The times dispatch. [volume], October 20, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

About The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914

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STYLE?makes the striking
difference between our cloth
Inn and the ehea'p kind.
STYLE?makes the diff?rence
between a prepossessing man
mid a common placo individ?
ual, nil
Style costs more, but can you
afford to ignore it.
Style is at its cheapest HERE.
5H0ES.
There is as much style to a
shoe as to a hat?oP o suit?the
right shoe style is hero.
^mm ?iLoysjiuTFtTT?R^
Ing upon tho other. U may also be sfalci
that neither company managed trust es?
tates. This Is the business In which the
trust* take charge of propert es and
manages them In the Interest of willows
end orphans
Owned Large Virginia Properties.
The Union Trust Company, the young?
est and smallest company of the two,
vas engaged in a big coal and railroad
project in Southwest Virginia. This en?
terprise is known as the South and
Western 'Railway; and a capitalization
of about ?li.000.000 was contemplated.
The plan includes the ownership of
about 125,000 acres of bituminous coal
lands in Southwest Virginia and a rail?
road which Is partly built. It Is pro?
posed to extend this railroad from the
coal-fields In Wise county, Va., to l.ln
colnton, N. C. At. the latter place con?
nections with the Seaboard Air Line Is
secured, and it was contemplated to
make Southport, ,N. C.. near Wilmington,
N. C, a big coal shipping port. The en?
terprise also included an extension
through Kentucky to. connect with a line
to he built by the Detroit Southern.
Negotiations were In progress for a
time for the sale of the South and West?
ern and Its coal properties to the Sen
hoard Air Line, hut the deal fell through.
Jt was then proposed to curry out the
undertaking as an Independent proposi?
tion, am" in this the Union Trust Com?
pany figured, as if did before, as the
Jiscal agent. A large share of tho un?
derwriting was taken by the trust com?
pany, which lias been unable to Issue
snd sell the new securities, which were
to cover the cost of 1 he enterprise.
Not Aff <cte-l by Others.
As Is well known, (here have been
nther financial troubles In Baltimore
within a recent period, involving, first,
the City Trust and Banking Company,
and Incidentally tin? Hammond lee Com?
pany, and then William J. Mkldcndorf.
& Co.. but Jt Is not believed that they
were in any mann??!? the forerunners of
to-day's suspensions.
J. W. Middendorf. speaking for his
firm and J. L. Williams & Sons, of
Richmond, said to-day:
"The troubles of tho Maryland Trust
Company have no relationship with ours.
Thai Interest never had any Seaboard
interests, nor does It own nor has it ever
owned, so far as our knowledge goes, a
share of Seaboard slock. Neither my
firm nor Mr. Williame owes a dollar to
the Merylnnd Trust Company. :nor does
that company owe us anything.
The alarming rumors afloat were to
the effect that th? municipality or Bal?
timore had millions of Its treasure, real?
ized from the Western Maryland Rail?
road, involved In to-day's failures. In?
vestigation proved, however, as the trust
eompipifs announced, that the city had
but .Sa.0i.Kl deposited with the Maryland
Tru.'t Cnmpnny, and this is secured by
three homing companies nf this city.
While the eyejijs of to-day have pro?
voked inevitable uneasiness, the feel?
ing in financial circle? at tie close of
business wits ?1}cr of-confidence that there
would be no more failures in this city,
end that after ? brief period of unrest,
business win -ein,? down to its accus?
tomed channels of security.
CAUSED NOT ? RIPPl-?
No Richmond Institutions AftVcied by
Pig Baltimore Failure,
The failure of the Maryland Trust
Company has apparently had but one
effect In Richmond?to bring forth strong
statements that local financial Institu?
tions were In no way connected with the
embarrassed company and were never in
better shape tbuii at pr?sent.
Further statement w,e made, timi the
embarrassment of John 1,, Williams &
Sons, of this city, and .1. William Mld
dendorf, of Baltimore, was in no way
responsible for tho distress of the Trust
Company,
The positive assertion was made here
yesterday morning by persons who
should know that John 1, William- ??
Son? did not owe tie Maryland company
? cent, and that no business ,had been
done one with the other for several years,
P. w?s further declared timi if Midden?
dori & Co. w<re Indebted to the trust
company. ih< amount was ?mall, and
could In no ?ay lane been responsible
fr,,? the failure.
DID NOI' CAUSE A ?1???.?.
The news <>'? lh( application for a re?
celver for the Maryland company reached
1 lie biisir.es?? men yesterday morning
promptly through tho stock EJxohangu,
privato and pews wire?, n did nut ?nusc
a ripple of excitement, Several leading
banker? readily responded t" requests
f??, statement? to I <? ?? ibllahed?
