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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
TO RESTORE BLANDF0RD CHURCH
Movement Among Confederate
f,.,,,nS Make it :, nj emoriaI.


Cn,,,ps to Make it /, Memorial.
PETERSBURG, VA, May 29-Special-
AT the reunion Of Confederate Veterans
in Charleston last year petition was pre-
sented by the Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton OF Petersburg, asking that the camps
would endorse and help them carry out a
plan they had very much at heart, which
was to restore old Blandford Church and
make it "a mortuary chapel, TO be last
ing memorial to the thousands OF heroes
who lie buried around its walls.
The plan met with an enthusiastic re-
ception, but, as they could not then state
definitely the cost Of putting in memorial
windows, none of the States except Louis
lana and Virginia has pledged the neces-
sary amount.
There are eleven large windows in the
church, each of which the ladies would
like to make a memorial to the dead of
one Of the eleven Confederate States, ana
there are three smaller windows in which
it is desired that Maryland, Kentucky ana
Missouri, which contributed so many
noble men to the cause, place memorials
to their heroes.
It is proposed that the design OF each
shall be the seal of the State at the Top
a cenral figure, and an inscription at the
bottom.
The church is almost within a stone
throw of the Notifications where the
Confederate soldiers spent the last nine
months of the war, and there can scarce
ly be a camp throughout the whole OF the
land that has not at least one memper
who remembers the old church and takes
an interest in it, and it is believed "!lefi
it is understood how small an amount IS
asked of each camp and memorial assocla-
ton, it will be contributed gladly.
The committee from A. p. Hill camp.
appointed to procure designs and estl-
mates of the windows, assures that II
each of these organizations will contribute
from three to five dollars, according to us
ability, the sum raised viii be sufficient
to pay the expense of putting in a memo
rial wondow Tor each Etate.
An appeal is now made again to the
Memorial Association, because it is felt
that the women who worked and suf-
fered through that terrible war deserve
to be called heroes and veterans as much
as the men who stood behind the guns.
The ladies earnestly request that contrl-
buttons be sent as early as possible to Or.
w. L. Ha.wood, Commands a. r. Hlil
Camp; or Mrs. II. V. L. Bird, President
Ladies' Memorial Association. Petersburg,
Va, will receive any contributions ard
promptly acknowledge their receipt.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
WEDNESDAY. MAY 80, 1900.
AN OBJECT LESSON.

The financial experts tell US that 1ae
duiness in the stock market in this cour-
Try and abroad is due to the large ac-
cu-,lulation Of money in the financial
centres Spectators say that the inflow
of money from the interior is an 1nalca-
-.ion Of a falling off in business mat
with curtailment of business operations
there is a decreased demand for working
car.itai and, therefore, money accumuiates-
Money has been 50 plentiful in New York
as to be lent at the rate Of IL per cent
s 1t is cheap because it is abundant Ihere
Is a surplus of money and price falls ac-
cortfIngly The supply is greater than the
demand and, therefore, the interest rate is
low.
Money has accumulated in spite OF the
fact that the United States Treasury IS
absorbing large sums all the time Ac-
corairs TO reports recently sent out from
Washington. the available cash balance in
the Treasury on May 18th was sl44. lass
in addition to the reserve, while the excess
of receipts over expenditures of govern
n,ent aggregated s6l.1Sa, 19S. The Secretary
OF the Treasury recently purchased szl'-
oeAoce of i per. cent. and 8 per cent bonds
and set aside $50. Goa, coo to reserve The re-
serve fund with the available cash bal
anee now in the Treasury amounts TO
$50, 800, ASS The per capita OF money IN
this country to-day is greater than ever
before in our history, although our popo-
lation has increased at an enormous rate
during the past several years
There ought to be an object lesson in
this to those who claim that the prosper
stv of the country is directly dependent
upan THE amount of money in circuatlon-
That whenever there is plenty of money
4imes will be good and business will be
brisk, and that there can be no such thing
as duh trade when money is plentiful. The
idea of the Populist is that If only me
government printing presses can be put 10
worl, and the country flooded with money
there will be a boom and continuous
boom in industry and business. But IN
spite of the abundance and the surplus
of money which we nave pointed out IN
the figures above quoted. in spite OF the
fact that under the recent enlargement
of the national bank privilege by which
The supply of money may be still further
Increased, there is a distinct hating In
business and there is dulness where SIX
months ago there was universal activity
For our part re do not believe that
there is anything the matter with the gen
enal business Of this country We agree
with those who say that the dulness noted
,ds simply the result of a healthy reaction
from the late phenomenal activity in trade,
and We believe that trade and industry
WEI soon adjust themselves to the new
conditions But we direct attention TO the
fact that # the theory OF the Pooulist is
right. the fact that an increase III the
money supply came at a time when trade
was most active. then there ought to have
been logically increased activity rather
than reaction. Money has not gone into
hiding. There is no lack of confidence.
Money is seeking investment, but in spite
of all this trade is comparatively dull.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
CURRENT TOPICS.

