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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
A VAIL FROM ENGLAND.
Leading Briton Explains the Decline
~ nrafl.h Ernorfa.

Leading Briton Explains the Decline
OF British Exports.
London. Nov. Alright Hon. Charles
r. Richie. president OF the board OF
trade, made an important speech be-
fore tia Chamber OF .Commsrce OF
Croydon yesterday. taking AZ his theme
the declina OF British exports during
the last ten months. upon which he
hung = grave warning against Ameri-
can competition. now "ousting British
trade" ..r..r ..-
Mr.. Richie, after declaring that the
DinEley tariff and the engineering trade
dispute were mainly responsible for the
recent decline OF exports. and after
| pointing out that England had NO
| weapons against the tariff. said there
was a great deal of talk In commercial
circles about the serious competition Of
Germany. but he thought they were too
apt to overlook q much more serious
| competitor, the United States.
THE facts are serious" he contin-
uad. ''and call upon us for the exercise
of all our powers to enable US to main
tain our position in the commercial
world. There IL no doubt the United
States are executing orders which ought
20 be executed here. AS we all know,
an American firm obtained the contract
for the Central Underground railway
(of London). as it's bid was lower than
those of the English concerns. and i
could deliver the supplies three month";
ahead of the British tenders Many
important continental orders have gon'
| 20 America
'The same Is to be said Of Egyp
and Japan. where the Americans ar
. doing work that Englishmen shoult
have done. In consequences Of the en-
. cheering dispute many orders ar
r leaving the country. and. unfortunately
4 these orders seldom return
Americas successful competition
due to her enterprise in embarlxing cap
! ital, but IL is yet more due to the free
J. dom her manufacturers enjoy OF EN-
d ploying the best machinery and work
ing It In the most economical manne
untramnesed by the restrictions whic
have hRmpexec manufacturers her
Everyone having his country's intsrei
at heart must hope that tomorrow
le conference Will lead TO n settlement
Of the unfortunate engineering dispute
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
. MENACE TO EUROPE
Austria's Premier Sounds q Warn
ing to the Nations.
A sTRUeeLs FOR EXISTENCE

''Tho Crushing Compotieton OF Trane-
Atlantic Nations Requires Prompt
CounteractinG Moasures-Ws Must
Fight shoulder 90 shoulder"
Vienna. Nov. 11-count ooluchowski.
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS minister OF for
eIEn Affairs. when making an appeal 20
all Europe, In his annual address BE-
fore the Austrian and Hungarian dele
cations, 70 take advantage Of tbs pres
ent era and peace and to Join closely
for the vigorous defense OF conditions
common 90 European countries. -
against the crushing competition OF
trans-Atlantic nations" said:
"A turning point has been reached In
European development which calls for
the unremitting attention OF govern
ment. The great problem OF material
welfare. which become more pressing
every year, are no longer matters foI
the future, but require to be taken In
hand instantly. The destructive com
petition which trans-oceanic countries
are carrying on in part 1t present and
| which In In part TO be expected In TIT
| immediate future. requires prompt ant
| thorough counteracting measures OF tn
i vital interests II the people OF Europ
are not to be graveiy compromised
I'VE must hight shoulder TO shouids
against q common danger anc arm our
| selves for the struggle with all tn
means at our disposal Just az tn
Sixteenth and Seventeenth centurie
were absorbed by religious wars. just
the Eighteenth century was marked
the triumph Of liberal ideas. and jus
as the Nineteenth century has been nc
table for the appearance OF great cues
lions OF nationality. 30 Will the Twer
> tieth century be for Europe peric
t marked by q struggle for existent
T In tho politico-commercial sphere.
European nations must close ranl
: In order successfully to defend the
Q existence. May this be realised ever,
9 where. and may the epoch Of peacef
3 Developments we now confidently a
y ticipate be employed In collecting o.
n strength and devoting ourselves CHIEF
: ~ THE and
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
Noted American DentIst Dead.

Paris, Nov. 16.-Dr. Thomas W.
Evans, the famous American dentist.
died suddenly here Sunday evening. He
had never recovered from the shock
Of his wife's death. He died OF angina
pectoris, after "a hours illness. DR..
Thomas w. Evans was known as the
dentist OF royalty" he having been
oral surgeon at times for all the SOW
ereigns OF Europe except Queen Vic
toria and the sultan OF Turkey. During
the empire Of Napoleon III his fame as
a dentist was world wide He served
Napoleon and the Empress Eugene,
and 1t was in the doctors private car
riage that the empress escaped from
Paris after the battle Of Sedan. He
had orders and decorations innumer-
able. His fortune Is estimated at $780,
900, 900 to $35. 000. 900.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
sextupIe Murderer Arrested.

