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VOL. XII. NO. 303
GAS IMPERILS LIVES j
OF THE RESCUERS
M{ Thirteen Bodies Taken Out
ol (lie Harp Mifie ita
Darkness Cams
THE RESCUING PABIY OVERCOME
Black Dan-.p Causes Members of It to
Leave Mine and When They Reach?
ed Surface Some of Them Were in
Critical Condition?Identifying the
Bodies.
(By Associated Press)
JACOBS CREEK, I'A.. Dec. HI ? But '
thirteen bodies had been recovered,
from tin' Dnrr mine, when darkness!
came tonight, and nil hope of reaching '
the otbets before tomorrow was aban?
don) d. Tho rescue work progressed
steadily and systematically all day,,
was si w on account of a heavy accu
minulatlon of gas, which necessitated
more precaution in the work of ex-i
plorntlon.
The mine has been penetrated about;
I. mo feet but the slope Is an old one
and the work's are located neatly three
miles from the surface.
In their endeavors to reach the
Victims several members of the re.i-j
ouing party were seriously overcome
late today by black damp. Their eon-!
dltion became so grave that physi-|
clans were rushed into the mine lo
render medical aid. Later the sick-j
oned racurera were brought to the:
?surface an Athen to their homes.
The scenes about tho mined were)
of a more pathetic nature today nnd ap?
parently a fuller realization of the
calamity had finally come to the rela?
tives and residents of tin; sui round?
ing vicinity.
Identified by Clothing.
Oreat numbers congregated about
the ill fateil mine nnd gave full sway
to their feelings, The bodies thus far
recovered havo lA?en identified and will
be burled toluol row. AU uro bndly
mutilated und their identification
was obtained by clothing. The legs
on another victim are at the tempo
utry morgue, but up to late tonight
the rest of the man's body could not
be located.
Thousands of people are expected
to visit the scene of disaster tomor?
row. The squad of Pennsylvania po
row. Tho squad of Pennsylvania
state police will be reinforced by
coroner's deputies and It Is not hellev- j
fd that there will be any undue dis?
order or excitement.
Clarence? Hall, the government geo?
logical expert of Washington, and S.
M. Eoler, of Chicago, a United States
mining engineer, arrived here today
to make an investigation of the acci?
dent for the government.
Mine Inspecto o There.
Mine Inspectors from ndjoiuing
states are al30 present and whenever I
conditions permit a thorough invest'.- i
gallon will fie made in tho hopes of
reaching some plan whereby the fre?
quency of the terrible oceuiences can
he eliminated.
Relief funds have been started In
various towns surrounding the plnce
and within a few days a permanent
organIzal Ion will be perfected to take
care of the widows and children of the
unfortunate miners.
REPORTS AFLOAT THAT
BAILEY WILL RESIGN
Texas Senator Said to be Contem?
plating Plan to Allow Texans
to Vote Again.
(By Ajtsocial.'id Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 21.?
Down at the Metropolitan Hotel,
where tho Texas delegation Is wont
lo meet is friends from the South,
there is a strong rumor that Senator
Bailey is seriously considering th? ad?
visability of resigning his senat in the
Senate nnd submitting ills case to an?
other prlniaiv next summer. It Is
knewn that he has been consulting
with some of his friends on the sub?
ject for several days.
Several Texas politicians have been |
in town recently and have talked the'
matter over with the Senator. Some
of them have advised him to stand
pat. and others have told him thnt to
resign and make another primary race
Is ine only course by which he can
hope to save himself. It Is understood
that he Is Inclined to such n course,
and that within a f.-w days he will
announce his intention.
WIRELESS BETWEEN TRAINS.
Army Signal Officers Make Important
Discoveries.
OMAHA. NEB., Dec. 21.?Wireless
telegraph exports at the United States
Army signal station In Omaha have
ma lo new discoveries, which permit of
comparatively long-distance tele?
graphing from very 3hort towers. The
new discovery will permit, among
ether Illings, of telegraphing lo and
between moving trains. Yesterday
messages wove sent no miles by using
towers loss than no feet high. The
experts believe this distance ran be
lengthened materially without In?
creasing tlio altitude ol the lowers.
