The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-27
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tgpents Of the Deek
/ Finder Brief Review.

We draw the color limo down in old |
Virginia; have Jim Grow cars, and all
that; but they Guido VS. out In Indiana
A schoolmaster Of that state named Gil
bert. while employed in the Philippines,
took a fancy to Filipino boy and
bi ought him to the United States, IN
tending to aid him in securing an edu-<l
cation here. The rest OF the story Is
that when Mr.. Gilbert oppressed his
intention OF placing the lad IN the pub
lie schools of Princeton the color line
was raised, and the prejudice against
the little fellow became so great that
the mcmbers of the school board were
forced to call meeting, at winch they
decided against the boy. Mr.. Gilbert
was much disappointed by tho decision
OF the board, and has sent the Filipino
boy to Cincinnati"
Notwithstanding the protests and the
walls that have gone up from various
parts Of the civilized world. the unciVil-
lied persecution of the Jews IN Russia
goes right along. Twenty-Five nave re,
Gently been killed and over q hundred
sent to the hospital for treatment for
injuries received In Gome town some
five hundred miles south of ST. Peters
burg The trouble began on September
11th, when certain Hebrew peddlers OF
fish refused to sell behring's at the price
fixed b. the so-called Christian dealers.
This led to rioting, which lasted several
DAYS. during which the homes of 34o
Jewish workingmen were plundered and
destroyed. It was merely one more IN
stance Of the fierce anti-semitic race feel
ing which prevails In the interior OF
Russia.
Here is a news item Of the past week
which reminds us so much of the SOUTH.
west Virginia land and town boom OF
twelve or fourteen years ago that we are
DISPOSED to greet 1t as an old TREND.
A dispatch from Houston, Mich, says:
1T Is evident that the mining boom that
led thousands of investors In this district
TO nut sums ranging from few dollars
un to hundreds of thousands each INTO
mines and prospects in all parts OF the
| United States. Canada and Mexico du'-
| ing the past three years has entered
upon the third and final stnge. me
| f,rst neriod was that of investment,
when Everything went The second
| GO was one Of greater conservatism,
| end now has come the period OF house
| cleaning. A great many mining com
| NAMES have been formed In Michigan
| for the development Of properties IN
| Arizona, and not lie" % lHtse 49,
panies are going to the wall at the pres
| ent time"
! Ana here ,s another Of somewhat SINH
Gentlemen with 100000 to spare ana
| dc srous of buying 100000 600 trust may
have an opportunity of gratifying theH
| desire shortly when the bankers VINO
| leaned the Consolidated Lake superior
/
! not repay. come to make themselves
| whole. The trusts misfortune IS simply
| Inc old story of overcapitalization ana
| d,scountine profits that never came me
! conpany's plant Is in Canada, In and
about the Canadian Sault Salnte Marie,
but most of the experience IN me case
Is Philadelph!an, Philadelphia capitalists
bav,nE backed the project very heavily
and to their cost Its fate Is another
illustration that legislation Is not neces-
sary to bring a top-heavy trust to the
ground. this company having fallen OF
its own dropsical top-heaviness
The announcement was made on Thurs
day that President Roosevelt had sum.
noned John Mitchell. the heaacentcr pi
organized labor, to the White House for
consultation. Later 1t was semi.ofcialiy
| announced that the object of the CONFER
ence Is to bring about. II possible, set
tIoment of the case of w. A. Miller, as
sistant foreman of binding In the Govern
| ment PrlntiiN Cfiice against ~hom OF
eahIzed labor has complaint 10 make
| Its grievance Is formulated by the WASH
| inpton Central Labor Union. which has
| adontcd n petition to the President call
ing for the dismissal of Miller on charges
nreferred by the bookbinders union al
iegipg that such dismissal VIII promote
efficiency in the public service and fur
Their alleging that it has proof of Miller,s
urtitness for the performance OF MS
duties.
and now we shall see what will become
OF this somewhat dangerous experiment
i Governor Pennypacker of Pennsyl-
vana, has by no means given up his
hope that the press muzzllng law OF
which he was the architect, will be re-
spected and even become popular Speak
ing before the State League of Republi-
cen Clubs of Pennsylvania the other day
tho Governor vigorously defended the
odious law and said: 'The time VIII
,, come, and 1t is not far distant when
the editors who have walled about Vt and
condemned 1t viii be offering their thanks
to the Legislature which passed this
J law and led the van In endeayoring 70
: correct what Is one of the most CON
spicuous of evils. II has peeh caheu u
muzzer, but there is not from beginning
, 70 end a single prohibition, Everything
: is left to the discretion and Judgment
Of the editors"
The Governor evidently does not know
, the Pennsylvania editors, especially those
! in the city of Philadelphia.
1 There Is a man out In Krksvil!e
, Mo, who may be said to be man after
President Rocsevelt's own heart and !
!, is said that If he were not an enthusiast
= t. Democrat tho President would fine
) good, fat Office for him, The man i
o d. M. Walker. who Is a great-grand
\ father at the age of fifty-nIne years
AT nineteen he was father, and a
thirty-eIght a grandfather. He Is tn
a father of fourteen children, the oldes
/ being thirty-nine and the youngest fou
t wears, He has twenty-five grandchil
d dren. His one great-grandchlld is tn
: daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, ], s. Watts