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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17
THE HOUSEHOLD.

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cupful of good butter and add to II
gradually two cupfuls of brown sugar
When as light as possible add tea spoon
full of soda, a cupful of sour milk -four
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adding it gradually Butter large bak-
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moderate oven.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

disguise so ne3r the truth
Doth seem to run,
'Tis doubtful whom to seek
Or whom to shun;
Nor know we when to spare
Or when to strike,
Our friends and foes they
Seem so munh alike
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-08-17

What IS the blooming tlncture q the
skin
To peace OF mind and harmony within?'
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Nav Be Martial Law.
AN EMPHATIC PROTEST.
Facts Attending Departure of Minis
tiers From Servia.

PARIS, June 25.-The French minister to
Servia has reported the circumstances at
tending the departure of the minister from
Belgrade follows:
.All the ministers received similar In
structions to act together. Accordingly an
understanding was reached that they should
depart, this step being regarded as the
most emphatic method of expressing the
powers protest against the assassinations
of King Alexander and Queen Draga.
1.-The Russian and Austrian representa-
tives apparently shared I'm the principle OF
the protest, but they did not withdraw, be-
cause Russia and Austria were apprehen-
sive that a united withdrawal of the entire
diplomatic representation al Belgrade would
precipitate another revolution
The officials here say the entente of the
ministers to Servia now becomes an entente
of the powers in expressing a protest. The
duration of the absence of the ministers
from Belgrade is indefinite and depends
mainly on King Peters course in the selec-
ton of his minister and the terms of Ser
Was notification to the powers of the in
auguration of the new regime.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Welcome to His Majesty.
ASKED AN INJUNCTION.
City Election Case at Annapolis
Frank Sellman Dead.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June 25.-In the cir
cult court for Anne Arundel county argu-
ments were heard in the city election case
The petitioners, Martin NJ. Smith and Graf
ton D. Rideout having asked for an in
junction to prevent the city authorities
from holding municipal election on July
13 in the city of Annapolis on the ground
that no law existed to hold said election,
the city demurred to the petition.
The court sustained the demurrer. This
decision in effect holds that there is suf-
ficient law by which the election can be
conducted. The petitioners will appeal at
once on briefs in order that the court of
appeals may hear and decide the case at
the sitting here on June %.
In the meantime the city will make every
preparation necessary for holding the cleo
ton July IL. Daniel r. Randall and Ridge
ly P Melvin represented the petitioners
and w. Hallam Claude and E. S. Riley, the
mayor and city council of Annapolis
Mr. Frank Stockett Sellman twenty-five
years of age, died yesterday3at at his home
near Davidsonville this county. He was
the son of the late Henry and Sophia
Stockett Sellman and was unmarried.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Threatening Elsewhere.

