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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
Z BIG DEAL At RICHMOND.
Joseph Letter Purchases the Loco
mntiE and Machine shops.

RICHMOND. Va. May Joseph Letter
OF Chicago has purchased the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works The price
paid was $4,000 The Richmond Loco
motive and Machine Works has long been
one Of the most important enterprises in
Richmond. giving employment to f-om .550
90 2g9t men. at good wages. It has made
nearly all the locomotives used during the
lats quarter Of a century by the Chesa-
peFke ana Ohio and the Southern and the
old Richmond and Danville Railroads. and
during the past few months has received
orders from all parts Of the world for en-
gines- The company, in one day, made con
tracts TO build lG5 locomotives Engines
have been built there for railroads in
many foreign countries. including Russia
The machinery for the battleship Texas
was also huiIt at this plant
Joseph Bryan was the president OF the
works ana The largest owner Of the stock
1t is understood that Mr.. Letter proposes
to enlarge the plant increase the stock.
and carry on the business upon a larger
scale than heretofore
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
MURDER BY POISON CHARGED.
A yfrgIHian and His Sister Suspected
of Killing His Wife.

RICHMOND. Va. Nay Great excite
ment has been occasigued in Isle of
Wight county, over the arrest there Of
Mrs Susan Sadler and R Henry Math-
eWs charged with the murder OF Mrs
Mathews by giving her poison in her cof-
fee Mrs Mathews drank only half the
contents Of the cup and died Suspicion
pointed TO her husband and his sister. II
is claimed that Mathews tried to get the
family physician 70 sign an insurance
certificate, and that the GectoT declined
TO do so
The body of Mrs. Mathews was exhum-
ed and the stomach sent 10 the State
Chemist. W H Taylor, IF This city. who
has anaIyzed il and found that Mrs
Mathews death was caused by poison
The prisoners are TO be given q hearing
Thursday Dr- Taylor VIII be present and
testify
The Mathews stand high in the com
raunity in which they resided and the ar
rest Of the brother and sister has proved
a shock t. the entire county
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
RATES AND CLASSIFICATION.
Railway Testimony Heard by the
IndnsfrIaI CommIssIon.


p. j. McGavern, of Atlanta, Ga. Chair
man of the Southern Classification Com
mittee. was a witness before the Indus
trial Commission this morning and testi-
fed concerning railroad routes and con-
ditions in the South The committee was
organized April I5 1899 he said for the
purpose of establishing uniform freight
classification and the publicity Of rates
and TO render assistance in carrying out
the United States laws affecting COM
merce-
The country. the witness said, was di-
vided in three territories. as follows: First,
north of the Potomac and Ohio and east
of the Mississippi; second, south OF the
Potomac and Ohio and east Of the Missis
sippi. and third. west Of the Mississippi
A subcommittee of fifteen heard COM
uTaiuts when shippers had any 10 make.
and. IN turn. the subcommittee made
tbeir report to the full committee, which
represented forty-two railway and steam
shin lines The rates agreed on. or rather
6xed. 10y the committee were generally
.:cceuted bv the railways and steamship
lines although the committee had no
power TO enfCres its DIVISIONS
Rates HT-. NsclsrE~ra said. We're % per
cent higher on classification carried at the
risk of the carrier 1lU-n good had been
accomplished hy The classification com
fnIltae. He said. ana rates were more uni
form than heretofore
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
VAR COLLEGE PROGRAMME
Summer Course of instruction fer
the Officers of the Navy.

Assistant Secretary HHckett VIII
Deliver the Opening Address on
june :s-The study Of International
Law 10 BE an Important Feature.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
has made public the following state
ment in regard 60 the summer pro-
gramme Of the Naval War College:
It is proposed TO have officers attend
ing the course report June l. The
course wiz begin Monday. June 3. with
an opening address by the Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy. The course viii
end September q. The first week. viii
be devoted to an explanation of the
course and the var games, and the
lectures Of Captain Maban on strategy
viii be read by the college staff. The
subjects connected with the main prob
lem OF the year wiu follow.
The course in International Law viii
be in charge Of Prof. John Bassett
Moore, Of Columbia University. who
viii lay down q series Of cases from
time to tine, the solutions of which
viii be handed in by the four commit
tees, into which the, officers and attend
ants VIII be divided
Prof Moore viii be in attendance
from time to time to discuss these so
luticns. It is proposed to make these
latter Cthe study and discussion of the
situations formulated by Prof Moore)
important features Of the course Be
sides the series by Captain Mahan,
there will be lectures by General Alb
bGtt, L. S. Engineers; John r. Proctor;
Francis b Loomis. United States Min
ister TO Venezuela: Prof. Sloane, Of Co
lumbia; Prof. Mclaughlin. Of the Uni
versity Of Michigan: Prof Wilson, OF
Brown University; Sheridan Reid, late
Iy United States Consul AT Tientsin;
Captain Wiser, Z. s Artillery; Rear
Admiral Taylor, Captain Goodrich,
Prof AIger, I. s. N; Naval Construc-
tors Woodward and Caps, Surgeon
Boyer, and probably Captain McCaIIa,
and also by the staff Of the college
It is probable that Professors Hartand
StrobeI, of Harvard University, Will
lecture, and it is hoped that some time
during the summer Whitelaw Reid viii
come. The work Of the college will also
be closely linked UP during the sum
mer with that Of the North Atlantic
Squadron, the scheme OF which has al
ready been approved by the depart-
ment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07

