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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Linc0lns idea Of fees.

NJ. ID. Hardin. one OF the older lawyers.
tells Of an instance where ar. Lincoln
was retained TO assist two other lawyers
in the conduct OF q case of the greatest
importance.
Il viii not say now what the case was"
said Mr.. Hardin. but IL was one OF the
greatest moment 10 the State and OF i'm
portance 10 the Nation. The decision ar
rived AT grows more stIpcndCus IN It's re-
suits every day Even at the time OF it's
settlement. those connected With IL knew
it meant a great deal, ana the two men
who had been mis- colleagues consulted to-
gether after he trial as 10 the amount Of
the fee TO be charged. They decided that
5000 was the least they could take, and
concluded TO send their bill for that
amount.
"But they waited for Mr.. Lincoln and
laid the case before him. They asked him
what he thought they ought 10 charge.
He pondered over the matter for time.
and finally said he thought his share
ought to be about $50. That was. he
thought. pretty good pay, considering he
had given only a little over day TO the
se."-Chicago Times-Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
TIE LUNE>BURG CASES IN THE
COURT OF APPEALS.

Virginia has a Court of Appeals Of
which she is justly proud. That court is
about now to be subjected TO what may
prove very severe test. Application will
be made to IT next week for reversal
Of the judgments by which the negroes
IN the city jail have been convicted Of
the murder Of Mrs. Pollard. There is
great deal involved in these cases The
sentence Of the negroes represents the
idea of violence and intimidation. The
reversal of that sentence is the supreme
and commanding voice of order and law.
The court can, of course, be entirely
trusted TO deal with the case, as the rec
ord presents it fairly and impartially.
according TO the spirit and essence of our
laws. Nothing need be suggested that
concerns that phase Of the case. But
there is another phase of it that we must
ask 1t to pardon our submitting a few
remarks upon. There has been no trial
of these cases. The so-called trials were
travesties. The accused had no counsel,
they are utterly ignorant Congo negroes,
ceptions should be taken TO unlawful
rulings OF the trial court, so that n record
should be made up for an appellate
court. If the Appellate Court can now
have a complete picture laid before it of
everything that took place in the trial.
is there not lbcrality enough in the spir-
II of our laws to Justify its in consider
ing that picture? VIII not the spirit of
our laws justify the Court Of Appeals ir
treating the case as though the accused
had had counsel. and that counsel had
made the proper exceptions at the proper
times and placcs2
There Is a case OF this sort in the rec
ords OF the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States. though we cannot. at this
moment, lay our hand upon It, One Of
the States endcavored 10 prever, the Su.
preme Court of the United States re-
viewing and reversing the judgments OF
it's highest court, and a party who had
the right TO Gerry his case TO the SUI
preme Court was unable to get there
through the regular channels provided
by the Law. This state Of facts being
shown TO the supreme Cour. of the Unit
ed States, it directed the party TO get
a copy of the record in any way that
he could. and bring It there. and it re-
verscd the judgment OF the state court
on this copy Of the record. This action
Is very analogous 10 what is suggested.
We trust, also, that our Court of Ap-
peals win include Alarables case In what
ever actlon 1t takes. Let 1t order the
record In his case 10 be certified up TO
Il, and let us have this whole business
Grubbcd up and a new start taken. The
cases as they now stand are blot upoI
virgia.a's fair escutchcon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

We quoted a few days back some ut
terances Of Congressman Washington, OF
Tennessee. in which he said the senu-
ment in that state regarding free silver
was undergoing an entire change. We
quote the following from a special dis
patch in yesterdays Baltimore sun from
Chattanooga:
There seems 10 be a reaction against
silver in Tennessee. A large number
of the Democratic papers forgot their
carly training and came out FOR free
coinage. But although they proaicred
for while, their influence is gradually
on the wane \ prominent lawyer OF
that section. q firm Democrat and a con-
seryative man. said 10 the sun repre-
sentatlye i think that If the election
were TO be held to-day the silver element
might carry the State; IL it had been
held four weeks ago they would certainly
have won. But every uay tho electan
is put Off strengthens the position Of
the sound-money men. and by the time
the election rs held the free-silver scare
will have blown over, just as Populism
and other decisions have 1t must
not be forgotten by those who have the
interests Of the Democratic Tarty IN Ten
nessee at heart. that the Republicans are
preparing TO give them the hardest fight
OF their lives at the coming election"
And so the cause of sound money pros
pers. BY the time the National Dem
ocratic Convention Is held we believe
free silver viii be so entirely dead that
II will not even be mentioned in that
body.
Mr.. Gladstone has written 10 the Sec
rotary Of the Gold Association OF Lon
don. replying to an invitation extended
him by that body 10 express his views
onsthe question of bimetallism. in which
he says that he has not altered the
opinions which he expressed in Parlia-
ment two and a half years ago. He adds
that he regards the bimetallic schemes
as passing out Of existence, doomed 10
nudity and disappointment. He is con-
WINGED, he says, that If London stands
firm for the gold standard, no power
that bimetallism commands. or Is likely
to enlist, wil' be able to overcome IT.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

