TflE POLITICAL
Powhatan Democrats Elect Cojrres-sional Delegates. -
USSITER FORv BOTH TERMS.
Ao_usta Democrats lindorse the Con-
.tltnttotial Coiivention and to Rcfor
(_e Action of thc CoiiTcntioD to
the People for RatiAoation.
POWHATAiX. COURTHOUBrE, VA-,__rdh *_.SpeeJa*,.The Democratic con-
-vention met hc.ro to-day and was caaiodto order "by Oounty Chairman A. M.-HOW-_rd, who was elected permanent. chair¬man, _id Mr. E. P. X>ahl secretary.
Tho foHowing were elected delegatesto thc Ddstmlct oonvcntlon which meets inPetersburg on March 2Sth to nomtnate a
candidate for Congress from tihis district«o fill thc unejqpirod term of tbe late Hon.6y_icy P. Epes:Delegates.Dr. R. D. Tucker; N. M.
Jardan; P. Finch, A. D: Sledd. XV. V.Xerenon. Alternatcs.Judge T. M. MBUer,Ii. E. Ford, A. G. Patmore. Robert Por-tcr, C. H. Harrison, and A. M. Howarddclegate at largeThc dolcgatos arrc instructed to vote
for Hon. Francis R. * Iyassiter lor boththe uncxplred and full terms.
NEGRO DETL-BGATES."WARSAtV, VA.. Mardh 26..Speeial..
The Republicans of WcStmoreland countymot in mass-mcedng Saturday and elected_. B. Hardwick, XV. 11. Courtney, XV. F.Taylor. Jr.. and R. J. _ord. colored dele¬gates; R. B. Page and R. P. Hcnderson,both colored. as alternatcs, to the Con-{rreaslon. and State conventions to be"held at Cape Cttiarles and Xorfolk, re-
atpectlvelj-.RBFBR IT TO THE PEOP-E.
STAUNTON. VA.. tMareh 2G.-^Special..The "Democratic voters of Augusta county*.d a mass-mcoUng to-day to elect dele-galos to "thp State Convention. XV. T.McCue prosdded. J. E. Todd offered a
resolution txj Instruct deJeKalcs to voteto make the Constitutional eonventionquestion a party dssue. a.nd lf the eon¬
vention is called to refor the question tothe people. lt was ndopted.The following delegates were then elect¬
ed: XV. A. Crawford, Stuart Bolling, XV.ArthUT "WUlson, Samuel Forres, A. P.DudTey, S. M. Sheppard, H. A. Black, J.E. Cook, J. Alex Bumgardner, H. J. tVll-__as. M. T. MoClure, J. 3"t, HJser, J.E. Downman. Hon. S. H. "Wolker and RMcX, McOute.
¦Vv*INK31I_ST_K __F1"__JK*__*S.\C_xTOH_STBR. VA.. MarCh 26.-Spec-
ial..Tfne city Rppublicnns mass conven-
trlon was held *here to--n<ielht and various_ornlnatloi_ made. A stiff fight for thealty chnflrma-nsfliip was made. which re-
*ulted hi the defeat of Postmaster C. H.Hardy, the present chairman. by Mx.Bentlcy Kcrn.Oonsiderablo wra.ngling ensued when
the-colored Republicms present nominat¬ed one of their number :is a delegate tothe State conventlon. The whites were
i fln the majority and by nominating byocolamatlor., they succeeded in freezing«he colored nominee out.iCOLOP-ED VOTERS LEAVE PARTY.The entire colored delegation. who were
rnearTy one-ha.lf of those present, then leftthe conventlon in a body. slgnifylng theirSntentlon of quittdng the party. Dele¬gates wore electjod to the State and Con-gression_ conventions., and a City Execu¬tive Obmmittee was also appointed.JloEolutions were passed endorsang the
admlnlstratlon.The County Conventlon was held to-
day and Mr. A. C. Brown was elected-chairman. Delegates to thc two conven¬
tions were also elected.A_B_MA!R_E RBPUB_ICAN5.
a'!AiR_OTT_S\'l_lLyE, VA.. Marcn 26..Speeial..Tbe Rejwblicans of Albemarleheld a County Conventlon to-day to elect¦delegates tq a Congrcssional Dlstirict Con--ventUm to be held at Front Roj-al on thetMrd of Aprdl to nominate a candidatefor OongTcss and to elect delegatts to
go to tbe State Conventlon to be held inNorfolk on the 10th of April.The cowvention met at 11 A. H., Dr.
John R. Wood in the chair. There were
about fifty delegates prewnt, a majorityof whom- were colored. There seemed tobe a great difference of opit.don "in theranks," which created consdderable dis-cusslon.They' elected the following delegates to
lhe Front Royal conventlon: Dr. J. R,"VVoofl. Captain J. Ii. Rives. J. Vv. Baber,"W. Gordon Mcrrlck, E. D| Cox. H. C.Bragg, G. "W. Sinlth, J. S. Sainmons. XV."\V_Kon and "Wash Dewis.
GREENSVI__E DEMOCRATS.EMPORIA, VA, March 26..Speeial..
