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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
big REDUCTION IN
PRICE OF BATTL.EsHIPS.
Unprccedentedly Low Bids Of
fered for Construction Of
New Vessels.
! (By Associated Press,).

" WASHINGTON. D. q c.. December l5.-
Unprecedcntedly low bids were offered
to-day for tho construction Of the battle-
ship New Hampshire and the armored
cruisers Montana and North Carollnn,
proposals for which were opened at the
Navy Department at noon in the pres
ence of representatives Of shiphuildlng
companies from the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts It is probable that an official
announcement will award the contracts
for the cruisers to the Newport News
Shipbuldlng and Dry Dock Com-
pany for Ss675, 600 each. and the battleshlp
to the New York shlpbullding Company
for s3,7iS,O0O, those being the lowest bids
offered as not more than two ships can
be awarded to ono company. Tho low.
est aggregate bids for these three ships
were exactly $l,377, 900 less than the ag-
gregate lowest bids for three sister ships
over u yenrE ago, a reduction Of II per
cent. in prices. The Navy Department.,
which was gratlfed at the reduction, Is
unable to assign any reason for It en-
cent that the shipbuilders are badly in
need OF work,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
.W|DONs AND ORPHANS
TRUDCED IN SNOW.
They Came From Chesterfield
to Beg Food at the Metl1o-
dist Mission. #

A woman, shivering with cold, linngrs,
and IN despair, came TO the Nineteenth
Street Mission on Yesterday. q
* Her two small children were with her.
ono six and the other nine years old, both
without proper clothing, and both begging
piteously for food.
The mother and little ones had tramp
ed painfully through the snow from the
outskirts of Manchester, to beg for fuel,
clothing and food. to keep them alive.
HOW tho Journey was accomplished Is a
mystery. Mr., Wiley clothed ana fed them
and gave them promise eof-sphstantialaid.
Two honest loplpngt Intelligent mon
were asleep before the chapel fire last
night. They arc from Philadelphia, and
are working their way as hastily as pos
siblo to Norfolk, to say goodbye tQ q
dying mother, n
Tho Mission gave them food and shell
ter, and to-day the Citizens Relief Asso-3
yoiations will send them to thelr destinn-
tion. +. III, +; -
These two human interest stories tell
OF the work Rlchn,onds missions are.
carrying on, III {sSs q, sgs y s4g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16

House bill are the Insertion OF a. clause
prohibiting traffic In liquor for asperod
Z Of ten years In that part Of the proposed
state OF Oklahoma. now known as Indian
Territory, and the elimination from tho
House bill of all provisions with refer
enco to suffrage, except the following:
'"rhat said State shall never enact any
law restricting or abridging tho right
OF suffrage on account ofAthe race, color
or previous condition of seryitude." AS
passed by the House the bill specifically
permitted the proposed States. II they SO
desired, to ahridge suffrage on account of
sex, The provision as to sex caused
so may protests from women suffragists
that the committee struck out the pro-
Vision on this subject, @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
FAVOR ADMISSION OF
TWO new ! States
Minority Report Will be Made,
However, Whiskey Question
and Suffrage Give Trouble.
I LEY Associated Press J

LEY Associated Press.)
81 WASHINGTON, PecembeI l5.-The
Senate Committee OH Territories by q
vote OF to a to-day authorized q favor
able report on the Statehood bill pro,
Sviding for the admission into tho Union
of Oklahoma and Indian Territory to be-
come tho State Of Oklahoma, and Of
Arizona and New Mexico to become the
State OF Arizona. The bill is ono origi-
mating In the House In tcl second session
: OF the Fifty-elghth Congress, but has
been amended materially by tho Senate
Committee. The closeness of the vote
practically makes 1t certain that there
will be q minority report. 1Nhe oppo-
Snents Of the BILL will contest Its passage
on tho floor Of the Senate,
s. Those who voted to-day for the bill
were Senutors Beveridge, Dillingham;,
Nelson Dick Burnhamg and lSean, all
of whom are Republicans. Senator Bard,
Republican,, voted against the billi to-l
gcther with Senators Bate and Newlands,,
Democrats. The fourth vote against the
bill was that OF Senator Patterson, who
was absent but recorded as voting, Sem
5ntor Clarke, of, a Arkansas. was absent.
also, af ,{tl ~ 81 s3 j y tp'. III
ThpInlost important etlanges made In tie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
ATTEMPTING RESCUE,
BOAT WAS CAPsKED
One Man Drowned During At
tempt to Save Crew OF
Stranded Schooner.
i tBy Associated I'ress.)

