The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-25
at the expiration of twenty-five years
from $4,000, 900 to 500, 900 0cO.

Members OF the Council. who acted at
tho t1ictum Of tile machine, let the mayor
understand that they would pass the ordl-
nance over his veto. David j. Smytn,i
director of the Department OF Public
Safety. and Peter T.. Costello, director OF
the Department OF Public Works, refused
to give him their aid in his fight against
the Council, whercupon the mayor prompt
ly removed them. Under the law, Wh1ch
was made for just such all emergency, ne
has full power to make removals, ana' IL
Ia said. that there nrc something like
10000 employees Of the city who can DC
removed by the mayors command. iie
has thus lntinlnted to the machine that
he will exercise his authority to tho run
extent If they insist on the gas steal. me
MAYOR was elected by the machine, put
ho does not propose to do It's pidalhs.
He Is protecting tho rights and the prop
ertysot the people and they are hoioins
up his hands. Peace hath her heroes no
legs renowned than war. 1t is inspiring
ana TeQSSuflTS ipoN -uB''' v.
Mayor Weaver Of Philadelphia. ZIG mas
honesty; he has character and ne mas
courage. These arc the men VINO MAKE
popular government n success anu save
1t from the spoilsmcn.
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The fancy story, or the series OF Fancy
stories. we have been reading about Mr.
Charles M. Schwab's immense contracts
with the Gear to rebuild tho Russlnn
navy turn out to have been fabrications
of the most fantastic kind. 1t Is now an
assured fact that the Cramp Sh'ppuild'''s
Company, of Philadelphia, has contract
ed to build for Russia one battleship
and one cruiser, to take the places OF
the Retvisan and the Eariag winch
were built by the Cramps and were SUNK
by the Japs in the far East. MIR. Sch"hp
has q. contract for the Bethlehem steer
Company to furnish about million DOL
lars worth Of armor plate for these
TWO vessels. and that is the extent Of his
bargains with the Car
Those who have kept themselves IN
formed of Russas financial deals VIII
readily understand that nnc-tenths' OF ttie
warships built for Russia for long ''"'e
to come will be built III German anu
French ship yards, that being one OF the
conditions upon which German anu
French flnnnciers agreed to f'oat OF
nnlerwrite the two last Russian loans.
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If the Rockefeller gift Of 100000 TO
missions does nothing else to make It
memorable, 1t has furnished the preach-
ers up North with what promises 10 'e
q neyer-cnding subject for sermons. Ac-
cording to Mondays Hartford Times,
last Sunday made large additions to the
census Of dscourses on the subject.
Sundays pulpiteerng seems, from the
reports. to have been about equally d.
y,ded between acceptance and rejection
of Mr.. Rockefeller's proffered cash.
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we are pleased to hear that at the
next meeting of the Ashland Council an
ordinance will be granted for the exclu-
siye electric lighting of that town to
Mr.. Frank Jay Gould. The amount OF
money involved Is SMALL butEit shows an
admirable state of mind. Mr.. Gould mas
made large investments inrths section, Is
helptng to build up this part of Vir-
ginia, and it is well for our people TO
give him every evidence Of their good
will and spirit Of cooperation. Ashland
has set a good example, and we nope that
other communities In which Mr. Could
nav operate will be equally as consid-
crate
Tho mayor Of Colonial Beach mas just
resigned because tho Town Council de-
clined to grant him a raise. Mr.. Roose-
volt recently met with q similar discour-
agement, but pluckily hung on to his job.
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Democrats can afford to look on with
complacency while the President and the
standpatters fight over Panama con-
tracts, for no matter which side wins
Democracy must be the gamer.
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The British House of Commons Is ca
pable of getting as stirring on occasions
as the United States Congress with Rep
resentative Baker defying everybody to
throw him out.
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| "Young Mr. Hyde has made affidavit
that Nine Rcjane did not dance the cam
can on one of the banquet tables at his
100000 French dinner" What did she
dance, then?
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| 1 The late wheat corner was n dsas.
trous failure and tho wheat crop is de-
clared to be humping bumper. but none
OF these things move the flour mill trust
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Mayor Weaver. of Philadelphia. may BIZ
the Sinful John that his enemies say
he is, but his own opinion Is that the
city gas grab is decidedly more so.
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! Being n Russian naval officer In wal
times seems to be far less dangerous
calling than being plain miner or Nv
| ing in n cyclone country.
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