We are often taken by surprise by our
ncighhor The Times. THIS morning
tho editor of The Times has an article on
"Tabor I'm Politics" There is scarcely
ANYTHING that could have proven more
unexpected than this article. The Times
has taken two of the most advanced ana
most active workers I'm he ranks OF or
ganiZed labOr-men Who work IN season
ana out of season 10 advance the cause OF
organized labor to the highest plane oil
intelligeut action for both the moral,
phvsical and Intellectual betterment OF
Inc waee-earner-and Commcnds their ut
torances These young men are types
OF those men, who. because Of their ac-
tlvity i'm the cause OF their fellows ar
constantly being denounced as lreDrauds
and dangerous agitators. They are the
kind Of men with which organized labor
head their committees when conferences
with employers are to bee sought and
strikes settled Such are the men who
try 10 impress upon labor that the intel
lgent use of the ballot is the remedy that
will suaiehten the tangled sken OF Ia
boris troubles.
This editorial Of The Times is one that
will commend Itself to all men favorine
the equal rights and privileges Of their
fellows before the law. The Times arti-
Gle could easily have been mistaken for
the utterances Of the star. We are
especially pleased with ana endorse the
following:
differences no doubt exist as 10 tho
methods OF reaching this goal of our
aspirations, but they are 10 bee settled by
argument and instruction. and less by
the ballot-b0x than by the elevation OF
the moral tone OF society and the prac-
tice of that simple. but divine truth-the
golden rule-"DO unto another as you
would have another do unto YOU
The two writer's commended BY The
Times are ambitious only 10 assist. re-
lieve and elevate their Acknowledgment
and We believe that they give 10 the
golden rule their most hearty endorse
ment as the grandest development TO
which manly character can reach.
This is AN evidence of great progress
ivencss toward the pinnacle Of peace
and good will among men." when The
Times heartily commonds the sentiments
OF prominent and advanced thinkers
among labor leaders. and The Star
reaches out its hand and gives The Times
n hearty shake with the commentator.
well done. Richmond Star OF yester.
day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
CANCEL THOSE NOTES.

The rising tide Of prosperity has re-
ceived serious check by the drafts that
the greenbacks have made upon the
Treasury's gold for export. The stock
market from bouyancy and activity has
begun to sag. with declining values. and
men needing money for new enterprises.
are told by the banks that the gold re-
serve is impaired and that they must be
cautious how they let their money go
out How utterly ridiculous and absurd
that the business OF this country should
be interferred with, and almost arrest
cd by such a cause. When a panicky
feeling strikes Wall street. the wave orig
mating there spreads over the whole sur
face OF the land. and is felt in every town
and hamlet In the country. There is
no enterprise. no industry. never mind
IN what quarter OF the country. tina,
does not md its ability 10 get accom-
modations at the bank where II does
its business snterfered with ana i'm
paired when Wall street gets scared
What madness. then. that We should al
nv anything to remain = part Of our
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
wrAnr PRACTICALLY DIsAEMED.

