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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-25
IN NEW YORK.

sThe raw wind came in gusts across Mnl-
barry Bend Park, striking relentiessiy
tlsfough the thin garments Of . little PEAKED
Rirl. who stood before . clothing-shop
watching crowd OF boy playing shinny in
The street. A decrepit brown shawl, fasten-
ed a. the chin, enyeloped the whole of her
excspt the white face and the cracked,
mismsted shoes. Presently, among the
psOple who passed behind her there came q
young mulatto in . gay uniform, who car
ried vAliss with large nap ut one END,
on which seere several black.lettcred words
GWhal you got thereW man demanded.
lifting the nap. "Why, it's cat! Whal
you carrying cat round like this tori" !.
ats been sick for couple OF months"
explained the mulatto. s'Tam just taking
it home from the hospital"
The little girl heard and turned, and IN
stantly wss on her knees peering beneath
tie dan into the valise There, behin'
hslf-a-doxsn bars, on little sheepskin rug
sst white cat-a fluffy, contented ADgor'
est.
"0h, ain's it pretty" she cried delight
sdly. s'Kitt,l Kitty!" :,
She thrust an eager hand, pink with cold
between the bars as far as the thumb, an
with her finger tips caressed the white head
Alter hxlf-a-minute, she drew out piec
of bread which she had been munching, tor
of . little piece, and dropped it beneath th
bars.
"Hungry, kitty ~ she asked.
The cat did not notice the Offering. Sh
pushed it directly beneath his nose, but b
blinked OF her in an Indifferent and ratht
sullen manner, and huddled down closer inl
the warm sleeps wool. The next instai
the bread was forgotten. "Why, it's eyt
amt matesl Ones pink and the other sln't
She looked up with shivering excitement
the cats escort.
ssNo, they're not alike. But you mussn
ksep that open any longer. 1 may NAL
the est sick again or get cold" He gent
pussed the fsp trcm her hands down to
place.
"Ips suck pretty, pretty call" she So
wistfully, getting up from her knees. q
nice and warm
Hagging herself with the cold, she star,
after the negro and his vslise till they d
appeared down Baxter Street. Then 81
turned againt to ter silent watching Of q
shinny.plsyers, and now and again abe MI
hled ut the bread.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-25

want some, toosp This .c tAs nigh-borse,
who had been shifting loudly. A second
wad OF tobacco was rolled, and the nigh
horse was treated as his felloW had been.
Both horses chewed away with evident
aatisfaction, and before the New York slip
was reached each hed received second por.
tions Of tobacco. The driver turned to q
By stander and said:
GThey'd beg all my tobacco if I'd let 'em.
Fond sf iig I should say 80. 1t would
take more money than I've got to keep EN-
supplied With all they could eat. This fel
| low would eat paper and alp
To substantiate his word the man held
the paper under the horses nose, and in (
moment the animal had seized it betsoeer
Tits teeth. Only the drivers quick hant
saved the tobacco for his own use:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1902-03-25

One Of the senior officers Of the imperial
Yacht Hohenxollern is enjoying the efforls |
Of some Of his comrades to acquire Amer
lean slang. and he tells Of the results.
MVon-n said the officer, twas entertain
ed by an enthusiastic American, Bho empha.
sizes his remarks with the expression, sBy
the gods of Rome, and gives vent to enthu-
aiasm with the exclamation, Great Caesars
ghost.' The young officer, with an imperfect
Comprehension of English, broke out at the
ward room mess the other evening with,
tGrosse Kaiser's goat and before we could
determine whether Von-was committing
lese majestic or not, he exclaimed, 'Py der
gets of rum.'
MThe song, sOoon, Coon" would hardly be
Recognised in the deep cultural efforts OF one
Of the officers, who labored to ht into the
syncopated melody "Sckwarsmann, Schwar.
Imann."
s.The expression, She's q peach,' seemed
to strike one yourg officer, who Of the nrst
opportunity described q young woman o.
Il sein apfel,' much to the amusement OF those
who were better acquainted with American
slang"
There were many reasons why William
. the Office Boy considered 1t advisable 10
him to attend chat afternoon hockey game
: reasons, however, which he knew from bit
i ter experience would not appeal to the har-
/. dened heart of the boss. He had had th
Q grip and the measles, and be realized tina
Q he could not With propriety attend bis grand
q mothers funeral again that month. An
in the deepest of his despair the little gods
| that were ever kind to William tae Omc
Q Boy, whispered to him, and his face becam
Q wreathed in smiles.
II ssTo think dat I never got wise to III
o before,n he muttsred in self-centempt.
I'll An hour later he went into the privat
10 office Of the hardened boss.
~ "When de doc came round day befor
Il Yesterday" he began, s'to vaccine us ONO
boys, 1 iergets Z tell him was left handed
Il and my arms that sore and itchy from Cal
70 rying books what SAINT carry Wild m
" other arm that I'm most crasy, Kin l
10 home and lust do nothin' but scratch it frol
lnow till morninf"
Idl 1t was bold stroke, and it appealed
10 the hardened boss. He himself had bet
vaccinated, and it may have occurred
ID him that little vicarious scratching wou
8 bring him relief. On his way out Villa
le the office Boy whispered to his friend Il
ne clerk:
~ "I'm goin' to be vacolns ed every pul
day mornin'."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
He WANTS HIS
RIGHT TESTED.
Friends Say the Governor Would
Welcome Taking Case to
the Courts.

