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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
Another Week Of Great Selling
OF THE
FourQurean Price Co.'s Stock.

We have been through the departments ana larheo III
r;ces down again for another week OF great selling LIE
VALUES ARE NOW. GREATER THAN EVER BEfOhE"
The goods are as any heretofore offered "haee
YOU buv here this week you will near halt you ordinarily
nav and in many instances much more
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
Committee on Police.
Room No. II. Third FLOOR. City Hall.

Richmond. Va. July "a. 1897.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL. BE RE-
ceived at this office until T. M FRI
lice Department with the BEST AN
THRACITE EGG AND NUT COAL AND
PINE KINDI1NG WOOD for one year
from August l. 1887 20 be delivered at the
First. Second and Third Police station
houses and patroi-house In such quanti-
ties as the needs OF tho department may
from time to time require.
The Committee on Police reserve the
right 10 reject any or all proposals Of
Tered. and TO award the contract In whole
or I'm part. ALE. III. MCDOWELL.
Nv 25-Su. Tu&Th3t Clerk.
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Bureau=SC

Fine SILK and Linen Bureau Scaris'
hemstitched and fringed-colors Light
Blue, Pink. Yellow, and Whlte-size
22x7S inches, regular price sL5O-Io-Alor-
roy, ...... ..... SO. 30.
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Draperies.
2Oc. Sllkallnes and Drapc-

121-2. IS. and 20c Silkallnes and Drapc-
riee-cbojce. ...... &c.
25 and Csc. Cretons for...........12 lie.
% and 25c. Art Denims. ......12 lie.
&c. Furniture Gimp.............2c. yard.
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Ribbons.

AU-Silk Satin eros Grain, Widths Nos
16. % 20. 40-an shades. regular price
%. 80 3d. and 40c. a yard-choice To-
Morrow. ........ ......... ......I2 Lie.
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Silk Curtains.

We have a few choice things left In
SILK Curtains Take any Of them at a
half the original price.
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Silks.
Black Silks.

zoe. Fine Black Satin Lining Serge Soc'
$50 Fine Black French Moire....'.Ioc
A.75 Fine Black MORE. .1"c'
S.25 Black Marconite silk.....'..'.'ooc'
y.25 Black Satin Rhadame........'.o DOC.
60 Heavy Rustling Black Tafeta. .G3c.
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NOTICE-COLUMDIA PARK PRINI-
IEe.ES

The New Columbia Park viii be opened
this summer al BuTtOn's Point three a.l
folk. Va. with electric railway and pDi+
communications. reaching 1j.109 r0pl.a-
tion. This is the only park tn the We
cinity.
The following privileges Will be leaseii
1 BOat-Pier FOR rOw-bOats fishing -ooa.r'
and naphtha launch: 1 Water Iobos5t p,
] Scenic Railway, ] Theatre and Biograpa.
/ Shooting Gallery ? SOda-Nater ana he-
freshment Stands, and Z Bath-holse'
Those DESTROYS 10 make proportions lF
any OF these PRIVILEGES viii please con-
nunicate at once with the undersisne-
p EVANS. Manager.
Queen and Water streets
~ Z-lt Portsmouth,
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Shirt-WaiStS.

Tomorrow the last chance. All that
is LEFT of the $50, S.75. S. and SIS La
diea' t-Waists-To- Morrow. ....5Oc.
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PROPOSALS.
Office OF City Engineer,
rtsxy Hg1I

Office OF City Engineer,
- "a City Hall.
Richmond, Va, July 20, 1897.
NOTICE.-SEALED j r. OP O ) A l. 5
will be received at this office until WE'D
NESDAY, July 2Sth. at o'clock Z. NJ
as follows: ~ >.D
FOR furnishing all MATERIA,>s AND
LAYING GRANITE SPALL PAVING
I'm road-beds and cutters. and Tor
GRANITE CURBSTONES \ n ID
For 1c;oeSNsTRuCTING TWO STREET
BASINS.
Locations of work, explanations. and
specifications can be seen at this office.
Bids will he received for the whole or
for parts of the work. stating in what
time the work can be done. Each bld 10
500 except for street basins, which VIII
REQUIRE a check for $50.
The Committee on Streets reserves the
right 10 reject any or all proposals Of
fered, and to give the contract as
whole or in separate parts.
w. j.. CUTSHAW,
~ 25-3t City Engineer.
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Orders for printing sent 10 the Dispatch
Company Will be given prompt attention.
and the style Of work and prices will be
sure 10 please you.
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Wash Fabrics.

s5c. Fine White Piques, with small
colored fgures....... ......... ..'''i< i--c'
25c. Colored Figured Satins...l2 lie.
2Jc. Wool Outing-Cloths... lie.
S5c. Imported Figured Mull......l2 lie.
Csc Striped Zephyr Ginghams. ...s lie
S5c Striped Skirtings.. l-@c.
121-2c. Finest Percales..... ......s Lie.
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Ladies' Wool Underwear.

