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IT-TOWN OFFICE. BROAD-BTR]
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THE SI IIKHIM. I> II PA.
Th- ; that
want nml ?Ji- in im
h In th?
of t!
woi k
dally appalling; in the pi Matan
m?!, mahtns all all
I for difficulty in getting
aloud to hum. This
Braal
with which side to the Cuban sti
w?* may aympathise Th of m--n.
rid children have Starved to
of food; thousand's more are Btaxving,
and th.- gauat latter
dally aug
rmnteil. What is true of Matanzas, Is, in
other
?
tiu- Spaniards.
(stance has b>
the Spanish authorities and this country,
. utterly Inadi
t-i n Day
y It becomes m nt that th?.
only hop? of etlcal
dearaaitlon of the x?opulation ot
the ii-land Is in t ration
of peace, thereby opening tta
for th?* starvin. OUBtry
riistriets to return to the cultivation 01
the soil anil " of rehabilitating*
As we I:
'unity
in which to tesl the programase of i
nomy. .That tl rilsiry
has been acting, and le continuing to
h in thlg matter, there Is
no reason to doubt. It is incumbent upon
the United s: m equal
faith. V\ w things in < :
with President McKinley, hut
with him in i. -;on in hil
?Bsstly
due to Spain and to our trii ndly r< :
with Bpain thai |
Basonsblf chao e to real):
d ?ffi
whlch
tanda lrr? .
It is triii
Studied cart fully the Caban
who have studied ||
ar.- entitled to
wi-ight. are Quoted as ?.
the oonvl lion thai sutoi g tn?
ta- re bavi , Btly
s?sii> lion with
the drift on tin- lahrnd which
would seem to testify | rictioa.
on tho Qthcr band, the t
ministry, the Spanish aui Cuba,
and prominent native Autenomlsl lead?
er? ?tIII DTOfesg impli.-lt i that
the new programme will vindicate Itself.
Th?>. too, havi a aide to the question.
They faith
that IS In them. This WO to lu?
diente ,i r. BSOnahlc ?ha:
Spain's reehslng bet sxpectatl
?Saw, then, la the r hu?
manity Involved t?? i- dealt with? it has
r that the International
mat
nltatlon h.?s bi
nearly every civlllx ? ? ounti
by Induolnj
it of al] International
through arbitr?t!.:?. It follows that it
Would al? ? com.- within its pr??vii,
I actually com
t it mlgh*
its ?flue? , settl. 111. !
i by international
that Is, brins about
of th? i ol the worl
..?ble with ?
t for th?
islan.l. The suggestion |s
i dlsVusslriK. but in th
must be bo
'tisMy 1u m1n?J. This coui
_,<? Into such a <
hews'hese ?tipuiat. (ilal
jielfher the iortnatl? i ,?,,
any act of it shall afford the
,e hereafter for any infria
the Monroe dootrina. On that i
lnu?.l be no in.
%1-PI.V THK ItKMKDV SOW.
Aithoagt lbs bin for the saJars^ment
of the cell room at th.* penitentiary.
which wg '';',p* wt"nt
lata the Boa fins ? -*- -"
01 an adverse report fr<ire>
. th. kjWSt branch to
which it V..IS Pefatied, we hope that It
will be taken up la the House and die?
| vu its merits.
\\. i.*it think thai if l! :
and the urgency and tie
the I as. ?I th calmly am!
dearly, the House will concur in the a>
tion t.f tin- Sonata. We <!?? n?*t fail to
iiae mat In pushlag r?treachment,
of the people, bul we are sattaSed that
do nut want such retr? n'li?
nn nt as would be Involved in a failure
to el ,;|W?
bnteni thai would perpetuate '?
Bpofl tin* good name of the
and, ;?t furthest, oaly stave off the
?evitable im- :i abort trme.
It ? inythlns human can
i,at the penitentiary mu
enlarged In tin bobs future. 4s we have
fieejuently gala, svsry day'g delay la
salty for ' ii room. This
is true f!"in th? Standpoint Of humanity.
all itlon, aad of good policy, it hi
proposed that the money f??r ti
: come out of th?- future proBts
of the penitentiary. As bearing mon the
I pi'i.l.l? m, nothing would
? v putting off meetlni tin
tWO or even four years. It Is, WS think,
demonstration that no
a substitute for the
bin that bes been mtrodueed la either
bousi will afford the relief ceiled for.
and which it seems to us clearly the
duty of the Legialsture to afford. Thi
method (if relief oontemplated In t)i? bill
is the result of careful study and thought
on the part of thus?- thoroughly acquaint
i ils entatfhg at the peni?
tentiary. That method presents the only
practical remedy for these evils, and
BOOBSr or later the r. nittly must be ap?
plied. Why not apply It now? Y.
lleve that the people would endorse that
OOOree as heartily as they Wfll endorse
the Keneral retrenchment policy of the
House.
m:i;ko si kfha?.e.
