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The times., 1899-09-10
COAL MINERS NOT TO STRIKE.
Satisfactory Settlement of the Wage
Question in Maryland.

FRoSTBURG, Md, Sept "a meeting
of miners and mine laborers was held in
Meats Opera House. Frostburg, last even
ing. About 125 interested persons were
present. Robert Simpson, of Carlos mine,
was elected chairman. He stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting was for the purpose
of organizing, and not to get up a strike.
William B. Wilson spoke for over an
hour on the interests of miners and urged
that the miners of Georges Creek organize
to protect their interest He claimed an
increase in wages could be obtained by ag-
itation better than by strike. which was
not the object of organization.
William Warner, OF Pittsburg, spoke on
the same lines as Mr.. Wilson. The meet
ing then closed to the public, when about
forty remained to join the United Mine
Workers organization.
c. X. Lord, President of the Consolida
ton Coal Company, says the request re-
Gently made by the miners in the Georges
Creek region for an advance in wages of
10 cents a ton has been satisfactorily set
tied No advance in the wages was made
and all the miners are working as usual.
The miners asked for conference between
their representatives and the operators of
the mines in that region relative to the
matter, but Mr.. Lord said it was settled
without holding the conference. Mr.. Lord
declined to state the terms of the settle
ment.
The Consolidation Coal Company are the
largest operators in the region. The op
orators claimed they could not advance
wages at this time because of the compe-
tition and the fact that nearly all contracts
for the next year have already been made
The times., 1899-09-10
One of Our Products.

The Brooklyn Eagle" recently received
a letter from young man who appears 10
be IN an unhappy state of mind, and as he
is not by any means alone in his woes, IT
may be well to quote and discuss this epis-
tie. The prevalence of common school ed
ucation has created many young men and
women who are in very much this state Of
mind, and sometimes they come happily
out of It and sometimes they do not.
This is what the young man said:
Dear sir-Enclosed you viii find manuscript
which sets forth my theory OF the SUBJECT WIT
ten upon.
II was a sad disappointment 10 me when this
morning found that Mr. ", Of the Forum,
10 whom had sent the sheets more than month
ago had returned them and that, after having
mailed me an encouraging acknowledgment OF
their receipt, ard insinuating the probable pub
uestion Of the essay. some time ago. None OF my
work seems to be OF chafaeter acceptable 10 popu-
lar rnagayines and their editors are reticent OF
criticism or explanation. II the public press
disoourages my efforts 10 enter literary sphere
Of action my life viii be discordant monotone
and the circumstance OF my birth a raproach.
Mine Is a singular mind. II, although have re-
/ ceiyed no encouragement whatever, seems
charged with burning desire 10 express itself
on paper. When take up my pen ! am amazed
at the multitude Of thoughts which crowd my
| fancy; they rush through my brain and often
| cverwhelm me with their power that | can
express but an eptome OF seemingly unlimit-
/ ed coucourse OF ideas Although but nineteen
| years old ] am experiencing gradual loss Of
faith in human justice and beneyOlence and find
4 myself al each failure TO get my work accept
! ed, growing Indifferent about the affairs OF life
I Perhaps ! have applied myself too closely to
4 ny reading for a person sensitive Of disposition
and eceentricity OF mind. and have untitled my.
self for the common walks of life; for / am more
/ Of a spectator than q partaker Of the interests
and jogs OF this carnal world If you accept the
/ enclosed you may alter the destiny Of nv life
II YOU do not accept il you may ruin the pulchri-
tudes of creation for me and destroy the seeds OF
! undeyeloped and unknown abilities
/ Trusting 10 God that your decision may be
4 favorable, ] await anxiously your reply.
The manuscript which would have oc-
| cupied about two columns OF an ordinary
newspaper. was entitled, IAN Essay Ex-
pounding My Views on the Quality of Life
and Its Perpetual Evolution From One
Plane of Existence to Another"
Anyone who has ever edited any publ
cation, whether il be g high-ciass monthly
magazine or a farm and home weekly, will
recognize this type OF literature. 1t comes
in by the ream. Nobody but the editor
ever reads 1t, and he does not always read
an OF IL. And when y comes back the
author becomes cynicaf 1nd unhappy. and
The times., 1899-09-10
The World Aghast.

