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The Washington times., 1902-02-01
FREE DELIVERY EXAMINERS.
Postmaster General Announces Per
souncI Of the Central Board

The Civil Service Commission and the
Postmaster General yesterday announced
the personnel Of the central board OF ex-
aminers for the rural free-delivery mail
carrier service as follows: Mr. Clarence
L. Dawson, Of this city, chairman; Mr. f.
II. Hathaway, Massachusetts; Miss Laura
r. Tracy, of New York; Mr.. II. c. Coles,
of Virginia Mr.. S. VI. Pritchard, of this
city. 1t is expected that the board will
meet next Monday for organization. All
members OF the new board are employees
Of the Postofice Department. and have
been transferred from other posts.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
ASKS FOR ANNEXATION.
Petition of Isle of Pines Presented
to the President.

Mr.. T. J. Keenan,. Of Pittsburg. owner
of an estate in the Isle of Pines. and rep
resentfng the American residents of that
island, called on the President yesterday
in company with Senators Quay and Pen
rose.
He presented to the President reso-
luton adopted by the American Society
of the island. urging the early annexation
OF the Isle of Pines to the United States.
The President promised to give the mat
ter his earliest attention.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Dept.

/ Japanned Bread Box slightly damaged.
Reduced from soc to i0c.
l Japanned Flour Can, dented. Re-
duced from S5c to Csc.
l Nickel-plated Pitcher, shopworn. Re-
duced from $l.35 to soc.
Aluminium finished Bread or Fruit
Trays. Reduced from 60c to S5c each
l set of Irons. Reduced from 95c to
75c
/ Japanned House Maids Pail. shop
worn. Reduced from $500 to $1.25.
12-inch French Cooks Knives. Re-
duced from 65c to 40c each.
Carving Sets (knife and fork. Re-
duced from 25c to 1Oc each.
6 Bread Knives. Reduced from 25c to
15c each.
Patent Pairing Knives. Reduced from
10c to sc.
Scalloped- edge Bread Knives. Re-
duced from 10c to &c each
8 Coat Racks (3 prongs). Reduced
from 25c to 10c each.
Fifth floor.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
OPERATORS REFUSE INCREASE.
Declare 1t Would Be Bankruptcy to
Grant Demands.


INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.-At the joint
conference of miners and mine operators
today, the latter served notice that no
increase in wages on run-of-the mine
basis would be granted, saying that
compliance with the demands of the
miners scale committee would bankrupt
every operator in the country within the
year.
In proof of this it was stated that 10
per cent of the coal now mined passes
through a one and one quarter inch
screen. that is, one and three-quarter
tons must be brought to the surface in
order to get one ton of marketable coal.
To pay for this. even on a basis of 60
cents per ton. run-of-the mine. it would
cost the operators S1.54 Il ton for mar
ketable coal. besides other expenses con-
nected with mining. and the coal would
not bring first cost on the cars.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
ARMY DEPARTMENT.
MERGER UNPOPULAR
Secretary Root FavorS Con-
SolidatiOn of Bureaus.
OFFICERS ARE UNABLE TO AGREE
The Proposed Plan Would ConsoI-
idate Divisions of Subsistence. Pay
Corps. and Quartermnster - The
Question Is an Old One.

