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The Times-Di spatch Published Oaliy and WeeKty at Ne. 4 Nerth Tenth Street, Rtehmend, Va. Entered January 8/, 1903. at Rich? mend. Va., *? Secundadas? Mutter, Under A? of Con? gres? of Maroh 3, 1879. The DAILY TIMES? Dl SPATCH Is ?old ?t tt eents a copy. The 8UNDAY TIMES-DlSPATCH le ?eld at 6 cents a copy.. DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH by mall 'M tient? a month, $5,00 a year, ?2,80 for '?Ik months, $1.S0 for three months. SUNDAY TIMES'DISPATCH by meli, 12.00 a year. The DAILY TIMES? DISPATCH, In? eludine Sunday, by Carrier, 13 cents per week. the SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH, by Carrier, ? cents per week. The WEEKLY TIMES-DISPATCH, I1.0C year. All Unslfjned Communications will bo ?rejectod. Rejected Communication? will not be returned Unless accompanied by ?tamP??. Uptown Office at T. A. MILLER'S, No. 510 East Broad Streot. SUNDAY. MAY 3, 1003. A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION. Yesterday we quoted from the Now York Tribune and the New York Sila | nomo advanced, not to say startling S'Views concerning the repeal of tho Fif? teenth Amendment. These papers slm <plj> expressed the sentiment of hundreds ! ot Northern people, a sentiment which has'been spreading like wlld-flro during the past year or two, a sentlmont which has grown largely, out of the Conference ior Southern Kducation. For cxamplo, when Dr. Albert Shaw, editor ot the Review of Reviews, went back to ? Now York the other day ho told a reporter of the Now York Times, that tho'.Conference ,ln Richmond-hod convinced the Northern l.delogatton? that..they could not afford to "adopt a"* superior attitude toward the ?South In so?ving'tlie educational problem, and especially the negro problem. It had convinced thorn that tho two racos must work out their salvation together and that tho North could only extend a help? ing hand and tnko an humble and subor? dinate Interest. "This year's Conference" he concluded, "has confirmed my belief that the constitutional amendments re? cently/ enacted in tho various Southern States respecting negro dlsfr.anchtsement wore tlm'?lyV\-a.nd necessary. It. really gives hlm'^yoto, for heretofore ho has never had ?.votei Bo?ore this time the South lias taken the stand that negro suf? frage was forced upon her. Sho has given tho negro a chance to placo himself upon a footing with any cltizon of Mass? achusetts." Mr. Shaw is a keen observer and ho has learned a groat deal about the situation down hero since he has been attending these Conferences. Before tho Southern States began to take legal action in thte '' matter., t?i'?" i??gro vote was a mere faice. * After7 having seen, tho evils and torrors of negro .rulo. It was simply out of ? tho question for the whites to tolerate It, and they determined to suppress tho negro voto at nil costs. Various dovlces wero 'employed, but finally It was discovered that thoy were demoralizing tho whites and doing us more harm than tho blacks. Then it was that the leading mon In the white race determined to come out boldly and circumvent the Fifteenth Amendment , and disfranchise the bulk of tho negroes. ..It was fljjnajn th,o Interest of puro politics U and honest: elections, and not so partlcu ? larly in tho Interest of whltto man's rule, because tho white man was ruling under the old regimo and did not fear tho negro vole. Mr. Shaw Is quite right in saying that the negro vote counts for more under the new order of things than under tho old, for now when tho nogro is put on the registraron U?t ho is permitted to vote /Is hie pleoses and his vote Is counted ns it is cast. Moreover, there Is an Incon ;,Uve for the nogroes to qualify themselves j" for tho suffrago, und whonovor thoy can . meet the requirements of the Constitution they are permitted to register and vote. It would bo far bottor, howovor, Jf the Fifteenth Amendment were ropealod, and It is a pity that the Northern people havo not tho courage to do It. THE COUNCIL AND THE PAS SENGER AND POWER COM? PANY. .. Tho dapger to the city of Richmond ? from the destruction or eerlous Impair? ment of Its water mains by olectrolysls has been both apparent and real for many years. Without going into history of faulty construction nnd imperfect know lodge, from which this situation origi? nally arose. It la sufficient to point out that the presence of electrolysis is both understood and being actively combatted by the city and by the Virginia Passen? ger end Power Company. The continu? ance of conditions which line produced In many Instances an entire corrosion of tho city mains cannot bo tolerated by the authorities In charge of the protection of Richmond from 1res, Nor can Hie owners ?