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VOL. XII. NO. 5
DAUGHTER OF FARMER
RAVISHED BY NEGRO
Amtierst. Monroe County in This
State, the Scene of a
Horrible Crime.
MOB ?ES FNE SUSPECTS
Sheriff Had ? Difficult Task Getting
the Accused Men in the Campbell
County Jail?Was Pursued Two
Miles.
(By Associated Prtss.)
LYNCH BURG, VA.. Jan. 8.?Late
yesterday afternoon Miss Gladys
Shelton, 17 years old, daughter of a
<-li to do farmer, near Monroe, Ani
herst county, was outraged by a ne?
gro, the assault being one of the most
horrible in this section for years. The
girl was alone at home and the negro
after accomplishing his purpose took
the girl to a creek to drown her.
He changed Iiis mind and made her
go to a neighbor's homo, while he
went in another direction. This nf
Wrnoon five negroes were arrested
and brought here, a mob of 75 men
chasing Sheriff Beard and a deputy
for two miles.
The girl's condition is precarious,
but she will recover. The five ne?
groes under arrest ott suspicion of be?
ing Implicated in the crime have been
safely lodged in the Campbell county
jail at Rustburg.
PROBING OF HARRIMAN
RAILROAD RENEWED
President Ripley of the Santa Fe Sys?
tem on the Stand at the Chicago
v Hearing.
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO. ILLS.. Jan. 8.?The in?
quiry of the Interstate Commerce
Commission Into the management and
methods of Harrlmah railroads, re?
cently adjourned in New York city,
was resumed here today. The Com?
mission was occupied for the greater
part of the day with listening to the
reading of rates of cattle and it was
not until late In the afternoon that
the Harrlman lines were brought be?
fore the hoard. One of the witness
examined was President Ripley of the
Atchlson, Topoka and Santa Fe. The
examination of President Ripley diu
not bring out any Startling informa?
tion. He declared that lie did not
know until he had read it last week
in the papers that the Union Pacific
was the holder of nearly $10,000,000
of the Santa Fe stock.
President Ripley was examined and
cross-examined at considerable length
as to whether the Union Pacific and
of each other, and of the Santa Fe.
His testimony in this respect was
that while competitors In some things
they were not. so on all classes of
traffic, nor from all parts of the
country.
North Carolina Would be Willing.
(By "Associated Press.)
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 8.?Samuel H.
Elrod. the retiring Governor of South
Dakota, in his farewell message to
the legislature severely assails the
noted North Carolina bond deal, by
which South Dakota collected $25.500
from the Southern state on paper
which had been repudiated. He says
South Dakota has no moral right to
the money. The message urges the
legislature to pass a bill returning the
money to North Carolina.
PINKERTON AGENCY SAYS
NO MAN HAS BEEN HERE
Police Department Continues Inves?
tigation of Arrltt'8 Alleged.
Robbery.
The alleged robbery case of Arrltt
& Company Is being investigated
by I the police department, but Chief
Reynolds says that he will have
nothing to 'say about the matter
until there are further develop
meats. Mr. Everitt F. Arritt, who
is said to be on a business trip to
New York, Baltimore and Philadel?
phia, is due to return to the city
tomorrow and a statement from him
is awaited with Interest.
It has been stated that Mr. Arritt
sen to New York and had a Plnk
erton detective come here to work
on the case. A telegram received
here from the Pinkert?n New York
agency says that no Plnkerton man
has been here and that the agency
lias heard nothing of the robbery.
Presidential Nominations.
(Bv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8.?The
President sent to the Senate today
NEWP01
tho following nominations: Collector
of enstoins, George A. Allm for tho
(listriot or St. Auglistluo, Pia.: Anto?
nia J. Mural, district or Apulachlco
lu, Fin.; colonel, to bo brigadier gen?
eral, Edward S. Godfrey, Ninth <a\
PLAIN I IFF ASKS FOR
$I03,W7 AS HIS SHARE
Dr. Fulton Sues George J. Gould,
Joseph Ramsey. Jr., and Ste?
phen B. EJkins and Others.
(By Associated Press).
