The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11
Her services Il tic United States during lats;


tho civil War III this country.
cannot understand, y" says CAPTAIN u =
Ifunt, .iow Americans car , NJ
old friend like Russia Tor an iolu e''c'''se
like l1ig1and.S'' n, +. 4. ,,uA
llI1avo we forgotten thai but Tor ;tl ~,
-sia,s firm nnd friendly attitude tnWa ll,
,,,s m 1852, as shown BY official docli-
,t1cnts Of tic time, England and ffl ! g,
would Utmost certainly l,ayo iiile Y,
Iii behalf " the CoifederacS? Any Q,
,we forgotten the visit THO ltussl.iiL
fleet to our sl,ores a year WE wv .,,e.,a ii,nt
later, to serve notice to tho Wor Il 5.i..
IL necessary Russia would become 4 tlle
ally Of the United States =
4, Mi. Henry Clews, the New York bank
err has recently. tried to minimize the
friendship OF Russia for the u ~ e'lt
states In that emergency. But wn men
Captain Hunts attention was called 70
.this statement by Mr.. Clews, he declared &c
that while Ii, Russia. at the close OF we tN'
Russo-Turklsl war ho lad Intimate re-
lntions with Admiral 5Lcssofski, then min
5,ster az marine. and who had conmanded9
the fleet which was SO warmly recclVep
III our ports during tho Civil War VAR
Captain Hunt says that, while tho pro-
iect for obtaining e. fleet or American lee1fl'it
built cruisers was being formed III R's-
Sin. Admiral Lcssofslsi said to him that
Russia was entitled to the goodwin VIII OF
itho people OF this country, because ne lie
sailed to tho United states with orders
In his pocket to offer his fleet 70 t inc
government ut washington Just as soon
as either France or England slloul VIC re-
cognize the Confederacy ga5
Admiral Lcssofssl's fleet first called
at Fortress Monroe, where General 3. y.
Butler was In command. Captain Au af
says that General Butler well knew tho tho.
purpose ar Admiral Lessof sltt' g visit was was
as above described, and that he always
SO stated It, as long as he lived.
The Southern people have no sdonbt
on this score. They arc satisfied that8it
was largely, If not entirely through
R,,ssias agency that the Southern Con- Con-
federacy8 was not recognized ny tn, tho io Y
eign powers. That Of itself IS q a z SUI
.iiclent reason for the sympatlh1leps q me me
South In this wal: to sSbe Es with 1aE pun
rather than with Russia.
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The fact that Judge Emory Specr, OF
the United States Court Of Savanna n
Ca, went out Of his way n few days go
to speak to his grand jury against the
evils Of gambling, has occasioned soou
deal Of comment. 5s
The Judge recognizes tho fact thatShis
court has no jurisdiction In the premises, ]
but it seems that some Of the evils ofS
rambling have been brought to his at
ltention in a very marked manner, and
no could not restrain himself from Offer
ing his advice In the promises. lie SAID ne
regretted that in many places laws
against gambling are practically dead
letter. He wished to see the people
wakcn not with spasm Of virtue, but
With a steady, immovable, constant pur-8
pose to enforce all the laws-Sttaflte ana
nationalist wisely enacted for the gen
1eral welfare" N II. Il III.
rho Judge was a little out Of the line
OF his duty, strictly speaking. but he ~. VIII
be pardoned If sho attains the object ne
had In view and helps to awaken the 7''s
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The following comp plant bona iona
flde-is published M in tho New 1 o. Is
Herald, along with others which b Ell Ga
the alleged fact that Engllsh1n2eln /, are not
much liked in this country:
recently landed in New York for a
few weeks travel and recreation. some
friends strongly urged me to go to e
nlaco called Hunters Point and there en-
NOV an experienced hunter to accompany
mo to Buffalo to shoot buffaloes. On
mentioning this to an American ac-
ouaintance he persuaded me that l should
| find much more sport by going TO Coney
Island on an elephant hunting expedition.
| or course, I know absolutely nothing
| about the island, but the Idea seemed
rather inviting, so at some expenditure 9
| Of limo and money journeycd the At, !
certainly did find some elephants, pue
| they we're confined in n yard CONNECTED su
with a wild beast exhibition. / presume
I vas the victim of smart American
| hoax. but 1T was hardly the sort Of treat
| 5mcnt n visiting stranger could reasonably
1 expect, :, - !, Z;
Orange, Nj (. * 81
It was too cruel to send him to Coney
Island to see thp elephants when lie he
might have found tiger in his lair at At
Tammany Hall.
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Madame Adellna Patti is q "anltter,.
A but she takes 100000 with her. She
viii give one moro concert in New York
and Their sail for home. There IS no
4 trouble between her and her manager
Robert GYau, in speaking to a reporter
\ OF the New York Herald. said:
"she does not sing for glory. She sings
d for money. and when tho sale is not large
enough to make 1t worth while, she wort
sing There Is no sentiment about her
She Is all business, and }a1e wants her
managers to make money, too, That Is
II why she would not sing IN those small
places where the sale was not large. She
has ii. nearly every case had good houses
with receipts running from 5000 10
III en- 0no yNbnu alOnr came n little S2, OOt