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LYNCH WITNESSES HERE.
A Department Tangle Over Fees for
Subsidized Employees.

Some time ago the Government secured
the services OF two OF the men concerned
In the murder Of the negro postmaster at
Lake City, s. c.. and who had agreed to
turn states Evidence. The inspector who
had charge of working up the case for
the Federal authorities thought there was
danger that these witnesses might be in
timidated or bought OF at the last min
ute. SO he had them brought North and
given temporary employment in the Post
office Department The thing was done so
quietly that had the men themselves kept
a close tongue nobody need have known
where they came from. why they were
here, or what they were going to do Their
extreme freedom Of speech, however, soon
gave their case away
Now the same trait has placed the Post
orce Department in a curious position.
One OF the men, named Lee on his return
to Washington after the trial. informed his
companions that the United States marshal
mad paid him as a witness $3.50 day for
the time OF his attendance at court. and
cents mile for his journey going and
coming. The law distinctly forbids the
payment OF Federal employe who serves
as witness for the Government In court
proceedings. beyond his actual and neces-
sary expenses This is on the assumption
that his salary coming TO him with inter-
ruption pays for his full time. and that
the only things for which the Government
remains Indebted are his travelling ex-
penses and board. When the witness him
self brought out the fact that he had
been paid by the marshal the Postoffce
Department could not very well ignore IL,
and the law officers had curious question
presented to them. The mistake was not
the mistake OF the department. and,
therefore, there seemed no way OF arbi-
trariiy docking the mans future salary
to the amount for which he would have
been overpaid, yet the difference between
what was coming to him and what was
due him under the law amounted TO some
thing. and the Government would lose
whatever II was. because the auditing Of
ficer who has to pass upon the accounts
OF the Department OF Justice is not the
same one who passes upon those of the
Postoffice Department. The mistake OF
the marshal was not onefor which he
could be necessarily be held accounta able
since he had no official knowledge of
the fact that the witness was carried dur
ing the term of court on the payroll OF
another department
way out of the tangle has suggested
itself A leave of absence without pay.
covering enough time to have the sus-
pended compensation equal the difference
between what Lee ought to have received
and what he would receive if paid from
both sources, has been drawn up and ne
will be requested to make application in
due form for the same. both application
and leave being antedated so as TO make
the paper record complete and correct
These documents will go upon the fiie
the balance of the money will be paid TO
Lee. and the matter will be closed.
The department viii be very much re-
lieved in mind when it shall have got the
Lake City lynchers of its hands.
The times., 1899-05-06
Sunday in Haynnn.

The Spanish merchants of Havana have
appealed to General Brooke against the
order of General Ludlow closing all es-
adjustments except cafes, drug stores
and bakeries after 10 o'clock Sunday
mornings. They say that Anglo Saxon
customs are not suitable to the Latin race
and should not be imposed upon an un-
willing people
Without entering into the discussion of
the merits of the races, it may be said
that the Latins, of which the Spaniards
are part had fair chance to show what
they could do in Cuba; and as they proved
themselves incapable of suppressing riot
and revolution, notwithstanding the atroc-
tiles of Weylerism, so the Cubans are now
proving themselves incapable of self gov
ernment. The truth is that they have
been too long under Spanish control to
form an adequate conception of what con-
stitutes stable government, and from pres
ent indications 1t will be years before
American authority over the island is di-
minished or modified.
This means. among other things, that
the Spaniards and the Cubans will have
to be trained to the Anglo-Saxon idea of
Sunday observance. 1t does not mean that
laws should be enforced which are grossly
restrictive of the liberty of the citizen.
There are fanatics in every part of the
world-not few here in Washington
and they have defended their own pur-
poses by the rigor and yigor of their ex-
actions. Laws are of value to the exact
measure of their Interpretation. The
Raines law in New York is a burlesque
because neither party is in favor of its
enforcement. That barber shops should be
closed all day Sunday, thereby putting
premium on uucleanliness, and that many
other places of equal need to the health
and comfort of the community should be
vigorously CLOSED down throughout the
day is not in accord with common sense,
nor, We believe, in accord with the general
sentiment of the American people.
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SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1899.
1900.

