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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-18

Among the Richmond people who went
f. Petersburg 10 attend the marriage OF
Mice thinner and Mr.. John MOyler, o.
hat citv. are Mr.. Coleman Workman and
Misc Bessie Wight.
Misses Eva and Emma Bowe have left
for New York, where they Will attend the
Horse Show.
Mrs. Skipwith, of Prestwould, Mecklen-
hure county, has presented very inter-
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ing. He said SO after he had been cut
down by a member of the family. "The
next time I try it'll will adopt an easier
and less painful way,"he said, after he
had recovered his death.
1t was not a great while before he car
ried this threat into execution. He tried
to kill himself by shooting. He was not
successful and expressed his contempt TO:
the revolver route in no uncertain tones.
He became a great reader of suicide
literature. Papers containing accounts
of murders and suicides received a great
deal of attention from him. He COM
mented upon the manner in which peo-
pie made away with themselves
A few weeks ago when a man attempt
ed suicide by jumping from a bridge into
the Allegheny river. Velter commented
upon the attempt very unfavorably. He
said the man was a fool.
1t was then that he showed that he
had decided positively upon the manner
of his death. He confided this tragic news
to his son-in-law, Adam Nauman, and his
daughter. There is only one satisfac,
them; it is to cut an artery and slowly
bleed to death. Some day I will do that
1t is just like sinking into a peaceful
Sleep
On Nov. Velter left the home of hi:
son-in-law, which is on the Spring Gar
den road, in Reserve twonship. He sale
that he was going out for a short time
and might never return. This was the las
seen of Velter until his body was fount
in ST. Marys cemetery Saturday, by ;
party of hunters
| There he had severed an artery in hi
arm and bled to death.
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M%%zz%zSz%zA

through another buried channel which
entered the lake a little. east of To
ronto In those days. of course, the
falls did not exist, and even after the
subsistence of the land about the -uppar
waters of the St. Lawrence had formed
the lakes, Erie did not at first send It's
waters northward from it's eastern end
to Ontario, but was drained by a river
flowing southwark to the Mississippi.
The formation of Niagara was the &c
suit of later movements, as both Pro-
fessors Gilbert and Spencer have point
ed out, which did not even then, cease
At various places around the SHORES CT
the lake lines of terraces can still be
recognized, which were fretted on the
slopes when the waters stood at higher
levels.
These terraces are not at uniform
heights above the present surface, ana
therefore prove that process OF
"warping' has been going on, or, III
other words. that the upward move
ment has been unequal. For some Ut
tie time it has been known that move
ment was still in progress, ana we
now learn that in some piaces-rouSh
ly speaking, toward the southwest
part of the area-it is in downward
| direction, This also is not without
nrecedent One of the most noted in
stances is on the shores of the Baltic.
| rrha southern part of Sweden--the dis
trict called scania--is slowly sinking.
The exact rate, perhaps, is not yet
quite certain, but about Malmo ~
| nroha bly exceeds a yard in century.
In the more northern parts, however,
tha land has certainly risen during
very late geological times, and is be- es
| ,;eTed to be still on the move. or
Course if this fitting in the lake re
sion continues Erie will be once more
| ent off from Ontario, if not from HUI
,.on. # and Michigan will discharge
their waters southwark to the basin
If the Mississippi. The drying up of
NIAGARA and the flooding of Chicago
will be serious matters, but we may
console ourselves with the reflection
that neither will happen for many a
| long year. and that when the time
| comes American ingenuity will be
| equal to the emergency.
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Names of Actors.
From the New York Press.

