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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04

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On SOUTHERN
CN RAILWAY
Schedule Effective November 81, 1885,
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, VA.

ne
1900 Night. NO. II. soutnern Expres
daily for Atlanta, Augusta. and
points South. Sleeper Richmond n
Danville. Greensboro, Salisbury
Charlotte. Columbia, and Augusta|
Sleeper open at $50 \. NJ. Stop
at all stations between kichmOnI
and Danyille TO a X on and let n
passengers.
Connects at panyille, Salisbury
and Charlotte with the Washingto1
and Southwestern Limited Go. III
carrying sleepers New York ii
Asheyilie. Hot Springs. Chattanoo.
ga and Nashville; New York 81
leans; New York 10 Tampa; and
first-class day coach betWeen|
Washington and Memphis. Connec.
tons afe made for all points al
for occupancy at $50 p. ".
1900 noon, No. 3. solid train daily for|
Charlotte. N. c., connects az Nose
ley with Farmvilie and Powhatan|
railroad. AT Keysyiilo for Clarss.
Vile. oxford. Henderson, and Dur.
ham, and at Greensboro for Dur.
ham. Raleigh. and winston-Salem,
at Danyilie With No 90 United
for New orleans and points South.
which carries sleepers New York 10
New Orleans. and New York u
Jacksonville. Through sleeper sals.
bury 10 Chattanooga; also. Pun.
man tourist sleeper every Wcdnes-
day Washington to San Francisco. |
without change.
600 p. NJ. No. II. local. daily. eIcept |
Sunday. for Keysville and inferno. |
diats points.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
90 A. NJ.
8:25 y. NJ, from Atlanta, Augusta.
Asheville. and Nashville.
$40 A. NJ, from Keysville.
LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS.
Nos. 81 and 50, between Manchester ana
Neanolis. Va.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04
ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
YORK RIVER LINE VIA WEST poly,
THE FAvORITE ROUTE NORTH.
LEAVE RICHMOND


4:3O p. NJ, No. l6, Baltimore Limited
daily. except Sunday. FOR West
Point. there making cloge counec.
ton on Mondays, Wednesday,. ana
Fridays with steamer for BaIr.
more: also. with stage at Lesser
Manor for WalkertOn and Tapcl.
hammock on Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
$50 y. NJ, No. 10, local express. Mon.
days, Wednesdays, ana FRIDAYS fr
West Point and intermediate s,a.
lions. Connects with stage al Les.
ter Manor for Walkerton and Tar.
pahannock; also, at West polr,
with. steamer for Baltimore. STOPS
800 A. NJ, No. IS. Local Mixed. Leave,
daily. except Sunday. from Vlr.
glnia-Street Station for West Point
and intermediate stations. connect.
ing with stage at Lester Manor for
Walkerton and Tappahsnnock.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
Oi7 A. NJ, daily.
1910 A.. NJ. Wednesdays and Friday,
500 ?: NJ, daily, except sunday. from
West Point and intermediate sta
tions.
Steamers leave West Point at @ p. NJ.
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and
Baltimore at : p. NJ. Tuesdays. Thurs
Ticket Office at station, foot Of Virginia
street. Open from 2 A.. 81. TO s p. NJ,
end from $50 p NJ. to 2 A. NJ. City tlcke.
office, as east Main street.
j. M. CULP. w. A. TURK.
Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
", II. GREEN General Superintendent.
caspW13 w 'WVYfsTBuRY. Travelling Pas.
senger Agent, e20 east Main street. Rich
Va. @3
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04
PRESENTED AND REFERRED.

The following bills were introduced and
referred TO the proper committees:
BY Mr.. Watkins: To suspend the opera
ton of section CSC Of the Code Of 1887,
as amended and re-enacted by an act APP
proved March 5, 1894, and as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved Janu-
airy 29. 1896, in relation TO its delinquent
lands purchased in the name OF the Com
monwealth for a period of sixty days.
BY Mr.. Smith: TO amend and re-enact
an act entitled an act TO amend and re-
enact section 4l06 of the Code Of Vir-
ginia. touching the jurisdiction of police
justices and justices of the peace as to
the trial of offences in certain cases, APP
proved February %, 1884; as amended by
an act approved March 5, 1896.
BY Mr.. Ryan: To amend and re-enact
an act entitled an act TO incorporate the
Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of Lou
doun ounty.
BY Mr.. Hicks: To amend and re-enact
section e66 of the Code of Virginia as
amended and re-enacted by an act APP
proved January 70. 1886. i'm relation to de-
linquent lands purchased in the name OF
the Auditor.
BY Mr.. Caldwell: To provide for the
working and keeping in repair the public
roads and bridges Of Craig county.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced,
and under suspension Of the rules, placed
on the calendar:
BY Mr.. Craig: To regulate the hunting
of partridges In Rockbridge county.
BY Mr.. Pendleton: Repeating an act to
prevent the determination or partridges
or quail In the State Of Virginia, approved
January q, 1896. as far as applicable to the
county Of Louisa.
BY Mr.. Clarke. of Dinwiddie: To repeal
act entitled an act to prevent the ex-
termination of cartridges or quail i'm the
State of Virginia. so far as 1t affects the
of Dinwiddie.
The House adjourned at 2:30.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04
ABOLISH DAYS OF GRACE.

