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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
n1'K1NLEY TAKES \ BACK STEP.

Some time ego the protectionists of this
country were startled by recommends
ton from President Mckinley that Porto
Rico should have free trade with this
country. This recommendation was tho
more remarkable as coming from the
man who was The author of the most
stringent protective tariff law that this
country has ever had. and who had al
ways stood up for the protection theory.
The Republicans had already abandoned
tho homo market idea, which was the
chief cornerstone OF the protective prin-
ciple They had proclaimed that tho man
ufacturers Of this country had outSrown
the homn market, and that they must
look to the markets of the world for the
sa!o Of their rapidly growing surplus.
This was bad enough for protection, but
for the President to como out boldly and
advocate free trade for Porto Rico was
more than the Trotection:sts could stand.
and now it is given out that the President
has withdrawn his Recommendation, and
that 1t is the purpose Of the administra-
ton to do nothing with Porto Rico for
the present except to have Congress to
pass a btu similar 10 that of Senator
Spooncr's regarding the Philippines. by
which Congress asserts authority over
the islands, and then hands them back
to the President for administration.
The reason alleged for this change of
policy is that there are some points o,
law involved. Tho question has been
raised as 10 whether or not Porto Rico
Is a part of the United States and now
under the constitution and laws Of the
United States, and it is said that the
President wants that question settled by
the Supreme Court before anything de1in-'
tie is done in the way of legislation for
the islands acquired from Spain.
This may be true. And yet we have
suspected that it is merely a preteNt for
taking the back track. The incident is
amusing, but it is important and signifi-
cant. The new policy which we have
adopted-tlle new policy, indeed, which
has been forced upon US by the acquisi-
ton of foreign possessions, brings us
nearer and nearer to free trade, and the
time is not distant when this country
shall have adopted the free trade policy.
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CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
| Movement for u Elnittin. Mill-Want
I,uurnYcmcnt Bonds

Improvement Bonds.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, Jan. 30-Srec-
ial.-The committee sent to Norfolk by
the Business Mems Association to in
vestigate the knitting mill business. after
a careful survey of the situation. re-
ported to the association last night in
favor of the establishment here of such
a.: enterprise.
A call was signed for a meeting of
those who desired TO subscribe to the
stock of such company. This call was
signed by fifteen persons. most of whom
are of well known financial ability. The
first meeting under the call will be held
on Friday
a resolution was passed asking the
City Council to petition the Legislature
to grant them the privilege of issuing
bonds, the amount not to exceed $4,000,
the proceeds to be used in public i'm
provement. such as a water supply for
fire purposes.
Mrs Van F. Garrett leaves in few
days to visit her parents, Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Francis T. Nichols, in New
Orleans.
Miss Katy NIorecock returned home this
morning after quite a protracted visit
to friends in Loudoun county.
Airs. 3. D. .Peachy and children are
visiting Mrs. e T. Lamb. in Norfolk.
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GEO. WAsHINGTON'S SISTER.
Honorcd by New Chapter OF Daush-
tcrs of the Revolution.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Jan. go
Special.-Rettie Lewis Chapter. Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution, named for Bette
Lewis, the only sister of General George
Washington, held its first meeting here
to-day for organization a historic "Ken-
more in the house where Bette Lewis
lived and died. Mrs. John 7. Goolrick
was elected regent: Mrs. Fl. M. D. Mar
tin, vice-regent: Mrs. NJ. S. Chancellor,
registrar: Mrs. V. NJ. Fleming, historian:
Mrs V. S. Dosgett, treasurer: Miss Sallie
GTavatt, secretary.
All of the ladies composing the chapter
are daughters of illustrious sires. Mrs.
Goolricll, the regent, is a great great
granddaughter of George Mason, Of
Gunston, Washington's /. most intimate
friend and nearest neighbor.
1t was thought by the ladies to be
both appropriate and sentimental to
have the first meeting in the house where
lived the lady after whom the chapter is
named.
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FINE BUSINESS MAN.
NIr. r. Lancaster Williams Attracting
Widcsnread Attention.

