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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-22
Scientific.

New Dental Methods.
At the celebration Monday of the fiji
tenth anniversary Of the Odontographic
by 1000 dentists from all over the coun-
try. two important demonstrations Of new
methods were: The use of porcelain as a
substitute for gold. silver and ANA lgam
in the filling of teeth and the analysis of
patients saliva to diagnose disease Of
the teeth and gums.
The Mosquitoes Enemy.
DIR. Dempwolff, who succeeded Professor
Koch as head Of the anti-malaria expe-
dtion to New Guinea. has discovered an
insect which destroys the anopheles mos
quito He proposes to cultivate Its arti-
ncially in the hope of DISCRIMINATING the
mosquito and thereby malaria.
Formalin for Rabbits.
In experimenting with the Injection
of formalin into the blood of rabbits in
fected with ysepticaema, the New York
Health Board has obtained unfavorable
results. Dr. Burrows, the originator Of
the treatment, said that this was not a
fair test Of the value of formalin in
tGeatlng human being as the rabbit
w6iSld die from the disease much quicker
than person, thus not giving time for
the formalin to act. Dr. BarroWs has
effected several moro cures with formalin
since his first successful case at Bellevue
Hospital.
Cotton Boil Weevil's Foe.
Mexican scientists have discovered a
peculiar species OF spider which will feed
on the eggs of the cotton boil weevil and
on the weevil itself. Colonies of the spi-
ders will be placed in the cotton-growing
regions and good results are hoped for
A bill is now pending in Congress ap-
Sc y,npy vivid
the cotton regions of the pest and bill
offering $4,000 to the person who discov-
ers a practical remedy is before the Tex
as Legislature.
New Type Of Warship
An invention Of it's chief construction
recently acquired by the German Navy
substitutes for the FISH pattern type OF
ship that Of aquatic birds by giving YES
sells the lnesfFof a tetrahe dron,s q figure
enclosed by triangles. ~ Naval Officers
claim that it will serve the problem OF
increased speed without extra power as
1t glides over the water. producing no
waves, and decreasing the resistance.
Talking Books for Blind.
A .'pholophonic' of talking book for the
blind recently invented In France. Is
madeIof sheets of transparent paper con-
tanning printed on the black background
" NUMBER VI S1lall Willte squares Sep;tru-
ted from each other by intervals of one
or more squares These squares and in
/, tervals represent the letters Of the alpha
| bet. A sheet is placed in frame be.
tween two thin plates Of glass fully ex-
| posed to the light. and an opaque piece
of cardboard or other material, with a
square opening In the centre is moved
from left to right, AS the light lllumina-
ted the square, a photophonic apparatus
causes sound. which represents a let
| ter.
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1,.1 N2uslc, Letters.
Stucken 10 Compose.

Stucken to Compose.
Frank Van der Stucken. who has been.
connected with the Cincinnati College OF
Music since 1907. will resign his position
as,'Dircctor at the close OF the present
academic year and devote his time to the
composition OF music.
Important New Books.
The Great Boer War" by A. Conan
Doyle. tMcGlure, Phillips & Col
"A History, OF the United States" BY
Charles Kendall Adams and william, P.
Trent (Allyn and Bacon. Boston)
The Pride OF Tellfair, :" by Elmore Ell
lott Peake. (Iarpers)
Journeys End by Justus Miles For.
man. Doubleday. Page & Coz
The Principles Of Money. by J.
Lawrence Laughlin. Prof OF Political
Economy in Chicago University. (scrlb-
ners.) 8 Z :,
Conreid Succeeds Grau. ;33
Heinrich Conreid. manager OF the r.
Wing Place Theatre at New York; has
been chosen to succeed Maurice Grau fas
manager OF the Metropolitan Opera
House for the next five years he had
q close contest for the position with
Walter Da1nrosch Important departures
from Mr. Graus methods are expected
as Mr.. Conreid believes more in ensem-
bic than In stars. He Is also In favor
OF national theatre, which he says will
do more good than a hundred churches
or a thousand libraries. Z,
To Reconstruct Chautauqua.
Accepted plans for the reconstruction
OF Chautauqua. by Architect Albert Kel.V
sey. of Philadelphia, require an expen-
diture of 100000. A new hall OF philo-t
sophy,la TO resemble the Parthenon, with
its lnttasIr ll!Ppr OF marble.
Tolstoy's Drama Produced.
Versions Of Tolstoy,s "Resurrection''
were given simultaneously in New York
and London Tuesday night-in the former
place F1,ench-Engllsh version with
Blanch Walsh and Joseph Haworth In
the leading roles. in the latter with Beer.
bohm Tree in the leading role.
Theatrical War Begins.
The Independent Booking Agency. es-
tablished by independe nt actors and
managers In opposition to the Klaw, and
Eranger thea rical syndicate or trust an,
nounced Thursday that 1t had completed
It's circuit of theatres and was now ready
to compete with the syndicate in nearly
every important city In the country. Web
err and Fields at the same time left tho
trust
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M0ush7aL.