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 8.?Suit for an ac?
counting of funds was filed today In
the Circuit Court by B. D. Pulton, a
number of the Little Kunawha Syn?
dicate. George J. (loald. Joseph Ram?
sey, Jr., and Stephen B, Elklns are
among the defendants named In the
still which grows out of an $8.000,000
deal by the syndicate hi West Vir?
ginia coal lands and in two small rail?
roads.
Mr. Pulton asks an acounting of the
funds mr profits which he alleged are
to bo distributed and to which he
says lie Is In part entitled. He also
asks tor $10:1,407 which he claims as
a balance due on a transaction in coal
tracts.
Pulton further declares that after
purchases had been made the syndi?
cate sold various properties at an ad?
vance and he believes tho syndlcto
an dtnlst,company Intended to disre?
gard In making a division or the
profits.
Pulton lives In Unlbntown, Pa., and
underwrote tho syndicate when it was
formed.
Tennessee's Assembly Convenes.
N?SHVliXE, TBNN.j Jan. 7 ? The
55th session or the General Assemblv
or Tennessee convened here today. 10.
G. Tolette was elected speaker or the
Senate and J- 'I'. Mongomery or tue
House.
Cortelyou Retires from Chairmanship
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 7 ?
George B. Cortelyou today announc?
ed his retirement as chairman of
the Republican National committee.
Harry S. New, vice-chairman, will
become acting chairman of the com?
mit ee.
V. M. I. MEN DISMISSED
Seventy-Two;lembers of ttie Third
Glass Can Appeal However.
SHOT OFF FIREWORKS SATURDAY
The Board of Governors Will Soon
Visit the School to Listen to the
Cases of the Boys Now in Trou?
ble.
(By Associated Press.)
LEXINGTON, VA.. Jan. 8?Seven?
ty-two members of the third class
who took part in tho fireworks esca?
pade Saturday night at the Virginia
Military Institute, were dismissed
tonight by a special order read at the
evening parade, but execution of the
order was suspended pending a meet?
ing of visitors soon to be hold here.
The cadets can then appeal to the
board to reinstate them or take other
action. The seventy-two students are
released from close arrest, and order?
ed to attend to all duties, but are con?
fined to the rights of the cadets bar?
racks. '
THIRTY STRIKERS SHOT
BY MEXICAN TROOPS
Trouble at Orizaba is Over, But
Peace Was Only Brought About
by Much Bloodshed.
(By Afsoclnted Press.)
MEXICO CITY. Jan. 8.?Belated
reports from tho mill district, or Orl
zaba. State or Vera Cruz, where riot
ing has attended tho strike of the
textile workers, indicate that the gov?
ernment is now complete master 0?'
the situation. To gain co-itrol of the
rioters, however, it was necessary for
the troops to fire upon the men
Thirty dead have been counted wink
over eighty are reported wounded. It
Is believed that tho strike lias been
broken.
Detroit Has Serious Fire.
(By Associated Press.)
DETROIT, MICH., Jan. 8.?Fire to?
night at the Michigan Stove Works,
1.002 to 1,066 Jefferson acenne, one
of tho largest manuracturing estab?
lishments in the city, at one time
threatened the destruction of the en-|
tire plant, but was gotten under con?
trol at 9 o'clock. Loss $75,000.
Judge John H. Fulton Dead.
WYTHVEVILLE, VA., Jan. 7.? |
Judge John H. Fulton died In his
home early this morning after ani
Illness of only a few weeks of
heart disease. The funeral will lake
nlace from the Episcopal church,
of which he was a communicant.
Wednesday morning, and the burial
will bo In the East-Enud ceme?
tery. '
IT NEWS, VA., WED
JAGKSON GEIS SOI
OF THE BALLOT BOXES
New York Slate's Attorney- Gen?
eral's Agents Searches for the
Much Desired Articles.
COMISSIONEB DOOLHG NOT EASY
Armed With a Court Order Jackson's
Hirelings Rout a Bank Official at
Night and Make Him Open the
Vaults Where Some of the Boxes
Were Deposited.
fBy Associated rrcBB.)
new yohk. Jan. 8.?Attornoy
General William Sohuyler Jackson
had not tonight boon able lo locato
nil the ha Hol boxes used In the Mc
Clellnn-Hcaral mayorallty election,
entrusted to his pos'senslon by a Hu
prcnte Court order and Intimated that,
lie might be obliged to bring contempt
proceedings against the board of
elections.
