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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

In Gunton's Magazine for December is
a sensible paper ON Congress and None
tary Relief" After reviewing the nnan-
cial situation and the recent squeeze in
New York the writer comes TO speak of
our boua-secured national bank notes.
lie says that they are sometimes spoken
Of As the best currency the world has
ever known. but are quite the opposite.
II has been time and again claimed for
them that they are perfectly secure. but
Gunton says that their safety is their
only merit. and that the country would
be mach better of without them. The
hanks" he continues. will only issue
these notes beyond what IS mandatory
under the national bank acD when it
is profitable TO do so, and IT is only
profitable 10 issue when the premium on
deposited with the government TO secure
the notes. is low This only happens
when trade is not expanding. When trade
is not expanding the notes are not need
ed ana thdt Is just NIltH tilrN are laoutu
and increased when the premium on
bonds IS high it becomes more profitable
for the banks TO withdraw their circu-
iation. get back their bonds and sell
them The premium, moreover. is more
apt Co rise when business is active and
increasing and that. too, is the time
when bank notes are most needed by
the business community. But it is the
time also when banks cancel their notes.
The whole Is summed up in this. that
bond-secured currency contracts when
needed in business and expands when not
needed. But" Gunton well says, "credit
currency issued by banks is entirely diff
ferent in character II can be manufae-
tured at the moment when more money
Is needed and ss soon as that need be-
gins 70 lessen the notes begin 10 dis
appear by natural law. That is. they
begin TO be deposited in banks instead Of
passing from hand TO hand. and the banks
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

no companv would insure a man n ~
thought that he was mean enough TO
apply the torch to his own property and
destroy 70 IN order 20 collect the insur-
ancc. but this sort Of thing has been done,
and it f. a risk which cannot possibly be
estimated The property owner will be
able TO reduce his insurance rate to the
minimum 81 ne will take the precautions
which the insurance companies suggest.
Tho legislature may reduce the moral
risk 10 the minimum by taking every
possible prccaution which the law may
aaord against arson.
In our previous article on this subject
we quoted a prominent Insurance man a.
having said that II the Legislature OF
Mississippi would adopt such an insur-
ance law as he would outline. he would
guarantee 20 reduce the rate of fire in
surancc I'm that state at least twenty
five per cent Now let tho Legislature
OF virginia act upon this HINT. appoint a
special committee. If need be. TO confer
with leading Insurance agents I'm Nlr-
ciuia. and ascertain # It can pass any
measure which will result in a reduction
OF the fire insurance rate. II SO iet the
Legislature act upon the suggestion Of
the insurance men and then We may be
sure OF practical results.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
INSURANCE. COMMISSIONER.

The proposal 90 create the office of in
surauce commissioner is proposal 10
put useless and perhaps "a meddle-
some officer upon the pay rolls of the
State. We can see no good thing 10 be
accomplished by the creation of such an
Office and Virginia is in no condition 10 be
adding on useless expense.
We believe that the Legislature cam do
something 20 help the insured but not
through che creation of an insurance
commissioner The way 10 help the in
sured Is 20 get insurance rates reduced
10 the minimum and the way 20 secure
the lowest rates is 10 reduce the hazard
10 the minimum. We had something 10
cay on this subject several days ago.
and we repeat that tho risk which an
insurance company takes Il twofo'd the
one a physical risk, the other moral
risk When a company undertakes 10
insure piece OF property against loss
by FIRE II takes the risk Of accident and
Il takes chances on the character OF the
man who owns the property. or course
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

send them homo 20 get the cash for them
just as II they were checks
These are perfectly plain propositions.
our currency system IS wretched and II
IS ridiculous to say that It is all right be-
cause the bank notes issued under
Il are safe. Government bonds are safe,
but they do not and cannot perform the
functions Of currency. We need a sys-
tenn that will respond TO the demands Of
the hour. II Is the natural function OF
banks 10 supply currency and If the gov
eminent would only stop interfering with
them and let them perform their functions
without hindrance. they would as sure
~ supply in season the demand for cur
rency as the cotton mills Of the country
supply the demand for cotton cloths.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
CURRENT TOPICS.

