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THE RICHMOND PLANET. EDITOR MITCHELL SECURES COUNSEL. Jackson Ward Forgeries. CROWDING THE OFFICIAL BALLOT---THE ATTEMPT TO CONFUSE AND MISLEAD VOTERS. Citizens Rights under the Law--The Attorney General's Decision--Can Remedy the Errors. VOL XVII NO 21 EDITOR SEC Jackson CROWDING THE ATTEMPT Citizens Rights General' Errors. Jackson Ward, the "Black Belt" of this city is again the centre of interest. On May 25, John Mitchell, Jr., filled notices on the following candidates, who had been nominated May 2ad, at St. Luke's Hall. Board of Aldermen: John Mitchell, Jr., B. P. Vandervall, Common Council; J. J. Carter, Morton Dean, Joseph Randolph Porter, H. F. Jonathan, W. S. Selden; Justices of the Peace, James T. White, Charles E. L. Primus, H. C. Hunter. The next morning it was ascertained that Royal Racks (colored) had brought, at the instigation of some one a list of bogus names and that Mr. Walter Christian, Olerk of the Hastings Court had received them. THE ROGUS NAMES. James Y. Smith whose name was fled is unknown and it was evident that this was done to cause James I. Smith to lose votea. The witnesses names were equally as flictious. William B. Smith cannot read or write and it was therefore essential that his intended candidacy should be witnessed before adjudice of the Peace. Despite all this his name was fled and forwarded to the Electoral Board John G. Smith had filed no such notice. G. B. Porter, whose name was fled does not live in Jackson Ward. The only name at all similar is that of R. Giles Porter and he does not live in Jackson Ward and is therefore disqualified as a candidate. His name was forwarded to the Electoral Board. Hayes, the well-known liverman and electoral director has not filed any such notice and the witnesses M. B. Sumal and Waller Mason are flictious. His name was sent to the Electoral Board as a candidate for the Board of Allermen. OTHER FORGARIES. Henry Moore, whose name was dled is not a candidate for the Board of Aldermen and the witnesses named as John Peterson and John Anderson are as invisible as a ghost. His name was forwarded to go on the ballot. John Mitchell, who is named as a candidate for the Board of Aldermen cannot be found, neither can the witness John Cooper and William Blount. They apparently have no earthly existence. This name was put on the ticket to confuse the voters and to cause a loss of votes to John Mitchell, Jr. His name was forwarded for insertion upon the official ballot. The names filed for the Common Council werelas follows: Berj. Jackson He did not file his name and nobody seems to know anything about Aherer Frazier and Robert Bell, the alleged witnesses. Bernard Brown did not file his name and the alleged witnesses M. B. Samall and Iverson Rex are fictious. R. H. Glover did not file his name, and the witnesses, John Wilson and Henry Bell are fictious. Thomas Smith did not file his name and the witnesses F. F. Mosby and William Carterer are fictious. NO AUTHORITY TO FILE THEM. E. J. Orane did not file his name and no one knows anything about the alleged witnesses J. Brown and Walter Baker. H. E. Johnson was evidently named with the idea of causing a loss of votes to H. F. Jonathan. The witnesses Wilson Brown and Arthur Harris have not been able to tell as to the whereabouts of such a person whose existence is not at this time known on this part of the earth. B. Adams, named as Justice of the peace filed no such notice. In the face of all this forgery and trickery the names were sent to the Electoral Board and that body indicated that it would have the names printed on the official ballot. In the meantime Editor Mitchell notified Mr. Christian he would sub- mit the affidavits establishing the fact that the notices filed were forgeries and that the law had not been complied with. Mr. B. P. Vandervall, in company with Mr. E. A. Washington, Notary Public, called on the persons who it was alleged had filed their names and secured not only the following affidavits, but also a statement asking that their names be withdrawn as candidates. THE CRIME PROVEN. The following is a copy of the first affidavit: RICHMOND, VA., May 4, 1900. To the Clerk of the Hustings Court of We, the undersigned voters of Jackson Ward having been advised that our names have been filed in your office as candidates for the positions of Aldermen, Councilmen or Justices of the peace do hereby declare and affirm that we have neither severally nor separately authorized any one to file our names in the aforesaid clerks office, neither have we either in person or otherwise filed our names and all such documents, statements, etc., so filed with our names attached are forgeries and we request the said clerk not to forward them for insertion on the official ballot. Given under our hand and seal and duly signed by us this 4th day of May, 1900. BENJ. JACKSON, A. HAYES, his WM. B. x SMITH, mark. HENRY J. MOORE, B. ADAMS. Witnesses: E. P. Vaudervall, Wm. Tilman. STATE OF VIRGINIA, CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA:— Sworn to and subscribed before me this 4th day of May, 1900. E. A. WASHINGTON, Notary Public. Mr. B. P. Vandervall in company with G. W. Lewis, Esq., Notary Public, secured signatures to the following affidavit: RICHMOND, VA., May 5, 1900. To the Clerk of the Hustings Court of Richmond City: We, the undersigned voters of Jackson ward having been advised that our names have been filed in your office as candidates for the position of Aldermen, Councilmen and Justices of the Peace in Jackson Ward, do hereby declare and affirm that we have neither severally nor separately authorized any one to file our names in the aforesaid clerk's office, neither have we in person or otherwise filed our names and all such documents, statements, etc., so filed with our names attached are forgeries, and we request the said clerk not to forward them for insertion on the official ballot. Given under our hand and seal, and duly signed by us this 5th day of May. 1900. BERNARD BROWN, R. H. GLOVER, JOHN G. SMITH, THOMAS SMITH, STATE VIRGINIA, CITY OF RICHMOND. Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 5th day of May, 1900. GEO. W. LEWIS, Notary Public. It was Monday morning, in company with Mr. H. F. Jonathan, Ed. Mitchell visited the City Hall. He met Mr. Chris ian and stated to him that he could RICHMOND VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MAY 12. 1900. not see how he could forward names of alleged candidates, who had not complied with the law. He offered to bring the persons there within an hour and a half although sworn affidavits were on file setting forth the fact that the names signed were forgeries. MR. CRANE INDIGNANT. Later, Mr. E. J. Crane entered. He was indignant over the filing of his name as a candidate and at once pronounced it a forgery. He wanted Royal Racks indicted. Upon the arrival of Commonwealth's Attorney D. C. Richardson Messre, H. F. Jonathan and Editor Mitchell repaired to his office where quite a conference took place. Later Mr. Richardson staffed that he was looking up the authorities and had not determined fully whether the person or persons who forged the names were guilty of a felony or a misdemeanor. He had satisfied himself however that they could be indicted for misdemeader. He stated that he would do his full duty in the premises. Mr. Christian assured Editor Mitchell that he believed the signatures were forgeries and while he would forward them to the Electoral Board, he could assure him that they would not appear on the official ballot. He would meet the clerk of the Electoral Board Monday evening. The affidavit had been placed in the hands of Debra Laughton Crutchfield and filed by him. COUNSEL EMPLOYED. After consultation with his colleagues, Editor Mitchell decided to employ counsel to protect their interests. As there is no politics in the municipal election, it being a local question and the council of Rishmonl being practically unanimously democratic, he could see no reason for any partisan action on the part of any one. The candidates are among the most substantial, property owning citizens in the ward. Learning that the Electoral Board would meet Tuesday morning, Editor Mitchell secured the services of Hon. Wm. L. Royall, the well-known constitutional lawyer, whose signal success before the Supreme Court of the United States in the Virginia Bondholders' cases attracted world-wide attention at the time. He met him at the City Hall and together they visited Clerk Christian. Asserting that he intended to forward the names to the E. Ectoral Board he retired. Previous to this Editor Mitchell and Mr. H. F. Jonathan had appeared before Mr. J. T. Poundexter, Notary Public in the Clerk's Office of the Chansery Court and made affidavit as to the fictious names and witnesses, which appeared upon the paper filed with Clerk Christian. MR. ROYALL'S CONTENTION. In the meantime Mr. William L. Royall had called upon each member of the Electoral Board-a on Wednesday with the idea of convincing them that their powers were not simply ministerial, and if names had been presented to them, lwhich were forgeries and not in accordance with law, they had a right to remove them. They did not take this view of the matter, however, but consented to submit the matter to Attorney-General Montague, while not agreeing to bind themselves by his decision. The matter was gone over at 9:30 Thursday morning. The Attorney General rendered an opinion that Mr. Wm. L. Royall was right in his contention, that the Electoral Board had a right to hear evidence as to the fraudulent names, and could decide as it saw fit in the premises. Mrs. M. S. Foster of Cambridge, Mass., called on us last week in company with Miss Ada G. Foster. THE COURTS' ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES. The ladies of the Courts of Calanthe, Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A, A, and A, observed their anniversary last Sunday afternoon by appropriate exercises at the Fifth St. Baptist Church. The members had assembled in the lecture room of the church and were ready to enter the main auditorium when the Uniform Rank and the Sir Knights arrived. The companies were under the command of Capt. Isaiah Christian, acting Major. The rostrum was magnificently decorated with palms, ferns and flowers, intertwined with the colors of the Order. Grand Worthy Counsellor, John Mitchell, Jr., acted as Master of Ceremonies. On either side of him sat the officers of the Brigade and Regimental staff: Col. T. W. Mitchell, Assistant Adjutant General; Col. W. H. Johnson, Chief of Staff; Col. Jesse Seruggs, Assistant Commissary General; Col. August Taylor, Assistant Quartermaster Gen'l; Col. D. W. Johnson, Brigade Mustering Officer; Col. E. F Robinson, Brigade Signal Officer; Mayer E. Bington, Japain Captain, Captain Cairn, On the front seats sat the Past Worthy Counsellors and officers of the Grand Court. After music by the choir and Scripture reading Miss Eva Davis read with realistic ability "A Child's Dream of a Star." The expression was fine and delivery excellent. Miss Cora Epps sang with much sweetness, a solo. Rev. W. F. G aham, D. D. then delivered the sermon. It sparkled with the principles of the Order, glittered with seintillations of race pride and shone with the splendor of the majestics tramp of language which entrashed the large audience who listened. He was so full of enthusiasm and so positive and exact in his assertions that at times the congregation gave audible expressions of approval. Grand Worthy Counsellor, John Mitchell, Jr., delivered a short address and delivered to Maceo Club organized by Mr. Anna Taylor and which was present. Capt. Willis Wyatt returned thanks to the Sir Knights for their contributions in paying for the flowers and decorations. Sir Knight James Patterson gave Maceo Lodge's share of expenses. A vote of thanks was tendered the Committee of Arrangements, Mrs. Sylvia L. Mitchell, chairman; and to the Committee on Programme, Miss M. L. Chiles, chairman and to the pastor, choir, Misses Eva Davis and Cora Epps and to the church. Announced and all were much gratified as the success of the affair and the large attendance of the members. THIRD ST. A. M. E. CHUROH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., theme—"The Healing Touch," Text, St. Luke 6:19. At 8 o'clock P. M., the first sermon of a series on the "Crucifixion" will be delivered—thetheme—"The First Word from the Cross. Text, St. Luke 23:34. All are invited. Rev. W. R. GULLINS, Pastor. HARTSHORN MEMORIAL COLLEGE Closing Exercises. The closing exercises of Hartshorn Memorial College for this year will take place as follows: 1. The Annual Sermon at the First Baptist Church, Sunday morning, May 18th, at 11:30. A universal and hearty invitation is given for all to attend. 2. The Graduation Exercises of the Normal Class, Tuesday evening, May 15th, at 8:15 in the College Chapel. Admission by cards. 3. Business meeting of the Alumnae Association, Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the College. 4. The Alumnae supper, Wednesday, May 16th, at 5 p. m., at the College. 5. The Alumnae oration, Wednesday, May 16th, at 8:15 p. m., in the College Chapel. Admission by cards. Mrs. Coralie F. Cook of Howard University will deliver the oration. Mr. Joseph Brown Marries Miss Lizzie E. Brown. The residence of Capt. and Mrs. W. S. Oowan, 912 St. James street, was the scene of a quiet but pretty marriage on April 25th, at 9:15 o'clock p.m., when Mr. Joseph Brown and Miss Lizzie E. Brown were united in the holy bonds of matrimony by Rev. James H. Holmes of the First Baptist Church. The bride was handsomely gowned in a blue cloth dress, hat and gloves to match, and carried a lovely bouquet of bridal roses. The groom wore the conventional black. Miss Sadie R. Brown, the bride's sister and Miss Hattie D. Mickey were bridesmaids. The happy couple is residing at 1111 N. 5th St. May they ever prosper and live happily together. Miss Carsie D. Isham, who has been teaching in Cumberland Co., has returned to the city. Don't delay the collector. Pay him. REV. POWELL HONORED. Gudalune College Gonfors "D. D." Upon Gim—A Sketch of His Gear. Rev. Holland Powell, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, conquer of Harvies and Gear Sts., Richmond, Va., was born in Middlesex Co. Va., March 18, 1854. He was cared for and lived a slave until 1865. He was blessed with devoted Christian parents, who never failed to direct him in his youth to trust in the Savior and thus instilled within him the principles of the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ, while yet young. These principles culminated in his conversion when he was but thirteen years old. Since he was young, the old Christians advised to have him wait until the next year before he was admitted to baptism and church membership. In August 1868, he was brighter and more earnest for the cause than he was the year before. He was received into the First Baptist Chur h of Middlesex Co., and baptized with four others, one being his older brother, by Rev. Thomas Washington. He still holds his membership with his mother church. From the beginning of his Christian life, he was an active, vigilant, Christian boy, being much beloved by the members of his church, both old and young. MIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. He attended the public schools in Middlesex Co., for seven months and in the city of Norfolk three months. He attended a private school, taught by Rev. Wm. Bassett for three weeks and the Rev. had a talk with his parents and insisted on them to have him attend Wayland Seminary Washington, D.C. After much persuasion on the part of Rev. Bassett they reluctantly consented and in Autumn of 1873 he entered the Seminary, in the Preparatory Department and was a faithful student for five consecutive years. He was licensed to preach in 1874. He graduated from the Theological and Normal Departments of Wayland in 1878, third in his class of seventeen, on May 29th. Rev. Powell was chosen by the Norfolk Union Baptist Association as Missionary the following August and was ordained to the work of the gospel ministry October 2nd, 1878, entering upon his work at once. He made a good record for the Association and for himself, serving said Association for three years and six months, organizing five churches and twenty-one Sunday Schools. He traveled and labored in twenty-two counties with success. His name was known in the Norfolk Union Association as "The Peerless Missionary." In 1881 he accepted a call from the Grove Baptist Church of Norfolk Ou., and then erected one of the most substantial church buildings in the county at a cost of $8500; his success at this point, ifying to the end of the county, he bap persons for the Grove Church and saw every dollar paid on the building. He served as General Traveling Agent for the Baptist Foreign Mission Convention of the U. S. for two months and fourteen days and in 1885 raised $297. 48 for the work at which time the Board secured the services of Rev. J. Anderson Taylor. IN BUFFALO. In 1888, he was called to the Michigan Street Baptist Church of Buffalo, N.Y. There he found the membership much run-down and the house out of repair. He entered upon his work with the thirteen members then on roll and a debt of $1000 00 over them, and in four years the entire debt had been paid save $50 00 and that was pledged. A membership of fifty-three on roll and at his last service there were fifty-two of them present, to take a parting hand with much regret. He then returned to Norfolk Co., and assumed the pastorate of the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. He served them faithfully for five and a quarter years, paid the debt of $800 00 then on the old house and erected one of the most tasty houses in the county. In June 1896, the was appointed by the State Mission Board of the Virginia Baptist State Convention in connection with the Home Mission Society of New York, as General Missionary for the state of Virginia. He proved to be equal to the task given him. He gave satisfaction to his employers and was again called "The Peerless Missionary." In June 1897, he resigned his position of General Missionary of Virginia, to accept the pastorate of the Fifth Baptist Church of Richmond, Va., which position he occupies at the present time. This church was deeply in debt and much tangled in its financial affairs. Many of its members were utterly discouraged. He set to work to gather the scattered ones and to use all endeavors to satisfy the church creditors. A FINE SHOWING. The progress made by this church since Rev. Powell has been its pastor is unequalled by any previous years of its history. This is the fifth pastorate held by Rev. Powell, for he labored for three years with the Little Giffield Church of Southampton Co., with great success, while at Mt. Hermon of Norfolk Co. After he had been pastor for about six months, he asked the brethren to have a registration, and it was found that there were but 198 persons and 38 of these had been added to the membership since his call. He has added 211 to the membership and out the debt more than one-half since being in Richmond. Nearly $8000.00 have been raised during these four years. Rev. Powell is highly esteemed by his members and the public generally. He is quiet and energetic—A faithful pastor and an earnest preacher of the Word. To know him is to love him. He is not only a preacher of power in the sense of spirituality and fluency of speech, but in profound thinking and scholarly preparation. The Guadalupe college of Texas has honored herself, in addition to eminent divine with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. Powell has the warmest congratulations of Richmond and the state of Virginia. DEATHS Passed Away After Two Months' Illness The funeral of Miss Alice Virginia Scott, who departed this life Monday, April 30th, at 1032 St. Peter St., aged 23 year and 2 months, took place from the Ebenezer Baptist Church Thursday evening, may 3rd at 3 o'clock, Rev. W. H. White officiating. The deceased was a member for 10 years, and beloved by all who knew her. She leaves a mother, two brothers and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. She died in full triumph of faith. The pall-bearers were, honorary, Messrs. John Smith, Tommie Jones, Joseph Johnson, Douglas Scott, Thes. Jones, Willie LaWson; active, Napoleon Binford, Alfred Meade, Joshua Foster, M. Ellis, Peter Pollard, John Morris. A. D. Price, funeral director. One is missing from us, and our loss we deeply feel, But 'tis God who called her To fiss throne to dwell By her mother and brother, (Mrs) ELIZABETH SCOTT, WILLIAM R. SCOTT. WYATT—Between the hours of 6 and 10 o'clock Sunday morning, April 29th, surrounded by her daughters and many friends. Mrs. Frances A. Wyatt passed from a well spent life of little more than 61 years into eternity. She was a kind, loving and dutiful mother and was loved by all who knew her. Her funeral took place from The First Baptist Church of which she was a dutiful member for a number of years, on Tuesday. May 1st, at 4 o'clock. She was a member of Prout Council, No. 22, I. O. of St Luke and also of Unity Court, No. 182, and was loved by all her members. The funeral exercises were conducted by Rev. Rev. James H. Holmes, assisted by Rev. Lee Frayer. After which the societies went through their ceremonies. Benedictien was announced by Rev. Rev. James H. Holmes, and the remains were taken to the Union Mechanics cemetery and interred. Miss Margaret Tinsley rendered a beautiful solo at the grave. The final designs were numerous and beautiful accordingly. We hope our loss is her eternal gain. She leaves two daughters one son-in-law, one grand-son and many friends to mourn their loss. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. BROWN—Henry Brown of Seven Pines, Va., departed this life Sunday night, May 8th, at 11 o'clock after a brief illness of about two weeks caused by a stroke of paralysis. He was a member of Seven Pines Baptist Church over 40 years and for a long time was deacon of said church. His funeral took place from the above named church on Tuesday, May 8th at 3 o'clock P. M. Rev. Banks, the pastor preached a very pathetic sermon. He leaves a father, two sisters, two brothers, wife, two sons and a host of friends to mourn their loss. He died triumphant in the faith and his end was a peaceful one. He said he was glad to go to rest with Jesus. His wife, JANE BROWN. COWAN—Edward W. Cowan departed this life on Sunday, April 29th, 1900. Aged, 28 years, 5 months, and 14 days. Gone to rest. A precious one from us is gone, A voice we loved is stilled; A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. EVANS—The funeral of Georgia Annie Evans, the daughter of the late Wilson A. and Maria A. Evans, who departed this life in Pittsbury, Pa. Sunday, April 29th, took place from the, First Baptist Church Thursday, May 8rd. Rev. Dr.James H. Holmes officiated assisted by Rev. D. L. Gooby. The remains were accompanied to this city by her brother-in-law, Rev. O. S. Simms, pastor of the Rodman Street Baptist Church, Pittsburg, Pa. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church for eleven years. She leaves two sisters and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss; but we are assured that our loss is her eternal gain. Mer sister, CHARLOTTE E. EVANS. PRICE 5 CENTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES. CARTELLJOS, P. I., March 21, 1900. These are busy times. The regiments are being scattered out so as to effectively garrison all towns. Gen'l J. F. Bell is in command. so there are lots of ground to be covered. Our regiment is well scattered out, covering 90 miles of territory. Capt. Lenihan, Q'm Capt. Lane and Lieut. M. Oaskie brought down a detail to be execute with I Company to Anglican officers, a suspicious looking native, who ousted on watching the Americans. They took him in charge, but being unable to gain anything, released him. Capt. Lenihan decided to investigate a bamboo shack to which the native went upon being released. So securing a detail of 80 he started, when half way he met a boy coming there from. Securing the boy, he was made to lead them to where there were some rifles. ON THE MARCH. The little column started and marched several hours, going deep into the mountains. After five hours the advance guard ran upon the object of the search. They opened fire upon the outfit, numbering twenty-five, who took to their heels, leaving behind nine rifles and a well cooked supper of hog-head, chicken and eggs. The little band returned much elated over their capture, which proved that the insurrection is badly hurt. Gen'l Bell will enroute from Santa Cruz to Dagupan sent out several detachments of the 4th Cavalry to reconnaître, keeping only a small force with himself. Gen'l San Miguel learning of this in 600 men to keep them separated, highly elated over his chanches he made a swoop upon Bell, who, though a little surprised drove him off with the loss a six pack muler. Collecting his forces Bell drove San Miguel into a corner and is holding him, pending reinforcements, when he will surround and capture him; thus breaking up the organized resistance in Zambales valley and mountains. Detachmen's from F, E, H, and M are on the way up to reinforce him and replace the mules that were killed. INSURRECTION BROKEN DOWN. The newspaper reports of the insurrection being broken and ladrones being the only element to deal with is true. The situation is Bright. The insurgents are in town pursuing peaceful pursuits, while nightly the Iggorotes, who maintain a great hatred for the Filipino, make a raid on them. Last week they shot an hornbore (man) with an arrow and relieved him of $10.00. Last night they came in and another ammorificly. Our hostel is in the neighbourhood. Yesterday Lieut. M. Oaskie arrived, bringing our money, the first since November. He was accompanied by Capt. Lenihan, Regimental Quartermaster, who is attending to the transportation of supplies, etc. RIENZI B. LEMUS. POLLARD.