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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
THE GENERAL STATE.

THE act OF Congress on this subject
though little understood by tho public
has been the cause Of important changes
in the army personnel.
1t follows pretty generally tho German
army idea. and was intended, and Is being
used to get rid Of some old fellows who
have been In the way long time. and
are now considered "out Of date"
The duties OF the general STAFF corps
will be to prepare plans for the national
defense and for tho mobilization of the
military forces In time OF war; to in.
yestIgate and report upon all questions
affecting tho efficiency of the army; to
render professional aid and assistance to
the Secretary of War and to general OIL
GERS, and to perform such other duties,
not otherwise assigned by law as may
be from, time to time prescribed by the
r. President.
The general staff corps Will consist OF
one chief OF staff and two general OH
GERS not below the grade of brigader-
general, four colonies, six lieutenant
cOlCHClS ana tWeINN l4uJvis' et'' N"NN''
captains or iirst-lieutenants. Their details
will be for four years, unless they are
sooner relieved.
Under the direction of the President
or Secretary Of War, the chief OF staff
vii! have supervision of all troops or thc
line and of the acknowledgements, judge
advocates, quartermasters, subsistence
medical, pay and ordnance departments,
the corps Of engineers and the signal
corps, Duties now prescribed by statute
for the commanding general (Miles) as
u member OF the board of Ordnance and
Fertilization and Of the Board of Com
missioners OF the Soldiers Home, are to
be performed by The chief Of stan. or
other officers designated By the President.
Any officer Of the army now on the
actiye list below the grade of major gen
eral, who served with credit as an officer
orSenllstei man in the regular or yolup-
tear ecrTlee during The clyl war before
April 9, 1876 when retired, IS to be re-
I tired Giin the rank and pay OF the r\Ht
] hlgh9s grade. uHder this provision
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Personal and General.

rhe chaplain Of the Massachusetts SEN
ote' Nv n slip OF the tongue, gave thanks
an I ,ncoln's birthday for the work ac-
complished by "Robert" instead OF
"Abrham' LINCOLN.
j, III, e;caverna, a native OF New 1er-
soy, is q candidate for Parliament IN one
of the London districts, He mas !lVed
In england for some ten years ana re-
Gently, because a naturallzed subject of
King Edward.
Mrs. Helen G. Nagle, aged 1906 who has
long held the distinctlon of being the
Oldest woman in Maine. died at Bath
last week,
Rev DR. Homer Eaton, connected with
tho Methodist Missionary Society, is ABOUT
to return to China to superlntend the
episcopal work assigned him.
Frank Miller, direct descendant OF
John Quincy Adams, who started In busl-
ness III Philadelphia, when young man.
| as tho first man dressmaker In the coln-
try, died In New York recently
The people of lincoln, Neb,, boast OF
| having the largest creamery In the world
| not only In capacity for buttermaking, hui
| in the size of the plant and the floo,
space Of the building
According to the monks Of the hospict
or ST, Bernard. their famoua dogs save
on an average twenty lives every year OF
| the mountains.
Australia has thalaysest duck farm ans
tho largest Incubator in the world TIL
incubator has a capacity OF II ,4Oo ducks
eggs. or 1900 hens eggs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
a Good Man Gone.

Editor of Tho Times-Dlspatch:
Sir.-The writer has known William Fl.
Tatum for many years, and as citizen,
Christian and Mason he exemplifed by
his living that he was true to every
obligation which goes TO make TINS
life worth living FOR, gentle klnd' humble,
forplyInr faithful all tho walks Of life.
The writer vas thrown In close touch
with him rs 4 Mason. For twenty-five
years he had been the treasurer of ST.
JOINTS Lodge, hardly ever missing @
meeting, stated or called. exemplifylng
in his life his great lowe for the institu.
ton. May we as citizens, Christians ant
Masons follow him as no followed CHRIST
Peace to his ashes, ~ ~ - 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Geo ga > : ooo sao Oceoeoooo
Ot;5ro'n,'a D Oi,;A,oy9At
M IKE sL'a1, ~
SCbo eceee DO OCO 3 e0o~oeoocS

