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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
QUITE S.PRY
AT HUNDRED. ! i:
Mrs. Letitia Remsen ,SWartout s:
Celebr ates Her | 9 ! Centenary. ( g g Al!
READS WITHO UT. GLASSES j!
READS WITHOUT GLASSES
Is Indignant # Anyone Q Offers to Help
Her Upstairs.-ManY Beautiful Flow
ers Brought to Mark Her Gem
tenarian Celebration.
-
(special to The Times-Dlspatch.)


~ PLAINFIELD.i3 N. ~. september -
Floral tributes BY the score were left at
the home OF a. G. Remsen, OF Sanford
Avenue, to-day to be giventt to his mother,
Mrs. Iletitia swartout Ramsen, who cele.
brated her one hundredth birthday. One
OF them was an immense bank Of dahlias.
with the inscription 1903 1906, = and was
given by one Of her young admirers.
Mrs. Rensen enjoyed the celebration
heartily, and was not the least bit fa-
tigued by the reception oe all the callers.
She insisted on seeing them all and spent
some time In romping about the house
with her four-year-old great atgrandson, Jo-
seph Remscn Curtis. of Richmond,Y Va n
ut SENS as II, ! had made q mistake
In counting tho years." said Mrs. Remsen
this afternoon. Cant believe that l am
really hundred years old. +
Those who saw Mrs.sRemsen to-day de.
clares she does not look q bit older than
she did ten years ago, and there is every
indication to believe that she Nll see
many more birthdays. Her vitality Is Won
derful, and Is demonstra ted daily. Sho
stated last night that she journeyed all
the way to Richmond, Ya..y only six years
ready to do It again. She reads her Bible
without the aid Of, glasses sands grows In
dignant when any. one- offers to- assist her
upstairs. q III q
Mrs. Remsen. retired tonight at 8
o'clock, despite tho house full OF com.
pany, which had gathered In her honor,
as this has been her custom for years,
Her sleep Is as restful as that OF a child,
and she rises regularly at 6 o'clock every
morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
COLONEL STEWART TO RUN
Candidate In Portsmouth Who Seems
Very Acceptable. d

(specialitolThe Times Dlspatch)
NORFOLK, VA. Sept. 1.--Colonei VII
liam IT. Stewart will be O. candidate for
the the Legislature from Portsmouth this
fall.4He admitted this morning. IN & an n
interview " with a representative Of this
paper. that he would stand for the nomi-
nation for the House at the city Demo-
cratic primary. III. II li
>5 The colonel's friends have ybeen press
'ng him to permit his nameHto go before
the primary for some time. and they have
at length prevailed upon him to run. J.
Colonel Stewart Is one ne Of the m most q
erary5 man and a historian,of no m can
attachments or reputation, and ne Is one 2
OF the most distinguished members OF
4 the bar OF Tldewater Virginia.
His is the first fnr tha thet ees
islature from Portsmouth, It Is believed
friends that the G9lons VII oe
Contest. His fitness for the place, they
state. is obvious and is recognized by
4 his fellow citizens at large. 1,
The announcem of his candidacy will
be generally received with qualification.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
BIG SHOOT BEGINS
TO-DAY AT SEA GIRT
iRY Associated Press.) }

SEA GIRT. N. j., Sept. 1.-The moon
shone brightly tonight upon the Sea GIrt
range, raising the h9pes Of hnndrsds tSa 6s
onsning day Of the thirty-nrst annual
nns,ttis mneetinss Of the National Flfemen's Asso;
ciation Of America. the twelfth annnuvaal nnuvaall
meeting Of the Nsw, Jersey STATE nane ent
ne OF tie United States Revolver Assoc
ciation. viii dawn bright and clear. The
members o. the several teams took q, adl, !
= Ttarnoon by clearing skies, to engage In
work betore ore the targets and make Up
{oritime lost hy the almost ceaseless fall
Of rain since last Thursday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
VlRGINIAN STRUCK AND
KILLED BY a TRAIN
(special to The rim es- Dispatch.) J

TLAGERsTOWN,a MD, September L.
jacob s. Roger. retired farmer, wat
killed this morning on the Cumberland
Valley Railrond near Half Way. Mr..
Roger. who was eighty-two years old and
very deaf. did not hear an engine ap-
proaching. Mr.. Foyer lived for about
thirty years near Berryville, Va. and
for year had been residing with his
son -in-law, David Long. near the scene
OF the accident His remains will be
shipped to Bcrryville. He leaves seven
children. tf.5 ,t4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
BUILD NEW BRIDGE
ACROSS POTOMAC
(By Associated Press.)

