The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
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Down II, the great State ,ofsrexas t,epo,.
!sm has srown very rank, 50 rank, Ia.
! aeed, the legislature has had Ito come
tatives the other day passed a RESOLUTION
calling upon the heads Of all state de-.
part1nents and institutions to submit ,nr.
der oath "a statement 81 the number -
employees 3, ~ their RESPECTIVE Department.
or r, .hs.itullons who ere related either ~
gree, to said chief or heads Of depart.
nents or Institutions together With TIA
amount Of salary said clerks ana ems
ployes receive; also that this sworn state.
ment shall contain similar Information a
TO the clerks and employees who are re-.
lated IN tho same MANNER to the heads
OF other departments or institutions of
the State government" The tnspira tior,
Of this resolution. as appears In the pre.
amble Is 2 desire to cure the growing Of
nep,otisn 70 our State government" and
y js plainly intimated that appropriate
action Will DO taken uuon tho report
contemplated. ,sa1
An Interesting event Of tho past week
was tie successful launching Of tho
shamrock III at {Dumbarton. The launch.
ing %, l, occurred OF Tuesday. and It prao-
Ically marks tho opening OF slr1Thomas
Lptone third campaign Tor that coveted
trophy, the American cup. Judging by
the cabled reports, the event disclosed
no hidden secrets, for. according to all
accounts, she Is just what sho was ex.
pccted to bc, q return to narrower beam
ana less power than were found In tho
last two cup chnllengers. Ono American
ldea has been adopted. The new boat
is TO steer with Il wheel. This Ii tho first
time that the old Fashioned tlller has
challenger. Now that tho Shamrock Iii.
Is overheard she Will doubtless bc rugged
as soon ns possible, SO as to allow OF
tuning Up trials before having to leave
for this side Of the ocean. 4. 81 n
a fashionable athletic club In Chicago
had a special '.ladles' day. function last
"Wednesday ] t was dead swell" az
fair. but after It was over 200 aiyer
Spoons and q lot OF brlc-a-brac and other
more NOR or less valuable articles we're mis-.
sing. They had not been mislaid, nor had
they been STOLEN" It happened that
there were a few hundred women in tho
party who had the souvenir craze, and
on departing each appropriated the artl-
Gle which she thought most desirable a
an addition to har collection"
There ara on the statute books of Penn.
sylvenla some ancient blue laws that
have long been ignored and most people
were unaware Of thelr existence. but tho
members OF the Sabbath Observance
League OF Philadelphia has resurrected
them and propose TO force an Issue on
them. TO that end they have sworn out
warrants for the arrest OF several pub.
fishers OF morning newspapers and tho
executive officers OF g news company,
locomotive works md an 1ce-cream com.
pany. Tho newspa pers are being prose>
cuted for accepting advertisements on
Sunday. selling wares. and doing man- 4
ner5 OF labor prohibited by tho act OF
1894. which also prohibits a man from
kissing his wife
There is always something doing In
politics IN New York. II there Is no city
or State campaign on. the politicians
keep busy making and unmaking Presl-
dental candidates. During the past week
significant things to occur in New ork.
One is worthy OF mention. The Now
York World came out In a double loaded
article explaining why Cleveland Is
strong. In this article the World admits
that It's former criticism 81 what Il calls
"the bond-syndicate chapter and the
shocking page OF tho Venezuelan mess
sage was little too severe. This Is a
timely confession, rho World declares
It's present belief that Mr.. Cleveland Is
e''thc logical candidate and the strongest
candidate Of his party" for President In
1904.
One day last week q colored policeman
In Washington rode up to two other
colored men on his bicycle, and without
word of explanation drew his revolver
and commenced peppcrins the two men
aforesaid. Both men were badly wounded
and one will die from the effects. The
8murderer's only explanation Is that he
had been hoodooed by a colored woman at
his boarding house and therefore had an
uncomfortable desire to fill somebody
with lead Commenting on the affair.
the Hartford Times says: Such Incl
dents as this arc commended to the at
stentlon OF Mr.. Thomas Wentworth l1lg-
glnson and other philanthropists who
think there is no great difference between
white people and black people. except q
difference IN circumstances OF birth"
A scheme has been developed in South
Africa to import Chinese to work IN
the mines about Johannesburg. Two conf
#n,issioners, Messrs. Skinner and Moves.
have been appointed to proceed to China
to Investigate Chinese labor with that
object In view. These gentlemen left 10.
hapnesburg on the goth Of February and
have Just reached London They VIII II
steamer Umbria, March Is. on their way
to California, where they will inquire
into the conditions of Chinese labor IN
that State. and then proceed to CHINA. y 1
their investiga tons up TO that tln'e ell-
courage them so to DO.
The United States Senate ended ls sne-
cal session on Thursday afternoon, me
dignned Senate lodged the matter OF
the confirmation of the nomination OF
South Carolina negro g o. GFu% the the e enao
AZ the pigeon hole. The Senate tilted
the N Cuban treaty in a manner. Action OF
tho House was made ' before tnI,e the
remain imperative until the meeting OF
the Congress next wlnsr or Posslt,
autumn. President Palma. OF Cuba. Is
said to have addressed a polite note TO
President Roosevelt expressing regret
that. after Cuba has fulfilled every pledge
and obligation to the United States, the
carrying out of the obligations Of this
country to Cuba Is to be deferred for
nearly a year longer. The cubans are az
polite as they are patient,
& Considerable warmth Is being Injected
into ~the local political arena IN New
York city, It has developed that the Re-
publicans are very much displeased with