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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-27
imures-Ivt ACTIVITY

L8rtr-.v the navy yaIl lt Er1lE.-l
mas presented what. tur ID, Is q scene .t
almost uuuarAlI,Ica actIvltv. Lxrra men
nave been employed lu large numbers.
ana some rt tla regular nave 81 IA.
1ur- acteu themselves a- 2. crop mal-al-
tarIlv lu-. rr- q hare wa-a. battle
ships cruisers au- dispatch boats ma.
hal {. la r.uaIra-. merchant steamers
have L4l On boz converted lur. auzl.larE
cruisers. anu MANY suuerAuuuat I'd craft
Tor winch ~ was never supposed Jha-
w. would a-alL -ul use have mad g. Be-.
patched u- ID some slr- 90 fashion q.
email. them o. az least present The 4r.
uCar4l. a- -1rUll4uIauasa iUr with
4-- tails --l-- lu every BODY III une main
preserves .r outward calm winch s.-l.-
ume- strikes one us BENG ADMIR-. A..
al- a- other times lmur,--a- rly sau
ludivlGu-- as being oZ4-uuraul- il, -..
depends UPON tl- ue-r.. ot patti .rl.
1ervl- I'LL wll-- the uu. rvrr uul- ll--
se--. Inc marines confirm. r. pace So
luly ana oven IauEuICIv uall ana forth
before the gates u tne yarI ana the r.-.-
ueuccs az tAe CMce-- 4nev sIl.. nav
tnCIr llJtl game o. ua-. ou Jne uaral
ground whenever the weather permits.
ana those Of tine men VINO are not uar.
tlcular!y ameuaDIe O. discipline con.
unue L. persist IL tugIr old t-IcE g..
oyerstavIuE leave ana getting punished
IL consequence. but under TINS calm ez-
terror OF apparent Impertur D. bIilty tine.
mas been a tense feeling which IL yea.
Ity pervaues every department OF what
mas been called the government snip
hOspt-. inns nrst manifested itself
Immediately AFTER the Maine was blown
up, when every one realized that our r.-
IauOus with spain were about 10 reach
the acute stage
There Is no snip IL the navy by the
way. Tor winch the men ar the ErOoE-
ivu navy YARD 1eIt greater affection tuar
the Maine. for II was there THAT she wa
built under the most uutayurauIe and
CIscOuraGlnc circumstance one man
VINO was employed on her TOLD me thar
when me wooden models 1Or tine Dow
pieces were being glued together tnev
were obliged To use al OLD cylinder lu
which TO make the nre necessary TO CRY
tine blocks together Beside as the
Massachusetts was started at Norfolk al
the same time, there was good zeal Of
rivalry. ana the TACT that tine Name was
completed aneau OF her sister snip mas
always been a "prac subject with the
brooklyn men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-05-27

as good as it ever was is q strong tribute
to tine care with which our toretatner
put their vessels together and tine excel
lent material used III their construction.
There ls an irresistible fascination lu
comparing the old hulEs lBD the y er.
mont with such 0t the modern battle.
ships as happen Oh be- at tine navy var.
gust us there ls III contrasting the guns
captured I'LL sea fights 0t long az. Cr
those which have served u- -0 well as
90 bee entitled % the distinction of cN.
hlmu0n with tine awful Weapons Of dee
structIou carried tv tine ships 0t our
navy today. In the BROOKLYN yard there
is always excellent opportunity Tor do
luU this There ar. distributed about
the commandment house about 2u can.
non which are interesting from this
standpoint some OF them were captured
IA tn. war Of 1912 from England uul
IRE among the most highly urlzed 0I
the relics at the navy wand The pro7e..
tiles which they used could ue slamm0
against one ot our modern warsuIp- lu
d perfect hail Tor weCE without dolu-
tine slightest Gumag. nav.u. smashing
few glasses uerum and rru8Huc some
q. Oh. lleI.tIs OH tine upper ...-. aI
other guam. o.u gun De- % carbonate tai.
CD --.l u. t.l-ur. tHust .ruta.l. 10 va-
use. I'D her famous ruuuu- n-u- wit.
s-- LrltI.. yt--... Of ulr own class ll
which. tr t.. way. tl. American ship
al. not conn. .. "s...l. I..
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
ENIpORIA.
Circuit Court in Session-Personsl
and General.

