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Rejected communications will not be re tarnod unless accompanied by stamps. THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1902. ADVANCING THE CAUSE. Tho Times is very much gratified to know that the members of the Richmond Educational Association are soon to meet the representative members of the South? ern Education Board.

Air. Robert 'Ogden and his associates, who have Inter? ested themselves in Southern education nnd who propose to raise a large sum of money to be expended in the improvement ot tho public-school system of the South, are to be at Hampton on the 23d instant, and the members of the Richmond Edu? cation Association havo been invited to meet them thero and become better ac? quainted. In the evening tho Ogden party will come to Richmond, and it is under? stood that they will be entertained by the "Richmond Education Association. There will be in this party several disllngulsh gentlemen, who were born and reared in the South, but who havo been for sev? eral years living at tho North, and these are expected to address a Richmond au? dience on the subject in which they aro all so deeply interested. All persons who believe in good govern? ment and who desire improvement in our citizenship must be interested in popu? lar education.

If eduction means any? thing it means everything. If it is good for one individual it is good for all. it is good for one class it is good for all classes. If it is good at all It is the best thing in this world. In its proper significance, it is broad as humanity.

It doe? not mean simply the acquisition of knowledge: it means of tlu: hand and the heart as well as of 1he mind, training of the physical and moral and spiritual nature as well as ol the mental. It is this sort of education Uiat differentiates civilization from bar? barism, and it is a perfectly logical state? ment that the better educated we become, in the broad sense of education, the more civilized wc shall be. In this republic it has ever been our boast that there are no classes. AVe -founded our republic upon the principle that all men are created free and equal and we vouchsafe in our magna charta lo each nnd every individual the sain, right and opportunity that each and every other individual has to improve his con? dii ion, io acquire property and to pursu. happiness.

If we would carry out our theory of government we cannot have distinct rich and educateci and the. other poor and ignorant. If would have an Ideal republic we musi have an educated people: and in order that tlie people may bo educated wc have a system public schools; and in order that the masses may he properly educated wo must have a sys? tem of good schools; and in order that they may have the best education we must have the best schools that are to be had. There has been a general awakening all over tho country to this importani fact, and there is an awakening in Vir? ginia and in other Southern States. This educational movement is the great move? ment of thc twentieth century and it is gaining ground every day.

The Richmond Education alihough young and small, is doing a fine work, and it is important that it thor? oughly identify itself with oilier educa? tional organizations, especially with the Southern Education Board. We say thai it is a privilege for our Richmond as? sociation to meet the distinguished rep? resentatives of tho Southern Education Board and confer witli them, and we are encouraged to believe that great benefits to the causo will grow out of this meet? ing. JOY GO WITH THEM. It was mentioned in oar telegraphic columns the other day lhat the various organizations of the country had come together in conference, with a view to organizing a new party, to be composed all persons who believed In Socialism in lis various phases. We sup? pose that the idea is to take in ihe Popu? lists also, and we hope that the move? ment will succeed.

There are Socialists and Socialists, but they differ only in de? gree. The Populist is a half-way So clalist, and his theories carried to their logical end will inevitably come to So? cialism. Wo say that we hope the movers in this matter will succeed in organizing all So? cialists into a separate and distinct party. An effort was made several years ago to take some of them, if not all, into the Democratic organization, and tho result was well-nigh disastrous to Democracy. The best thing that Democracy can do te.

to purge of Socialism and Pop? ulism and all other isms of that charac? ter, for there is no room in tho Demo? cratic party for isms. Democracy is as far removed from Socialism as the East Is from tlie West and there can be no affiliation between these two. The Socia? lists and tho Populists are more nearly akin to Republicans than they are to Democrats, and if they are to affiliate either of tlie great national parlies it-should be with the former. The hopo cf Democracy is to get as far away from Socialism and Populism and Republi? canism as possible and in antagonizing the doctrines of, each and all. if the republic is to be saved it bo through thc great Democracy of this country, and It.is.

necessary for the. Dem? ocrat? to keep itaelf untainted. May all tlie -Populists and Socialists and flock- to themselves and joy go with them. EXPENSIVE PENSIONS. The Brooklyn "Eagle says: Oa Governor Odell gava a hearing on Senator Ellsworth's bill which gives to corUin privileges In regard to th? public service These prlv- lieges aro extraordinary and there has been much speculation as to the motive which.induced the Senator from Lockport to.

father a measure providing that vet-; crans shall bo placed beyond tho restric? tions of tho probationary period and that if a post held by a war veteran or hy veteran volunteer fireman be abolished, a new position shall be al? lotted to the man thus thrown out or employment More indefensible propo? sitions than theso wero not put forward by any other lawmaker in any other piece of legislation considered at Albany during Uie past three months. The bill asks, practically, that incompetency shall be protected and that the very principle which Impelled the Mayor of this city to apply for power to remedy abuses in the departments Indirectly under his con? trol shall -be denied by tho action of the agencies which conferred that power upon his administration, It would 'appear that there are men at the North who would saddle upon the Government all soldiers who wore the blue uniform in tho war between the States. Theso men seem to think that because certain soldiers fought for the Union that they are, therefore, entitled for the rest of their days to be support? ed by the. Government The idea of pat? riotism, tho Idea of fighting for the love of country, seems to be foreign to all such. The idea of pensions is paramount.

