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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
Paonle In Bristol.
Especial to Tho Times Dispatch,

Especial to Tho Tlmcs-Dlspatch,l
BRISTOL. TENN, Aug. l5.-Mr. W. a..
Tillar of fImporia, VA, has Joined his
family on visit to the family Of Hon.
d. i. Bailey on. East State Street.
Mr.. Vernon Hamaker, II popular young
man of Washington. p, c.. who was
raised In Bristol, Is here on visit to
Mrs ". o. Gaffney, who came here
TO attend the funeral OF her mother, Mrs,
", II. Williams. has returned to her home
at Charlotte, n. G. Mrs. Galfney's hns-
band Is manager for the Postal Telegraph
Company Mt Charlotte,
Mrs. s. G, Tinslcy and daughter, Miss
jennie 9. Tinsley, OF Lynchburg, Va,
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G., Adams. Of Lynch
burg, Va, have come here to make BrIs-
tol their home, Mr. Adams is to ba at
the head Of an extensive business es-
The Bristol cotlllon Club gave GER
man In their hall on Wednesday night
The occasion brought to the city Nun
Der OF popular society young ladies' or
Southwest Virginia,
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active In the affairs OF the Newport
News Ship Building and Dry Dock Com
pany. He desires TIL. fulHllment OF his
great unclc's hopes and aspirations. His
many years OF association with Coils =.
Huntington. his great and varied {cXpe-a
rience as a. man Of business. and his
many Successes. Indicate that the nephew.
OF the great railroad builder and organ
tier is we'll qualified to take UP and per-
feet tho cherished ambitions OF the Ia to
Mr.. Huntington In making the Newport
News Ship Building and Dry Dock Com
pany monument to the name OF Hunt.
ington. u,
No private yard In the world has built
SO many OF tho great marine engines OF
war as the ono ut Newport News. Thera
are always two or three on the stocks.
In April last the United States armocu
cru!ger West Virginia was launched lin
the presence OF great representative
company. Launchings at these yards are
always gala events, as the day generally
closes with dance and n supper. Her
sister ship. the Maryland. will be launch
ed In September and work has begun
on tho Minnesota. a battleship OF the first
class. OF 1900 tons. Owing to the greic
prestige OF the yard. gained by tsFsplcn-s
did product and the untiring energy OF
President Orcutt there is ai"1ys work
for Its 1000 workmen.
Two years ago this company delivered
the battleship Illinois to the government.
She proved to be tho fastest ship OF her
class in the world. On her trial trip she
made the remarkable speed of 17.i5 knots
an hour. exceeding the records OF her
sister ships Alabama. and Wiscu,sta, con-
structed in other yards. This company Is
also building tho protected cruiser Char
lesion, the monitor Arkansas. and the
battleships Missouri, Virginia and Louis
lana. Recently the company built and de-$
livered to the owners for the Pacific trade
the splendid steamships Korea and 81
beria. $
In addition to tho enormous tonnage
built each year in the yards an Importing
factor of tho work donn BY the company
is the repairing OF vessels. W henever a
ship gets into trouble anywhere on the
Atlantic coast from Jersey to the Cult.
she manages to get to Hampton Roads.
where the compa my has facilities for dock
ing two battleships in one dock at the
Same tme. as well as machinery and IA :
cilities for doing repairs In the most
expeditions and efficient manner. The
yards boast OF the largest dry-docks on y
the American Continent, and one OF tho
largest In the world. It's cost was con- y
slderably over a million dollars.
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lacking In that landscape which does no.
have living interest added by the sgnt OF
a soaring bird waiting It's opportunity tc
strike down some covering quarry.
The sharp-shinned hawk when hungry
will abandon his habit Of stealthy hp-
proach from behind a cover Of trees ana
will attack In tho open, even though tho
human enemy DO In plain view and
armed, One Of these birds recently came
into the city and struck down valuable
carrier pigeon, which was within rev
yards of its home cote nfter a flight OF
three hundred miles. Scores OF persons
were awaiting the return Of tho pigeon
and some Of It's follows, but with bold
disregard Of their presence the pirate
SHARP shin" came like bullet ana
struck Its prey.
While riding on an electric car IN the
very heart OF the city one day at noon
saw a Cooper hawk descend Into q fiock
of English spnrrows feeding In the street.
The car was moving so rapidly that It
was impossible to tell whether the hawk
occurred the dinner that he deserved for
his boldness
Il "A CHASE THAT FAILED.
The acciptcrs rarely miss their intended
victim. have seen other specie: try and
try again only to be disappointed OF
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for 80 long a distance. The official report
further says: 1.-THE Kearsarge experienced
variable winds forge three to eight
(three' means a gentle breeze and eight
half a Eale); slowed four hours on ac-
count Of taking seas over turrets; slowed
to ten knots for ten and a half hours on
account OF fogs and icebergsi consumed
LAS tons OF coali average daily consump,
speed by engine, 1876
These facts proved the Kearsarge the
fastest Of all vessels Of her class, and
justined tho predictions q President Cal
yin 2. circuit Of the Newport News sn, up
builders, as to the result Of the test for
coal endurance engine capacity and speed.
In fact, The voyage Of the kearsarge has
been equaled by no ship Of q. any forelg1,
not built for show, but re capable OF
doing the work for which they are de-
signed. Ter sister ship the Kentucky, y
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cheok., finally put both birds to iig E = J.
thereby, for corvus followed ana p luF'
fetet him III t,ildnir Il, a. Ill,
once found the body Of snn Z, !, hI1 ,T,r1
which htld met n strange fate. Inc n ~. q
was hanging by the tendohs or rs Wils
from tho bnrb OF wire fence, VI ,I,.
tionnblS 1T hnd becii pursuing its Hunttt,iEi
and had struck the wire strand IN I,,i
Night Tho impetus ACQUIRED nau II.i',l
such that the hawk had awnnE 5, s t%ledl
to the barb. It Ind persisted misernbly.
while some bird or notisc lived TO cor
era ,,iate Itself on Its narrow escape from
~ 80 'iP,ii:iio1ToGRAP11f1D ITSELF.
Z It Is the red tailed hawk (butco pore.
nlis) which perhaps Is the only bird that
has taken It's own nliotograp m. Ho6ber !.
w. 11egner, bird photographer ana ny.
student, climbed sixty feet Into tree.
and, training his camera on q red-tniiils
nest, fastened a thread to the snlt Is !
and then passed the other end arou .,i ~, "a.
nest III n loop. The mother hawk re-
turned and In getting into the nest pun,
cd the thread. snapped the shutter ana 'd
took her own picture -yshi ,,A
The nshhnwk, or, osprey !pandlon H ~,
iaotus carollnensns) eats little except 1lsn
and strangely enough, the bird is protect.
ed by the shoreflshermetl whose prey II
shares. It Is said strangely enough
because inland fishermen kill tho King
fisher on sight because y eats few trout.
1t was Tie eight ofln bald eagle robbing
made ono of the fathers Of tl(s republic
protest strongly against the chdice OF the
caEle as the bird emblem OF America.
~ &58FF EDWARD 3. CLARK. al
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Elegant House Party /
fspe cial to The Times Dispatch

