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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

for the compromise bill adopted by the
conference, and which provides for cleo
ton this year and appointment every
four years thereafter.
Mr.. Wallace. of Richmond city. pro-
! posed to amend by providing for the
appointment of commissioners by the cor
poration or hustings courts In cities hav-
ing such courts and by the circuit courts
in those cities which have no corpora ton
or circuit courts The amendment was
adopted.
Mr.. Heermans moved to strike out the
second section of the bill, providing for
appointment. The motion failed.
The substitute as amended was then
adopted with slight objection.
These bills We're ordered to their en-
grosslnent and third reading:
House bill to provide for the issue OF
bonds for the payment of the balance Of
the contract price for paving Washing
ton avenue and Twenty-fifth street, New
port News.
To authorize the city of Newport News
to use the money derived from the sale
Of bonds, and appropriated for the es-
Enlistment of crematory. in paying
for street improvements.
The game bills We're, on motion OF Mr..
Christian. re-committed to the commit
tee on bounties. cities and towns.
The house. thereupon, on Mr.. Feather
ston's motion. adjourned until P. NJ
| Monday.
The house passed these bills, there be-
| ing no objection on the part Of any mem
Der:
To amend and re-enact section Z, Chap
ter ", of the revised charter OF the
city of Lynchburg, relating to the bonds
of the city officials.
House bill TO authorize and empower
the Board of Supervisors of King Will
liam to appropriate and contribute MONEY
to the Confederate Monument Associa-
1tion of King William county for the
purpose of aiding the erection of a monu-
ment TO the Confederate soldiers of SAID
county.
House bill to empower the county
court of King William county to au-
thorize and permit Confederate monu-
ment to be erected upon the public
square, at the county seat thereof.
OFFERED AND REFERRED.
BY Mr.. Cation: To require vehicles to
carry lights.
BY Mr.. Powers: To repeal the charter
of the town of Bowling CLeen,
BY Mr.. Mathews: To redistrict Acco-
mac county with reference to commits
sioners of the revenue.
BY Mr.. Fulton: To amend the law in
relation to leasing lands Of insane per-
sons.
By Mr.. w w. Baker: To amend the
law in relation to telephone connections.
By Mr.. Nottingham: To amend the
pension laws Of the State
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

Measure Nspsstsd NJ Csaaittee ON
Counties. Cities and Towns.
Thu House Committee On Counties Giia4
and Towns reported unaainseusly tho nt.I
Of Powers. Christian and I.eaks p-pyidiaE
general CANA law Tor the State Thsse
bills DE- tha esen season on III 1Arns.
with the exception Of dear. nosn March
a to Jan. Is. and deer rcm Sept. Is 10
Jan. s..
They provide far non.resdent tax Of
SO. and prevent the shipment of any
game from the State tor Commercial pur~
poses. They make further pravtsion -
the enfoTcemant Of the law ~ the ms
pointmsnt Of game uATdsns By the e3r-
cult 1udaeA for the various counties
SportsnAen have for long dms -
plosed the absence Of any gensSal rams
Law tor Vir1in.a. Nearly III Of the akhe4s
States have stringent 9aus lewx
The bills ef NsesrN Christian TAMAeo
and Laaks sAs0 AasisnAd u put Vsx1AiA
Ia I'm With The ether etataa of IL
sunien 1hsy a1e bFeaA nd wAtle -
signed @ afford thu fnIlask I'D Mk -
squata - = Qllsl - IL -
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
no STRIKE WAS DEcLAHEp.
chesterheld Fiat Contractors Bs-
IfaYe Tho Yrnnh1e IL past 80.

Chesterfield Fiat Contractors n.
Iioys The Trouble II Past.
The strike which Was threatened at The
Chesterfield fats. CORNER at Franklin snd
shater atreata. has not materiallzad. and
the workmen have returned to their
places. The matter seems to have dted
out, and It is not thought that thers Hfi1
be any further trouble ..sss
Tho existence of the union Was NOT
known. It Is said. until committee frorn
it appeared before Mr.. w. A, C.4stermAn
several days ago and made thA complaint
that there were men employed sc work
on the building who were not union men
immediately upon complaint. Mr.. Chester.
man wrote TO the Walton Iron Works To
get theiY scale OF wages ana limit rf
hours, In reply to his request for tbs
same. Dir. ], r. Walton. the president oS
the company, arrived Ia Richmard FTt-
day night s
Dir. chesteyman remained In his oMeA
most OF the day yesterday. and Mr., Wal.
ton was about the building. ready to re-
csivs any complaint, ar the committees
from the local union, but no enc appeared
and It IS Thought that Is an aud 70 the
matter.
Mr. Walton says he has no furthsr tar
of trouble Ha also says that be has no.
men in hts employ who ars not union
men.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
CHARITIES IN VIRGINIA.
Subjects to BE Discussed at Meeting
of the Conference. Feb. 10.

Subjects to Be Discussed at Meeting
of the Conference, Feb. 10.
A meeting OF the Executive Council or
the Virginia Conference Of Charities and
Corrections will be held on the 22d In
slant. in the office Of the Law and Equity
Court. for the purpose OF making ar
engagements tor the annual meeting here
on February 10th-12th-
Z The members of the Council are Mrs.
p. c. Minor, w. S. Copeland. Richmond:
w. a. Bowles. Stanton; H w. Henry,
Pittsylvanta county; Rev. r. M Pitcher,
Petersburg.
The conference has no official conneo-
ton with any institution or other organ
lied body. but is an independent organt-
cation under the direction Of representa-
tives Of the various charitable. penal, and
reformatory institutions, benevolent socie-
ties and workers in the fields Of charity
throughout the State
The subjects for addresses, papers, re-
ports, and discussions at the approach
ing meeting are:
Charitable and Penal Institutions Of the
Counties.
Shall Virginia Have a State Board Of
Charities?
State Care OF the Predetermined.
Juvenile Courts of Reformalories-
County Poor-Houses,
Prominent persons connected with char
lty organizations In 2other States will be
present to make addresses and to parti-
cipate In the discussions,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
PAyNNBRoKERs DO NOT CARE.
Proposed Ordinance Merely I'M
poses n Little Extra Trouble.


The action Of the Police Commissioners.
that looks to an ordinance compelling the
pawnbrokers of the city to make daily
reports of the pledges taken in. with par
ticu1ars Of the names of the people VINO
hypothecate, has disturbed the serenity
of these particular tradesmen not whit
The say that the law compels them
to lay their books open to the inspection
of the police at any and all times, and
the new order will merely give them the
additional trouble of carrying a tran
script of the record to the police instead
Of the police making the rounds Of the
stores, as they are required to do at the
present time. The ordinance is labor
saver for the police. and the pawnbrokers
do not believe that it will in any way
affect their business, as the class of peo-
pie who pawn their valuables are not
at all likely to be disturbed by the tact
that Chief Howard is going to look over
the story of their woe as It. will be
written in the pases of the money lend
er's day-booll
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
THE CITY BY THE SEA.
bor-Coal In Norfollx-Dr.
Wilson Hurt,

NORFOLK. VA. January 1o,--fSpecial.l
Judge Martin. in the Court of Law and
Chancery to-day handed down an I'M
portent decision to all classes OF trades
unions The suit involved separate actions
brought by five Savannah tGao carpen-
tiers who came here during the last car
penters' strike in. Norfolk to take. the
places OF union men. The Savannah
mechanics said they were told by Agent
Rotereau. Of the Norfolk Constructors
Association, that tnere was no strike II
Norfolk and when they discovered the
condition that existed here they. refused
to go to work. claiming that they had
! been brought here under fraudulent ana
deceitful representat'ons. lhey sueo a ioI
tried Judge Martin decided all the suits
in the carpenters favor.
The contractors who were sued asked
for further hearing, and upon tins
dec ded the actions in favor OF the. con-
tractors. The court held that the con-
tractors made no misrepresentat tons to
Rotereau. the agent. and that he. though
told to employ the men, had no right 10
make contracts with them. The contracts
were void. Therefore. the carpenters who
The decision is taken here as quite
blow to trades unionism. whose leaders
at first thought they had won great
"AUNT FANNIE BAILED.
Fannie Wilcox. alas Aunt Fannie
the former Baltimore and Richmond Wo-
man. who was fined 500 and given three
months in 5ail here
bali to-day, she having appealed to the
higher court
Young FIigganson. of Abbeyille, S. G..
who had been missing from Portsmouth
FOR some days was to-day located at .
house or the suburbs. where he was i'll.
Mrs. Monroe Lee, whose husband de-
serted her and left this week for parts
life, tells Chief-of-Police Velines thai
she has no desire to learn the present
whereabouts Of Lee whom she only mar
red because otsF g15 i ss sasa sue
Il The frees:ng weather Of the past few
days has stopped work On az the 5is
Law the opening Of the new Atlantic
While coal is sl4 in Norfolk. It is sell
ing at smthfisld twsnf :. miles nns aw ,SS
Gwaitney Bunkley Peanut Company made
this possible by buying cargo and sell
ing il In small lots.
her Mills at west Norfolk were de-
stroyed by fire. The net loss VIII oe
aoo a SUBSTITUTE FOR COFFEE 8
A company mas been formed he.e ey
Ohio capitalists to manufacture cereal
substitute for coffee. 1t will open
plant, and employ nifty men:
It is stated that the virginia .Repub.
b:nat ton to assist in any effort to defeat
Roosevelt's second nominat ton. The
leaders are very angry with the Presi-
dent for thwarting their plans rega rding
appointments and they believe that he
he's alienated the white Republicans
throughout the South by his recent
! course,
right leg In ferry-boat gate to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
DIR. M,LnAS IS NON co,1M1rAL.
VIII Make no Statement Until the
Houses Passes on His Case.

E z % e.
ALEXANDRIA. VA, January 1o.-Dr.
E. P. Mclean. the delegate-elect from
Mecklenburg county. who has position
in the Internal revenue Office In this city,
when seen to-day by correspondent for
the Dispatch declines to make any state
ment at present concerning his Intention
in regard to the future occupancy OF
the seat to which he was elected.
His refusal to make any statement then.
he said. vas in Difference to the House.
He desmed it improper to express him
self until that body had passed upon
the report in his case agreed upon FRI
day by the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. From this, it is understood
that the rumors to the effect that DR..
Mclean will not accept the final oppor-
tunity to be afforded for claiming his
seat are without proper authority. He
authorized no announcement either one
way or the other. Should the report
above referred to be adopted by the
House by that time the Mecklenburg
member will probably announce his POI
sitiOn Monday next.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
MISS MATTE M. WALL DEAD.
she Was q Widely Known Residsaf
of winchester.

WINCHESTER. va. January 1n.-{Spe-
ciaL)-sliss Matte NJ. Wall. ana Of tha
hest-known ladies' In this section. died
suddenly late last night. from heart fall
ure. aged 60 years. She was the daughter
of the late William Taylor Wall. pro-
two brothers, Messrs. r. T. and w. W.
Wall. both leading business men herA
and one sister. Mrs. James w. Barr
Miss Wall was prominent southern
sympathizer during the civil war. and
as hostess had entertained nearly every
member OF the Baltimore Conferences
Methodist Episcopal Church. South. with
which denomination she had heen active
ly and prominently identified for nearly
halt a century past
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
A MIGHTY POOR SHOT.

Greensboro Mans Experience with
a BurElar-Roscow sIurrow,s Case.
GREENSBORO NJ G., January TO-
Especial. Last night, Fl. L. Hicks, engi-
neer for the Greensboro Ice and Coal
Company, was awakened at his house,
on west Lee street. by noise at a win
dow within five feet Of his bed. He pro-
cured his pistol, and then lay Gown again.
In few moments the burglar got the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
senator Manic well.

Senator Bland Massie. OF Nelson. whose
Illness Of threatened pneumonia has been
mentioned. has so far recovered from hts
sndispositipn As TO be able to be mp. He Z
expected to return TO the city and rs-
HIS illness began During TIE holidaYA
am. He has beer Detained at his hnnns
.sver afncs. eantor 1EAssts @ one &C thA
srrort Sansll ~ pepnls nalabsrs g the
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

the new factory further away from the |
good people of the town. because in this
commercial age 10 soulless corporation |
could afford to allow SO much good |
smell to circulate among the people
without deriving cent OF income for thu |
peoples privilege of smelling it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
New Portrait Of sliss Haadr.,

.Town and Country the Rell-knowns
periodical. has q full-psee nortrait g
MISS mary Handy. Of this city. sin last
weeks issue. Miss Handy is reprasenteus
sitttnK on d!van and IN fun nth
8 bouquet la her rtEht hand
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
PUN6ENT PAIL ON THE CITY.
Ruins of the Chemical Factory Per-
fumed the Night.


The fragrant odor which perfumed the
night air about the sleeping city and
dilated the nostrils Of those awake last
night came from the ruins of the Rtch.
mond chemical factory. The pungent pail
settled down on the city early. and for
awhile was so thick that the, stars were
dinmed. while around the electric lights
in many sections Of the city the at
mosphere had the appearance Of lunt-
nous fog. Indoors many good citizens
prowled around looking for fire. thinking
perhaps that some garment had been
touched by vulcan, or that the janitor
had by mistake placed some fish or un-
known animal within the heating fur
mace. There were no alarms. however;
and after a change Of the wind the good
people either forgot the odor or got
used to it and retired for a good p!sht's
The smell was not altogether unfa-
ni.iar-except to visitors In the city
as the burning Of fish and bones has de-
lighted the people before. This tune. how
ever. thew we're less demonstrating when
good strong Whit struck them. because
the smell suggested the fierce fire night
or SO ago. when many good workmen
were thrown out OF employment and thu
owners lost thousands Of dollars The
zephyr ladened fragrance may do this.
however; it may be the means of locating
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

finance be instructed to report whether
CT not the financial condition of the trea-
sury Is such as to allow sufficient addi-
tional appropriation by this general as
sembip to adopt the PEBBLES plan for the
Improvement of the capitol: If not. would
81 be constitutional and advisable to Issue
bonds for sufficient amount added to the
present appropriation, to complete the
work under the PEBBLES plan; il not, then
the advisahility of investing the 100000
already appropriated until such time as
the financial condition OF the State will
warrant tine Improvement along the tines
ct the said PEBBLES plan, and report by
bill or otherwise.
The house then took up the calendar
Dill providing for election Of commission
err OF the revenue by the people, and Mr.
Cardwei1 offered IS substitute therefor
the bill approved by the Democratic
caucus last night providing for election
of commissioners this year and appoint
ment by the circuit courts thereafter.
THE CHURcIiMAN AMENDMENT.
Mr.. chnrchnaan. of Augusta. offered as
Ri amendment to the substitute motion
TO strike out the provision for appoint
ment
Atr. Carter. Of Scott. one of the most
attractive speakers in the house. made q
forceful plea for the conferences bill.
Mr. Allen, OF Botctouyt, the leader of
the election forces. then announced that
he would favor the cardwelI substitute or
conference bill.
Mr.. Fulton. of Wise. advocated the
churchman amendment. providing for
popular elections. He vigorously urged
the adoption OF the amendemtn,
The pending question was called and
ordered by vote OF ~ to 30. all the Re-
pubIicans voting IN the negative. This
ended the icngdrawn-out fight for the
cardwen substitute Was then adopted
practically without opposit Ion.
This house then took up the blu pFavtdr
Ing for the election OF "Reminiscences %
thu revenue IN cities. and Mr.. Whitehead,
e 6pEfnl oHersd ~ q anhstiklata thAED-
The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11


State Auditor S. G.. Iverson an
pounces that the states outstanding
loans from the permanent school
fund aggregate nearly $2,0OO,0Oo. The
money is loaned to 1,SOO different
borrowers including counties, cities,
villages and townships.
Bonds aggregating $177,6o4.1o and
interest amounting to $76,556.51 will
become due July 1, 1908. The inter
est goes to the general school fund
and is apportioned among the schools
of the state per capital. The state
loans about 100000 every year.
Most of the loans were made for
the erection of school houses. Others
were used for jails and court houses
in counties, water and electric light
plants in cities and villages and roads
and bridges in townships.
The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11
FOREIGN.

Fire at Mariesville, Canada, de-
stroyed so buildings.
The London Times correspondent at
ST. Petersburg was ordered by the Rus
sian government to quit its territory.
Lady Henry Somerset has resigned
from the presidency of the National
British Woman's Temperance associa-
ton on account of her health.
The Abandonment of England's free
trade policy was urged by Premier
Balfour in the British commons.
WI Ting Fang, former Chinese min
ister to Washington, has been made a
member of the Chinese foreign office.
Macedonian leaders threaten to in
oculate all Europe with plague germs
unless their demands are granted.
Great Britain protests against the
order of President Castro of Venez-
ueIa closing custom houses on the
gulf of Para and at Ciudad Bolivar.
Ruperto Rios, self-styled pope of
Luzon," and leader of q Filipino in
surgent band, has been sentenced to
hang and 81 of his followers have
been given long prison terms.
The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11

Returns from the election in Peru
indicate that Manuel Candamon has
been elected president.
Revised estimates show that $50
persons were killed by the recent
earthquake in Asiatic Turkey.
Seven hundred Kishineff citizens were
dispersed by Russian cavalry after pre-
pairing a fresh attack on the Jews.
Irish leaders oppose Chamberlain's
preferential tariff plan, thinking it a
scheme to cement imperial federation.
Gustave Rau, German, and William
Smith, an American, seamen OF the
British bark Veronica, from Ship Is
land, Miss, were hanged in Liverpool
for the murder of Capt Shaw a2d six
other members of the crew.
The banking and brokerage house of
A. E. Ames & Co. at Toronto closed it's
doors with liabilities of $10,O00,000.
During a terrific storm at Valpa-
raiso, Chill, four vessels foundered in
the bay and the esplanade was de-
stroyed.
Argentine, Chill and Brazil are re-
ported to be negotiating an alliance to
combat European interference.
The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

It is estimated that half the vine
crop of France was destroyed by the
frosts of April
John D. Rockefeller has given $780,
600 to the Washington Young Mems
Christian association.
Abraham Lincoln's birthplace, near
Hogenville, KY, is to be sold under
| the hammer next month.
The Irish department of agricul-
ture is to make a special exhibit of
Irish industries at the St. Louis fair.
Police Commissioner Greene. of New
York. says: II don't want dry Sun
day, but propose to enforce the law"
Mrs. Agnes Ethel Tracey, who as
Agnes Ethel was known on the stage
three decades ago, died at her home in
New York.
The next treaty to be negotiated
with the United States and Cuba is
that fixing the terms of the lease of
coaling stations.
Capt. C. j. Barclay, for several years
navy yard, has been made command
ant of the Puget sound navy yard.
/ A. w. Longfellow, nephew of the
poet, is the architect engaged for the
building of library on the old Wads-
worth-Longfellow estate at Portland,
Me.
After 35 years of the minstrel busi-
ness George II. Primrose, the best
| known exponent of the "black-face"
art in America to-day, has retired from
the minstrel stage.
| The Southern Pacific-Rock Island
deal for operating three Texas lines is
prevented bysthe state railroad COM
missioner's ruling that competing
lines would be consolidated.
| Samuel Cupples, of st. Louis, a mil
lionaire merchant, proposes to enlarge
| Washington university in that city and
make it the largest school of engineer
| ing and technology in the world.
"A great fashion show has been
| planned to open in New York Septem-
ber 1 at Madison Square garden. The
exhibition will show every kind of ap-
parel worn by women in process of
manufacture and in finished form.
| Citizens returning to Ell Paso, Tex,
from Casas Grande, in the heart of the
Sierra Madre mountains. report the
discovery of a smoldering volcano
hitherto unknown except to lew of
the natives. The volcano showed Signs
ef recent eruption.
The Tomahawk., 1903-06-11
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Race Program.

The race program for the next
state fair is beginning to attract at
tention among the people interested
in horse affairs. Notwithstanding
certain insinuations regarding horse
racing without pool-selling adjunct,
which were made during the late ses-
sion of the state legislature. it is
fact that the races at the Minnesota
fair have been built up magniticently
since pool selling was abolished. At
first it was slow work, but during the
last four or five years, progress has
been steady and rapid.
Last year the entries at the Mime
sofa state fair were pronounced the
equal of any of the grand circuit race
meets, and this by the highest au-
thority.
This year the program has been
enlarged by the addition of one
$1,000 race, as well as two novelties
for Minnesota horses only. These
Minnesota races are a free-for-all
pace on Tuesday of fair week and a
free-for-all trot, which will come off
on Friday. A silver cup is the prize.