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yard by Young man; Catholic FAMILY preferred.
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The Washington times., 1904-10-19
Parker a Stranger to People.

Alton 2 Parker" said Governor
Cgmmius els the one Presidential can
dHate ia the history OF the country who
owes his nomination 10 the belief that
~ might write a certain telegram. II
& the highest impertlnence for the Dem
scrats 10 present his name for c0nsid-
sration 10 the people OF the country. In
your own State of Illinois, there are
:. coo Democrats who are as Wen known
4s Is Judge Parker.
Il win admit that he has made good
record as "a judge, but during the years
he has served on the bench he has Sc
Cluded himself from the public until
he has become as ignorant OF the great
questions that confront as as is a child
He showed his ignorance recently when
he made "A mistake OF only $500. 600. coo In
estimating the cost OF our Philippine
E..ErumauI-
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
.LOREE MAY HEAD HEAD
MEXICAN SYSTEM
Rumor That He Will Man
age National Roads
SEEKING HIS INDICATION
Would Refute Charge That He Is Inca
pable Of the Management Of
Western Lines.

AUSTIN. Tex. oct I9-AdvIces from
Mexico state that 1t is reported there
that L. r. LOree, who recently retired
from the presidency Of the Rock Island
as result of official friction, is 20 be-
come the active manager and head Of
the merger railroad system Of Mexico.
This system includes the National
Railroad Of Mexico. the Interoceanio
Railway Of Mexico, the Mexican Inter
national Railroad. and the Vera Cruz
and Pacific Railroad. The fiscal rep
.resentatlyes Of the Mexican government
in its ownership OF the roads are Speyer
& Co, and it IS said in the letter re-
ceived here that there is little doubt
that the firm VIII see that he IS well
taken care Of
Another incentive which leads Dir.
L.oree to consider the Mexican PROPOSE
ton favorably is that ne may be again
iu a position TO Vludlcate himself OF the
charge that has been made that he
does not know how 10 successfully Oper-
ate Western railroads. The Mexican
lines are strictly Western. so Tar as
methods of operation are concerned
At present only the National hdiiroad
Of Mexico. the Interoceanlc, and the In
ternati0uaI are included in the merger
system, but 10 IS pUrpOsed 20 take ~ me
Vera Cruz and Pacific ana the National
Tehuantepec about the first OF the com
ing year. II satisfactory arrangements
can be made with the lessees OF ina
last named road.
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

He expressed himself unequivocally in
favor Of eight hours constituting a day
work, and predicted that peace would
follow between labor and capital II the
Injunction as O. means of settling labor
disputes was done away with The
miners appiauded this sentiment.
Speaker Cannon invaded West Virginia
yesterday on his way TO Baltimore and
other Maryland towns on the line
Voters from a distance OF fifty miles
hustled into Fairmont, w. Va, last
night TO hear the famous Uncle Joe"
and see how he could compare with their
own rugged men OF the Mountain State
The crowd that heard and cheered him
was estimated at much in excess of ten
thousand.
Representative J. Adam Bede Of Min
nesota, but first prominent as the phil
Osopher of AnaCOstia, is with the Speak
er. and viii euJhuse Maryland voters at
Cum berland tomorrow night and con-
uuue his spellbindiug Friday night into
Baltimore. Uncle JOe's happy manner
and ease OF expression are looked 10 for
good results on this trip.
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

father was DR.. Wheaton who was a
surgeon I'm the regiment commanded by
President Franklin Pierce in the Me1i-
can war. General Wheaton was edu-
Gated as an engineer and In 1880 was
appointed an assistant engineer on the
United States and Mexican boundary
survey In March, 1850 he was appoint
ed a first lieutenant I'm the First Regi-
meut OF United States Cavalry.
In March, 1851, he was made a cap
tain He participated in the first battle
of Bull Run. and was appointed colonel
of the Second Rhode Island Volunteers
during that battle He commanded his
regiment during the peniusular cam
palgu. He was appointed a bTigadier
general OF volunteers for gaIlantry at the
battle Of Fredericksb uTg and command
ed a brigade iu the Sixth Corps. During
the battle of Gettysburg he commanded
the Third Division of the Sixth Corps.
He was breVeLLed a Lieutenant colonel
In the regular army for gallant and meT-
itOripus services at the battle OF the
Wilderness. and was I'm command OF the
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

