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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
AGAINST IMPERIALISM.
RESOLUTIONS Adopted by First West
Virginia District Democrats.

| Virginia District Democrats.
The Democratic Convention of the FRS,
West Virginia Congressional District, at
wheeling. which nominated Hon. J. v.
Blair, adopted a platform which contains
the following:
whereas. our country is now engaged
In war with foreign foe waged. as
was soiemnly declared by the President OF
these United States, not for the purpose
or conquest or territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
but solely FOR the purpose OF relieving the
struggling people Of Cuba from the tyran-
ny OF Spain and from the distress and
starvation occasioned by war waged by
that government upon a people fighting
to secure the blessings Of free govern
ment, we pledge our earnest support TO
the existing administration in the vigo-
rous prosecution of the war to speedy
and victorious conclusion, and when the
avowed purpose for which the war was
waged shall have been gained. we are
unalterably opposed 10 any departure
from the traditional policy Of the govern
ment, and to the Inauguration of imper-
ialism by Selling and holding by con-
quest as dependent colonies the territory
overcome by our armies.
"We view with mixed dread and alarm
the growth of opinions and sentiments
hostile to tho form of government handed
down to us by our fathers, and which
threaten to substitute in its stead an en-
pire founded upon imperial ideas Of con-
quest and territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. In
view OF these perils and dangers which
threaten the perpetuity of our institu-
tons by the substitution OF imperialism
and militarism for free, orderly, simple re-
publican government. we declare our OPP
position to a large standing army and
navy as a permanent establishment in
time Of peace or for the purpose of put
ting In subsection conquered territory, and
recall to the attention Of the people the
warning given by the Father of His
TO his countrymen in his farewell
TO avoid the necessity OF those
overgrown military establishments
which, under any form of government
are inauspcous to liberty. and which
are to be regarded as particularly hos
to republican liberty
I'VE reaffirm our faith In what Is
known as the Monroe Doctrine and ear
nestly oppose any departure from or the
setting aside of the same as obsolete and |
outgrown, believing as we do, that our |
safety lies in adherence to the traditional |
policy of the government as founded upon |
that doctrine"
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VILLA MSBURG.
Soldiers Passing-TO See the EN-
barkation-PersOB

WILLIAMSBURG, VA, July 25.-(Spe-
cial)-Trains loaded with troops from the
west to Newport News have been passing
here for the past twenty-four hours, and
very many of our young people have been
at the station TO see the army and its
paraphernalia, which is a novel sight 10
them. While the trains were passing SOL
diers threw out cards and letters address,
ed TO friends at home.
To-day party of young men went down
10 Newport News TO see the soldiers and
witness their embarkation for Porto Rico
In the party were l.. n. Lane, Jr., T. II.
Geddy. Robert l.. Spencer, and Editor
Johnston, Of the Gazette.
Mr.. William w. Gait, OF The United
States navy. and now on the ship Glacier,
in Hampton Roads, was here yesterday to
visit relatives and al night paid n visit 10
"Castoria Club" and entertained the
boys" with a very thrilling account OF the
great naval battle in Manila harbor. in
which he participated as an officer on
board the Raleigh. After the battle Pay
master Gait was ordered home. having
charge OF Captain Gridley, Of the Olym-
pia. who died en- route.
The Williamsburg Yacht Club sailed nj
high-tide to-day on their annual cruise
on their swift and beautiful craft. the
Morrow"
Rev. /. n. Latham. Of the Methodist
church, has returned from Warwick,
where he conducted a very successful
meeting at 1.-THE chapel" in the upper end
Of Mulberry Island.
Mrs. Balsam, OF Norfolk. is spending
some time with Mrs. j. p. Johnson. near
LightfoOt.
Miss Susie warburton. OF Newport
News, Is visiting Mrs. Cary Branch.
Mr.. William Bailey, OF Portsmouth, an
old Williamsburg boy. was here yester-
day renewing old acquaintance, after an
absence Of many years. and was given a
cordial greeting.
Misses Eliza and Mary Booth, OF Hail.
rax county, are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Branch, wife OF Commonwealth's- Attor-
ney c. A. Branch.
Mr.. Edloe Morecock and Mr.. Benjamin
Scott OF Newport News, were here yes
terday visiting relatives.
Mr.. Arthur Denmead and Mr. Oscar
Lane are enjoying the sea-breeze at Vlr-
ginia BeachA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
To he Congratulated.
Norfolk L.andmar..)


