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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
THE KEELY MOTOR.

The New York Journal prints an article,
copyrighted by ". X. Hearst, and a
statement from Charles ]. Hill, Of Bos
ton. the attorney for Mrs John w.
Kelly, concerning the Keely motor, show
ing how the late John w. Keely secretly
applied power to his mysterious machines.
In the statement Mr., Hill says that Mrs.
Keely was absolutely innocent Of any
dishonesty in her husbands work.
The mysterious motor, it is now shown.
was worked by a water motor which
was connected with Keelys invention by
rubber tubes that We're concealed in a
shaft.
The whole deception Is now made OBJ
vious, and the wonder is that it even
could have fooled sensible men, me-
chanics especially.
Mrs. Kelly was moved by conscientious
motives to make public the facts. which
she only discovered after the death Of
her husband and when the contents OF
his laboratory were being removed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
The south in the Lead.
ATLANTA ConstltutionD

tAlldnta COnstltutlouJ
y remarkable scene is reported from
the Naval Academy az Annapolis
In the graduation of the first class.
which took place yesterday, the six hrst
and highest members of the engineering
department are southern men.
The names, as reported, are in the or
der of their standing:
Z. 6. \. Bissett, Kentucky.
,. John T. Beckner, Kentucky
3. Everett j. Sadler. Kentucky.
:. William 5. Miller. Texas
8. Herbert H. Evans. Mississippi.
8. Farmer Morrison. Arkansas.
1t must be = source OF pride to the
people of the South 10 see their young
men taking the front rank wherever
they come in competition with others.
Every development of surprising or ro-
mantle incident which took place DURING
the late Spanish-Amercan war brought
To the front some southern boy In whose
veins ran the invincibie blood of South
Carolina. of Alabama OF Georgia. OF
North Carolina, and OK other States.
Whatever the cause. il is somewhat sin
gular that the spirit of dash should De
found In southern young men which
brings them 10 the front and gives them
prominence.
We have reached "a period when our
young men are being heard from in other
fields than those of the army and navy.
The same qualifications which make
great soldiers and gallant sailors cannot
fail to make enterprising merchants
and successful manufacturers. IN,
showing IS a good one, aud should spur
the people ~ this section OF the Union
TO lose no time In Selling al the grea.
opportunities which are offering Tor ad-
Yancement.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

more than three months before the poys
Will be marching into Charleston. Accord
| ing 10 reasonable estimates there VIII pe
not fewer than forty thousand visitors 10
Charleston during the reunion. ana am
pie provision must be made before they
get here for their care and entertainment.
IL will tax the capacity OF charles,ohs
hospitality as II never has been taxed De-
fore. and Charleston must be equal to
every requirement Of the occasion.
speclal committee Il now making
thorough canvass OF the city 20 find out
where and how veterans and visitors can
be slowed away. and Il is hoped that there
will be an immediate response 10 inc
requests Of the committee. Every hoHie
In the city ought to be thrown open TOT
the reception OF visitors. and every mouse
Will have TO be filled from top TO bottom
TO accommodate the hosts that are com
ing. There must be resting p'dNc
somewhere for every one who comes 10
the reunion in May. and we shall DE mucll
disappointed IL they are not all taken
care Of
The hotels and regular boarding-houses
will be packed. and besides the private
residences, every other available mouse IN
the city should be utilized. The commit
tee should arrange that the Pine forest
Inn and the Dorchester Inn, at summer
vile. be kept open until after the reunion.
and that the hotel on Sulliyan's Island
be ready for the care of visitors. In addi-
tion, II would be well for the committee
to arrange with the Board OF School COM
missoners for the use of the pubic
school buildings as sleeping places during
the reunion. \ recess Of one week IN
the exercises Of the schools wou'd make
these buildings available for the purpose
in view. and we have no doubt that the
commissioners would be pleased to AID
in the work. 1t is probable that tenn
porary sleeping arrangements could be
made by the use OF all the school build
ings for at least four thousand persons.
and In this emergency education should
WELD 10 the cause of patriotism
Charleston must make provision for
forty thousand visitors. They Will be here
I'm May and Charleston must be ready Tor
them when they come
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,ecting them is almost exactly three de,

