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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
JUDGE WHITTLE IN THE FIELD.
He is an Aspiranc for a Seat on the
Supreme Court bench.

NARTrNSvILL.E, va, September A.
Judge Stafford g. White, of this circuit,
has authorized the announcement of his
candidacy for a place on the Supreme
Court bench Of Virginia. Since the death
Of Judge Rely, judge White has been
solicited by req sentative members OF the
bar from all sections Of the state to permit
the use Of his name in that connection
While the action of tie Governo, IN I'LL
ing the vacancy cut off all opportunity
for an expression of opinion on the sub
ject. the sentiment OF this section is prac-
tically universal in favo" of Judge Whittle
receiving the appointment. The selection
OF a gentleman However. capable and
worthy from a Division OF the State al
ready represented on the bench has not
been received with favor qnd 1t is not
believed that the Legislature will sanction
this departure from precedent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
TO LEARN OF VETERANS.
West Pointers Want Graduates Com

First Lieutenant w. C. Rivers, of the
FixSt Cavalry, has sent out circular
asSSing for Information as to West Point
graduates who served in the late war.
The circular reads:
fs:The attention of living graduates of
the U. S. Military Academy who served
in the Confederate Army, or to surTising
members of thar families. is earnestly
invited TO the necessity of ending 81
account of their Confederate r.ir service
TO the Association of Graduates of the
Military Academy. A succnct and ac-
curate account of the war service Of such
graduates, giving the dates of all COM
missions, etc, should be sent to Lieutenant
w. C. Rivers, Secretary Association of
Graduates, West Point, n. Y.
The Association earnestly desires TO
get the complete military history of all
gralua teS.'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
GRAND DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
Club OF Three Hundred Members Or
:anized in E'rcdertc.is burr.
Special Dispatch TO The rirnes.1

Especial Dispatch 10 The Tirnes.1
FREDERICKSBURG VA. Sent. "A
grand rally of the Democrats of this city
was he!d at the courthouse here tonight,
IN response TO the cali of Chairman H. II.
W aiiace, for the purpose of organizing a
Bryan and Stevenson Club.
James r, Rawlings was elected president
by reclamation. E. ID. Cole, T. NJ. Larlsins
vi. ii!rsh, j. w. Harris. w. H Rodgers,
j. w. Watson, yice-presidents; W. H
Merchant secretary, and r. z. Bozel
treasurer. About three hundred names
were enrolled as members.
Al the conclusion of the business Chair
man Wallace introduced Mr.. Lewis II.
Aachen. OF Fairfax, presidential elector
of the Eighth District, who made an ex-
tended speech, touching on ali the issues
of the campaign. and created considerable
enthusiasm.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05

largely attended md greatly enjoy ed.
Typhoid fever has prevailed 7 hroughsthe
county for twelve months, and many new
made mounds tel, the story of its ravages.
Politics is warming up Reconsideration
and Rixey clubs are growing at every pre-
cinct in the county. Eilyson for Governor,
Jeffries for Attorney General, and Shack
ieford for Suite Senate, are stated as
without effective opposition
The better element of Gold Democrats
express themselves for Bryan, and cur
rent opinion places his majority in this
county at twice its strength in the last
Presidential election.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN
don. John II. Holt Spoke ct Lewis
burg
Special Dispatch to The Times.

LEWISBURG, w. VA, September l.
Hon. John H. Holt, Of Cabell county. Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of West
Virginia. spoke here this afternoon Mr.
Holt is an old LeWisburg resident, and
his friends and adherents were out in full
force to listen to his splendid speech.
One Of the seasons society events was
the party given last night by M. and Mrs
S:ilas p. Mason. The occasion was the
debut of Miss Dora Mason, and there were
gathered a brilliant representation of the
society of this place.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
RUN DOWN BY A CAR.
Mexican War Veteran Seriously Im-
jured at Berkeley.

