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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

suf Inc convention for further revision.
and then taken up byti lie convention and q
|sflnaily adopted before Adjournment. This
would be ,nurc satisfactory, doubtless
to tic voterui at large than to have the
convention slnply express itself IL, favor lH 81
OF The principle leaving the ais y 9 be
afterwards worried out by The State Cons ON,
mites. 1t ~ n ssl q ri x ssSS5s
There are sotie obiactlons. 10 the, press =:
ent plan, notably the Iva Soce Method 1l7,I
Of voting we understand that C Chair
mar, Ellyson, while personally ~ Ia favor or
o. viva, voce voting, y satisfied that hat -
Is Objectionable to tie yctefs at large.
and thinks that the party Should return tatrr1
to tho ballot System The chief objection
IL viva voce voting ls In ITS citation ~
local contests. where the candidates are
often ali personal friends OF many voters voters,
for voters do not like to exp press public t
" their chcics d 3 between friend But
this objection would largely disappear
IN State contests. Few citizens would
object to expressing publicly their choice ;11
OF candidates for Governor or for United
states senator. 1t may be, therefore, that
the party will adopt d sort of on,prom Use
and have viva voce voting in state ! cor con-.
tests and ballot voting in local contests.
This, however, presupposes that the the
present general primary election "a can 'P'ni
not, as some lawyers contend, DO made
to apply. But 1t has not been SO decided
by any competent authority. Nor 5l'a az L
been determined whether or not the gen 4.
eral statute provides for payment Of the the
Of primary elections by ~ the the
government. The only way to ascertain tain j Is
to make lip a test case on both ,1l1 81 points s
and carry it to the courts, and IT seems co Is
to us that that ought to be done at the
earliest practicable moment. We SHAH
then know Just where we stand and tho
political parties will govern themselves c
accordingly. AS 1t now IS, the whole hole.
question is up in the air and IN doubt '1tts
IT the general primary hwl,oHw IN force '1e
can be made to apply so as to to throw w
around primary elections all the sa re- x
guards OF the Inv as they relate to res
ular elections. It will be all the Ia y
needed. a g5 6s348 So
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it Is Now Up to the Convention.

Because the last Legislature failed 10
enact a State primary election law. 1t
does not by any means follow that the
primary plan Of selecting candidates Ia
in disfavor or that Il will DO defeated
by tho next State convention, On the
contrary. the friends OF the primary plan
ara stronger and the enemies Of the
primary plan are weaker than either slde
would have besn had the Legislature
enacted an Objectionable law, II IL now
for tho friends Of the primary to rally
pnd put themselves in good condition to
fsght for the adoption OF safe and
sound aud satisfactory plan when the
next convention meets,
we think that y would be better to
have tho plan thresned out IN advance
gsad ,ubmitted TO sha convention as soon
"a. ussiA - ssstssa las sannel1sa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
EN0RM Gus / ACT# OF 4.
FL ORIDA LAND SOLD
5tBy Assoeiated Presp.

@ VEs! tcIl = I7cel--FFE3 75IIV
Lake CITY, FLA March 15.5--4.i land
sale involving s240000 was concluded y
tday the land III question. consisting Q g
40. 600 acres In Taylor county. hey W l.ir
sold BY j. y. Williams to ]: s. Belts and
Company. Of Ashburn, Ga, for SO 8pe e
acre. Tho entire amount was paid IN cash. as
Betts and Company are among y lhe
leading lumber manufacturing ompanies
IN tic South having already large tracts
OF land. In Gcorgla6and two mills an tl'n.
state that cut 100, 600 feet Of lumber PEI
day, They Will, III the near future, phl :
largo saw mill on tho land thay nays NAYS
Just purchased. "A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
THE PHIS u AN U9ET
Richmond Alumni Club Gather
,f Around the Board. n $t&s
SIT East Broad streat.
Mail's Orders Filled.

