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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

did the inmates become that they auVeI-
tised their property for sale, put hopouy
u,ould buy II on account or It's spectrdl re-
mutation. The narrator quoted, naFlls
no belief in ghosts, determined 10 lnVes-
tigate the matter and Wy In wait aIIsr
dark near by. About an hour after MO
night he saw a single phantom Appear
AT the top of the fence m walk s'owIy
around II. 1t was all In white ana iooheu
sufficiently like a real ghost 10 ILtsneen
tba watcher pretty badly. nevertheless
10 Law low and waited to see what IL
,rould do. The spook made the circuit
NJ the fence and finally disappeared ap.
narentlv vanishing through a sloe door Vi
the dwelling. o-o-
hot recovered from his fears, and going
20 the haunted house In the afternoon ne
quietly s~prinkled q quantity OF "hlte
fiour along the top rail or the renee ~
was an idea OF his own for q ghost TRAP;
When night came he was again on NAM
and hid himself as before. A little aiter
@td,tght he saw two phantoms on the
fence. They walked with deliberate steps:
one about six feet behind the other ana
after making the circuit they disappeared
through the side door. After waiting d
few minutes TO muster up MS courase the
hatcher approached the fence and ex-
amined that portion Of the upper ran on
which he had sprinkled the flour. me
LAYER of four showed in the moonlight
well marked prints of small human feet.
This showed that the s~pectres were hVe
human beings, and so he was not AFRAID
any more. He went TO the house. reused
M the people and told what ne hao seen,
1yhich resulted in the discovery or the
Zoe, that two young daughters or the
ounar were so~mnambulists. without
knowing anything about it in their wax
ing moments. they were accustomed to
get up in the middle Of the night and
walk around the fence, sometimes ooth
together and sometimes one OF them
alone. The door OF their bedroom was
locked after that and the dwelling was
not haunted any more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
Accurate Shooting.

An unknown Mexican was shot and
killed last Thursday afternoon near Gila
Bend by Rufe Thompson. The Mexican
had been in the city several days. and
had come TO be regarded as a dangerous
man. He frequently displayed an ugly
looking Bowie knife and seemed to be
hunting for a chance 10 use 1t. Those
who came In contact with him were
afraid OF him, and submitted to much
abuse rather than to resent 1t.
ON Sunday afternoon he had taken pos
session OF Horns saloon. In the course
OF his occupation Of the place he GOT lnt9
on oitercation with Thompson and started
at him Bowie knife, in hand. Thompson
held his ground until the Mexican was
within six feet OF him, when ne drew
us revolver and began firing. he nreu
a. shote 60 RAPIDLY that the last one
IGur The Mexican's body before ne s
ffeli. and his ain was SO true that e ,1ss
bullet pierced the heart. , an , mry"G decided
t he1f II was a case Of j%ustihable homicide,
Correspondence a Francisco Chrohicie'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
A Yntn fnr Milllnm Wlnter.

Poetry, Ike an exotic flower, requires a
Conservatory. 1 am. therefore, In favor
Of q national poet laureate, to be APP
pointed by the President, after a public
competition, 10 hold Office for Efe, under
tie civil service rules. and to be paid a
salary equal 70 a $1,000 clerkship. AS the
duty OF a poet laureate would be to write
poetry about cur countryside grandest
theme ever known to mankind| con-
slider the suggestion that he ought 20 be
turned out OF Office with the President
who appoints him not worth considering.
True poetry is national, not partisan;
and when II is partisan but righteous
a. in the case OF "God Save the King"
which was written for tho Pretender-
II becomes national by adoption or the
survival Of the fttest. AS 70 my choice
Tor post laureate, ! should cast my vote
Tor William Winter, whose poem upon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
Sweet Singer of Michigan.

I do not believe this country snou,u
have q poet laurate. The laureateshlp
I'm England IS an absurd enough survival
from the medieval past. and If the great
mass Of Engllshmen had n sense OF
humor, they would rise and clamor Tor
its suppression. We have enough Anglo
maniac ineptitudes in this country with
out looking out for another. II we must
have a laureate, by all means let II be
the lady once known to fame as the
Sweet Singer OF Michigan. She Is quite
the peer Of several in the long ana Illus
trious line Of British laureates, ana she
would be as ridiculous as the once lIseli'
WILLIAM S. WALSH.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

Under our system Of Government the
appointment OF a poet laureate would
most probably be made on political
grounds, and the poet who could bring
the greatest amount OF influence would
secure the honor, provided. OF course.
his views upon the tariff and other great
questions were IN accord with those OF
the ruling powers. The poet laureate
OF the United States should be subject
to change, like the postmaster or collector
OF customs, in order 10 avoid disagree
able contingencies. IL we are 10 have
one. l should vote for Stedman. who GER
tainly stands In the foremost rank OF
American poets. Is a genial and most
agreeable gentleman, n belongs TO the
same political party that l do.
THOMAS w. KNOX.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
nrorer Cleveland and Edward Nv.

