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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08
Personals and Briefs.

Mr. Thomas Myrtle is quite sick at his
residence, 1921 east Franklin street.
Miss Julia Horn and Miss Susie
Vaughan are the guests OF Mrs. Ben
Catlln, of Chestnut Hill.
Nrs Percy Marshall, Of Atlanta, is
visiting her sister-in-Iaw, Mrs. Sam Mar
shall, of Chestnut Hill.
The State Board of Pharmacy will meet
In the hall of the House or Delegates on
October 18th and 18th.
The condition OF Mr.. Peter Jackson,
the well-known door-keeper OF the Aca-
denny, remains unchanged.
Mrs. Bessie b. Ellis has returned TO her
home in this city, after a two-months'
sojourn at Bedford Alum Springs.
Officer Tom Wren found a colored In
FAINT in the rear OF No. 9l2 north Third
street yesterday morning. and carried II
to the almshouse.
DIR. David Buchanan and Sheriff f. w.
Leonard, OF Smythe county, visited the
Capitol yesterday and called on the Reg
lister Of the Land Office.
DR. Pell will lecture on the Sunday
School Lesson In the hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association this after
noon at s o'clock.
Mr.. III. L. Denoon and wife left last
night for a two-weeks' trip North, visit
ing Saratoga, Niagara, and other places
during their absence.
The alarm of fire sent In from Box 49,
Seventeenth and Marshall streets, short
ly after o'clock last night. proved to
be q false one, and the firemen who re-
sponded found no flames to combat.
Mr.. George N. Alsop has severed
his connection with the Southern To-
bacconist and Manufacturers Record, OF
this city. 10 accept the position OF eastern
manager OF the Western Tobacco Journal
published at Cincinnati, o. He left las,
night for New York city. TO enter upon
his new duties. and will travel from tina,
city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08

More than twenty million free samples
OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve have been
distributed by the manufacturers. What
better proof Of their confidence In us
merits do you want? 1t cures piles. burns.
scaids. sores, In the SHORTEST space OF
time
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08
DEATHS.

cLAYToN.-Died,a at her residence. sis
north Fourth street, at O'clock Friday
morning. Mrs. IDA l. CLAYTON; sssi
10 years. :,
Funeral will take place from Emmanuel
Raptist church at $50 y. NJ. SUNDAY.
Friends and acquaintance invited 10 A.
tend
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08

The Spanish Queen Regent has signed
the degree disbanding the military classes
OF 1894, 1895. and 1897 The Spanish Gov
eminent. II IL asserted. In Madrid. VIII
accelerate to the.utmost the return OF the
Spanish garrisops In Cuba,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-08

Take H0rsfoFd's Acid Fhosphste.
1t supplies the needed food for the
brain and nerves. and makes exertion
easy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
NOT THROUGH THE RED SEA. Protest Against Sending Troops by
 the Suez Canal Route.

The Chamber of Commerce has entered vigorous protest against sending the troops who are 10 take the place of those now in Manila through the Suez canal as proposed by the authorities at Washing ton Yesterday the following dispatch was sent 10 Hugh Craig. president of the chamber. now at the capital in the inter ests of the Nicaraguan canal:
 Hugh Craig. Cosmos Club. 1s21 T Street. Washington. D. C--Enter Q vigorous protest with the War Department against the ship usent Of troops via SusZ The heat of the Red Sea route is dangerous in crowded vessels The troops should be shipped via the cool Pa cife. GEORGE A. NEWHALL. Second Vice President Chamber Of Commerce
 Secretary Scott states that the idea Of sending men used to the climate of Amer ica by the SueZ canal route should not be entertained for minute. Soon after leaving New York, or any Atlantic port, the troops would be under the direct rays of the trOpic sun. and the mortality would be something awful to contemplate Ex- perience has shown that comparatively few deaths occurred 10 those who went to Manila by the Pacific route By send ing for the transports now at Manila and gathering up what can be found on this coast the troops can be sent 10 the Phil ippines at as little expense and far less mortality than by the scorching Red Sea route.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