EMPORIA. VA, october 20-(Speclal)-
The Circuit Court OF Greenesville county
convened this morning in it's fall term.
Hon. y. \. Hancock presiding. All OF the
important law cases were. by consent Of
counsel and in the absence OF witnesses,
continued TO the next term. The Court is
engaged in entering chancery orders, OF
which there is quite number.
The court will likely adjourn for the
term Saturday afternoon. Among the at
torneys in attendance / noted Colonel A.
y. Thorn, of Norfolk: Messrs. Richard b.
Davis and George Mason. of Petersburg.
and =. =. Buford and b. A. Lewis, Jr..
of Brunswick county.
Mrs Charles G. Guntier and children
left for Birmingham. Ala, to-day 20 join
Mr. Guntier, who resides there.
Mr.. T.. Peyton Turner who has been
recently engaged in business in Suffolk.
will return home tomorrow for a short
visit to his parents.
Judge Barham returned to-day from q
short hunting expedition.
Mr. ]. b. Goode. a prominent citizen Of
Margarettsvile. y. c.. was here to-day.
Mr.. c. VI. Broun, Of Jarratts Va, was
here to-day: also. Mr. J. T.. Person, an
attorney at law. Of the same place.
Miss Anna Chambliss left for the
Woman's College Richmonds to-day.
DR.. George p. Wood. who has been quite
sick. Is now convalescing.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
WISELY SILENT.

A Chicago telegram says that President
Mckinley was absolutely silent while UNI
dergoing the ordeal of receiving the de-
gree of LII. ID. from the University of
Chicago. Throughout the exercises the
President did not speak one word. merely
bowling in response 10 the laudatory
words" OF DR.. Harper.
1t is not often that we sympathize with
the President but in this instance he has
our tenderest sympathy He deserves
and will have the sympathy Of every one
who has left his college days behind
generation.
To man who is thoroughly rusty on
his classics there is nothing more embar-
RAISING than to be made the target for a
volley Of Latin or Greek. And his en-
barrassment is rendered all the greater
if the captain of the Latin or Greek bat
terry happens TO have been drilled in the
new school of pronunciation.
We have no means Of knowing whether
in his younger days President Mckinley
was proficient in Latin. But he may have
been never so proficient. and still we are
willing to wager that while he was nm
der President Harper's fire he couldn't
have told whether the learned head of the
university was guying him or not.
On the whole, we think the President
was wise not to say anything. Under the
circumstances there was nothing for him
to say.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
ABNER MKINLEY LOSES.
His Name Proposed to Union he"s"e
c,,h nut Has to- 10 Withornwn'


New York Press-Repuolican')
For some reason, which club ethics pre-
vent from being made public, ADner Nc
Kinlev is not to be a memper OIL '"e
Union League Club. He was proposed io'
,ohersbin I'm that organization more
+bar q month ago. his application Delhs
stsned nv two members, In accordahce
y,itb the requirements Of the clubs con-
stitu,ion Mr.. McKinley's name was
nosted on the regular list OF proposed
nenbers. and It remained there until d
feu DAYS ago. when it was WltharaWn'
Meantime the Membership Committee
-, r.,a+ +,vice and has reported tayor-
obI,, ON other proposals, which hao Desh
80 ~ the same time as that OF MT. NC
tr,,,Io,.,s mama or later. No action was
,al.er on Mr. McKinleys name. Inc Ia.
that II has been Withdrawn INDICATES nc
the Membership Committee ola nov w.
To act on IT, and advised MI NJ
sponsors 10 withdraw H. - .,,..,,,,
with few exceptions il rs the custom
-, w. Union League club, as 1t rs win
several other prominent social soclelleS
- +bIs ci,y not to act formally on lhe
nronosals of any candidate for MEMBER
shjn "a whose admission there may DC
reason for objection. In such case inc
r,embeys indorsng the application are
informed quietly that it is wise to with WIN
dray the proposal, and thus the humiild-
ton Of a black ball is avoided
Abner Mckinley is a brother or the
p.aSidsrt and was a resident of Canton
O., until the spring of 1897, when ne came cam
80 New york. lie pracuced law in can
tor and was admitted to the bar IN TINS
SITE soon after ne took up his residence
bere His office is at No. 80 Broad street.
and he lives in the Windsor HOTEL
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21

Harold Frederic, the novelist, and Lon
don correspondent Of a number of Amer
lean newspapers, died at Henley-on-the-
Thames last Wednesday. One account of
his death says:
"SiX weeks ago he had a stroke OF
paralysis but not Of a severe kind, and
with his powerful physique and proper
medical treatment recovery would have
been a moral certainty. but. unlucklly.
the lady at whose house he fell i'll was
a believer in the principles of Christian
Science. and MIR. Frederic was treated.
whether with his consent or not is a
matter of dispute. according TO those
principles, which believe in curing by
suggestion only and allowing no medical
treatment Of any kind
1t Is further said that owing to the re-
fusal Of any doctor at Henley to give
a medical certificate of death, all the cir
cumstances OF Frederic's illness will have
to be investigated at a Coroner's inquest.
Frederic's latest book, Gloria Mundi."
has been announced for publication in
London and New York to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
BRYAN AND ALGER.