Mr. Virgin!;ts Newton president of the
G?!?.?? National Hank, said thut the fail?
ure wan likely ?> purely Bulllmore affair.
and did nel ? far ai he knew, Involve
|n till ' UtBld f that city.
"li i- ? r |r suppn*lllou," he ctontluuod,
??thai enmpeny'i : fnllntlon? In N'ew York
me strong enough lo'withstand success?
fully nnv ? train that might be brought
upon th?ni In thl? even "
Mr. W, M llw.liMim. president of the
NfttlOlll ! >'? in) Of Virginia, ?aid:
l'Ha .? ? ? ' ? Mem.. i> .? ? :im eon?
reeled with have any connection with
any Institution? In Baltimore or New
York that aie In trouble, Their buslnop?
?H local, and In ?0 Wily affecta any of the
financial litelltuttoni of this city. The
?lways B-emember the Filli .Name
axative Jjromo Quinmo
Cvtres a Cold In One Day, Crip In 2 Day?
on every
box. 25c
?.W?
banking Institutions of this city ?re In
mi cM'fptlnnally strong condition."
Mers-f. Palmar and toyd.
Colonel William It. Palmer, president
of the City Bank of Richmond, made this
statement ;
"The failures of Ilio Maryland Trtisl
Company and the t?llfoH Trust Company,
?o far as 1 am advised, will have no ef?
fect In Richmond Inleresls, ns they have
no large dealings with our hanks. The
only effect that 1 can see may be on the
stock market, that exhibited on Friday
and Saturday signs of substantial re?
covery.''
President .Tames N. Boyd, of the Plant?
ers National Bank, said:
"I urn pleased to sny that Ihe. Institu?
tions that 1 have the honor of being
president of. namely, the Planters Na?
tional Bank and the Virginia Trust Com?
pany of Richmond, are In good shape,
and with more currency on hand thnn
bus ever been carried at nny one time
by my two Institutions. ? am also j
phased to say that none of the failure's
for the past ninety days has owed either
the Planters National Bank or the Vlr- I
clnin Trust Company a dollar, and we j
hold none of (heir collateral of any kind, ?
1 cantini see how these or similar failures I
can affect any of the Richmond Insti?
tutions, OS we have very little to do In I
Richmond with the Baltimore or New I
York trust companies."
FOUR KILLED
?i TH? CRASH
? Continued From First Page.)
heard the agonized cries of tho dying and
injured.
Wreckage Took Fire.
Severa) times the wreckage look fite,
hut. the blaze was soon extinguished, each
time by ready anil willing helpers fiom
among the passengers and people from
the country round about, who flocked to
the scene as soon as the disaster became
known. As soon as possible the work of
extricating the Injured and suffering fnun
the scalding steam, and the danger of in?
cineration was begun and pushed with
feverish haste. Engineer Atwell was badly
mangled, but his remains wore rescuec
and turned over to nil undertaker. The
others pr?s?n'tbd sickening sights as they
were taken from the grimy ruins, and the
bodies of the dead laid out for Identifi?
cation. The Injured were taken out and
given emergency attention by Drs. John
11. Young and F. J. Gregory, of Keys
villo. Their sufferings were alleviated and
they were taken to Key.sn'llle and. there
made as comfortable ?is possible.
Several times during the day flames
threatened to add their horror to the
hovoc of the collision, and but for stub?
born and vigilant effort would have burn.'
ed the bodies of the dead. As soon ns
possible a wrecking crew, working under
the supervision of Captain W. T. West,
superintendent ? f the division, got to
work, and by nightfall had made fine pro?
gress In clearing away the debris. The
track was not even clear when darkness
'fell upon the scone, but passengers, bag?
gage and mall were transferred around
the debris, and as little time as practica?
ble lost. It is hoped by to-day tu resume
regular service over the road.
The Train Crews.
Train No. ? consisted of locomotive,
and tender, mail car, combination bag?
gage und express cur. two passenger
coaches and a Pullman car. No. IS,
which had left Keysvllle but a few mo?
ments before the clash?, consisted of lo?
comotive and tender, combination bug
gage, rind express cur rind two passenger
coaches. Train No. 11 was manned by
Engineer Charles I). Farmer, one of
the most cxper'enccd men on tho road;
Fireman W. .1. Jackson (colored), of this
city; Postal Clerk ?. K. Williams, and
Conductor ,\. T. Atwell. On the other
train wore Engineer B. II. Atwell, Fire?
man Daniel ????????, Conductor W. J.
Rudd and Flagman L. S. Dillon.
Engineer E. 11. Atwell, Fireman Plnch
ion, Postal Clerk Williams, who was
at work In h's car. and Flagman Dillon,
who was Ili the baggage car of No. 18,
were all almost Instantly killed. The
crew of No.? It were ..more, fortunate. En?
gineer Fanner had a badly broken le(f
and other Injuries and Conductor Rudd
and Fireman Jackson on that train und
Mr. J. Dorsey Tyler on No. IS were all
more or less seriously Injured.
