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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22

Miller from General Otis. and coal for
the expedition.
The British second-class cruiser Bona
venture and the German sccond-class
cruiser Irene have returned here.
p Both the lloilo banks have sent then
treasure here.
CONFERENCE UNSATISFACTORY.
The American and Filipino commits
sioncrs are reported TO have conferred
at the Filipino Club with unsatisfactory
results. The natives allege that they
must have official recognition before dis
cussng the question OF protectorate.
Another conference is believed TO have
been arranged FOR tomorrow night. but
the officials hcue decline TO confirm or
deny this statement
Coasting steamers which have arrived
here report that the natives are foriify-
ing BalbayOg and the Island OF Samar
refusing 10 allow Americans 10 land
there. The garrison consists OF a thou
sand men. armed with spears and bolos
They have only six rifles.
ALARM At MANILA.
Owing TO persistent rumors Of a con
templated attack upon Manila on Saturday
and Sunday. the American troops wer'
confined 10 their quarters. all the guards
were doubled. and. as a measure Of pre-
caution. foreign flags were displayed o.
the business and private houses. as OF
the day of the entry of the American
into the city. The Escolta, "a usual
| busy thoroughfare, was deserted on Sat
| urloy night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
PRISON REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Opening of the Annnni Convention
I'm NeNN Oricnns.

in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS LA. January IL
The National Prison Reform Association
began its annual convention here to-
night. In opening the convention, Michael
Hevman. Of New Orleans referred TO the
fact that a Louisiana judge Edward LlV-
ingston. fifteen years ago created d re-
vised criminal code which had taken root
everywhere. ,...
Pe, Dr Palmer delivered the opening
PRAYER. IAeutenant-G K. II. SnN-
der welcomed the delegates on behalf OF
the State. describing prison reform pro-
o.rass IN the state the abolition or the
Denitentiary lease system after 1901, ana
tba revision of the criminal code IN pro-
press and expressing the hope that the
conventions influence would help along
the Improvement hoped for IN the penal
and reformatory institutions. Mr.. Hey
man delivered the city's welcome an"
General Brinkerhof responded for me
delegates. paying tribute TO New orleans
ana the cause OF prison REFORM -.
President r. w MCGlaughery read ms
onnuol address. He summarized the Work
of The association ia the following arli-
Giles Of faith:
The betterment Of the laws in rela-,
ion To public offences and offenders, ana
the mode Of procedure by which such
laws are enforced.
.. The improvement of penal correc--
tional. ana reformatory institutions, ano
their management, government ana as
cipline. ..,..,,l
3. The care Of and procuring suitable
employment for discharged prisoners es'
peciallv those who shall give evidence OF
reformation
! T. TO encourage those VINO are emu"
ZINC "a organize and carry forward
| ,ba work of prevention of vice and crime
4 reception by the ladies Of the city
! followed
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
SAGE Is OUT. VANDERBILT IN.
Whitney's Syndicate VIII sell rover
to New York 'L."
CNew YOrk Press-2IsIJ

Russell Sage is practically out OF the
Manhattan Elevated railroad; the Van
derbft are in it, and the change from
steam power to electricity is u question:
of only short time.
This electric power will be turnlsheu
by the W G. Whitney syndicate. hdI
SIS 900 900 corporation yesterday IshIeHeu
its grip on the city, and formally an
nounce itself as monopoly, comp 1'o
and entire. by swallowing the Edison
Electric Illuminating Company vi ~"
York neck aud crop.
Tro,n these facts grew the theory that
an of the surface and elevated lines IN
Greater New York We're 10 be consoh-
dated. but this g. not probable. All lhe
roads may receive their power from inc
same source-the Whitney syndlcate-Dul
the amalgamation of Brooklyn ana Man
haitian lines is said 10 he Impossible
from a financial standpoint, because Oh
the fare. -
l. IS admitted that part OF the
scheme is TO run both surface ana ele-
waited lines from any point IN Brooklyi
across the bridge and 10 any point III
New York without change OF cars. ne
sooner new bridges are put up the sooner
this system Of through service Will 50
into effect. 81,
Rut II is denied that there ever Will
he a combination Of the railroad lnte-
rests of the boroughs Of Manhattan ano
Rrool,lvn. as that would mean the cuttins
of revenues i'm half The people would
clamor for one fare, Instead OF Delht
| satisfied with paying two, as at present
| That fact i'm itself is sufficient 10 Keel
| the roads under different Arrangements
| theoretically and legally at least.
THE PASSING or SAGE.
Tho retirement of Russell Sage from tn,
! Manhattan road means the end Oh Ihe ol'
fogyism so long manifested IN the man
,5ement of that concern 1t is known tina
he alone has stood between tue 91'"H
mower of the past, with all its incon
reniences and the swift, sure, and econo
mical electric power OF the present an
| future. a..
George Gould had been unwilling 10 us
trrb the old man in his Manhattan hold
ings because of the former close anna
| lions of Russell Sage and Jay Gould IN
father of all the Goulds. But inancld
and economical reasons pressed uni
| n,tience was exhausted. Sage or no sage
sentiment or no sentiment. }. Plerpon
| Norean has been empowered 70 issue 80
0Oo 900 in elevated stock at par TO stocf
holders who desire 20 purchase
Those $1,000 go will be expended on a
electrical equipment for the Il ana Il
the attendant expenses. For lnstanc
si 00O 90 will be necessary 10 pay Tor u
condemnation and purchase OF properu'
needed for shops, yards, etc. Morgan
octino for the Nanderbilts. Sage decline
- Talk of his retirement from MAMMA
| tan a."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
RATTLE BETWEEN FAMILIES.
4 Number of Men on Both sides MIL
eel and Injured