Certain Administration organs are giving
themselves premature pain in attempting
TO cast the horoscope of the Republican
party in 1900. They are counting a good
deal upon alleged Democratic dissensions
TO help their party out of what promises
TO be a critical situation, and in so doing
they are not guilty of anything very brill
liant There are some self-styled Demo.
'crats, it is true, who are opposed TO hi
metallism and there may be a few dozen
who worship at the anu-expansion shrine
Of Senator Hoar and the late Grover
Cleveland, but If both lots were round
ed up in their entirety they would
not amount to a frst-class target excur-
sion. and nobody is likely to miss or mind
them from numerical point of view.
The masses of the American Democracy
are for free silver and expansion. The
leaders will have TO come TO that atti-
tude or be left without a following. Those
of them who do not realize the truth of
that proposition now will do SO little
later and in plenty of time for business.
Our Republican friends need 20 cast the
Hoar treason beam out of their own eye
and other vile and irritating things that
have blown into it before taking much
thought of the dissension mote in their
neighbors'. The Boston Filipino conspir-
acy, as to its personnel, is a Republican
institution with just soupcon OF Palmer
Buckner McKinleyites to enrich its de-
ceased flavor. But whatever it is, the
outfit is unworthy of consideration polit-
ically one way or another. What the
Administration and its friends have real
reason TO fear, and fear deeply, is the
detection from the Republican ranks that
will happen as certainly as death and The
judgment on account of Algerism and its
defiant protection by the White House.
The times., 1899-05-06
The BrookIyn statesmnn.-"The late
YUKON FLEET IN DANGER.
Destruction Threatened When the
Ice Breaks Up.


San Francisco, May 5.-Advices from the
North confirm previous reports that nearly
half of the Yukon fleet is fast in the ice
and will probably be destroyed when the
expected freshets come. Among the vessels
in danger is the Herman of the Alaska EX-
ploration Company. She is on sandbar in
the middle of the river, broadsde on TO
the current. Four miles above st. James
Mission is the Dawson City. owned by
a San Francisco firm. She is fast in the
ice and with no chance to escape The
Governor Stoneman, owned by Portland
capitalists, is about twenty-five miles above
the mouth of the Tanana River and she
will probably break up when the freshets
come The May D. is near Rampant City,
fast in the ice in the middle of the river.
The Trenton is close to the May D., and
she cannot escape destruction. The Clut-
co. owned in San Francisco. the Seattle
No /. of the Seattle Yukon Company, and
the City OF Chicago, owned by Chicago
capitalists, are in bunch a short distance
above Rampant City. They will probably
be crushed 10 pieces with the first cake
Of ice that comes down the river. The
Robert Kerr the Seattle, the Sovereign.
the Tacoma, the Arnold. and the John C.
Barr are near Circle City, and there is
little hope that any of them will escape
destruction.
All of these boats were engaged in gen.
eral freighting and passenger business be-
tween St. Michael and Dawson City.
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PAYMENT TO SPAIN.
The S5.OO0,OOO Put Through New
Yorlx's Clearing House.

New York, May 5.-The $1,000, goo Span
ish indemnity warrant passed through the
clearing house today, raising the debit bal
ance against the Subtreasury, which us
ualIy averages half a million dollars or
thereabouts. to s5.5i3.0 600. Payment was
made to the clearing house on account of
the Spanish transaction in Treasury gold
receipts The Spanish transaction and the
payment of subscriptions to the stock of
the Amalagamated Copper Company gave
the National City Bank credit balance
for the exceptionally large sum of $780,
600. The largest debit institution at the
clearing house today outside of the Sub
treasury was the National Bank of Com
merce, with balance of s2.4S2. 00o. sup
posed to represent ]. P. Morgan & Co.'S
subscription to the stock of the Anal
gamated Copper Company.
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again, Mr.. Atkinson saws:
FOR ANTI-IMPERIAL1sM.
An Increased Demand for the Akin
Literature.

