Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-05

their foreign partners In the Nova Scotia
enterprise TO stab industries In their
States. they are not the men they are sup
posed 10 be- kM
OFERRALr,s RECORD.
The Mills bin of 1879 provided duty or
75 cents a ton on both coal ana iron-orc,
and ardent low-tsriff man as Governor
O'Ferrail. OF virginia. In, he insisted In
the Democratic caucus of that year that
unless compensstsng reductions were
made on articles into which coal and
,ron.ore enter during the manufacturing
process. he would not consent to any
,ronosIt,on which compelled his State 90
p,rnish raw material free. Tho Walker
,a,inf gave a duty OF 80 cents a ton on
both tbese articles. and every Democratic
president and Congress before the war
Favored taxing iron-ore and coal for the
revenue 20 be derived. The st. Louis
convention endorsed the Mills bill taxing
both products, and not until now has 1t
been regarded as an abandonment of prin-
ciule TO levy small revenue-duty on
PRODUCTS In which so many Of the States
are interested IL the rights OF the private
consumers were at stake there might be
come excuse for this racket that has been
raised, but, in the opinion OF nearly oil
the Democrats OF prominence, a great
hue and cry is raised simply because a
lot OF theorists and oyer-ardent men IN
Congress imagine an attempt has been
made 10 dlscredlt the administration.
THE ALABAMA CONTEST.
Great interest is felt here In the Ala
bama contest just drawing TO q close for
more reasons than one. The reelection
of Senator Morgan IL at stake He is
generally ranked Ms one OF tho ablest men
who ever sat in the upper branch OF
Congress. Then again. Congressman
oates is the Democratic candidate for
Governor. Colonel Oates is a very popu-
lar man. and he IS so staunch and true
a Democrat that his admirers would be
very much depressed were he TO suffer
defeat next Monday.
The Republicans and Populists also take
n keen interest In the struggle. The for
mer know they have nothing much to
expect but st would be sweet satisfac-
ton IL they could hear next Tuesday
morning that the Solid South had been
broken. They are not particularly In love
with the popullsts. but II Is anything to
break the power OF the Democrats in the
State. The Populists in Congress expect
great things. and have boosted that Kolb
will win, and that even Senator Morgan
will lose his seat.
Virginlans will await the result with
keen interest. Koib and his followers are
commenced In Virginia They claim now
TO be Democrats. but IL they carry the
day they Will soon join any combination
that Is opposed TO the Democracy.
Some OF the Alabama congressman who
have Just returned from the canvass pre-
dict the election OF Colonel Oates. and
that the Democrats Will retain control of
the Legislature. They admit. however,
that Kolb has tremendous following,
and that It will require activity and a full
Democratic vote 10 prevent the monde
scripts from achieving success. National
questions have been generally Ignored.
because there is a great deal Of dissatis-
faction down In Alabama with the admin
,gtration on account OF the silver ques-
ton and Congressman Bankhead says that
the people as a rule are OF the opinion
that President Cleveland's letter to Chair
man Wilson ought never to have been
written. The Democratic stump-speakers
IN Alabama have. therefore. confined their
discussions almost entirely 10 State issues.
and have Vored 10 prove TO the peo-
pie that Il Is to their interest 10 elect the
ticket headed by Congressman Oates.
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
Shortly before his death. General W.
II. T. Lee. OF Virginia, who represented
the Eighth District in Congress, intro
duced IL bill to interest the government
I'm the national conservatory OF music.
which IL was proposed to establish at
Washington. and which was to have
branch schools Of instruction later on IN
other portions OF the country. Mrs.
Jeanette NJ Thurbcr a wealthy lady of
New York, and ore Of the most en-
thusiastic and liberal patrons OF music
i'm this or any other nation was here at
tho time. ard did all in her power to
arouse an interest in the plan. but Con
gress did not take any action. This we'll
known lady had previously given literally
Of her means to advance the cause Tor
which she so earnestly labOred. 1t Will,
also be remembered that several years
ago she visited Richmond, and while in
that city met some Of the prominent
lovers Of music.
Although "A New Yorker. Mrs. Thurber
though that the nations capital was the
proper place for the proposed conserVa-
tory. IT Is now the great political capt.
tai. and is getting TO lie great social
centre owing 10 tho many families OF
wealth who are building residences here.
1t Is also becoming literary centre, and
1t would have been fortunate If the
conservatory OF music could have been
established IA Washington.
The friends Of Mrs Thurber in the
South will be glad to know that the
national conservatory which she has since
established in New YORK Is success,
as is shown by some beauufully-illus-
tratcd publications received by many
prominent people during the present
week. Dr. Antonin Dvorak, the emil
nent bohemian composer, whose reputa-
ton extends to all portions Of the civil
lied earth, is the head Of the institution
and il is said that when he returns 10
New York i'm the fall he will become an
American citizen. Rubenstein, the famous
Russian composer, once told the D1spa'cn
CORRESPONDENT that he regarded DVOrak
rs the greatest composer since the days
az Beethoven. Dir. Dvorak Is now com
nosing a grand opera which viii be sung
i'm English. the story to be supplied by
Ionrfellow's "Hiawatha."
IL Is the purpose of Mrs. Thurber ana
DIR. Dvorak, and the many able instruc-
tors who are connected with the National
Conservatory Of Music. TO make the insu-
tuition so thorough that IT viii not ne
necessary for American students to go
70 Europe for their musical educations.
POSTAL NOTES.
Postmasters Of the fourth class were
appointed for North Carolina to-day as
follows: y. NJ. Caldwell. Clyde. HAYWOOD
county, vice L. ID. Msdford, resigned;
George w. Vestal. Curtis. Alamance
comfy. vice George NJ Isley, resigned;
Martin +. Cutler. Rock Creek, Alamance
county. vice William A. Patterson, re-
moved.
TIE FEDERAL SENATE.