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The Times-Dispatch
f-blitihod Daily nnd Weekly nt No. 4
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Entered Jnmmry 27, 1903, at
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FRIDAY, MAT 8, 1903.
CLEVELAND OR ROOSEVELT?
At Montgomery, Ala., on May ?th, a
oonferenco of white and colored Republi?
cans was held to consider the question
of negro representation In the party. The
conference was called by oortaln "ref?
erees" and adopted a plan, which, in
effect. Is a repudiation of the actloh of
the Birmingham Convention in barring
qualified negro voters from participation
in party affairs. Tho State Executive
Comrnitteo will meet In Birmingham May
12th, when the new amalgamation of the
negroes an dtho administration Republi?
cans will attempt to capture the ' par?
ty machinen'. This Is Roosevelt's move?
ment, and, of course, the President oamo
In for great praise and loud applause.
On the same day the African Methodist
Episcopal Zlon Church hold its new Eng?
land Conference at. Bridgeport, Conn.,
and an address was made by Rev. J. W,
Hood, of Fayetteville, N. C, presiding
bishop, in which he took occasion to
dissent from the views recently express?
ed by Mr.. Cleveland that tho settle?
ment of the negro question should bo
left to tho South. Ho said that the ne?
gro must han-e Federal protection, and
that the recently enacted dlsfranchlse
mont laws in tho Southern States was a
question of serious concern to tho North.
Slnco Mr. Cleveland's name has recent?
ly been mentioned for the presidency
gomo of his opponents have sold that
he could not possibly get tho Southorn
vote in the National Convention. It
seems to .us that all who entertain that
view should toko to heart thoso two
interesting Incidents. Mr. Cleveland Is
a blunt man, and whatever may be
- said against him. he has never been ac
- ?tti_u of catering to ?voters or of taking
any stand for the sake of policy. When
he made his famous ' speech on the ne?
gro question In New York several weeks
ago, he said deliberately that tho South?
ern people should be left alone to lot
tlo the negro question In their own way,
and he meant what ho said. If he should
be elected to the presidency, there would
be no interference on the part o? tlio
administration in this matt?r of South?
ern concern.
But if wo aro to have another term
of Roosevelt, we shall have another term
of meddling, for Mr. Roosavelt is Oe
termined to recognize tho negro in poll
tics, and has to all intents and purposes
eald that he does not propose to draw
the color lino either In politics or In the
soalal circle.
Therefore, wo ask tho Southern people
In all seriouBnoss, which shall It bo?
Cleveland or Roosevelt? It Is a fore?
gone conclusion ..that Mr. Roosevelt will
be nominated' jiy. the' Republicans and
he will bo elected If tho Demoorata do
not come together and put up a strong
?nan against him. Tho Democrats can
?loot Mr. Cleveland If they will only get
together and give him tholr united sup?
port. If they eloct him bofore hii ttrm.
of office ?shall expire, they will hove set?
tled th? negro question In advance, i o far
as It relates to politics! if Roosevolt Is
again elected, they will have th* no
gto question intensified,
THE PEOPLE PAY THE TAX.
In commenting on the recent remarks
of General Mile?, president of tho Nation?
al Highway Commission, and Mr. William
J. Bryan on the subjeot of government
appropriation for publia roads, the Dan?
ville Register says that such a, measure
would be a long stop towards Socialism,
and out contemporary Is disposed to utlck
to the time-honored principio that the gov?
ernment should not undertake to do any?
thing for tho people which they may do
art well or better for themselves. "Wo
regard all such encroachments," adds the
Register, "as Insidious menaces to pop?
ular liberty. We would rathor take our
chances with tho mud, rocks and chuck
holes In the roads than to endanger tho
free Institutions of this country. Instead
of going further In such doubtful ways,
It might bo better to oonulder the pro?
priety of curbing Federal aggressions in
the proper domain of the Statt? and the
Individual citizen."
It is not necessary to Inform our road
?T.j that this paper Is opposed to every
new departure towards Socialism or gov?
ernment paternalism, and so It is not
necessary for us to discuss this phase of
the subject. Hut we should like to ask1
one question of Ceneral Miles and Mr.
Bryan. If the government Is to build pub?
lic highways throughout the length and
breadth of the United States, where Is the
money to come from? Out of tho public
tieasury, of course, But how does ilia
' money got into tho publio treasury? liy
taxattoh; by extorting It from the :*ople.
We may tala all we pidaeo about having
the highway? built by the government,
?but the people will at the laat pay th?
cost. It Is a. strange thing thut so many
meo overlook thiu simple fact. They nec-m
to hat? the Idea that If only thfe govern?
ment can be Induced to perform a certain
work, howuver ?_xpen?ivi* It may be the
people will be benefited accordingly and
without cost to themselves. Inn the gov?
ernment after all Is a penuUu:ur on the
_ptux>lo. It oarrlM? on - so I i_*lut.j opera
tlons hy'whlch It makes money. It? rev?
enues nre derived from taxation. During
tho war with Spain the government had
to rnlno additional revcnuo to maintain
its army and navy and carry on Its op?
eration??. The rovoiiuo was raised In largo
part by tho stomp tax, and It 1? true that
tho tax was not very burdonsomo, but It
was none the loss a tax, and tho people
paid It
It would bo the snmo If the Kovommont
undortook to build highways. It would
levy an additional tax upon the poople,
nnd tho pooplo would have to pny It.
