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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
PERSON Al AND GENERAL.
Interesting Facts About Richnond's Citi
zens aud Other Matters.

Mr. H. s. Rowe. the manager Of Norris
Bros Dog and Pony Show IS in the city.
Mrs. James T.. Brophy. Of Washington.
d. c., is on a visit TO her brother, Mr..
w. y. Haynes, at 1908 east Grace street.
The Executive Committee OF the Vir-
ginia Historical Society will hold meet
ing a their rooms. 707 east Franklin
street this evening at $50 o'clock.
The CLAY Ward Actives will meet I'm
Bevidere Hall tomorrow night. There
viii be speaking and several new MEM
bers will be elected.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth Law
less is i'm Portsmouth. where he went TO
vote in the primary election on Thurs
day.
CaDtain John Lamb addressed a gath
ering at Hebron Baptist church in Ches-
terrified. Thur sday night. An entertain
ment was given for the benefit of the
parsonage fund and nice sum realized.
A negro boy. Harry Grub. while tend
ing a horse for "a HenricO farmer. Abe
Harris BIZ name. was bitten on the arm
by the animal and a painful wound was
the result
on next Tuesday. the United States
Courts Circuit and District will meet
for their fall terms. but the sessions will
likely be short as there is little business
for them. on the docket.
The delegates to the Norfolk y. Y. p L.
meeting reached home yesterday morn
ing They expressed themselves delighted
with their trip.
Professor a. Thiow. leader OF the JEFF
ferson Orchestra. will play at the Jeffer-
son during the meeting Of the wholesale
druggists next week
The funeral Of Mr. Frank J. Flournoy
took place at f. NJ. yesterday from 81.
Mary's German Catholic church. The
services were conducted by Father VIII
iebald.
The new signers Of the Public Lyceum
roll yesterday were: DR.. ii. Stuart Mac
Lean DR.. Landon q. Edwards, Mrs. {.
L. Bigelow w +. Barrett. Horace Shep-
person. L. V. Williams. John Hunter Jr.
An alarm Of fire at $40 o'clock yester-
dav morning was caused by a small blaze
i'm the house Of Mr.. Eugene Bossieux, No
g17 north Twenty-ffth street. The dam
age was so. The fire was caused by
matches and mice.
Company b. of tho First Regiment OF
Infantry. will hold their annual target
shoot at Chimborazo Park this afternoon
al $3.50 O'Clock. The company will wear
service uniforms. and will go to the
grounds over the lines OF the Traction
Company.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
Municipal Government In England and in
the United States.

Editor OF The Times;
Sir.-ln my last article I compared tie
COST OF the police force OF this city and
OF Huddersheld. and showed the excessive
charge here imposed on the taxpayers
for this department of the citys govern
pent. In this article l propose TO com
pare the cost OF the fire department of
the two places. At the outset IL may be
well 10 repeat the figures as 10 the area
OF the two towns Huddersfield has an
area Of II. S52 acres. Richmond an area OF
y.623 acres. Both have populations OF
about 100000 people Both towns have in
addition TO private dwelling houses and
stores a considerable number OF factories
and manufacturing establishments In
Richmond these are mainly connected
with the tobacco trade, in Huddersfeld
with the manufacturing Of woollen and
cotton goods.
The liability TO destruction from fire
may therefore be taken TO be normally
much the same In both places, though.
probably more serious in the case OF Hud-
dersfeld from the combustible nature OF
the cotton and other raw materials used
IN the factories In Huldersfield the whole
cost OF the IRE department for the year
ending Sist OF March. 1896. was G9l5l2.lO
or 81 57S. fbis gross total cost was reduc-
I'd 10 f7O2l9l0 or &.5i5 By certain re-
ccipts arising from the renting of part
Of the property belonging 20 the depart
ment and other small sources OF income.
Eor this small sum of $3.5l5 per year,
which has been about the average cost
OF the fre department. for some years the
whole town, covering an area OF more
than three times the area OF the city Of
Richmond mas been and is adequately pro
tected from fre. That this Is so is evld-
enced by the fact that l cannot recall
more than half dozen serious fires as
having happened within the town within
the last thlrty-hve years and still more
enaphsttoxlly evidenced by the rates charg-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
ONE or NAYS EMTES.
Raw Thomas Semmes to Deal With
Swearing at the Y. VI. 4. A.

