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VOL. XXXIX. NO. 89.
THOSE WHO MINISTER
EXAM NATION OF ITS PREACH
ERS BY THE VIRGINIA
CON FERENCE.
THE SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS
Committee Appointed to Investigate
the Cannon-I,a Hetty Controversy—
Charges of Immorality Against Rev.
G. W. Carter tor Marrying H htie His
Divorced Wife Was Hiving to he In
vestigated—The V 5 ills lit quest of 500
Books to be Divided.
RICHMOND, Ya., Nov. 14.—The M.E.
Conference was called to order at 9:30
o’clock this morning by Bishop Gallo
way, and there was a gratifying at
tendance of clergieal and lay dele
gates, together with crowded galleries
of spectators.
Religious exercises were conducted
by the Rev. G. E. Watts, presiding
elder, and then business began.
The minutes of yesterday’s meeting
were read and the roll of delegates
called. After to-day these details will
be dispensed with.
Rev. Dr. Sledd announced that the
late Rev. D. I*. Wills, who died recent
ly, had left 500 books to the under
graduates of the conference, and a
committee of three will be appointed
to distribute them judiciously.
In the matter of the Cannon-Lafferty
controversy, a committee of nine was
appointed to investigate and report.
The committee is composed of the Rev.
Messrs. W. V. Tudor, \\ . F. Tillett, \\ .
J. Young, L. B. Betty, T. MeX. Simp
son, Richard Ferguson, J. C. Watson,
W. W. Lear, and John M. Burton.
After this committee was an
nounced, the bishop called the ques
tion, No., 1 “Who are admitted on
trial?” and Dr. A. G. Brown, the pre
siding elder of the East Richmond Dis
trict, presented the name of Charles
E. Blankenship. Dr. Brown spoke in
warm terms of commendation of him,
and he was admitted on trial, unani
mously.
Dr. Rafferty presented the "name of
W. L. Ware, from the Charlottesville
District, but stated that he did not
have the application filled out in due
and projier form, and the case went
over for the present.
From the Lynchburg District the
name of L. C. Sharer was projjosed,
and he was unanimously admitted.
H. F. Martin was proposed from the
Farmville District. His presiding el
der gave him a high character. Dr.
Whitehead seconded the endorsation
of the elder, and he was admitted.
Two names were proposed from the
Petersburg District, Messrs. A. L.
Franklin and George E. Booker Smith.
It appears- that Mr. Franklin, who is
a very young man, had never had any
collegiate training, and Dr. Tillett
said that he thought it would be bet
ter for him to go to college for several
years. He was admitted, nevertheless.
Referring to Mr. Smith, Rev. Mr.
Maxey said that he had not impressed
him as being brilliant, but the com
mittee had decided to recommend him,
though with spine hesitancy. After
much discussion of the matter, Mr.
Smith was admitted.
The name of John Davis Hosier,
was reported from the Portsmouth
district. Mr. Hosier was admitted af
ter much discussion. The next candi
date for admission was Graham 11.
Ijambeth, a son of the Rev. S. S. Lam
beth. He was very highly recom
mended by many and one of them
said in a joking way that he was an
improvement on his father.
Others admitted on trial and from
the Charlottesville district are R. H.
Clements and W. L. Ware.
Next came the minute question:
Who are the deacons of the year? and
the following ministers made reports
of their work, were commended by
the committee on the course of study,
passed in examination of character
•ad were advanced to the class of the
fourth year which means that they
will be candidates for full graduation
next year; E. T. Dadmun, Fletcher
Beadles, Luther T. Hitt, R. J. James,
J. M. ]>atkam, R. E. Bentley, R. J. Gill,
W. A. Christian, A. L. Carter, J. K.
Jollieffe, R. \V. Webb, J. P. Cliitty,
George F. Green, H. E. Johnson, M. L.
Williams, C. H. Williams.
When the name of Geo. W. Carter
was called and the question whether
there was anything against him was
asked a letter was read from him as
follows:
Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 9, 1895.
