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PRINCIPALS IN TO-DAY'S RING BATTLES
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Racords of the Fighters
Abe Attell fought the following during; the poat yeart Knocked
out Harry Ilnker In seven rounds nt i.om Angelcs, f.'nl., Jannnry
IHtlij nutpotnted Splke Robaon ln slx rounds at Phlladelphla, Aprll
Std) fought alx-rotnid ilrniT wlth Tonimy O'Toole at Phlladelphla,
Aprll 17th| knocked out Jlinniy Wnlah In trn rounds nt Denrer,
Col., September l-thj boxed alx-roond drnvr -wlth 'l'ommy Siilllvnn
at Alton, 111., September 21st.
Moran's Battles
Won decision over Al Delmont, of Boston, in trrenty ronnds,
Aprll 22dj knocked out Tommy O'Toole ln slx rounds nt Phlladel?
phla, October 10th) defeated Frnnkle Nell ln 1000.
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CLEVER FiGHTERS
MEET % m
Owcn Moran,, an Englishman,
Fights Attcll for Feather
wcight Titlc.
BOTH MEN ARE CONFIDENT
Disinterested Critics Find It Dif
ficult to Select Winncr
of Battle.
If Owen Moran ls able to whlp "Abo"'
Attell thls afternoon In tho rlng of
the Mlsslon Street arena, In San Fran
clsco, fepcctators who aro present will
be llkely to seo the best reathcrwelght
fight that has taken place ln the
Unlted States ln the last ten years.
If Moran ls unable to beat Attell,
there is every lndlcatlon that the
fight wlll be wortlr the tlme that any
body who Is fond of boxlng?from a
professional standpoint?wlll devote to
it.
"Jlmmy" Coffroth, who matched tho
men and who has long boen known to
have a good oplnlon of tho- ablllty of
attell, writes to a friend in New Vork
that there Is more in Moran than some
have glven i'.io youngster credlt for
having.
Ho doesn't advise anybody vto take
any short bets on the Irlshman, nor
is he bubbllng over wlth cnthuslasrn
to lnduce any of hls frlends to back
Attell to the Umit. Ho expresses hrm
self very guardedly, but says that
Moran ls better than he looked to be
when he tlrst rnade his appearanco on
California soll.
Miilriui-iil.H of Ilofh Men.
Both men aro in porfect conditlon,
lpparently, nnd each Is very hopeful,
oot to say confldent. Attell's prophecy
\s to the result follows;
"I want all my frlends to get a bet
down on me. I know that 1 can beat
Moran, and hone6tly thlnk that I will
bo ablo to drop hlm by the lenth
round. I watched hlm closoly ln his
fight with Frankie Nell, and am sure
that I know hls stylo from A to Z. I
shall wager a good part of my share
of the purso on the result at what?
ever odds I can get, and am wllllng
to bet $2,500 at even money that I -will
wln by a knockout."
Moran, though not so confldent, ex
pects to wln. He says:
"I expect a hasd iight, but to show
how confldent of wlnnlng, let mo say
that I have bet Just one-half my share
of the purso that I wln. I bope to
knock Attell out, but would not bet
on this unless I got pretty easy odds.
I flgurii to get the decision by fighting
at such a fast cllp ln the early rounds
that Attell wlll be all ttred out by the
flfteenth round, and wlll then go in
and wln as I please."
James J. Jeffries, the heavy-wclght
charhplon of tho world, wlll referee tho
match, recelvlng a. cool thousand dol
lars for hls work, whether lt be ten
mlnutes or two hours. Tho big fellow
wlll be an added attraotlon of the
match In whlch the llttlo fellows con
tend.
HERMITAGE G0).F MATCH
Unndlcnp Tonrnanrcut to be. Played
There To-Day.
The New Year's handlcap golf tour
nament, open only to the members of
the Hermltago Golf Club, wlll take
placo on the llnks to-day. Prlzes wlll
bo glven to the two contestants mak
Ing the smallest scores. Golf has been
linusually popular thls fall, owlng to
ihe flne weather, and tho grounds are
ln excellent conditlon. A large crowd
Is expocted at to-day's contest.
Keswick Hounila,
Hunt flxturea for January, 1908, of
the Keswick Hounds follows:
Saturday, January 4th, drag hounds,
Dismont, 2 P. M.
Tuesday. January 7th, foxhounds. Bu
gar loaf, 8 A. M.
Saturday, January llth, drag hounds,
Keswick, 2 P. M.
Tuesday, January 14th, foxhounds,
konnels, 8 A. M.
Saturday, January 18th, drag hounds,
tchoolhouse, 2 P. M.
Tuesday, January 21st, foxhounds,
clovernelds, 8 A. M,
Saturday, January 25th, drag hounds,
"Castalla" Gate, 2 P. M.
