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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25
BOOKS OF THE DAY
UNDER REVIEW

bit of history In itself-a link In tbs
chain that when fully forged, lacks
nothing to render 1t vivid and entertain
ing to the last degree.
THE STRIFE OF THE SEA. BY L.
Jenkins Hams. Published by Baker
and Taylor Company, of New York.
For sale in Richmond by Hunter and
Company. Price. SLIGO.
1.-THE Strife OF the Sea- has the whistle
of the salt wind, the brlny flavor of the
deep sea and the rush OF the Wild waves
in the flavor Of its pages.
The book comes from a pen freighted
with an intimate and personal knowl-
edge of all that 1t has set in order for
the entertainment and instruction of
others.
The inhabitants of the sea the Pen
gum family, the biography of Johnny
Shark, tho romance of the White Alba
tross-all are told in a vivid, Interesting
way, which makes the strongest possible
appeal to the reader. The book is one
of the best Of its kind and must prove
a literary success.
Another book from the same publisher.
through the same Richmond firm, Is
1.-THE Methodists," by Dr.. John Alfred
Faulkner, number in a series called
"The Story of the Churches Tho
Methodists" gives in brief an account OF
the meaning and rise of Methodism and
its organization and development IN
America. The writer is leading his
torian of the Methodist Church being
professor OF historical theology in the
Drew Theological Seminary.
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THE ADVENTURES OF GERARD. By
A. Conan Doyle. Published by Nc
Clure, Phillips and Company, For
sale by the Bell Book and Station
cry Co. Price $50.
Those who have long been so partial
10 Sherlock Holmes cannot fail to admire
and to like Dr. Doyle's newly created
hero, Gerard,
Gerard reminds those who make his
acquaintance of Cyrano de Bergerac and
the D'Artsgnan of Dumas. He is gren-
adler In the wonderful army which made
Napoleon emperor Of France. In the
narration OF his adventures he is SO
frankly egoustic that one forgives ham
his egotism and finds his romantic ex-
4 periences among the camps and his
ladies' fair none the less enthralling be-
cause they are told with much aelf-gloH-
fication.
Each chapter Of the book " littls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-25

character. and a love story between her
and Alain Carbonec aa Its motif,
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Book Notes.