Lynn Strike Failing.
Breaks In the ranks Of the strikers and
the refusal of other workers to Join are
said to mark the beginning Of the end of
the strike of the Knights of Labor shoe
cutters of Lynn, Mass. against the Boot
and Shoe Workers Union 1t is expected
that the latter organization soon will be
able TO III the strikers places. thus
ending the strike. i
Labor Honors Mitchell.
The labor unions of Chicago held de-
monstration Monday night in honor of
President Mitchell, of the Mine Workers
Union. The meeting was addressed by Mr..
Mitchell. Clarence S. barrow and Henry
j.. Lloyd. Mr.. Lloyd said OF President
Roosevelt: Where Cleveland gave us
military usurpation and government by
injunctions. Roosevelt has given us arbi-
tration-the boldest and greatest act OF
recent statesmanshp--a short cut across
lots In the real American STYLE
Flat .Ianitors Organize.
Five unions have been formed In Chi
cago by the janitors Of flats in that CITY
ana a Central Council to look after the
interests Of members have been formed.
Considerable Inconvenience has been caus-
/ Ell TO dwellers in buildings whose jani-
tors have not Joined the organization as
union milk ice and coal drivers will not
deliver goods in ''scab' fats.
Wabash Wage Dispute
President Ramsey, of the Wabash and,
committee representing the train
men and conductors of that system hav-
Ing failed to agree To wage increase,
the committee ordered poll of tho sys-
ten on demand for the schedule SINH
lar to that granted recently by the ST.
Louis lines President Ramsey has re-
fused to grant any increase east of tho
Mississippi and n strike affecting 1000
men may result,
Trolley Men Get Raise,
The Massachusetts electric companies,
controlling all trolley lines In Eastern
Massachusetts outside Of Boston, have
granted an average increase to their
2522 employees of l2lS per cent.
Mitchell Not to Lecture.
President John Mitchell, Of the United
Mine Workers. declined Thursday to np-
pear on tho chautaugua Circuit for which
he had been booked for twenty nights
AT $500 a night. He feared the engage
msnt mi2ht conflict with his work for the
Miuerd
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Washington Protocol between this country and Ven
ezuela signed The President declined to withdraw
Lrums nomination, but decided against coocd post
master for Wilson, N. G. No compromise in Delaware
senator fight. Byran issued call for clubs to oppose
party rcorganzers.
Except for the Macedonian war cloud, European poll
tics have had important developments King Edward
opened Parliament and favored Irish land purchase act
Japan and Korea got together Cuba conceded two
American naval bases, tho chief being Guantanamo
Santiago Honduras in throes of revolution and Pres
dent Sierra becomes military dictator to oppose President
elect Bonia.g
Reported commercial combinations of the week
those of leading soft coal operators Southern yarn
concerns, Baltimore iron and large cystep interests.
Massachusetts trolley got wage increase. Wabash
train didn't. Wireless system to Hawaii announced.
Friday Pope Leo's twenty fifth anniversary ub-
lee. Emperor William declared his belief in "the one
and only God" Nethodists decided to meet at Los An
goles and declared dividends for book
ferred assault New York Savatonist Booth prayed
in Senate and was entertained by President.
In addition to Hewtts wireless discovery advances in
science Denpwos discovery OF insect enemy to NOS
quito and dental methods Test of formalin on ab-
bits ufavorabe Tetrahedron type of warshp for Ger
many Colonel Pratt of Carlisle Indian School and Mrs.
Stanford retired from educational service.
An unusual number of disasters on water and on land
occurred.
Conred succeeded Grau in charge of New Yoks grand
opera. Wander Stricken left Cincinnati College Music
Sargent's Boston Library frieze unveiled.
I.
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+ The Whole Field at a Glance.
s in Most Impressive caim History

