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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
NEW YORK DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-An active de-
nand reported for print cloth yarn goods
outside of regular print cloths and prices
advancing In wide makes. Brown sheet
ings are very firm, with moderate bust
ness. Drills quiet. Advances of Ac. re-
ported in several lines of denims and
checks. All coarse colored cottons tend
steady. No change in prints or ginghams
Woollen and worsted dress goods strong
and staple lines heavily sold for fall
Leading lines of fancies to be opened IN
nriceS 80 K 1919.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
Old Crock Life

Prof Benjamin Ide Wheeler will deliver
his second lecture upon Old Greek Life
at Richmond College tonight The even
ing.s subject will be :..The Attitude of the
Grek Toward His State" His next lect-
5ure of the course will be delivered on
Friday night upon 1.-The Attitude Of the
Greek Toward His Gods
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
No "ReCOr(ler.N

The Secretary of the Commonwealth
has received a letter from the Thiel De-
tective Agency, of St Louis, asking in
formation concerning what is purported
to be q fraudulent conveyance ofTland in
Virginia. signed by one wv: H. Turner,
who is alleged to be a Recorder. in this
State.
There are no Recorders in Virginia, so
no information could be given by the
Secretary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
The leading futures rnnged as follows:

Cash Quotatlnns. We're as fol!ows: I'Ionr
steady. No. 3 spring wheat, G64GGAc.;
No. . red, G919@7Olsc: No: corn. 3335AAc.;
233Mfl2331Gc.: No. white, 2Gc.; No. )
white, 25A@26c. No. . rye, a55155lac. No.
. barley, :;S@45c. No. 1 faSseed, $1.G0
Prime timothy seed $3.50. Mess pork, per
So 75@5.05; short rib sides Qoose), $3.50
6. IL: dry sailed shoulders (bcNed), $6.12!9m
G37lh; short clear sides (boNedD, S6.050
61O. Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
granulated,s $500. Butter firm; creamery.
1gM241sc.; dairy, 19@2oc. Cheese firm at
12nl3c. Eggs easy; fresh, 12c.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond. Va. Feb II. 1900.

Richmond. Va, Feb II. 1900.
Private sales reported to-day were:
Wrappers, 9 hogsheads: leaf. Ia hogs
heads; dark leaf. hossheads-
Inspections to-day were: Dark, IS hogs
heads and 4 tierces
ceived and 80 hogsheads delivered
Loose sales to-day were: CrenshaW S,
2G la pollnds-highest price, $3.50; Shoe
koe, .9Gs 5pounds-highest price, SLID;
Stonewall, 1880 pounds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
At the Retreat.

Mr.. George Blankenship, who had his
leg broken at the Dayton coal mines
yesterday, was taken to the Retreat for.
the Sick.
Colonel Rosser remains much the same,
his condition being quite serious.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
THEsTHOMAS .PoTTSco.,
s;IIIers' Agents, Richmond, Va.

earnest request that his iad in they Vant''
column asking fora manic take charge
{ of a saw-miIl in his town, be at once dis
continued. He states that 1t wassn not his
intention to employee special secretary
to handle the replies and as this the
event of any further answers had become
necessity. yhe takes this sumrna " ac-
ton. ,sssszsss..S
He gets nearly all the letters that come
to CrOa1ler. 49,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
NAVAL STORES.

CHARLESTON S. c.. Feb. 14.-TUR-
PENTINE-Market firm at 53l1ssc,; sales,
none.
Ros1N-Firm and unchanged: sales.
none.
SAVANNAH Feb. 414.-SPIRITS
OF TURPENTINE3-Fir at 5319c.; re-
ceipts. "A casks; sales, % casks exports,
no casks. IS tis5
EROSIN-Firm: receipts, 1,314 barrels;
sales, ,62S barrels: exports. 1,176 barrels
99WIIMINGToN. NJ: C.. Feb. 14.-sPIR-
;54c.: receipts. IL casks:
sROsIN-Firm at S1.s5g1 80; receipts, IS
barrels. 81.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm at SEQ
33.225; receipts, S barrels. q 3is ss5f
TAR-Firm at sIso; receipts. 251 bar
relS. ssa-1, fss
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
story of al. Ad.