The second Of a series of meetings be-
ing conducted at the association during
october will be held Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. and will he addressed by
Rev. Thomas Semmes. of St Andrews
Episcopal church The enemy of man
that will be dealt with tomorrow Is
swearing. This will be splendid OPP
porfunity for "a large number OF men who
have desired TO hear the Rev. Mr. Semnr $
10 do 50. The meeting will open prompt
ly at 4 o'clock with a service Of song.
the association male quartette assisting.
All men are cordially invited TO be
present.
Army will be held at 3 o'clock i'm the
association parlor. Mr.. =. A. Arthur VIII
be the leader and Mr.. ID. A. Richie will
play "A cornet solo. This will be an i'm
portant meeting of the army. Division
into sides will be made and the regular
work OF the fall begun.
The conversational Bible class viii be
held at ) o'clock in the association blue
room. the subject for the afternoon be-
ing the farewell conversation Of Christ
The young men without church engage
ments are invited 10 be present. This Will
be the last meeting OF the class held at
: O'Clock. the hour changing on Sunday,
October 18th TO o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
INFORMATION WANTED.

Governor Russell wishes TO find any
relatives Of James Cooley. who lately
died at Columbia. s. c.. and who said
he lived in Eastern North Carolina. Coo
ley left some money.
A revival at Central Methodist Episco-
pal church here has ended. There were
seventy-five conversions.
During the last fiscal year the southern
railway handled 4O57 600 passengers ana
reports that not one was killed or seri-
ously hurt.
The WILDER Opera Company Will be
here during the week OF the state Fair.
Mrs. Russell held a reception at the
Executive Mansion yesterday. which was
largely attended. She is "A very charming
woman
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
O,e- fo,r Numbered Tickets Sold.

When the Star Course Committee sue
ceeded in booking the excellent nst OF
talent that is 10 appear u. III ,ss 80, I.
the cordial support OF the patrons OF me
course rs well rs many new friends. and
in this they have not been disappointed;
Already over four hundred tickets nay ,ss,
the limit viii no reached early In the
week This will be the first time in the
history OF the course that all the seats
have been sold. Remenyi' the op.nllns
attraction. IL the worlas ,ea nsnEsd ' house
Persons de.ir,na season tickets should
make their wishes known at once; The
delivery Of tickets was commenced yes
terday and will be completed carry IN
the coming week. Reserved seats can he
secured for Remenyi commencing Friday,
the 10Th. az O'Clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
A. ,he Academy Os Music.

The Three Star Company pfesente"
two old favorites yesterday at matinee
and night. rip Van Wrinkle was 'he
matinee bill. and II was the best enter
tainment OF the series o fplays with Mh
Robert Wayne in the title role ana MIS-
Amy Ricard as the grown up "Meehle-
.SThe burglar az the night perform
ance was well received.
..The Clipper will be given at the mat
inee to-day and tonight the engagement
win close with repetition OF RIP van
Wrinkle"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09

Officers for the Coming Year-The oratori-
cal Contest.


DANVILLE. VA. oct. S-Special.-Ihe
work OF the fifteenth annual session oil
the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Convention OF Virginia was completed
here to-day. and the convention adjourn
ed tonight with a grand public meeting
AT which the gold medal oratorical contest
took place. The medal was awarded to
Miss Ellen Morein of Norfolk.
The following State officers of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union were
elected for the ensuing year
President. Mrs. r. II. Jones, OF Nor
folk
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. Fristoe'
OF Riverton.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. II. NJ Hoge'
of LoudOun county.
Treasurer Mrs. Mccoy. of Riverton.
Secretary Of the 'Y's,' Mrs. j. Tyler
Jobson Of Richmond.
A list Of twenty-four yice-presidents
were also elected.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
DIR wIiHhRspoox's DECISION.
lie VIII visit Richmond Next Week Before
Accepting the Call.

There Is little doubt but that Rev. Or.
Witherspoon. OF Baltimore, who has been
called 10 the Grace Street Presbyterian
church. will accept the call.
Mr.. g. c. Wherry, tho clerk Of the ses-
sion Of that church. said last evening that
there was nothing new 10 give out, as he
had heard nothing from DR.. Witherspoon
in reply to his letter of notification that
he had been called here.
A special telegram to The Times from
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
Wi,lply-Known Woman.

