davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03
william Mc6in1ey'S Gift.

There are two items in the lists that
viii attract attention rather because OF
the personality Of the donors tlau be
cause OF the magnitude Of The sums given.
One of these notes. the donation OF s.. 900
by William Mckinley 10 the city Of Can
ton. Ohio, toward new hotel The other
chronicles gifts by Senator Marcus A
Hanna Of $4,000 for dormitory for Ken
yon College. and $1,000 20 the salvation
Army
manipulation. is down for So 500. divided
among various New York city charities.
Charles NJ. SchWab. PRESIDENT of the
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-03

Mr. Pendleton King. chief Of the Blu
reau OF Indexes and Archives. was at one
time secretary OF the Legation az Con
stantinOplc. to which he was appointed
March Q, 1896. He served as charge DAT
fares ad interim al various times and
retired June T. 1890. he was given his
present office June ]. 1894.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
a. J. HONIkAVUt.
FINAL SESSION LEGISLATURE
Reading of Governors Message Only
D~oeat

Reading OF Governors message OhiY
Feature-Few Members Pres mt.
There was 10 feature of the closing
hours of the Legislature last night, save
the reading in the Senate Of Governor
Montague's veto message on the congress
sional reapportionment measure. There
were less than dozen Senator's present,
but the anticipation of the paper brought
q great many visitors. When Senator
Glass, Of the committee to notify the
Governor that the Senate was ready to
adjourn, returned and said His Excel
lency sent his congratulations and best
wishes to all the Senators. Senator Barks-
dale. who drew the apportionment bill
just vetoed, remarked in q low tone to
one OF his colleagues:
..That was a friendly greeting he sent
us just now"
There was small attendance Of mem
bers in both branches, and only one or
two local bills were passed.
Senate Session.
Lieutenant-Gover Willard called the
Senate to order at o'clock. There was
no prayer and Senator Anderson arose
to question OF personal privilege to
correct an error appearing In one of the
papers the other day in connection with
his speech on the reapportionment meas
ire What he had said was substantially
that he had heard no objection to the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
PUBLIC SPIRIT.

In an April Number Of the Worlds
Work is an interesting and instructive
article by j. Horace Mcfarland on ''Thc
Awakening of a City" In this article
Mr. Mcfarland undertakes to show how
the city OF Harrisburg. Pa. was aroused
by the energy of a small group Of public
spirited men to the Importance of public
Improvements. He pointed out that Har
risburg has a natural situation which is
unexcelled, but that it gained in popula-
ton only because some people were prac-
persons who were not SO compelled were
unwilling to put up with its dirty drink
ing water, its bad sewerage, its filthy
streets and its lack Of parks.
But in December, 1901, citizen wrote 4
'ctter to daily paper offering the first
hundred dollars raised toward fund Of
5000 to engage experienced engineers to
examine the city and report a, plan Of
Improvement. Ths money was raised
the engineers engaged. and by and by
9lans were presented. With the plans in
hand a movement was started to interest
Of a million dollars to carry out the plan.
To 90 this the debt of the city must be
increased in that sum, and it was pro-
posed to hold a public election to author
ize this to be done. The sixty subscrib-
ers to the original sum formed "The Har-
risburg League for Municipal Improve
n1ents' Others were invited to join and
ba
lc-spirited women in the city organized
an adjunct association and entered hear
thy into the work. A genuine campaign
Of education was begun. Meetings were
held from time 10 time and rousing
speeches were made. The cooperation OF
the newspapers of the city was secured.
and day in and day out the editors and
reporters kept the subject red-hot Pam
phlets were prepared and circulated and
the ladies saw to it that the literature
was left at every house. Even the preach
ers took a hand, and on the last Sunday
before the election each made reference
In his sermon to the matter and urged
that it was a duty of citizenship to vote
for the appropriation.
As a result of this campaign the ap-
preparation was voted for by, large ma
iority. Only seven. precincts out OF thir-
ty-seren in the city voted against the
appropriation. The election was held on
February 18th last past, and the work
Of Improvement will soon begin.
That is the sort OF public spirit that
tells. The people are the city, and the
people can do anything that they have
mind to do. If the public-spiritcd citi-
zens of Richmond would organize, as
did the philosophical citizens of Harris
burg, and work for pure water. II would
| not be long before there would be pure
| water in every house i'll Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
Proclaim Il.