The Democrats of Greensville county meton Sattrrduy to eleoi delegates to the Pe¬tersburg conventlon. W. E. Bailey was
chosen chairman, and Mr. E. C. Pahner,secretary.The foTlowhig delegates were selected:
From Belfield.Henry Maclln, B. t\'.Mannlng, John Chaplin. and "W. M.Powell. From Hicksford.B. XV. Wyche.,M. J. Squire. E. C Palmer and S. V.Southail, Jr. From Zion District.G. L.Vincent and J. F. BryanJ, The county isonly -entitled to nlne votes. therefore one
deflegato from both Belfield and HicksfordDistricts will be entitled only to a one-halff vote.Defiogates from Belfield and Zlon were
iastruoted rfor Tarrell, a motion to In-©liruct for lassiter being defeated. Thedek^ate from Hicksford were not In-atrucned.T_? Dcmoaratg fronn, Greensville are
Ftron^iy oppe«ed to the action of the com¬mittee in making tflie nominations iforboth the nhort and long terms. The con¬ventlon adopttd the following resolution:
"Resolved. That this eonvention In-.structr the delegates to pr&test againstany nomination being made by the Peters¬burg conveai-tion ifor the long-term.*'_ach delegate from this county will se¬
lect his own s'ltemate.Xni'thuinpton Dele*ra*es.
CATP. CHATR_BS. VA.. March 26.Spe¬eial..The Northampton County Republi¬cans met Friday at Eeastville ana «lectedthe following delegates to the District.Oonvontion at Cape Charles, April Sth: S.XV. Davis. J. C L,. Boyne, _evi W'right,and C A, McKinney delegate at Isrge forNorthampton County. C. A. McKnniy,C. <3. Smlthers. Frank Hasklns and J. H."Wilson w«-re elected delegates to theState Conventlon at *Xorfolk. April ICnb.C. O- Smlthers, of Cape Charles, was
«ndorsed for National dclegate from this*district, G. E. Bowden for National com-anitu-ema n end JPark Agnew for Chairmanof the State Committee.
KoGamc at thc t7uivc*_itr.CHAK_0TTESV1___, VA.. March 26-
Spedal..The «now storm last nightmad« a quagmlre of tlie ITnlversItyAtbleOc Held and prcvented the' «ameachad_cd toefirecn the Unlvcrsltj' ot Vir-glnla and X.Cayette._he _ayfay«tte team left at 2 o'clock.
tht» arternobn -for Chapjl Hill to playthe *Onl**er_ty <_ North Caroiina to-mor-
HeadacheIMUmmm.mamtr itemmcb, eonrtlpa-tion anfl ab _*/«r IMc .» oru«*tf by
HootTm Plllm
ClothingPerfection
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That's just whatour label means-or as near per¬fection as skill,expefience andhuman ingenuitycan make. Moneynot stinted.timeused to the utter-mostto helpigainthe ;desired re¬sult.and if. any-thing's wrong weright it readily.That's the Berryway; ,
Spring Top Coats, for instance, in thevery latest of fashions that good dressers ap-prove. Prices begin at $7.75 and run to525. Not one in the whole scale that is notmore than your money's worth at the price.
Suits for man or boy. Everything good,of course, or it wouldn't be here. Pricesb*egin, for men, at $6 and run up to $25.For boys at $1.95 and run up to$l8.Not only Clothing, but Hats, Shoes and
Furnishings for the most fastidious as wellas the most economical.
We don't make to order, but wemake to fit .
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NORTH CAROLINARaleigh Preparing for an Odd Fellow
Celebration.
NEW MILLS INCORPORATED.
Dr. Cyrris Thompson,. Secretary ofState "Would. Not Head tho Fusion
Ticket, Not Evcu the Good of11 is
Party Would Influeiice Him.
RA'LDIGH. X. C. March 26..Special..The Populists will hold^ their CountyConvention here' on the GUi of April. TheDemocratic County Convention will be*iheld 011 April 7th. These conven-tions are
'held only for the (purpose of rending dele¬gates to tlie Distriet and t -Ue conven-tions.Rev. Mr. Pruden, wfho has been here
for some weeks collectiiig for tlie debt onSt. Mary's School, was very succesaful.The subscriptions reached nearly $10,000.
O0D-FBLLOWS.The Odd-Fellows here are preparing for
the celehration of the eighty-Iirst anhi-versary of American Odd-Fellow&ihip,which comes off April 26th. There are inthe three lodges here between 400 and 000members. The Manteo Lodge, which waslin existence before the war of 1S61, nowhas over 200 members; Seaton GaiesLodge is about thirty years old, and has150 members, and the Capital Lodge,which is only eight years old, has nearlyone hundred members.
'Tlie Halifax Hotel and ImprovementCompany," with a capital stock of$5,000, was incorporated on SaturJay, andthe Seaboard Knltting Mills of Hender¬son, with $50,000 capital, has also incor¬porated.
DR THOMPSON.The fact was noted a few days ago that
the Populists and Republicans, if theyput "up a Populist for the head of theState ticket, would select Secretary ofState Cyrus Thompson in preference toSenator Marion Kutler. A prominentPopulist official tells your correspondentthat under no cireumstances would Dr.Thompson accept the nomination. Thatlf he was nominated "he would decline.Not even -the good of his party" wouldInfluence him to accept.Criminal court for Wake county began
here to-day. Tihere are two murder cases,one of the negro Jones. or Farrar, whomurdered and burned six persons lastweek. To-day a man came here and isaidJones had worked for him and he foundhim hulf-witted. This may bc Jones'loop-hole. but if the law does not deal withhim there will be a mighty howl.The State Treasureit gives the -total
State debt to date at $6,501,770.
