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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
TEE VALLEY CiTf'
court-Day-A Judge Gives an Enter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.


srAIrNTON, VA, December 2S.-(Spe-
o,a,,-yestsrday being County-court day.
the city is well crowded with visitors
from the country. Judge Lyman Ch"ik-
lev was on the bench but for few hours
and little court business was done. In
the afternoon at his hos?itable nome, r1
cost beverly street, Judge Chalkiey gaFe
e"s ,.ooantion in honor OF Hon. j. William
= and Hon. silas Walker Au-
sustas Representatives in the House as,ss %
SeIegates. A hundred or more guests
De'.e ,,tortained. among them many OF
yudee chaIkley's country friends me
occ was greatly enjoyed ana a
on,endid collation. was served
sp, rsn Chesaneake and Ohio management,
a. own motion, has done the hand-
s 90 re thing in IT'S effort to repair the ~,
luck Of It's passengers r, s 2" ses Mrs
w.. wiz Of this city, was one or the
, u,ctims. and received such severe wounds
snd shock as to cause her confinement
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Hides--Quiet
Leather-Steady.
Wool--Qulet
Realistically.
Cut Meats--Quiet e.c,,g
I.ard-steady; western steamed ~@ '-z'
Pork-Dull. ,sn,.r,c
fancy 12G17c.: Elgins, &c; imitation
creamery. Is i-2a1sc.; State dairy BgSoc''
creamery 15n21c. s..a,or
Cheese-Quiet: large white, septemoer'
8l-2c: large late-made. 0-sui 5-fc. go
Erss-Flrm; State and Pennsylvania, Il
N24c.. western fresh, 2la2ic.
Potatoes-Steady.
Tallow-Steady: city, 3o-oc.
Petroleun-Dull.
Turpentine~Steady at 80 1-2ga4 s-Sc.
Rice-Steady.
Molasses-Quiet
Cottonseed- Oil-Firmer and more active
mills fi6i5c prime summer yellow. &c;
OF summer yellow, Il l-Zc., prime "'ii'''
Cabbsee-Long Island and Jersey, per
100 S.J0GA. .e,,.
Coffee-Options opened dull at a Sale
points decline. following DISAPPOINTING
cables absence OF speculative support
and lack of satisfactory spot oemanu.
with selling led by leading mouse ,n ma
closed barely steady. with prices smdo
points net lower. Spot coffee Rio duii'
but steady; No. z, invoice so'oz LIZ |or-
sugar-Raw strong; refined strong.
NEW YORK DRY-GoODs MARKET.
NEW YORK. December %ndh ne,se
"clearing-up' week in the clearing,nous
Locally. the clearing OF odds ana enus
engrosses the attention or sellers anu
buyers. as usual in the last week Oh .ns
year. Stock-taking VIII follow soon ~,
New Years and will give way TO sprung
trading. This being true. the demand at
first hands has been quite scant, There
is no real life in the market az ts a,,,rc
and in cotton and woollen goOus MAI Ma,I
this dulness is accentuated to-day. Mali
orders are light, and the general markee
is staenant In staple cottons the mar
ket is quiet In print-cloths there nave
been no further sales OF extras at lac
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET.
BALTIMORE. December %.-flour--
Quiet and unchanged ., oro
Wheat-Quiet; spot, the Wontn, anu
January. IS Use; May. S5 l-2c. bid; steam
err. No 2 red. 80 5-Sn93 Sac; southern
wheat. by sample. 93d99 1-2c.; on grade
SiaS9c. ,,, ~ s-s,,
80 S-4c.; December, new OF oiu' ,,,,
| SIC; steamer mixed, 81 5-S13l SIC; SOUTH
ern white and yellow corn. ZyaIs , S-tec
Oats-F'irmer: No. white, - l-Iuooc'
Rve-Firm; No near by, 5Sc.
Hay-Firm on better grades; choice
| timothy, l3c. asked. 49,,
Grain Freights-very quiet and un-
changed.
Sugar-Strong and unchanged.
! Butter-Ouiet and unchanged.
Eggs and Cheese-Steady and unchang-
| ed.
! Whiskey-Unchanged
CHICAGO PRODUCE MHRKET.
! CHICAGO, December 2S.-Wheat opened
firm to-day. and closed firm at 1-4c. ad-
| vance for May and lc: higher TOT Decehl, y,
! ber but II had several radical changes OF
feeling during the session. Statistics were
| bearish. but the influence OF strong
coarse-grain markets and support from
the Letter party counter balanced this IN
! the end Corn closed without change.
oats gained 1-4Q3-Sc. Provisions were
| Arm until near the end, when they be-
came heavy and closed 1-245c lower.
Leading futures ranged as follows:-,-,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK, December &.-Fiour-
Quiet, but firmer, OH the Improvement IN
grain.
Rye F,our-Steady.
Buckwheat Flour-Dul.
Buckwheat-Dull.
Cornmeal-Firm.
Rye-Quiet.
Barley-Steady.
Barley Malt-Steady.
Wheat-Spot firm; No. red, N.O2 Ia.
Options opened firm on cables, broke
sharply under liquidation, bearish Ar
gentine news, and disappointing late
foreign markets, but finally rallied on ac-
tive covering. and strength In the coarse
grain markets. and closed l-Sql-3c. net
higher; No. 2 red, January, 80 i-4ISs 5-sc.,
closed 30 5-sc.; May, "a 5-Sqs5 3-sc., closed
IS l-ic; December. sl.m l-4u1l.0l rs, closed
$l0l "a.
opened steady, with wheat, but declined
on heavy car-lot receipts. with late
rally on covering. and closed 1-S4l-2c. net
higher; January, 3S13-l6c.. closed SIS I-sc.:
NAV "a l5-l6q35 1-sc., closed IS l-Sc.; De-
cember. Is 3-4fi33 7-sc.. closed IS 7-Sc.
Oats-Spot strong; No. 2, 2sl-2gS SIC.
Options were quiet, but stronger on large
export purchases West, and closed l-su
l-lc, net lower: May. closed q 3-4c.; De-
cember closed Is SIC,
Hay-Quiet,
Hops-Steadys
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