The wireless engineers "t lbs fort
have trained during the rail on sliced
.'?> putting up the towers, receiving
and sending wireless messages and
taking down Ihe towers and scurry?
ing off to sumo other spot.
While they dill not try for long dis?
tance), they round that with the
change) made in their Instruments
tit y ar?v enabled to semi messages
much farther than under the old Sys?
tem without Increasing the height of
the towers.
FAITHFUL TO HOWITZERS
JILL DAY OF DEATH
William H. Cowarden Expires Sudden?
ly While Acting ao Guard of
Honor at Funeral.
i Special to the Daily Pres?.)
RICHMOND, VA., Dec 21.?William
11. Cowarden. 70 years of age, n Con
fedetate veteran, dropped dead this
afternoon while taking part In the
military parade at the funeral of Col.
W. ?. Cuts-haw.
The parade was almost at the gate
of Hollywood cemetery when Cod Or?
den, who was walking as a guard of1
honor beside the hearse, suddenly roll
backward Into the arms or Dr. George
Bannister, who followed him, Cowar?
den was a member of the Hlclun ind
Howitzers in lsoi when that organ I xa-1
?ton went into the Southern service '
lie served with them throughout
(he war. He took the oath of war
that he would never desert the How
itzers while he lived. He waJ still In'
the service us n bugler when he died.
Virninla Mm Appointes.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 21?The
President sent to the Senate the ap?
pointment of William H. Gab of Vir?
ginia, to be consul at Malta, Maltese.
Islands. I
WILL RETURN BY SUEZ
Wireless Message Gives Rear Admi?
ral Ivans Opinion on Reiurn Trip.
10 COME B.CK LUTE IN SUKA
Commander of the Fleet Authorized
the Statement to be Made by the
Asu.ciatcd Press Corresponds Ac?
companying the Ships.
(Hy Associated Press)
ON 1.?ARD U. a. S. CONNECTI?
CUT, ut Sea, Dec. 21?via Govern?
ment Wireless Station at Key WeSXi
to Die Associated Press, New York?
Rear Aumiral Evans toaay authorized
the statment for publication that he
personaTIy believes that the navy de
paiintents present intention is that
the fleet shall return via the Suez
route late next summer or fall.
Li 11 in Double Column.
CHARLESTON S. C, Dec. 21?The
wireless station tonight picked up
the battleship Connecticut aud re?
ceived the following mes.-age:*
U. S. S. Connecticut, Dee. 21?From
Wednesday to Thursday we have
made 2?0 miles and are now GOO iniled
due cast of Jupiter Inlet (Fla.) Speed
ha.i been Increased to 11 knots. Still
in double column formation. Weather
perfect. All hands in white dress.
Missouri Lands Sick Man.
SAN JUAN. P. It.. Dec. 21?The
battleship Missouri detached from the
fleet arrived oiT this port todav and
signalled Ihe commandant of the
naval station, ?'The compliments
of the season to friends ashore." The
battleship then landed Benjamin
Ni rthw.ay, a fireman, who Is ill with
peritonitis. He was taken lo the
naval hospital. After this the battle?
ship rejoined the fleet.
PHILADELPHIA MAY
HAVE TROLLEY STRIKE
Trolley Line Employes Threaten to
Leave Place Unlesr. Demands
They Made .are Granted
(By Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, PA., Dec. 21.?The
local union of the Amalgamated Asso
elation of Street and Electric Railway
Eni ploy es at a meeting tonight decid?
ed that a strike of he motormen and
conductors of the Philadelphia Rnnid
Transit Company would he called
within -18 hours unless the company
grants the demands of the men. The
I employes ask for higher wage.) and
a readjustment of hours.
NEWPORT ]
WANT $700,000,000
FOB SHIP SUBSIDY
At Least That Is Amount That Will
Put U. S. Merchant Marine
In Good Shape
COIIFEREf.CE HELD Iti CLiVElAHD.
