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RICHMOND,: YA., SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1903.
PRICE FIVE cents;
SUMMARY OFJJ?Y'SNEWS
f ""; ? '- " jTHpWEATHER. *' ' "-;\? '?
..WASHINGTON. March ??.-Forecast (or
t?unijay and Monday. """"??
?Vlrilnla-r f>-r und co.lder [&ut\?w?. Mon?
day Increasing cloudiness;''fresh, northwest
to north wlti'dri." '",''???'?'? ' "? "f ?*
?North,^Cttrpllno-rCloudy,,with rain and
not so? warm Bup.d?i", Monday 'fair, except
rain-on tli/s coastffresh? north'to north
ta'et winds. .- _,_., . ?
A? fair/:'Sunday..le : predicted by the
wft?b?r'people.'ln keeping with tlie'beau?
tiful weather'of the.paet.few days.' The
'.' tomperaturo;.yeel,er.day,?: was-for ,???? most
part?, pleasant, ? although the .mercury In
the.'Wtirmost portion of the day reached
roHontyslt"'.U had.sunk to ,B2 by mid
) night. Colder Ja predicted"'to:day.
" a'tATE OF ??13 THERMOMETER.
? "?. M. ....'...........'.i.<..?
12''???.?...??....;........-....;?..'.....-...:'..?. 73
BP. ?. .;....70
6<?.. ?.?......:.....71
IP. ?...?. CI
?? tpldnlght. ai
? . Average.......'./.'; / Pl',4
-" Hlfch'est'temperature yesterday.........7t?
? L?WeM tempera turo yesterday........ M
"-, Mean. temperature yesterday.t?3
Normal temperature' for March.4S
Departure from nurniul temperature.. 1J>
Precipitation during past; SI hours..'W
' ?' "miniaturePaumanAc. ?'.; '
March '29, 1W3.'
B?n rls-c-p......?;01 I ? HIGH TIDE. ? .
Bun aetf.(5:23 . Morning.4:5
Moon (.'etc.7:1S J- Evening.5:17
', ' March-??,'1303.
? Bun rises......: 6:00 I HIGH TIDE.. '. :
Bun sets......tf:M Morning.P:33
Moon lieta....,Si?5. I Evening.;.....?'??
"-? ' ' RICHMOND. ;";??
'Letter from a lady'who wishes to 'cor?
respond wllh a veteran causes a-flutter
et Leo Camp. Soldiers' Homi? Negio as?
saults a white wonwn with a'cleaver?
Dlxtlngulshed minister? to preach bere to?
day?-Mrs;?.Davidson to fight to.retain
her children-?The revenue bill referred
by tho House to Finance Committee; will
be considered to-morrow4-morning-Talk
of running Judge W. H- Manir for Govor
nor-Campbell ca?e to be set for trial
Bhortly?Efforts to secure ? good roads?
' meeting with (success-Governor' signs
. Important bills-1?'National League clubs
likely to play ' h?re?Philadelphias du
feat ?the Manchesters?--Mr. James P.
Nelfon teils ?G-hls-trlp through Cuba?
Interesting e?rti;on of Dr. ?. N. Caih;h
on "Rulclde"-?Mr. ?\?. T. Gentry maue
general .manager of the Southern?-Bell
Telephone Company??-Two riders thrown
eurfmrMhe chaste of the'Deep-Run-Hunt
Club.?Interesting Information regarding
names In thenew'City Directory, which
will appear next Tuesday-New rovenuo
bill being criticised?Aanalysls- o? the
corporation b|l|?-Case of Alired Sand
rldge again postponed on account of his
condition??Railroads 'to- aid ? In making
th? Ter-Ceotonary Exposition a great
success?M 1er -Ltlllc :Hcchler wins the
medal contest-Incidents of. the'Confede
rate Fair Just closed-?Liquor dealers to
appear before the Finance .Committee to?
morrow night *tf> enter a-.protest?-Vl'he
. condition of -the:.market?fA drill, and a?
aham. battle arranged ??,for?'--Splendid
?p?? of the North. Side Gun Club. MAN-.
CHESTRR??-Great- progrews In business
-Electricity sets fire to a.treo?-Funeral
of jdiv-v-john-T.ijLyle??Olympia,Club's
baraar?J-MtAs Molile Bull-' ' extremely, III
-?Elks'? Lodgd.meett; to.-morro.W niguc-? .
Funeral of an:lnfant? -Religious cervices
to-day-i?So. 2Ungine-House S!u?g?rs win
a game of ball.' "'?;'>?'?'
".'y\ I yiRQl'NIA. .