Al THE t&enty-nfth annual banqneet {, q y ! %, na
Theta Fraternity, held nj Ilue ser 8 lass3i
night was a. grca success and was roal--3
~ enjoyed by all present. . b . Il
. Thc ia bio wa 8 d ecorat ted With $wtnle car
nations, TIC fratcrnlts's lower, q az one
Of RueRei;s best menus was part zen .0 q, ~
Mr. George Bryan. president OF " e clup.
{Y1rosldcd as tOastmaster, and IN Hlo ~
graceful and appropriate terms ntroduceu
the speakers, who, spoke upon, me eolloW1,
Ing subjects In response 70 ~ heS genera Z
topic for discussion: Phi lJelsh q meta
SContributlon AZ to- OUR Lii Eq uip mem ya
Simpson .. a D. The Bench and Bar, I,
Hon e conway IL. Sands Che ~ ed ,I., s
Profcsso i,.,' sDr. Clifton NJ Miller the ts (
Business yorid, Robcrt K. IoIgers,, anu
Malvern c. Patterson r ebert Y, ai1rrlsoi'.s
I'D. /, the Author of Our Bond ..s Captair$
Harry L. Watson. prcsitlcn ~ bata ITO
vince; Sweet hearts and Wives, lor--
Greer Bnughman. "a II,
After tho banquet a short business ses i
sion was held for the election OF orlcer1
for the ensuing year.
Those present wern:S Grecrf Bnug hman,
George Bryan, DR.. Matt O.. Burke. w IL
liamfsA. Il Cbambers. bernard r. GUEST
John "a LANCASTER, y otn T., Lea, Gil "A
y ton NJ n ilIer, Frank W. Minor. Malvern
70, Patterson. ebert u IooWers,s,Ei NJ
Pierce Fucker, Hon. Con way RI sal, ds e
II eya THOMAS Slc n. Simpson, Dr. Frank
w. IJpshur, Edward Valentine. Harry
"a. son Wins r.. Wilson and II. n.
B!akcneyt Of tho 1Sandol ph-Aiacon chapter
fof& the fraternity. $50. ~
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South Boston Sorts.

SOUTH BOSTON, VA, March 15,- Five
fne COWS belonging to Mr, Alax, Bruce
were isT killed BY No. passenger tra y about
onerhAt mile aobyss this piece "a .'aturd Jay
m poptea That o When asked the
Engineer Why he dldn' stop he replied
that the railroad company would lave
to make, another schedule for, NE cows
MIR, Wallace Ingram q popular. yo 4 8, g
man OF the Flag warehouse. Of THIS
place ~ quite sick atrthe Ag ne 1 g s
ID ID threatened With typhoid pneumonia.
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PEoNAGE CASES BEFORE
. UNITED STATES JUDGE JUDGE.
(By Associated Pre-

sAylA 1yN.AIl, q A.. March l5,-Jutdga
}r,mory speer In the United States court.
to-day overr,ed demurrers ~ t,,a
age cases against en- sheF ~
s ~ ordered ls tile cases to trial The de-
.n a.tr ert We're based on constitutional
. rrn,intls, denying the jurisdiction Of the
Federal Court, and asserting the COM.
.netency OF the state courts TO take any,
sneeded action. Judg speer held the act
~ Congress covering the Natter TO / bs
titutional, and that his court md
jurisdiction. His decision directed athat
the defendants DO brought forward to-
plead and stand trial.
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With 4 Comment or Two.5


@ That's good. Il The Virginian-P lot and
Richmond Times Dispatch have lately
come to look upon Mr.. Hearst as a pos
sibility' for the presidential nomination.
While both Of these papers re strong
anti Hearst pa pers, VIC have ia He'd to see
published in their columns any good rea-
son why Mr. Hearst should not be the
standard bearer of the Democratic party
insthc apron ching campo gn.-Southamp
ton Demo cra t.
tits charged against Hearst that he Is
Immoral to beastllness, and he has never
denied the charge Such a man may be
nominated; but he cannot be Il elected
President Of the United States. s3
In the opinion OF, the writer. the great
est need, pro bly,, of the town OF South
Boston at the present time ~ 8 a. perm a
nent, effective organ "a lion or association
OF the business men forG tho purpose. OF
undertaking concerted action in the inter-
est Of South Boston and its commerce
Halifax Gazette. ~ Sl # Nj.
Is 81 possible that 80 pro gressive. a
town as South Boston has no such organ
tzatlon
IA very erroneous impression has gotten
put among the people In other towns 70
the effect that 1t was through the cons
nivance Of the people of this city that
Kennedy was permitted to escape, Ihere
Is no ground whatever for making such
q charge against the people OF stanton.
-Staunton Dispatch.
OF course not staunton is incapable Of Of
such thing.
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SPLENDID REUNION,
CONTINUED From First Page,)
(By Associated Press. J

