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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY H. 1900.
MoNopoL1Es AT COMMON Law.

MONOPOLIES AT COMMON LAW.
We resume this subject in reply to the
Norfolk virginian-Pilot where we left it
yesterday
Tho virgtnlan-Pilot says 1t is a great
concession on the part of The Times that
1t said the motive of combination must
be ..unexceptonable.'' But there was
no CONCESSION by The Times In this
mt ALL That is the gist OF the whole
matter, and from the first article The
Times ever had upon the subject until
this one. The Times has said that motive
Is everything If a combination OF in
dividuals has been formed in good faith
to promote the interests of those IN
dividuals, The Times Inns always main
tained that it was combination
sanctioned by the common law; never
mind how many parties TO the COM
binatior there may be or what amount
Of ..anital they may control or what
control of n business they may acquire.
But If q combination is formed, not to
promote the interests of those forming
it, hut to be a malicious injury to an
other. then, that combination is con
denned by the common law.
But 1t is essential that a distinction
shall be observed at this point The
genera! apprehension is that the combi-
nation will he opposed to principles of
the common law If those engaged in
st intend 10 do an injury to some one
else But this is not true, as Ehe small
est reflection will show. A hns a hat
store upon Broad street in which he
Is doing such a profitable business TINT
the cupidity of u. and G. is excited.
and they determine to enter into part
nerSllip. open a store next door to AS
and sell hats so cheaply that they will
drive A. out of the business and get
it all for themselves. Now. this is a
perfectly good md lawful agreement,
although the purpose d. and C. have
in mind lis to injure and destroy A.
This is really the bottom principle of
that competition in business which the
Virgirian-Piiot so ciamors for. But
suppose b. and c. hated A and entered
into that agreement, not to benefit them
selves by acquiring the business, but to
crafty their malevolent feelings against
A. and ruin him and turn his family
into THE street to starve. This would
be an agreement condemned by the COM
mon law and mn unlawful one.
The case comes down to this then:
That agreements between parties which
aim at benefiting the parties TO the agree
inert. in good faith, are valid agree
rnents. approved of by the common law,
although the parties TO the agreement
have in view the anjury of some one
else. but agreements beween parties
that have in view the malicious injury
OF another are condemned by the COM
mon law and are Illegal.
The Nirginian-Pilot must see the MP
plication of this in Its own business.
1t has a perfect right to aspire to a
monopoly of the newspaper business Of
Norfolk. and so has the Landmark.
They why may they not consolidate
and thus secure for themselves together
what each had perfect right to work
for by itsef'
There IS a great deal of clap-trap TO
lie heard about this subject of trusts
which viii not bear analysis when tested
by those elementary principles upon
which all human society rests.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

hand, bewray themselves. They cant con-
ceal or disguise themselves by tailoring.
mantua-makins. or the Frenchtest con-
ventionalltles. Their spirits shine through
them. The touch Of Irresistible nature
marks them and proclaims them what
trey are. The language Of the city arab
Is the voice OF nature: Fool, who with
your painted muller
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
The Eesnonsibil;tx.

a woman should make herself as attrnc-
tive to her husband after marriage as
she did before.
Mrs. Grumrs-Huh! My father always
gave me p!e-ty of money to make my
self attractive with. You don't.-New
York Weekly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
Proving aEiaSe.

He-'.Women are very Illogical"
she-.Why do you say that?'
He-"They think clothes are better II
they cost lot. and yet they always
think clothes are better il they get them
at a bargair''-Chlcago Record.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
TIMES BUILDING.
rENTu AND BANK STREETS.
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RICHMOND. VA

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and Manchester Tor ~ csi.sS s. q t>,,er
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OUTSIDE OF Richmond. 50 cents T 11s,itai
$500 yca--anyHThere An eA LIE o1"tA'ise'-
Reading Notices. In reading-rnatteaf; Type
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Cards OF advertising rates 1ot ssp-S -
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or registered letter CufTenHGayr
mall Is at 1ne risk OF tho senoeaS.c r,.o Eep,
Phone nj, Old Phone Ii9 Lo1e a Stta1
Rooms-New 'Phone CT. oid Phone non core orr
Address all communications
spondeuce to The Times CompaayS;
THE TIMES CONTAIN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11
THE SUNDAY TIMES. sl5o ayear.

