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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-14

Snowman set off with the porter and
Toni while Mr.. Gradgrind and Louisa,
whom Sissy had inspired with trust In
sleary, waited all night for his return.
It was morning before Sleary came
back with tho news that Tom was un- 4
ldoubtedly safe from pursuit by them,
II not already tlbunrd ship. He told
them how at the word from him the
educated horse had begun to dancer how
Tom had slipped down and got away
while the educated dog Mt his command
had penned the frightened porter In the
carriage all night, fearing to stir.
Thus Tom, who did not deserve any
such good luck got safe away. but
though his father was spared he shame
OF seeing his son behind the bars OF 1
Jail, yet he was a broken man ever after
the truth became known.
What was the fate OF MI these peo-l
Pile? Bounderby, Il bully to the last,
died Of "a fit five years nfterwnrd, leny-
port OF twenty-five humbugs. s. each OF
whom was required to take the name OF
Josiah Bounderby of Cokctown.''t
Louisa never remarked. but lived to be
the comfort OF her father and the low
Ing comrade OF Sissy. Sissy never found \
her father. and when ut last Merry-legs,
his wonderful dog. came back alone To-
die OF old age at Sleary' 8 feet. all knew
that his master must BIO dead. Tom
died, softened and penitent In a foreign
land. Rachel always remained the same
pensve little worker, always dressed In
black, beloved by all and helping every
one. even Stephens besotted WIFE
AS for Mr.. Gradgrind. n Will to-haired,$
decrepit old man. he forgot all the Facts {
on which he had SO depended, and tried
FOR ever after to mingle his LIES acts
with Faith, Hope and Charity. s,5l n
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knew the surest way to her liking was
to pretend an interest in Tom, and he
at once began to 1atter the sullen young
fellow. Under his influence the latter
was not long in telling the, story OF
Lousa's marriage, and In boasting that
he himself had brought it about for his
own advancement. 10 Louisa Harthouse
spoke rcgretfully Of Toms idle habits. yet.
hopefully of his future, SO that she,
deeming him honestly his friend, con-
flded in him, telling him Of her brothers
love Of gambling and how she had more
than once paid his debts by selling some
OF her own jewelry. In such ways as
these Harthouse, step by step, gained an
intimacy with her.
While Harthouse was thus setting his
mot, stephen I3lackpool, the mill worker.
was enduring trial. 1t was time OF
great dissatisfaction among workmen
throughout the country and In many
towns they were banding themselves to-
gether into unions In order to gain
more privileges and higher wages from
Z their employers. This movement in time
had reached Coketown. Rachel was OPP
posed to these unions, believing they
would In the end do their members more
harm than good, and knowing her mind,
stephen had long ago promised her that
he would never join one. The day had
come, however. when q workman VINO
thus declined was looked on with sus-
picion and dislike by his fellows. and at
slength-though all had liked and respected
Stephen--because he steadfastly refused
to Join the rest he found himself
Stunned. Day after day he went to ana
from his work alone and spoken to by
none, and. not seeing Rachel IN these
days, was lonely and dlsheartened.
This condition of things did not escape
the eye of Bounderhy, who sent for
Stephen and questioned him. But even
In his trouble, thinking his fellow work.
men believed themselves In the right,
Stephen refused to complain or to bear
tales of them. Bounderby, In his arro-
gance, chose to be angry that one Of his
mill hands should presume not to answer
his questions and discharged him forth
with, so that now Stephen found him
self without friends money or work.
Not wholly without friends, either, for
Rachel was still the same, And he had
gained another friend. too. While he was
telling her that evening In his lodgings
what had occurred, and that he must
soon so In search OF work in some other
town Louisa came to him, She had wit'
messed the interview In which her hus-
band discharged this faithful workman,
| had found out where he lived and had
| made her brother bring her there that
| she might tell Stephen how sorry she was
| and beg him to accept money to help him
| In his DISTRESS This kindness touched
| stephen. He thanked her and loo. as
| loan a small portion OF the money she
| offered him.
Tom had come on this errand with hit
sister sulkiy. While he listened now g
thought darted to his mind AS Louisa
talked With Rachel he beckoned stepher
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looking flxedly at the bank: What more

