The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-20


post placards to warn passengers to be-
ware of card sharpers and blacklegs who
may appear aboard In the guise Of unso-
phistlcated citizens. 1t often happens,
however, that these placards fall OF their
purpose. Heavy losses at play are by no
means unusual.
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Yesterday We stated upon the authority
OF one OF the Baltimore papers. that the
Gould Pennsylvania Railroad duarrel had
been settled on the basis OF allowing tho
Gould trains to run over ono OF the Penn'
sylvania affiliated lines Now comes from
Baltimore n statement from President
Cassett's secretary, denounclng the story
as untrue and unworthy Of attention,
.'There has been no change In the situa.
ton" he added.
The Baltimore American says: Every
indication points to the Goulds pushing
through their first project without I'M
necessary delay, and that bids have been
received within the past few days for the
building Of the link between Cumberland
and Cherry run.
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Tho Chicago Journal says the lesson
Of the walters strike In that city, now
practically broken, Is that public senu-
ment Is the vital element In all battles
between capital and labor and that the
day Is gone by when force can be used
successfully on the side that is obviously
in the wrong. In the enforcement of this
argument our contemporary very truth.
fully and vigorously says: 1T all comes
to the basic truth that the conflict be.
tween labor and capital, labor will win
only when It deserves to win and that
when IT deserves to win, It will win every
time"
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That ice cream will sometimes kill. Is
a we'll known fact, but that 1t over would
or could be used as means OF suicide,
is something new. yet at Morrlstown. N.
j., yesterday. Miss Amelia SternberE de-
deliberately attempted to end her life IN
this manner. She had half cmptled two
gallon freezer when her purposes was dis
covered.
AS may be surmised, she proved to be
an escaped lunatic. She said she thought
that n few quarts of Ice cream would
freeze her to death and put happy
end to her existcnce!
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The Trgg ship-yard is not the only one
in trouble. though. to be sure, It's diff
culties seem to be the most serious of
any. Mr.. Nixon's combination has suits
to answer, and now equity proceedings
have been begun against Cramp & Sons
to prevent the proposed increase OF the
capital stock Of that concern.
We wish them all safe deliverance
from their worries and q new period of
prosperousness.
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The President las spoken very plainly
to the United States District Attorneys at
Washington concerning the lelsurely
manner in which the postoft1ce fraud
cases are being conducted. He Is crying.
Turn the rascals out" 80 loudly that
no hopes to drown any Democratic slogan
of that sort next year.
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The Virginia Commissioners to the st.
Louis Exposition have appointed Captain
T, C. Morton. of Staunton. press repre-
sentative. A better selection could not
have been made. Captain Morton Is
good talker, and having the confidence
OF press and people he will always get
n respectful hearing when he talks TO
tho people on this interesting subject.
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