either that the Directors are being woe fully taken in or are conniving with cer- tain merchants at perpetrattng the mean est act of their devious career, cIncning their own bondsTnen for the debts they have illegally contracted in open deflance one-tWelfth act
 The resolution, which was passed Wiln- cut dissent, IS as TolloHS:
 Whereas. several creditors. hereinafte- named. who have presented ciain1s to this board Tor materials furn,fhed in the respective aEn2.i.ts Company sZls g: WyckoH-Seauacs C B-le- dict, SZs79: United Typewriter and SUPP1.es conpzny Se Guanlngh911n 1a =! iss -z ssval s JTpharn &r Co., ssz<s CT; which said claims were in the usual and gTopeT form ana d1iy Ver1le1 I1 mittse and majority Of this bard ana ne president Of this hoard and the Hon R H Webster, Superintendent Of Scnocis, nave I1t agreed to allow the said demands, and said several claimants have appealed 70 tals noare from the decision Of the president Of tEts bard and The Sl1uerfute-sdert Cf Common Schools il not agreeing to their demands payable out or the school fund. Now therefore be 1t
 Resolved, By virtue Of said appeal and sec tion a Of the consolidation acr the said aD- pezls and each Of them are hereby reterre1 county for hIs opinion thereon. and the said District Attorney fs hereby requested 10 render thereof in writing as soon as possible. So that the same may be read and nled-
 It is a simple though somewhat am biguous document on it's lace. but n its intent is as cunningly devised scheme as has ever won the admiration of the willing board It means simply that 2 few of the favored creditors on the Board of Trade are seeking a legal and official Board Of Directors that their claims are bona hde and payable even without the signature of Superintendent Of Schools Webster. This opinion and this adrnis- sion once gained. the road 10 the courts Is cleared of its biggest obstacle. and the oondsmen must stand for the milking.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
ROBBED BY A WOMAN. Denie Smith, Noted Female Pick
 pocket. in the Tolls.

Denie Smith, alias May Johnson, mo- toriOus pickpocket, was arrested last night by Policemen Baxter and Purvis and charged with grand larceny and vagrancy. Shortly after o'clock she and another woman. who has not yet been ar rested. met D. M. Gloster, a recent arrival from Sierra County, and induced him to accompany them to a saloon on Grant avenue. While he was dilating on the beautiful scenery of Sierra County the Smith woman deftly abstracted his purse containing S55 Gloster felt her relieve him of his purse, and he raised an out cry. The woman quickly passed the purse to her companion, who made off with it. Gloster started after her, but failing to overtake her, notified Policemen Purvis and Baxter. Just then the Smith woman took to her heels and sought to escape by taking refuge in a pawnshop near the scene = -.- robbery. The officers fol- s1Hed and placed her under arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
What the Filipinos Are Doing.

The statement is made by those op- posed 10 governmental expansion al the native Filipino is a person of low intelligence and lacking in taste On the contrary no better evidence Of good taste could be shown on the part of any people than the recent selection by them of an article for consumption that in this country has been pronounced by all authorities. as the best namely, the St. Louis 4. B. c. Bohemian Beer. There has just been received in this city for exportation to the Philippine Islands consignment Of twenCy-two carloads of this famous beer by HiI- bert Bros, 103 Powell street, coast agents This immense shipment. amounting to 1s0, ,0S0 bottles. will be placed on board the steamer Hupeh and will go direct to MT. c. H. Hilbert, who is in Manila. This n1asterly stroke of business clearly evidences the business enterprise of this firm. Another train of equal size will arrive in San Fran cisco in three weeks with a similar con signment for Manila
 These facts conciusively show that the St. Louis A. B. c. Bohemian Beer is taking the lead Of all beers in the islands. It is brewed by the American Brewing Company of St. Louis
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
AROUND THE
 CORRIDORS.

L.R. Vance of Vallejo is guest at the Palace.
 State Senator Thomas Flint Jr. is at the Palace.
 Dr. \. Wenton of Haywards is at the Occidental.
 District Attorney Carl E. Lindsay is al the Grand.
 O. D. Co1vin. from Seattle, is registered at the Palace.
 " R. spa1ding and wife of Truckee are
 Mrs. NJ. H. Dodd of Washington, D. C., is at the Palace.
 C.. E. Hodges and wife of Stanford are at the California
 Don Ray. a hotel man from Gaitt IS a guest at the Occidental.
 C. P. Crutchner. miner from Nash vile, is at the Occidental.
 Capitalist Victor E. Tull Of Seattle IS staying at the Occidental.
 J. L. Hayman, a well-known horseman of New York is at the Palace.
 Politician ". H. Seamens of sacra- nento Is a guest at the Grand
 L. A. Crane, a lumber merchant Of Santa Cruz, is a guest at the Palace.
 Martini Bolger, a prominent real estate
  Lick.
 Gus Peterson and Charles Erickson. railway contractors, are registered at the Grand.
 s. H. wiel. G. s. Dearborn and L. H. Lapham of New York are registered at the Palace.
 Attorneys Henry Eickhoff of San Ra- fael and F. M. Miller of Fresno are regis tered at the Lick.
 T. H. Lynch and Lee L. Gray, two ex- tensive raisin packers of Fresno, are reg istered at the Occidental.
 James Morgan Smith. well-known club man of New York and nephew of the multi-millionaire, J. Pierpont Morgan, Is registered at the Palace.
 Lieutenant Colonel W. R. Johnson of the Sixth Regiment, who is here from Stockton on business pertaining to the out of his battalions, is at the Grand.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
SLEPT IN A CELL.
Miss Cameron Voluntarily Suffers Imprisonment to Rescue a
 Slave Girl