Th.- ChloagO Time---H.-ralil. in an artl
rli on the I.otilsi.ina Constitutional Cdh
i. says thai "ti'Tthern sllen?-? in
i ! > the vir ual deprivation of Buf
I -uth is the
salon that the sons of the ;
structionists mak?- to th.- sons of those
upon whom negro suffrage was fbl
Buffrsaje, ?t adds, was the btevita?
hit results of the war."
The WsatStagtOB POat takes issue
aquarely with its Chicago conternporary
un this latt?*r assertion. The enfr in
:iK-nt of the negro, the Poet do
. is not th.- teeyitable result <?f
the war. Iforeover
the fifteenth amendment was not
the situation Th?* soie pur
nf that amendment, continueg the
"? insure th*- Republican party
a ? ??ntinuanco of its huid on power, and
i,, n who led fheir party ,
i of that blunder knew that
the men who hail ji.
utterly incapable of an ?tell
<>r safe use of the ballot.
The Post says farther, that the men
blun?
der knew that it was a crime asjalnsl
s, and that the moat malignant
of the white people of the B
i, tve a'lvi.--. a bo gri al r bumllla
tlon, ? xa*-p. ration, and flPBBOtal affilOtlOB
for them than the BBhaSBS that pul I
under the domination of the ex-slaves,
l??i i | adventun
. the fpil '
BUI It ma] and that Is in
king of the malignant.-, who p
negro suffrage aa statesmen. Their
blunder was nol only criminal, but
nan, in its stupidity?
\ I'ul.lli lli-imnrr of BBSS StBBBJB
Hi.iis?* Kill N IB BSl IS BB-.
Iberia i)??- construetlOB of
lines within fl I N'lrtTltiii'
in pi inatloe <-f i
.?f way t ? ..-asure of
Importance to this Commonwealth.
The effect of the mil if it I
law ?iiirinn th- BBBBton "f the
t.!>. Will be. \?-e S?
Inform? i. th.- Imm?diat? construc
UoB I ' ant] "' 0!,
throughout thlg Coramonweelth, and
the bringing of additional
nue Into the State Tr. usury wlth
.i.m.ige to aaj other teilegjraph
lines ! con
In the diminu?
tion of its "ti of the com?
petition. The bin i
.i be the Committee on Proposltlona
and Ortevsncea of the House of Dele
?! meitlngs, when they
Ihitei '' ind against
the bill. Including argaiment of the BttOT
n.-y for the Western I'nlon Telegraph
Company In oqDOsltion to it, and unani?
mously i? pi.rteff it.
On account of the lateness of the ses?
sion and the Important*. of the bill to the
people and business Interests of this Com?
monwealth, it Is a matter Of Vital mo?
ment that It be taken up out of Its OfttSf,
and made a law WltbOUt del.iy.
The Kluht Mnn In ?lie- Mlulu Plrtrt?.
IN'' M? Torfe World.)
Fitzhugh nsul-*;. n? ral at Ha
bang Illuetrates the fundamental principle
of civll-servic?' rSfOna, whlih is to "tind
the right man for the place nntl
him ther?
O nei il t> l<; g Dermv-rat, n south *rn
if. and was g bard fighter on the south
ptace i?y a Democratic Pr?sident ??n
gr;iiintls Of lit:?. IS alone. ||. gjUlCkly
demonstrated a peculiar qualification!
r,ir it ; dim mil duties courage, IntelH
a i ool .' id b determined i atrlot?
Ism. manner, and an unvarying
discretion.
Wh bllcaa President ?^ame in
and found this doliCBtl and dttheull
Imtrabl) Blled by g man of i
site politics, be wisely requested B
r? in,um "
Oent ' I'.v. r\ li.i.ly is n.it ?'in .
but greatly I a ?tii the t
V.'l. fe was difficult work
t?> do, for which this mm lia*-- oeeuller
and hi*? poUtfca
bo1 sffi el tb.it BQisss, even In th?
mot? st tl.
[s Bol this the right principle? And i?
nol tii?- country's satisfaction with its
application In this ease th. beat possible
pi? g for II 'tr.'
-m
*?|i?-ii?*?'r'i? Mile.
c\. m \ i.rk i'
President s imui i B] I the South
railway, likes Mg mea with queer
nemes. H
W. A. Turk, a 800-poundi
manag, r is J. M. Culp. His east? rn
i- ag> nt in New York is Ales
s. Thweatt, The saaiatsnl t?> the prest
deal is sol. H.i.is. Hobba la auditor.
Haw o his assistant The auperintendent
of bridgea and building- |g Mr. [*um. The
purchasing ag> nt is Mr. M inetr.-t-. Mr.
W? Id i Btnraarnrpi r. if i
want??! a fob under Bam, who w<
about li'i pounds, gioss, i would apply un
der aa atransjd b aaipe as i could Bad, and
feel sur?- ?>! getting it.