NASHVILLE. TENN, January H.
Yesterday, on the line between Lee coun-
~. Va, and Hancock county. Tenn
section remote from telegraph INES
battle occurred between twenty members
OF the Eddy family, Of Virginia, ana the
Ramsey family. Of Tennessee.
The battle lasted several hours, during
which a number Of men on Dou s'ue9
were killed and injured. a quarrel 20.
long standing resulted I'm the fight the
particulars Of which are not At present
Obtainable
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
climatic conditions tina, usually obtain at
PERSONAL

Representative-elect W. +. Rhea. OF the
Ninth virginia District. has filed MS an
sver TO General Walkers notice or con-
test. denying the alleged facts used by 'he
contestant. and stating specifically hume
rous and other grounds upon whlcn ne
rests the validity OF his election inns
paper is not filed. as generally peheVeu,
with the Clerk Of the House but IS server
upon the contestant. General Walker, hlni-
self.
Messrs. II. ID. Jarman. of Charlottes-
,,iIIe and J. O. Boatwrlght. Of Danville,
va. are stopping az the Metropolitan.
y N NlcCue and wife. Of stanton, Va,
are at the Ebbitt
Misses Powers and COnnally, of Rich
mond: Miss 6. L. Pebbitts, OF LeesourS'
Va. II. d. Butler. OF Richmond. and X
G. Cochran and C.. Moore. Of Virginia. are
AZ the ST. James.
T. W. Duncan and wife, Richmond
Vendome. W.,
J. Shelby. Old Point; G. II. Ashton, Viz
GINA: !. G.. j.. DeJarnette. Caroline, va
American.
National.
! \. GIL. Richmond. va.-Cochran.
Thomas Duncan. Norfolk; X. VI. Moore
Richmond; G. G. Taliaferro. Virginia; ).
BRYAN. ACKNOWLEDGMENT House.
NJ. Med. Shaw. Covington' W. Ia
Wright. Richmond; ". y. Bevel. Roa-
noke-The Raleigh.
GOING TO MANILA.
Mr.. w. Leon PepTerman who Is we'll
| known in society circles I'm Richmond ana
| 10 the patrons Of the Rockbridge Alum
| SPRINGS has been appointed an assistant
! secretary to the Philippines Commission,
and will leave for Manila next week.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmasters
| appoiuted to-day were Ashley ID. MiZel'
| vice ~. c. Manning. resigned. at Am
| herst. Martin county, y. -; Maggie u.
Parker. vice Fostus y. Parker, dead,
Averasboro Harnett county. y. C.;
Jackson Sparkes. vice i. H. FeltZ, re-
signed. Elmer. fancey county \. -
Abraham H. Reavis. vice Laura r. An
derson. resigned. Nicholson's Mills, Ire
cell county. y. c.. +. Y Spence, vice W.
:. Mann. resigned. Rnff, Wake county
y. c.: Rufus c. Long. vice J. K. Long
dead. Tusc0la. Haywood county. y. c.
| William T.. Clarke. vice u. Z. Ross. re-
signed. Woltsvllle. Union county, \. c.
John T.. Segar has been commissioned
a fourth-class postmaster at Lockllesr
Va.
The following orders have been issued
"Post-OfHce Department
coffee Of General Sup't r. NJ. 5.
J "Washington, -. G.. January 90 1899.
"Washington, ID. G., and stanton
Va.-Commencing the 2id instant. dally
except Sunday. exchange Of inner regis
tered sacks will become operative be
tween above Offices Sacks 10 leav
t Washington at 2:2o j. NJ. and Stauntol
T al HOS A. NJ. via the Washington an'
Z | Hinton r. =. o.
DISCONTINUED.
Richmond and Stanton Na'-lhhe
sack exchange between above offices ma
i bsan ordered discontinued, taking effec
e the 23d instant.
i. JAMES +. WHITE,
General Superintendent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
crnMAN-AMERICAN RELATIONS.
uerlfn Paper Says intercourse pe-
tween Naval Officers WAS torhi"i'

