The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-25

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understood and yesterday they showed
thelr estimate OF the mar by turning out VI
6in large numbers to ray tribute to MS MS
memory. Iii honorng such u man t we
honor ourselves. ~
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& 4 geological survey OF Virginia is now
beinE made BY Dr,i Thomas Il. Watson,
State Geologlst practically. and profess ,ltss
sors OF geologyalh4tiie Virginia polytechnic
Institute at Blacksburg. Va. who has
under HIN Il as assistants trained scien.
lists from tho United States Geological
Survey ut washington. Appropriations
80 far for this important work, which
means so much for the advance nient Of
the material prosperity Of the state,
through encouragement to the develop
:,1,cnt Of her vast mineral wealth and res
sources, proceed from the combined nc-E
ton OF the Virginia Polytechnic $1nsti-g
Etute and the state Board Of Agriculture
and Immigration. Bulletin No. i, tho
first Of tho geological series proposed
by Or. Watson, and his solo work really,
Is a. treatise OH the lend and zinc de-
posts or Virginn. Tho book Is hand
somely Illustrated With accurately drawn
maps and designs, showing exhaustive
analyses and q thorough presentation OF
the subject Chatham Tribune. n IA Il
The vnltlc Of such a y wo rle Is meal
culablc, and tho State Is fortunate In
having a man Of DR.. Wntsons ability and
clarnctc to do IT for ho4l Is recognized a 8
one OF the most accomplished Ecologists
lnithe United Suites, and I'LL his work Is
thorough. Dir. Watson is son Of Mr..
Il, b. Watson, superintendent Of schools
for Plttsylvanla8 county. II, "A
/ llfS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT INA
with tho judicial uuashing Of The Pc
.tltlon for habeas corpus presented on
behalf Of Gaynor8 and Greene, IT is DC "
lieved that the long fight OF these two
worthless against Sxtr;aditio proceedings
hns como to an thd. Lawyers are now
Of opinion that they have reached the
end Of their rope. Greene and GaSnor
were indicted in Savannah in 1899 on
charge Of cmbczzlement and fraud in
connection viii harbor Improvement con-
tracts at that port, Captain Oberlin NJ.
Carter, corps ofaenginccrs, who was In
dicted on the same charge, was convicted
and sent to prison4n Fort Lenvcnw worth,
Gaynor and Greene were arrested In New
York, but fled to Canada, where deci-E
sion turning them over to the Georgia
authorities was handed down in the Com *
missioners Court, thereby forfelting bail
TO tho amount Of $4,000 each With The
aid OF excellent legal talent they have
been resisting extradition ever since, The
conspiracy in which Gaynor, Greene una
Garter were involved is believed to have
dcfr,uded tile government Of more han
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Al I,cxington II. c., the other day a
couple presented themselves before jus
tice Of the peace to he married and 5the
Justice delicatcly limited that thereT
would be a fee Of one dollar Tor the
service. The groom Indignantly pro- pros
tested, declaring that he would "a 2fo ORG %
the pleasure of matrlmony before nc nc
would submit to such extortion. mere
upon the justice relented and forth" 1Y.
tied the knot without price. All Of which
reminds us Of a somewhat similar case,
in which the ceremony was performed
by a clergyman. Nothing was said about
pay, however, until the ceremony had
been performed, when the groom asked
what the damage was. =
'"rhc law allows me a fee of two dol
lars" modcstly replied the preacher.
"Well, here's fifty cents more" quickly
replied the groom, and he and his smil-
Ing bride quickly stole away to the Ice
cream saloon.
| s%#f'gf ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ea a3ss3tg5
We congratulate tho Virginia state
| Insurance Company OF Richmond upon
the satisfactory settlement out Of court
Of a suit growing out OF losses sustained
in the great Baltimore fire. The company
4 literally passed through a fiery ordeal"
| but came out "unscnthed," and Is still
upon n sure foundation. The happy out
come is a tribute to Richmond enter
| prIse sound financing and business In
4 tegrlty,
4 N ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y gg aEr 9E
| Philadelphia has arranged for an en-
i largomcnt OF her filtration system. which
| will supply the entire city With fully
altered water, The cost Of the pro-
posed improvements is estimated Of
$4,000,
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/ TT there Is any city In the land which
4 had, in point of weather, Sunday more
nearly approaching the ideal than Rich
Il mond's sunday September 2ith, we should
+ like to hear from 1t.
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x Policyholders are cvlnclng sudden Ten
dcncy 10 want to know what must striiS
q insurance directors Of the good old d,y'
as highly inquisitive and lmpertlnent.
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1t is earnestly hoped that those fou
packers who pleaded guilty and patt
oyer theil fines are only the first 9
many.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
At any rate, tho trolley car wh'cl
!, carried the Princess Alice through tn