THE FORT MILL TIMES. ]
16TH YEAR FORT MILL, S. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1907 NO. 2J*
USED IRON BAR
On His Head But He Refused to
Give Up Keys.
BEATEN BY ROBBERS.
Hp Was Attacked on the Nineteenth
Floor of a Skyscraper When He
Was Alone in the Iluilding?Finally
the Robbers Took I'ity on What
They Thought Was the Old Man's
lnnorense and Left Him.
Two burglars, in an effort to get
the keys to offices of many brokers
iin.t hankers In the Centurv building.
No. 74 Broadway, New York, Wednesday
night, beat Richard F. Bray,
aged watchman, with an iron bar.
and then attempted to chloroform
him.
The assault occurred on the 19th
floor of the building where the cries
of the old man could not have been
heard in the street, and when the
only person in the sky sciaper was a
cleaner on the lirst floor.
A former employe of one of the
banks in the building is suspected.
The detectives say that this man after
his discharge, became intimate
with a professional safe breaker. The
bank where he is employed Is equipped
with burglar alarms, and the
only safe way to gain entrance into
the bank was to get the keys.
The detectives say that had the
men got into the bank and opened
the safe, the robbery would have
eclipsed the robbery of the Old Manhattan
bank years ago. One elevator
in the building is in use all night
for the benefit of the watchman.
Some time after midnight. Gray
had got to the 19th floor when suddenly
two men sprang at him as he
came from an office. One felled him
with an iron bar and the other struck
him across the face with a chisel.
"Now Rive up the keys to every
office," one of the men commanded.
Blood was flowing over the old
man's face and so weak was he from
pain that he could not rise to his
feet. He was game to the core, however.
There was not a key to an
office in the building that was not
tucked away in his pocket.
"I haven't got a single key." he
said.
"If you don't believe me. kill me
and search me. I don't mind dying.
Only make it quick aud don't beat
me like this."
This speech displeased one of the
men and he brought his fist down on
the helpless old watchman's head,
and the next instant one thrust the
chloroform under his nose.
As Gray explained afterward, the
chloroform seemed to alleviate his
pain and give him strength. He
struck the vial and knocked it from
the man's hand. Then he tried to
rise, but a blow from the iron bar
sent him to his knees again.
"Haven't you got those keys now?"
asked the man.
"No. and 1 never have had (hem.
They don't trust the likes of me with
keys to the banks." said Gray.
The old man's condition seemed
to touch one of the robbers with pity.
"Say." he said to his companion,
"don't heat hint any more. He has not
got the keys. Give the old guy
a handkerchief to tie up his head."
The man then took his companion's
"handkerchief and bound it about old
Gray's head. The two ' men then
started for the elevator. Gray got to
his feet and tried to follow them,
when one of them sprang at him and
' knocked him sprawling.
"Now. you try that, and it will he
your finish. You stay here and we
will find the way out." he said, and
then sent the elevator shooting to
the ground floor where the two men
ran to the street, unlocking the safety
latch on the front door.
TllltlCH IHtOWXKl).
llont bonded With Colored Phosphate
Hands Turns Over.
A small boat loaded with phosphate
hands capsized Wednesday
morning in tHe Ashley river, opposite
Town Creek, near Charleston,
throwing the occupants of the boat
into the water, i hree of them. Capt.
Mitchell, Dick Spencer and George
Wasp, are missing and are thought
to be drowned. Paul Williams and
Peter Deveaux were rescued whilo
clinging to the bottom of the overturned
boat, b> Captain Plnekey. of
the R. C. Rarkley. The men were all
of Maryville nnd colored.
SLEW WIFE AND IIIMSFXF.
Desperate Deed To Prevent Wife Su- j
ing For Divorce.
At Columbus. Ohio. Fred Butt, a
molder, aged 36, went to the home of
his wife early Wednesday and, forcing
his way into the house, asked
her if she were determined to push
her suit for divorce.
She said yes, and he grabbed her,
and tried to force carbolic acid into
her mouth, burning the flesh about
her Hps.
Failing in this, he shot her
and then put a bullet into his own
body. fPaihng o kill himself, he
swalioweM an otucs of carbolic acid.
AWAITS A PRETEXT.
That is What Congressman Hobson
Says About Japan.
Hp Says War lltHwei-n thp FnKed
States and flip Japs May Be On
Very Soon.
