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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
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H~omeseekers' excursion tickets are
sold over the Burlington Route on the
first and third Tuesdays Of a month
at one fare plus $500 for round trip to
the territory east Of the Rocky
Mountains
CHEAP ONE. WAY RATES.
0ue-wsy Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent of western ter
ritory at a trihe more than half rates.
TIE RICH WEST.
The generous harvest Of 1902 is a
strong appeal'to Homeseekers, Invest.
ors and Renters to visit the west and
see the rewards which have come to
farmers, stock-raisers and fruit-grow-
ers in the territory traversed by the
Burlington Route, the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads
from the Mississippi River through to
the North Pacific Coast.
TO CALIFORNIA.
Weekly California excursions in
through tourist sleepers. Select par
ties in charge of special conductors;
join them, Best and most economical
way to reach the coast via the all-year
and scenic route through Denver,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
MAIN TRAVELLED THROUGH THE
WEST.
You can thoroughly rely on the Bur-
lington's passenger service to Denver,
Kansas City, S. Joseph, Omaha, st.
Paul, Minneapolis, Ito the whole West.
Northwest and Pacific Coast region.
Consult your nearest ticket agent or
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on request.
l.. w. WAKELEY,
Gen'l Pass'r Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
CHAS. E. MICHEL,
t. P. A., GOA Pine St., Louis, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06

Genl Pass'r Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
CHAS. E. MICHEL,
7. P. A., GOA Pine St., Louis, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
CHEAP ONE WAY RATES.

Oue-wsy Settlers rates on same
dates, to a large extent Of western ter
ritory at a trife more than half rates.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06

II son think you have a win Of.
Your OWL his TO stop smoking
AIelison Globe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
V'III||IRl'|CINI|.IA|l|...H|'0RSES
AT 0S'TO.NSH.0'||''W|I.. [ !. { i: [ |
Those Of Mr. Charles b Hurkamp.
Made Fine Reputation Il
for. Thems selves.
Especial Dispatc1 to The Timcs.)

Especial Dispatch to The Times -
BOSTON, MASS. april 22.-No o man at
the Boston Horse Show, jnstEclosed, ex-
.hibited finer horses than Charles FL Hhr-
kap1p. of Fredericksburg, Va. Mr.. Hur-ii
kamp had two ma gnificentS hunters en-
tered in the various class sesTAmaret and
White Oak. Vhenerer his horses N entered
the ring for. the jumping contests they
received rounds of applause and were
commended many times by the. judges.
NJ +. Hurkamp&m however, one se-
rious misjudgmen in that he did not
ride his horses himself in the rip NJ r
Hurkamp' s modesty forced him TO Trust
his; horses to strange and lnexpert hands.
When Fl urIamps consented to ride MISS
Mlrchison's s horses, his skill and 1udg-
ment carried: the day easily for her al az
though her horses We're not be com.
pared with the gEYirgin mia n S.
More. than that. on one occasion, when
becoming dissatisfied with the showing Of
Anna ret, lle made an exhib lion attempt at
the. fence himself Amaret cleared the six
foot hurdle .easil " - s;
s OF course theS Boston Horse Show as
a sRholeHis practica1ly a contest between
the carriage horses of Thomas Law
son, repre- nting5. all classes and the
hackney breeding Aestab blishment of sEben
d. u ordans All. 3 that is well understood
by Boston horse lovers, yet the remark
able showing by John 7 =. - NYentz, Scran-
ton, Pa. the Mat hers, of Philad elphias
and Mr:sHnrkanp for two seasons past
has made all true horse lovers nope that
they will return wit th; a double consign-
,ment.o .ofgprtzeSse s. s.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
COLD WAVE FOLLOWED CLOSE
IN WAKE OF THE HOT ONE
LowerT Temperature Showers and in Many Places Snow
and Frost Succeeded Remarkably Hot and
Dry Spell Over Wide Area
oell Over Wide Area.