Two weeks ago The Times suggested that
was on trial at Rennes. The event of
yesterday iustifies that opinion and in
forms us. further, that a verdict OF con-
demnaiion has been rendered against the
Republic, rather than the prisoner, in the
face OF which the whole civilized world
stands aghast,
That such a depth of infamy was posi-
bic in human beings of intelligence
charged with a mission of justice, as the
decision Of the second Dreyfus court
martial. has never been thoroughly be-
lieved until now, although rendered prob
able enough by the villainous course Of the
judges throughout the trial. They have
again found the tortured prisoner Of
Devils Island guilty Of treason, fully know
ing Dls innocence and have deliberately
placed on his head the crimes of which
they are completely aware that Gonse,
Roget, Mercier, Henry, Esterhazy, and
Paty du Clam were the perpetrators.
Not word OF tangible evidence TO con-
meet Dreyfus with the intelligence depart
ment treason has been heard during The
trial mountain of truthful testimony
has been built up to prove that the defend
ant did not and could not have been the
vender Of French army secrets TO the for
eign embassies. II has been established
beyond the shadow of a doubt that Gonse,
Henry. and Esterhazy were benefciaries
OF the nefarious headquarters practices,
and that they, with others, conspired TO
save themselves from exposure, disgrace,
and punishment, by making it appear that
Dreyfus. hated as a Jew and even more
as a man OF high character and over
shadowing ability, was the criminal
Spying, lying, perjury. and forgery were
the means used by these moakey-tiger
monsters to accomplish their purpose.
They succeeded. as the horrible history OF
starvation and torture on lie du Diable is
q constant reminder. They have succeeded
again. as the diabolical crime OF yesterday
again advises u.s. The human mind can
scarcely conceive Of such an outrage
against truth, justice. God. and humanity.
These vile creatures, the eondemning
judges, had the knowledge burned into
their filthy souls. that the defence had it in
It's power. if it eould produce the witnesses
schwartzkoppen and Pannizardi, TO not
only show the innocence OF Dreyfus, which
had been already established, but the
amazing guilt and treason Of his aecusers.
Defantly they refused TO admit such evil
dence, and hastened TO consummate the
gickedness they had concocted with the
Iow-lived rascal chiefs of the general stan
What VIII come OF IT all? That is a
grave question. or one thing we can rest
certain: If the French National Govern
ment does not Immediately right the
wrong. world verdict is ready for promul-
cation. and it viii consign a guilty nation
TO the eternal contempt OF all civilized
peoples. If the Dreyfus condemnation is
allowed 10 stand, France will be morally
outlawed throughout the two hemispheres
and its existence as a leading State hope
lessly doomed
The times., 1899-09-10
A Halt I'm The Crisis

Too much confidence may easily come
from the apparently more peaceful aspect
OF the Transyaal situation today The
one probably trustworthy feature of the
change lies in the report that Queen Vic
toria has vetoed war, unless IL should be
forced by actual hostilities on the part of
the Beers. Her Majesty has frequently de-
clared OF late that she viii never consent
70 another war during her reign, and there
is no doubt that the letter OF her wishes
viii be respected by the British ministry.
II would be unjust TO say thar the royal
insistence upon peace may not secure IT.
but the British Government has gone too
Ear in its demands upon the Transvaal
Republic TO withdraw OF abate them with
out suffering such a loss of prestige and
influence IL South Africa as to greatly
5eopardize its position on the Continent
Any course even squirting in the direction
OF retreat would not only create a conyic-
tion among the burghers that England is
mortally afraid Of and dare not hght them,
hut would certainly give the native tribes
9 like impression, and, very probably, end
IN a serious and bloody rebellion.
II Is distinctly announced in London that
while working for peace. the government
will pusn its military preparations. and
put an army in the fleld. sufficiently large
Go impress the Beers with the imperial de-
termination TO obtain the maximum OF its
terms. This policy can only result in a
practical surrender at Pretoria OF a fight.
In the latter event. actual hostiiities,
might be postponed, and weeks consumed
The times., 1899-09-10

in the further exchange of pourparlers
and in conferences. During the interval,
the Indian contingent, which is TO stai' for
Natal on the eighteenth of this month, and
the regiments on the home station selected
for active duty would have time to land.
and the military situation would thus be
improved from the British viewpoint.
At the last the issue of peace or war
viii not be decided by the sentimental de-
sires of the Queen, but by the willingness
or otherwise of the Beers to coneede the
demands Of England, and acknowledge her
suzerainty. In view of all we have seen
OF Dutch ignorance, stubborness, vanity,
and fanaticism in South Africa, the
chances that Kruger and his peop'e will
accept and submit to these necessary, and,
we presume. irredueible, alternatives TO
war, DO not appear to be very promising.
The times., 1899-09-10
siIhouettes In Parliament.