Mow iini'ii Toombaf
(New York Pi
Mi.-s Biker, lawysr, dselarsd to Ike
Society for Political study: "v?ben '
ham UnCOln granted pardon tn ? very man
who had carried arms against the nation.
Mr. Davta wava the only one who rel
it. Ami h?- 'had not a? eepted il to
day he died." vVhers was Bob Tootnbe?
It was his boast that h<* was the only
ofBoi r In the ? srmy s <
turneo to tak?' the oatb of sB
the I'nit? m? nt. Hi
I to I-'nglan?! to avoid
return? d
mob Bted.
Itnn Tu?*U?*r niul i;nrll?*l?l.
(Columba I (O.) State Journal.)
When Randolph Tucker, of Virginia.
and James a. OsrfieM were In Com
the] w? re the aal friends,
in spit.- of the fSCt that they WS1
poa? 'i to ach other poiitl? ally.
Oarfleld died, Tucker was nanied sa cae
of the ? k eutoi i ol his tsi;it,. The
widow and children of the
lent have just contribu?
the fund for the erection of the Tucker
memorial si Wsshli r"?
versity. Anothsr Sowsr on the i
a !! ol pollti_
A Bert sanee.
F. bruary 2-i. 189S.
To the Editor Ol tCh!
people "n i"uit?m inn have
frequently annoyed of late by thi
fnim ih, . eatabliahmenta
situ?t?-?) Bear thS river. This add i
deetructtve to
this hint to the wise will nt.
v HENRI HARRISON.
( uli.iii Iiimlii?' lt?-ll?*f Knnil.
To the B liter ?if ths Dispatch:
-?. acknowledge the following con?
tributions:
Bpworth t>ague of st. Jam?-1? afeths*
dlst Episcopal church, ?ity. Jll.i??.
Mis. Joseph Augustine, $1.
JOHN M. HIOOIN8,
The Charlotte Observer says:
"The associated Press has manifested a
good deal of caution In handling the
??I that It has l.t t p COn?
iy on the lookout to prevent being
Imposed upon by yellOW journalism is
quite manifest it hasn't been caught
yet, but it had a close shav?- last night.
About !" o'clock it seal out a bulletin to
tins ? ff t it: 'it la re. it the tug
EL S. AtWOOd ran Into B small bOSi in the
opp? r be), which iia?i oa board i
mender tiuiaie, ol ths Ytaeaya sad party.
boat was cut In two, and It i
? thai sume of the party
drownc-d.' I*svter on, bowever, it sent tot
another bulletin to the effect thai :
no truth in th. ; all, and
another attempt al a yellow-journal
knocked In the head. The
reports, from thai
maik.ib!, tur accuracy and
m from sensational features, it
ml continues to be th? stuft."
Da, too
abev- it gives ii:? plea
torse a i i well
Ibed by our North Candina con
i -. mporary.
On the Slump.
Hi rlem Ufe.)
"In the ?lavs of the WhiRs T WBS a
Torv; in tho days <?f the Lib? ral? I am a
rvative. I have alwai been con?
sistent," saiil the pol?tica] candidate*,
"You bave, ?deed," said Ms rival. "But.
gentlemen." he a.hied. "I bsve been equal?
h consistent though I am noi Con*
servatorv." \n?i then he wondered why
iy smiled.
HeW A m iim< mi-nl AVantcil.
(Philadelphia North AaMrtean.)
"What's tii?- row'.'" .. BOOtfl
American revolutionist aa ths Bbouts ol
the multitude srere wafted up fresa the
"It means we're out of a Job." replied
tin- eternal opponent of the government;
"the people have tired of revolutions, ami
manding a new diversi?n."
nil. ! <?!.i; w M II m , .
itlon
Of A?
In an an
?a adding to the ?um ?,r the a?
Now
Is the time when you should taken
Spring Medicine to jiurify your hlood,
ItlorUnd?. of < ii linn Tor*?? Would
Sana *iai*.- Bpaateurala iiunur*.
k i?irk Bun.)
In ' ?veen the '
Hiates and Spain, the Island of
WOUtV nlsh rub- mii'-li
more easily thnn |g Ronernlly Imagined.
This <*?iuntry vmuiIiI not need to BSBd 8
army to thi hsi ind to flitht the
Spaniards In the H.-!<l. Neither would It
ird Behang nor attaok it
in any other way. Perhaps the war
w an
without the Amertcaas tiring s single
ith. r by f.iini m gaa. Though the -?
menti may at onlsh
ing. they are mersly tin* logics] conclu
si.ins to be derived Ige of
th" real state of affairs In the stru,
Island.
