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The Washington times., 1904-08-21
LOUISIANA READY
FOR INITIAL DIP
l6,000-T Ton BattIesilip Pre-
pared for Launching.
PEER OF ANY SEA FIGHTER
Governor Heard Will Attend-Rivalry
Between Newport News and
Brooklyn Navy Yard.

NEWPORT NEWS. Aug. 20.-The 16.-
OOO-ton battleship Louisiana win soon be
launched at The plant Of the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company. a large party from Louisi-
ana, headed by Gov. William W. Heard
Of that State, will attend the ceremon-
les incident to the christening Of the
big fighter. and the luncheon will take
place ut the Chamberlin Hotel imme-
diately after the ship is launched.
The Louisiana and her sister ship. the
Connecticut, will usher i'm one important
innovation. Their batteries will contain
FINCH guns in place of the 6-inch
rapid-firers which have prevailed since
the vessels of the Kearsarge- Kentucky
type were planned.
UnequaIed in Armament.
1t is doubtful whether any ship afioat
will match the Louisiana in armament.
In addition to four Pinch guns. in fore
and aft turrets, she Will have eight s.
inch rifles. IN the main battery these
will be supplemented by twelve finch
r1hes, each throwing projectile
weighing 165 pounds
The pinch guns carry a she'll weigh
Ing 500 pounds at velocity OF 200 feet
a second-a speed one-fourth greater
than that attained by the 13-inch guns
on the ships of the Indiana class. The
finch shells have a bursting charge Of
IL pounds Of black powder. The explo-
sive shell may be replaced by an armor-
piercing protectile. which attains a
velocity Of 1900 feet a second driven bv
charge Of 1Ol pounds OF smokeless
powder.
Strong Secondary Batteries.
Hitherto the secondary batteries Of the
battleships have been composed mostly
Of S-pounder and 6-pounder rapid-nre
guns. On the new ship these will be
superseded by twenty 3-inch rapid-fire
rifles, throwing a 14-pound explosive
shell. There also will be twelve 3-pound-
er semi-automatic guns, eight 1-pOunder
automatic guns. and two 3-inch field
guns, and eight machine guns for the
fighting tops.
The armOr for the Louisiana will cost
about Sl,5OO.O00. While the greatest OF
her steel protection viii be concentrated
at the water line amidships, she also
will be protected the full length Of her
hull. and above the main belt Of armored
| plate there will be three thinner belts
/ OF plates-the lower casemate, the upper
| casemate and the superstructure armOT
Electricity Used Everywhere.
Electricity will be employed to as large
an extent on board the Louisiana as on
any ship IN the navy. There Will be cleo
| trio ammunition hOists and conveyers,
and Il Is more than probable that electri-
cal devices for both aiming and discharg-
! ing the guns viii be installed. There also
will be an automatically controlled
motor for the purpose Of keeping the big
guns on a horizontal line while firing in
a heavy sea.
There is widespread interest IN the
launching Of the Louisiana, because It
marks another stage in the exciting race
between the Brooklyn navy yard and the
Newport News ShipbuilCIng and Dry
Cock Company race which IS 10 settle
the moOted question as TO which can
build ships more economically and more
eXpediuously.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
ONLY THE ENGINE OFF.
The N. & w. Cannon Ball Train
Has a Remarkable Accident.

The derailment OF the westbound Can
non Ball train Of the Norfolk and Western
Railway near Suffolk. briefly mentioned
in yesterdays Times Dispatch, was q
more remarkable than in respect to the
remarkable escape Of the train crew3from
injury The train was near the crossing
Norfolk and Western, while a train was
Just pas passing on tho other line The auto
matte switch. designed to throw train
into the siding while another Is on the
switch and derailed It, overturnlng the.
locomotives, The fireman leaped for his
life and fortunately escaped injury. The
went over with the enigma, and Into, the
ditch. He escaped in some miraculous
manner death or even serious injury. The
mail car was so dana ged that It could not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
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LAUREL BOYS FEAST.
Boys at the Industrial School
Given an Oyster Supper.