From what can bo learned the wreck
was clearly the fftult of the runn ug
crew of the south-bound train, No. 11,
which was running on the timo of No,
IK after leaving Mohorrln. No. 11 Is
due. to leave this city for the south via
Danville at 11:30 P. M., hut it was de?
layed nearly five, hours in getting away
Sunday night becanso of the derailment
of two oil tank cars and n box car in
front of |t at Cianite, seven miles from
Rlihmoud. Sunday night. It was about
3130 A. M. Monday, when tito train
got away from this city. No. IR was
scheduled to leave Keysvllle at 0:05 A.
M., and had Just pulled out and gone
two miles when It ran full Into N?. 11.
the south-bound train, which had pulled
out from Meherrln', where It should have
lain under general orders or until In?
structed to proceed. It was not so In?
structed and h Is sn'd to bo the rule
Invariable In all raye? of regular trains
that the north-bound have right of way
over south-bound trains and. that a de?
layed train must noi en?poach upon the
1'lglltH of on'? on time, The north-hound
train was due nt Meherrln about ti:2'\
and the south-hound train lofi Keysvllle
about il. the crew overlooking the fupt
that No. IS was (lieu between Keysvllle
and Meherrln, it is understood that the
engineer of No. 11 proceeded without
recollecting Hint No. IS was on its way
with track rights to Mohorrln, No. is
was within Its time und no other train
had any warrant for encroaching on that
right. The schedule hus been recently
readjusted and this probably account?
for tin? fatal mistake of No. p'? engineer
ami conducto?; unfortunately; the crew
of No. 11 were nearly nil Iniurecl and
hardly in condition to give an Intelligible
account of the disaster. It is said Unit
ti,? conductor and engineer up? almost
overcome by the shock of their own in?
juries and the terrible eouseiiuoiieiv of
the mistake,
Had ? me to Jump.
The two trains canin together lu the
dim hazy Unlit of the dawn in a deep
rill and on a curve near the nille pout
seventy-one miles from 'his city, it
H ? pear? thai the crow of No. u were on
ihe lookotll lor the other irnin or sigliti?.!
It before I hey wine seep by No. I.s's
ciew 1er Kngliiecr Canner ami 1,1s lirc
piaii both jumped alter doing all they
coujd t'> ?void 01 at least mlnlmlue the
force ol h.' collision, engineer Warmer
had a leg badly hroken.
Both trains wor? proaumubly runnlnw
al about their Uhinil speed, over t|; rty
miles ;.n |m.ni in one ease, und nearly
iho .---.?in?- rate in the other. Thi. two
engines ?rn- ululo?! upon each other
before cither's crew ?as it ware of the
piovutile of U,e uihei. Hiid all thill could
?, done wac a vain effort to stop hold
trains In I lilt lie? eiiulicniau ?.ml Hie.
tuu 11 ni tin ? irth-bound train appear to
have Muck lo ihili pi.Us and died there
in il lliey lumped they weit; caught be?
li,?,Uh the debrlH ami perieli?!, bOtll be?
ing Ullleil alinosi luslanlly. Klagman Dll
?Ull would have fucuped laid he leen in
cither passenger coati., hoi he I,a,I pop?
forward into the baggage ear and wils
killed In lije destruction of that cur.
Mr. J. porany Tyler, tin engineer, was
a pusaenger on tin- iraln, being in tin? for?
waril coach of the northbound train, ;.
? wa? badly but no| dangerously hint,
Mall Clerk .V B, William?, of Davidson
INTELLECTUAL
PURSUITS
EFFECT OF EYE STRAIN
Children Who Arc Not lo Blame
for Fhoir Dullness.
The InflueiH-r of the eyesight upon In?
tellectual work is more rcrngn liiert ?fteh
year by educators, both in this country
and .Hurope, and some of I he moat Im?
portant discussions among both teachers
nnd physicians hear upon this subject.
One or the most lucid urticles treating
on the. various kinds of eye Imperfections
Is "Bye. strain In connection with Head?
aches. Neuralgia and Nervous Disturb?
ances." contributed by Charles Lincoln
Smith, now slopping nt Murphy's,
The most common cause of annoyance
und suffering Is farsightedness, having
Its origin In the position of the princi?
pal focus or parallel rays of light behind
the retina; near-sightedness, in which
the parallel rays of light lire brought to
focus before the retina; errors of refrac?
tion, due to the Irregular curvature of
tho cornea nnd insufficiency or weak?
ness of muscles of the eye-bulls. It Is
Useful for both parents and teachers to
recognize the seriousness of tho symp?
toms of slralp due to any of thesn eye
Imperfections. Krom farsightedness comes
easy fatigue or aching sensations. In the
eye-halls, finally persistent and obst??
