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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19

Free delivery grows IN popularity. BY
vote Of ia to 50 the national House Of
Representatives recently decided that
no additional free-dslivery Offices shall
be established 10 any congressional DIS
tfict having one or moro free-delivefy
Offices until each congressional district
having In IL Q place suitable shall have
been supplied with ct least one free-dc-
livery Office. But the House Of Represen-
tatives went further. It's amendment pro-
vided that no additional facilities for free
delivery should be furnished until the re-
suit Just mentioned had been accomplish
ed-that is to say. congressional districts
already possessing free-deIivery Offices
shall have no more Of such offices and shall
not have the facilities at those Offices IN
creased until all Of the congressional dis
tricts entitled to tree delivery tshall have
been supplied with free-delivery Offices or
at least one free-delivery Office. We haze
emphasized the words offices" and
facilities" TO call attention to the pecu-
harities of this new legislation. which. by
the way, may never get through the Sem
ate.
The House Of Representatives. seems to
be afraid to trust the people on the free
delivery question. In adopting the amend
ment VIC have alluded to above that body
had to cut down the appropriation in the
bill as q means of making that amend
ment in order under the rules. But we do
not deem il necessary for the House oil
Representatives thus TO deal with the
people. Free delivery is popular where
ever the people have enjoyed its benefits.
II would be much more likely to damage
congressman In the estimation OF his con-
st:tuents for him to fail to secure for
them free-delivery facilities than for him
to vote for o bill carrying few thousand
dollars in the shape OF appropria-
tions to the free-deivery feature
of the postal department of our great gov
eminent. The Post-Offics Department
ought not TO be expected to be self-sus-
tanning. Think Of appropriatlng Sloo..
600 900 annually to the soldiers who served
IN the national armies IN the late war and
then refusing to appropriate Sl.0Oo,0oo 10
confer upon all the people, and not upon
soldiers alone, the inestimable benefits OF
a free.deliyery system. Such economy
ought to be distasteful to the people them
selves. Surely they cannot approve OF
such legislative ,cheese-paring. Surely
they know that with the increase OF
free delivery the intelligence of thepeo-
ple increases. People run to ond fro,
and knowledge is increased" The man on
the farm is brought into direct and quick
communication with the man at the coun-
ter. The city and the country become
closely allied in business and in hospitaii-
ty.
Yes. let US have free delivery as soon as
possible wherever there ought to be tree
delivery.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
Bismarck and the Emperor.

The fact that Prince REuss, the German
ambassador to the Court of FRANCIS DO
sEpH, has been granted convenient leave
of absence" in order that he may solve
gracefully the problem of not meeting
BISMARCK when the latter arrives in Vienna
to attend the marriage of his son, is taken
as evidence that there is no truth in the
report of an immediate reconciliation be-
tween the ex-Chancellor and Emperor
WILLIAM. 1t is. however, also evidence
that WILLIAM has the sagacity to under
stand that he cannot afford to give BIS
MARcK an open sfront. We have never
put much faith in the stories that the En-
peror and BISMARCK were about to settle
their differences, for the reason that the
time is not ripe for reconciliation. Both
parties to the quarrel-the seriousness of
which has been considerably exaggerated
have heads Of their own. and stubbornness
is q marked characteristic of each. There
is under present conditions no neces-
sity for either to make overtures to
the other. As regards questions Of
internal policy and foreign relations
Germany is getting along very smoothly.
But should q serious crisis arise in the at
fairs Of the empire there can be no doubt
that the Emperor and the old Chancellor
could fall upon niodis rire',di. The pa
triotism Of neither can be doubted. VIII
LIAM cannot fail to comprehend that BIS
MARcK has potent following that it
would be unwise to antagonize; and there
Is nothing in BIsMAgcK's record to show
that he would not recognize his duty to MS
sovereign and to the Fntherland should his
influence be needed to overt danger to the
integrity of the empire. As we have fire.
uuentiy said, IN some respects BISMARCK
out of power is more powerful than BIS
MARcK in power, and it is to the credit OF
the young Emperor that he appreciates
this and would steer clear of arousing the
resentment Of party that when some
grave issue was involved might prove
stronger than its leader. However over
bearing and autocratic BISMARCK may
have proved. the occasion may yet
present itself when he Of all
men in the empire may be needed
to control and direct popular opinion and
band the people together. However much
he may be welded 10 the old reqime. the
people have faith in him. and WILLIAM sees
that 1t will not do to make his adherents
more Jealous in his quarrel than he is him.
self. The manner in which the threatened
Vienna complication has been disposed of
would, therefore, seem to be best for all
concerned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
m. M,nnenpolIs Platform.