Th? new Randolph' Hotel soon'to be built
In Potershurg-?Chesterfield's plan fpr
good roads?-The'trucklnc Industry of the
Northern'.Neck of/Virginia?Bones of
mammoths foundneft-r Blue Rfdge'Springs
-Reporta? from/the tobacco'breaks of
Danvillo. Farmvllte, South Boston -and
elsewhere???r-The Fa'uquler Club, Warren-.
ton's new society, organization-Comorn
reports farm wo?k backward?Mammoth
lumber mills atAvOrk In'Lunonburg's for?
ests-?Dr. Mcllwalne' tells of Hrtmpdoii
Sldney-'s''history-?Society? letters, telling
of the events,-of tin?, werk lu Norfolk,
l?oenoko. Petersburg, Newport News. Old
'Point;' Cape Charlee, Wllllnmsburg,'Fred
orlcksburg. Gliorlottcsvllle. Ltnsburg" and
at ? he Mecklenburg?Remarkable sunken
orchard In Northutnb?rlandTJYo?ing hiia
t'and musing I? Norfolk?Serlou;< damage
to ?Eastcrny Shore-potato' crop by-heavy
rains?United Brothren In' session- l|i
Staunton?:?-Two organteatlnns of. Coti
fe'dr-rate Daughters'ln Virginia'may iinltc
??Anti-saloon movement in South Boston
?*?Old memorial window-' In SL.'JuJui's
Churoh, Hampton,, recently found," to'be
unveiled , lo-duy?Bridges washed ' away
by high.. water . In Chesterfield-:?Oyster
?Xhlblt to bo sent .from Mu'thpwti to tho
St. Louis Exposition?Part of CUnch-VaL
f?y road to barytes min? ills '? bceh' built
?i-?Trial of Kiln -'Gray for' murder ' of
Chester at Ablnsdon-?Mad-dog In Staun?
ten??Damage .from frnshotn In King Wil?
lig m-rr-Sou thorn .Railway ; fireman ? saved
by.an'tinknown tramp??Suit of Attorney
Ward against Winchester-;?Mystery of
hody found In Chlcknbomlny River.near
Providence (Forge-7---iFQurth day of the
Baltimore Methodist Conf?rence Ih'.Fred
?rioksbtirg, ? Deaths?Edw.)n'-,H.?. gllyenn
In Norfolk; Mrs, W. O. Mlller'nt Jatihlnga
Ordinary; Thomaa E. Estes In-Roanck?.. ?
: NORTH OAnOLl??. *"'?-?
The copper Industry ln\N6rth 'Carolina.
Profitable mines -are -hoing worked?' In
Porson - county-^? Citizens ; of 'Reldsvlne
have* marly valuable ?, patents to. -their
credits?-North Cnrollna'a system of- peh
?Innlng,,'har Confederate vcteraps?^So?
ciety letters'tolling'of,the events; of tho
week In Raleigh, Charlotte. 'Greensboro,
ana 3 . Wllmlneton-r?North ?? Caroilnn's
?trawberry crop almost? ready formar
?kflt?-North' Carolina' defeats Brown at
?reensboro 13??'^-charlotte's doi-wt?s
o ,b?. greatly .Improved-,by the. Southern
?-r-Greensporo ealoonmon securcvfrom Al?
dermen an orcllnnnco making It a'misde?
meanor, for a mfnpr to.buy,liquor.
; ''"",'/ .;, GENERAL.? '.'.. V ' '
'?i&?v"*ne T? th," RIIsslsH|ppl at.Gi-fenvlllo
rr,fl0fl?eJi1,i!J,rp5t8 l5 '.rc,?edj: i.t; and the
fi'iy is. dJull48Cd ,aPd;?n'.darkness. Situa
tlon-at-othor pointais notoncouraglng?
Admiral-Dewoy explains.that he meant no
reflection , on Gormany, her Emperor or
tir .nay;y., in his nawjipap.q.i? interview?
German press greatly angered by the Vd
mirai'?; talk., and accuses .tho Unitea
States ? of-.boliig ??self-?pnceltod over un
easytvlctpry In Spanish, war?-An old
woman in'-New?'York .is1 choUe'di'to'Heath
v-oy,?wallowingher falscteoth?Miners anu
operators ln.tho New.P'v.er flpldnro nre
6arlng for ' a ; Strike In April?rCuban
?nate has..agreed to, tho reciprocity
treaty?.with all tbo .amendments- adopted
bJVttfe'Dnlted States Senate, and- the ratl
ftoj||ron''wlll? ;be; exehange'd by cable?
