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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
JUSTICE 10 GOVERNOR AYcocx.

Move that It has been shown that there
WAS no foundation whatever for the re-
port Of 4 proposed swap between the
Governors OF North Carolina and Georgia
OF pardons OF conVtcts In the penitentiaries
OF the two States. the many editorials
based on the absurd runaor ought to be
followed by explanations and apologies.
But VIII they be? we are afraid not. II
takes more than an equipment OF seven-
league boots Tor the truth to overtake a
fake" once well placed on the round OF
the newspapers. At the same time. it is
certainly due to the Governor OF North
Carolina that he should be abso1ved nom
the absurdity of the position into which
he wxs placed by the rumor. It seems
that this Governor asked the Governor
OF Georgia to give special consideration
to the case OF a native Of North Caro-
yns IN the Georgia penitentiary. with a
new to securing pardon for the con-
giet. lf this could consistently and other
etAe properly be Done. Thereupon some
pAnny.a.iiner. tn Atlanta. apparently.
spr4nE tie parton-sWAp sensation. and
che tsumped-up story went all over the
p6rnEy. It made Governor Aycock sppear
in hight altogether different from that
OF his true character. and we d!scredited
*hS STORY At once. for this reason. Gov-
stnor Aycock is q man not only Of good
sAnss. but OF unusually sound discretion
ana steady setf-control. He could never
have mace such ridiculous proposition
40 wan attributed TO him., to the Governor
OF Georgia. or anybody else. of1icially or
otherwise Governor Terrell,s response
70 the wholly reasonable proposition he
did make has not yet appeared. and will
not be matter Of any great general inn
portAnce when 1t does appear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
AN 11-YEAR MURDERER.
He Stand. Charged with killing
Baby Brother With q Brick.

NEW YORK. January 2.-(SpeciaL)--
There Is a little chap. II years old, who
Is on trial for killing another little fell
low last August.
The prisoners Pietro Squazza Pietro,
it is alleged. killed Ambrose Kerrigan
8 years old. by striking him on the head
with brick thrown from the roof
Pfetro is the smallest prisoner ever ar
ratgned for capital crime In the court
of General Sessions. Although IL he
looks but s. He is accused OF manslausa-
ter In the first degree. The penalty IS
twenty years imprisonment.
Peitro. who has been out on bail since
his arrest, was brought into court this
morning by his counsel.
. When Judge Newburger saw the boy.
he expressed considerable surprise that
the District Attorney should prosecute
the case. but the trial went on Just the
same
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
south Dakota Divorces.
philadelphia Ledger

EN1ulIstuelpilIa 51eQSeT.)
The Supreme Court of the United States
has delivered an important opinion on
the subject Of divorce. The opinion af-
firms a decision of the Massachusetts
Supreme Court setting aside a South Da-
kota divorce, in pursuance of the Massa-
xchusetts law, which provides that If per-
sons residing in Massachusetts, go to
another State for the purpose Of securing
divorce the Massachusetts, courts shall
not recognize its validity.
BY the will Of Charles II. Andrews, Of
Boston, certain property was devised to
his son. Charles S. Andrews. Kate J..
Andrews, from whom Charles S. Andrews
obtained a divorce in South Dakota
claimed the property on the ground that
the decedent's divorce was invalid In
N1assa chusetts. The contention was sus-
tained by the highest court, and the
issue was appealed to the Federal Su-
preme Court. Mr.. Andrews VISA. ssrom
Massa chusetts TO South Dakota and re-
manned there for six months, the length
Of residence required by the South Da-
kota law to obtain a legal residence for
tbs. purpose Of securing a divorce. The
Supreme Court ruled that Andrews's
actual domicile was in Massachusetts,;
that his residence In South Dakota was
merely established to obtain the divorce.
and that the divorce SO obtained was
A1Ac10ocA~iA
The Federal Constitution declared that
full faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the public acts, records,
and Judicial proceedings of every other
State Nevertheless. the Supreme Court
holds that fraud having been pra cticed
to obtain the divorce, the State of Mas
sachusetts should not give full faith and
credit to the South Dakota proceedings.
Justice White says that the States have
not relinduished their right over marriage
to the Federal Government. and that
it is reserved to the States. The Washing
ton correspondent to the New York Eve
ming Post says:
.'This decision is in line with those
Of the Supreme Court in Bell VS.. Bell
and streitwolf vs.. streitwolf. and goes
to esta blish the principle that when
resident Of one State goes into another.
taking up a merely collusive residence.
the courts Of such State acquire no
jurisdiction which will affect his respon.
;sibilities when he goes back to the State
OF his real. domiciie. :
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

