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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

Canadians I'm Behring Sea, Canada's re-
personalities declined the proposition
with some hauteur upon the ground that
IL was not consistent with Canadas dig
nifty 10 sell a right Of her people for
money consideration.
There may have been just suspicion
n, ouixotigm In a position OF this sort,
but still. II a high strung representative
OF a high strung people thought that the
honor of his country was involved IN
proposed traffic OF this sort we could
overlook his want Of practical business
sense in a sincere respect for his refine
ment OF feeling.
Rut Canada's representatives had hard
Iy declined our proposal before they came
forward themselves with proposition
that the two countries should swap con-
cessions They mentioned free entry OF
Nova Scotia coal with this country as
good thing and they thought II quite
likely they could find it in their mihds
and hearts 20 abandon sealing If we ad-
mitted their coal for all time free OF duty
This puts an entirely different aspect
upon the case. II is not so much one OF
pride and dignity as one OF an eHort TO
drive a good bargain.
We can see no sort OF diner
ence in principle between buying
Canada rights in BehrinS sea
with gold dollars ana buying them
with a remission OF a tax upon Canada
exports. The gold dollar is the thing in
volved in each case and there would
seem to be nothing but a question OF
whether more gold dollars could be OBJ
tanned by the one process than by the
other. sic transit gloria mundi.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
WE DON'T LOOK For MICH

The Chicago Times-Herald thinks
that after the Currency Commission now
sitting in Washington completes its
labors it should report back 10 the In
dianapols Convention that appointed it,
which should be reconvened for the pur-
pose of hearing the report.
This is of course conditional upon Con-
gress failing to take any satisfactory ac-
ton in regard to the currency.
The Times Herald thinks the Indianapo-
lis Convention should then mature a plan
for getting the report of the Commission
spread at large amongst the people and
for securing a thorough discussion OF it
before them.
This will be all very well If the Com
mission makes the report that it ought to
make But the Commission has its origin
in convention that represented the COM
mercial bodies of the country only. The
farmers were not represented in it at all.
The commercial bodies and the people of
the cities are all satisfied with our pres
ent banking system, and the whole dis
content is with the farmers. a set of
people who are entirely content with pres
ent conditions have therefore been put to
the task of satisfying another set Of
whose grievances they have no know.
edge. They are obviously therefore going
To administer palliations and soothing
syrups to a patient, who requires curative
medicines, and their nostrums are going
TO meet with the fate OF all such rene
dies.
II the Currency Commission would re-
port a bill of five lines-a bill TO repeal
the tax on the issues of State banks.
they would cover the whole ground. and
they might drop all other suggestions Of
every kind whatever.
But we have not the slightest hope
that they are going to do this, and they
would do nothing at all. until they do it,
so that we look for little or nothing from
the Currency Commission.
Things are going to be left to drift
along until 1900 in the best way that may
happen to turn up and then, if we don't
look out. this country is going to be con-
fronted with issues even more serious
than have ever been presented to II.
The imposition OF a tax OF ten per cent.
upon the notes OF State banks was both
unconstitutional and tyrannical, and can
only be justified by the same reasoning
that repealed the writ OF habeas corpus
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
From the Courts.

Judge Wexford in the Circuit Court yes
terdav morning granted charter 10 the
Richmond shirt Manufacturing COMPANY
The authorized capital shall be not less
than $1,000. nor more than FiooVo. divided
The officers for the first year are as
follows: y. i. Jacobs. President and
Treasurer. ID. Brown superintendent ana
The directors are the above and r. ia
cobs.
on request of the United states Tobacco
Cnmpanv amending the charter granted
that COMPANY i'm 1895. in regard 10 the
amount OF the capital stock.
The jury was unable 10 ,s agree 81, 1T Inc me
Wickham suit TO recover damages Tor
alleged breach Of contract 10 convey lana.
and was adjourned over until lO O'Clock
this morning.
Judgments were awarded as follows IN
tho cases OF the Commonwealth against
the following parties: -
NJ Rose s55 3: Kate +. shepherd Si.V2'
same. $500. l.. Samuels, SJb.O3, y. +. lur-
ner. S77S: Carter Warwick. &l6.bs Jas.
Sweeney $3.50. Henry Heuser. SUI. 80. -.
O'sulivan. $3.50 Thomas PolndeSSte,r'
Sl06.O7. W. w. Putnam and wife, SzZ.tb. j..
NJ. Powers. S53l3. r.. \. Randolph, Sl'.'
I'm the Law and Equity Court Judge
Minor granted divorce 90 Joseph Neise
from Annie Ncise. on the ground OF de-
sertion. The order has not yet peen re-
corded.
Judgment for 500 was entered in the
case OF the American Home Building ana
Loan Association against NJ. I. Goddin,
J. II Goddin. and y. w. Gates trustee
for Mrs. Goddin.
suit WAS instituted i'm the Law and
Equity Court yesterday afternoon ny tnr
Southern Farm Agency against }. VI. NJ.
Gregory for 500.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
STUDY THE NATIONAL BANK ACT.

