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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
The EIccfrlc-Light Plnnt.

II the scheme adopted by the Common
Council for providing the city with an
electrlc-lieht plant be as feasible as It's
friends believe. there should be no hosi-
tatlon on their part in agreeing 10 r.fer
# 70 the Committee on Finance for eX-
animation and report. The members Of
that committee know a good thing when
they see It. and they may be relied upon
to recommend any measure which
promises 10 improve Rlchmoul's financial
condition.
II the Board ~ Aldermen should follow
the dictates Of ordinary business prudence
and should refer the resolutions to the
committee. and the committee should re-
port them favorably the battle win have
been fairly won By the advocates Of
city ownership. Certainly TIE Dispatch
would Offer no further objection o. the
passage Of these resolutions II the Com
mttee on Finance. after mature deiibera-
ton. and with "a full committee present.
recommended the scheme as ono desery-
ing OF support AT this time.
But it would h. 4 dangerous thing for
the Board Of Aldermen to undertake -
spend $4,000 of the city's money with
out consulting the Finance Committee.
and We warn the board against any such
rash course at this critical juuct1e in
the condition Of tie financial world
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
The PSychicai Comedy

in the February No Of the North
American Review Charles Sedgwick
Minot discusses at some length The
Psychical Comedy" as embraced in the
theosophical lad" and IN psychical re-
search and reaches this conclusion; "rhe
theosophical and psychical movements
are akin in their origin. their develop
ment, and their fallure--in their origin
they were born from the love Of the
supernatural and the hope OF discovering
occult human faculties. in their develop
ment because they grew outside the pale
Of scientific inquiry. and in their failure.
because their conclusions are barren.
They are far asunder In rank, for the
theosophical movement lived on folly and
impOsture. while the psychlcal-research
movemsg' lived on earnest and honorable
effort" Unquestionably. there never was
Is more blatant humbuggery than the
theosophical fad" As for psychical re-
search. it Is equally UNREASONABLE that
IT was begun and prosecuted with earnest
purpose, but IL leaves US just where
II started. Call them physical. metaphysi-
cal. psychical. or what not, there are
forces about us that we cannot under
stand-forces we question, whether
science or anything else will explain.
A learned English scientific body about
summed up the matter WHEN 1t declared
In effect that II we admit the physical
We must accep. the metaphysical. Touch
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
The President and the New Loans.

II may not be out OF place 10 reinlhd
those persons who censure Presldeht
Cleveland because Of the last new loan
which he has made. that in his annual
message of last December he plainly In
formed Congress what he had done in TINS
regard. and gave that body 10 understand
that he should continue 70 protect the
credit OF the government. Here u what
he said:
During the last month the gold re-
served in the Treasury for the purpose
Of redceming the notes of the govern
ment circulating as money In the hahdS
of the people became 30 reduced, ana us
further depletion in the near future
seemed so certain, that IN the exercise
Of proper care for the public welfare
II became necessary to repienish inns re-
serve. ana thus maintain popular lhiih
in the ability and determination OF IN"
government 10 meet, as agreed us Pc
cuniary obligations It would nave been
well u I'm this emergency authorlN h"l
existed to issue bonds OF the government
hearing A low rate Of interest. and ma
turing within a short period. but the Con-
gress having failed 10 confer such au-
thOrity resort was necessarily htd u
the resumption-act Of 1875. and, pursuant
10 it's provisions. bonds were issued draw
ing interest at the rate OF . per cent. per
annum and maturing ten years after
their ISSUE that being the shortest time
authorized by the act ! am glad u say
however. that on the sale Of these bonds
the premium received operated 10 re-
duce the rate OF interest to br paid by
the government 10 less than per cent
Congress has been in session more than
two months, and yet has not said nor
done anything which Mr.. Cleveland could
interpret as A reflection upon him for his
course in recommending the new loan of
1891. so he negotiated the new loan of
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
Who InAcntch the Hnnln.