nate muscular Irritation and burning
pain. The eye strain Is felt more par?
ticularly at the end of the week. Near?
sighted people suffer orpinl discomfort
from working any length of time. Charles
Lincoln Smith adds that near-sighted
persons squint or blink in order to see
at any distance, and that those "dreamy
eyes that haunt, me ever," about which
amorous swain? become poetic: are usu?
ally near-sighted, the dreamy or staring
appearance being duo to the fact that
they see Imperfectly at a distance. Poi?
sons with errors of ' refraction suffer
often and severely with headaches, diz?
ziness, "flickering" and other nervous
disturbances. Those whose eyes nre Im?
paired with muscular weakness have
headaches, pain over the eyes, neuralgia,
dizziness, nausea and vague nervous dis?
turbances. So serious is the effect of
any Imperfections in tho eye that the
examinations of the eyes of children of
school ages would seem to be Imperative.
Many children have been robuked for
stupid neglect and disinclination for
study when they were unable to enduro
the eye strain. Many have been forced
from intellectual labor to less congenial
occupation? through neglect of eye im?
perfections. The seasonable remedy of
the expert Is so practicable that Its
benefit should not bo denied the poorest
school child,
If you have blurring, dizziness, neu?
ralgia, headache, spots before the oyes,
Inflammations, wincing, trembling spells,
cataract, burning and smarting of the
eyes, various nervous1 and brain affec?
tions, entailing not only positive Injury
to the sight, but untold misery, call Im?
mediately.
Charles Lincoln Smith, the famous New
York optician, is at Murphy's Hotel An?
nex, private rooms Nos. 150, 152 and 15-1.
Consultation absolutely free Tuesday
and Wednesday. Eighth-Street entrance.
Take elevator. ,
?Office hours?10 A. M. to A P. M.
county, N, C, was at his post, on" tho
southbound train when tho crash came,
ami he was killed in Ihe wreck of the cur.
Conductor W. J. Rudd, of the north?
bound train, and Mrs, Rudd, his wife,
who wan a passenger on the train, were
severely hut not dangerously nor even
seriously hurt,
Engines Locked.
The two engines ploughed into each
other and locked themselves in a clutch
like two dying giants. The combination
baggage-express cui and the (list coach
of No. 18 wore demolished, as were the
mall car and the combination car on No.
11. Having two cars between It and tho
colliding locomotives, the passenger
couches of train No. 11 suffered less than
did those of No, IS, the local train. It
was un awful scone of death and destruc?
tion before the arrival of the wrecking
crow, under the direction of Superintend?
ent \V? T. West, who immediately went
to the scene. The passengers who es?
caped Injury iftid those living near tho
sfinii Immediately went to work extri?
cating the Injfred autl removing the bod?
ies of the killed from the wreck. The
Injured were taken to Keysvllle, two
irlles away, and there cared for. They
are all comfortably situated, rind every?
thing possible In the way of Hurgicul at?
ti ntlon Is being given them.
Il Is regarded as remarkable that train
No, IS should have been overlooked by
the running crew of tho southbound
train, as both Engineer l'armer and Con?
ni'otor Atwell have always been regarded
as among the most reliable, und ar? cer?
tainly experienced men in railroading,
Engineer Farmer particularly is widely
known to railway olllclals as one of the
best and mfest engineers in the service.
He has been running an engine for thirty
>(:iirs, and for tin? greater part of this
period as engineer nu a passenger train.
Many of I he passengers wore severely
shaken up and thoroughly alarmed, bul
m others injured than those named. A
telegram received by The Tlnies-pispatch
early last night convoyed the Information
that the track was not then cleared, and
that (rains were transferred around the
wreck. The track Will be upon by this
morning und trains running as usual,
Dead and Injured. Hpr,>,
The first train m arrivo In ibis city
fumi Hie senne o? Ilio wreck arrived at
10:;g P, M,, and was met ot the. sliilkui
by a |i\rgn crowd of the relatives? and
friend? of the dead and Injured trainmen,
and by many curious spectatnrs. TJlp pant
Beimel's destined for this city from point?
beyond tho wreck had been transferred.
?? Keysvllle Engineer Fanner was pbtreij
aboard I lie train and brought to lid o|ly,
lie was taken to Ms? home, .SO, )l? .South
l'in. Street. 'Plie, bodies of Flimmer At
well ?uid Fireman Plnchlon Were brought
In on Uie same train. The other Injured
TO OU UK ? COLB IN ONE PAV
persons remained at Koysvllle or went to
their homes. Flagman Dillon lived at
Koysvlllo, and his body wna taknn thither.
