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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

Despite diplomatic assurances to the
contrary. rumors OF bitches" in The
peace negotiations at Paris continue 10
reach US. On the whole. we rather i'm
agine that these rumors are nearer the
truth than the diplomatic assurances"
None the less, however, we see no occa-
sion for the American mind TO be dis
onieted by them.
An we have said before. bitches in the
negotiations were to have been expected
nom the first. 1t would have been un-
reasonable 20 suppose that Spain would
come to our terms per saitum. IL is
natural that she should seek to save an
she can and reach peace by the path IN
Volving the least humiliation TO ner.
From her standpoint. that is simply the
patriotic course. In fact. il would be the
patrioie course from the standpoint OF
any Other nation In her position. No
iair-minded man will think less OF her for
USns to preserve her dignity by not be.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14

ing In too big hurry to yield every
point
But when she shall have done her best
in the matter, she will yield. And Tor
this reason 81 for no other-she Is IN
no condition TO do otherwise. She Is ~
no condition 10 kick effectively against
the prcks. She has but the ghost Oh
navy ief., her government Is pracucaiiy
bankrupt, and her people are s'ieau'
taxed almost beyond the limit OF endu-
rance. Given this situation, ana IL oe-
comes clear that attempt on her part TO
resume hostIlities would be sheer mad
ness.
No; there is no reason for dlsquiet as
TO the result of the negotiations unless IL
that we. taking advantage OF having
Spain completely at our mercy sha'l IN
sist on grabbing the Philippines. ana mus
enter upon a career OF imperialism
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
Therein the Danger.
CWarrenton Sentinel.)

The election comes off on the sth Of
November. AS yet there is no opposition
TO our distinguished representative Mr..
John f. Rixey, and therein lies our dam
ger. IL is impossible to interest the peo-
pie whero there Is no contest and ii is
possible for an opposition candidate TO
spring up at the eleventh hour and give
the Democrats a great deal of trouble
Mr.. Rixey has been an excellent represen-
tative. II he had done nothing but adj
vocate the establishment OF an expert
mental farm at Arlington to be under
the supervision OF the government he
would have entitled himself to the hearty
support of the people of this district. as
such farm would be of inestimabe
value TO them. He has not only done
this, but has supported every measure of
fered in the interest Of the people, whose
claims he has urged at every available
opportunity. Such a representative is
worthy Of more than a scattering vote,
and, opposition or no opposition. the peo-
pie should turn out and give him cordial
support,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
THE NEGRO POSTMASTER.

The Mckinley Hanna administrati ton
has deliberately incensed and insulted the
people of Virginia by appointing negro
postmaster at Junta, in Franklin county.
At small post-offices ike that. the post
master is thrown into constant commu-
nication with the patrons Of the office.
Usually he has no assistants or clerks.
and when, for instance, lady calls for
her letters, or comes in to b.Iy stamps or
10 make enquiries. she must do business
with the postmaster himself. And In this
case that officer is a negro!
That the community in question feels
outraged by this appointment is natural.
1t could not be otherwise in Virginia,
and the officials at Washington well knew
II would be so when they foisted this
black man upon the patrons of the Junta
Office. 1t is a mean-spirited. contempti-
BILE act, for which the appointing power,
and all who boosted Trynan for this po-
sition, must be held responsible.
Junta is not a presidential office, but
the man who signed Tryman's commits
sion IS one of the assistants Of tho Post
master General, and as such is the agent
OF the General and of the
President. Hitherto the administration
has been careful not TO offend public
sentiment In Virginia in this respect,
though In other Southern States time
and again 1t has appointed negroes as
postmasters, marshals, etc.
1t is not quite clear 70 us why this new
departure has been made in Virginia At
the first blush ii would appear that 1t
would be impossible for the Republican
party to profit by raising the race issue
in this State; but there is another view
that may be fairly taken. The negro
voters OF Virginia have, Of late, shown
remarkable independence Of their old
leaders. In several of our congressional
districts they have set up candidates OF
their own and are giving "the regulars"
much trouble. Now it may be that the
Washington administration is resolved to
throw a tub to this troublesome black
whale. Or, 1t may be that Postmaster
Trymans appointment is the forerun-
ner OF numerous other such appoint
ments that are to come. In either event,
there can be few white Virginians who
contributed to the election of Mckinley.
even in the slightest degree. but who Will
be ashamed of their course.
We cannot have anything to do with
Republicanism without being injured.
II the Hanna crowd had full swing
here they would dot the state with negro
postmasters. marshals, magistrates. con-
stables, policemen, and teachers, and
would try TO make us concede that a
negro is as good as a white man. But
thank Heaven. they have not that power;
nor will they ever have it--unless white
Virginians sap and mine the Democratic
party, and by weakening our defenees
make way for our enemies TO seize and
despoil our strongholds.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
GLADSTONE,S HOME,

