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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23

and so obtain the right 10 wear a silk
gown and the pre-audience in court which
follow. In Beniamin's case IL was other
wise; while still a junior, he held many
briefs in the House OF Lords, and when
Cairns was Lord Chancellor he was so
struck with Benjamins arguments in a
case before him that he wrote him note
proposing If Benjamin was willing, to
appoint him one OF her Majestys coun-
sci. This was accepted, and from that
time Benjamin's practice increased, and
he soon held a high position and made
as large an income as any barrister with
in the bar"
OF Benjamin's manner in cross-exami-
nation this instance IS given:
On one occasion he was counsel for a
plaintiff who owned a cargo Of cotton
and claimed damages against a Liverpool
warehOuseman who had accepted II 10
be warehoused at a stipulated rent The
warehouse, ii was said. was Old and the
walls and roof gave way. whereby the
cotton was damaged. The contract the
slowing of the cotton. and the fan OF
the warehouse and consequent damage
to the plaintiff were matters of easy
proof. To the defendant the claim was
serious one, as other cargoes had been
slowed I'm the same warehouse, and az
similar claims were made by their owners
he naturally spared no expense i'm pro-
curing n full array Of that class OF Wit
nesses who are usually called experts"
and upon whose evidence. rightly or
wrongly, so many caslstic remarks have
been made by judges and others. One
after another they came into the box
will the full confidence OF vast experience
and the usual munition Of tabular state
ments and long arrays of figures and
lculatlOns-architects, builders. engi- |
neers. warehousemen. and all who could
assist in demonstrating 20 the jury that |
no stronger or more perfect warehouses /
had ever been constructed.
All these Benjamin treated with be- |
coming gravity. asking OF each some lit
tie question, the answer 10 which might /
discount the evidence which they gave |
In form so damaging 10 his client. Al |
the end OF these came the climax, and
last, but not least, 10 add one crushing
blow 10 the hopes OF the plaintin, came |
a gentleman from n distance whose great
prestige and combined experience as both
architect and engineer eclipsed dhat OF
all who preceded him. He gave his evil
ience i'm that calm and measured tone
which demands acquescence from an
who hear Il, and explained the impossi-
Diity Of the accident having occurred I'm |
OF any improper construction
Dr. want OF repair OF the warehouse.
While this was going on Benjamin sat
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Confidence In the President.
army and Navy Register

ARMY and Navy Register
There is likely to be war, If the feeling
Of the American people controls, and
whether that sentiment be judicious and
profitable avails nothing in the discus
sion of the possibilities Of war. The at
tempt to discourage patriotism by sheer
ing at the judgement Of the people Is
not creditable to leaders" In many
respects a foreign war would have It's
compensations, especially If the conflict
cannot be avoided, and if peace can only
be maintained under conditions dis
astrous to American honor and integrity.
If there be any occasion for actual hos
tilties ana they be avoided for the sake
or and at the instance Of, commercial
interests and influences, this nation would
stand among other governments stigma
tized and disgraced
We cannot believe any such condition
will prevail or that the 'cost Of war"
which industrously mathematical
patriots have calculated so unerringly,
will stand in the way Of national pride,
decency, or courage; or that the higher
civilization of arbitration or the ingenious
subterfuges of diplomacy will defeat the
manly, brave course of the President.
We have more faith in American char
acter, in American patriotism, than TO
entertain so hopeless a view; we have
more confidence in the President, with
his discretion, his conservatism, and his
experience, than to believe him capable
of Sinking a duty, no matter how dread
or dire. If we should have war, we must
have IL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
CUBAN RELIEF SUPPLIES.
They Should lie Sent to New York,
Not TO Gulf Ports