Therefore, It Is simpler .and botter for
tho pooplo of each community to tax
themselves and to build roads to suit
themselvos. In this way no fundamental
principle of government will bo violated or
oven strained, nnd there will bo no dis?
crimination. Each community will take
caro of Its own affnlrs and build short
roads or long ronds or poor roads or pood
roads, According as Its own tnx-poyers
aro willing to pay tho cost.
THE DAVIS ARCH.
Unquestionably, It 1? a difficult thing
to find a monument design suitable to tho
life, position, achievements and sacrifices
of (President Davis.
There has always been opposition to tho
arch scheme. An equestrian statue,
heartily advocated by somo, Is deemed
radically unsuitable by others. Nor does
tho standing figuro over Mr. Davis' grave
in Hollywood meet with publia approval.
A groat, memorial building ' In Monroe
Park was onco much favored, hut after
tho corner-stono of It had beon laid tho
undertaking was found to bo too expen?
sive, and It was abandoned.
First and last, hundreds of dollars
have beon spont In giving prizes for de?
signs that werfe nevor used. And now It
seems probable that tho whole question
of design nnd site may bo reopened! A i
decision of that two-fold question, wo
toko It, Is practically with tho Davis
Monument Committee of tho Daughters |
of tho Confederacy, which has aa its
adjunct nn advisory hoard of veterans.
The leadership In this matter was en?
trusted to the Daughters and their com?
mittees. They havo made a monument
posBlblo, and whatover now movement
Is to bo made should emanate from them.
This committee Is not a Richmond com?
mittee, nor a Virginia committee but
one that represents all tho States of the
Confederacy.
That there Is to bo renewed discussion
and possible reconsideration, we are con?
fident, but let It bo thoughtful and dlg
ntfled, nnd let tho position of tho Daugh?
ters bo kept in mind.
ROANOKE WATER POWER.
Our Weldon correspondent Informs us
that all tho property of the Roanoko
Navigation and ."Water Power Company
lias been sold to capitalists from Rich?
mond nnd Norfolk, and that the new
company will Infuse new Ufe and energy
Into tho valuablo property, build facto?
ries and construct nn electric line from
Weldon to Roanoko Rapids.
Tills mban? a great deal for Weldon
and that section of North Carolina. The
water power of the Roanoko River at
Weldon and Roanoko'Rapids Is one of
the largest and most desirable In tho
United States. An Immense volumo of
wator Is always at hand, and even In
the dryest season the canals are abun?
dantly supplied. Sovoral years ago the
power at Roanoke Rapids, a few miles
above Weldon, was developed and a'
number of cotton factories haivo been
built, and are In successful operation.
A considerable settlement has also
sprung up at this point and is rapidly
growing. It is an ideal situation for
a manufacturing community and the
surprise to us Is that capitalists have
been so long in finding out tho advan?
tages here offered for development. Wol
don has long beon an Important railroad
conter. It Is situated in tho cotton grow?
ing belt, and It Is destined to become one
of tho great cotton manufacturing cen?
ters of the South. l?*rom what wo know
of the situation it seems to us that the
Richmond and Norfolk capitalists who
have turned their attention in this di?
rection have mado a very wise venture.
THE CAMPBELL CASE.
Somo time ago tho General Assombly,
or rnthor one branch of It, undertook to
inqulro Into chargos proferrod against
Judgo Campbell, of Amtierst. Witnesses
wore summoned to appoar boforo tho
Committee for Courts of Justice, and an
investigation long drawn out was hold,
at a .cost of five thousand dollars, not to
epoak of tho pay of members.
In duo timo the report was mado np
and turned In, but distinguished members
of the Senato now say that the investiga?
tion was irregular, and that the whole
thing must ho dono over again?-at anoth?
er cost of flvo thousand dollarB.
Now wo oak In tho namo of tho suffer?
ing tax-payers of tho State If this expen?
sive Investigation was Irregular, whoso
fault was It? And why didn't somebody
And it out bofore tho expenso was In?
curred?
Mr. John Fara?n, who publishes
"want ad.," so to Bpoak, to tho effect
that ho would give (1,000,000 (whon ho
died) for a female houso servant with
tho disposition of nn nngel and tho
strength of an ox, Is overwhelmed with
applications for tho place. A New Jer?
sey man recommonds his own wife, whom
he recommends highly and with whom ho
has a, seven-years' acquaintance.
Mrs. lTarson Is hoartlly co-oyeratlng
with her husband In his quest lor this
gem of a servant, Sha believes In giving
a muid "na good a room as she herself
occupies," and her habit Is so to arrange
tho houso work as that "?ill four of tho
housemaid? muy be done with their work
by noon." Kacli girl hna every other Sun?
day oft', and Mrs. Fara?n adds:
"My plan has always been to engage a
girl who wear? quiet colors. 1 have often
noticed that a girl who wears bright col?
ors usually has a bud temper."
All record? for Irish Immigration huvo
been broken during the past four mouths,
tho number of arrivals at Now York be?
ing nearly fifty por cent, greater than
for tho corresponding period tho year
before. About throe-fourths of tho Im?
migrants woro^young women, and noarly,
all of them had come hero under pru-ur
raiiguinenls with relatives or friends to
take positions as dQino?itlcs or the like.
notice of the urrivul of so many Irish
girlb led many New "York , housekeepers
to believe, thut out of tho Yiumber thoy
would bo able to engage inuWy servants,
hut upon application at 13111? ttslana Uioy
found that the girls had position? guar?
anteed them before they loft tho old
country. It la statod that the demand for
femalo sorvanta In New York la so great
that tliolr average pay for general house?
work Is about $16 a month.
