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VICTS EXCREDS OTH Ktt STATES'.
FIGHT OVER THE SEABOARD: BILL.
The Rival Mcn»nre to Be TnUen \»
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on Friday— AVho the Corporatorn—
ConwoUtintlon of Ilie Norfollc Tiiru
jiiUeN—Committee "Work.
; Tho joh:t legislative committee, appoint
ed to investigate the extension for a period
■ of years, of the contract \nidor which the
Davis Shoe Company; hires the convicts
.in the State Penitentiary, held another in
, tercstSng session at the Capitol last night.
.-■■■■■ -iTho committee examined only two wit
nesses—Superintendent Helms, of the peni
tentiary, and Mr. Arthur Harman, presi
dent of the Board of Director?. The in
vestigation last night seemed to demon
strate that- Virginia is 'now making more
money out of her convicts than nny other
State in the Union, save Maryland, arid
that proportionately to the number cm
■ployed, the amount received by Virginia ■
is as -great; If 5 not greater, than the
amount received by the State of Mary
land.
Tho session of the committee was held ;
in the Senate chamber. The members
of tho committee present were Mr Pilcher
(chairman). Senators Lupton and I>yle, \
and -Delegates Gregory and Folkes. Mr.
Miles Martin was present in his cajiacity
as counsel for the Davis Shoe Company.
Major, George M. Helms, Superintendent
or the Penitentiary, was at once put
uj>on the stand. In response to questions
Jrom mcmlK'rs of ! the committee, Mr.
Helms stated that he had renewed the
contract because he thought It a good
„,u) jor the state. Jie stated that he had
not. informed himself; as to what price
other Slates were receiving for the labor
of their convicts, but had satisfied him
self Virginia was doing better than any
otber State. He was shown the various
contracts of the State with the Davis
Sho3 Company. He" stated that it had
always been the practice to make the con
tracts several years in advance, in
order that the Shoo Company would know
certainly, upon -what to depend as to the
luture. . . ■'
In response to a question from Mr.
3'iicher/Mr. Helms said he did not know
whether the Shoe Company paid taxes
upon its" plant in the penitentiary. He
had rever seen an assessor in the insti
tution. The Davis Shoe Company was
the only company oj corporation employ
ing convicts. About thirty worked at a
cooperage near the Stale Farm. Brick
are made at the farm for the use of the
State.
A GOOD CONTRACT.
Mr. A. C. Harman, president of the
Board of Directors of the penitentiary,
on taking the stand, said he had advised
the signing of the contract, with a fairly
crood idea of what other States were re
ceiving for their convicts. He felt as
eured that it was a good contract. The
actual net proceeds from the hire of con
victs last yean.was a little upward of
$41,000, deducting the cost of feeding,
clothing:, guarding, and transporting. The
company did not at any time last year
•work less than .900 convicts, including
about fifty women. Maryland receives 00
cents a daT" for her convicts. They are
worked bj' the Davis Shoe Company. But
the compa-ny has its pick of the convicts.
There are fewer negroes in the Mary
land penitentiary than in the Virginia
institution. Hts stated that in a St. l^ouis
shoo factory girls were paid as little as
52 a week. Common laborers in Rich
mond receive now, said Mr. Harman.
about 5-1 a day. Cooks receive from $S
to $12 a month.
■•'Mr. Harman. said he had seen it stated
that the Davis Shoe Company paid taxes
amounting to about ?S,OOO annually, and
supposed they were paid in Virginia, but
he could not affirm this of his certain
knowledge. Mr. Harman detailed at some
length • the efforts made to secure
a larger, price for the convicts, which
had failed. The men worked by the
piece. They* had to make a certain num
ber., of. pieces a day, and not to work- a
certain number of hours. Some would
t;<?t .through' with their tasks by 2 o'clock,
others would not finish before C o'clock.
The work which tho men did after the
completion of their tasks they were paid
for. In the last «-ight years the, convicts
had in this way made for themselves
?«3,3P'!. which was paid by the Davis Shoe
Company. Men who were able to "work
and would not, or who maliciously spoiled
material, were punished by the Assistant
Superintendent of the prison, who had
charge of the discipline of the institu
tion. He understood the highest number
-of shoes ever turned 'out at the peniten
tiary in a single day was 6,000. He
thought the retail price was about §1.23
or $1.50, per pair. He did not know of
■ any other business in which convicts
co u hi be «n"gi"ffed more profitably -than in
making blioos.
" WOULD NOT DO AS WELL.
When asked by Mr. Pilcher if he knew
anj-thing of- an effort made at the last
sessiyn.of the General Assembly to secure
the passage of a bill to authorize a beet
sugar manufacturing company to employ
a large number of- convicts, Mr. Harman
said he did; that he had appeared before
a legislative committee and opposed the
bill as inimical to the best interests of
the State. llt1 It r was proiKised to confine
convict labor to The manufacture of shoos.
ThG Shoe . Company was given the
privilege of terminating, the contract upon
payment" of $3,000. Such a right was not
reserved to the State, for the reason that
it, was riot thought likely the State would
ever want to put an end to a contract
which seemed very profitable to it. Such
a provision had been in the contracts for
the past cifihtee.n years?. ...
', Mr. Lupton read to Mr. Harman an ab
stract, showing the number of convicts
- hired at a large number of State peniten
tiaries, and the per diem wages.- This
showed in the most conclusive manner,
apparently, that Virginia has a more ad
' vantaßoou.s contract than any other State,
except Maryland. In the latter State the
not. proceeds were ratably the same.
In conclusion, and in response to a
question; from • Mr.- Lyle .as to whether
the board had heard of any other firm
wanting to hire the convicts about the
time the, last contract with the . Shoe
Company was signed. Mr. Harman said
it had been- reported that the firm of
John L. Williams & ; Sons,; of this city.
M'ished to hire the convicts, or a portion
of them, and that this firm had been
notified that the, contract with the Davis
Shoe Company was about to be signed.
Nothing had ever been heard further of
the desire of. the firm to hire the convicts.
At the. conclusion of the testimony of
Mr. Harman the committee spent some
time discussing the advisability of sum
moning: representatives of the Shoe Com
pany to appear. It was finally decided to;
request Mr. Thacher, of Boston, genex-al
manager of the company; to appear. . The
committee adjourned at 10:20 o'clock i to
moet again FrJGuy night. .
I?ICHT OVER SEABOARD CHAKTER.
The Uival; Bill to Be Taken Up Fri
day—Wlioi the. Corporators.