Tuesday, January 28th, foxhounds,
Boyd's Tavern, 8 A. M.
JULIAN MORRIS, Maater.
PATIENT ATE PIECE OF
APPLE PII3 AND DIEB
['Speclal to The Ttmos-Dlspatoh.]
WINCHESTER, VA., Dooember 31.?
Whlle recuperatlng from several woeks
lllness. of typhold tever, Pierce Labolor
'?. woll-known rosldentof Mlddletown
thls county,'atoapleco of applo plt
a few days ago, suffored a rolapso anc
cxplred to-day. *?
Contrst Liucull Uptlou -Electlou.
TAZEWELL, VA., December'81.?No
tlce has bon glvon by tho llquor ln
torests at Pocahontas that tho eleotlor:
recently hold thoro, ln which whlskey
w^b voted out by ton votes, wlll bc
oontested at tho noxt rog.ular term ol
TiuQwell Clrcuit Court, next Fobruury
IS
FOR FOUL RID1NG
Jockey Rcynolds Suspendcd for
Fortnight, and Ott Loscs
Sixth Race.
ONLY TWO LONG SHOTS" WIN;
J. Jr., at 20 to I Wins, First,
Alsatian at 4 to 1 the
Third.
NEW ORLEANS, LA., December 31.?
Jockey Reynolds waa to-day suspendcd
for two weeks for hia rldo on Lan
castrtan at Clty Park yesterday, when
hia mount was dlaquallfied for fouling
ln the slxth race after finisblng second.
Husted, at 15 to 1, with Ott up. flnlsh
cd flrst ln the alxth race to-day, but!
was dlsquallfled for fouling, nnd first
placa was given to Anna Day, the
favorite, which finlshed second.
Weather clear; track fasL Summarles:
First race?s-lx furlongs?J. Jr., (20
to 1) first, Prince Hohenlohe (7 to 2)
second, Royal Bend (25 to 1) thlrd.
Tlme, 1:15 3-5.
Second race?steeplochase; short
course. selllng?Rip (8 to 5) flrat, Peto
Vlnegar (9 to 6) second, Full of Fun
(1B to 1) thlrd. Tlme, 3:08 1-5.
Thlrd race?flve and a half fur?
longs; sclling?Alsatian (4 to 1) first,
Melango (40 to 1) second, Bittcr Sir (2
to 1) third. Tlme, 1:08 2-5.
Fourth race?mile and a slxteenth;
handtcap?Pasadena (16 to 5) flrst,
Alma Duff (4 to 1) second, Old
Honesty (9 to 2) thlrd. Tlrnc, 1:46 3-5.
Flfth race?six furlongs?Jocoblte
(7 to 5) flrst. Colloqtiy (18 to 5) second,
Flrst Premlum (10 to 1) thlrd. Tlme,
1:13 2-5.
Sixth race?mile and a furlong, scll?
ing?Anna Day (13 to 10) flrst, Adesso
(12 to 1) second, Loulse MoFarland (0
to 6) thlrd. Tlme, 1:54 4-5.
AMUSEMENTS
Aeademy?"The Prince Clinp."
Illjou?"In Nevr York Town."
Idlevrood?Skatlns HInk and "Uild
Anlmal Slioiv.
Richmond Mau'a Flne Play.
It would perhaps be diflicult for
event the habltual theatre-goer to re
call two more charmlng acts^ln any
play than the flrst and second of Ed
ward Peple's clever drama, "Tho Prince
Chap," whlch was presented at the
Acodemy laat nlght. The play in
many respect3 deserves the uso of
the^word "orlglnal" with whlch lt ls
described on the program. It tells a
pretty story of a chlld creeplng Into
the Ufo of a man, and twlnlng hcrself
about hls heartstrings. The story is
dlvlded Into three acts, ln which the
"chlld," the "glrl," and tbe "woman,"
respcctlvely flgure. Such care has
been exerclaed in castlng theso three
roles that the lmpression is left that
the chlld of flve has really grown to
the glrl of elght, and that ten years
have made of the latter the woman
of elghteen. The "two children, Beryl
and Helen Pullman, except for the dlf
ference ln Blze, are almost the exact
counterpart of each other. The sur
prlse of lt all was, however, that Mlss
Catharino Cameron, as the Claudio,
now grown to a comely mlss of eigh?
teen. should so striklngly ca.-ry out
tho Idea of the same personallty exlst
Ing ln the sllp of a glrl whom the
audlence saw ln the artist's room in
the precedlng act. Perhaps no chil?
dren in recent years have been seen
upon the Aeademy stage wbo possess
ed a greator degree of talent than the
little elrls in last evenlng's perf orm
ance, not even exoeptlng the Misses
Tallaferro. , , .
