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WOOD'S FATE
IN BALANCE
Senate Committee Ncaring Con
' elusion of Its Hearings on
President's Pet.
MORE DAMAGING EVIDENCE
?Witness Testifies That General
Wood Was Untruthful in Mat?
ters Affecting Public Affairs.
(By Associatori Press.)
WASIUNGTON. Dec. 15.?Tho Senate,
Cominlltoo on Military Affairs resumed
Its hearing In the Genomi Wood ease to?
day ('wlth Major J. E. Rundo as the flrst
Vlt'neea. ,
Sta tern en In made by Ilay Stanna rd
Holier, tho mnguzlno wrltur, concerning
tho artlclo reflecting upon the adminis?
tration of Alujor-General John 11, Brooko
made It necessary for the recall of Ma?
jor/ Runelo. Ho was asked a. number of
questions11 concerning the origin of tho
urilclc In question and stood by his for
inor testimony to tho ofToct .that General
Wi.od had knowledge of the story and that
It was prepared practically at his dug?
Gestion and dictation.
The ?ccond witness to-day was Gene?
ral Georgo H. Burton, Inspector general
of the army. Ho occupied the position
of Inspector gonorul In Cuba undor the
administration of General Wood us gov?
ernor general and It was he who discov?
ered tho postal frauds. Ho was called
for tho purpose of telling tho commltl-o
the dato of that discovery and also Lho
data 'General Wood mado the order, re?
vising * tho Judicial system of Cuba, for
tho |aclmlsslon of ex purte testimony.
General Burton suit! that tho discovery
of tho postal frauds was made In Aprii,
3|;00, and that It was two weeks or more
later when tho order was Issued by Gen?
eral Wood, changing tho Jurisdiction and
? power of court
Alexis E. Fry?, formerly Superbi tendent
of Public Instruction of Cuba, told the
committee thnt tho schools of Cuba wore
'organized under laws Issued by General
Brooke and that an order making a cut
In salaries of teachers was Issued by
General Wood. Ho declared that thero
had been a broach of faith on the part
of General Wood, which Interfered with
the efficiency of the schools. He asserted
'that General Wood was untruthful In
many matters affecting public affairs.
Secretary Root will be called by tho
'Commltteo on Atllltary Affairs to-mor?
row1. The committee jilans to concludo
ite 'Inquiry to-morrow. ,
? ? .? ?s-"*-' ....
JUDGES GET
Continued From First Pago.)
eorsonfept of tho Board.
When, the ordinance increasing the
Halarles of tl? four city Judges, so as
to moko thorn M,000 per year. President
Turpln (Air. Allen In tho chair) declared
that it was tho most Inexcusable request
ho Had ever heunl of, and Hint ho would
resign, his seat boforo he would vote, for
It. Tho amount now received by tho
Judges la $3,200 each. Mr. Turpln spoke
wrjrmly on the subject, and lie was iro
fli.antly Interrupted by those who favored
the ordinance.
Mr. Allnor spoke at some length for the
ordinance, and declnred that the Judges
v/cro entitled to the Increaso asked. He
Hftld Virginia did not pay her Judges
ns much as they wero worth, and It was
remarkable that such a high class of
jnen and lawyers had been secured.
I A?r. Turpln often Interrupted the speak?
er, and they had sover.il little colloquies
ovor lho subject. Air. Allen advocated
:<ho ordinance, but It failed?ayes, 18;
noes, 4. Air. Minor changed his voto from
"ayo" to "no" and moved to reconsider
and lay on tho tablo. Air. Turpln op?
posed tho motion to reconsider, and do
clarod that It was mado only In order
that thero might bo moro timo for button?
holing and lobbying tho members. The
motion? to reconsider prevailed?ayes, 18;
noes, ?i?and on motion of Air. Minor tho
matter was laid on the table.
SALARY-RAISING.
When the ordinance to raise the salary
of the keeper of Rlvervlew Comotory to
I7LO came up, Air. Allen moved that it be
it-ferred to tho Finance Commltteo to bo
considered along .with the next budget.
This motion was opposed by Alessrs.
Turpln, Gunst and Satterflold, and lost,
end the ordinane? concurred In.
The, ordinance fixing tho salaries of
certain City Hall employes, Air. Whlttet
r-nved to nmend by giving tho engineers
J100 per month and tho firemen $U0 each,
but this was lost.
