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Dfcpotrh
tllB TIMHS .'OONDBD 188..
THH DIBPATCH FOUNDED 1850.
WHOLE NUMBER 17,583.
RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1908.
PRICE TWO CENTS
15 FILEDI. C0L1RT
After Bequests to Children,
Nieces and Few Friends
Estate Left to Wife.
MODEST MONUMENT
OVER HIS GRAVE
Democratic Simplicity of thc Man
Shown by Stipulation That the
Memorial Shall Be of Mod?
erate Cost and Bear
Simplc Inscrip
tion.
[Specinl to Thc TIm??-Dbpatch.]
TRENTON, N. '.!., July 10.?The
wlU of Orover Cleveland was
probated at hls lato home In
Prlnceton to-day, snd Just be?
fore the close of the offlce at
6 o'clock thls afternoon was flled wlth
the surrogatc of Mercer county. Apart
from the dlsposltlon of a few personal
effects, and bequests of .10,000 to each
of hls four chlldren, 13.000 to hls nlece
'end $2,000 to each of the four daugh?
ters of hls nephew, Rlchard Hastlngs,
Mr. Cleveland left hls entlre estate to
hls wife.
The democratic simplicity of Mr.
Cleveland Is manlfested by the flrst
paragraph tn hls wlli, In whlch he
dlrocts that hls grave shall bo marked
wlth a modest monument, brlefly ln
scrlbed, nnd that he be hurled In the
place whero ho reslded at the tlme of
hls death. he further dlrected that
hls body should not he removed from
lts first restlng place unless It should
be absolutely necessary ln order thnt
lt mlght repose by thc slde of hls
wife. Mrs. Cleveland named Mrs.
Cleveland ns executrix and Frank S.
Hastlngs as executor.
Mrs. Cloveland arrlved ln Prlnceton
to-day and was met by Bayard Htock
ton, whp had the custody of the will
until it was deposited In the surro
gatc's ofllce for safe-keeping. Burro
Kate John W. Cornell has gono to
Prlnceton to relieve Mrs. Cloveland
from the necpsslty of appearlng at the
courthouse. There were also present
the two witnesses of the will, Profes?
sor Andrew F. AVest. dean of thc grad
uate school of Prlnceton University.
and John II. Klnley. presldent of the
College of the City of New York.
Text of'the WIII.
The applicatlon for probate dld not
contaln any Inventory of the estate
of Mr. Cleveland, and hl* executors are
not aware of the value of elther hls
real or personal property. The will
Itsc-I. ls a hologtaphlr: document. whlch
wns pro.iared by Mr. Cleveland in 1006.
Tho full text of the document follows:
I, Grover Cigveland, of the
Borongh of Prlnceton, In the Stato
of New Jersey, do make, publlsh
and declare thls my last will and
testament, hereby c-xpressly revok
lng all previous wllls by me made.
Flrst: I hereby dlrect that after
the payment of all my debts and
funeral expenses, an approprlate
monument with brief Inscrlptlon
and only moderately expenslve, be
erected at my grave nnd paid for
out of my estate. I deslre to be
buried wherever I may reslde at
the tlme of my death, and that my
body shall always remaln where lt
shall bo at flrst buried subject to
lts removal only if It shall be ab?
solutely necessary In order that It
shall repose by the slde of my wife
and in accordance with her destrc.
Second: I give to my nlece, Mary
Hastlngs, daughter of my sister,
Antiu Hastings, the sume of $3,000,
to be paid to her as soon as prac
tlcable after my death.
Thlrd: I glvo to my friend, Rlch
? ard Watson Gllder, tne watch glven
to me In 1S93 by the sald Gilder
and E. C. Benedlct and J. B. Sln
clafr, and also the chain attached
to the same when last worn by me.
Fourth*. I glvo to each of the
four daughters of my nephew,
Rlchard Hastlngs, now or lately
llvlng wlth my sister, Anna Hast?
lngs, tho sum of $2,000 each.
Fifth:, I give to Frank S. Hast?
lngs. my good friend and executor
of thls will, as the most personal
memento I can leave to hlm, the
seal rlng I have worn for mnny
years, which was glven to me by
my dear wife, and wlth whoso
hearty coneurrence this glft Is
made.
Sixth: I glvo to my two daugh?
ters, Esther nnd Marlon, and to
*my two sons, Richnrd F. and
Francls G.. the sum of ten thou?
sand dollars ($10,000) each, to bo
paid to them, respectlvely, as they
each shall arrlve at the age of
twenty-one years. Until these
legacles are paid, or shall lapse,
they ehall he kept invest
ed, and the income derlvod
therofrom shall' be paid to
my* wife. And tho nggregate of
said Income shall be applled by
her to tho support. malntenance and
educatlon of sald chlldren In such
manner and In such proportlons as
she shall deem best, without any
Habillty to nny of sald chlldron
on account thereof.'
