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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08

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CHANGED AS soon AS THE SUI
SCRlPTIOS IS RENEWED.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-08

THE DAILY TINES is served by carriers
on their " account iu this city snu
Manchester for 10 cents "a week, WAvh
raid weekly. but 90 cents per month
when paid monthly. by mali. oMle1ee
Of Richmond. 20 cents q month S9ND a
year-anywhere IN the Unitcd states
The herald., 1898-09-21

that vicinity. or late she has had no EN-
ployment, but has evidently been we'll
supplied with money. Miss McShane is the
daughter of a wel-to-do local merchant.
About four months ago series of daring
holdups began In and near town. The
number of the robbers varied from two tS
four, all described as small men, all toler
ably we'll dressed and all masked and pro.
vided with two revolvers apiece.
Finally one of the victims expressed the
opinion that the highwaymen were not
| men at all. but girls In male attire. This
statement attracted attention to the fire..
quent absences from home of the, quartec
| for whom the authorities are now search.
ing.
| Their disappearance were variously ac-
counted for. Sometimes they professed tI
he visiting sick friends, sometimes to be
picncking in the woods near town. some
times no explanation was offered
| A watch was set on their movements. and
few days ago all four were surprised by
a deputy sheriff In the act of holding up a
man In the outskirts of town. The officer
anticipated no difficulty in arresting them.
but to his astonshment they opened fire
when called on to surrender, wounded hin.
slightly In the arm, sent another bullet
through his hat and forced him to retreat.
! Before he was beaten off the officer sue.
ceeded in graphing with one Of them, tear.
Ing off her mask and satisfying himself
that 1t was Miss McShane.
Before warrants could be issued for their
arrest all had disappeared Miss Adamsor
Is supposed to have left the country alto
gether. The others are probably concealed
somewhere in the neighborhood by their
respective famiies.-New York World.
The herald., 1898-09-21
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER FL, 1895
A PERSECUTED REGIMENT

Looking backward from the stand
point of this last incident in the history
of the Seventh regiment we see record
of malevolent persecution from the be-
ginning. What else can it be called?
Grant that there is no conceivable
reason why this particular regiment
should have come under the malisn ban
Of the war department.. Admit the SEEM
ing impossiblity of malignity generat-
Ing in the presidents cabinet and CEN
tering upon a single regiment three
Thousand miles away. It.does seem IN
credible. 1t would be incredible If the
character antecedents and attributes of
Russell A. Alger were not we'll and
widely known.
1t is not necessary to revert to the
evidence of persecution 1--WE can call 1t
nothing less) that has marked the record
of the Seventh regiment from the time
1t was mustered into. the United States
service. The refusal to send the regi-
ment to Manila in this last chance, in
view of all the circumstances, is mex
plicable on any other ground than tnat OF
implacable enmity.
There Is nothing left but the assump-
tion that in the narrowness and mean
ness of Secretary Algers nature he has
allowed the feeling of revenge against
Los Angeles to wreak itself upon the
helpless regiment. What else? It is
q thing contemplate beyond measure,
but that persons record in other mat
ters shows his capability for even such
degradation.
No man but an Alger would have
thought of such business as squarng
himself with Los Angeles in such man
ner for the roasting he got for his petty
meanness in the San Pedro harbor mat
ter. A man of honor, chatting under such
chastisement, would have sought re-
dress from individual offenders. But
Alger had the brand of dishonor placed
upon him during the civil war, and since
then it has only deepened.
And yet President Mckinley keeps this
cortemptible creature in the war de-
partment because ''he was faithful to
the party"
The herald., 1898-09-21
SILVER REPUBLICANS
Continued From Page Five.)

