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receipt for them.
The distribution Of the message is a Sc
rtoas business. Naturally, all OF the pa
psrs want X az the same moment rs IL
was 20 be transmitted over the telegraph
wires after il WAS delivered TO congress.
tais IGaac DC In1Dass- hls. fhe difficulty
has been met Sometimes by giving IL 10
the press associations. subject To release.
after the morning papers OF Monday had
gone 10 press. But this was taking q risk
as some of the afternoon papers TO which
II was delivered broke faith and published
II before Monday noon. AT other times
copies have been sent 70 customs coliec-
tors or postmasters in large cities. 20 he
delivered 10 the daily papers when re-
leased from Washington. But this neces-
STATED closing the report ard printing it
too early. So the last annual message was
sent by the hand OF the executive clerk
10 Baltimore. Philadelphia and New York.
where copies were delivered 10 the post
master. who had orders TO distribute them
Papers elsewhere had to rely on the press
associations for copies after the message
had been delivered.
By whatever means the copies are put in
the hands OF the papers. II is intended
that the message shall not be published
until the day when the president sends IL
TO congress and not until the first words
VI the tbessdSS nave pcStl read 10 senate
and house. The president would not he so
discourteous as 10 give TO the public
message 10 congress before congress had
received It.
Nevertheless. II has happened sometimes
that the message. or the substance of il.
has been printed prematurely. In the
case of one of Lincoln's messages. ii was
said that Mrs. Lincoln inadvertently
showed ii TO a newspaper correspondent.
In another case. a printer from the gov
eminent printing Office was supposed 10
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HOW PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
WRITES HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec 4-On
Monday or Tuesday. December s or :. the
president viii send to congress his annual
message This IS the way the president
fuihlls the provision of the constitution
which declares that he shall from time
10 time give TO congress Information OF
the state OF the union and recommend
10 their consideration such measures as
he shall Judge necessary and expedient-"
This message Of the president is sup
posed 10 be the expression of his views
on necessary legislation. but IL is usually
a composite production. containing such
recommends iens from the members of
his cabinet as he cares TO indorse Some
times the president does not approve OF
the projects Of a cabinet officer and he
not only ignores them in his report but
edits them out of the annual report OF
the cabinet officer. But the suggestions
for new laws come chiefly from the heads
OF the departments. and the presidents
message Is in great part a synopsis OF
what the department reports contain
Most of the department reports are
published a week or more before con-
gress meets. SO the presidents message
is not very fresh when ii gets into print.
Yet no single public document is read by
SO many people or with SO much interest.
There is always an attempt 10 anticipate
the message in the newspapers. and a
big price would be paid for a copy OF the
manuscript which now lies In a drawer
of the presidents desk In the White
House. No one knows all the contents
of that document except the president
and one White House clerk, who has had
the duty of copying il.
Most of the work on the message the
president has done with his own hand.
Much of 1t has ben done in the evening
Mr.. Mckinley. like most men OF brains.
finds the still watches OF the night best
adapted TO headwerk. There is no one to
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party, consisting of Allen Breed mayor
of this city, Drs. Aiken, Trouth and Mil
Ter. and several citizens and going back
for the body, the party exhumed II ana
carried Ii TO the finders home. meet
ing of the doctors of Perry was caileo
Immediately TO examine the stone figure
that looked SO unlike human work, and
they unanimously agreed. after careful
examination. that the body was that of a
petrilied man. Odds was offered his own
price for the petrifed body by more than
one ~ the medical men who examined
1t. but he refused TO part with il.
La order that there should be no room
for doubt in the minds of those who have
been made suspicious % petrified men
through the misguided efforts OF museum
proprietors 20 foist upon confdlng pub
lie specimens Of "'petrified" bodies that
have been manufactured in the museum
workshop. the writer has obtained from
the man who found the petTli3ed body,
and also from the leading physicians
among those who examined II. written
declaration Of their connection with the
interesting discovery.
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Rare Works Of Art saved I'm India.

Chicago Tirnes-Haraid.
Apropos 10 the dfsturba nces In the swat
valley. on the Northwest India frontier
the congress has passed a unanimous vote
Of thanks 90 the Indian government for
the steps II has taken 20 preserve ths
works % art and historical remains In
that region. The congress wiv present
communication ~ the government or n
dia asking that II he eonssdsrsd a matter
Of urgency 20 renew the nders already
given out against the destsacffon OF thoss
ancient monuments. Sir Alfred Lyafi IN
deputed ~ lay the resolutions before
George Hamilton. SECRETARY OF state for
India.
