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The Washington times., 1903-08-19
VAST GROWTH OF
VIRGINIA'S RICHES

about dozen towns, now fourishing,
which were not in existence in 1880, and
which have a combined population of
nearly fifty thousand Richmond and
Manchester have in the meantime in
creased until the population is 115,O0O.
This is an increase in population of $50
per cent for the whole territory, about
three times the increase in any other
part of the country.
Money Invested.
AS TO the money invested, so, 600 600
has been spent at Newport News by the
Chesapeake and Ohio. which occupies
one-half a mile water front, where it
has two large grain elevators, and
eleven big docks The Southern, at Pin
ner's Point, has nine docks, and three
lof the largest covered warehouses in the
world for the storage of cotton.
Several more of these buildings are
in course of construction. and when
they are completed. it is estimated that
the Southern's expenditures are going TO
amount TO between 100000 and $1O,-
OOO, ,OO0
The Newport News Shipbuilding Com
pany, which has constructed some of tho
largest war and merchant vessels ever
built in the United States, has more
than S12, 100000 invested in its plant
and other property.
The coal trade of Hampton Roads is
now probably the largest of any seaport
IN the country.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
More Equipment

As the result of a conference between
President Stevens and H. w. Fuller. gen.
eraI passenger agent OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad. and committee Of
the Richmond chamber of commerce,
held recently. the Chesapeake and Ohio
is to increase the finer part of its roll
ing stock. The conference was in refer
ence to a more extensive schedule of
trains from the capital of the Old Do
minion, and the proposed increase in
stock came up later. President Stevens
and General Passenger Agent Fuller
promised the committee passenger SER
vice that could not be excelled in any
part of the world. and to carry out this
promise the new stock has been ordered.
Ten coaches and parlor cars have been
contracted for with the Pullman Com
pany. which are to be the finest made.
These are to have a seating capacity of
eighty-f1ve. are TO be vestIbuIed, cleo
trio lighted. steam heated. and are to
be finished in mahogany end oak. Two
new dining cars have also been ordered.
All of the new stock is to be placed In
the F. F. V. service. between Washing
ton and Cincinnati. and in the Norfolk
and Richmond service
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
KANSAS Joint" SMASHED
BY MOB OF WOMEN
Barkeeper Exiled and Owner Greet
ed With Ancient Eggs.

WICHITA. Kan, Aug. 19.-Seven wo-
men were arrested yesterday and five
were fined SO and costs for smashing a
Joint at Derby. small town ten miles
south of here.
The women fined were Mrs. Dora War
dell. Mrs. ]. II Mitchell, Mrs. Henry
Lake, Mrs William Brand. and Mrs. c.
j. Jones. They paid their fines and the
cases against the other two were dis
missed.
Charles Stafford, the barkeeper, was
given twelve hours to leave town. Tom
Mahon, OF this city, who owned the
Joint" and his attorney, S. B. Amidcn,
went 10 Derby 20 investigate the trouble
and the women threw ancienc\ eggs at
thems the coats of the two men being
ruined.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
JOYCE HABEAS CORPUS
CASE IN SUPREME COURT
Hearing Begun Yesterday on Proceed
ings Before Justice Barnard.

Hearing on the petition of William
Joyce, TO secure his release from the
District Jail, on habeas corpus proceed
ings, was begun yesterday afternoon be-
fore Justice Barnard. Joyce contends
that the information on which he was
tried and convicted in the Police Court
is defective. in that it was not signed by
the Corporation Counsel or one of his
assistants. He says the information
was signed by clerk in the Corporation
CounseFs Office.
Joyce was found guilty of carrying
concealed weapons, and fined 500, and
in default of payment to go to Jail
for 364 days.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
BANKERS TO CONVENE
ON POTOMAC STEAMER
Novel Plan of Maryland and
District Association.
WILL MAKE TRIP TO NORFOLK
In That Manner Business Will Be
Pleasantly Combined With
Sightseeing.

