TWO WIDOWS OF EX-PRESIDENTS
MR*. BKX.I % MIN HARItHOX.
MR*. ?ROVER CI.FrVBIiAWTJ.
(OsaUaasg From Fret i?age. >
blue uniform of the Cnlted .State? w.-.en
lues threatened.
"i doubt if an> nun who had beea
president would take the pension.'' Mr.
Curtis .'-marked in discussing the Car?
negie proposal. -But If Mr. Carnegie
would like to establish a pension sys?
tem, it might be suggested that be urn
bis attention to the veteran govern?
ment clerks who had Sells, is SIS their
usefulness in the service, lr the gov?
ernment Is not groins; to care for tnem
ss st should. Mr. ?Vrr.egte might turnl
b.s attention to them."
Ssureties st Werks.
Senator John It. Works, of California,]
Progressive Republican, had still an-;
other suggestion to rr.ske in connectlonj
with the proposed presidential pension.'
"Mr. Carnegie's proposal to give a
pension to ex-Presidents might be all
right." ha said, "provided?on? special
condition was attached to the gift?
that the recipient would refrain from
participation in politics."
In the general discussion ,l the pro?
posal heard around the Capitol there '
seemed to be s general consensus of
opinion thst ho ex-President would |
accept the proposed pension.
Senator Culbers>n. for several years !
Democrstic leader of the Senate, de- ?
clared that it would be "undemocratic" I
for a former chief executive to accept i
a pension from a private fund. Sena- |
tor Hok- smith, of Georgia, who waa
a member of President Cleveland's <'ab- ,
inet, declared that "It was a piece of !
Impudence on his (Mr. Carnegie'?? parti
to suggest such a thing, and It is a i
reflection on the people of the l'n:te<J j
States that it should even be consid?
ered." .j
"I don't see any good to come to the
people of the C ruled States from such !
a thing." remarked Senator Thomas P. !
Gore. Democrat, of Oklahoma. ~Gro* j
ver Cleveland, to my mind, put :t right
when he said that all there was to
do for ex-Presidents was to treat them
just as we would any good citizen I
d j not think that Mr. Carnegie's pen- ]
sion will reflect any credit on our ex- ;
Presidents, and I am not sure that an
ax-President who would accept such
a pension would receive at be entitled
tj the continued respect of the people >
af the United States. The 13?:n of giv- ,
ing a penal m to the widows of the
ex-Presidents, to secure to the country
the benefit of their knowledge and ex?
perience In public affairs, is possibly
a Joke, but not a very good one."
May Star* Ma rissest.
It was the opinion of several mem- ,
hers if Congress who talked of the |
Carnegie proposal that It would start
a atrong movenr.ent to have Congress
make some provision at the coming
seaslon for a pension for ex-Presidents :
sa retired ommanders-ln-chlef of the '?
army and navy.
In tbl* connection was also 'ecallod
a bill Introduced In the Sixty-first Con- ,
gresa by Senator MoCumber. of North
L?akota. chairman of the Senate Pen?
sions Committee, proposing a pension
<?f $ie.#?* a year to former Presidents
and jr..<?<??* a year to widows of former
Presidents. I
This proposition was defeated, but
the the Senate Committee on Pensions
reported favorably in. its place a bill
providing a pensl'-n of I?.6*?? s year
each for Mrs. Harrison and Mrs ?'leve
laiad. widows of former Presidents.
Thst proposition passed the ixtnat
April ?. 1?1S.
It was shown, in arg im?nl? sipport
tns that bill, that there was well -
established precedent for th- granting
af pensions to the widows of ex-Presi?
dents The widow of President Wil?
liam Henry Harrison was voted ??&>
#??? that being the nrst grant of money
to a former President * widow.
The widow of President James st.1
Polk was given a pnnl. n of fa.ess a
pear, and atmilar provision was made
for the widows of Prop!4>nt Jo n Ty?
ler. President Ahrahsm i.an<-oin. Prasl- j
gent ? S Grant. Pre*ld--it James aVl
Carfe.d and President McKlnlej.