Miss Cameron Of the Presbyterian Mis- sion voluntarily spent night in prison at San Jose the first part of last week in order to save Nun Ting, a Chinese girl. from being taken out and sold as slave by her husband.
 The girl notified the mission that she wished to be rescued, as her husband de- sired to sell her into slavery. Miss Cam eron went to San Jose and secured pos session of the pretty Celestial maid, but her husband, not willing to lose the s30@0 at which his wife was valued, swore out a warrant for her arrest on a charge of felony. accusing her of stealing s5O. The accusation. it Is claimed, Is false
 Miss Cameron, fearing that the husband
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
A CENTER SHOT.
The Bullseye of Popularity Hit by
 the Central Dining Rooms.

Success and prosperity is now assured to the new restaurant on Ellis street. The people are pleased, as is attested by their patronage. Every day new faces add to the familiar ones at the Central 4 dinner or lunch here 10 be tasted is 10 be enjoyed one good meal sug- gests another chef that could satisfy Meri- qllh or any epicure. competent assistants daintiest of service; everything bright and sr,- peuzing; spotless napery. nothing lacking to Eatlsfy the wants ot the inner man. and appeal to his esthetic tastes, at the most reasonable prices.
 The location. A-zs Ellis street near Market, too, IS convenient. being within one block of the Columbia Tivoh. Alcazar and Orpheum theaters and lodge rooms of many fraterIaI or ganlzatiCns. This makes IL a desirable resort for theater parties and oyster suppers. The rooms are well lighted and commodIouE. seating 300 persons at time without crowdiug The employees are courteous and efficient, and ars not allowed 10 receive tips. They are paid ample salaries for their work by the propri- etors. Messrs. J. Bertz and H. Black, who don't believe in shifting that burden the shoulders or rather to the pockets Of their pa irons
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

, Tom was appointed conmissary. , The trio drove to San Andreas Lake
 |. between midnight and morning, and
 when breakfast time came 1t was dis
 ; covered by Lewis and Fisher that the
 , commissary consisted of one case
 , 70. P. &" (quarts). one case export beer (quarts), one hunk" of corned
 , beef, and one portion Of butter. No bread or filings. Fortunately, the
 , lack of food was supplied by some
 , members of the Bohemian Club, who swapped grub for corn extract. Neither Lewis nor Ferguson could , handle a skin, so Fisher supplied the
 , motive power, and the trouble for
 the fish began.
 At the first bite Tom nearly turned a back somersault into the water. !, but was eventually quieted and final . Iy he hooked a fish. He was not only surprised, but dismayed. My God! boys, this is Q monster, whispered Ferguson. what shall 1 do with 1t? This buggy-whip pole wouldn't hold a five-pounder." Play him; give him line" shouted Lewis, and the excited novice holuing , the pole as Q man juggles a broom , stick, perspired and used robust lan- guage.
 T tell you this is record fish, he
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

shouted, after an exciting rush of the ( invisible victim, T wouldn't lose him z for barrel Of Old Crow"
 Lewis and Fisher courted appo- e plexy in their efforts to refrain from t
 mysteries. They knew the caliber of the fish and Ferguson did not. He z was in deadly earnest and a cold = sweat-the loss of his sombrero in . no way distracting his attention from . the arduous labor of saving the big c fish. q
 By means of much gratuitous ad- c
 vice and shouting the two jobbers V succeeded in preventing "Ferg" from 6 getting his prize 10 the top of the . water inside half an hour. His gteat . physique was approaching collapse. q when Fisher got hold of the line and /, yanked the record" fish into the boat. c
 Tom was not mad, he was wild, e
 demanding to be put ashore in order f, that he might cool off by walking
 home He had a kick coming. The . monster trout was onIy five incnes . long. o
 In se1f-defense he says that before . they started home that day they had z. fifty pounds of trout and there were - no boys angling in that neighbor- 6 hood all of which can be taken for z, what 1t is worth.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
DAN CREEDoN IS HERE.
The Light Heavy Weight Pugiist Who Will Fight George Green
 Is in Good Fettle.