If Sir John Gorst is not possessed of a
vein OF the subtlest sardonic humor, the
House of Commons does most grieyously
that he does not mean all be saws. or that
what he does say is, like Mr. Timothy
Healy's biting sarcasm, turned off ON the
spur of the moment and without premedi
tation. II so, Sir John is the victim of a
brilliant but uncomfortable wit. His shafts
of satir fly straight to their billet, and there
they rankle, and not any amount of verbal
salve can heal the wound. The spectacle of
Sir John Gorst penitent after a night of
reveling in subtle sarcasm is pitiable; II
is like the penftence Of the dog that has
worried his masters sheep and il produces
about the same amount OF satisfaction to
the victim. Sir John Is the riddle of the
treasury bench. He has climbed up to it
after a brilliantly variegated career. in
which he has been missionary, civil com
missioner in New Zealand Maori newspaper
editor barrister, member successfully for
Cambridge Chatham, and Cambridge Uni
yersity member of the Fourth party So
Iicitor general under secretary for India
and secretary 10 the treasury; now he is
vice president of the council. He is well
over sixty apd he Is the greatest problem
of the parliamentary world. No one under
stands him. or can tell what is his ambition.
and II would be difficult to saythat he has
a noliticaI friend. 1t is believed that he
seeks TO soften the aspsrities of parlia-
mentsrv life in his spare moments by paint
ing preferably figure subjects. He is un-
doubtedly man of parts, and II is equally
certain that the House OF Commons does
not know the hast of them
The times., 1899-09-10
THE BLUE AND GREY MINGLE.
Features of the Veterans Encamp-
ment at Homecoming, Nd.


LONACoNING, Md, Sept. 9.-An en-
campment of old soldiers under the au-
spices OF Mcpherson Post Grand Army o.
the Republic, began at Detwoid Park, Lo-
naconing yesterday. The attendance in
cluded members of James Breathed Camp,
United Confederate Veterans, ID. j. F.
Zacharias, commander; Tyler Post. John
Weber, commander, and former soldiers
of the Spanish war, commanded by Major
Charles t. Lowndes, and Capt. ]. Philip
Roman, from Cumberland. They partiei-
pated in the parade along with veterans
from the mining region and adjoining
towns in Pennsylvania and West Virginia
The town is lavishly decorated with patri-
otic colors. After the parade exercises
were held in the grove. special choir,
in charge of Prof Harry J. Thomas, rem
dered selections. The reunion, which will
continue today, includes an old-fashioned
campfire and other exercises reca ling army
experiences.
AS the procession entered the grove
salute of twenty-one guns was fred At
the grove the choir sang welcoming
song, followed by an address of we come
by Commander John Storey The roll
call of the dead, an impressive feature.
followed. The presence OF SO many for
mer ConfeGerates was matter OF mEca
congratulation.
The times., 1899-09-10
A VENERABLE PREACHER DEAD
He Was the Oldest Member of the
Nirginin Methodist Conference


PETERSBURG. Va, Sept. e.-Rev.
James A. Addick died at his home in this
city last night after protracted illness.
He was born in Gates county, North Caro-
lima, September 1S, 1S10 and joined the
Methodist Church in October. 1927. Four
members OF the family were ministers
In his sixteenth year he went TO Suffolk
TO become clerk with his brother in-law.
James Mcclure. He formed the acquaint-
asse of Rev. Melville P. Cox and thought
of going with the latter to Africa. and met
many of the old divines. such as Bishop
Mckenzie, Hezekiah P. Lee Ethelburt
Drake and others. Association with such
men imbued Mr.. Riddick with the idea of
preaching. In 1891 he went to Brunswick
county to engage in business with his
brother, but in 1882 stopped this and COM
menced preaching under Rev. John Early
presiding elder.
In 1888 he was on the Prince Edward cir
cult In 1885 he was appointed pastor of
Shockoe Hill Church in Richmond Va In
1872 he was sent to Amelia county Dur
ing that year he was married to Miss Ju-
dith A. Gregory, of Amelia county. In 1850
he was assigned to the Amelia circuit for
the fourth time. The following year he
was made presiding elder of the Murfrees-
boro district In 1S59-60 he was on the Sus-
sex circuit. In 1861 he located and settled
on farm at Stony Creek. in Sussex coun-
ty Va. He remained on his farm until
after the civil war, when he removed to
Petersburg, and has resided here ever
since.
Mr. Riddick was the oldest member of
the Virginia conference. For some time
past he had been writing articles for differ
ent periodicals, and his mind was perfectly
clear almost up to the time of his death.
He leaves FIVE children James T. Riddick,
of Norfolk; Mrs. Judge s. S. Wieseger,
Mrs. Smith and Misses Bette and Emma
Riddick, of this city
The times., 1899-09-10
says things about the heartlessness of the