—MORGAN.—The marriage of Miss Leah A. Morgan to Mr. Joseph R. Pollard will take place from the Ist Baptist Church next Thursday evening, May 17th at 3 p.m. Reception May 20th from 5 to 10 p.m. at their residence, 1206 N. 25th 8t. Friends are invited. No cards. Y. M. C. A. NOTE3. The explanation on the Saturday was well attended. The explanation was conducted by Prof. J. R. L. Diggs, It was satisfactory to all. The Alms House Committee held profitable meetings in the Alms House last Sunday. Good meetings were held in the city jail last Sunday by the committee. The boys held a very profitable Bible Study last Sunday at 4 p. m. An excellent paper was read by Master John Brown, subject, "There is an end." Quotations were recited from the Bible by many of the boys. The address by Prof. J. R. L. Diggs last Sunday at Fries's Hall was all that could be expected by the men, and we hope in the next season to have the Professor to repeat his address again. The hall was quite crowded. The music by the quartette from the 2nd Baptist Church choir was well rendered and they hope to assist us again. Explanation on the Sunday School Lesson today at 5 p. m. at our rooms. Free to all. Invite your neighbors. Meetings in the Jail and Alms House Sunday 11 a.m., by the committee. Sunday 11 a. m., by the committee. The boys will be addressed Sunday at 4 p. m. by their President Clifton Cabell. All boys are invited. There will be an open meeting for men Sunday 5:30 p. m. at Price's hall. Subject, "Consecration." All men are invited to take a part. Frees. Leigh St. M. E. Church. Services Sunday, 11 A. M., 3 and 8 M. At the 8 o'clock services, Evan list Mrs. Annie E. Brown will be Mrs. Brown will continue to hoo ces during the following wee night at 8 o'clock. Mary's Band 8th. Attendance le are greatly intre They were ad Mittell. MADAM OF THE IVIES BY ELIZABETH PHIPPS TRAIN COPYRIGHT 1898 BY THE AUTHOR ```markdown ``` CHAPTER III It was her pleasure to accompany me to my room, whither I led her according to her direction, her hand resting on my arm. We were nearly of equal height, which made it specially easy for me to become her guide. She left me after a while, having assured herself that things had been made comfortable for my reception. And, indeed, a far more captious person than I, and one used to far greater luxury, could scarcely have found anything to complain of in the small suite of rooms —chamber, sitting-room and bath—that had been recently appointed. In view of the fact that Madam was about to receive into her house a new inmate. I made a cursory inspection of my apartments, disposed my belongings for the night, after refreshing myself with the dainty supper which Madam insisted I should take in my own room, being firmly of the opinion that I was too fatigued to dine below stairs, went to the window and stood for some time gazing in dreamy abstraction out into the night. A small crescent of light hung low in the heavens, and shed the tenderest of possible illuminations over the world. The night was so still that an almost unearthly hush seemed to have fallen from its wings. On the left, winding away into unfathomable distance, was the avenue which had been my way hither, and far below on the right, dimly and partially discernible through the sombre branches of the grim and forbidding poplars, gleamed forth that cold and spectral mass of masonry that formed the house which had attracted my notice as I approached The Ivies. Almost beneath me it lay, for I was in a wing of the house in close proximity to the cliff that overhung it. Its utter gloom (there were no lights about it) and air of ghostly mystery struck cold and chill upon my fancy. I felt it to be a house with a history, and fell a-wondering what that history might be; whether I should ever learn it; whether it had connection with the tragedy which seemed to stalk nakedly and yet closely masked about the house in which I had elected to take up my abode. Would the time come when the secrets of Madam's life would be matters of familiar detail to me? Would my courage and the support of thatuner monitor on which I so largely depended be sufficient to counteract the loneliness and depression of my surroundings? Brave and possessed of enthusiasm for my mistress though I was, independent of the diversions of youth as I had professed myself, I could not close my eyes to the fact that I had never before been tested by such extreme conditions as these, and I wondered if, after the novelty of the situation had worn off, I should be able to end enough matter of interest in the place to hold at. say a natural and by no means exaggerated yearning for occupation and diversion. If I fell asleep still revolving in my mind the possibilities in the case. The next morning was as different from the moon that preceded it as it is possible for two days at the same season of the year to be Whereas the evening had been old, bleak and dreary, suggestive of the desolation and abomination of winter, the dawn was balmy, mild and pleasant, indicative of spring and all things vernal and foyous. I made a hasty toilet with my window thrown wide open to the pure country air, which was delicously invigorating to my city-bred lungs. Then I went out into the long corridor on which my rooms opened, and which led to the large upper hall which I have already described. Having gained this, I paused at the balustrade, admiring its carven beauties, and gazing down into the hall beneath, feasting my eyes upon the harmonious picture of still life the splendid apartment presented. My occupation of it the previous afternoon had been too brief and the light too insufficient for me to discover half its beauties; but now they stood in the brilliant morning sunshine, fully revealed to my admiring eyes. Especially did the sunlight bring into prominence a stained-glass window of enormous proportions, which made a glowing bit of mural decoration of the further end of the hall. It had for subject Christ and the repentant Magdalen, and was a masterpiece of design and effective coloring. About the walls ran low book-cases of dark mahogany, filled to overflowing with books in costly bindings, suggesting the thought that formerly one of the uses of the place had been that of a library. The shelves which topped these cases were covered with beautiful vases, curios, ornaments of modern and antique design; and above these pictures lined the spaces, extending way up the vast stretches of the walls until they mingled with the gallery above. While I stood thus, enjoying to the full its rare feast of delight, I heard a weak uncertain footstep behind me. It never crossed my mind that it could be Madam. Despite her blindness, there was no faltering or indecision in any of her movements. I turned, therefore, expecting to confront some servant, and such. Indeed, proved to be the case. But the servant was of a type far different from any I had ever been acquainted with. The woman who had approached me so silently that until she stood within arm's length I had been unaware of her presence was of so strange and singular an appearance that involuntarily I shrank from nearer association, with a recoil of my person of which I was at once ashamed. She was a creature so inharmonious of aspect, of such woeful incongruity of design and illumination, so evidently an embodiment of a living grief, that one instinct shunned contact with so un- tenderly and peacefully? Have you, later, beheld this scene of natural and cultivated lovliness after it has been devastated and waste by some monstrous cataclysm, after it has been swept and ravaged by ruthless winds, and gentle features have been marred and distorted by stress and storm? That is the only parallel I can think of to the impression this woman produced upon my mind at first sight. Later I came to pity her, to tolerate her presence without shrinking, to endeavor to cheer and comfort her even, but it took a mighty effort to conquer my natural reluctance to approach within the circumference of that designation. She exhaled. All the binoyancy of my young spirit shrank from the contagion of her misery. She had been probably in youth somewhat above medium height, but her spare form had so yielded to the crushing weight of adversity that she was bowed and bent almost to deformity. One would have taken her for a dwarf at a casual glance. Her face still preserved traces of a once marvellous comeliness, and this very suggestion of former beauty, disfigured and despoiled as it was, marred her countenance far more deeply than native ugility would have done. Her features were as small and regular as those of a French doll; her eyes, originally blue, were now, through constant weeping, quite devoid of color. Her cheeks, of ghastly whiteness, had so long been the mere watercourses of her tears that they were ploughed with lines worse than the wrinkles of extreme age. All this was repellent enough, but the most repulsive feature of her personality was the strange incongruity that existed between her scarred and pallid countenance and the glorious mass of golden hair that rippled lototously back from her seamed brow. I have never in my life seen, in color or texture, the like of her hair. It was like a flood of sunshine falling upon a desolate, devastated ruin. There was not a grey thread in it. It had not faded in any degree, nor had it lost any of its rich abundance. On the head of a girl, accompanied by the bloom and freshness of youth, it would have aroused the admiration of the beholder. On the head of this jaded, wan, miserable woman in jarred upon the sight. Its inharmony smote upon one's sensibilities as might the introduction of a waltz motif into a funeral march. She addressed me as I turned to con-ront her. I have unconsciously endowed her with a gentle, perhaps plaintive, intonation; instead of which there issued from her drawn lips a harsh, raucous whisper, which increased the repugnance with which she inspired me. "This is Miss Lothrop?" she asked. I bowed. "I am Mrs. Mayberry. Madam's housekeeper," she continued. "Madam tells me you are to become her companion." 30 "THIS IS MISS LOTROPH? SHE ASKED." Again I bowed assent. "You will not allow yourself to be fliscouraged or dissuaded by the drearness of this place?" "I think not." As I uttered this commonplace phrase, imagine my surprise at seeing this curious creature fling herself upon her knees beside me, seize a fold of my gown in her thin, claw-like fingers, and lift a pleading, beseaching face to mine, while she cried, in a very agony of entreaty: "Ah! do not, do not! I have seen, this morning upon my mistress's face the first ray of brightness that has crossed it since—O God! since when—since when?" She let go her clutch upon my skirt, and covering her face with her hands, burst into a fit of uncontrollable weeping, cowering like a whipped dog at my feet. It was evident that she was stirred by some powerful memory, and I felt miserably embarrassed in the presence of this passionate outburst, which I knew not how to comfort or soothe. However, I could reassure her upon the point which had seemed to provoke the attack, the probability of my remaining at The Ivies, and this I proceeded to do. I was engaged in this attempt when her quick and carefully-trained ears detected a sound that escaped my own, the sound of her mistress's firm and stately tread approaching from her boudour. She rose at once and catching my hand to her lips pressed a tremulous kiss upon it, while she whispered quickly: "My dear, you will be doing missionary work if you remain," and then, gliding noiseless out of sight, left me to meet Madam and conduct her down the wide staircase to the dainty morning room in which it was her custom to breakfast. As far as comfort and luxury were concerned, life at The Ivies was ideal. The staff of domestics was limited in number, but fully adequate in service. It consisted of the housekeeper and butler whom I have named, an old general out-of-door servant, who lived in a room in the stable, and attended to the grounds and to the pain of coach-horses that alone comforted Madam's stud, and a cook and an maid, middle-aged women. Franklin, who had occupied the same positions since they were girls. Marberry also served as Madam's maid, and I soon discovered that she was exceedingly jealous of any attempts to rob her of the performance of her duties in this capacity. or respond to interrogatories. "I think—indeed, I am sure—she is Mrs. Eldredge's comparison, David," she was saying. "Poor child, she is young to be doomed to live within such shadows!" "There are worse fates than that, My duties proved to be thoroughly congenial and in no degree onerous. Madam fulfilled my most extravagant anticipations, and charmed and fascinated me by her many gifts and rare intellectuality. The most cultured minds might have found her a congenial companion; to a young, ardent, impressionable girl, such as I then was, she appeared almost divinely endowed and accomplished. She never, after that first mention of it, made allusion to her blindness, but I felt sure it must be of recent date, for she had made no attempt to train her senses to the assistance of this defect, as would naturally have been the case if the affliction had been of very long standing. At the end of the first week she questioned me as to my willingness to remain, and the fervor of my response set that matter for ever at rest between us. From day to day I could see that she grew dependent upon me, and this flattered me and increased my enthusiasm for my work. Work! It was scarcely that the service which was required of me. It was employment, it is true, but the sort of employment that was dearest to my soul, and which was amusement as well as occupation to one of my tastes. Old Franklin and Mayberry, grateful to me for the benefit which they insisted I was doing their beloved mistress (I think I was the only being who came in contact with Madam of whom the housekeeper was never jealous), studied my comfort to a degree that led me to remonstrate with them. Under their united efforts my rooms always attractive and amply supplied, attained such luxurious equipment that I felt constrained to speak of it to them, and that should she discover the numerous additions my apartment was continually receiving she might think me guilty of soliciting them. However, I had scarcely opened the subject than she laid her hand lightly on my lips. "My little Dorothy," she said, "on one matter Mayberry, Franklin and I are in perfect accord. We all agree in thinking that nothing in this great house can be put to better use than in helping to detain and attract the sunbeam that has strayed through the closed shutters of our lives. Let them have their way, my child. It is a great pleasure to these old people. Do not deprive them of it." The retirement of our existence was well-nigh complete. Madam received absolutely no one, even the clergyman of Eldon parish having abandoned all attempts to penetrate within the walls of the secluded dwelling. Yet, although priestly counsel was not acceptable to her, Madam was not mindful of the necessities and privations of the poor, and every month a generous check was despatched by me in her name to Mr. Booth, the rector, to be disbursed as he saw fit. Before long I suggested an amendment to this custom, which, as she was constantly urging upon me the necessity of exercise in the open air, Madam gladly adopted. It was to the effect that, instead of continuing this method of general relief, she should allow me to become her almuer among the poor. It would give aim and object to my walks, and I felt that by its means I could bring outside interest into Madam's life. I had been with Madam about three months when one day, in the middle of May, I rose in the morning with a tight iron band about my head. The weather for a week had been an almost incessant downpour, so wet that only an amphibious creature could have found it inviting. Madam and I had been deeply interested in a new German work which I had been reading aloud, and either application to its dazzling text, or too close confinement to the house, or perhaps a combination of both causes, had resulted in this acute physical depression. Feeling a longing for fresh air, and believing that a brisk walk would be my best medicine, I obtained Madam's consent to postpone my usual morning duties until later in the day, and started out on an errand that would carry me well into the village, a distance of perhaps four miles. Although I was a stranger to its people, for I had only recently begun to administer Madam's bounty among the poor, I was by this time fairly familiar with the little hamlet. I had called upon Mr. Booth to acquaint him personally with the change Madam proposed making, and had found him more than pleased to welcome an assistant in his parish work. He was a man of man, earnest, sincere, but extremely smart and virtuous, bachelor, living alone, with a mind of all-work to minister to his needs. Save the few poor people whom I visited, he was the sole acquaintance I had made in the place. I had done my errand, not without some physical discomfort, for the living-room of the cottage in which I had been received was close from the fumes of tobacco and strong vegetables and over-heated by a fire burning in the range, and was returning through the village street, when I felt myself overcome by a distressing dizziness. It came upon me suddenly, but not before I had found strength enough to push open a little gate close by me, and stagger up the narrow path which led to the doorstep of a quaint little house which I had frequently noted in my walks. I remember seeing a lady sewing in the window, but that was my last gleam of consciousness, until I found myself lying on a sofa in a cosy sittingroom, having my brow bathed by a large, comfortable-looking woman, whose head was turned aside to ad- I THINK SHE IS MRS. ELDREDGE'S COMPANION. dress someone out of my range of vision. She did not observe the unclosing of my eyes, and I hastily shut them in, and I was not able to spirit that I had no nehilation to meet. or respond to Interrogatories or respond to interrogatories. "I think—indeed, I am sure—she is Mrs. Eldredge's companion, David," she was saying. "Poor child, she is young to be doomed to live within such shadows!" "There are worse fates than that, mother. A girl who is forced to earn her own living may consider herself fortunate if shadows are the only evil she has to combat." I recognized the voice at once. Its cheery tones had comforted me once before. "She seems a fragile creature to fight her way through life; and, too, she has more beauty than it is altogether safe for a working woman to be adorned with. Look, David, what richness and abundance!" She laid her hand upon my hair, from which she had drawn the pins that the strain upon my head might be relieved. Its masses overflowed the couch and fell upon the floor. I felt that I had no right to lie there and listen to further fattery, and suddenly opening my eyes, met her solicitous gaze. "Ah, that is right, my dear," she said kindly. "You are better? Davio, she has come to herself, Dr. Spencer came forward. Dr. Spencer came forward. "Do you try to exert yourself quite yet," he said, as I made a motion as if to arise. "Please rest as you are until my mother shall have prepared a cup of tea for you. You will be all right then, I think." I was more than willing to follow his advice, and with a little nod of acquiescence again closed my eyes. My hostess bustled away, and silence took possession of the room. Presently curiosity got the better of my assitude, and I opened my eyes again to discover what my companion might be about. He was standing at the window with his hands in his pockets, looking out into the street with an expression upon his face which assured me that he had forgotten there was such a person in existence as Dorothy Lothrop, and that his thoughts were far distant from the present scene. He was a tall man, broad-shouldered and vigorous of frame, with a strong, intelligent face, blue eyes and fair hair. I could not tell his age very exactly, for there was a look of mature gravity and wide experience about the eyes and mouth at variance with the rest of his appearance. He might have been anywhere between thirty-five and forty. I had been repossessed in his favor from the moe sent he addressed me on my arrival at the Eldon station, and this second good turn he had done quite won my heart. It occurred 16 me that I owed him an acknowledgment of his former kindness and act of self-sacrifice, and I seized the present occasion to make it. Perhaps I was al- "DR. SPENCER"—I BEGAN. so urged to break the silence by a less commendable motive, for I do not believe that any woman likes to have her presence in a room ignored by a man, even if she be in a dying condition. "Dr, Spencer—" I began. He turned at once with a start. It was proof that he had forgotten me. "I am much better. I want to thank you now, while I have the opportunity, for your great consideration in giving up your carriage to me the night I arrived at Eldon." His expression of surprise, as he scrutinised me closely, was most disconcerting to my vanity. It was more than apparent that he had not recognized me. And yet his mother had remarked upon my beauty! "Oh!" he returned, coming forward, "were you the lady who was stranded that night on our inhospitable shore? Pardon me; I had thought it an older woman." [To be continued.] Gambling on Rain. The English government has recently prohibited in India the peculiar hazard game called "Barsa ka sarta." This game cannot be played, except when it rains; for, in fact, it consists in betting on the date of rain and the quantity that may descend from the skies. On all the porticos, or "altans," as they are called in India, there are certain tubs introduced which have a perpendicular pipe in their centers, the pipe being provided with equal division marks or notches. The point of the game is to determine in advance just at what time a certain height will be reached by the water. The natives have pursued this method of gambling with such passion that quarrels, and dangerous ones, often resulted, and hence the rulling of the English government to make the play illegal.