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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-07
FELL FROM A WINDOW.
Miss Jennie Il. Harris Dies from III
iurics Thus Received.

Miss Jennie r. Harris. daughter of the
late James Hector Harris. and Mrs. VIZ
ginia Taylor Harris. died at 4;SO O'Clock
Yesterday morning from Injuries received
in q rather peculiar accident.
Miss Harris fell from a window al
her home. No. 1Oi west Grace street, Mon
day morning at 9 o'clock. to the ground
a distance of fourteen feet, and was Sc
yerely injured internally. number OF
musicians were summoned to attend her'
but she passed away without regalnlhS
consciousness. and. therefore. with out
being able TO give an account OF the accl-
dent.
No one saw her fall, but 1t is presumed
that she was endeavoring to open a pima
when she lost her balance and fell. Al
the time of the accident she was engaged
in nursing a sick brother. she had Deeh
suffering from nervous prostrauoh hei-
self. and was not strong.
Miss Harris was a young iady OF many
excellent traits of character and was be-
loved nv a wide circle of friends. She is
survived by four brothers-Messrs James
II. Harris, Jr.. T. Taylor Harris, W. +.
Harris. and Charles +. Harris, all OF TINS
CITY. The funeral will be from st. James
church this afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
Other Deaths and Funerals.
Mr.. Henry Aston, for twenty-nine years
an engineer at the Lower Gas-W WORKS.
died yesterday morning at 2;$o O'clock oS.s at
the Sheltering Arms Hospital. DecedsGu
was a, native Of Lancashire, England. lie
came to this country about forty years
ago. and was held in high esteem Dy Sh
who knew him. He leaves three daugh-
tiers and one son-Mrs. J. II. Lauder, Mrs:
c. b. Bradley; Mrs. f. II. Doughty OF
Brooklyn, and Mr.. John II; Aston, OK tne
citv Water Department. The funeral Will
take place this afternoon at $50 o'clock
from the Weddell Memorial chapel on
Two veterans-Oswald Bullock ana
Joseph l.. Smith, died at the Soldiers
Home Monday. Mr.. Bullock passed away
az 2 o'clock. He was a private IN Inc
Thirtieth Virginia Infantry. His funeral
was held at o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON
at the Home chapel, conducted by the
Rev. l.. X. Mason. -,, . A..
MIR. Smith died at 1870 o'clock in the
evening. He was a private i'm the Sixth
Virginia. Cavalry. His funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
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EVERYTHING E
JUNE WEDDING
a sale that will den
Stores ability to sc
to G better advantage
GOOD PLATED SILvERWARE.
Apiece Tea servi e, s12
Tea Service Ira. a.
Large Water Pitchers. covered, S2.oo.
a-Stick Cand-lsbra. 50.
pread Trays, Si.25.
Tea-Serv c Pieces
Sugar Bowls, with covers, Doc.
CT ann Pitchers. Doc.
Teapot to match 81 go.
Baking Dishes, S2.75.
TABLEWARE.
Roger & HamiIton'S Finest Make.
6 Breakfast and Dinner Knives, set
complete $12 80.
Set of Dinner Knives. 81.
Set of Table Forks. 81. 20.
Fish Sets, 81.
Salad Set, SO.
Cake Knives, SLID.
Soup Ladies', 81 20.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fine Porcelain Table Trays, $1.5O.
bohemian Water Sets, Sd.
Cut-Glass Caraffes, 1925.
Heaviest Cut-GlasS Salad Bowls, So,
Cut-Glass Flower Centre Pieces SO.
Cut-Class Salts, S3 dozen.
Real ONYX Clocks, SO.
Large Imitation Marble Clocks S2.0S.
24-inch Vienna Bronze Vase, 50. 80.
24.inch Royal Worcester and Bronze
Vase, S12
Very Large Glass Bohemian Vases,
$50.
CHINAWARE.
IS-piece Dinner Sets with game deco
rations, 50.
1,-piece Chop Sets. 81.
Ice,Cream Ses s, I3 pieces, 90.
Is-piece Decorated China 1ce-Crean
Set, $3.50.
1o3-piece Haviland Dinner Sets,
| S24 90.
English Dinner Sets, $14.5O.
Carlsbad Dinner Sets, us pieces,
$3.50.
Haviland Dinuer Sets, I75 pieces
$3.50.
Fish Sets, fish decorations, II pieces
So.
Dining Room Game Plaques. $3.50.
Special assortment White Plaster sta
tuary, small and large pieces, SOC. t
10.
LADIES' DESKS.
different styles. in Mahogany, Curly
Birch, and Oak all have swelled fronts
antique brass trimmings. patent sup
ports, French. legs, and CT E(
rec drawers. " wv y
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OF Slippers ready for its feet.
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matter how big the doll or how l
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The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
The kentucky MuddIs.

