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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
4 TrIbute To Mrs. Lee.

The Atlanta Constitution recently print
ed the following.
Despite the modcsty and the reserve that
have characterized her life. Mrs. Fltz-
hugh Lee is becoming am object of nat
tionaI interest. as the present precarious
position of her husband, American Consul
n CHINA. makes him to-day one OF IN"
most prominent living Americans. During
her married life. Mrs. Lee has been con-
tent TO bask i'm the sunshine OF the hoh"is
paid 10 her husband She reluctantly
came into public life when General Lee,
,s Governor of Virginia, brought her
and their children from the family seat
al stafford. Va, TO preside i'm the ENecu-
tive Mansion i'm Richmond. Her hrSt ape
pearancc there was like the introduction
of am old-time court beauty into modern
society. for although little over - years
of age. Ms. Lee had preserved the man
uer. customs. and even the voice OF the
women of the "old regime She had pre-
served. too. type of beauty that i>
uniaue now. and her portraits have thar
contour and dignity OF expression AMI
nose inseparabie from the ideals one has
of the grand daWe- of the old South.
Artists clamorcd for her portraits. and
Willard Cox. now of Atlanta, painted a
life-sized portrait OF Mrs Lee that IN it,
fDngtUflOu tl lltl lllhlN 4'luii tsl' l''t
trays her as one of the southern beauties
Of the day.
Though Mrs. Lee is so typically wo-
man of the old regirsc, she is I'm entire
sympathy with the progress of women,
and has fostered in her children those
qualities OF mind and heart that have
dtted them To cope with. a. well as
worthily hll. the position in the world
10 which their birth and prominence en-
title them.
Highly educated herself. Mrs. Lee has
personally interested herself In the educa.
zion of her children. and though living
quietly most Of her unmarried life. she
has kept well abreast with the spirit oi
the times. ana made the interests of hes
husband the principle OF her life. After
moving To- Richmond. she became greatly
courted and admired. She appeared in
her salon so nearly like the old-timr
beauties of long ago that she inspired
men with that chivalry that breathes OF
reverence To womankind and makes them
yeritable queens in the eyes Of cavalier
men.
Among Mrs. Lees acquaintances tn
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
OIIi SOIDIt.NS.

The Dispatch cannot believe the report
that It IL fhe purpose OF the soVerh'h'".
to impose upon the South the ourneh Vi
furnishing all the troops for the lhN""'"''
OF Cuba. There must be some m's''"'
about II. We feel sure that Secretary
Alaer has been misquoted. The misap-
/prehension probably arose from 'ne
statement made at the War Department
that all the troops intended for service
IN cuh, would be embarked at southern
ports"
General Wheeler. Of Alabama Is re-
sponsible for the suggestion that the army
OF invasion. or Of liberation or wha'c'e'
Won may choose % call II. should be COM
poscd Of men from the Gulf States ne
cause they would be better able IMAM
others TO withstand the climate Of CUBA
but he was promptly called down %
the MONTGOMERY Advertiser, when a.
serted that the men from the up-couhUS
~ Alabama. for instance, were no better
e,,od h, acclimatization for Cuban ser
vice than the people of any other "'"'7
would be.
so we may say that the citizens OF Au-
p,lsta. or Of Wythe, or or Hlchiiohu'
would be no more exempt from fever III
C,,ha than the citizens Of New YORK OF
Chicago would be. quite possibly the
residents Of the lowlands in the extreme
Southern states might fare better there
cha, other Americans would. but we
couldn't hope to muster enough Oh tneN'
to capture Cuba.
However. it is useless 10 discuss the
question: it is fiction upon its face. II
o.ould not be good governmental poNcy'
and we southerners are too modest ana
,.i,. 90 wish to rob our northern brothers
NJ their share of the honors ana glory
that await us i'm our war with Spain
At the suggestion of the War Depart
ment. we suppose, the authorities OF eac"
Of the States are engaged in ascertainins
how many officers and enlisted men Oh
our volunteer companies will volunteer
for service a, home or abroad. As put
If looks much like a cold-bloodeo IN
o,,irv whether each man will volunteer
for service i'm cuba.
Possibly the government has cah'aSSe'
all other plans for utilizing the voIun'
tccrs. and finds this the best, but we
cannot help thinking that many members
Of volunteer companies would 90 to Cuoa
If called out and ordered there VINO VII
not volunteer for that service.
The governments difficulty arises from
the fact that the law officers OF the wal
Department doubt the right Of the Pres'
dent 70 order the militia into a foreign
country. and hence it is proposed t'
create volunteer army, which Tor al
practical purposes. will be composed %
regulars pro temporc. I'm day or t"'
the war Department will have reports
As 10 the number of men who will volun
teer as desired. and if the present piai
proves faulty, it may be that it VIII h'
amended to meet the difficulties pre-
| scented.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
ny THE DISPATCH COMPANY.

