Richmond dispatch. [volume], May 26, 1898, Page 3, Image 3

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THE RICHMOND 1H-FATUH-THUKSUA?. MAY 26, 1898.
Raw Sore From Finger to Pal
Physicians and Medicines N(
Avait. Cured by Cuticura.
When my little b?>y was two years of ?
diy ?qv>t!? eomnicni-e.1 to appear on differ
perte ol IiisN-idy. last winter it seemed te1
-, ?nd I was obliged to keep
flr?t thre-e fingers ?lone up all the time, a
was? raw sore, boginniiii: t?> extend ?l??w n
air hand. We consulted th
different physician?, each a certain lengtt
tune, t.? iee a lieneflt of their medicine-*.
think now. afier using Cm? ira, that BO
ot the salve* that I used did uiore injury tl
A (rentIonian (who ?at next to me
g) asked me the matter with my bo
? off one of the cloth? and show
b.ia. fag t M ne he had been Inahospital
. ?here lor ?11 skia diseases thry 01
I immediately p
chased t i ti? ira >,\r, ?itkira (.ol
RA li?i'l.l fat, pgg as;
?hat I h.vl bf?n using, and bepan with the
*int hand, lwasafrai.lt!
lU break out again, but i
it is all e-iired.and I have not bad to han
. thtowloter. Mrs. DdAMOXD
- | t I". h? m Avr.l?exhfr
(uticura
iaQf perform mor?? great cure?
p. hnmlllmtn-nklai. *ral|?. a
n t!i*n all other Mood ?; ?li-khi ren
la all ihr worlil tl., ;
pure, ?o ?wert, ?o ?perd?
increasing skin humor? of inf?r
iaCtmooaa.greoMal of ?km cure
rra, ?ml l.i.'tiaor remplie?.
. Tr??T?ir?T lo? Fv??r HiMotirii
Wans bath? w|tfe( i
inlmf nt). purr.t <*t rm,
? load gmt4?rr* ?nd 'oi ?m cur? i.
?! dtt-arig, fomi DeceasaCsa
-i-p? . Hraton
'mr ' ' *' ' "** Baby Hum?-.?." m?. ( 1 fm
COOt I Hit OR! N ??row \e rv ?low
*^ketp thw in hath', artfrttful; f,
irriixinnc? do*"i lu't d*^fm****** I '
fU?U>> 111g V'-IuytheyhivaanviWis?,
l r*a .. . |d*yn?tv?tr priMMr. a
rhl liirPTl / or f*?','e s,om*?^ or howtl trou
1/ukfSthermaw-iyr
Scott's Emulsion 0f o
1 - er ?.)il wiih Hyjx.phoiphltc-s
** h give? sol
traeg tvr.es, hea'i!.y nerve?.
g
lili PMEdlOBRT INVITED.
Careieet T>ier Aoata iiim to toi
lo I? le ' Il 111 o n d.
?y wrole
aing to him
Klchmoml M
?a-; .,>, May Mth.
The ? s the ProaMeat
- i troooe that are he
god will b. in hue. Mr.
ssi need Oov-amor Tyl
- nt t.. Rlchowod whJ
oere here.
? invited to r
ur Coaatrj
. f..ii. g?
t the
- to de'iiver address.
upon vart.mo public occasions )
. la apoa the Governor of late, si
. .t |e Bate to soy o< er
time would be d? \
Invitations which he wished i
its whi?
I to cone? I, ;
Mods BPOB him durir
.ring Virgin,
.** \\ ar.
': A. A s 1 ei
. ol Fleherk
: having time to give t
of th? ' ,
ko I'ettit, e.f Pluvai
gislotloi
hlgB. Mr. I'ettit wats Ol th
flay.
Ill \ I IN \M> lle.Hlil II.
? .i I i lorn in ? ..mili 'Ireaiurrr l'onn
in i? ti I lu'einxcloii.? Con.) itloii.
MADBBA, ?Al., May iV-Counly-Tr? at
surer Kroha fa rit.ly facaten b
outit;
: of its contents by re. Th
t . tin unconsclou
a be? o !? at
ha billy" or sand
a it was not fatally wounded.
; marb'.?- Boor Ol the e.??e-e is tnaiiki
a trail of bio..?! from the vault t'
tog WOUlded
" dragged I D lits haodl
? nii'ty. Ahoot i*y- to
:. ,1 pi
that the .?it?
... and as M.
?.jund on the re-air porch, it Is con
r o? d by tha'
\ : ken ..- was dli ovored h
m tl.?
a..,- drills we-re fount;
ad one Of '
' . break the gla
In a -a.kiua? moment, Treasurer
,.. ! ' 11 ' yon get Yt])'."'
would indicate that two or .
wer? Implicated. The men
i riding the bill - the
red was probably only a few but
"M i:ih:h \ 11. n.ii;in\ iikad.
1- B. < bniiilierM POS?OS Awny In
Huill?n?.- e.
: .. . MD.. May M-QJp
1 Ot big lead
H'dlins BUI this morning
l ling? ling IB? O Ol ?right's
; ' irtag ! . .? d in
-.?nia infant!y and the
.i- : md Cavolry. After the sur
In i b .
. m ... d to this
a? a, con
! a | the ] aoiieer
Herta rt Camp
, mber of
Army aad
aiad j?:*.?- OB. A widow
a ,-aa Be ill
i merest in tilings |
was a
R hmoad and other
various reunions.
'- I It. -lele-ii? of Merry? ill?* Ilend.
. .'.:
ed at his home
..-"-, !! r. -
v. on hU I
\. -.- :. Ki? otly Impoli
I gge he oaf?
-1 was botti in
i family being
*,'. \ nty. In 1876
to this < ;
Morgan
ed at the time of hb
who
Hi
of 1'lli' '
; Mrs.
i nd 1
aad Risobeth I'arshall,
i iitK-? iiii:i- 1VH it I I?
*r'Ia H>nn ..i Norfolk. Tlirunn
I I....I ill? IIUKU).
' K VA., Ma;. ? "i.'il.l
Pondlng to a ml.liiiglit alarm
Ryoi
.sah *erlOUi-a '. HI?
