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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
Fine showinrby the Gax-work..

Superintendent w. p. Knowles, Of the
City Gas-Works. has prepared n state
ment of the opera tons OF the works for
the first four months OF this year. which
shows the receipts for gas, sale OF coke.
tar. etc. and incasing pipes TO have been
79.5f9.S. The disbursements for the
same period were S40.7S7. This leaves a
balance in favor OF the works OF $751;
1921. without any credit for gas con-
sumed in public buildings and street.
lamps. The average cost OF gas az the
burner. after deducting losses from leak
age and condensation, is 5i.S9 cents.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
r.. y. A. Meeting Tonight.

The regular monthly meeting OF Post n
will be held tonight at their headquar-
tiers at O'Clock. IL will be one Of inn
portance. as there are questions con-
corning matters Of local character TO
be settled.
Delegates to the National Convention
will also at this meeting talk over mat
tiers regarding the National Convention.
which meets in Nashville. Tenn, Juno
lat
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
wants a Grand Memorial to Davis.

City-Sergeant T.. II. Boisseau. OF Dam
vile. who has always been an ardent
admlrer Of President jefferson Davis. In
a published interview yesterday said he
wanted to see a monYQpent built TO COM
memorate the deeds ~ the only Execu-
tive the Confederacy ever had. and want
ed one that would eclipse the Grant
monument. AS a guarantee OF his ear
nestness he volunteers To bD one OF any
100 Virgfnians to contribute 800 each for
such a memorial
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

bases-He,ne and Thornton. Left on
bases Reading. 6; Hartford. T. Struck
Double piays-Hill and Slater; spratt.
McTntyre. and Slater; Radford, Heine.
aud Thornton. 2. First base on errors
Hartford, 3. First base on bals-On De-
laney. g. or McMackin. 2. Wild pitch
delaney. umpre--Cllne. Time of game,
2 hours and 20 minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

MORRIs.-Died. Thurs11y nlght, Nay
,a,h Of Tarboro'. n. c.. HENRY NOR
- re-. aped 81 wears. i,ir-f.f
His funeral will take place from
pli,ey's undertakng~room SUNDAY
MORNING, May 10th. at deloSk.
Friends and acqnainlances are tespeet-
fully invited TO ATTEND ~
sALMON.-Died, at his home, 10 Gosch-
land county. Va. on May 18th. EUGENE
b. SALMON. in his SD year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE BALL.
PittsburG Defeats the Senator'S
Score to 4.

PITTSBURG, PA, May 14.-Pittsburg
made three hits and three runs in the
first inning, and four hits and four runs
i'm the fifth, and did nothing more. Ger
man relieved King in the sixth, and did
good work. Hawley kept the visitors
hits well scattered. None of the visitors
errors were costly.
Score: *. II. II.
washington .... ..OOOOOO100-1 3
Ratteries: Hawley and Merritt; King,
German. and Farrell.
lImpire-I.ynch. Time, / hour and 10
minutes.
REDS, 6; GIANTS, 8.
CINCINNATI, o.. May 14.-Four thou
sand people saw the Reds again defeat
me Charts. in an interesting game or
eleven innings. sullivan was substituted
for Meekin In the fourth, and the Reds
could do very little with his delivery. me
feature of the game was the playing OF
Davis and Gleason. Score: H. ~. u;
New York ...211O001 0000-5 10
Batteries: Ehret and Rhines, and PITT
and Schriver; Meekin and Sullivan, ana
Wilson. ,r,.
hours and 80 minutes.
PHILADELPHIA. T; LOUISVILLE, ].
LOUISVILLE, KY. May 14.-Frazer
wildness in the first inning and the home
teams inability TO hit Ffheld, caused I.s
defeat to-day. Jack Sheridan mace Two
or three bad decisions against the Coio-
nels. and crowd from the bleacheIleS
went after his scalp in the fourth lnnins,
but the police succeeded in preventing
Louisville ~. ....10OOOOOoO-1 2
Philadelphia 80. A l l 0 - III
Batteries: Frazer and Wilson; tlneid
and Boyle. .,, 70
minutes.
BALTIMORE. II; ST. LOUIS. Z.
ST. LOUIS. MO, May 1i-After 81.
Louis had scored seven runs in the hrst
two innings, Baltimore rallied IN ths
seventh, and jumped on Donahue lot fiVo
singles. which netted as many runs. AFTER
the second inning the Browns were un-
able to find Nops. st. Louis runs We're
made on singles. Score: nh II;
ST Louis &C.. ....4 0 0 OO0O-l y 1
baltimore 49,. ...2lO01 so 2-n IL
Batteries: Donahue and McFarland'
Nops and Clark.
90 minutes.
POSTPONEMENTS.
CHICAGO, May H-Brooklyn-Chicag
game postponed on account OF ram:
CLEVELAND. May 14.-No game. Ram
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

