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Mr?s In Ohio. O? the axly largest clUee
,.?iear_ from officially, It is noted that the
??'. ^Republicans and Ihe Dem?crata eaoh car*
'?'?led thirty.
^DEMOCRATS SWEEP
CITY OF ST. LOUIS
(Df Associated Pre??.)
..,. BT, LOUIS. MO? April 7,-A Democratla
' frlct?ry was scored In tO'day'? city olco
llon, the maj?rltlos ranging from 8,000 to
10,000 on the vote for six Counollmon,
twenty-eight members ot the House of
, "Delegates, members of tho Board of Edu
eatlon and tho Inspector of weight sand
measures. At midnight almost complet*
returns showed that every Democratic
; ?andldnte had been elected. Tlio Repub?
licans claim that gross frauds were com?
mitted at the polls. Throughout the State
the Democrats lost in three third-class
Wtlos, whloh they formerly controlled.
In St. Louis Interest was centered In tho
Council ticket, hoadod by tho so-called
.'reform ticket, on which the names ot
Republicans arid " Independent candidates
took the places of some Democratic can?
didate* for th? House of Delegates In an
?fi'?rt to eliminate from the. House of
jUelegates the so-called "combino" element.
In several" otrong Republican wards tho
JD*inocr_ts ?iiectod their men. So far as
return? show at midnight, not-an Inde?
pendent candidate was elected, It Is con
rldored that to-day's election results will
e for tho purification of t?ie law-mnk|ng
body of tho city and have swept out the
'"combine" element.
REPUBLICAN ARRESTED
FOR PURCHASING VOTES
(By Associated Pre??.)
' SPRINGFIELD. ILL., April 7.?At the
?Fourth ' Precinct of tho Third Ward It
??t?? discovered this noon that Irregular
(work was being done. The police were?
fe?lied, and closed the polling place, but
Hot until a riot had almost been pre?
cipitated, and the police wore compelled
?o uso duba. The booth was closed for
fealf an hour.
: Alderman Bneel, Republican candidate
?Ihr re-eleotlon In the Seventh Ward, was
Served 'with a warrant for hin arrest on
jbie charge of purchasing votes, and gave
fl.OOO bond for his appearancn.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
REGISTERED IN ST. LOUIS
?
(By Associatici Press.)
! ST. LOUIS, MO., April 7,?A light vote
(Was polled hero to-day, A heavy rain
fret in just prior to the closing time, 7
?'oloek,' to-night. The election was for
?lx Councilman, tiwenly-elght members
lot the House of Delegatos, the upper
branch of tho City Council, members of
the School Board and an Inspector of
??reights and measures.
Eighty-eight precincts out of 833. give
?. Democratic majority of 10,000 for th?
(te Councilmen to bo olectod.
IS A VICTORY FOR
MUNICIPAL, OWNERSHIP
?
(DT Associatoci Press.)
CHICAGO, April 7.?Mayor Harrison
?aid: "I consider it a victory for ult?mate
municipal ownership and for the roforcn
?um. It means that the settlement of the
'raction question must be made in tho
iterest of the people of Chicago. It was
5:ie hardest battle I ever had, and I am
roud to havo won it."
Result In Butte.
(By Associated Press.)
g> BUTTE. MONT., April ".-Practica .
trTmmpleto' returns Indicato tho election of
Mulllns (Holnze Democrat) for Mayor by
a plurality of fifty-six votes.
The Citizens' party (Republican and
>nti-Helnze Democrats) elected five Al?
derman, city treasurer and police Judge.
Numerous charges of miscounts and Ir?
regularities have been made, and an of?
ficial count will be necessary to decide
lome of the contests.
Party Lines Were Not Drawn.
? (By Associated Press.)
OMAHA, NEB., April 7.-MunIclpal
?lections were held in all the cities and
towns of Nebraska to-day with the ex?
ception of Omaha and South Omaha,
both of which work under special char?
ters. Party lines wero drawn In but few
Instances, tho matter of permitting the
kale of liquor being the Issue in nearly
?very town. Republicans were success?
ful In most of the towns hefird from up to
midnight, where party lines wore fol?
lowed, although Democratic majorities
iwere given in a number of towns tha?
?heretofore have elected Republican of
Scers.
Lincoln Goes Republican.
' (By Awtflated Press.)
LINCOLN. NEB,, Apsill 7.-Republicans
^lo-day electtd'George Adams for Mayor,
xhelr entire city ticket and six of seven.
jCouneilme.i, a fusion gain of one coun?
cilman.
Comp?ete Returns in Cleveland.
Ih" A'MxMaU'd Press.)