get that man Of my name ever LIVED
on the face Of the earth! (Applause.)
The nominations by the Populists OF
Messrs. Spragie. Goodrich and Street
whicn had been reported in the afternoon
were then ratified by a rising vote.
Milton Carlson reported that the Popu-
gan for city justice of Los Angeles and
Zen +. Land for constable. These nom-
!natiors were also ratified.
In view OF the fact that the Silver Re
publican nominations will have to be placed
on the ticket by petition. the convention
decided to act as a body In making sena-
tor!al and assembly nominations.
j. W. Hudson was named by acclamati tior
as candidate of the fusion forces for the
Thirty. eighth senatorial district. In &C
ceptins the honor Mr.. Hudson said that
he could not speak, but could vote very
straight.
w. {. Petchner then presented the name
Of Frank ]. Cooper for the office of county
clerk. The nomination was made by ac-
clalaatior with good deal of enthusiasm
Mr.. Cooper. when called upon for a speech
impressed upon the convention the fac;
that they had granted him no easy honor
and that victory could be assured only by
earnest and united work.
To I'LL the place of tax collector A. S
Thatcher named r. w. Wood Of Los An
geles. Mr.. Woods nomination was made
Unanimously, like the rest, bu; the gentle
NAH begged the convention to allow him tc
decline on account of many private rea-
sons. His plea. however, was overruled by
a vote of the convention.
In like manner when c. F. Edison wa,
nominated. for assemblyman from the
Seventieth district he also asked to be re-
leased. Mr.. Edison, however, was not ST
coy, stating frankly that he could not af-
ford; to make the campaign. The matter
was finally laid over until this morning fol-
final adjustment. The same action was
taken in the case Of the Seventy-tirst as
sembly district. where no nomination ha.
as yet been made.
The office had another hard task In find
ing It's man in the Seventy-fourth assem-
bly, district. Mr.. Petchner thought that
Judge ]. L. Murphey ought to sacrifice
himself so far as to accept the nomina.
ton from tina: district. But the judge die
not agree with him, and his name was
withdraw. w. B. Mayes was named In his
place.
The fusion committee not yet having ar.
rived At any conclusions, adjournment wa:
taken until 10 O'Clock this morning wher
Il short session will probably suffice to fin.
'sh up the business Of the convention.
The herald., 1898-09-21
sMoKELEss POWDER
To Be Provided for the Big Bore
Guns

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-An order is
sued by the war department states that
The ordnance department has sufficient
supply of smokeless powder cartridges for
the arms of 45 caliber. These cartridges
are to be used in actual operations only.
The black powder will be used in target
practice.
Ii is also directed that when gener Is
commanding troops in foreign departments
deem 1t advisable to exchange the As cali
Der arms for the 30 caliber magazine rifles
rauulcitions should be forwarded TO the
chief of ordnance. AS all regiments can
not have their arms exchanged, the de-
partmen: commanders are directed 10 con-
file acquisitions to troops that have had
such experiences as will fit them for taking
care and making efficient use of the maya
zine arm. 1t is also stated that the black
powder cartridge in action was the prin-
cipal and only material objection to the
45 caiber arms and that in some aspects it
is preferable, especially for new troops and
shat the use of smokeless powder general
ly avoids the necessity for exchange.
The herald., 1898-09-21
TOOK POSSESSION
Killed Two Men in Attempting to
Hold It

GARRETT, Pa. Sept. 20-E. p. Meyers
this morning took possession Of a house
left to him by his mother. Mrs. Christley
Meyers. who died five months ago. The
deed was not signed by his father. who had
a life tenure in the property. When Christ
ley Meyers arrived this morning, he found
the house barricaded. his son refusing him
entrance. He at once went to Somerset
and swore out a warrant for the forcible
entry and detainer. and on his return
sought service for the writ. Young Meyers
fired at the constable. fatally wounding
Michael Kearney. Then he fed to his
boarding house, Immediately adjoining,
where Constable Nelson Lenhart and his
brother. John Ienhart, followed him. He
fired again, killing John Lenhart instantly.
Sheriff Martin Hartsell of Somerset in a
short time arrived with posse. A crowd
of infuriated citizens was guarding the
boarding house, in the cellar of which
young Meyers was hiding
After an hours waiting, raid was made.
A dozen shots were exchanged. Meyers
was finally overpowered. and while being
taken down the steps Of the house was
struck by a gun In the hands Of somebody
In the crowd. He was gnocked uncon-
scious. but later recovered and was re-
moved to Somerset.
Michael Kearney died about 10 o'clock.
The herald., 1898-09-21
A DEMOCRATIC CoNGREssp

