The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
. Events Of the Geek
: Under Brief Review.

| b Events Of the Geek :
IS Under Brief Review.
observation-disclosures ++<++++At
The New York World published last
! week Interviews with all the Southern
| Senators and congressman concerning tho
sentiment OF the South towards Mr..
| Cleveland as q presidential candidate.
| These interviews indicate that the ex-
| President Is not popular with the leading
| politicians Of his party In the, South, and
| ho probably never expects to be. All tho
southerners interviewed admit that their
! States would vote for Mr.. Cleveland IL
| he wero nominated, but they will not say
word In favor OF his nomination. Most
OF them. In fact, arc openly hostile to-
| such nomination, and, aside from their
| personal hostility to the ex-President,
say that the feeling against third term
for any President rs very strong In the
minds OF the people.
| Tho report comes from Washington that
| the Republicans In the Senate Intend to
substitute MI. Hanna fer Mr.. Morgan, Of
oceanic Canal Committee. There are not
many people. we think. who will be sorry
10 hear this. The Alabama Senator has
been kept at the head OF this committee,
although member OF the minority, on
account OF the special interest he has
taken in tho canal question: But, for
several years, he has used his power as
chairman Of ahis committee to delay the
| business Of tho Senate, and to waste time
| ana money by his interminable speeches
and reports in favor of the discredited
and impracticable Nicaragua route
At II o'clock in the forenoon Of last
81 mn q
or for ono minute from all the trolley
lines in Philadelphia. and every street
car In and around the city camo to a
standstill This was done as mark OF
| respect to the late William l.. ElkinA,
whose funeral occurred at that hour. ana
who was ono OF the principal builders
and owners OF the system. Tho estate OF
Mir. Elklns is estimated to be more than
go 0oo, 900. His will, which WAS opened
on Monday contains several charitable
| beouests, According to his promise last
December, on the occasion OF the annual
| dinner at the Masonic Home, Mr.. ElKins
| has provided fund for the erection and
maintenance OF home for daughters
! OF Masons
Tho records published last week show
| that there is exodus of cheap labor from
! this country. No less than 1900 steer
! age passengers have been carried 10
| Europe by the Atlantic steamship COM
| panles since the LIST OF October Most
| OF them went from New YORK ana
great majority OF them were Italians.
This eastward movement is good thing
| for the steamship companies. but 1t In
| dicates that the lessening OF industrial
| activity In the United States has al
| ready begun to have It's effect upon the
| great army OF cheap laborers who have
| been drawn hither since the period OF
intense industrial activity began here
! three or four years ago.
William Jennings Bryan sailed for
Europe Wednesday with his thirt.een-
year.old son, William j., Jr., on tho
| steamer Majestic. Mr. Bryan had ex-
pected to sail several weeks ago, but
was detained by the Philo s. Bennett
| will case He Is going to Europe for
1 the first time. partly on. business and
4 most OF England and good part OF the
continent before returning. It Is not
! stated how long Mr.. Bryan will remain
| abroad, but long enough, perhaps, to pick
up lot OF statistics about foreign labor,
| foreign money systems and other things
for future campaign uses.
The announcement has been made that
Colonel Alexander Mcclure. formerly
editor OF the Philadelphia Times, has
been appointed by the Supreme Court
OF Pennsylvania prothonotary for the
eastern district OF the State This is
4 an honorable position and pays about
$4,000 per annun,. Having lost pretty
1 much all of his fortune In Consolidated
Lake Superior shares, tho Colonel needed
this tat office, with light work, and his
| friends all over the country will re.
joice that he has obtained it, 1t Is said
| that tho influsnce OF Senator Quay
brought this good luck to the ex-edtor,
| Colonel Mcclure was never known as
"a Quay man" IN Pennsylvania politics
or Journalism, but when the 'boss' was
| fighting tho Durham crowd In Philadel-
phia tile Colonel put the Times strongly
| against that gang, and NJ. s.. Quay rs
| Glad to show his gratitude now for
the aid which he then received without
paying money or obligatlng himself N
any, way
IT has already developed at Washing
ton that there is to be mighty inter-
esting contest In the Senate when tue
nomination of Dr. General Leonard
| Wood, to be q major'general ~ Inc
| regular army, comes up LOT couhF!nN,
ton. Tho especial friends OF General n.aus
Mi!eY and q number Of other Senators
are expected to oppose the onflrmatlon,
| and, while 1t may not be defeated, there
may be q good deal Of delay IN final nc
| ton, 1t is pretty certain not to be con-
firmed at the special session.
1. The ptttsburg Dispatch published one
! day last week what seemed to be wen
| authenticated report that John Mitchell
had been slated to be member OF MI
Ro Roo Cabinet after March 5, 1905
II tho PRESIDENT shall get the nomination
4 and be reelected next year: the pls-
patch went on to say that this was the
reason MI, Mitchell would not be can
4 didate for reelection to the ONCE OF pres
| ident of the United Mine Worker Union,
The particular place In the Cabinet which
this report assigned to MI. Mitchell was
] the the secretarysl,ip Of the Department Of
I.ahor and Commerce. the place now held
~ Mr. corteiyou. However. before the
week had grown old Mt, Mitchell came
| forward and denied IN toto me report
that he has been slated for me Gan.ne.'