CLEVELAND, O.. April 7.-Complete re
fitms from yesterday's municipal elec?
tion in Ikll city, give Johnson, Democrat,
?or Mayor, a plurality of E.&?5; Lapp,
?Democrat, for president of Council, has a
plurality of 10.53C over Sonthelmer. the
aiepublican candidate.
Sweeping Victory.
(By Aiwfnted Pre?o
' BT. PAUL, MINN., April 7,-Elecllons
j^-ere held in village? and cities: of the
(third class throughout Minnesota to-day.
They were without political significance,
tthe election r.t Mankata was an excep?
tion. The contest was keen and resulted
In a sweeping Dernooratlo victory, The
?Republicans elected two Aldermen and
municipal judges.
At Clarksburg.
(Hy Associated Press.)
I CLARKSBCRG, W. VA.. April 7.-Tho
(entire Republican ticket was elected over
tho Democratic labor fusion ticket.
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To Itself
In what It is and what it does?con?
taining the best blood-purifying,
?Iterative and tonic substances and
effecting the most radical and per
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the whole system?is true only of
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No other medicine acts like it ;
no other" medicine has done eo
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other medicine has restored houltb
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fc*ir loving my eye*i|fht. For four month* 1
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+we liOttlee of flood'? Sareapi-.rlll? I could ?to
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yow, Wither?, N. 0.
Houd'? SareapnrlUft promise* t?
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round simply with a Bcarf and
feathers?but hoi'Oi you can fiud
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? To-day we can ahow the highoat
quality of neckwear.
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is the ricnest stock ever displayed
in tuia city.
Shirts to Order.
We can show you the richest things In
Shirt Fabrics to bo had-"-hundreds of
them.
And when It comes to fit and satisfac?
tion, we can show you a long Hot of pa?
trons; ask any of them
FOUR FAVORITES
AT BENNINGS
Two Heavily Backed Second'
Choices Were Successful
;- Also?Crowd Happy.
(By Associated Press.)
? WASHINGTON", April , 7.?Promise . of
big? fields and excellent sport waa spoiled
in part at Bennings to-day by a bad
track. Four favorites and two heavily
played second choices won. So the bis
crowd ivas happy.
The upset of tho day waa In the elxth
race, hi which Benckart, backed for a
fortune to win, could do no beter than
get the place. The Gtowards made a
thorough Investigation -Into the charges
Involving . an. alleged 'bribe to a Jockey
to pull a horse. True Blue, In a race
in which Meistersinger wae entered to
day. denied tho privileges of the track
during tho remainder of the meeting to
William Barrett. Summary: ?
First race?selling; seven furlongs?Ben
Howard (4 to 1) first, Alado (5 to 1\ sec?
ond, Nuptial (IT. to 1) third. Time,
1:81 2-5.
Second race?four furlongs?Peter Paul
(T to 10) first, Pelunla (1(1 to 5) second,
Spring (0 to 1) third. Time, :61.
Third race?Maiden hurdle race; mile
and a half, over sis flights of hurdles?
Gibson'Light (0 to 10) first, Ben Battle
(LO to 1) second, Willard 3. (9 to 1) third.
'l'Ime, 2:5S 2-0.
Fourth race?six furlongs?Glorisoa ? (11
to 5) first, Mrs. Frank Foster (1 to 2)
second, Sir Christopher (40 to 1) third.
Time, 1:111.
Fifth race?five furlongs?Shrine (1 to
10) first, Merriment (12 to 1) second, Mid?
night Chimes (3 to 1) third. Time, 1:01.
Sixth race-rselllng; mile and fifty yards
?Knight of the Garter (3 1-2 to 1) first,
Ben C. Carl f(? to 5) second, H. C. Cole
man (3 to 1) third. Time, l:_
CLAUDE WON DERBY BY
SIX LENGTHS ?lVc'ANTER
(By Associated Prens.1
MEMPHIS. April 7.?Tho Tennessee
derhy a one mile and an eighth, the
richest stake of tho Memphis Jockey
Club, was won this afternoon by M. J.
Daly's colt. Claude, by Llssak-Llda-H.,
In a cantor by half a dozen lengths. Far?
mer Jim, an added starter, finished se?
cond, two lengths beforo tho odds on
favorite. Rightful. Desplto the voathor
conditions, an enormous crowd witnessed
the running of tho derby, Rain fell
throughout. the morning and left the
track In a'muddy condition. Rightful was
held at tho closo odds of 1 to 2, while
Claude was second choice at throne.
Judge Hlmes assumed tho load, but Daly
on Claude kept close behind. Turning up
the back-stretch, Judgo Ulmes cut out
tho pace and held tho lond until the fur
turn was reached, when Claudo made his
run and won in a canter by six lengths.
