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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16


svided for this purpose IN the bud get.
The; scheme inc1udes three parts or steps;
first, a. sedim ent ton basin to sconta in 9n,
COO, 900 gallons and to cost s2o0, COO, accord q
ing to Mr.. Boiling. s figures: second, a
coaEuIation basin to contain 90, Qo0.oO
gallons and 10 cost s1462s5:s nd, third,
a filtration plant t.. cost $50, 600. making
a total OF about s400 00o. 81 ls
The sedimentation basin, say the ex-
perts, will do much; the Goa gulattns pa
sin ia addition much more. and the III
trations plant II, addition also will. it rs
thought. give perfect water l ne 81 city y
proposes to construct the settling oaslll
first and do other things later. 81
AsSt annual expenses, interest. repairs
and supervisionsof the settling basin are
put at So 200; :; interest, labor and chernl-
calls for the Goa gllla ton plant vary WIN Win
the chemical used from 10000 to So2.-
900 more: and interest and { maintenance
of the filtration plant is#put' by Mr. Bol- Of
ling at s23.91, calculated for present rate
of consumption.
In brief, this is the scheme which the
Board of Aldermen Is considering.
DISCUSSION LAST NIGHT
The following came from the
Water Committee:
"Be it resolved by the Council of the
city of Richmond, the Common Council
concurring, Tha the city a ttorney 5be,s ana
is hereby instructed to acquire by gift
purchase or condemna ton. the land nee
essarv. for the establishment OF set
1nng basin. and construction OF tsucll race
ways, dams and fumes. appertalng5 there
tc. as may. be required. and that he be
ful ;her instructed to prepare such, con-
tracts and agreements necessary to the
es,a blishment of said settling basln race
ways. dams, fumes. appertaining there
tc either branch of the Council
This pfecipitated a discussion OF the
whole settling basin scheme for securing
clear water for the city. Mr.. Gordon,
Of the Finance and Water Committee.
defended the scheme. twould cost about
$50. 600 all told. he thought. The. set
ting basin to contain 200. 100000 gallons.
twenty days supply. would be part OF
scheme and system which would also
ir c,ude smaller auxiliary basins for CO.
aeulation by means of some form OF IRON,
and also for filtration. The flrst anu
necessary step would be a. settling basin.
ga id the acknowledged experts. who had
been consulted. among them Dr.. Nlallet,
OF the University of Virginia.
MIR. TURPIN'S POSITION.
Mr. T,,rpin hesitated about entering up
on the settling basin scheme, unless the
details and entire costs of the enterprise
were clearly In the mind of the committee.
He was not opposed to the scheme put
onosed to hasty ll-considered action.
Mr.. Seav wa opposed to a settling ba-
SIN. He thought coagulation and Ultra
ton alone the only means to be employed.
fca,+;nuad on Eirhth Page
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
BAD DISASTER
N LANCASTER
Thirty Tons Of Brick Fall on
Five Citizens and Crush the
Life Out of One
5fsnec,a, 3 EDi.natcn : Tbe : .T,re,

(Speclaf Dispatch to The Tjmes.1
Al. April 15.-A deep
gloom has settled over lower Lancas ster
tonight. owing to terrible accident
that occurred at the big factory OF Bel
lows and Squire $, near here, this after
noon.
Thirty tons Of bricks fell a distance &C
thirty feet upon fye prominent citizens.
and why all were not killed is myst terry.
r. JohnsonsIs dead: s. T. Bassett
had three ribs broken and other internal
injuries: ]. 3. Harperss1eg is broken IN
two places Peter Henderson has severe
cuts on he head, and Levin Buck is
5slightly iured. The cause OF the acci.
dent has not vet been given out. All the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
5s1snecia1 dispatch to The Times.)

Especial Dispatch to The Timeso
BALTIMORE, April 15.---The furry IN
New York over the deal for 53the Louis
VILE and Nashville was reflected on the
Baltimore Stock Exchange by heavy
trading in the stocks of the Seaboard AIR
Line Railway. More than 10000 shares OF
the Seaboard common and preferred stochs
changed hands.
One rumor was that the Baltimore and
Ohio would acquire the seaboard under
the changes planned to group the rail-
WAYS OF the South Baltimore and ONO
sources did nit think; we'll of this report,
and considered that the lines in the South
would form their own combination, under
the leadership Of Mr.. J. 2. Morgan
President Williams, of the Seahoard. IS
in New York. where he has been for
about a week. Mr.. j. w Mlddehdorl. I.
E,,ica.nresident. left this afternoon to join
him. :,
Robert C. Davidson, a director declined
to discuss the rurnors.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
JAIL DELIVERY AT ROANOKE.
Six Prisoners, Four Of Whom are
Convicts, Escaped.
fsnecia,5 D,snatch to The Times.

