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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
In the Grin of ~ Trust.

Charleston News and Courier)
Cheraw. our local correspondent re-
ports. IS having an object-lesson in trust
methods lie tells the story I'm few WORDS:
'The meal-mills." he says, meaning the
big concerns Of the North and West we
must assume "are in a combination,
and as soon as am independent small mill
was put in operation i'm Cheraw the
combine. or trust. made cut in the
prices OF it's products at that place, TO
cripp.e and kill its small but deserving
competitor. II is the familiar plan OF
operations Of the alien and evil concerns,
and is usually effective. As our CORE
spondent says, lit freezes out local en-
terprises and forces all business TO the
large mills at the biz centres"
The situation requires some attention,
we submit. on the part OF the people OF
Cheraw. and Of the neghborlng country
The little meal-mill at home is worth
more 10 them, and deserves more from
them. than all the big mills in the COM
blne. II ought 20 be befriended and sup
ported accordingly. IL is a home con-
Germ. organized doubtless by home money,
and operated by home labor. It's goods
are honest and fresh. IL makes a market
for the homemade product, Of home
grown corn. II it could supply in this
way all the meal that Is consumed In its
proper territory, il would keep many dol
lars in that region that would else go out
of il for inferior goods. and would add
something 10 the income of every corn
grower in the district whose grain il
manufactured into meal. With such sup
port II would grow and make other
goods, and SO become larger and more
important factor in the prosperity Of its
district
The people Of the district should not
stand idly by and see such an enterprise.
with such deserts and such possibilities,
knitted by an INSCRIPTIONS foreign con-
Germ. which has no interest whatever in
chem except the money il dan mako out
OF them. by whatever means. Sentiment
and self-interest alike suggest that they
should make the cause of the local mill
their own. Sentiment. because IL is a local
enterprise and self-iHterest because in
saving and helping il they Will help them
selves and save themselves from the ag-
gressions of the common enemy. The
combine has 'cut prices only 10 Kill the
Cheraw mil. When IL IS starved out
prices will go up again and higher than
before. It is a silly community that could
be fooled so easily. 20 its own lasting IN
iry. and with its eyes wide open. As the
community Of Chcraw and Whereabouts Is
not a silly one, it should not allow itself
20 be fooled on this occasion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
THE KISSING MUG.
A state EntomoIogist Talks H"""'
This Unpopular visitor.
u,altimore sun.

| baltimore SUM-
! In tho opinion cf snfh eNcehent au-
thorIfv as Dr. f.. u Felt. the state En-
,,u,,,to,,,s, saws the Brooklyn Eagle. the
o,,t ,cm,tat,on given the so-cnlled kiss
ing bug by newspapers and inc gehera'
nublic is altogether upwarranted. he
holds 20 the belief that the serious con-
d,tion of affairs reported from an parts
of in. country about the depredations OF
this dreaded insect are nothing %. %
the ordinary.
The bug which has been misnamed the
kissing bug Is an insect which Is very
common 10 tho United States, ana ac-
cOrdlng TO the best scientific authority
| obtainable Is not a pugnacious or Pugi'ls-
tic bug. It's sting IS sharp. and IT. inJects
poison which is very painful IN It's
effects. but It Is only in cases OF great
" enfeebled constitutions. according 10
scientific authority, that the results nave
been fatal.
Ever since the press has been telling
about the ravages of the insect, numerous
specimens OF the bug have been sup'in.
ted 10 tho state Entomologist for eNaill-
nation. All thus far received have proved
TO be harmless insects. lacking poisonous
IS not often captured. because, contrary
To popular opinion. he Is not hatutdi
enemy OF man, and does not attack any
one unless an effort is made TO capture
him or he Is annoyed I'm some manner
Then he fights and stings, and there -
poison I'm his bite He differs from the
MOSQUITO because the latter takes nutrl-
ment from the human body. Inc KISS
ing bug" on the contrary, never sthss
for the love OF singing. HIS ATTACKS
are i'm self-defence, or when ne Is I'M
PEELED by fear. .,a.
Nelanolestes picipes Is the scientinc
name of the sO-called kissing bug IL Is
rather a small bug. its length being
about eight-tenths Of an inch. In nea.Iy
every case whore an insect. thought 10 oS
this bug. has been submitted TO III
Felt. II has been Of a large and vicious
appearance and I'm no way resembling
the much sought after insect. me
science Of entomology contains nothing
tending 10 show that the hablt
of this hug is TO sting one upon the
lin The face. however, is the most UNI
nrotec,od mart of ones body, and natu-
rally that is the part that would be most
liable TO attack. This bug will not
steal into a room and pounce upon
sIeeping victim. To be stung person
must go I'm its vicinity and cause II
alarm.
The bug ls treated Of at length In an
works on entomology The following ue-
scription Of It Is given by one STANDARD
authority:
BLACK. shining. wings opaque, head
little hairy. antennae yellowish proWn'
slightly hairy. first Joint shorter 'ha,l
the head, second, fourth. and hith much
longer. subequal third very small
Thorax slightly margined, strongly con-
stricted I'm the middle. the anterior por'
ton rounded and longitudinally sulcate'
the postcrior portion transverse. FIRST
pair Of legs hairy on the under SIDE
as are the thighs also of the second pair
but the tibiae and tarsi Of the hinder legs
all over Length. o.S of an inch. The
bugs scientific name means the black
corsair.'"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
MORE ALGER ErrRoNTERY.

