The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Butts Into Blue Blood.


general OF the Negro Exposition and De-
yelopment, Company, which Is planning to
have u great annex to the exposition,
showing the progress the negro race has
made since IL was freed, heard of the
opposition TO the BILL and. after commune
icating with Governor Guild, went TO Bos-
TO-: this week and appeared before the
Committees on Federal Relations of the
two houses of the Legislature. The meet
ing WAS held in Governor Guilds office.
Giles talked very plainly to the members
OF the committee. He said he did not
know anything about the organization OF
colored men which was opposing the APP
preparation, but he thought II most re-
markable that handful of colored peo-
pile. mostly from other States. should die
tate the policy of the great manufacture
ing State OF Massachusetts. SO far as
the discrimination of Virginia laws
against the colored race was concerned,
1t did not cause him any trouble.
He liked toeride In separate cars, and
the chair cars and the Pnllmans on
Virginia roads were always open to HIM,
and TO every other member of his race
who had the price. He :old OF riding
from Washington to Richmond In n Pull
man with two of the wealthiest men of
Richmond, with whom he talked business
all the way.
Nothing to Do With Virginia.
Besides, Giles told the committee and
the Governor, he could not sec that the
people of Massachusetts. black or white
had anything TO do with Virginia. laws
That was matter for the people who
lived under them. and not for people in
other States. He wanted to see the APP
preparation made, and the State IF Mas
sachusetts ought to want 1t made in
order that one OF the greatest of the
original thirteen colonies should be prop
erly represented at the exposition.
Giles says he believes his speech hal
marked effect. The spectacle OF a
coal-black negro from Virginia Journey
ing to Massachusetts to defend his State
against the attacks of darkeys who mad
left Virginia, was unique, and must have
IMPRESSED the committee In that way
Giles was not trying to get an appro-
priation for his end OF the exposition.
but was simply trying to help along the
general work of the exposition He is
relying in large measure on bill now
pending in Congress. for the appropra-
tlon of several hundreds OF thousands of
dollars. representing unclaimed bounty
money due negro soldiers who enlisted in
the Union army.
Ill Wind Blows Widow Good.
1t seems that the efforts of the Re-
publican organization in Virginia to
GUST the widow of the late keeper of the
lighthouse at Jones Point, on the Poto-
mac and put in a voter, will not be sue
cessful after all. The President assured a
delegation OF leading citizens OF Alexan-
dria, who called at the. White House
this week and urged that Mrs Green
wood be retained, that he would see that
the necessary order was issued.
1t is learned now that f. y. wilkins,
former keeper of the light at Cedar Point,
has been appointed to take charge of
the Jones Point light, and would be dis
charging his duties, were it not that the
family of the widow has chicken-pox, so
that the new keeper is afraid to venture
to his station. The lighthouse tender
Holly came up to the lighthouse one day
recently with the new keeper aboard,
but, when he found that Mrs Green
woods children had the juvenile ailment,
he refused to go to work.
1t is suggested that the President may
take some steps to retain Mrs. Green
wood in the lighthouse service. 1t Is I'M
derstood that when he promised that this
should be done. the order had already
been issued by the superintendent of tho