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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
sTLEAD.S FOR
BETTER: {. |. | / ]: LIGHTS | )
Alderman Gets Committee to
Put On More
Men.
BLOW ou'T SERVICE PIPES
Eight Einplo to Be Used sEx-t
Clusively for. This-Inl-
provement Exp pected.
BLOW OUT SERVICE Il y PIPES
.proVen1ent Expected.


Alderman Marx Glnst took the lead
yesterday for the relief OF gas consumers
in this city, and the move started by him
was consummated in the Light Commit
tee last night, when that body author
lied the superintendent of the gas de-
pa artspent to emp ,eY at once SIX additions
Ill men to keep the pipes properly blown
out. S5i N III 81 ~ f.ssS5 ss
Mr.. Gunst offered the resolution, and It
WAS unanimously adopted.
Mayor Mccarthy was present. and ne
and several members Of the committee
spoke heartily In favor of the PROPOSE
tion. The committee went further and
requested gas consumers to promptly rs-3
port any trouble to the department at
the City Hall, and assured the public
that these requests would have prompt
attention. e
Mr.. Gunst conceived the idea that while
the situation might not be absolutely re-
.lieved. yet it#could be greatly benenttd
by having enough force to keep the pipes
clear. and he went directly after Chair
man Wood, and the, latter convened tho
committee In special session.
Interesting Statement.
Mr.. Gunst made a brief speech N exc
planation of his resolution. and he was
heard with much interest.
I'VE spend money" he said FOR things
not half SO important and take the
ground here that we have no moral right
to withhold from the people this relef
which they ought to have. and which
they are now demanding
The patron OF the resolution was. sure
the Council would readily meet the ex-
pense of the new men, which will be
trinng. and he asserted in an impas-
stoned manner that he was willing, for
his part, to take the responsibility and
to see that the necessary funds are forth
coming. "a i3
Z 1t is the idea OF the committee. to keep
tho SIX additional men until tho W "
holder Is completed. which will probably
be about four months.
Many Complaints.
Mr., Gunst said In his speech that tho
records Of the gas department. showed
that during the past month nine hundred
complaints as to tho quality Of SIS had
been lodged there BY consumers, and that
there were forty-nlne on Thursday. Hel
meant no reflection on the department.
Those in charge were doing the best
they could under the circumstances. FIe
said Superintendent Knowles, the Mayor
and Chairman Wood fully agreed with
him as to the Importance OF immediate
action.
The committee unanimously adopted
the resolution, and the men Will be put
on at once.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
LOOKS LIKE STRIKE
WILL END MONDAY
Meeting Of Workmen to Con-
slider the Situation and De-
eide What Shall Be Done. N n
tBy Associated Press,)

t{ltSts l5y ASSOClateu Press > t{f{}f34
ST. PETERSBURG, November IS. IA
A. M.---Thoush. according to surface indt
cations yesterday, the outlook for thu
speedy ending of the strike was gloomy
the revelations made ct q meeting las
night OF the council Of the workmeni
delegates showed that a large portion q
the worknen were breaking loose from
tile control OF the leaders and We're anxsF
llls to return to work, and pleblsclte
which Will be taken to-day In the yarl'
Gus factories, probably VIII result IN 4
decision to abandon the st,/.e Monday,
At the meeting of the council, whlcl
was held In tho same hall where Fa tha
Gopon, Maxim Gorkyl and other leader
the Emperor on the eve OF jan
uary 22d Cred Sunday'%r delegate a1ta
delegate from different factories aroA.
and reported that the workmen, undA
the influence of the utimatuni issued hs
the employers, announcing that the fapto'
ries would be shut down indefinitely $ulis
less work was resumed on MoAuay,Al laal.ss NV
with the pleading Of their wives ana 9
tho conservative workmen ringing in tRaNs
ears, We're demanding taAl 'Ne ass'tthN@3
should be ended.
,rhis precipltated hotly contested DE. 4
bate between the moderates. who de-
clared that the strike In ttla first iil.s
stance was strategical mistake. and
that ii would be grayer error In tactict
10 attempt to force the mon TO Tenls,t
h line and the last dituh' faction. es.
the unattached delesates WHIT
ire members of the council by virtue ot
heir membership in socallstic organiza.
lions. One fiery speaker, who, In orast
10 be better seer and heard, mounted tlts
balcony from which Father Gopoa. II
disguise. had delivered his last address
II that hall, thundered his denunciatlos
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
|MASS-MEET|NG
FOR S'T'|.A!.T.E| !. ] AIR.
Gathering Of Citizens at Murrphy's
Tonight to Hear Com
mittec's Report.
JOINT i ! STOCK COMPANY
Capital Will Be Put At 100000,
atS25 a SharePllians Pro
crossing.
INT STOCK OF; COMPANY d i ? ] /,
JOIN r
t I4.rH