Continued From First Pagc.) s.f
.Ihc United States" IIe was humorous
pathetic and eloquent In depicting, the
past and present ofrtlrs v, NJ T. and M
lforecasting still more glorious future
He regretted lie had not bean an old
cadet and declared he had never known
ono not to measure up to the highest,
standard In the struggle Of life.
Coming to the subject assigned hinl.
Major Daniel said; ~ b. S,
@5NI drink to the United States, from
Porto Rico all the way to the Philippine
islands; the United States Of America,
destined some day to become the United
States OF the world, ,s,
3When the outburst which greeted TINS
sentence had subsidized, Senator Daniel
said that was his conception Of the
fpresent and future of this country. and
Ia hoped the young Virginia Military
Institute Of to-day would be on the ca tR
nj the United States learned TO re-
Esnect the soldiers the Virginia Military
institute sent forth in early days she
has learned to love the boys who bear
hen Commissions to-day.
AHrlsc dream OF 4 tie y world Ia pea &C,
Ia Quoted; sths history of the World IS
! N ar'Ypl aud ~ urged the necessity fof az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

Judge Gaynor. of New York. has de-
cided that a wagon hab no right to uso
street. car tracks TO tho unnecessary OBJ
u,ruotlop OF street ears. This, II IL ex-
pected, VIII put d stop 70 one Of the
most exaspera,lng nuisanees Of that
eily--ene not unknawn IN othes cities,
a. we'll II this decision stands drivers
VIII be permitted, of conrke. to use the
space be.ween tho street car tracks wtsfe
ii IL "neeeeaary'; hut II aiiers IL room for
,heir teams oulsIds az shs tracks, thoy
mn,t tlfn our .a
Mtal TIC 2taalX tsr the Violation %
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

The United states Senate committee,
charged with the hearing Of the smoot
case has done commendable thing in
prohibiting the presence there Of young
men and women. Hereafter al uRde'r.
tbs age OF twenty will be excluded from
the committee room. Among those re-
ftted admission is Or. Mary Walker.
However, she was not held up because
she gas under twenty. hut because she
wrongfulIy sought admission az a mem
her or the press FL
Mary was held a prisoner Of WARM
Richmond for q short time during the
life Of the contederaey. and though har
exact age Is not OF record, IT VIII be im-
possible for her to plead successfully that
sfe Ia under twenty,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
y Talent Service Tonight.

The talent service at the Third Presby-
4tcrIar Church tonight promises 70 !. %
1nont1,s go ono "a twas 81 vcn TO each
OF 100 ladies' az a talent. 1,le result OF
Che use OF these Will be reported tonne
address. H 5yy,s MA S$ss.j
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For Inspectio of Lumber NIB,
t(By Associated Press.)

4 sJAcKsoNNILLB, nj. March l5,--.
The Georgia Interstate saWsNIi ~ Associ,a-
tion, COMPOSED Of mIllnen from aeorgla 4.
Florida aud Alabama met mere T.
and adopted raWi rules for ne ms pectloen
OF siunlber' that VIII 90 into effect on tls.
first al judy lle only oth y, bus less con-.
sisted of The appoir tnlelst lof g nllnpsg "
commit sek VI Il,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
Manchester Mills Not to Close.
X 81 INV Associa I al Press. y "a

Il MANCHESTER, ENG, March l5,-,At g
meeting Of Lancashire cotton splpneral
here o-day 1t WAS resolved TO continue s, q!
short time at the mills Workt Only, tHrr,Ig
hours each week until TURNER notlce, II
meeting rejected a proposal 70 close th9
mi lis for one month"; rs 4 AZ. 100
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Mrs. Battle Improving.

Rev. Dr. n. w. Battle. OF greensboro,
formerly Of Petersburg, writes to- FRIENDS
iiil is improving, and the physicians en-
pcct her com pletc recovery, III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

s5 tter the demonstr in Congress
the: other day, can't be said that the tn
President Is y hneed Of a llycna
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

Russia may whip Japan, but & she will
still have Tolstoi on her hands. s.S3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

1t is fortunate that Senator Ba rksdale
did notstallt3 the whole Senate to death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
In Lighter Vein.