From the New York Press.
Actors have consistently followed
writer's in appearing before the public
under their real names in the last quar-
ter of a century. Some of the older ones
have been unable to throw off their
DISCUSSES 1t is true, but those who go
on the stage nowadays seldom seek
after a nom de theatre. When the
leading British actor received the acco-
Sir John Henry Brodrib: but then he
belongs to the old school. Other old
timers: William J. Florence, known
when a youth as Barney Conlin; John
II. Raymond, who was plain Jack
O'Brien in his teens; Lawrence P. Bar
rett, who was Larry Brannigan; p. A.
| Sothern, the elder, baptized Douglas
| Stewart.
| Richard Mansfield was born Richard
| Rudersdorff, and Ada Rehan's father
| was named Crehan, but you may run
| over the entire list of actors and ac-
| tresses of to-day and find few others
| who are known by assumed names. SO
| in literature we discover a nom de
| plume only here and there, whereas a
| few years ago nearly every writerscon-
| cealed his identity under a pseudonym.
Some had two or three fictitious names,
| and never braved the calcium light of
| public criticism until one or the other
| had exhibited signs of becoming popu-
| lar and profitable. The fact is attrib-
| utable to the decay of modesty and a
| corresponding love of public laudaton.
| Hercules Brown wants to be pointed
out in the street as the author the
brilliant essayist," the poet" etc
doesn't like to sit unknown in dark
corner and hear his alias praised.
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CROOKED WORK.
Municipal Corruption Is Being Unearthed
at indianapolis.


indianapolis Nov. 25.-The county
grand jury to-day continued its probing
into facts regarding the corruption of
councimen in the granting of a fran
chise to the new street railway COM
pany, and some very pointed evidence
was given. One of the stories that We're
told before the jury was to the effect
that certain members of the city council
rented safety deposit boxes of we'll
known banking firm on the day the
street railway franchise was granted by
the council and investigation showed
that these men had never had u deposit
of any consequence in the bank and no
valuables that would lead them to fear
loss. The banker who rented the boxes
will be called tomorrow and examined
with reference to his knowledge of the
use to which the boxes were put.
Other testimony before the jury was to
the effect that councilman complained
bitterly to friend that he had not go>-
| ten as much for his vote as some Others
| had received and regretted that he had
not held out longer for a higher figure.
| Prosecutor Pugh said to-day: II shall
! spare no one In this investigation. Men
| who come before the jury and deny
things which we know they have knowl-
edge of will be prosecuted for perjury"
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UPSET THEIR PLANS.
Bond Purchase Annoys Trainers of tho
Currency Bill.

Bond Purchase Annoys Trainers of tho
Currency Bill.
Washington. Nov. 25.-Secretary
Cages recent offer to purchase $25,000,
900 worth of 4 and per cent. govern
ment bonds to help out spectators in
Wall street who were finding 1T diff
cult to obtain money with which to
carry on their gambling transactions
is likely to be made subject of close
inquiry by committees of both the
house and senate.
The republican senators who devoted
the summer to the task of framing
financial legislation for the coming
over the action of the secretary of The
treasury. They themselves, it appears,
had made provisions for retiring the
very and S per cent. bonds which the
secretary offered to buy by means of
refunding scheme which involves the
issue of new 3 per cent. that will run
from 20 to 80 years.
Senator Allison of Iowa is the author
of the scheme. He had ascertained
from extensive communication with
the big bond houses that the holders of
the per cents, which will expire in
1904, and the per cents, which will eX-
| pire in 1907, would be glad to exchange
| their holdings for new 3 per cents. run
| ming 20 or 80 years without asking for
a bonus.
| Allison and his colleagues are said
| to regard Secretary Cages action in
| refunding $25,000000 worth of the bonds
| the As ait 1875 and accrued interest
! the 5s at Ill and accrued interest-as
a questionable bit of financiering, par.
ticularly as the secretary was aware
of the plans of the commission that has
the monetary bill in hand.
The stock specializing feature of the
| deal does not appear to worry the sen
ators half as much as the interference
with their personal plans. They simply
| regard the premature purchase of thu
| bonds now as fiat loss of about So 0G0
900 to the government. and whateve
objections they may raise will be basel
on that fact.
1t is an open secret that the proposed
3 per cent. issue is to be made the We
hicle for the permanent introduction o
gold as the standard of values in tn
United States. The entire issue will
be made payable in gold coin.
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ARRESTED FOR ROBBERY.
Mrs. Kathleen Nauchten's Visitors Sup
posed to he the Parties.