Af..- nll tho statements that have been
mado By the war Department. the public
Is not satisfied with Its treatment OF Col
onc Bryan.
II was we'll known that Colone. Bryan
wished TO quit the army and engage IN
tho political campaign In his state; put
many obstacles were thrown In MS way
OF course. Bryan always has had the
privilege Of ros!gning. but that he couii
not well do. lie hsG Induced many OF his
nighbors and friends TO join his resi-
ment. and he could not conscienuously
leave them. SO resignation was not to
be thought Of.
True, too, that the War Department
gave Governor Holcombe, OF Nebraska
the liberty Of choosing which OF the regi-
ments from that State should retire from
he service; hut. as might have been eX-
pocted. the Governor did not care to as
sumo that responsibility. SO he asked
that no one command be mustered out,
but that such men in each regiment as
wers particularly DESTROYS Of returning
home be discharged. And that plan has
been accepted.
The War Office could find no way 10 let
BRYAN return home. but 1t was quick
enough to devise a method of loosins
Colonel Roosevelt. For decency's sake,
II should have been as accommodating to
BRYAN az II was TO Roosevelt. We sup
pose 1t believed Bryan would be dan-
gerous fellow in the campaign in the
West. and hence their resolution to hold
on TO him. or make him retire with moro
or less of discredit to himself or the Gov
ernor OF tho State.
1t is to be hoped the people Of Nebras-
ka will be fully informed as to the dis
elimination practiced against Bryan; II
so. the result will be that the voters.
when they go to the polls on November
sth. will stamp their emphatic condem-
nation upon such shabby proceedings.
Right hero we wish TO say we do not
for a moment imagine that Alger HIM
self wished TO oblige Roosevelt particu-
larly; but all the same. he did so. In
short, an irresistible pressure was
brought upon him by the big men of his
party, and Roosevelt and his Rough
Riders were let out of the service in dou-
BILE quick time.
Compare the rapidly of the government
in that case with its slowness in muster
ing out other regiments that have been
designated 10 be mustered OUT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
A YOUNG CRIMINAL
"ai''y OF Murder, But AcanNsoo-
Boydton Briefs.

holD LUTON. VA. October D.-fSpeciai)
In the County Court yesterday, Judge w.
H. Homes on the bench was tried the
youngest and smallest criminal ever be-
lDre this Court on the charge OF murder.
The case was that Of the Commonwealth
vs.. Florence Smith. for the murder OF
lhe .-months'-old infant Of J. v. and b.
\. heoton, In Bluestone Township.
Inc prisoner Was little ebon-hued ne
sto' proved 10 be over 10 years old, Dut
whose appearance would not Indicate an
age OF over years. and whose weight Is
less ihan forty pounds.
Inc charge was, that during tenn
porary absence from the house, Florence,
who was engaged as nurse. and was mad
because her mother had hired her out,
gave the infant csrbolio acid, which she
mad been told was poison. physician
uDr. Srnith) living nsar by was imme-
diately summoned, but the child died in
a few hours--was past hope when the
Doctor reached IL. The prisoner said she
gave IL tho carbolic acid. She did not
attempt to deny her crime, but sat IN
court dangling her bare feet and eating
candy some one had given her, seemingly
perfectly Indifferent to the proceedings.
She was defended by ex-Judge Charles
Alexander and G. Il. Baskerville. Com
iii'ai hNf'iNii-<AhlpiHty Il. =. oD'NI biDHc ~
out evidence fully establishing the UNI
denied guilt the case was given TO the
jury without argument, and a verdict OF
acquittal brought In. The Common
wealth's Attorney says that for murder
by poison you can only convict in the
first degree. Hence. this little picka-
ninny had TO be acquitted or hanged.
The Jury were unwilling. guilty as she
was, 10 hang so small specimen of
crime, and hence, their verdict.
This incident has brought out good
deal OF talk here az to the necessity Of a
reformatory for such young negro male
factors.
The court is still in session, but will
probably adjourn tomorrow. Several
parties have been tried for selling whiskey
without license. all of whom have been
acquitted.
Tobacco receipts continue fairly heavy,
though prices on very common grades
have declined considerably.
On account Of sickness OF the editor,
and what he claims as conspiracy
among printers, the Mecklenburg News
has failed TO appear the last three weeks,
and is temporarily suspended. The sup
position is that 1t will DO started again
in the next ten days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
Suffering Women.

