The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
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Spents Of The yeak
Mder Brief Review.
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The sensation OF the week was the In
dictment in the United States Court at
Omaha, Of United States Senntor DIE
t1ich. He is charged with accepting
bribes directly and indirectly from one
Mr.. Fisher. the postmaster at Hastings,
Nebraska It Is alleged that Fisher paid
him round sum for the appointment to
the postmastership and In addition put
the postoiiicc in Dietrlch's building, pay
ing extra rent out of his own pocket, and
this against the wishes OF & majority OF
the people OF Hastings, who wanted tho
pcstof1ce In another part OF the town.
However. Dietrich wanted 1t In that sec.
ton because OF the benefits that might
accrue to surrounding property. much OK
which the Senator owns. 1t is most
unusual position for United States SEN
ator to find himself ln. but the case is
OF Importance chiefly as showing forth
the highly comnercallzed spirit OF con-
temporary American politics and the log.
ical consequences of the spoils system. as
! existing In the distribution Of presiden-
tial pos,o1lces by Endorsement OF senators
affiliated with the party in power.
Chicago has set It's pins for both tho
great I, at!onal conventions next year and
to that end the business men this past
week guaranteed a fund 10 begin the work
OF securing the same. 1t is said that
President Roosevelt. for some reason not
! hard to guess, wants the Republican con-
ventIon held In the Windy City. This gives
Chicago a running start IN the race LOT
that body and then besides she has
way OF getting whatever her hustling
people start out for
John q. Rockefeller is credited with
owning about oae-third Of the Slooooo,-
oc1 smtock OF the Standard Oh Company,
and his share In the n per cont. dividends
OF the year, just made available, would
then amount to nearly $4,000. coo.
Hot Springs. (our Virginia Hot springs)
is now receiving about as much attention
IN some papers as Oyster Bay does IN
July and August. The reason for this
development OF the poilllcai importance
OF Hot Springs is that Charles F. Murphy,
OF New York, is now Il guest there lie
is the Tammany boss, who carries IN his
vest rocket the patronage to be dispensed
| by the Mcclellan regime In New York
city.
An interesting case was decided In the
| Canadian courts last week and now we
| know how the courts across the border
| regard trades unions. The city OF Toronto
| recently called for bids for flreinen's
| clothing, and the lowest competitor was
| the Crown Tailoring Company. The con-
| tract, however. was awarded at hlgher
price to a concern using the union label
Thereupon the Crown Tailoring Company
| obtained an injunction, In rendering q
! Judgment. Chancellor Boyd declared that
| in issuing Its specifications the city could
| not demand the use Of any particular
| union label and thus discriminate against
! certain classes Of laborers who might be
| as capable as those entitled to use the Ia
! m
! is not membership in q union.
The free delivery service. which was
I, sc metme ago transferred from thc
bureau of the nrst assistant post.
I, master-general to the control Of
Fourth Assistant Postmastsr-G General
Bristow, In order to facilitate the
| work of the scandal lnvestiga ton Will
| remain as 1t Is, and the office OF srperln-
| tendent OF free delivery. formerly held by
1 August w. Macren, now under Indictment
| for bribery and conspiracy to delraua
will be abolished. Acting superante nn q.
| Waters. OF the salary and allo vance a.
| vision formerly presided over by George
I, W. Beavers, also under Indictment WIZ
! state Senator Green, Of New YORK, WI!
| be appointed superintendent at salary
| Of $4,000 a year.
The report OF the bureau of statlstlcs
! an the countrys foreign trade N Octoper
was made public last week. the total
merchandise exports for the month, NcG :
S1o,059, are the largest on RECORD, Nv w'tn we
! single exception OF October lsV, Wl1ell
| they they amounted to slSs,3se,eso. Their sizo
was wholly due TO agricultural exports
1 particularly OF cotton, The total lnef,
| chandise imports for the month amounted
to $S1 VSl, COS, which was little changed from
september's total OF sslsls,0s. The im-
Of oet9b q, 81 lg9s however 3, we're
norts over Imports was s1S439,054. Gold
| coin and bullion were exported during
| the month 10 the amountFof ss$52,l tho
! imports being s5Ol5,6o6 or an excess oyer
exports Of s4.GG3,41a
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has begun the planting Of a future forest
of 5000 young locust trees for the pur-
4 nose OF providing railroad ties. Three
farms near Copewagc, comprising Sp>
acres OF land. which the company bought
J some time ago. Will be used for the plant
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