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.1 THE RICHMOND DISPATCH. BY THE DISPATCH COMPANY. tOK>-ER OF KAIK AND NXIfTH BTREETB, a.ICHMOND,VA. Fp-Towa Office, Ko; 510 Wst. Broad street. tfev Tork Office, J., ; E. .Van Doren, Agency, rrJbnne Bulldlnff. ]. <*" ":. -' '■ ' .1 StTBSCEIPTIOXS.. THE DAILY DISPATCH deli ycrod • to, lubscrlbws in Richmond fa nd r Manchester U 50 cen«.sj>er month, payable *« »«« <=*': tier weekly or monthly; the Sl^DA"* DISPATCH, 51.5O'pcr^nnum: -5 cents ior : These wlsWng^hc papenenn order it b>. telephone or postal xard.J Complaints of. Sclivcry may be nn'iide the^amc wa>*« MAII. STTBSCRIPTioNS. P&yaWe in Advance Invariably. Daily, one year -.......». -•■-•- .'.•-••-♦* Dally, «ix months^ ,*r: * * "7* Daily, three mentis. ..'./..^r. ./-•-••••• '" Sunday, only, one year — ". :•*••"* XHE WEEKLY^ DISPATCH., THE WEEKLY DISPATCH is Issued in two parts each- week-pon Mondays and Thursdays-at ONK DOLLAR . per year, rayable in advance; ' six months, il* i- * CKNTS. C ' - '"■ "*• : " : ""■ ' HOW TO BEXIT. Rcraittanccs can be made by postofficc rr.cncy order (the safest way), check, or registered HMtcr. Currency sent by, mall Dt the risk of the sender. ,,.„„ Subscribers wishing change of nddrcss musf pi vc the old as well as the new pofit-offlcc. . . . Sample ccplcs : trtc." ' ■ "^',"' : . ' I ADVEKTISIKG.RATES ON APPLICATION. Address nil commtmlcatlons -The Dis patch Company. Richmond. Va." Rejected iramrpcrlpts " will not be re tl Lcttors recommending- candlda^ e!?^^ office, and resolutions -of respect inserted only as raid matter. r f?': : TELEPHONES. - ''-'■. ft Nett 404 SuEines* Office. .-•••- „•• ";yj') Old 1860 ' • ' ..-■;'; (■ New ; 1253 City EditoT ..1.'. 1.'..... I old us rmCBDAY," ..... '.'. » OVEMBEH 18. 1902. A»EXATIO.V lin.l.S. Bills are pouring into the Legislature proposing to conform the statutes to the requirements oT the new constitution with respect to extending or contracting the "bounflarics .of our cities and town*. Hereafter lucre is to be no special law jessed. A, general law is expected to bover every case, and the law, probably, •will be administered by the judges of tho circuit court- . , We earnestly hope the Legislature will pive the Virginia public a sound.sensible, practical law-one tliat will encourage, not "iiscourago, the growth of cities and towns. The greater- the development of urban communities in Virginia the more the State treasury will profit; the better tho markets the farmers will have 'for jheir produce. Consider, for instance, , what a large revenue comes to the State from Newport Ivews, where not so" many years ago Uie only taxes received were from a few not over-rich Jsirmt-rs. We do earnestly, trust that tho coun '.ry members of , the "Legislature will not .•>e led into the oeli«?f Uiat the interest of % .he ngriculturists Is to make city ex to'.nsion difficult. Their 'true interest lies in the other direction precisely. The time will come when Richmond and Heiirico must argue this annexation question. But wo are not yet ready for it. From the unsuccessful; annexation move ments we have made in recent years il 'is to be hoped we have learned that be lore we begin "missionary work" in the yuburbs we would better get ourselves together. In short, the indispensable preliminary to annexation is that Richmond people phould show thai they favor it.;\\'hen this community : is reasonably unanimous on the subject our City Council can safely begin! negotiations vritii 4he .suburbanites, but not before. ' It is a 'fact' to be, reckoned with that hundreds' of our. own citizens arc opposed to annexation. TheJDispatcli believes they arc mistaken or misguided : but that is jieither here ii«.ir there.' The "fact is as we state. Much work will have to "be done lo bring them into line; and that work can tiot be vigorously prosecuted: until we ico what isort of law we shall have to work under. Our present duly is to en tourage and support our -senators and del i-gates in the effort they are making to a sensible annexation law passed. It' we fail to obtain "such a law the an- Ticxation of our- suburbs to Richmond may V* indefinitely postponed. I'UEVIbIJS COCKSLIUSM. Simultaneounly alniosi with the an nouncement of the returns from the No rember elections ibe "majority of the ad minijitraiion tirgans reached, per saltum. ■the conclusion that the result ensured Koasovf-lt the Republican .prcsideaitsal Jiomination iri 1504. Nor had a week pass ed Iwforc most of the oilier papers friend ly to the. President lined themselves up vJth their more 'hasty and enthusiastic ronttmporaricis in respect of this matter. Moreover, - not a few of the independent *tej>ubllcan journals more or less cau louKly and hedgingly conceded that ;hinj, r s had that appearance, while even !he Democratic jire.ss, as a rule, found no rood ground for combating the conten tion that the noxt national Republican ionvent inn would prove a Roosevelt lumpling. But in the last few days there have jeer; developments which indicate the likelihood oi a spider's befing in evidence In the dumping, and a j.rctty.big one; at that. Tho situation ha^ been given a twist which Is not only exceedingly;?jn tert-sting but calculated to chill ihe ar <lor and seriously shake the confidence of ilio Roosevelt boomers. Out of the South oomes a note of dehance and contuma dousneßß Which breaks in harshly and ominously on the gleeful chant of the organs that as to the convention of 3503 th« Presiaont had a "dead cure thing." The t-piflw that threatens to pop up In the dumpling is Marcus A. Hanna. .and the explanation of that menace '; 1« the President's war upon the lily white Accordin X to the well-inform |^d i