President Roosoyclt ,will.ca,ll.on extra.ses
ilon'ofiCongrose presumably earlv'? In'iue
tober-?Stock 'rnarlt?t oponed with a, vlo
j le)]tsb?ar??drive,'--experienced a-recovery
?? appearance Of?a'favorable bank state?
ment,.? v?\-ered. again land, olosed' steady
"?^?'??^?? net oliangesr?National Coup,
cll'-of ?????? adopts resolution appealing
fpr.a Jongpr tr|al of.wgmon Inspectors of
immigrants' ??t Incoming ?ve?3sui^-r?Baltl
more attorpey returns home a'ftor mystorl
otts absence.1 Curing 'which he saye -his
mind was a blank??Sepator Morgan says
that,It'rnak.es. ??? difference whether?'next
Dontporatlc. nomlnfe ?for tb* ? Presidency
was.ra?'boHer In ^oa.or1 not?>-Tarl(T-re?
form. It !*..saltf, will-be'thp ehief Issue of
tho next .campaign?-Would-be lynchera
of ..negro In -West Virginia -found Jail
empty? and prisoner, tan miles'away In an?
other istpdnghoJd-?.Goyernpr of', a Rus?
sian province njobbed by riotous str'*p-\
arid? a ? numberT of 'th??e shot- down bv
trpops*-r-Cobb'8 'Island.. Va., represented
IS SEEKING
L?tter Causes Flutter at
Soldiers* Home.
TH? GRAY GOATS
ANSWER IN HASTE
Mrs. L. B. Harper, of Roanoke.
! Is the Fair Writer.
DOESN'T KNOW IF SHE
IS A WIDOW NOT
Her Husband Has Been Gone for a
Conaiderable Time?Her Letter
Road In the Moas Hall Friday
Night,.and ?t.Occaaionedi the
Liveliest Interest Among '
the Veterans.
The veterans of the Soldiers' Home now
have the chunce of, their iwes, to ,enter
Into'a -pleasant correspondence.
Mrs. L., B. Harpe/, of Roanoke. Va.,
has 'written to the/'conimandaiit of the
Home." The letter was read out to the
veterans at supper time on Friday, eve
nlng by Commandant A- C. Peay,. and
caused quite a llu'.ter . among the. old
soldiers. 'Many hearts/steady In. time of
battle? went plt-a-pal. It Is said that not
less. than" fifty veterans have since re?
plied.
Tho Itter was addresser to the ' "Su
perlndent of) the Soldiers' Home, Rich?
mond, Va.," and reads:'
"Roanoke, Va.. March 26, 1903.
"Dear. Sir,?? If there-Is a gentleman 'at
the Home who would like to become ac?
quainted with.a lady through correspon?
dence, please.do me trie kindness of giv?
ing him my? address. .I am a middle-aged
widow lady of, good character, quiet
and refined. The-age, of th? gentleman
must be from forty-five to flfty-IKe. He
must be a sober and -refined gentleman.
I trust this will be of no trouble to you,
"Respectfully yours.
(Signed) . '?Mrs. L. B- HARPER. ; ?'.
"No 315 Campbell Avenue, 8. W?
ROtjnoke, Va,"?."? . . :.'?'??.
The veterans? were all attention ? when
Commandant Poay Friday evening' ?V
supper lnformed?tlj.emA'that.he'had:..soi]fier?
i thing of interest, to evor^one.presint'wi'o"
? was- soberly Inclined and'not m?ro ..than.
fifty-five. ,N0w, of- ??ourse, most .of -the;
veterana ar?? really a little older.?, than
this, but as a riiun IS only as ?-"old as,:he
ffels." a. large ..number of the >old ?war?
riors are not yet turned? tho -half-century
mark. Euch .veteran thought he-must fill
the bill exactly, for the lady does not ex?
pect great things. ..',.-. ? ? ' .???
Visions of a comely .-matron" with' a'
sufficiency of .this? world's'goods foritwo
lmroedi.it/ily ?? rose before the minds -of
the veterans, and .resolves to- write at
once before the others, were, made? by a
dozen of tho. warriors, at, the-same time.
Commandant Poay informed . them
jO.klnsrly,' that this was their ' chance,, but
they did not need to be told a.tiling,so
evident. It was stated .at'the Home yes?
terday aft??rnnon thnt no less than half
a. .hundred" had already... replied, with
more to follow. . ,?. .
Mrs. Harper Talks.
(SpiclBl' to The Tlnoci-Dlepaicb,) ' ?'
ROANOKE, VA.. March 2$.?Mrs." L.
Pi.; Harper? -was seen - to-night by The
Tlmes-pispatch correspondent -and? "was
considerably'disturbed over the publicity
given' iser letter. Sho says she-does not
know ?whether she Is a widow or not,
her husband, who was a sign-painter,
having ? disappeared ' from Roanoke ? sev?
eral years ago.'