w
Among the young BUSINESS men who
have attracted widespread attention in
Virginia by reason Of fine business tact.
Judgment ard enterprise, is Mr.. robert
Lancaster Williams. of Richmond. Va,
He is {, son of John l.. Williams. who is
the head of the banking firm: OF .inhn L..
Williams & Sons. which. through. John
Shelton Williams, reorganiZed the Georgia
and Alabama railway. and have done
much toward the building the Rich
n,ond. Petersburg and Carolina railroad
and effected the plans by which the Sea-
board Air Line system Will be CONSOLE
dated. Mr.. Williams is a brother of John
,s,1eiton Williams. president Of the Sea-
board Air Line and the Georgia and Ala
hama, and ssscarcely thirty5years of age
He is a member of the firm Of John L..
Williams & Sons, and has put through a
number of important street railway deals.
Through him the. entire Norfolk street
railway With branches to Ocean View
and other suburban points: the Peters
burg street railway. the Lexington (I<y.1
street railway and several Others. were
purchased. reorsanized and greatly i'm
proved. lis now president Of three of
these companies. Mr.. Williams is a prom
Inc MT clubnlan and member Of Rich
nond's hest social ment.-NeM York
Comm crcial,
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muster in the courts How could it be;
day are corporations. and unless there be.
a general law against all sorts and con-
ditions OF corporations it is impractical
bie-to outlaw the trusts. Once admit the
principle OF combination and it is inn
possible for a statute to be enacted
against any one class of corporations
that Will not be IN contravention Of the.
organic law Of the land.
Tho attempt has been made in several
of the States to enforce such laws, and
II any good thing has been accomplished
thereby 1t has escaped our notice. AS a
and does more harm than good. It is GER
tainly against the interests of any State
for the legislature of that State to make
such laws as shall give the impression
abroad that the State is hostile to capital,
for capital Is a very timid thing, and
munitics where the people and the law,
are unfriendly to it. We talk about Of
fering inducements to capital to come into
Virginia The best possible inducement
that the Legislature can offer is the as
surancc that Virginia is friendly to CAPT.
tai, and that all who invest in legitimate
enterprises in this State viii have the
protection Of the law. Virginia does offer
many substantial inducements to in
vestors.4 She is rich in resources, and
capital is coming in to develop tsose re-
sources, but If the Legislature shall by
any act serve notice on the outside world
that Virginia is unfriendly to capital the
progress Of the State will undoubtedly be
impeded.
We are gratifed to know, therefore,
that the antitrust, bill which was in
troduced in the Virginia Legislature has
been already reported by the committee,
and we hope, in the interest of Virginia,
that it will be voted down when it comes
before the Senate or House.
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on the battlefelds around Spotsylya an
Courthouse to mark the spot where s 50
many members of the battery lost tneir
lives during the memorable contict n
May, 1864 3. =,
Captain S. &c. Peyton has in his hock
of sheep on one of his. numerous farms I'm a
eve which has just given birth 10 Nv, nv
lam BIS. Sis,-.
Potomac river a few. have been broush {
to this city and others shipped to Wash1 ,
inrton. Fishermen are expecting q &C Cd
sl1ad and herring season. :
Mr. and Mrs. Horace A. Minor. o.
King George county, have moved TO
Washington.
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MEETING OF BRITISH.
Sum Of Money Subscribed for Relief of
SutTrrin. Families.

