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KAISER WILLIAM WAS GLAD
England and France Were Danger
| Ously Close to War.

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-The Herald's
correspondent at Cowes sends the follow
ing interesting story and guarantees it's
authenticity: Last Sunday there were six
hours when the tension between France
and England was so great that war was
considered almost inevitable. The Queen
was being hourly informed of the state of
affairs at Osborne. and the Kaiser hearing
of the acute point that the Siamese ques-
tiOn had arrived at rubbed his hands to-
gether with glee and said. NOW the dance
is going to begnw
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WILL SEE BANKHEAD.
Mcguire Believes the POst0ffice
Should Be Built at Once.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-Representative
Mcguire will have a talk with Bankhead
about the Postoffice building at San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Mcguire says the question Of
alleged collusion and fraud should not be
allowed to obstruct progress In the work
of construction. The money has been
paid and cannot be recovered, so the con-
struction Of the building may as we'll be
commenced. This need not interfere with
any investigation.
Maguire will Introduce in the House
Whites Senate bill extending the limit of
the cost to S5.OOO.0OO. with the idea that
Bankhead. If made chairman by the COM
m!ttee. may be prevailed upon TO abandon
his announced determination to oppose any
increase in the cost of the building.
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APPOINTED PRIMATE.
A New Departure in the Order of he
BenedictineS.

NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The Rome corre-
spondent Of the Catholic News cahled to-
day: Dom Hildebrand de Hemptinue,
o. S. B., abbot of the Benedictine monas-
terry in Maredsous. Belgium, by papal
brief has been appointed primate Of the
entire Benedctine order. Thi, is the first
time in the history of the Benedictines
that the Pope has ever appointed an abbot
nrimate.
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REASONS OF ECONOMY.
The Union Pacific Is Cutting Down
Expenses Everywhere.

BosToN, Aug. 10-The local office of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company will be
perman emily closed on August 10 in pur-
suapce of orders received from the Omaha
Headquarters. A reduction of expenses Is
said to be the object.
OMAHA, Aug. 1O.-The Union Pacific has
issued an order cutting down the time of
shopmen along the system another hour
per day. making the time thirty-five hours
per week, seven hours day and no work
Saturday.
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ONE MORE SOLUTION.
A Member of the Brussels Confer
erce Gives His Idea of II.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Representative
McCreary of Kentucky, a member OF the
Brussels monetary conference, tonight
said II am in favor of Legislation re pealing
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman act
and recogn izlng silver by authorizing the
Secretary OF the Treasury. with the approval
of the President, to coin each month into
standard silver dollars 1000, 900 ounces of
the silver bullion now in the treasury.
There is about Sl2O.000.C coo in silver bul.
lion now in the treasury. ] am also in
favor of a monetary commission, to be
composed Of persons who have studied
monetary questions closely and thor
ouglly, to take evidence and investigate
the matter fully and report"
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NORWAY'S REMEDY.
How 1t Was Proposed to Add to the
Horrors of War.

ZURICH. Aug. 10.-The International
Socialists congress to-day rejected a reso-
luton offered by the Norwegian delegates
that universal strike be started imne-
diately after war Is declared. The reso-
luton was supported by the representa-
tives OF only four nations, while fourteen
nations voted against 1t. A Belgian
amendment in favor of aiming to suppress
militarism by Withholding supplies was
adopted.
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CUTTING DOWN SALARIES. n
Mr.. Huntington Wants to Save rloney
on Pacific Mail Employees.

PANAMA, Aug. 10.-Pac6c Mail en-
ployes are much excited over a reduction
in salaries of so per cent. Notice was
given to-day that the salaries of all en-
ployes. fOom the general agent down,
would be paid after September in COM
mon silver instead Of American gold. The
reduction, it is said. will not be accepted.
and it is believed that the best officers will
leave. It is expected also that the reduc-
tion will extend to feet officers. 1t already
includes coast agents
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GERMANY'S BURDEN.
Raising Money Made Necessary by
the Passage of the Army Bill.

FRANK FORT Aug. 10.-The conference
Of the Finance Ministers of the several
States Of the German Empire. which met
here to-day. has concluded its abors. The
object Of the conference was to devise
means for raising by taxation the money
necessary to meet the increased expendi-
lures necessitated by the army bill. The
conference appointed committee to meet
in Berlin to prepare bills for presentation
to the Reichstag. EN- bodying the concIu-
sions arrived at by all the Ministers.
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LABOR LEADERS FINED.
In France the Matter of Strikes Is
Regulated by Law.