If, howover, elther of my sald
daughters, shall, beforo her legacy
becomes payable, oeaso for any
? reason to reslde wlth her mother,
then and from that tlmo the in
como nrlslng from tho lifvestment
of hor legacy shall be pnld to sald
daughter. In case elther of my said
children ^shall dio beforo hls or
ber legacy shall be nctually .paid,
leavlng a child or chlldren,. then
said legacy shnll bo paid to such
ohlkl or chlldren: but nthcnvlso,
tho sald legacy shnll lapse and
become a part of the rcsirtuary es?
tate dlsposed of by this Instru?
ment.
Seventh: All the rest and resldue
o{,jf.y estato and property of whlch
I may dle selned or possossod, of
overy kind nnd naturo, and where
soover the samo may be sltuated,
I glvo, devlse nnd bequcath to my
doar wlfo, Frnnoes _\ Cloveland,
nnd to hor holrs nnd asslgns for?
ever, nnd I herehyi. nppolnt her
guardliin of all my elilldren durlng
tholr minorlty.
Eighth: I hereby appoint- my
wlfo, Frances F. Clevoland, oxoou
trlx, and Frank S. Hiistlns executor
.Contlnued on tSeoond Pa_.o,.~~
ARMS SPREAD OUT IN COURT
l-lx.ol, .inn, A_ti Kiiurkn ? nml Cnr
trldgCN I*l?ure In Murder Tiinl.
fHprnlnl toTlie Tlmo.-Dlspatoh.l
MAICTINSVILI.E, VA., July 10.?The
trial of Wllllam Mnsslo for the mur?
der of Sam Sholton was' contlnued ln
the Clrotilt Court hero to-day. Dan
Shelton, a brother, and Calob Shelton,
a cousin, of tho dead man. testlfled for
the Stato thls mornlng, but added llt?
tlo of Interest to thn trial. They gavo
a. somotvhat lome account of how tho
seven young men who composed the
Invndlng force got together. Sheriff
Davls took the stand In the afternoon
and told of thc flndlng of the bodles
and tho nrrest of tho defendants.
The most dramatlc scene of the trial
so far came when the threo plstols,
gun, a palr of knucks, an ax, nnd
some forty gun and plstol cartrldges,
taken from tho bodles of thc threo
dead men, wero produced ln court nnd
spread out upon the bar ln full vlew
of the Jury. Dr. Rosb was recalled,
and described the wounds of Holly and
Dodson, the other men killed. Holly
had seventeen balls In hls head and
face and two In hls back. Dodson was
nlso rlddled wlth bullets.
The State rested Its case at 4:20 thls
afternoon. and I. W. Helm, Esq? of
Franklln county, a nelghbor to both
factions, was put onas tho first wit?
ness for the defense'. Mr. Holm de?
scribed tho situation ln thc nelghbor
.hood nnd told of the gatherlng of the
Shelton forces, testifylng to seelng
'nnd hoarlng a number of shots near
hls home on the afternoon of the
| tragedy.
Tho State, on cross-examlnation,
i sought to show blas in thls witness.
'Helm was on up'to adjournment of
court. Tho case will not bo closed
beforo Monday. Sentlment here favors
the defendants.
SHERMAN GETTING WELL
Xo Tnith In Ileport Thnt Hc In to
Undcrgo na Operntlon.
rsncciil K Th? TJm'!,i-I>i?P?tch.2
UTICA. N. Y., July 10.?"There ls no
truth ln the publlshed "atement that
II have d-cided to go to Baltlmore for
',an operatlon." said Congressman Sher?
man, Republlcan vIce-Pr<;?,.dent'a?1I."^"
lnee at hls home here thls afternoon.
"I am advlsed by Dr. Glbson to keep
qulet and t6 recover my strength. the
flrst thlng I do. There Is no pros
pect of an operatlon at present.
Mr. Sherman had a telegram to-da>
from Candidate Taft, expresslng hls
pleasure over the news that he ls rc
galnlng hls health. Another telegram
iwas from Frank H. Hitchcock. chalr
Iman of the Republlcan national com?
mlttee, saying that he -will come to
iUtlca the flrst of nc,\t week for a
conference wlth Sherman.
Mr .Sherman was asked whether
there was any truth in the statement
that ho was to contlnue at the head
jof tho congre35ional committee, and he
replled: .. ,._
?I have never had any other idea
than to retlre from the chalrmanshlp
at the proper tlme." _
I Mr Sherman cxpects Senator rlemen
!v-aj* nnd Reprcsentatlve McKlnley hero
|to-morrow for a conference.
REBELS CAPTURE CHOLUTREA
FluNticd Wlth Success They Are Snld
to Be Threntcnlug Snntn Bnrbnrn.
MANAGUA. NIC-ARAGUA, July 10.?
News has been recelved here, that the
rebels who are fighting Presldent
Davlla, of Honduras, have captured the
town of Cholutrea, and flushed wlth
success, are threatening Santa Bar
bara.
