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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
Council Itself Cannot Grant Desired
Lease of the Property.
SAID CITY NOW LOSES MONEY
Would BE Owners Print a Statement
10 Show That the Plant IL a Losing
Investment for the City New
crthelcss, They Are Very
Anxious To- Get Control
OF the Plant.

Richmond men have formed q syndicate
for the lease OF the city gas works. The
personnel OF the body ls kept secret
from the public yet. but the financial re-
sponsibMty of the Interested gentlemen
il can Doe stated. cannot boz questioned. a
very earnest purpose 20 succeed animaies
the syndicate, it desires to- secure the
lease and Will cndeavor by an fair means
TO secure it,
The attitude of tho Council towards the
proposition is not known and cannot be
known until the matter comes before it
for action
Similar propositions have heretofore
been rejected by the municipal guardians.
The composition of the Council. however.
has undergone "a change since then, and
the conditions perhaps have changed.
WANT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
The syndicate's proposition will Doe SUBJ
mitted to thc Council in the form of pc
uti0u t0 enact legislation that viii pre-
sent the question for determination by
ballot of the people. The Council itself,
under the terms of amendments 90 the
city charter is Inhibited from granting a
lease of the gas works.
The plan is to provide a parate ballot
from the regular one 90 Dee used in the
fam election Should the Council favor
ably consider the syndiclto's proposition.
an interesting issue would be injected into
the November campaign.
Iu anticipation of going before the Coun-
cil the gentlemen in the syndicate nave
had prepared table and statement tend
ing to show that the gas plant g. a bur-
den tO the city in that the expenses or
operating 10 exceed the receipts.
THE FIGURES.
I'm this published staten nt figures COW
ering the operation of the plant from 1861
To- 1895 inclusive. are given as follows:
DISBURSEMENTS.
OD For operating the works boo
the manufacture and delivery
OF gas.
Expense ................ 3 1121.i1fm
Payroll .................. lh>' HfF1
Coal Observation-Disclosures. 1860 ioi6>
oil OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lh-,'''a'
SA32tS)062
CD For impr0vem 'uts ~ works.
Extensions. o.. .... O.. 1H3l1m
Constructions. O.. O.. Gee. 53.f9ll2
Holder aud tank. ...... 9o.aG9#
SGS17S99
s4Sq2q-qC7
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05

Total cash receipts from the
Gas Works for 90 years 1857
1,qs inclusive .................. 21c4120 81
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05

WASHINGTON. Aug. A-The President
to-day appointed Miss Mary c. Darby
postmaster at Wilmington. n. O
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
RANGE OF THERMOMETER.

Tho following was the range OF the
thermometer Yesterday a. NJ. 81. y VI
IS. L. NJ. 60. J.. NJ. 90. =. NJ. 81
u NJ. g. Average temperature Sc Sc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05

Actual cash deficit. N7292 20 ave
crago pcr year. or for the 32
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
WEATHER ro9ECAsE

vlrginia-unsettied weather. Win pro-
badly local rains Saturday ana snno.y'
continued high temperature; fresh south
erly winds.
North and South Caroline-Fsir satur-
day and sunday; fresh winds, mostly
sOutherly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-05
|, TEXAN KILLED.

SAN ANTONIO. TEN, August y
News reached here to-day that walter
Hemming an American from this city.
had been killed in a raid by the Yadui
Indians In the mountains cast OF Quay
amas. Hemming left here In April last.
vim two companions. 10 search for gold
in tho Yaqui country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
l. a GRIPPE
Leaves the Nervous System Shattered Causing Seepesness,
Weakness, and Depression of Spirits Cured by
Or. Miles NerVine.