PIILADELPIIIA,BPA Pa, December 15,-A
boat. containing members Of tho crew OF
the wrecklng tug, North Amerlcn. sent out
to the three-masted schooner John r..
Halliday, which stranded to-day on the
south side Of Cape Henlopen, Del, was
capslzed and Jacob Jacobsen was drown
ed, The schooner's crew, was taken OFF
in the breeches buoy with tho exception
of tho captain who stayed aboard his
vessel until late in the afternoon when
all prospect Of floating the schooner at
high tide had passed. Unless storm
arises It is believed the vessel may bo
saved, The schooner Is in good condi-
ton.
The vessel, which was bound from New
York to Norfolk was endeavorIng to
make a harbor at tho Delaware Break-
water. Captain Abbottenistook the varl-
GUS hnrbor lights and \. his vessel was
caught in 4 treacherous eddy which. re-
inforced by an ill-Nimed gust OF wind,
swept the vessel around on shoal Tho
Halliday Is owned by Endicott and Hana-
nlond, Of New York,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
{ Nav Bring Suit
Especial to rhc Times. Dispa.ch.)

L III ~,
special to The Times Dispatch.)
ii NEW YORK, Dec. 15.--Wall Street,
waiting on the tip toe Of expectancy for
a meeting and a fight between those two
redoubtable antagonists, Thomas w.
3 Lawson. Of Boston, and Colonel w. c.
Greene, head and front OF the Greene
Consolidated Copper Company. has suf-
tfcrcd heart breaking disappointment.
Wall Street has. however, new matter
| OF interest in the report, which appars
to be based on excellcnt authority that
MI. H. II. Rogers, on his own behalf mo
less than on that Of John D. Rockefeller
and the Standard Oil interest, is ready
TO take civil or criminal proceedings
against Mr.. Lawson for spreading by his
articles on "Frenzted Finance" false re-.
ports calculated to depreciate' stock and
thus serve his own purposes Of profit. !.
MI. Lawson In reply to this has tele-
graphed that he Is ready to place himself
in the Jurisdiction of tho New York courts
and to pay the expense sof any such legal
proct tedings, because he is prepared to
demonstrate the truth OF his, assertions
Lawson a Stock Jobber.
In reference to this report. Colonel
Greene said Il want: to say once that.
neither Mr.. H II. Rogers nor the Stand :
ard OH interest ever owned directly or
lHulTeCllS Olle snare Oh Lnc5 STOCK OIL Lne
Greene Consolidated Copper Company.
The whole basis OF these attacks by Mr..
Lawson Is simply stock jobbing. He has
succeeded In so far that we were 5000
shares short. See here said Colonel
Greene, producing a list, 4 have within
the last two days paid ss4,143,326.17 to.
cover che break and this my own money!
@ Colonel Greene was to-day notified that
the evidence on which his former assall-s
ant, Goodman. was arrested, was Insult
fcie tnand that unless he presented new
.evidence,st the Arizona man would be re-.
leased. At tn same time. a suit brought
against Greene by Goodman, In the Su-8
,preme Court for a settlement Of the dis
.puted sale of two hundred thousand
shares Of Yaqui Copper Company, OF
West Virginia, was stricken from tho
calendar on the ground OF improper SER
vice, III,
4 Police Commissioner AIcAdoo volunteer
ed a statement concerning the Greene
Lawson Goodman feud IT think" he
said, I" that Colonel Greene is a little ap--s
prehensiye.''
Z Hc was at once asked "Has Colonel
Greene applied TO sou for protection?"
81 Will not discuss that, was the re-
ply s8efiE a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
NEMESIS SEEKS
ERR|NG TEXANS N { J
Two Soldiers at Manassas En-
campment to Face Serious
Charges.
.PR|yA7Es q DREW REV BIG C PAY
Represented Themselves as Cap
tain and Lieutenant Royal
jag. Followed.
.PRI|vATEs DREW RI ", BIG PAY