Summary:
First race?soron and a half furlongs,
rolling?Nearest (9 to ?0) first, Daddy Bon
dor (7 w 1) second. Insolence (30 to 1)
third. Timo, 1:33 1-2.
Second -race? six furlongs?Bummer ?.
(12 to 1) first. Autumn Leaves (3 to 2) so
cond, Optional (4 to 6) third. Time,
1:1? S.4,
Third race-^mlle?Thane (2 to S) first,
Rankin (5 to 1) second, Kenova (7 to 1)
third. Time, 1:15.
Fourth race?mile and an olghth. Ten?
nessee n>rby: $8,000 added?Clnude (8 to 1)
f.T?t, Farmer Jim (10 to I) second, Right?
ful (T to 2) third. Timo, 1:68 l-f.
Fifth race?six furlongs?Censor (3 to 2)
first, If You D:iro (12 to I) HecontC Bard
of Avon (40 to 1) third. Time, 1:17?
Sixth race?mile?Pay ?he ' Fiddler (12
to li first, Mrs. Ornnnan (40 to 1) second,
Sambo (4 to 5) third. Time, 1:411-1.
CADETS THH VICTORS
Washington and Loe Defeated by Score
of I to 0.
(Bpectsl to Tb? Tlines.nispstch,)
LEXINGTON, \rA., April 7.?Virginia
Military Institute won from Washington
and Lee University this afternoon the
first game of base-ball of the threo
scheduled for the local championship, by
scora of 1 to 0. Tho game was a pitch?
er's battle royal from start to finish,
nnu acknowledged to be one of the finest
ever played on local grounds, Carnea!,
the cadet pitcher, scored the only run
for bU team on a hit, followed by Good
Ine'e two bases and an error. Booghor's
catch of a fly in right field was the sen?
sational feature of the game, Fach man
was heartily cheered by a largu crowd
of rooters during the game, Attendance
six hundred.
Score: U. H. E.
University .00(10 000 (, 0-j) 4 %
Cadets .00001000??1 6 1
Two baso lilts, Cadet Ooodloo. Blruelt
out by Baker 10, by Cnrnonl U. Base on
balls, off Bailor 1, off Cameni S. Left
on bases. University 8, Cad/,ts ?. Hit
by pitcher, by Cnriital 3, by Baker 1.
Batteries, Un'veraliy. Baimi- und Barley;
Cullo te. Cernetti and GoDdloo. Umpired,
Captain Peyton and David Barclay.
Democratic Ticket.
(By Au4c.Wi.im1 Pro?s.)
? Ql'INCY, ILL., April 7,?Tlie entiro
! Democratic ticket hero Is re-elected Uy
1 uwjui'j.tl?!' f(vnvl'i?l about, ltU/j
MILLIONS IN
THIS TRUST
-\
First Annual Report of United
States Steel Corporation,
DEALS IN BIO FIGURES
Total Surplus December 31, 1902, Was
Over $77,000,000? Physical Con?
dltlon of Properties Has Been
Fully Maintained,
(By Associated Preis.)
NEW YORK. April 7.-The first annual
report to the stockholders of the United
StAtee Steal Corporation for tho fiscal
year ended Decomber 31, 1902, was Issued
to-day. Tho lnoome account for tho year
shows total net earnings of all proper?
ties, after deducting expenditures for or?
dinary repairs and maintenance, interest
on bonds for t?o subsidiary companies of
$133,80S,764| lea? sinking funds on bonds
of subsidiary companies, $024,004; depre?
dation and extinguishment funds, $1,
884,710; extraordinary replacement funds,
$9,815,(115; spedai funds for doprcolatton
and improvement, $10,000,000; total, $24,
774.3?3; balance of net earnings for the
year, $108,634,8-4; Interest on United Statos
Steel Corporation bonds for the year, $15,
187,850; sinking fund on United States
f*Uel Corporation bonds for the year, $3,
???,?00; total, $18,227,560: balance, $90,300,
524; dividends seven por cent. ? preforrol
stock, $?6,720,177; common four per cent.,
$20,332,600; total, $50,062,687, leaving un?
divided profits or surplus for tho year,
$?4,253,657. Previous surplus, $13,020,910;
total surplus December M. 1902, $77,87-1,697,
which Includes the capital surplus of
$25,000,000 provided at dato of organiza?
tion.
PHYSICAL CONDITION.
The physical condition of the propertlos
has been' fully maintained during the
year, the cost of which has beon charged
to ourrent expenses, and the amount ex
penodod by all properties for maintenance,
renewals and extraordinary replacements,
aggregated $29,157,011. Provisional charges
were made monthly to operations for
sinking fund and to establish funds for
depreciation and for reserves for extra
rdlnary replacements.
