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lie contempt. There Is no longer any any
occasion or pretext for II, and IT should
not be couatensnceds The Democratic 'a'fsls.po
party ~ strongest in Its intearltY and y
always loses more than It g'ains by form e
ing alliances with those who are not az
heart Democrats. These experiments nave nave
been made in local and national polltlcs
and they have, invariably resulted eyantu-
ally so far as our observation goes, 4 IN n.
nothing but harm to Democracy. IL Is
true that in Kansas, Democrats and Pop
ulists have fused from time to time. p oEll
II there is any difference between ltll
sas Democrat and a Kansas Topulist we
have not been able to ascertain what
ills.
At any rate fusion II Norfolk county
has been a blight and a disgrace ana
we are glnd that Senator Martin has taken
such strong ground against 1t. It is TO
be hoped that Ills sensible advice will he
followed $Si i5
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Wants Manchester.

Editor of The Times Dispatch;
SRI notice in your editorial thai you
seem TO think that the plan as aaope es.
by the City Council does not so laf
enough. t,,o
Hns It ever occurred to you that tho
Ill Of Richmond, even in its present Inn
IT'S ms even to this day miles Of streets
which have no grading, no sewers, water
or gas. This does not only Apply 70 Ley
District, but applies to q great numpet
If streets In the East End as well.
Under the circumstances, what sense
would 1T be Of taking In areas larger
than the city can take care or, say, Will
in the next five years or So Any oiic
will acknowledge. without crticlsii'g tne
City Council, that the improvements, ~
Lee District are not keeping UP Win
building improvements At the rate The
city is improving, certain parts o. the
town, lin particular Lee District, y VIII
be, at least five years before this terri
tory will have the proper facilities ana
l do not believe in Greater Richmond,
unless tho city con show Its abilltysGlo
take care or same. | believe the present
lines adopted by THO City Council. gives
every facility and advantage and later
on more territory can be taken n.s
i would like and strongly urge to get
the city of Manchester to come IN, Any
reasonable inducement that we could Of
fer Manchester to become Apart OF Great
or Richmond would be beneficial to both
cities. 1t would give Richmond sub
stantial increase Of population at once.
and she could offer inducements to the
outside world In the way OF water power,
and water front, which Richmond Is not
In Il position to do now, and would In
crease her standing as manufacturing
center. 1t would also offer cheap and
| Ia
and taking 1t all and all, it would be adj
vantageous to Greater Richmond, and il
you really wish to make II the largest city
in Virginia, by all means take IN Man
chester G. r. sAuER.
Richmond Va.
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Cursed His Wife

IL, H. Herndon, x ]. M. Harden c. y.
sVinks and John Hughes each of whom
had spent from ten days to three weeks
at a time at the Thompson home while
making ties for Mr. Hughes, testified as I Q
the unpleasant home life which existed.
sHerndon had heard Thompson curse hls
wife frequently. This abuse the wife,
who was In delicate health, bore pa,
tiently. According to the witness Thomp-
son provided for his wife poorly Wink 9,
who was at the Thompson home IN June
last stated that Thompson had called
his wife everything but lady IN ms
presence and that. she resented being
called an impure woman. q y
h Hughes last visited the Thompson home
on Wednesday Of last week. Mrs. Thonlp-.
son had related some of her troubles to
him and asked him to 80 to Mr.. Thomp-4
son and intercede In her behalf; tina =
she had been living on meal water ana q
n. few eggs, and could stand It no longer
Witness said that he told THOMPSON
what his wife had said. and his reply
was that he had tried the@woman three
times; that they could not get a!ons,
and lie was much better satisfied by
himself. &: s ss38 &5 81 8s KS ~
y From the testimony given,athe5flr fire must
have occurred between midnight and 4
I clock in the morning
The prisoners demeanor8 throughout
tho hearing was quiet. He had 5practi-
icallyi nothing to say. and made no renly
to Captain Woods's argument IN the
conclusion Of the hearing. Only ono
witness was introduced by the prisoners
lawyers Carrick W. Thompson, 81 q
brother Of the accused, stated that, the
two slept together on the Everett place
the night Of the fire. They retired <be--s
tween57 and s O'CLOCK, and arose at q
As far ms lie knew the relations Lee
tween his brother and Mrs. Thompson 'cl1
were pleasant. 5ffS ia.
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Congestion land Expansion