Tho Reuub,icap platform Of 1892 reads
as IL its constructors had felt that
they had an unpleasant auty to poFiorn'
and 40 feeling performed II IN the most
perfunctory manner possible. AZ mnst'
however. have required an effort 70 pro-
duce .uch paragraph Us the opening one'
VIC quoteit: ,,,..r. =,
thu United States assembled Ia general co"'cn'
lion on rho shores OF tho Mississippi river inc
everlasting bond OF IN indessrucuo'o TO
public. whose m,st glorious chspser OF
history 10 tho record Of tho nepuo'
I,c.n marty. congratulate thor country
mon IN the majestic march Of the nation under
the banners inscrtbcd with the principles OF our
p,ntform OF 1858, indicated by victory ~ inc
rolls and prosperity In our nolds, Workshops
and mines" 81, &c.
General convention is good. IL IS
new phrase as thus applied. the ever
lasting bond Of an indestructibie repno-
lie Is good also. But all that oil the he-
mn nlicans and all the Republican conven-
tions in the United States could say IN the
way of Boosting Is rendered ridiculous ny
the assertion that the most glorious cnap-
ter of the history of this country Is the re,
cord of the Republican party! Inc recoru
of the Republican party is the recoru Oh
fact,on which from 1870 until now has held
possession Of the government despite the
fact that the Democrats have nearly
always. If not always. during that time
constituted majority of the voters. The
forms of government have been prost'.
tuted TO the perpetuation OF the rule OF
the miserable party whose record IS thus
spoken of a. "glorious" one. The negro
vote has been relied upon to show that q
majority Of the people prefer Republican
rule. What GLORIOUS record" Is the
record of the party that has for twenty
odd years endeavored to place the negro
on top of the white man in the southern
States and carried the North by the aid OF
the negro vote!
We appeal to the census of 1880 for the
facts which show that the GLORIOUS VIC
tories of the Republican party have oil
been victories gained by negro votes. New
York had in 1880, 1889 negro votes: In
diana had 10, 739; Ohio had 2l.705; Penn
sylvania. 1882. and Illinois. 1866.
Leaving all the rest of the negroes out OF
the calculation. we say that IT these
negroes had voted with the Democrats In
1870 and afterwards the Republican party
would have had no record GLORIOUS or
other. It would have died long ago. 1t
has lived upon negro votes. HARRISON
was nominated last week in obedience to
the demands of the Republican negroes.
So "the most glorious chapter" ia the
record Of the Republican party Is negro
chanter,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
Book Notices.

China Collecting in America. By ALICE
MORSE EARLE. Illustrated. CHARLES
ScRIBxEE's SoSs. New York: 1892. Pages
424. small Alto. Price s..
For sale by WEST. JOHNSTON Il Co., Rich
mond,. Va.
There Is much-used saying. DE gus,i-
bus nil dispuidnd'un." and vet there is hard
" anything about which people are let
less alone by critics and censors than their
taste or tastes. Taste is capacity for
just discrimination and sound judgment
in regard to matters of admit ed value and
importance, which require some culture
in order to properly appreciate them.
Tastes are inclinations. preferences. and
leanings generally put in practice In cor
tain directions or towards certain things
which contribute to ones enjoyment. real
or supposed. Taste may be good or bad,
refined or vitiatsd. and tastes may be-
high or low, slsvatine or erovelhng.
Taste and tastes may address themselves
to . great variety Of objects and be in
dulgsd In in . multitude Of modes. 20 that
extensive latitude may very properly bs
allowed. Hence the French supplement
the Latin shore with "eAacvn q sps Sout.v
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
Shenandoah University school.
Correspondence OF the klchmoni DIspatch

