The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-09
.s1UART'S STRIFE
STILL A-sT|RR|NG
continued From irst Page.


would be to injure the business of the
port.
AS evidence of the fact that confirma-
ton of the appointment is not being OPP
posed because of the politics of the APP
pointee. the Newport News man quoted
called attention toey the, fact that he
would not say. a word against the con-
w. T. Hopkins to the postmastership. to
which he was appointed yesterday Yet.
Reed, the present postmaster, Is one of
my warm personal friends" he added.
Altogether. the outlook for Captain
Stuart is stormy, much darker than
week ago when Commissioner Cooley
announced that he had settled matters
which the commission found to be wrong
in the conduct of the office. The right of
the commission to take such a step is
questioned by the Senate committee. and
this contention will be fought out in
the committee.
Bookies Get Busy.
Senator Dillinghams bill to prohibit
betting. bookmaking. gambling and pool
selling on horse races in the District of
Columbia. Will encounter tremendous op-
position. The enactment of q law like
the one proposed would mean the closing
up of the racing establishment at Ben
nings. outside the corporate limits of
Washington, which would mean that the
hotel men. and the saloon-keepers of
Washington would lose many thousands
of dollars in profits every year.
No section of Virginia ever raised
so much opposition to the continuance
of tho pool-rooms at st. Asaphs, Just
over the river on the Virginia side. as
was raised by the people and the press
of Washington. The Washington papers
never tired of writing of the hell" down
on the Alexandria road. hut never had
a word against the Infinitely more dam
gerous establishment maintained at Ben
nings under the shadow of the capitol.
Thousands change hands at Benninss
where dollar bills went into the till OF
the bookmaker at st. Asaphs. Only the
lowest class of gamblers freGuented the
ciisreputable pool-roon1s Mt ST. Asaphs.
while the st,est people, Including nuns
dreds of women, throng the grandstand
and paddock at Benninss 6amoiihG ~
respectable out there. The man who went
TO ST. Asaphs tried to slip over without
his friends knowing It,, and his losses
and his winnings were not made topics
or general conversation.
Tt is "the thing" to put money on the
Monies at Bennings, and the snapshot
which was made out there two years ago
of a young woman in high life In the act
OF stalking money on a race about to be
won. was seen by many people before 1t
was suppressed at the request of her
father. who came near, to havinrssto use
HIS celebrated "hig stick In 1order to get
the negative The young lady In dues-
ton won nnety-one good sdo uars that
AFTERNOON. which may. or may not nave
to do with this story:
"a ouartette of Ogallalla Sioux Indians
came TO Washington last spring for the
.purpose OF seeing the President about
some trouble they were having about
their lands. Tho ;Ogallallas are wonder
fully rich indians Also sports OF the
nrst water. They do oven less real work
than the average 10. and spend tho
major morton OF their time in racing
horses. iof witch they are Unfortunately
fon6 Attempts to mako them engage
N raising cattle have not met with any
measure of tsuccess.
Indians Will Gamble.
1ndinns about their lands. he seized the
lopportllntvgIto read them a lecture on
Their habits. hestold them he ought TO
quit raising so many ponies, which we're
i. .constant tempt aton to gambling; and
5raise 5caftle.5 He warmed to his shbject,
and dilated on the, evils Of netting on
.forsase the evil of their Ways,
fsI The bucks heard him patiently, Their
5dissertation Epf the Great Father was
making ,lpon III them Z here may have
bean n twinkle In the eye OF some of
than b,,t they did, not sucker. When
the; President concluded, the spokesman
.fprs the Indians said;
s'Whatall these people In hotels !? Who
these mon Ii, ,nretty clothes? What NIL
spanuln -hnre IA Tx about horse so much
The President lsuddenly realized he
had chosen an unfortunate time for his
lecture. The spring race meet at Benz