The question Of a poet laureate Is out OF
dsto and not worth a thought. Any great
naropal event makes our whole country
bre,k out into sor &. There are l~aureates
or average capacity in every community
The magazines aud newspapers select
pay for, ana preserve the best OF thelr
erusions. Why. then, should the Govern,
ueat worry about a laureate? Edward
~ found one an ADVANTAGE; Grover
Cleveland would consider one a bore. IL
IS d long cry betwecn Edward ~ ana
Grover Cleveland. We might, / was going
% say. have a poet censor Dut d
moments reflection shows this ONCE 10
b. still more unnecessary. are we not
blessed with the illustrated newspapers
and do they not kindly show US every
week our most obvious SHORTCOMINGS!
AMELIA u. BARR.
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LEMON ELIXIR.


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cnnsnIntion of ReligIon.

How many housekeepers there are ma
can sympathize with the old sirsinia ~
who said TO her friend on Hhulls natS.
ured old cup cracked by a caiei'a Ter ~.
om1o,ton NJ losing a handsome piece or
old china" surely" said the friend, =.
Is not SO bad as losing ones children,
YES II is: for when your children die you
do have the consolation OF religion you
know.D-Philadelphis Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
The nmcn an Odious One.

I do not see that anything is gained by
the laureation OF a poet-a true poet
the laureatship; the laurel ADDS
nothing to his art. Now that the patent
medicines and rival soaps have each a
poet laureate. the office has become
od,ous. Poems written to order are sell
dom worth printing.
CHAs. WARREN sTODDARD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

have Just taken the last OF two bottles
Of DR.. III. Mczley's Lemon Ellxlr Tor ner.
yous headache. indigestion. Win discusses
liver and skidneys. The Elixir cured me.
+ found n the greatest medicine | ever used.
J. IL. MENNIcH. Attorney.
1925 II street. Washington ID. u
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rram Prnmlnent lady.

have not been able In two years 70 walk
or stand without suffering great pain. Siace
taking Or. Moziey's Lemon. Elixir can
walk half a mile without suffering tho leass
Inconvenience. rwoc-u
Grn1n 0A.
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Tho IAen Annohroni.tic.

The idea OF an American poet laureate
impresses me as anachronistic mot n a
creontic). 1t is too early or too late in
the history Of our nation for such an
institution: we have outgrown the court
costume IN which Il ancestors came
across the seas. and we have not yet
found time to invent any "frills" OF our
own 10 take its place. l think that II the
suggestion Of an American poet laureate
could be at one instant flashed into the
minds OF the many millions OF United
statesians. a simultaneous peal OF laugh
ter would go up from at least two-thirds
Of those millions of lungs which would
startle Olympus and seriously disturb
the repOse of that second circle, where,
according to Dante, the souls Of the great
poets-the great triumvirate Of poets
dwell IN scholarly seclusion.
] am inclined TO the opinion that the
American eagle is not yet tame enough
70 endure "frills" of any sort.
MRS. FRANK LESLIE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
Let Each Man Choose His own Laureate

My impression IS that we have Dor
roUed enough Of snObbery from our
friends across the water, and can afford
o. let every American poet vho is worthy
rest content with the bay-leaves Of the
public opinion of a people who are the
greatest on earth, when they let nukey-
dom alone. Such an Office is proper In
Llgand. where every man owes duty
ana allegiance TO his own sovereign. We
live in "a republic; each man is a sover-
een. Let each mans heart choose and
crown his own laureate, who shall be his
friend. his guide, his fhelper-not his
O%lymphian butler. In heavens name,
while we are passing laws To keep out
articles Of foreign manufacture, let US
place the tariff high upon offices that 10
Va would mean nothing.
HENRY G. DE MILE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

the Grand Army would OF itself place
him at the head OF living American poets.
STEPHEN FISKE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

Honor should be Conferred on Holmes
7 see no reason for instituting an official
poet. but manifestly DR.. oliver wendell
Holmes should have the honor, If 1t were
TO be conferred upon any one.
ALBERT SHAW.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
LITERARY BUDGET.
,rrgoRs VINO FAToR AN AMERT-
oAY POET LAUREhTESHIr.