—N. Y. Herald. Many Blind Russians Statistics which have just been compiled show that of the 202,000 totally blind persons in Europe 192,000 are natives of Russia, and this means that out of every 500 subjects of the czar there is one who is deprived of sight. In no other country do we find this terrible affliction by ahy means so widespread. In Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Spain there is only one blind person in every 1,000 inhabitants. Russian oculists and physicians say that the reason why so many of their countrymen are blind and so many others have defective eyesight is because insufficient attention is paid throughout the country to the ordinary laws of hygiene, and they maintain that Russians will continue to suffer in this way as long as they keep themselves and their homes in unhealthy condition. N. Y. Herald. Genius Genius lights its own fire, but it has to constantly collect fresh fuel to keep alive the flame. — Chicago Daily News. STORY OF A SNEEZE It Cost an Atlanta Sleuth an Even Ten Thousand Dollars. Tried Hard to Suppress It, But This Only Intensified the Final Report, and the Thleves He Had Shadowed Escaped Quietly. The Atlanta Constitution says that while the detectives were sitting around the office waiting for the sergeant to issue assignments and make details, one of the men, an old slush whose hair has grown white shadowing criminals, suddenly gave a loud sneeze that made the incandescent lights vibrate. "Great stars!" exclaimed one of the younger brood, "you are the most vociferous sneezer I ever heard." "Yes, and let me tell you something, boys," replied the old detective; "that sneezer of mine once cost me $10,000." The expressions of incredulity upon the faces of his hearers caused the old detective to tell the story of the costly sneezer. "Maybe some of you remember," he said, "about the police in Atlanta being notified back in the '80's of two bank robbers heading this way. They had robbed a bank in the east, and the report was they were coming to Atlanta to meet and divide the spoils, having separated after the robbery to avoid suspicion. I was detailed to work on the case, and it wasn't many days before I had spotted a suspicious stranger stopping at a boarding house in the city. I kept a close watch on him, and a few days later another suspicious character turned up and went to the same house to board. I knew the men were only suspected, and that to secure evidence upon which to convict them I would have to see them together when they divided the money, or hear them discuss their plans when they thought themselves unnoticed." The story was getting interesting, for the "boys" in the detective office THE THIEVES ESCAPED. knew that no matter how much the old sleuth fooled other people, he never went back on the "profesh." "So I arranged with the landlady of the boarding house," continued the old detective, "to lock me up in the closet opening into the room which my birds occupied. I was afraid not to have the closet locked, because the fellows might have pried around and opened the closet to be sure they were alone. I was to stay in the locked closet until the men held their meeting, and as soon as they left the landlady was to hurry into the room and release me. The rest would have been plain sailing. Well, the fellows met, and I was in the closet all right. I heard them talk about how they had worked the robbery and discuss the division of the money. Then, at a most critical moment, I felt that I was going to sneeze. I did everything in my power to keep the sneeze down, but the dust in the closet had got in its work, and I gave one of my regulation sneezes, greatly intensified because I had attempted to suppress it. The jig was up. I heard two men fleeing down the steps. Knocked on the door and the landlady let me out after what I thought was an interminable wait. The men escaped from the city, and, so far as I know, were never caught. There was a reward of $10,000 for them." Mrs. Joubert at Majuba. Boer women are described as not one whit less patriotic in the present war than their husbands, and the story of how Mrs. Joubert actually won the battle of Majuba hill is an illustration of the active patriotism they have more than once displayed, remarks Collier's Weekly. When the English were stealing upon the Boers at Majuba hill it was Mrs. Joubert who first discovered them and hastened to arouse her sleeping husband. Gen. Joubert was fast asleep, and he refused to believe that the English had got by the pickets without the alarm being given. It was not until Mrs. Joubert actually pulled him out of his bed, and made him see the enemy with his own eyes, that he would admit the truth of her words. Advantages of Mexico. Life and property are as safe in Mexico as in the United States. It is not difficult to find a perfect climate ranging from 60 to 80 degrees in the shade the year round, night and day, where good railroads, water and market are at hand. Those who have never enjoyed the luxury of seven months of bright sunshine without one dreary day cannot realize what it means. Points on Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross measures 1 2-5 inches square. The actual weight of the metal is 434 grains, just $3\frac{1}{2}$ grains less than an ounce. Its intrinsic value is a penny farthing. Denths at Ladysmith. Ladysmith's death list from all causes during the siege was 605, or at the rate of 2,420 a year in a population of 18,000. Parental Diplomacy. "But what are your objections to the young man?" asked the mother. "None," answered the other half of the management of the young woman. "Then why do you refuse his request for Ethel's hand?" "Only for the dear child's good. If he have any spirit at all he will go ahead and marry her anyhow, and if he don't she is well rid of him."—Indianapolis Press. W. I. Johnson. FUNERAL DIRECTOR & EMBALMER Office and Warerooms: 207 N. Foushea St., near Broad Orders by Telephone or Telegraph promptly filled. Wed ing suppers and Entertainmentments promptly attended. Old 'Phone, 686 Residence in Building New 'Phone 480 Marvelous Speed of Arcturus. Marvelous Speed of Arcturus. On a summer evening you may see Arcturus high up in the south or southwest in June or July, and further down in the west in August or September. You will know it by its red color. That star has been flying straight ahead ever since astronomers began to observe it at such a speed that it would run from New York to Chicago in a small fraction of a minute. You would have to be spry to rise from your chair, put on your hat and overcoat and gloves and go out on the street while it was crossing the Atlantic ocean from New York to Liverpool. And yet, if you should watch that star all your life, and live as long as Methuselah, you would not be able to see that it moved at all. The journey that it would make in a thousand years would be as nothing alongside its distance.—Youth's Companion. Selecting Cooking Utensils. Always buy steel-finished ironware, and see that the surface is absolutely smooth and without blemishes. Nothing in other materials can take the place of iron (in certain vessels) for long, slow cooking, where an even temperature is to be maintained. In pots those of graniteware or porcelain-lined are the best, but much care must be exercised in selecting them, as a single blemish in such linings means quick chipping off from that point, soon rendering the vessel useless. Tinware of cheap quality is the avenue of greatest extravagance in kitchen furnishings. The best is the only kind worth buying at all nowadays. There is a great difference in the appearance of good and poor tin, the latter being very bright, while the former is dull. Ella Morris Kretschmar, in Woman's Home Companion. New Excuse of the Fox NEXT OF THE FOX. Once there was a wily old fox that was too fond of grapes, and one day, the New Year's of all the foxes, he swore off from eating this fruit lest his embonpoint increase beyond reason and he be called fatty, a term of decision. But his appetite for the lucious bunches grew too strong and he hied him to a grape arbor. A heavy bunch of grapes was hanging high up on the vine. He jumped and jumped, but could not reach them. After he had exhausted himself to no purpose, and he was sure he couldn't reach the grapes he said: "No, I will not eat them. I made a resolution not to do. What a virtuous fox am I." And he went off to tell his friends about his self-denial. Moral—Virtue is always a comforter when vice becomes impossible. N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. English Courts-Martial. Courts-martial are regulated by the mutiny act, first passed in 1690. The powers of these courts were much discussed in 1867, in consequence of the measures used to suppress the negro insurrection in Jamaica in October, 1866. Summary court-martial was abolished by statute in April, 1893. Military or martial law is built on no settled principle, but is entirely arbitrary, and, in truth, no law, but sometimes indulged, rather than allowed, as law. It has been several times proclaimed in several parts of these kingdoms, and in 1798 was almost general in Ireland, where it was also proclaimed in 1833.—Newcastle (England) Chronicle. Craftiness of Man "Thea," and her eyes sought the last embers of the oak block, "you are not kind as a husband should be. You n-never give me any jewels." "Jewels!" and his basso voice seemed to come from his heart. "You ask for jewels? Anyone with diamond eyes, ruby lips and teeth of pearl, ask for jewels? Why, the rarest gold could buy would only be superfluous." Then for the first time in days she kissed him.—Chicago Evening News. Longevity in Mental Workers Longevity in Mental Workers. Prof. Manterola contributes to a Mexican scientific society a paper on longevity in connection with mental work. The author divides professions into three groups, according to their influence on longevity. In mental workers he states that the general average of life is above 68 years, and the average of men of science, lawyers and historians is more than 70.—Chicago Tribune. Clara — That handsome young stranger seems to have taken quite a fancy to you. Maude—Yes; but I can't imagine why. "Nor I." "You mean thing, how dare you!" — Chicago Evening News. Very Different. Aseum—I suppose you're one of those who consider marriage a lottery? Henpeck—No, indeed. If you draw a blank in a lottery you can tear up your ticket and forget all about it.—Philadelphia Press. Explanatory. Mistress—This is the third vase that's been broken this week, Jane. How does that happen? Maid—Really, I cannot explain it. Do you think there can have been a slight earthquake this morning.—N. Y. World. The Lawyer. A lawyer is a learned man who rescues your possessions from an enemy—and keeps them for his trouble.—Chicago Daily News. Proportionate Height and Weight. To be perfectly proportioned a man should weigh 28 pounds for every foot of his height.—N. Y. Sun. Cures Weak Men Free Insures Love an Happiness. SECOND TO NONE Woman's Corner Stone Beneficial Assn. Incorporated March, 1897 OFFICE - 502 W. LEIGH Authorized Capital, $5,000. Claims promptly paid as soon as satisfactory notice of sickness or death is placed in home office. OFFICERS: Louisa E. Williams, - President Kate Holmes, - Vice-President Bettie Brown, - Treasurer Mildred Cooke Jones, Sec. & Bus. Man. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Louisa E. Williams, Kate Holmes Mattie F. Johnson, Ann M. Johnson Bettie Brown, Mildred C. Jones. 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New York. Johnson, STOR & EMBALMER N. Foushee St., near Broad. FOR HIRE-- Telegraph promptly filled. Wed ments promptly attended. in Building New 'Phone 480 eee Sil i AN an Tea WEN ES: ee wee 5 Bes a We * Se as SATURDAY MaY 12, 3£00. THE PEACEMAKER. soldiers, lying as they fell Upon the reddened clay— In daytime foes; at night, In peace— Breathing thelr lives away. Brave heart had stirred each manly breast Fate only made them foes, ‘And lying, dying, side by side, A softened feeling rose. “Our time Is short," one faint volce said; “To-day we've done our best On different sides, What matters now? ‘To-morrow we're at rest. Life les behind; I might not care For only my own sake, But far away are other hearts ‘That this day's work will break. “Among old Hampshire's pleasant flelds ‘There pray for me to-night A woman and a little girl ‘With hair like golden light"— And at that thought broke forth at last ‘The cry of anguish wild ‘That would no longer be repressed— “Oh, God! my wife and child!” “And,” said the other dying man, “Across the sandy plain ‘There watch and wait for me loved ones. Til never see again. A little girl with dark, bright eyes Each day waits at the door; ‘The father’s step, the father's kiss, ‘Will never meet her more. “To-day we sought each other's lives; Death levels all that now, ° For soon before God's mercy-neat ‘Together we shail bow. Forgive each other while we may; Life's but a weary game, ‘And, right or wrong, the morning sun ‘Will find us dead, the same.” ‘The dying Ups the pardon breathe, ‘Tho dying hands entwine; ‘The last ray dies, and over all ‘The stars from heaven shine. ‘The Uttle girl with golden hair, ‘And one with dark eyes bright, ‘On Hampshire's flelds and sandy platn Were fatheriess that night. Lue Vernon, in Leslie's Weekly. p : Eve and the Apple ; By Owen Oliver. OR.EN.SM.OR.SRSNCREREOCR VE and an apple overcame an an- cestor of mine. He would not have Wanted the apple, he said, but for Eve, That was exactly my ‘case. * Eve lived at No. 52 and I at No. 54. Iam not sure where the apple lived, sbut it was at one of the two. It hung ‘on @ high branch over No, 52's gar- den, but it fattened on the soil of No. 84, for which I paid rent, It was Eve, of course, who called imy attention to it. I heard her voice through the open window. She has an attractive voice. “Oh, look, mother!" she cried. “There is my apple.” “Hush, dear! It isn't your apple at all, It belongs to the people next door.” “He isn't people,” objected Eve. 1 am a bachelor. “Anyhow, the apple is his.” “Is it?” She tossed her head. She {nas a graceful way of tossing her (head. “Then he shan't bave it. Mr, (Layton gave it to me every year.” Mr. Layton was my predecessor. “You know he always lent me his ladder to get it.” I felt inclined to offer my ladder there and then, but the time, Uke the apple, was not ripe. As the summer went on the apple \grew in size and beauty, Eve watched ‘the apple, and I watched Eve, She ‘was so nice to watch that I did not offer her the forbidden fruit. I re- garded it as a hostage for her regu- lar appearance. “Look at its rosy cheeks, mother!” she used to say, teasingly. “If it gets mauch bigger it must drop.” She made motions expressing rapture. “Eve, dear,” her mother protested, “you know it isn’t yours.” “It would be if I had a ladder.” ‘Then she would give.a merry little Jaugh. She has a charmitg way of Jaughing. ‘The apple still hung on, however, and grew and grew. In the dusk of evening Eve tried to.reach it with a clothes prop—at least it looked Ike Eve. I knew it was a clothes prop, because she let it drop over my wall, aud it smashed ‘three panes of a cu- cumber frame. Next morning she ‘happened to be in the garden, so I returned it with grave ceremony. “{—I'm afraid it broke something,” she apologized. “Not in the least,” I assured her. “Tl tell Mary Jane not to stand:tt ‘up against your wall again,” she prom- ised mendaciously, After that the apple blushed more furiously than ever. It was so ripe that it was marvelous how it held on, heard her say. She was probably unaware that 1 had climbed up one might and secured it with fine wire. Next she tried knocking tennis balls tit. Of course, she never went with- dn a couple of yards. I picked up nine alls next morning and restored them to her, “I thought they. were windfalls from my apple tree,” I said, and she fied indoors. i “I believe he was laughing at me,” Theard her tell her mother, “Now, I will have it.” “No, no, dear! I forbid you to fouch it. Tt’s no use looking like that, “Eve. I shill be really cross with you.” ‘When I came home that evening the apple was still there, in all its glory, but when it grew dusk I noticed ma- neuvers witii the prop going on once more. Finally I heard a cry of tri- umph, and the rustle of her skirts as she ran indoors. Then I went oat, I climbed the tree, gathered about gallon of apples, and sent them in swith a note. daw sppins front Sy tise overnesetig 8 tow ov garden, as 7 notice that there is only Bae upon your side, “I have, however, a tal reason for de~ ‘wring Uist gna ‘Say Lepter your garden to rey, fgatner It? Tours very ’ BY TOUR ERANIC NEWTON.” Tn a few minutes Sarah Ann re- turned with Mrs. Parker's thanks, and an assurance that she would be pleased for me to gather the apple whenever I liked. So. after putting the adder over the wall, I went round to ‘their front door and knocked. I was shown into a cory sitting-room. Mrs ‘Parker received me very pleasantly, but Miss Eve was rather quiet, as a young lady should be. “You will be surprised at my both- ering you about a single apple,” 1 said. “The fact is I want it for some one who has particularly admired i “We have noticed,” said her moth- ex, with a side glance at Eve, “that it is @ singularly fine apple." “An exceptionally fine apple,” a agreed. “It would be almost impos- sible to mateh it.” “I should like to see it when you have picked it,” Mrs. Parker con- 'fessed. Eve said nothing. She ap- peared to have becomé absorbed in a book. “CN bring it im at once,” 1 prom- ised. I went out through the French window and ascended the tree. No one was looking, so I gathered an- other fine apple from my own side. When I\returned Eve had disap- noc “It doesn’t look quite so large off the tree,” I suggested, placing the apple upon the table. “No,” said the mother, examining it critically, “I scarcely think it does; but it is a very fine one.” “Perhaps your daughter would like to see it?” “Ye—es.” She laughed. “I am afraid it will make her feel rather envious." She rang the bell, and the servant came. “Ask Miss Eve to come for a moment, please.” After a few minutes’ waiting, dur- ing which Mrs. Parker discovered that we had some mutual friends, and asked me to call in there sometimes, pretty Eve reappeared, looking guilt- dily defiant. “Mr, Newton wants you to sce his apple, Eve, dear. Isn't it a beauty?” Eve flushed and gave me a swift glance. “Yes,” she said, hesitatingly. She ‘seemd to be studying the floor rather than the fruit. “It might be a fefow to the one that tempted Eve!” I observed, with a smile. She traced a pattern with her foot. “Adam was also tempted.” “By Eve, I believe? I don't fancy he wanted the apple much, did he?” Sho-blushed again, “You could not have a nicer apple than this, anyhow.” She looked right at me at last, Her eyes said quite plainly: “You needn't tell mother.” As if I had any such intention! “I am glad you like it,” I said, “be- cause I want to give it to you, if I may. I could not help noticing that you admired it.” “There, Eve!” said her mother. “I told you that everyone would see that you Coveted it.” “I—I am sorry,” she said, in a sub- dued little voice, “Please don't say that, or you will spoil my pleasure in giving it.” “Then—I am not sorry.” She took it with a laugh. Soon afterward I went, assuring ‘Mrs. Parker that I should soon avail myself of her kind invitation to call again. I hope they did not hear me ‘laughing when I got indoors. ‘The next day was Sunday. In the afternoon Eve sat under the shade of my apple tree reading a book. So I strolled out and looked over the wall. “Eve,” I remarked, “was turned out of Paradise for stealing an apple.” She locked up and smiled. Then she looked down. “The annual apple on this side has al- ways belonged to Eve,” she asserted, pretending to cut the pages of her ‘ook, ‘They were cut already. “She might spare a tiny piece for Adam,” I suggested. She glanced at me out of the corner of her eyes. “Adam was better without the ap- ple, you know,” she assured me, “Adam,” I declared, “needed no pity at all.” She rested her chin on one hand and looked at me inguiringly with her big eyes. I would,put down how she looked, if it were possible. It isn't. Mere ordinary charm of feature or col- ‘oring is common enough to have words. Real prettiness is unique, unnameable; little willful curves of the fea- tures, little waves of the hair—and “ways.” She is pretty like that. “Adam,” she remarked, “lost Para- dise and the apples.” “But he had Eve.” She studied her shoes, and I seated myself on top of the wall. “You have plenty of apples,” she said; “and you are not shut out of Paradise.” “Then,” I replied, promptly, “I will come in.” I did. “How do you know this is Para- 4ise?” she asked, demurely. “Eve is here.” She looked at me saucily over her book. : “Poor Eve was much to be pitied.” She simulated a sigh. “Because she lost Paradise?” “No; because she kept Adam.” “Did she mind, do you think?” “Well—you see, it was just a very Uttle bit her fault that he ate the apple.” “She would have eaten every scrap herself if she had been a modern Eve.” She looked up at the desecrated bough and laughed. A stray sunbeam danced in her eyes, like the dazzle of diamonds, * “I think she could be persuaded to share it with the modern Adam,” she stated. ‘Thereupon she dived under the chair eushion and produced it, “Now you have Paradise—and the apple,” she told me. “They are nothing,” I sald, feelingly, “compared with—Eve.” But Eve—my dainty little Ere—is coming to No. 54in the spring. It will save any further dispute, she says, about the apple—Madame. ~~ Beat Sagar ‘This yoar’s production , This year’s production of beet sugar. THH RiCHMOND PLANET RICHMOND VIKGINIA SEE TRIANGULAR CHASE. . me tue wave wiere coe ae] EHE Reign of Lav Dacks, Dut the Fishermen Didn't 4 a Catch the Whale. ay or According to the Provincetown Se me ah page ae ae A deen Ss York Sun, a wounded shelldrake flut- i EE eS Kon 1 < tering along the surface of the wa- . Va iN whale and the latter being, in turn, eS ¢ B} - ehased by three dory loads of men, gd 4 C Ms R amused the gricsled old aalta that Lo set. est: tS cluster on the south side of the fish- ee tele cooks v collected this particular afterncon, rt \. Y 40: te Se eae AX a) eS i -\i)) eC Boas 2 Peng ase et NG SAS ge | SS wha ere E> ASS x = a Pe rk: Re BN eS SS ee ee ee Number of Persons Lyncked from January sth, 1897, to January 5th, 1898, . . . . + 16: Date. ‘Names. Oharge. Place. Bi —— F. 3. Baker, colored Postmaster, _ no charge Lake ity. 8,0. Jan, 7, Lineoln MeGelsey, colored, ' ‘Murder, Mande P. 0., 9:7. “ — Devos, golored, assaalt, Poarken, Ark, ee oy a meee : ‘\ Marshall Chadwick, “ suspected of murder, Colfax, Wash. « "— —— golored, suspected of stealing $2 flog, Cleveland Co. Are. March 6, Will Jones, colored, criminal assault. | Comorant, Miss. March 6, —— — — ‘Missiseipp! Marché, L. J. Johnsoa, white, murder, Bock Springs, Wyoming Ld —— Bemret ae = . re ee cat a aie ET 2 rt is, ** ‘oui of house burni . *Y 36 Garftela Kn ore (encoting # white officer” Salisbary, Md, “29 Joe Kiser and Gilmore Johnson, colored, assault Oharlotte, N. 0. : Tape 2, Sam and Curtis Young, colored; | shooting officer, Clarkaville, Na. 11 10 George Washington, eoldred ‘shooting Constable Weimar, Texas “18 John Becker, —@hite, marder Great Bend, Kansas, “17 Bol. Jackson, olored “ Wetumpka, Ala. 3 Lewis Speir, colored murder 3 Toso Thompson, eolored murder “ . ‘Camp Reese, colored murder “ June 22 Charlie Washington, colored rape and robbery, Dayton, Ale. 1 | Wm. Street, colored, attempted assault (burned at stake) Deviine.La June 22 —— Howlett, white murder Hillsville, Va. 3 June 14, Mrs. Jake Cebrose, colored, nothing, Plano, Texas, June 22, — Packs, § yrs old. colored, pothing, Batesville, 8.0. | July 11, John Henry Jamee, Colored, Orizainal Assault, Wood's Oroasing, Va duly 12.———-—__ Colored. Assault Cosling, Al Jaly 14, James Redd rolored. Murder Momicello, Ark. oe cian eens) tl Soe i ts ” Joly 0, W.T. Patterson white murder Westrilie, Mies 3 July 22, Jos, Williams, colored, Impadent to white man, Seotland Neek, N.O. August? Dan Oyg, ‘colored "| In white families room, Palestines. "Tex | August 8 John Meadows, — colored Criminal Assault, Carmel,Gs_ | August 9 Will Sanders, ‘colored murder, Clarendon, Ark. * 9 Dennis Ricard, . i 5 “9 Manse Castie,§ - “ 9 Billa Weaver =~ “ “8 Busie Jacobs, + < “ “ 1Mallock Walker, Qolored, — Sand-bagging, — Cornith, Miva “18, Alex Walker, Colored, — 'Trocolesome, Pleasant Hill, Ala. “19 James Neuley, Colored, Wanted Drink Sods Water, Hampton, Ge Aug. 20, ———-_ Colored, murder an‘ assault, Friendship Ge. ‘Aug. 21, Tom Miller, Golered. attempt assault, " QuitmanGa Sept. §' ——————_Oolored Nothing Norsh ‘Texas, Sept. 11 Beny Jones, White — Liberty Mo, *")” albert Anderson, Colored Stealing Sulligent Ala. | » » George Burden,’ " — Suspeoted Oriminai Assault, Griffia Gx Sept. 12 Lee Pickett, White Criminal Assault, Pairiek Uo, Ve Sept. 26, John Williains, colored. murder and sasault, Mountsla Uity, Foon Oct. 6, Wright Smith. ' Colored Attempted Assault, Annapolis, Md. Got’ Hav. Jrme Shelton Oalored, | Nothing, Teseguens, Gousty Mist Oct. 28, Fish Murke, ‘Colored Defended Themssives Harperavilie. Miss. Oe Te Garena a = = c Uy Segoe anmeeaan yo “ * “ “ % ** John Gatewood, we ba ° ei ~ “4 Hugh anderson, + “ « “ “ Y @ gaetetoe “ “ < *, ae Ben Haralson 1 5 - of 2 “Aceh Baur, “*—Astempted Murder, * “ Qet. 28, John Anderson, Colored innocent —_Lafayette, Ale. Nov. 9, ———— colored, Defended ‘Themselves Phawix, & O.. 1 Nov. 10. —-—-——_ colored NoGrime Wilmington, N. 0.” 