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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
COTTON MILL COMBINE.
Consolidation With View of Economy
in Purchases and Distribution.

RALEIGH n. c.. April 21-It is an
nounced that II. p. Fries. of Winston
Salem. is interested with a syndicate of
New Y ork and Philadelphia capitalists
looking to the purchase of a score or
more OF the best cotton mills in the South
the special object being economy in pur-
ducts. a high official of the Raleigh
Cotton Mills says it will sell to the syn
dicate. and g, meeting of Stockholders is
called for this purpose FSsI7
The merger of the mills will be by form
ing a New Jersey corporation Of sli Oo0,0On
Mills. the purchase OF (which is on foot.
are:5Ayon at Gastonia, Raleigh at Ra-
Holly. Edna. at Reidsville, Trenton at
Gastonia. Lowell at Lowell. Chronicle at
Belmont. Fountain at Tarhoro. Southside
and Arista al 1Vinston-S a lem. Snencer
Mountain at Spencer. Mountain Ozark and
iGastonia at Gastonia, and York at York
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
THREE SMALL RUNAWAYS.
Richmond Youngsters Held Up by New
port News Police. -
!, Special Dispatch to The Times,

SQeEiAl Inc Lines
NEWPORT NEWS VA, April 21-
Wesley Pollard. Willie Guard and James
Ellington. young boys from Richmond,
were arrested here. In the yards OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway this mornr
ing having run away from their homes
to make Their to- this city on
freight train lin quest Of work. They
were ordered held for t their parents
One of them, Jim Filing on, HOS Twentq-
second Street. SOM of Chesapeake and
Ohio Conductor Filing ton. was returned
to his home this afternoon The Others
are Willie Pollar I'd "a O. 1908 Twentieth
Street. and Willie Guard, N o. o14 Pleas
ants Street One Of the trio was so small
he could not look over he table i'll front
of the police magistrates throne; g but
when he was asked what he could do. he
said he. could pass rivets. at which occu-.
patton he has probably been employ at
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
GOOD ROADS IN CULPEPER.
MIR. M. A. Hays, of Southern Railway.
Addressed Meeting in Opera House.


3 CULPEPER, VA, April 21-There was
a largely attended meeting in the opera
house here to-day in the interest Of good
roads and the development Of this section
of the State. The principal address was
made by Mr.. NJ. "A. Hays, agent Of the
Land and Industrial Department of the
Southern Railway, Boston,, Mass
Mr.. Hays made a good impression upon
his auditors and convinced them of the
value Of improved highways and their
necessity in the development of the coun-
try.
But little business was done In the
County Court with the exception CT
granting liquor licenses for the ensuing
year There were none granted in the
county exception this city
The grand jury brought into court in
dictments against Adam Howard and
Fisher Leo for .felonies in breaking
into a car of Southern 3 Railway and
stealing therefrom personal property of
the value of $50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
Richmond & Petersburg EIec.
tric Railway.
BEGINNING April .Lst, 1902.

cars leave corner OF Perry and Seventh
streets, Manchester, every hour ION the
tour) from 6 a. NJ. to To- p.
cars leave Petersburg foot Of Sycamore
street. every hour from $50 a. NJ. to
lo:3osP. NJ. s.
Richmond and Petersburg cars from or
to any point IN Richmond on lines OF
Richmond Passenger and Power -om-
pany. & sss
Il Similar transfers may be obtained to or
from. all lines In Petersburg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
FROM NEW YORK.

PASSENGERS can leave DAILY. ex.
Ss, North River. at 8 r. NJ. FOR Old Peins
Comforr and Nor folk. connecting viii
SSesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and
Western trains for Richmond: or. VIII
new steamer Brandon Ieaving Norfnsie
tuesday. Thursday and Sunday at P'sM
FREIGHT received ard forwardei
daily. except Sunday
'Tici ets on sale at Company'so Office No
:1o1a East Main Street. Richmond Trans
Ter Company. No sos East Main Street:
a nd Richmond and Petersburg denots
Richnond. BaSgage checked through 10
all points.
3 - JOHN AdAYER. Agent
No, 12p z. Main Street. Richmond Va.
General Offices No. 81 Beech Street
corner West Street. New York II. 81. -
-. 5J.BROWN. Gem. Pas Agt
II. b. Traffic Manages. s.:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
TRANSPORTATION LINES.
5 az lin g
DO 5aEtiFr1o re-
Via C.. & @. Railway and
Old Point.
u. MAIL ROUTE.

