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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
Chlerln..lce Walte.a WIdoN.

i.t tDl graph iN l.3 h--lti-.-.
WAmsor0S, April Judge Edger-
ton. Chairman az tle Ciyii-otryice Com
r sion. au OH and intimate TREND Of
t.c family OF Nc Int Cmet Justice,
writes to-lsy 90 the Washington agent
o. Csc Associated Press as follows:
Hy Dear Sir,--I have this morning
fer tle fret time been made aware tuat
movement ls being made by the nom
b,r of the Washington barald others
g.. raise a fund by voluntary contribution
of a.. bar Association throughout the
country for tla benefit Of the widow OF
tic late Chef-Justice Waite. Fearing
tlat the construction Of an interview
With me, printed In the Washington
Io.i Of the I'd instant, might lee mis-
leading, / will say that the statements
therein male were for the sole purpose
OF conforming what, IN my Opin-
ION, was an improper Intrusion at
that time into the private affairs
Of the family Of the late Chief Justice.
~ine. tlat time ! have been informed
that the amount and exact condition OF
the estate Of the late Chief Justice re-
0uirc that the proposed effort 70 create
l. iand for Mr.. Waite should be success
ful 1t is fully justified. II is true that
the nation las measured the ripe years
OF tie lawyer by the highest Judicial
houor-, but IT is now necessary that the
har should add in the proposed way their
testimony Of tie respect and friendship
ior the living 20 tue nations honor 10 the
dead. Very respectfully,
Signed "a. i. LDGERTOE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
Tho ahine,o Prln,rose.


II y0u wish for an abundance Of VIM
ter flowers do not fail 20 sow one or two
packets Of primrose seed this spring,
thereby LAYING p foundation FOR many
pleasant hours during "the long aud
dreary winter when you can count
your blossoms by the hundred. instead
of hunting diligently aiioyeryonrwindow
in the foriorn hopo Of discovering "a
adventurous flower somewhere, aud find
ing nothing but leaves
Unless one purchases packet II each
variety OF seed At is wei o. confne exc
periments 10 mixed seeds alone, for th ?
are as arule very satisfactory, producing
so many and such diverse varieties, each
Of which has n charm pertaining only
to itself, some PECULIARLY a. color or
marking or perhaps "a difference of form
or tint IN the foliage. enhancing rs beauty
and ehectually preventing mouotony,
which msy exist even IN the floral king
dom. Tho seed If soVn in March az
April, the young plants pric.,ed ont into
small pots as soon as they have put forth
a few leaves and transferred aoam after
an interval Of a few weeks into jars Of
larger size. should make strong speci-
mems in autumn and be ready for the
winters campaign, esNecia.ly If grown
in good, strong light Not sunsmneh
which produces stocky plants.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
TIE GREAT STRIKE.
-Reported Negotiations Win General
Master workman POWderIy.

ny telegraph 10 tho Dispatch.l
CmcAGo, April 5.-Referring to the
reported deal between the Brotherhood
Of Engineers and Firemen and General
Master-Workman Powderly, Of the
knights of Labor, by which all Knights
in the employ OF the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy road were to be called
out, the Chicago Times says this morn
ing: 1.-The proposition is still pending,
and o decision may not be reached for
some days vet. The engineers, fire.
men, and switchUen desire Mr..
Powdcry to call out the Knights
OF Labor who have taken their places on
the % and if it should become neccs-
sary, also the train and section bands as
far as they are knights Of Labor. In
short. they want him to make the strike
official with the knights OF Labor. All
his Iacn who strike under this arrange
ment are to be supported 10y the Bro
thcIhood. In return, the engineers.
frcmcn, and sWltchmen will Objgate
themselves to stand by the knights OF
Labor on the other roads if it should
become necessary. This Mr.. POwderly
may agree to DO, and probably will. as
far rs those men are concerned who took
the places Of the strikers, if he can ex
crcise any authority over them. These
propositions rest upon the condl-
ton that the engineers, tiremen, and
sB.tchmon are acting IN concert. Such
o combination Is in existence. The
switchmen nave been promised thot If
they would strike on the % the en-
giuecrs and fremen would assist them
on other roads when they had any just
grievances This refers especially to the
Lake Shore, where the switcbmen want
to compel the employment Of union men
In the place Of those who took the places
Of the striking switchmen in 1886. But
this effort is not TO be made until after
th- trouble with the Burlington is set
tied. 10 is not at all improbable that
the engineers and fremen will amalga-
mate permanently.
This morning q detail Of one hundred
city police, taken from the different pre-
cincts, were massed at Dasplaines-Street
station and instructed to relieve the Pin
kertou guards that have been keeping
watch over the property Of the Burliug-
tom road. From to-day forward the
bIuc-coats viii have charge of the go "
road i'm the city, and viii contiuue to
protect 1t tll the road signifies that It no
longer needs protection.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