Ladies' $50 and 50 Wool Vests and
Pants, sizes 26 and 2S...................5sc
Children's GO. 70, and Sc. Vests and
Pants for. ............ ...............:} 0c
Cbildren's 45c. Vests and Pants for. 2Jc.
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Blankets.

Fine All-Wool White Blankets. 11-4xl2-4
size. colored borders regular price s.
and e. 50-choice. - ........S3.75.
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. TABLE LINEN
-Turkey-Red Table L,nen. &c. quality,
t5-inch Bleached Table Damask waa
Toe. now Coo
Pure Linen Huck Towels. 7c.
Linen Crumb Cloths reduced from 81
70 N.75.
SUITS.
Duck Suits. 81
Ladies' Crash Suits, price was s, now
Ladies' Crash Suits. price was a. now
Fancy Mixed Duck skirts. were NT.
BOYS Duck Suits. were $50 reduced
BOYS and Girls Refers. were $3.50. re.
ducCd 20 SIS.
ORGANDIEs.
Dark Organizes. regular price. &c; 70
close l0c. a yard.
yellow. Pink. Light-Blue. Black. ana
White Organdie, regular price. Sc. 10
close y lie. yard.
GREAT REDUCTION ~
BABY-CARRIAGEs.
Every Carriage in this house mus, =
sold by August 10Th. About hfty % 3.
lect from.
our $50 Carriages. $3.50.
g25 Carriages, SO.
These prices are only for cash.
MtTTINGS.
Great reductions In Mattings.
lie Mating, l0c. yard.
25c. Mating. lie. yard.
Hammocks and Rocking-Chairs sofa AZ
manufacturers prices.
Mosquito Canopies, sl.25. None better
made
CARPETS.
Yard-Wide Ingram Carpet will cost
YOU six weeks later 4oc. yard. now D..
yard.
Remnants Of Org ~. Dlmites. ast
LapDcts. Sc. yard.
Linen Buggy-Robes. soc.
ladies' Blue and Black Small Polka.
Dot Skirts. 2jc
The largest line OF Valenciennes, Sk.
and TOrchon Laces IN the city.
Great bargains in Wool Dress Goods
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ChiIdren's Wash Suits,

sizes to u years. Percale and Lawn,
g-plece suits, with hat TO match.
All the $50 Suits for...............''o1c
All the $1.75 Suits for.................1Oc
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DIssoLUTIONs a COPARTNERsHIPs
COPARTNERsHIP.

Richmond Va, July 1897
The undersigned have this day formed q
copartnership under the firm name Of
\. X. SAVAGE a. SON, and will continue
Grain. Feed. and Seed Business at the
store now occupied by them, l2l5 east
Cary street.
generally for the very liberal patrona@e
bestowed on us, while members OF r6a
late firm OF Savage. Beverage & Co. we
respectfully request continuance OF the
same 10 the new concern.
n. r. SAVAGE.
L. II. SAVAGE.
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Ladies' Wrappers.

II Ladies' Lawn and Batiste Wrap
pers. trimmed in lace and nainsook en-
broidery, regular price $i-To-Morrow
81 %.
Ladies' Organize Wrappers, trimmed
with Val. lace, regular price &-To-Mor-
80, ... .........S2. 30.
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Notions.
A great chance to supply your wants

n 81 VtIV NII'F110V 70 '11FI'9 TT '''171E
at very little prices.
4Oc. Colored silk Hose Supporters. .16c.
1Oc. Silk Dress Lacings. ................2c.
4Oc. Soutache Braid. per piece.
SOC. Red Star Braid. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
60c Gilt and Silver Braid. ...........Sc.
Soc Gilt and Silver COrd.............3c
White Pique Gimps and Braids. 20 and
SOC kind.............. ............. &c. yard.
Colored Linen Floss. ..........5c dozen.
Dexter Knitting Cotton.........5c. ball.
Colored Valveteen Dress Facings. -. &c.
25c. Skirt Yokes........ ..............15c.
Best Sewing SILK 600 yards. .........Gc.
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Table-ClOtlls.