Convicts, Escaped.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.
ROANOKE, A, April 15.-Six prison-
ers escaped from the Roanoke Jail to-
night four Of them having been SEN
fenced to the spenitentiary-James Wright,
Robert Payne and Will Smith for four
years and Isaac White for two years, Ill
negroes, and James sN1cGovern, whites two
years: Armstrong. a deaf mute, serving 4
jailsterm for robbery and -Esssie# Morrows.
who was to bestried tomorrow for house
breaking. "
j x W. Eggeston, also charged with
breaking. was captured in the al
ley.
Deputy Sheriff Craig failed to lock the
prisoners in their cells and they got out
into the corridor and bored a hole through
the wall and dropped to the ground.
Il The delivery took place a bout 4 :15 and
a trustv gave the alarm. Stationmaster
Helm ran up in the Jail and found the
corridor swarming with prisoners. III
ready to goSthrough the hole in the wall.
5He drew his gun and drove them back
into their cells while Officer Evans cap
tured EEggleston in the alley.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
MR. KNIGHT TO BE REAPPOINTED
AS. .RICHMOND'S= POSTMASTER
IlatOn--Ine Williams Fight H11Ou11teu lo-L1Vt
General. Boiling Wins in Petersburg.

had been -1lelp-up at the point of pistol
and robbed of a. large sum Of money and
personal effects of considerable value.
Several hundred dollars are involved III
the bold steal. and that accounts = Tor
the unusual turning out OF the police
detectives of the Cockade City.
Chief Lpscomb, of the Manchester po-
lice, was notified to be on the lookout
for the negroes and when the train bear
ing them reached the southsidc city ar
rested Eli Parker, believed TO be one OF
the four wanted. The others got away.
The Petersburg officers remained III the
city. all the afternoon In hopes ofsfnding
the remaining three. They had no sue
cess,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
Gave q Dress Parade on the
Plaza in the Afternoon.
STHEYWERE. C H EER Ed Justify
The South Carolina Military Academy
Cadets Will Make the Virginia Boys
Their Special Guests-voiun-
teer virginius tQuietlyAwait
the Coming Of the
Governor.
Especial DISPATCH to The Time, !,

Especial Dispatch to The TimeB.) '=S<-
& CHARLESTON. S. c., April 15-The.
entire cadet corps Of the Virginia Mili-
stary Institute arrived in this city this
morning, $50 strong. The cadets were ac-
scompanied by Colonel Nichols. professor
of mathematics, and Major. H. C. Ford.
the commandant of5ths institution. The
companies AREA, CAPITA in j ohnson; =,
Captain Tillery; c, Captain Rawn; d,
Captain Wise.
The young soldiers were on the road
for about fifteen hours. butstfe trip was
mot so tedious as one might suppose.
The train onswhichi theFttrav wa S filled
up with every accommodation, and the
boys We're as conforta bic as could be ex-
pected. All along the route the gray
clad embryo warriors attracted a great
deal of attention from the fair naidens.
and the short stops Rat various towns,
cities and villages helped to keep the
spirits Of the Nirginians to a high pitch.
WENT INTO CAMP.
Immediately upon their arrival this
morning, the cadets Went into camp in
the large barracks building on the En-
position grounds. a structure erected
specially for visiting soldiers during the
progress Of the fair.
rade on the Exposition plaza, at which
time orders were issued fixing hours for
guard mount. taps. exhibition drills and
other ceremonies during their stay here.
1t is purposed to give several drills
while the cadets are in camp; and it is
expected that large crowds will be out to
witness the exhibitions.
The cadet corps is composed Of a fine
body of young men. They are all hand
some. stalwart. fellows. and they made a
splendid sllpw this morning as they march
ed from the train to the Exposition
grounds.
CHEERED4 Justify
Hundreds of visitors were lined up OF,
the sidewalks within the enclosure and
as the Old Dominion lads marched in an
unbroken, line to their quarters, they were
cheered Justify.
The Virginia cadets will acts as an
escort to Governor Monta que tomorrow
in the parade from the ST. John Hotel to
the fair grounds.
On Friday evening the cadets of the
South Carolina Military Academy of this
city will tender a. reception to the Wis
iting soldiers at the Hibernian Hall. a
large number of prominent society ladies
Of Charleston will act as chaperones. The
affair promises to eclipse ANYTHING of a
social nature. ever undertaken by the
Citadel students.
OLD SOLDIERS LOVE THEM.
J: The old Confederate soldiers here recall
the noble bearing of the Y. NJ. T. stu
dents in the war between the States. and
they would be very kindly disposed to
the visitors on that account. if for no
other reasons.
The Virginia volunteer troops passed
an =uneventful day here. They are waiting
until the main contingent arrives from
Richmond before beginning hostilities. @
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
NEW RICHMOND HOTEL.
Bids Received from Seven Cities. and a
Philadelphia Firm the Lowest.
Especial Dispatch TO Tie Times.