storative Nervine. [ had long
been a sufferer from the effects
of La Grippe, enduring much
pain and misery. My nerves
were completely FRUSTRATED. I
could neither work nor rest.
At night it was impossible for
me to get my natural sleep, and
only by the use of powerful drugs
could [ rest at all. [ spent large
sums of money for physicians
service and for treatment that
were recommended to me, but
they did me no good. From the
first dose [ took of DR.. Miles
Nervine [ began to improve and
now [ am enjoying the very best
Of health. That great remedy
does much more than is claimed
for it,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

fensive warfare against those who
were seeking to rob the taxpayers of
Chicago by the passage of an ordi-
nance granting a fifty year street
railway franchise, that the people
could trust him. His defeat by either
Carter or Altgeld would be presump-
tive evidence that an officer who
fearlessly discharged his duty and
stood by the people was worthy Of
no special commentator. Mr.. Car
ter, the Republican nominee, would
undoubtedly have served the people
we'll, but they thought Carter H.
Harrison was clearly entitled to
their endorsement. His election is
devoid OF any political significance,
other than that the Republicans
have MAJ ority in the city council.
1t was a good days work, and the
rout Of the Doodle aldermanic candi-
dates will give substantial encour
agement to the law-abiding people in
every large city in the Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

The Republican newspapers Of the
state are finally waking up to the
courage of their convictions, and are
pointing out to our legislative solons
the dangers that are sure to follow
from an over-indulgence in excessive
appropriations. The large invest
ments in normal and state university
buildings are beyond all precedent,
and are sure to create more or less
trouble in the future. Heretofore
the salaries of normal school presi-
dents were raised from $4,000 and
$4,000 to So, 500, an increase of
at least ST., 900 more than the serv-
ices of any of the distinguished gen.
tlemen are worth. But some day the
people will rise in their might and
wipe out this expensive luxury. The
legislative committees on finance
know that this thing is all wrong, but
cannot resist the persuasive infu-
ence of the silver-tongued lobbyist.
The REPUBLICAN called attention to
this extravaganza early in the ses-
sion, and cherishes the hope that the
subject will be taken up by the press
until it forces a correction of this
great evil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

The country is promised resur-
rection of Peck's Sun. At least this
is what Ex-Governor Gawge w. has
intimated might happen in time to
relieve the ennui produced by the
summer solstice. Peck's Sun was
rather funny, as well as quite vulgar,
once upon time, but it's funny edi-
tor struck tor higher pay and lost his
job, and the paperlost its circulation
in consequence. Not so very many
years ago the ex-governor was con-
nected with Brick Pomery's New
York Democrat in a reportorial ca
pacity. At that time he undert ook
to play the funny role, and started
out with vulgar satirism on Irish
character, under the sobriquet of
Terrence Grath." But the effort
was so fiat, stale and Improbable
that it died a bornin', as only a
couple Of sections of the unpalatable
trash ever saw the light of day.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
HISTORIC WINE CELLAR.
Important Discoveries Made by Two
German Explorers in
Asia Minor.

The explorer, DR.. Belck, who was at
tackled in September last while prose
cutting his studies in Asia Minor. has
made some interesting discoveries near
Lake Wan. He and DR.. Lehman are
searching for Chaldean inscriptions,
and the cost of their expedition is be-
ing betrayed from a fund to which the
principal contributors are the kaiser
and the Virchow institute, says Ber-
lin Dispatch in London Mail.
According to letters dated Tif1is, No
vember &c, the two explorers, in ex-
cavating among the ruins of palace
of the old Chaldean king Argastes H.,
came across this monarch's wine cell
lar. 1t was filled with colossal earth
enware vessels, a few of which have
been secured for the Berlin museum.
Of far greater Importance, however,
is their discovery of inscriptions on
the drains of the palace, which furnish
a complete chronology to the time of
the Assyrian king Tiglat Phalasar
(about the eighth century before
Christi. The Armenian patriarchs have
been very gracious to the two German
explorers, and have even allowed them
the unwonted privilege of taking away
an extremely interesting inscription
from the wall Of an old monastery.
DR.. Belck and his colleague intend
now to visit the upper Tigris, Mossul
and Nineveh, and to continue their in
vestigations in what is probably the
home of the earliest civilizat ton, the
district between Mount Ararat and the
upper reaches of the Tigris and Eu-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
HATE THE GERMANS.
Expulsion of Danes from North
SchIeswig Arouses Bitter Feel
Ing in Scan dinavia.

