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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12

FRA Witness stated that the net revenues
from Interstate business to his com
apany for the year ending June 30, 1905.
had been 1892. 444.2l. Asked by Mr.. Thorn
ii the proposed rates had been In vogue
then, what would have been the differ
ence. Mr.. Plant said the reduction would
have been s95,410.29.
More Statistics.
Mr. Thorn examined the witness at
great length on the cost Of doing mira
state business In Virginia. the line of
this question being designed to show that
the rates now charged are not sufficient
to bring the company any considerable
revenue. II NJ
Witness said the bonded indebtedness
OF his company January 30, 1905, was
S192 657, 200. of which $3S.509, &c Ia appli-
cable to Virginia properties. He followed
this up with the various items that con-
stitute the amount, and showed how It
was arrived at.
su,ned at $3.50 o clock. and Mr.. Plant
again took the stand and was questioned
by Mr.. Thom
Witness was asked what was the an
nual interest charge apportionable to Vir-
ginia out of the amount Of the bonded
Indebtedness applicable to- Virginia, and
he said 1t was $l.71S,a 3ob2. He then ex-
planned the various Items MAILING up this
amount and how he arrived at his re-
suit.
The mass Of figures submitted all dur
ing the day by Mr.. Plant were dry to a
layman, but seemed to Interest the law
yers and railroad officials, nearly all OF
whom made memoranda ndustrlously,
us he went on.
what Is the annual trackage and
rental paid by the Southern In Virginaf'
I, asked Mr.. Thorn, and the answer was
800 .5lb.I7."
At 80 o'clock Mr. Thorn asked the w.t.
ness If in view of his recent sickness he
felt too weary to go on, and he answered
| in the negative
! Witness thought his road was being
| operated as economically as possible,
both during and prior to this time.
| II feel that the expenses have been as
! light. and the management as economical
as they could possibly have BEEN" he
! said.
Operating Expenses.
@. What percentage Of the operating
expenses was paid for labor In Virginia
in the year ended June 80. 1862
A. '527G per cent"
@. What was the entire amount paid
for labor and salaries on whole system,
| In the same year,"
A. ut was $lS.G6,642,'' s
| Many of these figures are contained
| In the printed answer OF the Southern IN
rate cases and they are therefore known
to many of the parties In interest.
Witness showed that The cost of earn
| Ing a, dollar on his road had increased In
recent years. and he laid this to In
creases In the cost Of labor, material
| etc. and In operating exr~nses generally
He said the rate on guano for twenty
one miles In 1879 had been four cents pei
ton per mile. and now II was l.29,, of a
cent per ton per mile.
He said the average rate charged by
his company in 1905 Was III cents pei
ton per mile,
Al this point the commission adjourned
until , II o'clock to-day, when Mr.. Plank
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Commissions Signed.

Governor Swanson has Signed CONS
missions for the following ". NJ, IL grad grad
yates:
Major, Thomas a, Jones. b
Major J Il Harvey Laird. g5
@ Captain. Reuben Ragland.
CAPTAIN, Ellis Craig Caldwell.
CAPTAIN, Ira Branch johnson.
g Captain, John William Newman.
q Captain, C. Powell holland, Jr
@ Captain, Robert Barclay Poague
Captain. Edward southa lltl . shlesds.
Captain William NPaverly LaiSrh
" Captain, R>lolph laorenz W eloe el'.. - u
engineers V. T.. !.
Captain, II. 2. Wyatt.
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LIFTS HORSE; ; 5; /:
Exhibition Of Strength by Treloar,5.
and Miss Tempest at lakewood.

