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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
MOVE FOR WAGE INCREASE
IN WEST AND NORTHWEST

CLEVELAND. OHIO. December 4
c-a,s Master P. H Morrisey of the
brotherhood of Railway Iralnmeh' Re-
turned here to-day from Chicago "sere
he vas in conference with pEoii'''e1ie
representative of his organization IN 'he
West and Northwest
1-non -eouest, Mr.. Morrsey dictated
and gave the Associated Press the 1oi-
lowing signed statement. concerning INC
reported combined movement on 'he pat
az the four leading organizations OIL ran.
way employees to secure an advance "
wages for their 10000 members:
THE reports en1anating from chicago.
that 10000 men. represented by the es-
+.h,iebed railway labor organza tons.
r-are forming a federation or comblna-
,ion for the purpose of making con-
carried demand for increased wages on the
railway companieS in the territory west
NJ Chicago. are not authoritative, ana no
such movement is in contemplation. Coli-
ferences of representatives OF some Oh
The classes of railway labor have recent
" been held in Chicago. but nave no re-
latioo to the formation OF plan 1or
a united movement.
~, is true. as heretofore has been OH
ciallv stated that the conductors ana
,rainmen contemplate presenting requests
for increased wages to lines In the w est
az, territory. within short time. but
tho procedure will be regular and orderly.
aud in accordance with the established
,.lies and customs of the order of RailWa!
Conductors and Brotherhood OF Railway
Trainmen Other individual organizations
in different parts of the territory. may
have similar requests in course OF pre-
marathon and from the character OF these
organizations we are confident agree
ments will be reached without any tric-
,;on or serious misunderstanding.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
SEVERAL OVERCOME BY GAS.
sfrs. +. u. Gay VIII Probably Die a..
Result.

The result of being overcome by gas.
Mr. F. D Cay. who lives with her
daughter Mrs Bethel. at the Franklin
1"GSe cast Franklin street. fingers be-
tween lie and death. with little hopes
OF recovery
Al carly hour yesterday morning the
inmates OF the house were aroused By
Che hurried 10 the room of her mother
ana found her in an unconscious con-
cNlon Medical aid was summoned. anG
Ii Moses y. iogc. Jr.. soon arrived on
the scene. After several hours Mrs. Gay
MS restored TO consciousness. and il was
thought she would recover. About
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon she had
relapse. ard her physician thinks her re-
ooEcr$ doubtful
Later in the day young lady work.
3;g ln tho bookbinding establishment Oh
Wemuth, Smyihie & Meister. corner OF
Governor and Franklin streets, was also
overcome by gas and had TO be sent
MONO IN the ambulance.
yesterday afternoon j; g. Nynne,
printer in the employ Of the Richmond
E!iNting Company, was SO aflected pS
gas that he had TO be treated by phy-
blc;an. Several weeks ago TWO boys Steep
irg IL the Franklin House We're overcome
by gas and had narrow escape from
death
~ that time it was said that the gas
came from sewer but il nov seems
possible that il comes from leak N
he main on Franklin streets. Both oe-
partmenta charge the other with the ufon.
be Acting City Engineer Bolton ano
City Plumbing Inspector Landers hoth
have forces OF men at work, ana III 3
trying TO locate the trouble
II is possible that several suits Will pc
entered against the city as result OF
the trouble
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
WIRELESS STILL WARM.


Philadelphia Pa-The schooner John c.
Schmidt. from Fernandina. for Provf-
dence. arrived at Delaware Breakwater
in tow OF tug William E. McCauley.
Manila.-CaptaIn Pershing has located
what is left OF a feet OF small gunboats
which the Spaniards sank In Lake Lanao.
Island Of Mindanao In 1883. An EFFORT
Washington.-Naval Constructor Du-
bose has reported to the Navy Depart.
ment that It will require $4,000 to re
construct the dry-docS which recently
parted while In Havana harbor. and wa.
lowed from there to the Pensacola naval
station.
was confirmed by the Senate to-day te,
succeed the late Justice Gray as mem
her Of the bench OF the United Statea
Supreme Court.
Manila-Consabu Iary Inspector Hen.
dryx. who was reported TO have been
killed In Samar. has been found alive
though badly wounded.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
Rich Republic of 5000 Monks.

