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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
.SET:TLEM ENT PROBABLE. BE.
Conference Between Rival Interests Of < I

Conference Between Rival Interests OF
Carnegie CO..
ATLANTIC CITY. n: j., March. A. =
The conference held here between sne
rival interests in the Carnegie Steel con-
spany. OF P1ttsburg, has proba bly, re- re-,
suited in an agreement for the settle
5ment Of the stock trov We & when .;$
has been Interesting the steel ana l IRON
industry of the country for some months 'I
Carnegie himself. and others and repre-
Ssentatives Of the Frick element pa a1,ssi
spated: s.s:.5S3
The only fact given out twas the. tns-ii
reached agreeable to tn carnegie inter- int Z,
.ests, and that the sui in court !yoa QUO
he Withdrawn Of k'rick hinrseif confirmed med
the agreement mad
lsuinOrS Den led.
PITTsBURG. pa. March 2 "A ssorneys
Gordon Of Carnegie. counsel, denies most
.empha tically that any compromise was
reached, as reported from Atlant tcEC ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
MACRUM'S CHARGES

49,
House Committee Has Decided to Ia
vestisatc Them.
q WASHINGTON, March 21.-The House
Committee on Foreign Affairs has decided
to investigate the allegations made by
Charles II. sMacrum, ex-consul to Pretoria,
South Africa, relative to the opening. Of
his official mail by the British authors.
ties.
Representative wheeler OF Kentucky.
in troduced a resolution to this and, which.
was referred to the Committee on Rules
After some consultations Chairman Hit,
On behalf Of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, agreed Ito investigate the charges
without the direction of the House If
that would be satisfactory to Mr., Wheel
.er, the author of the resolution.
IS Mr.. Wheeler assented, and has wired
Mr. Nlacrum to come to Washington as
soon as possible to appear before the COM
mittee. E
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
,SCHEME s FOR INAUGURATION Z

= Z q - = =
Free State and Transvaal to Coalece
With kruger for President.
LONDON, March ee2.-The correspondent
of the Times at Lorenzo Marques, tele-
graphing Tuesday. MARCH, goth, says:
TT is reported from Pretoria that a
scheme has been arranged for the ANAL
gamation OF the Transvaa1 and the Free
State. President Kruger will become
president Of the federated States and
Steyn commandant general Of the Boer
army. The flag will be the same as that
Of the Transvaal, with an additional
orange color. !"
Although this story is not confirmed. It
is not improbable: It IS a notorious fact
T that General Joubert has lost the conf
dence Of the burghers simply because
from the first he refused to shut his
eyes to the inevitable result. With the
burghers in the field it might not be diff:
cult to secure a formal endorsement OF
this rumored scheme.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
{ REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEE.
City Convention to lie Held on sntur-
day, ApriI 9Th

City Convention to lie Held on Safur-
day. AnriI Stl,.
Republican Caty chairman N. J. Smith
and a number Of the precinct chairmen
held conference alt Ford's Law Blu Id
ing last night and discussed the matter
z Of holding the city convention and other
things.
II was practically determined TO hold
the city convention on the 18th of April,
Two days preceding the district conver-
zion, to he held in Manchester, and three
days preceding the State convention. at
Norfolk.
The City COMMITTEES will be called to
meet within the next few days. The
committee, as at present constituted. IS
as follows. with Mr.. Smith, chairman:
Clay Ward-John L. Grus,bs. r. ".
Freeman. D.. C. West, 4. johnson, B. c.
Cook. Chas. johnson. John S. Bethel, r.
". Cary, NJ. N. B:and, Robert H Tur-
Monroe Ward George Baker. VIM. G.
Selden. John Anderson. j. N. Bens n. Z.
s.. Forester. VIM. l.. Griffin. Ed. Thcr,p-
son. J. Nv Foster, Thos. II. Hopks,s.
Madison Ward-John II. Camrbel .
Jacob Farrer. Samuel Brown. Lewys
y1.owery. W1ras T. knight. Edward Green.
nv. q. Barnett.
Jefferson Ward-clarence Smith, DR..
r.. II C. Noble. Sam Bendit. Payne RAM
som, Wilson Nash. Rowland Yancey. j.
az El,~tt. w. M. Willis.
Marshall Ward-W G. Tate. les e
Throclcn1orton. A. C. Rpckecharlie N j.
Smith. c. r.. Norman, John Young.
Jackson Ward-W. ". Only George
Preston Richard Washinpto., Wash.
lc,intis Hezekiah Curtis. 3. e. Me-iweth-
err John g. Smith. Shirley Ellis.
There are Two vacancies in the. COM
rnttfee. one in Monroe Ward. occasioned
by the death OF DIR. Wm. II. Taylor, md
one In Madison Ward, caused by the re-
movaa OF Major AZ. r. Walker to Norfolk
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CANAL COMMISSIONERS
Two Arrived in New York Yesterday

