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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

The Richmond Times shudders NJ the
thought Of another dose of Bryan and
Brvanism. IL tries TO whistle itself into
the belief that the South can escape swat
lowing the nauseous stun:
we cannot believe just yet that the
solid South as y hole intends 10 much
longer permit itself % be chained 10 Tree
silverism and Populsm. win an the
evidences Vi prosperity that surround
Us. how can We Longer cling 10 THIS dead
Lody? Is it not time that We We're sever
ing the partisan chains that bind US 10
il? Men Of the South. prosperity Is upon
Us. 1t is all around Us. We have only 10
reach out our hands and pluck its fruits
the game is on and We cannot aIord not
to be In IT, Shall we longer suffer our
selves 10 be chained 20 a dead body that
would hold us to despair and poverty?
For ht.manity's sake break the chain and
lets reap the benefits before us.
The name Of the case is Prosperity
against Politics: no doubt Of that. The
interests Of the South are injured by the
present policy Of the Democratic party.
Politically. the great results hoped from
an alliance OF the South and West have
not been reaped In fact. the partnership
is dissolved by the withdrawal of the
West, which is surely and almost solidly
Republican. But the Bryanites have the
machine in most States. Bryan is to be
swallowed once more by the Democrats.
a bitter pill to an unbelieving patient.
Hopeless resignation IS the feeling OF the
philosophical Democrats They don't rage
az our esteemed Richmond contemporary
does. Down with it and have 1t over
with" is their attitude. Ihey nave no
hope OF lodging Bryan or OF electing
him. They do hope 10 get rid OF him and
the insane asylum style Of politics after
the election Of 1900. Till then they can
only grin and bear him.
IL IS noticeable. however that the south
Is getting restless at the contractionist
policy which Bryan is trying to force
upon his party. The ColoneIs rhetoric
is very wishy-washy compared with the
appeals OF Southern sef-interest. Expan-
sion and the Chinese markets are reali-
ties aud necessities TO the south Among
the Southern expansionist senators are
Morgan. Lindsay. Sullivan. McLaurin,
Cafery. Tilman Daniel and Martin, OF
Virginia, are said TO be leaning toward
expansion and so are Pettus. OF Alabama;
Mallory, OF Florida. and both senators
from Texas. Colonel Bryan may ma the
Southern Democrats less Gocile In regard
to expansion than they are as to ID to l.
New York Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
SOUTHERN NOTiiS.

Senator Morgan and Governor Johnston
came near having personal difficulty
during their joint debate at Athens. Ala.
on Thursday. Morgan accused Johnston
Il having misrepresented him and gave
notice that il he did so again he would
hold him 10 personal account. The incl
dent caused intense excitement.
Esquire Thomas Gine. a prominent citi-
zen OF Chattanooga, has filed a suit for
$1,000 damages against Commissioner OF
Pensions H. Clay Evans.
Gine. who was one of the pension at
torneys whom Evans had disbarred for
crookedness. alleges that his disbarment
was a personal matter.
Comm. oncr Evans denies this state
ment
Sylvester u. Price mayor OF Macon.
Ga. died on Wednesday last. lie was a
very popular man.
La Grange, Ga, is to have another cot
ton mill.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
STOLE EMATICALLY.
Sergeant \. VI. TomIinson Makes an
Important Arrest.


