The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-12

of this provision would be to cut of
the pension being paid Mrs MCKINLEY
since the pension is not being paid be.
cause Of the military service rendered
the country sbv hnr husband.
TO CHANGE THE Law.
REPRESENTATIVE Walter Brownlow. OF
Tennessee. has introduced a Dill, whlch
allows the wives ofiveterans OF the FED
eral army In the war between the States
20 be buried beside their husba nds IN GOV
:ernrrent ceme,arles. At prs5ent TINS
cannot be done. and Mr.. Brownow says
he Is sure a majority OF the members
Wish to correct what he regards as
wrong There is said to be general de.
mand for the change in the law among
the Federal veterans
of veterans OF the Var with Spain have
been introduced alrdady this session
number are from Virginia. Congress last
session passed man, bills providing Tor
the payment Of pension to men who are
suffering from the effects of d seases re-
suing from service lin the army during
the, Spanish war. and the total OF the PEN
sions Of this nature now. being paid Is
enormous. when the comparatively smatl
number Of men who actually smelt pow
DER Is taken into consideration.
THE MILITIA. Fl
The annual report OF Acting Adjutant-
General Hall, of the army. made puoilc
to-day, contains the statement that tho
fear In Virginia and other Southern
States that the men enlisted In the state
ma tional guards. which. under the new
national militia law are made parts OF
the regular army under special clrcum-
the past year. Much of the report Is
devoted to the militia In the various
States, and the Adjutant-General says
that In several of the States OF the SCUM
there is great opposition to enllstments'
, The report says:
"In some cites Of Virginia. Georgia ana
, Louisiana the newspapers have preju-
diced the minds of the militiamen by
their distorted views The fear Is 81 OK
pressed in some Southern communities
that under the Presidents orders white
national guardsmen might be compe!leo
to serve under a colored commander, ana
still others believe that they are STATE
troops, and should not be ordered 70
serve outside the State. All these dis.
o,,,ers. however, are to be regarded as
eroradlc rather than contagious. and as
tho intent Of the law becomes better un'
oerstood, with some further leg1sla ton.
nerhaps, 1t is believed that all opposition
Will be confined to such irreconcllanle
elements as are not to be sat!snea Wltn
anything less than the aool1uon OF a., a..
agencies that make for the preservation
OF law and order"
The report also mentions Virginia as
one OF the States in which the laoo o.
unions are opposing the enlistment OF
members in the national guard
The report says that nearly ten per
cent, of the entire enlisted strengtn OF
the army deserted during the pas. y ~ ~
The present strength OF the army IS oa,ooo
/ enlisted men, and there were o,oa' VINO
deserted in the past twelve months, me
army is commanded by 1851 officers
BOIL WEEvIL.
ut is my opinion said Secretary VIII
| son, Of the Department OF Asr culture TO
| a delegation of Texan and Louislanan
| Senators and representatives. that the
boil! weev Will be devastating the cotton
| fields Of the Carolnas N three years.
| possibly two"
The Senator'S and members from the
| two States called on Secretary 10 urge
him to help them secure an approPT'at'n
for the purpose OF fighting the PEST tha1
/ threatens to utterly destroy cotton raising
! In the South. He promised them 1ha' ne
| would do all he could to help sc IN APP
| preparation to be expended In an endeayor
| to find way of killing the Weevll put ne
| gave 1t as his opinion that theNe was
likely nothing to be found. At present, ne
said the only way to escape the weevii
was to plant early cotton. Tho boil weevll
has done an enormous amount OF damage
| In Texas. but has not yet crossed tne
| NJ ss!ssippi, Mr.. Wilson thinks u IS only
| question of time before 1t does So AND
! then North and South Carolina planters
| are In immediate danger Of rum.
MILITARY INSTITUTE.
General Scott Ship, Superintendent OF
| the Virginia Military Institute Is mere
| on business connected with the insu,ute'
| This afternoon he went around to coIum-
bian University, on Invitation Of Or.
Tucker, dean OF tho law faculty, and
| heard Hon. John w, Foster lecture On
diplomacy.
General shipp said that typho4d !s dlssp.
peaMrg In Lexington. and he thouSat ths'
| when the institute rsopaned In two weeks,
1t would have disappeared, The cadet
corps is the largest In thirty years. he
said. "and II was very unfortunate tha'