Mr Cyrll Scott was slmply auperb
ln hls rendltion of tho role of Wllliam
Peyton and at the close of the second
act ho'responded to the evldent wlsh
of the audience' and made a curtaln
speeoh. ,,
Miss Mary Keogh dld an excollent
character portrayal as the slavey.
Phoebe Puckors, and won a weii
oarned recognltlon of her work.
Mr. Charles B. Wells waa especlally
good in the flrst act, but ln tho late
scenes aome of hls work suggested
that lt would take vory little for hlm
to lapse Into the darky lnstead of
holdlng fast to tho English type ln
which he was east. , _
' The thlrd aot ls conalderably
weaker than the two that procedo lt,
and ln some of tho acenos becomes al?
most convontlonal, whlch is rathor a
P Thls clever play of Mr. Peple. who
by the way, was formorly of thls clty,
and ls well known here, will bo re
poated at matinee and ovenlng per
formances to-day.
Still to Conio,
Kvory yoar adds to tho popularlty of
tho gr^ldon-volced alngor, Al. H. (Mctz)
Wllson, who has oomo to bo known
among thoatra-goors as tho ambasaa?
dor ot German dialeot. Supported by
a splendld company, all tho stage
accessories that b? witu a successful
productlon, and hls "New Metz In the
Alps," tho strongest productlon ln
whlch he has ever appeared, hls tour
of thls season la amountlng to an ova
tlon. He will be seen at the Academy
orj Wednesday matinee and nlght of
next week.
Few, if any, attractlons booked at
the Academy for tho current season
have as great an Interest for the reg
ular playgoer as the appoarance of
Mary Manncrlng ln her successful
Amerlcan play "Glorloua Betsy," by
RIda Johnson Young, author of "Brown
of Harvard." Mlss Mannerlng's dato at
tho Academy ls Tuesday nlght of next
week, when sho wlll he seen for the
first tlme here ln the greatest succcsa
of her career, a play that providea her
wlth a story of excltlng and absorblng
Interest. Just as tho author lntended.
The Shuberts have surrounded thelr
star wlth a. company of unusual excel
lence, and a productlon that all inge
nulty could suggest.
BLACK BEAR PLENTIFUL
Also Very Destrnctive nnd North Caro?
llna Paj-s for Kllllng Them.
[.Speclal ro The Tiiii<?.DIspatch.l
FAYETTEVILLE. .N. .C. .December
30.?J JL Jessup, of Beaver Dam
township, came to town yesterday wlth
a bear scalp. clalmlng tho $5 county
reward. He also brought along a
quarter of bear for Colonel C W
Broadfoot, dean of tho Fayettevllle
bar who has. a hankorlng after bear
meat. The black bears are so numer
ous and destructivo ln Beaver Dam
that th.; Leglslaturo passed a speclal
act, authorizlng the county to pav $5
for every bear killed.
r-,T' ,,G- McAlllster has bought tho
FItzell place, two mlles west of the
clty, noted for Its great yleld and
shlpments of truck and small frults. .
Mrs. Roberts, Uvlng in Kast Fayette?
vllle, Is ln tho one-nundredth year of
her age. and can be frequentlv seen
walklrrg about in her yard, bright and
actlve.
TIE UP DISPENSARY FUNDS
DlstrtbutJng Board Rcntralned From
Tnking Any Actlon.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, December 31.?
As a result of a credltor's blll filed
to-day, on whlch Judge Prltchard is?
sued an injunction. clalrns Involvlng
several hundred thousand dollars
agalnst the old State dlspensary ln
South Carollna are tnvolved and a big
legal fight wlll ensue In tho Federal
Court.
Tho injunction restrains the State
hoard, which is charged wlth the duty
of dlstributing the funds from the
old dlspensary, from paylng out any
money eithor to indivlduals or into
the State Treasury until further or?
ders.
Tho blll was filed on behalf of the
Wllson Distllllng Company, but ls a
general credltors" blll.
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NO SERIOUS STORM DAMAGE,
Tng Illoivn Agalnst Whnrf nnd Schoon
er Kuns Agruuiiil.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
NORFOLK. VA., December 31.?So far
no scrlous wreck or damage to prop
erty has been reported as a result of
tho severe storm that raged all last
nlght The wind In the clty reached a
veloclty. of forty-six miles an hour
early this morning, and throughout
the day has steadlly decreased. This
afternoon condltlons aro rapidly be
coming normal, with a severe drop in
temperature.
The following minor accldents were
reported to-day from the water front:
The ocean-golng tug Trlton, in trylng
to effect a lnnding at the dock of J.
M. Clark, at the foot of Roanoke Street,
cut Into the wharf six or eight feet.
