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Advertise in the For Sale Column Timcs Diapatch Want Ads. THB TIMJS8 FOUNDED lMfl. THB DISPATCH FOUNDED 1S? Advertise for help in Times-Dispatch Want Ads. WHOLE NUMBER 17,119. RICHMOND, VA., FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1006. PRICE TWO CENTS. if PAS5 SEIITE US IT JTUK President Will Not Aid In Gettinej Amend? ment. DOLLIVER MAKES PLEA FOR MEASURE Able Argtiment From Point of View of Advocates of Govcrn mental Control ? House Passcs Bill to Mark Graves of Con fedcratcs. <rty Assoclated Pi-os*.? iVASHINaTON, D. <'.. March L?That tln* railroad rate iiili wlll i>e pwwed l>y tho Sonato practically m.s it camo from tln- llouuc i.s tni ndmlsBlon thut the oppo nent.** uf tho moasuro aro alnioHt rdndy to innk'-. It vv.is ii'liiutt'-,.) to-duy thal they ?';inin)t hope for -my asalstahce from tii< Prcsldi nt in antting un amendment for Judlclnl revlow or orders of iho luter niiii.- Commerce Coinmtctalun. '1'U Presl llrm made ihla clear i" Benatora Cranc uiiii Spooner to-day. Tho only ii"p" left lo the opponent* ?>r tho measuro in ln tbe Democrat?. They liave not doflnltely dctormlncd what tho pirrty posltlon wlll be toward Rili h un aniendmertt, but It i-. uiimitt-ii lhat m"r.* than imlf or tho mlnorlty favor paaalng Iho Wll exactly n.s it camo from tho Kotine. Tho railroad ralo hlll for s--vi.il days ltiiH beefi regnrded im th< nm- mcoxure HiunilliiK In tho way of un early adjourn ment of CongreM. On-j <??' fir- leadir^ j[i pohllcan Benatoni u member of* the Steertng Committee, declared to-day thu-. -tiu.- Pblllpplno tarlff blll, tln- fUntf-iio*.., t,i!l ahd thn Sunto Domlngo treaty are al! ilcad." He quallfled hla ptatcment concerning tlie St-uelu'Oii blll by *ayin? tliat ho niL-iint thnt. th- frlenda of tho hlll could not pn^f lt without th*? Koraki-r amend* mi-nt providlng for tho MibmiHnloti lo ihe votea of the people >>t >;.??? Moxlco and Arlzona leparately tln* queatlon whether they nbould have Jolnt Statebood. A poll of th'- Senate tihowed that, lf voted on now, the Foraker amendment would win 48 to i". prm ded tbo entlra vote of tho Scr.ato wu *. eaat. A baat? poll taken to day showed that. If i'r- ijkIu to a vote. the Phlllpplne tarlff blll would be de feated by ? rnu4*-h lansec voto lhan waa found for t:.- i-".ji-i!.,t amendmeat to tur- St:itr!i""<l WU. ! Tii Ci h-olly uli of tlto Scnat'- leaders conced?d that tiu- Santo I)omln?r> trpHty wlll bo <Jct?*at*d lf brought to a voii*. nnd tho plan generally favored 1*- io defedt Iho treaty aa early ns p*--** i*ibi<-, nml tiiu-i avold continued dlscua Blotl of lt. L'uder thi0 genernl iirosrarami; outllned by Scnaio Republican leadon, a great amount of sxpocted nratory would ho ellmlnated. Theae leaders gay thnt Con grese will adjourn early", and May lst haa bcen nained as tho latent probable date. MR. DOLLIVER SPEAKS ON THE RATE BILL Unless There is Restriction of Railroads People May Demand Government Ownership. (From Our Hegular Oorrcspbiiilent.) yVA.SlIINC.TO>:, D. C, March l.-Sena tor Dolllvor*8 dlseuselbn of thP railway rntr bill to-day was Hstened to wlth even gi*eater inten-st, and cloiier nttontlon was shown hlm as his speech progrerised than ln the caso of Sonator Foraker. It was an excecdingly ablo argument from thu viewpoint of tho advocaten of govornmeii tal control of rallway rates. Mr. Dolli? ver la much moro of un orator than l? Sonator Foraker, whose tones are rather harsh, nnd hia maniiBv Ih noi so guave, and easy as that of the Senator from lowa. Mr. Dolllver nddressed hlmself to an* awering tho argumeiita ndvaiu-ed against j railway regulation of every character by-j Mr. Knrnker yestordny. H1m illscuspion of ; tho Interstdte Commerce Commlslson; ' wlth rcfor'eiice to the work lt hud done In the nlntitcen yenrs of its oxlatoiico, wa.s listened to wltli eloseat attention, and was one of the aujlest parts of I113 siioonh. Hls defence of the