And now for proclamatio
Broadly speaking, the people who favor
reform want It; the people who do not
favor reform do not want it. The last
chance to kill the instrument lies in its
useless submission to "tl1e people, or.
more correctly speaking, to the people
who control the people. Hence the old
time enemies of the whole convention
movement are now making their desper-
ate effort to knife it's work and if they
succeed in getting it back for "ratifica-
ton" they will have scored signal vic
tory.
It rests with the sensible men Of the
convention and with the good friends of
reform all over the State to see that this
iniquity is not perpetrated and that the
neople rest secure in the many excel!en-
cies which the new Constitution provides
for them.
Expense time and danger lie in sub
mission. Safety. economv5 and p~omrtness
lie in proclamation Talk for the latter;
work for the charlottesville Pro
gross
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
TWO BANKS WILL
BECONSOLIDATED
American National and Security
Will Get Together and
Become Stronger.

The American National and the Security
banks will almost certainly be COO
sclidated The effect will be to strengthen
both institutions. Negotiations have
been going on for sometime anu are now
nearing a successful conclusion. The Enal
settlement of the matter depends upon q
meeting OF the stockholders OF the first
named bank. the call for which meeting
1t Is understood has already been Issued
So far as the American Is concerned.
the matter is settled The officials OF the
bank have>agreed to the consolidation. as
have also three-fourths OF the stockhold-
ers, which under the national banking
law. admits the change It all depends
now upon the other side.
The negotiations between the two banks
have been conducted through two COM
rnittees. one from each side. The AIners-
can National was represented by Mr.. c.
T.. Wingo and Mr.. w c. Camp: the Sc
curly by Mr.. II. w. Rountree. Mr.. Jack
SON Guy, and Mr.. E. s. Gum. At one
time these gentlemen had practically
wound up the matter of the consultations.
but it was thought best by the Security
PEOPLE to wait until the stockholders
could set together and formally give their
consent.
The terms OF the consolidation have NOT
been made public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03

-
hearing on Senator Ellswortll's bill which
gives to veterans 4 certain privileges IN
regard to the public service. Cheese priv
ficgcs arc extraordinary and there has
been much speculation as to the motive
which induced the Senator from p ockport5
to father measure providing that VET
Grams shall be placed beyond the restrte-s
tons OF tho three-months probationary
period and that IL a post held by war
veteran or by q veteran volunteer fireman:
be abolished, a new position shall be AZ.
lotted to the man thus thrown out or
employment. More indefensible propo-3
sitions than these were not put forward
by any other lawmaker in any otner
piece of legislation considered at Albany
during the past three months. me Din
asks, practically. that Incompetence snaii
be protected and that the very principle
which impelled the Mayor of this city
10 apply for power to remedy abuses IN
the departments Indirectly under his con-
troll shall he denied by the action OF the
agencies which conferred that power upon
his administration. &
It would appear that there are men.
at the North who would saddle upon the
Government all soldiers who wore the
blue uniform in the war between the
States. These men seem to think that
because certain soldiers fought Tor the
Union that they are, therefore. entitled
for the rest Of their days to be supports
ed by the Government The idea of pat
riotism, the idea OF fighting for the love
OF country. seems to be foreign to all
such. The idea of pensions is paramount
They want to give a pecuniary reward
to all who fought
The pension system per Sc is oao
enough. as now operated, but it is worse
when these pension advocates wish to
saddle upon public service ex-soidiers who
are not competent to discharge the du-
ties of office. II such men must be ia
'Sen care of by the Government, let them
be put on the pension roll and consigned
"a life of idleness. That is certainly
better for the taxpayers than to put
them into public service and so make
wofold evil.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
POLITICS IN FULTON.
A Lively Epps-Huphes Debate at the