Th.3 ordinance was finally amended so
es to givo tho engineers $00 each and tho'
firemen $00 each, and tho ordinance, as
emended, was agreed to.
Tho ordinance from tho Common Coun?
cil, fixing tho salary of park keepers,
?was concurred 'in, and Air. Turpln
moved to suspend tho rules In order to
? take up tho question of Issuing bonds
to meet thoeo falling duo on January
1st, 100-1.
TIRPIN'S WARAI SPEECH. '
Tho rules wero suspended, and Mr.
Minor offered a resolution providing for
tho borrowing of $601,000 for meeting these
bonds, and for praotlcally carrying out
the McCarthy plan, and not touching tho
$?(i,000 now In the sinking fund,
In speaking on the subject, Air, Turpln
submitted the following remarks:
Mr. President, within seventeen flays
from tho hour I now speak to you,
the city may faco the most unlaue and
the most deplorable situation In Its his?
tory; $60,000 of bonds aro due on January
1st, and not one dollar available for their
payment; not ono bond ready to be la
sued fon their refunding; not a single
plan adopted to meet tho crisis. For
twelve w'ooka this matter has boon under
fierce discussion, opinions of tho olty at?
torney, opinions of the spoclnl ac?
countant, lengthy documents printed,
committee rnports nnd talk galore,
and yet tha City Council la
floundering in the waters Uko
a hug* derelict, and no man can tell the
issue, Tha trouble started In an unfor?
tunate opinion of tho city attorney, a
tctal misconception on his part of the
liiw,
REGARDED HIGHLT.
I say this with respect for him oa a
man and a lawyer. I hold him In high es?
teem, both al a man and a lawyer. Ho
gave tho unfortunate, opinion that we
were compelled to tap the sinking fuad
every timo a block of bonds foil due?to
chip piocos from tho fund, large or small,
aa the occasion required. At one (Imo It
would; ho to $56,000; at another, $S00, and
no forth. His opinion amounts to this,
?ubetantlally, that if a man Ima a deed of
trust on his house, ho must null that
house to pay the dnbt, though he had In
jlie pocket ten timaa the necessary earn
and preferred to pay out of this cash. Thlo
aj?lalos, ia the weed need wherein hua
?prune ?'? ti?? trouble This trouble linn
boon ?ffrcgleuely onlmneed by thoso City
Counellmon who Imvo keener nose? tor
Iho traok of extravagance than tor
hoalthy ocoiiomleH; men, who, npt cou?
lant with the huge Income of the city, aro
casting longing oyca on bond Iseuos for
curroht purposes, Those men do noj Wish
tho ?Inking fund to grow no fust?Indeed,
verily?tho fund that now le 1200.1x0
sho'rtl Until a fund catolice up with ltd
shortage, It can liurdly bo said to grow
very fast.
On tho oilier hand, there aro thoso of us
who have mudo up our minds that we will
sec tho stars fall beforo we will touoh a
penny of the sinking fund, this sacred
fund, until It line grown to Us lawful pro?
portions.
FOR.SPEEDr ACTION.
Unless swift action bo taken or ?
mlruclo Intervenes, within throe weeks
the Associated Press will wire to
?,??? newspapers and ovcry monoy
center of thin country that Rich?
mond defaults In the payment of her
bonds?a thing that never happened be?
fore In our history, Should this occur, It
will not only bo a dlsgraco, but an ut
torly unnecessary dlsgraco. We have am?
ple means to meet the bonds on tho lick
of tho watch, If tho City Council will only
find tho brains to find tho moans, If there
wero enough civic pride in this commu?
nity to fill the thimble of a lllllputlan girl,
wo would ho aroused from our stupid
maundering, nnd made to,do our duty,
and Hint without another day's delay.
Mr, Allen said ho did not think tho
matter should havo been discussed In
this manner now, and he reserved the
right to submit some remarks on tho
subject'at the next mtwtlng.
JUDGES' WIN OUT,
Tho ordinance Increasing the salary of
the clerk to the pbllco Justice from I90O to
$1,200 was concurred In, and Mr, Gunst
moved to lake from the tablo the ordi?
nance to Increase tho salary ot tlie city
judges.
Mr. Turpln opposed this.'and sold some
cno hnd been converted, nnd that ho
could put his hands on the man. Tho
motion to reconsider was lost, and the
regular work proceeded'.with.
