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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
ON THE PENINSULA.
THE NEWS IN AND AROUND THE
OLD CAPITAL.
Delegates Ia n Disciples Associn-
tion EIccted-A Pleasant Yachting
Personal and GenernI--DrIefs.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. July 25-tspe-
cIal.)-The congregation Of olive Branch
church. in James City. yesterday, i'm
mediately after the morning service by
the pastor, Rev. Junlus wilkins. elected
the following delegates 10 the Tdewater
Association Of Disciples which meets in
Smyrna church, King and Queen county:
Richard b. Geddy, James E. Banks,
William b. Walden, II. l.. Geddy. The
Sunday-school delegate is i. T. Hankins.
and the delegate from the Woman's
Board Of Missions IS Mrs. J. G. Carlton.
The association convenes the first week
I'm August. Among the ministers from
afar who Will attend are Revs. E. d..
Power. OF Washington. Garneld's pastor;
George W. Muckley Of Kansas City,
and perhaps Rev Charles p. Williams
son, Of Atlanta, and r. l.. Powell. Of
Louisville. The meeting will last about
three days. and large attendance Is
looked for
Agents from Charleston. W. Va. and
Boston are visiting the truck farms
around here. buying up the melon crops.
Consequently our farmers are jubilant
and arc holding their melons az high
figures.
A letter received to-day from Messrs.
Edward and Carl Jones. who are Of,
on a yacht with Captain Newman and
family. says they are having a delight
full time and are much improved by the
trip. When heard from they were on the
Chesapeake Bay. near Fairport. bound
for Washington. The party are expected
home about the last of the week.
Or. Paulus Irving. Of Richmond. whose
family is spending the heated term here
at the home of Or John W. Nash, was
here yesterday. The Doctor was for six
years member Of the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Eastern State Hospital, ana
was one Of its most efficient members.
Mr. Percy Lash, Of Alexandria. an old
william and Mary student. was here yes
terday. Mr. Lash IS now located I'm Nor
folk. being connected with the Southern
road.
Mr. Coleman, Whitaker. one Of our
well-knoWn contractors. this morning
was awarded the contract for a cOnside-
able amount Of carpenters work AT the
college, the same to be completed by Oc-
tober 1st
The work Of charging the Methodist
church is progressing In a very satisfac-
tory manner The contractor came from
Richmond to-day, bringing with him an
additional force of hands in order to
finish the work within the specified time
Miss Kate Proctor left this morning for
stanton 10 visit relatives She VIII be
absent about two weeks
President Tyler Of the college, left this
morning for Old Point
Dr. Charles Brock the inferno at the
insane asylum, returned this morning
from trip TO Ocean View.
Mr.. Thomas Proctor, from stanton
is here visiting his brother.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
HE WAS DESPERATE.
Tried to XIII IA Woman, Then Took
Lnudunum.

NORFOLK, VA. July 25.-(speciaL)-
Asa Stewart, who attempted 10 murder
Alice HAYS with an axe and afterwards
drank laldanum. was before the Mayor
Court in Portsmouth this morning TOT
examination. The woman, who had sum
GENTLY recovered TO appear. was IN court
and testified that on the day OK the as
sault Stewart came into her room. locNe'
the door. and struck her with the axe
'nficting serious wounds on her head.
stewart said that he had left his vie
for her and she her husband for him. ana
y,hen she told him that she intended
separatlng from him he became desge-
rate and tried 10 Kill her He thought
sbe was dead. After leaving her ne
bought laudanum and drank it, as ne
wanted 10 die too. Stewart was sent On
10 the court
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
which Resulted In Denth-Given
Two Years.

WINCHESTER. VA. July @.-tSpe-
cial)-James Corder. Jr.. a youns man
residing at Ragtown. in this county, met
with a peculiar accident Friday. which
resulted in his death to-day. He was
engaged in gathering hay with horse
rake when one Of the forks broke. pierre
ing mis- abdomen. AT the time OF the
accident be was thought 70 have sus-
tained merely a flesh wound. but later he
was found to be injured internally. He
suffered great agony
The trial Of Charles Miller for firing
AZ a Baltimore and Ohio. passenger train
on June 18th took place to-day In the
CORPORATION Court. Miller was found
guilty by the jury and was sentenced
TO two years Imprisonment In the peni-
tertiary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
A QUESTION OF TARIFF
ON the Cargoes of Chesapeake and
Ohio Steamships.