1Ir. Mckinley and His TravvEins
Party Greeted by Great Crowds
The Special Tr5,ET. To Reach Red
lands, Cal. Tomorrow WarHTnE-
PHCENIN. Ariz.. Nay THE tain
bearing President Mckinley and t-e
members Of his travelling party reach
ed here at 800 o'clcyk this morning
Pacific time. where the special Was
sidetracked until SO this morning
when 1t pulled into tie station
The warmth of The Presidents Tecap-
ton at other points duriu= lis Western
tour was repeated here today ana tie
thousands who gathered from places
within q radius OF many miles 10 wei
cCme the distinguished visitors did
their part wei in conveying to Nj Nc
KinIey the feeling that the Eo=pjtabie
spirit OF Phoenix Is equal To that Of any
of the more pretenGOus cities through
which he has passed.
There were GeafeniEg cheers and
shous= for the President and MIS- -Lc-
KinIey. and Phoenix today IS the proud
est place IN tie territory In the crowd
that has gathered 10 take part in the
festivities are many cowboys and men
of the plains who have shown their ad-
miration for Mr.. Mckinley in the most
Gemcnstrative fashion. The President
seems to be well pleased with the evi-
dences Of hospitality and the entEusi-
asm Of the -throngs.
The President made brief speech
and his sentiments were heartily ap-
plauded On his way through ATiZ- na
last night, Mr. Mckinley made a brief
stop at Tucson At 1870 o'clock and de
Iivered q short speech The citizens Of
Tucson were delighted and indicated
their great pleasure by q lively dem n
stration in AIr- AIcKinIey's honor
The Presidents train viii leave here
at o'clock this afternoon and the next
stop viii be made at NaTicopa. where
the train will pause for five minutes
and where great crowds are gathering
TO welcome the Executive.
The special viii arrive at Redlands
Cal, at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning and
remain there until noon
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
THE MACHINISTs' STRIKE.
BufiaIO's Labor War Extends TO Dun
kirk. n Y

BUFFALO. May The machinists'
strike which was declared in this city last
week. has now extended to Dunkirk- and
demands have been made on the Brooks
Locomotive Works for an increase in pay
Of 1872 per cent.
The machinists want a day Of nIns
hours overtime 10 be paid at the rate of
one and a half time Sundays and legal
holidays 10 Ee counted double time No
intimation is given Of what the company
viii do IN North TouaWanda the Buffalo
Bolt Works has acceded to the demands
Of the strikers, who will continue 10 work
ten hours day. but VIII be paid on a
nine-hour day basis The increase there
amounts TO about 10 per cent. In Buffalo.
q the Buffalo Steam Pump Works and the
Niagara Radiator Works, the situation is
UNCHANGED
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
CONSIDERING LABOR PROBLEMS.
The joint Committee on Arbitration,
Meets in NcNy York

NEW YORK. Nav The joint commit
tee on arbitration and corciiiatfon in in
dustrial affairs of the National Civic Fed
Grafton net in executive session at Cooper
Union this morning
The committee, which is composed OF
prominent labor men, capitalists. railroad
men. ana persons generally Interested in
labor and industrial problems. numbers
thirJy-sevcn- The subject taken up by the
committee this morning was the hearing of
the report of the sUb-committc of plans
covering the scope and method of proceed
ure for Cancellation Of industrial disputes
The members of the subcommittee are
Herman Justi, Commissioner of the iii
nois Coal Op6 rators' Association: e D
Eenua, Vice President of the Atchfsau
Topeka. and Santa Fe Rafl-oad COMPANY
and John Mitchell. President OF the Uni
ted Mine Workers Of America.
The session of the committee at til
Chamber of Commerce late this afternoon
is 10 be public one presided over by
Samuel Gompers, President Of the AmCri-
can Federation of Labor Addresses are
20 be made by Bishop Potter. John Mitch
ell, Charles r. Flint, James O'ConueE
Herman Justi and William II Pfahler
Y mass meeting will be held a Cooper
Tnton tomorrow night but the pro
ZTamme has not Yet been announced
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
A NEW COAST GUN.
The War Department Constructing n
Weapon of Great Power