-ion with th? cheml
: ? \?,ga Ma??.wn out urxji*.
ked op he was
a?nd waa In
Hospital. The
es .aim ?mined.
^tts'lc Btartt. ?cka to the Iron?.
EULOGIES OF GEORC
Mil Bt**3?M) KOXORft IhtCMORV
THE ?.hm \r mismiskippia*.
THE W?RJEYEKUE BI1
Senator Daniel Ohjerl. <o | ?,
Maate lo Adopting the Mraaai
i)? ?.i... mu, Provisions In the 1
To Stay.
WASHINGTON, May 25,-After
passage of tho bill granting certain p
lie lands to the Territory of New Mex
i he House elevoted to-day'? session
eulogle? upon the late Senate a
of Mississippi.
Those who addressed the House w
Meeere. Catching? of Mississippi, Kay
x V??rk. Allen ot Mi3?l?slppl, Dock?
of Missouri, William? of Loul?ianai, l
Armond of Missouri, Fox of Mlsslssl*
Sralling? of Alabama, Love of Misslssl**
and Henry of Mississippi.
Tho usual resolutions were adopt
and at 3:58 o'clock P. M. the House i
journtd.
WAR RMVUIUI HILL.
Late tills afternoon Mr. Allison,
lOWO, In charge of the war revenue 1
In the Se:ia*.\ < ti.l? .,v.ir. d :?i .-? < .
:.i that the final vote
the measure be taken on Sai! urda y ne
adjoanuaeat, Mr. Tallar, of Co
rodo, idjcctcd. and Mr. Daniel, of V
glnla, In reiterating Mr. Teller's obje
t.e.ii, sounded the first note o? del
: the iiu.i.-ure? that haa been heu
' ?i. bale upon it betas. Bb <
e!.iieel tl.ait there Was no emergency whl
1 the lmineellate passage o? t
bill, anil frankly announced that If ce
tain pi?.visions (?f the bill, put Into It
its on the Finance Comm
t< " ? ; to by tl.?
be would off? r some amendments to t
measurs that would piobably precipita
te.
WAi: KAY S<X)N L'XD.
tri.ngly Intimated, loo, that if t
war should no be prolonged It might n
te necessary u, provide so much revena
;.s the pending bill would raise, and he 1
te. await development
that in all likelihood wero close *j? lian
before passing upon a bill thait meant a
much to the- -?.-..pie as this one.
The gene ral feotaroo e.f the pending b
were el? !>ute?l to-day by Mr. Stewart a;
Mr. Allen and Mr. Cuff try.
lie fore the revenue bill was taken i
this morning tho pension delirlency a:
?.- ' -?rlatlon hill was passed. It carrl?
nearly 19,000,000.
At 7, o'e-loe k the Senate went Into cxeci
Uve eeaaloa, aad thea adjourned.
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Ainu i IIPOBHI.
?.? lu-rai >lllea laaaea n Genera
Order on I iii-iii_-..
hlnglon Evening Star, 25th.)
,1 Miles has issued a genera
reseriblng field uniforms for th?
army, as follows:
"Tho color of the facings of tho uni
form of the s? ratal arms of the .-.tvice
will bo as follows:
'?; n? ral officers and officers of the gen
eral staff, ?nrps. and departments, dar!
sky-blue (color of the troupers of tho ofll
cers of the line).
"Infantry, light sky-blue (color of the
tr-users of tho enlisted men).
"Artillery, scarlet.
"Baglaeer troops, scarlet piped witl:
white.
' Pool quartermaster's serge-ant, white,
piped wiih huff.
"Ordaaaee troops, crimson, piped with
white.
"Pool e-ommlsftiry sergeant, white pipe?!
with cadet-gray.
S? rgeoat signal c.irps, black, piped
with White.
"Hospital corps. cm?*ral?l green."
The Secretary of War has decided that
the preocrlbed collar ?levlce arrangement
sliaill be t?a? i -ne- oa the recently adopted
with the fallen collai rs that de
ecrlbed for the blouse with the standing
. aad thtit it shall be the same for
ra ??r soldi? rs of the volunteer army
..Hi. en '?f the regular army, except
" of the volunteer? the
letter V shall be added to the "U. S."
DUTCH AOHl.KM \*\ KNLISTS.
Count Van Wiildek Dear? Spnln nn
\ lie-lent (.rtjllge.
CLEVELAND, O., May 2.1.-A soldier
by birth, who. though young In years,
ileeody foaght uoder two hags, and
who belongs to the nobility of his native
load, has enlisted here as a private in the
infantry of the regular United ttatag
i.-iny.
The new recruit is Eugene A. Van W il
who is o Dutchman by birth and
who bears the title of Count in tho no
blllty of Holland. Vount Van Woldeh,
who is only 25 years e.f age-, belongs to a
distinguished military family and has
in the military service ?-ver since
his 12th year, wh?'n he was sent to a
ry tiainlng scheiol. Ha served as
int-major in the Dutch army and
then weal to Qonaaay aad entered
the military service with the? rank of
nr t lleuteooot. His e'ommission expired
April 14th, ami he at OOO0 set sail for
America to sollet his fortunes under the
anil Stripes.
"Spain has done more wrong to my
country than !o the United States," ?aid
Count San Waldek. "and I want to
evenga rny gaoostOM for the thirty years'
war carried on against Hum by the spun
lard ."
TO RKTAKK THE SAKASAC.
\il m It-ill Dewey Senda the Mnltlmore
and Callao to Hollo.
NEW YOKK, May S5.-A special dls
poteb from Hongkong says that Admiral
Dewey, at Manila, has sent the
. r Baltimore and the little gunboat
Callao, recently captured from the Span
to Hollo to retake the American
bark Suraiiuc.
s se-lze d by the Spaniard?
on April 2H!i, at lloilo, where she had
lust unloaded a cargo of 3,000 tons of
coal, which was also seized by the Bpati
iu.rdtr.
Peraonnl? and Hrlef?.
Mr John t?. Illggt-r. of Purcell. Eadd
& C... is quite sick at his father's coun
try ptSCO, mar Atihland.