Boston, May Edward Atkinson today
stated that the demand for copies of the
pamphlets which the Postmaster General
recently ordered taken from the Philip
pine mails, has increased so rapidly within
the last few days. that the supply has been
exhausted. He states, however, that the
matter will be out Of print only tenn
porarily
Chicago, May 5.-Action was taken here
yesterday looking toward the formation Of
a permanent organization to be known as
the Illinois Anti-Imperialistic League. 1t
will be managed after the manner OF similar
organizations in Massachusetts, and New
York. Among those most active in form
ing the league were Edwin Burritt Smith,
Sigmund Zeister. the Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, and Prof. James Laurence Laugh
lin of the University of Chicago.
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The Wade Rerort.
nrom the philadelphia Ledger.l }

tFrom the PhlIautIpIlia Leusti-J
Thanks TO the wide and minute publicity given
to the proceedings Of the Wade Court Of En-
duiry. the American public knows almost, If not
quite. as much about the matter enquired into as
the Court itself. and it is much more compc-
tent to express an opinion on it, 1t is quite
likely to express its opinion in practical form at
ti, polls
The times., 1899-05-06
The Hour and the Man.

To the Editor OF The Times:
Honestly, now, does not Congressman Dalzell
know whether or not he will enter the Speaker
ship contest2 II is a serious, momentous matter
to see him hold out against such a widespread,
universal demand that he allow the Republicans
to consider his name, and he ought not to hold
the country in suspense, awful suspense any
longer. Citizens of Washington should endeavor
TO secure his consent TO run for Speaker. Thou
sands of people from every section would crowd
here in a perfect frenzy to him and his fol-
lower -himself-nominate, second. and vote for
himself.
Enlighten us. p. U. BLICO.
The times., 1899-05-06
A Little Fable.

From the Detroit Journal)
Once upon time an American taunted an
Engiishman.
How can you endure TO be taxed to support
your idle nobiityr' exclaimed the American,
warmly
Then the American paid SO ton for his coal
in order that the directors OF the trust might pro-
Dukes and things for sons-in-law.
This fable teaches that there almost as
many ways OF paying taxes as Of dodging the
same
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Our DUTY nt MuniIa.

(From the Philadelphia Ledger.)
We are bound to maintain order in the islands
we have freed from Spanish rule until stable
governments have been formed, and we should
not allow demagogues to divert from the pur-
poses which the great mass OF Americans have
in view-that Of putting our island possessions
N the way Of establishing good local government
in harmony with our own system.
The times., 1899-05-06
The Pause That Killed.
From the Chicago Reeord.l

IT TVIII IIIt NIIIVasV IK'NVIU.J
''Mr. Speaker" said the honorable member from
county, in a voice that trembed
with indignation "a with, sir, to refute the as
sertion that the people Of my section OF the State
prefer the muddy, bottomless, barbarous, and
beastly roads OF theiS ancestors TO the hard, hrn
roads that mark the advance Of civilization. |
wish | say to refute that mputationt'
eral moments, why don't your
Il can't,'' responded the honorable member
from Cattawampus. wiping the perspiration from
his brow and sitting down.
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Mr.. kohIsaa,,s Opinion.

(From the Chicago Times Heraid.)
Every day adds TO the barbarities at Manila
with which the Massachusetts copperheads are
flooding the country. 1t is time that the whole
country took notice of the treasonahe utteraHccs
and acts of the so-called anti-imperialists Of
Massachusetts There is a line where the copper
head becomes a traitor, and the antiimperiaiists
seem 10 have forgotten il.
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norder PhotosrnphY.
(From lhe New York Sun. }

"Now," said the border photographer, pulling
his gun and leveling it across the camera at the
man in the chair, will you have the kindness to
look pleasantY''
Much amused by the cheek and the cool nerve
of the request thus conveyed, the bold cowboy
smiled broadly; and at that instant the border
photographer pressed the button.
The times., 1899-05-06

Mr.. Mckinley would do well to ask
himself: What is the reason for this
bearish feeling in stocks? The country is
in the main prosperous; the balance of
trade is still in our favor; but there is
something that portends trouble, and seri-
ous trouble. Does he not know what 1t
is? The curse of Algerism, with all that
implies. is discrediting his Administration
and raising a tidal wave Of national tndig
nation that will be felt in most dam
gerous way before long. The man in the
White House would better take heed and
cleanse himself OF this foul blot. In
similar circumstances King David would
have made an effort even if thereby he
had been compelled to expose the connec-
tion of Absalom with the rotten beef
contracts of Joab. The case in point is
not one of politics or ethics. it is one of
groundhogs.
The times., 1899-05-06
ImnrcssinniaIn.
(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

(From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
This is your new picture, Ell? What do you
call it2"
II call it dream study 1t is purely an I'M
pressive effect"
"You will pardon my saying so, but it looks
to me as il somebody had sat down on it while
it was still wet
YES; that's where the impression comes in,
Won -
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A auick-witted Boy.
From the Netropolitan.)