A hole v>as punched ln the' tug, but
above the water line. The dock was
damaged to tho amount of several hun.
drod dollars.
The three-masted schooner May and
Anna Beswlck, ln trying to round
Lambert's Point thls morning; loaded
with lumber from Newbern. N. C, for
New York. went ashore. She is not
damaged, and will oaslly clear, It ls
declared. wlth the lncoming tlde.
Fortunately for the shipping inter
ests, the northwest wind drove all craft
to sea, instead of toward the beach.
COTTON JI1US' CXnRTAII.MEXT.
Tliose of New Euglnnil.to Ttcduce Theli
AVorking: llours.
PROVBDENCE, R. I., December 31.?
The cotton mills of B. B. and R. Knlght,
In Provldence, Woonsocket. Arotlc,
Nlck, Pontlac, Llppltt, Rlver Polnt,
Whlte Rock and Jackson. R. L. and at
Dodgovllle, Hebronvllle, Readvllle nnd
Manchaug, Mnss., shut down to-nlght
untll next wook. The Knlght mills,
which employ 7,000 hands, wlll contlnrre
? a pollcy of c.urtallment wlth other
mills ln thls Stato during January and
February.
It is oxnoctod that the Mnnton. Rlv
ersldo, Valloy, Nntlonal and Provldence
Mills, of tho Amerlcnn Woolen Com?
pany, employ Ing 10.000 operatives
whlch have boen closed for several
days, will resumo work to.morrow.
On Eorty-TIonr Sohetlulo.
NAFHUA. N TT.. Deoomb^r 31.?Be?
ginning noxt Mondav. tho cotton mills
of tho Nailum Mannfnoturlng nnd .TncK.
son Comnanlos, of thls clty, wlll go nr
n fnrty-hour-fi-week srhpdule.' Thr
mills will be run elght hours n dny
flve days n wook, olosing nii dnv Sat
urdnv, "About 1,000 nporatlvos are nf
fectod.
Mr, Wrln'ht Tniiirnvtug.
[Speclal to Tho Tlmt-R-Dlapateh.l ?
RONBITRY,' VA., December 31.?Mr
J. A. Wrlght, who ? was accldentallj
shot Chrlstmas Day, ls not yet ablo t(
leave hls roorn, though Irnprovlng. H(
ls undor tho care of Dr, C. I* Ballsy
Mr. Wrlght was leavlng hls horrri
to take Chrlstmas dlnner wlth t
nelghbor, when a young nran trecl
derrlally let hls ,gun fall, .wlth tho ro
sult that tho liarntnor atrituk tho flooi
nnd tho weapon was dlsohargod, Thi
entlre load of No. 0 shot passed Uirougl
Mr. Wrlght's legglns and cut ull th<
floah from Uls lei't anklo.
NEWS GATHERED
Fire Committee Postpones Ac
tion on Application of W. H.
Nelson to Erect House.
WAITING ON SCHOOL BOARD
?"' ' m
Valuable Horse Wanders on
Forest Hill Trestle and
Is Killed.
The application of W. H. Nelson for
a permlt to erect a carrlage house at
Tenth and Balnbridge Streets was con
sidered by the Fire Committee at a
meetlng held last nlght and, aa was
expected, conslderatle oppositlon de
veloped, final actlon belng deferred un?
tll Thursday, January 9th, in order
that the School Board may make some
recommendatlon.
President Rucker was on hand last
night and asked that the matter go
over untll the board could act. Tho
proposed bulldlng will occupy a slto
ladjolnlng the new High School. It will
I bo 155 feet deep by 33 feet wlde, and,
I accordlng to Mr. Nelson, will be used
only as a carriage house. It will be
a large frame structure, and will be
situated in one of the princlpal blocks
of the clty adjacent to the proposed
Federal Bulldlng, aa well as the
school.
Ivnotty Problem.
Citizens and property owners num
bering about twelve sent a petitlon
to the oommtttee, asking that the'
permlt be not granted. Mr. Gallagher
was the only porson who spoke agalnst
the application. Mr. E. H. Wells ap
peared In behalf of Mr. Nelson.
It has been rumored that should.
the School Board advlse that the bulld?
lng- will be undeslrable. some move
will bo made- for tho clty to purchase
tho lot and sell lt to parties who
will erect a deslrable or permanent
structure. Of course thls is out of
the flro distrlct. and it will be dif
flcult to turn Mr. Nelson's propositlon
down unless on the ground that ls will
create a publlc nulsance, whlch a car?
rlage house could hardly be termed.
However, a frame structure of such
size, lt ls declared, will unquestlonably
be undesirable In such a block as far
as the fire rlsk goes.
Those present at the meetlng were
Messrs. A. R. Hooker, D. L. Toney. C.
