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Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
A COURT AND A COMPANY.
Editor Mitchell at POrtsmouth-Enthusi-
astically Greeted There-A Fine Re-
past.

PORTSMOUTH. VA, Oct. 81, 1899.
Editor John Mitchell, Jr., Grand
Worthy CouD sellor and Brigadier Gen.
eral u. R, Knights of Pythias, reach
ed here last night By the c. & o. route.
lie was met in Norfolk by Sir Archer
Drew.
He reported having the toughest
trip he had ever experienced across
Hampton Roads. The rain fell in tor
rents. In spite of this, there wac q
full attendance 20 greet Sir Mitchell.
Friendship Co.. under the command OF
Capt. Alexander Jones, headed by q
came to meet the Brigadier General.
THE SISTERS ORGANIZED.
The meeting was held st Honors
Hail. Ruth Court, Independent Ord
er of Calenthe was organic I'd with 46
members. The Grand Worthy Coun-
sellor WAS assisted by Sister Gordon.
Sister Brown, Sir Knight William Troy
and d. d. q. c., Il. B. Brown.
The following are the offisers: Sis
ters Katie Robinson, w. @ Fannie
Riddick. w Inspectrix Oamills Rid
dick. w. Inspector; Oornelia Drew,
w. Senior Directress Lucy Richards,
w. Junior Directress Fannle Jedries,
of Deeds Mary Coles, w. Register OF
Accounts Maria Harold, w. Receiver
of Deposits; Evslina Gordon, w. Es-
cort; Edith Westmorelaud, w. Con-
ductress Mary L. Mcpherson, W. As
sistsnt Conductress; Catherine Rid
dick, w. Herald; Archer Drew. w.
Protector.
THE COMPANY INsTITUTED.
After these exercises, Friendship
Co., tiled into the room and Manning
Company, u. E., Knights of Pythias,
n A., 8. A., E., A.. A and A.. was in
stituted with the following officers /:
Sir Knight Captain, Archer Drew; Sir
knight Lieutenant. Il. II. Harrell Sir
Knight Herald, Dempsey White; Sir
knight Resorder, David Spratley; Sir
Knight Treasurer, John Jefries Sir
Knight Guard, J. I. Hunt; Sir Knight
Sentinel. claiborne Page.
The officers we're duly installed.
The grand march was taken up, be-
ing led by BriRadier General John
Mitchell, Jr.. and Col. VIM. Troy. A
bounteous repsst was spread below,
the two tables being ladened down
with all the delicscies of the season,
and the guests served by skillful
hands
Itwas about one O'Clock before the
sounds of jollity ceased and the happy
throng retired. Sir Mitchell was the
guest of DIR. VIM. Troy aud wife. He
left at 1880 O'Clock via @. & 0. Route
for Richmond, after expressing again
and again his satisfaction with the
treatment he had received
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
Grand ReODening at the Fifth St. BnzAiaa
Church.

Tomorrow will be a great dAv wSsS,
us. The new ceiling has been pms IL
on rand style, All the me mbera
and friends are especially invited tC,
come out and help as.
SERVICES.
At IL 80 A NJ, Rev. White, the
gifted pastor of Mt. Carmel Church
will preach. His choir will sine.
At 30 P. M. Rev. DR.. Beckett, ths
old gospel war horse, of the 3rd st. A
M. e. Church will preach and his choir
will sing.
At P. NJ, the pastor, Rev. DR.. ".
+. Graham will preach on "The black
msn's hope" The 9TH Street choir
will render choice music.
Oome to these services on time IA
you want . seat.
Yours,
COMMITTEE.
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
RICHMOND VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER. T. 1899

Resolved Bird, That we deeply SYM
psthize with the mourning family.
Resolved 4th, That copy OF these
resolutions be sent to the Richmond
Planet, and to Deacon Williams fsmi-
u.
A. B. BURRAss,
NED JoHSsoN,
Committee d. DANIEL,
THos RICHARDSON,
AARON MIoHIR.
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
Stockholders Attention.

The Stockholders and section owners
OF the United Order OF Sons and Dsugh
ters of Ham Cemetary are requested
evening, Nov. 7th at $3.50 to appoint
Trustees.
a4ns sigueO; JAS. Il. HOtxxs.
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04

Mrs. john Thompso n, S18 81.
John who has been sick six weeks witS
malarial fever is able TO be about bex-
room. Dr.. Harris, her physician states
that she viii be entirely well in q fesg
days.
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
TRIUMPH OF GLORIOUS PRrSC1PEEs.