Tho grsnt Saangorfest noon to take
Place in Baltimore will bo held in the
Fifth Regiment Armory nnd It Is pro?
posed to sell beer there while it Is thus
used. To this objection hns been raised,
by the Methodists and Baptists, particu?
larly. A stiff controversy la going on
about it and threats are made that the
courts will be applied to for an Injunction
to restrain tho Singers' Committee of
Arrangements from using tho Armory,
Stnte property, in that manner. On the
other hand, a number of peace-makers
nro endeavorh.g to bring about on un?
derstanding, that will bo satisfactory to
the singers and complainant both. The
great publio concert ndvertlsed to toko
place on a Sunday, Is also strenuously ob?
jected to and is tho subject of contention.
Sunday, is also sronuously objected to
and Is tho subject of contention.
The Washington newspaper correspond?
ents, who went In a body to the St Louis
Imposition, wore quartered in one of
tho exposition buildings, where they were
provided with clean, comfortablo cots,
but It seems that tho caterer who was
employed to feod them foiled In his con?
tract. Hence they had to scuillo around
and get such provisions as they could
find within tho reach of their pursos, At
tho press banquet one of those newspnpor
men, in a speech on tito cession of Louis?
iana In 1803, remarked that the chicken
which ho had for breakfast, that morning
was ceded tho samo year!
Tho Board of Directors of the Mary?
land penitentiary havo ro-olcctod Mr.
Weyler superintendent, Ho has been In
olllco through many political mutations,
and is regarded as an eminent authority
in penology. Under him tho new State
prison was buiii; and under him tho In?
stitution has ceased to bo tho burder, to
the State that It formerly was. His sor
vlcos to tho public have met with grato
ful recognition, and he always triumphs
over whatover opposition manifests It?
self.
Mr. Joseph W. Folk, tho district attor?
ney, who has prosecuted the St. Louis
boodlers with conspicuous vigor and suc?
cess, has beon offered a $15,000 homo by
hla admiring friends. Ha has, however,
declined to receive the gift, and sayo tho
compensation provided him. by law Is suf?
ficient. He Is the right sort of Folk, and
shows a propor appreciation of tho pro?
prieties of tho caso.
On tho face of the returns McLano is
elected Mayor of Baltimore, ,but his Re?
publican competitor, W?chter, Intimates
his purpose to contest, He thinks there
wcro irregularities, not to say frauds, at
tho election, but the Democrats seem to
bo confident that tho strictest Inquiry
will but con?rm the fruits of their vic?
tory.
At a salo in Philadelphia day boforo
yesterday Poo's manuscript of "The Bells"
sold for $2,100.
It Is fair to presume that President
Roosevelt found no evidence of race sui?
cide In Utah.
They do say that Mr. Bryan was also
In. St Louis.
Prohibition in Danville.
Editor of The Tlmcs-Dispatcb:
Sir,?In your issue of this date appears
a "special" from Danville, In which tho
following sentences occur: "It has been
suggested that drug stores bo used in?
stead (of Homo of Sick), but the league
has abandoned tho scheme, as It would
cost moro than they hart any idea."
"There havo been one or two cases al?
ready reported, where it has been very
badly needed for medicinal uses, and in?
ability to procuro It has nearly termin?
ated fatally."
Tho abovo was sont you regarding tho
situation of tho offer of tho Anti-Saloon
League of Danvlllo to deposit at the
Homo of ithe Sick such spirituous liquors
ns might be needed in cases of emer?
gency, to be dispensed upon physicians'
prescriptions, absolutely free.
Tho facts aro those: There has been no
meeting of the Anti-Saloon League since
'the resolutions wore adopted which ap?
peared in your paper, No such idea as
abandoning the original scheme has been
thought of by any member of tho league
on account of cost; tho leaguo stands
ready to carry out In. good faith tho
tender made in ?the resolutions at any
timo tholr offor Is accepted by the Acad?
emy of Medicine of Danville.
The offor was made to meet Just such
coses ns is mentioned by your correspon?
dent. A meeting of tito committees from
the Academy of Medicine nnd Anti-Sa?
loon Lengua was hold Monday night, and
the physicians present gave It its their
opinion that It would be Inexpedient to
dispenso tho relief from tho Homo of
tho Sick, and thon the conference ended.
Tho longue by Its past record has shown
itself ready to redeem every offer or
plodgo mado, and stands ready to carry
out tho resolutions adopted at any time
they aro accepted.
Your correspondent was simply mis?
informed as" to the attitude of the league
In this matter, and I crave permission to
correat tho impression made upon his
( mind through your columns.
D. Q. MOSELHY.
Danville, Va,, May 6th,
Wo aro Intensely interested In the Dan?
ville plan, and desire to know tho exaot
facts. Wo note, however, that ithe state?
ment mado by our regular correspondent
was tho ?jame na that mado in the Dan
villa Register.-?Editor Times-Dispatch.
A Few Foreign Facts.
On tlie new municipal may of Paris,
which Is twenty -live yards long and nearly
twenty yards wide, every detail of tho
town Is Hhown, and 88,000 houses are tec.
