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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

DANvTLLE. VA. November H.-tSpe-
rfsl1-It was predicted at tho time of
the formation Of the tobacco trusts, when
many Of the smaller businesses were be-
ing ground out Of existence by the sharp
competition. or analganated into the
larger Industry, that Danville would be
fated to yield her supremacy as mis-
trces Of the loose leaf markets Of tho
porl6 Prior TO that time tobacco had
been the chief and almost the sole in
8 stry Of any magnitude in Danville, ii
5alrr considered the only business that
c5uld flourish successfully in this sec
ton Of tobacco-growers. The formation
~ the trusts was, indeed, blow to the
trade. and for a long time seriously men
aced The progress and development of the
CITY Old and reliable houses tottered
sud fell. we'll established brands of goods
finding no sale beside the cut-rate prices
offered OF the market by the masterdon
NJ trade.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

The policy of the corporation in alb
sorbin.- the nenacing little industries.
and giving employment at renlunerative
salaries to those who had heretofore con-
Quoted those businesses. had tendency
10 alleviate the pressure OF the moment.
The predicted Generalization failed to
naterlalize. It was ascertained, IN the
course, Of a little time, that the demand
FOR tobacco on this market increased in
r,a=d Of diminishing There were fewer
factories In operation. it is true; but the
demand Of the consumers remained the
samoa demand that would necessarily
have 10 be supplied by the concern into
which the Independent industries had been
Cd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
rohuccos of the old Belt.

Tohnccos of the Old Belt
The offerings throughout the week We're
confined principally TO tooacoos grown
ia the old belt. These tobaccos are ia
nous for their fine favor and texture and
extra fine chewing qualities. ihey are
always in demand at maximum prices.
f7illery grades of mahogany types con-
tinGe 10 predominate- There was lar
Quantity of medium to good wrappers
showing Up on the sales: but wrappers
ol decided texture and quality, with color
are very scarce, and when offered arc
quickly taken up at very hatter1ns
prices All grades are closely watched.
with prices previously quoted. fully sus-
tanned. Continued heavy receipts are look
ed for the balance of the week,
Fine Wrappers Selling High.
An grades are fully up in price: In
;1ct. fine wrappers are higher than they
have been since the new crop began to
sen, An advance is also noted on bright
Eastern and South Carolina tobacco. WIN
GOOD, active demand.
There were received at the Danvilie
depots thIs month Glib hogsheads OF
scrap tobacco, aggregating six million or
more pounds.
There have been sold this week n.332
parcels OF tobacco, aggregating l.s0.bh
POUNDS. az an average price OF between
70 nnd u cents per pound. The sellers
were highly pleased.
The Personal Side.
sev-ral South Carolina farmers were
on the market this week. These gentle
nea hEve been coming 30 the Danv1le
na<ax Tor Some years Thsv wers wan
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
SWEET AND FLUE CURED LEAF

The Offerings Were Mostly OF These
Classes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16

p 81, Nature IN pity Tor tue lof1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
Town on tho pHn Now tue CEnosure
of Many Eyes.
SOME ALMOST INCREDIBLE BIDS.


Personal side
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
The Scarlet Face Simian.
Hot and Indolent.

what's the use of talking to such un-
feeling wretches," and he betook him
self to retired position on the shelf,
thereby evidently intimating that he
considered the question and the ques-
toner finally disposed of.
Somewhat subdued by this trying in
terview, the reporter, struck by the in
offensive expression of large alii-
gator in the tank close by, put the
question about his attitude regarding
the weather.
Forbidding Cast of Countenance.
The alligator yawned. AS he did so,
the almost benevoiently lazy express
sion faded away in direct proportion as
he opened his mouth until the change
became so appalling that the would-be
interviewer retreated in horror. He
found himself in partial possession of
his faculties in front of the cage of
the "fretful portentines," or. as their
name is spelt on their cards, porcd-
pines.
These animated bundles OF quills ap
peared quiescent. and, to the usual in
quiry, responded briefly that they would
prefer being at the seaside, or in the
mountains, but that. owing to cir
cumstances over which they had no
control, they were afraid they would
have to make the best Of things as
they were. Detecting in this reply an
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

