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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

Tho Veterans of the Old first hes'"'"'
WIZ Have An EuJoyabic Time To-Day

All ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
for the annual reunion OF the veterans
OF the "Old First" Regiment, which VIII
be held to-day at Blandon PARK. THESE
reunions are always delightful ana inc
one to-day promises to be especially oe-
lightful. The committee OF arrangements
consisting Of Messrs. A. Jen. Vaughan.
James T.. Phillips John a. Meanley, ii.
W. Furcon. and W. Il. Woody. have been
hard at work all week preparing Tor
the entertainment OF those who viii at
tend. and their efforts VIII 10 doubt be
crowned with success
Colonel Charles T. Loehr. the secretary
of the "Old First" Association. has re-
ceivod a number OF interesting letters,
which will bee read ut the reunion, from
former members OF the "Old First" who
now reside in different sections OF this
country.
Mr.. John Jacobs. now OF Hammonton.
y. j., says: Eighty years OF age pre-
vents my being with you. Say 10 the
boys that I Will Dc there. however. In
thought, and wish them Joyous time
[ am here with my son IN New Jersey
but am young enough TO yell for Bryan.
free silver and the money OF the people
Instead OF borrowed gold that circulates
only between tho Treasury and Wall
street"
Mr.. George l.. Mcanley. Of Tappanan-
mock. SAYS. among other things: Il can
assure YOU and an my old comrades IN
arms. who following tho fortunes OF
that glorious band Of heroes whose deeds
of valor caused TIE world to stop and
look on with wonder and admiration,
that II is not for the want OF patriotism
which causes me 20 absent myself on
this occasion. but It IS FOR the want OF
free silver Don't understand me as be-
ing an advocate OF that metal. for I
am not ! am for sound money and a
plenty OF Il. Present my regrets 20 Cap
tain Reeve. Colonel Palmer. Old Nat
Bowe. Pete Rockingham and al the
odd boys who followed the Bloody first
from Bull Run 10 Appomattox FIJI
your glasses and drink TO the memory Of
our fallen companions. who gave their
| lives for the sweet. sunny South the
land Of fair women and brave mem. May
| their memory ever remains green In the
hearts Of their comrades and heaven IS
richest blessing rest upon each and every
| one Of you ar"
Mr.. Meanley adds that he will remove
TO Richmond 20 reside within the next
year.
Mr.. r. c. Burton writes from Baiti-
more regrettnr that he cannot come,
while Veteran Thomas V. Carr says he
will be on hand.
The following letter received from
| General Longstreet explains Itself;
Home. July i6 1896.
Charles r. Lochr. Secretary.
Nv Dear C0mrade Your postal OF 18th
inst received Too far behind to hope 10
rcioso mp" this season.
with loving SITUATIONS and wishes
that the ranks may remain closed up
another year and that we all meet on
that anniversary.
Your friend and comrafe.
JAMES IONGSTREEr
j. x. P0llak. Of Atlanta, IS sorry he
viii not be able % attend. Tie sont his
application for membership IN Pickett
| Camp and money 70 pay his Initiation
and hts dues Tor one year.
General w r. Terry Is confined TO his
hod-chamber on account Of ill-heath and
cannot DE present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

As has been published in The Times the
floating hath-house, which tor several
years has been anchored just below
Nayo's bridge, was carried down the
river by the recent nigh water. Mt. west
man. the proprietor is very anxious 70
bring be back 10 MS old moOrings so as
% Dee able 10 continue 20 serve those VINO
delight ln refreshing dip IN the James,
but "a cool summer has caused poor busi-
moss. and he does not feel JUSTIFIED IN
spending so much now that the season
is partly passed.
He. however. viii bring n back n ne
can receive am assurance OF assistance
from some few OF his patrons. IN limit
od number of people Will agree 10 buy sea-
son tickets al $3.50 oach and few more
VIII buy single tickets az the rate or cig1i
for 81. Mr.. Nestmau Will bring tho nat
atorium back NJ once and fully prepare
itsfor comfort and convenience. All VINO
are willing 10 help should notify him by
postal at his home 100 east Broad street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
Property Transfers.