American determination to dig the Panama Canal may
in closing the French option while Morgan and Quay on.
cd hands in holding up the Senatcs ratification Of treaty
with Colombia Federal Judge Crosscup may have given
the Beef Trust jolting temporary injunction France
may have joined Russia and Austria in coercion Of the
Turks. War may have begun in Honduras. Inventor
Hewitt may have added to wireless telegraphy nossi.
blities Still MI of these merely developments to-
ward larger eventualtes.
this entire country floutng u.s. nipping u.s. stop.
The weather. winters worse, doinantly at large
ping us; hurting the poor and hnderng the rich pres
ent alpervasvc unacceptable factor in our fc socially
commercially and physically 1t puralyzed our means
of transportation and communication for days. and
caused widespread suffering with loss of life and vast
injury to property Jack Frost rival king at New
Orleans and gave the entire South his most chilling en-.
brace in many years. Ranch1nen in the West and
Southwest lost thousands of cattle range and in snow
bound trains. Local traffic in all large cities was at n
standst till.
Pending the outcome of the senates effort to tire out
important legislation either branch Aof Congress-
The naval bill got through the House. including provision
for submarines and three battlcps while the Sen
ate passed the Lodge Philippine Currency bill. AntiRe-
bate bill signed by the President Cortcyou confirmed
and installed Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Garfield named Commissioner of Corporations Shiras
left the Supreme Court and Days nomination for his
place made. New Army War College dedicated at
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HZlsceN,aneous.

Porcupines Ruin Timber.
Great quantities of timber, lumber,
camps and farming tools are being de-
stroyed in Eastern Maine by an Invasion
Of porcupines from the North. An app
peal has been made to the Legislature
to offer bounty for the killing OF Of
the pest. &.
Sargent's Work in Boston.
The second instalment OF the decura-
lions for tho Boston Public Library was
unveiled Tuesday. It is entitled "The
Dogma@of the Redemption"
Utah Elk Hunger razed.
Unable to obtain food, owing TO the
hard crust which has formed over the
snow. about $4,000 elk are roaming over
the faction Hole section Of Utah, decas-
tatlng the ranches and farms. They do
not hesitate to attack-cattle and men.
Week Of Terrific Weat her,
h Weather OF unprecedented severity as
10 pom temperature and snowfall has
ehnracterlzed the past week from the
kHockles 70 the Atlantic Coast. and not
excepting the extreme Southern States,
Railroad traffic has been seriously In
tertered with In many sections and es-
peclally IN the South, where such asstorm
mas rarely occurred. Untold suffering and
considerable loss OF life have resulted,
while thousands of cattle in the West
and Southwest hayof perished. Malls
have. been delayed and telegraph wires
destroyed Thermometers registered two
degrees above zero at Nashyil lie Tuesday
and ten below at Chicago, mall large
cities business has been practically alta
standstill,
Deaths. !,
William Il, Trigg, founder OF the Rich.
gmond Locomotive Works and the Trigg
ishipyards. died at Richmond. Ya,.5 Feb.
ruary 18th. 81 years old, Elk
Edward Perkins Clark. for eighteen,
years a member Of the editorial stafr o.
tho New York Evening Post died at
brooklyn, N, r., February 18th. He was
& years old, IS
Joseph Parry. % years old, Professor
Iof Music At University. College, London;
died February 18th. He composed two
soratories, several operas and several
hundred songs and hymn tunes,
h DE- Edward n, Shaw. Buperinten Gent, OF (
the schools OF Rochester, N. r.. died
February a 18th OF heart disease. lie wrote
and edited q NUM- bey& Of school BOOKS. si
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Nlo14 Of Congress.
Fewer illustrated Reports.

