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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Wanamaker seems to be anchored TO
that governorship buoy, and the quay
fellows are at the end Of the cable to the
mine
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Jack Spratt could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean.
For they were az the klondike. where
The people live on snow and air,
Ana meat Is never seen.
Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

A circus man has kindly offered 70
loan the War Department twenty-five
elephants in case Of war. The govern
ment, however, has an ample supply OF
elephants on its hands now.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Senator Money has at last learned the
general estimate the country puts on a
public man who dabbles I'm yellow jour-
nalism
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Mary had u little lamb,
So gentle and so fat,
She sold 10 % the butcher man
And bought an Easter hat.
New York Telegram.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

General Lee says Blanco was in tears
after the Maine explosion. lie must nave
believed that some of the spaniards had
done IL.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

students Of Yale. The students, however
paid no attention TO Mr.. Bryan's presence
in New Haven, and there was no oen-
onstration.
A discussion on Some Aspects Of Rail-
road Pooling" is going on before the
Merchants Association Of New york.
and several prominent men have been in
vited 90 speak at series OK meetings 10
be held there IN June Several n, rCau
presidents and Professor Hadley OF fale,
an expert are 20 advocate pooling ana
the following have been invited 20 take
the other side OF the question. W. j.
Bryan Senator TillIhan. OF South Caro-
lima; Senator Allen, OF Nebraska; Sena-
tor Chandler OF New Hampshire. ana n.
D. Lloyd and William b. Morrison, bo'h
experts.
The will of General George W. Rains,
who died recently in New York, has been
sent to Augusta. Ga, for probate. it
contains the following clause.
In the lower part Of my bookcase IS
a large Confederate faa which was
taken from the Augusta Arsenal Flagstaff
when I was about 20 evacuate that post
after the war had ended. II was the last
garrison flag Of the C0nfederacy. / pre-
served 10 20 eufold my mortal body.
Should die in Augusta, Ga, desire to
Do buried with IL az the foot or the ODE
lisk chimney OF the Confederate powder
works Should my dccease take place AZ
the North, my desire then is that this
nac. with a green floral heart shall he
placed I'M the casket in which ! am
buried
with.
Felix Motif Of Carlsruhe. has been on
gagged by Maurice Grau TO take the place
al Coyent Garden left vacant by tho
death of Anton seidl He has been FOR
many years one Of the leading German
conductors and has several times direct
ed at Bayreuth. He is an Austrian and
has met with great success IN Paris and
London.
As he has received an offer to go TO
Berlin. it is not PROBABLE that he VIII be
engaged for tho Metropolitan here next
, winter.
Mr.. a. s Lembert, whose strawberry
fields are at sewelrs Point, brought
to tho city yesterday a quart Of this
luscious fruit. says a Norfolk paper. on
next Wednesday he Will begin 10 pick
berries for his first shipment 10 the
Northern markets. The berries brought
TO town yesterday are the "rst Of the
season grown in this section. Mr.. Lem
bert says that none OF his vines were in-
iured by the recent frost, and gives u as
his opinion that there viii be larger
Weld than usual this year.
The bridgeport Silyer Plating Com
pany, whose plant was destroyed by fire
some timo since, has removed to Lam
berts Point. near norfolk, and iu two or
three weeks will have some 200 people at
work turning out silver plated ware
consisting principally Of cutlery and
casket hardware.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Tinman's speech will hardly induce the
Cubans TO take the pitchOrk as their ma
tional emblem.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Miss Julia Arthur, the actress, has
married a Boston millionaire. This is
one way TO elevate the stage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

The Spaniards will probably burn with
indignation when they learn of our re-
fusal to sell them coal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Nobody will know to-day whether you
had your dresses last Sunday and
wouldn't wear it or not
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
Never Touched Bailey.

Jenerson's birthday is a good thing Tor
those persons who keep dress suits IoF
Washington Post.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
roR DISEASES OF THE LIVER
STOMACH AND KIDNEYS.

