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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
GLOUCESTER TELEPHONES.
Gloucester Point Coming to the Front
as u Summer Resort.

GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, VA,
Nav 1s.-special-Ths work OF setting up
the poles for the long distance telephone
from Gloucester to Newport News is in
ished, and the placing of wires and
phones goes on apace.
Very shortly the cable will be laid on
the York River, connecting Gloucester
Point and Yorktown. This event WILL
take place on the 2IsJ Of May. the twelfth
anniversary OF the beginning OF the WORK
wears ago of the Tid6water Telephone
Company The event viii be celebrated
with mucn rejoicing.
For some years Capihoostc has worn
the laurel as being the most thriving
looking place in Gloucester. o5lt Giouces-
ter POINT, known in Colonial days as
..c,ioncester Town is fast dtsputing
honors with that place One OF the sew
en- wonders is. that Gloucester Point.
with its phenomenauy conrnodious and
safe harbor has remained IN status
The s.Ho,sl Gloucester Point" lately
built by Mr.. James Henry Asa, is q great
addition to Gloucester Point Bains nuiir
right on the point. every room looks
directly on the water. Which is SO close
that az flood tide the waves almost leap
n, to fine broad veraniias. which surround
"; VITA oysters just out OF the wasa-
e,,arv day in the year, and at all hours:
fresh fish of many kinds. notably later
~ rns ..s6eepshead" at this particular
ts-,a of ths wear the full moon IN May.
and an abundance Of soft crabs, 1t no
wonder that many of the rooms are al
ready engaged for the season. among the
expected guests are Mr.. and Mfs. ssoysr,
of pfchrond. and Mr.. Williams and
sa,,iT,. ~ New York Mr.. Williams Is
essrarat manager OF the Merchants and
Wfners, steamship Company,
The first consignment OF peas. eighty
si, packages. left Gloucester Point yes
terday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
A VALUABLE BOOK,

The compilation of the Acts of the As
sembly of a general and special nature
by Mr. John Garland Pollard is valu-
able addition to the work that Mr.. Pol
lard has already done aowards bringing
the present Code down to date. This book
will save the practicing lawyer many
weary excursion into the Acts in the effort
to find out wherein the Code has been
amended by the Legislature for the past
year. Few things are more annoying than
the uncertainty caused by the doubt as
to what new line the law-making body
NAV have taken. Mr.. Pollard's book Is
printed by J. L. Hill and is of a size that
makes it readily able to be bound with
the supplment of the Code if such be de-
sired.
The history of the Code in this State is a
succession of revisions made necessary
nv the inconvenience which the numerous
conflicting laws caused. Such books as
Mr.. Pollard's have gone far towards
minimizing the difficulties which the bench
and bar have heretofore encountered in
irving TO find out what the law was, after
the Legislature had gotten through with
1t.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

he gave a splendid account OF himself He
worked tntelligently, he worked faithfully.
he worked successfully. he worked fer
Richnond's welfare only and he put aside
every personal consideration For weeks
he neglected his extensive business affairs
and devoted his time and his talents to
this public work. and he has fairly won.
the laurels OF popular approval with which
his brow has been crowned.
We think that this public recognition of
AIr. Meyers services is just and appro-3
pirate, and we would add that in paying
this tribute to the president of the Rica-
mend Carnival Association we are by inn
piication and with design paying an equal.
tribute to the men who held up his hands
and made success complete. We honor the
commander, we honor his aides, we honor
the men behind the guns
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

havior the welfare of their city depended.
It is this prtciple which eIevates q whole
people more than far richer gifts from
an Individual, who by his munificence
seeks. as did Carnegie, to benefit man
kind by offering advantages which the
neop,e neither helped to create nor main
tain. The success of a man, of city. OF
a state, of a nation depends upon the
feeling In the heart, and this feeling can
be developed in no better way than by
the cooperation which is ensendered by
such a public spirit as that which we
have lust seen manifested here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
HoSon TO WHOM HONOR.

There are many men in Richmond who
have the executive ability to lead street
fair organization; there are many men
in Richmond who have the willing mind;
there are few men who combine both the
ability and the willingness to do the work
necessary 10 successful leadership in an
enterprise OF this character.
The Richmond Carnival Association was
fortunate. therefore. In selecting Mr.. A,
H. Meyer as president, for he showed that
he was both able and willing. The Times
watched Mr.. Meyers work with a jealous
interest, for it knew tina: Richmond
fame was involved in the enterprise. It
would have been a public misfortune for
the Fair to fail.
Blu, there was no occasion for anxiety.
Mr.. Meyer-was the man for the Qlace and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Praises the Howitzers.