PERLIN, January A.-The oihcial h'ich-
sonzeiger says: The German press
lately has repeatedly discussed the nature
80 the relations between German ana
A,oerican naval officers in the PACING
From the reports recently received here,
49,, arc On a position 10 state positively
~. ,hese relations were not only Tree
sr'r, tension. but. on the contrary. the
a., ,arcoprse between the officers was Of
" sociable and cordial character. as dem
a,strated by invitations visits. and other
C.i,r6i, attentions. which were repeatedly
.ycbrnqed. The attitude OF the German
navaI officers has always been correct
under all circumstances.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
FIRE At aUEMEDos.
u,sseu Harrison Chief Fire-Fish'e''
..e orders Practice Marches

HABANA. January IA "e'''''s
the cuban Executive Committee was n''p
YESTERDAY at FL Carmen. at which many
conservative persons and generals were
nresent General Cespedes sustained Gen
oral Gomez in his activity N pursuing
,,,g noIicv ~ uniting the Cuban ana span,
ish elements in the island ne s ~. ac'
r.,,ed no declared. to take DEFINITE ac-
a.. az, reaaro,ne the question Of The CUBAN
army and the ISLANDS future. o.,..oaos
THE Newmarket House at Vnemeuos
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
SITUATION At HoILo.
Americans Suu Denied Ferm'sS'o"
To Land in Force.

to Land in Force.
MANILA. January Is. via HONGhON''
January. Private advices received here
la uolo differ materially from the OIL
ta reports. They say the rebels H"'e
completed thcir forufcations there anu
u.t ...v are now terrifying GuihaI"9
Island. ,,.,
I.. American forces are still on Do"Iu
o.. transports Newport Arizona, ""N
F... .auia which are anchored c'o9
u a..ras Island The rebel aulnoll
l. uou0. 10 is added. have sIah'ou
Ya sion 10 land uuarmed parueS' no
"a Iup five in number, If accompdlll'u
t native officer. The Offer h""e'II'
H.. declined. but the rebels subsequently
Permitted officers 10 land, furnishing
...u with dn escort
l.r. DENT Lopez. OF the Nisayan ieueIa-
rol has replied TO President Mckinney
am1uou OF the 9Th. He claims lh"'
'.e evolutionary government antedalta
'. PARIS treaty by over two years. lie
.... Doe has never been officially no
r... .f the existence Of the treaty. and
.t.. therefore. ne declines 20 recognize
American authority and refuses 20 allow
Americans % Glsombark Goa force, without
express orders from the government at
N.o.Ds
General Miller. the commander Of the
American expedition. replied that the
Americans cannot recognize President
Io.0zs authority, because the Filipino
republic is not recognized by the Powers.
u. also expressed regret al the deter
r.rafiou OF the Filipinos 10 resist just
claims
aEAT PENNANT MISUNDERSTOOD.
The United states gunboat Petrol and
spanish eunboat III Cano are near
l0l0 The natives al the forts mistook
'te United States cruiser Baltimore E
mtlt penuant for challenge. and have
Ao.sfcd "a red rag on the fort thrice daily
covering 10 simultaneously with the Bal
"moicf pcnnant.
The United States transport lndlona ma
k-L- 4. L.L-n -.L--LL ALaualnllA 10 GenGra
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
E,GAy COURT NEXT WEDNESDAY.
Question as 10 Whether session VIII
lie Open or Secret.

WASHINGTON, January ZL-VludFI'I7
have been secured NJ the Ebbitt House
for the general court-martal appointed
for the trial Of Commissary- Ia
gan. and it is said that IL Will begin aus
sessions there next Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock.
The question as to whether the sessions
of th,Fcourt shall be open OF secret Hes
entirely with the court itself. The almost
universal rule in such cases Is for open
sessions. and it is confidently expected
that there will be- no exception made IN
the Eagan court-martiaL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
ru,,,.,,I.mentin Glasgow.

