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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

~ WASHINGTON, D. c., January r.
For three hours to-day Mr.. Burnham
addressed the Senate In opposition to
the omnibus Statehood bill. Becoming
fatigued. he suspended his remarks until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Cullom explained the necessity for
considering the Cuban reciprocity treaty.
and appealed to Mr.. Quay to permit an
executive session. Upon his refusal TO
taken, with the result that the SenaT 1s
refused to go into executive session,-,S7
to u. This was the first test vote on the
Teas0Mes ss; AIdrich, Algsr. Allison.
Bard. Beveridge. Burnham, BurroWs.
Clapp Cullom. Deboe. Dietrich, Doiliyer'
R1ydsn Fairba adks Md eve SfiIIaqd
er, and Wetmore-27.
Nays-Messrs. Bacon. Bate, Berry.
Blackburn. Burton, Carmack; Clark 20, OF
rell. Culberson,, Dubois. Foraker. Foster
of l.ouisiara. Ga llinger. Gibson. Hans
brough. Harris. Heitfeld. jones of Ar Ar
kansas. Jones of Nevada. McCumber.
tin. Mason, Morgan, Perkins. Pettus,
Quay. Rawlins. Simmons, Stewart. Tai
iaferro. Turner, Vest, and Wellington
Mr. Qua y then demanded vote on the
HOAR CRITIcISES PRESIDENT.
Mr. Hoar criticised the President TOT
expressing his approval or disapprovai
of bills before Congress had acted upon
them. His remarks were called forth
by. Mr.. Burton's offering bill which he
said had once been vetoed by the Pres1-
dent. but that it now met with his ap-
It is being continually stated in the
newspa pers. said Mr.. Hoar,- that such
and such bills are administration mea-
sures' and that set of senators had
engagements for the senate's action on
trust bills. the Statehood BILL and other
measures. The time for the President
to make up his mind. said he, about
statutes. Is after we have passed them.
and not BEFORE unless he avatls himself
Of his constitutional privilege to make
communca ton to the entire body by
message.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
PHILIPPINE COINAGE BILL.
The House spent to-day In debate upon
the Philippine coinage bill. The minority
offered substitute providing for the
introduction of the American currency
system into the Islands. and the sub
Mr.. Hill (Republican), Of Connecticut.
who declared upon the floor that the
proposition for the extension Of the
American system had the support of Sec
rotary Shaw and other high officials of
the Treasury Department. Those who
participa ted In the debcte were Meosrs.
Maddox. of Georgia.: Patterson. Of Ten
nessee; Shafroth. of Colorado: Crum-
packer Of Indiana; Williams, of iii:
nois: Hill, of Connecticut; Cannon. of
illinois,: Robinson. of Indiana, and Viii
lianls. Of Mississippi.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
WINTER TOURIST RATES
Via the Atlantic Coast Line R.SRss

Winter tourist tickets are now on sale
to all Southern win,er resorts via the Ar
iantic Coast Line. This line is the short
est. quickest and most antly-equipped
between the North and South 81 offers
to health and pleasure-seekers service.
to Florida resorts
] For fu.l.p rticulars apply TO any. agent
OF the company. OF -
C.ssescAAIPHELI
Sfss ~ : - "
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
Pr,et.fden,,t Rrya,n Inata 1Ied.

BLoOMINGToN.s IND. January Il
WilliamsI owe Bryan. Phi. p...sswaasto-dayI
stnsta1 ledssss preside Eoss thai dilna Uni
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The house was called to order at the
usual hour by Speaker John F. Ryan.
Rev. Russell Cecil, D. D.. offered prayer.
A communication from the senate an
.nouncing the passage OF certain bills was
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22
[HElIALEHQQQZR!.l!:::!
FIRST TEST VOTE on sdEsAsURRsI ~
THE SENATE.
HoAR. cRITIcIsEs ROOSEVELT.
says President Has No Right to Ex--
presssApprovnl or Disapprova1S Of
Bills Before They are Acted ON by

Congress.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-22

Dist. Pass. Agent. City TicFet Agent.
Offices. zoos East Main, street. Ole
Phone, 4o5.. S., -
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
OLD TINE MlosHlPMEN.
A Sample Examination Before the
Advent of Our Naval schools.