Van Buren,, Ark. Nov. 24.-City Mar
shall Wells. OF Mulberry. Ark. made
what is thought 20 be an important cap
ture yesterday in the person Of J. Q.
Durham, alias James Buford. wanted
IN Santa Clara county, Cal, for the
murder of Colonel and Mrs. r. p. Nc
Gliney. Mrs. Hattie Durham. Miss Min
ME Schessler, ]. X. Wells and r. A
Briscoe. on May 26. 1896. The crime was
committed for the purpose OF robbery
Owing to the prominence of the fami-
lies a reward of $1,000 ives offered 70:
the arrest and conviction OF Durham
and his pals.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
ADDS INSULT TO INJURY.

TIE action of ALBEIT A. ALvIs, the
murderer OF ANTHONY and CHAKLEs
MURRAY in swearing out warrant for
the arrest of the eldest sister OF this
distressed family has created wide
spread comment, aud caused much in
diguation among our people and ad'
verse CRITICS n among liberal-minded
white citizens.
"Alas for the rarity
or Christian charity
Under the sun"
This man sent an officer into the
midst of the heart broken family oil
the men, whom he had murdered to
take therefrom the weeping sister and
carry her to prison.
Had not some one volunteered and
furnished the required bail, she wou d
nave been forced to spend the night
within the confines of the station
house.
What kind of heart could this man
have had2 What were the charges
against this sorrowing ladS? She used
incorporate language towards the
daughter of the murderer. Why did
he deny to her the same feeling that
he entertained himself
II because she abused his daughter.
he wanted to put her in jail, what
would he have wanted to do with the
MURRAYs' sister, il she had killed his
daughter
But change must come sometime
1t will not be always thus. We don'i
know when our end shall come. but we
feel as though ALBERT A. ALvIs mai
reached the end Of his tether. A mar
who would rob q woman of her two
brothers and then drag her to cour
for trial, when the tears of grief wer'
| in her eyes. and the heavy veil drap
o cries had not been lifted from her fac
Q is not only a coward, but brute.
: A brute, did we ssy,-he is lowe
n even than THE, for he virtuail
It dragged from the grave the forms @
n those silent ones and caused thos
vhnstly wounds to bleed Afresh.
e Weep no more, MARY ELIEABErH
ID Il is true that you have no stalwaH
N brother to defend you now. ANTHoN
IS has crossed over the river and CHARLI
as keeps . measured step at his side.
e. From the shores OF the "Grcat b
~ You'd ;" they saw their murderer glo'
over his work and drag you from Il
h. Preside to be the jest of those WI
an have no sympathy; but whose hear
is are steeled Dy passion and swayed
k prejudice.
Mayor MAURICE, they say fined u
IS and costs and no doubt the Office
Of his court stood ready to permit y
to rest in Jail, had you failed to p
the amount; but God will bring
H things right in His own time.
You have had your troubl'
and percbance, they may seem to ha
been more than you could bear. b
- cheer up-a brighter day will da'
an bye and bye.
"A You will yet live to see your OF
10 mics cast down. Tire not in well-t
he ing.
~ This is a dull, cold world at best. q
the human hyenas within it will
80, rewarded in the other world.
oe Con knows we feel that the low
torments Of hell could not be any
- great for the man who would tres
- woman as did ALBERT A. ALvIs Sc
= Mrs. MARY ELIzABETH WILLIAMS.
60 But we turn him over to HIM y
o;aI doeth all things we'll. He will get
just deserts in this world and his
ward of damnstion In the one
come.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
rne Arulv OF Fensionsrs.

Washington. Nov. 19.-Secretary OF
the Interior Bliss. IN his annual report.
submits estimates aggregating $751;
SIS. t1s for the appropriations by con-
gress for the fiscal year ending June
90. 1889. Discussing the pensions. he
says 200 900 pension claims are await
ing adjudication. and Il il estimated
that 40 or 50 per cent OF these will be
finally admitted. II they are rapidly
adjudicated they will swell the pension
roll IS. 00o. 600 to $1,000. GOO. When. how
ever, these claims are adjudicatsd and
first payments made thereon the
amount OF the pension roll viii de-
crease very rapidly, possibly to &lSs,-
eo0, 900 or $3.50, 0o0. 900 the FIRST year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

LGmbertvilie. N. J.. Nov. s4--Mrs.
Margaret Devlin. aged % years. living
at Yardley. = few miles below this
place. died on Saturday at the home
OF her brother-in-law. She was buried
Sunday. death being supposed to be due
to old age. Yesterday the coroner
received an anonymous communication
alleging that Mrs. Devlin's death was
not due TO natural causes The body
was disinterred. and an examination
disclosed = wound in the right breast
extending through the lung 70 the
BACK. Al jHvestigstiOn wiz ~ hsld-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
~o,,rt.-. ofLnthou, Kflled.