Richmond is to be congratulated upon
the favorable decision of the trustees Of
the Confederate Memorial Instructor
Battle Abbey" as it is generally called.
At the same time, the choice OF the
capital city of the Confederacy as the
location for such a memorial was so man
ifestly appropriate that there ought
never TO have been any serious contro-
versy about the matter. Other cities
may have been able to offer greater In
ducements in a financial way, but II
would have been an irremediable error
to sacrifice propriety by overlooking the
historic claims OF Richmond in favor of
the less sentimental ones advanced else
where. AS a matter of fact we believe
that Richmond, though not promising
so much as some of her competitors,
gave the most satisfactory and definite
proof of earnestness. All Virginia re-
toices that Richmond has won the vic
tory The trustees of the Memorial In
stitute are 10 be complimented upon
their just decision. Finally, 1t should
not be forgotten that the generosity of
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss, the mil
lionaire phianthropist and ex-Confede-
rate. has made the Battle Abbey posi-
bility
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
Well, Lads, What Thenf
The Criterion.)

Crhe Criterion)
The ship goes out, the great guns roar.
GLORY TO God and country when
Grim war stalks forth from shore TO
shorer'
Well, lads, what then?
The flags unfurl. the cheer goes up.
Dipped in hot blood the sword and pen;
Men thirst TO drink the hero's CUP
Well, lads, what then?
Homeward anon with muffied drum
The hundred strong may be but ten:
Pale, crutched. but heroes, still they'll
come
Well. lads. what then?
Back 10 the humdrum civil life.
The plow a gyye. the shop den;
Only the memory OF the strife
Well. lads, what then?
The war Of Death will then be dead,
The war OF living back again
For men must work. not Kill, for bread
Well. lads, what then?
oh. tits not all of war 10 STAY,
All praise TO God and fame TO men;
There later comes a reclining day
Well, lads. what then?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

| facts. Grant never set foot In Richmon'
till two or three years after the war. Here
IL what Grant himself says on tina
| point:
! After left General Lee At AppomattoS
| Station, / went with my stan and . fev
others directly to 3urkeville Station. OF
my way TO Washington. The road from
Burkevile back having been newly re-
paired, and the ground being soft, tn
train got or the track frequently. and
as q result. II was after midnight when
reached City Point. AS soon as POSI-
bic. took dispatch-boat thence 70
Washington city, &c.
Now there is Dana corrected by Grant
himself! The error in question we admit
Is not OF far-reaching Importance. except
as showing that Mr.. Dana's memory was
misty when he wrote that "reminiscences.
We may also suppose It was untrust-
worthy when he undertook TO relate what
Grant said Lee had said about his heart
always being with the Union," &c. Ger
tainly Grant employs no such language
in his book. Even IL he had employed
II. Il would have been incredible to us.
who knew Lee well. Lees heart was
with Virginia and the South. Further
more, he was not 'gusher'; in no event
would he have taken General Grant into
his confidence.
What Grant thought OF Lees char
acter may be seen from Grants writing
that, at Appomattox, he suggested 10
Lee to advise the Surrender OF all the
Confederate armies, but Lee said he
could not do that without consulting the
President; and, added Grant: II knew
there was no use urging him TO do any
thing against his ideas OF what was
right"
McCluer's also publishes fac smile
of Mr. Dana's letter authorizing General
Miles 20 put chains upon President DAVIS
whenever he might think 1t advisable
in order to render his Imprisonment more
secure" Mr.. Dana states that at Wash
ington IL was thought likely that Mr..
Davis would commit suicide! Little did
they know that grand old man
Mr.. Dana adds little that is new to the
Of that matter, while. in some
respects we are sure his memory was at
fault in DEALING with that subject.
This last chapter of Mr.. Dana's remi-
niscences is full of interest TO Virginia |
faulty as 1t is. 1t deals with the
occupation of Richmond, the futile move
ment to reassemble the Virginia Legis-
lature, the surrender Of Lee, the capture
and imprisonment Of President Davis,
&c.
Mr.. Dana is now dead. He has been
gathered to his fathers a year or two
1t may be that he did not revise his
manuscript; certainly he had no oppor-
tunity to read the proof-sheets of it. 1t
would be a pity for these "reminiscences |
TO go into book form without passing |
through the hands of some competent |
reviser. AS for Mr.. Dana's sentiments,
and as for some of the statements that
nc makes, and upon which we have barely
touched, IL is sufficient to say that the
circumstances that surround us, now that
we are at war with Spain, persuade us
they would better be discussed at an
other time, If at all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
HE REFUSED TO LEAVE,
And Was Tied to Tree and
Killed.