From the point % siSw of the arrhasoio-
gss-~ the most irssresting feature OF the
n~oceedlnys thus Jar r. due 70 VI. Senart
who EXCLAIMED snAresuits 81 tha exe-~ata-
ton ~ whas y the oldest nausip, yet
discovered I'm india This arr ~ rom
tire extr<.ns northwestss r, @ .cene
OF r. Drssens oat covered wl,b .,r. ?,
VI g,s letters were the Earn-h
Ger IN use IN the sxtrer,e nor,h-.'
- sh.. ,assrso-a ~ NJ. Seaazt letter, - 49,.
,,ar.sr,,rar form could not = OF rnucs rs
asta ,ban the Christian er and p,fvh. :,
,,,,,cs cider. The uaanuserfs con,s,rs %
.iors 81 a Buddhist book AID - So. pr-
ter 20 tho weII-known Dhasnpadsm
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the temple and ranging back over the ear.
which had fractured MS skull. There wFre
no other marks of violence. He measured
feet am = an fncft from tire top az the
head 20 the bottom o: the fear and Was
{S1ng upon hts back wasn found. The Fight
arm was lying across the bTeast with tfs
hand III an easy position. fingers extended
and traced as distinctly ~ upon nay own
hand. -
The left arm rested upon the stofp<rs
and the hand sss not so perfect, wiz 80
Judge was ewing TO the fact that ~ 49,,
root OF tire tree which grew ever - 80 =
rssSf~s on IL and OF course had =, 80 a.
u0gg and also absorbed sosps % A1~
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Venezuela message sent stocks fumblins.
IL President Mckiniey's message should
seem to point TO trouble with Spain over
Cuba, railroad stocks would go down and
the price of wheat would go up. The man
who could know in advance what tho pres
ident intended 10 say on the Cuban aties-
ton could possibly make n fortune In spec
ulation. Perhaps the president himself
will not know what he is going TO say I'M
III an hour before the message goes 20 con-
gress.
The message which President Mckinley
sent to the special session In March was
not completed when the congressional
committee called at the White House. AZ
] o'clock In the afternoon the president
sent To the treasury for some figures
which he wanted To use in the message
Al 2;an clock he was making some cor
rections when the committee of congress
was announced. The president had not ex-
pected the committee on the first day OF
the session. because he knew the house
would be busy for a long time with tho
election OF officers. But he told the COM
mittee he would send the message In i'm
mediateiy. and within a half hour II had
been finished and sent to the ca pitol.
No advance copies had been distributed.
and the public had to be content with a
brief summary OF the message until the
next mornings papers were published
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
Copyright. 1897.
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PERRY, Ia. Nov. Elm the possession
OF Mr.. ]. X. Odds. prominent real estate
broker Of this town, and guarded by him
one Of the most valuable of treasures.
Is the recently DISCOVERIES body OF a gem
une pe'Titted man. There is not the
slightest doubt that the petrifaction Is
genuine, and this fact. taken IN eonjuRc-
tion with the peculiar circumstances at
tending the discovery y the body by Mr..
ODDS. makes the specimen. both from Il
scientific and general standpoint one of
the most interesting studies on record.
Mr. ODDS stumbled upon the body Of the
netritef man while searching for wild
plums. and following a cattle trail along
the edge OF Beaver creek about two and
a half miles from here. Ills first thought
was that he had stumbled upon A long
hlddan tragedy and In this he was no,
far from the truth, What appeared 30
be the hand and part Of the arm of a
man was protru6tng from the hank Of a
creek When ODDS had recovered from
the first shock Of the discovery he pro-
cured Il spade from a nearby farmhouse.
and, w!in considerable effort. managed 10
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post. The teeth. which can he seen where
part of the upper lip was removed are
perfectly natural aud well preserved TO
discover the nature OF the petrifaction af-
ter various other tests. I attempted 10 driii
into the body. Al depth OF seven inches
the point OF the drill was broken of. 7
exposed the dust taken from the opera
ton 10 the action OF powerful nitric acid
without noticing any cffes,t whatever. The
body weighs go pounds, and ] consider It
a perfect specimen OF genuine limestone
petrifaction.
