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People's voice., 1900-06-14
POSSESSED BY DEVILS.
Evil Spirits Are Supposed to Hold Do
miniOn Over an interior Afri-
can Country.

What an unmodern sound is that of
"a devil-possessed land" Still, Capt.
Welbey. who has beer wandering in the
Interior of Africa, declares that he
found one there. 1t is called Walamo,
and is believed to be haunted by evil
spirits. Capt. Welbey was warned by
his escort before he passed its limits
that he would become the prey Of de-
mons. He found it most winsome
country, full of luxuriant vegetation
and picturesque streams. The first
omeR of danger perceived by Capt,
Welbey was the sudden madness OF
one OF his men. This unfortunate
rushed into camp raying maniac.
Other cases of an equally terrible and
dangerous sort soon followed
The Africans who formed Capt. Wei
bey's escort assured him that devils
took hold OF all who were watched by
the Walamo inhabitants while they
etc. He, hipself skeptical regarding
these amazing statements, partook CT
q meal before many Walamoans, who
observed him al the while, he de-
clares, with great fixity, Afterward,
to his own establishment. he began 10
feel exceedingly i'll. he does not adj
nit, however, that he went mad, and
as numerous explorations were suisse
quently made by him be probably did
not sensible solution OF the whole
strange problem is doubtless to be
found in some malarial or otherwise
poisonous condition of the land. Hosts
of horrors have thus far logged the
trend of British expansion in Africay
but none perhaps has been fraught
with such impish mystery as this
N. Y. Journal.
People's voice., 1900-06-14
Beat a Lot of Merchants.

VIM. Stegner, the Santa Fe line
man VINO was holding down ]. L.
Kisses jOO during the latter'S absence
III Indiana, skipped town a few days
ago, leaving about Sl25 worth Of un-
paid bills. Nearly every merchant
was caught, in sums ranging from 50
cent, u ptO S29, Stegner bought any.
thing and everything he could get on
credit, and carried a lOt0f dry goods,
jewelry, clothing, etc., with him
when he left. He drew his "time"
before leaving and got away without
difficulty by telling his creditors that
his wife was sick in Topeka and that
he would return.
Stegner is still in Topeka. YeSter-
day, according to Mr.. Kise, he braced
the passenger agent for trip passes FOR
himself, wife and m0ther.in-law IT,
St Joe, saying his wife was sick and
wanted to 60 to a hospital. The
passenger agent refused the request,
In1 Stegner succeeded in getting the
passes through the general manager.
He told the general manager that his
mother-in-law was dead and he want
ed passes for theICOrpSe and his wife
and himself TO St. Joe. The passes
we're cancelled, however, before Steg-
ner could use them.
Stegner is said to have contracted
with Topeka merchants for enough
stuff to outfit a boarding Car for use
in New Mexico on the strength OF a
story that he was building Western
Union telegraph line there and would
operate a boarding car himself in con-
nectiOn. He went 50 far as to employ
two cooks to 90 with him.
Stegner came to Wellington from
New Mexico to take Kisses place
when Kise was called to his mothers
bedside in Lebanon, Ind, several
weeks ago. He carried good letters
Of recommendation from Hawks and
Hartman OF the Mexican Genital
where he was railroading before
coming to Wellington.
People's voice., 1900-06-14

Five hundred Filipinos would be a
conservative estimate Of their losses
during the past fifteen days, and a
number of smaller engagements that
have passed unnoticed would bring
the total up to at least 600 A remark
able feature is that during the fighting
which resulted in this heavy loss to
the rebels, the American forces have
not had more than six killed and four
wounded.-Associate Press Dispatch.
This is the way we are Christianizing
aud civilizing the Filipinos. A fitting
preparation of our soldiers for doing the
work that will be expected of them latel
if the country becomes thoroughly Han
naized and they are called upon to crusl
labor organizations as they will be, anC
repeat the experience of Homestead ant
Occur de Alene in every large labor cen
ter in this country.
People's voice., 1900-06-14

