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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.

We give prominence TO the foloNhs
communication because It discusses a
grievance which is Of too frequent oGopr-
renee. While we know nothing OF we
matter specially complained Of. we have
ascertained that much Of the unsatisiA
tory mail service in Virginia is due 70
connections being missed" the Pr
thence of the public has been greatly taE
ed i'm this respect, and we trust that 'he
Post-Office Department, as well as our
state authorities. will try to furhlsh
remedy. Here IS the letter:
TO the Editor OF the Dispatch
You recently had a long and exceeding
" good article In your paper headed
.'The Victim OF Schedules" showing
how poor the Accommodations for the
newspaper people are in getting their
morning papers away from Richmond.
Now | also want TO add a word Tor an
other class OF people--namely, the travel
lers over the roads. The railroad COM
panies seem TO take delight in letting
person miss his train at junction polhts
and connections. For instance, a snort
time ago / had occasion 10 come over
the Norfolk and Western road TO l'yhch-
burg, from the West, ana wadltSd 10 20
TO Danville The Norfolk ana Neste'n
train was about ten minutes Iate' anu
notwithstanding that there were seVeiai
neonIa ON the train who also wanted TO
go to Danyille, the southern tram WaS
NOT notified. and left a few minutes AFTER
We arrived at Lynchburg! That was at
five minutes past in the afternoon
and we had to wait In IynchDurg uhul
early next morning, at cost to each one
of MS of at least $l.J0
Now | believe the Southern alone was
TO blame for that, as they bring the rdiii
TO Bristol, Tenn, and the NOrIoiK anu
Western brings II again to the Southern
at Iynchburg. There is law, or was,
recurring an official TO see that the rail-
roads make arrangements for these con-
nectiOns. so that passengers shali not NC
put 10 this trouble and expense, but the
law does not seem to be enforced. (See
section 1900 Code Of Virginia, 1891, as 10
connections) These delays occur at many
points i'm this State. and some action
should be taken to correct them, by re-
ouiring the railroad which is on time to
wait n reasonable time for a late tram
In n city like Richmond, where the depots
of the different companies are a consld-
cradle distance apart. so that IL taxes u
good twenty minutes to go from one 10
the other and purchase your ticket there
should be sufficient time for this travel
from one depot to another, and, In adul-
ton. the time necessary for delayed
train TO reach its destination, to limit
ed extent. say, half an hour.
propose to prepare bill TO be brought
before the next Legislature looking TO a
remedy OF this evil, which ! am sure II
passed will be appreciated by the travel
ling public Some Of the ROADS clalm "
wait a reasonable time for a delayed
train. If they are notified there are pas
sengers: but if the conductor of the de-
layed train does not notify the connec-
ton. how is the connection to know they
are expected to wait?
Yours respectfully, TRANEbi>hh-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
THE LATE MIR. GLENNAN.
An Interesting Incident OF His
Life.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Dispatch.

Correspondence of the Dispatch)
BEDFORD CITY, VA, March 27.-Not
long since Mr.. Michael Glennan, whose
recent death is so distinct loss to the
journalistic profession in Norfolk, Va,
where for many years he gave the best
efforts OF his life to its pursuit, related
the following incident to young man,
who had Just entered the threshold OF
editorial life in his employ.
Mr.. Glennan said that in the early days
of his career. soon after he had assumed
charge Of the Norfolk Nirginan, very
late one night or, rather in the wee sma
hours of the morning when a drizz1ng
rain was falling. he left the office for his
home In state OF much depression Oh
spirit. 1t was while the Southland was in
the throes Of reconstruction, consequent
upon the close of the civil war, and the
success or failure of the Nirginian seem
ed hanging I'm the balance. AS he made
his way along the solitary streets, almost
overwhelmed by the silence of the night
and his own brooding thoughts, suddenly
there came out of the darkness the SOUND
of IA voice. whistling joyously, like the
eXultant note OF bird singing his native
anthem. clear and thrilling. He looked
around i'm establishment to discover
whence such melody could come at SUCH
an hour for awhile, but in vain. Greatly
puzzled. he followed the sound and final
lv found "a little negro boy, all alone upon
the street. WnlStllnS the Deautilul HIt-
sstible music TO which the hour and cir
cumstances gave a weird charm.
The poor little creature was sadly al
flicted. having some spinal trouble. when
prevented him standing erect. lie was
in a semi-recumbent position, with MS
face turned upward to the sky, the rain
falling in his face, and was using his
hands TO prOpel himself along. Mr.
Glennan said that when he saw this UNI
fortunate little creature, black and APP
parently friendess. all alone in the great
silence whistling so cheerfully and won
derfuly, the contrast of his own bless
ings and opportunities OF his being man.
and above all a white man, strong and
capable OF intellectual work. brought Il
sudden revulsion in his whole being.
which he regarded as perhaps the pivotal
point In his career. and the new era or
his efforts and subsequent -cceSS IN the
management Of the Nirginian He pur-
sued his way homeward, pondering the
lseson ne had learned from the poor. hap
less little waif and the whole current OF
his thought changed.
That Mr.. Glennan was man or warm
generous impulses and ready sympathy
was evinced by the fact that each year.
on the recurrence of the anniversary or
ST. Patrick Day. he bestowed five-dol-
lar note upon a certain Hibernian of his
city. because his physiognomy bore the
unmistakable cast Of the typical lrishman'
for he kept a warm place i'm his heart tor
the land of his ancestors.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
To the Public!
Stuart Enterprise.)

