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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
Cavalry Armory Turned over.

The Cavalry Armory has been fornaiiy
turned over 10 the troopers Of the city py
the Council Committee on Grounds ana
buildings. 1t was accepted on the part
of the cavalry by Colonel Euker. com
mandant OF the First Regiment Of cav
airy. and by Captain e. J. Euker, COM
mandant o! the stuart Horse-Guard. Inc
CITY Engineer has been instructed 10
prepare an estimate Of the cost OF sixty
lockers for the new armory. to supply
the wants OF the Stuart Horse-Guard. as
well as those connected with the mead
quarters Of the regiment
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
THE LEAGUE or wHEELMEN
7sny New Names Entered Yesterday
Directors Chosen.

ne Richmond League OF Wbeeimen
continues TO grow In strength and popu-
az Favor The following gentlemen were
@3et % the long list OF members yester-
way John D Blair. Charles w. Goddin.
~ '" Boon. John #. Tyree. Charles a.
I'm warren j.. Taylor. Joseph II.
c,1'V' Frank Van Wort, a. NJ. Cole, ).
v ", y. White. H. Il. Ebel, ]. +. West. G.
H. 4HschNorn, r. S. Goodman. W j..
H. X. LoYenstein. III, y. Lefebyre.
-. -. vs.. lockwood. Jr.. John IL. Lyme
n d. H. Munford. c. W. Montgomery,
q ~ Noon, Thomas G. Rufin, Charles
.,@fN'e' and George J. Hooper.
l.,s,.~ meeting Of the officers OF the
49,. heid last night. the following gen.
" Ever. were appointed tc act as board
Pr.,,e'nofs: James Lewis Anderson.
'A Cooke. Is. b. Munford. J. ID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
An Old ,tuu Eouud Dead,

Sam Smith, colored man, about 20
years of age. was found dead last night
on the premises in rear of IA north Sc
venteenth street The old negro had been
staying In an clubhouse on this lot for
some time. and his body was discovered
by Joseph Parsley. who lives at this num-
Der. Coroner Taylor was notified.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
The Game Wan IA Tie.

The match game of football played
Yesterday afternoon by the students OF
The University School. of which Colonel
w Gordon Xecabe Is head master, for
the Head Masters Prize resulted In
tie. neither side being able to score:
Quick, snappy playing was the order OF
the day.
rae teams leave for Fredericksburg
wednesday, to play the Collegiate insu-
tute OF that city.
AS stated previously. the team VIII go
10 Alexandra Friday evening 10 play
the Episcopal High School on SATURDAY
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
W. st,r,,e Gives a supper.

Al a meeting Of Company + on We'd
resday night, Mr.. John w. Starke was
elected a member OF the company. Mr..
starke is an ex-member Of the company
and his return was the cause OF great
pleasure 10 the members of the command
Mr. Starke is a popular military man.
and last night rendered his friends a
banquet. There were present about 100
guests who enjoyed themselves until mid
night. when the banquet was wound up
by a song in which all hands joined. a,
the meeting Wednesday night, corporal
A. Judson Taliaferro was appointed SER
geant. and Private Edwin COOK" WAS APP
pointed corporal in Company IS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
Mechanics to Meet TO-MOrrOw

The eleventh annual meeting OF the
Virginia State Council of the Junior Or
der OF United American Mechanics will
convene in annual session at Danville
tomorrow morning at o'clock. Seventy
five delegates from this city will attend.
Mr.. C. w. Tyler. of this city, is National
Councillor OF the order.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
Arrests Last Night.

Jack Boland (colored) was arrested at
the First Police Station last night for
striking and wounding Parthenia Wood
son.
Sallie Gaines (colored) was also arrest
ed at this station for engaging In fight
with Mary Burrell and biting the latters
Lin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20
RichmonderS In New York.