Mr.. j.. Lewis Anderson. introduced a
bill to abolish days Of grace on promis-
sorry notes. drafts, &c. in the State OF
Virginia. The bill provides that ION all
notes. drafts, checks. acceptances. bills
Of exchange. bonds. and other evidences
Of Indebtedness, made. drawn. or accept
ed by any person or corporation after the
LIST day Of May, 1898. and in which there
Is no expressed stipulation 10 the con-
trary, no grace, according to the custom
OF merchants. shall be allowed in the
State of Virginia, but the same shall be
due and payable as therein expressed.
without grace"
Mr.. Parker introduced a bill to amend
section 40l6 of the Code. The object OF
the bill is TO so amend the law relating
to grand juries as TO allow them to pre-
sent for misdemeanors which may not be
tried by the county and corporation courts
under the present law. but which shall,
upon being reported by the grand jury,
be referred TO a magistrate for trial. with
right Of appeal. If desired, to the county
and corporation courts. The effect is TO
restore to grand juries their inquisitorial
functions in misdemeanor cases. which
were inadvertently taken from them last
session. but does not take from magls-
trates their exclusive original jurisdic-
ton of misdpmeanOrS. /
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04

The hour having arrived Q2:s0,. as pro-
vided for In Mr.. ~Saunders's resolution. In
the two houses TO proceed. In ;o!nt ses-
sion. with the election OF the State oflcers
nominated at the caucus of Thursday
night, Mr.. Winburne arose. and asked for
a reconsideration Of the resolution. His
object for doing his was that, by inves-
fisauon. IL might be shown that the office
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-04

1870 AND 1922 EAST MAIN STREET..
Uptown Store, 5C6 east Marshall.
Phone ZIG. Phone 20.
1t will pay you to call for our complete
Price-List. no Sl-Sa. Tu&Th
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
DEFEATED THEM YESTERDAY
WITH HANDS DOWN BY A
SCORE OF 80 TOS.
The Visitors Showed fPvslI At the
Start, Butas the Game Continued
The BrOnchOS' StickWOrk Grad
Hally Became Heavier and
BaSehitS We're Plentiful.

Harry Smiths Changers are distin-
gushing themselves by the over
whelming defeats they are encounter
ing at the hands of the teams that are
going to battle for the Texas baseball
championship this season. There is one
gratifying feature in these games.
The La Grange team cannot be class
ed as n country amateur aggregation
by any means, for, as is well known,
there are several players on this team
that have been in some pretty fast
company, and they can yet put up a
good article of ball. But when they
go against a gang like the BrOnchos
or any other team that is IL member
of the Texas association, they can
hardly expect anything less than
cyclone of base hits. This, however,
would not have been safe assertion
when the Missionaries represented
San Antonio or when Brophey's Bron-
chOS were heralded as world heaters
last spring.
But this is no time for history. On
with the game. The Changers started
in as if they intended to win, and for
a while it really seemed as if they
were only jollying us along and would
later give us a touch of Baltimore
ball. This belief grew firmer when
Al. Jack, who has just been made an
umpire, drew from the collection of
bats small siZeu telegraph pole and
got acquainted with one of Red Her
berts choicest drops, which instan-
taneously collided with Win CIark's
feet, and Win and the little ball play
ed tag. Al. was on his way to O'COn-
nor'S cushion, when Clark recovered
the little ball, and his salary arm was
so strong that he nearly threw the ball
out of the yard.
Then came Tony Garcia with his
circus centerpoIe, and sent the little
ball sailing toward left field, while
Jack went all the way around and
came home. This is how the visitors
started out, but the proceedings were
abruptly terminated. 1t was soon evil
dent that the Bronchos had been toy
ing with the Changers, for the visi-
tors real trouble began towards the
end. The rest is told by the following
figures:
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
CREDITORS PRESSING THEM.