NORTHERN METH0DISTS.The Conference Closes and Appoiiit-
meiits are Mnrte.ALEXAXDRIA, A'A., March 26.Spe¬
cial..The flnal session of the annualVirginia. Conference of the MethodistEpisoopajl Church was ooncluded thismorning after five days.Tho conference will meet next year at
Ronceverte, "W. Va.The following appointments were an¬
nounced by Bishop Hurst:Roanoke Distriet.A. J. Porter,. pre-
siding elder..Auburn, R. A. Scott; EagleRock, T>*. F. Sheppard; Floyd, J. F.Rickett; Franklin, to be supplied; Gray-son, C. M. Xeff; Xew River. J. K.Rumburg: Radford, to be supplied;Roanoke circuit, M. N. Davenport; Rock-bridge, A. M. Chappell; Wythe. K. H.Hackler. Roanoke, S. A. "Wanless..Greenbrier Distriet.R. H. Clark, pre-
siding elder..Augusta and Rocklngham,A. M. Crabtree; Blue Sulphur Springs, J.B. Keister; Edray. M. W- Atkinson;Forrest Hill. G. P. Hanah; Gfreenbrier,C. M. M. Fultz; HIghland, Henry P.Barnes: Monroe. C. "V\r. Ball; Polnt Band,Jasper Sage; CIvelerrile, W. Va., *W. A.Sharp, and one to be suppUed; Poca-hontas, O. M. Pullen; Rich Patch. G. W.Merston; Ronceverte, *W. M. Dye.Alexandrla Distriet.S. A. Ball, pre-
slding elder..Alexandrla, J. A. Jeffries;Berryvllle, A. W. Mundery; Chesapeake.L. T. MoDougle; Claremont, R. X. Hart-ness;. Falls Ohurch and Fairfax, U. S.A. Havener; Falmouth, Jacob Halfpenny;Herndon. J. P. Feltner; Hlllsboro. D. C.Hedrick; Llncolnia and Arlington, J. E.Allender; Manassas. G. R Snedegar;Xewport Xews, Thomas C. Jordan; Wa-terford. G. "W. Stalllngs.-AWngdon Distriet.J. Crumley, pre-
slding elder..Cllnohport.- J. B. Glles, andone to be supplied; Colum, to be sup¬pUed; East Tazewcll, to be supplied;Elk Garden. T. <N. Pippln: Gladesville,to bo supplied; Oreendale. J. M. Xewton;Lee. C 'T>. Houahins; (Marion. W., V.ElUott: Mmdota, R. L. Leslle; (Xew Car-dcn. to be supplied"; Xioklesville. to besupplied; Pennington's Gap, to be sup¬plied; Russels. J. F. Glles; Tazewell, tobe supplied; Xorthampton, M. B. Fleot-nor.
It it raportad that Rabbl I, M. -Wine, oftha Plum-Streat Temple, is lying danger.ously 111 at Ms home in Cincinnatl. Rabbl"Wise -waa ln Richmond during the con-ferenca «f the Jewlih ministera ia^.De-cembar. 1M. 'li' ii nrt1,-"! h iMJSmMj££
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THE GOVERNOR lfCONDEMNED
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since I read that defehcc of straw, thatussueot legal sophistrles.-. Thejreason otevery citizen resents any siich weak, va-
cHlating ahd cowardly conduct. t< XOT.WTTHEX THE LAW.VBut (the (Governor claims that he actcd
within tho law. Let's see about.that..At..7:30 o'clock Saturday morning the offi¬cer In command of the troops wired theGovernor:.".'Without protection the prisoner willbe lynched to-night. Shall I obey orderand leave?*'"There was the infuriated mob, organ¬
ized, eager to pounce' upon dts victim.chained "hand and foot to yonder cellfloor; there is the d'runken Sheriff, whoought to represent, the majesty of thelaw,. who ought wlllingly to defend thatprisoner at'all hazards; there are theJudge ahd county officers, intimidated'by ihe mob. Eetwecn that prisoner andthe mob ls only the thin line of our sol¬diers, bravely doing their duty. Thofalchful officer, aware of all this, wiresthe Governor:" 'Without protection the prisoner will
be lynched to-night. Shall I obey orderand leave?'"The Governor, With that situation and
with that telegram before him, sat downin the quiet of his comfortable study on
yonder hill, and read in our statutes this:" 'Power of Governor to Call Out Mili¬
tia..If any combination, whether for dis-momberlng tho State. or establlshing inany part of lt a separate government,or for any other piirpose, shall becomeso powerful as ;to obstruct, in any partof this State, the due execution of thelaws thereof, in. the ordinary course of
proceeding, the Governor may callforth the militia, or any part thereof, to
suppress such combination.'SB"\*EfREfLY' COXDEMXED.
"He arose and sent the answer. 'Yes,'"That act was criminal incapacity. That
act compels the good people of this Com¬monwealth to condemn his name foreverto political ob'.lvlon. He has cut outwork for the Legislature to do. Butthe Executive, in that lame defence, saystihis statute applies only in case martiallaw is proclaimed."Was tliere ever in the history of Vir¬
ginia a situation that more clearlydemanded martial law than that? Willthere ever be? His own'officer wires him:'Without protection the prisoner will belynched to-night.' He commands thatofficer to withdraw. protection from the
prisoner. Then hellish passions were letloose; the lynching of Cotton occurreflwith diabolical glee; a lull in the whites'*vengeance; the blacks bestir themselves:O'Grady is dragged forth. Ah. our Gov-ernor's career will teach 'him that O'Gradyspells Banquo. At every turn that spec-tre will rise up to condemn his weakaction. It is the repetltion in one
important aspect of that scene of anotherGovernor which we read to-night. 'WhenPilate saw that he prevailed nothing, butrather tthat a tumult was arising. he tookwater and washetf his hands before themultltude. saying:
COMPARED TO PILATE." T am lnnocent of the blood of this
righteous man.'"Now. contrast this message of our
Governor to Major Cutchins;" -The sole responsibility is on the
Sheriff. If he orders you to withdrawyou can do nothing but obey. We havedone overything possible to uphold law,and prevent mob violence.''"Remember that the aforesaid Sheriff
is Ijotih drunk and in the grip of the mob.Did the Governor not know this? It was
his business to know 1L Xo spot in Vir¬
ginia needed' the Executive more at thattime than Emporia. '
"The situation was something like this:As I pass down the street, I see two ofmy Xriends ln a deadly quarrel. One hasjust drawn his pistol. I rush up andthrow my arms tightly about him, so
that his hand and weapon are rendereduseless. He struggles in his passionateanger, and blds me loore him, saying,'I will klll that man or dle.'-"Xow, if I.perfectly calm, having suf¬
ficient strength to hold him, to part thetwo combatants.I say, if I take myarms from around him, and if he atonce fSioots the other man, who is re-
sponsiblc for that murder?"I lay that lynching at the Governor's
feet"We are not without precedents in such
crises. Cromwell told tlie' Duke of Savoytbat lf he did not cease his persecution oftlie Vaudois in their Alpine valleys,British troops would drive him from hisdominions."Cromweli told another Italian ruler tnai
if he did not end his machinations againsta certain folk, the roar of British can-
r.on would awaken tiie echoes in hispalace. *
"Two notable statesmen.Ttoosevelt andMorley.are now fioldlng that Cromwellup as an example to America.