state Chemist Walker Of .lNe hraska
after spending several weeks in analyz-
Ing tomato catsup and J ,ya
a aGand wa wn hot aai aHi eoorcd
Kin was found to form the basis OF al
the others, and the coloring is atlained
BY means Of coal a ss ~ s fond
was made chiefly from epurlpktn.1 colored
witil}5coal tar dyes and containing q, Pre-
scrYative in the form OF benz oic.# llmo-
thy seed was q so found 70 ne an N . te w
dent In some cases. vi AL tS 4 (
1t Is IA wise leap year girl that looks
carefully before sliegleap ~ 8, " &C.
lit Ii rather curious That ord ROBE y, rts.
who has Just retired was only the 81 II
tenth commander in chief 4. isrl,
tish army has had snefi ahe o'nes
tenure orSnearly thirteen Whleh :, y
a long time for any m an: ~ serve. ave
working his way tosq eft been p paeant
and not '' ali ,e inesumbents put
feet on ali the rounds Of NJ he Ia Oder.
In earlier times the Office 9eirqtui s,
OF the great. Charles y. apolnlea nls, SOIL ~,
beheaded. He was slowed h'y the Duke ~;
OF Marlborough. Lord wellington vas w
the fifteenth In succession al'point'-
Snents be counted. {sSff "a "
And has your husband given . up, any
thing Tor Lent?" asked Mrs. g " bride as
che pushed her veil and 80 ttlea pack
Yes Yes replied Mrs. suburba. "he las
given up going TO church. ],
n but that is hardly what one would
call denying oneself! exclaimed MIS-,
'S"oh, it is 81, sIIenry's case, replied
Mrs. suburba. mentally calculating What
her visitors hat cost. for he cant sieeI
nearly as comfortably In his ch al g.
home as in his pcw.s----Cinclhna tines '''
Star. ~ 5ss
This said the agent, rs the Coolest
iittla fiat in Harlenl,' at IN @ Fl,
.'Yes2" replied the man. Y 4, IS. /. ~,
"Oh. there's no dount about that q t az,
t'That's SO, there Isn't any room lo1
doubt, Is there r. Philade pnlni Ere Q. S;553
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4 " hen Senator smoot hears his breth-
ireE testify II must make him feel like
SPELLING his name 1 back wardsss s; .s5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

1t Is real discouragng whenGwriting of
the "harblngers OF spring 70 lookout the
swii,dow8nnd see the snow falling. 81
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this rifle Will bs IA lated In AZ any
srublicatid n stliat u we have seem ii

Richmond Pchrson tiobson ,si not & a
Registered voter Il, Alabama. II appears :,
Ard yet he candidate for Cong ress 8
1ie did not have an oppcrtunlty 10 regis
ter Under THO Temporary plan,'' n but 11lIt
wifi do 10 when tile registrnt Ion books ok
are gain; OPEN. Meanwhile the e! state 'l
Demo cratlo Commit tee has decided thai that;
Hobsoh's name slt,iay be placed on tn the
primary election Ticket rlcis seekiFftE stto
win the seat III tho tinted ST ties House l
~ Representatives now held by IN Mr. n
Bankhead. "a IiSs NJ Il, Il Il n n ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

" President Smith spoke very kindly of
his wives. but 1t is to 8l'e considered cons t
that the seasorS for new bonl,ets Zig fast il'
approaching. " sii;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

n Eye, Glasses Astray. III v.
somewhere around town, and u he owner
lis anxious to recover them, IL g, ASKS 1the
Hinder to leave them at he Times l3's,
patch office 81 e 35!s ls5 ,.5ti3s 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16
Business Meeting, Too

BuSlltSS INettNlE, w N
The monthly business meeting of In
Monday night, will be held after the
jprayer5 meeting tonight,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

Il The Baltimore Herald says that after or
e. sitting lasting. nearly four years years the
Virginia Leg lslnturo is thinking OF HI 'ltl,5
jdurning Tile time has seemed rather lt,I
long, but Sit las hot been four ycars.338 n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

For years The Landmark has r. H, Y
culed 4 lie free distribute g SEEDS seeds
sfrubs etc.. BY tho government rs o y
4 futce.-.N ortolls landmark. Il ~ 81 N
sS SO have we. a Htit II, tho spring. when when
we receive many neat pa clsages OF gar ar
3doiiaseeds and flower seeds. It don't seem Gem
such d tarccsns It stened wlien, 4 we re-
sceived " no seeds Il 1t does SNAKE aS DIFF diff.
terence. t5f 3s NJ ia &ss gg3i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

then alluded to the great
tho organization of&the
~ the creation Of the
[t0is mot to be expected
4 Point wc ARCTIC get NIL
said 'a.and we should do!
bic to- encourage such
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

Some OF our Northern CONTEMPORARIES
are now discussing tho Question: a"C Z. n# Z.
public SCHOOL teacher indlvduallze all Ills
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-16

inrtns, wNit,, tic Hi lons D I this world
would fear 40 tfptit " I'll t5 ibre would
uate5brrak the peace u Hho,il trouble ycrB
como the united States would maven
moro loyal lHoiis tilal,a HOSE iufhsd Sotts
from II schSDi gUilose boys v'tre leu by
$tla Scott Ship IA New M 4, sehoult
which had given r s. tufe%dil jackson To-
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-02-12

