The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-10

ton their pension list. or any other oata'
7 that may seem to then, to be sufficiently
reliable to be incorporated into the ros-
ter @a}
The Secretary assures Governor Monta-
quo that this rule will be applied I'M
partially to Federal and Confederate rolls,
It would seem to be more important
now than ever before for Virginia to
60 ahead on her own account. and cons
h pile her own rolls as far as she Ii able
to find tho ma teral therefor. Use a. can IN, os:
made. Of course. Of the originals when
printed BY the War Records once at;
Washington. but It will DO necessary to
supplement- them with other data.
Under an act OF Assembly. which was
drafted BY General Bradley T. john
ston, tho rolls OF many companies IN re-
cont years have been compiled BY sur
vivors and placed OH record IN the County
Courts. They, of course. are stu to be
found among tho records, and contain
valuable material. The work then begun
and not completed should DO pushed for.
ward now with tho greatest possible
energy. t:is 81 .ai y
We suppose the Bureau Of Confederate
Archives, proposed by Senator Daniel and
Judge Christian, will be established by
act Of Assembly. In that event and BY
employing two or three active, energetic
men-hard workers-much valuable ma
$terinl may yot be found in the State and
copied and compiled, and In the course Of
time prepared for publication.
The case seems to be about this: Vir--
5ginia$ may have access to the government
records when they are issued. J" They nre
by no means complete. We doubt Il they
are more than half complete. The rest
Of the information NO desire must be
acquired by the State through Its agents,
and these a gents to be successful, Will
have to operate under tho direction OF tho.
proposed Bureau of Confederate Archives
Furthermore 1t Is to the Interest Of
Virginia to- furnish the War Records
Office with all the original official in
formation we can gather before our rolls
are compiled by that office. IN
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In another COLUMN wo print list OF
books specially prepared by MT Kenn ne B
dy, State Librarian. As will be seen from
the titles, tho volumes deal extensively
with Japan, her people. her resources. and
her history, and In the present crisis In.
Ethe far East they viii prove OF particu-i
LAT Interest to tie public. The books can
not be distributed. but they are at the:
State Library, and are open to all who,
wish to put them to use. In The Times
Dispatch Of tomorrow we shall endeavor
to give a similar list of books treating
OF Russia and Russian subjects.
The most marvellous thing about the
Baltimore fire was that 1t was free from
| loss of life. In that respect 1t stands I'M
| parallecd among. the great fires OF the
world. The factsthat 1t began In the day.
time and on Sunday. when there were
few people In the business district. ac-
counts in large part, we suppose. for this
! fortunate exemption.
Great as is Baltimore's anlIction, it Is
not to be compared with the loss Of the
GOO people who persisted mserably in the
Iroquois Theatre in Chicago.
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Two ground hogs kept III captivity in
Durham, NC, did precisely what they
we're by tradition called upon to do on
February, 3D. They came out, saw their
| shadows returned into their holes. and
i have been seen no more since. Tho aged
/ darby who owns them vouches for tho
truth OF this story. but is not surprised.
! He believes In the ground hog as a
weather prophet
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There are millions and tens Of millions
1 Of dollars In currency and coin. and In
A No !. securities locked up In safes
and vaults which lie beneath the ruins
of Baltimore banks and other business
houses. Tho recovery Of this vast wealth
will be watched with grave concern, We
hope mono OF it will he lost
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Inasmuch as Baltimore cannot now ham
| die it. there would be no harm for Rich
mond to hustle for some OF that South
j crn spring trade that usually goes to the
Monumental City.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AS soon as the weather gets little
settled and the insurance companies COM
mence to do little settling. Baltimore
will begin to nut on her Phoenix regalta
\ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
/. Fhe war map now has the stage, IN
the Language Of Hon, Grover Cleveland,
"let 1t so It,"
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The motto of exposition enterprises Is;
IF you don't see what you want, ask
Uncle Sam for it,igs f5H
Observation-Disclosures E5~4{
The Bible In the public schools cues
! ton is yet in the hands Of the preach
crs,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~
Look out for another big confla grafton,
! Did you never notice that such disasters
rarely come s!ngly?
Observation-Disclosures
vi According to one ofSour correspondents,
} even tame ground hog knows his busl-
less
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