Mr. Minor moved to take from the table
the question of raising the Judges sala?
ries, and this time it prevailed?ayes. IS;
noes, 3?and the ordinance was con?
curred in. President Turpln twitted the
majority und asked Mr. Minor If he was
e-tire his convert would stick. The ordi?
nance now goes to the Mayor.
Tho matter of paying the men dis?
charged from the street cleaning force
and later reinstated was referred to the
Finance Commltteo after somothlng of
a fight.
The ordinance requiring telegraph and
telephone companies to go underground
with their wires In the underground dis';
trlct within six months was concurred'
In.
The resignation of Captain Cunning?
ham Hall as a member of tho body from
Madison Ward was received and ac?
cepted, Caplnln Hall having removed
from tho ward.
MAY PASS BILL
AGAINST VAGRANTS
An effort will bo made In tho Senate
to-day by Mr. Halsey, Its patron, to so
cure the consid?ration of the bill to pun?
ish vagrancy as a- misdemeanor. The
bill has been favorably commented upon
by tho press of the State, and expres?
sions In legislative circles have been so
favorable that It Is thought that It will
occasion ?o dettate, but will pass both
houses without opposition. The Senato
Commlttoe on Courts of Justice voted
unanimously yesterday afternoon to re?
port tho bill favorably.
BARELY ESCAPED
WITH THEIR LIVES
(Special to Tne Times-Dispatch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA., Dec. 15.
The residence of Mr. B. P. Smoot, Jr., ?
at Bowling Green, Caroline county, to?
gether with all furniture and other con?
tents, was destroyed by fire last night.
Mr, 8moot was awakened about midnight
by smoke in the room, and the family
scarcoly had timo o escape wlh their
I'ves. It Is not known how the fire
originated. Tho loss Is over $3,000; Insur?
ance $1,500.
Two of the threo negro brothers, Charles
and Woody Walker, charged with having
committed an assault on Dr. Lloyd Nor?
land, at Port Royal, wero arrested at
Stiff's Wharf, on tho Potomac River,
yesterday, and taken to Bowling Green
last night and lodged In Caroline county
Jail to await trial, Tho other brothor,
Jeff Walker, Is still at large.
Return True Bill.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
LEESBURG, VA., Dec 15.-A special
grand Jury summoned on Monday to In?
vestigate,tho killing of Johnnie Vlrts, son
of James W. A. Vlrts, of HlHsboro, In
that placo, on November 14th, brought in
a truo bill of Indlctmont against Humph?
rey Potts, of tho same placo, son of Harry
C. Potts, Both of the young men wero
closely related, and about the eame a.je.
Potts, who was under ball . ior
$40,000, renewed Ills bond to ap?
pear for trial at the January
term of the County Court. The de?
fense Is represented by John H. Alexan?
der, of this town; John C. Rust, A. W,
Philips, J. J, Porter, William Hawilng
and, Albert Gregg and J. H, Wrenn, con?
stituted tho special jury.
Funeral of Mrs. Keesee,
The funeral of Mrs. Ellzaboth Ann
Keesee took place from tho home, No.
623 North Eighth Streot, yesterday morn
Ing, Rev. Dr. Tudor conducted tho ser?
vice, assisted by Rev, Mr.' Spooner. The
formor paid a brief, tender tribute to the
beautiful Christian oharacter of the do
ceased. Captain Frank Cunningham sang
vory sweetly "How Firm a FoundaUon."
The interment was made In Hollywood.
Funeral of Miss Davies,
The funeral of Miss "Pearl" Davies
took place from St. John's Church yes.
te ? day afternoon at 3 o'clock. Tho church
was well filled by friends of the young
lady and of the family. Rov, ft, A,
?ioodwln, reotor, conducted the services.
Within the past few weeks ho had ri'itd
tho burial service over the sister and the
father of this young lady.
The body was laid beside these dear
ones in the vault In Hollywood.
TO ESTABLISH A
SCHOOL OF MINES
Bill Introduced Appropriating
$10,000 for Such an Institu?
tion in Each State.
(From a Staff Correspondent.!
WASHINGTON. D. O., December 15??
Representativo Tate, of Georgia, is pre?
paring a bill of Importance tu the Science
of Mineralogy, Its main features will
provide for an appropriation of $1.0,000
for the establishment 'In each State of
a school of mines and mining, w|lh $1.000
added each year to tho appropriation
after the school has been established, until
the sum of iZO.QOO shall huvo been
reacnod, for ita maintenance. T|ie bill
Js 'regarded.?with itvyor by, a number ???.