My eountrymen, the sacred princi-
Piles proclaimed in Philadelphia in I776
advanced TO glorious triumph at York
town. made effective in the formation
Of the Federal Union in 1887, sustain
ed by the heroism OF all Of oar people
III every foreign conflict, sealed in SOL
emn covenant at Appomattox Oonrt-
house, sancefied By the blood OF the
men OF the South aEd Of the North, at
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04

JoHNsoS-DIsMoND-Niss Sarah Dis
Taond and Mr. Henry Johnson viii be
married on Nov. 9Th at O'Clock 2. M.
at 2. e. TayloF's 8l3 St. Peter St, No
cards. FrieRds are inYiteds
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
s. S. Union.

The Sunday-School Onion will meet
next Sunday (to-morrow) at Fourth
Baptist Church.
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04
RIcaMoNp. W.. Nor. . 1900

RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 2 1890. :
There will be bsptising at the PIP
grim Baptist Church. Millers Field
henrico Co., Va.s Sunday, Nov. 5th as
1890 o'clock.
SAMUEL LEHAs, PastoR,
Richmond planet., 1899-11-04

Mrs. J. Motley of Rice's Depot,
Prince EDWARD Co., Va, and Miss
Page Jackson, q charming young miss
OF Powhatan Co.. Va. are the guests OF
Mrs. X. e. Coker, 66 w. 13Sth st., New
Yorf.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
THE BOUNTY GRABBERS.

The lover house Of the legislature
has undone one of its best acts. After
having defeated the sugar-beet bounty
bill, it reconsidered the vote and
passed, by majority of one, the bill
abpropriating $50, 900 for three years
to pay bounty on sugar-beets raised
within the state. II the bill succeeds
in the senate and should meet the ap-
proval of the governor, then the way
will be paved for general bounty laws
to encourage every conceivable indus.
try that cranks may conclude to es-
tablish. ff
A legislature that votes to foster one
industry at the expense of the people
cannot consistently refuse to foster
another, hence there can be no END to
bounties. Whenever an individual
wants to make an experiment all he
will need to do is to invest few tbous-
and dollars in Q plant, then go to the
legislature with plea that his new
business cannot survive without state
sid, and the tender hearted Legislators
viii vote away money taken from tic
taxpayers to support him. Should
this bill become q law. there will be
an army of bounty grabbers before
each session Of the Legislature seeking
TO fleece the people.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
OLD WAR ISSUES.

The United States senate proceed.
ings were halted for q time sufficient
TO permit Senator Butler, the populist
from North Carolina, to deliver q
speech on his proposition to pension
the ex-Confederate soldiers, in which
he defended the position taken by the
South during the great civil conflict.
He declared that the South was right,
and that history would so record, and
that every shot fired by a Southern
soldier was fred in defense of the
rights of his state constitution, in self.
defense, and in defense of his home
and fireslde. A more inopportune
time could scarcely have been chosen
for the making of this speech. Inas-
much as the amendment to pension
ex-Confederate soldiers was with
drawn, it would seem that the whole
performance was gone through for the
purpose of giving Senator Butler
an opportunity to vent his feelings on
the secession question. That it 80 ap-
peared to members of the senate was
demonstrated by the fact that Senator
Pettus, democratic member from
Alabama, appealed to the senators not
to attempt to renew the war. All
agreed. he said, that it had ended at
Appomattox, and nobody wanted any
more. of IL. -
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
OUR TOWN.

The Dalles always has been and is
today the best business point in East
ern Oregon. Possessing as it does
natural advantages which are not en-
joyed by other locations as trade
center, and having better facilities for
handling q large volume of business
than any neighboring town, it
naturally draws large trade from the
interior, which makes it the distribute
ing point for very large scope OF
country.
o But there is no reason why.it should
not also be trade center for larger
scope of country and also become q
live manufacturing town. Being at
the head of navigation on the Colum-
bia, and enabled to ship produce direct
to tide water, either at Portland or
Astoria, it offers better freight rates
than any other point east OF the Cas-
cade mountains. This should, and
will some day in the near future at
tract manufacturers to the town. Be-
sides the low freight rates, there are in
ducements in the way of cheap land
for building sites, healthful climate
cheap living expenses, which means
reasonable wage rates for the manu-
facturer. All in all, The Dalles has
many attractive features that are pos.
sessed by no other place, that cannot
remain hidden forever. The Dalies
has future ahead of it, if its citizens
will but push matters, stand together
as a unit for the advancement of the
town, and the encouragement Of every
practicable new industry that is pre-
sented.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04