NILNAUKEE,s WIS, April 22.-Show-
els ..-lo-b no.. " l-cu44e.n lo-uay b. ought
all end to the hot wea ther. which threat
ened for a. time to ruin the crops in many
parts of the State. AT about the same
time the temperature in the northern
part of the State turned cooler, and that
section was visited by rain. The weather
to- night is clear and considerably c-olcl'
than at the same time last night.
To-night's specials from various parts
OF the State tell of much damage by the
high Winds and tornadoes. Two lives
were lost
OMAHA, .NEB.. April 22.-4At Beatrice
there was a dust and wind storm 3 of
tweuty-four hours duration. which ended
ith a rain at midnight: The dust came
In such volumes that many persons sus-
pected the approach of a tornado and
sought places of safety. The temperature
In that city was near the 100 mark most
Of the day. AT Crawford, "a severe snow
storm began last night and continued early
to-day, becoming a blizzard. The report
states that the storm is c1e most severe
on the stock ranges of the season
KANSAS CITY, MO, April 22-The
weather tonight is unseasonably cold.
the temperature at s P. NJ. being 4s. The
sky is overcast, but the gale continues.
Jamestown, NJ D.. April 22.-The
fiercest April snow-storm ever known in
this section Of the. State began early
to-day and steadily increased in fury.
Over a foot of snow fell during the day
Railroad traffic was at a standstill. &c.
DEADWOOD,$ S. D., April 22,-Two feet
and "a half of snow has fallen here since
Monday noon and it is. still falling:
Z CHADRON. NEB., April Pa wet,
heavy snow has been falling for twelve
hours and tonight there is about q foot
Of snow on the level. This is the most
disastrous storm for the cattle that has
fallen this winter. 3.
I5 (By Associated Press.) III
NEW. YORK..asApril 22.-This was the
hottest April 22d insthis city. since 1886.
The mercury climbed to 81. the highest
point, at 4 p. M, and it was the same at
5 P. NJ. Then came cooling breeze,
which sent it down a degree att Pm.
The rise in the temperature was quite
sharp, the figures at 8 "A. M. being 56
and at noont71. The local Weather. Bureau
reports the hot wave as being the advance
ofEthe one now holding sway in the West.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
CLUB DECIDES
Il. ! !. ERECT I I. I annex
Thousand Dollar Ad.
dition to Be Made to- West
moreland Club House.

a handsome addition, in the form Sof an
annex, which will cost So, 900, is to 53be
built at once to the present home Of the
Westmoreland Club.
x ThisSwas decided a TIA meeting of the
members OF the clubsheld last nightly
practically: the unanimous vote of s. the
membership, there, being only sixssvoting
i'll the negative, as against two hundred
and twenty for: the Improvement.
l5& It was decided tia "a building commit
tee, composed of seven; four rom the
Board of Governors and three from the
membership at large. should be appointed
it, once, and all matters pertaining to
the building be placed under its control
and direction
There was "a large attenda nee and many
proxies. Plans fort the addition submitted
by several architects were on exhibition.
All of these include the club. desired
changes I'M the building.
s The annex is to- occupy the space now
occupied by thei Kitchen "a t. the rear of
the building, extending along s Sixth
Street. Theyplans show on the SHnrst. floor
provisions for a. large billiard hall, ba tn
rooms servants i quar- rters, laundry and
cold storage plant. On the second floor
there is to- be "a large smoking srQonns6Ox22
feet, and Al dining hall 28x3s. which will
have opening into it several algprivate din
sing-rooms. Ten bedrooms ana #asalarge
Kitchen are; provided 3forkthes third floor,
while; above this will probahl be- asroof-
garden. ~
york upon this uilding MIL be begun
svikhip thA next thirty days
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
was over councilmen and the result IS

was over Councilmen and the result IS
In doubt.
Although the primary was held to be
not 1egalized, both factions went into
1t with q vim, aud apparently q fair
fight in the mainsSwas fought. 1te1ooss
government candidate for Common
wealths Attorney. has defeated Mr. James
#. Duncan City Sergeant John 6LaWler
has probably been renoninated.
The Australians ballot system, 1nAugu-.
rated by the good government people,
was observed at only oee polling place
The Dey or good government faction
were caught. their opponents say, In the
act Of doing crooked work at the primary
to-day. Mr.. A Rowland Nash, Of the
good government, says that the mistake
was an honest one and the administra-
stion or Trehy faction arc making a
mountain out Of a mole hill. Here Is the
mole hill or mountain, as you please:
a CIRCUMSTANCE.
Is Mr.. sLabun Henderson,, a voter. an old
gentleman, went to the Sixth Ward
sPump-house polls to vote this morning
and had his ticket made out by good
government faction Judge r. L. Holland.
Some doubt as to whether the ticket was
.:scratched" so that the voter should
vote for Dawes for Mayor, as he desired
to do. arose in the old mans mind,
and he submitted the ticket to Police
Officer Dozier. The officer found the
names Of both Dawes and Ridd ck
sclatched. and also the names of five
candidates for the local board.
VOTE $INVALIDATED. s.
This invalidated the ticket Dozier re-
ported the matter. and Mr.. A. r Nash
agreed to let Mr. Herman Camp, of the
Trehy faction, wise all tickets prepared
by Judge Holland.
This satisfied the opposition, and Mr.
Camp overlooked the good government
judges tickets from that hour, and all
went forward an1tcab1y.
Warrant Officer VIM. Stephens and Gus
La gorio areAreported to have exchanged
fists once oi.5twice at the polls to-day,
but no arrests were made. -
MR.. CROWN. STRUCK.
Mr.. ]. E. Crown says that some one.
who was. he thinks, a gambler. struck
Kim once. a glancing blow. at the Fourth
Ward poll to-day and called him an in
former. :-, 4s
crown says the incipient row was
quelled Immediately by the police. and
that Sergeant Mays protected him. but
to!l him he had better go away or he
might be Killed.
He left. tut went back later.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
COAST LINES GENERAL OFFICES
MAY CONN. TIC. RICHMOND
Effort Being Made to Bring the Headquarters
Of This Important System, Soon to Embrace the
g-.3 Plant Lines to This CITY.
es, to This City.