The water Of the Greenorier White sui.
slhur springs is the most valuable In
America. purcell, Ladd s. Co., whelesais
agents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

Jack-Do you think stealing kiss Is
grand larceny -, -,
Jess-Yes: the grsndest I know OIL
Now York Evening Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

The postofice was turned over with
out upsetting the business of a single
day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

the Spanlsh-Cuban bonds we ought TO
buy them up now.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
AFTERMATH.

william ]. Barry, famous as en- lris"
.u,oa,an died in Brooklyn on Friday
last.
The summer resorts along 'he AuaH'''
oooat are being seriously hurt BY the war
scare. Pleasure seekers are not disposed
- make engagements for fear that IN the
svent OF war these resorts VIII be DOM
barded.
Hon. William ]. Bryan spoke at New
haven on Friday night. He was escorted
20 and from the theatre and closely
guarded by strong Gordon OF ponce as
his friends feared an outourst from me
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

A Northern paper says "the growing
suicide habit cannot be too strongly con-
demned" Certainly not; 1t gives other
people a great deal OF trouble, ana IRE
Quently ends I'm death.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

The price of The Times - two cents per
eonv and ten cents per week, or " PA'"
monthly, 90 cents per month. deliVere"
,,ittin the limits Of Richmond and Man
chester. sunda, paper three cents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

THE DAILY TIMES is server by carriers
on their own account in this city anu
Manchester. for 10 cents Week Wlen
paid weekly but zoe. per month, Wheit
paid monthly by mail. outsiCe OF
Richmond % cents a month. No.O
year anywhere I'm the United States
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

II is now said that the Key West cor
respondents are lying low.' Salaries re-
duced perhaps.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

If we are ever going to have to pay
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

General Felix Agnus and Senator Wei
Ungton seem TO agree now that war is
not profitable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

The Boston Traveller says clumsy kiss
ing is certainly a shock to the Boston
girl" Very likely but what would 1t be
IL she was TO receive an artistic one?
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

students Of Yale. The students however
paid no attention TO Mr. Bryan's presence
in New Haven, and there was no DEM
onstratiOn.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17
TINES BUILDING.
TENTH AND BANK STREbIs'
prfstINOND. VA

The Tines is always Indebted 10 ds'e and
who favor It with society lee am s1"h
personals but must urge thal ths
Re sent over the signature "a
AN unsigned sS; communications viii be TO-
tccted always.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

senior Merry Colon IS the Spanish Am
bassador who is urging the Pope TO Drins
this period Of war talk to full stop.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-17

A fashion paper says "coiffures arc
coming down." but this Easter 1t seems
that hats are as high as usual
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
PRECEDENT FOR GUIDANCE OF THE
BAR IN TIVE DUFFY CASE.

The Appellate Court on Tuesday sus.
tanned the contention of cx-Judgc Prem.
dergast that the corporation counsel
had not the right to withdraw from the
files the record in the case of Contrac-
torJos. Duffy against the city. Duffy OBJ
tanned from the city Il judgment for
S2Ol.OOO. the case being subsequently
taken to the Appellate Court. where 1t
was held that the Supreme Court was
the proper tribunal. The city's attor-
neys. however. had followed the usual
custom Of taking the original bill of
exceptions to the higher court, and
when they found 1t without Jurisdiction
they asked to withdraw for the purpose
of appealing to the Supreme Court.
Affidavit was made that to preserve the
city's rights It was essential that the
bill he withdrawn to be filed again In
the Circuit Court so that a transcript
could be made for the Supreme Court.
Duny's attorney insisted that the Ap.
pellate Court had no Jurisdiction, that
no stipulation between the parties
could give the court Jurisdiction and
that the city, ut Its own risk. took the
appeal. making the original bill Of OK.
ceptions part of the record Of the
Appellate Court.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
WRITING EXCESS LIVES.