A Lively Epps-Huehes Debate at the
The weekly meeting of the Fulton Dem
ocratic Club last night was somewhat
warm. The excitement begun when Pres
dent Eacho introduced the last two
Sheriff. and Charles Liscomb, represent
ng John r. Hughes for the same office
Mr.. Epps stated that he wished to deny
several statements that had been made
about him in regard to the positions he
held as City Causer and manager of the
Tern Light Company. IT had been stated
ad err pad Gpf from mas fS 70 S
and that he paid a gentleman $50 month
while he was in the Legislature to look
after the work. This statement Mr.. Epps
nlained his position as local manager Of
the Kern Light Company. who have 44o
of their burners in the City Hall. He
or he SAFES or
who stated that Mr.. Epps' salary as local
manager paid about s12.5o a month. AS
Mr.. Epps sat down he was given consid-
Hughes. then addressed the meeting. He
stated he had made the statements that
Gauger stated that when he held the of
flee it paid at least $1,000 a year but sew
eral Of the large houses, Davenport &
Norris and others, have since gone out
much now. Mr. Epps made a short reply
Mayor TAYLOR was present and made
another of his famous and characteristic
speeches of about five minutes He was
warmly greeted and given as hearty ap-
nlause as was extended Mr.. Fpps. Sam
Stern. eX-NIayor of Jefferson Ward, made
= short speech.
There was a very enthusiastic meeting
at the Solid Shot. Democratic Club of
Jackson Ward last night. Mayor Taylor
was present. also Messrs. Stein. Teefey
and Griffin for Council. Mccarthy and
otto for Justice of the peace. Mr.. Mat
'hews spoke in behalf OF Mr.. J. c. Smith
for City Sergeant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Speaker Ryan Saying Goodbye to Mem
bers Leaving TOR Home.

Speaker John f. Ryan. who is one CT
the most popular presiding officers tina
House has had for years, and who II
the senior member in point or serVlcs
in that body, was saying goodbye to his
friends in the lobby at Murpny,s lase
night Mr.. Ryan Will leave for his homo
IN Loudoun to-day.
Most Of the members of the Legisla-
tlre and the assistant clerks OF potn
the House and Senate were preparing u
leave for their homes last night. only
Re wof the fromer We're left over so late
as last night. One Of them was Colonel
s. NJ Newhouse OF Cuipeper. He Will
leave to-day, accompanied by Judge y.
A. Grimsiey, of that county, who has
been here for a few days.
Senator Daniel, when seen yesterday
stated that there was no foundation foi
the published reports that he had en-.
deavored to persuade Governor Montague
TO veto the Congressional reapportion-
ment bill. He had never discussed this
matter with the Governor.
Upon the occasion of q conference with
the Governor during the last day or two.
the conversation had had to do with otheR
matters altogether.
It is currently reported that Col. Geo.
C. Cabell, Jr., of Danville. and Hon. John
N Sebrill Jr.. of Southampton. villa
shortly return to Norfolk and open a law
office there. under the firm name OF ca
bill & Sebrel.
Mr.. Sebrell was seen last night and de-
clined TO discuss the matter for publiGa-
ton.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
bill. save from those who did not desirs
to give up some OF their present eonstl-
Richmond. Va

tuentS.
Secretary Ritchie appeared at this po!nt
and presented a message from the GOV
ernor vetoing the congressional reappor-
tionment measure. During the readlna
Of the message by Colonel Button. tnere
was absolute stiffness on the floor. great
| many members of the House and Con-
stitutionaI Convention having come over
to hear the message read Ihe slieies
was broken in a moment, however. ana
Senators and members put their heads
close together and discussed the mat
ter in low tones.
A bill to authorize the Board of SUI
pervisors of Elizabeth City county to levy
and collect additional school taxes waa
passed.
A resolution was offered by Mr. CLASS
and adopted, calling for the appointments
OF a joint committee to notify inc uos-
ernor that the General Assembly was
now ready to adjourn sine die. The Chair
annointed Messrs. Glass, Bryant and Sala
a committee on the part OF the 9enate
TO notify the Governor in accordahco
with Mr.. Glass resolution.
The committee returned shorty ana
through Mr.. Glass reported thae tha
Governor sent his congratulations anu
hest wishes to the Senate and to eaca
~ ira members. and said he had no FUR
ther business to communicate On mo
ton OF Mr.. Glass the Senate adjourned
!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard making ina
announcement as follows:
! 1.-THE Senate now stands adjourned utf-
til the first Wednesday in December:
1908, unless sooner convened, as provided
| by law
House Proceedings.
About a, score of members were present
when Speaker Ryan called the House to
| order few minutes past s o'clock
A bill in relation to the levying OF IN
creased school taxes in Elizabeth CITY
county was taken up out OF its order Oh
motion Of Mr.. Cumming and passed
| Tho chair was vacated for ten mill
utes. When the House reconvened MI.
! Glass communicated from the Senate tbs
| Joint resolution passed by that body to
| the effect that a committee OF three on
| the part Of each house should walt on
| the Governor and inform him that TINS
General Assembly was ready to adjourn
| sine die.
| The resolution was adopted and Aessrs.
| Gardner, Lee and Sebrell were named as
| the committee from the House
This committee reported that 1t had
| waited on the Governor and that he had
no further messages to communicate
| The Speaker announced that there being
no further business the House stood ADJ
| journed sine die.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
JOY GO WITH Them.