The opposition to the pr position to
grant similar pensions to Mrs ileve
land and Mrs. Harrison was largely an!
the declaration that H was sot shows
Iba I were In need of such financial ss
ssggjMK-e from I'ncle flam.
I asslii VrCuajher subarttted the
slews of the minority, arguing In rnvnr
af a general bill providing a Ussiis
far farmer PreslaVnfs In tb* light of
the Csrnegte proposal ratal era eg Con
spans are taming to these views sad
aasftsennetag them
?"Its* PtasHtnt af the U anted min- i
asML In the report.
ruander-in-chlef of both the army and!
the navy. While his service may be j
from fo-ir to eight year- only, still that i
service may he great? j:l chars'ter'
j and importance than thst of retired I
army officers
could well allow the rresldent I
the United States, say, $10.600 a?
ar Ss a retired commander-ln-uhief
I and keep within both the letter and the ,:
spirit of that policy whioli has limited
annuities to the army and the judl- j
clary, and the granting of a pension to '
the widow of one wh., had be*n Press- I
dent would be clearly within the rule j
which grants pensions to widows of!
officers and soldiers of the army only. 1
"It is probably true that the sent!- |
m?nt is sufflo?rntly str?me, and whioh. j
I with the growing wealth and impor?
ts..'! "e ...? the country, will become more'
strong, that penslon? will be a-ranted .'
In the future, as they have been In the i
past, to widows of ex-Pree'.dents. irre-j
] spective of their finatrc-iai necessities, j
Reasons for Giving Ala.
I "If there is any reason whatever for)
[granting a pension or as annuity to,
i the widow of one who has been Pre*!- '
' dent, that reason epptten with greater
{force ln favor of am annuity for the
i President himself.
"If there is any reason for granting
' an annuity to the widow of a Pres!
' dent who has only herself to support,
there 1? a far greater reason for grant?
ing one to an ex-President who has
both himself and wife to support. If
I there 1s any reason for the widow to.
maintain a certain standard of social,
j relation toward the country and the
community in which she lives, there
j is a far greater reason why the Pre*!- ;
J dent himself, after having retired. J
should maintain such a standard. Upon ?
I the death of any President or ex-1
j ??resident the widow retiree practl- I
j -ally from public Ufe.
""Upon the retirement of the chief
executive from the duties of his of-j
'.ice he does not retire from the social!
or active life in the country. The posi?
tion which he has occupied demands'
that he maintain a certain reasonably
high standard of living: that he re?
spond to invitations of the country to
make addresses. that he entertain
diplomats and persons of high stsnd
ing with whom he was brought ln daily
communication during his official life.
It would therefore appear that any
sentiment which demands a pension for
the widow would demand, for more,
wvighty reasons, an annuity for the.
man himself. j
"It is undoubtedly true that a num
fear of our ex-Presidents have been,
sorely pressed financially to meet the
obligations which rested upon them
after their services as President, and
which they could not with proper dig-1
nlty have been excused from. It
, would seem, therefore, to the minority
of the Committee on Pensions that if
any bill could be justified granting an.
allowance to the widow of one who
had been President, there would be
added justification by extending Its pro?
visions to the ex-President himself
during h's life."
ENGINEER SCALDED
rasaespc ha Ps ii 11 hasset Eagle iss.
Badly lafwrtog T. E. ?iisas*. |
j T. B. Bryant, ab >u? thirty-five years
old. of UM Kast Marshall Street, chief
cngine.-r for the Iticnmond and Henne?
Railway Company, was badly scalded
and otherwise hurt last night at 12
..clock, when a stesmplpe exploded,
'at the THiwerhouse on the James River. I
near I?oui*iau* Street. Pulton.
Krya.nl. who was la the act of re?
moving a valve, was standing upon a
lad ier when the explosion occurred.