.v,ac Range OF Views About the Mar and
the position From Crawford raw
c,tt. Thos. Nelson Page and Others.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

- having been suggested, apropos OF the
INT discussion regarding the suces-
IN the English poet l%aureateship, that
.~.c-,ca should also have a poet laureate,
lumber OF leading poets and authors
recently invited TO give their views
this subject. Their follow,
.,s Will be found both pertinent and
.,,o,v. Il will be noted that Holmes. sted-
and two or three other leading poets
,.yo RETAINED from an expression OF
,u- opinions, but when 1t is observed
n.t fbcy are all prominent candidates
~ me laurcateship. their modesty VIII
he understood.
DO not Favor tho idea.
= take only n general Interest In the
o,,ter OF an American poet laureateship
"a do not wish TO stand In opposition 70
s,v roct who has a chance OF being Sc
,,.toi n the question OF IN appointment
.,o.ld be seriously considered, but my
am prcjudiccs are opposed TO u an
1~tauon Of mouarchic institutions.
+. MARION CRAWFORD.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

TOO Much Given TO Blowing Anyhow"
I don't think we want any poet laureate.
We are too much given TO blowing any
how. THOMAS NELSON PAGE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11

VI. View. Of Enn Wheeler Wilcox.

10 not think America now possesses q
srt~r poet who has written enough great
.,e~s to merit a laureateship.
re Crandest poem in literary construc-
tf5n and richness Of language, written by
on American poet, is, 70 my thihklnB'
~l4o-od and Mlriamne." by Amelie Rivas.
n is the creation OF a great genius-a
genius vet IN its early dawn. II 1t is not
crushed by the bludgeons Of the mob 1t
should in fifteen years time fit this au-
thor for the crown OF laureateship.
do no say this because she is a woman!
Indeed. my preference in all things is 70
ace men lead. Had a man written Herd
and Miriamne' TO him 1 would accord
the same praise. But ] know Of no other
American. living OF dead, who has so
nearly approached the Shakespearcan
standard. no other poems so rich with ie-
uarkable and universal lines OF beauty.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-11
No living Poet worthy Of the Honor.

Regarding a poet laureateship in Amer
loa. would say that 1 do not see how
such an office could be created or main
tanned in t%blsccuntry unless it was merely
on honorary title. The laureateship is
created ny the crown Of England, and was
said 10 have originated in reign Of Ed
ward ". l hardly think the Govern
mont OF the United States would recog-
r,,a any necessity FOR such an office. In
tlo Society Of Amateur Journalists II has
been for some time the custom 20 choose
hv competition a poet laureate every
year. on his plan an organized literary
society might elect q permanent laureate.
In my opinion there is no living poet in
America whose genius is broad enough
and deep enough to fill the office. Either
Longfellow or Poe in the past would
have been worthy OF the laurel. Blu II
America must have a poet laureate. l
would suggest Thomas Bailey Aldrich as
the best fitted to wear the honor.
MINNA IRVING.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
Death of Randolph Rogers.

Mr.. RANDOLPH ROGERS, the American
sculptor who died at Rome yesterday, was
identified with Virginia by marriage with
one of the noblest daughters of this Com
monwealth. as we'll as by his work on the
Washington monument in the Capitol
Square.
He was man of genius and industry.
and his works are TO be found in many
cities of this country but none brought
him more popular renown than the basso
relieves on the doors of the Capitol at
Washington and the statues and allegori-
cal figures on our monument here. The
latter he undertook and modelled after the
death of Mr.. CRAWFORD, who was the
sculptor with whom the State contracted
for all of the bronzes. OF his purely
ideal pieces the Lost Pleiad is perhaps the
greatest.
For years preceding his death Mr, ROOMS
was an invalid. but he never lost his in
terest in his art. and his villa at Rome was
ever open to American visitors, and to all
OF them and to Virginians particularly he
extended q cordial welcome and agenerous
hospitality.
The common opinion of men compe-
tent to Judge accorded him high rank in
his profession, and he was honored both
at home and abroad. As an evidence of
the estimation that he was held in the
great art centre of Rome, it Is only neces-
sary to state in which he was professor in
st. Luke's Academy-an institution which
has been in existence 800 years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
The Outlook for Streets and Suburbs