PARIS. Aug. 10.-Seventy of the leading
members of the Labor Exchange, which
was closed during the recent troubles in
Paris. were to-day fined 80 fran cs each and
costs for refusing to comply with the law
for the regulation of trade syndicates The
court ordered the dissolution Of all synd-
Gates concerned in the violations of the
law, including the executive committee of
the Labor Exchange.
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TWO SHORT SESSIONS.
Mr.. Crisp Makes Change in His
Committee on Rules.

WASHINGTON. Aug. l0.-The House ad-
journed until to-morrow-ayes IT'S, noes
1877. The Committee on Rules was ap-
pointed as follows: Crisp. Catchings,
Outhwaite. Reed, Burro~s-three Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans.
The announcement by Speaker Crisp of
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The Affair Panama.

PARIS, Aug. i0.-It is reported that af-
fairs of the Panama canal will shortly
have another airing In the courts. due to
the efforts of the liquidators of the COM
pany to recover large sums of money,
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OUT OF DANGER.
Mackay Is Very Weak but fle Is
Getting Better.

NEW YORK. Aug. 1O.-John w. Mackay
passed comfortable day. Though weak
and suffering considerably from the effects
Of surgical operation performed on Tues
day he is out of danger. and will recover
unless some unexpected combination arises
and brings on a relapse.
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LYNCnED BY SOLDIERS.
Affairs Assume Serious Phase in
the Tennessee Mines.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 10.-Meager
information from Coal Greek is to the eff
feet that miner named Drummond was
lyncheu at that place to-day ny soldiers.
He had been held under arrest charged
with being the leader Of the mob which
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r1ATAAFA DEPORTED.
And Now Sweet Peace Reigns Once
More at Samoa.

AUCKLAND. n. L.. Aug. 10.-According
to latest advices from Apia order has been
completely restored in Samoa. AS a re-
suit of conference between the foreign
ConsuIs and the captains of foreign war
ships Mataafa was deported to the Union
Islands on board the German man. of-war
SnaIhar.
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nj 10 ! protractsd and expensive triai.
the entire work may - unoo9e ~ mo-
iion n arrest q judgment Tor d Z Ssv rs'
EMITTING s, wnsp X ns trouble and expense o.
Z tyt,i. Il very naturally calculated to
;mnr.ss the unprofessional mind with an
unfavorable opinion Of the law, ana Una, snst
Il r. indeed system q qu'r nsrc sav 's any
reason reason why the knowledge OF error
shoiild be withheld from the court until
the trial r. ended, or why the accused
should not be REQUIRED 20 sss s s,rus the
fact that the practice has 20 long existed
is not sufficient reason why-ft may NOT
be amended and improved. IL Is believed
tfat the enactment by the Legislature Of
= statute. that mo motion IN arrest OF
Judgment shall be allowed for a cause
sxistins before the verdict. unless the
same affects the jurisdiction the
court would promote ,ne q, ,be sa,ne
time give the accused no just ground oil
complaint.
GOOD MEN FOR JURORS.
~"It Is believed that II the judges OF the
courts for the trial OF criminal ouehces
will at all times carefully select the per
sons from whom turies are TO be I'M
paneled and take none but those VINO are
'ouaI;fied' in the full meaning OF that
word: that II good men, when selected.
will consent TO serve or be required 10 90
so. that II the courts viii use all proper
effort to compel a prompt trial OF the
cases; and that II the Legislature VIII en-
act statute something IKE that hni-
"ated above. society VIII have no occa-
sion 70 complain that guilty men escape
the penalty for their crimes by me law y
delays or through the verdict OF lncompeiI
tent dishonest, or corrupt jurors, anu
punishment by lynch law viii be rarely
inflicted"
JOHN W. RELY.
Halifax. October iS 1893.
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HON. r. 7. BARTON.
He Quotes His Address Before the vir-
Rinta Bar Association.