''The referendum in Virginia on the pro-
posal to can a constitutional convention
whose chief work shall be
No Reason
to restrict the suffrage
o' ou'p''se' among the negroes. had
one result, which seems, at first conclu-
sions, surprising says the Springfield
Republican. 1.-The heaviest majorties for
the convention were given in the black
belt two districts having an overwlleln1-
ing negro population giving it 10000 ma
iority Does this mean that the bac of
Virginia are in favor Of limiting their own
political privileges? Hardly. For some
years most Of the blacks have not been
voting at all, because it did no good to
vote and not have the votes counted COR
rectIy''
Therein may be found the reason why
the people in the black belt Of Virginia are
in favor Of restricting the suffrage, and
therein is the reason, as we have pointed
out, why it is to the interest of the colored
men of Virginia that the suffrage shall be
restricted. The negro's vote has counted
for nought, and the methods that have
been employed to produce that result have
been revolutionary, as the Democrats OF
Nottoway put it. It is far better for both
races and for all interests that the cause
of all this be removed. Then our elections
will be fair; then inducements may be
held out to colored men to qualify, and
after that the way will be open to free
ballot and a fair count.
Al writer in Anslie's Magazine says that
the election in 1883 was the first national
election in which the dis
Campaign tu;r,,t;o, 81 r,,,t ;s known
I'te'olo'e' as campaign literature
PLAYED part of first Importance. And
adds: Before that the greatest attention
had been paid to the work of campaign
orators and to the distribution Of money
in doubtful states through State commit
tees to perfect organization and bring
voters to the polls. When Samuel j. Til
den ran for President in 1876 his literary
bureau was a subject of ridicule among
the older politicians, who looked upon it
as a new and QuiNotic scheme. But the
literary bureau has now become the most
important adjunct Of every national COM
mittee. In 1886 the Republican National
Committee expended 100000 for printing
alone, and the greater portion Of the
money raised by the Democratic commit
tee was used in the same way. But this
was only carrying out on an even larger
scale the work which played an important
part in rhe elections of 1888 and 1852 ;"
Our campaign literature is Of the most
partisan character, and is by no means
reliable But genuine campaign of edu-
cation is greatly to be desired. When peo-
pie are once stirred up in politics they
give serious attention to public questions,
they read for themselves, they listen to
puhlic speakers. and they learn a great deal
about the science of government and
economic questions that they would other
wise not take the trouble TO find out.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
THE COLOR LINE.
The following local item appeared in
the New York- World of NesterdeY:

The following local item appeared in
the New York World of yesterday:
A coIored woman heading a delegation
of colcred children marched into the
Walnut School. In Woodbury., n. J., yes
terday and demanded that the children
be accepted as scholars. The teachers
refused them. There was q heated ar
gument and the white scholars became
frightened and began to leave the school.
Their mothers hearing what was in
progress appeared to take The children
home and school was dismissed for the
day. The colored woman threatened a
law suit.
The whites do not want negroes adj
n1itted and the teachers acted under in
structions.
There is just as much race prejudice
at the North as there is at the South
The South is more honest about it, that
is all. 4
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
SPRING RECEPTION AND BAIL,
Terminal Hotel, West Point.

June Cd, Sd and 4h-Saturday, Sunday
and N1onday-June I'd, Sd and 4th.
The Terminal Hotel viii open for the
season, under new management, Saturday
evening All friends of the hotel and
its management are invite.l. The menu
for the-three days will include Virginia
Beach Oyster-Roast, Atlantic City Fish
Fry, Rhode Island Shore-Dinner, Nam
tucket Beach Chowder-Tea, York River
Crab-Breakfast, Music by Wencnah GUM
tette: Ball. Saturday evening: Musicale,
Southern Songs. Old and New, Sunday
evening. Fare from Richmond, 81 for the
round trip. Hotel bill from Saturday
evening to Monday morning after break
fast SO. 90. Best rooms reserved for Rich
mond guests. Address all communica-
tions to Rothweu & Haywood, Lessees.
Terminal Hotel, West Point, Va, or c. w.
Westbury. T. P. A, Southern Railway,
No. 920 East Main Street, Richmond
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
SUICIDE AT CLAREMONT.
Mrs. Cochran Takes Rough OH Rats.
The New Stca1nbnat