Women have a great many small com
plants. out OF which large ones grow
In consequence of Irregularities. exces
sive discharges. nerve complaints. they
are ever ON the rack, knowing little OF
comfort. DR.. Greene. 30 west Fourteenth
street. New York city. the most success
full physician in curing diseases in this
country, and a specialist OF the first
standing has made n special study OF
womens diseases and discovered RENE
dies for them which never fail 10 cure
ANY suffering woman can consult DIT
Greene by letter. free OF expense. Sue
cessful treatment effecting a cure Is as
sure and positive by private correspond
ence as by personal consultation. II you
are troubled write to the Doctor. Write
at snce and be the sooner cured.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH
BY THE DISPATCH COMPANY

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the expiration OF the time paid for Sc,'O
post-ofice money order, check OF ies',
tered letter. Currency sent by man
be at The risk of the sender. suosc''0e'a
.,sb,ns, their post-otnce changed must
yiye their old as well as their ne"
Office. Sample copies free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21

The Danville Register announces that
lin an adjustment OF private partnership
matters by suit. and pending the report OF
a commission upon said matters, a tenn
pOrary receivcrship for the Register has
been deemed advisable by interest
ed parties 1t is not the inten-
ton nor the prospect, adds the Reg
lister. that the interregnum in the man
agement. editorial or other, Of the paper,
shall constitute a gap in its usefulness
to subscribers or advertisers.
We trust that our contemporary may
speedily adjust its partnership matters
and come out Of the adjustment with its
affairs I'm such shape as that ii will DO
enabled 10 expand greatly its sphere of
usefulness and advance steadily along the
highway of prosperity.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
CAPTAIN CARRIERS CASE.
Ii VIII De Presented to the Prcsi-
dent on His Return.
washington Starr


The case OF Captain O. NJ. Car
ter. corps Of engineers, who was
court-martialled for Irregularities in
connection with the government work
at savannah. is now ready for
the action OF the President, and will
be presented to his consideration soon
after his return from Chicago. At the per
sonal request Of Secretary Alger, tire case
was reviewed by former United States
senator. who was made a special United
States attorney for the purpose. in order
to settle some troublesome legal compli-
cations which had arisen in connection
with the court-martial proceedings.
II Is generally understood in military
circles that Captain Carter was found
guilty OF the charges on which he was
tried, and that he was sentenced TO dis
missal from the army. a Sentence OF that
kind cannot be executed without tho ap-
prevail or the President
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
The Truce of the bear.

philadelphia Enquirer)
Rudyard Kipling has driven the last
nail into the coffin which Will bury the
Cars proposal for universal disarma-
ment. He has written poem called THE
Truce OF the Bear" which, with the vivid
ness OF a lightning fash. has formulated
into concrete fact the vague distrust of
the proposal that was in the minds OF
many, if not all. For political effect this
new poem Is stronger than even his Re
CessiOnal" 1t ia so fearless ANA frank
that one is glad that the laureateship
was not his. for then his quasi-official
status might have preclEded the publica-
tion of such masterpiece.
Matun. Hlndoo bes.:or Of the mountains
who lived his youth In the northern
passes. He stops the white men VINO go
out 10 Shoot TO warn them against trust
ing or giving mercy TO "Adam-Zad, the
bear" He-"eyeless, poseless. and lip
how the bear had stolen away his bread
and his sheep, and how he followed him
two long days 70 the northward. Finally
the bear. tired OF the chase, rsars up be-
fore him like man.
hands In prayer,
Making his duplication rose Adam-Zad
the bearl
I looked at the swaying shoulders, at the
paunch's swag and swing
And my heart was touched with pity for
the monstrous pleading thing.
Touched with pity and wonder. did not
fire then
I have looked no more on women, i have
walked no more with men.
Nearer he tottered and nearer, with paws
like hands that pray
From brow TO Jaw, the steei-shod paw, II
ripped my face away!
There IS no Disgusting here. Kipling
speaks OF Russia. But 10 make his warn
ing palmer and to call direct attention TO
the Cars peace plea. the poet cries:
When he stands up as pleading, in mon
strous man-brute guise.
When he wells the hate and cunning OF
tho little swinish eyes,
When ne shows as seeking quarter. with
paws like hands in prayer
That Is The time OF peril-the time Of the
truce OF the bear.
The most powerful thing about this
poem Is the fact that besides the keen
and daring political touch. 1t possesses
tho finest elements OF literary style. RE
ga rdiess OF It's reference to current inter-
national relations. IL would live Of ia
own vital strength.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
NEW YORK POLITICS.