The black ape of Celebes, unto the
query as to how he was standing the
heat, replied in an irascible tone:
You can't make it any cooler. can
your"
NO." admitted the reporter.
Then what in the name of suffering
animals do you mean by coming around
here asking such silly fool questions?
It's not any of your business as to hoS
I'm standing the heat. is it?"
"N-no." said the questioner. rather
flabergasted. but then l only wanted
to know. you know
Human Curiosity Inhuman.
"Oh. you wanted to know, did you.
returned the simian in somewhat OF an
offensive manner. "It strikes me you
humans are rather too curious alto
gether."
Il don't think you're very polite, any
way" the interrogator veltured to re-
mark.
Polite, polite!" screamed the ape.
evidently highly exasperated. Its
amazing to hear you people talking OF
politeness. You come here staring a
decent monkey out OF countenance, even
when he's eating. and make insulting
remarks the while. You poke us with
canes and umbrellas; you try to pawn
off buttons on us instead of nuts. just
as though We were fools; you. you-but
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

F" HE animals at the Zoo are stand
ing the warm weather in excel
i lent shape. They are all on the
lookout at the proper times for
the man who goes around with their food
and their aIpetites are remarkably good.
There have been two infant mortaiities,
to wit; lion and monkey, each but
a few days old, but their demise is said
to be in no wise attributable to the heat.
The polar bear, even, does not COM
plain. "It is much colder up where
come FROM" he said, when seen recent
ly, "but / really can't grImble so far.
My white coat, you see, is better Than
the dark ones of my brethren who come
from warmer climes, as it doe; not alb
sorb the suns rays. Since you say you
are a reporter, though, l do wish you
would tell them to send me some ice now
and then, Just TO make me feel a little
bit more at home and to recall old
times
Bears Find Heat Unbearable.
The majority of the bears, it must be
confessed, are rather grumpy The
weather seems to rub their tempers the
wrong way. Some absolutely refused TO
be interviewed. and turned away with
disgusted expression of tail that was
perfectly hopeless. One actually went SO
far as to snarl.
The sea lions and seals have the ac-
vantage over their fellows in captivity
in that, when inconvenienced by the
heat, they can plunge into the water
tanks that are provided thom. and which
nature has formed them SO expressly TO
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

"For instance, II every man who es-
sayed to open ali institution of the sort
l have described in Saratoga or else
tions to prevent 1t than there are In a
mining camp town. the city authorities
and the citizens would naturally pro-
test and prevent It,
About my own affairs 1 do not care
to enter into any discussion. My club is
for the benefit Of the wealthy who can
afford to patronize it, and what is has
to offer. 1t is my duty to protect their
interests. and to comply with the re-
strictions imposed by the proper author.
ities."
Garfield Is not the sort Of man one
can ask of hand to explain by what
process or upon what basis of under
standing he is tolerated" Still, there
is no reason to doubt the existence of a
perfect understanding between himself
and the promoters Of the three or four
other clubs in Saratoga. by which the
city adds appreciably to its annual
revenues and also controls and regu-
lates the number of such establish
ments.
All the leading merchants. hotelkeep-
ers. and citizens in general defend the
existence of these clubs on the ground
that IL they were closed the American
Spa would lose some OF its most attrac-
tive features to men who have been
going there for twenty-five years. They
say the races naturally attract sport
ing class of persons, who gamble on
the race-track In the day, and like to
play cards at night.
Professionals visit Saratoga to race
their thoroughbreds and play faro, rou-
lette and poker. Amateurs will be at
tracted by the championship polo anc
golf games.
With this mixed assemblage Of high
class professional and amateur sport
ing men living at the great hotels. the
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

equal measure of philosophy and satire,
the questioner turned to the sloth in
an opposite cage. This little animal
was climbing very slowly to the top OF
the dried twig in his cage, and he took
some time to reply. At last. when the
reporters patience was well-nigh ex-
hausted, he gave yawn, seemed to
reflect. and said
Not Conversational Weather.
Its too hot to talk" after which he
fell from the top to the bottom of the
cage. and went to sleep Immediately.
The snakes are in their element during
the hot weather, and are full of creepy
spirits that crate on the beholder who
is unused to these reptiles. The big
boa had a bad fit of Indigestion the other
night. followed by fearful vomitings that
resounded throughout the animal house
But he is all right now. and In great
fig for another hearty meal. which will
probably serve him until the fall.
The rattlesnakes are very lively and
seem to take an interest in all visitors;
whether this sentiment is friendly or the
reverse the reporter did not like 70 ask.
The snakes replied good-humoredly to
the query as 10 how they liked the
weather. their only complaint being that
1t was not warm enough.
The parrots, albeit natives OF warm
climates, do not relish the heat over
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
His Extensive Establishment at the Great
Summer Sporting Resort and His IDEAS Of
How Such a Place Should Be Conducted.