A robbery committed at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Kathleen Naughten, at
the corner of Park and Crystal streets,
was reported to the police last even
ing and John Pickerel and his wife,
Alice, and Stella Dennison We're ar
rested and held at the city jail on sus-
pcion that they were the responsible
parties.
Mrs Pickerel was in tire employ of
Mrs Naughten and Miss Dennison is
friend of hers. Yesterday afternoon
Miss Dennison called to see Mrs. Pick
erel and they spent some time in Mrs.
Naughtens room. Later Pickerel call
ed to see his wife and was received in
the same room. Last evening MIS-.
Naughten discovered the loss of a gold
watch and several articles of jewelry.
She reported to Captain Leyden' of the
police department, who made an in
vestgation. He learned that the three
! persons were the only ones who wer'
in the house besides Mrs. Naughter
during the day and considered that the
| circumstances warranted placing them
| under arrest. None of the stolen ar
ticleS were found in the possession OF
any of them however, and the Off
GERS have not succeeded in locating 1t
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A GREAT COPPER VEIN,
\ Strange Story Told of the Grand
Canyon.


Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 25.-FranlS
D. Randall, a civil engineer of this
city, claims to have discovered in the
Grand canyon of the Colorado river
vein of copper greater than any hereto
fore known. together with gold, garnet
bearing schist, asbestos, onyx, serpen-
tine and coal in great profuson. Mr..
Randall went through the Grand cam
yon in a boat for the express purpose
of finding the continuation of the great
copper vein that is tapped by Senator
w. A. Clark and the famous Verde
mine in Arizona.
4 surveyed the vein for some dis
tance,'' he says, land found that
where it struck the Grand cam
yon the canyon was six thousand
feet deep. This, l believed, was
deep enough to lay bare the vein and
l risked my life by going through the
canyon in boat to see. I found the
vein as 1 expected. At the waters
edge it is 600 feet wide and runs ap-
ward 700 or 500 feet, branching into
three veins. There is copper enough
in plain sight to keep a 10o-ton smeltel
busy for a generation. l shall go next
month with a party to attempt tc
reach the vein from the plateau"
| Mr.. Randall has quantities of speci-
mems to show in standardization of his
| story.
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cH,cAco's IMPENDING FATE.
When Niagara Dries Up This City Will
BE Completely Submerged.

From the London Standard.
Prof. G. X. Gilbert, who has, for some
years maintained that the level of the
great lakes of America is slowly alter
ing, has just reverted to the subject
in greater detail. He states that the
region is turning upon an axis, the
land rising on one side and sinking Oh
the other; on the one hand the snoIe'
so to say, encroaches upon the iahs'
on the other the water upon the la.ld;
The process may be roughly iliustra.1u
by filling a saucer nearly full OF "a IT,
and then giving it gentle tlll. the
fluid falls on one side and raises on ~
other, until at last it oVerhoWs. = no
axis runs diagonally across the ~.
On Lake Ontario the lana apoue ' ~
Hamilton on the western emu, ~ -
rising. On Huron, in Georgian naS ~. -
is also rising. but in the soutnWeSasl..
part of the lake, and at the sou I,1leIai
end of Michigan, the contrais, +s .tiu' 10
| ment is in process. Si pr6fessor Gil
| bert threatens it, in about flve eentur-
| les. with the fate which, ACCORDING TO
| Moore, has befallen the terraces. u
other days in Loeb Neagh. me sup'et'
has for several years ensas ~ Irnitad
| tention of men of science in the Unltea
| Sta'tas and Canada; there IS, indeed,
no more interesting chapter in geology
| Than fine history of the great lakes OF
PROFESSOR Spencer, in paper. read
eight years ago to the Geological soel,
az of London, described the Original
ens,ajtion of the river basin of the St
InWrence. Soundings in Lake Michi.
gan ga have proved that, We're it dry, ii
a,n,,ld he divided by a central ridge in
70 two valleys--the northern communi-
eating with the basin of Huron alons
the line still followed by the water, tbs
| .,,.bor,, draining along a broad chan.
mel into Saginaw bay on the southwes
side of Huron. The two streams ulti
mately united on the dry bed of tina
lake and then passed out to Lake On
tario. not by Detroit. Erie and Niagara
but by the way of Georgian bay AM
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SUICIDE HIS MANIA.
A Pennsylvanian's Weird Quest for an
Easy Death.