They want to give a pecuniary reward to all who fought. Tlie pension system per se is bad as now operated, but it is worse when these pension advocates wish to saddle upon public service ex-soidiers who are not competent to discharge the du? ties of -office. If such men must be ta? 'cen caro of by the Government, let them bu put on the pension roll and consigned a life of idleness. That is certainly better for the tax-payers than to pul into public service and so make a evil. PUBLIC SPIRIT.

In an April Number of the World's Work is an interesting and instructive article by J. Horace McFarland on "Tho Awakening of a City." In this article Mr. McFarland undertakes to show how the city of Harrlsburg. was aroused by the energy of a small group of public spirited men the importance of publj. improvements.

Ils pointed out that Har risburg has a natural situation which is unexcelled, but that it gained in popula? tion only because some people were prac? tically compelled to live there, as few persons who were not so compelled were unwilling to put up with its dirty drink? ing water, its bad sewerage, its filthy streets and its lack of parks. But in December, 3901, a citizen wrote a 'etter to a daily paper offering the firs; hundred dollars raised toward a fund of ".000 to engage experienced engineers to the city and report a plan of improvement. The money was raised Uie engineers engaged, and by and by -ilans were presented. With the plans in hand a movement was started to Interest Hie people of the city In an appropriation of a. million dollars to carry out the plan.

To do this the debt of the city must be increased in that sum, and it was pro? posed to hold a public election to author? ize this to be done. The sixty subscrib? ers to thc original sum formed "The Har? risburg League for Municipal Improve? ments." Others were invited to join ami the association grew. Moreover, the pub? lic-spirited women in the city organized an adjunct association and entered hear? tily into the work. A genuine campaign of education was begun. Meetings held from time to time and rousing speeches were made.

The co-operation of tho newspapers of the city was secured, and day in and day out the? editors and reporters kept the subject red-hot. Pam? phlets were prepared and circulated and the ladies saw to it that the literature was left at every house. Even the preach? ers took a hand, and on the last Sunday before tlie election each made reference In his sermon to the matter and urged that it was a duty of citizenship to vote for thc appropriation. As a result of this campaign the ap? propriation was voted for by a large ma? jority. Only seven precincts out of thir? ty-seven in tne city voted against the appropriation.

Tho election was held on February 18th last past, and the work of improvement will soon begin. That is the sort of public spirit that tells. The people are the city, and the people can do anything that they have mind to do. If the public-spirited citi? zens of Richmond would organise, as did the public-spirited citizens of Harris burg, and work for pure water, it n-nuid not be long before there would be pure water" in every house in Richmond. THE LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS.

Thc Cenerai Assembly has finished up its work and adjourned. It will be dis? tinguished as the last Legislature to meet under tho old Constitution, granting, of course, that the Constitution now being framed goes into effect. There was not much, under the circum- stances, for the Legislature to do. The most important measure was the con? gressional reapportlonment bill, which, however, was vetoed by tlie Governor. It failed to pass the good roads bill and the bill to appropriate $30.000 for a State exhibit at the St Louis Exposition.

morc's the pity. But if the Legislature luid done nothing more than make an appropriation for needful improvements at the penitentiary the session had not been in vain. In connection with the announcement that Charleston is bidding for the prize? fight between Fitzsimmons and Jeffries, the Columbia State points out that: Section ffil of the criminal statutes of South Carolina, adopted at the recent session of the Legislature, embodies ar? aci passed in 1S93, aud is as follows: Section shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ongage iu prize? fighting or to be second in a prize-fight within the limits of this State, and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a line not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not ex? ceeding three years, or both fine and im? prisonment, in the discretion of tho court. Any person or persons, either upon their responsibility or as officers or agents of any club or association, who shall aid or abet by offer of a purso or money or other valuable Inducement, or by letting or giving the use of a house or grounds, or aliali in any way whatsoever effect or cause a violation of this section, shall be deemed of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by im prisonment not' axeaetMiig six-months by a lino not exceeding $300. But thero are no prize-fights In thes days of law dodging.

