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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
YOUTH TO AID
JAMESTOWN
Young Men to Be Organized
into Auxiliary.
AMPHITRITE AS TENDER
Recruits Aboard the Franklin VIII Prac-
tice With Her Big Guns-Ma e Of
flcers Bet on Their Ship
Against Missouri.
.AMPHITRITE AS TENDER
Especial to The rimes-Dlspatch.)

lopcCIdl " AiIo
Il NORFOLK, VA. Oct. 3-Tke young
men OF the various cities of Virginia will
be organized into an auxiliary to the
jamestown Exposition Company, and will
aid In the effort to raise the three-quar-
tiers of million which must be sub
scribed to the capital stock of the COM
pany before the first of the year, in order
to render the charter Of tho company
valid.
The movement originated in Portsmouth.
Mr.. Griffin Ellis Staples is heading tho
movement in this city. He has the active
cooperation of Third President r.
j. Wool who is In charge Of the promo-
ton of the exposition, and Of Secretary
Gwynn 4. Shepherd
The company will Issue n special let
ter. approving and endorsing the under
taking of the young men. This will set
forth the fact that they are virtually
part Of tho company. and that what they
are doing is patriotic effort to aid the
great enterprise. which meets with the
hearty approval Of the management.
WORK ALREADY STARTED.
AS soon as Norfolk and Portsmouth
are organized, the scheme will be ex-
tended to all the towns and cities in the
State. The public school children Will
be interested and the college men In
all the various institutions Of learning
in the State will be appealed to to aid in
the great work of celebrating In a fitting
manner the first settlement by tho Eng
lsh.
The work among the college mon has
already started. Mr.. Robert Saunders.
of this city, Is organizing the students
at William and Mary College The Uni
yersity and other colleges will be or
ganized as rapidly as possible.
AS soon as this work Is compile ted the
ladies' and public school pupils will be
organized. Mr., Staples believes that this
plan will do much toward solving tho
knotty problem now confronting the en-
position magnates.
NO OFFICIAL. COGNIZANCE,
The Police Commissioners at their ses-
sion to-day took no official cognizance
of the allegation of G, II, oliver In that
Policeman Palette was correspondent In
his divorce suit, No formal charges
against the officer have been filed
Rev. j. II. Y. liundley, OF Essex .coun-
ty, Va, has accepted the call extended
him by the First Church. of chrlst's Dis
clples. this city. He viii preach his first
sermon tomorrow.
MONITOR AS TENDER
The Norfolk Va, commandant's office
Of the yard was notified to-day that the
monitor Amphitrite sailed Mt s O'Clock
from Newport for this port. The big
monitor will be kept In commissNsS ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
SCORES OF
BUILDINGS
Not Less Than Forty Going
Up in Lee District.
WORK IN OTHER SECTIONS
Flats and Residences In Large Numbers
Under WayPlans for Factories
and Stores Are Dis
cussed.
WORK IN OTHER SECTIONS

Lee District seems to have the most
acute attack OF building fever at present.
II Is estimated that not less than forty
first-class residences are either receiving
tho finishing touches, are In course Of
erection or are now being planned by ar
chitects This means the expenditure In
Richmond just now for building In this
section alone of scarcely less than 5000, 600.
Mr.. Ancarrow has good sized force
Of bricklayers at work on the foundations
of the proposed splendid Office building
OF the Virginia State Insurance Com
pany. The walls are being built wide and
strong, sufficient to support many floors
above the ground
The stores and flats across the street
on the famous Allan lot have been COM
pleted and number Of both stores and
flats have been rented to well known
business men and families. The residences
fronting on Fifth Street are commodious
and convenient. They were completed
first and are now the homes of happy
families. The buildings on the lot are
great improvement and will doubtless
increase the value Of the property in the
neighborhood
HANDSOME RESIDENCE.
Contractor Wilson has about completed
the extensive improvements to the resi-
dence now owned by Mr.. Hickok on
West Franklin, nearly opposite the Ches-
terrified apartment house. Mr.. Hickok will
have one or the handsornest homes in TIA
State when the decorators are through
with their work It was stately old res
idence on the lot before Mr.. Hickoa
bought 1t. The late r. B. ChafIin. real
estate agent, had 1t for his homo fora
number Of years.
Considerable progress has been made II,
the last two weeks In the finishing wort.
on the Chesterfield apartment house. Tho
lower floors are now practically com
plete. while the carpenters. decorators
and others are busily engaged upon the
upper floors,
The newes. flats IN Richmond are those
just completed At the southeast corner
of Second and Franklin Streets. These.
are exceedingly bright and well arranged
apartments and roomy enough for the
largest families.
Mr.. T. j. Todd's two residences on West
Grace Street are nearing completion. He
will live in one and It Is expected that
Captain A. B. Guigon will take the other.
THE BANK BUILDING.
Contractor Pennock. Of Philadelphia
are progressing but slowly on the new
home OF the American National Bank.
at the southeast corner OF Tenth and
Main Streets. Ii was expected that this
eight story structure was to have been
completed by February LIST.
Already plans are being discussed for
building In the spring. factories, stores
and residences Richmond is not only
growing city, but old buildings which
have long been eye-sores are being torn
down and new and handsome ones are
being erected In their places This is emf
nently true Of the proposed raz'ng Of
the Swan Tavern building on Broad. The
owner, Mr., John Tyler, will soon have 1t
torn down and several new stores will be
erected on the site.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
JOHN ISH CLEARED
ON SECOND TRIAL
Especial to Tho rjmes-D,spotch,