Prof. George Brandes some time ago
agreed to visit Berlin and deliver an
address before the Press association of
that city, but later on declined to keep
his engagement on account of the eX-
pulsion of Danes from North Schleswig.
In an explanatory letter he says that
the Germans do not seem to realize the
bitter feeling which the explosions
have excited through Scandinavia gen
orally. He then writes: "It is precise
ly because our government preserves
silence that the wounds caused to the
national feeling by these measures
burn the deeper into the hearts Of the
people. The theory that an agita ton is
being conducted from Copenhagen to
restore, by force if necessary, North
Schleswig to Denmark is too absurd to
require serious notice. In all Denmark
not a single man thinks of such a thing.
But to-day one cannot enationalize'
people by force" The Danish inhabit-
ants of Schleswig, he goes on to say, do
not intend 10 give up their mother
tongue even should their children re-
ceive no instructions in it, nor do they
intend to renounce their right of free
ly conversing in Danish with their
brothers and sisters across the frontier.
Germans must also learn to understand
that just as they invoke the sympathy
of Europe in view of the hard measures
enforced against the German tongue in
Bohemia and elsewhere, so too the
Danes under similar conditions rlo,5
for the right of preserving the Danish
language, even though those who speak
1T may be living in a strange land.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

straight TO the cause of the mis-
chief resulting from La Grippe.
It feeds and cures.
1.-TWO years ago I came down
with La Grippe, resulting in
nervous prostration, heart trou-
BILE and nervous dyspepsia. [ be-
came so low that [ lost all con
troll of my organs and could
neither speak nor be spoken to.
Our doctor failed to restore my
health. | could retain nothing
on my stomach; could not lie
down to sleep; could not bear
any noise and was on the very
verge of insanity when my wife
began giving me DR.. Miles Re
storative Nervine. She could
see an Improvement after the
first bottle and determined to
continue the treatment. Being
sixty years Of age my recovery
was slow, but my health steadily
improved, my head became clear
and my mind as strong as they
ever were. My recovery was
almost like a miracle and all due
to DR.. Miles Nervine.
GEO. A. ANDREWS,
Great Darlington, Mass"
Mr.. John S. Pool, Princeton,
KY, says: Il would gladly
proclaim the estimate I place on
the real merit of DR.. Miles Re-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

AND now it is possible that a rem
edy has been discovered for the cure
Of cancer. The Paris Figaro an
nounces that the microbe of cancer
has been iso lated and cultivated by
DR.. Brai, of Paris. The microbe is
an inferior fungus growth of the fam
lily OF amosytetes. The Figaro says
there is reason TO hope that the dis
covery prefaces definite curative
treatment for cancer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

THE American mem bers Of the
peace conference, which is to assem-
BILE at The Hague, in the latter part
of May, has been announced by the
secretary of state. 1t is an unusu-
ally strong delegation, being made up
of men well known not only in the
literary world, but we'll versed in pc.
litical and international affairs.
Andrew D. White, United States am
bassador to Berlin; Mr.. Newell,
United States minister at the Meth
erlands; Seth Low, president of Col
umbia university; Captain Crozler,
United States army. and Captain a.
T. Mahan, retired, United States
navy, are qualified to fittingly rep
resent our country.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
A FEAT IN GLASS BLOWING.
An UnpretentiOus Russian Peasant
Shows Experts a Trick in Their
Own Trade.