Certnln boxes containing ballots
used in Manhattan we're storod under
the direction of the board l.ud a search
thai lasted until late today failed to
reveal their whereabouts.
According to the Attorney General,
Commissioner Doollng refused to Bur
reader these particular ballot boxes
or make known where they might bo
found.
To prevent, he says, possible tam?
pering with tlie ballots which may be
needed for a recount under the action
begun by the State lo oust .Mayor Mc
Plell?p and seat \V. R. Hearst as
Mayor, Attorney General Jackson
acting under orders from the Supreme
Cnnrt, caused raids to he made early
today at such storage places through?
out Greater New York as were known
to his representatives. After some
delay the greater number of tho boxes
were located, newlv scaled and placed
under guard of officers representing
the Attorney General. It was learned
tonight thai deputies assigned to the
work reported that many boxes stored
in that borough could not be located.
Later Commissioner Doollng was
found at the office of Corporation
Counsel Ellison and formerly served
with a copy of Justice Hondrlok's or?
der commanding these in charge or
the ballot boxes to deliver the same
to the Attorney General.
Jackson's Statement.
Attorney General Jackson said lo
night: "I took posessloh of the bal?
lot boxes containing the hallols voted
at th<? last Mayorallty election and
had them officially sealed because I
wanted them ns evidence in the rpio
wnrranto and also incriminate pro?
ceedings. I deemed it for the public
interests to safeguard them and to
take posession of them. 1 have no
intention of spiriting (hem away. They
will remain where thev are if the lo?
cations are secured from fire."
Early Morning Call at Bank.
The first place visited by the At?
torney General's men was the Staten
Island savings bank at. Staplcton, S.
I., where the Stuten Island ballots are
stored. The call was made lonfc be?
fore daylight and the inen wen? re?
fused admission to the building by the
watchman. Front the bank the men
wont to tho home of President Her?
man Hagadorn, three miles away,
routed him out of bed. served th<>
court order on hint and directed him
to comply at onco with the order to
open the bank vault.
President Hngndnrn protested on
the ground that there was no certain?
ly that the court-order was authentic.
After n conference, however. It was
decided to send for Robert Ross, chief
clerk of the election bureau of the
Borough of Richmond. Ross was
obliged to walk several miles from
Iiis homo to the bank, and in his pres?
ence the vault, was opened and the'
new labels were affixed.
Richard's Hot Comment.
Eugene L. Richards, Jr., of Mayor
McClellan's counsel issued a statement
late today in which with reference to
the seizure of the ballot boxes It is
declared that the action "adds a
chapter to a work which could be
properly entitled "How to Practice
Law with Mask and,Jimmy."
The statement Continues: "The
news of the night mid on the ballot
boxes In the Staten Island Savings
Bank only confirms our Judgment of
Hte methods nnd purposes of Attorney
General Jackson. ,
"We are willing tf> work In daylight,
but he has In the dark hours before day?
light, without nothe to the board of
elections, attempted to take from their
present legal CUStoIly the ballot boxes
of the last mayorallty election, turn?
ed them over to (himself, that. Is to
Shearn, his new deputy Attorney Gen?
eral, that Is to Ili-hrst. Of course in
the custody of ljearst they will be
safe and invlolaW and of course, too
|t would bo prejiumptive for Mayor
McClsllan to i>otost ngninst such
custody, or f-vcij to suggest that he
should have hid notlco of a such
proceedings." I
'N.KSDAY. fl AN 11AUV
PRESIDENT'S SIDE
Virginia Senator Makes an Able
Speech on the Discharge of
the Negro Troops.
SAYS ROOSEVELT HAD THE RIGHT
Believes That if the Troops Discharg?
ed Had Been White and From Vor
glnla There Would Have Been No
Fuss at All?Speech is a sTrong
Plea for Law.
/Bv Associated ProBS.)
WASHINGTON, l>. ('.. .Inn. R.?
Ashl"> from a sp? < eh made by Sena?
tor Daniel of Virginia In support of
the president's action in the Brbwns
vlllo affair, practically all or today
was given over |jy tho Senate In an
affdrt to bring about harmony be?
tween opposing views concerning the
nroposod investigation of the affray.