Representative McCleary, OF Minnesota,
IL quoted as having said that Our consular
reports as a rule paint the socialistic ex.
periments abroad in colors which are TOO
bright, There Is such thing, says Me-
a. telling the truth, but not all the trul ,A'
and by way Of example he cites the coh-
tentlon OF advocates, OF municipal owner
ship III this country that the system mas mas
proven to be eminently successful IN Gas
gov, where one can ride on the street
cars In that city for IN half penny. l3"t
is that ali the TRUTH" asks Mr.. McCleatS.
..rhc distance which you car, ride FOR tn 70
sum is SO short that all except the aged
and inflrm ought to be ashamed to RIDE ~
all'' He adds that the result Of q grad
iuated schedule of rates based on distance
Is most unfortunate in It's social ettec Z.
MS the poor people Of the city instead q OF
getting out into the rural suburbs as they
do by electric cars In, American citles'
which have uniform rate OF fare, 60 only
so far as they can afford, with the re- re-
suit that population congests ns the down el''
town sections He asserts that per cent.
5f The popula ton Of Glasgow live In one
room tenements and while he is not able sl'l
10 say that this system Of street car, rare
is wholly responsible for that condition
he believes that 1t contributes to It.
Undoubtedly The trolley car = 3 the:
great decentralzng agency Of me. modern Tern
civilization and II. is essential that there there
should be a cheap uniform rate which
viii enable work,nen to live at "a consid-
cradle distance away, from the work shop
Mr.. .McCleary also mentions that when ne
was iii Glasgow four years go he visited ile
one Of the poorer parts Of the city and ar|f
saw more drunkenness then one would
sea In a month on the continent. He at
tributes no small part Of this condition to to
the unwholesome crowding OF people IN
that part of the city,
In the interest Of health, In the interest
of morals, in the Interest of home-makins,
which conduces to good citizenship, every
thing which can be done should be done
IL encourage the population Of e city to
s,read out. There should be plenty OF
room within the corporation and there
should. be I, the best possible street car
facilities at a low uniform rate Of fare.
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THIS DAY INSHIsTIoRY'
April 18th.

4 : So
51eo4-siege OF Constnntinople by the
ss3 French and Venetian crusaders. In
the pillage which followed tho con 4
quest OF this superb city, nllsthe mor-
8 ,lments OF Grecian arts weres demol,
# shed, including a colossal Hercules
by Lysippus.
1895 Votes Of the assembly OF New York
first published. ;8 ,.45 VI. .5
8177o-George III gave his assent 70 me
act for repeating the duties on gas
paper and colors, In America; but the
duty was continued from point o.
honor altd as a badge OF sovereignty.
Y. over the colonies. ii
1777-Henry Clay born.
17so--The British opened their fre upon POI
" The American batteries at Charleston,
which they continued until the 20th,s
.17s2-The French fleet under. Count 90
u JGrassc defeated by the British llrl =
IN der Rodney, with the loss Of 5000
killed and wounded. &. ss5ii 1,
s17s2--Action off7>CeYlon between the
French under Admiral suffren5 ,and
the Britah under Hughes. Brlllsll
loss, 9144 killed and 400 wounded
17ss-The first power loom began 70 70
q OF November following the quantity
of cloths manufactured was 3,7l9
yards jean, $50 corduroys. 81 fedora
rib 81 beaver fustian S;a72 plain
cottons, 1873 brdeye and 2,s7o linen \
totalll1,197, besides the quantity then
In tho looms,
1eo4-The last company q French q troops 'ns
Pensacola, whence they ernh1arke g g Tor Tor
France. s3d q afs Sa VI z,
1s1e-Hamlton county In northern New
York erected.
Z s2e-Iniian tribes 81 the north west were
reported disconnected and 1000, slpux
threatened ia descend tho NJ MISSISSIPPI
1s4a-New code OF New York laws adopt
ed. s.
1se1--sunpter bombarded:
1so2-Deg Witt TalmaEe died,
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aoyAl eAklNe eoWoga Co, new yoak.