The Spaniards, with an army or 150,930
ni'U. of which not guiar
troops, ail that Ig left ?>r the SB.O0Q aol
dlers s? in from bpain since ISM and de?
cimated by battle and sickness, control
only the seaports and the strongly fortl
Bsd towns In th? Interior. The country
from east to west |s In the hands of the
insurgents. Th?- eastern part of the
island, inciudim*- Santiago Is Cuba an?i
to Principe, is bald by lbs Cuben
C&llXtO G I I K.'ibi, and
Lope Roclo Loynaz. Th<-r?> the Cubans
are gtroager than In any Other s?'?*tlon
of the Island. Th? y have In these two
provinces tt?CE men at loBSt, arrm-tl and
with plenty of ammunition. Thers they
bold the Spanish eolumn in constant
check) and the recenl defeatg of Oenersl
PaadO in Santiago ,! t'il t. al th
tranca ??f the ?'auto river, and of General
JimeneS Castellano-? al ba I'sp? ranza.
almost within sight of Puerto Pria? las
?iiy. show coiK lusivily What the BOWST
?if ths < tabeas is n thi sast.
Th.- central part of ths Islitid that is
to say. the protinO
controlled by Oenersl Maximo (losaos.
Tn.- Cuban Coniniender-ln-Chtef has at
iron thers under his orders,
with Generala Carrillo, ?tfontsegjado, ai
\1r17:. aad ?w/veraJ others as subordinate
commanders.
ml " ' 88 Insurgents in the
of Hal ansa i and Hah ibb. This
la where ths Cubans are wsakest, the
ih fortified towns balas Bearer te
' r, and the Spanish army I
numerous But, nev? they bave
strength .nough t?? keep up a very lively
Ils w.ii I.ire, raiding almost ?laily
the must important towns, ami making
?lashing BttaOkg OB the outskirts of Ha
clty itseir. The recent death ol
th- ir plucky leader I \ranguren,
ii ?s ; led their ard? i I
< drO Kodrigae'.,
Ral le? de ? ard? lias, and '
n. is Davales, Colaso, and ??!h>rs are cut
. of work
for ths Spanish and the guerrillas in
and Itatansaa provl
I'inar del Rio province, the western ex
tremlty, is a Cubaa atroagbold. Ths
Cubana tb? i In Santa
fiara, and bold the i?mg and Impregnable
chain of mountains extending through
tin- provine?'. They do bo) allow ths
tSpsntardg to g*5' OOt Of tie ir towns. Q
r.ils Delgado and lunas! ar?- tin- princi?
pal cui. ia i- "i* rs m that proi I
isi>a.\I* LAID W A8TJB.
The result or this situation Is that the
Spaniards cana l ?n the pro?
of ?in- country In any part of the hrtsnd
The country near the to laid
and the .s'aiint
ilk-? aii over <'ui? i.
Ths extermination of the posroahle m
liai.itants by banget Ig going OB rapidly.
All ': - ara too notortoaa to b?
d at tins time, 'i h,> reconcentrados,
or aon-com be tents, etarva and di?- iiy
utae th.* oooatry, ob
which they exclusively depend, ?? not
pcodudng food. The bnaargrntg k? .-:>
of cultivation ?>f thir owa, b
they raise Vegetables and store their tat?
tle, but tiny so not divide tinir pro?
visions with the non-combatants, not- do
they allow vegetables tu tu- rslssd or cat?
tle k'-pl by any on- but themselves, be
it |g their policy to pr?vint the
Spanish srmy from ootalnias a?y kino
of resources m the country.
The Spanish srmy, therefore, sxel
Iy depende upon thi provisions Imported
ii'iui abroad. Rice? i" ins, and tiour they
m spam, afeal for the Inl
tants of the seaports they obtain
M. aleo ami PlorldS. T n Span?
ander arms ssclustvsly depend upon
raei - loaded with | prom
. that enter th" <'liban porta,
Nol a potato comes lato the
Habana from the country. The milk is
i ail contti : Impoi ted from
the i
are from Florida. Ai still toon
Important, on ai com Itaaa
clal ii ibana, the Importing
: .?tits dO II"' Bl k ??I
provisions, n tin- Imports are stopped
; Iy Of f'Knl In Habana will
be exhausted by thi
,.) thS ?ity is li-ss than a week.
Suppose now that w?r l obc
The Cint.-ii Btstes, in th.!*
. lias only to blockade Um
o th? a bole Bpanlah
and that without landing a -
land. The Spaniards will
simply be omm lied to ranead
??I the la? k of food.
To pr? v. nt ' ' llty that
might mas Inland to
and gt t their
vegetables and other provisions, boobs?
thug might be done easily, oui-ki.v
Importsoce In i
Se. Card
for insiaiH'e, in th.- provtace of Hatan
,n ths BOTthSI
them. Cardenas was taken In ini'J by the
Insurgent Narciso Lopea aith a handful
i | Americans on i???ar?i a amall msrehaut
Sn,? . then n?> foi
i g a cannon-shot has been built
th? ri. Tl us < sa hold ? -srde
nas, and from thars oonununicate with
the insurgents In th?- country. In B shirt
time the wie?!?* cuban army may i?>* well
armed by them and secure some cannon
to attack the Inland towns, if ?rtthoui
BUCb munitions and with the ?mu.
risk and dlntcultiee thsy incur in re?
curing scanty supplies from the f?
nilbuatering expedltlona they sol only
hold tii' ir own agalBat Spain, but actual?
ly Imprison thS Spaniards In their
and cities, it la obvious that possessing
war appliances which will ptsee these, in
this respect, ob the gante footing as the
Spaniards themselves, they win exter?
minate ail th?* Spanish columns daring to
leave tinir fortified pieces and eventual?
ly invest them in the principal oltl
t iN'K DVXAMITIM-CX.
