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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18
The State House Scandal.

For many months there have been
rumors Of a very persistent nat"'e
charging rotbnness and corruption
in the way the contract for repairing
and completing the State Capitol
was carried ont. So strong was the
suspicion of fraud and iobbery that
upon the assembling of the Legisla-
ture committee WI: appointed to
investigate the much-talkcd-of mat
ter and try to find out if there had
been any wrong doing; aud, if pos.
sible, to place the blame where it
Justly belongs.
After making i c!relui nsestig"
ton, with the assistance Of "a Gov
ernment architect from Washington.
the committee submitted lis report
last week; ana, to pat il mildly, its
findings have placed the building
commission IL Il most uncnylao!e
light. The committee showed that
the work Of completing tie Capitol
bad been done in Il careless and
slovenly MANNER. entirely out Of
keeping with the original plans OF
the unfinished structure. Two mas
sive futed columns that We're IN
cluded in the contract were left of
enthely, the excuse being given that
one IF them Was brokrTIn- transpor-
tation. This cost the State 5000
and .he building commission gel,-
erously excused the contractors with
a nominal charge Of $500. The iron
ceiling in the old building, which is
said 70 have cost the State $4,000,
was taken out and replaced by a
cheap stamped metal substitute,
costing not over 500. The roof of
the building came III for its share OF
criticism, and in fact the whole
structure was condemned b tth as IT.
the quality of the workmanship and
the material IL sed.
Under the TENS of the contract
the contractors were allowed to APP
propriate to themselves all of the
old material. and it Is charged that
the $4,000 ceiling was sold as old
Junk and converted into bridges to
span the streams crossing the high
wavs of Richland and other counties.
To make the matter worse than
ever the architects bond for $4,000
was returned 10 him by the commits
sion and his work pronounced salts
factory, when altogether it seems
that the $4,000 bond would scarce
ly cover the &ct.al loss that the
State has suffered.
Naturally the report Of the IN
vcsligatmg committee has created
quite Il sensation. Members OF the
bailIing commission have demanded
a hearing before the General As,
semh!y, claiming to be able to exon
...--;.l. les lem ne tie
In-=leia,v.r no: c,sA:.4 ".ti9n "iV
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18

Almost everyone seems to side with
Japan in the war between that coun-
try and Russia. The naturai sy,npa-
thy, we suppose, for the little man in
the fight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-02-18

This is the year $or national,
state and county elections, and every
voter should keep posted on current
events By reading his county paper.
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Notice

Al rers' ms holding claims against
rh" rSfate nf T.. II parrott, deceased are
h, rrh nG'iiied io pieSent the same.
duly l,e.ted. h, undersigned. and
al rrr.on- ind"brd 10 The. sa,d,estate
VII make Immediate paywent to
RI PARROTT.
i-3t. administrator.
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BETTER THAN GOLD.

"I was troubled for several years
with chronic ind igestion and nervous
Debility" writes F J Green, Of Ian
caster, N n. "No remedy helped me
until | began n>!rg Electric Bi ters,
whirh did me more good than ali the
uedic nes ever used. They have
also kept ny wife in excele"t health
for wears. She saws E;ec'ric Bit'erS
are just splrn id for female 'r"ubles:
that they are grand tonic and IN
viz ra'or for " Ak, rru down women.
No other medicine can tai its pIac
in our family" Try them. O"ly soc.
Satisfaction guaranteed by DIR W L
Wallace.
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY ls, 1904
9. ". WOLFE,
kingsSrae sc.

Car Nicholas little joke: tDown
on your knees, YOU japanese"
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Japan may have had good cause
to declare wa against Russia, but,
we think, had she waiteda little
longer the differences between the
t a.:iaos riral have h'"a .ipS
tei =: n.. p aG.
is cruel and barparous settiemert
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ing made for three, six and tw-iv"
noattts' cnatraCtS.
Sc.mr,acsttoas assst be accompanied
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communication OF personal naru:e
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tisenrnt.
Address AL Istrersan2 make All drafts
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Z. ". WOLFE,
Kingstras. sc.
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som men mis- axe SurireSS for
<inrdiEeS>.
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The loo l>h nrn ~ Ia =
DAYS Ium hv tod ,v> hra iarhr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10