A prominent local military official said to-
day that the people of Manchester just
across from Richmond where no trouble
has occurred as yet, have threatened worse
trouble than WIS experienced in Richmond
last night If any attempt is made to op-
crate cars in Manchester with non-union
men. -
The Manchester people are quoted by the
military man as having said that they have
new trick they will turn at the first at
tempt of the strike breakers to bring cleo
trio cars into that city from Richmond The
military official says that the trouble at
Richmond Is more serious than one can
comprehend and fears tonight worse riots
than those that have occurred.
The belief is generally expressed today
that the calling of the Virginia troops to
Richmond will result disastrously to the
state militia, the ranks of which it is feared
Will soon be depleted. Many efforts to in
duce young men to enter the military
service of the state have failed utterly in
the last year. .-
The seriousness of the strike in Richmond
Is SHOWN by the fact that with the great
trouble in the Norfolk street car strike
eighteen months ago there were only twelve
military companies in service to Richmond S
tWenty-one at present time,
Evening star., 1903-06-25
STILL MORE CADETS.
List of Fortunates at Annapolis Grows
Daily.
special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. June 25.-Mr Rich
ard G. Duval has been appointed assistant
librarian at the Naval Academy, to take eff
feet July l.
This is a new appointment authorized by
the last appropriation bill by Congress. MIR.
Duval has been clerk in the Naval Acade-
my library for a number of years.
The following named candidates have
passed the mental examination. Those
marked thus 90 will report at once to the
superintendents office: SBenj. Brown Cos
sett. South Carolina: John Willis Gray In
diana; 'Phillip Orrin Grifiths, California !;
*Ralph Trowbridge Hanson. Ohio; Schuy-
Ter Franklin Helm. Indiana: "Victor Daniel
Herbster, Pennsylvania; Henry Kent Hew-
lit, New Jersey Bernard Francis Hickey
New York; sWill Whirnery Hicks, Alaba-
ma; 'Richard Hill. Iowa: clarence N
Hinkamp. Wisconsin,: "William Adams
Hodgman, New York Charles Hoe, Monta-
ma: 'Herbert Leeander Holden, Wisconsin; !;
seymour Holiday. Texas: r. F. Hollyday
Maryland; 'R. b. Horner Colorado; ID S.
H. Howard. Texas: III. II. Howell New
Mexico; &C. Humphrey, Kentucky; ct H
Hunter. Texas; &C. R. Hyatt. Virginia; j.
L. Hydrick. South Carolina: u. H. Ingram,
cobs. Pennsylvania; M. James, Iowa. IS
S. Jefferies, Arkansas: c. c. Jersey New
Jersey; j. w. Jewell. New Hampshire; &c.
Joernes. Minneapolis; sc. F. Johnson, Hi
Eois: &C. A. Jones, West Virginia; II. A.
Jones, Colorado; al. Jordon. jr., Tennessee;
"R. l.. Jurney, Texas; S. Kerney, MaSSa-
chusetts; II. t. kays Arizona
Evening star., 1903-06-25

increase their stroke but Yale seemed to
be stronger and slightly increased lead.
Just before reaching the mile and half
Harvard pulled up on Yale until II got
within length. Time, ~ miles: Yale, S.25;
Harvard $50.
Yale still leads half length. The crews
are nearing each other by heroic steering
of the coxswains. Coming into the last
eighth Yale is increasing it's lead to
squirt. and is a length in lead.
Yale wins by two lengths. Time: 1ale'
9.43 Is; Harvard, 9.4S 3-5.
GALES FERRY, June 25. 130 p.m.-The
varsity crews are at the starting line.
1874 pm.-The varsity race has started.
Both crews caught the water at the same
time In a moment Harvard crept ahead
by quarter of a length.
Harvard rowed stroke of 36 to the m1n-
ute, but Yale kept down to 81.
Both eights splashed little on the way
to half mile, but both were rowing in ex-
cellent form.
AS the crews reached the half Harvard
increased her lead slightly until she had
half length the advantage.
At the half mile Harvard's time was 2:3O
1-5; Yale, 2:31 3-5.
Both crews had then shortened their
stroke Harvard rowing "a and Yale 80.
The crews maintained their relative posi-
tions and at the mile station Harvard was
about half length ahead of Yale.
Harvard covered the mile in 5O6 20
Yale in 5:07 40.
Coming down to the ~ Yale spurted until
she drew up even with Harvard and just
before reaching that mark Yale drew
ahead.
The time at the mile and a half was
Yale. 7:4O; Harvard, 7:42.
Half way between the mile-and-a-half
and two-mile station Yale was leading by
more than length and rowing easily. BY
the time the boats had reached the two
mile point Harvard had cut down Yale S
lead to three-quarters of a length. The
time at the two miles was: Yale, 1898;
Harvard. 1O:0S.
Yale, however spurted once more and
soon after leaving the two-mile point had
increased her lead to little more than a
length
At this time both crews seemed to be
holding themselves well in hand for tn.
finish, rowing very smoothly.
Passing the -half-mile point the
time was Yale, 1926; Harvard, 1888.
After leaving the two-and-a- -half-mila
mark Harvard pulled up nearly even, bui
could not hold her gain.
The time at the three-mile point was
Yale. 1915: Harvard 1922.
AS the contestants drew near to the three
and-a-half-mile mark Harvard began to
close the gap, but Yale was rowing easily.
The latters time for the three and half
miles was 1915; Harvard, 1921
GALES FERRY, Conn, June 25.-The
official time of the varsity race: Yale,
2O:19 As: Harvard, 20:29 3-5
Yale won by about four lengths.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
CREWS ON THE HUDSON.
Program for Tomorrow's Races is Now
ARRANGED