In the general Reorganization which
will follow the Atlantic Coast Lines ac-
,uuisitlon of the Plant System, there Is
a; probability Of the general offices OF the
road being located in Richmond
e This city being the northern terminal
of this great system OF railroads. anu
becoming more. and more a railroad
center the advantages OF sllct1 "a move
are considered many.
The possibility of securing for Rich
1mond this great addition. for such IT
would be, sto the railway interests here.
has been brought to the attention Of the
Chamber of. Commerce. and through TINS
body the high ofiictals,o thes Atlantlc
Coast Line are being approached. It is
realized that the location of these Offices
here would greatly add z. to RcEm ond $
Importance as a railroad center and:
with this; ;insviewlseyery possible induce
n1ent will be brought to bear upon
At the cha mber Of Commercea3yest
day afternoon 1T was said that the mat
ter had not. reached|a point where 1T
could be made *pu bic sin&detali.{ out 1nat 1a
within the next few. days something more
definite would be known. Mr. g. $
busy in connection with the movement
busy in connection with the meoyment.
.b,1t was lot at s liberty to make public
the persent status Of affairs.
It has been runored in railroad circles 9:
for a week possibly that the Atlantic
Coast Line was contemplating esta blish-.
ing its general Offices here, but no a'l-. @
.tloritativa statement could be had from
local Off cia1s last nj ght-4 ~
s. At present the general offices of the
road are located at Wilmington, n. G..
but with the consolidation with the
plant system s there will be a general
shar.ing UP and shifting OF operation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
Convention Opened Yesterday
With Every Seat Filled.
CAY WITH BUNTING ANDFLAGS.
Maids Of Honor and Sponsors, Attired
In Confederate Gray,and Brass But
tons, Added TO Beauty of Spec
tacIe-Addresses of Well
come Made-Fitz. Lee
May Be Successor.
fsncc,n, pispntch to The rmes.)

DALLAS. TEXAS. April 22.-Ihea re-
union opened to-day with. an unprece-
dcpted crowd for the first day. The lobby
OF The Oriental Hotel presented mag
njfcent sight, the gray uniforms OF inc
veterans mingling with the gay coiors
worn by the sponsors and maids OF ~ ~noLoi'
There have been many meetings between
The Virginia representatives ana persons
Syhc formerly lived in Virginia.
DIR. r. William Jones arrived to-oay ana
has been the center Of a group OF 1rienos
ever since Among the other Nlrgi1ilahs
present are Captains David a. brown
and j. Taylor Stratton, of Richmoiio'
Va. General James Macgiil. OF Inlashl
Va: w A. Saunders. OF LaWson-baii
Camp; Colonel Roper OF PETERSBURG va. sa.'
Colonel D. Funkhouser, OF Shenahooah
and DR.. Savers of Wythe county, Va
captain Stratton has been appointed
member OF the Committee on Resoiutlciis
OF the United Confederate Veterans. ana
Colonel Funkhouser a. member OF the
Ecmmittee on Credentials.
SPONSORS AND MAIDS.
The sponsors and maids OF honor3 are.
Miss Lucy Lee IIill chief sponsor for
the Virginia Division; Miss Anderson, Oh
Richmond: Miss Collier. of Petersburg,
and Miss GOODWIN, of Wythe, are her
,.,aids of honor.
The headquarters of the Virginia Divis-
ion have been at room No. l22, Oriental
Hotel. General James Macgill, who, IN
1he absence of General Garnett, has COM
,nand OF the division. has established
headquarters at the Fair Grounds, ana
has issued AN order that the Virginia i1l-
vision meet there tomorrow morning al
9 o'clock.
Tom smith Camp, of snffolk. Va, ar
rived This evening with seventeen men,
al, in uniform. The North Carolina Di-
vision arrived twenty-four hours late to-
aay, sss strong. The commander is Julian
S Carr.
Ia The sponsor and maid of honor for the
Virginia Department of Sons. Miss Annie
10 Drewry and Miss Bessie Boyle, arrived
last night from New Orleans, and nave
room at the Oriental Hotel:
LEES NAME SUGGESTED.
There has been little talk in regard TO
successor to General Wade Hampton. to
command the Department of the Army
cr Northern Virginia. General F1tzhugh
Ice has a strong supporter for TINS posi-
1i,, in General Niche, of Charlottesville,
VA Should it be decided to present Gen7
,ral Lees name for the position, he will
no doubt be elected, as he seems TO be the
logical candidate.
To-day has been given over. to pleasure.
There were two receptions this afternoon
.o the sponsors and maids of honor ana
a ball was given tonight Tomorrow the
convention of the veterans will meet LOT
business. There has been great regret e&-
rrcssed that airs. N. v. Randolph chalr-
nan of the Central Committee. VIII not
l,o here to present the report from hei
committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
the HEADQUARTERS