Meeting them is almost exactly three de,
grees in length.
THE DOG STARS.
Due south OF the belt. in the prolonga-
tion Of the sword, a quadrilateral OF four
stars forms the constellation Lepus' OF IN.
Hare. one Of the ancient forty-eigh'
of the Amalgest. The two brightest are
Alpha I.eporis. or .Arneb, and Beta, OF
Nihal. the other two being Gamma ana
Delta. Producing the line Of the three
stars in the belt OF Orion, 1t VIII pass
through a star Of such superior briliiancy
as to be at once recognized as the KING
OF fixed stars, Sirius. IN lustre, excelieo
only by Venus and Jupiter, and by Mars
only when i'm its most favorable POSITION
From times immemorial Sirius has borne
the name Of the Dog STAR from the con-
stslation CAMS Major, or the Great Dog.
good deal Of superstition has always
attached to Sirius, the ancient Romans
even sacrificing dog 10 it yearly 20 rem
der him propitious in his influence upon
their herds and fields Not far from
Sirius. i'm a southwesterly direction, is the
second-ma gnitude star. Beta CAMS Ma
joris. and in southeasterly direction the
three stars-Delta Epsilon and Eta, the
two former being Of the second and the
last of the third magnitude, all three
forming nearly an equllateral triangle.
1t is in place here 90 remark that Sirius
is double star, and. next 70 Alpha Cen
taur and 81 Cygni, the nearest fixed
star in the heavens, though il requires
little more than eight years for its
light TO reach us.
OTHER BRIGHT STARS.
Northeast of orion ana southeast Of
Auriga TWO bright stars. at about the dis
lance OF the two Pointers I'm the Great
Bear from each other constitute the two
most prominent members of the constel-
lation Gemini. or the Twins. Alpha, or
Castor, Il Of the second and Beta. or Pol
lux, OF the first magnitude. When the
modern nomenclature of naming the fix
ed stars by Greek and Roman letters
came into use castor was the brighter
of the two, and on that account received
the name Alpha II is more interest
ing star than Poaux, as ii is a double
star the duplicity OF which can be detect
ed easily with a small telescope Con-
Meeting Pollux and Bcteguese by "A
straight line, IL passes through Gamma
Gemnorum. or Athena. being situated
somewhat nearer Betelgeuse. Auriga,
with Capella. and Taurus. vito Aide
baran, and the fine clusters Of the
Pleiades and Hyades are still high up.
while Cygnus and Pegasus have either
set or are on the point of disappearing
below the western horizon. East Of
Betelgeuse the magnificent star Procyon.
in the constellation CAMS Minor, TO be
described i'm our next article. forms a
splendid large equilateral triangle with
Sirius and Betelguese, which greatly adds
to the beauty Of the stellar panorama.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
cARprr-pAGGrNG IN CUBA.

The American people are proverbiaiy
reckless and wastefnl in the expenditure
| OF public money. And IL this be their
habit whore the funds are raised by
| taxation at home, what is to he expected
| OF them when they come TO administer
| the finances OF another country?
We have solemnly promised the world
that we do not mean TO gobble up Cuba,
vet some OF the men who are in authori-
ty I'm Washington. and others who hold
high places I'm Cuba, are planning colos-
sal eypenditures there. 1t reminds us
very much. indeed. Of the time when the
Garnet -baggers came down South and got
possession of the state governments. and
began TO issue bonds by the million. Ger
tain functlonaries are reported 10 ha'e
q 40 90, 600 scheme to construct sewers
in Habana. while public works upon
grand scale are planned for santiago
and other Cuban cities. III we make All
these improvements. nothing Will he ieft
for the Cubans themselves TO do when
they come into power-except TO pay the
taxes TO meet the interest account on the
We are not ignorant of the fact mat
most % these great expenditures are
urged upon the ground that they VIII
Improve the health" Of those cities.
Pleas Of that sort are easily made, ana
are enormously latitudinous. Eminent
expert testimony might be produced to
show that millions upon millions OF dol
lars ought 10 be spent for sanitary
works in New York. Philadelphia, WASH
ington. Richmond, New Orleans, etc, yet
the councils of those cities are slow to
enter upon large undertakings OF TINS
sort.
For the protection Of our army, and
looking to putting a check upon yellow
fever visitations here. we would be justi-
fable i'm causing such work 10 be done
as may be pressingly necessary; but we
should leave something for the Cuban
Government to do when 1T IS established
The persistency with which all sorts
OF money-spending schemes are adj
vanced I'm Cuba is bound to cause the
American public TO doubt If our govern
ment means 70 carry out the policy an
nounced at the beginning Of the war-to-
wit. that we did not mean to conquer
and annex Cuba.
If one-half of the projects that have
been advanced for the betterment of
Cuba are allowed to go through, the new
Cuban Government, and many of their
municipalities, will find themselves sad
died with an enormous debt when they
come into their own again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