,Eew York TimeS>
On the ca ST point of the sacred Mourn
Athos, on the Turkish peninsula. Chalkl-
dixie. is settlement Of 5000 monks, scat
tered among twenty monasterles me
whole forming a monastic republic IN tne
lom;nions Of the Sultan. to whom they
are tributary. The yearly tribute 'heS
nav to Abdul Hamid is by no means a
small one but the sum is easily met oy
the republic. which is very rlch, ana
counts many millionaires among. It's mem
bers.
AS an Independent commonwealth, the
republic maintains its own ship. Sai'ins
vessel called Pokroy Pressw1aty1a boso-
rot!.T a short time since this Vessei t'sS
II, the harbor of the south Russian Town
of TaRanrog She is in reality noatns
mona stery. Painted black. she carries a.
her bow the large cross Of the Pante'el
monastery on Mount Athos.
The captain. Father Geraesfm. ana INF
whole crew are monks from Mount Amos
and wear the monastic dress. Inc snip
cargo consists of holy oil from mount
Athos for the Panteleimon monastery IN
Moscow There is church on ooafo.
and all Of the crow live under the rules
Of THAR ordae-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
JOINT ULTIMATuM
ALMOST INEVITABLE.
Action Against yene-
zueIa VIII Probably BE Taken
In = Few Days.

BERLIN. December THE note from
President Castro, OF Venezuela. presented
to the German minister at Caracas a
week ago is not satisfactory to the Ger
man government. r. is deemed inade-
quate. and as being probably designed
to gain further time. cts partial accept
ance of the German demands was coupled
with conditions. that are unacceptable
The exchange OF views with the British
foreign once has resulted IN decision
to proceed with the Joint action. An ultf-
matum will almost certainly be presented
within q few days.
BRITISH CRUISER AT La GUAYRA.
CARACAS. December THE British
cruiser Indefatigable arrived at Ia
Guayra Three more British warships
are expected.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
E. n. THOMAS SUCCEEDS WALTER.
rresidcnt Of Lchish Valley Railroad
Hnd Coal Company.

.PI1lA. PA. December t.
z e Thomas was elected president OF
me LehiEh Valley Railroad Company
s0d ihe Lehirh Valley Coal Company. in
?taoe of Alfred Walter resigned. at a
special meeting Of the boards Of diroc-
1rs NJ those companies held to-day
III Thomas makes the statement that
ne Lehish Valley railroad will be ope-
'7i"i INDEPENDENTLY. as heretofore and
1T no manner connected with the opera
lions Of the railroad. or with any other
81 the trunk lines While maintaining
friendly relations with all of them. the
7-a2srfy. h. says. must be worked on its
merits
Mr Thomas is chairman of the board Of
directors NJ the Erie railroad.
NEW YORK. December Al he St
LOUIS and San Francisco Railway Com
raaE which controls the Chicago ana
Eastern Illinois road. has declared a div
iHend o. IL per cent. for the quarter.
on the preferrc"1 stock certificates. and
se'ui-aEnual dividend Of per cent on
NE common STOCK certificates of the Chi
.aso and Eastern Illinois road.
NEW YORK. December THE direc-
tors Of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cIfo road met to-day and declared the
regularly quarterly dividend Of ! IA pei
caHt. No action was taken regarding
dlgdena on the stocks of the new Rock
Island Company
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