L
Especial Dispatch to The Times0
NORFOLK. VA. Sept Mr. Marcellus
George. an octogenarian Mexican war vete-
ran, was almost instantly killed at Berk-
ley to-day by a car on the electric railway
there, which knocked him down and ran
over him, severing one leg and injuring
his head. The cara flat loaded with iron.
which ran him down. was started down
the track with considerable velocity by
motor car which cut loose from the flat
just before the accident.
The Democratic Second District Com
mittee meets here tomorrow to arrange
the details of the coming presidential cam
paign. Political Leaders throughout the
district are expected to attend.
The Elks' Beach Company was chartered
here to-day; capital fifteen thousand dol
lars. The purpose is to build an Eiks
clubhouse at Virginia Beach.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Struck by q Train

Especial Dispatch TO The TImesl
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Sept. 4.-Walter
Langley. while driving a lumber wagon
drawn by two mules to-day, was struck
by the south-bound Chesapeake and Ohio
passenger train at st. Asaph, in Alexan-
dria county. MIR. Langley was badly hurt.
the wagon demolished. one mule killed and
one injured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
AFFAIRS IN ORANGE.
Bryan will Secure Double His Major
itysof 1896 in the County.
especial Dispatch 10 The Times. !,

a
Special Dispatch TO The Times.
ORANGE COURTHOUSE Va, Sept. A.
Corn and fodder through the county is es-
t:mated at about one-third of crop
Pastures have been benefited by recent
rains. yet cattle are moi bringing as much
nv one-tainl as this time last year.
Protraeted meetings nave been in pro-
gress through, tbs county for several
months Distinguished div!nes from other
Suites have aided our local Shepherds, and
many have been added TO the churches.
There was an enjoyable and exciting
tournament al Ia last Tuesday. The con-
tests were sharp ana spirited, and many
lies were scored. Mr.. C. P. Graves won
first lasiors, and in the presence of some
thousand spectators laid the crownSat the
feet of Miss sNia.ai.e RuTruss, a popular
aud attractive brunette of Pin TOP.
Tho bah held at Mrs Kate Bakers was
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Still Hopes for Gil!igan.

Mr. Geo. E. Wise has returned from Isle 90
Wight county, where he went to enquire
into certain matters in reference to the
Gilligan case having been employed by
friends of Giligan to do so.
He says he found in the reports num-
be-. of errors that in his mind are sufficient
to secure a new trial He will proceed at
once in the Circuit Court Of Isle of Wight,
and will go to The Supreme Court if nee
eSsary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Club Organized in Alexandria.
(Sncr;a, Dfspatch to The Timcs.o

ALEXANDRIA. VA, Sept A Bryan
Stevenson and Rixey Club was organized
here tonight With the election Of the 1ol-#
lowing officers: Hubert Snowden, presi-
dent: Mess1s r. j. knight. Z. f. LAWYER,
Trunk Price%an S. H. Iunt. yice9presi-
dents; D. H. stansbury, secretary, and j.
Marriott Hill, treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Delegates FOR Stnbbs.

Especial Dispatch to The. Timcsa
WHITE MARSH p o.. GLOUCESTER
Co, VA. Sept. 1.-The Republican County
Convention met here to-day and elected
J. N. Stubs, Robert f. Ross and T.. G.
Walker delegates TO the District Conyen-
ton at Tappahannocf, 10 nominate Re-
publican candidate for Congress. The
delegates are for Stubs as candidate.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Negro Tram Shot
lspeelal pispateh 10 The Tlmes.l

Especial Dispateh TO The Times.)
= CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, Sept L.
Four coiored trsinrns from North Carolina,
while attempting this morning at S o'clock.
TO beat their way south over the South
err Railway on a freight train. had a row
with the crew. which resulted in Tom.
Smith. one of the tranR s. receiving a bull
let through his lief stte-the ball passing
through his hads near the left nipple
The wounded man was picked up by Mr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Dividend GA Sugar stock.
IBy Associa;e,, rres,s i

(By Associated Press.
NEW YORK September i--'rhe Ameri-
can Ssi--ar Refining Company has declared
q dividend for the quarter OF 81 on COM
mon and a regular quarterly dividend of
IL 81 per cent on thai portion OF .,t, ,,ss,-
ferrs>a shock entitled 10 quarterly dividends.
This Is an ancrcase of Ii Of one per cent.
oyer the last. atiaiterl dividend on the
ppnmon stoo1k
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
THE DEllOC RATS
FORMING CLUBS.
Preliminary Steps Taken at a Mass
Meeting in Petersburg.
SENATOR MARTIN MAKES SPEECH.
Addresses Democrats In oharlo,tes-
vilic-co.,srcssman Ishea opened
Campaign in Russell County
and Received an Ovation.

