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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

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Systematic boycott against the Cet,ssis
Bureau 10 prevent Ii from getting I'M or.5
nation and ti,at5l II tits Boycott is 3xept5
up tho Bureau, will be forced tu sts y is
suing Its cotton reportk i3i n S59
H Congressman II, u. HI Ii ngstoil, Of
Georgia, believes that the last report rel 3,
was unreliable, and will ash Congress to-
it,. lie has printed q card
III tito Atlanta constit utiohs IL which he
expresses the hope that there will beJ
such an avalanche OF protest from tie
South TINT Congress Will sttstaln his ef-.i
fort to obtain all sources and i kinds OF
upon witch tile Department lei =
iof Agriculture based Its report. Ile says 's
that 1t Is denied &in Washington that the
South \ Is disshtlshcda and he hopes by
THO time Congress reasscnibies to be able
to convince the House, as we'll ns the
Department. OF 4 Agricultl that great treat
dissatisfaction does exits t ana he Is looks
Ing 10 the South to furnish "A OF
Testimony on tits point. I'M 'ssla 3ss jai is4
5}Tho Investigation Is we'll s,enoa,igh. al, All
such ! statistics are valuable sif %they ore ~,
accurate hut Il not, they should never
DO promulgated under authorltty5of gov ps3i
'ernrnont. 1t Is better to have no govern
1ncnt statistics whatever tharl3atAo s haYo
stntstics which nlisleald1 N 55ss
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she is Introduced to the reader as tho
only8womani allowed In lie Costello Of
slie has beet b,isled, ,j8 q II
tending school III 1trg gland and France, Il and
soclallstic ideas from Mi VI old
With whom she spends the
holidays between school sessions. IS q #S Y ii
Bs3 She IL pictured us being UNUSUALLY love.
" III q girljsh bewitchlngS style, ard rs
being q thorough product Of modernlty
In llor# gownlng III her daintiness, and her
love FOR feminine frlpperles md 8frivoli-
ties. Her socialism, causes her to "A cons
slider the Sicillall snala gcntea.6 With
which the Slopes OF u tina are crowd cd. l q
much misunderstood nnd much oppressed
race Dlsregarding Stho.p plain warnings of
her fatller, and Of Mark sandetilnn who
Scllan trenchery& md danger
In Temperance mitch better TINT she can,
she first coquetta With mn itnpccunlous
slcllnn noble, Il tho Prince dl Caltagironc
and then drives to 81 Catar, ! Without o.
gunrd, onFn Shopping expctl tlon. III Return
Ing, she is abducted BY brlgands who arc
III league Will, tho. Prince and taken by
them to- a. remote and deserted castle.
where sho lis hold foi ransom. Wien he
captain Of tl,e SbrigAnds, known throngh-
out Sicily as the well beloved ,''a finds
out that his fair captive does not love the
Prince, lie $lntcrferes h to save her from
his presence and his power. 81 IN the I end
tho girl falls IN love with the brignrld
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and IL almost broken hearted when Nj re-
SIM emar,. who has been aiding her father
{ IN the attempt to rescue here$as success
fill and the brigand n is imprisoned ana
brought to Justice Fever in tervenes Y TO
sayo & the execution@of Il his sentence; IS he
dies In his cell, when Cores visits him
to say farewell. IS s2 ysS 4 iSf
Beyond the end. one fers that, having
buried her socialism DIN the grave of . y r
lover, Ceres rewards Sandemans5 u lii-
changing devotion and falthtulness by be-
coming his wife, The book Is well writ
ten with much beauty in scenic descrip-
uion and with a continuity and even T. 1,'
fhat sustains and absorbs attention. Its
does not detract from It's
ability to entertain, and Its very pra I'll
cal insight into Slcllan social conditions
opens up a limo Of thought and conjec-
3ture that ds virtually endless IDLE y: & #
ROUTINE AND IDEALS, BY B.
r. Briggs. S232 PIP. 81 net. q Ioughton,
81 Mifrlln e CO., Bost on. III
Dean Briggs charact erizes The 5ei GIT ad-s
dresses that 60 to; make up this volume
sermons, ana inasmuch as they are
ali alike III that they directly inculcate
morality and II higher efficiency OF life,
this characterlzntionS Is reasonably exact.
but anything OF the inherent dryness'
which, in! some minds at#once attaches to
this word, is not be found In any Of
. these papers. The volume Is not only
valuable as making a distinct appeal for
a better and more capab Bic living, but
which does not always 90 hand In hand
with serious efrort--t has the added merit
Of being exceedingly and popularity inter-
esting, Dr.. iI3rlggs, IN short, Is IN! possess
sion OF the happy conib inat ton 70 {, q know
ledge and experience which gives him
much that is worth while to say, ana a
/ style which makes 1T a pleasure to read
him. Il Ills manner OF expressing himself
i lis as simple ana as free from pedantry
/ rs though lle were anything rat her than
Il learned professor In a great college.
In the manner Of man who truly has
something to shy and whose purpose III
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The Cotton Reports.