Wv YORK. December A mission
49, service WAS held at St. Georges
.s,,-,h tonight, as part OF tho Advent
-.tss,orary campaign to the Quasimis
,,,-,rr work o. the Episcopal church
.,,r the negroes in the South.
.-.haeacor Russell. head OF ST. Paurs
s.,o.r IN 1awrenccville. Va, discussed
80 progress of education among the
,,~-oes Of the South AS one of the par
40. solutions OF the negro problem. and
,oo-~.aed The workings Of his own school.
.--,-e- the new constitution Of Vir-
49,, said Archdeacon Russell. such
,croa,s have been placed under assess
rcr for taxation. Our legal adviser
.,rs his tax viii not be collected until
,ss year However il will mean an
s55ftfon.l expense 10 us of about sl0.-
on rl.o loss of this sum. if We are
,hr,-a4 n deflact the latter from other
rbs-7e1s III tho school. will seriously
tamacr OIL work
Tic uplifting of the negro and of the
eo.;h he added. depends on the gener-
csr,r Of ;ha North. You may ask why
sog-baraaers do not give TO such pro
erts Thu reason they do not is that they
hs5a lot Tho money to give
Rsl " u Tunnel. warden Of Kings
Han Washington, said that the negro
vas SIMPLY the subject of a human prob
lem As much as the other races OF the
world including the -Anglo-SaXon race
OF me various suggested means TO dis
pose af The negro problem. he said that
erpatrlauon was impossible. because all
the ships Of The merchant marine and
ny ii This country. and the whole
world would not carry the negroes back
n Africa
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
MANCHESTER AND CHESTERFIELD.
the man he advised an immediate op

ration.
Mr.. Horton had in tho meantime got
ten better. and he said that for two
reasons he would try to postpone the
cutting operation until spring. First
because he had not the money neces-
sary now: and. second. he was in a posi-
ton 10 make money for the next three
months. after which he would be out OF
work for some time and could better
afford to be laid up. He desired TO make
provision for his wife's comfort.
Sunday night he was again taken i'll.
and again Or. Henson advised an opera
ton. but he still refused Wednesday h,
died. DR.. Henson says there is no doubt
in his mind that the mans life could
have been saved had he allowed the ope
ration.
MIR. Horton was blind musician of nc
mean ability. He had engagements fo,
musical entertainments throughout North
Carolina.
About q year ago he married Miss
Mary Grima!di. Of this city.
The body was removed to the home Of
his mother, Mrs. Grimald. GA China
street, from which place the funeral will
take place this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Horton was a native Of Mobile, Ala.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
MRS. HANNAH SOLOMON
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Chosen to Preside Over National
Council of Jewish Wonen-Body
Will Visit Washlnston To-Day.

BALTIMORE ND. December 4.-At
the business session OF the convention of
the National Council ot4Jewish Women
held to-day. officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
President. Mrs. Hannah Solomon. I'LL
nois; First vice-President. Mrs. Hugo
Rosenberg, Pennsylvania; Second Vice
President, Mrs. Moses Goidenbers. Mary
land: Recording Secretary, Miss Gertrude
Berg. Pennsylvania: Corresponding Secre-
tary. Miss Adie American. New York;
Treasurer. 3Irs: J. B. Judah. Kentucky:
Auditor, Mrs. Ben Lov-nstein. Ohio.
Tomorrow the delegates and visitors
will be taken to Washington. where they
Wilt be present at a reception to be given
by Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
DINNER TO FOOT-BALLISTS.
Richmond College Team Guests of
Athletic Association.

The Athletic Association of Richmond
c"Oag@ gave their annual dinner 10 the
foo'-nall team at Murphys Hotel lasu
night Plates were laid for thirty. and
lae affair was thoroughly enjoyed by all
present. I menu. including all the deli
eaas AZ the season. was served. and a
loasi ,o the team OF 1902 delivered and
enthusiastically responded to.
f.e toast was offered by Mr. r. r.
Staples manager Of the team. and was
responded 10 by Mir. NJ. Landlord
Iuusr present were DIT. Hunter Messrs.
= Landlord, r. T. Staples. ]. 3. Web
Rer O. ". Andarton. j. L. Powell. ]. II.
Rowe, r Gillian. NJ. c. Frazier. +. S.
Eo7nhs. Walter Morgan. NJ. W. Spill
71an. T 7 Woodhn, J. L. Dickerson.
iHd L l. Sutherland.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
POLITICAL REFEREES
IN STATE OF ALABAMA.
President DesiEnntes Body to Make
Recomm endations for Appoint
ment to Once.