3 Nov. 22, Ed, Merriweather” Murder Monticello, Ga December ——— ~-—— colored, injured a white man, Meridian, Misa} December 6th. Jake Glover, colored, inaogent, Monticello, Ga. —— ——————" Colored Murder — Kdgetield Co SC Dee. 24, Jeff Boltan, ‘Bara Burning New Harmony Grove Ga Jan..5, “Marsoali MoGregor, Colored Barn burning. Bank.” Ale. | Feb® ‘Alfred Boynton and wife Colored Nothing Fort Gaines Ga Feb 12. Cupid Redding Colored“ Mumcte Leosbarg Ga el keene ead March 1' Morris Ohristopher, colored, Criminal Ass.ilt, Hope. Arh, Mareh 16, William Cotton, Jr., eolored, Argon, Palmetto, Gu. +“ “Harrison Hudson, . - % “4 Ra Brown “ « « “* “Henry Bingham, - . ” lw oeney Binghs re oe re THE WHALE GOT NEARER. and as nearly every one was armed with an ancient télescope a yard in length or a pair of field glasses worn to the brass from constant use, there “was little, if anything, that escaped ‘that battery of lensos. Finally one old sailor called atten- tion to'a bird that was fluttering about a mile offshore, and, after some discussion, another declared that there was a white whale in pursuit of it, ‘This was disputed for a time, but as the bird and whale came near- er to shore, 3t was seen plainly and the crowd began to tremble with ex- citement. The whale was a little fellow, about 20 feet long and white as milk, but it was so clumsy in its movements that the wounded bird would jump about ten feet every time the whale tried to swallow it. The chase wes a long ono, and for time the shelldrake was’ safe, but after a time the whele got nearer, and finally the bird failed to reap. pear after diving to escape its pur- suer, and the old salts agreed that it had been gulped down like Jonah. Meantime a dory with two men at the oars and a third perched in the bows armed with a harpoon had put out from shore with the firm inten. tion of sticking an “iron” into that whale, but the game between the duck and whale was so prolonged that the boat could not get within striking distance. After the. fowl had been gobbled up as easily as a trout would take a fly, the whale moved off to- ward the westward, apparently _at- tracted by the mooring buoys, which resemble ‘wild fowl squatting on the yrater. Two other dories had joined in the chase by this time, but the whale simply played with them. When @ boat came near enough to strike the whale would quietly sink below the surface and after a brief spel arise in some unexpected quarter ‘This was discouraging work for the earsmen, and after an hour or more of dodging about the bay, the twe latest whalers gave up the task in disgust, but the first boat out stuck to it and at one time almost got ar iron in the whale. Finally, it dis appeared and was seen no more and the fishermen on the end of the whar! allowed that he had “swallowed him eelf.” BEYOND BEGGING SIZE Just Necauxe He Wax Big and Fat People Evidently Thought He Didw’'t Have to Eat. December 6th. Jake Glover, colored, inaogent, Montieelio, Ga. | peacios ms —————— Colored Murder Edgefield Co 80 Dee. 24, Jeff Boltan, "* Bara Burning New Harmony Grove Ga | Jan..5, “Marsoali MoGregor, Colored Barn burning Kk, Ale Feb® ‘Alfred Boynton and wife Colored Nothing Fort Gaines Ga; Feb 12 Cupid Redding Colored“ Mmcve Leosbarg Cu | Feb ee 2 March 1: Morris Ohristopher, colored, Criminal Assilt, Hope. Arh, Mareh 18, William Cotton, Jr., ¢olored, Arson, Palmetto,Ga, | +“ “Harrison Hudson, . “ % “4 E@. Brown, fe 2 Ce ff Henry Bingham, “ o * : “John Bingeby, ss < * ; “© Jno, Jameson, (wounded )* - o 4 ne Gaerge Taner aoe “ « ; “22 General Duokett, colored, Troublesome, Litile Roek Oo., Ark, | « ““ Edwin Goodwin, * “ ss “« ‘Adam King, ns x = ; * & Joseph Jones, i = . «Benjamin Jones. * « 8 “Moses Jones, * = ae © i © Jeon « % * “© John Johnson, ee = «4 Namesunknown, HS 1 “18 Kinor Wilsen, colored, Fired on white men, Silver Uity, Miss, « “* 6.0. Reed, x = * “ «Willis Boyd, * . * April, Forest Sameréon, Colored + Murder Brookville Miss RD ree eee of ‘ * i April 11, Rev Gilbert Ellison, Nothing Waynesboro Ga April 18, A. H. Larue white marder Henderson Tenn April 18, Will White, _ white murder Olinten Ark April 28, Sam Hose,’ Colored © Murder and Assault Newnan, Ga, {3 Her. Ligo Striokdland * Innocent Palmetto, Ga, “ 94, Albert Sewell Talked too much ae April 8, Forest Johnson, colored Murder, Brookville, Miss “\ "Moses Anderson, = ** * “ April 26, Charles Williams alias Jones, Colered Murder, Galena, Kan, April 27,Mitehell Daniel ** ‘talked too much, Leesburg, Ga., April 8, Willis Sees, = Baro-burning, Osceola, Ark, jay 8, Bill Dibblee, “ ‘Trespass, ‘Lebanon, Tenn. May 24,1. Homphri¢s, white, shelter’ga murdorer, Aley, Henderson Oo., Tex rol iain % . " ae April 27, Mitchell Daniel Colored Talked'too Mach, Leesburg, Ga, June 14,’ Lowis Patrick, e siurder. Beaufort, N. 0, June 27; Ed. Ellis » Defended a colored man, Cardi, Ala. «Sim Dill, 34 se y » Adam Samuels * ” » June 5, Will Hill, ” Brother toa murderer, MoCulley’s Mill, Jane 14, Lewis Patrick, Suspected of Murder, Moorehead Uity, N.C. Ala. June 12, ——————_ Drowned » Man, Dannellon, Fla: July 9, Abner Calhoun, ” Innoeent Campbell Co.,' Ga. July 15, 8i Smith white Murder, Gainesville Ga. Pat Bowers, Foangad Suaraeter, | Lexington, Co.,8,0, July 22, Frank Defatte, Italian,{wounded a white man, Tallulah, La. "«" Mrs William Ouanard white Mormoniam ' Jasper Co “ Frank Embree Colored Assault Higbee Mo 4. & ‘Chale Detar 8 alae “ ott Se woteven ee we “ t's aememencds” 8 ® ee “« wo) Seam Oereee “« % wes veyed “ ‘3 Click Davis, colored, murder Wilmoth, Ark. eo Bice Nase ays he “ “ 22,LouisSemmin “ * Sly 8, Loney eee oolacon ” ekieiapted Gretta Motusciece ta 'y 25, Henry Novels, asault, | Hatt , Miss. v7 “Ohadlen Meek, "= eee Saraid, Go: CV cetera 4 OF Rothire Leesburg, Ga. ‘ Randall Hamilton‘ Ohareh-burn1g, Fags Prairie. * John Hamilton =“ s a S ks Ang, Adolphus Bro va, S.gtane, 2 nes i le | Speaking of a mendicant of huge physical propertions, the Chicago Jour- ‘nal sayz that as he stood on the wind- swept gorner he tried to make a coat ‘that ‘was four sizes too small! cover his A] NIT. if | \ SAE TI a ye \ AWS \ y AY fy Uy y YI \ i ‘ample proportions. He could not doit, and@ he shivered a sort of a Falstaff shiver and dug his blue fingers into the ‘ragged pockets of his ulster. One hand Was withdrawn from time to time and ‘held a tin cup into which he asked ‘passers-by to Crop a few pennies. At last through a momentary holein ‘the crowd a broad man with whjte hair ‘and a generous face walked, and the, beggar got out his cup. The benevo- lent-lookifg citizen passed him without ‘a look. ‘The beggar was crushed. He ‘turned a cold and hungry face toward ‘the newsboy on the corner, _“It's no good, Chimmie,” he said, “I'm too heavy. I-don’t get a cent. Just because I’m fat, people think I don't have te eat.” And he put the empty cup in his pocket and turned slowly awav. Sale of Works of French Authors. Ot Emile Zola’s works 90,000 copies fre sold Jearly om the averages of Al- phonse udet's, §0,000; of Octave Feuillet’s, 50,000; of Pierre Loti's and Georges Obnet’s, 45,000 each; of Lu- Gorlo Halevy's, 40,000; of Guy de Mau- | acted 35,000; of Paul ts, B5,- 3 28,000 copies in tho-aunal aqevage tor the works of the De Goncourts, and 8,000 each for those of Gyp, Catolle etaudPrancoisCoppee, 20, Peter amend BAW, | « Ib year old Son. white, Shooting amvn, Wetumpks, Als. Aug 16, Charlic Rare, colo‘ criminal assault’ Brantley, Ala, Aug 18. Tom K-ih eolored. ents ed lady's room deunk, Near Greeny'le, 8.C, Aug. 20. Rv. & J, Floyd, colored, weated to work, Oartersvilie, TL, Aug. 28, -—- —— white. sr oke against lynebng, Georgetown. Ga. Sept. 12 Rev. H. B. tattle. col,, spoke ageinet lynching, Near | Phompson, Ge. S-pt.27 Senor <anchez, | Gnban, — nothing Havana, Cuba October 11 Jutge Harit La Pisce” white, Assaniting Near’ New Orleans. «°" 18, Jue Lettiore Colored Arson and Assault, buraed, Sit Ann Miss “8 \fobart Smith Col. Innocen®, Partly Rosated note dead. “90 George Wella, Colored, urder, "Wier City Kan ve ae — Bis ug 11, Bi Wi'son, net * " W Chambers,“ £ W = MeClure, ue “ 16 Cher ie Hart, * he Reign of Lawlessnes: a Rite rer Ss Sh Le RSE GS al i y aw oa SS iM if = EE oS ees eeeaet i A eg NY i So: er Bes ' Pe ON ah , i eae Reece: aps ae aah ae Bo sits ae Ps AS Pet At teks sitet nts Sn ee ey Ree eer as SO Tae ae ed pene 1 2 Phe ee agen | woe oe * eas Be ees oe A ae ery eee | soe Mae ces Fo ae. eae | ye ae a i ere ~ “Hughes Sredley, “Henry Rranum, Jim Haves. “John Bluek, “ Sim Cremmings, _ Bei one nau TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND, BROAD-STREET STATION 8:90 A.M., Daly, with Parlorear, fer pring. peratifoan. Newport, News Ora ints, Merfals ana. Portamouth 245 P. Me Deli with, Poliman, for iecal wiations, Newport news, O14 Point Rorielt and Fortamouti.. Comnests Polat Point with Waskington Meamers, dally” with "Baltimore ecamete except "sunaay. Con: fects a! Norfelk’ with Old Domin- Toe Besa Ship execpt Sunday fcr New York. osm. Me, Express 8 or *Surten? Forges Croneoie at Soraonavilie “tor Orange, Calverton, Manseeas. ‘Aleat- dria, and Washington, ai Union Station Guatotiewvtis ror Uracke 236, "Deli with Pullmann io, Cineiina: we Louirviite and At. Lowe. Mops duly’ at Important’ stations Cone feels ‘at Gordonsville for Orange ha ‘af Orange, with Southern Ry. horuboundst Covington for Va. How springs. Mean’ verve on Distt, care Nort socal “Trataa_ exorpt” Sexe ny, following stove ‘trata from s:30 P. accomodation, except Sunday for . Me doeomodaiton, 100 p.m. Dally, for Cinernnatt, with Pall- ‘ann th’ Hinton W.Va, and Gor douevilie to Cinciasail ana Lou: Gilie“weals served on Dining Gara." Connects “at Staunton (er Sept bundayyior Winohemer, Van. Sha at Covington, Va. eally (oF Virginia Not Sprinae. . TRAINS LEAVE EIGHTH-STREET STATION. wes a gg ein urea Sat Saudey with Buckingham and SWepeune brtachen, and’ at Cie ton Forge witt No. lfor Cinetunatt, s:s0 rw, ‘Except’ Sunaay. for Columbia: TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND, BROAD-STREET STATION. 8:00 A. a, Except Sunday from Dorwell. sity at aes Dally trom Cimetanat Tet LG sBaly trom” Nertolx ane ote 4:90 ay Daliy, trom Cineinnet and Louie t:90 yx, Baily, trom Norfolk, and O14 THe rag Ekeept Sanday, trom Citton rao. TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET STATION. US teal tom Lrasnvers, Coumgion Syed Ulition torges and Sreeat Sune ay trom New Castle, sud Romey. JOHN D POTTS, Aaw’'t. Ganeral Passenger Agent, Southern Railway SCHEDULB IN BFFECT APRIL “ND, 1900 ‘Trains Leaves Richmond, Va- 1.00 F x. No 11 SOUTHERN EXPRESS Sati 2 Kulante augonta Jecksooville, aud pointe Boath Sieeper for Danville. Eteombore. Salishare. and Charlotte. 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York te Jacksonville and Win) “or Nassau s Babean, Cuba Nnrougs main slmeper” Sanmoury, to Mem: kis viaof Ashevitle aud Chntta- doowa, 6:00 F. Moho iT, LOCAL, dally except Sundar Yor Kevavilie dad intermediate point TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND 6:00 4. x. SaePic, trom Atlanta augusta, Ashevtle ‘sid.all potats South. $40 ¥. strom Reyavilie sd Local stations, LOCAL. FARIONT TRAINS. nos. 61 and 6d, betwoes Manchester anc Ne York RIver LINE, west bons The Favorite Route North. LEAVE mroHwonD train Ko. 1ya:20 PM. Barrimone LiniTm>, "Daily, exespt Sanday tor ‘West roint, snd” intermediate stations Iuaking close ecamection ‘Mondays Weanes: Gaye and Fridays with steamer for Bait ore. ‘rat No. 19,$:90 7. x. Loca xxrxuss, Mon Wednes & Fridays, for Wont Polat and iutermediate siationt. som: teste with sage at Lanter acanor 4” Walker Yon aud Tappataanook: aleo at West Point with steamers {or Uallimors. 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SREY: Ste peti detht ie Mg SEs see, One PM ATTY LOR Tame Mauage wen alge Berens HRS P C BASLEY ICE-CREAM PARLOR 29N. 2480, — Riokmond, Va OLD ’rHonn, 1704, ‘Steam Ice-Cream Manuf | Tee-Oream mnie dai and Summer ‘ iven When that time comes that we have white no part in the right to name public of attem officials, come a thing,—property. HEET PLANET Published every Saturday by John Mitchell r., at 811 North Fourth Street. Published every Saturday by John Mitchell r., at 811 North Fourth Street. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., EDITOR. All communications intended for publication should be addressed to as to reach us by Wednesday. TERMS IN ADVANCE. 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The courts have said that time for newspapers who order their paper discount is of time for which it has been paid and liable for the payment of the subscription price when they order the paper discount. COMMUNICATION :-When writing to us to renew your subscription or to discontinue your payment you should give your name and address in full, otherwise we cannot find your name on our books. CHANGE OF ADDRESS :-In order to change the address of a subscriber we must be sent the former as well as the present address. Entered in the Post-Office at Rlohmond, Va. second class matter. SATURDAY MAY 12, 1900. Let us save money and buy property. We must succeed; we must press forward. Treat all men politely, it will pay in the long run. Let us not fail to encourage those who are struggling upward. ENGLAND is smiling, while the United States is adopting its policy. It seems that all of the powers of darkness are arrayed against us. COLORED men, we can contend for our rights without being insulting. Our white enemies are multiplying, but our white friends are on the increase. The war in the Philippines is as active as ever. In fact, it seems that the Filipines have taken a fresh holt. Every colored man should vote May 24th, 1900, against the calling of the constitutional convention. We want the convention called for a few reasons and we do not want it called for many others. The startling announcement is now made that there is a shortage of $75000 at HAVANA, CUBA and the figures are still rising. To speak plainly CHARLES F. W. NERLY (white) is charged with stealing that amount of money from the United States Government. It is now admitted that other white men are involved. We have not heard from the Negro-haters who are constantly prating about the lifting of a chicken or the carrying away of a ahoat. The trouble is that we imitate the white man's bad qualities and pay too little attention to his good ones. White folks, set us a better example. FAITH IN THEM We have not lost faith in the white people of Virginia. We have not believed that the Electoral Board of Richmond City would not deal justly with us. There is no politics in Jackson Ward as generally understood. It is only an effort to secure good government. This section of the city was set apart for the colored people and at the time of the gerrymander, it was so understood. This is why there are so many white citizens who have sided with us in our contention. The Ward Convention nominated an exceptionally strong ticket, composed of men of property, influence and character. These citizens ask that they be accustomed rights under the state protected in the right to defend the person or persons responsible for the crime which has been committed. Mr. WALTER CHRISTIAN condemns it as does every member of the Electoral Board. We dislike to go into Court, born on account of the expense and the trouble. But what else were we to do? How could we secure our rights under the law? We simply ask for fair play and we feel confident that every citizen, be he white or black, will say that we have been conservative and were justified in the course which we have pursued. MORE ABOUT HIM The Richmond, Va., TIMS, in its issue of the 9th inst., says that it would not weary its readers with discussing the Negro question and then proceeds to do the very thing which it declares it would not do. It tells about the awakening of the North to a true appreciation of this subject, of the mistake made in vesting the right of franchise in a class of people who were unfitted for its exercise, although these same people had helped to save the union. It now proposes to undo, after thirty years all that was done and although the race of people who were unfitted to vote in 1885 are fitted for that privilege in 1800. Moreover, it makes race the basis of its objection rather than condition. Instead of discussing the advisability of disfranchising the illiterate or the shiftless of all races, it proposes to visit their affiliation only upon the Negro. Because Tom Jones, a Negro is ignorant, WILLIAM SMITH, a Negro who is intelligent must be disfranchised along with him. The iniquity of the whole transaction is shown in this absurd argument. For our part, we are a citizen of the United States: we pay taxes, both real and personal: we are intelligent: we have rights guaranteed to us by constitutions, both state and national and color forms no basis in either instrument. Why should we be denied our rights? This is the question which the Times must answer. You can hold your constitutional convention. You can take away from one freeman his rights, but it will not be long before the other freemen on the white side of the contention will meet a similar fate. The attempt has been made before and oligarchies have governed for many years. Their downfall was heralded before hand and their discomfiture is known to all the world. Both in sacred and profane history the record is spread to be read of all men and we insist that all of our rights be given us and all of the privileges accorded which are guaranteed under our laws. Suffice it to say that men die, but principles live on forever. CO LORED MEN AS JUGBORS. The following telegraphic dispatch would seem to indicate that the United States Supreme Court is disposed to get back to the old land-mark and to regard with favor the great constitutional rights for which SUMNER contended and LINCOLN died: Washington, April 18.—The Seth Carter case, familiar to the people of Texas, was decided today by the supreme court, and in a way that is of great importance to Texas and all the Southern States. The decision changes the whole practice of investigation in criminal charges against Negroes and their trial on criminal indictments. As is well-known, Seth Carter is under indictment charged with murder. He moved to quash the indictment, alleging that notwithstanding a quarter of the population of Galveston was composed of Negroes, no member of that race were included on the panel of the grand jury. The record shows that his counsel asked leave to introduce testimony to this effect, but the petition was denied. And also that the Galveston court overruled the motion without investigating. The Texas court of appeals sustained the trial court on the ground that evidence had been offered by defendant on the point raised. Justice Gray of the United States supreme court today holds that this was a false assumption, as evidence had only been tendered. He says that by this tender Carter pre-constitution, therefore the decision was reversed and the case remanded. The entire supreme bench assents and agrees with Justice Gray. The opin on is expressed here by eminent jurists that this will have a far reaching effect and means the successful appeal of every Negro found guilty of time by either state or Federal courts where members of their own race are not included on both the grand and petit juries. Henceforth, in order to make convictions against Negroes stick, members of that race must be included in all panels of grand petit juries." This has been the ruling of United States' Courts in this section for years, and we are pleased to learn that the United States Supreme Court has passed upon the validity of this phase of the case. THE DEMOURATIC CONVENTION. THE Democratic State Convention has seen fit to make the proposition to call a constitutional convention, a party measure. The question will be voted upon Thursday, May 24th, 1900. An effort will be made, in the event that the constitutional convention is ordered, to dis'ranhise the citizens of color, solely on account of race. This will be a virtual nullification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. It will be a long step towards the re-enlavement of the ten-million citizens of the United States. THE BICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA and are placed on a level with horses, sheep, dogs, cattle, etc., which are treated well, but are deied a voice in the government. The Golden Rule is no longer regarded and every effort is being made to establish a government of classes. It is necessary therefore that all citizens of color vote on May 24th against this monstrous proposition. While we know that the purpose of this constitutional convention is to take thousands of dollars out of the pockets of certain favored classes, to abolish useless offices, etc., nevertheless, we are unwilling to take the chance of having an assault made upon our manhood rights. Let every colored man talk to every white friend, with whom he is acquainted. Let the waiters, the cooks, the chambermaids, the hostlers, the nurses discuss the matter with the fair-minded Virginia ladies with whom they come in contact every day. Let them respectfully reason with their employers. If this is done effectively, and the white men and women, who were nursed by black mammies are shown the injustice of the proposition, no constitutional convention, which may be called will be able to eliminate the citizen of color as a political factor in Virginia. Already there is a strong sentiment among native white Virginians against the distranchisement of native colored Virginians. Colored men, we must look to our interest for our enemies are ever on the alert. "Awake, arise or be forever fallen!" THOSE FORGERIES THE exposure of the forgery of the names of citizens of Jackson Ward created a sensation and the fact that other fictitious names had been submitted to the Clerk of the Hustings Court caused much comment. MR. WALTER CHRISTIAN, the encumbrent, is one of the most popular officials in the state and his course has been courteous and straightforward throughout. Still, we have been unable to understand how he could have been legally advised to do as he did. The Parker Bill, Sectioi 5, provides that a person, in order to become a candidate for an office must serve a written notice on the Clerk of the Hustings Court, and the said candidate must sign his name thereto and that his signature must be attested by two witnesses. MESSFS. BENJAMIN JACKSON, E. J. CRANE, BERNARD BROWN, R. H. GLOVER, B. ADAMS, A. HAYES, JOHN G. SMITH, THOMAS SMITH, WM. B. SMITH did not do this. They did not authorize any one else to do it. MR. CHRISTIAN cannot claim that the law was complied with, because before the documents passed out of his hands, he was given legal notice that none of the parties referred to had complied with the law. Had Mr. CHRISTIAN been left to his own inclinations and his ideas of right and justice, we are frank enough to say that the alleged notices would never have been submitted to the Electoral Board. There is another provision of the law which is equally as plain, positive and commanding, it says: "No person not announcing his candidacy for above shall have his name printed on the ballots provided for such election." How then can the Electoral Board legally print the names of the citizens referred to upon the official ballot? If they do so, what becomes of their oaths of office? These are pointed questions. They demand an answer. It is a question whether we are governed by law or anarchy, whether any street rag-a-muffin can set aside the statutes and defy the ablest in the land to show a way out of the difficulty. This is task which we have requested Mr. WILLIAM L. ROYALL, as counsel for ourselves and colleagues, to undertake. It involves expense and trouble, but we might as well be born dead as to live in this community shorn of all of our rights, and made the object of contempt for every irreponsible person who chooses to trifle with the rights guaranteed us by the Bill of Rights of Virginia. "THE NEGRO IN VIRGINIA." It is plainly evident that the colored people of VIRGINIA have many staunch friends among the better class of white people in this state and that they are not at all backward in expressing themselves upon the subject. As an illustration of this, the Richmond, Va., Times published in its issue of the 6th inst., a caustic, harsh and bitter editorial against our people. We wondered why it was that these unwarranted attacks were kept up, when we had done nothing to deserve censure. It is evident that some liberal-minded, justice-loving white men must have taken the same view of the situation for this same journal in its issue of the 8th inst., says: "We are pained to hear that the article in The Times of Sunday on the subject of Negro suffrage has been characterized by an esteemed reader as harsh and bitter. We have re-read the article and we cannot see how that charge can be fairly sustained. We are quite certain that the article was not written in any such spirit. No man who was raised by an old Negro mammy could be harsh and bitter to the Negro races. No man who saw the devotion of the Negro slaves to the white women and children of the South during the war between the States could have any other than a kind feeling toward the black race." We have long ago reached the conclusion that the writer of those Negro-hating articles in the Times was not brought up by a black mammy, for all of those kind of white people have away down in their heart of hearts a tender feeling for the brother in black, being charitable over his short-comings, kindly dispose over his follies and generous during his days of trouble. But the Times charges up much to the All Wise Creator when it says: "God Almighty has implanted in the breast of every white man a prejudice against the man with a black skin, and these two will not affiliate in society any more than oil will mix with water. But that does not prevent the white man from feeling kindly toward the Negro and from being willing to help him along." If the condemnation of the Negro in that Sunday morning's article was helping him along, then we hope never to witness an attempt to hinder his progrue. The Negro flocks to himself because the white man seems to desire it; and because he is nature's true gentleman. We know that oil and water will not mix, but we have as yet been unable to find where any branch of the human family was subject to any such comparison. We trust we may be pardoned for remarking that if such a comparison holds good that the Negro must be the water and the white man of the Times's stripe the oil, for the latter is slippery upon all questions of right, and unreliable in the discussion of the great principles which embrace the teachings of the Saviour. "Another thing that would prevent the Times from being needlessly harsh or offensive to the Negro is that the Negro race is not in a position to resent such attacks. It requires no courage for a newspaper conducted by a white man to attack the Negro, for the white man knows that he will not be called to account." Ah, there you admit that to attack us is not only unmanly, but cowardly. Then why did you do it? The Times begs the question when it says: "For these reasons we would not appear to be harsh, as we could not be bitter, in anything we may say on this subject. But we are dealing with a condition. Negro suffrage has been a curse to the South—a curse to the black man as well as to the white man. The time to remove it has come, and the sooner the better. Such a consummation is in the interest of both races, for it is in the interest of peace and pure elections and good government." This is sophistry and not argument. You are attempting to undo all that the war accomplished. You would take away from us on account of our color a priceless legacy—the right of franchise. Take care lest in the effort you lose yourself that which you deny to others. To argue that virtue can be obtained from vice, that honesty can be obtained from dishonesty, that fair play can be obtained from deceit is to attempt to upset the fundamental principles of creation, reverse the universe and set at naught the teachings of all the philosophers since the time the world began. The reference to the conditions existing in South CAROLINA is a penpicture painted by Senator TILLMAN a self-confessed murderer and he is not one whom the rightthinking people will either believe or adopt as their authority in matters concerning the state of South CAROLINA. Precedent. First Senator—It seems this new member paid $500,000 for his seat! It would be a dangerous precedent to accept his credentials. Second Senator—Decidedly! We cannot afford to countenance any such extortionate price as that!