They are all contests." We do inni find ourselves inclined to shed over-many tears at the defeat of Senator Jones, of havo never had for the Arkansas nan Uie robust admiration ente-lamed in some c.uartore, and tli3 returns from tho Arkansas) Demacrare -rake it r'ain-. that a mSJorltv of his fellow in his home State share that inacility'? Norfolk Virglninn Pliot. I "Et tu. Brute? Everybody kicks a man when he is going down Proclaim It. And now for proclamation.

Broadly speaking, the people who favor reform want it; the people who do not favor reform do not want it. The last chance to kill the instrument lies in its useless submission to "the people." or, more correctly speak'ng, to the "people" who control the people. Hence the old time enemies of the whole convention movement are now making their desper? ate effort to knife its work, and if they in getting it back for "ratifica? tion" they will have scored a signal vic? tory It rests with the sensible men of the convention and with the good friends of all over tho State to see that iniquity is not perpetrated and that the rest secure in the many excellen? cies -which the new Constitution provides for them. Expense, time and danger He in sub miss'on. Safety, and in proclamation.

Talk for tho latter; work for the Pro? gress. POLITICS IN FULTON. A Lively Epps-Hnp-hes Debate at the Club The weekly meeting of the Fulton Dem Club last night was somewhat warm. The excitement begun when Pres? cient Eacho introduced the last two John E. Epps for Sheriff, and Charles Liscomb, represent John T.

Hughes for the same office. Mr. Epps stated that he wished to deny several statements that had been made about him in regard to the positions he "ield as City Ganger and manager? of the Light Company. It had been stated. Mr.

Epps. that the position of City paid from to a year, and that he paid a gentleman $50 a month while he was in the Legislature to look the work. This statement "Mr. Epps denied with emphasis. Mr.

Epps then ex? plained his position as local manager of the Kern Light Company, who have AIO of their burners in the City Hall. He called upon Mr. Chris Manning. Ihe agent for the Southern Stales for their business who stated that Mr. Epps' salary as local manager paid about a month.

As Mr. Epps sat down he was given consid? erable applause. Charles Linscomb. representing Mr. Hughes, then addressed the meeting.

He plated he had mado the statements that Mr. Epps had denied. A former City Gauger stated lhat when he held the of? fice it oaid at least S3.000 a year, but sev? eral of tho large houses, Davenport Morris and others, have since gone out of business, and it does not pay quite as now. Mr. Epps made a.

short reply Mayor Taylor was present and made another of his famous and characteristic speeches of about fh-e minutes. Ho was warmly greeted and triven as hearty ap? plause as was extended Mr. Epps. Sam Stern, ex-Mayor of Jefferson Ward, made a short speech. There was a verv enthusiastic meeting the Shot Democratic Club of Jackson Ward last night.

Mayor Taylor was present, also Messrs. Stein. Teefey Griffin for Comici. McCarthy and Otto for justice of the peace. Mr.

Mat? hews spoke in behalf J. C. Smith for City Sergeant. OBITUARY. Miss Lucy Quarles Johnson Miss Lucy Quarles Johnson, daughter nf Mrs.

Mary Norvcll Johnson and the late Thomas TInsley Johnson, died Tues? day evening at her heme in Barton Heights. Thc funeral will take place from the Mortuary ChapT-1 at Hollywood this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Edward Liess. Mr. Edward Liess died Tuesday after? noon at his home, No.

310 North Seven? teenth Street? The funeral will take place this afternoon al 5 o'clock from the resi? dence. Lentz. Mr. John Lentz died at o'clock Monday night at his home, on Chelsea Hill. He was in the sixty-third year of his ago.

The funeral look place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence. Charles E. Herndon. Mr. Charles E.

Herndon, a son of Cap? tain J. B. Herndon, a conductor on the Chesapeake and Ohio road, died Tuesday night at the residence of his father, No. Twenty-fifth Street, after an ill? ness of three months. The funeral will take place from thc Third Christian Church this afternoon at 5:50 o'clock.

H. J. Stone. Mr. Stone died Tuesday evening al o'clock, at the residence of his cousin, Mr.

B. McKiiinon, No. 050 North Fourth Street. He was twenty-eight years ot age, and had been in bad health for some time. Mr.

Stone was assistant book-keeper for the Bureau of Credits He was a member of About? Ben Adhem Lodge, Odd Fellows, and was one of the best known young men in thc city. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon from the Grace-Street Baptist Church. The interment will be made in Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. E.

Johnson. (Special Dispatch to 'The Times) NEWPORT NEWS. April M. E. Johnson, of Bay Shore, Long Is? land, died at the Chamberlin Hotel, OKI Point, at o'clock this morning of heart disease.