Ognj ?sable,
Storms havo Just disclosed at Etnble
tnn,Northumberland, the only memorial
which existB to And-?jw Barton, tho fa?
mous Scottish sea c.ptain, who helped
1'erkln Worbeek ugalnst Henry VII. Cut
into tii? rock at lambist?n Is hla name,
"Andru, Barton."
In Starnrosta, Oalacla, a peasant, think?
ing it contained money, atole a box of
dynamite, which ojplorled at the first
blow of n hammer, blow the man and
his wlfo to atoms and wreoked their
house.
Great dissatisfaction is being manifest?
ed at Johannesburg among the members
of tho late lrr?'gulur force? bocausu they
have not received their meduh?. This Is
hindering the volunteer movement.
Natal- proposes to form a universal
militia for all males between 17 and 60
years, and to contribute <*35,00? a year
to tho Imperial Navy,
On gruat holidays the Viennese dally
papers lsstiu' enormous supplements. Thu
l?ostor number of the Neue Wiener Tag
blutt consulted of 1-? ipage?
THE INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON
FOR MAY 10, 1903.
SUBJECT: Tho Plot Against Paul?Acts,xxiii 1 12-22.
GOLDEN TEXT : "Tho Lord Stood by Him and Said, Bo of
Good Cheer."?Acts xxiii : IL
By Rev. J. B. Gilbert,!). D., Secretary of American Socloty of Religious Education
By Rov. J. B. Gilbert, V. D.,
Secretary of the American Socloty of
Religious Education.
Conneotlon.?Tho request of Paul to
speak to the people was promptly granted
by tho captain. Standing on tho stairs
of the castle. In full view of oil, ho deliv?
ered that famous address reoorded In the
twenty-second chapor, In which ho ro
Inlos his own history, Including his con?
version nnd call to tho ministry. As he
finished the old cry rang out, uttered by
tho excited multitude below! "Away with
him I" Ho was thon led Into tho castle
and tho formality of scourging was or?
dered as a preliminary method of exami?
nation. Tho plea of citizenship prevented
this cruelty. Next day ho was brought
bc-fnro tho council, tho highest Jewish
court, whoro the gravest misdemeanors
were considered, Thoro a division oc?
curred betweon the Pharisees and Saddu
cecs, in which Paul was befriended by tho
former. While tho dissension was at Its
height Paul was quietly romovea to tho
cnstlo. That night he was greatly com?
forted by tho presence and promise of
God, who assured him that his llfo would
bo sparod and that ho would ho permitted
to minister In tho city of Homo.
CONSPIRACY.?(Verses 12 and IS.) Evil
men often display great tenacity of pur?
pose. Thwarted In one measure, they ro
sort to another for tho accomplishment of
their ends, and they deviso mischief with
a facility that Is seldom known among
tho good In behalt of any praiseworthy
enterprise. The enemies of Paul did not
rest when they saw him removed for
safe-keeping through tho prison doors.
They dispersed xjnly to nurse their hate
and to rearrange their plans. It Is prob?
able that somo of them 'met together
after nightfall and talked over tho situa?
tion, nnd a fow of the leaders may have
spent a largo portion of tho night In de?
termining what next lo do. When tho
morning came forty of them had mado
in agreement banding thcmsolvos togethor
in a most solemn manner, and binding
themselves by an oath to stand together
in tho execution of their purpose. They
resolved that before that day had passed
Paul should bo slain, and they ngreed not
to eat or drink until this was accom?
plished.
OPPORTUNITY.?Ourses 14 and 16.)
But how shall this doed of blood bo done?
How shall they get near enough to one
who Is In the custody of Roman soldiers,
whom these bravo representatives of gov?
ernment were bound to protect? Thc'plot
was revealed to the chief priests and eld
ors, tho religious leaders of Jerusalem,
who wore asked to pr?vido the coveted
opportunity. Tho debased condition of
the nation Is displayed by no circum?
stance mor? fully than hy this, that mur?
derer? should expect and seek the aid of
those who hold tho highest ecclesiastical
psltlon. And this was tho proposal that
was made. The council should ask tho
chief captain to bring Paul before them,
ostensibly to "enquire something moro
perfectly concerning Ivim." They were
requested to net a lie, to take advantage
of their Judicial prerogatives In ordor to
lay a snare for a man who had not yet
been adjudged or even accused. Tho very
body set for tlio support of Justice and for
the preservation of tho right was Invoked
to destroy both. Tho conspirators boldly
announced tholr murderous purpose
when they made this fiendish request
INFORMANT.?(Verse 10.)-The scheme
was boldly laid, and one might have sup?
posed that it would bo successful. The
parties appeared to bo all of ono mind,
and they had faith In each other's trust?
worthiness. But somehow the socret was
divulged. It is posslblo that no ono
cared to keep it. All may have thought
that popular sympathy would bo given
to tho design and promote It. But somo
one may havo been treacherous, making
known what others would gladly havo
concealed Can It be that some ono In
tho conspiracy felt tho reproaches of
conscience, that he broke away from his
associates and mado a clean breast of
It? Who was tho Informant cannot bo
determined Tills Is all wo know that
Paul's nephew heard what was proposed.
