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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
MISS B00KER'S
NEW RESIDENCE
Handsome House of the Accomplished
Singer to be Built in
Charlottesville.

Miss Bette Burwell Booker. of this
city, who has Won Sc much distinction in
recent years as a singer. is to have d.
fine residence erected in the city of Char
lottesville. The site of the new homo
Will be near the University of Virginia.
1t is the plan of the Booker family to
move TO Charlottesville and make that
city their home when the house is COM
niete.
The plans for the residence are being
drawn by Noland and Baskerville, ar
cllitects. this city. They have, in fact,
ings. and ths contractors have made
their bids for the work. The award Of
the contract will be made tomorrow.
The cost of the residence will be in the
neighl,orhood OF $4,000. It will be one
of the finest houses in the city of Char
lottesville which has many beautiful
homes Brick, with stone trimmings, will
be the material used. The roofing will
be of the same material as that which
covers the new Main-Street Station. It
is expected that the house will be COM
plete by the first Of next summer, with
all allowances for the bad weather OF
winter, when little work can be done.
Miss Booker is now in Europe for the
mor~ complete culture of her voice. She
will return in the summer. Then the
family will go into the new house. Next
winter it is understood that Miss Book
er will teach vocal music in Charlottes-
Vile For several years Miss Booker
has been prominent in the musical life
of the city. She will be greatly missed
when she leaves the city to adopt some
other as her home.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11

nIiance with the action of the Senate on
the original treaty. These concesslons'
Mr.. Lodge urged, were ample, and ne
contended that they were OF such ma
tire as to render tn enew- treaty accept
able to all American citizens who wanteo
to see a canal constructed.
Practically. he said. Great Britain hao
again agreed to turn the entire manage
ment of the canal over to the United
States. and no one could doubt that IN
case of nostilities the United States would
be at liberty to construe the omission
clause in rule to her advantage.
It is understood that the new treaty
will be called up tomorrow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
GREAT FIGHT
FOR EXPOSITION
Matter Comes Up Before
Legislative Committee,
BE EALlVELY CONTEST
Richmond and Norfolk TO be Well
and Ably Represented
BOARD OF ALDERMEN CONCURS
Passes Resolutions Adopted by the Common
couucil-Forrer SIS sior Jefirics, Ar.
L.wiess and Colonel Anderson VIII
Be Among the Speakers-fiews
of Prof. S. c. Mitchell.
Scope OF the Movement
Richmond and Norfolk TO be Well
and Ably Represented
BOARD OF ALDERMEN C0NCURS

There will be a great fight in the sen
ete Chamber at s o clock tonight over
the sale-Bland. bil,, incorporating the
jamestown Exposition Company ana iiA-
ing the place for the great centennial
celebration somewhere on Hampton
Roads.
The bill is pending before the corntn't-
tee on General Laws of the senate anu
that body will meet at the tune anu
riace named above to hear argument ioi
and against its favorable Recommendation
TO the Senate 1t will be a patIe DC
tween all Tidewater on one sloe anu
Richmond city on the other, the ia''ei
,,ro,,osinc TO organize a counter company
,,,d 10 ask that the exposition be held
here.
large delegation from Norfolk and
Portsmouth. headed Ey Colonel X. =
Marshall, ex-senator John l.. Je'1ries'
and Hon. Joseph 7. Lawless, are on inc
rrounG TO fight for the bill, and ieaoiils
neonlc from Newport News ana MANY VI
Ithe Tidewater counties are here TO JON
them in their fight
The Richmond people are well organ
nzed and will have a large deiegation o',
hand tonight to oppose the Dill ana -
hight for this city. IT will be conpossa (.
of representatives from the chahioeF u
Commerce. the City Council, ana tne .As-
Ieociation for the Preservation Oh VI
rinia Antiquities. Influential citizens ana
noliticai leaders will also be present 10
,,rra ,hat the celebration be held here
Secretary r. a. Dunlop, of the Chamber
of Commerce. and Senator George Wayne
Ianderson-,he latter having charge OIL
itha fight before the committeeman
among The members and were very actaFc
sast night. Colonel Anderson is expected
to make an able argument before the
Icon,nitteo and other strong speakers
will be heard against the bill. The llde-
water people claim a majority OF 'is
Icommittee, but this is not conceoeo oS
Richmond l,y any means.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
WILL SPEND MANY MILLIONS.
Wba, il Would Mean TO Hold jamestown
Exposition tiere.