Secretary II. J. Smith of the Traders
Insurance Company pays mis- compli.
ments to the practice Of writing excess
lines In an article. 'Oncc In Awhile"
rs follows:
"Slnce the Insurance Commissioners
Of several States have taken hold with
such vigOr Of the question of writing
excess lines by the companies. the mat.
ter Is brought wildly before both
agents ana the assured. and doubtless
many who have not before given the
subject much thought are now making
II a study. The law of many Of the
States prohibits a company from writ
Ing on one risk more than 10 per cent
of Its capital stock. This has. until the
last few years, been deemed of little
practical use as q precautionary meas.
ure. rs no company was supposed to
desire to do anything of the kind. but
the advance In competition. the greed
Of managers. and the anxiety of the
foreign corporations. who either can't
or don't want to comply with the law
to enable them to do business legally In
the United States. for a large slice OF
business by way Of reinsurance. ETC..
have gradually llberallzed the views Of
some Of the managers to such an extent
that we hear Of such amounts being
taken on single risks nowadays rs
would have made the hair stand on
the head (even X he were BALD Of an
officer or manager a few years ago.
This has led to official action which
may seem arbitrary. but It Is only what
might be expected. and we presume the
investigation Of the subject by commits.
slOners Of other States will lead to fur.
ther action Of the same sort. 40 that the
companies that are now or have been
prncticlng this unprofesslOnal and sui.
cldal plan will oil be hauled over the
Goals In due time. 1t Il one Of the giant
evils Of the day, and does gross injus.
tlce to agents. as well as other com
panles. who prefer more conservative
cOlrSp"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

on safe lines. and that no other nation
can hope to assail 1t with any chance
of success. OF the progress of the war
l feel that there Is no reason or license
for complaint. Speaking as an indl.
vidual. might say that would have
sent fleet to the Spanish coast long
ago. but the individual feels much more
at liberty to enunclate policy than the
one who has an official responsibility
resting Oh his shoulders.
ut is fact that the War Department
has Invited upon itself the strongest
sort of criticism since the war began
by Its failure to provide the soldiers
with necessaries of war" concluded
Mr.. Mann. ut may bc that the system
of the War Department. rather than
the men in charge. is at fault. but 1t
has been made evident since the war
began that something Is wrong. There
Is u lack Of surgeons ut Santiago and
at other points which seems almost in.
excusable. Tie soldiers should have
been supplied with cool clothing. but
they are not: they should have been
provided with an abundance of the
proper food for hot climate, but up.
pearances indicate that some time will
elapse before that condition prevails.
But after all, there never was war
which was not open 10 the same crlti.
cism at Its beginning. and the Ameri.
can people should exercise Its stock of
patience.
president Mckinley Is proving him.
self a remarkable man Under the condi.
tons. He Is wearing well ana meet.
Ing tive situation better than many of
his friends expected. lie Is disappoint.
Ing many of the politicians. no doubt,
because he is following his own coun.
sells In many things which the news.
papers take the liberty Of saying have
been dictated by certain prominent Re.
publicans."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

The st. Louis Globe. Democrat pays
a glowing tribute to the American vol.
unteers. but every word Of Its eulOgy
II deserved. "1Ee military officers who
have come from abroad to witness the
operations OF the army and navy" says
the GlObe-DeMOcrnt, "are more sur
prised by the volunteer system than
by anything else they see" They won.
der ut the confidence that we repOse In
such plan for raising armies. 1t con.
trasts very strikingly with the con.
script system Of continental Europe.
In few weeks our army Of $1,000 men
has been raised to a strength Of 30.
600 And all Of these volunteers, not n
man OF them being In The service
against his will. The foreign otllcer,
the Globe Democrat says, admits that
"ln numbers the volunteers IRE unde.
niably ample. But he doubts their
value for speedy service. He calls
them raw levies. The phrase In Amer.
lea has a meaning different from that
attached to 1t In Europe. The Ameri.
can volunteer Is fighter effective after
very short training. \ hundred
years OF history attest this fact" All
that Is true, and there Is equal truth
In much more that the Globe Democrat
says In praise OF our volunteers and In
noting their superiority over the Euro.
pean cOnscripts. The American vOlun.
teer can be transformed from farmer,
mechanic, labOrer, clerk. student, idler,
or any other Of the varied designations
Of classes or callings. into an effective
fighter with comparatively little train.
Ing. For this reason, among others,
we do not need large standing army.
But some training Ia needed--is actu-
ally Indispensable. The militia--Or 30
much Of 1t as would enable us to nut
IN army OF 100000 to 100000 OF or.
ganized. armed equipped, and discip.
lined men into the field-shOuld re.
ceive the judiciOus and unremitting
care OF Congress. With such a reserve
we may safely dispense with a large
force OF professional soldiers. The vol.
unteers may always be relied upon to
defend the honor Of the nag. but II
none OF them are properly organized,
armed. equipped, and disciplined when
an emergency comes we shall have to
repeat our very expensive experience
aud may have still more costly les.
son.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
To WHOM HONOR IS DUE.