/ want TO inform those interested that,
under the late law, called the land-grab-
bers' act, that a representative OF one OF
the organized companies has visited this
Office and examined the delinquent-tax
law, made March %. 1897. for delinquent
taxes on land for the year 1895, and in
formed me that they would take from the
books at the Auditors office, Richmond,
Va, the whole list of sales for the year
1880, in which the two years-the time
prescribed by law-will expire on 9th
March, and prepare tax application for
same, and file them in this Office mt once.
| would advise all parties Interested. in
order TO save the penalty of s. on each
tract, to come and examine the Clerk >
Office before April /, 1899. This is law,
and those that neglect this will lose by
not doing SO.
l only give this notice for the benefit OF
the citizens of the county, although / am
not required 10 do so by law. but L don't
care to have innocent people to suffer
from anything when l can prevent it.
This is for the good OF all concerned.
Respectfully. c. II. MARTIN,
Clprk
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
Better Mail Facilities.
CTidewater Democrat.)

We heartily commend the Richmond
Dispatch for its efforts in behalf of better
train schedules, which will tend TO more
rapid distribution of the mails. From the
complaints from different parts of the
State, however, the star routes are the
ones which interest the masses of the
people. In the Tidewater section, which
is off the railroads entirely, the star-route
service is an insult to the people and the
POst-Office Department. Mails come and
go seemingly at the pleasure OF the car
riers. mail-sacks arrive with the contents
wet and sOiled through carelessness. Not
only that. but it looks as though the
whole Tidewater section needed general
overhauling which would shake up a num-
Der of the country postmasters and de-
monstrate to them that If they continue
TO hold Office they must not neglect IL.
If there is not a change made before
long, those postmasters who allow the
mails TO take care of themselves wil>be
turned out to Craze. and others, mSre
competent and careful, let us hope, put
in their places.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28

had a surplus OF $3.50. The board voteu
that II be held as q reserve funo' a"o "
vested in Chesapeake and ONO orus.
Now, sir, this money belongs 70 tne nos
pital fund, and not a dollar OF IL goes ~
tho Chesapeake and Ohio railroad prope,
l believe that nine out OF every zen M H.
on our road rejoice that. II misfortune ~
sickness or accident should oVe'taho
them. they could be taken to such u ,no
rough hospital. and receive sucn meoica'
attentions as they would have there. wiz,
as nice, faithful and intelligent io' VI
trained nurses as can be found anywhere
Some as difficult cases OF surgery nave
been successfully performed at this nos
pital as anywhere in the country.
The Huntington man has tried 10 MIR
a bad story out of n good one. Malh
Antony said OF Caesar that the evil men
do lives after them. but the good is OIL
inferred with their bones.
Now, / Will add another instance or tne
generosity OF our officials. when this
Huntington man did not take notice o.
IL is a known fact that the men IN inc
transportation department have the hafu-
est time as to loss Of sleep tbeinB on duty
night and day. of any men in the raiiroau
service. Recognizing this fact, our OF
ficials have had built at our terminals
(where men have 10 lie over large AIRY
rooms, with good, single spring-beds. We
have as good. clean covering as you would
find I'm any hotel in the land. with man
to look after the lodgings, night and day.
a report has 10 be made to our superin-
tendant weekly as TO the condition or
these lodgings, by man selected by the
superintendent. When we reach our ter
minals we can go into our beds. and get as
sweet and quiet repose as we could get in
the Chamberlin. or Jefferson. But for
the thoughtfulness of our officials we
would have TO sleep in our caboose- cars,
or under the shade of a tree. W. j. IL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
CHA AND THE CUBANs.

