4lght from Orange says: "Woodberry
Forest High School defeated Locust Dale
Academy here to-day by the score OF ~
70 In beautifully played game. Taylor
and Acorsini did the battery work for
Woodbury. while King Lawson and
1Agrande were In the points for Locust
Dale. Taylor pitched a beautiful game.
allowing only four hits to be made on
his delivery while the boys from Wood
| berry batted cut fourteen hits"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York Handicapped by Meektn.
LOng.Drawn-Ou Amir.

NEW YORK, May 2.Meekin gave thir-
teen bases on balls in eight innings to-
day. and was hit freely In the bargain.
This handicap was too much for the
New Works, who, though they batted
Young hard, could not win the game from
the Clevelands. The affair was long
drawn-out. and at it's conclusion scarcely
1900 persons were left OF the biz crowd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28

ASHLAND. VA. May Specially
Contract was awarded to-day by ~
Board OF Supervisors 10 -. i. smith.
representing the Western Firc?roof Metal
Company, for rendering the Clerks oiiie'
OF Hanover flreproof. The price =
$3.50 An annex or vault Will be added
and many other improvements made.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
ROANOKE WINS ANOTHER.
Portsmouth's National League
Pitcher Had TO He Lectur.d

ROANOKE. VA. May 27.-(specsal.) -
The prospect OF losing two games in sue
cession evidently made Portsmouth's
National-League pitcher very Sore and
lAmpe played the most discreditable bali
to-day that has characterized the game on
the Roanoke diamond for long time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
The FOURQUREAN- PRICE co.

very much divided two years ago. f. again
united soiidly. and conservative est-
mate places the majority for It's ticket
at 1000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
SCORE BY INNINGS.

. 81
Norfolk ....................0 3 02032 la
Petersburg ...............O 040O1 o s
Summary: Earned runs-Norfolk. 6;
Petersburg, 8. Two-base hits-McFarand.
Armstrong CD, Corbett, Wentz, Kelly.
Stanhope. Wild pitch-Quarles. Base on
balls-Of Pfanmiller. /; off Quarles. 8.
Struck out-By Pfanmiller. 4; by Quarles,
2. Hit by pitched ball-Turner. Stolen
bases-Turner go, Corbett. Quinn, Pfan-
miller. and Raffert. Left on bases-Nor-
folk. s; Petersburg. g. Double plays
Ffanmiler. Corbett, and Armstrong
Breen and Stanhope. Time of game-2
hours and 25 minutes. Umpire-Mr. Belts.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.
123i567S9

Richmond 49,. .........0 o sol l 0 O. 3
Summary: Earned runs-Lynchburg. 6;
Richmond. 4. Two-base hits-Pickering.
poian. McGann. McFarlan. Boland, Berte
fitzpatrick. Kahn. Three-base hits-Wil-
eon, SANFORD. Leahy. Home run MeGann.
Double plays-Kain. Pender. Wells; Leahy
and Little. Struck out-By McFarlan, g.;
by Fitzpatrick, l. Bases on balls-Off Nc
1Sarian. 2: off fitzpatrick, 1. Umpire
l MIR k<linx. -
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THE FOURQUREAN-
PRICE COMPANY
Ladies'
Summer
| Underwear.

We place on sale for Thursday. F.,
day, and Saturday some unusual vain,
in Ladies' Summer Underwear.
IL is the best Offering in these GOOD,
we have ever known, and every ono i. i,
choice value.
Ladies Swiss Ribbed Vests three lo,s
and each one at about the cost Of man,
facture.
The usual lie. grade for T..
The usuni 25c. grade for -
The usuni 3Dc. grade for D..
Ladies' Silk Vests, in White ana
Cream-three specials,
"oc'' FOE, 81.
Ladies' Fine Gauze Wool Vests lo,,
neck and no sleeves,
Ladies' sl.25 and s1.5O Colored 81,
Vests,
For Three Days, 75e.
Ladies sec. Lisle Vests.
For Three DAYS. 3,.
Ladies' Swiss Ribbed Vests, in small
sizes, -''''
For Three DAYS. 20
Lislo-Thread Equestrienne Ticb..
Black and White, open and closed ine,
and ankle length,
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SCORE BY INNINGS.

