The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-22


.so,4re. y. c.. Oct. 2l.-Special.-Some
- or persons last night took down
.-,r,erse banner which the Repub-
" stretched across Patton avenue,
NJ their headquarters. just after their
,,.irp was opened. The Republicans
.l~sea 10 be very bitter about the
l,..~ his morning. and j. NJ Moody
e. chairman Of their executive commit
49, +, this congressional district imme-
s,,..,v had printed n lot OF flaming pos
tors which were posted onto every teie-
ersrh pole. hitching post and tree In the
clty before dinner. Offering reward OF
s2n for information that would lead TO
-. identincstion OF the tresrassers.
roth Nr. T. ". Greer and POLICEMAN
" r Gudger went to Republican head
quarters. inquired as to the terms and
C,rsitions of the reward and kindly OF
fs~ad 10 furnish the desired information
~ the irate Republican chairman would
crlv nut the money in some bank inns
the Republican refused 70 do, but SAID
eimplv he would pay the reward after
court II the man was convicted BY their
testimony. Mr.. Gudger, when asked why
ne didn't arrest the man II he saw the
fellow in the act of tearing down the pan
ner. replied that he thought man hao
the right TO take down his own property
further questions were asked Mr.. Gudger.
II is strongly believed here that the Re
rublicans tore down the banner surrep-
tItiously themselves and offered the re-
ward simply to make political capital
ont Of the incident, and this seems the
correct view, judging from Policeman
Gudger's words and he certainly seems
70 know something about It.
Senator Matt W. Ransom spoke yester-
hfsr, n6
mounted men met him al the depot and
escorted him to the place OF speaking
There was an immense crowd and much
enthusiasm. The Senator spoke for three
and half hours, and held the close at
fention Of the immense gathering from
the beginning TO the end.
The Banner, a Republican paper pub
Nshed here. in it's issue Sunday has
report of the joint discussion between
Crawford and Pritchard at Henderson
VILE II reported that, in order TO show
that clothing had gone down under the
Mckinley law, Pritchard read an adver-
tisement of a Jewish clothing-hous in
Asheville. Offering S14 suits for SO and
SIS suits for SO; that Crawford in reply
said Pritchard had read from the adVer-
tisement Of "set Of lying. thieving
Jews" who were trying TO gull the peo-
pie Two or three Democrats who heard
The discussion made afiidavits that CraW-
ford never used the Language ascribed to
him by the Banner reporter or anything
like it. Whereupon the Banner man said
II was correct report If the speech;
that the words printed were the words
used by Crawford and that the Banner
had nothing TO take back. Crawford has
written a letter to the public denying
that he used such words. and Pritchard,
in an interview with the reporter of a
Democratic paDer here, says that Craw-
ford is correct, end no such language
was used as that printed. OF course this
eXonerates Crawford wherever 1t Is read,
but no farther. and the incident. in spite
Of the denial Of Crawford and Pritchard,
will be used in the remote Western coun-
ties by tho Republicans against the
former But il cannot do him much
harm This and the incident OF the re-
moVal the flag will give some faint idea
OF the desperate straits TO which the
Republicans in this district have been re-
duced They will do anything TO gain
votes. and are now working the district
thoroughly.
Mrs. Hattie Morgan. wife OF Deputy
Sheriff j. VI. Morgan died yesterday after
an illness Of ten weeks.
Mrs L. J. Coleman, of Virginia, died
suddenly Of apopleXy yesterday morning
at the residence OF her brother, e. b.
Davis. on Montford avenue.
The housekeepers Of this city can get
a supply Of water from city pipes about
one-third Of the time now. There is a
great deal of complaint on account Of
the scarcity Of water.
The public reading-room, established
by Mr.. Vanderbilt at Biltmore was OPEN
ed yesterday.