commission, ? nd eiiloRy of its work and declsioni, wero about the first unquallfiedl}* good words fur that body heard ln Congress ln a long. while. Tho speech made by Mr. Foraker yes? terday had a powerl'ul effect upon the ailvocates of tho pendlng (bill. Somo of the ablesl. lawyers among the Democrats of ^tho Senato admitted that they wore wayor'lng as to whether lhe bill was con. ? titutlonal. U appeared that Mr. Dolllver addressed hlmself especially to tho waverers. He is the leader of the Repub licatis who favor rate legislatlou, and is ?vldently ln tho mlnorlty ln so far as lho Repubfticann of tho Senate are con cerncd. It is still belleved that tho Dcrao* orats will voto solldly for the blll. Mr. Dolliver Ibeguu hls speech 011 tho concluslon of the usual morning routino of tho Senate. Ho said that tlie bill wai intendod merely to supple ?ment Ihe oxlstlng Interstate commerce law and contended for its valldtty from a constltutional polnt of view. predlctinR that government ownership of tho rall? roads would bo forced upon the country lf Congress did not meot tho present dornand for rcgulatlon. Mr. Dolliver was not questlonod and "when he concluded the remalnder of the day was devoted to the blll providlng for tho settlcment of tho affalrs of tho flve elvlllisocl trlhes of Indlans after tho ter nilnation of thelr tribal rolations. Mr. Dolliver, Ih his speech sald he dld r?ot agreo wlth elther Mr. Foraker or Mr. "Bacon, that tho secret pracllces have been ajbandoned. lle did not bellevo tho Klklns bill adequato for proteetlon agaipst theso practlcea. "Tha dlfficulty about ro batos ls not in punlshing vlolators of tho law," ho nald, "hut ln dlscovering tliem, and wo haS'e undortaken to amend tho law t*o aa to cover that defoct." Roturning to tho queBtion of appeals, Mr. Dolliver sald that. the powor the eonimisslon would exercise in prevont Jug recou'rso to courts was about "aB great us tho power ol' my friendB who (Continued on Klghtb ragcj imranii IFTIITHE FIGHT Second Ring Contest at San Francisco Within Month Results Fatal FAMILY OF D6AD MAN SAY WAS POISONED Autopsy Reveals the Fact That Strychnine and Possibly Other Drugs Had Bc-en Admin istered?An Investiga? tion is Being Made. <B*y Associated Press.) SAN FRANCifSCO, March tt.-JIarry Tehny, who was knocked out last night by Frankle N'lell, the bantuni .hnnipion r-ugillst, dled thls mornlng. The news or Teiiny's death quickly spread over lhe clty. Orders were at once given at pollce hcadqunrtef** to ar rest all concerned. N.-iii soon Burrendered hlmseir, as nlso .11.1 Jamos Coftroth. Eddle Grftney, Willis britt. Morris Levy an.l Mark Shaughnessy, .\n were . harge.l wlth manslaughler. They were released ..ti dopoeltlng $.V<i cash ball. After making an autopsy, Coroner's Kurgeon Cussack nnnounced tliat Tenny's death was due io cerobrul h.-morrhage, caused probably l.y a blow. Il was dlsccvcre-l that strychnine an.i posslbly other drug-* were glven Tenny .Iniing tl.,. nlglit. so ihe stomach wau removed an.l sent i<> the clty chemlst. wln, wlll analyzo the con tents. Say He Was Poisoned. The mother of tho dead hoy, Mrs. Isracl Teiinebauni (tliis being his real namei. asserts thnt hc was poisoned. A brother, .lunie-t Tenncbantri, charges thnt the little flghtor was dojied before enterlng the ring. Tbis sensatlonal cljarge ls denled hy N',-1!! and others connected Wlth the tragedy. Mark Shaughnessy, one of his seconds, cays that he fell ln a lit after leavliflf the rlng. Teiiny's death Ih the seeond rt-sultiug from rlng contest** here within a month. On the night of February 8th Alex. I'nvln was beaten to d.-atli l,y "Chevy*" John? son ln an unllcenaeU fight a' Cplema. "It is ridlculous lo say that Tenny was jKilsoned." said Bhaughnessy. **F wns wlth him cnnstantly before and afler the flght. I know n few nlgliti ago Tenny lia-cl a lli. and last nlpht he ".iad a. not her one. A- least. he acted as lf he was Iu a fit, and I b?