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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
PE25lVA! AND GENERAL,
Interesting Facts About Richmond.
Citizens and Other Matters.

Interesting Facts About Richmond's
Citizens and Other Matters.
The Masonic Home Auxiliary will meet
at the Temple on Tuesday morning at II
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs ], Fl. Buch are visiting
tiless daughter, Mrs. II. Fl. Saunders. In
New York.
Sergeant Jones A otey IS still confined
TO his house, NO. 511 North Eighth Street,
by slight illness.
Miss Lucie Jones. who has been quite
iii with typhoid fever for@the past three
weeks, is slowly improving.
Mrs Ellen McGurk. OF Hartford. Conn,
is visiting her cousin. Mr.. and Mrs j.
i. Smith, on North Third Street.
Mrs. Morgan ". Wilkinson. No. 500
China Street. has returned home after
a pleasant visit to Prince William county.
& Mrs ". Fl. Eanes. 612 Beverly
Street, and two children left Yesterday to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

CHARGE Against 4 Young Man.
Albert Sanders, young white man. was
arrested last evening on the charge of OBJ
tanning. under false pretenses a gold
watch. chain and charm belonging to Ro-5
bert Weise.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16
SHOOTING JUSTIFIED.

The Negro Who Fatally Wounded
Young yyinn Acted in Self-Defence.
Special Dispatch to The Times.)
KEYSY1LLE, A. September lat is
reported that Mr.. Vim. who was shot
nv a negro last Monday at Lunenburg
Courthouse, is not expected to live. The
negro's course is justified by some Of the
leading citizens of the county. as DIT is
claimed he acted dn self-defense.
Mr.. sKoss. No. ia West Broad Street,
has returned home. after two months
tour through Germany and the Continent.
eSvisited the Paris Exposition on there
turn trip.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

duction, viii be new, and the latest crea-,
lions in the art will be shown.
The costuming and scenery is said to be
the finest Mr.. Pain has every presented.
The production was given at Syracuse. N.
z, last week, and people were turned
away at every presentation, being unable
to gain admission. The spectacle comes
here direct from Electric Park. Baltimore.
Broad Street Park will be Illuminated with
electric lights, and every convenience for
the public will be carefully looked after.
Richmond people who have witnessed
Pains splendid spectacles know what to
expect when he puts on his Fall Of Pekin''
in this city.
With usual enterprise Manager Wells
has succeeded in securing a finn of pic.
lures of the wrecked city of Galveston.
The picture machine people sent an ex-
pert operator to the scene Of the disaster
as soon after the report of the storm
as possible, and a number of views were
taken. Manager Wells wired the COM.
pany ordering a set Of the views and
yesterday was advised that the roll Of
pictures had been sent by express The
pictures Will be a feature at the Casino
all Of next week
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-16

Commencing Monday night, September
24th, at Broad-Street Park, and continuing
for i've successive night, Pain, the I'M
rivalled king of pyrotechnic displays, will
present his latest and grandest spectacle.
The Fall Of Pekin. = Over two hundred
people will Ike part in this superb produce
8 ton, and every detail, from the storming
of the forts at Taku to the entrance Of
the allies to the city of Pel1;n, will be
realistically presented.
The magnificent charge of the Ninth
Regiment WILDE shown. and the horrible
death of Minister Won Ketteler, of Ger
many, will be depicted. The pyrotechnical.
display, the main feature of Pains pro-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-09
MAUI BUDGET
How the Plague News
Was Received.
The 0gata Murder Case--PoIo and
Ball. Items of Interest on
the Island.