X WASHINGTON September 1.-The War
Department to-day decided that n con-
tract be entered into with the Pennsy-
'yanla Steel Company OF Philadelphia for
a construction OF highway bridge across
the Potomac, above the Long Bridge. The
company's bid was $014,0O0 for the bridge,
with a permanent floor, and 5000 for a
bridge with temporary wooden floor.
The floor question will be decided later.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
SPLIT SWITCH THROWS
A.TRAlN FROM TRACK
tspecial q rho TImes. pispatch.)

5EIl7- lbpeclHI 70 TIC 7IIfnes.DIspatC ~
BRIsTOL, TENN, Sept. 1.-THE east
hound passenger train on the Virginia
division OF the Virginia and Southwestern
Railway split a switch at Tate's siding,
near Gate City to-day and lsft tho track
Fortunately the train did not turn over
and no one vas hurt. although every car
left the track.
j The accident was due to the work OF
q miscrcant who had partially turned the
switch. 5g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
PHILLIPS WITHDRAWS
viii Run as an independent Instead OF
- In Primary.

e5 Especial to The Times -Dispatch.)
BOYDTON, VA, September 1.--Charles
Nj, Phillips. who has been candidate
before tho Democratic primaries, which
are TO take place on the 10th day OF Sep
tember, In opposition to Walter A. Beales,
who Is now deputy sheriff, for the office
OF sheriff Of Mecklenburg, has taken
formal steps Withdrawing from the con-
test. s X
He has notified County Chairman
Thomas N, Williams Of his action. and
requested him to withdraw his name. 4.
Mr.. Phillips Informed your correspondent
Yesterday that he would be an lndepen.
dent Democratic candidate. He assigned
as a reason for his withdrawal from the
Democratic primaries that ne does not
think he has been fairly treated by the
party managers. ,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
TO DEPRIVE TUSKEGEE
OF APPROPRIATION
fRv Associated Press.)

-T (By Associated 1'ress,J
MoNTGoNlBRYi Ala. Sept; 1;MRep're. ~ r.. .
sentative Weed lnttSduced sIanInr II me Eli bi
which which seeks to take from Tusk!e,geee Nor
mai school, of which Booker T. Wash
ngon The heAdt annTas asca1oa aPfp5opft'ha from the
stota sUt "Arricultural Fund. The same bill
saka seeks also ais to deprive the. Negro Normal
College at Montgomery OF 3l,oO from the
same source. .E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
THE CHILD THOUGHT
SNAKE "A PLAYTHlNG

Especial TO The Ttmes-Dispatch)
DANV1LLE, Sept. LA little son OF
Mr.. D. "A. Bodenheimer OF this city, was
bitten by rattlesnake at Wade Mecum
6nrings Sunday. The child saw the snake
and thinking 1t a pretty paythlng at
tempted to pick It up. is
The little child is reported as recov-
cring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
PROFESSOR BALDWIN
FOR JOHNS HOPKINS
fRv A Associated Press,

(By Associated Press.)
II BALTIMORE, MD, Sept. 1.-Professor
James Mark Baldwin, LII D., who, since
1888, hns been professor of Psychology In
Princeton University, has accepted the
professorship of philosophy and psycholo-
gy at Johns Hopkins University, Baltl-
He was born in Columbia, 9. G., and
is a graduate OF Princeton,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
OVER a THOUSAND 1['l-ll: } Y 5. NJ
HAVE BEEN KILLED
Z (Bys.Assooiated Press.

sALONICA, Sept, ,1.--Accordlng !. to the
Bulgarlans were killed in the recent fight
Ing at Smllero. Neveska, and kllssura1.
The Turkish losses are not stated. This
estimate does not include further losses
in the Smlilero district where hEhtlng
was renewed August aoth, and contlnue.dd
until yesterday. It Is reported that 6o9
Bulgarians were killed In this two-days'
battle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
.MORGAN'S CARRIAGE
IN AN ACCIDENT
fBy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, Sept. III. Pierpont
Morgan, on his way from his yacht, the
Corsair this evening was tho victim Of a
carriage accident.fA Tenth Avenue and
Thirty-sixth stret, the driver Of his
brougham drove the horse and vehicle
Into an excavation Mr.. .Lorgan was not
injured. He left his carriage and proceed
ed In a car. ISaEtl 4st5i} titf5NI{F5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
WENT OUT |jI WALKING
And GOT MARRIED AT R
Couple from Luray. Va. Elope
to HagerstoWn and Wed
at Daybreak.
- The Tlmes-D!spatch.,

