Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-08
WASHINGTON World AsOs Over Character
Of Sa.isbuTy'S Ie.ezu Ian Reply.
TON REED uNwoxTEDLy GENTLE.
His Republican Friends Understand
That He Would Not object to being
ington Gossip.
ington Gossip.

confines itself TO no party. There Is
loving accord between Democrats and Re-
publicans on this subject. which would
be refreshing to behold If one did not
know that below so placid a surface
there Is a seethlng and boiling Of pas
sions-bitter passions-neyer to be eradi'
Gated
The universal consensus Is that. In
the British Governments reply. the de-
mand for arbitration is refused. out ar
gument in favor Of British rights In
Venezuela is submitted and that Is tan
tamoun, to making an arbitrator IN the
case Of the United States.
This is recognizing the Monroe doctrine
with a vengeance. and at any rate, post
pones 10 a more convenient season any
arrival of the point Of definite and hazar-
dous conflict.
GENTLE TOM REED.
A change seems 10 have come over
the spirit OF the Reed dream. II that
vgiiant and aggressive guardian OF the
Republican idea can be supposed to
dream at ALL Instead Of the old-time
bristles and erec,ness of name. to the
accompaniment Of the ancient roar and
announcement, Pm coming" there are
a mildness and gentleness Of demeanor
which are as astonishing as they are
reassuring
Already IL begins to be well known In
Republican quarters that Mr. Reed is n
candidate for the presidency. and not "A
few In those regions are even loud
mouthed I'm the suggestion that the old
Tom Reed is missed. and that the new
article is not so entertaining.
So runs the world away.
Personal.
General Peyton Wise who has been
here several days on a visit, returned
to Richmond by the afternoon train.
Rev. Dr. Tudor. recently recalled TO
Richmond, preached here last Sunday
morning 10 his old charge at Mount
Vernon Methodist Eu scopal church,
South, which was built while he was the
first pastor of the congregation, anu ON
Thursday night he preached at the
Methodist Episcopal Protestant q arch
at Twelfth and NJ streets. Both congre-
cations seemed delighted with am. lie IS
truly a strong and earnest divine.
The recent action Of the Episcopal
Council in eect.ng the Rev. DR.. Satterlee
10 the blshoprlc of this diocese was
rather a surprise. but 1t seems now to he
satisfactory to all. as 1t is regarded
as a compromise between high and low
church.
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
In a recent sermon Dr. Talmage paid
a glowing tribute to the southern people
and 10 General Lee as a Christian soldier
which is highly spoken of here.
Morton Freeman. who claims 10 be
a Richmond printer, passed through the
city last night in the custody OF sheriff
Mistead. Of Warwick county. He was
arrested al Harrisburg, Pa, charged
with passing fraudulent checks at New
port News. He says he used the bogus
checks while under the influence OF liquor.
and repenting al Harrisburg. gave him
self up 70 he officers OF the law
Mr.. W. w. Carraway OF North Caro-
lima, so well known TO Disp tch readers
In that State, is here to-day. on his way
TO Pittsburg. Pa, on business. II has
been recup rating for the past l.. Give
months on his farm.
Mr.. j. ID. Price, formerly OF Richmond,
and Fort Monroe, has returned to Wash
ington. and is now clerk at the Ar
lington Hotel.
ARRIVALS.
Among the hotel arrivals to-day were
the following:
s Carter and wife. Richmond. st.
James.
H. II. Mahood. Richmond; ]. II. Scott.
Richmond. National.
G. W. Saunders. Richmond; f. d. Steele,
High Point, N. c; Z. J. Miller, Rich
mond: II. Miller Raleigh, n. c.; Metro
politan.
G.. Burgess. Richmond, Hotel Page.
". H. Harmon and III. X, Thomas Nor
folk. Hotel Lawrence.
o. A. Eubank. Virginia: c. T. Startey
Keller. Virginia; L. Strother, O. T.
StrOther. and John Robson, Virginia,
Howard House.
j. NJ. Thompson and p. C. Haven. Rich
mond. Ebbitt House
Il. T. Lamb. West Point, Va; James
McCarrick. Norfolk, Va. r. A. Mcintyre.
Bethel Academy. Va: G. Glenn. Rich
mond: l.. S Walker. Woodstock. Va; j.
w. Rice. Winchester. Va. Il. s. Archer.
Richmond, the Raleigh.
CAPTAIN COKE.
Captain John A. Coke was here this
evening on his way to Wheeling. where
h Goes TO appear in case before Judge
Gofs
Judge Edmund Waddill. who has been
here for several days I'm connection
tNu HAA~aAA'H dbVAA INC NdHOlt lOl,
returned % Richmond this evening
Mr. Louis Wendenburg, the Richmond
attorney. was in the city to-day on busi-
ness.
Judge T. w STROLLER. Of Giles county,
to-day called upon his old college-mate.
Postmaster-General Wilson. whom he
found 10 be in good spirits. hardworked.
but taking life as easily as possible under
the circumstances. Their conversation was
entirely Of a social nature.
Representative Payne. OF Wisconsin,
who is a member OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee. will at its meeting on
Monday next ask the serious consldera-
ton Of his pending resolution providing
hat the delegates 10 the rational conven-
tons shall be proportional 10 the Re-
publican votes cast in the several States
at the last presidential election This is
intended to bar out the southern dele
gates. II is a repetition OF the plan OF
Blaine fifteen years ago, when he de-
nominated the Southern States as "rotTen
bOroughs." because the Southern Republ-
cars opposed him on the ground that
he had defeated the force bill in 1875
The Court OF Apneals OF che District
has affirmed the Judgment obtained In a
lower court by Patrick Dougaerty and
Robert y. Lackey, aglinst the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway Company, for the
value OF three horses killed while being
TRANSPORTED from Harrisonburg 10
Washington. with interest from the date
the rorses were killed
Miss Potter ana Miss Salie Porter, OF
Wilmington, n c.. will be here next
week, the guests OF Mrs. Vance. on
avenue.
Mrs Lawrence l. Mckay. OF Charlottes-
vile. Is the guest Of her aunt. Mrs.
Bispham, OF ConnecticH avenue.
MARK TWAIN's NEW STORY.
The Somewhat Peculiar Welcome He
Once Gave "a Visitor.
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