TO evidence the efficacy Of advertising,
and particularly in the columns of The
Times, a. letter from ~ Banks
uostmaster at Croaker, Va. has been
received. IN which Mr. Banks naakss an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
corroN-sEED OIL MARKET

NEW YORK. Feb. 14.-Cotton-seed Oil
quiet ana about steady. with trade mostly
in spring deliveries. Prime crude. barrels,
3333IL.@l3Ic.; prime summer yellow ,3S0'}Sl.c.
off summer yellow nominal; butter grades,
:;SfD39c. nominal; prime summer yellow,
o9d4Oc.; prime white, 10000. Prime meal,
SI2 30
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANG:
PEANUT MARKETS.

NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 14.-PEANUTS-
Farmers stock nuts are now quoted as
follows: Fancy. DISC. strictly prime 23sgI
PIC: prime, 21Sc.: common. 1E.M2c. a
pound Spanish shellcd nuts. zoe. a bushel
Tone of market easy and lower.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
TO be Married To-Day.

"A marriage license was issued by
Clerk Walter Christian. in the Hastings
{ Court; yesterday afternoon to Miss Mary
Julia Forstman daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs H. G. F'orstrnan. and Mr.. James B.
Kirk The marriage will take place at s
clock this morning at Sacred Heart
church "a.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
At the Seminary.

Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler deliv-
cred a lecture before the students of the
Union Theological Seminary last evening:
The student body was well represented
and many persons from that section of
the city were present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
Wood1nen to Meet.

The special deputies of the Woodmen
of the World will meet in this city with
in the next few days for the purpose of
organizing new camps throughout the
State and country.
A move is being made by some of the
members in this State to have the grand
meeting of the Woodmen of the country
held here.S
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, Feb. IA revived export
demand was the main factor in a moder-
ately active wheat market to-day, May
closed at lsm, SC up, and oats unchanged.
Provisions closed unchanged to 5@1hc
lower.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
!. CATTLE MARKETS,

BALTIMORE Feb 513.-.Arrivals during
the week. ,I57. head, against =, 42S last.
rivals were heavier than last week, and
the prices for steers managed to hold
their own at last weeks prices. Butcher.
a Few except ions. which ran slightly
ahead. s {{ssssI
D Prices of beefScattle ranged Sas follows: Z
Good butcher. cattle, s. 25@5. SC; fair.
good heiters St.:5S14 90; light heiiers,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15

y
as 4 smallpox expert has been recognized
by the Greensboro 4 (SE CT authorities
and he has been elected by them tenn
porary health officer. Or. Harrison e1-s
5pectssto return In possibly two weeks.
The following gentlemen have been
chosen honorary members OF Pickets
Camp Auxiliary: Hon James Shelton. Of
i Louisa; Hon James Mann. OF Nottowayss
4Lithia springs, and Colonel ". "a. Cut
.shaw.of ISichmond.
yiTstniansI IN New York.
NEW YORK Feb. IL special-vir.
gtnians In New York:
Norfolk. sIortner. Ashland: b. 4Alt1-s
chul. Broadway Central: a. r Thorn.
Hoffman: NhseH, A. Ball. AetIopolitAnss
H Bridgrnan. Murray Htllss II ~ So
Weld. New Amsterdam J. Martin.
8 Richuond: q Bsndheinn. ssurtsyaqt;c.
80. FAyn& .An1 81 C1AiE
Yh1iniAG 1daAs - asss.:
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