The remains were sent to Bay Shore to-night. She was thirty years old and leaves a husband and two little chil? dren. Tho family came to Old Point seve? ral days ago for her health. Mrs. Lucy Jane Mattox.

(Special to The Times.) PETERSBURG, April Lucy Jane Mattox, widow of the late Allen P. Mattox. died at half-past eleven o'clock last night at the residence of her son. Mr. O.

AV. Mattox, on Halifax Street. She had been in feeble health for several months. Her funeral will take place to? morrow at 11 o'clock from the residence. Mrs.

Mary Modesitt. (Special to The Times.) LURAY, "Mary Mode? sitt died at her home near Leaksville this evening, aged eighty. She was the widow of the late Stage Modesitt. once treasur? er of Page county, and the mother of Messrs. W.

D. M. and S. H. Modesitt, Mrs.

A. M. Hile and Mrs. Davis Stover, all of this county. John Rooser.

(Special Dispatch The Times.) WOODSTOCK. April John Rooser died at' Edinburg this morning, aged seventy-eight years. Mr. Rooser was an enterprising man and a gentleman of high character, and is survived by three sons and three daughters. DEATHS.

at her residence, on Barton April 1. 1902. at 1:40 o'clock P. Miss LUCY QUARLES JOHNSON, daughter of Mary Norvell and the late Thomas TInsley Johnson. Funeral services will bo held iu Me? morial Chapel.

Hollywood, (Thursday), April 3d, at 4:30 P. M. April 1, at Laurel. LEWIS, infant son of Gustavus au-J WOMAN DOGTOR CALLS ON TEDDY Miss Rosalie Slaughter Wants Ma? nila and Moat Preserved. A BIG NORFOLK DELEGATION They Wanted to Appear Before Naval Committee of House in Regard to Building of Battleships in Government Yards.

(Special Dispatch to The WASHINGTON, D. April Otey called at the White House Mus morning to introduce to Roose? velt Dr. Rosalie Slaughter, of Lynchburg, who has just returned from Manila. Dr. Slaughter has had quite an unusual and a very useful career for a young woman, she having studied medicine U' Germany and France, in both of which countries she has also practiced.

After practicing some time in Paris, Dr. Slaugh? ter went to Ceylon, where she was in charge of a hospital She traveled all over India, and from there went to the Philippines, whence she has recently re? turned to her native land. The object of her call upon the Presi? dent to-day was to impress upon him the necessity of preserving the old Spanish wall and the moat at Manila, which the authorities are about to demolish. Presi? dent Roosevelt expressed great interest in the matter and declared himself to be heartily in favor of preserving all such structures in the Philippine Islands, and requested Dr. Slaughter to address to him a formal letter upon' the subject, stating definitely and in full all the facts in the case, in order that he might take action upon it.

Accompanied by Representative Jones, Dr. Slaughter also saw several members of the Foreign Relations Committee in regard to her project, as with the Presi? dent, Dr. Slaughter's personality, her earnestness and her thorough knowledge of affairs in the Philippines impressed the Congressmen very strongly, and they all manifested a keen interest in her de? sire to check the spirit of commercialism which would destroy all the picturcsque ness of Manila to utility. B.VrTLESIIIP COMMITTEE. A heavy delegation of Norfolk and Portsmouth people was in tho city to appear before tho Committee on Naval Affairs at the battleship hearing, but that committee, for no good reason, ap? parently, excluded everyone from the committee-room but the select commit? tee of five appointed by the united dele? gations to place their case before the committee, and all but three of the Vir? ginia contingent wero compelled to cool their heels on tho outside until the? hear? ing was concluded.

It was only after a strong protest and an appeal to Representativo Wheeler, of Kentucky, a member of the committee, that newspaper men were admitted. Af? ter the hearing had been going on for an hour, tho representatives of the two press associations were permitted to come in. Thero has been something peculiarly hostile in the attitude of the Commit? tee on Naval Affairs toward those who advocated the building of battleships in tho navyyards and this was evidenced to? day by the manner in which the speak? ers were questioned by members of the committee. There is not the slightest doubt but that the committee will report against the proposition, but it is hinted that there will be a light in the House. Those from Norfolk and Portsmouth who wero present are: Mayor Beaman, George E.

Bowden, John Cashin, Frank Harrison, W. A. Davis and John Gregory. Portsmouth: Mayor Baird, Colonel Rich? ard Marshall, R. G.

Howard, Thomas Nolan, Robert Williams, Samuel Monta? gue, XX'. S. Langhorne and I. T. Patton.

George E. Bowden was elected perma? nent chairman of the battleship delega? tion and C. C. Williams, of Portsmouth, secretary. HAS LOCKJAW.

