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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
filling the cup and ainging the cares Of

filling the cup and dinging the cares OF
winter ,nto the fires OF spring. The
friendly soil OF merry old Virginia nas
drunk the greetings Of April skies and
the frequent toasts have nI..u 1t with
bland anliability that shows forth in the
Astounding beauty Of the landscape and
In the gladstone spirit which pervades all
nature
We can spend most Of the time out Of
doors all the year round in t.44s glorious
climate of ours, but now we are well into
the months when we can live outdoors
and breathe the freshness Of heaven day
and night. The air is the thing. With
out its yitalizing force within US all
functions fall The trees breathe it in
their way and we breathe il in ours. And
as the rising sap has awakened the trees,
so the new blood of the springtime is
rejuyernating all men and throwing US
into vibrant harmony with nature.
The blessed mother of US all. with 81
lent intimation Of her will, has decked
out the smiling countryside in its sum
mer clothes and has filed up Cupid s
CULVER to bursting. 1t is an invitation
to us to be as happy as the birds lie
is no man who would sit now ike ms
grandsire cut in alapaster; and she is
unhappy indeed who plays the Niobe, or
fingers like some Patience on monument
dull to the Joy Of living.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
.DISRATINC men
At NORFOLK YARD
Secretary of the Navy Moody Will
Likely Rescind the Order.
CARNEGIE MONEY AVAILABLE
Getting Ready for the Meeting of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers-RoYal Arcanum Con-
tests a Suicide Claim.
,s,sc,,, dispatch to The rlncs.)

fSpecfnl Dispatch TO Inc 1iiues-l
NORFOLK, VA, May ,1o.-A strong
delegation is expected to sail for wash
ineton tomorrow on behalf of work
men in the Norfolk navy yard to protest
to Secretary of the Navy Moody against
the recent ruling of the department IN
der which firSt-class workmen may als-
rate themselves temporarily 10 aVoid us.
charge and accept the wages Oh secoho-
class men.
senator Martin and Representative
Maynard have sspoused the men cause.
At the yard it was said that the men
have taken an erroneous view; tnat there
is no disposition to disrate them; that II
is necessary to discharge some OF the men,
and, therefore, the department, upon pc
tition of a first-cass man who preferred
to disrate himself TO being discharged,
caused .sis ruling which will, probably De
rescinded when it is understood ehat the
majority of the worilnen Wisn II So
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The trustees OF Norfolk Public Library
are advised that Mr.. Carnegie's contri-
button OF $1,000. with which a library
shall be built, Is now subject to their
drafts, as the building shall proceed.
Army Hall Is draped and ready FOR the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Convention, which begins May 14th, at
which 1900 are expected to be present
A CONTESTED CLAIM.
The Royal ArcanUn. having refused to
pay a $1,000 policy upon .ne life of John
l.. Pearce, late cashier of the Standard
OIL Company. who was found dead. 1t is
believed by his own hand, his brother has
sued the order.
The master plumbers appear likely to
refuse the demand Of the journeyrnen
for $3.50 per day instead of $2-I5 AMI So
now paid. \ strike is threatened, but few
men are involved.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MAYOR AKERS THE ORATOR.
Woman Attacked by Wild Cat-Young
Man Dragged by Horse.
Especial Dispatch to The Times-)