Editor Of The Times:
Sir.-Will you spare me space TO say
aseI stood in my door when the parade
was passing this morning and capped
nv hands, 1 said: God help the How
tiers in their gray uniforms. Let the
gray live and be cherished as an emblem
Of a, struggle for principles that can never
die. 1t does the heart and soul OF an
old Confederate good to look upon it
again. Boys, as you wear it remember
those who wore it before you, and what
it stands fora patriotism as high and
pure as the world ever knew. 1t can
but make you better citizens and better
soldiers, clothed in the righteousness OF
your fathers. And as We Old ones are
leaving the fading scenes here, the "o 1.l
will not look so ..blue,', but be as the
gray dawn of the morning. Long 1--we
Dixie and the gray.
OLD CONFEDERATE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
REPUBLICAN BUGLE CALL.

We take the following extract from the
Loudoun Telephone, an able Republican
newspaper:
Next Thursday is the day appointed for
the voters to decide the question OF hold
ing a Constitutional Convention, and We
appeal to every Republican voter to go to
the polls and vote against the proposition.
The article is headed Vote it Down.
1--WE appeal to every Republican voter
says the Telephone. This is a telephone
message to every Republican negro In the
State, and the negro voters will hear it
and heed it. They will all come out and
vote against the convention. and if the
Republicans succeed in whipping the Dem
ocrats in such a fight, there is trouble
ahead for the Democratic party.
Therefore we appeal to every Demo-
era tic voted to go to the polls on the 24th
and vote for the proposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
CURRENT TOPICS.

A speoial from Cumberland, Md, says.
president J. ]. Alexander, of the Georges
Creek Coal and Iron
The lndtsidual COMPANY. arrived in Cum
Hi9ht 10 sofh. beland last night and met
Superintendent Somerville to-day. They
consulted with their attorneys, ana later
procured the issuing Of an Injunction re-
straining Messrs. Warner, Dlichef anu
other officers of the organization from
disturbing or in any way interfering with
the men who wish to work
This proceeding has been taken IN or
der to protect the men on Monday morn
ing, when a determined effort Will De maue
to go to work The petition for Injunction
is signed by J. ]. Alexander Ferdinand
Williams and Benjamin A. Richmond, ana
besides restraining Warner and Dlicher,
has list of over six hundred miners,
names who, it is alleged, took part in the
troubles of last week
1t Is strange that workingmen Will
make it necessary to sue out such lnJunc-
tons. If the miners don't choose to work,
That is their own affair." but when they
say that others shall not work, they tres
pass upon the most sacred rights OF an
American citizen. We wager that these
miners are not Southern men.
The London Times of yesterday in
speaking of the relief of Mafeldng said:
.sWhat was wildly ac-
Britain is claimed last night in the
ooot'y 'o1S' streets Of london and in
every town of the United Kingdom was
a moral not a military triumph. II the
Beers mad storlned Mafeking at the be-
ginning of the year, when the British adj
vance was checked, or if the gallant garrl-
son had fought its way out, the STRATEGY
cal effect upon the general plan OF the
campaign would have been enthusiastically
small but from the patriotic point OF view
the spectacle presented by the fight OF
Baden-Powell and his brave comrades,
made during the seven months Of suffering
and struggle, mas fired the spirit of the
nation beyond all former precedents.
The demons ira ton in London when the
news was made known at the Mansion
House was unparalleled in modern times. y
We'll may Britain be proud of the MAZE
king incident. Courage on the battlefield
is good, but the courage to endure the
suffering and anxiety of a seven months
siege in the wilds Of Africa is sublime
Colonel Baden-PoWell and his brave banc
exemplified the true heroism Of British
character, and it is no wonder that tneil
bre thren at home are celebrating the fact
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