The opponents of those seeking to se
cure a charter, for %: the Seaboard Air
3-Ino to extend its line from this city to
tho Potomac are fighting vigorously for
supremacy, -arid on' yVsJerday : the 'gentle-,
wen who,-; through Senator Flood,':intro
duced the bill asking for a charter for the
Washington and Richmond . Railroad
Company, went before" -the^Senate '-. Com
mittee on ; Roads .arid urged ";iniiri<?diato
conEider&tion of thclr'blHJ - : ; - .;.
|: The gentlemen" 4 behind : this l bill -, are op
posed: to, tho: Seaboard pAif-Llne, in c : that
t hey CnHk- for the: same^pri vilege:. that J.s
souglit by. the'-Rjchmbrid andrWashlrigtbii
rAir-LJne, and aro llsluine the Seaboard
bill on - th« - ground that their v measure .
Jiavlng boon Introduced nrst should ')? v'
procrdoncc. * ; ' : V: "- . ."
'.l'Th^HcnaK; Committee pevoral, days ago
Jis'e<r next Tufsday as'the date for con
sidering the Seaboard bill, but upon
solicitation of the represenlaUves of tne.
Washington and lUohmond corporators,
agreed yesterday afternoon, to. take ; -up.
and: consider- their bill next Friday aftei
nooix :»t 5 o'clock. The moUon to con-
S Uler the bill on this date, was n,*
Ronntor Flood, tho patron of the.
Objection was raised on the part of
Eeveral oorf r the committecmen. ...ihoy cx
pro^s ng the belief that the two bi Is
w«k similar In purpose, they- should be
considered- at once and. the- same time.:
Seaboard hbd asked that its bill be
considered on Friday, but the „ request
w"s denied. In view of this it is more
than likoiv that no action will be taUcn
Friday. "The members will, it is:: under
stood, defer action until after they shall
nave heard the gentlemen interested in.
the Seaboard bill. -n,^,
Fvor since the Washington and Rich
mond bill, or the S^aboarU opposition, as
it is termed, was introtluccd,, speculation
has' been rife as to who the -^corporators
are. The identity of some of them was
r^voaknl "yesterday. , They are J. .1. Co -
Her; a cotton .broker, of: No. 4-OV-ia
New York; Herman Rickett, an
architect, at No. 401 east Eightieth street.
Nev York: Walter Smith.- a clerk, at No.
.7i2 oast Thirty-third street, New
John F. Wllkins. secretary of the w_asn
ington Post. "Washington. D. ■ C^ -and.
Manly E. Sturgis, a broker, at No Vo
west * Thirty-second street.- New- *orK.
Mr W Brvdon Tennant.of this city, ..is
also one of the corporators. •
The fight over the bill consolidating un
dor one ownership all .the tqll-roads en
tering Norfolk has now been transferred
from the halls of legislation to the-Gov
er The S bin ffi has passed both branches, and
is now in the hands of the Governor His
Excellency has been earnestly urged to
veto the bill. It Was stated las., night
that a number of Norfolk people would
probably- come- to Richmond to endeavor
to have" Governor Tyler refuse to sign.lt.
They will urge that it is contrary, to pub
lic policy to P"t into the Hands of a sin
gle corporation all the highways leading
into a city. - .
Mr. Ewell. the delegate from Princess
Anne, who fought the bill so hard in the
House is endeavoring to have it vetoed.
"It is'one of the most vicious measures
I can conceive of," "he said last night.
"The people of my county have been
looking forward for years to. the,-; time
when they could go into Norfolk over
free roads. That time will never come if
all the roads are put into the hands or
one company. I am hopeful of having the
Governor veto the measure."
The Senate bill imposing taxation on
the franchises of telegraph, telephone,
and express companies in Virginia was
before the Committee on Finance and
Banks yesterday morning. It was not
considered, but was made the special .and
continuing order for next Thursday morn
ing The ficht against the bill will be
very bitter. A New York lawyer will be
one of those who will appear before the
committee in opposition to the bill. Sena
tor Barksdale and several other promi
nent members of the Senate will fight for
the bill.
Judge White, of the County Court of
Fauquier, has been here for a day or two
endeavoring to secure the passage of a
bill to reimburse the county of Fauquier
for moneys erroneously paid out of the
county treasury. The amount of the
claim" is a little greater than $2,701 It
seems that for years it had been the cus
tom in Fauquier to pay a portion of the
criminal expenses out of the county trea
sury- It is not known how the custom
originated. Judge White appeared before
the committee and made a strong argu
ment for the bill. Colonel Morton Marye,
the Stale Auditor, also appeared and ad
vocated the bill as just, though he v could
not pay the bill unless authorized to do
so -by" legislative enactment. A letter
from Attorney-General Montague, com
mending the claim as .being equitable,
was road to the committee. The bill was
reported favorably.
There will be a great fight in the Sen
ate Tuesday when Mr. Barksdale's elec
tions bill, which is made the special order
for 1 o'clock, comes up. The bill has
been reported unfavorably by the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections,, of
which Mr. Flood is chairman. Mr. Barks
dale will lead the fight for the bill. Mr.
Flood .will defend the- committee's report.
The day wiK probably be productive of
more good speeches than any of the ses
sion thus far.
It is more than probable that the Bryan
meeting will be helu in the Academy of
Music. Although the use of the Audi
torium has been tendered by the owners,
it is feared by the committee that the
weather will be too cold to admit of the
meeting's being held in an xinheated
building. Senator Barksdale will preside
at the meeting, and Mr. Saunders has
been designated by the committee to in
troduce Mr. Bryan.
The House Committee on General Laws;
in executive session yesterday, decided
upon an adverse report on the Barksdale-
Graveley anti-trust bill. Messrs. Parks,
Pollock," Shelton, and Graveley voted in
favor or the bill, and Messrs. Hundley,
Edwards, Fleet, Kelley, and McAllister
.voted against it. A minority report will
be submitted in favor of the bill.
This committee spent some time in the
consideration of the bill to incorporate
the Imperial Union. The persons named
as corporators are Messrs. John. V. Ryan,
James E. Forbes, Sidney J. Smith,
Thomas W. Russell, and Joseph R. Grif
ilHi.. The bill seeks to empower the Im
perial Union to do a general banking
business on a fraternal plan. The bill
was opposed by Mr. Hill Montague and
others, on the ground that the charter
conferred powers on the union other than
that of fraternal insurance. The measure
was discussed at great length and was
defeated by a tie vote.- On ..motion, the
whole subject was referred to a sub-com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Graveley,
Price, and Hundley, for report at its next
meeting.
On Friday next at 4. P. M. the commit
tee from the House caucus will meet to
discuss the claims of Delegate W. W.
Baugh, of Prince George and Surry, for
admission to the Democratic caucus:
Messrs. Hubard, Priddy, Price, King, and
Newhouse constitute the committee. Mr.
