The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-27

LIZZIE III ME- 5 ID ISPATCF
campaign go along with very little work
except in those Northern States which
he calls doubtful. The South has res
Gently had sweeping changes made IN its
electorate, and what Sthe effect of these
changes will DO has not vet been tested.
| one of The most successful party man
ayers that Virginia has ever hAd is
Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson, who never
stopped working or being scared until
the votes were counted and the election
won. The South IS doubtless solid and
Virginia will certainly 60 Demo cratic, but:
there are Il lot Of people thorough the
State who would like to become better,
acquainted with Judge Parker, lnd who
want Is hear the good, old-time Demo-
cratic doctrine preached by party, lead
crsr and 1t will be wisdom and votes
not to sit still and count the campaign
as over before 1t has been begun.
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The knight Commander, the British,
ship which was sent to the Bottom OF the
Pacific Ocean a few days a go by n RUS
sian war ship. an incident which iss
liable to create very serious trouble be-
tween England and Russia, and n trou-
bile which this country may be drawn
Into. has frequently traversed Virginia;
waters. ''The knight Command err n is
one of the iron ships Of the Knight
csto \, II mi of
pool. This company, which is composed /.
of the members Of wealthy English
family blythe name Of Knight own q nuns
Der OF magnificent ships. several OF which
ran regularly for several years between
Liverpool and Newport News Every ship
OF this line In some way bears the name
knight" among them the knight Err
rant, the Knight Templar, the knight
Commandor and others. The Knight
Commander was taken off the Liver Z
pool Newport News line two or more
years ugo and placed for trade between
New York and Pacific Ocean points,
regularly making the trip around the
Horn. Tho knight Commander was
magnificent iron ship and many Yir-5
sginians, visiting Newport News, have
been upon her, Sightseeing. It Is said
that the Knight Commander was loaded
with American; goods for apanese, Chi
55reso and Philippine ports. Her sinking
by the Russian war ship may. there
fore, bring the United States govern
lnent into complications growing out \
Of II g war in the "a i Eas II Is Is claimed
.thatthe ship way loaded with machinery
and merchandise that was in no. no way
.contraband. ts5as
According to "a letter from Panama,
published In the Railway a ge. the new
nation, Mr. Roosevelt has set up on the
51sthmus conslis of¬ more than "a, 900
people, considerably less than the pop
.rlation Of Richmond, The ten million
dollars IN gold US paid them would give
each man, woman and child a bout s1S5,
ii the poodlers nnd grafters don't catch
1t en- routc.
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The report OF the matrimonial inten-
tons of the Democratic candidate for
the vice-p pr .sidency turns out to be a
campaign lie OF the opposition, or words
to that effect. 3t} ga
8SN We would advise that & no tickets be
bought for pc sonally I. conducted excur--,t
sions" Oil The & aclflic unit, the vladi-
vostok fleet has been ca ptured or sunk.
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@Chicagos effort to offset the st. Louis /
Exposition BY having Bryan and Parker
exhibited on the sam. s,aae at the sans
time IS doomed to failure
Mr. Cortelyou has Mt last admitted
tnat there are some few doubtful States.
This is encoura cling, to say the least
Of it.
Some OF orr esteemed contemporaries |
in the rural districts are a little slow
getting III line, but they are getting in all
the same, 81 M S.ftt IL u
The raging James River furnishes evil
dence at Richmond that there have been
good rains all through the State.
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The hog and homlny''N outlook IN old
Virginia this year is just encouraging as
tho political outlook. 3g
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Coming down to the real meat OF It.
the Chicago strike means n larger con-
sumption OF vegetables and chickens.
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Memphis Is tryins to suppress ganiE- /
ling and when she succeeds the nh |