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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
AFFAIRS IN GLOUCESTER.
School Exercises of Academy and

Home School.
GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, Va,
June 15.-Special-The closing exercises
of the Gloucester Academy Tor boys ana
the Summerville Home School for girls
were held at Summerville June 18th. Inc
programme consisted of plays, Rotations,
vocal and instrumental music. Mr.. Jonn
Tabb and Miss Leila Du Val are the
teachers Several scenes from lie Rivals
were acted in a remarkably line style tor
amateurs.
Miss Marion Smith, of Glen Roy, left
yesterday for Richmond. She was acctm-
panied by her nephew, Mr.. Seldom Car
rington, who has been visiting her ioI the
last ten days.
Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Dixon, ST.. of
North Carolina, are the guests OF their
son, Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr, of Filming
ton.
Miss Elizabeth Lee left to-day for Berry
vile, Clarke county, where she expects TO
remain month.
Miss Leila Du Vail is a guest at the
Rectory.
Mr. Walter S. Graecen. who has been
a student at the Gloucester Academy for
the past session, returns to his nome IN
New York to-day.
Rev. William B. Lee returned home
from Norfolk yesterday from a trip OF a
few DAYS
Mr.. Jos1n r. Newcomb. of White Marsh
Postoffice, is recovering from a short
spell Of illness.
Mr.. ]. L. Taliaferro, of Church Hill,
left for Baltimore to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs Reade, of Altoona, Pa,
who have been the guests Of Mrs. Rich
ard Byrd, returned to their home this
week
Miss Anne B. Jones and her brother,
William c. Jones, left this morning for
Richmond.
Mrs J. Albert Taliaferro, daughter of
the late NJ. B. Seawell of Gloucester
county, after long sickness, died at 1880
A. NJ. to-day. at her husbands home, at
Gloucester Point Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
yIcToRY FOR SCIENCE.

DR.. Arthur r. Reynolds, Health Commis-
sioner of the city of Chicago. recently
gave the people an agreeable surprise and
at the same time an object-lesson in public
sanitation. He showed by the figures that
during single generation. the average
duration OF life in Chicago has doubled. Ac-
cording to statistics presented In 1869, the
average age of decedents was 1879 years,
while in 1895. it was "a years. lie show
ed also that the average annual death-rate
during lssi-'ss was l4.4 per thousand as
compared with like rate OF 1915 per thou
sand in 1864. The improvement Is in
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

would not have been erected even hs d
there been no exemption from tasatio n
as an inducement- 1t Is ve-a true tina t
where two towns with equal advantages
are bidding for a new manufacturing
plant the town that Offers as an induce
ment local exemption will naturally get
the plant, but mat sort OF competition is
unfair and contrary to public policy The
towns of Virginia ought not to be per
mitted 10 compete with each other in TINS
wav. 1t VIII be better for good govern
ment and better for all interests II VIZ
gina insists upon the universal prtrlci-
BILE of equal and uniform taxation in
every city and town in the State.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
ExEmprlos FROM TAXATION.

The Richmond Dispatch makes good
point when 81 says that the Constitutional
Convention would do we'll 10 deal with the
subject of local exemptions from taxation
for a certain class OF industries.
our present Constitution declares that
taxation shall be equal and uniform, and
that no property shall be exempt from
State taxation except such as is sDecin-
oally enumerated. The trainers of that
iime-ho1lo.ea provision evidently had il in
mind that this should apply TO local taxa
ton as we'll as 10 State taxation, and we
think il iwould be we'll When the new Con-
statuiion is framed TO have the provision
made 80 plain as that there can be no
such Thing as rnistaldng ats meaning.
The whole question of local exemption
is wrong in principle and contrary to
Democratic dictrine. Taxation should be
equal and uniform as far as 1t is possible
10 make it SO, and there should be no dis
elimination for or against any class OF
citizens. Democrats have always de-
.aouaced the Republicans for making q
protective tariff favorable TO a certain
class OF manufacturers. and yet these
same Democrats apply the same principle
in the cpndnc. OF their local government.
It is argued that some OF the cities of
Virginia have succeeded iii establishing
valuable manufacturing plants by exempt
ing them rc,. term of years from local
taxation. For our part we are not at all
sure hoTsva.. that there IS single fac
tory in any tow, OF this State which
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
Ereimhtrruins Crash.

