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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
ROANOKE FIRM
Gets CONTRACT
Southern Railway Making Great
Improvernents-Line Through
Tennessee Mountains.
(By Associated Press,)

a
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE
Southern Railway has awarded to the
Arm Of sands and oliver, railroad con-
tractors, OF Roanoke, Va. a million dol
,or contract which with others lot during
thc past six months. makes total OF
100000, which that road proposes 10
snend, and is already spending on I'M
portant and far-reaching improvements
on the Southern lines OF road
The contract awarded to the ROANOKE
arm calls for the double tracking OF the
Southern from MorrstoWn 70 KnoxYllle,
Tenn. n distance Of forty-tWo Cr more
miles, as we'll as the building or q me
OF road from Chattanooga, TenHn 'o
stephenson. Ala. 49,,
The nov line which the Southern sys-
fam now proposes building Will cross tne
irenrnassee River at Chattanooga and con-
with the Memphis line at Stephen
son running down the northwest bank o.
sha Tennessee, Instead Of the southeast
which Is occupied by the North Carolina
and ST, Louis tracks, This VIII give ne
southern road a line OF heir own lhrousE
Inc narrowest and most troublesome 81
thhe mountain passes around Ghattanooga,
n L. said that a contract will soon be LET
ROW double tracking the Southern from
Knoxyills to Chattanooga, 1ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

the wlsfcs Of many cltsens, 4 herewith
furnlsha coh1narisoti3 OF tile = nav III
mates soE the oitys roal and personal
property al compared With the old which,
Il seems has not beer revised siiico April
70, 1890. rs q; 33ss N
The figures regarding tho real estate Al,
haHed 81 the fecetit ofiicihl nssesstt1crt,
those nppcrtainng to Its personally and.
tia RESULT az dillgert personal lnqtilry;
and data obtained from the city Accounts
ant. III Il.
do not claim that they arc absolutely
accurate and final. but thoy are vaty
hearty 80, and when the tables nre Az Y,
5thorltatlvely made up by thu finance
COMMITTEES, as they doubtless VIII be very
soon, tho present ,no f}lclnl exhibit OF my
own viii be a very close approxiinntlotl,i
provided OF course, tue suggestions with
reference TO the bnsa 81 valultg the gus
and water works shait be adopted BY the
city Council ! had the honor Of present.
Ing the accompanying pro forlr,a balance V
sheet to tho Board Of Aldermen last
night. 1'he results are 30 Indicative o.
wise and careful municipal management,
and 40 conclusive OF the material nd.l
vat,cement OF the city's financial pros
party In the past ten years ns to ".
nish grounds OF sincere congratulntion
upon our present condition. and most
bouyant hopefulness Us to our future.
Very truly,
.g5 (slgned) III CHAs.s l.. TODD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
The Wreck of the Baku Oil
Industry

q The rloting In the Caucasus, which has
gone on more or less steadily for tho
past ten days appears now to have abated
If 1t has not ceased Even for the eau
casus this disturbance has been severe.
and the consequence would appear to
be serious At the bottom Of all the
troubles Is tho political condition OF dis
satisfaction with Russian misrule, against
which both Tartars and Armcnans have
time and again rehelcd In this par
tcular instance the Tartars were the prime
agents Of disturbance. Joined by some
1900 armed Kurds, they fell afoul of the
Armenans, killed two or three hundred
of them and demolished several OF their
villages. The homes Of Armenian and
Russian workmen were wrecked wherever,
found. Tho efforts of the religious leaders,
both Christian and Mohommedan, TO
check the uprising by q peace process
sion" through tho town streets was an
utter failure. nor were tho Cossacks
more forciblef attempts lttol secure quiet
any more successful. The Tartars were
on the warpath and that is all there
was to It. Thoy wero full of lust for
pillage and murder which had to be
quenched.
So far, so good. In this district, under
existing conditions, rcbclllons are to be
expected, and rebellions moan trouble,
Unfortunately. however the rowing
focused about tho Black Town or oil
district of Baku. Baku Is one Of the
worlds great centres Of the oil industry
taking rank only after the fields OF Penn
sylvana and Ohio. 1t did SO rank, that
is; just now. thanks to the Tartars' run
| ming amuck, tho oil business OF Baku Is
temporarily annihilated. 1t Is reported
| that 5000 oil wells out OF total of 5000
! are ruined. Large quantities OF on
| stored In wooden reserve tanks, were
fired and wholly consumed. The totn
damage is placed ut sso,0o0O0o and bust
ness IS at II standstlll, Some months
must eapse before the Haku district is
again able to supply It's trade.
1t Is an i'll wind that watts blessing
to nobody. Bnku being unable 10 supply
its customers, we may infer that some
body else will undertake TO do SO. The
| New York independent figures that tht
Russian railroads annually consume
2oOO,0oO tons Of crude oil for fuel II Is
possible, Of course. that the roads MAY
now arrange to burn coal, If they decide
4 to go on USING oil, however, they vii
have to turn TO America for 1t, and thanks
would appear to be due from MI. Rocke
teller. Even Tartar jamborec may thu
prove grist for Standard Oil.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
Blair, Honor and History.
&. - The ,ri,nes-Dlspatch:

Editor OF The ,rimes-Dlspatch:
Slr,-You say the expression a one
time so famous in Virginia politics. . = on.
or won't buy breakfast, was FIRST
used By Frank S. Blair Republican At
torney- General Of Virginia" My, recol-
lection Is that there has never been
Republican Attorney-General Of our
state Frank S. Blair was elected to TINS
office on the Readjuster ticket with GOV
ernor Cameron In 1851, the old Conserve
tive party having split on the debt ques-
ton ton Thiis was before General NJ: Mahe 8
led his personal following into the re
publican camp. and you Will recall me
fact that thousands of Readjusters re,
fused to be thus led and maintained loyal
allegiance to the Democracy.
! think, too. that the Isolated quota
ton from Mr.. Blair's speech did MN m
Justice 1t was campaign catch phrase
Somewhat after the or&er OF that useu
against Major Daniel In connection Win
hIs Views on the subject Of popular ed y.
cation. IT was charged that he shld III, ne
WANTED to see every PUBLIC schooi Duliu-
ing burned to the ground. What' ne
really said was that rather than 70 see
certain conditions that were detestlple 70
hin obtain, he had rather see these
huiidings burned-Quite dlfter REM inins
from expressing a sentiment hostlle 10
the public school system: 49, ,r,c Il
10y .fsf w NJ aBICkUttS. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
The Governments Way

According to Representative lay. OF
Virginia, resolution will be offered
on the first day OF the approaching SEES
sion of Congress. providing for all In
vestigatlon of the affairs Of The Pan
ANA Canal Commission. MI, Hay says
that he does not charge that anybody
is guilty Of malfeasance OF mislcasance
in connection with Panama affairs, but
the fact remains that great deal Of
money has been expended ana that little
or no progress has been made In the
actual work Of digging the canal.
II this work had been let 10 contract
Il would be progressing now al a lively
lick, for business men carrX on their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
The Law of Progress.

Mr.. John Mitchell president Of the
United Mine Workers Of America, in
discussing recently the situation In the
mining districts OF PENNSYLVANIA, said
81 think that the increase Of wages,
taken straight through, amounts TO about
1G per cent, and do not believe that
the additional cost OF living Is quite that,
However there is this TO be taken into
consideration: With the increase In wages
came an increase in wants and de-
slres They now want things and de-
mand clothing that they were unaccus-
TONED TO prior 10 1860.
That u In keeping with tho rule o.
progress Civilization progresses accord.
!ux Ia the desires Of the auman race
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
SHANGHAI BOYCOTT
VERY DISASTROUS
Value Of Goods Affected EST
mate at Twenty-Five
Millions.
(By Associated Press.)

% p" II
WASHINGTON, September l4,-Thp
State Department. to-day received cons
municaton from Consul General Rodgers.
at Shanghai, which sets forth the con-
dltion OF affairs there commercially,
growing out OF the Chinese boycott One
phase OF the movement whichls disturb
Ing to all business minds, he SAYS. ls
tho effect 1t is likely to produce upon
the finances OF that great center OF
commerce, There are at the present time,
In Shanghai warehouses; approximately
1850 900 bales Of American piece goods.
valued at nearly s.. 900, 900 gold. The ques-
ton, therefore. OF marketing this com-
modify, and OF collecting the money
under the present condltlonu, and with
Manchuria closed. he adds. presents a
very serious condition, and Is apt TO
cause great difficulty, not only to the
Chinese merchants, but also 70 the lm-
porters. e
What Is true OF piece goods. no says,
Is also true OF all other lines OF staple
products. The market has been over
stocked and nothing Is moving and Whlle
the Chinese merchants are now spnerlns
the foreign tirms will asspredly feel va
effect on the settling dates. The tolal
value. OF foreign goods likely to Pc 81 \,
fected by this boycott movement "
/ Shanghai alone, has been estimated con- =,
seryatiyely at TWENTY-FIVE nl'l'oHs y
dollars geld
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
tt,s d desire limit makes struggle. rhe