At a recent meeting OF the Woman's
Press Club, Of Tennessee. Mrs Flournoy
Rivers in response to the address OF WEI
come used these eloquent words:
A cursory glance over this assemblase
Of women would suggest only the usual
society gathering. il. however, you wish
10 feel what an expression Of progress
and purpose it represents think Of Nash
vile one hundred or one hundred and
twenty years aso-a wilderness Of cane
and f0rest-and picture the lioness- hearted
cmisrant mother Of that day, who. I'm cai-
ico sunbonnet stinened with pine splints.
astride a pack-horse. one child in front of
her and two maybe. behind. followed her
lord into this wild Of Tennessee FAR from
physician. friend or neighbor. her worldly
goods a few bags of salt and seed corn,
a pot. an axe-a stout and loving heart.
Iicr form was bent and her life shortened
by terrible toll. such as we never think
oi-iOr the axe. the WaShbOard, the soap
kettle have yielded TO The lighter manua.
labor of the pen. We have no need 90
bend the back and flush the face over the
a>n-tdh' ana pear steak as she Nil. yet
] win venture that the society reporters
column with IT'S flowing comp .imert- and
subtle hlttcrie, is not coucOcted with less
of wcariness. We do not toll tO fashion
the buckskin lcggins the hunting shirt
and Coon-sllin cap % keep our loved ones
-uus and warm but as "a woman writer
has said, We DO knit comforting curtains
OF fdncys yarn 10 hang nightly betwiXt
them and chilly world
VOW. Governor Tyler, look TO your
laurcls.
A special from Pittsburg says that dur
ing the ten years which have elapsed since
Andrew Carnegie made his first offer Of
$1,000 for public library in Braddock
Pa he has given away more than 100000
for the purpose of building and maintain
ing libraries in this and other countries
There are i'm an fifty of these gifts, only
four Of which are i'm Southern towns. Al
lanta has received 10000 Newport, Ky,
$1,000. Fort Worth. Tex. $1,000. and The
city Of Louisville has been offered Sl-5,yo
but the gift has not been accepted. a
large number OF these gifts went TO towns
in Scotland
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
SATURDAY. DECEMBER .. 1S99.
A NORTHERN VIEW.

Tho discussion of the question Of negro
suffrage IS stm attracting attention at
The North. and many OF tho Northern
newspapers are taking a hand in the de-
ba'e. We find. for example. the following
IN the Pittsburg Pa) Press,
Tho Southern movement TO disfranchise
the negro has reached Georgia. where the
Hardwick bin I'm the Legislature aims TO
CisQuaiify negroes from voting though fits
csfcnsihio purpose is. Of course, other
wise. Leading Representatives of the
uelrI race Wtf at Atlanta recently 20 pro
test against tho bin among them being
tl. always conservative Booker n. Wash
irEiou. who Thought the hill if enacted.
would tend Oh widen tho breach between
the two races THE Richmond (Na) Times
declared MIR. Washington 90 be in error
"If the negro were wholly disiianchised.
t said. "all source OF friction between the
two races would be removed. the States
would admit individual ucgr. es 90 the SUI
frage us they qualified themselves. and
the nero question would never 5c heard
of again"
Tie Times is hardly as sincere as IL
wirht be or oupht TO be-. It's plan of put
TING an end 60 the negro question is some
what akin 10 the plan of ending thH I'M
dian question hy ending the Indian. The
whole object of the new Southern iran
ohiso laws ie NOT fo improve the charac-
fer OF tho voting citizen. but to- keep the
balance uf power boz the hands OF tne
whites. good bad and Indifferent. The
only GOOD thing we see about 1t is that.
,,rf,fsf ae tho laws are. they may sim TO-
e,ft IN greater efforts ON the part OF lhe
hacks 90 elevate their own condition.
.r, ~. O.. rrfiraf,- sincere I'm dealing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
Professor Hart'- Lecture,

Prof Hart delivered before the students
OF the W0mans College last night an able
and highly valuable lecture on some points
Boo the origin and growth of the English
language.
lu Introducing the lecturer, Dr. Nelson
mentioned that "a certain critic, some
yeas ago. had written OF Prof Hart
that "he had read everything and remcm-
berod everything that be had read. and
tha care and eXactuess with which the
lecture was constructed did seem 10 ind.-
cate familiarity with about the whole
range OF human speech As is always the
case at the Woman's College, the audience
was one that would have inspired any
man. and there can be no higher praise
than to say that the lecture was worthy
OF the occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
THAT ALLIANCE.