Gave Richmond via Chesapeake and
Ghio Railway daily. except Sunday. at 4 p.
81 the oS Bay a 1sh the
npat IFS p NJ. arriving Baltimore $40
..1e NJ. in time to make connection with ali
rains North. East and West. Short rail
:; al, night on one Of the finest
10 noera in Southern waters. Returning.
srriva Richmond 10 A NJ. daily, except
Monday.
~, At general offices Chesapeake and Ohio
- Pss,iWay, Richmond Transfer Company
and 1905 Eas. Main Street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
FATAL SHOOTING
ATv|ESTHAMPT 0N
One Negro Wounds Another for
Writing a Letter to
His Sweetheart.
(specta1 pisnatch to The Times J

RIO VISTA, VA, April o1.-The still
ness of night was broken IN Saturday
night, the 18th instant. about 10 O'Clock
6y 5hH raeks 81 Or pst33
dividing line Of II. r. Matthews farm
and the Rio Vista estate. . now part of
tho Westhampton Park. It is said a
negro had detected a companion In the
act of writing a letter to his sweetheart.
on whom he had just himself ex-
pended two-cent stamp, hence the
trouble. AS the injured one emptied his
pistol with dire effect, the wounded man
is lying at the point of death.
"A gang of some 100 or 120 negroes quar-
tered on Rio Vista. are a work on the
park. Mr.. Alec Crew constable, has the
case in hand. No arrest has yet been
made.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
I BRUTAL MURDER.
Husband Il Returns Home and Find
Young WifeEEWith Her Throat Cut.

.AssUcluteu = tess1
CHARLESTON S. c., April 21-A bru-5
tai murder was committed near zRavenels
Station, Colleton county, this morning
sW.#O Jones, a section master on Plant
system, on returning to his home in the
forenoon, found the body of#l1is wife in:
a dog house. The throat Of the young.
wife was cut from ear to ear. and the
head was almost severed from the body.
"a blood stained SICKLE, which la near.
the corpse, showed how the crime had
been committed AS several articles are.
missing from the house, robbery is sup--i
posed TO have been the main object.
band Of armed citizens was imme-
sdiatelys organized and s. he sheriff and;
chief Of police Of Charleston were prompt
" Informed. but as yet no clue to the
murder has been discovered.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
kse Old Dominion
||'zssS Steamship Co.
DAILY LINE FOR NEW YORK
THE NORTH AND EAST.
FROM RICHMOND.

AssENGERS can leave DAILY. er.
cept Sunday, by Chesapeake and OHIO Rail.
wavatzs A. NJ. via Norfolk. and 2:lo p,
At .,.ia Old Point and Norfolk. or 8 A. Ar
and 3F III by N and w. RaiIway@vIa
Norfolk, both lines connecting with direct
steamers sailinsV same day. or by com.
Snvfs new steamer Brandon leavina
Mnn6av. Wednesday and Friday at & IS
NJ :. arriving Norfolk at s. A. VI, tnsn
Transferring to New York steamer.
FREIGHT for all northern. eastern and
foreign ports received and Forwarded
ally. except Sunday. at company,s wharf
Rockets - atsss{ss'=
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
QUESTION OF. ANNEX.

Full Meeting of WestmoreIand Club To-
Night Regarding Improvements.
The Westmoreland Club will hold a
called meeting tonight. The matter Of
making extended Improvements to the
clubhouse will be definitely determined
upon, and the means of raising the money
will be decided upon. The club has in
bank some $4,000 and will need about
SIS 5000 more for. the work contemplated,
which is an annex where the kitchen is
at present.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
BURNED HIS HOME.
Good-Size Blaze in County-Street-Car
Men Eight Il.

Men Fight 1t.
The dwelling house of a colored man.
in Millers Lane, on the Seven Pines
Road. was destroyed by fire last night
about IL o'clock. The blaze was high
enc, and the light could be seen from this
city. The house was totally destroyed
and much of the furniture lost. Practi-
cally all OF this would have been but for
the services of a motorn1an and conduc-
tor of Seven Pines car.
The neighbors took the homeless FAM
lily in for the night and to-day some per-
manent arrangement will be made for
them
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
Blizzard of Snow Raging.

(By Associated PressD
SALT LAKE. UTAH. April 21.-Nevada.
wyoming. Idaho and Southern Montana
a Id narts of Utah and Colorado are ex7
nerienciuc a snow storm that at some
points has taken on the proportions of
a blizzard.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22

S Senator Daniel is much missed by the
guests "a the Lexing on. Hesleft Satur-
day night for a visit to his hons IN
LynchburR S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
Twelve MULES
BURNED TO Death
Stable and 0utbuiIdings of crump
& West Cause Blaze Sunday.