Of the crowds around the tables, pre-
sent, when the glittering chandeliers
are lighted, pretty much the same scene
they did when Morrissey was fistic
champion, race horse owner, and a
power in Tammany Hall-and before
there was anything like the embargo
against gambling there is today.
Sometimes there are more notable
men playing, and perhaps the play is
higher, and fortunes are won or lost in
a single night, but the same games are
played and in the same manner. The
very last persons from whom to seek
information on these points are the
sleek, dress-coated men who sit in the
chairs OF the. dealers or stand alert in
the crouplers' places at the roulette
tables.
There are many rules and restrictions
governing the conduct OF the club. and
they are rigidly inforced. Only persons
who are known to the doorkeepers or
who have been properly introduced are
admitted. No resident of Saratoga is
permitted to stake his money on the
games-or invest" 1t, as Mr.. Garfield
perhaps styles it.
Garfield has had a remarkable career
He is OF the new school of gamblers.
more OF business mun than the typical
old-time sport. He is about forty-three
years old. His birthplace was Rhode
Island He went to school there until he
was admitted to Harvard. from which
he was graduated about the same time
as President Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
The King Of the Masters Of the Games Of
Chance and Skill Gives His Views of His
Peculiar Business or Profession. :. :.

cusses IL with keen intelligence or with
out the display of ostentation affected
by most men who follow the pursuit Of
gambling.
He has none Of the characteristics at
tributed to men OF his calling. Though
comes an ideal gambler and "a good
loser" he can be genial and entertain
ing. His general bearing. his directness
of speech. reflect his training at Har-
ward and suggest rather the keen lawyer
than the proprietor of the most famous
gaming institution in America.
His appearance is that Of the we'll
balanced man of affairs. His head is
large, round and suggests mental
strength. His eyes are keen and Of a
steel gray color. His features are large.
regular and well chiseled. The mouth
Is particularly stro>g. and the sweep Of
the jaw indicates more than ordinary
force OF character.
Canfeld has a complexion that wo-
men might envy. His face is beardless,
the skin is clear and ruddy, PROBABLY
because of his temperate habits. He is
not q tall man, ncr yet particularly
short-of a fair aver ,ge. say 5 feet or
thereabouts.
He is rather inclined to stoutness,
weighing, perhaps. 1870 pounds. But his
movements are quick, alert, active. al
most as quick as she keen sweep OF his
steely eyes. His voice is quiet. well
modulated, and his words we'll selected.
He speaks rapidly and always to the
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

Saratoga Club has become the night,
rendezvous Of representatives of botf
sorts, the millionaire polo player rub
bing elbows with the seasoned profes-
sional gambler.
Canfeld's declaration that no change
will be made in the structure and equip.
ment Of the club will be reassuring tc
many Of the old-time patrons who have
frequented 1t for quarter Of century
1t is now one OF the most palatial in
stitutions OF the kind in the world.
The furnishings are precisely the sams
in pattern as they were when John Nor
rissey opened It.
There is sort of superstition that
new things should have no place there
For instance, when an article Of frrni-
ture wears out II is replaced with one
precisely like it.
Three or four years ago some OF the
lace curtains that Morrissey had bought
for decorating the windows needed to be
replaced. Morrissey had bought them
from the old time firm of A. T. Stew
art, long since out of existence. The
books of the firm were searched and the
origin of the curtains discovered. They
had been made in Germany, and an or
der was given to duplicate them.
1t is the same with every article OF
furniture of the club. Charley Reed
the old-t time horse owner and gambler
who sat today staring at the rain from
the deserted veranda of the Crane
Union Hotel, made few improvements
to the club during his ownership, and
Albert Spencer. who sold out his in
terest to Garfield, was content to leave
the house as Morrissey had equipped it
The cafe, with Its rich mahogany fur
nishings and tapestries; the great gam
ing room. simply but richly furnished
and softened with rare carpeting, and
the restaurant, through the wide door
way of which the men and womer
dining or supp:ng can catch a glimpse
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