IIAGDRsTOWN. MD, September II
"A romantic wedding took place here this
morning. the con,ractng, parties being
Miss Lille splckler ana ME- Mr.. Amos Dof-
1sysg rys% y9ups hsre S0up about aaylIght ana
saro,,saS tha clerk OF the court to Issue
a license. They then were married by
1 The m parents re- W Of the couple were opposed
- Az oatch and the pair left homo os-
ftensibly M % to go walking, nut boarded the
first tra,h for Hagers1oNn,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
ENTIRE POPULATION
PUT TO THE SWORD

(By Associated Press)
SOFIA, BULGARIA.. Sept. IA strong
force Of Turkish infantry cavalry and
northward Of Malkoternoyo. which had
been occupied by insurgents. The latter
retired, after which the Turks entered
the place, massacred the entire population
and destroyed the village: n. 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
To Wed i'm Washington,

~ yWsshington, Was D. CT yesterday.
'Wiliiam &. SmJther, OF Rlchmond, Va,
and Marion II. Miller. Of Norfolk. Va. d
Archie s. Perkins and Carrie Mccoy,
both az Richmond. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
THREE SUFFOCATED
BY GAS IN AZ SEWER
fRv Associated Press.)

MILWAUKEE,, WIS. Sept. Three
men were suffocated by sewer gas In
the North Avenue sewer, near the Chi
lcago and Northwestern tracks, to-day.
II. j. HICKEY, sewer contractor.
SUPT. SCHUNI<, superintendent Of tho
GOLORED MAN, name unknown.
Contractor Hickey and his men were
at work In the sewer In North Avenue
under the newly depressed tracks, and
they n u could be rescued. several others
had narrow escapes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02
SUMMARY OF DAYS NEWS
.5.rHE5WEArHER.

WASHINGTON, Sept t.--Torecast Tor
"wednesday and Thursday
virsinia-Fair; warmer "Wednesday.
! Thursday fair; light, variable winds
N North Cnrolnn-Fnir Wednesday,;
/ va rmer Ii, southeast portion. Thursday
: fair; light north winds.
4 eeptember came IN yesterday with o
i pieasat,t, though slightly moist. day for
4 ehe fall moving. The temperature was all
/ that could be desired. Fair and warmer
| weather is expected to-day and to-mor-.
row. Il
STATE OF THD THERhio oMETER. -
IA. NJ. ~ ~
/ IL M. ="
p. .. :. :.
p, - -
oP. M. ~ ~
l II midnight ......................... W
Average ............................ ~
1 Highest temperature yesterday.......... 16
| Lowest temperature yesterday.......... o. oo
I Mean y temper yesterday.s........ - u
i Normal temperature for Septembcr.... ls l
4 Departure from normal temperature. " "
I Precipitation during past "a hours...... .ol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-02

Continued on Second Page.>
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03

Bizet, the famous composer of Gar
men," and Halevy, his librettist, had
a warm argument over the original
score of the toreador song, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. When Bizet
submitted it to Halevy's judgment,
the latter remarked that it was good
too good, in fact.
Its so good" he continued, that 1t
will never be popular. The public
won't comprehend it. You ought to put
more snap and swing into it, and then
you will get your encores."
Great heavens!" retorted the piqued
Bizet, do you want me to write for the
slums?" and he went out of the room
in a huff. Thinking over his asso-
ciate's advice. however, he concluded
to try the effect of revision, and SO
changed the score that it bore but lit
tie resemblance to it's original estate.
Listen to this" he said later, re-
turning to Halevy's apartment; here
is my toreador idea written down to
your popular level"
Halevy, after listening to 1t, warmly
approved of the new score, and the
song was given as we now have 1t. 1t
was the great success of the first
night, while the rest of the opera fall
ed for time to command popular ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Mobile Register (Dem.) says:
One who has employed negroes In
agricultural and general plantation
work for years, writes: The world is
beginning to find out that ninety In a
hundred of the negroes are quiet, rea-
sonably Industrious and easily man.
aged. 1t is the remaining ten that are
oreadfully bad, and who commit hor-
rlbie crimes and who give so bad an
odor to the rest of the race"
The Pittsburg Post (Dem.) says:
There is a limit to the number of de-
slrable immigrants we can assimilate,
out much more as to the undigestible
mass. 1t is nearing 100000 a wear
and three-fourths of this great horde
OF humanity represents the undesira-
pie and Questionable mass; not proba-
bly, at this time, when labor is plenty.
out what will 1t be when the labor
supply is gorged and work cannot be
found for the newcomers"
The Birmingham News (Dem.) says:
This country needs two evenly
matched parties. 1t is a guarantee
against radicalism upon the one hand
and corruption upon the other. Aside
trom any partisan consideration.
therefore, 1t is to be hoped that the in
fiuence of the Southern Democracy
Will be so exerted that the party win
be restored to its old-time prestige
and power. The South saved the
party from humiliation, and sustained
1t in times of unparalleled disaster
Let 1t now lead in the task of reha-
Utilization and amaIgamation. 1t is
truly great opportunity"
The Springfield CMass.) Republican
und) says: The hint that the gov
eminent printing office may be inves-
tigated, much as the Postofice Depart
ment has been. should be received with
applause, in the hope that possibly
something maY come of it, There Is
not printer or an editor in the
United States who does not know thar
the big plant at Washington is the
most eXtravagantly conducted print
ing establishment in the world.
real investigation would furnish
daily exposure for weeks, II the
President would allow the results Ia
be ebronicled in the press from day 10
day.9
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
Long-Liv ed Family.

