Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-31
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Speeches by Gentlemen From
Norfolk and Richmond.
\ Thief Caught and Sentenced to Jail A
Church Benefit Rev. t. Clagsctt skin
ncr on the baltimore Call Rev. j. T..
Mastin's Reported Appointment.

n few minutes after O'Clock last
night about two hundred persons gath
cred at the South Norfolk Park pavil
ion 10 hear Hon. w. 4. Jones. of the
rirSt district. and Hon. s. L. Kelly. of
hichmond. But for some reason the
ioriner was not present, and the even
ing which was to have been divided
between the two, was well taken up by
Mr.. Kelly. The meeting was called TO
order by the county chairman. MIR. F.
l.. Portiock. and presided over by
Judge Portlock. of the county.
Mr.. IL. w. Shultice was the first
speaker, but occupied only short pc
ROD touching on the trusts. He was
followed by the speakers of the even
ing, Hon. :. l.. Kelly. who entertained
ms hearers in most Interesting man
ner from the beginning to the close.
he explained the bill of injunction In
Tue democratic platform. against
Mnlcn me party is lighting. and its
uisaGreeable features to the working
people, and spoke of the mammoth
trusts and how they control the inter-
est OF the masses; their rapid increase
IN the past three years to So 00u coo 000
capitalization. He said that the Dem
ocratic party would not think of legis-
lating against honest COMBINATIONS for
legitimate business. These are neces-
Sary for the development or a country
lie spoke of Colonel Roosevelts career
IN Cuba. and how, on his return home,
he claimed the honor OF having
brought to a successful end the span.
lsh-American war: OF his career in the
West among the cowboys. Later he
spoke of Mcl<inley's article on free
trade with Porto Rico. and later. when
,he great American sugar trust made a
now, now he came out III II statement
retractinG his previously expressed
views.
In the first place he was only acting
in harmony with the Constitution of
the United states because the island is
part ana parcel OF the United States.
In the latter case he was acting under
the orders of the sugar octopus He
touched on the Fellow Servant Bill and
spoke clearly on all the issues enter
ing into the present campaign.
y THIEF CONVICTED.
John Brooks. colored. entered tho
house of another colored man in the
county yesterday morning in the alb
sence OF the family. and stole n pair
OF shoes and pocket book containing
S1.50
The thief was arrested by Officer
Grim n short time later at a colored
cook shop in South Norfolk. where he
was Offering the shoes for sale.
Justice 7. a. Wood of the county
heard the case yesterday afternoon and
sentenced the thief for thirty days.
\ CHURCH BENEFIT.
Chestnut Street Nj. l.. Church re-
quests the pleasure OF your company on
"Wednesday evening. October 3lst ut s
O'Clock, ut the residence Of Captain NJ
r.. Keeling. on Chestnut street They
beg that YOU come prepared to partici-
pate in the mysteries and rites of All
Halloween and learn your fate by com
munion with the spirit OF the visible
and invisible worlds
All Halloween, a night of dreams,
Fantastic-Strange- sweet.
When to each lad and lassie's ears
Comes trip of fairy feet.
When witches frolc through the air,
Astride on flying bromsticks.
And with shrill LAUGHTER everywhere
They play in field and room--tricks.
When man and maid. With micn Sc
date.
But beating heart doth question fate!
REV. T. CLAGETT SKINNER
The reporter OF he Virgfnian- Pr
lot called to see Rev. T. Clagett Skin
ner, pastor of the Berkeley Avenue
Baptist Church, to ascertain what he
had 10 say relative to the prospective
call from the North Avenue Baptist