g Very Fine Table-Cloths. 10 yards
wide by yards long regular price
S.50-To-Morrow.. ..... ...... $1,000.
/ Extra-Fine Table-Cloth, IL yards
wide by 31-2 yards long, regular price
s25-To-N Morrow. ...... 49,. .....$12.5 80
l Table-Cloth 21-2 yards wide by 3 IL
yards long, regular price Sj-To-Mor-
row. .......... .... ..............SS5 80.
! Very Fine Hemsttched Table-Set,
cloth IA yards wide by yards long,
napkins to match, regular price $225O-
O-MorroW..r....s ....'.... '.'''..>i" SET.
Butchers Linen, 40 inches wide, Sc
klnd, 1Or...... .....s.... s..s.sssssssss s-cc'
Hemsutched Tray and Biscuit-Cloths,
Zoe. ones, for.........- .4Oc.
Linen PiIiOW=CaSeS.
Hemsutched, size 45xS6. s125 kind.
for...... ......... .... ........ ............Si.
Size 50x36, S1.75 kind, for............$l.25
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White Oreandy. yards wide, &c. yard.
Persian Lawn, fine and sheer, 1Jc.
quality. % lie.
White Corded Dimity. 10c. quality only
lac
Sheer India Linen Sc. yard.
42-inch Sheer india Linen. 10c. yard.
Long Cloth, $50 quality s1.25 piece.
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Capes and Jackets.

Ladies' Tan Cloth Capes regular
price $3-To-Morrow... .,...... ....Si'%"'
Ladies' Black Cloth Jackets, light
weight, regular price $i-To-Morrow... 4.
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GOSSdInerS.

Tan Mixed Cloth Gossamer. regular
price $l0-To-Morrow... .,,....Si.oo'
Gray Plaid Gossamer regular price
$40 Morrow.... ...... 49,. .........osc'
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GENTLEMEN,S SHIRTS.

Gentlemen's Laundered Percale Shirts,
with two collars, regular value 75c, now
soc.
Gentlemen's Cheviot Shirts. well made.
unlaundered. the best you ever bought
for soc.
Gentlemen's Balbriggan Shirts, French
tame neck. 25c Drawers TO match.
Gentlemen's Linen-Bosom Shirts, VIDE
plaits sold for 81, now SOC.
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NOTIONS.


Naseline, &c. Dottter = oilrI tap5,,l,,,o o.
n package; Best Shoe Polish, DC; Oiilne'
Clark's DarninK Cotton. for &C.. King
Cotton. spools for &c; Picture Wire, &C.
for Is yards: Envelopes, 20 packs Tor pc.;
Talcum Powder in tin boxes, &c. box.
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We are closing out thIS uepafIHHeHt.
Corset Covers, &c.
39c. Corset-Covers, 23c.
75c Corset-Covers, SOC.
Gowns. that sold for 81 and $50, only
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DOMEsTICs.

Good Leather Belts, u lie.
Snake-Skin Purses and Card-Cas'
Side Satchels. &c; were 5oc.
Pearl Buttons. dozen for &C.
Silver Fan Chains, 25c.
Belt-Pirs, 1c.
Waist Sets, sc.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
FRENCH PRISONERS,
How Those Accused of Crime Are
Treated by the Parisfan Police.

How Those Accused of Crime Are
Treated by the Parisfan Police.
From Cassells Magazine.
The prison premises al the depot Of the
prefecture are very insufficient. and it is
a blot on Paris that such place cor
tinues to exist without Improvement Any
one almost might be obliged to pass
through the ordeal of a night at the
depot. Mistakes have been made before
now by the French police; persons of un-
doubted respectability and perfect inno-
cence, foreign visitors in particular have
been arrested, and when once in custody
they cannot go free until all the forma.i-
ties have been fulfilled. In France an
accused person is deemed guilty until he
proves hlmself innocent, and as this prin-
clrle may press very hard at. times, bet
ter arrangements should be made at the
prefecture There is one little room set
apart for the better dressed OF the cap
lures brought by The black maria; this is
called the Sailes des habits nos," the
room for decent coats, to which are sent
the outwardly respectable; those favored
folk who have the privilege of being
crowded to the number of thirty or forty
in very limited space are mostly clerks
charged with fraud, seeming swells who
are really adventurers, forgerS embezzlers
and the like. There are a few separate
cells, seventy-six for males and as many
Tor fema les. set apart for the top sawyers
judges order, bat the rest of the DAYS
'takings' are herded together sometimes
to the number Of 2oo or more in one great
arChed hall, with stone floors and wooden
benches. a big, dark, dreary and ilI-venti-
lated chamber, nearly always crammed
with dirty. ragged mass of wretched
humanity. One or Two narrow exercising
yards give some relief, but in bad weather
the hall is always full and at night the
prisoners lie closely packed on ma ttresses
on the floor.
The prison system in Paris improves di-
rectly the depot is done with. An accused
person must either be released within
twenty-four hours sent to Mazas the
trial prison, where all thus committed
await appearance in court. The improve
ment means that he is now lodged alone
in small, separate cell, where his friends
and his advocates may have access to him
and be may prepare his defense. Only in
certain cases he is kept "au secret" in alb
solute tSolation-that is to say, seeing no
one speaking to no one; the hand of JUS
tice is thus heavy upon him, for fear he
she uld escape conviction by planning some
subterfuge or manufacturing an alibi and
false evidence TO support it. Whether 'au
secret or not, he is continually harassed
ny the Judge, who ''istructs" or prepares
the Indictment, and whose business ii is,
by repeat ted Guesuonings, to elicit confes-
sicns or admissions of guilt. This to En-
glish ideas, is taking an unfair advantage
of him. but In France the system is car
ried still further, and it is the custom for
Evening star., 1897-01-16

