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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

Pull Text of the DRAFT of the Bills En-
nhNing the (hanCcs.

Following is the draft of the bills en-
bodying the changes deemed necessary IN
the city charter:
An act TO amend and re-enact an act
entitled "An act 10 amend The charter
OF the city of Richmond. by adding dddi-
tional sections TO Chapter ~, concerning
city officers, so as 10 provide Tor the
appointment Of Board OF Public In
terests." approved February -. 1855.
BE IL enacted 10y the General Assembly,
That an act entitled AN act TO amend
the charter Of the city OF Richmond by
adding additional sections 10 Chapter ~,
concerning city officers. so as 10 provide
a Board Of Public Interests approved
February "A. 1888. be amended and re-
enacted so a 10 read as follows.
Section I. As soon as practicable after
the organization OF the new Council. on
the LIST dav of July, 1886 and as soon AZ
practicable after The lst day OF july every
Tour years thereafter the Mayor shall
nominate TO the TWO branches OF the
Council. I'm Joint meeting assembled. m
teen persons. residents OF the city and
qualified 10 hold Office under the laws Of
this State. From the nominations thus
made tie Council shall elect five persons
who shall compose the BOARD OF Public
Interests for Tia city OF Richmond. pro-
,dcd that no member OF either branch
Of the Council or any person holding any
pfIice or position In any department Of
The state or city government shall he
eligible TO nomination or membership In
said board. and no person shall be de
clared elected "A member or said board
unless he shall have received the votes
OF a majority of the members elected 10
zach branch of the Council
Section 2 The hoard shall elect one of
is members chairman. who shall hold
Bis Office during the term Of the board
81 which he Is member, and until his
successor j. elected and qualified All
gacancies In the board shall be nlled ny
he Mayor nominating 10 the two branches
81 the Council three persons for each
gacancy 10 be filled. with the same quail. 70
scafion ~ those first elected hereunder,
from which three the Council shall elect
one 10 MI each vacancy. and all vacan-
lies shall De flled ony FOR the uneXpircd
terms of the predecessor In Office.
Section & The City Clerk shall be cX-
,ffic.o the secretary OF said Board Of
Public Interests. He shall keen record
81 It's proceedings. and perform such
,fher duties as NAV be prescribed hy
he board ana shall receive such com
)ensatiOn therefor as may he rxCd lv
:hc board. not exceeding orc hundred
dollars per annuin.
Section 4. II shall De The duty OF "a Ia
,0ard to take into consideration all WORKS
D. internal improvement In existence or
which may be projected from time TO
ame: 10 look after the commercial. indus
rial, and manufacturing interests OF the
nfy: 10 watch over and take care Of
q r connections means OF transportation
~ communication with the rest Of the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
IHI LYING CHESS.
IL VIII he Presented at the Academy on
saturday.

There may he heard on all sides lie
most cigor questions about the brilliant
social event which is TO take place AZ
the Academy tomorrow night Society IS
expectantly awaiting the production Of
the Living Chess" which promises In
point OF gorgeous costumes and insirinsic
beauty 10 equal the late Kirmoss.
The very fact that this entertaining it
is FOE tho benefit Of the Old Dominion iios-
pital. commends IL 10 everyone. but this
is not all for those in charge OF this novel
game have prepared many delightful
things with which to entertain The au-
dienco.
Besides the two games Of chess there
will be a delightful musical programme
and some beautiful dances.
The living Chess will. indeed. he n
pretty sight. for those takine part ara
to be- handsomely costumed.
A full and very successful rehearss was
held at O'Clock last night I'm the basement
Of the Academy This afternoon az :
o'clock. there will be a full dress rehearsal
upon the stage OF the Academy and az
are requested 10 be present
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

10 Every officer OF the department
shall, before entering upon the discharge
OF his duties. take an oath for the faith
ful performance thereof, and subscribe
the same before a member OF the Board
Of Light Commissioners, and II SO re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
II Valentines Les.

The Willing WORKERS Society Of Laurel
Street Methodist church Will give a ST.
Valentines tea tonight IN the lecture
room Of the church The old Dominion
symphony club. one of the best musical
organizations in the state, will furnish
music on this occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
Congressman Elicit Conynlascing.

