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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

The British disaster at Ladysmith seems
to have been due primarily to mulish-
ness. and it may be said that cause has
had dire effect many time and oft in
the worlds history.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
Feminine Pharmacy.

baltimore Americana
at Is not known outside the circle Of his
Intimate friends that Professor Harvey
W. Wiley. chief OF the Chemistry Bureau
Of the Agricultural Department, has writ
ten many clever verses. The following is
one Of his latest productions)
There I'm the corner pharmacy.
This lithesome lady fingers,
And potent pills and philters true
Are fashioned by her fingers.
Her phiZ behind the soda fOunt
May Oft be- seen in summer;
How sWectly fOams the soda fiZ
When you receive ii from her.
While mixing belladonRa drops
With tincture Of iobela.
And putting up prescriptions she
Is fairor than Ophelia.
Each poison has It's proper place,
Each potion in its chalice
Her daedal fingers are 30 deft
They call her digit Alice.
Our grand business IS not 10 see what
lies dmly IN tho distance. but 10 do what
lies clearly AT hand.-CariyIe.
There is no genius in life like the genius
OF energy and aclinty.-D. q. Mitchell.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
About Printing.
And Stationery.

In times of prosperity and
active business movement, as
we'll as at all other times,
YOU should be careful that
your stationery is such as to
carry to your correspondent
the impression that you not
only know what is proper,
but that you have the good
taste and good sense to pur-
chase it, if it is more expen-
siye than some other kinds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
PAINTERS SUPPLIES.
PAINTS.
TAXES.

Henrico county. Va. November I. 1899.
TAXPAYERS. TAKE NOTICE.
THE TANES FOR 1889 ARE NOW DUE.
and or my deputy VIII be IN my olfice.
az Hcnrico county court-house DAILY
from 4. NJ. 20 u. NJ. for the purpose
of receiving the same. The law adds :
per cent 10 al! bills remaining unpaid
DECEMBER lSr. Delinquent lands may
also be redeemed before sale
WILLIAM II. BRAUER
NO 1-lQt Treasurer Henrlco County.
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ADVERTISING RATES.
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vance (s words or less)...'.''..'''
Aoove rates are for every oay' OF "u
vert.sements running consecutiveiy'
vsadlnc notices in reading matter type
FIVE lines or less. 81: in nonpariei' ie"u'',
five lines or less. 70 cents. All notices VI
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and charged FOR. as reading notices
Card OF rates for more space furinshe0
on application.
AL iette:p and kilograms must DE "u-
dressed to THE DISPATCH COMPANh'
Rejected communications will not be re-
turned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

At the last session of the Legislature
an amendment u the Constitution was
adopted, authorizing the abolition Of May
elections for choosing county officers.
An amendment TO that instrument has 10
be ratified by two successive Legislatures
before II is submitted TO the people for
confirmation. The coming Legislature
viii doubtless approve OF this amend
ment when the people will be called upon
Tor their verdict on the same issue and
II they endorse it the Governor will, by
proclamation, make IL a part OF our or
ganic law.--The Clarke Courier.
The amendment in question was agreed
to by the last Legislature and referred"
TO the Legislature which will meet here
on the first Wednesday in December
next. SO. if the proposition is agreed to
by the Legislature this winter the people
will then be called upon to ratify, or
reject, the amendment. We suppose.
however. that 1t will remain for sue
ceeding Legislature TO put the amend
ment into practical effect.
The change proposed met the approval
OF nearly all the Democratic members
Of the last Legislature. and N our opin-
ion, is demanded by the people. There
fore, We hope 1t OWN be adopted and made
effective as soon as possible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

Resolutions Of respect 10 deceased mem
bers passed by societies. corporations as
sociations. or other organizations. VIII DC
CHARGED for as advertising matter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

There is at least one engagement that
Dewey Will never cancel.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

Old papers for sale at Is cents per
hundred at the Dispatch office.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
MUSICAL.
MISS BLANCHE Lorraine RUECKERI,

Studied under Professors Burmcister
and Finke. Peabody Conservatory, Balti-
more, and Professors Otto Smons. Nor
sell, kimball. Bischoff. and Heimendahl.
Washington. ID. c.. well-known teachers
OF high repute.
Studio..........7C9 EAST GRACE STREET.
(oc l-Sun. Tu&Thlm)
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