Recently Alger and his friends-for what
purpose is not clear-have been claiming
that the former was the originator OF the
humane policy Of sending the Spanish
prisoners back to Spain Now. however
facts are adGuced IN Washington spe-
cial TO the New York Times which 80
20 show that this claim IS about on par
Tor unbushing effrontery, with many
Others the great incompetent and his
friends have set up.
According 70 the Timos's special, on
duly G. 1875. Mr. j. H. Brown. a news
paper correspondent at Washington, sent
20 the White House and TO the address
Of Private-Secretary j. A. Porter. let
49, inclosing another letter 10 the Presi-
Tsa.. In tho letter 90 Mr.. Porter, which
was delivered by hand. Mr. Brown
stated that II the suggestions IN his let
Ter to the President were worthy Of con-
sheraton he hoped that Mr. Porter
would ask the personal attention OF the
President to them he desired he said,
10 avoid newspaper exploitation. Mr.,
Porter approved OF the spirit of the let
Ter and said that he would al once draw
u DO Presidents attention 10 the communi-
cation. Mr.. Browns letter was in part
as follows:
within a few days the forces OF the
United states will hold as prisoners OF
war thousands OF Spanish soldiers and
sailors There is no danger that any
large number Of Americans VIII fall into
Spanish hands. Would IL not be wise.
then TO place the rank and NE OF these
prisoners eboard transports. ship them TO
Spain. and set them free. with the decla-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28

since been removed, and can no longer be
urged. There Is mystery here. Although
there IS general demand that the case
be disposed Of and justice done, Presl-
dent Mckinley still hesitates.
II Is stated that eminent counsel was
employed by the War Department to re-
view the proceedings OF the court-mar-
tial. in the hope of finding some flaw 10
Justify the setting aside OF the hnding IN
the interest of the convicted officer. 1hen
the matter was referred 10 the Attorney
General. and has since remained IN abey-
ance. Who is Captain Carter, and what
is the pull he enjoys, that all this
should be done for him, regardless OF the
scandal of such a miscarriage OF JUSTICE
The heads of the administration and the
War Departments cannot blame the peo-
pie for suspccting that they are yielding
TO powerful pressure from some quarter,
thus doing justice violence and eocour-
aging official crime
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
DIR. DDTY on YELLOW-JACK SERUM
Recovery of First Patient Trented
Not Enough To Prove It's Value.
(New York SUM


