The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13

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ed TO the Governor for his signature mt r
4. THAT may BE The explanation, or 1t inaN
be an Imitation OF the British custom IN 20
speak OF tho Htotisc OF Lords ms the
UPPER house,. At any rate, we yenturs
TO say the Ifouse Of Delegates q doesn't
approve the term. Az
Referring to the recent Wilaf1ls. n .as..,
correspUfidcnce for the PURPOSE OF com
pnrison with the Campbell .GfhWiora az.
fair the Richmond Times D Is! says;
We submit that this Is q moro ex Ss;
way Of settling disputes among gentlemen u
thar, ID resortSto .'tho CODE" n resort to
| the 1iorseWhlp or even d resort 70 the
good old list and skull fight and let il .s
nope that for ali time to come this VIII
boI tho Virginia way. \.
Amei1l But suppose, Tor INC sahe -
further comparison, ono OF the gentle1imeaa
to withdraw his offensive remarks, but
persisted III them, and had then ap.
preached the other With extended hand
and st,eer on his face, Whnt does Tho
| Tmes-1oispntch imagine would hnVc nap
notwithstanding 1ndcx-Appeal.
We nrc not good Mt giesses. Moreover,
we cannot imagine such case ns our
contemporary supposes among virginia
gentlemen. a Virginia gentleman IS, iirst
OF all, very careful how no gives orense.
II he unlrtentlonaly does so no Is always
ready to make d gentlemnn's explanation,
and tho gentleman who Is offended 10 al
ways ready to accept q gcntlcmnnly dis
clnlmer. 3N
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fiscal year are larger than those of last
year by the snug sum of $4,000, oOo,' an
increase due to increased shlpbuildlng,
" tich the i powers that be think Is de-
.mnndcd It may be worthy Of note In
this connection that the German estimate
for naval construction. repair, ETC., IS
CO nslderably smaller than it, wns last
year Our. own outlay for sea fighting
craft will, ofScoulse, be larger than last
year What does this dropping or OH tho
part Of Germany mean?> Is the Kaiser
running short OF cash, or has he reached
tho conclusio that he has already a pct
ter navy than his neghbors?
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Tho following worthy young gentlemen
received appointments the other day TO
the Naval Academy at Annapolis: Ralph
Earle Sampson son Of the late Rear
Admiral William T. Sampson; ]. Wood
ward Philip, son of the late Rear-Admiral
John w. Philip. Of the battleshlp Texas
fnme; Alfred Miles, a nephew Of Com
rlander Hugo Osterhous, In charge OF
ships at tho Naval Academy; Otis W.
Howard, son Of Major Guy Howard. who
was shot In the Philippines, and grand
son Of General o. o. Howard. These be
familiar names on the rolls OF fame, and
1t Is to be hoped the new representatives
vii; shed lustre on the same, as well as
on the navy.
In Chicago 1918 veniremen were sum-
moned and from them a jury was found
that convicted. and punished the coal
swlnders. Now, who says that there Is
anything wrong with the number 10?
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The horse comes to the front again,
that is. in very short while. The date
| for the Leesburg Horse Show has been
set for June Sd and 4th.
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Boston has tire banquets in waiting for
General Miles. Well he is in good health
and his digestive organs are In fair work.
ing order.
Tho Buffalo authorities are still wrest-
ling with clues. but they have not yet
caught any that they can hang.
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The election in New Hampshire was a
| catastrophe to Mrs Gait and her fol-