Harry E. Candler, a young carpenter of Falls Church, is at the Emergency Hospital in this city with a very bad case of lockjaw. On Thursday last, while working on the Virginia sido of the Potomac River, Candler stuck a rusty nail in his foot. Not until last niglit, however, did lie con? sider tho wound of any importance, and then it began to pain him, and hc came hero to tlie Emergency for treatment. The malady was then in its first stages and tlie doctors begged him to stay at the hospital because they believed they could serious results.

Candler, how? ever, was compelled to return home on account of business, so left. This morning he came back in a fright? ful condition. His jaws were locked and he was so hc had to bo carried to tho ward. The malady has progressed so rapidly and the patient's pain is e. great that the doctors have; no hope for him and have sent for his relatives.

BANK'S. The Comptroller of tlie Currency ap? proved to-day the following application to organize a national bank: "The Nor? ton National Bank." Norton, Va. Capi? tal, $23,000. J. E.

Morton, Graham. S. Huffard, E. II. Kilgore, S.

L. Whitehead, II. II. Casper and others. The fo'lowing appication to convert luto a national bank ivas also approved: Tho Page Valley Bank of A'irginia.

at Luray into "The Pige Volley National Bank of Luray." Capital, Blanks sent to Charles S. Landram. eashTer. POSTOFFICES. The following fourth-class postofiicc pointments were announced to-d-iy: D.

P. Jennings. Apple Grove, Louisa county; E.G. Sweetster, Herrdon Fa'rfax county; XV. T.

Tucker. Maidens, Goochland couni-y. New postoffices have been established in Virginia as follows: Gardysville, West? moreland. Joseph W. Harvey commis? sioned: Singerly, Richmond county, Wil? liam M.

Carter. HOTELS. The following Virginians are at AVashington hotels: C. Smith. Culpeper.

Howard C. Smith. Pulaski: Stuart H. Brown. Hume; John McDonald.

Warrenton: E. T. Lumpkin, Richmond: Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins.

Bristol. St. end IT. Jones and wife, Hampton; R. S.

McGregor, Great Bridge; E. T. Massey and wife. W. Chapman, A.

C. Tins ley. ALLIED PARTY Convention of Reform Parties Effected Temporary Organization. (Uy Aseuclatcu Prosa.) LOUISVILLE, April move? ment for the formation of an allied party, comprising adherents of all parties op? posed to the Republicans and Democrats, or, as the call for the meeting stated, "a union of the reform forces against plu? tocracy," took definite shape this after? noon when a convention, attended by about two hundred delegates, represent? ing eight States and as many different parties, was called to order in this city. The work to-day was of a preliminary nature, a temporary organization being effected and committees appointed to prepare, for the permanent organization.

Tho convention adjourned at o'clock thin afternoon to meet again to-morrow morning. and wonderfully made affair I have ever seen, and, I am told that one of the ablest most experienced members of Con? gress from another State expressed the opinion that nothing in tha way of gerry? mander ever exceeded it. And in order to acomplish this extraordinary geograph? ical feat the Sixth District was torn up at both ends and its political ties of long standing sundered. "Of course, the genUemen who con? structed this geographical prodigy, touch? ing in its tortuous course seven other congressional districts, extending from North Carolina to the West Virginia border, were actuated by a patriotic de? sire to readjust congressional dis? tricts in strict compliance with the Fede? ral statutes and the Constitution of Vir? ginia, without regard to personal or par? tisan considerations. It is not their pa-' triotism nor their good intentions that I would impeach; nor should any one be so unreasonable as to ascribe to any? body connected with the enterprise par? tiality for or dislike of any of the Con? gressmen whose districts are affected either disastrously or favorably.

The on? ly fault to be found with the architects of the remarkable scheme and their ad? visers is their lack of ability to correctly compute averages and their eccentric taste in geographical arrangement. It's a pity they had their labor for nothing." NOT TO GO TO COURTS. "How about the talk of taking the mat? ter to the courts?" asked thc reporter. you refer to the contention that the Governor had no constitutional right to interfere with a legislative act of redis triction," said Mr. Glass, "I do not imag? ine that it will amount to anything.

Be? sides, who will want to take it to the courts? All tho Virginia Congressmen, ex? cept Major Otey, profess positive indiffer? ence about he matter, and certainly Major Otey will not litigate tho Governor's right to have vetoed the act. The distinguished young Congressman from the Tenth Dis? trict has, I notice, given public expres? sion to his great regret at ihe attempt to deprive him of Rockbridge and Botetourt counties: so who is going to take suffi? cient interest in the matter to institute a contest in tho courts? Oh, no: the thing is settled, and tho Sixth Congressional District will not be dismembered just yet, nor turned over to the Republican party. Neither will the political map of AMrginia be defaced by tho geographical that winds its way from near the bright tobacco fields of Norh Carolina to'the coal mining districts of West A'irginia. The Lynchburg member smiled as he concluded the interview and took the train for his home. He will return to? morrow to conclude tho suffrage fight.