Wahhingtori corri-spondent of the New MYork Times the' more innuential of Hit Ki-hlte Republicans at the South are ■hofiugHly in finest a s to the matter rsf.fonnlnir * white man's party .with th^ |.v«^»- of attracting to U le Republican ..ranks ."pereojyj who have hitherto held' V»l«of merely an account of the negrb i quesilon.". The attitude of the Presldem and Messru. Payne anj Clarkson, wl.loi, has dcprivM the leaders of the Federal ■patronage- jsf deeply resented, it Is stated. aiid,has.mado.thc "lily whites^ who^con trol the State organizations, all the more robellious'and determined keep "P,. ll j lc .flghi.V llGnc«;i af the Times' correspond ent."learns, 1 a quJo.tr bu t ' pbten tia V move ment is in progress in certain of the Southern, States, which^loolcs to -kUUng the Roosevelt boom by turning; thc^sup- port of the "lily wliltes"ito"Hanna:' : - _;■.-/; The hn.v whites. V.; says' the/ cotrespond-, ent, realize that the negroes Vlll senc\ contesting, delegations to- .the. .naUonal convention, but they believe that the ad vocates of building jip a .respectable Ee 'publlcan party iii The South; will,'. con-" sidcrins the sma ll- number of. voters thi* negro, delegates ' represent,; be able to make successful -contests before the"Com mittee on Credentials. They argue that the recognition .under the circumstances ; of „' the »"ncgro^ contesting' delegations would be' an jobject- lesion 'of minority, government the. Republicans would r.ot wish* to carry during tho campaign^ . CertaVniy these developments -would seem to ."cast a shadow -the Koosovelt prospect, anff-ti evidence a. change in the, situation , to .; be.,; gravely, reckoned with 1 by the Roosevelt mana gers. Xor is this nil which in the same connection— the connection of a Hanna "possibilUy-^c'i-n "hardly,; fail/ to> give 'the. crstwhilo cocksure Roosevelt : following serious pause. In an interview Sunday night United States. Senator Scott said: ••I am- in favor of . the nomination of Senator Hanna. of Ohio, in 1904." Then lie continued that while he understood the people do'v.n thai way, (New ' York )"« for .Roosevelt It was different in West Virginia and thereabouts. ' The Times' ■Washington correspondent remarks in, concluding his speech that whether Mr. Hanna is- friendly to this movement the lily whites', do; not know and do not care." ""Their^aShesion'to Mr. Hanna," lie adds, -"is .not because of any knowledge they -have-about his sentiments toward their party organization or toward the negroes, hut because they want to beat Mr. Roosevelt and think' Mr. Hanna the likeliest candidate." This may," he entirely true. ; But they cannot 'be .'igiibrant^of- the fact that' although Hanna has repeatedly assured "ardent admirers" that he was not a can didate for the nomination he has never placed himself in a position in which he could not accept it— ln which he could not entertain an argument backed by a ma T jority of the delegates to the convention, that it was his "duty to the party and tne country"' to accept it. And that is an other consideration, which- renders ■ the contents of the convention dumpling pro blematical. THB DAVIS ARCH. If as is reported, Mrs. Jefferson Davis objects to the pla:« of the Jefferson Davis arch, to'be erecteu in Richmond, because it 'is' ol' 1 a triumphal arch' and not. of a memorial arch, she is right. Erecting tri umphal arches in honor of a hero of the broken Confederacy would be in the worst taste.— Mobile Register. in the first place, the arch is not to be a triumphal arch, but a memorial arch; in the second place, Mrs. Davis has with drawn all objection to the design. Since she has been satisfied in the mat ter, it is to be hoped the people of the South will now come together as one man and erect this long-deferred monument. 13 not done now it may never be done at all. The arch is tx> be erected in Monroe Park,' which was a Confederate. .camping ground for all four years of the war. Very sharp criticism is being made of the remodelled White House and business ollice-annex. The President jumself is quoted as declaring that the job is a fail ure. This, too, though many of the finest architects in the country were consultc/l as to the plans. But it may be that the architects made the mistake of yielding their ; opinions to thoso of professional politicians. In remodelling the Virginia capitol, it may be possible that we can learn some thing' from the White House repairs. Last week, while travelling in Virginia. I found a school on the public road that had an attendance of live children. One mile further was another, school with an enrollment of fifteen and an average at tendance of twelve. A mile further was a . school with an average attendance of eight. Half a mile further were three pri vate schools. This is not an exceptional condition in that State. Iri another community a gentleman said, to inef" ""There are five or six schools with in a. few-miles of my door, but our -chil dren-attend neither one"— for very obvious reasons to the intelligent father. One of the. things "we are working for is the grouping of these schools in one insti tution. — Robert Frazer. '- : "\V-e quote the foregoing from "Southern Education Notes," a bi-weekly publication of the Southern Education Boaixl. ARE .NOT IIAPPV. Jn support of the contention that Glas gow. Scotland, is- the most municipalized community in the world, a London Times correspondent cites these interesting facts and figures: The corporation supplies its citizens " with water, gas, electric light, tramways, and telephones; it controls eleven parks and galleries, thirteen, baths and wash-houses, a fruit arid - vegetable;' market, two foreign cattle markets, a cheese market, a bird and dog market. and an old clothes market, four slaughter houses and offices, four hospitals," and on« burying-ground; it is the owner of 2.ISS municipal houses, seventy-eight lodg irig-h'ouses (of which ] k manages seven itsslf)," a family home (also managed by the corporation). >«72 shops, . forty-nine stores, forty-three warehouses," forty three workshops, twelve halls, two churches, two hotels, one theatre, one studio, one pawn office, one nursing home one powder mill, one panorama (site). one laundry bakehouse, one golf course, and one Gospel tent. It farriis over 1,000 seres of. land,- where large crops are grown, including all the hay- used in the stables- of the cleansing depart ment, as well as large crops of oats, wheat. turnips.