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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-06

Reviyal services are being hold nlEhtIl
ar demonstration Methodist church, cor
ner Twenty-fourth and Nelson streets
REV. j. =. stump. Of fredericksburg, Va.
Is preaching. TO the edication OF larg
congregations.
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NAMED FOR HEROES.
New Designations for Our Batteries
for Defence of the Sea Coast

Tor Defence Oi the sea tOisl.
WASHINGTON. July 25.-By direction
OF the President. batteries along the sea-
coast have been designated as follows:
Mortar battery az Fort Caswel. y. c.,
Battery Bagley. in honor Of Ensign Worth
Bagley. United States navy. killed az Car
dcnas. Cuba.
batteries at Fort Caswen. y c.. CON
shutting the defenccs of The mouth or
Dapo Fear river and of Wilmington, y.
g.:
Iwelve-iuch battery-Battery Casweu.
on che site of old Fort Caswel which fort
is believed 70 have been named in honor
OF Richard Caswell a distinguished men,
Der of the Continental Congress. an officer
OF the Revolutionary army and first Gov
ernor or the State OF North Carolina.
Eight-inch battery Battery Swift. I'm
nonOr of the late Captain Swift, corps OF
engineers. who was employed upon the
construction of Fort Caswen. and who
died OF disease contracted in the Mexican
war.
fiveinch battery-Bauery Ship. in
nonor of the late First-Lieutonant VIII
lam Z. Shipp. Tenth Cavalry. killed al
the battle of san Juan. cuba.
battery 40 Hawkins Point. Nd. Fort
Armistead I'm honor OF the late Major
George Armistead. corps of engineers.
Drevet'ed lieutenant colonel for gallant
conduct while in command of Fort Nc
Henry Baltimore Md. I'm the successful
defence OF that port against the attack
OF the British fleet under Admiral Cock
purn on September 10 and a. 1914. and
whose stcadfast bravery ON that occa-
SION saved the city of Baltimore from
capture and was the inspiration Of Fran
cis Scott Key in the composition Of the
patriotic words OF our national air. "Ihe
star Spangled Banner
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VESSELS SOLD.
Several of Those Purchased for the
Spanish War Disposed OF

Spanish War Disposed OF,
WASHINGTON. July 25.-The Score
tary of the Navy has disposed Of several
vessels purchased by the government for
naval purposes during the Spanish war
mo- longer needed by the Navy, as fol-
lows.
The repair ship Vulcan. at the Navy
Yard. League Island appraised at Sloo.-
On. sold 90 Michael jenkins. of the Mcr-
chants. Miners Transportation Com
pany for $40 go.
The collier scipio. at the New York
Navy Yard appraised at 5000 sold 20
Louis Luckonbach, of New York, al
S5ol25
The ferry boat East Boston. al the
Boston Navy Yard. appraised at $4,000
sold 90 Phillips. Wool & watson. Of
Portsmouth. Va. at S2So9i
The collier Niagara. at the New York
Navy Yard appraised az $4,000 was
sold 90 Henry T.. Booth of New York, at
s75.563
OF the other vessels offered for sale
the yacht Enquirer appraised at $4,000
was Withdrawn at the request Of the
War Department and transferred 10 that
department and the bids for the ferry
boat Governor Russell appraised al
SIS eco were rejected. as the highest bid
that OF the City Of Boston. was $4,000 less
than the appraised value OF the vessel
So Do The Governor Russell. which is
now al the Norfolk Navy Yard, will be
reappraised and offered for sale again.
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STANDARD cos.
BID TOO HIGH
City May Avoid Buying Naphtha by
Improving Gas Works,
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS MATTER.
Meeting Called for Thursday Night,
Double System of Supcrbcating
Machinery viii Permit Use of
Cheap oil in Place Of Naphtha