Two Arrived in New Ork-4 cStefuuyi
on steamer Finance,
NEW YORK. March 21.-Genera1 Hams
and Edward Noble. Of the Isthmain Canal
the steamer Finance to-day from Colon.
Commissioner Noble said that they did not
bring any part OF the report but that they
gressional committees. Seven Of the COM
missioners, he said. are now in Costa
Rico. one of the objects of their visit being
to call upon the President of that Stats
and find out what concessions can be OBJ
tanned.
commissioner George S. Morrison. OF
New York. he said was on his way to the
sDarien country, with a surveying party,
looking for a possible route in that re.
: Commissioner Noble declined to forecast
5s'I think the American people will
want a route across the isthmus. but
the, work: Of digging the canal on any.
route will take longer than anybody
General Hams. in an interview, said
Z that the report they hoped. settled the
whole question of an isthmian canal once
for all.
There are 800 surveyors in the field"
: he said, lin charge of competent engi-
neers, going over various routes already
suggested, besides a number of explor-
ing parties that are out in the hope of
discovering overlooked sites Unless Con-
gress especially requires one we shall
submit no preliminary report
3 Sur relations with both the Costa.
Rico and zNicaraguan Governments have
been most cordial.
Mr. n oble. among other thinrs said: :.
1.-THE present Panama Canal Company
mainly in making d narrow, deep cut
$thr0ugh the great divide that they have
10 get through to reach the other coast
The work is being we'll done. In regard
to the Chagras River. we found tina t the
+ Panama people have feasible way to
manage that. although every body laughed
at them when they said they could dam
it, We have a surveying party at this
point now making the necessary survey
s an 4 heir planS 5ts2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
SAILS FOR ST. HELENA.
akin. Preparations for Reception Of

Making Preparat ions for Reception of
General Cronje,
LONDON, March s1.-Colone1 Chaice,
Of the army service corps. sails for the
Island of st. Helena Tomorrow in order
to make the necessary arrangements there
for the accommodation of General Cronje
and other banished Beers.
1t is still doubtful whether all the prts-
zoners will be sent there owing to the
fueds between the Transvaalers and the
Free Staters If all the Beers are sent
to ST. Helena a considerabl increase in
the strength Of the garrison will be re-
quired.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
JOINT COMMISSION
Sir Wilfred Laurcr Says It will Soon
Reasonable.

& ttPHS9r InDtt-s
OTTAWA ONTARIO, March . 2l.- IN
the House Of Commons yesterday sir
twilfred Laurier, in reply to a question oy
Sir Charles Tupper, made the announces aT,
Ernent that the .Anglo-America J olnt Hlsn
Commission would reassemble at a date
to be given out shortly, and that posi-
s1,lv Ottawa. would be the scene' Of the
conference.
few days 10 state the position OF the the
various protocols.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-1t is sug-
gested here by the officials that Sir VIII
fred Iaurier is prepared to make some pm;
overtures IN respect 70 the issues ina, ina
narted the last Commission, OF wa en-
orr, government is not yet advised, but
which he feels assured will serve the
purpose Of starting the negotiations
afresh. ,,.o
been no recent exchanges between the
two governments.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
SOFT NosED ] s ULLEIs.

Hospital Train First to Cross the 'est New
ColeIlso Bird &c.
LADTSAfITH. March Pit has been
ascertained that the accidental removal
of stones covering some 5Boert graves after
the fight at Pieter's Hill. February zstli'
revealed thousands of split and soft nosed
bullets s5.
Princess Christians hospital train ar
rived this morning. t was the first train
over the new Colenso bridge. The raal-
road is now open to l:landslaa gte
Drakenberg and SBisgarsdorp are closely
watched by the British cavalry.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
B0ERS TREKKlNG.
They Will Probably be Caught atone
of the Passes.

sINcy ~ III IiODdD1y NC 20 ~ 1900 - 1iAC
of the Passes.
LONDON. March PA dispatchsto the
Standard from Bloemfontein, dated Tues
day, says:
-Four thousand Transvaalers from
.Colesberg trekked on Sunday and Satur-
day to the northeast, going by way OF
the Basutoland border They Will proba-
bly, be caught OF one of the passes.
"a striking feature OF the advance on
rBToemfontein was the abandonment Of
our communications with Poplar Grove.
Lord Roberts, confident in the ability Of
his transport 10 meet all the immediate
needs Of the army, deliberately left the
enemy at Abrnhamas Kraal 10 do what
they liked The result fully justified
him. The enemy to the south We're para
dyed by the boldness and rapidly of the
stroke, and Generals Clements and Gaia
ere were enabled to cross the Orange
River almost without opposition.
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NO MoVEMEN FOR A WHILE.
Daily n1ail's Correspondent Says Neg