and Miss T empest at ! lakewood. 81
B Treloar. an ex- Harvard oarsman. vim
Srs- OF a Thousand dollar prize for the
most perfectly developed man In ti,eE
world a. the first .phyaical culture expo
ssltlon. at Madison Square Garden. New
York, is performing some wonderful feats
In the stadium at lakewood this week:
s Treioar's greatest feat is that OF lit
Ing heavy horse and rider with one;
hand, and is assisted by Miss Edna Tenn
pest, whose entrance, elegantly dressed.
riding on the horse. adds much to sthe
artistic effect OF this remarkable feat:
.Treloar and Miss Tempest will give two
performances daily. the first at In:
the afternoon and the second at y :so At
night Casino tickets are good for asciiH d.,
n, lssion to. lakewood aftcrathe perform
80 az to give them an opportunity to 4
witness the free attractions, which are 4
changed every week.
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Have Outing at West Point

The annual Sunday school picnic of the
FIRST Baptist Church will be held satur-
day. June 18th, at West Point, Va. rho
train will leave the Southern depot
promptly at $40 A. NJ. and not a, $3.50,
as IS, printed on the tickets. large
crowd will go, andfa most enjoyable day
is Anticipated -.
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Lady Maccabees' Meeting

The regular review Of Richmond Hive,
No. 3, Lady Maccabees. will be held In
FRATERNITY Hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
large attendance Is expected, as there
are several candidates TO be initiated
and much important business to be trans
NCtGls ti1.t, TT ,
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Closing Of Music School,

The closing exercises Of Mrs, I,.4 q.
fuckers music class will take place In
her studios, sos North Fifth Street. next
Friday, at s:1b P, M, Former pupils
can obtain tickets by applying to Mrs.
Tucker. 81
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20,
Total -.

@ Total J. I. I. !. y. 81, e57, sso91
Witness made great many deductions,
showing items Of revenue and Of cost,
many of which had been testified to by
Mr.. Spencer, the general manager Of the
road. and the results Of which were de-
signed to illustrate that the road is in
no condition to stand any reduction Of.
Its revenues In rates and otherwise.
Mr.. Thorn asked the witness to give
the capital account Of the road for each
year since its organization, and here
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COUNCIL ADOPTS
HEALTH MEASURE
8(Continued From First Page.)

( continued
Pollock, richardson Smith, Spence. Stein,
GUmlauf ID Well, White, White, Fs Williams.
and Peters, %. X 5l59
Noes essrs. Dickinson, CARRIER, Gates,
and Grimes; 4. Ne
For Auditorium.
Mr.. A1asurier. offered the following.
which was referred:
"Be 1t resolved I. by the Common
Council That the Committee on
and Buildings be. and they
y are hereby. directed to examine into 4
the expectancy, advisabillty and feas-
Utility OF constructing an auditorium
Il building OF sufficient size and sea ting
capacity to accommodate large con-
MENTIONS and great public gatherings.
y the said building to be locat ted on part
OF the site OF the present Second Mar }s
ket, but to be 80 constructed as to
4 afford facilities for the business Of the
market, MS we'll as for the purposes OF
an auditorium. and to have Its main
entrance from Broad Street The "A
said committee Is further directed to
inquire into the cost OF acquiring the
land adjacent q to the Second Market II
site which shall be needed for the
purposes herein set forth. and to
conform to tho plan accompanying
this resolution. The committee shall 65
report full information and details
with their recommended tons to the
regular July meeting ofsthis bod
r. Mr.. Elicit offered an ordinance rela ting
to the State Fair and 1T was referred to
tho Committee on Finance. An ordinance
was offered by Mr., Spence and referred
for the enlargement Of the Third street
engine house, and Mr., Pollard called UP
ana had passed the ordinance providing;
for the widening OF franklin street
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DR.. T. S. Duna;lwaY Here,

Rev, T. 8. Dunaway. p. D., Of Fred
sericksburg, is the guest Of DIR. George 81,
Steel during the commencement exer-EE
cises OF Richmond College, 5s Il
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Give Lawn Party This Evening
"A lawn party will be given at Calvary
Baptist Church this evening under the
auspices OF the Girls Missionary Society
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12

Richmonders in New York. Z,
Especial to The Tlmes-pispatch,)
i NEW YORK, June ll,--Astor. r. w,
Adams, A. L. Lucas ST. Denis, z, IT,
Conrad; Hoffman, ]. N, Boyd; SaTanaNJ
Az Hendricks and wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12

traffic in Virginia In 1905
Freight S..........5 ...............S o54,oiaoo
Passenger, mail, express and
& mall a.............. ........-..... 1,Uo5 SU3oo
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Witness stated that the net revenues
from Interstate business to his COM
lpany for the year ending June 3d. 1905,
had been sl02.444.2l. Asked by Mr.. Thorn
If the proposed rates had been In vogue
then, what would have been the differ
ence. Mr. Plant said the reduction would
have been s95,41O.29.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12
More Statistics.