| ,rt,,ar ,rih,ifarv 10 Tappahaunock. vas
"a s. o,,tIet 70 Richmond BY ra I'll
II fonnd that for the want OF this the
operations of the landowners were on e
much smaller scale than the conditions,
n l1tsrsss than transportation ~ facilites
Wo1ld seern to Indicate. The reason: Tor
his "a S obvious. That being largely
struckinr section, and knowins as we 90
ktl,atsfts produce must BE gathered at GER
tai,,4 sea sons and when gathered hand
+ Ia, q ni1I1v unless there are transporta-
finn faculties within easy reach only
sn1at n Quantities can be moved.
iTh1,s for the want OF Transportation
This fine section OF our State is unde-
#vAInned go Again was told by the farm
ers that they were absolutely at the
mercy Of the one steamer line on the
Rama hammock, ION the Mattaponi the
service scarcely merits a notice., and
the rates charged by 1t were simply
extorffnnary Ia addition to this, the SER
$ vice was so uncertain that they fre-
nuentlv lost. in toto. q cargo of perfsh-
! ! t,ls. produce because the boat was from
to forty-efght hours late.
& Suffice It to say this section greatly
needs railway connection with Richmond
S. Next comes the question, what does
Richmond need. and what will 1t gain?
Much. every wayi 1t needs to- aid in
bringing this portion VI the country into
a higher state OF development, and max
ing Il tributary to the city It should
bring ali t11is produce and trade to Rich
& m ond ana give these neopIe the benefit
of her Tow prices. and home interest. In
{ doing this Richmond would defect into
$:ts own markets ali of the wealth pro-
5 ,,ced no ff1iss fine section which now
goes is Baltimore.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
.tBELoxGsv TO GETTYSBURG.

The New York Times. which, SO Ear as
we have yet seen. is the only Northern
paper that has spoken ont on the SUBJ
feet, approves the idea Of the erection
by Pennsylvania and Virginia conformity.
Of an equestrian statue OF General Robert
e. Lee on the field Of Gettysburg. While
the Times takes occasion to recognize
objections to Mr.. Charles Francis Auams'
proposition that q statue OF Lee be erect
ed at Washington. at the expense of the
Federal government. 1t says that these oh
sections do not apply to the Gettysburg
scheme. After describing the reception sc-
corded General Alexander: at the CEN
tennial banquet OF the West Point Mill
tary Academy last summer. and giving
the remarks Of foreign diplomat. who
was present, that this ''is wonderful; there
IS nothing like 1t in all history: that is
why you are the greatest people in the
world. the Times expresses the opinion
that the same generosity of sentiment
which inspired the West Point scene in
spired the Pennsylvania bill, of which
Colonel Mcclure Is said to be the author.
Then our contemporary continues as fol-
lows:
/ ..If the State in which he Gee) was a ma
tive and in which his memory is so sure to
be cherished by generations OF Vfrginians
should unite with the people Of the State
he invaded to make such a record Of a
great event, it would snow that We forget
our civil feuds sooner than any other
people far sooner than the English. for
it is only Just now. after two centuries
and half. that 8 public statue Of Oliver
Cromwell has been erected in London,
where few years less than that period
ago his head was unburied to be exposed
IN odium Surely the figure OF Lee. be-
longs to the battlefield Of Gettysburg. Il
it is erected there in eff1gy. the American
visitor will. be more than ever moved to
say:
1--we travel in the prints OF olden wars.
But all the land is green.
Truly Lee belongs" to the battlefield OF
gettysburg, and whether the Pennsylvania
bill passes or not. the time is coming when
he will be placed in enduring bronze
where he belongs and where he would
have won a great victory had his orders
been carried out Lee. himself, modest
as he was, believed as much, and, indeed.
said as much. :
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
A Marching Song.