General Edward W. Rucker. Of Biz
mingham, Ala. has written a letter 10
Mr. II. IA. Hanna, chairman OF the eA-
acu1ive committee OF the indianapolis
Monetary Convention in which he takes
strong ground for state banks OF issue
General Rucker makes some statements
which must command the attention OF
the financial world. For one thlnS ne
saws that the per capita circulation IA
Alabama is S1.A, that it is lower thah
that figure in Arkansas, and IN many
States less than Sl5.UD, while In Ne" 1oih
il is nearly S5OO.-Richmond Times.
Admitting this 10 be the truth, is 1t the
while truth? L. there not III IL hdteI'ai
suppresson in the interests Oh nisie"r-
in,, suggestion-a sort OF nan uu.h
mich Is universally recognized a. '"s
worst kind of falsenood! ls II nv 80
that this 5000 per capita oil ~"
I'm part made up Of depOSlls d. "o"',ie'.
ana Western banks of balances Which
s1'o,, ,ro unabIe TO use prohtably in their
own sections. and which they nave sent
TO New York for the sake Oh very ~"
rate OF interest after having failed ~ iiu
customers at ome?-lndeN-Appea
That is certainly very unjust to General
Pncker .rhe evil he complains of has its
root in the national bank act which pro-
vides that sixteen Of the largest cites Oh
tba United States may count as part OF
the % per cent. reserve. one half OF the
arount of IL is on deposit in cash IN q
national bank in New York city alone.
This law also provides that three-hiths
of the reserve Of Il per cent. required OF
other national banks may also be kept IN
~. N.rly hint mot exclusively.
The consequence is that under the ope-
ration of this law bankers who would
NOT dare TO lend out their reserves at
home. no matter what the demand Tor
money might be, can send a haIi' Ut
fhree-hfths. as the case may be, 10 Ne"
York and get low rate Of interest from
the hanks there. who in turn lend out
this money and so give the people OF Ne"
York the benefit Of plethora OF money
drawn in from all parts Of the country
under the national bank act.
Whether the money could be lent out al
home or not has absolutely nothing to do
with the case. The law forbids its loan
at home and only allows it TO be lent in
New York.
If the editor of the Index-Appeal will
read the national bank act, especially
sections 5isl. 5l92. and 5l9J OF the United
States Revised Statutes, he will begin
a course Of instruction which may ulii-
mately lead him 10 ask General Rucker
pardon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

There exists among women who are
much in society 3D. form OF w,auneaa iD-
sultiug from oyertaNed nerves. more in-
tense and dcpre sing than any known ID
tired muscles.
The oycrorowded lives of such women
make them slaves of anNieu,i ana an-
noyances which they cannot ignore.
The following letter from one of New
YOrAs bus esq hostesses shows now lin-
pncitly Plne's celery compound ls relied
on among the most inteilisent wrll-to-d'
families as well as Boo the many more
humble households au oyer the coan-
Try.
Sew York Cig oct Q. 1885,
Gentlemen think 90 hu. fl.r 90 yon
th, bear testimony FOB the beneficial
results of my use of Paine celery CONF
pound
Two years ago ! WAS almost wreck
from nervous prOstrat.0u resulting from
oyerwork mental and physical. ] had lo-
INV memory completely aud friends ieir
ia [ would never recover After trying
several remedies 20 no avail my pnysI-
cian prescribed Paines celery compound
and within Few days there was de-
.idod Improvement m uE condition.
After the use of three bottles was -"
ulich bettcr chat n was unnecessary Toy
,,e fo continue It's use. Since then ] have
recommended 90 widely and have yen o.
hear that 10 has failed to do ah th't
claim for 10.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