? "I had,' seen where people . often ' ad?
vertised for correspondents;" she said
to.n[ght, "and I simply wanted to'cor?
respond with an old soldier," My expe?
rience * In;, matrimony , was bad"-' enough,
and ? am In no hurry to try It again.'.'
.Sho I* thirty-two year's of age,/a-,?a
llvoof Ohio;arid a gnpd-lpokirig woman,
who Is employed now as, a .'domestic In
a prominent family.'
HIS MIND BLANK TILL
HE REACHED MEMPHIS.
(fly Associated Pr????'.)
BALTrMOfiB. MD? Maroh'28.-J. J.
Tlmanus,. the lawyer of .this city who
mysteriously .dlsappeare'?] ..several weeks
ago,, and? for which a search -?throughout
the country, has*been made, .returned to
Baltimore to-day. He ?ays that his mind
was a blank during,his wanderings,-and
when his. reason, returned. ho. found him?
self In .Memphis, ' Tonn., from . which
place he" returned,here, ,? ?> \ . ,? ,
ATE DINNER FROM
HORSg, BACKS
Unique DinnerServedln Ball?
room at Slierry's by Mr.
! Billings. o?l^ewYorK.
(By, Associated : Prei?.) ..
NEJW YORK, lMarch' 28.?Tho eque?,
trian dinner projeoted" by C. ?1<. G? Bil?
lings,, of New Y??rjt H.nd Chicago, con?
cerning which many! stories have re?
cently, been published, took' place to?
night.
According to the, Herald, the dinner.
was held,' not In'? Mr. Billing?' 'new sta?
ble, '.as waa originally ?Intended, but In
the ' ball-room'? of i Sherry's, wl.|ch was
transformed. Into a- rural? scene ;py' the
Introduction opgrassy. lawns, , thick ' fo?
liage ? and. bads., of flowers, Here the
guests ?'found' tl?lr,ty*two ' rloHly. capari?
soned horses hearing on" their saddle
bows ?mall fables two feet In. length 'by
eighteen Inches wide, oovered , with
cloths. ; The* steeds remained^'motionless,,
while 'ati?ndante?-In' hunting costume
served the various 'couripes?to Him ridera.
SOME SIGNS OF THE TIME? IN BLACK AND WHITE.
BATTLE WAS
DESPERATE
Many Shots Exchanged Be?
tween Citizens and Robbers
A VERY BOLD ROBBERY
Three Men Entered Town, Bound and
. Gagged Policeman and Then Pro?
ceeded, to Their Work of Bur
',?. glary?One Robber,Killed,
? ? V.-'v?1?' ! , {Br Ai?K)clated Pre??.) '",-'?
"? CLEVELAND. O.i ' March 28.~A des?
perate battle-was fought to-day between
three, robbers, on or.c side, and officers
and.'cttiz?ns, on the other, at Be??ford, a
suburb, resulting In the death of one of
the _ robbers and the wounding and cap?
ture of another. Many snots were ex?
changed- before the fleeing men Were fin?
ally* brought to earth!
Very late-last, night three masked men
entered ' the .town of Garretisviiio. 2i
miles 'east of Cleveland^ seized the'night
policeman and bound and gagged hlir,.,
Th? Officer 'was then marched to the post-1
office, ' where ho waa .compelled to' wit-'
ness an attempt to blow. open the safe!
by the marauders. They finally, after I
Working some time, gave up the Job with- !
out* securing anything of value. They
then-entered the store of F, E. George,
whore they secured a small sura of money.
Later they stole' a horse and buggy and
drove to Ravenna, where'they boarded
a"'Cleveland and Pittsburg fre.ght train
for Cltrveland. \
-Meantime" the " authorities had. been
aroused- at 'both Ravenna' and Garetts
vllle. Telegrams were sent to Bedford,
and when the'train-arrived there ? num?
ber of deputy sheriffs and a posse of |
citizens -were on hand, armed with guns ?
and revolvers. Thorthree burglars Jumped
from tnp train as Jt drew up to the sta?
tion- They,' Immediately drew their re?
volvers, and a running fight began.Finally ;
ono?of'the: pursued men dropped to the
ground dead. A second was so badly
wounded that ho left a trail of blood In
DEWEY EXPLAINS
HIS INTERVIEW
He Said It. but Meant No" Re?
flection on Germany. Her
Emperor or Navy.
(By' AMOcletod Pro???)
WA6HINOTON. March M.-At the In-,
stance of the President, Admiral Dowey
called ' by appointment at tho Whlio
House and made a full explanation of. a
recent newspaper Interview, in which the
Admiral was .quoted a? saying the Carib
bean Se? manoeuvres ? were an "object
Jeeson to the Kaiser more than to any
other person."