A large amount OF work was done by
the Fire Department Sunday and yester-
day.
O. clock, a still alarm came from No $50
North Eighteenth Street. occupied by
Henry NJ. Lane. The loss was about SIS.
and the fire was occasioned by foul
chimney and the burning of a mantel.
The largest fire was that of
the burning of the stable and out
buildings belonging to Crump and West.
coal and wood dealers, Sunday after
noon between 5 and 4 O'Clock Two alarms
We're turned in from box 314: at Fifteenth
ana Poplar Streets Great Roadway mad
been made by the flames before the
alarm was turned in. No one can tell
the origin Of the fire.
In the sta BILE were fourteen mules. Only
two of them esca ped: the others persisted
in the flames. although every effort was
made to get them out. The mules were
valued at $500. The loss was covered by
insurance.
At go a. NJ yesterday an alarm
came from No. lo1 West Grace Street. oc-
crpied by Colonel John Murphy. The fire
was slight and quickly extinguished. 1t
originated in an overheated furnace in
the basement.
In about an hour afterwards a fire was
discovered at No. IS West jackson Street.
occupied by George Harris. This fire ex-
tended to the adjoining home, occupied
by Jennie Smith (coloredl. Much OF the
personal property Of the occupants was
destroyed and the houses badly da mayed
In this fire were 1.0o0 napkins and fifty
table cloths belonging to Kirkwood 3 res
taurants, costing about $50. They were a
total loss. The houses were insured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
Mrs Allen Dead.

Mr.. John Alien. of Church Hill. father
of Councilman ]. NJ. n. Allen. was called
to Baltimore on Sunday By a telegram
announcing the death OF his mother.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22

a BILE owned BY A. Jonathan fcol-
cred) was burned at No. .s26 st. James
Street q t 7:3s o'clock yesterday morning.
The fire extended to the next house.
which was slightly damaged.
The residence NO. 2so2 East Grace
Street. occupied by Mr.. G. L. Currte. was
burned slightly on the roof at i:2o O'Clock
this morning. caused by sparks. ne
dana ge was small. This building was
slightly burned last week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22
TWO CHILDREN DIE.

The six-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs
John Price. of swansboro. died yesterday
morning. after an illness of several weeks,
with pneumonia. The funeral will be this
afternoon from the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J.. Petit has the SYM
pathy of the community in the death OF
their infant child Yesterday morning.
The funeral will take place this after
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-22

the new & O. Main Street Station
where all c. 60. Railway trains may
he taken. passing over the new steel via
duct en- route to E.Snchburg. Old Point.
Norfolk and Portsmouth. etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
.H|.A MMOND IN COURT
Pleads Not Guilty to q Charge Of
Operating. Gambling
...,s House. -g.
The Place in Question Will Continue
to Run Pending a Decision
!. s T in His Case. ~

4 George J. Hammond, manager Of the, Coe
Commission company which operates a
bucket shop at 220 Third street S. was
arraigned in municipal court this morning
on a charge Of keeping a gambling house.
He entered a plea Of not guilty through
his attorney, Frank Booth, and the case
was continued until December 18. Mr..
Hammond was released under $500 bali
which was deposited in cash. -: -'.s
g. The complaint was sworn out by Arthur
J. Schaus, who it is claimed lost a small
sum of. money there yesterday in May
wheat and charges that George J. Ham
mond did wilfully, unawfully and wrong
fully keep, aid and assist in keeping a
gambling. house in. that certain building
known and numbered, 22O Third street s
In said city, the. said building then and
there being resogted to for the purpose OF
gambling and gaining -
The case is novel as a bucket shop has
never before been openly described as
gambling house and the disposition of the
case Will have great weight in settling the
| dlfflcultles now existing between the
| bucket shops and the regularly organized
| grain business. The outcome will b.
awaited with interest. ...., g.. 49,. -
| :: The Coe Commission company was doinf
! business as usual this morning and il
response to a Query from Representative,
:, OIL ) our n a, J., one of the employees
1 said that there was no intention of discon
.tlnu1ng until the case was settled TIL
managers Of: the establishment seem bu
httle concerned over the arrest.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
TITLED JAPS HERE
High Officers of the Mikado's Army
and Navy En- Route
East,
They Are Going to Washington on
Official Business for Their
Government.