l234 5G7S9
Athletic ....... ..........f v " v
Lancaster ....ss..sV " \ " Z" " "
Summary: Earned runs--Lancaster. ?.
Two-base hits-Ward. Henry, and Yea
ger. Three-base hit-Henry. Left on
bases-Athletic. 8: Lancaster. G. Struck
out-Moran. Fox. and Roth. stolen
base-Moran. Triple play-R. Schaub
and Chllds First base on errors-Ath'
letic. /. First base on balls-Moran, Bat
tan. and Buttermore. Hit by pitched ball
furthermore and Laropie. Wild pitch
Yeager. Umpire-Mr. Phelan. Time Of
game-1 hour and A. minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
FULL OF ERRORS.
QuarreIs Galore, and Very Bril-
liant Squirt.

HARTFORD. May li.-(Special)-ln n
game brimful Of errors and quarrels. Hart
ford defeated Reading this afternoon. In
the ninth inning one Of the visitors cut
soft ball. and a big row followed. UNI
nire Cline had his hands full all through
the game. but gave general satisfaction
Reading made a brilliant squirt towards
the end of the game. but was unable 10
overcome Hartfords winning lead. Score'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
of School Superintend-
enfa

The State Board Of Public Instruction
has decided TO begin with the appoint
ment of superintendent of public schools
In the various cities and counties of the
State on Tuesday, June LIST. The date
has been changed several times on ac-
count of the various other business en-
sagements of the members of the board.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
at such reduced prices as seldom happens to new,
stylish, wantable Ribbons very early in the season.

AZ pieces Of All-Silk Gros-Grain Ribbon,
No 2, &c. for piece OF 10 yards.
So pieces (the SOC. kind Of All-SIlk Satin
Ribbon. No. 2. in all colors. zoe. for
G. yards Of &c. Xli-snk Tafreta Ribbon.
stripes checks, and plaids, in White
grounds. 4 inches wide .:JSc. yard.
10 yards OF 25c. All-Silk Persian Rib
- bons, 3 inches wide, the best quaitty,
iu Dark coiors only. .....1Oc. q, yard-
+ Tinsel Betting. inches wide. regular
&c. goods, ..:...;.;,.;..;....l0c yaru;
and below cost. ..
SATURDAY SHOE SALES
are the saving of many dollars to
n family i'm "a year. DO you know
we warrant every pair of shoes we
sell better than the same price will
buy anywheres Try to-day's sale.
Ladies' Dongoa Kid Oxfords Macay
sewed. new coin toe. patent-leather
tip and Dark Chocolate. price ....75c.
Boys and Mems Rubber-Bottom Tennis
or Baseball Shoes ..................25c.
One lot OF Boys All-Solid Russell Goat
Lace Shoes ........... ........".....70c.
Ladies' vici-Kid Oxfords, hand-turned
and light, flexible. Macay sewed, new
coin. round, pointed, and common
sense toes, c, ID. and lasts for. 81.
Misses Dongola Kid oxford Ties, fexl-
BILE Macay sewed, new coin toe, Dark
Russet and Black ..................75c.
Sussex Sandals and Oxford Ties. for
misses, made In the newest styles.
Chocolate. Ox-Blood. and Black, for
Sl.2o
500 pairs Of Ladies' oxford Ties. made
up to sell for 81, to be closed out for
$i25.
Boys Dark Chocolate Lace Shoes for
1929
81; pairs of ladies' $3.50 oxford Ties.
hand-sewed, newest shapes. Chocolate.
Ox-Blood, and Black ....... 81. 90.
Carllsle's G. Moloney Brothers g oxford
Ties, in all the newest things OF the
season. lot ....-........-s.ss s.......>4.
buttons, Gray mixture, ........... BIC.
Ladies' Jersey Bicycle Leggins. Golf
top. Black, for ....--..............5Sc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

