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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
COMMIT TEES OF
CORRESPONDENCE
The Work Which They Did for Amer
lean independence.
THE ORIGINATOR OF The IDEA
So Far as the Honor Can BE Given to
One Man, it Belongs to u Worthy
New England Preacher, the
Rev. Jonathan Mayhem.
THE ORIGINATOR OF THE IDEA

prof. s. c. Mitchell PHI D., of the
CHAIR of Latin at Richmond College,
mas contributed the following interesting
ar,,icie to the Chicago Standard
1T would have been difficult for the
a,;,e 10 have selected as Il successor TO
the courtly Botetourt man less quar-
fed to conciliate the EirsinlanS IMAM
Lord Dunmcre, Who in July, itii, pc
came governor OF The colony. In ms por-
.,ai. there is steruness without strength
UlBs red coat queer cap. snowy mace
pi,-e AN impression Of one who has au-
shority but not the dignity that should
x,cconlnany it. He was in manner and In
mind the reverse of what the Virginia
PLANTERS delighted to behold II their
rulers -,
,of Tory PRINCIPLES, and narrow in his
..,.,nmathies. He always managed 10 rub
.La hair of the colony the wrong way.
aj., would seem not to have rells1ed the
change from New York, whence he Was
transferred, to Virginia; at any rate ne
fingered long enough IN his to!Gner post
20 excite the jealousy OF Nig1iila' leitath
.,e,y fees-G5O0 year-were created 10
nay ,s,e salary of Foy. the Governor
r,,.;yate secretary, a fact which did not
serve TO add 10 the warmth OF MS well
come. The first assembly gFoW!ed ABOUT
the Unconstitutional fees. and Lord Dun
more found il prudent to cancer thell.
The burgesses separated without leav-
ing a good taste in the new governor $
mouth FOR popular assemblies; and waen
sour years later the governor slipped OF
somewhat hastily. the hursesses agreed
4hat he had been the right ,n1n TO undo
the royal authority ii Virginia. lie
was plainly a misiit-
From 1863 TO 177S matters were IN gen
eral tranquil In Virginia. in spite OF
the unrepealed tax on tea. There were,
s,oweyer, no, wanting the manifestation
Of TN, spirit of violence i'll other colonies
ar coercive measures on the part OF the
British ministry. both of which tended
40 tniia,ne the minds OF the patriots Wit
ness the Boston massacre and Inc
I ..,aspee'' incident in Rhode Island.
VIRGINIA. ASSEMBLY.
The Virginia Assembly met on Marcn
,T7s. AS the planters took horse IN
SEEMING out for Williamsburg. there was
,,o,ittlcss little or no thought IN their
rninds of radical steps to be taken against
Great Britain, much less did they sup
nose that at this session they were go
ing 10 open the last debate with the crown
and set on foot measures destined soon
ID void the colonies into one whpie, ca pa
HE OF seN-direction and seif-defence.
gsnt there was no quiet for Massachusetts
while SAMUEL Adams could aEitate, no
quiet for South Carolina while Christie st
Esaer Gadsden could blaze out a:saansf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
CROWN HEADS,
PRESIDENT AND
VICE-PRESlDENT ONLY
The Absence of the Diplo-
matte Corps, Though Con
spicuons, Did Not Keep
the D i n II e r From
Being a Social
S c c e S S

Irving at dinner given in Sir HenrysS
honor Unsupported hour for dinner ar
rived, and though it was made conspicu-
Gus by the absence of the diplomatic
corps, it was nevertheless social sue
cess On the following day the ambassa-
doris FASTENED to the residence og the Sec
rotary of War and explained that in ac-
cordance with ambassadorial etiquette 1t
was not possible for them to have, ac-
cepted an invitation to meetsany one either
at dinner or any other form of entertain
ment save the President. Vice-President,
or one of the crowned heads of Europe. AS
an ambassador represents the person Oh
his sovereign he cannot be asked to meet
any one of less rank than the head OF a
nation. He must in all instances be the
guest of honor. People can be hidden to
meet him, but he caYgnot be b:dden to meet
other than the head of Il nation.
GALLANT OLD SHERMAN.
Life at the Capital is always full of
interesting "reminiscences. Former Sec
rotary of State John Sherman lives here
in a handsome white stone house on K
Street. He has seen great deal OF pub
lie life and his wife has been his con-
slant adviser. Soon after ne married
Miss Margaret Stewart, the only child
of Judge Stewart, of Mansfield, Ohio,
he wrote to a friend: You ask me
about my wife. 1 married an ideal wo-
man, whom l have known a long time,
and the longer 1 know her the better
1 love her.
And this statement is to-day the best
index to Mrs. aSherman's character. Her
education was the most advanced at
forded at the time of her girlhood. She
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
He Has Many Admiring Friends in Rich
mond, Where He Played 1.-The Bells,
and Was Afterwards Entertained
by One of the Clubs Here.