London. Nov. 1l.-Thc Countess Of
I.athom. while returning from shoot
ing party yesterday. was thrown out
Of q trap and killed near Wigan. Lam
caster. The countess was formerly
Lady Alice villieFs, second daughter OF
the fourth earl OF Clarendon She was
married to the Earl Of Lathom in 1850.
They had four children. two sons and
two daurhters The eldest son In
Lord skelrnersdale. The Earl Of Lath-
ON IN the lord chamberlain Of the
household Of Queen Victoria
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
POSTAL SAYINGS BANKS
Strongly Urged in Postmaster Gem
sral Gary's First Report.
BHouLD BE ESTABLISHED NOW.

Postmaster General Declares Their
establishment Would Confer a Great
Boon to Citizens and Be OF Inesti-
MAPLE value to the Whole Country.
washington, Nov. 15.-The first an
nual report of Postmaster General ].
A. Gary to the president was made
public last night. Its feature is the
strong advocacy OF postal savings de-
positories. He says the time is ripe for
their establishment, and that the adop-
ton OF q well organized system would
confer q great boon upon q large num-
Der Of people and ultimately be OF ines
Unable benefit to the whole country.
The estimates OF the revenues and ex-
penditures for the fiscal year ending
June 50. 1882 are: Total postal reve-
nue. for 1887. $50. ssb. 462.7S; add per
cent. H.1s32 7a.13. Estimated revenue
for 1898. SIS 7ss. 1855; add per cent.
| q. o7s. sI1.s1. Total estimated revenue
| for 1899, ASA. 647.s7; estimated ex-
penditures for 1899. tsS, s22. 100; defcien-
| ey for 1899. estimated, $e,04s.1lz-0S-
| Following Il an abstract OF the re-
port:
ReiterasIng the injustice inflicted
both upon the postal revenues and tht
people " second class mail matter
carriage regulation. the enactment by
congress OF some measure to remedy
the wrong, similarly pointed out BY
past pOstmasters general, Is urged. Al
to this the postmaster general says
IF this were done there would be al
end to postal deficits. and the servic'
could be enlarged and popularized b.
broad extension Of free delivery with
out infringement upon the general re
sources OF the government. and even
tually result In the much desired re
, duction OF letter postage to one cen
, per ounce"
The experimental rural free deliver
has been generally appreciated. FEY
expenditures have conferred create
: dement's in proportion, and 1t has ur
questionably proved potent factor
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
PRIVATE HAMMOND THsr1F1Hs.
Capable OF Holding HIS Own with
Captain Lovorfng's lawyer.

Captain Coverings Lawyers.
Chicago. Nov. 2l.-Privato Charles
Hammond was the principal witness In
the Lowering court martial yesterday.
and proved himself entirely capable o.
holding his own with the attorneys
who are acting for Captain Lowering.
He gave damaging evidences against
Lowering. and could not be made to
contradict himself on the stand. nor
was he 1T any time confused by the
sharp cross examination to which he
was subjected. Questions relating to
his personal history before he entered
the army he quietly refused to answer.
because, as he said. they have no bear
ing on this case. Hammond. In his
evidence, nearly doubled the number
Of sword thrusts mentioned by pre-
cedinE witnesses, and then proved his
evidence by showing the sears
Hammond declared that he HAD len
his barracks At PlattsburEh. N. Z.
without leave IN order to attend tc
some private business. and had sur
rendered ut Chicago within ten days in
/ order to escape the charge Of desertion
/ being willing to serve the penalty fol
absence without leave. his attitude
J throughout was respectful. but posi-
! tive.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