looking fixedly at the bank. What more
natural than toSsuspect her?
{, Then another rumor began to grow.
Stephen Backpool, discharged from the
mill by Bounderbys himself-the work.
man who had been stunned by all his
comrades, to whom no ono spoke--he
had $peen seen recently lettering, night
after night, near the robbed bank. Where
was he? Conc none knew where! In.
an hour Stephen was suspected. by
tho next day half Of! Coketown believed
him guilty.
3.-Harthouse's Plan Fails.
1.-TWO persons, however, had a suspi-
clon of the truth, One of these
was the porter OF the bank. whose
suspicion was, strong. The other
was Louisa. Who though her love de-
MED 1t room, had In her secret heart a
fenr that her brother had had a share
In the crime. In the night she went to
TOMS bcdsides put her arms around
him and begged him to tell her any Sc
cret he might be keeping from her. But
he answered sullenly that lo did not
know what she meant (
Mrs. Sparsits fine-bred nerves ESQ she
inslsted) were so shaken by the robbery
< that she came ia! Bounderby's house to
remain till size had recovered. The fee
bio, pink-eyed bundleSof shawls that was
Mrs, Gradgrlnd, happening to do at this
time. and Louisa being absent at her
mothers funeral, Mrs. Sparsit saw her
opportunity. SHE had never forgiven
Louisa for marrying Bounderby, and
she now revenged herself by n course
OF such flattery that the vulgar bully
began to think his cold, proud wife much
too regardless Of him and OF his import
ance,
What pleased the hawk-eyed old busy
body most was tho game tho suaye
Harthouse was playing, and which she
was sharp enough to sec through at
once. If Louisa would only Disgrace
herself by running away with Hart
house, thought Mrs. Sparsit, Bounderby
might DO free again and she might
marry him. So she watched narrowly
the growing Intimacy between them,
hoping for Louisa's ruin.
There came day when Bounderpy
was summoned OFT business 70 LONDON
and Louisa stayed meanwhile at the
Bounderby country house, when lay
Sparst guessed that Harthouse would
use this opportunity for seeing Louisa
alone, and, to spy upon her, took the
train herself, reaching there at nightfall,
She went afoot from the station to thee
grounds opened the gate softly ana
crept close to tho house. Here ana there
In the dusk, through garden and Wooa,
she stole. and at length she found Whal
she sought. There under the trees stood
Harthouse. his horse tied near by, and
talking with him was Louisa.
Mrs. sparsit stood behind q tree like
Robinson Crusoo in his ambuscade
against the savages, and listened with
all her ears. She could not hearsall but
enough to know that he was telling hef
he loved her, and begging her to leave
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
Floods In Rio orande River.

Ell Paso. Texas, May ga half
millicn dollars is n conservative esti.
mate Of the damage done by the over
flow Of the Rio Grande river north of
Ell Paso. In Mesilla valley between
5000 and 10000 acres of farms are un.
der water, crops and farm machinery
have been lost and all houses in the
path Of the flood washed away. The
water in most places is six feet deep.
Every adobe house in Anthony, New
Mexico, has been washed away and
people have fled to Ell Paso. Mrs. j.
L. Brown and family of Douglas, Ari-
zona, were caught in the flood at An
thony and were two days and nights
without food or water. Finally they
were rescued from the roof OF barn.
Two hundred carloads of baled hay
alone were lost in the flood. The wa
ters are rising rapidly. threatening
greater damage, especially at Ell Paso.
where the lower section Of the city will
be inundated II a weak sand dyke
gives way. Laborers are working con-
stantly Strengthening the dyke with
sand bags.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
FIXING RAILROAD RATES.

