The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Washington Snapshots and Sidelights

own own people,. rho iS deiinit, on" w uni
probably be Endorsed by Colonel Hep.
burn. though not by Mr. Justice Har.
Ian. The latter commanded Kentuclsy
regiment in the UnioH Army. under
General George II. Thomas, who. mos,
assuredly would not have accepted the
definition given by Senator Daniel and
approved. apparently, by Colonel Hep.
burn. General Thomas was Virgin.
ian. A year before the war he said,
While or visit to his old home In
Southampton county. that he would en-.
ter the Virginia service should the two
sections OF the country engage In war.
He achieved the reputation Of being
one OF the most skilful generals OF the
Union Army. and one of It's hardest
f1ghters--"The Rock OF Chickamaugn."
II cannot help what people say about
! Judge Tom Jones. OF Alabama. so far
as lis decisions AFFECT the old question
of States rights" said Senator Daniel.
OF Virginia, In the course OF CONVEX
sation in the marble room of the SEN
ate the other day. II know he was
gallant Confederate soldier. and that
he is aEhfgh gentleman. did not see
great dea, OF him during the war.
He was Gordon's adjutant and was
Ear,y's. we heard,a good deal OF each
spending positions. believe got
my last wound on the very day we mot
for the first time.
"Judge Jones helped carry me from
the. field. He and have maintained
an acquaintance since the war. hold
him in the highest esteem. though we
huve differed on some questions OF
public policy. He went off with Palmer
and Buckner in 1896. and stuck to
the Democratic party. and he appears
to have gone right far in his decisions
IN recent railway cases. But you can
| wager that Tom Jones's heart is all
right"
Senator Daniels estimate OF a man
lis pretty apt to be correct. His long
experience In public life should have
brought to him the ability to size up
men pretty we'll. And. while there Is
! no doubt that all he says OF Judge
Jones Is true It Is we'll for the judge
| himself to remember. lest he allow him
self to be flattered overmuch. that Sem
ator Daniel finds 1t hard indeed to see
| a fault in the character of man who
wore the Confederate gray There Is
| not a man In public life who was
! Confederate soldier who Is SO devoted
| tc old Confederntes or who Is prouder
/ or his four years service under "harse
Robert" for that matter.
Colonel j, w Fowlkes. now OF this
city. but virginian OF virglnians,
who served through the War between
| the States as gallant member of the
! Richmond Howitzers. showed up In
| Washington this week after pro-
lcnged disappearance. Not only did
the colonel present in his rudy coun-
| tenance the evidences of fine living In
recent months. but his portiy form
spoke II, and so did the entire dis
appearance OF the entire limp which
| has marked his gait since he received
| a leaden message from Northern
| friend sometime between 81 and 80.
Turkey hunting announced the
| colonel, as he STROBE in and found q
1 seat In The Times Dispatch Bureaus
worst chair. Been down in Orange
and Louisa. Fine luck. Killed eleven
turkeys at twelve shots in Orange
1 county One miss was q shame.
don't often do 1t. / have mourned
that gobhler that got away. He was
the finest bird / ever saw. Must have
weighed twenty pounds or more. Those
Il got were fine ones. but the one I
missed" and the colonel sighed and
shook his head regrettipg more the
loss of one bird than the taking of
eleven.
/ Colonel Fowlkes says turkeys are
/ rapidly disappearing in Virginia. II is
be come almost Impossible for hen to
rear her brood The game laws are
4 not enforced with strictness, and pot
4 hunters kill the birds at every season.
He Is urging a more strict enforce
ment OF the law Were such brought
about he thinks he could bag an even
dozen sometimes, instead Of twelve
i less one.
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