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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
SCRAMBLE FOR OFFICE.
Smiling the OdOr of the FIesh-Pots
In FredericlSs burg.


FREDERICKSBURG. VA, November
14.-(Special)-With the closing of the
official count in the counties around
here comes the scramble for the places
that have been warmed for four years
by Clevelands favorites. When this
gentleman went in and named Ryan for
Bradys place the latter abolished the
deputyship that his predecessors had
thought belonged here. This and the
pOstmaster's place We're about the only
two that paid anything of consequence
With the removal of the revenue office
there was nothing but the post-onice
left. For this latter place your CORE
spondent learns there are seven appli-
cants, with the district chairman in a
good lead.
Defeated Congressional Candidate Ty-
Ter. ii IS openly said on the street
corners. will contest Jones's election, and
Republican news brought here last
night from headquarters clearly indi-
Gates that like action will be taken in
most Of the other districts.
The gentle rains Of the last few days
have served to give the farmers some
tping else 10 talk about than the defeat
Of Bryan. Until the showers began il
was too dry TO plough. but the beneh-
cient visitation has enabled them TO 20
to work, and when met they have only
time to tell you, There will be better
luck next time"
The old burg has felt in a minor de-
gree a return Of the confidence so loudly
prated of by McKinleyites.
Both Of the extract works here
have received several orders for their
product in the last few days-the first
they have had for several months
The old town misses this fall the
numerous hunting parties from the
North, who have been annually visiting
us for many years. This is caused by
by the law prohibiting the killing OF
partridges. Woodcock seem almost as
scarce as quail; but local spOrtsmen are
making good bags Of molly Cotton
tails" and wild turkeys There are plenty
of deer in the wilderness neighborhood.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

Saul left yesterday to attend the Baptk
Association In Richmond.
NJ. klrshner. OF Salem, left yestefda
On European trip in the interest OF IN
Bonsack Cigarette Machine Company. If
will land IN England. and Will go iron
there to France aud Germany.
Frank A. Lovelock this week judge
the live stock at the South Carolina stat
Fair. This year he has judged six stat
fairs. and ten county fairs In seven dii
ferent States. In addition TO and be
cause OF these engagements. he had &
decline to judge two large fairs In Canada
The two Salem banks. since the election
have been paying out gold 10 their de
positors who desired II. and last Satur
day the Town Council paid their EN-
ployees in the yellow metal.
Professor Walter Blair. Of Hampden
Sidney College and Mrs Claiborne, an.
Miss Ellen Blair. Of Richmond, are here
visiting their brother. Judge Henry T.
Blair.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE
MEMORIES THAT LrNGER OF FA-
NOUS SINGERS AND ACTRESSES.
BUT TWO ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK,
Miss RosabeI TO Appear and Hoyts
"a MiIk-white Flag" to lie Press
ent-what L. Going on I'm the Dra-
matte World.

In the records that remain OF the
famous singers and actresses. there IS
but little that interprets. and there IS no
thing that perpetuates their charm. The
biographies. for example. that commemo-
rate the most celebrated. while they are
profuse and sometimes enthusiastic IN
specification Of the exploits. and the par
ticular triumphs OF those illustrious
actors. may be said TO designate the
secret OF their power rather than 10 dis
play it. When all has been told that
words can tell OF those delicious combi-
nations OF genius and beauty. there is
stin something that remains untold. The
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

lar with the newspaper fraternity, and
is always at the head Of Mr.. Hoyts new
est pieces. He was here last with the
"Black Sheep" He gave me his persona
assurance that the original New York
company would appear here next Thurs
day,
Mr.. r. G. Leath goes to New York this
week q see the Sisson Comedy Company
when ne is directing. in rehearsal. Inc
contracts for the new "Our Flat Com
pahy were signed last Thursday, and the
company will go on the road tomorrow
week Mr.. Leath's partnership in this
last-named enterprise is to last for two
years.
We are TO have quite lot of amateur
theatricals this season. Rumors have
reached me of two operas, besides the
young Mrs. winthrop" venture.
The great Chevalier has been booked by
Manager Leath for an appearance here
A very substantial sum had TO be guaran-
teed but the international reputation or
the great character delineator, who Is con-
ceded the first place in his profession,
should minimize any risk that may have
been imagined in this connection. ID.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
Illuminated Light-House.