A SAMPLE Examination Before the
Advent of Our Naval schools.
The midshipmen. who were designed
to be the future captains, were all of
tender years when appointed, and,
without preparation, were sent ON
board ships either fitting out or about
to sail in search of the enemy. Yet the
need of mental education for the young
sters was great, and titful attempts
were made to provide it. Congress
having refused to establish a naval
school. the navy department in 1902
prescribed in regulations the duties OF
schoolmasters. but schoolmasters were
not appointed, writes ex-Secretary
John d. Long in Outlook. When, III
1919, the navy department decreed that
midshipmen must pass a professional
examination in order to receive pro-
motion to the grade of lieutenant, the
country greeted the reform with graft
ficatiOn: the youths were affected with
CONSERVATION. 1t was the thing for
MILDLY" during the greater period OF
his apprenticeship to apply himself to
doing what he was told. and doing IT
uuick-a process which was frequently
accelerated 10y Il ropes end-and TO de-
vote as much time as he could spare in
the six months prior TO examination to
| the study of the theory of seamanship.
| This theoretical education was gained
/ from a few books on mathematics and
/ navigation and sometimes from the
/ kindly help of i superior. In ''The
/ United States Naval Academy" writ
ten by Park Benjamin, whose full and
/ excellent history of the Naval academy
have followed. the author thus de-
scribes the examination of Midshipman
Joseph Tatnall:
COmmodore-AIr. Tatnall, what would
be your course, suppOsing you were of
a lee shore. the wind blowing a gale,
both anchors and your rudder gone, all
YOUR canvas carried away, and your
ship scudding rapidly toward the break
ers?
Tatnall-I cannot conceive, sir. that
such combination of disasters could
possibly befall Il ship in one voyage.
Commodore-Tut tut, young gentle
man! We must have your opinion sup
posing such a case to have actually Oc-
cured.
Tatnall - Well, sir, sails all carried
away do you say, sir?
| Commodore-Aye, all-every rag.
Tatnall-Anchor gone, too, sir?
Commodore-Aye, not an uncommon
case.
| Tatnall-No rudder either?
Commodore-Aye, rudder unshipped
CTatnall drops his head despondingly
in deep thought. Come, sir; come
bear a hand about it. What would yor
do?
Tatnall (at last and desperate)-Well
I'd let the internal tub go to the deuce
where she ought to go.
Commodore doyously) - Right, sir
perfectly right! That will do, sir. Th'
clerk will note that Mr.. Tatnall ha'
passed.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
Consciencc Money Refused.

81 want to return some money owe
you" said pretty young woman to
Postmaster Coyu as she entered his
office. The pos ster was unable to
remember tie debt.
But I owe j, to somebody in the
postoffice." said the girl. 'Three years
ago / sent Il dollar bill to Sweden. l
did not have much money then, so
thought would save something by
wrapping the bill in a newspaper in
stead of sending it in a letter. did
not think it was wrong then. but my
conscience has troubled me many times
since then. and. as l am now good
Christian, | want to return what !
cheated the government out Of
Mr.. Coyne then saw that the woman
wanted to pay the difference between
first ana third class postage to for
eign country. which amounted to few
cents in this case
I'm sorry l cannot take the
money" lie said O the caller. He ex
plat + t,.t a1ll rot know how tC
rot a-.o,a a. iae department
pro.. .3.- we ..a the pOstoilice many
times lie clerical work in re
cord. ccUrd- Herald.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
veretarlnnism In Restaurants.


vegetable hash," read patron IN
a downtown restaurant, looking over
the bill of fare. "What next?"
'Thats. a concession to the vege-
tarians." explained the manager. DO
Won know, there is an increasing de-
mand for vegetarian dishes, and we
are at our wits end to know what to
serve. This vegetable hash is mix
ture of potatoes, carrots, turnips, celery
and beets.
"Of course there is the inevitable
restaurant dish - BEANS Boston ana
New York style-and there is spaghet-
ii but to keep the custom of those VINO
taboo meats we have to cOntrive varl-
CIV for them. One new Offering is po-
+ato cakes and poached eggs. Ihen
Your vegetarian may eat celery salad
tomato salad, fried sweet potatoes
rice fritters, fried mush or potato Gro
quettes.
"But this is a limited menu, ana we
will hail as blessed the man or woman
who will invent new vegetarian dishes
which can be served in a quick luncn
place. The problem puzzles us."-Ne"
York Times.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
n..-,.inn nninm Fiends.