WINCHESTER, VA, May lG-Major
Albert Al.ers, a prominent Confederate
veteran, now of washington, D c., VIII
be the orator in Winchester on June 9Th.
when monuments will be urveiet IN
Stonewall Cemetery to the Tennessee ana
Florida Confederate dead.
Mrs. Camillus Hawkins. OF tbs coun-
ty, was attacked by a wild cat yester-
day while alone She bravery defended
herself with a club. but would nave been
seriously bitten had not two dogs come
to her aid.
4 colt which Charles Anderson was rid
ing, ran off near town yesterday An
derson was thrown and his foot catch
Ing In the chain he was using as n
stirrups. he was dragged a quarter of Il
mile before the runaway was stopped.
The man is badly bruised. but will re-
cover:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MR.. w. W. MOSES DEAD.
Was for Eight Years Superintendent of
the State PenitentiarY.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch TO Inc tliLes-)
CHATHAM. VA. May ia messen-
ger from Level Run, In the extreme
northeastern corner of the county. an
nounced the death Of Mr. w. w Moses,
near the above place, about $50 o'clock
this morning. For q long time Mr..
Moses had been a sufferer from scia1ca
and his life had been despaired OF BY
his friends for some time.
He was for eight years superintendent
of the State penitentiary, being sue
ceeded by Major Lynn. since which time
he has resided at his home in this county,
to which he cama quite a number OF
years ago.
Mr.. Moses was about sixty-five years
Old and is survived by his widow and
two sons. Messrs. G. NJ. and w. ". Moses.
Jr, and one daughter. Mrs. George L.
Smith, all of this county.
The interment will be in the family
cemetery near. Level Run Sunday after
noon.
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~ : Z
And 1t came to pass. while He blessed
them. He was parted from them and
carried UP into Heaven" The sentence
is left incomplete; the benediction is
broken off. While He blessed them it
is as the song OF an ascending lark, now
SO clear, SO sharp, SO sweet, now dying
away. and now-and now-and now
gone away into the light-away into
Heaven
None OF those assembled could ever
forget that day. With the wondrous
sight Of His blessing in their hearts, and
His gracious promise of support and
strength they returned to take up the
work He had entrusted to them; work
lag "a waiting till they. too. should be
called again into His visible presence in
Glory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
Camp Goes to Norfolk.

R. r. Lee Camp. No. /, Confederate
Veterans, will so to Norfolk on Thurs
day of this week in uniform and as a
Ecdy.
The camp will be accompanied by a
splendid band of music. 1t will assemble
at the Byrd-Street Union Depot, and Will
SO by the Norfolk and Western road. All
r embers who are going must be at the
II. rot nv 7:30 a. NJ, as the train will leave
on time at s o'clock; returning. will leave
Norfolk at s o'clock P. N.
Fare for the round trip Will be SIZE.
Lee Camp urges all of its members who
can do SO to take this trip.
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HOW TO GET BETTER TEACHERS

HOW TO GET BETTER TEACHERS
The Virginia School Journal says that
Miss Parrish is right ia saying that the
greatest need of our educational system
is better educated and better trained
teachers, but adds that when we come
to examine into the causes that have kept
As from having better equipped teach
ers in our schools we find tnct the fault
Us not so much with the teachers as with
the State. In explanation. the School
Journal goes on to say that 1t is rather
unreasonable TO expect that young men
and young women will spend years OF
toll and all their means III fitting lnem-
selves for an occupation which will pay
them on an average Of from SIC to So
a month for only six months in the yea,
and leave them without anything to do
for the rest Of the year
This is a question Of serious considera-
zion. We cannot expect to have the best
teachers when teaching is mere make
shift. The pay is SO small. generally
speaking. that young men and young wo-
men who are capable are unwilling to
adopt teaching az an occupation. because
they can find more profitable employ
ment in other work II we expect to
get the best teachers We must make the
position Of teacher in orr public schools
worth having. We cannot depend upon
martyrs.
We are glad to see the discussion of the
public school question take this turn. for
1t brings us back to the consideration OF
fundamental principles. Inc primary
purpose which The Times had in view
In beginning an agitation Of this oues-
ton was to stir the people up to the i'm
pertance of better system We said al
tho outset that we were DESTROYS of bring
ing this to the attention OF lnat class
of people in the State who do not pat
ronizc the public schools and to impress
upon them tho necessity in q government
like ours OF thorough training for the
young. These people many OF them at
least. a-e large Taxpayers. bu. we have
srason 70 believe that some Of them pay
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
Killed in a Crap Game.
(snccial Dispatch 90 The Times.

lSnccial Dispatch 20 The Tlmes)
SUFFOLK. VA, May 10.-A threat
made in a craps game among seven Isle
Of Wight county negroes has put David
Street in his grave and Sam Jordan is in
jail to answer q murder charge. Street
was losing. He declared if the dice went
against him once more he would throw
them away Jordan said he would kill
him il the threat was kept. When Street
lost and threw the dice away, Jordan
shot four times. The last bullet entered
the abdomen, lodged in the spinal col-
umn and caused Streets death,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
PUBLIC SENTlEENT.

