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Evening capital., 1895-11-26

who fOrm the executive council may Dc
and frequently are asked to give advice
svhen strikes are pr posed But what
khex have to say Is always simply adj
visory and in ncwise binding, while it
is often disregarded. But whenever a
strike is approved by the executive coun-
cil. as soon as il is ordered by the union
directly interested. all the affiliated un-
ions join ii supporting it by money coa-
trlbutions and otherwise.
The executive council may lay boy
coft when asked 10 do so By an afaili-
ated union, but before doing this must
inveSti gate the cause Of the request and
may refuse at discretion. 1t is expected
that all unions viii respect boycott
when ordered. but there IS no penalty
for failure to do 50. since TO force obedi-
ence IN that matter would be 70 disTe-
gard the federation i fundamental prin-
ciple. Ii should be added. however. that
q union would hesitate long before de-
Gliding to disregard request for cooper
alton in a boycott, since such action
would render il liable 20 lack Of support
by other unions in case it should ask for
assistance.
The failure of Samuel Gompers TO
win reelection last year at the Denver
convention was unquestionably great
surprise both to him and the majority
Of his supporters Opposition had been
developed. it is true, 1T previous con-
ventions, but he had always been too
strong for his opponents. and it was sup
posed that he would continue so at Dem
yer. Those who were against him in
previous years had generally been Of the
more radical element which has not al
ways been satisfied with his course, and
had Mr.. Gompers and his friends I'M
derstood that in certain circumstances
other elements than the radical ones
would combine with them against him
they might have so arranged matters as
to re-elect him after ALL 1t should be
stated to the credittof aGompers and his
friends that they accepted defeat IN good
part; that they are as good federation
lists now as ever, and that they have
supported President Mcbride during the
past year with perfect loyalty.
Whether Mr.. Gompers viii be unan-
imously supported for election to his old
place by those who have supported him
in the past it is hard TO say, but there
is no doubt of there being lively con-
test for the presidency. Mcbride will
have some very strong support for re-
election. as a matter Of course, and there
will probably be several candidates in
the field
In the American Federation of Labor,
as in the United States generally, To-
cality has something to do with senti-
ment. Thus, the est is more radical
than the east, an claimed by those
Evening capital., 1895-11-26

A business man -
not tho most pnticnt
creature In the
world. lie cannot
stop work every
inmate to bother
with asi irritating
skin disease, OF .
hacking cough that
ias SIS on breaking
Into his bargains
making Neither
viii he wait 20 hear
amy long drawn ont
story OF the cause
az his ailmcnt. lie
Evening capital., 1895-11-26
PICTURES AND EYES.
How to ADJUST the z.at.er 70 Properly OBJ
serve tie Former.

How to Adjust the EATER 70 Properly oD-
serve the Former.
The observer, IN order 10 see picture
TO the best advantage, must adjust his
vision 10 that Of the artist who produced
it. Most Of us do this instinctiyely. Not
only do we select the best point Of view
from which 70 observe picture, bat we
recede from the painting until the lights
and colors blend in just the right degree.
In addition TO that many instinctiyely
pinch the eyes together, producing thus
a momentary astigmatism, such as the
artist had produced in his own eye, and
find the picture thus apparently i'm
proved
A most useful appliance for viewing
pictures is the so called stenopaic slit.
This is merely slit one or two milh-
meters in width in card OF thin plate
of brass. Simple as this device is bnt
few persons are aware of how mnch it
adds to the effect in viewing paintings.
as it allows the rays of light in only
one meridian to pass through the cornea
of the observer. If he wishes TO look at
a painting done by an artist whose
vision is normal, or nearly so, the OBJ
server turns the slit around to correspond
with the meridian of his own best vision.
If, however, he looks at a picture in
which it is desirable to have overlapping
Of the retinal images-at one where
the colors must be mixed in the eye, for
example-it is necessary to rotate the
slit to another position, usually at right
angles to the first, and with this can-
vas which before showed too clearly the
blotches of color now becomes blended
into a much more perfect whole.
/ would recommend this simple de-
vice to any one who has not already ex-
peIimented with it. Thus, by adjusting
our own personal equation Of eyesight
to that Of the artist, we literally obtain
his point of view. The colors are height
ened, the daubs blend and new beauties
appear. Instead of seeking, like our
friend mentioned at first, for "the
handiest way to get out of this ere
place, we are glad to stay longer to
study and to enjoy. Here, as every
where, it is art and science together
that yield the richest result. If science
is allowed to be the interpreter, we may
gain heightened enjoyment of art and
the artist a comforting increase of ap-
probation. .-Lucien Howe, nj. d., in
Popular Science Monthly
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sTAMBuLoFF,s SPIRIT.
Called the Bismarck of the Balkans BE
cause OF His Courage.


