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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-18
CHAR Ed TO i GAMB / LERs'' | 7 / WAR

4 not her 5ts s,,rrov.lcr lay p'oS.oa Ii, il ear
ct1IcAs;o 1uIys i :---t' oss sthe sceunl
time witlS;t ! m 9 1Mnnn'ltn 9 ~ t. boaah
5piowdfal ,~Et night at the#rear ri Il oln'
sa'oon: q, E s West huedison
the #sevoateenth within 10 eal' IA ttrid-
5uted . ,rwor8 het yeen rssinrleYs
( With, ja4roar& hat startled t lie fntii.e
ns,!gbborho s llc i,o,:l rs ,;nl oslesl
en- the roof ,. tho Man slectricel
st,.re. whtcll aaioinsS tho 8salpon. SCORES
sot persoi i's ysere IN },iclrf tya & t.,e
who !,t.,l seen 10 S',',,ar,ite efk ~ thett's
work, hclsa ost st 3si,lars Va III :
torn5 in TIE roof, ana wirdnWs An, the
5renrsof TIC uplls,r slcnr,g title Rpf,ers
.Nit'snushs the I blast .tere re ronf {. !.
t'.eS sbuildirg WINS throM1},s ~. and
scattersd sburnins powder witllir..ts.n
man and woman a afterwarrl@. @ .1s were
found In tile structure, barsl With three
other men " found inttls n
fht'causfgl of Y their susplcio,ls act tions.s
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RAIN BREAKS UP'.. PARADE.
Heavy u Or,'n pour Forces Shrine RI s to
Brc-l1 Rnnknt tnn.l Seek Cover.

go = . "a l.
( Heavy 8 u DOrnp0ur Forces Shrine RI 81 o
Brc-iS fRnnSs and Seek Cover.
5ST.3PAuI. MIMI. Iuly 7.---A down
pour OF rain this afternoon broke up
tie civic parade, which 4 Ind been
plannsl as tl,c. al. tinetiyye 81. Paul fea-
turs Of Shriners' -reel,. u l,"5 narndE
which started IRON tho state Capitals ut
3:s05o'clocli, was about half over when
the storm forced paralers and spec-
Etntors to run 10 u cover The parade.
what there was of y. Nass,lp elaborate
affair, The first division was led by
the Fed era soldiers from8IT0rt Smelling.
siSollowins them came a regiment Of the
Minnesota National Guard and various
civic c9Eorganlzntions. inrlu,ltng the
SIMMER prtrnls. Savernl floats,Sen I
tered by business housps, completed
the pageant. ~ III b t
To-niSht n ball at the arm pr;s,ssantl
4; ;Atereption atNtl,,8 alnl nlitorinnl croWned
J,hc social ovcnls of the weel To-
morrow W4nrternoou the hal loon race for
which slS balloons ere enterad, Wil hs.
,ha!d&8 TIE first bnl loon will8ba relens ed
SsllortlNy fter Z Solclnck. 35 IA B isasi
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PLEADS UNWRlTTEkN 4 ssAW I

Brother OF Girl shot md fI<illed Her
Swcc theArt. Z
b HUNTSVILLE, MO-. July 17.-Miss
Reulah Carter sweetheart of Thomas m :
b;.s her brother. Irving. here two
months ago. described on the witness
stand to-day the incident that led up
to the tragedy. sas
ACQUISITION, and he said he loved me-, :,
She testified that Bagby betrayaI
her.
During a part OF the trial the wo-
men In the courtroom We're asked u
leave, but only several Young girls Of
fercd to stir The courtroom, was
crowded, many W women being present.
Irving carter shot and XII led .youn'. I.
Bn gbv while the latter@was calling on
Miss Carter. The defense will plead
the "unNrltten law A. NJ
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BRICK WALL SAVES TOWN w
stops Progress OF Fla mes, Which Would
Have Consumed Busiaess Section.