What amounts to an agreement be?
tween Senators Forakor and Lodge
has boon attained by their friends,
but inasmuch its II was decided not
to nresont the compromise until all
of tho Sonntors doslrlng to do so had
made speeches anon I he subject of
the dismissal of the Negro troops. It
is not absolutely certain that the pres?
ent plans will not be upset. Tho
Compromise Is not greatly different
from tho resolution ]? resented by Sen?
ator Lodgo, which Senator Forakor
bad intruded to offer as n substitute
fpr his original resolution. It pro?
vides for the Investigation by the
Semite commit too on Military Af?
fairs of the affray arid to this is to
be added provisions that a sub com
mil tee be sent to Browiiaylllo and
that the exnonses of investigation be
Pfttd out of th(< cnnlingenl fund of
'he Senate. Both sides agree to leave
-out the constitutional miestions and
they bad been l"iiored In the substi?
tute offered by Senator l/odgo.
Unless tho speeches yet to bo made
creule sentiment On one side or the
oilier |t Is believed the compromise
will be effective. Senator Daniel of
Virginia secured the floor. In the
main, be Bll poor ted tho President say?
ing: "From the beginning of history
of tho country (here has never been
a question of the power rf the l>i-..s.
Idenl to drop from tho roll any priv?
ate soldier. Tho people plight not
to lie doootved by an" misunderstand
Ing on this subject. Public sentiment
should always stand by the Chief l->e
outivo or command, v in chief of the
army when he Is clear In his creel
office and In this cm" I think he Is
clear." Senator Daniel did not, how?
ever, endorse the position of the
President in forever debarring from
entering the service the men dis?
charged from tho army.
"I think in that respect," he sab',
"tho arrow from his bow went too
rar" Mr. Daniel nnolylssed the arti?
cles of war and army regain','on to
sustain his conclusion that the power i
to dismiss Is equal and conclusive In
the President, tho Secrebiry of War.
the commander "f n department and n
court martial. This he said had been
so for n hundred years; it must ne?
cessarily bo so. I inn neither the
lover, tho friend or the advocate of
nutoora'lo power." ho sold." but no
people In all this tide of time have
over been able to make aggressive or
defensive war without giving the
greatest power Into hands of those
who command It."
President Not Shirking His Power.
Referring to the army regulations,
Mr. Daniel said 'they were made by
the President," and. he continued,
"whatever other criticism has been
made upon the present President
from the Republican side of this
chnmber none have ever intimated
that he Is engaged in seeking to cur?
tail his own power. In fact, some
hnve deliberately intimated that he
wns seeking to extend it beyond the
lines which they would prescribe as
legitimate and proper."
Justifying Democratic support for
the position of the President Mr.
Daniel said: "Nothing has ever pre?
vented anybody coming from south
of the Potomac from declaring his
honest judgment as to the meaning
! of the constitution nor upholding the
j power of the President and army on
(all occasions where patriotism iK in?
volved or whore clear understanding
I produced conviction."
Mr. Daniel dented that the race
question was involved, "and," he ex?
claimed, "may God forbid that tho
people of the United States shall
rnlse radical questions when It Is pos?
sible for them to avoid thorn."
Not Against the Negro.
Ho proceeded: "I have no particle
of prejudice against tho colored peo?
ple. If I felt that they had been un?
justly dealt with In thin case there
Is not a man on this iloor more will?
ing than I would he to defend them.
But It is not the color of a soldier's
a?kln which gives him any right, and
*t.he colored men of the United States,
even as we teach the white men, we
teach them that obedianco to the law
<>, 1<)07.
whatever ihm law may bo l?> this flrsl
duly of a soldier ami the man who
IPs- hoys lhal power will he dealt
w.Uh."
Mr. Dnntol rovlowod the suggestion,
"(hat. the people of Brownsville ?hol
up their own town In order lo bring
roproaeh on (he colored soldiers."
"In all the Bolt thorn outrages l ever
heard of," continued Mr. Daniel, "thin
In tho first time thai the human mind
has distorted Into suggestion that a
Hi itthern town wan shooting tip It
sell"." "ir this had been a white com?
pany," Mr. Daniel said, "whether
froin Connecticut or Vlrglnln wp would
have hail no public meetings pit
tho subject, no Bcrtnons would
have been preached, no churches
would have boon aroused and divert*j
ed from their religious devotion."