There is still some talk Of testing in
the courts the right. OF Governor M onta-
que to veto the congressional reappor-
tionment bill, but very few people really
expect anything tangible to come of it.
While Governor Montague does not
care to 20 into the newspapers IN. de-
fence Of his veto, yet His ENcellercy's
position, which will no doubt be of in
teles!L to the public, was learned yester-
Gay from one who is well-acQuainted
with the Governors views
It is that while he shrinks from no re-
sponsibility Imposed upon him by his
office, vet if he has taken action which
is not warranted by the Constitutions
and laws Of the State or nation, he
would be glad to have the courts pass
upon it ard remove any existing doubt
The Governor is sure he was right in
the matter, but according to the highest
authority, would welcome any investlga-
ton that may come through the courts,
sos as to finally determine the matter
and relieve him of. tho responsibility Of
doing a. disagrceablc thing in following
what appears to him TO be his plain duty
He is known not Ito desire to exercise
the veto power unless 4his right to do SO
is uncuestionable, and he is therefore
anxious that the matter shay go to the
courts. He is said to be in the position
Of welcoming the taking up OF the case,
and hopes those behind the nlandamus
matter will press it to q final issue
Governor Montague is being overwhelm-
ed with letters of commentator and con-
graduation from all over the State upon
his veto message. He is busy answering
them and other letters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
Report from Norfolk Concerning Rich
mond Men is Denied,

There is no probability Of q strike
among the employees OF the Richmond
Traction Company in this city. The
reno t from Norfolk to the effect that the
men here would go out in sympathy with
the strikers Of that city is denied by
both street-car men ana street-car COM
pany, and is evidently Incorrect
The press dispatches from Norfolk ex-
cited quite an interest among the street.
car men Of the city yesterday.
President Simmons, of the Amalgamutetl
Association Of Street Railway Employees,
Division No. 152, of this city, commune
Gated with Norfolk over the long-distance
phone, and by noon was ready to make
definite announcement
The emphatic statement was made that
there would be no sympathetic strike IN
Richmond and no trouble of any sort.
He said that the local union would give
its moral and financial support to the
Norfolk men, but would go no further.
At the meeting OF the union last night
nothing in reference to the Norfolk az
fair was done save to appropriate S2o for
the benefit of the strikers. Amounts
similar to this have been sent already
and others are available. 1Ir. Simmons
concluded By reiteza1ing the statement
that there would be no trouble in Rich
n,o;,d +
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
c. B. Calvert
as Amelia Rate

specialties It IL adhered to much more
consistently than in many professional
productions. In brief, disregarding Its
origin and its actors. sold King Cole"
is one OF the most amusing productions
Of the year. The cast follows:
Old King Cole,
Arthur Edward Healy, '02, D..
Tho Ruler OF the "Cole Regions
De Ficllit.. Craig Schofield Mitchell, '04, c.
The Royal Treasurer.
Mr.. B. I. q. Bubb,
Sylvester James Deehan, o. M
Alias Mephisto alias Admiral Linn
berger-A "Town Topics
Correspondent.
Percy verance.. William Otto Miller, 'oi, c.
Dick Tate. Albert Watson Morton, '02, C..
Horace Scope,
Rollin .Cantwell Bortle, 'o5. C..
American Tourists.
Miss Ann Thorpe
Lemuel Howell Davis, '04, L..
One who has a great fondness for titles
and nobility.
Amelia Rate,
Cecil Baltimore Calvert, 'o5. G.
Emma Grant. Walter Lee Sheppard, '04, Il.
King Coles <Werds.
Pandora, King Cole, daughter,
Warren Frederic Martin, '02. L.
Chorus Of landmarks and Sailor Girls,
Vivandieres and Summer Girls,
Court Ladies and Flower Girls,
Courtiers and Clerks, Foreign
Mobiles and Fiddlers, Guards
and Cadets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
PREPARING TO BORE FOR OIL
Hopes Are High at Waynesboro-A Guu
Club Organized.
fsn.c,s, pisnatch to The Times