stops Progress Of Fla mes, Which Would
Have Consumed Busiaess Section.
GREENWICH, CONN, July 17-A
double brick wall in this town has
now become famous. It is the party
wall between the post-offlce building
and the carriage repository OF John
Ray. 1t Is the wall which to-day saved
the entire business section OF the town.
from being swept by fire. About eight
years ago this wall also saved the
town. and the two fires were alike in
many respects.
To.day's blaze, starting Just before
noon in the livery stable OF F. b.
Moshier. ran through an old paint shop
next door and then into the carriage
.repositoryEof Mr.. Ray, and then leaped
out to attack the post-ofilce building
on the corner, In which, on the upper
floor was the telephone exchange, and
on the intermediate floors the rooms
and of1ces OF many tenants. But the
double brick wall hurled back the
flames. which then leaped across Lewis
the Allen and Hassett Buildings, In
which We're the Boston Dry Goods
store. the feed store OF Timothy Laugh
lin and the machine shop OF SIr. Kir-
hoffer.> The loss Is upwards OF $225.0 900.
The fire is said TO have started from
children playing with matches near the
Moshier stables
The fact that help from ou tside places
was summoned In time to prevent the
whole town from burning was due to
the courage OF the Misses Clara Tall
bott and Alice fGrunold. local telephone
exchange operators. who, though the
postg until all nearby places had becn
notified Fsfss .i 49, 4s;5 81 :
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Put Chains Of Blossoms
Around the Necks of Sail.
ors Of the Fleet.
DENSE CROWD CHEER
MEN AS THEY MARCH
Natives Demonstrative in Adn1i-
ration Of Greatest Military Pas
geant Ever Witnessed in
Honolulu-Receptio
j and Balls-Fevcr
on Nebraska.

= = ONOLULU. July lys17.-Comprising
the greatest military pageant
I'M ever witnessed in this city,
1890 men OF the Atlantic bat
4 tleship fleet paraded this
morning, arousing enthusiastic cheers
from the dense ti1rongs which lined the!
way along which they passed. The line
OF march was along the principal
streets OF the city. and every available
fore the parade began.
Before the march started the men
were drawn up at the starting point
and committee OF 100 Hawaiian wo-
men passed along the ranks, placing
about the neck OF each white-clad
..jackey" a lei. or chain OF closely
packed blossoms, characteristic OF the
islands. It was pretty ceremony,
picturesque In the extreme, and Of
ficers and men Joined in hearty appre-
citation OF the efforts Of the ladies.
Receptions and Ball.
This afternoon a formal reception
to the officersSof the fleet was tender
ed by the commander OF the naval sta
ition. Captain Reese and Mrs. Peese.
at Tx kk Gie1ss Bsaeh tnf nse4e ee
t;tlt vas given by, the cttizena in their
honor. Governor Frear and Rear-Ad-
,n;iral Spelry shared In the duty OF re-
cel.ing Tie many guests. The second
division of the fleet. at anchor just
off the leach. played Its searchlights
on the LavilIon.
During the afternoon the polo
grounds were thronged with sailors
greatly interested In the struggle go.
ing on. while Wild west show also
drew many spectators.
The coaling OF the third division OF
the fleet at Lahina is proceeding rap
IDLY. Almost the entire population OF
the Island OF Maui, on which Lahina IS
situated, had gathered at that town
to greet the fleet. Tonight bali un.
der the great banyan trees that mark
was given In honor Of the officers.
ana on SATURDAY night dance
for the men has been arranged for the
same place. This division OF the fleet
will sail for Es,olulu on Sundays
Fever on the NebraSka. + .ss
Tho Nebraska II still In quarantine
here owing to the appearance ofssev-
8eral new cases of scarlet fever during
the voyage from the coast. and unless
other arrangements are made 1t Is pos
stble that she will go to Lahinar to
The refrigerator ship Glacier will
sail for Fl and the repair ship Pam
ther for Samoa. on Sunday, in order
to enable the fleet to maintain wireless
communicat ton continuously during the
voyage to Australia. The supply ship
Culgoa will sail for Auckland on
The Schroeder board or inquiry. which
4 Is considering the plans OF the pro-
posed naval station at Pearl Harbor,
to-day went on a visit to the site sc-
Hlected for the station.
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Executive Officers Of Lines
inSoutheastern Association
DecideonG GeneralAdvanc
INDIANA SHIPPERS
WILL LEAD FIGHT
Conference Of Representatives. of
Organizations from Practically
Every State in Union Will
Be Called, and Opposi-
ton Will Be Thor s
oughly Organized.