Joseph is a colored man who has
been in the employ of a beach front
hotel for a great many years, says the
Atlantic City correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press. He was seeming
ly an old man when he went there,
and strange as it may seem, he has
not grown younger since.
The other day one of the persons
stopping at the hotel undertook to ask
him a few questions about himself.
You're a rather old man, Joseph"
"Yassar, var, I'm a rather old man,
boss"
well, how old are you, Joseph"
Couldn't say, 'sactly, boss; but I
mus be long bout SO now; 1 don
quit countin birthdays when I was
go"
But you're pretty hearty looking.
Do you come of a healthy family?"
deed 1 do that! Mother was jes'
sayin' that very thing only las night. "
"Who WASP"
ma mother"
your mother? Why, where's she?"
The questioner expected to hear that
Joseph was Spiritualist and had just
been attending a seance, but the negro
quietly replied:
why, mothers homes up at Mari
eta, but she's down here just now"
do you mean to say your mother
is in Atlantic City?"
"Yassir. She's jes' down here payin'
a little visit to her grandmother
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
INDEI 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Haupt Lodge No. S., ]. o.
0. f.; Teutonia Lodge, No. z, K. of p;
ocean City Lodge. No. 2. knights or
Fidelity.
Special Notices-Storm Insurance. w.
T. Hopkins: Fishing Tackle. Cornwell
& Chioman.
Business Notices-Attention. Golf
Clubs. Henry Solomon & Son; Ship
Notice, ]. F. Minis & Co; Second
Hand Bicycle, @. w. Thomas.
Amusements-The West Vaudeville
Company at the Casino.
r-Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Company.
On Buying Furniture-Lindsay &
Mor<an.
Silver Polish-The Gorham Company.
Have You Tried It?-The DelmonicO
Company.
Warburines-At Rowlinsli's.
This Is a Good Time-Wm. & II. H.
baltimore.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
scheme Didn't Work.

Experiments don't always terminate
as expected" said a stockyards man to
a Kansas City Star reporter. This
morning I went to strange barber
shop and, for the purpose of head
ing off conversation, played deaf and
dumb. AS / entered l put my fingers
to work and went through the motion
of shaving with an affirmative shake
OF the head; gave the negative shake
as l made the hair cutting motions,
shampooing gestures, shoeblacking ac-
lions and application of hair tonic
passes.
1.-TWO idle BARRIERS bowed in recogni-
ton of understanding me, and took
positions at their chairs, waiting for
me to make my selection, which
did by dropping into the first one.
IS That fellow looks daffy as well
as dumb said the barber who wasn't
putting soap in my mouth.
q" I guess he's all right answered
the one who was rubbing in all of the
lather on one spot. These dummies
always do act queer
I bet he is too mean to give you
a tin
He looks It, answered the shaver.
He will be a bald-headed lobster in
side of six months. 1t looks as though
his wife had been playing ping pong
on his head
Sell him some hair tonic replied
the other. i will write and ask him ~
he wants it.
I'll be hanged IL you dol! I cried
out. Go on with the shave and let
Inc get out of this
The shave was completed-after a
fashion, and there wasn't a word spok-
en- during the rest of the process. The
tip was forgotten"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
ANOTHER RACE PROBLEM,