In the course of a lecture at Greenville
on Thursday evening. Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobson.
formerly of the United States navy,
made the startling declaration that
Japan is only awaiting a pretext before
declaring war against the United
States.
He said Japan could land 200.0:>o
veteran troops on the Pacific coast
before the United States could prepare
effective resistance, and rout l
follow them up with 200,000 more!
before this government, could dispatch
half as many over our transcontinental
railroads.
Japan was prepared for war today,
he said, but the United States could
not get on a war footing in months,
perhaps in a year.
Captain Hobson said that the dispatch
of the battleships to the Pacific
may save the sit uation for the United
States, but he feared Japan would
strike before the fleet ever reached
San Francisco.
Japan is now trying to find an excuse
for a declaration of war, in older
to have some of the force of public
opinion in Europe in her favor.
He cited that the San Francsco incident
as an example, and said that
our backdown was a wise piece of
statesmanship, because it prevented
a declaration of war, though it was
humiliating to American pride and
patriotism.
He pleaded for a greater navy,
which he said would insure the peace
of the world.
CAME I.OMi lHSTANt'K.
Message Came Twelve Thousand
Miles When Pickinl Up.
While Morconi experts were testing
new receiving cones at the top of the
tower at the station at Port Morien
last week, an operator was in communication
witli the wireless station
at Manila. The message received was
that the American cruiser Philadelphia
had arrived.
The Marconi people account for the
occurrence by the theory that the
cone at Manila must have been in
nerfect tune with that at Port Morion
The message from Man"a was
"picked up" while being sent to
some other station on the Pacific or
to a war vessel. The message was
recorded at the time by an operator
in the receiving room at the Marconi
station.
At the time the experts were e>:
perimenting in an effort to receive
messages from Ireland. They received
several messages from the
Irish station, and were in the act of
making further tests when the instruments
recorded the arrival of the
Philadelphia at Manila.
The Marconi people say that no
mistake was made and that the message
was undoubtedly sent by the
Manila station, which is about 12,000
miles distant, and that, as a result,
experiments with the stations
in the east will shortly In- attempted
Port Morion, where the Marconi
station is located, is the most easterly
town in Cape llreton. It is twentyfive
miles east of Sydney, Nova Scotia.
STUCK TO HIM.
Tlie kind of Sw eel hriirt That Is
Worth Having.
The marriage of Miss Clara Cecilia
Leach and John W. Maher, which
was solemnized at St. John's church
at Worchester. Mass., on Thursday
morning was the culmination of a romance
out of the ordinary.
The hride is one ot' the wealthiest
women of Worcester and prominent
socially. Mr. Maher is prominently
connected with the club, lodge and
business life of the city.
About four years ago he was sent
to jail been use of ascusutions of misappropriation
of funds'made against
him hv the senior member of the
firm with which he was connected,
lie was released under a new state
law after he had served three and a
half yaars of his sentence.
ITis sweetheart steadfastly refused
to believe in his guilt, and imme
dintelv after his release from prison
arrangements for their wedding were
J made.
TOT KlI.IiKI) IVV TICAIN.
Tlie Little One Dlrs in Sight of Its
Mother.
One morning last week the Ueorgia |
railroad passenger train for Union
point, on p. psing Mnrrell'p station, a
few miles from Athens, fJa? knocked
a little two year old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Anderson from the track,
fraeturing her skull and causing its
death twenty minutes later.
The little tot had strayed ofT from
the house, which stands near the
track and had started to follow its
father to the field.
The accident occurred in sight of
the frantic mother, who was powerless
to save her child. She is prostrated
with grief.
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WILL DO GOOD.
The Cotton Conference Will Ben- 1
efit Spinner and Grower.
CHANGES SUGGESTED '
in I'aciung and Handling Cotton on I
I?
the Farm and in Transit?For j
l'ncking Cot\*?n Forpifjners Hecotn- *
c
mend I se of If< uvy Cotton flagging ^
In I'laee of .lute Hugging Which Is f
Now Used.
That incalculable benefit will flowto
the South from the conference between
the spinners of Europe, Great
Britain and America and the cotton
growers of the South, the concluding
day's session of which was held in
; Atlanta on Wednesday, is the opinion
of the leading spinners of Europe and
the United States, and the prominent
; cotton growers who participated in
I the conference.
i The bringing of the spinners and
j growers face to face to discuss the
| details of growing, packing and market
ng tlie great money crop of the
South will result in closer relations
between producer and consumer, situl
each better understands the needs of
the other, the personal friendship
, formed tending to remove that dis!
trust and suspicion with which stran'
gers usually regard each other.
