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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
TELEPHONES.
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

On yesterday the convention Of nine
workers declared 1he anthracite strike Of
aad decided that work should De resumed
Thursday morning. This guarantees re-
!iet Els soon IS possible from the present
condit!oas consequent upon the anthracite
shortage and ensures against much Of the
suffering and Inconvenience that were
threatened IN the near future The deci-
sion OF The cacvention-its acceptance Of
The arbitration proposals. news OF ST.
p-erne Importance and interes, no, only
70 those who are dependent solely upon
anthracite for domestic and Industrial
purposes, but 10 the people Of the country
d large. The reepenine of the mines can
not but bring q steady decline towards
he normal in prices for anthracite, and
q sympathetic drop in the prices Of ali
other sorts Of fuel nsy be looked for.
Indeed, whiic We Go not expect that
ante-st-ilze prices vii prevail for some lit
tie time TO come, not 70 be given much
iower rates for bitumtnous coal and wood
uiB be inexcusable
In The meantime while this desirable
condition is being reached, the eyes Of the
nation VIII be turned upon the arbitra-
ion commission in expectancy and hope,
not unningIed with anxiety The task
before that body is one Of monentous
import. The strike demonstrated the ut
ter futility OF attempting 10 avoid -ecog-
1izing labor organizations as great fac
serioUsl3-. The question now is how TO
deal with The problem SO as 10 serve the
oes1 Interests OF both labor and capital,
and prevent such protracted disa greemen.
IS The one just settled. and which brought
snch train of evils TO The public. Not
,aty is 1t expected that the commission
viii dc Justice TO the conJendtns parties
IN the strike declared Off yesterday, but il
Is hoped that II viii formulate some sys-
lem for ending future disagreenents,
which viii be accepted as an unwritter
though none the less binding law by both
the employing class and the labor unions.
The working out of such 3 system viii be
no easy rlattar, bu; il VIII be an achieve
1nent worthy o. The best efforts and the
VIII be an achievement in the interest Of
humanity law. and order, the good Of
society, and Industrial progress. Let US.
therefore. trust that the facts which will
develop IL investigating the claims OF the
miners and operators lately in conflict,
xiii disclose q principle upon which Inc
commission can build what VIII give as
surance that in future labor and capital
VIII mutually respect in letter and spirit
each others rights, and recognize in the
fullest their duty 10 the public. The
agreement 10 The appointment of a com
mission was g temporary victory for arhl-
srasion, and the commission win score 3
great triumph II il succeeds IN securing q
victory for arbitration as 8 permanent
nd fixed prlncifs;e. Let ii labor jealously
% that cnd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
1r1F p1rHMoND DIsp ATCH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER p 1902

empluyees sign it, stamp the date and
send ii along again The BOOK has been
ali over the West wherever the ma4A u
carried has besn in hnld-ups. WasnpuLs
wrecks and cyclones, and while beaI1ns
on the cover the marks of It's adventures
the contents are protected by the heaEy
binding, and are in good condition. some
of the clerks who signed the book Panseo
long enough In their work of handling the
mail to trifie with the muse. One rail-
way mail clerk on q western nm wrote
beneath his name:
Standing by the car windows.
Watching the distant hills.
I have been wondering. Lydia,
How I can pay my bills.
The postal clerk on the run from Omaha
TO Ogden acknowledges responsibility for
The following:
We who have tried and tried again
To split the wood to suit,
Say.Nwhsn a Manila mail comes nigh.
Please send us some subs-to-toot-
The volume was in hold-up near Chey-
eune, Wye, on June LIST last. w. g.
under his name:
IF the signatures are somewhat
shaky you must excuse us, as we have
just been held up by five masked high
wayMan at Wilcox. Mail car door shat
tered and baggage car blown To pieces.
Miss King has not seen the book since
she sent it out, nearly five years ago. but
receives reports of its travels from time
to time, and VIII not call it II until every
page is covered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
LAW AND ORDER.