At a mass meeting of citizens to be
held tonight IN the annex Of Murphy's
Hotel, the revival OF the State Fair OF
Richmond will be formally and definitely
undertaken.4 report outlining the scope
Of the proposed exhibl on VIII be adopted,
ana ptars bef e ztinInHT
diate organizatIo OF q joint stock COM.
rany, with capital Of 500. 600.
Public Interest in the movement which,
has been growing steadily since the first
announcement, promises large attend
ance OF influential business men and an
enthusiastic declaration in favor OF the
fair. /: The report OF the Committee on
Plan and Scope will likely be adopted
without material change
The gentlemen have made q careful study
Of the situation. and their decisions upon
the different points involved were gov
erned by the conditions they met, with
which conditions the committee is more
familiar than the citizens generally can
possibly be. The adoption of the report
will be followed by the appointment OF
another committee, which Will effect the
details Of the organization. This new
committee will at once canvass the city
for subscriptions, elect officers. drec-
tors and executive committee. and Sc
cure a charter. It's report will be made
to the stockhold ers. There Will be no
other mass meetings after tonight
What Report Will Be.
No provision is made in tho report Of
the Committee on Plan and Scope for an
Invitation to North Carolina to unite with
Richmond in rev1ving the fair, and in
view OF this fact 1t Is likely that tho
exhibition will be officially Virginia,
enterprise strictly, This does not mean.
OF course, that there will be no exhibits
from North Carolina and other States,
hut simply that there will be no formal
cooperation between the two organlza-
tons, Merchants from the Old North
State will, In all likelihood, display their
wares here purely as a business PROPOSE
ton, but there will be nothing like Joint
action ofthe States. .s
The proposition to make the exhibition
an Interstate affair, including Virginia
aud North Carolina was made by several
business men at the first citizens mass
meeting, and met with considerable favor,
1t was taken up In other quarters and
was seriously discussed by the commit.
tee, Several OF the suggestions" made
in response to the request OF the COM
N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
TWO MEN ARE DEAD; |
THREE WOUNDED
lRy Associated Press. !

1POCAHONTAS. ARK.,r November H.
B'gsers. a little town on the Frisco Rail-
road, ten miles north Of this city. was
the scene OF a bloody tragedyglast plight.
John Shipley and young man named
Sheriff "Jim" Wisner and City Marshall
Jesse Johnston are seriously wounded.
Wisner's jaw was broken and one ear
was shot off. (
Shipley, Dennis and Jones were cha rged
thieves who had operated inathe Cherokee
county for some time. and the trouble
arose when the deputy sheriff and his
posse arrested them. When told to halt
they opened fire on the posse, who res
turned the fusilade. s535 #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Leader of Union Of Unions 81
Declares in Commenting On
the Situation. ssssI
LOOKS AS If STRIKE g
MAY END ON MONDAli
Delegates in a Stormy Midnigh
Session Decide e Submit the Il
Question to Meeting 81 III
W''orkmen Y Z, 7 & To-day. ss
Be Made Dead D. ls.I,: #
City. ss

lBy! AssociatedI Pre,.a \ /.

