davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
low RATES NORTH AND WEST

Before you travel North or West call
upon or address the undersigned for low
est rates via York River Line and Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Royal Blue
Iine). Superb steamer service TO Balt-
more, connecting with the finest. fastest
and safest train in the world. Leave
richmond daily Except Sunday from the
Southern Railway Depot 1T 4:30 P NJ.
Apply to Richmond Transfer Company,
aO3 East Main Street; or Arthur G. Lew
IS. Southern Passenger Agent Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Norfolk, Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
New Telephone Line.

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
GOTHAM, VA, Aug. 4.-The Albernarle
Telephone Company will soon make con-
nection with the Louisa county corpora
ton The combination will afford the
people of Albemarle communication with
Richmond. a very desirable feature.
1t was the intention of the company to
establish a phone at Gotham, but have
been compelled to abandon that location
on account of opposition.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
OF PARLOR CAR
SERVICE II. Il. t&p e. X.

Commencing Saturday, August 4th. the
Buffet Parlor Car Service between Rich
1nond and Washington will be resumed on
the trains leaving Byrd-Street Station at
9Ol A NJ weeks days and $40 A. NJ. sun
DAYS, returning on train leaving Washing
ton daily at P. NJ, due Byrd Street $40
p. NJ.
Reservations made at Richmond Transfer
Company, or at Ticket Office. Byrd-Street
Station.
All trains between Richmond and Wash
inston carry Pullman Parior or Sleeping
cars. w. P. TAYLOR,
Traffic Manager.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
MEMORIAL TO
THE CHIEFTAIN.
Memory of Jefferson Davis to Be
Commemorated Here.
NOBLE WOMEN ARE AT WOR K.
Funds Are Coming in From all Over
tho South = Richmond ChaDtcr
Wants Contributtons-Anou
Pledged.
NOBLE WOMEN ARE AT WOR K

The movement to erect an imposing and
enduring monument to commemorate the
memory of Jefferson Davis, President Of
the Confederate States Of America, is be-
ing pushed <.rward as much as possible
by a. noble band OF Southern women.
Recently large funds have been received
from all parts of the South. The work
which is being. done is mostly that Of the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The Central Committee has sent circu-
lars to CAPTAIN Elicit, secretary of the
Grand Camp, to be sent out in general or
ders to the Virginia camps and hope that
every camp will pledge some amount,
whether large or small
The Germantown Chapter has sent $500.
which amount was pledged in Louisville.
The Richmond Chapter has pledged $3.50,
and it is quite likely that larger amounts
will be pledged by individual citizens who
were ardent admirers of the Confederate
chieftan The Galveston Chapter will give
. large sum. and other well known Con-
federate organizations have announced
their intention of helping to erect the
DAUGHTERS WORKING.
Every COnf2Qer2LSs SU1GIel tbiiti sun VI VIZ
Confederate soldier ought to help erect this
lasting memorial to the only President OF
the Confederacy.s The various chapters OF
the Daughters of the Confederacy through
out the South are working hard to raise
their share Of the money necessary to build
the monument
.r--a 3N-.,,c~I,--r,- = : ~ Y
hope that the monument will take the
form Of an arch, as there Is no such me
mortal Of the kind in the South. Inns
chapter wants the contribution OF every
man, woman and child in the city OF
Richmond to swell its share in the amount
to build the monument.
The Richmond Chapter will nave Dr.
Stafford here at the Academy of Music IN
November, where ne will give one OF MS
famous lectures.
QUESTION AS TO SITE.
Some of the Daughters are opposed 10
the erection of the memorial in Monroe
Park, contending that it ought to be nearer
the central part Of the city One expressed
the wish to have it placed where the car
nival arch now stands.
ANY contributions sent to Mrs. y. "
Randolph, or any of the members OF the
| Richmond Chapter will be thankfully re-
ceivea by the Daughters Of the Confede-
1acy Of this city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
ST oREA.
Raw. ina q Ihs Kind You Have Always Bought
sis. a l@X2szzz@x

The Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company announces that tele-
nhonic communicable can be had over
its lines with Lynchburg, Va; Danville
va. Roanoke. Va; Wakefield, Va; APP
non'atto1, Va; Farmville. Va: Crewe
Va, salem, Va: Bedford City, Va: Reds
,alle. n. c.; Charlotte. n. c.: Columbia,
For further particulars inquire at the
pnblic Pay Stations and at Managers
office. No. 1214 East Main Street.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND
TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05
Temptation.

