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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
WHO is a IABORING MAN?

The labor agtator, Mcbride, said in
speech in New York a day or so back
81 regret that the attitude Of the Nd
r,inistrotion has been hostile in the eX-
trerne TO labor organization. / severed
nv connections with the Democratic par
~ last sumner for many reasons !
trust and expect TO see a great union vi
labor men before another year ana pe-
neve we shall place presidential can
didate in the field.
This is a most curious idea. Who are
labor men. and who are not? The knights
" Labor drew the line. We believe at
LAWYERS. They will not allow lawyers 10
belong TO their organizations. Yet we
have known lawyers who were, IN our
opinion. the hardest workers in the world
But further. TO say that a lawyer shall
not be a member of their organizations
is to say that lawyers shall have no voice
in the framing of the laws. 1t is about
the same thing as TO say that lawyer
has none of the rights OF cltizei' 10
the Knights Of Labor really believe that
they would have any sort of snow 10
come into control of this Government
founding themselves upon the proposition
that no person is entitled to exercise any
Of citizens rights, unless he belongs
IN ono of those classes that they choose
ia admit with their organizations? They
greatly deceive themselves If they no.
The Democratic idea--that great ldea
which will rule this land forever unless
the neople become corrupt-is that each
citizen is entitled to exactly the same
voice in the regulation of pubic alIalrs
that any other citizen has, and That the
laws shall bear in exactly the same way
mon all persons in the land. conierrlhs
privileges and favors upon none, ana I'M
poeinp disabilities upon none. When the
Knights of Labor and Mir. Mcbride recoS-
nize that as the foundation idea OF our
institutions and Of the common sense OF
our people. they will stand a show TO get
y resnectful hearing for all they have to
cav Rut when they come forward with
a rroposition that those they choose 10
class as laboring men shall control All
the political power of this country TO the
exclusion of all others, they are going
IN find themselves met with the stern
opposition of power Ear greater thah
anything they will ever be able to mus
ter.
How is it possible to divide men OH
inf, a class Of workers and non-WorkeiS
Every man who does not live In poSl'iNe
idlenpss is to be counted a laboring man
The Judge on the bench earns his living
by labor the president of the bank earns
his by labor; the clerk in an Insurance
office earns his by labor; the salesman J"
q dry. goods store earns his by labor ana
the writer of this article earns his oy
hard and persistent labor, though IL may
NOT be so severe as the labor of those
whose lot it is to have to read what he
writes When. therefore, Mr.. Mcbride
would form party of laboring men, he
.,,,s, take in almost all men. lie VIII
h,vo q very sorry minority of laborins
men for his party. if he includes in II no
mare than those whom he obviously mas
an, his mind.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04

uera is q cane which makes the heart
ache for the wastefulness OF II. A,
that fringe around the ShouldetS auu
down the front is formed of ostrich feath-
ers. Think how many hats couid pe
trimmed with them, There are lew
things among the recent fashions WhiSn
are calculated 10 rouse resentment III tne
heart of her whose one gown is more Ia
milar to her friends than her face, ana
this is one OF them. Another is the use
Of feather tips to trim dress skirts around
the bottom. Still another Is the addltlon
of fur to "A silk evening dress which has
already been covered In all the available
places with fine lace. This is not only an
incongruous combination: 1t is overload
ing with ornament which Is in the worst
taste from an artistic standpoint.
Nothing is pretter for outdoor wear
than fur, and nothing is so universally
becoming. but wearing II in the house Is
like wearing gauZe in Greenland.
There is a very light colored mink
which is much used on heavy cloth dress
es and coats of "A dark shade. uark
green is especially pretty trimmed win IL.
Chinchilla of one kind or another Is
sure to pass you every three or -FOUR
blocks i'm the shopping district. 1t Is made
into collarettes and NUTS. and small
edges Of il are used TO trim the suits
without wraps which these mild days
have brought out In such large numbers
The little black feather boas are get
ting cheap, and everybody wears one
therefore feather boas are going out:
Oh, the irony Of fate, In the very act OF
grasping the prize We suddenly discover
that We do not want II, because 1t Is
common.
Feather trimming is. however, in
greater demand than ever. and Is used
with lavshness which gave rise to
these remarks. For note the cape. There
are no less than fourteen feathers
around the shoulders. with feather trim
ming down front and back and inside
the flaring collar. No wonder there
were none left for the hat after all that
profuseness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
NEW YORK's POLITICAL EXPENSES.


