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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
FILlBUSTERS ARRESTED
Small Party Attack Biueflelds in Old
Fashio ed Style.
By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Aug. 2S.-Car-
los Overend, planter and merchant OF
Corinto, Nicaragua, has arrived mere
from Central America. He brings the news
that about July 25ti1, party Of Conser-
valves Of Nicaragua, aided by a few
Colombia insurgents, landed at Blue.
fields in small schooner and attacked
the town in old-time filibusterins fashion.
more than hundred men and most
of them We're promptly captured by the
government troops and placed IN jail,
the others escaped in their schooner.
Overend says the reason for the attack
by such a small party is not known III
Nicaragua. While death might legally
be inflicted upon the Insurgents, OVerenu
is Of opinion that they will not pc treat
ed harshly. Except for the incident at
.Bluefields, the situation in Nicaragua IS
reported to be very quiet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
ASLEEP ON THE TRACK
Roy sprole Horribly Mashed and Dies
from the Injury.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial DISPATCH to The Tlmes.)
BRISTOL, TENN, August 23.-Roy
Sprole. well known, popular young
taan living near Bristol. was run over
and killed just before daylight this morn
irG by freight train on the Virginia
and Southwestern Railway. He was in
TIE city yesterday evening, and missing
the train, started to walk home. It Is
supposed that he fell asleep en- the track.
HIS right leg was severed at the hip and
his left leg mashed.t to q pulp from the hip
down. He died as he was being taken
home on hand car.
Il Young Sproles was twenty years Of age
and member of one of the most prom
siEeHt families in Washington county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24

i've IN Washington and he is on his
way with "a snine-montha leave cot abs
isences TO visit them. I
-. II Hung Chang was the greatest man
lever knew said he last night. He
Killed timsef with overWork. and was
with him when he died. He had a
wonderful mind and China may never
EVERYTHING even to the smallest Details
that went on in his own household and
in the great Empire. What ever he once:
took up he mastered completely before
China. Dr. Coltman thinks. is now. as
sured Of a lasting peace and Is making
steady progress.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
Young Girl Kidnapped.
fBy Assoctated Press

MACON. GA. Aug. 2-With a drawn
pistol in his hand, James I. Tiadau, said
TO be an escaped iunaric from the Santa.
rum at Milledville. entered the home Of
L. a. Roach. In Walkinson county and
carried OF Agnes Roach. a fifteen year
old girl.
The kidnapping was accomplished while
Roach was absent from home. At last
accounts Tindall had not returned. HIS
drove of WITH the girl going ID the DE-
rectiou Of Macon,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION SUIT
Mr.. Ellyson Thinks There viii Be No
irvasion Of the Fund.

]. TAYLOR Ellgson, trustee for the State
Of Virginia in the Confederate Memorial
Association. returned to ne city yester-
day from his vacation, and in speaking
Of the claim of General John G. Under
wood against the Association fer salary
and commissions. said that while he was
not thoroughly familiar With the claim
he felt sure that the Association owed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
A Stricken Family,

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
NORFOLK, VA, August S3--Mrs w.
e. Dixon died early this morning from
consumption. aged thltry-Iour years.
she IS survived by ner nuspano ana three
children. The husband is confined TO MS
home with broken leg and last week
their infant child died.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
VICTORS WELCOMED
A Delegation and Band Meet Harrison

burg Firemen.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines
sTAUNToN, VA. August e3.-The 1ar-
risonburg hose companies won every
nrizc offered in Portsmouth Friday IN the
races. They passed through Stanton -.
night on their way home. They were ms'
in staunton by delegation from Harr,-
sonburg, headed by. the stoneWal b S.l..
The boys were In great glee over thesE
victories. The Stonewall Band Orchesera
recommended them to Harrtsonburs-
sWhere thew were given grand reception
by the citizens Of Harrisonburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
Chronicle in Receivers Hands.