A convention aboard a steamboat,
innovation planned by the Bankers AS
sociation of Maryland and the District
of Columbia. The first meeting will be
held on September "a. aboard one OF the
large steamers of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company, and
while the actual convention is in prog
ress, the delegates will be conveyed to
Norfolk. returning On the morning OF
the next Saturday.
A similar convention has never before
been undertaken by any bankers asso-
citation In this country. The scheme was
decided upon by the local organization,
and met with instant approval from the
Maryland contingent Pleasure will be
combined with work. thus relieving the
dull monotony of the ordinary conven-
tion.
Favor the Newport News.
The steamer Newport News will leave
Washington at $50 o'clock on the after
noon of the oath The sail down the
Potomac as far as Blackiston Island
will be by daylight, affording the Wis
itors an excellent opportunity of view
ing the surrounding scenery.
Newport News will be reached early
Friday morning. The points of inter
est. including the shipyards and dry
docks, and Fort Monroe, will be
visited, and a trip by trolley will be
made to the United States Soldiers
Home and the Hampton School.
The entire party will be guests at din
ner at the Chamberlin Hotel on Friday
evening. About o'clock they will again
board the steamer for a moonlight sail
up the river. reaching Washington on
Saturday morning in time for business.
Treasury Officials May Co.
The delegates will probably number
about zoe, although accommodations
have been provided for 225 including
guests. The arrangements have been
under the supervision Of the local as.
sociation. Last years joint convention
was in charge of the Maryland bankers
While the details of the sessions have
not yet been planned, il is announced
that the guests may include Secretary
Shaw and Comptroller Ridgely. of the
Treasury Department The delegates
will include most of the prominent
bankers in Maryland and the District
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
DRUMMER MAKES ROUNDS
IN A MOTHER HUBBARD
Colonel Walk, of Mississippi, Pays
Unique Election Bet.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 19.-Col- N. B.
Walk, Memphis drummer, is attract
ing wide attention in Mississippi, by
making his regular trip in a red mother
hubbard and a sunbonnet.
This is the result of q bet made on the
late Senatorial race between Senator
Money and Governor Longino. Mr..
Walk bet that the governor would carry
twenty-five counties, and If the govern
or did not he was to make his rounds
as he is now doing.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
Great Coal Train.

The largest soft coal train ever made
up reached Philadelphia last night from
Reading. 1t consisted of seventy of the
modern steel cars. The weight of the
coal was $500 tons and total weight Of
train 4,S73 tons. The old Millholland en-
gines usually drew between 500 and 600
tons. The modern steel car weighs about
twenty tons and has a capacity OF fifty
tons The present trial has demon
strated to railroad officials that with
equipment that will stand the strain
train tonnage is almost unlimited.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
Another Extension.

The Southern Railway. which has
much of the double-tracking between
Washington and Atlanta well under way,
announces that it Is to build an extern
sion from Oliver Springs to Pilot Noun
tain. the survey for which is now being
pushed forward rapidly. This extension
Is TO shorten the route from Knoxville
to Cincinnati twenty-five miles. while
the territory through which the line is
developed.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
Great Mileage.

Now that the smoke has cleared away
somewhat. railroad experts can begin to
figure out just what happened in the
Seaboard Air Line Frisco Rock Island
deal The combination makes the sys-
tenn one of the largest in mileage in the
United States. and one which also taps
the richest country in the Republic.
The road now embraces the following
lines:
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
New Locomotives.
Officers Coming.

Col. Al Reed. of the Atlantic seaboard.
received word this morning that several
OF the general officers of the company
are to arrive in Washington Saturday.
The Washington times., 1903-08-19
NEWS OF RAILROADS
AND OF RAILROAD MEN

the new combination. II, however, such
is the intention, nothing is likely to be
done for year or more. The Offices OF
the Seaboard in the meantime are TO re-
main as they are, except that General
Agent Conklyn is to move his headquar-
ters TO Philadelphia. The Rock Island
Offices. which are to come here, are
TO be more of an advertisement than
anything else. for the time being. The
new arrangement gives the Frisco and
the Rock Island the right, under the
Seaboard Air Line contracts, to run
their cars directly into New York, and.
of course. into Washington.
New Locomotives.
The question of increasing their eou,n-
ment for the fall business is occunvinr
the attention of the railroads gener-
ally.
The seaboard Air Line is reported n
be figuring on thirty locomotives. while
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac is in the market for ten. The
terminal Railroad Association of 81
Louis has placed an order with Inc
American Locomotive Company for ff-
teen engines, to be built at their Man
chester works, and an order for five
consolidation engines has been placed
with the Brooks works. OF the same
company, by the GAINESVILLE and West
ern.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
PoLk's FIRST INSTITUTE
Large Attendance OF Farmers and Their
Wives at Fosston.