All letters recommending candidates for
Office must be paid for TO insure 'heir
publication. This is a long-standing RUE
of ours.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

,or MIR. wnilsmss, issxond his assO-
e,ntcs this cIvic carnival from beginning
90 ond has been . paean TO them.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

Book and Job Printing neatly executed
OF the Dispatch Printing House.. ~
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

"After the launching the presidential
party was driven 10 points of interest in
the city, and returned 10 Washington on
a special train at night. The President
frankly admitted that it was one Of the
most glorious days of his life. He found
the city decorated from one end to the
other with the Stars and Stripes. Even
the hall of Lee Camp. Confederate Nete-
rams. displayed in its decorations nothing
but the United States cOlors."
So says the special correspondent Of The
Philadelphia North American in conclud-
ing his dispatch from Richmond describ-
ing the Presidents visit 10 Richmond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
MEETINGS.

MASONIC NoTICE.-A STATED
communication Of JOPPA LODGE, II,
No. 40. A. f. and A. NJ, will be M
helC at the Masonic Temple.
THURSDAY. "a instant. at 7.O O'Clock
/. NJ. Members OF sister lodges and
transient brethren are fraternally invited
10 be present.
by order OF the WOrshipful Master.
GEORGE G. JEFFERSON,
no 2-lts Secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02

UPTOWN OFFICE. BROAD-sTREEr
PHARMACY. 6l9 EAST BROAD
STREET
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HUI L
STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
FIN AHEAD IN CHINA.

II the latest budget Of news regarding
palace intrigue in China is reliable there
| &c fun ahead in the Celestial empire
urloss the old Dowager Empress shall
he quickly gathered TO her ancestors. 1t
is said that her preparations for GUSHING
the Emperor Kuang Hsu are nearly COM
nloted and that her choice for his sue
/ cessor has fallen upon Pu Ts'uan, the
o-vear-old son Of the Duke Of Tsai Lam
who is a close friend OF Prince Ching's.
The chief recommendation of the new
protege of the Dowaeer Empress Is that
he can speak only the Manohu dialect
A. least he is credited with no other ac-
complishment. The bossy old woman has
if is stated. had the Praclousness
"to send the present Emperor his resig-
nation" in which II is alleged that
chronic sickness Is the cause OF his de-
termination to step down and ont. II IS
also stated that when the resignation
is formally returned she will refuse TO
accent it. and request Kuaug Hsu 10 re-
consider but. all the same, after this
farce has been acted three times he VIII
20. or have to go. Further, II is under
stood that the troops of Prince Ching
and JUNG Lu will be under arms TO see
that he does not stand upon the oder Of
his going.
However. and here is the promise o. The
fun. il is asserted in quarters outside OF
the court circle that the persistent re-
ports about the Emperors iil health are
fairy stories; that the number Of his
influential friends IS steadily and rapidly
increasing. and that after he has been
fired the troops of the military bowers
of the Empress Dowager above referred
to may have to reckon with revolution
gotten up in the dethroned Emperor's
benar
This is all very interesting TO those
who can remember the names of the
various parties on the programme, and
keep from mixing them up. but more Of
interest is to come. Russia, it IS de-
clared. has been in partnership with the
Dowager Empress in Matching the plot
Yet, when the fun commences she Will
it is believed. step in TO stop 1t. and
with a view Of staying in. And as Great
Britain Will probably want to know what
business it is OF Russia's to interfere
with the performance, there are those
who predict that the revel will finally
end in Chinese partition.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
PROGRESS IN VENEZUELA.