CRITICISED BY BARKSDALE. Senator W. P. Barksdale, of Halifax, who is credited with having drawn the bill, made the following statement: think tho Governor had neither the legal nor moral right to veto the There is a serious doubt at least as to his power in the premises. In my view of the case, he has used the veto power in this instance contrary to the princi? ples of our government and in defiance of the spirit of republican institutions.

I do not question his motives, but I question his judgment and his interpre? tation of his duty and privilege in exer? cising the veto power. "No question of principie was involved in this case; no serious policy changed or altered. It was simply a matter of detail peculiarly the prerogative of the legislative body. "AVhen tlie representatives of the peo? ple cannot pass a simple apportionment bill without the veto of the Executive, then there is nothing left with which a governor cannot interfere: no power left Which he cannot presume to usurp. AIR.

CUMMING DISAPPOINTED. Hon S. Gordon Gumming, of Hampton, who had charge of the measure in the House, said in regard to the message: "I was disappointed in the Governor's action in vetoing the bill for two rea? sons: First, because I believe that legally and politically the question of apportion? ment is solely a matter of legislative con? sideration and action without the inter? vention of the Executive. I refer to the act of Congress quoted in the veto mes? sage. Secondly, because tho strongest, and in the last analysis only objection urged to the bill before the House Com? mittee was that it would probably affect the nomination and election of certain members of tho present congressional delegation, a matter which neither the Legislature nor the Executive had a right to consider.

True, some stress was laid by the opponents to the bill, both before the committee and en the floor of the House, on the disparagement in population of thc proposed districts, but no one could suggest a change that would equalize population and preserve the party supremacy. Colonel Lee's plan accomphshed his object of equalizing population, but under his plan at least three districts were positively Republi? can, and others possibly so. "Thc disparagement in population in the existing districts is much more marked than in those proposed in the vetoed bill; for this reason, one ground ot objection in the Governor's message Is without foundation. The present Second District has 70.C00 more population than the average should be; the veto messagt would aliow this tremendous excess to remain; this, too, in a district which every man in A'irginia knows to be developing far more rapidly than any other section of thc Commonwealth, but this future growth is absolutely ignored by the Gov? ernor. "The other ground ot" lack of not well taken, as I see it.

A study of the map of A'irginia, with this point in view, will show that while the proposed Tenth District may touch seven other districts, as the Gov? ernor suggests, yet even now it touches six of them. Moreover, one must be guid? ed in such matters by more than the sim? ple question of contiguity. There art three elements that must he considered in this matter of apportionment: population, political condition and geo-' graphical location. None of these can be considered to the exclusion of the others, nor should any one of them be ignored. "The House Committee gave due regard to each of these elements, and, in my judgment, reached the proper conciusior.

in reporting the Senate bill favorably and in fighting it through. I see nothing in the message to change my opinion." ATEAVS OF OTHER MEMBERS. "I voted against ihe bill." saj.j George Y. Hunley, of Mathews, and, of course, have no adverse criticism' to make as to the veto. I have not yet had opportunity to read the Governor' message, but have no doubt that It sets forth good reasons for such action In view of this and the veto of the pension resolution, no one can say that the Gov? ernor is not fearless in his convictions Hon.

J. N. Sebrell, of Southampton, said he voted for the bill because it pleased his people, b.it he hsid the "ut? most confidence In the judgment of the Governor. "Tho people of Charlotte will be de? lighted to hear of the veto," said Mr P. Eggieston.

of that county. "If forty Senators had baen in their seats there would have been some fun said Hon. John AV. Churchman, of Au? gusta. "The Governor undoubtedly had tho right to veto the measure," said Judge James Marshall.

veto will give great satisfaction to. the people of my A. M. Bowman, of Salem. injustice done my district in thc vetoing of the bill Is so great that I don't caro to express an ator XV.

W. Sale, of Norfolk city. "I am very happy," said Colonel Robert "Lee, et "Fairfax, who was one of the strongeet House leaders against the passage of the bill. THE VETO MESSAGE. Reasons of the Governor for Turning Down the Bill.

