The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-15
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Residents of the Crescent Hill section
Of Louisville. who have for two years
been agitatcd over the existence OF p
mysterious woman I'm black" were
amazed recently 90 ascertain that this
person was % man. Early one morning,
the woman IN black held mp Martin
scnuttier as he was riding along on horse
back. lie cried for help and spurred his
morse, getting away. Persons who re-
sponded 70 HIS calls captured the figure
IN the long black robe. who proved To be
man well known 10 the police until
about TWO years ago.
Ihe fights made in court In Chicago
against the collection of the inheritance
tax from the heirs Of George NJ Pull
man and Albert W. Billings have both
been lost $50 far ass the lower court ls
concerned. The taxes In question amount
20 about S2oD 001 in both estates, and they
VIII have to Dee paid unless the supreme
Court fails to sustain Judges Carter and
Epler orders were entered to-day
against tine heirs. The Pullman heirs are
taxed ON basis of s,ls20A and the Bill
ings heirs on Nh230s
The number OF stamps, stamped envel-
opes and postal cards ISSUED by the Post
office Department in the fiscal year ended
june 3)th was 5IC2ogo525. valued at S32-
6og,l6l an increase OF $50 5lj ia number
and %i561 N Boz value compared with The
previous fiscal year.
While bicycle riding near Sylvan Dell
Pa, recently. Miss Fannie Page had AN
exciting experience with a vicious bull
The bun was tethered with q rope at
point along Che roadway and when Miss
Page appeared the bull made dash and,
catching the bicycle on IT'S horns. tossed
wheel and rider high into The air. with
the exception of severe bruises and ner-
vous shock Miss Page escaped uninJured.
William Bennington of Chester, Pa,
after predicting bis own death at cer-
tain hour. fudued the prediction by dying
at the time stated Die said 20 his wife:
"1 will die today. and i viii not die until
after the dinner hour" As the time ape
preached MT Bennington closed his eyes
ana calmly expired His last words
vvre: Of ann am right The Saviour has
taken care OF me-
A negro colony is being established al
oak Grove N. j.. The settlement is 20
Do composed essentially of negroes, and
negro bishops of the various churches
are assisting n the work. The town has
already been laii ont hy engineers and
lots are selling rapidly People interest
ed in the movement have donated land
for a negro normal industrial school
Pedro Crizar fourteen years ola. who
was a cabn-boy and busler on the Viz
caya. Admiral Ccryeras flagship. S. dis
gusted with Spain and wishes 90 enter
the service of Uncle Sam. Ire applied az
the navy yard Zen New York yesterday
To enlist I'm the United states Iavy and
was accepted. He viii be sent 10 the
training school at Newport.
BY a peculiar accident John Erving "a
Philadelphia oxcurs.onist who visited
Woodland Beach Thursday nearly lost
his life. He dived ln the water, and as
ne did not rise to the surface friends
went 90 his assistance. They found his
head jammed into the mud ON the bottom.
His neck was badly injured.
rne solid slate pencils which Germany
has exported so largely are gradually
being suppauted by the American slate-
aust pencils. which are finding their way
10 every quarter of the world. a large
Chattanooga factory turned ont &ooooo
dust pencils last year against 100000 ln
1896. and as they are free from grit and
do NOT scratch. they are q great inn
proyemcnt on the 0lI-fasioned article.
chief Boatswain's Maize Osborne Deig-
nan. helmsman of the Merrimac when She
was sunk iu Santiago harbor. and who
was recently mustered out OF the naval
service and offered an appointment to ihe
Naval Academy 40 Annapolis. Nd, with
ont the usual entrance examination has
declined the offer. Ass be fears he cannot
pass