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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

Il has come to be regarded as one or the
standards. It's use is general Throughout
the tobacco country, and along in Ap'h'
when the farmers begin 10 strip the mus
lin Off the plant-beds and set the !vui7
plants in the mould that is TO be lhelr
homo until their leaves are cut ana NUNS
up in the barns to be cured. you may
travel along any Of the railways mat
traverse the tobacco-helds and see stacks
and pyramids Of brownish-yellow bags aI
each station, stamped with the ubiquitous
"Star" that IS one Of the old Allison d
Addison trade marks. ar-Brand Qua
no." which IS prepared especially for use
on the cotton crop. IS not less tavoraDly
and widely known. South Carolina
Georgia, and Alabama buy il by the train
load. and I'm North Carolina II IS every
where.
THE ANCHOR BRANDS"
Allison d Addison's Anchor Brand
Tobacco Fertilizer" and anchor Brand
Fertilizer" I'm universal use. DIVIDE inc
honors with the star brands. the An
Choir Brand Tobacco Fertilizer pelhs
affected by the planters of the gravel
lands Of Eastern North Carolina. where
bright cigarette tobaccOs are grown
A newer brand is BONANZA TOBACCO
Grower" which has. of late years, come
almost TO equal the enormous sales OF the
"Star" and anchor" tobacco goods.
LITTLE GIANT CORN GROWER.
But II must not be supposed That The
Allison q Addison brands are limited 10
tbe needs of the tobacco and cotton
rrowers-along the James River Valley
and i'm the grain fields Of West Virginia
wheat and corn growers swear by Little
Giant corn Grower and Little Giant
wheat and Grass Fertilizer" nor must
we overlook preparation that. IN south-
vest Virginia. is the best seller known
- the trade-namely "McGavock Spa-
cial Potash Mixture" This is an a'kallhe
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
GROWTH OF A BUSINESS THAT WAS NON-EXISTENT TIVE

"Stonewall Brand is not as familiar as
ABC. Hundreds and hundreds of hogs
heads Of tobacco come TO Richmond.
Lynchburg, and other tobacco markets
every season whose shippers Will tell you
that the fneness of texture. the UNIFORM
richness OF color. is due 20 the fact that
a handful of "Stonewall Tobacco Feru-
lizer" went into the HILL Mr.. James q.
Tinsley. one Of the founders OF the hrn'
was Howitzer and fought Win
Stonewan I'm the NaAey." hence Il was
natural that he should name his favor
tie brand Of goods after his old chieftain'
and the bust of the grim soldier OF the
South enwreathed I'm laurel, goes into
mountain hamlets, or prosperous villages
of the low-lands, on honest brown Jule
sacks. wherever an oX-cart can go, ana
sometimes where an oX-cart cannot GO
for the gentlemen at the Iinsley once
will tell You tina, there is an old gentle
man I'm Surry county, n. g., twenty miies
from Mount Airy. who has been USING
"StOnewalw for years and years ana
who i'm defiance Of the impossible noun
tain trails. has It conveyed 10 his place,
bag by bag. on the shoulders OF stout
darkies. But this, by the way, and neither
here nor there.
"STONEWALL GUANO."
What "Stonewau Tobacco Fertilizer" Is
In the tobacco belt. "Stonewau Guano' Is
i'm the cotton belt. It's use is general all
through the South. IL may be stated thai
I'm "a single county i'm South Carolina the
sale OF this brand has averaged 1000 tons
annually for six or seven years past. An
other favorite cotton-brand Is "Richmonf
Brand" a medium grade, which Is use'
not only In the cotton country, but ind'
many pleased users In the corn and pea
nut country The leading Tinsley bran6
for corn. however. is "Tinsley's Powhatar
Corn Guano." which was devised ane
formulated by one Of the clerks I'm th,
office a few years ago. and which leaped
into speedy and deserved popularity.
VITAL CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES.
Another favorite brand is Lee Brand
Guano." which is very much used as a
substitute for stable manure, as it con
tains the vital chemical principles I'm q
condensed form. Other popular brands
are "Tinsey's Wheat and Grass Feru
lizer" "Tinsley's Bone and Potash Mix
ture," "Finsleys Dissolved $. c. Bone,
"Tinsley's powhatan Phosphate" anC
"Stonewall Brand Acid Phosphate"
Each one OF these brands is well known
and has a large sale All are carefully
made from the best materials suited fol
the purpose. the constituents being yarieC
according to the crop intended to be-
grown.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