OU1sv1LLE, KY. July 17.--Ad-
vance In freight rates in the

- OU1sVILLE, KY. July 17.--Ad-
vance In freight rates in the
territory OF the Southeastern
- Freight Association and the
Southeastern Mississippi VAL
ley Association, which covers all that
section south OF the Ohio River and
east OF the Mississippi was decided on
to-day at the meeting OF the executive
ofIlcors OF all tho, railroad systems In
torested. The advance. 1t is said, will
be from to 10 cents a hundred
pounds. horizontally, to correspond
with the raise announced by the South
western Freight Association recently.
Action was taken to-day after con-
siderable opposition on the part Of
certain railroad executives. who main
taincd that an advance OF rates at the
present time was impolitc. This op-
position was finally won over by the
argument that In order to meet the
various Increased expenses. an increase
In rates Is absolutely necessary. The
clerical forces OF the roads affected
are quartered In Louisville temporarily.
working out the tariffs. 1T Is consid-
cred probable that the new rates Will
not be In shape for filing before Au-
gust 1st, and In. accordance with the
requirements OF the Interstate Com
1tierce Commission. compelling the
schedules to be filed thirty days before
they become effective. they will not
De IN force until September 1st.
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DENY CHARGE Of { J CRUELTY. c i
Captain and Officers Of Strathrye Unite
in Denial Of Allegations Of Chinese

Z NORFOLK. VA, July 17.-In sworn
affidavits made here. Captain Gum
and nine officers Of the British steam
and hardship towards their former CHI
nese crew. two OF whom We're drowned
in the tragic suicide incident at New
York. They declare that In no, less
than twenty ports during the last year
preferred similar charges with exon
GRAFTON in every instance.
& The, will sail Tomorrow. for
Australia. with coal for the American
fleet unless Captain Gum gets word
he Is wanted in New York. His coun :
selTlere says that with the testimony in
hand he has nothing to fear from a
court inYestigation atsNeM I,,rk. s.
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KILLED BY LAKE SHORE TRAIN
Wheels OF Ten Freight Cars Pass Over
3a Unknown Man.. 3ss y

3 n tCHICAGO. July Il "A man believed
by the police to be Frederick Purtcl,
and whose home Is thought. to have
beens8in Smithport, Pa, was Instantly
killed by n Lake Shore and Michigan
freight train at the Commer-
cinl Avenue crossing carly to-dar. Tho
wheels OF ten freight cars passed over
tile mans body and his right arm, and
,lsft,lcg were cut &oi, lie was run
idoavoling 10 avoid heins struck by h.
train goina; In tho HcrDcstc direction.
sa t'r0r, puneHs found In the man's
,poekets It is thourllt his fnthersis pro-
q hotel in Smithport. 4 # s
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.HYDROPH0BIA KILLS CHILD
Ono Of Four Children Bitten by Dog
Dies Ia Great Agony.

Especial 10 The Times Dspatci.l
FLOYD, VA, July ia six-year-l
old. child of Emmett Ratliff. who lives
few miles from here. was buried here
to-day. having died last night with
!hydrophobia. The death OF the little
one was horrible. The hoy foamed a =
the mouth, bit his tongue to pieces
and bit and tore his arms In several!
places. The bite of the dog on the!
arm wal! plainly seen, and appeared t
much intlamed before the child died.
"A few weeks ago n5dog belonging to
Ratlff bit "a calf and three of Ratliff's
children and n child OF one of his bros
5thcrs, showing mt the time every syn1p-
tom Of hydrophobia. Tho dog died that
night; the calf that was bitten also
died a few days later. but still Rat
lin did nothing for the children. When
this onetWas taken sick lie sent sr for t,I,,a 2
physician. but refused to let the child M
slieve It's suffering. There has been
nothing done for the other two schll-
ID Elmer Ratliff, the brother, has acted
more hunanely. and left to-day with
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IN HONOR OF. MISS /: ETHEL : | ] {: /

pre.ldcnt.. Family to Celebrate birth
has. OF Younscst Daughter.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y. July Ito
morrow, thes ! sanniversary.s OF. the btrtl,
81 Miss Ethel roosevelt. tn e youn gest
daughter Of President Roosevelt, the
Presidents home on Snganlore. II III VIII
lie the scene of coHs.d erables gllletS
The celebration IN Miss EsooseNvelt's g
honor will take the form Of party.
toswhichs a numbersof her young friends
have been Invited Tho young folks
viii dance OH the bvoad Hers.nd :, ~
s;agamorc ~ in the evening. me
president vii Join in the fun antl
.halp make tt,n;;sstlivesI. Is
Z 1t is said that Miss Eth will make
her debut inSshciety4sa at AVasaingts5n =
dllrin;, the cGlninGs sstasGn.
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HERE FOR. HART WILL. CONTEST
Paris Practitioner to Look After Inter-
a ests Of ADOPTED DauGhter.