Yesterday was a fete day In the mo-
nctonons lives Of the one hundred ard
thirty boys Of the Industrial School at
Laurel, and one that Will long be re-
membered with reminiscent smacking
of the lips of the urchins there. The
boys were given very agreeable sur
prise in the shape OF an oyster supper.
with other vlands to sipplemert the SUBJ
ject of so much legislative discussion.
Since the supper all the boys are anxious
to break the Baylor survey II breaking
1t means more frequent acquaintance
with the toothsome mollusk.
The $40 recently presented to the boys
by nm anonymous friend was utilized
to furnish this spread 1t was, supple
merted considerably by tho friends Of
the institution, and with the sum thus
raised the boys We're sivenan royal sup
per Yesterday evening.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
OPPOSED TO EXTENSION.
The General Assembly Will Adj
8iourn on Schedule Time.

The. sentiment of fhef more influential
members of the General Assembly ap-
pears to be strorg ly against the idea of
extending the session OF the General
Assembly. $; nee it requires three-fifths
Of the members ofEeHcli house-A sena-
tors and go delegates---there is said to-
be little likelihood Of an extra session.,
or an extended one. "a prominent menu
Der Of the House was asked yesterday:
What will you do in the evert there are
many important bills tundisposed Of when
the, session expires by lin: tation 2"
go home withou; passing them and let
'em wait" was the prompt reply. This
member admitted that, there was great
deal to be done, and that considerable
time was beng wasted.in discussing mat
tiers which, in his opirion, have no
prospect of passage. S;, ..it 5i
The sentiment In the Senate accords
with that expressed blythe House mem.
Der referred 70. Many Of the senators
are anxious to get home. They contend
that their per diem hardly pays their
board, and that during tlleil. absense their
business interests a home are suffering
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
NEARLY FORTY
THOUSAND TAKEN.
Colonel Maryc Gives Amount Of
Joseph II, Shepherds
Transactions.


According to II statement made yester-
day by Auditor Morton Marye TO the
House Committee for Courts OF Justice
as 10 the extent OF the entertainments OF
Joseph II. Shepherd, late q clerk in that
office the amount taken was $3h0l4l4,
and the operations extended over a term
or about seven years,
|, Colonel Maryc lurthcr stated the
committee that il IN their Judgment and
that Of the Lee slature he was liable for
the amount, he was ready to comply
with the Law.
The resolution calling upon tho Attor-
ney-General to proceed against the Audi
tor for The amount, il In tho Judgment
of the former such proceeding shall be
deemed proper, was reported from the
Committee for Courts Of Justice yester-
dag, but was recoinmirted, where it Will
probably die. The resolution was amended
SO as 10 require concurrence on the part
Of tile Senate. The committee viii meet
at o'clock Tomorrow, when the patron
Mr.. Griffith will likely appear and ask
II favorable report,
The session is now rapidly drawing to
il close, ana II Is likely That the resO,
luton will receive but %scant attentions
amid tho mass Of important matters that
are now pressing upon the attention Of
both houses,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
LIQUOR IN ELECTIONS.
Committee on Privileges and
Elections Discusses Subject.

COMMITTEE on FllVlleSSS ollo
Elections Discusses Subject.
Tho Senate yesterday adopted. without
discussion or divis on. the report or me
Committee TO-: Privileges and Elect'o y
IN the case Of Keen VS.. Turner, from tne
twenty sixth Senatorial District com
posed Of the counties OF fraIhll IN a ina
Floyd. The report is taVoraoie " sttt az
sitting Republican member.
1,hrea grounds for the setting aside
Of the result OF the election were alleged
by tho contestant. as follows:
That one Of the supervisors OF Frankiin
county acted as q judge OF eiectloh a.
Long Branch precinct.
That the voting place was deserted Tor
an hour while the election officers were
at dinner, and that during that time
the ballot box and official ballots were
left unprotected In the deserted voting
precinct.
linuor used at Long Branch precinct,
FRANKLIN. county. for the purpose OF IN,
f,uencing the election, by the friends OF
the fcontestee.
The report of the committee oyerruies
the first two contentious. quoting the
law, and stating that IN me absence "
any proof that fraud was actually COM
United that such irregularities are not
sufficient to vitiate the result. The sec
ond contention is not supported by proof
AS to the third contention, the com
mittee scores the use Of liquor. but makes
the point that the contcsteet Is not con-
nected with the use Of liquor in any
way by the testimony. Here is the clause
of the report on that point:
"In considering the third question. the
evidence conclusively shows that q large
quantity of liquor was used by the friends
of the contestee at Long Branch pre-.
5clnct, and 1t is fair to presume that It
was used for the purpose Of influer eng
the election, And this the committee
strongly condemns. and declares without
hesitation that ii the evidence had shown.
that this was done with The know ,l,a1,is
recommend that the election be set aside.
But the contcstcc. in his deposition, tes-.
titled that he had Instructed ms frenaT
thnt he did not know Of, and did not CEN
sent to, its use at Long Branch pre-
cinct. The evidence shows that the I, con 2,
the morning OH the day OF election ana
remained until . o'clock, and 1t was ar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
ABLE REPORT
ON TAX. Bill,
Paper Drawn BY Mcssrs. Cole
man and Cardwcll Signed
by Their Colleagues.
CONSTITUTIONAL
Reasons for Action 3of Courts
Committee on Rolling Stock
Measure Given.