inent attorney today. tAHere / have been
working over IL i'm the interests Of my
clients Tor six weeks and / cannot form
an estimate OF how il Will par out
speaking OF the trustees commits
sion. there IS the question of the basis
upon which II viii be calculated. VIII II
De a percentage of the whole estate. or
Of the unsecured portion OF il? In other
words, II creditor has a deed of trust
on piece Of real estate can he sell
that real estate through the trustee.
and recover the fun amount OF his
claim, assuming Of course that the value
or the real estate is equal TO the claim
without the payment Of a percentage
commission 10 the trustee2 or must he
come In with the unsecured creditors
and have a slice taken Off a claim which
was secured long before Waggamafi be-
came a bankrupt? Il is safe TO say
that attorneys representing secured
creditors VIII protest against(the claims
of their clients being cut In that man
ner.
Then. if the trustee gets a COM
mission on the unsecured claims only
how much will he make out of a.? VIII
he make enough 10 pay him for his time
and trouble? .l.-4
TT win not do TO elect a man who will
perform his duties In a merely per
funCtOTy manner. The settlement OF the
estate viii require a great deal OF hard
work n Justice is to be done the cred
itors, and where they will get a good
man who will take the job for the
money there is in sight I do not know.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
NO FEVERISHNESS
IN FLUCTUATIONS
Gould Southwestern issues
Show Renewed Strength.
BULLISH ON ROCK ISLAND
Fractional Reactions in Iron and Steel
Stocks Probably Due to Heavy
Realizing.
BULLISH ON ROCK ISLAND

NEW YORK, Nov. l0.-The stock mar
ket opened active but with only mod
crate display of strength. Missouri,
Kansas ana Texas issues were the
strongest with the common up 3 per cent
and preferred IA per cent Southern
Pacific sold7up p in all. Steel stocks
were = per cent better. Rock Island
showed a gain Of IS per cent Ontario
and Western gained p per cent but lost
IL all IN next few quotations. Sugar sold
down i per cent and Metropolitan Street
Railway was easier.
Extensive pEOut-taEing apparently was
continued On the first hour. IL was re-
Elected in extreme irregulaTity and num-
erOus recessiOns in prices of more or less
importance. Equally significant. TOO,
was the frequency of the changes.
Nothing, however, in the way of fever
lshEess OF nervousness could be ascribed
10 the fluctuations. There was good buy
ing on the decline and recoveries were
frequent and abrupt
The most novel feature was the re-
neWal OF strength in the Gould South
western issues. Bull aggressiVeuess was
also displayed In the Rock Island is
sues. Southern Pacific ruled relatively
stronger than Union Pacific, but both
stocks were firm
In the industTiaIs the Iron and Steel
stocks We're somewhat reactiOuary. The
lcCal traction group showed more
strength than on yesterday. The specu-
lation at the beginning Of the second
hour presented a little harder appear
ance, and some traders believed that
the selling pressure was about over
and We're Inclined 10 operate from a
renewed advance. Government bonds
unchanged; other bonds strong and ac-
tive.
The market yielded early 10 an enor-
nous volume OF prO1t-taking. but turn
ell strong on the constant absorption
which seemed to come from everywhere
IL Is difficult 10 pick out individual
large transactions
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Prices Receas on Ro11EZahmg, 4
But Haruen on Ready absorption
WASHINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Sales-Washington Street Railway and
Electric 4s-Sl, 000QS5, $1,O000 S5js
Washington Gas A 's''-S3O0d10g1a
Washington Gas BIS 3O0a106Ia
Washington Gas, Cert. Ind. 81, 0004
.1lSJ5.
Capital Tracuon-Sd132. 56l32, 10d132ia.
.1Gl32Ia. 6d1S2Ia. 20al34. 20d1S5, 20dl35. 10d
1855. Sdl35
Washington Street Railway and Elec-
trio. preferred-5OG7724. 50a7724, 10q57&,
1O0T& 504IISs.
Washington Street Railway and Flee
trio, COmmOn-50a23.
Union Trust and Security-3Ql0S5s.
Metropolitan-CitiZens National Bank
lG1I3I4.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
10039 5d39
Lanstou-le}Ul27s 1000127s, 100d127s.
Greene Copper-100d25la 100G25ia 1000
25ls. 20d25 2l425. 2ld25A. l00025la. 1000
025as. 50a25i4, 25d25A, 41d25A
After Washington Street Railway
and Electric, pTeferred-25d775 10QU5s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
THE FEDERAL CLUB"
GRANTED A CHARTER