Daily Mails Correspondent Says Neso-
t1ntions are Proceeding.
LONDON, March 22.-The Cape Town of''nl
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
raphing Tuesday. March 10th, says:
II have just arrived from Bloemfon-
tein, where I learned that no further
movement is probable for three weeks, as
negotiations are proceeding. failed to
ascertain the nature of the negotiations
or whether Sir Alfred Miners departure
from Cape Town is connected with them,
but I should not be surprised if the war
collapsed quickly
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
DR.. MCGUIRE BETTER.
dc Was Able to Take a Little Nourisl,-

1nent Last Night,
DR. Hunter Mcclure was somewhat bet
ter at a late hour last night. He was
able to take a little nourishment in the
way of milk by means of a tube.
The friends of the eminent medical
scientist were very much encouraged
over the fact that he was able to re-
tain some food.
DR.. Hugh Mcclure. of Winchester. ar
rived last night to be at the bedside
Of his brother.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
como cmncd Porto I,ican Bin.

BALTIMORE. March 21.-The AIer-
chants, and Manufacturers Association
of this city, one Of the leading CONNER
iciaI bodies OF the South, to-day adopted.
without a dissenting; vote, resolutions
strongly condemntng the Porto Rico
TaIin Bill. and favoring the Ntcaraguanz
Canal The resolutions called for re-
smoval Of all the trade barriers between
the United States and Porto Rico. equal
citizenship rights for inhabitants OF both.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
CONTINUED From First Page.
LOCAL, POLITICS.. :.
Interesting Meeting or the Olympia
Democratic Club.

The Olympia Democratic Club held a
meeting at No. ILL West Leigh Street
last night at which the candidates for
municipal offices were permitted to speak
in their own behalf as we'll as to have
gentlemen speak for them. Those VINO
addressed the club We're Mayor R. NJ.
Taylor, Messrs. Charles o. Saville. j. G..
Smith. Charles II. Phillips, John T. Pow
ers, E. W. Miner, C. W. Tyler. Q. A,
Boschen. n. Claiborne Epps and others.
After adjournment OF the meeting those
present wire served with refreshments.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
8. nnson Prize Money

WASHINGTON. March M.-The attors1
neys for Admiral Sampson. In his suil
for award of prize money. have requested
the Supreme Court of the District OF Cos
!luinbia to lay rule upon the Secretars
sof|the SNayy to furnish as evidence IN
the case. copies OF the log OF the United
States steamship Vulcan from Septembe.
18TH to November !. 1885,. It IS also desireA
mai the Secretary furnish the record %
the Court Of Inquiry. held at Norfolk Va.
which Investigated the subject OF the loss
OF the Spanish vessel. 1nfanta Maria Te1s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
is EFFECTIVE.

FREQ Staters are Surrcnderins TO
Basutoland Officials.
NIASERU, BASUTOLAND, March a.
The proclamation Of Lord Roberts is
apparently effective, as the Free Skaters
are surrendering to the Basutoland off,
cials. The occupation of Thaba Nchu
and Rouxville by the British has pro-
duced an excellent impression. cons
vincing the Basutos that the authority
OF the Queen Is paramount.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
Senator Morgan, provides for the free
coinage of silver. It IS Shmlted 70 Tue
American product.
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION.
Closed It's Investigations in Atlanta anita
and Left for Memphis.

Closed It's Investigations in Atlanta ANITA
and Left for Memphis.
ATTIAINTA. GA, March M--The Indus
trial Commission closed its third day OF
investigation here to-day and lett ZOE
Memphis.
t.. J. Kilburn. Of Macon, and .AndreW
A1ulcahy, Of Augusta, testified tins MORT
ing in regard to the labor in their respect
tive cities, and Samuel c. Dunlap "a sssss
some interesting testimony this afternoon
Mr.. Dunlap Is. receiver for a road run y.
uning from Gainesville, Ga, to Social C ,.p
Gle, and is general manager OF the 1ailu U
lah Falls Road. 49, :.
Mr.. Dunlap stated that one Of th ne, nies
was insolvent and the other hao I, ~
money. He believed the creatlon o.
Ecaoreta sRailroad Commission had worked
TO the benefit of the large systems only.
and that the short lines existed mercy 'srts:.
by suffrage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
CHAMPION WRESTLER
Olsen Given the Match After Two
z.s.sags Falls