tersburg. O. Two-base hits-Ballentine
and Bowerman. Three-hase hits-Wentz
Passed balls-Bowerman, /: Stanhope l.
Hit by pitched ball-Kitsen. Struck out
BY Corbett. 3; by Kitsen. 5. Base on
balls-Off Corbett, 3: off Kitsen. s. Sac
rihce hits-Ramp and Dundon. Stolen
Observation-Disclosures CD, Dundon. Stanhope.
and Kitsen. Left on bases-Norfolk, g.;
Petersburg. 5. Double plays-Dundon.
Breen. and Raffert. 3. Time OF game-l
hour and 40 minutes. Umpire-Mr Belts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28

Old papers for sale al sc. hundred at
Dispatch office.
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SCORE BY INNINGS.
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Summary: Earned runs-Lynchburg, 4;
Richmond 3. Two-base hit-Zimmerman.
Th.ee-base hit-McGann, Home runs
NcGann. Dolan, and Sanford. Struck
out-By Boylan, 9, by Tannehill 6. Bases
on balls--By Boylan, 2; by Tannehill, l.
SECOND GAME.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
Boys Shirt Waists.

Boys SOC. Unlaundered White and
Colored Shirt Waists, pleated back and
front,
For Three Days, 3Sc.
Boys 75c. Shirt Waists, all nicely
Numbered, in white and colors,
For Three Days, Csc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
ROANOKE
SCORE BY INNINGS

Two-base hits-Keefer Williams. and Nc
Ghee. Stolen bases--Willis. Cockman,
Wrigley, Grove, Hargrove. McGhee, and
Mari Bases on balls-Off Lampe. !.
Struck out-By Willis. A: Lampe, 1. Pass
ed balls-Willlams. l: Rollins. !. wild
pitches-Willis. l. Time of game-1 hour
and so minutes. Umpire-Mr. Moss.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
Children's Hose,

Cbildren's Black Isle Hose, fine and
elastic,
25c,
Children's Black and White Socks
sizes 4 to Z, regular price 19c.,
Tor Three Days, 121-2c,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28
Ladies' Hosiery.

Ladies Black Lisle-Threai Hosa
ribbed and plain, the best 35c. value in
the market,
For Three Days. 25c. n Pair.
Ladies' 25c. Fine Black Cotton
2-Thread Hose, with double sole,
For Three Days. 17c.
Ladies Doc. Black and Tan Gauze
Hose,
For Three Days. 25c,
Mems Bicycle Hose, sizes % toll.
zoe. n Pair.
Misses Plain Black Hose, fine i'm.
ported 2-thread goods, regular prico
19c.,
Eor ma. ~. 80,
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COrSetS.

There is difference in the comfort
you get from Corseis. These are all
specially adapted for hot weather, and
the best of their kind.
Summer Ventilating Corsets,
soc, 81, -.
Linen Summer Corsets, delightfully."-
cool,
$3.50.
Madras Summer Corsets, very hglt
weight,
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Mems Furnishings.

A stock that is a store in itself. Many
new lines for to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-28

The greatest speech OF the session. so
far, was made by DIR. Woodrow. Among
other things he said, was: II do not
recognize the right OF the Church 10 bind
my conscience. Ii my conscience will,
not permit me TO obey the law OF the
Church. | have a simple remedy. / will
not obey. l will withdraw from the
Church. Charleston Presbytery cannot
come up here and say that II has con-
scientious reasons for not obeying the
constitution Of our Church. If 1t will not
obey. let II withdraw"
The whole afternoon was taken up by
this debate Most OF the speakers tx-
pressed themselves as opposed 10 the in
PRODUCTION OF the color line into the
Church courts, especially when there are
colored commissioners now on the floor
OF the assembly. The debate was still
in progress when the hour for recess was
reached. An effort was made to have a
Evening star., 1896-09-19