Capt. Samson, acting rear admiral. rs
undoubtedly brave sailor ana good
officer hut the other man won the fight.
The attempt to cut the credit In two
equal halves and give one half 10
Schley Is an attempt to do injustice.
The account of the fight by the Asso-
clated Press correspondent who wit
messed 1t from the Brooklyn leaves no
room to doubt that Schley deserves not
half the credit but all of it.
Early accounts of the battle said
SIMPSONS flagship. the New York, ar
rived on the scene In time to send a few
shots AT the foe before the firing ceased.
The latest testimony denies the New
York even that small glory. According
TO this evidence, the New York had not
fired shot"
Schley commanded the squadron
Schley directed the fight; Schley led
the chase after the Colon: Schley
crowded the Colon ashore ana ended
the engagement. The only man killed
on the American side fell ut the feet of
Schley from whom he had Just taken
an order. The Spanish rear admiral
yielded to Schley when Capt. Cook, of
the Brooklyn, went to receive the sur
render.
A late Washington dispatch makes 1t
plain that M the time the battle began
Sampson was at S!boney, where he had
gone to confer with Shafter, and the
news he received was the Vixen's mes.
sage that Cerveris fleet had escaped.
He telegraphed this statement to the
War Department, and the first intima-
ton he had Of its falsity was when he
returned to the vicinity Of Santiago and
saw the trail of blackened, smoking
hulks that Schiey had strewn along the
coast.
He followed the trail He reached the
end OF II as Capt. Cook was preparing
to take the prisoners from the Colon
aboard the Brooklyn. He ran In be-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
LESSONS Of THE PRESENT WAR;

Vice Admiral p. II. Colon,b. Of the
British navy. one Of the greatest naval
authorities Of the day. has written a
striking article for the August number
Of the Fall Mall Magazine on the lies.
sons OF the Present War;" so far as 1t
has gone. The following extracts from
the article. which. by the way. was
written on June 4. are especially inter.
esting In view Of recent events:
'There are certain broad and far.
reaching lessons In this war that no.
body misses. or could miss. IA state.
before she goes to war. had better be
prepared for war. The next
lesson. revealed to the world with OK.
IRENE fullness before the war was n
fortnight old, was. that In offensive
naval war the navy Is n comparatively
powerless force II 1t has not behind Il.
and instantly ready, a powerful. highly
mobile army. . We have seen.
NO far, only the repetition Of the old
lessons In this regard. The navy dc.
tends by subduing or controlling the
navy OF the other belligerent, ana keep.
Ing the sens clear Of It's warsliips; but
when It hns done that, Its functions. as
acting alone, come to an end. Il can
do no more without the help Of the sis.
ter service.
"The most Interesting. but at the
same time the most lneXpllcablc event
Of the war. has been Admiral Cervera's
voyage from II. Vincent to Santiago de
Cuba. In the first place the choice OF
a neutral port and OF Its Inconvenience,
to start from, Is not expllcablc by the
statement that St. Vincent was 600
miles nearer 10 Martinique than Ten.
erlffe was. From Tcneriffe to Key
West Is not much more than 1900 miles.
and even liberal allowance would
have permitted Cervera to take his
squadron 1900 miles ut ten knots. pro.
vlding towing was economically en-
plOyed. Leaving st. Vincent on April
20. he might have struck blow at the
ships In Key West. or OF Havana.
about May -; but he only reached San.
tlagO de Cuba four days later. without
striking u blow at all. II history Is to
guide, he will never come out of port
again. Cervera's only OppOr-
tunity was to have struck at the ships
Sampson had left behind him In detach.
ments, while he himself was nj Porto
Rico. The whole thing IL only eXpli-
cable on the supposition that Cervera
left 1t. Vincent short of coal: AMI there
lies the lesson. and perhaps the plalnest
lesson OF the war;"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
the GARBAGE DECISION REVERSED