Correspondence OF the hicnmoni DNpatcn.I
BERIYvILLE, Va, June 1.-THE fifth an
nuai commencement exercises OF the
Shenandoah University School took place
in Winston Hall last evening at 8 o'clock.
A select and an enthusiastic audience was
present. ,,..,
In opening the exercises Captain Will
liam n. Mcdonald, the efficient principal
of the school, made appropriate remarks,
in the course of which he said the stand
ard of scholarship IN the higher grade was
much greater than ever before and that he
had been agreeablv surprised at and more
than gratified with the results obtained.
After closing his remarks he announced
the names of those who had secured
honors, as follows:
Lower School-Joseph ID. Warner, New
York city; William Hoge. West Virginia !;
L. P. g. Lewis, Jr., Clarke county.
Middle School-W. q. Williams, West
Virginia; w. Cabell Moore, Clarke county !;
l.. p. Wheat, Jr., Clarke county.
Upper School-Thomas q. Clagett. Clarke
county; Ed. o. Russell, Loudoun county !;
w. n. Bronaueh, Manchester.
Prizes for mathematics. Latin. English,
and writing were awarded TO X. ID. Wight,
Baltimore, Md. w. Cabell Moore, Clarke
county. r. I. Price, Moorefeld, w. Va.
and Robert Wheat. Clarke county, re-
spectlyely.
The prizes were presented by Major
Samuel j. q. Moore. who made an appro-
pirate address. the theme of which was
that truth taught by Solomon. - Get wis
dom. get understanding" and in closing
he said: AND. young gentlemen. may you
get that wisdom and that understanding
that will fit you for the life which now is
and that which is to come
Certificates of proficiency in various
branches were awarded TO W. n. Bronaugh.
Manchester; X. L. Price and W. q. Will
hams. Moore6eld, w. Va: Ed. o. Russell.
Arnold Mineral county. ". Va; J. J.
Wight, Baltimore. Nd; T. III. Lippitt and
l.. II. Allen, Clarke county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
Programme Of tho Finni Celebration or
IsDe-The Largest Glass of Graduates.

f8De-Thc Largest Glass of Graduates.
fCorrespondcnco OF tho Richmond Dispatch.l
UKIyxRsrTy OF VIRGINIA. June Isl he
FINAL celebration Of the university Will be-
GIN Sunday. June 2eth. with the annual
celebration OF the Young Mems Christian
Association. The sermon before the 9ssO-
citation will be preached by Rev. Robert
II. Kerr. ID. d.. of Richmond. Va. On
Monday evening the annual celebration
OF the Washington Literary Society VIII
be held. and addresses Will be Delivered
by the president. Mr. X. r. Leach, Jr., OF
Mary land the debater, Mr.. IL. r. Goier, o.
Of Virginia. ~,
On Tuesday at II A. N. DR.. Thomas Mel
son Page. the distinguished Nrginian
author. will address the two literary
societies, and after bis address the medal
for the best prose article contributed by
A student of the present session TO the
University Magazine will be awarded. Al
=. NJ. the annual celebration OF the JeHer-
son Literary Society will be held, and ad-
dresses will be made by the president. Mr.
J. Jordon Leake. OF Virginia. and the
orator, Dir. Lewis II. Machen, Of Virginia.
On Wednesday at 10 A. Nj. the closing
exercises of the university are held. Di-
plomas of graduation and professional and
academical degrees are awarded. The class
of bachelors OF arts graduated under the
new elective requirementsl will be. the
largest, doubtless. IN the history of the
university. After the degrees are conferred
the annual celebration OF the Society OF
Alumni is held. The address will be de:
hvered by Hon. Laurence ). Marye. OF
Lynchburg, Va. At the conclusion Of the
address the alumni are invited TO a
luncheon given by the faculty in the uni
versity library.
For the delectation of the young folks
there will be the usual number of germans
TO dilute the stream Of oratory. Persons
of a grayer mind will find matter OF in
terest in visits TO the Astronomical opser,
yatory. the natural history museum, and
the biological. chemical, and physical iabo-
ratories; ell Of which will be open to
visitors at this time.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
The WAY to Win-Again.