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
wAYNESBORO. VA, April 5.-The
waynesboro & Basic Natural Gas and Oil
Company have for some time been get
ting options and leases on ground in and
around the two towns. This work IS
about completed and the company IS
ready to begin the work sinking wells.
1t is proposed to sink three test Wells.
two of 200 feet each and one of 1,O0O
The subscription is all in, with the eN-
ception of about $3.50. This will probably
be taken within the next tWenty-1our
hours. Machinery. has been ordered ana
the lumber for building the derrick is being
placed.
Experts state that should gas or oil
not be found, they are satisfied that Sill
yer. zinc or lead will be found in sufficient
quantity to pay. One Of the experts.
who understands salt formation, states
that he is positive that salt will be found
in paying quantity.
Thus 1t would seem that those interested
in this venture cannot loose. The people
here have subscribed literally to the fund
asked. The officers are among, the lead
ing citizens and have the confidence OF
the people. All concerned are confident
that gas will be found. One of the old,
est citizens recalls the fact that some,
years ago in sinking a mine shaft gas
was found in such quantity as tGa make
It dangerous to go further with the work.
and 1t was abandoned This would indi-ss
cate that the faith of the promoters are
we'll founded.
THE AVayncsboro Gun Club was orsani-i
zcd last Friday. With membership of:
twenty-onc. of which at least four Will
be in the fight for State honors, Iiies
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06

'.old King Cole and his jolly ta!1d of
companions will sing, frolic and make
merry at the Academy Tuesday night
The Mask and Wig Club, of the University
CT Pennsylvania, is one Of the three most
noted college organizations.
AS matter Of fact their productions
are handled as well as those of profess
sional companies. The ''WiggeIs' have
been in existence fourteen years and their
puccesses have been many and brilliant.
William Ernest, Jr., has written an en-
pertaining extravaganza on the subject
cf Old King Cole. The play is perraded
with humor;; and there are occasional
flashes of wit in the lines. 1t has been
given seven times in Philadelphia with
splendid success, and the new costumes
and scenery will he seen here as in the
Original production. :.
There will be seventy-f;ve students on
Inc stage. and the. dancing chorus Will
certainly create furore. The Glrllsh
antics of the boys who play the part OF
women will be a feature
Clever specialties will be introduced.
and the performance will be one OF gilt
ter. fun and nonsense. The musical
numbers furnished by Charles Gilpin are
.,ery catchy and original. -
The author OF the extravaganza de-
serves special credit for the fumor OF the
story, which may be briefly told Old
king Cole is bankrupt; a mortgage on
his Kingdom, held by Miss Ann Thorpe,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
STARS IN "oLD KING COLE: =
J. Dehan w. F. MaTtlE
L. Z. Bub. as Pandora.

is about to be foreclosed, when chance
TIC save It is offered by the appearance OF
her nephew. and heir as sutton for the
hand OF the Princess Pandora. Negotia-
lions for the marriage arc conducted py
B. Z. Il. Bubb and progress favora bly,,
but law of the kingdom requires that
a sutton for the hand Of the Princess shall
smoke OF the royal pipe, drink OF the
royal mug and dance TO the music Of
the hddlers three. The lover, who is to
redeem the Kingdom from the mortgage.
is heir to his aunt's millions only upon
conditions that he shall not smoke or
drink until he has attained tho age Of
Is.
Under the inspiration Of love, he de-
f1cs the limitat his aunt appears, and,
he being disinherited, the marriage is
broken off. King Cole loses his domin-
ion. but Miss Thorpe provides for him
in home for irnpecunious mobiles at
Poughkeepsie on the Hudson, where the
second act is laid, which introduces the
university boat races. Mr.. Bubb, who
is a reporter for Town Topics. is exposed
in this act; the hero proves that by rea-
son of difference of time between the
Kingdom of Cole and the United States
he was really twenty-five years old when
he first smoked and drank, and, there.
fore. Is restored to his Inheritance: King
Cole gets back his Kingdom and all enos
happily.
The play is thus provided with a, bur-
1esque story of real humor, and although
it is interrupted in the telling by many
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
RIVAL TO CONGRESS.
Andrew Minor Charged With Horrible
DEATH. of William Minor, His Uncle.