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Cd in two parts, $1.0O n year ny ma1'-
anywhere in the United siales.
Specimen copies sIee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

The Times is always indebted 10 1raenas
who favor 1t with society items and per
eonls hut must urge that all such DC
sent over the signature of the sender.
All unsigned communications T1i Do
Sened
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

All subscriptions by mall payable an ao-
vance, Watch the label on your paPe e.
ST YOU live out OF Richmond, and see when
your subscription expires. 80 You can re-
new before the paper is stopped.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

MANCHESTER BUREAU. 11H HULL
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

PETERSBURG AGENT.
MRS. 8. C. HUTCHINSON. LoMbAt'o
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

IF music be the food of love, play on;
Give me excess of It; that surfeitins,
The appetite may sicken, and SO die"
-,,,-.1f+l,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

''Whip me, We devils,
Blow me about in winds! Roast me IN
sulphur!
wash me in steep down, gulf of liquid
tire"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

THE MAILING LIST is ONLY PRINT
ED ABOUT EVERY TEN u = .;
THERfF>ORE DO NOT FEEk DN " ~ 4
1F THE DATE OPPOSITE IOgR 49, a-n!r
ON THE LITTLE PINK SLIP y NJ
CHANGED AS SOON AS THE SUB-
sCRII,TIQN Is RENEWED.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01

al cases Of physical or mental eX-
.stion. the use Of a little Jesse Moore
IA" Whiskey viii be found lEEalu-
able as a stinulant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
Canton Notes.

News has reached Canton from
| Kwangchauwan to the effect that the
natives a few days ago had another
! fight with the French soldiers, who
| were beaten back to some distance with !
a heavy loss. The French have laid
he blame on Marshal Su, who has been
| detained by them on account Of his
4 failure to keep the place in order
1 They. have also seized three gunboats,
the Fou Pc. On Ian and Kwong Yuk.
The number of rObberies increases
daily. Some places that fail to obtain
protection from the mandarins are OD-
liged to ask some well-6nOwn robbers
to be their protectors, paying them
- certain sum every month. If the rob-
] hers have accepted the protection of
5 any place, they will do their best 10
S protect it, so that no other robbers
! dare to give any trouble to It. Inc
. Saichiu brigands and pirates have ac-
. cepted the offer of the junks carrying
i pine wood from Kwangsi TO Sanui dis
e trict by the West River. The brtgands
e have promised TO protect them to the
S end of the Chinese year from molesta-
Il ton by other robbers. Another sum
e must be paid again after expiration OF
the time stated if they want their pro-
II lection continued.
/ A merchant has applied 10 the Pro
III yiucial Treasurer asking to De allow
N ed to establish waterworks to supply
P water to the people The Provincial
g. Treasurer has replied { at the question
d. has been taken into r.nsideratiOn by
Il the government
D. All the bad characters in the district,
m of Houn. WOping. Linping, anC
+ ChcungIing have Joined together fol
ID the purpose of raising a rebellion
is ihey invite the local r srchants 20 JolI
OF them. threatening that if they do no
lI do so they will he plundered. arrested
so and tortured. Nearly all the well-o
IT. do citizens have fed TO O-her places 70
p safety. The bad characters propose q
We raise the flag Of rebellion next month
OF Some enteTprising natives have, W
le hear. formed a company a. cannon .
y be called the Anti-Piraucal Company
o. The object of the company. as lndicat
Is ed BY its title. is to afford proLecuo
l- to trading vessels asaiDs pirates. j
Sc is pr1p0sed .1 Ct Ou- a fleet OF strong
'l- Iv armed vessels and 20 supply convoy
ur tor trading vessels plying between Can
tF ton. the West River. Cu1nfhum, Shtn
i- lung. and Fatshan. The charge ID
''A made for his service Is two per cen
p On the value OF The cargo. and IN cas-
l7 .F. mar. harFlsa -l0u d. uO-Wl h-Jih'
.d, ing the convoy. be stolen The eomp5n
'-l undertakes 10 refund ..s value. IN
mo- trader. e. IS said. IJu- a=Ean.e al 10
or promoters and would require goo
me guarantees before trusting the propose
comm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
IAnother Capture by the Police.

