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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
CITIZENS CT 4! \ IAR|I Up, !.
MUNICIPAL. AFFAIRS TO BE CON.
s1pEREp FRIDAY NIGHT.
AN APPEAL P "a FOR STRONG MEN.
Name. of Prominent Minister. ana
Business Men Attrched to the Call
for a Private Gathering Of Lead
Ing cit'sens" in the Chamber of
Commerce.
AN APPEAL FOR STRONG MEN.


Richmond, Va, Sept. 80, 1902.
Dear Sir,-You are requested to att
tend private gathering .of leading
citizens in the hall of the Chamber
OF Commerce Friday. October I'd, at
S:15 P. NJ. sharp, for the purpose Of
considering what may be done to cope
with existing evils in our municipal
affairs. We have indisputable evidence
OF conditions that should be immedi-
ately changed. The occasion requires
strong men, and we need you.
The elevator will run before and af-
ter the meeting. and your presence is
most cordially urged.
ROBERT STILES.
j. D.. 5CRUMP,
JERE WITHERSPOON,
B. f. JOHNSON,
w. w. LEAR,
JOHN A. LANCASTER,
w. r. L. SMITH,
w. r. ARMISTEAD,
WILLIAM S. CAMPBELL.
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RICHMOND MAN KILLED?
Ono Who Met Death Near Alexandria
Thought to Be From Here.


ALEXANDRIA, VA, September 30
Especial "A white man.. whose name is
said TO be Hayes and whose home has
been stated to be in Richmond. was
struck and instantly killed shortly before
noon to-day by North-Bound Passenger
Train No. IA on the Southern railroad
short distance south of this city. His
e'er1ains were brought here this after
faoon and placed In an undertaken ss-
abb 'ishment. where an inquest will prob
Pbly be held. The unfortunate man was
atanding on side-track. but was appa-
Gently startled by the whistle OF the APP
c,roachfng train. and becoming confused
topped upon the main track just in time
r. be struck by the rapidly-moving loco
',otise Engineer Harry Brown. who
as in the cab. had no time TO avert the
ccident.
When the body Of the dead man wa
.arched In this city several papers we're
,und bearing addresses Of number or
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01

local clergymen. together with several
business addresses, but inquiry this af-
ternoon failed to reveal his identity. One
man stated that he thought the strangers
name was Hayes, and that he lived in
Richmond. but he was not positive. The
dead man was about 40 years of age,
heavily built and wore a mustache. He
was dressed in a good suit of blue
clothes. He had been seen in Alexandria
in the past few days.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
OCEAN. STEAMERS.
-,co1 GI1RKjs CRUISES FoR 1905
By specially Chartered Twin-screw Bteamer
..KAIsERIN,, and tsCELTIC,'

North German Lloyd VIII lite Star LiBe &
Express Steamer Largest Steamer Aloat.
Cheapest and most attractive trips eyer Tered
SWncf Tndinc ] anuary 18th Martinique.
Nassau, etc.; 81 days. BEG up.
Mediterranean aRa Orient rsBBqssx ;ssh
Egypt. Rome, etc; 500 up. !
zNn1uaV Rnccja July Cd, ~ days. S2Ih and
ENul No Nloola up: first-elass, Including
shore excursions, hotels, gutd drives, etc.
r. c. CLARK Ill Broadway, n. 8.
ga .ssssRI0HNON0 TRANsFEh' &c, go
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First Prize $500; Second Prize, $3.50; Other Priz


travelling
By Richmond
divide handsome
OOinca
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01

On January I, 1903, Il
cate will decide the questio
The total bank clearings Of
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Cut out one Of the tollt
and your estimate or estl1n;
See Ninth and Main street
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-01
Quiet in Lackuwanna.

sHAN1OFIN, PA. September 3o.-At
the request of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, General Goblin tonight detail
ed a company Of infantry to accompany
the miners acconnrnoda ton train from
Mt. Carmel to this place, because it was
feared the strikers would hold up the
train in search OF non-uhionists, as was
the case near Green Ridge yesterday. A
military escort will be accorded the train
on its daily trips until further notice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
 4 WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Military Balloon Acts Like Q Parachute
 When It Ezpiodes.