Great changes have taken place in
Hawarden Castle, the famous home Of
Gladstone, since the "grand old man"
was called hence. and the splendid estab-
lishment will now come under a new
regime. There is a sad story of family
MISUNDERSTANDING in this change and the
still sadder picture of an aged widow who
must leave the hearthside where she
has reigned for years.
Mr.. Gladstone only had a life interest
in Hawarden Castle, and the property
will now pass to the charge Of Hon. Mrs.
William Henry Gladstone, the widow Of
the famous statesman's eldest son. This
son inherited the estate from his uncle,
old Mrs. Gladstones brother, Sir Stephen
Glynne. And on Mr.. William Henry
Gladstone's death 1t was his boy, the now
13-year-old William Glynne Gladstone,
who became the real owner OF the
place. Yet in spite of this the lads
mother was never permitted to make
her home at Hawarden. She did not get
on with her dead husbands brothers or
sisters. and the Gladstone family appear
TO have regarded her as persona non
grata." The unpopular woman. whether
Justly or unjpstly treated, submitted to
this snubbing in silence so long as her
distinguished father-in-law was alive.
For the noble old commoner she enter
tanned the highest regard, and during
his lifetime she had no say whatever in
the management of what was virtually
her sons estate. But since the grand
old man" has answered the memorable
summons she sees no reason for further
submissiveness and will now assert her
self Old Mrs. Gladstone will no longer
be mistress of Hawarden. and she must
find another home. With her will go the
hostile brothers and sisters. for Ii is
hardly probable that the family AFFAIR
will be patched up.
Old Mrs. Gladstone will probably spend
the remainder of her days with her son,
Herbert, in London. and will be cared
for and nursed by her unmarried daugh-
ter, Helen. 1t is said that since her hus-
bands death she has fallen into COM
plete state of dotage and does not even
seem to realize that she has become a
widow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
HARD, INDEED.

The Philadelphia Times. in referring to
the death of Major Wilkinson at the
hands of the Pillagers, says that ut is
hard for a man to have come through
some of the fiercest battles of the civil
war. TO have escaped the Mausers in
Cuba and the typhoid at Camp WikoT,
to die in an Indian ambuscade."
Hard, indeed. But in great part this
will be the story of thousands OF our
young men II the Republican policy of
imperialism is carried out. II the hui
manitarianism of Hannaism obtains, thou
sands of our young men who have escaped
the Mausers in Cuba and the typhoid in
mismanaged camps will die in the Philip
pines at the hands Of truculent Malays
and negrltoes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
THE COCKADE CITY.
Marrow Escape-yery Hl-briei
Items of Interest.

Narrow Esc"P'
Items Of Interest.
pE,rERsBURG, VA, october B.-'ope-
c,alA-Mr. Z. A. GIL, citizen Oh LIN
u,da,e had a narrow escape from serious
,o,,dert this morning. He waS crossing
tho railroad track ct the lower emu Oh
Third street, with wagon-ioaa OIL nn,
her and the wagon sustained co.nsl '1a
with the shifting -engine. Ills WasCn W" 80
badly wrecked. Mr.. William oiii an" ''
brother escaped INJURY .,,,,,o,
Mrs. williams, wife OF CounSi ,l, co.
1nsenb Williams, lovely and highiy-re-
snected lady. is critically i'll, ana IL Is
,sared her demise may be matter OF
hr. = short time. She is sister ot Hon
John y. Evans. -, n
,rba funeral OF Mr. Edmund u
Jamss took place this morning. FIN!
wears ago. AMI down TO some ears SUI
seouen, 10 the war. Mr.. James cid an I'M
,nense business here as wholesale VI!
goods merchant ,.L,. oh,,a
nassing along one of the streets Will
q friend last evening, had her pocket-booK
snatched from her hand by smah hesIo
how. The ladies gave the alarm, ana tne
bow became SO frightened that, thoush 10
made his escape, ne urOPpe" ''0 P'
which was recovered.
The bicycle-riders and many citizens
Who do rot own wheels are signing the
petition TO the Common Council asking
for rideways along the cutters OF some
Of the streets. and proposing that all pi.
cycles be specially taxed 70 make ana
maintain such improvement. There seems
no doubt that wheel-riding on any OF tne
sidewaIks of the city will soon be abol-
ished by law.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
PROPOSALS.
TO0|l||/IJOVVVN 0-,,
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office Of City Engineer.
CitV Hall
Richmond, Va, October