sky as clear as that Of Italy and all about
US rise the great shaft houses Of the work.
ing mines. In the nest or valley, winding
about In the shape Of q horseshoe, IL the
town OF Mercur. 1t contains 2,OOO people,
and 1t consists Of shanties running along
the one street which skirts the gully.
This street Is filled with men, the most Of
whom have their pants in their boots and
who wear no coats, their flannel shirts
being stuck into their trousers. At first
you think they are lazy, but you soon learn
that they are miners, and that the mines
work day and night, in eight-hour shifts,
SO that there are always men of duty walt
Ing for their turn to work. About Mercur
the mines are to be seen on all sides. At
Gate mines. Those rude, factory-like build
ings with what seem to be gravel banks
beside them are they.
that dust is worth $1b a ton as 1t lies out
there under the sky. Back and to the left
of the Golden Gate is the great Marion
mine. whose mill has been grinding up fifty
tons of rock day since 1893, and which
has three miles of tunnels through solid ore
with 100000 tons Of gold-bearing rock In
sight. Further on Is the Geyser mine, which
Is now producing fifty tons Of ore day at
a cost of N.77 ton, and adjoining them is
the Brickyard shaft houses, SO called be-
cause the mines connected with them are
under the site of an old brickyard. Facing
the Golden Gate mine behind you, several
miles down the canon, are the great Sun
shine works, where the golden blankets are
said to be seventy feet thick, and where
Evening star., 1896-09-19

that you may start your mine In places
where the vein shows out of the sides of
the mountains and dig on and on. taking
nothing but ore-bearing rock for miles.
The district as defined by its working
mines is known to be at least eight miles
long and at least 8 900 feet in width. 1t is
supposed to be much larger, and claims
have been taken up and holes have been
sunk for miles around. One man, we'll
known miner of Leadville Maj. Bohn be-
lieves that the blankets extend more than
seven miles In width, and he is sinking
shaft away over the mountain. almost
half mile further down in altitude and
seven miles away, in the Utah valley, on
sage brush prairie He says that he will
go down at least 1000 feet. and he then
expects to strike the golden blanket. Many
OF the miners are however, skeptical as to
his success, but should his theory prove
correct the riches of this district will be
beyond human conception and the rela-
tions of gold and silver the world over may
be changed by the result. As 1t is at the
most conservative estimate, the probabili-
ties are enormous. Three blankets Of gold
ore eight miles long and 5000 feet wide will
turn out riches hitherto unknown in gold
mining. The ore seems to grow richer as
the blankets dip down into the earth, and
the Golden Gate mines, which begin in the
valley in which the town Of Mercur is sit
uated. Utah miners Say are to be the big
gest mines of the world. Already s.. .OOO =
600 worth Of ore has been blocked out
within them, and within short time their
mills will be reducing this to bullion.
In Utnh's New Mining Camp.
But let us pay a visit to Mercur. It Is
only fifty-fve miles by rail from Salt
Lake City. and we may ride down the
Utah valley either over the Union Pacific
or the Denver, Rio Grande and Western
railroads to Fairfield. where we get the
wonderful standard gauge which by many
loops and winding turns drags US up the
mountains and lands US In the little nest In
the hills where the mining town of Mercuy
lies. We are now a mile and half above
the sea, and surrounded by some Of the
most beautiful scenery OF the United
States. The mountains are as gray and
silvery as the hills Of Greece. The sage
brush on their sides seems to be covered
with frost, and the bills are dotted with
flowers Of all colors. Above us shines a
Evening star., 1896-09-19
An Old Belief Shattered.