It is perslstently rcported here that
the movement ln Honduras ls belng
supported In a guarded manner. by the
Kovernment of Salvndor and Guate
mala, and certain lnformatlon was re?
celved here last nlght whlch tend.
very slrongly to conflrm these rumors.
Cholutrea ls one of the most strong
ly fortlfled positions in Honduras. The
Insurgents were already in possesslon
of the town of Graclns and their posi?
tlon will be much strengthened by the
capturc of Cholutrea.
CONDUCT DID NOT SUIT
Trenton Mnn, Not I.lklnp. Wtiy Negro
Tooki. nt Hlm, Shoots Hlm.
NEW YORK. July 10.?John Fletch?
er*. of Trenton, N. J.. came to New
York to-dav and celebrated the occa?
sion by shootlng a negro boy. whose
conduct did not Just suit Fletcher. Tho
boy. Sam Holliday, was standlng ln
front of hls home ln West Eighth
Street. when Fletcher came along-. pull?
ed hls plstol from hls hlp pocket and
shot. Holliday was taken to Roosevelt
Hospltal with a bullet In hls chest
and tho doctors said he might not
rGcovcr.
**I dldn't like the nasty. decisive way
the fellow looked at me." was the only
explanatlon Fletcher offered for his
act. and in the Westside Court he was
held without bail to awalt the result
of thc Injury he had Inflicted.
'BRAIN~BR0KER" SET FREE
Invcstlgnllon Fnll* io Show AnythluK
C'rlnilnnl In Ila.iKood*'. ...nlinK*.
rSpeclV. tf. The Tltncj-Dlspstch. ]
NEW Y'ORK, July 10.?Herbert J.
Hapgbod, the "braln broker" and hls
Secretary. Ralph KUby, both who were
arrested' severai days ago by Detee
tlce Lieutenant McConville, wero dls
charced to-day by Masistrate Breen,
in tho Centro Street Court, at the re?
quest of Asslstant District Attorney
McNlsll.
Tho prosecutor sald that the Inves
tltraticn hnd shown thero had boen
nothing criminal ln thelr dealings wlth
Wllllam Wltte, of Roslyn L. I.. who
complained thnt thoy had decolved hlm
In a stock trnnsnctlon.
virginTTshoe men there
Hlchniond nnd l.>-uclibur_r neprenentcil
nt Jlcetlng In Mnssnclmsctts.
rspftoiol tn Thc T'*mp---DI_natch.]
SWAMPSCOTT, MASS., Jlliy 10.?
Shoe'men from all parts of tho South
aro gathered hero for tlie annual meet
iner of tho Southern Shoe Wholesalers*
Association. Presldent E. K. Marshall,
Of Charleston, S. C, Is presldlng.
Among tho tltseusslons was "Tho
Growth of Shoe Manufacturlng In
tho South," hy John XV. Craddock, of
I.yneiiburj-., Va.: Prlor W: Smith. of
I.vntiliburK. nnd C. B. Snow, of RIch?
mond. L. S. Strauns, of Richmond, talk
?ed on tbe .lueotio'n whether tan shoes
laro to remaln t'uvorites wlth tho pub
:11c. , _
PRESERVE STRATFORD HALL
..Irtliplnee Cnnui.lUee \ .Securcs Option
on Ttlrtluilnee of/the I.ces.
WASH1NGTON. P. C, .Julv 10.?The
Lee Memorial Birthplace Commlttee,
nppolnted by the Vlrglnl i State Cainp,
Pntrlotle Order of Sons of Amenci,
havo secured an option on 3tritforil
Hall, Westmoreland oounty, .Va.,'* llp
homo and hlrthplnco of tho famou.
Leo famlly. .,
Whon tho proporty ls paid for ancl
restored the commltoo purpose to pre?
sent It to tho Stato of Vlrglhla I'-Mhi.l
for thq poople of the whole counlvy. ,
IIW1ED UNDER
Kings County Grand Jury
Brings in True Bills
Against Twenty-Two.
ONE YEAR IN JAIL EACH
' IF CHARGE SUSTAINED
Those Indicted fimbrace Mem?
bers of Mctropolitan Turf As?
sociation and Other Lead
ing Bookmakers?To
Carry the Case to
Higher Court.
N
EW YORK, July 10.?lndlctments
whlch, if sustained on trial,
| ^| may send twenty-two men,
charged wlth bookmaklng, to
Jall for one year each, were re
j ported by the Klng's county grand
Jury to-day under the recently enacted
j anti-betting laws. The indictments
; followed an Inqulry extendlng over
severai days. and marked the culmlna
tlon of the enforcement mensures
adopted by the Klng's county author?
lties Immediately after the passage of
the laws at a speclal sesslon pf the
Leglslature, whlch'had been convened
by Governor Hughos, after the bllls
falled of paHisa_?e at the regular ses?
sion. Under the law which makes the
offcnHe charged ln the indictments a
mlsdemeanor, only a prlson sentence
msy be lmposed upon convlctlon.