City Hall,
Richmond, Va, OCTOBER II, 1873;
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
ceived at this office until 4 o'clock Z. NJ,
o'' MONDAY, OCTOBER IT, 1898.
for the CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOL-
LOWING SEWERS:
In BROAD street from a point about half
way between Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets to Thirty-fourth street.
In Main street from Twenty-ninth to
Thirtieth street.
In alley from Harrison to Ryland, be-
tween Franklin and Grace streets.
Sewer in Fifth street from quar-
ter branch to point south OF ravine be-
tween Jackson and Duval streets, with
branches along Baker street from flttn
To Third street, along Duval street, from
Fifth to Fourth street, along Fourth
street from ravine between Jackson ana
Duval streets to Duval street and along
Fourth street from raylne between BAKER
and Preston streets 10 Baker street.
And for Granite Curbs and Spall Paving,
as per list on file in the City Engineer 5
office.
Each bid for Sewers must be accom- :
named by q certified check for $50, and
each bid for Granite Curbs and Spall
Paving must be accompanied by GER
titled check for $lCO
Specifications, schedules. and full ex-
pIanation for bidding can be seen at this
office. ~,
right TO reject any or all bids. or 20 let
the work as a whole or in separate parts.
w. Il. CUTSHAW
oc i3-td City Engineer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
crrErAL MrLEss PLIGHT.

n ID said that General Miles was is-
nored or snubbed at tho luncheon ana re-
ception given the President at the Omaha
Exposition day before yesterday.
The General was In Omaha. but ne was
not invited 10 cut any figure In the cere-
monies OF the day. OF course, II may DC
nossib,e that the Committee of Arrange
r,ents overlooked tho presence OF Miles
and automatically omitted him from 'he
place of prominence his rank entitled MN
TO- but the circumstance Is suspicious IN
v,e,y ~ tho well-known fact that the
President sides with Alger rather than
with Miles.
And that Is a very serious matter, IN
deed. for Miles 1t means that so long
as Mckinley continues In the presidency
the General will often. II not always.
have the cold shoulder turned TO him. 1t
also means that, even IL Congress rcvives
the grade Of lieutenant-general OF the
army. II is not at all likely the President
Will nominate Miles to I'll the position.
Thus we see that the war. instead OF
satisfying the cravings of Miles's ambi-
ton. has been highly Injurious to him. So
far as we know the story of the contro-
versy between Miles and Alger, we are
disposed TO side with the General rather
than with the politician: but we should
like to have more information. So would
the people generally.
The Alger Investigating Committee, in
stead Of examining witnesses who are
we'll known TO be ignorant Of the matters
as TO which the public wish early infor-
nation should have begun by calling
Miles and Shafter before them. Alger
stands towards the commission In the
relation OF an accused person, and we
think is entitled to be heard last; but 1t
is sheer nonsense to be examining officers
OF inferior rank before Miles and Shafter
have been put upon the witness stand.
General Miles, though the senior officer
OF our army. is practically in disgrace, in
so far as the petty prosecutions of Alger
and Corbin can disgrace him. He is con-
suited about nothing of consequence, and
Alger and Corbin have even gone so far
as to issue orders in his name which he
never saw until they appeared in print!
Yet the commission goes on taking the
dispositions of other officers upon minor
questions! However. the truth will out
sooner or later. We may not hear 1t be-
fore the elections come off, but we shall
hear it when Congress orders an investi-
gation-which 1t will certainly do.
The country would like to know pre-
cisely what is the trouble between Alger
and Miles. and who is to blame; also, to
what degree each of these high and
mighty functionaries is blameabe for the
plumbers, extravaganza, and hurtful ia
voritism that marked our brief and not
too glorious war.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14

The praise of DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy Is on every tom
que. This is not to be wondered at.
Never before in the history OF medicine
has existed a remedy that so enectually
fulfills its mission. Blood and nerve dis
orders. as well as the many Ills that are
caused by such arrangements, yield as
II by magic to this great specific. tho
discovery Of great specialist DR..
Greene, who has effected more wonder
ful cures than any other living physician.
The best OF 1t all is. that Dr., Greene,
unlike other specialists, Is accessible to
rich and poor alike. for any one who may
wish to consult him can do so free OF
charge. by writing him or calling upon
him at his office. 81 west Fourteenth
street, New York city.
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The President at Omaha.
New York Times.l