It is believed that the way has been
i paved for the establishment of direct
I trade relations between the grower
(.and spinner, and that the day is not
far distant when the spinner will buy
direct front the foreign agent of the
producer in whose rapidly increasing
system of warehouses his cotton will
be stored and held.
Were no other things accomplished
j by tho conference ended Wednesday, i
j the South has been advertised in the
| newspapers of the world as never be
\ fore. ,
The concluding session of the con- (
| ference on Wednesday was devoted \
to tlie discussion and disposition of
the various committee reports, the |
following being acted upon:
Report of committee' on growing ,
and handling cot ion: ,
This report which was adopted, re- ,
'commended the careful selection of ;
i seed from well matured bolls of the ,
j type of cotton desired; the housing of
cotton for .'10 days before ginning it, ,
j never ginning it when green or damp. ]
land the setting of saws shallow so ,
that the brushes may takke the cot-:,
'ton front the saws as fast as ginned !,
| to prevent kinks or knapping.
That tho jute bagging in use be j,
codemned as inviting rough handling ,
i because of its course texture, its great ,
! bulk and weight, and its failure to j
retain marks. The use of 10-ounce ,
weight per yard osnahurgs, 40 in- j
| ches wide is recommended.
It is also recommended that far- \
liters nut ill as ranlillv no cri? I
i co in presses, and that, as the majority .
of English spinners prefer the square |
I hale, the Egypt ion type of hale, with .
ten ties, the hales to he 48 inches j
I long. '21 inches wide. f>00 pounds in
I weight, density Jtr? pounds, he adopt- 1
ed, and that the weight, grade and
staple he marked on hoth ends of the <
I hale. ;
This prevents the shipment of the I
I round hale, hut expresses the opinion |;
of the majority of the foreign spin-',
; ners.
The report of the transportation j
j committee, was debated and adopted.
It recommends the better warehous I ]
; ing of cotton, the stencling o? each
hale so that it may he traced to pro-ji
ducer and compressor, the adoption']
i of a bill of lading from interior <
points showing the continuity of theli
route, and a port hill of lading sign-i (
' ed hv the captain of the ship after re- I |
ceipt of the cotton on the vessel, the!
| routing of shipments to Manchester.
England, via the Manchester canal,
j and the condemning of the practice t
of certain incurance companies in l
tlimlting risks on cargoes of cotton. t
The consideration of the report of 1 j
me rommnipo on buying and soiling!)
brought on spirited debate. the re- <
porf favoring tho adoption of tho res- (
olntion of Congressman Tioflin of Ala- :?
I bania. directing tho conference to <
j take stops to cause tho governments'?
to ftront Rritain and tho United l
States to prohibit gambling in cotton i
, futures. 1
Tho spinnors insisted that ox- ' i
, changes wore necessary to the trans- ?
actions of business, and that while i
[they condemned gambling, they en- a
dorsed the present system of the middleman
and spinner, in some in- i
stances hedging by purchasing fu- i
tares when making contracts for raw r.
material. If
The growers contended that the 1
whole system of the exchanges selling |a
ten times the amount of cotton made
was Iniquitous, and contributed to , \
the fluctuations of the market. In
This portion of the report was fi- n
nallv referred to the several indivi- t
dual organizations for action, which c
means that it will not be heard from t
in international conference for some t
time to come?possibly never again, e
Thar portion of this committee's
report recommending that, cotton he v
bought and sold at net weight, and c
the weight of the bagging, stamped e
on each bale, and that the growers o
educate members to grade and clas- a
sify cotton, was adopted. la
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WILL BUY DIRECT.
rhat Is One of the Practical Results
of the Late
Conference of the Cotton Spinners
and Cotton Growers In Atlanta?
Arrangements Perfect.
A dispatch from Atlanta says imnediate
and practical results of the
nternatioual Conference of the Coton
Growers and Spinners which
losed Wednesday dollop*-. 1 Thursiay
in a conference hPld by the ex'cutive
board of the Farmers' Eduna
lonal and Co-operative Union and H.
V. Macallster of Manchester. E.igand,
one of the chief experts on spinlable
grades of cotton, with the Euopean
delegation to the late conerence.
