The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29

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Thanksgiving Day. falsely 50 called
i has come and gone Many people are 3!
the opinion that Thanksgiving Day n ms%is
/ to be reformed TO some extent. ane..
/ contention thai II is missioner seems
to be justified by tho facts. 3IaKe the az
ia Richmond for Instance which. j.o9'ls
from reports from other cities. seems 70
have been q fair sample, Here precious
! few were the thanks thai were olie. ~,
I 'rhe services That were appointed 70 tAne
! place in the churches were nut poorly a..
and without the spiritual zcst 70 reos een
/ IL from the charge of cold fotmal'ty. iae
streets wore crowded with exoursionls.s
from all parts Of .-vo states, VINO "e eI
ira WI here, not to render THANKS toI :
any blessing. bn, to witness 20 oe' ,r y.
general conduct and behavior u the loot
l ers. the bet,ers and the excuss!ol.i.ta
i aenArally. as we'll as that OF the c!tv
| folks, vas In no way In symphfr. WIN
the original purposes OF Thanks2 ,vt I'VE
Day thanksgiving Pay snoulo .s % not b.
rero--ned. II u celebrated It Is
mockery and a farce.
4 Hermann sudermnnn. the German
A author. starts soon on q Journey arou w,
the world solng by. the siberian RAJ.
/ road. The tour is for Mia health. but bur
he Will vls, Japan to look for new su ",
iects He expects TO reach San Francs
70 IN May. and 20 to the 81 Louis EXPO
sition. where he hopes TO see some
plays performed, r. so eon.em ~ m erica T
on the dramatic art, II his health allows.
Lieutenant: C eneral s, NJ; 3. 1 7...s E:
who was confirmed by the Senate rev
a days ago, will reach the retiring aye
u IN January j. next. This will make
vacancy as chief OF the general stan.
y II has been announced that Major zen.
eral Adna r. Chafree will be appointed
to the vacancy. and this will make a va
4 cancy on the general staff to be hlleo oy
some other ma jor- general,
Sir Thomas Upton. the gamest ON
sport Of our day. we are sorry 10 s"''l. III.
losing his interests Ia all things Amer-
can. we do not wonder at It. but wn are
sorry ali the same It Is now announced
q that he Is going out OF the packing DUST
ness at Chicago He Is selling out his
horses and wagons and has ofrered ms
plant FIR sion.tho. and the other =. .'ess
are said to thing that $4,000 would % q
good price for II. Both AS "a pork packer
snd "a a va chtsman Sir Thomas hnds
the balance on the wrong sdo Of >. ae'
j count.
Tho difnculty Automobiles nrd y pro-
tecting their faces has at last been satis-
factorily solved. says Paris
ana goggles are now likely to be cast
! aside tor now mask. gwhichl!s strong
, and transparent md mobiles in no way
the appearance Of fair compilations. It
is constructed OF transparent horn. with
the usual spectacle glasses. and th''1 %.
via tes the danger OF FIRE. 50 much feared
with ,nflammable celluloid masks.
} William McAdoo, formerly, Demo
cratic member Of Congress from New
jersey. and Assistant Secretary o. sa
minis,ration, lie COW mentioned as the
probable successor OF General v.
Greene az Commissioner OF Police IN
New York City. Mr.. McAdoo is not only
, a sound Democrat but an honest man,
orc. would mean that Devery's graft
methods In The administration Of the po.
lice department OF New York are not to
be resumed under the Mcclellan regllne.
United states Senators Quay and Pen.
!. rose had an '.--..-t call away from the
Senate chamber on Monday. They rushed
to Philadelphia = confer with the Re-
publican boss. Durham, who has broken
with the new mayor. Weaver. IN regard
\ weaver Is showing disposition to defy
the Republican grafters who plumber the
Phila delphians to re extent Of several
millions annually. II genuine split occurs
In that city, It may result In breakin~ tee
, power OF Quay and Penrose III the whole
State.
The employees In the steel industries
are beginning to feel the effects OF the
depressed conditions OF the steel trad,
, Several works have served notice t' re-
ductions In pay. ard In several cases the
] accept the reduction. This has been the
case with the mills al Indiana Harbor,
near Chicago A large sheet mill owned
BY the Inland Stool Company. Is closed
as result Of the decision Of the men
> not to Accept a out OF l2 l-2 per cent.
; / In wages. and 35u men In the open .earth
department 81 the plant Of the -.--' .
company have gone out for the same rea.
son. The officials of the company say
that they have filled all OF their orders.
Various other mills have laid of part OF
their men or ordered reductions Of wages.
The labor leaders say that there are
: more idle Mills throughout the country
: now than seemed possible year ago.
Every day now We hear OF tru-ts In dis.
, tfess. trusts falling by their own weight.
: The latest to tumble by the waysldc is the
New York building trust as II Is called IT
Is composed Of the New York Realty Cor
poratihn and the Fuller CONSTRUCTION
!. Company. whose stock holderr ave now
asked to create q voting trust for three
years, which may rescue the concern
from Its troubles, What the troul'Ass a1c
may be guessed--complete failure TO real.
ize The glowing eXpecta tions OF the boom,