The condition OF Congressman TazeweD
Elicit was greatly improved YESTERDAY.
Last night his pulse was normal, ana no
was feeling better than he has since no
was taken vi.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14

SANDY HOOK. VA. Feb. ~ Special
There WAS a gay assemblage an the resi-
Oence of Mrs Martha NJ. Harris last
evening 10 witness the marriage OF her
daughter Miss Laura Y. Harris. 10 Mr.
James T. Garter. The marriage Core
mony was performed boy Rev "a. d. Rag
land. after which a sumptuOus supper
was served.
Mr. Thomas Rutherford. an old and
highly respected citizen Of this county.
IN the ninety-hrst year OF his age %
seriously III.
The names Of Or. and Mrs " -
Hoge. In the report OF the Colonial Danes
reception. Should have been MI and N-s
Howard ID itogc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-14
rnE KELLEY INSTITUTE.
The keeIey Institute AZ Ashland. Va Is
Now located at the Hotel N"od-on.

The authorities are making every
effort for an early selection Of
q permanent home. for as l. known
TO realsrs Of The Times, the
beautiful institute building was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The patients
however are perfectly comfortable at che
hotel and no selection will be made until
a house can be obtained or one built that
will in every way meet the requirements
Of the growing institution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
sIIll ASorata stcsvr
a st-..x s-a i.s-s~st.i - - =
ss-s p~s sst-s~s

The I nitr4 A1srieAn Z. tn 90
gAr Of the \. l.. A.. th. nssi naSsr
oas And no.t yos,Eful orssH'ENtl"s
n A--.slca. Ia . reosu; a'-s .
say
Nos, the patriotic ui1sfs cannoi
hope g. ~is Alcne The nrn =, TO
head otihc sll'rr pn-tN .-~ 'horvuSh-
ly AEcTieAn. Tue lr4Es ..!eA ihSr al
vuoA,-. Alihoash b. as ws regard them,
no, primary IN importance ss c".n
pAryd With those ot the Amsrlcsn
party. they certainly cume ncni IN
Importance. oar princiPl-s occupy
the same relative posItloa ircn ihcif
standpoint, 70 thsIrs DO from oufH.
Let as yield this poin,. Pool lssac'
with them, unlir our millions o.
votes with theirs, Agree upon = rnar
who Is sound on ogg leading Princi.
pies and on ih-lrS, aud with ihu
formidable combination elect hsn
President OF the United States
Here. tor -" present. ~" r--t ih'
ease, promising u the fuiurc To- re
sumo u. and 20 show Wio the Amen
can people. ~ wc believe "" shal
b, able 10 do. that 10y sflil.aiion Will
tie SILVER party alone can our prin
c.plcs aud theirs toe NJ ihiS na'
n adc 10 triumph over PcI~ry an'
the money power.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
WHO WILL Rs THs ssxT PRESIDENT
q nAsof Stewart ias. I~sa Ths tire ~
Hattie @at sssss- fh~ H.u-
silver kRlsAl!

Senator stewart ias. n~ss rhs ttS~ u'
Hattie .aa s.sas- rh- A.s-
silver knisAl!
The one issue. tas, the polI'ieIant
and the two old pArtIss cannot svoii
is the financial question. Shall the
coinage laws As they existed rTlor
10 1873 be restored. SHALL the gov
ernment issue legal teu der paper ii
rec,ly without the Intervention of
banks aud pay il ss other govern
ment money is paid out for currt Mt
expenses And shall the govern
ment cease 10 borrow gold III tune of
peace to pay obligations which by
the contract and by the law are pay
able in silver. These questions will
not down. The enemy declares that
he will have the single gold stand
ard; that the banks shall usurp the
sovereign power of the government
TO issue money, and that the nation
shall be loaded with debt 70 buy
colo for gola gamblers. We must
| meet these ISSUES, whether we would
or not.
Both old parties will nominate
men who will serve the gold tras.
and betray the people. The Peo-
ple's Party and the silver forces will
nominate for President on July 22nd
at st. Louis an American patriot,
and he will be the next President OF
the United States.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
JACK RABBITS AND POLITICS.
state Senator Wilcoxson, OF Kanans, tn
Hero of aRecord-breakingC Chase.

