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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
GENERAL LEE HAS NOT SAILED.
Ii IL Thought He May Do So Next
Tuesday.

NEW YORK, December n.-General
Fitzhugh Lee did not sail on the Ward
Line steamship Orizaba to-day, as it was
supposed he would. At the offices of the
company It was said he had not booked
for any Of their vessels. II is believed
that he may sail on the Seguranca. OF the
same line. on Tuesday. as he has hereto
fore selected that boat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
BRYAN LEAGUE BANQUET.
List Of Invited Guests and Speakers
for the Occasion.

for the Occasion.
CHICAGO, December 12.-The list Of In
vlted guests and speakers for the ma
tional banquet TO be given by the Bryan
League OF Cook county in January was
completed to-day at a meeting Of the
Arrangement Committee. II includes
Governors Altgeld, Stone and Matthews,
United States Senator'S Allen of Ne
braska. Tillman, Lee Mantle, White,
Black burn, James X. Jones, Marion But
Ter. Cannon. Dubois. and Teller; Vice
President Stevenson. ". r. Hurst Of the
New York Journal Representatives
Charles a. Towne. of Minnesota; Sulzer,
Of New York; Hartman. Of Montana;
and Bland. Of Missouri; ID. 3. Shiyely,
late Democratic nominee for Governor
Of Indiana; John c. sheehan. of New
York, the Tammany leader; Daniel y.
Campau. Of Delaware; George Fred. VII
liams, Of Boston; Charles y. Walsh, or
Iowa. secretary OF the Democratic Ma
tlonal Committee: Rev. Father Nugent.
Of Iowa: John +. Mclean. of Cincinnati.
Ex-Governor Boise, OF Iowa, and eX-Sena-
tor Patrick Walsh. OF Augusta, Ca VIII
liam j. Bryan has also accepted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
woman Suffrage n Fact in Idaho.

BOISE. IDA, December H.-W oman
suffrage IS an accomplished fact in Idaho.
The Supreme Court yesterday rendered a
decision to the effect that when any pro
posed amendment to the Constitution re-
ceives a majority Of the votes east on a
nronosition. whether or not it is a MAORI
~ Of all the votes cast az that election,
the said amendment Is carried. The wo-
man-suffrage amendment received 5000
votes more than those cast against,
though not majority OF the votes cast
at the election.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL.
Hearings to Begin the 2sth Instant.
Holiday Adjournment.


Holiday Adjournment.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-TWO
hours We're spent at the Capitol to-day by
the Republican members Of the Ways and
Means Committee in considering the time
and manner of giving hearings TO form
the basis of a new tariff bill. and select
ing the members who shall study different
features Of the bill. so that they may re-
port from time 10 time as experts. IL
was also decided that the bill shall be-
framed by the full committee. and not
built up from a series Of reports made by
different subcommittee, as has been
formerly the case.
While no definite date was assigned, It
was understood i'm a general way that the
hearings will begin on Monday the 2Sth
instant. 1t was also decided that a reso-
luton shall be reported 10 the House for
an adjournment December 22d Until Janu-
airy %.
1t Is intended that the bill shall be com
pieted not slater than the LIST day or
March, I'm order that II may be reported
10 the House the day that the extra ses-
sion begins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
An Alleged Lyrching.

JACKSON. MISS. December IA SEN
eational report was current here to-day
tbot two negIoes-Horace Daniels ana
General Wilson residents OF one OF jack
eoa's suburbs. were taken from their
BONES last night by armed white men ana
lvrcbed. While the story Is pretty gene
rally believed. reporters VINO nave Deen
'.''.,y,,re. the woods for five miles west OF
80, have failed 20 locate the bodies. The
,'o.roes were cattle-thleycs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
Notice os Election Contest

WASHINGTON. December r.-Repre-
sentative William +. Aldrich OF the
Fourth Alabama District. to-day served
notice OF contest Of the election of Rep
resentative-elect Plowman. Mr.. Aldrich
alleges that Plowman's majority OF over
1900 was obtained through fraud and
ballot box stuifing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