The proposed consolidation of the Sub
sistence Department, Pay Corps and
Quartermaster's Department or the army
is so unpopular with the officers Of those
departments that they have been una BILE
to agree upon a bill to be presented to
Congress to affect the consolidation
scheme.
Secretary Root is strongly of the opin-
ion that these three departments should
be brought under one head and a pre-
liminary draft of a bill was prepared for
that purpose. and referred to the heads
of the bureaus affected for their consider
alton. Such opposition developed to the
plan, however, that he constituted a
board, to be composed of Quartermaster
General Ludington, Commssary General
Weston, and Acting Paymaster General
Snllten, to agree upon consolidation bill.
Officers Unable to Agree.
AS each of these officers is unfavorable
to consolidation, and each has individual
views on the subject, they have been IN
able to agree. Several drafts of bills
have been prepared by Secretary Root
with view to meeting the ideas of these
officers. but none of them has been ac
ceptable. In the discussions of the sub
ject it has developed that the Pay Corps
opposes consolidation under any condi-
tions which will include the Pay Corps.
1t is argued that the Pay Corps is in no
way related to the supply departments,
and that it has done such good work that
there is no excuse for consolidating it
with the other two del artments.
The Quartermaster General believes
that ii there is to be a consolidation
it should be actual consolidation with
lot
ments into one. thereby destroying the
individuality OF the three separate
branches of work.
Commissary Generals Views.
The Commissary General, on the other
hand, is less opposed to the idea of con-
solidation. but thinks the different de-
partments should not lose their identity.
This was the original plan OF the Secrs
tary of War, who proposed that there
should be central head over four di
visions. the quartermaster' subsistence.
pay. and transportation.
The transportation was to be new di-
vision created by taking that work away
from the Quartermaster's Department and
placing it under separate control, thus
making four bureaus instead Of three
but bringing them directly under one
chief.
Advantages Claimed for Plan.
One of the advantages claimed for the
consolidation is that the officers could
perform the work of either OF the di-
visions. Quartermasters could pay troops
and at times act as commissaries. This Is
objected to by the Pay Corps on the
ground that there is already more work
than the Pay Corps can attend to alone.
A statement prepared on this subject
shows that the Pay Corps has handled the
payments of all officers and enlisted men,
amounting to a total of about S0,0 900 per-
sons at present.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
HOspitaI Bill Setback,

In the absence of Mr.. John Joy Edison,
president of the board of charities. from
the city. the other members of the board
yesterday declined to discuss the bill in
troduced in the Senate yesterday by Mr..
Mcmillan to transfer the control of the
Government Hospital for the Insane. the
Freedman's Hospital and Asylum, and the
Washington Hospital for Foundlings, to
the Interior Department"
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
The Presidents Letter.
Cabinet Considered Matter.

The order was issued after mature con-
sideration at several meetings of the Cab
met 1t is the same in form as one is
sued a short time ago by Postmaster Gen
eral Payne. The Presidents order, how
ever. affects all departments of the Gov
ernment in all parts of the United States.
Senators and Representatives, it is
stated, receive from their constituents
in Office more requests for advancement
than they do for original appointments.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
MANY CHANGES IN
TREASURY SERVICE
Transfers Announced and
Promotions Made.
Maryland and Virginia Get n GOodIy
Share of the PIums-SOme Dis
trict Selections on File.

The following changes in the classified
service of the Treasury Department were
announced yesterday:
appointment on certificate of Civil Ser
vice Commisson-Office of the Supervis-
ing Architect: Stuart H. Edmunds. Mass
achusetts, $1,000; Jose NJ. A. Rodrigues.
Rhode Island. $1,000: Fielder C. Slingiuff,
jr., Maryland. sS4O: Joseph s. stimson.
New Jersey. $50; Edward W. Roberts,
Maryland, $50.
Transfers Announced.
departments: Miss Laura NJ Brooks,
Colorado, 81 1OOO; Office of Auditor for the
Postoffice Department, by transfer from
Interior Department; Miss Sarah ]. War
ren, New Hampshire, $500, Office of Audi
tor for the War Department. by transfer
from Government Printing Office; George
II. Afford, Mississippi $3.50. Office of Audi
tor for the War Department, by transfer
from the Fifth internal revenue district
of North Carolina; John G. Herndon. Ala
bama, $500. Secretary's Office. By transfer
from Government Printing Once; Will
lam G. Fulton. Virginia, s72O, office OF Au-
ditor Tor Postoffice Department, by trans
]. E. Dorsey, Maryland. 1920, Secretary's
Office. by transfer from Government Print
ing Office; Wallace W. Kirby. District of
Columbia, 500, Coast Survey, by transfer
from Weather Bureau; Edgar r. Frisby,
District of Columbia, 81 800. Coast Survey,
by transfer from Navy Department; Will
lam H. Allen, West Virginia, s120, office
of Auditor for Postofice Department. by
transfer from PostofIice Department;
Rudolph Y. II. jana. District of Column
bia, s700 Coast Survey, by transfer from
the Interior Department.
Promotions Given Cut.
Promotions-Secretary' office: George
B. Furman, New York, $3.50 to S72O Of
fee of Supervising Architect: Frank A.
Birgfeld, Maryland. 1000 to $1,000; Sam
uel B. Pack. Pennsylvania. 81. 900 to 81
200; John W. Ginder. Missouri. 81 500 to
81, 800; John W. Parsons, Maryland. g.
$50 TO $500; Charles L. Blanton, Vir-
ginia, 81 ,575 to 81 1900: w. c. Lyon, Ken
lucky $500 to 81, 500. C1ce of Auditor
for the PostofTice Department: Clarence
II. Greene, Virginia, $40 to $500; Will
lam S. Branson, Maryland, s720 to $40:
Clara {. Duke. District of Columbia 5000
to $1,000; Montgomery E. Higgins Mary
land, $40 to 5000; Catharine Z. Lyslght,
District of Columbia. 1920 to $40: Clara
4. Harmer, Pennsylvania. $40 TO 5000;
William E. Shea. Idaho. s72O to $40 .
Office OF Auditor for the State and Other
observation-disclosures l.. Chase, Minnesota,
81 800 to $1,000; Harry d. Reed, Georgia
81 200 to sl,4O0, Bella W. Beebe, Wiscon-
sin. 81 900 to 81 200.
Coast and Geodetic Survey-E +. Camp
bell, District of Columbia, 500 to 81 200
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
IN BEHALF OF SHARKEY.
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff Calls
on the President.