The report Of the Commissioner OF PEN
sions shows that the pension roll is still
increasing ON June 80, 1897. there were
on the roll 976.0li names, an increase OF
1886 for the year. The number added to
the rolls during the year was 5i,O'2, the
number dropped from various causes was
al .122, and the number of claims of vari-
Gus classes disallOwed was 1924. The
amount disbursed for pensions during the
year was S1Ss 799. 2l2.12, exceeding the
amount disbursed during the fiscal year
1896 by the sum of $l.5Si. 4So1S.
There are now in the neighborhood of
100000 pension claims awaiting adjudi-
cation. about half Of which, it is estimat-
ed. will be finally admitted. If 50, the
amount to be disbursed will be increased
perhaps S,oOc0.
The Commissioner thinks that after this
the roll will decrease rapidly, possibly to
Sl25. OOO,O 900 within year. But these prom
ises have been made so often, that the
people have lost faith In them Instead OF
decreasing. the roll has constantly in
creased. until now thirty-three years az
ter the war, the list reaches high watei
mark.
If this money were paid TO honest and
needy soldiers of the government who
actually saw service, there would be no
complaint But there has been so much
Juggling and there have been so many
frauds in connection with the system that
Il national scandal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1891
THE ROOT THE EVIL.

In commenting on the recent inves1ga-
ton in this city in connection with the
history question. the Brunswick Gazette
says:
We do not intend 10 PREJUDICE MI Mas
sev. or TO say that the charges cohtaiheu
in Mr. Nahood's resolutions are true but
,r,,e or false they should have been in.
ycetiea:cd II true. the party should
have washed it's hand Of him and found
some one else with a cleaner record 10 MI
l,is nlace-f false Mr.. Massey would nave
uassed through the ordeal unscathed, ana
have come out greatly strengthened LOT
the race before him When ana where
aid This new tangled idea originate lhdI
IL is now necessary 10 Democratic as
cendencv I'm Virginia, that the party
shouid conceal and condone crooKedness
and corruption in high places as wen aS
i'm low. fhis idea mas not diWaE'
,,siled IL is of recent birth. The time
- ,,.ben II WAS deemed not only poluc'
Ian, nroper 10 purge the party OF corrupt
a,d dishouest officials and 10 pilory thch
In popular condemnation. lhere must "
some potent agent of decentralization AT
u,ork somehow and somewhere TO nave
wrought so great a change OF sentiment
I'm 80 short a time. What is it? The Rich
mond Times answers the enquiry win aD-
,olute truth and accuracy, 1t says:
And the Gazette then quotes the article
OF The Times on that subject. II mas
never been denied that there have been
election frauds IN Virginia. But whenever
the charge has been made. 1t has been
met with the retort prove it, The
party has not sought 10y investigation to
expose such frauds and TO punish them a.
they deserve. but the policy has rather
been TO cover them up.
judge Breezy. OF Philadelphia said to
the jury on Tuesday last in the trial Of
an election case, that a violation of the
election laws attacked the very principles
upon which our government was estab-
lished. lie added that If one man could
commit fraud of this character with i'm
punity, so could ten thousand, and in
that case the republic would be imperied.
IL the fountain be corrupt the whole
stream must necessarily De foul. If cleo
ton frauds are winked at and covered up.
party corruption is inevitable and when
ever investigation Of such corruption is
suggested. there will be those to advocate
The hush policy. lest exposure hurt the
party.
We advocate honest elections. there
fore. on the broad ground that they are
necessary not only to good government,
but to clean politics. All violations of
law that are winked at by the public are
necessarily demoralizing. but none Is
more so than violations of the election
law, for as the Philadelphia judge has so
well said a violation of the election law
IS an attack upon the very principles
upon which our government was estab-
uchad
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

We have on more than one occasion
taken occasion TO remark that snap and
push and enterprise are worth more 20 a
community than so-called natural advan-
tages.
Ex-Mayor Hooper. Of Baltimore. in his
retiring address the other day expressed
the same idea. Said he:
Man may inherit wealth or he may in
hert a strong constitution; his talents
may lead ultimately TO success, but that
does not necessarily mean success. To
reach scholarly attachments does not
mean culture. A city may be blessed by
Almighty God with all that which makes
"A city great. but even then 1t rs not
great city. II Is only when individual
citizens have a civic pride and are banc,
ed together TO utilize their natural re-
sources that city may be called great.
The time has passed when we can pirate
upon what we are pleased 10 call our
natural advantages We must not RELY
upon what We have done in the past or
upon the opportunities which the living
present lays at our feet. The Baltimore
of the fuiure-the great Baltimore, If II
is to be great-must be made by the men
OF to-day.
We are soon to have in Richmond a
series OF addresses by business men on
questions that concern the city's welfare.
This seems to Us 10 be good general
text 1t is not natural advantages that
make a city. but the manner in which
they are employed. Nature makes ad-
vantsses. but men make cities.
We forget whether II was Epaminon-
das or Pericles, or what old Greek 1t was.
about whom the question was asked,
"can he play on the piper" And the re-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
ODD FELLOTS RELTEF.
Onicers Of the Association Elected--Mayor
Collier Taken Sick.