Cap" for Jordan's Point, on the James
river. well provided and equipped Tor
duck-hunt which was expected TO be
given at daylight this morning.
DAMAGED BY FIRE.
The grocery-store on Halifax street,
occupied by Mr.. Z. A. Danforth. and
owned by Mr.. II. l.. Matthews, was con-
siderably damaged by fire this morning
which caught from a pipe running
through the roof Mr.. Danforth's stock,
which was only insured for $500, was
almost ruined. The insurance on the
house will cover the loss.
RUTHERFORD COMMITTED FOR
TRIAL
The case of young Joseph Rutherford,
OF Richmond who Is charged with
swindlng Messrs. Clinton. Rose & Co,
OF Chicago. out of several hundred dol
lars worth OF pictures, was called for
examination in the Mayors Court this
morning. The accused was represented
by Mr. II. NJ. Smith. Jr., OF Richmond,
and the prosecution by the Common
wealth's-Attorney, Mr. Charles Trotter
Lassiter. The case consumed nearly four
hours time, during about three hours OF
which Mr. A. H. Jacobs. a member OF
the Chicago firm. was on the stand,
mainly under examination by the de-
fence was to prove that Rutherford was
not guilty of the crime charged. but
that the discrepancies in his accounts
resulted from the carelessness of sub
agents appointed by him 20 sell the pic
lures. with the full knowledge and con-
sent of the firm of Clinton, Rose Co,
and the failure to make collections.
The prosecution introduced three sub
agents residing in this city-Messrs.
IN 81
that they had never signed any con-
tract with Rutherford, that they col
lected no money beyond the cash Pc =
ment Of 30 cents on the delivery of each
picture. and that Rutherford made out
all OF the contracts with the purchasing
parties. and did all Of the collecting
Rutherford testified that the parties
employed by him had failed 10 make pro-
per returns OF their sales, and hence
he could not account in full to the chi
cago firm for the pictures sent him.
IL was shown i'm the evidence that pic
lures were sold at a sum per pair for a
little over the actual cost Of one picture
The case was submitted to the court
without argument. and the Mayor sent
the accused on for trial in the Hastings
Court, and refused bail.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The remains of the widow OF Judge
Thomas S. Gholson. of this city reached
here this morning from New York. and
were Inferred in Blandford Cemetery.
The Petersburg Grays and a. Z. Hill
Rifles will attend divine service at Grace
Episcopal church Sunday night. a spe-
cial sermon will be delivered by the
rector. Rev. John Ridont.
Mr.. T. j. Cleaton. an elderly citizen or
Dinwiddie, fell from his wagon yester-
day and broke one Of his collar5ones.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
THE YACHT ADVANCE.
Suspected OF FiiibusterinG-Her De-
parture from Norfolk.

pnrture from Norfolk.
NORFOLK. December 12-The steam
yacht Advance. suspected by the govern
ment and Spanish authorities Of hlibuster-
ing intentions, left port last night. bound
southwark. by the inside passage The
boarding officer from the custom-house
here made every effort TO find the Advance
last night. after she was reported as being
I'm port, but without success as the yacht
had cleared before he could find her.
She had aboard Mr. George Reno. a cor
respondent OF the New York Herald, and
another passenger by the name Of Mer-
ril, whose occupation is unknown. Be
sides these two, there was no one else
aboard the yacht save the engineer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

o. public opinion in England. The right
Of labor TO combine was defended on all
hands. and even the staunchest Tory and
landlord papers told the railroad directors
they had made an error I'm the outset. and
that their only policy was 10 climb down.
The London and Northwestern company
Is the largest combination Of capitalists
IN Great Britain. The iall IN us snates
CONSEQUENT on the dispute equalle-
total depreciation Of $-5cOlVC.
THE BALLOON IN WARFARE.
Some interesting experiments have been
carried out this week at Shoeburyness.
where Is located the British army's school
of gunners and experimental ranges. the
object being to test the ei1cacy OF the
balloon as an engine OF war. A balloon
was sent up Just 1900 yards though the
height TO which the captive balloon would
he allowed to rise was not communicated
10 the artillerymen beforehand. Then the
gunners began TO fire, ana the nrst shot
showed they had got the range. The
balloon was hit at the fourth shot. and
smashed at the seventh. Two l5-pounders
were used by the gunners.
IL has been suggested that II would be a
bold man who would 80 ballooning in
wartime. when guns are about warranted
TO bring him down at one mile; but II
most be borne I'm mind before hastily
arriving at the conclusion, that war
bailooning is played out; that the balloon
was captive. and that nearly every CON
dtion on this occasion favored the gun
ners. In fact. as a leading expert specta-
tor OF the experiments points out they
proved nothing more than was already
knOwn-viz., that IL is possible to hit
balloon at a comparatively low elevation.
where the range can be fairly approx
mated
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
THE LAuR,DA At VALENCIA.
II Is Thought She VIII Re Prohibit
ed from Entering Port.