The volume of business done by all
companies during the year, including
sales between tho companies and tho
gross receipts of transportation and mis?
cellaneous pjojpertlee, aggregated $560,
510,479.
The production of Iron ore mines for
the year was 10.063,179 tons; coke manu?
factured, 9,521,567 tons; coal mined, not
Including that used In making coke, 709,
367 tons; blast furnace prodttots, 7,975,630
tons; steel Ingot production, 9,743,918
tons. Total tonnage of rolled and other
finished products for sale, 8,197,232 tons.
Tho aggregate Inventory"-, all proper?
tlos on December 81, 1902, equalled the
total sum of $104,390,844. About one
third of this sum Is roprosentod by the
value of Iron oro on hand.
Tho total capital stock of the corpora?
tion Issued and outstanding on Decem?
ber 31st was $50S,802,500 common stock
nnd $610,281,100 preferred stock. The
bonded and mortgaged debt of the United
States Steel Corporation and subsidiary
companies in the hands of tho public at
the beginning of tho year was $360,097,098.
Issues made during the year by several
companies, $2.370.33S; totnl, $308,468,030.
Total bonds and mortgages pnkl and can?
celled during the year, $1,69S.577; bonds
purchased by trustees of sinking funds
for Investment, $3,115,000. Leaving tho
bonded, debenture and mortgaged dobt
Decomber 31st, 1902, $863,655,459, a net
decrease during tho. year of $2,442,239.
HEAVY ORDERS,
Purchase-money obligations and bills
payable paid off between April 1, 1901,
and December 81,. 1901, amounted to
?11,047,971; paid off during 1902. ?13,653,
3B8, ? total reduction of $21,700,339.
The funds for tho payment of these
liabilities wero provided entirely from
the surplus net earnings of tho organiza?
tion, no new capital or bonded or othor
liability having been created In lieu
thereof, although practically all of such
payments might proporly bo funded.
The expenditure made during? tho year
by all the properties and chnrged to
property account wero $10,586,632. The
averago number of employes in the sor
vlco of all properties during the entire
year was 1(18,127, receiving for salaries
and wages $120,628,343. Total number of
stockholders In March, 1903, was 68,029,
an lncreaso of 15,010. This does not In?
clude the subscrlptlona for preferred
stock hy the 27,379 employes who were
granted the opportunity to participate In
the profits of the organization through
the purchase of the stock of the corpo?
ration. The tonnnge of unfilled orders
on the books at tho close of 1902 erfunllod
6,347.253 tons of all kinds of manufac?
tured products, against 4,497,749 tons at
tho corresponding period of 1901. In
many of the classes of Heavier products,
like rulla, plates and structural material,
practically the entire capacity of tho
mills Is sold up until nearly the end of
1908.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY
MARYLAND CONFERENCE
(Speclnl to Tho Times-Dispatch.)
BALTIMOniO, MD., April 7.?The Mary?
land Conference of tho Methodist Pro?
testant Churoli concludod its session at
Pocomoke City to-night. Among the ap?
pointments to Virginia points wore the
following:
Accomac, It. IC Lewis,
Alexandria, J. H, 8. H well.
Chinuoteagvgo, II. 10, Nelson.
Fairfax, P. W. Crosby.
Franklin City, A. W, Mather.
Ifeathsvllle, J. l<\ Wooden.
Lynchburg, G. Q. Baohua,
Park-ley, W. B. Judefind.
PlttBVllle, Q. A, Morris.
On Charge of Forgery.
(??? Associati.! Pre??.)
?KW YORK, April 7.? Detectives to-day
arraigned in court Daniel J. Kolly, who
Is tiild to be the owner and editor of
tho paper known as "American Queen,"
They showed Ilio magistrate a telegram
algned by fAttornoy-Gonoral Crow, of
Missouri, asking for Kelly's urrost on a
charge of forgery, Kelly was paroled on
his own recognizance.
Judicial Elecllon Quiet.
iliv Assnclnted I'r.-sv)
MILWUAKEF, W1S., April 7.?The Ju?
dicial election In Wisconsin jxissed uff
very quietly to-day. Judge Hobert C.
Slebecker, of Madison, Judge of the Ninth
Clruclt, was elected to the place on tho
Wisconsin Supremo bench mado vacant
by the recent death of C, Y. Bardeoiu
There was comparatively little interest
t.ik'jn in tho election,
Mrs. I. M. Ochlltree, widow of the late
Hov. William H. Oohiltroo, the bjlnd
prouchor, of Montgomery Presbytery, is
visiting hor brother, Mr. Hives Mlllor, uf
Striker's lull, and other frienda In tho
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SOME EMPLOYES
RETURN TO WORK
Netherlands Railroad Has
Been Enabled to Continue
Restricted Service,
(Hy Associated Press.)