—Detroit Journal. Wouldn't Be Obstinate "We've come ter tell yer, pardner," announced the spokesman of the vigilance committee, "that every cuss in town 'cep'in' yourself has agreed that it's time fer yer ter light out." "Ef that's the case, gents," replied the facetious bad man, "I'll move ter make it unanimous."—Philadelphia Record. More Likely. Mrs. Kindheart—A poor tramp came here to-day who said he had been blown up by dynamite and lived to tell the story. I gave him a dinner and some of your old clothes. Her Husband—I am afraid, my dear, that he deceived you. He probably tells the story to live.—N. Y. Journal. Not a Success. "I tried my poem on a dog, sir, as you advised," said the r-net. "Well," said the editor, "what was the result?" "I was arrested by an officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals."—Harlem Life. ARMOR PLATE USELESS Against a Shell Now Being Tested by Navy Officials. AMERICAN OFFICER'S INVENTION Because of the Latest Discovery in the Art of Warfare the Senate Decides to Discuss the Armor Plate Matter Behind Closed Doors. Washington, May 9.—Some facts almost startling in their importance were laid before the senate yesterday in secret legislative session at the conclusion of the regular open session. They related, it is understood, to the invention of a shell by a prominent officer of the United States navy—a shell superior in every essential quality to any now in use either by this or by any other government. The quality of penetration possessed by the shell is said to be so great that no armor now manufactured in the United States or abroad has sufficient resistance to withstand it. The facts, which were in possession of only a few senators, were deemed so important that the senate decided to consider them in secret session. After the naval bill had been laid aside for the day Mr. Tillman asked for a secret session in order that he might explain to the senate why he desired the armor plate matter to be discussed in secret. When the doors were closed he explained that several days ago he had offered a resolution calling upon the secretary of the navy to send to the senate for its information the details of tests made by the department's officials of armor plate at Indian Head. No answer to that inquiry has been received and in all human probability none will be received. It seems that Mr. Tillman called at the navy department and was informed that it would be unwise at this time to make public the details of the tests he had asked for, as it would place in the hands, not only of the senate, but of representatives of foreign governments, information that properly belonged exclusively to the United States. He was informed that Admiral O'Nell, chief of the bureau of ordinance, had been conducting for several months a series of armor tests at Indian Head, the results of which were very remarkable. A prominent official of the navy department said, it is understood, that the tests of all sorts of armor, including the Krupp armor, had been made with a view of ascertaining their effectiveness against a new shell that had been invented by an officer of the navy. No piece of armor submitted to the test, it is understood, was able to withstand the test. The shell, fired from high power guns, penetrated the armor almost as bullets fired from a Krag-Jorgensen rifle would penetrate green wood, the difference being that the armor plates split from the point of impact. It is said this was true of the Krupp armor, as well as of the other armor tested. The shell which was so effective was not described; indeed, the navy department is guarding jealousy all details concerning its construction. The argument of Mr. Tillman is that with such a projectile in the possession of the government, the details of which sooner or later will become known to other governments, it would not be the part of wisdom for the congress to enter into contracts to purchase the high priced armor unless it could be so improved as to resist projectiles of the kind used at Indian Head. Feeling that more or less of the matter concerning the tests recently made by the government would be used in the debate upon the armor question Mr. Tillman suggested that it would be desirable to consider the subject in secret. The senate agreed with him, and today the armor plate matter will be discussed behind closed doors. Yesterday afternoon, with one of these shells, a six-inch naval rifle plugged a clean hole through a plate of Harveyzed armor 14 inches thick. His marvelous achievement was witteness, marvelous triumph at Hackett, for whom a secret trial was made of Indian Head. The gun was charged with smokeless powder. MADE HOMELESS BY FLAMES The Village of Corbett, Pa., Wiped Out Area, Fatal, Sept. 11 Out by a Fatal Conflagration. Elimira, N. Y., May 9.—All the buildings in the village of Corbett, Potter county, Pa., were destroyed by forest fires yesterday afternoon and several people were badly burned. The inhabitants fled to Galeton and many of them are now quartered in the Buffalo and Susquehanna railroad station there. There are 100 women and children from Corbett being cared for by the people of Galeton. Many of these barely escaped with their lives, some having their clothing nearly burned off. There is much anxiety among the women regarding the safety of their husbands and sons, who are in the lumber camps near Corbett, surrounded by the forest fires. It is thought that at least half a dozen persons perished in the flames at Corbett, but the only two who are known to have been burned to death are an aged couple, J. C. Loucks and wife, who were surrounded by flames in their attempt to escape. It is impossible to get an estimate of the property loss and insurance at this time. Corbett was a village of about 500 inhabitants, eight miles from Galeton. Shamokin Councilmen Indicted. Sunbury, Pa., May 9. The Northumberland county grand jury here yesterday returned a true bill against E. O. Zuern, Thomas A. Holl, O. J. Reed, William A. Zimmerman, W. B. Dixey, Maler Rothchild, H. M. Dixey, S. W. Seaman, Charles Smith and W. E. Keplinger. The accused were members of the Shamokin council, and are charged with conspiracy to defraud the borough by accepting inferior paying material, for which it is alleged they received various amounts of money. Judge Savidge withdrew from the case and substituted Judge Johnson, of Delaware county, stating that owing to his friendly relations with the accused he deemed it improper for him to try the case. Explosions in Mount Vesuvius Rome, May 9. A dispatch from Porticl, at the north foot of Mount Vesuvius says: Loud explosions within Vesuvius continue, accompanied by frequent but slight shocks that are felt at San Vito and in the direction of Rugliano. Notwithstanding the statement of the observatory authorities that there is no immediate danger, the inhabitants in the neighborhood of the volcano are panic stricken and many passed the night out of doors. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Three Chicago labor leaders have been indicted for inciting to riot. The Standard Oil company has increased wages of employees in 12 states. King Oscar, of Sweden and Norway, declares strongly in favor of England as against the Boers. The Methodist general conference, at Chicago, voted to admit laymen on an equality with clergymen. North Carolina Republicans nominated Spencer B. Adams for governor and Chadius Dockery for lieutenant governor. The strike of the carpenters of Boston and vicinity practically ended yesterday by nearly all firms signing the new wage schedule. Friday, May 4. Congressman Baker, of Maryland, has introduced a bill to repeal the Chinese exclusion act. Rural free mail delivery is to be at once established in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Frank E. Bundy, defaulting city chamberlain of Elmra, N. Y., was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment. William J. Bryan, who spoke in Toledo yesterday, was presented by Mayor Sam Jones, the famous non-partisan. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow yesterday signed the commissions of 74 postmasters to fill positions in Porto Rico. The incumbents have been serving under military authority. Saturday, May 5. Samuel and William Farrelly, father and son, were killed by sewer gas while at work in a Chicago sewer. A 12-ton car of molten metal at the Illinois steel works, Chicago, jumped the track, fatally burning two men. In the St. Mande tunnel, near Paris, two bombs were found on the railroad track. Four suspected anarchists were arrested. Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, will be temporary chairman and Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, permanent chairman of the Philadelphia Republican convention. Jacob Kerns and Henry Hill were crushed to death while working in the hold of the steamer Mohawk, at Buffalo. A bale of burlap weighing 1,000 pounds fell on them. Monday, May 7. Porch climbers stole jewels worth $15,000 from the home of M. M. Munster, at Chicago. W. C. Endicott, secretary of war in Cleveland's first cabinet, died in Boston of pneumonia, aged 73. A Republican convention will be held at Honolulu on May 15 to select delegates to the Philadelphia convention. John Garrabrandt, 19 years old, killed 16-year-old Henry Maas in Jersey City and robbed him of $3, his week's wages. Gen. Panelon Garcia, second only to Aguinaldo in command of Filipinos, was captured by Lieut. Smith, of Gen. Funston's staff. When James Menzes, of Thilbodeaux, La., arrived in Chicago to wed Ida Owens, he found that the bride-elect had disappeared. The coming of age (18 years) of Frederick William, crown prince of Germany, was celebrated in a three-day festival, ending yesterday. Gen. Simon M. Balle, who was elected treasurer of Pennsylvania in 1881, died in Unlontown Saturday, the result of an army wound, aged 64. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has been admitted as a member of Frank S. Clare Post, Veterans of the Spanish-American war, at Indianapolis. Five additional bodies were removed from Mine No. 4, at Schofield, Utah, on Saturday, bringing the total killed by the recent explosion up to 250. Tuesday, May 8. Five more bishops may be added to the Methodist church in the United States. Senor Alberti, an editor in Santiago de Cuba, was shot dead by an unknown assassin. Samuel Gompers, of New York, advised strikers to defy Justice Freedman's injunction. Joseph Nobre, for a number of years a Republican leader of Philadelphia, died last night after a long illness, aged 64 years. Jealous Daniel Silvercool, of Cleveland, failed to kill his wife with an ax, but succeeded in killing himself with a razor. The condition of King Otto of Bavaria, who has been ill for some time, has suddenly experienced a change for the worse, and the end is soon expected. The demonstration in Memphis yesterday over Admiral Dewey brought thousands from all sections of the south, and his progress was a continuous ovation. Wednesday, May 9. Forest fires in Webster county, W. Va., destroyed over 2,000,000 feet of fine timber. The amount of bonds so far exchanged at the treasury for the new 2 per cent consols is $266,647,550. William Martin, 15 years old, and Philip Ryan, 16, were drowned from a canoe last night in Paradise pond, Northampton, Mass. William J. Bryan returned to Lincoln, Neb., yesterday for a stay of two months, most of which time will be spent on his farm near the city. Split Against Bank Directors Perth Amboy, N. J., May 9.—Receiver Edward S. Campbell, of the Middlebury County bank, of this city, has filed a bill in chancery, claiming the sum of $300,000 from the directors of the bank at the time of its failure in 1899. The directors are: N. B. Vatson, president; James T. Watson, vice president; J. L. Kearney, secretary; Robert N. Valentine, Edward R. Pierce and J. G. Wilson. The bill alleges that every theft and every fraudulent entry made by George M. Valentine, the defaulting cashier, would have been promptly discovered had the directors been faithful to their duty, Valentine's misconduct cost the bank $261,747. $2. Union Labor's Victory in Chicago. Chicago, May 8.—Officials of the Northwestern Elevated Railroad company dealt a serious blow to the Building Contractors' Council and made a concession of great importance to union labor yesterday. President union workmen announced that the 153 union workmen who protest on a strike a few weeks ago should taken back to work today under an agreement conceding every point to the unions. Among labor organizations this victory is regarded as presaging the ultimate defeat of the contractors all along the line and an early termination of the labor war prevailing in Chicago. CUBAN POSTAL FRAUDS. Department of Posts Admits a Shortage of $75,000. SUDDEN DECLINE IN RECEIPTS. It Is Explained on the Supposition That $411,000 Worth of Stamps Or- dered Deatroyed Wee Kept in Circulation. Havana, May 9.—The postal frauds have been the principal topic of conversation in Havana today, although as yet the papers have scarcely alluded to the matter. The department of posts admits a shortage of $75,000, but further investigation has brought to light the fact that in July last year the receipts showed a falling off of about $12,000 from the average of the months previous and that this shortage has been kept up ever since. It appears that, about that time, Director of Posts Rathbone gave orders for the destruction of $411,000 worth of surcharge stamps, on account of the issue* of the book. This work of destruction was left behind by Charles F. W, Neeley and his assistants, but it is now believed that none of those stamps were destroyed, the theory being that they were sent out with the new stamps. The Havana receipts amounted to about $13,000 a month, according to the books, but the other offices of the island showed only $3,000 or $4,000, amounts palpably absurd. It is astonishing that the shortage was not discovered before, because the receipts at Santiago or Matanzas alone should amount to nearly $4,000. Absolute proof that something has been going on is shown by the fact that Auditor Barile receipts the receipts of the island for the first page of may be aggregating $8,000. Should may age be continued, it would mean a total of more than $40,000 for the month. That others than Neeley are involved is implicitly believed, although the evidence as yet is not sufficient to justify their arrest. Nevertheless, should certain persons attempt to leave the island they would be taken into custody. Neeley has made investments here and in other parts of the island, having as a partner a postal employee. Harrydon Rich, who now holds the power of attorney for Neeley, was on Monday appointed as Neeley's place as chief financial agent of the Havana postoffice, but yesterday the appointment was suspended. The military authorities know little regarding the matter beyond what Col. Burton, inspector general, reported, for the department of posts has been virtually independent of the military authorities and has reported directly to the postmaster general. The inspector general has merely made a quarterly inspection. On his former inspection tour he found a shortage of more than $12,000, but such plausible excuses were given that they thought he was probably mistaken. When he entered on his latest inspection his suspicions were further aroused, and he resolved to probe matters to the bottom. This close scrutiny revealed four facts: the department which have not yet been made public; it seems that Neely kept scarcely any records which would bear showing; Mr. Rich, his assistant, endorsing his accounts as correct. Governor General Wood has ordered that all property standing in the name of Neely in Cuba should be placed under government control. TO WELCOME BOER ENVOYS New York City Will Give Them an Official Reception. New York, May 9.—A committee which has been working in this city in the interest of the Boer republics called on Mayor Van Wyk yesterday and asked him to officially welcome the peace delegates of the Transvaal, who are now on their way to this country. The mayor was asked to appoint a committee of 100 or 150 to make preparations for the reception of the delegates, and extend to them the freedom of city. The mayor said: "I have raised repeatedly to appoint committees to the reception of any foreigners. I refused to appoint one to receive the lord mayor lin. You all know where my heart is in this cause. I will receive the delegation at this office, and extend to them every courtesy, but I cannot appoint a committee." Later the committee went before the board of aldermen, who adopted a resolution providing for a welcoming committee of 15 aldermen and 15 members of the municipal council. The resolution also requested the mayor to the committee of 100 citizens to welcome the residents at the city hall union their arrival. All the members voted for the resolution except Mr. Brice. Shipwrecked Seamen Landed New Orleans, May 9.—The Morgan liner El Paso, which arrived yesterday from New York, brought with it Second Mate Willoughby M. Moore and 14 of the crew of the vessel stranded British steamer Virginia. This vessel stranded on Diamond Shoals last Wednesday, and six men were drowned. Moore and the 14 men with him managed to get into a boat after the stranding of the vessel, but were unable to make shore, and suffered terribly before being picked up by the El Paso. Three Children Burned to Death. Dubois, Pa., May 9.—Forest fires yesterday caused the destruction of much property in this section of the state. Three children were burned to death at Rainton, near here, by a fire which swept the town like a whirlwind, one being the 8-year-old daughter of Samuel Brown and the other two children named Kirkland. Several adults were severely burned in attempting their rescue. Clifford Strangled to Death Jersey City, May 9.—Edward Clifford, who murdered Superintendent William G. Wattson, of the West Shore railroad, four and a half years ago, was hanged yesterday in the corridor of the county jail by Hangman Van Hise, of Newark. Almost Clifford's law wish was that Van Hise would not make a botch of the job, but the rope slipped and he was slowly strangled to death. Clifford was saved from the gallows five times by legal quibbles after being sentenced to death. Yesterday's execution was on his sixth sentence. A Pension For Mrs. Lawton. Washington, May 9.—A bill giving the widow of the late Maj. Gen. Henry W. Lawton a pension of $50 per month was yesterday favorably reported to the senate from the committee on pensions. THE PLANET SATURDAY MAY 12, 1900. BRITON PROCLAMATIONS Ignored by the Boers, Who Leave Their Homes to Fight. GLOOMY TIDINGS FROM MAFEKING The Whites Living on a Quart of Porridge and a Pound of Horse Sausage Daily—Everything Else Eatable Has Gone. London, May 9.—Four thousand cavalry watered their horses at Zand River Monday, 25 miles beyond Smaldeel, where Lord Roberts continues to date his dispatches. The scouts who have been searching the country for miles along the stream have found no Boers south of the river. The enemy are laggarded in unknown force on the north bank. Thus the British advance guard is within 45 miles of Kroonstad. The Free Staters, in the expectation that Kroonstad will speedily become untenable, are, according to information from Lorenzo Marques, preparing to transfer their government to Heilbron, a little more than 50 miles northeast. The proclamations of Lord Roberts appear to have little effect upon the inhabitants of the invaded districts. Every farm is found deserted except by the women and children. All the men are away fighting. Reports at headquarters are now wiring freely concerning the incidents connected with the occupation of Smaldeel. Some exasperation is expressed at the ease with which the Boers escape with their transports before the very eyes of the British. For instance, when the British entered Smaldeel the Boer ox wagons colly outspanned only five miles away, as if in contempt of the ability of the British to overtake them. Lord Roberts is described as "rightly unwilling to sacrifice his horses for the saks of a comparatively minor advantage. Nevertheless, the waste of horseflesh, in spite of all precautions, is enormous. Smaldeel is a village of only a score of dwellings, but it expanded in one night to a vast canvas city and the glow of the camp fires was like a scene in an iron smelting district. The city is likely to fade away in a day by the immediate progress of the infantry to Zand River. The tidings from Mafeking are gloomier than ever. Everybody there has an empty stomach and a pinched face. The natives are no longer given even porridge, and the whites now have nothing but a quart of that substance and a pound of horse sausage daily. Everything else eatable has gone. Insufficient food, wet trenches and cold nights are deadly to the health of the garrison. This information comes from reliable natives. Lady Sarah Wilson, under date of April 27, says: "The Boers now number 4,500, including young Eleff, President Kruger's grandson, who has sent for six more guns." The Mafeking correspondent of The Times, who also emphasizes the extreme gravity of the situation, says: "It is impossible to ignore the significance of Colonel Baden-Powell's reference to the hardships endured by the women and children, among whom many deaths have already occurred. The commissariat is holding a certain stock of foodstuffs in reserve for use in the direst extremity." The British column is reported to have reached Tangs, 30 miles north of Warwickton, according to Pretoria advises the British areearing Wryburg, which is half way between Warrenton and Mafeking. General Hunter is probably not in personal command of this relief column. His forces embrace 20,000 infantry and from 5,000 to 6,000 horsemen, an army far greater than has hitherto been supposed. Lord Methuen is apparently a subordinate. While the relief column is moving towards Vryburg Gen. Hunter is aparently preparing an orderly advance northeast along the Vaal river, to participate in the Pretoria advance as Lord Roberts' left flank. Cape Town correspondents learn that an important movement in Natal is expected within the next four days. Gen. Buller is rapidly completing his transport organization. The proceedings of the Transvaal volksraad indicate President Kruger's uniminished tenacity of purpose. In the course of the debate he said that, should he be sent to St. Helena, the republican cause would still go on. Gens. Louis Botha and Lucas Meyer are in Pretoria, consulting with the volksraad. A dispatch from Maseru, Basutoland, dated Tuesday, said: "Lord Roberts' rapid advance has confused the Boers, who are holding the roads between Wepener and Chocolan, along which a continuous stream of wagons and cattle has been proceeding northward for days. On Monday some of these countermarched, and the herds got into an inextricable muddle, the Boers not knowing which way to turn." GENERAL MARKETS. Philadelphia, May 8. — Flour weak; winter superline. $2.75; $2.40. Pennsylvania roller, clear, $1.06; $1.25, city mills, extra, $2.40; $2.65. Rye flour quiet at $1.35; $4.00 per barrel. Wheat quiet and steady; No. 1 spot, in elevator, $72; $73C. Corn slow; No. 1 spot, in elevator, $44; $44C. No. 2 yellow, for local hales. quiet and steady; No. 2 white, clipped, $1c.; lower grades, $20; $20C. Haay steady; choice timothy, $18; $50 for large hales. Beef steady; beef hams, $21; $22C. Pork easy; family, $14; $15; mess, $12; $10.35; do factory, western steamed, $7.15. Butter easy; family, $18; $10; do factory, $15; $15C. fumitable at $27c; New York dairy, $15; $18C; do creamery, $18; $20C; fancy Pennsylvania prints jobbing at $24; $27c; do wholesale, $25c. Live poultry quoted at 11c. for choice western fowls, $74; $8c; for old roosters and $17; $27c. for spring chickens. Dressed fowls, $1c.; old roosters, $74c; broiling chickens, $20; $20C. GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS. Richmond, May 4—The postoffice at Franklin, Southampton county, was robbed Wednesday night and between $300 and $500 taken. All the stamps and two registered letters were taken. The safe was blown open with dynamite. The postmaster lost a considerable sum of private funds which were kept in the postoffice safe. The robbers escaped. Eatonton, Ga., May 5—News was received here yesterday of the stabbing of Prof. W. J. Wynn in Mariana, Fla. A few days ago, according to the information, he punished one of his pupils, a 12-year-old son of ex-Governor W. Y. Atkinson. The boy had a knife concealed in his sleeve, and struck the teacher with it. The blade entered near the heart, producing a painful, but not dangible wound. Austin, May 7. — Advices from Brewster county, Texas, state that new discoveries of rich quicksilver deposits have been made there during the last few days, and another big rush of prospectors to the district has begun. Tehena, a town of over 2,000 people, has sprung up south of Marathon, near the original discoveries. The place was not in existence six months ago, but now has many substantial buildings. Geneva, Ala., May 7. — An unknown negro, about 20 years old, was lynched near here yesterday. He assaulted a 12-year-old white girl near Hartford Tuesday and was captured later and taken before the mayor of Hartford for preliminary trial. The officers claim that when about three miles from Geneva they were overpowered by armed men, who took charge of the prisoner and carried him into the woods. He was found dead, hanging to a limb not far from the public road. Jefferson, Tex., May 8.