Since military operations have become
| active in tho Philippines. tho American
public has been paying very little atten-
ton TO Cuba and tho Cubans. inc cu'
bans. however continue to take them
selves very seriously and are FESTIVE II
not demonstrative, under the military
government which the United States have
imposed upon them.
Their army, which usually was invisi-
bio TO the Americans during the war. Is
now more than thirty thousand strong
since IL is likely that the paymaster VIII
| soon appear. In this respect the Cupans
remind us OF this governments pensioners
who grow more and more numerous as the
civil war recedes into the past.
For the sake OF quieting tho CUBAN
soldiers and giving them start In ire
forty acres and mule, as II were-'ne
President has sent to Habana '5'WV'Vo'
70 be turned over TO the so-cailed pa'rio'
army. It being agreed with General Gomez
that Il will disband then. Quite naturally
however. the military patriots think they
should have more money. AS we nave
said they take themselves seriously
They hold that Cuba is their country
and that but for their rising against the
Standards. the Spaniards would DE III
rossession OF the island 10 this day. 30
believing. and seeing that the United
states Government is handling the reve-
rues Of their country, they think IT would
be but fair for them to be paid a con-
siderable portion Of the money long due
them. But Uncle Sam has no idea OF 40
ing that. The more he learns about CUBA
and the Cubans, the less he feels justified
in making any greater advance than the
Sc, OoOOco
The truth is. that the position or our
government towards the Cubans Is very
Inconsistent. but there is no help for 1t,
ua soppose. 1t is undeniably true that
Inf for the instruction the Spaniards
would be on the island yet. On the other
hand. but for our determination to aid the
Insurgents we should be richer than we
now are by many lives and many millions
of dollars. And--to be very candid-the
more our people see Of the Cubans the
less they like them. The great majority
of Americans who have informed them
selves as TO the comparative worth or
the native residents and the Spanish resi-
dents prefer the latter
1t rs now as well settled as anything
relating to the future can be that the
United States are going to act as self
appointed guardians of Cuba, until they
think it safe to give that people an OPP
portunity TO show its capacity for self
government.
How long this trusteeship will last no
one can tell; but the Cuban soldiers
might as well accept the situation grace
fully and go about their business-if they
have any They would better take the
50 .OOO, 900 on the conditions offered. recall
their commissioners" and disband their
army. and turn their machetes into
pruning hooks, or fish-hooks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
THE RICHMOND DISPATCH.
BY TEE DISPATCH COMPANY.

The DAILY DISPATCH is delivered
20 subscribers at FIFTY CENTS per
month. payable TO the carrier weekly or
snoathiy. Mailed at s. per snnum. paya-
BILE IN advance: g for six months; $50
for three months: 80 cents for one month.
Price per copy. cents.
The WEEKLY DISPATCH issued ana
mailed In two parts at 81 per annum.
The SUNDAY DISPATCH as $50 per
annum. or Is cents for six months.
Subscriptions in all cases payable IA
advance. and no paper continued after
the expiration OF the time paid for. senu
post-office money order. check. or regis
tered letter. Currency sent by mail VIII
be at the risk OF the sender. Subscribers
wishing their post-ofilce changed must
give their old as well as their new post
Office. Sample copies free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
The Rescue OF Mrs. Wharton at the
Windsor Hotel Fire.