The Common Council Committee on
JAght objects TO paying che Standard OH
Companv ss-ia0 cents per gallon Tor
naphiha. boz view of thc,aci that the ola
contract price was only iS-lo cents
gallon The difference On price on the
Ka0,o gallons. more or less. used annual
~. would amount 90 approximately $1,000
The committee figures that boy eNpending
$4,000 in improving the gas works. the
city would De enabled TO use "a grade OF
crude off chat can be secured for one-haf
tho price Chat One standard now demands
for naphtha. and thus in less than six
months sa,o the cost of the Improvement
FACTS AND FIGURES.
Tho rleht Committee viii present facts
and figures 90 the Common Council ih0rs-
dav. a meeting of the body having been
called for o'clock tomorrow m@nt i'r
tho purpose of considering resolution
reportod from the Committee ON Finance.
recommending the appropriation or
81 D0 for the Improvement OF the gas
works. a portion OF the sum is designed
10 Dc expended in general improvements
OF "a permanent character Mr. Jo-cph
Waflersteiu. chairman of the Light COM
mittcc. urged the necessity Tor prompt
action mo last nights Joint meeting. ana
impressed tho Importance of a. iui ai-
tendance OF counciimcn Thursday night
NEW CONTRACT
Tho contract between the city and the
Standard Ol Company under when
naphtha was furnished at $500 cents.
has expired. and on July LIST bids were
opened for The current years supply. inc
STANDARD oil Company bid a'-lo0 cents
The onv other bid was "a fraction higher.
ana was made by "a concern that Is said
20 DE controlled by the Standard Conn
pany. l..,,
WHAT TT WOULD COST
II IS estimated that 80 would cost about
$1,000 10 convert the present single super
heating system of machinery into a dou-
ble super-heauug system. This would
hermit the use Of the cheaper oil as "a
substitute for naphtha. The plan is not In
the nature of an experiment as mas been
demonstrated satisfactorily in nearly all
the larger cities. Even Norfolk is a case
In point.
The Committee on Light IS backed IN
its opinion by that OF tho Superintendent
OF Gas Works. as well as by several eN-
perts who have been consulted.
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80 mis- life since then ~,
When nearly may years old Mt MOT
ton married again. this time one OF 'he
famous Livingston family. ana hIs nIlu'.
d, beautiful stately blonde. straighWay
entered into society bringing me h"Hne %
Marion into the 40 OF twenty years "B".
As a banker Levi %. Morton continued
IN do business. and 7O earnestly o'd ne
devote himself 10 finance ana so sue
cessftn was he that IN acquaintance
meeting him on Wall street enc day eX-
claimod say Morton. were you born ih
banking house, ., .
so" laughed the fnancior. ~ was
born I'm a parsonage. Ana SO was my
mother before me. and -o "iS my la1"-
err. Nv parents and grandparents N,,'
ministers from time not worm cOu'''-
ing"
Were they rich?' ~
90, i'm heavenly promise. They hadn't
any money" 49,. Ga
o, streets were vague dream, TINS
Young man became the tnacier OF both
worlds.
OF course wealthy men make friends
and Mr.. Morton formed the acquaintance
of another minister's son in New York
Chester A. Arthur. himself afterwards
vice President and President Of the
United States Arthur came from a IT.
tie south OF Morton, but both were from
New York State.
ENTERED POLITICS.
At the solicitation OF Mr.. Arthur, Lew
p Morton entered into politics on the
Repuhlican side. thus breaking down an
FAMILY traditions. for the Mortons were
Democrats.
President
Mr. Morton minister 10 France. ana,
taking five little girls with him-for
there were FIVE lovely blossoms upon the
family bush--he went abroad ana TOT
four wears ably sustained the diplomatic
reputation OF the country though our
ing that time he was quite III, the rumor
of his sinking state repeatedly reaching
this country.
right wears later. in lSSS.-the Cleveland
administration having interVened
Morton ran on the Harrison ticket Tot
vice President OF the United States ana
was elected at the age or siNly-iour'
Many supposed him % be younger.
At the expiration Of his term az wee
President Mr.. Morton asked 70 re1iIe 10
his country horc but he was nominated
nv his marty for Governor Of New YORK
state and I'm 1894 was elected. he served
we'll FOR the term: and during ihe Nc
Kinlev boom Of 1896 was favorably men
,i--oa for the Presidency OF the United
states. 49,. 49,,
n Levi =. Morton had been sixiy-two'
in the campaign OF lss6. instead OF seven
,y-two he might have today been Presi-
dent for there was a high Morton wave
rolling tho country.
As IL turned out. Mr.. Morton was al
Lowed 10 retire and within a week after
the expiration OF his gubernatorlal term
no WAS seated upon the veranda OF MS
mansion al RhinebeCk, looking over ~
Inc Hudson ard planning one Ions holt
day TO last for lie.
4 word about Ellerslie. IL . consid-
cred by experts the finest country place
In the world. Lying on the banks OF
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THE TIMES: RICHMOND VA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 26 1899.