The poIice have succeeded in effect
inc another capture in connection with
the piracy near Eau Tau Wan Pass on
Sunday. so that the whole of the four
men who attacked the junk are now in
custody. On Monday Sergeants GOur-
lay and Kerr, with a party of Chinese
constables and two of the occupants
of the junk. were securing Lamma Isl
ana and searching the different houses
wher they came to a house in which
one Cf the rooms was locked up. Soon
after they made their appearance the
door was burst open from the inside
and a NAH rushed out and attempted
TO escape He was, however, captured
and identified as the man for whom the
police were looking. He was scratched
a good deal about the legs on account
| of his plunging through the bushes IN
getting away from the police "a sun
/ day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01

district is reported to have carried off I
over a dozen children. and the other
dav. is said 10 have taken a child of
its mothers back withou- harming the
mother. The tiger is the terror of the
district round Kityung. only four hours
by launch from Swallow. on the river
Han. The natives say that they can
do nothing till the sugar cane is cut.
More Piracy.
At about . o'clock on Sunday morn
ing a small trading junk was held up
near the Fa Tau Nun Pass by four men
who rowed out towards it in a boat.
There were five men in the junk, but
as they were unarmed whilst their as
sailants carried firearms they were not
able to offer much opposition. One
of their number was shot in the thigh.
The pirates stripped the junk of every
thing on board which was worth any
thing and then rOwed away. The junk
returned to Shaukiwan, where the mat.
| ter was reported to the police. 1 az
/ wounded man was conveyed 10 the hos
initial. and without loss of time a police
! launch went in pursuit of the depre
| dators. one of the occupants of tn
/ Junk accompanying. On reaching Pic
| mic Bay, Lamma Island, boat wa
sighted which was recognized as be
longing 10 the pirates. There were fou
men in her, and one Of them manage
TO get away The other three were
i however, captured, among them bein
! the man who shot one of the junk occu
, pants. All the stolen property wa
found in the boar.
r The pirates were brought TO Hong
2 kong and brought up at the Magis
, tracy on Monday morning and IT
? manded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
All Prosperity Records Broken.

The year 1899 brought our foreign com
merce for the first time past the 81, 0O0, OOO,-
600 line, and the month of February, 1900,
shows our money in circulation for the first
time as more than 81, 900 100000.
The total foreign commerce for 1899 was
81, 4,345, 242, while the total money in
circulation on Feb. l. was 81, 003, 149, 1855.
The tables of the December summary Of
commerce and finance show the total re-
sources of national banks at 81, 475. 343, =
924; the latest report of the comptroller of
the currency shows the deposits in savings
banks to be 50, $50, 1855, 9j4; the total re-
sources of all banks in the United States
are given by the same report as s., 1876,
III, 3Sl, and the latest number of the sum-
mary Of commerce and finance shows the
December clearing house returns of all
cities outside of New York at s., 012 ,S96,
IA, and those of the city of New York at
s., 34S, 1856, 1857.
The treasury bureau of loans and cur
rency publishes each month a statement
which puts the population on Febe at H.
10000, the money in circulation at 50,
COB, lac, 1855, and the circulation per canita
at S25.9S This gives a larger per capita
than in any earlier month in the history OF
the country.
The total money in circulation today is
33 per cent greater than at the beginning
of the fiscal year 1897, and the gold and
gold certificates in circulation 81 per cent
greater than at that time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
VERMONT NEWS.
Stampeded the Caucus.