Merchant Marine League Members
Say That the General Public is
Taking a Great Deal of Interest In
the Ship Subsidy Question?Claim
That It Will Benefit All.
t nv Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 21?Unl-|
ted Stall's senators, congressmen, high
government officials and reprecentta- |
ttves of many business fn wrests
gathered here today In the Interest'
ot a shl]i subsidy. Harvey D. Goulder
prestdent of the Merchants' Marine
League, under the auspices of which
the convention was held, expressed
T..v opinion that the meeting would
tint only have a good result, but the
atendance and enthusiasm shown*T>y '
the delegates from various parts of I
the country indicated that the genet - '
al public was taking a greater Inter- .
est In the subject of the merchant ?
marine and a subsidy for Boag?
craft.
The convention was the beginning j
of a campaign of education, but tile
greatest efforts of the league will
be directed agnlnst Congress this
winter in the interest of the United
States mail subsidy for ocean steam?
ers.
It la estimated that the govern?
ment wtll hhve to donate about ?70O,.
000,000 to place the merchant marine
in a position to successfully com?
pete with the merchant marine of
Other nations, where subsidy exists,
if was asserted by the advocates ot
the subsidy that the measure waB j
not only of Interest to the vessel
owners, but of direct benefit to every |
citizen of the United States, und
trrrr tho ships were entitled to this '
assistance as much as the rivers,
harbors and railways.
"fTr? day's conference was con- .
eluded with a banquet this evening
which was a general love feast over ,
the success of the league in Its work
so far.
The star attractions at the. ban- I
quell were Senator J. TV Pornftcr of
Ohio, nnd Senator J. H. Gallluger ot
New* Hampshire.
Senator Foraker's Address.
Senator Foraker's address was a
strong argument in favor of building j
up an American merchant marine. As '
bearing upon his subject he took oc?
casion to discuss the present financial
conditions which he declared were
inequitable localise of many Influen?
ces which thwarted the passage of
the rate hill Iby the last Congress. |
making the revenues of 200,000 miles
of railroad dependent upon a rate j
making commission of seven men sit- j
ting In Washington.
"The application of our Interstate
commerce laws to our foreign com-1
merce." he said, "is a handicap of
the most serious character, not only
to our Industries at home but other
great industries. The laws should he
amended in this respect. This is
generally fully recognized wild Itd
mittcd. and yet public sentiment is In
such a state that there is a genet al:
hesitation to act."
"It is impossible," he said, "for our 1
agents abroad to successfully com?
pete with agents of foreign nations.
Our rates for shipments are fixed and
published all over the world and can?
not be changed except upon thirty
days' notice. ,
"We are passing through stinnge
experiences." declared Senator For
akcr. "The plainest common sense
propositions with rspect to great
business propositions are whistled
down the wind if they do not happen
to suit the excited fancy of a lot of
self constituted representatives
of an alleged moral regeneration of
the business world. All this Is un?
natural, unwarranted and Injurious,
and we nre now paying the penalty.
Tho most stupendous panic the
world has ever witnessed has been
checked, it will lb* months probably
before we recover, and we never will
recover unless we regain confidence In
the Integrity of each other, once more
regain success In business ami con?
tent ourselves with sane regulations
that will pupnlsh wrong doers without
bringing wholesale disaster to the in?
nocent.
"I continue to believe that the sur?
est and best way to re-tore our merch?
ant marine is by regulation to dlt
crimlnating duties and I continue to
believe that when we shall have trane
thi3 our flag will again soon be flying
over all oceans. We should tako that
NEWS. VA., SUNDAY
sl?'p at once, but ibnt seems for the
present Impossible. In tlx' meantime
(here is no eliance for any Kind of
belp except Only that which \g In the
nature of b mntle? or -fObsluies. It Is
thnt or nothing, ami that is fur better,
than nothing.r
He approved the QaUlngor bin now
before Congress and sold il would do
much to build up an American ship- |
ping Interest. "An American mcr-(
chani marine would supply American
seamen for American ships."
MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS'
DAUGHTER'S TRIBUTE
Beautiful Inscription Beinr Put on the
Monument in Hollywood Ceme?
tery, Richmond.