The esteemed Richmond Times IS an
earnest advocate for proclamation Of the
new Constitution. and closes an inter-
esting editorial plea for that action, with
this broad assertion:
The people have made up their minds
that the Constitution shall be proclaimed
and whenever the people make up their
minds on any public question, they have
their way
That's all right; the people have right
to have their way, but how do you know
they have made UP their minds that the
Constitution shall be proclaimed? Do
YOU think that the nlaSS-meetingS held
here and there represent angling like
the sentiment Of the great body of the
people OH the subject? We do not be-
lieve it.-Salem Times-Register.
Our opinion is based on the numerous
expressions that have come from the peo-
pie of the State through mass-meetings,
through communications and through in
terviews. On the other hand. there has
been little or no protest from the other
side There have been no mass-meetings,
to our knowledge, to protest against the
action of meeting in favor of proclama-
ton, and our experience IS that where
old State are violently opposed to prop
osition or a movement they are not slow
to make the fact known. It is true that
in a few instances niass-meetings have
declared in favor of submission, but, ii
we are to judge by the general express
sions, we must conclude, and we do con-
clude. that the sentiment among the
whites is Overwhelmingly in favor of proc
lamation.
We also take into account the attitude
of Cle newspapers of the State. Our es-
teemed contemporary at Salem knows
very we'll that the opinion of the Vir-
ginia press is very fair expression of
the opinion of the people of the State,
and our contemporary also knows that
the great majority Of the papers which
have spoken out on this subject have
spoken in favor of proclamation. The
| RichmSnd Dispatch and the Petersburg
| Index-Appeal, although opposed to
proclamation, nevertheless ADMIT that the
white people generally throughout the
State are in favor OF that means Of put
ting the Constitution into effect.
AS the expression so far as heard from
| Is so generally in favor of proclamation
it is perfectly logical to conclude thai
| public sentiment is that way.
| We take occasion to say once more tina,
| The Times is not in favor Of proclaimine
| the Constitution, unless the white people
| Of Virginia are in favor Of it. It would
| be an outrageous thing for the conven'
! ton to proclaim this Constitution in de.
| fiance of the wishes of the great oody
polite OF Virginia, and The Times wculc
never uphold the convention in such g
course We have said all along thai
| it was question between each individual
| delegate and his constituent as to what
course he will pursue, and when ne con
| vention reassembles we believe that eact
and every delegate will be informed as
| to what his constituents desire him tt
| do and will act accordingly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
PERSONAL AND CRITICAL.

Mr.. Lucy, a working journalist OF Lon
don. who has reported the proceedings
of parliament for nearly thirty years, is
one Of the few of his profession who have
accumulated wealth. He has just given
5000 as the nucleus Of a fund FOR the
benefit of the families Of deceased news
paper workers, and $1,000 more Tor the
endowment Of a bed In the Westminster
Hospital to be occupied by members of
the guild.
The murder of Paul Leicester Ford had
one merciful feature, In that ..le murder
en- his brother Malcolm, killed himself.
A moro h!deous tragedy can scarcely be
recailed.-New York Sun.
Viscount De Alte, the new Portuguese
Minister to this country. comes from ]
distinguished family, which has for gene
rations been In the diplomatic service of
Portugal. He resigned as Charge DAT
flares in ST. Petersburg to accept his new
post. It will be REMEMBERED that his pred
ecessor, Niscount Thyrso, was suddenly
recalled last autumn because, through
an unfortunate set Of circumstances, he
announced to his Government the death
of President Mckinley two days before
the event occurred.
Tho bicycle face has been succeeded by
the ping-pong ankle. The new infirn1ity
is liable at any moment to develop into
a defornity.
Vigorous walking In the open air never
produces ethe. the bicycle face or the
ping-pong ankle and is worth more than
wheeling and ping-ponSns combined for
maintaining heplth.-ChicaGo Chronicle.
Archbishop Rfan, Of Philadelphia. re-
Gently visited ]. mining parish for the
Of confrma ton. He asked nervous 1t
tie girl what mhtrimony was, and the
child said 1t was q Estate of terrible tor
ment which those who enter 1t must I'M
derso to prepare them for brighter
world" no, no." said the locai priest,
that's the definition of purgatory."
Leave her alone" was the archbishop's
observation, his eye tWinkling the while.
what do you or know about it?'
Bishop Doane, Of Albany. N. Y, is very
proud of his dog Cluny, a massive ST Ber-
nard now 10 years old. Not only has the
prelate written poem dedicated to the
faithful creature. but he is never content
when out of doors unless accompanied
by Cluny. The bishop declares that he is
the best behaved member Of his race In
the world. HE discredite~ -.imself once
or twice in early life says the reverend
gentleman, "by indulging in a curious dis
like of some individual dogs Now, how
ever, he is peaceable, very Indifferent to
most people, very discriminating as to
his friends giving an almost undivided
affection to me and to my two older
granddaughters, who have ueen his true
lovers through all his life. In Albany
bows and men stop to speak to him in the
street, and In my summer home, In
Mount Desert Island, he is facetiously
called 1.-THE coadjutor bishop of North
East Harbor." The dog has pedigree
which shows that his ancestors were high
w esteemed members of the monks res
cue band on the Swiss Alps.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