Will Test the Law.
It Is not unlikely that ln event of
one or more convlctlons on the lndlct?
ments, at least one caae will be car?
rled tothe highest court on appeal for
the purpose of testlng the constltution
ailty of the law.
If thls is done. the chlef contentlon
of counsel for the respondent is ex?
pected to bo based upon the severlty
of tho penalty provlded. They wlli
take the ground that the punlshmcnt
is so excesslve as to stamp the whole
law as contrary to the Constitution.
That news of the Indictments be?
came known before they were report?
ed to the court became apparent when
it was found that every one of the
twenty-two men named by the grand
Jury was present ln court when the
jury's report was made. They were ac?
companied by counsel, and all ex?
pressed a deslre to enter pleas to the
Indlctment at once. Pleas of not gull?
ty were accepted and Judge Dlck pa
I roled all the men ln the custody of
j thelr counsel until later ln the day.
j when they will be called upon to fur
l nish ball in the sum of .500 e&ch.
ire Promlnent Men.
Of the twenty-two men Indicted
threo are members of the Metropoll?
tan Turf Assoclatlon. an "organlzatlon
of bookmakers. They are George Caf
ferty, Orlando A. Jones and Edward J.
Callahan.
Another?George R. Llchtensteln?Is
a brother of Sol Llchtensteln, long one
of the most promlnent bookmakers on
the Amerlcan turf. Others are Jere
mlah Lockart, Charles McCltire,
Mlchael JCayser. Harry Hayman, George
Cnrhart. Louls Danlels. Sol. Robinson,
Phlllp Donohue. Mortimer J. Kahn.
Leon A. Cohn. Charles Dodd, Joseph
Hlck.ey, Charles and Ray Balllnger,
James Brutt, Jacob Davldson, Thomas
Ruth and Alexander C. Gourlay.
All the men were operatlng open
books at tho metropollcan tracks pre?
vious to the passage of the anti
gambllng laws. Balljn $500 eaeh for
the Indicted men waifc furnlshed.
Tnvestl-sntlon Yioes On.
The Investlgatlon Iri'fcp the raclng
situation was contlnued by the grand
jury to-day, John Boden, secretary of
tho Brlghton Beach Raclng Assoclatlon,
belng questioned with reference to
any understandlng of an ag-reement
existing* between the assoclatlon and
the bookmakers. It has been charged
that tho bookmakers nowpay the a-*-.
sociatlon ,2 on each race for certain
prlvlleges. Boden was asked to ex
plnln the nature of the prlvllege grant?
ed In return for these payments.
COULD NOT PAY RENT
Rather Than F*nee Lnndlnrd n Second
Tltrto, Woman End* I,lfe.
NEW YORK, July 10.?Rather than
face her landlord when she had no
money to pay the ront of a boardlng
; houso ln whlch she had lost the sav
j Ings of a llfetlme. Mrs. Henrletta Senrt
der.killed herself to-day by Inhnllng
lllumlnatlng gas.
I Mrs. Scndder and her husband for
1 merly were employed by severai
?wealthy famllles on Fifth Avenuo. but
three years ago, having accumulated
a little capital, they declded to open
a bonrtling-house. nnd for a time.they
*wcre successful, but many months ago
. the patronage of tholr house began to
decrease. and of lato had amounted to
almost nothing'. When the July rent
came due the familv purse was emptv,
I but the landlord extended the tlmo of
i payment until to-day. For days Mrs
| Scadder had tnlked of the hunilllatlon
| of again tellins the landlord that sho
could not pny, and during last nlght.
whlle her husband slept,. she went to
the kltchen and turned on tho gas,
Sho was thlrty-slx years old.
OIL FIELOS BURNING
FOR MILE SQUARE
Blaze Mounts Over Thous?
and Feet High and Is Seen
Far Out at Sea.
EXPLOSION OF GAS
LIFTS EARTH'S CRUST
Whole. of Vast Area Covered
Now a Seething Caldron of
Burning Oil?Fire Spreads
*' to Forest and Coun?
try Around in -
Danger.
[Speclal lo The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
TAMPICO. MEX.. July 10.?The
oil fleld flre that has beon
burning: near Ozuluama, State
of Vera Cruz, durlng the last
five days ls the greatest and
most spectacular ln the hlstory of thut
i Industry. The .blaze covers an area
] one mile square, and It mounts to
helghts of one thousand to fifteen Kun-i
j dred feet. The offlcers and crews of
vessols arrlvlng hero report that they
j saw the llght of the flre when two
hundred mlles at sea.
Arrlvals here to-day from the sceno
of the fire say that the earth's crust
coverlng the entlro area where the
lire Is burning was upltftcd by a ter
rilic exploslon of gas.