We take from the Washington Post the
following very remarkable and most in
teresting account Of the way in when
the modern arms of small calibre are
coming to be viewed;
The wiser and older officers Of tho
limited states Navy arc in state or
mind that may most properly be denoin-
mated uneas1 and with a good cause.
A year ago. or more, after muHh togita-
t,on and many meetings of boards. the
Navy adopted a new rifle. Great things
were expected from IT, Though IL was
but u little over % OF an inch In bore,
its proiectile would penetrate sMty-two
threc-auartor-inch plsnks the same dis
lance apart at thirty yards. But pene-
tration and long range-this rifle had an
effective range Of $500 yards-are not the
chief things desired in a military arm.
The object of Il soldiers or sailors gnn
is 10 kill his enemy or disable him. This
new small-bore does neither half as ef-
fectively as the old o-calibre gun did.
Hence the trouble now prevailing In
Europe and reflected by our experienced
naval ordnance experts at home.
The first mistake in this new small
bore fancy was that the gun was adopted
by all Europe except Russia before it
had been tried in war. Its great range
and penetration caused other things 10
be overlooked. The Gillian war with
Peru began to awaken Europe to the
chances that somebody had blundered
The German Manser rife. caiibre 10, was
used i'm Chill 10 some extent. The sur
geons' reports were that IL did not kill
or disable more than 10 per cent. OF those
hit.
Japan used a very excellent smaii-arm
in the war with China-the Murata rifle
invented by Gen. Murata, japanese
officor. educated In France. The reports
of the foreign o.iicers-among others
Lieut.. NJ l. 0Brien. L. s A., who OBJ
served the Japanese military operations.
were that the small bullet was inaccurate
though OF great range, and did not Kill
often or seriously wound, unless II pass
cd through the head Or bowels; that II
did not break bones. but drilled hole
right through them. and was not as
effective In any way except in it's ex-
IRENE range, as was the old. .t'-calibre
bullet. with which Germany and France
fought the war Of lS70-'7i Now the
JaDanese bullet Is .sl5 in diameter. larger
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

About this season of the year there
loom up before the eyes Of anxious par
cnts and earnest young people the images
or lmirdges-of great institutions Of
learning. Their imposing buildings. their
spacious halls, their great libraries. their
mysterious and amazing catalogues, and
grave and learned professors, with hon.
orabie beaks and long cabaiistic tails TO
their names: o, how imposing, how ami
hilating they are TO the common man,
Wrcnching awe from fools, and tying the
wiser souls TO their great seemingi How
deeply do the poor, unfavored many
yearn 10 share their advantages, TO drink
of their springs. feed in their high pas
lures, to be cherished, instructed, refin-
ed. equipped. enlightened, and glorihed
by their methods and gifts'
To know Of these hardly beating hearts
that feel such aspirations; 10 think OF
the gentle, cast-down eyes that indulge
such ideas. and then turn away 10 their
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
rHALHIMER nnormEss

One Of the prettiest establishments for
retail merchandising IN the city * tho
store that Me'srs. Thalnisner Brothers
have rebuilt at their old stand. Broad
and Fifth street. The site upon which
this magnificent house stands mas been
fave rably known as dry goods corner
for perhaps quarter OF century. i'@rs
ago Mess,s. Thalhlmcr Brothers began
with a view of maxi * business and
the humble stock and store OF former
seasons have. through energy ana push.
been converted into one OF kichnonas
favored resorts, where judicious puy,,s
centre for the purpose OF economically
supplying their wants anu ,Nn,i''
through improved faciiiiies. shopptn- NC
comes the picasantest OF all pursu..,,@.
Messrs Thslhimer Brothers VIII son-
duct one-price business, ana tn,o"sn
modern modes OF retailing, VIII smII ,e,
their patrons the very best possipe 's aus
for the least money. Inc new 20,
fronts 80 feet and has depth OF 100 , ayr,.
There are three floors with SIM"
lithic basement OF equal size. e.,,.
on the first floor. Dress Goods' ,,Sps,Ss'
and Nelvets. Mems Furnishing 49,,
Wash Goods, Linens. White Goods, W. ~
kept Besides, on the landing in the Isa'
of this floor are the offices for poon'
keepers and other employees. 800,
The second floor contains me ihppSteh'
Cloak and Wrap Department IN 49,
mond Messrs. Thalhimer Brothers nav nav
won for themselves n name as ieau.so
I'm this branch. carrying at al times '''
very largest stock TO choose from.
The second floor also contains SNrss
Shawls and a new departure Tor ,n'
firm-viz.: Boys Clothing, which ~ w
der special management. Drap"tle.- III
Mile Curtains and Covers. and genera
housekeeping necessities are also on tn'e
floor. ,.,,g
The third floor contains Carpets, Drus'
gets. Nattings Linoieums, Oi-Cloths' 49,
and is very commoiious.
The store Is wcll-ligntcd. wcll-heated
nv steam IN winter and boz summer the
shopper IS made comfortable ~ eiect fic
fans \ large and comfortable MORSE
safety Electric Elevator runs from base,
ment to roof, and an patrons are Wen
looked after by polite ana courteous hoet
walkers. From early morn uli nlsht
eager buyers will doubtless he intofos q.
ing themselves before the large snow
windows or IN front Of III" conn Ifte
and weU-stocked departments 800 ~.
Thalhimer Brothers invite the pla4' 20
visit their new store tomorrow, SUM- tlq
formal opening Will take place later ~
the season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

