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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
LOWERING COURT-MARTIAL.
A Light Penalty, III Sot AcauittaI
Expected.

Expected.
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CHICAGO. November PA decision IN
the court-martial OF Captain Lowering
OF the Fourth Infantry. will be reached
tomorrow.
The testimony to-day covered the in
cidents OF Private Hammond's inyolun-
tary appearance before the summary
court at Fort Sheridan on October 9TH.
There VIII be protracted meeting to-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
WILL BE CLOSED.
Richmond. Va. Noven,her d tss1
rROCLAM

,,-, Mayors once,
hichmond. Va, November q. 1891.
PROCLAMATION.
=, THE ANNUAL RETURN Or
s,a aaeN M, ms1iV lNG-DAY should remind all
good citizens OF their dependence on God
whose merciful protection has guarded
them on their life's Journey. and II rs
proper that We should bow in humble
submission TO His all-wise providence
and render thanks for His mereies he
slowed upon US. BY yir.ue OF the char
Ter, as Chief Magistrate OF the city. I
hereby order suspension OF all secular
duties In the city departments on
Ing Thanksgiying-Day so far as ,uea
duties can be suspended without detrl-
ment TO the City Government.
RICHARD NJ TAyIk;h.
10 zs-zt Mayor.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
THANKsGIyIyG DINyEp

THE LADIES OF GRACE-STREET
BAPTIST CHURCH will hold a THANKS
GIVING DINNER at their Tabernacle.
on west Grace street, on THURSDAY, the
18th. from TO o'clock +. NJ. Dinner. 30
cents. no 24-2t
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
HYPNOTISM

NoTICE.-A THOROUGH HYPNoTIsr
desires to FORM A CLASS IN THE
SCIENCE OF HYPNOTISM. A full un-
derstandiDg of the science guaranteed.
Terms reasonable. Address C. ID. II. TINS
Office. no ZS-'I.l. I'm sakSuar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25

theatre is In the adjoining Virginia Hos
pitai.
The new buildings have been begun and
finished since the close OF the last ses-
sion. when the need of increased facilities
became apparent. II Is estimated that
since the addition Of these buildings the
college can accommodate 500 students.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
Mr.. Rawlings in Wilson and Wen.

a letter was received here yesterday
from Mr.. Louis Rawlings. who Is In
business In Wilson. n. c., In which
he says he is well. This was a relief TO
friends of Mr.. Rawlings. who were some
what apprehensive that he might have
been the man found dead at Shawnee.
Ark, who had given the name of Louis
Rollens.' and said he was from this
city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25

Group is prevented by the timely use
OF Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup. the mothers
friend
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25
FURNITURE, &c.
DRUGS. MEDICINES. &C.

NOTICE.-PAINI4ESS OPERAIIv1
cure Tor Hemorrhoids CPiles). Used f0r
niteen years by prominent West Nlr-
sihHA physician without failure. Per
manent cure guaranteed. Apply 10 H. l.
GAMBLE. l0l4 east Clay street after
o'clock Z. NJ. daily. no a-6t'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-25

| wrong. then the landing at jamestown
| was n misfortune; Nathaniel Bacon was
| rebel indeed Patrick Henry spoke nis
| words OF eloquence In vain; JEFFERSON was
| a dreamer, and our august Washington
| was a tremendous failure. But, iortu-
| nately. the progressive world IL begin
| ming TO see that merit, and not money
and what money can buy, constitutes
high civilization. young graduate OF
virginian college mounted on his lean
sorrcl with his southern heart full OF
the duties he has TO perform, is. in my
estimation, one of the greatest powers
for good.
Just around the corner here was the
dear old Virginia school for boys OF Dr.
Maupin. late professor In the Medical COL
lege OF Virginia | was a pupil OF his.
and many an hour have j spent In play
ing handy In this Eleventh street IL
was a quiet place. and quite rural look
ing. Where the street now runs. on which
your fine hospital is built. there waved
the sheep-mint. jmson-weed. and poke
berry bush. The latter ! will have occa-
sion 10 mention later. Now towering IN
grandeur for whole square on this and
two nelghboring streets stands the Uni
versity College OF Medicine. with its teal
hers, laboratories, and excellent appoint
ments"
THEN AND NOW.
Mr. Valentine drew humorous picture |
OF the surgical operations of other days, |
and also described In most witty man |
ner the methods in the operating-rooms |
of to-day, since the introduction of steril- |
izing processes in surgery.
In conclusion Mr.. Valentine enumerated |
the large number of southern doctors who
have achieved fame in their profession,
and paid an eloquent tribute 10 the memo
~ OF DR.. James Markham Amber. a ma
live OF Richmond and surgeon TO the Ill
lated Jeanette expedition, dying Of hum
ger and cold in Siberian SHOWS. Mr. Val
milne said probably not a dozen Of his
hearers knew that DIR. Ambler's father
vas born I'm brick house that stood on
he lot upon which the University College
low stands. After narrating the heroic
manner in which DR.. Amber died. proba-
'ly the last survivor of his party. Mr..
Valentine quoted the following poem,
written soon after the brave Surgeons
cath:
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

