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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
FREAK OF LEGISLATION.
Old Charter of Bowling Green
Place City is Queer Position.


Place City is Queer Position.
Delegate DE Powers, Jr., OF Caroline,
is endeavoring to secure a correction of q
peculiar freak of legislation. It is an
amendment to the charter of the town
Of Bowling Green, necsssitated by a Curl
Gus confusion of the original charter,
granted twenty years ago. and one grant
ed tour or five years ago, extending the
limits of the originally incorporated town.
Subsequent to the amendment OF the orig
nal charter, SO as to authorize the ex-
tension of the limits, further, amend
ment was asked, the design Of which was
to authorize the election of Mayor ana
town sergeant by popular vote. This
amendment was passed also. butt by a
curious error. it was tackled on, not to the
bill extending the limits of the town, but
to the original charter with the prescribed
limits of the town
A strange state of affairs resulted The
Mayor and the sergeant 10th lived out.
side of the limits Of the town. md it was
found impossible to collect any town taxes
outside Of the limits Of the originally In
corporated town.
Delegate Powers who was not respon-
sible for the mistake, will offer bill in
the House correcting the defect Of the
charter and restoring the later articles
of incorporation.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
SN1E FINKLEsTEIN, an 1s-year>old
.CARNEG Hes OFFER
I TO PHILADELPHIA.
He Offers to Give the City Million
and e Half Dollars for
Libraries.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, January 6.-An-
drew Carnegie has offered to give the
city of Philadelphia a million and a half
dollars towards the extension Of it's free
library system s#S
Under the condition of his offer this
sum is to be applied only to the erection
Of thirty buildings. which are to be
used as branches of the main library.
The city is required to furnish sites for
the buildings, and is to equip the libro-
ries and afterwards maintain them at a
yearly cost of at least 5000 per building.
The main library is not included in Mr..
Carnegie's offer. the city having already
appropriated s1,ooo,G00 for the purpose.
It is not known as yet whether the city
will accept the offer. The subject must
first be considered by city councils.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
GEN R, ANDREWS
GAI1Axr CONFEDERATE soLD1EiR
Died AT ms NOME Is BALTIMORE.
THE s0uTH's AGENT ABRoA D.
PsrehAsed Artillery for the confed-
ser.ay-Prcv1ou.Iy ne HAD Risen OF
colonelcy for Bravery-Hc Was
WeII-Ixno,vn In Richmond.

= BALTIMORE. Md. January 6.-(spe-
rial. 1.-THE death OF General Richard
snowden Andrews at his home. In this
city, early this morning removes another
name from the now small list Of Mary
lands distinguished Confederate soldiers.
General Andrews suffered q. stroke of
paralysis a year ago.
The funeral will be held Thursday at
2 o'cIock. Services will be conducted by
the Rev /. Houston Eggieston in Emnn-
ueI Protestant Episcopal church The
pa1l-bearers have not yet been selected.
The interment will be In Green Mount
Cemetery. Baltimore.
General Andrews was born In 1870 in
Washington. D. c. He came of dis
tinguished patentage. His father. Cen
era1 Timothy Patrick Andrews. was a
najor and paymaster In the United
States army, and during the Mexican
war he was colonel Of the famous volun-
feer regiment. which he had organized.
AZ the time of his death he was paymas-
tRRenera1 In the United States army.
Young Andrews came to Baltimore and
became an architect. He married Mary
c. Lee, daughter OF the Baltimore banker,
Josiah Lee, In 1865:
ORGANIZED AN ARTILLERY CO.
Al the beginning Of hostilities between
the States, General Andrews recruited an
artillery company, known as the First
Maryland Battery. and during the winter
of 81 and 81 was in camp at Aqua
creek. on the Potomac. in Virginia. In
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
CIVIL LIBERTY PARTY.
The Negroes Will Organize It In
Cincinnati in May.