Especial to Tho s-Dispatch.)
WARRENTON. VA. Oct. 3.-The trial
of John, Ish. charged with attempting to
on June Goth, ended last night. with ver-
dict Of not guilty.
This was the second trial of Ish, at
the August term he being convicted and
tiary
A new trial was granted by Judge G..
NJ. White. on the grounds of newly
character of Mrs, cubb!dge. N4'0 -
The defendant was represented by
Keith and. Keith, who We're ably assisted
by r, Walton Moore, Of Fairfax.
Jeffries was also assisted by r. A, Nc
Intyre.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
c ALLIED 10 PENNSYLVANIA
Young Lady Who Swallowed Iodine
Will Recover.

WINCHESTER VA, Oct. s,-Rev. Or,
Ellis Hay. OF Roanoke, has been nomi-
mated to succeed Rev. Dr. c. Il. Diffen,
bacher, as pastor of Grace Reformed
Church, Shlprensburg, Pa.
Miss Isabelle Hanson, OF near. Nell
wood, who swallowed iodine by mistake,
is somewhat better, and, 1t Is believed,
that the young lady VIII recover,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
VERY LOW RATES
To Richmond, Va, and Return via the
Southern Railway Account the Rich-

mona Horse Show.
For the above occasion the Southern
Railway Will sell special tickets from all
points in Virginia and North Carolina at
one fare for the round trip, plus fifty
cents, including one admission to the
Horse Show. These special tickets on
sale from Virginia points October IL to
Ii, inclusive, and from North Carolina
points October - TO 10, inclusive, return
limit October 10. BIS
Do not fail to visit Richmond on this
interesting occasion. Music by the United
States Marine Corps Band, of Washing
ton. d. c. Afternoon and night e1hl-
billions. Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
Jud e ment Rendered.

In the Law and Equity Court yester-
day Judgment was rendered against
Sadie W. Ray IN favor OF Rothert and
CapsHaay. for SlS.bQ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
Term Eeeirs To-Morrow.

The regular October term OF the Cham
Gerry Court OF the city of Richmond will
begin Tomorrow. Judge Daniel Grinnan
presiding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04

Mrs. Greot Sick.
Mrs. Rosa Groot is quite sick at her
residence, No, Q West Cary Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
Infants Goods.

Lots Of the new things for the
little folks to wear for the cool
autumn days are now at hand
for you to choose from. There
are dainty Caps, warm little
Coats, Bootees, ETC., etc, etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
Dress Skirts.

We are showing Dress Skirts in plain
and panne-cheviots, broadcloth, zibe-
line, taffeta, peau de sole, voile and aeo-
Ian cloth. ............$3.48 to $4,000
Silk Goats, just the thing for q light
fall wrap.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04

to DO good must be Of chiffon. and
preferably Of black brown or blue
with white order--hemstItched of
course, or black covered with small
chenille dots. We have these at 5Oc.,
100, 81 to Observation-Disclosures. $1.76
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
New Gloves.

New gloves.
You need a new pair Of Gloves or
may be two or three pairs. Here's
the chance. Here's a two-clasp prime
German Lambskin Ladies' Glove. one
row of embroidery and in full line
of colors, mode, beaver, brown, OK.
blood. slate. navy, black and white
special........ ......... ......... ........$1
The Marvel Washable Glace Kid,
two-clasp Point de Paris stitching in
black. white, pearl. masuc, mode and
gray, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-04
Newest Dress Goods.