The Admiral assured the President
that he had ho Intention of reflecting on
Germany, her Emperor, or her navy.
and that while the, statements credited
to him .were substantially what he said,
he neglected to caution tho Interviewer
against' quoting him.
' Admiral Dewey drove to the White
House In bis own carriage, accompanied
by the ,acting ohlftf of the Uureau, of
Navigation, Captain ,. William S. Oowles,
At the close of the Interview the Admiral
returned ? ?rnmedjately to his Rhode isl?
and Avenue?li?me. The Admiral dcw?nod
to. make any statement for publication.
At the White.House it was sUtod that
the Admiral's statornont was satisfac?
tory to th? President. It Is not believed
that any further official notice wijl be
taken of the Intervia?. '
his footsteps and soon threw up his
hands in surrender. The third escaped.
Subsequently the captured rqbber was
taken to the office of United States Mar?
shal Chandler, where ho gave his name
as James Eradley. 23 years old. of St.
Louis. Mo. He asserted that he did not
know the .name of the robber. shot to'
death or tho -one who escaped. Further
than. tnls. Bradley, declined to talk,'.and
he was locked up In the. county Jail.
DID NOT INTEND TO
REFLECT ON GOVERNMENT
(By A??ocl?tad Pre??,)
DRESDEN, SAXONY. March 28.
Unlt'ed;; States Consul Cole has. according
to at note published by the official Dres?
dener Journal, expressed his regret to
Premier 'Metzsich von Reichenbach for
giving Dr. O'Brien, tfie American dent?
ist, who was recently, expelled, from Saxr
. ony, ? a y certificate expressing, ^smyp?thy.
'with him and re fleeting-on the Saxon
government. "....'
Mr. Cole begged the. Premier..?.to .rest!
assured ' tfittt ; no idea 'of "ln'suftliii) the'
Saxon'government had'even enterod his.
mind. '? ; ? - -. ? '
JESUITS WILL NOT BE
READMITTED TO GERMANY
. (By Associated 'Pre??.)
BERLIN, March 28,?The government's
Intention to abolish the provision of the
law exrludlng Jesuits from Germany, an?
nounced In the Reichstag ?.to-day by
Chancellor .von Buelow, ? will not
be realized. It Is learno'd ? that the Bun??
dosrath now has a majority against the
Jesuits';readmission. The question goes
to the-Bundesratb after Easter, where
It. will either be voted down or Indefi- I
nltely postponed. ? ?
WOULD-BE LYNCHERS
WERE OUTWITTED
Negro Was Slipped from Jail
and Taken Elsewhere Be?
fore Mob Attacked.
(Special to Th? TirDen.plipatch,)
BLUEKIOltD, W. VA., March 2S.-A
mob of ' fully Uve hundred people bent
on lynching Harvey Williams, the negro
man, who on yesterday criminally as?
saulted the thlrteen-yeni-old daughter of
a respoctabln coal miner, swooped down
upon the urani well Jail .late last night
only to "find that the object of their
avenging wrath had been removed to
parts unknown to them. Early In. the
night officers got wind of a plot to'lynch
Williams, and at an opportnue moment
they slipped him out of JalU put htm In
a hock and drove to Princeton, where the
prisoner wns lodged In the Mercer coun
'ty Jail, ono of the strongest structures
of Its class In this section; ,
Princeton Is ton miles distant from
Bramwell and the hour bong late when
the mob ? learned of Williams' where?
abouts they ?lisbnndod. It Is not known
whether-or not another attempt will bo
made to lynoh Williams. It 'Is -hardly
J1The condition of the little girl to-night,
while still precarious, Is considerably Im?
proved. _'
EMPRESS ARM WAS
NOT BADLY FRACTURED
'(By A^oclated I'ri'iO
BERLIN, March 28.-A bulletin Issued
to.dav by the physician attending the i
Empress, whose arm,was fractured by a
fall from her horse yosterday. says:
'?An examination by Roentgen .Rays of
the Emuress' arni shows It to be a sim?
?lo fracture of the lower ' end? of the
radius It did not appear necessary to re?
new the bandage 'to-day. The general
condition of her Majesty Is satisfactory.
AGCID??TLY KILLED
BY 12-POUND HAMMER
(Pj Associated Pre??.)
LOUISVILLE? KY? March 2?.?R. D.
Lachridse, of the track team of the Uni?
versity of Indiana at BlQomlnston, ? was
accidentally muck In the. head by a
twelve-pound hammer at the High School
athletic ground here and killed tills after?
noon? The hammer was, thrown by J, R.
Horn, coach from the university ot Jn
?lana.
REMARKABLE
BIRD GROUP
Work of Art at Museum of
Natural History.