Especial Dispatch to Tie Ilmes.j
s BALTIMORE, MD, April 15.-At the
offices of Hodges & Leach. architects.
bids were opened to-day for the New
Richmond Hotel. to be built by Mrs. a.
D. Atkinson. Nine bids were received
from builders IN seven cities.
Cramp Brothers. of Philadelphia, made
the lowest bid. which was $4,000 less than
any other submitted
r The bids were. held under advisement
and the firm declined to announce or dis
cuss the figures.
Among the bidders was Mr.. ". A.
5Chesterman,z of Richmond.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
Arrested for Gambling.

AT 90 clock this morning two Of the
alleged gamblers of the Third Police Dis
trict had been ar arrested. They are. Nose
Laws No. 211 West Broad. Both are
negroes: These. with. the three arrested
in the First District, appear before the
Police Justice this morning.
q Up to midnight Sergeant Jeter, of the
First District. said that his men had ar
rested the following: Charlie White and
.siarshaii John Brown. ii.| also &c on seven Ven
steenth Street. and P. Ia ylor, of Jail AL
ley, all negroes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
TORTURE Will
not Be ALLOWED. |.
Secretary Root Orders Court
MARTA Of All SO Engaged.
NONE ARE 10 BE SHIELDED Ell! e:
President Roosevelt Intends to Back Up
Army in the Heartiest Manner, but
Also Intends to See That Cruelty
Shall Be Severely Punished.

(By Associated Prcss.)

n
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 15.-As a
result Of the consideration by the CAB
met to-day of cruel treatment Of Fill
pinos by United States soldiers. Secre-
tary Root has made public the following
correspondence:
War Department. Washington.
'tApril 15 1902.
Z NV Dear Senator.-I4 beg to 5acknoWl-
edge the receipt of your copy of the tes-
timonyS of Sergeant Charles s. Riley ana
Private William Lewis Smith, late OF the
STwenty-sixth Infantry. taken before your
committee yesterday. I enclose a copy
of a n order which has been sent today
to zMaior-General Chaffee. commanding
the Division of the Philippines. Direc-
tions have been given to the Judge ad-
syoca te-general OF the army to take proper
stems in accordance with the dispatch
,rhe War Department will be glad to re-
cefve the earliest practicable informa-
ton of: any further evidence which may
be ELECTED by the committee tending TO
fix responsibility upon any one in the
military service Of the United States for
anv violation OF the laws of war or OF
the regulations and orders governing the
opera tions of the army Of the United
States in the field.
Very respectfully.
fsigned) "ELIHU ROOT.
Secretary Of War"
Hon. IT. G. Lodge.
United States Senate.
Washington. D. c.
TO SC.HAFFF.E;
war Depa rtment. Wash'ngtor. D G.
"AYemorandun for the Adiutant-General.
"Cable General Chaffee as follows:
"On FEBRUARY 2Stl1 letter was sent
YOU enclosing YOU for Investigation cop
les OF charges made by General Card
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
FURRY in =SEABOARD
ON BALTIMORE. EXCHANGE
More Than Ten Thousand Shares Changed Hands, an
There Were Rumors That Baltimore and
Ohio Would Acquire the Road

New postoffices have ben established in
Virginia as follows:
Ember. Carroll county. Lorenzo D..
Frost commissioned: Virgil, Shenandoah,
Granville D. Baker.
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phenson's Body.
Especial Dispatch to The &Tin,es.)
WELDON, N. c., April 15.-Sherif
Bond. .of Bertie county, arrived here this
evening and will take Milton Belfield, the
negro who confessed that he. helped to
murder Thomas Stephenson. at Roxabel.
to Kelford tomorrow morning. going via
Norfolk
Belheld this evening confessed to me
that he fired two shots at Stephenson,
and says the pistol was Sput into his
hands by his brother-in-law. Junius
Bishop.
Balls of two different sizes were taken
from Stephensons body.
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BELFIELD CONFESSES.
phenson's Body.