the ones which Secretary Bayard's
friends have on his behalf disavowed
and understood 10 be the chief grounds
OF Mr.. Riddleberger's opposition. The
clause as it appears in the treaty sent to
the Senate was as follows Malicious
injuries to property whereby the life of
any person shall be endangered, il such
injuries constitute a crime according 10
the laws OF both contracting parties"
The Senate Committee ON Foreign
Relations amended this to read as fol-
lows Malicious injuries to persons or
property by the use Of explosives. or
malicious injuries or distractions to rail
ways whereby the life OF person shall
be endangered, il such injuries consti-
tute a crime according to the laws of
both the high contracting parties, or &C
cordng to the laws Of that political
division OF either country in which the
offence may have been committed, and
Of that political division of either country
in which the offender shall be arrested. y
The United States Attorney for the
Northern district OF Texas has informed
the Secretary of the Interior that Jesse
Lee Hall, the eX-agont Of the Sioux,
Comanche, and Wichihu Indians in the
Indian Territory, has been indicted by
the grand jury sitting at Graham, Tex,
upon the charge Of embezzlng Sl000S
belonging to the United States. Hall
was appointed agent IN 1885.
Representative Cox, chairman of the
Democratic Caucus Committee, has is
sued a call for a caucus Of the Demo
cratic members of the House to be held
on Saturday evening next for the pur-
pose of considering the proposed admis-
sion Of new Territories into the Union
of States
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

are not suited for ell places. On
this branch of the subject there is
room for further information. Trans
planting trees from a forest TO open
spaces, there ever after TO take their
chances, is not likely to prove q success
ful way to insure thrifty shade-trees.
While it is extremely desirable TO have
trees planted in numbers, the enterprise
will be likely to fail if the work is not
intelligenily done. The operation begins
at the beginning, which is in selecting
and taking up the tree from the right
place and with an intelligent reference to
the spot where it is to stand. While the
reasons for planting trees are numerous
and urgent, how to do it is the first thing
to know. Our correspondent advises
that all who contemplate planting a tree
or any number of trees on Arbor-Day
should post themselves as TO the best
methods for realizing this purpose.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
A SAD ACCIDENT.
AN EsTIMABLR LADY KILLED IN ROA-
N0KE CITY.
Struck BY Rock from q Blast and Died
Few Hours After
wards.
rsnociol ,eleernm 10 Tho rispn,ch.l

ROANOKE, VA, April 5.-Mrs. Neon
nell, wife Of James A. Mcconnell, gene
raj foreman OF Roanoke Machine Works,
while standing in the rear yard OF Mrs
Weimeyer, a friend she was visiting, was
struck by rock from a blast in quarry
about 800 yards distant and sustained
injuries from which she died within
three hours, after suffering intensely.
She was discovered lying on her face by
a little boy who was playing in the yard,
carried i'll the house, physicians hastily
summoned, and everything love and skill
could do was done to save her, but in
vain. She never regained consciousness.
Her lovable traits of character had en-
deared her to a large circle of friends.
Her former home was in Altoona, and
her remains will be taken there IN the
morning for interment. The entire city
mourns with her bereaved husband.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
a Big Fire IN Baltimore.


Try telegraph 10 Inc DlspatOiLi
BALrMoHr, April 5.--At an early hour
this morning the large one-story storage
warehouse on Hooper's wharf was dis
covered to be on fire, aud tue firemen re-
spcnded quickly. Its contents were coal,
oil, and phosphates belonging to Griffith
81 Co.. and were destroyed. The burn
ing oil ran under the adjoining ware
house. containing six hundred barrels Of
coal, which, with the contents, was also
destroyed.
The damage is now estimated at $40
GOO. The burning oil ran over the wharf
TO the water in the harbor, which for a
time was a sheet Of fame. A number Of
small vessels were lying near, all OF which
escaped serious injury except a small
sloop which was caught and her sails and
rigging destroyed. A change OF the
wind, which blew the flames back to-
ward the wharf, materially aided in
saving the sailing craft
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
France,