ing growers Of the Virginian weed. While
the Eureka" is their leading brand. their
Orient Is "a close second In extensive
use and popularity. and Virginia Truck
ers" and Carolina Truckers are In great
demand I'm the trucking sections. These
latter are heavily ammoniatcd goods.
adapted especially 10 the needs Of truck
farmers. among whom IL is no uncommon
thing 20 get three and four crops per
year OFF the same land. Tho making or
truck fertilizers seems 10 be a special and
peculiar art i'm which the Atlantic and
Virginia people have long oxcelled.
But for many years they have made q
speciality OF fine dry acid Phosphate,
turning out dry. graduated goods that
do not clog the drill. and may be evenly
distributed. hence there is great demand
I'm tho wheat territory for such brands as
"Valley of Virginia Bone Phosphate
"Crenshaws Dissolved :. G. Bone and
Eureka Bone and Potash Compound"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

Tho Richmond Of to-day IS, commercial
ly and materially. q very different city
from what it was even twenty years ago.
Then So was q city OF iron Of -four or
tobacco: but to-day these industries are
oyorehadowed by a newer and more im-
rortqrf one-onc that city people kno"
little of-bccause they DO not come lA
contact with 20. but that our country
friends arc familiar with, because b. s'..-
plies them with the means by WnIch tn'F
Improve their lands. mako barren acres
fritnu. and transform arid wastes into
GREAT gardens. This mighty industry is
sd. manufacture OF fertilizers in which
richmond as n vending market ranks
r.t not only among tho cities of THIS
rtry. but among the cities of the
rrf This great change has come about
-.. last twenty years. and it is TO the
rr and industry of tho Traverscs,
~ s. AlHsons. Addisons. Enersons,
ana .st. but not least the CrYnshaw
tr.. which for more than half cen-
been one Of the great CONNER
l les OF Richmond.
ST AFTER THE WAR.
.or tho war Richmond was not
fertilizer mart even. as huns
... towns fin North Caroline. PALE
was then the great fertilizer Gene
10 was the day of Peruvian guano,
every year hundreds OF ships sailed
pealse Bay and dissoreed CAR
of the yellow. malodorous deposit
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
A CONSERVATIVE EXHIBIT.
Richmond FeTuiizcr Wen Abreast of
fHe Times.

From this conservative exhibit. II may
be seen that Pichmond's fertilizer men arc
abreast of the times and prepared to
get their share OF the business throughout
the South. In fact. there are no States
where the use Of fertilizer IS az all general
where Richmond goods IRE not only on
the market but the leading competitors
for the trade. The people OF Richmond
know little Of this business. because IL Is
essentially a business FOR the farmers.
but I'm the country. from the Potomac 10
the Gulf. almost any farm-boy can enume-
rate the various Richmond brands moro
readily than we have done and discuss
the relative merits OF Eureka" star"
"Stonewall" National" Slaughter
House Bone" or other brands. with 4
nuency that is BORN OF intimate familiarity
and practical experience with them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
NORFOLK AVID CAROLINA BRANDS.
Not So Old ns Others, But Not Less
Popular.