Pruvius was somewhat 10th to close
his aood-gates yesterday and let the
Atlantic League ball clubs play the
game but in this city Farmer Ned.
Evans issued a peremptory order for a
cessation of showers. and your Chcie
Jupiter. though he had gathered
dense mass Of black clouds over Broad
Street Park with a view TO breaking up
the contest between Richmond anu
Paterson. dared not disobey, and held
of his raln-pots until after the full nine
innings had been played. Ihdn ne
turned them over and sent vast
quantity of water down on the diamond.
Nobdy cared though, for Richmond mad
had her chance and the Johnny heps
had won a victory, defeating the lads
from the silk City in a most ignople
manner.
WORE THEIR BATTING CLOTHES.
The Johnnies had on their batting
clothes. and they swatted the bail all
the time and everywhere. SprogeH, tue
German pitcher. was in the box LOT
Paterson. but he couldn't do thing
with the boys OF old Richmond. Try as
he would TO deceive them, they sue
ceeded in unravelling his puzzles and
touched him up for fourteen long drives
with a total Of nineteen bases.
Lever, the Professor whose scientihc
Illustrations of how 10 describe a semi
circle with the sphere have proven so
interesting TO Richmond folks and so
perplexing TO the uninitiated batsmen,
was in 10 twirl for Richmond, and he
mixed hyperboles and straight shoots To-
getber with such skill as TO puzzle the
Weavers in a most distressing manner.
Towards the end Of the game the Pater-
sOuians caught the idea that the Pro-
fessor had given them for study and
they managed 10 find the pail as IL
circled about the plate.
PLAYED WINNING BALL.
AS a result, they accumulated twelve
hits. but so skilfuliy did the Johnny
Rebs behind the Professor field the ball
that the runs that went down to the
credit OF the SILK City were kept down
10 tho minimum. The Johnnies played a
giit-edged game all the way through,
and not an error did any of them make.
In the in-neld Stuart and Boyle fairly
ate up base hits, converting them by
means Of mastication into put-outs, and
in right-feld, Barley Kahn, who has got
ten back into the game. killed III a cruel
manner $50 the Paterson lads thought
Two iOnB LilNfo lltAl ADOhfAs MA4NN NuNg
left the bat, Ike home runs.
Barley did not, however. carry off all
the bonors in the out-feld, Elsey and
Hasgy. come in for some, cut the stellar
play OF the game was made by Har-
desty, Paterson's centre-felder, who,
when Hergroye smacked the horsehide
away over his head for what threatened
10 be 4 home run. sprang into the air,
and with one hand pulled it from the
clouds and made a put-out of it.
THE GAME WAS OURS.
Hardestys great catch didn't amount
10 much though for the Richmonders
were dead on TO Mr.. Sprogell, and they
fell on him like a thousand of bricks.
batting the ball out and a run in, when
ever the notion struck them.
The details need not be gone into, they
are sufficiently clear in the official score.
which is here appended, but suffice II 10
say, that II the Johnnies hit half so well
on their trip as they did yesterday they
will win two thirds OF their games:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

Mr. +. c. Ebel>has been elected direc.
tor i'm the Metropolitan Bank. 10 succeed
the late Nathan w. Nelson. Mr.. Ebel Ia
a well-known bnsfne SIS man. and has
been valued member OF the CITY Cpuu.-
ell for several years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
CHICAGO. May 14.-Brooklyn-Chica
game postponed on account OF ram:
. CLEVELAND, May 1A-No game. Ram.
THE CLUBS ST
LOSES ITS LAST GAME.
University of virginia Defeated by
Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE Uni
versity Of Virginia lost the last game
of its northern trip to PennsylVania 10
da, Uoxton was batted hard in almost
every ii'''"S' r. H. T..
ponrsv,vania ..2S0sOS502-1S IS 6
Iyirninia O00101 ? 10 3
batteries: Brown and Homer; Hoxtoh
and Cochran.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
xorfo,,s Releases Two Men,.