PHILADELPHIA oct. SISTER slaIF
Gonzaga. better known as Mother ool
zaga. head OF the st. Joseph Orphan A'y
lum, died this morning. She was porn -.
Baltimore - years ago. For set, .,.,'
years she was a Sister OF Chafi's' D''"'
the Oldest member OF the order y
She has been connected Win d. 'os'p,' I
for sixty years and Nas known DN '"'
Catholics throughout the Inl'e' 7'"'s''
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
Three Valuable Books Given
Away.
sAIsT AND FANCY WORK, )" "SURsEkf
RHYMES nHOME DYEING."

Mrs. Nella DSggett. editor Of The Home,
has published a new edition OF her popu-
lar book Fancy work and Art Decora-
tioas." that gives practical instructions
for making doilles. table covers, scarts'
tray cloths. pin cushions. ETC., ETC. win
fifty illustrations. This book. together
with Nursery Rhymes" ca lb-page
pamphlet with a handsome colored cover
design OF the Old Woman Who Lived IN
a Shoe), and Successful Home Dyeing'
will be sent free to any reader OF The
Richmond Times. who forwards the fol-
lowing coupon to Wells. Richardson 4
Co. Burlington. Vt;
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
NORTH. CAROLINA NEWS.
GOrERNOR AND PRISON SUPERIS-
TBNDEST Ar LOGGERHEAD>.
The Cumnock Coal Mines Sold Russell
Makes Bitter Rejoinder 20 Former
Frisnd-They Want McKinIey.

RALEIGH n. c.. October Especial
The relations between Governor Russell
and Superintendent John r. Smith. OF
tne penitentiary are so strained that il
seems reasonably sure that Mr.. Smith
will have to resign. IL he does not Clau-
dius Dockery, chairman OF the board.
will do So Smith is simply not compe-
tent to manage the affairs OF so great
an institution. He confcrs with nobody
and gives the directors no reports. lie
saws the debt of the penitentiary is s55.-
90. He does not verify the figures.
No State I'm the South-saye Georgia
and South Caroi1a-nOw come within
100000 Of the number Of spindles IN North
Carolina cotton mills. South Carolina
leading this State a little.
There arrived here to-day lVo,oW pounds
OF paper owned by the state ana $4,000
envelopes, also State property-all taken
from the ex-public printers at winston.
The stock is worth over Sill
CUMNoCK MINES SOLD.
To-day the Cumnock coal mine was
sold II is the only coal mine IN this
State. Baltimore people it was wei un-
derstood. would buy H. as they held the
first mortgage bonds for $4,000 and OF
course had to save themselves.
I'm some strange way five bohos OF
Durham county. each OF $500. are MISS
ing. An inquiry is in progress.
Governor Russell makes bitter re-
joinder 10 an attack made on MN oy -.
l.. Grant. Of Goldsboro once his devoted
friend. Many Republicans favor I'M
peaohing the Governor and say so. ne
really appears to have no friends IN mis-
party
North Carolina politics are now gettihs
warm. Republicans and Populists are
doing the quarrcling and the word iar
and oaths are the stock in trade Mex
year there will be rough and tuhO'e
fight
r II. Battle. president of the stare
Fair. goes TO Washington Monday anu
in company with General W. Il. Cox ana
James r.. Boyd. will ask President Nc
Kinley to attend the fair here this month
October 1922
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09

its Baltimore correspondent. received late
last night. says.
REV. DR. Jere Witherspoon who has
received a call from the Grace street
Presbyterian church Of Richmond. re-
ceived official notice from the Board Of
Trustees to-day.
He says he has not yet decided what
he will do. dcferring fnal action ~
he has paid visit 10 1ichmond. He will
go there next week and spend Sunday
October nth. in that city"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
DENIIIs.

THOMAS The funeral services 81 Mrs
MARY W. THOMAS will be held az hef
late residence IL east Grace street
SUNDAY. at $50 p. NJ
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-09
COUPON.

(. This entities any reader Of The 9.
o Richmond Times 10 one copy OF @
% Fancy work and Art Decora- @
., tons" Nursery Rhymes and Q.
o Successful Home Dycing. 4.
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The above liberal OFFER is made to adj
vertise the old reliable Diamond Dyes,
and TO get their book upon home dyeing
into The hands Of women who want 10
dress well by making their old clothing
look like new.
Diamond DYES have special dyes for cot
ton. different from those hat are used
for wool. and are the only package dyes
on the market that can De relied upsn 10
give colors that will not fade or crock.
The fact that Diamond Dyes have been
the standard home dyes for nearly twenty
years. and that their sale Increases from
year TO year is proof positive that they
have never had an equal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
Credulity and Incredibly.

