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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

Strong opposition in the Senate to the
confirmation of Colonel Charles p. Bryan
as Minister to China is reported, the lack
of experience in diplomatic affairs of the
gentleman in question being the main
point urged against him. But the Colonel
is evidently, from his rank, rider, and
should know enough. therefore, we should
think, to be Sin at the death" of the
Flowery Kingdom, which finale seems to
be impending.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
The Packing interest. of Botetourt.
(Fincastle Herald.)

The canning of fruits and vegetables,
and more especially tomatoes, In Bote-
tourt, is one OF our most important indus
tries, and II Is gratifying 10 know that
our packers have met with better sue
cess this year than for several years past.
Cans were cheaper and prices better.
and there was a ready sale for the pro-
ducts OF the factories. so we learn from
one OF our most prominent and successful
packers. While We have no wav at
present OF ascertaining the volume of
business done In this respect. neverthe-
less. when II is taken into considera-
ton that there were about forty cannsries
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

In operation In the county this year. all
OF them doing a good business-in fact.
some OF them doing a large busIness-it
can readily be seen that canning In
Botetourt Is an important factor In the
material development and advancement
of the county. This business alone
brings into the county large amount OF
revenue annually. and this year the ie-
suits are particularly gratifying. Not
only is the packer benefited. and the
farmer who produces the fruits and yege-
tables, but the hundreds of workers re-
quired to make the goods marketable are
beneficiaries or this special industry.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
Death of 4 Prominent Tanker.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., December a.
CSpeciaL)-Colonel Robert NJ Oates,
president of the First National Bank. of
this city, and one of the wealthiest and
most influential citizens of the State. died
at his home, in this city, this afternoon
at l o'clock of catarrh of the stomach.
Colonel Oates had been sick only a few
days, and his death was surprise 10
many. He was in his 69th year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

Lieutenant Peary has returned to this
country. delighted with his reception in
England, and the gift to him by Mr..
Harmsworth, a wealthy Englishman, of
the staunch ship Windward and the neces-
sary funds for another Arctic expedition.
He expects to sail northward in the
Windward next July.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

seems to have been simultaneously dis
covered by many OF them that the thing
Is not so very strange after all, since
the world Is full Of men who are living
without brains. This is true, but the
important difference is that we can bor-
row Cor stcaD the fruit of other folks
brains, while Il has been held heretofore
that every man must have a stomach of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

The sleigh in which Napoleon fled from
Moscow was chopped up for firewood in
Chicago, it is averred, during the Column
bian Exposition period, but the harness
with which 1t was drawn, is still in ex-
istence in the Windy City. ii is further
averred. and was recently sold for a
small sum. The Windy City is well
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

A story published Sunday about the
failure of George Vanderbilt's North Car
DINA palace and park to come up to
his expectations, which alleged fact 1t
was said, had led to his decision to hunt
tigers in India, is denied by relative Of
the young millonaire's.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
Cherries Outlook.
washington Starr

There's one comfort in connection with
the popular song" remarked one admirer
of classical music. I'VE know that il Will
not last long"
Yes was the reply, eve always have
the assurance that there is something
worse waiting to take its place, If that's
any satisfaction"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
DAVENPORT, MORRIS & co.,
SEVENTEENTH AND DOCK STREETS,
RICHMOND, VA.
offer to the trade
OF Their Own Importation