NORFOLK, VA. May H-Special)-
Having more men than they could carry,
the management OF the NorIolk team TO-
SqchriSt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
HOLLYWOOD MEMoRIAL-DAY.
Lee Camp Accepts tho Invitation Il
Take Charge Of Arrangements.

Lee Camp. Confederate Veterans. heid
their regular meeting last night, Com
mander John n. Warren in the chair.
The Ladies' Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation sent an invitation TO the camp 20
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
LANCASTER WON.
They Found the Pitcher of the Ath-
Iefics Freely.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, May H.-tspe-
cial 1.-THE Athletics did all their work In
the first inning to-day and 1t was not
enough. The visitors found Jordan free
w Score:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
p,cvc,e-Riding mt Broad-strect Park

AT the Base Ball Park this afternoon
Kid Leonard the trick bicycle-rider, VIII
give an exhibition of his skill on the
diamond before the game starts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

N-orfoIl- o 10000 L 4
Newark ......... ........O ~ VVVyn
'rvo-b base hits-Weihl. O'Hagan, and j.
Rothfuss. Sacrifice hits-Weddige, Nc
Farlan. Leahy, and Pfanmiller: Stolen
base-Cargo. Left on bases-Norfolk o.
Newark 8 Struck out-By Pfanmiller
4. bv Wittrock. L. Double plays-Cargo,
Gilman. and j. Rothfuss; Leahy. Wentz'
and Schaffer First base on errors-Nor-
folk. /; Newark. /. First base on balls
or Pfanmiller. Z; off Wittrock, l. Hlt py
nitched ball-Daley. Umpire-Mr. Jones.
Time OF game hours and minutes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

Cock -a-doodlc-do. Richmond is tied
for FIRST place with Newark and Pater-
son. Another victory tomorrow Will
cinch the deal. and then the race for the
pennant will start In dead earnest.
Lever is a great pitcher, ana he
twrled great bali yesterday.
Chesbro goes in to-day. Flaherty Will
be pitted against him. Flaherty is the
man who did Norfolk to such a nice
finish. and the papers down there say
he pitched such "a slow ball that the
Brooms could easily count the stitches
on Il as II passed them. They never
touched It, though.
Barley Kahn has come out more Won
derfully than any other man on the
team and his playing yesterday was SEN
sational. He Is a first-class all-around
man.
Stuart Increases each day in popular
favor. He is good player and a clever
fellow personally. too.
Boyle, too. is showing up wonderfully
well.
In batting. Stuart seems to be the
safest man on the team.
Manager Mckee OF Paterson, said az
ter yesterdays game: IF that is a SAM
pie OF the work the Johnnie Rebs will do
this season. there IS no doubt as TO
where the pennant will CO."
Not n Johnny made an error yesterday
A good record ind cd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

base on errors-Richmond, 3. Bases on
balls-Off Sprogell. 3. Left on bases
Richmond. s: Newark. Z. Struck. out-By
Lever. 9; by Sprogell. 3. Bases from be-
ing hit-Heidrick and Kain. stolen
Lever. /: Sprogel. /. Time OF game-i
hour and 56 minutes. Umpire-Mr. Sny-
IA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
.es- GRovE.AvENUE BAPTIST

CuUROH Grove avenue near Beech ssrec>1--'
Rev ]. Z. uIDkS. ID. d.. PASTOR Ptoocolog -
IL A. 81. and s:i5 Y. ii. by she pastos. sunday
school at 0.15A. n. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

tTar5ford ------.3OO13 0OOO-7
Reading 80. ..............O v v U v v ~
Summary: Earned runs-keaulhS, -
,Two-hase hit-Doherty. Three-base hit
Burns. Sacrifice hit-Delaney. stolen
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
Another Glorious Ribbon Sale!