Could every American citizen read
the article from the pen of Judge
Grant, published upon this page of
the Democrat today, then no one who
wants his country to be right In all
its policies would have an excuse TO
Dc deceived by the Hypocrisy OF
philanthropy with which ,hc Ad.
minIstratlon Is clonking its progress
towaid imperialism and empire. Com.
ment upon the speech of Bevcrldgc
would I'LL volumes, hut renders of the
Democrat viii search In vain
throughout all that hns been snId in
the halls of Congress or written In the
newspapers aud periodicals, for u
more eloquent, conclusive, Intelligent
or convincing reply thnn that which
we are pleased 10 publish today by
courtesy OF Judge Grant. After rend-
lug the article send II TO your out.of.
town friends II deserves the widest
circulation possible The article was
placed In the Democrats hands Tues
day, when comment may hnvc been
better timed, but II Is one of those
papers that lose none of their force
through an unfortunate delay in pub
llcation.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

But Senators 1t would he better to
abandon this combined Garden and
Gibraltar of the Pacific, and count
our blood and treasure already spent
profitable loss, than to apply any
academic arrangements OF self-gov-
ernment TO these children. They are
not capable OF self-government. How
could they he? They are not of n
self-governlng race. They are Orien.
tails, Malnys, instructed by Spaniards
in the latter's worst estate. They
know nothing OF practical govern
ment except as they have witnessed
the weak, corrupt, cruel and caprici'
Gus one OF Spain. What magic will
any one employ to dissolve In their
minds and characters those impress
sions OF Governors aud governed
which three centuries of misrule has
created?
Let them beware how they employ
the term 'self-government,' II Is q
sacred term. 1t ia the watchword at
the door of the inner temple OF liber-
ty; for liberty does not always mean
elf-government. Self-government is
n method of liberty--the highest,
simplest, best-and Il Is acquired on
ly after centuries of study and strug-
gle and experiment and instruction,
and all the elements of tho progress
of man. Self-government is no base
and common thing to be bestowed
OH the merely audacious. II Is the
degree which crowns the graduate of
liberty, not the name Of liberty's in
fant class who have not yet master
cd the alphabet of freedom. Savage
blood. Oriental blood, Malay blood
Spanish example--arc these the ele
ments Of elf-government?
Here then, we have the arch prof.
the eyangel of bondage among us, an
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

From the opinion of Chief Justice
Lancy, In the Drcd Scott case:
In the opinion of the court, the leg
islation and histories of the times,
and the language used In the De-
'larntion of Independence, show.
that neither the class of persons who
had been Imported as slaves, nor their
descendants. whether they had he.
come free or not, We're then acknow-
lodged ns II part of the people. nor In.
tended to he included In the general
words used In that memorable in,
strumcnt
They had for more than a century
before been regarded Ms beings of an
inferior order, aud altogether unfit
to associate with the white race, eth
or In social or political relations; and
No far Inferior, that they had no
rights which the white man was
bound to respect; and that the negro
might Justly aud lawfully he reduced
to slavery for his beneht He wns
bought aud sold, and treated as an
ordinary article of merchandise and
traffic, whenever II profit could he
made by It, This opinion was at
that time fixed and universal In the
civilized portion of the white race. 1t
was regarded AS an axiom In morals
as well as In politics, which no one
thought OF disputing, or supposed to
be open to dispute; and men IN every
grade and position In society daily
aud habitually acted upon 1t in their
private pursuits, as well as In matters
of public concern, without doubling
for a moment the correctness of this
opinion.
The language of the Declaration
of Independence is equally conclu
sive;
1t then proceeds to say; We hold
these truths to he self.evident: tim,
nil men are created equal; that they
are endowed by their Creator Will
certain unalienable rights; thai
among them is life. liberty and tn,
pursuit OF happiness; that to secure
these rights, governments are instl
tuted, deriving their Just powers from
the consent Of tile governed
The general words above quoted
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

would seem to embrace tho whole
human family. and IL they were used
In similar instrument at this day
would be so understood. But 1t Is
too clear for dispute. that the en-
slaved African race were not intend
ed TO be included, and formed no
part Of the people who framed and
adopted this declaration; for II the
language, as understood in that day,
would embrace them, the conduct Of
the distinguished men who framed
the Declaration Of Independence
would have been utterly and fragrant
ly inconsistent with the principles
they asserted; and instead of the
sympathy of mankind, to which they
so confidently appealed. they would
have deserved and received universal
rebuke and reprobation."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

II may be In the province of God that
the time has como when this nation,
conceived In liberty, shnll be turned
over to tho doctrines of the past 1t
may be-.uo man can tell what the fu
urc has In store, But, If 1t Is true tint
the time has come when these fundn'
mental principles are to he changed II
It Is true that upon the ruins of n
homogeneous republic Is TO be built
a heterogeneous empire pray to God
that the party Of Jefferson aud jack
son may die with the republic, rather
than live when the principles of the
fathers have ceased TO prevail VIM
j. Bryan ,ai Chicago, jackson Day.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20
BOERIsH.