ones life one has been told not TO build
air castles nor to dream dreams that
can never come true.
,e, mere IS a caste'in the air that will
soon be reality. To prove TINS one
NAV mention that $500 francs have been
annronriated for the building OF the
same and that elaborate preparations
are being made to people II with SER
wants and other creature comforts.
An attraction so unique, ana from an
architectural standpoint. so daring that
n is entitled 10 be regarded as one OF the
wonders OF the century Is this castle IN
the air that is TO be constructed By one
Of the most noted Of Partisan architects.
II Is no less than an aluminium struc-
ture built In the form OF an old castle.
which will be suspended two hundred
and dffv feet above the earth. The bal
loon 10 which this aerial castle will be
attached Is TO be the largest in the world
as 10 will have a capacity ot lJo"O gal
Ions. II IS 10 be filled with hydrogen
gas and will be constructed Of tho
strongest oiled silk, covered with catgut
not The castle will be attached % the
balloon bv aluminium bands while other
hands will connect the balloon with the
earth which will prevent 10 from rising
any higher than the desired point
The castle itself Is 20 be an immense
structure one floor will be used as
music hall. where there will be singing
and dancing. Another floor viii be used
as rink for roller skating. the alumni
mum floor making an Ideal surface for
this sport and here an International con-
test I'm plain and fancy roller skating
win be carried on.
on another floor there WIN = an i'm
monse bicycle rink. with aluminium
track. as smooth a. glass and MS glitter
ing as silver where races will DE con-
Quoted every day and evening. In addi-
ton 10 these features there is % 'he n
gymnasium. dance han ana several
cafes and restaurants.
Tho gigantic balloon from which this
castle g. 20 be- suspended VII not be the
only balloon az the Paris Expedition
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-26

SQUIRT. So: Indians. Il: Illinois. IS, and so
on down 20 one each for South Dakota,
Idaho and Mississippi. Neither vermont
New Hampshire nor Rhode Island had
case
mere were 433 native born Americans
among the prisoners, 80 hailed from Italy
% from Germany Il from Ireland; from
Greece.
rho counterfeit money captured ana
secured consisted of X5.69S in notes ana
S,D1 On coin. total OF $685.
Z The list OF captured plates embraces
some of the finest workmanship ever
turned out by cOunterfeiters. including
those FOR the famous one hundred dollar
Monroe head silver certificates. ana
other one hundred dollar plates also
those for so $50 80 s. and s. the latter
including the Hancock and WINDOW
head silver certificates. for when the
members OF the division had vaiuiy sought
tor more than eight years and finally cap
cured in the hands Of Johnson Brothers,
Ar Detroit. In August. 1895 There were
also the beautiful internal-revenue stamp
plates used by the Taylor and Jacobs
gang. The total number Of captured
plates was 267
There were also % dies Tor striking gold
and silver coins and 4l3 molds for the
running of spurious coin. tho largest
number ever captured I'm single year.
Fifteen new counterfeit notes H"de
their appearance during the year. nut OF
these only two were considered dangerous
and less than half a dozen OF these pecu-
lar notes ever got into circulation.
The report touches briefly upon tne
famous Philadelphia case. and Chiel VII
ke pays a tribute 10 OPERATIVES Burns,
McMauus. Murphy and Griffin for their
splendid work In connection with this
particular case.
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ship.