*Iieve that hc? dled in one." Nelll .1. ciarcs that the polsnn charge is absurd. Strychnine Used After Fight. Atlornoy Hnrter Ashe. who apfvears for th'- flghters, thinks It probahle that the use nf strychnine after tlie flght hnd as much to do In hastening denth as any? thlng else. Tcnny".-. body sliows a badly battpred eye and a slig'nt abra.-lon over the heart. Mayor Scbmlt* says he wlll Investlgato the death of Tenny. and if negliirence conenrning the condltlon of tho pugillst Is shown, lie will rccomniend to the super vlfiors that no more permits lie Issued for prize ilghts in Knn Francisco. DEATH OF TENNY MAY KILL BOXING (Special to Tlie Times-Dispatch.} SAN FRANCISCO. March 1.?Further impeUis was given last niglit to tbe move? ment to dlscournge boxing on tlie Paclllc Coast by tho fatal result of thc Frankle Noll-Harry Tenny fight in Woodward's Pavillon. Followers of tho game say the liout would not have ended so dlsas trousiy had Referep Bllly Roche done i)is duty. Roehe permitted the contest to continue after the time-keeper had eount? ed out the unfortunate Tenny. Roche admlts that he heard the watch holdcr shnut: "Out!" but In hls unxlety to give the spectators full satlsfaetlon for thelr money, be pald no attention to iTie pro testfl of Nell's seconds to stop the battle. Xe.il is heartbroken over the deatU of Tenny. 'T dld not feel like hitting Harry after I heard the tlme-keeper cry 'Out!'" said Neil. "but as tho referee made no attempt to leavo the ring or order me to my corner, I knew that it was up to.jne tocontlnue fighting." The death of Tonny, it ls fcared by tho sporting eontingent, will kill the boxing gamo on tlie coast. S* "ral Stato and city officials are knowr a be vlgorously opposed to pugillsm, at Tenny's. demisc will strengtlien thc ag tlon to abolish the game. DIST.LLEIIES DIIIEI INTO STftTE OF VlRSlHiA North Carolina Whiskey-Makers Gather in Number in Norfolk County. (Special to Tlie Times-Dispatch.) NORFOLK, VA,, March 1.?The slrin gent laws of North Carollna against dls? tilleries and whlskey peoplo in general having Urlven out practically all the small dlstiilers from eastern Carolina, many of theso have como to Vlrglnln, und thls eectlon has suddenly come into prominence us a corn whlskey distill'ng district. Two dlstlllerit..*" havo beon establisheil at Bowers's II111, Norfolk county, And ono on tho Gosport Road, ? near Ports? mouth, where another is soon to be ostab lishod. A flfth dlstlllery has begun opo ratlon near the M?-ry Ballentlno Home In Norfolk county, on thln slde of the river, iiud stlll another has been ostab llshed lu IIuntei-Bvllle. whore a seventh is, sho'rtly to begln operatlonB. Au olghth dlatlllery has started iu Southampton county. " ? Tho largest of tho new ' dlstilleries ls tho Porter works. at BoworB's Hlll, whore rj'o ahd corn whlskey aro mado and many hands ure employed. Tho othor dlstiilers dlstlll corn whlskey. QtUen* are con teuuduted. ' TCUT 1WITY FEE Amherst Senator Scores Clean-Cut Victory During Se.sion. SHARP DEBATE OVER SALARY QUESTION - Objection Made to Allowance to j Members of Board of Fisheries, One of Whom is Senator Keczell?Important Discussion To 2 day. Sharp debates nnd polnte.i dlfforences, lnvolvlng in the one InatanOe an old quowtlon "f the attltudc of the "mtclu -Jlvfe" University of Vlrglnla toward the commonalty of the state who cotitrlbuto t." its support. and ln lhe other the proprlety of the acceptanee by a niem? ber of the General Asscmbly, of a. salary COnslderatloh for service upon a publlc board, enllvened tho sesslnns of t;hc S.-iiat. yesterday :md produce.] >-.|tu.