/ enormous and Increasing conduit systems of tho city vlow with calmness Ihe destruction by olectrolysls of the lead pipes In which their cabios fire laid, The situation Is ono which demiwids at? tention of a serious, careful and reme? dial character. To this end tho Virginia Pawengfr and Power Company has se? cured the services of two of tho betit known experts on electrolysis that can he found. These gentlemen hon'o been, and etili are, actively engaged In making a systematic und thorough survey of the condition, both of tho street car lines and the water and gn* pipos In tho city of Richmond. The Times-Plspateh Is in? formed that it is tho Intention and dealro of tlffe Passenger and Powor Company to take every posslblo stop to prevent tho recurrence or continuance of that <i!ftu Sion of electricity which has worked such damage In the past. These precaution? were being uctlvuly taken before tho re? cent aporta') commlttoo from the Water 'Committee: from, the City Council under? took to prepare^ un ordinance, relating to this state of affaire. The Passenger and po'wer Company und Its experts uppcared before this commlttoo, und, we arc inform? ed, cheerfully Receded to an ordinance M'.vuaj required tho Passenger ant) Power Company either to take such steps In six months for the? complete^ pr?vention of nil diffusion of electric current from Its rolls or to pay ettdh bills as might be Incurred by the city authorities tn making these ohnng<iS. We are Inform? ed that it was tho Intention and under? standing that the Pnssongor and Power present to the Water Committee the re? port which was Helng prepared at the expense of the Passenger and Power Company should have opportunity to Company by Its experts, The whole pro? ceeding appeared to have been amicable, both parlies being inspired with a cor? dial wish to take air, proper, eteps for remedying ft grave condition, ' It was, therefore, a general surprise when this special subcommittee brought In last Thursday night without warning a report that required the Pessengor and Power Company to make at once a double overhead trolley system. Tho TlmeBitDlspatch is nolther able nor desirous to givo an export opinion on the comparative Vnluo of the elngte or double conduit or trolley system In re? lation to electrolysis. It Is sufficient to Bay that an onormous amount of export investigation ha? beon done in this field, and tho results are opOn to the inspection of those who are desirous ot accurate Information, but we can,and do call at? tention to an action on tho part of the committee which denies a fair opportunity for hearing an argument from tho owner of large' Interests In this city. We do not care what the City Council requires tho Passenger and Power Company to do In reason for the protection and safe? guarding of the water and gas mains of this city. If It apdoars necessary to re? build the whole street railroad situation In ordet:, to guarantee our water supply in the ctventof fire, tho ' change must be made, and tho bill must be paid, but wo do Insist In the name of fair dealing that snap judgment be not taken on any one, and that no eltfsen or corporation within the city limits of Rlohinond bo deprived of one penny, no matter if tho penny so taken isappllod to'the city benefit or not, without having a full and fair opportu? nity to bo heard in his own behalf. From the. col?est and most selfish busi? ness "view If oannot pay a corporation with sUch oh enormous Investment as that owned by the Passenger and Power Company In this community to run the risk that will necessarily bo incurred, by a serious Impairment of the water mains of this city. The fact that the Passen? ger and Power Company of its own mo? tion has been seeking to obtain the best expert advice procurable for the remedy? ing of. this condition, and has shown it? self willing to submit Its plan to the proper city officials, would certainly en? title thnt company to the presumption at least of good faith1 In Its statement that It desires to do everyfilng that science can suggest and that reason can demand for the prevention of any future damage, by escaping eleotric currents from Its lines. In ?view of this attitude and in view of tho fact that an ordinance along the above lilies had been practically agreed upon between the Passenger and 'Power Company and tho subcommittee from tho Water Committee earlier in tho week, why was the overhead trolley bill Jammed through without notice? on Tues? day nlghtV.Why wasfhls hasto, and why this sudden change of front? In the name of fair play, we think the Passenger and Power Company is entitled to ask and receive full opportunity to present Its case and to mako Its report, before any ordinance bo Anally adopted, This Is not a case whore one party has sought to do lay and has boon properly compelled by harsh legislation to do Its duty. We want protection from electrolysis, but we want It In falrnoss and justice, and we feel suro that Is the desire of tho Council as a body. THE TORRENS SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS. A special from Springfield, 111., says that tho Torrens law amondment has passed both branches of the Legislature, and only needs the approval of the Governor to become a law. subject to tho further approval ot the voters of Cook county In the next general election. The. bill, which had already passed the Senate, passed the House by a vote of ninety-nine to fourteen. It was strenuously opposed by the Chicago Title and Trust Company, for reasons which aro apparent, and this company was also able, says tho corre? spondent, to enlist tho Influence of tho mortgage loan brokers throughout Illi? nois, but for all that It passed with llt tlo opposition from the members of the Legislature. Tho bill Js a simple amendment to tho present Torrens law of Cook oounty on registration of land titles. The amend most provides that executors and admin? istrators of estatos Blmll roglster under the Torrone law tho titles of all real es? tate' hold by them. The effect of this provision Is that In time all of the real estate In Cook county will pass through the Probate Court, and so In timo will be registered under the Torrens law. Tho chief objoction to the bill was that In many cases compulsory registration might work a hardship, especially In ex? posing detects