?wp rewmen w&9. t-av.? ? dleous?'e ?V Jt,
'ORIGINAL
'??DWElS?lj
AMheuser Bus?
BpiwiMcAsiocmioH ?tliik
?
mm
Budweiser's
Greatest Triumph
Declared superior to the best Bohemian beers by the Imperial
Experimental Station for the Brewing Industry at Prague, a3
announced by the following Associated Press cablegram:?
American Brewer Makes Best
Beer in the World.
' ' [Special to the Associated Press.] >
Prague, Bohemia, Dec. 1. ? The
Imperial Scientific Commission in-,
vestigating the different kinds of beer
of the world has awarded the highest
honor for superiority to an American
product.
A correct translation of the results of their examinations is given below* with
the Imperial and Royal Notarial and United States Consular verifications.
Upon subjecting a sample of BUD WEISER Beer, brewed by the
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louis, U. S. A. to a thorough
examination, we declare it to be a fully matured lager beer. Its whole
nature bears witness to the fact that only the very best materials were
used, and that the greatest cleanliness prevailed in its manufacture.
The product is not only similar to the highest grade of Bohemian Pale
Beers in all its properties, but surpasses our best beers in keeping
qualities, which is of the utmost importance.
Experimental Station for the Industry of Brewing, Prague, Bohemia.
JAROSLAV SULA, Supt. and Manager.
I hereby certify that Mr. Jaroslnv Sula Is personally known to me as the Official Chemist
of the Experimental Station for the Brewing Industry of Iioliemln. and lias this day executed ?
andihrned the above document in my presence. Traume. November the third, nineteen hundred and three.
* J. U. Dr. JOHANN SLAMENIK, Imperial and Royal Notary, Prajruo.
I certify that the foregoing authentication is under the official seal of J. U. Dr. Johann Slamenik,
Imperial and Royal Notary, and is entitled to full faith and credit. In testimony whereof I, Arnold
Weissberger, Vice and Deputy Consul of the United States of America, have hereunto subscribed
my name and caused the seal of this consulate to be affixed. Done in this city of Prague this
third day of November, 1903. Arnold weissberqer, ?. ?. v. & d. conaui.
Budweiser
Is bottled only at its home- the
Anheuser=Busch Brewery
St. Louis, U. S. A.
HE DEFENDS
PRESIDENT
Assistant Secretary of State
Loomis EJiscusses Canal
History.
NO APOLOGIES TO MAKE
Action of Administration En?
tirely Justifiable and Praise?
worthy, Says Mr. Loomis.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. Doc. ?d.?Tho conditions
which resulted In tho recent establish?
ment of tho Republic of Panama wore
discussed to-night at tbo banquet of the
Quill Club, held at tho Hotel Manhattan,
by Francis B. Loomis, ?assistant Secre?
tary of Stato of tho United States,
and M, Philipe Bunau-Varllln, minister
for Panama, Among thoso present was
President Frlssol, of tho Hampton Insti?
tute.
Assistant Socretary Loomis, In pre?
senting views on Panama and our rela?
tions with other Lntln-Amorlcan comi?
fries said: "Wo havo net desired to an?
nex Panama, and wo havo not done so.
The President simply oxecuted tho will
of tho American people with duo regard
to international law and rights. Uo wns
Instructed by Congress to secure a canal
routo on tho Isthmus of Panama If pos?
sible He waited until the adjournment
of the Colombian Congress and gave tho
rovernment of that country every oppor?
tunity to ratify the treaty or to propose
s?me proper method Jooklng to the rati,
flcatlon of a now treaty and the Colom?
bian congress. In utter bad faith, rejected
the treaty and adjourned, Then the re?
vXtlon occirred and the President re?
cognized the new Republic
The right of secession, Mr. Loomis said,
was expressly stipulated In some of Pan?
ama's constitutions,
NO APOLOGIES.
Mr. Loomis said tho Administration
had ?o apologies to offer for Ita conree.
