The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-14

was maintained throughout the oouIItH,S
Tho free negroes or this section owned
property at the beginning OF the war 4 asss
gresating In value more than Sl3o,ooo,ooo.
Nc have no means of proving this,
as the census reports Of 1850 optashapie
lii this city do not give any intormauon
OH this point; but the Louisiana eX-&
llibit Is, at least. Significant. A
ls Tie day when Richmond secures SUIT
ablo passenger and freight nccommo-
datlons BY rail with the Valley OF Nir-
ginta will be the beginning of q new ana
glorious eta In her business history. ~
is a want long felt, loudly cried for dur
ing many years, but always postponed IN
Accomplishment to another day Let us
hope that that happy day Is now near at
hand.
Tho Corporation Commission has inau-
gurated many reforms that had previous
" failed, and, therefore. may be looked
to with a hopeful eye In this seeking for
relief.
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s& a citizen OF Ohio says that the people
or his Stuto are now thoroughly stirred
by the progress OF the resident local
option bill through tho State Legislature
The bill has already passed the House
by q vote OF two to ono and VIII, 1t Is
confidently asserted pass tho Senate by
d still larger majority. The measure Tor
which tho anti-saloon league is sponsor
provides that those who live In the resi-
dental section. Of q Ohio city Will be
able to eliminate the saloon. The mas
ure is being. bitterly fought by the sa'M
loon men and the brewers
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Tho State OF Kansas will be fifty years
of age on tho Goth instant. stephen
A. Douglas piloted through Congress tho
bill which conferred Statehood upon It,
and which was approved, by President
Pierce May 80, 1854. That act resulted In
the armed conflict which resulted in q
great many political conflicts, and which
opened the way for the election of Lin
coin.
Mr.. Bryan asks What ista dollar good
for, anyhow. When backed by, by hun
-dred cents wortl, Of gold It is good for "
years subscription to the Commoner;8,
but when backed only by forty3thrcef
cents worth Of silver it will hardly be
good for the white paper ..6' which tho
esteemed fifty-two coptss Of the Com
moner are prlntedets
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LivelM discussion is going on in Louis
vile upon the refusal Of the school
BOARD to allow the United Daughters Of
the confcderacy to offer a medal /, for the
best essay 40 be- written, on President
Jefferson Davis sbyeGa pupil,of the ward \
schools. we have seen no explanation
OF this action.
Plttsylvana county Is getting to be the
land of sensations and tragedies, and
the presumption is that yellow back
novels have been having too wide cir
culation in that region.
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The untimely end Of Admiral Makarotf
brings to the surface quito q list Of
unpronounceable names Of men who may
1on Z.
pe tiis sueee ..-. .---------
80. -, sa,.tv 80 rich.
- 10 = $500 y -, y'ls II a-f5t
mond proposes 20 let Virs'hlahs Ni'oW
what the 10Th OF Nay was put IN the
almanac for. ~,
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More f,l'le:. mas se ny
Parker@poon' IN. the last l"o Weehs ''ai'
tie i'atl'i y y oi'ii t' =
two years HHefdtfT6 atNGt5
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The Malta can never flourish in SO good
q town as Norfolk There IS nothlng
very bad in Norfolk except politics.
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Illinois is always tyying to- do the i'm
possible thing 1t is now endeavorins
,,a co,a,.,,o, I-,tos "a .bo shuttle
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