The BOARD OF Directors OF the RICH
NnND- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND PO-
TOMAC RAILROAD COMPANY have de-
clSred n DIVIDEND OF THREE AND a
HALF DOLLARS PER SHARE on the
common stock and dividend obligations
~ the company, payable January 3. 1888.
THE transfer books will be closed AFTER
the 10Th OF December, 1897, until the Din
OF January. 1885, ]. Il. WINSTON,
de 19-tJa 3 Itedsuter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
Planters Nation

1sdHltTo NdtlOHdl oduks
Richmond, Va, December a. 1887,
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have to-day declared the regular SEMI,
ANNITAL DIVIDEND OF SIX PER
CENT. on the capital stock free Of taxi.
nayable on and after January 3. 1898; =.
RICnaI.D II. SMITH,
do o9-tJa3i Cashier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
The Savings Bank of Richmond,

Richmond. Va, December q. 1887.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
nave declared a DIVIDEND OF THREh
DEP CENT. free of taxi, out or the
earnings for the past six months. pay
able to the stockholders on and after jan
ua ~ y1sS..td iI'0' JAMES N. BALL, Cashier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
National Bank OF virginia

National Bank OF Nirglnlas
Richmond. Va, December q, isyl
have this day declared DIVIDEND Os
TUREE PER CENT. Gree OF taxes), pay
abie 10 the stockholders on and after the
Sd day of January. 1895. ,
de 23-tJa 10 tasnler.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

cards. Bill-Heads. ssatemenss, Letter.
Heads. Note-Heads, Circulars. Handbi.ln.
dodgers. &C.. printed by the D.spatck
Company at low prices. VIII give yen
good work at same rrlces you ray foE
inferior work. Send us your orders e0d
We will guarantee satisfaction u evtf&
particular.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
Office Virginia Fire and

Marine Insurance Company.
Richmond, Va, December p, 1897.
DIVIDEND.
The Board of Directors have deciared
SErNI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF fOUH
pER CENT, free OF taxi, payable 70
stockholders on and after January 3D.
next. Checks will be mailed TO stockhold.
nrs Advise the company OF change OK
eddress w. II. MCCARTHY.
da oatias Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG RAIL-
iNtNA- I0AD COMPANY