The report Of tho House Committee for
Courts Of Justice Oh The Cation Church
man rolling stock tax bill drawn by
\ Hon. a. b. Coleman Of Roanoke, and
Captain w. D. Cardwell, OF Hanover. and
signed by eleven Of the thirteen men,
5bers of the committees Is n most Inter
pstlng document, and WILL be read With
Interest BY lawyers and others, who have
followed the fight The bill has been
recommitted TO the Roads Committee,
and will likely there sleep the sleep of
dead.
Messrs. Coleman and Cardwcll We're
named as q subcommittee to draw the re-
port Of the Courts Committee, and yes
tcrdsy afternoon their colea gt,es signed
the paper.
THE REPORT IN FULL.
1t vii bn presented to the House to-
morrow, and reads us follows:
"Thc Committee on Courts Of Justice
rpgpectfully reportBto tho House that the
Constitution requires that the value Of
railroad properly shall be ascertatned and
sscssed for taxation, and shall be taxed
.or state, county. city, town ana district
pu,p poses In the same manner as aatllo-
rizcd by the law in force on January ,n,s !,
1902. and that the system Of taxation the en-
crowded by law shall SO remain unl4
the 1st day Of January, 1913, and there
after. until modified or changed az may
be prescribed by law, and that the pro-
visions Of the bill entitled ~ BIZ TO
Change the Mode OF Assessment Of Roll
ing Stock OF Railroad Companies, pro.
noses to change the manner or assess
ment as provided BY law in force January
i, 1907, and materially alters the system TEN
adopted for the assessment and collec.
tor. Of the tax on the rolling stock q q.
railroad companies whichMis PLAIN PLAINLY II
conflict with the provision Of the Con-
stitution In relation to this subject. see
sections 17s, 179 and Isl.
H "Res pectfully submitted.
''A.s b. COLEMAN,
wv. y. C,ARDWELL,
sc. a. GRAY, ss
"'E. .. THOMSON,
'.f,. s.. BLACKBURN SMITH,
az. c. 1IOECURE.
&C. a. HEERN1ANs,
"THOMAS H.53LION,
"R. r. LEE. Jr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Miss O'Ferrall Very I'LL

Miss Josephine 3. o'Ferrall, who has
been III at the home of her sister. Mrs.
e te Msmora H haa s
cral weeks ago. Is IN a critical condition..
and her many friends entertain. fears as
to her recovery Miss 4 O. Ferrall tookIIa
deep cold while attending house party
during the holidays. which etnlinate ted In
pneumonia and other complications III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Grand Lodge, I. o. O. +.

& on, May 10th the Odd Fellows Of Viz VIZ
glnia Will convene In Grand Lodge ses-
sion In the city Of Lynchburg. ard Grand
sire John B. Goodwin Of Atlanta, has
pormised to be present.
Last night committee, representing
the Richmond and Manchester Lodges
special committee, OF which
Mr.. Harry M. Reinhard ID chairman, TO
report to a future meeting the ndvisa-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

continue It's trip. but the rest Of the
train was left standing unframed on the
track A train was rlgsed up, and The +.
city. arriving at 11:15 p. NJ.
The engine was considerably damaged
by It's leap Into the dl.cii, but nltogethesr
the accident was a remarkable on, IN
every respect. ard In none moro than In
tho small damage t{
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Z BIG BILLS IN HOUSE.
Two Large Appropriation Mea-
suresS to Go Hand in Hand.