1t was mentioned in our Geographic
columns the other day that the various
socialists organizations of the country
had come together in conference, with a
view to organizing a new party, to be
composed of all persons who believed In
Socialism in its various phases. We sup
pose that the idea is to take in the Popu-
lists also, and we hope that the move
inert will succeed. There are Socialists
and Socialists, but they differ only in de-
gree The Populist Is a halfway So
cialist. and his theories carried to their
: logical end will inevitably come to So
cialism.
We say that we hope the movers in this
matter will succeed in organizing all So
cialists into separate and distinct party.
An effort was made several years ago to
take some Of them, il not all, into the
Democratic organization. and tho result
was well-nigh disastrous to Democracy
The best thing that Democracy can do
b: to purge itself OF Socialism and Pop
u!sm and all other isnls OF that charac-
ter, for there is no room in the Demo-
{ Cfauc party ioT letHS democracy IS as
far removed from Socialism as the East
/ IS from the West and there can be no
aflliiation between these two. The socia-
lists and The Populists are more nearly
akin 10 Republicans than they are to
Democrats, and if they are to affiliate
with either OF the great national parties
itsehould be with the former. The hope
Of Democracy is to get as FAR away from
Socialism and Populism and Republi-
carism as possible and in antagonizing
the doctrines OF, each and ali. If the
republic IS to he saved 1t will be through,
B the great Democracy Of this country. and
1t IS, therefore. necessary for tho Dem
ocYats to keep itself untainted.
Nay all the Populists and Socialists
withdraw ard flock to themselves and
may SOY 30 with them.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03

We: do IN; find ourselves inclined to
shed over-many tears at the defeat OF
Senator Jones, f@ArkansIs. 1ntfee:l. We s
have never had for the Arkansas sta tes-
nan The robust admiration ente-tcircd
in some quarters. aud 5ths returns from
the Arkansas Ioemcera:.c primaries
rake 1t Plain that majority Of his
fellow Democrats in his home Stare
share that INABILITY orfolk virglni;,n-
Pilot.
.Et tn. Brute? Everybod kicks man
when he is going down.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
ALLIED PARTY
Convention of Reform Parties Effected
Temporary Organization.

temporary OFgdnIzdtIOn.
Uy Associated Prcss.)
LOUISVILLE, KY.,April 2.-The move
lnent for the formation OF an allied party,
comprising adherents of all parties OPP
posed to the Republicans and Democrats,
or, as the call for the meeting stated, "a
union Of the reform forces against plu-
tocracy,n took definite shape this after
snool. when a convention, attended by
about two hundred delegates, represent
ing eight States and as many different
parties was called to order in this city.
The work to-day was ola preliminary
nature, a temporary organization being
effected and committees appointed to
prepare for the permanent orsa nization.
,rhe convention adjourned at so o'clock
this afternoon to meet asain tomorrow
morning ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
John Rooser.

Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
WOODSTOCK. VA. April 2-NIr. John
Rooscr died at Edinburg this morning,
aged seventy-eight years. Mr.. Rooser was
an enterprising man and a gentleman of
high character, and is survived by three
sons and three daughters.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03

Sprisonment not exceeding six months q
by q fine not exceeding 500.
But there are no prize-aghts in thess
days Of law dod ging. They are all '.glov.
con ests y
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
THE LEGISLATURE ADJouRNs.