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 6.-As
I the outcome Of conferences between the
leading spirits Of the National ex-Slave
negro colonizations societies, has been
in session here, a call was issued to-day
for a national convention to be held ct
Cincinnati, May 24th, next, to organize
a new political party to be known as the
Civil Liberty party.
The declared object OF tho new organi-
cation is the second emancipation of the
principles of rspublicanism as fostered
Dy Lincoln and the principles Of -denoc-
racy as advocated by Thomas Jefferson .
The call for the convention is signed
by S. P. Mitchell, chairman of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Civil Liberty party,
and Richard Beasely, secretary.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
J,R,MORGANGOT L0yl
He Couldn't Find His Wa,
to the Steel Corpora.
tons Offices.

NEW DIRK. January s.--fSpscia,,
Tho regular quarterly meeting OF tbs :
rectors OF the United States Steel c.
poratien was held this afternoon a. Z.
offices. Not Broadway. and regular ~,
dends OF one per cent on the corno,,
and 1H on the preferred were dsclars:
The earnings for tho last quarter :,
1e0a, were declared to be 81 .ssse,srs !,
against S29.659s1o for the CORES pone,ss
quarter In 1901. The surplus is ss,ss
5s5. y
]. z. Morgan attended tho meeting !,
though he Is not in the habit 81 ).
tending directors meetings away f,,s
his own off1ce. When he arrived In 4,
building. he got lost and wandered arons.
several floors. Finally. he returned
the elevator. and had to ask the elevass
man to take him to the Offices of =
corporation.
& The board approved OF the purchase 4
the Troy furnaces and steel works. Az
of the Union steel and Sharon steel plan,
and of the plan for profft-shar!ng an
subscription to stock by employees.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
Anthology for January.

| New Orleans Picayune.)
The astrologic year begins with the
day on which the sun enters the sign
Capricorn This took place on December
I'D According to Zadkiel.. the London
promise that the people Of Europe viii
be entirely free from apprehension Of
trouble through misundersta although
as Jupiter Is u the seventh house lex;
ground for hope that peace may be main
tanned in Europe. It is in the East that
disturbance is to be feared. In Great
Britain and Ireland an epidemic Of erup-
tive fever viii be prevalent: goats and
horned cattle also will suffer. In the
west of Ireland some violence will be
again. uppermost, and fires will oe nu-
Gas degrees. aspect with Jupiter. religious
Disputes will wax hot in England and
ireland. The application OF the moon 70
the trine aspect OF Jupiter is very favor
and to tn tbs iaereass Of the Shipping
trade. - go :
AT Paris the ruling sign OF France as
cending renders the aft. ctfon OF the sun
very serious for the French nation. "A
sharp dispute is presignIfed, and much
consequent excitement. The government
viii be on. thorns. and Will probably be
compelled to- resign. Either the President
or. the Premier will be In danger OF a vto-
lent attack.
At Berlin and Vienna the portents are
not very favorable to the ruling powers,
nor to the public health. Railway In
terests will suffer. and accidents will be
frequent. Hungary will prosper better
than Austria. s
At washington Saturn in the tentt,
house will bring some trouble on the
United States. although the ensuing
quarter Is likely to be a prosperous one.
ai.lher. the President or a. member q
the Cabinet will be Ill or will meet with
an accident. More than one great bliz-
Yard will sweep the Northeastern States.
Railways will do we'll In the South and
West. Eruptive fever will be epidemic
IN several great cities.
81 For January, Zadkiel has the following:
Mars lis the planet rising at the birth
o e the third year Of the twentieth CEN
fury. His geocentrtc longitude is de-
grees 2 minutes OF the sign Libra, which
governs Austria and China: accordingly,
IN those countries his disturbing influence
will be chiefly felt PortugalszwI suffer
from TRES, notably In Lisbon. where Mars
was IN the fourth angle at the winter
Esolsttce: and violent opposition to the
WILL cause deep anxiety to
the King az Portugal who viii be- Ia dan
ger of "a Anarchist attempt on htx life.
sthA rulers Of EgAyn1ny,sand9A NAtytA will
snpt Be ent1rely 4taA 3 from ssiniil dln-
B To. eat1yns ch1ne fli1s sign on The
5 mltant and stad0 soma stlllR1
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
A. Baseball Peace,

CHICAGO, ILL, January 6.-The Rec
ord-Herald tomorrow will say:
Peace in baseball circles will hinge on
the disposition of twelve or possibly more
contract Jumping players, The rational
league nagnates are charged with hav-
ing been responsible for the contract
Jumping, and they must disavow contract
jumping before peace can como. If Pres
ident Herman will act favorably on this
proposition. which was carried to him by
an agent Of Johnson, the meeting may be
held Friday. The American members Of
the committee have been asked to be
ready to start for Cincinnati Thursday
night.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
DoN,r FORGET THE OLD FOLKS.