*itlnns at one" novel und Intorcstla**; ln n very unusunl degree. After a long discussion, wlth avowed friend* of lhe Instltutlon on both sides of tbe proposition. contciidltig Ul.ig themselves, tbe t'lilverslty matter was flnally dlspoeeU of by making the pres? ent year iipjiroprlatlon cdndUloned upon n reductlon In the entrance fec to one foiirth of what it i? to-day. ln thls llght. le.i hy Mr. Strode. of Amherst. tl.e excluslveness of the t.'niversity, denoml tiated a "rlch man's school." and tho monetarj" barrler it establlahed, Insur mountable iby tbe people tlie great fonnder of the college deslred most to scrvc, was attracked on the one sldo and vlgorously denlod on the other. all iinlting. however. lli expressing admtra tlon for the Instltutlon itself ond a wlU Ingness to give to it every support. moral and linan.ial. that tbe State could reiider. It was a clean-cut victory for the Strode followlng, who. whlle pro fessing these Hentlments. held that lhe University on Its part. ln return for tlie dlstlngulshed consideration it received. should do more for thc people of the State. Action in the other matter of chief not-- before tbe Senato was not so de ct-rfve and the fight there began. ended. .m.l reopened will be rcsumed to-day with a wlder scope than ever. A proposition to allow $4<Xi each to the unsaleried rneni. berti of the Board of Flsheries. one or whom is rkmalor Kcezoll. of Itockinghani, cKti-?ed the trouble, and as another Ben 1 at.-r put It there wcb a ?'high-ro'.'.iti'* Umc" In the ctember for a whlle. Qon j-titutiona.] questions of considcrable mo? ment were sprung, and the proposition wa.s attacked on the ground that it was an evaslon nf tho spirit lf not the lettor of the organic law of tho State. The division was elope. but the appropriatlon wna ordered. T?Uer th0 vote was recon sldered and the mntter went over untll to-day. when' it wlll lhe taken up again. and this tlmo includlng among other things. tho sugge.sted Increase in the sal arie.c of tlie Supreme Court judge*", will precipltate a royal battle among the con. stitutional lawyers. As for the flsheries matter Senator Keezell was heard to say last night that if any (-ucstlon whatso cver were raised he preferred to have his name strieken off the list so as not to block tlie appropriatlon for the other "members. University Matter. Both debates grow out of the consid? eration of the general npproprlatlon blll. Whon the clnusc approprlatlng $75,000. an increase of $25,000, to the University of Vlrglnln, wa? reached shortly after the general discussion began at the morn? ing sesslon the expected and predlcted movement from Mr, Strode was promptly made, and until tho moment of adjoum ment, about two hours later, the Senate was nbsorbed wlth thls matter to the excluslon of everything else. At considcrable length Mr. Strode made a careful statement of his posl? tion wlth reference to the University appropriatlon. As a friend of the instl? tutlon and a former student thero ho bore for it the deepest and the warmest atTection. and so far from destrtng to hold up an appropriatlon of money to It would willingly and gladly grlve lt livo times tho amount lf tlio State could afford it. ? But he felt compelled to call the attention of the Senate to what he regarded as the failuro of the Univer? sity to do Its siinre and to mako any attempt to open the way Into tho school to the great publlc of the State. To rem? edy thls sltuatlon he proposed that the appropriatlon be made condltlonal upon tho removal of the University fee. lt was polnted out by the Amhorst senator that. the University receives a (Contlnued on Thlrd Page.) PQSTOFFIGE SITE n SETTLED MATTER Senator Martin Wires That Fur? ther Agitation Will Prejudice Minds of Congressmen. That Rlchmond's postofflce will for many years to como remain on Maln Streot, where lt now atands, ls protty plalnly lndlcated by the appended tole gram to Mr. John P. Branch from Sena? tor Thomas S. Martln: "Washlngton, d. C, March 1, 1906. "John P. Branch, "Rlchmond, Va. Your telearam received. .After hearing the Rlchmond people and glvlna tho matter careful considera? tion, Congress determlned tho loca? tlon of your publlo buildlng nnd *u> proprlated two hundred thousand dol , 1.11*8 for the acqulsltion of addltlonal land.. So far as I am concemed, thls ls flnal. l have no Idea that the Congress wti'i now eonslder a propo? sition to change the locatlon, and any agitation of that matter enn, In my oplnlon, hava no other effect than to prejudice the proepects ot a better buildlng. Senator Daniel concurs In these vlews, and we do not object to any publlclty you seo fit to glve thls telegram. .