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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
/ THREE SCORE
IN CONTEMPT
a Petition Which no One Was
Brave Enough to Pre-
.4y s-a,S sent t-t e-aa 5s
(spoclul to The Times. Dispatoh,)

Especial to TtS Times Dspatch)
FREDERI RICRsDURc, VA, Dec. S.
At spotsylvan,a County Court three more
indictments were found against former
Clork j, n. II, Crismond. and he gave
bond In the SIM OF 5000 for his appear
nnce on December nth, when the cases
will came up for trial, a petition was
circulated ut court, requesting Judge Il,
u, Waller nor Ia sit IN the case when 1t
Is tried and signed by slxty-seven citizns,
The petition was handed ia, Judge Waller,
but no one would assume the responsl-
hility OF presenting 1t.
Tho Judge charged Acting Common
wealth's Attorney Charles p. Foster, OF
this city, with being connected with tho
petition. and fined him sS for CONTEMPT
Of court. which was promptly paid, The
Judge also Issued u rule against each
signer of tho pstitton, summonlng them to
appear at court OH December nth, to
answer tho charge Of contempt OF court,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
AN INQUIRY ! ORDERED;
TROUBLE NOT FEARED
{ (By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON Dec The State De-
nartment has received a brief ablegram
from Consul Davis at Alexandretta, Asst
attic Turkey, saying, that he had had
trouble With the local police at Alexnn-
.dretta, and had lef for Beirut in conse-
nuence. The State Department cabled
institute a. thorough Investigation OF the
whole affair. 5#
The Navy department. has SO far taken
no steps towards sending any wnrshiPs to
1Alexandrettl. The State Department
does not anticipate any serious difficulty
as a result r.f this incident,.4for It does
will make proper amends for any mis-
conduct of:lts officials at Alexandretta.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
ONE. MILLION sPINDLEs;
THIRTY THOUSAND LOOMS
There Was an Interesting Dis Dis
cuss;iion Following the Adop-
ton Of Resolutions-W'. G.
Heath Did Not Not Think
Curtailmcnt Practicable
Without a Forfeit.
. (By Associated Press.)