Baugh claimed to be the regular Demo
cratic nominee of iiis district. When his
case was heard by the State Democratic
Committee Mr. Baugh did not appear in
person, and authorized no one to say' he
would accept the decision, of the commit
tee as binding upon him. The committee
declared Mr. Barham the nominee, and in
the general election he: was- beaten by
Mr. Baugh.
The House Committee on Roads-yester
day made a favorable report on Mr.
Hume's bill to require till ears operated
by eU-ctricity in Alexandria county to
stop .at ■ intermediate points along the
various lines. Another bill of Mr. Hume's,
requiring electric-car companies to main
tain safety gates at crossings, was passed
by for "further consideration. A number
of; gentleman from Alexandria county ad
vocated the former measure. :
■The Senate Finance Committee reported
favorably yesterday the bill 'offered by
Mr. Cogbill for the relief of ..the estate
of the late Senator William M. . Flana
gan. Mr. Flanagan, was surety on the
bail bond of a Henrico county negro; The
bond was forfeited... Shortly afterwards
Mr. Flanagan died. The State lost no
money.
Hon. S. M. Boiling, ex-member of the
House from Bedford, but now .Clerk of
the County Court of Bedford/, Was on: the
floor yesterday. /Another 'ex-member on
tho floor was Hon. R. G.\Turpin, of Bed
ford. / .-/ -; :: \ ■ ' .. .;" ; . \ -
In ; about ten days the' Financo Commlt
tees; of ■"' the House and Senate will >beglri
hoariT!^ i-fpreseiitativcs of various State
THE ;
Institutions," with a view /; to '■■ formulating
appropriation -bills. : It : : is S stated ; that
every, State institution will ask for an In
creased appropriation this year. '- -, *
Tho House Committee on Finance Will
on Friday morning, hear the, claims; ot
contractors for Work vupon v the ■ new
buildings '■: at - : the , University, of Virginia.
Some claim that they have; not received
what was due them. •-..:.
■'-} A: .lively" fight Is malcing.' to control the
nomination for the judgeship'of, the Eigh
teenth Judicial Circuit.; Judge J. : A.;;Du
puy. , the incumbent, ;; is. opposed : by Mr.
J. Rand Tucker, formerly of this : city.
The friends of both are -confident of Vlc
tory.'. The Democratic membeTs will .cau
cus on the question some time next week.
AGAHVST THE niVER. BIIX-
Committee so Decide! hy a Two-
TlilrUs Vote— HAVasliliisrion : Xotcs.
. WASHINGTON, D. C, January 30.—
(Special.)— The House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors held' a meeting this
! morning and decided, by a two-thirds
' vote, --that there' would be no bill reported
this.session." It was announced by Chair
man Burton that the committee would
give hearings to interested parties from
time to time, and that a bill- -would likely
be .partially prepared, so that it might
be completed early next session and be :
ready for presentation to. ths House in
December.
Represeiitati\-e Lamb attended the
meeting,. and sounded some of the mem
bers as to ' the prospect of reporting a
special bill for the deepening and widen
ing of the channel :in ames river
from Rocketts to the ship-yard. While
he did not get much encouragement,
there was no decided opposition to the
proposition on the part of those with
whom he conversed. It is more than,
probable that after the committee visits
Richmond, and sees the absolute .neces
sity for this improvement, a special re
commendation, for an appropriation Will
be,; made. .
Regarding the proposed' visit, Mr. Bur
ton was not prepared to say when it
would be made, but he remarked that
as most of the members were anxious,
to see Richmond and its ship-yard, the
trip would be made sooner or later. He
was of the- opinion that if the House
continues to adjourn from Friday until
Monday, as it has been doing recently,
the, committee might run down some Fri
day afternoon next month and return
on the following Saturday evening. (.'
DALY BILL DISPOSED' OF.
As predicted •in this correspondence
some days ago, the consideration ■of the
bill introduced by Representative Daly,
of New-Jersey, "regulating pilots and
pilotage," and placing all the pilots hi
the various States under control of Fede
ral olh'cials and Federal statutes, was to
day indefinitely postponed by the Com
mittee on Marine and Fisheries. The pro
tests that flowed in on Mr. Daly and the
other members from labor organizations
an:i their constituents were so vigorous
anl forceful that the bill was a dead
letter almost from Its introduction.
PERSONAL.
Hon. R. Walton Moore, of Fairfax, was
in tho city to-day, attending to legal
business.
Mrs. W. S. Burke, of Staunton, Va., is
at the Metropolitan. She has spent a
portion of several winters here, receives
with the congressional ladies at the hotel,
and is very popular in social circles.
Mr. E. W. Barrett, now of.
the Age-Herald, Birmingham, Ala., for
merly a popular correspondent of the
At'anta Constitution here, and whose
wife was Miss Jennie Sutherlin Smith, of
Danville, Va., is In the city, on business
connected with his paper.
Truman A. Parker, of Richmond; G. E.
Smith and J. B. McCabe, of Leesburg;
Duff Green, of Stafford, Va:, and L. P.
Rawlings, of North Carolina, are at the
Metropolitan.
Mr. William R. Trigg. of Richmond, was
at the Navy Department to-day, on mat
tors connected with his government con
tracts. He left for home by the 3:07 P.
M. train.
POSTAL.
Among the "fourth-class postmasters ap
pointed to-day were the following: C. H.
P. Besseman, at Flumen, Rockbridge
county, Va. : R. P. Bryant", at Fore's j
Store. Appomattox county, Va., and G.
W. Hubbard, at Grimes, Frederick coun
ty, A T a.
DECISIOX AS.TO POKTO RICO. .■'.'
Repnl»lica«s Agree It Can Be Gov
erned as a Colony.
WASHINGTON, D. C. January 30.— ;
The Republicans of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House to-day laid
down definite plans upon which the Re-,
publican leaders of the House have de
cided for Porto ' Rico tariff legislation.
It commits the Republicans of the com
mittee to the view that our new posses
sions can be governed as colonies, and !
that discriminating duties can be laid
against them. They to-day adopted a. sub
stitute bill which; in effect imposes be
tween Porto Rico and the United States
a horizontal reduction of 75 per cent, in
tlie tariff, as against the same tariff for
other countries that the United States
imposes. The substitute also provides
; that the revenue from such tariff duties
'shall be used to defray the expense of
administration in the island.-' -
This amounts to a decision that, the
Constitution of the United ' States', does
not extend over our. insular possessions.
; —t*. :
Van ?itt«rt Makes Denial.
WASHINGTON. D. C. January 30.—
At the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary
Hay announced that he had been assured
by the British embassy that Mr. van Sit
tart, the British Consul at New Orleans,
had disclaimed responsibility for the crit
icism of the 'Senate which caused seve
ral denunciatory speeches in that body
yesterday.