MISS Bttth D. Horsley, of "Kock Cliff,"
? , ounty, is the guest of Miss Lucie
at 1109 east Clay street.
Dr. C. P. Hurka and wife, of Glasgow,
Bockbridge county, are in the city. Their
?on IS g gaember bf one of the lloanoke
compaid? s.
N, Hie BOROtFa condition was not
?o favorable yesterday, she ha?
ill for more than two week?, and has
loas glaoe stricken.
ft number of Iti-hrnond ladles and gen
tlemen have r.cived invitation? tt> a
hop to be glva" by th? Hot.-i CtnMhor
In did Point. Saturday night, the ?Stl?.
Master Stephen Putney who has beeo
very HI. IS no?' M0l better and Dr.
lid ward MoOolro, the attending physi
cian, think? hi? patient I? out of danger.
Mr?. Doul? C. (HSOOlbrOCht and her lit
tie daughter. Lootao, left at nooni yo?gr
?ad northern loor. They
w il r. turn to Philadelphia to spend swine
Sao with ft lends and relatives, whom
?* ?Leibmht ha? not saea tare-mo
teen year?. Tb?y will not return to
Richmond until the falb
Elastic Starch has ao equal.
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ble that any hu
man being ?houle
wilfullv rmbraci
death. Yet thou
sands of womrt
i i -* ?Md-*i,T court ?b<
aL MV?V_F__ VV\y/_| rr, ,, *?? ?*?'<
?-. ?i)\u'_B PHBUX ? monster. Some
,do ao throngh ig
norance and otben
?-. " ?. through wilful
?fl ?.? J r.*7??nfa who n?*1??? to look
after the health of the organ? most e??ential
to her womanhood ignorantly or wilful]y
court? death, and death in a ?low and ago
nuing form Ills of thin description render
a woman? life a daily burden, and approach
ing motherhood a menace of the grave
An infallible cure for All weakness and dls
ca?e of the ?lelicate organs that make wife
hood ?nd motherhood possible is found in
Dr. Pierce'? Favorite Prescription. It act?
directly and only on the? organ?. It pre
pare? the maid for wifehood and the wife
for motherhood. It doe? away with the
usual discomfort? of the perio?! preceding
motherhood. It insures a healthy baby and
make? parturition easy and comparatively
painless. Thousand? of women have testi
fied to its wonder-working virtue?. Get it
at the drnggi*t? and refuse all substitutes.
There i? nothing "just the same "or "ju?t
s? ?ood. " The druggist who tell? you there
la, is either mistaken or dishonest.
"I am very thankful to you indeed for what
Dr. Pierce'? Favorite Prescription has done for
me," write? Mr?. Etta V. Smith, of Orenola, F.Ik
Co , Kansas. " About a month before I wai con
fined I had such pains I could ?tand up only
little while at ? time;. I could not rest at night
at all, nor at any other time. I could scarcely eat
anythiug at all. I began taking Dr. Pierce'? Fa
vorite Prescription and after the second dose I
fe!t better. From then until I was sick, I ?Carried
nearly all the water that was used, up a long hill
and worked in the garden every dsv. besides mv
other work, and did not feel at all'bad. When
the baby was born the doctor ?nd the women
who were with me said I had a very easy time
The, women said I had an easier time than any
one they ever saw for the first time. The baby
i? very healthy and growing right along. I got
up when she was five dsvs old and have been up
ever since. After two ?lavs I began my own work
In the garden, a.id felt stout and healthy. The
baby is now a month old."
In nine ?eoeo out of ten sickness is caused
by constipation. Dr Pirrce's Pleasant Pel
lets are a sure, speeelyand safe cure for con
stipation. One little "Pellet" is a gentle
laxative, and two a mild cathartic. They
never gripe. Druggists sell them.
3IUCII SOUGHT AFTER
ornea or pay mister i\ nu
army ni:sin.\ni,K.
THE CALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
It In Haa-ply O Xollce to Karnpe
That Wa .Men 11 Ilnslnc**"?Cnpt.
P?asela Appointed to n f'ood ! ..-.
1?..11 ? \ ii-uiiil-i remount?.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 2.**..-(Spc
clal.)?The great corridor of the War De
partment building provents an animated
every day, an?! tho Adjutant-Gene
ral's office 1? crowded with visitors from
9 oVlock In tho morning until late In the
afternoon. Hundreds of applicants for
military appointments are still here, be
sieging the department officials. One of
the army offices much sought after is
that of paymaster. The I'resident ha?
already appointed twenty-eight addition
al paymasters out of sixty or seventy
that ho was authorized to appoint.
There are over 1,000 applications on file
for these places. The salary and extras
amount to over $11,000 per annum, and
the rank Is lhat of major. Over twenty
of these application? come from Vir
ginia. To-day a young gentleman of
Richmond, who filed his application and
his letters of recommendation on the
27th of April, withdrew his i?apers.
SFECIMEN KED TAPE.
There Is considerable red tape, even in
the matter of withdrawing an applica
tion. Tho congressman who had charge
of the young man's case went first to
tho office of tho Secretary of War. He
was referred to the Adjutant-General.
The Adjutant-General referred him to the
Assistant-Adjutant-Oeneral. The Assist
ant-Adjutant-General referred him to
I.ieutenant-Colonel somebody. The Lieu
tenant-Colonel wrote an order, author- '
lzing File-Clerk Kiefer to surrender the
application with th?' a.-companylng ' t
tc-rs. This order had to bo signed by tho
Assistant-Adjutant General. Whoa Mr.
Kief? r's room was reached there was lit
tle delay, for there were the papers,
neatly pigeon-holed, and there they
would have remained till doomsday, no
doubt, had not tho applicant asked for
them.
VIRGINIA RILLS.
Representative Laasb Introduced two
bills to-day?ono toe an Increased pension
for James A. King, of King William
county, a soldier of the Mexican war.
who now receives $8 per monlh, bat who
asks for $12. Tho other bill asks for the
removal of the disabilities of Thomas W.
iin wer, of QOochlaad.
CAPTAIN FOWLE IN RUCK.