BY a charter hled today with the Re
corder Of Deeds. a new organization
under the name of the F=J-.u Club
comes into existence.
meeting Of prospective directors and
members was held last night at !12
Street northwest. where headu.larters gi
the club have been established
OHcers We're elected as follows. Pres
ident Harry King; yiss president. NH.
IN StrasDerger; treasurer. NJ. Eis-man
ana secretary, A. }. Bry laWski Direc.
tors are Chris. Goldsmith. O. Reitz+u.
stein. 1. Hirsh. l. Goldenberg, 3. Ganss
a. Auerach, II. Kaufman, r. Harris.
and r. Franc
The object OF the new club IS 10 De
directed entirely toward social PURPOSES
Attractive quarters are 10 DE provided
and one or the features Will - "A week
Is dance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF STOCK MARKETS


There was but moderate trading on the
local exchange today.
Capital Traction was exceedingly
strong, showing a net gain OF ~ per
cent. Several odd lots had been sold al
l2 and 1921. when the price rose 10 l34
for "A quotation, and then 10 1S5. AT
which figure seVenty-eight shares were
sold. The trading showed good inside
buying.
Washington Street Railway preferred
was fractlOnally better than on the day
before, selling al ia and then easing of
10 3. over 20 shares were sold.
ropolitan- Citizens Bank rose TO
the asking price. ten shares selling at
ga
Greene Copper again became very
strong, making e net gain OF nearly two
points and then easing on y. Alto
gether 6ls shares We're solo, 800 OF them
In quotation lots.
Lanston sold at 1875 for three lots OF
100 shares each, a loss OF = as compared
with the best price paid yesterday.
Frederick c. Stevens. president Of the
Commercial National Bank, has re-
turned from New York, where he took
an active part in the campaign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
HEIRS FILE CAVEAT
TO THE FEENY WILL

Michael and Lawrence Feeny. her
brothers, and others. have fled caveat
to the will Of Nora Feeny, who died Oc-
tober Z. Il is alleged that the testatrix
made her viii Under stress Of undue in
fiuence.
II. Veitch are named as counsel for the
caveators.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
SHELL EXPLODES;
KILLS RUSSIANS

CHEFOO Nov. IA shell on Novem-
Der 6. demolished a land mine AT one 81
the Port Arthur forts.
Between COO and 700 Russians were
killed or wounded
junk which left PORT Arthur 10 st
Sunday. and which was captured By the
japanese. and taken 10 MlaOtaO Islands.
where she was searched ana subsequent
is released. has arrived here.
Bombardment Continues.
She reports that IKE bombardment OF
the fortress is proceeding, and gives
many details that are mainly repetigions
OF those already cabled. The Russian
Warshlps are seeking shelter IN the easy
ern harb0r. beneath Huanchiushan era
Golden hin, where they are safe except
from chance high angle hre.
The destruction or the town Is com
piete. Many women and other uou-C0m-
batants have been killed By shells Sew
eral groups OF people who Were market
ing were blown 10 pieces.
The recent Japanese successes. although
they Were gained by tremendous sacrI-
nces have given them "A position h.sur-
ing the capture Of the principal forts
and all the works north OF Tigers Tail
Sick and Dying Helpless.
LONDON. Nov. IA Telegraph" cor
respondent sends narrowing picture Of
the conditions wilhin Port arthur. Tie
says that vast numbers Of sick and dy-
ing sJidiers-malmeu, muJIlated. and in
capacitatrI Tor further srryic--are Iy-
Ing helpless in the inner forts. The
strailened circumstance Of the garrison
making IL Impossible % give them care
and attention.
The correspondent suggests that an
EFFORT De made 90 embark them on ueu-
tTal ships and transfer them under The
Red Cross 90 Cuef00 and Shanghai He
offers 20 take in steamer for This pur-
pose whenever the conditions allow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
CONCERNS INCORPORATED
UNDER DISTRICT LAWS

A certificate Of the Incorporation of
the Arcade Company was recorded to-
day. The capital stock is 10000. and
the incOrpOTatOrs Frank S fI0uings-
head. a. J. Belts. and j. Dan Black-
stone
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10