Oiic-"F"nrc Railway Rates.
NEW YORK. January '.30.— The Pas
senger Association to-day decided on ono
farc rates for the National Educational
meeting at. Charleston. S. C in July, and
ihp -Re'miblican National Convention in
Philadelphia.
Quarantine A^Hiast Santos Raised.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. January SO.— Rio
official advices announce that the plague
quarantine against Santos, Brazil, is
raised. V
-To Exercise His Talent.
(Chicago Post.)
"So he is going abroad?"
"Yes. He got so in the habit of kicking
about the 1 way things Were done during
the Spanish war that he is going to Eng
land now to help out the' stay-at-homes
there."
AVhy lie Resis;iie«l.
(Philadelphia North American.)
"Why did the young, minister leave so
suddenly?" . .; .^
"The Maiden Ladies Home Missionary
Society, took up the task of finding him
a suitable wife."
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(gl rootsmay- yet ; exist,', filled- wfth »Ja
'p& latent vitality, andall.thatis re-: -jj>
fa. '• quired to -'develop ; them into* a 35
A .beautiful head of hair is the faith- '•'..:«s»
'•'$%•■.:- ful application of the proper agents. %£
$ Seven '-jn.*/.' ■ , v.- ;^
g Sutherland Sisters' $
'0 >';', preparatiorisjfurrilsh': thefeasiest, <£♦
Jr! -surest and quickest way to ascer-j jfS
fa - - tain if there is or is not latent iife:.^
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CONTINUED FROM FIRST.V PAGE.)
bullet; the Contest rßoarda, .which Jor. two
weeks had been. listeriirig "to .'the 'evidence .
in .his contest' for.: the Governor's, chair,
declared him entitled to the seat. ; „ ' ,
The boards having in charge the con
tests between Goebel -and Taylor for the
governorship. 'and Beckham and Marshall
for the lieutenant-governorship; met at -7.
o'clock to-night in the City ; Hall to, con
sider the evidence submitted to them, and
prepare their, report to the Legislature.^A
few legal authorities were read" to : them: :
at ■ the request of : Senator Allen, who
wished light- shed upon: a few doubtful
points.; Then, by the strict party vote'; or,
10 to 1, William Goebel was declared : to '
have been legally elected . Governor. .of ■
Kentucky. : Tho Beckham-Marshall ; con
test was then voted upon, and the strict
party vote of 9 to 2 settled that matter. ■
Several Democrats .sought .to get' to
gether a quorum of both houses, • hold', a
night session, push through the reports,
and declare Goebel the Governor of Ken
tucky before morning, to give him the
honor before he died, but too many legis
lators were away. ■-'■■■■■-:
. GOVERNOR TO-DAY, IF ALIVE.
It is a- certainty that Goebel will be
made Governor to-morrow, if he is alive.
The Republicans -will, probably, as soon
as the decision is rendered in favor of
Goebel, make application in the United
States Circuit Court at Cincinnati for an
injunction restraining Goebel and Beck
ham from taking their seats, and the
battle will then be continued before Judge
Taft, of that court.
The Republican attorneys and Governor
Taylor are confident that at least a tem
porary injunction will be granted, and
that the ultimate victory will be in their
favor.
The grounds alleged include the preju
dice of the legislative" body and the al
leged unfitness of several members of the
Contest Boards to sit in judgment upon
the case.
CAPITOL GROUNDS AN ARMED
CAMP. .
Three hundred men of the Second Ken
tucky Infantry were camped around the
Capitol buildings to-night, and 1,500 more
are expected during the night and eve
ning. ,
All through tlie building where the
Adjutant-General's office is located to
night lie sleeping soldiers, every man
With his cartridge-belt still buckled
around his waist. The rifles are stacked
outside the door, sentries walking beats
beside them. The Gatling gun of the Lex
ington company is posted west of the
Capitol steps, and the range to a row
of small stores and. dwelling-houses south
of the Capitol grounds has been carefully
calculated. For weeks it has been the
story that when an attack should be
made upon the State Government by the
discontented of either party, the firing
would commence from the upper windows
of these buildings.
— — •«»■
TROOPS OX WAT TO FRASKFORT.
WhittaUei-'s Arrival at Louisville
Creates Xo Excitement There.
LOUISVILLE, KY., January. 30.— The
First Regiment, Kentucky National
Guard, and the Louisville Legion, S2O
strong, left here on a special for Frank
fort at 8:13 P. M., under command of
Colonel C. C. Mengel. \
They;: carried two Gatling guns.
Harland Whittaker, arrested. on
suspicion •of having fired the shot that
wounded Senator Goebel; arrived here to
night, in the custody of Frankfort offi
cers, and was taken to the county jail at
once. The' incident occasioned no excite
ment. '
NEWPORT COMPANY STARTS.
NEWPORT, KY., January 30.— Captain
Bennett, in charge of Company H,. Ken
tucky National Guard, with thirty men,
rank and file, started for Frankfort to
night.
MASON MILITIA OFF. . : • '
MAYSVILLE, KY., ■ January- -SO."— The
Mason county militia, about eighty
strong, left for Frankfort to-night, via
Ashland, carried' by a special train. . „
COMPANIES FROM SOUTHEAST. '
WILLTAM3BURG, KY., January 30.—
The military company . here „lei.t. . tor
Frankfort at 11 o'clock to-night.
A company of the London State Guards
also left for Frankfort. :;
A MOUNTAIN COMPANY.
PAINTSVILLE. KY., January HO.— The
Johnson county militia will leave. here to
morrow morning for Frankfort.
THE CORBIN- COMMAND. ■ .
CORBIN, KY., January 30.— Captain
Noakes, of the militia company here, re
ceived telegraphic orders this afternoon
to go to Frankfort on the next train and
take his entire company. The militia
were at once assembled, and left on the
midnight train.
BRYAN OX THE SHOOTIXC.
lie Hopes Democrats AVill Not Be
Led to Violence.
BOSTON, " January ::O.— W. J. Bryan,
upon learning of the Goebel shooting,
said: "Mr. Goebel made a great fight
'against fierce opposition, and feeling was
wrought up to a high pitch, but I had no
thought of assassination .being resorted
to. It was probably the individual act of
some bitter political opponent." I cannot
assume or believe .that any considerable
number of Republicans .or anti-Goebel
Democrats could be concerned in it. I
sincerely hope that the Democrats will
not let resentment lead them to acts of
violence. We can afford to permit the
Republicans to enjoy the monopoly of
force and threats. Let the law deal with
those who violate the law."
Goebel Alive at 3 A. M.