The question as 10 who invented the
banjo is up. Polk Miller is quoted ~
having said 10 Il S.. Louis audience that
"old joe Sweeney was entitled = this
credit. but a correspondent Of one u the
papers Of that city. and the Lynchburg
News. as well, take issue with him.
We suspect that POLK IS misquote1.
Probably he said that sweeney usherei
The banjo into good society. IT, may also
nave improved tho instrument somewhat
But long before Sweeney was born The
banjo. there is reason o believe, was IN use
AMONG our plantation negroes. Many II
not all. q the instruments that they used
were Of their own maxim and were
crude things; incapable OK The nice uses
10 which the modern player puts the
banjo.
"Old Joe Sweeney" as he was called.
Eas bonn in Buckingham. We think, and
ons nosrisheI at IHnchhurg. lie be-
.ame famous AS a banjo-piayer. So great
Nas his reuown as a banjo.st that he
went abroad 10 give musical entertain
meuts aul was invited to play before
.rowrcd heads before Queen Victoria,
among others.
While in England Sweeney fell Nl and
had 10 call in "a physician. and to his
astoni-hmcnt, as be was wont t. relate.
he physician demanded his fee at each
visit. This proceeding was a matter Of
great wonder to him-who had been used
% VIRGINIA doctors. who at that time, IN
.he country, sent IN their bills semi-an-
auallv-and he never ceased TO comment
N It. even after he had learned that AS
3hvgicians' bills were not collectable by
law in England the profession had adopted
he course in question for the protection
y their interests. i would be a nice
sequel to this little story Of Sweeney and
he doctor for us to be able 10 say that
The English doctor who attended the BAN
ioist was so charmed with the player and
MS playing that he refused 10 accept any
| ree-but alas, there is no record or tradi-
| don 10 this effect. Sweeney. however.
recovered and returned TO this country,
| proud Of the laurcls that he had won in
England. and fouder than ever Of his
banjo.
| Tie evidence seems good that Sweeney
yopularlzrd the banjo. AS touched by
| his def fingers the instrument was seen
10 possess merits not possessed by any
| other instrument Of its class.
While We are unable 10 say who in
vented what is now known as the banjo.
| L seems fairly certain that the word
banjo is a corruption probably negro
| -orruption-of the Spanish "bandola.' a
| musical instrument with three strings.
an OLD variety Of the either. But We think
| Polk Miller is quite right in connecting
| he name Of "old Joe Sweeney
with the banjo ana in singing his
praises. 1t must be said to Sweeney
credit that until his day the banjo was
! little known beyond southern plantations,
and that even in the South its musical
| capacity had never been fully appreciated
| until he displayed his mastery OF the
instrument For this Sweeney deserves
| honorable mention"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10

a timely book, representing the re-
suits Of years Of travel and special study.
IS THE Religions Of Japan" by Or. VII
liam l.. Grit;is. 1t is published by the
Scribners.
\ fac-simile reprint Of Cromwelrs SOL
d.er's Bible" is announced by Roberts
Brothers. Only two copies Of the orig
nal are known to exist. one Is in the
British Museum. and the other sold at
auction in Boston recently for $1,000
\ translation OF the poems Of Paul
Nerlaine by Miss Gertrude Hall, Will
be published in the spring by Messrs.
Stone & Kmball.
The New York Critic. in noticing Colo
mel W. G. Elam's article in the February
Lippincott's. says that h deserves
the thanks Of the community and the
attention Of dialect writers"
name that is finding its way now
into the magazines is that Of Annie
Steger Winston. II we mistake not. this
Is the name Of a young lady OF Rich
mond. The last Lippincott has an arti-
Gle under this signature. entitled THE
Pleasures Of Bad Taste" We have not
read the article. but we should think
that II would appeal successfully to a
very large number Of readers.
Iafcadio Hearn, whose name is familiar
10 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. has written book
called "Out OF the East" II relates
to Japan. and Is published by lIoughton,
Mifiin q Co.
The Scribners will soon publish the
Letters OF a Baritone" by Francis
Walker. The letters are from Florence.
and give pictures of different phases
of art life in italy. Students OF music
may find them interesting.
"Defoe's journal Of the Plague Year.
edited. with an introduction and notes.
by Byron Satterlee Hurlbut Will be pub
lished next month by CHM q Co.
Macmillan & co. will publish TRUSTS;
or, Industrial Combinations and Coali-
ticns In the United States" by Or.
Ernst Won Halle: and Honest Money,
by a. /. Fonda, of Denver, Col
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
Consultation with the Republicans.