NEW YORK, March 22.-The Central
Cuban Relief Committee gives notice that
no shipment Of Cuban relief supplies
should be made to Gulf ports. The Plant
system of ships sailing from Savannah
and Tampa, Fla, will furnish free trans.
portation, but these vessels being small.
can carry only supplies originating along
the lines Of the Plant system of railroad.
All other shipments from any other part
Of the United States should be consigned
to the Cuban Central Relief Committee
at New York.
The committee has decided to charter
a vessel Of not less than 2,OOO tons bur
den 10 take 1000 tons Of cornmeal and
100 tons Of bacon i'm ten days from Satur-
day last. Supplies have been purchased
at a cost Of $4,000, and will be delivered
in Cuba during the week.
Rev. j. Y. Corta writes from Tampa.
Fla, asking for aid for the $4,000 refu-
gees here, 5000 Of whom have no means
Of making a living. They must be fed.
clothed. and healed"
Stephen L. Barton. president of the
committee, made arrangements at once
with the Clyde Line to send contributions
TO Jacksonville, and from there to Tampa
by the Southern Express Company, both
corporations agreeing to make the trans
portation free Of charge.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
TcIegrnphic Hriefs.

Antwerp.-The British steamer Acme
Captain Morris, from Pascagoula. Feb
ruary 10th, via Newport News, February
18th, which arrived here on Thursday last
lest part of her deck-load in gale the
previous day.
Montgomery, Ala.-In Dalton county
Sam Ellis, negro confessed in a Justices
court TO attempting to assassinate H. A..
Hardill,swho was shot while in HIS store
in October. The Court ordered the negro
to Jail, but a mob took the prisoner TO
the woods and hanged him to a limb
London.-A special dispatch from Wen
ma says that that the Princess Louise,
Of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha eldest daughter of
King Leopold, of Belgium, and wife of
Prince Philip, of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, has
commenced an action for divorce in the
COburg courts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
CHOW Is YOUR SISTER. FRANK q"
A Tragic story of Ex-senator RAM
SONS Abstracted Way.
washington Times.)

washington Times.)
Former Minister to Mexico Ransom was
at the House a few days ago, talking
about his experiences in Mexico. After
the Minister left the cloak-room, one Of
the members said:
did you ever talk to the Minister when
his mind has been occupied with bust
ness?" and without waiting for a reply
the member continued: 81 did. 1 met
him soon after his return from Mexico
and after we shook hands he said:
" How is your sister Frank%
" She is WELL said.
1.-THE Minister'S mind then returned TO
some business for five minutes and then
he said
How is your sister, Frank% and as
before, l replied that she was well. Five
minutes later he raised his eyes from
some papers and remarked:
oh, Frank, how is your sister?' I
thought the conversation was becoming
rather monotonous, and to change it /
answered that she was very i'll.
Bless me, you don't say so; 1 am
sorry to hear 1t, Frank
"He returned to his papers again for
another five minutes, and hang me If he
didn't turn around and say:
Frank, how is your sister, At first
l thought he was guying me, but, look
ing at him sharply, / realized that he had
forgotten the conversation, and l an
swered sadly She is dead
why, man, you don't mean It" he
exclaimed, jumping from his seat and
extending his hand in most sympathetic
manner, adding That is dreadful. When
did it happen, Tell me all about it,
Why L replied, I killed her just
now. When l came in your office l told
you she was well twice; then l told you
she was very ill.,, and that didn't impress
you. SO for your benefit l have just
killed her.
1.-THE old man looked at me for a mo-
ment and then replied:
"'You must pardon me, Frank. l was
thinking about these papers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
THE BLIZZARD IN THE WEST.
IL Has Probably Destroyed the kan
Sag Erutt CrOp.

ST. LOUIS. MO-, March PA special 10
the Republic from Topeka, Kan, says the
severe blizzard which is sweeping over
the West has probably destroyed the
fruit-crop OF Kansas. The cold is intense,
and at many points In Western Kansas
the mercury has registered below zero.
STREAMS AT FLOOD-MARk.
CINCINNATI o., March 23.-Continu-
Gus, and at intervals. very heavy rams
which have fallen here Tor several days.
have filed all streams 10 tlcod-mark. 4
remarkable accession Of rainfall tonight
makes the situation threatening II not
positively dangerous.
At Elsbury. Mo-. freight train was
wrecked by a washout and three negro
tramps were killed. ~ Louisiana. Mo
rail and wagon yoads are washed OUT
the Mississippi river Is rising rapidly ana
all trains are being delayed.
Dispatches from other points In Mis-
souri,, Illinois, Kansas. Nebraska, ana
parts OF Texas tell of severe storms AMI
considerable loss OF livestock. Al Dent
son and Dallas, Tex. freezing weather -
reported. and the fruit crop may Dc .s
rIously damaged
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
How He Sold His story,
(Atlanta Constltutlonl