(SIgned) "THOMA8 8. MARTIN." ULLSfHl MEN With Pistoi and Knife He Fights for Hours With Officers. HOSE TURNED ON HE IS TAKEN CAPTIVE Grabs Chief's Weapon and Kills Officer, and From Upstairs Room Slays Two Policc men Who Attempt to Pick Him Off. (By Aasdclatetl Preaa.* II 1.1,3! NG-FORS. FINLAND. March 1. Tho pursnlt ot tho bandits wlio last Mon? day night. entered tlie Kuaalan State Hank hor'* killed th... ?jruardlati und securtd *>>7, tJ/\ re?ult':(l to-day in ondth -r highly ilra matiO hiildont and.'cost four more IIvob at TammTsfor!", whoro two of thn fnjt-1 tivos woro corriored. Ono ot tho itandl'a -?nt pnnx'-saton ot tho towii hall and lield It for hours, hut ilnnlly was tubdiied oy n stream of water direi-t*~d by the tlro men . Whllo cpmm|a6Qi*y nf police Uaiu shlu was ox.-cnilning thi* two < aptivos one of thom gnibbcd o. i-ovolvt-;' from tlie belt of tho i-hlof of pollco and wltli it killed Baliialilh. Tho Umilit thon dashed i?p atairs, where be barrlcaded hlmicJf in a, room com maudlng th?? stalrs'and lobby and the street outslde. There he doRed the police for threo hours! Two polieemen who trled to pick off tho desporado from a houso opposlto wero killed by the tmndlt. who was a.n excel? lent marksman. After nll otlier resourecs had been oxhuiiatod tho tirenien were call? ed out and poured a flijoil of water Into tho window. Simultanoously, a, picked band of poIIc? aJid tir.-nn-n stormed the atairs, Ono of tho assailing party wils killed and nine were wountled before the bandlt, who fought desper-ately wlth a big knife. oould be overpowered. TO CON VICT GIRL TO SAVE THEIR PLACES ; Defense Claim Berthe Claiche is Being Prosecut*-*d With This in View. lUy Assoolatca Kr*mii.l NKW YORK. March 1.?ln Uie*Gci*dron i trial to-day, ietters wore introduced ad | drossed to OuTdron from Miss Claicho I couch?'d In mosrt endoaring terms. Counsol for Bertha Claiche sald ln out i linliig the d?*fendant's easo that dofonce < would lUtempt to provo that sonio of '? the pollcemrn who havo testlflfd in tho caso are attempting to sond the defendant to the electric -chalr In order to save tholr I positions on t.'ie pollco force. Pntroltnan K'any Morton declared he bad not Minsio'?'- with t Bertha Claiche I to lure Gordron to thn place where hc : *was shot. Morton wa.s still on the stand ?when court itdjourned. ALL DOCUMETARY EVIDENCE IN GAYNOR-GREENE CASE (By Assoclated Press.. SAVANNAH:, GA.. March l.-As hus been the case for the last three or four days tho evldence presented In the Greenc and Gaynor trlal to-day was largely docu mentarj'. It ls probable that thle wlll be true to-morrow also when it Ib the ox pectatlon of District Attorney Erwln that tho Ideatiflcation of tho cheoka, do. poslt sllps and other papers by represon tatlves of banking and brokcragn firma of Now York will be eompleted. Into Moosehead Lake Region. News comes from TCangor. Me.. that the Postal Telegraph Cablo Company lias eompleted a direet connection wlth tho Northern Telegraph Company,! operatlng llnes on the Bangor aud Arooatook Rail? road, thus addlng to tlie Postal's system flyo hundred mlles of polo line and one "hundred and flfty places in tho famoua lumber, agrlcultural, huntlng nnd llshlng rcgions ln Northern Malno. Telegrama are now transmltted by tho Postal to the Moosehead Lake region, and all polnts on the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. THE WEATHER Forecast: Virginia and North Carollna ?Falr and warmer KYiday; Saturday, falr, oxcept raln in western portlon; fresh eoutherly wlnds. Conditions Yest*?rday. Rlchmond's woather yesterday was clear and moderatc. Raugo of tlie thermome? ter: 9 A. M.21! 