The New Steamboat.
CLAREMONT, VA, May 29.-Specal.-
Mrs Joseph Cochran, of Ciaremont, while
in a fit of dependency swallowed a large
dose of rough on rats Monday evening,
and in fifteen minutes afterwards she was
dead. She leaves a husband
The vote in Claremont on the Constitu-
tional Convention was q for and 50
against. Surry county, complete, gives
majority Of ~ votes against the conven-
ton.
The Claremont municipal election last
week Thursday resulted in an over
whelming defeat for the Farrell-Hopper
machine An entire new ticket, with c.
A. Santmyer for Mayor, was elected
The new steamboat Clarenontr which
will run on the Claremont, Norfolk and
Richmond route, is nearly finished, and
will be ready for service by June llth
The general offices Of the company Will
be in Claremont
All kinds of crops are doing well here.
and farmers are happy. The yield Of
peaches and pears will run UP into the
thousands of barrels this year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
forn, and BRYAN would do his utmost to

form and Bryan would do his utmost to
make it vital and effective.
Since this is to be the creed Of the
party, and with William j. Bryan as its
standard bearer. is there any Democrat
so blind as not to see that to nominate
him on a free silver platform is to invite
inevitable defeat? The country has seen
the gold standard utterly refute all the
prophecies and predictions Of the free
.scoiners, and it is not possible now to
make the country pay any attention to
what 1t turned its back upon in the dark
and gloomy days OF 1886. Are the leaders
OF the Democracy too deaf to listen to
reason? We hope not.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
ENUME ORATORS RESIGN.
Others That Were Appointed in Their
Places Wedding announcements.

Places Wedding announcement
WARRENTON, VA, May 29-Special.-
Supervisor OF Census Robert r. Campbell
reports the following designations of emu
merators in the Eighth District: George
R. Payne, Rixeyvlle, Culpeper county;
r. r. Buckley. Clifton. Fairfax county;
Thomas McGhee, Trevillian's. Louisa
county. and Charles F. Stone, Brooke Sta
ton, Stafford county.
The following have been appointed as
their successors: II. c. Coons, Ryland,
Culpeper county; Colder j. S. Farr, Fair
fax Courthouse, Fairfax county; c. S.
Thomasson, Oakland, Louisa county, and
r. W. Powers, Mount, Stafford county.
Rev. G. ". Nelson, rector of ST. James
Episcopal Church, this place, will preach
the baccalaureate sermon at Hannah
Moore Academy, near Reisterstown, Md,
June 10th His daughter Miss Carrie Nell
son, is one of the eleven graduates.
The marriage of Miss Alice Rosale
Bolts and Mr.. Mark Stephenson, OF Roa-
noke, is announced to take place June 18th
in the Woodville Baptist Chorch, Kappa
hammock county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
AFTERMATH.

A Topeka correspondent says that 10000
men can secure employment in assisting
the farmers of Kansas to harvest their
wheat. One county alone is calling for
.. GOO men. The State Inspector of Grain
saws that Kansas win raise the LARGEST
wheat crop this year in the history Of the
State.
Long continued drought is seriously af-
fecting the crops in Minnesota, North
Dakota and South Dakota. Throughout a
vast wheat area no rain has fallen this
spring. and the ground is Darched. Farm
ers are becoming anxious and the preach
ers are praying for rain.
Reports received from all fruit growing
counties of California indicate that the
fruit crop of 1860 will be the largest ever
harvested in that State.
many, charged with stealing $4,000 worth
of diamonds, and the Chicago police say
that he is none other than Charles Wood
ward, with many aliases, Familiarity
known as the Diamond SWallower." II
is said that in his career he has stolen
100000 worth of jewels.
Recently the Federal government has
been pushing the State of South Carolina
for a settlement CT claims due by the
State, among them $4,000 for ordnance
seized in the Charleston arsenal. On Sat
urday night in looking over some Old rub
hish a State official found documentary
evidence of the governments indebtedness
to the State of South Carolina on account
OF advances and supplies made in the Rev
.olutiontary war and in later wars The
principal, with no interest computed,
amounts to $685. and It is believed that
after settling this claim South Carolina
will have comfortable balance to her
credit The papers have been forwarded
to Senator Tillman. The State Authorities
have always known that such document
was in existence, but diligent search mad
failed 10 md it until now.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
Shenandoah Veterans.

WOODSTOCK, VA, May 29.-special-
Shenandoah county will have q larger
representation at thu Confederate Veteran
Reunion at Louisville this week than ever
attended a similar gathering. The follow
ing named veterans left here yesterday
for ti1. reunion-viz.: Rev. p. D. stephens
son. John H Hoover, Colonel E. E. Stick
lev. George w. Miley. T.. c. kneisley.
sCaptain.J. H Grabill. j. Fl. Sibert. y. NJ.
rhodes, commander Shenandoah Camp;
Barnett Gopp, Captain George w. kooniz
and Mark Bird. Jr. The liberation went
over the sC.s& r.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
THE TINES coMpANY.

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Low RATES NORTH AND WEST.