their banks and spread over the plains,
the Hood water Of the Irawadi often
flowing over the country for ton or
fifteen miles on either side to a depth
Of from -four 10 fourteen feet The in
undated villages. however. do not uf-
FER. M the natives, knowing what they
may expect during the rainy season,
are prudent enough to build their
houses on piles. and the flood waters
move but slowly. But ono can easily
imagine how unhealthy the flooded
country must be, with great heat
ana n burning sun. During the time
or the floods. all hunting operations
are carried on by tho natives from
hoats' these boats. which are very
light. being manned according to their
size with spcarmen. paddlers. and
stcormon. Hunting in this manner IA
am occupation OF great danger. as II Is
impossible to guess what animal may
be encountered In the flooded country.
and Burmah has long list OF wild
animals. Including the elephant. rhIn-
oceros, tapir, buffalo. many kinds OF
deer, tigers. leoparda, aud bears hut
the Burmans are an exoltable. impul-
alve and courageous people, and they
really secm To enjoy this sport, not
outstanding the risks they run. They
are also anxious to secure a hog or a
deer: for although their staple food Is
rice. which ia as cheap as II Is In India.
tie Inhabitants OF Burmah eat fsh or
meat daily. and In all respects live
better than the lower CLASSES OF India.
Therefore, In going out to hunt over
the Hooded country. these men are in
search, not only OF excitement. but OF
to-morrow's dinner.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Once In A While is the name Of n
little paper published In Hyde Park.
says n writer In the Chicago Record
Roy d. and PIN r. Hawley are It's
editors and publishers. and the paper
Is now In It's second year.
The Brothers Hawley live at bSi5
Madison avenue. where the paper Is
issued from forms "a by 50 inches.
Volume 1. No. /. numbered only TWEEN
ty-onc copies. but the paid circulation
IS now mord than 100. Once In a while
ordinarily hos dix pages. and, while i
10 Issued "semi-occasionally. It's odi-
tors nevertheless. got out an extra on
the birth OF q baby at their home some
time ago. The two boys are editors.
publishers. business managers. COM
posltors and prossmcn for the paper.
In the Christmas number OF the
paper was an article on Mai Mckinley.
who IN now president ut the United
States. a copy was sent to him at
Canton. o.. and he Acknowledged it's
receipt through his private secretary.
But there Is another Once In A While
published IN Chicago, ana the other
paper got the acknowledgment and
printed II. not knowing that It had not
been intended for It's publisher. This
letter read:
Canton. o., Jan. s. 1s97.-Mr. Roy
ID. Hawley. Editor Of Once In a While,
Chicago. lll.-My Dear Sir: I am d.
rected by Mai. Mckinley TO thank you
for the Christmas number OF your
paper. Once In A While. Yours very
truly. JAMES BOYLE.
Private Secretary"
The photograph from which the pic
lures OF the Ilawley brothers were
drawn is homemade" Roy Hawley
is 10 years old, and attends the Hyde
Park school, Phil Is 10 years old. and
Ia a pupil OF the Ray school
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Years ago railroad travel wasn't "A
well developed as It Is today. a pas
scngor on the old Peninsula railroad.
between Battle Creek and Lansing.
Mich, tells Of ride he took many
years ago. Not only was the road
rough and dangerous. but. after going
for some time at snaIl's pace. the
train stopped suddenly In the midst Of
"a deep forest For MALI an hour the
engine puacd theoretically. but the
train did not start At last the pas
fengcrs grew discouraged and got OH
to see what the matter was. They
found that the fireman had run out Of
fuel. having used his last stick OF
wood Accordingly the tralnmon and
passengers went of into the woodr.
picked up fallen limbs and logs. drag.
ged them up to the track and loaded
them into the tender. AZ last the fire.
man got up steam enough to blow The
whistle: the passengers climbed
aboard and the traiL started. In n few
minutes. however. II stopped again.
Two OF the leader OF the wood cru
SADIE went out and found several COWS
lying on the track In front OF the en-
gine. They helped the brakeman drive
them OF and then the train started
again, finally pulling into Lansing
safe and sound. Not much like rail-
road travelling today. was ~.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