Fewer Illustrated Reports.
To prevent the excessive and unneces-
gary illustration Of Government docu-
ments for the sake of economy the House
February 14th, adopted an amendment TO
the appropriation for printing the report
OF the Secretary Of Agriculture, making
It mandatory on the Public Printer to IL
lustrate dochment only when express
" ordered by the head of a department
who must show that it is imperatively
| needed.
| Philippine Currency Bill.
| The Senate Monday passed the Phil
| rpine Currency bill with an amendment
providing for a conference between gold
and silver standard countries to fix a
| commercial exchange ! prescrlbes that
the unit of value in the Philippines shall
be the gold pie of u 2-1O grains OF gold
$40 fine The gold coins OF the United
rises are to be legal tender in the islands.
Anti-Rebate Bill. Signed.
The Senate having concurred, Feb. IL,
in the House amendments to the 1Ilkins
Anti-Rebate bill, this measure received
| the Presidents signature early in the
week.
House Passes Naval Bill.
The House Thursday passed the naval
appropriation bill. An amendment au-
| atnOrlZed the purchase or submarine boats
/ and appropriates s5O0.OD0 for that purpose.
The bill provides for three new battle
ships. an ar1nored cruiser. two steel and
one wooden training shp&an requires
the use OF domestic machinery and ma
terials in their construction. 5tita EsY
Pushing Currency Bill.
Tho House Monday adopted special
order to keep the Fowler Currency bill
before the House for the rest1o the SEES
sion not, however. to interfere with 9TH
er matter.
Fighting for the Canal. Sz
Following caucus agreement Of the
Republican Senator'S the Senate bega n
Thursday at an early. hour the consdera-
| tion of the Panama Canal treaty in exc
cutive session, with avowed Intention
Of continuing until vote on that ques-
| tlon should be reached. The object was
| to tire out the venerable Senator Nor
| sa:l, Of Alabama, whose determination to
| talk the treaty to death was known
| Quay joined in this filbuster because
Presidents closing of canal option would
! obviate,an extra session.
Air Brakes Bill Passed.
The House Monday passed the Senate
| bill to amend the railroad safety appli-
| ance law compelling railroads to equip
| tenders with couplers and requiring a
| more general use of airbrakes.
| The time for ratifying the Cuban re-
| ciprocity treaty has been extended from
! March LIST to April LIST.
The sun., 1903-11-12
GEN. VIM. III. HUGHES A SUICIDE.
Assemblyman Hangs Himself From the
Stair Railing In His House.

GLENs FALLS, N. Y, Nov. 1l,-Gen
William H, Hughes, Member Of Assembly
from Washington county, whose financial
affairs went to wreck last summer, COM
mitted suicide this morning at his home
in the village of Granville. He hanged him
self in the front hall Of the house. After
tying a rope about his neck and fastening
the other end to the stair railing he, jumped
off the stairs.
Hughes was 80 years old. He came of an
old Washin gton county family. Upon the
death of his father he inherited fortune,
but this had been dissipated, and last sum
mer the many persons in Washington and the
surrounding counties who knew him were
shocked TO hear that he had made an as
signment for the benefit of his creditors,
Hughes was prominent in Republican
politics. He was a member of the staff
of Gov. Frank S. Black, and it was from
this circumstance that he gained his title
of General" He was elected to the As
sembly in 1901 and reelected last year, and
he made record for himself by reason of
the introduction of various bills aimed at
the labor unions in their fight against the
National Guard. He was elected for a
third term est week.
The sun., 1903-11-12
ARE YOU FIT FOR A BARBERP
The State Board OF Examiners Sits on o
Score OF WOuld-B

Some folks may have thought it funny
to think of the Board of Barber Examiners
of the State of New York sitting in solemn
inquisitorial session all yesterday in little
barber shop at 535 Third avenue. The
Board of Barber Examiners of the State of
New York did not think that their duties
We're in the least Of a humorous nature.
They examined about twenty uncertificated
BARRIERS. German, English, Italian, French
and negro, in the course Of the day Every
barber who was examined was passed.
Louis Houseweler of Albany, the treasui er
Of the board, accounted for the high stand
ard of the qualifications of those who were
examined during the day.
-These BARRIERS know how st rict the board
is said he, land they don't dare come
before us unless they know that they are
good enough farbers to pass"
To all registered BARRIERS a beautifully
ornate certificate like miniature diploma,
seal and all, is issued
They candidates were put through half
an hour of verbal examination, being asked
series of such questions as this:
Suppose that you we're accidentally to
cut customers face slightly. Whar
would YOU do 10 stop the flow Of blood2"
If the candidate said that he would apply
lump of alum or an astringent pencil a
failure as TO that question would be charged
against him The proper answer is that
powdered alum, dah,ed up from a tight tin
box with the end Of a clean towel should be
used The board has convinced itself that
many serious skin diseases are passed
from one man to another by the apI II ali IN
Of the same alum pencil to cuts on tnc faces
of different II en-.
what is n clean towel?" is another oues-
ton. Should n candidate say hat it was
a towel that was not dirty, the board would
llnInlll1tpIlv h1lm0r-
Gus; whereas if he were to say that il was
one which had not been used more than
nty-four hours he would never get his
certificate.
After the candidate has satisfied the hoard
that he appreciates the value Of cleanliness
and antiseptiC methods in the tonsorial
business. he goes through the practical
part Of the examination. He is required
to shave and cut and shampoo the hair of
subject selected by the commission. There
was some difficulty Yesterday in finding
subjects enough.
The board tried to press the reporters
into use as subjects. but without remark
able success. Loungers outside were
sweetly lured into the chairs, and as last
resort the members of the board sub
mitted themselves to the hands of the can
didatos. Nearly all of them were shaved
two or three times each and there seemed
to be imminent danger that they would
he without any hair at all in n day or two
unless new crop of long haired individuals
anxious for free cuts turned up.
The board will sit to-day at 1855 Gates
avenue RrOOklyn.
The sun., 1903-11-12
BrOkaW-LOeW.

