The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-24

British.
The proposed preparations for new ne
gotiations in the Chinese mix-up may give
that Empress with nine lives d chance to
come to life again.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan. the celebrated Eng
fish composer, will be buried to-day Many
opera singers have tried to bury him for
twenty years, but they couldn't succeed.
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When the ten new paper plants are es-
tablished in the Southern States there will
be an excellent opportunity to 'chew the
rag
It is said the Gear sent out cable to
the effect that reports OF his death are
gross exaggerations.
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Chairman James X. Arkansaw Jones
says reorganization of tbs Democratic
party is impossible, but judging from the
general scramble away from free silver
during the past four years Chairman
Jones assertion may be based upon the
reasonable presumption that unless the
pIlltCTinE ES CIlGHSSu tiiclS II NC lilly iSAS
four years hence to reorganize. There can
be no doubt that the chairman needs re-
organizing.
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Farmer Galloway, of Georgia, thinks the
city of Richmond should pay his expenses
here, in exchange for which he proposes
to give some points about how alleged
bunco games ara conducted here in this
city.
WI Ting Fang, the Chinese Minister in
this country, appears to have become
regular spellbinder. He's little late in
the game, as the campaign in China was
over sons time ago.
The American Irrigation Company is
another corporation which is certainly wa
tering its stock.
The crusade in Chicago against vice will
probably result in at least a crap-shooter's
arrest.
According to the average Washington
correspondent, Cabinet changes are re-
ported about as often as cabinet drawers
are pulled out ana puSileu ILL.,
The Duke OF Manchester in declaring
chat he married for ''love,' probably
really meant love of Papa Zimmerman's
coin.
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Alfred Austin now has chance to COM
pete for that prize money for the best
ode in con1memoration Of the new Com
monwealth OF Australia. It is TO be hoped
his ode will net open with the words
Whereas or 'To-wit."
London, by courtesy, uses the phrase
welcoming the Volunteers" In Rich
mond the phrase used is An ordinary
steet jag
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According to the Census Bureau the pop
ularion of Idaho might assemble III mass
meeting without building any Very large
auditorium.
In Indian Territory there is a move
ment on foot for the Government to own
the railroads, so as to get rid of the
scalpers.
open door policy in sending the news from
the Philippines, but still no information
about Aguinaldo's views on the electlon.
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The tramp that beat his competitor In
race to Petersburg declared that5it was
4 walkover-the railroad ties
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Croker has not yet cabled back any adj
vice about how to conduct the anti-vice
crusade. Even clown grows tired OF
being laughed at.
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Howard Gould's record seems to have
pesGl pretty we'll aired in the court by his
valet, and tie latter had only one eye,
too.
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If Dr. Parishurst carries out his threat
Il to show the people how to run q newspa-
per, he might get plenty of sensational
news items from his observations in tie
Sums of New York.
CURRENT TOPICS.
E It is with no intention to be unsympa-
thet.c that ne say that tue accident to
Lcrd Roberts in johannesburg served him
r.ght. A man old, eminent and filing
an important place ought to know enough
not to ride horseback. II Lord Roberts
had mot mounted his horse he would not