The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
WOMAN DOCTOR
CALLS ON EDDY
Miss Rosalie SlaughterW Wants Ma.
Mia Wal and Moat Pres erved.
a BIG NORFOLK DELE CATION
They Wanted to Appear Before Naval
Committee of House in Regard to
Building of Battleships in
Government Yards.
fsnec,al Di.natch to The Times,

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Especial Dispatch to The Times.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Major
Otey called at the White House this
morning to introduce to President Roose-
Welt DR.. Rosalie Slaughter, OF sLynchburs,
who has just returned from Manila
DR.. Slaughter has had quite an unusual
and very useful career for a young
woman, she having studied medicine ~
Germany and France, in both OF which
countries she has also practlceo:. Al ~,
practicing some time in Paris, DR.. Slau5n-
ter went to Ceylon, where she wa s. III II
charge of a hospital She Travelled an
over India, and from there went to the
Philippines, whence she has recently re-
turned to her native land.
The object Of her call upon the Presi-
dent to-day was to impress upon him the
necessity of preserving the old Spanish
wall and the moat at Manila, which the
authorities are about to demolish Presi-
dent Roosevelt expressed great interest
in the matter and declared himself to be
heartily in favor of preserving all such
structures in the Philippine Islands, and
requested DR.. Slaughter to address to
him a formal letter upon the subject
stating definitely and in full all the facts
in the case, in order that he might take
action upon it.
Accompanied by Representative Jones,
DR.. Slaughter also saw several members
of the Foreign Relations Committee N
regard to her project, as with the Presl-
dent, DR.. Slaughter's personality, her
earnestness and her thorough knowledge
Of affairs in the Philippines impressed
the Congressman very strongly, and they
all manifested a keen interest in her de-
sire to check the spirit of commercialism
which would destroy all the picturesque
ness of Manila to utility
BATTLESHIP COMMITTEE.
11n9I-v Of
Portsmouth people was in the city to
appear before the Committee on Naval
Affairs at the battleship hearing, but
that committee, for no good reason, ap-
parently, excluded everyone from the
committeeman but the select commit
tee OF five appointed by the united dele
cations to place their case before the
committee, and all but three Of the Vir-
ginia contingent were compelled to cool
ing was concluded.
It was only after a strong protest and
an appeal to Representative Wheeler. OF
Kentucky, q member Of the committee,
that newspaper men were admitted. At
ter the hearing had been going on for
all hour, the representatives of the two
press associations were permitted to
come in.
There has been something peculiarly
hostile in the attitude of the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs toward those who
advocated the building of battleships III
the navyyards and this was evidenced to-
day by the manner in which the speak
ers were questioned by members of the
committee. There is not the slightest
doubt but that the committee will report
against the proposition, but it is limited
that there will be fight in the House.
Those from Norfolk and Portsmouth
who We're present are: Mayor Beaman
George e. Bowden, John Cashin, Frank
Harrison, w. A. Davis and John Gregory
Portsmouth: Mayor Baird, Colonel Rich.
ard Marshall r: G. Howard, Thomas
Nolan, Robert Williams, Samuel NIonta.
que, W. S. Langhorne and l. Il. Patton.
George p. Bowden was elected perma.
nent chairman of the batteship delesa-
ton and c. c. Williams, Of Portsmouth
secretary.
HAS LOCKJAW.
Harry z. Gambler, a young carpenter of
Falls Church, Va, is at the Emergency
Hospital in this city with a very bad
case of lockjaw.
On Thursday last while working on
the Virginia side of the Potomac River,
Gambler stuck rusty nail in his foot.
Not until last night, however, did he con-
slider the wound of any Importance, and
then it began to pain him, and he came
here to the Emergency for trea tment.
The nalady was then in its first stages
and the doctors begged him to stay at the
hospital because they believed they could
prevent serious results. Gambler. how
ever. was compelled to return home on
account of business, so left.
This morning he came back in fright
full condition.. His jaws were locked and
he was so weak he had to be carried to
tho ward.
The malady has progressed so rapidly
and the patients pain is Sc great that
the doctors have no hope for him and
have sent for his relatives.
BANKS.
The Comptroller of the Currency ap-
proved to-day the following application
to organize a national bank: "The Nor.
ton National Bank Norton, Va. Capt
tai, SIS, coo. J. T. Morton, Graham. Va.
S. n. Hufrard, e. H. Kilgore. S. Z,
Whitehead II. II. Casper and others.
The following apr, ication to convert into
a national bank was also approved: The
Page Valley Bank of Virginia, at Luray
Va, into 1.-THE Page Valley National Banl
Of Luray." Capital, $4,000. Blanks sem
to Charles S. Landran, cashier.
POSTOFFICES.
The following fourth class postof1ice Up
pointments We're announced to-day: D. P
Jennings. Apple Grove Louisa county
! e. G. Sweetster, Herrdon Fairfax county
W. T. Tucker Maidens, Goochland county
New postof1ices have been established il
Virginia as follows: Gardysville, West
morelan6. Joseph w. Harvey commits
stoned: sngerly, Richmond county, Wi;
liam NJ. Carter.
HOTELS.
The following Virginians are registered
| at Washington hotels:
Metropolitan-T. C. Smith. Culpe2er.
Howard House-W. c. Smith. Pulaski
! Stuart H. Brown. Hume; John Mcdonald
Warrenton: Z. 7. Lunlpkin. Richmond
Mr. and Mrs. HI Wilkins Bristol
st. James-Arlnistead II. Jones and wife
Hampton; r. S. NIcGresor, Great Fridge
+! E. IT. Massey and wife.
Nationally. W. Chapman, A. c. Tins
ley.