In his first message to the General AS
sembly of New York. Governor Morton
calls attention to the fact that while re-
curing every candidate for public oficc TO
file a sworn statement of disbursements Of
money for election expenses. the present
law of that State omits to require similar
statements from political COMMITTEES.
This the new Governor deems a serious
defect, which should be promptly reme-
died by proper legislation.
Such a law, If enacted, would have a
tendency to prevent candidates from
making improper use of money through
the medium of comm. tees, as 1t is al
legged has been done In many OF the States
where election expenses have to be made
public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
The (urrency System.

Richmond. Va, Jan. !, 1888.
Editor of The Times:
Dear Sir.-YOu seem TO be tremendously
IN earnest-as n.ne-tenths OF our press
and people are tremendously In earnest
to obtain, if possible from the present
Congress some prompt, practical and safe
modification OF the effeie, demoralized
and pern.cious currency system that now
prevails ard has long afflicted almost
every important business and interest In
the land. The need OF such reform Is uni
versally felt and at length has come TO
be universally conceded. The question
now is. BY what method remedial legis-
lation can be obtained-what will be
prompt safe. effectual 10 the main end
in View, practical in desired results. and
practical in reference to the divided pub
Tic sentiment upon the subject, tnat must
be so far united as to become effective in
leeislafsor2
Allow me to give i'm condensed outline
what |, in common with many others, pe-
l.eve would be practical. useful and enec-
tual in the elements deemed essential or
most important In such measure: ana,
also, what Is only OF secondary value ~,
his emergency-the possible congress;onai
favor II would seem entitled TO receive.
as a prompt and practical remedy, auoru-
ir1 both relief and safe urofress II 'e-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
FRIDAY. JANUARY 4. 1895.


TEMPLE Lodge. Masons. Masonic Temple
fines Lodge. Is. OF r., Schiller Hau.
Damon Lodge. Is, Of J., Corcoran Han.
MYRTLE Lodge, *. OF T., Central han.
Union Lodge. |. O. Q. +" Odd-Fellows
Unity Lodge. l. O. O. F.. Powells Hall.
Opachisto Tribe, ]. o. X. NJ, Cersiey :
Han. -
lawmakers Degree. Odd-Fellows Hall.
Richmond Lodge, *. OF H.. Elicit $ nan.
Virginia Lodge, Golden CHAIN Elet' $
Rescue Council. j. o. L. A. NJ, Jr. O..
L. A. NJ. Hall. :,
New South Council. Jr -. l. n. NJ
Eighth and Ilull streets.
Shockoe Council x. a, Central Han.
Trinity Temple !. O. G. f. Central
sidney ain'y Lodge. 1. o. C. T. Bclviderc
East End Lodge !. O. G. r., Twenty
Fifth and Clay Streets.
Lee Lodge, Golden shrine central
Company Is First Regiment. Armory
T. T. Lee Camp, G. v, Lee camp
Friendship Lodge, X Of P. Toney's
Aurora lo Council. Jr. o. L. \. NJ, Gate
wood S Han.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
WORTH CAKOLINAS QUEER PEOPLE.
Some of the BIue-ryed Descendants ne
lieyed to Live In Georgia.