II Is a desire thnt ntakes struggle. The
man. whose only desire lis for n rude
shelter under which to sleep and for
enough coarse food to sntisfy his coarse
appetite, will struggle only for the means
TO supply his simple wants. But rs
his desires increase Ills struggle for the
means to grntlfy them corrcspondlngly
will Increase. The more he has the
more he wants for God hath made MIN
So AS he progresses he VIII demand
comforts, where lie formerly demanded
only the necessares of life, and wien
no gets comforts he will want l,,xurlcs
Indeed, these are after all but rcla-
tive terms. What a. man IN one sta
ton viii regard as comforts. the man
iii higher station will regard as ilec-
cssaries, and as we progress, what we
formerly regard ms luxuries We finally
come TO regard as t1ecessnries. Many
d man who has lived III comparative com
fort on salary of $1,000 year and has
been able out Of that salary to pay
ali his expenses and lay by n snug slim
from year to year, has, subsequently.
with a salary Of 5000 or 5000, found
1t difficult to pay his way and keep
out OF debt. He is more often hard
UP with the larger salary than, for
mcrly with the smaller. The simple e ;x
PLANTATION is that tho more no has tho
moro he wants and his expenses IN,
crease accordingly.
But IL this were not true there would
be no progress. It Is we'll for q man
10 be contented with Ms lot, so long
as he is doing as we'll as he can, but
contentment does not mean lazy salts
faction. There IS no progress IN any
direction with she self7sat listed man.
If he knows $as 'muclS{as. he wants to
know he will not study: If he is as good
rs he desires to be he will not I'M
prove his morals; If he has enough money
to satisfy his wants and his ambitions
he will not exert himself to get more.
It is Just here that Democracy, comes
in with its inspiring doctrine, and says
that no limitations and restrictions shall
be nut upon any mans talents, exertions
or opportunities. Democracy demands
that no restraints, Of any character what
sover shall be laid upon q man SO long
as he docs not trespass upon the rights
of others. It demands for every man a
fair field and equal opportunities under
the law, and it demands for workmen
the privilege of using all legitimate and
lawful means. by organization and other
wise, to advance their wages, to better
their conditions. to give them the means
of gratifying their desires, with the
injunction and restriction only that they
must keep awlthin their. own ylwful
rights and that they must iunder no
circumstances violate the rights Of 9TH
ers.
1t Is a hopeful sign that the honest
workmen of America are not content
to 1.-Two like the peasants Of Russia, but
are ever DESTROYS Of improving their sit
uation In life and with every improve
ment desire greater Improvement. It Is
the law of progress and whenever the
law is dsregarded. the human race will
retrograde more and more.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
THIS DAY in HISTORY
September 18th.

n i s Z fs
1775-Andrew FOULS, a learned Scottish
printer, died. From his press issued
some OF tho finest specimens OF cor
rect and elegant printing produced In
tho eighteenth century.
17s4-The first aerial voyage made IN
England BY Vincent Lunardi. an
italian.
1oo4-An American newspaper declared 7
that 1t would DO wiscst to retain tho
island OF New Orleans and sell tho
rest OF tho Louisiana Purchase to
Spain for what It would bring.
182e-Great prcparat lions to celebrate tho
approaching marriage OF Ferdinand,
King OF Spain.
1a34-Wiliam II. Crawford. an American
statesman, died. He was Minister to
France In 1873, and In 1925 II candl- q
date for the presidency.
1s54-The French and English Baltic
fleets left those waters homeward
bound.
1856 George r. Napier. celebrated Brit
ish general. died. aged u. He first
distinguished himself ut Martinique
In 1909. and afterwards In the PENN
sula. where he lost an arm. He was
seven years civil and military gov
ernor OF the Cape OF Good Hope,
5stt-f whore ne introduced important Hltdssl9
ures and reforms
1ss4-The Cook county, Illinois. board OF
supervisors offered a bounty OF $40
to brokers for each man secured for
enlistment.
1894 band OF Indians defeated on the
banks Of the Big Sandy. A terrible
conhngrauon RACED In the forests Of
Oregon and California. on both sides
OF the Columbia River
1e7o-Franco- Prussian war. tho Prusslan
advance reaches the Paris fortihca-
lions. Prussian troops brought for
ward to surround tho city. Part OF
the French ministry from Paris ar
rive at Tours.
1e74-The White League Army in New
Orleans succeeded In deposing Gov
ernor Kellogg and establishing Lieu \
tenant Governor McEnery in author
ity.
1se4-The Car OF Russia, the Emperor OF
Germany and the Emperor OF AUS
trla met at sklerneviece. Poland.
1se+A crusade by the Lake Shore ana
Rock Island Railway Companies In
Chicago against car clippers resulted
in 224 arrests.
1so4-Qucen Helena Of Italy gave birth
to heir to italian throne al royal
palace OF Racconlgi, near Rome; boy
will BIO called Humbert Prince OF
Piedmont.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
Then and Now,