II, gras kn'?<k?d to the floor, and the
escaping steam burned him about the
; front portion of his body and leg*
I while his right Side was injured hy
jlh? fall
' T>r. It T Ifsahins. Cltv Hospital
[ainb ranee surgeon rendered emergen?
cy treatnvnt. and removed Rryaat to
[the Virginia Hospitsl. ^Afl-r surgeons
j had made in examination It was said
jthat while bsdly inlured hts condition
'was not regarded as dangeroua
s*eef. SBsrerta Peosteo sWeaaxwagBa.
i?pe< tal to The Times-PlspatCh. I
?Varrenton. Vs.. November 22 ? Pro?
fessor Bdwln Stohea Blachwell for
manv :.esrs professor st Bethel Mil?
itary Academy, died at has hmye near
here last sight 1? the sixty-third year
of his age Prwfeasor Klachwell was
a native ->f Fanqster Oanty ataf la
survived by a widow, wise was aTtss
Te-svell n' Cwlpeoer. sad several ehtl- I
drew alt of W acre stew, evceat str* R |
c XfeOusar. of Washington. andllM-'
ah turnen 'oeeph Blarkwelt. raited
States Wavy. The
big crowd brawn
er school fair
Products of Pupils of Henrico
Make Highly Creditable
Showing.
It was estimated last night that
more than 3,000 visitors had examined
the exhibits st the Henrico County
School Fair between the hours of 9
yesterday morning, when it opened, and
, o'clock last night, when it closed.
Every school In the county had a
separate booth decorated with pro?
ducts of its own pupils.
The one-room and two-room schools
had a large booth. In which all of
their work was grouped. The blue
ribbons telling the prize-winners wer?
attacncd to toe articles on which the
judges had previously decided.
The exhibits will be opened again
to-day UP until 3 o'clock this after?
noon. The athletic contests, which con?
stitute the sixth department of the,
fair, will begin this morning at 10:30
ociock on the grounds of Union Theo?
logical Seminary. A number of gold;
medals have been offered as first prises
in the races, which will come off this
morning, and the school boys of the,
county have been in training for the
runs for more than a month.
From the various prizes won by
pupils from each school will be com?
piled a list of schools In the order of
their excellence, and to the schooi
making the highest number of points
will be given a special prize.
The departments included in the
fsir. besides that of athletics, are lit?
erary work, agriculture, domestic
science, domestic art and manual train?
ing In the literary department the
pupils were required to write letters
of friendship, business letters and
original compositions. Painting and
drawing also fall within the province
of this division, and a number of cred?
itable pieces have been placed on ex?
hibition.
THE WEATHER.
Worth ni Slash G
fair satergay *sa
Special Local pata far T?
12 noon temperature. 4?
3 P. hi. temperature . 6?
Maximum temperature up to 8
P. M. . 6?
Minimum temperature up to ?
P. M. . 3?
Mean temperature. hi
Normal temperature. 47
Excess in temperature . f
Excess In temperature since March
1 . S3
Accum, deficiency In temperature
since January 1 . 340
Deficiency >n rainfall sines March
1 .5.4$
Accum deficiency In rainfall once
Jaouary 1 .?.?i
l^ral Ossi rratlen S P. M. Vestersay
Temperaturs . 54
Humidity . <S
Wind?direction .S. W
Wind?velocity . 4
Weather .P. cloudy
? oxDino.tl IN IMPOSIT AWT CTfTRS.
?At S P. M. Eastern Standard Time.?
Place. Ther. H T. LT. Weather.
AsheviUr . >4 SO
Atlanta . S3
Atlantic Cfty . 34
Boston .34
Buffalo . 44
Calgary . S4
Charleston . .. S4
Chicago ...... Id
Isenver . 14
l?u|iith . 34
? ialvestnn .... 44
Hst terns .#4
Havre. 34
jsck son villa .. 44
Kansas City
UoutsvlUe ?.
Montgomery
N?w SsS
New York
Norfolk
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Raleigh ..
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40 clear
3S P. cloudy
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3d P. i
34 CM
4? Cloudy
33 Clear
44 Clear
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34 P eft
34 Cloggy
?3 CIs
44 P.
"They won't tease you for
pennies so much if you get
them this goody that lasts"
htndrede of rjenniea by this long ltwting confectkm. Too
You
teeth. Yon sav? their digestion. Yoa sure
TUi flrtiHimt mitit leaf hike cetifectioo
your f.hiMreti'e
ajittfj. botbeiiiig. Yoa earre mach ^Ifkhiw'
Id ?very way?