Making railroad rates IL like play.
Ing game Of checkers or chess. Com.
munitics to be benefited. producers.
manufacturers or shippers to be aided
represent the pieces used. Every pos.
sible move Is studied for itK effect
on the general result by skilled traf-
nc managers. a false move In tho
making OF freight rates may mean tho
ruin Of n city. OF n great manufacture
Ing interest. OF an agricultural com.
munity. Railroads strive to build up
nli these so that each may have an
equal chance In the sharp compcti.
tion OF business. So sensitive to this
rivalry arc the railroads that In order
TO build up business along thciv lines
they frequently allow the shipper 20
practically dictate rates. Rate max
Ing has been n matter Of development:
OF mutual concessions for mutual
benefit. That is why the railroads OF
the United States have voluntarily
made freight rates SO much lower In
this country than they nre on tho
governmcnt.owncd and operated rail-
ways Of Europe and Australia that
they are now tho lowest transpona-
tion rates In tho world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
SCHOOL OF MINES GRADUATES
Forty.sioht Receive the Degree Of
Mining Engineer.

Denver. May 27.-Thc opera house
1t Golden was filled TO ovcrnowins
yesterday afternoon. the occasion be
ing tho thirty.nrst annual commence
mcnt Of the Colorado School OF Mines,
Forty.cIsht young men were awarded
the degree Of mining engineer. this be
Ing the largest graduating class In the
history OF the school. In addition the
honorary degree OF mining engineer
was conferred upon Jesse Mcdonald.
governor OF Colorado.
Joseph S. Jafia. n member Of the
board OF trustees. made the principal
address.
Congressman Brooks also addressed
the students. taking the place OF Gen
cral Irving Hale. who was on the pro
gram for n speech. but had been sud
denly called to New York.
President Anderson awarded mum
Der OF prizes for class work.
Following is n list OF the graduates:
Arthur Austin. Denver: Alfred
Strong Lewis. Denver: Leroy Louis
Middlekamp. Pueblo; Thatcher Rod
Htg hunt. bN"s'hs s'o'p"
O'Byrnc. Cripple Creek; Charles Au'
gustus Hyder. Denver; Edward Nor
ris Rabb, Jr.. Denver: Evariso Pare.
des, Jr., Caliacan. Sinnloa. Mexico:
Luther Willis Lenox. Colorado
Springs: Albert Berry. Leadville: John
Jerome Cory. Golden: Philip Jay Lon
ergan, Jr.. Colorado Springs: julius
Hornbein, Denver; Eric Morris Smith.
Denver: George Bancroft Putnam.
Denver: Robert Leroy Hallett, Den
yer; Albert Frederick Cuno. Denver:
Richard Lalor Darcy. Denver: Alfred
Plasceit Busey. Pueblo: Jose Ma Cara
Aldapc Torreon. Coahula, Mexico: Guy
Nicholas Pfeiffer. O'Fallon. Illinois:
Douglas Muir, San Antonio. Texas:
Edwin Ruthven Richards. Montrose:
Arthur Clarke Terrill. Colorado
Springs: Frederick Charles Car
starphen, Denver; William Owens
Chamberlain. Denver: Louis Philip
Pressler, Golden; Ernest Frederick
Stoekley, Canon City; Howard SpaEg-
Ter, Denver: Luther Barnard Eamcs
Pueblo; Eldon Lee Larson. Golden.
William Jared Hallett. Denver; Homer
Davis Ford. Denver; Edgar Eugene
Greve, Brooklyn, New York; John b.
Neville, Jr., Denver; William Edward
Ryan, Denver; Arthur Theodore
Thomson, Pueblo; Arthur Frank Hew-
lit, Denver; Robert McCart. Denver;
Ebert Wood Bailey. Denver; Frank
Joseph Reinhard. Golden; Car. Alton
Allen, La Junta; Robert Leland
Brown, Denver; Richard Leonidas
Grider, Selad Valley, California; Fred
Ford Flint. Greeley; Charles Louis
Ducr, Denver; Charles Martin Rath.
Telluride.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
President Talks Live Stock.