Captain W. J. Fowle, of Virginia, who
filled tho office of Chief Deputy of Inter
nal Revenue at Rynchburg, and after
wards that of Acting-Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, has been appointed to a
good clerical position In the office of the
paymaster-general of tho army. He 1? a
cousin of Mr?. Fitzhugh I.ee's, and the
appointment was made at the request of
(Je lierai Ia-o. He Is g most estimable
gentleman, and his friends will be glad
to hear of his good fortune.
URGING NALLE'S APPOINTMENT.
Senators Daniel and Martin called on
the President to-day, and afterwards on
the Adjutant-General, to urge the ap
pointment of General Nalle to a briga
dier-generalship. Now that the PreMdent
has called for 75,000 more troop?, Natifs
chances should be first rate. The Presi
dent will appoint at least twenty briga
dier-generals between now and the 15th
of June.
CONFEDERATE DISABILITIES.
The Judiciary Committee of the Senate
ht.s re-ported the bill to removo the dis
ability imposed by section 3 of the four
teenth amendment. The section referred
to provide? that "any person who had
previously taken an oath Bg a member
of Congress, or a? an officer of the United ni
States, or as a member of any State Hq
Leglaletttre, or as an executive or judi
cial officer of any State to support the
Constitution of the United Sutes, who
engaged In Insurrection or rebellion
against the same or gave aid or comfort
to the enemies thereof, ?hall not be a
senator, or representative In Congress.
>r elector of President and Vice-President,
->r hold any office, civil or military, under
the United States, but Congress may by
;wo-thlrds vote of each housJ remove
luch disability."
The President to-day sent to the Senate
he name of Seymour W. Hancock to be
?Ostmaster at New Rein?? N. C.
NOTICE TO EUROPE.
I asked a member of tho House Military
"kimmlttee if the President's call for 75,000
ddltiOOOl troops had any special ?lgnifl
Tho reply wa?: "It 1? ?Imply a
. Europe that we m?.an bOStOSOO
'he war Is not over yet, and se-veral more
alls in iy he made before we have peace."
Mr. O. A. Huwktn?, of Richmond, is
pplying for a po?ltion In the quarter
laatcr's department of the army. He
as strong endorsement?.
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WASHINGTON. May The ?'a.
ent to-day ?ent these nominations to tin
Coats: P???tma8tera-F!orlda, R. E.
tiiuieisni. Lake Cltyj North Carottaa,
eyni'.nr W. tloBCOCk New Berne; South
arollna. Joshua E. Wilson. Florence.
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OU) BURG^B?DGEI
O.f A VISIT TO THE SKIGHIIORIS
RtTTLF.-FIKLDS.
A Fire In -<nir..r?i County?Burel
I-...-H.I il YVIth HI? Life? Mnnlelpi
< mitral?Illlnded by Llcbtnln*
Heavy Rain?Il rief?.
Fit KDERICKSBURG, VA., May 25.
(Special.)?A personally conducted tour c
sixty survivors of Getty's Division, Flri
Rrigade, Ninth Army Corps, of Nei
, In charge of Mr. H. \\ Darnel
of the Pennsylvania railroad, arrive
here to-day, to visit the battle-field
around this city.
At an early hpur this morning, th
large residence of Dr. H. Stone, nea
Garrlsonvlllc, In Stafford county, to
i-ether with all of Its contents, except a
few private papers, was completely de
?troyed by fire. The origin is unknown
It was with difficulty that Dr. Stone, win
Is quite feeble, escaped with his life.
The storm which passed over this sec
lion last night was the heaviest for some
time. The rainfall was great, and mucl
damago was done to gardens and grow
lng crops. The runs were swollen .1.
the river several feet higher than usual
The contest for municipal officers to be
electee! to-morrow has wax?,I warm to
day, sad t?.-night the am.11.lites an
busily engaged In marshalling theli
forces for the conflict. The most inte
r?st 1? centered In the mayoralty, at
there are three candidates?the incum
beat, H. R. Gouldman, ex-Muyor A. P
K .?e, and Councilman A. R. Howard.
During the ?torm last night, Mr. D. C.
?"le, while on hi? way home, was blinded
by a. vivid flash of lightning and fell,
badly cutting and bruising his face. He
remained unconscious for over twenty
minute?, and when he arose was unable
for several minutes to locate his where
ebouts.
Mis. Sarah I>eac?ick, while asleep in a
large arm-chuir tnls owning, fell out
anu? broku ber collar-bone, she has been
In fc? bio health for some time, and it is
feared that the- accident this morning
will greatly retard her recovery.
A ape-del meeting >.f Prederlchsborg
Comntondery, n<?. i, Knights Templar,
will be held to-morrow evening, to confer
the order of knighthood on several can
didate?, among whom are gentlemen
from Essex, Middlesex, and Lancaster
counties.
iiitinsii Murruunra divided.
Not n I nit In Favor of Alllnnee?De
nunciation nf Ainerlen,
LONDON. May 'li>.?In tho newspapers
to-day there are several striking In
stances of American and anti-American
feeling. Whllo the majority of the pa
per? allude with pleasure to the refer
en. . s to the Queen In yesterday's cele
brations ot New York and Tampa, and
in the prayer of the chaplain of the Sen
ate, the Morning Post has allowed to ap
I" air in its columns a violent el.nuncla
tion of America, frogg Stewart Ersklne,
a brother of Baron Ersklne, who alludes
to America'? "present Immoral warfare
agalaat Spain," and asserts that the sen
timent of the country which is worth
having Is for Spain.
st. jami:s tSAZWrSM ?hianges.
On the other hand, the St. James Ga
Eette, which has hitherto beefl bitterly
anti-American, Seems to bo becoming
much more friendly. It says, ri'gariling
the dlspooitloa to blame America for the
s^ow Pi ogress of the war: "Bailors who
know the- Pacific and the Caribbean
ar?- \\?'ll SWOTS that delay is the QBOOnCQ
of a naval war. They remember that
N? laoo found it difficult to discover the
Spanish Seel somewhere between Ja
maica and ?'.kHz, r.nd they realize that
il.is slow procession is BOt Interesting.
