The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
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! Events Of the l,eek
. Under Drief Repiew.
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The poor negro is having a hard time
In the Northern and Western States, the
like of which he never knew In the
South. He is not only shut off from
work and deprived of the privilege Of
making living. but he Is lynched on
slight provocatlOn and driven from pill
lar to post because of the misdeeds OF
others. Something over "a week ago we
had the awful story from Bellville. llli-
Eos, where "a negro school teacher was
shot, hanged and burned because he shot
and seriously wounded white man, ana
then about two hundred Innocent negroes
who were living In the town were ordered
by the mob to pack up and leave. Ana
now comes another lynching story, this
time from Indianapolis. the capital OF
Indiana. negro employed In hotel
In that city was seen talking With
thirteen-year-old white girl. She turned
away from him. but he seemed to be
forcing his attentions upon her. The en-
poyes of q packing house watched the
couple and when the negro ran he was
pursued and shot down Up to date no
arrests have been made, and all OF that
was In Indiana
Governor Bailey. Of Kansas. Is nG
longer a bachelor. He promised the peo-
pie OF Kansas that IL they would elec.
him Governor he would furnish the new
and beautiful white house" at Topeka
with mistress, and he has kept his
word. He was married in Kansas City.
Mo-, last Tuesday evening to Mrs. Ida b.
Weede. and the happy couple repaired al
once to Topeka and went to keepins
house for tho State. Mrs. Baileys maiden
name was Albert and her first husband
| was conductor on the Rock Island
| Railroad, Mr.. Weede died about five
years ago. leaving his widow without
means and with two boys. She took
| them to Seneca, Kan, where she earned
| her livelihood in the millinery business.
There Governor Bailey met her. and the
| wedding in Kansas City ended a years
engagement. The Baileys returned 70
| Topeka yesterday to begin housekeeping
| In the Executive Mansion.
Rev Or, George c. Lorimer writes 70
one of the New York papers denying
| the report OF having been offered $4,000
| a year to return to fremont Temple, Bos-
| ton. saying that no money Inducements
have been offered. and that such paitfy
| consderatio tons have no place IN negotin.
tons relating to the kingdom of Christ
The good Doctor is very much mistaken.
I"Such paltry considerations" do have
| q very large place In negotiations OF tne
kind referred to. not In Dr. Lorimer's
| case, OF course, but In nine out OF Ten
! perhaps that come up.
Russell sages home for forty-two years
| at No. COS Fifth Avenue. New YORK c'ty,
| confectionery store and a hat shop, ana
Mrs. Sage wants to move. Uncle ftusseii
doesn't mind this invasion OF trade, nul
| he has taken an option on a house 1urthe.
| up the Avenue. and so proposes TO y,elo
| to Mrs. Sagos desire for a. chanse- Ing
march OF trade continues up r. th Avenue
and trade asks nothing OF proWnstono
! fronts. but that they move on
Mrs. Mary e. Rye. Of Paterson, n. j.,
can give Mr.. Carnegie some. lessons ~
| tho art of dying poor. Her gifts for the
| free public library at Paterson. "hich
were at first intended to be very moaest'
have grown UP to nearly quarter OK o.. q
million. She first gave an old mansion,
| and spent $4,000 in fixing II up Tor "
| hrary purposes; years afterwards she
| ga va nearly. as much more to pay Tor I.
vim bigger than the original house, ana
| a year ago, she gave $780, FOR the erec--s
| ton OF a new library She no" oileIs
10 buy back the temporary nome io Q,
| s65, 900, and she has, moreover auaeu
| $4,000 as a direct gift,
4 Professor Sidney p. York died at Vine
4 land n. j.. a few days ago. at the age
| OF seventy-four, An exchange. N TecoIu.
! ing his death. brings out some !lato.S
that NAV be more or less familiar TO
1 some Virgtnians. It says; Though
! man OF peace. the Professor had me sHT
nerienca of being a prisoner OF war. he
t,,ant - Virginia after his graduation
| from Union college, and there founded
,he valley Female Institute at VIM
| chester. which still survives as Fairfax
i College. But in the Civil War his PROP
| erty, was confiscated and he IMPRISONED I o.
He began teaching In V!neland ~ ien'.
and in 1878 WAS mace super,nte',u 9, !.
/ az schools. holding that place Tor soino
]? years He aftsrward was for six years
clerk In the War Department at wash
ington."
All former records In the immigration
| rnoyement were broken one day last Week
by the arrival Mt New York OF snip
which brought over 1854 steerage pas
i sengers, IT is very evident that the gloW-
in. stories OF the prosperity that is light
ing up this country are attracting tnu
attention of the poorer classes OF al
Europe. and they are coming IN searoh
Of II In droves greater than ever petore
known.
Il There are many men III e'S = :
40 tboueht themselves quite rich few
months or year ago that are today
feeling rather poor Ne, o. only, ssr that n hy
steal and mental strain IN the eftort 10
carr carry I loads Of stocks which they bought
At boom prices last year 1H,.s G"nsrsSsm "a
II Saen taken 10 n sanitarium on &c
count OF nervous prostraton resulting
from the financial squeeze to which &c ,I ms
specuations have recently subjected nm M.
MI. smith Is hut one OF many hundred'
who have been subjected TO slm'la,
Strain, and perhaps his Is but !, one o. en- Q,
many physical and mental breakdo ,d
However, the tide has turned, ana tner'
is hope for these ovarburdened specuia
tors and traders
!, THO nowers that be in Pennsylvania
have ceased the effort to muzzle tn
press, and are now giving attention to IN,
question Of child labor, steps are PEN, y
!, taken to abolish 1t in the state, ana u
that end the state factory Inspector