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Give their old as well as their ne" 'O''
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

DWALE. DICKINSON COUNTY. VA,
April -,Special1-L NJ. Nanover OF
Clintwood. has resigned as Commissioner
of the Revenue of On. Western District
NJ Dickinson county. and ". ~ LAM
bert was appointed 90 nll the vacancy.
Frank a. Suatton. OF Johnson city,
Tenn. ls having some coal from this
section hauled % Norton 90 test its
coking qualities Mr. Suatton has large
interests in the coal-helds OF Dickinson
county.
George Dyer. prominent citizen OF
Stratton. this county. was thrown from
mule day or two since and seriously
n not fatally. hurt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Blacksburg Cadet, Ready 10 >'r' 20

BLACKsBURG VA. Arr1I
ciID-A meeting OF fhe .off-
of thc Virginia Polytechnic ln-'..
held this morning. ai 0hion b., was .....
m1usly resolved that tnr CORPS
MS services to tho Governor H
OF war against Spain. and. ini
% communication Doe sent i'
Department requesting ,hat iI
WIS called into service 10 De- 5.
the immediate command NJ
tenant David G.. Sh3ul<f of th'
Infantry. now acting as comm.
the virginia Polytechnic lnsNi.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Marriage in Smithiieid.

SMITHFIELD. VA April 20-tSpecialD
AZ the Baptist church ON Tuesday. April
10Th. Miss Indy Elcy, OF Smithheld. and
MI David Cunningham. Of Roanoke. We're
united i'm holy matrimouy. The church
was beautifully decorated with flowers.
and was darkeued. save the pulpit. where
lamps artisucaly placed showed the
lovely decorations 10 splendid advantage.
Rev. ~. -. Shepherd. the pastor. otiici-
ated. The bride wore green travelling
dress. and carried a handsome bunch OF
brides roses After the service the bridal
couple drove 10 Fergusson's wharf. where
they took the river boat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
rheumatism Cured.

Nv son was afflicted with rh euma
tism. which contracted his right limb
until he was unable 10 walk. After
using one and a half bottles OF Cham
berlain's Pain Balm he was able 10 be
about again. | can heartily recon-
mend it TO persons suffering from
JOHN SNYDER, Freed,
Calhoun county. w. Va. One appli-
cation relieves the pain. Price % and
30 cents per bottle.
de 22-Sa, Tu&Thnrtf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Mrs Mary, Mcdonald (colored, 12S years
old. commonly known as "grandmother'
is an inmate of the House for Aged and
Iufrm Colorcd Persons. Girard and Bel
mont avenues Her mind is perfectly
clear. and her health is good. save that
a cataract. which has been forming for
two years ON her left eye, causes her 10
suffer severe pains one Is filled with
awe i'm contemplating this little old wo-
man. whose girlhood was passed In Revo-
utionary times and whose marvellous
memory recalls the boom of English guns,
and the aspect of Washington's soldiers
and the changing events of over a cen
Jury The Philadelphia Evening Telc-
graph.
This is like many Of the tales told by
"coutra5auds' during the war-"impor-
tant if true"
Everybody in the South is aware that
the negroes rarely know their own ages.
About the nearest they can come to giving
the date of their birth is TO say
they were born the year "old marster"
died. or the year young missus' was
born. And even then they are prone to
,xageeration. Polk Miller is a very spry
youngstor of middle age, yet we are
told that a Prince Edward darky who
was born the very year that Polk was,
and on the same plantation. was some
time ago posing as "centenarian."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Our Emporia budget.