^; etc.; it con verts the city sewage into solid matter; which it sells to the farmer for manure; it carried on business as market gardener, it possesses stone quarries, and ha"s 900 railway wagons; it builds' tram-cars.- re claims bogs, conducts ~a civic, granary;, raises .£I,OOO a' year on the clinker from the ref use-crematlrig furnaces, : collects and sells waste paper, and is not 'above .neltirig and disposing of ithe: solder from' Sne^6l&{tliTcans"iit ■-fi_nds > in!th'e*'<lust'rhca ; pG-f.; ill these things^being done or supervised n their, leisure; lime by thefmlscellariebus) "rrbiip of persons who constitute the Glas-: tow Corjvoration." '■> ".■:■■ 'None the less, tlie^ citizens arc« ; not hap py. For. ;.insteyd_..drt^e:inuni^palißatipn v s'j tendency to reduce taxation, the contrary, has been the case. Tho -fjpi'ractlcalvOMt^ come-ha*; net -co^rd^ted^ with^theorj^ 'Paper: profits arc reported on- many, o £ : tho • pity's investments and; enterprises.; but : ; all^wjuice having^been ;made forTde-^ fprociatlon;!" there; has boer\ ; an, actual dc .icit in; the revenues, .which is saddled "on ! the taxpayers. | "Th*e ■expenditure- p£>capl-^ : (aj > grew " fi-om $MS,ooo;in^«7 ito;sß,9S9.Qot) j im hoqi,-': though Uie^ ; anriuai. ;f.ercmic jin:: this \ [isarne .period littie^more^th^n^doubled.vTlTej 'assessable: rental-has; increased: fr6mi : .nt>, : .' jOO.OOO to nearly !>23,000.000 .'but .'the -city's debt'ias increased from 524,000,000 to 504, v 'oo,6oO."'As a conseqvience thetaxVate: ji.as; gone..'up from fn^O^o^l^vand^is stlU? rising; and the; people ale.'asKins^.whether less rnunicipaHzation _ andY more - ; private ownership swouldn't bejwise.- :,-. :; -;-.'. 1 What has become" of the gopd roads movement? Is^itvlds^j strayed, or stolen? Or have tho - good : roads '•> been -bull tr- and the question thus' removed from the arena of discussion? V 7 .; .. There are not a I few .pestiferous,' dis- I putative, and incredulows persons . in this I country who will be disposed to challenge General Chaff ce's optimistic view of .the situatioit and the outlook in' the Philip- I pines/ General ;Chaffee believes, he says, j thAt the'end of 'the insurrection is surely j accomplished; ""seeing '"that -the current troubles are confined to the performances of ! small bands of ladrones 1 arid outlaws. But how does: hd 'reconcile .that belief with the fact that, the civil '.commission finds -the robbers .increasing .:. in ;. such ; numbers asto render it necessary' to call for. military aid? Organized "rebellions" I' in' our far east possessions- may-have been '-crushed,'" but if .there- is i anS'thing in the experience of . the Spaniards in dealing '-witlf> Filipinos/ rcDellioh . with them has.the, characteristic poetically at tributed to .truth •everywhere— that -of rising again. We -hope *• that General" Chaff ee- is not * deceived by appear ances, but considering what ladrone "arid bandit outrages have .portended un der Spanish rule we shall be pardoned. for fearing that he is. . ■ • Tlie widow of Gen. U. S. Grant, who has been" reported ill, is in no danger, it is stated.' She is a sufferer from chronic asthma, it seems. The Sclf-Euaceinent of the Demo cratic Soiith. -' (New York Sun, Independent Republican.) . A correspondent of the Dispatch of Richmond, writing from New York, speaks of a conviction as " prevailing among "the most ..thoughtfud- southern ers" here that "the only possible restora tion of the Democratic '• party to power and usefulness"- "must. v be achieved by the Souths leadership." This is a conviction, we dare say, which does not prevail exclusively among "thoughtful southerners" in New York, but extends lo many other Defnocrats also. The very backbone, of the Democra tic party is; the solid-South. Except for 'the* senators and -representatives from the Southern States, the Democratic party would be so -feebly and insignificantly re presented in Congress as to invite some thing akin to contempt. The v delegation from the city of New York, it : is true, is almost wholly" Democratic, but there is not enough of intellectual 7 ability in its composition to .enable it to wield any inliuence in.^ Congress beyond the bare number of votes it casts with the Demo cratic minority. More than two thirds of the representatives are from, the solid South alone, and nearly all the Democra tic senators are from it. Obviously, therefore, the South is the dominant force in the Democratic party. According^ to all proper .and 'healthful political precedent, it should .assume the responsibility o£ its' mastership", by shap ing, the policy of the party and. dictating the nominations by the National Demo cratic Convention, if not by providing the candidates. '.