N SUES % 10 IIdIIu IT = 1dtIu.TE
The Capitol appropriation bill and the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute bill APP.
propr.nting s416,QC0. having now passed
the Senate, will be taken UP next week
In the House. Both measures will he
that they will 50 hand in hand. This Is
construed to mean that the frlerds of
each will support the other bill. The
prospects of the passage of both bills
without material amendment seems very
bright. The present House and Senate
seem to be III accord on most PROPOSE
tons, whereas the last preceding House
ard Senate disagreed on almost every
thing This House and Senate have
agreed on the city annexation blll or will.
agree. and there has been no serious
disagree ement OH ANYTHING thus far
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
IMPORTANT NOTICE,

tIENTL EMEN SoTHiNfi GIVES ME MORE
pleasure lhan 70 sye You IN The tsn,in, 9!nad
Lick ReSolne for many years. ana take
pleasure ln stating Tho IVA, way ,aS ray s,,l U.S.
us of It's wonderful merits, IA IT only costs
them l9e per bo% they sesn, g prefer g "A ! 10
mother gross. as my supply IL almost eN-
ansted Wahing you every s!,EGsss T. an
n drugs and Medicines, corner South Fnsi
and Sprins Streets. ts.i Ii z 8 Ia Il (.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
Fire in Norfolk,

sslpacial 10 The Times Dispatch)
y NORFOLK, VA, Feb, y27.rsGprpnlan
millinery establishment here burned to-,
night. The loss will reach 1000 =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
J. u " ys X " u
TEE-DEE BRANCHES.

Tie following Brunch Offices have been established fol
the benefit Of those living at Distance from the Main Office
Of Tie Times Dispatch Tho Teo-Dce Wants left ut any Of
these branches will receive the careful attention
though they had been loft 1T the Main Office and there will
be no extra cost to the advertiser:
sLAuGH1Ea's Drug STORE, 7wen'yfifh and vsnabo SIS
". II. EANES, Twenty fifth and Leigh Streets
A, A SCOTT, Tweny.filh and Broad Streets
RoAT. j. WILLIAMS, Tweny-Arst and Marshall Streets
r., n. M. HARRISON, Foushee and Broad Streets.
G. W. LATMER 500 Vest Marshall Street.
TRoMpsOa's DRUG STORE, 1921 West Main Street
\ l. 1. BEVERDnE, Brock Avenue and Clay
RADY'S DRUG STORE, Barton Heights
PEOPLES DRUG STORE, 1890 Williamsburg Avsnue, Fulton
R0BIAS'S PHARMACY, 200 East Marshall.
MRS. RAlhEY, ia li Twenty Seoond Street, Fakmoun!
CITY DRUG STORE, i444 East main 81, Corner Fifteenth
y Y j: =: y y y * y:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
{ BAKERY.

THAT NEW BAKERY, 5o2 EAST MARSHAL l.
street. are making the finest Bread, Vienna
Rolls, Cream rp!fs' poka holls rJslls Snk, q
come and see ms about IL.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

SHOES

WI; HAVE 5000 PAIR OF s.ioEs, MEMS.
ladies', misses and boys to exchange the
cash; they must be sold to make room for
spring. goods extraordinary burg t.ns; don't
miss the opportunt y.s J. r. GQODE 81 SON,
lAf7 East Main Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
GROCERY BARGAINS.

"A cents half -p5ltnd I. can i cents: i gg
5iplums. s.pound cans 5 cents; early juno
Peas, four cans. % cents: country ground
Meal, is cents peck: pure Lard, 0 cents
pound Il. NJ TRAINuM g. CO, liz North
Eighteenth Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

SEW WAY TO REPAIR sHoEs--WHoLE
Soie. no FONT to Leak no nails To tear the
socks. every pair feWed men, Xxi ladies' ,llsS
soling nlsn's 75c.; ladies' Goe. EbS ne 296l
Wo PEND t,nyWhere. pREW'S5 ELECTHlCf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28
MISC ELLANEOUS.