The Law and Order League just or
gained and put into operation here, is
designed to uphold the hands OF The good
and true men of the community, who be-
liepe that there are abuses which ought
10 be corrected and Shortcomings that
ought 10 he remedied in our city govern
r1ent- It's Executive Committee is com
posed OF weli-lznowa business nan, who
may be relied mon. We believe, 10 nght
Of cranEs and over-zealous reformers
and direct the leagues attention to es-
sentiais
In movements such as this there always
is danger that the attention NJ the organ
ization may be diverted from matters Of
grave concern 10 trivielities: that the tran
OF small game may be followed while the
big game is allowed 10 escape
II the league is 70 be real success-ift
II is TO render The most efficient service
possible-tt must concentrate its efforts
and cl-ystallze public attention upon few
great objects. Small matters it must pass
by until a more convenient season.
Leagners must follc their leaders,
bow 10 authority and concentrate their
strength, or they viii find themselves
running into and buttiag against one an
other and negattvtns each others exer-
tons The willing hand and the wise
head must work in unison or the hope OF
success may US well be abandoned.
In urging The Common Council TO CON
cur in The Minor resolution. the league
starts out wei. The Board of Aldermen
has put itself upon record as ravorsng
an investigation of the charges put forth
by The grand jury. and now for the Com
mon Council TO refuse to concur would BIZ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
MINOR RESOLUTION TO
WAIT REGULAR MEETING.
Members Refuse to Sign Request for
Meeting on Thurs6aE-EfecI of
rh.mber nf Commerce Meeting.

The consideration Of the Minor -esalu-
ton for the appointment Of joint invss-
ticating committee in tbs City Council,
will not be considered by the Common
Council until its regular meeting, On NO
vembar srcs. Such a decision was reached
Yesterday by the advocates of the IuEesll-
ton when II was ascertainsd that sixteen
Of the old members OF the Council absc-
tutely ref>.ed 10 sign the request 10
President Sol L. Bloonberg for a called
meeting TWO Of the members Of the
Council Of 190l-1902 placed their signatures
10 the call, but the third name necessary
could not be gotten unless II came from
one Of the new members and then the
decision was reached.
= v-eIl-known member OF the Board Of
Aldermen stated last night to a reporter
Of tbs Dispatch that tbs resolutions adopt
ed by tbs meeting OF the citizens ST the
Chamber OF Commerce on Monday night
could not fail 10 have & good effect He
was OF The opinion that II would stir
some Of the members who had about
made up their minds 10 vote against fur
ther iuvesEisa ton.
This same member was Of the opinion
that the offer Of q newspaper to provide
q stenographer for tins committee and
give bond for his good behavior, thus
striking out the appropriation which the
Minor resolution carries, had taken the
last argument from others who were op-
posing the measure on account OF the sz-
pense-
It was pointed out last night by & mem
Der Of the board that there was srrans
probability Of the boards refusing to con
cur in al amended resolution which would
leave the appropriation out IN order 10
take advantage OF the offer referred TO
above He was firmly of the opinion
that II would be wrong for the city 10
accept such proposition from indivia-
uals.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
The Legitimacy OF Lincoln.

It was not the purpose of the News,
in publishing the story told by Genera!
James Wilson in Evansville, 10 align
itself upon either side of the controver-
S. over the origin Of Abraham Lincoln.
The object of that editarial uIterancs
was 10 fix unon the defamer OF Robert
T. Lee the most definite and authentic
responsibility for the unsavory runor af-
fecIing the birth Of the great war presi-
dent under whom General Wilson served.
The Hon. J. c. jenkins contributes 10
this paper g very Interesting ana ap
perently conclusive defence Of the lesiti-
macy Of the Lincoln line. 1t is well worth
reading, and as wen worth fling away
by the student OF history.
But, notwithstanding the apparently
clear and convincing record which Mr.
jenkins produces, II is doubtful if this
old scandal affecting Lincoln's birth viii
ever down. Il is too general IN distribu-
ton, too old in years, and is strengthen
ed by its very vasueness and uncertainty.
John c. Calhoun. fachard Ousley, Hen
ry Clay. and the father Of Jefferson Davis
have each in turn been credited with the
paternity Of the great emancipation.
From Rabun Gap 10 the North Carolina
line you Will find q population OF sturdy
people who viii tell with positiveness
equal to General Wilson'S own, thar Abra-
ham lincoln had for his father Abraham
Enioe, OF North Carolina, who was the
husband Of the aunt OF Nancy Hanks
II is only fair TO say that Mr.. jenkins 5
argument comes nearer To proving Mr..
Lincolnss legitimacy by the records than
any article Of recent publication But
even in this much Is taken for granted.
and much in turn is left for specula-
ton.
Whatever the truth may be the fact
remains that Abraham Lincoln was a
good and q great man, and reflected in
finite honor and credit upon His parent
aga
But It is quite evident TO the readsr
that he will go down to history ,TnI,s-
the same vague hut cruel shadow Thai
rested upon the lives OF Alexander Ham
ilron. Martin Van Buren,. and Samuel ].
Tilden. =
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22