—Ex-Congressman David B. Culberson, father of United States Senator C. A. Culberson, of Texas, died yesterday. He had been suffering from grip, and for the last two or three days had been unconscious at intervals. Ex-Congressman Culberson was at one time a prominent candidate for the speakership of the house. He was for a long time chairman of the judiciary committee and was regarded as one of the best constitutional lawyers in public life. Charleston, May 5—Rev. W. E. Johnson, pastor of the Baptist church at Bamberg, S. C., yesterday shot and almost instantly killed W T. Bellinger, stenographer of this judicial district. Trouble between the two began over the painting of a line fence between the premises of John R. Bellinger, father of the deceased, and the Baptist parsonage at Bamberg. Johnson surrendered, claiming self defense. It is claimed that Bellinger shot first and that Johnson only shot once. Bellinger's pistol had four empty chambers and he probably shot four times. Charlotte, N. C., May 7.—While dying of a suicidal shot in the head, preceded by a lethal dose of leaduman, Samuel H. Hawkins explained by implication his reasons for the act, saying, "No one knows how I have suffered for the past two months." Hawkins, making New Year's calls with several friends, visited the home of a prominent banker of this city. While there Hawkins showed some signs of being intoxicated, and as several ladies were present, the banker politely asked him if he had not better retire to his room. The wound to his pride was never recovered from. Atlanta, Ga., May 18.—The city council last night adopted a resolution calling on Mayor James G. Woodward to resign his office. The resolution was the culmination of a sermon Sunday night by Rev. L. G. Broughton, in which the minister made a violent attack on the mayor's personal habits. The resolution calls upon the mayor to resign before the next meeting of the council. The leader of the opposition to Mr. Woodward says the mayor is in honor bound, under the terms of a statement made last summer, to resign. The mayor today declined to say what his action would be. His term expires Jan. 1. Charlestown, W. Va., May 8—Iinsane jealousy of his 17-year-old bride drove George W. Stewart, of Pond Fork Creek, to kill his brother Frank. The boy was 13 years old, and in the three months he had known his new sister-in-law they had grown to be great friends. The elder brother noticed their friendliness and his ice became aroused. The boy came to visit again on Thursday, and in the elder brother's presence his wife laid her hand caressingly on the boy's head. Stewart flew into a passion and ordered the boy to go home. Mrs. Stewart childed he had for his folly and told the boy not to fire him. Stewart then got his double-barred shotgun and fired a load of shot into his brother's brain, killing him instantly. He fled. Officers were sent for, and yesterday they found Stewart in the woods. When called upon to surrender he placed the muzzle of the gun to his head and blew out his brains. ADMIRAL DEWEY IN MEMPHIS Confederate Veterans Act an Escort For the Naval Commander. Memphis, Tenn., May 7.—At sunset yesterday an admiral's salute announced the arrival in Memphis from St. Louis of Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. Thousands of people were at the railroad station when the train arrived. The streets were jammed, and even the roofs of adjacent houses were utilized by many to catch a glimpse of the admiral. Under escort of the Confederate veterans and the reception committee Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were driven to the Peabody hotel, where at 8:30 o'clock a limited reception was held. The celebration in honor of the city's guest began today and continues through tomorrow. Memphis is full of visitors and nearly every down town business house is profusely decorated in the national colors. This morning Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were taken for a drive about the city. In the afternoon there will be a floral parade, and later a reception by the colored men of Memphis and at night a ball at the Grand Opera House. Tomorrow will be given over to receptions at the exchanges and clubs and at night a general reception will be held at the Peabody hotel under the auspices of the women's clubs. Trouble People who are looking for trouble can always find it in public places.—Chicago Democrat. Talks Too Much. The man who insists on talking a thing over invariably overtalks.—Chicago Daily News. A Mere Matter of Form. Puglistic success is a matter of form.—Chicago Democrat. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA A Large Fire—Interesting Items. NEWPORT, R. L., May 7, 1900. Our churches were all well attended on yesterday, although two of our regular ministers are absent. We were visited on Friday evening with one of the largest fires for years. One of the summer residences on the avenue was destroyed completely. Loss, $200,000. Capt. James W. Johnson has been confined to his room, but is now convalecent. Mr. Roger Jordan, who was a visitor here on Friday has returned to his home in New Bedford, Mass. Miss Bessie Gunner has returned home after a pleasant visit in New Bedford. Miss De Shields of Florida is the guest of Mrs. Levi Jackson, of Filmore Street. Mr. Herbert Townsend has returned from a visit to his grand-mother's in Fall River. Miss Jennie Green of Boston is here. She has taken possession of her aunt's cottage, Mrs. Tuckson, who departed this life a few days ago in Boston very suddenly. The second series of the Assembly dances occurred on Wednesday evening. May 5th, in Southwick's Hall. It was an up-to-date affair from start to finish. Each and every person present enjoyed themselves to the delight of the committee who strove so zealously to make every one happy. The ladies were handsomely dressed and made a beautiful appearance. The music under leadership of Prof. Chas. Orlanda was more than satisfactory, and all present were sorry when "Home,sweet home" was played at 2:15 a.m. The committee in charge were George W. Hamilton, Lillie M. Mitechell, Benjamin Williams, Willis J. Reed, Out of the guests were Misses Emma M. Morgan and Mabel Wilson of New Bedford, Misses Lillian Brown, Bessie Williams, Mar Guinn of Philadelphia, Pa. Min. Clara Carney, of New Bedford, Mass, and Mr. Wm. J. Cubitt of Tarritown, Mass. At the residence of Dr. Van Hornes on John street, Thursday evening, was the scene of a beautiful gathering of ladies and gentlemen to attend a reception and card party, tendered to the strange ladies and gentlemen from out of town, who were here to attend the Assembly dance the night previous. A very enjoyable evening was spent until a late hour, when they all dispersed for their respective homes. The baptizing of seven converts by the Mt. Olivet Church at Blue Rocks yesterday was quite a scene. More than two thousand people, mostly white witnessed the spectacle. In the evening, they received the right hand of their worship. Rev. — Sands of Providence, R. I., preached to the Odd Follows at the Mt. Zion A. X. E. Church on yesterday their annual sermon. His course was very scholarly and always to the point. The members turned out largely and made a nice showing. The Patriarchies took a active part with the order. The announcement of Mr. Joseph T. Hill's marriage to a prominent Brooklyn lady was quite a surprise to the Newport circle. The republican state convention selected four white republicans as delegates at large to the national republican convention, naming two colored men as alternates. The proper course to have been pursued was plain—all of the colored men should have delined to serve. There is nothing more humiliating to a self respecting colored man to be unseen the floor of the convention with no voices. He is better off at home, or even deeper perhaps, so far as the proceedings of the convention are concerned. — PLANET. That's right. The republican state convention of Louisiana did not attempt to do anything of that kind, when it met to elect delegates to the national convention. The Negroes would have "queered" it if it had, "Half and half all round" was the slogan and nothing against it dared to bob up. But down here in Louisiana, Negro republicans always sleep with with one eye awake in convention times and never allow the least move be made by the band wagon without their advice and co-operation. See! Brother Mitehell—Donaldson, La., Ascension Herald. Pursuant to adjournment, the stockholders of the Nickel Savings Bank of Richmond, Va., met on Monday evening, the 7th inst., and transacted much important business. The report for the fiscal year showed a large increase of business, and another dividend of 2% was declared. All members of the old Board of Directors were reelected, and immediately after their reelection, they met among the following named officers: President, Dr. D. Coulson; vice president, Richard J. Bass; cashier, Edward A. Washington. Mr. Editor:— Through your paper I wish to call the attention of our race as far as possible to the fact that the Census Bureau is planning to make a special effort during the taking of the Census in June to find the exact amount of property of every description that is owned by the Negro race. This means a great deal to us as a people, as we will be very largely judged by the world by the result. *It is of the utmost importance that each individual member of the race in every part of the country begin at once to make a careful list of the amount and value of the property that he owns so as to be ready to give it at once to the census taker. It is also important that as far as possible ministers and teachers call the attention of the people to this matter as far in advance as may be thought best. Another Juvenile Band of Calanthe was organized Monday. 7th st Price's hall by the Worthy Mother, Mrs. Anna Taylor, assisted by senior matron, Mrs. Fannie Lovings, Miss M. Grimes, Lottie Watkins. There was a large number of children present. After the initiation refreshments were served in abundance. WANTED WEEKLY 100 COOKS, Housemaids, and Wattresses for New York and other Northern Cities, wages from $3.00 to $5.00 per week. Transportation furnished, also 50 farm hands for Maryland. ROUTING THE FILIPINOS Several Small Engagements in Which the Rebels Lost Heavily. Manila, May 8. -Telegrams received here from Gen. Gen. Young report that Aguinaldo has rejoined the rebel Gen. Tino, in the north, and that they have reassembled a considerable force in the mountains. The tenor of the dispatches indicate that Gen. Young is confident that Aguinaldo is with Tino. Company F, of the Forty-seventh Segment, met and routed a band of the enemy between legaspi and Riago, province of Albay, April 13. Two Americans were killed and five wounded, including two officers. The Filipinos lost heavily. Two rebel attacks on the American garrison in the Visayan islands recently have resulted in the killing of 280 of the enemy and the wounding of two Americans. At daybreak May 1 400 rebels, a hundred of them armed with rifles, attacked Catarman, in Northern Saonar, in the vicinity of Catulig. Company of the Forty-third regiment, was garrisoned at place. The Americans charged the treasury, scattered the Filipinos, and killed 155 of them. Two Americans were wounded. A force of Filipinos, estimated to number 200, armed with rifles, and 600 armed with bolos, and operating four muzzle loading cannon, attacked Jaron Loye Island, April 15, which place was garrisoned by 25 men of Company B, of the Forty-third regiment, Lieut. Estes Commanding. Estes left 15 men to protect the town and with the remaining ten men he advanced on the enemy in two squads, sheltered by the ridges south of the town, whence they stood off the Filipinos for three hours. Then 20 armed members of the local police force sallied out to help Estes' Americans. The latter, with the police, charged the enemy, and together they dispersed the Filipinos and after the fight was over buried 225 of them. THE ST. LOUIS STREETCAR STRIKE Mobs Prevent the Running of Cars Strikers Disclaim Responsibility St. Louis, May 9.—In accordance with the decision reached by the St. Louis Transit company's employees, a general strike was inaugurated on the entire system at daybreak yesterday. No cars were in operation, save a few on the Park Avenue division. The first car on this division left the sheds at 8 o'clock. The strikers at the sheds did not attempt to prevent the crews from taking the cars out. The crews were allowed to run the cars unmolested until 12:45 o'clock, when car No. 5 of the Park Avenue division was badly wrecked on Webster avenue by a volley of stones thrown by a crowd of men and boys. The suburban line, many of the employees of which had been on a strike for several days, was also tied up after the early morning hours. Cars were run as far east as Thirteenth street, but when efforts were made to bring them down town crowds of strikers and sympathizers interfered with the crews and in several cases dragged them off the cars. From time to time during the afternoon and night attempts were made to operate the cars, but in nearly every case resulted in attacks on the crews by crowds along the streets, practically stopping traffic. The strikers declare that they have had no active part in the hostile demonstrations. Alabama's Republican Ticket Birmingham, May 9.—The Bingham faction of the Republican party, through its state executive committee, of which Julian H. Bingham, collector of internal revenue for Alabama, is chairman, yesterday nominated a state ticket to be voted for in the August election. The ticket is as follows: For governor, Charles P. Lane; secretary of state, James J. Curtis; attorney general, James Jackson; treasurer, B. M. Monc; auditor, Dr. J. U. Swann; superintendent of education, James J. Abercrombie; commissioner of agriculture, Pickens W. Phillips. State Secretary Cited For Contempt Lincoln, Neb., May 8.—A summons was issued yesterday by District Judge Frost citing Secretary of State Porter to appear and defend himself against a charge of contempt of court. Secretary Porter could not be found, and he earned last evening that he had gone to court. Fails convention. The contempt concludes of his alleged refusal to endorse and approve certain vouchers of the state liable to Mrs. A. A. Davis, president of the Society of the Home for the Friendless, as ordered by the court. The case grows out of the controversy for control of this institution. Switzerland's Debt to Tourists. The dwellings of the Swiss workmen are certainly a degree better than those of the same class in other countries, and all the conditions of life have been strongly influenced for the better by the constant stream of foreign travel, due to the natural attractions which have made Switzerland a terminal for travelers from all countries, furnishing examples which have reacted upon the standard of comfort of the whole population.—N. Y. Sun. Retort Couricus At a dinner party recently a dude found himself seated between two young men who had just started a merchant tailoring establishment. "I—aw—have been placed between two—aw—tailors, it seems," said his dudelets. "Yes," replied one of the young men; "you see, we are beginners and at present can only afford one goose between us."—Chicago Evening News. Quickly Settled He—I am simple and straight to the point and have no liking for sentimentality. Therefore, I come out and ask you, will you be my wife? She—I am not half as simple as you are, but I am equally straight to the point, and therefore I say—no.—N. Y. World. A Disappointment Mrs. Struckkle—Did ye meet the queen while you were abroad, Mrs. McShoddie? Mrs. McShoddie—No, I didn't, and I was real sorry, too. I wanted to get her receipt for English plum puddin'—N. Y. Weekly. Titled Canadians The number of hereditary titles Canadians has now reached 13, made up of seven peerages and six baroneties. Of nonhereditary titles of knights, Canada can boast of 82—Chicago Tribune. FROM NEWPORT. That's Right. BOOKER F. WASHINGTON. R. W. ELSON, 417 E. Broad St Having been notified by the Town Council of Barton Heights, through its attorney that an effort would be made to get possession of Union Mechanics Burial Ground by the removal of its trustee and the appointment of a citizen of Barton Heights in his place to take charge, to notify all section owners to call to see me at once or to communicate with me in order that the necessary funds may be raised to save the property. JOHNSON—Mrs. Vannia Johnson, the wife of Finley T. Johnson, departed this life May 4th, 1900, in her 32nd year of age. She died in full triumph of faith. She was a loving wife and mother, a true Christian and was ready to go at the call of the Lord. She leaves two little children, two stepchildren, husband, mother, three sisters and a host o: relatives and friends to mourn their loss. A place is vacant at home which no one can ever fill. She is gone away, her face I see no more, but I hopes to meet her bye and bye at the resurrection morn. Did you borrow this paper? Did you promise to subscribe for it and fail to do so? Virginia Court met Monday evening, May 7th, at the League Hall. Some very important business was transacted. Members of the above named order are hereby requested to attend a call meeting at the Navy Hill Hall, May 16, 1900. Members will please attend, as business of great importance will claim your attention. J. B. TAYLOR, Deputy. VIRGINIA:—IN THE LAW AND RUQUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, the 14th day of April, 1900. ALEX. HINES, Plaintiff, SARAH HINES, Def't The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bonds of marrimony by the plaintiff from the defendant and didavit having been made and filed that the defendant, Sarah Hines is a non resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that she appear here within fifteen days after the due pu lication of this order and do what is necessary to protest her interest in this suit. You will take notice that I shall on the 7th day of June in the year 1800 at the office of N. J. Lewis, 699 E. Marshall street in the city of Richmond, Virginia between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 6 o'clock p. m., prosec'd to take the depositions of William G Harris and others to be read as evidence in my behalf in certain suit in equity pending in the Law and Equity Court of the city of Richmond, Va., wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff, and, if, from any cause the taking of said depositions be not commenced on that day or if commenced be not concluded on that day the taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day to day or from time to time at the same place and between the same hours until the taking of the said depositions shall have been concluded. ALEXANDER HINES: By counsel. J. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, p. q. — Last Monday night the Exelisor Opera Company played to a well filled house at True Reformers' Hall. 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In love affairs he never fails. He has the secret of, winning the age. ALBERT AYERS, 2007 Atlantic Ave South, Plainfield, Aug. 15, 1911—This is to courtly that he and had gone away and be absent two weeks, and was night and day. I gave him up as dead. Hearing of the wonderful things Dr. Shea was doing, I resolved to consult him. He told me where he was; told me where he was; told me he would come home and when. To my joy all of it came true. He is home now, come home from me, come home from me, take this home lost the sum of $50. I am a poor woman and I was most insane I went to Dr. Shea and I talked to my teacher to my intense joy I did find it as he told me, I thank God there is a man so gifted in our midst that can help people and tell them what to do. MRS. MARY MILLER, South Plainfield, N.J. A SENSATION IN BROOKLYN - A MINIS TERS' STATEMENT. I wish to state that one of my parishioners was sick and in trouble for a long time, Mrs. Harrold Gay Street. No one seemed to understand that and none of them seemed to know what was the matter. None could do her good. I was made as her pastor to call and see her. I was made as her pastor to call and see her. Dr. Shea the last few years, I thought I would call and see him myself. I found him a kind sympathetic gentleman. He gave me the power; he powers; told me to send him a lock of patient's hair, which I did by her daughter. He told at once what was the matter and I was able to understand it and well. Her family had seemingly been m.den. Now all is changed. All are well and prosperous. I can truly and happily recombine sickness or distress of any kind. Rev W. William Pastor Lebanon Church, Brooklyn Dr. Shea can show thousands such DR. SHEA THE PLANET SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900 TEMPERANCE NOTES FOR MODERATE DRINKERS Alcohol and Its Derivatives Are Too Thoughtlessly Used—Comments on Atwater's Experiment. I have read with much interest Prof. Atwater's report of the experiments which he has conducted at Middletown, Conn., under the auspices of the committee of 50 for the investigation of the drink problem. It has long been well known that the hydro-carbons, the oils, fats, saccharine substances, starch and alcohol are heat-producing, and sources of energy in the human body. The recent experiments by Prof. Atwater simply demonstrate that the human body can oxidize—use as fuelcreating energy $-2\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of alcohol in a day. It is urged that the alcohol can be more readily converted into energy than the hydro-carbons mentioned ordinarily used as food, and may subserve a purpose in an emergency where rapid evolution of force is imperative. Unlike any other hydrocarbon used as food or as a beverage, alcohol has a peculiarly subtle effect upon the nervous system, forming a habit which becomes maniacal and uncontrollable in character before the habitue is at all aware of it. I am assured from observation extending through 50 years of professional life that $2\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of alcohol or the equivalent in the finest brandies, whiskeys, wines or ales, used daily for a period of time at all extended, will not fail to make an alcohol habitue of the most finely endowed man or woman in the world. The nervous system surely registers the abnormal impression, no matter how carefully the $2\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of alcohol may be taken. Once a habitue and under the control of the alcohol mania the strongest man or woman becomes impotent to escape from the tyranny of its power. In a neighboring town three years ago 15 patients were reported cured of the alcohol habit. Thirty-six years ago two of the noblest physicians, men of fine native and physical powers, commenced the use of two tablespoonfuls of the purest whisky to induce sleep when overworked. They were younger than myself. One gradually lost his standing and practice, and died four years ago, filling a drunkard's grave; the other, possessing great native hardiness of constitution, lingers yet, a hopeless and helpless alcohol habitue. It is far more difficult to treat traumatic injuries, fevers, influenza, pneumonia and prevailing epidemic diseases when the patient is a very moderate drinker, than to cure a total abstainer of equal vitality. I have been able to relieve permanently a number of persons, some of whom were women, who, in the earlier stages of moderate drinking, were struggling against the alcohol habit, unwittingly formed, and there is no work I regard with greater satisfaction. I have always felt it imperative to join upon these patients the necessity of total abstinence for life, as their only security, except in the direst medical extremity. Persons with a refined, sensitive or diseased brain using habitually even the smallest amount of alcohol are in great danger. The most active and susceptible qualities of mental activity readily take on an unnatural exaltation. Two and one-half ounces of alcohol should never be used by any individual daily, except as a very temporary necessary expedient in an emergency or serious illness. It should then be consciously withdrawn by the attending physician at the earliest moment when the necessity for its use has passed. Facts everywhere demonstrate that untold mischief results from the daily use of what is usually regarded as a small amount of the purest alcohol liquors. I find many persons using no more and even less than two and a half ounces of alcohol a day, or its equivalent, who are unconsciously habitues. The eyes and the skin of the cheeks, nose, ears and neck show heightened coloring. This is far from being an indication of health. The use of an ordinary hand lens reveals a decided enlargement of the capillaries in these localities. If this vascular distension has taken place in the denser and less important structure of the skin, why must it not have occurred even to a greater degree in the far more numerous and more delicate capillaries of the cerebral tissues? The permanently heightened color indicates an advanced stage of the alcohol disease. The deceived victims, however, regard themselves as very temperate users of alcoholic stimulants, and no amount of argument can convince them that they are in any danger of becoming habitues. In such cases the observant practitioner cannot fail to discern evidences of serious organic changes in the cerebral, hepatic and other tissues. The exhaustion that follows the burning out of the active fire kindled with a small amount of alcoholic stimulant is evidently in excess of the stimulation of the energies, as the nervous system after a little time imperatively requires increased stimulation. Two and one-half ounces of absolute alcohol are equal in volume to five tablespoonfuls. This amount of alcohol is found in ten tablespoonfuls of the purest whisky or brandy. I have recently secured the services of two eminent chemists who have analyzed six varieties of the finest wings, native and im ported. I give the result of these analyses by volume in common measurements, each being somewhat less than the measure stated, to avoid fractional reckoning. Two of our finest California wines contain six tablespoonfuls of alcohol in a pint. One much-vaunted American wine has a little over eight tablespoonfuls of pure alcohol in one pint. One brand of port contains seven tablespoonfuls of alcohol to a pint. One French wine, imported and much advertised, contains five tablespoonfuls of alcohol to a pint. The lightest wine, a California brand, contains four tablespoonfuls of alcohol to a pint. During a long and laborious professional life I have never taken of alcohol and its derivatives what would amount to a single pint of absolute alcohol. I have prescribed just as little of it as I could, and have never administered it to any of my children, even in severe illness, and they are now of adult age. Alcohol and its derivatives are too thoughtlessly used and too carelessly prescribed by our profession, and any physician who has permitted his patients to become habitues through his counsel or neglect has not been a true friend to the unfortunate sufferers. Far better and more sure than the cure of the unfortunate is the preventive work which every physician, by every obligation to his fellow-men, is conscientiously bound to do. I am positive that with our profession, more than any other class of persons, lies the possibility of preventing the alcohol disease. By virtue of their sacred office, physicians are, or ever should be, the protectors of the individual and the home, and the guardians of the public welfare.