HOUA ~ ttCTe kukcI.
ests of Adopted Daughter.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Donald Har-
per-, a lawyer. with New York offices,
but who is now practicing chiefly In
Paris. arrived here yesterday on tho
Majestic to take part in the impending
contest&of the will Of Benjamin Hart.
who died in Paris May 11th last.
( Mr.. Harper comes to look after the
interests of Nine. Gabrielle Josephine
gGuillemin. Hart's adopted # daughter,
and the wife of lean Gullemin. q
French diplomat. Nine. Guillemin was
ADOPTED BY Hart when n child Of three
years. After her marriage to Guillc-
min she quarrelcd with her adopted
father because of his relations with
Gabrielle Juliette Antoinette dc Bic.
In his will Hart said he made no fur
sther provision for his adopted daugh-
ter. as he had amply provided for her
contest the Will. aud Mr. Harper will
act for her.
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THE BARK EFRAD EN- vvREC KED e:
cau{.,n s-:,d Mos, of Crew ltcHrl. Nc,v
81 nrinn1,s a Yicr ,Ncrrl bic u EXpc rienCc. q

;Cant,.n s:,nd Mos, OF Grew ltearh Mex,
Il orleans Aftcr 'Fcrrlble pcrience.
s NEW ORLEANS. lS:\., uls ~,
Wreck ed on tho coast ~ carat;p q.
losing tlteir gllfehonts In I e. fight
Though the surf5 ~, dsSsGft ftering many Y
.hardshins while making iii ir5sway u;
civilizations, was III = $e SDel,isncoso of thss
crew OF y tho Nnrsvs ian. bark Fradens
Saccordln Il o cap ssin M .I' almert nisl
eight Sof his sal lops Va llo arrived Il 7 u,
day. f5i l{3 s5{sg - at III
~ The Fradeng he'd inns ~ n sat pas :. 4
II 60 from australia 10 Corlnto, N!ca"o
down the coast for tho &nuvpose q
taking on "a cargo NAH losany7 ard
Ecther7woods for, sI1uropc, ~ hen n ignlc
81 nr.ie .up and blew tha Fr1den aanors. l,,a
All liIpr&the rewSnlaao q ed 7 9 81 ~ oNn
from lthcreyt to the. tlnnt tict coast where
the captain aud sMs9na ioritys or the crew
took passage for Now Orleans.
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BOYS TAKE WRONG ROAD
This Makes Cross Country Message
31asa Late Reaching Eric.

Late Reac ching Eric.
ERIE. PA, July lS.-News from the
T. M. C.. a. relay runners at o'clock
is to the effect that they will reach
took the message late at Westfeld n.
y. 80 miles east of here. at 1880
O'Clock. and have been making seven
miles an hour or better ever since.
lille In the early part OF the race was
lost to-day in Western New York.
There Is an unconfirmed rumor tina
additional time was lost late to-day
leastt5of Westfield through taking the
wrong road e, 81 tss
The Eriefrelay boys are III waiting,
and the minute the MESA &c reaches
here will start forts Ashtnbuln. Ohio.
lfOrty.One miles west l4ls5
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EMPEROR OF CHINA I'LL.

Cust0m Forbidr Pnbliclty or Inlnl,.
Wh'cl, AffectA Ili:M.
WI Z l1ISINCh July lT.-'rhe Emperor OF
China, Tsai-ren, has been Ill Tor sew
.eral days, past 1t is Impossible TO as
certain what Ills malady Ia because
Western medical science is barred from
the4lmoer!al8pa lace. but the reports in-
5dicate that he is suffering from idysen-
5tery,5ts E
& Fills Majesty Is said to be 8hettcr to-
day, bit 5ins spite offthis the Dowager
has ordered tile various Vice
5rsys and governors 10 send tllphysiciuns
from the provincoa to Peking.
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u Z. n 81 2 J ~ ~ Z (
Men for 7acliic Fleet.