The late NJ Stamhuloff, ex-premier
of Bulgaria, used to be called the
Bismarck Of the Balkans One Of his
most dramatic passages with Russia
occurred during the war with Servia.
Prince Alexander had gono ont to lead
the Bulgarian army IN person, leaving
M. Stambnloff in charge at home. 1t
was a clear day, with not breath OF
air stirring, and the roar Of the cannon
was plainly heard in the city. M.
Stambuloff thought the Servians were
winning the day. In their anxiety the
Bulgarian ministers applied to the Rus
sian diplomatic agent for advice. That
gentleman shrugged his shoulders and
said it was no affair of his
"But, . urged the Bulgarian minis
ters, s'the Servians are almost at our
gates. You could stop them with sim
gle word, if you would. = Eyes, but
that word will not be spoken On one
condition only will / stop them, and
that is that yeur beggar of a prince
shall abdicate at once. And that, :
thundered NJ. Stambuloff, "ho will
not do. No, not for 90 Russias r
With that M. Stambulof sprang into
the saddle and dashed away to the bat
tlefield, while the Russian agent sent
to his friends to come to his house to
celebrate the defeat Of the Bulgarian
armies. A few hours passed, and then
the Bulgarian foreign minister got a
telegram from M. Stambulof, dated
on The field of battle, telling of Prince
Alexander's magnificent victory and of
the utter rout of the Servians He hur-
ried with it to the house of the Russian
agent, arriving there in the midst OF
the festivities. And when he told the
news the representative of the czar, 1t
is said, ground his teeth in rage. West
minister Budget.
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M'BRIDE OR ANOTHER
THE QUESTION THAT AclTATEs THE
FEDERATION or LABOR.

The Election Of omcera At the Approach
ing Convention In New York Is a Lead
lag Topic In Labor Circles scope OF the
Federation
Labor circles are beginning 10 discuss
the coming convention of the American
Federation Of Labor, which is to begin
in the city Of New York on Dec. 3.
Time was. and not so many years ago
either, when the general assembly Of the
knights of Labor was far and away the
most important labor gathering Of the
year, but nowadays the lead is taken by
the convention Of the federation, the
membership Of the unions affiliated with
it being not less than a million. while
Evening capital., 1895-11-26

aoesn,t care two stfawS about a fine spun
theory OF how lie should treat himself He
may be predisposed 10 scroiulA, or conSump-
hon "That he win tell YOU has moth
ing to do with the case He wants 20 be
well. II he can be cured, write out pre-
Ecription and send ia your bill So, here's
the first part Of the proposition.
DR. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery -
q medicine that permeates the whole body
as water goes through a sponge. ~ - ini-
Crobe hunter and q microbc killer. IL ~
well-known fact that many persons Of scrof-
ulous blood, encourage the breaking out
of unsightly sores, 60 prevent the disease
going TO the lungs. There IS no need OF
living in this state OF dead and discomfort
Purify the blood Il can be done. The
Golden Medical Discover" " will cure 81
per cent. of all consnmptive cases also ot
all other lingering, bronchial, throat and
lung diseases Don allow a druggist 20
persuade Won into taking something that
&c saws is lust as good Maybe it's bet
ter for him better for his profits. Take
the Golden Medical Discovery r. the
greatest discovery Of the axe. IN addition,
in order 20 know yourself better, send 20
the Worlds Dispensafy Medical Aasocia-
ton, Buffalo. NJ ~. 9I onc-ccut stamps 20
cover cost Of mailing 0R5T and set ~ re.
turn, Or. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser. Ii IS book Of 1908 pages, Illus
trated and is fall of common sense talk
that any one who can read will understand.
And here is the testimony Of Mrs. u, + IN
pEEs q Sa, ore IN reggrda sa . 'ns ease
SKIN disease suffered much from surface sores
Nothing helped me unti tried the eolaen
Medical Discovery a year OF two later ha1 \,
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Evening capital., 1895-11-26

A whim of the season has been the
vogue which brunettes have attained in
Paris. Dark eyed women have had il
all their own way there during the past
summer, and blonds have been pushed
into the background Of popular favor.
Evening capital., 1895-11-26

lean Federation. They are not bound to
obey any one, but each acts for itself. In
fact, the federation is what its name
implies banding together or fedora
tion Of number Of national, interna-
tional and other unions for the common
good, each union being entirely anton
omous in the conduct of its own affairs,
but cooperating with the other unions
for the benefit of ALL The relation Of
the several unions TO one another is al
most exactly similar to the relation Of
the different commonw -alths making up
the union Of states. Tho president of the
American Federation does not order
strikes He and the other chief officars
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
Uouor. In Madison school.