Alnll Clerk Williams tired In Davidson,
N. C, and hie body was conveyed to hie
home. It Is seid that the postul clerk was
married only ft few weeks ago,
Tho escape of the iwi Tyler brothers,
who wero In tho haggne car of No. IS.
was truly remarkable. The car wn? lit?
erally torn to splinters, and partially tele?
scoped by another c?r, yot, strange to
relato, neither of the two sustained more
than severe bruises. The experience was
one Hint they will remember as long as
they live.
MR. FLOOD ALL RIGHT
Rumor that He was Killed In the Wreck
is Denier) by Him.
? report somehow originated and gulti
cd circulation with marvelous ripldlty
yesterday morning that Congressman n.
I'. Hood, who had been nt end tin tin
Horse Show in this city, had been killed
In the Southern Railway colKelon ??a?
Keysvlllo. Instantly the: e were lv;n
dreds of lnnulr.es, most of which wer'
made or Colonel Joseph Huil?n, an li
tinnite friend of Mr. Flood's. Mr. Put
top was dazed hv thu report at f.rat.uinrt
was greatly concerned until ho traced
It to ? rumor, hut he was not satlstl d
until he imd located Mr. Flood and heard
from him. ..... ,
The Congressman had lelt this city
Sunday night for L.vuclii.urg by tho Nor?
folk and Western, going to his homo in
AppomattOX, and thence via Lyncliburg
to Amtierst, where he Was announced to
speak yesterday, colonel Button stated
that he had p'o Idea Mr. Flood was so
widely known In this city, and that he
had so innnv friends here until Ih Ir
solicitude mid the hundreds of Inquiries
us to the rumor of li'.a dont h poured In
upon him. He could not walk up the
stroet without being stopped u do-ien
times.
Knowing thut Mi. Flood's sister. Mrs.
lilcliard Kvelvn Hyrd. of Winchester,
was In tho city, and le?t the rumor
should reach ami alarm. Colonel Button
acted with vigor and promptness In trac?
ing down and denying it.
To make'assurance doubly sure, he
wired u. fr.end at Amherst ask ng wheth?
er the Congressman was there, and
finally, got this answer, effectually sot?
ting ut reit tho unfounded report:
"Colonel Joseph Hutton. Richmond, Va.
"I ttni here and safe. Have been in
no wreck. Rumors without foundation.
(Signed) "H., D. FLOOD.'
Poslal Clerks' Remains.
(Special to The Times-Dispatch.)
LEXINGTON, N. C. Oct. lu.?Tho body
of N. Emery Williams, the mall clerk,
who was killed In the wreck near Me?
herrln, Va., this morning, reached here
to-night. Williams, who was about thir?
ty -flv?? years of age, lives at Tyro, near
here. He leaves a wife who Is In deli?
cate health and a small child.
General Superintendent Collins, of the
Southern, wired her this morning, In
forming her of her husband's death, ex?
pressing his deep sympathy.
SPICYl?L?W
CITY BONOS
(Continued from First Page.)
bc-rg, who declared the accountant had
misquoted him.
"1 said no such thing:*' shouted the
president, arising fromi his seat on the
opposite side of the table, his face flushed
with excitement.
CLIMAX COMING.
Captain McCarthy disclaimed any In?
tention of doing him an Injustice, and
proceeded to dissect the speech In a most
vigorous manner, it could be plainly seon
that members of the committee were be?
coming Impatient under the biting re?
marks of the City Accountant. City At?
torney Pollard sat calmly at one end of
the table, while at tho ? other sat His
Honor, the, Mayor, reading the afternoon
paper.
But the upheaval was near at hand.
Captain .McCarthy was rasping the plans
just presented In his 'vigorous and char?
acteristic fashion; when there was
whispered conversation on the other side
of the table.
Finally Alderman Gunst arose and de?
clared that as,a member of the commit?
tee ho would refuse to sit longer and
liston to the dissecting of every point made
by members of the committee, and he
moved that Captain McCarthy confine hlg
remarks to a discussion of the merits of
the Crenshaw plan.
Major Allen took the sanie view of the
matter, and warmly seconded Mr. Gu/at'a
motion.
.Meanwhile, there was great confusion
in the room, and Captain McCarthy kept
on speaking."I'll obey the mandates of
the committee," he said, "but I decline to
be shut off by one or two members."
After much pounding Mit his gavel,
Chairman Hargrove succeeded In re?
storing order, and Mr. Gunst's motion
was adopted. Captain McCarthy proceed?
ed, bit; he had not gone fnr before he
"kicked over the "truces," and was called
to order by Major Allen, Mr, Crenshaw
and others. Mr. Crenshaw created some
laughter by referring to the speaker as
the "City Attorney" and the latter turn?
ed and said: "The City Accountant, If you
please."
A very amusing eolluquy took place be?
tween Captain McCarthy and Major Al?
len. Tho former was after Mr. Cren?
shaw for asserting that tho noxt genera?
tion would be asi good as tho present. Ile
denied the proposition, and declared that
ho was not half so good as Ids futlior.
