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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

by draining standing water, screening
tanks and vessels, using petroleum on
water that could not be drained. and IN
the most systematic manner DESTROYING
si.'When the warm season returned q
few cases occurred, but by September,
1901 the last case of yellow fever orig
mated In Havana, since which time the
terrible disease that had there kept
stronghold for a hundred and fifty years.
Cases are now admitted into Havana
from Mexican ports. but are treated un-
the ordinary city hospitals. The crusade
against the insects also caused very
large decrease In malarial fevers.
"More recent investigations, into the
only succeeded in verifying the work
OF Reed and his commission In every
particular and adding very little to our
knowledge OF the disease.
Havana, by the Public Health and Ma
rInei Hospital Service In Vera Cruz, and
lastly by the delegation from the Pasteur
Institute of Paris In Rio de Janeiro, all
both the. accuracy and comprehensive
ness of the conclusions of the American
commission. 1t has been we'll said that
Reeds experiments will always remain
research, both for the exactness with
which thay We're adapted to the points
to be proved and the precautions taken
that no experiment should be vitiated by
failure to exclude all possible sources Of
error.
instant in the scientific aeo World IoFk Hon was
airy degrees from Harvard University
and the. University Of Michigan were
him. and after his death Congress voted
q special pension to his widow
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
BARON KOMURA TALKS.
D)oie:siiNot Consider Toxic Riots
More Than Local Disturbance.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
NEW "a YORK, September AT the
Southern Pacific offices 1t was TODAY
said that no word had been received from
Mr.. Hartman from Toxic. His associ-
ates were Of the opinion that the hostile
demonstration was In no sense personal.
Mr.. Harrlmnn's visit to Japan, 1t was
declared. was entirely for recreation and
pleasure 35s@'}7 81 =. -,
Baron komura, chief of the Japanese
peace ENJOYS. who Is In the city, snld
to-day that he did not consider1the riot
lng IN TOXIC, more than a local disturb
ance When he was shown the dispatches
telling OF the burning Of the official resi-
dence OF the Minister OF Home Affairs a nd
OF the threatening demonstration which
occurred before his own Official residence.
he said; !" III. -
Tn the absence of fuller details,
am not In position to form a deanite
opinion as to the occurrences in Toxic,
but believe that 1t was merely a local
disturbance, growing out Of a collision
between the police and the people" a
Mr. sato, the ofUcal spokesman of the
Japanese peace party. explained that he
believed that the disturbances arose more
out OF irritation on the part Of people to-
wards the Minister of Homo Affairs be-
cause he closed the Hibaya Park to them,
than from anger at the government on
account OF the recent peace negotiations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

Especial Correspondent of The Times
Dispatch.)
BOSTON, September 7.-Commcrclal
utilization or unnunlbered billions Of
tons or peat. lying waste In swinlps and
marshes In every part of tho earth: crcn-
ton Of n formidable rival to coal and
to water power US the favoritc means OF
carrying on the worlds Industries; inval-
liable assistance TO manufacturers in sec
tons that have heretofore been far from
their sources or supply Of combustlble
ftiol.-this, the rcnl beginning OF long,
hcraldcd err OF fnud-burnlng may prove
to have been accomplished ut historic
Lexington, on the verge of a swamp
which Lord Pcrcy's troops skirted on
their cventful march to and from Con-
cord. Il 81 n lGt
The nppoacf of the era has been made
we'll known before now for Mr.. Edward
Atkinson and other writer's have had
something to say about It. But the fact
that the Boston and Maine railroad Is
now using briquettes of peat In some Of
It's engines on the shorter runs In anu
ont Of Boston, and that the experiments
with the now fuel THUS far have been
pronounced successful, encourages many
people to believe that the period OF COM
mcrcial possibilities is at hand. Eagerly
watching the operation Of tho railroad
engines that use the peat Is the inventor
of special apparatus for preparing It,
who holds, az the enthusiastic adventurer
should, that he Is about TO revolutlonize
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
BURNING MUD no
RUN LOCOMOTIVES
Successful Use Of Peat for Fuel Eastern Railroad
Interesting Development Of Work in Technical
School Laboratories Commercial Utza-
ton Thought to Be In Sight

