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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

The closing exercises OF MISS EMMA
Lee Gary's Summer School OF MUSIC ahi
the opening Of her fall and winter senoo'
took place at her home, No. 3S west cary
street. last Saturday evening very quietly
an account OF death in the family. Those
receiving cards OF merit In junior class
were: Master George Miller. Misses
Charley Brownley. Annie Lamb. Agnes
Miller. Gutchen HanewinckeL Jessie Null
len, Grace and Nora Ruftip. Lottie Clark,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

The American Lady referred To IS Mrs.
Marks, an expert corset litter, who will
be at The Meyer store for a week or 50 TO
give you advice as 10 the proper kind OF
corset 10 suit your special figure The
advice is gratis and you can interview
her without any compulsion to buy. You
are cordially invited 10 take advantage
Of this opportunity.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
Bows Rock the Cars

Several colored boys were amusing
themselves Sunday night throwing filth
at the Traction Companys cars between
Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth on l
street When the cars reached the sheds
they were in fearful condition. One of
the boys threw brick through the large
window Of the car but, fortunately, no
one was hurt. The offenders were not
caught
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
GIFT TO ROSEMARY.
Mr.. Nirginius Newton Donates One
Thousand Dollars.

Rosemary Library has been donated
one thousand dollars by Mr.. Virginius
Newton as a memorial 10 his wife.
Choice books such as Mrs. Newton
most cared for will be purchased with
the interest on this money.
Mr. Newton has left with the ladies the
selection of a handsome bookcase on
which will be carved the name Of Mrs
Newton and which will be known as the
Mary Newton Memorial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
FALL WEDDINGS.

The Nowlan Company have the largest
and most elegant assortment Of Solid
Sterling Silverware in The State. and their
prices are as modehate as the same quail
ity goods can be bought in any of the
larger cities.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17
Declines the Office.

Captain Morgan r. Mills declines 10 ac-
cept the captaincy of Company i for bust
ness reasons. he was elected 10 that
position last week and strong pressure
brought TO induce him TO accept il.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

J. X. Harrison. OF Newport News. was
brought 10 the Retreat for the Sick Sun
day night He had his hand mashed by
a Chesapeake and Ohio train.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

Misses Mary l.. Wormack, Annie hani'
winckle Miss Annie Hanewinckie also
received 4 gold pin tos regular attend
<nce.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

HOODS PILLS cure biliousness. sick
headache.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

"THE loss or GOLD is great: the
loss of health is more Health Is lost By
neglecting TO keep the blood pure. Hood
Sarsapariila purihes enriches and vital
izes the blood. and thus saves both gold
and health
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

Marie Smithcr. Columbia HarstoNe'
Marie Walton.
Those receiving gold medals In senior.
class fer sspad progress In theory, we're:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-17

Rev. Dr. w G.. Starr preached his
third sermon TO young men before large
crowd at Broad-street church on Sunday
might.
The musical programme was very at
tractiye. AN alto duet by Misses Blincoe
and Digs being particularly noticeable
Next Sunday. at both morning and
evening services. the choir will render
very elaborate programme.
Sunday school Meeting.
Sunday October 10Th and Monday. Oc-
tober 18th were set aside by the Ameri-
can Church sunday Schools for special
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-12

much the same as in quarters, but they
are closely guarded and during the
time of their imprisonment they are
not permitted to see or talk to any one
have been told by old prisoners that
it was the custom of the Spanish off
Gals to amuse themselves by torturing
prisoners in every way that a corrupt
Spanish mind could contemplate. Their
bones were scraped with bayonets, pins
were driven under their finger nails,
their eyeballs were scraped with sand
paper, they were suspended by the toes
or the thumbs and their shoulders were
dislocated by opposing sides pulling the
prisoners arms at the end of a rope.
These fortunes were continued until the
garrote ended the unfortunate or until
the cruel Spanish tired of the sport.
Two years ago Dec. 90, 1895, N ma
tive prisoners, suspected participators
in the rebellion, were shot down on the
Lunetta, The prisons were too crowd
ed, and room had to be made for more
wretched natives charged with offenses
against priestly dignity or Spanish op-
preston and misrule.
WILLIAM GILBERT IRWIN.
Manila
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WAR NOTES.
SANTA Cruz Falls.