II Is THOUGHT SIC VIII "'
ed from Entering Port
MADRID. December 2.-The former
nNbustcring steamer Laurada, from Mes
sina. for American ports. has ocen
sighted off Valencia where II Is her IN
tertion 10 complete her cargo 1t Is be-
ii.,,ed that the steamer will be prohibit
"a from entering that port, and this be-
lief IS strengthened by the fact that the
spanish cruiser Infanta Teresa has been
ordered to proceed TO Nalncia AT once.
Later dispatches from Valencia say the
T.aurada is now lying Off that port.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
EniIure In New York.

NEW YORK, December R.-Bagor
Sons. dealers IN ladies' wearing apiarel
assigned to-day. The Liabilities are Np''
oio. the nominal assets $4,000. and the
actual assets. $4,000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
Hish-schooi building Burned.

COLUMBUS. o., December ia spe-
cial from Urbana, o., says that Urbana
Nigh School. said TO be he finest build
ing OF the kind In the State. was COM
pletely burned tonight IL was built In
1873. az a cost OF $4,000 1t was insured
for $50 600.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
c, manufacturers Resume.

MIINCIE. IND, December IL, II
Oyerac and Naming. Hart CO.. WIDOW
glass manufacturers empioyIns heatIs
GA men resumed work last night, after
aix month"; idlcness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
CoCKADE CITY NEWS NOTES.
Death OF n Venerable Lady-Nery
UI-A Personal Difficulty.

PETERSBURG. VA. December r.
(Special) Mrs. Alice Coke Wilson, relict
of DR.. Samuel Wilson, for many years
prominent physician Of this city, died
at her residence. on Sycamore street,
this morning after Il protracted Illness,
aged between - and 10 years. She was
a most estimable and beloved Christian
woman. and greatly respected In the
community. Mrs Wilson was the sister
OF former United States Senator Coke,
OF Texas and leaves a daughter, Mrs.
j. Edmunds Mason. and two sons
Messrs. Archer and Walter Wilson. who
live away from the city. One of her
daughters. lately deceased, married Or.
Hibbett. Of the United States navy.
Mrs. r.. S. Major is critically i'll OF
pneumonia, at her home. in Dinwiddie
county and great fears are felt as 10
her condition. Mrs. Major IS widely
known in this city whore she has many
near relatives and friends
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
Austrian Statesman Passes Away.

BERLIN. December LZ.-Couht lrautt'
mansdorf- Weinsberg, presldeh, OF h'
Austrian House of LORDS. dled To-Day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