"The rejection of, the treaty at B?S?ta,"
contlnur-d Mr, Loimls, "was an unfriend?
ly a?G?G??? the viewpoint of Internation,
al law. Colombia appealed to us to enter
htn a treaty to build ? canal, tho treaty
was negothUcd with her In it most libe?
ral spirit on our part, nnd was thon re?
jected by tho Colombian government and
Congress without debuto,
"It occurred to cortaln men In Bogota
that the United States could be made to
nay $20,000,000 or $25.000,000 Instead of
ten or better, still, ns has been disclosed
by recent published Official correspond?
ence. If the treaty were rejected or no
ret on token upon It and tho whole mat?
fer postponed for another yar. the con
cession of the prescht Prenci! Canal
?Compwiy -?.Ving expired by that time
the renewal of that concession would
be declared invalid and oil the right*,
nrlvlleees, work of tho French Canal,
romnnny ho practically confiscated olid
5o?*ot to the United States for
forty mluM?n? dollars, In addition to the
ten' millions as proposed, and the annu?
ity o? a.quarter of a mWIm. W 'wan
a radiant and alluring prospect and tho
temptation proved too strong.
CANAL HISTORY.
?Tho particular bit of ?anah llstory and
tho possible consequences of the action
of the Colombian government In reject?
ing tho. treaty have not been exhaustive?
ly discussed. If you ?will consider It
carefully, you will see that out of the
conditions created by the failure of tlid
Colombians to ratify tho treaty and their
deeply grounded belief that they could
Invalidato the renewal of the concession
of tho French Company and sell that con?
cession to tho United States for forty
millions of dollars, out of theso possibili?
ties came ono of our strongest needs for
prompt and courageous action, when tho
opportunity was offered by tho1 revolu?
tion in Panama on November 3d.
"If the Colombian Congress had de?
clared Invalid tho renewal of the Fronch
concession, which might have hoppened'
on the Isthmus, I may safely assert, with?
out fear of contradiction by any weli
Informed persons, that the government ot
France would not have stood soroncly by
and witnessed the pillage of thousands of
hor peoplo through tho act which Bogota
politicians devised for tho looting of tho
French Company of $10.000,000.
"The moment that the cables flashed
from Bogota to Paris tho astounding
news that tho extension of tho French
concession was cancelled, a French
squadron from Martinique would havo
horno down upon the Isthmus and per?
haps landed marines at Colon and sent
them across tho Isthmus to Panama and
along tho lino of the canal to protect tho
Interests and property of French citizens.
There would, In all probability havo been
an armed contllct between Franco nnd Co?
lombia, or France at least would have
felt herself compelled to hold the Isthmus
for a long porlod. This would havo
wrought Immediately and poignantly
upon tho sensibilities of the American
people In respect to tho Monroo Doctrino
and wo should, no doubt, have found our?
selves viewing France with annoying up
jrehenslnn. The French warships might
easily have been followed by those of
England and Holland, and Panama, like
lho Balkan States, might well have been
expected to furnish the spark to sot half
tho world In flumes."
ANNUAL REPORT OF
FISHERIES BOARD
An Increase in State's Income,
Recommendations
Made,
Tho sixth annual report of tho Stato
Board of Fisheries, compiled November 21,
19US, and addressed to the Governor, has
just been Issued. The features of tho
report huv ? already boon roforrod to f3-om
tuno to time hi tho pi-ess, Tho finan
rlul report for tho year shows receipts
from all sources for tho fiscal year bo?
ginning October ], 1902, and ended October
1, 1003, woro $i>3,071.17. Total expenditures
troni oyster und Hoard of Fisheries funda
for fiscal year ended Beptombor 30, 1MH,
?22,G30.32; net revenue due tho State for
><-iir ended Soptenvbor 30, UK?, 110.435A3,
This Is tho largest revenue over return?
ed to the State from its fish and oyster
Iniorest? in tho history of the Slato, Tho
maintenance of the four police boats post
$18,508.S0 during tho year, and tho salary
und ox polisco of tho board for tho your
a.-?'legated ?3.6U5.09.
Tlio board epltonilaen tho remainder of
tho report in a scries of fourtoon recom?
mendations as follows:
j, That upon prpper Investigation eny
bottom within the Baylor 6urvey found
to be entirely barren of oyster rock, or
so barren as to be unprofitable now or
hereafter to the public worker, bo leased
out under well guardod legislation.
2. That It bo empowerod, In Its discre?
tion, as to tho holder of any lease or
license, In case of a second violation of
any of the oyster laws, to cancel or ro
voko such lease or Ucenso,
3, That as to parties caught with boats
loaded with the State's oysters, Illegally
taken, tho board be empowered to take
end sell such oysters, tho proceeds to
bo paid Into tho State Treasury to tho
credit of tho oyster fund; and It bo al?
lowed to enforce tho fino against tho
boat, as well as against tho offender,
whether the boat belong to tho offender
? or not. ? '
I 4. That the dredging season commence
on the 1st of November Instead of tho
15th of October, thus conforming to tho
Maryland law, and that no dredging II
censo bo Issued for a shorter period than
for the whole annual dredging souson.