Collier Taken Sick.
PETERSBURG. VA, Nov. l9-Special-
Al an adjourned annual meeting OF the
Odd-felows Widows and Orphans Ike
lief Association. held IN Richmond last
Monday night, the following officers were
elected.
President. Thomas y. Kendler OF Rich
mond. First Nice-President. \. y. Henry,
Of Richmond. Second President,
Charles W. Busbee. Of Raleigh, y. e..
Third Nice-President. l.. ID. iarrell, "
Emporia. Secretary. Il. Wiley Davis. or
Richmond. Treasurer John y. Ferguson.
of Richmond. Directors william y. Par
ham and William B. Mcllwaine. of Pee
tersburg. j. b. Ley and j. T.. Carothers.
Of Ddnville r. O.. Brock. of Portsmouth,
ID. h. Stausbury. Of Alexandra. W d.
TOler. of Manchester, {. W. Ihroc kmor-
ton OF Richmond. j. j. Cherry. of Green
yNl Y z. y c. W. p "o''e"' OF wilson
THIS Association is composed Of odd
Fellows only of the states Of Virginia,
West Virginia and North Carolina.
Mr.. Il. Wiley Davis, the Grand Score
tary of the Grand Lodge Of Virginia, Is
also Secretary of this Association. Thou
sands of dollars have been distributed %
the widows and orphans or deceased odd
Fellows iu the three jurisdictions.
Mayor Charles b. collier Was taken siid-
denly sick this morning at his office lu
the courthouse building just before inc
opening of his court. and he had tO Doe
taken home. Ills sickness was due TO
Indigestion
This morning about half-post 10 o'clock
fire broke out 300 a house on Third street,
occupied by white woman named Myr-
tie Lee The house and furniture We're
considerably damaged by smoke and wa
ter.
Andrew Epes. colored. who was convict
cd boo the Hastings Court yesterday OF
cutting Emmett Booker COlOred. was sen-
fenced this morning for one year.
The court told him that there was too
much OF this cutting ana shooting and
unless DO was stopped somebody would
be- killed. Judge Mullen also stated 20
Epes that respectable people did not go
into bar-rOOms now, especially in low
ones.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
JUSTICE AT LAST.

Governor G. T. O'Ferrall will conclude
his administration OF the States affairs
as Chief Executive on the 31st OF Decem-
Der. His conduct OF the office has in
nearly every instance been approved by
men OF all parties. and no better or more
watchful executive has the State ever
had. as all his acts will bear testimony.
Whatever may be his attitude towards
the party or the principles OF the party
now at issue, VIC must give him credit for
the manner in which he has conducted
the States affairs Governor OFerrall
may have made mistakes. as we believe
he has about things political, and his
views on the silver question which were
at so great variance with those OF his
party-the party that has for thirty years
continued TO honor him. Yet he should.
be allowed his honest convictions about
matters concerning which many Of the
best Democrats, and Republicans, too.
differ Many newspapers and public
speakers have been too severe on our ex-
ecutive.-Suffolk Herald.
We are very glad to note these fair and
frank expressions from honest free silver
newspapers in Virginia Governor O'Fer-
raj has given the State a clean admins
tration and has discharged his duty with
ont fear or favor His personal and his
official Hge since he assumed the duties OF
his office has been irreproachable and he
deserves the praise Of the whole people
without respect TO party.
with nothing to gain and with much IN
a political way 10 lose. he had the cOur-
age and the manhood to refuse 10 follow
the majority of his party in course mat
he believed would be destructive OF the
countrys best interests. and for that ne
has been censured without mercy and has
been prosecuted with a spirit Of vindlc-
tivenoss and intolerance that ill-becomes
the people Of a great State who stand Tor
absolute liberty of speech and action on
all questions Of public welfare. That the
Governor is indebted 10 the Democratic
marty he cannot deny. But even graft
tude cannot be pleaded as excuse for fol-
lowing ones party In "A cause that one
believes 10 be wrong. A mans first duty
is TO himself, TO his better self. TO his con-
science. lie must first of all to himself
he true
We say this not so much by way Of de-
Tending Governor O'Ferrall. who is album
dainty able to take care OF himself, as by
way of defending the great moral prin-
ciple Of fidelity TO conviction and the
principle so essential TO American liberty
of independent manhood.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