Timothy l.. Woodruff, of New York,
called on President Roosevelt at the
White House yesterday and presented a
number of arguments for the retention of
Naval Officer Sharkey, of Brooklyn.
against whom charges of attempted sub
version of justice have been filed.
The President has not reached a de-
cisiOn in this case. Mr.. Woodruff eX
pressed the hope that Sharkey would not
be ousted.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01

Girls Three-quarter Cloaks, silk-lined
throughout-tan, blue. brown, castor, and
red; sizes 6, s, 10, and Il.
1915. Were S16.50 and $3.50.
Third floor.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Remnant Sale
TODAY.

There is unusual interest all over the
store.
Broken assortments and small lots must
be cleared up.
And there are many such, the result OF
the end-of- -the-season sale, Just closed
goods and garments for immediate use,
for personal wear and home adornmens-
Some are soiled or mussed or otherwise
imperfect. Some are just odds and ends,
or short lengths, or broken sizes, or in
complete lines-and as good as they ever
were.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Misses Department.

Girls Heavy Winter Garments, con-
sisting of Refers. Jackets, and Long
CIoaks: some silk lined throughout others
partly lined; sizes I, g. s. 10, and IA.
S4.75. Were SS.75, $40, and $3.50.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
INFLUENCE" given
A CRUSHING BLOW
President Sounds Death Knell
of Pull in Public Office.
HE ISSUES HIS ULTIMATUM
Stringent Order Sent Forth for Pc
rusaI by Government Officials and
EmpIoyes-Pcnnity for Violations
Is Dismissal.


influence" shall no longer be factor in
advancement in the Government service.
He yesterday set his foot down on the
prevalent practice among Government
employees of attempting to secure promo
tions and advances of salary through the
influence Of Senators and Congressman.
4 stringent executive order, issued from
the White House yesterday. provides pen
atty of dismissal If employees try to Sc
cure promotion through any source but
the heads of their departments. The order
follows:
The Presidents Letter.
"All officers, employees of the United
States of every description. serving in or
under any of the executive departments,
and whether so serving in or out of Wash
ington, are hereby forbidden. either di-
rectly or indirectly, individually or
through associations, to solicit an in
crease of pay or to influence or
attempt to influence in their own
interest any other legislation what
ever, either before Congress or its com
mittees, or in any way save through the
heads OF the departments in or under
which they serve, on penalty of dismissal
from the Government service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01

Girls Handsome Tan Kersey Jackets,
silk lined throughout; stitched edges;
sizes S, 10, Il. and Ii.
$50. Reduced from $3.50.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01
Sale of Silks
At Nearly Half.

Taffetas, one color only-amethyst.
SOC yard. Were 75c.
Taffetas, in narrow stripe and small
plaid effects.
soc yard. Were 69c and S5c.
First floor.
The Washington times., 1902-02-01