There ls found In the Mediterranean
and In adjacent seas a starlah which
has been noted to have when young
six arms, willis, the adults only have
nve, and sometimes three OF these arms
are much smaller than the others.
DR.. y. Won Maronzollcr has observed
that the arms are actually thrown on.
a not uncommon custom OF echlno-
derma. while the disc that remains viii
often bud out fresh arms. Tho reason
for this solf-dlvision he gives as fol-
lows; THE animals are affected bv a
certain parasite called Mysos ~
which. passing In at the mouth.
~ rs quarters In the blind extensions
OF the stomach that pass into the arms.
Here Il grows. and occasions such in
convenience TO its host that the latter
takes the heroic course OF getting rid
OF the arm In which the parasite re-
sides. Al hrst the creature Is endowed
with It's full complement OF arms. and
should parasites get into them all. they
viii all In turn be dispensed with and
re-grown; but most cases only Ave arc
thus renewed, and occasionally only
three
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
4 New Game.

Bring mp your chairs and try n game
OF waterloo Cut out the diagram
published below and paste II firmly
to a stln piece OF cardboard-or play
ON Il ns II Is. The game. which has
been invented for our boys and girls.
Is exceedingly simple. but when you
have learned II you find II much more
interesting than backgammon or
checkers II any OF you are to give an
evening entertainment ard don't know
Just how 10 amuso your friends. try
Waterloo" It may also he played
progressively. two at each board
To play the game cut from card
board twelve small squares, six white
and six colored.
The player using the white pieces. or
men. places them on one Of the end
rows. as l. 2, ., 4. 8 and @. The OPP
ponont's men are placed on IS. 30. 40.
Al. AZ and 40, Call these two rows the
camp rows.
The object OF the game Is for each
player TO try TO get all his men into
his opponents camp row. Tho one who
FIRST docs this wins. Observe the fol-
lowing rules:
Move only one space az n time q. e..
from one circle 20 anotherl. except In
case Of q jump.
Always move forward, never back
ward. on either the diagonal or the
strulpht lines Thus, a man on clreio
4 In passing 10 the opposite camp row
may move to or 0. but not back from
S or . TO l. Having reached o. the
uext move may be TO either 10. IL OF
Il.
Jumps pre- made as in checkers. ex-
cent thnf the pieces jumped are not
taken from the bolrl. when possible
two or more pieces may be Jumped at
the same time, as IN checkers
No lump can be made around an an
Gle. MS from ~ 10 81 pieces jumped
must lie In a straight line. a player
must iump when there Is q chance.
A study Of this game win bring oul
some very interesting problems
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
rrrrorl.ed b, MhI,r cnn..