says things about the heartlessness of the
world.
Fortunately, such state of mind does
not generally last long. The youthful
author meets some one who makes life
seem very much worth living, or has a
chance to succeed in business, and in the
healthy rough-and- tumble experiences of
active life forgets TO discourse on the
isness of the how and the evolution of the
which. But sometimes this happy reaction
does not come, and a morbid one-sidedness
of character is the result.
1t is too bad that such things should
happen, but they are perhaps inevitable in
this transition stage of our country. Peo-
pie who in other countries might have
lived their lives out without aspirations OF
any kind, are led by our system of educa-
ton to hope for distinction in letters.
Some of them attain it. But in order to
do so, as they discover sooner or later.
they must do genuine, hard, unceasing
work; they must use practical methods;
they must study the market just as IL they
were supplying il with pork instead of po
etry. Others have the vague aspiration
without a 1.-THE of the natural ability need
ed for success. Yet it is not necessary for
them TO smother the aspiration, and shut
the door on all fineness of thought and ex-
preston. They may bring into their daily
lives the poetry which they cannot write
More than one poet, philosopher or states
man has had a mother or a father who
laViShed on the affairs of common life
ability which might, under different cir
cumstances, have won fame for its posses
sor. More than one woman, with artistic
impulses throbbing in her finger-tips, has
made her home a picture which inspired
all who came to it, just as a beautiful
sort that the nation needs. We must have
farmers and artisans, but let them be ar
lists and thinkers if they can. Let the
farmer understand politics. and the me-
| chanic have the passion of the artist for
perfect work. Let the country folk have
and magazines, and the workingmen of the
factory villages have their clubs. There is
| no salvation for democracy which is half
aristocracy. The rich and the poor must
| pull together. and there is no way to secure
! permanent and successful cooperation
young correspondent of the Eagle" needs
TO do is to evolve from his own plane OF
existence to the next higher; and when he
has done this he will know better how to
write about it,
The times., 1899-09-10
The Tragedy of a Tree.

(From the New Orleans Times -Democrat)
Not long ago a prominent citizen OF New Or
leans went raging into the electric light com
pany's office, and declared that OF their
wires had killed pet tree his premises
THAT tree" said he, 'has been standing there
for twenty years, and regarded it of
the family. Ny children played under ii when
they were babies, and 1t il associated with some
OF the pleasantest memories Of my life. When
il began TO die we all mourned and we could
not imagine what allied it until yesterday, when
noticed that wire was lying right a
branch Ny poor tree has been electrocuted, and
feel il murder had been done In my house -
Considerably moved, the agent Of the company
went TO view the scene of the tragedy, and found
the tree still alive but feeble. When he came
to trace the wire he discovered one end nailed
to the roof Of old barn and the other twisted
around discarded pole. 1t had been cut of for
at least two years, and forgotten. But the oc-
cadon demanded something, so he made the fol-
lowing report:
"TTee alive; wire dead Wire evidently killed
by the tree. Bill enclosed"
The times., 1899-09-10
Eton,s New CoiIege CoIors.
(From the London TelegTaph.)


Old Etonians have been agitated for some time
past over the choice OF ''colors' for their asso-
citation Il has at last been decided by the COM
mittee that il shall consist Of light blue and
white and il i only fts;ng, indeed that Exon
blue should form a conspicuous part Of the ar
rangement. But tho choice has called forth
goodIy number Of maicontents, who hase their
objections OF various grounds Some Of their
letters appear in the current issue Of the "Etou
College Chronicle" The most important cblee-
tions are that the colors chosen are not dura-
bic nos sufficiently distinctive, and-not suitable
for men Of an advanced age They are al an
swered in a sufficiently convincing manner. II IS
pointed out that light blue had to form part ot
the combination. and that dark color would
have clashed with the blonde shade always asso-
eiated with Etcu. As 20 the question OF its
;iubeconingneSs TO the elder generation, the
Earl OF Dartmouth wittily points out that age,
which cannot affect garish coloTs. will mellow
any particular fiehtiness in the chosen ribbon,
In these days. when many heartbreaAinS com
binatiens are thrust upon a startled world i Is
a matter for general eonsratulation that the color
the committee has chosen is neat without being
sali5y" and well suggests the college tS Ia
alumni and the outer world.
The times., 1899-09-10
DEWEY MAY EscHEw BOSTON.
A Feeling Tint the Admiral May
Avoid That City.