Rev. J. H. Amiss, Presiding Elder of
the Portsmouth District:
My Dear Brother:—l am informed
that there is a report that my recent
marriage, contracted on the third day
of April, 1895, involved me in immor
ality. '1 lbs is, therefore, to request,
you when my name is called at our
next annual conference, to ask at my
instanee, that a committee be appoint
ed to investigate the same.
Fraternally,
GEO. W. CARTER.
Rev. J. Powell Garland submitted
a* appeal from his decision on a ques
tion of law arising in the Norfolk dis
trict conference.
The point was made by Dr. White
head that a presiding elder had no au
thority to decide questions of law in
a district conference and the Bishop
sustained the point. This is the ease:
Rev. W. B. Blankenship, being on
trial in the Virginia anual conference
sad having no right to vote as a local
preacher, in this district* conference,
ssks the right to vote for the elect ion
•f lay delegates to the annual coufer
wc e.
(Signed.) G. 11. GRAY.
There is no law conferring on a
preacher on trial in an annual confer
ence the right to vote in au election
for lay delegates in a district confer
ence.
(Signed) J. POWELL GARLAND.
The committee on conference rela
tions was announced, as follows: J. C.
Reed, R. A. Compton, Paul Bradley,
J. T. Taylor, V. W. Bargamin, W. T.
Judkins, C. F. Comer, J. J). Hank, J. R.
Griffith, J. T. Bossman.
The next question was: “Who are
elected elders?”
The candidates who were chosen for
elders, after an examination, are
these: E. H. Potts, A. 8. Joyce, B. M.
Beckham, G. Hanspooner, A. Driscoll,
W. E. Thompson, J. B. Winn, L. L.
Banks and E. F. Gardner.
The case of S. W. Day was continued
to enable him to finish his course of
study, and in the ease of Dr. Austin,
who had previously been ordained an
elder, there was no action to take. The
new business was the calling of the
roll of preachers of the conference and
asking the question: “Are all the
preachers blameless in their lives, and
official administration?”
The character of these preachers was
favorably passed upon, and their re
ports received. All the reports showed
a gratifying increase of membership
and good work of the Methodist
church in Virginia.
The bishop announced two commit
tees, the first to distribute the books
left by the late Rev. D. I\ Wills to un
dergraduates, and the names of the
committeemen are: F. M. Edwards,
John Q. Rhodes and R. M. Maxwell.
The second committee is to investi
gate the case of Rev. G. W. Carter at
his own request and is composed of J.
M. Anderson, I. J. Taylor and R. M.
Chandler. It will be remembered that
Mr. Carter asks for this committee to
investigate his late actions, he having
been said to ~ave been guilty of im
morality, because at the time of his
recent marriage he had a divorced w ife
living. And the committee will re
port w hether they find anything in the
charge to warrant a trial of Mr. Car
ter. The characters of a number of
preachers were passed. Upon the call
for the names of the ministers who
have joined this conference by trans
fer, these responded: E. L. Bell, W.
P. Moore, C. 11. Galloway, and W. M.
Leftwich, all from North Carolina.
The bishop then appointed the Rev.
James A. Proctor to fill the vacancy on
the Board of Missions. The preacher
for the service to be held in Centenary
Church at 8 o’clock this evening will
lie the Rev. J. D. Barbee, of Nashville,
Tenn.
Rev. W. F. Tillett, of Nashville, dean
of the Vanderbilt University made an
encouraging report from that institu
tion.
Annual Ifi siouary Conterence.
Denver, Co)., Nov. 14 —The Bishops
of the Methodist Episcopal church and
other members of the Methodist Board
of Missions arrived in the city today
and opened the annual missionary con
ference. Bishop Thomas Bowen presi
dent. The aunnal report of the treas
urer Pev. Dr. Sanford Hunt, of New
York, will show a debt, the settlement
of which is one of the most important
questions with which the conference will
nave to deal.
TWO DEATHS IN WINSTON.
The Twin City Greatly Stirred by the
Fife Meetings.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N 0., Nov. 14.
Edward T. Blum, junior member of
the late well known firm of L V. and
E. T. Bium, publishers of the old Salem
Press and Blum’s almanac, died at his
home in Salem at 1 o’clock to day, aged
05 years The two brothers disposed of
their printing plant before the senior
member died two years ago. They were
never married and lived together many
years. The deceased was an uncle of
Mrs. Charles Buford, Miss Mary and
Mr. John Zevely. of this city, and Mrs.