Commissioner McGann has received
word that the Illinois Supreme Court
had by vote Of to = reversed the
decision Of Judge Tulcy in the garbage
case and ordered the injunction issued
10y him dissolved. II this Is true, and
Commissioner McGann Is satisfied 1t
is, IL Is the most important decision
regarding the material interests Of Chi
cagO that has been given by the SUI
preme Court for a long time. The court
IL not in session now and the decision,
" 1t has been arrived at, cannot be an
nOunced I'LL the next term, but the
story brought to the city hall was that
IL had been arrived At by the court be-
fore adjournment, and the delay Is to
give the Justice In charge time to write
an opinion BETTING the importance Of
the case. The ease rs originally brought
before Judge Tuley was to restrain the
city from executing the contemplated
five-yssir garbage contracts, and the in
junction was granted on the ground
that the city could not go into any con-
tract for larger sum than was set
aside in the annual appropriation bill
or for matters not specifically apprO-
priated for in that bill. As the garbage
contract was for 1--WE years and pay
ment for only one year was provided
for in the bill the city was held to be
incapable Of making 1t.
But while the garbage contract was
the specific thing involved in the decis-
ion, IL was much wider In It's scope, as,
were the Supreme Court TO uphold
Judge Tuley's finding, 1t would mean
the city could not spend any money
except when expressly provided for in
the appropriation bill, and 1t has acted
M stopper on all public improvements
and contracts not provided for In the
last appropriation bill.
As an incident to the decision NJ. G..
Mcdonald was enabled TO recover a
check for $4,000 which was forfeited
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

Feminine fashion as an effective Gle.
mcnt In warfare Is one Of the unique
issues that have come TO the front In
these history-mnklng days. The won.
en- Of Washington. 1t seems. have re.
solved themselves Into patriotic league
for the purpose Of inducing their fair
fashionable friends all over the country
not to buy French millinery. This belli.
cose boycott Of the much.adOred Paris.
Ian bonnet Is intended rs International
retaliation. inasmuch as France nssum.
cd friendly attitude toward Spain In
the present unpleasantness. 1t will
mean. say these self-sacrifcing sisters,
IN annual loss Of S5O.OOOOOO to French
importers. But they-the wOmen-love
their country more than the coveted
pieces Of headgear. and 10 this odd un.
dertaking OF the fair patriots pro.
crosses with long list Of prestiged
patrOnesses In the national capital. No
matter how this return charge Of the
fair 400 may end. this Is not the first
time feminine headgear has played n
part In history. Not only the big hat
has beena vexatiOn to the modern thea.
ter.gOer and the lnspircr Of new munici.
pal laws for Its suppression. but as far
back rs 800 years ago It was a constant
worry to the Misunderstanding sterner
sex. One conspicuous instance Ii the
royal decree Of Louis NJ. who exclud.
Ell the mOnstrOus hat OF fair faddists
from both church and court. Woman's
headgear Is. without doubt. a powerful
piece Of human ingenuity. ana this ne
oteric movement. as an Interesting dem.
OnstratiOn Of the relative influence Of
the bonnet and the bullet. may com.
mend itself to the libcrty.loving ladies
Of the land.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16

tween Schley and his prize and ordered
Capt. Cook to take the prisoners aboard
the New York
Schley shouted through the mega
phone: II request the honor of receiv.
ing the surrender Of the officers Of the
Cristobal Colon!" but his request was
received in contemptuous silence. and
when he signaled: "a glorious victory
has been won--details later" the only
answer vouchsafed was the bluff com.
mand: Report your casualties
If these facts are true Sampson no
more deserves the credit and the re-.
ward for crushing Ccrvera than he
would II he had been on the retired list.
For the preliminary work of organlza.
ton and discipline that enabled us to
win the victory the retired admirals.
who had done rs much of it as Samp.
son. deserve rs much credit.
Honor to when honor Is due. This
nation can not afford to stoop to any
other policy.-Chicago Journal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR ExTOR.
UONS.

The fact that the Pullman Company
has just declared regular dividend Of
= per share and in addition a special
dividend Of $40 per share, yet has on
hand still S1s.OOO.OoO of surplus assets.
naturally suggests to the public that
now would be a fitting time for sleep.
Ing c:r rates to he lowered to a proper
standard and for the company to pay
Its own porters instead Of compelling
them to impose upon patrons already
cruelty tleeced to obtain living wages.