One OF the most remarkable lighthouses
In the world is the one erected on Armish
Rock, I'm the Hebrldes. Ii consists of a
conical beacon, with a lantern fixed on its
summit, from which. night after night a
light flashes which is visible 10 fishermen
al a long distance away. This lighthouse
Is Illuminated in this peculiar manner:
On the island Of Lewis, 800 feet away, IS
a lighthouse, and from a window in the
tower a stream OF light Is projected on a
mirror in the lantern on the Armish
Rock These rays are reflected 70 an ar
rangement OF prisms, and by their action
are conyerged to focus outside the Ian
ccssary direction.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
Eliyson In Favor.

Richmond Letter In the lndex-Appeal)
a Baptist preacher from the Northern
Neck. who is here TO attend tho General
Association Of the Baptist Church to-mor-
row. says the people over in his section
arc talking OF Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson
for Governor, and there is a strong senti-
ment for him. Congressman Jones has
now no Idea of entering the race. so |
am told. Mr.. Jones would accept the
nomination OF the Democrats, should the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

party demand OF him 20 run. pHt ~
people desire him 10 remain IN Ionsi''''
and he Is perfectly content 70 % 50
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

Hoyts comedies. has no great plot or
story. but II is different from all his
other plays in this respect, that II Ia
more preientious. requiring a cast OF
fifty people and two carloads OF scenery
properties. and costumes. The piece Is
spectacular I'm effect. and 80 full OF music
that II could be justi1ably called an
opera. The cast is claimed TO be the
strongest Mr. Hoyt has ever organized
and IS the same which presented the piece
during its successful run at Hoyt's
Theatre, New York, for more than two
hundred nights. All the scenery used In
the production. which Is carried by the
company. IS from the brush OF the cele-
brated artist, Mr.. Arthur Voegtln.
Eddie Collier will leave the Miss Phila-
deiphia" Company shortly. His departure,
Il may be mentioned. has nothing to do
with a hoad-swelling induced by the COM
parison made recently between this actor
and Nat. Goodwin.
Fred Bryton. one of the clevercst ac-
tors on the stage, will pay his first visit
TO this city next Thanksgiving-Day, when
he will appear in his noted play, FOR
given" Mr.. Bryton's career has been a
very brilliant one. and he has thoroughly
deserved the hieh encomiums he has re-
ceved from the press In every northern
city Of importance.
The receipts for the first performance
OF Miss Philadelphia" were several hun
dred dollars in excess Of those for the
Nordica concert
Mr.. G. Wright IS in advance OF "A
Mlk-WhIte Flag" He is immensely popu-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15

SCENE IN A "MILKWHITE FLAG"
scented for the first time in this city ct
the Academy next Tuesday evening, he
has turned his attention TO the national
guard. and he has treated II with such
originality. such broad, yet telling humor
end WI that Il 10 said the fun becomes
irresistible.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
Inhnmau Mother Hangs.