Stockholm, Sweden, Sept 19.-Cap- tain Brick Unge, of the engineer corps, and Ragnar Wilkander, a civil engi- neer, had a narrow escape from being killed by the fall of a balloon which ascended to-day in the presence of King Oscar in an attempt to beat the long-distance record. A fine northerly wind was blowing when the balloon started, and within five minutes it had travelled fourmiles and reached height of two miles, when it suddenly explod- ed, but the balloon acted like a para chute and Captain Unge and his com panion reached the ground unhurt. The car dropped at terrific rate in view of hundreds of mortified spectators until nearing the ground, when, to the sur prise of every one, the remnants of the balloon opened out like parachute The explosion of the balloon was caus- ed by too quick ascension.
 The balloon which collapsed to-day had 1,50O cubic meter capacity and was filled with common gas. Captain Unge intended to make an attempt to cross the Baltic to Germany and the south of Europe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED. !
The Supposed Murdtrer of Mrs. Annie
 Pulttxer.


 New York, Sept. 19.-The mystery of the murder oe Mrs. Annie Pulitzer, whose nude body was found in the Nor ris canal near Jersey City, has been cleared up by the discovery that the woman was killed in a flat at 10s West 5Sth street., where her, clothing was found tonight.
 This announcement was made late to- night by Captain Titus of the detective bureau, who says that the murder was committed by 8 man named Hooper Young, who has recently been employ ed in a cheap restaurant. Captain Ti- tus has learned that the wonan's body was kept for some time under the sink in the kitchen of the flat in which she was killed. Young has not been ar rested and is believed to have fled the city. He is said to have shipped a trunk to Chicago last night. He for merly worked for the Hoboken Crusad- CT and the police found his picture taken with a group of employees. This picture was shown to the Hoboken liveryman who at once picked out Young as the man who hired a buggy from him on Wednesday night.
 The house in which the murdered wo- mans clothing was found is a cheap tenement in a block containing many stables, but @ within stones throw of some of the most splendid apartment houses in the vicinity of Central Park South,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
TO CONTROL COAL MINES.
A Bili for the Appointment of a Re-
 cefyer.

Philadelphia, Sept. 19.-Daniel H. Me- Carthy, a lawyer of Hazleton, Pa., vis- ited Senator Quay at republican state headquarters here to-day and submit ted the senator a draft of a bill making provision for the appointment of a re- ceiver to assume control of the anthra- cite coal mines under certain contingent cies. MT. Mccarthy recently submitted the same bill to President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers.
 The measure authorizes the legisla- ture to appoint receiver for the coal companies on the ground that the cor porations have violated the state con- stitution, which provides in article IS. section 3, that charters and franchises of incorporated companies may be re- voked if the business of the corpora tions is so conducted as to infringe the rights of individuals or the public well fare.
 It could not be learned what trans pired during the conference, but Mir Mccarthy intimated that Senator Quay had agreed to give the subject careful consideration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
FIGHT INJUNCTION SUSTAINED.
The Corbett-McGovern Fight Is De-
 ciared Of.

Frankfort, Ky, Sept 19.-The injunc- tion granted yesterday by Judge Field of the Jefferson circuit court restraining the Southern Athletic club and others from holding the McGovern- Corbett contest for the feather-weight cham pionship of the world at Louisville, next Monday evening, was sustained by Associate Judge James D. White, of the court of appeals, this afternoon, and the contest will not be held in Ken lucky. Judge White invited the full bench of the court to sit with him and hear the case which all but one menl- Der did, and the decision is one Of the court, although the motion to dissolve the injunction was made before a single member of it. A majority of the court expressed the opinion that the glove contest which was enjoined in the lower court, is prize fight and that it is immaterial whether or not the purse was to be evenly divided. The six members os the court were divided equally on the most important legal question raised in the case, that of whether the chancellor had power, by injunction to restrain the commission of 8 criminal act.
 Louisville, Ky, Sept 19.-Robert c. Gray, manager of the Southern club, tonight declared off the twenty-round contest between Terry McGovern and Young Corbett, scheduled for next Mon- day night, as far as his club is con- cerned. MT. Gray annouced that the $50, 900 worth of tickets which have been sold for the fight will be redeemed at any bank.
 The Southern Athletic club is out about $5, ,00O, including the forfeit of 3D. 900 put up to insure the bringing off of the contest.
 At midnight it was announced that the fight was off absolutely and uncon- ditionally. An attempt was made to have the two men appear in a six-round bout at one of the theaters, but this was objected to by McGovern's manager, af- ter conference of several hours be- tween several sporting men, the idea of having the two men appear was given up
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
WELSH COAL ARRIVES.
The First Consignment Renchcd ' ew
 York Yesterday.