The surface of the earth and rocks
have now entirely als.ippear-.d. The
wholo terrltory of ono squaia mile
upon whlch a number of flowlng oil
wells *were locucd is now a s.ethliip.
caldron of burning oil. It Is estlmated
that milllons of barrels of oil havo al?
ready been destroyed, and there ls no
hope of tho flre subsiding until all of
the oil in the pool ls consumed. ? i
Carrled to Other I'olnt*..
The burning- oil has spread Into the
San Geronlmo Rlver and ls flowlng ln
a broad stream Into Lake Tamiahua.
It has spread to the forests along the
shore. and much destructlon of prop?
erty ls threatened from thls source.
Lake Tamiahua has an outlet both to
Tamplco and Tuxpam, and fears nre
entertalned' that the scourge of flro
may reach these places.
The whole country wlthln a radlus
of 100 miles ls In danger from the fire.
The vast clouds of smoke from the
burning oil hang close to the earth like
a pall. and the natlves for many miles
? around are In a state of terror. Many
I of them belleve that lt ls the bcgln
I nlnst of the end of, the world.
' The roar of the flames can be heard
i for twenty-flve miles. All boat trafflc
upon the rlver has been suspended?
Burna Dotvn to Pool.
The flre orlginflted at' one of the
flowlng wells ln the fleld. It seemed
to work lts way down until It reached
the pool of oil about 1,000 feet below
the surface. It was then - that the
terrlfic exploslon occurred. The up
11ft of the earth gave tho flre room
to spread to all parts of the oil fleld.
The Pennsylvanla OU Company, whlch
ls oomposed of Plttsburg, Pa., men.
lost machlnery and equipment to the
value of .200.000. This is an inflnltesi
I mal loss, however. compared wlth the
! value of thi oil whlch has already been
destroyed.
? T
INVITE THE PRESIDENT
IlnndKontely Enfrrnsned InvHation for
Alnsknn-Ynki-n Expositlon.
rspeclal to Thc Tlmes-Dlooatch-I
' OYSTER BAY. N, Y., July 10.?An
invitatlon to vlsit the Alaskan-Yukon
Pacific Expositlon, to, be held In Seat
tle next year, reached Presldent Roose?
velt to-day. The invitatlon is en
grosf-ed on carlbou skin. wlth thc
motto: "No boundary llne here." at the
top. Earl Grey and Sir WUfred Lau
rier have recelved slmilar tnvitations.
Wlth the invitatlon came an odd
lantera frame made of beautlfully
d-*c-.sed sklns plerced wlth transparon
clos representlng huntlng and camping
scenes in the far north. Secretary
Loeb sald that owlng to the Presl?
dent's plans for the Aftican huntlng
trlp, he" would be * unable to attend
tho expositlon.
Secretary Loeb recelved to-day a let?
ter from a former New York State Sen
tor and Tammany man, pledglng hls
support to Candidate. Taft. Mr. Loeb
would not give out the name of hls
correspondent. He said, however, that
the ex-Senator had offered to bot Tom
Taggart .10,000 to $5,000 that Bryan
would not be elected, and a Uke
amount at the same odds that ho
would not carry New York State.
Tnoops wi-rii machixe gcxs
TO C.1JEM. XAVAJO INIJIASrS
EL PASO, TEXAS, July 10.?Meagre
i lnformatlon reached here to-nlght that
a detachmont of troops had beon hur
rled from Fort Bowle, Ariz., to Fort
Wlngate. N. M.. to relnforce the gar?
rison nt thtit place in puttlng down an
uprlslng of the Navajo Indians. The
relnforclng troops took machlno guns
wlth them.
WEATHER.
Fair and Warmer.
SENT BY "PERSONS UNKNOWN"
Coroner's Jtiry l.'nnlile to I.enrn Who
Sent Poisoned Ale tn Dr. Wilson.
PHILADELPHIA, PA? July 10.?The
delayed lnquest Into tho death of Dr.
Wllllam H. Wilson, who dlod Juno 26th
altor drlnklng a bottle of nle contaln?
lng cyanldo of potasslum, was held
to-day, and the Jury rendored a ver?
dict that thc physlcian came to 'hls
death from drlnklng tho poisoned bov
erago sent him by "persons unknown."
The myatery therefore remalns as deep
aa ever.
The princlpal witness at the lnquest
was Mrs. Wilson. the wlfo of the dead
man, who testlfled that her husband
had quarreled wlth a man who had
domanded $25 from hlm. Her husband,
Mrs. Wilson sald, gave the man the
money, and sho Identllled a receipt
In court ..lid to havo been glven by
tho man to her husband. The nnme of
the man was not made ptihllc, but It
developed after tho lnquest that .tho
man who had gMven tho receipt to Dr.
Wilson had no connection wlth hls
death.
It developed at tho inq-test that Mrs.
Wilson hnd falled to Inform the phy?
sleians she called In that her husband
had taken aome of the ale. More than
a dozen witnesses were examlned ln
the caso, but nothing that was not;
already known was brought out. Act?
ing Coroncr Sellers conducted tho in
ouest, and the Asslstant District At?
torney representcd the Commonwealth.