s NVASHIN IN1TO II. -. c. il ulyf I.-Sev
Ell hundred dsmen have eenRorderedsh
the Navy .Departrnen from tho naval
folk to iotn the vessels ofb.the Pacific
fleet at San Francisco The move
3ment wi! sbe mad g by ra II. as 1T Is de-
.sired8to get the men TO he Yves coast t
In the ne ar future. The he4,novcmentSwill
begin nhoi;, the at Of August. AZ The
I'acIticg fest shortly will u start on < q
long cruise. among the, Paclt1cgi islands.
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WOMAN KILLS HUSBAND

Latter Was, Attempting to ArsnmIt
Child When Wife Struck Him Down,
!, TAM Pa, July 77----I.lks.
w.as4shot and killed hy his wife This
ut 8their homo III. Csany, & a t
the; time of the shooting palmer,,
thinking his wife sup town was
Thirteen years old, n Whito glrl ems
sDloyed in the house as a domestic. THE!
4 girl said Palmer had made an8attemptI
Sto e, assault her twice lefore rl'e lse
BNp Hi iii s n "A
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WILL HEAR EVIDENCE

.i'lrst Fornal Step In n'RrcoGnlt.on OF
fsf Cls lmsE0f Lord Falrrnx.
55bgI I4ONr1OH July ll7.--Thc House y r
Lords las taken the fret formal stap
ll. lecoglli tiun q he. claim of IA lheNs
KlyRx 1lfaM ,l. 81 nora arfEYS Hf VITpla MAJ
given pertnission to the ella imant ~ o
deposit proof Of ffyllis cnNnectio on. and
tile COMMITTEES OF prtYil eyes Nj II con-
siaer this il nront and reno u eleo on.s (,
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/. len Del /, Is,tus. d, III. |, in il First R.lc.

ALBANY, ID a. July I'D cal i 4.
Jackson, pougherty county we'll u
known ne gro farmer, bro,lgh hte In tile
first ljal e of 1p0S cotton this Afternoon.
He heats las years recor1 BY two
days, IN sg
Ioeal Jackson has been Ist bale,
8farlnef of 81 gtag 4 on We I've Sol' al teen
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DEMOCRATS WRITE. TAFT
Large Num9frs From Many states
~ Pledge Their Support.

&
wI1i}an, H1T sRR1SGs m a sn1Y adge
crease. SO that It is daily making
greater demands upon his time in at.
tending to correspondence that must
have his personal attention.
One OF the most interesting features
of his mail Is the number Of letters he
parts Of the country declaring that
they will vote and work for his elec-
.tiona to tho presidency in opposition to
William ] ennings Bryan, These Demo-
Gratis express the greatest opposition
to Mr.: Bryan, and many Of them as
sert that, after his second unsuccess-
the Democratic ticket. they supposed
he would no longer be put forward for
that office. Correspondents from Mary
land, Kentucky Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and Georgia declare their belief
that the Republican ticket can be
While Mr.. Taft reads the letters
with interest. he received information
that there is hope Of carrying Georgia
with a feeling that on the part of the
writer the wish Is father to the
thought. Intense feeling against the
policies Of Hoke Smith in that State
the bitterness OF Georgia Democrats
toward the. election Bryan. as they
4col< upon Bryan and Smith as repre-
senting the same ideas. .'35 81
NJ. F. ingalls,. formerly president of
tho Chesapeak Ike and Ohio Railroad, ar-
NEST constantly upon the golf links
willie here,Iand to-day hes and Judge
Taft played against George ingalls,.
who, after giving them handicap,
, ca me out out even at the end Of the match
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GIRL W.1l.l<S Olpr5 OF WINDOW
BU'Fi Is NOT BADLY NJUREl

rsnacal{tp'rhe Times Dispatch
442 ltOANONE, VA. ,IulSs l7.r-.Dorothy
Walker, q siftcen-year-oll girl, whiln
asleep to-nlSht.. walked out the second
ness section os the city. In l,er fnll
she struck nll snwr,tng, which Turned
her body, and she ESCAPED with II
.hrulsed limb. *
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l0;sr. HITS s,O1iIS TRAIN
Nd lttSSs HtC; hWOl.E IN CAR