In. 1901 Southern cotton growers and
glnners urgently requested that CONGRESS
provide for the compilation % cotton
ginning figures. They complained that
they were subjected to enormous losses
owing to the PRONUNCIATION OF false cst-
mates by market gamblers and they
wanted reliable official reports from, Tho
government, The request YVES granted,
and the reports We're soon Forthcoming,
The first reports revealed the scarcity Of
cotton. and. as a result. the price Of cpt..
ton vent up. The cotton men were
pleased. but the case Is quite different
now, Tho last report showed q large
crop Of cotton, and since 1t MAS published
the price OF cotton has steadily gone
down. The cotton men are indignant
with the government statistiolaiis who
prepared The report, and ! r Is related from
Washington that they have naugurated 9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31
The Gas Works.

I 1t Is ruinored that the city gas works.
arc to be sold or leased. What the basis
Of this rumor is we DO not know; hut y
is a matter of profound interest 10 the
people OF Richmond. The Thises-Dispatch
As opposed to the sale OK Tie gas works,
II would be fatal blundcr for the cor
ppration Of Richmond to dispose Of this
public utility. From a business point Of
view the gas works are valuable asset,
viii become more and more valuable as
the city grows, and will DC Worth more
10 the city than to any other owner
Every tndpeemeDl offered to outsiders 10
purchase the plant and the franchise f.
IA Endorsement ITO the corporation Of
Richmond to hold the property More
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"a new book by Anthony Hope, uli-
der the title OF Double IInrness has has
lust been published by ~ &c lure-P 'hilllps.3s
by tho author OF Tie Dolly
Dialogues',S ana f:'The II risoner OF zcnfsl''
Is sure Of q wide public in America. This
new book Is a drama Of Sn,arrled Lon
doners, nswhiclitl the central ilgures Il re
{, Young girl denlist and a. stolid, matter
'of-fact Young Brtisher, whose matrlmo-j
nial$venturc$ comes very near 4 q being q
ira ICED y.$ Il Mr. lnpe, who has SO 1 long
been the pct of Itondo on society should '
5surelyssknow how to epic t5 70 don draw 1,;
Ing room chn4actcrs@an and $it6i stated that
in tho many married couple samples
al. III lie bulk,' calls liz take
bari In hts story-le has Ill IF with
III re- .lcverno ss types OF London snci ETY.
people Of to- day ,rhc book las 'ial-
iityof universal Interest, that touches 31s
upon that conlmonest Of difficulties iii Y
married llfc5 nd ustlnent Of jar rtII
sternperaments, where each party seems see ms
10 be, and really Is, In the right. 81; IL
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over, lt lis Of $imrorthnue to the entire
community thai tits plant shall continue
ftp9e be UNDER the direct control OF the
lInunlcipality lij H Il VI q !, J. sls33l X
Si3But tie proposal to lease the plntt to
outsiders tor operation Is Qttlto5a diff
lferent question: There IL every atgu-
inent In favor OF municipal Ownership OF
is,ich utilities; there nre ia1iaiiy arguments
III opposition to municipal operation 1t
is almost Impossible under our system
for the government To carry on business
upon purely business principles, for there
Snre always political factors to deal with
and political methods IRE frequently quite
different from business method .. In poll +
tics men inro too often solicited according
10 their political pull, and not recording.
lto their merit and ntness. the part y IN
power always has on its hands q nun,pori
Of ,.,party workc1s,' who must DO 1ro.-.
vided for and 4 is mot infre1uently the
case that such men are 81 ven pos tlohs ms
ywhichBthey d TO not Qualified to Gllff''l, III
SORT Of favortisir enters Into the various
qualifications OF municipal government mr. Y
and seriously interferes with business
management md seriously inlpnrs the the
public service. We oil know that&th ltss
lnre many men In tic service because %
&C their political pull, who would never eye
he employed Ny a private business cor O
Sporation For this reason, and for t'i3 other
reasons which are manifest It Is almost no st
impossible for the government to operate l.''
as cheaply as e. private business re- -
itlon, carrying on tho Same work I n, car ca 2
operate. " n h n n. y 5533 y, Il. i5
Moreover, the less patronage {nu s1 ''i
corporation has to bestow the better 'n'''i'
II viii I'D fol. pure polltlss and GOOD gov
eminent terefore, when o mum 'lfl oip l'l
co1rrrporatl on leases to outsidors q public
utility which It owns, It omnlilshos y
two Id .purpos O.. It puts ITSELF IN posi- %
ZION to Increase Its revenues, While re- re-
llinuusllng nothing Of its control Il over q
the essential functions the utllt y aid
iats the same time reduces the number OF =
lts employees and thereby eliminates 50 50
much of politics from it's business afta trs.
FORE committing The spatoll
to such d. roposal we should nave nay. g. g
know ali about the lessees and the terms 9.
s1sut, as a general principle We are 1aVor-
able to ownership Of public utilities lt's' "
Tho municipality but opera on n u l1'l'
lease, by individuals or private 'E corpora ~
+inns mi ~ !S.S 81 !t4 gN5s
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Monument to Confederate Wo-