K1bbOnS and Meyers are SYNONYMOUS. INC
thought of Ribbons brings to mind Meyers for here.
and here only are there ever such Ribbon sales as
stir the hearts of women folks. You will want TO be
here this morning, during the coming week, Tor
there is ready for selling
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
HARTFORD,

Totals ....... ............f 10 - 10
SCORE BY INNINGS.
A
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15
LANCASTER.
SCORE BY INNINGS.

Totals ........ .....Si Z IL q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

- THE LAYOUT FOR TO-DAY
Paterson at Richmond.
Newark at Norfolk
Reading at Hartford.
Lancaster at Philadelphia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-15

SCORE BY INNINGS.
a % A.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
AppiTIONAL DISPATCHES.

SENATOR WILSON, OF washington, ID
trying to get the order of President
Cleveland setting apart forest reserva-
tions in certain states nullified.
The Washington Times on the 18th
stated that Judge Lamoreaux may
make q reply to the structures passed
upon his action in the Chicago lake
front cases.
THE interstate commerce committee
had meeting Mt New York to investi-
gate charges preferred against a rail-
roads, forming the Joint Traffic asso-
citation, for alleged discrimination
against New York.
FIVE more tollgates were destroyed
in Garrard county. KY. on the night
of the 10th by mob of masked riders.
GROVE HUSTLEY, convicted Of the
murder of Dell Manning, was sentenced
by Judge Dale Mt Guthrie, Ok, to the
penitcntiary for life.
An explosion of natural gas blew
out the front of q house nj Muncie,
Ind. and Mrs Null had her lower
limbs burned to n crisp. She pleaded
with the firemen to kill her.
A MOB got hold Of another negro
who was implicated in the murder Of
Postmaster Barfield and his clerk ut
Juliette, Fla, and II was said they had
drowned him. Three other negroes
had been hanged by the mob for the
same crime few days before.
THREE men were fatally burned ut
the Emma blast furnace Mt Cleveland,
O., by q series Of explosions OF molten
metal.
CHARCOAL, the Indian murderer OF q
mounted policeman, was hanged mt Nc
Leod, Man. The Indian gave three
whoops as he went up the scaffold
stairs and died game.
FREDERICK FRANKS, at Philadelphia,
shot and killed his son, dangerously
wounded his daughter and then in
flicted O fatal wound upon himself
The cause was jealous quarrel with
his wife.
THE Paris La Liberte urges Euro
pean governments to anticipate Presi-
dent McKinley's tariff policy by re-
prisals, and says the United States has
greater need of Europe for a market
than Europe has Of the United States.
The big fight between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons came of ut Carson, New,
on the 18th. The contest was fierce
and lasted for II rounds, when Fitz-
simmons got in blow over the heart
on Corbctt and knocked him down.
Corbett was unable to rise on time on
account of the pain and Referee Siler
counted him out and decided that Fitz-
simmons had won the fight.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20

The oldest shaped county among the
5000 which go to make up the separate
divisions of the various states Is War
rem county, Tenn. 1t lies almost ex-
actly in the geographical center OF the
state mentioned and Is about rs near
perfect circle Us any division Of land
could possibly be.
Nodisgracc attaches TO suicide among
the Japanese. The result Is that an
average of 1900 men and 5000 women
kill themselves every year. Hanging
Is the favorite method; next to that Is
drowning, with the use Of knives or
swords as good third.
1t has been said that II the sea dried
mp the routes Of the various Atlantic
liners between this country and Europe
could be clearly traced by the innumer-
able empty champagne bottles strewn
along the oceans bed.
Thomas A. Edison, Jr., must be
chip of the old block. He Is 20 years
old and has already invented over 100
articles 1t is q good stock TO per
petuate.
The astronomers calculate that II
the diameter of the sun should be
daily diminished by two feet, II would
be 5000 years before our best instru-
ments could deteetany difference In its
sire or brilliancy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20