Our sister republic, Nenelueidi VNc4
whose boundary dispute We came near
getting into trouble with Great Britain
is making progress-in the matter Of rev
olution. Her latest revolution is on the
evolutionary, or house that Jack built
order 1t has broadened out from the
ordinary. or conventional, features OF
South and Central American revolutions
The fellow that has driven out the fellow
that was in is being Jumped on by an
other fellow. and since the evolutionary
or progressive spirit has asserted ITSELF
II is not at all improbable that some TEL
low will knock out the fellow who jumped
on the fellow who drove out the fellow
that was In, and thusly almoss ad in
hnitum.
So far. as we have intimated, the i'm
proved revolution-the one now on-has
only advanced to the third stage in the
promised scale of progression. One
Andrade was put out into the cold by
one Castro. and one Hernandez is using
his best efforts 10 send Castro TO keep
company with Andrade. And the au-
lnOIlltS on CouNu anu CtHNia <HA4~i-N so
revolutions express no doubt that Her
nandez will be successful, seeing that ne
is a professional in the revolution art
and Castro is only an amateur. Herman
dez learned the art OF revolving under
very competent teachers when he was
a mere youth, and such days of his later
life as have not been utilized In the ac-
tive pursuit Of the profession have been
spent in jail or in exile, where he could
study quietly the theory of upsetting gov
ernments. 1t IS recognized that If he
does succeed in dispossessing Castro, it
Will be hard to eject him in turn, but,
on the other hand, 1t must be remem-
bercd that there are other revolutionists
in Venezuela who are almost, If not al
together, his acknowledged peers, and it
is hardly TO be expected that these Will
fail to catch the inspiration Of progress
and successfully exercise their genius for
turning things upside down.
We shall therefore. watch develop
ments in Venezuela with more attention
than we usually bestow upon the drift
Of affairs in that quarter of the globe.
There IS not only reason TO believe that
they will be exceptionally interesting,
but we cling to the hope that in the pro-
gress and evolution it may leak out what
the row is about. anyhow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
TELEGRApHIc BRIEFS.

Charles Chapman Backus, one of the
organizers of the American Express COM
pany, is dead, aged So years.
Luther III. Kinney. a farmer. aged
about % years, was found dead buried in
the snow near his home at Norwich, Conn.
Parito, believed to the the last Yaqui
Indian in California, is dead. He was l0S
III pioneer days.
During quarrel over = woman at San
Francisco Chales Beale shot George Full
ford in the breast, in1iicting a dangerous
and possibly fatal wound. Beale then
sent a bullet through his own head and
died in a few minutes.
State Entomologist Scott of Georgia
destroyed and in all probability the grow
ers would be so discouraged that they
would abandon the BUSINESS. Last year
crop was valued at 100000
After the series of inquiry. study and
consideration, the special committee of
the New York Board of Trade & Trans
portation has submitted a report, in which
it recommends that the height OF build
inss in that city should be restricted to
200 feet.
The Denver City Street Railway COM
pany has just effected a reorganization
and is to unite with the two other Den
yer street railroad companies. The CAPT
and on the Denver City railroad the cable
will be superseded by electricity.
The Colorado house of representatives
rejected the ma jor1ty report or the spe-
cial committee appointed TO investigate
the condition of affairs at the state in
sane asylum, which exonerated the super
inten2ent. DR.. P. r. Thombs, and. by
vote of 40 to 10. adopted the minority re-
port demanding the superintendent re-
moval.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
GERMANS THREATEN AMERICA
BLUSTER AND BRAGGADOCIo OF
THE AGRARIANS.
Anti-American Agitation May Result
In Ministerial Crisis-Diplomat-
ic Negotiations Disturbed.

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE question of the
commercial relations of Germany with
the United States seems not unlikely
to lead to a partial ministerial crisis.
Addressing an Agrarian meeting re
Gently, Baron Won Manteuffel, conser-
vative, said: Had we increased our
navy sooner the United States would
not have dared to use such language
toward Germany"
At the annual congress of the agrar-
ian league this week. similar senti-
mentS were heard. One speaker, re-
ferring TO the speech of Herr Won Bu-
low in the reichstag last Saturday,
said:
1T is useless to serve the Americans
with sugar bread. If We want TO i'm
press them we must show them our
fists We want deeds from the gov
eminent. not fine words. \ great pow
er like Germany cannot allow herself
to be made a fool of, as we SO far have
done with regard to America"
After other speeches characterized by
viSor of exaggeration, the agrarian
league adopted a resolution congratu-
lating itself on the alleged return of
the government to Bismark'S CONNER
cial policy"
The newspapers, including the Off
cially inspired organs, are openly talk
ing of the ministerial dissensions. It
is asserted that the agrarian utter
ances Of Baron Won Hammerstei1-
Lexten, minister OF agriculture, have
so disturbed diplomatic negotiations
that whole sentences of his speech
have had TO be omitted from the off,
cial reports. The ministers, more yer,
have had to keep careful watch when
ever he addresses the reichStag, iD~-ur-
der to correct possible Mistakes For
instance, on January 30. he violently
attacked Baron Won ThielGaann, i'm
perial secretary of the treasury, but in
the official report the name of a private
deputy, Herr Tiedemann, was substi-
tuted, on the ground that the speech
otherwise would have disturbed the
delicate sugar negotiations with the
United States.
The official reports have also omitted
many anti-Arnerican remarks of Baron
Won Hammerstein-LeXte One paper
says his resignation may be expected,
since he has quarreled with nearly all
his colleagues. There are renewed ru-
mors that the imperial chancellor,
Prince HohenlOhe, is weary of Office,
and lobby gossip has it that Prince
Bismark will succeed Prince
Won Radolin as German ambassador to
st. Petersburg.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16