Nay. don't forget the old folks, bcrs.
they've not forgotten You:
Though years have passed since yn,
were home. the old hearts still Ar.
true;
And not an evening passes by the,
haven't the desire
To see Your faces once again and hsa,
your footsteps higher.
You're young and buoyant. and for yc,
Hope beckons with her hands.
And life spreads out waveless sea tina,
laps but tropic strands:
The world is all before your face, but Il,
your memories turn
To where fond hearts still cherish, voy
and loving bosons Searri.
No matter what your duties are ao
what your place In life,
There's never been a time they'd not as
sumo your load of strife;
And shrunken shoulders. trenholm,
hands. and forms racked by disease
Would bravely dare the grave to bring t
you the pearl of peace.
So don't forget the old folks. boys
they've not forgotten you;
years have passed since 20,
were home. the old hearts still az.
true:
And write them now and then to brln,
the light into their sy0.
And make the world glow once again an
blusr gleam the skies.
VIII T. Hale. in Tennessee Farmer.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07

then outstanding, TO b ISSUED at such
times as itamas be needed and also Eive
the board the power to Issue bonds to the
same aggregate amount from time to
time, but not IN excess at any time Of Its
outstanding ca ital stock, $
The increased capt. aliza ton is deemed
necessary because OF the Improvements
contemplated. While tho New ork turl-a
mel is to be built by another company.
tho Pennsylvania Railroad Compa ny will
own all the stock. and at least $50, 0o0, 600
will be used for this purpose. There will
be several million dollars spent in Wa sl1-
inSton and $50. 600. 900 on permanent Inn
provements on the line Of The road
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
Or. William r. Farrar Dead.

DR.. William F. F,arrar. one OF the Moss
pouiar physician OF this city. died yes-
terday morning at $40 o'clock az his nor's,
70t eat Franklin treet. 1870.
Is DR.. Farrar was born In King Wilil s.s
Medical College. Philadelphia, tn aas
ffttas and began practice In this eis .s
During the civil war he WAS an ss ~.
nurxcon. and during the last years y. ~ y
war was connected with the Chfns nosa4S
III 10 shout Ave yeArs sxo he kept ..
drux store lii Fulton. swhera no had -. =
sextsnsivs practice. Iis vile d1Sd MI
/ bssn IN failin9 health Often hi EwAs M
cnnactpuxS fols some tarne- -
S. The fnANgal VII talEe placA nom 81 - -
#84nepnd slreshytsRtan church g sssss sas
Iaft01nerU
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
1921 SO - z
ia nu a Ty.

January. bleak and drear,
First arrival of Il the year,
Named for Janus-Janus who,
Fable says. has faces two;
& Pray.sis tina the rea son why
Yours is such 4 fckles sky?
First you smile and to us bring
Dreams Of the returning spring
Then, without a sign. you frown,
And the snowf1akes hurry down.
Making all the. landscap white.
Just az II 1t blanched with fright. @
You obey no word or Law
s Now you freeze. and then you thaw,:
Tea sing all the brooks that run
With the hope OF constant sun.
Claiming all their feetsat last
: Firm In ley letters fast.
Month Of ell months most contrary.
Sweet and bitter January!
70 sss5--Frank Demnster Sherman.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
The BeEEar.s