C. Jones, T. E. Taylor and M. B. Rob
ertson.
Herrlng?Hlnaon.
Mr. Lewiu Herrlng and Mlss Lizzle Hlnson.
bc-th of North Carollna, wero marrled qulet
ly yesterday afternoon at No. 111 West
Filth Street by tha Rev. Dr. R. W. Crldlin,
pastor of Stockton Street Baptlst Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Herrlng will mako thelr homo
ln Goldsboro, N. C. ,
Horse Kllled on Trestle.
A large bay stalllon, tho property of Mr.
C E. Henshaw, of Granlte, wns kllled on tho
trestle just east of Forest Hlll Park some
time Monday night or early yesterday raoro
in?r. Tho anlmal strayed from Richmond,
where Mr. Henshaw was spendlng tho nlght.
ar.d was making for homo when tha accldent
occuired. Tha horse trled to cross tha tres?
tle. becama entangled ln the tlmbers, and
waa unable to get free.
Car No. 6S, in charge of Motorraan Trlp
lott, yesterday morning at 6 o'clock ran
upor. the anlmal, and had. lt not been for
th- oapable manner In1 whlch the rootor
iuan handled tho car tha crew and paaaen
ger3 would have been dashed into tha ravlno
twenty feet bulow, and majiy Uvea would
have been 103t.
Boy Goes to Reformatory.
Henry Dlckorson, the whlto boy who was
before Mayor Maurlco somo time ago on the
chaigp of belns a vagrant. and who was laier
turned over to the captaln of the Salvatlon
Army ln Richmond, was brought back to
the Manchester authorltles Monday nlght.
The captaln stated that he could do nothing
with the boy. Ho was agaln before tha
Major yesterday morning and was sent to
the Reformatory.
Charles Webb (colored), charged with
cursing and abuslng George Anderson and
threatenlng to do hlm bodlly harm. waa be
tc-ra tho court and was flned $2.50 and costs.
Personala. and Brlofs.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph. R. Cunnlng, mls
sionarlea from Wlnchow, Chlna, who have
been vlsltlng thelr cousln. Mrs. May S.
Bulley. of Mason Park, left yesterday for
Norfolk. Thla is Mr. Cunnlng's lirst vlsit
to the Unlted States ln ten years. They will
leuirn home on Thursday.
Mrs. Henry Osbourne, of Danvllle, ls vls
Iting Mrs. Charles Meyers, at Talrtaenth
and Porter Streets.
The Almshuuse Committee has boen called
to meet at the Instltutlon thls afternoon at
5 o'clock. The Cemetery Committee will
meet at the Councll charaber at 7:80 o'clock.
New Year's Day will bo' generally obaerved
as a legal hollday ln Manchester. The
banks will bo closed and tho post-offlce open
only from 8 to 12 o'clock. Ono collectlon
aud one delivery will be made.
Rcballd the Alluimbiu.
Work will begln to-day on the Alhambra
Ilciel, Kiiihth and Frunklln Streets, whlch
wai recently grcatly damaged by flro. Such
changes as are necessary to make the bulld?
lng tlreproof ar.d sanltary will be made, and
tho houise will be newly returnlshod through
uut. lt Ib expected that the hotel will bc
reor.ened for business wlthln thlrty days.
F|ro Clook to Toll Ilours.
Beglnnlng to-day tho plg clook ln the en
Elno houso between Nlnth and Tenth Stroeu
on Broad Street will toll the houra. Attei
tho rpmoval ot tha Second Polico Stutlor
from Sixth and Marshall Stroots tha poop'.t
In the vlclnlty of the Sixth Streot Markei
were much at a loss to toll tho passlng o:
the hours, und they nppoaled to varloui
cummittees of the Councll to help them ii
thu matter. Tho Fire Board came to theh
rtliof, anil a tho department clook will rlai
out the hour*._
Wnlior I.ewls Appculs,
Waltor bowls (colorod) appeared ln thi
Poliou Court yesterday morning lo anawei
to tho charge of steallng ii ln uurrenuy am
Bil cuuts' worth of produco from Eugeni
Urauor, hls employer, IIo was dlsmlssea j>
the sucond charge, but on the flrBt waa aen
tenoed to a Jall term of alxty days, IIo ap
Jboulsd from tba dwUlon. ,
*
'The struggle to keep appearances up
Keeps Many a good man down."
This is 1908. Are you willing to remain in the same old rut, or are
you determined to improve your position in life. for the good of the dear
ones as well as yourself?
Highland Park
With its sewerage, natural drainage, homes, shade trees, lawns, fine trolley service, pure
water and pure air, situated on the highest ground overlooking Richmond, offers great
inducements to the HOMESEEKER and 1NVESTOR.