NASytt ttiaSsUCldLeO freSS.
81. PETERSBURG, November
$50 =. MA mutlny III the N so1chu q
Ran army 10 the latest sensatlora al IL
NOR In this city. According to- tie ts.s
report, the Emperor has received u XII
dispatch from General Llnevltct. ts}I.s i
ING him OF afrevolt among the troops, h ss
which 4 was only suppressed aftsrif II aai
gular light, n which many % isrs
were killed or wounded. Forty. two d
for partl lclpatlon In the conspiracy.
No confirm alton Of the rumor IS ob y
n tai able from the officials Of the w az
M office. Ss. 53s M e 555s S
Special Gable 10 The Tines Dispatch II al Il
&t33} Now York Herald) ~ Sgsll8ts s
81. PETBRsB URG November o ser'a 17.@rh II
seriousness OF the situation is increasing /.
Tile manifesto appearing IN this morn n
5ing's Official Gazette came too late, .1Al a
ready the peasants reply that they'd
not care and will take what land theIa
want themselves. Ss.
4 1 have Just been talking with a prorni
SRent member Of the union pf t,nions.3Fs i
said ~ g h
is trIe there %was 81 a runor yesterdaiM
that martial law would besproclaimed to#
day. II such a regime had been lnauguM
rated, It would have meant bloodshed8 Y
How Count Witte can be foolish enousi;s
( to take such steps in Poland Is nexpli
cable. The unions have nothing dfrectl;
to do with the strike. u I'd sssfss:
Count NVitte canot backslide. He cA 4;
not. We should have him out forthwith
There are plenty OF men with Just 1. q NJ
much brains ready 10 replace him. Th3
railway strike Is really q protest OF til NJ
5worknen against the massacre OF sailors
the demand for an eight hour day Is Sc x
lcondary. q; $;ss eSsa
We hold the government fast, OWL
L tc the financial situation. It has to pa
Japan Immediately charges for the nrains
8tenance Of + prisoners of war 120 00Q, oc0S
5roubles (s6O. 900, ,0o0). Then 15o % II
5roubles (s476, ,G~, .O0o) must be paid ~ mex
month to Germany for the last shorS
loan. ss ..sii 81 s:;ssS
into foreign bonds on n Wholesale SCALE
and are sending their money away fror 81
the country. Tho unions generally faynS Ss
constitution and liberty but the part
of the left borders upon socialism. 1hs
entire organization Is 1t its fullest 40 AZ
2tivity at the present time.
&& It isllunderstood Is thatsatt any non,en VI
a promise may be given that the SCI, HI
8tence Of penal punishment will not tsibi Il
enforced. Then the strike will prnba 81. X X
be over sssssS
g Count Witte was lamentably agitate8i
yesterday. He almost assented at on &,
moment at the call OF renI+ionarles. tho
court and the military party, to the fatH
step OF proclaimng martial law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
OXFORD FEMALE
SEMINARY BURNS.
The Citizens Take the Pupils to
Their Homes and Care for
Them.
l5(speclal 10 rho Times Dlspatch, J

l.I .IDURHAAt, N, c., November l7.-The
Oxford Female Seminary, at Oxford, N,
c.. was early this morning visited by a
very disastrous fire and the main builds
buildings damaged to such an extent
that they Will have to be rebuilt. Tho
citizens fought the flames heroically, but
could not stay I heir devastation,
spot less than two years ago, and It is
not known whether 1t was the work Of in-
cendlary or not. The. citizens came 10
their relief as they did on the former
homes, and are caring for them.
The fire started IN the kitchen of main
building and spread rapidly, Most OF the
students lost all OF their wearing ap-
school and the whole State sympathises
with Prof. B, II. IIohgood, in this, the
second calamity bat has befallen his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Specifications On Which.
He,Will Be Tried for
Death of Branch.
TEN YEARS SENTENCE
EXTREME PENALTY
Within the Power Of the Court
Martial to Send Him to the
Penitentiary-F Final Con-
ference in Prepare
tion for the
Trial.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.,

Especial to The Times- Dispatch.)
5 ANNAPOLIS, NED. November IT,.
Charges connected with the fight In
which Midshipman James R Branch re-.
cciyed fatal injuries from Midshipman
Minor Mcrlwether. Jr.,. were served on
the latter to-day by iComuandant Adolph
~, Mark, judge-ndvocats OF the court
martial, which Will nsssmble at the Naval
Academy on Wednesday, n It to try,
tho cnso. Com nandor Mark had also =
conference with Superintendent gAnds In
regard to facilities for tho conduct Of
the court.
Llsutonrnt-C Commander j. X Robson,
specially forcibie and brilliant officer.
shns bsen detailed as Meriwether's coun-
sell and has apsnt most OF tho day with
.h'-- &r,~ -,ir to-rtrht: 55
II ask for nrcriwethcr as did Secretary
Bonaparte. that the public Judgment be
....4.l ...-.,5 .,...~ .-...
it is known tnere will be no harsh feel
Ing towards him from ratr minded
people, i :sis
The Three Charges.
There are there charges against Mid
shipman Meriwether, and four speclfica-
tions In all. one each under the first
and third charges, and two under the
second. J5g5 t s.
The first, the most serious, Is the Grim.
sinal charge Of manslaughter. under which
1t is possible to provide a sentence OF
ten years in the peni1entiary. The 'specIi-
cation is that Midshipnran Minor Meri-
wether. Jr., did unlawfuly engage IN
"a fight with Midshipman James r.
Branch on the evening OF November 9Th.
1906, and did unlawt tully y strike with his
sfist the said N ildss.fs n.an 3 rlncir.. In
fflicting INJURIES. from the effect OF which
the said aiidshipfnan Branch died.
The second charge is the violation OF
the third clause OF the eighth article for
the government Of the navy which pro-
rides that no one In the naval service
shall quarrel with strike or assault or
use provoking or reproachful words. ges-
lures or menaces towards any one in the
navy" The two specifications under this
head are tnat Meriwether called Branch
"a sneak and "a coward. and that he
assaulted hinr.
The third and final charge is that OF
conduit to tn prejudice Of good order
and a. discipline. under the general regu-g
we,her engaged gag in fight with it Bra Branch.
What Penalty May Be.
It is within the power Of the court to
( find Meriwether guilty OF any or all of
the specifications and charges, or 1t may
find him guilty Of certain specifications
and not guilty Of the accompanying charge.
should they believe the facts to be as
stated, but not TO constitute the tch argos.
The maxim penalty provided for the
first charge Is dismissal and ten years
confinement in the penitentiary. That
In each case. the court has the author
aity,fto provide and punishment thatssit!
should see fit less than the maximum. II
Neriwether Is found guilty on all three
charges, It would be within the power
OF the court to punish him by demerits.
confinement at the Naval Academy or&in
some other manner
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
FIFTEEN KILLED BY
MARION EXPLOSION
.Unconfirmed Report Reaches
Raleigh Of Frightful Powder
Magazine Disaster.
5(By Associated Press,)