LIEUTENANT Commander l. Takesita Of
the japanese navy; Lieutenant l. Inouy.
of the Japanese army. and Count Y. Yam
agiwara are three distinguished repre-
senta tives of the mikado who made a
brief stop in Minneapolis to-day en- route
to Washington on official business. After
their arrival at Seattle on the steamship
Kaga they were the guests of Japanese
Consul Y. Ohki until their departure for
the east Friday.
They would not div,lge their business
at Washington. explaining it was Sc
cret mission: After leaving Washington
they will be the guests of Count Yam
aglwara of New York, with whom they
! will visit the principal cities of the east.
f.; Lieutenant, Takesita says that the
friendly feeling for America is growing
constantly in Japan. Like this country
Japan is spending a great deal of money
on her navy. He explained that his visit
had no deep political significance. 1t has
fno connection far as he KNOWS, WITH
| the present visit to the United States Of
Japan's naval commander.
Japan he said. lis using a great
| deal of American material in the con-
struction of her new vessels. We can get
| better naval construction here than i'll
any other country. and we are after the
very best. We will remain in the east for
! about a month, when we will return to
| Japan.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
REGENTS AS SANlAS
Various Departments Of the Univer.
J.. sity Ask the Board for New
Buildings.
I @.. - !. - .~: -:
The Northern Pacific Asks PERMITS
sion to Build Merger Line"
Through Campus.

The board of regents of the university
met this morning to act OH the requests of
several Of the depa rtnlerts for new build
ings and also on the request Of the North
ern Pacific for permission to build a road
along the river bank just back of medical
and mining buildings, connecting with the
Great Northern track which runs through
the north part: Of the campus. -
The board declined to give it's consent
and gave notice that any attempt to lay
tracks without permission would be fought
in the courts. The proposed track would
render the university observatory prac-
tically useless and also interfere with the
work in the school of mines. .--.
1t is understood that the legislature will
be asked for an appropriation for "a
handsome new building for the college Of
dentistry. This department is much
hampered in It's work for want OF room.
The university athletic committee was
/ upheld in it's action regarding the pur-
chase of the ground for the new athletic
field. Part of the ground is donated by
| the PillSbury estate and the remainder
|. will be purchased by. the regents The
expense of equipment will be borne by the
athletic association. ~ BE-"
The board elected several new in
! structure and Unstable >dEmil Ober- Hoffe1
as professor Of music and John Parsons
! Beach as assistant professor. Arnold
| 'Azemar was appointed instructor in
French for 1903 and Professor Constant Of
| the engineering school was granted a
| leave of absence from May I. 1903, unit
| the end of the year.. Professor Frank:
! forters request for supplies to. the
amount of $4,000 for the chemistry de.
/ part1nent was granted. The degree O.
| A: B. was granted to Miss Helen Ozias
the degree D. NJ D. to Edwin Wanous AM
/ Louis Smith, and the degree Of civil en-
/ gineer to Warren G. Krlowlton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
ORDERED A RECOUNT. .
Ballots Will Be. Gone over j, the
Eleventh Ward Aldermanic
Contest. So
The Court Declines to Consider the
Charges That Ballots Have
Been Tempered With.

Il Judge 4 Harrison this morning granted
,thehpetition of Claus fO, Peterson sfors a re-
count of. the vote. for alderman stin the
eleventh ward. 8 Mr.. Peterson contests the
election of Gil A, Westphal who; according
to the official count, was elected by5a mar
gin of seventeen votes. !. 4 Es.E ! !.
Il Mr.. Westphal In opposing. the zpetition
to- day made, the point that Mr.. Peterson
,as chairman of the council committee on
public grounds .tand buildings was prac-
.tically custodian @of the ballot boxes kept
at the old city hall after. the election. He
.had.at least the appointment, of the custo-
dian practically In his hands, Mr.. West
phal also .intin1ated that the seals of the
boxes looked as though they had been
,tampered. with - II & = -.
& Mr.. 'Westphal laid particular. stress on
the fact .that after the city hall Offices
had been removed to the new building,
the old one was in control of a Waterman
personally appointed by Alderman Peter
son. He was the only one in the old
building in which the ballot boxes were
stored after the removal of the city clerk.
This fact, taken in connection with the
other one that the wax seals had been
broken, raised the suspicion that some
tampering had been going on to the det-
riment OF Mr.. Westphal.
The allegations and insinuations of the
alderman elect were met with an affidavit
by City. Clerk L. A. Lydiard, who could
not be present. in court on account of "a
painful illness. This affidavit recited
with some detail that the eleventh ward
ballot boxes had not been segregated
but had been received and stored like al
the other boxes. No seal had been in:
tentionally broken. In handling the
boxes the wax had in some instances
been broken or knocked. off. In no case
however, had the locks been opened an(
the contents of the ballot boxes we're II
the same condition as when received from
! the judges.
Judge Harrison saw no point in the oh
| jections to recount and ordered that tn,
| prayer Of Alderman Peterson be granted
| Three referees will have supervision owe
| the recount, each of the contestants bein,
| allowed to choose one and these two to Sc
| lect the third.
| G. A. -Westphal Immediately announced
Ed A. Stevens as his referee Alderman
| Peterson named John A. Dahl. After :
short consultation. Charles A. Dalby wa
| agreed upon as the third member of tn
commission. Il Work will begin at once
probably tomorrow morning
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
PUMPING STATION BIDS
Propositions Are Considered for
Equipping the New Plant,