(Special Dispatch to The TIines.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, April g.
Three well known Newport News gentle
men are. interested in a company which
seeking a. charter in Washington for
company capitalized at $1,000 600, to fur
:ish cheaper gas to the National Capital.
They are Messrs. George Schmelz, the
banker; Walter B. Livezey, Of the Old
Dominion Land Company. and w. S.:
Bowen, formerly with the Newport News
Gas Company.
The horrible death Of William Minor
last night had an unexpected sequel this
morning in the arrest Of his nephew, An
drew Minor, charged with his death.
Minor who was respectable colored
man, lived with his nephew. He was sub
iect to spasms. and 1t is supposed that
III one Of these he fell across the stove
on which he was found roasted to death
yesterday The nephew, however. is now
charged with putting the old man on the
stove to get rid of the care of him. The
evidence, such as 1t is is purely circum-
-tantial, and it is hardly probable that
Il will justify holding the man.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
LUNCH WHILE SHOPPING.
Home for lncurables 70 Receive Benefit

Home for lncurables to Receive Benefit
Therefrom.
Richmond ladies, when shopping in the
large dry goods stores of the North be-
come enthusiastic over the cosy lunches
to be eaten while shopping-lunches served
in the stores. That sort of SHOPPING is
ideal, and Richmond people will soon,
have an opportusity to test its charm.
On Thursday, April 10TH Cohens Store.
on Broad Street, will be gayer than ever
with shoppers and will be redolent with
the. reviving aroma of coffee, chocolate
and tea Substantials and dainties will
also be served, and ladies can make a.
day Of it, shopping. lrinching and visit.
ing. Let husbands give their wives full.
sscope and full purses for that day, and
be fully repaid by the absence Of that
usual accompanim ent to spring shopping
s.Oh, my head is splitting g, Z or "a back
is aching SO bad ly.''' & Ike your dinner
down town and at nj ht9 you will find a
smiling wife, a house full of spring goods
and many a toothsome bit Of gossip.
The Cohen Company have promised the
Virginia Home for i ncurahles a certain
per- cent. Of all goods sold tina t day,s and
given the ladies4t he privilege of serving:
"a lunch to custome rs.g a. ~
The Home hasshad a. terry bit ter dis
appointment lately and mus tsrely sins tu Is
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06

Fire Insurance. people here are happy Z
ever the repeal OF the Wharton law By
the Legislature.
They contend tnnt ; the wiplng
out Of the law is best for the people &c
large, IS well as for the Insurance. com
panies, and that it will result IN great
good to all who are interested.
From what could be gathered from cone
versation with insurance people Yesterday
1t IS evident that there is a move on f0oe
among them to establish an association
with headauvters here, for the purpose
OF having uniformity Of action on all -
tiers. Either this will be dooe or the
Southeastern Tariff Association. which Is
now operating In most OF the Southern
States. will come back into Virginia,
-whenee it was driven by the Wharton
law, and resume business. The former
course seems more likely. however. for
it is commended that there is little in COM
mon between the Insurance. companies OF
Virginia and those OF other Southern
States.
.Our interests and risks are altogether
different" said ore OF the prominent in-s
surance people here yesterday, ard an In
dependent association seems altogether
likely
When asked If such an association as
is in contemplation would DO calculateos
to work any hardship upon the insured:
fine AGENT answered mo" un;1csfeatf 11iy.s.
..The history OF the business has been
that associations always result In better
rates and better conditions for the in.5
sured.'' he went on. Il stimulates peo.
p,e to construc. better and safer builds9
inrs, ard when this is dons every one
knows the rate OF insurance. Is 1owereds
accordingly
The companies here are very happy over
the repeal Of the Wharton law and expect
shortly to demonstrate to the people thGS
it is best for all parties concerned
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
SHORT AND POINTED.
The Food Was <Grape-Nuts

It helps one to know the kind Of food
to select If they can learn the experiences
Others have had.
a5s#5.".I consider Tiny duty to- let YOU know
what Grape Nuts f God has done for me.
i was suffering from dyspepsia and daily
stomach trouble. After taking many
kinds of medicines without finding RELIEF
I saw a description Of Grape-Nuts Break
fast Food and began usingsit regularly,
and less thanstwos weeks my Indigestion
was entirely gone.
Rs When began using the food Il weighed
feel sstrongert than u have3eyer felt before
Thanks and praise to- the makers OF
:Grape-N Nuts Name and address given
by Postum CO., Battle Creek. Mich
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
DANISH ISLES TREATY, :,
Heated Debate in Landsthing Was
Without Result.
(By Associated Press,