"We will all agree to that," jocularly r*. ;
marked Major Allen. As quick as a
flash Captain McCarthy rejoined; "And
I don't reckon your falber was especially
proud of you." Major Allan Joined In tho
laugh that followed, and Mr. Ttirpln
moved that both propositions bo agreed
to.
Captain McCarthy suld many vigorous
things while he was on his feet. He de?
nounced the policy of issuing bonds with?
out providing ah adequato sinking fund
for their redemption as the "baseless fa?
brication of a dream. Ilo ?aid It was ab?
surd in its Inception and fatal In Its re?
sults.
BEGGED THEM TO READ.
Ilo often said, in referring to Ills opln?
Ion, "This pamphlet,.which I have begged
you to rood." Ho offered to give up his
watch and nuit the city government In
twenty-four hours if he could not sus?
tain Ills contentions.
In closing, he read ? letter from u
Richmond lawyer, praising his pamphlet,
and when asked for his name replied,
"I don't proposi.? to tell you,"
Tito committee aroso to meet again
at 4. o'clock Monday, wbe.n another ef.
fort will be made to settle the vexed
proposition.
Mr, Civnshaw's plan is to Issue $W0,000
?I per cent, bonds, to run for thirty
four years.
The auditor Is Instructed to soil enough
to nggreirato $M8.?M, to meet tho 0 per
cent, bonds maturing January 1st, lOO-l,
The sinking fund for the redemption
of th?se bonds Is to bo started on Janu?
ary 1st. IDOL and receive IH P?'i' cent.
per annum, payable soml-nnntuilly, for
thirty-four veins, and used only to ex
litiKiiluli Ibis debt, Tho fund Is to bo kept
up till October 1st, to?".
The plan was ordered printed and dis
nibuied. along with Captain McCarthy's
pamphlet, among tho members of the
committee
Hampton Institute Gets Bequest.
(Hv Associated Press.)
NORTHAMPTON. MAUS.. Oct. l!l.-Hy
tho lerin? of ihe will of tin? Inte Elisabeth,
ii. Claim, which was ?Uni for probate to?
day ion, institution? l'or the education
of pogrom; receive $1,000 each. They aie
the Hampton Institute, of Hampton. Va?;
Tuskegee Institute, of Tus^gee, Ala.;
G??????????? f'oloi'Cd School, iViilioUU, Ala.,
and the Colorid Nomini. Nashville, Tenu.
Fourqurean, Temple ? Co.
Fourqurean, Temple & Co.
Commencing This Morning, October 20,
A Silk SdJe
of Supreme Importance to Every Resident of Richmond.
To-day promptly at 9 o'clock this store will inaugurate what will, most certainly,
he the greatest sale of under-priced Silks ever held in this city.
The prices throughout will hardly represent half value, and the Silks, without ex?
ception, are hrand new, perfect, durable and desirable.
Here Are 125 Pieces of Silk
bought under the most unusual economical conditions:
The Ashley & Bailey Company, staunch and reliable makers of standard American
Silks, have felt the stress of the recent ruinous monetary conditions to the extent of be?
ing forced to place at public auction ??,??? pieces of their best products, to go for ready
cash to the highest bidder.
Mr. Fourqurean secured his pick of 125 pieces from this superb offering for Rich?
mond, at his own figures, and they are ready for your selection at a slight advance above
actual auction cost. ,
This, as a Silk event, is probably without a precedent, and you can safely look upon
it as a chance that will not be repeated.
Wc especially ask your consideration of the fact that these are not auction Silks
from a retailer's stock?kinds that have proven unsalable?nor are they fancy Silks of
antique patterns and obsolete styles.
The majority of them are black, some white, a few colors and figures. The figured
ones are in plaids, shepherd and pin-checks, flecks and hairlines. They are all Silks for
immediate requirements and in immediate styles.
We commend them to you cordially and affix this condensed list to give you an
idea, before you come tovlook, of what they are, what they are worth and for what they
are going to sell:?
39c. Taffetas, in white and colors, 19 inches wide, at 25c.
50c. Gun-Metal Striped Taffeta, ~y?
ip-inch, at .??VC
50c. Good Black Taffeta, 19- -> * | /
inch, at .0174c
60c, Blue Peau de Soie, 19-inch, 1 e?G
50C Black Corded Taffeta, 19-inch "iVZs*
60C. White and Colored Duch- -j'"7| / r
ess, 19-inch, at .T.-/2
50c. White Corded Taffeta, 19- ?iq^
inch, at .,.'. ?3"C
50C. Good Black Taffeta, 19-inch, in?