ne BeSE0r.E.s.
a beggar through the world am Il
E Ere place to place | wander by.
Fill up my Pilgrim scrip for me-
For Christ's sweet sake and charity.
a little Of thy steadfastrless.
Rounded with leafy gracefulness,
+ Old oak, give me-
That, the worlds blasts may round m
blow, ~
While my stout-hearted trunk below
And yield gently to and fro,
Some OF thy stern, ,lnyielding might,
Enduring still through day and night.
Rude tempest-shock and whitening blight
That may Keep at bay
The changeful April SKY of chance
And the strong tide of circumstance
Give me, old granite gray.
Some Of of thy thy p navdTavin sersas
Put In this scrip of mine
That griefs may fall like snowtlakes light
And deck me in a robe Of White,
Ready to be an angel bright
o. sweetly, mournful pine.
A little of thy merrinsnt.
or thy sparkling, light content,
That / may still be full of glee
And gladstone, where'er I be,
Though tickle fate hath prisoned me
In SOME neglected nook.
Ye have been very kind and good
To me, since I've been in the wood;
Ye have gone night to fill my heart:
But goodbye, kind friends, every one,
I've far to go ere set of sun;
OF all good things I would have part,
The day was high ere I could start,
And so my Journeys scarce begun.
Heaven help me. how could forget
TO beg of thee. dear violet!
That blossoms here as we'll, unseen,
As II before the world thou'dst been,
o give, to strengthen me-
James Russell Lowell
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
A DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Birmingham Merchant Tied. Store
Robbed, Building Fired.

& BIRMINGHAM, ALA, January g.
David Church, well-known grocery mer-
chant, was held up at his place of bust
ness early to-day by two white men and
a negro, and was forced to open. his safe
and turn over $50.
The robbers bound and gagged Church,
tied him to his bed, and Set fire to the
house. Church was unable to release
himself until the flames; had burned away
the cords which neld him. Then he ran
through the fire to the window and gave
the alarm. The store was burned, with
a loss Of S., 900.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
The Delaware Fight.

DOVER, DEL, January s.-The Della
ware Legislature met to-day and carried
out last nights caucus agreement by the
election of Henry S. Ellison, regular Re-
publican, president pro tenn OF the Sen
ate, and Henry s. Anthony, Union Re-
publican, Speaker OF the House, together
with the other caucus nominees OF tho
Republican factions.
IT is stated that the regular Republic
cans will vote solidiy for Colonel Henry
Is. Dupont and Congressman Ball for
United States senators. and that they will
give them ten votes at the start. OF
whom at least eight will stand out
against Addicks to the end.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
AMERICAN GIRLS ROMANCE.
Miss Loonlis sIarries Private Physi-
clan to King Humbert.

OIL CITY, PA, January 5.--Aiiss Luz
ellie Loornis, Of this city. daughter of
Stanley LOOMS, general manager. Of the
Citizens Light and Power Company, and
Or. Raffele Bastianille, Of Rome. italy,
one of the private physicians. connected
with the household of King Humbert,
were married here Saturday by Rev.
Dr.. G. W. Stocking, Of Christ Episcopal
church. After the ceremony the couple
lett for New York, where they will sail
for their future home. in Rome The
wedding Is the elimination of a romance
that began in the sick chamber OF an
American tourist, over which Or. Bas-
,tianille presided. assisted by Miss Loom
lie, niece Of the patient, as nurse.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
MUST PAY THE CLYDE LINE.
Our Minister Makes Formal Dema n,

Our Minister Makes Formal Dema nd
Tpon santo Domingo.
no DOMINGO, January United States
Minister Powell made demand on the
Dominican Government Today for the
Immediate payment OF the $4,000 due to
the Clyde Line.
1t was reported from San Domingo De-
cember 18th, that Minister Powell had
formally demanded of the Dominican
Government the withdrawal of the decree
changing the port dues ant that failing
to comply with it.. Dominican Govern
ment pay the Clyde Line the money due
to that company and recognize certain
other rights claimed by the United States
Minister for the company. 8
The government, 1t is understood. is
disposed to resist his demand.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
TRIGG MEN ARE LEAVING.
Will Seek Their Living In Fresh
Fie1ds-stil1 Hypothecating Claims.