of all the vices which have grown
and fourished apace during recent
Years in France none has taken root
with such tenacity as opium ealhg'
Onium smokers and opium eaters are
today numbered in the large cites Dy
thousands. and the absinth hend Is
slowly but surely giving way 10 tne
onium maniac. The government hi
become alarmed at the situation and
it is proposed to fix on this drug an a ao-
solntelv prohibitive import tariff. The
two towns where this pernicious haplt
&c most rampant are Marseilles ana
Toulon. and at the latter the state Oh
things is equal to the worst corners OF
anv chinese town. There are whole
streets where opium dens are 10 oe
found in every house. In these Vle
sinks of iniquity men, women ana chi,
aren pass hours under the influence OF
the drug.-LondOn Express.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27

Almost everybody who reads the news
naners is sure TO know Of the wonderful
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
O@8

WauOns. We sell the bes t
farm wagon. Auburn that can be
made, tho they have advanced in
price, our price is still the same
there is a chance to save, getting
one now.
Harness. We can make you
a suit now that will please you.
We have pleased others why not
YOU. We have everything you
want now in this line.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
How to Buy a Piano.

Many persons select the wrong piano
through a too meagre knowledge of pianos
and Of the ways Of piano sellers. There
has been recently published, under the
above title, beautifully illustrated and
handsomely printed book, "to guide piano
BUYERS in making a safe and satisfactory
selection" 1t treats of piano sizes, case
styles, finish, sounding boards, action con-
struetion in general and tone. How to
ascertain whether these various points are
right. How to make sure that the pur-
chaser is getting a piano best suited. to
her requirements. Copies may be had free
OF Blasius & Sons, Chestnut and Eleventh
streets, Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
rhe Reecher MemOFial.

Dr Hills suggestion as to Beecher
memorial and tomb connected win
plymouth church has met with qulck
resnonse. but the plan is changed IN
one important matter. 1t IS now pro
rnsod Dl,s to buiId a tomb for Henry Ward
Reecher in Plymouth church itseiI, art
or the manner of Westminster ABBEY
mr. St Paurs, and to erect on the Or-
ange street lots adjoining the cnuren d
great memorial building to cost 'to-
9otber with the tomb $1OO'OOO' OF
which $4,000 is subscribed. on ,.5 ac-
count of this purpose the Brookiyn y.
hoard of education will abandon us
nIan 70 build school beside the CHURCH,
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
THE IRISH LANGUAGE.
Its Eject on an Audience Described
by south American.

Hts Eject on an Audience Described
by south American.
Mr.. William Bulfn, editor of the
Southern Cross, Buenos Ayres. recent
" visited ireland and attended feis
eeoil given in the city of Galway. This
is what he says of Irish Oratory in the
native tongue:
Il can only judge of it, unfortunate
", from two standpOints-the sound of
it and the effect it has upon an audi
ence. 1 heard several Irish addresses
at the feis. All were in the same
style. The accent of all the speakers
was more or less the same. learned,
too. that each speaker dealt in plain.
concise, practical ideas and expressed
them in terse and vigorous modern
Irish. So far so good. Here, then is
a plain statement of how all this sound
ed to a plain man.
"At first the sound of Irish Oratory
is a little harsh TO the unframed and
unaccustomed ear, but this is only for
a moment There is a deep note of pas
sionate earnestness in the rugged mai
estv of the words, and there Is
sledgehammer power in the sonorous
roll of the sentences. In the Irish there
are sounds as sibilant as the Italian
as mouth filling as the Spanish, as ma
sal as the French, as cultural as the
German and as deep as the English.
But the language resembles none OF
these. It appears TO belong to another
sphere altogether. 1t seems to have
IL I,rr TErbn
had grand and great and glowing things
TO say to each other. 1t bursts impet-
z uously in huge masses of sound through
the sense of hearing and knocks thun-
derOusly at the heart and soul of
man. And meantime it is not unmu-
steal. 1t is not by any means fiat or
sharp. But there is no luting about it.
There is no whine in it. Its diapason
is essentially masculine. 1t is the big
organ among the languages, with many
registers, able to run up and down the
gamut of human feeling and touch ev-
cry responsible fiber of being and sound
the depths of joy and sorrow and
rouse to lofty passion and to the no
bIest endeavor. This 1 say from atten-
lively listening to the sound of the Ian
guage and observing its effects upoS
the audiences who understood it.
I'm singing the Irish language is sin
gularly sweet. 1t is not the Italian
sweetness nor the German sweetness,
for the German in song is one of the
most musical languages. The sweet
ness in Irish song is unique, and you
cannot describe it. 1t has a wOndrous
appeal in it. At the feis the test song
in one of the competitions was Gulf
hionn' (Coulinl. When Caitilin Nj
Bhraonain Miss Kathleen Brennam
sang it in the traditional style, it pulled
you all to pieces.
"In the grand concert at the town
hall the choir from the Claddagh school
%.sang the Shan Van Vocht.' l never
Yheard the silvery voices of children
blended so melodiously. Their singing
was something extraordinary. How
such music could be evolved out of hu'
man speech was a mystery and at the
same time a revelation; but, then, sc
was the feis itself 1t was grand. Only
for it my visit to Galway would have
given me more bitterness of soul thar
I could have shaken off in a month
As it was, I left Galway with hope
for Galway and for Ireland"
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
RESERVOIRS GAVE WAY
Shelton, Conn.,, Was FIoooeu I'd
Much Damaue Done.