From the conditions. circumstances 81
the finding and the absence of data reiat-
ing to the burial Of murdered man In
that vicinity. obtaina bic from tho oldest
settlers il ie my opinion that the body
IL that ~ frontiersman. pioneer. hunter
or trapper. who made hts lodging In what,
half n century ago. was vast wilderness.
and met his death ia combat with the In
dams. r. j. MILLER. Nj. d.
In the face OF These statements. which
can be supplemented by those OF other
medical men Of Perry disbelief In the Inn
portan nee Of Mr.. ODDS discovery Il irnpos-
sihle.
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unearth psrt Of the body 10 which the
hand and arm belonged Il proved 20 be
The remains OF a nnely formed ard very
large Nan. Two pe-u.a~igIes about the
body struck ODDS a. once The first vas
;hat his spade when Il accidentally caEse
n cortac; with tire dad man gave forth
sound as though the metal had struck
rock Instead Of supposed human fiesn and
hoGe. The second peculiarly was that
'he man had been Killed by terrific
blow. for the head was smashed In AK the
base 81 the brain.
OlGs returned TO town ard got together
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MFR Olds very readily wrote the fo!-
lowing:
THE petrif3ed mar found by me last
week IS wt9a0ut doubt q genuine spec men
q AlsnsSt tone rs.strIfaettou and j. 3 Sub
Ject sseSerVsdsy wertay 81 sc1eugtnc study
/ have IN ny possession TIE written state
rssent Cf one II the physicians gh0 exam
ind th.. BODY when dFst found ira; x IL
the remains q & man perfectly preserved
by peIrffactlon ]. r. OLDS.
The physicians statement II az follows:
~ VAS present when the body VAS taken
from the ground and was one Of lae PITY
sic!ans " 40 thoroughly examined IL few
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have sold a copy of the message for sew
eral thousand dollars to a syndicate OF pa
pers. President Hayes once helped out
"A correspondent who went to him with the
statement that rival had copy OF the
message and would publish 1T the follow
ing day. The president himself sketched
the message from memory and saved the
correspondent from being beaten. j have
had an experience In obtaining an import
ant part of the message of president
prematurely I asked garruious MEM
Der Of the cabinet about ii. and he told
me. without restrictions. all that l want
ed to know. The president had read the
message to the cabinet that day.
Because of the leakiness OF the cabinet.
President Cleveland sent in one OF his
messages without reading 1t at a cabinet
meeting, and it is said that the cabinet Of
ficers bought the evening papers of that
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House for the typewriter copy OF the
message. He will carry IL to the printing
office and superintend the setting OF II, cut
ting il into such small takes that no
man will get an inkling OF its contents
The doors will be kept locked. and strict
watch will be kept on the men TO see that
no one surrepti,iously takes proof of any
part of the message. Every piece or white
paper In the room will be watched ana ac-
counted for.
Sunday morning the proof will be read.
and before noon the matter viii be put
TO press, and 1890 copies will he run OFT.
These copies. together with the original
and the forms OF type will be PUT In the
vault-ai but "a small supply Of the prints.
which will be turned over TO a confidential
clerk from the White House. who Will give
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-28

Editor Of The Times:
Sir,-While the law-makng power is IN
session II does seem To me that the time
is ripe for the agitation OF the question
OF a law that will afford ample protection
10 growing crops against breachy stock.
II there IL n law upon the statute books
OF this State providing Tor any available
protection 10 crops | cannot find n. and
/ feel quite sure there is no such law ap-
plying to the western counties
In this county. as well as I'm those adj
Joining. where a great part Of the area
Is woodlands. stock Is allowed by the own
ors TO run in the woods 20 take the range.
and. Of course. In this way acquires the
habit 81 going almost anyhere 10 chooses.
regardless OF fences. The owners as
rule do not care where ~ goes 20 so long
az 81 fares we'll The owner 81 the crop.
when he sees IL being destroyed by
Smiths cattle or hogs strange 20 say.
does not appreciate tho honor Of keeping
the stock up al such cost, so he goes
and politely informs Smith OF the state
OF affairs. Smith promises 10 see after
his stock: but. poor soul. he Is so busy
that he cannot find time to do 90.