rBy Anglo-AInercan caDlo to the Dispatch.l
PARIS, April 5.-M. de Freycinet,
Minister OF War in the new Cabinet, will
allow the new war debt to retain an sx-
clusively military character, and will re-
fer to a special secretaryship all civil and
parliamentary questions.
All the Paris journals say that yester-
DAVIS voting in the Senate and Chamber
of Deputies on motions to adjourn indi-
Gates that the Cabinet is distrusted.
General Boulanger will make no reply
to the question put to him by the Radi-
cal Congress, but will probably issue
another circular TO the electors OF the
Department of Nord. The Nord Oppor-
tunist Committee will support Foucard
as a candidate for the Chamber OF Depu'
ties in opposition to BOulanger.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
FRIGHTFUL PLUNGE.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT on THE MILwAU-
KEE AND ST PAUL ROAD.
A Passenger Train Plunges into Swollen
Stream Dozen Persons Killed
and Many Wounded


ST. PAIL, MINI, April "a special
70 the Dispatch from Northampton.
Iowa. says: A terrible accident occurred
ahou; fOur miles west OF this town on
the Milwaukee and ST. Paul railroad. 10y
which at least dozen persons lost their
lives, and from fifteen TO twenty were
injured. a train which left Chicago at
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning and
was due hero al 2:i3 O'Clock this
morning passed here nearly on time,
aui when about four miles west
plunged into q creek. The creek
was swollen by am immense amount
Of water which has been running
of fog The past few days, and in addi-
ton gorge OF ice was formed which
carried away n portion of the bridge.
There was nothing TO show that there
was danger ahead and the train plunged
into the swollen stream while running
so fBll speed. The engine and three
coaches wcrc Immediately submerged.
Such ot the irMnmCu md passion
gers as were uunurcd rescued
81 number OF passengers from the sub
merged cars. dragging them through the
windows. Up t. II O'Clock this NOM
ing siX dead bodies had been taken out
from the wreck and three moro are
known 20 Dee underneath the dcbris,
through which the water is pouring. II
is also stated tna. the engineer and
frcmen were instantly killcd or
were caught in tuc cab and
drowned before aid could reach
them. bgt the confusion and excitement
is 81 great that 1T is difhcglt to secure
reliable information. In addition to the
passengers known 20 Doe killed from tlf-
teen o. twenty ore more or less seriously
injured A number arc so dangerously
hurt TINT it is feared they cannot re-
cover. As soon % q trainman who
escaped injury could be spared ho WIS
dispatched 10 the station. Relief
WIS tclorraphed for from Mason
Ctv. kilograms for relief we're also
sent 60 Charles City and other nearby
places, but il was not until several hours
after the accident that q tram arrived
with physicians t. care for the injured
and lend additional helping hands to sid
iu re-cuiug those still confined IN the
wreck ltis understood here that re-
def train has been sent from the west
and q number of the iuEred removed to
Charles City. sixteen miles west Of the
scene.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06


Two large firms of japanese nursery
men arc introduclny into California tho
Unshin, or dvarforanga tree and find
many customers for them because they
can be grown in 70 small snace but It
is not probable that their Introduction
viii seriously intoriefe With tie trade
of our home producers who arc
engaged in selling the larger Va
rieties. Ihe Japanese variety nlay tini
place for growth IN the SMALL gardens
Of the larger cities bnt there is .
marked contrast between She suburban
gardens OF California and those Of Ja-
pan. In the latter country the shrubs
aud trees. as well % the space IN which
they are grown, are all miniature. COM
pared to the amplitude Of grounds sud
large growth Of the trees. shrubs, and
flowers Of tho Pncitio coast. Ia South
ern California especially the gardening
is united for naraoWness, and 1t is quite
natural that 10 sltJuid have certain
largeness beyond that OF other places on
account Of the climate, aud all the other
surroundings, which appear 10 be ampli-
fed Ike the broad Pacific. AS well limit
the song bird 10 tbs atmospheric accom-
modation Of ball-glass Ia which 10 tFill
its rOundelay Is 10 clrcunscYibe the tree
flowers aud treo-lSyers Of California to
the Oriental idea.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

A movement with which many Ameri-
can students viii symps.hIze Is going on
in Vienna to suppress the hausmelster.
The latter is an individual moro oppres-
siye than the French concierge lie Is
allowed by hw to close tho door OF tho
particular house in Vienna over which no
watches at 10 o'clock, 10 refuse latch
keys, and to collect ID krentz0rs from
whoever comes IN Inter than 10. The
result has been that people wisely eco
nominal have gene home at 10. willis
students and others, 20 many Of whom
even 10 kreutzcrs Is consideration, have
made it a custom, once out after the sp-
pointed time, ID stay ont until ., when
the hausmcister is obliged to let them IN
for nothing. Restaurants and coffee
house keepers declare that their trade
suffers through loss OF respectable pa
tronage, and a movement IS on foot,
started by them, 10 do away with the
hausmeister dictatorship.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
VIZ. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MOTION.
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
BoULANGum INTERVIEWED.
lie Declines 10 Explain HIS Policy
when Elected TO the Chamber.