8 P. M.jo li! M.to S P. JI.Sjj 3 P. M.12 12 mldnlght.St> (Average.39 1-6.) Highest temperature yesterday. 55 Lowest temperature yesterday . *})? Normal temperature for Fobruary. 49 Departure from normal tomporature.... 11 Thermometer This Day Last Year 9 A. M.37 6 P. -M.......50 13 M.il ? P* Al.-<s 3 P. AT.19 --.'mldnlght.3-t (Average.43 1-8.) Conditions, in Important Cities. (At S P. M., liislern Tlme.) Placo. Ther. l-Ugh. T. Weather. Asheville, N. C.48 AtlKU.stu .6 Atlanta, Gu.63 Charlotto .52 Charleston .Xti Ohioago, III.?lfi CliiclmuUl, O.BO Mobllo . 80 Now York Clty.33 Norfolk, Va. 88 Pittsburg, Pa.-w RaleJgh.tV) Washhigtuti .40 Wllnilnston ...-.BO Miniature Almanac. Maroli 2, 190t,\ Sun rlsba.,.";',. 6:42 UIQII tjpb. .Sun sets....... 6:03 Morning., o.**H " >i?nn at-ta.12: li' K ronlng.......... p ;5(j CRUMP UNDER FIRE OVER THREE HOURS JUDGE BEVERLY T. CRUMP. Chalrman of the Corporation Commlssl on, who was on the stand three hours .Yesterday. A NORFOLK LADY URNED10 DEATH Dress of Mrs. Columbia Rhca Catches on Fire From Over h'eated Stovc. SOON ENVELOPED IN FLAMES Endcavorcd to Extinguisli Blazc, But Could Not Do So?Flesli Was Ba,dlv Seare-i. (Spoeial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) BALTIMORE, MD., March 1.?Mrs. Co? lumbla Rhea, slxty-nve years old, ot Norfolk, Va_, who was visltlng her slster, Mrs. Martha Brldges, at No. 1616 East Baltlmoro Street, was fatally burned thls mornlng, her dress catching flre from an overhcated stove. before whlch she was. standing. Her flesh was burned and seared from head to foot. She dled nbout 1 o'clock thls aftemoon. Mrs. Rhea was standing- In front of lhe stove ln tho dinlng room, whllo Mrs. Bridges was reading alotid from a morn? lng newspaper. Suddenly Mrs. Rhea dls covered that her dress was otf flre, and wlth a cry of alarm she mado frantic eltorts to extinguish the blazo. Failing In this, the frightenod woman ran out of tho room Into tho back yard, wlth Mrs. Bridges following after and making ho roic attempts to throw n. rug about her sister. When she reached thc yard Mrs. Rhea was ln a mass of flames. She ran back Into tho house frorn ono room to another, untll a passerby ran ln nnd ex tlngulshed tho flames . Mrs. Rhea. was tho wldow of Ro,_ert XX". Rhea, who was chief of the Xorfolk flro department. She hnd been the guest of her sister for two months. Was Legally Executed. (By Assoclated PresB.) SHREV13PORT. _A., March 1.?Charles Coleman, the negro who murdercd Mar? garet Loar near hero last week, waa legally executed ln tho parlsh Jall to-day. No cxcltement attended the exeoutlon, publlc feeling havlng subsided since tho convlction of Coleman last Saturday. Coleman confessod. K1LLING OF BENJ. IEN PLfliNNED BYMELLADK1NS Wife of Murdercd Man Lays Bare the Whole Plot and Men Are Held. (By Assoclated Press.) WABHiNGTON. C.A., Marcli 1.?Tlie preliminary trlal of Mell Adkins, Alex Ad? kins luid Mrs, Benjaniln Alkon, ull eluirged witli compllclty ln a plot to kill BenJ. Alkou on the night of February 10 th. was held to-day before Judgo Hamuel Hardemuri, of Wnshlngrton City Court. A dozen wiL ness tostlfied that Mell andAlex Adkins liad been seon on tho nftoriioou ' of February 10th going 111 Ihe dlreftlon of Alkon's homo. Mfs. Alken, wlfe of tho ninii who waa tiliot, waa tho lnst to testify and creutud a'sensutlon ln laying baro the whole plot, whloh sho B;Ud was Instigntcd hy Mell Adkins to kill hor husband, She sald that Mell Adkins threatened lo kill her ln tho ovent that sho i*-ald anythliig to her huaband or uny oim else nbout dosigns he had upon Alken. Judge Hanleman houud tho two Adkins ovor under Ib'.OOO bullH'acb. Thoy wore roturned to jail lu defnult ol boml. VERY PET DAY AT 'reseiice of Military Has Done Much to Keep Down Y'iolcucc. SOLDIER STRUCK WITH BRICK -Machine Gun at Court-Housc, and Jail As Precautionary