Two OF the quaintest and most charm
ing Of recent publications are two call
ed lover the Black Coffee" and "Thy
Little Tea Book" by Arthur Gray.
The way in which the Baker g. Taylor
have gotten out these little volumes.
cased in mating and sacking, is very
unique. The covers show in one In
stance a matutinal stand with the steam-
ing coffee pot. cup and saucer, cream
lug and sugar bowl. In the other the
fire burns redly upon the hearth where
the kettle is hung and where a black and
white cat hasks contentcd!y in the light
and warmth.
| The contents Of both books are delights
| full 1T is written in relation to the COT
| fee houses that when Charlotte and
Anne Bronte went to London IN 1878, they
stayed at the Chapter in Patcrnoster
|. Row.. Poor Chattcrton used to haunt
the place and wrote to his mother:
II am quite familiar at the Chapter
Coffee House and know all the gcn!use6
| there"
1.-THE Little Tea Book says: Coffee
ing houses-by the-river side and pessim-
ism Tea suggests optimism. Coffee Is
| a tonic; tea is a comfort. Coffee u
prose; tea is poetry
| Another book. which is almost as good
in its way, as "Prue and T. is one call
ed Kings and Queens" by Florence
] Wilkinson with most appropriate illur-
trations by Ethel Franklin Belts. This
book has been issued nv Mcclure, Ph'lliis
& Co., and deals with THE Home of
Great Content" in the Kingdom Of the
Ideal, of which It Is written;
80 cunningly within the hills It's set
in happy youth apart.
1t seems beyond the ken Of toll and
time
Lisplng the little rivers intimate rhyme
Deep in its lyric heart"
Mr. Jock London's new book is called
People of the Abyss. a little more than
year ago Mr.. London went down into
the East End of London and lived for
few months among the poorer working
people of the slums: and In this book ha
tells what he saw and did, and how the
people in that part of London live, The
book, which has been running as a serial
IN one of the magazines, will be fully
illustrated from photographs.
William Henry Johnson. author OF
THE Worlds Discoveries" a story 81
, bold voyages by brave naVgators dur
ing thousand wears, hns written COM
panion book entitled "P!oneer spanlards
In North America" in which he takes
a up the story of Spanish exploration and
| conquest in the period Immediately sue
ceeding the discovery of America MIR
+ Johnsons new book Will be published
with numerous illustrations, by Little
n Brown q Co., October Slst,
Miss Marie Manning, whose new novel
. Judith OF the Plains, will shortly be pub
lished by the Harpers, has reached 'h'
conclusion that her name is an unfor
tunate one for an author to bear becaus
! of its similarity to the names of othe
= van yNhnp lar ruf CIR,
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". y. Bensoa's new novel, The Relenr
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less City, is just off the Harper press
es and bids fair to stir UP some Amerl-
can argument, 1t Is an international
romance, tho heroine being rich Aomer-
lean girl who marres an English noblo-
man. The title OF the story refers to
New York, which, with other American
things, comes in for some severe but
amusing crit clsm from the author, The
American girl, however. has evidently
won her way with Mr.. Benson, for his
heroine is wholly delightful. despite some
disadvantages of surroundings, An Eng
lish actress is the most striking charac-
ter in the story, Mr.. Benson Is best
known as the author of Dodo. He is q
son OF the late Archbishop of Canter-
bury.
Dr. Charles A. Eastman, the Sioux In
dian, who married Elaine Goodale, the
poet, is the author of a new animal story.
/ 1.-The Great Cats Nursery" which an
pears In Harper's for November, II Is
the story of a puma, told In new way.
DR.. Eastman's Sioux name Is Ahiyesa
and as such 1t appears on the magazine
list of contents.
! A sane and sweet and sunny book is
Lille Hamilton French's MY Old Maids
Corner" a book TO own and not to bog-
row. I'VE cannot do much for the world,
we old maids, but we can do this We
can keep an atmosphere about us In
which the best of young hearts can
grow" might be taken as the keynote
OF the book.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THEODORE TO WILHELM
Acknowledgment of Latter's Dispatch
 Regarding American Navy

Washington, June PC. - President Roosevelt today sent the following telegram of thanks to Emperor William in reply to the ldtter's message regard ing the American squadron now at Kiel:
 Washington, June 26, 1903.
 ''I thank your majesty for your grac- ious welcome to the United States squadron and for the complimentary expressions of your dispatch. I had already received notice from Admiral Cotton of the kindness shown him and his squadron by your majesty. I am deeply impressed by these tokens of your majesty's friendship and good will towards the United States and I reciprocate in the heartiest manner the sentiments which your dispatch con- veys. ((Signed)
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
SEED FOR FARMERS
Agricultural Department
 Has a Small Scandal.
Some Testimony Against the Man Furnishing the Seeds Charging Him With Short Weights.

Washington, June 26.-In the Nellis seed contract suit before the court of claims an affidavit by Charles Kings ley of Falls Church, Va. has been.ma public. alleging that A. C. Nellis of New York, who had the contract for furnishing the seed ready for distribu- ton 10 the government two years ago, directed that no books were to be kept and that the packages should be light weight. The legal representatives of -Nellis are suing for the payment Of $500 which Secretary Wilson with held from the contract payment for al- legged performance of contract. The full amount of the contract was S1OS, ,000.
 Secretary Wilson said tonight that the $lS,000 was withheld as the result of an inquiry into the work of the con- tractor at the time, and that the gov ernment is still in possession of Nellis' bond for $35,0 ,00O. MT. Wilson said that he had directed that the seed contract and it's execution be probed to the bot tom and that the investigation has not implicated any one in the governments employ. The distributing machines used by Nellis, he said, failed to do SaIlSIdctOry WOrk ana caused SerlOuS delay in the annual seed distribution, and a great rush of work subsequently made it impossible for the government inspector to see that all was being done.
 Kingsley was foreman for Nellis, and in his affidavit he says that no record books were kept showing the amount of seeds received in bulk; that he had suggested the keeping of such books. but that Nellis said he did not want them kept. Kingsley says that these books were kept under former seed dis tributions
 He charges that a great portion of the seeds were put up in light weight packages; that Nellis instructed him to notify the employees engaged in putting up the seed to let the weights run light. and that he knows that these instruc tions were followed. Kingsley charges that Ncllis told him that he did not know how many seeds he had sent out and that the best seeds were put up at the rate of eighty packages to the pound, though the contract called for siXty-four packages to the pound.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
ATCHISON CHARGES.
That the Southern Pacific
 Has Been Discriminating.
The Open Appearance Yesterday of the Complainant in a Case Before the Interstate Commerce Commits sion.