Margherita A. Hamm in Mail and Express
Ten years ago pet notion of ultra-con-
servative people was that If women ever
entered public life they would merely echo
the sentiments of their husbands. Nothing
has been more completely upset and over
whelmed by experience than this foolish
theory.
The last Illustration comes from Mon
tana. The republican state convention, 1t
Is reported, has named as a presidential
elector Mrs. E. Mallory, who is a ram
pant geld bug. Her husband, on the other
hand. is frantic silverite, and enjoys
nothing better than joint debate upon
the monetary question, in which he and
his better half espouse the affirmative and
negative views Of the problem.
At the St. Louis convention one of the
women delegates. an active populist work
er. was leader in the struggle in her own
district against the democratic organiza.
ton of which her husband was a member
of the executive committee
In both cases the difference merely serveJ
to increase the affectionate relations be.
tween husband and wife. It may be, after
all. that the old, philosophic rule is cor.
rect, namely. that opposites in characte,
and temperament attract each other with
more force than do likes.
Evening star., 1896-09-19

you did not know what it was you would
probably want to sell 1t for ashes. 1t looks
not unlike ashes. 1t Is, however, the
heaviest dust in the world, and when 1 was
given long-handled shovel and asked to
lift shovelful 1 anticipated no trouble.
I drove the shovel easily into the dust, but
lifting it was like lifting so much lead. 1
found that there were twenty pounds of
weight at the other end of the handle, and
upon asking, VI as told that there were about
$3.50 worth Of gold in that which l raised
from the ground. The ore is so reduced.
and this dust Is then sent to the refining
furnaces to be turned into pure gold.
In the Catacombs of the Mercur.
The Mercur Mining Company owns 1GO
acres of land on the side of the mountain
above the town. and it is believed that
there Is gold under the whole 16O-acre
farm. Think Of a quarter section of land
underlaid with three blankets Of gold-bear-
ing rock lying one on top of the other. Let
each blanket run from five to thirty feet
in thickness and let there be a blanket of
shale or limestone between the golden
blankets and you have some idea Of the
Mercur mne So far, wherever the ground
has been pierced 1t has struck the gold. and
this Is the same with nearly every other
piece OF mining property in the eight t-mile
stretch which I have described. The up
per blanket Is not quite so thick nor does
1t average quite as much gold as the two
below and still 1t carries about five dollars
Woi III VI soiu " tic tou. LII one place tney
have gone through the blanket lengthwise
1900 feet, and at others they have run
| out into the blanket at right angles a dis
| tance OF 1,0OO feet. I was shown places in
which the gold crops out in the side of
the mountain. and I walked into a tunnel
which had begun thus at the surface and
which went down, down. down for 1000
feet; The blankets Of ore dip at an angle
| Of 60 degrees and they spread out in a
wavy shape over the Territory.
The tunnel which we entered was high
and wide 1t was cut, as have said, right
out Of the ore and as we went down into
the earth we found on each side Of US great
whole making me think Of the catacombs
| near Rome. Some Of these chambers were
SO large that you might put the Capitol al
Washington inside Of them. Some have
many stories. the floors being upheld BY
Evening star., 1896-09-19

great timbers the structure being built up
ward as the gold ore il taken out. The
tunnels were 80 wide that We could walk
through them without STOPPING, and so high
that we appeared at times to be passing
through vaulted corridors. Every few yards
we passed openings where other tunnels
quite as wide jutted of, and in many places
there were spouts or chutes down which
the ore was rolled and loaded into the cars
by gravity. Every tunnel had Its railroad
track within It, and here and there we
found cars loaded with ore. There were
hundreds of miners at work dressed in blue
oyeralls blue shirts and slOuch hats Each
man had q pick with him, and each carried
a curious candlestick Of steel, which looked
like q ring fastened to what looked to be an
immense knitting needle and of such a ma
ture that q man could stick the handle OF
the candle into the earth. In some places
men wern drilling, and In others they were
getting ready to blast with dynamite.
Mining With Your Fingernails.
In all Of the tunnels and in every room
the gold-bearing rock was pointed out to
us. AS we looked we could see how easily
and how chearly it could be gotten out. In
some places the strata is like clay, and you
can scratch it off with your fingers. I took
out my penknife and dug out the soil con-
tanning the ore. Think of mining gold with
your fingernails Still, that is what might
be actually done in some parts OF this mine.
In other places the gold is in a part of the
| gravel or crushed quartz. You could easily
dig it down with pick. Again 1t Is found
Evening star., 1896-09-19
The Result Was the Same.
From the Detroit Free Press.

