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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24
SOCIETIES.

Chapman Lodge No. 2, A. +. 4 a. NJ.
Regular communications third
Thursday il each month. Visiting
trothers cordially invited. u. r.
Wiliiams. w. NJ; Charles H spor.
leder. Secretary.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24

NANTEIl-A frststass seamstress al Mrs.
VI II. b. Wards, ses Third 81. Ssh
WANTED-Gampetent cook. good wages
" Apply at Ghast Ilfeidts residence. 1.I
WANTED-Ioung man from Las Vegas or
" vicinity, with fair business ability, will.
ing to work, 10 prepare for Govt. position. En-.
trance salary $500. Iraaasl promotion posi-
tian permanent, Address q. ID. W. Box II
Cedar Rapids IOWA ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24

FOR SALE.

TOR RENT-t5room house on Main St; f
a 4-room house on Eleventh ST.. / T-room
house on Grand Ave-; 4 7-roofi house on west
side; 2 room adobe on Eleventh st. 4 lots for
sale IN Railroad Ave. $3.50 will take the four.
Ask for bargains OF N. s. BGiden. 8g1
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-24
FOR RENT.

Is0R RENT-Furnished rooms, modern
j Apply gIs Fourth street. $50
EOR REST--Furnished rooms for light
T. housekeeping. 92l Lincoln Ave. SO
TOR REST-Gaod pasture with plenty of
! water. just outside the city limits. Apply
to Mrs. NJ. Green. 5. 7-4S
TO LET-Furnished house, 5 or 6 rooms, with
! bath. sol Sixth street. 7-l02
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
Hold i
BIG MERGER
Application Made in Trenton for
Injunction Against 7
bacco Trust.
COMPANIES G . i 4! L met \ i YEsTER DAY
Stockholders Vote, But Final Ac-
ton s Forbidden Until
Courts Decision. S


TRENTON. N. j. September 30 US
tcePtney yesterday ordered that the
d Consolidated Tobacco Company. the
American Tobacco Company ana u tho
Continental Tobacco Company show
cause At Newark, October. 18th, why al,
Injunction should not 4 be issued accord
Ing to a bill Of complaint filed BY Alan
H. Strong for julius B.. Ike.hetmer, Of
New York. Henry kessel. OF 5Arverne, N.
y, and James NJ. Rankin. Of j Jersey CITY,.
3s The complainants are stock holders III
the companies and want them prevented
from merging. Justice Pitneyl also order-
ed that until, further notice the defend
ants. their officers attorneys and Al gents
refrain from all further acts and pro-
ceedings whatsoever toward the mel ger,
except that the vote Of the stockholders
be taken on the question Of adoption Of
Z the merger. a y 81 s1} Si ajt Il. I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
H.|..jR'''.l||lIl|]N|.
FROM. J RAIN. \
The Body 81 an Infant$sIs 5 Found. md
in the Blue Ridge
Tunnel.
YOUNG MAN DRINKS j i. s ACID
Killed Himself After Quarrel
With His FatherA Child
Burned.

fspetcial "a, Z q rh,e Times. pisprsa,tch.

(specialS 70 The Times. Dispatch.)
ALTON. ~ septemp Ter 3y.-Th he body
Of a white male infant was found by the
watchman.. 7. W. Layne. in the Blue
Ridge tunnel last night Il Is believed
to have been thrown from tho I o. clock
west-bound train ~ some passenger. II
was a well formed, fine baby. wra pped
in a paste board box. s5 \,
The Chesapeake and Ohio officials turn
ed II over to the Nelson county authori-.
ties. who Will bury IT, and make further
inves ugation. .$5; N. VI
Bosy Herring, a young white man.,
twenty-one years Of age. OF Basic City.
committed suicide Wednesday afternoon
by swallowing two ounces OF carbolic
acid. He purchased the poison at tho
front Of Jennings's store. and said 10
some companions. You don't think I'm
game: watchame drink this down." =.
a physician was called who tried to-
pull him through. but he died in thirty
6ss 8 "A K u y: III @
He had a quarrel With his "a tter, whom
he told 8"he justaas well " get q box
ready he was gong to kill himself His
father thought 1t was only talk. and paid
no attention to it, $$s Sli
He was q single man.. The body was
turned over to the father for burial.
Little Foster Saunders. !. the youngest
son Of ". Bailey Saunders was painfully
blvned on the head and face by the
breaking OF hot water bottle at tlSa
hotel on Saturday. His injuries wereSat
first thought serious. but he is getting
along very we'll. d &. 8 s. q, {{3f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
PARKER AND G0RMAN {.
HOLD LONG CONFERENCE.
(By Associated Press.)