i 81. : ! . I i =
BoYDToN, VA, Aug. 15.-IMr. and Mrs.
Faulkner's house party in honor OF their
daughter, Miss Alice Faulkner, and their
niece, Miss Leila skipwlth Blalr. Is at
Its length. Hi
The guests are; Misses Alice Old, Of
Norfolk; Annie Carter Berkeley. OF Dam
vile; Mary Stuart Buford, OF Lawrence-
vile; Mary Douglas Burwell. OF Chase
city, and Ethel Kennon Williams. Of
Boydton; Messrs. Boiling Wilcox. OF
Petersburg; James VIM. Of sAunton;
Harrison Berkeley, OF Danville; Edward
Charrington, OF Warrenton, Val Robert
Harrison, OF DanNlle; John Williams, Of
University OF Virginia; Donald Blair, Of
Richmond; Harrison Blair, Of Riohmondi
Charles ]. Faulkner, Jr, OF Boydton; Rev.
Thos. g. Faulkner.lof Clifton Forge,
and christopher Garnett, OF Matthews
Courthouse.
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HAWKS SERVE
FARMER WELL
XIII. Crop-Eattng Rodents and
Prairie Dogs.
THE INJURIOUS SPECIES S
Foray Hen Roosts Secretly While Those
IL Plain View Are InoffeAnss1've'
Z Takes it's Own Pho
4 tograph
THE INJURIOUS SPECIES
By EDWARD 8. CLARK.

