The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-10

tho last days OF the session. Senator
Martin said to-day he rather preferred
that the House would pass the bill as II
came from the Senate, as II might easily
be that X could not be gotten through
the Senate when 1t came back from the
House In Its amended form. The pension
being paid widows OF Presidents Is 5000
a year. Tho pension towhich Mrs. Reed
would be entitled MS the widow OF q
major would DO only 1885,
Senator Daniel was In his scat to-day.
after an absence OF several days, caused
BY IN attack OF grip. which was quite
severe
Congressman Swanson has been con-
fined to his room with grip for some
time. He Is quite unwell, though hardly
dangerously i'll
CONGRESSMAN Lamb has not yet return.
ed from Moth Carolina, whittier he went
as one OF the House committee to attend
the funeral Of Conere$smAn Moody
DISPkNSARY BILL
It will surprise many Virginians to
know that IVES, Virginia Is about to
have Il dispensary law modelled after that
OF South Carolina. Hon. Frank Mcates,
Speaker Of HE lower house of the West
vi gina Legislature. told me at the New
Willard Sunday that a bill providing for
the Establishment OF dispensary for the
sale of whiskeS in every city, town and
county of the State would be introduced
in the ,Hous to-day. There Is mo doubt
of the passage OF the bill" said Mr.
Moates. THE people Of the State have
for some yelrs been dissatisfied With the
manner in which the liquor traffic Is con-
Quoted. A few days ago bill was In
trodnccd providing for absolute prohibit
tion in the State. 1t would receive good
votein each house. am perfectly safe
in saying that dispensary law, In all
essential particulars like South Caro-
lina's, will soon be on est Virgtnla's
statute books.
NEW BANK
Ono OF the corporators OF the American
National the new bank Washington Is
to have soon, said to-day that practi-
cally oil the capital stock. amounting TO
100000. had been takon. The bank will
be in operatio In about sixty days. pro-
vided suitable location can be obtained
in that time. There has been some diff
s f1cuty encountered In securing suitable
building. An effort has been made to
lease building owned BY Lieutenant-
Governor Willard. but without success,
1T ls a remarkable fact said the cor
porntor referred to above. that without
Intending to make It anything Of the
kind. the bank Is a Virginia institution.
In going over the list Of stockholders the
other day we found that ninety per cent.
are doing business in Washington.
Tho banking house of John L. Will
liams & Sons of Richmond. are largely
interested In the new bank. 1t has al
ready been promised deposits amounting
10 half million dollars A new bank
has not been established In Washington
for about fourteen years,
DR.. R N. Harper, of Loudoun county,
who has for seventeen years been the
proprietor Of the drug store next to
the Metropolitan Hotel. near Sixth
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. sold
out his business to his clerks Saturday
night. The Doctor. who was the presi-
beers Of the Virginia Democratic Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia. Is large
~ Interested in the new Amer can Ma
tional Bank. soon to be established here.
But am not candidate for the NOM
ination for Congress to succeed Mr..
Rixey." said DR.. Harper to-day. "Some
OF my friends have mentioned the matter
for any office. I haven't made money
enough"
WILL VISIT PELEE
A party Of Staunton men left here to-
day for Baltimore. whence they will sail
for Jamaica. to spend several weeks
sightseeing in that part OF the " nd.
The party consists Of Messrs. Thomas
u. Humphreys. Clark Worthington and
Thomas Atkinson. 1t Is the intention Of
the gentlemen to visit Mont Pelee.
though. on account OF the narrow CSC pc
OF a party of tourists who were visiting
the island Of Martinique when the vol
cano eXploss>d last week, makes them
rather shaky.
Rev. DR.. R. j. Willinrham OF Rich
mond chairman Of the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, was one of the chief speakers at
missionary conference at Calvary Bap-
list Church, Eighth and H Streets. to-
night. He preached at the Second Bap-
list Church Sunday morning and at
Brookland Church at night The con-
ference will last until Thursday.
Many prominent Baptist mission work.
ers from all sections Of the country were
: In attendance and several missionaries
from foreign fields are also here to tell
Of their work.
Marriage license was granted here to-
day to John n. McCabe and Cora l..
Jeffries. both OF Warrenton.
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