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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
THE ELECTION LAW.

We published on Wednesday two letters
discussing the Walton law and It's opera
,ion I'm the recent election, one from Mr..
A. b. Chandler. Of Caroline county con-
demning It strongly in its present FORM
the other from the Southwest. and sign
cd Southwest. earnestly commenting IT
and its operation in the recent election.
our own opinion is, as we have sew
eral times declared, that by proper amend
ments (and the amendment suggested by
Southwest is, we think, an excellent ohe)'
the law can be made to answer our needs
most satisfactorily.
Southwest's suggestion is that the con-
stable be dispensed with. and that the
illiterate voter be allowed to ask one oil
the judges, in the presence Of the Others
10 mark for him the names that he WISHES
marked, and after that that ne retlre
10 the booth to strike off the names that
he wishes erased But the law needs
amendment We cannot consent TO nave
If in its present form. We quote the ioi-
lowing from Southwests letter:
To those who wished and expected that
there would be wholesale frauds under the
constable feature. the law proved Iall-
ure But when they consider that lhe
law REQUIRES honest men to be selected
for constables and the fact that those
officers are put under bond and heaVy
penaIties. and take a solemn oath 10 per
form their duties faithfully, they should
MOI he disappointed. Could a man OF any
character have been found at any pre-
cjnct In the State who would have COM
mitted perjury and rsked the penalties
imposed by the law, for no other con
sideration than the pleasure OF seeing his
party triumph through fraud?
Southwests question is perfectly nat
ural one TO a person who has not seen
what will occur when cheating In elections
is condoned by a public opinion. When
that is so. the conscience becomes dull
and scared, and thoughts of penalties
never enter the mind. If election officers
come to think that their party authorities
connive at fraud, they never dream that
they will suffer penalties for stuffns pal
lot-boxes and their own consciences never
suggest to them that there is any crime
| in the act. What is needed is such
| amendments of the law as will make
| cheating as nearly as may be impossible,
| and then a healthy, robust public opinion
| that classes cheating in elections in the
same category as cheating in anything
| else
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
An Imnortnnt con.t!lrt ornl Question.

The opinion just rendered by United
States Judge Hughes. in Norfolk, Va, in
wolves a vital principle of Federal consti-
tutional law.
He holds that i'm time of peace mill
tary or naval court martial cannot law
fully innict punishment for a capital or
otherwise Infamous crime. An infamous
crime, as the Supreme Court has held,
is any offence punishable by imprisOn-
ment in the penitentary or state prison.
For such offence the accused must be
tried by a jury, and if found guilty SEN
fenced by a criminal court.
The decision is based on the NTH
amendment of the Federal Constitution,
which declares that no person shall be
held to answer for a capital or otherwise
infamous crime, unless on presentment
or indictment of a grand jury, except in
cases arising in the land or naval forces
or in the militia when i'm active service
in time Of war or public danger.
Important as the point IS, II does not
appear to have been decided by the
United States Supreme Court, and IT has
been passed upon by only one Federal
Judge besides Judge Hughes. That was in
a case in California. in which Judge Saw
yer rendered a decision contrary 10 that
Of Judge Hughes.
a question Of such far-reaching conse-
quence should be finally settled by the
United States Supreme Court.-New York
Herald
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
The ullon-strset Car Service.

Editor Times: In your issue OF Sunday
last / notice an item stating that the
transfer service from Twenty-eighth
street 10 Fulton and return was giving
satisfaction. This is far from the fact.
In the first place. there are but stwo
cars running TO Fulton, and they run
very irreguarly. This gives passengers d
long and needless wait. An eXasperating
thing about it is that when river boats
come in each car strives To get there
first, and would-be passengers at other
points walk or wait IL, under these cir
cumstances. g. person walks 10 Twenty
eighth street. bound uptown, he Is obllg-
ed TO ride from there, and the ear com
pany get his money anyway so they
don't care how you get 10 Twenty-eighth
street. The worst of the whole thing.
however. is that If you are lucky and DO
catch a car in Fulton, you rarely find
a car at Twenty-eighth street waiting
Conductors have IA horror OF transfer
ticket. and although they have regular
times for leaving the end OF the line,
they pull out > soon as they see the Full
ton car com,aG; 1t makes no difference
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
A Chicken Thief Caught In tho Act-A
Wife's Complaint.