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. July 5.-tspe-
cial)-Two Chesapeake and Ohio freight
ers-Greenbrier and Kanawha-from Lon
don and Liverpool, respectively. came
into port Saturday and discharged car
goes consisting OF crockery and general
merchandise paying duty under the VIII
son tariff which aggregated nearly Sll 900.
Since the question Of the time when the
Dingley bill became a law has become
a mooted one, the customs officials have
written TO the Treasury Department 10
know whether the bin IL effective from
IL o'clock Friday night or whether II
became operative to-day. Should the de-
partment decide that goods entered on
Saturday are dutiable under the new law.
the customs will be materially increased.
I'm some instances as much as 20 per cent.
A custom official declined TO make any
estimate as 20 the amount Of the increase.
To-days only entrance OF merchandise
was on the free list.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
DEATH ~ GREENE COUNTY.
sunday school Organized-PnstOr
Granted Lcave-Personni.

Granted Lcavc-persOEni
CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA, July o.
(sDecial)-Mrs. Cassie Jones, wife OF
Oty-Treasurer w T. Jones. died 81
fever yesterday afternoon AT o'clock az
her home. I'm Ruckersviile. Greene coun-
w. Mrs. Jones was a Miss Cassie VIII
liams sister Of the late Or. Nillams, aha
was born and reared al kuckefskIlie. She
was married 10 Mr.. Jones % the ran or
1855 Al the time OF her death sne was
IN the 4stn year OF her age 4 ne lunci ii
service will take place from the residences.
IL Ruckersville, tomorrow az y O'Clock,
and will be conducted by her former
pastor. the Rev j. Il. Grimsley. assisted
by the Rev H. ". Tribbie. pastor OF the
BAPTIST church Of this city.
The Sunday school OF Belmont church.
recently dedicated. vas organized yes
terday afternoon By Or. J. Wiley Biedsoe.
The following were nominated ana elect
"a officers Tor the ensuing term: X. y.
Flanagan. superintendent; r.. j. Haden.
assistant superintendent; George T. Har-
Ian. secretary; Edward Moore. treasurer,
Richard Harlow Librarian. ". II. Sadier
chOrister: Mrs. X. y. Flanagan, organ
list: Miss Mamie King assistant Organist.
Mr. DruFy j. Clements and Miss Rosa
Bell Harris. both OF Albemarie. were
united IN marriage az ! 80 O'Clock tnis ar
ternoon By the Rev. Il. +. smith, Of the
Christian church.
DR. j. Wiley Bledsoe. pastor Of the
Methodist church has been granted
months vacation by his congregation. he
will leave tomorrow.
The Board Of Supervisors met I'm annual
session to-day 10 make the county levy
ard 20 audit all accounts against the
county.
IN the Corporation Court this morning
Henry a. w. Hartnagie qualified as eX-
ecutor Of the estate Of Frederick Hart
magic.
Mavor j. s McCue returned this morn
ing from the Rockbridge Alum Springs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
LEXINGTON.
Mr. wilson's Observation-Disclosures
HE donations OF Lee Mementos.

LEXINGTON, VA. July 26.-tspeciaD
Colonel William Preston Johnston. presi-
dent of Tulane University. New Orleans
has notified the Board of Trustees Of
Washington and Lee University that he
will be present and take part in the
exercises at the inauguration OF Profes-
sor william l.. Wilson. as president or
Washington and Lee University on the
18th of September.
General g. W. c. Lee has presented TO
the Virginia Military Institute library
over one hundred volumes that belonged
TO the war library OF his father. General
Robert l.. Lee All the books are OF
military nature and Will DO Of great value
70 the library. With the books was a
set of military maps used by General X.
+. Lee when no was one Of General
scotts engineers in the Mexican cam
paign Of 1871
General Lee also gave 10 Lee-Jackson
Camp. Confederate Veterans. OF this
place. a lantern, a map OF Virginia,
caup outfit. and a copy Of General Lee 3
farewell address at AppomattOX, all OF
which belonged 20 General r. r. Lee.
Tho lantern was used by General Lee
during the civil war and is well pre-
served The mountings are Of brass, and
candles only could ne USED IN IL. AT the
request Of Adjutant W. c. Stuart, Of the
camp General Gusts Lee furnished
certificate stating whose 1t was and when
used.
Tho map Of Virginia was used in the
Virginia campaign by General Lee. es-
pecially IN the vicinity OF Richmond
The camp outfit was used by General
Leo in the Mexican campaign, In 1871,
and during the late war.
The farewell address IS in a frame and
bears the signature of General Lee. The
above mentioned mementos are highly
priced by the members Of tho camp.
General GUSTS Lee Will probably leave
Lexington I'm a short time and make his
future home at Rayenswood.
Mayor 4. +. McCorlyle has been quite
IN for the past ten days. and his friends
were very much alarmed. At present be
is improving slowly.
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Mnshington County Delegates.
Accomac Delegates.