The General Assembly has finished I'D
its work and adjourned 1t will be dis
tingushed as the last Legislature to meet
under the old Constitution, granting, of
course, that the Constitution now being
framed goes into effect.
There was not much under the circum-
stances, for the Legislature to do. The
gressional reapportionment bill, which,
however, was vetoed by the Governor.
It failed to pass the good roads bill and
the bill to appropriate $4,000 for a State
exhibit at the ST. Louis Exposition. And
more's the pity.
But if the Legislature had done nothing
more than make an appropriation for
Sneedful improvements at the penitentiary
the session had not been in vain.
In connection with the announcement
that Charleston Is bidding. for the prize
fight between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries,
the Columbia State points out that:
Section sal OF the criminal statutes OF
South Carolina, adopted at the recent
session Of the Legislature, emhodies ar
act passed in 1893, and is as follows:
Section 251-it shall be unlawful FOR
any person or persons to engage in prize
fighting or to be second in a prize-tight
within the limits Of this State, and any
person Violating the provisions of this
section shall be punished by a fine moi
exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not cx-
ceeding three years, or both fine and inn
prisonn,ent, in the discretion Of the court
Any person or persons, either upon thei,
responsibility OF as officers or agents 9,
any club or ASSOCIATION. who shah aid OF
abet by offer OF purse or money OF
other valuable inducement. or by lett;ns
or giving the use of a house or grounds
or shall in any way whatsoever effec1
or cause a violation Of this section. shall
! be deemed guilty of a nlisde1neanor, ant
upon conviction shall be punished by I'm
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
Edward LESS.

Mr.. Edward LESS died Tuesday after
noon at his home, No. $40 North Seven
steenth Street. The funeral will take place
this afternoon at o'clock from the resi-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
Mrs. Lucy Jane Mattox.
fsnoci,l Dispatch 10 The Time

LURAY,vA., April Mrs. Mary Mode
slit died at her home near Leaksville this
evening, aged eighty. She was the widow
Of the late stage MODESTO once treasur-
er of Page county. and the mother of
Messrs.@ w. A., D. NJ. and S. H. MODESTO,
Mrs. a. NJ. Hte and Mrs. Davis Slower,
al this
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
2OBiTUARY.
Miss Lucy Quarles lohnso

Miss Lucy Quarlcs Johnson, daughter
CT Mrs. Mary Norvell Johnson and tho
late Thomas Tinsley Johnson, died Tues
dav evening at her hcme in Barton
Heights. The funeral Will take place
from the Mortuary Chapel at Hollywood
this afternoon at 4:3O o'clock.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03

~
Monday night at his home. on Chelsea
Hill. He was in the siXty-third year OF
his age. The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence.
Charles E. Herndon.
Mr.. Charles Z. Herndon, a son of Cap
tain j. &. Herndon, a conductor on the
Chesapeake and Ohio road, died Tuesday
night at the residence Of his father, No. A20
North Twenty-fifth Street after an ILL
ness Of three months.
The funeral will take place from the
Third Christian Church this afternoon at
$50 O'Clock.
II. j. Stone.
Mr. HI Stone died Tuesday evening al ::
o'clock, at the residence of his cousin,
Mr.. 3. McKinnon, No. $50 North Fourth
Street. He was twenty-eight years or
age, and had been in bad health for
some time.
Mr.. Stone was assistant book-keeper
for the Bureau of Credits He was a
member of Abour Ben Adhem Lodge,
Odd Fellows, and was one of the best
known young men in the city.
The funeral will take place at o'clock
tomorrow afternoonfrom the Grace-Street
Baptist Church. The interment will be
made in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs. NJ. E.Johnson.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs)
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. April 2.-E1rs.
NJ Z. Johnson. of Bay Shore, Long Is
land. died at the Chamberlin Hotel. Ola
Point at o'clock this morning of heart
disease The remains We're sent to Bay
Shore tonight She was thirty years old
and leaves q; husband and two little chill
dren. The family came to Old Point seye-
raj days ago for her health.
Mrs. Lucy Jane Mattox.
iSnecial Dispatch to The Times)
PETERSBURG, VA, April Mrs. Lucy
Jane NIattox, widow Of the late Allen p.
Mattox. died at haif-past eleven o'clock
last night at the residence of her son.
Mr. o. w. MattoH. on Halifax Street.
She had been in feeble health for several
months. Her funeral will take place. to-
morrow at II o'clock from the residence.
Mrs. Mary Modesto.
Especial Dispatch TO The Times)
LURAY,=VA., April Mrs. Mary Mode
slit died at her home near Leaksville this
evening, aged eighty. She was the widow
Of the late Stage Modesto, once treasur-
er of Page county. and the mother OF
Messrs. w. A, D. NJ and S. II. MODESTO,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

rAe Brooklyn Eagle says:
on SATURDAY Governor odeli care 2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
John Lent.

Mr.. John Lentz died at 1880 o'clock
Monday night at his home on Chelsea
Hill. He was in the sixty-thrd year OF
his age. The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon at clock from the residence.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
ADvANCiNGTHE CAUSE.

THURSDAY. APRIL 3. 1902.