Sutfrrin. Families.
An enthusiastic meeting of Br:tishers
who reside in this city, and several SYM
pathizers of the British cause in South
Africa, was held at the Jefferson Hotel
last night for the purpose of getting up 4
British South African Patriotic Fund, for
the relief OF the widows, orphans and
families of the soldiers, and of all who
suffer whilst fighting under the British
flag In South Africa.
Mr.. ]. P. Greenwood presided. and Mr..
P. a. S. Brine, the British vice-consui.
explained fully the objects of the cause,
and what was being done in other cities
in the United States. Mr.. Robert Whit
tet, Sr., read an original poem on Great
Britain, which was received with APP
plause.
The following committee were appointed
to solicit and take charge of the fund:
Ladies' Committee-SIrs- j. r. LEROY
(chairman), Mrs. c.. r. Capperton. Mrs.
DR.. Hardy. Mrs DR.. BROKER, and Miss
Elizabeth Mason Rowland.
Mems Committee-AIeSSrs. Robert Whit
tet (chairmanJ, w. w. Aste!l r. c..
Worthington. \. L. Adamson, w. Fl. +.
Southern. J. P. Greenwood. ]. F. Jackson,
S. G. Webb and P. "A. S. Brine, who was
also appointed the treasurer.
The sum of s120 was subscribed, and ad-
ditional sums were promised. The meet
ing adjourned after the singing of one
verse of God, Save the Queen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
A NEW MILITARY FACT.

The regular and full official reports
Africa of their battles with the Beers
are beginning now to arrive in England,
and are being published there. General
Methuen's report Of the battle at Mod
der river was published in London at
the end of last week. and 1t contains
one statement that is simply astonishing.
Speaking of Boer craftsmanship he says
it is not possible to be on horseback
within 1000 yards of the enemy with any
safety This is the most important
military fact that has been stated in
4 century. It means that the modern
long range rifle has revolutionized war.
and that military scientists have got to
begin all over again and frame their
plans of campaign with this cardinal
fact kept in view, which means the
abandonment of all preconceived and ac-
cepted principles of tactics and Of strate-
gy as we'll.
The importance of this statement is
notii its testimony to the effectiveness
of the rifle; that was well known before.
It's Importance is in its testimony to tho
craftsmanship Of the Beers. No people
can fight them upon equal terms who
are unable 10 shoot as well as they shoot,
but what people can do this? The Beers
can hit an Enslishman at 1000 yards,
but il is safe to say that there are not
fifty Englishmen in South Africa who
could hit a Boer In whole day at 1000
yards. But this is not the most I'M
portant fact yet. The important fact is
that every Boer is a marksman of that
a wild country where they live princi-
pally on game. Each Boer child Is
taught from his infancy to shoot, and he
gains this increditable skill with the rifle
by constant practice during boyhood.
That sort Of a marksman can be pro-
duced by this method alone. You can
not take a grown man and teach him to
shoot in this way.
What, then, is to be done about 1t? 1t
is question which the stratesist must
deal with, because if one side in n war
is to have armies Of men who can kill
at 1000 yards. while the men in the OPP
posing army can kill at 500 yards only,
then the latter are little better off than
il they were armed with bows and ar
rows.
The English have certainly embarked
in an enterprise that seems TO be 4 most,
difficult one. We frankly confess that
we do not see how they are going to
deal successfully with the case. except
in one way. 1t is now demonstrated that
they cannot dislodse the Beers from their
defensive positions. 1t is madness to
make further attempts at that. We can
see but ore hope for them, and that is
to send an army Of say 100000 men there
and TO occupy tho whole territory with
fortified camps. In this way they can
avert the production OF food supplies, and
thus starve the Beers into submission.
1t will be a costly undertaking, but we
do not see how England can hesitate at
cost now,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
the ANTITRUST Bill.

1t is announced from Chicago that Judge
C. c. Kohlsaat. of the United States Cir
cult Court. has decided that the anti
trust LAW enacted by the Illinois Lesisla-
ture in 1893 is void. on the ground that the
statute combines both class and special
legislation. and Is in contravention of
the Federal and State constitutions.
In almost every instance these anti
trust laws have come to grief. Either
they are found to be impracucable and
become dead letter. or. If an attempt be
made 70 enforce them, they do not pass
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS.
"Oliver Goldsmith" Pleased Two Large
and brilliant Audiences.