LOUISVILLE, July ia special to
the Courlec-J Journal from Plkevllle,
KY, says that news reached there yes
terday from Coburn, Va, to the effect
thai Mary Snodgrass was hanged at
that place last triday for the murder
of her child.
. Tine Snodgrass woman Was dlsrep
utable character and WAS com PEELED TO
leave Plkevllle on. lnat account. She
went To Coburn where her child was
cared tor by negroes until it was a bout
4 month Old. Then II was turned over
to its mother. she did not want 1t
and tried TO gel rid Of the child In va
rlous ways. Inc county judge told
her that she wonld have 10 provide for
1t and she took il to her home.
One night about midnight some peo-
pie living close by heard the little one
screaming. Black smoke was seen
issuing from the chimney and the door
WAS burst IL TO ascertain the trouble.
The child had Deem placed 10. the ire
and the mother was holding 1t 10 place
III the hauIes WITH d long irOn poker.
lC was burned atmust. lu ashes. Tue
lu1uuan mOluer was arrested ano
placed III jail Inc lnfurlated people
ranted lu iyuch her, but the promise
uf speedy Justice caused them lu allow
Lns law ~ Lake its course. She Was
tr.ed and convicted vi murder 10 the
lrs. degreo. Ine panents OF the Wo-
NAL liXe IL Lnls coun4y. she was
nlarr.ed lo = worthless man Wnen sne
WAS ABOUT 10 years old aud soon sepa'
rated tIum nun. Sne Was about e
wears old
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Stale there MAS Que cry constantly
grow lte louder and louder Tue cry
was 'Hurrah for fillman!" Gilman
had been nominated and he paid hlm
y handsome complainant. He said of
ms: He Is au houast man aud wish
be Was on my ticket lo.' attorney gen,
eral Ellmau had treated him fairly
and he treated hun fairly illmau
had SAID he had the right TO oppose
him for governor and that he had CON
ducted his campaign on high plane
lI answer tu \ question tron The
News and Courier ~ to what he ad.
Vlsed, lle had told them to stop abuse,
lay aaide bitterness, aud give Tlllmau
credit for the good be had done. lie
urged nov that bitterness would cease
aud tuat the whole people work Tor
the welfare uf The Stale.
.TAsi letter t. rhe News aid Courier,
said General Earle, had cost nim the
district attorneyshlp OF Son!b Caroll-
na Cleveland had promised him the
office, but Conservatives, who had
been hls friends. had goue behind and
uudoue aim, Auother mau had been
appointed, i worthy, hunest, capable
man, but the loss OF the Office was hls
punishment by those who were narrow
aud bitter.
q eneral Earle then Went luto The Il
nauclal question, aud, III the limlted
time allowed. ,-uads I clear statement
of the case He said he knew he had
friends IN the crowd aud would get
their votes Cheers
OTHER CANDIDATES
Mr.. Whitman said that If the people
ex xpscted to hnu better R7former THAI
hlmselt they Would have to burn the
woods aud SlfLthe ashes. Hu!. he pro
ceeded To arraIgu the so called H.
formers who bad gotten control Ut TIE
movement: He had been prodding
these fellows With his pltchtork, try
ing IL get them to keep their promises
but they would not When Whitman
criticised Tiilmau there were CRIES OF
.".Hurrah for TllImau." "
Col. McSweeney, for lieutenant gov.
ernor, WAS llberally applauded. lie
said The Reform party Was not pursu-
ing tearing down policy. Its prlncl-
pie WAS to bGId up and Improve. They
dld n0t wish to pull down any educa-
rionaI institutions. In the constitu-
.tional cQuyenticn Mr.. Julian Mltcnell
of Charleston haG commended Senator
rlllmAn for his work for educAtlou III
this Stale. ''''r =
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
TILE REV MR LEE.

The following special was received
by The State from York7ille about the
Rev Robert a. Lee:
YoRKElLLE, July 1.-THE Mr.. Lee
referred to in The State today as being
killed yesterday at BreVard, n. c.,
is Rev. T.. a. Lee. rector of the Epis-
copal church in lorkyiIle. The news
Of his sudden death has cast gloom
over the whole town. He was very
promising young man, and had
strengthened the church here. He
was almost idolized by his congrega
ton and was popular with other de-
nominations, as he was a Christian
first and an Episcopaiian afterwards
His parents live at Due West, s. Q.
His remains will be buried tomorrow
at the family burying ground in Ab'
beyille. Mr.. G. w. S. Hart, Mr.. ".
L. Marshall, DR.. r. a. Bratton and
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. B. Moore, members
of his congregation, left here tonight
for Abbeville. The St. Agnes Guild
and Ladies Auxiliary sent beautiful
floral offerings Much sympathy is
expressed also for Senator Tillman in
his atfiiction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
Florida Democrats.

JACKSONVILLE, July II The State
Democratic Executive Committee met
here today and organized for the cam
paign. Resolutions We're passed en-
uorsiug The Chicago platform and
Bryan. Il majority Of the committee
has been supposed 10 favor the gold
standard, but since the party has
spoken they have fallen into line.
The uomihatioa of Bryan and the
platform adopted have caused great
enthusiasm Throughout the State.
Rousing ratification meetings have
been held al Lake City, Wll!lston,
Leesburg and other points. a big rat
lhcation meeting Will soon be held at
j Jacksonville.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
BRYAN AND MONOPOLlGs.
Refused to Be Counsel for Corporation
at $4,000 Year-Eis Partner Talks.