Miss Edna Goadby Loew was married
yesterday to Howard Crosby Brokaw. son
of Isaac Brokaw. and brother OF W. Gould
Brokaw, In the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church The Rev. DR.. j. Ross Stevenson
performed the ceremony. assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Abbott 4. Kittrdge. Miss Mar
guerite Loew attended her sister as maid of
honor. and the Misses Natalie Wells. Marian
Fish Isabel Fanshawe. Edith Lounsbery.
bridesmaids. George 7. Brokaw was the
best man and /. Townsend Burden, Jr
George Adee. Andrew Sage. Arthur Have
meyer, Robert Wrenn. James Geer. E.Nctor
Loew. Jr. and j. lnsley Blair We're ushcrs.
The bride Wore white satin point lace and a
lace veil. which was also II family heirloom.
1t was secured with u coronet of orange
blossoms. She carried a bouquet of gar
denias and. orchids. Her attendants wore
lace and white lace hats. with red feathers
and carried large punches of red roses:
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs, Edward
V. Loew the brides parents. gave re-
ception at their home. ?5 West Fiity-seventh
street. Among the many bridal guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Brokaw. MIR. and Mrs
Carl Fischer Hansen. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Goadby. MIR. and Mrs Isaac Z. Brokaw.
Mr.. and Mrs J {, Cooley, Mr., and Mrs Georg"
man, MIR. and Mrs. George j. Could Mr.
and Mrs August Juilliard. MIR and Mrs. Isaac
Brokaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel X. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Willard, Harry Peters
and George F. Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Crosby Brokaw will
sail on saturday on the Celtic and will travel
on the Continent until April or May,
The sun., 1903-11-12
CONDITIONS IN PORTO RICO
Gov. Hunt Reports Progress and Improve
mcnt I'm the IsIand

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-The third annual
report of the Governor of Porto Rico has
been filed in the Department of State.
Gov. Hunt says that the situation Ia one
OF hope, and that the larger results inspire
renewed confidence in the future Tho
people understand the responsibilities of
participation in self-government more and
more, and, Judged by comparison with con-
dtions which existed when the civil govern
inent was established there are progress
and Improvement
He lays stress upon the fact that the
people have adopted the institution of
free schools. American codes, free cleo
tions, uniform tax laws, writ of habeas
corpus and other institutions which stand
for better civilization.
He believes that the present form of
government can we'll be preserved for
some time.
In a financial way, the report discloses
a balance of insular revenues on hand on
June 30 of S344,30, a gain over the pre-
ceding year of SO 10. There is also trust
fund of sq4J,732, from which construction
of roads is being had.
In April, 1903, there were 1,Ol4 schools
open, taught by 097 teachers; there were
over 10000 children in school at the close
of the school year, and s547,7 ,7e7 was spent in
education.
In commerce material growth is reported,
the total exports for 1908 being sl4 500 900,
as against $l2 800 900 the preceding year.
The significant fact is also disclosed that
for the first time since American sovereignty
the balance of trade is in favor of Porto
Rico, the value of exports last year having
been $6S7 600 more than the imports.
The Governor advises that the rest riot ion
upon corporate ownership of real estate to
500 acres be removed. and that investors be
Permitted to own not to exceed 5000 acres.
The report concludes as follows:
Withal commerce has been extended, free
trade with the United States has been de-
clnred. wages have increased. capital has
sought investment, and an unfavorable
balance of trade of over two million dollars
during ythe first fiscal year has given way
to Il favorable balance of over six hundred
thousand during the last year. The current
income of the island comfortably exceeds
its expenses. And throughout. law. order
and peace have been successfully maintained.
with no aid whatsoever other than the regular
constabulary of the island, which is of itself
q body of native born men.