TFrOW Inc MttrUPUItuhJ
want situation GRAND boy, do you? Wei,
can you tell me how far the moon is from the
earth, ehf"
.'welI guv'nor, l don't know; but reckon it
amt near enough TO interfere with me running
errands"
lie got the job.
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prox,ainx for the F.,ur.

From the Philadelphia North American.)
at is only matter Of time said Golfer,
"when the expansion policy Will carry into
Canada"
'What makes you think thatg'
"Oh will need the land on the other side
Of the border for golf links
The times., 1899-05-06
A Poor job.

tFrom the New York Journal.)
There is no sense in lampooning the venerable
Russell Sage because he is not philanthropist
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Watch for town. Congress Heights D. C.
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Readers Of THE TINES who may at any time be
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
r.e Tnun of Fincastle.

FrNCAsTLE. Va, Dec. Special-
The business summary Tor the past ye.n
i'm This town is highly satisfactory Dun
ina the year large canneIy one general
store and several smaller enterprise
have been added 90 the business oi fin-
me canrory, operated by slusser & HI
ton was very successful. ana put up
over bob cases OF goods at q good proht
Al The Bank of fncaste air. James
co6yyln. cashier informed mf that me
business of the bank, while perhaps not
larrer Than some former years was oe-
cidedlv more satisfactory. We nay
every promlso of 90 good business the
coming year" he added.
Thers has been only one business
sienn,ont during ihc year. th"l OBJ .,i'
l., Housman Jr., and his trustee by run
nin, Inc business and dlspeeins obi tiie
sfocs has settled with all the creditors
and Mr. Housman Will carly I'D me HeAt
vear resuine charge of his business, anu
cXpccts a prosperous year
plans are now matcIiaiiz.hs, lot we
h1p5inr oil am electric railroad TO TINS
,i".. from Cioverdale which, Wnen COM
,ietea viii largely ada 20 inc business
OF this place and develop ne" INDUSTRIES
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
Gordonsville.

GORDONSVILI.E. VA. Dec. @---Spe-
cia.-l have interviewed al of inc iein-
ine merchants as 90 the business lot tHe
pa.l wear. and The consensus oi OPINION
is nearly unanimous that trade has neel
satisfactory and averaged WIN loIiiltI
wears. collections have cen proinpIy
met The Christmas trade was larry
good, ...-. -..t-
Tine Standard oil Company nave csiau-
Ushed distributing plant ana lahha mere.
Two steam power corn mills WIN q 9I7
eafras OH mill attached to one ui thein'
are doing good business.
AIR e. 49, Williams. Who ff'tAilf itl
chased a farm on the outskirts OF Town,
lis erecting suitable buildings To carry on
"a creamery and cheese factory lh 'he
The facilities for education are excel
lent with the Central Female Institute,
the Piedmont Educatlona Academy
and me public graded school.
The religious denominations li.ln'
Episcoual Baptist, Prcsby terrain lit9-
dist and Catholics all have good nulIo-
ings centrally located. .
THE water supply is pure IIee stone
and comes in abundance from the 'aiie
ron mountain. conveyed through IRON
dimes. with "a pressure of forty pounds To-
the square inch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01