IOtai, QouDIul States.
1t will be observed that the Republican
prognosticator claims New York and New
Jersey, while the Democrat comedies New
Jersey to the Republicans, but puts New
York and Ohio in the doubtful column.
The Democrats forecast is worthy of Sc
rous attention He comedies to the Re
publicans l6S electoral votes, but every
hody knows that Mckinley will carry
Ohio. making a total for the Republicans
of 1871 votes. He claims for the Democrats
,as votes with IS in doubt. Deducting the
vote of Ohio, this leaves only 60 votes in
the doubtful list, and if the Democratic
prophet be right, in order to win the
Democrats must capture either New York
or Ohio. Ohio is simply out Of the lues-
ton, and so the Democrats must depend
upon New York, if this forecast be re-
liable.
Can the Democrats carry New York?
That is the aues ton. They carried it in
1854, in 1855 and in 1892, but lost it in 1895.
when Bryan was the candidate and free
silver the issue. Nominate Bryan in 1900
on the Chicago platform and New York
will again go Republican by an increased
majority. Bryan and Organism cannot
win In New York. Bryan and Organism
cannot win in this country.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
A Statue of Gladstone.

LONDON. May 19.-In the presence of
the principal Liberals, including Lord
Kimberley, the Marquis of .Ripon; Lord
Russell. of kiliowen: Mr.. Henry
Asuutth and Sir Edward Grey in the
Central Hall of the House of Commons
to-day, Sir Henry Campbell-BannerEnan
the Liberal Leader in the House, unveiled
a statue of Mr.. Gladstone. whom he en-
titled the "Greatest Parliamentary Figure
of Our Time
The notable absentees from the cere-
mony were Lord Roseberry, Sir William
Vernon Harcourt and Mr.. John Morley
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

TRENTON, N. J., May IA cetifcate
was filed with the Secretary OF State
to-day certifying that the American Sheet
Steel Company had issued s49,0c00O0 OF
capital stock, of which 100000 was
issued for the purchase of property, and
the remainder, $4,000. 900. was paid in
cash.
The certificate was signed by George
B. McMurtry. president, and II. 3.
.Wkaelex. -secretaryo OF the company
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

.UnGueSuonaply, the WIlole SUBJECT oA
funeral reform ought to continue to be
agitated and ventilated, until many radi-
cal reforms have
NEED OF been made. For
Fu1NER AL REFORM. instance, he
ought to be some
consensus of opinion that would prohibit
Sunday funerals, except when the cir
cumstances render them absolutely neces-
sary. The present almost criminal expo
sure of the friends to the weather at the
grave is recognized by everybody as
wrong in principle, and ought to be
stopped More than one case of danger
Gus illness can be traced to this tradi-
tional method OF mistaken respect for the
dead. Then the sending Of flowers in great
quantities is growing more and more pur-
densome year by year, and it is great
relief to read now and then in connection
with funeral notices, NO flowers. II
shows the beginning of an excellent move
And finally, the whole subject OF expense
ought, in kindness to the poorer peop.e'
to be taken into serious consideration.
And here, if the rich could only see their
way TO set worthy and righteous exam
nle doubtless it would be followed with
alacrity by the poor. Many a family has
felt for a great while the weight OF the
burden that was laid on them by a ms
taken notion of the honor and respect
they owed to their dead.
In fact, our funeral customs could be
reformed in many ways, and not only
so, but brought into much closer conform
ity to the ideas and spirit of the Chris
tan religion.-Southern Churchman.
One Sunday morning we found a little
brown bird dead on the grass. "A spar
row had fallen to the ground. we could
not tell whether he
mot A SPARROW died of cid age or
FALLETH, &C, had fallen in battle.
But his little life
was spent, his perpetual chatter about
the caves was ended. his last battle was
fought. With reverent hand we took nm
In in his brown feathers and laid him
away in the garden under the clods
What gave the sense of reverence was
the memory that our Lord himself once
spoke of him, this dead sparrow. ana
made him to be revelation OF COO ana
of his grace to men. OF the sparrow, 50
small to insignificant, so muttltudlnous,
so transitory, he said, Not one OF them
is forgotten before Cod; lone OF them
shall not fail on the ground without your
FaIhar" How great is the understanding
of God, and how wonderful Is HIS provi-
denceia God cares for oxen and for pros.
NE sees the sparrow when 1t fails on the
ground. and not without His thought and
consent does it die.
The God who consents to the falling OF
the sparrow, Jesus said. is your Fa ther.;;
the same in His omnipresence and his
o1nniscience, the same in II IS wisdom
and righteousness and compassion. ROW
sreat and strong and lust and good is
our Father in heaven No human ire
falleth to the ground without Him To-
! ward the life that is small and unlmpor-
tant, narrow in thought. poor IN love.
cast gu among men, the God of the fallen
sparrow is the Father. His love EN-
| braces all, and His care can never fan
Central Presby terrain.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
COMING WEDDINGS.
Republican County Chairman Declines
to Act rs Enumeration.