General Lawton has captured Santa
Cruz, at the extreme end of the lake y.
drove the insurgents, who were com
manded by Chinaman named Pac WAX
into the mountains. The Americans had
six men wounded. The rebels lost 60
men killed, and had 40 men wounded
Santa Cruz was the Filipinos' strong
hold on Lake Laguna de Bay. and i.
fall formed one of the most interestino
and most important battles of the war
About 1900 picked men composed n.
expedition, which was under the ns sl
sonal command of General Lawton IN
account of the illness of General K;n u"
General Lawton and his staff accom-,
panied the troops, sometimes LEADING
charges, in Indian fighting tactics, which
eventually resulted in the complete rout
of the rebels, with the smallest amount
of damage to the city and slight loss TO
the Americans.
On the marshes north of the town were
found 40 dead Filipinos, some terribly
torn by shells. and many Others wound.
ed, to whom the Americans offered their
canteens. A surgeon who traversed the
field counted 80 killed, and General Law.
ton will regort at least 68. One Filipino
attempting to make his escape, slashed
viciously at Major Weisenberger, who
shot and killed him.
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Cabbages are yet scarce and very nrm
They are quoted at $3@3.5O per Dbl, WITT
red cabbage at about the same price
Spinach is a little easier, norfolk seaiiha
from the last boat at $2.5OQS. Joppeis
quote $2.5O@4 per Dbl, as to quality.
Celery Is scarce and firm at about ~
ner doz bchs. Caulifowers are scarce
and near the end of the season, wltf
the jobbers quoting at SO per crt. Let
tuce is pretty firm at 81 per doz heads
Southern asparagus Is In rather Limited
supply at $5@6 per doz. Radishes ar.
in pretty full supply, and jobbing at zoq
Noe per doz bchs, as to quality Beel
greens are quoted at SLIPS per bush
dandelion greens, $1.25; new beets, " pei
doz bchs.
Souashes are steady at $1@1.5O per lot
lbs. Cucumbers are little lower at $'q
9 per 100 for native dollhouse. Strlna
beans are scarce and very firm at 500
per crt.
Mint is quoted at 75c per doz bchsi
watercress, 75c per doz. Rhubarb II
lower, and selling at 6@9c per ID. Pep
pers are out of the market for the present
New horseradish sells at 25c per Id a.
retail.
The receipts of fresh mixed fish al
Gloucester for the week aggregated 1870,
900 pounds, as against 1,9S5,OOO pounds
landed at Boston. The receipts of al
kinds of fish at Gloucester for the weel
were 2,O6S,OOO, against $4,000 for thu
corresponding week last year.
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the same as dinner, ana at D :ov Jney
are paraded and inspected, standing
at parade rest as the strains of "The
Star Spangled Banner" echo between
the gray old walls and as Old Glory
gldes to its sunset rest. There has
been a good native band organized by
the prisoners, and it is allowed two
hours each day to practice.
A visit to the old preside naturally
surprises one as to the ingenuity dis
played in the various workshops in the
manufacture of almost everything. The
prisoners manufacture canes, trunks,
valises, carved silverware of all kinds,
statuary in clay and plaster of paris; in
short, it would be impossible to enumer-
ate all the products Of the prison labor
here. A first class laundry is run in the
prison, and clothes are washed at very
low rate. At present the prison is over
whelmed with work of all kinds, for
our relic hunters are having all sorts of
remembrances made at the prison.
The Carcel de Bilibid at present con-
tains $50 prisoners, mostly natives
This prison is similar to a workhouse in
the United States, and here are confined
prisoners serving less than two years
At present this prison is not as much
Americanized as the preside, and there
are many foul smells about the place
There is no work done in this prison,
though the prisoners are all sentenced
to hard labor. Arrangements are now
being made to put these prisoners to
work.
The saddest and most grewsome of all
these prisons is the Bilibid military
prison, wherein are now confined about
40 American soldiers, incarcerated for
crimes against their oath of service to
the United States. 1t is here that all
the soldiers convicted at general court
martial are confined, most of the Of
lenses being drunkenness, disobedience
and assaulting officers. Their routine is
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Couldn't Chill His wit,