twelve regiments Of the Sixth Corps
which engaged in the defense of Wash
lugtOn, in July, 1864 In October, 1854
be was made a major general of TOlun-
teers and was breveuted q colonel iu the
regular larmy. In April, 1850, he re-
ceiVed the breVet commission Of briEa-
der general In the regular army, and
shortly thereafter that OF major gen
eTal.
In November. 1856. on the reorganiza-
tion of the army, General Wheaton was
made lieutenant colonel OF the Twenty
ninth United States Infantry. With his
Indian campaigns, and was made a colo
mel in 1874 and assigned TO the command
OF the Second Infantry. In 1892 ne was
appointed a bTigadier general, ana Ave
years later was made q major general
He retired from active service shortly
after his appointment as q major gem
eral, In May, 1881 General Wheaton
was presented with handsome sword
by his native State in July. 1855 He
made his home in Washington after his
retirement and died here in June, 1903.
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
SHAFT UNVEILED
BY RHODE ISLAND
Erected to Memory Of Gen.
T. B. Wheaton.
PLACED AT ARLINGTON
Many Distinguished Persons Present
Ceremony SimPle-A Hand
some Monument.

with simple ceremonies, Rhode ISL
and's monument TO Maj. Gen. Frank b
Wheaton, T.. s. A, who died last year,
was unveiled at o'clock this afternoon
at Arlington Cemetery. by First Lieut.
Frank Wheaton ROWeu, a grandson OF
the dead soldier
Lieutenant General Chanee and many
other prominent army officers and citi-
zens Of the State OF Rhode Island were
present
Charles Warren Lippett, ex-governor
of Rhode Island, presided over the cere-
monies, which consisted of music by the
Seventh Cavalry Band, prayer by the
Rev. Charles -. Pierce, d. D., chaplain
in the United States Army a short
address on the life OF General Wheaton,
by Gen. Elisha II. Rhodes, chairman Of
the special commission which erected
the monument and remarks by prOmi-
nent army officers and District officials.
Praised Soldiers Life.
General Chanee, Ex-Governor Lfppett.
and other noted men delivered short ad-
dresses. eul0gistic OF the career Of
General Wheaton, and the services
closed with the benediction, delivered by
Chaplain Pierce, r. s. A.
The salute by the battery OF United
States Artillery had 20 be omitted, much
TO the disappointment OF the special
commissioners. The battery was sent
out of the city last week.
The statue is q white marble shaft
I'VE feet square and ten feet high. Il
tapers toward the top. which is cut to a
point. Save for two bronze tablets the
marble is without a mark.
On one of these tablets is inscribed
the principal dates in General Wheaton s
life; on the other is a medallion portrait
OF the dead soldier. surmounted by the
coat of arms OF the State of Rhode
Island.
A Handsome Monument.
The shaft was erected by means OF
an appropriation of money, by the last
session OF the Legislature. II was de-
signed and erected by KimbaI q Courbe.
or Providence. p T., and is considered
one OF the handaUmest ever erected by
the State.
The commission OF the State Of Rhode
Island having in charge the dedication
Of the monument TO General Wheaton,
called upon the President at the ~ hite
House this morning, accompanied By
ex-Goy- Charles Warren Lippett.
General Wheaton was born In PTOVi-
denCe. r. J., I'm May. 1888. The general
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
Hot Fight in the Ninth
District of Virginia
Democrats Making Vigorous Efforts to Beat
Campbell SIennp and Send Solid Dele
cation to Congress.

a hill creating a third Federal judicial
district IN Virginia. There are two such
districts now, but the work is too heavy
and a third is necessary.
Colonel Slemp has announced that If
ne gets such a bill through he viii stand
for no politics in the appointment of the
Judge. but will ask the President to ap-
point the best man he can find in Vir-
ginia. The other officers, however, he
viii have go TO straight-out Republicans
who do the work of the party. The Vir-
ginia Republicans have come to know
that President Roosevelt thinks more
of the man who works than the one
who talks and then lines up at the pie
counter, so they will work hard for
Slemp IN order to stand chance for
slice of the patronage
The total amount of the salaries of the
judicial district, If it is created. viii
amount to So, 900, exclusive OF the
judges salary, which is $1,000 This
amount viii be divided among ten or
fifteen men, so there will be several
salaries worth having,
Attacking Slemp's Record.
The Democrats are attacking Colonel
SIemp's record in Congress-. saying he
has done absolutely nothing, and are
also prea ching the Presidents relations
with the negro to the moUntaineers, who
hate a negro with undying hatred. Col
ouel Elemp is having a few words to
say about Captain Wysor himself, and
the campaign is growing hotter and hot
ter every day
Colonel Slemp beat Judge Rhea by us
majority last time 1900 votes being
cast, but expects to walk in easy this
time. The Democrats say his claims are
ridiculous, and that WySOr will win by
GOO at least. From what is gathered from
Virgiuians whose opinions are unbiased
the fight is q close one and chances
about equal
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
JUDGE HOWRYS LEG BROKEN;
is RECOVERING RAPIDLY

