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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-07-31
Constitutional Amendment.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution, No. |
H.. Relative to amending Section
Of Article < of the Constitution OF the
State of Nevada; pertaining to the
assessment and taxation OF patented
mines, and also pertaining 20 the as
sessment and taxation Of mortgages,
and moftgaged property. Resolved by
the Assembly, the Senate coneurring:
That the Constitution Of the State OF
Nevada be amended SO as to read as
follows: Amend Section | Article
OF the Constitution Of the State OF Ne
yaia, so that the same shall read as
follows: Section /. The Legislature
shall provide by law for uniform and
equal rate Of assessment and taxa
ton, ana shall prescribe such regula-
lions as shall secure just y2iuation
Tor taxation OF all property, real, pei
/ sonal and posSessOry, except names
and mining claims, when not patent
] ed, tbs proceeds alone of which saai
/ be assessed and taxed, and when pat
| ented, each patented mine shall be
assessed at not less than five hundred
| $500 O0) except when one hundred
! (S1OO JJ) dollars ir labor has beer
} actually performed on such patented
. nlire during the year. in addition to
| the tax upon the net poceeds; and, al
so excepting such property as may be
exempted by law for municipal, edit
! cati0nal, literary, scientific or other
! charitable purposes; and mort gage,
deed of trust, contract or other Obliea-
.i0r By which debt is secured shall.
TOR the purpose of assessment and tax
ation be deemed and treated as an
interest in the property affected there
| by, in case OF debts so secured, the
value of the property affected by such
mortgage, deed of trust. contract OF
obligation, less the value Of such Sc
curiyiest shall be assessed and taxed
to the owner of the property and the
value OF such security shall be ass
essed and taxed to the owner there
of, in the county. City, or town il
which the property affected thereby il
situated. The tax so levied shall be {
lien upcn the property and security ,anC
may be paid by either party to such sc
curity; il paid by the owner of the Sc
curly. The tax so levied upon the prop
erty affected thereby shall become
5 part OF the debt so secured; ii tn
, owner OF the property shall pay til
tax so levied on such security. 1t Shai
1 constitute a payment thereon and t
I tie extent of such payment full dis
charge thereof, provided that an
agreement, between parties to sue
: mortgage, deed Of trust. contrac
/, or other obligation, whereby the del
lor is obligated or required to assam
and pay, or refined, (reiund) to til
f holder of such security, the take
| which shall be assessed ar-i taxed /
, tAe owner thereof. shall Be void.
c CERTIFICATE.
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In the District Court Of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State Of Ne
vada, Ormsby County.
Dora Rippetoe, Plaintiff.
VS..
James J Rippetoe, Defendant.
The State of Nevada sends Greeting
to James J. Rippetoe, defendant:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff, in the Dis
trict Court of the First Judicial Dis
trict Of the State OF Nevada, in and
| for Ormsby county, and answer the
| complaint of plaintiff, filed therein
with ten days Exclusive Of the day OF
! service) after the service on you OF
this summons, if served in said count
y, Or If served out OF said county but
within the District, twenty days; in
all other cases forty days, or judo
ment by default viii be taken against
/ you, according 10 the prayer OF said
complaint.
me said action is brought to recov-
er a judgment against you to dissolve
the bonds OF matrimony now existing
between you and the said plaintiffs
and for the custody OF the four minor
children, Cora Rippetoe, aged six
years; Lulu Rippetoe, aged eight
years: Aggie Rippetoe, aged three
years and Dora Rippetoe, agen one
year, upon the ground of extreme cruel
y on your part, alleged to have been
committed at divers and different
times between July 1883, and Deem
Der. 1900; said acts of extreme cruelty
consisting of threats OF violence and
bodily injury: false accusations OF
conjugal infidelity and with living and
and cohabiting with other men; giving
publicity to false accusations of a
,, iultry and general i'll treatment or
YOUR part amounting to extreme cruel
ty; such conduct on your part causing
danger to the life and health of sale
plaintiff and by reason of which she
was compelled to cease cohabitine
with you. Also for failure on you
: part to provide the common necessar
les Of life for said plaintiff for owe
one year past, and that such neglec
was not the result Of poverty on you
: part, which could not have been avoid
a ed by ordinary industry. For NOR
particulars YOU are hereby referred t
:, the complaint on file in Tire above er
Il titled court and cause referred to an
. made a part of the summons.
And ven are hereby notified that
: YOU fail to answer the complaint tn
= said plaintiff will apply to the abov
I entitled court for the relief demande
, in the prayer OF said complaint.
Given under my hand and seal 6
{ my Office in Carson. Nevada, this at
. day OF June. A. D. 1902.
. GEO. W. COMING, Clerk
James G. Sweeney, atty for plaintiff
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ORDINANCE NC. 100.
An Ordinance to Prev ut the 8urnir!
ct Leaves and Other Rubbish.

