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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
.CountyS commissioners
Met and Made A Re-
duCtiOn Yesterday
CITY'S BOOK
Capt. A. L.. ROs Will Turn the
City Over Its Tax Book To-day
1t Shows a Considerable Increase
Over Last Year-COunty Tax Will
he Decreased Fifteen Per Cent.

Whereas, The amount Of to
ne collected on a basis of the total
tax levy of SO 2-3 cents as made June
Ist will be in excess of the financial
needs of the county.
ct is hereby ordered that the sheriff
Of the county deduct from the county
taxes, as computed under the above
levy. ID per cent. Of the mount OF
taxes charged against each tax aye
for county purposes.
1T is further ordered that the clerk
Of this Board add the foregoing order
as an amendment to the order hereto
fore made by him directing the sheriff
of this county TO collect the taxes
charged upon the tax books for 1903
and turned over to said sheriff by this
Board"
The above order was made by the
Board of County Commissioners at a
special meeting yesterday afternoon
which was attended by Commissioners
d. McEachern (chairmanE. w. F. Rob-
ertsOn and w. F. Alexander, and it,
of course, means a lesSening of cOun-
ty taxes.
1t also lessons the cOunty's a of
the poll tax, which before was $2.45.
Now a reduction of II per cent. of the
county's share of $1.16 is made, which
reduces the taa to 1927 80.
The rate of the state, school and
county Will be 10 1916.
CITY'S TAX BOOK.
Capt. a. L. DeROsset has completed
the city's tax book and it will be
placed in the hands of the city clerk
and treasurer today for collections.
The increase in valuations this year
over last amounts to 81, 235 .526. Every
item was increased save money on
hand. A comparative statement of the
two years shows the following:
Real Estate-1903,' $6,162,110; 1902, So
$3.50 O2.
Personal P~roperty-1SO3, $574.4S9; 1902,
Sz7,65S.
Money on Hand-fs0S. $29. 1885,; 1902,
go, 4S4.
Solvent Credits-1sO5, $4zS.576; 1902.
NIL sos.
Inoorporations-19O3. s1.4O3, 912; 1902.
$1.011, S37.
Stock Of Merchandise-19O3. $751; ,233;
1862. 1862, 661.
Total-1sO3. $9.349, 766: 1902 sS,114,24o.
The total tax this year at l IL tents
will be s14O. 246. 40. and the total tax on
!, Jos polls at 1886 will be s11,37S.94.
The number Of names listed this year
are SOL. of which number 1878 are
whites and 1.132 are cOlOred.
Last year there were :, 1SS polls given
IN. and Il decided increase is shown
his year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
Banks Want to Retire Their Cir
cuIatiOn.

Washington, September 9.-Applica-
lions from National Banks for the re-
tirement of circulation are reaching
the reasury department in unexpected
numbers and amounts. For the seven
business days of the present month tha
applications aggregate $2,762, 500. In
der the law only So 600, 900 in circulation
can be retired in any one month and
the applications are granted in the or
der in which they are received. The
present movement is accounted for at
the treasury department by the present
high price of bonds, the banks evidently
seeiRg a greater profit in selling their
bonds than in keeping their circulation.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11