state Senator wncoxson, of Kanaas. the
Hero Of Record-breaking Chase.
Special to The Post.l
Topeka, Kans., March Sl.-State
Senator Kelsey Wilcoxson, of Logan
county, took part yesterday IN
lack rabbit chase, the largest one
ever known in this State. The
farmers assembled at an appointed
hour and spread themselves over a
large area of country, forming a
circle, and all marching steadily and
evenly toward the center. In this
way they encompassed every living
thing within the circle Tsc catch
included, by actual count, 5,126 rab-
hits, twelve coyotes, and one lynx,
They shot the coyotes and lynx, and
clubbed the rabbits to-day. The
carasses we're then buried, the objec
of the chase not being food, but tt
get rid of the pests.
Senator Wilcoxson commanded tn
chase, and the catch is larger, b.
more than 1900 rabbits, than tina
, of the chase led last winter by Judg
S W. Van Diver, of Edwards coun
ty, which, up to that time, was tn
biggest jack rabbit round up In tn
history of the West. Judge va
Diver is a candidate for Unite
q States Senator, claiming tho suppo'
D of the West where jack rabbi
. Z abound, but Senator Wilcoxso
I since his remarkable success on Mo-
Q day, now claims the honor of leade
o ship in the West, and the right
.. run for United States Senator as t.
<. lack rabbit candidate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
SENATOR BUTLeR's POSITION.

IfSo Party viii On.r to co-opsra'" on
Priasipie the People. Party VIII Make
The Tight AIs,n~.
The Raleigh correspondent OF the
Press asked Senator But
Ter 10 express himself concerning &C
operation. Senator Butler'a reply
was:
"The Pvnplo's Party will not co
operate with the goldbug', bat iS
ready 10 cooperate against the gold
bugs. Neither will the Peoples
Party support any man for Governor
who will vote for gold man for
President. The Peoples Party
stands solidly for this position, and
you can rest assured it is not bluiilng
but means just what it says. 1T no
party will co-operat" with US against
the goldbugs then we will make the
fight alone"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
Tho Issue Drawn Square.
H;oEnru MarcnrX SaNs:

The Hickory Mercury says:
THE Republican convention at
Conover declared for Mckinley, a
soldbug, for President, and then
for "fusion from township consta-
BILE to President" Do they think
there is single Popullst in North
Carolina who will vote a whole or
half ticket for goldbug? 1t doesn't
seem possible. If Senator Pritch-
ard is for Mckinley for President,
the Peoples Party Is not for him for
Senator; and our Republican friends
better so consider it,"
lit is as we'll to begin to talk plain
about these matters. The Hickory
Mercury voices the sentiments OF
the Peoples Party Of the State, ane
what its says is true with reference
to G Governor as we'll as to Senator.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
Vyill Vote with tr'

8 or The Caucasianl.
AecnpALE, n. c., March I'll
money was not so scarce here couid
oa %ou twenty five subscribers IN
This place, but the people have NOT
,ac money. Almost every man 1
.poko to- about the paper wanted IT,,
and several who could not take IL
.aid they would vote with us
W.. WHITE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

Do Yoa or "Janiu." Think This "a
ka-v. Anything 4 boat Ir

Do Yoa or -Janiu." Think This Nan
ka-v. Anything AsoasIf
Some o. ;hese Democratic paper
keep trying TO make it appear thai
Judge Clkrk didn't know what he
was doing when ne wrote about sill
yer in Mexico. Well, the Mexican
Minister to this country ought 10
know something about Mexico. He
is Senior N. Romero, scholar and
gentleman of the highest culture
and widest Information. tie writes
Judge Clark as follows:
II have read your articles in the
Arena" on Mexico, aud | write 10
congratulate you on the clearness,
fidelity and accuracy with which you
have stated the condition OF affairs
in that country, and especially the
financial situation"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
rho CoIsrsd Man Sees 1t.

