The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-09

| on board and forcibly took possession OF
the cargo. Whereupon the German Gov
eminent ordered the gunboat Panther 10
| rim the Cretc-a-Pierrot down and de-
stroy her. The order was executed, and
that is the whole story. No lives were
! lost.
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y Roman Catholic Church in the city
Of Syracuse is to be organized into an
Immense stock company. according to the
| New York World.
Instead of holding the regular fair or
| festival this fall, a stock company, con
| sisting of all the members of his con-
sregation. will be formed. Shares will
! bc sold at s. a share. and the company
| Aiii receive dividends in the shape Of
| escaping the usual taxation for fairs,
! special collections, etc. When the church
| debc has been wiped out the stock COM
| pany will dissolve.
Whether or not the plan succeeds re-
r,,ins to be seen. It has our best wishes
| Anything is better than church fairs.
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The Boston Globe asks: Have you
noticed how many negro criminals have
come into prominence in Boston lately?
Is Gov jeff. Davis. of Arkansas making
| good his threat to ship undesirable negro
| citizens up here?" Perhaps the bad
darl1ies down South have learned how
| Governor Crane of Massachusetts, is
| disposed to shield them by refusing to
honor acquisitions from Southern Gov
errors for those who seek refuge about
Boston and Brockton.
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negro who tried to register in Shen-
andoah county under the understanding
clause defined the General Assembly as
"a place in the woods where they meet
to worship the Lord" Officer Wyatt has
some testimony to offer in the gambling
cases that will show how very far wrong
this negro is.
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Governor Savage, of Nebraska, is hav-
ing lively fight with Editor Rosewarer.
OF the Omaha Bee. The editor wrote q
letter which the Governor did not like,
and in reply the Governor says that
Roscwatcr is an ulcer on the body pol
itic." What's in a name?
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a Philadelphia scientist has discovered
that a cents worth of saw dust and
a cents worth of Texas oil will make
a brick" that will take the place OF
two scuttles of coal. Guess the coal
barons will arbitrate now.
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Now let somebody from Connecticut
or somewhere Else ask Colonel Watterson
to referee the Corbett-NIctio:"rn tight If
you want to see som2th;,,s col::g.
In 1850 the total wealth of this coun-
try was 1000 millions of do!la:s. This
year the total value is $4,000 millions
The railroads alone are valued at 12,VpJ
millions.
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The Platt plan for ending the anthra-
cite coal strike is still shrouded in mys
tory, but Platts reiteration that it viii
work out by the 18th is comforting.
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The belief of some OF the Ashlanders
that there was no trouble at Ashland
seems to be in fair way to make some
trouble at Ashland Queer, but true.
The auto and the trolley cars are in
neck-and-neck race for the fatality
belt now, but the football season is
coming on.
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The Ohio Republican party mana gers
are calling it Tom Johnsons circus
A circus has great way of carrying
the crowd.
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Congressman can begin to rush the pub
does. to the sanctums of the rural edit
ors Coal will be out of sight this win
ter and wood will be high
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There comes from Ohio report that
| Tom L. Johnson will use a high-speed
automobile in canvassing the State The
opposition will hunt coon in the woods.
Tom Johnson is making it very plain
where he can be found when the presl-
Dental office starts out to seek the man
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If a State Vermont for instance, can't
elect a Governor, is 1t necessarily In the
doubtful column?
The warm moon got in its work Sun
day and yesterday, and the Chesterfield
weather prophet is happy.
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More fighting in the Philippines, and 1t
will be quite ten months before they
| can have another Fourth Of July there.
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| Don't forget that the oyster in Sep
| tcmber comes at the very last.
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4 has revived an old and prof
! liable industry, that Of stage robhing.
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| Mcssrs. Lamb and Wallace Will have
a public SUPPLEMENT- Now for fun.
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