sRIRMINGHAM ALA. December A.
President Roosevelt has designated Jo-
seph O.. Thompson. G. NJ. Scott and VIII
liam Il. Aldrich as referees in Alabama
to make recommendations for men TO
be appointed to fill vacancies occurring
in political offices in the State.
Mr.. Thompson has recently been APP
pointed Collector of Internal Revenue for
the District of Alabama MIR. Ald,ich is
an ex-menber of Congress- and Mr.. Scott
Is tinancier and q well-knoWn Repubi-
can.
The referees named are opposed to the
..Iily white movement In Alabama.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
TO ACQUIRE ELK CITY MINES.
Consolidated Regal Flush and Str-
aiaia Mining Co.

TRENTON. ~ j.. December THE
Consolidated Royal Flush and Virginia
Mining Company, capital $3.50. on, Was
incorporated hers to-day. to acquire tbs
Royal Flush Virginia and Virginia Mum
Der One mines in the Elk City mining re-
xion The incorporators are D. ". Ma
honey ". n. Carroll. john J. BoserS
T. y. Morris. ]. 4. Parker. PassaIc City:
A F. Mcbride II. Fl. Shoemaker. r.
D. Buckley. O. Fl. Van Houten. A. IA
jeffrey. OF Paterson. 80
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
Barry John.to.e slowly Dying.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. December A.
Barry tombstone. the actor. who last
Monday night shot and killed Kate Mas
sett. OF Keith's Biiou Theatre stock COM
pany.eand then turned the weapon upon
himself. Is. gradually dying at the hos
pital. During the day, he revived slightly.
but the physicians say his recovery IL
impossible. A consultation was held by
the doctors to-day. at which 1t was de-
e4ded that an operation to remove the two
bullets which tombstone Aired into his
breast would be futile, and they are now
awaiting the end The murdered woman's
body was to-day forwarded to the home
81 her Iarsots- q Aurora. III
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
Grant welcomed to Mexican Border.

MONTERREY. MEX, December tin.
der the name of the Industrial Compan,
of the North, consolidation has beer
effected Of four OF the largest cottor
factories OF Northern Mexico. engaged
The companies combined are located at
Parras, Saltillo. Gomez Palacio. and
Monterey Santiago Prince. of Gomez
PaIacio is president of the combined
companies.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
R-si.-.isl G..ra Mo..,..

Company H Of the Seventeen Reat-.
ment. held It's suard mount last nikkt
Company A will 70 On guard mount 20.
night. This will end the guard naNunfa
for the month OF December. =.
Details from each company viii partief-
pate in the competitive shoot eatuelrr
afternoon. afesr which tho scores 0Nl
aauAtaA aud the euD owaS1sA.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
CADAvERs NOW SCARCE.
Prices Of Bodfe. Ur to Unheard-Of
Figures.

IND1ANAPOLIS IND. December r.
A scarcity OF cadavers for legitimate use
in the medical colleges here and in Louis
vilIe KY is said TO be impending. and
prices of bodies have risen to unheard-of
figures The scarcity is attributed to the
Indianapolis investigation. It is said that
ghouls in the employ of colleges all over
the Central States have become appre-
hensive for fear that general inrestfga-
ton Is TO b made. and they are seeking
other rays Of earning living: 1t H.
said there has been no body-snatching in
Indiana since the Investigation began.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
GAVE LIFE FOR FAMILY.
Fr~d Dana Horton Would Not Hs"k
Operation for Appendicitis.

IN brave effort to stnve of an ope-
ration until spring. that he might make
simple provision for his family, Fre6e-
rick Dana Horton sacrificed his he ana
liz now corpse at the home OF Ms
fnotherin-ia~. in this city.
Mr. Horton had q severe attack OF
appendicitis in Winston last THURSDAY,
and as soon .s possible was brought 10
Richmond and taken to the virginia
Hospital Dr.. J. w. Henson was the al
tending physician. and upon exanininf
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
MISSIONARY WORK,
Service in New York Of inter-
est TO vIrgInians.
EDUCATION AMONG NEGROES.
s.,ort from, Archdcacon Russell. of
Ln~rcnceNilIc.
AMONG NEGROES.
r,r TAXATION OFF THIS STATE.