Pittsburg Nov. 25.-For years William
Velter has made study of suicide. Self
destruction was a hobby with him. He
experimental with death and toyed with
it as a child would do with new play
thing.
His relative, therefore, were not greatly
surprised when they went to the morsue
to-day and saw his body lying on slab.
It was that of the man whom party of
hunters had found in S.. Marys cemetery.
The hunters were led to the grave over
which the remains lay by their intelligent
dog.
The story of Velter is a remarkable
one. Were it not so said it would be
unique, and even amusing.
This student of self-des;ruction was a
cripple. He DID not think this world was
4 place for cripples. He came to this
conclusion years ago. Then he deter
J. mined upon ending his life. He even
went further and experimental with
/ dsata.
/ First he tried TO hang himself. This
! manner Of death was not to Velter's lik'
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mittee. The edict has gone forth
against him, and hereafter he is to be
regarded as democrat.
Senator Hanna is determined to have
him off the committee. The charges
that will be made against Mr.. Kurtz
are that he supported John r. Mclean,
democratic gubernatiorial candidate, in
the late state election. Senator Han
mas plan is said to be to force Kurt S
resignation or expel him outright in
order to permit Colonel Dick to succeed
him.
Mr. Kurtz refused to discuss the mat
ter to-day.
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NEED FOR MORE LIGHTS
- :" III = #..I.
Nine Win Be Recommended by
i the Committee.
A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL
The New Policy Will Be Heartily APP
plauded by the Citizens-Taxes
Coming in Well-Patrol
Wagon Report.

There is a prospect that the council
will soon act on the new light contract,
and give the city the Improvement in
the street lighting system it stands so
badly in need of. The object in grant
ing the 10-year contract was to better
the lighting system without greatly N
oreasing the cost and there now appears
to be disposition on the part of the al
dermen to carry out the intention that
prompted the granting of the contract
10 the Butte General company.
In conformity with this policy Alder
man Elderkin of the Eighth, chairman
of the light and building committee,
called the committee together night be-
fore last for the purpose of driving
around the city to ascertain where
lights were most needed, and yesterday
"a report, which will be submitted to the
meeting of the council, was prepared,
recommending nine new lights, which
brings the number in use when they
shall have been put in, up to within L.
lights of the number necessary to Sc
cure the first reduction under the con-
tract and it is understood to be the
policy to grant a light wherever there
is any good reason for 1t.
The petitions for lights recommended
SaVoraDly by the report are as follows.
Jackson and Silver streets; Crystal ana
= Silver; Gold and Wyoming, Farrell and
Atlantic, Caledonia and Alabama, Gran
lite and Excelsior avenue. Aluminium
and Nevada avenue, Granite and Mon
tana and Arizona and Quartz.
There can be little doubt that h,
policy will be heartily applauded by
the people of the city. All the new
lights are to be of the increased can1l
power required by the contract or ZOO
candle power lamps, and it is under
stood the council will require the lish
company to increase the candle powe
of all street lights to 1000 in the nea
future.
City Treasurer Calkins reports tina
taxes are coming in at a highly salts
factory rate these days. Up to date owe
$4,000 has been paid in as against $29.
e 900 for the corresponding period for las
year, which is taken to indicate tina
the city is in a more prosperous coma
ton than last year. Urea surer Calkin
also reports that the collection of ii
censes are very much in advance c
what they were last year.
The police committee met yesterda
10 consider the matter of the purci1ae
of a patrol wagon TO be used in con
junction with the new patrol system tn
council has decided to adopt for IN
police department. All the bids sub
mitted for furnishing a wagon wer
thoroughly considered and it appear
:"o that the bid of the Wayne Sulk2y
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listers and large number of scientific

listers and a large number Of scientific
men.
Professor Fort brought forward IT.
REPUTABLE evidence of the existence in
Cerro de Pasco of immense and rich de-
posts of gold, silver and copper. He
was warmly applauded and congratu-
lated by President Romano and the en-
tire audience.
Stephen Montero, a wealthy and
prominent landed property owner who
resided in Europe for many years, died
las night in Chorrillos.
Perry NJ Du Leon, American consul
at Guayaqua, Ecuador, is in Lima on
a leave of absence.
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COMPLAINTS FILED.
Eowrrassa Was Unable to Furnish Bonds
and Went 10 Jail.