p1GII, M, c.. November ia spe.
oial to the News and Observer from
Spencer. N. c,, says
From a private phone message received
from Marion, N. c., by way OF Asheyllle'
1t is reported that fifteen people were
killed there tonight by the explosion Of
powder magazine located just outside OF
town The shock OF the explosion was 80
great that 1t was felt at Morsanton.
twenty-one miles away,
i All telephone and telegraph offices along
the line between Spencer and AsheHille
have Closed for tho night. and II is Inn
possible to confirm the report.
Later,-.The explosion Is said to hava8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
LIBERAL CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR THE SUFFERING JEWS

(By Associated Pressl =, !,
MERIDIAN MISS, Nov, l1.-.Moro tnhit in.t
night and to-day for the relief OF the suf-
ferlnE lows In Russia,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Is Not the Treasurer. 1-e.

Mr.. Robert L. Morgan, OF Philadelphia,
whose name was given blythe promoters
OF the Richmond, Rappahnnnock and
Ia tern Railroad as treasurer OF the COM
pany says he Is not the treasurer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
THE WEATHER.

Forecast: virginIa-Falr Saturday and
Sunday; fresh west winds.
North carol!na--Fairisa Saturday and Sun
day; warmer IN east portion Saturday;
west winds. sss {aias F,s7ss''. -" '
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18

Highest temperature yesterday So
Lowest temperature yesterday. .......... S6
Mean Temperature yesterday. IS
Normal Temperature 5yesterday,..,.,,.,. 40
Departure from normal ure I. . Ol
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Conditions Yesterday,

Richmond's weather, was clear and COOL,
Range of the thermometer: ll.a ). h. . n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18

at is known tnere will be no harsh feel
Ing towards him Il from fatr- minded
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
Conditions in Important Cities.
Miniature Almanac.
cat s P. M.I Eastern Time.D

November 1S. 1905.
HIGH TIDE.
~ \, M,!o'Irning, D g,,.,,, S:6l
EYeAlRE,s,sl..., 9l2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18
The Three Charges.

There are there charges against Md
shipman Meriwether, and four specitica-
tions In all. one each under the first
and third charges, and two under the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-18

Continued on Seventh Page.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-08
TWO DROWNED.
Accident to Party on River Ferry in
 Virginia.