cdSn QUOTATIONS We're Is 1OIlo"S-
Flour firm: No , red spring wheat S01a
to S214: No. , corn SIS; No. > yellow
52Hs; No. 2 oats 33k to 34R; No. 3 white
81 to BIS: mess pork per barrel $13.40
to $780,: lard per 100 pounds $9.121a to
$9.15; short rib sides Qoose) $S.3712 TO
SS.6212; dry sailed shoulders (boXed) 65s
to Ga; short clear sides (boXed) SA to.
So cents.
New York, September 9.-FLOUR-
Steadier at the close, checking busi-
ness. Rye flour firmer, fair to good
$50 to $40.
WHEAT-Spot strong. At first wheat
advanced On rain in the northwest but
later sagged off for lack of support. In
h afternoon prices rallied with corn
and on a scare of shorts closed firm
at Il to 1c net advance. May SO; Sep
TENDER S13s: December IS.
CORN-Spot easy; NO ,, 5Sa. OPP
ton market during the ~fOrenOOn was
dull and easy rejecting favorable
weather but eventually recovered on
the pronounced strength in provisions
and closed Is. to Nc net higher. May
SIS; September So; December IS.
OATS-SpOt firm; No. 2, 80.
LARD-Firm; western steamed $500;
refined firm; continent 1925.
PORk-Firmer; family $3.50 to 1913;
short clear S14.75 to $3.50; mess $500
to S17.O0.
RICE-Ffrm.
WORCESTERSHIRE.
SUGAR-Raw firm; refined firm.
BUTTER-Firm; extra creamery 20;
state dairy IA to 1S..
CHEESE-Firm; state fall cream,
fancy. small colored 19B; small white
1885.
EGGS-Ffrm; state and Pennsylva-
MIA; fancy mixed % to "a.
POTATOES-Steady, Long Island
$1.62 to 800; Jersey $3.50 to $1.75; Jer-
sey sweets $2:75 to 1925.
PEANUTS-Steady; fancy handpick-
ed Az to 5; other domestic 8 to AZ.
CABBAGES-Easy; domestic per 100
$50 to 5000; per barrel $3.50 to $1,000.
COTTON SEED OIL-Was quiet and
without material change on spot or
future delivery. Prime crude fob mills
nominal; prime summer yellow Al to
Az; off summer yellow 81 to SO; prime
white 45; prime winter yellow As.
NAVAL STORIES.
New York, September 9.-Turpentine
dull 5Sh. Rosim firm
Savannah, September 9.-Turpentine
firm 54A; receipts 96S casks; sales 5S
casks: exports 102 casks. Rosin firm,
receipts 2.96S barrels: sales 1895 bar
rels; exports 1,270, barrels. Quote A.
B c $3.50; D $3.50; E s1.95; T $500; G
$2.10; H s2.55; I S3.15: K $3.45; NJ 1855;
\ S3.55; w G $50; W w $685..
Charleston, September 9.-Turpentine
nominal. Rosin steady. A B S1.75:
D $3.50; E S1.99; f S1.95; G. $2.O5; H
s2.O5; H $40; 1 $3.50; $500; M 1920;
n $3.50; w G s3.403 w w $3.50.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, September 9.-The cotton
market was three-fourths as active as
yesterdays sales came to. $780, 900 bales.
The general tendency of prices was
upward although several ~onslaughts
were made by the bear party to furth-
er undermine the holdings of the lead
ign longs.
The opening call developed a firm
market at an advance of one TO six
points, this Improvement was soon in
creased to 3 to Z points after which
there was a break of seven to fifteen
points and then a sharp rally ct Is to
% points from the lowest figures with
the market finally very steady at a
net gain of 4 to y points. The fuctu-
an affair of speculation. News was
scare and of an Indifferent quality.
The bull contingent circulated reports
of boil weevil damage in Texas and
claimed that unusually large short
interest had been accumulated on
the late decline. This led TO covering
on the part of the locals supplemented
by renewed investment demand, it
also being openly asserted that the
leading long interest remained intact
and that it would continue to do 50
on the claim that the movement must
fall short of spinner'S requirements
for some time to come; that the effect
of the decline has resulted in a better
buying basis with receipts Of cotton
adding too slowly to the volume Of the
movement in view OF the uncertain.
ties Of the weather and the possibility
Of an early frost.
Reports from Texas are still cDosid-
erably mixed with most advices indi-
eating favorable weather with accounts
exaggerated as to boil weevil damage,
and receipts rapidly increasing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
GRAIN. AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, September 9.-WheaE after
the first hour ruled very steady, the
close being firm with December 1L2c.
higher. Corn oDened easier but de-
veloped strength, closing 3Sc. higher
for December Oats ruled steady
throughout and closed with December
3-Se. higher. Provisions were active
and exceedingly strong, final figures
showing gains of from ten to sixty
two IL cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
THE DRY GOODS MARKET.