CREWE VA. Dec. -'p"ci1i--ihe
year has been fairly prosperous here ana
several new enterprises nave come 4ltD
existence. among which is large houi
ana meal anil started about july ISL
one of the most valuable additions I7
the new Farmers Warehouse. opened ne
cember 3d. which IS drawing consider
able patronage and causing "a great oeai
of money 60 ue spent here.
Fow business changes have taken place
during the year The stock OF O.. 4.
pbnuix one of the largest eiocers mere
was recently purchased 10y rs. $. Downs.
The business outlook for the year 1879
Is most favorable. ,, A.
A Business Mems Association, with MT.
Y. 10 Locxett ass president. has been ot
ranized the purpose of which ia 10 bniiu
0p the trade of the town ana esia Dish ll
on So firm "a basis as 90 make il lhne-
pcndent of its railroad Interests.
Arrangements are being made 20 nave
Crev,e connected with an the punclpai
cities of Che United states by long ula-
lance telephone.
phe ,.airoad interests continue To- DC
The principal business interests OF crew p
and doubtless will be for sometime To
come.
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interior finished In hard oil. oak finish.
The windows are Gothic and have stained
glass The building cost about 5000
MI Charles W Trimhlc "a merchant, Of
the nrm Of Trlmble q Lunsford. has crcc>-
ed q splendid residence which Is regarded
as possibly tho finest house n the county.
Dr oscar J. Campbell has just COM
pcicd good dwelling on beautiful
site overlooking the town.
Besides the buildings mentioned, there
has been marked Improvement along
different lines and being OF less impor-
lance. no further mention Is necessary.
The merchants have increased their
sales "a good per cent. over other years.
Taxable values have increased nearly
fifty per ccrit from last year. and in-
stead 81 paying ten cents tax on the hun
drod dollars the town council yesterday
laid the lcvy az five cents on the hum
drcd dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-01
WINCHESTER.
The Town Prosperous-Thc Country
pecoiuiop "A Great Iguft Orchard

IecGNiHH Nfftdi 4 iNlt iUtltit
WINCHESTER, VA, Dec. 31.-Special
MInUlfatyr naa mace greater slrluc7 ih
business during 1905 than in any year Of
tuc past twenty There were only TWO
small failures ithe first I'm several years..
The TWO banks have over $4,000.
While the demand Tor money IS active
for reinvcstment. the loans are bsiuw
half million.
Three Industries. one OF which will om-
ploy 600 hands. Will be i'm operation boy
spring. Among many buildings being
erected there are a uo1cn palatul resl-
dences and several magnificent business
buildings one Of which IS ihe new United
States post-oihce building az Market and
Water streets. upon which work IS being
hurried.
Tho surrounding country has not been
80 fortunate. Although The wheat gave
promise of golden harvest fly destroy
I'd large percentage, while drouth great
~ reduced the average corn yield. Hay
and other crops were about normal Ap-
pies which are one of this sections prin-
cipal crops. We're almost "a total failure,
owing 10 am off season
Frederick county lu few years will be
the greatest poach-nolt probably ON the
Atlantic coast. Five years ago no or
Chards existed. To-day there are thou-
sands Of acres in bearing trees, and each
year hundreds OF thousands of trees are
planted This year the yield was over
10000 bushels.
Idtigation IN the courts has fallen on
about one-third. which IS an evidence
that last year at least, was an omiuently
successful one in this section. The out
look for 1879 is encouraging and promis-
ing
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A HUSTLiNG TOWN.
south Boston Alive and at the Head of
the Procession.

SOUTH BOSTON. Va. December g.
Special-This bias been "a year of UMPIRE
cedentcd success In South Boston The
volume of business has eXceddei That ot
an previous years, and not only this.
but the percentage of increase has e1-
ceeled that of an other years IA the
history of the town.
Municipal affairs are in excellent con-
diu0n The rate of taxation is eX-
tremey low: the debt OF the town is
only "a few thousand dollars. wfile pub
lie improvements are constantly being
made. good system of electric lights
and q splendid system of wa.er works
are both owned and managed oy the
town. The water mains have been
greatly extended during This year. thus
giving water To- the residence part OF
tho town. which has hitherto been out
Of reach OF the water supply.
The principal streets of the town have
brick sidewalks while the other streets
have good. hard walks. and Main street
in the business section is nicely paved
with stone.
The largest enterprises are in the to-
bacco trade The five warehouses here
sold about - per cent. more tobacco
during 1898 than during 1885,. This now
ranks with the largest tobacco markets
I'm the state though IL has 20 contend
with four other markets IN his county
AN less than sixteen miles distant while
Danviile g. only thirty-two miles away.
The Wholesale trade Of the town hiss
developed rapidly and solidly am Is rep
resented by about twenty-five men on the
road who travel for South Boston whole
sale houses, which consist OF a dry
goods and notion house, Il boot and shoe