Temptation.
tWritten for The Tirnes)
LIES journey leads along the way
That has full many turn;
Outlines the weary traveller may
With ardent longing burn
To leave the way that duty shows
And follow pleasures cnll.
Zen though with certainty ne knows
That ne may fail-that he may fall
To-day I stand on LIES highway,
With strange, new longing torn;
Why not heed pleasure just to-day
And dutys claim disoWn?
The answer comes with auIck'nins thrill:
..Forsake not duty yet.
Lord God of Hosts, be with me still,
Lest forget! Lest I forget:
B. A. RUFFIN.
Chester, July es, 1860.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05

The Fort Chiswell stud of ]. n. Nc
Gavock, Max Meadows, Va. was repre-
scented by couple Of winners, both four
year-olds, at Brighton Beach on July list.
one OF them being AlsIke, the bay gelding
by Flatlands. out of Lucky Clover, who
won at a mile IN LAO SO, and Old Tank.
the chestnut horse. by imp. The Jacob1te.
out of Victoria, who ran dead heat with
Perion in steepiechase event and divided
the purse.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-05

The bay gelding, Firewood. Eli Ia. by
King Sutwood. developed by Joseph Last
ter. OF the Richmond Horse Bazaar, and
sold by him during the early part Of this
season to r. II. Rountree, N. Y, has been
placed in the hands OF Trainer Driscoil. who
VIII probably start him in a few races.
Ffrewood IS only seven years old, and
sound and clean, and should be able to
win In his class.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
MAFEK1NG RELIEF FORCE AT vRYBURG
The Free State Beers Vote to Continue the
War.
(By the Associated Press

London, May 12.-(430 a. MA Brit
ish column, three thousand strong has
arrived al Vryburg, 100 miles from Mafe-
king. 1t reached there Thursday: and,
Though harrassed by the Beers, is push
ing swiftly forward. Fifty miles south of
Vryburg at Taungs, is General Hunters
main body, moving slowly and contending
with considerable forces.
The pick of his mounted men are the
three thousand men, who are going with
out wheeled transports, and al a rate that
may possibly bring them to Mafeking on
Monday or Tuesday next.
Lord Roberts narrative closes with
Thursday evening but he continued his
march yesterday toward Kroonstad
twenty miles distant and, by this time.
he must know whether the Beers intend
to fight there.
President Steyn and a council of the
leaders CT several thousand Free Staters
in the Ladybrand and Ficksburg district
determined submit to the men the
question of continuing the war or not at
a great open air meeting. The men de-
cided to fight on. Steyn began to ad-
vance toward the British and came into
contact, on Thursday, with Campbells
brigade and Brabants horse, twenty
miles northeast of Thaba NChu. A smart
engagement ensued, with no positive sue
cesses on either side, except that the
Boer advance was stopped.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
8 MILES NORTH OF RIVER
This Was Roberts Position the Even
ing of the 10th.
WAS TO MARCH AT DAYLIGHT NEXT DAY
He Meant to Press Forward That Day as Far as
Poss bic Toward Kroonstad. The
Mafeking Relief Column
Reaches VOburg.
Reaches Vryburg.
(By Associated Press.)

London, May 11.-Q0:50 a. m.-Lord
Roberts telegraphs the War Office
from Reitspruit under date of May
10th, evening, as follows:
1--WE had a successful day and have
driven the enemy from point TO point.
French with Porter's and Dickinson's
brigades of cavalry and Hutton's
mounted infantry, crossed the Zand
River at Nermentes. Kraal, and then
worked round in northwesterly di-
rection to Maatchaphy, being opposed
continuously by the enemy. Pole
Carew's division and Gordon's cav
airy brigade. augmented by - bat
terry of the Royal Horse Artillery and
by Henry's and Ross mounted infan-
try. crossed the river by drift near
the railway brigade. My headquar-
ters accompanied this force. With
the infantry portion we are eight
miles north of the river. The cav
airy and mounted infantry are at
Nentersburg road station and fuckers
division is at Deelfonteinnord. Ian
IlamiltOn's force and Broadwood's
cavalry brigade was making for the
cross fOauS near enlefSDufS When |
last heard from them. Hamilton's
column met with stubborn resistance
and Smith-Dorrien's brigade was en-
gagged for some hours in protecting
-the EeaEehank of his force.
THE drifts are extremely difficult
and much baggage has still to come
up. We shall, however. march at
daybreal and push as far as possible
in a Kroonstad direction.
THE only casualties reported at
present are: Killed. Rank and file
four; wounded five. No returns vet
from the cavalry nor Hamilton's
force"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
sTEYN INSPIRES THE TROOPS.
Predicts Success Through the Aid of Thousands
of Coming Foreigners.
(By Associated Press.