Not So Old as Others, But Not Less
Popular.
The newest concern is the Norfolk and
Carolina Chemical Company branch Vir-
ginia-Carolina Chemical Company, which
removed from Norfolk to Richmond about
three years ago to enjoy Richmonds
wider facilities. This company has, In
the few years OF its existence, built up =
business Of remarkable extent, due In
great measure 10 the energy Of its pro-
prietors and the excellence Of their manu-
features Their leading brand for cotton.
corn. and peanuts is "Slaughter-iiouse
Rome GuanO" which. as indicated by iis
name. is largely a slaughtor-house pro-
duct. and they also put forth another
formula under tho same brand name,
which is prepared expressly Tor tobacco,
and is much used by growers OF heavy
shipping tobacco.
BRIGHT LEAF-TOBACCO GROWER
But the growers of cigarette leaf are no
neglected as the company prepares SPY
cial "Bright-Leaf Tobacco-Grower,'
which almost m0nopoizes the trade II
certain bright-tobacco sections. Az sue.
notable points as BattlebOrO' and En-
field. where there IS e large market fol
bright tobaccos. this brand enjoys almost
a monopoly OF the business. IL - used
by some OF the famous growers or thal
region. celebrated for fancy .obaccos mat
even In these depressed times, command
a ready sale az fancy prices. The com.
pany also manufacture fine truck anc
tomato guano. and various brands ol
alkaline mixtures and acid phosphates, al
o. which are carefully rolled and tritu'
rated. so as 20 drill perfectly. This com
pany's boast Is that II guarantees or.
goods I'm perfect mechanical condition, a
Am seasons. and even under eccentric CON
nlfInns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
ALLISON & ADDISON BRANDS.

The Oldest and Worthiest on the
Market.
Probably there are few people VINO
haven't heard of the celebrated "star
Rrand" or the equally celebrated "An-
chor Brand" For twenty years these Ia
vorite brands have been in constant use
bv the farmers OF the south Among toDac-
o.-,aie.ts. "Star Brand Special Tobacco
Manure IS considered indispensable When
a fne crop OF tobacco is wanted. II is a
hign-prade manure. prepared especially
for growing fine grades of tobacco. ana its
formula u.s. so thoughtfully composed that
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
RICHMOND CHEMICAL WORKS.

An Enormous. Thoroughly Modern
Plant. with an Immense Capacity.
ON the left bank Of the river, quarter
of mile below the Allison d Addison
factory. and djoining the Richmond
Cedar-Works on the east, is the Rich
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
CELEBRATED TRAvERs BRANDS
"NatfonnI- and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Old
Words wherever Gunno il Used.

The Trayors brands, now manufactured
by :. W. Travers < Co, branch virginia
Carolina Chemical Company, are time
honored Many years ago the name or
the concern was Travers, Snead * Co,
the partners being Mr.. Samuel W. Ira
vers OF this city. and Mr. Charles q.
Snead OF Fluvanna county. Later Mr.
Travers bought out Mr. Snead and con-
Quoted the business under the firm style
of S W. Travers d co. IL would be diff
fcult to- designate the leading brand Of
this house as il has put forward so many
worthy ones.
Mr.. Travers, who is well known here.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31
ATLANTIC AND VIRGINIA.
A Tbirty-Three-Nen House, Yet
Vigorous and Aggressive.

The Atlantic and Virginia Fertilizing
Company, Branch Nirginia-Car0lina
Chemical Company is in its thrty-third
year, having been begun in 1865 by the
late Captain William G.. Crenshaw, one
OF the most progressive and energetic Of
Richmonds old-tlme businessmen. In
later years Mr.. S d. Crenshaw was the
moving spirit i'm this company. and under
his direction IL achieved its greatest sue
cesses. The company plant is situated
about n half mile east Of the city on the
Osborne turnpike. on the site OF the
Old distillery whose products cheered the
people OF Richmond 80 de war; The
factory is new and up-to-date in every
respect-furuaces. mill. mixers. all are
OF the newest patterns and the result
is a carefully and even product.
EUREKA.
The leading brand is, plctorially, the
familiar phoenix but 10 Is called
Eureka" Eureka Ammoniated Bone
finds a ready sale throughout the South
ern States. among planters OF cotton,
and Eureka Ammoniatcd Bone, Special
for Tobacco" IS largely used by discern
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-31

OLD. RELIABLE TINsLEY BRANDS.
Used and liked from the Potomac
to the GuIf.
There are. perhaps, few farmers or few
farmers boys I'm the South 10 whom the
The evening times., 1899-03-22
MORE oDoRs OF DECAYED MEAT.
Testimony of Lieutenant Hnrtweli
at Chicago Today.