our friend Of tho crop finds thar
second or third breach has been com
mltted by Smiths stock. But that gentle
man. upon receiving information as TO tho
state OF affairs again seems to pe
riled. and perhaps only mutters some
thing about fixing the fence" Then ne
OF the crop sees whore "forbearance
ceases 10 be a virtue" and forthwith
goes and makes enquiry OF the officers
OF the law as 20 the protec-
ton afforded by that power. he
returns with no satisfaction. medi-
tatlng upon the policy Of shotgun pro-
lection and finally avais himself OF It's
benefits. But Mr.. Hog must be pro-
tected and he OF the crop finds a war
rant I'm the officers hands. charging him
with unawfully killing said Mr.. Hog.
and perhaps spelling him with two "e S."
even though he was raZOr-rack. and
I'm his palmest DAYS would take a 40
trot towards oOrnheld when he got
scent OF IL.
Well. II the proof Is sufficient which
Il invariably is, he OF the crop IA nned
from s. 10 $40 FOR killing a hog. the real
value Of which was minus so. He cannot
even get credit upon the judgment for
the value OF the corn destroyed by Mr.
fogg whose memory IL now sacred
Is II not time for the enactment Of
some law tending towards relief Me
thinks | hear hundreds % ayes" In re-
spouse FRANK VI. BEVERLY.
Dwale. Dickinson county. Va. Deem
Der o. 1897.
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Singerly's Banks.

The positive announcement IS made by
Mr. Singerly that plan Is being formu-
lated 10 secure the creditors OF both the
Chestnut Street National Bank and the
Saving Fund. and that il will be submitted
10 the creditors not later than Wednes-
day next
The saving fund IS already In the hands
81 George II Earle, Jr.. and Richard Y
Cook as assignees. and the bank IS now la
the custody Of Bank Examiner Hardt
who will continue In charge until IL can
be decided whether there shall be vouu-
tary liquidation or the appointment Of
receiver. There can be voluntary liqui-
dalton OF a national bank only when IL
can be shown 10 the Bank Examiner
that ia assets are sufficient TO meet all
its obligations. Failing in that, re-
ceiyer must be appointed.
Mr.. Singerly and hts friends generally.
who have made the most careful inquiry
into his business affairs are quite conf
dent that the proposition 10 be submitted
TO the creditors will be accepted ana that
would assure the payment In full OF all
claims against both the bank and the
saving fund. The creditors have every
interest in facilitating the contamination
OF Mr. Singerly's plans. as the bank In
the hands OF receiver would involve
great delay ana flucu lorN ~ uTpoNlioir
II IS understood that the basis for the
adjustment of Mr. Sngerly's liabilities
TO both the bank and the saving fund Is
10 be preferred stock Of the Record Pub
fishing Company. 10 be issued 20 an
amount not exceeding 100000. With
the mortgage liens on the property re-
moved. as we learn is intended. preferred
Record stock would be a very good in
ves,ment. and the proposition 10 pay in
such securities does not involve the abate-
meht OF a dollar OF Mr.. Srgerly's obliga-
lions.
The disposition Is very general among
tho creditors who have the ability 10 do
SO. to render generous aid 70 Mr. SIN
gerly. and IL seems TO be reasonably safe
10 say that with his resources judiciously
handled and his fidelity 10 his obligations
and his energy in all his business affairs.
his creditors will be paid in full and
without protracted de!ay.-Phiadelphia
Times.
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NEW YORK. Dec 27.-FLOUR-Neg-
lected and nominally unchanged; city mill
patents. S505H5.9O; rye flour, steady 500
n825, latter for fancy, buckwhoat Hour
easy. S1.25Hl.iO.
BTCKWhEAT-D 36l4037c.
CORNMEAI.-Firmer, yellow western
RYE-Steady: No. . western. 5OI.c.
BARLEN-Firm: feeding, 2Si2c. -
BARLEY MALT-Quiet; western, o2l9G
WHEAT easy; No red, si.o2ls;
fob. afOat options firm on European
war rumors. but turned weak, closed M
%c.. net lower. No. red January closed
00iac. May closed 9Jlsc.; December CLOS
CoRNTspot. firm: No. .. 95ssc. fob.
afoat. firm all day on bullish statistics
and "A good all-round demand. closing -.
net higher. May closed 3oisc.; December
closed 33Ac.
OATS-Spot. Grm: No. . este; dull but
firmer, with corn closing ts1hc: net high.
er: February closed 2sigc: May closed
2Sisc: December closed 2s7se.