NEW YORK. October 1s.-(Special)-
VI. A. BEDFORD. Brunswick; c. c. Chaplin,
II. S. Hutzler. Marlborough; A. j. Pleas
ants, Marlborough.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20

COLUMBUS. O.. October 1s.-The CO.
|, mbus. sandusky and Hooking Valley
railroad was sold by the receiver at Bucy-
rus this morning to the bcndho.ders'
committee for N.5Oo.000. There was no
opposition bid.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-20

Orders for printing sent to the Dis
oatch Company will be given prompt at
tention. and the style Of work and prices
LIN -. spss "a ulsass vAss-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
HAWAIIAN MORALS.
rhe Hlstorx of Their peterlorntion.

The History of Their Deterioration. | [Gorhsm D. Gilman in the New York Sun
 The writer, from long residence and
 experience of some fifty years, would
 respectfully offer the following sugges-
 tions: During the, reigns of Kame-
 hameha TIT, and Kamehameha ". the
 condition of the people was considered
 very satisfactory by those who were in- terested in their development. Law
 and order came out of what had been chaos. Laws were enacted and re- spected, and education was general. Churches were well frequented. and
 there can be no question that true con- verts to Christianity by the thousands were properly added to the churches
 As in the history of other nations, there came a time of retrogression, which was begun under Kamehameha V. He sought to establish autocratic rule as of old, and in this he was fa- vored by the prestige of the royal de- scent and name and, with some of the characteristics of his predecessors, he was also assisted by able foreigners in his cabinet.
 A year after the death of Kamehame- Ina ", Kalakaua appears as the elected ruler of the people and endeavors to carry out some of the ideas of his pre- decessor, but without the ability and without surrounding himself with such able men as counsellors. He seems af- ter a while to have cut loose from mor- al restrictions, and done all that was possible to seduce the people from the code of morals which had been estab- lished and to break down the favorable opinion that had grown up of things as they were; thus he brought the natives down to a much lower plane of sensual ity, seeking to maintain by political in- f1uence and bribery all that was bad and deleterious in both morals and pol itics, During the sixteen years of his reign things gra dually grew from bad to worse, until there seemed to come time in the minds of the weak and sim ple-hearted natives when their religion could be easily relinquished and they still live in the favor of the Palace Ring," as it was called. From indiffer- ence, induced and fostered by Kala- kaua, they deserted, to a large extent, their churches and their former teach CTS. In the minds of good many in- terested observers in Hawaiian affairs this state of things was made much more possible by the withdrawal by the American board in 1862 of the financial support which for forty years they had given. There were divided counsels at the time among the mis- sionaries themselves as to the advisa- | bility of this measure, some of the old CT ones deprecating this step very | much, realizing that the Hawaiians were still very much as children and l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
Making blr Guns m One Piece.

With improvements in the manufac- ture of steel, it occurred to MT. H. $.
 Maxim of machine-gun fame that it
 might be possible to construct artillery
 of all moderate sizes out of one solid
 steel forging, instead of building up the
 guns of numerous metallic coils or
 rings, as hitherto carried out.
 Accordingly, he erected a large and novel type of tempering plant for ex- perimental purposes, Having obtained large, solid steel forging, Q gun was roughly turned to size, bored, and then annealed, so as to remove all unequal
 molecular tension. The outside was
 then turned in the lathe again and the
 gun afterwards mounted vertically
 breech down, in the tempering furnace,
 which is about twenty-five feet high by
 five feet diameter. Mechanism was
 provided for rotating the cannon while
 heat was being applied to it,
 Tn order to prevent internal oxidation
 during this process a current of coal gas was passed through the barrel. This not only effected the object in
 NleWp pul IL lllSIShSSb tuS AlA 0iSSo VI the internal surface by the steel taking up some additional quantity of carbon. When the temperature of the rotating gun had been gradually raised to bright-red heat, the gas was shut off and a powerful stream of cold oil was substituted and forced through it. When this cooling process was suffi- ciently advanced stream of water was substituted for the oil, very ingenious arrangement of pumping apparatus having been devised for this special purpose After the furnace fire was ex- hausted and the gun rendered quite cold by the methods explained, 1t was removed and carefully examined. It was then found that the barrel was practically straight while the internal surface was of increased hardness, and there was no distortion of any conse- quence After the gun had been rifled and finished it was taken to the trial ground, where 1t proved to be as good and strong as any artillery produced by the more expensive process of build ing up."
 The gun, which was long forty-fiVe pounder, with a bore of AT inches, fitted with a new breech action, was sold for a large sum immediately after its com pletion, and the Maxim Nordenfelt Gun 1 have since constructed seve- ral field and battery guns on this prin- ciple. They all have given satisfac- l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
The Mystery of Christ's Attitude Toward
 Social Reform.