Of Leaves and Other Rubbish.
(ApprorrA May II, 1922
fThe Board of Trustees Of Carson
City 90 ordain:
Section /. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person or persons, firm company,
corporation or association to burn
within the limits of Carson City any
leaves, straw, shavings, papers or rub
bish Of any kind Or nature Nhatso-
ever, except it be during the hours
from s a. III. till 3 p. NJ, between DC
tober 18th and November 10 til OF
each and every year,
Section 2. Any person or peE3ons,
firm, company, corporation or associ-
alton violating any Of the provisions
Of this ordinance shall upor. convic-
tiOr thereof be fined in any sum not
exceeding 500 or be imprisoned in
The county Jail for term not exceed
ms fifty days or by both such fac and
imprisonment.
Approved
WILL u. MACkEf
President.
Attest:
GEORGE w. COMING,
Clerk.
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STATE MlNlNG LAW.

On account OF the activity of mining
in this section, the following law re-
garding stalking out and holding
claim is published:
Chapter XCIII.-An act to amend
section one Of an. Act entitled: can
Act amendatory Of and supplemental
% IAN Act relating to the location, re-
location. manner of recording lode
and placer claims. mill sites, tunnel
rights, amount of work necessary to
hold possession Of mining claims and
the right of co-owners therein, approx
ID March 49, 1897" approved March
d, 1899. approved March 20, 1901
Section l. Section one Of the above
entit!- Act is hereby amended so as
20 read as follows:
Seotinn one Section two OF the
above named Act is hereby amended
50 as to read as follows:
Section two. Before the expiration
y ninety days from the time OF post
ing nrtice upoE the claim the locator
must sink discovery shaft upon the
claim to the depth OF at least ten fee.
ron the lowest part of the rim oil
srch shaft at the surface or deeper il
necessary TO show by such work a
lode deposit Of mineral in place. A
c-osscut, or tunnel, which cuts the lode
at depth OF ten ieet, or an open cut
along the ledge or lode equivalent to q
shaft four feet by six feet by ten fee,
IS equivalent TO a discovery shaft The
locator must define the boundaries o
ais claim by marking a tree or rocl
IN place or by setting a post or stone
one at each corner and one at the cen
ter OF each side line. When post i
1sed it must be at least four inchc
square, by four feet six inches il
length, set one foot in the ground wit
q mound OF stone or earth four fee
IN diameter by two feet in heigh
around The post When it is practical
iy impossible on account OF bedroc
or precipitous ground to sink such
posts. they may be placed in a pile {
stones; or where the proper placin
OF such posts or monuments OF stor
IS impracticable Or dangerous to Ii!
and limb, it shall be lawful to plac
such a post or monument OF stone
The nearest poiflt, properly marked t
designate its right place. When
stone is used, not a rock in place
must be at least six inches square ar
eighteen inches in length, set tive
thirds OF its length in the groun
which trees, stakes or monumen
must Be so marked as to designa
the corners OF the claim located.
Section 2. This Act shall take :
'ect on the first day Of July, 1901.
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PROPOSAL SFOR SUPPLIES.