An author that had been unsuccessful
in getting story accepted, though he had
kept II going for three years, noticing
that the manuscript was badly worn by
constant transmission in the mails. for
warded ii by express 10 the last availa-
bic publication on his list, valuing it at
SIS
He was I'm luck this time The story
was lost en- route, and no trace of it
could be found.
Some time afterward a friend, who
knew the unfortunate history Of the
story, asked:
Did you ever get that article Of yours
OFF,?
Just sold itr' replied the joyful ALL
thor.
And how much did you get for it?''
'Seventy-five dollars. 1T was bought by
the express company"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
SPANISH SITUATION.
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE)

Forts Barrancas and Pickens, Florida;
Forts st. Philip and Jackson, louisiana,
and Fort Point, Galveston, Tex.
The works at Galveston, nearing com
pletion. have not been inspected and will
be turned over TO the government during
or shortly after General Graham's visit.
Lieutenant Reber. chief of the Signal
Service Department, will examine into
the telegraph facilities at each point
visited.
Chief-Clerk Bass, Of the adjutant-gene-
rails Office arrived to-day, and at once
took up his work IL the Austell Build
ing. There arrived also five other clerks,
ana the entire office force of the signal
corIs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
CANDIDATES WANT a RECOUNT.
The Good-GOvernment Men i'm Clay
Ward May File Petition To-Day.

1t has been decided by the Good Govern
rhent League candidates in Clay Ward
that a recount of the votes cast in the
primary will be asked at the hands of the
committee. SO, at least, said prominent
member of the league yesterday, and It
was further intimated that the grounds
on which the petition is founded had been
incorporated in petition which was to
have been presented to the City Demo-
cratic Committee last night This plan
was not carried out, however, and tho
Good Government men were conspicuous
by their absence at the Powhatan Club.
The time limit i'm which petition may
be filed expires to-day, and some action
on the part of the defeated candidates is
confidently expected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
In France.
Detroit Journal.)

OF course they tarried awhile in France,
beautiful France; and there they visited
q goal.
A goal is much the same as a JAIL but
that is another story.
who" they asked, lis that prisoner
with the tall. white forehead?"
That" replied the guard, lis one who
has been convicted OF treason"
"And these othersg'
"These are those who know him to be
innocent"
In the corridor, just beyond, was q
bronze statue of justice with brass
beefsteak bound over his eye.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
MARYLAND ENDORSES NPKINLEY,
EuloEy of Lee for His Courage, FL
deIEfS, and Prudence,

ANNAPOLIS, MD, March 22.-The
Maryland Senate to-day. under a suspen-
SIGN of the rules, unanimously adopted a
5oint resolution, introduced by Senator
Bruce Democrap, Of Montgomery coun-
ty, endorsing the course Of President
Mckinley in the present crisis, pledgine
the support of the State in case Of need.
and eulogizing Consul-General Lee for his
courage, fidelity, and prudence.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
wheeIock G. veaxey Passes 49,,

WASHINGTON, March 22.-WheeIocl,
U. Veazey' Of Vermont. formerly a mem
Der OF the Interstate Commerce Comuts.
sion died here tonight at 8 o'clock. Az
Neazey resigned from the commission
spou, year ago on account OF failing
health. In lS9O-'g1 he served as ca,-.s
mander-in-Chief Of the Grand Am U0iii-
the Republic. '' ="
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
One Preacher OutwIts Another.
CPall-Man Gazette1

At a church in Scotland. where Their,
was a popular call, two candidates OF
fered 10 preach, Of the names of Adan
and Low. Mr. Low preached In IN,
morning, and took for his text: Adam
Where Are Thoug' He made a most ex
cellent discourse, and the congregation
was much edited. In the evening Nj
Adam preached. and took for his text
10, Here | am" The impromptu and
his sermon gained him the church.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Her Idea OF 1t.
Chicago NeWs)

NVIIINdbU -NtWSJ
Anna: I'm afraid papa will kick when
you ask him for my hand. ~
Fred: I'm glad You mentioned IL, dear
est. Forewarned is forearmed, ycu
know
Anna: Oh. Fredi Wouldn't it be lust
too lovely for anything if you only were
Fred: Were what darling?
Anna: Why. four-armed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Japnn's Warship Building.