A few days ago the OUOks Of the
American Ice company, Or the New
York ice trust, were forced into The
light against the desperate resistance
Of the Tammany politicians. The
publication Ut The list Of stockholders
uncOvers state Of official rOttenness
scarcely equalled slnce the days Of the
Tweed ring. 1t was bad enough TO
know that Tammany politicians had
formed an iron bOuDo trust StcOmpelling
every consumer Of ice in the city TO
pay double the price Of former years,
but it is infinitely worse to learn that
large blocks Of stock in the robOer
concern are held by city officials vi all
ranks from the mayor down. Pro-
ceedings are already under way with
view to removing Mayor Van Wyck
from Office. The scheme Of the trust
did not stop merely with enrolling the
city bosses and the mayor on the stock
books. 1t reached out and took in
men Of power in almost every official
quarter in the state. The list runs
tue whole gamut Of official life, legis-
lative, judicial and executive. Be-
sides the familiar names of the Van
Wyck brothers, Croker, Carroll, and
all the dock commissioners, it shows
that almost a dozen justices OF the
state supreme court became small
stockholders, doubtless by purchase as
investments on the advice of polite
iaUs. Justice Mclaughlin of the
court of appeals, the highest tribunal
in the state Corporation; Counsel
: Whalen, the only city official who
could be looked to as a safeguard
against the acts Of corrupt m iyor:
and Justice Patterson of the appellat.
: division Of the supreme court, are all
owners Of the stock. So are the presi.
dent Of the city council, the commits
siOner of public buildings, the Demo.
cratic leader of Kings county, ard
: many smaller officials. One of the
many sinister features Of the case is
found in the fact that the date on
which the mayor vetoed bill o6nox
iouS to the trLst corresponds with
that on which he was credited on the
trusts books with 1000 shares OF its
stock. On the same day his brother
received 1000 shares. These facts
seem to tell their own tale.
.
People's voice., 1900-06-14

Froude's Roman Lessons for Amer.
lea, on another page, should be read
and re-read by every lover of his coun-
try. The policy of the Republican
party if carried out would certainly
mean Just the course indicated there
But there is brighter side. The pro
test of such men as Senator Hoar i;
the voicing of a sentiment that will
grow stronger as the problem is
studied. In the reversal of present
tendencies along this line lies the
hope of free institutions. Bryan.
election means such reversal Should
he fail of election this reversal will
come later, but the longer it is post.
poned the more difficult the change.
People's voice., 1900-06-14
THE ICE PLANT.
New Machinery Has Been Ordered, and
the Plant to be Enlarged.

The new ice plant, which wa:
erecued last fail by a New Orleans
capitalist, hds never been 10 perfect
working order owing 10 SOme defect
in the machinery. In fact, Mr.
Cnar,eswOrth, the manager Of the
plant, has never been able TO Ill any
orders because the machinery wOulC
not work properly.
Recently Mr.. CharleSwGrth opened
negotiations with Chicago firm fol
new set OF modern machinery.
The agents Of several ice plant Cum
paDies have been here Iately inspect
Ing the plant with view Of budding
on rebuilding it. Yesterday a dea
was closed with a ChiCaln II ~ Il
supply new machinery, and ii VIII b.
here within twenty DAYS.
The present machineryis snmewha
Anticipated, the plant being one tha
was originally in Use in the Snuth
The new machinery will be modern
and guaranteed to work satisfactorily
The system Of manufacturing ice will
not be changed materially-Only
sufficiently to adapt the new machin.
cry TO the present system.
Mr.. Charleswnrth expects to be
making ice within ten days after the
arrival of the new machinery. Work
has already commenced on the found
alton for an addition on the north
side Of the plant, necessary to accom-,
mOdate the new machinery. A sub
StaDtial addition will be built, and
the capacity of the plant somewhat
increased by reason Of the better
facilities that will be had when the
new machinery is erected and in work.
ing order.
People's voice., 1900-06-14

Much is made of the recent advance
in wages by Republican papers Nails
is a case in point They have ad'
vanced to the consumer Sl.5O per keg,
Of this the laborers who make them
get two cents, and the trust cap
ital that contributes literally to Re-
publican campaign funds, gets sL4S
all of which the farmer, the home
owner and builder, pays.
People's voice., 1900-06-14

W. A. Haines CT Chicago, arrived in
Wellington Sunday to look after
his extensive land interests in Sumner
county. Mr.. Haines is a former
partner Of W. A. Rem In Illinois.
People's voice., 1900-06-14
Fourth of ,Iuly Rates.