tee on Philippines, asking him to sub
poena John Nicholson. who is said to- have
been a sergeant in the Fourth Cavalry
and examine him under oath regarding
the use of the Water Cure. I" Nichol-
son Is reported to have said at Norfolk.
Va. that General Funston originated the
water Cure and practiced it almost
daily for several months.
General Funston said: IT am inclined
to believe that Nicholson is a. myth. /
knew every officer of this troops OF
cavalry and there was no sergeant named
Nicholson.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
NORFOLK PRIMARY
PASSED Quietly.
Vote Very !'' Heavy q, and AM There
Mas Muc!h Scratching.
b Riddle Or MAYOR.
Charges Of Cheating We're Made
BY the Trehy { Faction. ',;| on
HEY INSPECTED BALLOTS.
The Australian Ballot Was Used at Only.
One Precinct-M MIR. j. e. Grown, the
Dispatch Crusade Reporter,
Was Struck at the Polls. bdt
the Police Prevented
Any Row.
They INSPECTED BALLOTS.
Especial Dispatch toqThe !T4mes.)

Special Dispatch to The Times
NORFOLK, VA.,3 April 322--Norfolk De-
,mocracy held q primary. to-day to nomt-
nate candidates for municipal Offices. $
lively but good htlmored, battle was
fought between the Dey or good govern
ment and Trehy or administration fac
tions for the control of the city.
The vote was. heavy; !. there were some
forty candidates and much scratching
and theeresult will hardly be known be-
fore tomorrow.
Doctor Riddick, good government can
didate, has probably been nominated for
Mayor, Mr. George H. Dawes, independ
cnt, who was generally supported by the
administration, foNouing. The main fight
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
THE STEAMSHIP
COMBINATION.
Corporation Formed by Morgan
Will Have capitalization Of
$l7o,000,O0
iBy Associated Press

NEW YORK. April 22.---Thee Trans-At-
lantic Steamship combination formed by
J. p Morgan will have a capital OF
$40 900. coo, of which ST., ,O0o ooo Will pc SIN
per cent. cumulative preferred stock,
$50. 100000 common stock and $50, 00o, 90
four and q; half per cent. debentures.
The underwriting syndicate has sub
scribcd $4,000, ool, forty per cent. of which
was placed abroad and the remainder
here. The title is still undetermined
The combination will have an American
charter.
A working arrangement has eel1
made with the German lines, of which
the rela tions between the new comb'na-
ton an7 the German companies promise
to be altogether harmonious.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
DALLAS is CROWDED.. E:
One Hundred and twenty-five Thous-
and Present and More Expected.
iBy Associated Press) a.