MAUI, Jan. o. 19OO.-During the 9TH,
the health committees appointed by
the mass meeting of citizens recently
held in Waikiki, assembled in the Ka-
hului custom house. There were rel
representatives. present of all Maui ex-
cepting Lahaina and Hama districts
which have committees of their own.
Mr.. w. ]. Lowrie of Spreckelsville act-I
ed as chairman of the meeting.
4 resolution was adopted making
I.iree important recommendations to
the Board of Health at Honolulu, which
were sent to the Advertiser for pub
lication.
Last evening, when the news was re-
ceiyed that the death record from the
plague had reached nineteen, there was
serious talk in Wailuku OF preventing
the steamer Mauna Loa from landing
freight and mail at Maalaea Bay. but
in the end anxiety TO read the news
prevailed over fears of the disease and
10Th mail and freight were landed.
II is certainly time 70 act with the
greatest caution, for il should not be
forgotten tha' it is always safe To err
on the right side.
Base Ball and Polo.
On the Kahului grounds, New Years
Day, a good game of baseball was
played between the Wailuku club and
the sailors of the U. S. S. Pathfinder.
The contest resulted in victory for
the island boys by u to 8. NJ. II. King
and a man from the Pathfinder acted
as umpires.
...e same Gay, at the Sunnyside
grounds, Paia, the most closely con-
tested polo game of the season was
played. Two teams of four men each
swung polo sticks in place of three
teams of three men each as on Christ
mas day. Captain l.. Won Tenpsky
chose w. o. Aiken, 5. Crook and y.
Adams To play with him, and Captain
F. f. Baldwin selected s. f. Kalama,
Sam. Baldwin and Geo. Wilbur.
Six contests instead of five, as first
agreed upon, were necessary to decide
which team was the stronger and more
skillful.
Won Tempskys side won though
Baldwin's gained more points in the
aggregate as can be seen by the follow
ing schedule:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-09
CABINET MEETING.
Routine Business Transacted at the
Session Held Yesterday.

At a meeting of the Executive Coun-
ell yesterday morning, the application
Of J. Lightfoot for permission to erect
a steam laundry near John Ena's place
at Waikiki was laid over, owing to OBJ
jectons as to location. No action was
taken on Miss A. A. Aliens applica-
ton for a commission as notary public.
Temporary coasting licenses were re-
commended for the steamer Kaiulani.
owned by the Wilder Steamship Com
pany, and Gear, Lansing & Co.'S
steamer.
The President was advised to re-
commission ]. Waiohinu as magistrate
for the second district of Hawaii, and
10 issue a commission VIM. Hookaniu
as magistrate for South Kohala, the
present incumbent being in i'll health.
Regarding the control of wharves
and government lots on the water
front, it was decided that the Ministers
OF Finance and the Interior were re-
sponsible for those properties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-09
Holiday Sports.

During New Years Day Japanese
from a. parts of Maui-frOm the plan
tatiOns of Wailuku, Kihei, HamaKua-
poke and Paia-gathered at Spreckels-
vile to celebrate the holiday by wrest-
ling bouts, the winner lOf each event
being awarded a prize.
During Christmas the Maui Japs as
sembled at Paia and had dancing and
what they termed theatre" beginning
at midnight of the oath, and lasting till
daylight.
The cornerstone OF the new girls
seminary at Paia is all ready to be laid,
but nothing definite has been decided
upon as to public exercises In celebra-
ton of the event.
The Wailuku Journal will not be
published today as was intended by
Editor G.. B. Robertson. The first num-
Der Of the new paper probably will not
appear for a month.
twenty-five ladies were present al
the Thursday Club held at Mrs. J. w.
Fleming's, Grove Ranch, Paia, during
tie afternoon of the 4th.
On the 5th, Yamamoto, the Huelo
Japanese charged with assault with q
deadly weapon upon William Paahao
was tried at Makawao court. The
magistrate reserved his decision until
/ the 9th. Messrs. Coke and Tayares ap-
/ peared for the defendant.
During the week, several arrests or
suspicion have been made by the police
/ on account of the murder of Ogata, the
! japanese cook, at Holawa, Huelo. bu
no evidence of a convincing nature ma!
been discovered.
Kahului, arrived: Jan. LIST, tn,
schooner Weatherwax. Sorenson, g
days from Tacoma, with lumber for tn,
kahului r. r. Co.
Weather-Cool mornings and warn
days. Cessation of the trade win,
continues.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-09
LEASE FOR SALE.

THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR
sale under a 99-year le2sehOld the fol-
lowing valuable property Of Chas. Mel
necke, situated at Keolokaa, Kau, Ha-
wall, about One-half mile from Waio-
hinu and six miles from the landing at
Honoapo, Hawaii.
The property comprises Gel 31-1OO
acres now owned in fee simple and
1865 acres under long leases.
The property IL well supplied with
dwellings, tanks, water and pipes, and
divided into paddocks for dairy and
ranchlng purposes. Orange ana coffee
trees row produce an income, which
will always increase.
The new Government Kau r5ad runs
through the place.
In addition to the above, there will
be sold 100 tame nailch cows and rs
steers and calves.
This is a fine opportunity for party
wishing to engage in dairy, grazing
and fruit culture.
Map and further information at my
office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-09

Brilliant plays were made by Frank
Baldwin and Sam. Kalama who each
carried the ball from the center of the
field down through the enemy's goal
posts. this scoring goals. In Makawao
a goal counts five and a touchdown one.
Since the Kohala club has been given
up. .dakawao is the only district of
tie islands which fosters the exciting
game of pOlo.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
The Malayan Night.

At dusk-here so close to the equator
the day always ends soon after u
O'clock-the fotilla halts, the boats be-
Ing made fast alongside a sand bank.
The boatmen camp ashore, and the
fires are soon blazing, rice pots boil
ing. fish and other things roasting In
the embers. The white men walk about
and stretch their legs, swim In the cool
waters OF the river and then gather In
the residents boat for the evening
meal. Thereafter they sit smoking,
filled with great content.
From the sandbank there comes u
continuous hum Of soft, melodious
voices. for Malay Is n musical tongue,
the splash Of feet wading to or from
one of the moored boats sounds fire.
quently. the river croons gently, like n
mother soothing her child TO sleep
from the forest the note of night.blrd
insect, and treefrog Is heard ceaseless
ly, the background, as IL were. against
which all the other noises are revealed
The GOODNESS Of the Malayan night IN
the quiet up-country places comes
gratefully after the fever Of the day
comforting the white men, making
them actively conscious Of a sense OF
most complete wellbeIng. -Flackwood
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
The Dawes Mare.

The Plttsfield (Massachusetts) Jour.
nal reports a remarkable instance Of
animal sagaclty. As the instance &C.
Cured In n well.known locality and Is
vouched for by local authorities. 1t
must be accepted rs true. The story
concerns an old mare, formerly the
property of ex-senator Dawes. but now
belonging to stable in Pittsfield. The
dawes mare" rs she Is called. Is used
on the station baggage-wagon.
One Icy day recently the old mare
fell twice In the course Of the fore
Moons work. At noon she was unhar-
messed and sent to the stall for her
feed. She is never hitched. At one
O'Clock. when 1t was time for another
trip to the station, she was not In the
stable. and no trace of her was found
until about three o'clock, when she
walked In unattended, and took her
place In the stall, as II nothing had
happened.
Then it was noticed that she had
been newly shOd. Inquiry disclosed
the fact that the sagacious mare. after
eating her dinner, had gone to the
blacksmith's shop and waited her turn,
Surprising that some stable hand had
sent her In there. the blacksmith sharp.
shod her.
The name OF the Dawes mare de-
serves a place In the annals OF equine
intelligence as that Of a horse who
knew what to do and did II.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
A Mathematical. Wonder.

Reuben Fields. of Holden. tho math.
cmatical wonder. was In Carthage the
other day. and entertained tho numer.
GUS guests In the hotel Hobbies with his
mathematical feats. He is stoop.
sllouldered man. past middle agc. dress
ell In homespun jeans. with his pants
stuffed inside his heavy unblackcd
boots. He cannot read or write. and
seems to think In figures. He contln.
ually keeps track OF time us 1t dies. and
can tell the time Of day to n minute
any time when asked. He multiplles In
his head any number given him. large
or small. and quickly gives tho answer.
He solves all sorts Of problems, and will
tell quick MS n flash the day Of the
week on which person Is born. II he
only told the date. Field entertained
big crowd for an hour. and incidentally
picked up many stray dimes. He makes
the most money, 1t Is said, by figuring
up invoices. doing In a few minutes
what 1t would often take several hours
to do. He says his work Is miracle
and he caanot tell how he does II. but
that II he could tell he could make a
million dollars by it.-Carthage MOI
Press,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

What has become OF the old-fashion.
ed man who went to nearly every pub
NC gathering looking for . 6gbt?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
Jewels Worn by Court Ladies.