Especial. D,spa,cl, TO Tho Times

PETERSBURG. VA. Sept. 1.-The Dem
ocrats held a mass-,neeting at the court
mouse tonight, at which, preliminary steps
were taken for the organization of a
tryan and Stevenson Club There was a
good attendsnce. IA committee was ap-
pointed 10 draw a plan of organization TO
DE presented at meeting next Friday
night 1t is hoped that the name of every
democratic voter in the city viii be en-
rolled.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
Heavy Liabilities.
Hy Associated Press. J

LONDON, Sept. 4.-The examination of
Baron sudeey in the bankruptcy court
to-day, showed liabilities amounting to
SIS, 6SS and assets of EGO Baron Sude-
ley became bankrupt in 1898, with Iab.li-
ties reaching Ei6O,273. HIS creditors then
received a dividend of ten pence in the
pound.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05

Thomas Ragland,, who was passing by.
and brought to the University sanitarium,
where he received medical attention HIS
wound may prove fatal.
General Thomas L. Rosser addressed the
colored Republican club at Oad-Fellows
Hail last night
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
NEW TRIAL GRANTED.
Man Accused of wci,-P isonins Given
Another Chavez
Especial Dispatch to Tie Tim.

Special Dispatch to The Times1
wARRENToN. VA. Sent. tin the
Circuit Court to-day Judge C. E. Nicol. on
supersedeas, granted Fl. A. Davis a new
trial.
Davis was convicted OF well-posonins
at the July term OF the County Court and
sentenced to the penitsn;iary for five
years. sIaz1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05

Mr. Johnson added that the city was
sadly in need of a new jail, as the
present institution was not only unsafe,
but WIS not fit for the Incarceration of
human beings. He escorted a Leader
man through the Jail to show the deplor-
able condition of the cells and OF the in
stitution in general. It was found that
all of the upper cells were in dilapi-
dated condition. A prisoner could easily
reach the roof from one of these apart
1nents by cutting through, while in many
of the lower cells, the bricks were actual
ly falling away from about the locks
The entire place was filed with a stencil
that is sicken.ng and that must breed
disease. In the women's compartments,
which is the brightest, cleanest part of
the jail, ten or twelve negro women are
huddled together in a room, and lie about
in dirt and filth upon the floor. The
locations are SO arranged that it is i'm
possible to keep them clean or present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-05
TOPEKA JOE IS
STILL AT LARGE
Much Comment as to the Manner Of
His Escape From Jail.
HOW He MADE. HIS IMPLEMENTS
Nus. Have Worked on Them in His
Cell More Than One Night.
Story OF Balti-
more Paper
Much Comment as to the Manner Of
His Escape From Jail.
HOW HE MADE HIS IMPLEMENTS.

"Tooeka joe has not been heard from
since he made his remarkable escape from
the Richmond jail early Monday morn
ing, and the mysterious man
ner in which he manufactured the para
phernalia used in getting from his cell
in the north area OF the prison to the
street beyond the city stables, more than
100 feet away, has been the subject of much
discussion and comment.
The escape was effected between 2:l5
and 2:45 O'Clock in the morning, according
10 the statements OF Deputy SerseitiIt
johnson ana lne others on duty at she
5IaIi=at tha time Whicn shows that the
graphing hook one of the most ingenious
1,npiern+nts ever seen here Tor the pur-
pose 10 which It was put, the long rope
and the pole, the latter bein5 composed OF
short pieces OF plank Sit-ceu ana zpouLia To-
sether by means OF strips oil blankets ana
PED ticking, We're MADE III lle cei.. II -
not believed to have been possible for u
man - have done the work required on
these art,cles in one night, especially as &
prisoner could hardly have begun WORK on
these articles until after these around
him mad gone to sleep. Considering lhess
arguments it is supposed mat me oatIA-
ropber began work on ms artic4es VI
cape several nights neIore ne put tiieii ~
20 practical operation
NEEDS A JAIL.
The escape of Topeka joe establishes
one proposition that cannot be feiuteo-
The great need III Richmond OIL q he"
>citv laiI. The famous western criminal WAS
in what was supposed TO be, the strongest
and safest cell in The Dflson-that occu-
pied in years gone by, by SHAW, the oiit-
,no,,a .hiar Parker the gold-brlck man
and other noted criminals. 1t IS 'ie
second cell on entering the north area, on
the ground floor, and is lined with heaVy
sheets of iron, strongly riveted INTO
masonry.
The most marvellous thing in connection
with the escape of Topeka Joe is that
it was effected primarily by means OF Il
wooden key. made OF the end oil broom
handle This key was inserted, SO the
iaii officers claim, into tnur-tumbief
prison lock, by the prisoner, who reached
the lock by pokinS his hand and arm
through the iron-bars of his cell-do0r.
'"rhe wooden key worked like charm,
said Deputy Johnson, speaking of the
case to-day, land once out OF his cell,
Topeka joe had no trouble scaling the
inner wall of the jail with the assistance
OF the grapplinS-hook and the rope, there
by reaching the roof ri the prison. lie
then fastened his rope to one OF the TIM
beers OF tho Jail roof and lowered himself
to the stable-shed. He was then off.
4
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20
THE LAKE FREIGHT WAR.