The law officers of the United States
Government have decided that ex-senator
Edmunds's fee of 5000 for examining the
record of the Carter case cannot be paid
out of any fund at the command OF the
War Department Now it is said that
Secretary Alger will pay the bill out of
his own pocket
At the instance OF some of Carriers
friends. Mr.. Edmunds was employed by
Alger TO make a thorough examination
of the testimony and proceedings of the
court. with the view of ascertaining if
its findings were warranted by the law
and evidence. 1t is said Edmunds re-
ported that Carter was properly convict
ed. After .Edmunds had gone over the
case for Alger, the President got the
Attorney-General Of the United States 10
review IL for hims And the end is not
yet
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
Ex-AttOrncy-Gencr \. III. Garland

TO the Editor Of the Dispatch:
The Geographic wires lately flashed
across the Continent the announcement
of the death OF y. II. Garland. an ex-
Acknowledgement of the United States
A great man passed away in his death
The writer enjoyed the privilege OF
personal acquaintance with him that Will
always. afford a pleasant reminiscence
He was not only great. but loyable I'm
his greatness He possessed a great. re
fined nature. which carried with il the
sweetness OF the rose and Of the violet
and nothing Of the thorn or the thistle
General Garland never forgot 20 be 90
gentleman. 10 matter how surrounded
by the conventionally great. his heart
possessed the grace that prompted quick
recognition Of acquaintances His learn
ing was. at once. comprehensive and pro-
found. Hs had drank to the bottom of
THE Pierian spring" and possessed no
knowledge Of the character Of learning.
that is too quickly acquired TO admit OF
mental assimilation -"rudis indigcstaque
moles." His eruditon was that of the
philosopher. no less than of the scholar
and embraced the best thought of all
erasl 1t reached back to the days 'be-
fore Agamcmnon." His mind had CLEANED
in the scanty field Of learning that eX-
listed in the days of tradition. 'ere yet
the PhOenicoan had taught the Greek
how TO write; an age OF "inglOrious Mil
tons" who died "unwept and unhonored"
because there were no historians to
chronicle their worth" As lawyer he
exhibited wonderful grasp of all that
pertained 10 the Issue Of the cause he
was arguing. His Statement" was al
most an argument He argued his cases
with great lucidity and power. relying
upon an evisceration of the principles en-
braced in reported cases. rather than
reading reports to the court He needs
no monument OF brass or marble, He
has memOrialzed his virtues "in the
hearts OF his eountrymen." As was writ
ten by Horace. may be said OF the de-
ceased. by his surviving friends: "Exegi
monumen,um perennius Acre"
Yours truly, X. NJ. NEWTON
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

The Washington correspondent of the
baltimore American reports that both
the Hull army bill and the navy person
mel measure are doomed TO defeat, and
the indications are TO the effect that he
is right. The Hull bill will pass the House
in its present emasculated form, but will
never get farther. SO certain is its defeat,
indeed, that the opposition TO it is now
perfunctory only. The battle against it
is regarded as won. AS a substitute for it
the Democrats in the Senate will propose
the enrolment to a reasonable extent
of native troops in the islands now in our
possession: these troops, however, TO be
no part OF the regular army establish
ment, but to be considered troops of the
local government, and TO be paid directly
and entirely out of the revenues of the
island where they shall serve. 1t Is the
Democratic purpose that the standing
army Of this country shall not be in
creased, and fortunately for our people,
this purpose, it seems is to prevail. The
navy bill met its fate IL appears, when
IL was proposed 10 permit the appoint
ment of civilians to the navy The oppo-
sition in this case came from the Re
publicans and from the Navy Department
itself whose creature the navy bill is
rand it is understood that If an amendment
ombodying the proposition referred to is
added 10 the bill in the Senate, as is
more than likely to be the case, the re-
suit will certainly be defeat of the whole
measure. SO the outlook is for the killing
of both the Hull bill and the navy bill,
and on the former contamination at
least the people are heartily to be con-
graduated.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