the barge Office. The girl was of mod
est demeanor and of refined appear
ance. She told her story in a low voice
She resided. she said, in Denmark. Her
father was dead, but she lived with her
mother. The mother was a member Of
the Mormon church and she had been
member of the organization for seven
years.
She was accompanied on the trip by
an elder of the church named Brand,
who had been making converts in Den
mark for two years. He was returning
to Utah with his family.
The young woman was going to visit
man named Johnson, whom she and
her mother had known for some time.
This man, she admitted, was married,
but she claimed that she was only 60
ing to visit him for a short time, as she
expected to get a position. She had a
railroad ticket and $50. When closely
questioned by the board she confessed
that she believed in polygamy, Il be-
lieYe in it,, she said, because it is in
the bible" This was the only reason
she would give for her belief.
To the secretary of the board she
said that though she believed in po-
lygamy she would not marry a man
who had already a wife. Social condi-
lions would no. allow her to do So
The board was in a quandary how to
act in the matter and the case was re-
ferred to a deputy commissioner of i'm
migration. He decided that the laws
controlling immigration prohibited a
pOlygamist from entering the country,
but did not cover those who merely be-
lieved in polygamy. Thus" he said.
"a man may be deported who is
thief, but we cannot keep out of the
country a man who believes that theft
is right"
On the decision the girl was allowed
to proceed on her journey to Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
SUGAR PLAN TIERS NOT GUILTY
HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH
M'ENERY'S RESOLUTION.
Louisiana Senator Says They Opposed
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bill
Will Not Pass at This Session.

Washington, Feb. lin the senate
today Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana, as a
question Of personal privilege. made
emphatic denial of the statement that
his resolution, adopted by the senate
yesterday, was introduced in the inter-
est OF the sugar growers of Louisiana.
He said that he had not consulted the
planters about the resolution, and that
as matter Of fact they We're known to
be opposed as body to the ratification
Of the peace treaty.
a bill was reported from the military
affalrs committee and passed, extending
the appreciation of congress to Helen
Miller Gould for patriotic services dur
ing the late war, and providing that a
gold medal be presented to her by the
president.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
reported, and Mr.. Quay (Pa.) gave no
tice that he would call it up for con-
sideration tomorrow. A bill was passed
providing for the admission to the ma
val academy as a cadet of Oscar w.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
.BATTLESHIPS AND CRUISERS
TWELVE NEW WAR VESSELS TO
BE BUILT.
House Committee Decides Upon Three
Battleships, Three Armored Cruz
sers and Six Protected Cruisers.

