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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
PROSPERITY EVERYWHERE.

The total imports and exports of this
country during the last fiscal year
amounted to the enormous sum Of two
thousand two hundred and fifty millions
Of dollars, and of these the exports
amounted 70 five hundred millions Of dol
lars more than the imports. The increase
In the export Of manufactured goods over
the previous year was nearly twice as
great as in any previous year. Thirty
years ago the manufactured goods con-
sttuteG about one-sixth of The total eX-
ports. fifteen years ago less than quar-
ter, and in the fiscal year just closed they
were 81 IL per cent. of the whole These
figures speak volumes In behalf of the
growing enterprise and business Of this
country It'ts not so much that our ex-
ports exceed our imports that we are to
congratulate ourselves.
There IS popular idea that large
balance of exports over imports indicates
with certainty that a nation is prosper
ing very greatly, while an excess of i'm
ports over exports is an indication that a
nation is losing ground. But there could
be no greater error than this. During the
Napoleanic wars the flags of all countries,
except that of Great Britain, We're meas
ureably driven off of the seas and the car
rying trade Of the world went to a great
extent into English hands. Soon after
these wars ended, Great Britain adopted
the policy of absolute free trade. and the
enormous business she has done for the
past one hundred years on account of these
two facts has made a great body of her
population enormously rich. The English
accumulated great stores Of capital. which
they have sent out all over the world for
developing promising industIie. wherever
they existed, so that the cream Of the val
liable business of a great part of the earth
percolates to England. The English draw
revenues from silver mines in Colorado,
from grain fields in Buenos Ayres, from
tea plantations in Ceylon and from gold
mines in South Africa These net revenues
spent in foreign lands in buying what Eng
lish people want. and in this way Eng
lands imports greatly exceed her exports.
but is it to be said that this excess Of i'm
ports over exports manifests decadence
in E:ng.and's business? Quite the contrary
is the fact Her people have great reve-
nues to spend end have spent them in buy
ing whatever they want. wherever the ar
ticles may be located. Instead of being
an evidence of decadence in her business
/, is the highest evidence OF the greatest
possible prosperity.
In our own case although we are In the.
highest degree prosperous and tie nation
has accumulated capital at prodiguous
rate, our excess Ct exports over imports
Anns MAJ xAon.ea .ilv 1v,dfc.ta tx,af fart The
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
A CHANCE FOR CHRISTIANITY.

There are no two opinions to the wis
dom and propriety of the course which the
Powers are now pursuing in China The
foreign ministers are at Pekin and are in
danger Of being slaughtered. They say
also that If they accept the offer of the
Imperial Government Of an escort to Tien
1sin, they believe that they will be muir
dered on the way. There is but one thing
for the Powers 10 do. therefore. and that
is TO send troops 10 Pekin and bring the
ministers away There can be no nesotla-
tons between the Powers and the Imperial
Government until this las been accom-
pi!she1.
But in ell human Probability the min
isters will soon be relieved and the Pow
ers will be in a position to make terms
with China What then? II China stretches
out her hands and asks The Christian ma
tons of the earth what they want. what
reply viii che receive? How viii the
Christian nations deal with the nation o.
heathenss OF course China viii be re-.
upi-ed mrs, Of ali TO show that she Is wills.
ing and able to protect the life and prop
erly interests Of foreigners who shall take
up permanent or ssmporasy residence with
= Ar ts1ratory. ard 70 this snd 4 may -
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Republicans May Nominate Mr.. j. B
Stovan for Congress.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)


Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
DANVILLE, VA, August 16.-Superin
tendent Charles Smith. of the Fifth Repub-
lican District Committee. has called meet
ing OF his committee for August Goth. to
decide whether or not a candidate Will be
nominated for Congress from his district.
Prominent among the Republicans men
toned in connection with the candidacy are
Mr. j. E. Stovall, Of this city, and Mr. Bev-
erly A. Davis, of Rocky Mount, Franklin
county. The former named gentleman is
perhaps the strongest of the two cand
dates. though should he accept the nom
nation he will have to withdraw as a
candidate from the Sixth District, which
was offered him and accepted on April
9Th by the Republican Sixth District con-
vention. Mr.. Stovall is United States
deputy collector OF internal revenue in
this city though he is q resident of Hall
fax county. Should he accept the nomi-
nation from the Fifth District he will
change his residence and registration to
Danville
When approached by a Times CORE
spondent on the subject. Mr.. Stovall de-
clined to go into any details, though he
admitted belief in his ability to make a
strong run from either district
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Chairman Aenew will Call it Together
in Richmond.