To the Editor of the New York sun
TOW DAYS before reading the suns
account of strange race oil people LINUS
I'm the swamps of North Carolina Nho'
IL was suggested. might be Descendants
of the lost colony of Roanoke ana '"ei
Indian captors, | attended sue Vi
nronertv in Jonesboro. Clayton county
Ga. Among those present were liiree
very peculiar looking men. one OF theHi
hid ON the property. | asked negro Dy-
stander who the man was. The negro
laughed in a peculiar manner, ana re-
piled: -, t,,a
Hes one 'er them Turner's down mere
boss" And no more definite classlIlca-
ton could be got out OF any one
The man and his two dark companions
were of unusual size. were ddrk-shlhHeu
and blue-eyed: the hair OF one was
trihe kinky; yet they were plainly helther
whites. nor negroes or mulattoes.
"If Won want to get knocked down as
ouick as hitting an Irishman, cali one
OVEN a mulatto" was the ADVICE Le-
slowed on me by an old farmer, whom
was interrogating.
/ WAS told that quite a number o. tGese
peculiar people were settled III the
swamp lands of Clayton county. near the
head waters of Flint river; they tfhilate
win neither whites nor blacks ana
always ready TO fight on pToVocatloh'
This last was a plainly accepted race,
and they met with most respectful ara
considerable treatment on all hands at TIE
sale. II Is commonly reported OF trelh
that they emiGratcd TO that section from
North Carolina. where they AGG pceh
made unwelcome. The man wh) was
Kidding. like all old settlers was tnorN
ouchly familia: with the country arouhd
him. and gave me much interesting ~
formation; in the natural course "t me
conversation he mentioned that ne hdd
been a resident for about seventy years
and that he had been brought mere iy his
parents from North Carolina "heh ne
was only d few years old
There is reliable information That siml-
lar people have been known IN columbia
county, Georgia. | have also heard OF a
few of them in De kalb. In each IN
stance they were blue-eyed. dark-:Hinred'
dark haired. ready fighters. lived by
themselves, were called Portuguese and
mulattoes, who had emigrated from
North Carolina.
JAMES g. AVARY, NJ j..
Atlanta Ga, Dec. -.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
Surprising NEWS ITEM.

rbo statement which comes out from
c-,sb,,cton that j. Pic9pont Morgan the
>o,, York banker. had called upon MI
cleveland. on behalf OF himself ana the
other New York bankers VINO hoa'eu the
last Government loan. and had aSheu '"e
president 70 remove Secretary Carlisle
,,.,.auso he had not kept faith with them
and because he was not demonstrators
suitable capacity in handling the ilhahciai
,0airs of the country, is one OF the most
astonishing news items that has been
s,,nn,ieJ 10 the country for some time
70 >f, Morgan had based his idea that
Mr.. Carlisle was short of capacity 10
handle the affairs of the country upon
tho remarkable plan for reorganizing the
currency Of the country which he sub
r,i,teJ 10 the present session of Congress,
we should not have been much surprised
for a more conglomerate scheme Tor
making changes without making materla4
1mnroyements we have never met with.
perhaps he does rest his opinion in TINS
,egard upon mat plan, and, If So we
can do no more than refer to the TACT
and say no more.
But 1t is almost incredible That Ny.
Carlisle can have been wanting III the
most absolute good faith IN the matter
of the agreement which he made with
these New York bankers. lie surrey
would not think of putting the United
States Government under any circlm-
stances In a situation in which the very
smallest want OF sincerity and good faith
could be imputed to It, But surely he
would p.v.- ia s.s.a = thing In the pres
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04

emit condition of affairs. The Govern
mcnts credit. and through IL the business
OF the whole country. is In very great
peril. No man can foresee how many
more sales OF bonds may be necessary 10
maintain the Governments credit. In
making these sales there must be the
most implicit confidence in every word
the Administration utters. 1t becomes
Mr.. Carlisle, THEREFORE, TO be as careful
as possible In what he says. but to stand
up to the letter and spirit OF every word
ne utters that he gives other parties a
right to base their transactions on.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04