Many escapades Of militialnen from,
other States were reported at the time
OF the Manassas manoeuvers last Sep
tember, and much was printed In the
papers Of tho larks Of the cltIzen-soldiers
on their way home OH trains. It is re-
ported now that some offenses OF q more
serious nature occurred in connection
with the Manassas encampment, whicl,
may result in criminal proceedings in tho
: ederal courts. 81 q
In fact, 1t is said that subpoenas have
been issued for witnesses to appear be-
fore the, grand Jury Of the United States
District Court at the term which begins
at Alexandria early in January, to res
-tify as to certain alleged violations Of tho
laws thersa4s In providing for the encamp-
ments the Congress gave jurisdiction by
special statute to the Federal courts over
both tho regular troops and the national
guardsmcn,{ or volunteers, and It Is under
this, statute that 1t Is proposed to invcs-
tigate certain irregulari ties and prosecute
the offenders IT, the investigation shall
develop tho commission OF the offenses
alleged Speciti ically., Z t is reported that
the action Eof two priyates in a Texas
infantry company, In in#representing them
selves to I, be commissioned officers and
signing pay warrants and drawing the
pay OF such officers, Is one of the matters
to be inquired into by, tho grand jury.
-TheSnames OF the women are not made
public, inaamuch as no arrest, has been
made, and 1t might defeat tho ends Of
Justice to give pre,na ture publicity to.
these ts.S # ~ I
AS the story goes, the two young Texans
represented themselves 4 to be captain
and lieutenant Of a. company, and drew
pay as such by :s,grinE warrants and
having them cashed. After getting the
goods, the pair then proceeded to enjoy
a royal military jag.
It is understood that subpoenas have
been sent to the. proper officer at San
Antonio, Texas. and they will be served
upon the alleged culprits.
Z That the case is one of a grave nature
may be inferred from the action of the
authorities Iii bringing witnesses such
distance to testify,
It is possible that the Alexandria court
may have other matters OF cognate
nature brought to its attention.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
GREENE LANDSON
TRAIL. OF LAWSON.
IFire-Eating Westerner
Reaches Boston and
Registers at Hotel.
STATE STREET MAY
HAVE DUEL TODAY
Reported That H. H. Rogers,
Rockefeller and Others Are
Preparing to Bring Suit
Against "Frenzied Fl
nancier' Latter
Still Defiant.
Especial 10 Tho Times.DI,pa,ci

49, Especial 70 The Times.Dspatch.)
BOSTON, Dec. 15.--Colonel Bill"
Greene. the nre-eating president OF the
mining company which bears his name,
arrived In town early this evening and
registered at the Tonrainc, His presence
was quickly ascertained by the news
paper men und,he was beseiged by would
bo interylewers. But no received no CALI
scrs IIc sent back all cards. Inasmuch as
the Colonel has proclaimed his intention
publicly to face Mr4 Lawson and call him
a liar, etc.. ETC., and inasmuch as Mr..
Lawson has declared himself ready for
peace or war. State Street is likely to-
morrow to be the scene OF great excite
ment and there may be Il duel.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
GIRL FIGHTS FOR
B0DY0 OF. HUSBAND. ] B
The Pitiful Appeal Of Young.
Wife Disregarded and Train
Leaves Carrying Corpse.
MOTHER TOOK MONEY j |I::, yI..|:: LEFT. !:
Young Man Expressed Dying.
Wish ThatAIt Be Given
to His Widow. :4 +.
MOTHER TOOK MONEY LEFT &

Especial to The Times-Dlspatcl,.)
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Dec. 15.-1n
Broad Street Station this morning the
crowds witnessed a pathetic struggle on
L the part Of young widow to prevent the
body Of her, husband, Estee 2. colona.
an engineer, formerly employed by the
/ Pennsylvania Railroad from being ship
ped to Virginia. }s8 s,ii
Pitiful Appeal.
The dead mans mother. physician,
and several porters. employed by an un-
dertaker. had, escorted the body to the
station and were placing it aboard a
4 train hen Mrs. Colona appeared In the
stat ion. She II was very much + excited,
ant asked to be. directed to- the train Sne
had no ticket, and when tho guard at
tempted to stop her. she brushed him
aside. crying out: ..Tley are taking my
husband away; I must stop them. You
$can't8take him away; he IS mine; will
care for him." cried Mrs Colona. as sho
forced herself between the trucks and
+ the car. Il 34 II
The time was short and ono or the
llndertaker's assistant IS appealed to the,
}trainmaster. He showed an order for
GluC C1ClAOVl1 JShJ ~ ANOH S'LAuAN9'S
Va. signed blythe boys mot her, and the,
body was hoisted to- the ba ggage car.
Crying bitterly at times. her grief be-
coming almost hysterical, Mrs. Colona
waited until the train pulled out, keeping
her position until the last car was out
5ofssight. s 4
Trouble Over Money
Colona lived with his wife at No $40
South Sixth Street. They were married
In August last The, girl was an orphan,
Two weeks ago Colona went to the Pres.
,byterian Hospital where ho was operated
on for appendicitis, His mother came to-
this city from Virginia and went to-
live with her sister, Mrs. German. with
whom the young pair boarded.
IT think tho whole trouble was over
money matters said, Mrs. German to-
night" When my. nephew died he had
$500 coming to him from "a relief fund.
It was his dying wish that the money
should be left to his wife. She is lii q
delicate condition. and without funds or
friends, and he knew It, The benefit
was made out in his mothers name. how
ever. and she wanted the money
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
SHOT TWO AND THEN 81
DRANK LAUDANQm
lRy Associated Press,