WINCHESTER, VA, October IS 1S93
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
You ask me for my "opinion as to the
foundation for the widespread belief that
there is great hardness In enforcing the
law against criminals. and that the ends of
Justice are often defeated by appellate
courts upon trivial technicalities." / do
not think I can give you my views on
this subject better than by quoting from
the address delivered by me as president
of the Virginia State Bar Association at
its last annual meeting held at the White
Sulphur Springs In August. 1888. the subject
being 1.-THE Punishment OF Crime" The
quotation is as follows:
Speaking OF the changes in criminal
procedure about the time OF William and
Mary. Pike, the author Of the History of
Crime In England" says: The old at
tempts to crush a prisoner by invectives
from the bench, to interpret everything
to his disadvantage. and to deprive him
an far as possible Of hearing. are sue
ceeded by protection invariably accorded
to him by an anxiety to ascertain every
thing In his favor. ana even BY . wish to
md doubt of which he may have the
benefit England has reacted sensibly
from this reaction. but have not we N
America carried the original reaction
much too far? Does not our system suf-
fer inordlnate delays to occur and obsta-
eles to trials to b. intsrposed. - that, az
We ray. mems passions may coel but
really causing the Just spirit Of public In
dtgnation 70 be worn out md 10 faint.
and With The result IN favor Of crime and
against tho common wea1f
INcREAsD IN MURDERS.
~ : charge y IL units1 States grand
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BIG WITH PATRIOTISM.
A Light-wsisht vigilsnt Man Fights q
Heavy-Weight vaikyris.

Heavy Weight ysikyris.
The living issue that led to bloodshed in
City Hall Park early Sunday morning was
the vlgilant- valkyrie race, says the New
York Herald.
Thomas Lennon. who had fastened his
hopes upon the Vigilant from the first and
who would have staked his socks upon her
had he had any, had slept soundly on one
OF the benches from the time the police
man made bis last round until John A.
Lutkips, who had been equally sure that
the Valkyre would win and therefore had
been unable TO go to sleep again a. be sat
about tie contest. reused him with nudge
and said: Say, the vigiIsnt had no right
to race the Valkyrie. anyhow. She 10 not
@ yacht. She's only counterfeit"
II know ell about that drowsiiy re.
piled the weary Lennon. "She couldn't
Be passed.
Lutkins scratched his head for a mo-
ment and then rejoined:
We'll. the vslkyrie would have got
there anyhow X Lord Dunrsven had only
paid his msn 90 - TO keep. 'em good
nstured and ready to do their best"
:" Why, how's that ," said Lennon. dis.
playing more interest than before. II
don't believe it."
"Well, he .couldn't pay 'sm becsuse be
didn't have centre board. said Lennon.
This was too much.
Lennon WAS awake in . minute and
punched Lutkins In the Jaw. although be
stands more than six feet IN his stockings.
LItkins Knocked Lann0n down at once.
and In an instant the crowd OF tatterdey.
mslions who we're sleep,hg N the park
lslt thar benches and formed . ging about
the tghtsr4 Lennon .pulled his 10
rounds 40 from The G61Volk and nono
Luttins spsavline WITH apoeher vsltdt.
rsstsd boy, TIA thsy sesEssd y fos :
81 81 - q - g Az az . Ks
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der. rape. or any other serious offence
In any city or the state. he Is tried n
the Corporation Court. and, II convicted.
has the right Of appeal only to the Court
OF Appeals; while II the same person
should commit ike offence In any
county OF the Commonwealth. he would
be tried In the County Court, unless. IN
case Of a felony for which he may DE
punished with DEATH" he should demand
TO be tried In the Circuit Court OF the
county" II convicted In the County
Court he could appeal TO the Circuit Court.
and II the conviction should be sustained
by the Circuit Court. he would still hayo
another chance In the Court OF Appeals.
THE AMELIA CASE.
The Amelia case, which has recently
attracted 20 much attention. well Illus
trates the view / wish to express, and "
seems to me that the Legislature ought
either to deprive the County Courts OF
the almost exclusive criminal Jurisdiction
which they now enjoy; or II ought
TO make the right Of appeal from the
County Court directly to the Court CT
Appeals.
There Is no good reason why a criminal
who commits a crime beyond the limits
of a city should be given three chances.
while the perpetrator OF a like crime
within a city's limits Is allowed but two.
Truly yours, W. r. MKENNEY.
Petersburg, October IS 1898.
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JOHN w. RELY, ESQ.
The Suggestions OF Ono OF the Revisers OF
the Code Of 1887.