can Doe stated upon the highest authority
that no one was more surprised and an
noyed at Mr.. Chambarlain's references 10
the new triple alliance" i'm his recent
Leicester speech. than Lord Salisbury.
The speech. 10 says. was delivered without
the least consultation with the Premier,
and has caused him more perturbation
than any recent political circumstance.
While it is impossible. il continues, for the
Foreign Office 10 officially disown Mr..
Chamberlain's utteranccs. every effort is
cvinccd to minimize them. and without
absolutely denying the public statements
OF a member Of the Cabinet to give the
impression that his references to alliances
were not based ON facts. Another cable
from London says that the agent of the
Associated Press is In a position 10 say
that Joseph A. Choate Esq. the United
states Ambassador 10 England. was not
only unaware Of the tenor OF the speech
delivered by Mr.. Chamberlain. at the mo-
mcut when he, himself, was speaking at
the American Thanksgiving banquet I'm
London but was ignorant OF the TACT
mat the secretary lor the colonies was
making any Sp'ech al an on 'ne same ''''
Mr. Choate repudiates emphatcallv any
intention TO confirm the Colonial Secreta-
rvs remarks. maintaining that he only
reiterated on behalf OF the United states
expressions Of friendship often made he
fore. and he does not believe that there
is any necessity for Withdrawing any
thing he said, and while refusing 10 ok
press am opinion on Mr. Chamberain's
speech. Mr. Choate draws attention 20
his own speech. which included a state
ment that he believed the watchword Of
the United States was stil mo entang-
ling alliances.
IL seems TO us a great deal Of fuss is
being made in this connection over
very trifing matter Mr. Chamberlain
never intended TO say that there was any
formal alliance between the United States
and Great Britain. and Mr.. Choate is per-
fectly right in saying that this country
viii never enter into formal alliances
with any other nation. What Mr.. Cham
berlain had in his mind as any man of
common sense will readily perceive was
the fact that the people OF both countries
recognize that England and the United
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
TO AMEND ELECTION LAW.
Delegate Ayers Oners a Substitute for
Section Seventeen.

In the House yesterday Delegate Harry
j. Ayers. from the district composed Of
Buchanan. Dich.neou and Wise. and who,
by the way. was present. and not absent
as published. 0u the Opening day of the
session. introduced "a bin amending section
il OF the Walton election las So that IL
would read as follows.
"Tra judges of election shall not enter
the booth or permit amy other person ex-
ccpt the voter to enter the booth while
th,. voter i- pr-pHriu- his ballot or inter
f.re Boo amy way Whatever with the right
OF the voter to secretly prepare his ballot
and vote ln The exercise OF the right TO
which he Deg entitled under the Coustiiu-
tfou. provided. chat amy voter who is blind
or go disabled a. to render him physically
incapable of writing. may request either
OF the md.e- -o enter the booth and as
ei-t him in rfcp ring mis- ballot. in which
event and u1.. other. tle Judge so re-
oue-,ed shall enter The booth with the
Voter and assist him to prepare hls ballot
FIN accordance with his Instructions
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
Pulaski Man Pardoncd.

John Pratt. charged with cattle-steal-
ing. has been pardoned ny Governor lyler
Pratt comes from Pdlaskl county The
-, wa. granted az the intercesslon
~ ~ mans wife and children who came
~ ulchmond ard made a personal ap-
neal 10 the Governor. His Excellency
vas moved by the pathetic appeal OF
Mrs. Pratt. and felt that the action he
took in the case would rebound to the
COOS Of Pratt and his family.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

Justice James II. Lewis had Fred. John
son (colored) before him this morning on
the charge Of disturbing religious wor-
chip at River View Baptist church. He
was fined $40 and given Is days in jail.
A commission OF lunacy was held at the
county jail on Phoebe Daniels, an old
colored woman, by 'Squires Lewis, Rich
ardson and Thomas. Her grandson offered
10 employ some one 20 watch and attend
her II he could keep her at home.
She was adjudged insane.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
The Other side Of II.