them, While they are not responsible for
the deficient revenues. they arc RESPONSE
,,c for tho continued drain OF the legal
tenders on the Trcasury's gold. Reed
would have caused the Government 20 pay
us gold out and 20 sell bonds TO replcn-
,sh the gold fund. They make the legal
tenders draw the gold out. and the Gov
crnment has to sell bonds to rcpienish the
gold fund. The difference Is that II Reed
mad not broken the revenues down. the
silver men would have driven the legal
tenders into the Treasury TO stay there,
Reed causes them to be at once paid out
10 return and plague the Treasury Bad
as Reed is, though. and destructive as his
policy has proved Itself. we are compelled
to award the record for destructiveness
TO the free silver men. When Reed
caused the gold fund 10 be exhausted by
his wastefulness. we could have sold
bonds TO repIenish It, and as soon as the
revenues that the Democratic Congress
has provided began TO come In. that trou-
bic would have been ended. But the free
silver man move Is really anu III '"NN
move 20 reduce the standard of value by
one-half Everything that every man
has, whether in form of bricks and NOR
tar or of contracts. is gagged in vaiuing
IL by reference to the value of the goid
in a cold dollar. That is the standard
and while II remains y $40 grains OF goid
nine-tenths fine. every man knows just
exactly how he stands. But II mat
standard is to be diminished. every time
piece is pinched off mans position Is
changed. Ills bricks and mortar become
uominallv more valuable, but not so III
fact. but his contracts become less vaiua-
,Ie I'm fact 20 that extent. All persons
Immediately become anxious to convert
their contract rights into gold dollars, ana
then that confidence which is at the bot
tom Of all business comes to an end and
business ends with II.
We shall never have any more prosperl-
~ until the attack on the standard OF
value ceases. Men are going straight
along converting contracts into god while
the attack lasts, and that means the
prostration of all commerce and business.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
OUR NEW SUPREME COURT.

The new Supreme Court Of Appeals com
pletcd its organization yesterday by the
election of the various officers connected
with that tribunal.
The court, which began its existence
on New Years-day. is the third one we
have had in this State since the present
Constitution was adopted. Virginia has
been noted for the ability Of her judi
ciary and the decisions Of the courts of
last resort Of this State have been quoted
far and wide in this country.
The present court viii. we are assured
make "a record of which the people of this
Commonwealth will feel proud
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04

The Norfolk Landmark of yesterday
contained an able article from the pen
of Col. Walter II. Taylor, reviewing the
criticisms which have appeared concern
ing Governor Fitz. Lees statements of
the Confederate forces engaged at the
battle of Sharpsburg.
Colonel Taylor was General Robert r..
Lees Acknowledgement, and is one of the
best authorities upon the military his
tory of Lees army now living.
The accuracy Of Governor Fitz' Lees
book is ably defended and are verified by
Colonel Taylor's paper.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04

That was rather an odd sort Of meeting
held in Maury county, Ga, on New Year
Day, at which, dispatches from that
State tell US, resolutions were adopted
declaring against the making of Illicit
liquor and other outlawry.
The Hon. w. J. Peoples, in a speech
before the meeting. admitted that there
had been serious troubles in the county
and advised those who have been making
whisky to quit. In response to call for
all present who would follow his advice
to stand up, there was a general uprising.
II was a sort Of public New Years
Day resolution, pledging better behavior
for the county for the future.
The dispatches represent that the sec
ton of Maury county in which this dem
onstration took place had at times been
the scene of White Cap outraGes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. q.

Mrs Margaret Adams wilkins, for
many wears a resident OF this city, died
suddenly on the morning of January
Ist at Birmingham, Ala. at the resi-
dence OF her daughter. Mrs. ;. +:
Fowlkes Mrs. wilkins was the relict OF
Colonel X. A. wilkins and daughter OF
DIR. John Minge. surgeon at Ch.mborazo
Hospital during the war. She leaves
eight sons and two daughters. Mr.. II. {.
wilkins. of this city. is one of her sons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-04
THE. 49, 81
FOURQUREAN-.
pRICECO.-
s s.,.;.. ,'' ~
Remnant Days.

The natural consequence Of
a busy season is a large col.
lection of Remnants, so at
your command all over the
house are bargains in short
lengths-odd and small sizes,
broken assortments, odds and
ends, etc. All such things
are marked at quick selling
prices for Friday and Satur.
day. In Dress Goods will be
found many useful lengths OF
the newest winter fabrics. II
YOU want a skirt or a waist OF
even suit-by a little calcu.
lation and management YOU
can secure material enough
for your wants in some in.
stances for a half or a quar-.
ter the former price.
So with other departments,
they offer many useful things
that bear but little relation to
real value
Remnants OF Dress Goods.
Remnants of Silks.
Remnants of Nelvets.
Rsmnants OF Black Dress Goods.
Remnants Of Table Damssk.
Rcmnauts Of White Goods.
Remnauts of Indin lawn.
Remuauts Of Checked Nainsook.
Roma of Canton Flannel.
Remnants Of Dress Canvas.
Remnants of Grass Cloth.
Remnants OF Sclisiss plain and fancy.
Remnants of Percaline. (
Remnants of Book Muslin.
Remnants of Lining Cambrics,
Bundles OF 10 yds. for 25c.)
Remnants OF all kinds.
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THE COHEN co.