Nv an unfortunate omission Of one line
OF tyne the frst-hOnor roll OF Madison
school one of tn largest and best in
the city. was printed on Sunday as though
a part OF Eloa school The name OF the
school and that Of its Efficient principal.
Mr. William q. Jones, were left out. 80
that the school was not designated.
though the names appeared In proper
order The list is as follows:
Sixth Grammar Candidacy y. Hulce,
Teacher-CaIrie Farmer, Mary Kirby.
Jenlie Culton. and Louise Smith.
Firth Grammar Grade-Ella VI. Gar
nett. Tsacher--l.ua Terrell, Annie Wat
kins. Emma Lundin, Lizzie Msckie, Mat
thew Werth, Eliza Gemmell, and Fannie
Yarbrough.
Fourth Grammar Grade-Mary d. Shell,
Eta Harris. Martha Goode. Hope Gates,
and Leigh Inman.
Third Grammar Grade-Annie T.. Gran
ger. Teacher-Annie Farnholt. Julia
Charter. and Peyton Morton.
Second Grammar Grade-Saidee Nee.
Stuart. Teecher-Mattie Harris. Benja-
min Robinson, Bessie Drever. Lizzie Nor
ton, and Lucy Catlett.
Second Grammar Grade-Mary b. Arm
istead Teacher-Ola Wooton and NELLIE
BEDFORD
Teacher-Willie Lyon, Edward Craw-
ford, and John Haw.
Seventh Primary Grade-Mattic J..
Tompkins Teacher-Clara Morton. Sarah
Forbes, Willie wyatt. and Fannie Wolfe.
Seventh Primary Grade-Annie Y.
Burke. Teacher-Ruth Cartwright. Ethel
Robertson, and Mamie Butler.
Sixth Primary Crade-Margaret q. VIII
lisms Teacher-Aline Jennings and Fan
ME Morgan.
Fifth Primary Grade-Rena w. Hop
kins, Teacher-Nannie Robinson. Mil
bred Lambert. Louise Potts. Vera Harris.
Hunter Walton. Harry Weber Ora 40
bolt, Gertrude Gulick. and Louise Briggs.
Fourth Primary Grade-Kittie ~ Nor
ris Teacher-Nclllc Morton. Grace Sale.
Leila Cloves. Marie Meler. and Mason
Pace.
Third Primary Grade-Klttie NJ Nor
ris. Teacher-Janettc Dawley Bernard
Lorraine, Belle Hooper. Russell White,
Efe Tyree, louie Fitzgerald. and Kate
Williams.
Second Primary Grade-Eva G. Hop
kins. Teacher-Allyn Straus, Myrtle Paul
Pauline Shoemaker. Maude Stratton, Syl-
van Myers, Minnie Koss. Carrie Busser
Maggie Merriman. Julia Goode, Eddie
Mercer, Minnie Wade. George Hooper,
and Eva Kelley.
First Primary Grade--Eva c. Hopkins
Teacher-Juii,n Reazley. Lillian Shell
Esther Traylor. Lewis Elan. John Pet
tus. Damar Foster. Haryie Gibbs. Kelrls
Farinholt, Esther Powers Sissy Leland
Irving Anderson. Madeline Perkins. Eddie
Bernard. Phyllis Edwards, Myrtle Ora
ham. Minnie CoghIll. Lottie Miller. Her.
man Payne. Lily Carter. and Lola Ro'
berts0n.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
THE GREENEsyiLLE STORM.
Further OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
and Around Emporia.