FRANKFORT, KY., January 31.— At 3
A. M. Mr. Goebel Was resting easily, but
was very weak. All of the physicians are
agreed that if he lives through the night
the chances are in his favor, but, with
one exception, all. of them say he is al
most certain to die before morning. ■ . :
CONFEDERATES IX THE BAY STATE
Petersburg Delegation Beinsr Royal
ly Entertained 'l»y G. A. K. Men.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS., January 30.—
(Special.)— Five members •of A. P. Hill
Camp of . Confederate Veterans, of Pe
tersburg, Va., are guests, in this city, of
E. K. Wilcox Post, G. A. R. The ex-Cori
federate veterans, with Rev. Dr. H. W.
Battle, the son of a. southern general,
arrived in this city at 3:l3. this afternoon,
from*' the South, and were met at ' the
railway depot by a; large delegation of
G. A./r. men. The southern veterans
wore the'familiar gray, while their hosts
were arrayed in the blue uniform; of the
northern army, and the representatives;
of , the once-contending armies took- car
riages together for the Cooley "Hotel,
where the guests. are making their;head
quarters while in the city. /These guests
arc Messrs. R. -D. Davis, Simon Seward,
Captain C. R. ;BishoP, Henry C Roper,
General /Stith Boiling., and Rev. Dr.: H.
W. Battle. . - '
RECEPTION AND PUBLIC MEETING.
A reception was given tliis:evening: 'at
Ccoley's to the ex-Confederates,, which
Jasterl till 8 o'clock;^and was attended: by
a large number Cof prominent ' Springfield
folk./ The principal "e.vent"46f : . the. day,
however, • was . a r ; large :and;: enthusiastic
meeting- In ; the 'City '-Hall 'this: evening/
Addresses were made by Mayor '-; W. : P.
: Hayes andS ßev.' Dr. P. v S. Moxon, "of/this
cJty.'-and by' severalof the visitors.;- Fully
l,ft>o people" listened 'with. evident^interest
to .thc.-patriotic,;remarks « of , the jspeakers.
..whose; sentiments, ionl; sectional Vunity. : :and
; patriotism Were" applauded. 1 " .The ;Second
Regiment-Band^f urnisTied - niusic, ■ playing
"several selections. S-The,'hall.lwas:deco
rate/i-. profusely . vwith ; flags; ,- to'
whUih'rhomage^waSjP'^tl by f the; northern-;
era- and' southerners ; alike. :i>: : .The meeting
lasted;about three hours. -There is; a ; fur-.;
thcriprogramme of- entertainment for wo:
i visitors s-for>to-morrow.nnd^the f several
Succeeding •• days/,; which >v,the .- southern
;veterans r expect vto;spenamere.r ; :-/: ? ;
' TRIP TOHOWOKE. ■;;/. -- :
. A programme has been laid :oiit:for,T the,
;Confederate?;andeed,:;for the-'reat of -the.
.week-iVTo-mOrrow there vwlll be a trip to
•Holyoke lonv a - special "trol ley-car : -and\ an j
inspectlon?of:the:large paper-millsithere,
followedby a banquet at the GrandvArmy ,
HaiMn the evening.: Major S." B." Spooner
will .be; toast-master/ ; and Rev. Dr.^ Moxon
will; introduce the speakers. Others wno
will speak ; are '-. Colonel John L-. lilce, t *->■
"H.v L'athrop ; : ? Major H. M. Brews ter, and
Captain Z. ., TV. Torrey. Thursday, the
\isitors will be taken to the Armory: and
■other, places "of -'interest,', and wllli :be
given a theatre party to see "His Excel
lency, the -Governor." at the Court-
Square -Theatre, in the evening. I- rlday/
the guests - ..-will =be entertained at dinner
"at the« home of James: Anderson, chair
man of the "Grand Army of the Republic
Reception Committee. Saturday they will
; be given: a , trip to -Yv'estfield, J and | Sunday
the Confederates and Grand Army of the
Republic men will go together to services
at: the :■■ South :church,v where Dr.* Moxon
will preach to them. .:: '
■'.■."-■'..; GIVEN FREEDOM OF CITY. .
SPRINGFIEJLJD. /MASS., "January 30.—
Colonel M. A. Roper, Captain C. R.
Bishop. R. B. Davis, Simon Seward, Judge
J.M. Mullen, and. Rev. Dr. H. "W. Battle,
members of A. P. Hill Camp, Confederate
-Veterans, of Petersburg, Va., were the
guests of E. R.Wilcox Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, in. this city to-day. They
were given the freedom of the . city by
Mayor Hayes, and in the evening were
tendered a reception in the City Hall.
RED FIRE AND ARTILLERY. :
The line of march from the railroad,
station was brilliantly illuminated; with
red fire, and the booming of cannon an-."
nounced the arrival of the city's guests.
During the evening there were speeches
by prominent citizens, at which" the visi
tors responded fittingly. The entire party
will remain in this city a week.
Tlte Poet Tennyson and Artlinr Hal
lam—Rev. Dr. Iloge and Parsons
Green leaf.
Tothe Editor of the Dispatch:
There is a bright, beautiful golden
thread running through nearly the whole
of the delightful biography of the pre
eminent Moses Drury Hoge. by his neph
ew, the Rev. Peyton Harrison Hoge. On
that thread' are strung the evidences of
Dr. 'Hoge's pure and enduring friendship
for the Rev. John Parsons Greenleaf.
Though I became somewhat intimate with
him soon after he settled in Richmond,
this lovely feature in. his character was
unknown to me, and may be to most of
your readers.' Let us, therefore, give it
a wider circulation than it may attain
through the pages of his biography.
The strong affection above referred to
had it birth at Ha-mpden-Sidney about the
year,lß3S, when Mr. Hoge was a tutor in
the college, and Greenleaf a student of
theology in Union Seminary, and was, no
doubt, tinctured with the spirit, of his
"new birth" in both of them. Hoge com
menced his theological course whilst he
was still tutor in the college. His' and
his friend's tastes, aspirations, and pur
poses Were the same, and they were b-oth
preparing to the serve the same great
Master, in the same branch of .His
Church. "Why should not their souls be
knit together as were those of David and
Joixathan? As the biographer says: "In
discoursing with each other of the high
themes that occupied their thoughts, and
the high ideals that filled their souls, they
drew from each other the richest and best
that w r as In their hearts-."
But who -was John Parsons Greenleaf?