To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
In a paper read before the State Bar
Association at its annual meeting held I'm
July, 1892, on Criminal Laws and Their
Administration" / referred to this SUBJ
ject. and as / have since had no reason
to change the views then expressed, I do
not see that can better answer your let
ter than by furnishing the following ex-
tract from Il:
zone of the main causes of dissatis-
faction with criminal prosecutions Is the
delay that usually attends the trial for
serious offences.
"Continuances from term to term are
secured in one way or another, The case
fingers; the persons Immediately interest
ed in the prosecution and the witnesses
grow weary OF It.; all lose heart, and the
som n. light and insufice a punishment VIZ"
THE VERDICTS OF JURIEs.
Criminals escape also through the in
competency or dishonesty OF Jurors the
penalty justly due their crimes or are
visited with punishment 80 slight as to
stamp the trial as a travesty upon JUS
general public until some crime. which has
excited Its interest goes unpublished and
II is shocked by the verdict.
when guilty men, through the verdicts
Is loud that trial BY Jury Is a failure. and
the law itself Is reproached. Ii comes,
too, from the intelligent, the conservative
and law-abiding citizens, who are the best
qualified to perform the important duties
of Jurors. but who, oftener than other
wise, have secured for themselves exemp-
ton from service on turies. or when called
upon to render such service, manifest
great repugnance to doing 30 and offer
every possible excuse and interpose any
obstacle to escape from II.
exemptions from this duty, but they
should be no more than are necessary.
Few persons are aware Of the extent OF
these exemptions pnless they have taken
full page OF the Code u occupied IN mere
" enums.atinf by cisssss the persons ex-
MOTION IN ARREST OF JUDGMENT.
u have ono other. sugeesttop - make,
e; sss ssss 4 Is: 8 sss ss n ss.i'ss ~
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NiopardIiness Of the State in THIS lmpor-
tant Particular
FACTS FOR LEGISLATORS.
Suggestions to the General Assembly TO
which Attention Is
Asked.

For the benefit of Dispatch readers and
the general public. the editor OF this
paper recently asked number OF promi-
nent members Of the bar their opinion
"as to the foundation for the widespread
belief that there is great hardness lin
virginia. In enforcing the law against
criminals, and that the ends of justice
are often defeated by conviction2 which
are reversed by appellate courts upon
trivial technicalites." Also, If, in their
opinion. Legislation on this subject is
necessary, and If so. WHAT
In response to this inquiry the following
expressions are printed. and in future
issue of the Dispatch others (Which reach
ed us later than these will appear
The information given in these letters
and interviews Is valuable, and must com
mand public attention. Undoubted weak
nesses in our system of criminal laws are
pointed out, and suggestions are made
which, II adopted by the General Assem-
bly,, will 20 far towards curing the evils
complained of.
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r. e. BYRD, ESQ.
" Nothing IL Trivial Where n Mans Life or
Liberty IL at stake"