BOSTON, Sept Massachusetts viii
mobilize all her State troops in honor OF
Admiral Dewey if he will come to Boston.
This is only part of the programme, and
the announcement is made in answer 10
the enquiry as to when the troops are 10
be called together. In Boston the feeling
seems to be growing that for some reason
or other Admiral Dewey is not coming
this way, except as one passing through
the city on his way home. Mayor Quincy
and Governor Wolcott have sent inv ia =
tions. but the Admiral in each case has
intimated that he is unable to say any
thing definite.
Another attempt is to be made TO induce
him to come to Boston to be entertained,
and it is said it viii be based on the con
dition that the State wishes to show real
LOYALTY.
The times., 1899-09-10
Partisnnship Must Not Enter.

fFTom the Atlanta lOnSttutlOn)
But few American citizens, and certainly no
political party, can favor the withdrawal of our
troops from any country while under fire. We
must build up for army record OF victory,
so that our bugleTs may never need to learn
the notes Of ''retreat." Before the time came
when 1t was possible for our Government to act
with the FiIipinos, through the possession OF
sovereignty, they inaugursted hostilities, and
thus we inherited rebellion well as possession
of the islands There is but one duty ahead of
us--to suppress the rebellion--and then to un-
dertake the duty which devoves upon US under
the laws OF nations and in accordance with our
own political traditions. This is the military
phase of the situation. with which partisanship
cannot enter, and upon which Americans must
be a unit
The times., 1899-09-10
A Big suit Against Railways.

RALEIGH. y. c., Sept BY far the
greatest suit in which the State of North
Carolina has ever figured viii certainly be
heard before Judge simonton. of the
United States Court in Asheville, next
week. 1t involves $4,000, coo, being the
additional assessment of the Southern.
Seaboard and Cost Line Railway systems
which the Corporation Commission ixe
and which the railroads are fighting 1t
was reported that there would be a post
ponement. Today it is positively announe-
ed there viii be none. 1t is lea. ned there
are nearly 5000 affidavits in the case. The
railways have taken them TO prove that
other property is not taxed over 60 per
cent of its true value, while the States
affidavits are to show that other property
is taxed as fully as railways.
The times., 1899-09-10
BOOM IN WHISKY TRAFFIC.
Withdrawals From Bond This Month
May Break All Records

LOUISVILLE, KY. Sept. 9.-George C.
Buchanan, the official United States whis-
ky statistician, announced today that the
Withdrawals of whisky from bond this
month would break all previous records.
The Withdrawals this month will reach 10,-
600, 600 gallons. Already the rush is on.
Tuesdays tax payments for the Fifth dis
trict of Kentucky amounted TO $37, ,313, and
Wednesdays were s35,472. Those figures
show that the Withdrawals are very heavy
and indicate that the autumn rush has be-
gun Another reason why Withdrawals are
likely to be heavy is the fact that what
has been termed the invisible supply" is
practically used up. Floor stocks of tax
paid goods are almost a thing of the past.
For the years from 1892 to 1895, inclusive,
the Withdrawals amounted to an average
of rs, 900, 600 gallons a year, which is con-
siderabIy in excess of the consumptive de-
mand for Kentucky goods. This excess of
tax paid goods was the invisible supply
which kept the Withdrawals for the last
three years down to an average of only
about 16 900 900 gallons year.
The times., 1899-09-10
Christening of the shubrick.

RICHMOND, Va. Sept. e.-The honor of
christening the Shubrick, the torpedo boat
which is to be launched here on October
Is, is being contested for by several of the
fair descendants of the old naval hero for
whom the vessel is named. The Navy De-
partment at Washington is in correspond
ence with several Misses Shubriek. One Of
these is at Jacksonville, Fla. Another, it
has been discovered, Ia living at Rocky
Mount, in Franklin county. this State. The
honor, it is believed, will be conferred upon
the one who is most closely related to
Commander Shubrick.