Emperor Nicholas wished to illumi-
nate the Alexander column in a grand
style. The style of the round lamps to
be used for the purpose was Indicated
and the glasses ordered at the manufac-
tory, where the workmen eXerted them
selves in vain, and almost blew the
breath out of their bodies in the en-
deavor to obtain the desired size.
The coIn mission must be executed
that was self-evident; but how?
A great premium was offered to the
one who could solve the problem. Again
the human bellows toiled and puffed.
Their object seemed unattainable;
when at last a long-bearded Russian
stepped forward and declared that he
couJ. do it-he had strong lungs, he
would only rinse his mouth first with
a little water to refresh them.
He applied his mouth to the pipe,
and pulled to such purpose that the
vitreous ball swelled and pulled nearly
to the required dimensions, up to them,
beyond them.
Hold! Hold!" cried the lockers on.
"You are doing too much; and how did
you do it all?'
''The matter is simple enough" an
swered the long beard, 'but first, where
is my premium?'
And when he had clutched the prom
1sed bounty, he explained.
He had retained some Of the water in
his mouth, which had passed thence
into the glowing ball, and then becom-
ing steam had rendered him this good
service
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

Have you had La Grippe? If
you have not, doubtless some of
your friends have, and you know
what it is. You have seen it
suddenly, without any warning,
seize the victim in it's relentless
grasp and wrench asunder the
flores of the nervous system.
That terrible pain in the back of
the head, the aching back and
legs, the soreness in the mus
Giles and bones as if bruised or
beaten, the feeble pulse, all
these are familiar to you. But
have you noticed the after ef-
fects? Do you know that it
weakens the lungs. enfeebles
the heart, deranges the stomach
and bowels and seriously inter
feres with all the functional
operations of the body? And
even after the disease is appar-
emily dead, the physical weak
ness. mental apathy andthe de-
preston of spirits remain. You
also know that hundreds of men
and women with run down"
feeling written all over their
faces. unable to work, without
courage, have recovered health,
heart and ambition through the
remarkable healing and strength
ening qualities of DR.. Miles Re-
storative Nervine. 1t goes
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

THE indications from France prom
Use greater era of prosperity and
quietude than has been Der lot for
many years. Premier Dupuy, In q
recent speech, said "that the situa-
ton, both at home and abroad, was
eminently satisfactory. The spon-
taneous election of stalwart and
worthy Republican as president Of
the repu blic," said Mr.. Dupuy, "dem-
onstrates the stability and vitality
of the republic, and has Disconnected
the factions who DETAINED the chi
merical plebecites and futile restora-
tons"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
Pathos I'm POLAND,

What is sadder, says the New York
Times. than the way in which the Poles
of Polish Russia were forced to greet
the coming centenary of their great
poet, Mickiewicz. They were permitted
to give money for the erection OF a mon
ument which was to keep alive the
memory of Mickiewicz, but were not al
lowed to- print or mention In any way
his name. The day the monument was
unveiled speeches were prohibited, and
no applause was heard. What the
crowd did when the monument was
seen was to keep a dead silence, but
every head was uncovered.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

The result of the election in Chi
cago is a practical demonstration
that the people are perfectly ompe-
tent to govern themselves. The cor
rupting influence of the Chicago city
railway magnates on the members
of the Illinois legislature of 1897
opened the eyes of the people to the
dangers almost sure to follow the
predominance of the thug element in
city affairs. Mayor Harrison had
proven by his official acts and Of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
Sample Treatment Free.

A trial package of DR.. Miles
favorite treatment, consisting Of
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine,
DIR. Miles Nerve and Liver Pills
will be sent absolutely free of
cost to any person who will send
name and address on postal
card, requesting the samples,
and mentioning the name of this
paper, to DR.. Miles Medical Co.,
Elkhart, Ind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
JUSTICE STEPHEN J. FIELD, of the

JUSTICE STEPHEN j. FIELD, of the
United States supreme court. re-
tired, died at mis- home on Capitol
hill, in Washington, D. c., on Sun
day evening. He exceeded IN years
OF service all former members of the
supreme court, having been appointed
to the bench from California by Pres
ident Lincoln in 1868, and kept in
active service until 1897.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