In speaking of the proceedings of the
recent Minneapolis convention Mr.. BLAINE
said that the resolution, energy, and
persistence which marked the proceed
incs of that body would, ii turned against
the Democrats, win the election in No
yember. Here is lesson for the Demo-
Gratis. II the Minneapolis convention was
characterized by resolution, energy, and
persistence the Chicago convention will
be characterized by these features in
much greater degree. No national con-
vention has ever been held in this country
which developed SO much feeling as
will be developed in Chicago, pro-
yided nomination is not made
upon the first ballot. Hard work
night and day, constant appeals to the
delegates, vigorous protests against the
nomination of one and another of the
aspirants, and an unlimited amount of
"cheek" and Ginning" so to speak,
will make the Chicago convention memo
rable. II we keep cool and shall not allow
ourselves to be taken off our feet" by
the rushing tide of personal preferences
which will assuredly sweep over Chicago.
we shall be in good condition to fight the
great presidential battle at home, let those
do what they will who have manifested
disposition to care rather for men than for
measures and to win victory at Chicago
this week rather than to WIN victory at
the ballot-box ON the 9Th of November
next.
We repeat, however, that if we are to
succeed in electing the nominee whom we
shall select In a day or two We must lose
sight OF all minor differences and remem-
Der only that we are Democrats first, last.
and all tho time; that we have o country
to save; that we have q section to guard
against the inroads Of the worst party that
ever had an existence amongst us or our
fathers; and that success, especially this
year, will come only to those who work for
it. Surely we hold that in our
case he "serves his country best
who serves his party best" Surely
we can see the glittering bayonets which
are to follow up and execute the force
bill if we prove false to our duty and
allow the Republicans again to secure
control of the legislative, executive, and
judicial departments of the National Gov
eminent. Surely we will not allow our
vision to be clouded by the smoke and
dust of contest within our own ranks
when we have battle so much more i'm
portant to fight with the common enemy
the enemy Of the peace, prosperity. and
contentment OF the South and Of the
whole Union. We must once more put
down the sectionalists and South-haters.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19

q Ishussday lest. Il ~ much shsouded 10
xmone the arrivals IN the valley from
the different schools We note the follow
irr The Misses Warren. from hrs. biil-
mas school, ct Winchester; the Misses
Hnokius. from the Agnes scott Institute
At Decatur. Ga; Mr.. Lyttieton warren:
nom Roanoke College. land MI. FRANK
Hopkins, from Washington and Lee Uni
Miss Nane,t Hopkins Ia the principal OF
the Agness Scott.
Mrs. james Frazier, of Clifton Forge, hs
guest OF her father, Judge J. W. warrick-
Miss Cerl, OF North Carolina, Is. spending
some weeks with Miss Roberta L. Parker.
A double daily train has been placed on
the Hot Springs branch OF toe Chesapeake
ans Ohio, connecting at Covington. IhB
trau arrives AZ the Hot Springs at e;2o In
the morning and about . O'Clock 1T night.
After Monday next mail service Will be
put on the road.
Tho weather here for the past two weeks
has been ideal weather for the farmers ana
their crops have progressed rapidly.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
The Children and Their Vacation.


Thelist of frst-honor pupils IN the pub
lie schools of Richmond, which we pub
l,sh this morning. will have thousands OF
readers. To the women and children, and
TO many men. too, it will prove more IN
teresting than the news from Chicago or
the latest developments concerning the
Richmond and Danville railroad receiver
ship.
These hard-earned honors are as dear to
the winners Of them as the spurs were to
the knights whose yslor they were made
testimonials Of. These scholastic honors
represent nights and days OF hard study
and the sacrifice of many of the pleasures
of youth. They would not be priced If
they cost nothing. but we have known in
stances where they have cost too much
where health has been sacrificed 10 them.
These, we must suppose, are exceptions 10
the general rule, for our public-school
officers and teachers are sensible and hui
name men. and have had experience which
qualities them to Judge of the capacity for
Tork of the average boy and girl.
When the public schools of Richmond
were opened last fall there was a great
diphthera scare here, and some parents
and guardians thought it the part OF pru-
dence to keep their children away until
the disease was well-nigh subdued in this
city. Such children upon returning to
school found their classes considerably
advanced. and all OF them could not over
take them. Doubtless not few for this
reason failed to win honors which would
have otherwise been within their reach.
The vacation is the most blissful period
of childhood. 1t never comes too soon
or lasts too long, and IS the compensation
offered for hours of toll and for subiec-
ton to restraints which fret the freedom
loving spirit of youth.
We trust that all of the school-children
of Riehmond-th the pupils of the public
schools and the pupils of all of our other
schools will enjoy their vacation and re-
turn to their studies with tanned cheeks.
expanded chests, and strengthened limbs,
and with the determination to reap during
the coming session harvests of medals,
honors. and distinctions.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
SUNDAY. JUNE 10. 1892.
THE FEATURES or TO-DAY'S PAPER,