New York. September 9.-Buyers Of
dry goods r not showing any o
desire to operate and yet the DISPOSE
ton Of sellers is just as great to hold
firmly for the top OF the market.
Where It is necessary to have the
goods as is the case IN the majority
of cases asking prices are being paid.
but more of a tendency to await de-
velopments in the raw cotton market
Ia evidenced.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
Mexico VIII be Great Gold Pro-
ducing Country.

Mexico City, September 9.-British
experts familiar with South African
gold regions who have visited the re-
Gently discovered gold fields in the
districts Of Mexico and Michochan as
Sert that Mexico will soon be one Of
the greatest producers of the yellow
metal in the world. ElOro camp is pro-
aounced superior to RhOdesia in every
way. The experts made a prolonged
study of the camps n have returned
"a England to make report.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
An Automobile Does Damage.

GAINESVILLE. o. September 9.-An au-
omobil driven by Earl kiser, of Day
ton. escaped his control at the races
here today n as the result of its
dashing into the fence. John Goodin
of GAINESVILLE is fatally hurt. having
been struck by the automobile while
going at terrific iced. Several other
persons were less seriously injured.
kiSer had an ankle broken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11

Richmond, Va. September 9.-Wil-
liam James Bryan, of Jacksonville,
Fla, today married Miss Janet George
Allan. at Lexington. Va. the Rev. DR..
Whaling OF the Presbyterian church
officiating. The bride is a
of the late Colonel William Allan. who
was for some pears principal of the
McDonOugh school near Baltimore. The
groom is a rising young lawyer OF the
Florida m~etrODOliS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.


New York, September 9.-Money on
bid 2 per cent; offered at "a per cent.
Time money steady; sixty days 4 to
Az per cent; ninety days Az to 5 per
cent; six months 5h to 6 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 6 to 62 per
cent. Sterling exchange dull with
actual business in bankers bills lat
S4.S6.45 for demand and at $4.S3 to
81. SO. 10 for sixty day bills; posted rates
s4.S4 and s4.S7; commercial bills s4.S2A
Ito $4.S2B; bar silver 57A; Mexican dol
liars 45h.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11

New York. September 9.-Captain
Robert Winge. who sailed the Sham
lance for the Americas u .-oday an
nounced that he had decided to make
this country his home in the future
and to become a citizen as soon as the
law allows.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11

The weather man ought to know he
can't increase his popularity by throw
ing US fall weather that has q string
ted to it.-AtIanta Journal
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
st. Louis quiet at 111ac.
Houston steady at lie; net receipts

st. Louis quiet at 111ac.
Houston steady at lie; net receipts
936 bales.
New York, September 9.-Cotton
steady at 1925; gross receipts Isl bales;
sales 5,166 bales; stock 112. SIG bales.
Total today at all seaports-Net re-
ceipts S,091 bales; exports to Great
Britain 2,429 bales; stock 144.6 GAG bales.
Consolidated at all seaports-Ne,
receipts 20.53S bales; exports to Great
Britain 1885 bales; to the continent SHs
bales.
Total since September 1st at all sea-
ports-Net receipts 24.777 bales; exports
to Great Britain 11,211 bales: to the
continent 91S bales.
Futures closed very steady; Sep
TENDER 1912; October 9.19; November
9.6S; December 9.11; January 9.65: Feb
ruary 9.62; March 1852; April 9.62;
May 9.62.
Spot cotton closed steady; nIiddling
uplands 1925: middling gulf 1880;
sales 5,125 bales.
GRAIN AMI PROVISIONS.
Chicago, September 9.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Omen, High Low. Close.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
lLMINCTOA MARKETS.
Wednesday, September 8.
S-no1- % -