EAfPORIA. VA. April - -(SpcciaL)-
The Circuit Court Of Greenesville county.
Hon h. A. Hancock, presiding, convened
this morning al IL o'clock, The chancery
docket was called; also. the law docket
and several cases were fiXed FOR trial du-
ring the term. The most important civil
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
ApriI mn Evcntful Month.

In looking over past records ! hnd that
many Of the important ana disastrous
events 10 the country, and especially to
the South. occurred during the month
of April. Whether this Is attributable TO
a certain position which our earth then
occupies I'm the heavens L leave TO as
biologists TO say; but II is none the less
true that nearly every war In which. the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
His Fianccc,


Managing EDITOR. What was il that
young fellow wanted
once Boy. de says that he wrote a
sonnet entitled "Douy's Dimpie~.' and IL
got into the paper headed "Dollys PIN
ples." and that De wants 10 explained
AS il got him into trouble with some
thing he called his feeansay.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

According 20 the last census, 6Si per
cent. of the population OF Spain could
neither read nor write. OF the others,
2S5 per cent. could read and write, and
"a could read only. out OF the total pop
uation of q, go. go Of the United States
IN 1890. the number of illiterates was
632l 702. and this total was mainly COM
posed of colored persons. the white illite-
rates comprising only az per cent. OF all
whites, while the corresponding proper
ton for colored was SIS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

The Providence Or. - Journal says that
under better guidance there Is no
doubt that Spain would have evacuated
Cuba and made suitable rcparation Tor
the loss Of the Maine without recourse 10
war. but regards the muddle we nave
gotten ourselves into as the natural re-
suit Of placing Ohio politics in the proinl-
ncnt position it has occupied during TINS
administration. \ strong man. continues
the Journal, was needed in the state De-
partment TO grapple with the knotty prob
lens Of diplomacy, but John Sherman $
scat I'm the Senate was also needed to
carry out local deal. Again, it was de-
sired to have Hanna in the chamber to
counteract the influence Of the fiery
Foraker.
Precisely. That tells pretty much the
whole story.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

.,,o ,irc ve\must say they were "
cccdinely rcmlss in not SO 'n, y. n,,ps,,on
vsshineton correspondent ID p"'o''o"
and extending 20 spain the courtesy
"tfp, on the subject
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
ADVERTISING RATES
HALE INCH OR LESS.

Wanted situation, payable j." q
vance C25 words or lcss.'...'''...''' II
Above rates arc for "every day OF "U-
yerusements running consccuuVeN'
Reading notices in readins-mat'er 'S ls
five lines or less. 81; in nonpariel' 'e@O'''
five lines or less. IS cents.
card Of rates for more space furD'sHeu
on application.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Tn. 4. rs SIN NJ the Front.

tSt. Louis Globc-DemocraO
Ola Virginia is coming 10 Tie front
again I'm public affairs, and the new gen
Grafton OF the +. F.'s d, as good as any
that preceded IT,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Christian Alliance convention.

NORFOLK. IA. Aprii -'-.7i ...
Pey. Henry Wilson - h.. pastor ...
c...,.i M, hernacie Nev AorN ,.H
pnct ~ Denver. col Mr. O. A.
an ~ africa and other prom
,.ines from thls country and aa''.
srr,ye in the city iu time to 'i
CHRISTIAN Alliance Convention FL.
mortal christian Temple to-m' b..
ing at 1880 o'clock serNN. ....
hela morning afternoon ana .,.....s
.rha rnryention Will continue
Thursday and Friday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Her Economy.

