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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
DIR. MCCARTHY ELECTED
TO sCCcEED HIMSELF As PHTSf-
CiAN 10 FIRE DEPAKTMENT.
The Board OF Fire Commissioners Decide
to. Buy New EnGine-several
Changes In the Department.

DIR. Edward Mccarthy was last night
reelected physician TO the Fire Depart
ment by the Board OF Fire Commission
ers. DR.. Mccarthy was elected on the
nrst ballot. receiving four votes. DR.. VIII
liam II. Parker received two votes. but
DIR. McCarthy's election was made I'M
animous. -
THOSE PRESENT.
The members of the Board present
were CAPTAIN j. ii. Frischkorn. president;
Messrs. George W. Taylor, vice-president;
Charles +. Taylor. j. l.. Levy, l.. c. Jen-
klns and ]. II. Sheppard.
captain Frischkorn and Mr.. Taylor
were unanimously reelected president
and vico-president respectively.
Tho designations of Messrs. r. p. Mon
sci and 4. ID. Davidson, substitutes re-
spectively of Steamer Companies Nos. )
and 4. were accepted.
The Board decided TO purchase a new
second size Id France engine at cost
Of $500 This will be placed at head
quarters and other engines shifted around
and the old one belonging to No. viii
be remodellcd.
Mr. NJ. H. Kelley. runner OF Company
No. 3. was elected permanent station mar
and W. +. Gathright made hoseman at
call TO succeed him
DIrTIES OF PHYSICIAN.
The only change made In the duties Of
the physician to the Fire Department.
was TO require him to attend substitutes.
The usual bills and pay roll were ap-
proved.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
WAGES RAISED.

FAIRMONT. W. VA. July II. Tho opo-
rators OF the seventeen mines in TINS
county which constitute the Fairmont
coal region on which the result OF the
great miners strike rests, gave an ad-
vance Of five cents a ton to-day 10 all
the men.
This increase in wages with the five
cents given the men on wednesday,
brings tho price TO forty cents ton run
ming coal. which is thirteen cents more
on the ton than the Pennsylvania and
Ohio miners are striking for when the
difference Of railroad rates and screening
are taken into consideration.
Notwithstanding this advance. the SYM
pathies OF many Of the miners in this re-
gion arc with the strikers. and although
the organizers, four OF which are already
I'm this region. will have n hard battle If
they succeed in getting the men out, that
may be tho final result.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13

The jefferson, Richmond, Va. Is con-
Quoted strictly upon the European plan
for the summer months, with cafe charges
as moderate as any first-ciass restaurant
in the State. Good rooms can be had for
81 80 per day and upwards.
WISE MEN KNOW IT IS folly 10 build
on a poor foundation. Relief obtained by
deadening symptoms is short. Hood S
Sarsaparilla cures and gives lasting
health.
HOODS PILLS act easily and prompt
" on the liver and bowels. Cure sick
headache. --.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
ONE OF TWO WAYS.

The bladder was created for one pur-
pose. namely, a receptacle for the urine.
and as such Il is rot liable TO any FORM on
disease except oy one Of two ways ne
first way Is from imperfect action or the
kidneys Tho second way Is from care
less local treatment Of other diseases
CHIEF CAUSE.
Unhealthy urine from unhealthy KID
uoys is the chief cause Of bladder rou-
blcs SO the womb. Ike the bladder va
created for one purpose. and II not doctor
ca too much is not liable TO weakness or
disease. except In rare cases. II - STU
ated back OF and very close TO the DiSu-
der therefore any pain, disease OF M
convenience manifested in the kuneNS'
back. bladder or urinary passage Is oiten'
by mistake. attributed 70 female Wcah
moss or womb trouble OF some sort. ne
error IS easily ma ie and may be as easliy
avoided. To ind out correctly. SET YOU
urine aside FOR twenty-four hours se1-
lment or settling indicates kidney CT pElu-
der trouble The mild and the eXtraoroi-
nary effect Of DR.. Kilmcrs swamp hoot,
the great kidney and bladder remedy u
soon rellizel. " you need medicine you
should have the best At DRUGGISTS my
cents and one dollar. You may nave
sample bottle and pamphlet. both sent
free by mail Mention The Daily. 1imeS
and send your address TO DR.. Nilmer "
Co. Binghamton. y Y. The proprietois
OF this paper guarantee the genulheio9'
OF this Offer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-13
EFFORTS TO ARBITRATE.
the STRIKE SILL CAUSES COAL
10 ADFINCE.
Tho Operators i'm tho fairmont Coal
Region Gave an Advance OF rivo
Cents Ton Yesterday.