The fact that a Democratic House o.
Representatives passes a bin is not proof
thata Republican Senate viii also pass it,.
We make THIS as general statement
which is true; and not az a remark based
upon anything peculiar in the present
condition OF things in Washington. though
il is also true that tn Presidents bank
ins and currency bin has found favor al
the hands Of many Republicans In thu
senate ass wen as tie House of Rcpresen-
tatvcs.
We would by 10 means censure any
body for voting consc'eutiously on any
h.l Nr BiJs.Is 90 Pennsylvania. took
d.. right view Of this question on Wednes-
day. when iu the House Of Representa-
tvc- ne called upon Republicans Oe is
ou0 AMI Democrats - come up TO the
supper. Of the bin he was advocating.
.m surely e mcu G.. Doth parties and
both houses acted together In favor o.
the Administrators banking and cur
reucy bill. men Of both parties may con
suit one aEothcr in reference TO that
measure. Indeed. consultations with ex-
perts IN finance without regard to their
politics. would seem to be unavoidable.
set II cannot but be- annoying 10 the
President 10 be called tool o. the money
power when he corsults with Picrponi
Morgan or August Belmont
There is no harm IN consultations. pro-
perly conducted, between men Of differ
ing parties
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
DEATH OF MH. r. II. CAMP.
HIS Unexpected Passing Away "a
Grcat Shock 20 the Community.

HIS Unexpected Passing Away u
Grcat Shock 20 the Community.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, February
9.-,Specal)-T many friends OF Mr.
Thomas H. Camp were shocked yesterday
morning 20 hear Of h.s death. which oc-
Cured Thursday night about u o'clocl.
al his rrsld nee, on Ridge street
Mir Camp had been i.l some weeks with
rheumatism, AMI had been suffering from
some form OF heart affection, though IL
was thought he han fairly recovered from
the latter. He was out but once since
Christmas. and. although his friends We're
not apprehcusive OF danger. he was, IL
seems. really IN a critical condition. all
though "a. all times able 10 walk about
tho house.
Alr. CamD wa about 90 years II age.
Pc was nsrve OF Nelson county. but
had been 70 resident Of Charlottesville
many years. For "a long time he was
connected wiki the railroad AMI express
companies. H.. married Miss Betty War
wick. daughter Of the late A j. War
wick. and leaves three ChAdrtn-A ay,
Reed. and Anu.e-who are ar present re-
siding in Danyille For SOME years he
had occupied a position with Mr.. ".
kaufman
Re wds one OF the most genial Of men.
was generous, unsellsh. and hospitable,
and was the friend OF every body tie
was man If fire INTEL geuce and eN-
ceuent Judgment, and eminently a peace
maker between his fellows.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
PROPOSED TELEPHONE EXTENSION
Also. m EIcctric-LiGht PLANT Under
idVi~cmenf-MP. Andpr~ou Dies

MARION. VA. February -0suec,all
Marion has had tho ADVANTAGE If b.,i,,
..,..t... ..o..-.. ,-.... ,... r.--
ABOUT twenty-five phones are IN use.
SIPS ere now bfng taken q extend the
line ~ Churo7.,a thence 70 S,,tyiue
,r.uf.,. ...,i .t.., g., r.. ,.,.....,i., ........
h'd'i'N win Abingdon az theIe j. a
telephone from SAville u Ablns IN.
The contract has heen II for the poles
for us. between Marion and Chnhowle.
proposition his been made O. th'
town Council by an electric company %
furnish electric lights 10 the town. a
franchise has been asked for also. Tho
Council has The matter under advise
m'ut. - ls hored mat Marion VIII nave
me advantages or an ~iectric-Agnt plant.
10 should be- we,l l-htaI.
Smyth county lost last week one Of ITS
old and .-termni c.tZ ms m the person
- Mr JOAN Anitr %. ~ Alwolf three
Or four miles west NJ this place lie was
about - years Of age. His funeral ser
vie were conducted by Rev. y. g. Bald
win IL leaves a wife AMI ten chulr u
s,a d..,r rf.r- aud T,-a e-,.-t, r,,..f,,.,,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10