Tho young man came Into just tho right
plnco at tho right time, and he hasten?
ed to use his knowledge to good advant?
age Gaining admission to tho castle, the
privilege Indicating one feature of Roman
prison life, ho hastened Into tho presence
of his unclo nnd told him all that ho had
heard without
MESSENGER? (Verse 17.) Paul looked
on his relative with composure, gratitude
and confidence. Ho felt that his sister's
son could bo trusted. C3 truthful and
competent to render service for tho hour
such as was required. Ho reflected also
that ono man Ht nod between him and tho
forty conspirators, and he, tho captain,
who was clothed with authority and
backed by power. True, tho promise of
God the night before must have strength?
ened tho heart of tho apostlo who doubt?
less believed that there would bo. If nec?
essary, some dlvlrto Interposition to save
him. And yet, It was hlgly proper to ao
quatnt tho Roman ruler, a tribute, more?
over, to the good Intentions nnd efficiency
of the government. A oontunon wns
therefore called, and ho was requostod
to present the young man to the captain,
because he had something to say to the
captain. Thus tho nephew bocamo n
messenger in his uncle's; behalf to report
what had been heard, to leavo the official
to form lila own pleasure. No request
was to bo made. It was not deemed to
bo necessary.
INTERVIEW? (Verses 18 and 10.)
Across Ihn open court the centurion con?
ducted the youth to tho ofllco of the chief
captain. It was an Interesting spectaclo,
a Roman soldier walking boslde a young
Jew, sent by a prisoner. The object of
the visit was concisely nnd promptly
stated, In that direct and simple way
which belongs to military mon, 'Hiero
Is much to admire in tho precision and
faithfulness of army life, the reiveronco
shown to superiors, tho fidelity in the
discharge of duty. Tho" recoptlon was
kindly, oven cordial. Taking tho hand of
the young man, expressive of good will.
i designed to remove all doubt and fear,
tho captain drew him asido for a private
Interview, Ho knew that thero must bo
Romo important measure which could not
be enlrustod to another, and he desired
to r?oeivo It confidentially. "What bast
thou to toll?" ha enquired. Ab a matter
of fact the condition of Jerusalem at that
time was much disturbed, Frequent
combinations of men to defeat tho law
caused much anxiety among offlelalB who
wer? glad to obtain Information from
any source looking to the public welfnre,
DISCIiOSTTRK?(Versea 20 and 21.) Tho
young man's private statement to the
chief captain was admirable, a complete
Cheapest because Best
GORHAM
Silver Polish
Ita novel form prevent? svaste
Imparts a lasting brilliancy
Aw/ur?^cpU M??t..P.?k.gc
-----.-?"?rniiir.iritiiir.triiiiiM'Mr ' ???*??????'???"*
unfolding of tho whole easo. In throe
parts. First, ho told of tho plan of tho
Council to tisk that Paul might bo
brought before thorn ostensibly to obtain
Information concerning hihl, that diaboli?
cal deceit by which whlto-wnshod offi?
cials of the church had connived to bo
partakers with murderers. Second, ho
advised tho cnptnln not to yield to this
request, a piece of advice that would
have been considered Impertinent had It
stood all by Itsolf, for why should a
youth presume to counsel a Roman offi?
cial. But thirdly, ho gave a good and
BiifCtclont reason for the' advice. He saltl
thero wero mon lying in wnlt to over?
power tho offlcors and to kill Paul, that
they were bound by an oath to commit
this crime. Tho advice, was therefore
welcome, as It acquainted tho captain
with fuels of which ho was ignorant, but
Which might Involve his duty. It was in
every way in his Interest to protect a
prisoner.
DISMISSAL? (Verso 22.) The servlco was
rendered. Tho story had been faithfully
told to tho otto who alone could make
good uso of It, told by otu? propared to do
It full Justice. With tho kindness dis?
played In tho greeting the chief captain
dismissed the young man from his pres?
ence, but tiot until a charge had been
given. A purpose was formed and ho did
not wish any one to havo timo to frus?
trate him In that purpose. Ho resolved
to send Paul out of the city Into tho keop
Ing of tho governor of tho province who
resided at Cuesareu, beyond tho reach of
tho Jerusalem mob. Tho Captain acted as
sheriffs do In our day, who usher a pris?
oner Into another country for safety.
And so ho directed the young mnn as ho
departed to tell no ono that ho lind given
Information.. The Intorvlow was to bo n
profound secret between those two, and
tho nephow wont his way with scaled
lips. All praise to him who knows how
to keep a secret. Silence In this caso ln
vnl\-m1 the life of a valuable man.
REFLECTIONS.? Tho .oath of tho con?
spirators was not only wlcl?cd, but ex?
tremely foolish. Thoy ought to havo
known that thov wore fighting ngaltiKt
tho government and oven against God.
The deliverances granted many times to
Christians ought to havo convinced them
that It was In vain to attempt tho life
of a man wholly consocrnted to tho causo
of Christ 2. Tho experience was a try?
ing ono to tho apostle, and yet that trial
brought immonso gain. All the events
from his entrance into .lorusnlorrt until
ho was escorted by cavalry to Caesarea
were extremely pnlnful, and many a mnn
would havo been disheartened. But Paul
displayed no doubt or fear. Instead ho
gnlnod courage for further trial. 3. This
was God's way of sending Paul to Rome.
Ho wont a prisoner, more fully devoted
to tho ministry among the- Gentiles If
Christ was made perfect by suffering
(Hob. II, 10,) how much more might tho
servant of Christ bo qualified by such
ordeals for the work before him. Ad?
versity Is a blessing in disguise. (2 Cor.