A new line Of Cream Goods, such as
Wolfe, Etamne, Lansdown, Zibelines,
Albatrosses, Henriettas, Broadcloths and
Serges, from, yard......5 soc. to $2.5o
Beautiful assortment Of Blue and Gray
Mixed, for suits to sell for, yard. $500
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
NEWS ROUNDUP OF A
DAY IN SALTWATER
Council Will Reorsanize and Elect City
Officers Tonight.

The city council will be reorganized
this evening. The officers to be elected
are city clerk, assessor, attorney, en-
g1neer, street commissioner, chief of the
ire department, city physician and
bridge toll collectors. A president and
vice president of the council will alsS
be chosen. Mayor Armson will SUBJ.
init his annual message and his list
of police appointees. The impression
seems to prevail that there will be no
change in the police force.
A new building is being erected on
Ihresher company, to be used for the
purpose of placing stackers and grain
carriers on separators.
The Eclipse Lumber companys mill
at South Saltwater started up for the
season yesterday and will saw on
large contract for William Kaiser, of
Muscatlne, Iowa, who will also have
saving done at other mills on the ST.
CrolX and at the Hastings mill
The Staples Towing company's boats
that were on the ways at South Still
water for repairs will be brought here
today and will be inspected. AS soon
as the inspection is over the boats
will go to st. Paul to begin towing logs
from the st. Paul boom to Prescott
George Griffin. a steamboat engi-
neer employed last season on the Co.
lumbia, died suddenly tonight in Will
liam Condon's saloon. Coroner FIRE.
ligh pronounced death due to acute
alcoholism. He was fifty-eight years
old, and supposed to have relatives
at Galena, Ill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
STRIKE OF DREDGEMEN
ALL OVER GREAT LAKES
Trouble Beginning in Chicago Seems
LikeIyo to Spread.


CHICAGO, April 13.-The strike of
oVo chicago dredgemen, which was de-
cared today, brought out the fact that
All the Great Lakes dredging firms are
panded together in the Great Lakes
Dredge and Dock Companies Protective
association. The strike was declared
against Chicago contractors because
oI an EFFORT to cut the wages of men
on out Of town contracts 25 per cent
below the Chicago scale. 1t now threat
ems 10 spread all over the Great Lakes,
involving all the big firms comprising
the protective association.
Anticipating serious trouble, mem
pers OF the executive committee of the
contractors association fastened to
chicago today from Duluth, Buffalo and
other points to hold a conference, but
ldte tonight no overtures had been
mace TO the strikers concerning a set
tlement of the strike, which has al
ready tied up nearly $4,000.000 worth
OF work IN progress at many points on
Lake Michigan, including Chicago.
The strike thus far involves only
Two chicago firms, the Chicago Dredge
and Dock company and the F'itzsim-
mons q Council company. Every
dredge belonging to both companies is
lying idle.
Among the dredging firms belonging
to the protective association are Clark
IN, Stickney &, Cram, H. w. Bubbell,
H1ckler Bros, Edward Bros, Sault Ste.
Marie; Duluth Dredge and Dock COM
pany and Lake Superior Contract and
Dredging company, Duluth; James
Pryor & Co., Houghton, Mich.
BUFFALO, n. Y, April 13.-Police
were stationed along Buffalo's harbor
front tonight to prevent serious out
breaks on the part of the striking fire
men and oilers and their sympathiZers.
In addition to the raid on the William
S. Mack early in the day, when four
non-union firemen were forcibly re-
moved from the vessel and held pris-
oners until released by the police, two
men were assaulted in Colt street this
evening and a riot was narrowly avert
ed at the foot of Erie street late in the
afternoon.
Firemen and oilers are being import
ed from the seaboard in large numbers
and serious trouble may occur when
the boats carrying non-union men ar
rive from Chicago tomorrow and We'd
nesday.
An effort is being made to bring
about a settlement of the strike, but
the men and the Lake Carriers Asso-
citation are so far apart in their views
that there is little hope of success.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.