AMSTBKLAM, April 7?A number of
employes of the Netherlands Railroad
returned to work to-day, ? enabling the
continuance of a restricted service. All
tho trains carry military escorts. Any
employes who do not return to work by
noon to-day will be dismissed.
The workmen's committee of defense
has proclaimed a strike of the bakers
throughout tho country, but the master
bakers hope to prevent It from becoming
general. The distribution of bread, how
over, will be restricted.
Steamers have resumed ?ailing from
hero for Hull.
WARSHIP TAKES PART
IN THE LABOR TROUBLE
(By- Associated Press.)
ROTTERDAM, April 7.?Tho warehip
Holland is moored off the town and a
thousand soldiers have arrived here.
Tho river Is being patrolled by steam
picket boats.
An attempt was made to wreck a pas?
senger train which left here during the
night. A tie wasjplaced across the lino,
but the wheels of the engine throw It off
and the train remained on ?the rails.
An International train service Is said
to have been assured.
Queen Goes to The Hague.
(By Associated Press.)
CASTLE LOO, HOULAND, April 7.?
Queen Wllhelmlna and her husband,
Brinco Henry, started for The Hague
to-day. Troops are .guarding- the rail?
road lines.
Negro Fatally Cut.
-*rT a fight at Cllllns' store Saturday
night, on the Nino Mile Road, In Honrlco
county, Geo. Foster, colorod, was badly
carved up by another nogro, Ho Is in
a Bcrious condition, and it Is thought he
will dio. His alleged assailant was arrest?
ed at a late hour lost nlifht, and Is now
In the county Jail.
IMPORTANT CHANGES IN SCHE?
DULE R? F.etP. R???
SOUTHWARD.
Train No. 87, Atlnntlo Coaat Line, New
York and Florida Special, will be discon?
tinued for the season, last train arriving
Hyrd-Sreot Station, Richmond, 11:40 1. M,
Wednesday, April 8th. "
Train No. 67, Seaboard Express, will
bo discontinued, last train arriving Maln
Stroet Station. Richmond, 12:25 A. M. Sun?
day. April 12th. '.""?.' "I'-ci
Train No. 81. arriving Maln-Btreet Sta?
tion 10:25 P. M.. will'be annulled April
Oth. 10th and 11th. ? ^ aL
Commencing Sunday, April 12th, through
coaches will be placed In service on .rain
No, 81, arriving Main-Street Station 10:26
p. M., dally. ?
NORTHWARD.
Train No. 38, Atlantlo Coast Line, Now
York and Florida Special, will he discon?
tinued for the soason, lo*t train leaving
Byrd-Street Biatlon, Richmond, ?:64 A. M.
Snturduy, April nth. .? . j
Train No. 60, Seaboard JD-pres?, will be
discontinued, last train leaving? Main
Streot Station 6:13 A. M. Saturday, April
"commencing Sunday, April 12th. through]
couches will bo placed In service on train
No. 34, leaving Main-Street Station, Rich?
mond, 0:45 ?. M., dally, ? -^-^
??a??? Manager,
LAUNCHING OF THE "WEST VIR?
GINIA" AT NEWPORT NEWS,
$ 1.00 Excursion via O. &. O. Railway.
For launching of the West Virginia at
Newport News, Saturday, April 18tH.
the Chesapeake and Ohio will have spe?
dai rust excursion train, without Inter
mediate slops, to leave Richmond 0:10
AM. returning |*.ve Newport News
0:00 P. M. Of Hiime date.
$1.00 round trip.
launching nt 1:30 P. M?. preceded by a
military parade. Seventy-first Regiment
mu? Blues Battalion, of this city, par?
ticipating. Grand Stroet Fair and Car?
nival, making a nubile l'oUday In the
j[shipyard city.
CASSER BID
IS REJECTED
Water, C?mmlltee Turned It
Down, 7 to 3.
PIONEER TRANSFER CO
Its Bid Pronounced Excessesslve and
Referred to a Subcommittee?One
' of the Season'? Liveliest
? Meeting?.
Two bids for elty oontraota, eaoh belnt
of an entirely different oharaoter and nei?
ther of whloh woe awarded, one being
thrown out and the other being referred,
sufllced to change the atmosphere sur?
rounding a meeting of the Water Commit?
tee last night from on? of llstlessness to
one full of ginger and life, abounding In
spicy debate. As a result, the session
proved' to be one of the most Interesting
held in some time, and justifies a state?
ment fjhat Charles Casser, paving con?
tractor, has been tabooed by two depart?
ments of the municipality, and will never
again receive an award, unless the pre?
vailing sentlmont undergoes 'a decided
change.