6. That boats be prohibited from car?
rying oyster tongs, dredges, or any de?
vice for taking oystors, during tho closed
season, and be prohibited from carrying
tenga at any time In excess o(? tho num?
ber of licensed workers In tho boat,
6. Amend the law In regard to plant?
ers nnd others buying oysters during tho
closed season, so as to punish them for
buying or having In their possession oys?
ters illegally tnhen from the public rock,
and allowing tho board to tako and soli
such oysters for tho benoflt of tho oyster
fund.
7. That the law bo amended so ns to
provide that oyster Inspectors and polico
boat captains bo allowed to make ar?
rests with or without warrants, nnd that
no Inspector bo allowed any portion of tho
lines for violation In his district unless
ho was directly Instrumental In securing
tho same,
8. That a fino, enforceable agnlnst tho
offender or tho boat, whether owned by
the offender or not, bo imposed for ille?
gal dredging In tho Potomac Ktver, In?
stead of a forfeiture of tho boat.
?, Wo recommend that clamming bo
prohlbfted lu tho waters of Bast, North,
Waro, Severn. York, Poquosln and Back
Rivers during the closed oystor season.
10. Wo recommend that tho low-wuter
mark line on tho eastorn or ocoan side
of the counties of Aecomnc and North?
ampton bo doilnltely nnd clearly dellned.
11, We rocommend that the license tax
for taking oystors and clams from the
natural rocks, beds and shoals on the
ocean or eastern sido of Aecomnc and
Northampton counties bo made to con?
form to tho license tax for taking oystors
under the gonrul law of tho State, und
strict cull law as to clamming bo
enacted, No clams should be taken
j from tho publlo oyster rock on tho ocean
sido of Accomac and Northampton coun?
ties during tho closed oyster season.
12, That the cull law bo so umended as
to give the oyster Inspector and polico
boat captains the right to Impose and
collect linos for violations ot lho cull law,
13. where cases arise, or have arisen,
necessitating a report to tho courts by
tho Board of Inspectors for violations
of tho ilsh and oystor laws In tho pro
curomoiit and serving of warrants from
tho proper orUcors, that tho costs?, when
awarded against tho Commonwealth in
such cases, bo provided tor mid paid by
tho Auditor on proper certificate,
11. Section 21(53 should bo so amended
?as to require Inspectors to license dredg?
er? by the seas'Jii or cargo nl four cents
t\ bushel on the capacity of vessel or
craft. Such cupuelty to ho estimated by
Inspectora according to United Stutes Cus?
tom llouso iiieasiironieiit on nil vessels
or othor craft not enrulled In tho United
States Custom House. Ae tho law now
stands, only vessels enrolled In (ho Cus?
tom House nro mount us under tho "old
regime" of dredging, und there is roully
no provision made for emuli, opon bouts
vndev this, new "regime,"
VICTORY FOR
PROTECTION
Results of By-Elections Consid?
ered Triumph for Cham?
berlain Policy.
A HEAVY VOTE IS POLLED
Chamberlain Candidates Elected
by Large Majorities Where
Free-Traders Hoped to Win.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON, Deo. 15.?-Fow by-elections
of recent years havo evoked a tithe of
tho Interest shown In to-day's contest in
tho Dllwlch division of Camberwell and
at Lowlsham, both conservative districts
for years. Dr. F. Rutherford Harris (Con?
servative), who wns confldontlnl agont of
tho Iato Cecil llhodes and C. F. G. Mas
tormnn (Liberal), contosted Dllwlch,
while Major Coats and J. W, Cloland re?
presented the Conservativos und Liberals,
respectively In the Lewlshtun borough.
The fiscal question was prominent
throughout the cumnulgn. In tho borough
of Lewiahani, Major Coates was elected
by a majority of 2,012. At Dllwlch, Ruth?
erford Harris was elected by ? majority
of 1,137. Joseph Chamberlain to-night
expressed himself as delighted with the
result of tho elections In Lowlsham and
Dllwioh and the Protectionist dallies
claim tho results us a completo triumph
for Mr. Chamborlnln's policy.
Both constituencies polled very heavily.