Danville. Va. July 7-Hampton Oakes, white, and James Pennell. a negro ferrymen at Towler's Ferry. on the Staunton River, were drowned while rowing a party across the river yesterday evening. In the boat were Mir. J. A. Ferguson and his bride of a few hours; Rev. MT. Brooks. the minister who had married them; Wal ter Johnston and the drowned men.
 The cable connecting the boat with the overhead cable broke, causing the boat to turn with the current and fill. Pennell and Oakes seeing the danger, jumped and were immediately drown ed. Johnston climbed to the overhead cable and after hard work succeeded in towing the boat ashore
 The bridal couple and the minister were taken from the water nearly drowned. The buggy in which the couple were driving was washed over board and the horse drowned. The minister's horse lodged in a tree and was afterwards rescued.
 Women Drowned.
 Knoxville, Tenn, July Miss Mag gle Thorin and Miss Elin Olson. a na- tive of Sweden. who were guests of the wife of President Perrin of the Embreeville Iron Company at Enforce ville, Tenn, were drowned in the Nola Chuckey river near Embreeville while in bathing.
 The two women had started to wade across the river hand in hand when Miss Olson, who was in front, stepped into water fifteen feet deep. dragging Miss Thorin with her Both bodies were recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-08
FARFADET'S ILL LUCK
EFFORTS TO SAVE THE SUBMA.
 RINE BOAT.
Salvage Tugs Succeed in Bringing Her to Surface, But Have Not Landed Her Ashore-The Crew is
 Still Alive.

Paris, July 1.-The ministry of ma rine issued a communication this eve ming saying that the combined efforts of French and German salvage tugs succeeded this afternoon in bringing to the surface the submarine boat Far fadet, which sank Thursday morning at the entrance to the port of Sidi Alp daIlah, Tunis.
 Water. provisions and fresh air were supplied to the members of the encased crew. who are alive.
 The submarine was being slowly lowed into shallow water when some of the cables snapped, the boat remain ing suspended in a perpendicular posi- tion held by cable from a French tug.
 Efforts are being made to fix Rrap- bling irons. An Italian tug has ar rived to aid in the rescue
 M. Thomson. the minister of marine left Paris today for Bizerta. Tunis. to investigate the cause of the sinking of the submarine.
 Tho Farfadet is one of two subma rine boats of the latest model stationed at Bizerta. She has electric propul- sion. four torpedo tubes and reversible propellers. Her length Is 125 feet and her displacement POP tons She Is un- der the command of Lieutenant Retire. men form her crew. - form her crew.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-08
NOT CONVENTIONAL.
Blow By Supreme Court at knnsas's In. deDendent Refinery.

Topeka Kan, July 7.-The law pass ed by the Legislature last winter ap- propriating $410,000 to build an inde- | pendent oil refinery at Peru, was today l declared unconstitutional by the State | Supreme Court In an opinion rendered | by Associate Justice Greene The oil refinery law was considered one of the most direct blows struck at | the Standard oil Company by the last Legislature. which adopted several measures tending to restrict that con cern In the handling of the Kansas product.
 The oil refinery law provided for the erection at Peru also of a branch of the State penitentiary to house prisoners. who fl was intended were to work the oil plant. State Treasurer T. T. Keller and Warden F. B. Jewett. whose duty 1t was to issue the bonds. declined to sign them, in order to first secure a de- cision on the constitutionality of the act. Attorney General c. C. Coleman filed mandamus proceedings in the State Supreme Court on behalf of the State to compel these officers to sign the bonds. The opinion today declaring the act to be Illegal and unconstitu- tional was concurred In by all members of the Supreme Court.
 The court holds that the construction of the refinery and the branch peniten- t1dTy m connection WltH IL IS III NlOld- ton of the State constitution, which declares: The State shall never be a party in carrying on any works of in ternal improvement" The construction and operation of such a refinery. 1t is said. would be work of internal inn provement
 The court. by inference. criticizes Governor Hoch for using a scarecrow to frighten the oil trust. so-called, and then for informing the trust that the thing he has set up Is scarecrow. The indictment of the Standard oil Com pany." says the court, lis no doubt true and the provocation was very great, but we must not make scarecrow of the law"
 Governor Hoch was greatly disap- pointed at the decision and said: Now that we have started 1t. I want to go on and run our refinery. We would have secured more than It's cost in the price of oil in a few months. If had been the Supreme Court I would have strained a point to have declared the law constitutional"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-08
Matinee Today at Casino,
 Humpty Dumpty, Prices, 1S X cents.
Car Thieves Discovered.

New Orleans. July a-Night Yard master Crawford of the Illinois Gen. tial, and several other employees, have been hunting for a gang of thieves who have been rotbirg freight cars in the ward. Detectives were put on their track but the chase was difficult. as the seals on the cars were not broken. The gang was finally landed here, the headquarters for the booty located. con- fessions obtained and arrests made.
 The steal has been going on since January. By unscrewing bolts. doors were opened sufficiently to permit one mans entrance, and after he had se- lected and passed out the booty the door was refastened without seal be- ing disturbed. The syndicate was so organized that 1t had plenty of time to do Its work. Some of the men are old and trusted employees and suspicion did not point to them until the evidence accumulated.