CHARLOTTE, n. G.. Dec. S.-The cot
ton manufacturers of six States met in
this city to-day and decided to hold a
meeting in Washington III the near fu-
turc at which. time Some definite ideas
} Of clrtalmcnt would be agreed upon.
4 1T was also agiced that fifteen members
OF the different cotton manufacturers as :
sociations of the country be. invited 70
{ meet. with tie Southern manufacturers
and devise way. and means as to the
best policy to- pursue. 1t was the unani-
nous sanse Of the meeting that the oper-
atlons should :he protected, and while no
definite plans we're launched the mill men
say that in the event OF curtallment the
opera tors .will not be called upon to for
felt their positions A general reduction
OF the stand ,ld CT wa ges has been spoken
OF, but even this important feature OF the
situation was not determined as 1t was
thought best to, have the opinion Of the
Sinatiufacturersto of the entire country pe:. p,a:i
d T EINs sRESOIUT1O I'd /, s.-,.ss \, ~
sS The resolution adopted eads$as Is: fol lows |:
n with the view Of securing national
curtailment, J, which we think nbsolu tely
necessary we recommend that com nit
tee of fftecn Lc appointed by the chair.
to meet In Washington city; that South-
crn, Northern and New England manu-
facturers be invited to appointBa similar
committee, and that this joint committee
formulate feasible plan looking to the
curtatlment OF the production throughout
the United States, and that. this JOINT
committee Immediately convene In a ma
tional meeting oil manufacturers fatf sucn
place and date ds they can agree upon 4
In the }mectlng to-day one million
spindles and thirty thousand looms were
represented. y \. s "a 4 sa N
\ E FORFEIT NECESSARY.
After tho reading Of the motion there
was an Interesting discussion. w. =.
Heath Of Momoe, y, c. president =, OF
the American Cotton Manufacturers AS
sociatlon. stated that he did not think
1T would do an, good to attempt to cur
tall unless forfeit was put UP that
would be binding upon all men concerned
In the matter! He thought that irnmedi-
.ately following the meeting there should
be held In the different Southern States
meetings of manufacturers. at which conf
1nittees could be appointed and the sen.
timent Of the bodies could be expressed
at q meeting to be held conjointly with
He said the meeting would be unwise to
nut Itself in a position where i seemed
to try TO depress tho price Of cotton,
Curtailment Is Y,ll right, but not now.
Curtailment should mot begin before July
or August, when the proper care could
be taken OF the operatives
tS LIVE i'm GLASS HOUSES,
Mr. Heath criticised tho tendency that
sought, to damnlthe spectators; was tried
Of hearing. this ,ccnsurc OF Brown and
sully and Frank Hnines he knew. that
= Il & u /. Z L
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
PARTY RIOT
In BERkLEY
County Officers Alleged tosHave
Been Receiving Poll Taxes
q Of 81 Negroes Driven From d
the Building BY Irate
II Democrats ecling In
tense and Further
Trouble Is
Feared.
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Especial to The Times. .Dispatch.)
III NORFOLK, IA, Dec. S.-The trouble
/ that has been Si. brewing is between the
county. treasurer and the members ofSthe
|. .Straightout faction In Norfolk county.
who would have been disfranchised by
not being assessed for poll taxes, came
ito a head tonight In Berkley.
Treasurer Samuel w. Lyons was att
tending q meeting In Berkeley, and the
iStraightoutsa believing he was receiving
taxes forsother parties.@ than they them
selves. waited on him in force. They rang
church bellsyto summon their friends, ana
appeared outside the Martin building,
where the treasurer was engaged armed.
and ready for nything. The crowd learn
! ed that negroes! were being allowed sur
4reptitiously to pny. their. poll taxesf and
this incensed u the straigAtout voters Of
Berkley.. who claimed N TO have been pre-
vented from pa wing their taxes by politt-
cal dges. 5s t. ss
Assaulted Lyons.
They sought out Lyons at the Martin
building and assaulted and kicked him.
It is claimed that he was found with
dozen negroes, Commissioner Of the Rev
enue Nichols and other county officers
After cleaning out his Office the crowd
made. for the police station, where Coun-
tys Clerk a. II. Martin, leader OF the Fu-
sionists, was In conference with the Rev
J.$sumler. a .colored Councilman.
The crowd broke through the police,
who sought to stay their progress and
Al tackled Mr. Martin, They smashed his
hat and choked him. Three Of them,
Clarence Mccoy, w. II. Groves and r.
Moore, ectured the official while lie was
lIropped against n cell door Many guns
were exhibited In the police station, and
mt one time 1t was feared that murder
l:i,ght be- done. Finally. the police sue.
ceeded In restoring order, and the place
was cleared. a number Of warrants have
be liissued for those concerned In tho at
tack on the statlon-housc.
Further Trouble Feared.
Afterwards tho crowd marched about
tho streets Of Berkeley or remained near
tho residence of Mr.. Martin. Among
them were many OF the most prominent
members OF the Straightout party, in
Guiding some Of It's candidates for tho
Legislature and for high county Offices
iii the late campaign.
Feeling runs high between tho two fac
tIons over the dlsfranchisement OF vot-
Frs not assessed, and further trouble is
feared. Chairman G.. w, Jones. OF the
was asked tonight II ho
lad any statement to make in connection
With the occurrence, and he declared that
no had not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
LOWERS FLAG
AND.DEPA ARTS
Consul onsut,l I. Davis :, a. Il Offered an Insult
BY Asiatic Turks and Leaves
Alexandretta.
CAUSED al l BY AN ARREST RI
Consul s,l.. Was Was AS Seeing Attarian
on Departing Steamer When
Intercepted and Assaulted.

(By Gable TO The Times Dispatch,)
& C'ONsTANTINOI'LE. Dec. S.--The
United States flag over the consulate at
Alexnndretta, Asiatc Turkey, has been
hauled down, and Consul Davis has left
his post for Beirut, III consequence Of a
serious diplomatic incident. during which
Mr. Davis was insulted and assaulted BY
the local police. s,if M M %
The affair grew out of the arrest OF an
Armenian-O Ohannes Attarian-a natural
iDed American citizen. Attarian had been
In prison at Aleppo during the last two
months. and had just been liberated
through the Intervention Of the American
consular agent, on condition OF his leav-
ing tho country forthwith. Mr.. Davis
was accompanying Attarlan on board a
departing steamer, when the police inter-
{cepted the party. assaulted and lnsulted
Mr.. Davis and despite the resistance OF
the consul and his attendant guards.
rearrested Attarlan and took him back
to prison. y M " 81 Il IL TIL sit
Lowers Flag and Departs. .3
3 Mr., Davis Immediately lowered the flag
over the consulate and formally broke
offSrelations the Turkish authorities
by quitting Alexandretta, lcavlng tho
consulate Ii charge Of the vice-consul,,
A mob aof Moslems seized on tho occa-
sonsrto spmnke ke Stal hostile dem nnonstratton5
against therf consulate and !, against the
Christians generally. ls .ss, ~
The local authorities assert that Mr.
Davis struck the police with a. cane, and
that after tho .rearrest OF sAttarian the
consular 3canvasses Gmilltary courtersl at
tempted To- rescue him, and that In $the
tfrncas which ,ensued the broke
the windows OF the prison. sS s45 I'll
The matter Is engaging the energetic
attention bof the United States legation
here. Minister Lelshlnan has made ur-55
sent representations to the Porte, and isi
now awaiting a fuller report before TAX
ing further steps. H an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
ONE THOUSAND YEARS
BEST JURY COULD DO
lBy Associated Press.l

e HOUSTON. TENAs. Dec. Sin the
District Court OF Cherokee county to-day.
Allen Brown. a negro convicted OF at
tempted criminal assault, was sentenced
to one thousand years, In tho pen,ten.l
t!ary Under the law, the Jury could not
Impose a death sentence At the time Of
his arrest. HroWa narrowly escaped be-
Lug lynshsd Y n y s.g <
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
TWO INSTITUTIONS

The IIause Committee on Finance yes
iterday reported to the House two impor,i
tant appropriation bills, With the recon-
mendatlon thar they pass,
Y One was to, make an addit tonal appro-
prlation Of $4,000 for enlarging the psni,
tentInry. and tho other was for $50, ,OOQ
for tho University of Virginia, toE be
used iinsertlafgIng the hospital ,buildlng
of that Institution, The, bill for the peni-.
stentiaryS appropriation Rll, q adyocated by;
Mr.. NaYhoyse, Of y C,l pepper n ~ lio 4 Is q,
sa,lambor sDf the bull ding oon9 tes,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
INSANITY TIE PLEA
ON STARKE'S BEHALF
INV AssocIaied I,rnss.

3g gJACKsoMyII.LE, FLA, pen. S.-The
case of tho State VS.. ]. u. Starkc. ae-,
cused of the murder Of John F,lFAngel,
was ia ken ip to-day, The day was taken
nine Jurors were accepted The Jury sin
be completed to-morrow. Both the. .pars!a
To the tragedy were prominent. The dc-
fense Will aim 80 prove insanity. 5$i n, Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
! RAIN JUMPS TRACK;
THREE PERSONS INJURED
~, ..socIo1o-, .t,ro.. !,

(By Associated Ercss.) l3t g
ATLANTA. CiA., Dec. s.--NVhile RIM
ming at the rate OF forty miles an hour,
three Pullman cars and n diner on the
aorth-bound washington New Orleans
and southwestern Vestlgule Limited train
of tho Atlanta and West Point Railroad
jumped the track to-day near La Grange,
Ga, seventy-two miles south OF this
div ..--LL--.- ..--
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
One Rider Faints.

NJ (By Associated Press) 7fe
Y, NEW YORK, Dec. S.--The condition Of
Soma OF the 1iders In tile six-day bicycle
race wa made plain tonight, when Gal,
Vim tainted from exhaustion. Il and re-
manned llnconscluos for ha alf nm hour, As
"a gslce the team lost; not hing ss III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09
CANS BEATEN BY NEGRO
Langford Surprises People by
Defeating Champion. Il
,(Bv AssocIatcd Press. !

5 50 (By Assoclated F'ress.) ..l18I go
BOSTON. Dec. 8.-Samuel lI1angford, &, a
colored puglist from Cambridge. tonight
surprised tho followers OF boxing by de-
fenting Joe Cans, OF Baltlmore. the light
teen-round bout at tho Criterion Athletic
Club lnsthis city, Although Langford won
the decision he was not awarded the
pounds over weight. ,j9 (! ,7t5
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MINIATURE ALMANAC; ! 4 !, ( !, /,

'g I,7.T7-7y I-1" Y e DeCcmberFI 3, I1 IJ[I
Sun riycs.,....,7:1 II HIGH TIDE. i.
Sun SITS. IA 80 MOrnlng,.. 70
Moon rises ~, l0;32 Evening. :3I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-09

Lowest ternperiturs yesterday."........2
Mean Temperature yesterday ....... ......
Normal Temperature for Decemb3er...,.. eI.., 2
Departure tom normal Temperature. ~
prccipitatiYn during past "a hours,.....
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03

BEAUTIFUL WAISTlNGS
Mercerized Basket Cloth, worth Soc,
viii go at. ...... ,............ 800
Mefsefl yea B SIC Madras worth 45C
Our 3sc Madras will go at. ........ 25C
oq IL 4o O. Lawn worth &c. will 22h
Our 21C Lawn will 60 at .......- IOC
Our zoe ......... sc
Our sc 49,. 49,. OC
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1903-05-03
UNDERWEAR

UNDERWEAR
A beautiful Trimmed Gown, worth
Soc, Will 90 during this sale at. 25C
Trimmed Nainso0k Gowns, worth
98c, viii go at. ...,.,,.. '...... soc
go at..".'... ' -'oO' "'' I.40
viii go at. ..-.'.. Y, ..>o' I.IQ
our 90 Trimmed Skirts 90 at....... 69c
Our 75c Fancy Trimmed Drawers win go at. 49c
Our SOC Fancy Drawers will 90 at.... " 39c
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20

sort of dime-novel sentimentality, ap-
proves of 1t. If a woman Is outraged,
the men of the community assume that
it is their duty to wreak vengeance on
the outrager, just as at one time there
was nothing for it but that the man who
was insulted nust demand a duel. The
men who take part in these affairs know
that it VIII put a hero's halo around their
heads ana henceforth give thcln reputa-
lions as men of inexorable sternness; that
they will be local celebrities, and, finally.
that there is not one chance in a million
Of their ever having to pay the penalty.
It will require prompt Justice, rigid en-
forcement Of law and order, a deal of
shooting down of mobs and the hanging
as murderers Of a few members Of lynch
ing mobs to scotch this serpent of an
archy. Yes, and it will require more than
that It will require that the men who
have in them the making of our best citi-
zens, and are sometimes. called SUCH
should think Of something else and work
| for something else besides their own di-
rect personal interests.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20
THEaMAGAZINES

Charities, published by the Charity Or
ganization Society Of New York, 104 east
Twenty second street, contains In the cur
rent number some very good suggestions
Jacob Refs, the well known expert in
sociology points out the necessity for
moral classification in reformatory and
punitive Institutions as the separation of
truants from thieves, etc: There is much
Interesting matter about settlement work.
Charity supports rational institutional
work and is opposed to the mechanicaliza-
ton of charity-law and. coercion without
liberty. or Individual initiative; natural
movement under restraint. The institu-
tionalism which suppresses the child and
contracts his range ought to be itself sup
pressed. There is a paper on the food
relief movement and a strong revelation,
by Thomas Kelly, Of the deadly effects OF
the glass bottle works business, upon the
small boys called blowers dogs" who
carry bottles from the molders to- the an
healing oven. The boys are seven or
eight to ten years old and work day and
night under insanitary conditions and use
tobacco and drink liquor and most of them
die. before reaching the age of apprentice
ship.
| the Low municipal administrat ton in New
| York city, which has purified the mora
atmosphere there, Mayor Lows vigorous
interest In all departments and Gen
GREEN'S fine administration Of the police
department. The change has made the
Croker and Devery way of doing municipal
business improbable. Mr.. Edwin Maxey
discussing tile labor question in the Phil.
ippines, writes very hopefully Of the Fill
4 pino's capacity for improvement as 8
4 laborer. Mr.. w. G. Davis contributes &
4 sketch Of the socialistic experiment un
dertaken by George Raft, founder Of the
Harmony Society. which recently collapsed
after century Of existence, most Of the
time at Economy near Pittsburg. Prof
Gunton discusses the tariff problem II
England, taking the view that. Chamber
lain's proposition presents the only mean!
of improving England's industrial condi
ton. New York. The Gunton Co.; 4
/ Union Square.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20
A Successful Life.

The ambitious youth is always asking,
How can make my life successful?"
Are the chances better in the city or In
the country?'a ''shall choose a pro-
fession or go into business?' 'tHow can
1 avoid the pitfalls in which the hopes Of
SO many sink?' 81
For the most part these are unanswered
questions. It has long ago been proven
that there is no royal road to success,
no guaranty that this or the other occu-
patton or environment will secure the
coveted prize. But there are guide posts
which may now and then be seen whose
direction may be relied upon.
Those who yesterday gathered under
the trees at: the home Of. Hon. w. w.
fragrance and beauty all about them,
joined in the last loving service before
his body was laid to rest, felt that they
had caught sight of the unerring finger
and read the legend plain, "This Is the
| way, walk We in it,
He had lived simple, transformations
| life in a country town; neither great
| wealth nor sounding titles had been his;
yet it may be doubted If any one OF the
hundreds who gathered about his biel
would have asked more as the fulflmen1
4 Of his highest ambition than to depart
| from earth so beloved, leaving behind
him such a legacy Of faithful service
such riches in lives made sweeter anG
! nobler thru his influence. X
From his grave goes forth this message
to the thousands all over the state wht
loved and honored him: it is high ideals
cheerful courage unf1inching and unfal
tering obedience to duty, and loving serv
Ice to your fellowmen that whatever ma,
be your place or your profession, will vii
for you successful life.
i It is lives such as this that make ou
towns famous. our state rich, our countr,
4 great.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20
From Death to Life.

Thru the length and breadth OF
Christendom, and wherever turnout the
world the College ofsthe Propaganda has
wrought, the death of Joachim Pecci,
wearing the triple crown under the title,
Leo XIII, will shadow the life and &C
tivities Of the Roman Catholic church.
The body Of the pontiff, which has been
worn by sickness to the semblance OF
spectre, will rest beneath the great dome
of st. Peters, where thru the centuries
hundreds of thousands Of pilgrim feet
have trodden the pavement and reVerentiy
turned to the great altar at which only
the pontiff may minister The interment
OF the remains in the crypt until the final
deposit under the altar Of his special
church, is distinguished honor. st.
Peters IS the magnificent Towering OF the
reverent and glorious out Of Michelangelo,
Guido and other noted men who wrought
when art was still religfon";-a fitting
place for the obsequies Of one who has
has honored, by his noble and illustrious
and holy life, the exalted position which
he has held since 1873.
Leo XIII. has been something vastly
more than the central figure Of hier-
archy and a system distinguished for
elaborate ceremonial, rich and impress
sive in every detail. His purpose and
action have been, thruout his pontificate,
to keep the church and it's influence up
to the full measure of its mission to hui
mainly and to maintain its forces free
from obstruction either from within or
without. Leo met the rigors of the
kulhurkampf in Germany with great
wisdom and effected the rapprochement
with Bismarck which had restored the
suspended work of the church. His en-
cyclical on. labor was a strong and po-
tential expression of sympathy, with
struggling humanity, with most sincere
and wholesome warning against the
abandonment Of religion for the despair
ing creed Of social democracy. II Leo
exaggerated the influence of the philos-
ophy of st. Thomas Aquinas, the angelic
doctor" as foil against the persistence
of modern skepticism, it was only be-
cause of his earnestness in the defense
of the truth
The great pontiff has passed from death
into life. Thru the gateway Of pain, hi
passed to the supernal. A passage; no
a death. Hundreds Of millions Of people
bow reverently under the passing shadow
1t is shadow none may escape. The
emperor with his jeweled crown; tn
pontift with his jeweled tiara; the ricl
man in. his palace; the poor man in hi
cottage-all must pass thru the exit W.
call death. To whom much is given
from him much will be required. And i
may be said of the late pontiff that h
seemed to realize fully his vast response
blities, and lived up to them to the bes
OF his ability.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20

Alabama made a good start in the peon-
age cases, but the attitude Of the jury that
couldn't agree in the only case that has
come to trial. rather takes the edge of Of
any hope that peonage will soon be a thing
Of the past in that state. Attic Judge
Jones told the jury that on no other
evidence than that given by the defendant
they would perjure themselves in the
sight OF God and dishonor themselves in
the eyes Of men, II they did not convict,
they could not agree. Possibly; tho, this
jury was hung by one Of those bullheads
that take delight in everthrowing the
majority.