CrIt-BltsJ
you've got 10 e,0nom.zc.' said ME-
Gadgoylc 90 his wife.
VERY Well" replied the good woman.
cbe,rfIlIy You shave yourself and I'll
rut YOUR hair
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Eighteen hundred years ago. or there
about. the Roman Emperor Trajan built
a bridge across the Danube, the piers Of
which are found by the Roumanian engi-
neers solid enough to sustain new
structure to-day. The Boston Globe con-
cludes from this that they evidently
didn't know much about Jobs in those
severe days
ON the contrary IL would appear that
Trajan's contractors thoroughly under
stood putting UP a job.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
Baseball Season TiCketS.

Those who have applied !"
Season Tickets TO bali game -.
1898 will find same at Branch h.
Aliens store, Main street. near
Tenth.
4 limited number are still. 90 .e
had, and persons desiring 90 "o-
tain them will please leave 'a't
names at once at aboye-lamsd
store.
MURRAY NJ. rlcGJlRE'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

All ntters and kilograms must DC , @v-
dressed to THE DISPATCH 80 80 49,
rejected communications Will not DC
returned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Resolutions Of respect 10 deceaseu
,,or,bers passcd by societies. corpora
49, associations. or other orsaniza-
tions will be charged for as aGNer''S'i'e'
matter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

All letters recommending eand'u%'eS
,or oe,cc must be paid for to insure 6helr
notification. This is a Ions standing rue
OF ours.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

UPTOWN OFFICE. BRoAD-sTREE,Tr
PHARMACY, 5ls EASI bNO@ND
STREET. ~, ,o,o ,5r-,T.
STREET.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Rally round the flag, boys. That's the
word now. Home differences must be for
gotten.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Tell. which is your tay0rite pet among
animals;
Bell enthusiastically: Man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

And yet, that Spanish coon may come
down, after all.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

I'm this spring the young mans fancy
lightly turns To thoughts OF war
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

The Spanish probably understand the
meaning Of vamosc. though they may not
be familiar with skedaddle.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

We trust Counsel Rubens Will now per
suade the Cubans not 20 turn their ma
chetcs on Us.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

How could little Alphonso NIL have
.vnocted ANYTHING more lucky, with that
number tackled on to his name?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Now. Johnnie, get your gun, get your
Gun get your gun. We stn hope, how
ever, that you will not have TO use It,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

"The boys" now do their tramping by
steam.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Coal is king in the present crisis.
Ta-ta, Polo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21

Old papers for sale at the ps''
eficA
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR B. & O.

Receivers Authorized to Secure 80 More
Locomotives, 5000 Box Cars and $500
Coal Cars.
An order has been signed by United
States Judges Golf and Morris author
izing Receivers Cowan and Murray, of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, to enter into an agreement for
leasing eighty new locomotives, 5000
box cars, and $500 coal cars. Thirty
locomotives and 5000 box cars are to
be acquired from the Mercantile Trust
Company, of New York, so locomotives,
5000 box cars and 1900 coal cars from
the Maryland Trust Company, and 500
gondola cars from either the Mercan
tile Trust Company or the Maryland
Trust Company.
In the rentals specified in the re-
spective leases, the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company is to issue its lease
warrants in sums of 81 900 each, bear
ing per cent interest, and redeemable
on any interest day on thirty days no
tice. These warrants are to be dated
January l, 1890, and one-tenth will
mature each year, beginning January.
/, 1900. In their petition the receivers
stated that the new equipment, which
will eventually become the property of
the company, is necessary to replace
old locomotives and freight cars and
to enable the receivers to maintain the
earnings of the railroad. The arrange
ments for obtaining the new locomo-
tives and cars were made with the aid
of the reorganization managers. The
value of the equipment to be acquired
is 1887 900 under the agreement with
the Mercantile Trust Company, and
$3,2S3,000 under the agreement with
the Maryland Trust Company.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14
POTTERY SOLD.
Western Sanitary Pottery at Tiltons-
vile Sold for $4,000 to East Liver.
pool Parties.