Monument to Confederate Wo-
men.
IDditorgof Tho Times Dispntch:
# Sir,--N1y attention has been called to g
recent stutementfin your paper that tho
fund for II memorial I Q the Women of
the nfederacyi has at last been started
Tho article goes on to state that "the
first dollar, so {fnrgas known, y had Just
been contributed. I'D S & "A
Your writer a evidently overlooked the.
movement which was int tiated sometime,
since by tho United Sons Of Confederate
splendid women who lived In the south-
land from 81 to '65, and who rendered
such ma erial aid to the brave defenders
or the Confederate cause. This move.
cradle gor by. the Moments Memorial
COMMITTEES Of that organizations and an
active effort Is now .Ibeing made to In
tcLest the press Of the South In tho work.
committee nggregatipg int Tho llcighhophood
of ten thousand. dollnrs. >of Whichssbe-
Gbsen paid. ana snSY sih banis; u Is
proposed to raise ct least nifty thousand
mortal. the form and location Of which Is
hereafter to be agreed Bllppn. a3
The United Confederate Veterans cons
template,d undertak,ing this labor of love,
With success In their efforts the veterans
at the Nashville Reunion. discharged their
committees and strongly endorsed tho
movement on the part of tho GMoungsr
organizatlo to raise the necessary funds.
This effort to do honor to these noble
Confederatei women should touch n re-
sr.onsive chord IN the breast OF every true
lover Of the South: They deserve III the
honor we car bestow upon them. The
Southern States nre DATED over with,
monuments they have. raised, but S save
one small monument raised by mn ihdi-
vidual there Is nowhere. even a stone 10
attest our love and admiration for their
virtues md for their magnificent services
| to tie Confederaey. II 5 s, II
Ian trust The Tlmes- Dlspatch will give MS
| the aid OF its influence and will keep
| this movement constantly before It's pnanv
| readers. Full Information will 3be rurnish-
ed to anyone Interested by tho aunder-
| signed to whom any contributions may
| also he sent, NH
Very respectfully.
JAMES MANN, Chairman,
| lYomen's Memorial Committee, z. s. G. y,
Mr. Fred Bing, Of Baltimore, Is In the
clty spending the plidays with his
brother-in-lpw, Councilman Herman stein,
and his friend. Mr.. Evan Muller y
pI.AhO for sale by all druggists.n
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Coming to Z errns.