The Outlook for Streets and Suburbs.
We are not dlsheartened at tho disfavor
which the DooLrr bill has met at the hands
of the Council committee. As Is well
known. IL proposes very radical change
in our system Of paying for street i'm
provements. and It will only be adopted
when the people see that they cannot get
the improvements which they wish by APP
preparations from the City Treasury.
We have advocated it, with some amend
ments. as the best plan likely to be de-
yised as a substitute for our present I'M
satisfactory System. and in the course OF
time we expect To see il adopted with more
or less modification. Ours is commu-
nifty slow TO move, but il does move. and
very steadily too, and in due season this
subject will come up again, and, we trust,
with better prospect OF success.
A suggestion has been made that taxes
might well be raised to afford the city the
amount Of money necessary to give the peo-
pie all of the Improvements that are really
needed. II is not so very unlikely that
taxes will have to be raised without refer
ence to this demand upon the Treasury !;
but If they are increased and there is an
unusually large surplus left in the Trea-
sury for streets generally" the real ques-
ton will be met but partially. The street
fund will be divided between the six wards
as usual, and the inner wards will con-
tinue to pull up good streets and make
better ones, while the outer wards with
their great expenses Of unimproyed terri
tory will continue TO find the sums appor-
toned 10 them miserably inadequate. In
the end we have got TO dovise some sys-
tenn Of taxing abutting property for neigh
borhood improvements. hence the friends
of the DooLEY bill should look upon that
measure as passed by" not defeated.
Anticipating the rejection of the DooLET
bill by the Council the friends of the an
nexation Of considerable part Of Lee dis
trict are willing that the Legislature
should allow the city TO subject their pro-
perty in the territory in question TO a
special tax like that proposed in the
DooLEY bill.
In other words. they are willing to como
into the city and bear their proportion of
general taxation and also pay for their
own street improvements.
This subject OF annexation has been re-
TERED by the Council committee to the
City Engineer and the City Attorney for
report, aud it is possible that they may
suggest the form of bill which will meet
the approval of the Richmond public.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
REPEAL II.

The New York Tribune says that the de-
cision of the Supreme Court of the United
etstes IN the CouYsKLNAN case calls for
the immediate amendment of the inter-
state commerce act. We have heretofore
expressed the opinion that that decision
was step in the right direction. and we
Are glad to find that our New York con-
Temporary is of the same opinion. We
commend that decision TO our lawmakers
as pointing out where breaker lies.
But is there any necessity tor such an
amendment? Does not the decision
operate 10 repeal the unconstitutional
clause? Perhaps the Tribune desires to
have the act amended so as to provide
some constitutional method of compell-
ing witnesses TO criminate themselves.
But this is an impossibility. Congress
tried in framing the interstate commerce
act 10 avoid the operation OF the fifth
amendment, but failed. The Supreme
Court of the United States spoke of that
attempt as follows;
ave are clearly Of opinion that no statute
which leaves the party or witness subject TO
prosecution after he answers the eliminating
question put 20 him can have the effect OF sup
planting the privilege conferred by the conssi-
tuition OF the United states Section $50 OF the
Revised Statutes does not supply . complete pro-
lection from all the perils against which the
constitutional provision was designed 10 guard
ana is not full substitute for that prohibition.
In sisv Of the constitutional provision, stafu-
tory ensctmsnt 10 DO valid must afford absolute
Immunity against future prosecution for The Of
feuce 70 which tho question rciates'
How does the Tribune propose 20 eysde
that plain judicial opinionS We cay repeal
the act and live up to tho Organic Law OF
the land. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16

His recent performance will confirm the al.
most universal opinion held by the best-informed
leaders OF the party that Mr.. Springer Is not
suitable person TO LEAD the Democrats on tho
floor of the House. 1t is essential that leader
should know how 10 be silent when he ought not
TO speak.-BaltiraOrc Erening Ne,rs.
The DISPATCH knows the Gorman-Hill tenden-
cy OF the Neics. What has II TO say OF the above
on Mr.. Springer? The Ners endorses previously
expressed views Of the Adrance.- LynehbuTg Ad-
rance.
Inasmuch as we quoted Mr.. SPRINGER to
prove that we were not inconsistent or
alone IN acquiescing in the policy of not
making fight for free-oonage this year,
the Advance can hardly be serious when 1T
asks us what we have to say concerning the
Ne,os's attack upon the distinguished Hi
noisan. Nevertheless we must admit that
sometime ago we experienced the feeling
which has caused the Naes to speak so
candidly of Mr. SPBSGTs. However, since
his selection as Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Ways and Means by such man as
Speaker CRISP. we have had no such feel
ing or opinion. His utterances since that
time have seemed to us to be character
ized by great good sense.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
Reciprocity.

The New York Tribune declares that Mr..
BREcK1NRlDGE's resolution is identical
with the proposition submitted by Secre-
tary BLAINE on June 10. 1890, to Congress
and subsequently introduced in the SEN
ate as the HALE amendment, and that
the pnraseology has been reproduced
word for word absolutely without
change. And that paper seems to think
that Mr.. BREcKINRTDGE played of practi-
cal Joke upon the Democrats when he in
duced them and their newspaper organs
to endorse his stolen resolution.
Well, 'let the CALLED jade Vince, our
withers are unwrung." From the begin
ming we have claimed BLAISE's reciprocity
policy as a partial endorsement of the re al
reciprocity always advocated by the Demo-
Gratis. At the same time. as we said the
other day, Congress has no power 10 dele
gate its functIons-no right to delegate Its
powers-to the President Of the United
States.