Nine Modjeska and her company
were playing one winter in the extreme
north, much to the discomfort of Count
Bozenta, the Polish stars husband,
who hates the chilly northern climate.
But at that time the show business was
at very low ebb in the south One
particularly cold day Nine. Modjeska
found the count shivering from head tc
foot in spite of the steam heat in the
hotel,
ooh, my dear, my dearl" he i'm
plored. "Let us go south for the rest Of
the season. This climate will kill u.s. >
"But, my dear" replied madame
"the south is dead"
Eyes, >" said the count, "but she il
such beautiful corpse. ="
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prisons, and in it are incarcerated pris-
oners who have been sentenced to serve
term of two years or more. AT pres
ent the preside contains 1855 prisoners
this being scarcely half the number
confined under Spanish rule. When our
army assumed charge many Of the pris-
oners were discharged, and our authori
ties have not thought it necessary to
fill their places as did the Spaniards by
fair means or foul. While the old prison
is yet far from being in sanitary con-
dition it has been cleaned up wonder
fully since our authorities assumed
charge.
The buildings within the walls are
called barracks and are numbered In
the different barracks are confined the
different classes of criminals The first
building contains the prisoners serving
two years, the second the four year
prisoners and SO on.
All the prisoners in the preside, with
the exception of few Cinnamon and
five Spanish officers, who were formerly
in charge of the prison, are Filipinos.
Three of the Spanish officers are charged
with embezzling $16, 233 32 from the
funds of the prison between Aug. Ii
and Oct. /, 1898, during which time
they were continued in charge under
our administration. The first step taken
by our authorities was to free the mis-
cradle culprits, who had for years car.
ried with them the crude Spanish shac.
kles. This was done early in our occu
pancy. and over 800 of these wretched
prisoners then took their first unfetteret
step for years. One poor cid decrepi
native had been shackled for 90 years
and he had actually forgotten how t,
walk. The last of the 90 Spaniards con
fined here, excepting the five Spanisl
officers before mentioned, had been il
prison for 1917 years without the priv
lege of trial and without having ha
any official charges preferred agains
him. In some manner he had incurre
the displeasure of the officials. The ma
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their windows, cleated and barred with
great iron bars, are all indicative of the
dark and bloody days which this old city
has seen in the several centuries of its
existence
In such a city it is but natural that
one would expect to see many prisons,
and they are to be seen here.
Great interest is connected with the
famous old inquisitional prisons, which
are located within the walls of Old Ma
Mia. These thrice century old dungeons
have witnessed many dark enactments.
Thousands have persisted in the filthy
dungeons, and within these dark walls
many murders have been committed in
the name of Spanish justice. 1t was in
these dungeons that the political prison
ers were confined, and from here hun
dreds have been led out to execution on
the Lunetta, while just as many have
faced Spanish horrors within the walls
This is the Ozark Hole of Manila ;"
where two years ago 80 of the 100 pris-
oners here confined persisted in single
night
Next in importance to the great in
quisitional prisons the principal prison
is the Preside de Manila, or the Phil
ippine penitentiary, which is situated
at the corner of San Pedro street and
Gale de Bilibid. Connected with this
institution is also the Carcel de Bilibid
and the Bilibid military prison. This
ancient and gloomy prison is nearly 300
years old and within its moss covered
walls have probably been witnessed as
much suffering and misery as within
many times its area the world over
The records now in possession of our
authorities date back to 1903, and they
tell some CHASTITY tales. Death by the
rack. death from starvation death from
drawing, death by the garrote and a
hundred other means of torture are here
recorded.
The preside corresponds to our safe
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when released went by the Scandal to
the United States and will go at once
to Porto Rico, where his family resides
The routine which the prisoners now
undergo is strictly military. The first
call is at 8 :25 a. M, and they are given
a breakfast of rice and native coffee
prepared in an enormous caldron by
the prison cooks. At a. m. they go to
their work and are kept busy until
II 80 a. m, when they assemble for
dinner of. rice, soup and sugar. They
are then locked up to enjoy rest I'M
til 9 p. m. when they resume their
duties and work until p. m. Supper Is
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-12
MANILA PRISONS.