the chief OF detective police to visit ar-
cused persons In MaZas once a week and
talk matters over with them. | have as
sisted at some of these MONDAYS i'm pris-
on, as NJ. Mace, an old chief. calls them
In his book on the subject. They appear
quite friendly, unofficial interviews All
sit closely together. the prisoner and the
police, cigarettes are produced. and the
conversation Is at first quite general But
woe to the prisoner who is not on his
guard; simple hint, a word dropped cas-
ually. a change OF face when some doubt
ful detail in the affair is mentioned, will
serve 10 give strength to mere suspicion
ana perhaps complete the case At one
time sim more indefensible practice oh
taired: if an accused person continued oh
stinately dumh he was given a cell COM
paniCn n, false friend. some other prisoner
known in slang talk as the mouton, or Ia
musique, whose role is that OF the spy to
worm himself into the others confidence,
obtain revelations. then betray him to the
authorities. Occasionally a disguised de-
tective has performed this dangerous and
ratf er disgusting duty. Nowadays. right
thinking French Judges are found who dis
approve Of the practice, and II lis seldom
If ever, tried. The double cells used for tho
purpose still exist, hut the association Of
two prisoners is generally reserved for
cases HEere one of them shows suicidal or
other mania.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
DUEL TO THE DEATH,
Spider and Wasp Fight n I'Outrance
Unconscious of "a Spectator.


Grant Allen was once SO lucky as to wit
ness duel to the death between those two
most horrible of vermin spider and a
wasp. He has presented his impressions
in words which bespeak the depth of his
interest in the fray.
I've no great sympathy he says. for
either spider or wasp. They've both done
me SO many bad turns that 1 don't pre-
tend to regard them as deserving of eX-
ceptional pity-but l must say Eliza's way
of going at them was unduy barbaric She
treated them for all the world as if they
were entirely devoid of a nervous system
l wouldn't treat an enemy myself as that
spider treated the wasps when once she
was sure of them She went at them with
sort of angry, half contemptuous dash,
kept cautiously out of the way of the pro-
truied sting, began in a most busness-like
fashion at the head, and, rolling the wasp
round ;rd round with her legs and feelers.
swathed him rapidly and efrectually, with
incredible speed, in a dense network of web
poured forth from her spinnerets. In less
than half a minute the astonished wasp,
accustomed rather to act on the offensive
than the defensive found himself helpless
ly inclosed in a perfect coil OF tangled silk,
which confined him from head to sting
without possibility of movement in any di-
rection.
1.-The whole time this had been going on,'
continues Mr.. Allen, "the victim, strug-
Cling and writhing, had been pushing out
its sting and doing the very best it knew
how to deal the willy Eliza poisoned dea tn
blow. But Eliza, taught by ancestral eX-
perience kept carefully out of the way: and
the wasp felt itself finally twirled round
and round III those powerful hands, and
tied about as to its wings by a thousand
fold cable Sometimes, after the wasp was
secured. Eliza even took the trouble to
saw off the wings SO as to prevent further
struggling and consequent damage TO the
precious web, but more often she merely
proceeded to eat it alive without further
formality, still avoiding its sting as. long
as the creature had kick left in 1t, but
otherwise entirely ignoring its character
as a salient being in the most inhuman
fashion. And all the time, till the last drop
of his blood was sucked out. the wasp
would continue viciously to stick out his
deadly sting, which the spider would still
avoid with hereditary cunning.
1T was horrid sight-a duel Foutrance
between two equally hateful and poisonous
opponents; living commentary on the APP
palling but Ger true words of the poet, that
Nature is one with rapine, a harm nc
preacher can heal Though these were the
| occasions when one sometimes felt if the
cup of EliZa's iniquities was really full and
one must pass sentence at last. without re-
spite or reprieve, upon that lifelong mur-
deresS."
Evening star., 1897-01-16