With a alante dyasi?ite-nua of small
and with tin- Ihres "r four thOU
etved by him from several
small ' \petii!i??ii> seat from ths Daited
GSI ia has tlrivcn th?
?r?is from the greater part of the
province Of Santiago ?1- Cuba.
It is a fact. Which even Spanish dlple
BrU] BOt ?lar. t.. ?I- ny. that ?i
I of liiimi" ring th Cubans in the
' United Slat? s in th. ir work Of sendln
sixty mil?-.? from Dry Tortuga?, wh'ch
would probably be tin* centre of OB?
naval operation?, Is It r.-.isonable to gup?
thnt the Spaniards eoubl r<
lib? r b- ?-y for??t
few ?lays the proud Spanish stronghold,
with Its ? tress and Its M
. with It? min?*?! bay ant) It.? famous
does, would be Bt "ur mercy, uno
not very much blood would be shed.
rHi:sii)i:\T wii.?ov? vikws.
The Bg rsaisansiaf fjsaisrat*7 i?ie?n
tluiul <?ur K??r?"l?n Pollry.
LBXINGTON, v.\ . ?Tsbrnary '?*? <Sp?
clal.) lu Ble pVsdaesday morning's ad?
dress to the DalVOf .?lent
Wilson, commenting on the disaster to
th?* Maine, gsid that foreign nffairs are
ander our government conducted by the
i five, and we hail never had l
to Mash for Its action la maintaining
our rights and our dignity. It was our
duty to await its Biqulry and report,
mean while aoeepting as Incredible any
theory which charged to b foralgfl
eminent an aet which woui?i be that of a
savage and a fool.
Among those who lost their lives rn
the Ill-fated Maine was NlOhohU T.
Smith, nf LynehburS, who was a half
brother to Mrs. William T. Moor.-, of
this place. Young Smith would have
19 years of age had he lived until the
next dey after the gasestsr. His body
was Identified and burled at H ibana Il'
had be?'ii an BBprsatlce for thi
QaWBRAL SHIPP IMPKOVINC.
The eondltton of Oeneral shipp. superin
teadant of the Virginia Military Instituts,
Is very much improved to-?lay, and there
are bow imp's of mi* t.itimate recovery.
Quite an Incident bappeaed the other
night Bl the Washington Literary So?
ciety celebration al the Washington an?l
Lee University, Borne of the boys at the
COnclUStOfl Of BtUdsnl PoWOH'B oration on
the "Liberty-Hall Volunteers," st nt to
th. presiding officer B telegram, which
read: "War baa been declared aith Spain
Waii-i.l. 198,000 non Ilk.* th?' Uberty-Hall
volunteers." (Signed) President McKinley.
It was read by the presiding ??Hi.
tin* aii'ii- BCS, and with one accord the
audience gave vent to applause which
shook the building.
The turps of cadets Of fh? Virginia
Military Institute |,., 1 an invi?
tation from th?* Committee of Arrange
in regard to th?- Unveiling Of th?
monoment at New Market in hon
the battle fought tb? re, t" perl
In thi in this battle
that the corps of cadets of this s
won immortal i ne.
Tin: niiiM)i..-si*\ (orvTV < oirt.
Kaufmann & Co.jMEYER SYCLE
The Gigantic Sale.
OUR ADVANCE 5H0WIN0
AND SALE OF
NEW SPRING
Tailor-Made Suits,
Separate Skirts,
Silk Waists, and
Silk Petticoats
for surpasses ?ill previous stforti
in assortment, siyli-s, and ?\i?*|?
tionally low priesa for such qunl
itii's. You'll riml now is a moat
opportune time to make a selec?
tion.
Good Muslin Underwear.
In all our storekeeping we never
saw greater values than we are
now offeriiig ?n Iridies' and (Jliil
dren's Undermuslins.
Indies' Drawers, made of good quality
muslin, with .! tap h?.*m and cluster of
fine tucks, for only
19 Cents.
failles' Excellent Quality Cambric I'm
brsUs Drawers, wlih tlepp suill?- and trim?
med with cluster of tuck?, ror only
Andrimcossin Vard-Wlde Bit
ton, 4 *?-4c. yard.
Any Coat In the i
IIS; Choi??-. '
?<-8llk Twl
Any Misses' Jgu B?t I ? wag fr?m ti ?
|1'>. n?)w %X IS
Hornan-Stripo Rastllsi I'
each.
the 50c. Corset?, \\
K*h.