Mr.. Thorn examined the witness at
great length on the cost Of doing mira
state business In Virginia. the line of
this question being designed to show that
the rates now charged are not sufficient
to bring the company any considerable
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24

would revolt her: and moreover. she is by
nature so timid and conservative that even
American wages. large as 10 seem almost
mythical to her in her country, would
rarely lure her Of her own initiative into the
American home.
cuties by training the Italian girl TO American
ways in her own country and then bringing her
to America TO be placed in carefully selected
home. He purposes to select or build house in
Italy similar in arrangement and fittings to the
American home. with gas. electricity. running
water and all modern American conveniences.
This house will be furnished entirely in the
American style, and floor will be arranged
s a fiat. Here American instructors in domes-
tic science will teach Italian girls how to cook
and wash and wait table in the American
way, and short course of instruction in Eng
lsh will prepare them for intercourse with the
American butcher. baker and candlestick maker.
we'll with their mistress
Mr.. Cont will meet the entire initial expense
of the scheme. and he is sure that sufficient
number of persons here and in Italy. will be
enough interested in the undertaking to keep it
running.
The course win cover about nine months. and
over some institution will be selected this side
find places for them, care for them In sickness
and befriend them generally while they are
strangers in a strange land This institution
must, 1t is said, be q. convent. as other would
inspire an Italian woman with such confidence.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
WHEN WOMEN ARE HAPPY.
That Blissful State Means Female Juries
and Executioners

Mrs sallie Morris Cory's ideal of perfect state
Of society is one in which she can enjoy the felicity
or being deprived Of life by female eyecutioner
Talking TO the Society for Political Study at it's
nrst meeting Of the season yesterday afternoon she
SAID:
when a woman trial for her life Is defended
by female lawyer, sat on by female jury Judged
oy female judge and, If found guilty. consoled
by a female and executed by p female then will
tTie nave attained her proper place in the world
What man in the same circumstances u,o,,1d e,,or
summit n having every position filed bv the opno
site sex?' FP0
one OF the women thought she wouldn't want 70
See women acting executioners. but Ars Co..,
sald she was ready 70 accept such q nosi+jo, -
zen IN her utopian state. She wss +aJkipg aho..
woman. Yesterday. To-day and Forever" end In
the course of her remarks she referred somewhat
o,'''i'i' 1ouSiN' 10 the domestic woman as sur
T1T1ng type. with her eyes lifted in uorsbfn 70 ,
own particular Ehenezer Timothy while sbA
reads with horror Of the dreadful women ,,,o.5 -.
me newspapers This seemed to rlIf11a the fa.+ba-
OF the political students most Of whom are -,
emrlary housewives and whose respective Fbe,ez-
efs and Timothys were at that moment u,aiti,.
elmer for them
i think the domestic woman &c +ba so..
woman ever known" protested the president Nfre
s9"H 'oee Sne makes everything in life possi-
- 1'''H "hhR mat mon manufacture was first
lns CURED by the domestic woman in her home
anu t"-oaN she must know everything There ter,,
an earthly thing that YOU bring rosr fr.o ~
t4ouse 20 90 that YOU don't have 10 tell him bou,
- 90. 1ol nave 10 oe the carpenter the gas nan
- M papernanSer- besides being the cook and
DC fnother can he 4 good mother who can't cook -
think. said Mrs. Leroy Sunderland sni,b
deprecatnsly, that president forge+s tha, tbe.
are stars Of different magnitudes. Because she
A"o"S SO many things she ought not to look down
on her poor sisters who can't cook "
The president is quite right" said Mrs =,
fstsle looking is the foundation of home p bo,i
plness II is not only the way to reach 80 n ] Ia
heart. but the way keep Il 'i d man s
From this the discussion drifted -, - r.l..L-
% nor women were superior 10 men. Mrs Belle
Grey laHlor thought the men consdered +iIanD
long ~ 'P0lieu THEM SC
Men feel superior because thev hold .be n,rss
sulnSs said Mrs Julia Godzier serenelv 4
woman never feels inferior when she is in that no
sluon and neither does a man look down 1pon
her ~ N'"A upon
Wei think men are the spice of life" said
Mrs. Kate Evans. though concluding the Who'll
women around" Win OiiiS
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
HoUSEMAIDS' SCHOOL.
Unique Scheme of New York Banker to
Solve Servant Problem.