AcCOMAC COURTHOUSE, VA, july
~ -fSnecial. The AccOmac Democrats
appointed thlrty-one delegates 10 the
state convention. They are uninstructed,
and are supposed TO be about equally d.
vided between Tyler and Ellyson Tor
rov4rugr
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
THE ONLY ISSUE.

Allowing that all these statements are
true. il does not controvert my state
ment that no such propositions were
made in any form for acceptance or re-
lection or that they were made 10 the
Confederate commissioners, or cOmmuni-
Gated to the Confederate Government. or
rejected by IL. This is the only issue /
have made. and MIR. Watterson insists
that no one ever said such an offer was
made. and that In showing that no such
offer was made he says / am fighting a
man Of straw" So it would seem there
is and can be no issue between US. He
admits that none such was made, and 1
have never questioned what was said in
private interviews between Mr.. Lincoln
and Mr. Stephens, but call attention TO
the fact that all as far as l know, or
the gentlemen who keep up the state
ments about what occurred between Mr..
Lincoln and Mr. Stephens. somehow man
age TO leave the impression that Presi-
dent Davis failed OF his duty in not ac-
cepting terms which were never offered
TO him, and for not terminating the war
when he had no power 10 terminate 1t
on any other terms than unconditional
surrender. And II he had by that means
ended the war | do not doubt but that
the very class Of men who have made war
on him for not doing so would have been
equally loud-mouthed in charging him
with being both coward and traitor
1t may be proper for me 10 present
some testimony showing that Mr..
Stephens said that no offer was made
by Mr.. Lincoln az the Hampton Roads
conference OF sf9oco.Ooo 10 pay for the
slaves
A letter was published in the Houston
Post of the 10th instant. a leading daily
Of this State. by Mr.. X. G.. Latting, Jr..
In which, referring 10 the discussion OF
this question. he says:
II have seen a statement from Mr..
Stephens on this subject over his own
signature. In the year 1863. while living
IN the State OF Mississippi some OF my
Young men associates and myself. when
discussing this very subject. decided that
we would get at the facts by writing
TO the Hon AlexaSder III. Stevens In
reference tort. The letter was written,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
Chesterfield Delegates.

PETERSBURG. VA. July 26.-CSpe-
cial)-The Democrats Of Ettrick Precinct
I'm Chesterfield county. met tonight, ana
elected William NJ Crowder and VIII
liam r. Anderson delegates 10 the state
convention. which meets In Roanoke
next month. Resolutions were adopted
instructlng the delegates for Tyler for
Governor and Lassiter for Attorney
General
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
AustralasIan Federation.

The long discussed project of feder-
alton of England's Australasian colon
ies,somewhat after the model furnished
by the Dominion Of Canada, has taken
definite form in resolutions adopted by
q federal convention at Adelaide, in
which the colonies of Victoria, New
South Wales, Tasmania, South Austria
liza and Western Australia were repre-
scented by delegates. Under the plan
proposed, each of the colonies will con-
troll it's local affairs as now but a fed
eral parliament, to be composed Of a
senate and house of representatives,
will have exclusive power over customs
and excise taxes, and over military and
naval affairs. There is to be freedom
Of trade between the colonies just as
there is between our American states.
The executive is to consist of COVER
nor-general appointed by the queen
Queensland, which ranks third of the
seven Australasian colonies in point Of
area, and fourth in population, has not
thus far participated in the federation
movement.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