Wednesday,. September 9.
| COTTON-Steady at 11.25.
Receipts of cotton today-367 bales.
Receipts of season to dat@S43
Ibales.
Receipts same day last year-1,s6o
Ibales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-nothing
doing.
ROSIN-s1.-3 to s1.75 bid.
! TAR-Firm at s1.65.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Firm; hard
ts1.75; dip $3.50 virgin $3.50.
Prices same day last year-Spirits
lturpentine firm at Acc; rosin s1.10 and
Is1-15; tar firm at s1.45; crude turpen-
tine firm at s1.35 and $3.50.
Receipts today-s5 casks spirits tur-
lpentine, AZ barrels rosin. 40 barrels tar,
al barrels crude turpentine.
Receipts same day last years. casks
spirits ~turpentine, 6S barrels rosin, 147
barrels tar, So barrels crude turpen-
tine
S~ALT-Prices car load lots-269 lbs
coarse zee; $50 lbs coarse 72c; 100 lbs
lC F Ace: 200 lbs c F SOC; 200 lbs F F
81. 80.
DRY SALTED SIDES-10c.
BUTTERFLY to 81.
| COFFEE to loo.
FLOUR-Straaghts 1915 to $3.50; 2rd
patents $3.50 to $500; full $40 to $3.50.
MOLASSES-S. House IA: New Or
leans Brigdots % to %; Porto Rico 90:
Cuba %.
SUGAR-Granulated $3.50: w. G. x.
NAVAL sToREs.
mo. 8, $3.50: No. $40: No. 9 s4.3O: No.
III, 1920.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure 11kc:
l~Compaund s to SIC.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
PEANUTS-North Carolina IS to 72h;
Virginia so to 60; Spanish IS to 20.
BEESWAX-25c.
CORN-65 to ri.
CORN MEALS to 60.
EGGS-14c..
TURKEYS-16 to Is 2-3c per pound.
CHICKENS-Hens 20 to 40: boosters
20 to 40.
PORK-15c per pound.
N. c. BACON-Hams (old) Is to Ice;
hams (new) 121. TO 13c; shoulders 10 to
l2c; sides 121kc.
SHINGLES-Per 1000; 5-inch saps
$500; 5-inch hearts. $3.50; 6-inch saps
$500: 6-inch hearts $500.
TIMBER
Per NJ feet-Extra milling. .$7.50@S.50
Mill prime $6.00@6.5
Mill fair 81. 5O05.5 80
Common mill A.00@4.50
Inferior to ordinary. SO. so @4. 90
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, September "a p. NJ
Cotton: Spot in moderate demand.
prices eight points lower; American
|middling fair 6.12; good middling 6.54;
|middling 6.2f; low middling 6.02; good
ordinary &721A; ordinary $50. The sales
|of the day were 5000 bales. of which
500 were for speculation and export
and included $500 American Receipts
Is, 900 bales, including 1900 American.
Futures opened easier and closing
unsettled; American middling G.. 0. c.:
September 5.S9@ so; September and
October 5.54; October and November
24@5.25; November and December
I5.1505.16; December and January 5.116
SIP: February n March 5.11; March
and April 5.10d5.11; April and May SO
PORT RECEIPTS.
Galveston quiet at lie; net receipts
l AL bales.
Norfolk quiet at 111ac; net receipts
los bales.
Baltimore nominal at 12c.
Boston quiet at 1926.
Wilmington steady at 11Ac; net re-
Iceipts 365 bales.
Philadelphia steady at 1880.
Savannah quiet at 10Ec; net receipts
5.116 bales.
New Orleans easy at 1850; net re-
Iceipts sos bales.
Mobile steady at 1OAc: net receipts
II, $50 bales.
Memphis nominal at 11Ac; net re-
Iceipts Z bales.
Augusta; net receipts 924 bales.
Charleston quiet at 1850; net receipts
141 bales.
Cincinnati quiet at lie; net receipts
~ bales.
Louisville firm at 1aXc.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-09-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, September 9.-The leading
futures ranged as follows:
Omen, High Low. Close
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
FLOWERS FOR GRAVES
OF CONFEDERATE DEAD
Memorial Services to Be He'd at
Arlington on June 7.

