The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-01
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Events Of the deck ;
Under Brief Review.

s Events Of the deck
s Under Brief Review.
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In some parts OF tho country the past
week has been made exceedingly lively
In political circles. In Virginia we al
winding up avery dull and inslpid cam
paign Tor the Legislature. The members
of the General Assembly to DO elected
next Tuesday Will take their seats In
January next IT Is a foregotle conclu-
sion that 1t will be overwhelmingly DEM
ocratlc. In our sister State OF Maryland
there Is n close race for Governor and
other State Offices. with the chances at
tho close 81 the campaign decidedly In
favor OF tho Democratic nominees. IN
Ohio tsle Democrats are making u ylg-
sorous fight to get control OF the Legls-:
glatnro, so rs to elect Mr.. Clarke to athe
United states Senate. thereby retiring
tics. they have lighting Tins ehdncep f for
this, although they have no hope Of
electtng Tom Johnson Governor OF the
buckeye State Great interest Is being
where Tammany is making a desperate
effort to regain control OF the city gov-
erfnent and elect George 3. Mcclellan
Mowever the e Indications are that Low
will be reelected.
Municipal corruption has reached ylr-
Monies spent ali Of last weSk investi-
eating and indictlng city officials. Six
teen true bills were found against as
ba s yD CHARGE Of ts s pS %
Ing vice and crime.'' Among the officers
indicted is police magistrate. who has
been a leader In church circles and
ia said that the testimony is dead against
I him, and he rs almost sure of confor-
table quarters in the penitentiary.
I A, startling announcement from, Wash
ington Is 10 the effect that the servants
and attendants about tho White House
Will hereafter wear livery. However. 1t,
70 modest livery consisting OF BLUE
s do1 shs a sut.9ns e pa9es , To
pliclty It IS explained that they ought to
tolerate the Innovation because some
sort OF a livery or uniform seems nee
White House may find where thu ars
at by consulting men whose business II
lis 70 know.
made the opening prayer q the last
Republican national convention. Is said
to be the choice OF Cardinal Gibbons
t(who was consulted by Pope Plus N;)
He was born In ireland IN 1881 and was
coad1utor bishop OF st. Louis before
going to Philadelphia as archbishop In
there canes wast
report fro m Rome that the next AMER
United y States, but from Brazil His
name has not yet been announced:
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A st. Petersburg newspaper. the '.NoSoe
lermya." has printed ) q lettar from a
contributor, presumably military con-
tributor, about the Japanese army. He
Ing with all the experts who saw them
In China Physically they leaye good
deal to BIO desired, he says. The infan-
durance in summer heat; winter cold Will
be a very different proposition for them.
The weak spot In the Japanese army,
according to this Russian CRITIC. Is ! th he
| cavalry.
The tres,suatlon Of Rear Admiral
Francis T. Bowles from the navy causes ", s..
regarded as being practically sure q
structor OF the navy during the remain,
q his active ea SesG THIS b~rsa
Of Of construction until October q, 1920 as i,
he was born in 1859. Mr.. Bowles VIII
now become the president and chile. Dis
company, which takes Its name from the
Fore River in Quincy. Mass. where Its
| works are located. Fills salary. It Is said
he received as a bureau chief of the
navy,
For no other reason perhaps than that
/ ~. tn hoS n,
trary, the Gplomatists continue to pre-
| dict smooth things and a peaceful solu-
| ton OF the Russian.Japanese troubles.
II s e Meeting
| sion. The matter OF peace or war ~ the
! far East Is. there fore, as open as twas
No Intelligent observer pretends to I'M
| derstand the ways OF the copper stocks.
ann INC men that the Amalgamatad
that stock went up three points or more
and the shut-down suhsldiary !, !, com up.
side companies. which are still at work
naturally also went up because they
were at work
There was a curious and entirely un,
i necessary commotion down in mississippi
i the other day. Mr.. Dunbar Rowland, who
Il Is tho director OF tne uepdEtulcuLi,D1
archives, and as such has charge OF Mis-
hal! Of fame called IL for pSttHsp e
said hall Of fame. which Is pre room OF
he rev and splendid an STATE c "a aver 1 the
1 State and the way the country. newspa-
pers were pouring hot shot Into the IN mem IN
4 National House OF REPRESENTATIVES, was 9
caution, and the way. they were ,I Eolhn,s Z
p it III hIIaslssippis CAPITOL was some,
4 thing terrific even for Mississsipnl papers.
i Mi. Rowland last week explained that
tbs Thomas b. Reed whose picture was
really wanted was born IN ksn t1ick b pu'
was Attorney General IN 1881 and unlteo
Il States Senator from 1886 to 1889. Wnen nc
died, s
Tho current number OF Pcarson's Mag,
azine publishes an interesting story OF the
sl sSf9 somm q
That time a page in the Senate. The
not only sewers 1hs ssSffg q rs
II n .hi,t gives many interesting personal