Two complaints charging burglary
We're filed in Justice HarTingt3ns
court yesterday against Henry Bowr-
rassa. the young man who was arrested
day before yesterday fer breaking into
and robbng two business places in
East Park street. Bowrrassa was
arraigned and held in $500 bonds on
each charge, pending his preliminary
hearing. which was set for the 29th.
He was unable to give bonds and was
committed to the county Jail.
Donat Dorais and other prominent
French Canadians Of the city were in
teresting themselves in the young
mans behalf yesterday in the hope
of saving him from severe punishment
They state that he is the son 81
wealthy and influential people il
Eastern Canada.
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THROWN INTO PRISON.
Prominent yenezuelans Implicated in the
Recent Revolution.

Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 25.-In con-
sequence of compromising correspond
enca found on the person of proml-
nent supporter of the revolutionists. Gen
eral Hernandez, who was arrested here,
many prominent persons have been i'm
prisoned. Among those taken into Gus
tody is DR.. Mosauira, who was minis
ter of education in the late administra-
ton. He is charged with attempting to
negotiate with General Hernandez, in
behalf of ex-President tAndrade. for the
sale of quantities of arms and ammuni-
ton.
Mr. Loomis, the American minister, Will
tomorrow officially recognize the de rae
to government of General Castro Mr..
LOOMS will shortly sail in the cruiser De-
troit on a cruise to the northeast coast
to examine interests there.
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Causing Uneasin ess.

Buenos Ayres, Argentine, via Calves
ton, Texas, Nov. 25.-The New York
Herald's correspondent in Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, sends word that the political
situation in Brazil is causing uneasi-
ness.
where. fearing disturbances, banks and
shops have been closed for the last two
days
1t is officially announced that there
was one death from the plague in San
tos yesterday.
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South American Unrest.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 25.-Consid-
cradle uneasiness is felt in official cir
cles at the distress prevailing in Cen
trail and South America and the pros
pect Of revolutions resulting therefron
Santo Domingo and Venezuela have
just emerged from successful revolu-
tions. Colombia is engaged in an effort
to throttle one in progress, sporadic
outbreaks have occurred in Peru. and
signs of discomfort are not wanting in
lQrn
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loon license. which were tried before
him several days ago and taken under
Amusement. The decision was against
the grocerymen, who were found guilty
as charged and ordered to appear at
] o'clock tomorrow to receive SEN
tpnrp
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PAINFULLY INJURED.
william White Fell Fifty Feet to the
Gronuu.

SfOnuu.
William White, an employe of the
Diamond mine, received painful in
juries in an accident at the mine yes
terday. Some work was being done
on top in which the use of a derrick
was necessary. White was up on the
steel gallows frame assisting in the
work when one of the guy ropes of the
derrick broke and the other guy rope
was hauled his way, carrying him off
the gallows. He fell a distance of SO
feet to the ground and sustained dis
located ankle, very severe contu-
sion CT the back and fracture of one
of the bones of the left hand. He was
taken to the Sisters hospital.
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Precious Metals in Peru.

Lima, Peru, Nov. 25.-Professor Mi
guel Fort. of the Lima School of Mines,
lsctured last night before a large audi
ence on the discoveries made during
his recent visit to Cerro de Pasco. His
hearers included President Ramona,
ministers of the cabinet, foreign min
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cite company for a wagon to cost, $500,
which was favorably acted upon once
and then reconsidered, was the most
advantageous for the city, the commit
tee decided to report again in favor OF
that wagon.
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Groceryinen Guilty.

Judge Nichols rendered his decision
yesterday in the cases in which seven
grocery merchants Were charged with
selling liquor without paying a sa-
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kurlz Is in DisfaNor.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 25.-Charles l..
Kurtz, Ohio's member of the national
republican committee, will be soundly
scored at the next meeting of the COM
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The bonds of the Butte Consolidated
State Railway company to indemnify
the city against loss by damages by
reason of the construction and opera
ton of the proposed new street car line
from the Stewart to the Original nina,
the franchise for which was granted by
the council at the last regular meet
ing, was filed with the city clerk yes
terday. The bond is in the sum of S2h.-
90 with j. X. Clark and Charles w.
Clark as sureties.
The company, through its secretary,
A. H. Wethey. also filed its acceptance
of the franchise.