T. K. Purnell, of Raleigh. He leaves an
estate valued at several thousand dol
lars.
Mr. John Dowdy, late of Chatham,
county, died here to day, at the home of
his nephew, N. D Dowdy, aged 70 years.
The deceased was a faithful soldier in
the late war, being a member of com
patty G, twenty sixth North Carolina
troops. He was a member of the Pritm
tive Baptist Church for 53 years. His
older brother died in Chatham county
three weeks ago. These two brothers
were bachelors also, and kept house
together for many years
More than two hundr:d men have
made a profession here during the Fife
meetings, which' are still in progress.
Among theuumber aresomeo Winston's
best citizens. Toe Twin City was never
before shaken as religiously as now. A
company of Christian men visited the
barrooms this afternoon and prayed
with the keepers. Several whiskey men
are numbered with thosi who have pro
fessed.
Will Vanberry, white, was j died here
to day. He is charged with being the
father of his daughter’s child. Officers
have been looking for him for two jears,
during which time he claims to have
been in West Virginia.
Miss Roosevelt’s Engagement.
LONDON, Nov. 14, —An engagement
whieu will create much interest in the
American colony here and in diplo
matic circles was announced to-day.
It is that of Lieut. Commander W. S.
Cowles, U. S. Naval attache here, to
Miss Roosevelt, sister of Mr. James R.
Rooosevelt, the Secretary of the United
States Embassy. The wedding will oc
cur on Monday Nov. 25, at St. Andrews
Church, Westminster. Miss Roosevelt
has presided over her brother’s house
here since he became Secretary of the
United States Embassy and is very
wealthy.
RALEIGH. N. C. FRIDAY, NOV. 15
A CHANGE OF TACTICS
THE CUBANS WILL NO LONGER
TRY TO TIRE OUT THE
SPANIARDS.
A DECISIVE ENGAGEMENT LIKELY
The Insurgents are Now Advancing
upon the City ol Santa Clara, the
Headquarters of Gen. Campos, and
an Important Battle is Expected--
Insurgents Striving to Obtain Recog
nition from the United States--Ke
bel lion Costs Spain $150,000 a day.
Madrid, Nov. 14.—Dispatches re
ceived here from Havana, say that the
insurgent leader liolotF is at Sigunca,
Province of Santa Clara, awaiting Maxi
mo Martinez at the head of the force of
insurgents and with the intention of ad
vaneing upon the city of Santa Clara,
tho headquarters of Capt. Gen. Marti
nez de Campos, who is known to be pre
paring to give batt'e to the combined
insurgent forces. Campos is now on his
way to Sigunca, and a most important
engagement is expected.
Gamez recently changed his tactics of
attempting to tire out the Spanish troops,
owing to the decision of the Cuban rev
olutionary arsembly in New York, which
is understood to consider it urgent that
the insurgents bring about a decisive en
gagement with the troops in order that
the revolutionists may obtain recogni
tion as belligerents upon the part of the
United States.
Four new gun boats have arrived in
Cuban waters to take part in the block
ade of the coast of that island.
The correspondent of the at
Havana cables that Anonio Maceo is
marching to the west of the island of
Cuba to reinforce Roloff and Gomfz
The revolt, it is added, has assumed con
siderable proportions in the province of
Santa Clara, and Jose Maceo is said to
have penetrated into the province of
Puerto Principe at the head of 8,000
mcn.-TT
El Liberal says that the rebellion is
costing Spain $150,000 daily.
A sensation has been caused in mili
tary circles here by the receipt of a pri
vate dispatch from Havana to the effect
that Gen. Maximo Gomez, by a clever
movement, in a northern direction, has
turned the troops of Gen. Campos at
Santa Clara, and is now en route for the
Province of Matanzas with a view tode
stroying the plantations. It is not ex
pected that he will attempt, to capture a
big town, but it is bslieved rather, that
he will attempt to terrorize the country
and destroy the crops.
Another Filibuster Expedition.