The German Empress possesses a
most valuable rope OF pearls, which she
displays to great advantage In her
beautiful blonde hair, where the coro.
net OF pearls and diamonds receives
added lustre from the shining glory"
Great care Is exercised by these royal
ladies In preserving the brilllancy Of
their pearls, which seem to require the
heat Of the human form to keep them
In the best condition. For certain hours
In the day their maids are compelled to
wear their mistress pearls, or the roy
al owners sit for hours with the pearls
about their necks that they may not be.
come dull.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

grasp upon the language of violence
was brought into the hospital suffering
from broken leg. Tho injured leg
was getting along frst.rate until one
Of the internes In passing the cot III
some unaccountable way slipped. and
to catch his footing. reached toward
the bed and seized the mans foot
which was trussed toward the ceiling
with ropes. Tho contact ana the
wrench must have hurt tho patient
Anyway. he said 80. He said so with
great force and volume. He painted
that hospital purple. green. yellow and
vermllion. His remarks were copious
and aorid. And through all the vesu
Wan eruption that young Javauesc lis
tened with the light Of a great Joy In
his face. Ills weary eyes dashed with
pleasure and his cheeks took on TEN
p0rary color. lie followed every ev0lu
ton Of the ex.canal boatman's speech
And when the injured person had In
ished the youth dropped back upon his
pillows and closed his eyes. They came
to give him his medicine afterward and
found that he had died. Peacefully.
evidently. and with joyous spirit. He
had gone out with the closing remark
Of that man who spoke at last In
language which the poor exile under.
stooti.-ChIcago Record.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
PROFANITY CoMFoRTeo HIM
An Exile Who Died Happy Hearing
Oaths.

For myself, knew Of the case OF
young Jayanese who came 10 Chicago
shortly after the fair and who was
stranded there. There was something
wrong with him. He could GOT get any
kind Of an understanding Of the lan-
guage. The Jayanese colony being
limited to one person, ana that person
himself. he naturally got homesick aud
pinned. They took him to hospital and
he grew worse. Nothing In particular
the matter with i.im-just lonesome
ness. He would look up with wide,
searching eyes at all who came to call
In his ward. and he listened apparently
for some familiar word. but nobody
could talk Javanese, so he had no
means OF communication with the
world. Perhaps you cannot appreciate
this poor fellows position. Just imag-
inc yourself In Fec or Madagascar.
hOmesick and dying for the sound Of
one English word, and never hearing
anything but subdued jabber In an ~.
terly unknown tongue. II was the WY
with this Jayanese.
One day man who had driven n
canal boat Ia the East and after that
had piloted delivery team In Chicago
and In some other and tributary ways
had laid the foundation for thorough
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
TELEGRAPH FRIENDS.
People Who Know Each Other without
Having Seen Each other.

People Who Know Each Other without
Having Seen Each other.
"lt's very funny" said u former
lightning jerker" the other night, to
q New Orleans Times-Democrat man,
''what vivid pictures telegraph opera.
tors who have never met will form OF
each ether merely from talking over
the line. AS n general thing they are
correct. for you can size up man
pretty accurately from the way he
manipulatcs the key. but sometimes
they are ludlcrously wide Of the mark.
when I was a kid and was holding
down my first job In little Ohio town,
I worked on a Pittsburg wire with nm
operator who signed C. d. He was a
jolly fellow. and slack times we used
to chat and char and spin yarns to
each other by the hour. He was cap
ital story teller and a still better lis
teuer. and there was an appreciative
quality In his 'h--a.' 'h--a,' 'h-a.' that
was peculiarly tickling TO my vanity.
You know. that's the way telegraphers
laugh over the wire. by sounding h-a
and repeat, and there's just as much
difference In the way It Ii done. as
there II In laughing with your mouth.
"Well. I got quite attached to G. d.
and imagined knew exactly how he
looked. thought he was about 20.
With u round jovial face. and little
baseball mustache. A good dresser.
said to myself. and popular among the
girls. and I was filed with such a
yearnlng to make his acquaintance that
I finally seized on n very fiImsy pretext
to run over to Pittsburg for a couple
of days on ostenslble private business.
but really 10 meet c. d. face to face.
I was only II aud was sure we would
have q glorious time together. When
I walked into the Office. n thin elderly
man. with long gray beard. was lean.
ing against the counter. Is Mr.. -
abouty said I, giving c. D.'s right
name. 4 am Mr.. - he replied. and
you could have knocked inc over with
a feather.
"whcn he heard who was he turned
red and made some excuse to get away.
Poor old chap. he had enjoyed playing
boy. and we were equally disconnected.
I never joked with c. D. any more"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