of title, which might op erute to tho disadvantage of heirs. This objection has been inet by a olause which gives tho probate judge, power to excuse application of the law when, In his Judg? ment, registration would work a hard? ship. Tho bill carries a referendum clause, making It Inoperallvo until adopt? ed by voto ot tho people. Tho bin to put the Torrens system In operation In Virginia bus no compulsory feature, and, therefore, Is not open to tho objection which was raised in Illi? nois. If tho eystem should become opera? tive In this Stato, under tho prosent bill, It would simply givo the option to each and every land-owner to avail himself of Its privileges or not. It Is quite cer? tain, howovor, that many people would take advantage of tho plan to clear up their titles and make them sure, and gtvo them ft convenient evidence of ownership. An tho bill Is not compulsory, we cannot see upon what reasonable ground It can be opposed, and we hope that It will be passed. A GREAT LAND DEAL. One of the greatest rc-ul estate trans? actions the world wer knew was tho purchase of lauds on this continent frorq Franco, to commemorato which the St. Louis Exposition is to bo held, The ter? ritory included in what Is known as "The Loulsluna Purchase" consisted of 1,171, 1 ?31 ??.uara miles, und the price paid was | ?16,000,000, or less than $16 petf square ] mile. such ?'bargain as this Is enough to j make the mouth of tho foal ostate agent | water. It .goes to show how profitable in all directions have been real estate pur-1 chases In tho United States, except, of | course, In boom times, whon lands wero sold at fabulous prices. But ordinarily speaking a? lands purchased in this coun? try'within tho past hundred years have yielded an enormous, profit, and tho end It not yot. Lands in tho Stato of Vir? ginia, for example, are very cheap, and those who purchase at present prloee may be euro of rloh profits by and by. Tho thing for Virginia to do is to advortlso her lands ancl lot the outside world know what bargains sho is offering, PROPOSED EDITORS' CONFER , ENCE. The Houston Post, the New Orleans [ Tlmes-Domoonat, the Louisville Courier Journal, and other southern papars sug? gest a conference of soutlwrn editors in Now Orloans ?n tho near future "for the purpose of thoroughly considering the In- | dustrla! outlodk and the best develop? ment of the various interest of tho | South." This conferenoe is called in view of the | fuat that the Ibthmlan Canal will great? ly stimulate Industrial dovolopment Jn the South. Tho suggestion Is a good one, and we I hopo that it W?B be carried into effect, Tho South Is tho growing section, and there can be no reasonable doubt that the ship canal will add Very greatly to j our commerce and our Industry. At any rato it would be a pleasant and profitable thing for the southern editors to meet together nnd talk over the questions con? cerning tho good of tho South. In all such gatherings there Is a swop of ideas that is profitable to all. COMPLIMENTS FOR RICH rtOND. Richmond hap heen fairly showered with compliments by Northern men who attended tho Southern Con/ferenco for Education In this olty. The guests wore delighted.with.our-city and with our hos? pitality, and with our people. The visitors wero especially Impressed with tho fino audiences at tho Academy of Music, Tho ? special correspondent of the New York Mall and Express says that the audiences were not only so largo as to exceed the | seating capacity of the Academy of Music, but of .such an. appearance, in dress and deportment, as to show that they were ?largely composed of the "best people" In tho serious sense of, the. phrase. "The men'and Cornei},;' li?'? adds,? '"looked and boro .themselves" with?' that 'refinement whloh Is so unc?hsclous as to be the natu? ral product of the habitual and constant I environment of culture, high breeding [ and pure living." Wo doubt if any city In the land ever ! had a more beautiful and gratifying com? pliment than that. Richmond was un? consciously on cWess parade, and she gave a splendid account of herself, Wealth may make a glittering spectacle, but re? finement and culture and good manners cannot bo'??a?med.'" IS THE SOUTH FOR CLEVE? LAND ? Editor McKelway, of the Brooklyn Eagle, says that he proposed Mr. Cleve? land for the Presidency because he be? lieves that ho is the choice of tho people. "In my late trip down South'," says he, "I met Governors, chief Judges, college presidents, chancellors of universities, State superintendents of public schools, county Superintendents, .editor's, corre? spondents arid business managers of Southern papers and many clergymen and bankers. Mr, Cleveland was In every man's mind and his name in every man's mouth. They all said he ought to be nom? inated and ole?ted." Is It possible' that the Democrats of tho South aro again turning to Cleveland? THE MOTHER OF LEE. There appeared In one of our exchanges a few days ago a.news ltom to the effect that at one time the mother of General Robert E. Lee was' very 111 and died, as every ono.thought, Hor body was pro pared for burial (so tho story goes) and Just, before tlio appointed timo arrived signs of Ufo woro discovered. Thereupon tho body was returned to bod. and she was carefully nursed, and In a short timo wa3 restored to life. She lived years afterwards, and in the meanwhile the son who was namod Robert Edward was born. We have boon asked by somo of our subscribers If the story is true, and In roply we haivo to say that It Is flot. At least Oenoral