OF the making OF schemes for the solution Of
the domestic service problem there is no end
and most OF them inspire little hope in the
breast Of the housewife: but when man-and
q prominent business man at that-turns his
attention 20 the subject, she may perhaps. begin
10 take heart OF grace. The man is Cessra
CONT, the Italian banker of No. 80 Broadway
and ne is now over in Italy. the country from,
which he purposes to bring his recruits making
arrangements for the carrying out Of his plans
he hopes to interest the italian government In
the scheme. and also some Of the wealthy and
ihhnental women Of the country
At the present time the italian peasant girl
rarely gees into domestic service either here or
IN h@r own country. Only 25 per cent
OF the Italian immigrants are women and tbesa
are either wives with houses of their own to
Keep, or they are sent for by relatives to on
into factories When the Italian girl does 90
into domestic service in this country II IS among
her own people. where she finds condition.
something Ike those 10 which sne has been ao
customed in Italy. The American bouse with
Its furnace its electricity and other n,ecbanic,,
coctrivanoes. would strike terror IN hcr soul
Even the American brcckccs:, Mr. Cont s,vs
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
MRS. HUGHES HON0RED.
Republican Women's Guest at Cam
pdign Meeting.

Mrs Charles e Hughes the guest of hono
ct the campaign meeting OF the Woman's Rapub
iican Club yesterday. at Demonico's. She die
not make a speech-Mrs. William Cumming:
Story who presided in the place of Mrs. James
Griswold Wentz, the president, had promised
her she should not be called on-but there were
not many minutes when she was not either suil-
ing or looking pleased. for every speaker had his
or her bouquet for her husband. AS Mrs Story
expressed it. Nothing be happier than to be
the gifted wife of distinguished man"
Then all the women-end there were lot OF
Democratic guests among them-applauded
I'VE can't turn this meeting into love meet
ing for Mr.. Hughes" said Miss Helen Varick
Boswell at last, because. having Mrs. Hughes
with us. whatever nice things we might say of
him we couldn't tell her anything she didn
already know"
Mrs. Gabrielle Stewart Muiner. Frank Fill
more Davis Miss Boswell and Ezra f. Prentice.
who is running for reelection in the 25th
Assembly District. the speakers. Incl
dentally. they all paid their respects to William
r. Hearst.
"My good ladies" said Mr.. Davis at the close
of an eloquent address on "Anericanism" get
alive Do something. Don't sit and think and
guess and talk. but be energetic and earnest in
your work Republican women. oh. you say.
Hughes is elected; let's play golf or go off fish
ing
Not much. No man is elected who is not
elected on Election Day, and he can't be elected
then unless the ballots in the box You
ought, every one OF you, to bring in your one.
two, three. five ten votes on Election Day"
Our family physician in the country is a
stanch Democrat" said Mrs Story. apropos Of
what women could do to help elect Mr.. Hughes.
y asked him how he was going to vote this fall.
For Hughes. of course he replied.
This man not only registered himself on pur-
pose TO vote for Hughes but took the trouble to
that the names of his and mine on
the lists so that they could vote for Hughes
too"
Among the speakers from the floor was Mrs.
Charles Z Surague wife of Colonel Sprague,
president OF the Dime Savings Institution Mrs.
Sprague called attention 10 the caricatures Of
President Roosevelt published in the newspa-
pers.
Il SO mortified in Europe last summer"
hotel railway station without seeing Mr.
Roosevelt made ridiculous. In the United States
We boast of our free press. think it's too free
If there Is one man in the country who ought 10
be exempt from carcature il is President Roose-
Welt. Isn't there anything women can do?"
Beginning Friday. committee of Republican
Club women. headed by Mrs. C. c. Ruthrauff and
Mrs Frank Fillmore Davis will start out dis
tributing campaign literature in the poorer sec
tions of the city. In addition 10 private gifts
the club has contributed about 500 TO the state
campaign fund
The Women's Republican State Association
will hold a big rally November 3, perhaps at Del
Tnonico's. where the Republican women have
their headquarters.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
A HAPPY THOUGHT.