vince or Habana, where our army is
N9S numerous. and there are less means
OF defence. the bands are operating with
t'cater activity than ever before and
nV. day passes but that we hear in
'"is CITY the firing on Guanabacoa.
ne Spaniards may troacherously
! murder some Of our patriots. but there
/ ~ no earthly power that could annihilate
'ne spirit OF liberty flowing now as
ever on the Cuban Island"
speaking OF this letter. Mr. Huau said
Macco IS dead. but Cuba will live long.
ne death OF no ono man can crush the
brave spirit OF the patriots OF Cuba.
who are fighting CALAMITY for liberty.
Maceo was not killed fairly. or in honest
battle, but through the murderous
treachery OF his physician. DR. Zertucha
ana the acting Captain-General Of Cuba.
the Marquis Ahumada. Thirty-four
members OF his stan were murdered
with him-every man Of the staff. with
tho exception Of the treachcr0us Zcrtucha
THE BURIAL PLACE.
"The Spanlards say" added Mr. Huau
that they DO not know where Maceos
body is. They know fun well. They
have buried il 10 cover their treachery
TO degree. and will exhume 1t soon.
ana say: An. here is the body OF Macoo.'
From to-day Cuba viii fight harder
than ever before. This viii be a sad
day for Spain.
Il do not know who will succeed
Maceo,' said MT Huau, but l Think II
will be Rodriguez, brave and intelligent
Cuban"
Honors for Ciruieda.
MADRID. December 12-The killing Of
Maceo is likely 10 result in promotion and
other honors for Major Chuieda Queen
.f..ss
Crujeda's wife and eldest son. The Queen
Regent showed 10y her conversation that
she appreciated fully the gain that had
accrued 10 Spain through the death of
Maceo. and spoke warmly i'm praise OF
Major Cirujeda's bravery in attacking a
largely superior force of rebels. She prom
Used TO undertake The expenses Of the
education OF Major Cirujcda's SON.
Anti-spnnish DENOMINATION.
TAMPA. FLA. December 12.-The Gu
bans assembled ia Nbor City tonight tC
make an anti-Splnsh demonstration. II
was reported that the Spanish citizens OF
Tampa were making preparations to cele-
brlte the death OF Maceo. and the cuban
determined that ii should not be done
Whether the Spanish intended such
thing or not. the fact remains that it was
not done. The Cubans were so ugly tina
Ac,ng Marshal jones massed the police
force at that point, which probably pre-
vented any hostile demonstration.
Denial at Key west.
KEY WEST FLA. December l2.-There
was great excitement on the dock on IN
arrival Of the steamer Olivette tonight
Passengers claim that there is absolutel,
no truth On the report of Maceo's death
Crowds gathered I'm front Of the telegraph
office. eager to hear one word OF encour
agemcnt
There will he a great Cuban meeting al
San Carlos tonight 1t is reported tina
committee will be sent over 20 Haban;
Tuesday night 20 get AT the truth OF Tho
rouort Of MaccOs death.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
INJURED TRAMP DIES.

81, of Broker I'm New York
Ci:y.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA December Il
william Il. stone a white tramp. run
over by train at Deland Junction. died
to-day. He was the son Of Ell stone d
broker on Third avenue, near Nine
tcenth street. New York, ana ran away
rom home because his father would not
allow him to become an actor. The boGy
tos been shipped 10 New YORK.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13
PERSONAL DIFFICULTY.

A difficulty, resulting In the exchange
OF blows. occurred this morning near
the Union Depot between Captain w.
s. McCance member of the Common
Council from First Ward. and Mr.. Il.
T. Green, night-clerk at the Hotel I'm
perial. The trouble was purely personal.
and the combatants were separated be-
fore either had suffered much injury.
The two were placed under arrest how
ever, and baie1 for their appearance be-
fore the Mayor on Monday.
THE POSTMASTERSHIP.
Republicans here are OF the opinion
that the position OF postmaster OF
Petersburg, under the administration OF
President Mckinley Will be given either
10 Mr.. Robert McCandllsh or Mr.. Clai-
borne Wilson. both or whom are young
and active Republicans Mr.. McCandlsh
is city chairman OF the party. and was
Observation-Disclosures under President
Harrisons Administration. Mr.. Wilson
has been very active In his work for
the party. and, ii is believed has the
influence of Congressman Thorp In his
behalf
ON A DUCK-HUNTING TRIP.
Messrs. David Dunlop. Jr.. Frank Gle
ments. William TNlrnbull. Edward Nor
rison. and DR.. II. G. Leigh Jr., left
last night on the steam yacht Scotch
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

Cap" for Jordan's Point, on the James
river. well provided and equipped for
duck-hunt. which was expected to be
given at daylight this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

ordinations took time 70
aul 20 give them all the
NJ truth Ahumada feignod
acting he must make known
fo Weyler. for his approval;
F. captains the sudden arrival Of
fiallna. and bis prompt re-
lar de-. no. Having arranged
and The place Of meet
fscl tlo trOcha over the
I'D iaaralay. without being mo-
'ae FORTS but once arrived At
decided upon Doc and BIS party
d by tremendous yolley
. forces under Major Cirujeda,
n.mty IN ambush
a remained in the rear. know
OH. scheme. Tho Spanish know
M bodies are but arc bent on
Ignorance 20 bot out the YES
e.. fha crime
aai an Spain are rejoicing
n fho midst 90 their stupidity
r Toy. That the way may end with
f. 10 of this gallant leader. Far
e il. 'he spirit OF the CuDans has
POO ardent. and to-day the lat
y. received 10 make every sacrifice
49,, "yls down their arms TO the
-''ess tyfsnis. and in this very Pro-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-04
HOW BUSINESS is RUINED.
Sandbagged by the Gold Standard and
the Money Power