Richmond: J. +. Thompson and wife
TO j. NJ. Thompson. Jr.. one-halr interest
in ninety feet on Twenty-seyenth street
northeast corner =.
W. q. Waldron and wife 10 Il. NJ. Wal
dron. one-haif interest i'm twcnty-eight
feet ON north side Broad street near Jail
alley. $3.50.
". T.. Waldron % Inez G. Waldron.
household and kitchen furniture al 800
FLOYD avenue. and claim Of $50 against
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.
Sl0Uc.
Honrico: George W. Bartlett 10 Mary
Bartlett. thirty feet on south side VIII
nams street between Baker and James.
$1,000.
Real Estate Loan and Deposit Company
20 5. b. Epos j. NJ. Harris. and Joseph
N. Hurt III feet on south side Chafiin
street southwest corner Sheppard. Sl.2-0.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

into the banks. and they would no, ie'
II so out 70 the country people.
We take IT, therefore. that II we hah
,roe coinage. creditors would. within
very short time. accept the inevitable and
adjust tbcir claims 20 the actual situa-
ton. whcrcupon the press for silver "ouid
co.eo and the only demand for 1t would
ho ,be normal demand Of money. win
,,, c,uros we have quoted, IL Is evident
,h., ,,o SUNNY OF silver would In few
vcars meet that. whercupon 1t would IAN
,o n price that cannot now be predlc'eu'
hrt there IS no reason 10 think u "ouu
be- above the present price.
our experience when the Sherman ACT
calling for the purchase Of 100000 ounces
NJ silver a month. was passed. may throw
some light upon the case. That act was
passed IN July. 1880. The lowest price oil
the silver dollar in 1889 was a cents
II went up after the sherman act was
passcd TO % cents, but by January lsu'
II had saegod TO s.; and by the end OF
1891 TO %. Il went down in 1872 10 o.
and En- 1893 to 81. though until November
1Sag the purchases of silver were gong
on an the time; and in 1884 1t went
as low as 4J.6, since which time uhder
the demand consequent upon the C"''eso
war it has risen little, and has Veered
around 20. and is now about 5A Win
absolute free coinage. UP would 20 Sill
yer. TO the great disappointment of those
who want cheap money az once; but down
It would come, to the infinite disturbance
OF our trade
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
Average Of value Of


We see, therefore. that upon the pur-
chase Of $4,000 ounces OF silver each
month for money, the silver dollar steadily
fcn in value from oighty-one cents
in 1890, to fifty cents IN 1894, and
despite this. the yield Of silver
increased between those years from Sl03,-
OoO.O00 TO s2iG.OO0Oo. This is a most Won
derful testimonial TO the cheapncss at
which silver can be produced
Now. it is true that upon the adoption
OF the free coinage of silver the use of
gold as current money here would In
s,antly cease. We would. as the candi-
date OF the Chicago convention desires DE
upon a basis Of silver mOnomctallism.
The withdrawal Of SO much gold money
approximately. six hundred millions of
dollars-would create demand for silver
dollars to take its place that would raise
the price Of silver. perhaps, nearly TO
par that u.s. the silver dollar would for
a time be worth as much as gold
dollar. But that exceptional demand
would last only so long as the demand
for silver for use as money remained
unsatisncd. but when enough money was
issued to serve the business OF the coun-
try silver would find its natural level.
As 10 existing debts creditors would
accept the inevitable. and adjust their de-
mands to the state OF the case. We
take It. therefore. that the actual demand
for silver would end I'm a few years. at
most and that there would be no de-
mand for it after that hut such as a
normal state would make for 1t as
money.
How can We assume that would
be sufficient TO stimulate silver TO price
beyond what IT now is? If We judge by
present conditions we must admit the
great improbability that there would lie
any extraordinary demand for it as
money. We see no reason TO think the
country would call for much If any more
money. The banks OF the country have
long been overloaded with money, and
money. at commercial centres, has long
been the cheapest thing there.
But the free-coiner will say. the coun-
try people are without money, and they
VIII make a demand. But they could get
money now from the banks II they could
satisfy the banks. and II the great sur
plus supplies OF money now ON hand
are not adequate the banks can, even
under the Objectionable nationaJ-banc
law, issue as many more OF their notes
as are wanted In what respect VIII
their demand FOR silver differ from their
demand for the present money? They
are unable 10 get the present money;
how will they get silver? Cheap as the
silver dollars will become. they viii not
be given away. Men must put mp some
thing In exchange for them. and n they
were prepared 10 Go that they could
get all the money now that they require.
This shows II is not money they
want but their local banks. whose mani
ayers know them and will give them
credits. which answer as substitutes for
money. They are unable 10 get the pres
ent money because II is all IN the hands
Of the managers OF the national banks,
who do not know the country people
and Will not, therefote. accommodate
them. But exactly the same thing would
~ pen With spysE. THAT. too. would 80
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