I saw a cloud in the bright blue sky.
And the cloud took "A ship-like form,
| called IL my ship
And prayed that my ship
Might DE saved from the wrathful storm
Her sails were white a. the falling snow
Ana her prov cut the airy sea
with the lightning speed
OF a merry steed,
And her treasures were All lot me-
Never did ship such a cargo bear
As this we'll ladened ship OF nine
There was more OF gold
Than her chests would hold,
And a cask OF the richest wine.
Tho wine was not the Juice OF vine.
But a draught from vintage rare,
That could lul the mind.
Make the hard heart kind
And banisa the grief Of despair
,.or,e,tment too. In profusion lay
p,, me side OF unendng mirth,
And enough OF fame
10 welcome my name
In the loveliest haunts OF earth.
An The decks we're nlled with peace and
.ya the love that my lone heart sought.
Friendship and beauty
And love for duty
Were part OF the load she brought
, storm split my ship from stem 70
stern, :
And the end OF each dangling ro2e
Beat a mad tattoo !
While the Wild winds blew
And the name OF my ship was Hope.
J. THORNTON GKrTxAS. /
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-26

Aunt Peggy Bailey. the oldest maid In
the United States. died on SATURDAY She
was u2 years old last March, and had
smoked pipes since she was Daily
Graphic
Tobacco. have loved thee well,
Thy praises oft my tongue would tell
What time in meads OF asphodel
With thee / wandered
Al midnight glowed my kindly clay
My fancy firing. dawning day
Redeemed as Ger thine ashes gray,
Penslve l pondered.
Yet had | known the fatal drausht
That In Thy curling wreaths ! Quaffed,
More deadly than the poisoned shat
OF wild barbarans.
Then had | broken clay and brier,
And dashed the fragments In the IRE,
Forswearing thee. destroyer dire
or centenagians.
For who thy poison can defy2
Thy victims In their thousands die.
Thick as the butched'd heaps that lie
Countless at Blenheim;
Nor Time itself can help provide;
They that a hundred years defed
Fan I'm their centenarisn pride,
Felled by thy venom.
Yet haply. spite Of all they say.
/ had not broken brier and clay,
Nor quite 50 lightly thrown away
The Joy thar Nils one.
But fingered on spite poison slow, >
Another sixty years or so;
IL takes a century. you know
Before II Kills one.
Punch.
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enr ucr Child Pcrish.

wILKEsBARRE. PA. July IA sad
accident occurred at Ransom. "A small sta
ton on the Lehigh Valley railroad, I'VE
miles west OF Wilkesbarre, early this
morning
The local train from Wilkesbarre had
iust arrived and among It's passengers
was Mrs. H. i. Clifton. wife az farm-
or. and her six-year-o'd son Fred. Mrs
Gir,on got off the train carrying her boy
I'm her arms.
She did not notice the approach Of the
Black Diamond Express from the west
and essaycd 10 cross the track She
had only made a step. when the locomo-
tive OF the express struck her.
The little hoy was knocked ont OF her
arms and under tho wheels OF the rapidly
moving train The mother was hurled
En- the air. but escaped the wheels. The
how was ground 10 pieces
Mrs Girt0n was brought 10 the Wilkes
barre Hospital II is thought she will
recoyer.-Phiadelphia Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-26
UNCLE SANS PROTECTORS.
Report Of Work Done by the Secret
Service for the Year.