RICHMOND AND III Ir<ItoIJt W. NHIfp
ROAD COMPANY.
The Board OF Directors OF the Richmond
and petersburg Railroad Company have
declared a DIVIDEND OF THREE DOLE (
LARS AND FIFTY CENTS A SHARE on
eanital stock OF the company, payable on
The I'd day OF January, 1888. to holders of
The same OF record on the 10Th day OF
December. 1897, after which day the books
isas w. II. JONES,
Te 1s-tJaf Treasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Once Of th9
Columbian Building and Loan
Association OF Richmond. Va.
Richmond. Va, December a. 11D7sr,1
DIVIDEND NOTICE. +
DIVIDEND CHECKS to stockhoI0ef1
of Class e and ID Stock In this assoc1as
ton will be mailed December 3ist. /, k +.
THOMAS POTTS. Treasurer.
y o. w. de q 81. su. w .F&sas& (.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
National Rank
f-rh

mo. 1850,
Richmond, Va, December a. 1897:
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
the Merchants National Bank OF Rich,
mond have this day declared their usuai
SEMl-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF THREE
AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. on the
capital stock, out of the net earnings OF
the past six months, payable free OF taO 7
10 the stockholders on and after Japuary
2 1898. j. +. GLENN,
de 25-td Cashler.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

I,rnce oe.

virginia Carolina Chemical COMPANY:
Richmond, Va. December y: III ~
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS or rft1
company have this day declared the
regular QUARTERLY DIVIDEND, OF
PER CENT. on the preferred stock of
the company. for quarter ending Deem
Der 81. 1891, same being. quarterly div'aenS
* fsas 70 ali stockholders OF record
January 10th. The books OF the COM
pany for the transfer OF preferred slocb
will be closed from January lotn 70 Janu-
airy 18th, inclusive. 3. w. ThAyErs,
de 2l-endlf IFeasuIel.--
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Old papers for sale at the Dispatch
once
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
FINANCIAL.

MONEY TO LOAN
WE HAVE A LARGE QUANTITY or
MONEY on hand which we can place
without delay on RICHMOND CITY
Tenth and Bank streets.
de l2-su& w6t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

City Bank of Richmond
Richmond Va, December e. 1897,
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have this day declared the usual SEMI.
nNNITAI, DIVIDEND OF THREE PER
CENT, payable on and after January o
1898. !. W. SiN ~, G w.
de 24-lw Ndshio''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

DOOK AND JOB WORK NEATLY
I'D EXECUTED AT THE DISPATCH PRINT
Ing HOUSE
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
Virginia Trust Company.

NHBIIIId1 ITuHt NVfHpdIJ6
Richmond, Va December q, lSM
oree ~ taxi on its capital stock OF SSp..f
go has this day been declared by tht
Board Of Directors OF the ylRGlNiA
TRUST COMPANY: payable los on and ar
Ter JOHN NORTON.
aa aa-tIa2l Secretary and Treasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

First National Bank,
Richmond, Va, December %, 1897,
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have this day declared a DIVIDEND OF
FIVE PER CENT. out of net earnings
OF the past six months. payable to share
holders on and after January 3. lsye.
Ii. c. BURNETT.
de 2S-10t Cashier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
DIvIDEND NOTICE.

pFTERsBURG RAILROAD COMPANY.
The hoard OF Directors OF the PeterD-
burg Railroad Company have declared 8
EIF-rY CENTS A SHARE on tho
stock OF the company, payable on the 81
dav Of January, 1885. to holders OF the
sai,,e OF record on the nth day Of Decemc
her 1881. after which day the books of
transfer will be closed until January ~
1885. w. ~. 1890, yvNH
de lS-tJal Jteasurer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Union Bank of Richmond
Richmond, Va, December u. lM:
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have declared a SEMI-ANNUAL DIVE
DEND OF SIX PER CENT. Gree OF tax,.
PAYABLE to the stockholders on ana at'er
January 3, 1888. ). Is. brASLtt
de 2i-tJa 81 SasnleI.-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
Onre of

once OF
Virginia State Insurt re Company.
Richmond, Va, December B. ltT.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS COM
ANNUAL. DIVIDEND OF THREE Per
CENT. Gree of taxi, payable TO the
stockholders on and after January =
1898. CHARLES h. WILLIS,
de 25-lw secretary.
The State Bank Of Virginia,
Richmond, Va, December 70, lys;
have declared DIVIDEND OF THREE
AND ONE-HALF PER CENT, payable
on and after January 3, 1898.
WILLIAM M. HILL. -
de 25-9t CASHIER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
DIvTDEND NOTICE.

DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The Richmond Transfer Company,
Richmond. Va, December ~ l@.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS COM
PANY have this day DECLARED
DIVIDEND or 8 PER CENT, payable
10 shareholders on and after JANUARY
Is, 1898. e. A. TA1IOh,
de 29-gt treasurer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
MARINE INTELLIGENCE,

IMMATURE ALMANAC. DEC. 20, 1897.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Security Bank OF Richmond, Va.
December q, 1897.
THE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK
have this day declared their usual DIVl-
DEND OF THREE PER CENT, payable
to stockholders on and after January ,,
1925 a. Il. BLAIR,
de 2StJa3i Cashier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

MESS PoRR-Per BbL
December 1s.lS s 81; s.s.17,1 s $40 a s.7o
May u. s 92!f sos s.S7h sSTh
LARD-Per 100 To-,
December.s..... s.. b.. @tfZ*
January. 400 457IS 4.52h hob
May ...... 472H 4.72M 4.oI1 a.fo
SHORT RTBs-Per 100 lbs.
n lsCsar, 10 40 s 4.s5 's a.s7,s
Nay ...... 4.55 455 45o 4.52Ia
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29

Quotations are for boni, maturing in not
less than ten years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Estimates Of the suns temperature
have ranged from l8, 900, 900 degrees
down to 5000 degrees +. At the Mos.
COW observatory Professor CRASH has
repeated the old experiment ue messur-
ing tbs heat Of direct sunlight st tho
focus Of Q mirror, the minor in this
case being very accurately made and
having . focal length Il about 20 inches.
Tho result was .. 500 degrees G. e, 500
degrees ,. }. showing only that the solar
tempesafure 10 greater than thia A
meaaoment Of the heat reelected from
an are lamp was then made, The tenn
peratuEe in the focus Of the mirror pruy.
ING 70 b enly 100 degrees to los de-
groes C.. although the arc itself was
known to have temperature Of very
nearly 8. 500 degreeA From this IL i
argned that The tempesature q The sun
mus b vosy much nuo thaa Z. 500 d.
gree4 while e = believed that this
msehod may led to IN accurats cd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Very curious things may be discovse.
Cd By pople who love 70 mouse amoug
old booka Here h very frss tEansls-
ton from . PaEsee record not sooeasible
TO many: ''It happened in . remote
ysar. VIXEN ths tnhabitantu a Q Land
weee engaged in sun woeuhip early On
the 1zst day Il April tbat shininG
man stepped forth from the earth. mo.
claiming the purifying uses Of IRE. he
called end counseled al who had dam.
aged household stun, such q hsuksu
meading troughs. tattesed curtains, COT
1eepots with holes in thsm, lame fur
niture. WORTHLESS books and all such
things that might be considered the
dry refuss Of life. to make . pyre ON
the plain outside a the city and to cele-
hrate this burning the lint day a every
April. after which the ashes misht b
used to fertilise the gzuund 30 tic
hooseholden began 10 carry forth. But
their wives did sejss On each miserable
ssticle. saying: DO not 70. Behold. 1t
~ hide IL IN tie attic seven years more.
Il may como bandy.' Then tie angel o.
mensaOsr was Wsuth With bsmasity
tbat Woald Dot purity itself b. In.
And b said. From this day you shan
call one another and b called Apr0
Soola '"-Chieago Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06
Death Of DR.. landlord.