FOSSTON. MINN.--The first of the farmers
Institutes for Polk county was held here yester-
day., and was a decided success from every poi1t
of view. There YVES a large attendance of farm
Professor Hoyerstad. superintendent of the
agricultural experimental station at Crookston,
has personal charge of the institutes, and the
Ohio. Mr.. Carlisle, professor of animal husbanlry
at the state, agricultural school at Madison
Wis. A. w. Trow of Chenille, Mimi, a mem
Der OF the state dairy and food commission; NJ W
Charles MIMI and Mrs Wilcox OF Benson. l., 70
The first speaker was Mr.. Gould, VINO gave
practical talk how to properly care fS
care of stock. and the use of methods appllcaple
In the Red River valley. The ladies in the after
noon held 'open houes'' In sthe |. Q. G.. j..
hall the male members Of the party ION af4as
noon session at the ,opera.house MI GTlsWoId
treated the subject of dairying on small 1arni,
and gave his own experience, he owning a dairy
business on a seventy-acre farm near: west
Salem, Wis.,
Mr. Trow spoke on diversified farming, and
advocated the patronage Of cooperative cream,
and the best to be had, he advocated corn fodder.
Professor Carlisle of the University OF Wisc9 pm
sin. spoke on the general purpose COW, NJ TOE OF
both beef and the dairy and advocated sne dese
Gated sheep raising as a profitable Industry I0f
this section, providing wolves were not plentl-
full. ..
Mr.. Gould was again called and closed the IN.
stitute in the opera-house with plea for the
better education Of the boy and girl way out
yonder on the farm In order that they mignt
be equipped to cope with the better eoucateo
At the l. 8. G. 7: hall in the afternoon Mrs
Robbins and Mrs. Wilcox addressed large crowd
of ladies on how to make butter and cheese and
stitute for Polk county viii lie held at Crooks.
ton on June 20 and 81.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
FOLLOWED BY WOLVES
unusual Experience OF Or. Page and a
Companion Near Stoux E.Ii.

Unusual Experience OF Or. page and a
Companion Near Sioux Falls,
d. SIOUX y SEAL F'ALIs s. D-Two we'll known resi-.
wolves within few miles OF the city. : $50
While pr. g.: T. Page, accompanied nv of.S
tMau.ro, Eas driving on the school section about
tnree miles west of Sioux Falls they observed
' laaa tne1 1res wagon vas being followed b. two
: IN theff efforts to- stack tho dogs. thew va,
h around the wagon: and, had Df:5Page and Hautro
bff esp ha1sa 5at easily have
cri pr; Page, when the wolves attacked and
OF the animal. and even then the wolves would
come close to him and were with difficulty driven
/ 1T. Two new United States commissioners have
nesn appointed by Judge Garland. One Of them
Is D. a. Po Keller Of Boaestee whose oriee viii
OF YanktSn, who has held the position for several
years. The other Is Fred Tiffany of Eyarts
Messrs, Jewett, Tuthfll and Doolittle. who com
pose tho commission which VAS recently ap-
m snrsdp wa.erwoEks systea has awarded to
sinking several test wells The contract requires
test wells. - . .s eNt'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
SHOPS AND WAREHOUSE.
What the Drake and stratton Company
Plans for HIbbinu, =.

HIRBtNG, MINN.-The Drake and stratton
company, railroad and stripping contractor, with
Ebbing as headquarters for the Messaba range
has commenced the erection of large machine
shop, warehouse .and, repair quarters The new,
be equipped With a modern outfit OF working
material. including steam hammers. drill presses,
Germs Of the Kind In the country and has large
operations going on at this. city, Bull, Steven
son and Nashwauk.. -. -, -. -
b. b. Hawkins, state senator from this dis
trtct. is the general superintendent for the
Mesaba range and his first assistant Is George
H. Thompson, who resides here. -
:. The Mesaba Vermilion Fireman's association
has fallen to pieces and no tournament will be
held this year 49,.
Hibbing will celebrate the Fourth of July. P:
J. Ryan is chairman of the committee and
Ralph Wagy secretary. The officers are Frank
Dear. president; r. F. Merdie, marshal; Harry
McKeown, treasurer. -
DR.. Gorge II. Butchart has returned to Hib-
bling after un absence. Of q year. He will open
Hibbing he has been in the employ Of the Denora
Mining company at Palmer, Mich. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
NORTH DAKOTA
WAY LOSE ITS TERM
n Z E.RW -.--------
Charges at Devlls@Lake Said to BE stir
N for Uncle Sam,