New York, Sept. 19.-The first con- signment of Welsh anthracite coal, which large dealers and consumers have found it necessary to import on account of the coal miners strike in the anthracite coal regions of Pennsyl- vania, reached this port to-day on board the British steamer Devonshire, which left Swansea, Wales, on Septem- Der g. A second consignment of Welsh anthracite is expected to arrive here in a few days on the British steamer Glen COG, which left Swansea four days after the Devonshire sailed. These two ship ments consist of about eight thousand tons.
 It is reported that orders have been placed in Wales for hundreds of thou sands of tons of anthracite, and that contracts have been made for the i'm nedite shipment to this city of from 10000 to S0,000 tons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
LIEUTENANT PEARWs FUTURE.
Will Depend Largely om HIS Expiora-
 tion Plans.

Washington, Sept. 19.-It is said at the navy department that the question of assignment to duty of Commander Robert E. Peary, civil engineer who has just returned from his trip into the Arctic, will depend in great measure upon his future plans as to exploration are. If Commander Peary is going to shelve his polar aspirations for some time to come, then a permanent assign ment can be given him; but on the other hand if he expects to make an other northward trip in the near future the assignment will have to be made with that idea in view. Commander Peary's leave of absence dates from May 27,-1S97. He will undergo an oper- ation to one of his feet which was badly frozen in the far north and is not ex- pected to be ready for duty until the latter part of November.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
FIRM AMERICAN STAND.
ULTIMATUM TO BELLIGEREN1
 COLOMBIAN PARTIES.

Commander Mclean Informs Them
 That No Person wtii be Allowed te
 0bstruct, Embarrass or Interfere ina
 ofTransit-A Further Rein forcemcnt
 of Naval Force May be Made.
 Washington, Sept. 19.-secretary of the Navy Moody to-day made public the following cahlegram received from Commander Mclean, of the Cincinnati, the officer in command of the United States naval forces on the Isthmus of Panama:
 ''Colon, Sept. 19. Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
 Have sent following communication to both parties: T have to inform you that the United States naval forces are guarding the railway trains and line of transit across the Isthmus of Panama from sea to sea; that no person what ever will be allowed to obstruct, em- barras or interfere in any manner with the trains or the route of transit. This is without prejudice or any desire to in- terfere in domestic contentious. of the Colombians.'
 It was admitted by a high official of the navy department to-day that this government is considering a further re- Enforcement of the United States naval force on the Isthmus, and that 1t is not at all unlikely that an additional force to operate along the line of railway will be ordered to the scene in a few days. It is understood that there is no pres ent intention to order more warships to the Isthmus, as the navy department considers the vessels already there, or under orders, ample to meet any emer- gency which may arise on the water.
 It was stated in an authoritative quarter to-day that the information furnished by Commander Mclean to the navy department plainly shows that the naval force there is kept con- stantly on it's guard to make good our treaty guarantee of free transit. So whatever additional force is sent will cooperate with the marines already there and those en route on the Panther in a close watch on the railway.
 Governor SalaZar, who is the eading Colombian government representative on the Isthmus, is barely thirty years old He attained his present position through gallant conduct during siege of Panama several years ago. Partly from his youth and inexperience he has embarrassed the government to some extent on several occasions, notably when some months ago he issued an order to censor all the official foreign mail. By direction of his government he subsequently revoked the order.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
WOULD NOT HAUL THE COAL.
Trainmem Refuse to Handle the Non-
 Uuion Product.

Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 19,-Three train crews refused to handle non-union coal from the Philadelphia and Read ing company's North Mahanoy colliery to-day. Several hundred strikers were assembled near the colliery when the engines arrived to take away the coal cars, and the strike leaders appealed to the railroad men to refuse to haul the coal. The train men held brief con- sultati tion and decided to grant the re- quest of the strikers. The engines steamed away without the cars amid the cheers Of the strikers. The crowd about the colliery soon increased to several thousand and the company off, cials appealed to Sheriff Beddall for assistance. The sheriff explained the situation by telephone to General Co., bin, in command of the state troops here, and the general ordered the Eighth regiment to the scene at once. By the time the soldiers reached the scene two other engines and crews had arrived from Gordon. One company of the Eighth regiment was ordered to mount the cars, and with other soldiers guarding the train for over a mile the train proceeded The train consisted of twenty three cars loaded with coal. and it Is the first coal to be shipped from this district since the strike be- gan The members of the crews that refused to haul the coal do not belong to any labor union.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20

Queen Marie Henriette was daugh- ter of the late Arch-Duke Joseph of Austria. She was born August 2S, 1SS6 and was married August P, 1853, to Prince Leopold of Belgium, son of King Leopold I, who ascended to the throne at the death of his father as Leopold Il December 10. 1865.
 The late queen was noted for her charity, and in recognition of her de- votion to the church. the pope sent her about nine years ago noble token of his high esteem in the form of the gold en rose of virtue.
 The late queen was also a noted and brilliant horsewoman.
 She had been i'll for about three years past of a nalady of the heart and of recent months her condition had been so serious that little hope of her recov- cry was entertained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
NOW ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN.
Sale of Danish West Indies to the United
 States.

Copenhagen, Sept. 19.-The results of the elections to the landsthing (the up- per house of the rigsdag) as officially given out to-day assure the ultimate sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. A member of the gov- ernment said to a representative of the Associated Press to-day:
 ''The sale of the islands is now abso- lutely certain and the matter will be settled next October, or at the latest in November. The landsthing will be composed of thirty-seven members of the ministerial party as against twen- ty-nine of the opposition. Two or three of the ministerialist members are un- friendly to the sale of the islands, but it can be carried without them. Many former friends of the Right party voted this time with our party because they are in favor of the sale.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
ECONOMICLEAGUES CON VENE
HELD STATE CONVENTION IN
 THIS CITY YEspERDAY.y ;.
It Was an Executive session-Press Attorney c. Al. Wallace for coagres.- man-at-Large-Chart Endorsed for sheriff-Other Important Endorse memts by sho Conyention-Dctaiis of fSosaion. %@4

The state convention of Economic
 leagues was held in this city yesterday
 afternoon. The session was held in the
 Insurance building and was executive in Its character. All newspaper men
 were excluded from the meeting, which lasted three hours. Mayor Charters, of Ansonia, presided and James J. o'Neill.
 of Bridgeport, was the secretary. Each of the various leagues in the state was
 represented by five delegates. ''S'~e
 At the conclusion of the convention
 the press committee announced that the convention had voted to request the
 democratic party of the state to adopt,
 so far as possible, the principles of the
 Economic leagues in the democratic
 platform at the coming state conven-
 tion of the democrats.
 It was also announced that the state
 leagues would not endorse, at the pres
 ent time, any one for any state office,
 excepting congressman-at-larg
 Thomas J. Kelly, of Meriden, address
 ed the convention and strongly urged
 the candidacy of Attorney George M.
 Wallace, of this city, for the office of congressman-at-lar William J. O'Brien, ofathe New Ha- ven league, followed MT. Kelly and spoke enthusiastically in behalf of At torney Wallace's candidacy. If the democrats nominate MT. Wallace for ongressman-at-large the state leagues
 will support him to a man. @
 l After lengthy discussion the con- vention voted to endorse the following | for district and local offices: Mayor Charters, of Ansonia, for sheriff of New Haven county; William H. Vollmer, for sheriff of Fairfield county; F. M. Crow | ley, for representative from Meriden;
 and Jerome Donovan and Joseph Reilly, 1 for representatives from New Haven. The following resolution was passed: | Resolved, That a committee of three ! be appointed to confer with the state central committee of the democratic party and represent to them that the Economic leagues of the state consider | the candidacy of Mayor Charters, of Ansonia, for sheriff of New Haven ] county as a state issue" The committee appointed for the ptlr-
 pose named in the above resolution con- sists of C. A. Rich, Philip Daly and
 William J. O'Brien.
 After remarks by several of the del- egates concerning the political outlook around the state the convention ad- journed. Hacks were secured and sev- | eral of the delegates enjoyed a ride
 through the principal streets of the ] nitv
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
BRANFORD FAIR POSTPONED.
All the Attractions Reserved for Next
 Week.