SUFFOLK. VA, May 19-special--
Monday afternoon Miss Elizabeth Chan-
nell will be married to MI harry -.
Jacobs. manager of the Suffolk clay
Company. The ceremony viii De per.
formed by DR.. W. w. Stacy pastoi ~
t,,a suffoIl Christian Church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacobs will leave for Northern
tour. Miss Channell is the Oldest
daughter Of the late Mrs. Alice Jones.
Miss Allie Daughtie daughter OF Bar
land R. Daughte, will next Iuesoay' IN
Nansemond county, near Holland' DC
married TO Mr.. T. L. Daughtrey. The
groom-to-be is manager of the Holland
Peanut Company and a Councilman OF
that town.
Republican County Chairman H T.
Brooks, who was appointed as one OF tlle
Suffolk enumerators, has declined 10
serve He has recommended sue
cessor and Supervisor II. E. Smith mas
nominated another for the job.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
AGROUND WITHl5O0 MULES.
Spanish Steamer With Animals Tor
Fugijsl, in South Africa Stuck Fast.

SANTO DOMINGO, May 19--Passen-
gers arriving here on board the Spanish
steamer Maria Herrera brought news OF
the grounding of the Cunard Line steamer
Carinthfa at Point Gravois, on the SOUTH
coast of Fayti.
The Carinthia asked for assistance for
the purpose of taking off animals on
board but the Maria Herrera was IN
able to aid her.
sistance is sent to her in reasonable
time.
It was reported this morning that the
Carin:hia had run ashore at full speed
She had on board 1,5GO mules, destined
it is believed, for South Africa
The Carinthia cleared at New Orleans
May 18th for Cape Town. She is a steel
twin screw steamer of 3,623 tons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
WILLIAM AND MARY.
ann,ic,nts for Degree of Liceutiate-
VIII ESnif,. the Ticket.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA. May 19-Spe-
cial.-Fifteen students at William aho,
Mary are applying for the degree VI
IicentIate of Instruction; the same NUM-
Der for graduation IN the normal couf 90,
two for bachelor of Arts, and three for
bachelor of Literature. The graduating
class will appear this year in the OK
ford cap and gown. an innovation for
William and Mary.
Mr.. George Leroy Stevens and Mr..
Thomas Jefferson Stubs, Jr., will begin
a postgraduate course at Johns Hopkins
next fall.
The political atmosphere here IS cloud
ed. owing to reports from certain quar-
Mat some so-calied Democrats will knife
the ticket nominated at the primary
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
A FINAL APPEAL.
Switzerland 10 Attempt an Offer OF
Eyedinsion Cor the Beers.

HycdiG.ion Cor the Beers
BERNIE. SWITZERLAND. May 10
The Committee of the international
Peace Bureau has decided TO make d
final appeal to the twenty-five powers
who are s;gners of the conventions
adonted bv The Hague Peace Conference
in favor of the restoration Of peace in
South Africa.
The committee calls attention to the
clause of the convention for the peace
full settlement of international conflicts
BY the terms of which the signatory
powers agreed to use all efforts for the
settlement, not only of difficulties among
themselves, but of all International dis
putes.
Consequently the committee declares an
offer of mediation cannot be considered
bv Great Britain as an unfrlendly act.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
cured controUof the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Chesapeake and Ohio


A man in Chicago has dog winch ne
some time ago thought to deliver up 70
the dog-catcher rather than pay ior als
tax The other day he dropped his poch IS
book, containing valuable papers. my uie
sewer. He hurried to the mouth Oils
sewer, and the dog followed MIN. VIZ aei
he got there he saw the pocket-Dooh lioa.t
ing out Oh the lake. The dog swan ou1
to it and brought it to his master.
Plans for an elaborate system of under
ground terminals for the Chicago Street
Railway lines were laid before the street
Railway Commission Friday. Inc eht4ie
cost is to be about $50, 600, eco.
The divorce suit of Edwin Tyler, editor
of the Literary Digest, against susan ~
Ter, his wife, was concluded FRIDAY a.
Grand Forks, \. D. a decree OF divorce
was granted to Mrs. Tyler on the GROUND ,,,
of desertion and failure to support. Inc
question of alimony was settled at,!caoiy
before action was secured. Tyler o!d not
appear in person.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
No oI.etin. Held.

