The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-29
DEMOCRATS HARD AT WORK.
One thousand Meetings 10 be Held In The
State Saturday Night.
DR.. KEELEYS CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
lie Explains Why lie Has Not Given It's
Secrets to the Public War Of Freight
Rates-MetropoIitsn Matters.
INV YoRK BUREAU RICHMOND TIMES
Oct 9e 1901


Some MAGNIFICENT work is being done by
the Democratic State campaign managers In
these last few days Of the contest Some
idea OF its magnitude may be gained from the
fact that on Saturday night there will be 100
Democratic meetings in the State. Livery
town and village will have its fireworks and
speakers. and this remarkable and splendid
canvass will wind up with grand oratorical
outburst throughout the length and breadth
of the State.
CONFEDERATE CAMP OFFICERS.
The Confederate Veteran Camp OF this city
last night elected the following officers: j. n.
Parker commander; w. w. Flanagan, hrst
vice-commander w. b. Williams. second
vice-commander A. d. Chisom. third vice
commander: T. A. Young. adjutant. DR.. }. H.
Dew. surgeon. w. J. Hardy, counsel; Rev W.
w. Page. chaplain.
The annual banquet will be held on Cen
eral Lees birthday.
WAR OF FREIGHT RATES.
Prospects were never brighter for desper-
hte war Of freight rates The Chesapeake
and Ohio and the baltimore and ONO IN the
South are now quoting the lowest rates OF any
roads in the country The Grand Trunk ana
Canadian Pacific are endeavOring TO cut IN
der these rates The Northern trunk lines
cay they must cut 70 meet the cut of the
Southern trunk lines. The Southern trunk
lines say the same thing about the Northern
trunk lines Between them as between mill
stones the central trunk lines are ground
Charles A. Dana, editor of the sun; Joseph
Pulitzer, editor of the New York world. ana
Max ORell. the lecturer and author. we're
passengers on tho Majestic. which arrived
this afternoon from Europe.
KKELEY's CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.
DIR. Kelley. the discoveror of the bi-ohlorde
of gold cure for drunkenness. was also pas
ssnger. Dr. Kelley said he had originally in
tended 10 make il known 10 the world but
acting under advice he did not do so. Now
] am very glad that did not do SO. he con-
tnued, because my remedy cannot be mis-
applied by others 10 prove that 1t is useful. My
position is simply that challenge the medical
profession 20 examine results, not 70 inyesti-
gate methods. | claim for my treatment 50
much, if | fail 10 sustain my claim. then let
me fall. If the medical profession thinks
that have not made my claim, then the
secret will never be known. But as soon
rs there is a general agreement among
reputable Investigators that my discovery Is
sound then will tell them its composition
and the method.of its manufacture.
RELIEVE AND THEN LEARN.
But this must be when there Is general
belief in the remedy. To make the formula
public at this time would be 10 destroy the
usefulness of all the eighteen institutions for
the cure of drunkenness by my methods in
this country"
Dr. Kelley said that the cure was neither in
fallible nor universal. lie had calculated that
some per cent. at the most Of his patients
had reapsed into their former bad habits.
These were usually young men who did not
fully realize the benefit that indifference 10
alcohol was to them. When a man relapsed
DIR. Kelley said he could not receive sec
ond course of treatment.
TRIAL or PRESBYTERIAN DIyIEEs.
This afternoon the directors of the Union
Theological Seminary met and formally re-
ceived the committee appointed by the last
General Assembly, to confer with them re-
garding the Briggs matter.
The New York Presbytery of the Re-
formed Presbyterian Church, met to con-
cider the charges against the Rev. DR..
j. G. X. Milligan and the Rev. j. Il.
Carson. on charges of unconstitutional
conduct on the ground that they urged
the members of their congregation, in
church paper called The News Letter and in
other ways - vote for certain candidates at
last years election. If the presbytery should |
decide to take the charges up the trial will
ensue, otherwise the whole matter will be
dropped as the investigating committee ad-
vises.