BEEF'-Steady. family S9J0alOOO; beef
hams. Sg2aS22 so: packet. 9ql0.
CUT MEATS Quiet; picked bellies, ia
&C.: picked shoulders, 5g5isc.; picked
bans, &c.
LARD Steady: western steamed. $3.50;
refined. quiet. continent, $50.
PORK-Quiet. mess, Ss.5oaeOo.
BUTTER--Firm at the decline; western
creamery. l5q22c.; factory, l2glIc FL
State dairy. 1920. creamery. 15Q21c.
CHEESE-Dun. large white September.
size; small white September. 949tc.;
Sc: full skins sd4c. nv
EGGs-rfrm; state ana Pennsylvania,
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Burton Crawford Accidentally shoots and
kills "a CoIored Man.

ASHLAND. VA. Dec. 2I.-special-
Matthew's Stevenson colored, was acct
dentally shot to-day by Burton Crsw,oId:
second son CT Mr.. George l.; CraWiord' q.
Kenwood. Young Crawford was on his
way FOR a days hunt. and as he passed on
out the OF the house. he attempted 70
gun was discharged. the darkey came
around a corner OF the house and caught
almost the entire discharge OF the gun:
He was terribly wounded about the
head. shoulder and side lie only hNcu
a short while after the accident.
There is no blame attached 10 young
Crawford. but he is nevertheless almost
frantic over the accident.
Mr. Arthur Wright. Of boswell. son OF
Mr. Billie Wright. OF the r., L. and 4.
railroad. met with a painful accident on
Christmas day. when by the premature
discharge Of a dynamite cracker his
thumb and two fingers were, blown off
The young man IS resting as well as could
be expected.
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The Ynlefide I'm Greene.

STANARDSyILLE. Dec. 27.-special-
Mr. Jack Bickers had a severe fall from
his horse Christmas Day. which caused
painful injuries.
The first quarterly meeting Of the COLI
ference year will be held here Tuesday.
on which occasion. Rev. Joshua Hunter.
the presiding elder. Will be present.
Rev Mr.. Conrad has married four cou-
piles In the short time he has had charge
OF this circuit-three couples from the
mountains. and Miss Sudie Bent. OF this
town. to Mr.. Workman. Of ElktOn.
There will be an entertainment at Ruck-
ersviile Tuesday night OF which the pro-
ceeds will go towards laying plank walk
for that town.
The Sunday schools OF Ruckersville,
Param and stephens Shop will give
Christmas trees TO their scholars the
coming week.
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DIR. EDWARDS POPULiR.
The Bogus Stock Broker l. st II nj Large
Handsome Residence sold.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Dec. 81
Special. business among the merchants
here this Christmas IS reported better
than for many years-cash sales being
double that Of last year.
DR.. w r. Edwards. the new pastor OF
the Methodist church, attracted large au-
diences at both services on Sunday. He Is
generally popular. and HIS church. espe-
cially are well pleased with him.
Paxton Atherton. the stOckbrOker, VINO
swindled the citizens of Charlottesvillc
last week out OF several thousand dollars
BY bogus checks. and skipped the city
Is stll at large.
The beautiful suburban residence Of MT
S. =. Maury near the University Of VIZ
GINA has just been sold TO Lieut. John
Quintop Loving, of Baltimore. FOR forty
seven Hundred and fifty dollars.
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2fG2ic: western fresh. 2Od24i1c.
POTATOES-Steady: New York. 2.12p
go: sweets. S123.
COTTONSEED OfT.-Quiet: prime crude,
1snIsI5c. do. yellow. 2i1gG22c.
pF.TROLBUM-Dull.
ROSIN-Firm; strained, commton to
good. 81. inTl.i5.
TURPENTINE-St 33d3ic.
RICE-Steady; domestic. fair TO extra,
4i2GGiSc.
MOLASSES-Quiet. New Orleans. open
Kettle. good 10 choice, 2Gn3lc.
COFFEE-Opencds steady at FIVE points
advanced. sales. 700 bags. spot Rio
quiet: No. Z. invoice, G%c.; No. I jobbers,
nc. Cordova. SisIlIc.
SUGAR-Raw. strong: fair refining
3,sc centrifugal. 80 test. ne. refined.
strong; No. O 49-1Gc.: cut loaf and crush
ed, 5Tsc.. powdered and cubes, 7-ioc.,
grnnulated. SIC.