Fifteen million dollars expresses az t5 -.
~ In Gc,ires. the scope and trctisli''u.t' trctis'1
,Ils, now, being considered for tle -: co
tor,,, Jsxpositivr Of 1907. Witn :aca sue
.eaain.. dav it seems that the ESposi-
zion move is cen:c: ing more aIia more II
tbts CITY. despite the energy shown os
iNo-ro1k Those gentlemen who haN,
t.I,en a leading part in the movement
ord who ha... considered the mater iot
o,,v since II has been prominently pef1Fe
enc nnblic but for several wears past
.re t;rnl,y convinced that with the prop
Ar unitv of interests, with several thou-
sand dollars iuiiciously eNpeno@a III Gu
eating the masses, the sum LOT ti'e c-A.
position can be made as fiSh Us i.l'eei'
millions.
Certain representative gentlemen llp a.,
commercial lines are Of this opinion lhls
vast sum. OF caurs =. embracing tls ciS
gtate and government appropriaE- ms as
well as private subscriptions 1t will take
work, and hard work TO do this; it Will
take two years of what might be called
EDUCATIONAL work: it will take the pledg-
ing of State and city officials and host
Of detail. wearying toll to arouse an in
lterest which would warrant and make
POSSIBLE such a vast expenditure. While
realizing the infinite obstacles to be over
come. cold-blooded men OF business have
expressed the belief that it can be done,
and will work TO that end.
FOR "A LEADER.
Once there is chosen a leader for the
movement and this lies within the pro-
vince of the special committee appointed
hy Colonel John Murphy on Monday. the
details OF this vast scheme will center
-, ans man. who will work through COM
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
Five MiIlion: is Made Immediately
s:s.sz.z.s..sezsz....s.-szsk Available.
is VESTED IN OUR CITIZENS
A Regiment from the Regular Army Will
Guard the Canal aud the Caual Belt.
The Work to Be Divided Into Three
Divisions During the Construc-
tion-The Salaries TO Be
Paid the Engineers.
nv Associated Prcss.)

WASHINGTON Dec 1U.-SeIiator MOI
gan to-day introduced a bill providing for
the construction of the guam
Canal. The bill provides an aggregate OF
$50, 900. COO, of which S5,OO0.OOO is made
Immediately available, and Of which as-
gresate sum such amounts as are neces-
sary are to be appropriated by Congress
from time to time.
The control of the canal and of the
canal belt is vested in a board Of eight
citizens Of the United States in addition
to the Secretary of War, who is to be
president. The members of the board
are to be paid salary O. $1,000 a year
each. and they are to be chosen regard
less of political utilization.
A REGIMENT OF SOLDIERS
There is a provision authorizing the es-
tablishment Of a regiment from the regu-
lar army on the canal belt to properly
guard. it, and courts also are authorized
conformable to the powers granted by
the governments of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. There also is a provision making
three divisions of the canal during the
construction. and there is TO be chief
engineer and two assistants on each
division the chief to receive salary OF
6,OoO and the assistants $1,000
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
TO VOTE
FOR ALL OFFICERS
Plan Framed to Apply to All
From Senators to
Constables.

T The subcommittee composed OF one
member OF the State Central Committee
from each Congressional district, ap-
pointed by Chairman Ellyson to draft
State primary plan to be submitted to
meeting OF the full committee to be held
here in January, completed its work at
a meeting held at Mr.. Ellyson's residence
last night
The meeting lasted until midnight, but
was harmonious. and its action was
unanimous. Every member. save Judge
Watkins, of the Fourth District. was
present, and chairman Ellyson presided.
4 The plan; which was not IN shape to
give out last night, but which will be re-
written and given to the press shortly,
is made to apply to every officer In the
State, whether Federal, State. city or
county. and takes in all from United
States Senators down to constables and
justices Of the peace.
This is considered as a great victory
for those who originally opposed the
nomination. Of State officers and United
states Senators by the people. The pub
slication Of the plan will be eagerly await
ed by the people.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
ROADS IN SOUTH
MAY COMBINE TOO
Charter Granted to a Southern Com
pany Similar to Northern
Pacific,
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Dec 1O.-The CONNER
cial-Advert1ser has the following to-day:
"a charter was filed under the laws OF
New Jersey this afternoon which. appar-
entity, is intended for u combination like
that embraced in the charter of tbs
Northern Securities Company, which IS
absorbing the securities of the Northern
Pacific, Great Northern and other North
western railroads. The title of this new
corporation is the Southern Securities
Company. ana except as it differs in Ger
tain provisions. which have been the
subject of adverse criticism, 1t is sub
stantially the same as to object, powers
and privileges as the Northern Securities
Company. It's nominal capital is 500, 0,OCO,
but it can increase the amount at its
pleasure.
who and what are behind this new
charter are not disclosed on its face, and
the names of the corporators do not con-
vey any information. The charter states
that the objects for which the corpora
ton is established are to construct,
operate ana control transportation un-
dertakings. terminals and facilities. TO
develop any properties. undertaking IN
dustries, enterprises or companies Tor
transportation by land or water.
'3The company may conduct business
In any Of the States and in any and all
foreign countries. but 1t IS provided that
nothing in the charter shall be construed
to authorize the corporation to transact
any business in any other State, Terri
tory or foreign country contrary to the
provisions of the laws of such State, Ter
ritory or foreign country.
uTn some quarters It IS believed that
the new charter was for the purpose OF
carving into effect one of the many rail-
road combinations which has been re-
Gently talked OF.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
Mr.. MONTAGUE
AN EASY WINNER
He Won Out Last Night in Caucus
Over Judge S. J.
Dudley,