Big Firm of Opera Managers Said to
be Knocked Out.
BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, April To- 14'he Herald
says:
Abbey, Schoeffel & '6rau, limited.
are not to be given a renewal for next
season of their present lease of the
Metropolitan Opera house and they
will abandon all further operate en-
terpriSes.
They will proceed shortly either to
wind up their business altogether or
cOntine their attention to the fremont
Theatre, which they own above a
mortgage of 100000. They will run
the Boston house in an endeavor to
make its earnings pay off the credit
ors, or they may decide to sell IL and
compromise with the creditors: or the
creditors themselves, who are i'm effect
the corporation now, may ask a final
dissolution of the corporation on the
ground of default in heavy payments
that will become due from time to-
time. On July 1 next nearly $40. 600
is due on notes to creditors and to
meet this payment there is at present
nothing in the treasury and nothing in
sight. And with the opera house lease
cancelled, there is nothing In .,.s fu-
ture beyond what may be earned from
the fremont theatre. What ax&ss==tt
course will be followed in the affairs
by the corporation Is not vet deter
mined upon, but one thing is certain.
the opera house lease viii not be ne
newed and the firm Of Abbey. Schoef-
fel x Grau. limited. must necessarily
cease to exist.
They will conclude their opera en-
gagement in BOstOh and win come to
New York next week and give their
farewell, but wheIt the hnai curtain
falls on Saturday. april ll. % win
have been rung DON unon the lost
performance IN the a p house ny iis
present cOrDoratn les
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
TO EVADE THE LAW.
The Tobacco Trusts are Arranging for
Free Gifts.

The Tobacco Trusts are Arranging for
Free Gifts.
BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, April 10-The American
Tobacco company have decided to
abandon the factor plan of handling
its product and will substitute there
for in states where it can be done a
system of donating money or mer-
chandiSe to the jobbers who purchase
direct from the company. The trust
has ISSUED a long circular TO its Gus
toners to that effect.
In the circular it sets forth that lin
many states Legislatures have passed
laws making illegal forms of contract
Simnar to factors agreements.
While these are probably unconsti-
tutional." it continues, the litigation
to test the act would entail loss and
expense to manufacturers and deal
erS alike"
a second circular outlines the man
ner N which the trust hopes to evade
the law concerning the factors agree
ments while giving customers equal
benefits, 1t reads as follows:
1T is our hope that the success of
our business will warrant our making
donations of money or merchandise
to our customers from time to time, in
recognition of their interest in distrib-
uting our goods. Should we be able
to carry out this intention the dona-
ton at first will be based primarily
upon the amount of our products pur-
chased by you direct from us, and
secondly upon the expense to us of
maintaining the output of our brands
in the state"
This action of the trust was accom-
panied by the usual reports of ciga-
rette and tobacco wars, with which
Wall street has been surfeited for
some years. The stock of the compa-
ny failed to respond to the rumors of
impending ruinouS competition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
a GREAT SCHEME

To Reclaim Three Miles of the Jer-
sey Mud-FIats.
BY Special Wire to Sunday Light.
New York, April 10.-A big syndi-
cate has been formed to reclaim the
mud flats on the Jersey side on the
New York bay and build an enormous
system of wharves, docks and freight
yards by means of which the western
railroads will be able to deliver freight
directly to ocean steamers and coast
wise vessels.
Alexander f. Orr, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, is authority
for the statement that syndicate of
capitalists has been formed for the
purpose of revising the commerce of
this port. He declines to reveal the
names of the members of the syndi-
cate or to give any detailed outline of
their plans.
1t is understood, however, that the
company proposes to build sea wall
from the, national docks near Liberty
Island to Robbins reef and to build
wharveS for the transatlantic liners,
and to fill in the flats back of the
Wharves for great union freight
yard and terminal station for the rail-
roads having their termini in Jersey
City. These railroads include the
Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley, Erie,
Baltimore and Ohio, Jersey Central,
Philadelphia and Reading; New York,
Susquehanna and Western; West
Shore and Ontario and Western. The
Morris canal, which taps the coal
fields of Pennsylvania, also terminates
near the proposed docks. The water
front to be improved is over three
miles long. The undertaking has been
started to bring, if possible, more
commerce into this section, to devel-
op a water line that is at present use
less. and to furnish convenient
wharves to steamship lines that are
unwilling TO pay the rent charged by
the city for it's piers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
INVADE MACEDONIA AND FACE
THE ENEMY AND ARE NOW
READY E0R THE FRAY.
First Blood Drawn By The Greeks,
The Turks Suffering Heavy
Loss From The ImpetuOuS
HelleneS' Religion In
Slirei Assault.
By Special Wire to Sunday Light.

By Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Athens, April 10.-The populace is
wild with excitement over the report
that Edhim PaSha, commander of the
Turkish army in Macedonia, has re-
ceived orders to march across the
frontier if he finds that the Hellenic
ritory yesterday contain many regular
soldiers of the Greek army. While the
Greek authorities disclaim responsible
ity for the raids it is strongly affirm
ed that Greek officers commanded the
marauderS. If true sufficient cause
for war has been furnished and all
the powers of the admiralS cannot
prevent immediate hOstIlities follow
ed by an immediate formal declara-
ton of war. The Greek irregulars be-
fore crossing the frontier went
through elaborate religious ceremonies
during which blades and banners were
blessed by the Greek priests. The in
VaderS divided into three bands, af-
ter crossing the frontier, of one thOus-
and men each. The last division to
cross were fired on by the Turkish
troops, but managed to reach a well
secured position from which they can
not be dislodged without heavy loss
to the enemy The Turkish soldiers
are advancing rapidly to meet the
invaders and by this hour midnight)
are probably entrapped in the hills.
between the three bands of invaders
A battalion of Turkish troops attempt
ed to cut off the Greeks retreat. The
Greeks attacked the Turks and fought
their way through to the entrench-
ments. The Turkish loss was heavy
the Grecian loss light. The invaders
were made up of motley body of
Greeks, Italians. Thracians and Mace
domains, the Turkish troops being
mainly Albanians, considered the hest
IN the Turkish army.
New York, April 1O.-Thirty Greeks
sailed for Athens today on the steam
er La Bretagne to join the army and
more are expected to follow soon. The
enthusiasm of the local Greeks is in
tense. " ."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
THE AWFUL RIVER FLOODS
Graphic Details OF The
Disaster
AS SEEN FROM THE HIGH AND
DRY SHORES OF
HELENA
A Very Liberal And Sympathetic
Arkansas City - After The
Floods The Worst Will
Not Be Over Other
River News.
Special Wire to Sunday Light.

Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Helena, Ark, April 10.-The curious
spectacle was presented here today of
two buildings burning with water in
them to a depth of foot and half.
Help was impossible. The chief of
the fire department stood on the levee
helpless, while hundred acres of wa
ter surrounded the burning buildings.
North Helena is separated from the
city proper by Walker street. The
levee is from five to twelve feet I'M
der water. South Helena is separat-
ed from the city proper by the Ar
kansas Midland railway and they are
under water to the same depth. The
Mississippi river to the east is from
ten to fifteen of water against the
front levee and yet Helena remains
dry, her bicyclers ride wnere they
please. pleasure carriages come and
go at will and everybody walks dry
shOd. The Seepage of water which
promised to give trouble is now kept
in subsection by pumps and with these
diverse and active surroundings Hell
ena is transacting business as usual.
feeding and sheltering over a thous-
and homeless people and as many
more cattle, and sending tents and
food to more than a thousand more
people who for some reason are
unable or unwilling to leave their
water invested houses. The COndi-
tons have attracted the outside world
and aid is being extended to our re-
lief committee. In the face of these
difficulties another disaster appears
imminent. 1t is likely the negro
troopers and spare hands who have
been driven from the bottoms will re-
quire to return after the flood has sub
sided and thousands of acres will have
no crops this year. The fact that
the water may remain up for several
weeks, making it uncertain as to
whether crops can he planted in time
to get fair results. the opportunities
of the upland planters eager to secure
hands. together with the natural dis
gust engendered by the lOsssOf prop
erty has already borne legitimate
fruit. These facts account for the ac-
ton of the planters in LacOnia Cir
Gle. in the old town ridge and Trot-
ter's Bend, Miss, in deciding to en-
dure privatiOns and sufferings and
expense rather than let their hands
leave the plantations. There the long
headed planters know how difficult it
is to secure hands and they propose
to take no chances.
New Orleans, April 1O.-As predicted
in these dispatches last Saturday
night the whole of the YazOO delta will
go under and scope of country one
hundred and sixty miles long by sixty
miles wide will be almost entirely sub
merged.
Greenville, Miss, April 1O.-Past eX-
perience demonstrates that it is inn
possible to raise a corn crop the same
season on lands which have been flood
ed. Cut worms in myriads invariably
eat up the young corn. Well inform
ed men estimate that fair cotton
crtf can be raised il the water sub
sides by the first of June, but the
Weld of cotton in the Delta will be
short more than three hundred thou
sand bales this year.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
SCRAMBLE FOR PIE.
The States Casting no Electoral Votes
for Mckinley the Liveliest Scrap
DerS