Try Associated Fress.9
UGUSTA. GA, August the Aususta
Chronicle was to-day placed in the hands
Of a receiver at the instance of creditors
Il. b. Hook, president of the company,
was appointed receiver and will con-
tinue the PUBLICATION of the paper at
usual. pending the reorganization of the
OF the papers affairs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
a UNIQUE Challenge.
Especial Dispatch to The Tim

Special Dispatch to The Times.)
WINSrON-SALEM N. c.. August o..
4 The Winston lawyers to-day issued a
unique challenge to the physicians to play
a game of ball, the proceeds of the game
10 be donated to the hospital, provide ed the
manned players will be cared for In the
charity ward free Of charge.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
GOLF CONTEST
Or. R. [. Williams Leads German at the
Warm Springs.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

WARM SPRINGS, VA, August 23.-
The golf contest this evening resulted
in a victory for Mrs John ]. Otter, OF
Louisville, Ky, who won the ladies' prize
Of a handsome card case, and for Mr..
Holiday Semple, of Louisville. Ky, who
won the gentlemen's prize, handsome
cigarette case.
DR.. R. +. Williams, OF Richmond, leads
the german tonight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24

General Underwood nothing which he
would not receive.
Mr.. Ellyson stated further that the
funds of, the Association are still intact
none of the money having been spent as
yet. and that General Clement a. .EEans'
of Atlanta, president of the organ1zatioh
would take the proper steps in the mater.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
MARRIED IN WASHINGTON
Richmond Couple Welded There on
Last Thursday.

Mr.. John King, of No. $50 West Broad
Street and Miss Hettie Burnett, of No
SOC West Main Street, We're married IN
Washington on Thursday, August list
Mr.. King is a cigar manufacturer OF
this city, and his bride is popular girl OF
tho nest Main Street neighborhood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
Doing OF SOCIETY
DEYOTEES FOR week


Pace. of Danville, who have been the
guests of Mr. j. B. Pace, on West Frank
lin Street, returned home yesterday.
Miss Ruby o. Warde, OF Norfolk. is
the guest of Miss jamie Simmons. No.
las West Cary Street
AIr. Percy Lee Elliott and MI. William
F. Cook left Richmond last Wednesday
morning for Atlantic City. where they
are spending their vacation.
MISS Susie voolfolk IS the guest OF
Hon. and AIRS. J. W. Churchman. near
Staunton.
Miss Estelle Shackford, who has been
visiting friends in Gordonsville. returned
home Friday
Miss Julia Eanes is expected home this
evening after quite an extended VISIT IN
the country.
Mrs. Christian H. Clarke is now visit
ing friends in Philadelphia
Mrs. NJ. Bosquet has Just returned
from delightful visit IN Hanover and
Louisa.
Mrs. oscart Neill Wer, who has Just re-
turned from a visit in Hanover ana
Louisa will leave tomorrow ror Cor
louisville and Washington, where she
will spend the rest Of the summer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
TRIBUTE TO Ii
China Assured of Lasting Peace ant
Making Rapid PROGRESS.
fRv AssociatedE Press

1919 IBy l3SSUCIateuI 2 $50 e
q CHICAGO. ILL. Aug. s2 % DIR. Coltman.
of Pekin, China former physician toll ~
Hung Chang aEd now secretary to a chi HI
ment whatever In this direction and that
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-24
MR.. L. o. MooRE'S CHIEF.

the idea is absolutely impracticable.
The Mayor of Banbury also said he
had no knowledge of any negotiations LOT
the purpose of the Washington mouse.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14


excursionists boarded the boat at Min
nehaha Falls and were taken to MIN
niger, near Hastings, where a stop of
nearly two hours was made, during
which time an excellent programme of
sports served to entertain the crowd.
Lars M. Rand, of Minneapolis, was
judge of the sporting events, and John
Benson was chairman of the committee
in general charge of the excursion,
Potters band and orchestra furnished
music for dancing. The pleasure seek
ers were brought back to st. Paul at
$50 last night, and went to Minneap-
oils on interurban cars.
Another we'll attended river eXcur-
sion was given by Odin Grove No. 20,
Order of Druids, of Minneapolis, on
the steamer Twin City and barge to
Hastings and up the st. Croix river.
Music for dancing was furnished by
the Svea band, of Minneapolis. The
excursionists were taken on board at
Minnehaha Falls and returned to the
wharf at the foot of Jackson street
shortly before 10 o'clock last night
and boarded cars for Minneapolis. The
committee in charge was composed of
August Pearson, August Berg and Ole
Olson.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S PET
PONIES AND THEIR STABLE
They Are Small and Are Named Huffy,
Fluffy, Beau and Belle.