- We observe, however, a remarkable reserve in the southern papers in the treatment "of the suggestion 'from New York to which we have referred. .So far from evincing any disposition to assert the -rigM of. domination to. -which thp solid South is .so plainly entitled, they seem reluctant even to discuss the 'sub ject. The Dispatch of Richmond/'incom mentirig very briefly... on • its- correspond ent's expression of New York Democratic opinion, confines itself to saying modestly that if the responsibility, .of ; leadership was committed to the. people of the. South, "they would brace up gloriously" tomeet it and "would show that- they are true, unselfish, farseeing, and. conservative.". Effective leadership is committed 'to no onel It' is assumed. "■'' The Constitution of Atlanta, in discuss ing the question of the-.futuro; Democratic leadership, recognizes that "i "the recent elections have served to eliminate from the list of eligibles the names of several •gentlemen who have been boomed by their too partial friends," but it makes no suggestion or a southern leader, either directly or by implication. Before th* 1 election Mr. Hill, of New York seemed to.be a southern favorite for .the Demo cratic, nomination for President, but. he is now set aside : very generally as an impossible candidate because of the. So cialism with which he tainted the Demo cratic platform in this State. Undoubt edly, Mr. Gorman would appeal very favorably to southern sentiment, but -we do not observe any disposition in that quarter to put him forward as the candi date. All that the Atlanta paper asks for is "one whose past relations, to party questions will at least command the ver dict that he was honest and patriotic . in purpose." What is tho matter with Virginia? Is the "Mother of Presidents" gone barren for all time? We think riot; but first let us show our disinterestedness and patriotism by get ting the- Democratic party together in* good shape. Later on if we find that. the country wants a southern man for-Presi dent, our State "can come' forward with a. list of eligible Virginians. AYe still' have plenty of fine presidential; stock down here; but for more than forty years there has been no national demand for it." We arc going to", work ; now to -create' such . a ■ demand— ultimately— and we'll guarantee' to supply it, and with men "of the best quality, guaranteed to average those in the old regime. ~ -."; .;• ' The Servant Problem. .r. ■' ■■■ The New York Press says: \ ' : The "fourth duty of man is to hire and keep hired a servant. The ablest minds of.womankind have failed to "solute" the problem, as a speaker in a feminine cori ; vention said Jn Denver, arid It is to be:left to . mere'rcfnUo decide what j shall be done. The proposition Is this: Our husbands^ bankers,"- 'merchants,-: -lawyers, '.doctors, peddlers, and thiev s es-:must take a day off arid 1 tell: us how >to keep Mary and keep her - : satisfied. >. If- anything were needed; to convince ' the^sex; that ; they are riot fitted : for .mundane -affairs \ it is their inability to keep aya v servant. ; I ; do fnoti be lieve in i. giving iwomen. the", suffrage 'until they understand the r> 'fourth-jduty of man. How., 'can; Itheyihbpe' to ..rujg\! the country, ivhcnithey "caririot^even conduct; a house hold?^^::-.',;-'. & :- ' .■.-. That *is not ! ;. a^ question :: to " . be r treated with levity;; ;lt is one to .be ■ prayed;. over and treated as a great sociological pro^ blem-' • , , Thousands of .women, arc nearly crazed over siU^many -homes^ are, -disorganized. (an^m^-de^niiserable^by;^/;: . ■ ;;./-■: v^^/-v : : V; Ihahia" section of; the- countryahe^wo ;most gigantic; problems' :await}ng;;splution : aret Howvmaj; /unjirotected: country;wo- met!"ever again'^feel peace of mind; and^ banish /from- .their' -hearts ' fcarr, of the ravisher? and (2) How- and • where may our,.wiyes - secure servants to help them -cook and wash? ? < • • ■ . : ' Who ; can ; answer ?*"- J John Skclton 11^?"":1 ■ '■''■ . " f ;(Augusta-(Ga.): Chronicle.). c., .-.--. . An English if=yridicate7tobuild:ta. great railroad in the "Philippines ;l \Seycr ! faena John Skelton Williams there.?' {/ .; ■ . - ; . t. Current /.Comment/ . ; .; .: As the. Index- Appeal suggested some time, ago, says our Petersburg contempor ary of .that name, the candidate; of -the Democracy may well be some; competent gentleman unknown or almost unknown. to politics. , who has -created no"- animosities by,parti£ipation in -the late^ contests, and whose : adherence "to the ; fundamental tenets of. the party: has been constant... • The Dispatch holds and has several times urged the same view. ' The Salem Times-Register says that :the contract for the construction, of what is to; be known as the .Virginia Antracite Coal and Railway Company's road from Christiansburg to Blacksburg, has been let and. that work will begin at- once. _ From ' all ' accounts, the development of this' coalf ield should prove a great suc cess. . '. '. -' " . . , ' . , .. : We quite agree with the Lebanon, Rus sell county,' News, in its opinion that the 'most .intolerable : Republicans are those .who claim. to be Democrats. The Democrats:- should learn- a 'lesson from the last election and never again ex pect the party to triumph when they.stand around. with their hands in their pockets. —Southwest Virginian. . ■ '. That is anent the election in the Ninth District and "hit's the bull's eye." ' It would bo ratluj. -humiliating to the administration 1 " if all of Mr. Clarkson's Southern delegates should have, to be ad mitted through" the' contest process. With the white Republicans Jn charge of the party machinery, Jtjooks as if something ot that sort might*. happen.— Washington Post. " / : * ;V; V . ■ - ..