The Democratic conference Of members
of the General Assembly last night noInl-
mated Mr.. i. E. Montague. of Elizabeth
City, for judge Of the county courts OF
that county and Warwick.
1t was an easy victory for Mr. Monta-
que The roll call was not completed be-
fore the nomination of Mr.. Montague was
made unanimous. Mr.. Montague then
had fifty-eight votes and Judge Dudley
nine.
When Judge Baker P. Lee died Cover
nor Tyler appointed Mr.. S j. Dudley. Of
Warwick county, to succeed him. Mr..
Montague was a candidate at that time.
but the Governor thought Mr.. Dudley the
man for the place and appointed him.
Mr.. Montaguc's friends then decided to
make the fight before the Legislature. He
had a host of supporters here advocating
his claims He was on the ground con-
stantly himself.
Mr.. Montague is a cousin of the Gov
ernor-elect. is commemorative attorney
of Elizabeth City county. a former MEM
Der of the House of Delegates and has
been v.~y active in Democratic politics.
He is about forty years of age.
Delegate s. Gordon Cumming, Of lIliE-
abeth City. nominated Mr.. Montague. and
in doing so threw a few bouquets at
Judge Dudley. Delegate L. P. Stearnes.
of Newport News, in presenting Judge
Dudley's name spoke in complimentary
terms of Mr.. Montasle. and paid great
tribute to Governor Tyler.
Senator Barksdale in secon ng Mr.. Mon
tague's nomination said his candidate was
born on .'hallowed ground'-in Halifax.
Senator Anderson spoke eloquently for
Judge Dudley. and Senators Lyle and
Cromwell and Delegate Cation seconded
the nomination OF Mr. Montague.
Mr.. Stearnes moved to make the nonli-
nation of Mr.. Montague unanimous, and
this was done.
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The gonrd of Aldermen Cancur.

Before entering upon the regular busl-
,1ess of the session last nlGnt the boaiu
of Aldermen took up the matter Oh me
jamestown Ter-Centenary, follo"lhs up
hhe action of the Common Couhcll OF iiie
1reviouS evening.
A committee from the Chahlpti VI
commerce was present, headed by Colonel
John B. Purcell, who, as upon 'he pIe,
n.ious occasion, asked that the Board
.dont the resolutions in reference TO the
<,elebration and The appointment OF
.rornrnittee TO act in conjunction with SIM
dlar committees from the Common Coun-
oil and the Board of Aldermen TO appear
n,efore the Legislative Committee at its
meeting tonight.
The memorial and resolutions were
sdopted under suspension OF Ihe iuiSo
,Ipon motion OF Mr.. Thomason. IN pre-,
sentinG the suggestions Colonel uiceit .
atated :hat it was the Wish OF the hl, SIiaiit
t,er of Commerce to secure for RichFlo oflo
tbe privilege OF holding a celebration that
,-o,,i6 not only be a credit TO the city, but
Ia the entire State, and so comprehensive
hbat II would take in Hampton Roaos
end Jamestown and indicate the material
advancement of this section OF ihe couLi-
.,y which can best be done III TINS city.
Ia naval display is proposed III the "s'eeLS
sontiguous to jamestown, anu III s'uoi, @
tio 10 the sentimental SIDE 1T IS Pioi'o9eo
so nresent material side OF the celeoia-
kion. which will prove creoil - tAi'
State of Virginia ,;,,,o,,e
,nd president Turpin stated that ne
sro,,ld confer with President Ebel. Oh me
Co,,non Council, this morning when the
ky,o committees would be apnolnteo' ~
Ehat no time may be lost III pushing tiie
ky,attcr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
Butthe Old Members Retain Their
Former Positions.
NEW MEN ARE REmENl BERED. E
Maynard on Industrial Arts and Exposition s
and Expenditures in Public Buildings
and Flood on Expenditures IN 'n'
Agricultural Department; SWAN
son on Ways and Means;
Hay on Military Affairs.
fsnecial Dispatch to The Tlnes.9

WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1o-Speak'
er Henderson to-day announced MS seiec-
tions for places upon the various COM
1nittees, which will shape legislation dur'
ing the coming session. AS TO virginia.
it puts forward a solid phalanx OF DEM
ocrats They could not, OF course, re-
ceiye any choice prizes in the matter OF
chairmanships, still in his assignment OF
Virginians, Speaker Henderson, seems to
have pleased the representative from the
Old Dominion, SO far as the correspond
cut Of The Times has been able to as
certain from personal conversation with
several leaders of the delegation.
MR. SWANSON.
Claude a. Swanson, OF Chatham retains
his place on the Committee on Ways and
Means. and also is assigned upon the
Committee on Postof1icts and Postroads.
Representative Lamb is on the Committee
on Agriculture.
w. A. Jones. of Warsaw, is given a
place on the Committee on 1nsuIar AZ
fairs. Henry L. Maynard, Portsmouth
get places upon two COMMITTEES Select
Committee on Industrial Ats and Expo
sitions' and Expenditures in Public
Buildings Francis r. Lassiter. of Pc
tersburg. is assigned to a place on the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
4 YOUNG LADY
HANGS HERSELF
Swung by a Cotton Rope in the Hall
way-Her Mind Unbalanced
L., Cbool>
by a Shock.
Especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)

GLOUCESTER C. IL, VA, Dec. 10
Miss Maggie Brushwood committed sui
eide yesterday by hanging herself with
a. small cotton rope in the hall of her
step-fathers house, at Alltontsville.
Miss Brushwood was an excellent young
lady. She had been in bad health FOR
some time, and her mind had become un-
balanced.
She attempted to drown herself Sun
day. Last year Captain Howell. with
whom Miss Brushwood lived, dropped
dead. She never seemed to recover from
this shock.
Mrs Emily Brown. formerly OF this
county, died at the home OF her brother
in-law, Mr. Norwood Jones, near aiamps-
ton, this morning.
The Board Of Directors OF the Tide
water Telephone Company took steps to-
day looking to the extension Of their
lines The private house rate was re-
stored to s15o per month. The superin-
tendent reported that new instruments
had been ordered for the entire system
and that they would be installed by jan
uary 1st. An effort has been mao'e to
omen an exchange at Mathews Courthouse
in the early part of the new year.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
RIoHMoND Va WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER IL 1901

riittees, subcommittee and assistants.
II plans materialize, the Richmond Ex-
position will outstrip by far the Buffalo
Exposition: will go over by several mil
lions the great Worlds Fair in Paris and
touch the mark made by Chicago at the
Exposition Of 1888.
one of the most eminent and calculat-
ing OF Ricilmond's S business men in speak
ing of the proposed Exposition. said yes
terday:
Such an Exposition as we would want
would be one Of interest not only his
torical!y, but comm ercially, something
that would force the attention of the
world 10 Virginia, the garden spot of his
tory. in the United States, and this would
require large sum of money. But once
done ii would be a permanent monu-
ment to the history OF the Anglo-Saxon
race In America. celebrating as it does
the tri-centennial.
With the expenditure of q few thou
sand dollars along educational lines, serv-
ing to awake the State and the country
to the Importance Of the great show,
/ have no doubt that fifteen million dol
lars could be raised. The city would, Of
course. contribute literally. 1t would
not now, If we should ask 1t, but it would
in time. The State would also contri-
butte largely if the people We're once
aroused to the necessity of united action
in the anltter was It was shown that
the burden would not oppress them. and
with liberal contributions from other
Virginia cities. We would 20 before the
United States Government with propo-
sition which has never been eScelled in
historical interest
STATES GOOD CREDIT.
NiIsinia's credit is now better than
it has been since the Civil War and if
ever the State would be in condition
TO contribute to this vast sum it would
be in 1907 That other States of the
Union would Join us in this movement
there is not the slightest doubt. Every
State in the East practically would take
advantage of such a great Exposition to
erect its own building this being par
tcularly true in view of what the North
is pleased to call the reawakcning of
commercial activity in the South
PERSONALLY, / agree with those gentle.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.