No. 60 All-silk Fancy-stripe Taffeta Ribbon: all
colors. including white and black. black 10C
and white. Regular price, 29c yard-for... =
No. 30 Al-silk Tafeta Ribbons; all TIC
shades. Sold for 2Jc yard. Special. IL
No. 10 All-silk Wash Ribbons, in all INC
color combinations. Sold for 15c yard-for. ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
COLON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. sept So.-The cotton mar
lSet opened steady with prices ) points
lower TO points higher. this beng II
materially better start than the average
room trader had looked for i11as11.Ie = q
receipts promised to reach Well over sol741
bales, while The Liverpool cables proved
Disappointing. On the other hand. the.
weather IN the belt continued farora Bile,
The spot market advices We're bulisn. the
forecast pointed 10 frost tonight III
Arkansas and the private cables from
Liverpool declared sentiment was slowly
taking a more bullish hue. Soon after.
the call general hnTing. led by brokers
believed 70 be acting ter Nall Street in
terests caused the list. work up point
after point. Before the buying move
,1ent abatsd January reached S.s6 and
other options in accordance A tirmer
stock market and a normal situation in
the money market We're not without in-
fiuence. The weekly crop weather report
from Washington proved TO be duteass
tullish as, anticipated. and the estimates
for to- mpTrow'S market failed to equal
the predictions made by the bears. At
the close the market was steady and net
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
/. ELEGANT HOME WEDDING
Beautiful Ceremony at The Residence OF
Or. Adam T. Firch

Special Dispatch to The Timeso
CHASE; CITY. VA. Sept. 3D-At high
noon to-day the residence of DR.. Adam
II Finch, on Academy Street, was the.
scene Of a beautiful wedding when Miss
Anna Covington Morton became the bride
OF Mr.. Thomas #tourqurean Fry. of South
Boston
me ceremony was impressively per-
formed by kev. Dr. Thomas Drew. pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church here. assist
ed py Rev. Or. Glenn Owen. former mis-
s,onary to Corea, and cousin OF the bride.
Lite Miss Mary Finch. the two-year-
old daughter of Dr. Finch. was ring
bearer and was an exquisite representa-
tive of fairyland.
Inc nails and parIorss of the capacious
residence were tastefully decorated with
roses, ferns and autumn leaves.
The bride was lovely IN a handsome
going-away suit of dark blue and carried
brides roses. Mrs. DR.. Finch, her sister.
If. light blue. was matrnn Of honor and
carried 1estout roses Miss susie Nor.
ton and Miss Mamie Fry We're maids of
nonor and were charming In white or
"a rldv. with bouquets or maidenhiar ferns.
Among the guests from distance We're
Mrs owen OF Corea; Mrs q b Grad
dock. Joseph Stebbins. Jr., John Fry. and
Samuel STATE. or South Boston; MISS Min
HE Morton. MISS Mary Watkins MISS
Susie Covington, MT. ana NILS. w -.
Blanks and Warrington Wood. OF tsiarks-
vile: and Mrs. X. r. Macfarlane. Oh fsicti-
1nond
After he ceremony an elegant luncheon
ii salads. fruits and accomplishments was
served.
unen the refreshments had been fully
antovsd and congratulations ceased the
nanny couple left on the midday tram,
amid a shower of good wishes. Tor an eA-
tended Southern trip and VIII pc q n"ilie
,+-sr October 18th at their future resi-
dence in South Boston, va.
yaa no - Morton, of Clarksvilie, and
srnor, - the cashier of the Savings
Rank OF. South Boston
me wedding presents were numerous
handsome and appropriate
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
WARRANT CHANGED
The Charge Against Captain Bosseux
Charged to Read Against Company.

The Charge Against Captain Bossleux
Charged to Read Against Company.
On warrant charging cruelty to
animals Captain Cyrus Eossieux. APP
peared in Police Court yesterday morn
ing before Justice John. The merits of
the case were not entered into. both
sides asking for a postponement Of q
few days. which was granted.
The warrant had been draw up in
correctly, inasmuch a. it charged Cap
tain Bossieux# with the violation of the
city ordinance and he was really only
indirectly interested. The warrant was
changed SO as to read against the
Pioneer Transfer Company. Of which
Captain Bosseux il president.
The Sixth Virginia Social Club. a ne
gro organization, was fined 500 for SELL
ing whiskey on Sunday. The club was
near the corner of Duval and First
Streets
Unfortunates before Justice John yes
terday morning were:
"A. a Jones. white, drunk. 81.
John F'rayser or '.Beefy," disorderly
on the street, $3.50
Charlie Miller beating Matte Tatum
discharged She refused to appear in
court.
iLdIy llSley IofSOC 10 wear hor
clothes in the proper places and was
fined So.
Richard Hamlin, white drunk and dis
orderly. SO.
Dinah Lacy threatened to beat Lille
Robinson. Discharged
Henry Rowles twElite>. begging, dis
charged and told to leave the city
Richard Randolph was obstreperous
in dancing school conducted by Nick
Bell. and banged the Nick hereinbefore
mentioned in the intelligence with a
bottle. He was discharged.
Charles Burke. peddled ducks without
a license. sic He was positive that the
Lord would provide
Isaac Thurston disorderly and talking
in the courtroom. $50. He declared
that under the new Constitution he had
a right to talk.
Wyatt Fee fwhitet. drunk. 81.
A. Jones twhitel, drunk, thirty days
c. r Williams cut Henrietta Wright
i'll the head with q bottle. Henrietta
said he was playing IAN threw er bot
tie" at her. 1t cut A gap a couple of
yards long in her head. and Williams
got six months.
Martha Jefferson cut Lewis Reed in
1.-THE head with a bottle and he wore his
;ep IN sling. Martha Was drunk when
She did 1t. SO was sent on to the grand
jury.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
STOCK MARKET GOSSIP.