w. L. Medill, Esq, receiver of the
Western Sanitary Ware Company plant
at Tiltonsville, sold the pottery at pri-
vate sale at Steubenville yesterday for
$4,000, which is two-thirds of the ap-
praisement 1t was sold to W. j. Mays,
of Tiltonsville, trustee, who represent
ed East Liverpool parties, who organ
lied to purchase and operate the plant
The provisions of the sale were made
according to the order of court. The
parties who bought the plant will make
many improvements and place it in
operation about January 1st This
plant has been in receivers hands
for several years and has been offered
at public sale several times, but always
failed of selling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14

for some time. The officers have been
working on the case for some time
with a logged perseverance and yes
terday they were rewarded by captur-
ing the supposed thief who gave his
name as Frank Johnston. Brass and
other stuff to the amount of several
hundred pounds have been stolen up
to the present time. Much of this stuff
has been disposed OF in small quanti
ties TO Junk dealers at various times.
The officers layed a trap for their man
and yesterday officer Erwin swore oIt
a warrant for him Officer Brown saw
the party suspected on South Second
street and had no sooner placed hiT
under arrest than officer Westwood ap
peared. They were walking up the
railroad with their prisoner when he
made sudden break for liberty. OIL
Ger Brown soon recaptured him after
a short struggle and placed him Ill
Jail. No time had been set for his
hearing last evening. The officers, all
of whom have been at work on the
case deserve special credit, as the
thieving has been carried on in a sys.
tematic manner
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14
SCH E NJ E DROPPED.
Plan to Organize Iron Trust Fails.
A Local Manufacturer Talks of the
proi ~.

The Pittsburg Dispatch yesterday
contained story to the effect that an
other combination was in the incubator
and that ornamental and architectural
iron manufacturers had met in Pitts
burg to organize trust of plants. The
article also stated that the scheme
had failed on account of lack of inter-
est displayed by some of the most
prominent manufacturers of this
branch of industry from various places
and their failure to attend the meeting.
The combination is to be known, it is
stated. as the National Iron League.
and is the successor to an organization
established in New York several years
ago, and which included in it's mem
bership only those firms doing business
in New York city. II was decided sew
eral months ago TO extend the scope of
the association and iron works
throughout the United States were re-
quested to enter.
A local iron ma ufacturer was ask
ed about the alleged trust yesterday
and replied that he had not been in
formed about proposition to form a
combination and knew nothing of the
meeting in Pittsburg. He said none of
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-12-14
BELLAIRE.
Teamster Found Frozen to Death
Miner Dies Suddenly.--Other Bel
laire Notes.

VIM. Humes. a former farmer who
lived west of Bellaire, is located on
the island of Madagascar and is pros
pering, owning a large cattle ranch
and interested in valuable mining prop
erty. He left here many years ago
and for several years nas not heard
from until recently, when his father
wrote to the British consul at NADIA
gascar and learned from this official
that Humes was still living and doing
well.
Thornton Brothers, a Woodsfield
teamster, was found dead under the
bed of his wagon Sunday. 1t is sup
posed that his horse ran off and he
was thrown under the wagon and rem
dered unconscious. His body was
found frozen stiff. The remains were
brought to Bellaire and shipped to
West Virginia for interment
w. H. Branon, miner employed at
Neff's mines, died suddenly at his home
at st. Clairsville Junction Sunday. He
was 40 years of age and leaves q wife
and several children.
Rev. c. M. Watson attended a meet
ing of ministers of the Christian
Church at Wheeling Monday.
Edward Colbert, of Lamont, W. Va,
was a guest of Elijah Criswell, of the
Fifth ward
City Council met last night and
transacted routine business.
The firemen have received new rub
Der coats. New hose for the depart
ment is another improvement badly
needed.
Mayor Freese was in st. Clairsville
yesterday on business.
Miss Lura Dickens and Mrs. Alice
Wilson will entertain the Twentieth
Century Club at the home of the for
mer next week.
Mrs. Sarah M. Ewing has purchased
the Coffman property, corner Noble
and Thirty-ffth streets, for 5000.
Miss Blanche Russell, of the Fourth
ward, is seriously i'll.
Mrs. Robert Henderson and family
have gone to Parkersburg, where they
will reside in the future
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan, of Grafton, have
returned home after a visit with
friends here.
Joseph Thornberry, of the Third
ward, is the guest of friends and rela-
tives at Beallsville, Ohio