The object of the conference was
o perfect and as speedily as possible
o agree upon terms whereby the
growers of the union could deal dir>ct
with the European consiimers.
It was stated by the union's officers
hat already the union had arranged
o locate an gent in Englnd: that a
entral agency had been established
n Memphis and that this office will
lotlfy the European agency of all
rotton ready for sale.
Mr. Macalister guaranteed that all
:otton offered would be bo light. He
xplained. that the cotton offered by
he union must conform with the
grades sold, and that the baling and
ompression must be in accordance
vith the terms adopted by the con'erence.
This was agreed to. This
will result in a great saving to the
farmer if carried out.
VERY MYSTERIOUS All Ai 11
stranger Shoots Man on Train and
Then Leaves.
Andrew Green of 618 Manhattan
itreet. New York city, was the victim
jf a mysterious shooting In the Wa ash
railroad yards.
lie was in the smoker of an east
ound passenger train, at Detriot,
Mich., on Wednesday night, which
ivas being switched to a ferry when a
stranger, apparently about ^5 years
lid, ran through the oar and shot the
New York man as be slept in his
?eat.
There were only three other passengers
in the car and the man who
Had done the shooting jumped from
the train and escaped before the oth*r
passengers could realize what had
occurred.
At the hospital it was found that
the bullet struck Mr. Green in the
wrist and thigh. The latter wound,
while serious is not regared as daneerous.
Mr. Green said he knew of
no enemies and had no suspicion of
the Identity of his assailant.
1 N.lt'ltKI) IX KXPLOSiOX.
\ Spark From a Pipe Fell Into Powder
Key;.
Four persons were hadlv injured,
two of them fatally by a powder explosion
in the home of James Johnston,
at Maynard, Ohio. The i'atiilly
injured are.
James Johnston, a miner, burned
nnd mangled: Eifie Johnson, his
[laughter, aged six years.
Seirously injured:
Mrs. James Johnston, burned and
bruised: Joe Durdusi. an Italian, badly
burned.
Johnston and Durdusi were filling
I heir powder cans from a keg in the
former's home, while one of them
was smoking a pipe. A spark of the
burning tobacco fell into the keg,
tansing the explosion, which completely
wrecked the house.
The conference also adopted the
report of the committee on classification
which recommends that standard
lypes of classification should be
idoptcd either by the United States
government or by an association of
ielegates from the cotton spinners
growers and exchanges, and that,
lassification should be on grade and
olor alone, and not on staple; that
standard contracts of liO.OOft pounds
e adopted instead of 100 hales; that
ictual tare he .allowed, and tht steps
m taken to eliminate excessive damp
n cotton, and that the question of
lainis. as adjusted upder the present
nles of the exchanges, he placed on
i more equitahle basis.
Each of the organizations coniposng
the conference voted to effect pernanent
organization, and. on motion
if Harvie Jordan, president of the
lout hern Cotton association, the Sea
sland cotton growers association was
idmitted to membership.
On motion of Herr Knfiler, of
Tienna. each organization is to nornilate
two delegates who will compose
committee on permanent organiza- (
ion. and these acting in an advisory
apacity. may hold meeting at such
imes as desirable and provide for
he holding of further general confer- .
nee.
After the adoption of the usual
otes of thanks expressing the nppreiation
of the visitors for the court- |
sies shown them, and reciprocal res- <
lotions of thanks to the foreign ,
nd visiting spjnners, the conference ,
djourned sine die.
LOST OUT WEST.
The Disappearance of a Young
Man From This State
CAUSES UNEASINESS
And Enquiries Are IWin^ Made About
Him by the Lady He Boarded With
at Coventry, Cal., Where Ho Was
Working for a Concern?Left His
.% #V.? I- ^ ? -
.iniui n iiiHiu niui|K' friends
Anxious About llim.
The Columbia State says a letter
has been handed Rev. P. F. Kilgo,
pastor of the Washington Street
Methodist church, Columbia, containing
news of the probable disappearance
of a former South Carolinian.
From Coventry, Colorado,
Mrs. J. H. Jacobs writes to the "minister
of a Methodist church. Columbia,
South Carolina," and it was thus
that Mr. Kilgo came into possession
of the letter.
Mrs. Jacobs writes as follows:
"Can you give me any information
concerning one in or around Columbia
by name of Stover or Rollings?