VIENNA. March 22.-The newspapers
announce that Japan between 1895 and
1895 will have devoted 193.OOOO0O yen GlS2,
OS0,OO to the building of warships. Forty
seven have already been ordered, with
short terms Of delivery, in England,
France, Germany, and the United states.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
KENTUCKY BATTLEsHIP SPECIAL.
IL Has Two Engines, and il Making
Schedule Time.

ASHLAND. KY, March 22.-Kentucky's
battleship special has two magnificent
Chesapeake and Ohio engines in front OF
nine sieepers and private-cars, and IL
making schedule time. 1t reached
Huntington on schedule time at $50 TO-
night. and is due at Newport News TO-
morrow at 2 L. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
PRESIDENT SEEKING COUNSEL.
He Confers With Senator's Allison
and German.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 22.--Sena-
tors Allison and German saw the Presi-
dent to-day, by appointment. The Presi-
dent desired to consult them regarding
the present Cuban situation, as he has
been consulting others. Little can be
learned concerning the nature of the con-
ference. but 1t is known that the Presi-
dent desires the views OF leading men
OF Both parties at this time on the situa-
ton, which is considered very critical.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
TROOPS Ar FORT CAswELL.
Position One of the Strongest on the
CoaSt,

WILMINGTON. N. c.. March 22.-Bat
terry i, Second Artillery. which reached
Fort Caswell Saturday, is now fully pre-
pared for serious work. The position
commands at short range the water a2-
proaches to Wilmington. and is one Of
the strongest on the coast. Though al
ready we'll fortified, two additional 10
inch guns will soon be I'm position.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Two Popular Extremes.
cleveland Plain Dealer,

cleveland Plain Dealer)
"Scotlands products range from the
strongest TO the sweetest"
How do you make that outr'
"She produces Scotch whiskey an(
scotch 'lasses."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
ODORLESS REFRIGERATOR,

per cuts below 1t scientific preserver of food The air
cuaton perfect that you put onions bananas berries
meats fish, and anything that has odor together with K
BUTTER open vessels without contamination 1t needs
weekly scrubbng 1t is economical in the of saving
20 per cent any other Refrigerator.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23

10 pass the winter season comfortably
syold colds. by using DR.. Bulls CoDsh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
THE SITUATION IN JACKSON WARD.

There May he Three Tickets I'm the
Field-Mnny Factions Exist.
Out in Jackson Ward the political sltua-
ton is far from being calm and serene.
Both the parties are divided, and the
complications seem likely 10 lead to a
very heated contest at the forthcoming
election. Already the campaigning has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Dredge Ordered to Key West.

WILMINGTON. n. c.. March PIN
response TO orders received Monday
might at y O'Clock the government
steam suctlon-dredge Cape Fear left
southport to-day at 1:2O l.. NJ for Kew
west Her orders direct her TO cali al
Fernadina.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
Polo Reports "ExternaI Cause"

MADRID, March 22.-The Spanisb Gov
eminent has received a dispatch from its
Minister at Washington. Senior Polo
Bernabe, saying that the report Of the
United States Naval Court, appointed to
inquire into the loss Of the battleship
'Maine. holds that the explosion was of
external origin.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-23
THE E. B. TAYLOR CO.,
NO. 1911 EAST MAIN AND NO. 9 EAST BROAD STREET.
+e+s+s+e+e+e+e+s+e+e+e+s
REFRIOERHTORS.