The Rock Island will make a rate
Of one and one-third fare for the
round trip for distance Of 200 miles
or less with a minimum OF so cents.
Tickets sold July and 4, return limit
July5
People's voice., 1900-06-14
"Good Counsel
Has No Price,"

Wise adVice is the result of experience.
The hundreds of thousands 9Dho haze
used Hoods SarSaparlla, America s
Greatest Medicine, counsel those quto
would purify and enrich the blood TO
aUaa Themselves of is Vrtues. He IS
Wise who profits by this good adVice.
NodJ SaldabMM
sazzs' zs'lESl22:y!22EID>
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11

SOME ERRORS.

In discussing the new personal property
assessment law correspondent OF the
Richmond Dispatch says:
The taxpayers money in bank on the
lst day of February OF each year is SUD
iect to taxation. when the day following
perhaps, it must all be Withdrawn 10
satisfy a maturing obligation, and his
bonds, notes. of other evidences OF dept
are taxed without deduct1ns from ehe
aggregate amount thereof all claims
owing ITO others by such taxpayer, as
was wisely provided in the Act of Assem-
bly, approved January 20, 1898. and no"
repealed by both sections and IL OF the
act under discussion.
We think that the Dispatch's CORE
spondent is in error. As we understand
1t. the commissioner of valuation act Is
not a tax law, nor does it in any respect
change the tax laws Of the State which
are practically the same as they have
been for the past several years
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
ri MI PATERNITY.
Spring Initiation and Usual Banquet
Mt MurDhy's Hotel.

Spring Initiation and Usual Banquet
at Murphy's Hotel.
The spring initiation of the Gamma
Chapter of Pi Mu Fraternity was held
last evening at the fraternity rooms. the
mysteries Of the tirne-honored institution
were demonstrated and very forcib1y in
pressed upon the following initiates: h
p. Griffith, of Norfolk, Va; Charles j.
Andrews and r. IS. Talbot, of Bedford,
Va; il. Courtney, of Savannah. Ca,
and W. Breckenridge, of Botetourt, va.
Two hours were consumed in revealing
the mystery and ferrying the goats across
the Stygian waters. The ordeal was a
most trying one, but was successfully
passed by all the above-named gentle
men. who deserve much praise FOR tnelr
courage and endurance, so necessary TO
the success of the doctor IN his after life.
The initiation being complete, une fra
{iternity went to Murphy's Hotel to ENJOY
"a banquet which had been prepared oy
the conmittee-1essrs. Jennings, PalnteI5
and Chinn. This was a most elegant az
fair. and reflected great credit on the
gentlemen of the commit tee, Dotn WAFER
and land having given of their nnost
tempting yiands.
Mr.Pau4 Herman, with his usua! grace
and eloquence. announced the following
toasts THE Medical Student, RESPONDED
8 to by R. M West: C1larit y, Ro-s.
McNair;; Memory DE-. Hugh B. Manhood;
1.-THE Coats = r. C.. Brown; Our Be
loved Pi .Mu,', J. c. Gregory. Jr.;;Our
Sweethearts,'' J. E. White; fne inter
ninable Talker. s. Bosher. Jr.
Representative present were:
Active Members-A- E. EBucnanah, u
sEr1enda1e, Va; Paul Herman, Roanoke;
w. Kenper Jennings, Fuckerv1lle, y a.
j. Caution Foster and r. o. Brown, OF
Lancaster. S. c.: w. Graham RAINIER,
PULASKI. va. Ro r. ArcNalr,s Tarooro, J.
SC.:sJ. e. Write, Of Emporfa. va: Y NJ
West, Salisbury, n. G.; " Norman
sChinn. Warsaw. Va: Thomas S.aley'5
Marion. va. ]. Wood jordan. s ,a:aE1
Wa: T. q. Gregory. Jr.. TunstalI va va;
and Robert S, Bosher. Jr.. Hex, anu l' !
OF this city g.
Alumnt-Drs. n. j. Mahood. OF PeteIs-3
burg, Va: r. b. Miller. Of ROCKY NOUN,
m. G., and s.. Tilden Elliott. OF Cnarles-i
ston.s c.. all of which made f ''i'es
s sHonorary-w. r Drewry: y p 2 Of
81 eseas.l s. a Grif1th. G. Courtney.
RI S.. Talbot. c.. ]. Andlrews. and W.
Breckenridge :. 49,
vasi Lucns and Garnet, Ne1son:!
ofathe University College OF Medicine, ana
Louis Lafayette Jennings. OF ;ulpep'er.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
a WORD WITH THE LADIES.