tBy Associated ltTcsS.J
DALLAS. TENAS, April 2s22.--NNltn Inc
Confederate reunion oficlaliy tWeiSe W 9, ilolts ?
old and unotficially considerably older 1t
as estimated tonight that there arc leo,oo0
visitors in Dallas From early this MORN
inc ,,ntil late tonight the streets We're
,hronEed and it is said by mensin a po-
sitiou to make close calculations tnat
there were SO,oc0 visitors at the camp III
Ahe Fair Grounds alone. - t4E,
,~rhe crowd is. too large to command.
said Colonel Slaughter to-day. not'-
sands who have no3 right TO 90 SO az a.
sleeping at the camp and eating at the
moss tables Some of the old veterans
had 10 fight for, their places, but they
seemed 1o<be as capable Of a tussle as
they were years ago. Weswlll have affairs
i5ci,cr in hand to-morrow.
An additional influx of visitors Is eX-
spccted tomorrow, the attraction belns5
the Kaliphs' parade. Tonight the young
,r element and many of the veterans
rounded out the days pleasures with a
s,all at the camp. The function was Civ
en- hy the Sons of Veterans and an I'M
.aense crowd-too great for comfort
we're present s.s
CROWDED TO LIMIT
While thousands cf visitors did not
leave the business section OF + the city,
Camp Johnson. two miles suistant.SWhere
4the opening exercises WeaeSSh hsia, ." q ?
crowded to the limit. Delegation after
delegation from the four corners Of the
j country reported and was assigned 20
divisions in thevast city of tents. ~
The great mess shed, seating II. QoA. ssas $
opened at. 10 O'Clock. An army of cooks
and waters worked like beavers. while
lie veterans with hunger born. OF {.
night in the open did .feirs best TO keep
f, tho cooks busy.
The convention was compelled to open
witi, General Gordon. the commander
in-chief absent. Hon. John n. Allen.
/ .he orator OF the day. was not present
When the convention began. Governor
sayers and Hon G. 3. Gerald however
appeared at the last moment and we're
Justify cheered; Among those on The
stage were Judge John Al. Reagan, the
only surviving member of the Davis cabi-
net; W. L, cabeil General Stephen %. Lee,
54rf New Orleans: Colonel Lee crandali,
Mho was on "Stonewall e Jackson's 8 stan: !:
Miss Lucy Lee Hill. OF Chicago, The
sponsor-in-chief, and Miss Virginia Pad
dock. of Fort Worth. Texas. tho chief
: maid OF honor
CONSIDERABLY GRAY.
When the convention opened the syete-
rams mann of them comparing the bounte-
ous plenty OF their break kfasts With the t;tar-
walton they were often called upon 10
endure during the war. were in hish good
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
THE GREAT BATTLE
HAS 1! 4 been | |;|;' Joined ] D
Proclamation Forces Are.
Confident if! 1,'' 1t. and and | Happ
DEL CAT NIBULL. | Herr {.
Thinks New Instrument Will Be.
Proclaimed.
CHARLOTTE TO =Ac I SHORTLY
Senator Eggleston Sends Out Circulars
to His OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of Richmond Democrats on
Question of Subnis-
sion or Procla-
nation.
CHAR L0TTE TO =AcT I SHORTLY
The great struggle between the proc

The great struggle between the proc
la1nation and submission forces is going
merrily on, and the fate of the new Con-
stitution is the leading topic in almost
every gathering.
Hon. Robert Turnbull, whose splendid
speech at Boydton on Monday resulted
in a. unanimous vote for tproclamat tionsby
the, Democratic ,mass-meetin of Neck
lenburg. was at Murphy last night, and
was in very happy frame Of mind.
He was sure the convention would vote
to proclaim the Instruments and he
thought 1T would give the utmost satis-
faction to the people
A remarka Bile feature of the meetings
held at Boydton and Farmville on Mon
day. which instructed tN1essrs. Tarry and
Alcllwaine to vote for proclamation,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
TOsABSORB. CHEMICAL co.
American Cotton Oil Company Neither
Affirm or Deny Rumors.
ByyASsociated Pr,

q tBye!A ASsucIaleu IFreSs.J
NEW YORK. April 22.-Ofticials OF the
American Cotton Oil Company will nelth-
er affirm or deny the. report that the In
corporationsin New Jersey OF the Amer1-
can Cotton Produce Company is the fore
runner of a plan to combine their COM
pany with the Virginia Carolina Chemt-
cal Company. 1,he new New Jersey cor.
poration has nominal capital of s3,-
0O0,O0O, but it is said that a holding
company vii be organized as soon as
1t has been determined what companies
are to enter The combine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-23
FIGHT MORGAN COMBINE.
Suggestion of a British Combinatio
With This End.

(By Associated Press. 10 :. a. go z
Z LONDON April 22-TheS Westminster
Gazettesthi evening says it hears there
is a suggestion for the formation of a
new shipping combine, with the Cunard
Line as a nucleus, to fight the Morgan
combination Thus far, however, the
paper adds. the matter hardly, appears
to have gotten beyond the realm of. talk.
1t is. said in some quarters. according
to the Westminster Gazette, tEa t. tenta-
tive pourparlers in this direction have
actually been opened. but the paper,s IN
sfornlant considers that it is more likely
to be absorbed by the Morgan concern
than in the formation of an antagonistic
organization.