Rut the preseaoe of the gunboats around
the i I mean? that the Amerl
? am oAcOM are getting tho range of
BT-sry nun of the Latteries that will later
oppose tin- ianellng of the troops, just as
N'clson did on a similar occasi?.n."
tVANTS DISTINCT UNDERSTANDING.
The Westminster Gazette rtrongly ad
vocates a distinct understanding between
he Unit, d State.-s and Great Britain. It
"The Americans are not going to step
ut ??f their continent without raising a
.arie-ty of questions which will involve
hem with the European Powers. Their
donroelsm, In so far as It r?-l.it?-s to
touth America, la likely to be
uestloned anew, and a European
aqueeze Is likely to he applied to
hem from many parts. Therefore, It is
dghly desirable for them, a? well a? for
is, that there should he a Erltlsh-Ameri
an understanding, and It behooves both
ountrles to consider betimes some of
ho essential business aspects of the mat
er."
WELLINGTON AIDS SPAIN.
Tho fund being raised by the Countess
'ai.ni'iat, wife of the former Spanish
iiiibassailor here, for the relief of tho
panish wounded, has received several
nportant contributions from aristocratic
ourc.-s, laclodlag low) each from Daily
lanwilllam and the Duko of Wellington.
TRICT BLOCKADE MAIXTAIXEII.
Ittle ? hum;.- In .Situation Alonnr the
Cuban Coasts.
(Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
ON BOARD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
1SPATCH-BOAT WANDA, OFF BUL
AMA, Kay 'H, via KEY WEST, FLA.,
[ay 25, MJI P. M.? The situation on tho
lockade from Cardenas, east of Mataji
i.s, to Marlel, west of the city of Ha
ina, remains unchanged. The American
madron continues to maintain a strict
ockade, and for the last five days there
?s been no fighting at any point and no
cident worth noting, except that one of
le large cruisers fired three shots at a
hooner off Habana on Sunday morning
id brought her to.
She proved to be an American vessel,
id after ?he had displayed her colors she
?is permitted to proceed without anybody
ting sent on board to examine her pa
ar?.
The light of Morro Castle, which. It 1?
pposf-d, h?s recently been burning at
ght for the benefit of tho Cape Verde
uadron, under Admiral Cervera, was ex
?gulshed on Monday night, and has not
ice been lighted.
fhere are no signs of military activity
ong the coast of the blockaded part of
iba.
rhe light? of Cardenas are also extln
ished. An American gunboat 1? lying
the entrance of that harbor near Diana
-y, anil some of the cruisers are patrol
g outside Matanzas harbor.
NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS.
lelr State Convention??iu< ?tlon <>f
Fualon With Fopnllata.
! A I.KIGH, N. C, May 25.?The State
mocratle Convention meet? hero to
rrow, and already the city is swarming
th prominent Democrat? from every
tlon of the State. There are six judges
the 8uperlor Court to be nominated
endorsed, as they are first nominated
their respective districts.
st Interesting feature of the
iventlon will be the proposition to co
rate with the Populist party In the
?roachlng el.-ctlon. A proposition from
populist convention to co-operate will
before the convention. There Is vio
t opposition on the part of a large
tlon of the convention to ?ueh ce
ladon, w'.ille there la a ?trong and
iiTftil faction favoring It.
he first will be a very determined one,
?e?.-m? now ao probability of
agreement on any compromise by tba
two factions, prior to the meeting of the
convention.
I.Ot l?I IX AS CO.XSTITITIOX.
The Convention Flnlahe? It? Work?
The Kuffrage.
(New Orlean? Picayune.)
Thj convention which assembled in this
city on February 8th last to make a Con
stitution for the State of Louisiana con
cluded Its labor? this morning. May 13th.
Tho new Constitution, exclusive of the
schedule directing its taking effect and
operation, contains 325 article?. Tho
Constitution of 1879, without counting the
schedule and amendments, Is composed of
256, showing that the new Constitution J?
by nearly one-third Its bulk more volumi
nous than the old. Thl* is the result of
the Introduction Into the Constitution of a
large body of matter which should have
been left to the General AoOMOMy.
The first and most Important task un
dertaken by the convention waa the prep
aration of a suffrage franchise to estab
lish qualification? feir voters in the pub
lic elections of th?? State. The convention
addressed itself to the solution of the
problem of eliminating as much as possi
ble the negro element from the
voting power, without Infringing
the political rights of the negroes,
guaranteed to them by the Fed
> ira! Constitution. This was accom
plished by requiring that all voter? of ?M
State elections must be able to read and
write, or to be property taxpayers, thus
throwing out the greater part of the Illit
erate and shiftless classes of the popula
tion.
The same tests were applied to the
whites also; but, unfortunately, a way
was made by which large numbers of the
Illiterate and shiftless whites were admlt
ted to suffrage, when It would have been
gr? itly to the public benefit if they had
been excluded. Nevertheless, the restric
tions and conditions to which the Illiter
ate and propertyless whites will have to
conform before they can be registered
voten will discourage many of them.
The next Important measure, after the
suffrage clause, was the reoTgonlaotloa of
the Judiciary of the State.
The country members generally were
eager to enact prohibitions against, the
practice of trading In agricultural pro
ducts for future delivery, and they gecared
a constitutional ordinance to that OffOct
There was also an earnest desire In the
agricultural section of the State to place
r? stricti.ins and prohibitions on railwiy
and other private corporation? engage*<l
In transportation and the transmission ?>f
intelligence and news, and this?.* two
measures were accomplished largely
through the co-operatton of members
from this city who have heretofore strong
ly opposed them.
It has been repeated that the complais
ance of city members In regard to those
measures explains the meaning of the
adoption of ordtaaaceg that were plainly
In the interest, of tho political maadgei
la this city and particularly the subser
M'iice of th?.- ooareatloa to the chairman
of the city delegation. However this may
be, the requirement that city and State
officials shall be elected at the same time,
contrary to the wishes of a (treat majority
of the people of this city, was accomplish
ed by the aid of a large body of the coun
try members, and the- only excuse for It
was that it was desired by the city poll
ti'iains. In whose interest It cannot fall
to operate.