we had something to say the other.
a,v about the value of public ornamen-
tation, and we even went 50 Tar as. TO
suggest that it would be a fine thing Tor
Richmond to have a society whose bust
ness it should be to promote this work.
We renew that suggestion to-day. and
especially commend it to the women Of
the city. We have Society for the Pre-
serva ton of Antiquities; why not So.
ciety to make something that will be
worthy of preservation by our posterity?
If the women of Richmond would take
hold of this subject and organize them
selves into the right sort of society
the time would come. and 1t would not
be in the remote future, when they could
boast that they had made Richmond the
most beautiful city in the South. To
have accomplished such a thing were
worth the best efforts of our best ana
brayest women
characterization is worth a great deal
to the refinement and the morality of a
community. We are all more or less af-
fected by our surroundings. The woman
who spends a great deal Of her time as
sociating with flowers will inevitably
catch something Of their refinement, their
beauty and their fragrance. and those
who live in a city where all the sur
roundings are artistic will necessarily be
refined by such influences.
The men have organized q Civic Carni-
val Association. whose business 1t will be
to give an attractive show each year
and supply entertainment for the people.
The hands OF this organizat ton would be
greatly strengthened d the women would
Organize in the interest of public orna-
slnentation. =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
HUMAN INSTRUMENTS.
Te!esraphy Without Wires,

The vast possibilities of telepashy diff
fused among the human race Is the gisan-
tic question with which our learned men
will soon be graphing The telegraph.
telephone. postoffice and other means OF
conveying information will be reIegated
to the dim past.
Hypnotism has steadily advanced until
1t Is now past the theoretical stage, being
adapted for many practical mediums, and
III some instances it supersedes orthodox
therapeutics. In the year 1872 the Prus-
sian Government sent Wolfert to Mesmer.
the learned scientist from whom the word
mesmeriZe is derived, and after course
OF study at FrauenfeId. Wolfert ever
thereafter was a thorough adherent of
Mesmer. Nancy and Charcot established
different schools OF Hypno tisn In the ear
ly Seventies and so thoroughly expounded
their work that at this time there Is not
a civilized country which has not estab-
lished that Hypnotism Is science and
not fallacy. This wonderful PHENOMENON
will probably render the use of narcotics
and their harmful effects valueless. be-
cause the exercise of hypnotic suggestions
in the hospital renders surgical operations
comparatively easy. Far more absorbing
and myStifying is the more modern. yet
rarely understood phenomenon of Tele-
pathy or Mental Telegraphy- We occa-s
sionally read in the papers OF two persons
whose minds are zen rapport or in har-
monizing stratas one with the other, and
although many miles separated. one Is
conscious of the death or injury of tha
other. This has occurred often between
twins but never before have we come In
personal contact with two such remarka-
bIe/ persons as Professor and Madame
Zanzig. who are row In this city. Ths
wonderful feats of mental telepathy per-
formed by this gentleman and his wife
k.I,. IL
enough to stagger the credulity OF ths
nest learned occult investigators IL they
have not personally Witnessed the phe.
nomenon- Madame has been called '1Tht
Lady IN Black and although the
astounding manifestations OF the two
would suggest the weird and canny. bots
are most unassumfng and charming per.
sons The Madame Will stand fifty feet
or more away from person. and what.
ever is whispered 70 the Professor she
will repeat word for word Trinkets, let.
tiers, watch numb ers and any pocket piect
shown to the Professor is Immediately
described by the Madame without q word
from the Professor, 1t only being neces.
sary for him to see 1t. The Zanziss do
rot lay claim to any gift Of foresight o.
clairyoyance, but they most positively
aver that their mental faculties ara In
such delicate accord, they know each
Others every thought. We have invesd-
gated and exposed many frauds and
fakes, but In Justice to these two gifted
persons we can only say tEat they are
the most unostenta tfous and unfathom-4
able pair we have ever seem In strtktnS
contrast to this Is their reticence to ao-5
pear IN large public places, preferring. as
they do. to give manifestations In their
own private quarters. Because OF the re-
fined and intellectual natureso OF IL Zan-'
dos. performances and their dignjH0d and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11