Liberty IL ut stake"
To the Editor OF the Dispatch
do not think that the appellate courts
generally. and especially our own Court
of Appeals, can be justly accused OF de-
feating justice by reversing for trivial
technicalities. Nothing is trivial where
n mans life or liberty Is at stake snd
nothing is less trivial than the great
PRINCIPAL that an accused must be tried
in strict accordance with the laws. Law
Is a system OF rules. and II these rules
could be changed at will TO meet the sup
posed abstract justice OF each particular
case there would soon be no rule ana 10
law. | confess 1 see very little excuse
for a reversal The laws OF criminal pro-
cedure are few, simple and weli-estaD-
lished. and competent prosecuting az,
torney with an orlinarily-equipped trial
Judge ought to be able to keep reversible
error out of the record.
THE COURTS TRUSTY.
In an experience OF nine years as prose-
cutting attorney for Frederick county
have never had a case reversed by our
Court of Appeals. nor failed TO secure a
conviction save once before the trial court.
Crime in my county Is, fortunately,
rare, but whenever an offence ~ COM
mitted the punishment Is swift, certain,
and memorable. In no case do our luries
fail to convict where there Is sufflclent
evidence. | think the law Is very well.
Most OF it's rules are based upon the wis
dom and experience OF centuries.
SOME CHANGES SUGGESTED.
Some minor changes, such as allowing
an accused to waive jury trial, and max
ing 1t obligatory upon the Court of APP
peals to establish rules requiring the trial
of all appeals as soon az possible after
granting the writ OF error, would doubt
less expedite justice.
think also that an attempt to c)m-
NIT rape should be made punishable with
death or imprisonment, In the discretion
OF the jury.
Yours truly, r. u. BYRD.
Winchester. Va, October 18th.
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bts seat. The trial Judge must either 50
on an extended and tedious hunt ior
errors. or override the motion or de-
,nurrer without Investigation. When over
ruled the lawyer simply takes his ex-
ceptlon. ard the case goes up on appeal
Then, for the first time. 1t Is discoveries
that some officer has failed to give him.
self the proper Official designation IN
some paper. or has committed some
other trifiing error. which might DC
corrected under the supervision OF the
Court without the slightest wrong being
done the prisoner, but the verdict OF the
Jury is set aside. and the case goes pack.
perhaps to have a similar solemn farce
enacted. And to this there Is no limit
fixed by law.
FEW CASES REVERSED ON EVIL
DENCE.
II IS astonishing to see how seldom n
case Is reversed on the evidence. showing
conclusively that men are seldom con-
victed against evidence. In cases when
do not affect the well being OF society
these things are tolerated, but wnen
they do, people lose patience-lose faitn
I'm legal methods--and naturally revert TO
the rude and primitive mode or admins
tering Justice. This IS deploraoie-u IL
alarming. It gives US a glimpse INTO
an abyss "a startling as that reveaieu
BY the lightning's fash across the bosom
OF an approaching tornado. In TINS dav
OF intense activity OF all the FORCES OK
evil when we are called upon 10 deiehu
all our beliefs and all our INSTITUTIONS
AGAINST the fiercest assaults OF the enc
mics of all that is established, and the
advocates OF disruption and anarchy, IL
behooves us to search out and strengthen
all weak points In our defences. a Few
words now as to the remedy. our sys-
TEN OF criminal law should be thoroughly
revised and the practice regulated.
Counsel should be required always 10 give
reasons for objections raised In tne triai
court or be debarred from relying on
them In the appellate court.
ERRORS OF INADVERTENCE.
Clerks and sheriffs should always be
allowed to correct. under the supervision
of the court, errors of inadyertence, "hen
It appears that the prisoner can suffer
no wrong thereby, and no new trial
should be allowed, except for cause GO
ing to the merits Of the case. The county
courts. which sit once a month, should
have exclusive original jurisdiction OF all
crimes, and appeals allowed directly TO
the Supreme Court.
| would suggest also that rape cases
be given precedence over all others, both
in the trial courts and in the Supreme
Court. and as far az possible the I'M
fortunate victims of this odous crime
should be shielded from the vulgar.
staring. pryins gaze of the usual court
room crowd.
This might be done in a measure by
excluding from the courtroom, whilst
she is testifylng, all except those whose
duties require their presence there. | sub
nit these views more as suggestions,
which may help to excite inquiry into
this important subject, than as matured
recommendations Yours, etc,
GEORGE j. HUNDLEY.
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into a reverentiai respect for the law an
administered, which would lead TO con-
yictions when they are proper. You see
that, IN my opinion. the trivial techni-
,alitics' OF appellate courts are the least
part OF the mischief. All law worthy of
the name must ex vi termini have It's
technique, and, therefore, technicalities
NAV be essential to the protection OF
liberty and life. Really trivial ones ought
10 be disreRarded whenever the record
shows that the accused has had full and
fair trial on the merits.
REMEDIES PROPOSED.
! think that, without infringing any
constitutional provision, section 405s. OF
Inc Code might be amended and re-en-
acted as follows:
Make two clauses OF It, OF which the
first shall be the section as IL stands, and
the second to this effect:
Second. When IL shall appear from the
record that the accused has had full
and fair trial on the merits. no defect In
the indictment or In any OF the proceed
lngs antecedent to the swearing OF the
Jury shall be regarded as reversible error.
unless the same be so essential that judy
ment according 10 the very right OF the
cause cannot be given"
No statute ought 20 stand In the way
OF a new trial-frst, when the proceedings
have been so erroneous that judgment,
according TO the right OF the cause, can
not be given; second. when improper evil
dence has been admitted preJudiciai 10
the accused: third. when the trial court
has instructed the jury enormously
against the prisoner. &c. There are other
incidents which may necessitate new
trial as separation Of thu jury. proceed
ings in the absence OF the accused. &C.
which 1 do not see any mode OF safely
interfering with nor would II be safe 10
give the State the right OF appeal. IL
would tend strongly to oppression.
While such, or more comprehensive
statute of 5eofails might be useful none,
in my opinion, can be enacted which VIII
do more than scratch the surface OF the
mischief.
To reach Its core. we must have ADLER
courts, and give them the right 10 sum
up" This is done in the Federal courts
and in other States. and the liberties OF
the people have not suffered-ony those
OF miscreants. which II is the very END OF
public justice TO curtail.
II. G. II. KEAN.
Lynchburg, October 49, 1893.