Mcasure, (By Assoclated Press.) .Sl'IllNUlTlJ-LD. OltlO. March 1.?Af? ter a day of qulet from the mob whlch has held sway for two uights, this even. ing waa ushcred ln with Indlcatlons tlmt moro depredatlons ngainst tho colored populatlon of the clty had been planned for to-nlght. Antici'iatlng that the at? tack, If made, would be ln tho vlclnity of Section Street, Colonel Annncl sent a souad of soldlers to that locatlon at 7:30 o'clock. Just -hotore thelr arrlval a crowd of rloters sprang: from the house of Pearl Howard, against whom threaia had been inade. The house had been set flre to, but the troops sent In nn ularui and the structure was only slight? ly damagod. The rloters escaped. As a precautionary measura Colonel Ainmcl has posted two machine guns and a com? pany of troops at tho oourthouso and I Jaiil, and the ontlre squuro is cut off. An effort was mado to-night to securu automoblles to carry tixioiis from ono aectioii of tho city to another when neodod, but not enough could be had, and wagons havo heen provlded for that purpose. The dlstrlbutlon of tlie guns and troops over thu clty has had a doprcaaltig etfoit on tho nldtors, aud wlth tho excoptlon of llttlo affalrs whlch dld not amount to much, but llttlo out of tho ordinary had happonbd up to ?leven o'clook, A houso at Hlgh and Knee Streets recently occupled by negroes, wns fired by rlot? ers, hut tlie flames were quelled before they had mado great hondway. Arthur Anell, a memlbor of thp Xenla Military Compnny, waa hlt In tho head wlth a brick sald to havo been thrown by a rioter, and fatally liurt to-night. His assailant made an Improvisod alung (Contlnued on Sevontli Page.) I! BE PUT IT HEAD OFGDIVIMISSIOW The Insurance Investigation May Conduct Inquiry As to Oil and Coal Carrying Roads. (Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) AVASHINGTON, D. C, March l.?Prep aratlons aro belng made by the Interstato Commerce Commission foi u most search? ing hivestigathin of tho oll und coal*. ca.rrylng roads under tlie TIlImaii-GllloK plo resolution recently passed by both houses of Congress. Tho plans for tho Inquiry nre bolng carefully prepared, but ll mny be several weeks beforo the com? mission wlll be ready to begln. Tlioru IS good reiiMiiii to belleve thut tho oommlHsion 1ms considered Charles K. Hughes, the insurunoo investlgator, fnr thls work. Tho commission expeota to announco withln a week tho namo of oniinsol who wlll he ongnged to 11s.5l-.it iu tho Itu'iilry. Wcsley G. Collier Dead. (T'y Assoclntoil ITuss.) A'CbANTA, UA., .March l.?Wosley G. Collier. ?? ploiieer oltlzon uf .-Yllmita, a'ld ono uf tiu beat known mon m .Miihllo Goorgla, dlod horo to-iiuy, "aged i-lghty threo years, Un Is survlved by Mrs. Col? lier aml nlno chiUlreii. Chairman Tells of His Connection With Cor? poration Company. WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, HE SAYS Not Willing to Admit That He Erred?Says He Evades or Conceals Nothing. WITNESS DOES NOT REPLY TO QUESTIONS CONCISELY Chairman and Committeemen Have Some Difficulty in Pin ning Judge Crump to Catagorical Answers. Fairfax To? day. If there remained u. llngcring doulit In the niinds of any ono regardlng thr Iduntlty ot tlie person at whom the in ?/*-*? tlgution of the Htatc 'i'orporatiou Commlsslon wns almed, lt has boen dls pelled forever by the seaWilng fire of eross-questlons dellvered by Chalrman Uyrd to Judse Crump on the stand yes? terday. Again anil again Judge Crump wis. asked why he had not lnformed hls ass*> clutes on the commlsslon, that he wns in terested in tho Vlrglnla Corporation Com? pany. ln reply witness stated thnt he did not eonslder it necessary fqr hlm tu confide in anyone. lle had been rearod in a sclionl, he suld, that taught hlm to Judge for hiinself whether a matter wus right or wrong. Upon being ask-d If he dld not eonslder that hc had not lieen "frank" with liis colleagues, he. replicd that he thought he had. Again when Chalrman Byrd asked Judge Crump If he considered that he had heen truthful in giving the reasoti.