^appears pretty, certain that soriiething of that sort is going to happen unless the lily whites experience a decided change of heart. so otherx sentiment; Tlic South is Solid for Democratic Principles. : ■: . "■ (Atlanta Constitution.) The South Is solid,- every State in it,, for the Democratic principles which cemented them in commonalty of faith and inter ests" and which will continue to be their creed as long as Republicanism is alive to menace, the integrity, purposes and perpe tuity of the republic of the 'fathers. (Louisville Courier-Journal.) " "Undoubtedly there,,has been a ; lot of de literate lies put out by those engineering 'the 'bear raid on Wall street] but the re ported efforts of the Stock Exchange gov ernors to r ferret out the lie manufacturers will .amount to nothing. They are men of too much influence-on the street to be pun ished, and punished for doing only what nearly everybody, on the street makes it a business of doing. ■ • . ;': (Savannah News.) . .'..<■ There is no occasion at this time for naming men- in the South- who measure up to the Presidential standard, but there are I a number of them.- If,. a sentiment should be developed in favor of a South ern man. their names would be forthcom corning.—Savannah News. : •' ■ \ Rhea. of. Virginia, says that he does not want, an election certificate if preclr^ ts which did not- vote for him are unfairly thrown- out to elect- him. As long as such men as this can be induced to offer for ofllce'no one "need despair of the republic. Unfortunately, they are not at all numer ous.—Dallas News. ■ ■ . - '■;•'• After hearing of that Virginia Congress man v.'ho refused to accept a certificate of "election because it was secured on technical irregularity in the vote of his opponent, if Diogenes doesn't put- up his ■lantern. he isn't the man we think he is.— Atlanta Journal. At.a recent medical 'convention,' a well known physician declared that he had never known any one. to die of appendici tis, ;; except after '.an. operation had been performed. A good many non-profession al people have observed the same thing.— Memphis Commercial-Appeal. There seems to be a drift in North Caro lina toward local- prohibition.— Charlotte' Observer. v : . •-. With the rapid development of our coun try and the great: amount of capital and large number of workmen being added each year, some legislation will soon be come an absolute necessity to establish and regulate the relationship between em ployer and employee, as well as to pro tect the interests of the general public which so often suffer by reason of the conflicts between capital and .labor. — •Wilmington Messenger. The Souths alliance is with the East. For- saying" this same thing in the height of the Populistic craze the Register "was very fiercely denounced, but now the time gives it proof. If we are. to- win in. the next, election, we must encourage the al liance with the East. We will admit that the -Western States have returned to "the Republican , fold and are not to be easily routed therefrom again.— Mobile Register. j '"Much interest lias been aroused," says a Richmond dispatch;" "by v 'report that one.^of the rooms of the Executive man sionis haunted." The whole thing may be a scheme' r 6f Governor \Montagiu 's to scare off possible aspirants;;for/ his place, but; we venture to say'that* it will not* succeed. —Columbia State. > It'ii.s true that the South does furnish the bulk of Democratic electoral arid'Cln- gressionalV votes— but, Jt does no.t furnish the,votes ; that win;" The Democratic party can jiiever «vin' a victory- oh the votes of thc'South:alone.-The West is not good ter- ; : €the ; esquimo- Esquimo eats blubber/: ■The ;■• lumbermen -eat ■ pork. Theseif people are constantly exposed^to- cold,- and physical strain.;^ Experience has taught 4hern; 'that fatty .foods ..; give ; warmth and nourishment. For ;?those who have cold anH;thm:b6dies ; ,or are; ; threat ened wi th consumption or any; wasting disease, tl)ere; is jio* fat in so digestible. anH palatable a 'orm as Scott's , ;■■ Emulsion/; Physicians prescribe- it. •v We'll send yoa a l«Ue to try, if you like. ' '-*;" - : a Tie Prize Winner.; The Christmas ... PIANO. f If there is io^e a. Piano ? -given for Ghristmas it, isn't . r abit too early to make the 'selection: In fact^ yre '}'i: -could 'tell Christmas se ;^cret3 already.' ; ' •, "; ■ ■ The- Christmas 'Piano should be simply perfec ; tion. It should be ■ ■'-'• " The Artistic c'TIFFF . • There is a refinement, ;^brilliancy,? and soul in its tone-— it's soft; velvety, and . .responsive, j r etpowerftil enough for any parlor. It's" cases are chaste and artis tic—the cabinet work is : ; quite unsurpassed. : Sold on Easy Terms-!! - >' Investigate! CMs. M. Stieff, 431 east Broad Street. ritory for Democratic missionary work for reasons we. need not enumerate. The hops of the Democracy lies in the old alignment which is yet possible of restoration— the solid South, with New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Indiana.— Atlanta Consti tution. •, • ,-. s ' ..'- i;-. Clnims Many. Victims. = : ,■.„,.. • •.; :. (Chicago Tribune.) Vi • "•'■*-'. "Burgle, I never saw you looking ,"so ghastly. Why don't you ask some doctor what ails you?" .. .'.'':..' ■ < '/ | "Because I know what ails : me. Its quick consumption." ' : > :-.= .. "Quick consumption?" . - - - 1 "Yes; having to bolt my breakfast in two. gulps and- hurry to ..catch the train for down-town.". ... : - ■.;•-■ Bad; for the Mule. .; ' . . (Detroit Free Press.)- r ";, ""V '.'Were there any accidents in the -foot^ ball •game?"; ,- ' . ' ! ■. : " ; '"-' •'.Well, a mule in an adjoining field broke loose and mixed with the game and was pretty, badly .hurt." ; .. ; \ . . Thorongh "Work. .<: ,;.*;.;.■ • . (New York "Weekly.) -< Mrs. Youngwife: A friend has sent me a basket oC quinces, and I don't: know how to use them. ' - ..