CLBVHLAiXD FRAISBD."But a parellel to our present case is
found in the enetgetic conduct of GroverCleveland in dealing with the great Chi¬cago strike."Trains were stopped, burned: lives in
jeopairdy. The Constitution says thatFederal aid can put down domestic vio¬lence only at the .request of the Legisla¬ture or Governor. .
"That purillanimous Governor of Illlnoisseemed to be in league with the mob;said to the federal authorities. we can
deal with the case, stay out. Cleveland'shands were tied. Were they? He turnedover the pages of the Constitution andhis eye fell upon those innocent words:"Tho Federal Government shall estab-lish post-offices and post roads." Whatis a car? A post-office. Wh'at is back ofa post-office? The mlght of the federalarmy."So Chicago blessed Cleveland for that
courageous. wise and constltutional step."If our Governor had had the strength
of one of the hairs of Cromwell's head,if he had had the energy of Clevelind'sj'.ttlc finger, he would have proclaimedmartial law at Emporia. and saved thoseprisoners, saved the fair name of theState, though it had taken every milltia-man in the Commonwealth.
THE REMEDY."But we are. not without. guldance ln
this dlstresslng situation. One tells us:'" *The remedy for such occurrences maybe found in a greater cultivation in theminds and hearts of the people of a
deeper rcspect and devotion for our Con¬stitution and laws, thereby causing themto select as their officers men who willfearlessly malntain the majesty of thelaw."Xo people dan afford to have tflieir
laws defled, howevW great the provoca-tion."'.Those are the words of our Governor.
Aiid I wish to promise him on this sacredbook thatat ledst one.voter will try tocarry them out to the letter,- to select'men as officers who will fearlessaymalntain the majesty of the law.""May God forgive us for not ^having.
done that'on a previous occasion."Sermon by A\\: Jones.
In *ti*ts sermon at Lelgh-Street BaptistChuroh Sunday morning Rev. M. AshbyJones referred to th'e lynchings, at Em¬poria-.He said that the politlcian would Tsell
himself to gafin,office; the merchant wouldgiv* sTnort Vedght to swell his"- coffers,¦and woniern' had sold* themselves for fineolothes and admiration. The Judge andSheriff at Emporia," who had .sworn on.
the Book of books to uphold1?the laws,had, ln order to retain their hold unontha votera, aurrendared to tha 'fiiry pt a,
wardaroua mob prlaonera Who wefe com-mltted ts their keerplnr.
Against Lynch Law.In tha teourse of fala aarmon at Trinity
Sfatnodlat Church on Sunday morning,Rev. Georga JL fipoenar aarneatly; <*on->
*I_e shocfc and; straiti ot¦ bdngfired from a cannq*-; daily.through -a circus ^season,would seem to be extiaor-dtnaryv But .'it not nearly
so wearing upon theaverage woman's nerv¬
ous system, as the strain'^and dfain of the ev¬
ery day life of the¦ msfrried: woman, It
Is notthe^E^^ i great shock ofthe storm ~|>H& which wears theStoue but VH the " continua.1dropping." ^jgj^ So in woman'slife it is not ^Rk the great de-mands upon ^fllier energywhich vrear her out, but theinterminable lealtage of her strengththrough the diseasesthat affect the deh-cate womanly organs.To stop this ceaseless leakage of
strength is as much the .desire as theduty of women. It can be done once
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cocaine or other narcoticcontained in "FavoritePrescription."" For five years my wife was in an
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decided to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.She took several bottles of the medicine andgave birtli to a ten pound son on January 3»st.1S98. She is now sound aud well and doing herhouseworlc/'A gift. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
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demned lynch law. The point Cameclearly within the scope of his subject,which was the Scripture declaration thatjhe who breaks the law ln one particular.is guilty of the breach of the whole.The majesty of the law should be up-held. declared tho speaker, and thosewho take a prisoner out of the hands of)the law and' wrealc vengeance upon him,are themseives gullty of murder. Thebest interests of society deman.d respectfor law.At night Mr. Spooner discoursed' ably
and interestingly on "Gideon's Band or
God's Three Hundred," and deducedsomo practical lessons showlng that it*the great sifting process of the DivineOne it ls quality.loyalty, consecration toduty-Jthat counts in wirvr/ing the battleof the Lord. rather than numbers. Tobelong to God's noble "Three HundredBand"' one must be willing, not slmplyto bo in the ranks, but to render aciive,valiant service. even if it entails greatpersonal sacrlfiee. Heaven's garners are
being crowned wltb golden sheaves bythe consccratcd work of many a devoutMinister of _ion, and many a devoutlayman, whose-labors are not known tothe world at large.Mr. Spooner's earnestness. 'directness
and pleasing style make all his dis-courses enjoyable.