The New York World, which is support
ing Judge Van Wyck for Governor, does
not think the election of judges should
be made political test. That means,
we suppose that it would have each
Democrat choose for himself whether he
will vote for Daily or Leventritt This
course Of the Worlds may save votes
for Van Wyck, while it is quite sure to
lose them for Leventritt.
Mr.. Cookers selection of Leventritt to
succeed Daily is meeting with great OPP
position from the bar and from numbers
Of Democrats, who are Of the opinion that
Leventrtt's record is not as spotless as
it might be.
Looking at the matter from the stand
point Of distant observer, we would say
Mr.. Croker would better not have intro
duced this question into the campaign.
Democrats, generally were perfectly sat
ished with the State ticket, and it was
bad politics to raise any side issue.
Again, assuming-as well We may-that
there were good party reasons for turn
ing down" DAILY, it was Tammany's duty
to select for the office man equal 10
DAILY in every respect
Judge Daily has been very unapprecla-
tive of and unsympathetic with his party,
but that was not a good and sufficient
reason for bringing out I'm opposition TO
him a person whose record Is vulnerable.
However Judge Van Wyck is now get
ting along with his canvass very well,
indeed, and the prospect of his election
is good. The betting on the election is
about even between Roosevelt and Van
Wyck, but the Democrats are offering
more money than the Republicans care to
cover.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
LARGE STALL THINGS.
Which Cannot he Neglected ana ""'
Mean Everything to You.

For want OF a nall SHOE was iost,
for want Of a shoe n horse was lost; Tor
want OF a horse n rider was iost' all ior
want of n horseshoe nail
1t Is these little things that cause the
great annoyances and serious conse-
quences in life. A little hacking cough
is n simple thing. but neglect II ana see
where you will end. little chill Is
simple thing. but II may DO the first
signs OF pneumonia or even more serious
things.
Do not neglect them.
1t may mean everything TO you. II
may mean loss OF health and happiness.
1t may mean even death itself. Neglect
is always a dangerous thing. when
you feel the symptoms coming on, act
promptly. Counterfeit them instantly.
Take the best thing you can find, ana
that which has been endorsed by physi-
clans universally Take that purest or
all stimulants, the only medicinal whis-
key in the world-namely. Duffy's Pure
Malt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21

The Bristol Times-News, in an appeal
to the Democrats Of the Ninth District.
says:
Democrats should turn out and hear
the issues discussed whenever they have
an opportunity. Because we have them
ON the run is no excuse for tagging from
duty. The harder the work and the more
influences that are brought to bear on
the opposition, the greater the majority
or the Democratic candidate will be. Go
TO work and have everything in readiness
for polling a large, strong vote in The
election which Is now close at hand. and
the party Of justice and right Will
triumph"
These words might be read with profit
by the Democrats OF all the other Viz
ginia districts, also.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
HOLDERS OF THE RICHMOND
AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD
COMPANY

Notice IS hereby given that the Boaf1
OF Directors Of the RICHMOND AND tl--
TERSBURG RAILROAD COMfANl
have called a special meeting Of the siocA'
holders Of said company, and that the SGD
meeting VIII be held al the office VI the
company. in the city Of Richmond az IL
O'clock A. NJ. on MONDAY. The -lst DAY
OF November 1885. and that the said meet
Ing IS called for the purpose or consider
the Petersburg Railroad Company win
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company, under an act OF the General
Assembly. Of Virginia. entitled An act
to authorize the consolidation OF The Rich
mond and Petersburg Railroad Company
and the Petersburg Railroad Company
and to authorize tho consolidated CON-
pany 90 change its name 70 the At
LANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD COM
PANY or VIRGINIA" Approved Mir.h
l. 1898. W. X. JONES.
oc i5-td Secretary