49,.
ygNe,. the stock market closed on NOR
aay Richmond ti;aatrS went home Win
heavy hearts and some 81 12t7ln Sss(le13ssi
To- sec q panic next Inct!ilas. TIER tN
1ectations world if9ila3lla " ~
Realized If Secretary shaw ll5.fss ROT ti!a4e
10 the rescue.
louisville opened about l}eilals 9ia lil'li 5
Mondays close but did NOT N9ll. 6t}td
with MANY al tiiI,t ard itt'tt@r@ S@Ia doNli
Ia I27lz Later in the DAY IL Tll3i.a iaf3u-2
TRULY and sold UP 10 l4SA, the iast sale
hs4yxs tha highest
The II lea QiIlg stocks We're lllioy3llt. 2iy-
t,str rise 10 the impression that "a" coal
,fe,ig,a RAD been settled Indeed, Just as
;f4e market clesed 4 Telegram came ~
stating That the strike had been #setfled,
bun the report came TOO late TO ssiifGi
plices
St5ss was very weak III S,t2Sieisiaa
market. and sold as low as 80 asa .,sisI
know the property behave that It viii
veil at par one OF these ia vs.
Dividends and interest disbursements
pn6 railroad. aI7austfal !ltt -
seci!,lfiss during the month oi october
fta#l,l excess of payments lnatie 10 liz
..orrespo.airg month 81 last Year.
III is al times like ms nat n2sil SEC til'7
,al}At, ~ trat9irg on slender margins.
ris reported that President oassatt
recently stated that when the plans at
present IN contemplation are completed
sannsy.lvailia Railroad stock VIII Re
s;T.,.t "A 200
ytfsZs,@ Zones & Go. say:
s.Js,. sa,. IN, most Important action #
x-,-,,a..,,ss- Shap- is his aacisinn 10 acce n
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
CATTLE MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Sept so-BEEvES-Re
ceipts. 1T head, dressed beef steady; city
dressed. native sides. 7912c. per pound
Gables last received quoted American
steers at l22ll2G1414c.# per pound; refrigera-
tor beef at 121S4lsc. per pound. Exports
today. beef estimated, 500 cattle and
4 100 quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts,
49,. head, steady Neals sold at 81. 5ndS.75.
Sheep and lambs Receipts, 3,77l head;
both sheep and lambs solw, generally
rated steady&ln price. Sheep sold at $3.50
m3.76 per 100 pounds: a few at s2.S06l;
lar>e. s4-75g55o: culls, sa.750I; dressed
mutton 5!!aQ1,3c. per pound; dressed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
MARKET CLOSED
BUOYAHTLY STRONG
losses Of Monday More Than
Wiped Gut on Yesterday.
FURIOUS BUYING MOVEMENT
Pleasures for Relief Of Money Market
Were Primary Causes, but Runors
ess s,tlenent Of the Strike
;ieiped Materially.
1Rr Associated rress.)

