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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02

est standard Of English or American
heroIsm. And on land the American
soldier has shown that he is as fierce in
battle and as indomitable In endurance
as any OF his forefathers ever were.
Woods rough riders. though engaged for
| the first time. and scarcely able 10 go
through an ordinary drill, stood up
against a concealed but whitening fire
with all the steadiness of the Oldest vete-
rams, while the regulars who were en-
gaged with them, maintained the best
traditions OF the American soldier. Eng
llshmen. therefore. may watch the con-
duct OF our sailors and soldiers in Cuba
with perfect confidence in what that con-
duct will be, They will see Americans
bear themselves always there as men
and the descendants Of Englshmen, ard
IL she is never assailed by Europe until
Europe learns from this war that the
Ambassadors is no longer formidable she
will never hear hostile gun fired.
This article Of the Pail Mall Gazette
has a great deal in it TO start reflection.
The Englishman and the American Is
free man and the institutions of both OF
these countries are free institutions that
rear free and brave men. The semi
feudal institutions OF Europe are slaylsh
and they rear men who partake OF the
nature Of their institutions and who con-
seoucntly look with jealousy and enmity
upon the free Englishman and American
BY going along through the future hand
in hand. the Englishman and the amer
lean car preserve their freedom and their
free institutions. The lesson OF the case
IS that the bands that bind the two ma
tions together should be frightened all
the time and that the man who would
seek to cause breach between US should
be looked upon as an enemy of the hui
man race.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA COTEST.

The New York Evening Post, which Is
so frequently dspleased as to be generally
unhappy. says ths the only chance OF
success that the Democrats Of Pennsyl-
vania had has been -thrown away in
nominating MIR. jerks instead Of Judge
Gordon. The silver issue. It adds. would
have been eliminated with Judge Gordon
running upon platform devoted to State
issues.
The fact IS. however according to re-
ports that we have seen, that It was the
Gordon people who tried to force Bryan
ism into the platform and it was the
jerks people who voted the resolution
down. Although Judge Gordon was OPP
posed TO the Chicago platform in 1896 and
voted against Bryan, it would appear
that he was willing to accept the nomi-
nation for Governor OF Pennsylvania on
a State platform endorsing the Chicago
platform, and his supporters tried very
hard to make that fact plain.
As we said yesterday, we can see no
good and sufficient reason why lovers OF
good government in Pennsylvania, re-
eardles of their views on national poll
tics nav not support Mr.. jerks, stand
ing as ne does upon a State platform
which makes no reference TO national
issues. The Philadelphia Record, which
has been a consistent advocate of the
cold standard, is heartily supporting
Jerks. and says that it was the wisest
thing that could have been done TO
nominate man like him who was In
thorough accord with the Democratic
organization, a man of ability and hish
character. and who in this contest
stands for nothing but clean government
in Pennsylvania.
In voting for such man gold Demo-
Gratis and Republicans do not. even by
indirection, commit themselves to Tree
silver or to any other view that MI
1enks may entertain on questions of ma
tIonal concern. They are voting Tor al
that Democracy stands for in the ad-
ministrauon of State affairs. 1t Is q
splendid opportunity for the Democrats
of Pennsylvania to get together ana neal
their differences-a splendid opportunity
IN overthrow the Quay machine.
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Transfers of Real Estate,

Richmond: , =,
w. T. Blakey and wife TO Bernard r.
Wells. 81 feet on west side OF Iwehty-seF-
enth street, IS feet north OF " Sy0V'
Mary Hepperts trustees, TO Henry ~
baskerville Willie b. Tenant, David %.
Tenant and Chas. c. Tenant, ~ 95s-i5
feet on south side Grace street, " V-I-
feet west OF Harrison, 5000.
lanes ID. Pace trustee 10 w. j. west
wood N feet on north side Marshall
street. 6SIb feet west Of Twenty-second'
"a l0-3-S u feet. on Marshall street, south
east corner Twenty-ninth, 81 feet on Mar
sbalr street. southwest corner Thirty-hrst
So feet on east side Twenty-ninth street
IA feet south of Leigh, 80 feet on west
eide Twanty-ninth street, llg rect horlh
Of o and 46 feet on east side or twenty =
eiebth street. l26 feet north Of y, deed OF
correction, A2iO. .,,..
Martha, NJ Purcell and John Purcells
exor.. 10 BENJAMIN H. Purcell, interest IN
AHA feet on west side Tenth street. @''
feet north Of Clay, 80.
Richmond Perpetual Building. Loan and
Trust Company to Wilhelmine schihu1 =
a feet ON north side Williams street.
eS1.3 feet west OF Gllmer, Sszo'
Henrco: ... 90
Tair Grounds Company's trustees 70
Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company, strip Of lana 10 ies'
vide containing 42-1O0 OF an acre ad-
Joining property of said company WV.
Robert sprague Hall to Robert T.
Paine. Jr.. 30 acres at northwest corner
Brook Turnpike and Laburnum avenue
known as Eldon Park. $4,000.
Lines +. Pearman and wife 10 John J..
pearman. guardian Of James f. and VIII
lie raw Pearman. interest In 60 feet on
east side OF Twenty-ffth street. between
r. and S.. s..
Richmond Perpetual Building Loan ana
Trust Company TO Wilhelmine schmidt
2oib feet on east side Twenty-seyenth
street Al feet south OF u and 20 teet on
east side OF Twenty-seventh street. lOl %
feet south Of U. Slj25.
John II. Storer, trustee. John II. storer'
wife. Arthur Lyman. wife. and Robert I.
Paine. Jr., 10 Robert Sprague HAN ~
acres at northwest corner Brook Iurn-
pike and Laburnum avenue, known as
Fldon Park. $4,000.
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England's Friendship.

