The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-07


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lnufels he had won lii that position. 11s
was still a Syoiing man. end lie had q
pralsewortry ambition to advance 1iinl-
self and to be Of service to the CONS
inunity and to science. and lle succeeded.
Tie had tho n qualifications which
command success, for he had great
forco Of character, ni,d could have
distinguished himself iii almost any
walk of llfo he might have chosen. lie
had Il comprehensive intellectual grasp.
and Whatever he undertook, he went ut
not only earnestly, but nggressivcly.
rho practice he built up here was Till
rrecedonted, and REQUIRED him to cstnl'- i
llsh u hospital to accommodate part
OF 1t. AT the same time, lie made note
worthy advances In practical surgery,
and was president of'Stnte and National
Medical and Surgical Associations and was
tho chief instrument III establishing n
new medical college In this city. Withnl,
his interest i'll the Confederate soldier
never langulshel, and his charity prnc-
tice, always great, showed no dimin,l-
ton. in short, Or. Mcclure WIS q man
of mark, with q reputation extending fur
beyond the bounds Of this his native
State He was famous In his profession
ana was much beloved personally.
For these reasons, and because his
work and worth truly deserve remer-
hrnncc, his friends and admirers de-
termined that a monument should be
raised to his memory, and the Leg
islature OF Virginia readily agreed that
it might be put on the Capitol Square,
near to that Of tho doctors old friend
ana commander stoncwall jackson.
The statue is from the hands Of VIII
liam Copper Of New York, and is Of
bronze, and rests upon n granite pedestal
It represents the subject seated. The
ceremony of the occasion will be impress
sive, and will include prayer by DIR. J.
Z. Smith, who also was q member Of
Jackson's staff, and remarks by the Hon.
George L. Christian and Governor Mon
tague, and an Grafton from Major ].
Holmes Conrad, Of Winchester, which is
DR.. .McGuire's native town.
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IL New York t IS proposed that q.
regularly constituted detail from the
CITY fire department should inspect every
playhouse before each performance that
it gives, day or night, and not permit
the curtain to rise until an official an
ncuncement has been made that all regll-l
lations have been strictly complied with
the latter to embrace properly guarded
exits and the best devices possible to keep
the theatre lighted in the event OF 2
STARE
Very good; but one Of the best de-
vices TO put n fire out is water under
p1 ssurc. Indeed, nothing yet discovered
We uld equal fire hydrant C'plug') and
hose placed on or near the stage.
Most theatre fires originate OH the
stage. and there, or in the orchestra
srace, the hydrant should be located. IN
cases where, there Is not enough water
pressure from the mains, a water tank
Should be constructed on the roof OF
the building, and kept filled by pumping.
The presence Of firemen Is comforting
to an audience, to be sure, but what can
they do when there is no reliable and
ample water supply at hand?
1t seems that great pressure is being
brought TO bear upon Charles f. Muir
ply, the Tammany boss, to have Tam
many declare in favor of William r.
Hearst as the Democratic nominee for the
Presidency.
Tammany is under some obligations to
Mr. Hearst and his newspaper, but ap-
pears to be reluctant to take the proposed
step. At present all that 1t sees its way
clear to do is to promise that the organi-,
cation will not be committed to any one
prior to the State Convention.
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Richmond bows have mad an extraor-
binary good opportunity to learn and to
enjoy skating recently. There has been
only trifng amount of snow here this
season, but of freezing weather there has
beer plenty, and the ice on the ponds
l,u.; been clear and smooth.
This winter has been in sharp con-
Jast with that of 1928, when there was
coal famine, which, however, failed Of
It's most dreaded consequences because
Ike weather was mild.
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Raleigh, the capital city of North Car
DINA. and Farmville. the capital town
of Prince Edward county, Va, have start
cd simultaneously TO project" with the
dispensary. The eyes Of the country are
on Raleigh and Farmylle,
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M. Brisson will be chosen to succeed
NJ. Bourgeois as president Of the French
Chamber Of Deputies, SO the cable dis
patches tell us. We had hoped that
there was some show for NJ. Minlon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Washington has not yet recovered from
New Year receptions and other things,
but in due time we will be hearing some-
thing Of political interest from that
sometimes interesting town.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.