for that body 70 assune'a great burden
! of responsibility, The skirts OF the AldeT-
I. men vii. be clear; AL the odium OF nom
action would fall upon the Common Coun-
cilrnen. Do they realize that we douot
/ If they debut they'd better
| Matters have gone much too far to make
| i; prudent Tor proper. to adopt hush-up
| policy. Besides. there cant be any hush
| ing I'd of the charges made. or iasinuated,
| by the grand jury. flushed UP here, they
would break out somewhere else--in a
legislative investigation, possibly.
! As the Dispatch has shown, twenty
! four votes viii not be needed to enable
the Common Council to concur in the
, Minor resolution. A bare majority can
strike ont afi reference to an appropria-
ton That done a bare majority may con
cur. Then the resolution would have to
der that the amendment might be &C
cepted; but that would be only matter
Of detail, which could be arranged in one
or two days As for the $500 needed to pay
stenographer. why the Council has the
assurance OF responsible persons that it
Will he furnished. II need be.
The Law and Order League voices public
sentiment here IN asking and urging that
there shall be no retreat upon the part
Of the Common Council from the policy
adopted by the Board Of Aldermen In the
matter OF meeting the grand ju-y's
charges. The grand jury could not find
sufficient evidence to Justify them in in
dieting certain persons whom they iIvesti
gated, but they discovered evidence enough,
it is more than limited IN their report,
10 warrant public condemnation of the
offenders. Some Of those supposed offend
crs were members Of the old Council,
and were reelected and are members CT
tbs present Council
The rea sons why the Common Council
should concur in the Minor resolution are
obvious TO nearly all outsiders. And we
predict that they will be obvious, too, to
Common Councilmen by the time they
are called upon to act
AS we have said before, retreat is out
OF the question now since the Board OF
Alderman has acted. and we hope 10 hear
no more about the '.proha bility' of the
resolution il question being defeated in
the Common Council. The resolution
should pass-unanim ously-unchansed in
every respect IS 1t went forth from the
Board Of aldermen
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
The Most Popular Book.
Baltimore Sun.

The annual report of the Public CFrae1
Library Of St Louis for 19Gn-la11 is Of in
teTest 10 Eirginians. as showing that The
most popular book in St Louis was ITO
Have and To Hold" written by Miss
Johnston. Of Boretourt county. Va The
St Louis Free Library ha. IL. 600 volumes
and a08,597 persons obtained books during
the year OF these ."1,o Have and To
Hold was called for 292s times or often
er than any other book II was followed
BY david Harun.' 2.5S2 times Richard
CarveI'' a6I times Janice Meredith. =
2 49, times Count OF Monte Cristo," 2,105
times Miss Johnston's .Prisonsrs OF
Hope" was called for g. times Pages
Red Rock 665 times, In Ole Virginia"
s2s times. Poe is credited with ee9 issues
and Roosevelt with ia, The latter sur
passes Honer's Odyssey" which vas
called for but 114 times.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
CONVICT FORGED wARDES,s NAME.
Mr.. johnson Says His Letter Paper
Was Used to Fool Many.


Was Used to Fool Many.
New York Hera1d)
OSSINING. N. Y. Nonday-Wardeu Ad-
Olson Johnson, Of Sing Sing Prison, sent
out a general alarm to-day TO the police
all over the United States, and has also
State detectives employed 10 help run
down George Williams, alias George Hart
man, a former convict. who has been
bl:ncoi1g the friends OF the warden out
of al least $1,000 through forged letters
written on the warden's private paper.
While the man was st the prison War
Gen Johnson had Williams wait On his
private table, and in this manner the con-
vict became acquainted with many poll
ticians. When he was released in Sep
ten7bar last, he started in TO bunco them.
He stole some of the wardeu's pspsr. On
which he forged q letter Of recommends
ton, and on the day of his release he
called upon Al Weir at Port Chester,
from whom he borrowed SO IN order 10
get q suit Of clothes ont OF pawn shop.
Later he obtained more money On show
ing forged letter from the warden.
Williams showed his cunning when he
forged letters recommending bogus plan
of life insurance which he submitted 10
former Congressman Ward, Corporation
Counsel Dykrnan, Al Powers. and dozen
others. from when he received cash and
gave receipts.
The subscribers got no policies. and
soon found that the whole plan was
forgery. Williams also had plan Of in
surance against accident for owners Of
automobiles and obtained considerable
money in this way.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Now for arbitration between the retail
ers and the consumers of coal.
LESSON FOR TIE DEMOCRACY.