Sergeant Alex. Tomllnson arrested yes
terday morning TWO colored girls. named
Geneva Dudley and Blanch Norton, on
a warrant sworn out by selena Freeman,
a colored woman who Keeps a bar-room
and store at No. 325 north Seventeenth
street.
The girls are charged with stealing
money to the amount Of 800 from the
cash-drawer of the store. There is an
o.her girl in the party, named Gertrude
Lacy. but as yet she has not been APP
pretended.
The Freeman woman states that on ac-
count ef being sick off and on for the
past two months she had asked these
girls. who are from fourteen TO sixteen
years old. to come in and clean up the
house for her, and that she had paid
them a few cents daily for their services,
and had given them fruit and candy from
the store. She had from the very first of
their coming to do this works, missed
small sums Of money from the CASH
drawer, but took no notice Of II, think
ing that she had probably paid II out and
forgotten IT,
About a month ago $50 was missed from
the drawer, and search was made for IL
but nothing could b. found out concern
ing the missing money. She did not sus-
pect the girls at that time. and So moth
ing was done about IL.
Last Monday Sl26 in bills Of ten, five
and two dollars was found to be gone,
and she saw that she was being system
atlcaily robbed. The girls who had been
working about the house had lately been
dressing very finely. and had several
handsome cloaks. which they said they
hal purchased.
She also heard from the different store
keepers in the neighborhood that the
girls had been spending a great deal Of
money lately. and sporting generally.
The girls also gave several parties, as
their mothers, to friends from Baltimore.
All these things made the Freeman wo-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
GAINING GROUND.

The Norfolk Public Ledger in speaking
OF the suffrage question says that 1t has
always maintained that It were much better
10 get rid Of the undesirable. ignorant
vote Of virginia by legal means than to
have il suppressed by Illegal methods"
In the same connection the Blackstone
Courier Of this week prints a strong edi-
torial article in advocacy of an educa-
t.onll ana property qualification. 1t says
that "the general position Of Virginia to-
day Is better tv far than any period since
1860" and that the only drawback to its
once more assuming a position among the
foremost States of the Union is the bur
den Of universal suffrage" but that "this
hangs like a milestone around its neck
weighing It down with political bondage
more grieyous than the human slavery
Of former years
The leaven is working. The Democrats
Of this State are in political bondage be-
cause they fear the negro vote. but they
are growing tired OF the yoke and they
propose TO shake it off. Virginians are
honest and they do not believe In cheat
ing the negro out Of his vote Virginians
are independent and they do not love to
wear the party collar If We know Their
temper they are disguised with the whole
business. and the time IS not distant
when they will rise up in their might and
remove the cause Of all their political
woes For our part, we say that the soon
er this is done the better
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

lie is a powerful advocate before tho
people. and they always hang upon his
words as from an oracle. We make bold
the assertion that no man In this genera
ton. who has been FOR so long time and
50 consplcuously before the American
people. and who has declared himself 50
fearlessiy upon public questions. has made
so few enemies as John w. Daniel What
a powerful recommendation OF Itself. is
this for Presidential candidate. In John
w Daniels time many politicians have
leaned into prominence and popularity,
bur none OF them has so continuously kept
bls hold upon the people and made so few
enemies as he has. little while ago
Grover Cleveland was the most popular
man I'm the United States. and was twice
elected 10 the Office Of President David
Il. I'M was scarcely less popular than
Grover Cleveland. and was time and again
prominently spoken Of for the Democrat
ic nomination. Indeed. but for Cleveland
there Is scarcely a doubt that Hill would
these two gentleman could to-day control
the delegation from single State in the
Union in a National Democratic Conven-
ton. a few years ago william j. Bryan
leaped into prominence and popularity
with one bound and he is popular man
to-day But William J. Bryan has more
-,oiffica1 enemies to-day Than no has
friends. and II ne should be nominated he
would provoke a fight against him more
desperate than against any public man
whom the Democrats might put up.
But how is it with Daniel? We assert
that he is more popular to-day than at
any period in his eventfu career. lie
has as many enthusiastic friends and as
few enemies in the Democratic party, and
as few enemies and as many friends in
the Republican party as any man of prom
inence in the ranks of Democracy.
Assuming free silver to be dead. for IT
Is DEAD. and knowing that John w.
Daniel IS imbued with the spirit Of the
old-fashioned strict-construction" con-
stitution-obeying Democracy. and that he
recognizes in political matters no higher
Iaw"-we believe that on a platform which
would represent his political convictions
he would. as the candidate Of the Demo-
cratic party. lead the way to restore that
party to the confidence it is historically
entitled TO-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
ABOUT DIVORCE"