The ungraceful whaleback no longer
plows the broad, billowy bosom of the
unsalted seas, but rolls heavily at anchor
in harbor while moss and slime accunlu-
late upon that part of its structure where
the keel should be- Not since the open
ing Of lake traffic this season has
whaleback carried a pound of freight
from DGluth to Cleveland or from Lake
Erie To the lead of the lakes
The reason for this stagnation is that
young person named John D. Rockefeller
Jr., the sen of the Standard Oil rnagnate,
has been following in the footsteps of
his illustrious sire and has constructed
an octopus which has cmhraced the mann
moth transports of the lakes within its
tentacles. This Rockefeller juriUr was
given the wkaleback fleet by his father.
to play with, ard true to his instincts he
at once undertook to corner the ore-car.
rying trade of the Great Lakes and to
force the freight rate up TO $l.25 The
young man found himself in a position
ryins fleet under contract ami there he
holds them until such time as the Car
negie people and other large ore ship
pers like to come to his terms.
They haven't done SO yet but ultimate,
ly they will have 10 yield to the bank
account of the father of John D. Rookie
feller Jr. And while this great struggle
is in progress between the great ones.
the little fellow is being ground as usual
between the upper and the neither milt-
stones. The withdrawal from the lake
carrying trade of forty or fifty of tbs
largest transports, which are lying abso-
lutely idle, has sent lake freight rates
skyward. and the farmer, the merchant
and the iobber Of the West, all the small
shippers, are compelled to pay Increased
rates for lake shipments. e,-
But this corner i'll our lake freghts,
while at present it is confined to a con,
test retmeen great rival interests, demon
strates the fact that, given q sufficiently
large bank account. it would be possible
for john d. Rockefeller Jr., or any other
fellow to practically so control the general
lake carrying business as to send freight
rates up to any figure he pleases, pro
vided that it leaves the lake freight rate
cheaper than railroad freight rates 1t IS
a dangerous development, and some day
1t may be used to the disadvantage of the
general shipper.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20

country, Dr. Abbott is about correct
when he declares that legislation against
trusts kclds cut small p:onise of their
suppression. 1t is not legislation or
amendments Of the constitution that ap-
pear capable of furnishing the remedy
against the illegal operations of combina-
tions of capital, corporate or otherwise.
The true remedy lies in discontiuuing
the imposition Of import duties on articles
controlled by trusts, and allowing the
illegal combinations face competition
The Republicans in congress, as we'll
as the Democrats, knew this when they
voted upon the proposition to amend the
constitution 50 as to give congress power
to control trusts, and to limit the powers
Of the states to regulate trusts so that
a trust-loving Republican majority in
congress could emectuaIly check the eff
forts OF any state legislature to control
the operations of trusts in its state.
The operation of the interstate com
merce act in many instances has fur
would work
The Republicans in congress, who pro-
posed the antitrust constitutional
amendment were guilty of false pre-
tense and nowingly So their sole object
being to make political capital out of the
question The voters in forming their
opinion on this matter will no doubt fol-
low the advice of Dr. Abbott, who, in the
same address, said: when you vote,
consider what the party has done and
not what it is to do The odium of
fostering and creating the trusts rests
as an incubus upon the Republican party
to the great disgust of the rank and file,
and no amount of political trickery and
maneuvering can relieve them of it. A
political party dominated by Mark Han
ma need never expect to delude the peo-
pie into believing that it will do any act
which might prove injurious to the in
terests of the trusts
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20
go MUCH THE BETTER."