financial system that must. from It's ma
turc. hang over the monetary heart OF the
country as perpetual menace to the
regular and orderly beats of that organ.
The present Outflow OF gold is per-
fcctly natural and healthy one. II Il
not caused by demand for that metal
made by alarmed foreigners as exchange
for American securities owned by them
1t is money which we are sending abroad
10 pay for what we have purchased there
and brings ms benefits instead OF doing
us harm. If those who send gold out
OF the country were compelled to get
that gold wherever they could find IT,
instead of having the Treasurys stock
az "a convenient reservoir TO which 10
resort for st. the expectations now go
ing on. instead Of being a source OF in
jury TO the country, would be source
Of benefit to 1t, for IT would be gold SEM
abroad I'm exchange for other things tina ,
we thought 1t more important for us 10
have than TO have the gold. The whole
Injurious effect Of the expectations
arises out OF the fact that they are taken
from that small sum of SlO,W,cD, upoi
which our enormous paper fabric rests
which the government has no means OF
replcnishlng when IT is depleted. except
by a sale Of bonds. II the $O).00,w9 OF
Government notes now outstanding were
taken in and cancelled we should never
again know whether gold was going out
Of. the country or coming into H. ana II
would go out and come back as the eNi
gcncies of commerce dictated and for
the continual Improvement Of all depart
raents Of business. We shall never again
have any really peaceful and orderly
business until these notes arc taken in
and cancelled
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Justice Johns Court.

The following cases were disposed OF
In the Police Court yesterday:
Ely Jones (colored). charged with being
a suspicious character, had 10 give 500
security for his good behavior for the
next ninety days.
William Gum, II. A. Newman. Marion
Brannan, and A. ID. Hopkins we're
charged with assaulting and abusing
Ambrose Page on the street. Gum and
Newton were fined s. and costs each. enc
the others were discharged.
Kate Williams (colored) was fined $50
and costs. and had to give 800 security
FOR thirty days for being disorderly and
abusing Lucy Buckley in the street.
W J. Nichols and En- ma Payne, the
latter colored, were fined, the former
$50 and costs, and the latter s. and
costs. for being drunk. Both had also 10
give 500 security for their good behavior
during the next thirty DAYS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
Teachers Assigned.

The annual meeting OF the principals
and teachers Of the public 3; hoOls was
held al Central School yesterday morning.
Superintendent W. +. Fox called the
meeting to order. and delivered in short
address instructions for the guidance OF
the teachers during the coming session.
Mr. Fox Introduced Major James Il. Ca
pers, who also spoke 10 the gathering
Rev. W. l.. Wright. OF Leigh-street Bap-
fist church, who was to have addressed
the teachers. was unavoidably detained
elsewere AZ the close OF Major Caper's
speech the assignment OF teachers for the
difrent schools was made. number
of transfers were effected and two princi-
pals exchanged places-Mr George X.
pace being assigned to Leigh School
from BELLEVUE, and Mr.. Ellhu Morrisette
going from Leigh 10 Bellevue.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER IS. 1895.
,,r,r,SGs AND EVENTS MONDAY.
TINES BUILDING, ,..rs
TENTH AND BANK sTREEio'
RICHMOND. VA.

Iibortas Lodge of Perfection. ST. Adams
Hall.
pickett camp. c. V. Central Hall.
Ivonhoo Lodge. X. OF r., Ellett's Han.
Syracuse Division. No 4. Uniform RANK
X. of r.. Cdd-Fcilows' Hall.
Jcn,rsoL Lodge. ]. o. O. f.. Odd-felio"s
Hall
Richmond Lodge. I. o. o. T.. Belyidere
Hall.
Anawnan Tribe /. o. o. NJ, Laube's Hall.
Indianola Tribe. !. O. r. NJ, Toney $
Hall
Richmond Paper Hangers Union, Eagle
Hall.
East-End Lodge. Golden Chain, corcoran
Hall.
West-End w. c. T. t., Y. NJ. c. a. Hall.
II. T.. Lee Council, Jr. o. L. y. ~, Jr. o.
L. A. NJ. Hall.
Patrick Henry Council, j.. o. L. A. NJ.
Powhatan Hall.
Grove Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ. Good Tenn
plars' Hall
Rescue Lodge. I. o. G. T., Gatewood's
Hail.
Charity Lodge. l. o. G. r., Springfield
Hall.
Myrtle Temple. 7. o. G. T., Pine-Street
Baptist church
McGill Catholic Union. Cathedral Hall.
Carpenters Union. Concordia Hall.
Company II, First Regiment Armory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
WE MEEE MfNINDIRSTOOD.