Infants' <
Chotea of Children's K! !
New Belts,
New Ribbons.
Tailor-Made Suits. $:t.f)s
f naltt* Gaurtars, ?
TDK 2.V. 811.K BALI M IN PI
Silks suitable for \\
In all colors and patter;,.
75c. yard; choice, *t*V-. rani
25 Cents.
LaSlas* Knll-Slze. Hest Quality sfualin
baantlfully made, with daep
ruttli- of ? m broidery an/l cluster of tucks,
for only
33 Cents.
Led! a, made of best quality
egunbrlc-flnisbed maattn, rail Isasjth and
width, Mothi-r-i; \ |. front yoke
ma i?- ? f dust? r^ of Una tucks an?i Barn
berg insertion, ii.uk fofcs of box plaltlnK:
nach, nil front of yoke i
with HamburK embroidery, for only
MEYER SYCLE,
103 east Broad street,
Next Corner First.
Corner
psSaVStl
it.
F. Ilnrt It ?ilii.-il In MU (hvn Ile
luiif . eetes-Sas*.
WTOBMONT, va, ?Tebruarjr SL-H
ciai.)-?'(>u't convened at Salade t..
promptly at 10 o'doek. It rttok bet a
short time to s^t through with the bosl
' ?r ih. < 'omtiiuiiw. .tlth. B. V. -,
rtlmony in hla oa n bshalf,
-' i thai ba Btroek Ni-isim, not
in aelf-defence, bat to resent an Insult,
sad bad bo rendering say aerioua
injury. T. o. Jones finished his argui
for the c. ?m mon w? aith at S JO, win n tlie
court adjourned until to-morrow at 10
O'clock. It will take, all of another ?lav
t?) gel tbrougb with the srgumenl
both Bides. It will hai-illy ha i???ssli>le to
tak?* up either one of the live Other felony
ITS Saturtlay. it |B nmiur? ?I that
nimonvv aith agalnat
Mrs. i'.', a. stitr, for coaesahns a win.
Bill b*- settled <?ut ?if court, as Mrs. Stiffs
Bsrvoag c'UKlition will hardly admit >>t a
trial at this t?-rm.
\ot F'ven a llal-IMi?.
(Detroit Journal.)
"Will von attack a defenceless wo?
man?" she aaksd, haughtily.
"Pardon." muttered the Chicago foot
p.ol, and ?lr?-w ti.-iiK.
Tot h?* area aet devoid of cbJvslroos
Ami even by the street lights of his
native city h" ?-oultl mb that her bonnet
was fastened on with a ribbon tied ander
i hin.
48 Cents.
Btlfal i-'mpin* Gotvns, aaads of fine
quality muslin, with large collar, <?ig?*i
with pretty Hambuig embroidery, and
trimmed serosa front with wide embroi?
dery to match, for only
62 Cents.
Gowns ma?i?> of Sheer Muslin, elabo?
rately trimmed aith lacs InsertloB
lacs run.? b, mads
full and large, f??r only
75 Cents.
Indies' Fine Umbrella Skirts, goads "f
extra goitd quality muslin, with deep rutli.
Of ?awn. s?sed off with Bns Hamburg em?
broidery, for only
62 Cents.
Skirts of Fine Muslin, with rufflea of
Hamburg embroidery ami duster of tu?*k-<
above, for only
50 Cents.
Finest Quality Mu-lln Skirts, made new
Umbrella style, with ?i? ?*p. Bns lawn
ruffle, edged ?jff with Hamburg embrol
. for only
79 Cents.
The On,*.
fChlcago Dally News.)
Traveller: Don't you get tired i
ing so manv fool questions?
Tickt t Agent:
Traveller: Which one tires you most?
Tick? t Agent: That one.
Ilii'fr l|i,
(P. L. McCarty InBoston Traveller.)
What's tin* use ut looking glum.'
< 'beer up;
Brighter days will gursly com??,
Cheer up;
Tho' the storm-king holds full
Tho* the torrente pour to
Every cloud nill clear a?
r up.
No use shedding ??lie tears,
r up;
Don't give way to foolish f?
f up;
'Ain't no use ol feeling i?iu?
If the sun don't shine on you,
Subs and sighs will never do;
! Up.
If misfortune be your share;
Cheer up;
Time will lighten every i
up;
With the springtime's gentle rain
Buda the faireat flowera again,
I birds Bina B BWeeter strain;
r Up
?the Food Drink ?Is the greatest tonic for
nursing mothers. Nourishing ?\naplrlna -
oothlng. M ?t-Nutrine la prepanVd bj
the famoua Anheuaer-Buach Bri .
ia'ion. which fact gaaranteeg the
purity, excellence, and merits ?-i.??m.-.i
for it
neautiful Cambric Skirts. ma?l<* extra
full and lat.'st eat, with d< ?p ruffle of
the llne-t ?nialltv lawn, anil finished at
bottom with ruffle of iinest Hamburg em?
brotdsry, for only
$1.25
OCR rHILDRK.VS MISLI.V CXDER
UKAI? ARB MADi; IN THK VERY
BEST MANN'Ki: AND OF THK VERT
BEST MATERIAL,
?hiiiiren's Musiin Drawers, all gises.
from I t. 18 years, made with tucks and
daep hem, at
10 Cents and up.
A*'? ORDING TO STZSJ.
