The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-07
AFTERMATH.

A rebuke to Judge Garrison. of New Jer-s
sey, was administered by Judge Z. Amber
Armstrong on Tuesday. When Judge Gar
rison last sat in chambers he appeared in
shirt-waist and asked the lawyers, spec
tators, &c, to do likewise. AS conse-
quence when the September Court opened
to-day every lawyer, court official ana
spectator in the place was in his shirt
sleeves.
Judge Armstrong noticed this when the
first case was called, and a witness with
no coat on took the stand.
Where is your coat, my good man.
asked His Honor. frowning.
I'm q snirt-waist man, Judge" said
the witness, smiling.
You are also an IDIOT" said the Judge,
severely. Leave the stand Instantly
Then turning 10 the Sheriff he said:
..Clear the courtroom Of all persons W.oo
have no coats on.
Sheriff Sell went down stairs TO get MS
coat While he was out there #as
scramble among the constabes, LAWYERS
and other officials for their coats. some
had 10 go to their Offices, and several cases
had 10 be dismissed because Of their alb
#sence During it all Judge Armstrong sat
silent but after it was all over he sad:
..The dignity of this court has got To be
maintained. No one can be dignitied IN MS
#shirt-sleeves. l hope you Will remember
this and not come here looking IKE t.ie
police force.
Republican rule does not seem to nave
helped Albany, for her population, accord
ing TO the returns of the twelfth census,
is 772 less than it was in 1880. The popua-
ton for 1900. as announced by the Census
Bureau to-day, is 9i151, while in 1850 the
figures were 1923. The decrease in the
decade was 81 per cent. The population
was 90, 15S III 1880.
The pearl-bearins oyster that held out
such Turing prospects Of great wealth to
the first Virginia colonists, was out in all
his glory at Atlantis IN Wednesday, When
Mrs e. j. Miller, Rffe OF a business man
at Sunbury, Pa, found an oyster on the
beach, which. when opened, was found to
contain pearl. Max Friedenberg, the
largest jeweler in the place, offered Mrs
Miller 500 for the pearl. She refused the
offer.
The negro company of militia at Colum-
bia, that broke ranks to take part in a
row, We're fined by Mayor Earle, of Co
| lunbia. $3.50. and on the matter being re-
| ferred to the Governor. the company was
| d.sband. This leaves no colored company
| in the upper part of the State, and only
| three in the entire State, two being in
| Charleston and one in Beaufort.
! Secretary Of State Cooper issued orders
| to-day prohibiting any negro military COM
I pany from parading in the Capitol grounds.
/ The order disbanding the Columbia COM
/ pany gives credit to the men who did moi
/ break ranks, and to the officers who car
| ried out the Governors commands after
! the trouble commenced. The action OF
1 Governor McSweeneyt gives general salts
/ faction.
| The Pittsburg and Baltimore Coal Com
/ pany has received a contract for &. COO tons
| of coal TO be sent to England by way. OF
/ Baltimore. The order is the first large one
/ the company has received for export, and
is the beginning of an active crusade .fol
i foreign markets.
1 Piitsburs coal men say that better anc
larger orders can be obtained if the raj
rates to the seahoard are reduced
j The print-cloth market, which has beer
i weak, received remarkable and unex,
pected help from NJ. C. d. Borden. of New
i york owner of the Fall River Iron Works
the largest cotton Hanutac .EasSp u
the city, and of the American Print-Clotf
Works. having purchased 100000 pieces O.
4 cotton goods at 2l-S cents.
The deal was the principal topic of dis
/ crss,on here to-day, and was the most in.
i .eresting deye lopment in the local situa
Lion since last year, when AIR. Bord en- com
4 PEELED the other manufacturers here t
grant aslo cent, ADVANCE m wages
when they had decided to give only 5 PEI
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