The corrupiing influence of the no.
menclaturc developed by the English
Boer war has apparently reached Ak
ron ,as witness this:
Two citizens emerging from the
Buchtel. el.Bier-Foniain;
First Cltizen-"shall we climb the
Court House KopjeT'
Second Cltizen.-"Yes. let us go and
try to get Kohlers-drift.' /
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20
A Critical Comparison Of the Utterances Of Sena.
ator Beveridge, Judge Roger B. Laney
and John C. Calhoun.
The subject who is truly loyal to the
Chief Magistrate will neither advise nor sub
NIT to arbitrary measures.
-JUNIUS.


The junior from Indiana Tuesday last
has dServed attracted widespread
somewhat drnmnt chiefly
because the speaker uncstonnby forward
rhetorical nouthpece Of the Of
oratoy to the Colonial policy
AS the product of fresh beverage
of cncrvescenc whichomng
strike twelve the first time will readily
mc
But Whatever OF speaker delivering himself
his kadop
% denial to five millions of human beings Of nj, certain
and guaranteed human
whole of people under the
such privileges
impose them continuing
in wise relieved by
with selfgovelnmcnt of PROPOSE
on prosecuted to effect less than bald
irresponsible principle
the day IIoly
Alliance And this denouncng
certainly IN advance OF our claim of conquest of them had never
offended u.s. smallest assured rights which
better respectable
house OF free and powerful people, ON the contrary the fact makes In
hntcy degrading the worlds
surely convict o history
have unfcelng announcement
pera policy of Mr. Mckinley is without
entirely And here elsewhere, the
me devious dealings of the present administration with the
"rcst rights humanity that the Republican
party originates nothing nothing buss
self with committing the crimes. making
mistakes, releatIng tho bunlcrs Dem
ocmcy of former day was driven into political
expc but one of
the scfreptons of history aud
cans are but sleeping in the abandoned of
Nothing in this out
in the contradict and explain
means
han pl mem; it's cninyor 10 show that consent or IN. vov
without their consen that equality
right
interpretation they be
ever shall suit the partisan purposes political
This
table 1t Is Indeed borrowed from
credit of the which might he
In
the simplest rights of humanity
mankind uuckene
early hononbem of the Republican
finally
battle field
derook Impose this burden nhunnny
the
the administration In like obedience
sncs commercial greed of
hariNrous policy.
do Chief
II vlc
obedience those
Philippine politically
better that the ~
saycdryng oIgnrchy which then dominated government
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

Tho Declaration applies only to peo-
pie capable of self-govcrnment. How
dare any man prostitute this expires.
sion of the very elect of self-govcrli-
ing peoples to n race Of Malay chill.
dren of barbarism, schooled in Span.
ish methods and ideas? And you,
who say the Declaration applies to
all men, how dare you deny Its nppll,
cation TO the American Indian? And
II YOU deny II to the indlna Mt home
how dare you grant 1t to the Malay
abroad?
| The Declaration does not contem
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

"Thc money question, the trust lues'
,lon and imeprialism Will, | think, bo
the lending issues,' said Mr. Bryan ai
Cincinnati, last night. "Mcn will diff
fer MS TO the relative importance oi
these issues, but they will all bc prom
incnt. Events will have something ia
do with emphasizing the one or the
other, aud In determining which Will
occupy the most public attention
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