The New York journal Of Commerce
OF yesterday. IN discussing oditorially the
general state Of the country makes the
following remark:
sun moro recently two sound-money men
have been elected 10 the Senate from
states that are deeply infected as any
with free silver. Nj Martin. OF Virginia,
Democrat. and Mr.. Baker. OF Kansas. Re-
publican, were both elected last year;
botn are sognd-money men who succeeded
frce-silver men.
Cheering news this TO the sound-money
people IN Virginia.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
Yours truly


The sergcant-at-arms az the auditorium
during the recent reunion or Conied. we
ate veterans is I'm receipt Of letter from
Mr.. W. j. Woodward. OF Cape Fear
Camp. 80. 254. G. v. OF Wilmington, -.
g.. wherein he Expresses himself I'm the
following manner about the great gather
ing and the sentiment prevailing among
the members of his camp I'm regard TO
the reception given them during their
stay I'm Richmond:
'The reunion was grand beyond oX-
preston. We Tar-Iicels' had most
royal time. and as soon as We work of
the Jim river mud. which seems 10 stick
T. our stomachs far worse than tar, We
win then feel like giving fun vent 10 our
Ceilings. Everybody was cood naturei,
loving and ahoundcd In the iceling which
50 firmly cemcnts the Old Confeds.'
Mr.. T.. X. Darlington LEFT Yesterday
morning TO attend the funeral OF his
uncle. Mr.. J. Il. Jones. OF buckingham
county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

From reliable information IL seems that
tne couucilmen and the officers or our
city government VIII. IN the near iutule
on boarding a street car. have 10 hunt Tor
the stray nickels IKE the ordinary NOR
tals. IL mas been the custom for some
time back Tor the city railway companies
10 present 10 the Council ana most OF
the municipal officers complimentary pass
nooks. wnicn have been used by them. But.
very strane 10 say. a conflict mas arisen.
one OF me members. II Is said, has de-
clared that he Will request the city Attor-
n.y 10 draw up resolutions. 10 be pre-
sentaa AZ tbs text Cannon Council. which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
Baptist City Missionary.

The Gospel Tent OF tho Baptist City
Missionary Society has been moved from
west Cary street to the corner OF Mar
shall and Harrison street. where Rev. w.
s. I,eake. tho city missionary, I'll bee
on Sunday night series OF meetings.
The quarterly meeting of the society
will be held under tho tent next Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock. when Rev. DIR. w.
w. Landrum will deliver tho address,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
The Alleged "Crime of 1873"

Editor Of The Times:
Sri have read much Of the "crime Of
1873" and the evils il brought upon the
people, but cannot understand it, / have
been I'm business here constantly since
1865. and thought an examination Of my
books TO find tho prices charged my GUS
toners for general merchandise down,
through the years might help me find
some Of the evils complained Of. But
have failed 10 discover them. Still q
proper analysis may find something ANA
] submit to you a list of prices taken
hap-hazard from the entries made IN
my books during 1s72. the year preceding
the great crime" and the prices now
prevailing. What We want is the truth,
no matter whose thcorie, 30 eXpiode>.
am handling more goods now but Jess
money with better percentage OF proht.
As for debts due me before the "crime'
the sight Of them In my old books makes
me sick. and If any such debtor would
come forward now ] shall be most hap
pv to scale them down 90 present prices,
and even go some better
Respectfully
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

Editor Of The Times: ..-, a.
sir.-I have q valuable Suggestion ~
or-or the dcrotccs Of free silver i am
surprised that this plan has escaped ther
attention. II they are seriously IN et'"-
cst and If they really expect their lu'hs
a. neconc Incorporated into laws. hF an
means let them petition the Governor 10
cam am extra session of the Legislature
an once and provide for tho purchase OF
slvor bulnon 90 the fun extent OF our
ability 10 purchase, and when the nc"
order Of things is lnauguratcd lei Us nave
this bullion coined into standard do"als
and get them I'm active circulation Dy I'M
proving our highways. iN puI'"'.''-
now We can make q big thins Oh 'hiS.
If we haven't much money IN our treasury
let's borrow all the money We can on
bonds payable I'm silver. The SILVER H'"
Will loosen the strings OF their plethoras.
for il Will be safe investment and boom
their cause There is something pracucal
I'm this. ard 10 will be dOuoiy benehcial iii
that money viii be put In active cifcu-
lation everywhere and our great hign-
ways improved.
Yours truly.
Up TO DATE.
=. s. hope no cruel goid-hug cynic
will ruin this by am amendment providing
that the marginal profits bee appropriated
TO the endowment OF public school or
political economy.
Richmond. Va, July ltth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
One Of the wyanoke's Boats.