Chicago. H., June 26.-The Atchison, Topeka X Santa Fe railroad came out openly as an accuSer of the Union Pa cilic railroad before the interstate com mercc commission today. it's represen- tatiVe taking a prominent part in try Ing to prove that the latter company had been allowing F. II. Peavey and company rebates in the form of ele- Vator service at Council Bluffs and Kansas City, Fan. That the Santa I'e was the instigator of the inquiry was hinted at by J. C. Stubbs of the Har- riman system, who criticised the practice of the commission investigat- ing the charges against railroads in cases where the inquiry is based on secret information furnished by busi- ness competitors
 At the opening of the session Attor- ney Gardiner Lathrop announced that he was present as the representative oi the Santa Fe railroad and that he desired to answer the insinuations made by MT. Stubbs as to the actions of Vice President Paul Morton in insti- tuting the investigation. He declared that in view of the fact that Morton was out of the country when the in- quiry started the insinuation was un- warranted and reprehensible. Lathrop also referred to Stubbs' attack on the commission as an insult to an honor able body and un- American.
 Freight Traffic Manager J. A. Moore of the Union Pacific railroad, admitted that an agreement is in force by which his road pays to the Peavey concern at the points mentioned 1A cents per hundred pounds oi grain loaded into the Peavy elevators at these points This. he said. amounted to $5. $625 or S6.50 according to the capacity of their car and the arrangement he asserted was worth while for the railroad com pany but was not remunerative for the elevator concern and was. he believed reasonable and not discriminative. Frank Hsferiinger of Minneapolis. a partner in the Peavey concern. held the same view with reference to the lA cent payment. He told of the business done by the different elevators and in both cases, he said. only grain from the Union Pacific road was handled.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
WENT VISITING. What She Learned at the Old Home.

After being away from the old home for years folks sometimes go back and hnd some surprising changes. An Ohio lady says: II learned something vaIu- able about coffee when I went home l had been sick all the time with hea, trouble and headaches and used a great deal of medicine without getting better One time l went to my old home on a visit and there found my father and mother using Postum Food Coffee and both feeling so fine and we'll
 They both begged me to try Postum and l finally did so to please them and to my great surprise I began to i'm prove immediately. After using Postum in place of coffee for short time the heart trouble stopped entirely and did not return except when I tried some coffee while on a visit to Q friends house. Now we use Postum exclusively in our family and husband and the children enjoy the fine drink as much as I do and We are we'll
 There is a lady living near us who had been sick for years, doctoring all the time and not getting any better We sold her a package of our Postum and now they use it all the time and she is better than for years before and says Postum did it all. Her name iS-
 T enclose the names of my father and mother, who are fine, healthy ex- amples of the advantages of using Postum in the place of coffee" All the above names given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
WILMINGTON LYNCHING
The Trouble Growing Out of It is not
 Yet Passed.

