The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-29
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sS The question ofi Miss Clara Barton' \,
Il control 81 tho RED Cross In this country q
mas hoAr, raj scd again BY he re ported
action 81 the Executive Commit tee Of that = y
eoclety favoring her rot ren1ent! & N EN- r.
k5ers of tho comm ttce want to one ~ n iss
i Barton the honorary preside oy for y 9,
4 ana but Admiral Van Reypen. formerly r.
surgeon. general OF the navy, IN charge o.
! the society. They. say President Roose.
3Syslt and his cablre T VII serve i. on W
board again with this nrrang emcfit .a5s "a
.lI,ofr,DEN II i LIE II ONES AGAIN. "a A
Mayor Jones Of Toledo, who has been
four times elected on his x olden Rule.
y platform anhourices that he will be I; e
u candidate Ifth time. without the i1om NJ
4 nation or guardinnBhlp OF any party or
e ganizationf e s9 Ia al i,
NEGRoT sc oRNs a n 1871 S's
Before d mass meeting of neg r (. I, ~
ew last Sunday . ishop Derrlch g.
( tho African NJ. n church said hat the
u slave pension bill recently reduced IN
81 4n% Congress- was an Insult and prophe-
& sled political death for those who pr Q.
:! ,,faed n. He satdsthe Blair education bill
Il was what they wanted. " 81 SSf q
Il NEW YORK CANAL vlCsrORY.
III. BY d vote OF 80 to II the New = ork
aetatoSenate passed the s10l. 90, 90 teous-
y and ton barge bill. Tuesday. a fter sflerce
d contest which broke tho lines OF obth
4 parties. The influence fof Tammany was
4 thrown for the bill while the, principle
Il oppositIon came from he rural repre-
6 scntatiYes. The b1ll went TO- the As
" 6cmbty N s3g "a IA "a
b DEMOCRATS WAIT 'REGU LAR Nh
II Senator Stone OF Missouri and Senator
\ Car7nnck OF Tennessee, in wing their
3 1i,{ n mi a
y nomination, say that Southern and Yes Yes
tern Democrats will not favo any man
who was not Regular" In the last It We
c;aimpa igns but / hey do not Insist tina the
candidate must stand on former plat
e forms. a This Is regarded MS favorable to
the candidacy OF Judge Parker Of New
II York. ~ Y g}sFif -s& &
Y b President Roosevelt has removed from
D Office Samuel II. Wick. the negro post
4 master ut Wilson, Nj G.. against whom
1.-THE lilly White" Republicans protested
I some time ago, on the ground that he
II had not; supported the Republican tick
tet.4 ii his place b. G. Person ono OF the
Lilly Whites has been ppoin tied hi
PORTO sR1CAN.s CAN'T VOTE. h vi,
&3 3IInvestlg eating the. question Of q u Porto
81 Rican' s. right II to vote. II In this country
Congressman Man n has found that the
y treaty Of Paris, which ceded Port 2ico
\ Is this Sgoycrnment left the citizenship
4 Of its residents to be determined later.
BY Congress and that while the Civil
Goycrnment act provides that they shall
II be citizens OF Porto Rico II does not say
q at they arc citizens OF the United
II Etates. The investigation was started
B for the y benefit OF seven Porto Rica 2.
q iiying i, 9Chyvagyoo who wished to vote at
d the mayorality elcctlons. sss IN r.
II RATHBONTl EiVS.5NOOD.{eE5{S 85
38 Secretary OF War Root decided Monday,
that no answer to tho charges made by
n .ajor y. 4 C. Rathbone. formerly direc-s.
A tor OF Cuban Posts. was required from
General Wood and the " charges . we're 't:t'
-Eithout foundation, General Wood III q
4 statement to Secretary Root had, how,
4 ever I. made 7 a. general denial Of Ratfl-z
Y bones charges. Later Major Rathbone
i carried his ~case directly to President
Il Roosevelt. . 4. 4 81 /,
HAYS REPLY TO ARGENTINE. n
The reply OF Secretary Hay to the note
4 OF the Argentine Republic Is non-commit-
II tai on the main point. namely to the col
lection OF foreI gn debts by force, but ex-
presses the hope that disputes like 3Vene-
zliela's case may be settled by arbitra:-s
rs On. Z. He referred to the recent MESA ges
Y of the president. dealing with the Mon-
roe RDictrine. 3asss VI III it3 IA
= PITTSBuRG's NEW BROcH fs2s
f{:Ei lttsDurgs newly erected f{ecOI ucI'HsN ".
a B. Hayes, as notified all OF the 3, coo ems
4 ployes In the city 3 pay that their ser,
vices will not be required after April 1st,s
a thus making tho cleanest official sweep on.
record "A 3s 81 & 5Slls s8tt III a 4ssI3g
! CIVIL SERVICE VIOLATIONS.
III III the Federal Court at Louisville, Ky,
Monday. Charles E. Sapp, one Of the
\ Hanna lleutenants, and two other men
8pleaded guilty to violation OF the Civil.
q Service act In collecting assessments
against Federal employees for political
purposes. 81 ( q u
Il ADD NEW YORK CANAL VICTORY
3#a The bill was passed in the Assembly.
y Thursday, by vote OF SITE. IS. The gov
i ernor'ss signature was a foregone con-
i@clusion.! In order to become a law this
Il bill must be approved by the majority
Il of the voters al the next4fall election.
i TREASURY 10 BUY BONDS 8. a9 e "a
Secretary Of the Treasury Shaw an-ss
s nounced, Thursday thatNon and after
April LIST he would receive for. refundlngs
any bonds of tho three per cent, 1908 l8s
4 issue and OF the four per cent. loan Of
1907 Sup to 500. 900 900 worth. The bonds
arc to be surrendered AT two and ones
j, fourth per cent and new bonds t q
/, premium OF two per cent. will be issu ed.
II This Is exp ected to- release several mil
Mons cash from the treasury. (. h s. Il