HINTON w. VA. June lG-See'.al.-
An eastbouud freight had Just entered
the lower portion OF the Chesapeake and
OHIO yards here this morning wasn
freight following ran into its rear. damas-
ing the caboose of the forward train, four
box-cars and their contents, and the en-
CINE of the train.
The qoss to the company is estimated at
St.4oo
Brakeman a. 1. Turner. who was asleep
In the caboose OF the forward tain. slls-
tanned very painful Injuries, which may
perhaps result seriously.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
GAVE BABY AWAY.
TAZfWELL PENSIONERS.
Col. Pendleton and Wife Issue Invita-
tions TO Their Silver Wedding.

tio,tS TO Their Silver w eIHinS.
TAzBWELL, VA, June l6-sDeciai.-
For two days the town has been fun
of old Confederate veterans, gathered
here RI receive whatever the law allows
them under the recent act providing for
pensions. A good many Of them thought
they would receive large sums ana nave
their future amply provided for NO
doubt a great many will be disappointed
in the amount allowed them. but all
grateful for the amount received.
Colonel William c. Pendleton and wife
have issued invitatio to their silver Wed
ding Monday night, the 18th.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
on the 9th of Rev. ]. E. Wool to Miss
Katie Kelly, of this place. Mr.. Wool
is popular minister of the Presbyterian
Church, with his charge in West Vir-
GINA, and Miss Kelly is the youngest
daughter of the late judge James r.
Kelly. who was resident of this place
for many years. She is also a sister OF
Mrs. Henry Preston wife of the cashier
of the Clinch Valley Bank.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
DAMAGES AWARDED.
Claims OF A,nerfcan FIrms AGAINST

Claims OF American = iFliS - S'''is
Government oE Nicaragua
WASHINGTON. June I5.-fhe state
T,en4rfnent has lust received the award
of the arbitrator. General l.. = .fieS-
ander, of Savannah, in me sass of the
Post-Glover Company, of CincLnniti, ana
orr and Laubenheimer, of New Orleans,
against the NicarastEIn Government, Tor
,isarnases sustained by them at Blue
fields in the revolution of 1891.
Orr and Laubenheimer claimed $1,000
damages because the Nicaragua Govern
ment commanded some of their steam
Ganas. The arbitrator AWARDS them dam
ages 10 the extent of $500.
The Post-Glover Company claimed dam
ages TO the amount of $l,402 on account
OF the seizure by the Nicaragua Govern
ment OF certain electric construction ma
,terial belonging to the company. The
arbitrator awarded them the full amount
of the claim
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
Mn HryaS. THE STATESMAN.

If The Times has "a good deal TO say IN
opposition to the nomination OF ar. VIII
liam j. Bryan for the Presidency, it is
not that it has any sort of enmity for
Mr. BRYAN. but because it wants to see
the Democratic party elect President,
and It does not believe it possible for the
party to elect Mr.. Bryan. The Times has
already said that if the party adopts a
Democratic platform and dominates MI.
BRYAN also. it will support Mr.. Bryan in
spite of its fear that he cannot be elected
Our discussions of him, therefore, are
purely impersonal. We want to see a
Democrat elected President, and Mr.
Bryan cannot secure the votes that a
real Democrat can.
The statesman is the man of practical
affairs He finds disorder and confusion,
many conflicting opinions persistenuy
urged, men split into factions without
acknowledged head, and he seizes upon
this jumbo with a giants grasp points
out the path of safety so clearly that ali
are convinced that it is the right one and
leads a people from dangerous ground
to safe ground. How does Mr. William
]. Bryan measure up to this definition OF
the statesman? Some days back we an
aiyZed his proposed remedies for what
he esteems the grievance of trust, ana
we showed that they were as weak ana
ineffective as withes Of straw upon
giants limbs Now we have him after
all his declamations against imperial
ism declaring the measures thai he
would adopt in respect to the Philippine
Islands, and what do they amount to?
In an interview which he has recently
given out he uses this language: What
do / think should be done in the Philip
pines? / think this country should tell
those people that we are there only for
the purpose of establishing a stable gov
eminent. and that when we have done
that, we should turn the islands over
to the people there and protect them
against foreign aggression as we have
protected the South American republics.
And after all the row that has been
made this is Mr.. Bryan's practical solu-
ton of the difficulties 1t reminds US OF
the remedy ltI uiScl dcA al "a .7Sf~t'-A
suggested by one of its managers. He
hung up all over its walls placard call
ing on members when they saw another
member disorderly Ito call his attention
To his t-roughtlessness. How much
more would the F'ilipinos believe our
statement that we were going to leave
there after we had conquered them, than
they believe our present statment that
we are going to give them their own
autonomous government under our super
vision as soon as we restore order? the
Filipino does not believe our present
statement because he sees us coming at
hin, with arms in our hands. rms Is
what makes him distrust US. He would
distrust US just the same whatever our
plea, SO long as we sought to make IL
good with repeating rifles. II MI. Bryan
has not sufficient knowledge of the hu-
man mind and heart to know that TINS
is so. then he has even less of the eie-
ments of the statesman in him than we
have given him credit for.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
A Crushing Affair.