LONDON, April The correspondent
of the Paf-lfQN GGeotc had an inter
view with Boulanger in Paris last eve
ming. There was long string Of visitors
in the corridor waiting for an audience
with the General The interviewer
found Boulanger to be q slightly bent,
full bodied man Of medium height, with
iron-grav hair, which is turning silvery.
He has a kindly, honest face of the bour-
geOis type. His cOuntenance shows no
evidence of keenuess or cuteness. On
the contrary, it has n weary, sleepy. and
burdcned appearance. IN regard
70 bis candidacy for the Chamber OF
Deputies for the Department OF Nord,
and his reasons for not going there to
conduct his own canvass, he said that he
was not ike an ordinary candidate; lie did
not appeal 70 the electors on petty depart
mental questions, but as the representa-
tive of a great principle; therefore his
presence in the department was not
needed. victory being certain. The
principle he represented, he said, was
the revision of the Constitution. The
Chamber of Deputies had been stricken
with impotence and no longer repre-
scented the people. In the dissolution
of the Chamber and revision of the Con-
stitution was the only remedy for the
evil. Being asked to explain the
basis of his plan Of revision, he said Z:
''That is my secret, which / shall
keep to myself; that is my policy. "
he refused to explain his plans be-
cause he feared they would be criticised
and thwarted befofe there was n chance
to put them into execution. He said he
would wait until the time was ripe and
then reveal them. He declared deci-
sively that no ministry formed now
could last long. Three months would
be the utmost limit of its life. in the
mean time he intended to reserve his
plans and wait.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
Terrific Gale.
IN tolosranh % ID Dispaich.l


WATFRy1L1F, MINN, April "a very
severe storm commenced here yesterday
afternoon 1T about o'clock and con-
tinued al night The storm was accom-
panied by heavy thunder and lightning
and q terrible wind from the east. In
the village but very little damage was
done. some old roofs being blown of and
things generally being shaken mp.
heonlv serious damage reported here
consists Of several houses unroOied, and
m one place several miles north of here
the upper story of q house belonging to
"a man named Sterling was blown COM
plotelv of, seriously if not fatally lnlu-
ring two children, one of whom was an
invalid. At NOrrlstOwn the elevator IS
blown down and considerable other dam
age done. At Beans Mills, two miles
westof Faufault fifteen box-cars, which
were on a sdetrack with brakes set,
were blown ont on the main track. SO
far not enough rain has fallen to cause
any washouts, buff the storm continues
it Is highly probable there will be trou-
ble.
MINxEArcEs, April "a Faribault
Olinn.) special says: At 1870 Yesterday
afternoon this city was visited 10y the
most terrible wind and hail-storm 1t has
ever experienced. Roofs were torn oil
from stone bindings, signs blown hither
and thither like straws, and dry goods
boxes and empty barrels sent flying mp
Main street Ike paper balls There was
nothing cyclonic in the storm. 1T was
mainly wind and hail Coming from the
southeast at the rate Of sixty miles an
hour. it struck the centre of the city at
3:82 and continued in great violence for
fifteen minutes Telegraph and tele-
phone poles were broken of, swapping
like reeds under the fury Of the gale
The estimated total loss will be 500, 600
and possibly more.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
The Steei-workers' Lockout.