-.-.■-•,;'."■.•";' •■ Mrs. Oldwife: Nothing is simpler. Pare an u core them, make preserves or the best pieces, marmalade- of - thei others, and- jelly of the cores amTpeelings.; i ,. i Mrs. Youngwife: -, Well, t declare!. And what shall I make of the basket they came in? . • , His Vote. > (Chicago Tribune.) '. .' "How does it- happen you ran so far behind your ticket?" they asked him.. "I" didn't," said the canaldate who .had escaped defeat by the skin, of .his. teeth. "That- is an" unfair inference, r got the straight vote. The rest of the ticket, sim ply'ran ahead of me— that's all." .. Fay of .Teachers. (Stauhton News.) Through - the courtesy of Daniel E. Young, member of the Fifty-sixth Com pany of Coast Artillery, now stationed at San Juan. Porto Rico, the News has been favored with recent papers of San Juan, . which give a good idea of cpn ditiensin that country. From the papers one gathers that politics<.is about as lively down there now as .m the good county -of RocKlngham wnen the. Acker and the Lewis factions meet. • Dr. l.eCato. .* ,- - (Accomac News Saturday.) . . .We have, it from Dr. LeCato's son, Bernie, that his father has so far re covered as to -probably be able to leave for. Richmond early next week to assume his duties in the State Senate. -The, peo ple of this section and of v »e" entire-Statp are to be congratulated that the Legisla ture will have the advice and active-ser vices of this eminent legislator in its efforts to revise and adjust the old laws to the requirements of the present Con stitution. - -- Peanut Cure for Insomnia. Peanuts as a cure for consumption are widely known and believed in. says thfi Philadelphia Record: Now a Roxborough man comes forward with a peanut 1 - cure for insomnia. He says of it: "I had been a poor sleeper for five years. Violent ex ercise, drugs, and other.- remedies hart given me no relief. Finally, at the sug gestion .of a vepetarian, T tried the pea nut. "I put beside my bed a bag of pea nuts newly roasted, shelled, and. salted, and on my first attack of insomnia I. ate fifty, masticating .them very 'thor oughly—giving in fact, twenty-five chews to each nut. ' "While taking " this large flose, I felt a gradual drowsiness stealing-" over me, and as soon as the - dose was ended I fell asleep.- -Since that ~. time : I have always kept fresh peanuts by me at night." They have never failed." .■'"■". .'. - VERDiCT FOR THE BANK; Suit Agrainist Elevator, Conijmnj--" • Reform "Wave Strikes Iltixhpton. . :' i;'j HAMPTON- "VA.. November 17.-i-(Spe cial.)—ln the Circuit Court here to-day the jury in the case ' of the Bank of HRmpton against the Baltimore Machine Works and the. T'nited Scates Fidelity and Guarantee Company.- of Baltimore, rendered a verdict, awarding the ■ bank the sum of §2.(100. The suit grew out of the installation of an- elevator; by the machine works, on whose bond the "■ Fi delity Company, was the surety. Th 11 •bank contended thnt the- elevator -failed to work satisfactorily,'' and the suit for damages followed its dismantling". The* ense occupied one week in its trial.-: ..-; REFORM WAV K STRIKES HAMPTON. .The -wave of reform sweeping Virginia has at last, struck Hampton. ■■ The po lice this moaning- raideu the saloon" of Pennick & "Brazell, who recently came to Hampton from Norfolk, and ; secured the paraphernalia of a regular gambling house.". . The- proprietors were held 'on bond 'for their appearance in the Police Court^to-morrow mbrninpr. ■ .; .-. - - . . ELECTRIC COMPANIES MERGE. ' •.■Announcement of a close alliance- be tween;-the W. S. P. Shield .Electric Com pany "and the Hampton Roads; Railway and Electric Company; -which is taken as the first step 'toward consolidation, of the two concerns, was made this after noon..' 1 " Under,- the. agreement the- : two concerns .will • use 'the '■■ same . appliances •for generating electricity to :.the several towns. : on:: the Peninsula, The W. S. P. Shield-C ompany recently established a:i electric lighting plant in the town of Phoebus. .■-..:.: . • . ' ;'- y MONROE THURSTON'S TRIAL- .Charged.--. With. 'Being?' an Accessory ' to .'.the Killing of Xerby Holjson. . :_■; , CARTERS VItLE. : VA:. -is ovember ■ 17.— (Special.)— The 1 , second' trial 'of -'Monroe i'hurston; "•; who was-? convicteu :-by;the .County, "Court of '?Goochland- and.-sen tended to the penitentiary for ftve years' for being an -accessory -, to -the killing . of Leroy':Hobson at Pemberton.: on; Christ--, mas c day, 1001, .- will-be to-dn y at :Gooeh!and.i Courthouse. r^Some: flaw., in, the. "{original-, 'indictment •• was:; the i"- cause", for | this . new ; trials Twenty or more, wlt nessseg ifrom.'in.ahd around^.Cartersville have .been summoned,- and are in' atten-l ciance ; ;-at :court.v \' : --. :.*■■-, "■".':- ~.:--^ :'■"•■-:■ '. .:.'-.Y ;:- Al-veryA 1 - very "great- disappointment .was ;'expe-| rinced'.'yesterday by all' denominations at : the^fallure ofi'Rev. xvlartin,Johnsonii-rcc- tor^ofs-St. • James- Episcona-,jchurch«inl this V.place," to ■••• fill ; his '^regular > appoint- : ; ment^;K - -,f-'-:':y-\-, f -'-:' : y-\-: :r _ y: '- ■:'"-'3;Vy* ..v^jv-r'i" »~Altlreusrh?:reirular: hunting. result|ner.iin .the 'of imany* a- 'rabbitr* squirrel:: : turkey, and ;* partridge Shas % bt>en \ going,* on j sinee '.the-15th: of- Octot«r,tst ill ;:thßre:i«ia* P>ntyi of "; game Y: of ; aU £ let tSS The' quantity « does not seem-: to diminish ia; thel least. ' - : MANAGER G, F. ADAMS. suceEßbs coloSel/ kbexbr at THE IIOTEI/CHAMBEKLI^r. % SATISFIED WITH MR. STEARNS; XcTVport .»w» Jjtihor People Jfot «o Oppose Him ;— Chile! SwnlloTFs ■ strychnine— CoastTflse . .ShipmenlM ! Heaviest in History; of >e^ri»ort .