denis A. Mccarthy in New York Her
ald.)
When life looks blue as the deuce to you
And your step grows feeble and slow.
When your shoulders droop with a weary
stoop
AS if bowed with weight OF woe,
When fame seems further than ever away
And fortune is only jlt,
Just think Of song as you go along
And march to a lively lilt
With a hep! hep! as you onward step,
Now mark the effect on you;
You'll quickly see what change twill be.
When the world looks kind Of blue;
For courage will spring IN your heart
again,
And sorrow will leave you soon.
r you forward step to hep! hep!
To the time Of a marching tune!
When grief and gloom in your heart have
room
And. you're tired of babble and talk,
Go forth, I say, In the light of day
For the balm of a lively walk;
THE spirit that sits on your heart may be
With many another allied.
But they wont stay long for the ring OF a
song
And the swing Of a marching stride.
With hep! hep! as you onward step,
O, this Is sovereign cure
For minds that nope in the dark, and
gropc
IN the mist of q mood obscure:
o, doubt and fear from your heart will fly
And Joy will replace them soon
# you onward step. with a hep! hep!
TO the time Of a marching tune!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Had Reached the Limit.
{Ph,t1dephfa Ledger

Philadelphia Ledger.)
Police Captain Titus. Of New York, tells
story about Clarence OBrien, alias
Paddy. the Pig who was recently lock-
ed up for being found in a gambling
house when. it was raided. In front of Pad
dy's place, at Sixth avenue and Thirty
sixth street, he nung out sign on
Thanksgiving Day, reading; ''All the beer
you can drink here for cents.
A thirsty hobo scraped up five pennies
and went, In to take advantage Of so m,l-
nificent an opportunity to secure cheap
load.
Nay, nay said Paddy, when the hobo
pressed his glass for second helping:
Where your nickel ?''
: Don't you advertise all the beer I can
drink for cents?' demanded the tramp.
Yes said Paddy, you've had all
the beer you can drink here Tor. 5 cents,
and don't you forget it, ayether.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
AT Dusk.
"a. Louise Pratt. in Boston Ira nscr1pt,,

"a. Louise Pratt. in Boston Transcript
Where the shadows fail along the wal,
lance of golden glory
Cuts through the gloom that fills the room
And lights the branches hoary
OF swaying trees, In fitful breeze.
That stand outside and SILVER,
Beneath the still and gloomy chill
That broods above the river.
The sunsets rays. gorgeous blaze
OF splenaor. spent in dying,
Light up the earth, like smiles OF 1nirth,
The gloom of night defying;
Then In the West. above the crest
OF clouds. bright starlight flashes,
And darkness creeps where shadows sleep.
Above a dead fires ashes.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
HIS FIANCEE A NORFOLK GIRL.
Miss Ella A. Swift Engaged tn Late
Cor. r. s. Hatch.

COLUMBUS. o.. January 1.-fSpecfaL)
There was an interesting denouernen to-
day at the chtttenden Hotel. where Colo
mel e. S. Hatch. member OF the Merean-
York. died suddenly yesterday, when Miss
Ella A. Swift. Of Norfolk. Va appeared
and representing herself as the fancee of
the venerable colonel. wanted TO taks
the bodv. The hotel authorities had
te1egra phfc order from E. g. Hatch. ar
attorney OF New York. to ship the body
to him. and that will be done.
4 Miss Swift formerly lived at ST. Louis,
her from death under spirited team that
bad run her DOWN. Flo accompanied her
home on that occasion and became n
frAouent visitor. After her removal to
Norfolk. hfs visits were cortirued and
recently they became enga~ed and were
to havt been Mnrried In March. She tn-
tends accompanying the body to Now
York
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
THE WILCOX VERDICT.

Strictly speaking. WILCOX deserves the
Death sentence or no punishment at all
at the HANDS OF the law. The trial Judge
wonders how the jury could have ar
rived at verdict Of murder In the second
degree. with thirty years imprisonment.
We are not SO surprised as the Judge is.
The verdict was a compromise. Of course.
The evidence. being purely circumstan-
tial. some Of the Jurors could not bring
themselves to the sticking point necessary
70 send Wilcox to the scaffold. 1t is often
SO; there is no nnore-but much 1ess-miss
carriage Of 3ustice IN this case than there
have been in many other cases-Moli-
neu4'a. for instance.
The verdict OF the jury is equivalent
TO saying that wilcox killed Miss cropsy,
with slight generalization. But Wilcox is
not content, and he asks for new trial.
Whether he will get 1t or not remains to
be seen.
The North Carolina authorities have
shown great intelligence and determine
ton IN prosecuting this case. It Is to
their credit that they have succeeded In
convicting Wilcox twtce--flrst III his hons
county, and then In another. That he
10 guilty, we have no doubt. But such are
she exact and minute requirements Of
the appellate courts, he may yet escape.
Wilcox is reported as saying that be
thinks death IS, preferable to long Inn
prisonment, but he will probably change
his mind on that point. Il he goes to
the penitentiary for thirty years and
behaves himself. probably he will be par
doned at the end OF ten or twelve years.
BY that time all public animosity to-
wards him will have died out, the injured
fanily may be widely scattered. while he
will havc plenty OF kinsraen to plead his
cause.
Wilcox is not In the, penitentiary yet.
but when he gets there he will find out
that II is better to be live prisoner than
q dead one.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22