In the Police Court yesterday William
Morris was sent on TO the grand jury
for stealing chickens.
After midnight Thursday Emanuel VIII
liams. assisted by male member of
his family, captured the thief while in
possession of eight of his tattest bens.
Williams promptly collared the thief and
held him until his companion returned
with Policeman j! A. Prlddy ana Is. \.
Pillow. In the scufiie Williams pulled the
collar and necktie off the chicken thief
and exhibited them 10 the justice.
Mrs. Susan T.. BoltZ told a tale or woe
concerning her domestic lnIellclty. She
stated 10 the justice that hVe years ago
she married Henry Boltz, a man many
years her junior. She had a store IN
the western part OF the city and they
conducted the business JolntIy' Two
years ago her husband drove her IRON
home. and she has since been lFlns win
friends and relatives. She b!ousht sun
for divorce. which was decided agalnsl
her few days ago. She therefore De
termned TO return home ana clalm hei
belongings. Yesterday evening she "enl
to the store with Policeman >. r.. MARION
whom she had asked 10 accompany
her. fearing violence at the hands OF
Boltz. Her husband ordered her out
OF the place with masy threats ahd
finally elected her by force. she theh
sWore out the warrant Tor MS ar est
The justice allowed a continuance OF the
examination until tomorrow III ordei
10 give both parties opportunity 10 Drlhs
other witnesses, and summons was
issued for the policeman. BoI'Z was
bailed for his appearance.
Nancy Hawkins colored. was hnee
$3.50 and costs for trespassing on the
premises of Matte Lyle. go =,
Lewis Collins. colored, was iihtH si IL
and costs for assaulting ana Oedtihe
Ella Collics. -.
j. II. Bradley. charged with being
drunk. was fined 50 and costs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

iect for which our press association was
formed. and would be aiding our enemies
"a break us down. II could hardly be
expected. as a general rule, that the en-
Moves OF any concern would be per-
mitted to aid and abet the rivals OF the
concern, no matter how much they might
Individually profit by 1t. 1t is much to be
regretted that this controversy was
brought on, entailing. as 1t does. losses
10 innocent parties. but the Southern AS
ISOLATED Press is in no sense responsible
for t. and its course Is plain and thor
oughly lawful.
There is not one scintilla Of the spirit
OF boycott In It, as we In no way "haF
ever interfere with the operations OF the
Western Associated Press. but only ue
mand that they shall mot find out our
riddles by ploughing with our heiiers'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

Questions of etiquette in small ma
ters are often harder 10 declde 'ildn
relating to the vital concerns VI ~. 80
would seem that the best general Tule ~ ~
follow is this: To do tnat "hiVh - -,
parties at ease as quickly ana 81 - g
as possible. For instance "heH O, -
invited to a dinner he suouiu i'"N ~
sort Of reply Immediately peOdu'o ,s
sets the would-be hostess AT hei o"'0
to what she is to expect .,t,,,
Rut II is the unusual thing Tor "hlch
we are not prepared, mat is hdrue'l ~
decide-the little things that happen sun
denly before we have time 20 thlIh, ~
such the same rule applies, and nave
never seen it illustrated more strlhlhbS
than ON the street car the othef eFenlu6'
\ little newsboy came in anu So'u d"
paper In the act OF giving cHdHbe ~
the gentleman who bought it he dropped
"A penny through the wooden IdutS vi
TO the floor of the car The little teHoW
Immediately dropped upon his knees anu
ugged and twisted until he got the PEN
nv. whereupon everybody IN the car was
relieved and smiled apprOvlngly "heh
the gentleman told him 70 keep MS pen
ny As the car rolled on slight youh5
man of rather foppish appearance podiU-
ed the car. took out some cndhBe III ms
goved hand, and dropped a dime. We
all became inter- Stel at OHN', anu 49,
TO see where II had rolled. but the young
man glanced indffcrenty down al the
floor then up again. and paid no more
attention 10 IT, The consequence was that
everybody in the car felt uncomfortable
and kept casting covert glances toward
the spot where the dime went down. try
ing to discover 1t without seeming TO
search.
For another very common example one
n ight 20 TO the theatres. There are some
young women who always seem TO be
in doubt as TO whether it is the proper
thing TO remove a large hat unless one
wears a certain style Of dress and sits
in a certain spot in the auditorium. Such
a woman is uneasy herself because she
knows she is obstructing the view OF
the man behind her and that unfortunate
parsonage IS more uncomfortable be
cause he cannot see the play. The COM
mon sense OF the matter would be 10 set
both parties AT ease by removing the hat.
1t Is the kind of hat exhibited above
which brings dismay 10 the possessor OF
the seat behind IT, This one Is black
velvet trimmed with feathers. The cape
is ermine, with1a seal yoke and collar.
The whole combination is we'll calculated
TO Obstruct the view. but II can be so
easily removed that no one need be trou-
bled by il.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
OUR FOOLISH FINANCES.