^3feTFsi ■-' ; - . - \ .."' ' :£i .- . . iNEWPORT NEWS, VA., November IT. (Special.)— George F. Adams, formerly manager of the Hotel Warwick, in this city, has been; appointed manager of the : Chamberlin : Hotel, at Old Point, the larg est, all-the-year-round: resort hotel in the country. • The appointment will take effect January Ist. He succeeds Colonel George A: Keeler. goes to North Carolina to manage a chain of, hotels. SATISFIED AVITH MR. STEARNES. « ■.Leon F. Stone, who has been mentioned as a, candidate for the next Legislature, in \vhich'- Newport News will have a dele gate of its own under the redistricting act, stated to-day that unless Hon. L. P. Stearnes decided not to mn he did not see how he or. any other, labor candi date could consistently make the fight, as Mr. Stearnes has done everything the labor people asked of - him, and always looked after their interests in the House of Delegates. \ ' CHILD SWALLOWS STRYCHNINE. Clarke Smith, the Si-months-old son of Warren F. Smith, narrowly escaped death by strychnine poison. . His mother took a sixtieth-grain strychnine pill, and while her back was "turned the baby put nve of the pills in Its mouth, swallowing four. The mother saw the child in time to take the fifth pill from its mouth. The child Immediately went -into spasms. A doctor was' summoned and he succeeded Iri extracting the poison. Had it swallow ed the -fifth pill, the child would have swallowed, a tenth of , a- grain of strych nine, probably, enough to cause death. It is reported that Rev. R. M. Bennett, pastor of Epworth Methodist Episcopal church, of Norfolk, will be assigned to Newport News, either to Trinity Metho dist Episcopal church, or to Chestnut- Avenue Methodist church. : HEAVST COASTWISE TRAFFIC. ■t The coastwise traffic out of Newport News for Baltimore, "New York, Provi dence, and Boston is the heaviest now in the history of the port. Instead of sail ings weekly, the Old Dominion Steam ship Company is obliged to have ten. using two. extra ships. Usually August is the heaviest month in the year, and after that the freight drops off, but this year there was no falling off, the .business in creasing constantly. The. Merchants' and Miners' Transportation Company's busi ness last week was as great as that for the entire month of October. ART CLUB'S EXHIBIT. Beautiful Work \ty >H»» Fletclier and Mr. Straus.. The exhibition at the Art Club yester day was a pleasure and an Interesting success. Miss Fletcher's work is excel lent and Mr. Straus has shown us de lightful designs for -wail paper, dress fabrics, book covers, book plates, and stained glass. His Indian pictures are good, and one of his book covers, for which he won a scholars- ->. is unusually artistic. 'The Ships That Pass in the Night" in somew ay bend "their sails so as to suggest a heart, and thefdea is one that is sure to attract attention. ; . Mr. Straus has studied under Mr. Dow. the Japanese painter, and his tastes are aesthetic and his work graceful. On next Thursday there will be a reception, to which the public are invited. It is a mistake to suppose that the Art Club is"simpiy:a :social organization. It is for the promotion and advance ment of those in Richmond who have talent, and have' not yet had the op portunity to find a place here where they can study and work, but deem it neces sary to go,elsewher»?. - - • FREDERICKSBURG LADS SETA DOG AFIRE.' Imps Poured Gasoline on Animal and. Tncn. Ignited It— Poor Brnte : Jumped Into Oil Cellar. ■FBEDERICKSBURG, VA.. November 17.— (Special.)— An ■ act almost diabolical in. its inception, was perpetrated here yesterday ■■ by ■ three wnite boys— Ernest fttoffrege*n, Kpbert Thomas, and flenry Mills. The three boys caught a small dog be longing to"llr. Cash, of this city, satu rated it with gasoline, and applied a match" to the animal's back.- In a minute the dog, was a mass of tlames, and sped up Main street at breakneck speed, until it ,reaciud ; the drugstore of Dr. M. M. Lewis. Crazed by frisrht and. pain, the animal jumped through the grating into the -paint and oil cellar of the store. Fortunately. the gasoline on the animal had consumed itsv-lf.. otherwise a serious iirr- misht have resulted.. . ; ■ . The animal, which was. terribly burned, was taken in charge by several gentle men of this city, and 'everything done to l'es?en its pain. "The boys who perpetrated this cruel ao> will/ appear before the Mayor to morrow''morning, and it is the general hope that they will be severely dealt with. * . LABOR TROUCLES CAUSE THE C/&U MUCH LOSS. This is Clearly. Shown by the De . creaxed Kurniiiss o£ the Knilroml During I'jtst Three MontiiN. " NEW YORK, NovembVr 17.— (Special.) The ill effects of labor dirilcußies are cicarly snown in the decreased earnings oi int»* UnesapeaKe ana umo imriiig tne ii:rfo rn.onui6-.or. 'me -current iibciii year, lorwhicn period earnings nave ueeu rc poried ■"■-.. j . ■ i or tne throe" months ending September the -griia:?" eani.ngs iitcrensca ...r*,- ana : Uic-iict ino.^j'-. , Tne utcrease in ope rtuing expenses- amounted to orny ilWs.ioi. i'lift . \v_etiv»y »tat«jnencs ot : gross 'earnings lor OcioOcr, aim -so lar during me cur rent raoinn, record furtner lothts as com rvirey -..v.'nn' . tii..» preceamg year. Tne falling on: is dlrectiy pu'e to tte reduction of tne coat " ana coke trailic. Tiiis itj snown by tnefact tnat-durmg July, Au gust, and '"• September - in itoi -ihv sn>p inents oi ' coa: and, coke ovet" tne road a.K'gresated 1,-tol.Voo short tons, wmle du ring j the .corrrsporiciing period .this jvar tne "shipments, amounita to :only 27^,Z43) The decrease in coal- shipments during the three months .amounted to l.l£.