THE GOVERNOR'S POSITION.He Defencls His Course in Iteference
to Emporia Affair.Governor Tyler gave to the press yes¬
terday a statement in reply to the Timeseditorial criticism of his course in refe-rence to the trouble at Emporia:He said criticism, however severe and
unjust, do not hurt when a man's con-
science tells him he did his duty. 'T can
hardly think," he continued, "that theeditor of The Times meant to be unkindwhen he put me in the unf; Ir and un¬
just llghHie did before the country. Sup-pose Major Cutchins had remalned atEmporia after the Sheriff had dismissedhim, with the approval of the Judge anda gatherlng of over. twenty of the leadingcitizens of the town, and a conflict hadarisen between his men and citizens, andlives had been sauririced, on whose handswould their blood have been? If he hadany authority for staying there, or if Ihad any authority to order him, underthe circumstances, to stay, I have notseen the law, unless It is found in a
general way in the Constitution, or insection 211 of the Code, and these con-
flicts directly with sections 36S and 869,which are the specific laws authorizlngthe use of troops and telling how it' is tobe done, and under which I acted. Imight, under section 211 and the generalprovisions of the Constitution, havebrushed aside the civil authorities en¬
tirely and declared martial law, butwould any sane man say it would havebeen right with the lights then before me?Section _1 and the general provisions ofthe Constitution cleaTly intend that thepower for calling out troops by the Gov¬ernor shair only be e.xercised when themob shall become so powerful that thecivil authorities cannot control it. Thiswas clearly not the case in this Instance,because from the information I had tfiemob had been dispersed and the slia'aUon,it was declared, could be controlled bythe civilian guards. This is shown bythe following telegrams:
Emporia, March 23, 1900, 9:52 P. M.Governor Tyler, Richmond, Va.:Have arranged to disperse mob and
troops ito leave for home at once,' and
everything quiet. and prisoners will beguarded by citizens.
XV. SAMUEL GOODWYN, Ju'Jge.
Emporia. March 23, l!>Cv, 10 P. M.Governor J. Hoge Tyler, R:chmond, Va.:Agitation strbsldlng. Sheriff does not
desire any other troops.SOL. 'CUTOHINS. Major.
At 11:10 Major Cutchins wired:Twenty-five deputies sworn in and
troops relieved from duty. Railroad «"f-fice here closed. Can you arrange for our
transportation? '
SOL. CUTOHINS, Major.A'fter this the only telegrams I received
were two from Major Cutchins at 1:30 and2 A. M., telling me trouble was-orewin*?and asking for more troops. In obed encqto these telegrams I had a company eura-
moned and started for Emporia. Immc-diately after their departure I recelv;.!the following telegram from Maj3rCutchins:
Emporia", Va., March 21. ISM).Governor J. Hoge Tyler, R'chmond, Va.":Hofu company at Armory. -Everything
quiet this morning.. We will soon be dls-charged. Without protection the prlsonerwill be lynched to-night. Shall 1 obeySheriff's orders and l?ave?
SOL. CUTCHINS."This was the only Information I hid,
and-it spectfically stated everything was
quiet, and that the soldiers .wou'd b2 dis¬missed. Even he only anticipated trouble'at night. which I ¦expected to meet bysending company. back if occasion wouldrequire.
AS TO MARTIAiL LAW.''Would any fair-minded man contend,
with these lights before me,. that X couldhave proelaimed martial law, and de-
TO. CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY,Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.All druggiBts refund the money if it fallsto cure. E. XV. Grove'i 8lsnatur»J»,oneach box, 25a
Stops the Coughand Workebff the Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Qulnlne Tablets cure a
cold la one day. No curo.no pay. Prlce Sc.
clared that a state of insurroction ex-
isted when 'Major Cutchins spequ.caii.* Jstaited that everything was. quiet, a.U jcivil authorties asserted that taey c.. id jisest control the situation in the ubsenCcof the imilitary? The editor of The'Timesasks the question: 'Suppose Mbjjr Cut¬chins had reported to Governor Tyler thatif the
_ troops should be wlthdrawn ctt-.vmob would carry but their threats the
day before and lynch Judge Goodwyn: vlsit possible that at the liistancs ui th.'Sheriff the Governor would h*ve cal.eithe troops away? Supposs the >nob hadbegun to set flre to the town of Erapona,would the Governor have" called thetroops away simply because tne ^Sheriffsaid so, and det the mob destroy-thewhole town?" Of course not. These wouldnot have been parallel cases, for I notonly had the Sheriff's statement that he.haa the mob under control, but this ,wassustained .by the Judge, whom TheTimes' own correspondeiit describei^iniSaturday's paper .as being "cool, brave.and fearless,' supported by the testimonyof all the leading citlzens of the town. ofEmporia. Had such condition exLted as
supposed by The Times, or had I beenable to foresee that the results wouldhavo been as they developed, I wouldhave taken the responsibility of allowin2the unilitary to have remained and given;them proper instructions under seetion211 and the general provisions of the
constitution, to which The T'mes refers.It is very easy to critlclse after an affairis over."It is true that Major Cutchins said
in his telegram received at 7:30 Saturdaymorning, after stating that all was quiet,etc, 'that the prisoners would be lynchedthat night'.not during the day.and Iihad not the sllghtest lntimation that therewould be any lynching during that day.It must be borne in mind that Judge,Goodwyn had just wlred me that he haddispersed the Tnob; that all was quiet. andthat the Sheriff had sworn in a civilguard, and that it was thought best tosend the miiitary away. Major Cutchinshad his opinion that trouble would fol-low. I had my fears and susplcions, butthe civil authorities differed with us, andthey were the parties responsible, andtheir people the ones dlrectly affected. Isent a telegram to Major Cutchins, whichit was Intended that he should show tothe Sheriff, and in it I warned the Sheriffthat the sole responsibility was on him.When I did this I felt sure he twouldreallze his responslbilty. and if he feltthere was risk ir» sending ithe troopsaway that he would countermand.hls or¬
der, and that then during the day Icould send more troops. How could Ihave foreseen that lt was all a ruse toget the soldiers away. They must havedeceived the Judge, who, it seemed tome, was faithfully trying to do his duty.Xo, lf under the cireumstances I haddeclared martial l*>w, and other goodIlves had been sacrificed, I would havebeen very much more critlcised, andjustly. than for the course I pursued. Ihad no lntimation that the Sheriff was
intoxicated, or that he was other than a
ccmipetent officer. Law and .order, ofcourse.' must be preserved. btit dt mustbe done in an ordeny and lawful manner.