Testimony of Lieutenant HartWeli
at Chicago Today.
Chicago, March 22.-The Beef Enquiry
Board resumed it's sittings this morning.
j. d. L. Hartwell. first lieutenant of the
First Cavalry was the first witness called.
He said that on May 10 he was detailed as
a regimental commissaTy of his regiment,
which was stationed at Lakeland, Fla.
and continued in that capacity until June
23 Hartwell testified that the Armour
beef was delivered in refrigerator cars AMI
when it first came ii was good After
three or four days supply had been taken
poorer in quality. In two or three cases
complaint of the beef was made by COM
manders and it was conde sned b. board.
Il once rejected an entire carload of the
meat" he said, because we could smell
the stencil coming from il before the car
was opened. The next consignment was
bad, and after that | secured permission
10 buy our meat from a local dealer.
The witness said there were many COM
plants OF the canned roast beef on the
trip TO Cuba, and after the regiment arriv-
ed there. Some of the refrigerated beef
which was issued in Cuba, he said, had a
greenish growth on the outside. which was
commonly known as 'whiskers." The can
ned roast beef, he thought, possessed 70
nutriment, and its appearance was bad
1T was nauseating,' he said. and l
have frequently seen the men vomiting af-
ter eating it,
The evening times., 1899-03-22
HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT.
30 New Cases of Smallpox or Spinal
Meningitis.

Meningitis.
The weekly bulletin of the Health De-
partment was made public this afternoon.
There were 10S deaths in the District
during the past week, as compared with los
in the week before-whites, 80; colored, So
The annual death rate for each thousand
of the whole population fell from aO13 10
1911. that for the whites being 1850 and
for the oolored 31.l4. There were bur 4
deaths IN all OF the zymotic class, l of
which was from entero- colitis. l of mumps,
and OF grip. Mortality from heart af-
fections rose from 10 L, and from those
of the kidneys from TO 9. There was no
death from cerebro spinal meningitis re-
ported and but > from simple cerebral
meningitis.
At the close Of last report there were
ifty-hve cases Of diphtheria under obser-
walton. During the week thirteen new
cases developed and twenty-four were dis
charged. leaving forty-four cases in quar-
antine at the close of this report.
Of scarlet fever there were seventy five
cases in isolation at the close of last re-
port During the week seventeen new
cases occurred and sixteen were discharged
leaving seyenty-six cases, with warning
cards in siXtyfour premises.
OF smallpox there were twenty seven
cases in quarantine at the close of last re-
port. No new cases were reported during
the week. and no deaths and thirteen were
discharged from treatment, leaving four
teen in quarantine at the close of this re-
port.
The mean weather conditions prevailing
during the week were: Temperature of the
air i6 degrees; barometric pressure, 29.9i
and relative humidity, 20. The rainfall
amounted 10 LOS inches. with brisk south
erly winds. averaging ten miles per hour.
The thermometer registered - degrees on
the 18th and fell 10 81 degrees on the 17th
The evening times., 1899-03-22
ROBBERS WRECK A BANK.
Frightened by the Explosion. They
Flee 10 Avoid Capture.