..v Consultation st. Paul:s
.looI r,1.vrcnccvi1fr. is Assessed
PAYMENT Of About $4,000.
s,d Los. of Tht. Amount Will Sc
-ou.l. Hamper the Work of the
,;tu.iou-s.Thc Uplifting of the
.-o and the SOUTH: Say. the
irchdcacon. s.Dcpcndr on the Cen
o,i.y Of the North.''
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
LAKESIDE COUNTRY CLUB.
Mrs. Lucicn Tatum. Chnirn1nn-La-
die. Who Will Assist Her.

die. Who VIII Assist Her.
The management of Lakeside Country
Club will entertain its members and in
vited guests on Saturday afternoon. De-
cembeT 6th and has invited Mrs. Lucien
TetuIn to act chairman. The follow
ing ladies have been invited by Mrs.
Tatum to assist her in receiving: Mrs
Edward ]. Willis. Mrs E. l.. Bemiss.
Mrs. Henry L. Cabell. Mrs. W. Ben Pal
mer, Mrs. Levin Joynes. Mrs. Abram
Warwick. Miss Louise Lewis, Miss Kath-
lecn Anderson. Miss Mary Pesram. Miss
Mamie Lay. and others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

racks in New Laredo, headed by Mexican
Consul 3amorano and the crack Ninth
Regiment Band of Monterey. and was
extended an enthusiastic welcome to the
border on behalf of Mexico.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
Com b,ne Of Mexican Factories.

LAREDO. TEX. December l-GeneraI
Frederick 70. Grant. commando OF the
Department of the Texas. who tr on
arrived in this city to-day from head
quarters at San Antonio. He was met
at the ton by a delegation Of Mex
ica. 4 army ofyfcefs station0d 1t the bar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

stockton; stable of w. B. Dobbins; cause
of fire, is unknown; thought to have been
set on fire. Damage to the amount OF
about s25. Time of alarm 3:25 ~ M.
Cotton on duty
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
CRIDDLE's APOLOGY.

w B. CROOKS,
chief Of Manchester Fire Department
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
PERSONAL. MENTION.

Mrs. James Fl. BFlttON haF koIe &C
Lexington. to spend the holidays with her
parents, Captain and Mrs. sGiflock.
Miss Helen Bate will leave to-day for
her home in Prince George county
Mrs Ben. walker. of Lacrosse. for
merly Miss Nansie Pulley, Of this city. Is
visiting her mother. Mrs. 7. II. Pulley.
Mrs. T. E. Pulley. OF Fourteenth street.
lost policy for 5000 In the Royal So
cietv Of Good Fellows. on the Westhamp-
ton Park line some time ago, she wou.,:
be glad to have the finder return 1t to
her.
The condition OF DR.. 7. p. Mathews
remains lncha nEsd
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
DEAld OF MRS. JOHNS.
MIR. BROWN ROBBED.

MI b1tO7N N ItObbE1D.
Mr.. J. c.. Brown, who lives about twelve
miles from Manchester, was robbed a few
days ago while on his way home. A pair
of new shoes and a new orercoat were
stolen.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
LOST BIG SUM OF MONEY.