QUEEN CHOP Oolong Tea. with Green
Tea flavor The finest Tea imported.
J. & j.. MARTELI.-Cognac Brandles,
Pale and London color, In wood ara
glass. Various vin'ages. In bona OF
ARTH0R GUINNESS SON s co.-stoat
and Porter.
BASS & CO.--Pale Ale.
ROYAL AND c.. AND C.-Ginger Ale ana
CosSART GORDON & co.--Rich Ola
Brown and Pale Bual Madeira, vintage
D. t c. 'ooRDoN-Fine sherry Wines. V.
CARL ACKER- wiesbaden. Rhine Wines.
Laubenheimer. Niertelner- Hochheimer-
Iohannisberger, Claus-sehloss' Jo-
CRUISE AND Fills FRERFs-clarets
and Sauterns. Ponet Canet Grand YIN
Chateau Leoyllle. Grand vIn Chatea ,i
Sauterns, Grand Vim Chateau fquem.
JULES REGNiER & Co. Burgundles.
Macon. Pommard, Chambeftin CLOS
Vougeot. La Tache Romance.
Very ola London Dock Jamatca Rum,
Holland and old Tom Gin, Ramsays.
Port Ellen Islay. and King William w,
V. o. r. Scotch Whiskey. They Offer all
M aam Hapry Srs Meet chanSon %Ss
Seal, Brut Imperial. Pommery a Greno
Sec and veuve Cliceuot Ponsardin. See.
: e eiibson's Spring and Fail 1891. 1889. lss
Rye whiskey. Pepper 1889 Sour Mash.
old Crow Hermitage and James =. Pep
per. ia glass. Jacob Growers and 9. r.
wy fsw barrels rss's Of 9SS s seseis
Quality, and pistiilation 1899, Virginia
Mountain whiskey This Whiskey IS
fully matured. and In our Judgment il
de ls-tJal
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
His start I'm Life.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)


"They tell me, sir, that you had very
little capital when you started out to
build your fortune"
THE only capital I had" said the self
made man, with degree of pride, was
capital J."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

The exportable surplus of the Argen-
tine wheat crop is reported by cable to
the Philadelphia Press as forty million
bushels, larger quantity. 1t Is stated.
than has been sent from Argentina since
1895. and the largest amount ever sent
abroad from that country. except In lsaA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

Good-byes to Gotham are now in order,
the old town being on its last legs. pre-
pared to shuttle off January lst in favor
of the Greater New York.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

II is believed in Chicago that young
Letter has stolen a march on the shorts
in oats, and that a squeeze in the grain
mentioned is TO be expected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

'The japanese diet has been dissolved"
This doesn't necessarily mean Christmas
uid-ation. however
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
He Was Overlooked.

Ziggs (slapping his friend on the back;
Well, it's settled, old man; the cards are
out.
Zaggs (who didn't get one): Did they
run out?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

We suppose it is natural that the
Christmas-tide should be more or less
full at times and sooner or later ebb-ulli-
emit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
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Richmond.

For the Dispatch)
Under southern skies of tender whiteness,
Where the waters OF the James expand,
CLOVIS the city OF superior brightness
Richmond, loveliest Of the southern
land.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

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Rejected communications will not be
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

The Dingley deficit is one Of the things
that will have to be carried over to the
new year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

The above is rendered in the form of
an apology for the libel | wrote on your
fair city some years ago, when | had
more leisure than appreciation for beauty
that was very apparent.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Il. j. MURRAY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

The new year ought to see at least a
beginning Of the new c. and o. depot.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

Resolutions OF respect to deceased
members passed by societies, corpora
lions, associations, or other organiza-
tions will be charged for as advertising
matter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

All letters recommending candidates
for office must be paid for TO insure their
publication This is a long standing rule
of ours
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

scores Of newspapers have INDUCED in
more or less witty observations about the
@nf'ch woman who IL living very COM
er'sn's without stomach. And Il
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

UPTOWN OFFICE. BRoAD-sTREET
PHARMACY. 6ls EAST BROAD
STREET.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1908 HULL
STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28

beg leave TO call attention to their
large stock of the above mentioned
goods, most of which are of their own
importation.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
Name. of ch,c.go Dogs.