There were no new. developments in the
case of the employees of the w. r. Trigg
Company and their efforts to. get the
salary held up by the court owing to the
receivership. a large number of the men
have left the city, and others are going
daily. Many of those who remained
called at the office OF the attorney, Mr..
Hill Montague, yesterday, and conferred
with him. Their talk with him was gen
orally satisfactory, ard fewer are sacri-
flcing their time cards to SPECTATORS
now that they know the money is good
and will probably DO paid in a day or two.
IT was stated yesterday that it will
cost the men about S1.o5 each to file their
claims and affidavits, the greater part Of
this going to the notaries, the chief benz
eticiaries Of the embarrassment. There
is no method Of ascertaining just how
many Of the men have sold their time
cards and left the city, as there is no re-
cord of them. Many of those who have
gone have returned to their former homes,
many Of them to Newport News, where
they formerly resided or hope to secure
work.
y The meeting of local and out-of-town
creditors will be hold in New York to-
day, and great things are expected of this
meeting. The result Of the conference,
1t is hoped. will be a reorganization of
the company and the immediate resump-
ton OF the plant, or certainly of work
there on the revenue cutter Mohawk. The
men will certainly be given their back
pay in a, few days, 1t is said.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
PENR0sE NOMINATED.
The Pennsylvania Junior Senate

The Pennsylvania Junior Senator
Named to Succeed Himself.
HARRISBURG. PA. January s-rnited
States Senator Boies Penrose was noEi-
mated by reclamation to succeed himself
by the joint caucus of the Republican
senator's and representatives. held to-
night. Colonel James NJ. Guffey. OF
Pittsburg, was the unanimous choice of
the Democratic caucus, which was also
held tonight.
Governor Stones message to the Legis-
lature, which assembled today, urges
compulsory arbitration in labor troubles,
and more stringent regulation OF child
labor in mines and factories.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
AIner &. Nopainated.

b LANSING. MICH. January s.-senator
Russell "A Alger. OF Detroit, who is at
present serving In the United States by
appointment Of Governor Bliss, was to-
night nominated by the joint Republican.
caucus OF the Legislature to NIL out the
unexpired term OF former Senator James
Mcmillan. Senator Ayers election on
January 10Th Is assured
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
CASTRO NOT TO ABDIcArE.
I.uxhlnsly D*nie. a story Tna. rs

CARACAS, January 5.-The report that
President Castro purposes TO abdicasa Or
resign the presidency OF Venezuela is IN
true. The correspondent OF the ass
eiated Press saw the President with re.
laughed when questioned, and then san
thoughtfuliy:
You are at liberty to say that hass
fought during two years 10 retain taa
supreme power which was invested ~ J,
me by the people OF Venezuela ! VIII
no more abdicate than will resign ias
Matos revolutions. without assistance.
from foreign Powers. win soon be q past
storya
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
Items of Interest.

4
Every square mile of sea is cstinated
! to contain some l20.fG0 fish
California has 5000 trade unionists, o,
Whom 1900 are In San Francisco.
The Sicily islands produce yearly 10
tons OF flowers for perfume making.
Vaccination against dlstemper is to bs
tried In the case of Il pack of hounds In
North Wales
Defective teeth red 10 245l soldiers be.
ing irvalided home from South Africa
German farms occupy nearly 1.ooaNo
acres in Central America, on which over
%. GoOo9 coftse-trees are planted
The sun gives us ss.oootco times as much
light as all the stars put together. It Is
6oN, COO times brighter than the full MOON
At Plinitz. near Dresden, is the largest
camela. in Europe It is $50 years old.
about fifty feet high. and has 40,0G0 bios.
sons each season.
Great Britain buys over 1000 tons Of
German toys annually. while the United
States ranks next, with an importation
OF about 6,ee0 tons.
Mrs. Eden. wife of the Bishop Of Wake
field. Is to receive the first bundle of fire.
wood chopped in new temperance seos
The agricultural returns OF Great Brit
ain for 1902 show that the total under
crops and grass was s.. 33s7 1855 acres-a de-
crease OF q, 4se compared with 1901.
Samuel Gabrielson. 50 years OF age,
came all the way from Norway to attend
the semi-csntennial Of the Lutheran
Church in Milwaukee,, which he helped TO
found fifty years ago.
An Englishman has invented a machine
for receiving and registering theatre
tickets, which, when once inserted can,
not be distracted. This invention will
shortly be given a trial at some OF the
leading London theatres.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-07
Illinois Deadlock Broken.

& SPRINGFIELD, ILL. January s--The
long aud strenuous contest between
Lawrence 7. Sherman and John II. Miller
as to which should be the Republican
nois Legislature, was settled this evening,
Miller defeating Sherman, in caucus. by
a vote Of 80 to 80. Millerss nomination
was favored by friends OF Governor