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK. April s.
The Landsthng, or Upper House, in Sc
cret session to-day, continued the discus.
sion of the Danish. West India Islanda
treaty for three hours, with, no result.
The debate was heated and much excite
ment prevailed among the members. Il
is hoped that the meeting of the Lands
thing Monday will enable the House to
report its conclusions.
The opposition - S is engaged In a vio-
o!ent agitation against the government.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
OLDEST PATIENT.
FIuvanna Darkey Ninety-four Years Old
Now in City Hospital.

Possibly the Oldest patient ever adj
mitted to a Richmond hospital is now
under treatment at the Virginia Hospital
in the. person of Allen Franklin (coiored),
who is, according to his statement, ninety
four years of age.
Allen came from Columbia, F'llivanna
county, yesterday afternoon, bearing as
his passport letter saving he had been
all his life a Democratic negro and re-
counting his faithful service to his master
during the Civil War. Honorable nell
lion is made Of his stealing four horses
from Sheridan's men, who had dri1en
nine off his masters place.
Aliens trouble is not considered very
serious. and it is probable he will live
to round out the century
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
RHODES WILL LIKE CAESARS.
Reveals in Death the Mans Inner Char
acter
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, April Sin an editorial The
Times says that Cecil Rhodes has fur
nished a modern parallel to Caesars
will, as depicted by Shakespeare.
THE world will learn to-day" says
the Times. .'to appreciate as it has not
done before, the inner and personal char
acter Of one whom circumstances have
presented rather as an abstract force
There is a certain intimacy, a touch Of
unconscious self revelation IN the pro-
visions of Cecil Rhodes will and the
reasons given for them which bring the
man nearer to most Of lis in his death
than he ever was. or perhaps ever could
have been in life"
The Times, like the other papers. mere
" mentions the fact that the United
States will be able to have hundred
scholars permanently at Oxford, and says
it thinks the rules for the selection of
these scholars to be both curious and
business-like.''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
FEAR HYDROPHOBIA.
Child of Mr.. A. J.Proffitt May Be Taken
to Pasteur Institute.

The little child Of Mr.. A. J. Proffitt, of
No. 1923 North Fifth Street, will prob
ably be taken to the Pasteur Depart
meut of the University Collage of NIedi-
cine tomorrow for treatnAnt by Dr..
Hoen.
A day or SO ago the child was badly
bitten by a dog which gave evidences OF
hydrophoba. Several dogs and other
animals in the ne;ghborhood were bitten
by the same dog.
The child is now under the treatment
Of DR.. e. J. Mosley, who has advised that
it be given the Pasteur treatment.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
The .EIks Prospering.

ham. the retiring Exalted Ruler of the
Richmond Lodge of Elks, sets forth the
growth and prosperity of this organiza-
ton. The new $4,000 hall will soon be
ready for occupancy, and the member
ship has grown in "a year. ending April
s1st, from 266 to lS13. There have been Il
limitations and reinstatements. Eight,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
MR.. SCOTS FUNERAL.
Suicide Was Evidently P,emeditated In
f;is Case

Suicide Was Evidently Pcemeditated In
His Case.
The funeral of Mr.. John 3. Scott, of.
No. Sic South Laurel Street, who, as told
in The Times, committed suicide Friday
night by drinking carbolic acid, will take
place. this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
Laurel Street Methodist Church. The SER
vice will be conducted by Rev. r. D. Car
land.
Mr.. SCOTS act was premedItated, as
proven by the fact that he had previous
" arranged his clothes. evidently as ne
hoped to be buried in them Before TAX
ing the fatal dose Mr.. Scott secured the.
door of the room with one screw and in.
addition tilted chair under the lock-
When found by his wife he was prac-.
tically dead, seated in a large arm
chair with his head thrown back
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-06
Mrs. Tucker LII.

Hon. John Thompson Brown, of Bed
ford, received a letter from his wife last
night stating that her mother, Mrs. DIR.
David II. Tucker. was very ill at their
home Mr.. Brown will leave for his homo
to-day. Mrs. Tucker is the mother OF.
Rev. Dallas Tucker. Judge ]. Ran Tucker,
Mrs. Forrest Brown, of Charlestown, w.
Va; Mrs. J. Thompson Brown and Miss.
Jennie Tucker. Mrs. Tucker is quite old
and has been ill for some time.