The actions OF an organization In
Shelby county. Indiana. calling them.
selves white Caps" ia causing consid.
cradle complaint. and the grand Jury
will be called together to investigate
their proceedings The other morning
Hiram Fox. n prominent young farm.
or. received a letter informing him that
II he persisted In contending Tor his
interest In a case In court he would be-
murdered Friends came to the city
and Indignantly demanded that the
grand jury be convened and the guilty
parties be ferroted out Later in the
day II was learned that Claude Mellon.
nd. an inonenslte resident. a witness
for Fox. had opened h.s door one morn.
ing to ind a note which read.
II you are In this community twenty.
four hours from now We viii hang Won
to the FIRST tree In sight
WHITE CAPS.
This so frightened Mcdonald that all
that has been found Of him was his
coat. hat and vest on the banks OF Flat
Rock river His body has boon
searched for without effect. Great ex-
element exists over the affair.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Instructions 10 his engineers TO study
the possibilities OF a maritime canal
to connect the Baltic with the Black
Sea; this canal to be constructed with
dimensions sufficient for the transit Of
the largest war vesscln. After a thor
ough study Of the various possible
roads. one has been selected as the most
practical. running, as II does, entirely
through Russian territory. On the
plan selected there are no great ain.
cultiea OF level to be overcome. al.
though the European watershed sum.
nit has to be crossed. but this last
takes place at one OF It's lowest points
The proposed canals entrance will
be on the Gulf OF Riga, at the mouth
of the river Duna. II will follow tho
course OF this river up TO point above
Dunsbourg. Then. leaving this valley.
II reaches the Borozlna river by a
straight cut and passes through Bah
roulsk This brings II into the Dnlo.
per. and, following this natural declly.
lily, II reaches the Black Sea. opening
into a magnificent roadstcad below
kerson. The total length OF this colos-
fal waterway will be something like
1000 kilometres tabout 1000 mlleD
and Il viii be oxcayated to a depth OF
So metres labout "a foeD. This viii
allow the largest ironclads to nayl-
gate II freely from one end to the other.
The estimated cost Is put down at flOO.-
100000.
It's strategic Importance does not
need denomination. by the selection
Of course running at safe distance
from the frontier II places back Of the
Russian forces stationed IN Poland an
unassailable base Of operation. Fully
protected already by a whole network
Of Notifications ana railways. this
canal II intended 10 act as a feeder for
all the war material. As 10 the con.
contratlon OF the whole Rusalan fleet
In tho Black Sea. this means an abio-
lutte control OF Constantnople and tho
Straits.
But II this enterprise Is Of utmost
importance In a military point OF Wow,
II win also prove unquestionahly very
beneficial TO the agricultural and Indus
trial interests Of the country. II places
vast grain producing regions IN cheap
communication with Odessa, tho ch.at
point OF export, while the Immense ora,
fields Of southern Russia wlll come into
easier connection with the Industrial
districts Of Poland. There are rensons
too. TO believe that new factories VIII
develop along tho canal on account OF
tho chenpnoaa Of this now mode or
transport II this scheme has bosn
adopted. there Is no doubt that tho Rus |
sian tenacity viii bring II 10 succoss
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Thirty years ago two boys named
Ellwood were sent west By the Home
Of the Frlondloss OF New York. One
was left az Decatur Mich. with Mr..
and Mrs, II. l.. Thompson. VINO years ai-
ter removed to Kaskaskia. Mich Tho
other was left with Mr.. and Mrs. Hora-
ito C. Samson at buchanan. The lad
LEFT at Decatur grew mp TO manhood.
married ana settled at Kaskasl,ia.
Last month his wife wrote the New
York home for particulars concerning
his early history and found he had n
brother whose last address was with
family named Samson at Buchanan
Correspondence was opened up. photo
graphs exchanged and now the brother
At Kaskaskia Is visiting his long lost
brother at buchanan.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Ten thousand miles In less than 4
mlnute-how is that for swlftnessl
Not long ago the editor OF a newspa.
per In Chile wished to find out just
how long II would take for telegram
to 20 from London, England. to Val
paradise. Chile. Accordingly. arrange
ments were made with the telegraph
and cable companies to keep open the
wires. Ten minutes before the mos
sage was TO be sent the wires were
clSared along the entire distance and
all the ordinary communications
through the en- ,los were suspended.
At ting given Astronomical time the
dispatch was sent from London 20
Carcayellos. whence It was transferred
through a submarine cable to Pcrnam-
buco. and from there the Brazilian
coast cable conducted the message 10
Buenos Ayrcs. whore II was dispatched
over the South American transcontl-
mental telegraph line. arriving at Val
paradise iifty-lve seconds after leaving
the London Office. although the dis
lance It had to travel IN this short
space Of time amounted TO almost 49,
900 miles. and the eight words OF the
message had to be repeated four times
Get out your Biographies and see II
you can follow out the route taken by
this message.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
GEORGE L. GORDON.