The Confederate veterans Will observe
their first Memorial Day in Arlington on
Sunday. June I. at p. II. There are
six organizations in Washington which
will take part in the memorial exer-
cises. They are the Charles Broadway
Rouss Camp, of which DR.. Samuel Z.
Lewis is commander; Camp III, OF the
Confederate Veterans Association. OF
which Col. II. A. Herbert is commander;
the Sons OF Confederate Veterans, of
which Raleigh T. Rains is president;
the Ladies' Southern Relief Corps, CT
which Mrs. Howery is president; the
StonewalI Jackson Chapter of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy. of which
Miss Magnus Thompson is president;
the Robert E. Lee Chapter, of which
Mrs J. N. Hickey is president.
The camps OF Confederate veterans at
Hyattsyille, Alexandria and Rockville
have been invited to take part in these
memorial observances. as has the chap
ter of the Daughters of the Confederacy
at Falls Church.
June 3 is the Memorial Day chosen by
the general association of Confederate
Veterans, but many of the States in the
South have other days and do not OBJ
serve the I'd The veterans living in
Washington have selected the first Sun
day in June as the most appropriate day
and best suited TO Washington.
The services VIII be very simple at
Arlington on the 7th. The bugler will
call assembly, the graves will be strewn
with flowers. several songs will be sung.
and the Rev DR.. McKIm will offer a
prayer At the end of the services. the
bugler will sound taps. The final ar
rangements viii be completed by the
committee in charge. on June 2. John NJ
Hickey Is the chairman of this commit
tee.
There are 264 Confederate dead buried
in the Confederate section at Arlington
and each grave bears a small white head
stone. telling the name and date of death
OF the soldier.
The memorial services, at Woodside
will be held on May 80, and Will be par
ticipated in by the same organization.
There are seventeen unknown Confed-
crate dead buried there. The men were
killed near Washington during Early g
raid. 7 j. Hungerford is the chairman
OF the committee in charge of these me-
mortal services.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
SEEK PROTECTION
AGAINST 50 TRUSTS
Agricultural Implement Makers to
Appeal to President.

Manufacturers Of agricultural imple-
ments who are not members Of the In
ternational Harvester Company will pre-
sent their grievances to the President
and ask that they be protected against
thirty-three trusts which control the
materials used in the manufacture Of
machinery.
The International Harvester Company
which consists of the Deering. McCor-
mick, Plano, Champion, and Milwaukee
companies. and produces 80 per cent o;
the machinery made in this country, has
opened mines and established mills that
it might be free from the clutches OF
the steel trust II has also bought for
ests and produces its own lumber.
Independent manufacturers allege the
trusts have forced the prices on ma
terials so high thai it is impossible to
produce machinery and compete with
the big machinery combination which
is independent of the thirty-three trusts
The products which are controlled by
trusts are shown in the following list:
Standard Oil Company, Iron Tubing
Trust. Spoke and Rim Trust, Wire Nail
Trust. Rope and Irvine Trust, Paper Box
pTrust. White Lead Trust. Bolt Combin-
alton, Rivet Combination, Betting Cor
Leather) Combination, Lumber Combina-
ton. Paint Brush Combination, Link
Chain Combination, Spring Cotter Com
bination; Emery Wheel Combination,
Electrical Machinery Combination
Foundry Core Flour Combination. Boraz
Combination, Salt Combination, File
Combination, Window Glass Combina-
ton. Rubber Combination. Woodworking
Machinery Combination, PIP Iroa Com
bination. Steel Spring Combination. Wire
Tube Combination, Screw Combination
Steel Saw Combination, Sandpaper Com
bination. Solder Combination, Steel
Wheel Combination, Coal Combine, Rail-
way Combine.
Officers OF the international Harvester
Company admit they were forced to unite
all the big manufacturers to oppose the
manipulations of the combinations con
trolling materials. and say that they
are now so independent that the stee.
trust and other big corporations can
not affect them in the least.
The small manufacturers cannot
escape the trusts and are circulating
petitions in the West which will be pre-
sented to President Roosevelt in the
| hope of obtaining relief
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26