7 Z . 1 g.7El
Birmingham a ge-1fernld: thousands Of
voters feel that the trusts spring from
Tho Dingley tariff, or ut least TINT thelf
5contrOl over prices Is duo to that tariff
and they Will vote for d Democrat next
year, Wnon under ordinary circumstances
they would not 50 vote. This renders
1.-The election y OF II Democratic Presid e..
possible md evcr probable. The GUS
content over Dlngleyism Is increasing ING
ovcry day. .,35.. Il 383 Us,
Nashville American: Some northern
folks are 1narvellng at tho gracious wei
come which the pooplo In New orleans ans
have accorded to Miss Alice lsoosevelt
and Miss Root People OF this cliara u, ~.
do not know the southern people. M .',.a
Roosevelt and Miss Root would 20 gim
ciously received anywhere In the son W..
because southerncrs, first OF oil, are iuuio'
and gentlemen.
Atlanta Journal: Judge Pore .f necl aath
that "after SO recently taking tn ne, ol...
al ofr1cep Ia crnnat release Jim Illl1nan
On bail. Evidently Tilman mace uit
mlsta Ia in not applying TO some 9ou =.
Carolina Judge who has got uscd 70 i'ls
oath OF Office.
Memphis scrnltar: Tho heaviest penal
ty that the South has hao 70 Pay TVS ~ y.
for refusing to let Roosevelt dictate us
views on tho negro question Is the np.
rpearanco or Ben T'illman rs tho south
ern champion. 34t
Galveston News: President Castro IS
thankful to us, and wires to that effect.
III he really wants to show his gratitude
to us he should behave himself and en-
deavor to make his people do the same
thing. FL
Houston Chronicle: throughout the
South there is but one opinion of the
Presidents pro-negro policy. It is in our
section OF the country universally con
dcmned on account OF the harm It does
to the South. to the whole country and to
the negro himself.
snvannah News: A now countyltn New
Mexico has been named In honor OF Sena-
tor Quay iii recognition of his services
in behalf Of the statehood bill. The Scna-g
tor would no doubt have much preferred
q franchise of some sort n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
President already has retired several I'm

PRESIDENT already has rellred so '' INT II
}portant officers. VI
This general staff lay no doubt Is III a t''
cord With the beat Buropean army or.
gatizntions; but, whether It is or not
1t brings the President Into closer re e a.
lions with the army than ever before fore. y
gives htnl power and influence ne could could
not easily exercise before. Tho now militia
bill, too, as we understand II makes most
radical changes iii the law. All are now
under the President.
The organization OF the general stan an
will not take place Until August 10, 1908,
BY which time General Miles Will have
reached the age for retiring, and retired
he Will be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Get Us z! ona
~ 5fe1plng Fana

-, nest help is that which helps,
~ IN independent. These are busy
I'm t,mos = 4 in richmond, and everybody
,o9 desires to work should flnd en-
ployrnent. !, !, an for !. work
49,. airl who is quick, and Will1ns5
ron ~. az = h n rs q dollar, She wishes
anu an oh hf q position in an office, she
~ ,,tas - good hand and has good
e misa She would make g model
We have an application from an
other girl who Is a No. stenosr ., u
She Is unusually well cducateu, n..u
will prove n treasure 70 any co'oot -
that may secure her services
and we can give them the very best
recommendations. Who bidsY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
A Wife Worth Having.

Mrs Ferguson had connected collgh
syrup for her husband. 1t consisted OF
a certain Jamaica beverage, with VARIOUS
bn VAS TESTING IL with much feryor.
'S..Yo,lr medicines, laura" he said,
iboldina o,,t Ills glass for another doss,
s'are So stn,,ch better than. the medicines
mother used IN max Ms hicag 80 4Fap 1Es'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
a Test ofAltruisml.

little Willie--l.a, what's an al-tru-ist?
His Father-A man, my child, who car
rles his umbrella all day without using
it, and then is glad It dldnt, rain, on ae-
count of the people who had no um-
brellas with them,-Judse Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Observation-Disclosures: -+l.i.