Bullets of Two Sizes Found in Ste
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Governor! Montague and party left for.
tie Charleston Exposition at 1885 o'clock
last night. insthe private car Of President
5\,arren& e. FlliOtt.
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TILE DOORS RSsWEREsLOGISED.
The utmost caution prevailed sin the en-
fire proceeding, and the big Iron doors
IN the top floor. of the Capitol were kept
licked and guarded. and even to-day
s.4mbcrs of the committee some etimcs had
10 walt some moments until the chairman
was disenEaged and could admit them 70
tl:I@committee rooms.
No outsiders whatever were admitted
the only persons on the teps door being
: the members Of the conmittc Afcssrs.
Hmitl: and Epps. their counsel and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
ROBBERY AND FIRE
A Double Misfoi tune Comes to a
Fourth Street Jeweler.
SUSPICION RESTS ON A CLERK
The Proprietor Says His Missing
Employe Had the Combina-
ton Of the Safe.

The safe in the jewelry store of Chester
G. Norris, A Fourth street S, badly dam
aged by fire this morning, was robbed OF
it's contents, diamonsd and jeWelry, valued
at $1,400, just before the fire broke out.
G. w. Missing, aged p, a clerk in the store,
who was the only person other than the
proprietor who knew the combination to
the safe, is missing.
The fire started shortly before o'clock
in the rear of the store. 1t did about
So, 900 damage to the jewelry stock and
furnishings Of G.. G.. Norris and to the
stock of Lofgren, the tailor. When Mr..
Norris came down, at 7:40 a. M, he
turned the combination to the safe, used
his key to open the inside doors, which
when they were swung open, disclosed
several layers Of emptied trays. Diamonds,
watches and other jewelry placed in the
safe last evening, were gone.
Mr.. Morris Immediately informed the po-
lice. C. w. Missing, the clerk, he told
them, had been in his employ since Jan.
1. He came from GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
being an experienced jeweler, was given a
position in the new store which Mr.. Nor
ris had just opened. He was entrusted
with the combination to the safe but had
not been given key to the inner doors
However, he had on several occasions
carried the propr1etor's key. Until few
days ago he lived at the Brunswick hotel
but his last place Of abode was on Seventh
! street s., near HeLnepin He has a
brother in Minneapolis.
The origin of the fire is mystery. Nc
cause has been discovered by the fire
marshal and it is not known whether OF
not it Vas incendiary.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
By the Ruling Of Judge Sanborn
Regarding Courts Martial.
MAJOR GERLAcH SAYS IT'S O. K.
Judge Sanborn Says Courts Com
nosed of Regulars Can't Try
Volunteers.

The sweeping decision handed down yes
terday at st. Louis by Judge w. H. San
born of St.tPaul, in the United States CIR
cult court, seems ito assure the freedom
Of 200 men, now confined In federal pem-
tentiaries for various offenses. Judge
Sanborn holds that volunteer SOLDIERS
cannot be tried by a court martial mace
up of officers Of the regular army. 8.
1t is understood that this ruling VIII
govern the case Of Lieutenant, Fred Z.
Barrows of Minneapolis, now serving a
tive-year term at Manila. He was con
victed by court martial made up OF ON
GERS Of the regular army.
Judge Sanborn made his ruling In the
case ofPeter c. Deming, former cap
tain of the United States volunteers,
against Robert w. McClaury, warden OF
the federal penitentiary at LeavenWortn
Kan He was imprisoned on the sent
ence Of court-martial of nine regular
army officers, convened by General smart
er, March 20, 1900. Judge Sanborn mas
decided that the court-martial violated
article II of the articles of war, proVld-
ing that officers of the regular army sinai
not be competent to sit on court-martla
for the trial Of officers and soldiers o.
other forces.
The opinion declares, as a matter O.
law, that the volunteer army is at al
times distinct from the regular army
=
and it is supposed that the same actor
will be taken with all other prisoners Wht
suffered Imprisonment ucder like circum
stances. -e 49,.
Deming's sentence was affirmed by thu
secretary Of war and approved by tnf
president. ....-au $685..
Major Gerlach, for twelve years an arm!
| officer at Fort Smelling, now retired, be
| lieves that Judge Sanborn's point is wei
| taken That DositiOn he says, was recOg
| nized during the civil war. He explains
| 1t was believed in the Philippines that tn
volunteer forces would in time become par
| of the regular forces, and that as such 1t wa
perfectly proper to try them by regular arm
rules. The war department, in approving tn
results of the trials, accepted the final respon
sibi!ity. I am satisfied that this decision vii
not affect other than soldiers who were trie
and convicted in the Philippines. While reg
| ular army officers may not try volunteers
there is nothing to prevent volunteers fror
| trying regulars. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
AFFAIRS OF MISSIONS
THEY ARE DISCUSSED BY WOMEN
Meetings of Woman's Missionary
Union and Baptist Women's
Home Mission Union.

