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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-08

There was well-attended meeting of
Lee Camp Auxiliary yesterday afternoon
ut Lee Camp Hall, with Mrs. White, the
president, in the chair. Tie usual routine
business attended to-. an appeal was read
from Mrs Cutter. Il Southern woman,
who having married at the North and liz
ing their during the war, mad rendered
much servica 10 Confederate prisoners,
now being in destitute circumstances. ma
turniiy turned to the veterans FOR assist
alce The Auxiliary sent what aid was
in their power and the ladies will visit
and investigate the case, and if as re-
ported. VIII do all they can to help her.
Mrs. White asked IF all of the money had
been raised to remove the Virginia dend
from Washington. and suggested thatet the
ladies give Individual contributions to-
wards this fund. Mrs. Randolph replied
that the Grand Division OF Virginia Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy had Obligated
themselves to remove then1, but that the
offer Of assistance was appreciated " the
Daughters.
The meeting than adjourned until Ire
FIRST week Of next month.
There will be an important meeting of
the Central Committee OF the Jefferson
Eayis Memorial Association ro-n1errow
morning at IL O'Clock at No. 512 East
Grace Street. All persons having ticket IS
S for Stafford lecture will please return by
that day It is desired that all members
be present. as business of Importance. to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-08
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-08

A weli-attended meeting of the Colonial
DANES was held at the Virginia Historical
Society rooms yesterday afternoon at $50
O'clock Mrs II. A. Claiborne presided.
1t was proposed to make some appro-
pirate gift to the batteship to be named
in honor of Virginia, the gift to be de-
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the State united "the differences of opinion
which existed four years ago having been prac-
tically eliminated by the logic of events new
issues having arisen" upon which the coming
battle is to be fought. He does not mention
what those issues are to be.
Alexander Troup, of the Democratic National
Committee. still has his grip upon the organiza-
ton of the party, however. and the issue of
issues with him is the silver issue, according to
the teaching of Colonel Bryan. He is still bel
liserent. and warns all who do agree with
that issue to go into the Republican party
There is apparently not much interest in the
convention so far as delegates are concerned
The Covernorship candidacy is beginning to
make itself manifest, and ex-United States
Treasurer Daniel R. Morgan is out for it, not
having been satisfied with the campaign he
made two years ago Homer S. Cummings. the
law partner of Samuel Fessenden the Republi-
can leader In Stamford. has been mentioned in
connection with the Governorship, and he is
looked upon by some of the Democrats as a
likely to make inroads upon the strength
of George P. Mclean, who will probably be the
Republican candidate account of the recent
contest in the Republican party. This is a
futile hope, the Republicans at the ballot box
in this State have uniformly forgotten all diff
ferences in the party and given loyal support
to the nominees. and there is no indication that
they would do otherwise this year.
DENTISTRY IN POLITICS.
The State Dental Association which held it's
annual meeting in this city on Tuesday had the
shadow of political influences over it to such an
extent that the real object of the meeting was
almost lost sight of. The troubles which have
grown out of the appointment of DIR. Charles B.
Raker, of Bridgeport, upon the State Dental
Commission were uppermost in the minds of
the members. and it took a secret session of
four hours before they aired to such an
extent that they may safely be considered out
of the way, in official sense, although the
wounds of the contest will be time in
healing. DR.. Baker first appointed upon
the Commission by Governor Cooke. and it has
been alleged that political pull behind the
appointment Shortly after his appointment
there a scandal in the profession, which
concerned the writing of letters by DR.. Baker
which were decidedly unprofessonal in the man
ner in which they handled other and honored
about the investigation by the dental associa-
ton, which resulted in the doctor being
dropped from the association. A committee of
the association waited upon Governor Louns-
bury soon after his Inauguration and urged him
not to reappoint DR.. Baker. on the ground that
he not acceptable to the majority of the
dentists of the State outside of the association
and wholly unacceptable to the association
from which he had been dropped. He was re-
appointed, to the utter astonishment of the
committee and a committee of the association
was chosen to formulate legislation to remedy
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THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fall River Mass. May 10 (specaD.-As yet there
has been no call for the regulars at any price
consequently no cause for the mill men to con-
slider any reduction in figures. Some have limited
that they would take small amount of the regu-
lar goods but their needs are not such as to
warrant any offer. They believe that with a stock
of something like 100000 pieces on hand and
chances of a further accumulation at an early date
the Selling Committee cannot hope to hold off
much longer. This opinion is shared by those
manufacturers who inclined to be weak
kneed at every slight indication OF depression.
but those who firm in their support of the
mittee are still confident that there will be
vival of business before a cut in prices is neces-
sary. Most of the mills still engaged on con-
tracts. and great deal of the stock hand will
be delivered. They continue to pay their dividends
and as long those conditions keep up there will
tend that buyers anticipated their wants time
end bought largely, and that the present fall
Ing OFF Is only natural one. Everybody is well
supplied at present, and when change Is made
it will be one that will take of the production
at satisfactory price. The dulness may continue
for some little time but business is bound to pick
up, and they prefer to put some stock in store
houses to selling at reduced rate. Regulars are
quoted at 31a cents and odds a 51s-cent basis,
and the market is quiet and firm at those figures.
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those for the month of March shows that agri-
cultural exports in that month were s1S,00000o
greater than in the corresponding month Of last
year; that manufactures were 100000 in excess
Of the corresponding month of the preceding year;
that products of the mine were nearly 90 per cent
in excess of those of the corresponding month of
1899 while products of the forests the fisheries and
those grouped miscellaneous all showed an in
crease. The advance in prices OF cotton, corn,
oats. wheat and provisions accounts in part for
the increase in the value of agricultural exports,
while there Is also increase in quantity
ported, especially in cotton, and the advance In
values also i part for the great increase
in exports Of manufactures.
1t is apparent that in all the great classes of
exports the record of the year 1900 will exceed
that Of any earlier year. In the nine months end
ing with March exports of agricultural products
ing months of 1889. manufactures We're $0,000O00
greater than those of the same months in the pre-
ceding fiscal year. products of the mine exceeded
those of the corresponding months of 1899 by 80
cent, those of the forest showed like increase,
and fisheries and miscellaneous also showed gain
over the corresponding months Of the preceding
fiscal year, and with the phenomenal increase of
$50 coo 600 in April. 1900, compared with April.
1892 quite apparent that record of the year
which ends less than sixty days hence, will exceed
that of any earlier year in our history.
The following table shows the value of the
ports In April of each year from 1880 to 1900:
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TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