ron,arfI. ma,rllee was. celebrated in
Tekamar. Neb., - last thursday nc
contracting part rs were Mss Nilre
Thomson and sroleasor 5. 4. Lau5"HH'
The young wom.n was nominated ny the
Populist. Of Bur- county FOR ihe position
of superutendcEt of schools az the re-
rent election. ;Laughnn received the
same nomination. az the hands OF me i.e-
nublicans. The campaign became very
animated Finally. ON the eve OF cleo
ton. Miss Thomson Withdrew. Her oppo-
nent having no opposition was elected.
Their wedding announcements were sent
out the day after election and the mar
rage occurred to-day Now they declare
they had been engaged FOR some time
but kept il secret for the very purpose
they fHally accomplished. The young lazy
would have been elected undoubtedly. but
she says she withdrew 20 avoid humilIac
INK her lover by defect.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

CREWE VA, Nov. 19.-Special-The
remains on Air. j. W. Claiborne We're
taken on the noon train 10 FarmFile,
thence IN Hampdeu-Sidney yesterday and
inferred i'm the burylng ground there
The body was accompanied By the fam
Nv. Rev S. g.. Hutton and "a number Of
members of the Junior order Of United
American Mechanics
II H. r,fmored that Rev. j. a. Reynolds
Of the Diciples Church Will resign his
charge here soon and move clsewhere.
THE work OF moving the Methodist
church from It's present position on Nir-
ginia avenue 20 the ne" site on CarOiln ~
grocery store has begun. The church
viii hold its meetings in the Y. NJ. G. A.
Hail while their house is being moved.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20

Refarrina 10 an argument of the Rich
nond Times that every state should DE
nermitted TO provide It's own bank cur
rencv and that TO this emu the l. Guerra
tax upon the circulation OF state banks
sbould be repealed. the Philadelphia Ree-
ord saws that IF the States would aooDt
one sound banking system ana adheie 10
il the suggestion of The Times wouid
he admirable But Idaho, Nevada Maine
Mississippi. Virginia. and New oIk
would elect Legislatures with very naHy
ana contrariant notions OF tnance an"
confusion would follow" This could be
readily obyiated 10y having the Comptroi-
ier Of the Currency al Washington pass
rron the sufhciency Of the security pro
rosed for the notes Of the state banks.
one thing is certain. and that Is ina
something must be done about me oahh-
ing laws or something worse Will happeh'
and those who are so ready with oplec-
,ions to everything that rs propose'
should atone for this by proposing some
.,tnc themselves. unless they are READY
20 ,al.e the ground that things are AN
right as they are and that no lesisll'i'''
upon banking and currency Is hee"'"'
Charlotte Observer.
The Observer Is nearer right IMAM INV
Record. The Legislatures will not be
bazv and il they are the bank presidents
and directors will be clear enough We
are sick Of this paternalistic idea. Let the
people freei They don't want congress
mon N watch their financial transactions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
Ofiirrr. E.rrfel.

CHARLESTON. :. c.. Nov l9.-The am
nual meeting OF the stockholders OF the
here to-day. The Board of Directors. in
Guiding b. T. Newcomer n. p. Plant
n. Walters c. o. Witte. Michael Jenkins.
and W. G. Elliott. were reelected. G.
Gadsden was reelected president and an
minor officials We're retained in their re-
spective offices.
The annual report was most satisfac-
tory The gross receipts for the year
were S532 52S.39 and the operating ex-
penses s343. 76J.0S. After paying dividends
and all other expenses. the balance at
credit TO profit and loss June Both was
800. l23aa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
Good Beginning.

Parson-Young man. in order 10 succeed
in amy undertaking i'm life youtbegin at
the bottom and work up.
Dung Man-Ihat was not my father
motto. lie began at the Top ana worked
down.
Parson-And made a failure Of f., 10
doubt,
Young Man-Not on your life He made
a fortune digging Wells.-Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-20
hoo With "A Pedigree

The winner Of the first prize M the
Newton y. e. field trials. Count Gloster
and came from the old Trinket stock.
formerly owned In Richmond. Among
the lovers OF fine bred dogs who have de-
veloped the Trinket stock are Messts.
Ben Il. August Adj Din. T. F. Taylor, w.
"A. COquitt. and Sam. G.. Atkins, oil TINS
city