Medway Mass, March 22.-The gang of
bank burglars VINO have been operating
extensively throughout New England dur
ing the past few months, entered the Med
way Savings Bank just before o'clock
yesterday morning and blew open the
vault They escaped without obtaining
any plumber From the fact that second
fuse. applied for the purpose of forcing
open the strong box, had not been lighted,
it is thought the men were frightened
away by the noise of the explosion. The
bank Office was completely wrecked. The
authorities nave no cl5w.
The affair is III ninth of the kind that
has occurred in New England during the
past few months. in spite of the efforts of
the authorities to prevent such operations.
The following institutions have been en-
tered: Bethel Savings Bank, Bethel, Me. !;
National Ashburnham (Mass.) Bank; Phoe-
nix Or. L., National Bank; National
Wrentham (Mass.), Bank; South Scituate
Savings Bank, Norwell, Mass; Smithfeld
National Bank, Slatersville, r. l.; Oak
dale Bank, of West Boylston; Richford
(Vt) Savings Bank and Trust Company,
and Midway (Mass.), Savings Bank The
robbers have secured very little booty in
most places.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
Mccoy to Fight sharkey again.

1t is more than likely that 'Eid'' Mccoy and
Tom Sharkey will again be matched for heavy
weight honors in the near future. William A.
Brady and Tom ORourke- met yesterday and
practically agreed to sign articles for a return
match Brady explained to the sailors manager
the great anxiety OF the kid" to have another
go at his conqueror, and o'Rourke offered TO sign
articles, providing the men could hit with one
arm free. Mccoy has all along been anxious to
meet Sharkey once more in the ring He expects
to have taken considerable weight by the time
he fights the sailor, and thinks he reverse the
decision OF their last battle The only chance
Mccoy will have to reverse the decision Of the
last battle and to increase his weight is drink
Heurich's beer with his meals. aud he will be as
sured of better success the next time he meets
Sharkey. fsf.ssss -. s.as--r
The evening times., 1899-03-22
FOUND FROZEN TO DEATH.
Blizzard Killed Mnry Kelly in Il
Thickiy Formulated District.

Troy, y. Y. March 22.-The body Of
Mary a. Kelly was found yesterday in the
ravine at the foot of McElwain Avenue.
Cohoes. She had been frozen to death in
Sunday nights blizzard. in the midst OF a
thickly populated district
William Wiilett, an employe o. the NV
York Central Railroad, discovered The body
within a hundred feet OF his house. Mis-;
Kelly had been missing since Sunday
night. She had been visiting az the home
of Mrs. Jennings. II High Street, which is
only a short distance from the place she
met her death. She noticed that a storm
was raging, and fearing that it would be-
come worse started for home at go p. II.
She had not been seen from that time IN
I'll this morning.
She was slight. Weighing olly ninety
two pounds. and had evidently. wEi.s
blinded by the storm. been blown into the
ravine. No cries We're heard there Sunday
night.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
One Man Hurled Thirty Yards and
One Beheaded


Cumberland, Nd, March 22-Philetus
Wink, Daniel Snyder jr., engineer. and a
man named Shuss. a sawyer, were killed
outright, and John Snyder. Harry SiegIe
and Anthony Whitfield injured. the former
probably fatally, by an explosion of the
boiler at Hudson Shuss' sawmill. Is miles
north of Flintstone. Allegany county. The
boiler was an antiquated affair. having
been in use many years. The mill and
sheds were obliterated and the iywheel.
weighing a ton, was thrown a great dis
sance. Even the steel saw was shattered
into small pieces.
Engineer Snyder was thrown 80 wards
with nearly 100 pounds of iron. He was
horribly crushed and scalded. the skin
coming off with his clothes
Shuss was struck on the head and killed
Winks head was blown completely off.
When found his body was dangling by the
feet from the mill carriage over the creek.
John Snyder. father of Daniel Snyder.
sustained a broken nose and other wounds
about the head and face. lie is uneon-
scious at times.
Whitfield was struck on the back of the
neck with pin. which was driven through
Slegle. who was standing within 10 feet
OF the boiler when the explosion occurred
escaped with broken leg.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
A DETENTION CAMP.
Returning Volunteers VIII Go to
Harrisburg for Muster-Out.