Following is the veto message of Got. Montagu In full: Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office, Richmond, April 2, 1D02. To the Senate: return without approval Senate bill No. 416, entitled an act "To amend and re-enact an act approved February 15, 1S92, entitled an act to amend and re enact section 50 of chapter of the Code of Virginia, in relation to appor? tionment of representation in Congress." By an act of Congress, approved Janu? ary 16, 1901, it is provided that: "If there be no Increase in the num? ber of representatives from a State, the representatives thereof shall bo elect? ed from the districts now prescribed by law until such State bo redlstricted, as herein prescribed, by the Legislature of said and the prescription referr? ed to is that the districts shall be "com? posed of contiguous, compact terrltory and containing, nearly as practicable, an equal number of Inhabitants." 5 of the Virginia Constitutif prescribes that: Section 12. The whole number of mem? bers, to which the State may at any time be entitled in the House of Repre? sentatives of tho United States shaii be apportioned, as nearly as may he, amongst tho several counties, cities and towns of the State, according to their population.

"Section 13. In the apportionment the State shall be divided into districts, cor? responding in number with the represen? tatives to which It may be entitled in the Hoteo of Representatives of the Con? gress of the United States, which shall be formed, respectively, of contiguous counties, cities and towns: be compact, and include, as nearly as may bo, an equal number of population." Thus it is manifest that the object of any apportionment is tho equalization of population and the compactness of area of the several districts; and unless these fundamental requirements be met the apportionment is without lawful sanc? tion. In my judgment, the bill under consideration fails to meet either of these requirements. A brief comparison of the existing ap? portionment and that contemplated by this bill plainly demonstrates that the former more nearly complies with tho re? quirements than the latter. It the last census is taken as a basis, the several districts should each contain, in round numbers, a population of 1S3.000.

As at present laid off four of the districts closely approach that standard, and only two, tha Second and Ninth, a marked departure therefrom But under the proposed apportionment none the districts will conform to the stand? ard. 'Under this apportionment the 1S5, 001 limit will bo exceeded in the First District by 12.000. in the Second Dis? trict by 3,000, in the Fourth District by 10,000, in the Fifth District by 27,000. and in tho Ninth District by while the Third District will fall belcw tho limit by the Sixth District by 15,000, the Seventh District by 23,000, the Eighth Dis? trict by 17,000, and the Tenth District by 26,000. Unaccountable changes arc to be wrought.

It is designed, for instance, giat tho Third, Fifth, Sixth and Tenth Districts, which are now within the re? quirements respecting population and lo? cation, shall be radically withdrawn from their operation. For example, tho Tenth District, which now has a population ot will be reduced while tho contiguous Ninth District, with a popula? tion of 227,361, will be left intact. Thus the difference in population of two dis? tricts lying together is to be nearly 03, 000. The bill makes no effort to comply with the requirement that districts "be com? pact," a requirement that is to a large ex? tent observed under thc present appor? tionment. In this particular the forma? tion of the Tenth District affords a strik? ing illustration.

This district Is to com? mence in Charlotte county, some fifteen miles from the North Carolina line, and to extend thence by meanderings to the West Virginia line, touching In Its course seven of the ten congressional districts, only the first and second being omitted. The delimitation of this district violates the principle of compactness at every point, so much so that it is to be feared tho General Assembly did not givo the subject that careful and deliberate con? sideration which it deserves. It is true filat the inequality in popula? tion now obtaining in the Second Dis? trict is sought to be corrected, yet it will hardly be contended that this should be accomplished by a sweeping disregard of law and a sacrifice of general good. Viginia Is not entitled to an increase in representation in Congress, and. there? fore, under the Federal statute the fail? ure to make an apportionment will, in no wise, disturb her the present status, in terms, continuing un? til changed by statute.

No great hard? ship can therefore accrue to the State by the failure to enact an apportionment law at this session of the General Assembly. any time within remainder of the decade, that body is auhorized to ma.ee an apportionment, and, consequently, whatever injury may now press upon any district can easily be redressed in the near future. For these reasons I am convinced that I would disobey my oath of office not to express my disapproval of a measure which, in my opinion, is in violation of the State and Federal law and inimical to the best interests of the Common? wealth. A. J.

MONTAGUE. FINAL SESSION LEGISLATURE Reading of Governor's Message Only Members nt. Thero was no feature of thc closing hours of the Legislature last night, save the reading in the Senate of Montague's veto message on the congres? sional reapportionment measure. There were less than a dozen Senators present, but the anticipation of the paper brought a great visitors. When Senator Glass, of the committee to notify the Governor that the Senate was ready to adjourn, returned and said His Excel? lency sent his congratulations and best wishes to all the Senators.