Draw.rs of Fit'?- Ifuslla, with frills of
embroidery ;'n'' taeki
15 Cents and up.
hildren's Fine Cambric Skirts, made In
the best manner and trimmed with hem j
and tucks, all si*.
We Have Just Completed Arrange^
BBBBSV
TO HANDtt IN THIS CITY
The Most Perfect
and Wonderful
nine
THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.
Tt ]?? PVi'lV ! '
the ^1<H? Typewriters, and is
- '."? and S
The ?general agoni for this
machine will W at our pUi i
bueixiess ?>n Friday, tii?- 'j.tii,
to fully sxtbetantiat? ire
claims.
m? i*^ believing re
earnestly in i to call and
(>?* lonviixod.
The Bell Book and Stationery C
728 East Main Street.
[feO-W.FA-iu
New Standard
of Prices
FOR
? Sterling Silver
i
!
s
Forks and Spoons. [
38 Cents.
Children*! Kim* Ifuslln Gowns, nicely
made, Siother-Hubbard ityle, with tmk
y?)k.'. and neck and with
? mbroiiJery, for only
A NKW STANDAR]
St?*rlliiK' Hilvt-r Korks
??un ?utic?'?l by the
Un?ier this n?-w ache?
HnK Stlvt?r F?irkr ai
. fi.\?-?l [il
In ,t?-(or?l.ti:i > with i ?
lHlon ??f the sIIvit bu
v.i i \ in* wt'h thi
vi.in.il design an.! w? i
volved in II
quantity of ittrllng u
i>ouKht at eatrsmel)
. while the almj
l.-ss on
lower price? than
known, we nf?- r .- ? h?
.)f pattern*? that will figure ONI."
48 Cents.
s C, Lumsden & Son, ?
Kaufmann &Co.,? 731 Main s,reet*
To encourage cash buying I
FOURTH AND BROAD.
Shoe Remnants.
OAKBMDATES I"K Ol ? '< ?
F? IR H Kill CONSTABL
QEORQE M D BLAKE,
SUBJECT To DEMOCRATIC
M \ l : 'i
R > OTE SOLII
tfe 20 .-...ittl)
rru
rI.o-d;iv ( Friday ? ?S cifanin^-up
?lay. SDd WS liavc gathered all tin*
little lots for quick selling.
75c- Choice.
t-TIp l-utton Shoes, size
LadJss1 I'laln (.'"ommon-Sense LSCS,
Take
4 New rorsra "Four Hun?
dred" win? paitfctpatsd In tha.
party m> nuishro"in n,. BBBSr ot tin- |
'.?! Houw t.? ?it lint! thegg froaa thi
' b ni- rs BusJjBJonlanr w.
BBBUlS think they niii,*l , BSSly,
provMsd thsy a igth enough this modkine a fuir trial und vou will
ils.
give you good appetite, sound f-lciii, rpadltl? ? th.ir brathran; if. I
. t !_ _*.?_?? "t prosecuting th? in in BO draatlc a man
Bteady nervi.s and perfect OlfSStkMa. ' ,,., me during tas adral i
That scrofulous taint, that skia tnm- Man of M ; *>->v
in? at enonaoua <-"sf to thla country,
ble, that liver dif?
ficulty, that bilious
tendency, that
tired fneittag, are
what will Sckle l'a ris So for sa
<?n whlfh to v? i.f Its wrath, -i??w
thai Sols : ,tr, at
from ltn fury? NOUS verr?n?.
The soil of Vlrtrinla. Indeed. I? not
adaptad to the growth of Monte Carlog.
> that
little mutter of enllKtln??
imiMt Bad hi?? timfl rlnht
reached upon by th?j neceaa.ty
th<> Aassricaa navy umi the police a
Junta and its ar?*n*s, the
lS hers had in .n unmolestsd ti??'
iblllty which bow confronts ua ?>f an
International war would not <?xlst. Thei'u.
bans, with no aaors than?b\bb9 bbsb i" tho
all cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Give Beld, and with all ths odds against th. m.
provad in till'-" It tlu-v aro
than g match for Spam. With g
;?i sntple gupply of
they can fr??e their Island without
: h? lp fr??ni
in ,? war bstwaaa Spain and the Unlt?fd
? . that tho v
?'ut-an army would l>.* ?>n tho Am* i
There la ao sonbt sltasr, thai
WOUld BJIfS th.-in all thS rlSsS, ? .?rtri.l?*. - ,
and csnnofl thsy Bsstt Thsy woald thon j
would only Bssd to Wocaads_ the Spun
Isrda by s.-a and let lassa
of ?old make
an attesapl with their aavy ts break that
)'l".'k.!?lf. Th.* asntSSl would then Tu?
as. Bui with their capital
realize its positive merit. It is not
what we say, but what the'people who
are cured say, which provt's that
Hood's
Sarsaparilla^s^
etna. 0. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
i-i*.*v-i?*. Diiio <,ur? ,'iVOr '* ea8y to
IlOOd S FlllS take,easy ^??PC-rate. 380.