My reason for writing you concerning
this is that, a young man. giving his
full name as Evan Rollings Stover of
South Carolina, came here April 1
and was given a tine position by the
Redlands company, who placed ample
confidence in him. After coming her,
Air. Stover boarded at my home and
won a host of friends who are anxious
to learn particulars of his sudden disappearance.
"He was a model young man and
claimed to be the only child of Mr.
and Airs. Jno. Stover, who died a few
years ago. leaving him a plantation
in South Carolina. He decided to
come West this spring and things
were left in charge of an uncle, Lewis
Rollings, whose farm adjoined his,
five miles in the country.
"He claimed to be a member of the
Methodist church and said his parents
were buried in a country church
yard. On August 27 he left here on
business for Montrose, Col,, and has
not been heard of since. He leaves
$100 here with the company and several
valuable belongings, including a
railroad ticket bought from Columbia
on March 16. 1907. This was why
we thought his home was there.
"We feel that this young man must
be located. If he has people there
they should know of his disappearance.
Everything here is straight oh
his side, and foul play is suspected.
"We would be glad if you would
investigate this thoroughly in the
city and country and let us hear from
you at an early date.
"Can you give me the address of a
Dr. Elliott or Mr. Cy. Long, living in
Columbia."
Dr. Kilgo carried this letter to The
State, feeling sure that through its
circulation, some trace of the young
man might be discovered. Dr. Kilgo
himself said that he is acquainted
with people of the name of Rollings,
who are living or have lived n Lancaster
county. He knew a Mr. Evan
Rollings and thinks that this young
man may be a relative of his.
This story seems to indicate a very
mysterious disappearance and possibly
may be the first Intimation the
young man's relatives have had of it.
WOMAN VICTIM OF CHIME.
Dead lUnly of a I Irani iful Woman
Found in New York.
With the discovery ot a mysterious
bout in the case, there remained little
doubt thut a woman at that time
unidentified, whose body was found
lying on the New York Central tracks
below the West 118th street and
Riverside drive, was the victim of a
Kane: that may have killed her at one
of the resorts on the other side of
the river from New York.
The woman was about thirty years
old and of medium height. Her hair
was dark brown and unusually heavy.
Her face had apparently been pretty
the mouth regular, and teeth especially
good. Her hands were white
and without the appearance of having
done hard work. She was
dressed entirely in black with a
black shirt waist, black skirt and
black shoes and stockings.
KKMICMP.KKKW HIS THICKS.
l?osf Hog Identif ? ?! I>y Ills (Micdiciicc
to His Master's Commands.
After it disappearance of over two
years. "Pepper." a valuable Llewellyn
setter dog belonging to S. L. Kelly,
of Sioux Clly. Neb., was recovered
through tricks taught it when a puppy.
Kd llagan. a fireman, trained the
clog for hunting purpurea. Incidentally
he taught "Pepper" a number of
clever stunts.
When the dog disappeared, the
fireman and Mr. Kelly were grieved.
Nothing was heard of him for two
year. Last week Mr. llagan met the
pet, following at the heels of two
hunters with several other dogs,
llagan told the men that the dog was
his. but they would not believe him.
"Pepper" had recognized his former
master and when commanded to do ,
some of his old tricks he obeyed. The ,
men gave Hagan the dog. (
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GETTING SCARCE.
Phosphate Rock is Said to Be
Hard to Get
Yet the Price Shows No Marked Increase.?Some
Interesting Figures
About the Industry.
The State says the fertilizer plant '
of the Vlnginia-Carolina Chemical
Company in Columbia, which has
been shut down all summer on account
of a lack of phosphate rock,
will probably not be in operation before
the first of November. Some
needed repairs are now being made
on the plant and it will require at
least fifteen days to complete them. ,
SfiVPrnl vein re '
,.?aio cur; oiiite OI SOUU1
Carolina derived a handsome income
from the royalties received from the
operation of its phosphate beds along
the coast, hut business has decreased
in the past 1 f? years to such an extent
that the revenue for the past
year is less than one-fourth what it
was in 1890. For the years named
the State's revenue from this source
was as follaws. 1890, $2:17,149.00;
1891, $169,292.68; 1892, $163,270.25.
During these years the royalty
paid the State was $1.02 and $1.05
per ton.