In every way*
Look for the
The
SOUTH HOLDS STRONG
HAND IN CONGRESS
In Pcsition to Wield Powerful Influence in Both
benate and House Under Democratic
Regime.
( Special to The Times-Dispatch. ]
Washington. November 21.?Conoid-J
erable caucusing will have to be done
by the Democratic members of the
House and Senate between this time
and the beginning of the extra ses-1
slon of Congress. The legislative J
slate Is well covered with a tentative!
outline of future proceedings, 'but
there will have to be much erasing!
done here and there before it is put
through. I
Over In the House side of th> capltol
many of the committees will have to
'tm made over because of the inroads
made In the ranks of some of the old
j tlms Republicans by the Bull Moosers
! In addition to this, there are some
i Democratic changes which will have
I to receive attention.
j The defeat of Representative John
I Lamb, of Richmond, by former Gov?
ernor Montague probably will place
Representative, Lever, or South Caro?
lina, at the head of the ommittee on
Agriculture, but the House will have
; to caucus before this is dona Right!
here a berth will have to be found.
for Mr. Montague, also one for Vir?
ginia's other new member. Judge
Walter A. Watson
When Representative Pujo. of Louis?
iana leaves the House on March 4.
Carter Olass. of Virginia will, in all
probability, succeed him as head of
the Committee on Banking and Cur?
rency. Mr. Glass is taking great In?
terest In the work of the money probe
committee and will make an acceptable
chairman.
The chairmanship of the Military
j Affairs ommittee will remain with Re
! presentnttv. Hay. of Virginia, anless
j he should :t?p up Into the Cabinet as
. Secretary of War. regarding which
there has bven considerable gossip |
: here. I
j When Governor-elect Sulxer quits the
< Houst- to become chief executive of
j New York State his plans as bead of'
j the Committee on Foreign Affairs will
I go to Representative Flood, of Vir
' glnia. ths latter being next to Baiser. I
i If Representative I>ever goes to th"'
j head of ths Committee on Agriculture j
? that will leave the Committee on Edu-j
cation without a chairman, and doubt-;
less there will be considerable cau-j
<_using tor this place, although it ts,'
not one of the real big ones. ,
I Another South Carolinian who must
-e taken care of 1* J. W Ragsdaie,,
who last summer defeated J. F.. Kl
lerhe for re-election.
In Florida provision must likewise
Ik- made for two new memt^rs?Km
melt Wilson, who succeeds Represen?
tative Mayen, and Claude L Knglaf
member at large Stephen M Spark -
saaa will remain chairman of thai
* i? iw..te>rs Committee, and,
r rank Cars doubtless will hoig his
present assignments,
j In Oeorsria there will be few changes
' except that that State g?ts one new 1
i member under the reappolnttnent act?j
: < "hartes Crisp, son of former Speaker
\ Cries. As ha has had ce aside raste
' experience la the Mouse already, being
' at this ttate parliamentarian, he will
not be a new seiavrer In the etnas of
having ta learn the runs,
other nearby State?, including Ala
' bama and North Carolina, will also
doubtless gat their sh?r? of congres?
sional fruit hat both these Stau? are
' already ?ran sisrUsS fee.
; In the Senate the ?ttaattna m assst
, IflYis^asaVeCtaV^jgL ?sJraaajsV^ss*!*' ?ssaPos^fei WtXl \XnT%f*
j stoe over ths Ars?bald Impaacasseni
I srssssdrnga, havtag beea shsaaa prest
dewt pro teas, ant 51 Pin at* a l If. as?
j fere Osagrass adjsarasd ta Asaraat. I
%%mmm ?asths. as ?taasttj liassi, |
j ^gJsTssnsssssMsaM^
Simmons, a* chairman of the Finance
Committee, will have an important
piace; Senator Tillmen, by reason of
his ions; service, will have three or
lour good committee chairmanships at
his command, and doubtless Florida's
senior Senator. Fletcher, will land In a
good chairmanship. In addition to this
good places are coming to Senator
overman, of North Carolina; Bank
head, of Alabama; Smith, of South
I Carolina; Bryan, of Florida, and
Swanson. of Virginia, and it is not Im?
probable that the latter may secure
the chairmanship of the big Appropri?
ations Committee if Senator Culberson
declines it. his health having been poor
for several years. Add to this Hohe
Smith, of Georgia, who is expected to
take a leading part in Senate work
after the reorganisation, and who
doubtless will get a good chairman?
ship, and It will be seen what the
South has In store.