The dogs that are now enjoying their
day In Chicago answer to the greatest
collection OF fancy appelations ever
bestowed by unkind sponsors on the
canine tribe. There are Rum Punches"
and Gin FIXES" and Cocktails" and
"Absinthes" until the noise of a peace
full neighborhood resembles the intox-
icating furore of barroom. There are
"Patricks" and Tim Toolans" and
Peter Kelleys" and Brian Borus" un-
til the mind is filled with the thought
of the shamrock and the shadow OF
the shillalagh hovers unpleasantly
near. Rob Roy McGregor" is the dig
nified title OF frolicsome Scotch col
lie; "Paderewski" calls musical ter
rier with a chrysanthemum shock of
tangled yellow hair; BILLY Sykes" is
an ugly bull; "Fingal," a dainty poodle
and "Uncle Dudley" harmless pug
Ex
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
In old Veteran Murdered for Money

An Old Veteran Murdered for Money
An old soldier, named Ludwig Her.
man, who lived alone miles north of
Ionia, in Orleans township, went to
Icnia and drew.his pension money. S24,
or three months pay. He spent it
freely, and exhibited bills at several
of the Ionia saloons. He was last seen
at 1880 p. IN. in an intoxicated condi-
ton trying to get into the American
hotel. He was not admitted, however,
and it is supposed that he started down
the d., G. II. & w. tracks for his home
At o'clock the next morning Isaac
Waite, neighbor, called at Herman's
home and finding the back door open
walked in, but was suddenly stopped
by horrible sight. Herman lay on
the floor beside the bed cold in death,
dressed only in his undershirt and
drawers. He had hung up his clothes
and was apparently about to get into
bed. His skull was crushed the width
of three fingers in the back of the head
and just above the neck back of the
right ear was gunshot wound, the
hole being the size of the muzzle of
the gun. The weapon which inflicted
the first wound was an iron bar Is
inches long which Herman used in his
workshop in making cane chairs.
Herman kept his gun standing at the
head of his bed. This the murderer
had evidently grabbed and fred one
cartridge at SO close range that the
flesh was burned. The shot went
clear through Ilerman's head and
lodged under the skin over his eyes.
Whether Herman had more than the
pension money is not known. All his
papers were searched and strewn
about the house. His watch and 10
cents in money were found in his room.
Herman was 60 years of age and had
separated from his wife, who, with
three daughters and one son, live at
iceland
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Fenton has new bank with S25, 0OC
capital.
j. r. Halls barn burned at Essex
Vile, and Henry Buck was arrested on
suspicion.
The village OF Disco has pledged
81 200 for the new Dctroit-R Romeo cleo
tric railroad.
Lake Odessa lost the creamery there
by fire. The insurance is 81, 200 on a
loss of SO, 800.
George Carrut Tiers sawmill at North
Newburg was burned by careless fish
ermen with pipes.
jackson citizens attended a mass
eeting and decided to raise funds for
the striking miners.
The Queen Mining Co. has closed its
No. shaft at Negaunee, throwing 200
men out of employment.
Muskegon county made such a big
success of the fair that there is talk of
offering inducements to get the State
fair next year.
Miss Ammyett Smith, of Beaverton,
died under peculiar circumstances, but
a coroner's jury found she was the vic
tim of a criminal operation.
State Senator Geo. G.. Covell, o: Trav-
erse City, was robbed of $50 by a thief
who went through his clothes in his
room at Grand Rapids hotel.
Harry Allen, a picllpocket arrested
at Ann Arbor, became morose because
he couldn't get opium, to the use of
which he was addicted, swallowed a
probably fatal dose of soap and pow
dered glass.
Floral hall, at the fair grounds at
Port Huron, was destroyed by fire, to-
gether with the racing horse Select,
dollars worth of racing paraphernalia.
The total loss was 1000.
1t seems likely that the Michigan
Naval Reserves will be disappointed in
regard to getting the u ). cruiser
Yantic for a training ship. It is now
said that the final survey shows that it
would be impossible to get her through
the st. Lawrence canal.
Glen Eddy, young bucket shop OPP
orator, was arrested at Pontiac on com
plant of his partner, Walter Knox, a
retired farmer, who furnished the
finances and claims TO be short $3.50.
Eddy says the money was lost in the
regular course Of business.
Much kicking is being done about
the proposed governmental Indian
school buildings at Mt Pleasant. 1t
is said the plans call for structures
which would be architectural monstrosi-
ties and the way they were to be
grouped would make them still less
desirable.
State Game Warden Osborne. of the
500, says that while there are plenty OF
gold-bearing rocks in the Michipicoten
fields, it is not poor mans min
ing country, as there is no placer min
ing, and the gold must be separated
from the quartz by the use OF expen-
sive machinery.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
WITHIN OUR WALLS.
MERE MENTION OF MICHIGAN
MATTERS.
A Drunken Yachting Party at Detroit
Ends by sinking the Yacht and the
Drowning OF Six Men-A Strangers
Death Causes "a Sensation.
Six Men Drowned by Yacht Sinking.