lii "a ssociate Member American Orntholo.
gistst Union.)
z -.--. ANS hand Is raised constantly
against the hawk. The hawks
II I'VE approach to farmyard Is the
$E signal for the taking down of the
lGeS&xy shotgun. Man is slow to learn,
nnd nine times out OF ten ths hawk-kill-
ing husbandman Stays ono Of his best
friends
Out Of seventy-threc speclas and sub
species Of hawks occurring in America, only
six are Injurious, and yet n tho popular
mind every hawk that shows on the
horizon is "hen-hawk' and deserving
of death. OF the half-dozen INJURIOUS Hpe-,
oies only three orc common They are
tho goshawk (accipiter atricaplllus). The
Cooper hawk (accipiter coop:riD and the
sharp Skinned hawk, (accpiter velox)
THE PREDATORY HAWKS.
These birds are the bold buccaneers OF
tho aeld. Their flight Is of an arrows
swittness. They will turn and double,
stop short, thread the intcrlacng
branohes OF trees, and seize the quarry,
which they have started, with unerring
precision.
The sharp Skinned and the Cooper hawk
Will harry a poultry yard and kill hal: the
chickens within the Enclosure, and do It
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her exact counterpart. and on her official
trial trip proved herself faster, II any
thing. Captain Joseph n. Hemphill paid
TO the constructors and builders the finest
PC sslb,e compliments when he stated that
the efficiency OF his ship was not impaired
by the severe teat made OF her machinery.
and that she could start right OF and re-
peat tho trip after filling tho coal bunk
ers. By f% 4. 3sa
That vessels like the Kearsase can be
built in private yards is a matter OF con-
gratulauon. The Kearsarge and Ken
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unseen. In the meantime some red tailed
or redshouldered hawk will come into
sight on soaring wing on the OUTLOOK
for crop-eating rodents, and down comes
the shotgun. There Is report, followed
by chuckle. as the farmer holds up u
stricken hawk and declares his lost fowls
avenged.
Somewhere at the woods edge sits the
real marnuder finishing his latest meal
of spring chicken and planning new
forays. The next day and the next more
poultry is stolen, while the owner Won
ders. ~ I.
It t6ok''a long time and much patient
research on the part OF Uncle SANS
officials OF the biological survey to sepn-
ratio the hawks into tho classes of Inju-
rious and non-inturious species. The birds
were killed by the hundreds, and the
contents of their stomachs were ex-
amined. Nine nesting Cooper HAWKS
were found to have been fed within a
few hours. q nuthntch, flicker. brown
thrasher--all birds beneficial to man
ruffed grouse and a young chicken. Di-
gestion with the birds Is a rapid pro-
cess, and the destruction wrought among
Bong. game and domestic birds by a sin
gle pair OF either species OF "accipitcr'
with young to feed may be estimated with
this ono Instance of nesting feeding as
q basis t.hfa.t
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Is devoted 10 the protection OF the song
siers, does not fail TO have a sort OF
"sneaking admiration" for the race Of
hawks, Freebooters and muFderers that
they are. their lives are typical of the
freedom of the fields and the Witness of
the woodlands There Is charm about
thslr very boidness. and eherc Is something
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
SOCIETY At AsHEvlLLE
Golf and Bowling the Two Events Of
the Week.
(Special to The Times Dispatch)