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75c Black Peau de Soie, 20-inch, A(\r
49c
85c. Pin-Checked Taffetas, 19-inch,
Si Fancy Plaid Taffetas, 20-inch,
.49c
85c. Daintily Figured Taffeta, 19- JQr
neh, at .-f-VC
75c. Heavy Black Taffeta, i9-'nclh ??Qr
85c. Good Black Taffeta, 27-inch, Ar\n
85c. Black Peau de Soie, 20-inch, __,,-,
at.55C
850. Black Peau de Soie, 24-inch,
at. .55C
85c. White Peau de Soie. 20-inch, ??
$i Black Peau de Cygne, 20-inch, /L?\r
$1 Fine Black Taffeta, 36-inch, /CQr
$1.25 Shepherd Plaid Taffetas, 3'>'7Qr.
inch, at .? VC
$1.25 Pin-Dot and Striper! Taf-^A_
fetas, f9-inch, at./VC
$1.25 Heavy Black Taffetas, 27-^7?
inch, at./ VC
$1.25 Heavy Black Taffeta, 36- *7f\-,
inch, at ./ yC
$1.25 Black Peau de Soie, 27-inch, o g
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$1.35 Heavy Black Peau de Soie,
36-inch, at.
95c
Fourqurean, Temple & Co.
429 East Broad Street and Annex.
AN EXCITING DASH
FOR RECEIVERSHIP
(By Associated Prosa.)
DOVEtt, DEI.., Oct. m.-Tlic insol?
vency of the International Hank and
Trust Company ot America', at the City
of Mexico, which Is a corporation of the
State of Delaware, and which wan re?
cently given authority to increase Uh
capital stock to $Ti,ooo,nui, caused to?
night one of the mont remarkable dashes
for a receivership ever known here. ?
number of thorn; Interested In the big
company who are opposed to the receiver?
ship on behult of the Mexican faction,
and who opposed Don Jamles us receiver,
Rathered here to seek tho Judgment of
Hie highest court In the State, which
created the company.
An application to Chancellor Nicholson
was hurriedly drawn up, praying him tu
appoint a receiver who could go Into
Mexico and elsewhere to take charge of
tho company'? assets.
loiter the party liurrled abonni a Dela?
ware Railroad train for Lewes, and there
continued their Boaroli for Chancellor
Nicholson by boat, the chancellor having
gone out on a trip from the Delaware
13 renk water on the pilot boat Philadel?
phia, The members of the party expect
to overtake the chancellor and express
the belief that they will get a receiver?
ship to-night.
MR. SPFXTORWN^ A
MOST UNIQUE CASE
Judge Ingrain, of the I-nw and Equity
Court, yesterday decided the famous caHu
of 8. Speclor vs. Gravina for $3000 al?
leged damages In favor of the plaintiff.
The contention was that Gravine, who
Is a butcher, sold to Speotor some meat
rot slaughtered according to the Jewish
law for slaughtering cattle.
Mr. Alfred E. Cohen appeared for Spec
tor and Mi'. Mlnetieo P'olkes I'm? ilravins,
and the matter IWH been In the hands of
Judge Ingrani l'or some lime.
The case Is one of I lie most unique
known to tho law, and Hiero wore no
precedents for It. Judge Ingrani gave |i
his must careful consideration, and his
decision was looked for and will lie read
with much Interest, especially hv the
legal fraternity. *
HA?R SOFT AS"silk. "
New Scientific Treatment Kill? Dandruff
Germ? and Makes Hair Soft,
It is an accepted fact, a proven fact,
Hint dandruff is a germ disease; and It
is also a demonstrated fact that New?
bro's Hcrplclde kills the dandruff germ.
Without dandruff falling- hair would stop
nnd thin hair will thicken, Hcrplclde
not only kills Hie dandruff germ, but It
piso makes hair as soft as silk, it Is
the most delightful luilr dressing mude.
It cleanses tho scalp nom dandruff and
keeps it clean and honllhy, Itching, und
Irritation ?ire Instantly relieved, ?md |?>i -
manently cured. There's noi hing "just
?is good." Take no substitute. Ask for
??llerpicldt!." Bold by leading druggists.
Rend Hk?, in stamp? for sample to The
Herptelde Co,, Detroit, Mieli. Owens i\?
Minor Drilli Co.. Special Agents.
OCEAN TIDE WON
PECONAC STAKES
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, October 10.?John A.
Drake's Ocean Tide, at 12 to 1. won the
Peconac Stakes, for two-year-olds, five
und a half furlongs, nt Brighton Beach
to-day. Wotan, the favorite, was beaten
a head hi a furious drive. The Drak?
inly also equaled the track record for the
dislalico, ):(W 3-D. The finish In the. fourth
ruco bolwecu the favorite, Hunstbourne,
and River Pirate also was very exciting,
the former gaining the decision by a short
head on tun post. Summaries:
Fust race?hurdle race, one mile and
three-quartern, over seven hurdles
Cryptogram <1B to J) first, Ohnet (2 to 1)
second; The Rival (7 to 2) third. Time
3:17 2-5.