Steam at ESQ pounds pressure will be
supplied from sixteen water-tube boil
ers of the Babcock & Wilcox marine
type. The boilers will be arranged in
six water-tig compartments. The to-
tai crate surface of the sixteen boilers
viii be 1000 square feet and the total
heating-surface will be 7O.944 square
feet. The smoke pipes will be four in
number, standing fore and aft.
Armor-An armor belt will extend
five feet below and four feet above
normal load line and from stem to
stern. 1t will be six inches thick at
the top and five inches thick at the
bottom. The maximum thickness will
be preserved for depth of six feet
from the top. The armor will taper at
the stem and stern to thickness of
three and one-half inches The arnor
on the Hichborn balanced oval turrets
with inclined port plates, will be sin
and one-half inches thick on the port
plate and six inches thick on the sides
and rear.
5 Battery-The main battery will con-
sist of four S-inch breech-loading rifles
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14

mounted, two in each turret on the
center line of the vessel. There will
be fourteen 6-ineh rapid-fire guns and
a secondary battery of eighteen 3-fnch
and twelve 3-pounder guns, besides
TOUR 1-pounder automatic guns, four
l-pounder rapid-fire guns, six Colt au-
tomato guns, two machine guns and
two 3-inch field guns.
The launching of the cruiser was a.
gala event atstAe company's great
yards. Miss Katharine Vaughn White.
daughter of Gov. Albert B. White. of
West Virginia, attended by her sisters.
the Misses Grace and Ethel White. and
Miss Ashton Wilson, daughter of ex-
Gov. Wilson, We're escorted to the
christening platform by President Cal
vim B. Circuit, of the shipbuilding COM
pany. where Miss White broke a bot
tie of American champagne on the bow
of the cruiser, exclaiming, 81 name thee
West Virginia" In the assemblage
We're the governors of the two Virgin
las, United States senators, congress-
men and many distinguished citizens of
both states.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14

DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
States, District of Minnesota, Third
Division.
In the Matter of Lillian M. Lewis, Bank
rupt, In Bankruptcy.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF FIRST
MEETING.
To the Creditors of Lillian NJ. Lewis. OF
St. Paul, Ramsey County, and in said
District of Minnesota, bankrupt.
Notice IS hereby given that on the 9th day
of April 1903. said Lillian NJ. Lewis was
duly adjudged bankrupt and that the,
first meeting of creditors will be held in
Room 10, Manhattan Bldg, st. Paul,
Mimi, on the oath day of April, 1903, at
ten Q0) o'clock in the forenoon, at
which time and place said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint a
trustee, examine the bankrupt and tran
sact such other business as may prop
erly come before said meeting.
Dated April 18th. 1903.
MICHAEL DORIAN, JR..
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Morphy. Ewing 6, Bradford. Attorneys
for Bankrupt, st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
DAVID B. HILL RoAsTs.
Attacks Republicans and President at
jefferson Birthday Dinner.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 13.-One hum
dred representative members of the
Democratic press of New York sat
down at the banquet of the State
Democratic Editorial association to-
night in celebration of the birthday of
Thomas Jefferson. David B. Hill was
one of the speakers. The Empire
State Democracy" came in for his at
tention.
He attacked the prominent policies
of the present Republican administra-
ton in this state, especially assailing
the various measures adopted to Sc
cure the abolition of direct taxation for
state purposes. These he character
lied as measures designed to cover up
deficit in the state treasury. to
which, he said, he had himself called
attention last year. The excise in
crease law Mr. Hill denounced as
purely partisan legislation, designed
to punish large Democratic cities. es-
pecially New York. for holding to the
principles of the Democratic party.
He ridiculed the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt as vacillating and un-
duly tender of the great monopolies
and said the whole Republican admin
istration was clamoring for DELAY in
dealing with the trust question. His
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
AGRIco-coMMERCIAL LEAGUE
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES
Proposition to Come Before the Inter-
national Agricultural CONGRESS,