Havana, Nov. 14.—-A filibuster expe
dition has landed at Y'aguas, Eastern
Cuba, from Venezuela. An unknown
steamer transported the men and war
material to a spot near the coast, and
they were afterwards landed in open
boats. The name of the leader of the
expedition is not yet known.
Maceo Has 1,800 Cavalrymen.
Havana, Nov. 14. —Gen. Maceo’s com
mand, with 1.800 cavalrymen, intends
to cro-s the Trooba military Hue and
proceed toward the Province of Santa
Clara.
SAW-MILL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Two Colored Laborers Badly Injured—
Northern Hunters in Halifax.
Special to the News and Observer.
Scotland Neck, N. 0., Nov. 14
There was a fearful explosion yester
day at J. E. Condrey’s saw mill, near
town. The boiler burst and completely
wrecked the entire mill, which was good
property. Two colored men, Eaton
Lewis and Jim Smith, acting as fireman
ar.d saw dust boy, were badly injur*!.
Lowia was badly mangled about the hips,
and Smith had one of his thighs badly
cut. Others were slightly injured.
George D. Brule, a half witted white
man, was before Mayor Perry yesterday
for an attempted assault on a colored
woman. He was put under S2OO bond,
and in case of failure to make the bond
satisfactory he will be sent to jail this
morning.
Mr. N. Biggs yesterday carried two
little orphans from here as far as Wel
don and sent them on to the Baptist Or
phanage at Thcmasville.
Tho hunters are having much fun
here now. Several from the North have
already been here for field sports.
Entertainment at Cary.
Special to the News and Observer.
Cary, i>. 0., Nov. 14.
The Utopian Guild, of Gary, wiilsetve
an oyster and ice cream supper, with
other refreshments, on Friday night, for
the benefit of the poor. All are invited
to come and make it a pleasant occasiou
and largely helpful to the j oor.
A Bis Failure >n Danville.
DANVILLE, Va., Nov. 14.—C. A.
Raine & Co., tobacco manufacturers,
made an assignment to-day for the
benefit of creditors. Charles A. Raine
and George E. Wilsom members of the
firm, also assigned their individual
property. The assets and liabilities are
not given but the latter are estimated
at SOO,OOO to $75,000, and the former
sufficient to more than cover indebted
ness.
Football Yesterday.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 14.—Wofford
College shut out the South Carolina
College in a game of football this af
ternoon by a score of 10 to 0. Over
1,000 people witnessed the game.
CINCINNATI WILL GO i(»i».
Given an Invitation to Attend the At
lanta Exposition.
Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 14 —A commit
tee or lifaen, of which W. A Hemp'dH,
vice pre idem ol the Cotton S ates Ex
position Com pa uy, at Atlanta, is chair
man, arrived Horn Atlanta to day to ex
tend aw« k< me <o Cincinnati and Ohio
to vi-jt ft-e Exposition on Dectmb r 4
and 5, which m.ve been designated re
spectively Ohio at.d Cincinnati days.
The committee appeared on ’charge,
where addresses were made. Cincinnati
is already making extensive preparations
for the visit.
Pennsylvania Day,
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14.—This was
Pennsylvania Day, and one of the largest
crowds of the tair se sou was on the
Exposition grounds, where the Keystone
State had tho right, of way.
The formal exercises ot the day tcok
pi ce in the Auditorii m, where Governor
Hastings, of Pennsylvania, who is here
with his staff, was the chief speaker.
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14—The Cleve
land Chamber ot Commerce, two hundred
streng, was at the exposition to day, and
Willis J. Abbott, commissioner, tendered
them the use ot the Illinois Building.
The party was met this evening by the
members of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce.
THE POLLARD MURDERERS.
The Court Will T o-Day Decide Who
has a Right to she Prisoners.
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 14,—1n the
Court of Appeals to-day Hon. W. 11.
Mann, presented an application from
Sheriff C. M. Cardoza, of Lunenburg,
for a writ of mandamus to compel City
Sergeant Epps to deliver to him Sol
omon Marable, Mary Abernathy and
Pokey Barnes.
The court room was well filled with
lawyers. Mr. I*. G. Southal was there
to assist Judge Mann in his fight for
the sheriff while Attorney General
Scott was pT'sent to look after the
other side, ‘the paper presented sim
ply recited the facts of the ease.