The President seems 10 have commit
ted himself at Omaha, to Secretary Al
ger and all other delinquents who have
appeared or may appear. OF course no.
body will be inclined TO dissent from
the Presidents praise of the hghting
qualities of the army, and OF the perIec-
ton OF organization and the admins
trative efficiency as well OF the hght'
ing qualities OF the navy. But the gist
of his speech is that the Administration
relies and appeals TO the country upon
its war record" These are the sem
fences in which the President deprecates
and strives TO stifie criticism upon the
mismanagement of the War Department:
"Who will embarrass the government
By sowing seeds of dissatisfaction among
the brave men who stand ready 10 serve
and die II need be for their country? VINO
will darken the councils of the republic
in this hour requiring the united wisdom
of all? Shall we deny to ourselves what
the rest of the world so freely and SO
Justly accords to us7 The men who endur-
ed i'm the short but decisive struggle us
hardships. its privations, whether In The
field or camp, on ship, or i'm the siege,
and planned and achieved Its victories,
will never tolerate impeachment, either
direct or indirect, of those who won q
peace whose great gain to civilization Is
yet unknown and unwritten."
because we beat a third-class and ef-
fete Power. this means, therefore, II IL
unpatriotic to point out the plumbers by
which the result was Observation-Disclosures
that would have been fatal II we had
had pow erful enemy. We must say no.
thing about the awful inof5iciency OF
the War Department by which twenty
times as many lives were sacrificed as
were taken by the spaniards In battle.
The people Of the unbted States will not
forbear criticism OF the President Tor
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
FRIDAY. OCTOBER IA, 1898.

Friends of the Dispatch would do us
a favor by informing us promptly OF any
fa,,ure on the part of newsdealers. or
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Information is also desired by us Of the
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
The Atlanta Constitution saws that mos,

The Atlanta Constitution says that most
Of the returns of the late election
in Georgia are in. The amendment to
the Constitution of the State proposing
that the judges and solicitors of the
Superior courts shall be elected by the
people has been adopted. OF eighty-three
counties heard from on this question,
fifty-nine voted in favor of the change
and twenty-three against It. The net
popular majority in those eighty
three counties is 17,iS2. Fifty coun-
ties have not yet seat In their re-
turns. The table OF returns received
shows that the opposition to the amend
ment was most pronounced IN the coua-
ties where the Populists are plentiful.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14
STUART-HAYNES.
A Pretty Church Wedding I'm King
and Queen.

KING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSE,
VA, October 13.-(Speclal. )-Society
around Burlington, in this county, has
been all astir for several days over the
marriage of Miss Carrie Campbell Haynes
TO Mr.. Walker Dabney Stuart. which
occurred at that place yesterday morning
at II o'clock. The church was hand
somely decorated with evergreens and
the pulpit was banked with flowers and
growing plants. The church was dark
ened as TO sunlight and the artificial
lights were shaded with pink shades.
The organ, hidden by the banks OF
flowers In the pulpit. was presided over
by Miss Florence Fleet, and the bridal
party entered TO the strains OF the we'd
ding march from Lohengrin and in the
following order.
Messrs. w. w. Haynes and r. II. Nc
George: Misses Celia Il. Haynes and
Eleanor Haynes; Messrs. John X. Haynes
and McKim Fleet; Misses Virgie Jackson
and Laura Porter; Messrs. G. w. Porter,
Jr, and j. w. Fleet; Misses Evelyn
Ryland and Lizzie Rice; Messrs. c. c..
Haynes and Phil Croxton; Misses Juliet
Walker and Annie Walker; Messrs. V.
Walden and James Lewis; Misses Alice
Walker and Resale Bland; Messrs. 5. c.
Donnan and Fred Hobson. and Misses
Annie Ryland and Lucy Mosely.
The bride. preceded by Miss Jessie
Haynes carrying the marriage ring upon
a silver waiter, and accompanied by her
first cousin and maid Of honor Miss Caro-
line Holiday, entered by one aisle, while
the groom, accompanied by Mr.. Hugh
Cooke (best man. assembled the other.
Having met at the altar. they were
made man and wife by DR.. A. A. Rice,
an uncle of the brides. in most I'M
pressive manner
The tableau presented was one long TO
be remembered. To the strains OF Men
JeIsohns wedding march. the bridal party
left the church In reverse or
der from that by which they entered.
The large crowd In attendance attested
the universal popularity of the bride.
After leaving the church the bridal
party went to Walkerton. and after re-
freshments had been served the bride
and groom left for Lester Manor. where
they took the train for northern tour.
The bridal presents. both numerous and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-14

puttins q small politician In the War De-
pa.'ment and keeping him there after
ms 'hcompetency had been exposed. and
.ney VIII hold the President to his re-
sponsInility. 1t is very unwise FOR him
10 appeal 10 the men who planned ana
achieved the victories for condemna-
.,oh OF this criticism. The mouths OK
,nese men are sealed by military disei-
pine. III they were unsealed the Presi-
oent must Know that they would be tho
nrst TO condemn the prostitution OF the
army TO politics, the first TO demand that
order shall be taken to prevent future
Ayers from doing mischief.