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REVENUE OFFICERS AFTER C1ARISTS

CHARGES MADE THAT CHEAP CIGARS ARE PUT IN BOXES WHERE HIGH PRICED CIGARS Had Been Kept Complaints From Various Places Over the State. Revenue officers of the state are to visit Richmond and all other cities in the state and investigate the alleged "cigar box" stuffing. The fraud in. stuffing boxes is practiced both on cheap and expensive cigars. A cigar that costs 5 cents will be placed in the box of a 25 cent variety, and can be worked off on almost any customer, if it resembles the original color and shape. The greatest fraud, however, it is said, is on popular 5 cent cigars. On many of these cigars the profit to the retailer is small. He therefore fills the box with other cigars on which the profit is greater. By picking his customers he can work off the bogus cigars. The revenue law providing against the sale of cigars from a box that has once been used was not aimed at retailers, but was intended to prevent manufacturers from using boxes a second time. It is believed, however, it can be evoked with great severity against unscrupulous retail dealers, and the effort will be made as soon as a clear case can be made. It is exceedingly difficult, however, to catch a dealer exchanging the cigars. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers have taken the matter up to protect themselves, and are advocating the prosecution of offenders. Hundreds of petitions have been sent to the Treasury Department at "Washington from this state, it is said, asking for the strict enforcement of the law. I FOR THE YEAR NEW YORK MERCHANTS DO NOT AGREE WITH WALL STREET A PROSPEROUS YEAR Predicted by the People Who Spend Considerable Money. Wall street of late has been taking a pessimistic view of the business outlook for the year 1904. To know anything about business conditions throughout the country, a man must do business with many parts of it. The New York Sun of recent date, says, in speaking of the outlook of affairs in New York, that among the great wholesalers the general feeling is as different from the feeling expressed in the financial district .as the air of Pike's Peak is different from the air of Washington Heights. The Sun, after a pretty thorough canvass of the New York centers of the wholesale trade, as well as of the financial district, finds that not only do very few merchants believe that conditions must be much worse before they are much better, but there are comparatively few who have any great fault to find with the situation at present, or the outlook for the future. Among the mevhan.ts the prevailing opinion seems to he that the "hard times" experiences that we are hearing so much about in these

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set down' as indigenous to the soil of Manhattan Island. The year 1903, it is pointed out, was rather extraordinary in the amount of business which the country did. Nobody thoroughly familiar with commercial conditions believes that in the year 1904 the volume of the country's business will be much larger than it was in the year that it closed. Indeed, it would surprise few if there should be a slight falling off. Yet, it is pointed out, even with a considerable falling off, the volume of business would-be normal. It is an old saying that when the farmers of a country are prosperous, the whole country is having good times. The outlook for the west, therefore, must be regarded as particularly good. It is said that the corn crop, for instance, will be 350,000,000 bushels larger than the Government estimate of 2,350,000,000. The price of corn is at what is called a high average, and so it is concluded that the west must enjoy particularly prosperous conditions during the next year. Lord & Taylor. Lord & Taylor the oldest dry goods firm in the United States, are not in sympathy with what seems to be the New York impression that we are to have worse times in the financial and commercial world before we have better. Because they are wholesalers as well as retailers, they make it their business to keep pretty close tabs on general conditions throughout the country. Speaking of these conditions and the outlook for the coming year, they said : "The course of prices in Wall Street has led to a somewhat pessimistic view of the commercial condition of the country, and in certain quarters the opinion prevails that we must end up this decade with an oldfashioned panic, or some such thing. We meet a good many people in the city, and large numbers in the country trade., and it does seem as if New York is the bluest place in the United States. M. J. BRYAN AND HEARST'S PAPER

He Will Edi the One to be Started in St Louis. Cincinnati, O., Jan. 15. The Times Star's Evansville special says: ','Wm. J. Bryan announced there last night he would edit Hearst's newspaper to be established in St. Louis. DLTIMATDM TO By the French Government in Regard to Appointments Of Bishops. (Bv Associated Press.) Rome, Jan. 15. The French government has presented to the Vatican a note in the nature of an ultimatum regarding the appointment of bishops to the five vacant French sees, saying that the Pope must approve of the selections of the French government, or they will be announced officially without the approbation of the H0I3See. The Papal Nuncio will be asked to leave Paris and the clergy will be forbidden to collect Peter 's-penee in churches. St. Petersburg, Jan. 15. The Japan ese minister today delivered the Jap anese reply to, the foreign office here GOT. BUSMELL Died at Columbus, O., Th's Morning (By Associated Prees. Columbus, O., Jan. 15. Ex-Governor Bushnell died at 1:52 this morning. Columbus, O., Jan. 15. The body of ex-Governor Bushnell will be removed fo Springfield, leaving by the Big Four at 12:45 p. in. Funeral arrangements are not completed, but the funeral will not occur before Monday or Tuesday. The body will lie in state at Christ Episcopal church.