Washington. May :s.-ror tho pur.
pose OF cnlistin. the Sympathies of
President Roosevelt In n larger export
market Tor mcrienn meats. y. J. Hak.
cnbarth Of Dcnvcr. president Of tho
National Live Stock Association. called
at the White House yesterday. So
great was the Presidents interest that
he has promised to deal with tho sub.
jcct In his next annual message to
Congress. and will take up other mat.
tcrs OF Vital Importance to live stock
men.
Nothing can compensate for tho
loss OF n market. except to got that
market back" said Mr.. Hagcnbnrth to
the President we have lost moro
Than $i00.ooo.o0o annually fog tho last
three or four years In export market
for meats alone through commercial
misundcrstnndinss that have resulted
In tarih retaliation against meat from
this country. Gcrmany's discrimina.
tion has been the most severe. al.
though the loss OF the French market
has cost live stock interests 10000.
600 annually.
The President encouraged Mr.. Hag.
cnbarth TO continue his explanation.
and then asked him what he proposed
MS n solution.
Reciprocity preferably. and II wo
can't get that. retaliation" replied Mr..
Hagenbarth. Tho Prcaidcnt agreed as
to the remedy. although he thought
that reciprocity and rctaliA.'on could
both be adopted by the United States
"A reciprocal arrangement with coun-
tries that were disposed to be friendly
commercially. and saving the retaiia.
tory methods for countries that were
inclined to treat the United States
with unfairness. He agreed with Mr..
Hagenbarth that the subject was ono
that should 20 before Congress- and
the people. and asked the president OF
the live stock association to present
brief that would inform him OF the
associations position. Mr.. Hagen.
barth promised to put the brief In the
Presidents hands by July 1st.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
SENTENCED TO DEATH
FIVE MEN AWAITING EXECUTION
Warden Of Colorado Penitentiary Has
Already Executed Eight Men-see'
retary Favors Habituai Criminal

Denver. May 27.-With the conyic
tion Of Joseph Johnson at Trinidad on
the charge OF killing John Fox there
are now iiye men In the state OF Colo
rado awaiting execution under the cap.
ital punishment act. These are Fred
Arnold and Newton Andrews. con
demnei To die In the week beginning
June llth: Patrick Bremen. convicted
OF killing his sweetheart at Leadyilie.
to hang the week beginning July eist:
Charles o. Peters. To hang the week
beginning November 18th. and Joseph
johnson. date not yet set
All Of these men are under thirty
years Of age. except johnson. War
den Cieshorn has already executed
eight men for the state. and II he re-
mains In office and there is no inter
ference with the cases. he Will have
hanged thirteen by the end Of the pres
ent year. There is the possibility. of
course. that there may be- Others added
To the list In ths meantime.
In discussing the capital punishment
act recently. Secretary e. l.. iiasar OF
the State Board of Pnrdons expressed
the opinion that there was u bill be-
:orc the last Legislature which. II IL
had become u law. would have done
more to lessen crime than did the law
Of 1908. lie referred to the habitunl
criminal net. Under this act Il Ii pro
posed that when man IL committed
to the pcnit.ntiary of state for the
third time. he In to be declared an In
durable and incnrccratcd for the re-
mnindcr Of his life.
The theory Of this Law is that II a
man has demonstrated that imprison'
mcnt does not cure him Of criminal ten
dcncics. then there IL nothing left for
society to do but protect itself by put
ting him out Of the way. Humanity
rebels at executing him. and. therefore.
he must be left In prison. that he may
no longer prey upon society or repro
ducc his kind. Many criminoio.ists
declare that executions and impriSon
ment do not have n deterrent effect.
thus. the fear Of life Imprisonment
might not actually lessen the proper.
tion Of crime. but with the habitunl
criminals gradually becoming incarcer
ntcd there would be n pcrccptibic de-
crease In tho number Of crimes com
mittcd.
Mr.. Hn.ar says that n study OF the
records ut the prisons is very interest
inG. shown. that majority OF those
who commit crime arc extremely iS
norant and unlcttcrcd.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
Settling DAMAGE Suits.