Foreign missions occupied the attention
Of the Congregational women OF the
Woman's Missionary Union yesterday in
Plymouth church. Mrs. Lowell Jepson,
president, conducted the opening devo-
tionals Miss Margaret Evans Of North
field, presided over the hour devoted to
the Minnesota branch Of w. B. M. l. Mrs.
George r. Merrill gave a report of the
twenty-third annual meeting of the W.
B. M. l. in Oberlin last fall. The society
has recently opened new field in Brousa,
Turkey, and Miss Holt went out from Du-
| luth in the fall to take charge. Mrs. e.
N. Makeley of St. Paul described the con-
ditions at Brousa and the need of a mis-
sion there. Mrs. A. Norman led the de-
| votional half hour which closed the morn
/! ing meeting.
| In the afternoon two missionaries Mrs
! Graham Lee Of Korea, and Mrs. P. Win
gate Of Caesarea, Turkey, spoke of their
| work and Mrs. H. G.. Webster gave
| glimpses of the mission stations. Mrs. b
A. Upper read letters from Miss Emily
Hartwell in China, and Miss Alice Girls
! void from Miss Anstice Abbott of India
! The program was interspersed with music
| The Baptist Women's Home Mission
Union held its annual meeting yesterday
in the First Baptist church. Mrs. F. A
Cooper presided. Reports from the diff
ferent churches showed encouraging con
| dittons. Mrs. Mears led the opening de-
votionals. Mrs. A. B. Coe spoke in ia
vor Of reviving the union mission meet
ings and suggested that two delegate
| from each church meet the second Tues
day in March in Wesley M. e. church t
arrange for an open meeting in May. Mrs
| Gates made plea for greater efforts il
behalf of the treasury. The work of tn
young women was reported by Mrs. Cham
berlin and Mrs, Walter Barrett told o
what the children and babies are doing
The present officers were reelected, a
follows: President, Mrs. F. A. Cooper
vice presidents, Mines. NJ. J. Kelley, Wal
tor Barrett and G.. H. Irwin; secretary
Miss Alice Stone; treasurer, Mrs. M, e
| Grown.
The afternoon was Z, divided between
home and foreign missions ami was di.
rected by Mrs. L. A. Clevenger. Mrs
Walter Barrett spoke of the mission al
Saddle Mountain, Oklahoma, where the
| Indians have shown their appreciation fol
what the missionary has done for then
| by sending missionary to the Hopi In
| dams in Arizona. The new mission was
opened in November and is in charge Of
Misses Mary Mclean and Reside, for
merly with the Indians at Saddle Noun.
| tain. It has been named by them Sun
! light mission. Late news from the mis-
sonaries in the home and foreign field
| was given.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-12
AUDITORS TALK.
WHY TAxAT1oN, OF oouRsE
officials of Fifty Minnesota Counties
Gather Here, to Discuss the


Auditors OF the various counties Of Min
nescta met in annual convention in the
courthouse yesterday. The convention was
held at this time SO that the auditors
might discuss the tax code and confer
with the legislators regarding it.
The effect of the new tax code upon the
business Of the auditors Office was the
general scheme considered.
In the forenoon various auditors sub
m1tted suggestions for discussion In the
afternoon. These included many points
in the code which the auditors believe are
either defects or omissions. A telephone
message was received from Senator Knat-
void that the senate had asked the mem
bers to visit the legislature and discuss
with the legislators the new tax code.
This was enthusiastically received. A
date will be determined upon Later in the
day.
Assistant Secretary of State P. G. Sjo-
blom attended the afternoon session and
spoke on the matter Of obtaining agri-
cultural statistics through the Office of
the auditor. S. T. Johnson, the new bank
examiner. and his deputy, H. c. Koer
ner, were invited to attend the meeting
and discuss the tax code.
At noon the auditors were entertained
at luncheon. This evening they will be
entertained at dinner at the Elks' club
rooms. It was thought that the work
of the convention could be completed to-
day, but the proposed visit to the legis-
lature may hold them over for three days,
there being no session tomorrow.
There were about fifty counties repre-
scented. Those whose auditors registered
at the morning session were as follows:
Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Dakota
Faribault, Fillmore. Freeborn, Grant, Henne-
pin, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kanabec, Kandi-
yohi. Lyon, Mcleod Meeker, Morrison, Now
er, Mobiles, Norman, Polk, Redwood, Rem Vile
Roseau, Scott, Sherburne Stearns. Stevens
| Swift, Todd. Traverse. Waterman, Wright