4 BOARDING. to the Alexandria dnzette,
tho ratrlotlo custom OF celebrating = cor TVS
lWnshington's birthday was lnnuglilrrate %
w,,,e tho Father Of Ills Country was
vct III tho nesll rho Gazette says:
,.rho nrst celebration OF Nvnshlngton's
birthday appears to have bccn held at
Newport by tho French troops In 1881.
rho next popular celebration was ny tho
seciety Of st. I'nmmnny. New York, IN
17e0. Then followed tho grand Dhll at
Philadelphia In 1902 Al,
rho fredericksburg Free Lance Keeps
IN its good roads agitation. Here's an
extract from Its latest:
nrhls road question IL paramount In
Virginia, and tho farmer whose property
ID injured because of Its non-sett loment,S
lwllo ID Inconvenience and annoyed ~
travelling from place to place, and who
sees himself cut off, as 1t were, IN winter
is.ty OF solving the question and awaken
to tho necessity Of action In tho prem
iscs." s. ~ ISL
Tho Norfolk Ledger says:
.,It has lust occurred to US to ask, was
Ii John Wise who requested Mark Han
mn to Introduce that cx-slavc penslon
bIll--in the interest of the Int as It goes
around? with the prospect Of getting n
permanent hold on tho United states
treasury, the Afro-Amerlcan cash might
re asonnbly be expected to flow more FREQ
~. John Is II resourceful fellow YOU
know"
rha Ne,ynort News press proposes this
as remedy: II l5
"Jf parents would teach their children
tho self-evldent truth that something can
not be expected for nothing. great
steL would be taken in the direction OF
banlshing dishonesty from the business
world, for na long as that erroneous iden
prevails men Will be found to take nd
vantage OF It's unwary and gulliDle
dupes." s { II, III 5s4 K MI
The 1rvington Citizen says:
IA "If Uncle Sam will condescend to ac-
cep. It, We want to tender our congrntt-
$reatage stamp Tint has como claims to.
ienuty. Tho new one and two-ccnt
stamps, with portraits OF FRANKLIN ana
Washington, respectively, are really
srretty. Il,
The &ChariottesVllie iIso6 css 49, - -
fellows:
"The condition of the Virginia roads ~
little short Of downright disgrace, ana
& d serious drawback to the prosperity
81 the state. We have recently heard
OF more than one instance where an m.
tending settler and purchaser OF q ylr-.,
f.Dia5 home was discouraged, and. IN
deed. dlsgusted, to the point Of relin,'
gushing his purpose and returning nome nome
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
WISE AND \ OTHERWISE II: ( Is:

Hated though you be. 5.i3e
X IIato for hate do not return,
v Hatred given accept, sa 4
II for hatred you give hate,
Then to hating Gomez no end.
From the Japanese.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

show how poisonous the wretch tt s stl
ss, thereby hoping to scare some from its
suse this trace was circulated II q rail- .l \
way camp Where many laborers we're we're
lodged and instead Of Its having the DO
sired effect, Ii made "moonsh1lihhers" on a
small scale OF d number Of the men and tl1t
mean whlatey was coon plentiful In tina that
CAMP
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Entitled to Respect,

@.yYho's de olc guy wat list went by7''
asked tho telegraph messenger. 9,
.De5 ole guy Wild do dlnky Whlskers! .
replied the office boy; 'nW, hes de owner
Of dc paper" -, i58 IN
s$.;sbl don't git gay. lie ain no guy:
tdat,s dc sportin itor."-Catholic Stand
ard and Times. IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Anyhow, there will be no insanity plea
in tho Haywood case in Raleigh, and
that is some comfort.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

"Montague for President" shouted ar
enthusiastic Alexnndrian, ana did u
right In sight OF washington city. too.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Wythevne is going to try a local OPP
ton election. The temperance sentiment r7!
Is growing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Mr.. canp has Just been elected pro
lessor in the Chicago University, There
viii be no occasion for him to talk
through. his tle'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

AS fast as those slow nations across
the water adopt our methods we.intro-
duce new ones over here that leave the
others away behind. Et
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
His Hearts Song.

at was my heart that SUNG" ne SAG
~ . rSna nv heart, 1t was my heart
IIos said, that sung to you.
~ thouphtn she said and looked away.
Her tone was low and SAD.
at might have been your liver py
The doleful way you had. ,..o,d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

The baseball enthusiasts are coming
out of their holes, and not seeing any
shadows, are threatening to have Yir-
ginia and Carolina league for the COM
ING seas SON 5t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
Pointer for Poets.