Mr. Daniel favored an Investigation,
"del all the evidence you can." ho
said, "hut do not impugn the Presi?
dent and tin? military law..Po aus
lain the President," ho said In conclu?
sion. "Is not friendship for autocracy
but simply friendship for govern
inent, It Is respect for law."
Senator Fornkor naked that, the
Brownsville resolution go over until
|i morrow and this Order was made.
Corlelycu Kept Waiting. 1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 8.?The
nomination of PoStihasler Gonerrfl
Cortolyou to be Soorolnry of the
Treasury was today pnssod over by
the Bonn to Committee on Finance, at
the request of Senator? Toller ami
Daniel, holli Domocrals; also Hie
nomination of Mr. Garfleld, present
Chief (<f the Bureau of Corporal Ions,
to he Secretary of the Interior.
New Taiewcll Clerk Named.
TAKE WELL, VA., Jan. 8.?Sam?
uel M. Graham, or Graham, Va., was
appointed clerk of the Circuit Court
of Tttzowoll countv lo fill the vaenn
cy cnuscd hy the death of Mr. T. 10.
Georgo, of Tasowelt. The unoxplred
term Is for five years.
PoEtmastern for Virginia Townn,
Washington, d. c, Jan. 8.?The
ProBidonl today boi? the following
nominations lo the Senate: Post
mnstors; Virginia?Charles A. Mo
Klnney, Capo Charles: Robert 1,.
Peago, Wythovlllo; Annie K. Marlin,
Waverly.
3HftHirPluSln~DEftD
I
The Long Expected End Came on
Tuesday Evening.
NO ANNOUNCEMENT TO SUBJECTS
The News Was Conveyed Only to the
Representatives of the Persian Pow?
ers at Tchrran?Public Will be Told
Today.
LONDON, Jan. ?.?The Dally Mall
correspondent at Tchrran In a tele?
gram sont last night ut ?:30 o'clock
says:
The Shah died tills evening, though
no public announcement of the fact
iwlll be made until tomorrow (Wed
jnesdny).
"It was evident yesterday (Mon?
day) that the end was rapidly ap?
proaching ami at five o'clock this
evening the heir apparent ami the
ministers were summoned. The wom?
en of the palace also began prepara?
tions for mourning.
"Soon after sunset I lie doors of the
harem wore cl03ed. This was the
Blgn that all was over.
"Tho news of the Shnh's death
reached the foreign ministers late thin
evening, but the public Is Hi ill una?
ware of his majesty's end. The streets
are deserted and the city Is In dark?
ness."
The death of the Shah removes a
picturesque ruler who was well known
(o Western Europe owing to his fre?
quent visits, particularly to France,
where he enjoyed the pleasures of
Paris life.
During the visit, tho Shah and his
suite made a dazzling appearance on'
the boulevards and In the music hulls
of Paris. They were treated as na?
tional "nests and given n truly royal
welcome, while popular entertainment
wiiK marked, to the Shah's good na?
ture and lavish charity.
The Slink's death Comes at a lime
when European govornlienfs are en?
gaged in a struggle to strengthen their
position in Persia. This struggle Is
due to the geographic pososslpns in
India and Russia's southern posses?
sions stretching toward the Persist
government. The late Shah was
strongly pro Russian and as n result
Russian Influence has boon predomi?
nant at Toherrari. The Japanese war
however, ho weakened Russia that her
bold on Persia somcwhnt relaxed.
British policy thereupon nought to
Join interest with Russin instead an?
tagonizing her. As a result an Eng?
lish-Russian undertaking has been ne?
gotiated. By this agreement Great.
Britain and Russia will unite in a
joint policy whereby each safeguards
Its interests. At the same rime Ger?
many has boon extending her influ?
ence it) Persia. German physicians
attended the Shah during his lust Ill?
ness, and the establishment of n Ger?
man hank gives the first competition
to Persian und British banks.
THB WEATHER.
Rnln nnd colder
Wednesday; Thursday
fair, ' colder; fresh to
hiir.it west to north*
wcot winds.