Frankfort, KY. Nov. Ex-senator
Goebel and the Democratic leaders are
still waiting on the final action of the
county boards of elections in Jefferson,
Christian, Knox, Johnson and other
counties. 1t is claimed that enough
fraudulent votes will be thrown out
in these counties to give Goebel ma
jority on the face of the returns. The
city Is excited over rumor that the
governor intends to declare martial law
in the event that Knox and johnson
counties are thrown out. and that he
will refuse to recognize Goeoei as gov
ernor under such condiriG.s. This ru-
NOR Of martial law is not generally
credited. though there is almost certain
to be n serious clash between Governor
Bradley and the claimant.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Crul.cr Chnrlr.,on Aground.

Manila, Nov. 14.-12:25 p. m.-The
United States cruiser Charleston ran
aground near Vigan on n hidden reef
with thirty-five fathoms of water on
both sides. She worked her machinery
for two days and nights in trying to
get atloat, but, typhoon arising. the
crew were compelled to take to their
boats and seek refuge on n small
island five miles away. The natives
are friendly. Lieutenant Mcdonald
and a number of sailors put off in n
small boat and reached the Callao,
which brought them to Manila.
Lieutenant Mcdonald describes the
Charleston when he last saw her as
hard and fast aground with her bottom
badly stove and well out of water.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
ATERRIFIc EXPLOSION.
Fifteen Hundred Quarts of Nitro-Glycer.
Inc Create Havoc In Ohio.

Tiffin, Ohio, Nov. IA magazine
used by the Bradford nitro o-glycerine
factory to store the product of their
factory. located two and n half miles
east of Gibsonburg, was blown up this
afternoon at 1: 80 o'clock. The shock
was heard at towns within n radius of
forty miles and the effect of the ex-
plosion in the immediate neighborhood
was terrific.
The magazine was located in the
woods quarter of n mile from any
dwelling. and this alone prevented n
terrible loss of life. Benjamin Card,
the driver of a stock wagon, had
brought load of $50 quarts of nitro
glycerine from the factory at Bradford
and was unloading it when the explo-
sion took place. Just how it happened
will never be learned. Card and the
two horses driven by him received the
full effect of the explosion. He was
blown to atoms, only n few shreds of
his body being found. and pieces of
horseflesh were found miles away 1t
is supposed that he had companion,
but this is not positively known.
Card lived in Bradford, Ohio, and
left family
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
TWO COINCIDENCE STORIES.
Told In Good Fnith In "a Club Where All
Romancing Ia Barred.


Romancing Ia Barred.
Chicago Inter Ocean: 1t was the sec
retary's turn to tell yarn to his fell
kw-members of the Coincidence club.
The Coincidence club, by the way, has
no cumbersome machinery. 1t has
members and officers, meets once
week to tell queer stories along the
line suggested by its name, and every
thing but the strict truth is barred.
I've got two stories, much alike, to
tell. There's nothing dramatic or SEN
sational about them. They struck me
as queer, though. You know I'm a
lawyer. One day q man named Dodge
brought in letter OF Introduction to
me from friend out west He had
simple sort of case, and l asked him
to come back at 3 o'clock that after
noon. Then l went over to the GRIM
lnal court on business that kept me
till within few minutes Of o'clock.
AS l entered my office there was a
really looking at him, and with my
mind full of the appointment l said. as
l went to my private Office. How are
you, Mr.. Dodge? I'll see you in min
ute. Pretty soon rang and told the
ofhce boy to show in Mr. Dodge. The
man came in and he wasn't my Mr..
Dodge at all. Imagine my surprise
when he said: How did you know my
name? At the same time he handed
me letter Of introduction from a
friend down east. His name was Dodge
all right. and he had case. / gasped
over the oddity of the situation, ex-
planned the coincidence to my visitor.
and even showed him the other letter
of Introduction. But the man did not
believe me. He evidently thought
was liar. and left without putting his
case in my hands. few minutes
later in came the first Mr.. Dodge, and
we had good laugh over it. The other
coincidence was this: l got letters
from two friends-one west of Chicago
and one south, asking me to collect
claims against a big Chicago firm and
q big insurance company with an agen-
cy In Chicago. l telephoned and made
appointment with representatives of
each of the concerns-one at IL and the
SN"NA ~ L. " " SioSh. Neit Jul on
an errand and was delayed until II: 80
O'Clock. When | came in both men
were waiting. Strange as it may seem,
both men were named Rose. l intro
duced them. One was originally from
Rhode Island and the other from Con-
necticut. AS far as they could figure
out they were not related. I've used
fulse names hut otherwise the stOries
are strictly true, and can be proven by
evidence that will pass muster in a
court of law"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
silver Goes Higher.