The Bedford Democrat says that "the
good Of our country demands that our
treasury be divorced from Wall street
and that right speedily"
quite true. The way to do this is 10
repeal the prohlbitory tax on state banks
Of issue. If the government will only get
out of the banking business and let the
banks issue the money that is necessary
to the demands Of trade and stop inter-
fering with the banks in the performance
Of their natural functions, there would
he 10 such thing as a currency famine.
There would be no occasion for the gov
eminent to anticipate its bonded obliga-
tons in orGer to supply Wall street with
money.
Yet there are those who want to prohi-
bit all banks to issue notes and have all
Of the money of the country supplied
from Washington Such a system, so far
from "divorcing the treasury from Wall
street" would make Wall street depen-
dent upon the national treasury for It's
money supply and make the relationship
between the treasury and Wall street so
much the closer
True Democracy would divorce the gov
eminent from all branches Of trade. yet
there are those who would have the gov
eminent assume all sorts Of business
functions and be forever meddling in the
everyday transactions Of life.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
AN EXPERT UPON POPULAR DE
LUSIONS.

President Stickuey. of the Great West
ern railroad. gave some very interesting
and common sense testimony before the
subcommittee Of the National Industrial
Commission in Chicago a DAY or so back.
He touched upon number Of points
about which all the Popuists Of the coun-
try disagree with him. but he was sound
TO the core all the same. At the outset
he said. I'm regard TO the freight rates
which the Commerce Commission pre-
scribes:
81 tell YOU frankly these published
freight rates are not maintained by the
railroads and they cannot be maintained
II j. an impossibility. The interstate com
MERGE law, as far as Investigations ana
corrections are concerned, is a roaring
farce
A sensation was created. as the state
ment fatty contradicts the sworn tesu-
monv of more than half dozen railroad
presidents. who said published freight
rates were adhered TO strictly.
I'm "A hereto | know said Mr.. Stick
nev. bv way Of introduction TO his argu-
ments. that Congress should keep its
hands off the business affairs of the
country: that the powers of the Interstate
Commerce Commission should not be ex-
tended and carrying charges must vary.
as do prices for commodities in the trade
world according 10 conditions.
on taking the oath. President Stickney
stipulated that he was giving opinions
merely. He asserted that contrary to the
reports made 10y the Commerce Commits
sion. automatic couplers and other APP
planes had increased accidents.
We are not prepared to express any
opinion upon the effect that automatic
couplers and other appliances have had
I'm reducing or increasing accidents. but
we can give our hearty assent 90 what
Mr. Stickney says about Congress inter-
fering with the business Of the country.
Freight rates are just as much governed
by the laws Of supply and demand as
the purchase and sale Of boots and shoes
are. and all attempts to regulate them
by acts Of Congress or other legislative
bodies are movements to interrupt the
due and orderly course Of natures laws
and produce. and can produce nothing
but disorder confusion and loss on the
free-pass system. Mr.. Stickney had the
following 20 say:
What would you think Of Congress
prohibiting the pass system and stop
ping the ticket Aalping?"
MY attitude on such questions was
The unhesitating response. lis that Con-
gress Is not created 10 run the business
Of this country. The best thing Congress
can do is TO repeal some of the laws 1t
mas made. The ticket brokerage problem
should be left 10 them and the public"
Isn't the bulk OF business done by the
capcrs given 10 them directly by the
ailroads?''
Il presume II Is was the ready reply.
CONGRESSMAN Lorimer then asked an
opinion OF the Imprisonment feature OF
the anti-scslping bill several times pre-
scented To Congress.
"A most outrageous piece OF bssbsytsm.' -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
THE TIMES. RICHMOND VA. SATURDAY % 1899