their school tax somewhat grndgingly.
We have heard prominent men say that
1t was wrong In principle to tax one man
to educate another mans children.
The taxpayers of Virginia as whole
must take q broader view than that be-
fore we shall have such school system
Us we ought to have.
The public schools of the State are not
to be regarded as a charity and the pub
lie school tax is not to be regarded as
an aims. II so, we defeat our own ends
and make the children Of the public
schools pensioners upon the public boun-
ty, whereas tho great purpose Of the sys-
tenn is so to educate these children as
that they shall be In days to come self
reliant and Independent. Education
which falls to develop manhood and wo-
manhood IS a dismal failure.
Coming back to the proposition OF the
Virginia School Journal. we say that the
only way to get good teachers is to pay
them well, and in order to pay our teach
ers well we must have more money, and
in order to get more money for school
purposes we must arouse the tax-pay-
ers And SO this agitation has for Its
aim the quickening and development OF
public sentiment. First OF all. it was
necessary to point out the defects In our
puplic-schooI system, for we must always
recognize a defect before we begin to seek
q remedy.
Through the agency OF the Richmond
Education Association, public speakers
and the public press, the attention OF the
public has been brought to this ques-
ton and the people have been aroused
as we have rarely seen them aroused.
There IS a demand for better schools, and
soon there will be demand for a iarS-
er tax fund. It is Just here that the
Northern philanthropists propose to come
Virginia are not able. or at least they
do not consider themselves able at this
time, to pay enough money into the pub
lic-sohool fund to give good salaries to
good teachers and an eight-nlonths' term.
These Northern men understand the sit
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II. OelteT tua1 VIC
think they understand it--fcr they have
made a thorough investigation and they
say that whenever the people of this To-
cality and that will agree to increase
their local school tax they will supple
ment the fund and let all the money be
used by the Virginia authorizes. That
sort of aid is practicable and we may in
honor and without compromising our In
dependence accept 1t. They propose to
help us In our endeavors to pay bet
ter salaries and to improve our schools
generally They say that they thorough
" appreciate the noble efforts which we
are making in this direction, they appre-
ciate the great work which we are doing
for ourselves and they ask ll,e privilege
Of taking part in Lie work.
The discussion has gone on for months
and there has been much misunderstand-
ing, but we believe that the atmosphere
is clearing and that the people are get
ting a better knowledge of the entire
movement We are all working to the
same end and there should lie no sort Of
friction Where there is agreement as
to the end to be accomplished there
ought not to be any disagreement as to
non-essentials.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
DEATH FROM SMALLPOX.
There Have Been No New Gases al
Bristol for Week.
lsneclal Dispatch to The Times.

BRISTOL, TENN. May 10.-Joseph B.
Nuckolls, g. brother Of William Nuckolls,
of the Bristol News, died at Indian
Springs, fifteen miles west OF Bristol,
this morning OF case OF smelipoX.
which he contracted in Virginia coal
fields. Mr.. Nuckolls was forty-eiSht
years OF age.
The published limitations that there
are over q hundred cases OF smallpox
here are untrue. The only cases here
are ten, and all are confined to the small
pox hospital, q mile and a half from the
city.
No cases have developed since last
Monday, and there is no alarm here
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
FOOTBALL NEWPORT NEWS
The Athletics Defeat the All Profess
sional Rovers.
tspecfal Dispatch to The Ti1nes.l