very beautiful; in truth, a Madonna child"
"Ah, my little Margherita!' cried the wo-
man. laughing a little, but with the tears
1t was my own little lass-but an, mseri-
cordia, they will not come and see me
the prisoner. the murderess.'
She dashed her bare hands up to her
cheeks. and with the sallow, prison -blanch-
ed fingers she hastily brushed away the
running tears.
But 1t is better not-a felon mother-ah.
God, one forsaken of the saints. She will
think me that and she will not even re-
member me in her white prayers"
i mctioned the warder to shut the door.
I could not abide her grief. The inspector
dragged me on to Its close. Tier after tier,
corri 1or after corridor. 1 passed in review
but do what l could, it was not in my
power to shut out that lovely tear-stained
face, into which had not yet come that look
of qutck-coming age which arrives SO early
for our southern women. The eyes haunted
me, and 1 caught myself wishing that 1
might again behold Maria Perrone the
murderess, wife of Leo the bandit and free
companion.
However, / resisted the desire to return
to her cell, being well aware that the Off
clals of an Italian prison would set my in
terest In the woman down to another mo-
tive than disinterested desire to investi-
gate prisoners complaints
Presently, weary of the babble Of syndics
and councillors, l excused myself and saun-
tered out into the town. Groups of broad
matted country folk were scattering home
ward. Every road out Of the little city was
filled with the small wide-horned Apulian
oxen. dragging slowly the OK carts, with
their straw tanks like great cups mount ed
upon them, into which beribboned girls and
laughing lads crowded with jest and inf
Eite laughter
As l proceeded I saw that there was a
great stir in the direction of the cathedral.
Women stood chattering about the doors,
beggars were edging and elbowing for
places nearest to the entrance, vergers
were striking at them with their official
slaves, as often the unlicensed encroach-
ed on the sacred pavemented space of the
porch 1t was evidently a great cere-
monial and though mostly | am of the
soldiers religion, which, they say, is that
of the girl he is counting. had not lost my
interest in the noble and impressive pomps
of Mother Church.
Evening star., 1897-01-16
The Young Duchess.

From the Lady's Pictorial.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough
spent quiet week after their great success
in entertaining the royal party. The Prince
and Princess of Wales were most gracious,
and expressed to their young host and host
ess their pleasure in the visit The duchess
is now established as one of our great host
esses, and that at a youthful time Of life
tor such a position. Throughout the week
of the royal visit she wore mourning and
was never out. as was stated, I'm a green
dress. She was annoyed that she should
have been said to have been wearing color.
1t was her first thought on hearing of her
grandmothers death to have asked permis-
sion to allow the royal visit to pass very
quietly, but other considerations had neces-
sarily to prevail. The fire which occurred
at the palace last week was. happily soon
got under control, but IL is feared that the
beautiful painted ceiling in the salon has
been injured
Evening star., 1897-01-16

came closer behind us TO seize her instant
ly, II necessary. II will hear all, and see
that Teither you nor your husband shall
suffer any wrong"
The woman Gained herself with an OBJ
vinIs effort and dropped back into her pre-
viCUs stony impassivity.
NO man can accuse my husband of
shedding blood, she repeated. Have
not confessed? Have 1 not been tried !?
Have l not been condemned? Am L not
now enduring my punishment? Aye, and
shall endure 1t till the day dier'
She ended with wave of her hand like
one that cheers a well-beloved flag when
the victorious troops are coming in The
woman interested me vastly. She also
spoke ike one who had fought and tr;-
umphed
The warder spoke again
Her husband goes free. She speaks
truth He is indeed suspec ted Of being a
IIee companion-but that is small crime
amer these barbarous hills TIL a man Is
caught 1 saw him in the market place
To-Day with contadina-a country maid
Ell"
What? Say that again. shrieked the
woman, springing forward. Her eyes were
deadly and defiant all at once
The man went on without taking any no.
tice ' ~
win maiden Of ten or eleven years