and Brilliant Audiences.
OLIVER Goldsmith at the Academy
last night, is a play after Stuart Rob
sons heart. 1t throws him into the old
English atmosphere that SO many OF the
playwrights are now placing around their
stories. and tbs the means of putting near
him a number of exceptionally talented
artists. including Henry Diney. who made
himself famous as ..Adonis" in the great
burlesque of that name, and who Is pro-
baby the leading character actor OF the
age
The fact is, that it is question as to
which OF these two comedians Is the star.
aDiNey versatility dawns upon the 5ud!-
ente as the play progresses. and at each
stage he gains in favor. Among those
who do not know him, while to those
who do know him and are familiar with
his methods. he appears again as the
handsome ...Adonis. of years ago.
AS for Robson, he is the same qdairt
comedian that has delighted the cultured
audiences before whom he has played foS
so long. AS ..Oliver Goldsmith he ap-
pears TO splendid advantage The part
gives him field of his art to explore IN
which he has seldom walked, and one IN
which his personality breaks forth IN that
irresistible charm that always accom-
panies him.
Mr. Augustus Thomas has written a
coed play: one that deals with those
old English characters that cultured peo-
pie love to read about. One sets Oliver
Goldsmith, Edmund Burke, DR. Sam.
johnson, David Garrick, and their asso-
ciates in real life. and the whole Dano-
rama passed before the audience with q
charm that one dislikes to break, even
when the curtain goes down on she last
act and Oliver is happy with his Mary.
Two large and brilliant audiences enjoyed
s"Oliver. Goldsmith. at the matinee a1d
night performances.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-31
MARSTONMOOR SAFE.

Tugs Go to Her Rescue-Dwellins
Burns in Princess Anne
NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 30.-Tugs were
this afternoon trying to haul OFF the
British steamer Marstonmoor. which
went ashore yesterday near Hatteras.
It is believed that they will succeed in
floating her tonight. Fair weather pre-
walls and the ship. or: the lives of the
twenty men aboard her. are regarded
as being in no immediate danger.
The country house in Princess Anne
county of Mr.. Gus Smith was burned
on Sunday. Loss, s., 900: insurance, $1,000.
To q defective flue the fire is ascribed.
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WANT THE EPILEPLIC. COLONY.

Fine Horses Come to oIr. Hurlamp By
Mail.
FREDERICKSBURG, VA, Jan. 90
Special.-Ths city will make an effort to
secure the location of the epilectic insti-
't,lt on here If he bill creating one passes
Z the Legislature.
Charles II. Hurkano received to-day
Z BY express two very fine thoroughbred
horses for his SAnarets farm. i g
They came in a car attached to the.
regular fast mail train.
a defective flue In the drugstore Of
Owens & Minor aused q small fire yes-i
sterdayS morning. Little damage was done
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.sEABoARD MEETING
-. ---..E

Judge WHIT. Elected q Director
Look ing 10 Consolidation
An adjourned netting of the stock
holders of the Seaboard and Roanoke,
railway was held at Portsmouth to-day
behind closed doors 1t was gwen out
Safterward that nothing Va. Aens. aGd'
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MlsS.WILtls r. ACkS0N TO WE'D