From the speech of John G. Cal
houn OH the Oregon Bill. June a7,
1913: "lf We trace II back, we shall
find the proposition differently OK.
pressed In the Declaration of Inde-
pendencc. That asserts that all men
are crented equal The form of ex-
preston, though less dangerous, Is
not less erroneous. All men are not
created According to the Bible, on.
ly two-a man and a women--ever
were, nnd of these one was pronounc.
ed subordinate to the other. All
others have come into the world by
being born, and In no sense, MS !
have shown, either free or equal.
But this form of expression being
less striking and popular, has given
way TO the present, and under the au.
thority of a document put forth ON NO
grent an occasion and leading to
such important consequences. has
spread far and wide, and fixed itself
deeply In the public mind. 1t was In.
serted In one Declaration of Inde-
pendence without any necessity.
1t made no necessary part of our
parent country and declaring our
selves independent. When we
say that all men are free and equal, we
announce n mere hypothetical truism;
that is, truism resting on mere
supposed state that cannot exist and
Of course one of little or no practical
value.
1t follows from all this that the
duantum of power OH the part OF the
government, and of liberty on that
of individuals, instead of being
equal In all cases. must necessarily
he very unequal among different peo-
pie, according to their different con.
ditions. For just In proportion as n
people are Ignorant, stupid, debased,
corrupt. exposed to violence within,
and danger from without, the power
necessary for government to possess
In order to preserve society against
anarchy and destruction, becomes
general and greater, and indi-
vidual liberty less and less,
until the lowest conditions is
reached, when absolute and despotlC
justification In separating from the
power becomes necessary on the part
Of the government, and individual
liberty extinct. Instead, then, Of all
men having the same right to liberty
and equality, as Is claimed, by those
who hold that they are all born free
and equal, instead of all men and al
classes and descriptions being equally
entitled to them. they are high prizes
TO be won.
The attempt to carry into practice
this, the most dangerous Of all politi
cal errors, and to bestow on all
without regard to their fitnes either Il
acquire or maintain liberty-that un
bounded and individual liberty sup
posed to belong to man In the hypo
thetical and misnamed state Of ma
ture, has done more 70 retard tn,
cause OF liberty and civilization, ant
is doing more at present, than nj
other causes combined"
a gandlst of chattel slavery, preaching
d the avowed spokesman Of Republi
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

can administration half century advocating
hoctn In words startling
aken the back rack Not John
edg may hnd his political yokefeow him or
Roger h iney all three priests
" he same creed which supposed
OF the Civh war or shot to death by Union muskery.
senator beverdge however
texts Tor our SELLING the territory tho
be that being orental subjects for
conquest p western nations generally
from the accident Of their birth the same trent
men or fair dealing which them This
u another phase OF the
urged robbe
ne senator is not satisfied with his
ma one In the person of Warren
parchment of the Commons
cu nat II the Hndoo did wish be simply bu
to n Hindoo Ss''t5T
Compare the burdens
that century and bo
tween judge whether the one whit other
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

These language
Of
bold enough to
says all men, being the subjects Of self
ndcon OF the words Of that
governed condition
Bevdge
ocuion ugglery
of shadow with substance Which
public understanding be left for the public judge Both alike
and ptess In their denial
and the Ded Scott decision
Declaration would
though did not
Senator speaking
Years afterwards after Judge
esecer of
fashioned in the image Father
Ing his bust in the rounda the
ayng that the Chief
damned himself everlasting
and that his would be hooted down the Whether
eating like opinion and
Of
under like condemnation Sumner
underlying speech
coa but
before the "a a'nt
If 1t Is not already plain that McKnleyim
abandoned aud dscredied
Roger Ianey campfelow
be we'll every thing earlier Re
us again bring into use the fatal parallel column
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20
SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1900.

Akron's automobile patrol has strip
ped plnon, which is the same thing
as slipping cog. We suppose when
the patrol team was sent out to draw
the automobile back to the station
they give It the customary horse
laugh"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-20

Colonel and Mrs. Dick have taken
the house at 114T Nj ST., where they
will keep house says Washington
special. Mrs. Dick has gone TO Akron
10 arrange for the removal Of their
family.