Weapon of Great Power
The War Department is having conplet-
ed at the Watervliet Arsenal q new gun
which Is said 10 be the most destructive
weapon ever manufactured The rife is
an experiment and viii weigh 80 tons It
will be IS inches in muzzIe diameter and
over 49 feet in length. Ca2tain WheeIeF
of the Ordnance Bureau. has been order
cd to inspect the completion Of the gun.
The new American IS-inch rife VIII be
the most marvellous weapon ever con-
structed It will be used for coast de-
fense and is capable OF throwing q pro-
Jectue weighing ESQ pounds a distance Of
twenty-one miles. and will use a charge
of 576 pounds OF smOkeIess powder
The weapon when completed wiz be
sent 10 the Buffalo Exposition If the
tests are satisfactory the Government
will order forty of them OF this num-
Der eighteen viii be placed in New York
harbor; ten at San Francisco: eight at
Boston and four at Hampton Roads
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
MR. coNGER,s SUCCESSOR.
MeSsrS. RoekhiII and DENLY said to
Be Candidates.

There vas some discussion at the State
Department today as to the probable sue
cessor Of e H Conger as Minister to Chi
na- It is now understood that Mr. Con-
gers resignation viii be accepted when
his sixty days leave Of absence has ex-
pred
At present no one has been slated for
the position, but there are said to be sew
eraI candidates Among these are Special
Commissioner ROckhiI. and ex-MinfsteE
Denly The latter having served thirteen
years in Pekin, is considered well fitted
fer the place. Commissioner Rockhil is
known TO be well posted on Chinese af-
fairs and can speak the language flu
eurIv
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
TORN AND BURNED BY POWDER
Five Pennsylvania Miners the Vic
Tins of an Explosion,

=
Tins of an Explosion.
WILKESBARRE. Pa May IA terri
fe explosion Of powder took place at the
head Of the Hillman Plane at the Henry
eoIIiery Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany- this morning. Twenty miners and
head men were standing al the top e the
slope and FIVE Of these were fright ally
torn and burned and viii probably not
recover Several others were cut and
bruised.
The five badly injured are James RITke,
John Burke, Patrick Sharp, David MGR
gan. and Thomas Duffy
a trip Of empty cars were being pulled
up the plane by q loaded trip going down
when the band controlling the loaded
cars broke and they ran away In the
first of the empty cars were ten kegs Of
black powder and one box of giant pow
der. The trip dashed into the drum at
the head Of the slope and the powder
was exploded by the concussion. The
drum and head machinery were torn 10
pieces, the top Of the slope wrecked and
the miners hurt
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
king EDWARDS CoRoNATIoN-
4 Great Naval Review to Follow the
Ceremonies.

LONDON, May The birmingham
Post today says that one of the most i'm
posing celebrations in connection with the
coronation of King Edward. which is to
ue conducted probably in June 1852, is to
he naval review off Spithead.
The affair is TO be one Of the I6Fgest
and most impressive sea sDectacies Of
modern times. 1t is 10 be held two days
after the coronation ceremony. All the
members Of the royal family VIII attend
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
CHICAGO RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
The sanitary District Trustees De-
eide to Rush the Work

CHICAGO. May After a conference
with State Attorney General Hamin that
lasted nearly all day the trustees of the
sanitary district decided yesterday to re-
sort to emergency methods and rush the
river improvements as rapidly as possible
Peremptory orders will he given Chief
Engineer Randolph to dredge the south
branch of the Chicago River and increase
the cross section of the stream at every
narrow point.
The dredging, it is estimated, can be
done in ninety days, and will cost $I00,0O0
When this is done the flow can be in
creased from 100000 to 25O.O00 cubic feet
per minute In addition to this three
bridges are being built and contracts for
Two additional structures viii be let with
in a few days. 1t Is the intention TO COM
Dlete these five structures this year
in the meantime plans for widening will
be vigorously pushed and the capacity of
The stream gradually increased by this
means.
Attorney General HamIiu's Plain talk
thoroughly alarmed the drainage trustees.
and they were compelled To take i'm
mediate stsUs to pIaCate the State off
ciaIs-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
Mr.. VANDERBILT A DIRECTOR
| The millionaire Joins Il New York
Real Estate Enterprise.