John ID. speIIman,s Attack on City ON"
ciaIs Won For Him Enthusiastic sup
port OF q Meeting Called 10 Nominate
Alderman Pratt.
One thousand voters gathered in city
hall at Rutland Saturday night TO nominate
a mayoralty candidate of the citizens eau
Gus. Alderman A. L. Pratt was the man
slated for the honor and there was no oppo-
sition to him. John d. Spellman, well
known Rutland lawyer, who once ran as a
mayoralty candidate, had charged city Off
cials with corruption. Mr.. Pratt invited
Mr.. Spellman to deliver a speech at the
meeting. Mr.. Spellman reviewed the city's
financial record, showing that in the seven
years since a city charter was granted a
total Indebtedness and expenditure of ST.
49, 900 had been piled up, the city's debt
at the present time being $500, 600. He
claimed that the city laborers had been un-
der paid, and that sufficient funds had been
diverted from proper channels during the
last seven years to dozen times over pay
the small extra stipend demanded by the
city employees
Mr. Spelman charged Alderman n. S.
Stearns of ward with improperly divert
ing from the city treasury hundreds Of dol
JARS III OlIlCeTs ices ehCu year ny lhuhipu-
lating his other offices as chief of police and
| deputy sheriff. Mr.. Spellman claimed that
Mr.. Stearns had MIXED the city treasury
by acting as deputy sheriff in police court
prosecutions, pocketing the fees himself,
instead of obeying the city charter and act
ing as a city officer in all such cases. he
incidentally paid his respects to Mayor Rip
ley.
Mr.. Spellmans attack stampeded the
caucus, and when he closed and nomina.
tions were called for his name was taken
up with enthusiasm. Mr.. Pratt was also
named, but when the house was divided il
was found that about 200 men who partici
pated in the caucus were on the side of
! Spellman and only 20 stood by Mr.. Pratt
Mr.. Spellman's attack OH Mr.. Stearn'
cannot be ignored, and the people are dis
cussing the probable action to be taken by
the latter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
chicago RnrRIar shot.

A lone robber, well dressed, with money
in his pockets and with a ribbed silk mask
to cover up his features, was shot and
killed in g. H. Woerner's park pavilion on
West Madison street. Chicago, few
nights ago by Frank Barum, an Oak Park
lawyer, and Edward Sommerfeldt, the bar
keeper. Besides Sommerfeldt and Barum
there was only one other person in the
saloon when the robber entered. The rob
Der commanded them to throw up their
hands. Resistance was offered, and in the
struggle the robber fred twice at the vic
Tins, one of the bullets taking effect in
Sommerfeldt's arm Barum then managed
to wrench the revolver from the robber.
Sommerfeldt in the meantime had secured
his revolver and both he and Bsrum fred
several shots at the robber, who fell dead
at their feet. One of the robbers hands
was torn to pieces by big St. Bernard
dog in the saloon. The police were noti-
fed and the body of the hold-up man was
removed to the morgue. In the pockets OF
the dead man were found $165. Barum
and Sommerfeldt were not arrested.
The dead man was identified as Frank
Spencer, with long record of crime and
many aliases. At present he was wanted
for murder in Ohio, where he was known
as Patrick O'Keefe He served six years
in the Ohio penitentiary for a burglary
committed in johnson county, that state
Previous to that time he had shot and kill
ed the marshal Of Kitanning, Pa. He next
turned up in Pueblo Col, where he got
nine years for safe blowing. In 1893 he
shot and nearly killed Policeman Schu
macher in Chicago, but escaped and wai
never apprehended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Gigantic Swindling Scheme.

Woman Arrested at Antrim Received
500 to 1000 Replies a Day Through
the MaiIs---May Have Received $780,
900.
The United States authorities made an
arrest at Antrim, few days ago, which
they believe breaks up one of the most ex-
tensive and barefaced frauds ever PLAYED
on the public through the mails.
Miss Helena Franklin Jones, claiming
her residence at Brooklyn, N. Y, was
arrested on the charge of defrauding
through the mails. She was taken before
the United States commissioner, j. B.
Parker, in Nashua, and pleaded " not
guilty" through her counsel, and was or
dered to furnish $500 bonds for her future
appearance.
1t is claimed that advertisements were
placed in various publications that the
Brookside supply company would furnish
musical charts and other articles for a
small sum of money, and also the North
Branch silk company would furnish silk and
other useful articles cheaply. A large
number of answers are claimed to have
been received on account of the advertise
ments, the replies ranging from 500 to 1000
day. 1t is further claimed that the let
ters were taken from the post Office by Mrs
Melvin S. French, of Antrim, and shipped
to Brooklyn, N. Y, to man by the name
of Sweet, who is alleged to be the manager
of Miss Jones's so called companies, which.
the authorities claim, never existed.
Inspector H. S. Willis has been working
on the case several weeks. To show how
profitable the scheme has been it is only
necessary to state that the letters sent the
two companies Tuesday, and which were
taken by the United States authorities, con-
tanned $2274, for just one days receipts.
The woman in conversation with the Off
GERS who arrested her acted as though she
knew very little about it. The business
has been running for several months, and it
is estimated by the authorities that $50, 900
has been made. Miss Jones is a prepos-
sessing woman of 80 years. we'll dressed,
and claims to be innocent of the charge of
defrauding through the mails.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
NEWS IN BRIEF
NestOr of Politicians.

