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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-10
rrnsoNAL ~ GkNhRAL.
Interesting Facts About Richmond's Citi-
xens and other Matters.


Misc Rosa chamberlayne lis visiting
friends IN New YORK
The Tndependent cycle club viii hold
their monthly meeting Tonight az 500
j.. NJ.
Mr.. Thomas J. sratton. State Inspector
OF Fertilizers left yesterday Tor Lynch-
burg on business.
The work Of putting the roof on The
new Grace-Streot Baptist church ls ri-
pidly approaching completion
Mr.. r. H. Mayo has returned TO this
city from his country seat in Clarke couh-
ty
Rev. Or. Carmichael will return 70 Rich
mond on Saturday from sweet spring e.
and occupy mis- pulpit on SUNDAY ll 81
Pauls church.
Mrs DR. G. W. Jones. who has been
extremely I'M for two months az the resi-
dance Of her son. iu Clarke county Us
still very on.
Mr.. william A. Gottwald and Miss Mary
Bottoms were married WEDNESDAY eNcu-
ing by Rev W. a. Lauehon- inc &c,
m0ny was performed at tue nome OF '"'
minister.
The general PRAYER meeting wednesday
night AT T.elgh-Street Baptist church was
the first service conducted by the pastor,
Or w l.. Wright. since his return to the
city from North Carolina, where ne hd7
spent the summer.
The CLAY Ward Actives will hold n
meeting al Pelvidere Hall Saturday night
no elect officers for the ensuing year. All
the candidates for office are requested 10
be present.
The funeral ~ Mrs Ida Davis. wife of
Mr.. r. Davis. who died Tuesday evening
at $40 o'clock at her home. corner or
Pine and Darlington streets. took place
al o'clock Yesterday afternoon from
the Union-Station Methodist church.
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NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
the UNITERSITf FOOTBALL TEAM
CITING INTO SHAPE.
Judge whittaker's Residence Near Raleigh
Burned-Loss over 5,00o-PropagAt-
ing the Lynch Free Love Doctrine