Carnot debate with Stanford univer-
sity at the Harmony gymnasium. The
subject was announced but two hours
before debate.
The Pencoyd Iron works of Phila-
delphia have closed indefinitely, when
$50 men, the last of force of nearly
5000, received notice that their ser.
vices were no longer required. The
men who were discharged today at
one time earned from $40 to $50 a
week but lately had been receiving
an average Of about SIS week.
The profectorial authorities of Nice
have ordered the expulsion from
France of Messrs. Hurt and Ireland,
the two Americans arrested several
days ago on suspicion of being inter
national swindlers.
The Pope Saturday received in pri-
vate audience John L. Wilson of Sc
attic, Viscountess Pasetriere of Bal
| timore, Miss Acosat of Washington
and William A. Dick and family OF
Philadelphia. They were presented by
Mgr. Kennedy. rector of the Ameri
can college.
The jury in the case of Alderman
James Mol, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
charged with havi' accepted a hr.le
of $3.50 in connection with the Lake
Michigan water scandal, returned q
verdict of guilty. sentence was de
ferred till March 1. He was released
on $4,000 bail.
The jury in the case of Colonel Ed
Butler, the millionaire st. Louis poll.
tician, on trial on charge of bribing
10 members of the house of delegates
of st. Louis, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
Formal application was filed Mon
day by the states attorney for spe-
cial grand jury to consider criminal
indictments in connection with the Iro-
quois theatre fire. Louis Wiltz, con-
victed of having robbed the body of a
woman victim, was denied new trial
by Judge Garry today and sentenced
to the pen for an indefinite period.
The reichstag at Berlin has passed
the bill prolonging for the year the
maintenance OI the army at the pres
ent strength.
The supreme tribunal of the knights
of Pythias has decided that the cleo.
ton of supreme representative in
Pennsylvania has been made illegal
ly. The ballot was taken in the sub
ordinate lodges instead of the grand
lodge. Several other states will be
affected.
A meeting will be held in Omaha
March 1 at which 1t is proposed to
consolidate all the cooperative agen
cies in the Mississippi valley; In 9th
er words. to form a farmers trust
1t will be known as ths National Far
mers' exchange. and be capitalized al
81. 000, 900.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-02-12
BUSINESS SECTION ENTIRELY
SWEPT AWAY BY FLAMES
Conflagration RACES, With Fire Department
Unable to Resist It--City is Doomed.
No Fatalities as Yet Reported.

Baltimore, Feb. 8.-Twenty blocks
of the most modern and substantial
buildings. involving property valued
at from $30,OO0,0O0 to 10000,
were destroyed by fire which broke
out at few minutes before IL
o'clock Sunday morning in the whole
sale dry goods house of John T..
Hurst & CO.
1t has ragged with unrestrained fury
continuously ever since, and at mid
night it is still unchecked. but is
steadily eating it's consuming way
westward on Baltimore street. after
having destroyed almost all the large
stores and warehouses in the whole
sale district around Hopkins place
and all the buildings on both sides
of Baltimore street from Howard to
Holiday streets, and Charles and Bal
timore to Lexington, and on Fayette
street from Charles to Holiday.
Ever since about o'clock. when
darkness came, the fire department,
although aided by engines from Wash
ington, Philadelphia, Wilmington and
the surrounding suburbs, has been ut
terly powerless to make any effective
resistance to the consuming element,
though for hours as many as 400
streams of water were thrown into
the flames. Indeed, so terrific has
been the heat ever since the fire start
ed, and so dense and suffocating the
volume of flying sparks and burning
cinders, that 1t was difficult for the
firemen to stand long within fighting
distance of the flames, while early in
the afternoon several trucks and en-
gines were hopelessly disabled by
timberS
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-02-12
Spencer Again Arrested.

Pittsburg.-Arthur S. Spencer Of
Spokane notoriety, who has been pos.
ing in Pittsburg for the past week as
an agent of the Chinese Six compa.
MES, was placed in jail on charge
of impersonating United States Of
ficer with intent to defraud. Spencer
is alleged to have served time in sew.
eral institutions in this country and is
said to be one of the most notorious
swindlers who make the Chinese their
victims. His methods in this city are
said to have been the selling Of bo-
gus registration certificates and also
getting money by other means.