Can't mention many.
LINEN AND WHITE GOODS SUFFER
FROM HANDLING
70 Remnants Cotton Diaper at &c yard.
Cotton Crash Remnants at 20 yard.
lS Pure Linen Towels, lSx3s, &c each'
Is Pure Linen ,Huck Towels, axp, loc.
from f9c.
Lots of Short Lengths and Table Da-
masks and odd Napkins and DoyHes.
20 ChlIdren's Check Muslin Trimmed
Aprons, small sizes l0c piece, from
Ladies' and Gents Soiled and Tumbled
Handkerchiefs. upwards OF 30 dozen,
on the centre counter.
TOILET ARTICLE ODDS.
s,onebraker's Concentrated Extract Of
Lemon. Sc bottle: 2oe size.
Geyserite Soap Sc cake; Ins,ea9 OF n, Ivs;
for 25c, instead OF lac cake.
Goodyear Rubber Combs. DC each'
Vaseline Soap. &c a cake. -.
Cucumber Juice Soap &c cake, instead
of l0c.
Vaseline. Sc bottle.
Solid Back Hair Brush. 100; worth 30c.
The great Book business done
here during the holidays necessarily
left some room and defaced Books
on marlborough to make bargain
of them. Some are in sets, some
odd volumes. Greatly reduced
prices on all.
Remnants and Odds and Ends
from the HOLIDAY TRADE IN
HOUSEFURNISHlNG Department.
1 Terra Gotta Jardiniere. gold decora-
ton. $50. from 81.
1 English Pottery Jardlnlere Horai uceo-
ration, 7Jc, instead OF " "a
Corrugated Jardnieres, yellow. 'oc'
instead of Sl.l9.
decorated Bohemian Water SET, grass
short 75c instead of 81 - ,.,.,.,
Rudolstadt Bisque Figures shs'hs
imperfect. reduced to DC each.
Fancy China Baskets, Otharlen w.
magnificently decorated, gold handles'
reduced from SIS eacn 10 ~ h,gb
3 Selican Art Vases, Il Inches he"'
been SIS zach. for &c 49,
Rise 10 Group, 81; been S5.'0'
Handsome Phoenix Pottery vase
raised floral decoration, slightly oaih-
aged s.; been s6;". otd decor,-
| Handsome French vase Soiu oeoo''
ton. s., instead OF ~. ,,ooo
1 Chamber Set. floral decoration, piece
missing. from s. 10 $50. s.,
Chamber Set, neatly decorated from
1 Finest Quality Carlsbad China Din
rer Set, pieces short. from s22." 10
s1i75 ,,-. ~
Finest Quality Carlsbad China Tea
Set ] piece missing. 81. instead or @so
II Beautiful Glass Tumbers, ruby anu .d
crystal effect. sc each. Instead oil -
Flower Vases, II 1-2c each, instead OF
Rich Imitation Cut Glass Berry Bowl,
| DC; been SOC.
Il initiated Glasses. thin blown, were
si.25 dozen, for Sc each.
10 Plain Water Tumblers. clear crystal
and brilliantly polished, &c each.
| s Rose Bowls &C each; peeh ~. A.
Crystal Trays, loc eacn' ihs'eau Vi ooo'
Besides the above Glass there
is an accumulation of Odds and
Ends, over 500 pieces, consisting OF
Jugs, Water Bottles, DecanterS,
Dishes. Coblets, Salads, owe
Dishes, COMFORTS, Nut Bowls, ect.,
occupying four long tables, which
will be sold for NEXT to NOTHING
PRICES.
Ladies Rattan Rocker, fancy back
| $3.50. from A.73.
| I ladies' Rattan Rocker sixteenth cen
fury finished, slightly damaged sS''''
ladies' Oak Rocker embossed leather
| seat, 81; been s'o
| 20 rolls Crepe Paper, for lamp
shades, slightly mussed edge, Tor
Il cents.