\4ia, or S3.u'per cenc. -principally trom'the Nvw itiver district "to- tidewater 'points. - : .CQKe shipments recorded a decrease of J7.13i tons, or nearly 70 per cent., due principally to a smaller? western move ment. : Tne reduced coa: " and, coKe trailic nas been oftset to a sman extent oy an increase in the market of miscellaneous tratne. v • ; -; .-';■■ ■ -: -• : ■ ..-; : ■--. FUNERAL OF MR. EDMUNDS. Halifax Man. Laid! to Rest In' Hill City— Family Servants at Funeral. " L.YNCHB UKG. XX:.- November 17.— (L oecial.)— 'i. ~e .-;- f ur/eral | services g of | the late.i Mr., John . R. :._Kdmun<!ls '- too*: plac-i yesterday at noon at bt. John's -Episcb-' pah church; Huston,-; and 'were? conducted by.. the' rector; Rev.. Piournovißouldln.'iiu the > pFeEence^r . . a -large" ; congresa tibni Thre'-^pall-beareravwerer Messrs. •:R."R.' Nobiin.-'Joseph^Stebblns. ; Joseph Johnson.' R^pW.'^liawson,' i Charles sßarksdale;;s ßarksdale; ; and S." : ; J.Slare.\iThe- remains iwere-placed'oti a: 4 special:; trains at I- o'clock;., and -werft broughtf tPi> this, city,?; arriving; about -3 iO'cloclc,3 : about.v elghty-tlvoi- "friends isahd relatl \vs 3 of ? the f deceased f accompany Ins them^iTheyawere^conveye4i*frpm^the l^n! 0 " - D^ ot tn th* Presbytorlan :Cerae- SMe Tempting; Bargains in Carriages await your inspection here. We have a new and full stock of Vic torias, Cabriolets r r Park "Wagons, Golf. ing- Surreys, Traps, Runabouts, and Buggies, selected with care from the stocks of the leading market. ; Our line of Harness, too, is complete and prices right. ; If you cannot call to see us, writa for catalogue. THE IMPLEMENT CO., 1302 and. 1304 E. Main Street, RICHMOND, VA. ANOVEMBER SPECIAL. T'BLE-nicesc'hol'd.ay grift | for the yonng- man or | '%3Rjm lonian just reachinsr | —Mf.i4t lie i'-'Vc 'ivminjsr-oufc" I sta°;e,or for folks -who haven't | the ri^ht sort of visitin? f caicls is- to come in this | month and leave an order for | our "November Engraving- | Special." . g We will make a new plate | and furnish 50 fine cards at I our resrtilar rates, and if you | order dnfing" this month, uill | fjive free ot" charge a splen- | dicl two-quire box of fiuo I paper and envelopes, stamped | .with your monogram. | Particular people will ap- i preciate the ctunlity of both | the cards and the paper, and | the price is a fair one. We'd | like to have your order now. | so that you'll be sure to give | us lots of time. I ' ; i HUNTER & CO.| I STATIONEKS, | C 29 E. Broad Street. 1 : ■ j lie* Secret Kcaaetly Al>«olately Unknown to thn profesiion. Pcrmimcnt Care* in 15 to So drr*. Wa refund money if we do not cure. You exzi bo treat«i,is home for the same price Iflf V-^B and the same --jnran tee«; •with, those who BtU prefer to come brre we ■will contract to euro _»*« theiaor parerp«'i>ooC cominpr, u iimo i -m i ■. i\ JE3?±*-r-m~*ra*7*rr% railroad and hotel i IZfMWSmftAf. »1 my > •*■» we fail to tShsnasbsßX&smismaßSSSßEUS care. If yoa bare Ul^ii mcr- t a m cury,tnUla«potn«hiil still hare aches and fgSj P*lns. - Mucou» l'at«he« In mouth, Throat. rZT% Plmple«,CopniT-fo!ur ed Spots, ITlocru on any ! J^N partof theixxir.llairor Kyebrwws falling out, j...,,/ it is thi3 Primury. Secondary or Tertiary [_1 Blood Pol«on t&at *a guarantee tocure. V/e wai solicit tfc«j most ob«t!n nto c»u>ei»andcliQ>lencv *Cj^ the world Turn cms we cannot rare. This dt.<-| P ease ia3 alwayj baOJcJ the skill of tho moot X' 8 eminent p!iT«lciaah r'or many rears we t<\" < " BzuaßDiari* <• sncciilty oc treating this disease witu our 3UGIC KZSIEUT aad «• have 9500.000 capital behind our unoonditlon.il guarantee. "VVrita us for 1 00-page boofe and i»!>«olut« proofs. Address COOK ISK3IKOV CO., 10fi!»ain«onlc Temple. Chloigw. IHlnwl*. Beware of Don't 2 wait until malaria or typiold-, . fever r fastes3 its deadly hold on you, but] "fortify your system against its attacks | by ■■ taking regular dose* of . \ BL.IXIR BABEK.| For sale at all drugstores.* soc. bottis. I lOpera I Glasses, t A grand lot of Operas jdst rc £ ceived.. vrhich we will be de i lighted to show you— all genuine S Leuiaircs . or Chevaliers— i» I Pearls, Black, "and Fancy.Mark l ing*- I The very best ht the \ lowest price. Each pair in a neat leather case. We import I these ..Rood's direct and know they i will pl»>nse. \ The S. Galeski Optical Co., a.- ; NINTH AND MAIN. STREETS, j KIOH MO>' D. A'A. j -;.'- ; . Manufacturers. Jobbers and * Importers. tery, followed . by a long cortege. ;the cemetery the iservlce^ at the s*> were •;- conducted :- by Rev. Ur. jorir. .Lloyd, rector of :Um« churcn. an> quartette. consisting:-; ue-.-/Messrs. Jo* Fow and D. T. WulKer. Miss Lottie \ Hams, and Mrs. C. W. Gooch. sans m touchlngiy "Abide With Me." The floral tributes *were most n:\ some, and were so -numerous 'that t. compfeteJv .-covered, the mouna over grave. -A, touching scene wad that wi the grave was bemy. "tilted, the wor* Ing done -by several venerable ser\3 who had belonged. to the;late Hon. r C.'r .'Edmunds, and:, were "■ laying « •"young master" to res»t. r •The palt-bearers here were Me* Carter da?s.J. S. \Valker. -ohn. Cruddock.vT. M. Terry, N*. H. JUuv;n 'arm:;Han.<;Siip!insr. : . .. «Thv«"tlower-bearcr3 were iiessrs. «■• ?Bar./s:da?e:: Dexter - Otey. Pud'ey X Gilbert xWood.v- ami • Jlurrr ll Fleming. >>vnion?. the prominent re?id*'otjf ci « ■ tax, wfio; accompanied the- remains t. • •cJiyiVwere'.'-- Stouter V»\ I*. *•-"*' date. Joseph : Stt'bbins. J. J. uinyson. •W. :. i La wsctt. O * ! „'- .; Traquhum. . <-'*- :Crnddoclv-. VR."»H.'~Nc;bUn. Churlas Bar dale.'i-Robert -H. Josej'h Johnson. \V. I. ; Johnson. -i Bou!' "Jr^tiWUliam^Lelsh^S. ; J.: Stato. 1. 'Johnson. 1L • "{{ankina: uva»l ; P