tho conditions Of manufacturing In dis
5trlcts that are not accessible to coal
fields s
or course. the story OF tho possibilities
OF peat Is not new The fuel has been
,ised for centuries In Europe and Amer.
tca In It's various scientific aspects It
has been studied for some years past
at the Massachusetts Institute OF Tech
nology In this city, Specimens. OF peat
and other types OF, vegetable aeconlpo'
sition have been examined ana expert
inented with by investigators and stu
dents in the department headed by FRO
lessor Charles s. Norton II accordance
Instructions always In advance OF the IN
dustrial procession. The matter OF Sub.
stitute fuels" has been made n special
study there during the last three years:
last spring, for example, Dtudcnts made
elaborate examinations of the methods
employed at the now famous works IN
East Lexington and embodied their con-
illusions in graduating theses.
The manufacturing processes carried
on at this INDUSTRIAL experiment station
during the past two y1nrs under the
direction OF Or. c. d. Jenkins who has
made Il frst-Rand study OF peat In diff
fercnt parts of Europe and America,
are mainly responsible for renewed pub
lie interest In the problem of utilization.
The only question is us to their imTc-
date utllIza tlon; has the day come when
It Is possible to produce and sell peat
economical? Scientists and industrial cx-
pcrts already forcsce the day when they
may become an important consideration
to q manufacturing nation. &g,.aa lF..3a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

United States. They nrc the two great
countries Of the world, because they
both produce men and material. That
is the secret OF any nations success.
,tIn answer to Il question as to whether
the internal troubles IN RUSSIA were agi-
tatlng the minds Of the government, M.
Witte replied:
"That Is II diploma tic question, which
I cannot answer, butEI can say Russia
is a much misunderstood country In
America. America is SO far away, . 50
distant by land and sea. so almost re-
mote in Ill the possibilities OF our ma :
tional lifc that It Is not an all s,irpris-
Ing that false and exaggerated reports
become current here. 1t also happens
that we, OF Russia, have heard report
about the United States. We are told
OF your 1ynching. yorr riots. Your popu-
lar uprlsings In St Petersburg and
Moscow these appear to tt1s as very seri-'
GUS matters Doubtless they appear to
your statesmen here In the same posi-
ton. still think 1t Is only fair, only
Just and only equitable to look at the
two troubles In social economies with
an eyeglass which reaches five thousand
miles. s ;5 M
K II certainly do not intend to state that
( the Russian civil life Is perfect. pre-
sumo YOU do not intend to state that
tho civil life Of America is perfect. We
both have our faults. We both, trust,
are striving to overcome or ob '''lnl
them @ s5 @ q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
BURNED AT STAKE.
Citizens Adopt Horrible Method
of Disposing of a Brute.
\ DIV Associated pro,s,s


d FORT WORTH, TEXAS. September =
+ A special to the Record from Waxhacnle
tells Of tho burning tonight of Steve
h Davis. young negro who confessed to
criminal assault upon Mrs, S. p. Norris,
aged 90 last Saturday night A mob
consisting Of $50 persons tied the negro
to a piece Of gas pipe that had been sot
In the ground, piled fagots around him
and the mass on fire. The sutrerings of
the negro were OF short duration. owing
to the flerceness of the fire. which was
famed by n gale of wind. The husband
Of the woman Is said to have sot the
match to tho finder and started the
blaze. Davis was taken before tho woman
who on sight Of him tainted. When she
revived she identified him and his fate
was sealed. The negro finally confessed,
detailing the crime This Is the third
negro that has been burned In this sec
ton Of Texas within short time.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
INVITES INVESTIGATION.
Senator Sears Will Waive Tech:
3ls r1icalities AS to Time.

Senator ]. Boyd Sears, OF Mathews. who
Is here attending the meeting Of the
State Committee Of which he Is q mem n !,
Investigation into the methods by which
the primary was conducted in the Thirty
ninth Senatorial District, provided his
competitor, Mr.. Stubbs, shall desire IT.
vestIgatlon, and says in view OF tho
fact that irregularities haye been alleg,,
ed by Mr.. Isaac Diggs. acting MS counsel
for his competitor. and the grounds OF
willing to waive all technicalties ns to
the time In which to proceed, and to
allow Mr.. stubbs TO go on with his fight:
Senator Sears declares that he does not
desire seat In the Senate II there Is
any cloud upon his title, and that II his
competitor wishes to contest, he will in
terpose no objections as to the time 1t
might require to have'a new primary
or to bring the ma tier regularly before
the State Comm tie. -aL-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Have Chain Of Great Stores.