Was Jesus a social reformer? Was
 the renovation of society the special ob- ject of His mission? Did He come to re-
 generate the individual or to rectify the
 community? These questions will open
 the gateway into the field before us, It
 Is wonderful vision we see when we
 look across the ocean and back through
 the centuries to the country and the
 times of our Lord. There lies little
 Palestine rugged with mountains, rich
 with orchard and vineyard, her soil fer
 tile with the blood of countless battles
 against heather invaders. her people
 ennobled by history which no other
 nation could even approach; but now a province prostrate at the feet of pagan
 Rome, her people corrupt, her temper soured, her religion degraded, her character naughty, provincial, intoler- ant, hypooritical, her burdens fierce, her masses a slumbering volcano ready to burst into flame at the first word of revolt. In the midst of these disorders stands a central figure of light, calm, collected, busy with His own mysteri- ous project. He recognizes the wrongs, the confusions, the expressions, the perversions of character and justice and truth all around Him. BptFIe does not appear to be alarmed. He is not in a hurry. He starts no crusade against Rome. He breaks no lance with Her cd. nor with the priesthood. nor with the laws, nor with existing institutions, nor with social customs, It is not along these lines that He appears to be working.
 And yet when we think of the evils which affliot the race, it would seem as if here would be the point at which Je- sus would begin The wars. the op- pressions, the cruelties, the class ha- tired, the feuds between capital and la- bor, the business monopolies, the frauds, peculations, gamblings on change, the passions and crimes which prey upon society, the sufferings of the the homeless and the surely such calamities show how badly the planet needs disinfect- ing. Here is a cause of sufficient mag nitude to enlist even a reformer from Professor John H. Sewall, D. D., in Bibliotheca Sacra.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10

needed constantly the stronger minds and high-toned national sentiment of those who had been their educators and guides in things political and religious.
 The condition of affairs in 1S65-1S95, generation of the race, is vastly differ ent, not from any course of action of the missionaries or their sons, but from the conduct of the native leaders who have endeavored persistently and systemati- cally to turn the people from the gos- pei of truth and purity to the condition In which we find them to-day. It Is not by any means to be understood that all the natives are to be classed as degen- crate or apostates. There are still many of them who maintain respecta- ble church connections, and it Is be- lieved that under the presence influence of renewed activity in religious life and the stable government which has been established very many will again re- turn to their churches. The last ac- counts which we have of missionary in- telligence from among the people en- courage this belief. A majority of the ernment. If the old adage, Like king like people" has been true with regard to the decadence in the past, there is reason for a purer life and national morals in the future under the guidance of those now in charge of affairs, who are largely men of Christian character.
 I spent q portion of last summer re- visiting the islands, and think that I may say that have knowledge where of testify.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
THE FREE PEW SYS7'EM,

Salvation is still free, but some of .he
 means of grace" cost a great deal of
 money. Stained-glass windows, supe-
 rior sacred music, talented preaching and finely furnished meeting houses
 must be paid for by somebody. The
 difficulty in this matter is to mix busi-
 ness with religion so that there will lot
 be too much business in the mixture
 and so that there will be enough relig-
 ion. Some good people have had the
 idea that churches could prosper with
 out relying on fixed business principles.
 They have felt. that because the great
 gift of salvation is free those on whom
 this gift is bestowed would naturally
 feel grateful enough for the gift to do
 their full share in keeping the outward
 and visible means of grace in good
 working order. So they have advoca- ted the free pew system, which involves a firm faith in human nature and a be- lief that those who have the precious treasure of religion will be ready to give up enough of their irreligious treasure to make free pews possible. The Rev. pr. Lindsay Parker of St. Pe- ter's church in Brooklyn was one of those who had this faith and belief and nine years ago the free pew system was adopted by his church. Last Sunday Dr. Parker officiated at the funeral of the experiment, and he made it very plain that the funeral had to be because human nature is still too human. When the pews were first made free in | his church people showed that they | knew a good thing when they saw it | by foclzing to the free pews. The increased largely and | there was quite boom. But alas! | From 20 to 25 per cent, of all the sub scribers to the new idea failed to keep their plhdgesl The income of the church fell off and the faithful preacher asked for reduction in his salary and got it, Then there were some inspiring incidents, For instance, a rich man
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10