During the last few days many articles have been
published concerning coal production in America
and Great Britain. Since January II last, when
the probability of American coal being needed in
Continental Europe intmated complete sta
tistics have been furnished of the production Of
coal in 1899 throughout the world. The total pro-
duction has reached 662 $4,000 tons was divided
follows: Great Britain 202 055 900 tons or 31Ih
per cent. the United States. 1856 406 900 TONS or 30
per cent; Germany 131 900 0o0 TONS or 20 per cent
These three thus represent per cent of
the whole production of coal In the world. After
them come tb ~ h m t With $4,000 % tons
tons; Russia. 100000 tons. and the other coun-
tries with 3ioo0co tons about, forming the balance
Of the grand total
In his recent message on the reopening of the
Honduran Congress President General Sierra de-
vcred his usual address. from which satisfactory
vioy of tho commercial and agricultural condition
of the republic be summarized He said that
agriculture and trade have greatly developed In
Honduras. thus bringing comfort 10 all
classes of people. The imports for last year. 1899
amounted TO about 100000. while the exports
exceeded s5.OO0.00 which left a good trade bal
In favor Of the Central American republic.
The products OF the mining industry occupy the
irst place among the exporu inasmuch as mining
enterprises had been recently undertaken. and
others were under process of organization. The
the internal debt on the July 81. 1895 was only
$500 600 and the surplus Of f41 the seai year the
be overlooked that the external debt constitutes
badees Of most Of tRe repubds
A commission has been appointed lately by the
Minister of Mines in Russia study the question
relative to the freedom of the gold trade. An opn-
ion in favor of the adoption of that freedom has
been delivered by the Commission which aware
of the difficulties to be met in regard the sale of
gold in Russia. The mines located in Siberia
and spread immense extent OF territory.
There are only two laboratories where the ore ex-
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the evil Of political appointments to the Com
mission 1., and 20 deal with the subject generally;
The report or this committee the topic OF
the four hours secret session this week. The
report recommended legislation which should re-
mitted by the association. and this was agreed
to. The body of the report. which criticised the
acts OF the Commissioners individually, was
fought over, some OF the Commissioners being
In the convention, and after successive attempts
to break the force OF the report by amendments
the association sustained 1t, the session ending
with many bitter feelings. The report no.
made public but the principal recommendations
and criticisms leaked out. The Commission was
animation fee for applicants for certificates. and
II was alleged that the fees paid in not
turned into the treasury of the State. but con-
sti'uted the compensation of the Commission.
AS thirty-two applicants examined in two
days. it was thought that the Commissioners
were making very neat thing of it.
COLONEL CoOLEY's DEATH
In connection with dentistry in the State. and
in fact with the whole country. the death of
Samuel A. Cooley. of this city. this week has
much interest. 1t was Colonel Cooley who was
a close friend of DR.. Horace Wells. and on the
occasion that DR.. Wells first inhaled nitrous
oxide gas and had tooth extracted without
pain. laying the foundation for the great science
of annsthesia. Colonel Cooley volunteered to
submit to a like operation, and was therefore
the first lay patient to be operated upon under
anesthesia In the world. He was always proud
OF the fact and had large collection OF ltera-
ture in relation to the contest that continued
between the friends of DR.. Wells and DIR. Nor
ton, who administered sulphuric ether to pro-
duce anesthesia in the Massachusetts General
Hospital at about the same time Colonel Cooley
had not lived in Hartford for some years but
was while In the city of it's we'll known
characters, and at one time chief of the old
Volunteer Fire Department.
THE BRADLEY COURT MARTIAL
The Bradley court martial. which had been
adjourned for a long time has again made it's
appearance and witnesses for the defence have
been upon the stand this week, each OF them
solemnly declaring that the witnesses against
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PREPARING TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE
SCIENTIFIC PARTIES AT wADEsBoRo, N. C.