Of a well-known New England family, . he
came to Virginia on account of his health,
and, in Nottoway county, became a mem
ber of the Presbyterian: Church, under
Rev. Theodorick Pryor. Then he went
through Union Seminary, and was li
censed to preach in Virginia. But-, his
health still needed re-establisliing, and be
fore he commenced his labors he made a
sojourn in the South of France, having
married a daughter of "noble old Judge
Terhune, of New Brunswick, N. J.," but
did not take her with him. He was greatly
benefited, and was on his return home, in
the highest hopes, on the very same sail
ing vessel which had. borne him. abroad,
and which was again chosen that a longer
sea voyage might be enjoyed. He wrote,
from Marseilles, to his friend, Hoge, of
his coming, the last .thing, perhaps, that
he ever penned; for, shortly afterwards, a
storm overtook his vessel, and tossed her
so violently that he seized' hold of a ring
in the mast, and was wrenched so severe
ly as to cause a hemorrhage of his lung,
which could not be assuaged. In a few
hours he expired, and his "earthly taber
nacle" had to be committed to the sea.
When the vessel had been spoken upon
her arrival in this country his father
went to the pier to Aveleome him, but had,
instead, *to convey to the other loved one*
Who were awaiting his return the heart
rending news of his decease.
But this was not the end of Mr. Hoge'a
friendship; it only made it the more sa
cred. No doubt he was acquainted with
the- classic friendships of Achilles; and Pa
troclus, Damon and Pythias, and Har
modius and Aristogiton. He certainly
knew those of David and Jonathan. Paul,
Silas, and Timothy, and especially that of
Jesus and the "beloved disciple." Yet he
may riot, at that time, have known much
of that of Alfred Tennyson for Arthur H.
Hallam, for "In Memoriarn" had not then
been written; but his loving nephew
knows it well, and, in alluding to it, says:
"There was one feature in this devotion
of. Mr. Hoge for his friend that was, if
possible, more beautiful; the world knew
nothing of it', and even those nearest to
him never suspected that, while he was
pursuing his earnest, throbbing, intense
life, in the active, living present, this
beautiful lave of his youth was fresh and
fragrant and youthful still."
There can be no doubt that Tennyson,
during the seventeen years which elapsed
after the death of Hallam before he pa
raded in public his strained : lamentation
over his irreparable loss,- properly cher
ished the memory of'his departed friend.
Pie had, too, to console not a bereaved
wife, but a heart-broken sister who was
betrothed to Hallam, and. he was glad
that she, also, loved him.
Though Hallam was oniy 22 years of ase
when lie was taken away, he and Tenny
son had enjoyed earthly communion, at
•Cambridge University and afterwards, •
longer than did Hoge and Greenleaf. Each
had entire faith in: the brilliant career
which awaited ' the other, and Hallam
bade fair to adorn the high position which
he held by inheritance; for he was the son
of Henry Hallam, the historian of the
Middle Ages, of the British Constitution,
and of the Literature of Europe. He was
a poet, also. He was travelling .on the
Continent; -they had just finished Hun
gary, and were in Vienna, whence they
intended soon to return home. One day
when the father came back to their rooms
he saw his son lying upon, a couch. . and
thought he was asleep. How appalling was
the early/ discovery that it .was not sleep,
but death! A fit of aqoplexy had done its
fatal work!. ' Preparations' could then and
there be made, unlike the. case of Green
leaf, to take the remains to England, and
quite a number of the; stanzas of "In Me
moriam" are addressed to the
"Fair ship, that' from' the Italian shore,
■ Sailest the placid ocean-phiins. .
With my lost Arthur's loved remains,
Spread thy fujl wings, and waft him
:;-.. • '-o'er.'-' •■ ':
. ♦ * - * ■. * -• . • - . * ?* ;. * -.* ; *. . . *
"For I, In spirit, saw thee move .
'..•.' Thso" circles of the bounding "sky . ■;■ ;
: ■': . . Week after week; the days; go .by;*""'"
Come, quick,' thoubringest; all I love."
-He died,- in :Vienna 15th. September. IS.T..
and was buried 3d January, ; IS-M, in. "the
lonely church which overlooks the Bristol
Channel:
Mr. Hoge and the-;, other friends of!
Greenleaf were riot, smitten until near ..the
time that, lie commenced I his great work
in: Richmond, in 1544. He never composed
any /such.tribute as -Tennyson's ; "In i Me-,
moriam," but he Uyed^ and wrote a. poem
of.: devotion, ; sympathy, and : constancy.;
For ;fortj'-six years, until her decease, in
ISSB. he kept up a loving .correspondence
v, - lth.,tlie ; bereaved, widow, whom;. he
dressed "as "my, clear sister.'.'.: ."This ; v.as
probably. a.Church'appenatlve, ;but .; that^
oceaii i : g'rave''gave : it an additionalUender
"ness.V^ His •reverence/, too, , for : the. verier
able^ father;- Rev. Jonathan.; Greenleaf, ~' of
Brooklyn, was Intensltie'l... .Ho, ;al!=o,. in
trodiiced; the .widow into his i family, and
theyfaii became Warmly: : attached^to, one
another. - '." -' \ '- „- \'' ™r
; - lri'-185i he wrote to her from Parish. and
a. sliomtime before /(October W:™^°^ :
hls^ jourriaKtheifollowinff eatryr; ;-..-.. 1 am
on the ' top : of : the of .a^church. •on
the highest hill in: Genoa.;. Just,- celow
mo the blue; waves of -the .Mediterranean,
kiss tho shore. I am- alone, as I wish _^to
be, : when I look for thellrst time.on the
magnificent tombin whose ; coral chamoer
my.' friend . sleeps. : - Here : ls the .sea, o\ er .
I which .Romari navies sailed, upon- vrmen
Paul made his voyages, -whose shores v ir
! Gil sang, and where , my noble com
rade saw the last of earth . and , the lirat
of Heaven. I love the ; Mediterranean;
and now, dear sister, I think of thee. .
■He wrote her from Richmond. May 9."
ISC6, about the death of the "dear; old
shepherd," her father-in-law, and also
said: VI am in a horror of great dark
ness at the mystery of God's providence
toward our dear land, and I count none
happy/but the blessed dead who have
died in the Lord. .But for those naturally
and "spiritually dependent upon me I
would prefer this night to" be sleeping be
neath the clods of the "valley, or with
Parsons in some cool chamber of. the
sea."
From Richmond, March 6, ISB3. he wrote
her: "I never get over anything. My
old . loves have ; tho . fresh morning dew
upon them still; my, old bereavements yet
wear the weeds, and are/shaded by the
cypress. I live over with fond delight' by
years of intimacy with J. P. G.; our days
of sunshine, and our nights still brighter
and moro jubilant. -.1 never see the ocean
that my tears do not mingle with its salt,
sad Tvaves."
From Richmond, 27th February, ISSS, he
tells her:" "Our acquaintance began in
the inscrutable bereavement which deso
lated your young life, and robbed me of
half of my heart."