-Dr. C. A. Greene, in Medical Record. BABY SAVED HIM Drunkard Brought to His Senses by His Wife Offering to Sell Their Child. A poor, disconsolate mother, the wife of a drunkard, had a home barren of everything but a little blue-eyed two-year-old girl in rags. The father abused the little one and its mother, and in his quest for liquor had pawned every article of furniture in the house. A few weeks ago the worried mother went into a public house, where she found the recurrent husband. The little girl in her mother's arms recognized "PAPA, KISS ELLA AND BID HER GOOD-BY." "PAPA, KISS ELLA AND BID HER GOOD-BY." her father, and gave him one of those little child smiles of recognition which every father covets. The mother walked over to the bar, where her drunken husband stood, and, as the tears coursed down her cheeks, said: "Papa, kiss Ella and bid her good-by; I am going to give her to the innkeeper. Drink up her value, and when she is gone everything we ever possessed is gone. There is nothing in the house to eat, and I'm a-going out to work." The little one understood the meaning of the words, "Kiss papa," as they fell from the quivering lips of the mother, and she leaned forward to do as she had been told. "Give me Ella!" the father exclaimed, as he became sensible of what his wife said, "I have taken my last drink." A new promise, strong and binding as their wedding vow, was made in the grim corner of the inn, and the two went home to lead a brighter and happier life.—National Advocate. Tennessee Criticising Missouri. A tall, lean, hungry-looking countryman walked up to the box office at the Grand opera house several nights ago and called for a front seat. 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NET BUILDING A Street. and remember "A dollar ent interest allowed on de- National Bank of Virginia. ORS. Berry Jones, Lewis L. Banks, min Smith. New Phone, 1133 RICE, mer and Liveryman notice by telegraph or telepho tainments. Plenty of room wist band wagons for hire at reason- ges, buggies, etc. Keeps com- THE PLANET SATURDAY, MAY 12 1900 RELIGIOUS MATTERS JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING. That all things earthly seemed to sink in gloom. No sound was heard, where slept their dead, Save the low night-bird's cry and Roman sentry's tread. O mournful is the state Of those who can but wait With hands that yawn some deed of love to do! Slow passed the waning night, Until the morning light Had placed the sable curtain through and through, Tingling the eastern sky with gray. Which soon to crimson turned before the King of Bay. Had sought the place where her dear Master lay; The spices that she bore On Him she will outpour, If she can find a friend to roll the stone away. How could the birds sing so In presence of her woe! Or did they know their Maker was not dead. And the wild flowers rare. Did they, too, know and care. And for their Lord their richest fragrance shed? But naught can still her beating heart, Or bid the gloom from out her soul depart. Yet great is the surprise That in the garden lies. Writing her coming on that blessed morn; Angel, and eon the Lord. Shall her pure love reward, And an undying hope in human hearts be born. Sing birds! sing hearts! the night is past. And the short morning time of Joy is come at last. -Rev. W. B. C. Merry, in Boston Watch- man. THE RESURRECTION. Faith of the Discipline a Strong Proof -Doubt Dispelled by Irresistible Evidence. The resurrection of Jesus Christ stands out in history as a fact, unique and transcendent. Next in point of wonder to the fact itself are the readiness and thoroughness with which the belief in this fact rooted itself in the deepest convictions of mankind. It is difficult to account for the faith except upon the basis of the reality of the fact. The disciples themselves were far from being a company of expectant and credulous ones. The cross had shattered their hopes. The grave in the rich man's garden was to them the burial place of hope. Instead of being in a frame of mind to invent a resurrection, they were rather in a mood to regard the resurrection as an illusion. "The words of the woman" who first saw the empty tomb "seemed to them as idle tales and they believed them not." Conviction had to win its way into sad and incredulous hearts. The evidence was irresistible. There was no room for delusion. There could be no formulation away of the proofs. They were "many" and "infallible." The faith of these first disciples was shared by others. It arose, not in a corner, or among barbarian people, but in a cultivated metropolis. There were political and religious parties who not only had opportunity to sift and rebut the evidence, but also were interested in proving it, if possible, a delusion or an imposture. Yet the belief spread, in the very city in which the tragedy of the crucifixion had taken place, and while the witnesses of that dark deed still lived. It became the central idea of the new faith, and the inspiration of missionary effort. Wherever the Gospel went, the doctrine of the resurrection established itself. It won acceptance from the leaders of the world's thought and progress. From that day to this it has been one of the springs of the world's higher life. The men and the nations who have contributed most largely to the world's advance have been nursed and made strong in this faith in the resurrection. Take this away and you destroy the very mainspring of the world's moral and spiritual progress.—Baptist Union. GEMS OF THOUGHT Dull days are duty days. — Boston Congregationalist. Spiritual declension is usually gradual. — United Presbyterian. Let us not despair, for the gate of penitence is always open. — Augustine. As a very little dust will disorder a clock, and the least grain of sand will obscure our sight, so the least grain of sin which is upon the heart will hinder its right motion toward God. — John Wesley. It has been well believed through many ages that the beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life; that the mind which sees itself blame less may be called dead in trespasses — in trespasses on the love of others, in trespasses on their weakness, in trespasses on all those great claims which are the image of our own need. — George Eliot. You that have made choice of Christ for your love, let not your hearts slip out to renew your wanton base familiarity with sin, for that will bring new bitterness to your souls and at least for some time will deprive you of the sensible favor of your beloved Jesus. Delight always in God and give Him your whole heart, for He deserves it all and is a satisfying good to it.—Robert Leighton. THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE observation Should Teach That Sin Is Maenness Rushing on to a Horrible Destruction. A tree the fruit of which imparted a knowledge of good and evil stood in the Garden—and it it was to appearance an attractive tree. Its seeds have been scattered over the earth, and it grows in seductive groves in every land. The innocent could only eat the fruit of that tree by sin. Knowing only innocence, they could not know evil but by incurring it. We still try to live in the paradise, and to forget the knowledge of good and evil—evil in its grosser forms—by hiding our eyes from it. The great mass of respectable people have never seen into the portals of Gehenna, and it is better for their peace of mind that they never should. One does not want the frescoes of his memory shot with jets of slime. And yet—and yet—we must not live in a fool's paradise. We must not act as if we were living in an ideal world of our own imagining. Gehenna is here. Every man, every gentle-hearted woman, passes often within in a biscuit toss of it. It breaks out with foul odors and stifling gases, sometimes silently, sometimes with a hiss and rush as from an opened steam pipe. Knowledge of the upas tree of evil amounting to an observational familiarity is not wholesome. There is therefore a right line somewhere dividing necessary knowledge from blissful and mentally healthy ignorance—but if anyone shall attempt to survey that line for himself and for others he will find that he has a difficult, doubtful and care-giving problem on his hands. A minister says that he is to preach the Gospel; that the Gospel is good news, and that he intends to carry good news; he wishes to lift up Jesus Christ and everything that is of His kingdom. But he will find that he cannot paint all in white. One cannot bring out the beauty of a snow scene in a photograph unless he have a somber evergreen tree or other dark object to set over against it. One must realize the horrible repulsion of sin before he can be steadfast in his footing and be safe in his steps. We would say, tentatively, and as not being sure we are right, that one must have a sufficient observational knowledge of sin to be able to understand the meaning of the word—that necessary much, but not needfully more. Not sin veneered, painted, tinseled, veiled, but without a shred of counterfeit or adornment. The example, we would say, is in that spot of blackness in the "Pearl of the Parables." He dwelt with harlots and fed with hogs; squalid, filth, disillusioned, hopeless and as miserable as he was vile. The great Teacher mingled not the least pigment of white in that color. He painted it with absolute fidelity. The first ray that appeared was not of it, was as foreign to it as the sun. It was repentance, a realization of the horror of his condition. Knowledge, to be of any value, must be true knowledge. True knowledge is not always agreeable. Therefore we would say that it is better never to allude to sin than to fail to go back of its guises and decorations and point to it as madness rushing on to horrible destruction.—Chicago Interior. THE CHILDREN'S EASTER Springtime Teems with Object Lessons with Which to Impress the Resurrection Thought. With the return of Easter, just as the first spring flowers are unfolding and the earliest bird songs delight our ears, the mother finds in nature manifold illustrations whereby she may impress upon her children the truth of the resurrection. The brown balls, so devoid of life and beauty, which they planted last autumn, have already pushed their delicately-hued blossoms up to greet the warm sunshine, and death has changed to life. The chrysalis which they discovered on an old apple tree last Thanksgiving day, and which has seemed as dead as the bit of wood to which it was attached, has now emerged from the darkness and is fluttering about, a brilliant butterfly. Then, too, the undeveloped buds of tree and plant have been brought in doors, and as warmth and sunshine have hastened their unfolding the various changes have watched and commented upon. The planting, sprouting and growth of a bean, a pea, a kernel of corn or a morning-glory seed are all object lessons in which children delight, and which are eloquent of the return of life after apparent death. With so many appropriate symbols always at hand, it seems strange that the Easter egg continues year after year to be looked upon as almost the only available form for Easter favors or illustration for Easter talks.—Boston Congregationalist. Foolish Worry Over To-Morrow. Living day by day is our duty. If we always reckoned that as the limit of our present duty we should have little trouble. But ordinarily we give ourselves more anxiety over to-morrow and its possibilities than over the manifest duties of to-day. To-day's duty may include preparation for to-morrow. So far to-morrow enters into to-day. But preparation for to-morrow is not anxiety over to-morrow. What we dread for to-morrow may never come to pass. If it comes to pass, we may have triumph over its worst happenings, or added and unlooked-for strength in them. "Be not therefore anxious for the morrow; for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof"—and the blessing—S. S. Times. It is through men who keep their souls open, or have had them opened by the deeper experiences of life, that we get a sight of God and a breath of the divine air.—Rev. Morgan Millar You Can Know Yourself You Can Know Too Much. Too much information sometimes makes a fool of a man.—Chicago Daily News. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MADE WRONG CHOICE MADE WRONG CHOICE New York Masher Meets His Waterloo at Washington, D.C. He Was a Pretty Young Man, with a Languishing Gase, But as a Blandisher of a Sensible Woman He Was a Failure. He had that arrogant, self-pleased, what I-don't-know-about-the - Tenderloin - you-can-put-in-a-corner-of-your-eye manner about him that New York men assume when they get out "in the provinces," to the deep weariness of the "provincials." He was undeniably well groomed, but he looked as if he were too well aware of it, and so the effect was spoiled. He swung into a Fourteenth street car, up-bound, about five o'clock the other afternoon, says the Washington Star. The car was crowded, and people were, as usual, huddled in the aisles. The self-satisfied-looking man got hold of a strap, and immediately began to occupy himself by gazing languishingly and killingly into the face of a pretty woman who sat to the right of where he stood. A smile lingered around the corners of the mouth of the pretty woman, and the self-satisfied-looking man twisted his mustache with his loose hand and seemed to be saying to himself: "I think I'll just have this one hopelessly and madly infatuated with me before this car crawls another three blocks!" Then he gazed searchingly and killingly into her countenance some more. That fetching smile still lingered around the corners of her pretty Cupid's bow mouth as she seemed to be looking out of the car window opposite, and the complaisant-looking chap apparently figured that the smile was all meant for him. When the car reached K street a man on his left abandoned his seat and left the car, and the man who looked as if he thought quite a heap of the power of his own winning ways took RACED FOR THE REAR PLATFORM the seat. He twisted his mustache again, and furtively glanced across the aisle at the pretty woman. She was still smiling in that mysterious fashion, but the self-satisfied-appearing man couldn't exactly catch her eye. Her pensive gaze was fixed on a point about two feet to his left, and she seemed to studiously avoid catching his eye. He looked to his left. His left-hand seat mate was a solid-looking young man with a serious countenance—nothing dashing or winning about him at all. And yet it appeared to the self-satisfied-looking man as if the pretty woman's smile was meant for the solid-looking young man on his left. The latter did not smile in return, however, and the whole situation plainly seemed exceedingly peculiar to the man who looked as if he had plenty of regard for himself. This sort of thing went on until the car reached R street, the mustache-twister never abating his efforts to catch the pretty woman's eye, and the pretty woman continuing to smile at intervals in the direction of the man on his left. At R street the solid-looking man seemed to catch on to something, and he turned his head and looked, smiling amusedly, at the chap who had "New York" spelt all over him. Then he looked across the way at the pretty woman, and smiled at her. She returned the smile. The self-compulsant man was obviously put out over this, and he looked as if he was about to throw his hand into the discard and pass out. "Well," said he, inclining his head toward the solid-looking man on his left, "I guess I'm nosed out, all right. You've won her," nodding in the direction of the pretty woman across the way. The solid-looking man turned and looked the chap over. "Oh, yes, Willie," he replied. "I win all square enough, but it's a pretty dismal run you've had for your money, isn't it? I 'won her,' as you phrase it, eight years ago, son, but I wasn't pin-head enough to make a streetcar campaign of it. I married her from her father's house, with drums a-beating and colors flying. Now, Archie, there's no manner of doubt about your being real cute and lovely, and you have a pretty large head, outside measurement, but nevertheless you won't do. You're a dreary fizzle as a blanderish. You'd probably win out all right as a masher if you confined your eye-cogging to the ong somble young ladies who portray thinking parts in Bowyer choruses, but when you try it on a civilized community like Washington you make such a hash of it that—" But the self-satisfied-looking chap had pulled his hat down over his eyes, touched the button, and raced for the rear platform. PUNCHED WRONG TICKET Why It Cost a Gay Young Chicago Suburbanite $1.05 for Three Ten-Cent Rides. According to the Chicago Inter Ocean, three young men of Woodlawn wearied of the temperance restrictions of the South side district the other night and came downtown to enjoy themselves. They went to a theater, The Blue and Porbeagle Species are a Pest to Fishermen. British sharks are very substantial facts, the largest of them is an inocuous giant that basks in the sunshine and perhaps feeds on nothing larger than a shrimp. But the blue shark and porbeagle, both of which grow to a length of several yards and a weight of hundreds of pounds, are vicious pests and most unwelcome on the fishing grounds. The former takes his favorite pleasure in eating mackerel out of the nets, doing as much damage in its disentanglement as will absorb a fisherman's weekly wage to make good. Wherefore it comes about that, as soon as one is hauled aboard the fishermen forget their accustomed mildness, and seizing it close to the tail belabor with its shovel-shaped head the nearest thwart until peace reigns once more. The porbeagle is a somewhat less active and less vicious animal of duller hue, and of a smell that passes any other on sea or land. To prevent its blood imparting this odor of the abattorte to the boat, the porbeagle is usually slain over the side, and is then ignominiously slung in a noose at the bow. The quantities of herrings and other migratory fishes consumed by these sharks would, could we but appraise the damage, appeal even the encomias who has recently, in a sporting contemporary, declared the shark to be a misjudged child of nature. Fortunately they are not ground feeders like the dogfish, and their voracious appetites do not, therefore, appreciably contribute to the extermination, yearly more apparent and more deplorable, of our soles and other valuable flat fish What Was It! One of the greatest discoveries of physiology is that we once had six senses. What the lost sense was no one knows, and probably no one will ever know. But that our forefathers possessed it there is no doubt, for the remains of that part of the brain in which it resided are still to be seen in any one of us. These remains are simply a small and now perfectly useless little mass of brain substance, called the "pituitary body." It consists of two tiny little oval lobes joined together, and lying in a little cavity of the skull, strangely named the sella turcica, and situated over and behind the nose. It is quite possible that it may have enabled our forefathers to see in the dark before lamps and candles were invented, or it may have placed them in communion with ghosts and fairies, or it may have been an organ that enabled them to go home in a bee line when they lost their way in the primeval forests. On the other hand, it is possible that it was a bad substitute for vision or smell or hearing, and was let die out when the improved sense organ developed. Where Noise is Popular In Burmese schools making the lads shout is the approved method of elementary instruction The Burmese educationists argue that so long as a boy is shouting his mind is occupied. 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The Vienna Lottery Despite the fact that hundreds of persons have killed themselves because they have been ruined by the Vienna municipal lottery, the Viennese continue to regard the institution with favor. It keeps down the taxes. Difference in Hair: An authority on microscopy states that the hair of a woman can be distinguished by its construction from that of a man when examined through the microscope. Ancient Glass The British museum contains the oldest specimens of pure glass which bears any date. This is a little lion's head, having on it the name of an Egyptian king of the eleventh dynasty. The Egg Output. P. H. Sprague, a Chicago poultry dealer, figures that 3,350,000,000 chickens and 13,000,000,000 eggs, valued together at $200,000,000, were produced in the United States in 1898. The Chicago Chronicle says that the value of the egg output, which Mr. Sprague does not estimate separately, probably exceeds any mineral output excepting that of coal, but not excepting pig iron. Furied Alive But Still Lives. Edward Johnson was buried alive in a sand pit at Claybank, Minn., for 20 hours, and when extricated was uninjured. Johnson was working in pits when the first cave-in occurred, covering him as far as the shoulders. A garden hose was thrown to the man, when the second cave-in occurred, burying him under ten feet of sand, and through this hose Johnson breathed for over a day. Eighty Miles of Fishing Line Some of the coil lines used in the fishing industry measure 7,000 fathoms long, or about 8,180 miles, saving 4,680 hooks, the whole costing in some cases, two or three hundred pounds. WANTED-Names and address of 5000 resettable colored girls for high class domestic service in the North. as cooks, chambormaide, child nurses, laundresses and general house-work Address. DAVID GIBSON. Burlington Emp'y Agency. 3-24 1mo. Burlington. N. J. Notice. 