There IS an interesting reminder OF tho
Wyanoke disaster in Richmond to-day. fc
is one OF the boats OF the Wyanoke, and
was brought back TO Richmond after the
collision. IL Is at present lying on tho
Old Dominion wharf at tho lower end OF
Main street. A number Of people went
down yesterday TO see and examine the
boat.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
The Popullst Convention.

About nfty OF the leading Virginia Popu-
lists Will attend the Peoples Party Ma
tional Convention In st. Louis next week,
Among those VINO viii go are General
James G.. Field. Major Mann Page, Cap
tam n. Il. Cooke. Messrs. j. Haskins
HoDson. If. A. Muller, and j. Brad.
Beverley.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

az ne likes without endangering his life.
All we want is fuii vote ana "a ialr
count and the result will be acquiesced IN
and neither death nor boots need enter
,nto me case.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
Why ?
READ ON go.

our regular 1915. S. $40, s. kY
and 81 SILK Shirt Waists al inc "a
Clearance price OF mon, ~
Handsome and stylish Shepherd bN
plaid SILK Waists-Black and White "a
and Blue and 'syhite. our regular
s. 10 Waists at The Clearance price -
~ Sl59 EACH -
our entire lines OF N.l9. SO ~
81 so and Sl9 Linen Crash shiit -
Waists. and plain, fancy anu "a
Dresden effect Percale and biinlty -
Shirt Waists, al the Clearance price ~
81 EACH. -
A splendid lot OF regular 81 grade "a
shirt Waists. with detached coll
lars-an elegant assortment 20 -
select from-at tho Clearance prige "a
Zoe EACH. -
A,otber lot Of regular Use. and "a
81 grade Shirt Waists, with attach D
"a and detached collars. al the -
Clearance price OF soc. la. IL q
A good lot OF orr regular ec' ~
Shirt Waists in Black and Nhite q
Stripes and Fancy Stripes az me ,
Clearance price or ...''sc' hN'h' -
Fancy Black Brilliantinc Seper- y
ate Skirts, with rustic lining iull h.
Al, wards wide Good value az ~
S2i9. At the Clearance price or p
Si75 EACH. q
poautlf,d Fancy Weave Duck ,
e,,its blazer effect. fun-width -
skirts. Regular price 2Zo. AZ the q
Clearance price or N.b5 EA'h'
White Duck Underskirts, umbrel- 4
Ia effect. yards wide. Regular y
sl.65 quality At the Clearance ~
price of $40 hADh, "a
We have cut tho prices on all D.
Infants Caps. It's the hest line Z q
In the city. A large assortment -
TO select from at the Clearance n
price OF l'c. hA'h. "a
All OF our regular 3sc. Infants 3
Caps az Clearance price or q
25c. EACH. y.
The handsomest and most stylish -
Caps ever made at Clearance price q
OF Soc EACH. b
All OF our regular 75c. Infants e
Caps reduced 10 Clearance price y
~ sec EACH. -
our regular 81 and 1926 Norman "a
die Bonnets at tho Clearance price
Of 75c. EACH. x
We are closing out our entire ~
stock Of Parasols AZ deeply-cut ~
prices. They're divided into three "a
lots: "
Lot No. contains r. az Clear q
ance price OF 60 "a
Lot No. 2 contains II. az Ciear- -
ance price OF 90 ,. ..-l q
,be balance OF our regular S2Io, -
sqo, q and IS Parasols az the -
Ciearance prie> OF Sl.sS EACH. -
cnlendld Carriage Robes. reduced ~
,r,,, snc TO Clearance price OF ~
sc. EACH. q
e.. 1.ones,rv Table Covers. with =
tnotted fringe Regular 81 goods q
=, soc. EACsL "
The pixie" Mosquito Canopy. ~
can be hr.eL 70 any style bed. "a
comes ih two grades Of netting, p
with attachments complete. &
S2.6i and 81 EACH. y
Children's sun Bonnets. high pun -
hack. large ruiile front. blue, black "a
and pink stripes. regular Pee. goods. -
AT Clearance price OF lie. EACH. q
MILLER 3
& RHOADS, B
500, 81, 5I3 East Broad Street. =
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

vii, prohibit the councilmen and other
ofrrcials from using the pass-books.
me railway companies have no desire
TO connict with the expressed doeirc OK
tho city government, but VIII continue
this practice as long as II is customary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