To the Editor Of the New York Sun:
Sir.-Niy wife. Mrs H. NJ. Wharton, was
i'm the Hotel Windsor at the time Of the
awful fire on Friday. March 18th. She
came down from the sixth floor on
rope, and several gentlemen held the rope.
She seems to have been unconscious Of
the way she came 10 the ground. a cham
bermaid in pink dress preceded her, and
was badly injured.
Mrs. Wharton escaped with slight inJu-
ries except to her hands, which were
badly mutilated. She wore a hat and a
sealskin coat, and was rather small IN
stature.
| write 10 ask that you will publish this
I'm your columns, so that some one who
saw her descend would be able 10 give
us some information as 70 the particulars;
also. let us know who the kind friends
were who received her as she came TO the
ground.
Thanking you in advance for your kind
ness. am very truly yours.
III. NJ. WHARTON.
Baltimore. Md. March 18th
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
TYpmus-FEvER CASE IN BOSTON.
Dangerous Disease brought from
Russia Two Weeks Ago.

BOSTON, March 27.--Louis Abramoyitz,
a patient suffering from typhus-fcver. Is
confined in the Frost Hospital, I'm Chelsea,
and is closely guarded by the state ana
l. cal Boards of Health, TO prevent the
spread of the disease.
Abramovitz came here from Russia, and
has been in this country fourteen days.
He landed in New York city, and at once
went 10 the home of his brother, iJS Wal
nut street, Chelsea, where he was taken Ill
Just "A week ago. The physicians sa,
that typhusfeyer Is as contagious as, and
even more dangerous than, smallpox.
There is 10 record Of there ever having
been an epidemic of the disease ia this
country. II is a disease specially ASSOC
ciated with filth and overcrowding ard IL
more generally met with in the squalid
parts OF large cities. where hygienic con-
ditions are not Of the best.
The patient brought the bacillus II his
system from a section OF Russia where
the disease is now raging. and as it taxes
a fortnight for typhus 10 develop ftlly
he was enabled 10 cross the waters and
PASS Qdalani lie without suspicion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28

There Is a pretty fight 'on' in SYRIA
cuse. N. y, between the city authorities
ana the company which controls all the
street railway lines In the city. The orr
gin of the difficulty. It is stated. was the
refusal OF the company TO pay certain
taxes said TO he due the city. The upshot
Of the matter is that all Of the cars OF
the railway company have been stopped
for an indefinite period. The company re-
Gently adopted soma new rules regarding
transfers and the running of cars. II
seems. which proved unsatisfactory 10
the public. II was asked by the Mayor and
Chamber OF Commerce 10 change these
rules. but II paid no attention 20 the re-
quest. The Mayor then gave notice that
he would enforce every ordinance touch
ing the speed OF the cars and their sani-
tary condition. and would bring into cf-
feet many laws which have for long
time been considered dead letters. Sat-
urday night there was q snowfall OF over
ak inches. and this gave the Mayor an
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
and Its Employees.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
/ noticed in your paper of March 2ith
what the stanton Spectator had TO say
about the kind consideration the officials
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Company have for their employees. That
was very nice. and shows how broad
minded and truthful the Spectator is in
its statements.N
A letter to the Huntington Advertiser
Of March 18th is from a man purporting
to know what he is talking about. lie has
positively misstated the case. He should
have informed himself more intelligently
before having such stun s0wn broadcast
over the country.
Some time ago il became evident TO our
officials that, by little business tact. we
could provide for our sick and wounded
men at less expense, in more comfortable
quarters, in the mountains Of Virginia
known as the healthiest place I'm the
world The hospital question was dis
cussed and carried into effect, and to-day
we have a hospital as thoroughly equip
ped as any IN this country. and when
say that DR.. G. w. Il. Brock, OF your
city, is at its head, with as able a staff
as any hospital ever had, no one would
shudder TO enter it if the circumstances
required it,
The employees of the road, from general
manager down, are assessed ratably. ac-
cording to the salary received by them.
The hospital is under the management Of
q board OF directors, with the general
manager at the head and brakeman at
the bottom. This hospital is managed
as are all institutions Of like kind. At
the end of the last year the directors
found that, by judicious management, we
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
A CONTENPORAR EXPLAINS.

