Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1888-09-20

From Richmond State.
4 GREAT OVATION.
Enthusiastic Reception Of Hons. Roger q.
NILS and William /. Wilson. The Opera
House Packed and Hundreds Outside.


Nils and William L. wilson The Opera
House Packed and Hundreds Outside.
Hon. Messrs. Mills and Wilson reached
the city yesterday evening and were met by
Hon. George D. Wise, Mayor Ellyson, Mr.
William RYAN, chairman of the City Com
mittee; Alderman John W. Obey, vice
president of the Democratic National Club
Association, and Mr.. Louis Rawlings, men,
Der of the State Committee From the sta
ton they drove to the Capitol. From the
Capitol they went to the Executive Mansion,
where they partook of the Governors hospi-
tality. They dined at the Exchange at
o'clock, and at $50 they drove out with the
Governor behind his grays. Mr.. Mills and
Mr.. Wilson took tea with Mayor Ellyson-
It was arranged that the meeting should
take place at the Broad-Sueet Opera House,
and before S O'Clock every seat in that build
ing was taken. Gov. Lee entered the hall
lust before o'clock and was received with
tremendous cheering. About five miutes
later Messrs. Mills and Wilson and the
Mavor and a number of friends came in.
Hon. George d. Wise was on the stage, and
he, like the visiting speakers, received an en-
thusiastic welcome.
Inside the Opera House all was bright and
cheerful, and Iardella's band played their
sweetest notes. Gov. Lee, who had been re-
ouested to introduce Mr.. Wilson as the first
speaker of the evening, was, as usual, most
happy in his choice of words, and made
graceful and brief address. The Governor
was cheered throughout, and Mr. Wilson was
complimented with the heartiest applause as
he advanced to the speakers stand.
WILSON'S WORD OF HOPE AND CHEER.
said he am especially proud of being
presented as the nephew of Virginia. tits
true. as the Governor has stated, l was born
in Virginia born in that old county which
bears the name of Jefferson, and l was early
taught to revere that generation of Virgin
ians who laid the foundations of this Gov
eminent as a beneiaction for all mankind,
and before whose efligies, whether in marble
or bronze. all generations should bow in rev.
erence. had been taught that to them we
owe this splendid heritage; the rights Of
freedom we enjoy, and all this individual
prosperity; but now has come a time when
ann told that all this Is due, not to the
Washingtons. the Jeflersons, the Masons and
the Lees, but is the gift Of Mr. Jim Blaine
loud laughter and the protective tariff |
am afraid am too old to learn this new les
son. Applause. | revere the principles
taught by long line of Virginians and the
new lesson is too hard for me to learn
The speaker then passed on to 4 complete
endorsement of the administration Of Gro
yer Cleveland as compared with his Repub-
licau predecessors, and proceeded to an able
discussion of the question of the tariff,
The speech was one of the ablest ever de-
liycred i'm Richmond, and created great i'm
preston, and was received throughout with
every sign of enthusiasm.
Col. Richard F. Beime introduced Col.
Mills.
Want of space forbids even a condensed
report of the able and exhaustive speech of
this gentleman.
The September VIDE A,cakc opens with
Jolly story of the Harrison campaign of
1910; is by Mrs. F. A. Humphrey, a per-
sonal Renaissance, entitled 1.-TWO Conspira-
tors " and illustrated by Smedley. Another
seasonable story and very amusing is
Ned, Base Ball Club" by Mary c. Crow
lev. Still another, delicious in its fun, is
"Jermicky's Sacrifice" by Mrs. Katharine
b. Foot. "A Little Lombard Hero is a
touching Italian story by Edmund de Ami
els. translated by little friend of his, Miss
Marcia Thouay. daughter of the American
consul at Turin There is brace of sug-
gestive stories by Mrs. Margaret Storer
Warner, entitled 1.-TWO Opportunities"
showing girls and boys who live atthesum-
mer resorts how they can earn some money.
Miss Risley Seward has an entertaining pa
per, "Au Abyssinian Monkey" Edward
Everett Hale writes of some Of the great
visitors who have received" on Boston
Common. There is beautiful art.article
for young painters entitled Summer
Lanes :" it is by Miss Mabel Robinson, and
fully illustrated by famous landscapes by
Constable, Corot, Diaz, Hobbema and Bel
lini. The serials are very interesting.
There Is an excellent article on Daniel
Defoe by Oscar Fay Adams, and another
on the odd people Of Corea by Mrs. Leo
nowens. The poems of the number are by
Edith Thomas, Mary n Bradford, Mrs.
Butts. and Herbert Wild Bradley. Vide
Arqte is = 40 a year. d. Lothrop Com
pany, Publishers, Boston, Mass.
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century torerunner of the modern Trust"
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