Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-13

Madrid AMI five AT the Court OF -. james.
The death of hls wiie in tho midst OF hls
social and diplomatic success IN LONDON ~
the representative Of this country had an
untoward effect upon his health. when
wa. even he'i becoming broken.
flames Russell Lowell was born a; cam
bridge. Mas. February -. 1919. He was
nineteen wear old when Re graduated
from Harvard Ia lsiD be- was admitted 20
the bar. Three years later he began the
publication Of the yiHov, . uasalllne
which died after three issues. Mr.
Lowell succeeded MIR. Lonefeliow a,
professor Of bellies lcttres ut Harvard
University in l--5. when pc ma
earned - high literary reputation. MS
Legend of BRITTANY. which appeared IN
lsfi. was pronounce by Poe "thc mobiles,
poem which M american had yet written.
I'm 1919 be wrote the Bglow Papers, per-
hap- the most famous Of his works. FROM
1877 10 1862 he was editor Of the ifdn'c
H0nhty. and from 1~G3 10 49, OF the A0,'
imTlc1n R.c.1r. In 1874 b" received q =
decree Of IL. -. from the University oi
Cambridge. England. Mr.. Lowell wa' APP
pointed Minister 10 Spain IN 1871, ana IN
1879 Minister ~ England.
After his return from the English Mis-
sion. Mr.. Lowell published Ms latest WORK.
" Democracy and Other Addresses, COZ,
lection of his more important occasional
addresses IN ENGLAND. lie spent most of
his declining years with bis daughter, Mrs;
Burnett. Almost ID the lf-t ne Wa hard
though erratic worker. He had not been
scen often IN society ~ late years, but up
10 five years ago seemed IN robust health
MASSACHUSETTS ACENowLEpDEs HkK DEBT 10
VIAGINlA.
From n pDom by Mr.. Lowell reritef a. cam
bridge, Mas. ON tue Lundredth anniversary 81
Washineior'- taking command OF the American
army there
virginia CAV" rs this imperial man,
Cast I'm the massive mould
or those hich--taturcl ages Old.
That into rr4iidrr forms orr mortal metal ran:
She gave ~ this uuhlenishcd gentleman
What shall We give her TAX .uf love and praise
As I'm the dear ola un--trlnfed day,
Before tho inevitable wrong n"gaut
Mother # states rad unpouutcd men,
Thou eavc~t ~ % country, riVins him'
And We owe way what Ne owed thee then:
The boon thou wOuld-t have snatched from us
asen
Shines a. before. with no abatement dim
\ great man - memory III The only thing
With influence to outIast the present whim
And bind us a. when here he knit our golden
ring:
Lies iu thy soil and makes It part Of ours
Across more recent caves.
Where unreseniful Nature waves
lior prnnons @ cT the shOt-plOughei scd,
We from this conscrrated plain stretch ont
Our hands aa free from atteIth0Isht or doubt
As her" the united North
Poured her emuroNnrd manhood forth
In welcome 81 orr saviour aul thy sou.
Through baltic we havo better learned thy
worth.
Trio long breathed salor and undaunted will
Which. like his opn. The days disaster done,
Gould. safe in MANHOOD, suffer and BE- still;
Both thine AMI ours the victory hardly won
II eyer with distcmpcrei vol e. or pen
We have misieomed thee. here sc iake II pack
Aud for the deal Of both don common black
Be 10 ~ evermorc ~ thou vast then,
A. We forget thou hast not always been.
Mother Of states and unpOllutcd men,
Virginia, dtly named from England's manly
queen.
EDITOR GEORGE JONES no MORE.
PoLAyp STRINGS, MI. August 12.-Editor
George Jones, Of the New York Tunes, died
here at o clock this morning.
Mr. Jones and family arrived at Poland
Springs on the 10th II July. The came
from Massachusetts,. where Mr.. Joness
daughter had been sick. Anxiety for her
had exhausted Mr. Jones. He summoned
DR.. Wedgewood, the hote! physician, on
the 24th utimO, when he was found 10 be
suffering from dyseHtery. complicated with
other troubles.
The doctor at frs, did not consider the
case serious. but the disease fingered. Mr..
Jones grow weaker. lie had bad day
SUNDAY but seemed so comfortable NOu-
day that the family had slight hopes.
Tuesday ne failed constantly, and at 4:4O
tins morning be died.
Mr.. Jones's family have been with him,
and the hotel people have been unremlt-
ting in their kind attention. The party
left Poland Springs with the body at $3.50
tins morning. They viii arrive in New
York at II o'clock tonight. The funeral
services will be held Friday morning at 10
o'clock. at DR.. Ileber Newton's church.
Madison avenue and Siyty-sixth street.
uEoEGE JoSEs's LIFE.
The story Of George Jones's life is the
story Of the founding and building of the
New York Times. Although Mr.. Jones had
reached the age of forty when he joined
Henry Raymond IN establishing the Times,
and had already made his way 10 success
and a competence III other busi-
ness enterprises his earliest inclinations
had brought him into the field of New
York journalism. and his return TO IT as
a founder and publisher of the TbaeS was
but the fulfilment Of his youthful ambi-
tions. From the day when the FIRST copy
of the T.nfs was issued 20 the day of his
death Mr.. Jones devoted 10 II. TO the ex-
clusion Of all other interests and affairs.
his undivided time and energies. and his
success was the success OF the Journal hr
controlled.
The father and mother OF Nr. Jones
were Welsh. Coming To America some
wears before the birth of their son George,
thew settled in the village of Poultney.
VI, where the father engaged IN the busi-
ness of "a woollen manufacturer. 1t was IN
Poultney that George WAS born Gu the 18th
of August. 1911. He would have reached
the age Of eighty on Sunday, the 10th of
this month.
In 1888 MIR. Jones went to New York.
Nr. Greedy had preceded him by two
wears. Ii was III the business office Of
Horace Greeley's Tribune that Mr.. Jones
became first connected with journalism.
Upon the death of Mr.. Raymond Mr..
George Jones became the responsible head
of the New York Times, in control of its
business management and editorial policy.
Mr. Jones married. in 1886, Miss Sarah
NJ. Gilbert. of Troy. The tiftleth or golden
anniversary Of this wedding was quietly
observed in the family of Mr.. Jones IN
1886.
The broken Keystone Bank.