black eyes there Is a CLEAN Of resigned
comprehension. The strldent voice OF
the auctloneer assaults the grooming
summer silence; there is a murmur
among the white men, and the girl
steps down the whole current OF her
life changed by few brutal words.
One after another the shrinking black
victims trembllngly mount the over
turned tub that does duty for a block,
and now 1t is the turn of the woman
whose home and heart are conferred in
the tiny cabin, the tip Of whose smoke
less chimney can be seen over the greer
hedge.
Her fate, also, is quickly decided.
She Is taken from the block, hustled
into a wagon, the driver mounts his
seat and starts at brisk trot. The
road winds through the wood, past the
cabin, and as the wagon draws near
tiny whlte-clad figure appears agaSnst
the black square Of the low doorway.
The babe recognizes the bowed figure
crouchlng in the wagon, and stretches
out Its tiny hands, its shrill treble
reaching her through the clatter OF the
flying hoOf-beats Nanny! Nanny!
Oh, mammyW
MY baby chilew
The wagon clatters on, the cabin,
passes from Flew, 7ecedlng with every
step Of the horses farther from the life
OF the helpless black woman.
Every one in town knows old Beck.
She is bent, blind, deaf, altogether
hopelessly decrepit. She receives the
plttances Of charity with humble
bob Of her stir old. body, but no intel
ligent conversation is expected Of her,
though her old lips, are always NOV
Ing, repeating over and over single
sentence that has. together with the
picture Of little child In scant gown
stretching It's hands to her from low
cabin door, burned itself into her brok-
en- heart and crazed brain. Nanny!
Oh, nanny" And she mutters be-
tween her shriveled lips, as she plors
along her uncertain way: "Mammy's
chile, mammy's chilew
LOUISE PIKE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

Of the man hanging head down on the
trapeze, was hers. All Of which state
ment and explanation was wound up
with the announcement:
II want man."
But where Is the gentleman with
whom you have been performing?" I
asked, 1t occurring to me that the GER
tainty and the success of the act, II not
the safety, might be imperiled by the
change.
The pretty artist became very red
in the face, hesitated, and then, with
the accompaniment Of ringing laugh,
exclaimed:
Fool, he make too much love, and
dismiss him"
laughed too, fully comprehending
the situation. zarena further ex-
planned:
"Any American man what do aerial
act do just as we'll with few practice.
See? And / no like to do act with
man in love. Man in love not in his
right brains; let me fall and break
my neck. You comprehend"
comprehended and nodded, then the
little Frenchwoman, who was all busi-
ness, informed me in her best English,
and that was not very good, that she
wanted me to prepare an advertisement
for an expert aerial artist.
The advertisement was prepared, in
serted, and accomplished the desired re-
suit, and the pert and pretty Zarena
reported that her practice with the new
man was highly satisfactory. That was
their affair, and l knew little about
their progress until up to the very day
of the first public appearance in Amer
lea of the dashing and daring French
woman.
Then we came in contact and ami
mated discussion. The auditorium Of
the theater was lofty one, the seats
occupying a parquet and four circles,
and a great part Of the act
was to be performed way up
under the frescoed ceiling, where
the performers would look like
couple Of flies. And all the dan
gerous and extra hazardous feats were
to be performed without the protection
of a safety net. Against such fool
hardy exhibition protested, and de-
clared that the rule of the house should
be insisted on: "a net must be used
in the performance Of all aerial acts,
when the exhibition is given above the
heads Of the audience"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
run 1t by water"

A young lumberman of northern
Minnesota, whose habits of drinking
had given the blind staggers" to his
business, reformed and ran his sawmill
with profit. While in the transition
period he met Tom, an old friend.
"How are your" asked Tom.
Pretty we'll, thank you; but l have
just seen doctor to have him examine
my throat"
whats the matter"
"Well, the doctor couldn't give me
any encouragement. At least he could
not find what want to find."
! what did you expect him to flnd?"
II asked him to look down my throat
for the saw mill and farm that had
gone down there in drink.
"And did he see anything of them?"
"No; but he advised me If ever got
another mill to run it by water"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Probably Jonah was trying to get
out Of cleaning house.
The great necessity in woman's life
is love; the great necessity in a mans
life is doubt.
Somehow mothers are always fatter
than you think their daughters will be
at the same age.
Men are like wild animals-they
won't do much damage so long as they
are fed at the right time.
A woman always has an idea that
she can make man fidget and act unS-
comfortable whenever she looks at him
hard
The man that puts on nonchalant
air when he asks a woman to marry
him is the same boy who used to whis-
tie when he went past a graveyard at
night.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
rHE FIRsr LIGHTHOUSES.
They We're an outKrOwth of the Beacon
Fires on HeadIands.