Sooner than could have been antici-
patcd by any but those handling the az
fairs of European nations, the dccIara-
ton of the G l 0 e, made some months
ago. that it would be 50 much the better
if the Filipinos continued in a state Of
brigandage, has been amply justified.
There can be little question that the pres
ent rabble-war i'll China has been pro
voked and set up by Russian emiasa aries
and is supported by the empress dowager
for a purpose. If ii is so, the MODS viii
not cease their vioiences at once, ana the
5000 soldiers now in the Philippines wiz
find ample occupation assisting the pow
ers to come to an understanding upon
the integrity of the Chinese empire. So
much the better that they are at hand,
says Admiral Dewey So much the be-,
ter. too, SAYS the G ! Q @. For. if we are
not to stand by our future cotton mar
Bets. what is to become of the millions
of dollars now going into cotton
mills in the Southern states? Call il the
worlI-spirit, or force, or superior intall-
gence. or what you Will; it is a business
proposition that must be met by ali the
power of the republic.
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20
KANSAS
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
Various Resolutions Were Present
ed for Its Consideration.


PHILADELPHIA. June 19.-The com
mittee on resolutions organized imme-
diately after the adjournment Cf the
convention and then adjourned to meet
at the Walton hotel at 3 o'clock.
On motion of Senator Foraker Senator
! fairbanks, of Indiana, was chosen chair
man of the committee, and e. ROsewa-
ter, the Nebraska member, secretary.
Ia suggesting Mr. ROsewater's nOmina-
tiOn Senator Foraker stated that the
place should be given to him as a COM
pliment to his profession of journalism
The suggestion was received with gen
erai approval
The committee reconvened at o'clock
when the following members were ap-
pointed a subcommittee to draft and
submit platform to the full committee
Senators Fairbanks Qnd), Davis tMi1n),
Galinger On. H), Foraker CO). Carter
(1ont.) and McCumber (N. D., and
Messrs. Quigg IN. ", Noyes (Md) Mad
den (ul) and Rowell (Cal).
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, in
troduced a declaration for an executive
department of the government to be
known as the department of commerce
and industry, but it was referred to the
subcommittee.
When the subcommittee convened a
delegation of the Equal Suffrage Asso-
ments for a resolution which they pre-
sented, asking that there be submitted
20 the state legislatures an amendment
20 the constitution granting the elective
outrage to women. The delegation was
headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
president of the Equal Suffrage assOcia-
non. and Mrs Anna Shaw, vice president
or the association, and they both made
brief speeches in favor of the resolution.
y protest against the suffrage plank was
also submitted. This was made by Mrs.
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts; Mrs.
Carolyn Pratt, of illinois, Mrs. Samuel
Wilson, of Pennsylvania Mrs. c. Wilson,
OIL Iowa, and Mrs. Griggs, of Washing
lou. each of them president of state
or a city society opposed TO the extension
OF the suffrage. They took the position
tnat "an extension of the suffrage to a
large body of new voters is a serious
step: and one which should be taken only
wnen 1t clearly appears that such an ex-
tension Is necessary for the general well
tare of the community, when a portion
OF its membership is suffering sfrom dis
examinations OF injustice
They concluded by asking: "Can it be
proved that such conditions exist?"
a delegation of colored men was
heard. They asked for the insertion Of
Il plank denouncng mob violence in the
South. e. J. Dickinson, also d colOred
man, asked the insertion OF similar
plank and for one protesting against
the suppression of the ballots of citizens
IN the Southern states" which, the reso-
luton went on to declare. amounts to a
notification Of the constitution and laws
OF the United States.
The whole matter was referred TO Mr.
Lynch. Of Mississippi. with instructions
to draft a plank covering the Southern
questions
H II Hanna, Of Indiana and Henry
c. Payne, of Wisconsin. were heard at
The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-20

doubtedly is, merely helps to show to
which war arouses will lead even the
most thoughtful of men.
A race which has shown the willingness
and ability to fight for its lib-rtie3
ruthlessly trampled under foot in lis
civil rights in the manner which IS out
lined in the statement of Englands pre-
mier. If the legacy of hate, which is the
bequest of centuries and which England
has found SO unhappy a possession il
Ireland, is sought to be duplicated else
where in the British possessions, Lord
Salisbury's words certainly go far to Sc
cure the desired end. and Miss schreiner's
threat may prove to be more than a
mere empty figure of speech at least for
the present generation of Englishmen.
In such a situation it is the plain duty
of the leaders of public opinion and ac-
ton in the two countries now at war to
intervene and put an end to useless
slaughter The loss of life already real
lied has been out of all proportion to the
consequences involved. The war, coming
as it did, on the heels of the declara-
tions of the Hague convention, has been
a discredit to the present age. 1t should
be brought to a close, and the good judg-
ment and humanity of the best men OF
both sides ought to determine at once the
terms on which it should reach its close.