sandbagged by the Gold Standard and
the Money Power.
Ii is easy to understand why men
with immense fortunes and fixed in
comes should be in favor of the gold
standard. They have plenty of money,
and the gold standard increases con
stantly the value of the dollar while
| il reduces the value of everything that
money Will buy. But why should any
manufacturer, merchant or other bust
ness man whose welfare is dependent
on the general prosperity side with the
plutocracy?
When money is hard to get prices
come down, purchasers grow scarce,
and at the same time interest rises. AS
Mr.. Bryan points out, the business man
makes his money not from the men
from whom he borrowS, but from the
men to whom he sells his goods
The shopkeepers of New York, for
example would be UNNECESSARILY more
benefited by a rise of 10 per cent in the
wages of the workingmen of the city
than by the doubling of the pile of
every millionaire in the United States.
4 money system that locks up capital
hits the shopkeeper, because it hits his
customers. The gold standard gives us
money that it is easy to corner, and
which it does not pay to borrow for
business purposes because it is stead
lily approaching in value. The man
who borrows that kind of money to
turn it over gets turned over himself,
for, being under the necessity of pay
ing back dollars worth more than those
that were lent him, his profits disap-
pear in the transaction. Though he
may not know what strikes him, he is
sandbagged by the gold standard.
The shopkeepers, the manufacturers,
the great mass of business men who
are not loaded down with wealth like
the Carnegies, Huntingtons and Nor
gans and others of the class who are
so anxious for the election of McKin-
ley as to be willing to pay handsomely
for the blessing, are all in the same
boat with the men who work for wages
either with their hands of heads.
Free coinage by great and opulent
country such as the United States
would bring gold down and send silver
up, equalize their value and give us q
currency that would adjust itself auto
matically to the expanding needs of ex-
panding business. Tt would raise
prices, profits and wages, and we
should have kind of money that, be-
sides being really honest because stable
in it's measuring power, could not be
cornered by the patriotic gentlemen
whose hearts are wrung lest the 'sNa-
tional credit" and their gains, may be
impaired.
Rising markets, employed labor and
security against the schemes of money
cornerers are desired by every business
man who is able to think, but these
we cannot have under the gold stand
ard.-INew York Journal.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-04
DEMooRACYs YOUNG CHAMPION.
Something About Editor Hearst, OF
the New York Journal.

Something About Editor Hearst, of
the New York Journal.
A young giant out of the West. A
man of ideas, of energy, of dauntless
courage. A maln with purpose. And,
newspaper revolution in New York.
This thing, that would have seemed
impossible a year ago, is now palpable
in the Journal of to-day.
That paper, which little while since
was obscure, and almost forgotten, 10
now powerful factor, not in this city
alone, but throughout the country 1t
has grown in strength so rapidly that
it outranks it's old competitors, and is,
of all dailies, the most popular in New
York. 1t sets the pace for the others,
pace they cannot keep. It leads where
others dare not follow. 1t has in a few
months attained a position it's rivals
have failed to reach after the efforts
of many years.
One fine morning the people of New
York awolxe to the realization that
at last they had newspaper that met
the popular demand. They found
ready to their reach on all the news
paper stands a morning daily in which
there was all the news for which they
paid the smallest possible price. They
were quick to appreciate it's value, and
its circulation began to increase.
From the beginning the question of
expense was ignored This young
Monte Cristo of the West was deter
mined to make his paper the best in
New York, and to that end he devoted
every means at his command. He EN-
ployed the best men in the country,
paying the best prices, never consid-
ering cost, demanding excellence and re-
warding it with a generosity that daz-
zled. but stimulated as well. His first
attention was turned to raising the
standard of the Journal to the highest
point. He looked to the reading pages
and for many weeks it was apparent
that to the advertising columns he
gave little or no consideration. Read
ers he wanted and the public he was
determined to reach. As to the adver.
Users, well, they could wait. He die
not care to go to them. In good time
they would come to him. And they
did, when they found the Journal ev
.erywhere and knew it as the best me
dunn through which to reach the PEG
pie.
The moststrikingc ofth'