NORFOLK, VA, June 1.-THE tenth
annual convention of the Interstate Cot
ton Seed Crusllers Association closed ttns
morning at Old Point Comfort. The Assoc
citation chose New Orleans as the next
place of meeting, and the time between
NAV 10th to 18th. The exact date will be
decided upon by the Executive Commits
tee.
At Ill O'Clock this morning the members
of the Association We're received aboard
ttle steamer Louisville, OF the Southern
Railway, as the guests OF that company,
and enjoyed a trip around Norfolk har-
bcr to Norfolk, the navy yard and other
points of interest.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
acco,nac.s New Courthouse.

The splendid new courthouse In Accoa&t
county Will be dedicated on Tuesday next,
June 18th. Addresses will be made by
Judges S. t. Ross and j. ". c. Blackstone
and Mr.. r T. Upshur
handsouaest in the state, being built OF
brick and trimmed with stone Over tina
door. in large raised letters, is the word
..Accomacl,@ spelt with the *. TO per-
petuate what the old citizens of the county
claim to be the only correct way OF spell
ing the word
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

the water supply. street cleaning, con-
str7uction and sanitation of dwellings and
gument in favor of public sanitation? We
re,aew our suggestion that the house
keepers of Richmond organize a Society for
the Promotion of Public Cleanliness.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

Discomforts OF Home Comforts.
That's a cozy-looking couch, o 2. lhdil
Yes; but never go near Il.
whats the matter?"
well. there are only three pillows 1haI
I'm allowed to put my head on, anu :
them out from the other seven. Chicago
Record
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cursion is to secure money for this pur-
pose.
Dr.. Battle will preach a special sermon
tomorrow night on the Famine in In
dia."
Mr.. j. y. Rucker and bride are visit
ing Mrs J. w. Whitehorn, on Washing
ton street
Street. have gone to the country tor the
summer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
Tension.

The, night was round and dark and still
And hollow as a sphere,
Belted with iron memories,
Boted with bars Of fear.
The loud hush beat upon my face,
The blackness reeled and sang,
When from an outer undreamed place
A sudden bird-note sprang-
All in the middle of the night,
Hollow and grin-but bark!
That blissful note unbound my throat
Unwound the tightening dark.
A chaf1inch, dreaming in her sleep
OF purple thistle balm,
Released the spell of silence fell;
The night grew wide and calm.
Florence Wilkinson, in July New LIP
pincott.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
AFTERMATH.