New York, Nov. 1O.-Silver bullion
ran up half cent per ounce further on
to-day's local market, making total
advance Of 1as cents in three days. To
days bid price for commercial bar was
591a cents; Tuesdays was 5SA. To
days advance, like that of yesterday,
began in London, where bullion was
quoted early at q 5-16 pence per ounce,
against 271s yesterday and 26A Mon
day.
Local dealers We're still somewhat at
loss to explain the movement. In
addition to the Hong Kong orders no.
ticed yesterday. the French mint has
lately ordered 100000 worth of silver
for coinage purposes, but this order
was supposed.to have been already fill.
ed. Some dealers in silver were inclin.
ed to explain the rise as natural re.
covery, due to the fact that silver
prices have been weak this year with
out adequate cause.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Seven Lid LOW at One sbot

Caruthersvillc. Mo-. Nov. 13.-News
reaches here of distressing tragedy
at levee camp. below here. Charles
Pearman, who had for some reason
become angry with family named
Poe, came to Poe's tent with double
barreled shotgun and fired both barrels
into the tent. striking and dangerously
wounding seven out of the family of
nine. One small child was killed in
SANITY. one has since died. and the
mother is not expected to live.
Pearman escaped across the Mississ-
ippi river and took refuge in the Ten
nessee forests. posse followed and
captured him and he is now in Jail
here
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
FRENCH ARMY AGAIN AVENGED

The cable announces that Urban
Gohier, one of the editors of the Au-
rore. has seriously wounded Lieut..
Mercier, son of the general, in n duel
resulting from attacks made on the
officer by Gohier's paper This is not
the first time that the brilliant jour-
nalist has attacked "the honor of the
army" and has in turn been bitterly
assailed by the officers In the thick
Of the Dreyfus excitement, when the
honor of the army" was thing to
conjure with, Gohier published book
called "The Army Against the Ma
ton," in which he exposed the moral
rottenness OF the military establish
ment. He did not .criticise the army
from military standpoint, but point
ed out its defects and weaknesses
from the social side, declaring it to be
a constant menace to republican in
stitutions. The book created such a
Eensation that its author was arrest
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
BRAVELY ATTACKED.
TROOPS LANDED FROM SHIPS
UNDER FIRE.
waded Through Water Waist Deep-Gun.
boats Poured In a Heavy Fire.