When man gives ear to gossip.
IIe with "a smiling face
Us sure TO make remarks about
The woman 300 the case.
Tut De ovorlooks the fact
That. since the world began.
There's been no woman Boo % case
Iu which there was n1 man.
Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

The Virginia State Convention Of the
Epworth League will hold their biennial
conference in Richmond the last al jan
uary The organization is constituted OF
the members OF the League In the Vir-
ginia. Baltimore, and Holston Confer
ences lying in Virginia. Arrangements
will soon be perfected. The meeting will
bring TO the city between eight hundred
and one thousand delegates
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
INDUSTRIAL
REVOLUTION
The South Ceases to be a Mere Pro-
Queer of Raw Material.
OPERATIONS Of COTTON MILLS.
The Older Mills Have Enlarged Their
Operations and Many New Ones
are Being Built, Increasing
Opportunities for Labor.
OPERATIONS Of COTTON MILLS.

"
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BALTIMORE Dee. Especial -la'
successful run d1riar OBJ, p4s. Ueo....t .s.
rev steel plant at Er..e. near g,rm.n-.
'''
man, Ai'.' illustrates ono of t'o phases
OF the industrial revolution now n ..o-
gross I'm the South whereby fl. h.. .......I..
ceased TO- bc "a more p-ol..... ..l ,..... ,....
....., ,..,....
,tiidI' ANA i7 '.siii'-Ae t' Aae i.t oHl mi-
torial m manufacturing at homo. which
SIS also soen i'm tine textile industry. and I,
o,.,r i.o rh. ...........,. ......
'''' 30" .
tbs s''ei pant emp ..
Obtained from the operations OBJ. ar-e a--
t,i0ns of capital ODD t.e Southern N'.a.
Tho improvements under roorE .zIEol
proceedings JOB tlc cIuipu.N. td service
o. railroads. Che revival under ONE oor-
poraIon of silent furnace iu southwest
Virginia. the activity ol similar 'oma.na-
in. Poo Alabama. tho development. q. eN-
.''-.'. .'"'' -' ..- 900" ''.' ..'p
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
Agree Wirb Thine Advcrsary.

Hipworih-Td like 10 make a bargain
with you.
Sykes )of the next fat-What?
Hipworth n YOU Wont give your boy n
drum on Christmas. ! won give mine a
Philadelphia North American.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
AFTERMATH.

Paynes Fireworks Company. Of Brook
lyn has made an assignment. IL is said
that the cause is principally due to COM
plications arising from an accident occur
ring at Columbus. Ohio. during a sham
battle resulting in a large number Of suits
for damages. The liabilities are $1,000.
The company was incorporated in March
1892
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
THEATRICAL CIRCUIT.
Manager Leath VIII Control Four
New Theatre Next season,

Manager ~ q. Lcah returned from
Norfolk last night He has just signed
contracts for two new theatres one DID
Norfolk and The other in Portsmouth, t1e
former 10 Doe ready by ueNl September
and "a nrst-cIass. up-t0-date house,
The Portsmouth theatre will be ready
for occupancy boy the first oi th.s year
Besides these two theatres Manager
Ifath has d new one Don course of cone
struct'on n Newport News. thus making
a circuit OF four theatres. lie will ba enc
abied by this enterprise. 20 book some of
the largest Metropolitan attractions ln
thi4 circuit a full week can Doe utilized
with one attraction which DO itsai, is "a
big nducement for ,he larger productions
20 come Oh Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
nr. iiawthorne,. ..uhiecle.

DR. Hawthorne will preach al Grove
Avenue church tomorrow morning and
evening Subject at IL A. NJ. "Can the
State OF Virginia Commission Man to
Preach the Gospel to its Convicts without
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
THE STERN MEDAL,
f. i Extremely Handsome and Cost
More Than 500.

Tho medal which viii be- presented io
Mr.. Samuel Stern boo recognition OFF h's
services n connection with inc recent
civic Carnival has arrived from tho Nt"
York ieVeler. It. is an extremity nandsom.
affair. appropriately engraved To- denote
ms sicnidcanoe. 4 tiny representation OF
the Shubrick. cut from solid sheet of
Gold stands out i'm relief against tho
disc background Of solid gold.
The cost of the medal was considerably
i'm excess Of one hundred dollars. Tho
amount was subscribed by friends. none
of whom. however gave more than NIFTY
cents.
The date OF the presentation has not
been definitely determined.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

place where Dick Coleman was burned at
the stake near Maysville, Ky. and car
ried away fragments OF bone as SOU
venrs of the occasion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
TO Be HERE CHRISTMAS.
The New Pastor of ST. Marks - 10 "o
MIR klOman.