ian history, which win glorify the
at the expense Of the VIC
tor.
This is done too in the face OF the
fact that it has been proclaimed that
this is reunited country and that
"by-gones are by-gones-"
1t should not be surprising then that
this effort has resulted In much injury
and that white virginisns have been
charged with grave offences against
the peace and dignity Of the Coined
crate Cause.
Those persons who are won't to crlu-
cize colored people will be silenced
when they read the censure ofthe popu
lar young MISIrREE FoLKEs. Esq the
commander of the camp Of the Sons ol
Confederate Veterans.
Here they are:
CharOe-That the said Minitret
Folkes was guilty OF conduct unoecom
linr a gentleman and comrade OF this
| Specification /. That the said N
Folkes, while commander OF this caml
and on the 8Oth day OF August. 1887
gave to a newspaper reporter, Olarenc
Werner, the original Mahood resolu
lions against Massey, contrary 30 TIT
, wish of the camp then expressed.
Specification 2. That the said Mini
tree Folkes did receive the sum OF 30
) for opposing on the floor of this cam
the Mahood- Massey resolutions:
: Specification 3 That the said Min
! tree Folkes did endeavor TO procur
4. II -CkrN 4 m
tee Of the Grand Camp, Sons OF Con
: federate Veterans, and accepted sam
, while in the employ OF y publishir
e company ~
y Specification 4. That the said Min
$ tree Folkes did conceal the fact OF
said employment from the Grar
II ommsnder, who held power OF q
= Specification 5. That the said Mir
o. tree Folkes did swear falsely befo
8, the Investigating Committee that
~ had not delivered the hahood-mass
ID resolutions TO Clarence Werner, 7
porter for the Times newspaper, o
81 that in his opinion the said report
nI had "swiped them"
be tree Folkes did swear falsely befc
At the Investigating Committee that
- interview with Massey on the eveni
M no of the defeat of the Mahood-MaEi
IN resolutions, September g, 1897 was
III a public room in Mr.. Massey's boa
house. and that no other person
an present at that interview or on q
by occasion, whereas on the contrary
I've w. Womsck. we'll known to be
,in representative OF the American 81
are Company, was present IN the TO
Ion IN which the said interview took pAs
aud left the house in the company
us the said Minitree Folkes.
nUs II these charges are true. what
our the organization do but expel the
cused7
the You may say what you will. the
eeneracy Of the white element
Va, due to the treatment OF the Negro
They rob him at the ballot-box
, deny to him his guaranteed rights
the courts.
- Retribution has followed. and
the We see one of the brilliant sons OF
the south disgraced, and worst OF
ded charged with the blacklist kind OF
jury.
1t will not, do white men OF Virg
I'D to teach your sons to rob the citi
rce of color at the polls. They
ing jure themselves 1uss NJ " M'~r
FoLxrs is charged with doing IL
testimony before the Camps inv
IER- eating committee.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

New York Nov. 11.-The steamer Sar-
atoEa. from Havana having on board
the released members OF the Compett-
tor nlibusterinE expedition. arrived
here last evening. The men are Cap
tain Alfredo Laborde. William Gildea.
Ona Melton. William Leavitt and
charles Barnstt, an EnEiisnman- The
men are in fairly good health and sx-
celient spirits Captain Laborde suffers
somewhat from paralysis. which he
contracted during his long confinement
In the Cabanas fortress.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

ithaca, N. Y. Nov. 90.--In his ad-
dress at Cornell university last night
Hannis Taylor. ex-United States min
lister to Spain. said: Let congress but
speak the flnal and emphatic word
recognition--and IN % days the LONG
and bloody tragedy win be over, the
whole Christian world will rejoice,
Spain will be rescued from an impOs-
sIbIe situation, there Will be no war
with the United States. and Cubs win
h fra"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

WELL, Brother A. w. TRuEHART OF
Hampton, Va, who is drawing benefits
from REV. w. w. Browne as Chief OF
Hampt, IN Division delivered himself in
the blanket" last week. 1t is evil
dent that he is "currying" favor with
the boss.
He said nothing, but exposed his ig-
norance. He cannot distinguish be
tween truth and .falsshood ; so we leave
him victim of his own stupidity, creA'
ture of his own coneeit.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Austin. Tex. Nov. 2o.-Yesterday. In
the district court here. L. W.. Fiber
and Felix Violin pleaded guilty to rob-
binH the International and Great
Northern train at Mcneil. IL miles
above here. on the afternoon OF Oct Il.
and were sentenced to 50 and IS years,
respectively. In the state penitentary.
They were expecting light sentences II
they pleaded guilty. which actuated
them to do 30. Ths other two robbers
ara attn untrfed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Cascnrats Candy Catl,artic, the most won
derfui medical discovery OF the age, pleas
ant aud refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitUal constipation
and blliousness. Please buy and try box
OF &. G. G. to-day; 10, -, 80 cents. SOld and
guaranteed 70 cure by all drngRists-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
MR. FoLKEs' DOWNFALL.