RICHMOND, VA., lice. 21.?A trl
I'.ite of a loving daughter to a devot?
ed mother is being Inscribed on the.
die of the Jefferson Davis monument
in Hollywood and will lie in place by'
the beginning of tue now year.
The raising of the statue und the
removal of the die caused the Impres?
sion thnt the monument would bo
made higher, but such Is not the ease.
The Inscription now being put on
the monument I? worded as foliowi:
Sacred to the Memorv of
VAU I.VIA 1IOWELL DAVIS,
Beloved Wife of Jefferson Davis, and
Devoted Mother or Ills Children. j
Her children rise up und call h?r bless-,
ed: her husband also, ami ho praises
her.
She stretches out her hands to the
poor; I
She reaches both her hand3 to the,
needy; I
Qlve her the rruit or her friends, and
let her own works praise tier In
the- gale.
On the hack of the monument the
following word.- will appe.u :
Erected by
MARGARET HO WELL DAVIS
II AYES,
The devoted daughter of Jeffernon and
Vailnla Ho wo) I Davis, in the year I
of Our liOnl. 1907.
Whom our Lord hath Joined together
let no man put asunder. Keep |
their memories greon.
The body of Mrs. DnvU U bUr|od In
the Davis section In' Hollywood, her
funeral having taken place from St.
Paul's church here.
HURLED BOMB INTO
HALL-WAY TENEMENT,
Scores of Persons Wounded and '
Building Partially Wrecked as
Result of Act of Revenge
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.?Recklessly
endangering the lives of innocent
children In an apparent attempt to
wreak vengeance on Angelo PrnM- .
conti, nt 033 First avenue ,un unldon- .
tilled miscreant early today exploded
a bomb in the hallway of a Hw-story
tenement at that address .wounding,
nearly a score of persons, and totally j
wrecking the first Hour of tin- build- |
Ing. That no loss of life occurred 1
was remarkable', but the shock or the
explosion was followed !>>' such a
panic in the thickly settled neighbor-j
bod as the reserves of Ihe East Thlr- i
ty-ilfth street station hnve not had to
allay in many a day. j
Excited persons, clad only In their
night clothing, filled the station, and.
only after the strongest persuasion
could they lie induced tt) return to Hie
homes they believed momentarily
were about to tumble ulxuit their
ears. *
i John Dooley, a night watchman In n
brewery at First avenue nnd Thlrly
I seventh street, saw the bomb thrower.
Looking (jut cf the window he observ?
ed a man in n long light raglan coat
lounging at (lie recreation parkyin the
vicinity. Saw him enter the hallway
or the tenement, come out and enter
again. Then as Dooley turned away
from the window h<8 heard the read of
the bomb and the shrieks of the torrl
. fled people.
? TO INVESTIGATE ALL
COAL MINE HORRORS
Resolution Introduced in Congress
Call6 for the Appointment
of Commission.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 21.?
Senator Scott today Introduced a Joint
I resolution providing for the appoint?
ment of a commission to consist of
I three Senators nnd three Represen?
tatives to mnke an Investigation into
' the recent explosions in ccal mines
, in West Virginia. Pennsylvania, Ala
,1*111111 nnd other slates. The commls
i ainn Is directed to report to Congress
' and to make such recommendation as
I may scm proper.
] "I hope (o have a prompt report on
, this Joint resolution," said Mr. Scott,
j "as I am receiving a great many let?
ters and telegrams In regard to these
[disasters'. People think it Is time to
i disasters rest."
I The resolution was rererred to the
icommlttete on mines and mining.
Mr. Lenz for Mayor.
Mr. Frank C. Lenz, president of the
JefTorson hank, announced yesterdiy
I that ho would be a candidate In me
i'Temocratlc primary next spring for
TTie nomination for mayor. Mr. Lonz
nt one time repreusented the Second
] ward In the city, council, being elected
in the. Republican ticket.
, DECEMBEH 22, 1<)07
JOHN WESLEY G?