The series Of four questions bearing on
e power Of Congress TO control The
asts under the anti-Shernlan trust act.
ie advisahility of g constitutional amend
aent giving Congress power To control
corporations; tariff revision as means
OF reaching the trusts. and the aYpoiaS-
aent OF tariG commission. which The
Sew York Evening Post sent out 10 Sena-
,;s and members OF Congress, were also
vent by that paper 10 professors Of eco
norniA and allied subjects in a number
af colleges and universities east OF Chi
caro. Forty four Of these professors
fage replied and the Post prints their re-
lies IN It's Issue Of Monday
AS TO the first two questions, the answers
how considerable disagreement, and
4hont ;wo-ttirds of the responses to the
fourth question are fagpraif@ 10 tie APP
potntmef; Of commission, NOT merely
.or its direc; influence on legislation, but
also because OF the value Of the inforrna-
ton on the tariff problem its THE commits
sion,s). Investigations would bring ous. "a
Professor Sumner, Of Yale. however,
writes that the alleged scientific noa-par-
sassn sarir commission of experts is q
ha.snrs. nay" he continues. :. an explod-
ed husahus," asd others among those
who look upon the proposition with dis
fsavos. ane who evsdent,y have not for
|eosfen The last saris commission eSperi-
lenens reicr TO such 8 policy as 1.dcs 80
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
TRIED TO BUY PARK SQUIRRELS,
Lady Henry Somerset Desires Few
for Her Estate.
Nsw York Sun.


Lady Henry Somerset, accompanied by
Z clergyman, visited the Office Of Direc-
tor John w. Smith, of the Central PARK
ed MIN II he would let har have some Of
the gray squirrels she had seen running
about the PARK. She said she was anxious
70 buy some of them to take to h'er Eng
lsh estate. as there was none Of the
animals in England.
These squirrels belong 10 the city and
I may not sell them" said Mr. Smith.
They are cute little things, and seem
Of them come up to a child and take food
from her hand. l would like Very much
TO have & number Of them at my country
home, in England Lady Somerset said.
She asked the director If he thought
the squirrels would live in England. He
replied that he knew Of no reason why
they should not, and gave her tt94 names
Of several animal dealers from whom she
might be able to get some Of the SOUR
rel5.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
The Dnys Of Long Ago.

llnlcaSO ttScOGO-t1SIGiI-l
How SAD / used TO be in those old days
away back there
Before knew the world was full Of hid
den SHARES and care;
I thought II was & task To hold the skein
as mother wound
The crimson yarn while here and there a
stubborn snarl was found;
I thought my lot 8 dismal one as sitting
there at night
I heard the hunmins spinnins-wheel
and watched the freight
Dance out across the floor and back as
fairy dancers might,
All, how ! used to long TO see the world
I'd read about,
To pack my little carpet sack and boldly
sally out:
Reluctantly l used TO bow my head upon
the chair
When father found that il was time GO
say the evening prayer,
And thinking that my lot was hard-ah,
how absurd il seems
I went up TO MY little he'd beneath the
wlite-washed beams
And far away from worldly cares, had
proud, ambitious dreams,
Oh there is much that ] have learned
about the world since then,
And much I've seen that serves TO wake
the wondernsnI Of men;
The world is far more splendid rnan /
dreamed that ii couIu be
AS lying meath the rough-hewn beams
fair visions came 10 me
But one great glory Of the world has
passed away fore'er,
I ne'er again may. hold the Ekein as moth
er winds back there,
Or. when the fires low. i.neal down while
father offers prayer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
FIVE YEARS ON IT'S TRAVELS.
Autograph Album of Postal Clerks
That Has Been in wreck
and Hold-IIps

WASHINGTON, October 17.-An exceed
tnsty tat, heaviiy-hound autograph album
containing The names of nearly two thou
sand employees of the postal service was
received at the Postoihce Department
Yesterday, and after all clerks who SO
desired have inscribed their names on
its pages the book VIII resume its jour
ney around the country. The album is
the property OF Lydia j. King, of Haw-
thorne. New, who started II On its tour
of the country in March. 1887. with the
request. printed on the cover that all
railway and mail clerks and pnRtefHGs
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Richmond defeats the Lynchburs