THE legislature having appropri-
ated $4,000 to aid the fire sufferers
of Barron county, Governor SEQ
field has appointed Charles Taylor,
or Barron; F. F. Morgan, of Cumber-
land, and F. c. Barry, of Rice Lake,
as a commission to distribute the
money
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

The Milwaukee wheat market yes
terday was firm and Ac higher, clos
ing 1T TIC for No. and Toe for No
2 hard. Flour was unchanged. Bar
ley closed at 1870, rye at 55Rc, corn
st 33c and oats at SOC Hogs were
dull at $3.65@3.85.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12

ARTICLES of peace having been duly
signed and exchanged between the
governments of the United States
and Spain, President McKindley Is
sued proclamation yesterday calling
attention to the com plete resump.
ton of friendly relations between the
two nations.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL y, 1899.
By G. W. NORRIS.

The sugar bounty bill was on the
senate calendar for engrossment last
Saturday, but in order that 1t might
receive a more thorough considera-
ton from constitutional stand
p-int it was referred to the CO mmit-
tee on judiciary.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-04-12
They Ticket Japanese workmen.

Every workman in Japan is ticketed,
labels, attached to his cap and back,
bearing his name, his business and his
employers name.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-18

Cranberres, 35c a gallon; oranges.
1925 a case Good bread flour, S1.90
hundred. Picnic hams, &c. Cooks, 331
East Park
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-18

You can subscribe for any paper pub
lished at the Postoffice news stand.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-18
VERDICT FOR MISS COLEMAN.
She Was Given $a,I0O for Injuries to
Her Hand.

She Was Given $a.10O for Injuries to
Her Hand.
Elizabe Coleman yesterday got a
verdict in Judge Lndsays court
against O. N. Perry and others for 81
100 damages on account of injuries re-
ceived while working in the Union
Steam laundry in 1896 1t was part eff
Miss Coleman's duties to feed the
"manglp' or ironing machine and her
left hand was caught in the hot rollers
and frightfully burned. from the eff
fects of which the hand became per-
manently crippled. She sued the pro-
prietors of the laundry for $500. 1t
was claimed for the plaintiff that a
safety appliance or guard belonged to
the machine. but was broken off, or
was detached fact which was known
to the defendants. The latter tried 10
establish at the trial that the machine
was complete without guard and that
no such attachment was intended for it.
The size of the verdict for Miss Cole
man was considerable of a surprise
to the defendants. The plaintiff was
represented by Peter Breen, Gus Reed
and Robert Mcbride, and the defend
ants by B. S. Thresher Mr.. Breen.
who is the eminent Hon. Peter Breen
politician and porulist stump speaker,
made his maiden speech to a jury as
attorney, and the results indicate that
it was winning speech.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-18
FOR PETTY LARCENY.
I. G. Wilson Must Answer to a Criminal
Complaint

- VI WILSON, must Answer to a Criminal
Complaint
T. G. Wilson, the real estate man.
against whom innumerable complaints
about questionable dealings have been
made to the county attorney, has final
ly been placed in a position where he
will have to defend himself in a crimi-
nal action. On complaint made by
Miss Josie Foley, County Attorney Con-
molly last evening caused a warrant to
be issued for Wilson's arrest on the
charge of petty larceny. Miss Foley
and her mother are conducting a lodg-
ing house on Granite street. and Will
son has been acting as their agent in
trying to sell it. According to her
statement, some parties in Anaconda
took an option on it and deposited $50
with Wilson, as agent for Miss Foley.
to be forfeited to her in case the Ana
conda parties did not take the prop
erty. The deal fell through and the
$50 was forfeited and Wilson gener-
ously gave Miss Foley S. of it and kept
the remainder against her protest, as
she thought $45 was too much for the
slight service he had performed, SO she
made complaint to the county attor-
ney. Mr.. Connolly said he had grown
tired of listening to the numerous COM
plants against Wilson and had deter
mined to go after him. The warrant
was issued from the police court where
he will have his hearing.