GLASGOW. January 1.-Messrs: Macln-
,,ra and Laird. partners in the law firm
Of peattie. Mcintyre & Laird, announce
hat "A. y. Peattie has absconded' AFTER
abstracting negotiative securities from
~ sofe +" They add: IAN investigation
Of the firms books has already disclosed
a deficlency Of $1,000. warrant was Is
s,ed mis- evening for the arrest OF the
,,tssing mariner Of the firm.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
THE JONES GIVEN Up FOR LOSE
More Wrcci<nGe from the h"ch'
Picked ID.

NEW ORLEANS. LA. January A'-
Lawrence Jones. owner of the Inflated
launch. Paul Jones. and eX-Mayor Tag
CART of indianapolis, father of Miss rag
cart. arrived in the city tonight Ihey
had received word of more wreckage pick
ed up. such as pillows and cushions De
longing to the yacht, and are firmly CON
WINGED Of the vessels loss. with all on
board They will remain here Few dayS
TO hear reports from the huiheio gus
searching parties out ,,
NOTHING NEW DISCOVERED.
MOBILE. ALA. January 1.-The engl-
neers' boat. Maud. returned here to-day
Nothing new has been discovered since
Yesterdays report
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
po,,cem.n stabbed by "a Negro.

CHATTANOOGA. TENN January IL
Policeman Robert Baird, OF this city'
VINO was called tonight 10 quei Ashl'
amounting almost 10 riot, IN one OF l"'
disreputable resorts IN TINS city a'n""a
negro soldiers discharged from me wv
indiana companies recently musteieu ou''
was set upon by John glover nraio
frou indianapolis. and stabbed five times.
pill a. i'm a critical condition. II he
sbould die a lynching is probable.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
III. po,e Completely Recovered.

ROME. January g.-The Pope has com
,iet.lv recovered his health. after hi,
Slight attack of Influenza, and received
In aullence to-day a deputation OF ne
Conons Of s.. Jean de latcran, with M
annual Offering of two lambs ulon ihi
occasion OF the feast OK -. Agnes. IN
wool %, these lambs is ssed 20 weave th'
archblshOps pal'iuMs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
.ou.. sale of Zoia Furniture.

PARIS. January 21-There was another l'e
e.to ~ furniture belonging TO NJ. Iola'
the author. here to-day for the purpose ,.,,
Of o''' defraying the 200 francs costs result
,no sron the libel trial His friends Of
sesod 80 set,,e the matter, but the magls-
MO refused TO allow them 70 do so. me
first lot offered was a looking-giass; anu
II was bought by NJ Emil zola's publish,
or. NJ Fasquelle, for the fnll amour, =,
The claim. There was no excitement anu
there were only few people present.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
Two Corps Discontinued.

WASHINGTON. January Ply a Tor
mai order issued from the War Depart
ment to-day. two army corps the Flrst
and Fourth. are discontinued. The troops
forming these corps are constituted sepA-
rate brigades OF the Second Army corps
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
Kitchener Governor-oencrnI.

CAIRO, January 2l.-A decree mas DE"
signed appointing Genera! N't'hthe' "''
ernor-General OF the Soudan.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22
NEAR A CONFLICT.
Americans and FiIipinos Barely
Avoid a Clash.
Company OF NATIVES ANGRY
mr. March Up 10 American Line
and Show Fight.
o1,s HIMSELF mas TO INTERVENE.

The Incident Significant as Showing
Tendency of FiIipinos To Disregard
our Pickets-Nativc Paper ut Malo-
los Unusually NindictiVe.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-22

senator Pritchard Of North-Ca ,,,',I
to-day introduced a bill to @s''I u, -
milifary post at Raleigh y Ia
vides that not less than cio aSie' soia,,ed
nor more than 1000 acres. .oror,ond-
supJeot ~ ~ the army. within|,en miles
ny pso,e,eh and appropriates for the pur-
pose 10000 40. 8, the army re-
ne -, hill passes he feels hopeful
OF s .hn military post being established at
=, I General Miles is said to be IN
favor Of the project. and expresses nm
sa,f "a being very well impressed with the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14
THE EXPERT BUTCHER.