A growing doubt is apparent In the
minds of Republican leaders in the east
about the ability of their party to con-
troll the Fifty-sixth congress. Notwith-
standing the large plurality of Repub-
licans in the present congress the out
look since the elections in Vermont and
Maine is regarded as far from assuring
In the latter state the Democrats polled
nearly as large a vote as In 1896, while
the vote of the Republicans fell off about
twenty per cent. The New York Trib-
une touches the danger that menaces Its
party in this guarded manner:
It is betraying no secret to say, what
Is known in wel-informed political cir
cles, that Republican leaders Of capac-
ity have this year found some occasion
to fear the prevailing impression that
Republican success was certain every
where. owing TO the war.
The New York Evening Post, a gold
Democrat paper. and earnestly in favor
of Republican congress, says:
The truth is as the Tribune sees and
admissible Republicans are In great
danger of losing the next house, and all
WND be!ItNe AIiit liiS ti4uiiPAi "a 1ic
Bryanites in November would be ma
tional misfortune need Immediately to
recognize the necessity of hard work
during the next eight weeks.
The extent of the quiet political revo-
luton that is going on, as thus admitted,
is fully appreciated when we glance at
the makeup of the Fifty-fifth congress.
There are in the house 130 Democrats,
202 Republicans. 81 Popuists, silverites
and fusionist. In the senate, one-third
Of which will be changed, there are "a
Democrats. 46 Republicans, 5 Popullsts
3 independents and silvertes. 1t is
evident that close observers among Re-
publican leaders are by no means cheer
full about this being a Republican year
The herald., 1898-09-21
GILBERT'S PARODY ON HAMLET

w. S. Gilbert. who wrote librettos for
Arthur Sullivan's operas, once perpetrated
parody on "Hamiet." The work was
characteristically Gilbertian, as will be
seen from the following extract:
Oph.-Alas! l am betrothed.
Ros.-Betrothed? To whom?
Oph.-To Hamlet.
Ros.-Oh incomprehensible.
Thou lowest Hamlet?
Oph-Now l said not So
l said we were betrothed.
Guild.-And what's he like?
Oph.-Alike for no two seasons at time.
Sometimes he's tall-sometmes he's very
short
Now with black hair-now with flaxen
Sometimes an English accent-then a
French
Then English with a strong provincial
burr.
Once an American and once Jew
But Danish never, take him how you will;
And, strange to say, whate'er his tongue
may be,
Whether he's dark or faxen-Englsh-
French
Though we're In Denmark. A. D., ten-six-
two
He always dresses as King James the
First.
Guild.-Oh. he Is surely mad
Oph.-Well, there again
Opinion is divided. Some men hold
That he's the sanest far of all sane men
Some that he's really sane, but shamming
mad
Some that he's really mad, but shamming
sane-
Some that he will be mad-some that he
was
Some that he couldn't be. But, on the
whole,
CAS- far as I can make out what they
mean,
The favorite theory's something like this:
Hamlet is idiotically sane,
With lucid intervals of lunacy.
The herald., 1898-09-21
PAY YOUR LITTLE BILLS
If You Will Do That, Other People
Will Have Money to Paw Big Ones