Secretary Alger has finally decided upon
the location of permanent detention camp
for the accommodation of volunteer troops
ordered home for muster out. Camp
Meade near Harrisburg. Pa, has been
determined upon as the site. Volunteer
troops now stationed in Cuba will be
brought to the United States by transport
and disembarked either at Philadelphia or
Delaware Breakwater. They will then be
transported to Camp Meade where they
will remain till discharged from the SER
vice.
Camp Meade, which was established as a
rendezvous before the departure of the
United States forces for Cuba, proved to be
one of the most desirable of the many
camps.
1t is probable that another permanent
camp will be located further South. The
troops now in Cuba have become more or
less acclimated, and it is necessary that
they be located in climate nearly as
warm as that which they now have become
used TO.
Atlanta affords many advantages for a
permanent summer camp. Secretary Al
ger is deliberating upon establishing one
at that place.
1t is probable, however, that the strict
quarantine regulations OF the Southern
ports against yellow fever infection from
troops arriving from Cuba may spoil the
Secretary's plans.
The evening times., 1899-03-22
A New Military Companx

Westminster Nd, March pa military COM
pany organized at Frizellsburg Carroll
county. last night, and efforts will be made to
have it become part of the First Regiment Ma
ryland National Guard. Abraham l.. Williams
elected president OF the meeting; A. s.
Babylon, vice president. and L. o. Handley,
secretary. Sixty-three young men comprise the
company. John Auer. OF Frizzellsburg, who for
a number of years member OF the Fourth
Regiment OF Baltimore, was elected captain;
Abraham L. Williams first lieutenant, and A. s.
Babylon, second lieutenant; sergeants and cor
porals, Levi d. Maus, jr, Frank II. Willett, and
Charles Maus. Captain Auer was commissioned
to confer with the State authorities for the pur-
pose of obtaining equipments
The evening times., 1899-03-22
A REsoURcEFUL WOMAN.
Miss Bessie Byrne. Actress, Author
ess. Dressmaker. and Lawyer.

Miss Bessie byrne. Actress. AutDOr-
ess. Dressmaker. and Lawyer.
New York, March 22.-Miss Bessie
Byrne who says she has been writer,
dressmaker, actress and playwright, added
to her attainments by appearing before
Judge Giegerich in the supreme court yes
terday. to argue, in her own behalf, mo-
tion to set aside an order directing her to
furnish further bill of particulars in an
action which she has pending against her
brother, Thomas ]. Byrne n plumber. The
suit is for S39, $780, and is based upon an
alleged breach of an agreement made be-
tween them for the purchase of the house
$50 East Twenty eighth Street. thirty years
ago, and for money expended at his re-
quest.
Miss Byrne astonished the Judge by the
| manner in which she treated the matter
! He soon learned that the case had many
| legal complications and he advised her to
| get lawyer, but she seemed to think that,
as client and lawyer, she could best con-
duct her own case. Judge Giegerich then
| told her he would consider her application,
and reserved his decision.
| Miss Byrne has given several bills of par
| ticulars of her claims, and, although her
cause of action is only for $39, $50 her last
| bill of particulars embraces items aggre-
eating 100000. She puts in an item for
| 100000 damages because she was not
'able to star in Europe or America after
she had made fame in London and the Brit
| ish provinces and the United States" as
her theatrical wardrobe was taken from
| her in London for debt of $40 He1
manuscripts of different plays were confis-
Gated. and for this she claims $40, 900.
When she was turned out of her home
she AYERS that her dressmaking business
was destroyed, and as a result she los,
profits which would have amounted to $685.
900. In addition to these she puts in claims
| for different articles purchased for heI
mother and sisters, and also wants to re-
cover expenses of trip to Europe in July
1879, with Jane Byrne.
| Her bills for this European excursion
| amount to 81, 1879.