Fltzhugh Leo, tho nephew of General It. E. Leo, Informs us that ho never hoard of It before, and that thore Is no tradition In the family that any such thing occurred. CLEVELAND'S WIT. After the big meotlng In St, Louie tho other day, a dinner party was given to President Roosevelt, ex-ProsIdont Cleve? land and othor distinguished guests, Mr. Cleveland made a bright and witty speech, In which ho said somo kind things about tho Prosldest, and at the same time poked a little fun at him. "Lot us not forget," said ho, "that we owe somothlng to this servant of ours. If any discredit fall upon him, his discredit Is ours. With American fair play, lot us, gentlemen, give him tho bonaftt of tho doubt, so long as wo know tliat however wrong ho may bo, he believes ho Is right," That sentiment Is very nearly akin to the plea which they used to pin on the back of tho pianist In the Wostern music halli "Don't shoot the pianisti he's doing tho best he can." TURNING, POINTS. (Bolected for The Tlmos-Dlspatch.) "And when Jesus was come near He beheld the olty and wept ewer It, saying. If thou hadst known oven thou at least In this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace; but now they are hid from'thine eyes." St. Luko xlx, 11:12. There Is a solemn leiison to be Jearned from this text. What Is true of a whole nation is also true 'of a single person. To all mon thero comes u day of visita? tion, a crisi;), 'a turning point In Ufe. A day when. Christ sets before us, Ms He did to thoso Jews, good and evil, light and darkness, right and wrong, and says, Choose! choose at once and. choose for? ever, for'by what you choose to-daj', by that yod muet nbldo. ?f you make ? mis? tnlto ?oye, you will ruo It to the last, if you trtko the downward path how, you will fall lower and lower day by day. What will become of this man's soul after be dies f That I cannot my. Christ is ihle Judge, not I, Repentanco is open to nil mon and forgiveness for those who j ropent. But from that day, If ho ch?oBed wrongly, true repentance will grow harder and. harder, He hoe made his oholoo, refused tho good I and now ovil must go on, getting more and moro power o-v*er him. He has sold his soul and ho must pay tho price. Ho may ba saved yet, so as by flro, for Cod's mercy is boundloss. Yet one may well say of that man: "God help him," for his caso Is well nigh, des? perate. It Is an awful thought that we may fix our own fate in this world, and perhaps In the world to come, by one act of wil? ful folly or ein. ?ut so It le. A man may do ono trloky tiling about money, whloh will force him to do another,, and yet another till he becomes a rogue in spite of himself. A man may run into debt once, so that ho never gets out again! or may take to drink onco, and the bad habit Will grow la him till he is a confirmed drunkard to his dying day. Examples might be multiplied without number, m we all know too well. But let us rather Judge ourselves, as any man can and will who daros face facts, and looks steadily at what ho Is and what he might become. Do wa not know that we could, any one of us, soli our own souls, once and for all, If wo choose? I know that I couldl Haivo you never felt when you were tempted to, | do wrong, ?? dar? not do this thing?" It you have felt that, thank God! Indeed. For it Is ; of...His mercy that you have seen the things which belong to ' your peace. .You will bo a bettor man as long] as you llye ,/'for having fought against that temptation and chosen tho good. The real danger Is. not to know the day of this?vistatlon. That Is ruinous indeed, when',? hell is opening from be? neath, and Hoavon opening from above, and he secs'-nothlng but his own selfish interest -or pleasure, or prldo! Oh, mlsora-i j bio blindness,' which stools on men some? times and lulls them to sloop at tho vory. moment they should bo most wide awakel And what\ .throws men Into that sleep? What makes them do In one moment something whloh is a curso for all their ltvts? ?ove of pleasure? it has snared Its thousands.'?" But more deadly still Is pride and self-conceit. By conceit and carelessness we may*] ruin ourselves forever. Our only safe? guard Is humility. Be not high minded, but fear. Constantly keep your ?ye on the Master. Remember that In every tempta? tion, Heaven and hell aro at stake. Do not eay, "It may be wrong, but It Is such a little matter." A little draught may give a great cold to end in a deadly decline. A little sin may grow Into a great bad habit. A llttlo bait may take a great ftsh. The'devil fishes with a very fine line, and will not let you see the hook. ?The? only'way to.'be sale Is. to avoid all appoaranco of evil, lest when you fancy yourself most completely your own mas? ter you will find you aro.tho slave of sin. We cannot tell at what moment danger may threaten us, nor when blessings may como to us. Bo watchful. Believe that Christ Is looking for you always, as He Is, and be ready to meet Htm at any mo? ment He cornos to your hearts with a still small volco which sobers a man and makes him yearn after good. Listen to that voice! Through very small things It may speak to you; but It's Christ himself who speaks. When your heart Is softened In affection toward parent, child, or your followman, Christ Is ??peaking to you. ' Whenever the feol lng of Justice and a rlghtoous horror of meanness rises strong within you, Christ is spooking to you. When your heart burns In admiration of tome noble deed, Christ Is speaking to you. When a word, or book, or sermon touches your heart and