The Dispatch acknowledges the receipt
ett-Buchanan Camp, of Norfolk, "grate-
fully acknowledging the individual sym
pathy of all parts of our common coun
try in doing honor to the Confederate
dead" but antagonizirg the bill seek
ing to place Confederate veterans on the
pension-rols of the United States" The
resolutions are terse and true. and were
prepared by a committee Of which Colo
mel r. S. Garnett was chairman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
DEAD ORIS TRaNCEs
Peculiar Case OF Mrs. Neftie Lentz,
Pronounced Dead by Physicians.


Undertaken William j. Moran. Of AZ
Montgomery street, Jersey City. was
summoned yesterday morning TO embalm
the body Of Mrs Nettie Lentz. "a years
old. wife of John Lertz. of 2,O Warren
street. Jersey city. Mrs Lentz had been
in with pneumonia. and apparently had
recovered. Her hupband. who had been
10 Camden, returned home ON Thurs
dav night aud found his wife on her
knees at the side of her bed. She was
M conscious. Dr. Edward *. Dunkel en-
deaVOrcd to revive her He finally de-
clared thar she was dead Undertaken
Moran. who has had twenty years eN-
perience, looked at the body and was un-
decided whether or not the woman was
dead. The body was warm from the
knees up. and there was a flush In the
face suggesting life.
Thinking that the woman might be In
trance. the undertaken decided To- post
pone the embalming process. LentZ felt
his Wife's pulse and discovered. or
thought De discovered. "A faint beating.
The nurse. Mrs. BOwe. held a. mirror TO
Mrs. Lentz'S lips. and when 10 was taken
away there was "A moisture on IL. Or
DunkCl was summoned again and made
several tests. lie applied lighted
match 10 the flesh, but no blister followed.
He also opened an artery I'm the arm,
and a Watery liquid oozed ont instead Of
blood. The wOman's husband. the TN
dertakcr. ana the nurse were not con-
vipced, and Or. Dunkel called an Dr. Bau-
mann. Additional tests We're made, but
the body still remained warm and life
like. IL was ia the same condition cigh-
teen hours after the woman had been
pronounced dead.
After the doctors had gone away there
was a slight flow OF blood from The artery
which had been opened. AIR. Lontz and
Undertaken Moran thought that IL would
not be safe To embalm the body, and de-
terred further action until this morning.
DR. Dunkel is satisfied that the woman
Is dead lie considers IL a remarkable
case. In his certificate he gives cerebral
hemorrhage as the cause Of death. Mrs
Lentz occasionally expressed fear Of
being buried alive while i'm trance.
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Ven lie is Sound AsHep.

By George V. Hobart)
| wonder if der fairies come
Down Ply dcr moonlight way,
IND den nit him some FREDDY games
Deg go 10 work ind play?
Sometimes ! watch him una l Nlsh
Dot / could dake peep
TO see vot makes der baby IauSh
Ven he is sound asleep.
/ Wonder II der angels, too,
hey vent by him und say:
we yust come down &c talk NIT yo"
IND pass der dime away!
Ne saw VOt YOU vas Lonesome, so
Your combany We viii kcep!
Vas dot vot makes der baby laugh
Ven he is sound asleep?
Perhaps dem angels also. too,
Dey tell him stories yet,
Ven he g in dot udder land
Der Kingdom of Forget.
Perhaps dey tell him all abouid
30 Peep. vOt lost her sheep
Vas dot vot makes der baby laugh
Ven he Is sound asleep!
Sometimes / viSh dot | could vent
Iust ware der baby goes,
I'M see dem FREDDY angels una
Der fairies vot he knows
t'r1 den I'd say TO dem. 'Oh, please
DOan'd efeT led him weep,
Yust led him make sweet laughings like
Ven he is sound asleep
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

FINCASTLE, VA. January So.-(Spo.
cial)-Mrs. Benjamin Haden. of this
pace, died Saturday night AT II o'clock.
The deceased had been IN bad health Tor
number of years. Recently she was at
tackled with grip ana quincy. and her
decline became mose rapid. until Satur-
cay night, when she peacefully passed
away. She leaves a. husband and three
children. Her father. the Rev. G.. Gray.
has been making his home with the fami-
~ and was with his daughter during her
illncrs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31
LOUISA POLITICS.