| I overheard suggestive discussion re-
! Gently while riding In an uptown car. 1t
occurred between a young man and an
apparently charming young woman. From
the way In which she handed to him sew
eral bits Of paper which she took out of
her purse. imagined they were husband
and wife.
That's four times in three weeks that
that woman has sent me bill for miser-
able SO cents, and 1 don't intend to pay 1t
until some time when happen to be pass
ing the place" said the apparently charm
ing young woman. very petulantly.
But she may be poor, you know, and
need the money" heard the young man
say.
"Of course she's poor or she wouldn't he
working" was his wife's reply. But what
diff erence can so cents make? And do you
mean to make the same excuse for the -
society, which has written three times to
know If won't send them that paltry 81
annual subscription? l don't like being
dunned. 1t puts me in bad humor. Be-
Sides
Just here had to get off the car. and.
reaching home. found a little bill, which
likewise had been sent me for the third
time. Immediately 1 thought of the poor
woman who had sent four letters, which
cost her cents for postage, and which
would, should the accou.s be settled with
out further reminder. Just so much reduce
the already small margin of profit possible
on bill Of 60 cents.
Well, to make n long story short, when
reached the house of the woman to whom
owed what before had seemed such a
triae, she attempted to apologize for send
ing the bill so often, but stopped her with
1T was really so small that it did not occur
to me you would need 1t. am very sorry,
though. Has 1t inconvenienced you?"
A tow-headed boy tugged at her skirts
as she replied: "Oh, II yours were the only
bill 1t wouldn't matter, but, you see, many
mickle make a muckle, and people don't
pay up so quickly after the holidays. You
see 1t isn't much can do, and II don't get
paid for that little, I soon get back in my
rent
See it? or course saw IT. And want
to say to every one: PAY up your little
bills" We may not all be able to draw
checks for large amounts, but 1t certainly
Is the exception where people In fair cir
cumstances cannot meet the minor bills
of daily life; and surely to postpone paying
them because of their smallness. when 1t
often means much to the creditor, is to
violate every Christian precept. Let us re-
member that the payment OF these little
bills can materially lessen the cares and
troubles of many n poor worker.-Evangel-
ical Churchman.
The herald., 1898-09-21
POLITICAL POINTERS

The Republican county Convention Oh
Sutter county met yesterday at Iuba ana
nominated a full ticket.
A decision was handed down in the WIS
consin supreme court yesterday which up
holds the law forbidding the printing OF
candidates name in two columns on the
official ballot, and practically knocks out
fusion in Wisconsin, In the future.
Washngton's Republican state conven-
ton will convene at Tacoma today for the
purpose of nominating two supreme judges
and two congressman at large. There has
not been much discussion of the platform
yet, but there seems to be a strong senti-
ment that it should declare urequvocally
for the gold standard and the retention Of
the Philippines.
Arrangements are practically complete
for the Democratic state convention of
Connecticut The convention promises TO
become the field of contest between the
silver and anti-silver factions. the question
Of candidates being subsidiary to that of
the currency. The gold faction demands
an utter elimination of national issues in
favor of state issues.
The Arizona Republican, convention made
an innovation in the principles OF the par
~ in the territory yesterday by adopting
plank favoring the initiative and refer
endum In legislation, without a dissenting
vote. Inc convention adopted strong res
outions favoring the administration Of
President Mckinley and the territorial, ad-
ministration of Gov. N. o. Murphy.
Secretary of State Brown, must appea r
before the supreme court Monday after
noon TO show cause why he should not
place the state ticket nominated by the
fusion wing OF the Peoples party upon the
official ballot, the court having made an
order directing the issuance Of an alter
nate writ OF mandate. returnable next Mon
day. Accordingly all the parties to the
legal controversy will appear in court at
that time.
The herald., 1898-09-21
Library Delinquents

Man Is an illogical animal. When the
Omaha public library charged cents for
each day that book was overdue its rev.
onue from this source was much larger
than 1t was after delinquencies were made
less expensive by reduction of the fine to
cents for the first two days and cents
for each day thereafter The difference in
the income was too large to be accounted
for by the reduction in the charge, and
there was other evidence of a decrease in
delinquency. The decreased penalty ap-
peared to sharpen. rather than to dull. the
memory of the book borrowers. The effect
largely wore away. however, in later
months. All this, of course, applies to the
chronlcally careless. Library records Of
fines show that very large proportion is
paid on the first day book Is overdue.
When the delinquency extends beyond two
days the book is supposed to be In the
hands of the absent-minded or In the pos
session of those who regard the daily
charge as being in the nature of nominal
nayment for the privilege of monopolizing
the use of the book.
The herald., 1898-09-21
A PLAIN SITUATION