BILL OF RIGHTS."Our people are jealous, *and well they
should be, In demanding the enforcemertof that eardinal principle of our Bilr ofRights, which deolares 'tiratin all cases
the miiitary should be under Strict sub-ordination to, and governed by the civilpower,' and 'that all power of ?uspendlnglaws, or the execution of laws by anyauthoritv without consent of the repre¬sentatives of the people is injurious totheir rights. and ought not to be exer-
cised.' Certainly, these are just as bind-ing as section 211 of the Code, and thegeneral provisions cf the Constitutionquoted by The Times. Too free use ofthe miiitary, or the use of it against theprotest of the civil authorities, shouldbe regarded as an unjust usurpatlon ofauthority, and should meet with thesoverest condemnation of the people. Oneof the indictments of our Declaration ofIndependence agalnot George III- was
'that he had affected to render the miii¬tary independent of, and superior to, thecivil power.'"Our forefathers planned wlsely when
they put it beyond the ability of any man
to assume diotatorial power in the Unionor in any of tlw States. The miiitary was
sent out when the call was made by theSheriff, and I tihink it must be admittedwith ctmmendable premptness. So saidThe Times Saturday morning: They show¬ed their ability to protect tlie prisoners,or to have brought them away if theJudge and Sheriff, whose prisoners theywere. had permitted lt. Tl.ey did all thatwas required of lliem, and were used as
long as they were allowed to be used. Ifthe law was outraged or a deception prac-ticod it was not my fault, nor the faultof the law nor the soldiers, but of theSheriff. and he alone should be held re-
Rponsiblc. Xothlng but the inaotment ofthe severest penalty and removal Itomoffice of such officers when they neglecttheir duty, and the impcslng of heavycost on local communities, wi'l put a stopto such lawlessness."
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Tho Lunenuiu**; Affair.The Governor has received the follow¬
ing letter from a prominent gentleman:March 23th, 1U00.
My Dear Governor:IXelther ln your interview given out
yesterday afternoon, nor in the newspa-pers, have I seen any reference to a re-
cent precedent .that exists for your actionof Saturday in the Emporia matter.1mean tho action of Governor O'Ferratiin the 'Lunenburg cases in the fall of1S95.At (the time of the trial in the County
Court of Lunenburg of Solomon Idarableand others, troops we're sent to protectthe 'prisoners at the request of tiie Sher¬iff. They were convicted and sent to.Richmond for safe-keeping, pending exe¬cution. A new trial was gri.nred by theSupreme Court, and when the prisonerswere taken back to Lunenburg SheriffCardoza declined to ask the Governorfor an .escort, declaring that the civilauthorities could and wou'.d protect them.The Governor at firat said he would
send the prisoners in charge of a miii¬
tary escort whether th? Sheriff asked forit or not, but after examining.the law,he concluded he had'no authority. andthey were turned over to ithe Sheriff, bywhom they were safely conducted toLunenburg and thence to Prince Edward,to which county the venue was ch-nngedby Judge Orgain. * * * One of theprosecuting attorneys in these cas?s
agrees with me as to the above facrs;but you will doubtless find them more
fully* and accurately stated ln the ttlesof the Richmond papers at the time,which I have not at hand. ¦.
Upon the assembling of the Leg'slatureGoveronr O'Ferrsll asked that power beconferred upon the Executive to callout the militia whenever, in his judgmpnt,it should be necessary to do so, in orderto maintain the law, preferring to leave
such matters in the hands of the .localauthorities save when the conditions wereiso grave as to justify the declaring ofmartial law. I flo not remembsr whethei-Governor O'Ferrall .sent a message tothe Legislature embodying th's sugges-tlon, or whether a bfll aimed at thischange in the law was offered at hisrequest and failed >of p"assage. I am quiteclear in my recollections' however, thatthe matter was widely agltated and dis¬cussed at the time. I sucpose you can
.iind the facts in the journals of lS,J5-6.It has occurred to me that possibly
this information may be of Interest toyou at this time.
Iri common with other citizens I deeplydeplore the action of the Greensvlllemob, but I do not see how, under th*law-^as it stands, yoii .could have acteddlffepenly. in the premises.
BUFFALO, THEN BICHMOND. \Two Prominent New York Elkt* Talk
.- .-* ofthe Situation.Mr. John Bardwell Sewell and Mr. Wil-
11am *Wintoa Eversan, two prominent
LAST WEEK OF SALEAt
MICHINANo. 1Q9 East Broad Street.