President Keith asked Judge Mann
when he desired the writ to be made
returnable. The Judge replied that al
most any day would suit him and Mon
day was suggested. Attorney General
Scott said he could not be here on that
date. To-morrow was agreeed upon,
me court will then decide whether or
not the city sergeant has the right to
withhold the prisoners from the sher
iff. If the decision is in favor of the
sheriff, Mr. Cardoza will take posses
sion of them also, and it is presumed
that the Governor will order the mili
tia to accompany the convicts to Lun
enburg.
A MADtttN’g BLOODY DEED.
Killed his Wife and Mother ai d Three
Persons on ih« Street.
MARSEILLES, Nov. 14.—-A wine
merchant, named Domergue, of Mont
pelier, capitol of the Department of
lierault, suddenly became insane to
day, shot his wife and mother and
than opened fire upon people in the
street, killing three of them and
wounding several others. The mad
man then barricaded himself in his
house and fired upon the gendarmes,
who surrounded the building. The
fire department was finally called upon
to subdue Domergue and by playing a
stream of water upon him, they suc
ceeded in doing so and he was seized
and secured.
HE MAY YET BE LYNCHED
As Indian Doctor in Trouble in Cn«
b.trrs- Connty
WINSTON, N. C.« Nov. 14, —A mob
visited the home of \Ym. Barbee, in
Cabarrus county Tuesday night for the
purpose of lynching an Indian doctor
mimed White who was under arrest
there. He is charged with having
caused the sixteen-year old daughter
of Barbee, a half witted creature to
submit to him. The girl returned home
after the crime had been perpetrated
and is now in a precarious condition.
Indignation runs high in the neigh
borhoood and the indications are that
White may be lynched. White also
sands charged with beguiling the wife
of Martin Furr, of the same county,
causing her to leave her husband.
Asianhed by a Negro Brine.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 14.
Near Charlottesville this morning Mrs.
L. B. Railley was brutally assaulted
by a negro. She was alone in the
house at the time, and had occasion to
go to her bed-room, whan she discov
ered a man robbing the bureau draw
ers. He struck the lady, inflicting se
rious injuries with something like a
sling-shot. Her condition is critical.
A posse of a hundred men searched
all day for she brute, but failed to find
him.
Territ le Siuim at Cobb’s Island.
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 14.—News was
received here to-night of a terrible
storm last night at Cobb’s Island, a
resort for Virginia, Maryland and
New York people, in the Atlantic
ocean, several miles from the Virginia
shore. The water rose higher than it
w as ever before known to rise. Nearly
all the island was submerged. The
hotel was badly damaged, a part of it
being carried off. Some of the cot
tages were ruined. No lives were lost.
Two Laborers Killed.
Woonsocket, R. L, Nov. 14.A J ex
ander Aubin and Joseph Laville, labor
ers, were killed to day by the caving in
of a sewer. Both were married men,
and Laville leaves 13 children.
WORSHIPS ASSEMBLING
OTHERWISE THE SITUATION IN
Ti RKRY IS AS YET UN
CHANGED.
FRESH IYIASSACRES ARE REPORTED
Revolting Details of the Massacre at
Frzeroum-»Meti, Women and Chil
dren Brutally Butchered and their
Villages Burned—The High Commis
sioner tor Armenian Reforms to be
Recalled—Twenty British
Already in the Mediterranean.
(Copywritered 1895, by Associated Press.)
(ONSTANTI NO PL E, N ov. J 4.
There is little change in the situa
tion here. The Italian fleet is under
stood to be on its way to Saloniea Bay
to join the British fleet of about 20war
ships already there; the French fleet
is expected there shortly and the rep
resentatives of the powers, as a result
of communications* exchanged with
their government have had another
informal meeting at the French Em
bassy. When the three squadrons
have united and Sir Philip Currie, the
British Ambassador returns, some de
cided step upon the part of the powers
may be anticipated.
News reeieved here to-day from the
District of Vand, records fresh massa
cres of Armenian Christians there.
The Kurds of Vand are said to be pil
laging tin* Armenian villages and the
Turkish officials are reported to be
powerless to preserve order.