ats1o,ooo Year-Eis Partner Talks.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 16.-W. J.
Bryan's law partner and personal
friend, A. r. Talbot, one OF the pro-
minent Republicans OF the State and a
candidate for the State senate, enter
talns nigh opinion of Bryan person
ally, but he does not hesitate to con-
demn his political views. He said:
Bryan IS to be admired for every
thing except his politics, and know
he is honest in his politics. He and
were classmates in the Union law col
lege IN Chicago. We entered the col
lege the same day, in 1881. and we
were graduated in June, 1888. VIII
went to Jacksonville to engage in the
practice of law and / came to Lincoln
Immediately. didn't see him again
till 1887.
AL the time he was in the law
college Will gave great deal of con.
sldsration and ctudy to questions of
government. he-read up thoroughly
on constitutional law, and was early
impressed with the idea that the people
were being unduly burdenei by mo.
nopolles. He maintain even then
that the menace of the country was
the encroachment OF wealth on the
rights OF the common people, and he
thought there was serious trouble
ahead for the country. can recall
one debate in which he participated in
his college days. The subject was the
duty OF representative in the legisla-
ture or congress-whether he should
be guided by his own views or by those
OF his constituents.
Bryan isan upright, conscientious,
Christian man. I have never known
a liner character. I am positive that
he went into politics with no selfish
motives. He is thoroughly convinced
that the country IS beset with condi-
tons that call for the highest patriot.
ism, and he regards it his duty to help
right what he says are the wrongs OF
the people. could give you many
Instances Of his disinterestedness.
Two years ago man fr1m New York
sat IN Bryan's office trying to get him
TO deliver 80 lectures at 500 a lecture.
Bryan was poor then, as he is poor
nc~, and | urged him to accept the
offer, but he would hardly listen to
the man. He said he would not speak
for money. He was not in politics
for himself, but for the people, and
he did not expect to make ANYTHING
himself. He didn't siga the contract.
When he was in congress he was Of
fered $4,000 a year to become the
counsel OF a large corporation, but he
told the officers he would not act as
their attorney for the entire profits of
the concern. He has been repeatedly
urged to make his home in a Demo
cratic State, with the assurance that
he would be elected to the United
States senate and kept there the rest
OF his life, but he said he preferred to
remain in Lincoln, and he will con-
tlnue to keep his residence in this city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
The Peabody Scholarship.

South Carolina has three vacant
scholarships at the Peabody Normal
college at Nashville, Tenn. The sup
erintendent of education has received
notice that the examinations to fill
them must be held July21 and 20. In
the senate chamber of the State house
all applicants will be examined on
these two days:
4 Peabody scholarship ie worth 500
a year and the students railroad fare
from his home to Nashville and return
by the most direct route. and is good
for two years. The college year con-
slsts of eight months, beginning on
the hrst Wednesday in October and
closing on the last Wednesday in May,
and scholarship students receive from
the president of the college $25 on the
last days of October, December. Feb
ruary and April.
The qualifications for becoming a
competitor for scholarship are as fol-
lows: The applicant must not be less
than II years of age, nor more than 30;
OF irreproachable moral character; in
good health; with no physical defects,
eccentrlclties,. Or habits which would
interfere with success IN teaching and
must make a pledge of intent to teach
for at least two years after graduation,
When choice must be made be
tween a young man and young wo'
man whose examination papers are Of
equal merit, the young man should be
preferred. This IS not intended to dis
crlminate against young women as
such, but it is thought that young men.
will be more likely to continue the
vocation Of teaching.
The minimum literary qualifications
required OF all students matriculating
for degree are as follows:
English studies English grammar,
English composition. The books pre-.
scroed for examination in 1896 are
Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice,
Emerson's American Scholar. For
1897 those prescribed are LrgingS Tales
OF Traveller, George Eliot's Sllas Ma
ner, Scott's Woodstock.
United States history, geography
complete. Mathematics. Arithme-
tic, complete; g. Elementary Algebra,
complete; 3. Geometry, Two books
I (Wentworth's).
l.atin-Beg!nner's Latin book; Col
lars Gate TO Cesar, or equivalents.
This State now has ~ scholarships
in the Normal college, but after July,
1887, the number will be increased to
l3.
All applicants are asked to call at
the office OF the superintendent of edu
ton at , 4. m. the first day of the ey-
animation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
A Prophecy Half Fulfilled,

F.. RALEIGH. N. c., July 1.-TWO
years ago William ]. Bryan delivered
= commencement address at the Sta e
Normal and Industrial Schools or
girls here. Miss Gertrude NJ. Bag0y
was class prophet and said Bryan
would be the next Democratic nominee
for President and would be elected
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
y kcYan Going TO Ohio.