PITTSBURG. PA. July l2.-The miners,
strike is causing the price or coal 10 sun
advance. and to-day it was selling AT sl.~
an increase OF 10 per cent. since the com
meDcement OF the struggle. Inc feature
to-day in matters pertauing TO the STRIKE
was the presence in the city or the JOINT
Arbitration Board. who are endea'orlng
10y every means possible TO bring to a
peaceable conclusion the strife now In
progress.
the board held Informal sessions to-day
and in the Intervals interviewed quite a
number OF operators, the big majority OF
whom are In favor OF arbitration piCVlu-
Ell all OF the operators will abide by the
decision rendered
one of the dissenters is W. 7. Dearmltt'
Presioent OF the New York and Cleve-
land Gas Goa! Company lie declares he
has nothing to arbitrate and says me
STRIKE is the result Of the machlht''ohs oi
politicians q,
BLUEFIELD. w VA. July r.
Agitators from the great coal strike are
in this field and tomorrow may see the
Flat Ton Miners lay down their tools and
stop work.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
BROWN REPEATS HIS CONFESS
SION.
Offers No Word OF Extenuation TO His
Congregation In Chicago.

Offers No Word OF Extenuation TO His
Congregation In Chicago.
Chicago. C. o. Brown of the
Green-street Congregational Church
reiterated before an audience that
flled the church to the doors the con.
fessions that he had made a week be-
fore in San Francisco, which were a
partial admission of guilt under the
charges upon which the Bay Confer.
ence dismissed him from its rank two
years ago. He offered no word of ex.
tenuation and did not express the hope
of finding defenders. He said that for
two years he posed in a false attitude
before the public of Chicago, which
had been kind and encouraging to him.
not even one person here asking him
the question, Were you guiltyy'
The strongest structures of the Chi
csRo press, he declared, If the press
desired to make use of structures con.
corning him, would be only what he
deserved, not only for his guilt, but
for his having abused the kindness
shown him by all the daily papers.
de said that in San Francisco the
editor of one of the papers told him
that II he made the confession he pro.
posed to make he would be mobbed.
de vehtured the confession, but instead
OF a mob be was greeted by men who
had been his friends before the expul.
sion from his pulpit and from the Bay
Conferences. He did not ask as much
from Chicago, but made the confession
Notwithstanding.
Green street church is to PASS upon
the resignation Of its pastor next Wed,
nesday. 1t is said among some Of his
friends that If he is allowed to resume
the pulpit he will do so with the in
tention of remaining there SO long ss
his services are desired, no matter
what Inducements in other fields NAV
open themselves to him.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
HOLDS THE KEY.
Uncle Sam a Most Important
Factor in the Far East.
NOW HAS A POSITION IN THE FIGHT.
Russia, Germany and France Actively
Negotiating for the support of
the United States.

New York.-The Berald's Washing
ton correspondent sends the following:
The United States is more of factor
in the game of international politics
which is now in progress ovsr affairs
in the east than is generally under
stood. All the great European powers
are seeking TO ascertain the attitude
of this country ON the great eastern
problem. and until that is known there
will be no move on the international
ehessboard.
Your country has a commanding
position in the big fight that is going
on and by shrewd diplomacy ought to
be able to obtain almost any conees-
sions in the east that are desired"
These declarations were made by one
of the ablest members of the diplo.
matte corps in Washington, a man
whose country occupies a neutral posi-
tion in regard to the eastern question,
during the course of an extended inter-
view on the general situation as he
views it through unbiased spectacles.
There can be no doubt" this
diplomatist continued, that the great
European powers are planning for
further acquisitions of territory in the
East. How much further they will go
depends in large measure upon the
position of this country.
1T is a contest ON one hand between
Russia, Germany and France to secure
distinct declaration that the United
States will not concern itself about the
opening up of any more new ports by
foreign countries and of England and
Japan on the other hand to induce the
United States to join them in protest
against the policy which will give any
nation or group of nations superior
rights in any Chinese porte. The head
and center of the fight is just at pres
ent right here in Washington, ana il
will become even more exciting upon
the arrival Of the new Russian Embas-
sador. Until his arrival you need not
look for any new move by Russia in
the east.
The action Of Russia in raising the
legation in this city TO an embassy and
transferring to this post Cassini, dir
ect from China, is, in my mind, very
significant. He will come here pre-
pared to explain in detail the exact
state Of affairs in China and with in
structions not only to found the United
States on its position in the matter,
but to make advances looking to an
understanding which will give this
country almost anything that may be
desired in commercial way iu return
for its moral support in favor of the
schemes of those countries which have
srrayed then selves against England
and Japan in the ORIENT
There is no doubt that the admins
tration is giving very careful consider.
alton to the eastern question. While
the prevailing opinion in the cabinet
is that we ought to avoid all entang>
ling alliances, there is strong senti-
ment in favor of following a course
which will extend American trade in
the Orient, provided it can be done
without tying up too closely with any
European country.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