Miss MYRTLE HATES, of Menominee,
Mich, became afflicted with cerebro-
spinal meningitis about five years ago.
For the last few months she has grown
worse, and consultation Of physicians
recently pronounced her case incura-
BILE. Miss Hates has always been Of n
religious turn of mind, and in this
emergency, the dispatch stated, she
prayed fervently to God to cure her.
Instantly her pains ceased and the dis
ease left her. She got out of bed i'm
mediately, dressed herself and found
she was ravenously hungry. 1t was
said that all the facts in the case were
fully attcsted.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
PerIls Of Classical Music.

"Oh, yes" remarked the eminent
pianist, reaectively; II, too, have had
my narrow escapes. recall one in
particular. You know the allegro in
Buhm's nocturne, opus 9s7? Yes.
Well, one night when / was playing
that I slipped. suppose I had neg
lected to chalk my feet thoroughly or
something. Then the men with the
life net were careless. But happily I
struck squarely upon my head. Other
wise l should probably have been
crushed to pulp."-Detroit Journal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
CRITTENDES MARRIOTT, the Chicag,
Records correspondent in Havana, de
clared on the nth that 0en. Wcylc,
had received positive orders from Mad
rid to end the Cuban war at once, ever
going 10 the extent of selling the Is
land to the insurgents 10 accomplish
that object.
lN the Nebraska house on the 1ath Q
bill to extend the franchise, giving
women the right to vote ut municipal
elections, was defeated.
The clerk of the house of represent
atives Mt Washington has classified tn,
new house rs follows: Republicans
a03; democrats. 1.a; populists, u; fu'
sionists, q: silvcritcs, .; vacancies. ..
ALBERT Morn, of Baltimore. Md. has
been appointed national chairman oi
the l.. A. W., To succeed George ID.
Gideon, who declined the office.
Word was received from Toronto,
Ont, on the 18th that Miss Eva BAL
lington-l'ooth, commander OF the Sal
walton army forces in Canada, was dan
gerously i'll and that hor recovery was
very doubtful.
WALTER $. BrISnAM. grand treas
urer OF the Knights Of Honor. died ut
his home in Dorchester, Mass, of
typhoid pneumonia. He had been
grand treasurer for 10 years.
CONGRESSMAN W. GODFREY HUNTER
wns nominated on the first ballot ON
the 18th ut the caucus of the republic
ans of the legislature ut Frankfort.
KY. for United States senator, the
vote being IS to - against the field.
Senator blackburn and his friends
were said to be preparing to make Il
contest.
PosTMAsTER-GENERAL GARY has an
nounced that the administration has
decided to adhere to the four-year
tenure Of office policy for all postmas-
tiers, except where removal for cause
was required.
THERE was rumor Mt Washington
on the 10th that Senator Wolcott would
be selected us n special commissioner
to go to Europe on behalf of the United
States government to continue ncgo-
looking to an international
agreement on silver.
FIVE new state senators. four rcpub-
leans and one democrat, were sworn in
Mt Frankfort, Ky, On the 10th, which
means that the republicans will be
nblc to elect United States senator
nt this session.
FRANK W. PALMER. of Chicago. Is to
be public printer and will be appointed
very soon. President Mckinley asked
Hale whether there would be
any objection to Mr.. Palmcr's confirm
alton and was assured that there would
not be.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
Adopted Children In Japan.

A strange custom of the Japanese IL
their readiness to adopt children. In
thousands and thousands Of families,
one will find half dozen persons an
swering to the names of father, mother,
sister, brother, uncle and aunt, who
are no blood relation atall. The prac-
tice Of adopting children is universal
in the highest society as well rs the
lowest This explains the fact that
the distinguished painters, potters,
actors, ETC., have nearly always son
distinguished in the same line; the art
list simply adopts his best pupils.-Chi-
capo News.