Mi : Ina Heel,
IS, IS, l. -', in lace and button; regular
Children's Rack of 98c. ch??i' < -. but what
remalna ~. all warranted 11.60
10 l-l 1!. C, I?.
Boya' UM All-Solid Laced Bhoea, six?s
! :'. warrant?- 1.
r Bprlns-Heela. Tan. size l 1-2.
i paira ii??'i. si/... i:v
Mil I.? -iKins. the $t gra.I
EQr Sprtna-He?
v*?J?L. fi,, s-z.s i?
Whole Dongom Quarter, regular $1 Shoe,
59c.
$1.(9, $1.37, $1.69, $1.97
HACKS.
Tasse last'Bsmed
Of Fina Kho? making The VVhttt-htirst
trustse buy make? .
thlg aala,
COME TO-DAY. WE EXCHANGE THE.M
ANY TIME.
Money back if you want it.
Mill IM.V
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETIN
I nfwn,
A s. Buford, af. !'. Jordan. .). F. Riaon,
E. F. a ? i?'?*, and ??th. is. who. as of rec?
ord, hold one tenth or n?< ?api
tal htiitk of the Hound Mountain Mining
and Manufacturing Com.
meetlni <?' Bt?r?ckhold upany
i> hereby called t.? meet at the Cummer
lal Hank, in the city ^?f Danrllle, Va
: RIDAT, the -.'?th ?lay ?>f February,
it i?i o'clock A. M., for the purpoae
of rtlllnK vacanctea in th f i>t.
rectora, and for *uch other i?ueint??? us
may come befor inn.
J. W. (Aifl < iry
February 9. 1898. f.- 10-oo.!tl
(re 9 -U)
order? for printing sent to the DUpatch
Company will be given prompt attaatlon,
an?! the ityle of work and yrloea will
itihty miles from Kef WvxL a.id 1 lu auru lu cleaae vou.
AMLSEMK.\TS.
THERE WILL BE A 111:
ENTERTAINMENT TO-NIOHT al
? '?ran Hall for the benefit of t'uloi
tlon Mission. Some of the h.-st mu
talent In the ?':' tired, sad !
a. tro?.tf time Is
m, la cents, children, 10 ? i
_ SHt
\?M)4 I ITIOS ?TAB COI l< *, i :.
rOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN \
i ION II A l.l.
MONDAI NIQHT, FEBHCART 2STH,
BUSS Mil l-'HI'.M ii i hi n.
Kugene K:
I !"K' ?M HER
i ITHMSVI ** ?,
Rsasrv?
ruary 25th. at 1 i v-'u^t
vi \i?i >i\ <?r ?n ?n
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY : i ?1 AND 2STU.
THE GREA'I
nu: iMti*?i?M:n m /imja."
U RITTEN BY ANTHO?1 H
I'rii.-s, $i ; ??, .<!. 78. M and H cent?.
B we give Tradinji; Stamp* ?
? or 5 per cent, discount.
Ii ? ?
(ji ii
STREET-RA?LWAY TRANSFERS
>n and after Suu<l.i\
ruary -<>, ]^i'.,?^, :i pass?
will be entitled f<? o.NK ti
fer on pajmeoi
fare.
Tran--tt*r-?t<>Foiii?Vrntli 9tl
?Richmond, and t<> Hull
liant ii'-t? r, will be alio
only on pajmenl of <
fare.
Passengers desiring tr n
ticket? will notify condu
when fan* is j?ai?l.
RICHMOND RAILWAY 4 ELECTRIC CO.
Iseif-cn
I.KI II ltl>.
I l.l Tl HE,
"HOW TO OET MARRIED, AND Tl
HE HA I ?
at the Flrat Baptlci church FRIDAY,
Fehi i?
?i. U'FAUi?? Atiuuteion, .
(%fhU
TYPHOID FEVER
Th? i.'
tr?ted, prvtligr-toU ??,-r ?
t
LIQUID PEPTONE \
R^?l??ri*. n.
ict.. th? eircn
iti?<ti?.t?ir
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PAIJVTS.
LE'.'.
LEV?'IS S PI l*K U . IL.
and all material for palntliiy. Oaly t?te
beut Quality kept In stock. S
l.l ?IM ?S Ol-ftUllll N
nut am i <?ui
Addr?