-* of r.anler's dlamlssal (i. e. tho lrreconcll. able dlfferences between _anler and Up. shur), hc rcpllcd that lie bad been truth? ful. Would Do It Again. I'oUowltig thla aiu-wor ' Mr, Byrd 'tiuotcd from the testimony of Couinii sloner Stuart whlch stated that the pri ina:->* reason for the dlsmiesal of I_inlvr was hls connectlon wlth the VIrglni.i Corporation Company, and that 'ill threo members of the comniission had *" declded. Tho questlon. however, which created thc most liitcnso interest wus as fol-'j lo ws: Mr. Byrd? "With all the lights beforo you, and looking back on all that has huppencd, would you, If you had all thls uffair to go through with again, act in tlie sumo manner?" Judge Crump, after a hioments hoslta tion, ropllcd thut he would, and contlnu ing. said: "lf you knew as much about this matter as 1 do, you would probably understand It l/nttor." Mr. Byrd broko In? "If thero is unythlng tliat 1 do not know, 1 hopo you will tell me." Took Wide Range. Commissioner Stuart had, in a vigorous aud miinly statement mnde on the stand on Wednesday night. done much to dls pel the alr of "tho mysterious" wlth which thc peoplo of fi:o .Stato vlewed the ncts of the commlsdon In the af? fairs now bolng Invo-Ulgated. Ilir. oulogy of Judgo Crump h.id vn deubtcdly mado a favorablo Impressiop on the publlc mlnd; his franknesa bad led to tho bellef that a mountain had beon mado of a molo-hill, nnd thnt, as he expressed It, only "an unfortunato in dlscretlon" had been commltted. Judgo Crump, however. was not ao clear and conclse. For tho flrst hour and a hnlf hla testimony took wide range, many matters rogard'ns the oporations of tiie commlsslon aud thc various duties devolvlng- upon ench of Its members be? ing ohlefly dlscussed. The chairman had somo difllculty iu getting; tho witness to answer questions categorlcally. Flnally, lu tho course of hls diroct tes? timony, ho ronchod tho formntlon of the Virginia Corporation Company. "Would Benefit State." Judgo Crump explained that he had for somo tlmo thought that the organiza? tion of companies of thls naturo would not only be of asslstanee to tho com? niission by reason of preparlng properly the chnrters which wero to bo presented. thus reliovlng tho commlsslon of much routlno work, but would also servo tho Stato by advertlsing to tho world at large hor excoptionally llberal corporation laws. Ho sald ho dlscussed the purposes ot the proposed company with Major l.anier, and learnliig that It would bo necessary to raise tho sum of $1,500 to launch the vonture, ho agrced to subacrlbe S100, In order to. glvo lt u trlal, and tliat ln thls manner ho becama a stockholdor. Ho denlod that ho wus an advisec of tho officers of the company, and stated thut liis conversations wlth Campbejl and T^vnler were of thc ssmo nature, as lia was in tho hablt oi" holdlng with othei luwyors who cunie to ask hls oplnlon. Coming down to the tlmo of the fllin-* of "chargus" hy Upshur, Judgo Crumn suld: "They (thu charges) were In ex aggoratod and hombastlo lunguugo, whlch mlght bo excunfHl on account of the Yw\y stoal condltlon that Mr. 1'pshur was in.""" .Mr. Upshur at this point smtled ?ai*. custlcally. Had Warned Lanier. ln descrtbing the sceno ln hls offlce, wlion J.anlor was called In and irau told. of Upshnr'a "charges." Judge Crump sald: "Mnjoi* T,unier turned to nie and Mald: 'Judge Crump knew about thls company, the Vlrgmiu Corporation Company. lio knew 1 liad gotten lt up, aud he thought lhal lt was a good thlng, uud.woi"-M be a bcneilt aud,1 help." "I sald: 'Yes, Major; ihiu's true. but 1 warned you not to brlng it iu connectlon wlth your work, hls assistant cler**,.* "llo said that thU Waa true; thut Ii? wus sorry lor what had bapponod, and would nol cngagu ln "nny such work aguln." i Judgo Crump sald. that XInjor I.anle- s ututement that he ICrtimpl liad aald that