SCOTLAND NECK, N. c., July 81
Special -Saturday afternoon the Coun-
ty Coroner, George A. Branch, held an in
quest on the body of Joseph Williams
(colored), which was found tied to pine
tree Saturday morning with three bullet
holes in it. one through the head.
The Coroner's jury consisted Of three
white men-John l.. Whitehead, Julian
Pendleton, and Joseph II. Branch-and
three colored men-Isham Smith, Israel
Little, and Thad. Shields. Their verdict
was that Joseph Williams came to his
death by means of a pistol shot fired by
the hands OF persons unknown. Deputy
Sheriff c. w. Dunn had the body buried
near the roadside close by tho place OF
execution.
Some time last year Williams, who
came from Warren county 80 this COM
munity, had trouble with Mr.. w. L.
Vaughan, a farmer for whom he was
working, and later wrote an insulting
note to Mr.. Vaughan's son. Not long al
forwards Williams was said 10 have been
severely whipped by unknown persons.
Some good white men OF the community
advised him TO leave, and furnished him
the necessary money, and he left. Some
time ago he returned. Three or four
weeks ago he was again advised to leave
the community but refused to do so In
defiant manner. He remained, With the
result stated above.
Thomas Shields colored school teach
err, has been appointed postmaster for
Scotland Neck. He says he can take
charge as soon as his bond is prepared.
Shields is somewhat exercised over two
anonymous letters which he received Fri
day, warning him against taking charge
OF this office. He has not shown the let
tiers to any white persons, so far as your
has been able TO learn.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
A snhurh of HenNen.

How They Stamped Out the Plague
Down South was the subject OK Kew.
DIR. W. G. Stars sermon at Broad-street
Methodist church Sunday night. Here Is
one thing he said which those who heard
II took IL home 10 think about: III the
social and neral evils which infest this
country were TO be as vigorously met and
mastered as are certain infectious diseases
along our coast, the American republic
would be suburb OF Heaven In less than
twelve months
His sermon compared sin. It's increase
and effects. with the contagious diseases
which kill the body.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

In connection with the announcement
that the last of the British regiments TO
be sent into the Soudan for the final as
sault on the Khalifa and Khartoum will
leave Cairo on August 9Th. 4, is interesting
TO note the fact that Parliament recently
voted a gift OF a.ooo,oco to the Egyptian
Treasury. TO meet the expenses OF the
last campaign, thus converting a loan
Into free gift Of that amount. The
significance OF this is that 1t brings out
the Nile expedition In its true light. See
Ing that ii proves--if. indeed. proof haa
been necessary-that Great Britain is
acting for herself In undertaking to re-
conquer the Soudan. and not for Egypt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
In Defence Of General AIger.
Riceville. Va. July %. 1873


To the Editor of the Dispatch:
My attention has been attracted TO an
article published by some of the papers
rejecting upon General Russell A. Alger.
General Alger charged the Confederate
lines OF my command OF dismounted men
at the battle OF Gettysburg. upon the
Sd day OF July. 1853. at the head OF the
Fifth Michigan Regiment. A drawer.
holder, and more gallant charge was
never made by any troops during the war.
l am not the especial champion OF Gene
raj Alger. or Of any one else. and only
say this because believe that a cruel
wrong and an injustice has been done
him. With his regiment he charged
within % yards of my lines and stood for
some time most whitening and desEue-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

i've nre. passed over that part OF the
neid late In the evening with General J.
H. d. stuart. who told me that there
were more dead and wounded men and
horses covering small space of ground
Immediately In front of the position or
the Ihirty-fourth Battalion OF Virginia
cavalry than he had ever seen in any
previous fight during the war. The man
who could make and lead such charge
as this cannot be deficient In courage.
Respectfully " A. WITCHER.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

DETROIT, MICH. July 25.-Two suits
for infringement were brought in the
United States Court here to-day against
the Detroit Tobacco Company and WIZ
liam T. McGraw.
The complainant is the National Cash
Register Company. which Chains that the
defendants are distributing Globe. World.
York. and United States cash registers.
all made by the Globe Cash Register
Company. OF Detroit and that they arc
infringsments OF the National Company's
patents. Injunction and damages are
prayed for.
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TUESDAY. ..........JULY 26, 1898.

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Information IS also desired by us of the
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Richmond, Manchester, or elsewhere.
Mail subscribers are likewise invited
TO report to us whenever their papers
come late or irregularly.
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THURSDAY, July 18th. for be,o..
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More "Sad, Hut Glorious"
washington Post)

In his official report of the fight with
the Rough Riders, a Spanish official said:
I'VE won complete victory. but the enc
my persisted in fighting after they were
defeated, and we were compelled 10 re-
treat" This comes in under the head of
sad but glorious"
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At Home at the Front.
Indianapolis Journal.