Wilmington, Del, June 26.-The dan ger of further lawlessness as a result of the lynching of George F. White for the murder of Helen Bishop and the arrest Of a man on the charge of com plicity has not yet passed. While there is no visible evidence that an outbreak will occur there is feeling of uneasi- ness among the police authorities which has caused them to take extreme meas ureS of a precautionary character to nip in the bud any further attempts of the whites to wage war on the blacks, or Of the latter to retaliate Late this afternoon every saloon keep CT in the city was ordered to close business until tomorrow. In addition to this all other public places, such as billiard. pool and bowling alleys and the public library were requested to close tonight. This was generally done In line with the police precautions, Mayor Fisher tonight issued a state ment requesting parents to keep their boys off the streets at night Though the streets in the central portion of the city late tonight were filled with pedestrians everything was quiet.
 The lawless element among the ne- gro population is blamed for the dis OIutI TUT the ldSI two nlRntS. NO ar rests were made today in direct con nection with the lynching, and the po- lice give no intimation that they con template making any arrests. tI is known that certain prominent citizens have suggested to the police that fur ther arrests for the burning of White would be inadvisable, in view of the excitement and disorder caused by the arrest Of Arthur Cornell of Indian apolis. in connection with the lynching Cornell was released from custody to- day after a lengthy herring before Magistrate Hollis for want of evil dence.
 Warden Meserve Of the Newcastle county workhouse. Chief of Police Black and State Detective Francis tes- tified that they saw Cornell in the front ranks of the mob. In opposition to this members of the F'raternal Or der of Eagles, Of which Cornell is a member, testified that Cornell was at the carnival given by the Eagles and that he did not get back to Wilmington
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THE IOWA PLATFORM
A Denial That President Roosevelt
 Has Made Suggestions.

Washington, D. C., June 2G.-Publish- ed reports that President Roosevelt was taking part in the framing of the publicans of Iowa at their coming con- vention are denied here, and it can be stated authcritatively that the presi-. dent has made no suggestions with ref erence to the Iowa platform and has taken no part whatever in the work Of outlining it.
 Since his return from the west no one it can be added. has ever mention ed the matter to the president.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THE RELIEF MEASURES
Adopted By the Kansas Legislature Not Entirely Satisfactory.

Topeka. Kan. June 26.-The extra session of the Kansas legislature ended this afternoon at o'clock. Over fifty bills were passed. only two of which were of a general nature. Most of them gave Kansas counties the right to re- store bridges that had been washed away by the flood. County commits sioners are authorized to aid flood suf- ferers from the county flood to any ex- tent that seems best to them.
 To the last an effort was made to pass a bill appropriating money for the relief of the sufferers, but was defeat ed This action of the legislature has caused a great amount of criticism.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THE WOOD MINES COMPANY, stock $50. .O0O. co (5. GOO shares par

THE WOOD MINES COMPANY. capital stock $50.00OO0 (5.OOO shares par value 5000 per share), is being or ganized to purchase ard operate a group of gold mines near Phoenix whose substantial value has just been demonstrated. The stock is limited and has all been placed, but as the enter prise is of particular interest to Phoe- nix business men (from whom all sup plies used are being purchased), 1.250 shares at $12.50 per share have been set aside from the company's treasury for sale in Phoenix.
 The conservatism of this proposition must be self-evident. Under ordinary methods such a property would be floated on a million dollar capitaliZa- tion. Instead of spending large sums for guady pamphlets, agents commits sions, "secretary's salaries" etc, the entire receipts from this sale of stock will be used in purchasing a mill, con- centration and cyanide plant, so that the mine will immediately become a producer and dividend payer. It is in fact. a ground floor" opportunity.
 In 1900 I demonstrated that the old Cobre Grande Co, cn capitalization of half a million, could earn net profits of $1,500.O0 per day. I can as truthfully assert that after installation of the plant above referred to. the net earn ings of the Wood Mines Go. will ex- ceed 30 per cent of the capitalization.
 I shall be at the mines for several days but can be reached by addressing me at 42 N. Center St.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
Woman Who RifIed Post office Department Safe.
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
The Herman Contract Is Held To Be Good and the Case of Late Super intendent hetoalfe Is Therefore Made Worse.