things which were distastctul to the peo-
pie over whom he exercised control. lie
knew wha; was expected Of him, and a..
ways tried TO conduct the affairs OF Mill
tary District No. (NirginiO as II he
hal been civil ruler choscn by the pfo-
pie to M their highest executive Office.
General Schoheld studied the negro
problem whilst he was Governor OF Viz
GINA lie prepared. or caused TO I've pre-
pared. n map of this STATE, on which the
counties were represented as more or less
dark In proportion as the negro pcpula-
ton was more or less numerous. We
have heard that the proyimate or relative
prices Of lands in dsrkly-shadcd county
might generally. without further evidence
", inferred from a glance at this map A
dark county had low-priced lands. n
white county hnd hieh-priced lands.
Gen raj SchoNcll pro0tod by the informa-
ton which he IN various ways laid up
In store from conversations held 10y
him with what used in those days TO
bc STYLED "thc real reopl, of Virginia"
Ie VAS candid enough 60 say that though
| he was credit 81 with hcing TN p'S'
of the military governors Of the southern
stats. he was not entitled to that honor
seeing that his euhcrnatorlal reputation
was due 10 the fact that the people OF
Virginia needed no Governor, but really
governed Themselves.
1t is pleasant 20 sec the southern mon
IN Congress manifest a kindly feeling
| towards the officers Of the United states
army. and especially 20 see them voting
10 confer mcritcd honors upon those OIL
| GERS. Mr.. Jones. OF Virginia, earned the
right to say In thu House OF Representa-
| dives al that he has said about bogus
pensioners. for he has never failed 10
| recognize mcritorious claim to pen
! sion. nor 10 expose recommendations
| claim known 10 him TO be such.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
DfmcfniIisn In Germany.

The cable brings the news that the
Economic Union. body composed Of
members Of the Eoichstag. has adopted A
motion made by Count Won Mirhach. Ger
man Conservative. that application he
made 10 the Reichstag to request th"
various foreign governments to issue in
vitatlous to attend a bimetallic confer
encc.
This Is the cure for all our financial
troubles The United states Government
cannot Of itself bring about the parity
Of gold and silver; hut If England,
France. Germany. Austria. Spain. and
Italy. or three of them. viii unite with
the United states and fully remonetize
silvoi-that s.. make its coinage free
there will never afterwards b. any df-
dculty in keeping the two precious metals
AZ par with each other The United
states could have secured that parity in
ISIS i: our government had then made
the coinage Of silver free But 1t is too
late now for one country 90 undertake
such n task. The minis Of India would
never have hcen closed - the free coinage
Of silver II W. hal done our duty when
the Bland bin Was enacted into a law.
Let MS Try another international hi
metallic conference. The world has
learned much in the last few years upon
financial questions Certainly experts in
financial matters have become more tole-
rant Of or. anothrr's financial theories
Nr 81. JOHN. Of New York. who is n
bank president though bmetallist
would Tot be afraid to tackle John Sher-
man on this subject, rs Judge Hughes
would rot BE- afraid 10 meet in friendly
discussion any roll-bIs whom the mono
r..ails;s could pit against him.
Anyhow. We desire 10 Se- another in
ternauoual bmetalhc conference held at
an early day. II is subject in which
every Intelligent man ought to take an
interest, We Of d., United States ought
20 move in this matter at once.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10

ing Mr.. Minot's contention that theoSo-
phical and psychIcal investigation IS que
largely 10 the fact that many persons
feel dissatisfied with the Christian idea''
and with the Christian acceptance OF inc
limitations OF life, this may be said;
Christian faith In the unseen would seem
Infinitely more satisfactory than seeing
ghosts. The Christian belief in non-l'mita-
ton OF future life would appear TO CON
tain more happiness than could be derive"
from increasing the limitations oil the
present life-ln the sense OF Increasing
human knowledgc-by chasing after
"spooks" that never materilliZc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
tIuNai

The United States Government Will
hardly allow the new Republic Of Hawaii
20 put 10 death. under any conditions Of
things at All likely 70 be brought about.
soon. the citiz MS Of this country who
have been or may b. convicted Of com
plcity with the reyoiutionsts. Especially
will our gov, rnmcnt protest against the
execution Of anybody convicted Of crime
by a court-marllal We are surprised that
the venerable. distinguished. and able
Senator Morgan. Of Alahlma, should have
turned deaf ear to the representations
made 70 the Senate as to what has be n
going On in Hawaii.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT schoheId.