Ahoy Wero an uutRrOWGh OF the BeheOn
Fires on HeadIands.
When ships are sailing upon the
ocean the lights Of heaven are their
guides. Even In the dark ages, when
the compass and sextanE were UNI
known instruments, the seemingly mo-
tionless pole-star hung like beacon
light In the northern heavens, and the
rising and setting of the sun and
stars distinguished the east from the
west, says the st. Nicholas. When,
however, ships come near the land the
lights Of heaven are not sufficient safe
~ to guide Them Rocks lie in their
paths unseen in the night; reefs and
shoals spread under the water; while
unsupported currents sweep the frail
craft all blindly upon these dangers.
nevertheless, ships were sailed along
dangerous coasts for centuries before
a plain system of marking dangerous
places was invented. The early ma
rines were bold ana reckless rovers,
more than half pirates, who seldom
owned q rood Of the coasts along which
they sailed. and could not have estab-
Ished lights and landmarks on them
had they cared to do 80. The rude
beginning, then, of system Of light
houses was when the merchants with
whom the reckless mariners traded in
those dark ages built beacons near the
harbor mouths to guide the ships into
port by day, and lighted fires for
their guidance at night. As such a
harbor-gufde had to be a sure land
mark In the day time and d light by
night, 1t soon took on a settled shape
"a tower on which could be built a
fire; and such tower was usually
built OF stone. This method of guiding
ships into the ports which they sought
was scarcely established before human
Wickedness, used it as means of their
destruction. Bands of robbers, or, as
they came to be called, "wreckers,"
would hide themselves somewhere near
the haven sought by a richly laden
vessel, and after overpowering the
hre-keepers would extinguish the bea-
con-hre on the night on which the ship
was expected. Then they would light
another fire near some treacherous
reef The mariner sailing boldly to-.
ward the false light, would dash his
vessel to destruction on the reef,
whereupon the robber band would
plumber the wreck and make off with
the booty.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
Hands on.

In connection with the recent death
Of Blondin, the greatest OF funambu-
lists, it is recalled that President Lin
coin once made use of him for one of
his Enthusiastically apt illustrations.
To fault finding delegation that Wis
tied him, Mr.. Lincoln said; Gentle
men, suppose all the property you were
worth was in gold, and you had to put
it into the hands Of Blondin to carry
across Niagara Falls ON rope; would
you shake the cable. or keep shouting
out to him, "Blondin, stand up lit
tie straighter! Blondin, stoop little
more; go a little faster; lean more to
the south?" No, you would hold your
breath, as we'll as your tongue, and
keep your hands off until he was safe
over.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

cuses, II not the woods" are full oil
them now, but then the appearance OF
female In such hazardous perform
an"e was indeed "a drawing card" and
drawing cards that actually bring mon
ey to the box-office are not so plentiful
as some imagine. For instance, pre-
tentious artists with salaries far in ex-
cess Of their merits.
Folsom had written enthusiastically
about the wonderful woman from Lon
don, stating that she had "set Paris
crazy" Peraps she had, but / noted
no report Of an instruction in that
gay capital. My foreign agent, besides
being an excellent judge of the COM
mercial value of an act, was an en-
thuslast, and would go to no end Of
travel or expense In his endeavor to
secure the startling. II the treasury
survived his demands Folsom could be
relied upon to Guido all rivals.
1t was fortunate that the agents an
nouncement Of the engagement OF Ia
rena, at such an enormous figure, ar
rived at time when was turning
away people, and making money hand
over fist. Otherwise l don't know what
the effect would have been. have re-
marked that Folsom was an enthusiast,
and l made some allowance for his
ardor when he wrote that the charming
and daring lady was "a star gazer, a
regular beaut." l smiled at Folsom's
glowing description of his prize aerial
lst, and then l smiled at the name,
Zarena, evidently one of those made-to-
order professional cognomens, then, as
now, so popular.
Why, I know whole tribe Of really
great q artists, from Zaezel to Zulla.
1t was not until the approach Of Ia
rena's date that looked over the bill
ing matter, and then l learned for the
first time that the sensation of the
century had male partner, who did
a good part of the work, while the lady
fair gathered in the greatest part Of
the gain and all the glory.
Zarena arrived on time, and she was
the Frenchiest of the French, and more
beautiful even than Mr.. Folsom's most
fattering pen picture, and was alto
gether enhancing and engaging. But,
as she explained, she had lone little
trouble"
Whatever that little trouble" was it
seemed to sit lightly on her head, for
she laughed &C she explained.
A male partner for her act was nee
essary. And the man had to do good
share OF the act, but the great feature
Of the performance, the flight for life"
from the topmost gallery to the hands