S,s f'sss8 (By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, September so.-Senator
German. OF Maryland. visited Judge
Parker again to-day. and during tile
hour he spent with the Democratic nom
inee they went over together all that
thas been done during the campaign. and
has been contemplated. Their discussion, it
lis stated, had to- do largely with there
cancellations among the many clements
OF the Democratic party which; have not
baen In harmony. Z. Il
b Neither Judge Parker nor Senator Corr
man, who is connected with the national
campaign in an advisory capacity. is Civ
ing attention TO details. The important
and broad questions the, movement to.
bring out Democratic votes. the meas
8ures which are necessary to bring fac
tions together, and the steps that should
be taken6to further unite the party are
the questions which engrossed the can-.
didate and the senator to- day. AZ,
& Party leaders express themselves as
highly pleased with the visits of Judge
Parker to New y York as tending to hiring
about even more harm onious relations.
TO that end the judge will return to this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
AMERICAN MAIL
RlfLED ON TRAIN
Bold Robbery Committed in Car
Running Between Havre Z
and Paris.

fpY Associated press.l y

sf H34,. t3y Associated lresSl 5,l%4 $,S
n PARIS. September 30,--a bold robbery
was committed yesterday evening on a
mail car between Paris and Havre. con-
tanning n quantity OF American mall, The
train which left here at midnight had
+ two mall cars. The first was an or
dlnary mail car in which the distribution
was going on. The second car was en-
tirely given UP to mail for9the United
States, There We're about 100 mail
pouches on this car which were sealed
and heavily locked, On arriving at
Rouen carly this morning Il was found
that tho American mall car had benn
broken opei, and that the pouches were
IN great disorder. Nlnety-one bags had
been opened and their contents rIfIedT OF
such valuables rs the% may have con-
tained Thereis no record Of their CON
tents or uf the yaluahles abstracted, The
robbery, was reported to tho post3l head
quarters here and ~ number Of intpeetors
weye detailed to iuyestis cato II. 9hus far
taey have found no clue to the }rpbbers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
FAMILIES sDESOLATE:
PEOPLE MISSING.
Every Bridge Washed Out Sta
ton Demolished, Railroads
Tied Up, Hotel and Houses
Wrecked-Citizen Pad
die Through Streets
Rescuing Others.
(By Associated Press. )

| 4 TRINIDAD COL. September %, "A ter
rlfic flood has struck the city OF Trinidad
and the entire valley along he Las AMI
mas River, devasta ting a vast region and
causing loss which will rea eli one mil
Lon dollars SO farSas known there wns
no loss OF III re. but several are reported
missing. ,#5S
Every bridge In, the city OF Trinidad
Is out, tho Santa 8Fe stationsis demolished.
all OF the railroads are tied up. and the
telephone and telegraphic service is COM
[ pietel N s,us pel11 led. More than thirty
city blocks in the residence and business
portions were from two to three feet
under water along the river. sS'
Heavy Rains.
The flood was caused by a heavy rain,
which has been falling for two days.5At
8 o'clock last Snig n the storm assumed
cloud dburst prop portions. ana at 3 $ ., ,cloc,,
this morning the Las Anlalns f Rtverswent
over its banks. AT $50 Il was Impossible
to get within a block of the river! bed at
any point, and Commercial Street was
flooded for IT. three blocks in 4 the heart
Of the business district. Meantime. tho
electric light and gas plants had Il been.
flooded. and the city was in complete
darkness. Hundreds OF citizens throng-s
ed the streets on the edge 4 of the sub
merged district carrying lanterns and
doing their best to provide shelter for
those driven from home.
Families Rescued.
3. Warning Of the flood was given when
the & river left Its banks revolver shots
and ( the ringing Of the fire alarm d foi-t
lowing tho blowing Of Il al The loeorno-:
tive & and shop whistles In sto wn. Citi-s
szensF upon rafts made of sec ctions OF side
walks padded through the streets res-
tcuing families awhi ichs were In danger. The
new Baccn Hotel, \ "a tory structure
Just nearing comple ton at a cost Of s2o.-
coo. on5B the river bank. wa destroyed.
The water then ate 4 81 way thlpug h ! fifty
feet n OF ground " to the Santa Fe depot
which was carried Il away. a rhe Car-3
denas Hotel. adt dining, barely esca ped az
similar fate, ii an acre Of ground being
washed away near t. The Rio Grand
Bridge at Ell Moro Is out and the Santa
Fc4t&rigtts OF way II i, many places has
been washed away. j Railroad straf flc is
entirely susp pended and D business here iss
paralyzed. IN 81 ,s.}s #
IT was eported to-day that the flood
was due to a break / Ia the city resor-s
voir, but this sis err eols. u he reser-g
voir is safe. s tfs IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
8OYAMA HURLS
ARMY AT MUKDEN.
Long Expected d Advance Begins
and Important Town Is Oc-
cupied- R ussians Fix the ~
Japanese Losses at I5ss
Port Arthur
at $1,000. "
(By Assoctatad Y Press. )