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, June 25.-AH
the crews, except the Wisconsin varsity,
were out this forenoon for short time, but
the practice was hardly more than a pad
die, the coaches believing that all that can
be done for their respective crews is ac
complished. CornelPs four crews rowed
down the two-mile stretch to Blue Point
and then returned. The Columbia crews
rowed about the same distance south of
their boat house, while Syracuse practiced
starts in neighboring waters.
Georgetown rowed three miles, practicing
some starts.
The settled program for the races tomor-
row afternoon is as follows: Four o'clock,
four-oared race, two miles, Cornell, Column
bia. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin,; 4:45
clock, freshman eight-oared race, two
miles, Cornell, Columbia, Wisconsin, Penn
sylvania and Syracuse; O'clock varsity
eight-oared race, four miles, Cornell, Co
lumba, Pennsylvania, Georgetown, Syra-
cuse, Wisconsin. Offcials-Referee John
Z. Eustis of Wesleyan; timekeepers Evert
Jansen Wendell of Harvard and VIM. Inns
ford of Pennsylvania; judge at the finish,
Frederick r. Fortmeyer of the National
Association of Amateur Oarsmen.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
PROGRESS AT ST. LOUIS.
Will Have Spent $1o,ooo,ooo by End
of August

ST LOUIS, June 25.-The Worlds Fair
Company had expended in actual cash
IS, 10000 up to the 1st OF the present month,
as shown by the report of the auditing
committee of the national committee at
work here.
The committee has been informally nOti-
fed by the exposition company that a re-
quest will be made upon the Secretary of
the United States Treasury to be allowed to
draw on the fund of 600 appropriated
by the commission for the fair between
now and September, probably in August
Contracts have been let by the exposition
company that will approximately complete
the expenditure of the $1O,O00,000 required
by the act of Congress.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
AUTO CLUB TOURING.
Fifty Cars Leave Chicago for Mann
moth Cave

CHICAGO, June 25.-Led by DIR. Frank
H Davis and followed by gasoline wagon
and a corps of skilled machinists in a port
able repair shop seventy-five members OF
the Auto Club left today on l.OO0-mile-
tour.
Twenty cars will make the trip to Mann
mouth Cave, in Kentucky, but on the first
day out of Chicago the party will consist Of
nearly 200 persons and fifty cars.
At Cedar Lake, Ind. where the first night
is to be passed, a reception has been ar
ranged. Early in the morning twenty Of
the cars will move SOUTH while the others
will return to Chicago The tour is sched-
uled to last fifteen days.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
CANCELLATION BOARD
COAL MINERS GRIEVANCES CON-
sIDERED AT wILKEsBARRE
Presidents of the Workers Cordially
Received by Opera
tors

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June 25.-The
board of conciliation, which, at the sug-
gestion of the anthracite strike commission,
was created for the purpose of adjusting
any grievances which may arise between
operators and their employees in the hard
coal regions and which is composed of
three representatives from each side, met
here today for organization. The personnel
of the board is as follows:
W. L. Connell, individual operator of
Scranton; R. C. Luther of Pottsville, gen.
eral superintendent of the Philadelphia and
Reading collieries; 8. D. Warriner of
Wilkesbarre, general superintendent of the
Lehigh Valley Company's mines; I. D.
Nichols, president of District No. 1, United
Mine Workers; VIM. Dettrey, president of
District No. 7, and John Fahy, president
of District No. ..
ago. but was unable to organize, owing to
the fact that the men representing the
opera tors on the board refused to recognize
the representatives of the miners, claiming
that they had not been chosen according
to the provisions of the award made by
the strike commission. This caused the
miners representatives to withdraw from
the meeting.
A general convention of anthracite min
ers was then called to meet at Scranton,
and this convention having indorsed the
action of the executive boards of the
United Mine Workers in electing Messrs.
Nichols, Dettrey and Fahy as their repre-
sentatives on the board. the operators
withdrew their opposition and 1t was an
nounced that the district presidents would
be received without further question.
The meeting today was held. in the Of
flee Of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company.
The three district presidents were cordially
received by the representatives Of the op-
orators. There was handshaking and a
general exchange of courtesies.
After effecting temporary organization
the board adjourned until this afternoon.
The district presidents left the meeting at
II 80, but refused to be interviewed as to
what took place beyond the fact that the
board had organized. The representatives
of the operators on the board were still be-
hind closed doors at noon.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
TO SHOOT TWENTY MILES.
The Segmental Tube Wire-Wound Gun
Built at Reading. Pa.