Washington, Feb. 15-The text Of the
naval appropriation bill became avail
able today. The provisions as to new
ships contemplates the building OF
twelve vessels as follows:
Three seagoing coastline battleships,
displacement Of 1850 tons, to cost, eN-
elusive Of armor and armament, not
exceeding $36G0,000.
Three armored cruisers of about r.
coo tons trial displacement, to cost, e21-
elusive of arHlOr and armament, not
exceeding eco each.
Six protected cruisers Of about $500
tons displacement, TO cost, exclusive Of
armament. not TO exceed $1,1S1,000
Il is provided that not more than two
Of the battleships and not more than
two Of the arnored cruisers, and not
more than two of the protected cruisers
snail be built in one yard, or by one
contracting party. Provision is also
made that one and not more than one
OF the battleships. and one and not
more than one Of the armored cruisers
shall be built en- or near the coast Of
the Pacific ocean. or in the waters con-
Meeting Herewith. This last provision
has a condition that the Pacific coast
construction shall not exceed 4 per cent
above the cost elsewhere, in which case
Tie tAtSlutl4Al SAlell N.l44Ol &c Tie NOlA-
Struction elsewhere. Another provision
is that bidders must have adequate
plants in operation.
Ia all future contracts for arfnor the
secretary of the navy is authorized and
directed to procure armor of the best
obtainable quality at an average cost
not exceeding $40 ton Of 2,240 pounds,
including all royalties.
Among the naval surveys authorized
are those for surveys of the imper-
fectly known parts OF the coasts and
harbors OF the Philippine archipelago
and the islands OF Cuba and Porto
Rico, with their bordering keys and
waters and the minor outlying islands,
The bill creates a joint select com
mittee of congress, three from each
house, TO examine the present condi-
ton Of the buildings and grounds of the
naval academy at Annapolis, and to
report to the first session of the Fifty
sixth congress d comprehensive plan
for such Encouragement and recon-
sfrIrctiDn of these buildings"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16

shop. about 800 yards away, and, with
the aid of a hose reel, picked up in the
yard, got a. small stream playing on the
fire. The building was about 100 feet
in width and $50 feet long. 1t was four
stories in height, and built of stone and
brick. The wood of the inside was thor
oughly saturated with oil, and the
flames rapidly gained Roadway. 1t was
seen that the Massachusetts men could
do but little against the blaze, and Col
onel Huntington. in command Of the
marines, joined in the work.
The fire made such rapid progress In
the machine shops that by $3.50 o'clock
the officials OF the navy yard pro
nounced it an utter loss.
Here We're kept all the models, plans,
drawings and specifications of work TO
be done on any one of the naval YES
sells that were to be repaired at the
yard. Many models of battleshiDs and
warshi9s built from time TO time were
kept there. These We're mostly COPIES
of models, and their loss, while footing
up considerable from pecuniary point,
will not be irreparable. The steam en-
gineering department had a number of
elaborate plans which were originated
in this yard, and they cannot be re-
placed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
AMERICANS ENTRENCHED.
No Attempt to Advance Beyond Line
of Defense.

Manila, Feb. 16.-Sinee the American
line reached the natural defenses Of
Manila they have made no further ad-
vances and the troops are now en-
camped along the line. Many places
have been temporarily entrenched.
Occasional brushes with small bodies
of the enemy by scouting parties have
been the only cause of excitement
Troops X and I of the Fourth cavalry
encountered the enemy's scouts yester-
day near Paranaque and exchanged
few vOlleys with them. During the
firing Trooper Wiltnerk was wounded
il the right arm.
The cruiser Buffalo fired four small
shells at a party CT the enemy which
the cruisers searchlight showed to be
mounting a battery near Paranaque
last night The enemy made no reply
and withdrew their guns to Paranaque-
The steamers Brutus and ROmulus
have arrived from IlOilO, but brought no
later news except that the Americans
are clearing vessels thence, assuming
control of the port. The rebels had all
the records burned before vacatinS the
town.
1t is rumOred that the FiiipiHOs in the
interior are in sore straits, and are now
quarreling among themselves, but it IS
impossible to confirm these reports. as
all communication is cut off.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
GOVERNMENT LOSES A MILLION
DISASTROUS FIRE AT BROOK
LYN NAVY YARD.
Machine Shops Filled With Fine Mod
els and Patterns of Battleships,
Totally Destroyed

New York, Feb. 15-Over a million
dollars worth of government property
was destroyed by fire. which started
tonight in the large machine shop of the
Brooklyn navy yard. known as Machine
Shop No. IS. and the workings of tina
navy yard have received a serious set
back Many fine models and patterns
OF battleships, their parts and plans
have been destroyed, and some of them
cannot be obtained again except by go
ing over the work mapped out in the
beginning The steam engineering de-
partment of the Brooklyn yard is prac-
tically wiped out, and the work done
in that building will have to be thrown
temporarily upon the department of
yards and docks and that of construc-
ton and re9air.
The fire was discovered and the alarm
given at $50 O'Clock tonight by the
man on watch of the battleship Massa-
chusetts. The men of the Massachu-
sets scurried down to the machine