If there was ever a Government run
under a financial policy which was the
perfection of folly, that Government is
the Government of the United States. 1t
keeps outstanding its demand notes for
$500, 100000, for which 1t must give gold
whenever that gold is demanded or go
TO protest. Those notes have sucked out
of It's Treasury within the past four
years pretty nearly 32jO,OO0,0)0 of gold to
send abroad, and they will suck out of 1t
as much more as ever finds it's way there
so long as the Government takes them
in and then pays them out again. to come
back to the Treasury with new demands
for gold. They compelled the Government
to sell SJO,OO0OO0 of bonds last February
to replenish its meagre stock of gold, and
by the November just passed they had
drawn all that out and sent ii abroad.
They compelled it to sell another $4,000
coo of bonds a week or so back to make
UP the gold that they had taken away
since February, and they have already
drawn out Of the Treasury S9Jo,0W of
gold since they drove the Government to
this last sale, and it will SO on so ad in
flnitum while Popuilstic ideas compel the
Government of the United States TO play
the part of banker TO the American
people. Bonds should be issued by the
Government to take up all these notes
and they should be destroyed, and the
banks of the country should be unfetter-
paper currency it needs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

The expected war on football is on.
The authorities Of Georgetown College
took the lead few days ago when they
abolished the game. Following close upon
this came the action of the trustees of the
Northwestern University, at Chicago, who
appointed committee to take similar
action. The Missouri Legislature is con-
sidering a bill TO regulate the game in
that State. Besides. number of other
institutions say football must be hui
manized There is no necessity for slug
gng in football game. If the captain
of each eleven would exclude all players
who fail TO control their temper there
would be fewer serious accidents. 1t is
a splendid game, and should not be
abused.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
Coats,
Capes,
FurS,
Waists,
Etc.,
ESPECIALLY.

In spite Of the fact that all
the winsome media les are
scarce-due to a disturbedmar
ket-you would never suspect 1t
from the size and variety of or
assortment-and the prices that
control it. The garments of
ours have Deen made famous in
the fashion predictions Per
feet pictures Of the prevailing
types-modoIed by the highest
authorities made by the most
skilled taiIors.
If personal requirement
max a purchaser Of you-you
cannot buy better. And if you
put them on your holiday list,
you will delight the recipients
of your be8towal--and "do
yourself proud
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

is engraved or stamped in gold let
tiers, free of charge, from now until
Christmas.
Great Special Bargain Day in
HouSefurnishing Department.
China, Glass, Art Pottery, Brio
a-Brac, Lamp Tables, Pictures,
Dolls, Toys, Games and Holiday
Goods in general.
English Pottery Jardinieres, large sizes,
new cOlors and shapes. regular price
$l.l9 to SIS each. any to-day for SIC.
Real China Covered Muffin or Hot cake
Dishes, nicely decorated, for to-day
only. soc
Real china Cream Pitchers. Royal Wor-
cester finish. real value 69c. for to-day
only 3jc.
Real China Cracker Jars nicely deco
rated, to-day -c.
Decorated China Tea Cables, l5c each.
Decorated Sugar and Cream Sets, fine
china, 35c per set.
Real China Tea Plates. delicate border
decoration, for to-day only Zoe edch.
Decorated Cuspidores, usually joc, for
29c
Decorated Bowls and Pitchers usually
Sl.JO set to-day 81.
Deep cut Glass Water Tumhlers regu-
lar value 81 the dozen, for 'tc eacl.
l. Royal Tiplitz Art Vases, exquisite
shapes and magnificent decorations,
usual prices s. TO 1915 each, all on one
able to-day for $40 choice
T. finest Limoge China Tea Sets hand
some decorations and always sells for
so the set. to-day 500.
Real Bohemian Wine Decauters. floral
decoration, usual price SOC each. for
2rc.
Real Bohemian Water Sets, floral deco
ration, regular price $L25 the set, for
IS lS-inch SILK Lamp Shades, fun made,
lace trimmed and all colors 20 day
SOS each.
FURNISHED Brass Onyx Top Tables, fancy
legs usual worth s. for sos.
A fun line Tissue Paper for making
Flowers al unusual low prices.
Twenty dozen Full Kid Body
Dolls. French bisque head, natural
flowing hair, showing teeth, usually
SOC each; for to-day only, 29c.
81 dozen large size Express Wagons.
chestnut body, to-day 59c each; then
7jc.
y dozen Baby Carriages. nicely uphol-
stored and strongly made, to-day |l.1o;
then Sl5O
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
THE
FOuTQurGan-PriCGCo.
What is More Attractive