Especial to The tIllnes--t'''ep"t'',
AsIlEvILLE, N. scn August l6,-A ten
mis- tourney began on the Satae,fs :, , rar
5 Hotel court on ,We en- Interesting event event
Of The p t";rpsv and It is very largely at
Frank S. Smith, Roy RsG faWs af i.Ip Kisph
VIII " VEST my and Charles West Harold
swope and r. Morehead e. sfplR Rn n, ,,n
ana Ftzpatrek, Dacqags ds an ana i,Se nne
Wright and Winston. Hy snt e atu Interest q,
this - week ee'i is et tse bowling At
the Albemarlc Clubhouse, rntIw scsnn ,'en y,
alleys there are the mi,sniyyf o Iee of 6 or
tho gathering OF the soe'esy to'N - '''o
Mrs Arthur b. M. Gibben. Of s az m \.
and MISS Hunter 81 ba w ~ aus atn0n Bs
n ihe sss' be 69wers fr1m and Harris Cope
Of 's nvann M are named as Probable win
ners In the men.s TOURNEY. QUINCY .------=---
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BOLD FREEBOOTERs.

4 A young Cooper hawk was taken from a
nest by II. Justin Roddy. It ate It's own
weight in food every day. When just able
to fly 1t escaped from It's cage and before
1: had gone two hundred yards 1t struck
down and killed domestic pigeon in full
flight
The bird student, even though his life
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
AUGUST CLEARANCE SALE .E;

Ig5is' ~
Second Floor Bargains.
Ladies' Muslin Drawers. with wide
rufilc and small tucks; a splcn. = 81
X did gnr1n emit for ACS5
Ladies' Cambria Corset Cover with
hemstitched rufllo In neck and d e,
sleeves, o full front, for I. . kOC{
Boys Ralbriggan{ Shirts and . :,
Drawers, In Doc quality, for. AOL
Boys Balbriggan Shirts and n,
Drawers, 25c quality, for ........s yCt
Ladies' Gauze Vests, 1910 IL, !.
Ladies' Pcrcale Shirt-Waist Suits.
five gore faro klrts, waists with large
tucks, q belt and collar OF same, zE1
$50 quality. IOS
Ladies' Extra Quality Porcale and
Madras Shirt-JVaist Suits, seyen.pore
nr re skirt with tucked seams, waist
< tucked to form n yoke; a re- CT OE
gtllar s2.10 and Il, 48 suit for y l.AO
Lad les White Lawn Waist, also
Percnlo Waist, some OF largo tucks.
y waiss, M for me- suoks; 2 eoo soc
Ladies' White Lawn Waists, stripped
with inserting and tucks; a reg 1Ec
ular CSC value for. !. . !. I. n. "
Ladies' Extra Full Bingham Under.
ak shs so w sKint sT for Wig, fui o0c
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INTERNATIONAL

Arc You coming 4
the Races? sltop at.
Seth ST., between 3
Square. Flre-prool
pointed, Cool n
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$(Associate Member American Ornitholo
gists' Union)
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The three hawks named are as iimih
IN many many Ways ms their cousins accipIter
are pold. As matter Of fact these hawks
which they can kin an ordinary antago-
mist, they VIII fee screaming before The
attack Of purple martin, q king bird,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
FROM POPE'S OLD HOME
DELEGATION FROM REESE CALL
AT VATICAN.
Pontiff Receives Them Cordially and
Recalls Incidents of His
Youth.