What! going to leave your place Bridget? Why, it was only week be- fore last that your mistress raised your wages That's jist 1t, mum. Oi am not to be patronized by the loikes of her."-Boston Transcript.
 Teacher-Miss Fields. you spell well and write nicely, but your capitaliza- tion is not in accordance with our mod ern methods. Miss Fields-Indeed? What is wrong with it2 Teacher-You never capitalize M in money.-Detroit Free Press.
 Magistrate-You say he hit you twice. Then I suppose he tried to hit you again. Prosecuting witness'-Yes, but it was only trial I fetched him one under the jaw that sent him so far that am surprised that he is at this trial Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Seems to me-" remarked Wilbur, as he thought about certain things" that if they have an insect called bee and a. bird called a. jay, there ought to be things named after the other letters in the alphabet For instance, a Q would make a splendid animal, because it has tail to start with. ."-Harper's Young People.
 "They do tell me" said Farmer Corn tossel, that some O these here million aires put in an hour day clippin' cou- pons." "Dearie mep' exclaimed his wife. That goes to show thet rich peo- pie is jest like other folks after all. I wonder whut they air votin' fur; the most popular policeman or the boy thet gifts the bicycle?"-Was Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10

machines, but in their manipulation in the offices where they are used. It means also the doubling and redoubling of the volume of the malls, for letter writing has been made easy, and conse- quently business men are able to carry on correspondence even concerning 5he most trivial details of their daily af- fairs. These facts, and the possibilities they open up, are especially interesting when considered In connection with the old complaint about labor-saving ma chimes as rivals of manual workers, Modern machinery seems constantly to be furnishing new occupations for those who have been crowded out of the old trades
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
PAINFUL.

Father to young man-Sir, saw you kiss my youngest daughter. You must marry my oldest.--Fhegende Blatter.
 Northern visitor-Any race riots in this section? Old inhabitant-No; but most O the niggers die a-gettin' relig- ion--Atlanta Constitution.
 A sign has been discovered in an old tailors shop in, Pompeii, reading; "Creases ironed in your togas while you wait. t."-Minneapolis Times.
 q caught a burglar in my room last night, said the editor. "Indeed?" Yes; but only got six dollars out of the poor fellow!'-AtIanta Constitution.
 Teacher Gin Episcopalian Sabbath schooD-Can any little boy tell me about Good Friday? Eager scholar He was the feller that done chores for Robinson Crusoe.-Truth.
 On an Ocean Steamer r.--Borax-"L look at that fellow opposite; how he bolts down his dinner" Samjones (faintly) -"Goo-good scheme wish I could keep mine down that wayI"-Puck.
 Noble Lord Cooking over. his estate)- "Hullo! I'm afraid Rogers is falling into his old bad habits again." Head keeper-"Drunk as a-as a-a (bolts it) Lord, me Lord!'-Pall Mall Budget.
 The lady arrives a little late at the sewing circle. Servant" Excuse me, madam, but I'd advise you to wait a few minutes. Just now they are talk ing about -Humoristische Blat- ter.
 Flushleigh-"A member of the A. P. A. society must be a rather poor poker player" Straightor-"I don't see why" Because, you know, he never can stand Pat."-Bos- ton Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10
nrnRR 1lRnIrRLE

The decision, or lack of decision, of | the Supreme court concerning the in- | come tax has encouraged those who are opposed to the law and some of them are going to fight 1t harder than ever. The attorney for John G. Moore says that he will bring further pro- ceedings right off. He says that the l principal portion of the law to be att
 tackled will be the exemption of in-
 comes under $4,GOO. on the ground that | it is an unjust discrimination. And
 other attorneys are putting on their war paint. Meanwhile the revenue
 officials will be very busy trying to, find out what to tell people who ask
 them questions about the meaning of what the Supreme court said and didn't
 say. The question has already arisen
 whether the effect of the decision is
 but all profits of whatever character
 growing out of real estate, including
 farm products, timber, coal, and all
 mine products within the exempt class,
 so that all real estate including build
 ings thereon, with whatever else is
 held by law to be part of the realty,
 will be entirely exempt from the tax.
 Whether losses sustained through bad
 rent debts, the amount of ex-
 pense incurred In collecting rents,
 or repairs on houses are to be
 deducted from the incomes is also
 mooted question. Under the decision
 rents are not to be included in assessing the income tax. Suppose, 1t is asked,
 mans income Is of a mixed character,
 that is, from real and personal proper ty. The former is exempt. Can he deduct the expenses necessary for the collection of his income from realty from his income from personal property before making a return? The question is puzzling the revenue collectors, and a legal opinion on the point will probably be sought. Another grave question raised by the decision Is whether the road-bed, round house, stations, etc., of railroads are real estate or personal within the meaning of the law. The laws of several states are said to | differ on this point and on several | others of equal importance which are involved in the opinion of the court.
 Troublel Trouble! And consider Justice Fields remarkable words con cerning the law: If the provisions of the Constitution can be set aside by an act of Congress, where is the course of to end? The present as- sault upon capital Is but the beginning It win be but the stepping stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till our political contests will become a war of the poor against the rich war con stantly growing in Intensity and bitter ness. If the court sanctions the power of discrimination in taxation, and null lilies the uniformity mandate of the as said one who has made all his life study of our institutions, It will mark the hour when the sure de- cadence of our present Government will
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-10

who was a pewholder and a pewowner in another church, came and settled in one of the free pews of St. Peters,
 He sublet his pew in his own church of $50 for the seats for himself and wife in St. Peters, thus poeketing $250 a year by the transaction. This neat stroke of business deeply impressed Dr. Parker. He mentioned 1t at the funeral and added: There were others who had no regard whatever for the moral obligations involved. There are religious vagabonds, ecclesiastical tramps, who go from church to church criticising the music and sampling the preaching, and enjoying the light and heat and comfortable seats. and who drop a cent in the box and look as if they were giving $5. It may be asked, Are there not successful free churches? Honestly and frankly, I don't know of one. It seems as if I were writing that statement in my hearts blood, for am surrendering a great deal in surrendering this dream of my minis try.
 Tn the light of the experience of St. Peters church it seems risky to give the business instinct in pious human nature any advantage over the re- ligious instinct. The free pew system might work in Heaven but it appears to be little too free for this earth.
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has been somewhat lntertered wlth.

has been somewhat interfered with.
 "The observations regarding Mars have been completed" said the profess sor, "and attention will now for two years be turned to very important work with the spectroscope--nam the determination of the movement rate of the solar system. This is a new line of research, and we expect to make very important discoveries. We have new and very fine spectroscope, pre- sented us some time since by D. OMills, and with it we expect to find out how fast the bodies of the solar system are moving-whether five miles a second or twenty miles, or whatever the rate may be. This has never been accurately determined, but it can be-.
 "To do this we will pick out 600 or 800 of the brightest stars and ascertain, one at time. how fast each is going, and then by mathematical calculation in reference to the whole reach the de- termination. We will select 800 or 400 stars that are moving towards us. It will be an intricate but a very interest ing kind of work. expect great things from it. Every star. you must know, does not travel at the same speed. One will move five miles a second, perhaps and another twenty-five. It is by conclusion of the whole that we will as- certain the rate of movement of the system of which the earth is a part.''- San Francisco Examiner,