James H. Bryce. president of the Geneva CFla)
branch. is spending some weeks in this city, and
has made several pleasant calls at the office He
purposes to contribute five of land at Geneva
10 be known as Sunshine park, a portion of 1t
70 be used bv the childran garden plots where
they may plant and for their vegetables and
flowers. The work will be similar to that carried
on by the little farmers in De Witt Clinton Park
in this city under the direction Mrs Henry Par
sons. T. S. S. member Mr.. Bryce is deeply in
terested in the public school children OF his town.
and is always stimulating them TO some work for
their own advancement. For example. he offers
prizes for the best drawn map OF Florida the best
description Of Arbor Day, the finest painting of a
butterfly or the largest collection Of WildhoWers
brought to him, etc He lets the children choose
their own prizes, and he thinks the money he
spends in that way good form of sunshine. The
library sent 70 this branch by Mrs Roger Sher-
man and her friends has been Increased by other
contributions. until now there $50 books that
both adults and children enjoy. A contribution of
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Bremen. Oct D. a rn-Arrived, steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
II Ger Hogemann. New York via Plymouth and
Cherbourg
Gibraltar 2SArrved steamer Princess Irene (er)
- Dannemann. New FORK for Naples and Genoa.
Marseiles, Oct 1e-Arriv ell. steamer ET
gols, New York Naples "
Shields 22-Sated steamer Mannheim (Ger) schau
from Copenhagen, New York "
Beachy Head; Oct 23-Passed steamer New York Dutch
tank. Jufs. Rotterdam for New York
Buenos Ayres. Oct 1S-sailed. steamer Adehed CGer).
scily. Oct 23 1915 m-Passed steamers Deutschland
GER, KaemDn. New York Plymouth Cherbourg
and Hamburg: Narragansett CBr) Scott. New for
London
suez oct 2s-Arrived, steamer Magdala tswsd). from
Calcutta for Boston New York.
Naples 1S-AvTivcd, Sofia
Stupertch New York for Venice Trieste: sailed.
steamer Dinna mora QtaD. Pence. New
Palermo Oct 15.Salied steamer Francesca LAust.
sanich (from Trieste, etc). York
Cape Spartel. Oct 2SPassed, steamer Lusana GtaD.
Carbone Geroa and NaI les for York.
Cape Town. oct 23-Arrtved previously, steamer Aros
Castle (Brl. Day New York
u, Merschal New York via Singapore. Hong Kong, etc.
Para, Oct Dl-Arrived. steamer Hidehrand (Br, Thay
man, New York via Barb0does: 22d. sailed. steamer
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24