FMPORIA. VA. June F.-(Special)-I
wired you Saturday night of the terrific
hail and wind-storm which prevailed
here aturlay evening and lasted
nearly an hour. have talked with many
old citizens. and thew all unite
I'm saying that it was the most severe
storm they ever witnessed. All of the
gardens in the town Of Emporia are
ruined. and the fruit-crop is damaged to
very great extent. our townsman'
Captain W. II. Briggs. besides losing his
crop. had his fine orchard entirely de-
molished. The buildings on the farm of
Mr. James F. Powell. Superintendent OF
schools. were demolished except his
dwelling a colored man by the
name Of ". A -. Taylor had horse
killed by the lightning.
Here are some of the principal losers
Nv the storm: Charles Baker Baker &
Green. V NJ. Powell. w. II. Briggs.
Richard Irving. Edward c. Tredway,
and Mrs Ellen 7. Turner, and perhaps
| others: bat their names have not been re-
! ported 20 me.
Those who bad their crops in cotton
have lost everything. and there Is no
hone now, except to plant the same land
| In peanuts and corn. and many have al
ready commenced this, and are trying
TO De brave ut.i4Af diNfiNf I'll
THE STORMS VAGARIES.
To show the vaGaries Of the storm,
while the farm of Mrs. Ellen r. Turner
was swept Of nearly everything, the farm
adjoining did not suffer at all. Mr. Baker
| lost nearly all OF his crops and the
adjoining farm Of Mrs. C. II. Briggs was
not injured in the least. | learned from a
gentleman last evening that the storm
commenced near Wilson. y. C., and con-
tinued its course nearly TO Stoney Creek,
| twenty miles north OF here.
CHURCHES SUFFER.
The Baptist and Methodist churches
suffered somewhat from the loss of win
| dow-panes and both buildings were Sc
vereiy pelted with the hail-stones. one
| Of the windows was blown out Of the
court house. In some portions Of the county
| the wind was much more severe than here
here Saturday evening and lasted
while the hail was not 30 severe. Many
persons lost all OF their fowls, In fact
| everybody in this immediate neighbor-
hood suffered 10 some extent. and while
1, IS very bad a it is. still we are very
thankful IL j. no worse.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18

tracks. In this country trotterS are
scored down to the wire. increasing theli
gait as they approach II. A few such
scores before they are sent away heal
their blood. and OF they go. hot on q
flying start. Then the Judgment OF the
driver comes into play. Knowing the
ability and temperament OF his own horse.
he watches and studies those opposed
to him the same as q good Jockey will
in thoroughbred race. and II Is this
judgment that enables him not to over-tax
his horse and place him almost identi-
cally where he wishes.
Speed records made under such conditions
and on our carefully prepared tracks
bear little or no mathematical relation,
and I'm fairness should not be so consid-
cred. to the cold standing start and the
heart-breaking. stern chase without the
incentive to extra exertion supplied by
some nearby competitor, which are the
accompaniments OF trotting race on
European tracks. Even could the distance
handicap be made mathematIcally exact.
after allowing for the difference between
the nature OF the start. and the tracks,
II IL only occasionally that one could
find horse stout hearted enough to trot
his best when three or four hundred
yards behind every other horse.
The only right system in harness
racing Is the classification by records,
as we have II here Then you have the
horses racing together. every one OF
them feels the impulse and the emulation
Of company. and then II is that one can
see the true beauty Of a hard-fought heat
II the trottng authorities In Europe
would hold out proper inducements to our
breeders and horsemen II would not be
long before their fields would he big
enough TO admit of classification and in
sure keener sport
One lesson may be learned. however, from
the prevailing system by American horse
men who think OF taking trotters 20
Europe: Take trptter that can go In
200 or better. but who is not handicapped
by fast record. Such horses are hand
icapped as having mark of 2:25. and
this rule Is one OF the results OF the
Kneebs fiasco of 1898 in Germany.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
ON THE APPOMATTOX.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN TIE
COCKADE CITY.
The CoIorcd People nnd Their Dead.
A Caucus of the Common Council
TO he IIcId-Prominent Citizen
Stricken with Paralysis.