RALEIGH, y. c., September a-spe-
ciaI.-Nnere Is genuine gLadness that
bonds were voted yesterday.
The rock quarry out near the city ana
owned by the city. will be worked FOR the
curling stones and for the rock TO he
crushed for the streets. This will be
saving and will put wages in the hands
OF home people. A new registration wa
necessary for this election, and l,il5 votes
registered. A majority OF voters was re-
ouired and 9Ol votes for the bonds We're
cast. every ward sending In maJotl'5'
,rHF, ANNUAL INSPECTION
The annual inspection Of the Governor
Guard here Yesterday elected the hisnesO
praise from the inspector general. me
armorv was also found in excellent C0'''
Mavor Caldwell. Of statesville. is here
asking the Governor TO grant pargo.
to a man named Miller. VINO Is 10
n ten years sentence for manSi'"
Three years of this has already p''"
served. 1900, 90 tbo
Nr Claudius Dockery. chairman or tue
,,o.'r5 81 Peritentiary Directors. says
that the Drought Is playing the WIZ WIN
the crops on the state farms
THE BAIL TEAM ,,-
The University Football team ior ,l.'S
soason has Warsen Klultz. OF SALISBURY
for MANAGER. and Joel Whitaker OF ha-
LEIGH CAPTAIN. A game will be played
between the University team and the A.
and NJ College team October "a.
Last night the lovely home OF eN-Juose
spier whitaker about two and n hall
miles south Of the city. was burned. lie
had lust moved into tho city. The house
was unoccupied. II had cost him over
g. O00
over go bales Of cotton came IN on
yesterday by wagon.
The County Board Of Education de-
cided that the public schools can pc
opened n November instead OF waiting
until January.
address on the life and character OF
the late Right Rev bishop Atkinson az
scotland Neck on Monday night
A preacher from New Jersey has maze
his appoarance IN the eastern part ot inc
state and IS preaching the Lynch-tree-
love doctrine. is there TO be no end 10
this2
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Tho location OF this enormous supplv
of power has am especial value owing
to lbs being central The vicinity Is
eridironed with important railway lines.
such as the Chicago. Rock Island and
Pacific, the Chicago and Alton. and the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa &c. no is
not improbable that with the completion
of the channel cotton mills foo he West
will become reality. for the raw mate
rial could Doe brought Up from 81 Louis
NJ triflng expense. as compared with
That of getting Dc into New England
The opportunity for employing this wa
ter-poWer iu connection with electrical
energy suggests also. vast commercial
result Az single point, near LockpOrt.
according 90 the calculations OF N. s.
Putnam. Chicago engineer there is Of
fercd, for the purpose of Transmitting
electricity to Chicago. $500 hOrse-pOwc D..
IIe figures the cost of the requisite plant
ass 100000. and the rental at 100000 u-
vestors thus realizing thirty-two per cent.
ON their outlay.
This extensive manufacturing basis is
not passing unnoticcd. Already many
great corporations have been or are be-
ing organized boo this connection Boo New
York and Chicago one recently being
capitalized at 100000 and planned to dee
VeIop the electrical Lippincotfs.
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A meeting was held last night at the
Jefferson Hotel which resulted IN the be-
Ginning of a movement 10 organize IN
Richmond permanent public lyceulQ 10
be run on purely cooperative lines.
There were present Messrs. Arthur B..
Clarke. +. w Boatwright j. J.. nm.
John &. Pollard w. r.. Meredith, Oscar
Swineford. Taylor Grandy, w. 5. Cope
land John H. Powell. Henry &. Jones
MIR. Arthur -. Clarke was chosen tenn
porary chairman.
After discussion il was shown that 81 Is
posstble 10 hear the ablest lecturers and
authors Of the time IN Richmond az as
low "A price as ten cents by a cooperative
institution. In Atlanta and Augusta. Ga.
tbe price has been brought down TO n ana
- cents.
MIR. Pollard moved that the Richmond
Lvceum be organized and that those
present and others who had consented
10 serve form a board OF directors 10 un-
dertake the work This motion was car
ried.
A committee-consisting OF Messrs. ].
L. Hill. Henry c. Jones and John G.. POL
lard-were appointed 10 superintend a pre-
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SUICIDE OF r. T. BRAY.
HANGED HIMSELF ~ ms Room
WHILE ~ a DESPON DENT moon.
lie Had Recently Sold out Ills Interest in
Machine Company-sent Ills Wife
and Child to Halifax County,

