The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-23

wey into the Metropolitan club might 20
made plain and easy.
1t is believed that the action OF the
Board Of Governors of the metropolitan
Club. hostile to General Corbin, Is an
outgrowth OF the old quarrel between that
favored functionary and General Mics
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Tho North German steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm H.. which arrived at New YORK
Tuesday. Is OF greater length than the
Great Eastern was, but 1t Is trile
shorter than tho Celtic. and Oceanic and
Is nearly 40 feet shorter than the new
Cunarder is to be. The last-named VIII
measure 100 feet. The Kaiser Wilhelm
II. cost s2.5Ooooo and It's speed Is between
"a and % knots an hour. !,
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Centennials don't count in Rome. They
have Just celebrated in quiet and IN
formal way It's 2.656th anniversary OF the
founding Of that city. There probably
will be big do,ngs on the three thou
sandth anniversary.
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Mr.. WAX Vanderbilt says he does not
Is soon to be married again. Maybe not,
but the newspa pers have arranged the
whole thing and It is quite certain TO take
place. So, there Is nothing for Mr.. VAN
derbilt to do. but to submit and pay the
parson.
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Very dilieent efforts are being mace D!
the Administration people to patch up
q +rrce in New York politics between
Senator Plat and Governor Odell. 1t IS
feared that unless that be done, inc
breech will widen and may lose the state
to tho Republican party next year
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These ladies and gentlemen from the
frozen North who are In attendance upon
the educational conference need not tlihk
this beautiful spring weather was put
I'm for their special benefit. We have 1t
this way every year Just about TINS tlne'
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over in the good old State Of North
Carolina. the towns and cities arc Just
now having some Of the livelicst NUM-
cipal campaigns that ever came down the
pike.
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Norfolk, Portsmouth. Newport News
and, indeed, all of Tldewater Virginia Will
be here to-day, and the life of State
Senator will be a long dream Of hor-
rors.
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A West Virginia postmaster who had
been in service forty-seven years. re-
signed the other day, and he isn't dead
either. Strange!
The town of Claremont is progressing.
1t Is too soon to have a canning factory,
a wagon factory and a local option cleo
ton. ssA
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The Newport News Police Court dock
ct would seen, to Indicate that the carni-
val attracted quite lot of fakrs to the
town.
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Mr. ingalls, says Tie Democrats In ONO
have too many leaders. In proportion to
the. number OF followers. 1t would seem
so.
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Judge Thnyer,s far-reaching anti-merger
decision does not seem to have reached
the conscience Of the beef merging folks
to any nppetizing extent.
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Educators can get some more education
as they go along, on the negro question.
for instance.
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This is Jimtown Day in the Virginia
Senate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The educators have the floor, and they
know how to make good use of 1t.
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The season when open car and tghted
cigar joyously rhyme. Is near at hand.
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