To the Editor OF the Stanton News:
In a recent letter 20 me- enc OF the
most distinguished military critics OF
England. a professor in the British stan
College whose name is withheld FOR
obvious reasons. in the course OF his let
ter saws;
~ wish I could get to Cuba, but I
see no prospect for IT, i applied Tor
an appointment I'm Canada the other day
but was told could not he spared from
ENGLAND. SO | am afraid the Horse
Guards would not let me leave the coun-
trv IT presest. However. Il Is consollng
10 find that some one thinks me useful
where 7 am. [ do not think the Span
iarJs will make much OF a show against
your people. | know their army well,
and although the men are brave hardy
and temperate they want leading. and
that Is exactly what they wont get. Tor
their officers are as rotten and useless a
crowd as ever wore swords. l need
hardly tell you what II means when the
troops not only dislike. but have abso-
lutaIy no Confidence in them ofiicsrs. Tho
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convention was held became enthuiastic
advocates OF mat measure after the Chi
cage declaration. The mere fact that
the party which they loved and in which
they believed had declared for free coin
age was conclusive 60 them that free
coinage was right, and the matter OF
doubt was setteld. Ana thus st is that
free coinage has had such boom. 1t did
not jump into, popularity on rs own mer-
II. Il was doomed into popularity by a
great party.
Therefore FREQ silver tas had a great
run. and therefore 70 is hard for politicians
TO break away from 1t. because It Is still
regarded as party doctrine But as an
original ana Isolated proposition, free sill
yer Is not to-day a popular measure. and
II Il should be taken out OF politics alto
gether and Submitted 20 the people as n
distinct proposition without regard TO
party politics. It would be overwhelming
ly and ANONYMOUSLY defeated by the
American people.
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Printers Not TO Blame.

Editor Of The Times:
S,r.-In the report OF the proceedings
of the committee on Water Of last even
ing, | am quoted as saying that the an
nual report printed by the o. +. tiahnart
Printing Company was full or serious
errors. and that | could not recommend
the payment of the bill
| objected 20 the report on account or
its bad appearance, inequality OF the
size of the pagea and on account or e.
rors in certain figures I'm the statements
and tables.
/ End upon examination that the O. r.
Flanhart Printing Company did not nave
the contract for the binding, and were
not ress nsible for this part of the work.
and that the principal error In the
tables was not their fault, but mistake
i'm the original table sent out from TINS
Office
I deem it but justice to the Fianhart
Printing Company that this explanation
should be made.
CHARLES +. BOILING,
superintendent.
Richmond, Va, July l. 1898.
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Spaniards will fight very little better
than the Mexicans viii: after the first
victory tho campaign will be over
I'VE ore getting very American over
here. A few ignorant people belonging.
I am sorry 10 say to certain classes !
need Tot name cannot sympdtaize Win
the Democracy, and they write a great
deal OF nonsense In the papers. lfnt the
heart OF the nation Is with America ana
every man of any weight Is entirely on
your side. on the continent the leeing
is very strong against you. Botn france
and Germany are bitter ana 10 ' i.,.
the Anglo-Saxon rapprochenent ~ hse
a red flag TO a bull. l do nope the
cordial feeling will last, but our aEls,
tccrats and your politicians may spC ,
everything. What the soldiers and san
ors want is that some foreign power
should interfere with you. Then the
British Lion will be reused indeed. Inc
only pity would be that after tho war
some OF your politicians would find their
occupation gone, there would be no tan
JED HOTCHKISS.
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VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILROAD.
The Southern Has Acquired by Deed
Its Property and Franchises.