The Beard OF Directors Of the State
Orphans Home will receive sealed pro-
posals for furnishing supplies Of gro
ceries, provisions, seventy cords OF
split wood and ten cords of limb
wood, also meats of all kinds, to be
delivered at the State Orphans,
Home, Carson City, Nevada, for six
months from and including July j,
1902, up to O'Clock p. M, Of Thurs
day. June -. 1902
All articles to be first class Of their
kind and to be delivered in such
quantities and at such times as the
! superintendent may direct.
All articles not satisfactory to be
returned at the contractors expense.
Bids to be directed to the Secretary
of the State Orphans Home Beard
| Carson City, Nevada.
The Board reserves the right 10 re
ject any and ali bids
ORVIS RING,
Secretary of Board
! Carson City, Nevada, June 70, 1902
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Summons

In the District Court Of the First Ju-
dicial District of the State of Ne
vada, Ormsby County.
Dora Rippetoe, Plaintiff.
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DEPARTMENT. or TIE INFERIOR.

DEPARTMENT or TIE INTERIOR.
United States Land Office.
Carson City, Nevada. June %. 1902.
To Whom i May Concern:
Notice IS hereby given that the Cen
trail Pacific Railway Company has fl
sd III this o":ce a list OF lands situated
in the townships described below.
and has applied for a patent for said
lands, { It the list is open to the pub
&c for inspection and copy thereof
by descriptive Subdivisions has beer
posted in convenient place in this
office for the inspection of all persons
interested and the public generally.
Within the next sixty days following
The date of cnis notice, protests or
contests against the claim Of the com,
pan5 TO any tract or subdivision with,
n any section or part Of section. des-
CRIB in the list. on the ground that
TIL ame is more valuable for mineral
than for agricultural purposes viii be
reeeieoa ara uosel for report to the
General Iana JHice at Washington
d c.
4 ewing is the list:
Al Sec. q, n y SW u ana part \
IL See. %. part /. = Sec. 81, Tp. 1G
:. L. Ri Z. Nloaat Tiablo Meridian.
0. GALLUP, REGISTER
D. A. HAIL. Receiver.
First 95.5lica,ion june q, 1902.
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Cemetery Notice

At the annual meeting cf the di-
rectors Of the Cemetery Water Works
held April 90, 1902, it was
Resolved, that water be turned in
said cemetery May LIST, and that no
person in arrears for water in former
years viii be allowed the nee Of water
until the amount now due is paid.
!. p. MEl'!-R,
Geo w. Keith,
Secretary and Collector.
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PLACES OF INTEREST
NEAR CARSON CITY.

ATTITUDES
FEET
Mount Tallac. Cal, --------9 600
Mount Davidson, New, 74l
Virginia City, Observation-Disclosures 1894
Lake Tahoe, New. and Cal,-- 62O2
Washoe Lake. 5O46
Carson City. Nev.,- Northumberland 1864
Railway Depot mt
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Democratic State Convention

Headquarters
Democratic and Silver Party
State Central Committees
Reno, Nevada, June %, 1902. |
At 4 MEETING of the State Central
Committee of the Democratic Party of
Nevada held at Reno, Nevada, March
$, 1902, it was ordered that a
STATE CONVENTION
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
be held at
RENO, NEVADA,
TUESDAY, AUGUST %, 1902.
At the hour of l o'clock p. m. for the
purpose OF nominating STATE TIC
.>r3T TO be voted for al the next Gen
eral Election. to be held on TUESDAY
she Eth day of NOVEMBER, 1902, con
sistin@ Of
One MEMBER OF CONGRESS,
One GOVERNOR
One ] IEUTENNT GOVERNOR,
One JunIiCE Of SNrHEMT COURT
One SECRETARY OF STATE,
One ATTORNEY GLNEhAL,
One STATE TREASURER.
one STATE CONTROLLER,
One SURVEYO4, GENERAL.
c1tt SJEH tslN I'm DF-Nl Ol Ubl4IC
/ INSTRUCTION,
! One STATE PRINTER.
! One REGENT Of the STATE UNIVER-
! SITI-I org Term,
One REGENT OF THE STATE UNI
: NERSITY-ShOrt Term.
! Five DISTRICT JUDGES,
! Also for the appointment OF G
! STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE and
the transaction of such other business
! IS may properly come before the Con
! venti0n
The basis OF representation of The
respective counties in said Convention
shall be One Delegate for every fifty
votes and One for every fraction q
| twenty five Or over cast atthe las
| General Election for the Democratic
Silver Party Presidential Elect urs. az
| gregating 121 Delegates ana airport il II
ed as follows:
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Silver Party State Convention