=
LONDON, Oct. !. ding
to the Morning Posts Shanghai
correspondent. It'll porteds there
that the Japanese have been vic
,,torious i'm in & a general y engagement
at Mukden. X l3
The failure Of the latest Japa-
nese attempt to drive out TIE Port
Arthur fleet and reduce the for,
.tress has led, ding Is the
Daily Telegraph is Che Foo cor
respondent, Ito the ecision that
the Japanese must go into winter
quarters, apanes officers admit
ting that General Stoessel 3sis
making a superb stand
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
IS KILLED B ClDENT
WHILE OUT n HUNTING
]. fspeci,1I 10 The Times-Dispatch.) 8

n (specI,Q Ito The Times-D Dispatch.l
59 95LAiVItkt.CEVILLE ai5 NA.,,S SIP pt.S 3d..
Shelton, the II fifteen -year-old son OF Mr..
u Ut, 4, Roberts, a prominent citizen and
farmer, who resides near D olpttn POST
office, Il In this county, met an untimely
death yesterday while hunting squirrels
near his fathers home, by the accidental
Instantly. 81 FIJI 4 Az
4 He had laid his gun on the ground. and
In picking up same cnugi hold I, Of the
nluzzle q and z In pulling It I. towards him
the hammer. OF one barrel 6sss truck Fl an
obstructionsof$ some kind causing the gun
to so off the whole load entering tne
stoma CHI. Il - ,ss IL Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
D VANCE /. \ ( !: ] BEGINS |: ] ! ! |
Oyarna Moves Entire Fore ay--
ing Parti cular Attention to
n the East From I.
tBX. Press.l l