Denver, May 27.-Another Of the f1f-
teen damage claims against STATIONS
Independence Company, limited, was
Settled Thursday by the company's at
torney, William II. Bryant. The last
beneficiary was Mrs. Alice Smitherum
of Denver, whose husband was one OF
the miners killed in the shaft of the
Independence mine, January "a. 1904.
Mrs. Smitherum's claim was settled
for $2,500. Eleven OF the families
were paid sums ranging from $500 to
$500, and three cases have not yet
been settled, but the mine attorney.
Mr.. Bryant, is making every effort to
sLttle within the next few days.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
Chicago Strike Continues.

Chicago, May 2S.-Nothing devel.
oped to-day that would indicate an I'M
mediate settlement OF the transfers
strike. which has been In progress
nearly two months. That the labor un.
ions are of the belief that the fight
will be long one was demonstrated
at the meeting of the Chicago Fedora
ton Of Labor to-day when arrange
ments were made for holding strike
demonstration on July 4.
According to the present plans II Is
the intention to hold n monster parade
OF the strikers and the affiliated unions
unless the controversy has been ended
before that date. At the meeting to.
day each union afiiliated with the CEN
tral body was represented by three
delegates at the request Of President
Dold.
The strike situation was discussed
in all its details and the sentiment of
the meeting was that the teamsters
should continue the fight until the
seven express companies should offer
some sort Of compromise. The Off
cials of the express companies are still
obdurate in their declaration that no
concessions need be looked for from
their side, SO the matter of settlement
through this channel seems as remote
as ever.
With over 1000 policemen and depu-
ties Of the sheriff detailed on strike
Luty. the employers declare that dur
ing the present week they will be able
to demonstrate to the strikers that any
further continuation of the fight will
be suicidal to the teamsters' union.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
GOVERNMENT LIGHT.
HISTORIC cHickAMAuoA PARK
A6LAZE WITH ILLUMINATION.
United States System OF Lighting Mil.
tary Post Pronounced oratifyinsiy
sueeessfui-Sis and one-HaIf Miles
Of Mains-sixty-Five Street Lights.

chickamauga Park Ga, May al
The United States government has here
in operation one of the largest aceIy-
lene gas plants in the world. The mill
tary post al the entrance OF the histor-
ical Chickamauga battlefield where
thirty thousand Union and Confederate
soldiers Were lost In the memorable
battle Of Sept. 10 and 20. 1868. contains
about one hundred buildings. the
seyenty'hye principal ones OF which are
lighted with acetylene. To accom-
plish this six and one-haif miles OF
mains and Two miles OF service pipes
are in use. while sixty.nve street
lamps brilliantly illuminate the ave-
nues OF the post.
In 1908 the War Department in
stalled u test acctylenc plant at Fort
Meyer. Virginia. The results Were
30 gratifying and the superiority
OF the iliuminant SO evident that tho
government. March 20. 1904, placed
the contract for the Chlekamausa
plant. In which every citizen of tho
United States should have his pro
rata Of pride.
s'ss sA' W.T.
fined Its acceptance of acetyiene To
this military post. Since becoming
satisfied Of the efficiency. superiority
and economical advantages Of this
particular illuminant. the United
States has installed number of
plants In Indian schools and other gov.
crnmcnt institutions.
Acetyicnc sas is one Of the simplest
as well aS the most perfect OF artificial
lights. II lS made by the contac,
Of water and carbide. In manufactured
product for sale nj u nominal price,.
ix absolutely safe and gives a beau.
tiful white ilsht soothing to the eyes
and nerves. II can be produced any.
wherein the farm home. the village
store. the town hall. the church-and
II 30 easily maintained ns to
be practical for all classes.
II In n matter for national congratu'
lation tina, In beautifyin. no historic
. spot as chickamau.n. nothin. but
the best. including tho lighting Sys.
TEN. has been deemed good enough
for the American people.
The hardest work some fellows eve;
do is lookin. for II.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
Anxiety In Russia.