The Southern Railway Company has
acquired by deed the property and fran
chise OF the Virginia Midland Railway
Company. The Southern owned substan-
TALLY all or the capital stock Of the Nir-
ginia Midland. and has heretofore ope-
rated the property under lease. The
lines of railway thus conveyed to the
Southern Railway Company comprise
about so miles of road within the state
OF Virginia, OF which about ~ miles
(from Alexandria TO DanVlle) are por-
ton OF the Southern's main line between
Washington and Atlanta, and the re-
malnder consists OF branch lines in Vir-
ginia connecting with said main line The
road is taken subject, of course, 10 the
existing mortgages thereon, but. by VIZ
tue of the purchase, the consolidated
mortgage of the Southern Railroad Com
many becomes a direct lien upon the
property, whereas IL has heretofore been
a lien only on the Virginia Midland
stock. and upon the Southern Railway
Companys leasehold interest In the prop
erty.
The Southern Railway Company has
also acquired by deed the property and
franchises of the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gan and Louisville Railway Company.
extending from Knoxville, Tenn, 10
Cumberland Gap. Tenn (about sixty
three miles), with trackage rights over
about five miles OF the line or the LOUIS
Vile and Nashville railroad, between
Cumberland Gap and Middlesboro, Ky.
The Southern purchased all of the STOCK
and bonds OF the Knoxville, Cumberland
Gap and Louisville Railway company IN
1896. The result Of the present convey
ance. therefore. IS to merge the property
ana franchises into those Of the Southern
Railway Company. which heretofore mas
controlled the Knoxville. Cumberland
Gap and louisville property through the
ownership Of all OF that companys Sc
cur1ties.-New York Sun.
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The Nashville Banner in commenting
on the speech OF the Hon. Benton Nc
Millin, recently delivered IN Chattanooga
saws that Mr.. McMnlin or course reaf-
nrned the financial aDsurdity OF the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver at the
ratio OF lG 10 l. I'VE say OF course,
continues our contemporary, because
Mr. McMlllin. like so many other politi-
clans. feels bound to pledge nimselif TO
the party platform. so long as 1t remains
unchanged, no matter what developments
may show It 20 be out OF date"
The Banner means just what We meant
yesterday when we said that II the party
should abandon this financial absurd
ny" there would be general rejoicing
throughout the rank and file Of t16 or
ganization. The mere fact that State con-
vontions arc reafiirming the Chicago
platform. IS not at all conclusive thatthe
Democrats OF the country generally are
stan In favor OF froe coinage and other
erratic doctrines OF that famous instru-
ment Party regularity IS the religion OF
the politician ana 10 fly the PLATFORM is
20 deny the faith. Br. Bryan and Mr..
Jones have declared that the free silver
confession IS ne party test; that the man
who believes in Tree coinage IS a good
Democrat; that tho man who does not
believe in st IS not good Democrat; that
those VINO are not for us are against
US" and quite naturally an the lesser
lights. must rely upon the main source
Tor their incandescence.
A great political party IS the most pow
erful organization On earth. Men who
have beon raised mp in tTe Democratic
faith are most reluctant 10 quit the party
ana as a rule are disposed TO affiliate no
matter what the party declares = great
Organization OF this character can make
almost any plausible issue popular. Many
DEMOCRATS Who were In doubt on the
sanaset pf Gree silyes before the caicsga
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02