DANVILLE. VA. Sept. 9-Spccial.-R.
r. Bray. aged thirty years was found
dead iu his house. in this city. this morn
ing. when found a rope suspended the
body from the top OF the door frame.
and. from the condition OF the body. the
act must have been committed early Ia
the week. probably Monday or Tuesday.
SENT HIS WIFE AWAY.
No one has been staying in Che housc
with Mr.. Bray recently on July goth
last Bray carried DIS wife and child to
her fathers. at Christie. Va. and 70
turned TO Danvillo in respondent mood.
ON August 9th ne sold his interest in the
Carter Machine Company to his partner,
and since then had made several Efforts
TO buy an interest in established houses
here. hut without success. For several
months past Bray had acted strangely,
and there is not much doubt that con-
slant hrOoding on some trouble which
be did not disclose. had affected h's mind.
Mr. Bray was native of Halifax coun-
ty. Va, and a graduate. session az i>>i-'~,
of the Blacksburg Agricultural and Mo
chanical College. now the Virginia Poly
technic Institute. Aftcrward he pursued
"a special course ig mechanics at the
stevens Polytechnic Institute, OF Hobo
ken. y. J. From there ho went 90 Texas.
where, until he came to DauN.llo a year
ago. he was instructor OF mechanical en-
cheering On the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College. of Texas
4 BOY KILLED
Monroe Southern. "a white bow ~ this
city. while beating" DIS way on the
Southern railway today was killed be-
tween Danville and Charlotte. ~ G.
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house wednesday and was gratefully re-
cevcd by Mr.. Haight. 1910.
This gentleman. Wednesday evening
after the services az his church, took oc-
casion 90 thank his people TOT 'hor iore-
thought and kindness. ~
The School Board 81 Manchester DIS
trict Chesterfield has reelected me lol-
lowing teachers for the ensuing SESSION
which Will begin on the first Monday IN
Ortohor. swansboro school. Miss Lavinia
Walden. principal. Miss Agnes Walker ana
| Miss Minnie Jones. assistants MAJ
SchOOl-Miss Minnie l.. bIeWiS' +ri4'N''
street. Miss Julia Morris bitue Scn,9o,,
Miss Gertrude Wclsigcr. Granite Nufs
| Ruth Martin. Moore School MISS a. 4.
Bass. Broad Rock Miss May Hatcher.
The following colored teachers were
reelected. Swansboro Scnooi' Nttlhla
Moon assistant. Granite. Annie blacE-
we'll. Five Mile Branch. Martha Howlctt
Hickory IInl. Addie Eegleston NarWlcN
Road. Ida sully; Mt. olive Lavlnla IA
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democratic Convention 20 elect
candidates for the House Of Delega,es,
VIII De held in The Gray's Armory on
Fifteenth and Hull streets on wednesday
September 22d
renee y. Pool. the chairman OF me CITY
Central Committee. The meeting VII be
called 10 order in the morning about 1000
THE RIVER LOW.
The works ON Che river line arc having
"a great deal Of trouble ou account of the
scarcity of water in the river Al Belle
Islo they have been unable 90 do much
work for the past few weeks on account
of thc low water and the consequence u.s.
That the hands are mostly AN Idle, ana
VIII Doc until the river will ON up again
The plants in Manchester are also re-
cciyiug serious Inconvenience by the low
water. -
RRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Miss Annie Brown has returned from
Petersburg. accompanied by her cousin.
Miss Louise Evans.
Mrs r.. r. Hudglnes. who has been
visiting relatives Boo Richmond nd Man
chester, returned home wednesday 10 Pee
Mrs. Frank A. owen and little dauch-
Ter. Beatrice. of Petersburg Va. VINO
have been visiting friends n Richmond
and Manchester. have returned home
Mrs. vs.. Hay Garnet. who has been
quite sick is very much improved.
Mr. W. ~ Gillian has returned from
Baltimore Tie went 70 that city 90 ne
tend the convention of posi-oih'' CLERKS
of the United Statcs. and representing
Manchester Branch 40. ltt. oi This order.
Iio reports having bad % good time ana
that mt the meeting good deal OF husi-
moss was transacted of interest TO the
service.
Thc funeral NJ NctUc Bishop the eight
ycar-0II daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. y. w.
Bishop took place from the residence
Wednesday afternoon at '.a1 o'clock
Rev. j. O.. HutsOu Of Pinc-Street Hap-
fist church conducted the services. inc
intormcnt was made 100 Iaury cemetery.
The many friends OF Rev. y. A. Spcn-
Ger. pastor OF C0wardin-Avenuo Chris
tian church. viii be glad 90 know that
hc returned TO Manchester last evening 40
g p. ~. and win nm hIs pulpit sunday az
The members ~ Asbury church viii
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FUND FOR MONUMENTS.
RAISING MONEY! TO MARK THE
CRATES or CONFEDBRATES
Who Lie Buried Beneath Northern Sod
The Places for Monuments
Designated.