Tor the want Of single vote. His
change of heart at the I1th hour
carried the day for the bill,
The bill to create state board of
BARRIERS examiners and provides for
the registration of all BARRIERS did not
have the close shave in the house that
some predicted for it. Although
Roberts declared that it was somewhat
"barberous" measure to spring upon
the legislature, the bill passed by
vote OF 33 to %. The bill makes the
board self sustaining. If it becomes
law all resident BARRIERS in the state
will have to register at 81 per register,
and newcomers will haye to pass an
examination to determine their quail
fication. An examination will cost S5.
The bill also provides for an appren-
ticeship of three years for beginners.
Hill made an eloquent appeal in
behalf of his bill to prohibit the
maintenance Of armed bodies of men,
in the house last night, and secured
its passage by an almost unanimous
vote.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
SENATOR CLARK.

The eleeAiaA ot+N. A. Clark to the
ssna3e otIheJ nitsd States will seat In
taatbod possibly the richest man in
stfiswof1H, says the Salt Lake Tribune
He has much realized wealth, while in
reserve be has sum he cannot at
present compute, but which a shrewd
mau last year estimated as being (al-
ready in sight $3.50, 100000. We refer
to his Arizona copper properties, and
since then copper has advanced 4O per
cent. And that was the amount act
ually blocked out, while there was no
sign of exhaustion in the marvellous de-
posit. Some years ago the London
Times, noting The Vanderbilt and
Pennsylvania and other railroad sys-
TENS of the country, and the swelling
commerce to supply these systems with
traffic, ventured the prophecy that it
would uot be extraordinary II, within
a few years, some individual American
should, in wealth, attain to the 1000
million mark. If W. A. Clark's life
and success continues for fifteen years
longer, he is liable to be that man.
He began life with no advantages OF
education, but in that respect he has
struggled to keep up with his growing
fortune. He has read much; Travelled
much; he is shrewd judge OF art, he
is posted thoroughly on all national
and many international questions; he
has a natural pride in the land that has
brought suck priceless blessings to
him, and both on grounds OF personal
pride and patriotism is anxious to be
an instrument through which his
country's honor and power may be
exalted. There is much said about the
manner of his election. OF that we
know nothing save what has been
wired to the country. He was candi-
date four or five years ago and was op-
posed by Mr.. Marcus DAILY. The latter
did not want the place. but did not
want Mr.. Clark to obtain it. The mat
ter was purely personal between them,
and it was understood that both spent
large sums of money. 1t was a strik.
ing reminder of the old feud between
VIM. Sharon and J. P. Jones, on the
Comstock twenty-eight years ago,
and the men are not unlike the Com.
stock men in their methods. Sharon,
like Clark, did not care how much
money he spent, 80 that it was on q
square business basis. His ledger had
to balance every night. Jones, like
Daily, in the very exuberance OF his
"battle eestacy," fred whole batteries
of gold, where one man with revol.
yer could have held the line.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
SIXTY MILLION
DEMANDED
That is the Amount Co.
mez Wants For His
Army.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-A special to
the Tribune from Washington says
Maxine Gomez, the Cuban General.
has demanded nearly $50, 600, 900 from
the United States and refuses TO dis
band his army" until the money is
paid. He has repudiated the arrange
ment made by Calixto Garcia, who
came to Washington with authority
from Gomez to provide for the return
of the Cubans to their peaceful pur-
suits, and whose work was barely ac-
complished before his sudden death
of December IL.
1t was then agreed that the United
States In order to secure the prompt
resumption of labor on the plantations
of the island with view of promoting
the speedy revival of prosperity and
settled conditions, should distribute
about $1,000, 900 among the 10000 men
said to be still under arms in the ratio
of 500 man, the officers in proper
tion to their rank to receive greater
amount, the ordinary enlisted men to
be discharged with sums less than 500
depending upon the length of service
and other considerations. For over q
month the pay corps of the army has
been making ready to carry out this
arrangement, the national defense
fund being available for the purpose.
In the meantime General Brooke
and his chief subordinate have been
endeayoring to give employment, most
ly OF a permanent character, to large
numbers of Cubans, in order to restore
the number requiring bounty. and
at the same time give the inhabitants
opportunity to begin governing them
selves.
Gomez has come out against this
scheme, which was operating satisfac-
torily to most Cubans, and has struck
for greater stakes. 1t Is officially
known that he is endeavoring to dis
suade Cubans from accepting Office
under the American occupation, and
is urging all the natives of every grade
to stay with him in the field until the
United States is compelled to acoede
to his "terms of disbandment." Go.
mez alleges that his army consists of
10000 men, and he insists that most of
them shall be paid for three years
service at the rates that prevailed in
the United States army.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
AFTFR A GRAFT.