Than a ni1ely-furuishel
house. and the first rooms YOU
or your guest sees are the hall
and parlor. Now, strange to
say, we have sold more Parlor
and Hall Suits this fall than
ever before. and consequently
We are carrying a much larger
stock. What do you think Of a
Mahogany Finished Frame Suit
of 8 pieces. in silk Tapestry. for
50. or a Satin Damask j-Picce
Suit. French style. y5S. richly
worth 50; 0r a 5-Piecc Tapestry
suit trimmed with silk plush.
s902 As To- Hall-Racks. we've
got one for s.. another, with FL
liptical French Platc-Glass, SIS;
and still another. with Large
Rectangular Glass, q inches
wide. for $3.50. and so on, All
quartered oak and polished. Re-
member YOU need not pay US
all at once, and We viii keep
any article II you want II for
Xmas.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

DEPARTMENT-35o NEW GAR
MENrS FOR TO-DAY-NEW
PRICES---NEW BEAUTIES.
Read what we say as to the
prices.
The finest Melton Cloth Tailor Made
Coats, tans modes and oXtords. cloth
covered seams back and 'front.' the
most desirable $40 Coat IN all the
department. for So. .
SIS Covert Cloth Goats, the best of all
this seasons at that these 10 inches,
to-day for $3.50.
so Coats for $3.50.
So % Covert Cloth Goats, with NelVeI
collars, are $3.50 to-day.
Fifty-six handsome Infants Coats
to-day. They'll 90 at these prices:
$50 Goats for So: s69S ones for $; s.
ones for s.; $50 ones for Sl.'0'
Bring the children to-day to the
span of Suspension Bridge. It's
ready with lots Of "DolIieS" walk
ing or riding over it.
Tons of CANDIES may come
and 90, but only those OF our own
make, fresh, the best and cheapest
in town.
Main foor-through centre aisle.
One hundred and fOrty-four pairs
Kid Gloves to-day; the usual SG.2o
grade for SOCIAL sizes, black and
colored.
The thousand little trifeS that
make up a whole world, are ready
for you. Holiday presents OF solid
gold or sterling silver, SilVer-pIated
0r white metal. The prices tell the
story Of value.
See the best Ladies Crochet
Knit Vests for 25c in this city, and
come and get them here for I9c.
Ladies Black, SOC Hose for 25c;
Zoe or de for I219c.
Books, or Umbrellas, or Pocket
Books, or anything from SI.25 up,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
Memory and Its Impl oYrment

Professor A. S. Boyd, noted trainer
of the memory. from Baltimore, VIII
give free lectures on memory ana lts IN
provement at the Y. NJ. c. A. nan Mon
day at and o'clock u. Nj. tie esI
pecially invites ministers, teache an an
q{ner mental workers 10 come. nc
claims that his system is simple pgdcH'
cal, and different from all others.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

Senator Hill is nothing If not practical
Instead of following the usual custom Of
bringing home with him thrilling stories
OF wonderful catches" OF fish in Florida
waters. he simply remarked: why should
l put myself to the trouble Of catching
fish when the markets are full?" And
then. too. the Senator is looking out for
bigger game.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

DR.. Parkhursts attack upon Boss Plat
may result in the former losing a promi-
nent holder The Boss has been a
member OF the great reformers congrega-
ton for about three years. but now
strained relations exist between 1.-The pull
pit and the pew"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