It is rumored that Shakir Pasha,
the Imperial High Commissioner for
Armenian reforms, is about to be re
called in order that he may he ap
pointed Grand Vizier in succession to
Halil Rjfal, the present incumbent.
If the rumor is correct this would
seem to be another open defiance to
the powers, as Shakir Pasha is regard
ed as the chief butcher of the Porte.
Since his appearance at Erzeroum, as
High Commissioner, the massacres
there have been more bloody and fre
quent than ever, and he has done nothing
to punish the offenders. In fact he
has been charged with calmly look
ing on while the Turkish soldiery
fired upon every helpless Christian
they caught sight of.
Every day brings further details of
the massacres at Erzeroum, and each
report makes the story of the crimes
there more ghastly. Men, women and
children were shot, bayonetted,
burned and outraged for days, the
killing and mutilating lasting for
weeks, though intervals of rest are re
corded. The orders for these outrages
are said to have been sent by the
Porte.
fg, Greece W ants to Take Part.
Athens Nov. 14 lr. asserted that
(it**c •is de.-irons of taking part in any
naval d< m »r*gfraMon against Turkey
t at may occur.
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
Receiver Appointed f r Mercantile
Trust Company of New York.
Cincinnati, O , Nov. 14. In the Uni
ted States t bcuit C'ouri t- <1 iy suit was
filed against the N. rfo k aid Western
Railway «’■ mpany, by the Mercantile
Trust Company, of New York, through
H. C. Doming. Vice President of the
Trust Company, who arrived from New
York to day. There are 1.507 miles of
road and its equipment, involved. Toe
suit is for $16,330,000 first mort
gage bond and inteied on the same
The petition states that the company
also owes $7,283,000 on geueral mort
gage bonds; $2,(00,000 on New Ki\er
Division bonds; $5,000,000 on extension
bonds; sls 000 000 on adjustment bonds;
$2,000,000 on Clinch Valley division to
the Fidelity Insurance, Trust, Safe De
pout Company. of Philadelohia, which
has already had Henry Fink appointed
receiver.
Judge Taft granted the petition and
appointed Henry Fak receiver also for
the Mercantile Trust Company, of New
York.
AN INCREASE OF ONE MILL.
School tax Question in South Cure
lina Nettled.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 14,—1n the
Constitutional Convention to-night the
only thing accomplished was the adop
tion of a constitutional three trills
tax for schools. This nn increase of
one mill over the previous constitu
tional levy. Gov. Evans opposed the
three mills tax and favored leaving the
whole thing to the Legislature and al
lowing it to permit each taxpayer to
say to what school his tax should be
applied.
Senator Tillman urged not only the
three mill tax but wanted the poll tax
increased from $1 tos3. This was not
before the convention, however. The
three mill tax on the vote being taken
was adopted by 84 to 42.
Chicagoans Entertained at Charleston.
Charleston, S. C.. Nov. 14.—The first
regiment ot Illinois National Guard, es
corting Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois; Mayor
Swift, of Chicago, and members of the
Chicago Southern States Association,
arrived here this morning on time from
Savannah. After a grand street parade
and breakfast, the visitors were taken
on an excursion around the harbor. They
were entertained at a banquet to-night
at the Charleston Hotel, and later left
for Augusta, where they will spend to
morrow.
ROSLY’N, L. 1., Nov. 14.—Robert H.
liegeman, 75 years of age, was burned
to death in his house in thin village
shortly after midnight. H« wan living
alone.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MEDICINE FOR THE POOH.
A Reply to Pharmacist’ll Bradley
Communication.
To the Editor of the News and Observer.
RALEIGH, N. C., Nov. 14.
'When the Board of Aldermen of the
city of Raleigh formulated and pnt in
action a plan by which the indigent
poor of the city were supplied with
medicine, free of cost, that they had
done a humane and proper act no tax
payer in the city would gainsay. That
this privilege of charity prescriptions
has been abused is not questioned.
Patients have claimed charity pre
scriptions when not entitled thereto.
Physicians have, perhaps, at times
given charity prescriptions to those
not clearly entitled to them, and pre -
scribed medicines perhaps a little too
costly. But. are pharmacists entirely
blameless of these abuses, as is indi
cated in Mr. Bradley’s communica
tion ?