Lcwlshum, which Is largoly a working
class district, shows a reduced majority
nf about four hundred compared with the
lust oontcsted election In 1892. In Dllwlch,
which Is mainly the home of* the city
clerks, a greater reduction Is shown, the
majority for tho Conservatives In 1S05
having reached 3,000,
Theso reductions are of small slgnl
tlcance, however, 111 the face of the fact
that the Chaniberlalnlte candidates se?
cured large majorities where tho Freo
Ttade party undoubtedly hoped to win.
This double victory will bo of greut ad
vuntngo to Mr. Chamberlain, who re.
sumes his campaign to-morrow night at
Leeds, when ho will address a big guth
orlng.
The Liberili dailies confess discourage?
ment and urge tho Freo Traders to re
entibie their efforts, since, as the Chron?
icle remarks, "Mr. Chamberlain Is a
power In the country which It would be
most sorlous not to estimate highly."
"Spray" Partly Burned. ,
(Spoetai to Tho Times-Dispatch.!)
ALEXANDRIA, VA., Dec. lo.?Tho tu?
coat "Spray," belonging to Councilman
James McCuoii, of this city, was partially
destroyed by iliu this morning, at: t'he
was lying at her d?n-k, at ti.o foot of
Princess Street. The damage 1?j estima led
ut about $500, and thoto was no Insurance.
The Uro was discovered about 1 o'clock
this morning, but how it originated Is
pot known.
Tho onice of City Treasurer Rubhv.ion
wus kept open mull after 11 o'clock last
night In .?ruer that those wl\o wished to
yttvall tusmselves p( the opportunity to
THERE IS NO TOILET SO FR?
ORANT, SOOTHING AND
HEALING AS
BLANKS'
VELVETEEN LOTION.
It gives Ufe nnd heauty to tho akin
and koops it soft and smooth. Try
it; you can't help from liking It. Can
bo used at any time; contatns no
greasy, gummy or sticky substance.
Uso It Just before going out; will
provont tho wind or raw weather from
chapping.
It lb used by quito a largo number
as a preyentatlvo for rough and red
skin.
Price 10 cents for a full two-ounce
bottle.
PREPARED ONLY BY
J. M.
Blanks,
THE PRESCRIPTION DRUGGLST.
Hancock und Clay Streets,
and
Beverly nnd Randolph Streets,
RICHMOND, VA.
pay their poll tax might havo as much"
clianco as possible of doing so, but only ?
1.568 out ofetho tottil of j.,330 registered
voters qualified.
HAYES IS PRESIDENT.
Head of National Negro Suffrage
League of the United States.
(By Asiuclatvil Pre??.) ?
WASHINGTON. Dec. lo.-Tlw mocking!?
of tho National Negro Suffrage League'
to-day was devoted largely to a dis? ?
cussion of whether tho negroes of the
country should support President Roose- ?
volt for re-election. Tho report of the
Committee on Permanont Organization,
which was adopted, provided that tho or
liiinlzntlnn should bo known as "National j
Negro Suffrago League of the United
States," and that tho purpose should be
lo preserve negro citizenship and suf?
frage, and coment and concontrato negro
influonco. It provided for tho following
oltlcors; James H, Hayes, of Virginia,
uresldent; S. L. Corrothers, of Washing?
ton, D. C, first vice-president; W. II.
Rlley, of Pennsylvania, secretary; James
EJ, DIxon, Of Rhode lslnud correspond
ing secretary! J? Anderson Taylor, of
Washington, D. C, treasurer.
GROWTH IN EMPEROR'S
THROAT BENIGNANT
(By Associated prese.).
BEB LIN, Dec. 35.? Tho statement pub?
lished in the London Dally News Hilo
morning that It had learned from well
Informed quarters that a second opcrat'on
had been performed on Emperor Wil?
liam's throat, und that a third operation \
may bo necessary, Is erroneous,
Further matter taken from the wound \
wns submitted to twenty-two of tho great- ?
est specialists In internul growths, every?
one of whom reported it to bo benignati?,
Captain Charles C. Moore,
(Spoclul to The Tlnies-Dlspatcn.)
ALEXANDRIA, VA., Dec. IS.-Cu ptalri,
("hurles 0. Moore, tho father of Angetane
fuuto Auditor It, Leo Muore, of Richmond,''
tred this moaning at tho Alexandria Hut
pital. In the seveuty-lifth" year of hla
l'Ufi. His remain.-, were sent to ltlc.iu.on4
into -uam'-wm tv: interment,