Maseru, Basutoland, May 1O.-(Fri-
day. 1.-The Free Staters are concen-
trating strongly in good position on
the Korrannaberg Hills, lying east
ward Of the direct lines from Thaba
N'Chu to Winburg. President Steyn
was with them yesterday but is be-
lieved to have gone northward after
inspiriting the burghers with predic-
tions of approaching successes
through the assistance of thousands
Of foreigners who, he said, were pour
ing into Delagoa Bay.
General Rundle's division camped
last evening on the banks of the Little
Leuw River, between Thaba N'Chu
and Ladybrand.
BRITISH OCCUPY TAUNGS.
London May 12.-(Saturday.) The
Lorenzo Marques correspondent of the
Daily Mail, in a dispatch dated Friday,
May 11th, says:
The Boer papers report severe fightinP
on the Western border. The facts are
very much confused, probably by design
TO conceal the truth from the burghers,
but there is enough to show that tho
Beers admit British occupation OF
Taungs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
POPULISTS HAVE COME BACK TO DEMOCRACY
The Only White Men the Amendment DISTINGUISHES is the
Foreigners, Mostly Italians, Who Have Not Been Ma
turalized. 1t Purifes Politics. and Has Re-
stored Peace and Good Feeling
Between the Races
BY JOSEPHUS DANIELS.

New ORLEANS La, May o" only white illerates
dSfrancSed in Louisiana those foreigners who were per-
mtted under the Constitution of 1879 to vote under mere
declaration of intention to become citizens OF this number
those who took out naturalization papers very few but
thousands continued to vote from 1879 1893 under their
declaration of intention This literate foreign-bon vote,
especially that portion which Italian had gotten under
the control of so-caled political bosses, and prejudice
against had in the better element of the people,
ond o1y intensity to that against the negro VOTE and when
the Constitutional Convention of 1893 undertook to eim
nate The negro voe there especially in the city OF New
Orleans determined demand that this ilerate boSscon-
oled foreign vote should also be eliminated and the effect
of the suffrage provision adopted to eliminate every il
tete foreigner who had not been naurazed previous to
January 1St, 1893.
To-day foreigner vote in Louisiana an litter
ate who had not been naurazed prior to January St 1893
and in the future foreigners only vote in Louisiana who
are duly naurazed and possess either the educational
property qualification.
The elimination of these thousands of iterate for
egneIs voting upon derfar1tUn of Intention ony ACCOUNTS
FOR THE FALLING OFF OF THE WHITE REGISTRATION IN
LOUISIANA.
Every nativebom white in Louisiana, whether
educated uneducaed votes and is protected his vote
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12