1t is not generally known that in the
royal stable at Sandringham in Nor
folk is a very old horse called Wick.
which the queen used to ride daily in
her early days at the beloved country
home. Wick must now be thirty years
old. He has every comfort and atten-
uon,, and lives in charming stable
surrounded by many beautiful animals.
On no account would the queen allow
this poor old horse to be shot, as he
is still very great favorite with her.
When at Sandringham her majesty
never fails to pay Wick a visit to see
how he is getting on, and to take him
some Jumps of sugar.
In the harness room at the. royal
stables is an engraving of the Princess
of Wales riding Wick, in his younger
days, with her favorite dogs, in the
park.
The queen also has four little ponies
which are all harnessed to one strap.
and driven by her majesty in Norfolk.
Their names are Huffy, Fluffy, Beau
and Belle. They live in a beautiful
cosy stable covered with light blue
tiles, and their names are neatly en-
graved on little silver plates above
their stalls. Prince Edward of York is
very fond of these little ponies, and fire.
Quently pays them a visit.
Close to the stables are the graves of
her majesty's favorite dogs, each with
neat little stone, an inscription, and a
small flower garden. One little stone
informs us that Here lies Spot. for
many years the constant companion of
H. r. H. Princess of Wales."@Detroit
News Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14
INDICATIONS POINT 10 An UN-
USUALLY LARGE CROP ~
IN MINNESOTA
APPLES AND GRAPES ARE
PLENTIFUL, PLUMS LIGHT
Secretary of State horticultural So
ciety Says Orchards in Minnesota
Are on the Boom-Thousands of
New Trees PIanted-Exhibits az
State Fair.

Visitors from other states. who visit
the state fair, are ordinarily much
surprised at the exhibit of fruit which
they find in the horticultural depart
ment. For Minnesota has the reputa-
ton, among people living further
south, of being state where most
fruit cannot be raised. Such displays
as have been made in recent years by
large growers of apples In Minnesota
have demonstrated, not only the posi-
bility of growing apples here, but that
apples are growing, and in good guam
tity.
AS a matter of fact, Minnesota is
now producing many thousands of
bushels of apples each year, and would
now be raising all that are needed for
home use, if it had not been for per-
sistent assertions, in earlier years, that
no fruit could be raised in this part of
the country. Much of the success of
the Minnesota fruit growers is due to
the encouragement of and the educa-
tional work done by the Minnesota
State Horticultural society, and it is
now a fact, surprising as it may seem,
that this society is the largest state
horticultural society in the country.
The horticultural division at the
Minnesota state fair is in charge of j.
M. Underwood, of Lake City, a prom
inent member of the BOARD OF man
ayers, and his assistant is A. w. Lath-
am, of Minneapolis, who is also secre-
tary of the state horticultural society.
In speaking of the prospects of the
fruit exhibit at the coming fair, Mr..
Latham said yesterday:
Fine Fruit Crop This Year.
''The extent and the quality of the
exhibition of fruit at the coming an
nual fair in our state depends in a
large measure upon the character of
the fruit crop here. While in years
when the apple crop of Minnesota has
been light the fruit exhibit has been
a creditable one, this has been brought
about only as the result of large
amount of hustling by the manage
ment. This year, fortunately, the Sit
uation is very different. While a few
orchards that had received extra cul-
tivation and care, and occasional trees,
bore fair crop last year, the great
bulk of bearing apple trees produced
a very light crop of fruit last season,
which makes this the bearing year
for the orchards of Minnesota, and the
present condition of the orchards
bears out this statement. From all
parts of the apple producing areas of
the state reports indicate a very fine
crop of this fruit.
The majority of bearing apple trees
IN this state are of two kinds, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14