reproves you, Christ Is speaking to you. Oh, turn not awayl It may be the turn? ing point ot your life! "To-day, If you will hear His voice, 'harden not your heart." A correspondent writes to know If wo will not ask tho State government to pro vldo more benched for tho Capitol Square, Tho suggestion Is timely. The Capitol Square is a fino breathing place, and be? ing centrally located, it Is a popular re? sort In tho worm season. It Is a great | privilege for mon and women and chil? dren to go into thl? delightful spot in tho cool of Uie evening.and rest and enjoy the puro air and the green troos and the antics of tho squirrels. Thoro should bo plenty ot seating capacity for all visitors, and wo hope that tho request of our cor? respondent will be duly noted and prompt? ly oom'pllod with. The cost of tho benchea will bo trifling, but they would add great? ly to tho pleasure of those who spend their lolsuro moments In tho Square, The Montreal Star submit? to the phi-1 losophlzlng Publio the ever-recurring question, "Why do the boys leave the farm for tho olty?" The only answer we can furnish offhand Is that it is because they want a chango, with what seems to them a better pros? pect In Ufo. But ? happens In tho life? time of many that they heartily ? wish they had stayed in the country. Numer? ous ne aro tho young people who would like to exchange country Ufo fo?? city life, they do not exceed the number ot oldish peoplo who sigh for the reposo and qulot and the healthy atmosph?re of tho | Holds and foreste. _ The municipal "election" of Baltimore will bo hold on Tuesday next. MoLean Is the Democratlo nominee for Mayor, while Wuchter stands 'in tho samo rola, tlon to the Hepublloans. Pollitos, per* sonalltles and railroad questions enter largely into the canvass, which Is a hot one. ?onorai MTieTI?yTtrie'abolition of the army cant'oen waa a good thing. Thoro Is a vote for the prohibition nomination for tho Presidency. Paris Is ln*~l?srrglo7y entertaining King Kdward. Nothing could suit it better, pot ovon a revolution. That it was a gay city yesterday goes without saying, though tho press telegrams aro hy no j means silent upon the subject. Tho English Klnfl 1? re?ojpliaed In Parli,, as everywhere else, a? a Jolly good fel? low, but he Is hot tie epry as he wa? a decade ago, "Still, ho will do." Vhe recent frosts heve injured the or? chards of tills State to ?orne extent but the mint crop Is unharmed, it can stand a good deal of Ice, ???? Cflai~?T"H?ssl?, cl?ti?e to be the original designer of the peace mill at The Hague nnd doubtless thinks It his duty to preparo grist io keep it busy, Presldont Boor oxorclsed his divine right to refrain from congratulating anybody on tho day of Mr, William Randolph Hearst's wedding. Joe Jefferson will not quit aotlng as long as lie can fill houses like he did In Richmond the other night, nor would any other map, : l'lione saloons that died on high li? cense were, perhaps, those that were the moat worthy, of death. Twos fitting that-Dewey and tho Olympia should meet again on the first day of May. Tihe Newport News carpenters kept tholr word and opened the ieafy month of May with a strike. It would seom that your Uncle Grover Is another man who Isn't afraid to in? vade the? "enemy's country." Senator Stone, of Missouri, has noth? ing to say and no wood to saw since Mr. Cleveland wont to St. Louis. That prophecy for rainy Sundays ex? pired by limitation last Sunday. The first summer cars will bud to-day, perhaips. . , .Plttsylvanla county has a precinct oalled "Red Bye,"'and even that ihas gone dry. On? Capitol disaster in a hundred years Is a plonty. With a Comment or Two. The amount\of stuff we soe'ln the? pa? pers "those days on the negro question is enough to give usa pain. In' the side. Why not quit talking about tho question alto? gether? Wo had? Just as well discuss the ?mule' question, for all the good that will come of It?Pearlsburg. Virginian. This being on oft year In politics, the negro question la a good enough grist maker. Now, perhaps, the minister who had in his possession' when he' .was arrested In Attleboro, Mass., the other day, a little book entitled "How to Mix Drinks," was preparing to deliver an address on temper? ance.?Orange Observer, That Is a charitable view, but the foot* that come out do. not sustain It The Virginia Senate can now play see? saw on the Campbell cose. The commit too Is equally divided on reports, six de? claring the House proceeding Irregular and setting It aside, and-six sustaining the action of the House.?Frederlcksburg Free Dance. If the see-sawlng business is kept up unti} December '81st, ae seems likely, Judge Campbell con snap his angers at tho whole business, \ A revival of the old story of the death of the Mad Mullah Is now In order.?Rich? mond1 TImos-Disp?tcb,"' ' It is more than likely that strenuous monarch would refuse to live up to suoh a report, even If It wore revived.?New? port Nows Press. The Democratto party, however, will have all that it Is able to do In tHIs Stato to recover from tho Mann bill, and tho result of the election next year Is going to bo something ot a surprise In tho State.?Newport News Times-Herald. That is a new view to take of It, and It may be correct. North Carolina Sentiment. The ?3hevllle Citizen sayst "Prospective defeat has a wonderful effect in making a hungry offlce-soeker trim his platform to meet the popular approval, doesn't It? Did you ever see such backing and filling on the liquor question ns the league candidates are now doing? Wonder