LETS OFF F?LL STEAM
declares That Congress Should Hoi
Adj turn While Wall Street is
to Be Settled With
BILL TO CREATE VICE ?DMIMI
Will Allow for the P emotion ot Rear
Admiral Evan8 so That He Can
Rank With Hcatfc of All Nav.es?
Congress Adjourns to .Meet on
January G.
(By ASBOClnted Prosa)
WASHINGTON, IX 0., Doe. 21.?
The Senate nnd House both ndjournod
today after biler BeBstous, until Jan?
uary 8,
The House proooodliiBs wqro onllv
ehod by tjio (Very speech by John wcs
iy nalnes, of Tennessee, protesting
against tho ndjonrnmoiil of the Houao
for (lit- Ohrlstniaa holidays.
"We should have gone to Wad
street and th rot Hod the thieves and
turned bach to the bohost people
Iholr bard earnings," he exclaimed.
A ibis utterance Mr. Payne, of Now
York, laughingly inquired what sub?
ject wus before the House.
"Oh." said Mr. ('.aInes, "1 expeot
more than the ueiitIonian from New
York will laugh in Wall street al what
1 say, but thai does not deter mo from
condemning their Imposition ami their
outrage upon the plain people of this
country who nro not responsible for
thU highway net of Imposing an un?
necessary punlc upon the dofenseleBS
people. I . say wo should stay here,
through the holidays and rivet down
theirs vultures that have forced thin
condition."
It was the duty of every member,
he said, "to slay here and attend to
LnistnoB, not as Democrats or as Re?
publicans, but its Americans, repre?
senting the American people."
Although not In such forceful lan?
guage Representative Hepburn, t>f
Iowa, protested against the general
permission which had i.n given to
committees to sit during (he session <
nf the House. Such action, ho said,
tied the hands of the House and would
make It Impossible on some occasions
to secure a quorum.
Notwithstanding Wie two pro to its.
the usual permission was granted to
(committees.
To Create Rank of Admiral.
Senator Warner, of Missouri, today
Introduced a hill crentlng the rank
of vice admiral in the navy, if 11
should become a law It will permit
ithe promotion of Hear Admiral Evans
jto (lie proposed rank, but the measure
I was not Intended to nccompllsh that
I end at once. It is general In Its nn
, turd and It.t purpose is to provide for
a rank in the navy which, when that
branch of the military service Is rop
|resented abroad, does not render it
inecessary for the commander to al?
low officers of other countries, whoso
Iservices are not so important as
ours, to take precedence over them.
'Following Is the text of the bill: "The
President I-1 authorized to appoint by
selection and promotion a vice admiral
of the navy, whose retirement shall
be governed by the existing law gov?
erning the retirement of rear admi?
rals of the nnvy."
To Protect Depositors.
A slmllnr bill was Introduced In
the House by Mr. Kennedy, of Ohio,
A bill providing security of depositors
of banks, and for "tho prevention of
the hoarding of currency" win intro?
duced today by Senator Owens, of
Oklahoma. It fixes a tax upon all de?
posits and from the fund thus created
provides for the payment in full of nil
depositors when a bank Is-declared
insolvent.
The Secretnry of the Treasury is
directed lo maintain a fund of one
hundred million dollars In trensnry
'notes which may be loaned upon bonds
to ninety per cent i f fholr value,
Amendment to Tariff Bill.
] Senator Johnston, of Alabama, Intro?
duced a hill putting on the Ire,, list
articles whoso price becomes 2!? per
'cent higher In this country than theli
price in foreign countries, while the
wages in connection with the mann
|facluro of such articles, are 25 por
cent lower than European wages.
I Mr. Adnlr. of Indiana, today intro?
duced in the House a bill making It
[the duly of the Secretary of the
Treasury on the first of July, October,
[January and Apt II of each year, after
thirty day*' notice, to receive and
open sealed bills from National banks
applying to receive deposits (on call)
purplus moneys In the United
States treasury and to award such
deposits to the highest bidder, not
less than $2?.Q00 to hi accepted by
any bank and no single deposit In ex?
cess of the applicants paid up capital
to ho awarded by the Secretary.