Kansas and the grasshopper country
used to furnish the odd. turbulent and
picturesque In politics., from the Bor-
ton Of PETER and the advent Of Jerry
Simpson, the craokcr-barrel statesman;
but tho scepter has passed to the South
west, Governor Davis, II You make any
aeter In your speech to-day at Grlfflths-
vile. | will XIII you Instantly. fhuS ne
attorney general OF Arkansas, "Bop"
ernor Of tho great Commonwealth Of the
Bear State on the rude platform or me
wayside station OF FIigginson ~ the. Goiu
gray dawn of the morning before, WniiIe
both these distinguished men are walt
Ing like common mortals for train
New York Evening Sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
CONCEALED PISTOL.
Negro Had to Go to Jail and Pay,
a Fine in Police Court.

Justice Johns docket yesterday was
long but trivial in its Importance. Tho
case against Mrs. Dobbs charged with
throwing lime In the eyes Of little Ash
by Barber, was dismissed, because the
Justice could not see that there was
anything to 1t.
Edward Moore was fined 500 and put
under years security for toting n ps-
toll.
Joseph Toran paid $3.50 for assault
ing colored girl.
The other cases were OF no lmpott,
ance, consisting Of drunks ana SINAI
dlsorderlies, and were dealt WIN & ~
the usual way.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
r15 VA FRIDAY 1905

Affairs In buslness.llke way. But the
government must do everything by the
red tape system. General rules are laid
down aud every man In tho employment
OF the government must go by the rule,
The government Is D. ponderousa4 ina chine lin
and its work lis done fl II me l,anicn,
way. When Mr.. Hays Investigation IS
made It VIII probably be found that hat the the
trouble lies lust there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
"The Committee Of Fifty"

Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch I'D
Sir.--"A decent and manly examination
OF the acts Of tho government should be
not only tolerated. but encouraged" I'm
angural address of william Henry Harrl-
son.
No object can be more meritorious than
the purpose OF our committee, 4 cannot
properly be construed as a reflection upon
The courts, for It's objects Is TO aid Tho
There was no disorder IN Its formption--
on the contrary, the decent and orderly
open blaze Of 20 large and respectable a
number of people, coupled With tho mod
speeches without exception were In excel
lent tnste. has created a profound and
mos, favorable impression upon the puh-
lie mind. and II would seem that Mr..
William l.. Royal Ia entitled 70 tho ggall,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
A Mere Suspicion.

II Is suspected In some quarters that the
statement regarding Mr., Cleyeland.ss ipo o,.,
erty was made for tho purpose q a,s,
ask FOR contri6u,ons ia Benevolent pHr-,
poses and scare the hsh.--KaHsas clsy
Journal. So y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
.|KHYNES{iz2iI TO-DAY
These Moving Days.

The circllng year has swung aroullo'
And brought once more the only reason
Why trucks and drays and mllies auouiu
Sing no! the glorious moving Season
All. they who've felt those odd deilshts,
Have sentiments they'll long remember
And SO sing tho weary nights
And moving days OF old Septel1lper'
I sing all bureaus beds and chairs,
Amassed in melee on tho pavement
l sing confusion everywhere,
Kind people veXed to mental raVementi
| sing the, sturdy moving man.
Who juggles crockery and tables,
I sing the great capacious van,
Fresh from a summer In the stables
And oh! the Joys Of moving In,
The tonder sweets OF getting settled,
Those meals before the things have peen
Unpackcdtho Kitchen still llnkctrlcd!
The choice Of paper for the walls.
Tho mutual complaints and structures
The arpet-layers In the halls,
Yourself engaged to hang the plctures'
All no; September Is not drab,
AS Sunday poets oft have named heri IA
]. who'vn so often moved my hnb-
Itatlon, know that they've DETAINED her,
find September llvely-I
Then fight the worst OF nil my battles !,
'rls then I'm doomed to moving my
Impedmenta, goods and chattels!
I'll s. II. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