how their 'now principles' In to-day's paper suit those who went Into tho league for principle and not for pie?" Referring to the driving of negroes out of Northern and Western towns, the Wil? mington Star says: "Thero isn't a town In the South, with tho exception ?f a few which have been built up and nro controlled by settlors from tho North and West, where a negro cannot Ilvo In peace, and whoro he Is not given an opportunity to earn a living, If ho wants to work and behaves himself as he should." This Is from tho Greensboro Tolegr&m: "The Brooklyn Kaglo urges the renomt natlon of Orover .Cleveland for tho Presi? dency. Most people knew It would oome. In fact, It oame some time ago, Mr, Cleveland will noed all his? backbono? In refusing to hood the powerful ? pressure which will be brought to bear op Jilnv to cause htm to allow his name to go before the convention." The Raleigh News-Obsorver sayst "The South wishes no man anywhere to condono Its mistakes. It has made mis? takes, as has the North. It wishes every Just man to consider Its work of the past | thirty yoars in the light of tho. obstacles and difficulties, and to look with an un? prejudiced oyo upon the work It has done, the work It Is doing, and tho work for the future it has planned. It welcome? oo-operatlon of all good mon everywhere In carrying out the broad educational plans it has adopted," Personal and Qeneral. Near Forth Worth,' 111., Is a glgontlo boulder that soon will bo transported to one ?f Chicago's south parks, there to stand aa a monument to Dr. Bamue) Guthrle, dlsooveror of chloroform. Arohblshop Williams, head of the Oath olla Churoh In New England, celebrated his elghty-Iirst birthday on April 2?th; Dr, ?. ?. Kmery, of St. L^ulu, ha? In his possession one of the axes used by Abraham Lincoln In splitting rails, Tho a?? was given to him by Lincoln in ?tho early fifties. Mrs. H, L. Hlgglnson has presentod Radcllffe Collego with coverai hundred rare foreign photographs. She .Is the daughter of the' lato Professor Agassi*, ISx-Secretary Long, of Massachusetts, has so nearly recovered from his long ill ness that ho Is about and attending to light duties. President Citarlos S. Palmer and four? teen members of tho faculty of tho Colo? rado Stato School of Minea will bo dis? missed at tho close of tho eolico) term, Juno Hit h. Bloodgood Cutter, the Long island "farmer poet," has notified; Bishop Bd-i ward Purg?es, of the JSplsenmU piccoso of Long Island.' that he Is willing to do? nate the old Queen's county courthouse al Mine?la to tho piocoae to be used aa ?1 Itowa for vbl)dr?it ?nd lnyajld?. {ZFr?tta! of TJhought Sn ??txte Xana '?'? Florida Times-union: Whatever the ron son, It romains true that the negroes who leave the South are pretty apt to return, The fact speaks louder than many lec? tures by-word ?f mouth, Dallas Newel A professional politician, out after orfico, Is a conformist from 'way ?bad*. He will conform, os a rulo, t* the demand of any body of voters who ha-ve the power to olcot him. Louisville Courier-Journal! General J. H, Wilson thinks that tho United States will get ton times as much out of re? ciprocity with Cuba as Cuba will got out of reciprocity with us, For nil that, the Congress of tho United States Is In no hurry to get these profit?, because they wlli accrue to :tho masses and not to cer? tain pet Interests. Houston (Tox.) Chronicle: This much Is sure, the Democratic party will permit ?either Mr, Bryan nor Mr. Cleveland to destroy It Mr, Clovoland Is hardly chargeable with such Intont, but It la quito obvious that If Mr. Bryan cannot compel tho party to adopt his half-digested and more than popullstla theories of gov? ernment he will not hesitate to disrupt It. . Atlanta Journal! Now that "Undo Tom's Cabin" is to bo no longer taught In the New, Tork.puhllo schools', the time may yet oomo when the people of that section will bo able to sit down to a banquet., without having the "ruco problem" served hot. FROM THE CHURCH PAPERS. What can graco do In tho heart of man?. It Is so seeded'down'with evil. ? It Is so full of WORK OF ORACH persistent weeds. Hngodllness Is Its. wire-grass and ?elflshnoss Its briers. Can graoo; crowd them out and eradicate thom^Can grace'ever win the whole ter? ritory, and then hang its? flagH of green ahd ' flowor In oonquost ovor ? It all7 Or rather, what can grace not do In this ovU heart of uhbellef7 Will the now life that. God has planted be the strong and vigorous plant that will one day be vic? torious qver ?11. and tho soul be clean arid sweet,'with every thought and doslre subdued, and all be made a gardon of the Lordi?Central Presbyterian. Two gospels lie side by sldej in the Now Testament. There-Is tho gospel of being helped, and the gos TWO GOSPELS pel of being helpful. Good tidings of God's mercy upon us, God's salvation brought to us; and good tidings of how we can-show mercy unto others, and bring the message of salvation near to them. Beside the parable of the prodi? gal Son stands the parable of tho Good Samaritan. Beeide the blessed Invita-, tfons stand the Beatitudes on service. It, Is all one gospel ot Jesus Christ, but it comes ae two messages unto us. We have only half the Joy and blessing If we stop short after heating the first glad work! We have the full message when we hear the lips that whlsperod "Come unto me" saying also "Go ye" Into all the world_Sunday-School Tlraee. The sowing of righteousness is a habit? ual, constant, continual, every-day thing. Responsibility with SOWING us is not to aim . .RIGHTEOUSNESS at great achleve , , , ments and to get the name of saint er philanthropist,,but to keep innocency and take heed to the thing that Is right; that our hearts may bo set. on good, kind, honorable things, in the emallest Incidents and occasions. All the world is receiving impressions and talcing notes unawares. No ono can say In advance what great consequences may come of an expression of countenance, a ware of the hand, a tone, a yes or no, an honorable thing, or a meanness. The motive and the flavor determine the re? sults. And the grandest effort may re? sult In nothing but tho leaving the Im? pression Of the selfishness and ambition of Its author. So,' on tho other hand, groat failure may be a grand triumph of amiability and solf-sacrlflce.?Southern Churchman. The St. Louis Exhibit, Mr. G. E? Murell, ot the Louisiana Pur? chase Exposition Commissioner sends us the following communication: Richmond, Va., April 80, 1903. Editor of The Times-Dispatch: ?Sir,?I Wish to' call to the attention of the public, through your columns, tho groat opportunities for advertising offered by the tLo'ulsiana Purchase Exposition, which projected on three times the ecaio of the Paris Exposition and double that of Chicago, has aroused greater interest In the world at large than any exposition .ever held or before attempted. Months ago all'the spa?e In the Immense manu? facturer's bulling was applied for, but in the policy of the administration, the granting' of suoli applications will be made on a basis so as to give each State a fair opportunity. Owing to the difficulty of obtaining their addresses, I find it Impossible to make a personal appoal to the ?various trades and Industrios of tho State, and I now wish publicly to bring to tho attention of manufacturers and others, the oppor? tunity that this exposition offers for them to roap_ advorislng advantages at small cost to themsel'/es, No ohargoa will be made for spaco, and tills office stnnds at all. times ready to furnish such details of Information and other assistance as It Is possible for It to give. Application for space must bo filed by July 1st, of the curront year, and tho earlier dato of filing tho moro favorable for assignment of space. This opportunity for tho State's advancement Is a great one. and only through co-operation can the magnitude of exhibits desired be reached and the full benefit of the oppor? tunity offered be realized. Both for personal benefit and frpm Statp pride, we ask that eaoh and every citizen will' take an Interest In show? ing how truly groat the resources of Virginia are. Yours vory truly, G, E, MURRELL, Superintendent, Ofllce third floor, Capitol bulJding, .? e .? The University President. Editor of Tho Tlmes-Dispatchi Sir,?I have just been Informed .of a re? cent ?announcement in one or more of tho Richmond newspapers that Professor Jno. Bassett Moore, of Columbia University, has received the "unanimous endorse? ment" of the New York Alumni Associa?, tlon of the University of Virginia for Urn presidency of that Institution. While all the New York Alumni who know of Professor Mooro, entertain a sincere respect for his character and ac? quirements, the statement first mention? ed is much too ?weeping, It is only the Governing Committee of the Association whi?) have expressed their personal pref? erence ?or professor Mooro. I feel It to be a simple matter of Justice to Dr, Charles W. Dabney, now president of the University of Tennessee, to say that he, too, has warm friends a?? ad? mirers uwoiiir the old. University men here^ I am in a position to aff|rm posi? tively that the appointment ?f D. Dab ney to the position-in question would give great pleasure and entire satisfaction to a number of the city olurn?! who have so far had no occasion to express .their sentiments. * ALUMNUS. Ji*W York city, April 80, ?W ? 1 A *-** A? A+4I-? TTtTtTTtTttt? 1 | ?ven?s of the i?eek Under ?rlef Heile?:'{ ??+???? ???? Hm m+f+^K The most lntorestlng and political event of tho past week wfiB an event which wa? of itsolf non-polltleel, but dlrootly had some mighty Interesting politics In It, It Is believed by thousands ot peoplo that the two distinguished men from the earn? platform In St. Louis made speeches ttrtent tho dedication exorcises of the Louisiana purchase imposition are tho men who Will oppose each other for the prosldonoy of tho TJnlted States in the campaign ot noxt year. Thero wore Thoo'dor? Roosevelt and Grovor Cleve? land. Thoro Is, of course, but llttlo If any doubt that-Mr. Roosevelt will be the Republican nominee, and tho ' stirring evonts nt Bt. Louis on Thursday, taken with othor evonts of the few days just preceding, would at loast. Indicate that thoro Is a possibility not to say probabi? lity4 that Mr. Clevoland will be tho man tho Democrats will put up to opposo the Republican candidate. It will bo remem? bered that When Mr. Cleveland was nom? inated the last time tho polltlolans of the party opposed him, but on evory! train that wont to Chicago, whoro the conven? tion was to bo held, there were crowds of men who had corno direct from the peo? ple, and they mado the alp ring with the cry ''Four moro years of Grover." ' This cry camo up from overy quarter, and It was simply lrreslstablo. The politician? had to give In, and Grovor Cleveland bc ciimo tho candidate to boat Harrison out of his boots. The conditions politically, aro much the samo now as thoy wer? that year, and In tho enthusiasm ttiat greeted Mr. Cleveland nt every stopping point between Princeton and St. Louis