The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-17
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr.. Alice, the long term United States
Senator from Delaware. who WIS "a re-
suit OF the compromise wind-up of tho
long drawn-out Addicks fight has been
but little heard of since his election to
tho upper house of Congress. But the
other day he came out OF hiding long
enough to submit to an interview, In
which he says he has the strongest kind
of confidence that the next Legislature
of that state will elect Addlcks to suc-
coed Senator Ball. He declares that
what are known as the Union Republi-
Addicks. are constantly gaining recruits
and Will have Mt least thirty members
III the Legislature. This will give them
the balance OF power, and will insure
the triumph OF Adcks.
Most people In these parts were OF the
opinion that the grent Madison Square
Garden In New York was n motley-rnak-
ing Institution. and 30 tho statement
made during the past week that 1t paid
expenses the past fiscal year for the
first time In it's existence will come In
the nature OF a surprise. 1t will also
be good news, for along with the other
statement comes another TO the effect
that there has been much talk In the
past few years Of allowing the property
TO be converted for private use on ac-
count OF the failure of tho stockholders
to receive dividends on their Investment.
III tho course OF n few years they may
be well rewarded for their public spirit
In carrying their financial burden 10
patiently.
Judge Charles Swayne. OF the United
States District Court for the Northern
District OF FLORIDA. against whom tho
Legislature OF Florida Ia waging such
a bitter war. is warm personal friend
of Senator Quay; in fact, they are chumB.
Swnyne Is n Pennsylvania, and was q
neighbor and schoolmate OF Quay's. Ha
was appointed to tho Federal bench In
1899 by President Harrison. when he had
been citizen Of Florida only few
months. It Is likely that the influence
OF Quay will be sufficient. ms It has been
before. to prevent Congress from taxi
Ing any notice OF the charges which thu
Florida Legislature has brought against
the Judge.
Governor Pennypackers new libel law
went into effect in the State Of Penn.
sylvnnla last week. and the newspapers
OF that State. especially those In Phila-
delphia, are having lot OF fun over 1t.
SO far no effort has been made by the
State to enforce tho gastric provisions
OF the law, although the papers have
laid the bars down very low. for every
day since the Governor signed the bill
that passed the Legislature and made 1t
law the papers have taken unusual de-
light In running cartoons OF the Cover
nor and his crowd. the very thing that
Is expressly forbidden. Ons Phlladelphia
editor predicts that within two weeks
Governor Pennypacker will wish that
he could bury himself in a swamp, where
not even mosquito could see him..
The fun the press will have With him
will be caution" The Philadelphia
ernor In the role OF Don Qui1ote. while
the North American republishes with
| improvements) the cartoon OF which thu
Governor complained in his defense OF
the bill, and the editor says: The law
doesn't amount to the paper It is writ
ten on. We are going to express our
selves Just as freely as ever With even
more vigo- II possible. instead OF being
| deferred by this. Ours Is an anH-Quay
paper Tho law was aimed at u.s. but
| We mean to continue exposing thioves
and mailing thugs as wo have IN tins
past"
The Legislature of New Hampshire
adopted a back-acting local option lay.
similar to the bill that Mr.. sebrell, OF
| Norfolk, offered In the Virginia Legisln-
ture as a substitute for the Mann bin,
but which was promptly voted down.
Tho Sebrell bill. like the New Harnpshira
law. proposed to make the State prohibi-
ton, and then provided that the people
| 81 any district, town. county or city
might have saloons by simply voting al
! the polls TO license them. New ,Iiamp.
| shire has just had Its first "saloona
| election" under the new law. ana avery.
| body In the State seems to be well
pleased with the results. which were.
|gbriefly. that the cities voted TO have
| saloons and a majority OF the towns
| and all the country districts stuck 70
| prohibition. This seems to be tho most
| reasonable system yet evolved, az ING
people who want saloons nave In ne. a and
4 those who don't. have them Eot. anu
perhaps II is a pity that old Virginia
did not adopt the system when sne naa
the opportunity.
The beautiful city OF Jacksonville, IN
| Florida, has a great deal OF bad luck W.
Mi remember that but short Whlie ago.
comparatively speaking, ~ was a,ia - ha,
tally destroyed byIflre. from Which ~ haa
NIT vet entirely recovered. The heayy
/ rains that deluged the Baptlsts AT 1Helr
great convention In Savannah became
veritable cloudburst when they Ieacn ,ss
Jacksonville. and that city snn ,,a ala ~ 70
i In twenty-four hours the rainfall WIS
i al inches, and in many cases the wafer
reached the level Of first story WlnaoW w
stores. warehouses, depots and resioehce.
were flooded. and altogether 1ucASo t ~
4 had very wet and scary time
a Washington correspondent has peen
oett,np some interesting figures from tne
Congressional Records and Mes, Iros.
which It + shown that n tbs and c smpIey
ments." while but 1915 oftlces We're aas,
continued, so that the net Increase was wa :
r + CLOSE pesa 10 se sexs
ma - snlarped BY 1854 now appointments
Mile whI the naval Increase was 5.ele. inelua'
ins 1900 seamen and lt5s mids aas1n r.
Our Federal Government forces or abe asem soa
n no each year. The total approprla.
tt, $50, Of money by the last Congress ass
gregate sl.65s6s3. ooa
The first negro that vas ever oi sRpo,Ihted
p9sta1,Gie M upe Who Who moved to that
w. Sas less sss than year ago. and since hs
,hns became ,e a Marylander ne mas sue
Il ~ al a Ia Il