SCIENTIFIC PARTIES AT wADEsBORo " c.
Charlotte. n. c.. May 10 (SpeciaD.-In addition to
the scientific party from Princeton University TO
observe the total eclipse of the on May IS at
Wadesboro. n. c.. party from the Smithsonian
institution at Washington, under the direction of
Professor c. G. Abbott, has arrived on the scene
and Is now engaged in making the necessary ar
engagements and adjusting instruments for photo
graphs of the sun.
telescope of 135 feet focal length with a twelve
1nch lens, will be used in taking photographs of the
suns corona, the plates used being thirty inches
square. One thousand yards of canton flannel and
canvas Were used IN making this instrument which
Is said TO be the only of its kind In existence
Other telescopes will be thirty-eight foot instru-
ment and four smaller telescopes for the purpose
of catching gimpses of any possible unknown plan
cts between Mercury and the sun
Professor S. P. Langley. secretary Of the Smith
sonian Institution, will make visual observations
OF the eclipse through another large telescope.
The Yerkes Observatory. Wisconsin, will also be
represented by party of nine scientists under the
leadership or Professor George E. Hale. The
Smithsonian Institution representatives have placed
on the baseball grounds of the town. Wadesboro Is
and much interest will centre in the observations
here " $1,000 'N~O--0
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captain Bradley were drunk. while the Captas,
himself was perfectly sober. at the time Of thu
cost the State between $1,000 and 5000 m
more variety there Is in the testimony the mora
interest the people will get out OF It, II IL law
ing up a heap OF trouble for the National Guard
at the next session OF the Legislature.
WORK OF THE LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE
The Law and order League OF the State the
bane of professional gamblers and Illegal LIQUOR
selling, held it's annual meeting this week and
the report OF the secretary, Samuel P. Thrashsr
shows an unusual amount of business in thu
line of what may be called large transactions
The most notable OF them was the raid on the
pool selling tent at the Charter Oak Park race,
in September. when all the proprietors were
heavily fined and the impression Of activity on
the part of the league made vivid that the
Meriden races were declared off. in the fear
that pool selling would run against hard luck
in that city. The report calls attention 20 ths
indirect influence OF the league which .corepaI.
obedience to the law. and which prevents nnany
gambling establishments from operation sirnulv
by it's existence. The methods of the leagua
in procuring evidence have not always met with
the disorderly cannot be disputed. and N has
the moral and financial support OF the people
of the State, as a whole.
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS MEETING
The homeopathic physicians In council IN
Thursday agreed with the New-Haven Medical
Society (old school in demanding protection
for physicians in court. and asking for legisla-
ton that shall relieve them from revealing pro-
fessonaI secrets upon the witness stand placing
them upon the same ground the legal pro-
fession occupies. Dr.. Adelaide Lambert, Of
Waterbury, elected president of the STATE
association, the first time woman physician
has been so honored.
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CONNECTICUT INTERESTS.
HARMONY-wORK IN SUPPRESS
ING GArTBLING.