From Richmond, 22d Februarj' (which
was one of their, special dates). ISSS, he
writes her quite a letter, in which he
bursts forth: "Priace Edward, Charlotte,
London, 1 Brooklyn, Marseilles, the Medi
terranean, Heaven: what reminiscences,
what joys, what griefs, what hopes these
names inspire!"
This was the year that terminated his
correspondence, after a continuance of
forty-six years, but he carried her and her
husband in his heart for another decade
on earth, and now he is with them and
his brother, William J., in that better
land, whither he led and guided such a
multitude during his long and useful pil
grimage in this world.
There was another thing in this Life- of
Rev. Dr. Hoge which was very pleasing—
his bravery and independence in telling a
very simple thing to that august conclave
which ho addressed at Copenhagen, Den
mark, so unexpectedly, in ISS4.
Among other things he told them: "You
can never forget the hours of childhood,
when each night, before retiring to rest,
your mother made you kneel down at her
feet, and, taking your little hands in hers,
or laying her soft hand upon your head—
you can feel the gentle pressure now
taught you to say 'Our Father, which art
in Heaven,' or that other other prayer, so
familiar to all English-speaking people,
•Now I lay me down to sleep'— a good
prayer for a child, for a man, for a patri
arch."
I know an octogenarian who uses it con
stantly, and once, in a large public school,
wrote it for the scholars upon the Blak
ford. and beneath 'it, as its companion
for the morning, the following:
"Now I've lnid me down and slept.
For thou, O Lord, my soul hast kept.
When I lie down and no more awake
I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take,
For Jesus' sake." Amen.
B. B. MINOR.
Richmond, January 24, 1900.
?TEAV~CEXSXJS~ DETAILS.
now tlie EiiTinxeration AVill Be
Made— The Qnestlon.i.
(New York Times.)
The official inquisition which Uncle Sam
undertakes every ten years to determine
the size and condition of his family, nat
ural and adopted, will begin on June 1, of
this year. This inquisition will be known
as the Twelfth Census of the United
States. Blanks for the population sche
dule are now ready and explanatory blank
forma are beng issued by the District
Supervisors to ' the trained corps which
wiil undertake the work. C. S. Wilbur
is Supervisor for , the First District of
New York, and he has an office in the
Pulitzer Building.
Of course there is a great deal of statis
tical information which will be gathered
by the Census Bureau besides that of
population. The population schedule,
however, which is now ready, is known
as Schedule No. 1. Each blank is de
signed to recieve the data of 100 persons,
one line of the blank being devoted to
each person, and each line being subdi
vided into thirty spaces. These, when
filled out. will show the name, the street
ami number, the relationship of each
member of a family to the head, the color
o: race, sex, date of birth, whether
single, married, widowed, or divorced;
number of years married; if. a woman,
the mother of how many children, the
number of those children living; place
b'l birth and place of father's and mother's
birth; citizenship, with year of immigra
tion if an Immigrant, and time of naturali
zation; occupation, trade, or profession;
number of months in the census year not
employed; education, how many months
attended school in census year; knowl
edge of reading; writing, and the English
language; ownership of home, if owned,
free or mortgaged, and the ownership
of farm or house.
Under the instruction to enumerators
the census day is described as that on
which the census begins, June 1,, 1000.
Each question is to be answered with
reference to that date. " Thus, if an
enumerator visits a family on June- 3, in
which a marriage took place on June 2,
the parties to the marriage are to be en
tered as single, because they were single
on June 1. *
A dwelling house, for census purposes,
is a place in which,, at the time of the
census, one or more persons regularly
sleep.
Tho word family for census purposes,
has a much wider application than it
has in ordinary speech, and means a group
of individuals who occupy jointly a dwel
ling place or part of a dwelling place.
In the case of boarders at hotels,
students at schools and colleges, and In
rr.r.tes of institutions, they are not to be
returned if they have other abiding places.
Seafaring men .will be reported at their
land homes, but not at seamen's board
ing houses.
Women and their daughters keeping
house, but not receiving pay, are not to
be scheduled as housekeepers, but' only
such as receive a wage for doing house
work are so returned.
Enumerators are instructed to not con
fuse clerks with salesmen. Salesmen in
dry goods and grocery stores. &c, are to
be" indicated as such. Workers in fac
tories and mills are to be noted specific
ally as being spinners, weavers, &c, and
mechanics. the to be described as carpen
ters, masons, house painters, &c.
MR. DOOLE\ r oSr\VO:>IA:V SUFFRAGE.
Women Know WlioN • President ••On'y
Whin' tli' I'reslilent Gits Married.*'
• (Ladies' Home Journal.)
"An*, annyhow, . women'H niver. vote,"
said Mr. Dooley, interrupting Mr. Dona
hue's discourse on Woman .Suffrage.
"In th' .first place, . th-;. men won't lave
thim do it. They have th' monnopoJy
now, cm' they're far from foolish enough
to let ,\o iv -army iv it. Thin no woman
cares 'i r politics. Down in her .heart
she. hates an' despises it. an'wondhers
What it's all about. An' I don't blame
he*. Not till they start a political col
umn in.Butthrick's Pattherns will -ye iver
be able f'r to musther a corp'ral's guard
iv: womenat th' polls. I b'lieve If '.yt>
was to take th' stiirongest woman suf
ferejest In th' counthry an' sarch her ye'tl
find she. didn't care: whether Willum J.
o'L.rien was Aldherman or Congressman.
Th' on'y time th. likes Iv thim knows
who's President Is whin th' President gits
'married. He has their devotion In his
wifo'ti tiame." : ; : -„'. .
"Well, I dlnnaw about: that!" shid Mr.
Donahue. '"Tis looktn' dangerous whin
Mrs. Donahue begins to think iv votin*.
In •; times past she -never knew 'twas
" tiftn 'day till she saw th' pathrol wagon
go by." ■ \ ; ;' 1 : . ;;; : v":. ;;,;■■■;.-, . -
BRYAN AT THE HOB;
HE 'IS EXTHUSrASTrCAI,T,Y Ur
CEIVED EVEUVWH ERE.
CO-OFERATION AGAIHST REPDBLICi^
He Believe* This AVln Be f
Brought Aliont Xc.Tt Ycnr-n.
Doesn't Care How a Man Thoti^
in '90, If He Thlnk.4 lllxlit Xott
BOSTON, January 30.— V,*. j. Bryan •
Nebraska, and Congressman John' r"
I^ntz, of Ohio, on a ten-days* spoa^..
tour. of the Northeastern States, arrl» ?
here from Providence to-day, a. c-r'-r*
was Waiting for the train, and as it
in the people broke into cheers.