THE CHICAGO CONyENTIoN-Latest Aspects
OF the situation--Arrival Of Great Numbers
Of Delegates-sccnes, Incidents, and An
nouncemonts
TIE HUN OF soCIgTY-Preparations FOL
Summer Outings on seashore and Noun
tain--Closo OF tho Home Season.
SILVER AND GRAIN--Their Ups and Downs
Letter from Mr.. Lewis ii. Blair In Reply
TO Judge Hughss's Last Free-Coinage Letter
THE FIRsT-HONOR LIsT-Pupils OF tho White
Public Schools Of Richmond Who Received
tho Highest Marks and Were Awarded Ger
tihcates.
FASHION FOIBLEs-The " Going-Away
wardrobes for the Watering Places" Point
ers" on Mountain Dresses and Climbing
Toile,s-short Skirts for Dauntless Dam
sells.
QUERIES AND ANsWERS-Order OF Time In
Which tho the Books of tho Billie Were Writ.
ten-Michigan's Presidential Electors-Abra-
ham Llncoln's Presidential Competitors
RACING INTEREsTs-The American Turf and
the Men Who Win and Lose Big sums-The
Evolution OF q "Jrlien Gordon bennett
Monument-Old John Swinton.
REJoINDER OF Mr.. TODD-Another Letter
Concerning the Brazil Steamship Contro-
yersy-He Discusses at Length the Position
Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
SOME OIL RoMANCES-Remarkaole Happen
ings in the Bonanza Days OF Oil Creck-The
Great Benninghon Robbery-How 100000
Was Carried on.
VOORHEES, AND GRAY-What the Senator Has
to Say Of the ex-Governors Political Record.
AN ENGINEER FATALLY scALDED-Ar
s,later Caught Under Locomotive and Dies
ia Few Hours.
PEoPLEs-PAKTY CONvENTIoN-Itw VIII Send
Delegates to Omaha and TO Organize Perma-
nenty.
WIN THEIR FIRST GAME-The virginias De-
feat the Manchester Club In Baseball Con-
test.
THE STATE BAR AssoCIATIoN-Great In
terest in the Approaching Session at Old
Point The Programme
OLD POINT COMFORT-The Ambassadors
of Commerce Take a sniff of the "Briny !"
at the Capes-Sweet Gin Graduates Welcome
the Cadets from Annapolis.
. A NOVEL INCIDENTAL Night Attack on the
Receiylne-ship Franklin Made Feature Of
the brill OF the Carolina Reserves.
ROANOKE REJOlCEs-Thousands Celebrate
the Tenth Birthday of the Magic City.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-19
Honest Money.

We have twice already quoted the SILVER
resolution of the Minneapolis platform.
% that our readers know that it IL Q
strsddlen or verse. Nevertheless, the
CINCINNATI Commercial Gazette has the ef-
fronsery to publish the following editorial
paragraph:
.win the Democrats at Chicago have tho
. courage 10 adopt an honsst-monsy resolution
Hardly"
What Is an honest-money resolution " Z
II tho silver resolution concocted ct Min
neapolis is an honest-money resolution,
then the Democrats are ut least Is sound
upon the silver question - the Republic
cans, seeing that the former have for years
incorporated into their State and national
platforms resolutions like the one adopted
bv the late Republican National Convsn-
ton.
aowsvsr. We confess that We do not Ike
the Republican rssolutio, on silver st all.
and whilst rather expecting the Demo
cratic National Convention not to b any
moro candid than VS. the Republican Ma
tional Convention. yet We would lain hope
that We might have clear issus before ~
psxt fall. La n 80 for o. against ffsS
coinage The people may b. trusted