New York. July CDR. William s.
Lnngford. general secretary of the Do
mestic and Foreign Missionary society,
OF the Protestant Episcopal church, died
suddenly late Friday night at Twilight
park IN the Catskills, where he had gone
with his family to spend the summer.
DR.. Langford was one Of the most prom
inent men In the Protestant Episcopal
church In this country, and was known
from one end of the land to the other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06
Bay.rd the Orator It Phil.dslphi..

Philadelphia. July e.-The one hundred
endtwenty- anniversary Of the sign
Ing OF the declaration OF Independence
was celebrated yesterday in front Of
Independence Hall. The celebration was
under the auspices OF the Society OF
the War OF 1912 Of Pennsylvania. The
ceremonies consisted Of an address by
Mayor Warwick, reading Of the declara-
ton OF independence and singing by
school children. Hon. Thomas r. Bay.
ard. ex-ministef to England. was the
orator Of the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Saratoga. N. r, July 6.-Hardin Par
ish. 60 years old. who arrived in town
from New York city last Thursday, was
found dead in his bedroom in a sani-
tarium here. He had committed suicide
with a revolver. He had evidently been
dead several hours when discovered by
his male attendant. who occupied an
otherroom. Parish suffered greatly from
insomnia. He had for many years lived
In indianapolis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Our naval nomenclature has never
been very happy. II was not until 20
years ago. when We launched the last
and the finest Of the wooden walls, that
we had systematic nomenclature. The
line Of battle ships were still to be
named for states, only we did not build
any. But the naming Of erigates for
rivers and Of first GLASS corvets for
cities and Of second class corvets-really
gunboats Indian tribes was 1t
least an Ineligible system Of olassifioa-
ton II not IN inspiring method Of recall.
ing patriotic glorieA This 10 what the
legal system came to. although in fact
second rates could be named after either
rivers or towns
Now those who go down to 80 in
battleships recall In the names of their
vessels the maritime glories Of Indiana
and Iowa. on. il they 60 down in czuis-
err. may rejoice in the names If Ameri-
can towns though inland far they
be-" like Minneapolis and Chicago.
Only in the steamships Of the third
class, which are to be named ''ss the
president may direct !" can our naval
glories be echoed by the commemoration
Of our naval heroes. And the stesmshius
OF the third class in the new navy seem
to be confined to the torpedo bosta
Hence it has happened that when q de-
sire to do honor to Farragut made itself
felt in the department there was no
etteI mode Of appeasinR IL than to
name Q torpedo boat after tho hero Of
New Orleans and Mobile bay.-Haxper's
Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06
FATAL DIVERSION.
Many Killed BY Firsassms end FlEs.
: works o. the Fourth ma7t
cmoAacs EIsf u FIVE DEAD.

VIA 1wO 0ssdO Oehses Ia1ursa Whno
CbaD1saA1nG ~ Ds0-maa4 C1Hsas o.
Nlne-Bey Killed by Deine, Cns1spA a.
In . Dalloen-AwNua DanAh - Il n
seSne-DroWnisg - Wos1 0uDsease-
y S1SSA AS c-tr.
Chicago. July G~0axx1otismo elAlnssd
I'VE Nves yesterday and thegUi 0oBnan
extra-long List OF MANNED end injured
people - the result Of the Fourth Of
July celebration. The heat claimed
nine victims: Following ere sths acci-
aent fatalities: James N. Keenes fuuaA
dead in his hack yard. struck in hsaA
by stray bullet: Charles Smith. fright
ened by the explosion OF . gaint flfe
cracker and fell out Of . second story
window; John Huffueter. 3 years Old;
killed by the explosion Of powder IN Q
glass bottle which he hold in his hands:
John Thomas. II years Old. killed in *.
actly the same manner q Huffueter:
william Allen. 8 yeaD old. clothing
ignited by fire cracker causing fAGal
burns. About forty people were slightly
injured during the day.
Victims Of the Torrld HsaA
Following are those who Guccmbed
10 the heat Of the weather. The total
deaths are nine and the prostrat3ons
were twenty-eight, three Of which are
probably fatal: Simon Kooxents, Celia
Halls. Albert Kath. George Williams,
Mrs. Emma Zareal, James CudAhy, Sam.
uel Walczler, Adolph Valkner and c.
Taylor. The total number Of deaths in
the last four days attributable to the
heat was twenty-seven, and there were
1sS prostrations. sons Of which may
prove fatal.
At other points deaths from the
heat are reported as follows: Pitts
burg. two deaths and II prostrations;
at Detroit four deaths and twenty
prostration, among those Frustrated
being George vannes Lothrop, United
States minister to Russia during Cleve-
lands administration. He il I'm q critical
condition. At Cincinnati there were
twelve deaths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06
DEATH AT A PRIVATE CELEBRAr1os