Some complaint having been made Of
two editorials that appeared in previous
issue of the Clinch Valley News, that
paper, in its last issue, makes the follow
ing explanation:
"The editor was taken sick the week
before the paper was published, and was
i'll for nearly eight days Mr.. Smythe,
our former associate. was asked to FUR
nish some editorial matter for the last
issue. and wrote the editorials mentioned
which we were unable to read until they
came out in the paper. Since reading
them we feel that some expressions con-
tanned i'm them, which were written hastily
and hurriedly as Mr.. :. was leaving
for q trip West. are, too sweeping ana
severe. from our standpoint, and should
not have appeared in the paper and We
regret that they did"
We hope that this little matter will
not lead to a repetition Of the scene that
occurred in a certain California news
paper office, consequent upon John
Phoenixs having been as accommodating
to the editor Of that entelprising journal,
as Mr.. S. was to the editor of the Clinch
Valley News.
As we remember the incident, John.
while doing the friendly act for the Cali
fornia editor, and during the absence of
the latter, changed the politics of the
paper. When the editor returned the two
spent an interesting quarter Of an hour in
the press-room, where they became very
much mixed up, and John finally succeed
ed in quietng his friend by holding him
down upon the bed of the press, by In
sorting his Uohn's) nose between the edi-
tors teeth
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28

North Carolina Cor. Baltimore American
Professor Charles Augustus Briggs, ID.
D., Of the faculty OF the Union Theological
Seminary I'm this city, will soon be ordaln-
ed To the priesthood in the Protestant
Episcopal Church by Bishop Potter. II
was shortly before Easter. 1895. that DR..
Briggs was received as a communicate
into the Episcopal Church, after leaving
the Presbyterian Church.
He had been for many years a distin-
guishod preacher and theOlOgian in that
denomination, but his teaching had been
disfasteful To the highest authorities. and
he had been suspended from the ministry.
Soon after his confirmation he sent an
application to be admitted 10 holy orders
i'm the Protestant Episcopal Church 10 the
authorities Of the diocese of New York.
He was ordained 10 the order of deacon
i'm Grace Church on May q, 1895.
DIR. Briggs recently submitted an APP
plication to be ordained 10 the priesthood
at the expiration OF the year. which the
canons OF the Church stipulate shall in
teryene between the ordination TO fthe
diaconate and the priesthood. This APP
plication was acted favorably upon by
The standing committee. and DR. Briggs
will be ordained within a few weeks. lie
will then so 10 England for travel and
study.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-28
ZELTNERS NOW IN JAIL.
Affair ExaEgerated-NO Clash he
tween Citizens and MiIitia.

BOWLING GREEN. March 21.-John
ard Paul Zeltner, who on Saturday shot
and killed Attorney Westenhaver at
Hoytsville, and after entrenching them
selves in their house near that place, de-
fled mob of citizens, finally surrendered
Sunday morning, and are now in jail.
1t now appears that the whole affair has
been exaggerated. The situation was for
a time critical, but the extent of the
excitement was magnlfied. At no time
was there any danger of a clash between
the citizens and the militia When the
BloomdaJe Rifles arrived at Hoyts Cor
ners at l A. NJ, the greater part of the
crowd had dispersed, and the excitement
had subsidized. In fact, before the militia
arrived the guard around the Zeltners'
home had been so relaxed that they could
easily have escaped.
There was no demonstration when the
fugltlyeS surrendered yesterday morning.
the people apparently being satisfied 10
permit the law to take its course. The
Zeltners had 10 be assured by the Sheriff.
however. before they agreed To surren-
der. that they would be fully protected.
Small crowds of people gathered at the
stations along the railroad as the special
train which brought the prisoners to
Bowling Green whirled by. but there were
no hostile demonstrations. A large crowd
gathered at the railroad station I'm this
city. and followed the prisoners, escorted
by the militia, to the Jail, but there was
no disorder. and no threats of summary
justice. 1t is not believed here that there
will be an attempt to lynch the prisoners.
The services OF Company ii, OF North
Baltimore which was taken aboard the
special train. were not needed, and the
company was not even disembarked. The
Sheriff concluded that the presence of
militia here was unnecessary, and the
BloOmdale Rifles were sent home
Late last night the prisoners were in
terviewed in the Jail. The older brother.
Paul said: Il am glad I killed him.
(meaning Westenhaver), while the younger
brother. John. refused 10 say anything
on the subject. The Jail was crowded with
visitors, who were permitted to see the
prisoners last evening