NEW YORK May Much interest is
shown in real estate and financial circles
over the announcement that Cornelius
Vanderbilt has Joined the ranks of spec
uIatOrs in high-cIass real estate. He has
just been elected director in the New
York Realty Corporation which was in
corpofated last week.
Other directors elected We're: James
Speyer, of Speyer * Co; Charles Steele
Of J. Pierpont Morgan < Go, and Charles
II. Tweed, of the SoutI,~n Pacific Rail
road Company Among tae directors Sc
Iccted last week are William + Have
meyer. Henry Seltgman. ana Oakleigh
Thorne.
The New York Realty "orpo ration, with
"a capital of So oo1Clg. VIII boy and sell
high-class real estate under the direction
of Messrs. Flake * Downing, two of the
most successful operators in the market
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
BONDS PURCHASED TODAY.
Secretary Gage Buys Half Million
Dollars Worth of Short Terms.

Secretary Gage continues to buy short
term Government bonds as fast as they
are offered at his price. He purchased
three lots this morning, aggregating
about $5g2. 900 It is thought at the Treas
ury that. as money becomes tighter in
New York, offers to sell bonds VIII be
more free and that eventually S40.0d9. 900
or $5g.G90001 viii be expended by the
Treasury. as was contemplated when the
bond purchase commenced
Bonds were purchased today as follows:
$4,000 at 1852. Ssoo.000 at 1864. and
81 $50 at 1884, all from New York
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
a ROW WITH FIREMEN.
Prospects of Il strike on the Jersey
Central Railway.

ELIZABETH. y. J.. Hay There is
another row between the hremen and the
Jerscy Central Railroad and "a strike IS
threatened. Forty treInen have been dis
charged and as many coal trains between
CentreviIie and Penobscot- Pa are stall
ed because the remaining hTemen refused
TO fire the engines alone
The firerueu declared that the company
has broken its recent agreement 10 have
two dremen or all hog back engines
except on rush rs and ~GriIlers-" In
the event OF new men being put in their
places d strike among all the hremcn viii
follow.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE.
4 Labor Fight on the New England
Railroads.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. May AS re
salt Of the failure OF Freight Handlers
Union officers 10 reach an agreement with
" II Barnes, manager Of the Boston and
albany Railroad, regarding the union S
demands for an increase in wages, forty
freight handlers 1t the Boston and Al
bany freight depot have joined the ranks
OF the strikers
All regular freight handlers Of the Bos-
ton ana Albany. Boston and Maine and
consolidated railroads here are now out.
Eight men whom the railroads brought
to Springfield to work went home at the
request Of the union
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MIssING.
He Disappears After BrutaIIy F1og-
Ein. Z PupiE.

CHESTER. Conn May Virgil D. Mil
Hken. principal Of the grammar school, is
missing. There IS a warrant out for his
arrest and 1t is believed that he left town
to avoid being served with it
NiIliken severely fogged Hugh Kafr-
man. nine years old. last Friday. The
boys feet body. and ead were swollen
by the punishment h received He has
since been unable put on his shoes
NilIiken came here ..Om Providence last
fall. He has been prominent in church
work and founded a literary club
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
THE MISSING MCCORMICK BOY.
Captain Titus of the Ncv York De
tectiYes. Makes Statement.

Captain Titus OF the NESF oFt- Jc-
tectiyes. Makes Il Statement.
NEW YORK. May Captain Titus, Of
the headquarters detective bureau, made
q statement today concerning the sup
posed Kidnapping Of Willie Mccormick
The boys father said the captain,
comes down here almost caiIy with let
ters from gypsies, clairvoyants. and
strangers of every description. offering
suggestions as to the boys whe-ea bouts
receive letters Of the same sort Wher-
ever there is the possibility Of a clue
amounting to something 1 have had my
men investigate.
we a-e beginning to believe that the
boy was drowned or else was taken away
on shipboard. There IS one thing more
we are about TO do. and that il to open
the plug Of 4 sewer IN the neighb0rhood OF
the Mccormick home The detectives viii
be on hand 90 help in a careful search.
and If there Is body there we are going
10 find it"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
TIE CUP CHALLENGER.
Regular Trial Races With Shamrock
Not let Held.