Richmond Defeats the LynchhurEh-
ers-Score. II to o.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
In hard-contested game OF football
Saturday. at The Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute, between the Richmond rats
and the Lynchburg Rats the form Ter
won by the score Of Ii 10 e.
The best playing was 5one by putting
Pollard at left tackle; Seadon at left end
and Montague al left half, for Richmond.
For Lynchburs, Day, at right half; Davis
at full back and Strothar at right end
did the playing.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES %. Montasua q.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22

The Newport News Times-I5arala, Of
which Mr.. Harvey I. Wilson is editor and
5. /. Slower manager, will hereafter issue
eight pages regularly every day. and TO
this and its staff has been enlarged and
its telegraph and news facilities extended
New features viii be added also in the
way of pictorial services illustrating cur
rent matters Of general interest
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
GOOD NEWS FOR THE ENGAGED.
When Coal Gets Cheaper There'u
Be q Lot of Marrying.
(New York SUM-

The Rev. Gottlieb -Andreae, pastor of
avenue. Jersey city. said yesterday that
he has noticed a falling on in marriages
lately.
Il believe he said. that the high
price Of coal has much to do with it. /
KNEW of several cases where young folks
who are very much in love have decided
not TO get married unit! after the coal
ton and hard TO get at that price, ii ism I
any wonder that young man and wo-
man in poor or moderate circumstances
should think seriously before setting the
day"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
M,LAcH.AN SERIES.
Subscription List WIN Close Nc
SATURDAY. Night.

The subscription list for the AgacLach-
Ian Concert series IS now open III the
store Of Walter D. Moses s. Co. on
Broad street. 1t VIII close at the end
Of This week. The first concert will oc-
cur next Wednesday and viii serve II, IN
sroaucs the famous Boys Symphony Or
chestra, Of New York. with celebrated
soloists. Other concerts In the series aye
AEareas Dippei, camnanari Mile. Zene
de Lrssan. the Philadelphia Orchestra
Madam Maconda. and Miss Ada crosslsy
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Franchise Definition.
CChicaco Eyeninc Post

Father" said the small boy, who had
been reading the newspaper headlines,
what is a franchise?''
"A franchise" replied the father, is
not infrequently 3 bill Of sale Tor few
regulations"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Organize New Council.

Central Council, Daughters OF Liberty.
was organized on Monday night at Dsv-
idson's Hall with q membership of sixty.
State Treasurer +. ], Carrollron was
present at the rnesrtns. Another meet
ing VIII be held shortly a, which TIA
organization viii be perfected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Es Diolecf.
Washington Star.l

Washington Starl
Mike" said Flooding Pete. did you
ever go to school?''
Sure answered NeaDdaring Mike
! don't have to talk dis way If show
ed off me literary accomplishments folks
would wonder why l wasn't readin de
help wanted advertisements instid of
huntin' fur handouts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22

"old Vet writes to the Norfolk Dis
patch, expressing surprise that with all
the recent activity among Confederate or
CARNATIONS Of various kinds the ami
versary of the death Of General Robert z.
Lee should apparently have dropped out
Of the Southern calendar And our con
temporary, in commenting on ..Old Vets"
communication. says: 1T is certainly a
matter of regret that the memory Of the
immortal Lee was not in some way OBJ
served
II would seem that our Norfolk friend
has forgotten that General Lees birthday
is q legal holiday in Virginia and in sew
eral other States.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22
Tommy knew.
RrnnkIvn Life !

vi VVt--.F-I ----S.J
Mamma Ito friend who is lunchins
with her): don't know why II is, bu.
always eat more when we have company
than when we're alone.
Tommy Chelping himself TO third piece
Of case): / know why II is-'cause We
have better things TO eat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-22

Some Of the Southern newspaDers have
fallen into the hs bit OF referring TO Jener
son Davis as JEFF Davis There was a
DAY when this heliftlement Of Mir. Davis
name would have been considered often
sive TO the same newspape Mobile
Register.
True. We have noticed 1t On every
proper occasion We should speak Of him
Us President Davis or the Hon. Jefferson
Davis or. al least. Mr. Davis.