Judge Charles B. HOWry. OF the Court
Of Claims. who has been seriously Ill AZ
Atlantic City for some weeks past. and
who at one time was not expected TO
recover, is improving rapidly. As yet
it is impossible to ten when he VIII be
able 10 resume his judicial duties
Judge Howry was brought 10 this city
or a stretcher yesterday. and IL was
then learned that MS illness was due
TO a broken leg, the result Of an aeci-
dent
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

that he could do better work for the
Democrats by staying out in IndianapO-
lis or Chicago. than by coming back 10
New York He expressed his cordial
dissent TO this proposition and declared
emphaIiCaIIy that he viii be around ma
tiOnal headquarters again as usual next
week.
Bryan to Hoosier Workmen.
SpelIbinder Bryan's special train tour
of the H0osier State was through the
coal mining district yesterday In the
main, his arguments dealt with c8ndi-
tl0ns that aIecJ WOTkIngmeu. He at
tackled the trusts. but talked also on inn
perialism and on the duty OF his friends
20 support Judge Parker in preference
to Roosevelt
The most important appeal that Bryan
made to his labor auditors was in re-
spect to the eight-hour day and the
abolition of court injunctions and estab-
lfshmeut in their stead OF arbitration.
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
Cummins GriIs Democrats.

a riddle and a reminiscence," is the
Characterization which has been given
70 the two standard bearers on the Dem
oeratie national ticket by Gov. Amos
B Cummins, Of Iowa, in an address 10
the Republicans Of the Sixth Congress
siOnaG district iu Chicago.
This sharp epigram is but one Of the
many which Governor Cummius deliver
Cd in the course OF this speech. He
kept the 200 voters who attended the
meeting laughing and cheering. His
deuulciaLions of the Democratic ticket.
the Democratic platform and the friends
of the Democratic candidates were as
bitter as they were telling. and not
once during the course Of his address
did Ihe crowd show a lack of interest In
his remarks
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
COOPER WANTS MONEY
TO IMPROVE A LAKE

Representative Cooper, Of Texas called
upon the President to ask his assistance
in securing the expenditure OF an apprO-
priation already made by Congress for
the Improvement Of Sabine Lake, in his
district
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

The war center of Virginia politics in
the present campaign is the Ninth Con
EIessiOuaI district, the only one of the
ten Virginia districts represented In
Congress by a Republican. Col. Camp
bell Slemp. who defeated Judge Rhea
TWO years ago, is mp for reelection, and
opposed 10 him is Capt, Joseph c,
Wysur, a man prominently ldenuned
with the Democratic party OF Virginia
and one of the best stump speakers in
the State.
The Ninth district is in the south
western section of the State, and in
cIudes several mountain counties. There
are few negroes in this district, but, on
account OF the number of mountaineers,
ia is normally Republican.
This year. however the Democrats are
making a determined effort TO carry the
Ninth and return a sOlidly Democratic
state delegation TO the next Congress
TVysor is considered a good man, and
his friends are leaving no stone un-
turned TO elect him.
Republicans Active.
The Republicans are equally deter
mined. They have paid poll taxes for
any number of mountaineers, and are
working like beavers The Democrats
have sent all the big men of the party
to the Ninth to speak for Wysor. in
Guiding Governor Montague. Senator
Martin. Lieut.. Gov. Joseph L. Willard.
and Representative Swanson, For the
past three weeks these and other
prominent Democrats have been stump
ing the district in behalf OF Wysor.
To offset this Colonel Slemp came 10
Washington the other day and arranged
to have Secretary Shaw come out and
put in a few ticks for him. Another
move OF Colonel Slemp is the an
nouncement that. If elected. he viii do
all in his power to have Congress pass
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
Trust Question Vital.