Ms r,,r Washingto corresp ondent says tilt Z
NJ; +. Cassatt president Of the Penn 8 n
3, on,n5 railroad; Mr. stuyv FISH
4. 4 ~ 81 tho Illinois Central, and MI.
81 3. nj organ have recently lk t' VIII W
Pre- idcnt Roosevelt concerning pro''o'sEEe ei
5rallroad egislutlon, and are now lle ehaeuv-
5or,rr 10 bring all tho leading railway way
presidents Of the country tog n corl-
ference for the purpose OF discussing the
situation, ana If possible agreeing Ing upon On
ga measure which will NEE the iresl-
dents views. 3 M ~ III 4 IN 8 III
stt Is further stated that: Mr., Cassatt l is
heartily in favor Of the proposed II egls-
ation, realizing that some 81 Gu gisl va
ton must come and that the sooner l'i' the q e
better. ;i ijsi w
,vrhe President has told others OF his
81 l,ers.,, continues our correspondent
chat il Congress did not take lst up the
matter now and attempt to correct GER &c u
TAIN evils. there would como a Stililo when e1
the Congress elected would mot be so
friendly to the railroads, and would t''ll'l
undertake legislation which 83tH Wo 71 u
a mount to confiscation. Mr.. Cassatt mas
told friends that now Is the time FOR the ne
roads to bestir themselves and secure il' leg
isIation which Will be fair and b at the
same time give the public that for when (n
Ills clamoring. Such a law as this would
forestall more radical action likely to fol-
low longer delay u M { ,Is III
This is directly in line with sugge lions Lions
recently made by Tnci iTlmes7D ispatch
railroads are quasi public corpora on .
They have their corporate existence by
favor Of the people. and the people claim
tho right to exercise q certain oyerli-
mental supervision over them: It We're a
waste OF time to enter into any discussion
OF this subject as an adenhcS question.
Nothing is TO be gained now in discussing
theories. 1t is perfectly plain that the
people have made up their minds ana IL
,s flo part or wisdom and discretion for
railroad officials TO accept the fact and md
to meet tho people in q spirit Of COM
promise, Some such legislation as that
which the President proposes lis coming.
/ % q
1t may be STAYED OFF for q tine, hut
come 1T will. and the railroad men should
heed tho scrlptural injunction, !. All gree
with thy adversary quickly Mr., sCas sH
is wise. The sooner the railroads make
terms with the peonle. tho better the
terms will be for them. The bcst4thlng
which they can do for themselves Is to
meet the President in II Esprit Of fairness
and agree With him upon some measure
| that will meet the demands Of tho pco.
pie and at the same time afford tho best
protection to their own interests, then join
tho President In his endeavors to have
tho measure enacted into Law. would
be N wise stroke Of policy for them; tc
do so. It. would put them ,upon better
and more friendly terms with the genera
public. and It would be the means 81
forestalling legislation of moro radca
character which ~ sure to come by ans
! by. II tho railroads refuse to ACCEPT an,
compromise and put themselves in a no
sition or antagonlsm and defiance
I
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.8Mayo's Bridge.

Tie street cur service CROSS NJ Nl'ay 81 9
Bridge has been rband oneG, Which lt makes
1T ali the more important that tn CIT
Council should take up Of the earlies pos
siblo moment the proposal purchase
tho bridge and replace with OK new
one. We are Informed that ft tl he city
does not make this purchase the he owners
or the bridge will make - some me
arrangement to rebuild or at least have 'a''e
tho present bridge put in thorough g Or e
der, However hat may be- the whole 'lllt'
question should DO consld ered Il BY the
Council as soon az possible ana disposed .s'
of one way Or the other. has beer been
several months since the inyes tigatio n
was ordered, and we can see no r re- s'on
for further delay. The bridge g II, bad q
condition and IT should be rebuilt or thor y.
oughly repaired as sosr, as practicable,
AS d matter Of Justice to all interests y.
involved there should be no further de- de-.
lay. ,,sl sSt s5i & .3s 4 \. tsg-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

The people are not in tin Colorado. The
Supreme Court elects the Governor. II
was that way 4 IN some OF 4 the Southern
States in the carpet-bag days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

one OF the troubles aboutstll new year,
now, almost upon $, that as ], soon on
as 1t gets here, there will be something
doing in politics. But that happens In
Virginia every new year, be ~ an " Off Of e"
one or not. 5t S5 ~ ,;i5 ,I5i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

This Is just as good a. day to swear of
as tomorrow can possibly be. &. IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

There is an old saw that ..as the days
begin 70 lengtlen the, cold begins TO TO
strengthen Old saws, Ike good rules,
are marked sometimes by ptlons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

Monday will lbe holiday for the bank
officials and the bill collectors.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

& They are finding some moro witnesses
who Gun tell that Nan Pa tterson was va; not not
Caesar Youngs Brutus. s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

If you start the new year Will, an olive
brown taste IN your mouth It will be your
own fault. 535:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

,s A number Of white mon have Just been cen
sent to the mississippi penltentiary, one
:of them for life, for whit ecapping NO
groes. a Now, let's see how mary North:
iern papers will raise al howl over hat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

e Mr. Thomas Lawson has DC clared his
purpose Of feeding the reading public on
tho 'E'renzed FINANCE diet all 4 Of the
year that will dawn tomorrow. Folks
will get tired OF 1T before many moons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

Governor Odell will have to admit that
he is not MS good at making United States
senators as he Is a turning out Governors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

I. General Miles will appear at the Doug
las Inauguration in q new military suit
that will just be smothered in gold lace,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