The bid of the (Pioneer Transfer Com?
pany for the hauling contract for the
Water Department throughout this year
was the bono of contention In. the other
enlivening matter referred'to, Mr. Cordon
characterising it ae too excessive and stat?
ing that tho city oould go to Petorsburg
and bring horses and wagons Ihero to do
the work for less than bid by'the Pioneer
Transfer Company.
REJECTED CASSER'- BID.
? The bid of Charles Casser woe novor
read, being rejected by a majority voto
without any one of the members Inform?
ine themselves of Its oontonts. Tho bid
for the hauling contract, whloh simply
means that tho fortunate firm or corpo
rotton Is to have the duty ot removing
all material purchasod by tihe Water De?
partment this year from the cars to the
place where It Is to bo used, after much
debate, was roforred, along with bids
about othor matters, to a special sub?
committee to be examined.
Primarily, the meeting last night was
called for the purpose of awarding bids
for the stand pipe that Is to bo erected
In tho Lee District tor the purpose of
Increasing the water pressure in that
section of the city. According to tho ad?
vertisement of Une department, the bide
for the stand pipe proper and the large
mains' and connections woro separated,
and each was accompanied by specifica?
tions. In addition, bids tor the yearly
supply of water motors were also on hand,
as wore offers for all other work In con?
nection with the department.
After all the bids had been opened,
Superintendent Boiling read them care?
fully to the committee, but they provod
to be a mass of figures, and It Is doubt?
ful If any one thoroughly understood the
real cost of tho lowest bid for the" new
Improvement/The entire matter was re?
ferred to a subcommittee to Investigato,
and Thursday night a report will bo made
upon tho mains and connection, meters
and othor sundry bids. No report will
be made on tho standplpo proper, until
the next regular meeting. v
BTANDPIPE BIDDERS.
For the standplpe proper, that Is, the
Immense tank that is to grace tho speed?
way at Reservoir Park, Virginia Bridge
and Iron Company, of Roanoko: Tebbett
and Wood, of Now Jersey; the Chicago
Brldiro and Iron Company: the Southern
Railway Supply Company, were tjjo bid?
ders. These propositions were accom?
panied by blue prints of the tower, all of
which are quite handsome.
Next came the bid of the Pioneer
Transfer Company for hauling. Thei;e
wero no othere for this specM?o work, tho
company offering to transport the pipe
and other heavy material from the Rich?
mond, Frederloksburg- and Potomac
freight depot to the scene of the work for
07 cents par ton; from tho Clyde Lino
wharf for $1.70; from cars for the general
work of tho department to various parts
of the city, 781-2 per ton.
Immediately this had beem read. Mr.
Winston moved that as there wero no
other bids, the contract he awarded to
the Pioneer Company. Mr. (lordon ob?
jected, saying that In, his opinion It was
excesBtve and should he rejected, other
bids being? called for.
Tho matter was Anally disposed of hy
roferrlng the bid along- -with the other?,
save the one regarding the water-tower,
to Messrs. Sheppard, Hcslep and Zim?
merman. The tower bide will he consider?
ed hy "Messrs. Mills, Anderson, Beck and
the superintendent.
BUT ONT) BID,
Following this action the clerk an?
nounced that ho held a bid from Charles
Oassor for street paving, whornupon It
was ascertained that no others had beon
offered. Mr, Beok moved to rojoot, nnd
the motion was put, but .'misunderstood
by soveral members. They had failed to
hoar the name of the bidder, and It was
told them.
/A vote was taken and showed the bid
bad been rejected by a ballot of 7 to 8,
Messrs. Mann, Anderson and Bimmennan
opposing.
Muoh routine business was disposed of
during the evonlng, and next Thursday
night it Is hoped to reach ? settlement
about the erection.of the standplpe.
TILLMAN INDICTED
FOR KILLING GONZALES
(By A???>letert Pr<*0
COLUMBIA, S. C, Xprtl 7,-The grand
Jury to-day returned a true bill against
James IT. Tlllrhann, oharglng him with
the murder of N, O. Gnnsalos, editor of
the State, who was klllod In tills elty
last January. Tho Indictment also car?
ried with It the charge of oarrying oon
cealed weapons. The prisoner will be ar?
raigned to-morrow, whloh will give him
four days to prepare for trlal-tho oaso
having been sot for next Monday.
It Is statod that Tillman has not suffer?
ed nny from his confinement of three
months, and that ho Is In splendid phy
sloal condition. Judge Klugh will pre?
side during the trini.
The defense can to-morrow make a
motion to attack the validity of the
drawing of the grand Jury, tt cnn make
a motion for a change of venue to some
other county. It can move to quash the
Indictment on whloh the true bill was
found, or It can simply ask for ?Imme?
diate trial. What the defense wIllTJo Is
not known.