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FOR INJURIES RECEIVED IN THIS CITY SOME TIME AGO. CAUSED FINANCIAL LOSS Together With Much Pain and InconvenienceMr. Hernly Already a Cripple. Some time ago Charles S. Hernly, of New Castle, ex-Chairman of the Republican state committee, has brought suit against the Panhandle Railroad company for damages sustained while alighting from one of the company's trains in this city. Mr. Hernly fell between two cars and one ' foot was smashed. Mr. Hernly alleges that his injuries have been such as to cause him much pain and inconvenience, as 'well as financial loss in a business way. Mr. Hernly has one cork leg, and the injury to the one sound member makes the injury doubly serious. Dublin Young Man Suffering From Effects of Smoking Them. Dublin, Ind., Jan. 15. Sidney Brown, of this place, who was stricken with locomotor ataxia in 1900 is now almost blind and is be coming more nervous every day. Mr. Brown was a very popular young man of this place and was married in 1900 to Miss Guyton. Forty days after the wedding Mr. Brown was stricken and has been helpless ever since. The doctors say the cause was the exces sive use of cigarette. GLASS PLANT Damaged $50,000 by Fire Today. (By Associated Press.") Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 15. The Cunningham glass plant, south twentysixth street, was damaged $50,000 by fire today, which destroyed the packing room, engine room, blacksmith shop and office. m A Few Items of Interest Gath ered There. The suit of C. J. Woods vs. estate of George Ebersole, on claim, was filed with the county clerk. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses have been issued : Clarence C. Baker and Laura B. Marshall, city. B. F. Eikenberry and India Wolfe, Boston. WASHINGTON NOTES. Secretary Shaw has appointed Jas. II. Cautsen, of Washington state, collector of customs in Porto Rico. This is the place for which W. II. Elliott, of Xew Castle, Ind., secretary of interior in the island, was an aspirant. Mr. Eliott will now be urged by members of the Indiana delegation for appointment as governor of Porto Rico. Among the Indiana people in Washington is Herman Rosenbaum, of Richmond. MUST ALL LIVE IN WEST ALEXANDRIA. The Dayton & Western Traction company has ordered all its employes to live in West Alexandria, so says ; the Twin Valley Echo. This will ef fect at least twenty" families, from the superintendent to the last section man, and will create quit" n demand for houses in that thriving little town on the east.

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DR. BUCHTEL AFTER BISHOPRIC

FORMER PASTOR OF GRACE M. E. CHURCH IN THIS CITY NOW OF DENVER UNIVERSITY Information Given Out by Rev. Frost Craft, Also Formerly i - of This City. Dr. Henry A. Buchtel, a number of years ago was pastor of Graee M. E. church in this city, and was very popnlar. j . .. A friend here has received a letter fron the Rev. Frost Craft, pastor of the Trinity Methodist chureh, of Denver,! Col., announcing that the friends of jDr. Henry Augustus Buchtel, chancellor of Denver University, and formerly a well-known pastor of several Indiana churches are urging him as aeandidate for the office of bishop at the next general conference of the Methodists. Di Buchtel began his ministry as a foreign missionary. Grace church here was one of his earliest charges. From here he went to Lafayette, and then to Denver. From Denver he went to Indianapolis, and was pastor of the Central avenue church for three years. He was called to the church at Orange, N. J., and while there was elected chancellor of Denver University. A concerted movement-is on foot in Indiana to assist in bringing about Dr. Buchtel 's election to a bishopric. OF HEALTH IN INDIANA DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER. SMALLPOX SITUATION Greatly Improved Over That cf December Last Year Otler Health Matters. The regular monthly reports to the State Board of Health show that the state's health in December, just passed, was not so good as in the same month last year. In December 1902, there were 2,634 deaths, an annual rate of 12.3, jmd in December, 1903, there were 2,848 deaths, a rate of 13.3. The deaths from consump tion, pneumonia and la gripra were for the first named period, 2S4, 267 and 19 respectively, while in the last named period, they were 337, 392 and 35. In a word, these three great dis eases of the respiratory, tract, showed an increase of 16.4 per cent, in De cember, 1903, over December, 1902, and make 23.3 per cent, of the -total deaths. The old people suffered severely for there were S04 deaths of persons over ,65 years of age or 30.1 per cent. ol the total deaths. The deaths from certain causes were typhoid fever 65, diphtheria 54, scarlet fever 34, measles S, whooping cough 3, diarrhoeal diseases 23, cancer 91, smallpox 2. The most prevalent disease was measles. 37 schools were closed during the month on account of this disease, 12 were closed on account of diphtheria, 7 on account of scarlet fever, and 8 because of smallpox. It is certainly a very great expense to have preventable diseases. Next to measles, foiisiliti (many of the cases undoubtedly being diphtheria) was reported as most prevalent. Then comes the following diseases in the following order: Pneumonia, rheu-