State Campaign Committee. and con-
ducted the recent successful campaign.
He is singularIy able and clear
headed and astute young party leader
who will be heard from later in the
higher councils of the party. AS to
the Populist situation in the State he
said:
The Populists are disIntc9rating
because Of the elimination of the ne
gro vote and the belief that elections
in the future will be fair Most of
them have come back into the Demo
cratic party. and the POpulst party
in Louisiana is no longer formidable.
They left the Democratic party be-
cause the negro vote was used against
them by certain Democrats. There is
in the State one parish shaped Ike
gourd with q large handle. Let us
call the large handle the low lands.
densely populated with negroes and
few wealthy whites. and The body of
the gourd the hill country populated
by small white farmers. The time
came when the few rich white men in
the alluvial portion took charge of
the parish. lin Louisiana. 4 county is
called a parish) and used the negroes
in their employ, and practically elimi-
mated the hill farmers from political
control. In disgust, these farmers
turned to the Populist party, and
gave it a strong force in that portion
of the State. Since the adoption of
the amendment, the negro has been
eliminated from political Importance.
SO few of them vote that no regard
whatever is paid to their vote. This
being so, the hill farmers. being a
large ma jority of the white voters of
their parish, can again control, and
they have come back into the Demo
cratic party and resumed their old
places. Those few PopuIists who sill
remain in the party do not even pre-
tend that the party exists as an inn
portant factor"
Among others i'm New Orleans had
talk with Hon. John Fitzpatrick.
who is wealthy citizen and was
member of the convention that franz
eel the Constitutional Amendment. He
knows the b c's of city politics. He
said: "The amendment works very
well. 1t takes in every white. educat-
ed or not. who registered under the
grandfather clause. The practical eff
fect III my ward was to reduce negro
registration of about 1000 to 112. In
St. Marv's parish, with a population
of about 1000 negroes and about
1000 whites. only about one dozen ne
groes registered
Hon. Samuel L. Gilmore. CITY At
torney. and one of the leading men in
New Orleans, speaking of what had
followed the practical workings of the
amendment. said: 1T has rendered
our elections free from any just faint
of fraud. 1t has worked we'll in every
way. particularly is its beneficial eff
feet felt in giving a higher tone to our
'ti"s There has been no suspic-
ion of irregularity in the two elections
held under it. 1t has not only elimi-
mated the negro vote. thus removing
corruption and many evils, but has
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
Populist National Committeeman.
(Ry the Associated Press !

Sioux Falls. S. D.. May 1.-THE Ma
tional Committeeman named by the Pop
ulist convention before adjourning carly
this morning include
Virginia.. w. McGavock G. w. b.
Hale. James g. Field.
North Carolina-Marion Butler, Cyrus
Thompson and S. A. Lawrence.
Following are the officers elected by the
Populist National Committee:
Chairman-SenatCr Marion Butler
North Carolina
Vice Chairman--J H. Edmiston, Ne
braska.
Treasurer-W. u. Washburn. Massa-
chusetts.
Secretary. a. EdgertCn Colorado.
Executive Committee-General j. B.
Weaver, Iowa; Senator William V. Allen
Nebraska; j. w. Breidenthal Kansas
Eugene Smith, Chicago: E. V. Way, Ari-
zona; 7. Tracy. Texas; Robert Schilling
Wisconsin; Major Bowler, Minnesota DR.
c. T. Taylor, Pennsylvania.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12

This was the answer made by Hon.
III. c. Cage Nice-Chairman of the State
Democratic Executive Committee in
answer to the question: why is the
white registration Of 1900 smaller
than in 1862" He continued:
"ln Lafayette. St. Martin $, Nermi-
lion, the Arcadian and other parishes
there are many illiterates. Many of
them are Creoles. There were no bet
ter soldiers than the Creole regiments.
They are men who though illiterate.
have all the civic vir ues. take Ii keen
interest in public affairs, and stood by
good government all the way through
We could not disfranchise such true
men and brave soldiers.
The men enrolled under section
five. (the grandfather clause) know
that behind them is the manhood of
the State. 1t is a white mans and
an American roll. The late Hon. Thos.
j. Semmes, president of the american
Bar Association. registered under this
clause. 1t is a roll of honor. Most of
the illiterate white men in the State
registered under this clause and are
now permanently on the registration
rolls.
There were only $500 negroes reg
istered in the State at the recent cleo
ton. The paucity Of the negro vote
took away entirely their Importance
as voters. They were not counted or
sought after. AS natural result
those who did register will have no
incentive to do il again, and at the
new registration after the present
registration expires. which will be
December 31st 1900, there will be few
er negro voters who desire to regis
ter"
asked Mr.. Cage abou@ the recent
elections under the new Constitution
and whether there were any COM
plants of fraud. He said:
"The election was absolutely fair.
The first election held under the new
Constitution was the city election
held in November last. 1t vas ii con
test between the two elements of the
Democratic party-the Regulars and
the Jacksonians which last embraced
all elements opposed to the Demo-
cratic party. The Regulars carried
the city by majority of $500 in a
total vote of about $4,000. The elec-
ton by everybody was admitted to
have been ideally fair. The second
election under the new Constitution
was held in April-the State election.
The opposition has not dared to make
any specific charge Of fraud. 1t was
as fair an election as was ever held
anywhere. There is no real feeling
among the Republicans. After the
election Republican told me that it
had been very fair election. and that
his party had mistaken the temper Of
the people. and that they have been
defeated fairly
Speaking then about the election
outside of the city. the return of .he
Populist to the Democratic party,
and general conditions. Mr.. Cage gave
me graphic word picture of the pres
ent and past political situation in
Louisiana. He is vice chairman of the
State Democratic Executive Commit
tee and eX-officio chairman OF the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
AHMED PASHA COMING HERE.
His Object to Settle Indirectly the Indemnity
Claims
(By the Associated Press J