- .y,,,> loseas s,,s
.SLN le 'f1f 49,. 49, '.s.orlss YESTERDAY.
.tt!!s4 -. ,,,, .tis.aiI1s panic propor
N3alGis ~ 81, I, ,yT,,ea 5ut today.
lions. We're nv tstS If faierislI-
4 mere ~ 9. Y |. t,,.,,9sn, tier the SPAS
''is>s - -. : + IN. so45p11lnl. hui as ilr
t,tl,s1is .; ,i,.s t,aIl2ns. settled down
day I7snEI es'ssi ~, Y!ltell
rS1te a Sls"345t 1900 80 q a ,y,e fili9l
became In W 49, 49,, - ,las;,,sy ,.xceea-
sstSillt tllI. -t4s'' ,', =, ,st S.l}iillle ef
'ta,jy,ss ~ the d:v. The measures. 50
ats4iit1t.s =. ,s,,1s%r nj, TIlst offered ~
:efef Tor the ialo!tes .t,,,1 y-ere the
.al. -! a. 81 inc SUDDEN reversal
~ tiiiat I,,,, 1,.cii a sts3!ed fllnoTS
q Se1atIIi!'-'L, .,.N5.,l etEilsc, assist
OF q sttttts1'iSl.t V+...-,,,.., Z, the close.
es q 49, 80 ~, Icqa Of The tX
NJ 1s'9siItl =, ssaAAa.-S2
sl1ssls ! l,ii.s 1877 showed none OF the
ils money flaifNet =. : s,.5astnr,]3y- llnt
excessive stfifaSe3it.s III - nigh as 10
rates 1eF cait I3'dti ,.r,f3 IN <;I3fte OF the
laeI u = t5,,,I9 lions for the oe-
iFlift ~. ili;3lS S,,5.s,1ts were "a coInp,l-
'oaef Isl s5sVst liiiti.1s- the afternoon
GAZING 1d5stol 4f3ef aecarl 10 make an
,ils Ioitt.s $50: marriott Apparent
=, Iaei5a Iations fof the
~ Nv -7,3s,5tss had also been ceIn-
october "a @ feIl away rapidly
M Is.s,.,. l,its,ysYIltg one towards
80 i,.e. beeu very i3erSistently
lilifllll. scas The only c1oud upon
money ~ f,,,,isr-, ana tha only
the $ieeGlallkS ~ =! ,s,,,,.se ~ rYices
dIaN.576k e l5 4 = IN. 1,afI,tal here
Of sectEitles4 Saeifc
tore ,llSs $3.50 ny ~ the Secretary 81
i5lea ssifes ~, ,,sisase@ Of Surplus
ooNeE5l'lsilf l'illGS i1alid the demo-
.hou!d R5INe 1900 s.sfs,5,:31s The re-
1alizsa 81 I5I.J,r1 ma IolISal
So. ,,,srlt,,3 .ter Is per cent CASH
3alihS ~ t'4ta- I-s.-a,.,, Jj.sfyBSlts
}ss's1 y sfe7 s,,3v-4iI7s of .0Nl
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
APPRECIATIVE ADMIRER
prof Gotteib Makes Present to the
ctonewall Band-Mr. Braston.
,;,I ntsnotch to The Times.)

Special Dispatch s e The plnes 3o-,Ir
: rensl 10 hhe "stonewal1.' Brigade
= sana his check for one hundred dollars
N ~ Gnttlieb is we'll known IN Stanton
s- carter Braxton. brother OF Hon.
20. sraxton. of the Constitutional Con-
yeation. who has the typhoid fever, -
Getting along as well as couid % expect
~. ,,,. q I, Cooke. who has been visit
stanton. returned yesterday to
n,rs Alice Watkins, who has been vis-
;t;pr Mrs J. S. Wuthrow. In stanton
has returned to Richmond
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-01
COTTON AND TOBACCO CROPS
Former Has Sufersd from Rain While
Latter Has improved.
tBy Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, D. c., September se.-
The Weather Bureaus weekly summary
OF crop conditions says:
Reports OF injury from rain to open
cotton are very general throughout tb4
belt. with the exception OF the CareliDas
and portions OF Texas. and sprout!as and
rottins in holls are largely reported. es-
pecialy in the central districts. Picking.
though much interrupted. is well adj.
vaaced and is nearing completion In SONS
districts. Late cotton In Central and
Northern Texas Is making rapid growtts.
BIT will not mature unless frosts are nn-a
usually late. and under these conditions
aslight top crop may also be gathered in
Alabama \ fine crop of sea island cots
ton is promised In South Carolina
Late tobacco has been materially Ina
proved. Cloudy and rainy weather, which
hns been very general throughout tbs
week, has been vsr. nnfavorabIs far -pr-
ing