- y --1 lBy AssocIateu fTess:l -. g..
covering from q debauch Captain John
Flowers. d wealthy resident Of Palma
sola, discharged the contents OF one bar-5
rel OF a shotgun into the race es Of his
adopted son. James. aged eighteen. harsS
fired the other barrel ut John Ray, IN
neishbor. and realizing his act went tos
his room and drained a bottle pf lapdst-s
mum, from teh effects OF which he died.
I'he step-son's injuries are believed to he
fatal, one eye being shot out and sons
,ofsthe shot entering the bruin Ray H1S
snly slightly wounded,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
WANT FEDERATION
IT. END MILL STRIKE

FALL RIVER, MASS. Dec. l5.-There
was a persistent runlor among tire cotton
strong pressure would be brought to bear
on the Officials Of the Civic. Fe deration,
now holding its annual meeting IN New
end, II possible the cotton mills strike
i here. which has thrown out OF employ
llient 25,oo0 operative In Fall River mills.
ri 1t is known that several tott1 1cers of the
different unions affected by tho strike
have gone to New York. ,5 n w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
THOUGH RUINED,
STILL HAS FAITH
Beckwitl1 Tells Mrs. Chadwick
HeIs Not Yet Sure Sic
Is a Fraud.
DRAMATIC MEETING. IN CELL
Woman Engages Counsel WHO
Says She Never Tells
Same Story.

1fBy Associated Press j

l 1 -fS ~ Il %
CLEVELAND, o., December 15.--Airs.
was n busy one for her. Shit received
| several visits from her attorneys, held
| long conferences with them, conversed
: witt, newspaper men and for fifteen min
utcs stood face to face with President
Bcckwit, or the Obcrln Bank, who has
come to such great trouble through hi.
financial transactions With her.
Dramatic Meeting. #
The meeting was dramatic The aged
banker, who had been for hours before
the county grand jury, went to the office
OF Sheriff Barry this afternoon and ask
cd il he might sec Mrs. Chadwick. The
sheriff readily consented. and Mrs. Chad :
wick was eager to meet him. Accom-
panied by Mrs Beckwith. who owing to
her husbands i'll health Is always by his
side, tho aged banker made his way
slowly and feebly up the long flights Of
iron stairs leading8 to Mrs. Chadwlck's
cell She met him at the entrance, of the
corridor and shocks hands with him
cordially. After come general conversa-
ton Mr.. Bcckwith referred to their busi-
ness relations by saying
Mrs Chadwick, you have ruined ME.
but Tn not SO sure yet you are a fraud.
=
and do think now that the time has
como for you to make known everything
] in relation to this thing"
Beckw'ith's voice betrayed: deep emo
ton as he spoke, and he leaned N1cv.ly.
on the arm OF his wife, who was almost
compelled to support him. so great was
& his physical weakness. Mrs Chadwick
did not reply directly To the words Of
Mr. Beckwith. but her manner and the
look on her face were not concil!atory.
Seeing that she would not answer Beck
with went on:
Il have always told you that I did not
like II because you changed your law
5yers SO often. Why don't you get a good
oneaand stick to h!n?"
Well said Mrs. Chadwick in reply,
81 have reasons for that. =
+ Have you heard from Judge Olcott re-
cently?' was Mr.. Beckwith's question,
mot since Left New York" was Mrs.
Chadwick S reply.
'.Has he changed his mlnd?'' I'd
No. he has the same belief that he al
ways held. =
To what the matters referred is not
known.
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith then both said
they hoped tho matters connected with
the Chadwick affair would be eventually
Strengthened out. The interview then
closed, Mrs. Chadwick thanked them for
calling, shook hands with Mr.. and Mrs.
Beckwith, and said she would be pleased
to have them call again.
Unsatisfactory Client.
There is a possibility that the hearings
in the Chadwick case may be resumed to-
.el #(Continued on Second Pnge.) III s#
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
UGLY SPOTS OF 4
CITY Removed. .E||:.||| / ! I :. ].
Mr.. ]. Horace Mcfarland Tells
How Harrisburg Was Great
~ Beautihed.
WOMEN % THEIR il Err SHARE. re.
Are Always Prominent il Eff
forts to Improve Their
55@ Home City.
WOMEN 90 THEIR H SHARE $; ! !, Il:

Mr.. J. Horace Mcfarland, president Of
the National Civic Improvement League
! and an influential citizen Of Harrisburg
Pa last night delivered an Illustrated
address TO an appre eoative audience in the
assembly room Of the Chamber Of coni-
mcrce. He spoke chiefly OF the work
OF the Civic Improvement League Of the
city Of Harrisburg in the international
improvement and uficatlon OF the
Pennsylvania capital and Of the cans
palgn for the remedy. OF many evils in
that city. Tho weather was very un-
favorable, a heavy snow-stor1nS prevail
ing. but the assembly room was fairly
well filled with an audience ot repre-
sentative citizens, and even some pa
Striot1c ladies ventured out. ss3i
\ The meeting was called to- order by
Ir.S$Joseph allerstein chairman Of the
Committee OF flrteen,,n recently chosen
by the Travellers Protective Association,
the Civic Improvement League and the
Chamber OF Commerce, presided, and
lnade a rehninnry talk before presenting
the speaker. Mr.. Wallerstein stated that
the purpose Of tnls union OF these three
bodies was primarily to prevent the de-
crying Of Richmond by Its own citizens
and to promote that active and universal
public spirit that will give all impetus
to the dvancement of the city along all
desirable lines.
+; Mr. Mcfarland expressed regret that
there were not more ladies present, as
their presence and interest were always
a. poWrful factor in tho work. Of the
league. EIe stated that he was pleased
to hear from Mr.. NVallerstein OF the work
sprovcment, Identification and advertise
inent OF the city. From what he had
seen Of Richmond. he said. the city was
already moro beautiful than HARRISBURG,
but there were still room for improve
nlent. 5,ig &33 81
Story Began at Home.
Mr.. Mcfarland then begnna narration OF
the movement for civ Improvement in
his own home city. showing the needs
Of such Improvement and some OF the
results OF the successful campaign This
was to a great extent merely an expla-
nation Of the excellent views shown on
large canvas by means of steropticoH.
interspersed with observations as to the .
methods In campaigns for civic improve
.ment The views showed tho unsanNary
condition Of the susquehanna River, and
the means Of correcting the evil carried
into execution; the unsghtly dumps in
and around the city; the glaring bill
boards that dlsfigured and obscured
otherwise attractive vistas, and the filthy
and funsanitary conditions around manu-
featuring plants: < the spa!or formerly pre-
.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
TASTED F0RTY-ElGHT DAYS
AND is ALIVE AND HEARTY
(By Associated Press

ROGERS, ARK, pecember l5.--A phys
slcIan here Is authority for the statement
that Miss Carrie sawney, residing three
miles southwest or this city. has Just!
completed self Imposed fast OF forty
ed o4O pounds at tho beginning Of her
fast, ana it was for the purpose Of res
ducing her weight that the task was su.lT
dcrtaken. Sho now weighs 200 pounds;
and. although for forty-e!ght days sac
subslded entirely on water, she Is ~
the best of health.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
SON SHOOTS DOWN ".
SLAYER OF. father I
! (Bya Associated Press

Hardy's Gloss Roads. In Jasper county
to-day. i. NJ. Parker was shot and killed
BY Jesse Hodges. Joseph Parker aged,
eighteen, son Of. j. AZ. Parker. secured his
fathers pistol after he had fallen. and
sent two bullets through the body OF OF
Hodges. The wounds Of Hodges are pro-
fnounced mortal, though he is still alive
The trouble grew out OF an old feud.
be prosecuted for shooting Hodges
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
AMERICANS UNDERBIDe
BY FOREIGN SHIPPERS

8 WASHINGTON, Do G., December 15,-
Bids were opened to-day for the trans
portation Of $1,000 tons Of coal from the
Atlantic coast to the coaling station In
Manila Fay. The bids Of the American
shippers were nearly s19 per ton higher
than those Of foreign shippers. The Sec
retaiy OF the Navy has made no award
vat l&.ig5 f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
OF PUPIL
SHOT BY PRINCIPAL
(Ry Associated Pres,.l

(By Associated Press.) M
MOBILE. La. Dec. 15.---A special from
Saratoga, Miss, says: T. L. Alangum, a
prominent citlzengof Mngee, was shot and
icipal or the TIigh School. to-day. a son
of Mangum was whipped by Woodward.
and subsequently Mangunl 4 met = and
knocked Woodward down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16
Tolstoi Opens Book Stores,

MOSCOW, December 1b.--Count Tolstoi
has opened book stores here and at st.
Petersburg, and Is offering to provide viii
lnge libraries with books at cheap prices
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-16

Tee-Dcc Want Ads.
Will reach all the
buying public OF vir-
ginia. Results ccr-
tain. q trial Will
convince you.
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Story Began at Home.

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