Mr. John r. Mclean, editor of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, sailed for Europe yes
terday to visit the Paris Exposition. Be
fore he left, however. it is said that he
sent his check for $4,000 to Mr.. William
]. Bryan to be used as part of the Demo-
cratic campaign fund.
Murat Halstead tells the New York
Herald that The Republican delegates to
the Philadelphia Convention concede that
there is no possibility of defeating Bryan
for the nomination. AID express the belief
that Bryan will dictate the platform to
be promulgated. They say that the plat
form WILL be more radical than that of
1896
Comptroller Bird S. Coler, of New York,
recently purchased at Campaign, ILL.,, the
cottage in which he was born thirty-fve
wears ago The price paid was $3.50, and
Mr. Coler said that the proudest moment
Of his life was when he secured the house
1t is said that a son of Ii Hung Chang
will enter Harvard University next fall.
Representative Jonathan P. Doiliver,
who may be the next candidate for Vice
President. is q man that does not swear,
nor smoke nor chew; in fact. he is said to
nave none of the small vices and bad
habits of which most men are victims.
He is forty-two years old and has been in
public life for the last twelve. He is con-
sidered one OF the best orators in the
House of Representatives.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
ELECTIONS QUIET.
No Disorders at the Polls in Cuba on
Yesterday.

WASHINGTON. June 1.-the War De-
partment received the following cabiegrar1
to-day from General Wood at Havana:
Elections in Havana processing quiet
" without slightest disorder NO reports
of disorder or trouble anywhere in the
island thus far"
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The Times is always indebted 10 llie III.
sonals. but must urge that all such DE
ferlt over the signature Of thu sender.
All unsigned Communications "l.i os
<acira ainaTS.
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this journalistic

what is your work in this journansttic
establishments,
write the .Reveries OF Bac ciN 10! :.
kind SIR she replied sweetly.-De
Free Press.
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All subscriptions by mai. payaS.e N au-
vance. Watch the label on yer tai
!. yol, i've OUT o. i.ict..1ond. AM see "hs'A
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new before the paper is stopped.
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DIR. Calisch in Chicago.

Rabbi p. n. Calisch has been in Chicago
in attendance upon the National Confer
Eence Of Jewish Charities He made one
Of the principal addresses.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17

Mr. W. Reginald Walker, who has been
quite sick. has gone to the country for
the benefit OF his health,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
yufn1iibIo

InfaliibIe.
They are thinking of praying for ram "a.
Nonsense!' we replied. Better hoid
picnic."-Harper's Bazaar.
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s.ANCgSETER BUREAU, 1i21 HULL
STREET.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
Very Necessary.

A minister of a rural parish in Scotland
observed one of his flock shooting hare
on the Sabbath.
When catechising day came round he
questioned him as foilws:
John. do you know what a work OF
necessity is?"
Il do said John.
We'll, do you think shooting a hare on
a Sunday a work Of necessity?
Certainly" said John.
How do YOU make that out?'
well, you see, .neenister, it MIGHT be
ava on Monday was Johns canny re-
ply.-Spare Moments.
Her Work.
kind lady he inquired as he inspect
ed the staff OF great daily journal,
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r,,,,, s-1NnAv :lsaEs. $3.50 q year.

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PETERSBURG AGENT,
MRS. 5. c. HUTCHINSON g i-cts.i LIMB
STREET
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
An AdrOit Politician.

William ]. Bryan is one of the most adroit
politicians that ever lived. He has been before
the public more than any other man for the
past five years, and every word he has uttered
has been carefully weighed and scrutinized.
Still, in all that time he has not made what is
commonly called "break."
The opposition has watched the Nebraska
candidate anxiously. Stenographers have fol-
lowed him, but the Bryan equanimity has never
been lost, and he has never been called upon to
question the report of any speech. His inter-
views have also been models of adroitness, and
only once or twice has he denied the sentiments
attributed to him in newspaper interview.
Politicians waited anXiously for the Topeka
speech. The opponents of Bryan expected that
he would be compelled to commit himself to the
cause of the Populist party But he handled
tn. matter in such way that, while the Popul-
lists were satisfied with his avowels, nothing
was said with which the radical Democrats
could find fault
There have been few men in active political
life whose utterances have been so free from
criticism as those of Mr. Bryan. People might
differ with him, but they could never claim
that he was out of harmony with his party, or
that lie departed from the bounds of prosperity
Topeka Journal Republican,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
Chinaman for Bryan.