WASHINGTON. April 21.-Special.-
Tangled questions of precedence have
marked the present social season of
Washington TO an almost amusing de-
gree. The degree of Vice-President
Hobart left the question of supremacy
between the vice-president pro tenn. of
the Senate, Senator Frye, and Speaker
Henderson, of the House of Representa-
tives, "a debataible one. Members of Con-
gress insist that at all social functions
the dignity of that body must be recog-
1Yized in the person OF the Speaker. Again,
the Secretary of State is designated TO
: succeed to the Presidency an case of the
death of both the President and Vice
president, and it seems to be a rnooted
question whether or not the Senator who
assumes the duties of the deceased Vice
President in the Senate ranks higher than
the Secretary.
Besides these questions of where is
my place in Washington Society,"" the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22
ASSETS.


by the qy....
I'm
Ensured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22

cut. MAY 81: from South Carolina, July
S: from Georgia, September 10; from Del
aware, October %; from Maryland. Octo-
her Is: North Carolina, December s.
New York January TO- 1714; New Jersey,
February S.
These committees of correspondence We're
made up of different numbers in the
various colonies. Virginia appointed eiev-
en- members; Massachusetts. fifteen; New
Hampshire, seven; Rhode Island, seven;
Connecticut, eleven: South Carolina, nine;
New Jersey. nine: Delaware, five; Mary
land, eleveni North Carolina, nine; New
Jersey, nine. In each case the leading
patriots were chosen to serve on these
committees, an enumeration Of whose
members would constitute a roll OF
honor unsurpassed in our history.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22

seating of Senior. Aspiroz, the Mexican
Minister, by the side of the wife of the
Austrian Minister, and the issuing of in
vitations to the entire diplomatic corps
to meet persons other than sovereigus,
have caused the administration no end of
annoyance.
The unfortunate incident of seating the
Mexican Minister by The side of the Aus
trian Minister'S wife happened at the
memorable State dinner given to the
diplomatic corps The present Mexican
Minister was the prosecuting advocate
before the court martial which pronounce
ed the death sentence upon the unfor-
tunate MACMILLAN. Such blunder prob
ably never before happened in high So
ciety.
DINNER To SIR HENRY.
The blunder of inviting the ambassadors
to meet lesser stars, has been made more
than once. Probably The most pronounced
breach of etiquette was the issuing of in
vitations by the Secretary and Mrs. Root
TO the diplomatic corps to meet Sir Henry
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22

Shoes can he readily polished by a new
device, having foot rest attached to
the upper, side of box. with parallel
rods set on either side of the rest and
adapted to guide a long strip OF cloth,
the latter running under the rails and
over the shoe. to be operated by the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-22

OVAL INSURANCE n.varn j 80, o.
iaS1zsp UNDER GEEsr IIN
MADE 70 TIE AsPsnS q puRsuSE
F. BEDDaLl. rr~rs ,rr,,. v,sp,r scrry
organ Business uao sea'eS
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07