The buying Of Steel stocks BY houses
supposed 10 represent financial and 9th
eT interests OF sOEe Importance Contin-
utd yesterday on an undimtnisbed scale
transactions in the Steel shares. espe-
clGlly Lhose IN the common stock, have
become 50 large that they are no longer
70 De followed iutelligeutly. The rela-
tive character of the buyino ana saiIt1e
Is judged merely by the racJ that quota
lions continued steadily 10 advance. and
from this il is inferred that th1 buyiug
must on the whole. be stronger than
the selling. Nobody prrtruds 10 know
whence the stock is being supplied I'M
such quantity. The maniBulation at
times Is too apparent 10 be- ignored
Traders contribute largely TO The vol
ume or transactions. the character and
extent Of the bull party s operations
enabling them 70 swing enormous lines
II the stock with relative safety
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
ST0ESSEL PLEADS
FOR AN ARMlSTlCE
lcontlnued from - 20

SLAMS retook Tungkeekwan. but the Jap
anese recaptured Il al II O'Clock under
the personal command Of General Ichi-
nObe
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

lRepOrted by ". B. Hibbs & Co. 1913 +
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange.
Chicago Board OF Trade. and Washington
stock EXCHANGE
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NEW YORK.

IL IS said 10 be practically certain that
tLe directors OF Greene Copper al the
dividend meeting about December ], Will
declare bi-mOnthly dividend OF per
cent, or 80 cents a share, an increase Of
per cent This viii put the stock on
basis Of $40 q year or nearly 10 per
cent on present selling price.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. Nov 1O.-The following
prices We're quoted on the exchange to-
QaV.
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CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO. Nov. lO.-The following are
the quotations on todays exchange:
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REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
Is prepared 20 assume the MANAGEMENT Of
your real estate. Careful attention given to
all details
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10
WAGGAMAN ESTATE
OFFERS NO PLUM
Little Incentive to Become
Its Trustee.
COMMISSION MAY BE SMALL
Understood That Trust Companies Will
Not Consider the Question
Seriously.

That the trustee Of the Waggaman
estate viii be one man OF three. and not
a trust company, is now more than prob
able judging from a change Of attitude
on the part of the Washington Loan ana
Trust Company.
When che bankruptcy proceedings
We're filed, and the question Of a trus-
tee first began to be discussed, friends
of this company were eager in their
support of 1t as a candidate for the
trusteeship. and the way they urged
its election upon creditors Of Waggaman
and their attorneys led 20 the belief
that the officials of the Washington
Loan and trust Company would not be
averse to taking charge OF the settle
ment Of the bankrupt estate. Several
other trust companies announced
promptly that they would not consider
taking the job.
The long delay of this election. how
ever resulted ia a fuller discussion Of
the work Of the trustee. and now the
Washington Loan and TEgst Company
has decided that II would be better TO
leave the Waggaman estate severely
alone 1t may be stated on absolutely
reliable authority that IL this company
ffNA = bAAtlNA AA4t II uHLFFE44R - HOAAu DC
refused without hesitation
Trust Companies Out.
As none Of the other trust companies
in Washington has shown the slight
est desire 20 enter the race. cOnsidera-
ton OF them may be eliminated IN specu-
lations regarding Saturdays election.
There is sure 10 be adverse criticism Of
che trustee IN any event and no COM
pany of good standing would be will
ing 70 risk that for the amount Of money
that would accrue 10 II out Of an estate
the value OF which is so purely problem
atical.
There are even lawyers, IN fact, who
say emphatically and without qualidca-
ton that they would not handle Wag-
gamans affairs for love or money, at
least such money as is likely TO come
10 the trustee. and il may turn out that
the trusteeship will 90 begging among
men really qualified to handle the
work il viii entail
How do We know what this blessed
estate VIII amount tor asked a prom
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-10

Market opened unchanged % points
lower. Noon. steady.
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FINANCIAL.
FINANCIAL.
THE WASHINGTON LOAld
AND TRUST COMPANY
OFFICE. COR, sTH AND F sTs.

OFtIDF-. LUtt-- 5IH AND = SIS.
PAID-UP CAPITAL. ONE MILLION
Loans IN any amount made on ap-
-- proved real estate or collateral At rea-
- sOnEBlc rates
interest "a fFannefFa on
- balances subject 10 check
- This company acts as executor. ad-
- mlnlstrEtOrs trustee. agent treasurer,
- registrar. and ia al other hduciary ca
- pacities
. Boxes for rent IN burglar and FIRE proof
. vaults Tor safe deposit and storage Of
- valuable packages.
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NIsCELLANEOI

wash. Gas Co., ser. A. 6s........ 1913 .
wash. Gas Co., ser. b, 6s........ t08
Washington Gas cert............. tls4 lis
4. S. Elec. Light Deb. imp. g.. l02 o..
L. s. Elec Light Cert. Ind. 6s..- lOs o..
Ches. & Pot. Tel. Co. 5s.......... I05 100
Wash Market Co.. 1st 6s......... 40 -.
Potomac Elec. Power 6's..... IO8
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GOVERNMENT BONDS.
RAILROAD BONDS

