The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-29
TAKE ARMS AGAINST
A SEA OF TROUBLES |:
Captain Lamb leftWashington to
Look After Fences.
PATENTS FOR vIRelNIAhs.
One Has Device for Registering Votes,
but its Workings Gould Not Be
Learned-virginians in the
National Capital.
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SPECIAL D,.psteh to The Ttmes.3ss -ro.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May lS.- 90,
day was dull Gay in the House anu
yery few OF the Virginia members were
present
Representative Maynard is absent from
the city, being busily occupied with mat
tiers of great importance at nome. Mr.
Jones Is also at his home IN Wa1 Sd W.
captain Lamb left washington last
Saturday to take up arms Against .hie
sea OF troubles that tnreatens 1iunua.
ton to his political fences IN inc ihiIo
District He will not retutn " ''ie e1'S
before Thursday
., $780,, ~, hn-ines. similar to that of May
nard and Lamb
SWANSON was srnilingly present in the
House. clad in handsome spring sun
of.h,,,e serge and displaying white vest
thar rivals some OF those for which
MAYNARD has become so famous.
Representative Rxey was busily occu-
pied most OF the morning IN seeing
numerous OF his constituents. The fact
tho, his district lies so near Washing
ION makes him the most sought after
member of the virginia delegation by his
constituency.
Judge Rhea is occupied in some re-
search work at the Congressional Ii
brarv, and did not como to the Capltoi
until the afternoon.
Renresentative Flood was in his seat.
engaged upon his minority report upon
the bill to Investigate the negroes winch
he will submit in a few days.
Over on the Senate side Senator Mar
liz, was alone. Senator Daniel being IN
Richmond. The junior Senator was kept
vcrv busy nursing the conferees on the
,n,hlic buildings bill. In ADDITION 10 an
appearance before the conference, ne mao
a private conversation with Mr mercer,
curing which he made strong personal
anneaI TO the Congressman In behaiI or
Richmond.
Anonr q large number of patents issued
te,.day by the patent Office was one to
N1rcinian residing in Franklin county,
. itfci, NAV be of intense interest and
cieat Importance to some prominent peo-
pJe of the Fifth Congressional DistricL
The patent referred to was issued 10
Ge,1ge w. Laprade, for Young ma
chine.
Tho CORRESPONDENT OF The Times was
urahle to ascertain whether or not this
instrument was designed to be used IN
the primaries, soon to be held through
or: the State. What Mr.. Laprade's pol
tics are is not known.
Representative Swanson could not pe
located after the issuance of the patent
list. which always appears late in the
afternoon, so no statement could be op-
tanned from him as to the significance
of this infant industry of the Fifth
lis effect ppon the poll of that district
in the coming autumn elections will be
watched with great interest. Is 1t a
Y ,arhlicaraz>,aachine or a Democratic
ma chineo Will it grind out sufficient
majority Of the party for which 1t Is
loaded to land the candidate winner,
or will it prove a Nemesis-like Franken-
stein to terrify its creators? NO access
could be had to the Patent Office, 1t beng
after office hours when the list was de-
ljyered. to find out the exact specif1ca-
lions. proportions and capacity OF the
new invention.
other yirginians to whom patents were
issued to-day are Isaac T. Bell. assiSnor
OF one-half TO NJ. Umstadter, Norfoik.
Va. display device or exhibitor; James
Room. Portsmouth, Va. water purifying
apparatus
NJ. E. Cherry has been appointed post
raster at Batten. Isle of Wight county.
The following rural free, delivery routes
have been established to commence July
], 1902:
Meadow View, washington county
Two carriers: length of routes 43 l..
miles: area covered. g square miles: pop
ulation served, LOO; number OF houses
on routes. 1886; postoftlce at Moab to be
supplied by rural carrier; mail to Mea-
dow View, Va
Additional service: Route 2-Upperville
Fauouier county; one carrier: length OF
route. IS miles: area covered. u square
miles: population served, 1S4; number OF
houses on route, IS.
BANKS.
The Commercial Exchange Nadona
Rank and the Merchants National Bank
both Of Philadelphia, have been approved
as reserve agents of the Rockingham ma
,,onal Bank. of Harrisonourg. Va.
Mr.. George Seay. Of Petersburg. presi
dent of the Bankers Association of Vir'
.-inia and Mr.. VIM. NJ. Habiiston. OF
Richmond, were at Capitol to-day. They
called on Representative Fowler, chair
man of the House Committee on Bank.
,nr and Currency to talk with him il,
regard to some matters pertaining to The
,,,ee,ine Of the Joint Bankers Association
of Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia
which will take place at Savannah on the
18th of June.
The following Virg1nians are registered
at Washington hotels:
The Raleigh-E. G. Leigh. Jr, ken
u;ond: and John D. Hooe. Warrenton
New willard-George Saay. Petersburg
~. NJ Hablistor, Richmond: N. +. Myer
Richmond.