IV. 17)
? 4~;-I'?H?nM-H^^-l'l"r'-l"t";"I"l-t"I~'H-i"?>
\j?aif JtourWi'th %
.: Virginia ?diiors, ?
4^_H~H-i^.*+*!**l-l-l-f~,-H-?~M~?-W~H-V
The Newport News Times-Herald says:
Wo have never believed that the State
would ho Justified in building additions
and putting patches on the old Capitol
building at Richmond. Tho entire build?
ing ought to bo torn down and a modern
and sensible structure put in Its placo.
If thero Is a single redeeming feature
about the old building It has escaped us,
nnd wo have seen It soveral times at
that.
Tho Norfolk Vlrglnlan-Pllot presumes
as follows!
Senators Aldrlch, Allison, Piatt and
Spoonor are to meet up at Hot Springs
this week and formulato another flnanco
bill on tho lines of-tho Aldrlch bill. The
presumption Is that Wall Street needs
pepsin for those undigested securities.
Thie Petersburg Index-Appeal also
comes out boldly and says:
If "Mr. Cleveland stands a head and
shoulder." above any othor Democrat In
tho United States," and we believe ho
does, would it not be safer to make ns
surunco doubly sure by rolcgatlng
smaller men to tho rear and putting for?
ward the biggest man we have to make
tho light?
On the other hand, tho Charlottesvlllo
Progress says:
It is, therefore, widening the breach
and doing injury to the party to boost
Mr. Cleveland for the "next President"
in the face of tho opposition of Mr.
Bryan, who has tho greater right to
claim to represent the Domocratlo party.
Until the platform upon which ho ran
for 'Prosldont is repudiated, he does stand
for tho Democratic party. Let us, there?
fore, quit our shouting for Cleveland or
for Bryan and talk harmony.
Cleveland's Candidacy.
A mugwump newspaper printed In
Brooklyn nays there aro millions of
Americans who want to make Grover
Cloveland President of the United States
again. That is probably truo, but there
are some millions of othor American citi?
zens who would prefer wiping up tho
earth with him.?Rocklngham Register.
The Landmark yiolds to none In admir?
ation of tho character of Mr. Clovoland
nnd of his record as a statesman. Ho
Is tho greatest Democrat of his time nnd
tho most popular man In tho Unltod
States to-day with tho bulk of tho poo
ple. It Is gratifying to see tho peanut
politicians, who used tn denounco him
when the country was disturbed by a ter?
rible wavo of industrial depression, b.'
lenced In tho mighty tributo nf applause
tho pooplo glvo him whorover ho goes.
This but fulfils the prodiction mado so
often In the evil days upon which ho fell
In his second udralnlstrutlon?tho predic?
tion that not many years would elapso
boforo the great publio would recognize
tho value of his services nnd tho courago
with whloh ho performed them.
But the provalllng sentiment against a
third term Is entirely separate from Mr.
Cleveland's personality. Tho unwritten
law against third terms In the Presiden?
tial chair of the United Blatas Is not to
be broken in any. case.?Norfolk Land?
mark,
Mr. Cleveland's cnndlcady would estrango
inoro Democrats than It would nttract
mugwumps. Even If it should ho tin even
break, It doos not require much of n
mathematician to forecast tho result.
Don't let us forget tho lesson of 181-1,
whon Cleveland policies and animosities
'overthrow the Democratic majorities of
tho House and Renato nnd bogan tho dis?
ruption of tho party which has not been
healed to this day.?Newport News Press,
From oil appcaranoes Cleveland atocle
is going up.?Froderlcksburg Freo Lance.
Suggested by The Time?-Dispatch,
The Times-Dispatch of' some days ago
pays: "The world is sure growing better
and more poacoful, Irish meetings are
being held here and there to endorso re?
cent acte of tho British government."
This was intended as n Joke,, but l,t Is
nevertheless a fact. Tho Associated Presa
telegrams are pessimistic and the read?
ing publio seo the dark sido of Ufo. Men
, of 1iiU-iu_')uco and light ought to show
tho other nTde. Tho world la fast growing
hotter, because it Is gottlng moro of the
Christ-spirit.?Southsldo Virginian,
The Rlchmomd Tlmes-Dlspa.tch man
who went to St, IjOuIs writes his paper
as follows:
"General t,ee, who heretofore has ex?
pressed tho belief that Mr. Cleveland
would not ngnln stand for tho Presidency
is now of tho opinion that tho old man
will be In Clio running again."
However that speech, General Lee made
In New York will not help Mr. Cleveland
much If ho should run.?Newport Nows
Times-Herald.
NEW LODGE ?DD-FELLOWS
Will Be Called Capital Clly Lodge and
Will Ba Installed To-Morrow Night.
Richmond is to have a now lodge of
Odd-Fellows, There oro already nlno
lodffos In this city, among them tho threo
largoot lodges In the State; but the new
loiigo will nevertheless ho n welcome
addition to Odd-Fellowship, already tho
strongest order In this city, numerclally.
The new lodge Is largely tho fruit of
tho work of Mr. Georgo B. Jones, Doputy
Grand Master, assisted by Mr. jofferson
Wallaco and other activo Odd-l-'cllows
of this city. It Is composed mnlnly of
young prnfosslonnl men, and Its charter
list shows a very lino class of men.
Among tho charter members oro Mosbts.
Jofferon Wallace, Julian Bosslcux, W. T.
Dnbnoy, 7.. P. Smith and George B. 81pp.