A physician is called to a charity
patient. He gives his time and ser
vice without hope of reward. In his
judgment a certain remedy or prepa
ration is indicated; he prescribes it.
The druggist, who is pledged to give
the city a reduction of 25 per cent, on
all charity prescriptions, fills it. He
is the only party in the transaction
who makes a profit. He is supposed
to make the charge the same as for
his regular customers, but ..ere are
cases on record where the druggists
have increased their charge on charity
prescriptions so as to more than cover
the 25 per cent, reduction. For in
stance, the physician prescribes a bot
tle of cod liver oil, which sells the
world over for sl. The druggist fills
the prescription and charges $1.25 to
$1.35 for it. (As to the accuracy of this
statement I refer to Mayor Russ or
Mr. Bradley himself.) The question
naturally presents itself: Which has
abused the privilege most, the doctor
who has prescribed just what he
thought his patient needed, or the
pharmacist who has made am over
charge of 25 per cent, and more?
1 admit that some physicians have
not exercised that care anil discretion
in prescribing medicines which they
should, but I do claim that some of the
pharmacists have abused the privilege,
of charity prescriptions more than
any physician ever did.
Mr. Bradley, in his communication
says: “Let the blame be put on the
proper one.” I heartily agree with
him, and think that I have shown that
the pharmacists come is for a large
share of the blame for this abuse, and
that the mayor looks, or should look,
“for reform” through the pharmacist
quite as much, or more, than through
the physician.
It is admitted that charity prescrip
tions cost the city entirely too much,
and our present progressive and able
administration are looking for a
means by which the same object may
be accomplished at a less eost.
The plan as suggested by our able
Mayor of employing a city physician
is most feasible,Mr.Bradley to the con
trary notwithstanding. If the char
ity work is placed in the hands of a
capable and conservative physician as
city physician, I feci quite sure the
cost to the city, salary, medicine and
all would be considerably less than the
amount now paid to druggists for the
medicine alone. This would also re
lieve the physicians of the city of a
class of practice not remunerative or
desirable.
Mr. Bradley’s communication starts
out apparently as a defense of the
pharmacists of the city, hut this is
not intended as a defense of the phy
sicians prescribing charity prescrip
tions, for none is needed.
My excuse for this communication,
Air. Editor, is, “that the people who
have been wrongly impressed (by Mr.
Bradley’s communication in yester
day’s paper) should know it.”
Yours very truly,
J. W. McGee, Jr.
SOUTHERN SURGEONS ADJOURN.
They Choose Nashville a* the Next
Place of Meeting.
Washington, Nov. 14. —The Southern
Surgical Association hill its final ses
sions to day. with the following pro
gramme of papers, by Drs. Murfree, of
Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Buckmaster, r.f
the University of Virginia; Baxter, of
Chattanooga; Rogers, of Memphis; Da
vis, of Birm ngham; Marye, of Boston.
Rohe, of Cantonsville, Md.; Westmore
land. of Atlanta, and Gorgaus, of Alex
andria. The following officers were
elected:
President, Ernst 8. lewis, of New Or
leans; First Vice-President, Rchard
Douglass, of Nashville; Treasurer A. If.
Caitledge, of Louisville; Setretaiy W
B Davis, of Birmingham.
Nashville was chosen as the next place
of meeting. The convention then ad
journed.
Baptist Association ol Virginia..
Petersburg, Va, Nov. 14 —The
Baptist General Association of Virginia
will convene in the First Baptist church
of this city to-morrow night It will be
the largest religious gathering ever held
in the State, about 400 delegates being
in attendance. The Baptist pastors held
a conference to-night, which was pre
sided over by Rev. W. J. K. Uox, of
Staunton. A number of questions were
discussed. The conference will be k
session again to-morrow forenoon.
Drank Concentrated Lye.
Crewe, Va., Nov. 14.—Douglas Oli
ver, the thirteen months old child of
Mr. T. B. Oliver, died at 2 o’clock this
morning from the effects of having
drunk concentrated lye which had been
left on the floor by a servaut, who h*«
been using it to do some cleaning.