4 gentleman who lives in Manchester
lost large sum of money while on his
way home from Richmond a few days
ago The total amount was s44. There
We're two $40 bills. four IS bills and two
81 The finder will be rewarded if the
money is returned 20 the Manchester po-
lice sta tion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

TO BE HANGED IN JAIL YARD.
Ernest Davis. the condemned Manches
ter murderer, who is to be hanged next
week. asked Sergeant Saunders yesterday
afternoon to send word to his friends that
he wanted to see them before he is hang
ed. Davis also asked for John Mitchell,
the editor of the Richmond Planet.
The execution of Davis IS to take place
in the Jail yard in the rear Of the cell.
where the condemned man is now con-
fined The work of erecting the scaffold
will be started next Monday. a fence
twenty feet high will be built around the
scaffold.
The rope which is to be used in the exc
cutfon Of Davis has been ordered through
Walden s. Co.
The contract for erecting the afrold
has been awarded to Mt. J. w. Clary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05
last ten years He is survived by a wife

last ten years He is survived by a wife
and four children.
MT. James was member of Patrick
Henry Lodge Of Odd Fellows. of Rich
rnond: Davis Council. Jr :, y. A. NJ:
Progressive Council. Daughters of Lib
erty. of Swansboro and the Fifth street
church He was employed in a tobacco
factory in Richmond.
The funeral will take place at 3 o'clock
this afternoon from the Fifth-street
church and the burial will be In MaurE
cemetery.
DEAl II OF MRS. JOHNS
Mrs. Mary ]. Johns mother Of George
w and William D. Johns. of Ills Ev-
erett street. died yesterday after a
lingering illness.
Mrs Johns had been i'll for some time
and her death was not unexpected. She
was a native of Goochland county.
The funeral will take place from the
Oak Grove Baptist church at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

TO BE TRIED TO-DAY.
William Driver. who has been Guiding
the police of Manchester, surrendered
himself Yesterday and was batled
for his appearance before Mayor Maurice
this morning, when he Will be tried
on the charge OF lighting William J.
sDohbins several days ago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

Bows Excellent Knee Pants. made
from double niled pure wool Cheviots
and Cassimeres. in limitless variety
of navy blue and fancy patterns
doubly strongly strongly sewn and
finished and particularly designed for
rough and ready wear-the 75c. kinds
of most stores-Special, only
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

Children's Natty Russian Style Over
coats. sizes 3 to S. made from choice
Oxford F'rieze and Cheviots-cut in
the SWEETEST fashion, with round vel
vet collar. and neatly ornanented with
chevron on sleeve-resular $50 val
ueS-Speciai only
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

DEATH OF. w. H.. JAMES.
Mr.. w. H James. thirty-nine years old,
died at his home Is West Fourth street.
at s O clock A. M. yesterday a fter a brief
illness with pneumonia.
Mr.. James was native OF North Caro-
lima. but had lived in Manchester tor the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-05

IMPROVING THE STREET.
MI Patram made a statement in re-
gard to the Improvement of Eighteenth
street. He said that the resolution pro-
viding for the Improvement of the
thoroughfare provided for the west side
of the street when it should have been
the east side He made the statement
In order to allow the members to have a
clear understanding of the matter.
Captain Lipscomb said that the con-
tractor was ready to go ahead with the
work.
FIRE COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the Fire Committee was
held in the Council Chamber last night.
Those present were Messrs J. B. Rudd,
w B. Bradley, J. S. Wakefield. G. L.
Petit. r. L. Patram and Clerk Hall.
CHIEF Crooks was Instructed to pur-
chase the necessary canvas for the
wagon of the department and two
lanterns. Bills and payrolls were ordered
to be paid
The following is the report Of the Fire
Department Of Manchester for the month
of November:
November Sth Chimney at No. 1919
Perry street Joseph Lanier. Time of
alarm. $50 P. NJ Used chemical. Absent-
ees. Hart, sick: G. w. Gpodng. Cotton
on duty.
November 18TH Fire at No. 1922 Hull
street; laundry Of Broaddus & Tucker.
Cause of fire: Rubber hose of gasoline
iroainE ma chine hursted. Time Of alarm.
1913 A. NJ. Used chemical Absentecs.
Farley. Osterhind. Cooling; Hart, sick.
Smith on duty
Nunnally's store, corner OF Twelfth and
Hull streets. Time OF alarm. 1887 NJ
Ahsentees. Osterbind. Cotton on duty.
NoxSe4nbet ARh - Fire at aix I'll and