COBB'S ISLAND IS SHOWN
Artists Visited the Virginia Coast to
Study Birds?-They are Shown as in
' ? Flight by Use of Invisible
'?'.; ?. ??:>??.'? ?Pla^Iniirni.yyipes.'.".
:'? (Special to The Tlmes-DlspstehO -
? I?EW YORK,. March..2g.?An elaborate1
new bird group'at-the American Museum
of Natural-History Is attracting much at?
tention.' ' ' "? .
' It '. 1?: ?a. - companion to the bird rook
group, but surpasses that by showing the
birds In flight...,,.
The subject Is the sea' bird lite of a
sandy beabh, and a skillfully painted back
i I ' ? ?' ? ?"'''?
ground adds much'to Its beauty and In
stryotlyeness,' ..,,,...., ',.
?The attempt-to show many birds In flight
has';'a?so * been ''surprisingly ? successful,
skillful treatment In coloring'and ar?
rangement, rendering the wires that sup?
port the'birds practically invisible. The
wires.':used, are of platinum, as fine as
hair, but exceedingly strong, and more
costly than gold wire.
? The locality represented? Is Cobb's Is?
land, Va., a shell-strewn. Islet several miles
long. .
To secure material and studies for the
group; ? Frank M. Chapman, associate
curator of. birds in tho museum, visited
Cobb's Island last July, when tho nesting
season ? was : at. Its height. . He secured
many photographs of the boaoh-lnhablt
tng? birds. The birds were mounted by
H. C, Denslow, of the museum's depart?
ment ot preparation, the background be?
ing painted .by W. O. Cox.
A CLEAVER WAS
NEGROES WEAPON
James Coke -.-'Charged With
Assaulting Mrs. Jose?
phine Ford.
The Third District police are on the
search for Jamos Coke, a negro, who Is
accused of having assaulted and out Mrs.
Josephine Ford with a butcher's cleaver.
Tho .wound, fortunately,-is not a seri?
ous "ph?.. -.-".'..v.. ' . ?:,. .
It 'Is stated that Coke went to No. 1205
Carrlngton Street,, where Mrs. Ford con?
ducts a/etpre,- and became engaged in a
d?spute ' with her. Becoming enragod,
he Is alleged to have seized the cleaver
from the block hard by and struck her,
He then 'made his exit hurriedly.
..Mrs. Ford's hurt was attended to and
the police were-notified.
REVOLUTIONISTS ARE
IN CONTROL OF COAST
(Dr AatKXilatod Press,)
WASHINGTON, Maroh 2S.-Admlral
Coghjaii 'ha* cabled the Navy Depart?
ment? as ' follows relative to the revolu?
tion In Honduras;
"Guatemala, Maroh ?8, ^903,-^At. Puerto
Cortea, twenty'fifth; returned here yes?
terday. Found Ceiba and other small
ports In hands of revolutionists, who
practically control ooaat. ?Truxlllo at'
tacked? by them twenty-second. Bent
I'apther. there to protect interest; hava
heard nothing from her yet. Puerto Cor?
tei taken by revolutionists 2:'d, during
my absence eastward for protection and
order- by request; nb disturbance and
guard withdrawn. .?Finding American
??mall, steamer .due upon my arrival, sent
guard to her from Olympia bofore steam?
er entered port; also placed guard .. Jn
dock.- Number GO refugees on Brutus.
Think there Is no danger to. Americans
or their ?Interest, Our vloe-consul there
agrees. In this opinion. - Everything quiet
here, but no responsible local government
organized as yet. Effect, squadron ex?
cellent all along coast,' A|l outsldo re?
ports from this coast ; greatly . exag?
gerated; and, though, conditions some?
what unsettled, oharige ,of, authority ac?
complished with minimum disorder, gan
Pedro lip. railroad; 'turned' over peace?
able revolutionists 24th.? Sent - Dlehl
there to investigate conditions and neces?
sity for guard demanded by Americans.
I Ha said revolutionist's enter .well, organ?
ized, 'equipped, In good order, and under
able? and intelligent leaders. Telegraphic
communication with San Pedro'. Inter?
rupted.. , .,. , . r"| .,-?- , ? .
'(Signed), . , , . "Cogfilan." ,,
PRESIDENT WILL CALL
?N ?????? SESSION
"(By Aa?oclnted ..Pressi) "? ? ?