8 NEW YORK. March H-Becl Olsen. OF
Copenhagen, met Ernest Roeber. the
heavyweight wrestler OF America. at
match for the worlds
championship, and Olsen was declared tad
victor by%Referee Sam Austin.
This match differed from recent contests
OF this order. inasmuch as it was to all
sintents and purposes on the level. Roebes
gained the first fall IN 4 minutes and
= seconds. by q half-Nelson hold Tfa
SWede secured the next fall. which proved
to be the last. by a front body hold and
throw Roeber was unable to come to thd
centre at the call of time after tens
was given the match --1''1N' 20.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
RESCUEDAT LAST.
Thirty N enRelieyed From Perilous


Situation,
s CLEVELAND, o., March 21.-After q
terrific battle with ice. the fre-boat Cleve-
lander, carrying a large supply OF pro-
visions, today succeeded In reaching the
two fishing-tugs and the hre-boar Farley.
Imprisoned In an ice-deld Off this
port since Monday. Thirty men. all told.
were on the three ice-bound vessels.
They suffered intensely from hunger and
cold. There was practically no food on
any Of the imprisoned vessels when they
3IeftSport. s
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
Commissioner for A,,st,.a.ia.,

LONDON. March oo.-The Melbourne
correspondent of The Times says: The
Gorernorsof South Australia has received
from Mr. Chamberlain al elegra m to the
effect that the British War o nice will
offer IA commissions to Australians In
tho Infantry and Royal Artillery.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
Observation-Disclosures.

correspondent of the Morning Pos. says:
On the best authority ], learn that the
real objective of the; Fischer Wolmarens
sdeputationsis Russia. ssssE:
$50 also hear they have taken away
all the secret 1ncriminating documentas
from&Pretoria, thus making It difficult to
simpliciates steyns and the Bondit es..'' So
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
shot az tho sJudSe

AIRS. March 2-In the Palace q
Justice to-day BmdIn. a druggist. who had
i;iYts lost his suit. fired three shots at IN
:i,,d1e Who had a narrow escape. 1kunt.
:einaIs guards threw themselves on HaE4n
and removed him. 70 9 cell.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
KRUGER RETURNS
he Says the Fight in the Free State

he Says the Fight in the Free State
Will be Desperate.
LONDON, March PA dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Pretoria, dated Monday,
March 18th, says:
president Kruger returned from
Kroonstadt yesterday. He says the.fght
in the Free State will be desperate
II am informed that the TRANSMIT
Government has taken no resolution to
destroy mines or property as last re-
isort ,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
CIVIL GOVERNMENT,
That in B,oemfontein Has Been Reor-

ganizcd.
4 LONDON, March PA Daily Chronicle
correspondent at Bloemfontein. telegraph
ing Tuesday, March 10th. says:
lied Mr. A. Collins. Under Secretary
of the Interior, in Steyn's executive. has
been appointed iLandarost. Steyn is re-
fiuenced by Nepotisn. He was always
Kruger's tool. It has been rumored that:
he has reaped financial benefit from this
connection. but the report is not substanl
tiated. Mr. tFishcer played the part o.
Steyn's Mephistopheles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
l.Ir,crI'lIfS M na.,,it,..

Fire broke out at No. sos Reservoir
Street at l.30 o'clock this morning. but
before much damage was done the flames
were exttnr1lished. The house WIS occu-s
hied by Mr.. n s. Goodman. The fire
Originated in a wood box on the back
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22

VNnn,tS;a tltlresss Wet oria.
DUBLIN, March III The North Dublin
District Council to- day defeated a motion
in favor Of the presentation of an ad :
dress To- Queen Victoria on her forth
coming visit to ireland.
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10 EAR { 4 !.
FROM / ORA a
(Con tinued from First Page.)s

its regret, must also renounce the idea
Of taking any steps on he lines of the
request made by the Pres; dents OF stns.
South African Republic There remains
for the Federal Council, in the cdrcum-s
stances, nothing but to express its sincere.
wish that the belligerents will have sue
gceeded, at no distant date, in finding q
basis for an understanding honorab Bile TO-
both parties. ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
Amentl,nenr for Free Trade

NNASHINGTON.ss March 21.-Senatori
LINDSAY to-day Introduce an amendment!
10 tho Porto Iaco bill providing for free:
strsti J. 9 y eea tho ted tates and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22
VIGOROUS RUBBING WITH

to all counties In the State. calling conA
.ventions to select delegates April Goth To
a State convention. to be held in LOUISE
vile. April 9th.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-22

odes. &C Ward, of Asheydlle. N. c., is
xasat1ng Miss Lula Davis. of the City Hos
tital
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-06-15
OUTRAGE IN ST. LOUIS.
Women and Boys Heap Indfgnitie,
Upon Defenselcss Girls.