PETERSBURG, VA, Jan. so.-Special.
morning at seven o'clock from pneu
monia.
Mr. Liebert had been i'll for only short
time but from the beginning his condi-
ton gave little hope for his recovery.
His father died in September last. and in
Novemb Der he lost his mother. Only
short while before he lost two sisters.
The members of the family living are
Mrs W. r. Sherman and Miss Rosetta
Liebert sisters. both of this city.
since the death OF his father Mr.. Liebert
had been engaged in the bottling bust-
ness In Petersburg. He was thirtytwo
years of age. a widow and a little dauGh-
ter survive him.
MISS JACKSON To WE'D.
The engagement of Mr.. Frank Causey,
of Hampton, and Miss Willis 2. Jackson,
daughter of the late John Q. Jackson, of
Petersburg. has been announced. Miss
jackson sailed last Saturday for Europe,
and the marriage will take place as soon
as she returns to America
The residence of Mrs. L. Cox. on Boil
lingbrook street, was entered by thieves
yesterday, while the family was at din
ner. The thieves We're evidently after
two pocket-bools! containing about sl5.
The West-End Baptist church, of which
Rev. w. S. Leake. is the pastor, will be
dedicated on the second Sunday in March.
The dedIcatory sermon will be preached
by Rev. T. C. Dargen. of Louisville. Ky.
wESr-STREET CHURCH.
The quarterly meeting of the conGresa-
ton OF the West-Street NJ E church was
held last night The report showed go
Sunday-school scholars on the roli.:ivc adj
1itions to the church ard all assessments
for the quarter paid Up.
Mr.. T C. Hartman, OF llarmcra, Dinw!d-
die county, slaughtered. hog yesterday
two ard a half years old. that dressed,
net weight 66S pounds.
The fire department was called out this
afternoon il: response TO an alarm which
was due % the slight burning Of the roof
of the residence of Mr.. c. A. Clark, on
Boliinsbrook street.
HOLD UP IN CHESTERFIELD.
a day or two ago Mr.. Kennedy. who
resides in Chesterfield county. came to
Petersburg and checked out of bank a
large sum of money and then. in company
with his wife. started on his return home.
While driving along a lone place in the
road he was hailed by a stranger ana told
to stop. Mr.. Kennedy had his attention
called by his Wife to two other men who
were standing on the road. and believing
that the intention of theImen was 20 rob
him. he drove off as rapidly as possible.
FARM SOLD.
Hon. w. ". U3aush has sold his home
stead and farm near Spring Grove. Surry
county. to Mr.. G. II. Williams, of Penn
sylvanfa.
Mr. Joseph Tucker has qualified as as
sesor of lands for Prince George county,
by giving bond in the penalty of $1,000.
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Life in n Flat.

Where is my folding pipe?"
az don't know, James, but the folding
matches are on the folding mante!piece."-
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MANCHESTER BUREAU. 1874 HULL
STREET.
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Remarkable Girl.

Adelaide has such a fine mind
''She has?''
Yes: she can keen up her interest il
a man after she knows he's engaged
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Evil Effects.

Didn't you send any of your chickens
to the poultry show?"
NO: I've noticed that when 4 hen ac-
quires a taste for society she gets stuck
up to lay eggs
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that TIE stockholders will meet again
next Tuesday
President Ioh.i skeiton Williams. Vice
President st. .,e.sIl .lssef Mr. II. Hoff-
man and oths-s.s9s she management were
present to-day
iutIons were adopted. and these are con-
iectured Ito bear on the soiidatinn
OF the Seaboard Air Line under the WIZ
Hams, plan
Judge Leigh r.. Watts, OF Portsmouth.
was to-day elected director; vice-G Gem
5eral John Gill Of Baltimore, resisand.
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SOUTHERN NOTES.

Miss Mildred rutherford, of Athens, Ga,
is in recent of a letter from Mrs. JEFF
torso,, ,,,,,;. VIC ,,ou. :, Nov. yor,-
$50 ',' - so.,,..,,. 49,
MIS- laws "ii'c9 seis ieeiit'5's " 'Ae
State Normal School in memory of her
lamented daughter, Miss Winnie DAVIS
1 p,,ths.o 80 e ''. 4he fni,or,,,..
was well enough off to give to Confede-
rate orphans, 10 e!'oo" a coliese or even
i,,,1n,- no Won think dear T could ever
,tynrd ~, - is I, m,+ter If nride and
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PETERSBURG AGENT.
MPS. s. c. HUTCHINSON. LO.abAf,O
STREET.
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st. Augustine, Fla, is to have mid
winter Carnival about March LIST.

All of the money has been subscribed
and the stock taken for the increase of
@
The Grit-advocate., 1900-07-13
Japan Anxious.

Japan is alarmed over the emigration
of many of her residents to this coun-
try who are lured here by misrepre-
sentation. This Is like the misrepre
sentation which delude the people into
believing that any other medicine is
equal to Hostetters Stomach Bltters
for stomach disorders. 1t will cure in
digestion, constipation and dyspepsia.