An inventor recently sought patent
on process, by which he claimed he
could create gold and silver. Expert
metallurgists of the government DEM
cnstrated the absurdity of his claim.
This theory was held quite commonly
centuries ago and does not seem alto
gether unreasonable today. However,
all attempts of this nature have proved
abortive and people generally scout the
idea.
But while we laugh at the visions of
the alchemist some of US are inclined to
lend a serious ear to proposition FAR
more absurd than the dreams of trans
muters. We assume to retain conf
dence in our common sense all the
while we discuss the idea that forty
cents worth of silver is just as good as
orAe hundred cents of gold provided the
government SO declares, at least sem
| of us do. We assume that it is impos-
sible for advancement in chemistry &c
prove that gold is not an element but a
composition of elements and yet there
are hundreds ready to believe that al
necessary to make bit of silver equai
in value to a bit of gold, now worth ii
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
Trusts and Trusts.

We are not accustomed in speaking OF
trusts to have in mind labor trusts. A
recent important decision in relation to
a railroad pooling association is
thought, however, to be of such scope
as to include the operations of a labor
association which may seek to regulate
conditions between capital and labor.
At recent public dinner in Philadel-
phia, ex-senator Edmunds criticised
cause it does not recognize the grea,
labor trusts. To illustrate the power OF
these he related a conversation he once
had with a Washington plumber to the
effect that the plumber could not edu-
cate his own son in his own trade in his
own shop, otherwise by the dictates OF
the plumbers union he would himself b.
out of work.
In a technical sense, if no ether, this
assumption that a labor organization
with a policy 50 dictatorial as that
is trust, seems to be correct
But it is easy to understand why
it has not come in for such wholesale
condemnation as the sugar and the oil
and coal trusts. 1t is generally felt
that the laboring men combine to keer
up wages to a point where they belong
and as the place where they are thus
assumed to belong does not permit the
accumulation of millions of capital and
all the enormous Influence which ac-
companies the concentration of SO much
wealth in a few hands, the alarm occa-
stoned is not so general or intense
Moreover the labor organization is
counteracted in some degree by organi-
cation of capitalists and within certain
limits is recognized quite generally as
proper.
Before the law, however, capital ap-
pears to have as much right t
combine to destroy competition as has
the wage worker, and the solution o.
the problem is SO much the more in,
volved and difficult.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
Waldo.
EAST VASSALBORu,

Four deer were seen feeding near the
village one day last week. 1t is moi an
uncommon thing to see one or more near
the village. hut this number created quite
an excltement-The teachers OF the
school gave an entertainment Friday aft
ernoon in which the pupils of holh
schools took part. The exercises were
very instructive and interesting.-Ihe
Nassalporo band played at the Norm
village. Saturday evening.-Mr. ana Mrs.
Frank Jones and Mr.. Samuel Clark OF
China, spent Sunday with Mrs. David
Cates.-Mrs. Il. NJ. Small and Ms. ANNE
Gates attended the rehearsal given by the
festival chorus at Waterville, under the
direction of Prof. Chap of New York
Mrs. Rose Abbott and Mrs Annie M
Priest were in attendance. being MEM
bers of the Cecilia Club.-Mrs. Euphemla
Brgg of Lynn. Mass. Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Hannah Prlest-Arthur Pope
mas returned from Providence, X. l.,
where he has been spending the winter.
MIR. aud Mrs. Herbert Pope from Mas
sachusetts. are spending few weeks at
his brother s.-Mrs. VIII Yates and Mas
ter sam of Waterville. spent Sunday with
Mrs. O. A. Abbott.-A collection was taxi
en- at the close of the Sunday service at
Friends church for starving 1ndia.-it
will be Friends quarterly meeting. FIJI
day, Saturday and Sunday of this week
at LAKESIDE. China.-Josiah Evans and
Bert Upham have been framing cottage
which is to be transported BY raii TO
Pemaqud later in the season.-Percy L.
Gates recently graduated from Dlrigo
business college al Augusta.-Pme Cone
Grange meets with Nassalboro Grange,
Wednesday of this week. An all day ses-
sion is arranged for 1t is hoped that
members will attend SO that the meeting
may be one of profit.
EAST THORNDIKE.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cole spent several
days in Hampden last week.-Misses Sa-
die and Addie Ward have returned from
Camden where they have been at work
during the winter.-Miss Evelyn Higgins
who has been in Gorham for several
months il visiting relatives in town
A. S. Higgins visited his son. w. +. HiS-
gins of Lawrence Mass. last week.
Fred Colo was in Hanpden for few
days recently.-The following officers
were installed at Bethel Lodge. Saturday
evening: Chief templar. Ed Cole; vice
teIaplar. Nora Ward: chaplain. George
Small; secretary. Fred Bagley; financial
secretary. Fred Hunt; treasurer. Eben
Small: marshal. Merton Fernald; guard.
Henry Small; sentinel Fred Higgins:
supcrin, endt ut Of juvenile temple, Emma
Hillman.-- Mrs. Leonard of Brewer, Is vis-
ting her daughter, Mrs. Fred Cole.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
Weslsr,, lnselence.