? .WASHINGTON,?; March '2S.-J-Secretary
Hay, when ..apprised of -the, action of tho
Cuban. Senate,In ratifying tho reciprocity
treaty, expressed hie gratification. Dur?
ing the''last ' thrco days Secrotary Hay
has been ??*active cable:communication
with. Minister,;Squlers and. no doubt "tha
action of the Senate. Committee In reced?
ing from Its position was Influenced more
or less 'thereby/ But jthreo days remain
of the time, limit In whioh ratifications
'can bo: exchanged; ' Secretary Hay, how?
ever,1? says Hunt'as .'soon 'asuofflclal noti?
fication .Is.? given by cablo of the mailing
of tho necessary documente: the ratifica?
tions can be exchanged nt onco without'
waiting'?for .thelr'recolpt. ?"'?
Secretary Hay added that In his mos:
sages 'to "'.Minister Squiers.' He gave tho
positivo assurance that the, President
would call an-extra session.of Congross
In the fall. The timo was not stated,
but the Secretary sold Congress would
be convened sufficiently In advance of tho
regular -session to assure Its action on
the. treaty, as required hy. the Sonato
amendmont- bofore December 31st.
PRESIDENT'S, TOUR.
Arrangements Complete and Itinerary
Has Been Announced.. ,
/'(By ABSoclnted Pr)?.?}.
?WASHINGTON.-March 2S.-AI1 arrange?
ments for President Rooseyolfs Western
tour have heen completed, and the Itiner?
ary was given, outVto-hlght.-?',..
The Prosldont will leave Washington
Wednosday; April 1st, at 0:05. over the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and will be ac?
companied by Secretary Loob, Assistant
Barnes, tho surgeon-general of tho Navy,
and three stenographers; C. R. Rosenberg,
representing tho Pennsylvania Railroad
Company; representatives of throo press
associations, three wookly papers, and a
photographer, I1. W. Williams, of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company; J. P.
Gooch. of tho Postal ?Telegraph-Cable
Company; three messengers and four
others.
The run to:Chicago, the first stopping,
place, .will be mado direct, allowing only
for tho necessary railroad changes, Few
changes have been mudo In the Western
Itinerary a a published several days ago.
SMOKING ROOM
FOR WOMEN'S CLUB
Sumptuous One to Bo Fitted
Up In Chicago. Whore Wo?
men Can Enjoy the Weed.
(SpectiU to TUo Tltpon.nispak'h.)
CHICAGO. ILL., March '?S.-Startllng
Is the Innovation proposed by the Out
of-town Women's Club?a sumptuously
furnished smoking room, it will be tbo !
real thing, furulshod with eoinfortablo I
chairs and all that goe? to mako for
comfortable enjoyment, of ?ho weed.
Tha organization has upon Its roster
forty names, always prominent In the so?
ciety columns, and will bo limited to 3(0.
Each will pay $li1 entrance fee and ?T5
annual dues.
The governing body will consist of ?u
advisory board, three members of tho
club and two men, ono from the Union
Leaguo and one from th? Hamilton Club.
Miss Alle* Blount Is tha president.
The founders ?ay the membership will
comprise the leaders of society from all
tho chief cities of the land.
RIVER IS
BEYOND
CONTROL
Greenville Grevasse Is
Steadily Growing, ?
STUBBORN FIGHT
TO BE AB?NDONE?
Break May Increase , Uht?Vlt
Isla Mi?e In Width.
CITY IN TOTAL DARKNESS
AND THE FLOOD RISING
People Being Brought to High Part of
the Town In Boats?Fearful Night}
for Residents?Many Reports of .'?,';.
Families Being Drowned in
Their Homes Prove . ?
Unfounded, ? .
(By Aiioqlated ?t??> , >
GREENVILLE, ? MISS.,; March ?WTh?
sltuotlon at this olty to-night' la' quit?
as serious as it "was last ;nfght, andjln?^
by Inch the flood is ? spreading' to naf?
sections of the olty; foot by flotthe great
orovasse In tho'lovee live "mile's to-'t$?;
south of^tho city Is widening,%'an'd ?^??'??
aftqr mile" of fertile deUa'land la being''..
covered by ;the waters as they rush inland
from tihe-gap. v.' . ' ? T;.'?'
The developments : of . .the ?'night afe
awaited with uneasiness. The disaster?
which?hayo thus far; ooour'r.ed have bejm,
autTiclont, to shake the stoutest heart and
make almost any new .calamity,prob?b|?fc '
At the'crevasse forces of men have bat?.
tied all day ug?tnst'tho 'raging torren.'*.,
fighting stubbornly and desperately?..with,"
tho flood for each ' foot toC'?the levee th^t.
Is being eaten at either-side .of,1?the??????*';
yasso by seething waters. It-Is very; prob?"
able that this effort raust.be abandoned
and the crevasse'-allowed .to.? pursue ilta j
. owp ; course,/.as. It ;,l]as,,grpwnvwlder with',
eaoh hour, ?untll-.toVnlght .It.la more. than.