Washington. June 26.-The grand jury which has been considering the post office case held q brief session today, examined several unimportant wit nesses and adjourned until Monday What is known as the Tyner cases, in- volving the abstraction of papers by Mrs. Tyner from the safe in the office of the assistant attorney general for the postoffice department. will probably be placed before the grand jury next week.
 Although two indictments have all ready been returned against August w. Machen, the former general superin- tendent of the free delivery system, ad> ditional evidence is being put into shape for submission to the grand jury The case of alleged forgery which postoffice inspectors have been looking into in connection with other charges brought against Machen will not be pressed, as anticipated some time ago, the evidence not being conclusive and the alleged offense being barred by the statute of limitations.
 Assistant Attorney General Robb of the postoffice department submitted to First Postmaster General Wynne a de- cision in the money order contract case which holds that the bid of Paul Herman of New York, who submitted q bid of $45,000 below that of the pres ent contractors meets the require ments of the law and that he is there fore entitled to receive the contract
 This is the case which led to the re- cent dismissal of Superintendent Met cafe of the money order bureau The present decision has a cOnsidera ble bearing on MT. Metcalfe's appeal for a rehearing now pending before the president. Metcalfe opposed the ac- ceptance of the Herman bid
 Robb holds that the award of the contract to any other than the lowest bidder in this case would be in con travention of the interests of the gov ernment and against sound public policy.
 He says that the lowest bidder has furnished satisfactory evidence of his financial responsibility and of his me- chanical ability, and that the conten- ton of the present contractors, who have been fighting Herman's bid. that q bidder must have a plant reasonably fit to fulfill the contract would result in stihing competition, as no establish ment could afford to equip a plant on the mere expectation of securing a contract.
 committee from the Printers union in the government office called on First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne today and urged that that office should be given the work. It was found, how ever, that the printing office not only had not made any bid. but had stated that it had no facilities for doing the work, because lithographing on the blanks is required under the specified tions. A committee from the typo thetae convention at Atlantic City has asked to be heard before the award is made, but did not appear at the depart ment today.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THE DfWFYS IN DANGER
It Would Be Unsafe for Them to Go
 Back Among the Settlers.

Tcpcka, kans., June 26.-Captain company which guarded Chauncey Dewey and his companions during their trial in Cheyenne county, is here to report to the adjutant general. He reports that tRe western country is quieted down now, but that it would be very unsafe for the Deweys to ven- ture back there. even if they should be allowed by the supreme court to give bail. He says there is still bit ter feeling against the Deweys in the northwest
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
THE DEWEY CASES
The Witnesses Afraid to Appear at
 the Appointed Place.

Topeka, Kan, June 26.-Chauncey Dewey's witnesses in the Berry case will have a chance to give their testi- mony in Topeka on Monday. June 29th. Captain Clad Hamilton. special com missioner appointed by the supreme court to take testimony in the case. summoned the witnesses to appear in Goodland tomorrow.
 He was informed that the witnesses were afraid to appear in Goodland, and this caused him to change the hearing to Topeka. On July 30 the commission CT will be at St. Francis for the purpose of examining tine states witnesses.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
A SON OF DARTMOUTH
How hr. E. B. Gage of Arizona Re-
 membered the Cherishins HOtber

Boston, Mass. June 26.-At the an- nual dinner of the Dartmouth college class of '58 which came from Hanover today to celebrate its forty-fifth re- union at Youngs, it was announced that F. B. Gage of Arizona had sent his check for 5000 to be regarded as class of '5S contribution to the Meinor- ial hall building project.
 The announcement was received with cheers and a vote of thanks was passed to the statehood fighter of the treasure territory.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27
STOCKS.

Atchison. 66A; do preferred. 931a: c. & O., STA Big Four, S3; c. & S., 17lz; do preferred. 5S1A; do 2nd preferred, 27l4; Erie, 32!s: Great Northern pre- ferred, 175; Manhattan. 176; Metropoli- tan. 122; Missouri Pacific. 1O22i; N. J. Central. 165: N. Y. Central. 12614; Penn sylvania. 123; s. L. & s. F.. 70A; do preferred. 73; do 2nd preferred, 6112; St. Paul, 1495s; Southern Pacific, 4SA ; Union Pacific, so; Amal. Copper, 5414; i; Anaconda, S614; Sugar, 11s24; L. s. Steel, 297s; do preferred. 79ss; Western Union, S3h; Santa Fe Copper. IF.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-27

until after midnight. When the mag istrate released Cornell he was taken in charge by members of the order Of Eagles. He was supplied with funds and this afternoon he left for the west.
 William Cramer. the colored man who was shot last night, died tonight. Contrary to police reports, last night, Cramer was shot by William Simms, a man of his own color. The two men got into an argument in a restaurant over the lyrching of White.