We said a few days back that II the
Walton law were amended 50 that there
should be two constables and the voter
should also be at liberty TO show his
ballot 90 the judges Of election after the
constable had marked il we would have
fair elections. friend of The Times
has called our attention TO the fact that
this will be considered all the lcgisla-
ton touching the subject that The Times
thinks ought to be had. We hasten, there
fore. TO say that this is not the only legls-
laton that The Times thinks there should
be. Vain is ii TO expect to have any laws,
however fair they may be. executed fair
IS. If those who are 20 execute them are
corrupt. The stream must always be pol
lutod IL It's source is. The fountain-head
Of ell frauds in our elections is the
partisan electoral boards. composed OF
partisans all from one party. We can
never have fair elections, never mind how
we amend the election law. while these
boards remain a feature in an electoral
system. The law providing FOR them
should he repealed and charge OF the cleo
ton should be restored 10 the county
courts. There is something in the ma
ture of the judges office that compels
him to act fairly when he acts as a
Judge. and our chances of having proper
elections Of officers are a thousand times
greater when those officers are appointed
by the county courts than where they
are appointed by a partisan electoral
board all of whose members are from
the same party.
When we said that # the Walton law
were so amended as 70 provide for two
cons;ablcs, with the voter allowed to show
his ballot 20 the judges of election after
the constable had marked IT, we should
probably secure fair elections, we spoke
of that as, perhaps. the only amendment
Of the Walton law necessary. But we
did not mean by that in the least TO say
that the provision Of the Anderson-Mc-
Cormick law creating the electoral boards
should not be repealed. On the contrary,
we think this the essential matter Of the
whole case. Put the elections back under
the control Of the county courts, provide
for two constables, one Democratic and
the other Republican, allow the voter
10 show the judges of election his bal
LOT after the constable has marked il,
and have the official ballot posted out
side of the precinct with devices over
the candidates Of each party. and we
believe we shall have fair elections. We
DO not mean TO say even these are all
the amendments that should be made.
But these occur to us as most material
ones.
A correspondent asked MS yesterday 81
there was anything in the law as 1t now
stands that would prevent voter show
inc his ballot to the judges Of election
and asking them II 81 was correctly mark
ed. There IS nothing. nor Is there any
thing in it commanding the judges 10
answer il should he made mandatory
upon them TO answer if asked, and the
voter would then be- encouraged TO ask.
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Arrested on n Serious Charge

w. II. Llewelyn. a white man. was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy Marshal A.
Janey Peasants, and taken before United
States Commissioner Henry Flegenhei-
mer. charged with sending obscene and
indecent letters through the mails, adj
dressed 10 Gus Engleking. The case was
continued until the 23d instant on account
Of the absence Of the witnesses for the
Government. and the accused committed
to Jail in default Of bail in the sum of
500.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

Each season forces upon our cor siiera'
ton its own peculiar pefils To- A.alth
The advent OF fail nnds many reduced
In strength and Vigor. poorly prepared
10 continur the business OF liiL. IlH
stomach and bowels. the great highway
of annual economy. Is espeCiaill itNls
10 disorder i'm the fall. The nervous
svsten mas also suffered in the strussle'
,1;.n,oia tower and malaria in particular
dnd I'm the fan that combination of earth,
air. and water that mark this season as
..s,nooiailv dangerous. The falling leaves,
the decaying vegetables, contribute ihrf
share of contamination. 1000 'titd'
.s''aiiia furnishes most valuable safe.
agmard MT these important points. AMI
ssbould be used IN the IAN before serious
sickness has laid you low.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15

For the above occasion the SoAl il.
halfway will sell rOuud-trip tickets from
Richmond 10 Chattanooga az rate 81
SligO. Tickets Will be sold ep.einDei
10Th TO 18th, inclusive. with ma Anu
October l3. lSpl. inclusive, hood from
starting point on date of sale only, con-
tinuors paseago in each direction. This
route offers an opportunity for enjoying
the wonderful scenery OF the Land OF
Information furnished and sleeplng-cai
reservatfons made ar the passenger Of
nee. go east Main street -
'' = q. ~ HlIEHEAD.
CITY Passenger Agent.