The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-04

But on tho whole, the new method is
considered an Improvement on the old.
4 It certainly has not tho element OF silly
deception that tho old had and that OF
itself Is enough to redeem 1t.
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The alleged scheme Of Congressman
Slemp and Brownlow to form new
State out OF parts of Virginia, Kentucky,
North Carolina and Tennessee Is SO abb
surd on the face of 1t that we have not
seen At to dignity It With serious
discussion. However, the Chattanooga
Time snotes that Mr.. Brownlow has de-
clared that he is in dead earnest about
creating a new State out of the noun
tain sections Of the old States named;
that he proposes to mako Knoxville the;
capital, and that his main object is to
thus begin the building up of q powerful
Republican party In the South
The Times still thinks Mr.. Brownlow
is joking, forsit knows he Is much OF a
Jester, especially, when Congress is not.
in session, and he has nothing better
to do than to make jokes. but it gives
him the following shot:
but whether Mr.. Brownlow be testing
or in earnest. the project is impractical
and impossible. The hope, Of establish
ing a Republican party in the South
doesn't lie In any such visionary scheme.
Mr.. Brownlowg and his party must; first.
convince the people Of the States tin-+
volved that q change Of political align
ment woudNbe good for the people and
In ~ That hninr done.
he will not need to erect new State.
The Republican party must prove itself
to be the friend OF the people OF the
South before 1t will be able to influence
voters eitherFto change their politics or
consent to- q! new. Republican State. :"
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a Law, to g into effect september !,
under, the provisions OF which daily news
paper men will he exempt from service
on trial. pp.s as we scall them in vir3s
ginla, criminal juries. The reason A son for
making, the law vas not to favor the
newspaper tfraternity,,lbut1 to AVOID $trou-
BILE and delay IN fselecting jtries for
the trial Of criminals. IN New York,
as in Virginia.. men who know, the least
about case are selected toStry It, and
1t was found that in criminal case
OF any note the newspaper men knew
all about 1t almost before anybody else
had heard Of the facts, and 1t was just
waste Of time to summon them on
the venire and examine them for jurors.
While there is mo law forbiddng jury
service for the men Of news in ,lrginia.
Is civ oh
officers Of the courts usually strike from
the yenlre list the names Of newspaper
men and save the trouble Of summoning
them.
Now that Governor Douglas of Massa-
chusetts has declared his purpose not
to stand for reelection, General Nelson
A. Mjles's name comes again to the
front. and 1t is said that some, OF the
Bay State Democrats want to see him
made the nominee OF their party. There
would be no trouble, IT is believed, ABOUT
getting the general to accept the honor
fof a nomination. but the trouble that
could scarcely be- overcome would be IN
electing him. The Hartford Times, pref
ty good authority on New England poll
tics, thinks a few OF the remaining old
soldiers would probably vote for him,
ana that he might possibly carry West
minister, his native town, but that Is
about the extent OF his strength.
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"Ded while trying to commit suicide"
was the rather curious verdict rendered
by coroner's jury in London q few
DAYS ago. The most curious part about
1t is that the verdict was strictly IN
accordance with the facts. Miss Maude
Marshall was the wouldlbo suicide, and
she had heart disease. The excitement
OF getting a knife in readiness and max
ing other prepara tions to kill herself was
too much for her weak heart. and she
keeled over and died.
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In England, as in this country, 1t takes
money and big pile Of 1t to put a
new daily paper on ts feet The Daily
TRIBUNE. the Liberal paper Just launched
In London, finds 1T necessary TO start tar
of with registered capital Of a million
and half dollars. 35
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Morallsts arc complaining because re-
cent statistics show that Americans are
drinking moro spirits nov than they did
one year ago, Built must be remem-
bercd that ono year ago Tom lawson
had not taken TO literature
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Now Is theatime when journalists OF
New York and New Jersey VIII reap rich
pronts By writing "a Participants story
Of tho great battle, allurlngly signed "a
#Well-Known ofcer IN tho Japanese
Navy"
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Gear Nicholas has at last expressed
Willingness TO summon 1emsky So
bor. All right, Nick. let us have 3 q
zemsky sober BY all means, but even =
zcmsky drunk would heat no zemaky
at all. Il
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II they succeed In making Nenogato1l
the scapcgoat Of the disaster, nc VIII