General Weyler has been giving way
to his temper, IL he is correctly reported
in an interview published in one of tht
Sensational New York Journals. Col
ssderinr the authority on which the re-
port is made we feel Ike giving him the
tfaefit OF the doubt, fer his remarks
while not SO aggravating in their in
solence when compared with s1sle
Of the bluster that has been made in
this country are not judicious at least
coming from one who represents the
Spanish government in Cuba ami III
command of forces, which in event OF
hostilitIes between Spain and this couE-
try would be soonest directed against
us.
OF course his description of the in
surgents as trainwreckers. horse and
cattle thieves, plantation burners and
highwaymen is to be expected; also his
assertion that there is nothing for us to
recognize. The idea he advances that
recognition would help Spain to berrow
mere money is absurd on the face OF II
but does not reflect on Weyler's shrewd-
ness. Moreover, he says he personally
would be glad to have the insurgents
and himself thus relieved of
the restrictions the existing anomalous
y cg n
believe that he spoke in part the truth.
Here is a statement. however. that
hibition of nasty temper, which serves
TO belle every assertion previously
made by him. He is mad and he
shows II not by accusations for which
there is some ground but by sheer nom
sense. The statement referred to is
this:
Il have always had little confidence
in the sincerity of its assertions. Each
new declaration from Washington cal
culated to throw our marine officials
engaged in patrolling the Cuban coast
OH lnel SudTu mas iIiNdi iapiy oeeii ioi-
lowed by the departure of some new
Cuban filibuster from an American port
with arms and munition of our enemy"
He knows better. He knows that
this government, despite the uncon-
cealed friendliness of its people for the
insurgent cause, has done all possible
to fulfil it's obligations; and this, too.
at time when Spain was not only not
attempting to carry out her part of the
but disclaiming them.
There evidently need be no hesitancy
on our Part to hew to the line when
he time comes without regard to Span
sh susceptibilities if General Weyler be
reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-26
A WRIT OF ELECTION.

To the mayor and aldermen OF the sew
eral cities, selectmen of the several
towns, and assessors of tie several
plantations in the Third Congressional
District, greeting:
Whereas. a vacancy now exists In the
representation of this State IN the Con-
gress of the United States, by the death
of Hon. Seth L. Millken, me mber from
the Third District, and,
Whereas, the constitution of the United
States and the law of this st ate provide
that whenever vacancies shall occur In
the representa- ton in Congress, the Gov
ernor shall cause precepts to ISSUE to the
mayors and aldermen of he several
cities, selectmen of the several towns,
and assessors of the several plantations
within the district in which the vacancy
is. directing and requiring them to cause
the inhabitants of their respe ctive cities,
towns and plantations, qualified therefor
to assemble and give their votes for a
representative in Congress to fill such
vacancy, you are hereby, in the name of
the State of Maine, required, in the man
ner in which the law directs the calling
of meetings for elections to notify and
warn theinhabitants of your cities, towns
and plantations aforesaid duly qualified
to vote for representatives in the Legis-
lature Of this State, to assemble on the
third Monday of June, A. d. 1897, being
the twenty-first day of said month, to
give their votes in said meetings for a
representative to the Congress of the
United States from said Third District.
And you, the said mayors aldermen.
selectmen and assessors, in conducting
said election and III making your records
and returns Of the same. are hereby d-
rected to fully comply with all the pro-
visions of the law of the State of Maine,
relating to the election of State and
county officers. and known as the Austria
liam ballot law.
Given at the Executive Chamber in
Augusta. this twentythird day of
April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand, eight hundred and ninety
seven, and in the one hundred and
twenty-first year of the independence
of the United States of America.
LLEWELLYN POWERS.
By the Governor:
BYRON BOYD, Secretary of State.