The big, brown segmental tube wire
wound cannon which was constructed at
Reading, Pa, has been shipped to Sandy
Hook, where it will be. tested by military
experts.
The gun is 81 feet 81 inches in length
and weighs 5S. 750 pounds 1t is designed
to fire charge Of 175 pounds of smoke
less powder and hurl a solid shot weighing
100 pounds a distance of 20 miles. It is
claimed by the inventor that 1t will send
a solid shot at the rate Of $500 feet per
second, with maximunf pressure of $1,000
pounds to the square inch
Seventy miles of wire were required to
wind around the gun. This wire is square,
with one-fiftieth of an inch area.
The core of the weapon is made up of
segments of thin strips seHe-seventh of an
1nca the fun
Evening star., 1903-06-25
MINE OPERATORS MEET.
Missouri and Kansas in Conference
Relative to Scale.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 25.-Missouri
and Kansas coal mine operators and OFF,
GERS of districts IA. u and 25 Of the United
Mine Workers Union, which includes
branches in Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas,
Texas. Oklahoma and Indian territory, met
in separate conferences here today.
Among the matters to be considered by
the operators VIII be action on an invitation
from the miners to attend their general
conference at Pittsburg. Kan, on July Ii,
and means for avoiding strike next fall.
The miners today will it is said, lay plans
to secure a uniform wage scale, to be laid
before the Pittsburg conference.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
S3,OOO,OOO Art Museum.

CHICAGO. June 25.-Definite steps to-
ward the erection of a 100000 art mu-
scum in Chicago have been taken. The
trustees of the National Art Museum met
and elected officers and selected the Illi-
nois Trust and Savings Bank a reposi-
tory for the funds of the organization. SUBJ
scription books will be opened and the task
of collecting the funds commenced.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
SEVERAL MILLS RESUME.
Strikers Claim Non-Union Hands Only
Are Working.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 25.-Several of
the hosiery mills in the Kensington district
and one of the Southwark mills resumed
operations today on the old scale of hours
and wages.
The mills are being operated shorthanded
however. and the strike leaders and the
officers of the various unions actively iden-
titled with the strike, which has tied up
more than 500 of the textile plants in this
city, claim that those who returned to
work today were non-union hands and wo-
men. 4
The hosiery workers are unorganized
Officers of the Central Textile Union and
of the executive committee of the strikers
declared today that they do not attach any
Importance to the fact that the hosiery
mills resumed operations. The strike lead
ers had no control over the hosiery work.
ers and do not think that their return to
work will in any way effect the general
strike situation.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
INCREASE OF WAGES.
Railway Express Drivers and Con-
ductors' Union in Victory

CHICAGO, June 25.-The wages of the
1000 members of the Railway Express
Drivers and Conductors Union will be in
creased on an average of 10 per cent under
the decision of the Chicago board of arbi-
tration, just made public The union made
demand for uniform wage for all men,
by which the highest paid would receive
$75 month.
In the agreement, which covers the seven
express companies in Chicago, they agree
not to discriminate against union men: to
grant drivers extra pay for Sunday work,
excepting one Sunday in each month. The
agreement, for one year, dates from June
Is
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Personal Mention.

First Vice President Andrews of the
Southern Railway Company has returned to
his home at Raleigh, N. G.
Superintendent of Construction ]. E. Dod-
son of the same system will return to Wash
ington Saturday from Fairfax, Va, where
he has been inspecting the work of double
tracking the road between here and Orange,
Va, now in progress.
Mr. Harry King sailed today on the
North German Lloyd steamer Friedrich der
Crosse for Europe, and will remain abroad
for about two months.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
BURNED BY CHEMICALS.
Explosion Results Fatally to Two Ex-
perimenters.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Thomas B. Hob
ley and Samuel Marsh were fatally burned
while experimenting with chemicals in their
leather factory in the Williamsburg Sec
ton of Brooklyn.
The chemicals exploded. setting fire to
Marsh's clothes, Hobley tried to extin-
guiSh the flames and his own clothing
caught fire Cries for help brought two
employees, who fought their way through
smoke and flame and found their employers
unconscious.
The two employees. Philip Cunningham
and Matthew Walsh, were badly burned.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION.
Cuba Subscribes $125, 900 Toward the
Pan-American Building.