7SpectaT UlsNHtCN % Iht IIhiss.I
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. May fo--The
Blackburn Rovers. Connie Mack's all
professional association football team.
were defeated here this afternoon by Tie
Newport News Athletic Association in
an exciting game by q score OF 2 to L
In two minutes after play was started.
at 8 o'cIocA. the visitors began spinning
between the Newport News goal posts,
taking the first score. After fifteen mir
utes OF vacillating play q well-d.rected
kick sent the sphere through the Rovers'
goal. tying the score
The second half was the prettter. A
dozen times goals were almost scored
and there were score of close plays
The winning score Was made by Newport
News about the middle OF the half. after
the Rovers had thrice gotten the bail
across the line without scoring.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MIR. Kent lakes Charge.

Mr.. Robert NJ. Kent, Jr., Of Roanoke,
who was recently elected cashier of the
Dime Savings Bank here, will take charge
to -morrow Although a, young man. Mr..
Kent has had wide experience In finan-
cial matters, and his connection with the
Richmond bank will rebound to the good
OF that institution.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
Verdict for Four Thousand.

tspecial Dispatch to The Times}
NORFOLK. VA, May 10.-The widow
OF Mr.. r. r Morris. who was killed last
June by Seweii's Point car, to-day re-
covered a verdict for 5000 against the
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal CoE.-
pany.
She sued for $1,000, The defendant
moved for new trial.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
JAMESTOWN PRESIDENT.
MIR. John Shelton Williams, it is Thought,
Would Accept
(special Dispatch to The Times,

'1''1' tSrtrl1f U1sr1cct1
NORFOLK VA. May 10--The Ports
mouth Star this afternoon editoriaiiy sus-
ctsts as a fit president for the James
t,wn Exposition President of the Sea-
board Air Line John Shelton Williams
The Norfolk Dispatch locally does the
same. and quotes an unnamed director
as saying that it is reported that Mr.
" iILams is willing to accept, adding that
Mr. Williams would have to come to Nor
folk and live five years in the event OF
his election
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.
The Councils Assemble in Large Num-
Der in Staunton.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dlsp1tch TO Ihe T1mes.1
STANTON, VA. May 1o.-Nearly
two hundred members OF the order Of
knights of Columbus, including num-
Der of members from Roanoke, Lyac1-
burg and Richmond councils arrived this
evening and will install q new council Of
Knights of Columbus here tomorrow
About five hundred are expe:Sed On
special trains from Washington, >,o.fnik.
Richmond and Lynchburg tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
MR.. II. C. STEWARDS LOSS.
His Fine Barn and Splendid Horses
Destroyed by Fire
Especial Dispatch to The Times.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
LEBANON, VA. May 10.-Hon. Henry
C. Stewart lost this afternoon by fire a
fine barn, two splendid horses, many
farming tools and machinery, vehicles.
much feed and q large amount of wool
Total loss about $1,000. all Of which is
covered by insurance.
The origin of the fire Is unknown.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
A correspondent of the New York SUI

Senator Tillman says: I'VE had to
suppress the negro vote to preserve the
civilization Of the South. I"
Query: If Tillman is ,air representa-
tive Of this civilization, was there any
necessity to preserve it?
But. as We remarked yesterday Mr..
Tillman is not representative Of South
crn civilization or Southern manners.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
FIRE AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
Depot Burned With Freight in it-E
ieved to Be incendiary.

Especial Dispatch to The Times)
NORFOLK, VA. May 10.-The freight
depot of the Norfolk and Southern Rail-
road at Virginia Beach burned at an
early hour this morning. IncendiariGm
is suspected. The depot was q frame
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
THE FIRES OE SPRING

The poet must have been in the midst
Of just such season as tina, which we
ara now aninying when he cried out about
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

Richmond is preparing to tackle the
clearwater proposition in dead earnest
Has Richmond forgotten that mud baths
are good for the complexion ?-Norfoli
Virginian Pilot.
Richmonds complexion doesn't need
any doctorng, thank you.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11
HOW'S THIS

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co. Props.
Toledo Ohio.
We. the undersigned, have known E. J.
Cheney for the last fifteen years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially able
to carry out any obligation made by their
firm WEST & TRUAX.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
WALDING, IlINNANs & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-11

structure and the loss by the burning OF
this is not heavy. The freight stored In
it was burned and the loss ali told IS
about s1.GGo