The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-29
HOW HE GAINED
HIS S0BRIQUET
Wrote Sensational Story About
Emperor Maxim
AND WAS GIVEN A BANQUET.
MIR. Mitchell Got Mad Because Ihcy
Wouldn't Let Him Read His Grave
yard story, and lie Quit the
Business - Hotel Arrivals.
AND WAS GIVEN A BANQUET.

Mr.. MAX. " Cuthbert one of the old-time
newspaper men. who passed many years
I'm Richmond as a scrib,. IS ia the city
for a few days. The story Of Mr.. Cuth-
borts front name IS an interesting one In
100. Two years after the civil War, he
WAS one OF a party Of newspaper men
about "a banquet table in this city, on The
night Of the killing OF Emperor MaA-
milan. OF Mexico. il was proposed mat
The man writing the most sensational
story Tor papers OF tho next day should
be banqueied by the others OF the COM
pany.
Ia the New York Herald the next morn
kng appeared a sensational story OF three
or four hundred words, under a Rich
mons. date line. MIR. Cuthbert was the
y Richmond CORES pOndent OF the paper. The
article stated that She murder of Maxi
milan had aroused the entire South. and
that the feeling of the people BODIED 30
good for the enemies of the Mexican En-
peror The Austrian and French fleets. 10
was stated in the article would assemble
at the same place ana time. The story
created great commotiOn In New York,
and was wired by one of the press as
sociatons the next day all over the coun-
try. That night the newspaper men who
had entered into the bet reassembied and
the verdict was unanimous that Mr.. Cuth-
bert was entitled 10 the gratuitous BAN
ouet
Mr.. G. c. Mitchell, Of Newport News,
is registered at New Fords. MIR. Mitchell
is a Washington and Lee man. and en-
gagged iu newspaper work before settling
down 10 the practice OF law several years
ago Shortly after his entry into the
ranks of those who spin yarns for the en-
tertaiumcnt Of the public. Mr.. Mitchell
was IN desperate straits. He reached
Ohio. and al Stubenvlle Ina that state, he
secured a position On weekly paper
The methods obtaining in the office were
very leisureiy. One day Mitchell was as
signed 10 write mp the local graveyard. He
repaired 80 the cemetery. inspected the
tombstOucs AMI wrote column When
the proof was ready, Mitchell walked
into the editorial room intending 20 read
tho proof The sole owner and proprietor
of the paper also CHANGED TO be in the
sanctum. TO Mitchell he said: You need
not read that this evening unless YOU
want TO- suppose you defer reading The
proof untN tomorrow Mitchell. who
had been working on a daily paper. was
staggered. IIo felt that his dignity had
HifAA AIArAlNN|N JIG INAl WhMu Niii hANNl
sheet and walked ont of The Office. THE
next day" said Mr. Mitchell last night
''I received position with the Pennsyi-
vania railroad. and up 10 the present
time the author of the graveyard story
has not read his story.
AZ New Fords e. r. Niles. Blacksburg,
IT. Smithers and wife. Newport News;
G. T. webb Iynohburg: r. D. Pinker-
n va Ina 4 La q ar i
county: L. r. Walsh. Petersburg Felix
0Gec. Virginia. G.. r.. Haskins. Newport
News. a. 5. Segar. wife and child, Hamp-
ton. @. g. Mitchell. Newport News: John
II. Pannll, Reidsville, n. c.
At Afurphys. j. T.. S. Taylor. Newport
News. j. p. Catin. Greensboro, ". c.;
y. b Somple Martinsville: II NJ. ia
cocks. Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
A. the Jeferson-C. G. Lennon. Alex
andri3. Bobcrt NJ. Hughes. Norfolk; Mau-
rice S Brander. Portsmouth; H. y. Dew
". y. g.; Dr. j. J Ellis and wife, Gov
ington O. vs. Fitzgerald Norfolk, w. w
Eallingar. Alexandra; j. IT Fisher AL
exandria. y. S Harrison. Va; j. v. De
lind and wife. and j. W. De Lind and
WIFE Portsmouth: q. b. Marshall. =. j.
Paff John b. Pldgett r. W. Robinson.
james T. King p. b. Downham. JOS w.
Simmons. of Alexandra.
Al tho LcNinrton-J. p. Roberts. Wake.
field Va. g. 70 Bond. Wakefield va;
J.. 49, McCuHoch. HowardsvIe, J. T.
Fletcher. Fletcher Va; +. Wilngham
Virginia: % Frppin. clinton. Va; l.. K.
Mooors, Saunton; J.. j. Whltohurst, Nor
folk.
At the ST. Claire-John c.. Davis. Ar
vona: Spot. j.. Pace. Danville: =. H..
Hoy. Petersburg. Geo j.. Morgan. Peters
burg: =. j. Moore, Roanoke; William j.
Bragg. Lunonburg: c. r. Palms and wife
w. G.. Belmont and wife. Buffalo.
A. me Alhamhra-E. B Pollard. Nor
folk: r. T.. Melns Chula Va; =. IT,
Cogbm. white Hall; Joe Jackson, Little
ton y. e..
Morris Golden. j. A Mitchell. and ~
Cayhcn. of New York. arc at the Al
hambra. They are here TO help construct
the trestles and bridges across James
river