81. Petersburg. May 20. ::l5 a. m
In this momcntous hour tho emperor.
the admiralty and tho Russian public
are waiting brcathicssiy for the Japa.
nesc to furnish authentic news OF the
faie Of Vice Admiral Rojcstvcnsky and
his feet. In which the hopes Of the
Russians arc ccntcrcd. The Official
disposition Is to construc Tokio's VI.
lcnce favorabiy. but nj the same time
he strategic reason for suck silence In
recognized.
Tho public after tho premature jubi.
lation Of Saturday night. IL Inclined to
reverse Its attitude and 10 become pes.
simistic.
The report sent To Washington by
the American consul nj Naxasnki Of
tho sinking Of iivc Russian wnrships.
including battlcshp and repair ship.
was accepted as the most dciin!tc and
tho most authentic piece Of news re-
ceived up to midnight. and undoubtedly
produced q bad impression. The fear
was expressed that the batticship sunk
might have been RoJcstvcnsky's nag.
ship, the kninx SoavarofI. on which
the Japanese undoubtedly would con.
centrate their fire.
The sinking OF the repair ship Kan.
chntka. which was filed with the most
modern machinery. might. II Was
thought, prove later TO be a more Sc
we're loss than that OF n warship. but
at the admiralty where crowds congrc.
gated Sunday afternoon and evening.
the opinion wns expressed that II Ro-
5cstvensky had cleared the gateway to
the sea OF Japan with no greater loss
than that reported by tho American
consul. the passage had not been
dearly purchased, and especially II
later reports should prove that the
Japanese losse were proportionnte.
Probably no one In Russia displayed
such intense anxiety as the Emperor.
Early Sunday morning he summoned
Grand Duke Alexis. high admiral; Ad.
miral Avellnn, head Of the Russian ad.
miralty department, and Admiral wir.
enus, chief Of the general stan Of the
navy. to Tsarskoe.Sclo, and remained
cioseted with them up to late hour
last night. impatiently awaiting infor
nation, and poring over charts.
The only news received by his ma.
jesty from Russian sources were dis.
patches from Russian agents and con.
suls at Chinese ports, which contained
nothing but current rumors. The only
time the Emperor left the members OF
the cabinet was to attend services in
the chapel In the Alexander palace,
when the chaplain prayed for Rojest.
vensky's success.
The Emperor was greatly distressed
when the Washington dispatch con-
tanning the Information sent by the
consul at Nagasaki arrived.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
TOGO HAS SMASHED
= RojESTVENSkYS FLEET

oko May 2 2:i5 p Mt
vs fleet
sunk captured
London May 2eThe
fs telegram received
nss fleet has
and that four Russian ships including
Washington c.
far has been with favorable
patch 10 from private
Washington o. c..
sn to-day
that Its hsst had
held
The American
day that the Japanese
repair ship In the Korea.
Following the
Nassak May 2s-Jspanese
four more ~arshps =
The other read as olo.ss:
Ioko May 27-Japans
noon IN the strait OF Tsushma which
n use OF their torpedo Of
boats In their fleet
reond Port Arthur
was unlikely that
neted BY ordinary
May 2s-Thes
Huss'an and Japanese fleets
70 reported that the whole
vessels having steamed
to bs boats.
lenon May 2s-Ths Toxic
sian Meet has
and That the remainder are !" flight with
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-06-02
News Reaches Paris.

Paris. May 29.-4:55 a. m.-Later
editions of the morning papers here
express the fear that the Russians
have met with defeat in the naval COM
bat.
The Matin. remarking that the dis
patches from Washington are far from
reassuring. recalls the words of Vice
Admiral Rojestvensky when he en-.
tered far Eastern waters:
"If I am victorious I shall inform
you. If am vanquished, Togo will in
form you."