Buying Refrigerator from either of an m
pertinent but certainty of getting THE BEST 1t has some
families great deal of money to determine this fact and it is c
any not wise experiment when you be purchasing
either the LEONARD or the ODORLESS
Eight years have proven the popularity of the
Old Reliable Leonard Cleanable RefrigeratOr
There than of them in Richmond We have
just received seasons supply Of several carloads and
made midsummer prices to open the
In addition to the above have secured the agency for the
famous
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-06
OF A SMALL KITCH-
 EN

By all means have small kitchen; large kitchen, with a cellar door at one side, a table at another, range at an other and the sink at still another, re auires too much walking. Time is con- sumed in going from one place to an other rather than with actual work. Have your range placed in light and convenient part of the kitchen; in front have a good-sized table, containing drawers and spaces underneath for keeping utensils, one portion of the top covered with zinc and the other half left plain. Have underneath the top a baking board which you can easily pull out. The sink should be near at hand. The pantry may be on the other side of the kitchen, and be sufficiently large to hold barrel of flour, a small pastry table, and convenient arrangement of shelves The floor may be of hard wood, or 1t may be covered with lino- leum or oilcloth, or the ordinary rubber covering. A tile floor is exceedingly handsome, but rather hard on the feet, making small rugs or bits of carpet a necessity if comfort is to be considered, Mrs. s. T. Rorer in Ladies Home Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-06
The Union Trust Company,
NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN
 CHARTERED by the State of Connecti- cut with authority to act us Executor, Ad. ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and Individuals, and administers trusts of ali kinds Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness, manage sinking funds, and do all business such as Is usually done by, Trust Companies.
 II also does a. general Banking. business, collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re. eeives deposits. The principal of each Trust is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com pany,
 This Company is by law regularly exam. ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of HENRY l.. HOTCHKTSS. President.
 EUGENE & BRISTOL Treasurer. CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, S1OO,0O0 $1,000.000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-06
7 fnancral.
--------------------- -'--------.-'--'-
 The Stock Market.

New York, Aug. 1.-The stream of speculative and investment money con- tinued to pour into stocks and bonds
 to-day without interruption. Prices throughout the list were lifted sharply.
 The profit taking movement, which has been a drag on the leading indusrrials
 ended to-day and the bears, who sold
 these stocks early on the assumption
 that realizing was still in progress,
 were forced to buy back later. The
 result was to bring the industrials into
 the general current of the market,
 which moved upward with a tidal
 sweep. The railroads themselves were somewhat unsettled at the opening and
 most of the leading stocks declined 1s
 to 1-2 before the upward movement of
 prices set in. The opening weakness
 was in sympathy with London and the
 quickness with which it was overcome
 was a striking evidence of the inde-
 pendence of the local stock exchange.
 There was quite a serious depression
 both in London and Paris on the re-
 ported friction between Russia and
 Great Britain and there was quite urg-
 ent selling here for London account
 but the supply of American securities
 abroad has been so far reduced in the
 past year that the disposition of for
 eign holders to buy or sell has very
 much less influence than formerly. The
 aggressive buying which has been mo- ticed in Wall street for several days
 quickly turned prices upwards and
 gained in volume on the advance Bur lington continued to be the leader and scored an extreme advance of 2% The other grangers came next in point of importance and the Pacific roads and their connections followed with quite a list of lesser stocks trailing on to the movement. A marked feature of the trading was the large individual blocks of stock which were taken at top f1g- ures. Quite a number of the specula- tive leaders showed single transactions of 1000 shares or upwards at the high prices of the day. There was some dis position to realize in tn last hour, but a decline of fraction quickly reduced | the market to dullness. Possibly the | final spurt in Burlington was used to cover some rather extensive realizing l at other points. There was talk in Wall street of an agreement to advance | prices, which included a number of in- 1 terests controlling vast wealth. That l the buying came from a combination of very powerful interests was quite evil dent, but that it was based on the as- sumption of a future rise in values
 and demand from the general public | for stocks is equally certain. There
 was some increase of outside interest shown by buying through commission | houses to-day. The market was re-
 markedly broad and brought into &C., | tivity many long dormant stocks.
 Dealings in bonds were not on as large a scale as yesterday, but the de- mand continued active and well dis | tributed and carried prices vigorously upwards all through the list. Total
 sales, $4 4,930,0o0.
 | United States old fours registered ad- vanced fl and the threes when issued declined 1s In the bid price.
 NEW YORK STOCK M.IEAET.