Lots 35x140. Alleys 20 feet. Avenues 60 and 80 feet. $150 and
upwards. Easy terms. 10% discount for cash. Every lot a bargain,
We will increase our prices 25% in the spring on the few remaining
lots, so if you are in the market NOW is the time and HIGHLAND
PARK the place.
Every man owes it to himself and family to own some of mother earth. Do you own
any? Start the new year by investing in these homesites to-day. We will help you.
Salesmen on ground every day 2 to 5 P. M.
All cars transfer at Broad and Seventh streets to Northside car, which stops in this
Health Resort.
Highland Park Realty Corporation,
J. W. McCOMB, Manager,
Phone [phone] American National Bank Bailding, 10th and Main Sts.
January 1 st in the Annals of Sport.
1883?xt London?Isonomy. celelJVated racehorse, sold for $45,000 In gold.
1885?At Mlddleton, Ireland?W. J. M. Barry, amateijr, threw 56-pound
weight 26 feet, beatlng Brltlsh record.
1890?At Woodland, Cal.?In rlfle exhlbltlon, Lllllan F. Smlth broke 50
glass, balls ln 51 seconds.
1891?At Auburn, N. Y.?Frank Uncles made 2.00Q consecutive jumps wlth
a skipping rope, wlthout a mlss or skip. ln 14 mlnutes 30 seconds.
1900?At Coney Island?"Kid" McCoy won from Peter Maher In flve rounds.
1903?At New Britain, CL?Joe Gans won on a foul from Gus Gardner ln
eleventh round. , , _
1907?At Tonopah. Nev.?In fight for lightwelght champlonshlp, Joe Gans
knocked out "Kid" Herman ln clghth round.
CONFESSES THEFTS
One-Armed Man Climbed Tele?
graph Poles and Stole Cop
per Wire.
James Heiter, one of the most no
torious thleves ln Henrlco county, was
8ent to the grand jury yesterday .morn?
ing nfter a hearlng before Maglstrate
Lewis. The speclflc charge agalnst
Heiter was that of steallng copper
wlre from tho Passenger and Power
Company on. the nlght of Chrlstmas
Eve. When confronted by the evidenco
he confessed. and also admltted a
nurnber of other offences.'
As stated heretofore, the man soerns
to have a manla for thls form ef
theft, and ln the last several years
has cost the Passenger and Power
Company hundreds of dollars. Ho has
been arrested as many as ten tlmes,
and has served one term ln the penl
lentlary. On one occaslon, whlle nt
the top of a pole -steallng wlre, he
was shot by "a police offlcer and hls
arm was severed from hls body. Tho
next day he was arrested, but the jus
tlce thlnklng that the loss of an arm
was sufnclent punishment, turned hlm
loose.
The losses of wlre contlnued to oc
cur, and not only delayed the cars and
caused other Inconveniences, but loose
ends of llve wlres endangered tho Uves
of man and beast along the suburban
Unes, on whloh Heiter always operated.
The negro was caught ln tho act Of
steallng wire Chrlstmas Eve morn?
ing by Motorman H. C. Mnrtln. of the
Lakeslde llne, and later ln the day waa
found by M. M. Mosley, the sectlon
'foreman, ln on old shanty, ln whlch ho
had several hundred dollars' worth or
copper wlre.
SHOW A FAIXING OFF.
Government** Recelpts for Month Less,
Wlillc Expendltures Are Greater.
WASHTNGTON, D. C, December 31.?
The forthcomlng report of government
recelpts and expendltures for the month
endlngr to-day wlll show a decrease ln
the receipts, as compared wlth Decem?
ber last year, of $8,529,152, and an ln
crease ln expendltures of $9,381,41-1,
maklng the net loss $17,910,186. Tho
largest decrease ln the recelpts ls from
customs, where the loss ls $6,895,059.
Internal revenue ahows a decrease of
$2,768,645, and mlscellaneous recelpts
an lncrease of $1,135,452. The expen?
dltures show an lncrease in civll and
mlscellaneous of $3,600,000; ln war an
lncrease of $1,500,000: ln navy an ln?
crease of nearly $4,000,000; for pen
slons an lncrease of $2,400,000; for
publlc works an lncrease from $4,84S,
711 to $8.490,000._
FIGHT FOR GOOD ROADS
Cinumerclal Travelers to Joln Movement Be?
fore LeKlslature.
The State board of dlrectors of the Trav
elera' Proteotlve Assoolatton wlll moet heit
on Saturday nlght, and Mr. B. R. Barks
finle. of Norfolk, chalrman of the commltrac
oii good roads and publlo utllltles. wlll molte
hls flrst report as to the campalgn belns
waccd by the organltatton ln favor of road
lnir-rovemont, . , ,
Tha aasoclatlon reoently sent out Inqulrlos
to all Its mombera aa to tha conditlon i>l
tho roads ln the sactlons traveled by them.