The REDUCTION SALE of the ENTIRE STOCK of theMiller China Co. at 15 to 20 PER CENT. BELOW COST wtHbe CONTINUED THE REST OF THE WEEK.then thestore will be closed.
YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET
China, Crockery, Glassware, Earthenware,Sterling and Other Silverware,Cut-Glass and Household Goods
At These Very I_o __r Prices,
A. B. Dickinson and E. W. Stearns, Receivers.
Eiks, of. Buffalo, N. T., are spending a,few days In Richmond, eh route to Buffa¬lo from Palm\Beaeh, Fla. These gen¬tlemen -were seen at the Jefferson lastnight, and1 asked regar.ding the positionthe Buifalo Eiks h&ve taken ln the fightnow being made by the various citiesof the United States for the Eiks' re-
unlon in 1901. .*-r .
..As you may know." said Mr. Sewell..We are for Buffalo first, but if Buffalocannot win then we_are for Richmond.Buffalo Lodge is going to Atlantic City,two hundred strong, with a band, to
head-the procession, and a buffalo. the
real thing. -We will travel in^ a speeialtrain- will take "with us various otherNew'Tork Iodges, including those fromRochester, Nlagara and Lockport. We
think that a. great Inducement will bethe fact 'that the Pan-Ameriean Expo-sltlon will be held in Buffalo next year,and we are in to win."If we cannot, then we are for Rich¬
mond. We know what Southern hospi-tallty is and* we want to come Southlf Buffalo cannot have the honor of en-
tertalnlng the Grand Lodge.".
DR. GUTHRIE'S LECTURE.A Great Crowd Heard His Fine Ad¬
dress on Coleridjje.A great audience assembled in the chapel
of the Second Presbyterian Church lastevening to hear a lecture by the formerpastor, the Rev. Donald Guthrie. D. D.,now of Baltimore, on Samuel Taylor Cole- jfidge. v «
Dr. Kerr introduced the speaker, say¬ing 'that true friendshfps are immortal,and our friend rfinds us as he left us,
adding: "He has, in a sense, always beenWith .us, and I have the honor to presentthe Rev. Donald Guthrie, D. _., of Rich¬mond, va."Dr. Guthrie spoke of Coleridge's parent-
age and boyhood, showing that he gaveevidence of genlus when a boy at school,and that at college, though lndolent, andaddictcd' to general literature. he stoodsecond, Bishop Butler being first. Words-worth said Colerige was the greatest manhe ever met, and it was Coleridge whocalled Shakespeare, the ''myriad-mindedmen."Coleridge was a tramp TJnitarian
preaeher in his early unanhood, but in lateryears became an evangelical. He organ¬ized a schemeto establish a colony in Penn¬syivania, but it fell through. His life wasmarred by the opium habit, and his wrlt-lngs on that subject are indescribably sad.Some of CoIeridge*s poetry shows a
fine humor, especially a short piece on
Job."The Rhyme of the Ancient M'ariner"
ls his masterpiece, and by this ho is bestknown. He had a .mind of inarvellouspower, and if he had also had a strongwiil .he would have ranked amongthe greatest of all wrlters.The last days./ death and burial of the
poet were discribed with pathos and tell¬ing effect.The leoture, whioh occupied one hour
and a quarter in delivery, was a bril¬liant one from beginning to end, and de-lighted the audiepce. Dr. Guthrie showshimself a anaster on the lecture platform,as he is in the pulpit.At the close half an hour was spent in
Teceiving the 'cordiail greetings of oldfriends. who assured Dr. Guthrie of;awarm welcome whencver he comes toRichmond.
Sympathy With Dr. 31cGuire.SMITHVILLE. VA., March 26..Speeial.
H. A. Carrington Camp adopted resolu¬tlons expressing profound sorrow of theillness of Dr. Hunter McGulre and re-
caillng his distinguished services to theSouthern Confederacy and his ever falth-ful Interest ln all that concern the peopleof the South as striklngly exempllfied inhis eminent labors as a -member of theHistory Committee of the Grand Camp ofConfederate Veterans of Virginia, andexpressing the hope for his speedy re¬
eovery.
Death of John Turuer Jones.CULPEPER," VA., March 26..Speeial..
John Turner Jones, a life-long residentof Culpeper county, died here Saturdayevening at the residence of his nephew,Eppa Rixey, aged seventy-three years.He was an uncle of Congressman Rixey.
He leaves two brothers.Phlllp Jones, ofAlbemarle and Powhatan E. Jones. ofthis county.
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Death of Dr. John Grammer.HOUSTON, VA., March aS.-Special!.
Dr. John Grarnmer, at one time Colonelof the'Pifty-third Virginia Regiment, andafterwards army surgeon, died at hishome,ain Houston, at*9:30 this morning, in
the sixty-seventh year of his age.
Killed for Five Ceiits.DA'XfVTLLE, VA., March 2S..SJiecial..
Detective POx, of this city,-this morningarrested Peter Williams, colored,.who shotand killed! William Penn, colored. In adispute over' a five-cent piece. The killingwas unprovoked. ;
'. Dwellins Burned.EMPORIA. .VA, Mardh ..-_pec_L.
Tbe dwelling^ of Mrs. I. XV. WVsltoacaught on-"fire yesterday morning an_was buraied. vto the ground, nothing-was.saved. Mrs; "Weiton lives about six mile*scuth-from; Bmnoria,.and ls tbe widow ofMr.^-yVeiton.i who -.was killed last .Thurs¬day at"-Sklppers." »'-. .