Some OF these Western farmers IN at
tendance upon the congress ought to be
taken out on Virginia ,'possum hunt
to tho end that they may really kno"
something Of the joys Of Virginia rural
life.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

That man Addlcks, OF Delaware threat
ems new and startling appearance on
the political stage The startlingness OF
the appearance will depend In great
measure upon the bank account that
backs It.. S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

II believe that my place IN ,h's.ots
w,,, he determined not by what the peo-
Mo are able to do for me, but by what
am able to do for the people, ''--Willtam
j.. Bryan.
That is a noble saying and there is
philosophy in every word. The men men
who are affectIonately remembered from
generation to generation are they who
have forgotten themselves in their earn
est and generous desires to serve the
people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

That Tidewater railway which has so
long been on paper Is showing very
lively disposition to get on the ground.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

The straw hat is making very des-
pcratc effort to prolong us tenure VI
office, but tho clements are against Vt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

1t is beginning to leak out that some OF
the cutivators In attendance upon the
Farmers Congress are "cultivators" OF
farmers mainly,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
Travellers Play Louisa,

The Commercial Travellers and me no
strong Louisa team will play q, game OF
hnsnball at Broad Street Park TINS alteI-
noon, at which time a fine eShlp't'o" .
= The proceeds OF the game Will 80 1or
the henef1t Of tho Travellers ...-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

The Gear. having made peace with his
friend, the Mikado, now has time to
negotiate with the people OF his own
domnions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

The Taggarts arc booked for early re-
tlrement from the stage Of public view
Thanks, awfully
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

When an automobile and Kansas
threshlng machine collide, as they did
n few days ago, an earthquake is bound
to be tho result
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

The Governor Of Massachusetts cant
be persuaded that q second nomination
will ut quite as snugly as Douglas
shoe. 59s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
"Rovall's Meeting"

We say To the News Lender that the
Times Dispatch Is III nolwny resps'lsiDie
for Mr. Royals proposed mass meet
Ing, and we do not votch for It. But
we do not share our ',1eighbor's fears OF
dlreful Consequences. We IRE not afraid
of Richmond mass-nleetlngs on m oc-
casion OF this character. One meeting
was held when the feeling was more IN
tense than II now s and We have the
testimony OF the News Leader that 1t was
orderly and altogether lovely. We pre-
dict that tho next meeting will be Of the
same general character rs, s8.
But IT, there Is. cause for alarm II
Mr.. Royals plan is b rash, extreme ne
unwiso and dangerous.",bg that the
greater reason why the conservative citiI
ions Of the city should attend tho met
ing.
It should surely not be left to tho mo-
ropoly and tender mcrcies Of "Repub.
ilicans, .no,l-votcrs, and anybody clse*'
1t Is called Mr.. Royals meeting by
courtesy but In point Of fact It Will DO
the peoples meeting. Therefore, let the
people turn out and control IT, We can,
at least, promise them n bright ana
entertaining speech from Mr.. RoyallT and
wo can as safely promise that twill
be neither disrespectful nor ncendnry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

After all. perhaps the Japs were only
celebrating their victory, In riotous
way 1t is true, but celebrating all the
same.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

Wall Street tempers the wind to Tia
shorn lamb long enough to enable the
$. j. to grow some more wool. No lon
ger
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15

"To be well dressed Is mn evidence OF
our obligation to society" -l3xchango
Or to our tailor. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-15
THE WE "A THEIR.

Forecasts. Virginia. Fair Friday and
Saturday, light northeast to east wihds.
North Carolinu- cloudy Friday
and Saturday. fresh to brisk northeast
Winds.
Conditions Yesterday.
Richn,ond's weather was clear and quito
cool Range OF the thernometer:
q a. M.,..,......n67 T. M...........aeD
IL M....,....,i..,,.0 3 F.. M.,s.t..u....M
g r. M......,......Go IL acknowledgements
Hlghest temperature yesterdny.....u,. 90
Lowest temperature yesterday..i....".i
Mean Temperature yesterday .,.......... G2
Normal Temperature for Sept etnber....n
Departure from normal temperature.t. g.
Thermometer This Day Last Year
9 a. M...........75 r. M............H
~ M............,...S1 20 P. M.............f5
d 3 =. M.......,....7S u mldnlght........IB
N average ..,....,M 90.