The scandal in the Sons ofConfeder-
ate Veterans Camp has been OF the
r,ost sensational kind. It is a culmina-
ton of the effort to revive the passions
Of the Civil War. and to place in the
hands OF the children Of this state.
both white and colored . grossly Parti
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

WE note that Mr.. RoBERr PELHAM
JR of Detroit, Mich, is an asPirant
for honors at the hands OF the Presi-
dent. He is a young man, possessing
rare qualifications and deserves al
that can be said of him in compli'
mentary way. We wish him success.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
Emperor wnlfam's Threat.

London, Nov. IA dispatch to The
Daily Chronicle from Christiania. with
references to the political conflict be-
tween Norway and Sweden as to the
relative rights OF the two parts OF the
composite monarchy, says: "A promi-
nent Swedish politician attributes TO
Emperor William the following state
ment: II the Norwegians seek 70 ac-
complisn their ends viii crush Nor
way a. I have already crushed
| craonOeN
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Chicago, Nov. 24.--AmericaniEed and
native born Chinese will appeal to con-
gress for the right OF suffrage. ana ask
that body to repeal the Geary anti
Chinese law. A public mass meeting
will be held at Central Music Hail next
Saturday. and prominent Chinese from
All over the United States will address
the meeting. Following this meeting
other meetings VIII be held al over
the United States.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Mexico, Mex, Nov. 2S.-The greattria
Of Arroyos mu-derers Is over. ter
minating last evening with the sen
tence OF death pronounced on ten OF
the police officials and policemen con-
cerned in the butchering OF the haples1
wretch whose attack on the president
caused so profound . sensation hsra
The jury was out seven hourA
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

The remains of the Hon. JOHN MER-
GER LANesroN. the diplomat, jurisi
statesman have been Inferred at Mash
vile, Tenn.
Virginia made claims. but Tennessee
received all that is left OF him.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Brooklyn. Nov. 13.-Dr- Julius a
6kilton 10 dead ut his home in this city
aged 81 years He performed distin-
rushed service "a a surgeon during the
war, later as . war correspondent and
an consul general In Mexico. II was
DIR. 6kilton who exhuned the body Of
the unfortunate Emperor Maximillisn
and sent Il TO Austria At the request
OF the ruler OF that country. and It WA
he who obtained the release OF Max
ir,iliian's former prime minis.er.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

Four Years For = Dishonest Banker.
Kansas City. Kan. Nov. 14.--Georgs
A. Taylor. cashier OF the defunct Ar
gentine bank. has. been sentenced to
four years IN the Kansas penitentiary
for receiving deposits when be knew
that the bank wae insolvent.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
voluntarv Advanced in wages.

Youngstown. o.. Nov. 3A-A numbsr
OF limestone operators In Mahoning
valley have posted notices OF an adj
vance In wages OF 20 per cent. taking
effect Dec. /. The advance will AFFECT
5000 men. and il due to all the blast
furnaces being IN operation
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

THE Richmond, Va, STATE, the
free-silver journal, has gone into the
hands of receivers who have suspended
publication.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

WONDER how many more Of his paid
hirelings will Brother BROWNE induce
to write articles vilifying and abusing
us2
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
SATURDAY. NOV. 27, 1897.

Entered In the Post-Omce AZ Richmond, Va.
IS second class matter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
WORKINGMEN'S AID AND BENBFI
DIAL ASSOCIATION.

Capital Stock. 100000
Home Office: sle16 N. 9th st Rich
mond, Va
It is sufficient to say that the Work
ingmen's Aid and Beneficial Associa-
ton has in its short career Of one year
and seven months outstripped all RI
walls in the State We always pay our
sick benefits promptly, and death
claims in twenty-fOur hours after sat
isiactory proof of the same.
w. Il. SINaLRFoN, President;
DAM. l. BOWLER. ce-President
G.. +. NORMAN, Treasurer,
JHRRMLAH SIXTH, Secretary.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27

POSTAGE STAMPS OF A DENOMINATION
HIGHER THAN TWO GENTS NOT RECEIVED
ON SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
Two Good Things.

at" for Grip and Colds; Number /
or Dyspepsia, Indigestion an Wea
STOMACH 7br, st al druggists,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-27
The Reign of I-awlessness
JUDGE LYNCHS BLOODY WORK.
A Fearful Record The Law Sleeps

"Sha this barbarity continue until the God OF etr1buor
uarshals his strength against the barbarians Z"