Amid the strange enthusiasm for the
silver douar-which nobody loves. ih I-cl'
though So many love ID in thcoly-lt l5
fair 10 recall that the dollar is not OF
American but of Spanish origin. lne
spanish began IT'S col1ase ON TINS CONT
nont when they were developing me a4-
Yer mines in their colonies. ANA they
turned IL ont ~ such great numbers
that 10 drove out ada more valuable coins.
The United States started out by ace
ccptIug the Spanish dollar. and FOR many
years Spanish silver was nearly al the
specie that We mad. As the country grew
richer and stronger 10 acquired "a coinage
az IFS own. and finally got rid of the
Spanish money. which still remained the
basis OF the currency OF what mad nern
Spanish America. from Mexico 20 the
s0uthward.
One by one the South American coun-
tries have been following Tie general ad-
vance Of civilization in adapting their
monetary systems To the gold standard
Brazil. Chill. and Argentina. the three
greatest of them, have already done so.
Venezuela only the other day adopted the
gold standard by constitutional amend
ment. And to-day We have dispatch
from Colon that Costa Rica has decided
10 adopt gold AZ the basis OF its currency,
and that the entire country Is Ia costa
Giles because the present silver currency
Is 10 be called in"
This will leave Mexico more lonely than
ever In Is adherence 10 the obsolete sill
YER standard. unless Mr. Bryan and the
Popullsts can have their way, and the
United states Join Mexico and Peru, and
"A Few small republics with 10 minis OF
their own, by restoring the dollar OF the
spaninrds.- Philadelpa Times.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

Fairfax. Va. July a. 'e6.
Following IS the list Of prices referred
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

honesAviews had undergone a sincere
change The Leader could announce re-
yersal OF policy. But there has been no
change O. view. The fact that six nun
dred delegates in a particular convention
voted a certain way while three hunoied
voted another way IS not an argument III
itself. IL cannot be hid behind without
DISQUALIFICATION. and this newspaper
would be- little worthy OF public esteem IL
il knowingly should stultfy itself. IL
believes that its policy Of manfuiiy an
uouncing It's own profound convictions
will more appeal now to those who dis
agree with 1t than would mean and
servile and cowardly coursc.-Des Moines
Leader.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

The price Of The Times Is two cents per
copy and ten cents per week. delivered
within the limits of Richmond and hanches-
Ter. Sunday paper three cents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

Democrats who incline TO the bellef that
they must stand by tho Chicago PLATFORM
and nominations, odiOus as they are ue-
cause they We're the work OF a Demo-
crauc convention. are moved by mis-
taken sense Of party loyalty.-Detrot / zee
press. -.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

1t has been considered that whether in
tended or not. the free coinage of silver
under existing circumstances might easily
mean the crucihxion OF the masses OF this
country on a cross OF silver. II these
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18

While the American citizen owes duty
10 the party whose cause he has espous-
ed. he owes a very much higher ana more
sacred duty 10 his country.-Le1ihsloh
(Ky.) Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-18
INDIGNANT DEMOCRACY.
WHAT THE TRUE LOVERS OF THEIR
COUNTRY ARE SAILING.
Many Differing Views as To the hd'isa-
billy of a New Iicket-What Free sii-
yer Means-PoIltical Comment

The Chronicle is not a Populist news
paper. II cannot support PopuiSt lot
President Of the United States. II would
support no man on earth on the platform
adopted at Chlcago.-Lacrosse WIS.,
Chronicle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-16

N74- fH
they have any idea of comforting even
one more benefit upon the people. Sem
alter DAILY has introduced a bill to enable
water contractors for cities to condemn
the water rights of the Morris Canal.
This is to overcome the position treated
by the three Judges in their queer de-
cision upon the Jersey CITY contract,
when they ruled that in the present state
of the law the Morris Canal or it's allies
has a monopoly of all the potable water
In the State, which neither cities nor
contractors can infringe.
The bill introduced by Senator DAILY is
in the interest of no one in particular.
1t is purely in the interest of Jersey
City. If it is passed, any contractor
whatever can fake advantage of 1t. I'm
less it is passed, only the East Jersey
Water Company can bid for a Jersey
City contract.
If Carrot A. Hobart's grip is what it
is supposed ITO be, Mr.. Days bill will
never pass. We shall see.