The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-01
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WILL q. A. H. OPPOSE LEE HONOR
A movement has been started among
Grand Army mon to oppose tho erection
OF gtatues OF General Robert y. Lee In
6tatuary Hall and at Gettysburg. Tho
''National Tribune" mn organ OF tho g.
a. r.. says tho general feeling is that
General Leo was oonspirator though
IN honorable man and q soldier.
The spirit OF unity and brotherhood
characterized the Confederate Veternns'
Banquet at Boston Monday, whom cheers
greeted tho proposal Of Charles Francis
Adams to erect statue OF General Leo
Of Arlington. Editor watterso., of the
Louisville "Courier.Journal," eulogizcd
Lincoln as tho South's best friend.
MITCHELL AS ARBITRATOR.
Governor Yates. Of Illinois. has offered
TO John Mitchell. president OF the United.
Nine Workers OF America, place on the
ell is resident Of Illinois, and was for
merly vice-prestdent OF the Illinois Min
ers Union.
DEvDRY BEATS TAAIAIANY.
William 8. Devery. New York's EXPO
lice Chief, at last has secured Tatnfnany'a
recognition as a district leader. Justice
Leventritt In go deciding said that II an
undesirable member wag forced on a. COM
mittee the remedy was not In the com.
mlttee, but in the education OF voters.
NEGROES THREATEN TO RISE.
Tho National American Afro-Amcrican
cou1,c:l, in sesslon at Washington Mon
Cay passed resolution urging connrma-
zion by the Senate OF the nomn alton OF
customs at Charleston. 8. @. An address
to the country on the race question in
general was also adopted. mass-meet-
ing under the auspices OF the League
followed. at which one speaker said. I'VE
will assert our rights. not by argument.
not intellectually. but WIKI weapons In
our hands" Resolutions were adopted
commencing President Roosevelts att.
tude toward the race problem.
MORGAN ATTACKS TREATY.
Senator Morgan surprised the Senate
Monday by :wo torrs' speech In OPP.
position to the Panama Canal Treaty.
lie openly attacked the Legality OF the
Colombian Government and the genuine
ness OF Senator Kerran's credentials aa
representative OF that country. He point.
cd out that the treaty violated the Con.
sututton OF Columbia which expressly
iorb.ds the alienation OF territory. Presi-
dent Marrs1u!n. ne said. was never elect.
Ell to his orstce and was moro OF a
military dictator than a President, Sena-
tors Lodge, Foraker and Hanna inter.
rupted the speaker in defence OF the
treaty and OF Roosevelt course.
GIST OF ANTITRUST BILL. "a
A report prepared by Representative
Littlef!eld to accompany tho compromise
Antitrust Bal presented by the House
Judiciary Committee sums up the OBJ
Ject5F OF tho bill as follows: TT Involves
the idea OF publicity and additional lesls-
lation to prevent discrimination BY re-
bate or special privileges upon the part
OF railroad companies It seeks to pre-
vent the effort to destroy competition In
particular localities by discrimination In
prices and prohibits railroad companies
from transporting goods in violation OF
the provision OF law. and contains pro-
visions Intended to facilitate the en-
forcemnnt Of this act as well eE existing
legislation on the same lines"
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The Eouse. Jan. %. passed Us pension
bills including pensions to the widows OF
Generals s!gel and Negey and Rear
Admiral Picking.
The Alaska Delegate bin providing for
tho represen tatton OF Alaska by dele.
gate In the House was passed. The first
Delegate VIII be elected on the last Tues
day in September next.
The House passed the Military Acade-
my bill apprcpriating sa4a.213.
MAYOR HARRIS PLATFORM.
Mayor Harrison. OF Chicago. is to
try ~. reelection. Els platform favors
the Traction combine. and has q munici-
pal ownership plank Clarence barrow.
low hafo ba
mission. Is also In the race.
MISS ANTHONY FOR SHOOT.
Susan B. Anthony says she believes
Apostle smoot has every right to HIS
seat In the Senate and that he Will take
It and hold 1t. She says We have no
right to condemn man because OF pre-
5udica against his religion. that there
are laws against plural marriages. and
It Is for the government to enforce these
action against one man who does not
practice it
ADD FoEIGN POLITICAL NH
SULTAN OF sULU LIVES.
It Is now known that the Sultan OF
6ulu Is not dead as reported last week
He Is planning to visit the ST Louis
Fair next year 1t was the sultana, his
mother. who died OF cholera
LARGEST TORPEDO BOAT.
announcement Is MADE IN Par1S that
Nils year will see the construction OF
The largest submarine boat ever con-
templated Her displacement when sub
merged. will be $50 tons as compared
with 26s tons. now the greatest. She
will be forty-nine metres long. four and
one-hfth metres broad, wiz cost $3.50, 900.
and will be able to attack an enemy's
ports as we'll as to cruise on CONNER
csal routes.
ECUADOR FEARS PLAGUE.
The Board OF Health OF Guayaquil,
Ecuador. refused to admit to port the
HSHsnos Line steamer Hermonthis, from
saa.F francisco for Hamburg, when It ar.
rived there last Sunday. because Of the
plague In San Francisco,
@l'NN iPAClSER VERSUS PRESS,
IN his inaugural address, Governor
fennyp 2. Ct Pennsylvania hit at An.
drew carnssle and John D. Rockefeller
by expressing his regret that the wealth
made by the iron and oil OF Penn SYLVIA ,is
should be utilized elsewhere than in that
state He suggested slight tax upon
some ono OF Pennsylvania's productlona
the proceeds to be applied to the hsttar'