NJ don't see anything in this new poem
"a Tones, ~ said the assistant editor.k
"of course you don't replied the eol.
torlin-chief. "because opened II hrst
and took a fiye-dollar bill out."-1Atlalits.
Constitution. H.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

We have settled in full for that beau beau
tlful ground hog weather, and It " would
be we'll for March to fully understand
this Immediately on its arrival,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

The work OF the pistol toter has again
Mortified Lynchburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

The big fresh meat concerns go right
on merging in spite OF the courts and the
decisions, and the price Of steaks stays
right up yonder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

General Jake Smith Is now threatening
to make q tour Of Europe. He will prob
ably give the Kaiser and other nota bles
a. few points on the efficacy Of the wa,
ter cl1ren
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Why don't Senator Morgan get leave
to print and let 1t 60 at tAat!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

The Hon. Tom Johnson lacks a great
deal OF being a sap head. He says: II
am too busy to run for Governor Of
Ohio Only Wise men know when they
have enough OF good thing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Senator elect SInoot says he is hopeful
And that with all the women outside o.
Utah "agin him. ''i Optomistic gentleman
is this Mr.. Smoot.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

According to the monks Of the hospice
or ST, Bernard. their famous dogs save
on an average twenty lives every year on
the mountains.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Australia has thalargest duck farm and
tho largest Incubator in the world The
incubator has a capacity OF II ,40o ducks
eggs, or 1900 hens eggs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

A house divided against itself is liable
to fall. The first thing Richmond folks
know all the other towns will be ahead
OF US In the matter Of enlarged postotlice
facilities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
The - I: | Mar,
ABOUT
TO vv'rQ.

\ DAILY ALE c.A41ll11NoA r. FEBRUARY 81.
4 1oo % ebody put cruel Joke on IL
and said we were engaged. ,7iS 20
1e LOO had tho fellow hung. !. ],
should have boon. q 8, {}a - -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Rev, DR.. Homer Eaton, connected with
tho Methodist Missionary Society, is about
to return to China to superintend the
episcopal work assigned him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

The Durham Herald says:
."rha Legislature may have taken snap
Judgment on Reidsvllle in passing q
law prohibiting bucket shops In that
town. but the town will lose nothing
nv It, - @ ~ AtisEa u5f a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25

Mrs Helen G. Nagle aged 1oe, who has
long held the distinction of being the
Oldest woman In Maine. died at Bath
last week,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Great Irish Musical program Cabin John 8
Tournament at Marshall Hall.

The nineteenth annual tournament and
dress ball under the AUSPICES of the Mt.
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Com
pany. limited, will be held at the COM
pany's beautiful grounds Wednesday, Au-
gust &c. These old-time fitting tournaments
have become quite feature at Marshall
Hall every summer, and the one this sea-
son promises to be full of surprises as to
costumes, the number of ladies and gen
tlemen attending and the great rivalry be-
tween the many knights contesting. The.
orator of the day will be Mr.. Charles I.
Simms of Virginia, and the orator of the
evening Capt VIM. H. G. Simmons of the
District of Columbia. The fitting COM
mences promptly at noon, and all knights
must ride in costume. The judges will be
R. Lee Tippett Geo. w. Ferguson, T. M.
Underwood and VIM. A. Thompson. Ad-
mission to the tournament grounds will be
free, and ample seats have been provided
for the ladies. Thousands of invitations
have been extended to the citizens of
Washington and the District of Columbia,
Charles, Prince Georges, ST. Mary's and
Montgomery counties, Maryland, and Alex
andria, Fairfax and adjacent counties of
Virginia. Excellent music will be furnished
by Schroeder's select band. The steamer
Charles Manchester will make three trips
Wednesday, at 10 am, 2:30 and $50 m,
returning leave the Hall at 12:45, 4:45, &
and IL pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

Michael ]. OBrieh. who says he has been
registered plumber for twenty-eight
years, today filed in the District Supreme
Court petition for writ of mandamus
to compel the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia to reinstate him on their rec
ords as a lawfully registered and licensed
plumber.
The petitioner declares that he has had
issued to him regularly by the inspector OF
plumbing a plumbers license at each period
when his old license expired, and that he
has always executed good and sufficient
bond required. That notwithstanding
the fact that the petitioner has passed all
the necessary examination and that the in
spector of plumbing. it is alleged, admits
that he Is good mechanic. the petitioners
license was suspended indefinitely March %
last and he was notified that no permits
would be granted to him until certain work
was satisfactorily completed.
His suspension, the petitioner claims, is
unlawful, and he asks the court to interfere
in the matter and require the Commission
ers to reinstate him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Cabin John Bridge.