Shall the senatorship in the interest
of Southern California be sidetracked for
the sake of giving the governorship the
right of way on the main line? That
Is the question for Republicans to
thoughtfully ponder. They must decide
whether they are willing to sacrifice the
material interests of this section In fur
therance of an adroit trick. 1t is not
unduly harsh to characterize as a trick
the forcing Of a gubernatorial nomina-
ton upon Southern California to kill
its chance for representation in the
United States senate.
No person is better qualified than
Senator White to give an opinion as to
the paternity of the ticket headed with
the name Of Henry T. Gage. No Repub-
lican questions the soundness of the
senator's position, nor his knowledge of
the tricks and devices that are the stock
In trade OF Southern Pacific railroad
politics. In his recent speech at San
Francisco Senator White said: 81
charge that the ticket Of the Republican
party is the ticket of the Southern Pa
cific railroad"
It is waste of time to discuss this as
pact of the campaign, because there is
not free-thinkng Republican who is
not at heart thoroughly convinced of
the truth uttered by Senator White.
And every Republican must know that
a ballot cast for Mr.. Gage will go into
the slot OF the railway that is gradually
Tightening its grip upon the rights of
the people.
If the spirit Of independence is alive
In the Republican party hereabout Tire
seifishness Of its managers will be re-
buked in the coming election. Likewise
the lmpudence Of the railroad will get a
backset that should serve as a future
lesson.
We cannot believe that thoughtful Re-
publicars will be led away from
opinions honestly held and freely ex-
pressed few weeks ago. If there was
danger before, in claiming the govern
orship for this section, there is the same
danger now. There has been no change
III conditions or circumstances. Men
who foresaw that the senatcrship would
not only be jeopardizsd but sacrificed by
The election of a governor from this end
Of the state. must entertain the same
,pinior now.
Seven weeks from yesterday we shall
learn Just how much the ind pendence
,f Republican voters in Southern Cali
The herald., 1898-09-21

margin, fifty for hits that were made
and could not be counted. and for those
that so speedily sent the two torpedo boat
destroyers to the bottom of the sea, and
we have 1SO hits out of 5000 shots.
The Scientific American accounts for
the disparity between the number OF
shots fired and the hits made on the
ground that the dense volume of smoke
both from our own and the Spanish guns,
prevented accurate shooting. Our con-
temporary would be more nearly correct
in saying the dense smoke from our own
the Spaniards, we believe used smoke
less powder.
Commenting further on this disparity,
the Scientific American makes new and
interesting point touching the heavier
guns aboard battleship. 1t says that.
If only three per cent Of the shots reach
the mark the heavy II and 13-inch guns,
which fire only once in three or four
minutes, are at a great disadvantage,
as compared with the smaller. quick
smaller quick-firing weapons. 1t goes
on to say:
On the basis of three successful shots
in a hundred. these big weapons are
likely to be the better part of an hour
at work before they land a successful
shell on the enemy.
1t seems that apparently, only two or
three Of the biggest shells struck the
Spanish ships, the real work of destruc-
tion having been done by guns Of small
er cahber. Yet the Iowa, the Oregon,
the Indiana and the Texas used their
~ and 13-inch guns throughout the en-
tire fight.
Another interesting point made by our
for each type of gun is in proportion to
its calber. For instance. the S-inch gun
did good execution, the and 5-inch rap
id-fire guns even better, while by far the
largest number of hits were made by the
6-pounders; and our contemporary con-
tends that the results of the Santiago
battle are strong endordseme Of the
rapdfire gun. and emphasize the neces-
sity of increasing by all possible means
the rapidity of fire by the larger guns
on our battleships.
Germany, it appears, Is already incor-
porating this idea of the greater effect
iveness of weapons of smaller bore in
the construction of her new battleships
now on the ways. These will carry no
guns of calber greater than 9.45 inches.
1t is contended by military and naval
critics that the small bore is compen-
sated by the high velocity and greater
energy of the projectile. Besides. the
weight of the small bore gun is factor
to be counted with. The 9-45-inch gun
weighs only twenty-five tons, as against
forty-five tons for the 12-inch rifle-a
difference of twenty-three tons in favor
Of the smaller bore weapon.