the work of her great competitors in
manufactures. According to MIR.
Michael Mulhall, the United States en-.
ploYs the largest number of persons in
agriculture Of all the great countries,
except Austria, where 100000 per-
sons are employed. Germany comes
next to the United States and then
France. The productivity of the agri-
cultural labor of the different countries
varies greatly, however. According to
the same authority, an ordinary farm
In the United States raises as much
grain as three in England, four in
France, five in Germany and six in
Austria, which shows what an eHor-
NOUS waste of labor occurs in Europe,
largely because the farmers are not
possessed Of the mechanical applicant
ces used in the United States. This Is
seen when we examine the production
OF grain per capita Of the persons en-
ployed. In the United States it is $50
bushels; in the United Kingdom, 1l9;
In France, 90; in Germany, IS; in Aus
tria, "a and in Italy 80.
There Is not so much variation In
the productivity in manufactures as In
agriculture, but, still, in the use of ma
chinery 1t Is great enough to give as
tendency to this country. In the Uni
ted States it is 1910 foot. tons per inhab-
liant; in Great Britain, 147O; in Ger
many, 902; in France 910; in Austria,
$50; and in Italy, $50. In these state
ments we find the basis for the phe-
nomenal commercial expansion of the
last few years.
1t is only natural, when considering
this industrial ascendencY of the Uni
ted States, that one should consider the
question as to whether commercial as.
tendency has either been reached or Ia
In sight. To secure commercial as
tendency, the exports of a country
must be greater than those Of any 9th.
er country; for the total exports of q
country indicate its true position in
commerce, as they usually CsnsiSt of
surplus products.
Taking the domestic exports from
this country for the year. ending March
Slst, the present year, we find that they
are $l,3O9, l42,2l7. British statistics
for the same date are not at hand, but
AS British exports have not been in
creasing of late very rapidly, it is safe
to conclude that at the present time
the exports Of the United States ex-
coed those of any other country in the
world. ~ -
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
AMERICAN COMMERCE.

"The Commerce. Ascendency Of the
United States" Is set forth in the July
Century by the Hon. Carol D. Wright,
United States Commissioner Of Labor.
The industrial ascendency OF the
United States has long been assured,
According TO careless estimates, the
production OF manufactured goods the
present year will reach at least the
value OF S12,500,0O0,O0o This sum Is
considered to be ut least $450,0O0, COO in
excess OF the manufactured products
of the United Kingdom aud Germany,
the chief competitors of the United
States. The United Kingdom not
many years ago held not only the as
tendency in manufactured goods la the
WoEtd, but the supremacy. The United
States has encroaehed rapidly upon
that position until in many great lines
her products vastly exceed those of
Great Britain, while in the total they
: are much in excess. Ie took many
years Of the Introduction of most i'm
proved methods. the application of
highest skill and all the energy of our
iren nllufactarers to bring the pro-
duCtiOn OF pig iron up to that OF our
gteat cOmpstitor, bat for several years
the amount of production in the Un,-
ted States has led that of England.
The latest returns for this country
show . production of nearly 100000
: long tons OF pig iron. while the pre-
duction for Great Britain for the same
period was 1891, ISL gross tons. The
iron trade q basic In It's nature, and,
ass rule. when 1t tlourishes all other
industries flourish.
In tho great Geld of agriculture, as.
tendency has long been accorded to
this country, and the United States has
furnished the food products to sustain
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
The Governor.

Governor Steunenberg visited Idaho
Falls on Friday last. He was the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Anderson while
here. He called on the Times during
his stay and stated his position polite,
ally, in the course of conversation, he
stated that being 10 public life he ex-
pected his official course to be criticiz
ed by newspapers whenever they saw
fit TO do so.
He took exception to some things
the Times has been saying about him
of late and declared they must have
been based on transformation. He
defended his course at the State con"
vention at Lewiston and claimed that
he held full control of that convention,
that all he wanted there was to prevent
certain individuals from passing reso
buttons condemning his administration
This he succeeded in doing.
On the question of fusion he ven
tured the opinion that he favored flu
sion with our natural coadiutors, the
Populists, the Silver Republican party
said he. is only a shadow of its former
self and is not entitled to an appreci-
able division of the offices.
He is opposed to the naming of the
candidate for Senator at the Pocatello
convention, or to designating which
party shall have the Senator. lie is
opposed to county conventions III
structing delegations to the State con-
ventions and is also opposed to the
unit rule. He said that he had studi-
ously avoided asking any of the coun-
ties, even those he controlled, to in
struct their delegates in any manner
favoring him. 49,
The Times assertion that the Gov
ernor's course was tending to disrupt
the party and divide it into two war
ring factions and that his policy ap
peared to be rule or ruin one; he de-
MED and declared that he was ready
and willing to stand aside when the In
terests Of the party demanded such
action.
The Governor looks we'll and Is brim
full of fight for the Senatorial plum
Idaho Falls Times.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
KOOTENAT In THE LEAD,