Health.Officer DOty gave brief sum-
mary yesterday of the treatment Of yell
low-fever by use of the new serum In
the case OF Oscar II. Lackey. Mr.. Lackey
contracted the disease at Santiago, Cuba,
and arrived at this port on the transport
Mcclellan on July 9th. He was dis
charged cured on July 9th. II was the
first instance OF the use Of the serum In
yellow-fever IN this country. This IS Dr..
Doty's statement:
Mr.. Oscar L. Lackey. who was re-
moved from the United states transport
Mcclellan to Swinburne Island on July
9Th, suffering from yellow-fever, was yes
terday morning released from the hos
pital. Mr. Lackey's case WAS well mark
ed and a pronounced type of the disease,
and. with his consent, the yellow-feyer
serum was used simultaneously, the first
injection Of twenty-five cubic centimetres
being given about five houGs after his ar
rival at the hospital. II Il. NJ, july 6tn
Three hours afterwarG. a. NJ. ne re-
ceived a second injection OF twenty-five
cubic centimetres, aud n nnal INJECTION Oh
nftv cubic centimetrcs at Z y. NJ, IVe
hours later, 100 cubic ceptimetres in all.
No other treatment was eiver. The case
has been under close observation day ana
night. and every detail has been carefully
noted. 4 history will be published IN
the New York Medical Record.
From a scientific standpoint one case
cannot prove the value or worthlessness
OF the serum. Therefore, l regard II as
premature 20 give an opinion on TINS SUD
iect until sufficient number OF cases
have been similarly treated and enough
evidence presented 10 Justify il. l hope
soon 10 hear from Or. Baker regarding
his work dt Vera Cruz. In connection
with the above. / desire 20 repeat the
statement already made, that this de-
partment claims no discovery. either as
10 the isolation Of the specific organism
Of yellow fever, or IN tho production or
the serum. The object OF the invesiiga-
fiou At the quarantine laboratory, which
mas been carried on for the past two
ycara. is 20 test tho value " the claim
mazda by Professor SanarelI. OF Monte
vldeo that he has discovered the germ
Of yeiiow-fevcr and has prevented and
cured the diss9so IN 90. human being by
the use Of the serum. The importance
OF thus subject, particularly 10 the people
Of the Uulted States. cannot be over
estimated. \ claim % this character made
by reputable bacteriologis, recog-
uizcd as such by the Pasteur lnsu-
tii;a of Paris. one Of the leading bacte-
biological laboratories o. the world. cam
not te dismissed without \ thorough ana
practical 'est in order that the value OF
worthlessness Of The serum be proven.
This T. particularly truc, AS the use OF
this agent So far a. we know, carries
with il no Danger 20 the patient
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
ANOTHER ROtss GIFT.
Thirty Thousand Dollars To the CITY
of MInchcstcr.

WINCHESTER, VA. July 9-(Special)
Charles Broadway Rouss has presented
this city with $4,000 for a public hall, on
certain conditions The announcement
of the gift was made M public meeting
of the City Council IN the courthouse
hall last night. One OF the conditions
Is that the city shall contribute At least
$1,000 TO the fund. II is further stipu-
lated that the city shall erect sheds and
maintain hitching yard for the exciu..
sive use OF comfy people on The lot pur-
chased by Dir. Rouss last week, and
which is situated near the centre of the
city. A building is also TO be erected on
the lot for the exclusive use OF ladies'
from the county. for sittins-rooms and
the like. Mr. Rouss made his oher IN
order TO effect a settlement between the
county and city In the controversy over
the Market Square for possession OF IL.
This square f. now the subject OF SUIT
between the two communities Mr.. Rouss
stipulatcs that the county shall relnqulsh
It's right in the square. and that the pub
lie building shall be erected or portion
OF the square. The building will contain
the municipal offices and large public
hall Committees from the city Council
and Board OF County Supervisors Will con-
fer and make settlement whereby the
provisions OF the gift can be carried into
offec Mr. Rouss's gifts 10 public enter
prses have already aggregated over
500 O00.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28

Whatever one may think Of the merits
Of the Maybrick case, one cannot help adj
miring the pertinacity with which the Bri-
fish officials insist that the sentences OF
their courts shall be carried out. and that
persons convicted OF crime shall be pun
ished. If We Americans had more of the
British brand of backbone in dealing with
our murderers, the findings of our courts
would command more awe and respect,
and we should have fewer lynchings.-The
Savannah News.
We cannot help thinking that the cause
Of Mrs. Maybrick has been injured by in
judicious friends. We have seen letters
and other other articles, written and
printed in her behalf which were likely
TO arouse the stubborn spirit of the Bri-
ton: in other words, cause him TO get his
back up" If ever the Royal clemency Is
extended to the prisoner II will be not In
response TO such a campaign as has been
carried on in the past but in response 10
efforts which recognize national charac-
teristics, and which admit that Mrs. May
brick was not convicted entirely without
cause
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28