The Fortitications bill reported to
the House carries an appropriation
of -, Ia, 9l2.
The bill authorizing the construction
of revenue Gutter ON the Yukon
river has passed the Senate.
The Senate has confirmed the fol.
lowing nomination: To be Commits
sioner of Patents, G. II. Dusll, of Sy.
raouse, N. Y.
Secretary Bliss has recommended to
Congress that an appropriation of $780,.
600 be made to continue irrigation
work on the Navajo Indian reserya.
tons in Arizona and New Mexico.
The Ways and Means Committee in
the Senate has reported favoIably a
bill introduced by Dingley, having for
its purpose the remission of duties on
Barnum's show when it returned to
America,
The bill introduced ia the senate by
4 lien, r.. from Nebraska raising the
minimum rate - reu-iora - ten dol.
lars per month was reported adversely
from the pensions committee and
placed on the calendar.
The President has sent the follow j
nominations TO the Senate. e.,
NJ. Bowers of West Virginia to b.
Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries;
Colonel Samuel T. Cushing, Assistant
Commissary .GeneIal of Subsistence.
Two Of the general appropriation
bills, that for the Army, carrying
S23, 24S, 492, and that for legislative,
judicial and executive depar tments.
carrying $2I, 1885. $40. have passed the
Senate, the later consisting of l2I
pages. The army appropriation bill
rs passed by the House carried $23,.
1856, 1901; as passed by the Senate it
carries S43. 900 less.
Congressman Harham of California
has been invited to seat in the Com.
mittee ON Mines to argue for his bill
to create Department Of Mines.
There is now being brought to bear
strong pressure to secure as we'll execu.
tive departments of manufactures and
labor. Arguments for all these are
being prepared, and the direct result will
be that there will follow measure to
combine the three interests into one
new department, which may take the
form of Department of Industry, and
which will have charge of statistics
and the census, as we'll as the main
SUBJECTS oontemp lated in the bills now
offered.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

There is in Philadelphia man who
abandoned the theatrical profession be.
cause he could not lift Fanny Dayep.
port. de was member of one of the
local stock companies about 20 wears
ago, when Miss Davenport came to
Philadelphia with one of the men of
her company sick. She applied to the
manager OF the theater in which the
young man referred to was EMPLOYED
tor some one to take the sick man s
place and as the young actor was not
IN the cast of the play then running his
services were loaned to Miss Davenport.
de was cast for the part of Caius ucius
IN "Cymbeline," and the business of
the part required that he should take
Miss Davenport in his arms and carry
her on the stage. The lady weighed
considerably more than he did, and
when he attempted to pick her up he
found that his strength was not equal
to the task. His struggles caused the
audience to laugh, and that spoiled n
good scene. He was so Inundated tbat
ne left the profession after that engage.
ment. philadelphia Inquirer.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