Joel Hillman, W. H. T. Hissil, F. S: Hodgson,
William H. Hoeke, T. L. Holbrook. J. W. Hol-
combe, W S. Hoge, H. P. p Holt, w. B..
Holtzclaw, Lewis Heffenmaier, George A. Howe,
F. S. Hight.
Prank IL Jackson
Hon. H P. Kane. Lieut. John Kenney. W.
Seton Kent, j. Miller Kenyon, Judge Ivory G.
Kimban.
F. E. Landon. Julius Lansburgh, F. H. Lar
ned, A. Lisner, John S. Loud. Hon. Charles Ly-
man, Simon Lyon.
Hon Edwin c. Madden John H. Nagruder,
John McEIroy, f. d. Mckinney, George w Nc
Lanahan, +. ". MeReynolds, Charles G. Nc
Roberts, J. p Megrew. \. 5. Meyer, William
John Miller, c. Powell Minnegerode. Benjamin
5 Minox 4. Minister, Barry Mohun, Hon.
George Wilson Morgan, c. A. Muddiman, VIII
liam Muelheisen.
P. J. Nee, H. c. Newcomer, Marcus Notes
Arthur II. o'Connor, d. W. o'Donoshue,
Owen Owen
Hugh J. Phillips. Dr. Starr Parsons, Paul j.
Pelz, r. Ross Perry, R. Ross Perry. jr., Arthur
Peter, Charles ". Petit, J. T. Petty, George
Pitt, H.. b. PolHinhorn, j. sprgg Poole.
son. Hon. E!Hs II. Roberts. Col. Israel Rosen-
field, Baltimore, Nd Philip S. Roy.
james +. scaggs, John "; schaefer, Leo S.
Schondheim, John c. scofield, Judge Charles
Charles w. Semmes, \. J. shippert, DR.. j. W.
simpson, A. Leftwich Sinclair, John B. Seman,
j.. odeil S Smith, John ". F; Smith. William
Herbert Smith, ". r. Speare, Luther r, Smith,
o. o. steaIey. Frank 4 Steele, Walter H.
Ssoutznbulgh, G. W. F. Swartzell, J. S SWORN
stedt. DR.. L, b. swoumstedt.
Arson S. Taylor, James II. Taylor, o. H. Tit
man, Julius W TolSon.
Frank j. Wagner, William J. Wallace, DR..
John f. Walsh Hon. +. +. Ware. DIR. George
b. WEIGH, Hon. Henry L. Vest, Charles F,
Weller VI. \. Wells, o. ". White, w A.
White. C. y. Wilmington, H. ". Wiley, Harry
William. jesse H. Wilson. j. Ormond Wilson,
Louis C, Wilson. a. s. Worthington, Dir. W.
H. Wunder
Jackson Yates. john W, Yerses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

Dr. r. A Worrall, a physician, of
North East, Cecil county, met with a
serious accident late Sunday afternoon
while aboard his naDhtha launch, which
was en- route from CharIestown to North
East, on the North East River. DR..
Worrall slipped on the floor of the
launch and plunged headlong, and in at
tempting to save himself caught his
right arm in the machinery, breaking it
in two places.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
Reception to the Popular
Chief of Police at Hotel
Barton Attended by More
Than a Thousand People.
Presentation of Gold Watch,
Badge, and Baton Accom-
panied With Speeches Ex-
pressing Appreciation Of
His Work.

From long association the names of
Major Richard Sylvester and the Metro
politan Police seem synonymous. When
one is mentioned the other is thought of.
This is the reason why 1000 citizens,
distinguished and representative of the
District filled the Barton Hotel, last
evening. to greet their Chief of Police,
who is entering upon his twentieth year
Of service with the department.
With warm grasp of the hand, few
words of good will, and several gifts of
esteem, the gay crowd expressed the re-
gard of Washington and the keen ap
proval OF It's population toward the
guest of honor. For nearly two hours
the line of citizens filed past Major Syl-
vester. Even before this formal part of
the reception was over, halt was called
to allow time for the presentation of the
gifts
The reception was sufficient proof in
itself that a spontaneous response had
been made TO the suggestion of tribute
to Major Sylvester The Business Men's
Association was there. So was the Board
of Trade and other organizations inter
ested in the welfare of the District.
Presentation of the Gifts.
With the arrival of Major Sylvester at
8 O'Clock, the reception began. the guest
of honor taking position between Chair
man James L. Norris and Secretary Bar
ry Buckley, of the reception committee,
who made the introductions. Before 10
o'clock the presentation of the gifts took
place. These were a gold watch, rose
wood baton and gold police badge. The
inscription on each was as follows: