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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
SUMMARY OF DAYS NEWS
THE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON. June 2S.--Forecast for
Wednesday and Thursday:
Virginia-Fair Wednesday,; warmer In
southeast portion. Thursday partly
cloudy; probably showers In the after
noon or night; fresh north winds, becom-
ing variable.
North carolina-Fair in west showers In
east portion Wednesday, cooler In central
portion. Thursday partly cloudy, prob
ably sllowers and cold In west portion;
variable winds.
Extremely pleasant weather prevailed
yesterday. making the walking, In which
many are now indulging. by no means
penance. There was some rain after night.
fall and It grew somewhat chilly. 1t Will
be fair to-day, according to the Weather
Bureau, and somewhat warmer
STATE OF THE THERMOMETER :.
y n. M. ...............i..........- %
" 2 70
y. NJ. ....................... e.
p. M. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. T6
=. NJ .......................... ~
u midnight ....s...................... 6G
Average
highest temperature yestcrday......s 81
Lowest temperature ycaterday........ G3
Mean temperature yesterday. ......,.. q
Normal temperature for June.......... %
Departure from normal temperature. G3
Precipitation during past "a hourH.... W
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
VIRGINIA.

State Board Of Trade In ANNUAL session
ut Virginia Beach elects offlcers--Alee-
klns sent onto grand jury in Norfolk to-
answer for assault on marina engineer.
TIE strike situation in PetershMrf is en- ,.
cises ii progress at William and Mary
Collegc--A plucky woman at Winshes. ,
ter put midnight ebreakers TO hight
with n ptstol--The proceedings OF the
supremc Court OF Appeals. of Virgnla,------
a lady in P!ttsylyaIaia cuts here throat
from ear to ear---'The apnroprla tons ask.
ed for by the Petersburg City Council
greater than the years Ieseiptts-nhe &C.
inyeil!ng Of the New MaTscs aIs na,t.e monhe nv
Virginia Military Institute was a great
occasion: the commencement exercises
a Republican candidate to be run for the,
Legislature in Petersburg De structive,
hailstorm along the upper Appoma.t,9'SS p on Il, =
an axe---A girl In Newport News arrest
ed for selling liquor without a llcense-----
Several marriages of interest--The War.
wick Brewery at Newport News to De put
IN operation, M slls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24
MINIATURE ALMANAC. {
RICHMOND.

The whole seventieth Regiment called
out yesterday by the Mayor, and troops
now guarding property llere--Riotous
Ecenes yesterday In various parts of the
clty--Ministers submit n plan By which,
they hope to end the strike Non-union
men are besleged and have. an exciting
sescape---Meeting o: The Trade and Labor
Council---The closing of many schools
yiolatora of law fined III the Police Court
Light and Power Company. composed
of Richmond citizens. secures q charter
Galveston to be launched this after
noon: her sponsor arrfyes--1nvestignti
of municipal corruption to begin tonight
Meeting of State Republican Commit
ltee--Moye to raise the salary OF the
Mayor OF Richmond-1mprove
League Is called TO meet-State Board OF
Medical Examiners in session---NeW
labor paper issued yesterday and to ap-
pea r. daiiy-Sheriff Solomon declines to
call Cor the military. saving his force IS
sufficient to prevent disorder--,No plank
cartridges in the guns of the military
called here---Goycrnor Montague returns
from his northern trip----Charters granted
4hy the Corporation Comm!ssion---Eive
arrests on charges Of disorderly conduct
made yesterday---Ashland Gun Club TO
hold a shoot here to-day, MANCHESTER
- Meeting OF s,reet-car mems syrnpathiz-
ers held in Leader Hall; resolutions
adopted, addresses made and funds con-
misunderstanding OF Miss Wilk
and AFR. Roberts-.Work of the Mas " $
Court+---Beneft quickly paid Promotion
OF Mr.. Richards--Musicale this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-24

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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
GIANT NAVY FOR UNITED STATES.
QUICK WORK NEEDED.
Four BattIeships and Two Cruisers
Per Anrum for the Next
Five Years.

The United States is preparing to
get together great navy. and thus
be able to meet Germany and Russia
on equal terms should an emergency
aiise. The preparations are being
made in dead earnest and with as
deadly q seriousness as ever marked
the determination of the Yankee ma
tion. The General Board of the Navy
Department has prepared recon-
mendation for the benefit of Congress
that the United States should build
at least four battleships and two ar
mored cruisers during each of the
next five years. That. the board
thinks. will have to be done II this
country is to keep abreast of Ger
many. There is no thought of asking
Congress to do anything more than
to keep abreast of the power that all
the world has apparently picked out
as the one with which we shall have
the next trouble. The carrying out
OF such a program would mean the
expenditure of at least SAC, 900 900 a
year for new ships alone. At pres
ent we have IL battleships and eight
under construction. so the program
for battleshlps alone would, II adopted,
double the number of vessels of that
type. We have eight armored cruis-
ers built or building, so that that
class would be more than doubled.
The passage Of the bill by the House
providing for three more battleships
and one armored cruiser indicates,
although this was not the year for
such a bill. that Congress is ready to
give the navy about all that Is con-
sidered needful. The officers of the
department are also giving consider
alton to the plan whereby they hope
TO be able to get the builders to work
faster. 1t Is presumed that the build
ers will offer to expedite the work
II they can get corresponding in
crease of price. This move to find out
how fast battleships can be built Is
due to the fact that England built the
Renown In a little more than 1S
months, while we usually take four
years to do the same work. Germany
builds a ship in three years. Hence.
II we are to keep up with her. 1t will
be necessary to have the construc-
tion time cut down at least 25 per
cent. The indirect way of paying pre-
miums on fast work. 1t is contended.
can be done without asking Congress
for a law to pay outright premiums.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
Appeals Have Been Made for its More
General Adoption.

From various sources appeals for the
adoption of the metric system In the
United States have been made within
the last few months. Whether these
recommendations receive official sane
tlon or not, It Is certain the question
will be agitated considerably during
the next year. For measuring dis
tances Of automobiles 1t is possible
that kilometers will be substituted for
miles very soon. w. X. Vanderbilt,
Jr. Is going to urge the change Mr.
Vanderbilt has announced his CONVEX
urements. He told an interviewer In
Paris. that he would appeal to all the
big American automobile clubs. Be
sides being much easier to measure"
he said, ''the kilometer would serve to
familiarize the American public with
the metric system, which ought to be
adopted everywhere" The French
metric system Is incomparably simpler
than any other. II based on q meas
urement Of the earth's dimensions, Q
meter being one ten-millionth of the
distance measured on = meridian from
the equator to q pole. The meter Is
equal to 39.37 inches. or about 8 feet
8 3-8 inches, and all other divisions In
the scale are calculated decimally. Our
own money table. where everything
goes by tens, serves to show how sim
pie the French system is. In making
up each metric table Greek derivatives
are used for multiples Of the unit and
Latin derivatives for decimal fractions
OF the unit. Thus 10 meters make ones
dpkamatar WhiIa nna-fanfh nf a N, ator
Is a decimeter. One hundred meters
make hektometer and one-hundredth
Of meter Is centimeter So 1t goes
all the way through. There are deka-
liters and deciliters, and dekagrams
and dekaliters, etc. A kilometer Is
.62137 Of mile. An are, or unit of
land measurement, is equal to 119.d
square yards.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
CORTElYOU new CABINET MEMBER
GARFIELD PROMOTED.
Senate Approved His Selection for the
Department of Labor and
Commerce.

The President sent to the Senate the
nomination of George II. Cortelyou, of
New York. to be Secretary of the new
Department Of Commerce and Labor
The nomination of Mr. Cortelyou was
quickly confirmed. George Bruce Cor
telyou was born in New York city July
26, 1862. His ancestors were among
the leaders in the colonial and Revolu-
tionary history of New York He was
graduated from the Hampstead insti-
tute in 1879 and three years later
completed his preliminary education at
the State Normal school In Westfield.
Mass. He then entered the New Eng
land Conservatory OF Music to con-
tinue musical studies. Subsequently
he became n pupil of DR.. Louis Mas.
formerly conductor of the Boston
Philharmonic society. He is an accom-
plished musician, thorough student
of the best composers and a musical
critic of rare ability. Mr.. Cortelyou
while continuing his musical studies,
began the study of stenography and
was graduated from Walworth's insti-
tute. in New York While acting as
an assistant In the Walworth school he
took the clinical course in the New
York hospital. He became widely
known as an expert medical stenog-
rapher and, in association with James
L. Munson. reported many notable
cases in the courts. His official career
in the government began in 1889. when
he became private secretary to the
postofiice inspector in charge at New
York. After serving the surveyor of
the port of New York as confidential
stenographer he came to Washington
In July, 1891, as private secretary to
the fourth assistant postmaster gen
eral, and in 1895 President Cleveland
appointed him executive clerk and con-
fidential stenographer. He served
President Mckinley in the same ca
pacity until 1898, when, on account
of the increased work at the White
House, he was appointed assistant Sec
retary to the President On the re-
tirement of John Addison Porter, Mr..
Cortelyou was named secretary to the
Pre-ident. While Mr.. Cortelyou's abil-
ity was appreciated before the assassi-
nation OF President Mckinley, the
work performed by him during the anx-
ious days at Buffalo revealed an unex-
pected phase of his character. II was
at the personal request of President
Roosevelt that Mr.. Cortelyou contin-
ued as secretary to the President and
In naming him as the first secretary
of the new Department of Commerce
and Labor and elevating him to a po-
sition in the Cabinet. the President
has done gladly that which Mr.. McKin-
ley probably would have done had he
been permitted to provide for the or
ganization of that department. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has decided to appoint
James r. Garfield. son of the late
President Garfield. and now civil
service commissioners. to be commits
sioner OF the bureau OF corporations, q
part of the new department.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business In All Lines still Boons,
General Conditions Show De.
cided Gains.

r. @. Dun G. Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says: Just as the railway con-
gestion began to give way before the
vigorous efforts of traiIlc managers
the situation became further compli.
Gated by the worst snow storm of the
season and the movement of merchan.
disc was again interrupted. Latest
figures OF gross earnings show the
usual gains. February thus far sur.
passing by 17.6 per cent, last year,
when unusual delay was caused by Sc
we're storms. and 1901 by 176 per
cent. Increased cost of operation,
however, necessitated further ad.
vances In rates. Wholesale houses
dealing In staples have received lib
eral orders, and much forward bust.
ness has been placed. Jobbers urge
quicker shipments on old orders, while
travellers send in many new contracts.
Manufacturers of paper, straw goods
and clothing report conditions
fully as satisfactory as a year ago.
aside from some interruption by labor
controversies. Conditions in the silk
Industry are shown by enormous i'm
ports OF raw material, and recently
rejected orders. Bids are invited for
extensive building operations. giving
strength and activity to materials and
supplies. Although many new blast
furnaces are nearing completion and
others will be finished within six
months. the actual output of big iron
decreases because fuel cannot be se-
cured. Last weeks moderate improve
ment In the situation has been sue
ceeded by a decided setback. many
more furnaces being compelled to
bank through lack OF fuel Reports of
agreements to supply quantities of
coke to favored plants are denied
There Is little disposition to anticipate
pig Iron requirements far into the fu-
ture, however, as there is always the
hope OF restoration of approximately
normal conditions. Steel billets are
arriving from abroad and find mar
ket at interior mills, but on domestic
business for future delivery there Is
some discrepancy between bid and
asking prices. AS the season advances
there are more contracts available for
the erection of buildings, bridges and
railway extension. strengthening the
market for structural material. which
Is one of the firmest features. A
heavy tonnage Of plates. sheet and
pipe has been sold at full figures,
while more Canadian rail contracts
have gone to European mills. Quieter
conditions prevail In the markets for
dry goods. though mills are busy and
prices well maintained. Numerous
lines of cottons have again advanced
In response to the upward tendency
OF the raw material. and the first re-
suit has been a disposition to delay
purchases by leading buyers. Western
jobbers are placing liberal case orders
for fall styles with New England pro-
ducers of boots and shoes, but whole
sale trade in the East Is between sea-
sons. Failures for the week number
ed 247 in the United States, against
25O a year ago. and 26 In Canada, as
compared with 81 last year
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
Power From Draining Canal.

City Electrician Ellicott has a plan|
for developing the electric power Of
the Chicago Drainage Canal water powe
whereby the city can get the use of
and yet not be compelled to pay tn
cost OF installation. 1t has bee
talked Of considerably before and d
based on the installation of the plan
by a private company, to which th1
city will obligate itself to pay enough
rental to insure the payment of divi-
dends on the investment. Mr.. ELL
colt figures that what the city now
pays for electric light and water
pumping power would more than
amount to the sum required to make
these payments, his estimate of the
cost of installing the plant being $2..
100000. City Engineer Ericsson op-
poses the plan. and says that 1t might
be well enough to depend on the elec-
tricity derived from the water power to
run the electric-lighting plant of the
city, but the system would be too liable
to breakdowns to trust the water
works power to It, In case OF a bad
accident. he says. all the pumps would
have to stop and the city would be left
without water and at the mercy Of any
nre which might break out.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25

s. s. Glasscock. a farmer. faced q
blizzard in his shirt sleeves for more
than an hour, to save the lives of 100
passengers on the Big Four Railroad.
Glasscock was frozen SO that he had
TO bo carried into the cars after he
tagged the train near Harrisburg. Ill.
Glasscock discovered a broken rail at
q point where an embankment was 40
feet high. He used his red canvas
coat as a flag. leaving himself unpro-
tected in the zero temperature for
more than an hour.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
MITCHELL WILL REFUSE.
Wilson Says President VIII not Take
Miners Proposed Gift.

Vice President Lewis, of the
United Mine Workers will make In
dianapolis his permanent headquarters.
In the future Vice President Lewis
will act as national chief over organ
izers. President Mitchell will attend
a number of State conventions during
the next six weeks. beginning with the
Illinois State meeting at Springfield.
Secretary Wilson was shown the re-
port from the anthracite district that
the miners had started to raise a $751;
900 present for President Mitchell. He
said: Mitchell will not accept it.
He has already called off two move
ments such as this"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
At THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Hot controversy occurred in Senate
between Senators Depew and Teller
over the statehood bill.
Mrs. p. C. Knox. worn out by ardu-
GUS social duties. ordered by her phys.
ician to cancel all her social engage
ments.
John X. Richards. OF Pennsylvania,
Solicitor General. has been appointed
to the vacancy of the Sixth Circuit.
vice Judge Day, appointed to the Su.
preme Court.
The President signed the Elkins re-
bate bill. With the signing of this
measure the Administration antitrust
programme for this session off, Con-
gress is completed.
The President announced the ap-
pointment Of Judge William r. Day.
OF Ohio. to be justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States In place
Of Justice Shiras, resigned.
Representative Richardson. of Ten.
nessee, introduced a concurrent reso-
luton declaring that 1t is the sense
of Congress that the Isle of Pines is
territory belonging to the United
States.
The resolution which passed the
Senate, providing that Rear Admiral
Schley be given the pay and allow
ances Of a Rear Admiral on the active
list. was called up in the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs. The resolu.
tiOn was tabled.
The Navy Department has decided
to send three more ships In search of
the missing collier Alexander. These
are the Hannibal at Norfolk. Prairie
at Galveston and the Topeka at Kings
ton, Jamaica. The Lebanon already
Is searching for the Alexander.
Senator Culberson introduced a bill
liking $4,000 for a monument at Ar
lington National cemetery to Captain
Charles Gridley. who commanded the
Olympia. Admiral Dewey's flagship, at
the battle of Manila bay, and died a
few months after that conflict.
]. s. and II. w. Dewey, of Blanches-
ter. o.. have filed petition with the
Interstate Commerce commission
against the Toledo and Ohio Central.
Kanawha and Michigan Central and
the Chesapeake and Ohio railways, al
leging that they charged unreasona.
BILE sums for shipments of hay from
various points in Ohio. :
The anthracite coal strike commits
sion has consideration of testimony
In the Office of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. How long 1t
might take to analyze the evidence
and prepare the report cannot be fore
told
A petition signed by ex-Gov. p. B.
s. Pinchback. of Louisiana; DR..
Charles B. Purvis. John F. Cook. Kelly
Miller and Whitefeld Mckinley, urg-
ing the confirmation of the nomination
Of DR.. w. ID. Crum as collector of the
port Of Charleston, s. c.. was submit
ted to the Senate.
Judiciary committee of the Senate
decided to report favorably the Little
aeld antitrust bill with several i'm
portant amendments.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
CABLE FLASHES.

Pope Leo. on February goth, at
Rome, Italy, celebrated the 25th year
OF his stay In the Vatican.
Lord Charles Beresford has accept
ed the command OF the English chan.
mel squadron, which will necessitate
his retirement from Parliament.
A dispatch from Fee announces that
a column Of troops under the command
OF the Moroccan war minister has de-
feated a section OF the Hiaina tribe.
Many heads OF the killed have arrived
at Fee.
President Palma, of Cuba, signed
the naval coaling station agreement.
The two copies of the agreement sign
ed included Spanish and English trans
lations. written In parallel columns.
Both copies will be taken to Wash
ington by Minister Squiers.
The Humbert family made their
appearance in the criminal courts at
Paris, February IL. when the case of
M. Cattau, the banker, was taken up.
There was a great public interest
manifested in the proceedings; the
court room was packed with people.
The Vicomte de Chambrun has been
appointed an attache of the French
embassy at Washington. He Is a
great grandson Of Lafayette and Is a
brother of Marquis de Chambrun, the
ranking representative of the family
The vicomte will sail for New York
on March 7.
According to dispatch from Sofia,
published in England, desperate fight
ing has occurred between a small
band of revolutionaries and 800 Turks
In defile close to the village of Bra
zil, near Kastoria, Albania. The Turks
had 80 killed. The insurgents lost
heavily. but succeeded in gaining the
mountains.
The court-martlal OF Lieutenant
Commander Fidelio Sharps Carter, at
Manila, as the result of the grounding
of the United States steamer Piscata.
qua during the naval maneuvers of
Subig, was concluded. The verdict
was not announced, but Carter has
been ordered to return to Washing
ton under arrest. and 1t is believed
that the verdict is guilty.
Count Won Crallsheim. president OF
the Bavarian Council of Ministers, has
resigned and Prince Regent Luitpold
has accepted this resignation which
will become effective March l.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.
LvII. CONGRESS.
Philippine Currency.

In the Senate Monday Mr. Quay
offered resolution. which went over
under the rule. declaring that q date
prior to March 2 should be fixed for
final vote upon the statehood BILL
The Philippine currency bill was pass
ed with an amendment for q confer
ence between gold and silver coun-
tries to Ak commercial exchange,
and the Indian appropriation bill also
went through. The statehood bill was
taken up, but debate on 1t was cut
off by Mr.. Morgan. Alabama. making
a privileged statement concerning the
publication of denial of Rafael
Reyes. Colombian minister to Mex
leo. A resolution was passed calling
upon the President for information as
to whether the United States or Cuba
is exercising authority in the Isle of
Pines. The House bill to amend the
railroad safety appliance law was
passed. A special rule was adopted
which practically will make the Fow-
Ter currency bill a continuing order
for the remainder Of the session.
Coupler Bill Amended.
In the House Monday the amend
ment to the compulsory coupler law
was passed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
LOYAL TO HIS MINERS.
Mitchell Refuses $4,000, Fearing Might
Neaeet His Duties.

President John Mitchell Of the
United Mine Workers. at Indianapolis,
Ind. refused $4,000 by serving notice
that he will not lecture this year on
the Chautauqua circuit. During the
anthracite strike the Chautauqua ALI
ance sent representative to Mr..
Mitchell to book him. At that time
Mr.. Mitchell held out some hope and
he was booked for 20 nights at 5000 a
night. He received the first place
on the programs of all the large as
semblies. including Chautauqua and
Winona. 1t Is these engagements
which he has Cancelled on the ground
that he does not feel Justified in
making any engagements that might
conflict with his work for the miners.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
WERE THAwINe DYNAMITE.
Dropped the Explosive In Hot Water
Two Men Killed.

At the Buckeye mine. nine miles
south OF Bowie. Ark. two men were
killed. two seriously injured and a
number Of others slightly hurt. as the
result of an explosion of dynamite.
The dead are: William Steel and -
O'Donnell. T. J. Miller and William
Grave are badly injured. and Ezra
Madison will probably die. Steel and
O'Donnell had been left to thaw out
two boxes Of frozen dynamite. Steel
gathered up all the dynamite he could
hold in two hands and dropped 1t into
a bucket Of hot water. Immediately q
deafening explosion followed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-25
coNREIp SUCCEEDS oRAu.
New Impresario for the Metropolitan
Opera House.

At the meeting of the Metropolitan
opera house directors in New York the
various applicants for Mr.. Grau's posi-
tion as impresario were heard. their
plans listened to. their backing" In
Quired into. and finally vote taken
resulting In the decision to give a Ave
years contract to Heinrich Conreid.
Mr.. Conreid has behind him a number
of wealthy bankers. chief of whom
was Jacob Schiff. of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
a director, holding an Official position
in 10 corporatings, including the West.
ern Union Telegraph company.