It can be authoritatiyeiy stated 'h''
the new pastor OF ST. Marks church VINO
Is 10 be Rev. Mr.. Henry Kloman' OF BAL
timore Md now assistant rector OF
C,brisf church OF that city will be- here
b, the CHRISTMAS holidays. DE preached
last sunday at st. Marks. ana tne CON
gregation was highly pleased with him
lie IL - Young man. welI-buiit, and pos
sessas a remarkable tenacity OF purpose. He
l. a fluent speaker and his sermons are
eloquent and impressive
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
TIMES BUILDING,
TENTH AND BANK SIhEFiS'
RICHMOND. VA.

THE DAILY TIMES IS served by car
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
SOUTHERN NOTES.

Hon. James II. Robertson. mayor az
Canton. Ohio, went to Chattanooga this
week TO witness am exhibition by De
tcctive Perry Phipps. in trailing criminals
with bioCdhounds. MI Robertson went
ON instruction of the city council of Cam
tom. authorized 90 purchase TWO dogs
from Mr. Phipps for the use of the Can
ton police department The chase zoe
CURED on the north side Of the Ten
ncssee river and was "a perfect success.
Mayor Robertson selected two young but
FUN grown and wei trained dogs for
which he paid $3.50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
SICK NEADAGHE
Positively cured by these
Little Pills.

Violating the Principle of Religious Lib
erty?'
Subject az p. NJ. "What is True Must
Endure" Baptism after night service
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

William Claggett formerly steward OF
the Rochester y. y. Press Club. was re-
Gently killed at Jacksonville. Fla, by an
elephant % which he had given a piece
Of tobacco 1t was two days after the to-
bacco had been given that the big beast
broke his chain and throwing his trunk
around Claggett, raised him in the air
and threw him TO the ground with such
force that his life was crushed out
The Philadelphia Record prints the fol-
lowing cablegram from its Paris cores
pondent
The Novo Tevrenrla, a great Russian
newspaper, regards President Mckinley
message as a reply to British Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain's remarks about
an alliance OF the United States. England
and Germany. The paper thinks little OF
England's protestations Of friendship for
America. which 1t regards as a sort OF
fair weather love.
As the result of q scandal IN the family
q Peter Sells. the well-known show man,
a petition for divorce and suit FOR dam
ages were filed in the Common Pleas
Court OF Columbus. Ohio. on Thursday
last
A large number OF people went to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09
THE SUNDAY TIMES. $3.50 a year.

THE WEEKLY TIMES and mail
ed ln two parts 90 ID year n} NAL
anywhere in The United states.
SuctilGu COPIES free
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

John Shanghai Bait who was brave
confederate soldier, was so frozen near
I.aurens. South Carolina that he died.
He had gone to town and was return
ing homo when overcome by liquor
and ne iay down by the roadside.
The mercury went 10 twenty-tour
degrees that night. and the man was fro
zen into insensibility. When found next
morning efforts to revive him were par
tally made an day but without success.
lie leaves wife and family
Indignation has been aroused at Dan
bridge Tenn, by the action of Governor
McMnn in granting "a respite to Charles
Givens. wife murderer, who was sentenced
10 hang December 14th. Residents OF the
section i'm which the crime was COM
mltted are leading the movement. ana
have threatened 10 mob Givens, the Jail
being guarded. GNens is dying from con-
sumption and may not live three weeks.
This condition moved the governor TO
respite him.
p. Z. Lemee, mayor OF Natchitoches.
fhIilII4lNNfh rNAAA'iN wa NttN ".tA t
slant. by shooting himself with % pistol.
disappointment in love was the possible
cause.
1t is a cold official fact duly attested.
that tho Southern railways new line
from this city TO Perry, creating an adj
ditional route between Columbia and
Florida, is the best ever buiIt iu South
Carolina. Admirably located. with Il
maximum grade of 1 per cent, en-
abling it to move trains az q high rate
of speed over the lofuest ridge In the
sandhir region. some 500 feet above Coz
mmbia: strongly bridged. heavily rallied
and we'll ballasted throughout IL steps
run panoplied into the arena Of cOmpe-
uuon. The work has been done in AN
astonishinglv short time and is one of
the best examples OF modern railway en-
tcrprise.-Co'umbia State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

MANCHESTER BUREAU 1lI HULL
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

Tho Times D. always indebted 10 friends
who favor it with society items and per-
somils. but must urge that aN such pe
sent over the signature Of tho sender
All unsigned communications VIII he TO-
lcltcd aIWays
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-09

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