~ TOT Uncle sam.
FARGO, N. D-Devils Lake is mn against
~ on Tat nay lose that city regular
holds court In Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks and
Devils Lake. The county commissioners Of Ram
sey county receives 5000 rent for the use OF the
The United States owns no jails in this sta ia
several sheritfs who combined to hold up tie tie
the sd fhafee sta fsse Fl 8
81 day for Jail rent and 81 a day for guards
The government promptly refused to be buncoed
day. Other counties stood out and Ramsey
was one Of them. aI ~,
It is understood that Judge Amidon is emphatic
in his decla, ation that there will be no term
made for reasonable charges. Sheriff Rutten
OF that. county IS UNDERSTOOD to assert that he
has has his instructions from the county, commits
Unless there IS change the term for Devils
Lake will be transferred to one Of the other
court towns.
The drst annual banquet Of the Fargo Com.
msrc!al Club will take place this evening. It
side speakers VIII be present, but REPRESENTA-.
and further steps taken to advance the Inter-
ests of the club.
An interesting stage has been reached in
Randall 4 lot TOT Of testimony has has been been taken
to show the financial transactions Of the trio
and some of 1t is OF a nature that is sur
methods. The bookkeeper Of the concern has
been on the stand several days and seemed un-
able to explain certain checks calling for large
cashed at the banks. No entries appeared on
the company's book and the stubs were marked
The French settlement at Wild Rice will eele.
big picnic band has been secured and there
will be speeches and an athletic program.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
SOUTH DAKOTA
STALKING. new LAND
Highly Mineralized Region Across
the South Dakota Line Is At
tracing the Prospector.
Gold Values Run From a Trace Up
to Several Hundred Dollars
to the Ton.
speoial to The. Journal.

Special to The Journal. -
DEADWooD, s. D.-The Bear Lodge range Of
mountains, In Crook county, Wyo., across the
South Dakota line, has been attracting the at
tentton of prospectors and mining men this
region. Several have gone into the country, and
there has been much locating of claims, until
practically everything within radius Of three
staked tl'l's' : psaA Aa' ''eA
No work has been performed In the mineral
belt SO far save what Is necessary to locate
there are no openings in the region over ten
feet deep except few holes sunk several years
ago in copper-beartns region lying north from
Geologically the region presents many strik-
Ing features. About all the eruptive rocks are
Of tie m aaa az resa he e
TALLY OF eruptiye origin and is mineralised to
remarkable degree.
rocks, and numerous. small seams Of rich ore
are found on the contacts between the different
materials. and assay tests give returns running
from trace OF gold up to several hundred
dollars.
The Glover Leaf Gold Mining company is en-
gagged In Development and Is also running the
out Of the sixty stamps, this being incidental to
the development work. Driving ia being contin
ued on the two lower levels in the direction Of
tne yeln' ana before many months ore will be
ready to mine on those. levels.
Since 0. B. Amsden became Superintendent
OF the mine, work has progressed with cont
nendable system. He Is preparing to sample
the upper levels of the mine to determine what
is ore and how much 1t is worth.
The Anaconda Mining company is sinking
with great rapidity on, the divide between Bare
Butte and Elk Creek. mile and "a half north
Westeriy from the Clover Leaf. This company
has one OF tho most spromising prospects in that
part OF Lawrence county and is working It M NJ
with great zeal There are several veins cross
Ing the ground from the northwest to the sonth-
east and they may be traced across from the
homestake at Lead by their outcroppings. On
the Anaconda property these veins prospect
richly and the companyis developing one which.
at depth of little more than 100 feet. is eleven
! feet wide. ' % e1e'en
The Lucky Strike Gold Mining company e.
still getting splendid assays on it's ground. This
10 one OF the comparatively new mining organ.
izat1ons OF the Black Hills, and has been an.
gagged gage In M Development something less than a
and shafts. The company is sinking shafs
sG1wns az vein nv, well defined showing
smelling ore and is believed BY some to eo bs
tbs ea TO cyanide. It was on this ground in
Deadwood, had stamp mill >isn' "
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL
estimated Attendance at Mankato viii
y. Be About Three Hundred.

MANKATO. MINN.-The state summer school
pudding, and the enrolment was greater than
nag nag oeen expected. 1t will run up to about 800
and includes teachers from this and other states
and one from Canada. The corps OF instructors
- ne sHeenent' and good results are expected
new Carnegie building began yesterday and viii
9Ssa See Two fss days The building
s.Dr. e. J. Davis and family have returned from,
we r Idaho where they went three years ago
the practice of medicine in this city. ''l ''S'"e
r The Mankato Citizens Telephone compsnv Ia
esIendlng tts. toll line to Window. work having
!: The Gable mill bridge, the heaviest in the
county CO MY outside .of Mankato and which cost
.eO0, IS almost total wreck as a result of the
recent high water 1t is expected to fall Mt
any any t'me. as Of the piers is almost washed
Ior this purpose l.. H. Johnson OF Minneapolis
Vas summoned to meeting of the county board
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
CLOSE OF. MAYviLLE NORMAL
Diplomas Presented to Glass OF Twenty.
-, One Members.

