The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-07

Camp did not come in the nature Of
surprise.
Ia Is said Colonel Cussons retired be-
cause he had learned that one member
Of the committee was in the employ Of
thu American Book Company. lie knew
of only one, but II IS stated now that
there are two and who have drown pay
for services rendered the Company,
Colonel Cussons was IN the city yes
'crday but declined TO make any state
ment concerning his resignation
THE OTHER COMMITTEE.
AZ the general meeting held at Lee
Camp Hall in the interest OF Southern
school hiatories. DR.. Hunter Mcclure, who
presided, was authorized and directed 10
APPOINT a committee to examine school
hiytCrles and cooperate with the History
Committee OF the Grand Camp in having
the Objectionable books eliminated from
the list OF those authorized to be used
in the public schools Of this State.
Dr. Mcclure will announce the names
OF the members Of this committee before
very long. The delay has been Occasioned
by reason of tho fact that DR.. Mcclure
is selecting the members with great care.
IL is understood that he has invited one
OF the most distinguished, patriotic and
learned Virginians to take the chairman
ship Of the committee.
NAMES ARE WITHHELD.
The names of those suspected OF I'm
proper conduct while serving on tho His
tory Committee are as yet known TO very
few persons who decline to give them for
publication
Ii is thought the gentlemen who have
started the investigation will seek TO
show that two members of the commit
tee, after receiving their appointments
consented TO do work for the American
Book Company for money compensation.
Just what service they rendered is not
positively known but one is said TO have
been employed as an attorney and the
other 10 do some literary work.
It will, Of course. be claimed, that the
American Company employed these gem
tlemcn so as to influence their votes in
behalf OF the histories published by the
American Company, and that the gentle
men in accepting such offers should have
resigned from the History Committee.
THE AMERICANS BOOKS.
Mr.. n. V. Randolph, who seconded Cen
eral Branders resolution for an investi-
CATION. said yesterday that he would not
tell as 10 who was involved nor what 1t
was proposed to prove.
Il will say this. however" added Mr..
Randolph. "and that is l have been in
American Book Company publishes all
the United states histories endorsed by
the History Committee except Shinns.
The University Publishing Company.
am told. is controlled by the American
Company"
COLONEL CUSSONS' REASONS.
IT was stated yesterday that Dr. Hun
ter Mcclure had information concerning
Colonel Cussons' reasons for retiring from
the committee. The Doctor was called
upon by a Times reporter last night He
said while he could not go into any par
ticulars he would say that in his opinion
Colonel Cussons acted properly and nobly
in resignng from the committee.
The Doctor paid a high tribute to Col
onel Cussons. as a brave soldier man
Of undoubted courage, and truly pa
triotic Virginian. The Doctor is mani
Testing an intense interest in this history
matter He says he will work with his
comrades until the last Of the Yankee
histories. which treat the South unfairly
Is banished from our public schools. He
would like for Lee Camp TO send a cir
oular TO every veteran camp In the South
telling them Of the movement here to get
rid Of unfair histories. and requesting
them 20 start similar moy ements in all
other Southern States.