The great attraction planned for Cabin
John Bridge tomorrow and all of next week
is a reproduction in moving pictures Of
the recent Jeffries-Corbett fight. These
pictures were hurried here from San Fran
cisco as fast as the railroad could bring
them. the management of The Bridge
having secured the first option on them.
An entire new set of other views have also
been obtained for the palm garden, some
OF them scenes of travel, others Of an anus
ing nature and still others planned for the
sole benefit of the children.
Frederick Bender, the tenor. has been re-
tanned for another week. and will sing
new set of illustrated songs. AS a special
feature tomorrow will be made Irish day.
and Haley's band will render a program
Of Gaelic selections that should appeal
strongly to Hibernian sentiment. All Of
the old favorites will be played and Prof
Haley promises one of the most enjoyable
evenings in a musical way of the entire
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
EDITOR rHMonPsoN DEAD.
Washington Newspaper Proprietor the
Victim of Pleurisy.

John Q. Thompson, editor and proprietor
of the Sunday Chronicle. died yesterday at
his residence, 1929 K street. He had been
i'll for about two weeks. suffering from
pleurisy, but his condition seemed to be
more favorable Thursday. so that the fatal
termination was quite unexpected Funeral
services. which were private. were held
today.
Mr.. Thompson was born sixtyfour years
ago in Shelby county, Ind. When still a
comparatively young man ne achieved a
reputation as a political writer. He also
travelled extensively, contributing descrip-
tive letters to the press. For years he
made his headquarters at Indianapolis. and
was connected with the Chicago Times and
also with tho Cincinnati Commercial and
the Now York Tribune. On accounted q
vigorous style, as we'll as the freshness Of
his views his writings attracted wide at
tention.
About twenty years ago he came to this
city and subsequently he bought tho Chron-
icle newspaper. which was established In
1861. and became celebrated through con-
tributions to its columns by John w. For
ney The paper passed from Mr.. For
neys control in 1872, and when Mr..
Thompson acquired the plant 1t had ceased
to be daily paper and was published Sun
day only. Tho paper was continued by Mr..
Thompson as a weekly. He leaves a widow
and two sons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Spanish Language School.

The addition of the Philippine Islands
and Porto Rico to the United States, to-
gether with the achievement of her indie
pendence by Cuba. has naturally brought
more strongly to mind the necessity of
learning the Spanish language.
Prof Jose de Conan, who for several
years taught in the English colony at Tan
gier, Morocco, and for the last three years
In this city, besides teaching in New York,
Newark and Cincinnati. has opened school
at 1921 New York avenue northwest, where
Spanish is the only language taught His
method has proved wonderfully successful.
many of his pupils having acquired both
reading and speaking knowledge of the Ian
guage in a few months. Prof Gomars sis
ter. Senorita Clara de Conan. who has been
teaching for several years in New York
city, will Join her brother in the school in
September.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22
Affairs IN GEORGETOWN.
General and Personal Items Gathered
West Of Rock Creek.

Nothing has been heard from the officials
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany in reply to the letter of the George
town business men inquiring as to the In
tentions Of that company In the matter of
furnishing freight facilities to the westerly
section Of the District of Columbia. The
business men are considering the advis-
ability Of petitioning Congress to annul 50
much Of the franchise of tho Baltimore and
Ohio company as gives 1t the right Of way
into Georgetown. and to order the removal
of the railroad tracks on Water street and
the trestlework along the District bank of
the Potomac river above the AQueduct
bridge. Those Interested cay the franchise
should be given g. company, not named,
which has agreed to furnish the desired
freight facilities.
Reports from Maryland points along the
Potomac river are to the effect that repairs
to the large break in the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal near Dickersons. which occurred
the latter part of last week after the heavy
rains, have been practically completed and
that the usual traffic over the waterway
between Cumberland and Georgetown will
be resumed today or tomorrow.
Miss Lula Willett Of Tenleytown Is I'M
dergoing treatment for appendicitis at the
Georgetown University Hospital, where she
was removed from her home last Sunday.
Misses May and Josephine Caesar of 1873
Gath street are visiting friends in Rich
mond, Va.
The Harlems defeated the Mount Tabor
base ball team yesterday afternoon by a
score of 10 to on the campus of the
Georgetown University