Mr.. John II, Slsman, long connected
with tho store of Miller Rhoads & Co.,
Norfolk. as manager, has left that city
to take charge of new store of this
firm at Trenton, N. j. The gentlemen
who will have direction of the new Tren-
ton store are Mr.. w, Earl Miller, son
of Mr. L. O., Miller, of this city, Mr.,
John r. Rider and Mr. si.sman, The plan
is for Miller & Rhoads to have a chain
of forty great stores IN leading cities,
thus forming "a buying combination which
will help their customers as vel as thsm-
selves, Ess nttNHRss. 3i III. 4t554s5. 5yS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
PLANTS DRUGGED.
Marvellous Success in Growing
Flowers Without Heat.

A writer tolls of u remarkable success
with the new way of forcing plants with
ether: "We had flowers for Christmas.
just like those Of the stores which had
been forced by the expensive florists
greenhouse, heated by steam or water
Our apparatus was only a little bottle of
ether. an old washboiler for small plants.
and an old-fashioned chest for tho shrubs.
Actual cash outlay? Fifteen cents n
plant! After the ether treatment the
plants were subject,to Aall the. dlscom-
forts that commonly falleto tho lot OF
house plants during wntor,5 8,
."Thc old-fashloned chest With lovetatl-
tbs cellar floor and banked around With
earth. Tho plants We're put In here and
ether poured In. After seyenty-two hours
they were brought into the ar."--Garden
Magazine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
MIR. ROCKEFELLER
LOVES GOOD JOKES

Mr.. John D. Rockefeller sees humor in
everything. Contrary to the general
opinion; he is not the pesslmistic, lugu-5
brious and decrepit old man he has been
50 generally pictured. On the contrary,
he ssstill beaming with life and energy
and when in the company OF his friends
his conversation teens With lively anec-
dotes. jokes and humorous stories.
When telling n good story he milnlcs
the characters and initiates their lido
syncrasies OF speech and gesture in a
dian.
Not long ago, while talking to the
members of his sons Sunday school class
he told THEFT, Of two young 1rishmen who
were DISGUSTING him and his wealth.
do You know, Pat" said one OF the
men, according to Mr.. Rockefeller, that
this Mr. Roc1erfcllow Is the richest man
in the world z
3t55"Ye z don't say replied Pat.
9"yVell. he Is. and every time that clock
ticks on minute this Mr.. Rockerfellow
Is q thousand dollars richer. r.
,tBe iabers. replied Pat, "git me an
ave ard I'll smash the clock
K Mr.. Rockefeller delights in looking over
the caricatures and cartoons OF himself
which are printed in the papers Of the
country and referring to a particular
cartoon not long ago he spoke of 1T to
some young men. braced himself. squared
his shoulders, and with one Of his char
ncterlstc grins 5rena rkcd
a"BoXs, do / look anything like that"
Not in the least" replied the young
'.1'm glad you think SOL he said. ~
would not know what would do II
did"
Mr. Rockefeller likes sociability, and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

more than once he has remarked that
we have not enough sociabillty in the
churches,
mot long ago." he said, II was walk
ing along street In New York, and.
seeing church open, l walked in. Not
@ soul came to greet me and I walked
down the aisle and found seat for
myself. Presently a little boy of about
six years came In the same seat with
me, and 1 grasped his hand, and said:
How do you do, my little mann The
youngster looked at me With frightened
eyes. edged away from me and openly
resented my familiarity, presently run
ming away altogether
e Mr.. Rockefeller always likes to dis
cuss health, diet and bathing with the
people he meets There Is q young man
In his sons class. who enjoys excellent
health, and Mr. Rockefeller asked him
splendid condition.
f"Oh,g drink anything / like" said the
young man. ''but I never drink Ice wa
ter"
a"'Ah, that's IT., remarked Mr.. Rookie
Teller. never drink Ice water
What do you think man ought to
eat to keep In good health. Mr.. Rookie
feller?" asked another young man stand
ing by.
Mr.. Rockefeller's sharp gray Dyes melt
ed into humor rs he turned to the young
man. 3 f B.
IF you can tell me how long a mans
logs ought to be In order to touch the
ground I'll tell you what he ought to
eat" And .}he put his hands in his
trousers pockets, swayed to and frc
on his legs and Joined in the laugh
N. Y. Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Police Have Bicycle Sits