TUESDAY, AUGUST &c. 1902
At the hour OF ] O'Clock p. N. TOR the
purpose Of nominating a STATE. TIC
-.n.I TO be voted for at the next Gen
cral Election. 10 be held on TUESDAY
the 4th day Of NOVEMBER, 1902, con-
sisting of
One MEMBER OF CONGRESS, 4.
One GOVERNOR.
one LIEtTENNT GOVERNOR.
One JUSTICE Of Supreme COURT
one SECRETARY OF STATE,
One ATTORNEY GENERAL
| one STATE TREASURER.
One STATE CONTROLLER,
! One SURVEYOR GENERAL.
! One SUPERINTENDENT of PUBLIC
| INSTRUCTION.
One STATE PRINTER.
/ One REGENT OF the STATE TNlyER-
SlTY-Long Term.
One REGENT OF THE STATE I'M
FERSlTY-Short Term.
| Five DISTRICT JUDGES,
Also for the appointment of
! STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE and
the transaction Of such other business
as may properly come before the Con-
veDtiCn.
The basis Of representation Of The
respective counties in said Convention
shall be One Delegate for ever, fifty
votes and One for every traction of
twenty-five or over cast atthe last
General Election for the Democratic
Silver Party Presidential Electors. ag-
@rcgating 127 Delegates ana app0rfion-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Montgomery, January 4.-(Special.)-
The Supreme Court today handed down
the following decisions:
Mcclellan, C. alabama Mineral Rail-
road Company vs. Mary A. Jones' admin
istratrix, etc, appeal from Shelby Cir
cult Court; affirmed.
Illinois Car and Equipment Company
vs. Ellen Walch. administrative, appeal
from Calhoun Circuit Court; reversed and
remanded
HARRISON, John T. McCalley VS.. Mary
A. Ragland. administrators, ETC., appeal
from Madison Probate Court; affirmed
Birmingham Railway and Electric Com
pany VS.. Hannah B. Dorse; appeal from
Birmingham City Court; affirmed. West
ern Union Telegraph Company vs.. j. w.
Krichbaum; appeal from Jefferson Cir
cult Court; reversed and remanded.
Sharpe, Frank w. Lide VS.. Lemuel
Park ct al; appeal from Montgomery
City Court; motion to dismiss appeal
grant ed; Carrie e. Smith ct al. VS.. w. r.
D. Smith, administrator, ct al; appeal
from Cleburne Chancery Court; modified
and affirmed; Joseph Keith ct al. VS.. Sa-
rah e. Woodruff; appeal from Talladega
Chancery Court; reversed and rendered.
Dowdell, J.-Florence Savage ct al. by
next friend F. A. Savage VS.. Lester
Smith, appeal from Calhoun Circuit
Souil, ieNci Seu anu TeiHdHueu. II. ~ y.
Roy VS.. w. A. Henderson ct al, appeal
from Montgomery Chancery Court, modi-
fled and affirmed. J. Meyrovitz ct al
VS.. Chaser, <uder and Ottensosser ct al.
appeal frc<a Barbour Chancery Court re-
versed and rendered. Andrew Jackson VS..
The State of Alabama appeal from Blounl
Circuit Court, reversed and remanded
Per Curiam-Newton Wheeler VS.. Isaac
Wheeler. appeal from Cleburne County
Court. motion to dismiss appeal over.
ruled.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
PHILLIPS FAILURE
AFFECTS PRICES
AROUSED GREAT EXCITEMENT
ON PRODUCE EXCHANGE AND
MAY WHEAT DROPPED OVER 1
CENT A BUSHEL.