The confirmation q the nomi-
nation OF General Schoheld TO be
Northumberland revived an army
rank which had come 70 an end with the
promotion OF Lieutenant-General Sheri-
dan TO be General Of the Army we
douh, no, that he will prove himself
worthy Of the new honor Or. rather.
W. ought TO say that he has already
proyed himself worthy Of It. or he would
not have received IT,
The people OF Virginia have none but
the Lindest Of feelings with regard 70
General SchOfeld. though he was once
Military Governor OF this State. and. ar
such felt Il ~ be his duty 10 10 some
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
VUNDAY. ......FEBRUARY 10, 1925.
The Times On Our Last Elections.

The Times On Our Last Elections.
The Times stands 10 SIS guns" What
fver merit il is entitled 20 on this re-
rount. we cheorfuily award A. 1t has
taid that our congressional elections az
last November were fraudulent and );
sticks TO II. II adheres 10 is opinion that
thousands OF iluterate voters were either
deprived az their votes. or they had them
counted for candidates that they were
opposed to-" II makes no withdrawal az
Its charge that the alienation Of candi-
dates names was masterpiece or
trickery." And Notwithstanding the fact
that the Dispatch has proved 70 the
Times that the electoral boards IN alter
mating these names acted under an opin-
Son Of Attorney General scott, the Times
makes no yetraction Of SIS charge that
"some central authority" "prearransed
the alternation-system Of "trickcry that
reflects undying infamy upon It's manip1-
lators."
Thus. well knowing that the next United
States House Of Representatives VIII De
Republican. and having good reason to-
believe that our imp.acable enemy Tom
Reed. VIII nave llc dAIf4itii4ti4A "a 'ti'
Committee on Elections 70 which al
Of the Standardization cases viii co.
the Times thinks It necessary - damn the
cause Of Tucker. McKenney. ana otey by
conccdlne the most vicious Of al The
accusations that have been made "sAiAs.
their supporters. Imagine me li'N'N'N
that Tucker McNenney. and '''F "'.'
have in the Elections Committee ""' OH
the foo- Of tire House when they are m'i
by the Tom Reel crowd " rebei-hlter-
with these quotations from the Times
"a leading Democratic paper of Richmond.
.lltcd by member or the Democrats
State Committee as those enemies 10.
ours will take exquisite pleasure in say-
In
Ahout al that the Times s4il Ed its
issue of Yesterday - Tal.4te its dis
,,-,1,, =, ifs partv friends Was O. doe
,,.r5 ~ tho Disratch DIS what authority
-. Secretary ~ the Conlaony sent
1870 49,. ....t.. l, .t. ,...r--V- f...re-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
A StIngy Mistress.
(New-York Weekly)

lNeW- 7 DIX " ttkIy.I
EMPLOYMENT Agent: WHY did you leave
Mrs. GoOdsoul so soon? She l. said TO be
"a very nice woman.
Domestic. Nice She's that stngy she
begrudges the very air yeh breathe.
"You amaze mel"
Judge fer y'rself. Kerosene isn't worth
over ten cents gallon. Is it?'
No"
well. she most had III cause
started to pour Few drops of IL In the
kitahan sfaHA"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
4 NenernhIe Indy Pnsses AMny.

HAMPDEN-SIDNEN. Va. February ..
(Special) Sarah e. Peck mother OF
the tat Thomas f.. Peck. ID. D.. who for
thirty years was professor in the The0-
loeican seminary At this place. died
Thursday night at 10 o'clock, having lived
TO the ripe old age OF 81 years. The fu-
neral took place this afternoon from the
coil ge church, OF which she was Dc
voted member.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10
The smnil-poN ut nluenela

GRAHAM VA. February Especial -
There ara no new cases of smallpox at
Bluehcld. There is division Of opinion
among the doctors in regard to the one
reported Their Two OUT Of three pro-
nouncad it chicken-poX j, has been
asccrtained that the family in which the
victim boarded at Gray. W. Va, has
chicken-pox. and he left that place on
the 18th or 18th Of January. and was
taken sick on tn "a of February az
Biuen Ia.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-10

We don't Ike 90 b. classcd az hereto.
bat We are bound 10 confess that we have
deliberately cone TO the conclusion that
the grouud-hog az an animal Of sense and
truthfulness. Is huge failurc.-Bnst0l
News
The grounding Is in bad repute just
now. But n next year lac makes cor
rect guess as to the weather. he vii! again
become as popular a. ever. .-