The following question waa appendad to
each olrcular- lottor:
"Under the road law enacted by the
lost General Aasombly, authorlzlng the
wcrklng of convlct labor on the roads,
lt la dlaoretlonary on the part of tho
Judges throughout the Stnlo to lasua.
tha neoeasary ordor upon the Jallora
for the flellvory of priaoners to tho
rroper 'aurlrorlrles for road work. Are
tho farmiM-s and tha morohanta ln the
aeotton whloh you tiavol In favor of on
amonclment to the proacnt law. roqutr
Ing prlsonera to be aentencod dlrect to
lubor on tlio roads, Inatean of a Jail
Bcntonce?" ? ,, , , , ,.,
At tho oomlng meotlng Mr. Barksdalo wll
rrport on tho repllos. and a commlttee wll
be liiBtruoted to co-operate wlth otlmr good
roni! foroos beforo tho Uoglalature.
Her Body Seut Hoims
NBWPOllT NBWS, VA,, Deoember 31
?The body ot Mrs. Beatrlee Hart Geur
heart who oommltted sulclde yester?
day, was sent to her home ln Mlchlgan
for Interment. 'ftie oause of the wo?
man'a auioids 1)U not doveloped.
VALUED AT $33,000
City Engineer, With Many Op
portunities, Refused to Gain
Fortune by Speculation.
Countlng hls life Insurance of $10,
000, the estate of Colonel Wllfred B.
Cutshaw amounted to $33,000. In the
Chancery Court yesterday It. E. Wlley,
of Llttlo Rock, Ark., quallfled as exe
cutor of the will, whlch was flled for
probate. lt was wrltten and algned by
Colonel Cutshaw. on February 12, 1007.
Colonel Cutshaw dlrectod hls executor
to glve $1,000 to Mrs. L. R. Whlteley
his niece by marrlage, and $100 to
Laura Hays, a colored domestlc. who
had been employed ln hls home for
years. All hls technlcal and onglneerlng
books aro bequeathed to Calvln Whltn
ley, Jr. One-half of the remalnder ot
hls estate ls glven to hls slster, Mrs.
F, A. Chambers, of Harper's Ferry, W.
Va., and the rest to hls nleces, Mlsses
Mattle Croxton, of Washlngton, D. C,
and Bessle Wlley, of Little Rock. Mr.
Wlley, the executor, was not requlred
to glvo any bond.
Conslderlng hls opportunttles in tho
offlco of City Engineer for thirty-four
years, Colonel Cutshaw could havo left
a large fortuno hnd ho been un
scrupulous. His whole record, however,
showed that ho was scrupulously hon
est, and In that respect has left a
hlstory far dlfferent from that found ln
many clties of tho present day. He
was ln charge of the -most lmpor,tant
department of the munlclpal govern?
ment, with unllmlted chances for real
estate speculation, but ho refused on
numerous occaslons to dlspose of hls
property ln the flnlshod section and
buy where values were advanclng at
a remarkable rate.
Law nnd Equtty Court.
Judgments antered yesterday: Mrs. Sallie
I. Harbaugh vs. Wickham and Northrop,
rccelvers, &c. for $200; tho Ullman Company
vs. J. b. Bbanhack for $11137; National
Paeking Company vs. Virglnia Anthraclte
Coal Company for $464.65: Wllllam J. Stur
dtpln &o. vs. Virglnia 6turpedln. Chancery
caso for sale- of real estate.
Mr. UlUey Dismlssed.
Jake Johnson (colored), callad in the Po?
llce Court yesterday morning on the charge
of belng drunk and reckleasly drlvlng in the
striets, was flned $10. Hia employer, Joseph
Bllloy, was called to anawer to the charge
of cruelly worklng and torturlng a. dlseased
hcrse, and waa dismlssed.
3>ealeb igroposfalsi.
Petersburg. Va., December 23, 1907.
SEALED PKOPOSALS FOR FURNISH
ing the Central State Hospital with
supplles for three months, beglnnlng
January 8. 1908, and ending April 8,
1S0S, will be recelved untll 6 P. M.,
JANUARY 7, 1908.
The Special Board reserves the
rlght to rejoct any or all blds. All
supplios are to be dellverod to tho
Hospital free of charge. Llsts and
character of artlcles needed may be
obtained at tho Hospital. or from
S. J. HURT, Steward.
Offlco of Clty Engineer, Clty Hall.
Richmond, Va.. December 2G, 1907.