yields more readily to SCOTS.
Emulsion.of cod-liver oil than
to anything that you can take;
and if tently used q few
days, will break Up the cold.
When you awake in the.
night choked up and cough
ing hard, take a dose Of the
Emulsion, and you Wil get
immediate rel ief, where no.
cough med Zine will 8 i, you
Ielief has 4 8 othlng and
j healing Eject upon the threat
and .hronkhia TT
.eco11.& 1oWNE,e,lllIli ~ 10
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
. BALL AND CHAIN MUST GO.
Newport News Council Modifes Law
Pertaining to Onenderx

NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January o.
Especial --Much dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed by the city officials to-day with
the sction Of the Council in aboiishing
the ball and chain on the chain gang,
and placing therein only prisoners con,
victed Of larceny WIFE beating, carry
Ing concealed weapons, and vagrancy.
The idea Of the ordinance Is to keep
DRINKS. from being placed In the gang,
and to do away with the ball and chain.
The police say 1t will increase crime
from the start and will make it easier
Tor prisoners to escape. -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
CHATHAM SMALLTALK.
San sJacinto Oil Company,s Failure
Means Losses to Mnny

means Losses 10 Many.
CHATHAM. VA, January n.-tspe-
clal-Ihe failure OF the San Jacinto Oil
Company. Of Beaumont Tex, raves the
Inhabitants Of Chatham several hundred
poorer than they were before twas or
gantzed: Notices have been posted that
stockholders at en- early date. .
John Dallas E(coloreO was sentenced 10
three years in the penitertiary on Tues
day Tor e-breaking. Henry Womack
to six years Imprisonment for malicious
shooting. Henry Hubbard (coIoreD Is
now on trial forfthe murder Of John Dos
well. - =
Mr.. ?. a: Jefferson, who has been con-
fined to his room for several days. is
very much improved -
The infant of DR.. w. T. Canada died
Friday at the home Of Mrs. Canadas
mother, In Halifax county
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Found a difference.
columbia Jester.)

(Columbia JeSter.)
The Irrepressible Child-Ma, is there any
difference between level and fat?
His sMother--No. dear.
The I. Citizen, why did pa get angry
when Mr.. Jones said he was flathead,
and then feel good when he heard that
Mr.: Smith said he was level headed?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

a. = t - --
Theatre. London. will arrive In Rich
mond within the next week. and. with
his wife, will be the guests of DE-. George
Ross. .-ss5s.-rs-
Mr. Collins arrived IN New York on
Monday, and last night witnessed the INF
tial performance or his latest piece. "Mr.
Blue Beard. This was presented at th1
Knickerbocker Theatre, in New York.
Mr.. ]. Hickory Wood and Mr.. Collins
have recently written this piece. and
after four weeks in New York, the play
will be presented at the Drury Lane Thea
ire, in London.
Mr.. Collins was in this country about
two years ago, whel Ne met Miss Thorn
of Los Angeles. Ca Shortly after this
they were married.
!. Mrs. Collins is cousin OF DR.. Ross,
He will be on this side until March and
during HIS stay he. will visit Boston and
Washington. and from the latter place .he
will come to Richmond. He will be here
about a week, after which he will go to
Los Angeles to visit the family of his
wife, and will then return to England
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
.ALBATRoss FULL OF BONES.
Arrival of a british Ship nj Newport
News-Fur itive Arreated

So ENeyYs-FuE1five AFrested.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA January n
={SpeciaL 1.-THE British parkentine Alps.
tross. Captain Grundmark arrived here
to-day from Argentine Republic; with a
cargo OF bones consigned to fertilizer
plant at alexandria va
81 The A1batross will sail tomorrow for
Alexandria. She will go as far as pos
sfbls before taking "a tug.
vica-President Knauss and General
Manager Tebeau. OF The Norfolk and
Hampton Roads shfp-Building and Dry
Dock Company. spent to-day IN the city.
News architect to prepare the drawings
for the numerous buildings to be erect
ed on the ship-yard site at sewalrs
Point.
the Hanover tPa.) authorities on the
charge OF criminal assault. The COM
.plainant Is a young colored girl He win
go back without papers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
J. j. womnck Convicted.