Tho new lodgo, which ?R to bo called
Capital City Lodge, will bo Instituted to?
morrow night at Smlthdoal's Hall, Ninth
and Broad Stroots, at a special meeting
of Ahon Ben Adhem Iyodgo. Tho cele?
brated degreo staff of Abou Ben Adhem
will confer tho beautiful degrees of Odd
Fellowship In full ritualistic form, and
tho occasion will doubtless bo most In?
teresting to Odd-Follows.
SEATOFOEN'L PHILLIPS
He Says He Has Not Fully Made Up
His Mind to Leave the Council,
General A. L. Phillips yesterday said
that ho had not fully made up his mind
about resigning from the Common Coun?
cil. Thoro wiia no ground, ho said, for
tho statement that ho did not resign
nt the last meeting becauso hla suc?
cessor would have been Mr. Chariot E.
I-ofew, who would, It Is claimed, oppose
tho rc-clectlon of City Attorney Pollard.
General Phillips said he knew nothing
of tho standing of members of tho Coun?
cil as to his successor, no poll having
beon mado by him. Mr. E. M. Long's
namo has been mentioned, as well as
that of Mr. Lefew, to succeed General
Phillips, should ho resign.
Havo Left.
Mr. Ezra T*. Tuttle and Mr. L. E.
Spencer, both of New York, wore in tho
city, a fact which gave rise to a report
thut thero would be early developments
of tlio mooted suit botweon the Gould and
Fisher stroot railway Interests. Mr. Tut?
tle Is nn attorney, and Is ?aid to re?
present tho Fisher and Munn lntcrosts.
Mr. Spencer was former secretary-treas?
urer of the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company. Both gentlemen had left tho
city last night.
Mrs. Irodell Very III.
Mrs. C. J. Irodell, wlfo of Captain Ire
dell, of tho second auditor's ofuco, Is
dangerously 111 at tho homo of her hus?
band, No. 717 East Orace Street.
Mrs. Iredoll is from Norfolk, but has
boon living hero since tho appointment ol
her husband to ofilce somo years ago.
Sho is suffering from a complication o?
diseases, and ?er friends fear sho can
riot facetar, '."
Epworth League Meeting.
The Centenary Epworth League will
hold Its weekly devotional meeting to?
night. Mr. J. H. B. Peay will havo charge
of tho meeting, and tho address will bo
delivered by Mr. John W, Flzer, of Ran
dolph-Macon College
Tho second lecture In tho league course
will bo delivered by tho Rev. John Hnn
non, D, IX, on Friday night. May 2flth,
on tho subject of "Dynamite."
Organized Labor.
At tho Hu-sker Memorial Church next
Sunday morning tho Rov. W. B. Ander?
son will preach n. special sermon on "Or?
ganized Labor." Tho Invitation- to tho
sorvlco bear the union labol of tho Al?
lied Printing Trades Council, and says:
"This is to all, and especially to those
who aro In sympathy with organized la?
bor."
Miss Pizzinl Better.
The friends of Miss Estelle Pizzinl will
bo delighted to learn that her stuto is
now thought to be hopeful, A telegram
from Captain Pizzinl yesterday stated
that lier condition was satisfactory to
hor physicians. Her paronts were per?
mitted to seo her yesterday afternoon.
Virginian's Here.
Murphy's?Charles I. Wade, Chrlstlans
burg; C. E. Stover, Waynes boro; C. W.
Smith, Warrenton.
New Ford's?W. J. M. Holland, Frank?
lin; ID. P. Summers, Staunton; It. D.
1Parr, Ilopoyllle.
BRUCE CASE TODAY
IN THE U.S. COURT
Up for Argument on Habeas
Corpus Proceed
lngs.
Tho matter of chlof Interest In the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
to-tlay will bo the Bruoe ctue, which has
been of such general Interest. It will
come up on habeus corpus proceedings
on tho chargo of bigamy committed In
Now Jersey,
Judgo Slmonton and Dlstrlot Judges
Morris and Roller wero on the bench
yesterday. Judge Goff did not alt, but
will go on thla morning In the Bruce
caso.
Tho following ensoa wore argued yes?
terday:
No. 473, Wlrgman et al, appellanls, vs.
Persona ot al, appellees. Appeal from tho
Circuit Court at Raleigh. N. C. Con?
tinued from yesterday. Further argued
by Norria Morey, Burralo, N. Y., for tho
tippelloea, und concluded by B. F, Ayd
lett, of Elizabeth City, for the appel?
lants,
No, 4S0, A. H. Pollock, appollant, vs.
J. D, Jonea, In ?bankruptcy. Appeal
from tho District Court at Charleston.
C. S. Argued by Hill Montague, of this
city, and N. W, Hnrdln, of Dlucksliuig,
S. 0,, for Iho appellant) and by Hall &
Willis, of Gattney, ?. C, for tho appolloe.
Tho following cases will bo In tlio call
for argument this morning:
No. 4S3, Thornaa Bruce, appellant, vs.