Women and Boys Heap Indfgnities
Upon Defenselcss Girls.
st. Louis, June 1O.-A mob of furi-
Gus women and boys last night beat
and denuded Lena Kaenter, young
woman who makes her living by ped
ding lunches among employees along
California street car line. When the
mob had stripped her to the waist
woman daubed her with green paint
while two others held her, the jeering
boys and women of the mob applaud
ing the outrage and throwing mud.
Two shop girls were attacked by the
same mob an hour, later and they were
also partly denuded by the mob. An
organized" committee Of women be-
gan to visit the public schools yester-
day afternoon, entering the school
rooms, accusing the teachers of riding
on the tabooed cars and threatening
them with bodily harm If they did SO
again. At the Mount Pleasant school
the leader Of this committee seized
the principal, Mrs. Rose Tanning,
shook her violently, and announced
that che would be tarred and feath-
cred IL either she or any Of her teach
ers rode on the cars again.
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M \ 1 Frs I | : I E9.
DxPLosIoN Or Gas r II 81 I I'M Ii,
,Ss OHIO. Eis sss, S. 4.
Two Hundred miners were In.rss.-
o.ed, bat the work q Resc.s
Was Carried IN 30 Enerxetica,lx
and Successfully That All Were.
Rescued Except Three Haa the
Explosion Occurred . Few Mia
utes Later the Destruction Of H1-
man Life Would Have Bee. Fear
ful.

Gloucester, Ohio, June 10. -. Two.
hundred miners were imprisoned at z
q. M. yesterday by an explosion Of
gas In mine No. 2, and as many more
were about to enter the mine for
work. 1t was thought at first that
the loss of life would be very large,
but the work Of the rescuers was car
ried on so energetically and success
fully that all were rescued and saved
by night, except three. Evan Joseph.
John Mcclellan and Aaron Swanson
were killed and their bodies cannot
be recovered as the mine
II Still on Fire.
THESE men were engaged to watch the
large mine at night and see that it
was in condition for the miners to en-
ter in the morning. They were cut off
from all means of escape at the time
of the explosion, and their horses per.
ished with them. William Williams.
also employed in the mine, had his
leg broken and others suffered slight
injuries. The explosion set the mine
on lire and the rascuing party worked
with difficulty. State Mine Inspector
Elmer q. Btddison was telegraphed
for and he is on the ground trying to
smother and
Drown Out the Flames
but SO far has been unsuccessful Last
evening at 6 o'clock a second explosion
occurred and shortly sfterward q third
in which the system of fans used to
force fresh air in the mine was com.
pletely destroyed. Further attempts
will continue to be made to rescue
the three men. Joseph leaves large
family. The other two were single.
There were 400 men employed in the
mine. Had the explosion occurred q
few moments later after all the men
had entered and taken their positions
the destruction of human life would
have been fearful to contemplate.
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The proverbial foible of many per-
sons for concealing or disappearing
their ages is proved by the census tc
be reality. Careful scrutiny of the
returns of population according to ages
in successive census years shows that
there is widespread tendency among
boys and girls to report themselves
older than they really are, as if to
anticipate manhood and womanhood.
Among those who are approaching
middle age, the tendency-is in the oppo-
site direction, namely, to report them
selves younger than they are. Finally
in the case of the very old, there is
an inclination to add to their years.
They seem to take pride in every year
they have lived since they could boast
that they were octogenarians. It is
little strange that this weakness Of
human nature should be SO widespread
and that both men and women should
be SO sensitive upon the subject of
their ages. seeing that there is no
condition or circumstance of life for
which the individual is less responsible
than his age.
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After lapse of over thirty years,
Rear Admiral Hichborn, the chief con-
structor of the United States navy, re-
turns to California, the state from
which he was appointed in the navy
40 an assistant naval constructor in
1869. In California he spent the early
days Of manhood and served as q
5ourneyman shipwright, master ship
wright and assistant naval coast,uc-
tor, and those California days are full
of "reminiscences of the early time in
the history of the Golden state Not
withstanding his continued employ
ment so far from the west coast, Ad-
miral Hichborn has been ever in touch
with its interests and has done much
to foster and promote the welfare of
the shipbuilding interests, both at the
navy yards and private shipyards on
the Pacific coast.