Joint committee consisting N repre-
sentatives from Lee Camp, Lee Camp
Sons OF Veterans. and the Daughters OF
the COnfederacy. was called 10 meet last
night at Lee Camp Hail. That place,
however, being occupied by the Board or
Visitors OF the Soldiers Home the com
mittee adjourned 20 the residence OF Mrs.
Norman Y. Randolph. corner Of Sixth
and Grace streets where the meeting
was held. Colonel w +. Smith, chairman
presiding and Secretary +, Leslie Spence
Jr., recording
OBJECT OF THE COMMITTEE.
The special object for which the COM
mittee was called was TO raise fund TO
place monuments over COnfederdles VINO
De buried in northern graves.
The subcommittee on places Where
monuments are 90 De put reported the
following places.
Alton. H.. Camp Butler. Giverton).
ILL.,. Camp Morton. Indianapolis. Ind;
Elmira. y. y. Firms Point Cemetery,
Fort Delaware. Johnson's Island. o.:
Varfs Island. y. y. Old Capital Prison,
Washington. -. c.: Point Lookout. Nd. !;
Rock Island. Ill. Saudusky, o.; Phiadel-
phia. Pa. and Pea Patch Island, Del
The Committee on Circulars reported
tbaf the contract for printing them had
been given TO the Baughman stationery
COMPANY as the lowest bidders.
WORK TO BE PUSHED.
Tho circulars are 10 be printed as soon
as Dossiblc. and when they are received
tho work OF sending them out VIII De
rapidly pushed. ,.-t.t.
The meeting ~ the committee last nlsht
v,-4e v,oll attended only one member neluB
otec,. After the business Of the even
IND, bad been concluded Mrs. Randolph
furnished refreshments in ne shape OF
> delicious watermelon. Whlch mao Dech
ON ice for number OF hours.
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John Randolph Tucker. Of virginia. was
not the least eminent or distinguished
member of a family of statesmen and iu-
rists that included such illustrous names
as that Of his father. Henry ST. George
TUCKER and Do is uncle. John Randolph.
of Roanoke. That Doe dil no' occupy the
Attorney Generally Of tnc United states
nor represent Virginia in fno Upper
House OF Congress. WIS H-Drinable far
less 90 his own eminent Hui recognized
fitness than to "a popularity OF the times
which permits mediocre rDIi-sffking 10
outstrin merit I'm the rlco for political
profermont when in 1880 Tho now order
of Democracy came in such leaders ass
Thurman and Mcdonald and Tucker were
not known &C court and, serving ont ms
last term in the lowe House Of CON
crcss John Randolph Tucker Yielded his
place 10 his son. The hlrdl" less orilllant
Henry ST. George Tucker and Withdrew
from, public life 20 the classic shades or
Washington and Ice. whore. until his
death last spring. he served as the hoad
Of the Law College, loved and reNef'd hN
the students as he was honored ana re-
spncted hy tho country ht large.
No man ~ hts time drcw 10 himself p
targor measure Of affection than this
truly great Nrginian a scholar ana a
thinker in am arts literary and Social
ho was ike hts father before MN, pre-
ominently a iurist. Judge of law ana p
fudpa ~ law who was 1hlc to deliver IT'S
cxDositions with rare cloQucncc and sur-
passing cloarncss His laW lectures VIII
rank with any of the writings NJ story
ana Kent Ills place 'n the Nn.hal'a
Cloisfers as with Marshall and Writ
n is proposed by the Old associates ana
Disciples OF Judge Tucker % erect an
Lexington Va. his home. and the scene
of his lqbOrs 4e teacher. memorial
hlll. and. 90 this end considerable pro-
gross has been already made Contc2d.
ti0ns have come from New Enrnnd ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-10
MEETING ~ car WARD.
The Legislative Candidates Address
Crowd ia Browns Hall.

4 mass-moeting " Democratic voters
was held last evening at Brown Han
formerly known as Wcstham's Han. cor
ner Laurel and Cary streets The han was
rendered TO the gathering free of charge
bv Mr. Brown. and 20 was well filled with
those who had come 10 listen 90 what
thevarious candidates for legislative hon
Ors had to- say.
Mr. ID. :. Gates of Monroe ward former
Sheriff Of the city of Richmond presided
in am able manner. and Introduced each
one Of the speakers in some appropriate
remarks. Among the audience was Mr..
Addison Maupin. the Democratic nominee
for the House Of Delegates from Henrico
county. but ne took no part i'm the dis
cussion. Mcssrs Munford and Sands. the
candidates for State Senate, were absent
ON account of sickness in their families.
Addresses Were made by the following
candidates for the House OF Delegates.
Messrs Walter T.. Dunn John b. Gayle.
y. G.. Folkes O.. NJ Wallace. Jr. Thomas
b. Murphy J. Lewis Anderson. w. j.
Rcddy ia. Roscher and PHI St. George
Baraud All the speakers went into the
different issues. and explained their views.
They were carefully listened 20 by the
audience
Another mass-meoting viii be held at
the same place next Tuesday evening.
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rur NORTH oARo1INA LEASE.
The Feeling Is That Gov. Russell is Trying
Persecute Good Men.