was Mr. Stickney's comment. lie then
showed that II the interstate commerce
law as to publishing tariff schedules were
cornplIed with there would have 10 he
;. 10000 rates formulated on the twelve
classificatlons OF freight matter.
In this he went beyond the question OF
free passes and returned to the subject
Of rates.
Mr. .stickney IS an expert in business OF
this sort. and we have no doubt he knew
what he was talking about when he said
that I'm the matter Of publishing tariff
schedules II would he necessary TO haYe
: 10000 rates formulated on the twelve
classihcations OF freight matter. ana If
this be really a fact. as we have no doubt
it is. how absurd the proposition Of the
Populsts that all freight rates shall be
published and kept standing at all ship
ping points.
Mr. stickney then added some whole
some suggestions upon government inter
ference generally with private affairs. lie
said:
Il do not think pooling would have any
effect on holding rates stable said he.
"In the first place, / 40 not believe "A
pool could be formed and In the second
place, unless it embraced everything d
would produce the results which you
seek to prevent
do you favor publicity Of railroad af-
fairs-an examination OF books by gov
eminent experts. AS with banks2 was
asked.
81 am opposed to every principle Of gov
eminent paternalism except supervising
police authority. would object 10 gov
eminent inspection of national banks.
Government interference has wrec,;ed
more banks than ever went to pieces H
any other way. As to government own
orship. / believe that the Federal Govern
ment. in handling the railroads. would
meet with the same limitations against
which private ownership now has to CON
tend"
This sort Of talk will. Of course. arouse
the strongest protests Of the POpuists,
but we shall never have our government
properly administered until its controlling
idea is what Mr.. Stickney suggests.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
Will Make an Appeal.

AIPs. Clark. the mother of Frank j..
clark alias Ryan. who was convicted OF
theft and sentenced to jail for four
months. visited Justice Crutchheld yester-
day morning and besought him TO do
something for her son.
Mrs Clark. who Is from Brooklyn. is
stopping at Murphys Hotel and was ac-
companied by Colonel Murphy. who is
doing all in his pdwer TO assist the UNI
fortunate boy. Mrs. Clark will make an
application 10 the Governor and Justice
John will write him that the case is one
Tor Executive clemency.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

A startling incident. of which Nr. John
Oliver OF Philadelphia. was the subject
is narrated by him as follows. l was
in a most dreadful condition Mr skim
was almost yellow. eyes sunkon tongue
coated, pain continually iu back lnI
sides. no appetite .alnauy growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me un. Forum t.'t fr.ni
advised trying Electric Ert.e. and t9
my great joy and surprise tne arst b9--
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tinued their use for three we.ss. aDi am
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
ATLANTIC COAST LINE-WINTER
EXCURSION TICKETS.

Commencing November lst 1870. winler
excursion tickets viii be on sale Via TIC
Atlantic Coast Line from Richmond VA,
to Florida points Cuba. Nassau. Porto
Rico and Jamaica. also t0 Charleston.
Columbia, Augusta. savannah. Thomas
vile. Brunswick and other Southern
resorts.
This Is the Short Line and viii offer 20
the tourist travel during the season OF
1899 and 300 the fastest and most mag
nldcen,ly appointed trains 10 al South
ern resorts.
For tickets. reservations ana other in-
formation, apply Co
c.. s. CAMPBELL
Division Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
HIS FAREWELL SERMON.
Rev. T.. II. Rawlings Will Say Good
BYE To- Morrow

Rev. Eugene II. Rawlings. the beloved
pastor Of Clay-Street NJ II. church, who
was assigned to Monumental church.
Portmouth. NJ the recent Conference i'm
Petersburg. will preach his farewell SER
mon 10 his old congregation tomorrow
morning Mr.. Rawlings has formed many
close and tender ties during successful
three years pas,orate at Clay-Street, and
his naople are very 10th to give him up,
hut are loyal Methodlsts, and their deep
sorrow al losing him does not presage any
eviI to the incoming pastor, Rev. L. b.
Rettv who will lind a membership of open
rms and loving hearts to receive him.
and people earnest and jealous of good
works. ready and willing To rally TO MS
sunnort and to do all In their power 10
hold up his hands.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
GREATER IMPROVEMENTS.
Chesapeake and Ohio VIII Lay more
Double Track.