Toledo, Oaio,. July 1.-THE Bee
says today. If William j. Bryan aas
his way Ohio will be the storm center
OF the ensuing caln paign. Tn Demo
cr4uc candidate promises to stump
this. State and to deliver at least one
address in Toledo. Mr.. Bryan is de-
sirous of having joint debate on the
currency question with eX-Gov. Nc
kinley aud he will let Mr.. Mckinley
seiec. ihe time and place. Among the
callers upon the distinguished noml-
neg just after the nomination WAS Pe-
ter II. Degflan, of this city, alternate
al large.
Can. We hope to sea you in OHIO
during the campaign, MIR. Bryan" he
asked.
You certainly can, WAS the
prompt reply. II expect to make d
nunts.r OF speeches III OHIO between
now aod election.
What, invade the home OF McRIn-
iey2'
f know Mr.. Mckinley very we'll, "
returned Mr.. Bryan, and esteem him
very highly as d man. We were to.
geLuerln Congress and worked togeth-
er III the Ways and Means CommlEtee.
He Is au excellent gentleman and
thoroughly honest IN aIl he says and
does
IF you come to Ohio you may hap
pen u meet hlm, " was suggested.
Il would nos ask anything better
than to meet Mr.. Mckinley 10 joint
deoate, said Mr.. Bryan, his eyes Kim
ding, right lie his own State and at
his nome.
The conversation was continued IL
an informal way for some time and
Mr. Bryan several times referred TO
mis- desire 10 meet Mr.. Mckinley.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
Their Prayers Answered.

BALTIMORE, July IS. Mrs: Ellzabeth
Siemaker and Mrs. Lucretia Woolford
sisters, aged Is and 63 years, respect
lively, who had lived together all their
lives and who last Sunday prayed that
they might die together, were burned
TO death last night. rnelr husbands
died ye.:rs ago.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
K,Itish Shlps Collide.

LONDON. July 1.-The Atlantic
Transportation Companys steamship
Mobile, Capt. Layland, for New \ ork,
collided with the British steamer
Storm King, bound for Baltimore, at
Gravesend Today B1th vessels are
damaged.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
nrNCAM- RnLL0MS


Mr.. Duncan opened his speech by
wadIng into national issues. He eu-
logged Tillman, saying that since
that wonderful speech of his in the
senate, the people of the Unitea States
had resolved themselves into two fac.
tions-hllman and antl-Tillman. Pa
pers IN this Stale were crltlclslng I'LL
man for his course in the Chicago
convention. lie was no politician )
he had gone stral ght on and smoothed
out the rough places, while others had
sailed in smoothly. 'rillman knew
there Was no chance for u President to
be nominated from any State South OF
Mason and DiXon's line Mr.. Duncan
said that he trusted he would hereafter
not be handicapped by the absence OF
candidates, whom be could not strike
in their absence There were Ques-
tons IN the minds of many which he
wanted answered, but he could not
bring them out till the man came here
to reply. AS to General Earle, he
said the man who stands between two
factions would not get the support OF
one nor the respect Of the otter. II
he was Conservative, come out and
fight Ike man if q Reformer, say so.
Don't stay on the fence. The man
who is not q party man does not de-
serve success at the hands OF parties.
1t was not fair for q man to join the
race at the quarter hole and run out at
the wire. General Earle said ne was
man OF peace. So, was he, but he
spurned tnat peace which would pre-
vent man who seeing ! wrong would
not at once try TO correct 1t.
At the conclusion OF MIR. Duncan s
speech half dCZeu men called Tor
Evans
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-07-22
EARLE JOCULAR.

General Earle WAS greeted with
quite q hearty cheer. He told Joke
which produced laugh at MIR. Dan
cans expense. General Earle SAID Tie
appearance of MIR. Barber here today
reminded hun OF The position he had
been in. tie had been attorney gen
eral of South Carolina and the honesty
of officials serving in the admlnlstra
ton with him had been lmpugned.
He had taken the stump six years sgc
to defend that administration. 1t was
his right to do so, and he used his best
.energies, As he went through the