NOt CT HELD
SOUTHAMPTON, May IA CORE
spondent has interviewed Captains Syca-
more and Wringe in regard TO the re-
speCtive merits Of Shamrock and Sham
rock II. The former stated that the new
Upton challenger has not been tried
against the old boat on either Of the oc-
casions when they met-Iast Saturday and
yesterday
Captain Sycamore says the first essen
tiaI is to get the boat into trim, and he
viii not hurry her along for the present
at least. He says he IS not satisfied with
the maiHsail- and intimates that she viii
have a new one for the trial races with
Shamrock !. He also declares that he is
sure Shamrock II is the better boat in
running before the wind.
Capt. Wringe says the new challenger
IS all right She viii remain at anchor
here today and probably tomorrow.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
sMLLLPox ON a sTEAMER.
An italian vessel Detained ut New
York ia Quarantine

NEW YORK, May Another Italian
immigrant steamer has arrived in port
with smallpox among the passengers The
steamer BatiiIa, which reached here to
day from Naples, with four cabin and
Iii steerage passengers, has one pa
tient IN the hospital suffering with Va
rioIoid The patient Is Tasso Stefano.
aged twenty-five, q steerage passenger,
who was taken sick on May I. The steam
er was detained at quarantine
The patient VIII be sent to North
Brothers Island. The steamer viii be
disInfected and about 230 Of the passen-
gers who occupied the compartment with
the patient VIII be sent TO Hoffman Island
for observation. The BatiIla VIII p-oba-
blv be released this afternoon Two steer
age passengers, Mancini Michele, aged
tventy-four, and Baratto Michele, aged
forty-si2l years, died Of heart trouble,
and were buried At sea during the voyage
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07

The receipt Of the Government today ac-
cording 90 the Treasury statement
amounted To g. 75E, 23e I5. and consisted Of
customs. S7Se t39- -; internal revenue, SsE#-
So miscellaneous Ss5 ,a5-7g- The eZ-
Feuditgrse reached the sum % s.. -U4G
leaving balance 5f rec-ats over dis
B--TSeueufS amounting 10 So -. 10.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
NIAGARA FALLS POWER.
The American Company's Project on
the Canadian side.

BUFFALO, May L-WXliam 3. Ran
kline. Vice President Of the Niagara Falls
Power Company, has confirmed the re-
port thai the company will begin at once
to develop power on the Canadian side Of
the river, under the charter OF the Cana
dian Niagara Power Company. which it
controls
The plans call for first development Of
25uJ1 electric horsepower. The contract
eor the shaft has been let 10 a. c. Doug
lass of Niagara Falls. who VIII begin
work 1T once. OF the new power I9ugJ
horsepower is TO be transmitted TO To
routp.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
TIE ADVANCE OF METHUEH.
British Troops Occupy LicbtsaE'JsVG
without Opposition.

LONDON May IA despatch from
AIafekuE. dated yesterday. SAYS the Brit
iSh under General AIethUeu occupied Lich-
teu5urg. in the TransvaaL on May 3, with
out opposition
General Methuen resumed his march the
next day. Ills destination is unknown
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
THE ARRIVAL OF TIE EGBERT.
shafter Reports That the Transport
Hnx Renched snn Frnncssco.

HIS IteNcntu SIN EaaCzstV'
General Shafter teIegraphed the War
Department last evening announcing the
arrival Of the transport Egbert. He
says:
The following military passengers ar
rived on the transport Egbert- Majors
Ives and Swift, surgeons; Chaplain Mar
vine: Lfeutenants White Sixth Cavalry,
NavIor. Ninth. and Smith, Seventeenth
Infantry. one contract surgeon, four
teen men, guard, F, Ninth Infantry. one
man. /. Thirty-second Infantry, one sick
soldier. four hospital corps men, thir-
teen discharged soldiers, thirty-eight
general prisoners, twenty-three civilian
employees Death during voyage. Private
John PIugge. Ninth Infantry. 9Th instant,
smallpox. buried at sea"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-07
a TOOL PLANT BURNED.
Great Damage Done by Flames in
Lowell Mass

Lowell Mass
LOWELL, Mass, May Fire carly
this morning destroyed The buildings and
contents Of the FifelG Tooi Corupany-s 5
plant The. plant was one Of the best in
she United States Tor the making Of large
lathes and employed Ico v-orEnen. all Of
whom lost all their tools.
The fire extended to adjoining houses
owned by Charles J. Gudden. which were
considerably damaged. A train of freight
cars near by was envelopeS in flames be
fore it could be moved. The origin of the
fire is unknown A rough estimate Of the
loss and contents Of the bmiding is S200,-
GCg to S259.000-