and In tho grand ovation at St; Louis ono can rocogslsto the old song of 18M "Grovor, Grover, if our moro years ol Grovor," Thero aro othor signs not nec? essary to mention bore, that the chorui Is gathering volume. Just to show bow rapldlly the North * coming around to a propor consideration of tho question ot negro suffrage, the fol? lowing from tho editorial column'of th? New York Sun will servo a good purpose! Perhaps tho sooner the bettor for the dignity of tho Instrument that now ox blhlts as a fundamental principio of th? American system a. theory of suffragi impossible of practical application with safety to the vital Interests of the States chiefly concerned. When even the Su? premo Court of * the United States,, this very, week, In the cose of the clash ot th? Alabama Constitution with the fifteenth amendment, declines to Interfere and dis? misses the appeal for tho enforcement ol tho negro's right to the unrestricted franchtso, the time cannot be far off when American common sense will b? ready to go fearlessly to the root of the matter. The reliance,/ tho yacht which is ti keep the cup on this sido of the Atlantic, .If indeed It Is'to remain here, baa per? formed so well 1n her trial spins that her millions ot admirers hays become onthu? elastic ovor the little vessol. While shi has beon out three times her first test In a, real blow came on Wednesday, whon she wus caught in a sudden hard puff, while carrying pretty nearly full gall in a very ' moderate breeze. The squall came from a new quarter, blew at the rate of eighteen miles an hour, and lasted eight minutes.. A Jlb-topsall. was taken In when the squall struck, but no other ohango was mado, and tho yacht went through without sustaining .the least' In Jury. This was only her third trip and a? there had been nothing before to test the weak place It'was thought not prob? able that something might give way. But everything held, and the action of th< yacht under tho strain was extremely satisfactory. Mention Is mado above of tho ovation to the Hon. Grover Cleveland at Bt. Louts. He reached that city on the af? ternoon of April a?th, and there wero five thousand and more people In and about the big railway depot to meet and greet him. Ono of the many special dispatches sent out from Bt Louis sayst "Tin truth is the-Cleveland reception, in the matter of popular expression on the streets, rather out-dld the Roosevelt re? caption. There was but little shouting and less enthusiasm for the Pr?sident on the streets." Whon tho ex-President first came into view on his arrival a tall Missouri man called out: "Hurrah every? body for a good Democrat," and the re? sponse is said to bave been a tremendous one. England's wintry spring has rulnet tfruit crops and depressed the growers to the vergo of desperation. Bitterly oold weather has prevailed, with koen frosl and snow In various districts, and even the early American in London has caughl the "ohlll," and many a timo wished he was at home among hla steam pipes. When summer comes she will knock any? body down with her fierce embrace, but this ardor will not compensate for the ruin of hopes and lost timo. . The meotlng last week of the King ol ISngland and tho Pope at Rome Is being discussed by the newspapers of two con? tinents, No two papers that wo have seen agree as to thrt significance of the visit of King Edward to His Hollriess, "No other Protestant sovereign of Eng? land," says tho (Broklyn Eagle, "was er? er officially ? or unofficially presented al the Vatican. That fact alone made the occasion of yesterday something mqr? than an opportunity for tho Interchange of pleasant courtesies. It made It on occasion for demonstrating that differ? ences of creed are not eo acute as they used to bo, that Protestantism and Cath? olicism aro no longer mutolly hostile,'that each rocognlfco tho right of the other te live and be lot nlono. Leo XTII. Is not unconscious of tho fact that the Cath? olio Church enjoys n, largor liberty In Protestant England than It does In Catn? olio France or Italy. Edward VII II aware that tho head of t^ho: Catholltj Church has on moro than 0110 ?ccaalofl aided the English government In sus. tainlng law and order within his renlm In districts vyhere the authority of th? Catholic Church was actually, though not nominally, higher than that of the Protestant crown. In all probability Pope and King will never meet again, An early repetition of the royal tour la unlikely and the Pope bolng a very old man will scarcely Uve moro than a few yours longer. But tho memory of yes? terday's meotlng will remain as a pleas? ing recollection to both participants' and as an Incident of which history will neo? essarlly take note, The latest estimate of John D. Rocke, feller's wealth whloh was made publlq last weok makes him billionaire and put! him down aa the richest man In the world. This puts Mr. Rookofollor In a list to himself where he will probably remain for some time to came, Before the South African war Alfred Beit ol ?Klmberloy waa, according to an English list published in 1000, the world's OnlyblN llonalre. LI Hung Chang of China stood second In the Hat with $600,000,000. and John D. Rockefeller third 'with $260,000,'? 000. Only seven others wero given fortunes of ovor $100,000,00. Prinoe Ellm pemldorf of Russia, $200,000,000; Cornelius Vander bllt of New York, ?126,000,000; Andrew Carneglo, {120,000,000, and William K. Vanderbllt, John Jacob Astnr, William Rockefeller, and "Wlllloro Waldorf Asto? ????? |1{???0,!???, ": -'? ?*.?*??-?