Let the legislature put . revolving
fund of S35. 900 In the hands of the
three principal state officers for the
treatment of fax by convict labor, and
the next legislature will find this fund
Increased to 100000 at it's meeting in
l30t-spd the greatest industry in this
state for ~ time fairly under way.
This is the outlook. It is not free
gift. 1t is merely the operation of
good BUSINESS Judgment and fore
sight.-Salem Statesman.
Would the Statesman guarantees
such splendid results from the pur-
chase Of the fax business? If it would
probably it might induce the legisla-
ture ::to take hold OF the scheme. 1t
will, however, not do this, and the
casual observer might be led to be-
lieve .the Statesman had some direct
interest in saddleing the fax expert
ment upon the state. Wonder how
much stock 1t has in the concern?
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
THE MONTANA SENATORSHlP

The election OF W. A. Clark to the
United States senate from Montana
shows wnat brains and money can do.
Clark Is one of the richest men in this
country, being multi-millionaire.
1t is evident that he has put some OF
his money where it did the most good.
He is silver democrat, and among
the votes that elected him after long
struggle, were eleven republicans,
who claim that they concluded to sup
port him in order to widen the breach
in the democratic party in Montana
that is to say the breach between Clark
and Marcus A. DAILY, who have been
fighting each other for many years.
Under the circumstances, and in view
of the fact that it was impossible to
elect republican, the excuse OF the
eleven republicans seems very plaus-
ible. But it looks little suspicious
when eleven gold standard men vote
to send a silver man to the senate.
their act would lead to the belief that
some of Clark's wealth had found its
way into their pockets, and that they
are richer and he poorer than week
ago.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
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MIR. ALGER'S DEFENSE.

Testifying before the war investi
ing commission, Secretary a y
said:
"During the early days Ayhe war,
with large body OF mensb provide
for, some defects were apparent. Ii
was not because of lack Of funds, but
because it was impossible to handle
properly so large body of men on
such short notice."
In the February Scribner's Theodore
Roosevelt describes some Of these ''de-
tects." He says:
"It was four days later that we dis
embarked in perfect welter of con-
fusion. Tampa lay in the pine.cov-
cred sand fats at the end of one
track railroad, and everything
connected with both military and
railroad matters was in an almost
inextricable tangle. There was no
one to meet US or to tell US where we
were to camp, and no one to issue US
food for the "a hours, We had to buy
the men food out of our own pockets,
and to seize wagons in order to get
our spare baggage taken to the camp
ing grounds which we at last found
had been allotted to US.
This was not exceptional experience.
1t was the lot of every regiment sent
to the front. The Sixteenth infantry
from Fort Sherman had identical
experience at Tampa.
Secretary Alger wants the country
to believe that this dire confusion
suggestive of military forsys of the
middle ages rather than the military
science of the nineteenth century
had to be; that it could have been
avoided. With Alger as war secretary
it Vas unavoidable; but with better
man in that post Of great responsible
ity, there would have been different
story. The record OF the army would
have been equal to that of the navy.
Indeed, 1t should have been better.
The navy had to deal with new con-
ditions and unsolved problems. The
methods of naval warefare had been
revolutionized since the war OF the
rebellion. The whole world was in
doubt over the efficiency OF the types
of warships, and many believed they
would sink themselves from the recoil
of their great guns
For the army there was no new
problems, and the army had the ad-
vantage of having had veteran service
n extensive campaigns against re-
bellious indians.
Secretary Alger says the confusion
aud blunders attending the campaign
in Cuba were due to the difficulties OF
moving ''such large bodies of men,"
The truth is the campaign was con-
Quoted with q force considerably less
than the United. States army on d
peace footing.
( Mr.. Alger can not hoodwink the
American people. This nation knows
that something was radically wrong
with the army-with the line, or the
staff, or the department at Washing
ton; and the superb record of Santiago
proves that the fault was not with the
lne.-Spokesman Review.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
BURN THEMSELVES UP.
A Lot of Chinese Cause q Bad Fire In
Vancouver