A bill was Introduced by Mr. H.Trdy.
of Texas, forbidding transportation
companies operating on inland water
ways botwcon oiii> stall- anil till" llMT
'.Ii nul rates below Ihe level u( profit
with Intent to destroy comp tltlon ami,
lecui'o a monopoly ami another ?m uf
forod by Mr, .1' hnson, uf smith Cnro-.
Ihm. subjecting Intoxicants brought I
from oiii- itnto Into nnothor in tin- ex- 1
iis laws of the stain uf destination.
GEIGER'S BODY SENT TO
SAVANNAH FOtf BURIAL:
Body of Slayer of James H. Olllphant
Cared for by An
Uncle.
(By Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Doc. 21.-~Au uncle of.
Ur. f. A. dolgor, of Beaufort. 8. C.
the slayer of broker James 11. oil!
pliant, hud the body of the suicide re?
moved from the morgue ami placed on
boa id a train tonight for Savannah,
U.a., whore funeral > irvlcos win lake
plnoo next week. The funeral ser?
vices for James H. Olllphant wld 1,0
hold Monday at the family residence
in Brooklyn.
Kills Ncrjro Who Insults Wife: '
(lly Associated Press]
NORFOLK, VA? Dec. 21?Chclghton
BtifUsBi overseer on Ihe farm of]
Colonel I.. D. Starke at l.ynnhnven
Inlet. Princess Anne county, at ,.ay ,
brtihk Ibis morning, nhot and kitted
John ('rump, a negro oysS rman iTYid
bo lt men, employed on the place.
"Tim cause Ih alleged to have been
Improper conduct by Crump toward
BlIfrUBS' wife.
Angelus Won by a Neck.
(Dv Associated Press)
NBW ORLDANS I.A., Dee. 21 ?
Tile Preliminary Derby handicap nt
the Faff Grounds today was won by
Angelus by a neck. Dainty DdRa In
the fifiIt r*co, produced an ('veiling
llitlsh In which she managed to get
tleclston by n head from Morll
boy. Weather cloudy; track heavy.
GAlDWfEU~nRRES]ED
He's the American Wiio Has Figur?
ed In Famous Oruce Trial !
_ I
CONSPIRACY IS THE CHARGE"
Taken Into Custody at New York as
He Stepped from Steamship?Hlo
Lawyer Claims In Court That He
lo In Poor Health.
Illy Associated Pi-cbs)
NEW YORK, Dec. 21?Robert O.
CaTuWell, the American who bus been '
one of tho central figures In
the now famous Druce trial In,
London, was arrested upon the ,
arrival of tho steamer Kaiser'
Auguste Victoria here today!
on a charge of perjury. The warrant 1
upon which the urest was made had 1
been sworn out by the British consul
general at New York. It represented ,
that Caldwell had been guilty of,
tolling a false story when he appear- j
ed as a witness fur the claimants lu j
?the London court. When Caldwell 1
was Taken before a United States
commissioner his counsel said he
WtlB a very sick man and he declared
it to bit*a cTtmo to detain a mun In ?'
Ca Id Weirs condition, and said he stood
ready to furnish ball In any umnuiti
for the prisoner's appearance nl a
later (bite. Two physicians were ap?
pointed by tb court to make an 6X
llhlhatl?n to determine whether his
condition was as serious as had been ;
represented'.
The Charges Analnst Caldwell.
LONTT'lN. Dec. 21?The charge
against Robert Caldwell is conspiracy, j
wilful and corrupt perjury In the
evidence he gave while testifying in
the present Druce case. Pipers giving]
full details of this subject arc being
prepared by the home office and
will bo forwarded through the for-!
elgn office ns soon as posffTBTe. The
arrest of the American, who was the
principal witness for the prosecution,
and without whose testimony the case!
probably would never have been!
brought, will add Immensely to the
already widespread Interest In the
sensational suit.
Tho opening of tho vault supposed
to contain the body of Thomas C. :
Drude has been "provisionally fixed
for December 27. One result of ex-1
amlning the vault will be to prove
Immediately the truth or falsify of
one oT the main points In Caldwell'S]
evidence and probably settle tihe
question of his extradition. Should
the statement about there being lead
in the coffin prove to be true It Is
ntf beTTeved that the British govern?
ment would care particularly to pur-,
sue the question.