New York, January 14.--The announce
ment this morning that a prominent
Chicago grain dealer had failed to meet
his obligations, having been caught heavi-
1y long on wheat, corn and rye. on
country account, aroused great excite
ment for a time on the Produce Exchange
and was attended by decided break In
prices. sfiAs
May wheat dropped over cent a
bushel and corn Ac, Big ,stop-loss orders
were reached on the decline and through
out the day nervousness prevailed in
wheat and corn. The country was an
especially big seller. it having been per-
sistent bull for the last month or so on
slender margins. One local trader COW
cred 100, 600 bushels of rice in the Chicago
market at so cents. the lowest price 1t
touched.
In the afternoon exporters came in and
bought about thirty-five loads of wheat,
with rumors that upwards of seventy
loads could be worked before the day
was out This rallied the late markets
half a cent and closed 1t steady.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
ANNUAL MEETING OF
BANK STOCkHOI DERS

rell & Co., merchants; w. H. Kettig,
president Miner & Kettig Company,
wholesale hardware and machinery; Alex
T. London, attorney-at-law; w. T. North
ington, president Continental Gin Com
pany; James Spence, director Birming-
ham Machine and Foundry Company; r.
A. Terrell of Earle Terrell & Co., mer-
chants; James T. Woodward, president
Hanover National Bank, New York;
After the adjournment of the stockhold-
ers, the board met and reelected ithe-oid
officers, namely; Arthur w. Smith, pres
ident; Tom o. Smith, Cashier; w. H.
Manly, assistant cashier. ~
With a capitalization of $500,0 the
Trust and Saving Company has a deposit
line of about s2.oO0,0Oo.
Jefferson County Savings.
The stockholders of the jefferson Coun-
ty Saving Bank met in their building
and discussed with eminent satisfaction
the fine showing of President Enslen.
This bank Is one of the institutions of
which Birmingham Is very proud Its
friends multiply every year and its bus
mess grows steadily.
1t declares a semi-annual dividend out
of its earnings regularly and the dividend
paid this month was the 9th semi-an-
nual. The hank was Incorporated October.
1885. 1t has a capital of 100000, a large
surplus and a large individual deposit
line. The old officers of the Jefferson
County Saving Bank were reelected with
the exception of Mr. Otto Marx, assist
ant cashier, who resigned recently to
engage in business for himself. Mr..
Christian F. Enslen Is president, Mr..
Charles e. Thomas. vice president: Mr..
Eugene F. Enslen, cashier and Mr.. e. K.
Campbell. attorney
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
SLEUTHS WILL
MEET HERE TODAY
TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN THE
MORNING AND PROCEED TO
PLEASURE DURING AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT-A BANQUET.

Chiefs of police and town marshals of
Alabama will meet this morning in Elks'
Hall, Twentieth street and Fourth ave-
nue., to organize a state association. The
object is detection and apprehension of
criminals by systematic methods
About fifty chiefs and marshals will be
present. They began arriving yesterday
afternoon and many called on Chief Aus
tin. The meeting will be called to order
At 10 o'clock by Chief of Police Austin.
The programme will be:
Election of temporary officers.
s Prayer by DR.. L. s. Handley OF the
Central Presbyterian church.
Opening address by Chairman J. Fl. Nc
Cary of the Board of Police Commission
FRS
Drennen
appointment of committee on creden-
Halls.
appointment of committee on constitu-
lion and bylaws.
Election of officers.
In the afternoon the association will
be shown over the city and surrounding
cities special cars furnished by the
Rairway, Light and Power Company. The
cars will be waiting at the corner of
Twentieth street and Second avenue at
o'clock.
banquet will be served at the Metro
politan Hotel tonight at o'clock the
menu being:
Oyster Cocktails.
Mock Turtle Soup la Maryland.
Oysters Hot Shells Obroiled) aux Croton
Quail on Toast.
Boston Chips
Roasted Chicken, Alabama Style. Green
Peas.
Punch Sabayn.
F'ilet de Troutmseuce Tartar.
Potato a la Austin.
Costellette de Cuchon. Asparagus Souce
de Burre.
Turkey, Chestnut Dressing, Italian Style.
Celery. Green olives
and Chicken Salard.
Assorted Cheese. Sailed Almonds,
Assorted Cakes Neapolitan Ice Cream.
Cafe Noir. Cigars.
Thursday morning a second business
meeting will be held. In the afternoon
the visitors will be shown over the city
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
MAN OF MANY TRADES.
w. Peters, Prize-Fightcr. Traveller,
Sailor and Little of Everything.