Attorney-General of State of Maryland
et al., appellee, Appeal from the Cir?
cuit court at Baltimore, mj. To bo
argued Qiy Richard B. Tippett, Thos,
I. Elliott and William J. Carroll, of Bal?
timore, for the appellant, and by Edgar
Allan Poo and Robert L, MeLuno, re?
cently elected Mayor of Baltimore for
tho uppollee,
No. 4S5. Augustus A. Kollar, appellant,
.va. lieorgo te. Cr.'ilg, Mary A. Nelson
et' al., uppelloea. Appeal from tho Cir?
cuit Court at Parkorsburg, AV. Va. To
be argued by V. B. Archer."of Parkore
- burg. \V. Va., for tlio appollant. and by
A. D. Follett, of Marlotts, Ohio,
Tho case of Louis Wols, United States
Commlssolonr of Immigration, appellant,
vs. Jonofii Say ph. uiipolleo. Appeal from
the District Court or Maryland. "Wua con?
tinued until the November term.
The court w'll leoonvono tills ?ornlujr
at 10 o'clock.
COMMITTEE DECIDES
ABOUT BUILDING
Will Front on Sixth Street
end Will Be Four Stories
High.
At a meeting hold yesterday afternoon,
tho Presbyterian Committee of Public**
tlon decided definitely to proooed with?
out delay In tho eroctlon of a handsom?
four-story brick building on the Randolph
site at Sixth nnd Craco Streets.
For somo time past Uio committee ha?
had boforo It tho question of a new
homo, but thero were several Important
details which havo been Unsettled. Tho
members could not decido definitely upon
Just what sort of building to put up, and
furthermore it has boon an open question
whether It should front on Graco Stroei
or on Sixth. Tho commltteo got together
yesterday and finally settled these things.
Pinna were called for and It Is expected
that tho actual work of construction will
begin at onco.
Tho now building will fnco on Sixth
Street, and will be distinguished with
a particularly handaomo front. It will
bo four stories high and will be specially
adapted to tho needs of tho committee,
'Die cost Is not positively known, but 11
la expected to npproxlmato $-10,0X1.
LADY STRUCK DOWN
Mrs. Walter Forgusson Knocked Sense?
less by an Unknown Man.
Wednesday morning about S o'clock th<
homes of Mr. Walter Fergusson and hti
neighbor, Mrs. Saunders, on Mattox Hill,
Just outsldo of tho city limits, were
Invaded by a thief and things turnod
topsy-tunvy nnd ransacked, nnd Mrs. Fer?
gusson was knocked senseless by a blow,
from the Intruders' fist.
Mrs. Fergusson and Mrs. Snundcrs en?
gngod In a neighborly chat for a few
mlntitca, after finishing their morning
duties. On entering their homes they
were surprised to find thnt somo one
had taken advantage of their short ab?
sence to open bureau nnd machine draw?
ers and to scatter things around general?
ly, evidently In search of monoy or other
valuables.
Mrs. Fergusson barely had timo to see
a shadow fall across tho floor as elm
entered the door, when a blow from a
brawny fist knocking her senseless to
the floor, where she lny unconscious fof
som? time.
Mr?. Fergusson has no Idea who hei
assailant was, nor can eho glvo any
description of h*m. Somo carpenter!
working near by saw a negro man run?
nlng about tho time tho assault was
made, but It Is by no means certain ho
is tho guilty parly.
Nothing of value was taken from eitho?
house. '
DEAL SOON TO CLOSE
Stated thnt tho Purchase Price of the
T. C. Company is $2,000,000.
In a telegram received hero last night
from New York, It Is stated that th?
British-American Tobacco Company would
on next Monday ncQulro the T. C. Wil?
liams Tobacco Company of this city, and
that the purchase prlco would bo $2,000,
000.
Mr. Robert. S. Bosher! president of tho
T. C. Williams Company, said when asked
about the matter that tho details of tho ?
transfer, which have beon in progress for
some timo, have not yet boon wound up.
Whether or not It was true that every?
thing would bo Jilted up by Monday, ho
could not say. Mr. Bosher declined lti
any way to discuss the prlco to be paid
for tho concern.
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
OF CHOIRS IS HELD
A largo and enthusiastic rally of tl*.
choirs of the Methodist churches was holfj
last night nt the Broad-Street M. 13,
Church, undor tho direction of Professor?
J. L. Mitchell. Tho special choir was
formed to sing at the? Wesley celebration,
which will tako place here May 17th t?>
20th. Mr. Goorgo L. Bldgood Is chairman
of tho "Music Committee, and he Is being
ably supported by Professor Mitchell and
mnny members of the choirs of the city.
Tho next rehearsal will bo hold on Fri?
day, May 15th, at the Broad-Street M. ?7.
Church.
An Expert Opinion.
The T. P. A, editors did not lose much
sleep last night.?Tlmcs-Dlspatch, T. P..
A. Edition.
Then they must havo done a prodigious
amount of work In the da'ytlmo. If they
havo got things down as fino as that,
they should by ctl moans gd" out of tho
traveling buMnoss and into editorial har?
ness regularly. There's nobody regularly
in the buslnoss that could get out such
a paper as tho T. P. A.'s edition of The
Tlmes-Dlsn^tch yestorday wltfsiwit losing
a groat deal of sleop. It was a stunner.
?Petersburg Index-Appeal,
?
Y. M. C.A. Social Session.
Tho studonts of tho Young Men's Chris?
tian Association Evening College senior
classes will meot to-night in social ses?
sion promptly at 8:15 o'clock.
Tho programme will consist of music,
short talks, refreshments and good-fol
lowshlp.
Among tho speakers will bo very promi?
nent business men. This annual occasion
is a source of groat pleasure to the stu?
dents, nnd this year will prove one of
tho most Interesting events of the ten,
yoars.
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