Richard w. Thompson, who Died Fri
day, was Member OF Congress In
Is4O--secretary OF the Navy Under
Hayes.
Richard w. Thompson, who died at Terre
Haute, Ind, Friday, was born June y,
1909, and was the last of that year of
great babies"-the year which produced
Lincoln, Hamlin, Darwin, Tennyson,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Robert G. Win
throp, Gladstone and many other illustrious
men. He held the "long distance record"
in office holding among living Americans,
having been elected to Congress as far
back as 1910. No other man now alive
was in national office as early as that year.
In 1884, or 50 years ago, he was elected
to the house of representatives of Indiana,
and his public life began at that time.
He was active in politics at still earlier
date, however, for he took the stump for
Clay in 1882. In every Presidential can
vass from that year onward, including
that of 1896, he made speeches. lie not
only participated actively in more national
canvasses than any other man who has
ever figured in American politics, but he
had been a delegate to more national con-
ventions-first as a Wing and then as a
Republican-than any other man living.
Probably no other American who ever
lived declined so many important offices,
diplomatic and administrative, rendered
him by Presidents, as he. He was on the
Harrison electoral ticket in 1910, and on
others since With every President ex-
cept Washington and the first Adams he
had been personally acquainted. He wrote
more national and state platforms than
any other man. His pen also had been
active in other fields. For several terms
he was in Congress, and he was secretary
of the navy in the cabinet of President
Hayes, resigning that office near the end
of the term to become chairman of the
American committee of the Panama Canal
company, and he was a director of the
Panama railroad company. Col. Thompson
made his last public appearances when he
introduced President Mckinley in Terre
Haute when the President was en- route
home from the trip to the Omaha exhibition
in October, 1898, and again when President
Mckinley was in Terre Haute last fall
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16
Killed by an Electric Shock.

Hayes A. Stebbins, 90, and P. j. Rabi-
deau went to barn in Mortified Monday
night to examine the hoof of a horse
Stebbins turned on the electric lights and
taking one which was portable by means
of long cord, lifted the animals foot. The
young man dropped dead, and the horse
was thrown to the ground senseless, and
remained in that condition 10 to Is min
utes. Rabideau had difficulty in knocking
the electric light cord out of Stebbins :
hand. Physicians who were summoned at
once could find no mark on Stebbinss
body. 1t is supposed that the transformer
governing the lights did not work properly.
The voltage on the wire, 104, was not sup
posed to be strong enough to be dangerous.
An investigation will be made. Stebbins
was a native of Mortified and a popular
young man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-02-16

A. G. Conant, 9b, a telegraph operator
from New Haven, in Addison county, COM
mitted suicide at the Bay State House at
Worcester Friday, cutting his throat with
razor. Dependency was the cause. He
had been in Worcester for two weeks look
ing for work.
The O'Neil block at Bristol was found to
be on fire in the rear of e. w. Rivers's
grocery and meat market Thursday night
The hose company quickly responded and
soon had the fire under control, but not I'M
til Mr.. Rivers's stock of goods was practi-
cally ruined. The damage to the building
was $500. Mr.. Rivers estimated his loss at
$500 or $4,000; insured for $1,000.
Nelson Cover of Hoosick, who was ar
rested Jan. "a on the charge of assault
with intent to kill, was released from the
Bennington Jail Saturday evening, on bail
to the amount of $4,000, to await the action
of the grand jury in June. Cover is ao-
cused of recklessly driving horse on Main
street in Burlington and running over and
fatally injuring Mrs. Florence Hall of
North Bennington.
The stage running from PittsReld to Rut-
land was swept away by the high water at
Mill Village Tuesday. The driver, who
was alone, succeeded in pulling himself out
of the water with the aid of a wire fence,
The horses and wagon were carried into a
pasture on the opposite side of the creek.
where the animals were rescued by people
in boat. The mail bag and other articles
IN the stage were carried away.