perS.
a special from Washington in the
Galveston News of the 9th, saws: "A
peculiar feature of the contests for the
distribution of Federal Patronage is
found in the fact that the fierceSt fight
for the offices are in the states which
pollcd the smallest number of Republi-
can ballots, and therefore gave Nc
kinley no electoral votes. As a rule
the Republican leaders in -ese states
have held office whenever their party
has been in power and have maintain
ed organizations for the special DUR
pose of controlling the patronage.
These organizations now divide them
selves into two classes, original Nc.
Kinley men and those who preferred
some one else to Mckinley. The
livelieSt scraps for patronage outside
of Texas are in Mississippi Louisiana.
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
In Mississippi, James Hill, colored,
formerly secretary of state, and whose
friends claim he is the "smartest mig
ger in the country" has been recog-
nized by the administration. which
sent the name of his man for the mar
shalship of the. northern district of
Mississippi to the Senate. Then Hills
enemies charged him with selling his
influence; in other words. recommend
ing men for office for pay, and the Sem
ate will investigate the charges before
acting on the nomination for marshal.
Hills friends say the charges are false
and emanate from disappointed poll
ticians who want to corral the offices
themselves and despair of so doing
unless they can first destroy Hill.
Something of the same situation ex-
lists as regards Colonel Buck. of GeOr,
gia. nominated for minister to Japan.
In his case it is not claimed that he
has sold his Influence, but another
Georgian is said TO be filing all sorts
OF wild charges y the hope Of being
offered something to stop. There are
also uSiy splits among The Republi-
car1 L.euIsiana and Alabama
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
WILL ELECT HUNTER.
The Charges of Attempted Bribery
May Create the Requisite Sym
Special Wire to Sunday Light.


Special Wire to Sunday Light.
Frankfort. Ky. April 10.-The Sena-
torial fight has reached a crisis more
acute than that of the last session.
when Frankfort was crowded with mi
litia and blOOdShed was imminent
DR.. Hunter, who was within one
vote of election yesterday has been
charged with bribery and his mana
gers. eX-RepreSentative Franks and
Representative Wilson are also accus-
ed. The indictments it is said. have
been drawn. The complainant is
Capt Noel Gaines. who asserts that
Franks and Wilson displayed $4,000
in bills to him. and naming four Dem
Ocratic members of the House. sound
ed him as to whether they could be
bought for that amount. DR.. Hunter
and his lieutenants deny the charge
and declare it is deperate scheme to
prevent his election.
1t is thought here that the bringing
of the charges will result in the cleo
ton of Hunter Many persons be-
lieve that Governor Bradley and eX-
Senator Blackburn are at the bottom
Of the affair The feeling was in
tense and the greatest interest was ia
ken in the proceedings of tOday's
Joint assembly, The galleries were
crowded to Overlooking. The second
ballot showed Hunter still short and
realizing that any attempt to elect him
today was frnitlPsS the Hunter men
forced an adjournment
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
TINSLEY RELEASED.

Was Sent to Jail for Contempt of
Court in a Cemetery Case
Special Wire to Sunday Light
Austin. Texas, April 1O.-ThOs. Tins
ley. the millionaire is out of jail.
The appeal of Thos. Tinsley from
Harris county on a writ of habeas
corpus was heard yesterday in the
Court of Criminal Appeals before JUS
tees Davidson and Henderson. and he
was admitted to bail in the sum of
S2500.00 pending the decision of the
court next Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Tinsley was sent TO Jail by
Judge John G. Todd of Harris coun-
ty for contempt of court, about three
months ago. He had been instruct
ed by the court to turn over certain
hooks I and papers pertaining to the
GlenVood cemetery and he had fatty
refusdd TO do so. and he was sent to
jail f4r contempt and appealed
with No above result.