With this slate In sight there must
be much caucusing to straighten out
any kinks that mar arise, but this
, done everything will be coming the
South's way.
P. H. Mc-O.
W. A. Rove, a white man. was arreeted
yesterday on the charge of carrying a coa
I. es led weapon, a raser.
The Columbia Insurance Company, of Jer?
sey City. X. JU made application yesterday
to the Bureau of Is?reset for license to do
business In Virginia. It has a capital stock
of MWOS? sad does a marine Insurance tiamt
A maj-rkage license was Issued yesterday la
clerk"a offles of the Bastings Court to
l'eytoa Daniel Perkins and Ruth Holland
Foot Misery Spoils
a Good Dinner
' ?io nave ?Woltem, tel
Keet trier I
mm
Tou may think she's nervous and1
fretful?but Just remember she has
feet poor, tired, ach ma feet.
Mention TIZ j?he ??? ; ir.-n remember
that at any drug store, department -*r
general sv.^re she can g?t a ? cent
boa ?f TTZ. and sway sro all foot
trovOlee TIP. snakes ? harve?, of
onrna. shrivel a the bunions, makes the
aorta firm and reetsSJr,* to all ahoe and
fOot afflictions TtZ draws out the add
? tlssiil of the feet -a TT7. font hath Is
a new prtaeipka. and yoa pessttlvetv
easvnot g?t fowt relief In any eatter
way rese t, please don't waata your
?arttene? on substitute* nevaartd TIZ
for a free trial aaokasm. wrKe to-dar j
to Welter lsssW??>J Ca, 1WJ
raaaaa* Afra, Ceaa??a^IU
News of South Richmond
TWO FAREWELL SERMONS
j Rev. j. T. Hader mm* Rev. G. T. Fer
i reader te Leave Seat aside Te-Merrew.
Two popular and well-beloved South
side clergymen will preach their fare?
well sermons to-morrow. Rev. James T.
Haley, who recently accepted a call
j to Hampton. Va. will leave for his
I new home Monday morning. Rev. G. T.
i Forrester, pastor the Decatur Street
j Church, who was transferred to Ports?
mouth, will be delayed for several
days on account of the sickness of one
jof his children
Mr. Forrester has occupied the pul
' pit of the Decatur Street Church for
the past four years. He is the first to
nil out the four-year term in thirty
live years. During- his pastorate the
I church has ballt an ?18,000 structure,
j which will be dedicated next week,
j The congregation baa almost doubled
j in strength.
Mr. Haley haa been In South Rich?
mond for five years. He alao haa se
i cured a new home for his congrega
! tion. During the past three years he
haa had the pleasure of completing a
new building, athlch is unsurpassed on
the Southslde.
The moving away of these two min?
isters will be deeply regretted by their
many friends In the past month two
other prominent clergymen accepted
calls. Rev. J. W. Durham, pastor of the
Bain bridge Street Baptist Church, and
Rev. J. J. Fix, pastor of the Porter
Street Presbyterian Church, both going
to Roaaoke.
jsasa Is As
Ruling that the wounding of C3ar
aoe Jones was an accident. 'Squire S. |
! G. Cowan yesterday. In the Swansboro
Magisterial Court, dismissed Jaok!
Jones, fifty years old. father of the boy. |
I who waa eherged in a warrant with i
I feloniously stabbing his son with a!
i sharp file. No other cases were heard, j
The dates and places for holding the j
first quarterly district conferences in J
Chesterfield Cfanjgy have been named ,
by Rev. J. K. Jolliff. the new pre?
siding elder of Petersburg district, as j
follows:
Matoaca. December 24. at 11 A. M .
Chesterfield. December 14. s.f 11 A. M;
<"hester. December 13. at 11 A. M;
South Chesterfield. Wesley Chapel. De?
cember ?1. at 11 A. M.. and West Ches- j
I terfleld. Plsgah. Keruary 2 and 3. at [
In aV K
!