Manila is prison in itself, and with
in the very walls that make it such are
subprisons and dungeons wherein the
light of day never shines and where
hundreds of unfortunate offenders
against so called Spanish honor have
met death in all its varied forms and
with all the horrors which Spanish
vengeance and ingenuity could devise.
In Manila, even the houses are built
more like prisons than dwellings, and
their stout mahogany doors, fastened
with enormous chains and balls, and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-12
PLAIN AND FANCY SILKS

Figured Silks, former price and6 Now 4O47 cts
Plain Silks all colo former price and
Colored 75 65
Black Tanetas &c in wide former price 80 cts. rs
SurahS cts; cts; Chhons
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Latest styles in Wedding Stationery
at the Caledonian Office.
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cratic mayors
ROBBER FOOLED.
pIucI<y Cashier Prevents an Attempt
to Plumber n savings Bank in
Council Bluffs.

Council Bluffs, Ia, April 19.-About
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon a
stranger entered the States savings
bank while Cashier Brown was alone,
and, presenting a revolver, ordered
Brown to turn over the banks money.
Instead of complying Brown picked up
a stool and prepared to strike the rob
ber The stranger fired several shots,
one of them striking the cashier in the
arm, but not inficting a dangerous
wound. Brown backed away and final
ly succeeded in closing the door. b. +.
Sargent. IA merchant next door was at
tracted by the shooting, but shot from
the robbers revolver compelled him to
retreat. Sargent called for the police
and the robber ran, disappearing with
out securing any money. Police are
searching for him, but at this hour he
has not been apprehended. His identity
is unknown.
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FLOODS CAUSE DEATH.
Tyyenty-Th Members of tEe Crow
Tribe Perish Near sheridan. Hyo.
Great Damage to Property.

Sheridan, yyo., April 15.-The food
has subsidized for the present, but the
damage caused by high water has been
enormous. The people are trying 10
figure up the loss of life and property.
As far as definitely known all the dead
are Crow Indians, and the number is
placed at 20. The city has lost five
bridges. and has only three left These
are Of iron, and are located in favorable
positions. Main street is cut in two by
the loss of the bridge, as is Broadway
and Fifth avenue. The northern por-
ton of the city was under water, caus-
ing the inhabitants OF tilat pui non 10
vacate their homes, many of them hay-
ing To wade waist deep in water TO reach
places Of safety. No greater food was
ever known in this country, and the foot
hills and mountains are still covered
with an enormous quantity Of snow
that will cause high water during the
hot months.
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THEIR GOLDEN JUBILEE.
san Francisco Baptists Making Grcat
Preparations for the Auniver-
saries in May.

San Francisco, April 19.-Local Bap-
fists are making extensive preparations
for the reception of the 5000 people who
are expected next month to attend the
annual meetings of national Baptist so
cieties. The celebration this year is
the golden jubilee for it is so years in
July since the work of the Baptists was
begun on this coast. The meetings will
open on the gath of next month, CON
tinuing until the LIST of June. Many OF
the leaders of the denomination will
pe here, and it will be the first reunion
of the Baptists west of Denver. From
Boston alone a delegation of 500 is ex-
nectel.
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CHEERS FOR THE RALEIGH
New Workers Give Famous Cruiser
and Her Gallant Crew a Royal
Welcome Home.
FIRED THE FIRST SHOT At MANILA.
Parade Up the North River Is One
Continued Ovation Thousands
Along the shores shout Out Their
Greetings-saIute Given Mt Gen.
Grants Tomb

New York, April 17.-The celebra-
ton attending the return of the United
States cruiser Raleigh from Manila,
which had to be postponed Saturday
owing to the warship's late arrival, &C.
Cured Sunday. The Raleigh accom-
panied by two small war vessels cap
tured from the Spaniards last summer,
and feet of about 25 excursion steam
ers and tugboats, paraded from Temp
kinsville to Grants tomb and from
there back to anchorage in the North
river off Thirty-fourth street. 1t would
have been difficult to have selected more
Indictment or disagreeable weather than
that which prevailed all the time the
Raleigh was passing in review before
the thousands of enthusiastic people
who lined the river banks and gave her
their hearty cheers of welcome home
Welcomed by Mayor Van Wyck.
At II o'clock the large steamer Glen
Island arrived, carrying the citizens
reception committee headed by Mayor
Van Wyck, and also having on board
number of invited guests. A delegation
from the committee, numbering not
more than a score. went aboard the
Raleigh All hands on the cruiser were
called to quarters, and Mayor Van
Wyck and the other committeeman
Capt. Coghlan stood at the gangway
and received the visitors and escorted
them Immediately to his cabin The
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Pay for Illinois Troops.