Shelton, Conn.,, Was FIoooeu I'D
Much Damage Done.
Derby. Conn, Feb. 23.-The break
ing of three reservoirs in the town OF
Shelton early yesterday caused damage
estimated at 100000 and there were
several narrow escapes from death.
There are three reservoirs in the town,
situated on hill in the western part
of the town. In some unknown man
ner a hole was broken in the largest
reservoir The rush of water soon
increased the hole to immense pro
portions, and the water flowed down
to the reservoirs below. These were
unable to withstand the pressure, and
their walls gave way, giving the water
a free path to town.
The torrent tore a great gully ITO
feet long and 80 feet wide through
Howe avenue. Logs, trees and huge
cakes of ice were carried along and
crashed into several buildings.
The house of Walter Nichols was
struck by the flood Nichols was
away and his wife was aroused by the
ice crashing against the door. A few
moments later the water commenced
to flow into the bedrooms, where six
children were sleeping. Mrs. Nichols
hurried to the door and held it while
her children escaped to an upper floor.
A few moments later she escaped just
before the water and ice forced in the
door and flooded the rooms. The fam
/ ily remained prisoners in the upper
part of the house until the water re-
/ ceded.
Warren WILDER was awakened by a
cake of ice crashing through his door
He ran into the street, where the wa
ter was waist high, and hurried to the
nearest point of safety. Several times
he was hit by ice and fallen trees and
painfully injured. Ten minutes Later
the side of the building was swept
away. and the bed in which he haC
been sleeping was carried along in the
flood.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27

Gov. Lonnino's Daughter Fatally Hurt,
jackson, Miss, Feb. 24.-Annie, the
fve-year-old daughter of Governor
Longino, yesterday fell from a second
story stairway in the executive man.
sion and suffered injuries which prob
ably will prove fatal. Governor Lon
gino, who is attending the Mardi Gras
celebration in Natchez, was summoned
home by telephone.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
rhc nrn OF the waterfaIIs.

One of the most notable things in the
rapid march of mechanical science IS
the increasing use of waterfalls for the
production of electric power. This is
going on in all parts of the world and
has resulted in an enormous increase
in the money value Of the falls. Some
one has estimated that Niagara fails,
as a producer of power, is worth ST.
100000. Waterfalls are now driving
tramcars. lighting cities. running fac
tories. irrigating farms and performing
innumerable other services, often at Il
distance of many miles from the source
of power. Italy, Astounding with wa
terfalls on the slopes of the Alps and
the Apennines. is among the leaders in
this advance. In India it is proposed
to derive $4,000 horsepower from the
Doogh Sagar river, at point where its
waters descend about $500 feet.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK :

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
It is the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der snecialist and is
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
Died From Drinking Wood Alcohol.