Chairman ASneW VIII Caii iL IOgetner
in Richmond.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 16-Park
Asnew, Chairman of the State Republican
Committee, will call meeting of the
State Executive Committee, to be held in
Richmond. August 9th. The object of the
meeting is to discuss party policy and to
adopt plans for conducting the congress
sional and presidential campaign through
out the State. The following are members
of the Executive Committee: Thomas
Lowery, w. A Jamison. John B. Brown.
J. NJ. Mclaughlin, c. n Gibbons. Joseph
l.. Crupper, c. S. Lincoln and s. Brown
Allen. The strongest fight is being made
in the Second. Fourth, Ninth and Tenth
Districts for representatives to Congress.
It now seems almost assured that the
Congressional convention, which convenes
in this city on the 3Oth instant to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress to oppose
John F. Rixey. the Democratic nominee.
will nominate W. H. Esgborn. OF Culpeper
county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
ANOTHER: MEYER-STORE FREE
EXHIBITION.
The Saponac, Gus Wonder of the
World

One of the most remarkable trade ex-
hibts ever brought to Richmond is the
fac-simile reproduction of United States
Building, at Paris Exposition, composed
entirely of soap-14.o6o cakes of Royal Gu
tce Soap-and Is most ingenious piece
of work, worth coming to see. The enor-
nous arches, statuary, and entire effect
of our national building at the EXPO" IS
faithfully reproduced. This exhibition is
for the purpose of advertising the soap
of which it is composed and the soap sale
in the store Royal Cuticle Soap is SIM
DIV made from simple ingredients; thus
il is sold for very little, while its medi-
cinal properties equal and excel those Of
hich-sounding names and high prices.
Regular price is Toe. a cake. but at this
sale, the price will be &c. cake: cakes
for 10c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
QUARANTINE RAISED.
Smallpox Scare Over and Camp-Mect-
in. Will Now Open.
Especial Dispatch to The Tines.)

Especial Dispatch to The Tiues.)
FREDt1HICKSBURG, VA. August IS
Wharton Grove camp-meetins at WeemS,
Lancaster county. Wnlca was postponed
on account OF several cases OF smallpox
in the county. will open tomorrow. the
smallpox scare having subsidized and quar-
antine having been raised. The patients
are all well and there are now no fears OF
an outbreak of the disease Tha meeting
will be under the business management OIL
Rev F. w. Claybrook, and Rev DR.. j. ,.
Dill, of this city, will conduct the meet
ing which will continue ten days.
Much interest is felt In the Farmers In
sttute to ba held in this Congressional
District under the auspices of the State
Board of Agriculture. and it is understood
that an effort will be made to have it held
in this city.
New buildings are still being erected at
Bowling Green. and when they are all
completed the town will present a much
better appearance than it did before the
disastrous fire. Of last winter. Taxable
values will be increased and in time the
fire will come to be regarded a blessing
in disguise.
Captain w. T. Meade and Mr.. A. NJ.
Baker have been elected by Louisa Camp
as delegates to the Grand Camp at Staun-
ton.
me ae>Hchange iOtet, OIL TINS CITY, VIII
be temporarily closed August 10th. the
lease OF Mr.. H. B. Tuttle expiring at that
time. 1t will be renovated and improved
before being leased to a new tenant.
At the annual tournament. at Capon
Springs Miss Helen Crabbe. OF West
moreland county. was crowned one OF the
maids of honor
Mr. ]. w. Phillips AMI Miss Bette Glib
son. daughter OF Dr. Gibson. of Culpeper
county, will be married September 12th
NJ A w. E,mbreY. a prominent young
business rana OF this city, IS Ill with
typhoid fever.
Many Fredericksburg reonIe have gone
:, Atlantic CRY Amcng thnca vino left
tn-dav were calouel z. .. Cn's. of the
covarnor.s star. ani family, and Hon. II.
F. Crismond and family
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LOW RATES %NOIsTH AND WEST
Before you travel North or West call
upon or address the Undersigned for low
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more and Ohio Railroad {Royal Blue
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Richmond daily Except Sunday from the
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Apply to Richmond Transfer Company,
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NEW YORK AND BOSTON By SEA
Close Connections With Steamers
Made by the ocean Shore Limited.
n and W HALLWAY.