WASHINGTON. July 25.-The thirty
fourth annual report OF the Secret Ser
vice Division, submitted to Secretary Gage
by chief Wllke to-day. shows that during
the fiscal year ended June 80 1890. there
were arrested for making or passing coun-
terfelt money and kindred crimes so per
sons. or these 2lS were convicted and 2s5
are awaiting the action Of the courts.
me acquittals were less than "a per cent.
or - cases undetermined az the close Oh
the previous year "a were convicted.
New York State led the years record
with eS cases; Pennsylvania had ~ MIS-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-26
WAR WILL LAST.
4 Private Letter from Manila Says the
End il Not in Sight.

End is Not in sight.
LONDON. July pa private letter
received here to-day from war cor
respondent at Manila. and dated June
llth says:
There seems 10 Doe no end Of the war
in sight. The censorship Is constantly
becoming more troublesome General OTIS
recently established a rule that any mat
ter relating 90 the navy must be taken
20 the commander of the fleet for his
approval and afterwards submitted 90 the
military censor thus adding 20 our dii-
hculties. For some reason. which the
censor would not explain. General OTIS
Refused 20 allow us 90 send the death OF
the Monadnock's captain (Nichois) Tor
two days after its occurrence.
"Thc General also refused 10 let as send
news OK the disappearance Of Captain
Rockefeller (Aprl 2sthl. ON the ground
that 90 would worry his family. or me
killing OF Captain TiNey. of The signal
Corps until the next day. The CORE
spondcnts are am very tired of this ar
rangcmcnt which simply means that they
must go ont and run large chances OF
getting shot several times week. with
n0 chance OF making regulations. because
their stories must always reflect OTIS
views
eft is impossible o. write the truth
about the situation. The resources and
fighting qualities of the natives are quite
misunderstood by The American papers
and we cannot write the facts without
being accused of treason: nor can We
tell of tho practically unanimous opposi-
ton 90 and dislike of The war among the
American troops. The volunteers or ~
least portion OF them. were al one time
ON the verge of mutiny, and unless Cen
oral OTIS had begun sending them home
wards there would have been sensational
developments.
we have been absolutely refused all
hospital figures"
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me Hudson Il consists OF hundreds or
rolling acres carpeted with the best OIL
grass. So nearly related is IL 70 the
Blue Grass of kentucky that the cows
that pasture upon this land give mix
much richer than those upon the Isle OF
Jersey.
A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
Elerslie not only affords magnih-
cent country home for the Morton fam
lily, but IL yields an income as well, for
tho Ellcrslie dairy Is far famed us
products are sold by contract for years
ahead. so II Is said. The cattle upon
Ellerslie are shipped all over the worio
and the farm is az productive OF gold As
the banking house was forty years ago
Mr.. Morton is not Henry George
man. His money works and brings him
in an income. lie owns a mighty build
ing opposite the New York postofice-
the biggest sky scraper yet built. lie
also owns buildings behind IL and whole
blocks up town. IL Is said that Lew
L. Morton has forty millions IN New
York real estate, but that may be an ex-
aggeration.
The life Of this ex-Vice-Presldent OF
the United states is singuarly simple.
lie has become so attached 70 his coun-
try place that he seldom leaves 1t and'
though he allows his family the luxury
Of Fifth avenue home IN winter. he
does not always remain with them.
When he visits tho city Il is on business.
But so great is his stamina. that though
past the age limit OF man. he can spend
a whole day at business riding In a cab
from building 20 building. visiting his
agents. inspecting and giving orders.
meeting directors and living as much Of
life in one day as many men live In a
month.
Back an Ellorsle he dons his loose
coat. visits the stables. frolics with the
kennels and Is again country gentle
man.
Mr. Mortons acquaintances are world
wide and his autograph collection OF pri-
vate letters is "a wonderful one. lie Is
said tc be writing a history of tic Re-
publican party for the last twenty years;
but u is doubtful II he will undertake
that which has often been urged upon
him-a history Of his own life.
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A SENSATIONAL SPEECH,
Il. Il. Thurber. of New York, Takes the
South Severely to Task.