After leaving college he engaged in
mercantile business, but soon turned
his attention to gambling of the higher
order. He conducted "gentlemen's
game" at Newport. Ten or twelve
years ago he went to New York and for
half dozen years has been the most
prosperous and celebrated gambler in
America. He now runs two places-the
clubhouse here and his clubhouse next
to DeImonico's in last Forty-fourth
Street.
His success in preventing District
Attorney Jerome from securing evidence
against his New York house Is prob
apiy due tc the restrictions with which
he surrounds his business. He does not
encourage the professional gamblers.
and men of this type are not permitted
to use his place as rendezvous His
patrons are not the sort who would
.saueal' to help out District Attorney
Jerome or anyone else.
Garfield keeps a close eye on his busi-
ness. United States Senators. leading
politicians ana some OF the iuost ldlhouS
men In all walks of life are frequenters
OF both his houses, but they come and
go with every sense of security.
Garfield himself does not gamble. He
does not drink. He compels the most
rigid discipline among his employees. He
is supposed to have made more money
than any other gambler in this country
not excepting John Daly-and to have
kept 1t. He owns 100000 worth OF real
estate in Saratoga and quite as much in
New York city.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

much. A huge macaw, with bill as
large as a plumbers, declared that the
weather was unequal and that, con-
sidering the fact that he could not be
OUT doors, he rather preferred winter.
All the other parrots Joined In an af-
firmative chorus.
Used to the Strain.
The big, spotted hyena was painting.
Don't speak OF it, he said. But I'm
used to it," he continued. I've travelled
with circus and had to stay in close
box for days and nights on stretch
during the hottest weather. Did you
ever reflect how much we animals can
stand. mentally and physically? Put
yourself in my place, go through an iota
of my experience, and you would be
dead or raving mad. They say, hear,
that pace up and down my cage good
deal, and that I'm savagely restless.
Well, l am troubled sometimes, but can
you wonder at 1t? They say. too, that
to laugh than to cry, isn't it?'
The lions, tigers, and leopards. hav-
ing large open dens to themselves. have
rather the best of it. The male Royal
Bengal sleeps the greater part of the
day. basking in the shadiest part Of his
inclosure like a mammoth cat. He
sinks his bitterness and resentment IN
sleep. does this tiger, and, with the
hyena. may be classed among the ILL
less to attempt to engage him IN con-
versation. however. He never deisns
to look at humanity, and his expression
is anything but friendly.
The African lion, during the trying
The Washington times., 1902-08-17
Alligator Yawns, Opening a forbidding Cav
ern, and Declines to Discuss the Move
ments of the Mercury---E1yena Used to-
the Torridity---ORce Travelled With a Cir
Gus, in Close Qudrters--Philosophers Of
the Zoo Who Find Relief in Sleep--~Dunk,
the Elephant Complains Bitterly Of the
Flies-Believes They Will Be His Death.

days of summer, is pathetic spectacle.
tempt to obtain coolness, with his
tongue lolling about yard out Of his
mouth, and a painful expression OF mis-
cry in his eyes. He would say nothing
for publication regarding the state Of
his feelings, affirming that human 81 .cch
was too weak a medium of expression
for him.
The elephant. Dunk. for whose bene-
fit the $4,000 house is being erected.
sways monotonously backward aud for
ward.
Il am much troubled with flies he
said. They are formidable enemies.
and the worst of it is that 1 can't get
at them. 1 didn't mind such things as
lions and tigers in the jungle; easily
settled them, but these fies-they will
be the death Of me at last" So saying.
Dunk whirled up wisp- of straw in his
trunk, and used it vigorously as fly
brush.
Even the moose and caribou are en-
during the warm weather well in the
sense that thev have not sustained any
permanent i'll effects therefrom, these
being the animals most likely to suffer
from heat. The yak finds that he could
dispense with his blanket-like append
age, perhaps, but he is sound and
healthy. and looking forward to winter
when 1t will turn in handy
The Indian bulls in their picturesque
pagoda in the woods are in their ele-
ment. The bison can stand any kind Of
weather.
Taken altogether. the Zoo COM
tingency are getting through the dog
days famously.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