A Lot of Chinese Cause . Bad Fire In
Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. B. G. Feb. China
town at the big Chemainus lumber
mills near Nanaimo, the coal center
of the province, has been almost com
pletely destroyed by fire, and a mum
Der of Chinese burned to death.
After work, the Mongolians built q
hughe fire in the center of the Chinese
quarter, and proceeded to smoke
opium. All became befuddled, and
and. the flames catching the fimsy
cabins of the 'settlementlgained head.
way before the opium. .drugged Chinese
realized their predica nent. Then
they rushed blindly into the flames.
Scenes of the widest description were
witnessed by the white settlers who
went to the rescue.
The fimsy shacks burned fercely,
and soon they were mass of smoking
ruins. 1t was ascertained that at
least two Chinese were burned to
death. A number of other were badly
bupned, and it is reported that several
others are missing.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
TRUSTS THRIVE BY TARIFF.

Whenever gigantic trusts inserts
itself into American economics it mag
be regarded as evidence that the pro.
ducts it proposes to control no longer
require the fostering care of the pro.
tective tariff The principle of tariff
protection for infant industries cam
not be eoptorted into governmental
connivanee in promoting trusts. The
prohibitory tariff OF $s per ton on
printing paper and the. excessive tan
OF S1.67 per ton on pulp ought in the
interests of the people and the per-
petuity of the good faith the admins
tration party owes the people, be
repealed without argument aud with
out delay. The duty on these articles
under existing conditions, amounts to
2 tax pure and simple, not upon
luknries, but upon actual necessities.
The existence of monopoly is irrefu-
table evidence that such is a fact.
There is no room for doubt The
government stands in the light of q
conspirator against the interest of the
people until the appearance Of its
con nnivapce is removed.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
AN ALLY OF THE
UNITED STATES
General Gomez Will CO.
operate With this
Government

REMEDIoS, Santa Clara, Cuba, Feb.
l, via Havana, Feb. 2.-Maximo Co.
mez, commander.in-chiefo OF the Cuban
army; placed himself squarely In a
position today as an active ally of the
United States government In the
work Of reconstruction in Cuba.
AS the result of a conference which
Robert P. Porter, special commission
er of President Mckinley, has had
with Gomez, the latter cabled to
President Mckinley this afternoon
assuring him of his cooperation in
disbanding the Cuban army and dis
tributinR among the Cuban soldiers
$3,O00,0OO appropriated for the pur-
pose of enabling them to return to
their homes. Gomez also telegraphed
TO Maior-General Brooke, saying he
would accept the latters invitation to
60 to Havana.
The success of Porter,s mission
greatly simplifies the returning of
military Cubans to pursuits of peace.
In view OF Gomez supposed prior atti-
tude Of hostility towards the United
States, Porter came here clothed with
absolute authority and his tender oe
s3,OO0,0 900 was practically verbal ul-
timatum. Had it not been accepted
no more proposals. would have been
made.
In brief, the compact Is as follows:
First-The Cuban officers in each
province shall assist the American
officers in distributing the funds.
Second-The officers shall at once
meet at some convenient point aid
deYise when and where settlements
are to be made and arrange any other
details.
Third-The sum paid to each man
shall not be regarded as part payments
of salary or wages due for services
rendered, but to facilitate disbandment
of the army, In relief Of suffering and
to get people to work.
Fourth--The Cubans shall surrender
their arms to the Cuban assembly or
their representatives.
Fifth--The committee on distribu-
tion shall use its best ondeavors TO
distribute the money among the popu-
ulation SO all may secure work.
Sixth-The $4,000, 900 shall be placed
subject to the order of General Brooke,
and action in the matter shall be i'm
mediate.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04

against the commanding general OF
the army, but the court has taken tie
only course open to it.
His defense was not as consistent
with the facts as might have been ex'
pected in a case of such far reaching
Importance: but the court-martial
overlooked that when it recommend
ed the culprit to executive clemency
In the light of the evidence it does
not seem possible that General Eagan
can be continued in his present Office
To do so would be almost an admission
that general Miles is the real culprit
and that vilification is courted by tn {
administration.