~,r,sor-pv y c.. Sent. Special
TIL. hearing of the fraud feature OF '''
ninoty-nine-yoar lease of the North N"''-
lima railroad TO the Southern railway VIZ
L,-,,,,t1tod here Yesterday. ana the ca,
con- i,,,i',,r,ed 10 meet before Speclal
Master Kerr Craig. on future Gay ,I
T,t+ir1orc New York. Washington aut
Raleigh. 10 is thought the heaIlN7 ""'
not he completed before January. g.,
,rhat WAS quite a misleading me pc I''
q RALEIGH paper Of yesterday. ue sc
oral feeling! here is not that lhe pa.
49, Non sustained as reported, pul W
,o,f, failed TO prove its case. Asaiu,
tb.ro are not ten men in this community
who are not in favor or the le"s1 """
OF c,D,crnor Rus-oil's lawyers made big
20 Az when they found from the records
fhat the old Board OF DIRECTORS li4l
Maid ont g Zoo 10 protect ltsell ana SUSIE p,
M lease. But they were mum WH'n ~
was proven nm rebuttal that we me-"
ho9r1 had paid g. $50 90 their attorneys.
Avery Cook. Day. McCrea and ANcillI
10 trv to break the lease.
The general opinion here is thal 10y
ornor Russell as uselcsslv depicting the
treasury. and that his efforts 10 pro n ~
fraud against some Of the pest men jill
the state is nothing but fa'ce.
To-day has been reunion day with the
veterans Of c. T. Fisher Camp, no. 3l9.
Confederate Veterans. ana the CITY H'i7
boor theirs More veterans were in at
tendance than ever before. Appropriate
exercises We're held in the COURTHOUSE py
ladies and children. singing old war
songs. recitatl0ns. and making impromptu
speeches and telling anecdotes by the
veterans.
The monument fund was added TO-.
and "a committee appointed to select and
build the same The old officers We're
reelected. after which free dinner was
served 10 the veterans.
There IS 20 Doe another bicycle meet
here at the racc-track ON the 2id in-
slant Many entries are being made for
the money and other prizes % De run
FOR The best riders in the state are eX-
pcctcd.
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AStr,nee Accident.

PETERSBURG. VA. September p
Special-T j. Harwell. residing on nm
ION street was stricken with paralysis in
his left side last night and fell Go the
floor unconscious and iu falling struck a
key I'm a door. which imbedded itself in
his left cheek. The key broke or about
midway and was pulled out Boy Mrs. HaT-
we'll.
Philip Hancock Reese aged six years
son Of Mr.. j. G.. Reese and grandson or
Mr.. C.. r. Reese. is threatened with lock-
Jaw. ana his condition to-day IS consider
ga very serious. A day or TWO ago bee
fen and cut an artery in his wrist with a
piece Of broken dish.
The cornerstone of ST. Johns Episco-
pal church now in course Of erection ON
Washington street. viii Doe laid tomorrow
afternoon The address viii lbe made
hv Rev. r. a. Goodwin. rector of ST.
Johns Episcopal church I'M Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-10

The work Of the campaign lis steadily
progressing in a quiet way Chairman
Elys0n Of tho Democratic state Com
mittee is visiting the various sections
of the State TO see for himself how mat
tcrs stand Up To- the present time he
has carried on AN the correspondence
ON behalf of the Democratic candidates
at his office.
Mr.. Joseph Button the secretary OF the
committee. was expected here early this
week. but has been detained at his home
.n AppomattoX county hy sickness. MT.
Ellyson. however. thinks that he VIII De
here next Monday. Headquarters of the
committee will De opened carly next week.
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Regular Service VIA York River Line sin
Cnniinmns.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
steiner baltimore" on the York River
line between West Point and Baltimore.
ina with some of her machinery disabled
and mat She VAS unable 10 make her reg
uar trip from West Point 10 Baltimore
Wednesday evening regular schedule via
York River Line will Doe continued. The
steamer "Danville." of this line has been
placed i'm service on the run OF the BAL
timore" until the latter is again ready
for service. As usual, trains will leave
Richmond Monday, Wednesday AND Fri
day az $3.50 T. NJ. TO connect with the
steamer al West Point for Baltimore, ar
irving ia Baltimore about $50 4. NJ. The
patrons OF this old reliable and favOrite
route 10 Baltimore and the North will be
was not disturbed by the failure OF the
baltimore"
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enld he Va, Rnhhed. .