A conference of the Chesapeake ana
Ohio officials and contractors having the
G. and 0. improvements in charge. was
held Yesterday and that part oil the
Western Division between Covington ana
Dunlop and Glade and Meadow creek,
will be double tracked. This will be in
addition to the work now under construc-
ton.
The conference between Generai-Man-
aver stevens and General Superinten-
dant Doyle and the representatives OF the
chesapeake and Ohio locomotive engine
men and fremen has been brought TO a
close. and all difficulties satisfactorily
arranged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
The FLYING Mist.

watch afar the moving Mystery.
The woOl-shOd, f0rmiess terror Of the
sea
The Mystery whose lightest touch can
change
TIE world of God made 10 phatasy, death
strange.
Under us spell all things grow old and
gray
As tney will beyond the judgment day.
All voices. al the lifting OF some hand,
Seem calling to Us from another lana.
Is Il the still power OF the sepuicher
That makes an things the Wralths oi
things that were?
It touches. one by one. the wayside posts
And they are gone, u lire OF hurryins
ghosts.
1t creeps upon the towns with steaIthy
And men are phantoms on a phantom
1t strikes the towers, and they are shafts
Of air.
Above the specters passing in the square.
The city turns to ashes, spire by spire,
The mountains perish with their peaks
anre.
The fading city and the fading sky
Are swallowed i'm one doom without a cry.
II tracks the traveller fleeing with the gale
Fleeing toward home and friends without
avail:
It springs upon him and he is ghost,
4 blurred shape moving on a sOundless
coast. .....
God, it pursues my love along the stream.
Swirls round her, and she is forever q
dream.
What hate has touched the universe
with cid.
And left me only in q world dispelled.
by Edwin Markham.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
Whist Party.

The members Of the Milton c. Work
Whist Club gave a delightful scientific
whist party az the residence Of Mrs. b.
". Nash last Thursday evening. Mrs.
Nash was assisted by Mrs. Isaiah White.
president of the club, and by Misses Mary
{. Hatcher, Edwards and Annie Mcintosh
The highest scores. North and South
were made by Mr.. Scott and Mrs.
Keith; East and West. by Mrs. Thomas
rutherford and Mr.. George Mayo, Jr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

man suspicious. and the case was turned
over to Sergeant Tomlinson, who sue
ceeded In arresting the two girls above
named. They denied any knowledge OF
the stolen money. but considerable Jew
elry. mostly rings. was found on their
persons. The stolen money will hardly be
recovered. as II is evident that 1t mas
been spent The officers hope to soon
catch the missing girl. but nothing Is
known of her whereabouts as yet.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

"Well, mamma. what have you been
doing all day." asked little boy oil rs
mother.
"Oh. sonny. I've been mending the whole
day"
no. YOU haven't the younger re-
Piled. "for if the day was whole II
wouldn't need mending. '-Philadelph.a
OIL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

The subject OF the sermon at the Sew
enth-Street Christian church tomorrow
morning viii be The Church and the
Children" This is the first of a series OF
sermons in answer TO the question, what
IS the Church Trying 10 Do?" IL IS de-
signed 10 be a family service In the inter-
est Of the church In the home. and IL is
the wish Of the pastor that whole fami-
lies should be present and sit together.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25

The Baptist churches Of the city will
unite in a Thanksgiving service with the
First church. The service will begin at
Il A. NJ. and not exceed an hour and If
teen minutes.
DR.. r. J. NVillingham will preside, and
addresses will be made by Reys. b. e..
Hening. NJ. A. Jones and J. b. Haw-
thorne.
A collection will be taken By the dea-
cons of the First church in favor of the
Baptist Home for Aged Women.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
Ont nf Politics

Governor Bob" Taylor, former Chies
Magistrate Of Tennessee. will leave for
Washington this morning The lecturer
states that he Is out Of politics. probably
for all time
Governor Taylor was the guest Of Gov
ernor Tyler at luncheon and of Mr.. f..
Boykin Jacobs at dinner yesterday.