LYNcHBI'RG. VA. January et.-fspe-
ciaL)-In the Campbell County Court to-
day the jury In the case OF J. J. Wo--
mack charged with the murder Of ].
Edward Wright returned a verdict OF
voluntary manslaughter. and fixed the
punishment at two years In the peniten-
tiary. The trial lasted three days
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Feast OF ST Agnes

1T is related by the chroniclers that
the martyrdom Of st. Agnes. the Roman
maiden who became Christian. took;
place on January q. 1903, a. D. She was but
IS years old when she was beheaded un.'
der DioclAtian. and st. Jerome says that
the tongues and pens Of all nations are
employed IN the praises OF this innocent
young saint.
AT Rome the feast OF st. Agnes has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

British residents OF Greece are much
wrought up over the action of the gov
eminent in accepting the offer of a foreign
capitalist to erect gambling casino in
the old British Cemetery In Corfu When
the Ionian islands were ceded by England
Ito Greece iii 1864, it was specifically pro-;
5vided that the cemeteries would remain
undisturbed. The new scheme includes
an hydropathic institution, concert hall,
and casino, where a full layout" will be
run after the fashion OF Monte Carlo.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Waste of Time.
fTrih,1nn

fTribune.)
They had hard time killing that bad
elephant In New York, didn't they? Hung,
poisoned, and finally e1ectrocuted herr
What waste Of tine and taateriaIs!
Why didn't they put her in front, Of q
racing automobile?'' 8
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

Says the Boston Globe:
IL Virginia wants to put statue Ct
Robert b. Lee In the Capitol at Wash.
tngton, instead 81 statue Of Jefferson,
Why should the North object?''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
The Bounding Brook.
Baltimore American,

Miss cittigur1-What makes the 1f+t,e
brook bound along so from rock to rock?
Nr. Countrichap-'Cause It's mado out
o springs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Followed his Example.
(New York Evening World :

[New York Evening Worldly
did you hear about poor Palmers? He
went to New Guinea as missionary. you
know. and he was pursued by cannibals.
He was running away from them as fast
as he could when he happened to fail.
and them
And then, suppose, the cannibals fell
to-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22


70. success ]. possible. he stood true
do soSwas 70 fight On the same side with
his creates political ENEMY In his own
party, Senator Him an. The position OF
the State at that critical period showed
that q man 5was sats the helm no was
moved more by principle than by enmlty
or By pre5udtce .-Ralefgh News and OBJ
server.
J It IS to BE hoped that the people Of
South Carolina will call a halt IN this
work OF deliberate assassfna ton Of the
to stand up for the honor and integrity
of her paople.-Hi lninEton Messenger.
In many respects Mr. Gonzales was
emarkable man. In his personal
makeup and career there was much
that Is Usually den6minated picturesque.
He was fighting man, In the sense
that implies honor and patriotism. and
there was dash and verve about him
that men admired. He had the IDEAS
and fervent nature inherent from his
Cuban blood, tempered by the best blood g!
OF the South: He may have been u. tn1-
place and reason resided in his head.
His was one OF those inf1exibIe truth
loving Souls that will not tau1eIy brook
what appears to be hypocrisy and wrong,
and in his field of abor he found album
dant exercise for the protester' S pen, and
he welded one as fearTSs as 1t was
acrid. Still, when Editor Gonzales at
rally supported by the public conscience.
At least. he believed he was right, and
there was no policy about hfn.AAtlanta
Constitution
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
When grief; and gloom in your heart hav,
ALL SORTS.

A bill has been introduced in the Mis-.
souri, Legislature appropriating $4,000 for
the purchase Of life-s re portraits of Franz
els P. Blair, George Graham Vest, and
Francis Marion Cockrell. to be placed in
the Capitol.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

The old-faehioned way Of deciding a
question by tossing up coin, is now SUI
perseded in England by an elegant past
time. which is known as Eta p-nose. Two
cabnen have the credit Of making the
new game public. Instead of tossing
for .trir>r'' they set to work to spar.
the man uHo first got in tap on his OPP
ponent's nose being the winner and hav-
ing his drink paid for by the loser.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
M noansof s,,cr7 y,osifiva and .

No man Of such positive and aggressive
Temperament as N: G.. Gonzales could
escape personal anita gonism and enemies.
but HIS pen was none the less valuable
in exploiting Columbia's advantages and
in her behalf His enemies will breathe
easier that he has gone His friends
will dep!ore him. and Columbia and
Journalism will feel his Ioss.-Augusta
Chronicle