and lower sole. and
Is so arranged that
a new supply OF air
can be pumped Into
It from a valve open
Ing Mt the heel. 1t Ii
claimed that q man
wearing q pair OF
thosa ahoos will no
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
INGENIOUS NEW SHOES.

One Haa Pneumatic sOlcs and the
Other Opens ut the Back.
A French inventor has just patented
shoe with pneumatic soles. The air
chamber Is contained between IN upper
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
The Only Chance.

II from my lutte one strain could come.
And then that silver voice be dumb.
For wealth and fame that should en-
dure,
I'd make that tune a coon song" sure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

saved the constant Jar resulting from
walking over hard pavcments. and that
consequently his health will be greatly
improved and his lie prolonged. They
are particularly recommended for use
by city jewellers and by those whose
business requires them to be constant.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
KINGS AS PRISONERS.
RULERS WHO HAVE FALLEN IN.
TO EN0LANo'S HANDS.

How Britain Treats Her Royal Cap.
tivcs, of Whom she Has Had Several
Within a Very Few Years eneral
(ronjc ut 81. Helena.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05
~ on their feet.

iy on their feet.
A Chicago IN a n
has just secured n
patent on q shoe
which opens Mt the
back instead Of the
front, as Is cust0m-l
airy. The part which
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-05-05

serves as q tongue In the new arrange
ment Is so large that when II Is unfast-
encd II gives free access to the shoe. SO
that the foot can be slipped In over the
counter. Instead of laces or buttons
the shoe Ia fastened with ball fasten.
ers, one row on either side fastening on
to the tongue or quarter" thus secur-
ing the shoe to the foot and doing
away with overlapping edges.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-11-28
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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-11-28
Executors Sale of Land.

DURSUANT TO AUTHORITY GIVEN
Us under the will of George Dominick.
deceased. we will sell on Tuesday, the llth
day of December, 1900. at Perry, in Aiken
county. at II o'clock in the forenoon;
All that tract of land situate in the coun-
ty Of Aiken, about three miles from said
station or town of Perry, containing some
two hundred and eighty.fve acres. more
or less, bounded by North Edisto .lver. by
the public road known as the Colum bia
Road. and by the lands of -- Baggott.
This land lies Immediately adjoining Hor-
sey's Bridge.
The terms of sale will be one-half cash:
the balance On credit of one and two
Years In annual installmerts, with interest
on each installment from day OF sale. The
CT dit portions must be secured by the
bond Of the purchaser and mortgage OF
the premises. The purchaser will be re-
quired to pay for stamps and papers, and
will be allowed to forestall the credit por-
tion in whole or in part A plat Of the
land will be exhibited on the day Of sale.
JOHN W DOMlNICK.
GEORGE P. DOMINICK,
JOHN L. HUNTER,
Executors OF George DomlnIck.
November Z, 1900. 5w4
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-11-28
The State of South Carolina

COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
BY Geo 5. Drafts. Esquire, Probate Judge.
w HEREAs. H. A. SPANN. c. G. c. P.
w and G. S. made snt to me. to grant
him Letters of Administration of the Es-
tate OF and effects of Elijah Wingard, de-
ceased;
These, are therefore. to cite and sdmoH-
ish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the snid Eli .h Wingard, de-
crasd. that they be and appear before me.
IN the Court of Probate. TO be held az
J. xington c. H. S. C., on the 18th day OF
De CEN Der next, after publication thereof, at
III O'CLOCK in the forenoon, to show canse,
if any they have, why the said Administra-
lion should not be granted.
Given uuder my hand. this The 9Th day
OF November. Ammo Domini. 1900.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS. j. P. L. G.
Publish ed on the 7th day of November,
1870, in the Lexington Dispatch. 6w5