PETERSBURG, VA, June T.-CSpe-
cial)-This afternoon was big occasion
with the cOlored people OF this city, be-
ing the first general observance In memo
ny or the many thousands OF the
dead OF their race buried In the Gene
terry set apart for their use near Bland
ford. The factories were closed. and all
colored people ceased work at noon. II
was expected that large excursion parties
from Richmond and Norfolk would ar
rive to take part in the exercises. but
they failed TO come. The exercises at
the cemetery consisted Of n memorial adj
dress by Rev. Watts, OF the First tcoi-
oreD Baptist church. some good singing,
prayers. and a military salute.
CAUCUS or THE COMMON COUNCIL
a caucus of the Democratic members of
the Common Council will be held to-mOr-
row night to make a nomination Of city
Engineer, 10 be elected on the LIST
OF July. There are three candidates for
the place-Mr. Hays Uhe present incum-
benU. Mr.. Thomas X. Dunn twho form
erly held the place.. and Mr.. Nicholas
all accomplished men in their profession.
II IL probable that the caucus VIII also
discuss the question Of the taX-biil TO be
adopted at the next meeting OF the Coun-
ell. and II is thought that the rate of tax
alton will be slightly increased. II is
now $50.
PROMINENT MAN PARALYZED.
Colonel W. NJ. Field for many years
Treasurer of Dnwiddie county. and one
of the inspectors Of tobacco at the Farm
ers' Warehouse, in this city, was para
lyzed while attending Dinwddie court
to-day, and his condition IS regarded az
rather serious. Colonel Field IS one OF
the most prominent and beloved citizens
of the county, and everybody here knows
and respects him.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs. Bette Temple. wife OF Mr.. James
Temple, died at her home, in this city,
to-day.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Methodist Sunday School Association was
held Yesterday afternoon at West-Street
church. The reports of the superintend-
ents were all encouraging
Rev. Dr. J. w. Rosebro delivered the
baccalaureate sermon before the young
ladies Of the Southern Female College a,
the Washngton-Street Methodist Epis-
copal church Sunday morning. before a
crowded congregation.
Dr. j. Elliott Gilpin. Mir Henry II. Vie
gand Mr.. G. j. Holloway. and sir. Henry
Gordon Gilpin, of Baltimore. are in the
city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
FIFTEEN ARE STILL LIVING.
More Members of the Ambulance
Corps alive Than Was Supposed.

''oN
RICHMOND. VA. June II, 1885.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Mr.. Powhatan Weisiger, OF New York.
will no doubt be surprised to learn by
this communication that there are as
many as fifteen living members Of the
ambulance corps to which he belonged.
Messrs. William h. Isaacs. Jr., and George
W. ROyster have lists Of living and dead.
Those living to-day are; John Finders.
John II. Montague Powhatan Weisiger,
Charles W. Allen, Jordan H. Martin, An
drew l.. Elicit Alex. Is. Wells, w. L.
Staples. Samuel r. Harrison OF New York.
II. II. Dibrell, Robert Il. Archer, J. Rand
Tucker OF Lexington, Va, Charles r..
workman. Dr. J. Grattan Cabel. and
George W, Royster.
The dead are: John J. Wilson, James A.
Scott. T.. 3. Spence. Edwin Wilson, John
Purcell. James l.. Burrows. Isaac w.
walker James Ii. Hackett. Ro. +. Rich
ardson. John Mitchell benjamin NJ.
Ouarles othe Irish PATRIOT, John II. Left
witch. Thomas A. Dudley, James l.. APP
person, William II. Lyons, Henry Exan.
M. 4. Starke. James W. Randolph, w.
]. Beven. W. ". Snead. Thomas w. Nc
Canoe, Dr. ST. George Peachy, Robert ~
Paine, j. Harvey Dudley. George A.
Ainslie Charles Bates. DR.. Charles Bar
ney, William r. Paine. Lewis n. Frazier.
julius A. Robson, DR.. }. l.. Burroughs.
Samuel NJ. Bailey. Andrew Johnson, VII
liam b. Isaacs. Mark Tyndall, r. ID.
Eacho, John Dooloy (captain). Moses
Eliyson John ID. Harvey, George ). Pal
mer. j. l.. Whitlock. r. II. Starke. Charles
+. Whitlock, W. NJ. Sutton. II. H. Maury,
Thomas W. boswell, T.. T. James, Robert
Edmunds. George w. Smith, John W. Nc
Kiei, Andrew jenkins. Il. l.. Meredith.
and Charles IT. Workman.
There were seventy members in all by
this correct list The ambulance corps
had a few annual meetings after the
war, but abandoned such.
w T. DIBRELL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-18
EurOpean Versus American Trotting
fNav- Work Hrraid)

The great interest manifested In the
European tro,ting meetings this year. AT
which the American horses have not
shown their true form, suggests an IN
auiry into the cause OF their relative
want OF success.
Breeding and developing the trotter In
Europe as a race-horse have been In re-
cent years so far behind the facilities
offered by various trotting clubs for win
ming purses that there are not sufficient
horses i'm training 10 80 around. Class
racing, as II Is known here, was impossi-
bic because OF the scarcity Of trotters,
20 the pernIcious distance handicap and
standing start system. which enable track
managers to lump together good. bad and
Indifferent horses. was adopted. and the
inherent European conversation Ii doubt
less responsible for the retention OF this
system now that the need has In some
measure passed away.
The glaring inequality OF the system Is
apparent when II Is considered that an
American horse is penalized for fast
record made under conditions which have
no bearing whatever on the circumstances
under which they are raced on European