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We are also close by counties. Salary, $900 a year, no time off. Bona-fide, no more, no less salary. Position permanent. Our references, any bank in the area, family, life work conducted at home. Reference. Employer addressed stamped envelope. THE DOMINION COMPANY. Dept. Chicago. Benevolent Investment And Relief Association. OF VIRGINIA. Chartered by Legislature of Virginia. MAIN OFFICE: 84 W. LRIGH ST. RICHMOND, VA. Sick and Death Benefits Paid. Those who do not keep a regular Bank Account, the plan of this Association takes its place. MONEY LOANED to members on PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE SECURITIES on small weekly payments Interest Paid on all Deposits. For further information apply at the main office. AGENTS WANTED. Rev. G. O. Oleman, President ProfJ. H, Blackwell, Sqw & Manager DENTISTRY PAINLESS EXTRACTION Fine Denistry is possible, only with fine material fashioned into correct form with infinite care and skill. Money invested in fine Denistry pay a high rate of interest, often for a life-time. The interest is beautiful Teeth, Comfort, Pleasure and Health. OFFICE HOURS: From 8 A.M. to 6 P.M. Old Phone, 816 Dr. P. B. Ramsey, 102 W. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. IN THE FRONT RANK. Has been a great benef to their sick members, also their death bene-tashave helped many. Hustling and polite agents wanted. Masonite Hall, 611 East Glay St. Wm. Isaac Johnson, President, J. E. JONES, Vice-President, B. P. VANDERVALL, Secretary, E. T. JINKINS, Treasurer, Oscar N. BROWN Manager A Hayes, Office and Ware-Rooms 727 orth second St., Residence: 725 N. 2nd St. First-Class Hacks and Caskets of all descriptions. I have a spare room for bodies when the family have not a suitable place. All Country orders are given Special Attention. Your special attention is called to the new style Oak Caskets. Call and see me and you shall be waited on kindly. New 'Pause' 1193. BEFORE MAKING Your purchase you would do well to call at the movable furniture house in the city and see the fine line of Refrigerators, Mattings, Oil-Cloths, And in fact everything that is need- ed in house furnishings. RUGS AND CARPETS. Of every description; also the la- test designs in ROCKERS and spea- cial OHAIRS. Our goods are the best from price and the price is very low. C. G. Jurgen's Son 421 EAST BROADST. between 4th and 5th Street PLANET DEPOTS can be found at the fol- every Saturday: BRAUMONT, TEXAS Wm. Archibald, BOWERS HILL, VA. A. Ashburn. BENKLEY, VA. Nario Kiddick BOSTON, MASS. William L. Reed 155 Cambridge St. Mrs. AnnCollins141½ Northampton St Edward Foote, 104 Northampton St BALTIMORE, MD. P. D. Finckwell, 208 Risumond, St. CLARKSVILLE, TUNN. Minor Baxe W. L. Johnson. CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Jas. O. Greedie, 73 Pleasant St. CLIFTON FORGE, VA. W S. Thomas. DEMOPOLIS, VA. John W. Anderson. FULTON, VA. Thomas Page, State St. FARMVILLE, VA. P B Mairston. GERMANTOWN, PA. W. M. Byrd, 173 W. Price St. HAVERHILL, MASS Mrs L A Bailey, 24 Dudley St. HAMPTON, VA Solomon Phillips LYNCHBURG, VA. Chas. Morgan, 702 Taylor St. MT. HOPE, W. V. R. H. Thomas. NORFOLK, VA., John De Bona, 886 Church St. NEWPORT NEWS VA I. L. Brown 2131 Madison St. Wayne Crudup, 1222 31st St. NEW YORK N. Y. Frederick J. Brown, 4075 Park Ave W H. Allen, 142 Columbus Avenue Geo H. Washington, 453 7th "Wm Johnson, 242 w 47th St John Williame, 988 Washington, W. A. Kenney, 1789 3rd Ave. OKANNA, ALA. Ed. V. Nearing PHILADELPHIA PA. James Acoose, 206 S. 9th St. E P Mackens, 1116 Pine St James E Carwick, 254 S 11th St Marion Rie, 1218 Pine St E. J Kohler, 1040 Pine St J. A. Stokes, Brood & Fitswater Ste. Charles Stewart, 1240 Rodman St Lively Central & Laundry Bicycle Ge. 507 South 11th St SOUTH 11th Street FREESBURG, VA. Jos Jarrett, 701 High Pearl St, POUGHKEPSIN, N Y W. J. Ellis. Nelson House, Market St PALESTINE, TEXAS. H. B Barrett, PITTSBURG PA Jos Evans, Main Office 8rd Ave. A. A. Charles, 6936 Kelly St. ROPEM, N. O. Lenox Gaylord, RICHMOND, VA., W. H. white, 601 W. Leigh St. URBANA, VA. W. D. Harris WILMINGTON, N. C. W. H. Moore, 8 Mulbery St WACO, TEXAS. Southern Herald. WINSTON, N C. Samuel Toliver WARHINGTON, D E ECooper 301 41% Atlantic Coast Line Sondule in Effect January 14, 1800 TRAINS LEAVE RIGHOND-HYRD STREET STATION 9:00 A.M., Dally, Arrives Petersburg 9:21 A.M. Norfolk 11:27 A.M. Ship- up on Waverley, Waverley and Suffolk. Tampa 9:06 A.M., Dally, Arrives Petersburg 9:28 A.M. Weldon 11:45 A.M. M., Petersburg 4:15 P.M. Carsleton 11:20 P.M. Hannah 12:50 A.M. Jacksonville 7:30 P.M. Tampa 6:20 P.M. Connects as she with no 47, arriving Goldborough 13:18 P.M. Wilming- ton 6:45. Pulman sleeps New New York to Jacksonville 11:30 A.M. Dally, Sends Sunday, Arrives Petersburg 12:30 stops Manchester, Drewry's Brush, Contraira, and Chester on signal. 13:83 P.M. Dally, Arrives Peters- burg 4:15 P.M. M., Weldon 5:30 P.M. Daily, except Sunday, Arrives Petersburg 6:18 P.M. Weldon 8:30 P.M. and Rocky Mount, 9:30 P.M. makes all intermediate stops. 1:35, P. M., Daily Arrives Petersburg 7:21 P. M., Connects with Norfolk and Western Va., and inter- mediates points; Emporis connects with A. and A.1 D. se- curesemporia and lawrenceville, Weldon layesterville 12:19 a. m., savannah 7:00, P. M., Jacksonville 11:50 A. M., Port Tampa 11:40 A. M., Port Tampa 11:40 A. NEW LINK TO MIDDLE POINTS—Arriving Augusta 8:10; Jacksonville A. M., Atlanta 12:15 P. M., Atlanta New York to Wim- mington, Charleston, Jacks- ville, Port Tampa, Miami, Augusta and Macon. 9:00 P, M., Daily Arrives Petersburg 9:28 P. M., Welsh Makes local stops between Petersburg and Welton. Arrives Lynch- burg bays, Knoxville, Va. 4:30 A. M., Bristol M. Connects at Emuria for inviteva, Va., arriving 5:35 A. M. Pallman路 Richmond to Lynchburg 16050 P. M., xoxepi Sunday, NEW YORK, YOKEK, YOKEK Arrives Charlesh 786 A Arrives Charlesh 909 a. m. Jacksonville 1 P M., Tampa 909 P. M. Tampa 909 P. M. 1 165 P. M. 8:38 A. M., Dally, from Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, Atlanta, Moon Augusta, all points South. 7:15 A. M., Dally, from St. Augustine, Jacksonville, Savannah and Charleston. 8:15 a. M., Dally, on Sunday, from Atlanta, thens, Raleigh, Westerdor, Lynchburg and the West. 8:37 A. M., Dally, except Sunday, Peterborough. 8:00 A. M., Sunday only, from Atlanta, Athens, Raleigh, Henderson Lynchburg, and the West. 11:10 A. M., Dally, on Sunday, from Golds bore' and interstate stations, Norfolk and Suffolk. 11:05 A. M. Sunday only, from Norfolk, Suffolk bore' and interstateburg. 1:35 P. M., Dally, except Sunday from Peterburg. 6:55 P. M., P. M., from Norfolk, Suffolk and Peterburg. 7:25 P. M., from Miami, Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, goldbore' and points South. 8:56 P. M., Daily, from Peterborough, Lyncburg, and West. T. M. EMERSON, J. R. KENLY, General Manager H. M. EMERSON, General Passenger Agent. .G W. LEWIS Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public. Abstract of Title Office. Titles to property carefully examined. Special attention given to suits and other matters in relation to property. THE PLANET SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1900 FROM PORTSMOUTH The Friday Night Club held their regular meeting Friday night. May 4th, at the residence of Miss Clara Bailey, Green St. The subject for discussion was "The Antiquary," read by Mr. W. M. Read and Miss Kate Ellott, and participated in by other members of the club. Mrs. Magnolia Johnson, 1106 King Street, and Mrs. Lucretia Cannon, of Glasgow Street, are much improved. Mr. George A. Melvin spent Sunday at his old home, Deep Creek, with his parents. It is being whipped around that Mr. — of Chicago will lead to the altar in August one of Portsmouth's most charming society lady of Washington St. That's why Mr. O—has change his route and prefers Norfolk rather than Portsmouth. Mr. Julius Martin who has been cruising the Atlantic Ocean on the Monitor Amphibrite is in the city. Mr. Martin was made one happy woman on seeing his face Monday, April 30th. Mrs. Cordelia Easton of Mt. Hermon is quite sick Mr. Percy Quarles of Richmond, the contractor, has commenced the United Order of True Reformers' hall on High St., which will be one of the finest halls in the city when it is finished. Zion Baptist Church was crowded Sunday morning, May 7. The occasion was the annual sermon of the United Order of Old Fellows. They were ably addressed by Jev. J. M. Armistead, D.D. Otie banner of Pine St., was painfully hurt Tuesday, May 1st. by a horse running away with him. He got quite a bad cut on his head. Quite a sensation was created on High Street Tuesday morning, May 8. The lady of the house opened her front door and to her surprise there was a little infant baby in a doo. The Planet can be found at the office of The Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co., E. S. Holmes, Mansger; J. S. Collins, Planet agent. Church Hill Notes At 11 a.m. Rev. J. A Bowler preached an interesting sermon and at 3 p.m. the Lord's Supper was celebrated at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Chirreh with a large congregation Rev. D. W. Davis of Manchester broke the bread. At 8 p.m. Rev M. E. Meadows preached an eloquent sermon. Mr. Robert Wilder has recover from a wound he received on the head last week with a 4th weight thrown by a white boy. Miss Sarah J. Garden left for Philadelphia last Thursday. Mr. Wm. E. Noble was married last Monday. Many marriages are expected next month. Mrs. Catherine Robinson and Mrs. Bettie Fowlkes are yet confined to their bed. Mr. John Harris passed peacefully and quietly away into the regions above. He leaves a wife to mourn her loss. The Rose Bud Social Club had a public installation of their officers at the Lily of the Valley hall on P. St. They were installed by W. E. Patterson. A pleasant evening was spent by all who were present. Those who were present are as followers: Officers of the Club and their guest, President, Samuel uel Smith, E. Brown; Vice-president John N. Barr J. Jasper; Secretary, Phil Randolph, J. Lawson; Ree'd, Judson Willis, G. Willis; Treasurer, Walter Randolph, B. Smithes; Chaplain, A. Taylor, W. Taylor; Sergt, Wm. Smith, S. Harris; L. Williams, L. Shelton, J. Toast, J. Robinson; R. Thompson, M. Robinson; J. Robinson, M. Lee, E. Williams; — —, W. Shepherd, E. Murray. Officers of the Golden Wreath S., President, L. Jordan; Viea, N. Braxton; Sect, J. Lawson; Ree'd, A. Sprigge, Treasurer, F. Cooper; Chap, M. Shelton; Sergt, M. Robinson. Officers of the O. S. C., President, J. Martin; Viea, G. Barrett; Sect, L. Martin; Ree'd, C. Ransom; Treasurer, M. Jones; Chaplain, C. Barrett; Sergt, F. Randolph. Officers of the V. S. C., President, A. Dandridge; Viea, W. Glasgow; Sect, F. Coles; Ree'd, W. West; Treasurer, A. Washington; Chaplain, L. J. Carter; Sergt, F. Allen. Officers of the T. S. C., President, S. Walker; Viea, L. H. Carter; Sect, W. E. Patterson; Ree'd, J. Wright; Treasurer, G. Willis; Chaplain, W. E. Noble. Messrs. C. Taylor, F. Barrett, M. Barrett, M. Lee, C. E. B. Steward, R. O. Brown, George Gilliam, Wm. Burke, H. Robinson, P. Petis, W. Sprigge, J. Johnson, M. Johnson, Geo. Booker, W. Jones. UNU8. Sunday School Union. The Sunday School Union of the city met with the Moore Street Baptist Sunday School on last Sunday. A well prepared programme was rendered. The welcome address by Mr. $W. A. Kyles was listened to with marked attention. The reactivations by the various pupils were very fine. Music was furnished by the Hickory Hill Mission School and Messrs. R. H. Singleton and C. C. Williams of the 5th St. Baptist Sunday School. Quite an interesting talk was delivered by Brother James Sampson of the Ebenezer Baptist Sunday School. The next Union will convene at the 2nd Baptist Sunday School on the first Sunday in next month. Notice Rev. G. C. Coleman will presach the 25th annual sermon of the Samaritans, May 27, 1909, at the 5th Bapt Church, (Sidney) 8 o'clock p. m. Rev. Coleman will be assisted by Rev. R. R. Graham and Dr. James H. Holmes. There will be a grand re-union of this organization 'held at their hall, corner 6th and Duval Sts., the Monday night following the sermon. The committee will put forth every effort to make the occasion a success. Send in your name and the PLANET will be sent you. It is only 1.50 per year. COLORED VETERANS INDIGNANT. At a joint meeting of Callioux Post, No. 2, Dahligren Post, No. 4, and Shaw Post, No. 5, G. A. R of Norfolk, Va., the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted and ordered to be certified to the Adjutant to be laid before the next meeting of this Department. Whereas, our Posts feel highly indignant at the unkind treatment received in the arrangement made to receive the Commander-in-Chief on the 6th day of March, 1900, thereby whether intended or not had the effect of excluding the comrades of our Post from meeting our Commander-in-Chief. Therefore be it Resolved 1st. That we condemn said action as unfair and as an unjust discrimination to our Post and Auxiliary friends who had hoped and arranged to greet our Commander-in-Chief while in our city. Resolved 2nd. That we regard the plan of having a separate meeting at a separate hall as wholly unwarranted and in bad faith as against our Posts, whose loyalty to the order and standing as comrades, compare favorably with, if not equal to, any Post in the Department. Resolved 3rd. That we recognize Comrade James E. Fuller, member of the National Council of Administration, the true Representative in this matter when over his signature in our behalf refused to rent a separate hall, for the reception of the Commander-in-Chief and that he voiced the sentiment and opinion of all the members of the three Posts and we heartily commend his action in the matter. Resolved 4th. That in recognition of the valuable and ever faithful services of Comrade J. E. Fuller whose untiring efforts and indomitable energy in behalf of our comraders, their widows and orphans in this locality, that the Commanders of Cailloux Post, o. 2. Dahlgren Post, No. 4, and Shaw Post, No. 5, G. A. R. of Norfolk, Va., be and are hereby authorized and instructed to designate at least three comrades from their respective Posts as a testimonial committee to secure and present Com ade Fuller with a suitable G. A. R. badge in the near future. MAGNEO RIGGINS. Chairman Joint Meeting. W. S. WILSON. Secretary. MANCHESTERIANOTES. A Good Man Fallen—Interesting Items from Across the "Jeems." The First Church on last Friday, the 4th inst., was packed with sorrowing and symyathizing friends of Mr. Wm. H. Hughes, Sr., who departed this life on the last inst. Headed by Evergreen Lodge, No. 1838, G. U. O. of O. F., under the supervision of Noble Grand W. T. Branch and J. E. Hall, master of ceremonies, now same the True Reformers, St. Thomas Mountain, J. H. Cunningham, master of ceremony, the F. B. Society was represented a committee; Hobson Lodge, 23, F. A. Monsons, O. H. Munford, W. M. The Grand Lodge having sole control of the body was stationed in the rear of the procession. They proceeded to the church up Hull St., to 16th, out 16th to Decatur, thence to church. The choir discoursed very appropriate music on the occasion. Miss M. E. Washington sang the solo, "Go, bury thy sorrow." After the reading of the many memoirs from the various organizations, Dr. Binga proceeded to preach the funeral of the deceased, as he knew him for 28 years, as a Christian gentleman, a kind father and a peaceful citizen. At its conclusion, Mine S. Kemp Burrell sang the solo, "Some sweed day, bye and bye." With steady tread the funeral cortege to Maury's cemetery, where the treasured interred with honors of the True Reformers, Evergreen Lodge and Bethur Lodge of Odd Fellows; Hobson Lodge, F. A. M. and the Grand Lodge. The deceased leaves a widow and four children, one brother and two sisters, a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Peace to his ashes. Funeral Director, James H. Cunningham officiated. The casket was a beautiful one. The floral designs were numerous and costly. Deason J. H. Cunningham left the city Wednesday for Danville as a delegate to the General Baptist Association. The Odd Fellows were given a short talk on last Sunday by P. G. Mr. J. H. Blackwell and C. H. Munford, at the First Church. W. G. M., S. W. Johnson, master of ceremonies. Friends, far and near contributed to the struggle on last Sunday. Mrs. Kobena J. Elliott of Boston, Mass., sent us $3. Mrs. Lavenia F. Jones of Newport News sent us $1 this week. Let the good work go on. Mrs. A. L. Moon left the city last week for Barnwell, S. C., accompanied by her two youngest children, Otto and Alma. Mrs. Moon goes at the advice of the physician as well as the family for the benefit of her health. She will visit her daughter, Mrs. Lillie M. Callaham. Mrs. Georgie Harris also arrived in the city last week after a brief stay in Baltimore, Md. Big TWO YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE THE UNION BLOOM OF YOUTH BENEFICIAL CLUB, NO. 1, of Richmond, Virginia, was chartered October 18, 1899, is known to be one of the finest and most charitable clubs in this state. Pays weekly Sick Benefits, Birth Benefits and Death Benefits. Weekly Prem. Sick Benefit. Birth Benefit. Death Benefit. 06 $ 1 50 $ $ 15 00 15 35 60 60 35 15 45 60 60 45 20 50 60 50 50 20 50 70 60 60 30 50 70 70 70 35 70 70 70 80 40 70 70 80 90 45 70 70 90 100 50 70 70 110 Our Agents will call on you at any time and will be glad to write your application for membership at any time. Principal office, No. 1705 East Broad Street, Richmond, Va. Office hours: from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. A. C. HINNS, Prose, JNO. H. HONJON, Sec., J. H. BINFORD, Gen. Mang, 5-15-m. THE RICHMOND PLANET RICHMOND IRGINIA OZONO SAVES YOUR HAIR! Be Not Deceived !! To the Colored People of America RECOGNIZING the Fact that there are many so called hair growers and straighteners now being offered on the market, and knowing to a certainty that most of these are frauds pure and simple, we wish to make a straight forward statement to the colored people of America through its best paper, the Planet. In the year 1871, our present Secretary through a fortunate circumstance acquired the receipt for OZONO. It was not offered for sale or pushed to any extent until 1875, when it was put upon the market and met with marked success. After a thorough test by the leading colored people of that time, it was pronounced an honest, legitimate remedy. True to all we claimed for it and worthy in every respect of the confidence and attention of every member of the colored race. Because they found it to cause the hair to GROW LONG AND STRAIGHT, soft and fine and as beautiful as an April morning. It also cures all forms of itching, humiliating scalp diseases, stops the hair from falling out, and causes a new growth to grow on the baldest heal. Now, whenever a genuine article appears on the market, there are always a lot of people who imitate and make capital out of the merits of other people's goods. Seeing our marked success numerous so-called hair growers and hair straighteners were put on the market. Of course the colored people had no way to tell that they were being fooled and bought most of them to their sorrow. Now we ask you a plain question. Would we absolutely agree to refund you your money provided you not satisfied with the preparations we manufacture if our goods were not true to all we claim for them? We assert right here REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE Nickel Savings Bank, AT 601 N. 30th Street, Richmond, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, at the close of business, April 26, 1900, made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts..... $ 4125.75 Real estate, furniture and fix- tures..... 1595.00 Current expenses and taxes paid..... 271.88 Checks and other cash items..... 410.00 Exchanges for clearing house..... 195.09 Fractional paper currency, nickels and pennies..... 56.76 Specie..... 1454.00 Legal tender notes..... 2724.00 Total..... $ 10832.39 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in..... $ 5470.00 Surplus fund..... 1000.00 Undivided profits..... 225.00 Individual deposits subject to check..... 3820.00 Demand certificates of deposit 817.39 State of Virginia City of Richmond, ss: I. E. A. Washington, cashier of the above named bank, so dolemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. E. A. WASHINGTON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 4th day of May, 1900. ALLEN G. COLLINS. Correct—Attest: Notary Public. R. F. Tancil, L. L. Banks, R. J. Bass, Please give notice that the Grand United Order of the S. and D. of I., or Sons and Daughters of Israel will have their 19th annual address delivered to them on the 8rd Sunday in May at the 5th Street Baptist Church by Rev. Dr. Graham at 3 o'clock p. m. By order of committee, A. W. CHRISTIAN, Chairman. SAMUEL DARNEY, Secretary. W. M. MARSON, National Dep. W. H. DAVIS, National Dept. 26-5-12 OZONO SAVES YOUR HAIR There is a legend of a drowning sailor whose life was saved by the luxuriant hair of a beautiful maiden. This story is hardly true, but one fact is true now always and forever, OZONO saves your hair from falling out, keeps your scalp clean and free from dandruff and all scalp diseases and causes the hair to grow long and straight. OZONO is the only guaranteed hair remedy on the market. to learn to make Cheroots Only steady and industrious Girl need apply—nice, light, easy and clean work and good pay—Paid while learning. apply at once at 507 N. Brooke Avenue Easy way to get CLOTHES Persons desiring to open an account may do so by paying 50s. down and 50s. weekly. Every thing made to order; fit guaranteed. Out of town customers send 10c. for samples and particulars. R. ROSS BURT, LADIES AND GENTS Custom Tailor, 824 W. 87th St. - New York City. Established 1868. J. A. COO SUCCESSORS Henry Jacob A. Cooke. Funeral Directors, Em OFFICE, WARERO 528 N. Adams S ONOZO M. L. Campbell, 318 E. Broad St. Millinery LADIES HATS DRESSED IN THE LATEST STYLES. PATTERNS RECEIVED WEEKLY. Satisfaction guaranteed. 318 E. Broad Street, Between 3rd and 4th. apl28-3m BEST MAX SONMEMBERG 114 E. Broad St. The largest and quickest Shoe Repairer in the city. Half soles and heels, 50 Cents. 5 Cents deducted off each JOB when you present this e coupon. ADVICE. Old 'Phone 143 Cornellu J. Cooke almers and Liverymen IMS & STABLES; St. Near Leigh St. aptly Executed. Residence Up-stairs BEFORE. AFTER. we have advertised for nearly 24 years, offering to return the money for every case in which Ozono did not give satisfaction and we have never yet had to refund the money. Ozono will positively take the Kinks out of Knotty, Kinky, Curly, Refractory Hair. It will make short, harsh hair, long and straight. It will cure your head of all itching, worrying, running scalp diseases, Eczema, Pimples, Dandruff, Itch, &c. BEFORE. AFTER It will stop your hair from falling out. It will restore gray hair to its natural color, making the hair Long and Soft. Fine and Silky and as beautiful as an April morning. 10,000 people are to-day using Ozono and not one complaint. We have thousands of testimonials. We have not space to publish, Rev. B. Hertz an eminent Colored Divine of the Church writes: I have found your Ozono to prove satisfactory in every particular. Kate W. Page, Blacksburg, Va., writes:—Your preparation has proven ue to all you claim for it. The price of Ozono is 50c. a box. It takes from 3 to 4 boxes to accomplish the treatment. We make this liberal offer for a limited time only. Cut out this Coupon and send to us with $1.00, and we will forward to you 4 boxes of Ozono and one bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner which makes black skin bright rough skin soft and oilant and cures all skin diseases. We will also include one fancy jar of our Electrical Skin Food—nature's great b autifier, removes Wrinkles, Moth-patches, freckles and all facial blemishes, and to prove our liberality we will add to this one Package of Anti-Odor. A positive cure for Sore Throat, all forms of Womb Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet, also Removes all smells and Odors arising from the human body such as Feet, Arm Pits, &c. Remember we will refund the money if you are not pleased with the goods and positively this offer is not good but for a limited time only. Cut out and mail this Coupon to us with One Dollar and get this Grand Combination Offer; as this opportunity will not occur again. Boston Chemical Company, 411, 23d Street — — Richmond, Va. HOUSE-FURNISHING GOODS IN GRANITE, TIN AND WOOD. Barbers will find a first-class selection of Razors, Shears, Handmade Combs. Bicycle men will buy the best made Sundries at Prices e ver known before. We have Fancy Goods but not Fancy Prices. J. S. LIEBERS, 322 E. Broad St., Richmond ThompsonD 702 East B [DOWN STAIRS UNDER psonDining East Broad St AIRS UNDER THE CUSTA ThompsonDiningRoom ThompsonDiningRoom 702 East Broad Street, [DOWN STAIRS UNDER THE CUSTALO HOUSE.] All Street Cars Pass Our Doors. Always Open. Day and Night. Is in the centre of the Street Fair district and is the Official Headquarters for the colored patrons of the fair. Only experienced help employed. Clean place, good service, and an up-to-date Dining Room. We have handled crowds from Lynchburg, Danville, Farmville, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Nerfolk, and Newport News, who say that we have the best place in the whole state. From 30 to 40 dishes to choose from. We can accommodate 40 at once. We feed from 850 to 400 people every day. MEALS 25cts. LUNCHE cts. LUNCHES 5cts. AND Day and Night. New Stock. PRICES. from 15 to 25 per deal wth us. WOODS IN GRANITE, TIN WOOD. We have Fancy Goods but not Fancy Prices. 322 E. Broad St., Richmond. DiningRoom broad Street, THE CUSTALO HOUSE.] S 5cts. AND UPWARDS, of any depot,