IT is asserted that the hens of America
laid s2o,ooO,oo0 worth Of eggs TINS year
not counting the December work..
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All Unsigned Communications VIII ibe
discard ed 81 = h IN
X Rejected Communications will not pc
returned unless accompanied BY stamps tl's3
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Every business man, and, for that mat
ter every thinking man, VIII be instrlc,i
lively attracted by this book 4, me subject :,
Is one which exeites the interest, and Tires
the Imagination, Tho great railroads Znt
tho country, their making, growth ..tl
work. tho wonderful organizatlon t'iat
alone makes possible their high efficiency,
and the keen-eyed, sharp-bralned, execl-
tive men,. who hold the remit are mat
tiers, about which nearly alto US would
be glad to know more, MI. spearmall,
writes frhn the inside; he knows from
the ground up what he is stallNng about,
He gives 5us here q chapt on ench ~
the great American systems, tracing ITS
career showing with the aid of g map,
the territory IT covers, describing the Ila-
ture of Its business, offering q glimpse
Of the men who control II. aid dying n
hint of Ats guiding principle and present
trend. The Vanderbilt lines, the Penll-
sylvania system, the Hartman lines, the
It'll lines, and, indeed, all The great sSsT
tens OF the country are fully treated e a
very interesting chapter Is that on rhe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-31

5,r11E srRArEGY Or GREAT RAIL
q r DADS. BY Frank u, spearlnat n
y5Si 2s75 PIP. $50 net Charles Scrlpn q
Sons, New York; BEL liooK ana 't ~
tlonery Company. Richmond
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"LANo for sale by all drugsists,'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
CONVENTION
DIET Ais
concluded From Second Page.)
be made on both sides to secure the
harmony that was essential
The Night Session.

The convention met again shortly
after o'clock, the delegates getting
there on quick time. The report of
business was called for and given, re-
porting the following:
Nomination of governor. auditor,
treasurer, attorney general, super
tendent OF schools, secretary of State,
Supreme Court nominee to succeed
Judge Dent, nominee to succeed Judge
Miller, a colored member of the State
committee, two presidential electors.
report Of committee on resolutions.
The Tactics Resumed.
The Teter people resumed their tao
tics, and raised great roar over
this report, opposing it's adoptions
strenuously, being particularly dis
pleased with the fact that the nomna-
ton Of governor came before the re-
port OF the committee on resolutions.
Thos. O'Brien, Jr., of the Ohio county
delegation, noted for his Teterish ten
denotes, got the floor and made a mo-
ton to put the nomination for secre-
tary of State next to that of governor.
mere "a'o q piS oi sodLAChS w ~ 1850
motion, the Teter supporters appear
ing to be immensely pleased with the
change proposed. This was knocked
out, however, and then a motion was
offered to select the judges of the SUI
preme Court first. This was lost by
an overwhelming vote and a motion
was offered to take a recess. This too
went by the board and another motion
was rendered to go back to the old
order Of business and get the platform
before proceeding with the nominal
lions.
Gaines Objected.
Gaines, who was still in the chair,
Senator Elkins being out with the
committee on resolutions, seeing how
the proceedings We're tending, object
ed to remaining longer. He desired
that the permanent chairman be in
the seat of authority, and there ensued
some pretty hot talk between leaders
on both sides.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
y Finally in order to bring harmony
over the assemblage Mr. Sturgiss
offered a motion TO take recess until
6 d o'clock. unit such time as the the
chairman should return. his was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-07-13
A MEslA!l
FAMINE
WILL LIKELY occ As 81
SUIT OF a STRIKE IraVoI-
ING TtifRTY-FlNE fl
DRIED RuTcHERsA AND
DEALER

NEW YORK, Jul srnirty
hundred butchers. earvers, sIallgh hitter
ers, drivers, helpers and aborers
this city, joined IN the great Tnsats
strike today. The order 10 10
came to the men late yes terda
they Immediately began to ODE
Armour & Co. and Sc hwarzc
Sulzberger called on th e pol tee "a iss3
morning for protection. Frey said
the strikers we're congregated eaIfs
their plants and police were Wantstl m l
the event Of trouble.
Retail butchers lost no tirl1e " kS
ing advantage Of the strike
Prices have been raised on q
two cents all along the line, an ii viii
go higher. A meat 4 amin is I,se ietss
ed, should the strike IN oyer
three days.
Organizer Eichelberger, wa hi
New York to take large OF
strike at this end said TODAY
Not "a pound OF beef wi sbea
hand for sale in New 81 III & MI til hi tIse
next three days Every bra lch
thoroughly organized and
cannot help thems elves
Eichelberger declared that the beef
trust was responsible Al ts Has assrl
apparent to us some me ri
said, # hat they wi she'd to
strike. 4