: R A. Bailey, colored, yeaterdsy. in
Hustings Court. Part II.. plead guilty
! to a charge of carrying a concealed
! weapon and was fined ?2o and costs bv
? Judge Ernest H. Well* Bailey was
j fined $2J and costs by Justice H. A.
MUt e. tn re.tee court, rarg U, on
this charge. Through his attoraey. C
M'roms Bailey appealed
J. E Hagrwood veaterday. according
to a deed of bargain and aale placed
on reoord la Host mars Court, Part II, |
transferred to the Richmond Tobacco
Storage Co. a parcel of property front- I
ing ninety -si* feet on the west line ]
of Sixth Street, near Decatur. The lot
haa a depth of elaht jr-seven feet The I
price psld was tl.eeo.
Edmund ?Mark, a alne-year-old col
oreg boy was run over and dan?eroUa
1\ tnj;re,i yesterday mornlns M ., ??.
gon driven be Edward Rart . tt a col
or eg teamster. The accident rghd
about 1* o'ciock. near Twentv-first and ,
M ill WtreetS Tg* Iniired Mr was i
trest-d by Dr. H. Taylor Hawkins, and |
'??"> to the City Horn? for etamiaa- |
tion.
of being- drunk and dangerous whil? on ?
the premises of H. H. Minns. He wan
committed to Jail to sober up.
Vlatten? OsssssMsse Are Cststa.
The visiting committee of the Rick*
mond Councils. Junior Order, United
American Mechanics, Isat night wars
the guests of New South Council. No. *?,
at their rooms In Odd-Fellows' Hall*.
Judge Ernest H. Wells gare an address.
on "Liberty." Refreshments were
served
C. 9. Clrratt Oesrl of Sggsssh
The Culted States Circuit Court of
reconvened yesterday morning at M:? o'clock,
with Circuit Judge* Goff and Prttchard and!
District judges Waddiil. McDowell and Uses'
in attendance.
George A. Pearrs and Walter C Csgpinj*
of Cumberland. Md.. were admitted to prac?
tice In this court.
The following easae were argued:
No. Ills?George B. Wilson, Jr.. easaassr en
George B. Wilson, deceased, plain tl* In er-,
ror. vs. John V. I.eVoyne. defendant In er?:
ror: In error to the District Court at BaltI-(
mere. Mi Cauae argued by Samuel V. Bay
! den. of Washington. D. C for the plainttaT
j In error, and by w Irvine Cresa mi Bait I -
I more. Ml. for the defeadsat In error, and
I submitted
No nn-BalMmore and Ohio Railroad Com-i
' pur.y. p.alntKT In error, va George H. Darr.:
i defendant In error: In error to the District'
, Conrt at Cumberland. Md. Causa argued by
i G*rrge A Pearre. of Cumberland. Md.. far
. plaintiff In error, and by Walter C Capper..1
of Camberlsad. Md.. for the defendant la,
j error, and submitted.
Court announced and handed down Itg;
I opinion In 'the following cases.
No. 11SS-M. E. Tsothmaa, plaintiff In er?/
I ror. vs. t'nlted ?tatas of saurian, defend-'
I snt in error: ta error to the Pnstrlot Chasm
Pmrkeraburg. W Va Opinion by JsSHSSt
Prltrhard. Reversed sad remanded for seat
I trial.
No. IMS-Btema Jane Klrkpatrlck. eppal
I lanf, va Harriett Elisabeth McBrtde. spsel
I lee: appeal from the District Chart sa
I Wheeling. W. Va Opinion by Jongs Prttcbl?
and affirmed, with costs.
I Osurt adjourned until this morning at W.3S
e'e'ock.
There win be no eases Is the call for srgn-i
meat to-day or Monday, but the aaait will)
hold conference sessions en both days
I cases argued and heretofore
THIS remirtsdOe;
Turkish-blend f
has brought a new.;
definition for a cigawetts*. i
*THstinctivelyta^^
?you will quickly \W04W
?stand in the smokiag)
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