Hartford Conn. May 10 (Special}.-The COM
ing political event is tie meeting of the Demo-
cratic State Convention for the choice of dele
gates to the National Convention. For the first
time in many years State convention of one
Of the great parties has been called outside Of
the convention Cities" Hartford and New
Haven, and the Democrats will meet in Water
bury, June 6. The preliminary arrangements
have been made and during their making Mel
bert B. Cary, of Ridgefeld, who has been chair
man Of the State Central Committee since the
campaign of 1896 resigned, and there will be a
contest for the succession. possibly struggle
for the possession of the organization between
the gold and the silver men. Mr.. Cary is opti-
mistic in his letter Of resignation, calling atten
ton to the fact that in the last Governorship
campaign the Republican plurality in the State
was cut down from 5000 to 1900. and feels
greatly encouraged because the Democrats of
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TAMsEN's JAIL BREAKER EXAMINED.
SAYS HE WENT TO FUNERAL THE DAY OF TIL
SPRINGFIELD PosToFFICE ROBBERY

The examination of Harry Russell. accused of
having robbed the safe in the postof1ce at Spring
field, ILL.,, April 3, 1885, continued yesterday
before United States Commissioner Shields. Frank
Courtney, a hackman called by the defence, testi-
fed that tho day the safe alleged to have
been plundered in Springfield he drove Russell from
Park-ave. and Observation-Disclosures to
funeral at Calvary Cemetery.
Russell testified that April 3, 1885, he attended
the funeral Of Mickey Maher He had never
been in Springfield, Ill, in his life. Cross-exam-
ined, Russell admitted that he escaped July T.
1885, from Ludlow Street Jail with Allen and Kio-
ran and that he had not seen either of them
since. Russell also said that he returned from
Europe thirteen months ago.
Apram j. Rose; counsel for the prisoner, intro
duced tho record of the testimony given in the
Carson and 1ennie case to prove that the witness
had admitted that they had mistaken Russell for
Carso the time Of the first examination here, in
ls&. Yennic and Carson have since been convicted
for participation in the Springfield robbery. Allen
and Killoran have not been recaptured. The
animation will be finished Tuesday next
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THE MIRACLE PLAY AT YALE.