Constantinople, May 10.-FridayD-
Ahmed Pasha has left Constantinople.
He is going 10 the United States with
proposals. the object CT which is the set
tlement CT the indemnity claims in an in
direct manner. In the event Of the fail
ure CT Ahmed's proposals. the United
States Government will resume negotia-
tiOns with the Porte.
The impression here is that Ahmed will
not succeed,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
WOULD THROW OFF BRITISH YOKE.
The Ashantis, 1t is Said, Can Raise 10000
Warriors
(By the Associated Press

Accra, Gold Coast. May 11.-Serious re-
ports are current that the Ashantis are
determined to threw Off the British yoke:
that they have secured the cooperation
of eight other tribes, and that they are
now able to raise 80, 000 warriors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN.
Proclaimed il the Provinces of Barcelona and
Valencia
(By the Associated Press. J

Madrid, May 11.-Martial law has been
proclaimed in the Provinces Of Barcelona
and Valencia
At Seville all shopts arc closed and ex-
citement continues. There has been cor
tinual resistance to gendarmes at Vaien-
cia for two days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12
Leads all hGaroims DailegimNe and Circulation

resulted in guaranteeing fair white
primaries. The negro question has
been eliminated No one now thinks
about the negro vote, and in fact very
few of them care to vote.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-12

primaries. The negro question has
been eliminated. No one now thinks
about the negro vote, and in factNery
few Of them care to vote.
Mr.. Peter +. Pescud. native OF
Raleigh. who is now one of the lead
ing and influential citizens of New Or
leans. told me that the amendment
had worked we'll in every respect, and
secured peaceful and fair elections.
eliminated the negro from politics.
and had not disfranchiSed any white
man because of his lack of educa ton
and property. Mr.. Pescud has been
living here for seventeen years. and
has made himself universally respect
ed and popular, and is Il business man
of large interests and wide acQuaiut-
ance. He says that he is in no sense
politician, taking only that part in
politics that a good citizen is called
upon to take. His observations are
of great value and weight. particular
~ to North Caroinians who know
him as a careful. intelligent and wise
business man. Though Il leader in
New Orleans financial circles. Mr..
Pescud is proud that the tar still
sticks to his heels. and he reioices in
whatever helps or blesses North Caro-
lima. THE passage of the amend
ment." he said will eliminate the ne
gro question and give the people free
dom to think about the industrial ex-
pansion which promises so much for
North Carolina"
One of the foremost editors in the
South is Major Ii. j. Hensay, editor
of the New Orleans States. the most
ardent and vigorous advocate of White
Supremacy in this city of believers in
the white mans party. asked him
how the amendment had operated
and whether it had justified the eN-
pectatiOns of its supporters. He said:
1T has worked admirably in the
last two elections. There hasn't been
Il kick against it. No specification
has been made Of any fraud or wrong.
II has put Louisiana on the old sys-
tenn of a white basis. brought it back
TO the era when il was noted far and
near for the chivalry of its people and
the bravery of its sons. Its adoption
was Il grand and magnificent revolu-
ton. II has put the State on the high
road to prosperity. and believe that
there is a higher tone in public life
than in twenty years. There is Il feel
ing OF relief that the negro question
has been eliminated and that we have
returned to the old time honor
icould write Il whole page giving
views OF other people of this city
showing that the new Constitutional
Amendment has brought about better
conditions in cveryway in the political
and racial and industrial life of tse
Metropolis of the South. However il
has worked elsewhere. there is no
doHbt that in thiS city it has not only
had the effect of eliminating the ne
gro from politics. but has as well puri-
fled the whole political atmosphere
Tomorrow | go to Lafouche parish.
the home also of large Creole popu-
lation to investigate the political op-
erations of the amendment in the
rural districts. j. ID.