Between the years 1S93 and 1900
inclusive, when the royalty had been
reduced to 50 cents per ton. the figures
were as follows: 1893, $231,393.12:
1894. $57.S27.13; 1895. $4.566.70;
1896. $62,631.01; 1897,
$42,373; 1898. $24,264.31; 1S99,
$7,551; 1906. $8,667.
The figures for the years 1901 to
190 , inclusive, when the royalty had
been reduced to 25 cents per ton. as
at present, the revenue was: 1901,
$23,108; 1902, $27,291.65; 1903,
$16,936.47; 1904. $9,732.01; 1905,
$7,551; 906.18.667.
So, it will be seen that one of the
State government's principal source^
of revenue 16 years ago has gradually
dwindled until it can hardly be
considered worth while. Several
causes have brought about this condition.
chief of which it that large
fields of vock have been discovered
in Florida, Tennessee and Algeria.
Another cause was the effects of the
disastrous coast storm of 1S93
which almost wiped several of the
small towns along the coast off the
map, overturned and wrecked the
boats and dredges employed in the
digging of this phosphate rock, en
rawing great losses on the mining
companies.
Practically the only phosphate
mines in the world operated on an
extensive basis were those along the
South Carolina Coast, hut now both
Florida and Tennessee mine more
rock than this State. Of the 2.080,957
long tons of phosphate marketed !
in the United States in 1000 (valued ,
at $8,579,4371 Florida produced 1,304.nor.
long tons, valued at $3,585,578:
Tennessee produced 547.677
long tons, valued at $2,147,991, and
South Carolina's production was 223.675
long tons, valued at $81 7,068.
Other States. Including Arkansas,
marketed 5,100 tons, valued at $28,800.
The use of phosphate rock is limit- j
ed to the manufacture of fertilizers;
and chemicals containing phosphoricacid.
A distinction is made in this
State between "land" and "river"
rock: hut the two are the same in
origin, the "river" rock being simply
"land" rock washed out from the
| hanks and deposited in depressions in
the beds of the streams.
il tin* river rocs troni which
(he State derives royalties, the
"land" rock being mined by companies
who own the land in fee simple.
This river rock Is fast becoming exhausted
and in a few years the State
will probably derive no revenue
whatever from it.
l'SKI> PIN OX PIMPLE
And Will Lose 11 is Ann From lllooil
Poisoning.
Lawson Lawrence, of Eatonton,
fla., who entered Mercer t'nlversity
at the recent fall opening to study for
the ministry, has had to return home
on account of a violent case of blood i
poisoning, necessitating the amputation
of his left arm.
Soon after entering Mercer an ordinary
pimple which developed into a i
boil, appeared on the young man's
arm. and he opened it with a com-i
mon pin. Inflammation set in, and i
the amputation of the arm was a last |
resort to save the young student's!)
life.
RFItXFI) IIIM TO RFb.TIL
Itiutudicnl Deed of Trump in Itcvoii^c
for Refusal <?f Food.
1
At Oquawka because he had boon <
refused food, a tramp took vengeance t
by boating Mrs. John Hathaway to
unconsciousness and then tying her 1
four-year-old son to a tree and burn- ?
Ing him to death. Citizens are scour- |
ing ttie country for the murderer. <
Mrs. Hathaway lay unconscious for |
an hour after the assault of the i
tramp. The tramp meantime took
her son into the orchard and tied the ]
lad to an apple tree, saturated the )
boy's clothing with oil, set the gar- t
ments nfire and left. Recovering con- j
sciousness, the mother went in search <
her child and found him dying. >
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FOOD FOR FLEET
That Is to Sail from tha Atlantic
to tha Pacific.
THE AMOUNT NEEDED
To Supply the Fifteen Thousand
Officers and Men of the Squadron In
Very I.urge, and Some of It 1?
Hani to <Jot?In Hound Numbers
It Will Take AI tout Six Million
Pounds.
Admiral "Bob" Evans* contingent
of nearly 15,000 officers and bluejackets
will be a bit shy of desert ou
the five months' journey from Hampton
Roads to 'Frisco if some one doe*
not come forward and offer to sell
the navy several thousand cans ofi
peaches. Some 200,000 pounds ofi
green string beans are also wanted.
Of course, there will be both canned!
peaches and string beans in the fleet's
pantry, but the bids which were opeu-<
ed at the navy department showed;
that bidders were shy about naming
a price on peaches and beans.