Senator Barks? dale, who drew the apportionment bill 'ust vetoed, remarked in a low tone to one of his colleagues: "That was a friendly greeting he sent us just now." There was a small attendance of mem? bers in both branches, and only ono or two local biils were passed. Senate Session. Lieutenant-Governor Willard called the Senate to order at 6 o'clock. There was no prayer and Senator arose to a question of personal privilege to correct an error appearing In one of the papers tho other day in connection with his speech on the reapportionment meas? ure. What he had said was substantially that he had heard no objection to tho THE GENUINE EAU de COLOGNE Jobann Sarina Sternen 04t in For Sale by THALHIMER BROS.

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Va. a bill, save from those who did" not deslr? to give up some of their present consti? tuents. Secretary Ritchie appeared at this potnV and presented a message from the Gov? ernor vetoing the congressional tionment measure. During the readlna of the message by Colonel Button, there was absolute stillness on the floor, a many members of the House and Con? stitutional Convention having come over to hear the message read. The silence was broken in a moment, however, and Senators and members put their heads closo together and discussed the mat? ter in low tones.

A bill to authorize the Board of Su? pervisors of Elizabeth City county to lev? and collect additional school taxes was passed. A resolution was offered by Mr. Glass and adopted, calling for the appointment of a joint committee to notify the Gov? ernor that the General Assembly was now ready to adjourn sine die. The Chair appointed Messrs. Glass, Bryant and Sale a committeo on the part of the Senate to notify the Governor in accordance with Mr.

resolution. The committee returned shortly an3 through Mr. Glass reported that C4ovemor sent his congratulations and best wishes to the Senate and to each, of its members, and said he had no fur? ther business to communicate. On mo? tion of Mr. Glass the Senate adjourned.

Lieutenant-Governor Willard making th? announcement as follows: "The Senate now stands adjourned un? til the first Wednesday in December. 1903, unless sooner convened, as provided by law." House Proceedings. About a score of members were present when Speaker Ryan called the House order a few minutes past o'clock. A bill in relation to the levying of in? creased school taxes in Elizabeth City county was taken up out of its order on motion of Mr. Cumming and passed.

Tho chair was vacated for ten min? utes. When the House reconvened Mr. Glass communicated from the Senate the joint resolution passed by that body to the effect that a committee of three oa the part of each house should wait on the Governor and inform him that th? General Assembly was ready, to adjourn sino die. The resolution was adopted, and Messrs. Gardner, Lee and Sebrell were named as the committee from the House.

This committee reported that It had on the Governor and that he had no further messages to communicate Tlie Speaker announced that there beln? no further business tho House stood ad? journed sine die. LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP. Speaker Ryan Saying Good-bye to Mem? bers Leaving ror Home. Speaker John F. Ryan, who is one at thts most popular predicting olttceri? tn? House has had for years, and who is tho senior member in point of service in that was saying good-bye to hi? friends in the lobby at a last mgnt.

Mr. Ryan will leave tor his home in Loudoun to-day. Most of the members of the Legisla? ture and the assistant cterKs of uoik House and Senate were preparing tut leave for their homes last nignt. Only a te wof the fromer over bo late as night. Ono of thom was Colonel S.

M. Newhouse uf Culpeper. He wiu leave to-day, accompanied by Judge A. Grimsley, of that county, who haa been here for a few days. Senator Daniel, when seeci yesterday stated that there was no foundation tot the published reports that he had en? deavored to persuado Governor Montague to veto the Congressional reapportlon ment bill.

He had never discussed tha matter with the Governor. Upon the occasion of a conference with the Governor during the last day or two. the conversation had had to do with matters altogether. It is currently reported that Coi. Geo.

C. Cabell. of Danville, and Hon. John N. Sebrill.

of Southampton, wili shortly return to Norfolk and open a law ottice there, under the tirm name of Co bill Sebrell. Mr. Sebrell was seen last night and do clined to discuss tha matter for tion. TWO BANKS WILL BEGONSOLIDATED American National and Security Will Get Together and Become Stronger. The American National and the banks will almost certainly bo solidated.

The effect will be to strengthen both institutions. Negotiations have been going on for sometime ami are now nearing a successful conclusion. The f.aal settlement of the matter depends upon meeting of tho stockholders of the tlrst named bank, the call for which meeting it Is understood has already been Issued. far as the American is concerned, the matter Is settled. The officials of the bank to the coaso.Idation, 113 have also three-fourths of the stockhold? ers, which under the national bankin-g law.

admits the change. It all depends now upon the other side. The negotiations between the two have been conducted through two com? mittees, one from each side. The Ameri? can National represented by Mr. E.

Wingo and Mr. W. C. Camp: the Se? curity by Mr. H.

W. air. Jack? son Guy, and Mr. E. 3.

Gunn. At on? time theso gentlemen had practically wound up the matter of the consolidation but it was thought best by the people to wait until the stockholder? could get together and formally jive their consent The terms of the consolidation ha-re net been made public.