Prominent ChicaSoan Killed while Set.
ting Of Fireworks.
New Bedford, Mass, July oG-F1enry
B. Stone. formerly president Of the lCfsa-
caso. Burlington and Quincy railroad,
and president Of the Chicago Telephone
company. was instantly killed at Nom
quit yesterday morning by an explo-
sion Of fireworks Stone with his fam
fly and other summer residents Of Nom
quit were celebrating the holiday with
q handsome display OF day gfrewcrkA.
Among them Was q mine which was 20
devised as to scatter paper animals OF
various colors. Stone had applied the
torch 10 this piece, but for some reason
1t did not appear as IL the spark was
going to reach the mine. Stone ad-
vanced and took the piece up In his
hands. when 1t exploded, striking him
fun in the face. His features were had.
ly mutilated and he sustained q COM
pound fracture Of the skull
His friends VINO were present cannot
tell just how the accident occurred. One
gentleman who was present states that
when the bomb did not at once go of
and seemed as II 1t was not going to,
Stone took It in his hands, holding It
quite close to his face. presumably to
nan the spark into a blaze by blowing
upon it. Before the party had fairly
turned to view the explosion they were
horrified to see Stone drop to the ground
amid q crash and volume of flame and
smoke. A physician was Immediately
called. but nothing could be done, Mr..
Stone having been instantly killed BY
the shock. -7eHss -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Men ne I'm With two eyes nut with
one tongue, IN order thst they abould
- tWi6e - much - they Cotton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Washington. July GA patriotic cele-
braticn was held here yesterday at the
Grand Opera House under the Joint au-
spices OF the National Association Of
Democratic Clubs and the Democracy of
the District Of Columbia and contiguous
sections. An elaborate programme was
gone through. addresses made by some
OF the leading Democrats in public life.
Patriotic addresses were delivered by
Senator John w. Daniel. of Virginia,
and Hon. Joseph c. Sibley, Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06
CAUCUS ON BETS.
Republican Senator % consjdor
die Sugar Question.
WILL DECIDE ABOUT THB 1ouyrY

49, A2spt Rlsa That Wln Pat ths P,r.
dee % Record % ths Ssloses-BssA -
oeeek Tsx AaspesA WltAeuss Veos-.TMw
,ssssseasseasa ssAs.s Wisauar.v-n~e
- Esdussace n sesht-Ths Gsal Quss.
.esss q Net Critical
Washington. July "a caucus of Re.
publican senators has been called for
~ .. m. today to consider the advisa-
Diity. Of reintroducing the best sugar
bounty amendment. The decision to cali
the caucus was the result Of q series
OF conferences which consumed the
greater part Of the day. but which de-
veloped such a divergence Of views a.
70 make It quite evident thst only in .
party conference could the bounty ques-
tin be settled In . way to bind all. At
one time during the day It appeared
that the finance committee would re-
mnuduss the bset sugar amendment IN
SUDenss % the representation Of the
edvoeptss Of . bounty.
ssassd - - Bound ~ tie ca.cus.
To senators holding the view that
thh was The proper course to pursue
based their Arguments upon the ground
that the last Hspublican senatorial eau
Gus had decided IN favor OF such q
9ounty. This brought out the fact that
there had been comparatively few SEN
etors q the caucus whin the vote was
sak@l and that some OF the
abssntees would not consent TO
b bound by It's decision. The
committee decided on account Of
tiiis conflict 10 rssubmit the matter to a
eaueuR IL aar~avs v,rok.hs> xA.s 49,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-06

Little Rock. July IA ski0 cootnn-
ing I'VE persoas wa run down b. :
steamer last night An were drow1ed,