the Circuit Court OF Birmingham Beve-
raj days ago. Luke williams being
tried. convicted and sentenced TO twenty
years Imprisonment within fifteen min
utes.
Mrs. Helen Chatterton GILLIAN RusselD
has filed her answer at Trenton, n. j.,
TO the application for divorce made by
John Chatterton (PeruginD on the ground
of desertlon. She denies that she has
deserted him. and says that IL she has
failed to reside with him during the last
two years II was due TO the nature OF her
professional engagements upon the stage,
which made it at times impossible and
usually highly inconyenient for her 10
do so.
The New York Suns Atlanta CORES
pondent announces that the Hon Bony
Tank, a stalwart Confederate veteran
from Lumpkin county. has applied 10
the War Department for permission TO
raise a company to be composed solely
Of one-eyed Confederate veterans. The
Hon. Bony is himself single-eyed, and
his proposition Is TO organize this. COM
pany In honor OF the Hon. Allen ID.
Gambler. the one-eyed nominee OF the
Democratic party for Governor. Bony
says that. a one-eyed man having already
swept the State there is no reason why
one-eyed men cannot exterminate the
Spaniards. He will breach the matter
to President Mckinley Offering himself
as captain for the organization.
Admiral Dewey has received the decree
Of master OF military science to-day from
Norwich University at Northheld, VT,
the college which graduated him forty
years ago. before he was appointed a
cadet in the Naval Academy.
The number Of Americans sailing from
New York yesterday was the greatest
ever known. The war scare is over.
Mr.. w. c. Tatom. who has beell APP
pointed the senior major OF the Fourth
Regiment OF Tennessee Volunteers, has
resigned the editorship Of the Knoxville
Tribune. a position he has filed for seven
and a half years.
Rev. DR. John Dixon pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church Of Trenton. n. j.,
has been elected assistant secretary OF
the Presbyterias Board Of Home Missions
and wiN~ccept.
The Sloss Iron and Steel Company, of
Birmingham, Ala, have granted an adj
vance OF ID cents per ton TO the coal
miners, I'm its employ, effective July LIST,
making the scale at BToOkslde, Brazil,
Cardiff and Blossburg, 40 cents per ton.
This action was taken in the face OF the
present contract at 81 l-2 cents per ton,
which does not expire until July !, 1893.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
SATURDAY. JULY 2. 1898.


,.,o,ol Albort II. McNeal. of Bolivar
rem. prints card IN the NashVil'o
,or,oor IN which ne says that WINE
80 no, ind needless fault with
the government or with It's au''''is''"
ton ne and many others canho'
,ror, tho conclusion that General
"a has been deliberately ana stuolo"S''
,.o,oosted 10 the rear. After paying
,,,,,te IN General Lees work at Havana
ne goes on TO say that every ''i'i'''
man recognizes the fact that army o'''-
GERS OF experience should commahu our
,roors IN Cuba in preference to raw niil-
,ar, generals but that General Lee Is no
raw soldier. lie had four years OF eAper-
,apc. IN the greatest war OF modern
times. ana he ought not TO be set aslue'
..T1e United States" he adds IS 100
treat a nation to do a Small tning IN the
case of General Lee"
we cannot believe that the administra-
,,on has determined 20 set General Lee
aside. Ills military skin, his courage
and his patriotism cannot be questioned
and his knowledge of Cuba and the
ouban situation renders him peculiarly
hteo io' s''''o' .s..o,oro
President snouid oe'eiiiii'0u' o,,,1
20 put Geher'u Lee o' ''''
be from one OF Tue o'''' ~ -,
tives-either because NC -
against Southern man, or because he
Is personally jealous u '''
fame -. A., ,so
we shaIl not "i'''iis'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
NEW MAYOR OF
NEWPORT NEWS.
Seven Delegates Elected in Favor Of
W. A. Young.
NICKEL IN THE SLOT MACHINE.
The Chief OF Police Notify the Saloon
Keepers That the Machines Mast
Go-The owners OF the Devices
VIII Make a Fight.

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. July 1.--spe-
cial.-The city government changed hands
to-day. Mayor Allan a. Moss succeeding
the Hon. w. a. Post. with the oxcep-
ton OF the High Constable, tho other
officials succeeded themselves. Mr.. II.
Saunders Shield succeeded Mr.. George
W. Craw as constable.
The Democrats held ward meetings last
night and elected seven delegates, one
from each ward. 20 the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention at ocean View
next wednesday. In four OF tho wards
resolutions were adopted instructing tho
delegates for Young. The other dele
gates are said 20 be favorable 10 Mr..
Youngs nomination also. Little inter-
est was manifested in the meetings and
the attendance was small.
Chief OF Police s. j. Harwood has
served notice on saloon keepers that they
must remove the nickle-in-the-slot ma
chimes from their saloons
The Commissioner OF Revenue has IL
censed the gambling devices under re-
cent act OF the Legislature and the own
ers Of the machines propose to make a
fight In the courts.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
holds that the Jaw does NOT include ma
chimes that pay money.
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RETRENCHMENT IN SALEM.
Reduction in Salaries of Mayor ana
Town Ereasmrer

SALEM, VA, July l-Special.-The
newly-elected Council held its first meet
ing this morning. The following changes
we're made I'm town officials: J. b. Cam
den was elected policeman, vice Alex
Johnson. and J. II. Palmer, town treas
urer. vice Il. /. Preston. The salary OF
the latter was fixed az $50 per month
Instead of $40. and the salary Of tho
Mayor was reduced from $50 to SO per
month.
Professor w. +. Morehead. OF Roanoke
College. and wife have returned from
Germany. where the former has been
studying in German UNIVERSITIES for the
past two years.
Summer visitors are arriving daily Tor
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs. From
present indications. a large crowd Will
be at this resort this season.
Evangeists j. N. Moser and John VI.
Oakley. Jr.. Of Salem, are conducting re-
ligious meetings IN Buena Vista, va.
The farmers throughout the county are
threshing wheat.
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Reputation.