The nroposed meeting OF coiored Repub-
1icans 10 protest against tae turning down
of members of their race by me stata
S.o,,.s,,rfnn held recently IN Norfolk. did
,,,a rariaIize yesterday. The Wash
ineton delegation of colored Republicans
expected did not cornes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Infi1e Museum.

First Freak-.'Yes, the manager has dis
charged the two-headed girl.
Second Freak-''Why, he engaged her
only last week
FIRST Freak-''Yes; she was just nire-
days wonder PUCK.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
an Audaciuus Duet.

"My daughter tells me, sir, that you
had the auaacity to propose to her. What
have you to say to that?
A.Nothing. sir, except that your daughter
had the audacity to accept me!''-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Presumably.

Dashton-"Yes, her father is Million
aire. .
Hignland-'T presume that Is :vny fi. u,
e,araId calls her one girl in a million, eh?,'
indianapolis Sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
White Goods.

Another purchase of those Fins so-!ach
India Linens, worth lee, at 5 lie.
1900 yards 40-inch India Linen. Ice. value,
at t-2c.
4S-ineh French Nainsook at 25c.
eS-inch French Organizes at 200.
Piques from Zoe. 20 s0c. per yard
SEQ yards ENtra-F'ine Quality LonscfoHl,
u short lsngtiS 4 &c
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Publicity.

81 am content to be numbered among
t,a ro!iticallv dead" said one politician.
u don't blame YOU said the other.
I were in your place I'd rather have an
epjtaph than to have nothing at all saia
about me ',-Was hinEton Star.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
AFTERMATH.

It is rumored in Philadelphia that The.
Pennsylvania Railroad is seeking to con-
troll the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
Railroad by the same means that it SCI
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Nafekfng was besieged I'll days.

Mafeking was besieged I'll days.
Khartoum was besieged 81 days.
sepastopol was besieged 32' days.
Paris was besieged 167 days
Kimberley was besieged 123 Gays.
Ladysmith was besieged us days.
plevna was besieged 81 days.
Lucknow was besieged Sc days.
Saragossa was besiesed 62 days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Black India Linens and 8afistes.

Every piece warranted fast color, ranging
in price fon Zoe. to zoe. per yard.
All-Wool Black Batiste. IS inches wide,
at soc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
A.HUTZLER'S SONS,
3I5 East Broad Street.
We Sell to Those Who Buy the
Best.
We Compete With Those Who
Sell the Lowest.
Wash Goods.

Fast colors Corded Dimities. that were
made to sell at Sc. for &c.
Mill-Raye Din1ites, the finest American
fabric. in solid colors and figures. st
L. he
Organdy Jaconets. fast colors sheer and
delicate work. up-to-dats. 15c. quality, re-
duced to Zoe
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20

doubt. disappointed because this camPaign
gave you no opportunity to fight; nut II
there had been any fighting there "oHia
have been many absent faces mere 70
dayr'-Tit-RitS.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
An Irish Rnn

An Irish officer. addressing his men, VINO
had just returned from q somewhat rru1t-5
less expedl ton. said: you were no
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TEE SUNDAY TIMES. sl.so a year.

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anywhere IN the United states.
Specimen copies free.
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To nrt,,..t EnhaZz,ed Money.

To !-rtu":f s,.lnbeZZ!ed Money
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Teller
to-day introduced an amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill, appro-
priating s20o.oo0 for the money supposed
to have been embeZzled in Cuba.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
Japanese Corded Silks.

Newest colortngs. washable. durable. at
toe
Black China Silks, q inches vida. at
SOC and zoe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
fsattinas! Matthias!

This is probably the best time to secure
q Mating. Price. quality. looks and dura-
bility are all items worthy OF considera-
tiop. Our grades are warranted to stand
the test; the patterns are the latest, and
have been selected with greatest care;
prices range from iIc. 10 SOC. per yard.
There are three specials in our line at
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
TIMES BUILDING.
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RICHMOND. Va

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and Manchester for 10 cents a week.
when paid weekly. but 60 cents per =
month. when paid monthly; by man
outside of Richmond. 30 cents l.ou ,.e;
$500 3 year-anyWheSe III .he
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