nearly every Southern farmhouse is a
large pole erected in the center of the
yard, with a cross bar at the top,Which
closely resembles a modern Telegraph
pole, on which Is seen hanging five or
six gourds attached to a string, each
gourd having a capacity of about two
quarts each with a small hole bored
in the side. These gourds are intend
ed for the accommodation of the small
bird known as the martin. These
birds are bitter enemies of hawks and
owls and they will not allow these
predatory creatures to come near a
house in which they live, and there
fore serve the purpose of protecting
the poultry.
When the small boy in the South
desires to learn to swim, several hol-
lowed out alright gourds attached to
leather belt will answer the purpose
of a life-preserver, as they are sur
prislngly buoyant, and three or four
small ones will easily support heavy
man.
The Southern milk maid depends
largely upon it for the greater part of
her work. The housewife prides her
self on her milking gourds, which are
kept white and clean by constant
scourings and scaldings. Large gourds
are used as hen nests, water is car
ried to the farm hands in the fields
in large gourd bucket, the tinsmith
and shoemaker keep their tools in a
gourd chest, they are used also as
hanging baskets, and when decorated
and the edges scalloped make very
pretty ones. In a thousand different
ways the gourd is of the greatest use
to all Southern families, and is appre-
ciated as in no other place in the
world. The origin of the plant is a
| subject enshrouded in mystery, but its
undoubted antiquity, no Tess than it's
! many remarkable qualities, entitle it
| to rank first in the kingdom of plants.
Detroit News Tribune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14

Yesterday was an ideal day for out
ing parties, and over 10000 people took
occasion to attend the excursions and
also to spend the day at various lakes
and summer resorts. The principal pic
mic of the day was given by the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
tWOrkmen of North America, Union
mo. ia. at Inver Grove. This was the
second annual picnic given by this un-
Ion, and it was q grand success, over
5000 people attending.
+ The members of the union met at
Federation hall at $3.50 o'clock yester-
kday morning, and headed by the Cit
liens band, marched from the hall to
the union depot, where a special train
was in waiting. At Inver Grove the
party of pleasure seekers was met by
Mayor Lyle, of South st. Paul, with
Chief of Police Bacon and an escort of
twelve mounted cowboy police. The
principal part of the programme of
sports was a ball game between a nine
of the union and Friedman Bros nine,
which resulted in a victory for the for
mer nine by a score of to 4.
Another feature of the programme
was the cowboys broncho race. The
first prize was won by Chief Fitzger-
AIDS horse. Hotstufr. with Robert
Moncus' horse a close second and j.
Kinks horse third.
LF re Eating contest.
/ Phil Sullivan won the smoking con-
Z test, and II. Peterson was second. The
/ pie eating contest was won by j. Knut-
! son, who easily showed that he was
master hand at eating pies, and j.
+ King also established the fact that he
was no novice at devouring pastry by
being a close second.
j. BeatSon won the bicycle race, and
"A. Neubauer came in second. The de-
cisiOn for the prize waltz was given to
Julius Shipke and Miss Clara Miller.
The members of the union adopted
card of thanks to the press of st. Paul
and the sixty donators of prizes, and
also to the South st. Paul police force
for the way in which it kept order dur
ing the day.
The following composed the enter
tainment committee in charge of the
picnic: Albert Oehme, J. Hilsinger,
James Handlan, Martin Brings, ]. A.
Bostedo, Harry Lott, Mike Zwerenz
George Dowdle, Louis Riegel, Frank
Parr, Paul Veith, Fred LeMay and Jo-
seph Hermann.
r. Excursionists Out in Force.
The first annual excursion given by
the Winner Glee club, of Minneapolis,
on the steamboat Cyclone yesterday
was attended by about 500 people. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14
Cohen The dende1oot MADE GOOD