ROME, April 13.-The International
Agricultural congress was inaugurated
at the capitol today between King Vic
tor Emmanuel and Queen Helena.
About thirteen hundred delegates were
present. The Marquis Di CapeIn.
president of the congress, in his open
ing speech criticised the ultra pro-
tectionists of certain American coun-
tries" and said he foresaw that their
attitude would change with increase of
their population to the advantage Of
European countries.
Count Won Schwerin LoeWitZ, a lead
ing member of the reichstag and presi-
dent of the German agricultural coun-
Gil, arrived here today. 1t has been
stated that he will present a PROPOSE
ton to the agricultural congress for a
European agrico- commercial zollverein
to meet American competition. The
count said tonight
MY proposition does not exactly
contemplate a European zollverein, but
merely an understanding between the
European countries to put themselves
in position to safeguard their agri-
cultural interests through a combined
system Of protective tariffs"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
DEATHS OF THE DAY.
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe
WINONA, Mimi, April 13.-A telegram
has been received here announcing the
death at Castle Rock. Colorado. of David
T. Kerr, a member of Winona Topographic
cal Union No. 246. he being killed by a
train. Mr.. Kerr, prior to the advent of
the typesetting machines. was a printer
VINO was quite we'll known in the vicinity
OF P1ttsburg and in southern Minnesota
He was instrumental in organizing the
Wlnona typographical Union, and when
the State Federation of Labor met here
several years ago took a prominent part
In its entertainment being at that time
president of the Trades and Labor Coun-
ell of this city. He was born in Scotland
and learned his trade in Dumfries
WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 13.-Form-
er Congressman Abner Taylor. of Chica-
go, died here tonight. aged "A years He
had been i'll for several weeks with a com
pl1cat1on of diseases. Mr. Taylor was a
native of Maine. Previous to his election
TO congress he had been in active business
al MS life as contractor. builder and mer-
chant. He served several terms in con-
gress from the First district of Illinois
BANFF. N. w. T., April 13.-Rev. Clar-
enee p. Eberman, aged Al years. field sec
Endeavor, is dead He was on a conven-
ton tour, accompanied by his wife His
death was due to virulent typhoid fever,
complicated with congestion of the lungs
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j.. April 10
Albert Huntington Chester, curator of the
geological museum and professor of chem
iStry ana mlnerology at Rutgers College.
died today of pneumonia. He was So
years of age.
TRENTON. N J.. April 13.-william
Valance, who could do any sum in mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation mentally without a
minutes hesitation, is dead aged 80 years.
week ago he was taken to the state hos
pital suffering from a severe mental
strain, believed to be the result of his
work with figures Valance could duplf-
cate the feats of any of the lightning cal
culators and then beat them all by stat
ing instantly any desired date in history.
He could give instant answer to such arith-
metical questions as multiply 3S9, 4S7 by
4,641. Feats in algebra We're his delight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
Three State Railway Line.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, April 13-Arti-
cles of incorporation have been filed of
the Iowa, Illinois & Missouri Railroad
company; principal Office, Rock Island;
capital stock 100000. 1t is proposed
to build the line from DUBUQUE to Dav-
export, Iowa, and through Rock Island,
Monmouth, Macomb, Rushville and
Jacksonville, to st. Louis. A branch
road is to be built from a point in
McDonough county to a point on the
Mississippi river opposite Burlington,
Iowa; another branch from a point in
Mercer county to Muscatine, and an
other line from a point in Schuyler
county to point near Keokuk, Iowa.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
= WEST VIRGINIA."
LIE NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING
V

Q the naval force of the United
States has been added the West
Virginia, an armored cruiser. She
was built at the yards Of the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock company, Newport News, Va. Her
general description is as follows: Hull
Length on water line, 500 feet; ex-
IRENE beam, 50 feet " inches; draft
on normal displacement of 1855 tons,
"a feet 1 inch; full load displacement
ammunition and stores on board), 49,
1O4 tons. Designed indicated horse
power, $4,000; speed, % knots: coal
supply, fullebunker capacity, 1850 tons;
complement of officers, At; complement
of seamen, marines, etc, 1888.
Engines and Boilers-There will be
two sets of vertical inverted, triple-ex-
pansion, direct-acting, propelling en-
gfnes, designed for $4,000 collective
horse power at 120 revolutions per min
ute. Each engine will be placed in a
separate water tight compartment and
will have cylinders 387a inches, 631s
inches, and two "A inches diameter by
4S inches stroke Of piston.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-14
Growing Wealthy RapldIx.

., CHICAGO, April 13.-Detectfves today
ra1ded four alleged ''get-rich- quick CON
Germs and arrested three men on the
charge of conducting gambling resorts
The concerns were the Chicago Crescent
Company. the Chicago Mail Order Union,
the Star Distributors Union and the Mon
pany. The first three are said to be CON
trolled by Harry Altizer and the last by
John j. Jacobs Altizer was taken into
custody, but Jacobs could not be found
w. j. Grosklus and j. l.. Cuttings appear
ed to be in charge Of the place and were
placed under arrest.