Manila, Nov. 1850 p. m.-The
landing of the American troops ut San
Fabian Tuesday was the most spec
tacular affair of its kind since General
Skaters Decentralization at BaquirI.
The cooperation of the troops and
navy was complete. The gunboats
maintained terrific bombardment for
an hour, while the troops rushed waist
deep through the surf, under a heavy
but badly aimed rifle fire from the In
surgent trenches, and charged right
and left, pouring volley after volley
at the fleeing rebels. Forty Filipinos
We're captured, mostly non-comrnis.
stoned officers. Several insurgent dead
and five wounded We're found in a
building which had suffered from the
bombardment. The town was well for
titled. The sand dunes were covered
with bamboo twenty feet thick, which
afforded Il fine cover,
When the transports arrived in the
gulf they found the gunboats Prince
ton, Bennington and others waiting.
After consultation with General
Wheaton, Commander Knox Of the
Princeton and Commander Sheridan
of the Bennington, anchored on the
shallow two miles off shore, the gun
boats formed line inside, the Helena,
Callao and Manila close in shore. With
the first gun of the bombardment the
small boats were Iilled rapidly, with
out confusion, by Major Cronite's bat
talon of the Twenty-third infantry,
and Captain Bucks battalion of the
Thirteenth infantry.
While the lines of boats moved
shoreward the gunboats poured the full
force of their batteries into the
trenches, soon forcing the insurgents
to flee through the burrows dug back
of the trenches. About 200 men held
their places until the keels of the boats
grated on the shore, when their Mauser
bullets commenced to sing overhead.
The battalions formed in good order.
Captain Buck. with Pierce's and Pat
tons companies, pursued the insur.
gents on the left, into the bamboo
thickets. On the right was n frail foot
bridge across the river. leading to the
towns. General Wheaton, personally
commanding, ordered n charge across
the bridge, and Captain Rowland of
his staff led Coleman's and Elliotts
companies of the Thirteenth and
Shields company of the T'wenty-third
who behaved splendidly under their
first fire. into the town, which was
found to be nearly deserted except by
the aged and some Spaniards who had
hidden in the buffalo wallows and
who came shouting delightedly toward
the Americans.
Two companies of the T>wenty-third
had skirmish along the Dagupan road
with the retreating Filipinos.
Major Shields of the staff. with his
command. captured several insurgents.
The troops camped in the rain during
the night and in the morning General
Wheaton established his headquarters
in church, quartered his men in the
houses and sent the captured Filipinos
beyond the outposts, with orders not to
return.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
VIII Examine Route Rejectcab by De Le..ep.

Kingston, Jamaica, Nov. 14.-The
United States gunboat Scorpion arriv-
ed here yesterday, conveying the
United States commission dispatched
for the purpose of surveying the sug-
gested new Colombia canal route be
tween Caledonia bay and tile gulf Of
San MIGUEL for sea level waterway.
necessitating only twenty-six miles Of
actual canal. This is the originally
selected route which was rejected in
favor of the De Lesseps Colon-Panama
route, on the ground that the latter al
ready possessed railroad transporta-
tion and other facilities. while the for
mer traversed the alleged most deadly
mnlarial district on the face of the
earth, including the extensive swamp
areas rendered untenable by men on
account of mosquitoes and other ven
omous tropical pests.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Dewey's Friend In Natal

Capt. Sir Edward Chichester, who
commanded the British ship Immor-
talite at Manila, has been sent 10 the
scene of hostilites in South Africa,
and will act as transfer officer in Ma
tai. Admiral Dewey brought back
with him from the Philippines :he
kindliest memories Of the British cap
tain, and when lion cub was pre-
sented to him while the Olympia lay
in New York harbor. the admiral at
once named 1t after his English
friend.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
PRESIDENT scHuRMAN's VIEWS
Says We Don't Want the Philippines But
Can't II LIP Ourae Ets.

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 1O.-President
Schurman of Cornell, and chairman OF
the Philippine commission, made an
address before the Buffalo Equality
Club last night in which he defined his
views on the Philippine question.
In part he said: I'VE need n coaling
station in the Orient, but do we need
anything else? | was opposed to the
annexation of the islands and l heart.
lily wish we We're rid of them now
What godsend it would be to this
country IL. we could in honor reserve
n few stations and get rid of the res,
of the islands and their millions of peo.
pie and the vexatious problem of gov,
erning those millions. But that de.
sire is useless. The question is set.
tied, no matter what we think. We
have destroyed the government that
held them; govern themselves they
cannot. We must keep them and think
of them as equals.
To-day the great work that lies to
our hand is the task of education. We
must raise them to our standards and
must not waver from the course mark.
ed so plainly before the United States.
Whether we like 1t or not. we cannot
escdpe it. 1t is case of duty, and
this country must do Its duty before
God and man."
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
INSURGENTS ARE AFRAID.
Don't Want to Fight the Yelling Amcri-
cans