saloon keeper. He was fired at from
ambush. A gold watch saved the life
Of Maloney, as the bullet Of the only
well-aimed shot struck the watch, in
denting the case and SCATTERING the
works.
The Australia, now on the Hawaiian
line, il 10 be one Of the feet in the
Alaskan trade, commencing her trips
to juneau and neighboring points on
her return from Honolulu. When the
Yukon river opens she will voyage 70
st. Michaels. The Australia will
make the fourteenth vessel in this
trade to be operated BY the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company.
John Valencia has been brought
down from San Luis obispo TO Los
Angeles by a United States Marshal,
charged with robbing letter boxes.
He is only II years Of age. Two other
boys who have not been appreheDded
are said 10 be implicated in the crimes
Of which Valencia is charged. Valen-
cia said he was advised that he could
make lots Of money by robbing letter
boxes
A fiye-stamp mill, cyanide works,
smelter and other reduction plants re-
quired for the treatment Of free mill
ing and refractory ores are being built
at Barstow by capitalists who are in
terested in the Rand and in the rail.
way, and will be In operation early
this year. IL is estimated that ore can
be hauled from Johannesburg and
milled for 81 per ton, which leaves a
good margin OF profit for the miner on
ores that are now piled upon the
dumps.
The steamer that is being built by
the Californi Navigation Company to
be rua in conjunction with the Valley
railroad between San Francisco and
Stockton will be the fastest ON the
coast. Ii will make two trips day,
leaving San Francisco in the morning
and arriving at Stockton early in the
afternoon. A few hours later she will
start ON the return trip to San Fran.
cisco. The vessel will make but one
stop between the points mentioned
above and that will be at Antioch.
The vessel will be ready for service in
about two months.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

New York should have quaran tine
officer, with power to condemn the
millions of diseased pear seedlings
coming into this country from France.
The root louise. or aphis of the pear is
one OF the most serious pests known.
1 have sen whole orchard In this
state of three-year-old Bartletts dug
up and burned, after every known and
unknown remedy had b.en tried, SAYS
Leonard Coates. Tbs aphis was on
the roots, and is more quickly fatal
even than phylloxera on the grape
vine, In the nursery young trees will
die by the thousand in a month or two
during the growing season. In appear
ance it is very similar to the woody
aphis Of the apple, but with the pear
does not seem to infest the branches,
and on the roots, instead of causing
knots, generally SO poisons the young
roots that they decay faster than others
can form, like the work of phylloxera.
The seedlings imported into this
country during the last few years are
noticeably deteriorsting, from what.
ever. cause, and everything possible
should be done to encourage home
raised stocks of pear, plum, apple and
cherry,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
To Test Lady Bugs.

Fruit growers have decided to test
the lady bug as a means Of combating
the San Jose scale. and q few colonies
OF these bugs, or birds as they are
sometimes called. have been ordered
from California, says the Caldwell
Idaho, Rural.
IL is to be hoped that local condi.
tions msy be favorable for fair t,ial.
a middleton fruit grower. four years
ago secured some Of these scale de-
stroyers. but for some reason thew did
not multiply rapidly and hence appar-
emily accomplished but little. In Cali.
fornia they are considered valuable
aids to the orchardists, particularly in
the southern portion Of the State where
the climate is favorable for their rapid
increase and continuous work. In the
northern part of the State, as we mn.
derstand it, they are less effective.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
NEWS NOTES.

Sixty Union Pacific clerks have lost
their positions ON account of the
change of management.
Germany has declared an embargo
against American fruit, alleging that
1t is. especially that of California. in.
tested with vermin.
Emperor William. it is reported.
has pardoned Herr Trojan, editor of
the "kladdersdatsch, of Berlin, who
was sentenced few days ago to two
months imprisonment in fortress for
lese majestic in cartooning the En-.
peror.
A special from Winnipeg. Canada, to
Minneapolis. states that the McIntire
block, in the heart of the city. has
been destroyed by fire. The building
was four stories. The fire is supposed
to have started from a defective fiue
IN the furnace. A high wind was
blowing at the time, and only the wide
street prevented the tire becoming gen.
eral. Fully covered by insurance.
No loss of life.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

The objects of pruning are to facili.
tate cultivation and gathering, to in
crease the average yield, and to i'm .
prove tbs quality of fruit The vine
must not be trained so high that the
grapes are difficult to gather. nor nj
lowed to spread it's arms so wide that
.ne cultivation OF the ground is unduly
interieied with. Vines untouched by
the primers Knife bear irregularly, a
year OF overwhelming being followed by
several of underbearing as a conse.
quence of exhaustion caused by too
severe drain on the reserve forces Of
the plant. The grapes on unframed
Or improperly trained vines are exposed
to different conditions Of heat and
light. and consequently develop and
'ipen unevenly.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
Increasing Orange Planting.