The price Of shoes IS to rise il is an
nounced. and I'm the near future. The
fact is due 10 the recent advance in the
price Of leather and this in turn, it IS as
serted. to the operations Of the Sole
Leather Trust. This organization, II IS
explained. has been I'm existence Tor seve-
raj years. but heretofore enough tan
neries have been independently operated
TO offset its power The trust, however,
has gradually absorbed outside tanneries.
until il now controls nine-tenths Of them,
and can make itself felt I'm the market
The advance begins with the raw hide
and continues until It reaches the re-
taller who at present is protected by
competition from bearing n share with
the wholesaler in providing the trusts
increased gains. This barrier will be
broken eventually by organization, how
ever and the retailer and his customer
will contribute TO the result the trust
seeks The advance I'm the price Of
leather is - per cent. II appears. The
rise in the price of shoes Will probably
be q figure to correspond.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
Ed. EchOIs Not IA Gold Democrat.
Staunton. ", JuIy 30. lSy9

stanton, Va, july 70, 1899
To the Editor OF the Dispatch:
Mr.. Glenn. Green must be very green. in
deed, or he would not have characterized
Lieutenant-GovernorE chOls as a Gold
Democrat i'm his discussion with Congress
man Jones. Governor Echols has
one thing i'm common with many Gold
emocrats-mOney-and perhaps that is
why Mr.. Green places him with them. He
Is mistaken. ! suppose Ed. Echols Is the
wealthiest man i'm this section, and l
know Bryan had no trGer follower. As
chairman OF the Democratic Committee
tor this city and Augusta county, he
worked hard in 1896 for Bryan and Flood;
and he will be found doing the same for
the nominees in 1890. If Mr.. Green wish
es to do the handsome thing, he will
promptly take back what he said, and not
do so again. Echols. Of course, needs no
defence but the few fellows like him, Of
great wealth who remain with the ''un-
terrified" must feel somewhat lonely at
times and they should. at least. be treat
ed fairly. JOHN W. TODD.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
EOIR lad MEN.

That is an interesting though. perhaps.
not a very humane, experiment with four
| lncorrigibles which is being tried in the
Columbus (O) State penitentiary. Ira
Marlett. Otis Hurley, John Atkinson. and
Frank O'Nein have been transferred from
their own separate cells, and Will here
after occupy what is known as the demon
celia steel cage within a cage.
All these men, except Hurley. have com
mittcd murder, and Hurley has twice at
tempted murder. but failed. Moreover
this infamous quartette is composed OF
prisoners who have been recklessly insuo-
ordinate, and who have usually refused
to work when ordered 20 do so.
We take il for granted that corporal
punishment 81 not much in vogue in ONO,
else Il is highly improbable that The prs
oners would persistenty refuse 10 work.
In the Virginia penitentiary. where the
strap continues in use, no prisoner has
ever been known persiste1hy to resist It's
persuasive influences. a man may take
one or two, or even three lickings before
he yields-but he yields. Men have come
there who had solemnly vowed they
would not hit a lick of work. but they
changed their minds-sOme of them be-
fore. some of them after punishment.
The Ohio experiment IS a grim one We
shall impaticntly wait 10 hear the result
Of il. We wish TO know whether these
murdercrs will 1--we IN peace together, Of
will proceed 10 "do" one another. The
history of the four villains goes to show
that they are not men who murdered
while in great anger or while smarting
under supposed wrongs, but that they kill
ed. or sought 20 kill. while prosecuting
their business" as burglars. Whether
they will now seek to kill one another re-
mains TO b. seen. We guess the prison Of
hcials, at the bottom Of their hearts,
don't care IF they do.
1t appears that these four convicts are
well acquainted with each other, having
been partners in crime and having been
sentenced together. Their latest grand
exploit WAS To try TO break prison, in
which futile attempt they killed a guard.
Why they were not hanged is not stated.
They are now I'm a cage from which es-
cape, practically speaking, IS impossible.
and where they may have many hours of
leisure, If they will but keep hands off
one another
1t is generally supposed that solitary
confinement is the worst mode of impris-
onment. but the Ohioans think 1t too good
for these men.
There are murderers and murderers.
Those of the Ohio class are the worst.
They are willing to take human life on
the chance of robbing a house Of a few
dollars worth Of silverware, which may
afterwards prove to be plated. There are
others who have taken life in the heat Of
passion. or while crazed by drink. and
who make model prisoners; who are anna
bic. docile, and Industrious and who may
be- safely trusted by their keepers. Nor is
murderer" written upon their brows
Many Of them have as good cOuntenances
as the average man; but with the degene-
rates it IS different. They are fully up TO
the stage requirements for villains, ana
it Is too often but waste Of time to deal
with them otherwise than as with brutes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
God Wants You.