Manila, Nov. 13.-Colonel Hayes has
captured Aguinaldo's secretary, and
Major Coleman is in Carranglau with
an escort of 175 Bolomen, on his way
to the province of Nueva Visaya.
The son of General Llaneoras and his
family are prisoners. The general
barely escaped.
Your correspondent with General
Young telegraphs from San Jose that
Aguinaldo did not escape to the north
east. He and his army, the corre-
spondent adds, are surrounded. His
last orders to the Filipino commander
at San Jose We're to hold San Jose and
Carranglan at all costs.
The recent encounters were too one
sided to be called fights. The insur-
gents are mortally afraid of the Amer
leans, however strong their position.
They make but brief and feeble re-
sistance, and run when the terrible
American yell reaches their ears,
whereupon the Americans pursue them
and slay many.
The moral effect of the news that Co.,
OCo troops are on their way here has
been unquestionably great
The insurgents are suffering more
from disease than the Americans, ow-
ing to poor food, lack Of medicines and
filthy hospitals, with the result that
there is great mortality among them.
General Lawton has Intercepted a tel
egram from an insurgent captain to a
Filipino general reading: How can
you blame me for retreating when only
twelve Of my company were able to
fight|
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Remain. Of . Prehi,tor,e wb.I..

Near the village of Borbolya, Hun
gary, an antediluvian animal OF exua-
ordinary size has been found by Pro-
fessor Bella. The remains are those
of the Oldest and largest prehistoric
whale ever found In Europe. 1t Is
twenty-five feet. The specimens pre-
served in Antwerp and Bologna are
much smaller and come from later
strata. The find mas been presented
to the geological institute at Buda-
pest.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Tea Poisoning.

Victims of tea poisoning are becom-
ing alarmingly prevalent. Women de-
mand the life and variety OF health,
and instead Of doing it naturally by
building up their system they resort to
tea. They should take Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters. 1t tones up the
nerves. regulates the bowels and cures
dyspepsia.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
sorr. Cut on Kimberley Supplies.

Orange River, Cape Colony, Monday.
Nov. 6.-The Beers investing Kimber-
ley have been reinforced by 1900 men
and have succeeded in corralling about
$1,000 worth of stock belonging to
Kimberley merchants, which was in
tended for the sustenance of the town.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
Thirty Feet of Sand.

1t is supposed that the average depth
of sand in the deserts of Africa is from
thirty 10 forty feet.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17

When a woman begins a discussion by
agreeing with everything you say, there
Is n terrific storm brewing.
The San Francisco call., 1899-10-29

l used to do not only the preaching but
likewise me singing Of hymns, and l did
1t all in dead earnest. l would study for
Gays before on illustrations of the text
and meant what l said. None of those
sermons are extant, for I preached with
out notes then. as now.
My theological studies followed In
natural sequence. My ministerial career
seemed matter Of course and hardly to
be questioned, But the material needs ap-
pealed strongly to me even when theo-
logical student, and felt deeply even
then that spiritual food is not all that a
pastor should give to his flock. 1he con-
viction has grown with experience and
observation.
II began my work with the charge Of
a small church, and then | took a large
one and so on. At last came the bishop
ric, ana then the charge Of the New York
diocese. 1t was an honor which my
church conferred upon me- and it was
heavy responsibility.
There Is much to be done everywhere
in fact there is everything to De done.
But in New York the need is so bitter,
so crying. To take away the trouble is
like dipping out the ocean, but there is
nothing for it but to keep, on dipping.
II have been wonderfully helped in my
work. OF course I was powerless alone.
The wealthieSt people in the city held
Then the mans talents are two. 1 see.
He can work, ardently, relentlessly: and
he can marshal ranks to work under his
direction.
"Who have been some OF your helpers
ut would take all day to name even a
small proportion. The Vanderbilts, the
Astors, Mr.. Pierpont Morgan and Seth
Low are names that are familiar to you.
They have given great aid as great bless
ings have been theirs. But there are
other names that you would not recog-
nize and yet they stand written as
proudly because they represent the
widows mite"
"The late Mrs. william Vanderbilt gave
largely through you, did she not?"
She was woman of much charity, and
she put annually into my hands 500 900
to be used, not for asylums and charitable
institutions. but to be bestowed person
ally She wanted it used not so much
for the DOOR Of the slums as for the poor
who had known the better side of life
the saddest people that the world holds.
/ found old people sometimes for whom
the money would purchase an entrance to
a home, and there are overworked clergy
for a breathing space in the country.
The money provided respectable clothes
for men who could not seek employment
looking like vagrants, and 1t helped many
q would-be teacher to the necessary train