Judge Parker tells you that the
trust question is Of no consequence
tell you that il is the most important
question before the people today but
81 Is one which must be settled by
men who are able TO disassociate the
good and the bad. who are able 10 dis
criminate between the mouopolies which
are violating our laws and those whose
existence means the employment Of mill
lions OF American Workiugmeu-
president Roosevelt has taken up
this great question in a sincere man
rer. He has been faithful and c0ura ge-
Gus In trying 10 solve it,
The Iowa governor then called the
names OF HNi, Belmont and others close
70 Candidate Parker. and said
''Has there ever been anything more
suBremeIy ridiculous than this ticket
that the Democrats present 10 usE IL
Is a riddle and a Renaissance. for which
they ask us 10 vote
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
CONCENTRATING ON
NEW YORK STATE
Both Sides RaaIize Vital
ST uggle Is There.
To ANSWER DISCLOSURES"
Secretary hay Scheduled to Speak in
Metropolis Next Week-"A Riddle
and a Renaissance

AS the national campaign approaches
its last two weeks, the principal spell
binders Of both parties are eNerJiug their
utmost eudeaVors 90 catch the indie
uerGeut and "hTst' voters New York
city viii again be- a storm center tonight
when Candidate Fairbanks Will be the
principal speaker AT "a mass meeting In
Madison Square Garden. with Secretary
Shaw. Candidate Higgins, Elihu Root,
and George a. knight. After the gar
den meeting. the Vice Presidential can
dldate and several of the other speakers
VIII skip over the bridge 10 Brooklyn &c
address another meeting over which
Timothy T. Woodruff viii preside, In the
skating rink there.
With betting four TO one on Roosevelt,
Il Is probable the reception which Man
haitian and Kings voters viii give the
candidate for second place viii be not
only q personal one. but viii also profit
from the enthusiasm usually accorded a
prospective winner,
Planning a Coup.
Much as the talk is about West Fir-
Fiuia, Indiana, and other pivotal States,
the Democrats know they must CEN
traIize their efforts on the Empire State.
and so are making great ado about the
4
over which ex-President Cleveland has
promised to preside. The expectation IS
held out that Panama viii be the prin-
cipaI subject discussed, and that SEN
ator CuIberson Of Texas viii make some
startling disclosures" regarding the
Administrations course.
Republican leaders have anticipated
just some such development in the last
days of the campaign and viii not be
caught mapping By the sO-Called dis
closures" Approaching the advisable
fly Of frank and complete reply to any
charges the Democrats may be led 10
ma Ike. the national committee has ar
ranged as heretofore announced In The
Times. TO have a similar meeting IN the
same hail just i've days later. October
@. AS Secretary Hay T'll preside IT
seems assured that whatever 'dlsClOs-
ures may be made by men who have
had no 0fhcial part IN the Panama affair,
viii be fully answered by the distln-
gl-ished Cabinet officer. whose whole life
has been spent in diplomacy and who
Is most unlikely 10 have had any hand
In anything on which the slightest con-
deunaticu could be visited by any
American except under extreme partl-
san -r1V0cari0n in an exciting cam
Taisn.
The Washington times., 1904-10-19

National Chairman Taggart planned 10
start home 20 Indiana today 10 make a
nnaI roundup OF the situation. Like
German and Davis, respectively, the
Hoosier has personal interest in prov
Ing his political influence by winning a.
Democratic victory I'm his bailiwick. He
took care. however 20 serve notice on
his feIIow-workers AT national head
quarters that he win come back again
before election day. which may have
caused them 10 think Of "a time-Worl
song
His res0Iuteness on this point has
proved disappointing 10 Sheehau. Bel
mont. and Nic0u al headquarters all
OF whom have tried 10 persuade TaggarL
The Washington times., 1904-10-19
Atkinson Sees Parker.