SEALED PKOPOSALS' WILL BE RE
celved at thls office untll January 7,
1908, at 6* o'clock P. M., for the bulld?
lng known as "Richmond Bulldlng,"
at Jamastown Espositlon.
BIddors will state prlce they will
glve for the bulldlng.
The Commltteo on Grounds and
Bulldings reserves the rlght to re
jeot any and all proposals submttted.
ROBERT WHITTET, JR..
Chalrman. Committee on Grounds
and Bulldings,
&Ci)00l?.
Richmond College.
Wlntor term bog-lns Deoomber 3'Iat.
Students admltted to departmonts o(
LIberal Arts and of Law at thls tlme,
For new Bulletln, addresa
, PRESIDENT 1^. W. BOATWRIGHT.
Richmond. Va.
guctton ?>alcS, Cfjte ?ap.
? ^F>HONE 1905^
Grand New Year's
Auction Sale
TO-DAT, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1,
1903,
at our auction salesroom, Na 618 East
Broad Street, commenclng ut 10:30
o'clock, conslstlng of a large lot' of
unusually flne Household Furnlture,
such as Bedroom Suits, Parlor Sultar,
Dlnlng Tables, Chlna Cases, Sldeboards,
VIenna Dlnlng Chalrs, New Iron and
Brass Beds. Mattresses, Odd Dressers
and Washstands, Rugs, Druggets. Up
rlght and S'quaro Pianos, Wardrobes.
Japanese Vases. Tollet Sets, Flne Gas
Ranges, Flne Cooklng &toves; Glass
Door Kitchen Cupboard, Kltchen Ta?
bles and Chalrs, &c.
SHOES AND HATS.
At 12:30 o'clock wlll sell for trans
portation company two cases Shoes
and one case Mlllincry.
Sale posltive. Terms: Cash.
THE VAL.ENTINE AUCTION CO. ?
Suctfon &>ale?, Jfuture 3Bap&
Virginia Salvago and Wrecklng Co.,
A. K. Mayo, Proprietor.
BANKRUPT SALE.?SODA FOUN
TAIN. HORSE AND WAGON STLENT
SALESMEN CASES, MARBLE-TOP
COUNTERS. GROCERIES, CONFEO
TIONERIES, TOBACCOS, &C, &C.
By vlrtue of a decree entered ln tha
Dlstrlct Court of the United States for
the Eastern District of Virginia, la
the matter of Alfred Morlconl. I wlll
sell for the underslgned receiver, at
10:30 A. M.,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3. 1908,
at No. 224 East Broad Street, 1 Onyx
Soda Fountaln, Hot Chocolate Urn,
Marble-Top Soda Counter, 3 Sllent
Salesmen Show-Cases. Tobacco Wall
Case. Iron Frame Soda Tables, Cnalnj;
Stools, Soda Flxtures of all klndjL Na?
tlonal Cash -Reglster, Horse, Wagon
and | Harness, Ice Creara Plant, Eleo
trlc Motor, a nlce stock of Imported
Grocerles and Canned Goods, Candles, .
Candy Tray, Smoklng and Chewlng To
baccos, Snuff, Cigars and Clgarottes.
The above flxtures are flnlshed in
mahogany and vlrtually new.
TERMS: Cash.
ORDWAY FUDLBR,
Receiver ln Bankruptcy.
N<^PHONE g906^^>j
^?glJLgAST BRQAPj?^
$1,250 Stock
Druggist Sundries
AT AUCTION,
BANKRUPT SALE.
By vlrtue of a decree entered ln the
Dlstrlct Court of tho United States tor
the Eastern Dlstrlct of Vlrglnia l?
the matter of VELLINES DRUG, SUN
DRY CO., INC.. bankrupt, I wlll pro
ceed to selL by publlc auction, on
FRIDAY. JANUARY 3D. 12:30 P. M.,
at the auction salesrooms of The Vale
tine Auction Co., 61S East Broad Street,
on second floor. the sald stock embrao
Ing a large varlety of Drugglsts' Sun?
dries of all klnds, all of whlch are
absolutely fresh and salable, and con
slstlng of about 200 dlfferent lots, ln
ventorylng $1,253.90.
The stock wlll be offered flrst as
a whole, wlth the rlght reserved to
refuse bld. If not, satlsfaotory. wlll
then lmmedlately proceed to sell to the
hlghest bldder, ln lots to sult the trade.
TERMS: Cash.
The goods can be examined Thurs-.
day, January 2d.
U C. HAZELGROVB,
Receiver and Trustee.
THE VALENTINE AUCTION CO..
Auctloneers. .
"V" Crimp
And Other Styles of
ROOFING
LARGEST BTOCR AND LOWBST
PRICES.
The Implement Co.
1303 K. Maln Street.
HICHMOND, . . ? ? . .. TUaCOA.