The Ocean Shore Limited the new
fast train recently placed in service by
the Norfolk and Western Railway, con-
tinues TO grow in popularity. Leaving
Richmond at 3:15 Z. NJ, it arrives Norfolk
at 5:35 P NJ, without change of care,
and connects with all steamers to Boston,
New York. Baltimore and Washington.
This is the only afternoon train from
Richmond connecting with steamers to
Boston and Providence. Try it. For state
room reservations and tickets. apply to
J. E. Wagner. City Pass. and Ticket
Agent, S3S Main Street. or to the Rich
mond Transfer Company.
c. II. BOSLEY,
Dist Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
FRIDAY, AUGUST II, 1900.
AN OBJECT LESSON IN NEW YORK.

In yesterdays paper we referred edi-
torially to communication in the New
York Times from a friend of the negro
In which he abused the people of New
Orleans In lurid language for rioting with
the blacks. glorified the negro Charles,
who resisted the authorities. as hero
and martyr. and advised the negroes to
initiate his example, to arm themselves
and defend themselves against the assaults
Of the Whites One hundred and fifty
negroes like Robert Charles, he went OH,
land armed as Charles was. would have
brought that mob to its senses
1t was remarkable coincidence, to be
sure. that in the same issue of The Times
we printed an account Of the race riot In
New York which. barring the number Of
white victims. was quite as spectacular
RS the New Orleans affair.
Let us briefly recite the leading facts On
Sunday policeman Thorpe was murdered
by negro named Arthur Harris while
the officer was arresting a negro woman.
The officers body was taken to the house
of his sister. where a wake was held
While the house was filled with mouraers,
ihO Olu women came up ana maze
a sympathetic remark about the man who
had been murdered. Some negroes stand
ing near overheard the remark and one
OF Their drew revolver and acted as
though he were going TO fire at the
women A white man came up In the
nick of time and grabbed the negro's
arm before he could shoot. Many people
raf nd how ri
and fired into the crowd. The roting
then began and the Herald says that 1t
extended from Thirty-third Street UP to
Forty-fcurth Street, and that perhaps
sixty negroes We're assaulted and injured
in the streets.
The Herald account proceeds:
In Eighth Avenue. which is a great thor
oushfare Tor the negroes, there were at
the commencement of The disturbance
great many OF them out bicycling. These
We're made the first objects of the fury OF
the mob. The riders were pulled Oft their
wheels. beaten into insensiblity in many
cases and left on the pavement until the
In patrol wagons.
In most cases the BICYCLES were also de-
sroyed by the mob and thrown into the
cutters along with the unlucky riders.
Some OF the negroes were severely cut
about the face and head by blows from
sticks, although II did not appear thar
knives were used by either side.
In some Instances the street cars were
stopped. or boarded. by members of the
mob. and negroes taken from them and
beaten in the streets. Toward the end
of the riot the policemen pu, negroes on
the cars. under escort. and took them out
of the inhamed district.
The rab.d correspondent of the New
York Times and his fellows. and the
Northern friends of the negro generally,
have had an object lesson. The facts
speak for themselves and to make COM
ments were TO waste space.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
ASKS AN INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. French States His Position in
Hiverview Cemetery Matter.

ar F. A. French, formerly keeper OF
Rtverview Cemetery whose accounts
have been characterized as irregular by
Ciry Accountant Mccarthy. says he is pre-
nared 20 meet ans charge that may De
preferred against f1!m
II am viking. said he yesterday. TO
nave a thorough investigation OF every
1h:!.e, in connection with my admiaisnra-
ton OF the affairs OF hiverview Gene
tery. and have no fears as to the result. I
was at the cemetery ten years. Several
OF the sections sold IN the cemetery Were
sold on the installmsnt plan, and In many
instances the final payments were only
made Just before the 1st OF August"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
The Chicago Times Herald says:

The Chicago Times Herald says:
''And now it is Senator Butler, of North
Carolina. who has renounced populism and
will take the stump for Mckinley.
Put that away with the story about
kruger's contribution to the Democratic
campaign fund. and watch the campaign
liar more closely.
Referring to the suggestion that Memo
rial Day be changed to the last Sunday
in May, the Brooklyn Eagle says that the
suggestion is far from bad one, for it
would add to the solemnity of an occasion
to make the memorial coincident with the
doctrine of the Resurrection
It is said that the Paris Exposition is
failure from a financial point of view
and Golfers Weekly says that it is due
to the almost total absence of English
sightseers, upon whose contributions the
Paris llotelkeepers and shopkeepers have
mainly relied.
1t adds:
There is no doubt about the fact The
returns for the London. Chatham and
Dover Railway for the month OF July
show that, while there was an immense
increase of receipts in 1889, when the last
Paris Exposition was hled, there was a
positive decrease this year. The Partisan
hotelkeepers and shopkeepers have them
selves to blame for the collapse OF their
money-making plans. They could. had
they SO chosen, have starved to death the
wretched Boulevard sheets that, for the
last twelve month, have reviled the Brit
ish nation and insulted the American peo-
pie. Instead of this, the Partisan trades
men applauded the utilization, and now
they will have a chance OF repenting in
Bankruptcy
The crop bulletin just issued by the
Illinois State Board Of Agriculture shows
that in spite OF some losses in northern
and central Illinois the total area of wheat
harvested amounted to 81, 620. 900 acres, and
the total winter wheat crop amounted to
%, ST., 900 bushels. If the spring wheat
crop Of 1929, GOO bushels be added to that
Of winter whent 1t Is found tina, the entire
wheat crop OF the State amounts TO 22.-
oo7,ooo bushels. OF which $500. 900 bushels
are for shipment.
So says Chicago newspaper.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17
Cornerstone Laid
lsnnciaI nIsna.eh IA rh. rim..

Especial Dispatch to Tie Times.)
ALEXANDRIA. VA. Aug. ls.-Tha cor
ner-stone OF the Crawford Memorial. Old
Lewis Chapel. NJ. E. Church South. az
Lorton. Fairfax county, was laid to-day
by the Andrew Jackson Lodge OF Masons.
of this city. The ceremon.es we're in
charge OF D. G. Field. OF this city. who
took the place OF the Grand Mastas.
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Mrs. William II. Palmer continues 10
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runaway accident near B!acksburg In
which she was so seriously injured. she
has continued in a stupor, with lapses IN
to complete unconsciousness,. th1t much
worries her family and physician.
Her son returned to the city yester e1is
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(srecial Dispatch to The Times,)
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THE SUNDAY TIMES. sl5o year.

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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-17

Since the Hon. Jerry Simpson has taken
to shirt-wa!sts. his mind has taken to ro-
nance. He suggests that the women of
Kansas do their political campaigning at
garden parties and moonlight sociabIes.
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TONS,
CURRENT TOPICS.

Bath-House John of Chicago says that
the shirt-waist man is on a par with the
new woman.
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All unsigned communications Will be re-
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The sun., 1900-03-29
MONTY FACTS.
From the Baltimore Sun Of yesterday.

From the Baltimore Sun OF yesterday.
The good effect OF the maintenance of
the gold standard in increasing the in
fiux Of gold into our currency is shown
in the fact that in 1899 the per capita of
money in circulation vas $25, as against
SPILL in 1896. In 1892 the per capita
was $24 "A, but larger proportion of it
was silver, whereas the recent gain has
been chiefly in gold. In 1892 the popu-
lati"n was but 65,403 COO, whereas in
1899 the per capita circulation is cacu-
lated on population OF 76,0l1 900, from
which it follows that the amount Of
money is absolutely very much larger
than it was The amount of money in
the country, inside the treasury as we'll
as outside, in 1899 was $36 ~ per capita.
The debt was SIS 20 per capita, as against
$l3 Al when Cleveland was President.
The pension gratuity was 81. SO per
capita, as against S2.37 in 1893 and 65
cents in 1868. The market ratio of silver
to gold was "a 36 to |. The year before
it was So 03 to /. That meant that 81
ounces of silver in the open market were
worth as much as one ounce of gold, but
Mr.. Bryan wanted l6 ounces of silver 4
be treated as worth l ounce of gold. Ii
1898 tie intrinsic value of the silver
dollar was but 45,6 cents.