prepared giving q summary Of Mr.. GLIB
sons work Anon oth Ter things 1t is
claimed that he;put zthroug more South
5ern war claims than any other man;t +
she put through more special pension;
bills; that he had more men commits
stoned as officers in the army by the
President; that he had more men ap--s.
pointed postmaster: that he made more
visits TO the Pension Bureau in Il ash
ington: that he sent out more vegetable
seeds, the total number of packages bes.
ing 2s,ooo: that he sent out more of his
own speeches on the great questions OF
the day, the number Of copies mailed allied,
being 10000.
It was said OF a Virginia Congress
man Of former times that he kept him,
self IN Office for several terms by getting
appropriations for his district. and by
writing letters to his constituents His:
friends said that he knew every man
of influence in his district, and kept the
names of all such, together with those5
of tho children, in a book OF record.
Whenever he wrote letter to these
political friends he was sure to say
som thing about the boys and s. girls,
calling each by name and sending this
or that one MESA e, and never for
getting to mention that they We're very
fine children indeed.
Congressman Gibson. of Tennessee. has
evidently been keeping his political
fences up by the same sort Of work
The chief end and aim of the average
Congressman is to hold his Job, and in
order to do this he must stand in sWltn
his constituency. Never mind about the
big questions of the day: Any repre-.
sentative may vote with his-party and
stand by the platform, but when It
ocmes to getting appropriations and pen
sions, sending seeds and writing letters,
that is a matter Of personal attention
and industry In politics, as in love
making, it is often the little attentions
that count most and win the prize II
a man in Congress wants to be a states
man, that is another story, but II he
wants to be successful politician, he
will do well to adopt the Gibson method.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
a Citizen's Complaint.

Editor of The Times:
sir.-..The Times: If I gouge my
brother in the matter of interest, the
,State-we are the State-says: This IS
usury; you are an extortioner, unjust. no
better than thief. -
The state-we are the state-may "sell.
nv brothers land, worth one thousand
dollars, for a matter Of ten or fifteen
dollars taxes. What is the State under
these circumstances? It seems to me
that the State forclbly takes from my
brother his property and gives Il to an
other without value received. l wish to
use one word in connection with this
procedure-no, some will say I am pro-
fame; will simply say: The procedure
is unjust and worthy OF strongest con-
demnation.
N. ON SENSE;
March q -74NO
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stitched down, forming cornucopia bag.

stitched down, forming cornucopia bag.
The rest of the piece is left untouched
except the hem across the other end.
When at work, materials. wools. etc.
are kept in the pouch. while the wide
piece Of the apron is spread easily across
the lap and up around the waist to be
tucked in al the belt. The apron serves
also as a wrapper in which to roll the
work when ready to put away. The light
thin material takes up little room. and
serves every purpose Of bag and apron
N. Y Evening Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11

and with biting Mr. Richardson, the
Waterman. who caught him.
Richa rdson caught the negro In the
car and coNared him, and while struggling
with the negro fell, and the negro used
his teeth on his hands. in his effort TO
get away, biting him quite badly.
! The Great Dispenser, with more or less
ingenuity, during the evidence, kept 10
the front the fact that the niger was
on top.
He was given ninety days. .E9fs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
KEEpING Up HIS FENCES.

The Hon. Henry R. Gibson, member
81 Congress from Tennessee. is going to-
have opposition. and IN order that the.
voters may know what a useful repre-
sentative he has made. q paper has been
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11
.:.A,.LikelySto ~ 3.

.tIdsten Ito reason. m dear.s' he 5e1-
planned, listen to reason. wash-7-fldc-
held up on m ic-way home. 3
Held up she angrilY exclaimed I
don't doubt IT! If You f,adns ~ been held
IN or carried or sonnet hing You ouldnst
have been here nov .s'--Cch ica SO Tines
Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-11

Miss PLAT weds sir. Dreszinssf.
Ar. Henry Dreszinski. of New Orleans,
and Miss Estelle PLAT, of IHenrico County.
both formerly Of Russia, were married
yesterday at the home of the bride.