ATLANTA, GA, July "a speech
written by T. b. Thurher. of New York
who was prevented by a. death IN his
family from attending the convention OF
the Southern Industrial League here has
created sensation. Secretary Martin
OF the League. announced that he would
read the speech at the afternoon session
but only portions Of it We're given in his
address The speech was printed by the
evening papers, however, and Will be re-
produced IN the morning. The delegates
% the convention have seen II and fits
discussion has aroused considerable
warmth.
In the speech Mr.. Thurber took the
South TO task severely for the alleged
reputation of public obligations and leg
islation hostile 10 railroad interests.
An obstacle 90 Southern progress Mr..
Thurber said. IS the impression that life
and property are not safe IN the South.
lie referred % the lynching question
saying that every instance a. lynching
was an obstacle In the progress OF the
South.
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GYPSlES WILL CHOOSE A QUEEN
Snake Mary Getting old and Wants a
Successor Elected.

Successor Elected.
PIA1NFIELD. n. j., July 4-Repre-
sentatives Of AN tho gypsy tribes I'm New
England and the Middle States are soon
20 mold a congress i'm Planhed for the
r,1rpose of choosing queen 20 succeed
"snake Mary" the present iuleI' VINO -
,,essine- bevond the ability TO- administer
're affairs of tho various tribes. snake
Mary is nincfy-f0ur years Old and Tor
nifty years has been the ruler OF the NeW
England and Middle States tribes. she
Is OF the Cooper tribe winch. win the
Harrison tribe. is the strongest OF an
Romany nomads. Her nephew. John
Harrison. IS head of the band with which
sne travels.
IL is AT her request that tho congress
IS called. because she feels that she mas
but snort time Go live. and Us anxious
TO sec the selection of successor mace
during her life time Tho choice of q
successor lies between the two grand
children Of the aged queen. Laurel Har-
ris0n. aged seventeen. and Rosy Dean
Harrison. aged sixteen. Either of these
would suit SNAKE Mary as a successor.
and she Will leave the choice 20 the con-
rress. The successful candidate VIII
simply bear the title without assuming
tho rule Of the tribes until the death OF
SNAKE Mary" The Harrisons and
Coopors are camped near Pia.nileld. as
they have done for years and live an or
DERBY life troubling no one. They I'VE
hv trading horses and fortune telling ana
hiring every year considerable money 20
PIainucId. -Phnadclphia Times.
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having n total Of %. 900 horsepower nave
been purchased from their New hhs,
land owners by w. B. ;. Whaiey, OF
this city and j. l. Cocker, OF Daring
ION ~ The belief Is that Mr. John T..
Searlee president Of the American Cot
ION COMPANY. which owns the round bale
patent. is behind the deal The price
paid IS said TO approximate $4,000. The
Columbia canal now furnishes power
for several cotton mills and the street
railway and lighting plants. IL Is under
stood that Mr.. Searles has for some time
been DESTROYS OF taking an interest In
cotton manufacturing In the South Mr..
Whaley Is the president OF one or more
cotton mills I'm Columbia. and Mr. Coker
is owner Of a paper mill. Whether II Is
the purpose OF consolidating the pro-
pcrty or not is not known.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-26

Word comes from Paris that the Inn
portant landscape by Dwight r. boydSn,
which received honorable mention at the
Paris salon. will be exhibited for the first
time in this country M the Art lnsu-
tutes autumn exhibition.
+. 4. b. Widener, well-kn0wn patron
Of arr has recently given a European
scholarship 10 the Philadelphia School OF
Design for Women. II Will be competed
for annually and Will be awarded FOR tho
first time next summer. w. l. Elklns
has given one for achievement In art
The newly discovered Raphael. which
has lust been shown at the Agnew gall
leries I'm London I'LL recently huhs ~
nriya.e gallery i'm Italy. where Il passed
ar The work % ChirlandaiO. The eX-
nerts now pronounce Il 70 be an incon;
testable Raphael, and II Is sntmised
that Il may be the portrait ot Angelo
Dorl. The Berlin gallery Is making ef-
forts to secure the work.