STOP BURIAL OF MRS. WENTZi
Husbnnd Held ln Custody Pendlng
InvcKllgnllon ol Sudden Dt-nth.
CHICAGO, ILL., July 10.?Prepara
tlons for the burlal of Mrs. Amondl
Wentz wero stopped by the coroncr,
and the woman'B husband, Cornelius
Eugene Wonti, cook in a down-town
restaurant, was placed ln custody pend?
lng the Invcstlgatlon of the woman's
sudden death.
Thc evidence, whlch resulted In the
move, was furnlshed the pollce by two
women, friends of Mrs. Wentz. They
sald that she had requested them threo
weeks ago to ask the police to in
?estlgato hor death if she should dlo
Isuddenly. Mrs. Wentz, according to
thelr story, found that her husband
iwas trying to klll her to hldo the evl
'dence of hls mlstreatment of her
twelve-year-old stepdaughter, Elslo
Loewr. Dr. Otto Lewko, coroner's
physlcian, held a post mortom examlna?
tlon, but was unable to dlscover evi?
dence of foul play. He removed the
woman's stomach and other organs
nnd will make a chemlcal examlnatlon
of them to-day.
Elsie Loewr told the police that her
stopfather brought home some cakes
and bought a pltcher of tt-eer before
they retired Wedn6sday nlght. Sho
sald their mother was the only one
who ate of the cakes. Wentz and hls
wife are sald tb have quarreled fre?
quently on account of hls stepdaugh?
ter.
.Wentz was the third husband of tho
woman. Her flrst husband. Loewr,
dled from accidental gas asphyxlation,
and she ls said to have been dlvorced
from her second husband. whose name
was Knapper. She marrled Wentz
through a matrimonial ndvertlsement
ln a German newspaper.
ACTRESS, WRITER, VOCAUST.
Mrs. Jnlln F.lmorc, Wlth BrlUlan.-S.age
Cnrecr, I? Dend*
rspocinl to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
YONKERS. N. *-.'.; July 10.?Mrs. Julla
Elmore, wife of Earnest N. Elmore,
mnnagor of tht- Globe Tlcket Company,
of Philadelphla, dled at her residence.
315 Rlverdale Avenue, this city, thls
afternoon of old age. .She was horn in
London, England, on June 24, 1819, and
prepared there for the stage, on. whlch
she had a brllllant career. She sup
ported Joseph Jefferson ln both of hls
tours of Australla. Sho was also a
wrlter and vocallst.
In 1851 she was marrled to Mr. El?
more In Slorra Leone. West Afrlca. She
?survlved by her husband nnd three
daughters and a son. Her daughters
also are actresses. They are Miss Julla
Elmore, late of tho Sea Klng Company;
Miss Lenn Elmor6, known on .the stage
as Lena Mervillc, late leadlng woman
of "The. Glrl from Maxtms." nnd. Miss
Marlon Elmore, late of "The Prlnco
of Peace" company. Miss Marlon El?
more ls the wife of Frank Losee, of
David Belasco's "Rose of Rancho" com?
pany. The son ls Edward N. Elmore,
a florlst of New York Clty. Mrs. El?
more was tho nunt of Edward Solo
mon, the composer.
Tlie funeral, whlch will be private,
wlU be held at tho famlly resldenco, at
10 o'clock Sunday mornlng. The in?
terment will bo in Mount Hopo Ceme
ter>\
ASSERTS SON IS MESSIAH
JVcvc, York Womnn, nellpvlner Her Son
the Mcsstnh, Brnnds Hlm.
NEW YORK, July 10.?Asserting
that her slx-year-old son, Charles
Goodsall, was the Messlah, hls mother,
Mrs. Agree Goodsall, branded hlm on
the forehead and throat wlth a red
hot Iron. The chlld was rescued early
to-day from tho rollglon-crazed wo?
man, nnd both wore taken to the Belle
vuo Hospltal, where the mother told
the pollco nnd hospltal authorlties
that she had branded tho boy. whom
she belleved to bo the long-looked-for
Messlnh, so that he would be known,
marked and dlstlnct from others for
llfe. The pollce chargo that the woman
also tried to klll her mother, with
whom she llved, and herself. Tho lit?
tle boy, though terrlbly burned, will
recover. The two womon were placed
In the psychopathlc ward for observa
tion.
Mnjor John Hcve Dend.
HENDERSON, KY., July 10.?Major
John J. Reve, staff offlcor of Confed?
erate Gonerals Hood and Johnston and
asslstant adjutant-general of tho army
I of Tennessee at the fall of Vlcksburg,
dled here to-day,
With Last Long Shout
Democrats Name Kern
and Scatter for Home
Indiana Statesman, Former Virginian, to Be
Bryan's Running Mate With Battleground
in Middle Western States.