The Republicans of Kootenai county
held u nominating convention on
Thursday, placing full county ticket
In the field and selecting y delegates
20 attend the BOISE convention on July
H.. The following candidates were
placed 10 nomination for county offices
oil being nominated by acclamation,
except the candidate for assessor.
Sheriff, Edwin Doust, Naples; assess
or. Herbert OrviS, Harrison; treasurer,
Frank 0. Hill, Rathdrum school super
intendent, II. q. Egbers, Athol; probate
judge, A. w. Post, Rathdrum: county
surveyor, William Ashley, Rathdrum !;
coroner, DR.. John Busbee, Harrison;
state senator, W. F. Whitaker. Sand
Point; representatives, George C..
Thomson, Occur d'Alene: DR.. Carrie
Iceberg. Athol; and x. Wannamaker,
Hope; commissioner, First district, c.
B. King, Occur d'Alene; Second district
r. q. Thompson, Rathdrum: Third
district George Ross, Port Hill.
Although there were two candidates
for county attorney, for some reason
that Office was left vacant. AS the
salary for that office has not yet been
fixed for the. ensuing two years re-
port is current that G. L. Hoffman will
be placed on the ticket providing sal
AIRY is fixed sufficiently large.
There were three former Silver Re
pnblieans In the convention who were
honored with nominations.
DIR. Carrie Iceberg. the only lady del.
egate, was also honored by being made
one OF che candidates for the legisla-
ture.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07

MONEY TO LOAN on improved
farms. Inquire of H. A. Griffiths
Caldwell, Ida.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
The Popular Esteem in Which the Pres
iGGnt is Held.

40 AAOAU"
Whatever might have been known to
some individuals, it had certainly not
been apparent to the public that Mr..
Mckinley had either exerted himself
to secure the denomination, on the one
hand, or said OF done anything, on the
other, in pFetense that he did not wish
1t. So far as the public knew anything
about it, Mr.. Mckinley had left the
question wholly to the discretion of
the party itself. His dignity in the
matter had been absolutely unimpaired
1t is not only since he came into the
Presidential Office that he has exhibited
tact and the ability to get along. we'll
with men. Through long Congress
ional career, in which at many times
he took extreme positions on public
questions that were involved in the
most raging controversy. Mr.. McKin-
ley held the personal goodwill and
friendship, not only Of his Republican
colleagues, but also of the Democratic
members of the house. And this was
not merely the politicians studied art
OF making friends and avoiding enmi-
ties. but rather the result of a gentle.
ness and kindllness entirely compati-
bic with strong convictions and firm
ness OF purpose. Throughout his
whole career, MIR. Mckinley has been
much more free than most successful
public men from self-cOnsclousnes and
vanity; and his air and manner have
always been of a kind to be character
lied not so much by the word unself-
isness as by the word self .forgetfulness.
In short, there are many hundreds of
men who know Mr.. Mckinley well,
Democrats and Republicans alike, who
testify that he is courteous and man.
lV Christian gentleman, whom they
sincerely esteem for his admirable per-
sonal Qualities.-From 1.-THE PROGRESS
of the World" in the American
Monthly Reciee0 Of Reoieecs for ,Julv
MONEY TO LOAN on improved
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
An Epidemic Of DiarrhOea.

Mr.. A. Sanders, writing from Cocoa.
nut Grove, Fla, says there has been
quite an epidemic of diarrhoea there
He had severe attack and was cured
by four doses Of Cham berlain's Collie
Cholera and Diarrhoaa Remedy. He
says he also recommended it to others
and they say it is the best medicine
they ever used. For sale by II. d.
Blatchley.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07
Was Il q Miracle.

J "The marvellous cure of Mrs. Rena
j. Stout of Consumption has created
intense excitement in Cammack, Ind, "
writes Marion Stuart, leading drug
gist of Muncte, Ind. she only weighed
W pounds when her doctor In York
town said she must soon die. Then
she began to use DIR. Kings New Dis
coverery and gained 81 pounds in
weight and was completely cured" It
has cured thousands of hopeless case ..
and It is positively guaEaLteed to cure
all Throat, Chest and Lung diseases.
50c and 81. Trial bottles free at II. D.
Blatchley's drug store,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-07

The most foreeful argument in the
hands of the Democrats this rear in
"that the Republican Senate win not
permit us to destroy the monetary
standard and lrecipitste panic, and
SO We ought TO be given q chance |"
The people will not DO convinced by an
argument of this sort.
The evening times., 1900-04-20