WASHINGTON. D. c., December 10
Tn the Senate to-day, after number
Of nominations had been confirmed. SEM
ator Lodge called up the HayIPauncefote
treaty and made a brief statement re-
garoing that convention. Mr.. Lodge con-
tended that the. new treaty does away
witll1esl H t44e-obje features or tne
treat ~! /. .f the last Congress was enuner-
ated ditllegpartic;ilars in which the revised
agreement conforms to the action of the
Senate in the last Congress, when he
old treaty was before it. He analyZed TIE
new treaty from beginning to end, show
ing that in specific terms it abrogates
tae Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1880. which,
he sai0, had stood constantly in the way
Of the construction of an Isthmlan canal
The abrogation of this treaty. he con-
tended, was Il most important achieve
ment, and he did not believe that the
United States should, or would, lose an
opportunity to make secure that con-
ceSsioILs yq-fss
l5,as,t.IN .,,ss.4.l,I TINE OF WAR.
Senator Lodge also called attention Il
the expression in paragraph one. article
three. Of the words ''in time of war, a:
in time of peace" He said that IN th'
old treaty the para graph read: Ine cana
shall lie free and open, in tune OF Wa
as in time of peace. to the 'essels
commerce and of war of all nations o.
terms of entire equality" etc. He urged
that the omission of this phrase had IN
effect practically of leaving the Un1te'
States to do with the canal III time
war according to it's own good pleasure
He also referred TO the fact that rui
seven in the treaty of the Powers regu
latiug the control of the Suez Cana
which had been embodied in the orlgina
Hay-Pauncefote treaty. had been omitte
in the revised draft He quoted this rui'
which provided that mo fortiticatIon sh;i
be erected commanding the canal, or tn
waters adjacent" etc. This. he said
was a material concession to the Unite
States, and was quite sufficient TO NEE
the objections made against that agree
ment that the United States would nav
no power to protect Its property. 1t pra
tically@ left the United States free t
fortifv the canal in case it should
considered desirable to do so. and was
ling vi tn the omission of the restrictlo
keeping the canal open in time OF war.
ACCEPTABLE TO ALL.
The fact that the invitation containe
in the old treaty to the various Power
to give their adherence to the agree
men had been e!iminatd from the ne
convention, he said. was another CON
|
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Seuate Confirmations.

(By Associated Prcss)
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec io.-ine
Senate to-Gay confirmed these nonina-
tions:
william N. Hunt, of Montana to be
Governor, and Chas. Hartzel. OF Colorado
to be Secretary of Porto Rico: "Hliail
A. Rooenberg. of Illinois. to De Civil
Service Commissioner: Francis B. LOO
mis- of Ohio to be minister to Portugal:
Lloyd c. Griscomb. of Pennsylvania TO
be minister to Persia: Herbert w. Bow
en-, OF New York, to be minister to Ven
ezuela.
To be Consul-Richmoud Pearson, OF
North Carolina, at Genoa.
To be Collector of Customs-George w.
Allen, of Key West. Fla; George w.
Cobb. of District AIbemarie, ~. Z.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-11
VOICE OF LABOR
SHOULD BE HEARD
Want Its Rights Secured in Virginia
Observation-Disclosures and
ScaIpers.
ScaIpers.
(By Associated Press.)

SCRANTON, PA, Dec. 10.-The exclu-
sion of Chinese, Japanese ana other AS
aticS from American territory ticket
scalpinG legislation ana advisabllity OF
adopting a universal label for union
made goous were the principal questions
that claimed the attention of the dele
gates at to-Gay's two sessions OF the
American Federation of Labor.
The resolution advocating the eXclu-
sion of the Chinese was adopted by the
convention with considerable hurrah.
but in the matter of excluding natives
of .Japan and other Aslatic lands snaS
was struck. and this part of the anti
Monsolian agitation was killed, SO -ar
as the present convention was con-
cerned.
The ticket scalping debate was quite
lively affair. The delegates representing
the railway telegraphers opened the night
against the resolution. making the point
that such action was beyond the jurisdlc-
tion Of the Federation. 1.-The Typo8
were helped along in their arguments for
the adoption of the resolution by several
socialistic members Of the convention
When the viva voce vote was taken those
in favor of permitting scalpinS Won by
an Overwhelming majority.
The agitation for universal laoel,
which has been carried on for long time,
was again defeated.
Among the resolutions adopted by the
convention were these:
To assist the Virginia Federation OF
Labor in having the voice of labor heard
and it's rights secured in the remodellnS
of the Virginia Constitution; giving the
right of suffrage to the citizens OF the
District of Columbia; asking Congress
TO pass a. marine law regulating the mum,
Der of men employed by the size of 4
vessel, and setting a standard of sh1ii.
and providing for the organization OF
State Federation in Tennessee and otner
Southern States to fight the convict SIS
tom.