THE WEATHEH.
Fair Sunday; snow or rain
Sunday night and Monday; va?
riable winds becoming fresh
east.
PRICE TWO CENTS
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE
10 STATE LEGISLATURE
Chief fxeculive of Vlrglla HI
Have Lang Communication for
Ihe Legislators.
STATE laHASURY IS Mill
Delleved That the State Schools Wit!
Corns In for Generous Treatment-?
Probable That There will Be an
Increase in the Number of Circuit
Judges.
(Spools! to The Dally Tress)
RICHMOND, VA. Deo. 21? Governor
Swansea Is practically through with
his message to the general nss< tnhly,
except, perhaps, ho Is still "touch
Inn It up' at some points In WlSTTa
he may have used an expression that
does not exactly suit him. The mes?
sage will be lengthy and will cover
a wdde r in.ee of subjects. The gov?
ernor says he will have copies reauy
for file press several days before
the paper Is presented to the general
assembly, but li will not he printed
tili the actual reading Is begun. Th'.
governor will make many recommen?
dations (o the legislature, and It Is
In ! i veil that among the subjects
which ho will treat at great length
ii two?the schools of th'o ?tuts
and the public highways.
Governor Swansun Is taking lha
liveliest Interest In the matter of
bnl elng good roads ut all cos:s. It
W understood that he w\ll recommend
that the general assembly tihtotfd the
l <Miit road laws'so that (ho s'jln
wl'i 1-avo to mako an nppronrlatlpjIftH
to each county ' for road liuprov
mtttts,- tho work to bo don.; by tho
atntc and tho counties jointly. Thl3
will require a very large appropria?
tion on tho pnrt of the counties h?v>
lag to Issuo bonds with whlci to
take care of its part of the general
Improvement. Then '.oo, thora In in t
question of compelling all men who
are sentenced to prison for a term
or five years or less to be sent to
th? roads. TTiero are some 2,000
men lu tho state penitentiary and the
same number In the jails of the
state. The general usscinTily Is to
bn osked to put all the men on the
roads" instead of letting them stay
in Hie jails for months awaiting trial,
and If they shall bo acquitted let
Ihn state or tho county pny them for
wiTrtt done on the road at it 'SuiuTJl
ted amount.
More Money for Schools.
The state will have at tho end of
the year an amount of moucy that
It has not had.' for a long tune.
There will bo soinuthlng llkj $1,250,
000 In hank to the credit of tho state
after all tho expenses are p7iT?. "Fills
will receive attention at tho hands
of the general assembly, for all Tue
colleges and the pubiTs scnoois will
demand that they be given an addi?
tional stun. Tim several state hos?
pitals will ask for more, and tho
hospital for tho colored insane will
modesoly requeso tho sum of $300,
000 for new buildings for accommo?
dation of tho increased number of
patients. 1 i I'fi
The state board of education will
ask for more money with which to
Improve the sdhool system of the
state and to provide at least one
more normnl school?either n"t"SViii
chester Harrlsonburg or Manas'saa
Gap. In addition to this, there will
bo a demand for an epileptic colony
and also a school for the negro deaf,
dumb and blind.
Increase Circuit Judges.
There aro 20 clhcult judges in tho
Bfnte at this time, they taking the
places of the old county court judici?
ary system. The number was raised
from 25 to 29 at the last session of
tho legislature, and this session thero
Is to be an effort to still further in?
crease the number by the creation
of ut least live now circuits. This
Is duo to the enormous growth of
business, nil of tho courts being
crowded with cases, with few excep?
tions, gl ing the judges Httlo time
for the consideration of law ques?
tions when they ore presented.
Another matter that will receive
c?risf?eration nt tho hands of tho
leglslntur?? will bo tho proposition
of fan Anti-Saloon league to still
further restrict the sale of liquor.
TTfo league has plan3 formulated for
a campaign, which, in case there is
no compliance on the part of the
lawmakers, will precipitate the stato
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