Several sets of bids We're opened by the
council committee on Waterworks this af-
ternoon. There were bids for dynamos
and engines for the electric lighting plant.
for oil separators, for $4,000 fire brick and
other material. and also bids for telephone
service between the main offices and the
pumping sta lions. Il,
Ten telephones are needed. The service
is now supplied by the Northwestern: The
Twin City offered to install its instruments
and give service. for ss2 per. month. The
Northwestern countered with an offer for
$40 per month, or 50 per phone.
TWAS then discovered by, the Twin City
people that they had made mistake in
their figures By virtue Of the original
Mississippi Valley Telephone company.s
franchise the city is entitled to twenty
free phones and as many additional al
may be desired at one-half Of the rates
prevailing at the time the franchise was
granted The Twin City cannot therefore
charge the city more than So for each In
stument, and its bid was thereupon re.
duced to $50.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
FOOD SHOWS FORMAL OPENING
An Elaborate Program Has Been
F. Arranged for Tonight,

The real opening Of the city saIesmen's
food bazaar at the Goodfellow building
comes tonight. The big retail stores OH
Nioollet will remain open in honor of the
event and the Goodfellow store, through
which; entrance to the. bazaar is gained,
will be brilliantly lighted In addition
to the regular attractions of the bazaar
the dainty maids behind the booth
counters, the palmistry tent. the country
store; and SO on--will be enhancing music
by the Wolff &. Harriet orchestra. @
- w: NJ. Booth, chairman Of the City
Salesmen's association committee has ar
ranged an attractive musical program to
be led off by the Food Bazaar March
written. by Mr.. Barrett for the occa-
SION The afternoon crowd did. not delay
the installation of exhibits. Every inch Of
show space has been taken and filled
Special attention has been given to prod
ucts Of local and northwestern factories.
All of the goods are staple lines which
are handled BY Minneapolis grocers They
are displayed in a fitting manner and will
not fail to interest all. At every booth
demonstrations will be made or samples
given out.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-09
MEANS $4,000 Loss
No Wonder Local Tea Importers Are
Stirred Up by Washington
Dispatches. ;.
They Refuse to Believe That Tea
Held in Bond Will
,.,3s g.. Be Taxed.

Importers in Minneap polls are somewhat
worried over dispatches from Washington
regarding the payment of duties on tea.
cost the local importers $50 900 in duties
which they had expected to escape i'll
perfectly legal manner. Customs officials
and brokers believe the reported ruling
Of the department officials to have been
misconstrued.
Large quantities Of tea arestored in this
country awaiting the removal of the war
revenue tax Of 10 cents a pound Jan. l.
1903. According to the Geographic report,
o. s. Spaulding assistant secretary Of the
treasury, has announced that tea received
in bond while duty was imposed would
have to have the duty paid when taken
out. Owing to the congestion in the tea
market, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
had suggested that the importers ship
their tea in bonded cars from the original
point of entry to other. points where there
were custom houses so as to have the
| tea near its destination when duty was
removed Jan. 1. Now comes the state
ment In regard to Mr.. Spaulding.
A letter written in April to Congress-
man Loren Fletcher by, Mr.. Spaulding
himself seems to show conclusively that
| mistake has been made. It reads in part
thus, = 's-.-
I'm reply to the letter addressed to you
! by >.Messrs. George r. Newell & Co. of
| Minneapolis I Ii lie to state that the tea
which shall have been in warehouse not
more than three years from Jan. !. 1905
may be Withdrawn free of duty for con-
SUMPTION