a negro man reported TO a gentleman
walking by tho corner of Byrd and Scv-
onth streets Wednesday night. that he
had been robbed of S24
The name of the negro was not learn
od
His story was that while ne was asleep
ON 20 lumber pile iu the Petersburg rail-
road freight depot some party took the
money from his pocket
lie claimed that two negroes. one Of
them 90 small boy who said .- -.as from
Norfolk. were hanging around the place.
and when Doe intimated that the smaller
one had taken the money he ran away.
The man stated tina, Doe wouh notify
the police. but the case has not been re-
ported 20 the officers.
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iiminary canvass to sec what could be
done.
II three hundred members enroll at s.
each. ten lectures and readings can be
given this winter. If six hundred. eigh-
teen numbers. each member being given
two annual reserved seats.
The following consiit,uIe INC noara OF
directors: Arthur j. clarke j.. W. boa l.
wright. William T.. Fox. George NJ. West
n. a. cary. J. l.. Hill. John Garland Pol
lard. +. a. Hoen. w. :. Copeland w X.
Neredith. oscar Swlneford. John Morton,
Tavlor Grandv. solon %. Wooddn. James
Nelson. John IT, Powell. Henry G.. Jones.
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GAS CITY, IND. Sept. about three
hundred men c0ugrcgatcd about Thomp-
sons Glass Company factory when IL
started yesterday with non-unlon men.
When j. Thompson appeared. he was
stoned. and general fight followed one
man was badly hurt. his shoulder being
broken, and Thompson was hurt by the
stones. Ills life is threatened.
Women took am active part Last night
an open meeting was held. and the action
of Thompson was severely condemned hy
ID. 4. Hayes. president OF the Green Glass
Workers Association. and several bust
ness men. including Mayor r. Brashcar
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Lieutenant CroNton Ordered 70 Report foi
Duty az Richmond.

A press dispatch received last night
from Washington. says:
First Lieutenant Richard Croxton.
First Infantry has been ordered 10 Rich
mond Va. 20 report 90 the Governor for
duty with the volunteers of that State.
Capt. Crosby T.. Miller assistant quar-
termaster has been relieved from duty in
the office of the quartermaster general of
the army and ordered 90 Fort Monroe.
Va. for assignment 90 duty as quarter
master at that most
Lieutenant Croxton will take the place
of Lieutenant Knight who was removed
to Ohio. His headquarters will be az the
office OF the adjutaut general, ana ms
lnties will be 90 make Inspections of the
volunteers az stated times with the view
of keeping them posted on United States
army regulations.
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CANTON. OHIO Sept 9.-The chief
sensation of President Mcknley's visit
40 canton was the remarkable restora-
lion no health of h.s invalid wife She
SURPRISED and delighted her relatives and
ncighbors by walking without cane
and unaidcd by loving hands. rms Is
the moro remarkable because since 1874
sha b1s NOT been a7lo % stand alone or
walk across the room without "a cane.
For twenty-three years Do was thought
she would never again be- able 10 walk
alone
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TheRusslans and Con,tantinopIe.

Editor OF The Times:
Slr,-The Russians proper. or the ruling
race OF that immense Empire. which
stretches from the Baltic and White
Seas IN Europe entirely cross the north
ern and larger part Of Asia 10 the PACT
fic Ocean. were Of Scandinavlan-Teuton
origin. Ruric. the leader and founder OF
the race in Russia. was a warlike adj
venturous. barbarian who led bold,
plratical band OF men closely related 70