will be q stranger among strangers
There Is none 20 whom he can turn for
sympathy, for aid or even for the op-
portunlty OF making a living. More
over. there will come TO him. as never
before. perhaps. the realization that
his life. with all the opportunities
which II might have held. has all but
passed away.
Gov. Morton, before the expiration Of
his term. commuted the life sentence
OF George u. Gordon. now in Dame
mora prison. to flfty-two years, so
that he will be released ON May next.
the time on for good behavior being
allowed. Gordon was sentenced In this
city in 1866 TO life imprisonment, after
conviction OF the murder Of a stock
droyer by the name OF Thompson In
the West Albany cattle yards. Gordon
was n resident OF Greenbush and was
30 years of age when convicted.
The application for pardon has been
on flle In the executive chamber for
twenty years and was signed by some
OF the most prominent people and pub
lie officials In Rensselaer, county. Cor
don is at present the prison librarian
ut Dannemorn. and his good conduct
during his long confinement. together
with the fact that he has always con-
tended that he did not commit the
crime. led to the governors favorable
action on the application for clemoncy
Under the law at that time person
charged with murder could not testify
In his own behalf, but ho then de-
clared his innocence. He was convict
ed on clrcumstantal evidence eonsld-
cred strong.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

The point OF the V is always led by
an experienced old gander somctines
one or two Of the flock become sepa-
rated from the rest when they alight.
as they often DO on. mill pond or a
stream. Then they become bowildeIed
ana fly around over the ground. making
a great cutlery. This Is always looked
on a a sign Of storm
Tally these nocls follow up some
r!yer-the MirassIppl or the Illinois
and occasionally they drop doan into
a POND or stream forest On fed. Here
j. whore the sportsman watches Tor
them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

A farmers boy at Hllhurtt. Wash.
discovered the decomposed body OF a
man In a clump Of bushes about a mile
from town. In one OF his pockets was
a check TO valise which had been
sent from Seattle last April. In the
yalise were found SIX underwear and
a number OF photographs. a mark on
one OF which indicated tinfe n nad Utcn
taken in 81. Louis. The Letters o 7 +
we're found upon one piece Of under.
wear. Near the body were bund an
empty whisky bottle and a iEo-ounce
bottle with the cork out, ThHe was no
evidence OF foul play and ith consld.
cred probable that the man committed
suicide. A brand on the coatlndlcatca
that II was purchased OF A Garland.
Howell, Mich.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30
rrr.h and sal, water.

A striking illustration OF the differ
ont effect OF fresh and salt water ON
the hulls OF ships was recently nf-
fordod by the steamers which ply on
Loeb Jomond when undergoing their
annual overhaul. The woodwork OF
the vessels. as usual. showed signs OF
active deterioration. but NO well does
the fresh water OF the loch preserve
both Iron hulis and boilers from corro-
sion and pittlng that the makers name
upon the material Of one OF the vessels
built thirty years ago was found intact
and perfectly clean and sharp. Tho
inside OF the boilers also was found
extremely free from the deleterlous
sea water upon iron and steel IL ex-
coating OF any kind. The effect OF tho
actly the reverse OF this. but the saline
properties OF the ocean tend to improve
woodwork.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

When the Dyaks OF Borneo have 10
decide between two disputants. they
give to each the same sized lump OF
salt. These Jumps are dropped into
water, and he whose lump is dissolved
first Is to be decided In the wrong.
or they put two live shellnHh on pla'e
one for each lltlgant-and squeeze
lime juice over them. Tho verdict Us
given according to which mans nsh
stlrs first An English traveller remarks
grayey that the result Is sometimes
as accurate as the judgment OF civ
illzed courts.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

tho Russian s,ratcelsts ns q source OF
great weakness that the naval forces
OF the empire should remain divided In
such a way that ono-haif only. either
the Baltic or the Black Sea fleet, could
be available at one time. Between the
north and the south there Is no way
for naval concentration. communIca-
lions being blocked In the north by
climatic and In the south by political
distractions. In his dealings with his
grandmother's government his Majesty
the Car Is never 80 warm and concill-
atory as when the Baltic il frozen. To
this actual thermometric condition may
be ascribed his recent expressed desire
Tor peace In the east.
There Is a motto in maritime affairs
that nothing can be lmproyisod. every
thing has to be foresoon. II was with
clear understanding OF this truth
that the late Car. Alexander ILL.,, rnve
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-04-30

Barmah. the largest province Of tho
Indian Empire, Is beautiful ana very
varied country. covered 10 many places
with forests which IN tho month of
March are bright with the many coi1rs
and sweet with the varying scents OF
thousands Of towering tr.os and
shrubs This country rs trayorsed by
many rivers the largest Of which Is tho
Irawadi. with course Of probably
eleven hundred miles from lta nm
known source among the SHOWS OF
Thibet. down TO the BAY Of Bengal.
These rivers during the rainy season
(which lasts for Ions tIme) overflow