1t is his business, of course,
and he becomes expert at it, as
any man might many work, but
the customer who pays any at
tention to it at all is sure to be in
terested nevertheless in the ac-
curacy with which the butcher
cuts off just the required amount
of meat. Whether it is two
pounds of steak, or four pounds
of chops, or six pounds of corned
beef, it's all the same to him.
He cuts without long dwelling
upon where to set the knife.
He slices away sort of causalike
and plies the saw and lays the
meat on the scales, and it does
not weigh more than quarter or
a half pound from the weight re-
,quired on even the heaviestpieces,
and on the lighter piece he comes
within an ounce or two, hits il
right on the nail.
A man, for instance, goes into
butcher shop and asks for
three and half or four pounds
of, say, corned beef. The butch
er gets a big piece out of the
pickle, expeditiously lays it on %
block and picks up knife, and,
without the slightest hesitation,
with one strong, smooth sweep
cuts off a piece, which he lays on
the scales. 1t weighs three
pounds and three-quarters. 1t
is in weight exactly midway be-
tween the limits set.
The expert butcher gets his
ability to do this, naturally
enough, from good Judgment, to
start with, backed mp by long ex-
perience, but when he cuts things
as close as this even the custom
or familiar with his skill looks
upon him as a wizard. New York
Sun.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14

The little band of religious en-
thusiasts who went recently
from Missouri to Palestine, ex-
pecting there to witness the sec
ond coming of Christ, are in a bad
way. The pilgrimage was the
result of tract written by Mrs.
Ida Dickinson, called The City of
the Great King. 1t convinced
some farmers in Belham town
ship, Mo-, and others in Michi-
gan that if they went to Jerusa-
lem they could see Christ come
again in all his glory, and that the
faithful would be caught up to
Him. The pilgrims were headed
by Mrs. Dickinson and her hus-
band, They sold all their pos
sessions and started for Pales-
tine a little less than a year ago.
A letter has just been received
from them. The pilgrims are
crowded into one small house.
They are penniless and i'll, but
they are still hopeful that the
Lord will come and they are still
waiting.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14

Few persons are probably now
aware that while this country
does not have postal savings
bank system, under the money
order system money can be de-
posted in a postotfice and an or
der secured payable at the same
office. That change makes the
postoffices available for savings
banks, with the exception that
they do not pay interest.
An infant child of Samuel Hart
man, one and a half miles west of
Waynesboro, died Tuesday morn
ing of last week, aged about one
year and six months, from the
effects of poison contracted by
swallowing tobacco about three
weeks ago.
Modern books, however rapidly
they may deteriorate from other
causes, are protected from book
worms by the chemicals used in
paper making.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14

1t is estimated that during the
last year 6,000,000,000 pieces of
mail matter including all classes,
were posted in the United States.
OF this number 9,312,731 was
sent to the Dead Letter Office,
making an average receipt of 81,
600 letters and parcels for each
working day. During this per-
iod more than $4,000 pieces were
dispatched either with insufficient
postage or none at all, $4,000 bore
no address whatever, "a, 600 were
misdirected, 100000 were un-
claimed at hotels and something
more than the last number were
sent to fictitious addresses. And
to these figures must be added
2,973,3S7 letters and circulars
without Enclosures of obvious val
ue which could not be returned
to the sender and were destroy
ed. More than $4,000 letters
contained money amounting to
$38, ,695, while 32,522 included
drafts, money orders, ETC., to the
value of S945, 900 to say nothing
of 10000 with photographs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-14
DIFFERENCE IN BOOTBLACKS.

"Did you ever notice thediffer-
ence between the darkey and Ital-
ian bootblacks?" said a manabout
town to a Chicago Inter Ocean re-
porter. 81 say darkies and Ital-
ians because most of the shining
in Chicago is done by one or the
other. Tho darkies do the work
in barber shops and shoe stores
and the Italians run most of the
"parlors. "
'Now, you watch darkey, and
if he's alone he III talk to his GUS
toner. If there's two of them
they'll chatter together like mag
pies. And the darkey is so full
of music and dance that he's got
to put them into his work. He'll
put in all sorts of fantastic motions
and beat out a rude kind of time,
as if he were picking II banjo or
cutting "a pigeonwing. When he
brushes you he'll beat you with
the whisp broom in the same way.
"Go into one of the Italian par
lors' and it's as still us a grave.
There may be dozen bootblacks
but not one of them will speak to
you or to a companion. They do
their work steadily and rapidly,
but its work, and nothing else.
Same way with their brushing
you. It's as different as watch
service from cake walk"