FRIsE-5oo5 SAMPLES MAILED, ONE TO
you 4 the greatest poultry feeder; muka money
by fatCT)ten.ng in8one week: MAKE tncn lay
year around Address H.. T3J y. Fourth st.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-28

STRAIGHT WHIsKEYs--OvEREO GIVE
years. $3.50 per gallon: Monticello (1ge
) years., So. 50 per gallon Carroll Springs -four
years.. SIS gallon; Clifton Springs, best :.
bottled in bond 81 Goods shipped any point
IN the state in plain packages: remit by
check, postal or express order. PHIL G.
KELLY. 1908 Franklin street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

Its favorite seat is in the cheeks, and it attacks also the nose, eyelids and lips. The old form of treatment by which the diseased skin was removed and replaced by a healthy skin afforded only tempo rary relief because of the failure to re- move the contagion. In 1895, after eX- periments with the effect of light on smallpox, Prof. Finsen treated his first case of lupus. the patient being an en- gineer who had suffered from the dis ease for eight years. The treatment with light was entirely successful.
 Down to November, 1901, during the six years covered by the published report, 800 cases had been treated by this method. Of these one-half were completely cured, although they included many old cases and several in which an extensive sur face was attacked Of the rest the most are considerably improved or almost cured, and only five per cent. of all the cases have withstood the treatment com pletely or resulted in only temporary improvement As most of the old re- sisting cases among patients in Denmark have now been cured Prof. Finsen hopes for still better results in the future, when only comparatively fresh cases come to be dealt with. These yield much more readily to the treatment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08

us. To the gallant American the occa- sion seemed to demand that the least he can do Is to treat the young lady as one of the guests. As a p1atier Of fact. one is supposed 10 treat her with every po- likeness, even if you spcaK Japanese, to discus the food with her, and to give her the sak cup that she may drink with you, but 1t does not follow that you need necessarily address her as "Good-morn- ing, Carrie"
 Our hosts probably knew we did not offend with knowledge, and the little girls themselves accepted invitations to drink, and did drink. after a mos, polite cere- monial. and. when our chopstcks refused to work and we spilled our food shiv cred and giggled with delight, and cover ed their eyes with their hands
 After the dinner and the speeches, they gathered mp the sweets ana wrapped the boxes we were to carry home in napkins.
 And then they cleared the floor for the geisha girls.
 The geisha is--but. no, in this peace ridden city, so far removed from war and rumors of war; where the coming of the cherry blossoms is the one event of vital interest. the geisha becomes a sub ject of too serious moment to be wasted in a paragraph 1t must be saved for another steamer day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-08
Shock Their Hosts by Strange
 Western Ways
MADE LOVE 10 TIE GIRLS
The Americans We're Too Gallant Not
 to Compliment the Little Wo- ' men Who Knelt Before Them at Dinner.

By Richard Harding Davis, Golfers spe-
 cial War Correspondent in Japan. . The Japanese war office >i1as issued a war correspondents pass to Mir Davis, and has assigned him to the second col umn IFntl this takes the field, MT. Davis will write of events in the Japan csc capital
 Toxio, March 20.
 Each time the war office here an- has been again postponed. those terrible dogs of war the war correspondents, cry 'havoa" and try to slip their chains. And the answer of the Japanese officials to their demand that they instantly be shown battle, murder, and sudden death," Is to invite them to garden party. This Is supposed to soothe the correspondents and to satisfy the pro- prietors of their papers at home, who are sending them rich drafts and singing sadly, 'It's All Going Out, and There S Nothing Coming In"
 A few nights since the members of par .liament gave a dinner to the military at taches and the war correspondents, at which they asked Us to be patient. As g sop, Automatically administered, and ln- tended to reconcile us to being bottled sup in Tol<io, 1t did not altogether carry It's purpose, but as an effort of hospital ity, as a dinner of ceremony and, in so far as 1t Illustrated the courtesy and fhoughtfulness of the Japanese, it was a charming success. 1t also is interesting when one compares 1t as an entertan- ment with one that would be given to