the road the past winter know how much
the work is needed. The Chesa peake and
Ohio has force OF men at Pen,berton.
road leading iron, t to Pemberton -
Mrs. H. J.. Rhodes LETT to-day for
Washington, d. C.,$to visit her. daughter
Mrs, Z. = a. Grower at the Columbia.
to Charlottesville to the bedside Of his
mother, who is very Ill, He was ac.{
7companied by his sister, Mrs. BERNARD,
Shelton. of Amelia. .3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12
General Grants Name

sEditor%of 1.-The Times-Dispatch:
4 Sir,--HYilE you kindly&tellsme. what Gem
3eral u. S. Grant name was, and how he
received his present name: J, . :, q, \, Z, ,s3sf
a! SUBSCRIBER.
His original name was Hiram Ulysses
afterwards changed to- Ulysses Simpson.
AS a boy he, was called Ulysses and his
jmothers5nanie was simpson, under a mis-
apprehension he was entered at West
Point a. Ulysses s. Grant. Cadet Grant
notified the, loft icials at the. academy Of
the error, but. they did not feel au<
thorized to correct 1t. and he finally ac-
.auiesced.
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Whipping in School.

Editor ofssThe Times Dis phtch: s.:
lowing questions. to settle "a dispute.
in next weeks paper:
d 1.I i:st d teacher OF ,freel schools allowed
/ they required to send them home for cor:
2. 81 Can a teacher be kept at one school
forsmore than two years N sticce ions n
PLEASE answer in the Weekly III
"a 81 ~ ,y AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.
4 4 liberals no general law on the sub
ject. Such matters are left to the dis
3cretop Of the teacher. S48gg tls
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Cyclists on Track Again.

Bicycle races VII! again hold the boards
al the Horse Show Building Friday night.
wherl3 Monroe and Calvin VIII so after
the fIve-mile record. IL,
Mile. Violet La Verne. Of Buffalo, VIII
race with Mr.. Willie Duke rider OF
{ There Win also be motorcycle five
mile race, and n contest for twelve-year-
old riders. y Z, Ii . ~,
be ridden for and probably there will be
an exhibition ride.
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A Lady's Complaint.

Editor Of The Times Dlspa to-,
your paper TO the fact that the residents OF
Libby Hill Park and vicinity are denied the
privilege Of breathing pure all. We must close
our houses eaSlyg In the afternoon or else
be nauseated3 by q vile stencil from across the
river. 1t would seem that fresh air at least,
Is the right OF all.
How long must TIL continue? Cannot our
city fathers take steps to put al, end to the
state OF affairs p ,g .s u. :, =,
Richmond Va.
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Damaging Evidence.

AZ The most damaging evidence produced.
possibly was that given by Jesse Glenn
ents, an aged farmer, who visited the.
scene Of the burning the Sunday after
the fire. According TO his statement, MIS-
arhompson's$ skull was found by him In;
the east end OF the living room, some
ten feet from Wt1ere tho body is said 10
have been discovered. The witness also
produced a lock, which he had found IN:
the debris from the lumber room. The
key was broken off shttt, and showed
that the door was locked when the fire.
occurred, 60 IA, ]s rs III M @ 4
Charles Thompson, thet-eig hteen-year-5
old son Of Mrs. Thompson, w her y st
husband N told of the discord which hnd
existed siin9the family for, several years
and related instances showing the bad
treatment to which his mother had been
subjected at the hands 81 his step-father.5
on one occasion last winter he saw the!
accuged take his mothers head between n
his hands and bump it up against the
wall. InSan quarrel two years ago the
step fathershad told Mrs. It thompson that
he had a great mind to take the gun
down and shoot her head off The Wit
ness gave an accurate account of the
intcrior of the residence, and told OF a
crack sfir the terra Gotta pipe In the
sleeping room; WI, ichH Nigh have caused
the fire. Tho fire heretofore re ferred e
wa 5 caused by a fiue in the Der roo nm.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

1t Is refreshing now and then to hear 'a
OF the law acting with dispatch. An
automobile scorched in Los Angeles was
Indicted for manslaughter within three
days after his victim died.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

Chicagos next move In the right tlirec-
ton will be to own itself instead of being
owned by politicians, and some other
cities will do we'll TO move. right along
with Chicago. ks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

Castro has not started on that invasion
Of the United States We begin to sus-
pect he was only trying to frighten us
anyhow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

a Japanese baseball nine, REPRESENTING
Waseda University Of Toxic, has Just
sailed for this country, to meet Am erica ~
teams OH the diamond. And thus the
yellow peril has entered even the realm I
Of sport. &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