Senator Tillman arrived here this af?
ternoon and vlsitod the offices of coun?
sel In the caso for his nephew.
The State has announoed Its readiness
to go to trial, and will be represented by
former Attorney-General G. D. Bellinger,
Colonel Andrew Crawford and State So?
licitor Thurmond.
The defense will be represented by
Colonel George W. Croft, Colonel ?- H.
Kelson, former Judge Buchanan and
former Congressman George 3, Joljn
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Remember the Date.
No Raffling Allowed,
THEDEMAND
FOR LABOR
The Southern States Will Be
Drained by Panama Canal.
NEED THIRTY THOUSAND
Sub-Committee of the Commission Is
to Investigate Source of Labor
Supply During Its Visit to
the Isthmus.
(Hy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 7 ?Mr. Crom?
well, counsel for the Panama Canal Com?
pany, and Admiral Walker called at the
State Department to-day to talk to Sec?
retary Hay about the work of the sub?
committee which Is to vlelt the Isthmus
to appraise the value of the work the
company is now doing on the canal. It
was reported to the Secretary tha? the
oompany now employe 160 engineers,
about 45 medical officers and about 1,500
laborers and foremen on the canal. These
are nearly all at work In the Culebra out.
Five thousand dollars a day Is the modest
estimate of the money -which the United
States will be expected to pay the canal
company for continuing this work.
Admiral Walker's estimato of the num?
ber o? men to be employed on tho Panama
Canal when the United States formally
sha?? have entered upon the projeot Is
30,000. For all practical purposes, this
government now Is engaged In the con?
struction of the canal. Under the agree?
ment signed on March 3d by Secretary
Hay and Mr. Cromwell, the American
representative of the now Panama Canal
Company, the work of construction was
to bo continued by the canal company
until tho exchange of the ratifications
ot the canal treaty.
The men now engaged on the canal
construction work are principally Jamaica
negroes. One of tho purposes of the visit
to the isthmus by a sub-committee of the
present canal commission is to ascertain
a source of labor supply.
The local labor supply Is Insufficient to
moot the demand. It is probable, there?
fore, that laborers will bo draw.n by tho
thousand from the Southern States and
the Islands of the West Indies.
College Ball Game,
Tho Richmond League team will play
Wie Richmond College aggregation to?
morrow afternoon at Broad Street Park.
The game promises to prove exciting,
as both toams will put up tholr Htronp.
est men, There Is considerable rivalry
botwoen tho two clubs, the professionals
having Intimated that they can ea?;ly
take the eoalp of the collegians. 7'hoy
have nt times been rather harsh in' their
criticisms of the lads, and tho latter ?re
anxious to show them thoy know a thing
or two of the groat national gamj.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Martha A. Edwards.
Mr?. Martha A. Edwards, widow of
.T. W. Edwards, died suddenly at her
residence. No. 1201 North Twenty-ninth
Street. Mrs. Edwards was tuken sick
about two weeks ago, but had nearly re?
covered, Last evening about 0 o'clook
she had a fainting spell arid continued
to get worao until tho end came. Tho
funeral will take place to-morrow after?
noon, but the hour will be announced
later.
Miss Evelyn S, Ball,
Mss Evelyn S, Ball died at 1 o'clo?k
this morning at the residence of her
brother-in-law, Mr, Clarence M. Duke,
agod twenty-eight years.
Mrs. Bettle Richardson, .
(Hpeelal to The Times-Dispatch.)
LOUISA, VA., April 7?The remains,
of Mrs. 'Bettle Richardson, who died In
ChnrlottesvlUo yesterday, reached hore
to-day,
The deceased Is survived by her hue
band, Mr. B. V. Rlohardson, for a long
time connected with tho treasurer's ofnoo
pf this county, and three ohlldren?Mrs,
V. Lv Perlflns, Mrs. F. H. Anderson, wlfo
of the oounty sheriff, and the Rev. Z. P,
Richardson, all of Louisa county.
H. W, James,
(Bpoclal to The Tlmns-Diapstch.)
ORANGO, VA., April 7.-IL W. James,
freight agent at this place, died very
suddenly from heart failure on yoster?
day about 0 o'olook. Mr, James had re??
cently come to Orange from Charleston,
S, O., to take oharge' of the Southern of?
fice here and had proven a very popular
and efficient official,
Mrs. Elizabeth Riven,
(Special to The Tlmes-pispatoh.)
I?E-ATHSVILLB, VA? April 7.- Mrs.