We referred the other day to the fact,
shown by official data. that approx
/ mately three-fourths of all the imui-
/ grants arriving in this country during
/ the last fiscal year stopped in the six
states Of Massachusetts. Connecticut
Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, and that better
than IS per cent. OF these went into the
! cities. The immigrants that stopped
in the East were from italy. Austria
and Russia principally. the majority
being from the south of Italy and Sici-
ly. According to the figures. there
were approximately 1000, 900 arrivals. of
which 25o. 900 went into the interior and
the farming districts while 100 600 went
to swell the population of cities that
are already oongested with laborers of
the classes represented by the newcom-
ers. And pretty much the same sort
Of thing has been going on for num-
Der Of years. The bulk of the immi-
grafton, and the most undesirable ele-
ments OF II, has stopped Feat.
In the course of a few years after
handing many Of the adult male immi-
grants Of the class TO which we have
special reference become voters. but
II can hardly be said they become
Americans in sentiment and apprecia-
ton as well as in the voting privilege.
They live to themselves and have lit
tie or no communication with the ma
tive element. hence fail to enter into
the spirit of the local institutions with
reference TO which they have the priv
ilege of voting. This immigrant vote,
therefore, is peculiarly susceptible to
corrupting influences. II the new voter
has no interest in the outcome of an
election II does not matter to him how
his vote is cast. and If he can get
valuable consideration for the casting
Of it. he regards that as so much gain.
II. then, prospective new voters are
pouring In by the hundreds of thou
sands every year, how long VIII it be
before they will WELD such an influence
In the municipal politics of New York,
Boston, and other Eastern cities, that
the native element in those cities will
be seeking means of disfranchise-
mont as matter of self-prOtection
from the domination of foreign ele-
ment? In other words. It looks as If
the immigration were fast making a
new race problem, and a troublesome
one, for the Eastern section of the
country. In the course of several years
the same problem may possibly make
itself felt in the West. though that is
not so sure. The immigrants who go
West are. as a rule. better educated
and more advanced type. who do not
segregate themselves from the natives,
but mix with them and become thor
oughly Americanized.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-08-03
DOING THINGS WITH sAIT.

Salt is the commonest of all cheml-
Gals. That may be one reason why
the scientists are working towards 1t
as the source of life. Some OF the most
interesting experiments in medicine
made lately have had a salt basis, and
some of the results said to have been
achieved have not been short of mar
velous. For years 1t has been known
that injections of salt solution into the
veins would stimulate the heart. The
treatment has been tried and reported
upon in number of cases, so that
there can be no room for doubling the
beneficial results of such injections UNI
der certain circumstances.
But now some physicians are going
much further. and If published stories
Of their experiments are to be depended
upon, not only has the dead body of
human being been brought to life by
the use of salt. but germs of animal
life have actually been artificially Gre
ated with salt and a few other COM
mon chemicals.
A case of renewal of life after death
was reported from New York a few
days ago. An 11-year-old girl. Vera
Stark, had died after an operation for
appendicitis and tumor. Her breath
and heart had both stopped for some
minutes and the body was cold. The
operating surgeon, DIR. Schall, resolved
upon a desperate experiment. A solu-
ton of a teaspoonful of common table
salt in a quart of water was applied
to the intestines, and an injection of
the same solution was made In the
veins. There was almost at once a fiut-
ter of the heart. followed by stronger
in a comatose condition for twenty
four hours. then she became con-
scious. At last reports she was propped
up on a cot in the hospital playing
with her dolls and making rapid prog
ress to recovery.
At Anderson, Ind, one day last week
DIR. C. w. Littlefeld held a demonstra-
ton at which he is said to have arti-
ficially produced animated cells. The
materials used by him were one ounce
of common table salt, six ounces OF
distilled water, six ounces of 80 per
cent. alcohol all mixed In an ordinary
glass dish. and two ounces of aqua
ammonia distributed in five small
plates. A report says: "Only ninety
minutes were consumed while the salt
crystals were impregnated with the
hydrogen and volatile magnetism of the
chemical solution and transformed into
minute living forces that Immediately
sought nourishment through mediums
ing any technical name. Microscopic
examination showed that crystals not
affected by the solution retained their
original cubic form. while the mag
netized crystals were of hexagon shape,
with life first appearing IN the center
and spreading until the crystal was
finally round and giobular A mass OF
the life substances possessed magnet
ism of a pronounced degree, radiating
power that would separate the crys-
tails and then draw them together
again.
1t would be interesting to know what
these germs, or atoms, would propa-
gate finally. and whether DIR. Littleheld
has a plan by which they could be
trained TO the higher organisms in
short period. Meanwhile II is prob
ably the safer course to take all of
these stories Of salt marvels with
ninch of salt