New uniforms for the bicycle policemen
arrived yesterday, and last night pedes-
TRANS witnessed sights never before seen
in Richmond The bicycle men are to
wear Knce-pants with a blouse shirt
waist. f5s
@ OFFICER Amos, In the Second District;
takes tho place of Officer Krengel as
bicycle officer Mr.. Krengel asked the
Police Board to change him. because rid
ing a wheel did not agree with his health:
4 Chief Werner Is very much pleased
with the bicycle officers; they have
proved Of great benefit to the patrolmen
and the station houses In running down
petty thieves especially. $
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

pany, incorporated. Principal office,
Portsmouth. Incorporators-J w. S.
Butt, president; w. II. Wald, secretary
and treasurer, both Of Portsmouth Cap
ital stock-maximum, $4,000: minimum,
81, 500. Objects and purposes: TO deal in
building material, especially cement build
ing block and all kinds of cement ma
tcria. etc. .s3{
Perrow-Evans Hardware Company. in
corporatcd. Principal office, Lynchburg.
iIncorporhtors-H. NJ Perrow, president,
Lynchburg; C. M. Fcrrow. vice-presldent,
Lynchburg; D. S. Evans, secretary,
Lynchburg. Capital stock-maXimun,
So, 900; minimum, $35. 900. 4 Objects and pur-
poses: TO buy and sell hardware, iron
and steel, paints, oils, etc.
Peoples Economy leo Company. incor-
porated Principal Office, Petersburg.
lncorporators-Joseph Lambert president,
Wartield: j. Spooner Epes, vice president,
Petersburg; j. NJ Quicke, Jr.n secretary,
Petersburg; Morris Levy treasurer,
Petersburg. Capital stock-maximuul,
So, 900; minimum, $4,000. Objects and pur-
poses F: 10 buy and sell ice and to sell
meats, fish, eggs etc, and to conduct q
general produce business.
The Bank Of Rural Retreat, incorpo-
rated Principal office, Rural Retreat,
Va Incorporate rs-Wy f. Gammons,
president Rural Retreat; j. M. Phipps,
vlce-presdent Rural Retreat; e. M. Davis,
cashier, Rural Retreat. Capital stock
maximum, $4,000; minimum, $4,000. OBJ
iects and purposes: To DIP a general bank
ing business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Girls to the Rescue.

Miss May sutton Is redeemlng athletic
America abroad, Her. triumphant course
through the woman's lawn tennis English
championship tournament has shown Eng
land the most skilled and hardest play a
woman over exhibited. Compare the
with the instability of Larned Wright
and Ward on English courts. It looks as
though there IL something In the oft-re-
pented statement that the young wo-
men OF the present generation are physi-
cally SUPERIOR to the young men OF the
same period.
And So there is hope for America after
.all.--Oltlng. A..-. ~. I.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
To Name a Senator.
lsnenlal hal 1,he TI1nas- pisnatcl

Especial to The Tlmes-D ispatch.)
2s CHATHAM, VA, September 7.--District
mnss meetings will be held In Pittsylvania
county on tho sixteenth to elect dele
Vile on tho twentieth to nominate a
Democratic candidate from the Twenty
third Senatorial District. The district Is
composed of Danylle. Henry and Plttsyl-
vanIa counties. Henry county delegates
have been instructed to vote for ". A..
Garrett, 55a.i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Personals and Briefs.

After being III several weeks with ty-
phold fever, at the Memorial Hospital,
Miss Lee Ford, of Henrlco county, died
Wednesday afternoon ut three o'clock.
Funeral services We're. conducted yes
terdaS afternoon.
Mr.. Raymond Lightner has accepted the
position Of organist In the Grace Episco-
pal Church.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
AMERICA AND RUSSIA,
White Says They Are Almost Like
the Siamese Twins,
,ctal to Tho Times DIspa tcl

lI8I.1I Especial TO Tho TImes-DIspatCh) n
NEW YORK. September 7,-HAmerlca
and Russia arc almost like the far-famed
siamese Twins" said NJ. serglus Witte
In his room In tho St. Regis Hotel to q
Times Dispatch reporter to-day.
.5 Tho two great countries cf the world"
he then added, hare Russia and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Sun to Shine No More.

Especial to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.)
SALISBURY, N. c., September 7.-Tha
Salisbury Daily Sun was to-day placed
In the hands Of the receiver upon appli-
cation of William l. Copper, manager
of the publication. P. s. Carlton has
ton of the paper ceases to-day. Mr. J.
g. Cnddell, the former editor of the
Sun. will engage In the insurance busi-
ness. 4ttflEg 3N WI f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Albert E. Williams.