The rain weather of the past two or three days has compelled the manage ment of the big Branford fair to post pone this extraordinary attraction un- til next week Tuesday, Wenesday and Thursday, September 23, 24, 25.
 The programme as originally an- nounced including the grand circuit ''steppers'' will wait over for a crack at Proprietor Fisk's large purses of fered for the stake events.
 The exhibits are more than double of those of recent years, and all exhibitors have signified their willingness to re- main over for next Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
NEW LEADER OF TAMMANY
CHARLES r. MURPHK ELECTED
 TO THE OFFICE.
The Committee of Three Proves the DesirabiIity of Individual Responsi- biiity and Leadershfp-Resotut n for Murphy's Election Carried by n Vote of go to 0.

New York, Sept. 19.-Charles F. Mur- phy was tonight elected leader of Tammany hall at the meeting of the executive committee which was attend ed by all the members with the eXcep- ton of August Moebus, of the Thirty fourth Assembly district. On the call ing of the meeting to order this reso- lution was offered by President Haffen of the Bronx:
 Whereas, the experiment of the com- mittee of three has proved the desira bility of individual responsibility and leadership.
 Resolved. that the position and du- ties heretofore occupied and performed by the committee of three, be hereafter occupied and performed by Charles F. Murphy"
 The resolution was carried by vote of 29 to g. On a proposition to change the place for holding convention in the Ninth district for selecting delegates to state, county, senatorial and assembly districts, Frank J. Goodwin demanded that the matter be laid on the table and protested against W. $. Devery becoming the accredited representative of the district on the ground of fraud The matter was referred to the com mittee on elections After the meeting Devery made formal demand for his credentials but was unable to get any satisfaction.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
STEEL TRUST WINS.
New Jersey Court Permits Conversion
 of Preferred Stock.

Trenton, N. J., Sept. 19.-The court of errors and appeals this afternoon by a vote of to 3 decided in favor of the United States Steel corporation in the suit brought by Mrs. Berger to restrain the corporation from conveting $2OO. O.0OO,- 900 per cent. preferred stock into 5 per cent. second mortgage bonds.
 Vice Chancellor Emery of the court below granted an injunction restraining the company from carrying out it's pur- pose. The decision of the court of er- TOTS and appeals to-day is a reversal of the vice chancellor's decision, and leaves the United States Steel corpora tion free to carry out it's project so far as the Berger litigation is concerned. The opinion will be filed later.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-20
2:30 class-Trotting Purse $500 (unfnished). -penrnne oh hy Rnnrhnn Wilkes
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
of tho statue to Major Gen- eral Slocum.

! Gettysburg, Pa, Sept 19.-The fine equestrian statue of Major General Henry Warner Slocunn, tribute to his memory from the state of New York, was unveiled to-day on Culps Hill, where his line was located during the historic battle. The governors of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the Seventh regiment of the New York National Guard, which acted as escort, and veteran infantrymen and artillery men who served under General Slocum attended, the ceremonies of the dedica- ton. >"@
 The unveiling of the statue was the principal feature of the thirty-third re- union of the Society of the Army of the Potomac. At this meeting Major-G Gen. eral John R. Brooke, U. $. A., retired, was elected president and General King was reelected secretary. General Dan- iel E. Sickles was the principal speaker at the meeting. Mayor Low, of New York, also spoke. "