BY Assoclated Press.1
ST, PBTl5RSBuRG,o Oct. /, 2 10 ;1A:s AZ NJ.
The war office ut. a late hour Of the 4 ght
gave out a. agtelegramS from General Sakha-
rotf \ dated Septenn bar 30t h, " descri bling 9
ssucce ssfnl Eons laugh t Y pon apnn ESQ ad-
vance guard near Al tai sson US epteImber
$2sth T he Japanese d beg gan n the iglat "
attacking q post Ion held sllb ne ns-
SLAMS Oulitai DE, twa anty m les sou OF
|the Hun River. Tho Russians Withdrew
4 and !, then counternlarc rched and occup led
the enemy's position 1t TOumy tsa. M ortil
n OF II Y cntai,S and drove the y panese 81
far! MS 3 tai station, losln only onr5
men wounded. 81 whe reas tho Japanes lost
twenty killed or iwound ded.
3 General sakharo further reports that
a IL Reconnaissance on Septembe ber 10Th
#centrating Iii increasing 4 numbers along
$tlle e58Y entai branch OF the rail- Dad KS and
that there Is a lso q considerable Econcell-5
$tratlon Sof the " apanese q along the Taitaas
River. near Bensihu.a "a
#i It 4 Is admitted that the hegJapaneseSs ads
%"ance has already begun long the whole
h line. assuming Its most & active form u In
the east whittier Field Marshal Oyanias
continues & to draft large forces, Opera
SttoHs4 are also pro crossing vest sof he
#re taroad.
n The Associated Press, Harbin dlspatcn8
contains the inlpo rtan Il announcement
that the Japanese occupied " slabeyho.5 n
west OF this Lao River. from which point
they are Yidently5 threatening Sing Ain {
Tun. III u sSfi, III 81
Sharp Fighting Near Mukden. III Nj
September ao-4 $50 F. 4. M, ,---F Frorn "a rs -i
liable source the Associated Press hears &
taatsFsharp fighting has occurred near
llukden. resulting In he Japanese 4drtr-E5
Ing in General Kuropatkin.s outposts. In- 4
portant 3dispa tches have been received B
and transmitted to the H1,np peror. VI hey
are believed Il tos confirm the Asso ciated A
Press informant ion. The general stat /, ,.ss
however. Is unable at present to go be-s
yond tho positlve /: assurance that ths
main Russian army Is still at Nlukdon, &, "a
General salsharoff reports that be-
tween September 18th and 2stlls there we're d
several skirmshes In the Yentai Dis
trict, all Of which resulted favorabl u to-
the Russians. The J apanesoS advance III
pests before y entail station. General 3Sa tx
llaroff adds, have heen reinforced ~ On
September 26th, strong vanguard of III p
anese was encountered on the mandarin
road ana driven back to Yenta a losing
twenty In killed and wounded. 4s!S "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
Parker and GorlnanPlan
to Bring All Factions
Together.
CLEVELAND WILL
NOT TAKE STUMP
Candidate Is Very Encouraged
a Over the Situation and Ex-
poets Success at the Polls. II
What Clark Says
of the Far 81 81
West.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch )

Especial TO The Times Disnatch.)
III NElV5 fOrk,5 SeptellDc. oJ.-Judge
Parker returned to Rosemount this cve-
Ming. where he will stay until next Tues
day, when he intends to return to New
York. His visits here will continue until
i the close OF the cam palsn. He has en-
gagged his present quarters at tho Seville
for that time and has fitted them UP for
an Office. Il ~
: AT Rose,nount in the future days, he
I will weekly spend there. he will handle
the bulk OF his large Fcorrespon and
tnke tho open air exercise. which is ne.
gcessary to his physical comfort. He will
also prepare several short addresses. all
though the manner OF their delivery is.
not settled. Next week he will attend
reception ut the Mania attan Club. and
he Is expected also to attend "a general.
reception. which is TO be given at n adj
son Square Garden under thu auspices Of
the Manhattan Democratic and Brooklyn,
Democratic Clubs.
Clark Hopeful Of West.
.s Callers arrived early at the Seville to.
day. W. s. Rode and William F. shee.5
han came in time for breakfast. Judge
Pa rker rose about s o'clock and took a
long walk before breakfast.
& After breakfast Senator Clark. OF Mon
tana, came to continue the conference
which he began III yesterday. Senator
Clarke spoke hopefully of prospects In
the; Rocky Mountain States. and said
that the Democrat IS would carry Montana,
Nevada and Colorado. and possibly Idaho.
!. Ohm Sharp " Harms .q 1nnched ~ WITH
Judge Parker and discussed the work
fof the litera ~ and is sneakers " bureau;
which he will supervise from now on.
IS Colonel Honey reported the Rhode la
land situation as favorable Callers who:
alked With Judge Parker said that. he
felt cheerful about the prospects OF the
campaign and was especially tsanguineS
about the result & in New u York State
where he believes both the national and
the State tickets Will have a safe ma
tority. 81 iii
81 Judge Parker had nothing to gay a bout
politics for publication. except the state:
ment that he expected to be- In New
York a good part OF tiIe time and that
he had engaged quarters at the Seville
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
MAssING AT YENTAI.
Strong japanese Force Occupies
siaobeyho, Soutllsof Sim
Min-Tun.
lRy Associn tea Press..,l,