Dan Creedon. who will meet George Green before the National Club on the night of the 3lth inst. arrived from the East yesterday morning.
 Creedon is looking well. and says he is in fine condition. He weighs 165 pounds at present, but according to the articles of agreement he is to tip the scales al 153 pounds at o'clock on the day Of the fight
 Creedon spent last night at the baths, and will go into training at Croll's garden, Alameda. to-day. He will be handled by Tommy Tracey, his half-brother.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
swindled a Blind Man

T. P. Harmon, an artist, was yesterday fined $50 with the alternative of 5O days in the County Jail by Judge Joachimsen, for obtaining $50 by false pretenses from John S. Drumm, blind man, who has a stand in front of the Grand Central Market on Market street. Harmon was a friend of the blind man and got the money from him on the pretext that he had ob- tained a contract from Hale Brothers and needed it for materials. It was ascer- tained that no such contract was in ex- istence and Harmon refused to refund the
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
NEW NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY Lake Tahoe to Be Connected With Truckee and Other Points by
 Railroad.

As intimated in The Call the first of last week the incorporation of a narrow gauge railway to connect Truckee and Lake Tahoe is about to become a realized fact. The articles of incorporation are to be filed with County Clerk Curry tomorrow and the work of building the road is 10 be commenced at once. D. l.. Bliss, D. O. Mills and N. K. Masten, who are interest ed in the new road and who are it's prime movers. represent about fifty per cent of the stock.
 During the past year the amount of travel to Lake Tahoe showed the neces- sity of it's being connected with the rest of the world At present the only means of travel is a stage line, and this has proved inadequate to handle the traffic A partial survey of the road has been made and it will follow as nearly as possible the stage route
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

made by the proprietor of the Baldwin to says:
 stopped for some time at the Baldwin Hotel and had registered my name, but the managers Of the hotel never missed a guest of their hotel and never inquired if I am still living or if I have periEhed in the ruins or their hotel
 Next to my parior also Q party for some time. but his or her name was never published in the daily newspapers as Q guest al the Baldwin Hotel.
 | had room 1s5 or the second floor, and when the Baldwin Hotel was going up in smoke was in Stockton on business My loss in inc fire was heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
Frank Tyrrell Must Pay.

Superior Judges Wallace and Cook af- firIned the Police Court judgment impos- ing a fine of 800 on Poundman Frank TyrreIl, yesterday. While in the endeavor to impound a dog belonging to G. Tassi, Tyrrell was opposed by the owner, and used language hardly becoming a gentle man. He was arrested and fined by the Police Court. and appealed the case, but the judgment of the higher court also went against him.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
Iumped Straw Bonds.

Walter Nagle, who was indicted Thurs day by the Grand Jury along with John Bulger for an assault with a deadly weapon upon Policeman c. NJ. Barnes, cannot be found by the police, and the presumption is that he has fled from the city While the cases were before Judge Low, Nagle was released on bonds which the police now say were worthless.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

would bail the girl out and take her away, secured permission from the prison keeper to remain in the cell with her.
 The following day the father of the girl secured bail, and Miss Cameron brought Nun Ting to the mission in this city. The case against the girl comes up for trial next Tuesday. and Miss Cameron will accompany her charge to San Jose. It is thought that the allegations against her will be proven false, and Miss Cam eron hopes to secure the arrest of the complaining witness on the charge of
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11

Since 1853 the United States Govern ment has expended in the distribution of seeds and in the promulgation of statistics concerning them s3476, S02 The cost of seeds and of statistics on the seed question involves an expendi- ture of s150, 900 a year.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
CALIFoRNIANS IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Harry Corson Clarke and wife of San Francisco are at the Marlborough. William Brown of San Francisco is at the Grenoble. Mrs A Clarke of San Francisco is at the Neither land.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
os soooeooooo c 6 Q 1000 0 c TOM FERGUSON AND
 HiS "REcORD" FISH
Prolonged Contest With Fnny Monster and
 Its Very Thrilling Climax

c T EVERYBODY knows Tom" Fer c IA gusOn, he who caters to the vast
 community of thirsty souls in U this city; but everybody does not c know that Tom has been swept of c his feet by the idea that he is an c expert fisherman. He was attacked - with the hallucination during the re- V cent fishing season and his friends. c Charley Fisher and Marty" Lewis. . encouraged him. He was told that q the first requisite was Q pole and reel. and that he would save money c by buying . secondhand implement c that had been tested.
 a The advice was accepted and Fer = guson, after much dickering and S mental strain, succeeded in purchas- . ing an s outfit for sl6 Whereof he . was content.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-11
Park Music To-Day.