Thirteen men and boys from Detroit,
while recklessly moving about, caused
the laundering of the sloop yacht
Blanche Il, in Lake St Clair, midway
between Windmill point and Peche
island, causing the death of six of their
number, while seven others narrowly
escaped watery graves. Some of the
survivors state that a ma iority of those
aboard the boat had been drinking and
were in an exceedingly gay mood and
all were out for good time. Wit
nesses of the accident from the shore
say that at the time the yacht went
over there were two men aloft on the
spar and two or three men sitting out
on the main boom, and that they
caused the boat to rock violently.
They also say that when those who
were saved had been brought ashore
they were very much under the inhu-
ence of liquor.
Albert j. Voigt, of Detroit, was one
of the men who witnessed the accident
from the shore, and when he saw the
yacht disappear he rushed for row.
boat and he saved three of the men.
w. G. Miller, baker from Crosse
Pointe, took another boat, and although
it was so leaky that it would hardly
hold together, he managed to row out
and pick up two more, while the other
two swan to shore.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

With an attendance of from Is, 900 to
$4,000 people every day of the week
the '97 effort of the Michigan state
fair at Grand Rapids was a big success.
Not only was the attendance large but
everybody seemed to have money to
spend and consequently the financial
end of the affair was according to the
association desires. Gov. Pingree and
Senator Burrows who were booked as
the big attractions for the big day
failed to put in an appearance, but
there was quite bit of sport had over
the presence of a Mr.. johnson, of
Galesburg, who was said to be splen-
did double for the governor and who
was mistaken for the famous potato
executive by many visitors, much to
his own amusement.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
Sensational Death at Bancroft.

A bicycle tramp, who registered at
the Phillips house at Bancroft as
Harry +. Lawrence, of Rochester, n.
Y, and who claimed to be begging his
way westward from coast to coast, on
a wager, was taken i'll and was under
the doctors care week. He then re-
sumed his trip, but mile from town
he gave out and apparently became in
sane. In an endeavor to get away. as
he thought, from mounted police, who,
he imagined, were after him, he
blindly crashed through a screen door
of farmhouse, where he was captured
and brought back to Bancroft. He
then confessed" that at Rochester, n.
Y, he had murdered Miss Emerson;
that he had embezzled SO from a
Rochester fire insurance company and
that the wheel he had been riding he
had stolen there. Lawrence then said
his name was Leadly and told several
conflicting stories of his recent doings,
and gradually drifted into the mutter-
ings of an insane man. He grew
weaker and finally died.
A telegram from Rochester, N. Y,
says that II. f. Leadly was the son of
respected parents, that he was of
We and rowing disposition, but that
it IS not known that he had ever
committed any crime such as murder
or embezzlement. He was a cigarette
fiend
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

Warm weather and fine showers
have greatly benefited corn, late pota-
toes and pastures during the past week
and have put ground in excellent con-
dition for fall blowing and seeding. A
splendid bean crop is being secured.
The effort to open the Skaguay trial
to the Alaska gold fields has failed and
1900 men and horses are stuck in the
pass with little hope of getting through
this winter. Hundreds of them have
given it up and turned back.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
Nine Black Cats Concentration.