The Democrats OF the good. old county
OF Louisa are stirred up on the subject of
making nominations for the Offices to be
filed at the May election.
The County Committee has ordered a
primary election TO be held on the 18th
Of March, and the candidates Offering
are 10 be voted for directly. Then they
are TO appoint their pro rata share Of del
egates 10 convention, which VIII be held
at the Courthouse on April LIST, to make
nominations.
Whether the plan adopted is a wise
one or not is not for us 10 say. The pre-
sumption. however. favors the belie6that
the County Committee knew the Wishes
OF the people OF Louisa and sought the
best means of gratifying them. Never
theloss objections have been raised 10 the
plan. and 1t is the subject Of an extend
cd criticism which appeared IN the last
issue OF the Louisa News
one Of the objections raised is that the
County Committee improperly took il upon
themselves 10 order the primary, with
out first submitting the matter 10 a mass
meeting Of the voters. We do not know
what the Louisa practice Is. but In Rich
mond and Henrico the right questioned
n Louisa has always been conceded TO
iae County or city Committee. and we
are under the impression that undeAsAhe
plan OF organization adopted by Ia >
convention OF our party that authoSIIy is
vested IN the committee.
The Louisa plan provides that all
ersons who voted Democratic in the
last legislative election shall be entitled
~ vots In the primary provided they
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

n,odgo themselves TO support the nomi-
roes q, the convention" This - OBJ
tected to. too, on the srou"' '"'' -
disfranchises. for the occasion. AT De"'o-
Gratis who failed or from any cause
were unable to vote in the last iesis'a-
tive election.
This IS an interesting subject at this
time inasmuch as county politics are
very lively the State over, ana as pr
naries-straightout primaries we pe-
Heve-havc been ordered I'm many places
while I'm other counties the method OIL
making nominations is being discussed
ou- Information IS 10 the effect that pri-
maries are growing in popular laNo' anu
that year by year the number OF co""-
ties and cities adopting them Increases
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-31

It appears that Bishop Potter, OF New
York, has been generally misquoted with
respect to his remark anent the alleged
necessity Of saloons. The prelate referred
TO is now quoted as follows:
81 have never expressed any opinion as
to the 'dramshop.' In recent address
in behalf Of coffee-hOuses, coffee-wagOns.
coffee-carts and the like. | stated that
something answering 10 the saloon--i. g..
places of inexpensive recreation and re-
freshment, would always be a necessity.
! may add. that until it is provided the
mischiefs of the saloon, which nobody
recognizes more clearly than ! do, will
continue. The saloon may be driven TO
cover. but ii cannot be abolished. Some
thing better, something wholesome, harm
less. undefiled. and undefilng, must take
its place and so expel by substitution.
Legislation has failed TO do this. and pro-
hibition has failed. Denunciation has fail
ed. 1t is a case for CfHstian capital.
wisely employed. as the history Of the
Liverpool coffee-houses has shown"
In this connection. we note the inaugu-
ration in New York. by what is known
a the Peoples Institute OF movement
to provide suitable places near the homes
of wOrkingmen where they can find all
the attractions of social life which the
saloon offers, under more healthful sur
roundings, by the establishment Of what
are TO be called Peoples Cubs" The
first Of these clubs is now being orgy
nized, and already numbers $50 members.
The clubs are to be. from the start. self
supporting and self-governing, while re-
tanning connection with the Peoples In
stitute. The membership fee will be 25
cents a month. and it is intended that all
current expenses shall be met from this
fee. If the receipts are small the expendi-
lures will be small. 1t is announced. how
ever, that if friends Of the movement
offer TO contribute toward the furnishing
Of the club-rooms or TO help in securing
more commodious quarters than the
finances Of the clubs would permit such
assistance will be heartily accepted. Pos
sbly the &ea Of forming the clubs was
suggested by the position of Bishop Potter
with reference 10 coffee-houses.