AMER | Gus sGi4N.sI July. l7,--I Lightning
sstrnsk as asn,ovlng tlsll'ral llailWay y lnas-,
noon during n tlsunderstornl, tearing
3ni hole througl I he roof OF the ba s ggnge3
scn, AMI ripping 4 almost tho entire
8lengt Tho occupants OF the .car es-i
arcd injury
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PREPARING 20 + ATTACK
North Carolina and District Naval Re
.... serve. Arrlvc In HoMptol ItOntlN.

serve. Arrive In Hnn,pt on 3I.oatls.
NORFOLK. VA. July 17,-,rhe Uni.el
.statss ',Tactce ship Prairie hoarlAs,
the North Carolina State Naval Ee-
tstt,u,ss. fcllowei by tho Yunkaa, belt- :
sIng$the District OF Columbia isaserVes.
thu sflrst IT The e$Nolhnteer narnr militia
X Snrrlvn in5onnnection with#tl.e naval
'nttAcls AMI defense of * hn NirEintn
Canes 81 and 5Hampt,on Roads during tho
DIV & ssst 81 t a
The Yankee will be tho parc.lt shin
OF The attacking fleet to be spnlpnsetl
.prlnGipaly 5pt the third torped p& elctlla,
which left the Norfolk yard this after.
noon. eEt {5.sfss {si IL s5I5 , 4ai5ti.F ~
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N Elmer RatliH, the brother, has acted
more humanely. and left to-daS with
his clllld Tor aRlcl,nlnnd TOR treatment.
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I. Shipper. to Eight.

INDIANAPOLIS. IND. July 17.-1t
was stated here to-day by prominent
business men tina, the Indiana Manu-
iactnrers' and Shippers Association
Will resist with persistency any at
tempt by the railroads to increase
freight rates in Central Freight Asso-
ciation territory. The fact that a tariff
schedule fixing Increased rates in
ritory has been filed. ana ,hs rn,,sh,.
iniormat ton to the effecrSthal he ON :
GERS OF tho Central Association are
now nov IN session In Chicago making
sneW ~ rates. WIN hasten plans which,
nave been put on foot already for a
conference OF representatives Of sh,n-
q. e.ss associations Of practically ali n.
states OF the Union. This conference
which ", VIII likely be held In Indianapo,
5mron%a ,'s, VIII take up the question OF the the
5p,eposed -. increase all over the Ijnttad
States. and will organize for. 1'ss.
OH the railroads. ! e e ~ III.
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Sinking Down Trip. 5s
a5 a5WASEIINGTON,2r u, g., July l7.-- When
tho pattleship Montana at Norfolk.
Va, Is ready fors sea she xvi III go on II
own trip for Gb out one month.
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Raise Rates, Hlll says.

N-E-rx, a..-fT7s-s5"0' - 'Aut says.
ara ssW i,Ns YORK, July l7.-That there
prohIe.,, r .nree ways In which the
En'eim this cn,,.ao now facing the railways OF of
Increased rates, decreased w.nas = !,
increased +, business. is the oninie,, ates or Or
=; =. Harahan, president Of tie eNti,InnGiss u :
1entral Railroad who arrived hera a''o,s t,,s
nay on the setamer NauretanIa a after
James J.. Hill. Chairman of 49,,
Great Northern Railway. believe. IN nG :
lne only solution Of the nm, Nc .Ia :
problem that confronts the 70 iirnaIal
IS an increase in freight rate. NJ H.. .
5Hlll IS strongly opposed 10 n cut " ~
wages as means of tncreasjnp ~ a
net earnings Of the roads. NIr. FIIlI
., WHO mas just returned from a fishIm :.
Zip IN Canada, made the followin :
statement to-day: 5>S,' w. " -
"Thcre Ia no alternative but to rni..
rates. The credit of the railroads tr !,
besn seriously impaired. The way Ia
cnnance credit In to Incrensc rat en.
Wages should not be cut. EHicicnt
labor labor - essential to sncce..ful opera
liar respOnnibilitics. They have ~
meet hard test. They should ret
1alr rccOmpensc. Cut wages 10 per
cent, and the nnn who got s15 last
week, gets S13.5O this week. ut Ia the
dinercncc between meat aud no meat
sF"FreiEht rates In this count rS. IRE
low beyond 60 mpnrlxon. Receiving
lOne-hRif and even Onc-thlrd of stl,,.
rnte received In European count rle y,
the wages paid railroad cn,ploycs here
average 100 per cent higher thnu Tho Oss.
paid In Europe