ROME August 9.--After receiving several
cardinals Plus x this morning admitted to
a private audience Sgnor Andreazza, mayor
of the municipal authorities. The meeting
was full of interest, as AndreaZza knew the
pope Familiarity years ago.
The mayor and his companions are little
better than peasants and presented most
inconsruous group in the gorgeous setting
of the Vatican. They were bewildered and
evidently too timid to ask where they
twirling their hats in their hands, until a
guard took pity on them and set them on
the right way. The pope soon put them at
ease. saying: Come here and sit next to
me-
From that moment Plus spoke in the
Ventian dialect He inquired after various
people in the village, recalling with evident
satisfaction his personal intercourse with
them. saying:
Throughout my career, and even now I
remember with joy and emotion my youth
full days among you, which were also my
happiest.
The mayor and the villagers tried to ex-
press their qualification at the great honor
accruing to their small village from Sarto's
election and also what a great triumph It
was for him personally. The pontif an
Swered.
Rome l was SO sure of peacefully returning
to my patriarchate at Venice that am en-
tirely unprepared for the position forced
upon me. l am working very hard, but 1t
will take some time before I shall feel nit
to thoroughly accomplish it."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
He ASSUMES COMMAND
GEN. YOUNG ENTERS ON DIS
CHARGE OF HIS DUTIES.
Oath Administered This Morning
Without Ceremony or Witnesses
General Orders Issued.

Gen S. B. M. Young entered actively upon
the discharge Of his new duties as lieuten-
ant general commanding the army at II
o'clock today. Immediately following the
retirement of Gen. Miles. The oath Of Of
flee was administered to Gen. Young about
10 o'clock by Mr.. John B. Randolph Of the
office of the Secretary Of War, who is no
tary public. There was no ceremony and
no witnesses
Shortly after Gen. Young went to the
adjutant generals Office and accompanied
on Gen. Miles.
Two general orders were issued today
announcing the change in the command Of
the army. The first was in form and text
as follows:
War Department,
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington August S, 1903.
General orders No. lit.
By direction of the President, Lieut.. Gen.
Samuel B. M. Young Is assigned to the
command of the army until the 18th day
of August, 1903, when he will assume the
duties of chief of staff, as directed by the
President, June 10, 1903, and in conformity
with the provisions of the act of Congress
entitled an act Ito Increase the efficiency Of
the army" approved February IA, 1903.
By order of the Secretary of War
(Signed) H. C. CORBIN, Adjt Gen.
Major General. U. s. A
Gen. Young's First Order.
Following the issue of the above order
General Young issued his first order to
the army in his new capacity as follows:
Headquarters of the Army,
"Adjutant Generals Office,
washington, August 8, 1908.
General orders No. 11S.
I'm obedience to the order Of the Presi-
dent, promulgated in general orders No.
LIT, War Department. adjutant generals
Office, August 8. 1903, the undersigned
hereby assumes command of the army.
(Signed) IS. B. NJ. YOUNG.
Lieutenant General"
About the time that Gen. Miles was lelv-
ing the department Lieut. Gen. Young. ac-
companied by his aids came across from
the war college Office and went Immediately
to pay his respect to Secretary Root. Gen.
Young was today the recipient of large
basket of flowers sent by Mrs. Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
PLANS too COSTLY FINANCE AND TRADE
Designs for Business High Another Sharp Break in Stock
School Market.
ALONG CLASSIC LINES BAD BANK STATEMENT
LOSSES
TO RaIy-coing Was
Money. Weak
Another Sharp Break in Stock
Market.
SAD BANK STATEMENT
LOSSES REACHED FOUR AND FIVE
POINTS.
Short Covering Toward Close Caused 9
Temporary Rally-Closing Was
Active and Weak.