??0 yards' across,, and the engineers. say.'
that It will not be In) probable-.for ;the'g%ft
to Increase to ?'.nil I o's width.! '.?-,'' ': ?'?:,?-? ?.;
... CITY" DELUGED. , ' ^.,1.;,
-., In Gr.een,vllle there la ?very,'little, of :,,ttbe
tow? free'from w't\fer, and. th? rise cori}??
tltuies; hi though the fiver Itself has fallen
more than'a"foot~ti"ecau?e'?f th? crevasse.'/
It. seems,'probabili that th?.1 entire aitr;
?will surfer a distr?tta d?luge, arid1 that?
th?1 loss of priipcrty and damage ? wjjjj
rj-ach' 'a large* ligure.' Rescuing, parties ;
have been busy all day bringing "persons"?':??
In boats from the low lying 'portions of
th? city to the higher sections, and; thus
far there have beon, no.known losses of;
life'.' There have (been many reports' of ?'
fnmillos being'drowned (n? their'homes aiidi
lndlvlduals being swept away, but without:
exception thero lias.be?? no confirmation
In this,; city of those'reports.
With tho situation _,its gloomy as. ,lff.
necessarily is from the- Olty beln? ?rver^:-!
flowed, with the .eleatrlc?light. plant su*-;
pended and the? totfn; ?ri.1 total darknea?
and with? the water rlslng'lrich' by,'Inaivi
the. night will be a.' fearful one fo'rrthi-V
people of Greenville? :.? '??"."? ?.???';'$??'.
- But these'?coridltlons of ,th?mselves are,.'?
not tho most alarming feature of th?',:
situation, and all through the night mint
and women will sit with ears' strained ?
and eyes peering Into the darkness -toj?'
ward the north, awaiting'with'dread ???
sullen roar from that dlrectloii. S!o)r;?l#,":.?'
Is now In this quarter that danger'?'lj??
most present, a critical point havlngHde-v
veloped In the levees', thirty miles? north
of Greenville at Cattish "Point, ' ..'..;,,
A desperate effort Is being ? made t?? ?
hold the lovee there, and ?. large force of ?
men Is at work and all available labor?
ers are being sent to aid those who an? ?
there making- their? fight, for the, city?1*)
safety, Keports this afternoon from (thli ?
point are hopeful, t but the damage, thajl ??
would result from 'break at' (3atflah>-.?'.'
Point Is so enormous that fear for the
levee's safety must'remain until the'warv
ter subsides,. even ,lnv the ; face -of-. hop*- :
ful reports. Should tho break occur at
Catfish Point there Is no calcuUWnjr
what would happen to Greenville. , Th*?:.
olty would be placed In ? a most preca?
rious position,-and tho sober-minded d?- .?,
oline to discuss ,what would happen. .
IkflLES UNDER WATRTt.
it Is estimated that fully l.fiOO squorn .
miles of'territory between .Greenv||1e..ani..
Vlcltsburg are. under water, and that thl* ?;
area Is being made larger with 'each?
hour, For this, reason no estimate .cai?
be p?t on th? loss of property andthf
damago that will result from' the .br?ete,
Rescue boats are busily angaged In taten
Ing the people out of this large a.ectioj?
of country, and It Is hoped that there.
will bo ho loss of life. One boat'to-tjay .
brought out seventy-five souls.
I The situation on the Arkansas side ot
: tho river remains . unchanged and ho .
; break Is now threatened.
? it Is vprv probable .that all rallr??m|.
? communication will be shut off to-nifht.
TORRENT OF WATER IS
POURING THROUGH BREAK
(By AesocHiod ????.?
NEW ORLEANS. March ?&,?Though a
great torrent of water |s pouring through,
tho break In tha levee at Hymalla plant??
tlon, the river there shows little tendency
to decline. Much consolation, however.
Is derived from the, fact that since th?
crevassa occurred the rise hoe ceased.
The early roadng rendng was 20.1. Bfc
nghtfall It was ?0.2, In explanation of th?
slight effect the break had, the fact Is
pointed to that the current pouring In
llymalia has not yot cut e channel In th?
battiiro, and only a surface flow la go!???
through the break. ,.?,-. ? i ?
If the efforts to alose, the crevas?? 1?
abandoned, tho Jove*, .built of river sand
wll doubtless melt rapidly and produce a,
crevaseo rivalling that of Dn?la In WS*,
when tho river here fell with consider
ably rapidity..
Work at tha creyase? progressed stead*
Ily diwlns ?h* day, Early In the rnorny
Ing some of the cribbing at the lower end
yielded to the force ot th? current but the
line was recommenced and good head*,
way wade, The lower end ot the broten?.

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