We must confess to painful emotions on
observing an inclination. on the part Of the
House of Representatives to play what
Commissioner Wight would call low '-N6-
gro. Italian. and Irish" trick on the Senate
Everybody knows that, in the Porto Rican
loot bill, the fact that carpetbag Execu-
tive Council was provided for and given
plenary power over the subject of fran
chises. was not due to accident or over
sight. Just such oyer and terminer au-
thority was necessary in order to secure
to the persons ana corporations to be bene-
fted the privileges for which they have
dealt without question or delay. To limit
the power Of the Executive Council would
simply defeat the chief underlying purpose
OF the law and jeopardize the interests of
many business people. who. II well treated.
Will be among the most generous Of cam
paign contributors.
The character and probable operation of
the franchise system have been quickly
realized by the country. and have excited
a very serious amount of indignation. We
see that sentiment reflected among Rep
resentatives in Congress who are hearing
from their constituents on the topic. anO
not agreeably. The consequence is a gen.
eral demand for supplementary legisla-
tiOn which shall tend to make the Porto
Rican law a little less disgraeeful on its
face The House Insular Committee is
excogitating something or other. and per-
hsps will make a report within a day or
so
But II is all delusion and a snare. The
very people who are most insistent that
some Of the curse shall be pulled out OF
the franchise arrangement. understand fui-
Iy that such a thing will never be per
mitted. All the Republican Representa-
tives hope for is tha; they may be allowed
TO run measure through their end OF the
mill which. if enacted into law, would
seem to protect the Porto Rican franchise
opportunities from absolute and unlimited
loot. But this would not be done SIN
eerely. On the other hand, /, would be just
the Kind Of a trick we have described
above. The idea is to shoulder the re
sponsiblity of carrying out the original
deal upon the wicked Senate. and then to
go home and point with pride to the viz
tuous record OF the House
We do not think that the scheme vii
work. The trust men on the other side
of the building Will scent danger and
protest, and the clammy hand of the Ad-
ministration viii come down on the reform
ers with crushing power. The Executive
Council, with its authority to appropriate
and hand around, is just what il was in
tended to be. To interfere with it would
be to spoil the whole conception OF gov
ernment for our first Crown Colony.
The evening times., 1900-04-20
British Army Exposures.

In London there is a growing Impression
that enemies OF Generals Butler and War
ren in the War Office are responsible for
the publication OF Lord Roberts structures
on those officers. His despatch in which
they occur is dated February 81, since
which time Butler may be said to have
redeemed himself to some extent by 1e-
lieving Lsdysmith. His friends hope that
Roberts may be impelled to say something
complimentary in regard to the last days
of the Natal campaign, and so make It
possible fGT Butler to rem ain in the field.
Court politics. pull. ano spite appear to
AFFECT the military branch of the British
Government quite as muh as tie same
things did cur War Department during the
late misunderstanding with Spain. II Bull
Ter and Warren are justly open to censure.
and 10 have that censure advertised to the
world, what is one to think about Lord
Methuen? The opinion prevails in Eng
land that the War Office is in possession of
some pointed remarks on the battle of
Magarsfontein by the general-in-ch chief
but deliberately suppresses them. Meth
uen is greatly liked by the Queen He
Ilanned the Jubilee parade. and is an ideal
guardsman and social lion. Moreover the
the Secretary OF State for War Lord Laus-
downe. is his intimate friend. 1t is quite
plain that Methuen is more o. less in dis
grace. but equally so that powerful infu-
elces at home are shielding him as much
rs possible. He is not the only one whose
shortcomings are covered over and hushed
I'D
1t is rather surprising that the War Of
fee should have challenged criticism by
publishing the Butler and Warren matter
at time when the English press and peo-
pie are poiatedly curious about the affair
at Koorn Spruit, and the conduct OF Major
the Duke uf Teck, on that occasion. Per-
haps Lord Lansdowne and Lord WolseIey
may have On essay by Roberts on princely
cOwardice in their possession, and friends
OF the generals who have been pilloried will
think ii only fair TO give ali hands equal
treatment, If what has been charged
against the Duchess of York's proiigate
brother in the newspaper dispatches be
true, that gilded youth should have been
given the benefit of a drumhead court
martial and a volley On the day after his
infamous exploit But not word leaks out
from South Africa concerning him. He is a
great grandson of George Ill That an
pears to settle il.