STUDENTS WILL. PRESENT 1.-THE SECOND SHEP-
HERDS PLAY" FROM THE TOwNLEY CYCLE
NewHaven. Conn. May 10 (SpeciaD.-On May
% the newly organized Dramatic Association of
Yale University Will present THE Second Shep
herds Play from the Townley cycle of miracle
plays. and dramatization of Chaucers Pardon
er's Tale made expressly for this occasion The
miracle play has been changed but little, and the
association will reproduce very accurately of
the old English religious dramas The stage is to
represent street I'm English town, and the
pageant which the play is acted Is dragged In
before the group of peasants who have gathered to
witness the performance The situations in the
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play are distinctly humorous, but the piece ends
with the announcement of the birth of Christ to
the shepherds. the religious element thus asserting
itself 80
The students have worked hard in preparing the
piece. and have been coached by Frank Lee Short,
a member of the faculty of the School of Drama tic
Arts OF New-York. 1t has seemed to the assoc-
alton better plan to present a serious piece of
work OF historical and literary value than to give
as is so often the custom. a burlesque farce.
Ihat the play Will be event in the college year
excellent performance. 49,
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tracted can and must be carried to be melted; one
at Tomsk and the other at Irkutsk. To the parties
who bring gold the cash value is not paid on the
spot. They receive bonds, the amount of which is
payable only at six months date. SO that the gold
seekers compelled to make two trips of several
thousand miles. The taxation of gold in Siberia
varies according to the districts from to 10 per
cent. There are other reasons of fiscal nature
which cause a portion of the Siberian mines to re-
main unworked The Commission proposes there
fore to increase the number of laboratories. to
render free the trade in gold, and, thanks to the
Trans-Siberian Railroad, to be finished. other
facilities will be offered for the profitable eXpoita-
ton of the rich Siberian gold mines.
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not miners and who depend falling in with
some lucky stampede which will give them the op-
portunity to stake and sell claims which they have
no intention to thoroughly prospect, 1t is only by
the rarest good luck that man can return with
fortune in year
The possibility of working the beach next year is
also complicated by the legal uncertainty to
the proprietary rights which will be allowed after
a test case shall have been decided by the courts
The ground is staked by who. If their claims
are allowed, will prevent all others from working
the beach the way that has been done this year.
A Government survey is needed to establish the
location of the tide line which is also in dispute.
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The usual price or cheap meal is 81 when fresh
meat is not ordered. There has been a limited
supply OF mutton. beef and yenson.
Serious warning should be given to the multitude
who will attempt 70 find wealth here. with the
usual imperfect conception of the conditions which
exist and OF the requirements essential success
Figures given for this district require interpreta-
ton. and must not be understood to have the
values ordinarily attached to them. Moreover the
conditions vary rapidly that what is true to-
day may be utterly false Tomorrow; the best cal
cu1ations not reliable. and business chances
are highly speculative.
Those who think Of engaging in mining be
reminded that the country is already staked and
that the chance Of obtaining valuable claims with
paying for them is very remote. Only men of
strong constitution tremendous endurance, untir-
ing energy and the most hopeful disposition and
who are willing to remain in the country for
reveral years are likely TO succeed at gold mining
IN Alaska
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GREAT APRIL EXPORTS.
THE TOTAL FOR LAST MONTH LARGER
THAN IN ANY PRECEDING YEAR.

Washington May 10 (speciaD.-The fiscal year
1900 continues break all records In the matter Of
expectations. April Is example of this fact. The
total exports in April just announced by the
Treasury Bureau of Statistics are Sis 926,507 which
is 100000 more than in any preceding year. 500,
100000 than April of last year and double that
OF April, 1898. Never before has April, which is
usually light export month. reached the $780,
0JQ, 900 mark in its exports.
Every branch Of industry lends its aid to this in
crease The total figures for the month of April
have yet been sufficiently analysed to show the
exact increase in each class. but analysis of
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NEE STTDIO OPENED

Mime Observation-Disclosures opened her new studse
IN Carnegie Hall on Wednesday afternoon with a
musical by hs- pupils Mrs Haoerg-Han. Mn
Granville Lqelling. Miss Nellie Wright and Mss
Sadie Van Praag.