Altogether, bids were received on.
seven try-three out of seventy-six:
liases as specified by the department
in its advertisement for vegetables,
fruits and other provisions for thei
Pacille cruise. There were several
hundred bids, there being an average
of eight or ten bids in each class. The
lowest prices, accordingly, appear to
be reasonable, although it will require
several days to complete thoi
compilation.
There were six bids to supply 1.- _
200,000 pound of certain grades ofi jtfHH
flour, tin- total prices running from
$25,000 to $27,000. There were ^Ml||
eight bidders for the contract of supplying
fresh beef each of the big
packing houses allcgedt^^A^i thn
a igrfjBI^^^Hffmiositlons
were almo^Pm^^^^Hc Tney
are approximately 1,0(MV7^m? pound*
of beef required and the total prict*
asked ranged from $70,800 to $S7,300.
Altogether more than fi.000.00ty
pounds of provisions of various sorts,
not counting 50.000 dozen eggs and .%
lot. of other tilings that come by tin*
gallon, will be necessary to feed tin*
men on the trip consuming nearly
half a year of time, as Ions as It took
Captain llawley to drag the dry dork
Dewey from the Chesapeake Bay to
Manila, two years ago this coming"
winter, there is no fear that Knch*
Sam's sailors will go hungry on their j
Ions voyage. Aside from what wilt
he put aboard at Norfolk fresh vegetables.
fruits, etc., will he purchased
in the markets of the ports visited en.
route.
Among the items called for in tlio
specifications are the following:
Prunes, pounds JO.oot)'
Canned peaches, pounds .. I7.r?.000
Canned pears, pounds.. .. f>0,00u'
TSvaporated apples, pounds. 20,00t?
Kvaporated peaches, pounds 20,000
Oouned apricots, pounds . . 223,000
Pickles, pounds 13,000
Vinegar, gallons 10.000
Cvaporated milk, pounds.. 23.000 ^
Condensed milk, pounds.. 73,000
Beans, gallons 30,000
Lima beans, pounds f>.r?,000
String beans, pounds.. .. 230,000
Canned beans, pounds . . 200,000
Canned corn, pounds. . . . 200,000
Canned tomatoes, pounds.. 130.000
T? .. .. .1.
I |>UUUUS . . . . . .
Mustard, pounds 2,000
Salt, pounds 25,000
Rice, pounds 100,000
Raisins, pounds 10.000
Syrup, gallons 5.000
Cocoa, pounds 25,000
Macaroni, pounds 10,000
Flour spring wheat, lbs. . 1,200,000
Corn meal, pounds 21,000)
Oatmeal, pounds 10,0001
Vanila anil lemon extracts,
pounds 5of* *
Cheese, pounds 20,000f t
Catsup, gallons' 5,0001
Snurkrout, pounds 30,000?
Onions, pounds .. v 100,0001 /
1'olatoes, pounds 800,000
Turkeys, pounds 50,000
Fggs, dozen 50,000
Canned salmon, pounds . 80,000
Lard, pounds 150,000
Fresh beef, pounds 1,000,000
Fresh mutton, pounds.. .. 100,000
Canned hum, pounds . . . . 50,000
Sal) pork, pounds 150,000 ^
Cornell beef, pounds .. .. lbO.OOO
it aeon, pounds >0,000
Smoked hams, pounds . . 500,000 \
>? ?1' nniiiwl? _ . . . 1 fl.ftOO / (
I III r\ IWIiin, |??
yeal, pounds 1 (i.OOO' t
Frankfurters, pounds .. .. 10,000
Rologna, pounds 10,000
Pork sausage, pounds.. .. 10,000
(load cheese. pounds.. 5,000* Jjd
Ice. pounds 100.00ft
Chipped beef, pounds.. .. 40,000 ^
Corn stareh. pounds.. .. 6.00ft
Tlesldes those articles, there will 0a
'eq uired hundreds of pounds oil ^
ihreddedflsh. butter, glucose and 8
frtiit delicacies, hops, homing, mix- 1
>d nuts, cotton seed o|l, potato chips,
taking powder, (taking so.l'i and tapFor
furnishing flour there were six
tldders, whose prices ranged from t J
|85,7C6 to $37,200 Tor the eulirr* J
imonnt. For furnishing l.hon.OOf*
rounds of beef there were eight hid* H
lers, whose prices varied front $7 0,<00
to