Somebody in the party got off that
old threadbare aphorism about a man
being known by the company he keeps,
when the reserved man with the gray
hair about his temples spoke up:
THAT reminds me of a little expert
ence l had in the callow days of my
youth" he said. 81 say YOUTH al
though 1 was in my early manhood
and quite old enough to know better,
and that brings me to that other old say
ing about the exorbitant rates charg-
ed by Experience for tuition. My trOu-
BILE was that 1 needed experience, but
didn't know it. You couldn't tell me
many things that didn't already claim
a. familiarity with when l set out on
this little Western trip that am about
to tell of. 1 was bound from New
York to San Francisco, and, in order
to dip a little into the ways of the
Western border town, had concluded
to stop off for day or two in Ell Paso,
which, at the time of which 1 speak,
had a considerable reputation in the
line of social informality.
II didn't expect to learn a great deal
about border. civilization, mind you, for
1 had long ceased taking an interest in
AllS SOII OI lIllIS DIS OSplCl0U III the
books and magazines, having come to
the conclusion that it had been over
done. 1 figured that after the veneer OF
the story book had been scraped from
the average Western bad man. he
would amount to about one rough, un-
educated, clustering son of a gun in
need of shave and carrying about (;
gun because the laws of the far West
were still rather lax as to the carrying
of weapons.
Il made my little trip over the
southern Pacific, and the further West
l got the more imminent became the
explosion of the frontier myth. I talk
ed the matter over with a young fellow
VINO mad got aboard the train at the
little town of Abilene, on the edge of
the cow country and he said he had
lived in the bad lands since he was
twenty, and he was then thirty, and he
hadnt seen any devilishness worth
speaking of.
He explained that he came from St
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14
THE ORIOLES NEST.
Swing high, swing low,

Swing high, swing low,
Where the ZephyrS go
On their beautiful errands to and fro.
Graded so fair
In the summer air
Where the green leaves throng
Amid sheen and song,
You shall not find, in days long quest
A fortress stronger, a lovelier nest.
q In a cavaliers coat,
With defiant note
Poured from fearless challenging throat,
The oriole sits
At his door or fits
Hither and yonder in urgent mood
To bring his wife and the clamoring
brood
The morsels they ask.
IT'S a yeoman'S task,
But a bird of state
May toll for his mate,
And there's wonderful love like flag I'M
In that wee little home in the great big
world
Swing high, swing low,
Where The breeZes blow, .
And the rains go Slanting to and fro.
Cradle of melody,
Rocked like a summer sea
Up where the rippleS of air and sun
Mingle and criSS- cross, and meet and run,
And we shall not find in a week-long
quest
A prettier sight than an orioles nest.
Margaret E. Sangster, in Will Carle-
tons Magazine, everywhere.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14

Louis, and with a lot of money given to
him by his father, who was in the gro
Gerry business there, he had bought a
bunch of cattle and had settled down to
running the Texas plains as sort of
boss cowboy
All this rot about the cowboy be-
ing such tough proposition said he,
with a peculiar sort of accent imbibed
from the plains, is just a lot of airy
talk. l ought to know, for I've been
kicking around here in the grass for
ten years. I've had a little trouble. of
course, but nothing worth speaking of,
and your talk about the bad men of
the West being played out is right, all
right
Exactly I replied, gratified at this
Endorsement of my views by an expert,
exactly so. There are lot of long
Winded galoots hanging around here
yet, L suppose, who might give a ten
derfoot the impression that they were
bad, but dare say that they're simply
lot of imitatorS who want to keen uu
old traditions, and who would dodge
II real loaded gun were pulled on
them
whose name, by the way, was Will
liamS
We seem to agree on everything
and became fast friends 1 acknowl-
edged that l was a pretty nervy prop
osltlon in the East, and showed Will
liams superb Smith & Wesson lone
range which had bought on Broad
way especially for this trip. / told him
that l always carried one, and he said
that he did also as a matter of precau-
ton.
We'll, he was going to Ell Paso, anG
of course two such kindred spirits ar
| ranged to go over the town together a
bit. Williams said he would show me
the sights of the place, which were moi
| much, except for lot of faro houses
along the main street and a fandango
over in Paso del Norte, across the Rio
Grande, in the evening.
We'll, l found Williams a first-rate
| fellow in every respect, quiet and inof-
fensive, and yet wondered that he was
not more popular than he appeared t.
be in the gambling houses, in ever,
one of which he seemed to be wei
known. Everybody nodded to him re.
| spectfully, but rather darkly, and the
bartenders all seemed to be intent OF
| keeping their eyes on him. And the