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
GILES COUNTY.
y Case of sn,allpox-a Fine Vein of
Copper Near Mountain Lake.

n Case of Smallpox-A Sine VEN OF
Copper Near Mountain Lake.
HOGE,s STORE, VA, May 29.-Spe-
GALA case of smallpox was reported at
#Pearisburg, Va. last week. Dr. Robert
H. Hoge. of this place, was summoned
hastily. He pronounced it a genuine case
and took charge of the patient, removing
him out of the village. There was some
panic, as it was not known how many
had been exposed. The Board of Health,
consisting Of Floyd Adkins, Drs. Corn,
Johnston and Hoge, was called to meet,
and the necessary quarantine precautions
were taken.
The case proves to be a mild one, and
the warm season encourages the hope
that there will be no further. spread of the
disease.
a large vein OF copper has been dis
covered on the farms OF Messrs Porter
field, Brewer and John I. S. and Samuel
Hose. These lands lie adjacent to Noun
tain Lake, and the vein Is probably more
extensive than present investigation has
discovered.
Desperation.
Mercaant-Do you speak German
Needy Arplieant-I never have. but, gra-
cious, FIJI tacktesit II you give me a Job
Indianapolis Journal.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Accompany TO Provide American Heir
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A STANDARD OIL WEDDING.
Inmate at al Insane Asylum Scalded
to Death-What Parsou Jeffrics
Thinks Of Prize
Fig h { n..
STANDARD OIL WEDDING.

NEW YORK. May special.-Many
curious things have come to light in con
nection with the Duke d'AuSy's SUIT
against his lawyer, Ovid Dupre, for $3.50
for moneys collected.
It was shown that the Duke accepted
the presidency of lie Cercle de Ia No
besse,'' or the Mobility Club" New
Jersey corporation, established with the
object of providing American heiresaes
as wives TO impoverished European no.
blemen. lie received large block OF
stock in the corporation and SO week
for the use of his name as president
The Duchess, Charlotte Lucille Antoi-
nette Eugene d'Auxy, testified that her
husband had managed her business al
fairs, that she had now left him, and mad
an action for an absolute divorce pendlns
against him She added that the Duke
habitually read matrimonial advertise
ments in order to try and marry oil his
brothers.
The Duke acknowledged that many
judgments were outstanding against him
and his wife.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
TEE SUNDAY TINES. s,.oo year.

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ed n, two parts. 500 i year ~ HAT it-
anywhere in the Cnited states.
Specimen copies free.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30

No change of cars to Virginia Beach VIA
Norfolk and Western Railway. Leave
Ryrd-Street Station S:15 P. NJ.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
pARSON JEFFRIES.

The father Of Jim Jeffriess the cham
pion prize fighter, is Rev. Alexander =.
Jeffries, who has been preacher fof
eighteen years. He has been doing evan
geistic work on the California coast. in
speaking of the calling OF his son, he sad:
Il am opposed to prize fighting. L don't
believe in it, but Jim will keep it up until
he gets thrashed. Then he'll quit. But
'Jim's' a good boy. He is no worse than
the rest of them. He will keep on with his
devilment until he gets licked, and then
he will find his way to the Lord. He Is
making a short cut through the prize ring
to salvation
Speaking of the recent failures in Wall
Street, Erastus Wiman says that the
losses by business failures in the last ten
years amount to $500, 100000, which is
moro than twice the amount OF the coun-
try's circulating medium. In the same
time there was a loss Of $1,S00, G00,0G0 by
fires, against which there was an insurance
of $500, coo. leaving a net loss of $780,
O00000, The excess of liabilities over as
sets in the failures of the ten years rep
resented a dead loss of $1,2G0, COCO TO
15O0C0,C00 creditors. Bad information and
maladministrationw were responsible for this
tremendous loss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
A LUNATIC's FREAK.

Some time ago Kate Connally, a patient
in the Manhattan State Hospital, on
Wards Island, was taking a bath. in
charge of two female attendants. While
she was in the tub another insane patient
stole into the room and turned on the hot
water. Before the water could be turned
Off Miss Connaly was horribly scalded,
and died of her injuries yesterday morning.
The two attendants were discharged, and
it is probable that there viii be an investi-
cation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30
FASHIONABLE WEDDING.

Miss Mae Rogers, youngest daughter of
Mr. H II. Rogers. president of the Stand
ard Oil Company, will be married next
Monday afternoon to William r. Coe, of
New York. Mr.. Coe is an Englishman by
birth. II is unders TODD that the fortune of
the brides father is something like $50
O00,C09.
The steamship New York, of the Amerl-
can Line, came into port yesterday with
her port propeller wrenched off. The acct
dent reduced the vessels speed to about
Il 1-2 miles an hour, and caused two days
delay in her arrival.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-30

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MANCRsETER BUREAU. 1921 EDLl'
STREET.
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Reports received from all fruit growing
counties of California indicate that the
fruit crop of 1860 will be the largest ever
harvested in that State.
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