said the man Who writes to the man who
pastes:
"Oh, what IS your rule for clipping?
With such mountains Of stun you must
find II tough
To avoid the danger Of slipping
Paste a paragraph here or poem there
Thot ought 10 be saved from the bas-
ket-
Pray what is your scheme, IL II doesn't
seem
Too pointed for me 20 ask it?"
Said the man who clips to the man who
writes:
II will tell you how 90 do it,
IT'S an articles birth and not its worth
The name that's appended TO 1t.
just md out first il Kipling. or
Some other celebrity wrote It.
And 1t matters not II the thing Is rot.
All you've got to DO is quote IT,
S. +. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
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Richmond. Va. July 1. IS
SWIMMING Opinions.

Mr. Powhatan Bouldin. late editor OF
the Danville Times. tells this one on him
self IN the Danville Register:
Coming from Bedford City the other
day. was seated by a stranger. we
chatted away pleasantly until said
something about the niggers OF Cuba.
why don't yod say negroesY' ne ask
ed and continued: "Your pronunciation OF
that word gives me complete insight
into your character"
And your crlticising me for It, re-
piled, "sives me a complete insight into
yours. u and I changed my scar. ...s.s..-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
THEY WANT THE PORTRAITS
Proposition for Lee Camp Pictures 70
Go TO the Museum.

Go TO the Museum.
At the regular weekly meeting OF Lee
Camp. Confederate Veterans, last nlshl,
a communication from the secretary VI
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety was read, which caused cohsloeiaDl0
discussion. The communication SUD
mitted proposition that when lee
Camp was abandoned as an orgahizatl On, >,
the portraits and other mementoes Oh lne
civil war therein be placed in the Oon-
federate Museum. -
Some Of the members OF the camp
smoke in favor OF the proposition, WINE
others, including Commander Laush-
ton. opposed il. -.
II was finally decided to appoint the
following committee TO confer Win
the officers OF the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society on the SUD
ect. and report TO the camp: ComardeS
T. A. Brander, g. Richardson, Nor
man V. Randolph. ID. Smith kedloru'
and Commander John r. Laughton' Ut,
There was some discussion as TO wheth-
er or not the main hall on the second
floor Of the building should be leaseu
to outsiders for meeting purposes curing
the DAY, but no action was taken.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
Making "A saint.

So schley, the crackeriack. spoke up,
And any one could tell It:
This certainly IS a nut 20 crack.
And I'll show you how I'll shell It,
So out he got his mf - guns,
And no one dared e. stop It.
ooh. I've a question for these men!
l think ia better pop H..
He certainly crushed the forts with
speed.
And said. for 70 surprised him:
est. Jago Is a saint. indeed,
1 know I've cannonized HIM!
Philadelphia Times.
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Lecture on Hamlet.

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, July l.
speclal.-Professor If. l.. Southwicke de-
lvered the first OF a series OF ten lee
lures before the Virginia school %
Methods last evening to a large audience.
His subject was Hamlet"
At n called meeting OF the j Y. r.
l.. of the Baptist church. last evening.
Mr.. w. Brooks Carter was elected presi-
dent: Miss Lille Case. secretary, ana
Miss ELLEN George treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
Drowning in Tazcwell.

TAZEWELL. VA, July 1.-Special-'
James Correl. a young man, about twen-
Is years Of age was drowned while m
bathing IN a milll-pond near his home IN
Thomson Valley. yesterday evening,
with some friends. lie could not swim.
He did no rise after he went under
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02

Editor OF The Times:
Sir,-I write 10 thank and applaud you
for the excellent editorials on the war.
one appeared yesterday and the other
to-day I'm The Times. You express my
real feelings and sentiments. Fighting IS
horrible, 10 say the least Of IL. But in
the absence of just cause. IL ghould
NOT be tolerated. VETERAN.
Richmond, Va, July l, 1898
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-02
ThoughtfuI Merchant.

Clerk-Lady out there with a fashy
paste necklace wants to know whether
it's a pure diamond or not.
Jewelry-Look ike a married woman
Clerk-Yes.
Jeweler-Ten her It Is. No use making
trouble for poor husbands these hard
tlmes.-NeW York Weekly.