CHOICE BY ACCLAMATION
AFTER OTHERS WITHDRAW
Texas Anxious to Lead Movement for Gray, but Dela?
ware Man Steadfastly Refused to Let Name Be
Presented?Great Convention Now Ended.
DENVER, COL., July 10.?Wlth the nomination of John Worth Kern,
, 'of Indiana, for Vice-President the Democratic National Convention
coneluded lts labors late thls afternoon, completlng the tlcket on
whlch Wllllam Jennings Bryan was made the nominee for Presi?
dent durlng the early hours of thls mornlng. The nomlnatlon of Kern waa
made by acclamatlon amtd the resoundlng cheers of delegates and spec
tators. No ballot was necessary, as the tlde of sentlment had set Irreststl
bly toward the Indiana man, Stato after State registering lts votes ln hia
favor, and all other candidates wlthdrawlng before the almost universa,l
demand for hls nomlnatlon.
Movement for Kern Overwholming.
After adjourning at dayllght wlth the nomfnatlon of Mr. Bryan the
convention resumed lts sesslon at 1 P. M., wlth a powerful undercurrenc
already ln motlon toward the nomination of Kern for the second placo.
On the call of States. Indiana presented the name of Kern; Colorado,
through former Governor Thomas, placed in nomination Charles A. Towne, .
of New York; Connectlcut put forward Archibald McNeill, and Georgia
Clark Howell. , ,', . ?
The* names of Judge George Gray, of Delaware, and John Mitchell,
of Illlnols, were not presented, owing to the expllcit requests of these gen
tlemen not to have them go before the convention.
For a tlme it looked as though a ballot would be requlred. But tho
steady llne of States whlch joined in seconding Kern's nomination soon
made it apparent that the chances of all other candidates had been extin
guished. Mr. Towne, in person, was the flfst candidate to recognize the
decisive nature of the Kern movement, and in a ringlng speech withdre*4
his name, and pledged his support to the tlcket of Bryan and Kern. With
drawals quickly followed from the supporters of Howell, of Georgla, ancl
McNeill, of Connectlcut, and the Indiana candidate was left alone in tho
fleld.
Convention Complctcs Work.
The withdrawal of the Connectlcut candidate was accompanied by a
motion that the nomination of Kern be made by acclamatlon. The motion
was carried with a deafening shout, and the great assemblage broke into
clamorous demonstration over tbe accompllshment of its work and tho
completlon of the Democratic national tlcket.
The nomination was made at 4:23 o'clock, and the convention thero
upon adjourned wlthout day. The Democratic National Commlttee will
assemble to-morrow to complete lts new organlzation und to select the
chairman, who will be the commander-in-chlef of the forces ln the cam?
palgn The throngs of delegates and spectators are scattering to-night
for their homes, and every train is bearing away thousands from tho event
ful scenes of the Denver convention.
Another Rush io Band Wagon
Marks Concluding Session
CONVENTION HALL,.. DENVER,
COL., July 10.?At I o'clock thls aftcr
I noon. the hour until whlch the eon
I ventlon adjourned early thls mornlng,
| not one-fourth of the delegates were
ln thelr seats, and they were comlng
! slowly into the hall. The long. hard
! sesslon of last nlght. conducted as lt
i was ln grent heat. and the fatlguo
? eaused by the physical work of tho
' two great demonstrations ln honor of
TSv. Bryan, comblned to furnlsh ample
excuse for late arrlvals. To-day the
heat was even greater than on yes?
terday, and the temperature Inside tho
hall was high and uncomfortable. Tho
publlc, however, seemed to havo as
much Interest as ever in the conven?
tion. and the gallerles w *e packed
long before nny consl lernble number
of delegates had entered the building.
Tcxns Wnntcd Orny.
"?Among tho flrst delegations to reach
the convention was that of Texas, and
when L Irving Handy. of Delaware,
who last nlght placed Judge Goorgo
Gray In nomlnatlon for the presldency,
walked Into the hall the Texans, who
had prepared a banner bearlng tho
words: "Texas ls for Gray for Vice
President," pounced upon hlm.
"If we nominnto your mnn wlU you
j make hlm accept the nomlnatlon?" they
I nsked.
I "I'll do my best." replled Mr. Handy.
I nnd tlie Texans, hlghly Uensorl wlth
| hls reply, set out to do missionary
work of the most enci-jgctlc character
for tho man of thelr .cholce.
"He will not do lt. I tell you posl
tivelv that he will not tako the noml
| natlon if it Is offered to him, and ln
my opinlon he will not tako the placo
! If he Is elected." somebody announced.
i The Texans, ? however, remained un
convlnced.
Attltndc of Vlrglnlnns.
After thelr arrlval at the convention
hnll thc Virginia dologates declared
thnt thoy would cast a compllmentary
'vote on the flrst ballot for AMiilam O.
Conrad, of Montann. ' Thore wns, how?
ever, a strong feellng among tho Vlr
glninns In favor of Charles "_V*. Towne.
of New York, When It came to serlous
work.
