The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
61xocu1lvo.
TAFT pARDoNs REYES.

Reyes. the Filipino labor agitator, VINO
was convicted of conspiracy and threats
OF violence during tho recent cigar
makers strike, hos been pardoned by
Governor Taft on the ground that he was
convicted under an old Spanish statute.
SAMPSON HAD APHAsIA.
washington dispatches, Monday, gave
the country mild shock by telling that
the pension OF $50 a month. granted re-
Gently to the widow OF Admiral w. 4.
Sampson was based on the showing OF
the medical records Of the War Depart
ment that the Admiral suffered from
acute aphasia for five years before MS
death. This disease denotes the general
breaking-up OF the mental faculties and
impairs the facilities for speech and
writing as well as the Judgment. The
Admiral received promotion and his Cu-
ban campaign assignment while this fact
was OF official record. 1t is said that
Capt. Chadwick substituted when Samo-
son was Ill and that Lieutenant stanton
wrote the Santiago dispatch beginning
the fleet under my command" and the
Gunner Morgan letter.
PATENT OFFICE IN 1902.
The Commissioner OF Patents received
49,4D applications for patents and grant
cd 21,T7G during 1902. In Same period
-'SSS - .A'eiA No. W labels and lDy
prints were registered. The excess 81
receipts over expenditures was s159. ga.
More patents We're issued to citizens Of
the District OF Columbia in proportion
to population than to any other stnta
or territory, the ratio being one to /. 0sO.
CHIEF OF PHILIPPINES POLICE.
Captain Henry T. Allen, Sixth Cavalry.
mas been appointed chief of the Philip
pine constaoulary with the rank OF brie-a
dier-general.
AMERICAS FIGHTING STRENGTH.
secretary Root transmitted to the Ho,1sa
MONDAY on abstract of the returns male
20 the ad1utant-generals OF the army by
the acknowledgements OF the various
states. showing the militia strength or
me states to be as follows: Officers
e.oI. enlisted men. 1co,sss and the total
l.u,nDsT ol available militfa1nen 1883. asS.
CRAMPS TO BUILD CRUISERS.
The recent award OF contracts ,or
cruisers to the Cramps OF philadelphia'
Whlch was protested BY the Union 'Iron
WORKS and others, Is to stand prasi.
oehe roosevelt so informed the Califor.
ma senators s., Monday. One reason given
Was was me necessity Of great haste.
f1 syt RESIGNS FROM NAVY.
Naval Constructor Richmond p rJod
son having failed in his long errort to
secure transfer to the retired list an
me ground OF poor eyesight has tender.
ed his resignation from the NAVY. Sec.
re,ary Moody requested him to recon.
slider this action 80
ASSIGNMENT OF GENERALS
Inc War Department announced vvAd.
nesday the following assignments To n 10
erect during the coming summer: -
Ma5or-General Macarthur, Departrne on !
o. o.. y LaIirornia. to succeed Major-General
hughes. retired. = =
Major-General Bates Department ~
Lakes, in place Of Macarthur =
Bngadier-General Wade Denartme,4 !.
tired. Aet a. laws re-
Brigadier-General Wood. Department.
OF Mindanao, Philippines. '"
Z. oin. s,aene Funston, Departments
o OF, Coiuiasa, to relieve General Randall
VINO VIII go to the Philippines. $500
bllgaoier-General Baldwin. Department.
OF Colorado in place Of Funston.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Carter from War
pines ! 70 u = NIP
. We sI2;S INSPECTORS OF 1Ms11-
!, Tho recent decision Of the Treasury
~, al to employ women inspectors
VI stiips, mas resulted in the appoint
NIL. az rev York OF five women. There
we're Two hundred applications for tina
positions. They will be required ia hos ,,.s
the vessels by ladder from the ravs,,,,a
cutters. 4, st.o revenue
Cn AN MUST NOT BORROW
me bPostoftce Department at Wash,np.
ION ION issued an order to all postma steps
Athac any letter carrier who borrowad
money from "shylock" at exhorhi ta ~
rates OF interest would be dismissed -