W.. Peters, prize fighter. traveller. SAIL
or. gunner, infantryman and general Jack
Of all trades, which are no trades at ALL
is In Birmingham. He is en- route to
Rockford. Tenn. Gf there be such a
place. for the purpose of fighting some
aspirant for boxing honors, according to
the story told last night
He is just from that town In South
Carolina where an exposition is being
held, and is fresh with laurels won in a
fight with Billy Denners (whoever Billy
Isl, at town near Charleston, the name
of which was not given for obvious rea-
sons or because 1t was forgotten. Peter
also wears Iaurels. with his round nose
Of numerous other battles fought (some
of which were not WON in various parts
of the world. including the celebrated
fight OF Manila, when he was on the bat
tleship Baltimore. and later when he de-
feated Duke In Key West New Years
night.
w. Peters exhibited his muscles. both
in arms and legs last night, showing
cords like pig iron, and also many and
sundry tattoo marks. He will be here
several days. and may night.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
TEN MEN KILLED
IN EXPLOSION

South McAll;ster 7 r.. January 14--The
e,,,,,,,,.,. -, To-. ut, ,,,,o. d, ~
explosion last evening III mime NO. Vi
the Milby & Dow Mining Company at
Dow, l. T.:
rack Mocoy w II Ke,tb q u Far
hurst n M pricbard Bert Gatlin Toe
Remmis Toe Rluea MT BROW Jobn Reat-
al and Jobn RIpea
Tba fen man who lost their l,vea were
the on,,, norso,s 4, tho nit and none were
loft 70 taI, tbo story Al tho bodies were
roooyerod o,d os nono' u,er, hurnea the
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-01-15
SCHLEY VISITS
NEGRO COLLEGE
COMPLIMENTS NEGRO SOLDIERS
AND SAILORS DURING LATE
WAR AND GIVES STUDENTS
SOME SOUND ADVICE.

Savannah, January 14-Admiral Schley,
accompanied by Gen. W. W. Gordon WIS.,
tied the Georgia State Agricultural and
Mechanical College (colored) today The
college band escorted the visitors to
Meldrim Auditorium, where the students
and many of the representative colored
citizens of Savannah had assembled.
President B. B. Wright received the adj
miral and other guests at the entrance
to the chapel.
The admiral, escorted by President
Wright, assembled the rostrum, receiving
cheers and applause from the audience.
The students sang America. conclud-
ing with the old plantation melody,
"Stesl Away to Jesus"
Admiral Schley made a short address,
in the course of which, after compliment
Ing the colored soldiers and sailors in the
war with Spain for their bravery, he
said:
ut gives me great delight to be present
today to witness the development of an
idea which will bring to every citizen
happiness and prosperity. achools are es-
tablished for the development of men and
women in mind, hand and heart. If you
will fulfill the full requirements of de-
velopments of mind and hand, you will
secure to yourselves comfort and happi-
ness, and be a blessing to yourself and
the nation"
Tonight brilliant reception In honor
of Admiral Schley was held at the resi-
dence of Gen. w. w. Gordon.