Elizabeth Riven, an aged widow residing
alone near here, was found dead in her
home by ? neighbor on wunduy mow
In?. An examination of the body by a
coroner's jury was conclusive of death
from heart disease. .
Mrs. Emma C. Ouald,
(Special to Tho Times-pi3patch.)
AlSaiA^fi?}At VA- _Aj-*? ?>*?*,.
ACADEMY MATINEE TODAY
ACADEMY MUSICAL COMEDY GO.
...IN...
THE FRENCH MAID
A Riot ot Hllorlty-A Kaleidoscope ot
Color.
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MATINEE TO-OAY
THE MAN WHO
DARED
Lione will be rod on
tho stage aftor this
afternoon's perform?
ance.
Matine?
To-Morrow
PERCY
HASWELL
In
MISTRESS
NELL
House
oloscaGood
Friday
BOSTOCKS
TWICE DAILY AT 2 AND 7 P. M.
ADMISSION 25o CHILDREN 15c.
THE CONFEDERATE MUSEUM
TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS.
Opens dally from i ? M. to S P. M..
Admission. 25 cents. Free on Saturday?,
The Valentine Museum
ELEVENTH AND d.AY STREETS,
OPEN 10 A. M. TO SP..M.
-_? ADMISI?N, 25C.
FREE ON SATURDAYS.
RICHMOND
FORT MONROE,
$1.50 ROUND TRIP,
for the benefit of the Maryland Table
Confederate Bazaar,
LEAVING RICHMOND AT 9 A. M.
SATURDAY APRIL 11TH.
Oood returning, leaving Fort Monroe
at 4:25 F, M. Excursionists desiring to
remain over at Fort Monroe can return
on train leaving Fprt Monroe at 4:21
P. M. following day.
AMERICAN LADY CORSETS.
For 1903 the new Longtelo Models with
the long skirt, securely encompassing the
hips and producing a perfectly smooth
sloping surface, are Ideal for correct
dressing. Hose suporters come with* the
models. 42G and 430 at Jl and 11.60. At all
dealers'.
Emma C. Ouald Is dead at the residence
of hor busband, James Ouald, near this
city, in Fairfax^ county. She was fifty
years of ago, and was a daughter of
William Whaley, of Fairfax.
Miss Jane Boyle.
(Spedili to The Times-Dispatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA? April 7.~MJ?s
Jane Boyle, an aged maiden lady, !lvln?f
with Mrs. Coates, on Bolllngbrook Stn?,
died about midnight last night from ine
effects of a stroke of paralysis, she suitor?
ed about two weeks ago, ?
Miss Saille Raper.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
WYTHEVILLE. VA? April 7.?Mise
Salile Raper, youngest daughter of Mr.
William J. Raper, one of tho most proml?
nont residents of Wythe county, died this
nftornoon at 4 o'clock, at hor home near
Sanders' Mines, after a few days' Illness
of appendicitis. She was about twenty?
one yoars of age.
Mrs. Marlon Berry.
(Spojlul to Tlio Tlmot.Dttipatcb.)
SARBDERICKSBURG, VA., April 7.
Mrs, Marlon Berry, widow of the late
William Berry, died at hor home In Staf?
ford county, near this city, aged seventy?
six year?. She la survived by soven
children,
Allen Armstrong.
(Rpaelnl to The Tlpo..DUi>ateh.)
MONTEREY, VA.,' April 7.-Allen
Armstrong, an old landmark of Highland,
dledjaistorday morning at his homo Just
souMr of Dos Hill, ???(1 about eighty.
five years. He loavog several children
ln this county and two daughters In the
West.
Mrs. Margaret Ann Dunaway.
(Spedai to Tho Tlm?B-DispntohO
HEATHSV1LLK, YA? April 7.-Mr?,
Margaret Ann Dunaway died at her home
in Lancaster of pneumonia recently, She
was sixty-live years old nnd leaves one
son and a daughter.
Mrs, Paulina Johnson,
(Bpeolal to The Tlmes-Dispatoh.)
VASHTI, VA? April 7.-Mra. Paulin?
Johnson died at hor home pear Mountain
Vulley, Henry county, on Saturday, at
the age of ninety-two.
DEATHS,
BRADLEY.-Mr. CHARLES F. BRAD,
L?3Y, uf Newport News, died on the
3d day of April In the forty-ninth year
of his age. He leaves a, wife and seven
children. Ilvo sisters and one brother,
Mr. Robert Bradley, the famous turf*
man of Charles City,
I He was purled In Newport News on
* life 4th Instant. *7 "* VM
BALL?Died, at the residence of her
brother-in-law, Clarence M. Duke, No.
2300 Ectst Main Street. Wednesday. Anrll
8, 1903. at 1 ?.. M? EVELYN 0, BALL.