Capital Traction r. r. 4s........ iO3 -..
Net. ST. r. X. ts................ III iiS
Net St r. r. 5s, Cert. indebt. 4 1919 90.
Net r. r. Cert Indebtedness B.. 100 IC7
Columbia R. r. 6s............... ll5 ll9
Columbia R. R. 6s............... 100 1868
City & Suburban 5s......s......s il4 90,
AnacOstia & Potomac 5s.......,.. 1881 --
Wsah. RY. L Elee. Co. 4s........ 50 So
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
The Lesser Events of Last Week.

The census bureau estimates the
population of the United States in
1908, as 79,9OO,389.
The battleship Virginia was
launched Wednesday at Newport
News, Va; Miss Gay Montague was
sponsor.
Representative Cowherd, of Mis-
souri,, was elected chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Commit
tee.
japanese supply steamers are land
ing their cargoes at various points
on the Corean shore of the Yalu
River.
John D. Rockefeller has given
100000 to the Johns Hopkins Hos
pital. The gift is to prevent the cur
tailment of the usefulness of the
hospital by the losses incurred
through the fire.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12

facts that must convince any rea-
sonable man of the im~possibility of
this, it seems to me that every wise
and patriotic citizen ought to be
willing to make some sacrifice of his
personal convenience for the great
est good to the greatest number, and
that in order to secure a better school
for his own children and for all
other children in the district, he
ought to be willing for his children
to walk a little farther.
In my next article, I shall discuss
what has been done in consolidating
small districts during the past two
years, how it has been done and how
it has worked.
J. Y. JOINER,
State Superintendent Public I~nstruc-
ton, Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12

Wilson Times: Prices of tobacco
are now dropping since the farmers
have finished sowing their plant
beds. We understand some of the
independents have been selling their
tobacco on the floor of the ware
house and it looks as if the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company is dropping
the prices to prevent this. There
could scarcely be any other reason.
as the farmers have not yet, pitched
their crop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
ONE OF THE MANY PLACES WHERE
CONSOLIDATION is NEEDED.

Inez, N. c., March 81, 1904.
Supt. J. Y. Joyner, Raleigh, N. @.
Dear Sir:-I have seen your arti-
Gle in The Progressive Farmer on
improvement of our public schools.
I had intended writing about our
schools, but did not have the accu-
rate figures. [ will state, we have
three white schools with not more
than forty scholars in average at
tendance for the three schools. One
good school is what we need.
Yours truly,
JONAS G.. WILLIAMS.
Nnez Fork Township, Warren Co.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-04-12
THE POTATO BEETLE.

Senator Simmons has introduced
a bill for a permanent commission to
investigate the executive depart
ments of the government.
Twenty corporations in Fall River
have entered into an agreement to
curtail production of cotton mills by
shutting down two days in a week.
The Ways and Means Committee
authorized a favorable report on the
bill to relieve growers of tobacco
from paying internal revenue tax on
leaf tobacco of their own growing.
The Conference for Education in
the South has issued a circular relat-
ing to its 7th annual meeting, which
will be held in the city of Birming-
ham, Ala, April 26th, 9th and 28th.
The Democratic Convention of
Kansas elected twenty uninstructed
delegates to the st. Louis Conven-
ton. The delegation, according to
personal preferences, will stand six
for Hearst and fourteen against him.
Representative Clayton, of Ala
bama has filed in the House, for the
Committee on the Judiciary, the
report of the committee on the Hep
burn-Dolliver bill to grant police
jurisdiction over liquor shipped from
one State to another in original
packages. The bill as originally
drawn has been amended so as to ex-
clude from the operation of the law
liquors intended for personal use of
the consignee and not for sale.
Quite a remarkable feature of the
hearing in the Supreme Court of the
United States during the trial of the
suffrage case against the State of
Virginia, was the presence of vast
crowds of negroes, men, women and
children, who filed the public seats
within the courtroom, to the last
available inch of space, while a long
line stood throughout the day hoping
to secure admittance. But two white
persons we're to be seen in the au-
dience which listened to the ardent
arguments of John S. Wise in behalf
of the colored race.