Mr.. Albert e.. Williams. OF No. 300
North Meadow street, Fitchburs. Mass.
died at his home yesterday, aged fifty
seven years, from complication OF dis
eases. He was a member Of Mount Rou'--
stone Lodge NO. 0s. T. o. o. r.. md was
also a Royal Arcaumitc. Mr.. williams
was formerly connected with the firm OF
w. D. Noses Of this city. 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08

man. was promoted to fill the vacancy
from September 10th. is..,'s r. ;, ~
The following substitutes were appoints
cd on proba ton: Fl. S. Atkins and o. T..
Parker to Truck No.i2, and e. c. Manolcy
to Engine Company No. g. +
Other business disposed OF was tho reg
u tIaaa. department work. not Of public in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
Fire Commissioners Meet.

The Board of Fire Commissioners held
their monthly meeting last night at $50
o. clock and transacted routine business. 4
Henry T. Keegun, call ladderman OF
Hook and Ladder Truck No. 9, rendered
his resignation, which was accepted. and
r. A. Woodward. Jr., substitute ladders
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
H CHARTERS GRANTED.
The Corporation Commission Au-
thorizes a Number Of Concerns.

Charters granted by the State Corpora
tlon} Commission yesterday were. q
The 4 Orphans' Home Of the General
Baptist Brethren Church Of the Second
District Of Yirglnia. Principal office, Iar-
irisonburg, Va. Incorporators--p. II, Zig
ler,l president, broadway; j, NJ. Wanpler,
treasurer, Penn Laird; FL s, Thomas.
secretary, IIarrisonburg. Objects and
purposes: TO maintain home and Stn-I
ldustrial school for orphan children, MI
The Portsmouth Cement Stone con.-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-08
What Experiments Proved.
The Reed Memoir continues

Il Is . ..
The Reed Memoir continues:
"BGsides the experimental cases caused
by mosquito bites, four non-immunes
were infected by injecting blood drawn
patients in the first two days Of the
| disease thus demonstrating the presence
OF an Infectious agent In the blood at
| this early period OF the attack.
, Even the blood serum OF IA patient,
| passed through bacterln-proof filter,
| was found to be capable of causing yellow
fever In another person.
most interesting, but It must here suffice
! to briefly sum up the principal conclu-
sions Of this admirable board OF inves-
tigators, OF which Reed was the master
y, Tho specific agent, In the causaton
patient for the first three days Of his
be Il menace to the health of others,
| go. A mosquito of Il single species.
stcgomyla faciata, ingesting the blood OF
tha patient during this nfectiye period
another person by It's bite until about
twelve days have elapsed, but can do so
thereafter for an indefinite period. Troba-
auT ha disease i q b 's spresa in
any other way than by the bite of the
previously infected stegomyia. Articles
used Or solcd by patients do not carry
infection.
to the practical method Of extermInatlng
the disease that they were at once ac-
cepted by the sanitary hOrltes In Cuba
and put to the test In Havana. whers
for nearly q century and half, by
actual record the disease had never failed
to appear annually.
Fever Leaves Havana After $50
Years.
I'm February, 1901. the chief sanitary
officer In Havana, Major VIC. Gorgas,
medical department of the United States
army Instituted measures to eradicate
the disease, based entirely on the con-
illusions of the commission. Cases of
yellow fever were required to be report
Cd as promptly IS IS possible; the patient
dlatcly .pon the report a force OF men
from the sanitary dfl'artS enlt visited the
Of the neishboring houses, were sealed
and fumlgated to destroy the mosquitoes
present. Window and door screens were
put up and after tho death or recovery,
and every mosquito destroyed. A war
of discrimination was also Waged against
mosquitoes In general, and an energetic
effort made to diminish the number bred
New-York tribune., 1905-03-08
PRESENT STRIKE CONDITIONS

Subway and elevated trains irregular manned
breakers whom incompe petent
SURFACE
carry but unequal to the task though
breakers day and night equally
strike likely.
threatened of
power houses which would
roads
Rumo of dsafecon likely among employees
lines
August Belmont president of the
Vicedent General Manager Hedey remaining
showing disposition
Large numbers
Williamsburg
Thousands reaching employment
morning and their homes night.
Three thousand hundred policemen
O. systems
automobiles
trucks
Columbia University University
hreda ike breaker