The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-30
English Fleet Will Take
Cruise Sunday, Return
ing in a Few Days
VIRGINIA DAY TO
SURPASS OTHERS
Homecoming Week Will Be-.
Celebrated in Most General
and Appropriate Manner.
Mrs. Swanson Hostess
OF the Ma
tons"

Especial from a staff Correspondent.1
JAM ESTOWN OSITI o N
GROUNDS. April 2o-The four British
war-ships, under command of Admiral
Neville. will sail from Hampton Roads
on Sunday afternoon. and after cruise
up and down the Atlantic seaboard will
return to jamestown to meet the great
British cruiser Dreadnaught, the pride
of the English Navy. and the largest
warship ahoat.
The Bnglishmcn have received ta
warm welcome. having been entertain-
ed by the officials of Jamestown Ex-s
position. and having dined with the
President at Washington and having
received numerous other courteses.
Admiral Evans will entertain all the
visiting officers on his flagship, the
Connecticut. on Saturday. when Mrs.
Swanson will receive On Friday af-
ternoon the English officers give hop
on board the Good Hope, Admiral Nev-
ille's flagship. to which all the Ameri-
can officers have been invited. Mrs.
swanson is arranging to give party
on board the Virginia State yacht,
Commodore Maury,' in honor of the
foreign officers who are anxious to visit
jamestown Island on James River. 1t
is possible the trip wis be made on
Thursday.
The Rhode Island State Building will
be dedicated tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. All of the officers and directors
of the Exposition Company, as we'll as
the heads of the departments, have
been invited to attend the ceremonies,
the program for which is being made
up to-day. An influential party from
Rhode Island will be on hand to par
ticipate in the ceremonies.
The government officers and officials
of the Jamestown Exposition Company.
together with President Tucker. left
the grounds this afternoon to pay
their respects to the officers of the for
cign war-ships anchored in the roads.
No Strike; Men Working.
According to n statement made this
morning by 4Alvah II. Martin, COVER
nor of transportation at the James,
town Exposition. there is no strike of
the negro workmen who We're engaged {
in moving the exhibits from the cars
to the exhibit buildings. and every
thing in that department. Is running
along smoothly. I'VE have made no re-
duction in the wages of these mem,
said Mr. Martin, land do not contem-
plate doing so. There was some trou-
BILE Saturday in getting the men In
the gate sbecause they We're required
to pay 81 for the passes. but this has
been remedied. and we have our usual
number of men at work"
1t has been stated that the wages of
the negro workmen moving the eSht-
bits had been reduced by the EXPOSE
tion Company from s1.T5 day to $3.50
and that the men had gone on a strike
as result. 1t was also stated that
other men had been secured to take the
places of the strikers. but that they
refused to go to work because they
were required to pay 81 for the passes
into the Exposition Grounds At the
exhibit department this morning 1t
was said that the matter was entirely
in the hands of the transportation
division and that nothing was known
of a tie-up; then it was that Mr. Mar
tin denied that there was strikea
In explaining how the workmen are
enabled to get into the grounds, Mr..
Martin said that they are required TO
pay 81 for badge of admission and
that the dollar is refunded them when
they turn in the badge