The Soldiers Mother: got letter from
George to-day. and he is grumbling about
the victuals in the army.
The Soldiers Wife: / am glad to hear
that he Is making himself at home
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

The Virginia State Dental Association
will convene at the Hygela. Old Point.
to-day. and remain In session three days.
A number OF Richmond dentists will go
down 10 attend the meeting.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26

: UPTOWN OFFICE. BRoAD-sTREET
PHARMACY. 5ls EAST BROAD
STREET.
MANCHESTER OFFICE. 1903 HULL
STREET.
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Realism.
Detroit Journal.)

NDCITUIl JUuIu dIsJ
Critic: I admire your nude, but are not
your desh tints a trifle dark?
Artist: Well, you see, they've hung the
picture in too strong light and the fig
ures have tanned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-26
Victory.
NndianapoIis JournalO

indianapolis Journal)
Watts: What? You drinking again? I
thought you told me you had won a vic
tory over alcohol.
Lushforth: Sp-hic-anish victory, ole fell
Ter
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Brooklyn Life.)

NbIUUhIyu IlIt.I
Dealer In Antiques: The value OF that
is increased by its being unique; there Is
not another like it,
Customer: What is the price?
Dealer: They're worth so apiece.
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MEETINGS.

GENERAL ORDER, No. !
Headquarters RICHMOND CON- W
MANDERY, No. 2, X. r., Rich q
mond. Va, July p, lS9S-Sir ~
knights: Attend a stated conclaye i
OF your commandery at the Asylum Ma
sonic Temple. on TUESDAY. July 18th, az
g r. NJ, in citizens dress Members ~
the Commandery OF 81. Andrew, no. u.
and transient Sir Knights are 'courteousiy
invited 10 attend.
BY order OF the Eminent Commander.
y. +. HOWARD,
Captain-GencraL
Attest: w. II. Williams, Recorder.
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Richmond, Va. July 81 lss
THE REGULAR SEMI ANN ~
meeting Of the STOCKHOLDERS ~ mo
CAPITOL BUILDING AND LOAN 40.
ISOLATION will be held at the Office oi
the association, ll03 east Main street,
TUESDAY. August 9Th. AZ 5 J. VI. 60,
JOHN b. WELSH,
~ 26-Tu3t Secretary and treasurer
Office OF the o. ID. /. & y. w. CO.
Richmond. Va, July =. ~
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE
STOCKHOLDERS or THE OLD Do
MINION IRON AND NAIL-WOhhS
COMPANY will be held AT the comptng ?
office, Belle Isle, this city, on ThJf'S-
DAY, August T. 1888 al " noon.
ARTHUR IL. CLARKE,
~ 22-2w President
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-02-21
SOUTH SCRANTON NEWS.
Patriotic Exercises at the Hickory Street
Presbyterian Church We're Very
Largely Attended-0ther News.


Despite the inclement weather of
last night, the patriotic services at the
Hickory Street Presbyterian church
were largely attended. The handsome
and spacious edlflce was thronged, 1t
being necessary to place camp stools In
the aisles. The services were in COM
memoration of the anniversary of
Washington's birthday, and the church
was profusely decorated with the em-
blems of our land. Camp 43O, Patriot
ic Order Sons of America. We're the
guests of honor and they occupied the
seats in the left centre pews. Seated
in the pulpit were Pastor Nordt and
Attorney a. ]. Colborn, state president
Of the Patriotic order Sons of America.
An organ prelude by Organist Schmidt,
eXcellcntly rendered, was the opening
number Of the programme. The con-
gregaton followed with a hymn. and u
scripture lesson was read by the pas
tor, who then offered prayer. MY
Country 'Tis of Thee" was sung by
the entire audience and Rev. Mr.. Nordt
introduced the orator of the evening,
Mr. Colborn.
The brilliant speaker was at his best,
and was never more eloquent or inter-
esting. The speaker described Ameri-
ca as the paradise Of the universe, and
he stated that the Ruler of all things
had in view at the formation of the
earth, the United States. Societies Of
q patriotic nature are as essential to
the country as our churches. Every
one should be taught the lesson Of pa
triotism in it's truest sense; that patri-
otism to uphold the government to
fight and die for it at any time when
called. Any man not inspired with
such sentiments is foreigner to
America, though he were born at fhe
Plymouth Rock and baptized in the
Mississippi river. Our children must
be inspired with patriotism.
Pastor Nordt followed Mr.. Colborn
with Il short address and the church
choir sang, and the exercises came
to II close.