?1 ? -w
PRICE TWO CENTS
NO FORT AT mW
OF CHESAPEAKE BAY
House of Representatives' Com?
mittee on Appropriations
Kills the Project.
?0 MONEY WHATEVER FOR PLAN
Congressman Hull Says That the Ar?
tillery Arm of tho Service Should
Recelvo a dig Appropriation or
None at All?Wants $2,500,000 Moro
Than Last Year.
(Rv Associated Prens.)
WASHINGTON, D. C.; .Inn. S?Tho
House todav began tho consldoratlon
of tho military appropriation bill.
Chairman Hull began the debute by
a comprehensive statement of tho
contents of the army budgets which
carries $2,500,000 more than tho one
last year. Upon tho subject of cost
or fortifications, Mr. Hull stated that,
there already had been expended
about $73,000,000 and he said It was
proponed lo continue the expenditure
iiinlll about $135,000,000 shall have
been expended. Ho said tho army as
It stands today In Its artillery branch
Was not sufficient to glvo one ahlft
to the guns already em placed, the pay
(>r the artillery not being sufficient
'to onnhle tho government to secure
enlistments in that branch of the Rur*
Vl''e. "Tltjs congroHB," Mr. Hull said,
"should either Increase the artillery
arm er the service ami Increase tho
nav or the men v It should refrain
I from appropriating ono dollar tor
coast, defense.!'
Tho house committee on Appropria?
tions riuished its consldoratlon of the
fortifications today and decided to re
l? rt a lilll carrying an appropriation
of $1,111,000. This sum Is nearly $77.
000,000 loss tbnn the estimate submit?
ted by the War Department.
The plan of the board to build.r.^?
I fort at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay
frr defense was plnlnlv the most Im
oortant step taken. The project, was
first referred to a sub commit too
which roccfmmondod that an appropria?
tion ho made for a survey and tho so
curing of full Informal Ion. But tho
full commit too ellmlnntod tho propo?
sition entirely from the hill.
AMERICANS WILL SEE
THE BIG DREADNOUGHT
Huge Enolish Dnttlcablp Will be In
the Wrct Indies During the
Winter.
fRv Associated Pr^mO
LONDON. Jan. 8.?Tho British bat?
tleship Dreadnought is about to make
a cruise across the Atlantic, which
will take her to West Indian waters
at about the lime Hear Admiral
Kvans' souudrnn will hs In the same
vicinity, thus nffordlng tho American
officers the possible opportunity to seo
ihn intest marvel In naval achieve?
ment. Thcpurposn of tho cruise Is to
tost the seaworthiness of the battle
ship during tho worst of the Atlantic
season nnd also to tost her hut torlos
linder adverse sea conditions.
Fleet at Guantanmo.
WASHINGTON, I). C. Jan. S ?A
cablegram reached the Navy Do)vart
mont today from Rear Admiral ICvnns
announcing the arrival at Guantanmo
last night of the Atlantic fleet of
eight battleships and five torpedo
bent destroyers. They are about to
begin their annual winter practice and
will bo joined early In February by
the new battleships Connecticut nnd
Louisiana.
CROWDS BARRED FROM
GOOD MURDER TRI AI
Such a Great Throng In the Luray
. Court House That the Doors Had
to be Closed.
LURAY, VA., Jan. 8.?After reach
ing almost the end of the State's to
tlmony In tho Charles Good murde
trial, court adjourned last, night,
when about twenty witnesses bad
boon examined for the Stnte. Four
more wont on tho stand today. The
defense will Introduce about, forty
witnesses. Tho burden or this evi?
dence will be to show Good's charac?
ter.
The testimony yhlch has so far at?
tracted tho most attention, was that
of Jesso Stroop-, the nine year-old
brother of MIsn Fannie Stroon, tho?
rn ordered girl, who was tho only eye,
witness of the crime. Ho made a
strong witness for the Stnte, reciting
In detail the events before and after
tho shooting.
Tho crowd this morning was so
Inrpo, and 'n nnxiotv to ontc'?
every word of testimony became hard
for tho court, officials to manage,
which compelled Judge Haas to hnvo
the doors of tho court-houso locke
all day long.