President Roosevelt admits he is not a
1flsherman. He did not go Into explana-
ton, but we all know he can not sit still
long enough to be a successful angler.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

There is a tendency to relegate the war
news to the second page since the Equl-
table went into the linen washing b ,uaI.
ness
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12
Compulsory Vaccination.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
4 sir,--Please write me your next Issue, lt
3 If there Is a law to force men to " pc
- T.. 1s1.,.ss> SUBSCRIBER.
Section 1713a OF the Code provides that
local boards Of health may provide for
compulsory vaccination
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! QUERIES Z T; AND \ :,
ANSWERS \
1 About Wills.

Editor Of The Times Dispntc CHI: :, y
Sir.--If a person is capable OF writing
his Will does he have to have any justice
or notary to acknowledge the signature
of the witnesses. =, !, =, :,
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United State sBattleships.

Editor of Thee .Times-D ispa tch:.
Sir-Will you kindly answer In; your
query lol'qwng aesSs,,,een;
States. and what are their names q Please
publish it inS3 your valuable paper as
soon as possible and obge your old
WIN. H. HARRISON,
The United States sea- gongE battle.
ships are as follows: Alabama, Con-
necticut Georgia, idaho, Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa, Kansas. Kearsarge, Ohio
Oregon Texas, Virginia, kentucky,
Louisiana Maine. Alassa chusetts. Mime
sofa. Mississippi M issouri, Nebraska, New
Hampshire New Jersey, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Wisconsin.
Election Of U nited States Senator
Editor of The 3Times-Dispatch
5 sir,-Pleasc tell us in your Query Col-
'umn how the next United States Sena-s
tor from Virginia will be chosen and
Is it unconstitutional or is 1t only GUS
tonary that 9a8 President can or do serve
only two successive terms :, Z, 8, g., :.
The next United States Senator from
Virginia will be chosen by the General
Assembly ofsthis state. as provided in
the Constitution OF the United States.
United States Senators cannot under the
Constitution bag elected by popular vote,
But in Virginia this year the Democrats
will by primary election nominate Il cam
didate to succeed Senator Martin and the
Democratic members Of the General As
sembly will vote for the man thus se-s
lected.
1t Is not unconstitutional for the Presi-
dent to serve more than two successive
terms, but It isSa time-honored custom
which has never been violated.
A Million or Two.
With cont e"ntIn !, steps, as We tread on
This tAI IHtrieate world, as other folks do.
The BEN beTn;evolent face Of a dollar Or two;
For an excellent thing
Is a dollar or two; i5s
No friend ...is SO true
AS a dollar or two;
Tl As Was nseynap aa I'd d t9wn'
No passport so good
AS IL dollar Or two. 3, II 4,
Would you read yourself out Of the bach
And for tho hand Of gentle divinity
You must always be ready the handsome
AlthoSgH nit II should cost you dollar or
loves. %v, arrows are tipped
With dollar or twoi
And affection IT, gained
BY a dollar or NO tf
Tho bestsald YOU can meet
For advancing your suit
Is the elogucnt Oh nk 81 lfif
OF adollnr or two. Il s5
woula YOU wish !. your existence with fa'tl'
And enroll ii the ranks ,og a sanesiflsd
TO enjosy; a good name and q well cpsli--
You : Soaid psS, come down with q dos
Tie III o s.o,sspel is preached
For "a dollar or two, Y
And salvation Is reached
BY a dollar, or Two.
You may5sIn at gsometlmfs.
But the world of all crimes
Is 10 And yourself short II
or a dollalgof two. Az
The alive lines i learned years ago,
but think they5ure very appropriate 20
the present age; do not Know ne illi.2
thor: YOU may deem them worthy, IL, 81
space In yotir valuable columns Hur-G
rled BY recollection and written " >
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+ Coren has congratulated Japan upon
her victories, and the world Is thus re-
minded that corea is alive and stu
there. i.#;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

The later comes Easter the father off
are the millinery bills TO be paid Smiths
Magazine" has appeared. IT u not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-12