For The Caucasian.
OXFORD, n. c., March 29.--l am q
colored man, nearly seventy years
old, and have not, in oil my me-
seen as hard times amongst the Ia
boring class rs exist now. " ha'
we want is more money, and there Is
only one way to get 1T, and that Is
tor all mon who are entitled 10
votes to go to the polls in November
and vote for mon who will vote FOL
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
NEvERsoN CANADAY.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
U.apInT The Middle Of The Road.

q. The Caucasian
LrFrY, n. G. March Do admire
,Uo.rourso OF your paper. heep III
n... middle Of the road no compr1m-
'.. on the electoral ticket. The
p.,nIists of our county will not CO.
,rrra,e with any party with any com
,romjse on free and unlimited com
loa or silver
+. w. THOMPSON.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
Can This Be So 3?
Coming Nation.l

Workingmen have tramped so
much in political parades that their
brains have been shaken down into
their boots. In many instances, the
boots being old, leak, and so we
have come to have lots of working
men who are nothing but brainless
idiots iabbering about "party."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

We do the best we can. We offer
the paper at cost. Lot every re-
former now do the best he can.
We must hang together now, or
hang separately. Five copies 8
mos. for $1.O0. Twelve copies
three months for $2.OO.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
LETTERS FROM
THE PEOPLE.
Various Matters on Which The
Popular Opinion is Express
ed-All Sections Interested.
LIVING ISSUES FORWARD.
8 hey ~tiU GtJ Keep in The Mi""'"
III. Road" Democrat" Policy "' n'''
ing People Ignorant E"tt'"s '"'
. y,,,,,r Coiorsd Man says.


For the CaucasianI :. :.
NArrngL. y. G., March II Is
h,rJ york 10 get 50 disorders for q pa
ncr in this section, money IS 80 very
tca,ca. Hnrrah for Senator Butler,
,r,IJ,,nn and Teller and also for IHE
rIrCAslAN The Pops in this sec
,,n are in favor Of cooperation on
nr lines marked out by THE eau
IAN, but not on the lines pro-
,u.ad by the Republican party.
l.u vours for the coming fight,
''''' LEROY HARPER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
TheyTry To Keep The People iEor"h''

For The Caucasan.l
KINsToN, N. c., March 2S.-l
thought would let you hoar now
the old "machino shOuters" about
here are webbing. One said to me
a few days ago, he'd be drot IL he
would ever vote the Democratic
ticket again; they might throw mig
ger ut him as much as they pleased.
Ho said tho lcttor ID stood for dam
nation and also Democrat. lie SAID
the Democrats always kept the peo-
pIe ignorant. He further s.ld IN his
township several years ago ne saw
the Democrats loos;ng ground. ana
one Democrat said to him: nat
must we do to keep young men from
leaving the Democratic party LIS
answer was this: ITO tear down
the schoolhouses and take the money
and build new ones; and when the
money was out and some more
money in the treasury for schools,
not to employ any teachers but build
an u to tho school house, and When
some more money come in the Treas
ury then build Il Il and keep the
teachers out; for If you educate the
Young men they would not vote the
Democratic ticket. That was the
way the Democrats got IN power
by Keeping the people ignorant.
One old colorod man hoard the
conversation and laughed heartily
over it and said: 1--WE have 8
school teacher who is educating
the people" -,
| asked who he was, he said
"Why boss, it is THE CAUCASIAN
for it has opened the eyes OF tn
blind who were in the Democratl
and Republican parties, and whe
their eyos were opened they saw 81
yer, and they have been hollerln
for silver ever since.'
One Democrat lawyer come dow
to my pavilion the other day al
looking up and around it said in
sneering manner: "What does tn
round thing represent" -,
Why, | said, "it represented t
third party for it had no end"
hung his head down and walked o
We are proud of our United Stat
Senator, Marion Butler. All ey
are upon him, if he did come frc
the huckleberry ponds OF oamps
where big blues grow.
The municipal election in town
drawing near and the Democrs
have commenced feeding some
publicans at the pie counters by G
ing them the delinquent tax list
collect, and putting them on the
lice force. Oh! what will Den
crat do to be saved9 Let so
some brother put an answer to t
question in THE CAUCASIAN.
THE OLD WOUNDED SOLDIER
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
k,cpInThe Middle Of The Road.