The Constitution has good points, and
others quite objectionable.
Shall We He Aincrenalvef
Rlchmone!, Va.. May 22, 1838.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Senor Sagasta assoies us that the war
will be prosecuted to the bitter enel, and
perhaps It is well to take It for granted
that he means what he says. At tin* sann
time, he seems to concede our superiority
at sea, and it Is now Impossible for him
to build or buy vessel? to reverse this
condition. Therefore Spain's Colonial pos
sessions are at our m.-rcy, an?! when the
Philippines have be? i? otado secure by the
military occupancy of Manila, Admlril
Dowey can then proceed to capture other
islands until ho has rounded up the
Hock.
What are those lslamls, and how much
are they worth? Let us look and see.
The Canaries are considered a part of
the home country, and will be returned,
of course, even If we take temporary
possession of them. Cuba, as a matter
?if fact, will go to the ?'ubans. Porto Rico
Is at the mercy of Admiral Sampson's
fleet, and will bo a valuable Item on tho
credit side of our bill for indemnity when
we begin to talk about peace. It Is ad
l ..titageously 3ltuated for our prospective
business in the Caribbean BOO, and for
tho protection of our South American
trade, If we are to enter upon the new
path opening before us. What Ig her con
dition? Porto Rico hael. according to the
Litest Spanish "?-nsus a population of
"813,937, of which 300.0>)0 were negroes."
The revenue for the fiscal year ltM-'%
?latest official report) was ?,404,958 peso?;
expenditure, 3,905,?3*7 pesos. Exports are
.it,'?--, gager, molasses, and tobacco. Tho
total eagertS In 1895 were valued at 15,
? 99.000 pesos (Spanish dollars); imports,
17 lli'.OOO pesos.
The Philippine Islands produce hemp,
?ugar, coffee, copra, tobacco, and Indigo,
i? your geographies will tell you. To say
tottilng of the Caroline? and other ls
aimls. these possessions offer us tho only
n.lemnlty Spain can possibly pay, and
to a reasnoble mind w?- ere clearly
ntltled to them by all International law
ind the most authoritative precedents.
It Is argued In some quarters, I am fully
iware, thai to aogotre poasessloBS in the
.Hi? r hemisphere is to abandon the Moti
oe doctrine; but this seem? to ?train a
>olnt. We declare that European Powers
hall not acquire new- American terrl
ory. The corollary to this 1? the posi
ton that we shall not acquire European
errltory, and, therefore, cannot hold the
'arlarles. But are we forever debarred
rom the acquisition of ports and ?ta
lons or Islands and Colonies In the other
luarters of the globe? If so, wa cannot
irotect our commerce, and must consent
o let England do our carrying trade for
ver. Fur commerce will not go where
f cannot be protected; capital will not
?e put Into ship? If we accept a position
.-hich makes national care of It lmpossl
le?. Now our wisest statesmen declare
hat we must have foref&n markets or
mit our production. Is it possible that
ur business ha? already acquired a vol
me beyond our power to handle? If so,
re must become practically a Colony of
Ireat Britain?as much of a dependency
s Australia or Canada, and thus undo
tie work of our fathers. This Is a quest
ion we will soon bo called upon to de
Id e.
If we hold these possessions we roust
repare to defend them against all
?mers and protect our commerce
herevei- the Hag float?. If at the end of
le war we restore our conquest? to
pain, for what will my sons and other
sople'? ?ons have fought? Should they
ve through the war under the blessings
' Providence, I want them to see with
telr own eye? tho monuments they have
ected to their own memory?to-wlt,
uba, Porto Rico, the Philippines, and
le Caroline?.
A middle coursa Is fraught with all the
ingers and none of the advantages of
ther extreme.
Mr. Editor, when Balboa stood on the
ountaln top? of the Isthmus, long he
re you and I were ushered Into this
.1.1, hearties? world, and ?aw an un
iown ?ea breaking In the sunlight at his
et, bis awe at the Immensity of the
?Ion was but a foretaste of what the
oughtful mlnda of this nation feel to
.y. Shall we sail boldly out and take
e fortune Providence offer? and our
rong hamls win, or must we ?It down
the ?hore, ?hut up like an oy?ter with
ita ?hell, and refu?e to go beyond the
ae? our father? reached? Two great
gbear? are held up to frighten us from
e path now opening before u?. One I?
? threat that If wo accept the fruit?
Dewey's victory we will recede from
e Monrx.e doctrine, and open the way
r Europe'? retaliation. But tbe Monroe
ctrln? Itaelf was once a new thing,
hen It was announced the holy alliance
?1 pledged itself to hold South and Cen
il America under the Spanish crown,
and then, as now, England Joined with
to put down despotism and open a w
to freedom and education.
By the advice of Jefferson and Madlsc
President Monroe laid down the n?
principle, but he did not intend to ma
of It a fence forever against farther pi
greee when ?we had grown up to t
limit of his time. Then, as now. Euro
blustered. Now, as then, It will qu?
when It conns face to face with t
Anglo-Saxon grim determination to gua
Bad bold his own. It has already begi
to bluster, as will be seen by ?he cri
Han* of Mr. ? 'hamberlaln's speech 1
the foreign pa
T ?ese are the two bugbears whose lur
ye? shine upon our path. What ha? tl
Monroe doctrino to ?lo with the Phil!
ain.s? Decoaee are deny to Europe ti
tight to oppress our sister republics
:hls hemisphere., shailt we fear to ho
Mir own In Asia? Or to demand a reco
Itlon of our rights as one of the Powe
ivhen the common??? of Asia?. Is to be e'
dded? Are wo to be a greah co-mrnerei
Jower or nothing? Unless we were wrot
vhen are accepte?! Texas, California, ar
Uaska, wo must keep the Philippin?
ind take Porto Rico, But to develop 01
astern trade and hold the PhlUppln?
70 must bridge the Pacific by ann? xlr
lawall and constructing the Nicaragua
anal. These things, all of them, w
nust do or shrink back liv our ?hell an
eave another generation to bewail 01
ick of foresight and political acumen.
JOSEPH H. SHKPIIERD.