OF all the peculiar organizations
which made their temporary head
quarters at Detroit during the time
the city has been making its reputa-
ton as a convention center the most
peculiar is the Order of Hoo-Hoos
which held its grand confederation in
Philharmonic hall, but spread its jubi-
latlon over the entire town and sur
rounding in its own odd way. The
order is composed of wealthy lumber
dealers, principally, and had its birth
in baeliwoods Arkansas town where
several lumbermen met by accident
and spent few days together a few
years ago. Its object is merely a
social good time and it has srown UNI
til it numbers 1000 members. The
emblems of the order is black cat
and the figure 80"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
spiritualists in Trouble at Dowag,ac.

Frank Vernley and wife, spiritual
lists from Milwaukee, gave a seance at
Dowagiac at which the medium, Mrs.
Vernley, was placed in the cabinet,
her feet resting in pan of flour, SO if
she moved around her footstepts could
easily be traced, The singing began,
and forms appeared between the cur
tains, some moving quite close to the
guests. l.. l.. Bascombe, who was
skeptical, made a bolt and seized one
of the 'spirits" by its garments Vern-
ley dashed for Bascombe, and for sew
eral minutes pandemonium reigned.
Finally the spirit escaped. Mr.. Bas-
combe maintains that the spirit" was
Mrs. Vernley, but both the Vernleys
deny this, and the town is divided.
The Vernleys have been arrested on the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
A New Through Passenger Route for
Colorado, Utah and California.

The Chicago Times Herald of August %,
says that on September IL the new traffic
alliance between the Chicago, Milwaukee
a. st. Paul railway and the Chicago, Rock
Island * Pacific railway goes into effect,
and on that date the former will send it's
first Denver sleeper out of Chicago. This
will be attached to its regular night train
for Omaha, and will be delivered there to
the Rock Island. On October the tourist
car route over these two lines. the
Colorado Midland and Southern Pacific
will be inaugurated Tourist cars will be
run once a week between Chicago and San
Francisco. For further details regarding
this new route call on or address Geo. H.
Heafford. General Passenger and Ticket
Agent, c., M. d st. Z. Ry., 410 Old Colony
Building, Chicago, Ill.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16
Michigan Leads in Iron Ore Production

According to the annual report of
the L. S. geological survey Michigan
stands at the top of the list of great
iron ore producing states The output
of the state for the past year was equal
to more than one-third of the entire
product of the United States, and ex-
ceeded $500, 900 tons. OF this over
$500, 900 tons were red hematite, this
giving the state first position as a pro-,
Queer of this character of ore, and the
remainder was magnetic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

I would be mistake to regard an
Densive yacht merely as a summer
nbol of lavishness. A magnificent
I'm yacht has been placed at the dis
al of the inmates of the various "old
les homes" in Philadelphia for ex-
sions on the Delaware river. What
ven better, this act of generosity is
to be a characteristic exercise of
1ness on the part of the owner.
ere there is a will to be kind how
lily the way opens!
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

lie petty frauds perpetrated upon
government by well-to-do persons
ging from Europe valuables upon
n they paid no duty were classed
senteel smuggling" One of the ben
conferred by the new tariff law
make these frauds impossible, and
equently to do away with an ex-
ion that never should have been
There is no genteel thieving,
AIRY or law-breaking of any sort,
here never was any "genteel
Cling"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

There are no drunks in Dawson. The
|simon-pure stuff sells at 500 gallon.
ice water is free
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable, they send what they
advertise.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

rhe other day the Miami County,
l., doctors held a convention, which
Ike up suddenly when several mem
IS drew revolvers and threatened to
nish business for some other medi-
association.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-16

1t turns out that three Italians who
ere lynched in Louisiana two years
o were innocent. Judge Lynch is
IT as apt to be wrong as any other
ige.