Schenectady, N. Y, Feb. 2S.-Mrs.
George Stave, aged 52 and her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Lemuel David, aged q, died
Yesterday from drinking wood alcohol
They had been accustomed to drink
small quantities CT bot diluted grain
alcohol to relieve illness. and during
Saturday night, neither one being wen,
they prepared by mistake wood aico-
boI and drank it. They survived sew
eral hours and died within an hour
of each other.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's SWamp-ROOt is not rec
ommendedf for everything but if you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
Just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and ES11tS-
send your address to 6gaiIE5s ....s:.s .:;;.l.ss
DR.. Kilmer & Co., ,Bing- stis! Il !
hamton, N. Y. The E'saE4sls lsi sssssszsszz9
regular fifty cent and Home Of sWamp-ROOt.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists.
Don't make any mistake but remember the
name, Swamp Root DIR Kilmer's swamp. hool
and the address, Binghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Milford chronicle., 1903-02-27
Eight Men Rescued by Firemen.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 24.-The Office
building of the Baltimore Copper and
Smelling Company (the Keyser build.
ing) was damaged by fire last night,
the loss being variously estimated at
from $25,OOO to $4,000. Eight men
were overcome by gas and were res
cued by firemen.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-07
WAYCROSS NEWS NOTES.

Waycross, Ga, April 6.-Supt. D. F.
Line has purchased the Wright
property. corner of Gilmore
and Williams streets, from
Supt. w. H. Wright of Savannah. Mr.
Wright was in Waycross Saturday,
when the deal was made.
The Cannon Pump Manufacturing
Company will begin operations the lat
ter part of the present week, at the new
plant on Albany avenue.
Throughout this entire section there
is complaint of rust in the oat crop this
year. In some sections the rust will
almost ruin the crop, but around Way
cross the damage will be only slight
Hon. and Mrs. John C. Mcdonald are
in Jacksonville, attending Mrs. McDon-
AIDS father, Capt. c. w. Hilliard, who
is under treatment in one of the hos
pitfalls of that city.
Mrs. w. NJ Mobiles of Brunswick is in
Waycross, having been called here on
account of the serious illness of her
sister, Mrs. Whilden.
Ground was broken on the car fac
tory property this morning, and about
fifty men are now at work, laying side
tracks from both the Atlantic Coast
Line and Atlantic and Birmingham
Railroad mail lines. Several carloads
of building material, to be used in con-
structing the factory, have arrived i'll
Waycross, and will be carried out to
the grounds as soon as the sidetracks
are completed. On the car factory
property alone. there will be over two
miles of sidetracks. Several represen-
tatives of Northern concerns are in
Waycross to-day for the purpose of en-
tering their bids to furnish machinery
for the factory.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-07

don of Memphis. Senator Albert ].
BeVeridge of Indiana spoke. He said,
| in part: OF
Since all must die, how fortunate
| to die for an undying cause and un-
| der the approving eye of history.
! So fell those who fell upon this field.
: For they gave their lives to save the
| life of the nation; and history recites
no ncbler story than the story of their
sacrifice
Il speak for Indiana soldiers. There
. fore, l submit no statistics of COM
parative carnage. Whether more men
We're killed here or there, in Caesar
conquests, or Napoleon's wars or
Alexander's battles, or on our own
sad red fields. is not important. His
tory shows that mankind in all ages
and in all lands have been physically
courageous. The cause, the thought.
the principle, the ideal for which they
Fought is the real thing. That is what
lndiana's soldiers think. That is how
l interpret Indiana's mind.
Il said 1 spoke for Indiana soldiers
and of Indiana soldiers who died here
l said untruly. You who live and
these who died were not Indiana SOL
dlers-you and they We're Union SOL
dlers-the nations soldiers-from Indi-
ana. We have state flag. | do not
hHOW WHAT IL is. Not ten men in our
state know what it is. Not single
lndianian would die for it, But every
one of Indiana's $500, 900 know the Stars
and Stripes. and every one of that q
500, OO0-men, women and children
would die for it. 1t is the nation s
fiag-it is our flag, our only flag.
Let Carolina forget her Palmetto
banner, dear though it may be WITH
beautiful memories, and remember onIy
the flag of the republicl Let Texas.
forget her Lone Star ensign, sacred
though it may be with heroic tradi-
tion, and remember only the nation s
banner! States are invaluable for To-
cal government, but with this battle
held before us we cannot see state
lines-our eyes are too. full of tears.
We forget that ever there were sec
tons; and whether we will or not. our
very souls cry out two words. the
word, Nation" and the word, "Ameri
can"
James w. Riley recited "OId Glory"
Several thousand residents of this
part of the state, including many Con-
tederate veterans. who fought at Shi-
loh, were present.