AX EVEXIXG AT HOME.
oeiiI.?iii Which it Man Han to Hen
While He Read? the Xews.
(Cleveland Leader.)
"John," said Mrs. Bigler, "I can't **e
hy WO should allow any foreign ccun
y to own any of those Islands there 01
10 map. Why, just look! They'll g gag
eal nearer tho United States than the;
-o to Europe."
"I know," Mr. Bigler answered, "bu
?ero ar? BOOM difficulties In the way o
aving things just as we want the tn. W
mldn't take those islands without get
ng Into trouble with other countries be
deg Spain."
"Do the people on th'ine Islands wan
belong to Europe?"
"Yes, most of them do."
"Why?"
"Oh, I don't know, unless ?t Is becaus?
ley think belonging to Europe i? mor?
rofltable to them than belonging to th?
altad States,"
"Which one of these places Is Dewey oi
tmjun
"Downy? Good gracious, these are th?
'est Indian and Windward Islands
ewey'-f nway on the other side of th?
nrld."
"What's he doing over there? Whj
n't ho here, helping to free (Juba?"
"He I? over there fighting Spain."
"I never knew that Spain wa? away
ound on tho other side of the world. 1
ought it was China that was over
ere."
"Spain Isn't on the other ?lde of th?t
irld. She has possession? over there?ot
1 have"
'Well, then, why are her army and al
r boats over here? Why don't tn?*y gc
er to fight Dewey?"
'You must remember, my dear, thai
ly can't do a little trick of that kind it
few ?lay?. It would take week? an?
eks for Spain to send a fleet to the
lllpplnes."
Well, why on earth do we want th?
lllppines, any way?"
One reason Is that having possession
them will help us to bring a tiettle
nt with Spain."
But if It tu ko? so long to get from
aro to Spain, why should the Spaniards
afraid even If we did have them?"
Oh, say, get a geography and study o
le."
John, I don't believe you know half
much about thl? war as you protend."
You're right. After trying to explain
to you, I never knew anything about
:r. Bigler wa? permitted to ngO, un
turbed, for five minute?, during which
e his fair young wife tied kit
handkerchief, and thought how
nged ho was. Presently a new Idea
k possession of her, and she asked:
lohn, why don't our fleet blockade
lrid the ?ame ?? they are blockading
jana? That would bring the Sp.m
l? to terms pretty quickly, wouldn't
ut John only answered, "I'h, huh."
went on reading about the bombard
it of San Juan.
hompson: Is your daughter Improving
tier piano playing?
reach: Well, she's either Improving or
, we're getting used to It. I don't
w whlch.-Ttt-BIt*.
lastlc Starch makes Ironing easy.
Spain.
CNew York Tribune.)
A ?carred old snarling lion, with ?craggj
tattered mane.
HI? claw? and teeth all broken, lies th
ancient realm of Spain:
With the thirst of blood still on him, an
still with hungry maw.
He i nils ?poor bleeding Cuba, prostrat
there beneath hla paw;
He's a Berce ?ml famed man-eater, an
from early days of yore,
Has ravaged many an island, waste
many a teeming shore;
An.l the victim? number millions whot
hi? strength has overpowered,
Whom with ravening, bloody ?laughte
he ha? mangled and devourM;
But hi? r??ar grow? faint and hollow, an
a hunter from the Weat
Will snatch away fair Cuba, wllh her tor:
and bleeding breast,
And seijd him howling, limping, reviled 0
gods and men,
Rack to growl 'midst bones and darkneai
In hi? meiileval dun.
?New York Tribune.
Aaai_iied to Lee's Stag.
(Washlagtoa Star, 25th.)
Major Russell B. Harrison, inspector?
general of the v?>!unteer arm;*, son of ex*
President Harrison, who has expressed a
great desire for active military servie?
at the front, was to-day assigned to duty
on the staff of Major-General Pitzhugli
Lee, commanding the Seventh Army
Corps, now rendezvoused at Tampa, Fis.
Thl? corps will undoubtedly form part of
the first military expedition against the
Spaniards In Cuba.
Did Xot Retarn the Clotkes.
Daisy White, who la decidedly black,
was locked up at the Second Police Sta
tion last night, charged with stealing
article? of clothing from Mr?. Alley.
Daisy washed for thl? lady, and failed
to return a considerable portion of the
clothe?.
It renews the color?Elastic Starcb.
?ma
DEATHS.
l:ARKESDALE.-Dled, May 2?, 18?. M
the residence of h?*r son-in-law, Charle?
P. Lathrop, Mr?. CLEMENT R. BA1
DAUB, Sf Halifax county. V.?
Funeral will take place :
Presbyterian church on THI'RSDAY,
May Mtb, at t ?'? le?? k P. M. Friends and
a? ?pialntance? Invited to attend.
BURCH.-Dted. P M., May 24.
1S98, JOHN N. BITRCH, JR., In the 4M
year of big
Funeral from hi? father's r? ?dd?
Twmtv-flfth and Venable strr? :-. THIS
(Thursday) AFTERNOON at 1:30 o'clock.
CERSLEY. -Entered Into rest, Tuesday,
May 2lih, Mrs. MARY F. CBR8LKT,
willow of John A. Cersley.
Funeral will take piuco THURSDAY
AFTERNOON May :Wh. at 4 o'clock
from Central Methodist Episcopal chufe h
Friend? and acquaintances Invited to at
tend.
Petersburg papers please e-opy.
IiOWDI'N.-DIcd, at his residence. No.
llol Graham street, Fulton. Wednesday,
May 25th, at 1:10 o'clock I'. M.. W|L
t DOWDEN, In the ?lb year of hi*
age.
He haves a wife, three sons, end six
daughter? to mourn their loss.
The tunerul will take place FRIDAY at
3 ?i'cloek P. M. at the Denny-Street Meth
odist Episcopal church. Friend? and ac
quaintance? Invited to attend.
HEEKE.?Died, at the residence of hi?
parent?. No. C$ Brook avenue, Wednes
day morning, May 25. 18Sx*, at ?M o'clock,
HERMAN. Infant son of Henry J. and
Louise G. Heekt. In the 4th year of bis
age.