LONDON, Sept I.-Your correspondent found
Lo Yeng Lu, the Chinese minister i'll London,
immersed in American newspapers this morn
ing. Saying there was no news from his coun-
try, he proceeded to discuss the question
imperialism in American politics.
"Imperiasm," said he, "ls a contagious dis
ease. Bismarck caught it in its most virulent
form and transmitted it to Disraeli. The u. S.
is now fighting with the first symptoms, and
hope the American people will submit to VOL
untary incubation Imperialism will newt
ably cause the decline and fall of everv Europ-
can country, just as it did of Rome. Science
has changed many things since the time of
Caesar, but it has not changed human nature.
''If the people of the U. S. declare for i'm
peIialisn, there will be no more America it will
become state of militant Europe. The U. S.
has always represented the ideal form of liberty
and Justice Predictions that nation could not
continue along such high plane have happily
up to now been nulifed. The American people
have hitherto not mistaken Washngton's belief
in legitimate expansion for encouragement to-
ward Imperialism. When army has to be
used to enforce expansion, expansion deg ener
ates into imperialism.
81 have read Mr.. Rryan's speech at Indian
apolis with great interest. Mr.. Bryan thorough
" understands the danger threatening his coun-
try. pray every other citizen of the greatest
repul,c the world has ever seen may have the
same clear vision,-Kansas City World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
NO. 16.

officer friend of mine returned from official visit all of
the garrisons of the district He told me that vet, the
American soldiers have taken absolutely part in the
government affairs of the sandnot of the garri-
soned towns He said that they sit around like bumps
log, holding drills and band concerts The natives
gard them merely guests and treat them such. He
said that the military authorities have abstaned from TAX
ing part in the government of the southern islands for
the that when such step taken it
with the fcrcest fighters in the whole Philippines.
Therefore, until after election the garrsons will continue
to be simply VISITORS holding their band concerts ope
rating their official houses of nfamy and swing civilized
beer at their caveens 1t in this that the war is
over" in the richest half of the Philippine islands
After all of this scientific regulation of the social evil
after all the work of the military department OF prostitu
ton with its hospitals, with its inspectors with its staff
of military physicians to inspect the girls and explain to
them the scientific method of conducting their trade after
all the registration certifcaton examination and
examination licensing and restriction, this ugly fact lifts
its head above the horizon of the situation like gigantic
ghost "Of the hundred thousand troops which have
been here cyze the natives thousand have
gone through the hospitals OF these sixty thousand boys
ten thousand have been stricken with infamous diseases
Moreover this diseased host of thousand soldiers does
not include thousands of others who took private
ment of local physicians
This is tie net result of the plan of regulating social
vice in the American army in the Philippines.
[The above is substantiaed by Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts
PHI d. in report of his investigation of the matter-ED
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07

Do you believe in MURDER Well, the Paris
commissioners made deal with Spain for the
Philippine Islands, and paid $2o, 900, 900, for
her equity, or quit claim, in which she may or
may not have had any interest. We will say
Spain had an interest aHd the Filipino had pos
sson, which is matter of fact, and has yet.
Is it right for our people to murder them be-
cause they will not release the claim to these
islands tor which they have been fighting over
900 years? Would 1t be right for Jack Brown
TO buy an equity in Bill Smiths farm, and then
90 and murder Bill Sn ith because he would not
move off without any remuneration for his share
or right? No; and no man and no government
can commit murder and prosper, and no Christi
ian man will advocate 1t. If he believes in um-
provoked murder, he is not Christian. How
can man pretend to be Christian and advo-
cate the taking of those Philippine Islanda?
He cont do it. If it was murder in the name
Of Spain, it is nothing else under the present
system.-Paola Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
Single Takers to Meet.

The banquet by the Kansas City Single Tax
Propaganda, which was to have been given at
the Midland hotel next Monday evening in
colnmemoration of Henry Geotge's birthday,
has been postponed indefinitely, and instead
there will be a meeting Of Single Takers Mon
evening, at the Prospect-av. Christian church,
Twenty-second and Prospect. Addresses will
be made by Hon. Jerry Simpson and Rev.
Vernon r. Rose.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-09-07
GOVERNOR LEWELLING DEAD.

Ex-Governor L. D. Leweling, the first Pop
ulist governor on earth, died last Monday even
ing. 1t was a very sudden death. He had not
been we'll for some time, and had visited Geuda
Springs for his health He had started home,
and stopped at Arkansas City, to visit broth
er.inlaw where he died. His ailment was
heart disease. In his death, the reform forces
suffer an irrcparable loss. :