HARDIN, SepteMbert 80 III Rnssia IN scout a
have asccrtained that fresh y apanese3
forces are concentrating at tile Yentaif
mines and gradually moving eastward. !.
"a strong Japanese force Yves OF the.
Lao Valley has occupied siao obeyho. south
OF Sin Min Tun. g,l HI
a company q q: Chinese bandits last
night attempted to wreck the railroad
near5t the station8of Fantzlntun, 80 les
south OF Harbin. They Killed q sentigcls
and caused slight damage. A ,tetachms vt-
ot guards was sent In pursuit W tho
bandits, Tho railway track vas fF--$.
paired by morning. - ii s -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
Continued on Second Page)
SAYS CHAPPELLE
WILL NOT RESIGN
Not Not Dissatisfied With
Action IIte Is Toxin Ia .s.
nous Marriage. ].
IllBy. Ass1eIated Press,

\ ROME. Sept. he assertion tels,
graphed from Ronis BY q news a agency agency
that Archbishop chappells. of New or,
leans. is likely to resign his appointment
as apostolic delegate to Cuba anu Porto
Eslco, is emphaticaly denied 8on tho hlgh-
est authority at the aYtican, The propa-
gandaa Is tforoughly satisfied with Arch-
bishop chappeliels work, both n New
Orleans aald In the Antilles Further,
more, there ls no dlssa t.s,actlon regard,
Ing the part the archbishop took In tile
marriage Of Miss Marie Reid, Of New
Orleans tnow Princess RosplgiiosD. to
Colonel Fred u, Parkhprst, Of Bans9g.
Maine. @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
QUESTION ST OF NEGRO.
BARS CHURCH UNION.
Southern Presbyterians Vote
Against Consolidation Because
Nortllerners Admit Black Men.
! lBy Associated Press.l "A.

lBy Associated Press.)
COLUMBIA, s, c.. September 80. The
second presbytery OF the Associated Re-
formed Presbyterian synod convened at
Clinton yesterday, and Is stlll In session,
with a full represen tatlon OF the churches,
To-day q vote was taken on the proposi-
5tion to unite with the United Presby terian
Church, and the expression was unfavor-
able to the proposition by n vote of 81
to s. This is the first OF the eight or
ten presbyteres Of the Associated Re-
formed Presbyterian Synod 70 yote on
this question. Tho Others will vote within
the next few months, Tho chief objeo-
ton 10 union With the Northt-.5 Church,
as brought at the meeting, Is the
negro. the Northern 4 Church admitting
negroes 10 membership.
The second presbytery includes. all OF
the churches IN Gaorgia and some In
South Carolina, There are about thirty
hye delegates TO the presbytcry, nearly
all the churches being represented
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
COLLISION lMMIN
.Preparationfor japanese Advance
Completed Have Assumed
Defensive at Mental,

"a By Associated E'rsss.) M y.5 sgEg
s MURDEsN, SepteM ber Ss0-A III tfeat
change in tho situation here has oG Gcnrrsd.35 i
erIapausse now appear ANXIOUS 10 act
on the defensive and have fortified a.
position northwest OF the YRatal miIies.s
According 70 the best obtains bile estimasAs.
the japanese army confronting General.
Kuropatkin comprises a grand totaj pf '.T ~
5at,auons Allowing sal1 men !SS sSs
tsllaa..s sshsrs ave ~ I po9aaa y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
COMPANIES MEET, BUT "A
DEFER FINAL ACTION

(By Associated I'ress.)
ss M EWS YORK, september 30. Meetings
5tof the American, the i Consolidated and
the Continental Tobacco Companies were
held in Jersey City to-day, for action
on tho agreement for the merger, or con-
solidation of the three companies. which
had been adopted blythe directors OF the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
North Carolina.

~ Dr. T. d. Hogg. one Of the Oldest, most
prominent and wealthy citizens Of.
Raleigh, throws himself in front Of q
shifting engine and Is killed - Earl Builin..
Jerome N c.. Kinney whlo entering the
fjatters store E. egro who had been tin-.
$dicted under wrong name is set tree - -
Horse thIyes Operating in the two States
ere caught and own up. Il F "a 9 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
Verdict for Plaintiff.

