The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
Events Of the 6,eek
Under Brief Review.

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The death OF Leo Kill, Pope OF the
Catholic Church occurred In Rome on
Monday. July Goth, at four minutes after
4 clock in the afternoon, which was four
teen minutes after 10 o'clock in the morn
Ing by Virginia time. His life. work, In
fiuence upon the world and his death have
been the subjects Of editorials. letters and /
speeches ali over the world since last
! Monday, and the concensus OF opinion is /
that Leo XIII. was one OF the grand old
men" Of the age. and that his influence
and power have been exerted for the good
OF men, His successor will be elected by
the sacred college OF cardinals about tho
first OF August.
OF the very many off-hand tributes that
have been paid to the dead Pope, none
will be more universally copied and COM
mented upon In this country with more
interest than that OF Carroll d. Wright.
the United States Labor Commissioner.
IIc said: II consider that the encyclical
OF Leo XIII. on the labor question has
given the foundation for the proper STUDY
OF social science In this country. II IS
wade mecum with me. and know mat
1t has had an immense influence IN STEADY
ing tho public mind.
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;, mind a fact not generally known. II has
been supposed that the bones or az the
popes that have lived and died lie III
Rome, but such is not the case. me FOUR
OF the nineteenth century. and their pre-.
decessor, Plus vi. who died In exile =, NJ
| yalence, on the Rhone nll rest at ST.
Peters Several OF the medieval ropes
| werc buried at Avignon. and John hNlil'
| at Florence. The only English POPE. Men,
| oIas Breakspenre. was buried IN an o,o
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be seen In the crypt OF the vatican.
There has been much speculation as to
the szo Of the Popes private fortune.
He was man OF wealth before ne pc pe.
came Pope. and his income from me
Peters pence fund has. OF course, been
immense 1t was at first said that his
fortune was s5oooooo, but now comes
later and apparently well authenticated
report from Rome. which says that docu-
ments discovered In the Pope's apartments
since his death prove that his pr,'ate
fortune amounts to 317,0OooeD. the an
nouncemcnt has created tenaatlon, as
| no one supposed that His Holiness mao
amassed so large sum. lie WAS. now,
ever known ns n careful and far-sighted
manager OF money. and when " IS remen-
hered that he came OF n noble and wealthy
family, receiving several large ocaues.s
from immediate relatives. It Is not so
| astonishing that he should nave leAt ah
| Immense fortune.
Possibly the most exciting topic at
| Washington the past week has been the
| action OF the President In ordering pere .,
| tor,ly the rein statement Of Foreman NIL
| Ter 10 his position in the bokbinders' DE"
| ma rtment OF the governments big PRINT
| Ing establishment. Miller was not a rne
| Der OF the union. and WAS removed og me
public printer for that reason. INC Sres-
| ident ordered his reinstatement, and now
| there Is much talk Of strike IN the gov
| eminent printing once by the union men
| therein employed. The latest Information,
| however. is to the effect that the cooler
hcaded members OF the various unions
| nro advocating the presentation or their
| aide OF the case to the President before
| eny radical action shall be taken. ! Is
| "a fe to predict that there VIII be no ssrlse.
| Fat Jobs IN the government printing once
| are not going to be thrown away In that
| manner.
The American Chicle Comrany, which
being Internreted is the legal name OF
| the chewing gum trust. last week declared
! a hip dividend and divided 10000 among
| It's Stockholders. The company also
bought two opposition factories during the
\ wear. and paid for them out OF the ne'
earnings OF the last twelve smonths. ms
wonderful performance Tor one year
makes the Chicle Company me ,nes' .rs,s
ing trust that is before the public rms
| If explaIned OF course. by the fact tha'
tbe company has four million American
| girls working (their jnws) almost con-
stantly In Its behalf.
For many months smallpox has been
4, endemic In the city Of Philadelphia. ana
/ the authorities have been having marc
time lighting It. the worst feature being
| the opposition OF the people TO Vaccina-
t!on. The past week. however. Dr; a ,.t
tin, director OF the Department OF Health
reports that the epidemic has peen
stopped and the dreaded disease almost
| wiped out. He has now only three cases
on hand, and they have passed the danger
point. Six weeks ago the necessity TOT
| q vaccination crusade was acted upon
and since then over 60oO persons have
! been yaccinated. Says DR.. Martin: Ihe
experience we have had so far IN the
way OF results from vaccination indicates
that we will completely stamp out small
pox before the winter months set m
The announcement is made that the
NAVY Department Is going to spend over
two million dollars this year for smoke
i less powder. This much money VIII an
sorb the entire output OF the Tour stnohes
| loss powder factories In this country, hHq
continue to look through dark clouds o.
smoke 10 see II they get the bird every
time they shoot the coming season. Ihe
Hartford Times lightning calculator en-
lightens US on this powder question n
i figures as follows: 1.-THE powder costs
seventy cents pound. and the navy vii
take about $4,000 worth OF it for every day
/ of the year, Sundays included, Most o.
This powder will be used up In target
practice. SO that there will be call
FOR two millions OF dollars worth more OF
powder next year. a few years hence
when we get twenty or thirty big battle.
ships In commission. Uncle Sans smoke.
less powder hill ought to be million
OF dollars month"
& From New York comes somewhaf
startling story that an elephant hunt IN
Abyssinia on a grand scale has been
planned by several prominent Wall Street
brokers. One OF the leading spirits Il
personally acquainted with King Menellk
for whom many valuable presents will
be taken along, Some OF the brokers
| e,ior I, Joxtp to- hat kha