Cuba, the youngest member of the union
of American republics. has come forward
with the first contribution toward the fund
of $125,OOO required to provide new home
for the bureau in this city While the con-
tribution is small-about $500 cash-it is
the full amount of Cuba's quota and d.
rector Rockhill is looking forward to SINH
lar prompt action on the part of the South
and Central American countries.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
MORE KANSAS FLOODS.
Cloudburst at Topeka Causes Rivers to
Rise.

TOPEKA, Kan, June Pa rain storm
that amounted practically to cloudburst
burst over Topeka early this morning A
number of residents in South Topeka were
compelled to flee to higher ground, while
a few smaller houses were washed from
their foundations.
Soldier creek, which was such q fac
tor in destroying North Topeka recently
is today flowing over the Kansas avenue
bridge. The Kaw also Ia rising
Evening star., 1903-06-25
R|OT|NG IN RICHMOND
Car Company Guards Shoot
Down Six People.
MORE TROOPS CALLED
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO FIRE ON
PERSONS CARRYING WEAPONS.
Situation Grows More Tense Every
Hour and Serious Trouble
is Imminent.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va. June 25.-There has
been no violence this morning, partly be-
cause of the impression made by the firing
last night when several persons were
wounded, more probably because no cars
have thus far been run, the company hold
ing back for instructions from Col. George
Wayne Anderson, commanding, who has
spent the morning rearranging the disposi-
ton of troops reinforced during the night
by the arrival of companies from the list
Regiment and deciding upon a system of
tactics for the more effective handling of
disorderly mobs.
Orders to Shoot.
The plan will become public later in the
day and will be accompanied by procla-
nation signed by Col. Anderson giving
worning of the purpose of instructing SOL
diers to shoot.
There is to be no more temporizing with
the mob. There is strong talk of remov-
ing Sheriff Solomon. 1t is learned today
that the governors order sending troops
over the county line was issued before the
sheriff. at the behest of Judge Wickham.
finally made requisition on the governor for
troops.
The sheriff is blamed for the trouble last
night At noon seven cars are being
started from the barns at both and 9Th
streets and 10 cars from the reservoir. They
are supplied with a strong military guard.
1t is expected that Richmond Will be put
under martial law this afternoon, all sa-
looms closed and people warned not to stop
In the streets and so far as possible keep
within doors.
Guards Are Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND Va, June 25.-L- X. Mitch
ell NJ B. Diggs and NJ. Cronk, three or
the guards of the company who last night
shot at the crowd which attacked the cars
in the western end of the city. were in
the police court today. They We're ordered
to be turned over to the county authorities
and were handcuffed and marched to the
county Jail between a squad of soldiers
The men are from New York. One or
them was badly wounded during the fight
last niSht
May Be Martial Law.
There is a determination on the part OK
the authorities to preserve the peace at
all hazards Orders have been issued TO
the military to arrest every man who
makes a gesture or uses an expression cali
culated to create feeling or excitement. IL
there is any trouble this evening the city
will be put under martial law tonight
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Sanitary Conditions in Cuba.

Senior Quesada, the Cuban minister, has
received a dispatch from his government
declaring there is no foundation for alarm
ing reports which have appeared in Ameri-
can newspapers regarding alleged insani-
tary conditions in the interior of the island.
The dispatch says also that as to Puerto
Principe conditions are such as to leave
nothing to be desired.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
International Exchange Commission.

Under date of London. May f6. the Inter
national exchange commission reports to
the State Department the result of prelimi-
nary conferences 1T has had with the Brit
ish authorities respecting the establishment
of stable currencies with fixed ratios. The
British government gave the commission a
very cordial reception, and 1t is reported
that the commission has made good pro-
gress in presenting it's mission.