MAYYILI.E, N. D.--The state normal school
graduated class Of t~enty-one this year. The
graduation exercises were held in the opera
house and were unusually Interesting. State SUI
perintendent Stockwell delivered an interesting
address to the class and presented the diplomas.
Other visitors were President Mcfarland of VAL
ley City, Colonel Peake of the same place, a
member Of the state board of trustees. and B.
s. Russell Of jamestown, member Of the local
board. Mr.. Russell gave the class an interesting
talk. The music CT the evening was especially
good and reflected great credit upon Miss Davis,
who this year retires from the faculty.
All the graduates presented themes, but only
three essays were read. The members OF the
class were:
Latin Course-Josie Anderson, Rena Anderson.
Thompson, N: D.; Inez 3. Champine Fargo;
Ellen ], Chantland, Northwood; jessie. D. Daw-
son. Casselton; Anna p: Fore: Mayville; LIZZIE
lobe, Park River; Lottie F. Koerner.. Ma!ville;
Bertha Leron. Hattie e. Leron,, Hiida Lynner.
Buxton; Bertha r. Palmer, Lila Y. Shortr1dge.
Devils Lake; Mamie sorenson, Buxton; Tilda
Thompson. Thompson: Laurena vannier, Devils
Lake; Ruth Wilbur, Cummings.
English Course-MAry Lerom, Buxton; Jessie
Mitchell. Crystal; Aagot Raaen, Hatton; olga
The seniors we're the guests OF honor at
pretty reception held by President and Mrs. Gar
hart, and on the day before the graduation ek,
:ercises the juniors gave the seniors and faculty
picnic In the park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
DYNAMITE- AND TOBACCO"
Fergus Falls Smoker May Lose the. Sight
= -. - of One Eve. 4

FERGUS, FALLS. MINN.-The accidental mix
ing Of dynamite and tobacco caused a serious
, cident Henry HaaIsti young man, had been
blasting rocks, and having two or tire dynamite
caps left over, dropped them into his pocket
Sunday evening, In company with his two broth
ers he retired to his room and was enjoying &, a
Ing, extinguisned the lights and stunned all
three of the toys. ~ ...l .- ....
Haarsticks face was badly cut and lacerated
and his arms and shoulders were burned Both
his: eyes suffered and his physician says he will
probably lose the sight of one Of them:
The caps about the size Of small revolver
bullets and are filled with high explosives, and
one OF them bad evidently lodged in his pipe
when he dropped 1t into his pocket. He had not
noticed It. ana when he prepared to smoke had
. Captain &c. g, ". Mckay, who has been the
years, left Nc. Monday for Wahgeton to accept q
peton agent. VIII be, transferred to this city: :,
from the state of Virginia to-day. where he has
been visiting the Otter Tail county colony which
settled OH the peninsula between the James and
York rivers about two years ago He reports the
coonists prosperous and contented, and states
that land has trebied in value since they located
head to-day ida to attend the summer school there,
Otter Tail. Becker and Clay counties having
united in holding school at the normal there.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23

ABERDEEN, S.. DIR. H. r. Rock, of this
city. has gone to San Francisco. where he will,
on June 30. be married, his bride being Miss
Bertha Diefendorf, daughter Of DR.. H. F. Die
fendorf, formerly Of Aberdeen and now OF Ari-
They will live here. occupying the old
Diefendorf homestead.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-23
JAILzpELlvERY SPOILED :,
;kunneke Is Getting Desperate as Time
: OF Triat Approaches.

! 3
PIERRE, 8. D.-William Kunneke, the prison
er confined in the jail in this city on the charge
OF numbering Andrew Demmler in Stanley county
CARRYING: out his plan by the watchfulness Of
Sheriff Laughlip. As the time approaches for
his trial Kunneke is evidently becoming desper-
ate. and watches every move Of the jailers for
any possible opening.
The state land department has been doing
good business In Icons the past week, having sent
out over $50 900 on calls from counties for money
from the permanent school fund. Lawrence coun-
ty alone. took $40, 985, which went into Lead and
Deadwood school bonds Meade county took $24,
600 on refund county bonds and the rest OF the
amount was made up In small calls from Davi-
son, Fall River, Roberts Jerauld and Moody
counties. - 80
: Twenty three domestic corporations secured
charters from the secretary Of state last week,
with total combined capital of $32, 3O3 O0O One
Of: these was capitalized at $12 000, 900. and
other at $4,000. 600.
Bishop OGorman to day laid the cornerstone
work will he pushed from this time on.