The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-01
SENTIMENT
CHANGING.
eNorth Now Taking Saner
View Of Negro Question.
Office Can Say What He Pleases In IN
Official Report ard Not 8e Guilty
of,Ltbel-Joke on Mr.
55 O'Ferrail.
The Times Dlspa ten Bureau.
no. 1<17 q street, N. w,


Washington. p. G., April 30, 1903.
a gentlemen residing In washington
has received q letter from MIR. 9. j. Heut-
wolo. who Is II 5VirEinian. now In Now
York attending Columbia University, IN
which he says that he has boon very
much impressed with the change In the
sentiment OF tho North toward the South
ION the race question. He suys III the
course OF the letter: 81 fiy
II attended tho 4 Booker Washington
meeting ut which Cleveland made his "a.
nous speech thnt so ticklcd the South.
And believe It was as favorably received
by the Northern audience as 1t has been Z
throughout the South. I have been very
much impressed with the rapidity with
which these people at the North are
view CONCERNING the race question. l
think thnt all the saner class OF people
here arc with the South In her struggle
against negro domination 1t seems to me.
too, that this more liberal sentiment ID
largely n after OF recent growth. Such
q calm deliberate utternnce as Y hat OF
Cleveland at this meeting does more good
here than anything we have had In years.
Following on the heels OF Senator Hoar's
declaration that after nll tho attitude OF
the South toward the negro may be rn-
cial instinct instead OF a mere prejudice.
Cleveland's declaration to the same efrc>e
has set the thinking people with whom
have come In contact to modltntinH 4
upon the subject and ! ind q moro lib
oral view gainlng ground everywhere,
Mr.. HcatWole Is well known to his
friends az a close student OF tho race
que stion, and what he says is believed to
Indicate tho trend OF sentiment at the
North. &83555 i{ A IA 81 II a, ~ Is f
{ a great deal OF interest was felt here
over Tie suit In Justice Clabaugh's court.
In which Captain Charles 3. De Arnaud
sought to recover from Brigadicr. Gem 4
oral ?. a. Ainsworth 5000 for alleged
malicious libel The GU tcome OF tho suit
has decided that a government Official
has tho right to speak III OF q: person IN
an Official document, and that he Is not
guilty OF libel when he does. II is g.
point OF law which seems mover to have
boon passed upon. The circumstances
surrounding the case are these: denerai
Ainsworth chief OF me Bur r o. o. heer
ords and Pensions OF tho War Depart
ment. sent a report TO Congress last win
/ er. while tho friends OF the plaintiff were
trying to secure o medal OF nonor !or
Rim. which report, no alleges, libeled his
reputation as a soldier. Isl },i II
When the cause WINS heard tho court
simply took tho case out OF tho hands B
OF ths jury. stating that Hovernment
o0,cal, in tho discharge Of his official
mn otf,cial report. and not BIO liable for
libel. Attorney Lipscomb, for tho plain
TN. said to-day that the case would pc
carried to the court OF last resort .3g} 453
The plaintiff is represented by William
s. Elterich, A. A. Lipsoomb, OF Virginia,
and Colonel Irwin DUNCAN. an ex-member
OF Congress- from Ohio. District Attor-
| ney Morgan H. Beach and Assistant At 4
torney Atkins were counsel LOT tho Do
Tense.
! E5 speaking OF Colonel DUNCAN brings to
mind a story ne once told The Times
| Dispatch correspondent OF how when
colleague OF Colonel Charles T. O'Ferall,
he played practical Joke on the Vir-
gInian. Tho two men have remarkable
resemblance to one another ana were fre-
ouently mistaken each for tho other. even
/ By their fellow-Congressme One day
when O'Ferrnll had a campaign for re-
! election on hand, well-dresset negro
giving his homo as Fauquier county.
accosted Colonel DUNCAN in the corridors
OF tho Capitol. and. MISLEADING him for
Colonel O'Ferrnll, proceeded to toll him
| that for iifty dollars he could carry Fau-
| quier county. Colonel DUNCAN saw the
mistake and told tho negro to send his
card In later ana he would come out and
give him twenty-five dollars. After 9
| while a cnrd came in to O'FerraIl, who
was seated near DUNCAN. He went out.
When no came back he said to Dungans
your joke cost me Just twenty-five dol
i lars. couldn't make that negro be-
lieve that had not promised him the
4 twenty-five dollars. SO had to fork It
\ over" PIX b 53is
1 The following pensions have been grant
| ed to Virginians and North carolin!ans
and announced during the week ending
yesterday:
| SYirginia-Anderson Brown. City Point.
IS; John Smith. third, Mexican War.
Portsmouth, Sl2; Alniss Fisher, Mexican
War. Alexandria. sl2; William Birth
wright, Mexican War; Gunshill. 81; Will
lass Mexican War. Alexandria, $l2; Ma
tida Mathews, War with Spain. Glib
sons Station. sl2; Susan j. Shelter.
Churchville, $l2; James Halpln, Elizabeth
City. sl2; Lewis Homer. Mexican War.
Brughs Mills ST.; John p dlselm, n Nor-
pots. Mexican War, Sims. 3l2 Robert 9.
Newlee, Mexican War, sBlacksburg. $40;
Nelson Portlock, Great Bridge. IS; Miguel
Martinez. Iallzaboth City. $l2; George
Smith EllzaDssh Gtty sls; Auga MGme
Richard i, Black. Colllerstowni w a,
Wilbourne, Lexington; J. a. De Lageul,
i Alexandria; VIM, G. Mcclure, Glasgow;
Jeremiah ]. Tolbert, Manchester; w y.
Moore, Vienna; William Kendall, marla;
L y
Akers. Tyndall; John LAND Portsmouth,
ali veterans Of the Mexiaen War, 81
each; James Burner Mt. Williams. 80;
Lincoln Phnney. elizabeth ci5y wy
Patrick Riley. Elizabeth City, W; James
1 I, CROWLEY. Elizabeth City 80; Daniel
p. Baker, Clifton Forge. tl2; William Mur-
ray, soldiers Home elizabeth City. -;
| Robert e.. Crawford, Elizabeth, City. w.
North Carollna-Jnmes Hale. War with
Spain, Asheville. SO; George ", Barn
,hardt. Concord; j., A. B. Thomas, Mac
clesield; Newton J, Llllard, Cruston;! Jas.
r, billiard, Moss Neck; Andrew j. Chris
man Mt, Airy; Sanders NJ. Ingram, Star;
John A. Roberts, Reepsville; lchard a,
! Norment. Lumberton; John g. Davis,
/ Kernersville; Washington Hicks, Hills
i boro; W, F. Rea, Mathews; Aucl Rodg-s
i ers, Murphy; James Thomas, Sherwood;
/ Bent, Pritchett. Sonia; Christopher Love,
! Shelby; John g, Ileener, Ingallsi John
Sykes Goldsboro; Eph. Tucker, Boosts
Mills; George NJ. McRae. Norwood; Jno.
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