velvet r1hbon with narrow silk soutache braid and
the chemisette is white broadcoth. the continuation
making really dressy little frock II could bo,,
ever be made much simpler with the sbtaId or
chemisette. of the same material or Of dark color
In place OF the white, while the skirt could ho 1att
without trimming and finished only with ham
tor girl Of twelve years of age viii ha =,
qulred yards of material q, Az Yards 40 or 81
!ards ~ inches wide, with q yard anv width fozr
teen years. 'h"' u iour-
ne pattern VIII be sent 10 any address on recsJnt
oi 10 cents Please give number Of pattern and az
IIistiiHcIlN. Address Pattern Department Ne.,
YORK Tribune. Il in hurry for pattnrn ea,I
an extra t"o-cent stamp. and We viii ma Hv I,'
te' postage IN sealed envelope. - -
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Tuesday, Oct. %, 1905.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
. Steamer can Victorian BT Hart Liverpool october I2 70
the White Star Line, with mdse Arrived at the Bar at
steamer Kronprinz wilhelm Ger Richter. Bremen oc-
oeTchs & Co with 8s7 cabin and 6s5 steerase passeno
Steamer Eiise Marie .r'. stsss shields october
Steamer statsnd9m 0g,sh> gru9sms Rotterdam and
s cabin and 222 steerage and mdse Arrived
tose II Fl es gt u
20 Steamer RON, Roma r Pay MqFse1es October Naples
cabin and 1274 seerase and mdse Arrived
steamer PTlna Wa,demar cG.r1, Winter. Kingston
sengers mails and rndse Arrived at the Bar at II AS
steamer Virginia daI new. 1872 tons); gassan Genoa
CO. With p cabin and seerase ' and
AyaIa% ~ Rssgsssn Port Antonio
rived at the Bar at M VIII" +'u''
steamer Psnnonla CD penson: Trieste October l.
- 70 the Cunard Steamship Company. with 15i cabin
steamer skerryvore CRr. Williamson Santos septem-
coffee. Arrived at the Bar at has
Southern Pacific Company. with mdse Left Quarantine
southern Pacific Company. with mdse- Left Quarantine
steamer Sss9osase HoSstt October 20
Left Quarantine at 10
10 the American Smelling and Reaning Company with
lead and copper bullion. Passed in Sandy Hook
steamer M2nroo, Hulghers. Newport News Norfolk,
mdse Left Quarantins at 4:oS m WIN ana
SAILED.
Steamers Moltke Ger, Naples Genoa Carmana
T) 1ayeTpool via Queenstown Californian San Diego.
SaR So2oF SST9 e,G Indana & etc. via
T Ads9 sngapo5e ng Hong Kong etc; Potoso lr
G2 T5aSesg Anns S6Tto SlasdPia
Apache. Charleston and Jacksonville.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
CONTRIBUTIONS

Mrs. and Miss Kelly called at the office with
packages of helpful sunshine. There were shawls
hoods, caps and infants sacks, made from Sun
shine woods for Christmas boxes Mrs W. R. Cogs-
well has forwarded trunks and a suit case filed
with clothing; Hamilton, y. " sent bead loom
and unfinished work; Miss Hughes of Pottsville
Penn. pictures for scrapbooks: Mrs. f. ]. Young
negIgee sack and books; Reading. Penn" bath
robe; Mrs. A. B. Stone, two dozen knitted scarfs
for the Christmas boxes: 'Danbury, Conn" a warm
coat for a child Mrs. Hanford NJ Henderson. d
me oVercoat and winter coat for woman; Brook
lyn,' a large package of fine pictures.
New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
LAST JAPANESE TO QUIT ANNAPOLIS
Midshipman Kitigaki Resigns at Embassy's
Request-Was Behind in Studies.

Annapolis, Oct 2S.-At the request of the
japanese Embassy at Washington Midshipman
Asahi Kttigak. OF the third class at the Naval
Academy, has submitted his resignation which will
be accepted, it is understood. Pending the depart
ment's action on his case. Kitigak has received an
extended leave Of absence. Kitigaki is a son Of
Baron kitigaki. of the Imperial Privy Council He
entered the American Naval Academy in Septem-
Der, 1904 "
The resignation of young Kitgaki removes the
only Japanese midshipman the academy the
other one K. Matsukata, having died in August
Of typhoid fever.