Second race?selling, one mile and a fur?
long-Baikal (12 to 1) first. Blue Victor (8
to 1) second. Cottage Maid (G. to 1) third.
Time, 1:52 S-6.
Third race?six furlongs?Mamie Wright
(5 to 1) first. Futura (8 to 1) second, Con?
tusion (8 to 1) third. Time, 1:14 3-0.
Fourth race?Tho Peconac Stakes, five
and li half furlongs?Ocean Tide (12 to 1)
tirsi, Wotan (11 to 5 and even) second,
Flamniulu (8 to 1) third. Time. 1:00 3-3.
Fifth raco?handicap, one mile and a
sIxte.erith?Hurstbourne (3 to ? and out)
tiret, Hiver Pirulo (13 to 5) second, Ascen?
sion (13 to 1) third. Time, 1:|tj 3-5.
Sixth race?five and a half furlongs
Piquet (7 to 2) first. Pristina (ft to 1)
second, Dutiful (3o to \) third. Time, l:u8
4-5
MILLIONAIRE M'KAY DIES.
LEGACY TO HARVARD
(By Associated Press.)
NEWPORT R. 1?, Oct. 1!),-Oorilon Mc?
Kay, millionaire Inventor of the shoo
making machinery, died at hi? residence
hi this city to-day, He wan born in
IMI.
-Mr. MeKuy had been afflicted with can?
cer of the stomach. He hud bqen a patron
of ni lisle, especially the violin, on which
1 ho himself was an able performer, and
In one room in his villa ho hud Instru?
ments of great value Oy his death it
Is understood that Harvard University
becomes enriched by something like il,?
I III! I,I? III.
CONSUL GARRETT DYING
WITH YELLOW FEVER
(By Associated Press.)
HUNTINGTON, w' VA" D?Wbel' 10??"
? telegram was received to-day to ilio
efffcpt that AlOnttQ Uuri'ctt, United Status
lousul at Enredo, Mexico, is dying of
yellow fever, (iarrett formerly was u
Stale Heuiilor and llvud in tola city.
HampdtHi-Sidney. 80; ? -ge, O.
(Snudai to t?. Tlmtwm?rv?tcli,)
FAltMVIMd'J. VA.. Oct. 1!?.?Hump.
detiKldncv Collego ih -touted Hugo Acado
inv, of Bl.ickstoiie. on th< former?
grounds 111 a game of t'oot-hnll this nf
'crncion by a scoro of sixty to nothltng.
HERE FOR THE
NEW STATIONERY
Every season the paper makers turn
out some new conceits In stationery.
Some novel tint, or original shape,
or maybe a paper whose texture Is
decidedly new,
Just as soon a.? Ihcsc leave <ho fac
tories, we get them?get them with
tne freshness of the makers still on
them. People who like oiiglnollty In
their correspondence w.ll do well to
come to HUNTER'S,
Our paper at ?.'5c. the pound is sim?
ply splendid In finality, and mighty
economical in price; 170 sheets of pa?
per in a pound, 25c. Can yau match it?
HUNTER & CO.,
020 EAST BROAD STREET. '
CHESTERFIELD LUNCH ROOMS,
.SPECIAL
25c
DINNKR,
12 to 3 P.M.
POPULAR PRICES
UKST ?FRVICE,
Open Tuesday, Sept. 1,03
1?08 E. Main $t.
PAID BLACK MAIL
TO SAVE FAMILY
(By Associated Press.)
???????, MINN., Oct. IP.-The Ma
pletop State Bank was closed to-day
pending an examination of the books.
The assistent cashier, Alfred Buck, has
disappeared. He is the only son of Judge
Daniel Buck, of this city, a former Jus?
tice of the Supremo Court, who Is presi
dent and owner of half the stock of the
hank,, A letter from the missing official
was found, saying tliot the shortage
of tho writer was $l?,T0O, With, the bank,
and between $7,00(1 and ?8.00Q with Ills
fallici?, who liad pla?pd personal funde
In his possession to loan.
The strangest feature of the occurrence
U the excuse given by young Buck for
tailing the money. He disclaims specu?
lation or fast living, l?o Is tlilrty.one
yeiii'8 of age. He informed his wife that
twelve years ago ho was made Um vio?
lini of bluckiiiall by a Chicago family,
pflld the ???????)? demanded, though not
legally or morally hound to do so, and
Unit this family had ever since from
Unit to time held him up? Me had paid
every time, fearing llie result of expos?
ure cm the health of his parents if he
refused, and ilia total paid over, he say-',
li? $80,000. Ht lias Anally obtained a re?
ceipt in full.