Citizens of Highland Springs and Fair
Oaks are highly indignant that one of
their neighbors was recently held up, as
saulted and robbed. One citizen Is re-
ported as having said that II the robbcr
was caught he should be lynched, while
another expressed much the same view,
1t is reported, however, that these areVx-
tremists, and that the general sentiment
OF the community is to let the law take
lis course, b,h that the people want the
authorities to exert themselves to capture
the highwayman and bring him to Jus
tice.
In every case like this dllgent effort
TO catch and punish the guilty man should
be made If such crimes are allowed 10
go unpunshed they will multiply and II
the authorities fail to do their duty. the
people will be sure TO take matters into
their own hands II the law does not
protect society, ii will he disresarded.
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Looking Southwark.

ls An olscryant correspondent OF one OF
the western newspapers says that be-
tween 600 and 1000 Northerners have
within the past two years purchased farm
Ing and timber; lands IN Alabama, and the
gratifying feature Of the situation is that
the largerspart Of the new corners are
small farmers intending 10 make their
homes in Dixie and apply their labor, en-
ergy and capital to the development OF
its resources. 4 I &
This is an / encouraging sign. The en-
hbit Of Southern progress printed IN The
Times. Dispatch recently through the cour-
tesy of the Baltimore Manufacturers Re
cord is sufficient within itself to attract
thousands of settlers into Southern terri
tory. The South has broad acres Of un-
developed territory and for long time
it was neglected by settlers. But out
siders are beginning to see the great pos
sibilites inJthe South, and are beginning
10 understand that now that the long
delayed development has set In it Will
grow in geometrical proportion and that
those who come In earliest will reap the
greatest reward.
The Southern people Themselves should
do everything possible TO encourage rne
sort Of Immigration above alluded TO, Nc
groes are leaving the South, and It is
necessary that white settlers should come
in TO take their plnces Virginia has q
splendid opportunity which should not he
neglected. Liberal advertising at this time
on tho part Of the state would without
doubt bring handsome returns, This has
been demonstrated by the advertising the
State did at the st. Louis Exposition
Never in our history were there SO many
inquiries for Virginia lands and II the
rate of increase Is maintained tho force
of the Agricultural Department VIII IN
a little while be totally unable TO Keep
up with tho correspondence and look after
! land.seckers who come here In person,
I 1t Is the duty OF a State as well as OF an
Individual to take advantage OF every good
opportunity which presents itself Now
is the time to advertise, III
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.l1verybody's" but Its name may create
some confusion IN the copyright matter.
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THOMPSON free
MAN ONCE MORE
lContinuedy from First PACED

sunrise Saturday,, In company with her
little brother, George. Nothing remained
OF The house sava d little OF the plat
form or the porch She noticed a chnrred
portion OF a5hunan body. and this was
pulled from the debris by her little
or the children.
Reuben sprouse, the father of tho pre-
cedng witness, stated that lie visited the
scene soon after being told OF the oc-.
acurrence by his two children, but devoted
most OF his time to extingulshng fire
which had brok en- out In the woods about
seventy-hve yards from the residence,
and did not examine Into the ashes.
Thompson spent the Friday before the
burning at her house, returning to her
home at $50 y, clock. gis
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Took Her Axe.

r "a 4 ~ y la az
Mrs. Thompson told the witness that
her husband had taken the axe from her
andSshe could not get any wood and.
that she had hidden a number OF articles
In the woods so that Mr., Thompson dould
not destroy them. 81
Miss Lula Stuart, who resides less
than two miles from the Thompson home;
testified that she had frequently visited
the rhompsons. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson had told her OF thelr ups and
downs, and tho former had spoken often
OF his intentions to procure a divorce. at
one time &tating that his brother had
offered to Contribute fifty dollars towards
defraying the expenses of the suit.
In December last Mrs. Thompson had
shown the witness where she was struck
on the arm by hesi husband while she
was In tho net Of defending hor SOM
Charles. In relating the incident. Mr..
Thompson had laughngly, told the wit
ness that he guessed his wife got some
OF It (the whipping). and he was glad OF
1t. The witness stated that Mrs. Thomp-
son was not clothed as a womars should
be. 81 53ss IN; III S2 3i a3s Sc
Mail Carrier Jarman, who was among
the first to rea chit he scene of the burn
Ing, stated that what was left OF M RS:
iThompson's body had been removed from
tho debris before he arrived, but the
place where the stump was found Ind
been pointed out to him The remains OF
the two boys were found In a different
part OF the room. g Y; s IA "
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Rejected Communications Will not %
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