Reception committees from the ]Wi
cratic State Committee and the Brr">
Club were also at the station, and
escort of these gentlemen the visitn-'
took carriages for the American Hou^
■where a reception wa3 held, follOTPd Z
a breakfast. ™ **
GREETED WITH CHEERS.
Colonel Bryan was greeted with chee
when his carriage was driven ur> to th
hotel. Among the invited gusi-ts
George Fred. Williams, P.obert Tr^t
Payne, Jr., John E. Mack, and Con"-'*-.?
man IT. F. Nappen.
•After the breakfast President Vr a --~
burn introduced Mr. Bryan to the crowX
which cheered as Mr. Brynn rose S
speak. * ~* "'
Mentioning the fact that persons ct ti
rious parties were represented in'♦^*
gathering, Mr. Bryan said:
CO-OPERATION OF PARTIES.
"I have gone on the theory always that
you can fuse any metal if the heat is s^.
flclent. In the last campaign It was ?u" V
ficient to fuse the Democrats, the Pont
lists, and the Silver Republicans. I "£
lieve that in the next campaitm we s> ■■'-.
not only have co-operationbetv.-^c-n *t'-"4»
three parties, but that the question-thV
have arisen sines the campaign of M
■will also bring into co-operation with uu
forces the cnen who did not see the'tnr
question in ISK as they see it now, ani
who, in view of the question 0* Imperial
ism, will rush to us for cle't^erance tioi?
a party that seeks to repeal the Declara
tion of Independence.
CHARITY ESSENTTAIV
"I believe in co-operation, it js th^
part of wisdom to %york together whfe
we can, and separately only when we
must. -Co-operation is not possible with
out charity. I do not care how a mxi
thought in ISO 6. so long as he thinks
right now. I don't care how am an talk
ed then, if he talks right new. and [ 6
not care what he will say four year*
from nov.-. I am more concerned abw;
the now than the heretofore or he^ca'
ter."
Mr. Lentz followed Mr. Bryan.
RECEPTION AT FANEUTL HALL.
A reception and banquet, tenderet tj
Mr. Bryan by the Democratic State Cms
mittee at Faneuil Hall, foilowe'L ThU
reception, which was held in the Annar/
of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery I
Company, on the upper floor of the ball; j
took place from 12 to 1:20 o'clock. j
NEWS OF GOEBEL, SHOOTING. 1
While the reception was going on a j
tape dispatch, announcing- that S^natn: !
Goebel had been shot, was shotvn to Hr. j
Bryan. He was shocked at the new?. ar.i !
tears gathered in hl3 eyes R3 ho exclalm
! Ed, "It can't be possible." Mr. Bryan
then became silent and would say no.'
more, but the effect of the news was per
ceptible in his manner during- the remain
ing time gl\-en to the reception.
Mr. Bryan and Senator Goebel are per
sonal friends, and often have spokea froni
the same platform.
After the reception Mr. Bryan made 1
statement, expressing the belief th.ir !!b
act was that of a bitter political oppo
nent, and expressing the hope that i;
would not lead to further acts oi violence.
The banquet was spread in the historic
auditorium of the 'bunding". Robert Trc-at
Paine, Jr., John P. Altgekl, Congressman
Lentz, and Mr. Bryan were amon? :ha
speakers.
I.EXTZ ON REPUBLICAN GREED.
Mr. Lentz declared that the Republican;
parcy had violated its platform on. cM
service, on Cuba, and on other po-ide.-.
Ho declared that the platform oi ti* j
Republican, party should be '"Greed, gh^* |
tony, and grease."
The womanhood of the country, he siii
is in sympathy with every effort in be
half of liberty. Continuing, he discussed
trusts, saying:
"The money question is still unsettled,
and In the next campaign there will -to
other questions to divide public attention.
I believe that the greatest pre^-.-nt 'lo
tion is the one declared by the fathers
to bo self-evident — the great question 0*
human rights. The Republican party '•»
turning its face against tho Declaration
of Independence."
Mr. Altgeid then spoke, main!? on tfca
trusts and imperialism.
AN IMMENSE MEETTXG.
. Mr. William J. Bryan was th<3 cento*
figure of an unusual demonstration 12 tmi
city to-night. After partlcipatins in !&?_
ral events of lesser importance dar»ns>3
da, Mr. Bryan addressed an iiaj f s^_
mass-meeting in Mechanics' Hal!, h b™£
ing containing a. seating capacity 8« J *
than any other in Boston. I: Is est.^i-^
that there were 10.0C0 persons i:i £» c
Hundreds of them remained atano^
throughout the evening.
Women should get isscnED.
As a. Provision for the Fntarc ° r ia
Educate Their Chil'Jr l *";
"Life insurance as n»an3ge<! :j: j
the endowment plan, tor instance, .y
once an assurance and Insurance, i^U^
Edward Bok In the February w££
Home Journal. "I: is the & s ''L, r t.
or saving, because it is fc CoroP^
Men have found this to be tn L > '- v ;; i .,, J
women should. At thirty, for "r*.,^
she can, for less than fifty dohar* .- ;
take a twenty-year endowment F'^^
one thousand dollars, which P' a h^'" r4
her that amount wh'-rt she rta^
a S « of ilfty.-She will
by the annual premium of &«> V; a .
But she will feel the com-or: e*-*^
and dollars when she is tiJy. a » ''",**.
insurance for the education £i £■ ci
dren is another factor of -hf.« ; » : •-,>,»
worthy of her thought, £sf
be a widow. In this way a
provloo for the educatioa of ■:!
in case of her death. U 01^
mother's Insuring. their Uv€S ?« Jjgg
dren at the time o£ the 9
could become more gene?,? l 'V, d ff
one of the blessings of f^~: he^
women to insure their -Uyes "^"'-^,^3
. fit of their husbands f J^^
question ffi far as the wls^m -
a course is concernea. B^t: w;» .' „^1
! ter of life insurance -foe v.ome •• ,t, t
on a basis of ■ s^lf-protec «. J- ,
for the b^netlt of the cWWren.^ Q .
of the best means otjpay^VK^
even as a wtoe W«*»^ l^S»» d
there cannot be tue >.*-*'. ''
its v/isdorn." .
Fatal AccWent In Alabnni* j
MONTGOMERY. AL. -. J^g^of*
Wrionala to-day. »>* the f f^ss.
iSSmm »<■ l V?,r t T°w O are^a^
r.t^ces were scuideO- Two »'-, ;
th°*cthers are npt.expected^^
••I am Indebted to One * ll^jfS Z+
Cure for my health and ii^. 1
oi lung trouble ™}™}?%f$w 9l9 l *&>
mediate results. Uoaeker >-^ f
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