THE BEST PttESCRIPTIOItffor chills and fever a bottle of Grove'fTasteless' Chill-Tonic. The formula 11plalnly printed on each packagel- It itslmply Iron and, Quinlne Ina tastelessform and ls compoiinded: ln correct pro-portlons. The*reason Imltators do notadvertlse their formula to.because they.know you would-notbuy their medicinelf you knew Its ingredients- Grove's. f»the original. and ta the only chill afid feverremedy sold throughout the entire malartolsection of the United State* *_» .*¦**. *>now. _rirw He. ;,¦".¦-,¦¦." ¦_ .*..'¦¦-_: ._-
LOST CONFIDENCEIN THOS. L. JONES
Faith of His Race Shaken in the NegroCandidate.
A COMPROiWISE SETTLEMENT.
TT. N. James Makes Arranjrements to
Divlde His Assets Among HisCreditors.Dr. J. "W. Rosebro
Takes His Leave.
PETERSBTJ'RG. VA.. March 26..Spe¬cial..Thomas L. Jones (colored) aa-
nounces that he will be a candidate for
Congress from the Fourth CangressiohalDistriet to fill tho unexplred term of thelate Sidriey P. Epes.Jones ls the negro who wa3 a candi¬
date for Congress from this distriet seve-ral years ago. He withdrew from thecontest before the election. He says thisttme that he will remain in the race un-
, tll the polls close on election day. Thefaith of his race has been shaken, andthe negro voters have absolutely no con-fidence ln Jones.The Republicans will hold ward meet.
ings in Petersburg on thet 4th mf April toelect delegates to the city convention,which meets here on the Sth. Tha cityconvention will elect delegates to theRepublican State Convention, which meetsat Xorfolk on the 10th of April. and tothe Congressional Convention, which'meets In (Petersburg on the 11th of April.
DIVTDE3 OUT.The creditors.of Mr. Vv". X. James met
at the offices of Hon. W. B. MeJIwair.ato-day to consider a proposition whichMr. James had to make to them. Mr.;"MeIlwaine. on behalf of hts client. stated.that Mr. James was unable to meet hisobligations and wished to make such dis-trlbutlon of his property as his creditorsthought best. It was agreed that thematter be left with Mr. Mcllwaine. andthat he dispose of all assets and pay thecreditors pro rata. All the main credit¬ors were present except Air. W. R. Tur-ner, bricklayer. They agreed. further. torelease Jlr. James from all his obliga¬tions after receiving their share of theassets. The liabilities are So.iOO; assetsabout 52,500.
DR. B.OSEERO.Dr. J. W. Itosebro. pastor of Tabb-Street
Presbyterian church, has accepted the callextended him Sy the Presbyterian churrtiat Fredericksburg.After the morning service yesterday Dr.
Rosebro called a meeting of his eldersand deacons and announced his declslonto them.There is a united effort to keep Dr.
Rosebro in Petersburg. and his membersbesought him to stay and refuse the cal".extended. The Doctor says the week justpassed was one of the most palnful Inhis life, but that with the pain was "tnln-gled inexpressible pleasure. which thekind words of his friends have givenhim. AIl^ denominatlons feel that theywill sustain a loss in the removal of Dr.Rosebro. He is popular with Cathollcsand Protestants, with church-membersand non-church members. There wasnever a more deservedly popular mln'sterIn Petersburg." He has been pastor ofTabb-Street church for more than flfteenyears. and the sincere affectlon that hehas won could not be sundered withoutpain.Dr. Rosebro will also become President
of the College at Fredericksburg. Hewill leave for that city as soon as it ispracticable for him to do so.Invltations have been issued for the
marriage of Mr. W. H. Myers. of" PrinceGeorge county, to Mrs. Florence Hoge.of Richmond, which will take place April3d.Miss Maud Strlngfellow, of Richmond,
Is visiting in Petersburg.
RACING AT LITTLE ROCK..The Season Opened "With Fair"Weather
nnd Large Attendance.LITTLE fROCK, ARK-, March 26..Tha
first day of the Arkansas Jockey Club'sspring meeting drew a large attendance.The weather was springllke and tho trackfair. The principal event on the cardwas the. Turf Congress Stakes, at onemile. worth $770 to the wlnner. IJour fa-vorites won.First race.six furlongs.'Dutch Come-
dlan (2 to 1 and even) first, aiartin Duke(10 to 1) second, Her Favor (S to 1) third.Time. 1:16*-Second race.half mile. two-year-olds.
Farmer iBennett (2 to 1 and couplad )first, Joe Frey (2 to 1. coupled) second,Del March (3 to 5) third. Tlme. :30i 1-2.Thlrd race.six furlongs.Laureat (2 to
1) first. Hood's Brlgade (3 to 1) aeexxnd.Damocles (30 to 1) thlrd. Time. 1:0"",Fourth race.Turf Congress. one mile.
The Conqueror (3 to 5) first, Capron (2 to1) second. Shilllng Bnra (30 to 1) thlrd.Tlme; 1:461-2.Fifth race.one mlle-flBanlshed (10 to> 2)
first. Robert Bonner (8 to 1 and 3 to 1)second. .Schell Laufer (1 to 1) thlrd.Time, .1:451-2:
To K'sht Va!nation Law.v CIHARLOTTESVILLB. VA., Marca »-Special..A meeting ot the bunlntss »*nof CharlottesvHle waa held ln MasoniaHall thla morning «t 9:30 o'clock to pro-ttst against tha eommlaaloncr at w«lna-tton bill- The meeting passed resolution*opposlnglth"* bUI. and employed Mr. Da***id(Harmon ** their attorney to reereieatthem ln coatestln* tbe