The Boston Journal. leading Repub-
lican paper OF that city. seems well
pleased with the idea that Mr. Bissel
has decided to retain the name OF Sur
render for the Appomattox post-ofiice
The Postmaster-General. however. may
yet charge his mind and capitulatc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

how much ahead Of time 'ney az, a n,,,
they often start when ,ne AIS o. IT,
ing or having business in Fulton VIII
verify this and instead OF being salts
factory, It is positive nuisance.
Yours very truly .r,,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

Senator PETERS anti-funeral junket bill
has created quite stir in the Senate.
Il provides that the bodies of deceased
congressman lie decently coffined and de-
llvered TO their families, without expense
and without any further mark of respect.
Perhaps If the honorable Senator should
amend the bill so as to make 1t apply
strictly to himself it would receive the
sanction of the Senate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
SATURDAY. DECEMBER s, 1894,
MEETINGS AND EvENls THIS DATE

Manatoka Tribe. |. o. r. NJ, Odd-Fel-
lows Han.
Richmond Lodge. international sassocla-
tion of Machinists. Eagle Hall.
ENTERPRISE Council JT. O. L. A. NJ, Jr'
o. u. A. NJ. Hall.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

New York Sun: Captain Reuben Flu
rioso Kolb the eruptve Alabama fol u.
liz, who calls himself a "Jehersoniah
something or other continues TO bruise
the winds with indignant speech. he
speaks OF "hurling from power by force,
n necessary" the base wretches tnat re-
fuse TO let him be Governor OF Alabama;
and many a year In many party mas ne
sought that Job. But he has hurled and
hustled too much. Alabama wants repose,
and the sky-swatting and earth-buttlng
words OF Capt. Rube cannot rouse her
or bring a culver to her weary eyes.
Where rs Skaggs. the Atlantean-Jawed
pusher of the thunder; Skaggs, the daunt-
less and the deafening, whose fierce
grasp burns the lightning and leaves
scars on the elemental fire. Skaggs might
do somewhat. pluck OF the pandases Oh
peace and unleash the unlicensed dogs OF
war. Kolb is too anaemic for the crisis.
New York Herald: After a great VIC
tory. TO win which has required the ut
most exertions Of the Yictors, there OFTEN
comes "A pause In their aggressive oper-
ations during which the vanquished are
able to escape capture and even TO pre-
pare for renewed hostiities.
II Is tn be hoped that the leaders OF
the reform cause in this city will not
gin again their insolent attacks upon good
morals and good government without in
fiicting upon them immediate and severe
punishment.
Here is what the New York World com
ments on Senator HIS statement that
he didn't fish while in Florida few days
ago:
What does the man know Of the JOY Of
l.. q in
the land of the Lotos-eaters watching the
languid air sweep around a red and blue
cork. while his soul is lulled to rest by
the low, soft songs OF the female mosqui-
to? What does il profit a man TO gain the
whole world Of politics If he can spend
November in the sunniest State of the
Sunny South without going fishing?
Senator Hill may live and die free from
the least twinge of govt, but the man who
is so devoid of enthusiasm that he cannot
fish will find no pleasure In greatness,
nor will he ever be worshipped by any
one. not even by his own private secre-
tary.
New York Times: IT seems hardly ne
cessary to say that nobody who does not
enjoy the confidence of the Japanese Min
istry can possibly know upon what terms
Japan is willing to make peace. 1t Is
doubtful If the members Of the Japanese
Ministry have arrived at an agreement
upon these terms, which they are pre-
pared to recommend to the Emperor,
in whom the ultimate decision rests.
There is no necessity for an agreement
until formal and direct application for
peace is made by China. Certainly no
body outside the japanese Cabinet can
know what the terms are TO be before
they are made known TO China. Until
conference is had all talk about the
terms of peace is mere guesswork.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08

When Alexander Melville, a carpenter,
died in New York, on Saturday his Dody
was laid in a handsome mahogany caske,,
that the old man had made for himself
at odd moments He began its con-
struction three years ago. and had JUST
finished IT,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-08
The
Fourqurean-
Price Company.
Keep the Christmas
Chimes A-JingIing.

From now until Santa Claus
has come and gone, we want to
keep the gift-goods well before
you.
There's really nothing in this
vast store that will not make
an acceptable present
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-14
Specimen Caaes

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Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,,
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Electric Bitters and seven boxes Of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg Is
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O., had five large Fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold by Christian & Barbee,
Drug Store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-14
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