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matism, bronchitis, la grippe, scarlet fever, typhoid fever, diphtheria. Smallpox: There was great improvement in the December just passed as compared with the same month of 1902. In the last named period there were 624 eases and .17 deaths in 41 counties, while in the first named there were 523 cases and 2 deaths in 40 counties. Consumption: : Of the 337 consumption deaths, 29 were fathers between the ages of 18 40 and they left 61 fatherless orphans, and there were 76 mothers in the same age period who left 151 motherless orphans. The total number of orphans made by the disease was 227 and the number of homes invaded by the monster was 210. Pneumonia: Pneumonia was more destructive than consumption, the deaths numbering 392.0f this number 219 were males and 173 females. For the following age periods, the deaths were 20-30, 20; 30-40, 18; 40-50, 27; 50-60, 35; 60-70, 45; 70-80, 57; 80-90, 20. A good receipt by which pneumonia can be produced is to avoid open air life as much as possible, gorge with rich stimulating foods, and heave in cocktails and highballs. Also breathe freely the fetid air of the trolley cars and steam cars.

ff. B. LEEDS ASKS DIRECTORS

OF THE ROCK ISLAND TO MEET MARCH 21 AND APPROVE A BOND ISSUE NOT EXCEEDING $163,000 OOO Bonds to be Par Interest at 4. Per Cent. To Mature in 1934. President W. B. Leeds, of the Chicago, Rock Island & Paeifie Railway company, yesterday sent a circular to the stockholders of the company setting forth that at the meeting to be held March 21 next they will be asked to approve a bond issue of not exceeding $163,000,000, the bonds to be par, interest at the rate of 4 per cent, and to mature in 1934. Of the total sum $15,000,000 are to be issued forthwith, $82,025,000 are to be reserved for retiring various Rock Island bonds, $13,500,000 are reserved to be issued to provide funds to the amount of 75 per cent, of the purchase price of securities of other companies which may hereafter be acquired by the company $27,475,000 are reserved to be issued (not more than $2,500,000 in any one year) for the cash cost of future improvements or betterments, and $25,000,000 are to be held by the trustee to be issued from time to time as the company shall furnish to the trustee certificates stating that it has subsequent to Jan. 1, 1904, expended an amount of cash equal to the then market value of the new bonds so issued for the acquisition of property which the railway company may lawfully acquire, or in permanent improvements or betterments, including equipment, on the railroads subject to the new mortgage. The circular sets forth that the board of directors decided it to be preferable at present to restrict refunding operations to the requirements for the ensuing thirty years. This plan was deemed better than the former proposition, which contemplated a refunding period of eighty-five years." It was also thought advisable to limit the aggregate amount of the proposed issue to a sum which should make the new bonds available for investment under the New York Savings Bank law. MAJOR GENERAL BATES ASSUMES COMMAND OF ARMY. (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 15. Major General John C. Bates, today, formally assumed command of the northern division of the United States' army, with headquarters at St. Louis.

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IMPROVEMENT SUCH AN ORGANIZATION NEEDED IN THIS CITY. vat i i i . ELLA BOND JOHNSTON Writes Entertainingly of What Could be Accomplished in This City. To the Editor of the Palladium. I want to express my sincere appreciation of the excellent article on the beautification of Richmond in your last Saturday's issue, signed by officers of the Tourist club. It is natural that the much-traveled Tourists should be able to point out to us our great need of a more beautiful public life. It is helpful to be told what other cities are doing in the way of civic betterment, and whole some to have our own civic blunders criticised. Perhaps, after all, Richmond is to have her share in the great civic awakening that is now transforming many American cities and towns. I believe there, has been, through out eity papers, especially the well written column of the' Palladium, and the work of the various clubs, more education among us on this subject than we realize in its collective signficance. The university extension committee started the campaign of education when it provided the able lecturers on civic and democratic art. These lectures were the inspiration of much of the elub work that followed. The Tourist club has been for some time seriqusly discussing subjects that pertain to the betterment of our city. The. members evidently have the matter at heart and would be willing to lend a hand to the real work of bringing about better conditions. The Aftermath has included in its programs for several years work in civics and social topics ; and, for the past two years, has distributed flower seeds to school children, inspected the beds when in bloom and awarded prizes to the most successful workers. Much of the good work of the "Open Church" of the South Eighth Street Friends is exactly in harmony with the aims of civic improvement work elsewhere; for it seeks to promote the "higher life" of community as well as to better material conditions. Our park board is awake to the future welfare of our citizens, and when we understand the full meaning of the children's playground movement and what it has accomplished in other places, we will appreciate their motives. The Commercial club is a strong organization, and we are not forgetful of the work it has done for Richmond. It might imitate the splendid example of the Indianapolis Commercial club, which has just recently declared its intention to make Indianapolis clean and beautiful. Or the even more noteworthy example of the Minneapolis club. It is being realized everywhere in these days of the civic renaissance that clealiness and beauty have a money value. Our common council did an unusual thing last year in recognizing ihe civic value of the art exhibit, and placed Richmond on record as being among the first, if not THE first town in the country to appropriate money from its treasury for an art exhibit for its citizens. The council also, in its effort to remove the disfiguring telegraph poles and in its appointment of a committee on boulevards, has shown a commendable appreciation of the need of making Richmond a more beautiful place in which to live. The Richmond Art association has worked faithfully for seven years to influence the standards of taste in Richmond, and to bring the culture and happiness of art to all the people. It has added to the executive board a chairman on municipal art, and plans an exhibit illustrative of this subject for the coining June exhibition. The association is a member of the Am(Continued on eighth page.)