NEW YORK. August s-Declines in the
London market this morning helped to
make a weak opening in stocks here. First
prices showed losses Of to ~ in Missouri
Pacific, Union Pacific. Southern Pacific,
Atchison. Erie, Baltimore and Ohio, Cana
dian Pacific and Consolidated Cas- Losses
ran to large fractions I'm many other stocks.
The selling was not on a large scale and
prices gave way easily.
After steadying for short time the mar
ket gave way again all around, with special
pressure against the Pactf1cs and South
westerns. Missouri Pacific and Union Pa
cif1c lost ~. Atchison IN and New York
Central. Northwestern preferred Virginia
Carolina Chemical and Continental Tobac-
CO preferred 2. Hooking Valley and Con-
solidated Gas dropped 81 and Snuff s..
Losses quite generally ran from 1 to in
the active list. Denver and Rio Grande
preferred rose is. and alone showed
strength. There was a fractional rally, FOL
lowed by idleness.
There were panicky breaks in prices after
the publication of the bank statement.
Union Pacific and Consolidated Gas slump
ed On, Missouri Pacific, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and Metropolitan Street Railway,
AZ; Atchison and ST. Paul, 81. and the &C
tive list generally, 2 to 8 points. An ava
lanche of stop-loss orders was dislodged
anu Tic udoiuB WAS accompanied by great
disorder.
Union Pacific rebounded three points and
Canadian Pacific rose over last night and
other leaders from one to two points On
hasty short covering by room traders.
Prices again ran Off and the closing was
very active and weak
The statement of averages Of clearing
house banks of this city for the week shows:
Loans $912, 697 100, increase s.. S32. 600; de-
posits 1912 ,272 800, increase s., IA 800; cir
culation S4S GIG 800 increase x54 200: legal
tenders ST.. S13, 800. decrease S2,972, 800;
specie $171 ,S41 800, increase 81 1O3, 600; re-
serve $249. 6o5, 200; decrease 81 $50 800; re-
serve required $22SO6S, 125, increase $685.
United States deposits $50 91O, 800, decrease
50 Ago 625
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
DEATH OF DIR. BRUCKHEIMER.
Was for Many Years a Foremost Pras
titioner in Washington.

DR.. Moses Bruckheimer. weIl-known
physician of this city, died yesterday at
ternoon at his residence. 467 street north
west, after a short illness.
Mr.. Bruckheimer was born in Kilsheimer,
Baden, Germany, in 1910. He came to
America in his twentieth year. At the time
when sectional feeling ran high. and when
President Lincoln issued his first call for
troops, he enlisted in Company F, 9Th New
York Volunteers.
He served the full term of his enlistment,
and at it's expiration re-enlisted for three
years in the 55th United States Volunteers.
He was discharged before the expiration OF
the term of enlistment for disabilities.
At the close Of his term Of service, he
settled in Washington and entered Column
bian Medical College. from which he was
graduated with honors In the class of SO.
He practiced his profession continuously
and enjoyed the confidence. respect and es-
TEEN of his colleagues.
DR.. Bruckheimer was member OF many
societies and lodges. among others the Is nal
Firth, American Legion OF Honor, kasher.
Ia. r. A. A. M.
The funeral Will take place from his late
residence tomorrow at 2:35 p m. and the
interment will be at the Washington He
brew Congregation cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
HIS LAST SITTING.
Judge KimbaI to Take Months Va
cation,

Two dozen persons. irrespective Of color,
creed or former conditions, struggled into
the dock of Judge Kimbalrs court this
morning, and the females, four in num-
Der, were seated in the amen corner
Judge Kimball was on the bench for the
last time prior to his departure for Cali
fornia for a months vacation. He was
sighted by the prisoners. because none Of
them knew he was about to go away and
none wished him a pleasant journey and
safe return. The judge felt 1t his duty to
give some of his callers a vacation. None
of them was able to pay board, and orders
were issued that they be entertained ON tho
farm, where watermelons will soon be ripe,
for periods Of from one to six months.
In giving his orders the court did not
consider the question of the shortage Of
grease or the trouble between the baker
and the cook. Nothing had been said to tfe
court about a shortage Of funds, and there
was no reason to anticipate short ratfons
to the summer guests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-08
District Day Selected.

The Commissioners. on motion of Com
missioner mcfarland. have designated
Wednesday, October 20, 1904. as District of
Columbia day at the st. Louis World 8
Fair. The local authorities were invited
to name day for special exercises of in
terest and relating to the District and were
given a range of dates within which to
decide. Mr.. Macfarland's motion in the
matter was made after the receipt Of a let
ter this morning from the exposition COM
pany. and was as follows:
Il move that the Commissioners request
the Louisiana Exposition to assign Wed
nesday. October 20. 1904. for District OF
Columbia day. under the invitation extend
ed by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
and accepted by the COMMISSIONER