'".ho Texans In thelr enthusiasm for
Judgo Orny oncountered strong dls
courngomont when they met Joslah
Marvel, tho campalgn mnnager for tho
Dolnwnre man. ho gathered a num?
ber ot them about hlm In tho alsle ln
"ront of the chalrman's rostrum and
urged them to cease thelr work ln bo.
half of the Judgp. "I bog of you." ho
sald, "that you will not tnnlto lt neoes
sa'ry for1 mo to got up ln tho convon?
tion nnd rleclarn thnt Judge Gray will
not tnke the plnee."
It was 1:10 P. M. hofoi-e Chairman
Clavtnn rnniioi. for order. Vlce-preal
dontlnl ennvnssors wore In progress
nll over tho bnll nt thn tlme. and It
wns somo mlniito-. beforo tlt.o delegates
crnvo tholr uttontlon to iho ehuirmnn.
Mr. Clayton was tno hoarso himself to
be honrd. and snoko through a readlng
clerk to, introduco the Itov. John C.
Corbott, of "Wost'lold, N. Y? who de?
llvered tho Invocntlon. Tlio prlost's
montlon of tho namo "of "that Ood
fearlng man, Wllltnin J. Bryan," called
ont n rlpplo ol' apphtuso, whlch wus re?
newed when ho had coneluded,
Xomlnatloim lU-gln.
Ollie James, of Kotititoky, took *lhe
gavel, Governor Vurdamau, of .Mls?
slsslppi, was reeognlzod to move* thnt
the convention procood with the uonU- ?
natlon of a vlce-presldentlal candidate.
The motlon was carrled.
Senator Stone, of Mlssouri, made a
motlon that all speeches be llmlted to
ten mlnutes each, and that secondlng
I speeches be llmlted to not more than
' two for each candidate, and not longer
than five mlnutes each.
In puttlng tho questlon Mr. James
dld not state that part of the motion
hcldlng the seconding speeches to two,
and the motion as adopted was ln ac
cordauce wlth hls statement and llm?
lted the speeches In tlme. but loft
them unlimlted as to number. The
acting cha.rman dlrected that the call
of States proceed. "Alabama," came j
the call. "Alabama ylelds to Indiana,"
replled the chairman of the delegatlon.
Followers of John W. Kern cheered
lustlly. Charles Marshall, Democratic
candidate for Governor of Indiana,
was sent to the platform to offer Kern'a
n.mc. He paid trlbute flrst to tha
platform of the convention, next to
Mr. Brynn. then to Indiana and lastly
to Mr. Kern himself.
"A convention whlch has begun well
ends well," ho asserted. He said that
Mr. Kern had nll tho qualUlcatlons
that could be deslred, and would be
a standard-bearer worthy of a unlted
Democracv. The Indiana delegatlon
cheered Mr. Kern for severai mlnutes.
Thoy wero Jolned by only a fow dele?
gates from Florlda. ^
To-tvne lt* Preseuti-d.
Whon Colorado was reached on the
roll, ex-Governor Charles S. Thomas,
of that Stato, placed ? in nomlnatlon.
Charles A. Towne, of New York. Tho
mention of Mr. Towne*. namo was re?
celved wlth applause. But one New
York delegate made slgns of approval
by wavlng his hat.
Connectlcut was next to place its
candidate ln nomlnatlon, sendlng J. J.
Walsh to the platform to name Archi
bald McNell, of Brldgoport. Mr. "Walsh
revlewed McNelU's polltical career.
and told of tho esteem In whlch
he ls held throughout New England.
"(llve us McNell," he coneluded, "and
wo wlU give you Connectlcut next
November."
Delaware ytelded to Goorgla her
place on tho roll call, and L I. Hill,
from the latter Stnte, ln a few words
placed Clnrlc Howell, of Atlanta. ln
nomlnatlon. Mr. Hill mado a happy
littlo speecli that had ln tho mlnds of
tho delegates the added vlrtue that lt
was short. The mention of Mr. How
oll's namo was greeted wlth much
applause.
.Mnny Cliecrt* for Folk.
Florlda, next on thc list, ylelded to
Mlssouri, --and Governor Joseph W.
Folk took the platform amid cheering.
Hls greetlng was tho most enthusias-,
tie oxtoiuUM to nny of the spenkers.
When ho spoke lt was to second the
nomlnatlon of Mr. Kern. Covernor
Folk spoke briefly. and was cheered
again when he closed wlth the men?
tion of Mr. Kern's name. The band
played "The Bnnks of tho Wabash,"
In honor of Indlann's candldato.
"Idnho seconds tiie nomlnntlnn nf
Cluirles A. Towne." shouted a delegatn
from thnl State when lts namo wa-.
i-eucln-d on the call,
After Idaho hnd boen called. Mr.
Junies tylelde-d the gnvei tn James.
Hamllton l.ewls, of Chieago, who, ai"
his flrst olllclal nct, rocognlisetl Fre_|
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