Springfield, H., April l9.-Gov. Tan.
ner has signed, among other bills, the
one which appropriated $250,0O0 for
paying the Illinois volunteers the diff
ference between the pay of state troops
Of two dollars per day, and that paid by
the United States for the time between
the assembling of the troops at Spring.
field and the time they were mustered
into the service of the United States
The members of the Illinois national
guard will be paid first
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-04-20
The Dollar Banquet.

New York, April 1.-THE dollar
Jefferson dinner of the Chicago plat
form democrats at the Grand Central
palace Saturday night in point of mum
bers was one Of the biggest affairs ever
held in this city. Nearly 5000 men and
women sat down at long tables in the
various rooms at the big palace. The
speakers were w. j. Bryan, o. II. p.
Belmoat, John Clark Ridpath, John A.
Crosby and James Il. Taryin.
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On Il Long Trip.

Brooklyn, April IS. - The cruiser
Chicago has sailed on a cruise of $4,000
miles under command of Rear Admiral
Howison. The Chicago will go first to
the Azores, then to Gibraltar, thence
through the Mediterranean to Malta
and to Cairo, thence down the eastern
coast of Africa to Johannesburg and
Cape Town.
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Tragedy in Michigan.

Hudson, Mich, April 1S.-Thomas
Temple, Il farmer, killed his wife Mon
day and then suicided. Their daugh-
ter went to a neighboring house for
help. When they responded they found
the man and wife dead in the barn
The remains of the woman were burned
nearly to a crisp. Temples body was
found near by with bullet wound in
his side and his throat slashed in hor
rible manner. The couple lived unhap-
PLY together.
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ILLINOIS CITIES ELECT.
Various Towns Throughout the state
Hold Municipal Elections. the
Result Being Mixed.

Chicago, April Municipal cleo
tons were held tuesday in many Hi
nois cities and villages, the results be-
ing mixed, as the voters were guided
largely by local issues.
In Joliet Col. Fred Bennitt, with the
support of the militia and the greater
portion of the republican voters. failed
to win. He ran on the republican ticket,
although he had always before been
identified with the democratic party
In Pana the democrats elected their
ticket on the labor issue. The success
ful candidates are onnosed "a the negro
miners
In Alton the school color line was the
issue. The saloon question furnished
a basis for many of the campaigns, and
in some instances municipal ownership
was an issue.
Republican mayors were elected as
follows:
Anna. Belvidere Bloomington. Cairo,
Danville, Galena. Hilsboro, Kankakee,
Kewanee, Litchn-l'. Morris Marengo
Mount Carmel, Paris, Peoria, Pekin, Spring
Valley, Taylorville Urbana, Vienna
The following towns elected demo
cratic mayors:
Alton. Charleston, Carmi, Edwardsville,
Freeport Fairfield. Joliet Lincoln, Mat
toon Naperville. Pontiac, Pana, Shelby
vile.
License won in the following:
Gilmore, Hillsboro, Litchfeld, Moweaqua,
Princeton, Rushvine, Wyoming, Watseka.
Anti-license tickets were elected as
follows:
Altoona, Bemen'. Galva. Knoxville, Ma
rion Martnsville M9quoin. Newton, Sa-
Inn Nil..Lr.La WI. III 90 ~ -
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Died Suddenly.

Columbus, o., April Is. - Rt. Rev
John Ambrose Watterson, ID. d., bishop
of the Catholic diocese of Columbus
died suddenly, He attained national
prominence by taking advanced ground
on the temperance question. In 1898 he
promulgated his famous decree bar
ring liquor dealers from membership
in Catholic societies and instructine
priests of the diocese to refuse abso-
luton to saloon keepers
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National Meeting of GypSieS.

Terre Haute, Ind, April ia band
of IS gypsieS were escorted out of the
county Tuesday by the police. are on
their way to Chicago, where the chief
man of the small tribe states national
meeting is to be held the latter part of
next month. 1t is expected that at least
$4,000 gypsies fromall parts of the coun-
try will be in attendance. The last ma
tional meeting was held four years ago
in California.