The little boy whose head has tendency
to bulge out at the top like a mushroom,
owing, as his parents truly believe. to the
extraordinary amount of knowledge 1t con-
tains. was gazing gravely at his father, who
was making his breakfast Off ice water.
People change a good deal when they
grow up don't they?" the boy observed.
"Of course" his mother answered.
"And yet they're very much the same
after ALL" he continued musingly.
What are you talking about?"S
About grown men and boysss When a
boy goes out and eats whatever he wants
and pays no attention to what anybody
says, the next day he has stomach ache"
Every cften."
"And when a grown man goes out to a
banquet, the only difference is that the
next morning he has a headache. The ache
seems to move around, but it's there, just
the samo."
Evening star., 1896-09-19

the miners work right into the ore from
the start. In these mines 100000 tons OF
ore are blocked out, and some parts Of the
Rold-bearing rock can be reduced for less
than a dollar a ton. Near this is the Over
land property, which is largely owned by
ex-Congressman George w. Dorsey. who,
by the way, Is one of the shrewd investors
here; and to the right Of you, away up on
the side Of the mountain. you see the shaft
houses and dumps Of the great .Mercur
mine, one Of the first gold mines which was
opened up, and probably the largest pro
ducer of ill in the camp today. Out OF II
has already been taken more than a mill
ion dollars worth of gold, and it has paid
its stockholders more than 100000 In divi-
dends
How Some Nebrasknns Made MILLIONS.
The story of the Mercur is as romantic
as that of the treasures Of Monte Cristo
Six years ago its chief owners were COM
paratively poor men in the little town of
Fremont, Neb. Its president, Mr.. John
Dern, about score of years ago. was driv-
ing a team in lumber yard. He was
poor German, but he saved his money and
at the time he invested in this mine he
was venture. worth not more than AO,oOO
or $4,000. Today his income runs into the
thousands a month, and l doubt whether
he would sell his interest in this mine
alone for a million. 1t was with him that
] went through the mine, and from him
/ got the story Of Its development one OF
the Fremont men knew that this Mercur
rock contained gold. He got up COM
paDy of Nebraskans and they bought the
property for about $4,000. They worked 1t
with experienced miners, but though the
assayers told them there was gold in the
rock they could not get 1t out. They
wasted thousands of dollars In trying to
reduce tie ore by quicksilver. but failed.
Then they tried the cyanide process and
again failed. The rock when reduced to
flour became pasty and dough-like and
the solution of cyanide and water would
not percolate through 1t. At last as an
experiment, instead of crushing the rock
to flour they put 1t into the pans in Jumps
of about the size of a pea and in this
shape run the cyanide solution oyer 1t.
This solved the problem. The cyanide
solution soaked into the crushed gravel
ard carried away the gold. They have
now here one of the biggest cyanide mills
in existence, and though they still lose
about II per cent Of the gold they get
enough out of the rock to give them an
enormous profit.
The ore as 1t IS taken from the earth has
no sign of gold about it. Such of 1t as Is
ground into a powder looks not much diff
ferent from the dust Of limestone road
and after 1t has gone through the cyanide
| solution the gold which Is taken out 1:
mixed up with lot of dust. which looks
for all the world like the scrapings Of soap
stone After going through the mill wa:
shown lot of this golden dust. If tht
same material was in your backyard ant
Evening star., 1896-09-19
Gladness Comes

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ical ills, which vanish before proper ef.
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If in the enjoyment Of good health,
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