Dear little hand?, I miss them sol
Ail through tho day wherever I go
All through the night, how lonely It
Btems,
For no little hands wake me out of my
dreams.
1 ml?? them all through tho weary hours,
I mis? them as others do sunshlno sad
flower?,
Daytime or night-time, wherever I go,
Dear tittle heads, I mise them so,
HIS liOTHKR.
The funeral will take pile? YHIg
(Thursday) AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock
from St. Mary'a Catholic churo? Friends
or the lamlly Invited to attend.
ROYALL.-Dtod, at his reaUlencs, la
Charles City county, Vs., Monday. May
1 23d, at 7 P. M., J P. ROYALA* b* the TSd
! year of hi? age.
Wythevllle (Va.) and Chattanooga pm
i .ease copy.
STEARNES.-Dled. at Newport Neme,
at 3 o'clock A. M.. May 26. 18?. TUMPS
8TEARNE8, only child of Thomas V. sod '
Panul?? Tlgnor Srearnes; ag-~*d I year* and
2 months.
Fu lierai will take place from theCheogr
Peak? and Ohio Depot. Broad street, off?
11:16 A M. THCSRDAY. May nth. \
Friend? of rrandmother, Mrs. E. A. TRm*
nor, und family Invited to uttcad.
??-??_?_???-. I. I????_?????M?I
The Greatness of This SI
_____)?<*e^_J?r* \?^ is it? complete assorira??:
?3_Wj___x{r OllOil /la or9an,7ati?n of buyer?,
-ftfflg V \V^\_yV^l/Viy permanent residencea
^5Mff_fcBflfflg_?_MM___a^^ midst of the daily gel
"evCRYT??iKG FOR EVERY?O0Y millions of doilara of m?
dise, keeps us constant!
plied with every new idea, whether it be for personal v
house use?consequently this store is a help to Richmond
its people in touch with the outside world and furnish?
chandise at lower prices than heretofore obtainable. AH o
special items are here in quantities sufficient to last t
tire day.
Black Taffeta Silks- twenty designs of brocades, strip
hemstitched, the best one dollar 5ilks, to-day 65c.
Be5t Curtain Stretchers; sufficiently large for _}->ardci
to-day 75c.
Linen Grenadine Wash Dress Goods imported at m coat
to-day for se a yard.
Girls' Striped Linen Dresses, skirts and blouse, to-day foi
United States Bunting Flags, 36 by 48, on long spot
staffs, 45c
Imported French Empire Corsets, value $?.50, to-dny $i.
1,000 Japanese 30-inch Parasol 25c. Fire Screens, to-day 1
Little Boys' 5ailor Blouse Wash Suits, to-day 39c.
? Y EXHIBITION HERB.
! A New 8klrt- and Waist-Supporter, eon
??Ie'?l from vi.^w*. whleh Join? skirt
and waist together without ?wagglna.
I'll" lady in charge will expla'n how
it work? free of charge, Sa le pffce,
-3c.
\-<ll HIIMOXS.
One of the greatest feature? of this
?tore Is Its cotrtplete stocks, as evi
denced by the assortment of Sash
Ribbons here.
Single-Faced Satin, Double-Faced Satin
Taffetas, Moire?, fancy stripes and
plaids, from 6 to S lnehe? wide; All
Silk Black Sashes, 6 Inches wide, to
day, -3c. yard.
I ail?-?? patriotic Star Spangled llnn
I?. ? ftliins. roll |.l:?.. . ?\llli ? ?laliii?-!
leil Ham. ?'.">? .
FLOOR MATTIXOS.
Nothing so deeelvlrtg. You may buy a
Matting that look? all right, but If
.! la what Is calleel wrapper stained It
will rot and break Imm?diat :>-. Our
buyer 1? an expert. Ho kno**? ^ch
matting on sight, an?l refuses to buy
It That*? why O'JR FRIMENT SALE
e IF MATTING means so much to you.
Only the very best of Matting i? rep
resented. Here i? the list:
Matting? that sell up to 18c., now
IS l-2c.
Mattings that sell up to Be., now 14c.
Mattings that ?ell us to 35c., now "?.'le.
M.ittlng? that ?ell up to 80c., now :t*tc.
M.ittlng? that sell up to 75c, now C3e.
And ono special car-load lot of tho
Heaviest Be. Matting?, In the very
prettiest of patterns, that represent
a great loss to an Importer; ralo
price, 12 l-'ie. yard.
Matting Rugs, In carpet patterns, 1 by 2
yarels, 31)e\
Matting Druggets, in differ
ent sizes, for large ?ind small
rooms.
I A llltBAKDOWS
' In tho spring wither ha? ?et the h?
era of
W OHVIKI? DRKM GOODS.
to accepting cash offer? fur fh?-lr ?t?K
even at 50 e-e-nt? on the dollar. A B.t
purchase of th!? kind la here t
week.
He. for the Most Elegant Fabric?, p
tern? that coat 12.50, tu, gl.iO, aa?l
a yard. If you ure going away t
Mimmer, and want one ?well coatui
thl? i? the opportunity. If you i
want an elegant Fall ? ???t.im?. w
not buy It now at one-lourtb 1
yrlce ?
5c. for Worsted Dress Oood?. a
cheeked desl-rn?, worth up to 13 l-tt
10?-. for some 39, 60, and 75c. Worsl
Dres? Good? In Skirt and Dr?
Lengths, S 1-2 to 7 yards.
7 l-2c. for shilling Worste?! Dr?
Good?, vari-colored check?, In super
weaves.
TO-DAY IN THE BISEMI1
A tableful of Imitation Cu
Glass Ware?Round and Squa
Berry-Dishes, Cake-Stands, S
lad-Bowls, Cake-Dishes, oth?
things that sold up to 15c
choice to-day 8c.
Milk and Water Pitcher
nicely decorated, usually is
and 15c, to-day qc.
Camphor Balls, usually 5
box, to-day 2 boxes for ?>c.
Persian Insect-Powder, usually 10c. be
to-day Be.
Rest Clothes-Llne?, 30 feet long, for 3
Plenty of all these thing?. No chan
for dlaaDooiiument.