pcint-that is, on any subject on which
he consents to talk.
He knows how to evade making a di-
rect answer. as we'll as how to politely
decline to return one.
His attention had been called to the
statement tEat he had purchased an en-
tire city block in saratoga for 100000,
and intended to enlarge the clubhouse
which John MorrIssey Ind built in the
hcyday OF his power and afiiuence.
Garfield said the report was amusing.
He made the denial given above and add
ed to it the statement That such an in
stitutioa as that at aonte Carlo could
not possibly exist in ;as counry.
IF 1t were possible to conduct greet
establishment with the ianction of the
law or the indulEenc. Of law oiIlcials, e"
he said. with a o,,iz:'oal glance Gu: of
the corner Of his eye II think 1t would
have leen tried before. No one certain
ly has any rights II Ger the law 10 do
SO. 1t amuses me to hear men talk
afout their rights in such matters be-
cause other men are irGulSed. Til. best
treatment Il man who seeks to conduc.
such an institution can secIre is that of
tolerance.
III he conducts o high-class estat-
lishment quietly. wiilCUt giving o:ensc
TO his nelghbors or the general public
and safeguards the interests OF his
patrons, who na:u,sIly do not desire
their ventures to become pubic IS
may be tolerated, but that is all.
ANY open fiupting of his bus oess
or the indiscriminate admission OF un-
desirable or Incompetent persons will
certainly not be tolerated. 1t is nat
urai that men VIII hc attracted By the
success OF properly conducted insti-
tuition OF the sort I have described, and
may clamor for .licir ,o-called rights TO
enter the same ha5iacss. They have, IA
say, no rights. The best they can get
Is indulgence and tolerance.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

enjoy. These animals are not at all ret
icent. and barked out, when questioned,
that they were very we'll; thank you
One fellow, quite gray with age. said It
was nothing like the ocean from which
hes had been taken at a tender age, but
the others, who had been born in captiv-
ity, did not pay much attention 10 him.
The inhabitants OF the main animal
house are all in good condition. as one
of the monkeys remarked. under the
circumstances. The simian who Offer
ed this qualification is possessed of an
exceedingly red face, which, he took
care to explain, was not due to the ef-
feet of heat.
Naturally Scarlet Complexion.
Neither" he added, in an impress
sive manner, is it the result Of alco-
holic intemperance. or stomach trouble.
1t is purely natural he said. and
characteristic of his race, whose home
is in far-off Japan. Indeed, they are
known as the Red Faced Monkey"
The cause of their lurid complexion.
he said, was curious. 1t seems that some
years ago, these monkeys possessed
pale and interesting countenances. but,
being extremely sensitive and proud.
and learning of the statements of OAR
win on the origin of the human species,
great number turned very red with
anger and resentment and neither they
nor their descendants have regained
their original hue. 1t may be remarked
that this monkey utters a cry SO like
that of child that no difference can
be perceived. This cry is an express
sion Of greediness.
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

~ tCHARD A. CANFIELD, known as
* the king of American Gam
4 \ blers." sat in a room in the
Grand Union Hotel. Saratoga.
Opposite him was an interlocutor, who
desired him to talk on what he was go
ing TO do, as well as what ne was doing,
and had DONE in the way of providing
snug quarters for the goddess of chance
and her votaries among the upper ten. ."
II have no intention OF attempting to
transplant Monte Carlo, with its famous
Casino, sunny skies. the beautiful blue
Mediterranean. and its other picturesque
features. to Saratoga" he said. THE
genirs who credited re with the ambi
tion to do so doesn't know what he is
talking about.
Il am running the Saratoga Club as a
resort for gentlemen who can afford the
luxury. and on the same lines as 1t has
been run for many wears. 1t is club
large or improve II beyond Transforming
into a small garden an abutting strip OF
property which recently acquired. This
parcel of land was used as a so-called
Indian camp, where undesirable charac-
tiers congregated. There was much com
plant from the citizens OF Saratoga
about it. So | bought it-not for the
fabulous sum stated-and will make 1t a
part of the grounds of the clubhouse"
Garfield is a most interesting man TO
talk 10 when he will consent 10 talk.
lie is very well informed on almost
every subject thai, is introduced and dis
The Washington times., 1902-08-17

~ tCHARD A. CANFIELD. known as
* the king of American Gam
blers." sat in a room in the