PTTsBUBGH, Pa, April "a Brad
dock (Pa.) special says: Affairs at the
Edgar Thompson Steel Works are not as
serious as they were last night. A con
ference of the firm was held to-day, and
it was decided TO take no action in re-
gard to the definite suspension of work
until Saturday. A meeting Of nom
union workmen was held tonight, which
was attended by about one hundred
strikers. 1t was decided to call
another meeting on Saturday, when
il is expected that enough men
will accept Mr.. Carnegie's cooperative
proposition to start the various depart
ments. Several hundred men have
already applied for work at Carnegie's
blast-furnaces. which have also been idle
for several months, and resumption is
looked for in the near future. Altogether
the situation is much brighter than yes
terday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

sosgtc yellow. sg,: western saslsr cioeing dulIs
mixed. spot AMI Nay. ~, ~. tnN hfan1 ana
nm: southern and Penasyissois> S,efic.; west
err white. 4iasec. western sliksd. SSs'c- kys
firm AZ 7Oa15c. Provisions siesay sGs quiet
Eggs frmor NJ ifsiac. cSffss arm rlib isF
demand; Rio carZoos eriinAey 70 is,r, IVA
Ike sukar~CoPPsr-r eaaed bfm =. ,os 49,,
changed. Freigh,s - nv1rDool per steamer
duh: cotton, l-lsi.; n0ar, peFson, "a; gfaln' "a
CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI. April 5-Eiour quiet and nrm;
Whest firm; No. 2 red e0fc. GorD-Ne
mixed. SIC. oats weaker; 70. mixed, sc.
PORK easy at sissy. Lard doD; boik.n ,s "a
and bacon unchanged. Whisky steady al tLO1
Hogs quiet 49,
ST. LOUIS, Apffi Flour duh. Wheat ciosef
1rm; 40. rod, cash. So; May, '9E&sy1fe
Corn strong and higher; cash. fsan&c.; nay'
n,sai7he oa's nfneri och; ,95"o'Is; HsS;
WIINrNcToN
wilmington. April 6--Turpsntas firm az
3GHc. Rosin firm: straised SHc; Rood strain
30, S3hc. Tar nrn a. ii.6a Crude tufppnHhs
firm; hard, 81 yeloW-dip sod virgin y.
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, KY. April 5.-Grsin and provi-
slons quiet aud unchanged.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW YORK, April h-Co',oa Net receipts,
80 bales; gross receipts. ~ bales Futures
closed dun: sale- $3.50 belas: April. ta5sa
500: Nay, t3e,a,98 Juoe, 8. isssai3; JOY,
s9s6asp.S7: AuRusi. 81 e3ssa.2f; ssptembor. t9,la
s9ii. October. So 4safsi9; NoyeEib ~, 81 aoaiA59;
December. S9S8ai2l0. January, .s.itsf3S'.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
TIvrRPoot. Aprn 5-ig1 p k.-CoHon FREQ
supply: up uis. 3 5-iGd.: Orcaas. sd. sales,
1900 balos: speculation AMI export, 2.pD hales;
receipts 1900 tales; Ameu ssr. t,sO bales.
Futures dull and inactive, Anrl aud Nay,
$3.50; NAY and june, 5 fs-fts5 ~ sd. june
end July, . Ie5,I.; Juy aus August, ; .Dsii
August and ,eptonlher, }i.i 4.
2P N.-Shios OF American. lno'D bales; Ap
April and May. lt-lft, sellers; Nay aci
June, l7-ftd., buyer; Juue and Jolly, lrctA,
buyer: July and August. August aui sept M
her. eo-Gid., SELLER; september and ot'ooer.
5i3-G4i., seller; Oc,olev snd November. 3 SOL.
/ values: september, . a0sli tutures steady.
=. H-Aphl, Aulu ans Nay. 1904,
seiler: May and Iun" 1855, buyers; Jsns
agI July, 1904, sollcr: July and August
August ana September >0Fli.. buyers; sep
tember and Oet0ocr. b ia.tit..; ur'ooer and Np-
vembor 3 s-Gfl., buyer. sao,emlor, s-9iL,
buyer. Futures closed steady.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06

A snake story from San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, is as follows "a family suc-
ceeded in catching a baby rattlesnake
with forked stick and demonstrating it.
Ii grew to be fourteen feet in length and
became tame and playful, never showing
anger when handled by the children,
though never allowing any one to
touch its nttles. 1t followed its
master like a dog. Recently many
OF the houses were struck by
lightning The snake. seeing the bolts
falling fast around the home of its in
fancy. determined to die for its benefac-
tors, and forthwith climbed to the roof
and in a perpendicular position standing
on its head shook its rattles violently at
the heavens, defying the lightning. The
electricity attracted by this living light
ning-rod reduced to ashes the noble ami
NAL and the house" No affidavit goes
with this.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-06
Funeral Rstce.

The remains 0f ~. JOSEPH WOODWARD
will DO buried 80 II A. Y. TO-DAY Fnisy)
from Seyenth.Street Christian church.