In the Law and Equity Court yester-s
day, in the case Of Mrs. Francis Card;
well vs. the Richmond Traction Com-S
3pany, the jury awarded a a5verdlct for the
plaintiff for $1.250, The suit was insti-
'tIted for s5,0o0, h, N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01

~AA6 ~ NsNPSSSS4 VI W VAs1S
army at Murken and a
ment against Sin-Aiin-
on Of the forces In the
, tai mines Is rc4iorted:
osts have been driven
aghnng near Mukden:.
rs Japanese were re-
assault upon Port AR
hayeslost IS, 900 men IN
during the siege; lln-
u Russian m. .n.stry OF
al commands--Iri.i-s
\ food: houses wrecx-i
devastated; damage
dollars: families des.-@
1ple missing-Judee
York for Rose.nount:J
.rt the si,uat.on;Cleve-t
An the campaign; Re-
,pe Of capturing elec--{i
I virglnia-Po Postm s.
Istill In critical cDnnl-
scover-Co Consideration
bars church unIon--
eco companies held up
minority stock Goldel.s
-Archbisliop Of Can er-
ng OF Brotherhood OF
Bernard wins Sea
raVesend--Both New
.3dsteatcd yestetda$;
have chance for
| $Curzon CONTINUES to
| Hay defn tely con-
head OF State De-
ans are successful
Hoar to be held Mon
tate Issues proclanln-
sends message.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01

Interesting ]G'; urn s. 4 il effersor
Ward Council
4 ( Fight.
Mr.. Mr. Phil 2 i. !. KELLY 4 ! RETIREs
His Friends for Most Part Go to
Jackson, and Both Sides
Confident.

8 The long and bitter struggle. which
has engendered SO much lll-feeling in
councilmaDic circles, over the selection
OF successor to the late Phil Shea,
member OF the lower branch from Jefrer-
son Ward tooli a turn yesterday, which
many think will 4esult In the choice OF
Mr. A. p. s Jackson. a dark horse. Mr..
Phil Kelly having withdrawn.
In retiring Mr.. Kelly.s SO far as is known.
announced no choice between Mr.. o. L..
Gates, his erstwhlle opponent, who is
still in the field, and Mr.. Jackson. TIe
simply retired. Nor could Mr. Jackson
he called q dark horse in the strictest
sense, having started out with three or
four votes sticking to him. II H. Fl.
Rush to Jackson.
% But the Kelly people fell over one an
other to get to- j Jackson, and last night
the latter's friends were putting up stiff
claims that he would come under the
wire an easy winner,
On the other hand the supporters of
Mr. Gates, while evidently. not altogether
satisfied with the turn matters had taken,
are still claiming the election of their
friend with much confidence. Z, 43.,
The fight was, reeklng with the gall OF
bitterness. and 1t Threatened to split the
Council wid, open and make factions.
which, would line up against one another
In the future on the slightest provoca-
tion.
Time for Acton.
Some Of the wiser leaders saw this re-
suit staring them In the face. and deter-
mined that 1t should not be so. One of
Them who Is widely known for his fore
sightedness, and who had promised to
vote for Mr., Gates, wrote that gentleman
aud asked to be released. And while ono
OF the Gates managers said last night he
would not be released, stillfit Is said
that this gentleman will vote for q. third
man, becau he does. not desire to see
tho bitter light continued. and because
ho places harmony III the body a ooye the
OF any one candidate.
& Tho Ga tes people claimed last night that
Mr., r. b. WI lllarls, who was for Kelly.
would now vote for Gates, making the
ward delegation stand Gates. 8; Jackson,
viewed. said /, II am for Kelly I have au-
tlorlzed no ono to place me In the Gates
column 81
THO charge is made thai aIr. Gates
voted for Mckinley In 1895. This Mr.
Gates admits. but says he was sent to
tho recent State convent Ion as II Demo-
,rat, This Is met by saying that the
people did not pass -nIan his claims, but
hat he was selected by aGenmmittee.
/ MIR, Jackson q Is head bookkeeper for
7othert & Company. OF this city, and
s a man OF Wide acquaintance and popu-
arlty. a Il y
The fight seems very close. and u lively
inc ia expected when the Council meets
Ionday niGht, " si {l3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-01
.HADsLEGS CT
WHILE

.HHA1l .fs fls4 .IFl - - fIf.e r. ~ -
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