God wants you,
As father wants his child;
Though so maynard, sinful, Wild
Sun doth lie
Yet long for thee.
God wants you;
How His yearning heart draws near,
That His lost one ever dear,
May come home.
No more 20 roam.
God wants you
Dost thou ask why this is so,
Thou, 20 whom His heart would show,
Ana would win
Thy soul from sin?
God wants you.
Come with willing. hestening feot-
He, with loving arms. will greet
And forgive.
That thou shalt live.
God wants YOU;
That You may MES mission I'LL
In compliance with His will.
All the way
TO endless day
God wants you,
As a helper I'm Ills cause;
To promote His righteous laws
In His name.
The bad reclaim.
God wants you.
None so well can hope to do
lust the work He has for YOU.
He doth need
Thine every deed.
ROGER III. LYON
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28

What's in a name? Heureux means
happy Gin FRENCH, yet the lot Of the
recently assassinated HeureuX was not a
happy one. though the violently departed
"cullud pusson" in question accumulated
much wealth and welded some power,
while he was President of the Dominican
republic. II may be said. though, that
the Dominicans twisted his "Heureux'
into "Heureaux." and that To this distor-
ton OF what should mean happy Is due
the unhappiness Of his career and his end.
Doubtless the French at least would ac-
cept this explanation, in view of the sug-
gested violence done to their beautiful
language.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
Quarics-Bright,yeli.

BEDFORD CITY. VA, July 27.-(Spe-
cial. )-On Wednesday evening. July 18th
az Q O'Clock. beautiful home wedding
took place at the residence of Mrs. Eliza
Brightwell. the contracting parties being
her daughter. Miss Maud Erightwell, and
Mr. Robert y. Quares. The decorations
were very artistic The end of the par
lor IN which the ceremony was perform
ed. was converted into a bower OF exqul-
site fiowcrs-growing plants. roses. and
ferns-against background OF white
Garlands az roses and ferns festooned the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
CAPTAIN Cnrter and His Pull.
Macon TclegraphD


yhe Dreyfus case and the Carter case
present a curious contrast. The latter
apuears 10 b, the former reversed. All
the evidence seems TO show that the
French Government determined, for
reasons OF its own to punish an inno-
cent man. On the other hand, the
American Government seems determined
not TO punish a guilty one.
As is Well known, Captain Carter OF
the Engineer Corps. was convicted more
than a year ago for enibezzling govern
ment funds exceeding S2C0OO. while en-
gincer I'm charge of public works at the
ports of Charleston ard savannah. me
trial of Captain Carter necessarily at
tracted wide attention. and the accused,
being Il man Of wealth ana influence be-
fore he pocketcd the large sum belonging
TO the nation did not lack f. opportunity,
assisted By able and costly counsel 20 dis
proye the charge. Nevertheless. the court
round him guilty, sentenced him TO us
missal from the army, 10 the payment "
a large fine. and 20 several years impris-
Onment.
ordinarily such a finding would nave
been approved within few weeks att-r
IL was rendered; the Captains name
would have promptly been erased from
the rolls Of the army and he woihd long
since have begun 10 serve his sentence
I'm prison. But. strange TO say. very eS-
traordlnary course has in this instance
been taken BY the President and the
head of the War Department Although
CAPTAIN Carter was convicted more than
a year ago. the sentence has not yet been
confirmed or approved, and he continues
TO draw his salary as an officer OF the
army. although under arrest and doing
nothing To earn his pay.
At FIRST 1t was said that action on the
case was delayed on account Of the war
with Spain, but such cause Of deiay.
granting IL 10 10 reasonable. has long