MOOD In Iho HIUUIo UT
For The CauCasian.l -
CoAKLEY, N. c., March -
tbin, we will got there" in '96. We
nave got tho DEAD WOOD on the olo
'rrats and We want to hold them.
Er,n in tLe middle of the road.
C,ood- bye.
J. Il. SATTEETIIWAITE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
McKINlEY'S ALLEGED PROMISES.
Said Tha. The south VIII Get Two Cab

Said Tha. The south VIII Get Two Cabi-
net Onices.
Special Dispatch TO the Evening Star
RALEIGH, n. c., March 2O.-Dan-
iel l.. Russell, one of Senator Prltch-
ards chief supporters and closest
friends in North Carolina. says to-
day Mckinley has promised that two
cabinet positions 60 to the South,
that North Carolina will get one,
and that falls to Pritchard who is IN
charge of McKinley's interest in the
South.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
A Lay Sermon.

For The Caucasian
LENoIR, N. c., March 2S.-We
are still holding on to principle up
in Caldwell. Dear reader, l nave
become alarmed at our situation. l
read THE CAUCASIAN and also the
Bible. We are right in trying to
put down this power of money rule.
God is with us in this noble work.
We are fighting against Babylon,
which God says shall fall. He com
pared the riches of this world to
Babylon. Read the 18th and 18th
chapter Of Revelations. Riches
bought the blood OF the Prophets
and put to death the Son OF dod
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
A KANSAS DEM
OCRATIC EDITOR
Sewers His Connection With the
Party OF "Perfidy and
DiShOnOr.'

Tie Says tha, the Party Has Deserted the Principles oil
Democracy and asse Over to The EserIes Of Good
Government He Says There Is No Hope Of Re.
iormsg the Party or Reinstalng 1t In The Confidence
Of the People.
Col. w. Z. Tomlinson, editor of
the Topeka Daily Democrat, one
Of the oldest and most influential
Democratic papers in Kansas, IN
an excellent article has announced
his farewell to the Democratic party
and given these reasons therefor.
Among other things he says:
at (the Democratic party has
fallen as Lucifer fell from heaven.
1t has, under the malign iniusnc 3
of Grover Cleveland, parted with its
long cherished principles. 1t has
become the willing tool of Wall
street. The finger of shame IS now
pointed at the Democratic party.
More than this. Creator is tho
crime of Grover Cleveland. Through
his obstinate adherence to the gold
bug policy, in the face of reason
and his party, he has brought stag
nation and untold woe upon the
country. His name will go dowr
accursed in history. The party ha:
long been drifting from the bedrock
principles of Democracy.
Yet through all these years, hop
ing and trusting that the Demo
cratic party could yet be delivered
from the incubus Of Grover Cleve
land, we remained Democrat.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

But we feel that it is now too late
to hope or expect resurrection of
the Democratic party. 1t has fol-
lowed Grover Cleveland to its own
undoing. 1t has been weighed IN
the balance, and found wanting.
"Ichabod" can be written over the
well-nigh lifeless remains Of the
once proud and illustrlous Demo-
cratic party.
God pity the misguided Kansas
Democrat who has imbibed the true
principles of the rugged Democracy
of the fathers, who for any cause
shall follow the soldbug Democracy
in the coming Presidential campaign
to dishonored grave!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

Continued ON Fourth Page.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

Continued on fourth page,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

.mocratic ex-chairman Ed.
Chambers Smith and member OF the
central committee says: III the
Democrats nominate g gold man for
President he will not get 10000
votes in this State, and this estimate
is above most of those made. Gov
Carr's figures are $1,000. A large
ma jority of the others will vote fol
A silver man wherever they can find
him. do not speak FOR myself in
this matter, but merely express my
views of the condition of affairs"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

CONTINUED on fourth page.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

CONTINUED on fourth page }
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02
POLITICAL.
pOr-pOURI.
Condensed Mention Oi What
People Are Saying And What
Parties Are Doing.

EIrd's ~. View Of t,ent. - Pictured hy
th- Pres. E,pre..ion. of Opi.i"s 10y
S.,nr People Who Know And some
who Think They Know.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

>o. is the time for action. The
.n,py is sowing tares. Let the
,"r~le sow good seed. Five copies
4 t.a CAUCASIAN 3 months for
.Iu. Twelve copies ) months
$500. send club quick.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-04-02

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sAsIr as-.is-1fr. l;rr.sp-s. irt.
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