Edward Atkinson, of Boston. the most
trrec0nCllable anJj-imperiahst on record.
was one OF Candidate Parker's callers In
New York city yesterday. ard doubt
less c0nEratulated him on his accession
70 their ranks.
II is not known authOritariVely what
Nj Atkinson thinks Of the fairness of
exchanging President Eliot. of Harvard
who has studied the question of imperi-
aIsr- until ne had facts and figures az
his finger tips, and then declared for
RoosCVeir-aud getting as new re-
cruit Candidate Parker. whose estimate
OF 0oo0 human lives lost I'm the Phil
ipDiucs is only about 10000 or so out Of
the way but. unfortunately for him, iu
appealing for patriotic American
votes calculated against this country
and its citizens
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-22

There Is nothing very rem.rksoie
IN the report from Japan that nova
nent r. on foot. supported By many
eminent men. u found a church pro
Christian in character. but inGeDe-c
ent in iss lines. When Buddhism y as
disesfabiishcd and cisendowcd In tso
early '7os OF last century. owing 20
the mo-ncrtary asccndcncy OF SaiUto.
which Is merely vague ancestor aut
nature Wos ship. e was prophcsicd D.
acute foreign observers tha- Japan
would either adopt Christianity or be-
come frankly materiaiistic. * VIII
not be owing % any lack Of energy on
tie part % European and American
missionaries IL the former course Is
discarded Here Is one forecast pub
ished fourteen years ago. To make
ali Japan Christian by edict some
fine morning ts not on the program q
TIE japanese statesman of the hour
Bat that something OF the kind should
happen within the next twenty years
a not nearly so unlikely as many
things that have actually happened II
this land OF realized irrprooaoiiues.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-22
What a Bird likes.

Birds like Little sunsh.ne-too
much is fatal 4 bird aft-r bathing
may be hung Tor fifteen minutes in
The sunshine 10 dry his feathers. but
should not remain longer. says House
hold Animals.
DO not hang birds in o window. All
windows are draughty. DO not per
init a drausht from an open window
20 strike your bird. DO not allow
the temperature 81 the room where
Ehe bird IS kept 20 drop suddenly.
Permit your bird 10 80 10 rest al
dusk. keeping It cut OF lighted
room.
Keep ca0aries in a temperature OF
s. 20 20 degrees.
Never make a quick move about a
bird oE move il suddenly.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-22

The ola adage that -lgntn'uE never
strikes twice in the same place" has
often been disproved. Here Is an in-
stance In point. m The summer Of
1854 the farmhouse ~ Henry Azten
i'm Chcmuns County. n y was struck
hy lightning three times in one day.
First il split the chimney from top
60 bottom. ruined stove and pipe and
bored several holes in the floor. Al
hour later a "boit' struck the sam b
house and tore milk bench. upon
which several cans of milk wese set
ting. an Go pieces The same evening
a third SASH entered The roof and
tore thc less from u,istcat.-Mi d
G-etown Times.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-22
Nj Rf0USNESS AND
WEAKNESS CURED
BY re .RU-hA.

Miss Sadie Robinson. Rand street. Mail
den. Mas. writes
"pcrrns was recommended 20 me about
a year ago az an excellent remedy for the
troubles peculiar 90 our SEX and 49, found
that all that was SAID ol This medicine was
true. ] am pleased To- endorse Il.
- De- an 90 sac a. about scpen
months "a or area Ssess and uet.r-
ostSne~~. CTWsst fI-on Orertrorls "a %
- e. pie Sues. aud goH.sd that Zee
Fee sifE ~ brTfgi fn 80 Otr sfI OtJ. ma
appetite f,tS . 'gs "a GHf I he00n %
sfeep better. con quentiW ntW mere
"a mess pUs~cd a 'rff ~ aud the ere ~
ness Ia shc psfU or ans rOou dis
appeared md Z hGUe beca lceu Hni
sfr0Tlg erer ~f.lCr."
Address Or. 8. h. Hartman. President q
The Hartman >lnitarium. Columbus. o..
Tor free medical advice. All corresp0ud-
encc strictly confidential.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-10-22

This crop has long been grown IN
Europe, but 1T is comparatively new
in the United States. Rape (Br0ssica
Napusl belongs to the same family as
turnips and cabbage. IL is used for
q variety Of purposes, sometimes as .
salad. but more largely as a food
for stock. The seeds are compressed
and the oil used in commerce. and
the cake as a food for cattle and also
As fertilizer.
On good land forty to ffty bushels
II seed is not unusual for an acre.
The seed sell for ten 10 twenty-five
cents per pound. Thus we see that an