"L Eclaise' Haleyy Reverie Sur le Lac" .Sellenick Themes From the Last of the Hogans,''
 with xylOphone solo,. Braham
 Performed by D. Wright.
 ''Croats Patrol .........--.............Sch .Schumarn Popular and Operatie Melange" ...... .Trenkler Prelude. Under the Redwoods' -.-.... Bedding
 Performed by l.. Klotz-
 Fantasia from "Cayalleria Rusticana"..
 ..... ........................... Mascagni 'AIanana'' Chilean Dance. Missud Jockey Gallon .Ricordi Advances made on furniture and pianos. with T
New-York tribune., 1898-09-18
THE RELIEF COMMISSIONS WORK.

Washington. Sept IA delegation Of the re-
lief commission OF Philadelphia. consisting OF
John Converse. president; w. II. Potter. ex
Minister to Italy, chairman OF the sub-com-
mittee camp inspection; George G. Thomp-
son. J. L. Bailey and John Field. In com
pany with Surgeon-General Sternberg called on
the President to-day and gave him account
Of the work Of the commission I'm cooperation
with the Army officials. Mr.. Potter who re-
Gently returned from n tour of inspection of the
camps in Porto Rico. explained to tn, President
the situation there and the needs of the troops
still in the island The members Of the deega-
ton expressed themselves as highly pleased
with their interview with the President who
highly commended them for their work of relief
among The soldiers
New-York tribune., 1898-09-18
POSTAL. SERVICE IN PORTO RICO

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE report OF Mr. Robin
son. the postal agent at Ponce Porto Rico gives
some interesting data regarding the postal business
done I'm the island In the month of August. There
were 1872 pouches received In the month and ll6
registered letters and packages. Thirty-seven
pouches of mail were dispatched from the island
and lG7 money orders Issued. amounting TO
&.22s2 2s Three hundred and seventeen foreign
registered letters and fi6 domestic registered let
ters were received.
There has been daily messenger service from
Ponce to Yauco, with connection for Mayaguez: a
daily service from Juana Das. with connection for
Coamo daily. except Sunday service to Ad-
juntas. with connection for Utuado. and TO San
lisa belle. with connection to Salinas All this ser
vice Is performed by native carriers. without ex-
pense TO the United States Government on Au-
gust q seven sacns OF sealed mail, one of which
contained 2s2 registered packages and letters.
delivered the Alcalde Of Coamo by direction OF
General Ernst. This mail had been accumula ting
since August 6. owing to the state of war. Since
August 2s mail connection with San Juan the ad-
yanced military post, has been daily by native car
rier service The Army and native mall has been
forwarded in separate Enclosures. properly labelled
the Army mall being delivered 10 carriers dssls-
New-York tribune., 1898-09-18
THE PORT VICTOR ARRIVES WITH MAIL
TRANSPORT CHASED BY A FRIENDLY CRAFT OFF
THE ISLE OF PINES.

TRANSPORT CHASED BY FRIENDLY CRAFT OFF
THE ISLE OF PINES.
Captain NJ c. Brickley OF the transport Port
Victor which arrived here Friday night. was at
the Army Building yesterday for orders Captain
Brickley said that he had twenty bags OF mali on
board and had notified the Postofhce people. but
up TO o'clock yesterday afternoon the mail had
not been removed The Port Victor brought mere
about twenty officers detached from their regiments
and ordered here for various purposes. The
transport left here July 10 for Tampa. and from
there made two or three trips to Santiago and one
10 Porto Rico.
On trip, while passing the Isle OF Pines, on
the Cuban coast with a Massachusetts regiment
and a signal corps company on board. the Port
Victor was chased by little steamer supposed TO
be a Spanish craft. The colonel OF the regiment
lined up his along the rail- prepared 10 repel
boarders and the captain told the engineer 10 pile
on the coal The oncoming steamer fired shot
across the Port Victors bow. 10 which no attention
was paid. At the second shot. which came nearer.
the captain concluded to slow up. The attacking
steam er proved be the auxiliary gunboat Eagle.
and there was much rejoicing aboard the transport
10 fnd her Il frien6ly craft.