In early years the increase in orange
planting, except in Los Angeles county.
was quite slow, of late years it has
been more rapid. In 1881, of official
returns, the whole number Of trees in
the State was: Orange Asa, 227. lemon
90, 1870. or these Los Angeles county
had 400, l25 of orange and 4s,35O Of
lemon trees. By careful estimate we
have this season to ship $4,000 cars of
oranges and 1900 cars of lemons Our
receipts for oranges In 1S90-9l were
81, 7e6,025. This season, at the same
prices, we should receive for oranges
W, 800, 900 and for lemons 1915 900, a
total of 90, 1915, 900. The shipments
this season will go from thirteen
oounties-San Diego, Riverside. San
BernaIdino, Santa Barbara, Ventura.
Orange, Los Angeles, Tulare, Fresno.
Sacramento, Placer, Butte and TIE.
hama
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

Lester A. Beardslee. Rear.Admiral
of the United States Navy, has been
retired ON account of age. He was the
second ranking officer in the navy, and
at the date Of his retirement was sta.
toned at Washington as President of
the Examining and Retiring Board.
He last served in command of the Pa.
cific station, and he was at Honolulu
when the crisis came in the leland gov
eminent.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

The U. S. land department is pre-.
pairing to survey to ascertain if any
changes shall be made in the Presi-
Dental proclamations setting aside
10000 acres of lands as forest re-
serves. OF these lands $50, $40 acres
are in San Gabriel and 1877. ESQ in San
Bernardino county. Cal.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

If bats haunt the outbuildinss. en-.
courage their presence, says DIR. C. F.
Hodge. of Clark University, Worces.
ter. Mass. In an orchard near his
home, he found nine grubs OF the cod
lin moth in one minute. CHANGING to
visit another orchard not mile from
the first. he found only four grubs in
an hours search. The owner of the
farm said that In an old barn near by
lived rs to 100 bats, and his apples
were always free from worms. The
naturalist caught bat and offered it
some Of the grubs. which were greedily
accepted. The Goblin moth flies only
at night. so does the bat; good cir.
cumstantial evidence that the bat ia a
useful friend to the apple grower.
DIR. Hodge took half dozen bats
home and kept them in the parlor.
They made their home in the top folds
of the window draperies. flying about
at nighs and sometimes in the day
time. From time to time, netfuls of
night-fiying insects were released in
the room, and never bug remained in
the morning. The bats took every.
thing, from spider to polyphemous
moth. One morning the doctor counted
while bat devoured sixty eight house
flies.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

Greeoe's national hymn, taken from
Dlonls Salomo's Hymn to Liberty, .
was nrst written and published in Lon
don. The first part Of the original poem
was euloey of the land Of Washing.
ton.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17
Curing Pork.

A New Jersey writer in the New
England Homestead gives his method
of sailing down pork and hams;
For the past twenty seven years
have used the following methods with
entire success; For pork, one of the
first considerations is clean barrel.
| have used same barrel for the past
thirty years, and have cleaned the bar.
rel each year as follows: Put about
three pals Of water and peck of
clean wood ashes in the barrel, then put
in hot irons enough to boil the water,
cover closely, and by adding a hot iron
occasionally keep it boiling for a
couple Of hours. Wash the barrel
thoroughly and it will be sweet as a
new barrel. Cover the bottom Of the
barrel with coarse salt. Cut the pork
into strips about six inches wide, stand
edgewise in the barrel, with the skin
next the outside, till the bottom is
covered, then cover with q thick coat
OF salt SO as to hide the pork entirely,
Repeat IN the same manner till the
barrel is full or the pork is all in.
Cover the top layer with salt thickly.
Let 1t stand about three or four days,
and then put on fiat stone and cold
water enough to cover the pork. After
the water is on, sprinkle one-quarter
pound best black pepper over it. An
inch of salt on the bottom and between
each layer, and an inch and half ON
top. will be sufficient to keep the pork
without making brine. Some people
make brine that will bear an egg.
but | never have,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

The village of Randogne, in the
Canton of Valais, Switzerland. has
been burned to the ground. A woman
and two children persisted in the
flames. The disaster has caused great
distress.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-17

Adelma Patti has a superb collection
Oh jewels, her diamonds alone beirc
valued at S3i5, 600. She has sung be.
fore most of the royalties, most all Of
whom have made her presents Of lew.
elry.