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THFJ TIMISfl irOL'NDED 188?.
TnE DISPATCtl KOUNDRI3 18C0.
ymotm number, ii$o&.
IUOIMOXI), VA., SlTtftftVAY. JANUARY 18,1908;
PRICE TWO CENT8,
DRESS REF0RW1 FOR
Delegates Discuss Vital
Pro'bleni, 13ut Ovcrlook
Important Points.
COLOR OF GOVVNS
NOT SUGGESTED
'Jcxturc Also Is Lcfl to the
Iinagination ? Jtillus Oacsar
nnd Others Held Up as Kx
arhples, and Sliakcs
pcare Is Quotetl
at Length.
BV I.KWIS II. stACnisx.
The questlon of dreks roforrii for the
Judges of tho Suproine Court of Ap
VvtCle wbs ugnln a biirnlhg ono ttt ih<"
f.'apltoi yesterday?moro burnlng than
on the day beforo, If possible. lt
ciuno up in ihe lowor branch 011 Dele
gate Cox'k motlon to reeonslder tho
vote by Whlcll tho resolutlon was
adopted Thurstlny, the House, by a
vote of two to one. refuslng to rc
i'A': from its former action.
Tlic dobnlr- wns splrlted. and the
br*t of the session, so farm, vlewed
Iroui thc vfowpolnt of oratnry. but It
iriey be truthfully sald that there
wns more levlty Ih lt, at tlmes, than
wns bcomlng In tlie dlscueslon of so
rolcmn a subject. 'L'o brlef thc a.rgu
m'.-nt pro and con, lt wns said that the
Knglish Judges. thc Judges of the St?:
p'reme Court of the L'nited Stntes and
of most of the '.States of the Cnion
wear officlal robet.; that tho custom
n-Jd.* unlformtty. dignlty and wclght
tn the appcaranc-.- of the Judges, nnd
that respeet and rcverenco w*rc ??:
cbrdlngly Insplred by thla repalia
Portla, Jullus Ccasar and thc Boman
:-'>-nators tverc !ie|d up as oxnmplef
of gown-wcarlng wnrthies nnd au
thorltlen were quoted from Shakes
poare to Davld Dudley Pleld ln tavoj
of the cuBtom for Judges.
Sonie Other Aapect*.
Per contra. lt was sald tliat thc Su
preme Court ot Appeals of Vir*lnla
aircady presented a sufftclently dlgnt
fled appearance. and insptrcd all thr
rcspect and reveror.ee that was neces
aary, that thc Vlrglnia Bar Assocla
Hon had not indorscd the change tha'
the Judgcr could adopt the proposei
costume. If they desired to do so, am
if they dld not they could lgnore th
request irnplled in tht- resolutlon
Mlnor points wero made. but thes<
were tho really vital one*.
The mllllnery aspecls of the subject
were not touched, except that sonu
-,ne hlnted that the gowna were to bt
ilken. Whethc-r thU -.vas moant as i
practical suggestlou or merely as ar
orutorlcal omament was not cntfrelo
i.li.ar. So tar as the text of the re&o
littion goes, ono l.- not warranted ii
saying that bombazlne is to bA barrc.l
Nelther was the color questlon dls
ous-sed in this connectlon, though th<
general assumption scemed to bo that
the gowns would be hlack. or at lca."
of some sombre and impresslve huc
ln England the Judges wear scarlet
e.nd under the resolutlon Vlrgtnk
audges might do thc same. or evon ad<
i-trlpes or bars of white and blue, t<
give them a thoroughly patriotlc ap
X.earanco.
U women had been discussing th
r,ucstlon, as they discuss all questlon;
In some Western -Leglslatures, the:
would not havo omltted to dccldod th
material, ono that would wear am
-vash without runnlng ot> fading, am
the color, one thut would he mos
likely to be becoming.
There was another disappolntment
the failure to produce satlsfactor;
proof that tho Judges tliemselyes fn
Vo.red the proposed fushlon. Ther?
were Intlmations both whj-h, but ther
was no authoritatlvc statement.
What viow the Senate will take o
tho whole matter cannot now be fore
east.
Other Bnnlnenn.
A good deal of other business wa
accomplished by thc House, whic
hoth ln Its committees and on th
floor has got down to business wit
unprecedented promptneps and vlgo:
The Senate, too, is not walttng for th
grass to grow, but Is making hay, raln
days and all.
. The House under a suspension of th
rules passed the blll reported from th
Flnance Commlttee making an appr*
priation of $125,000 annually to th
slnklng fund for the purpose of es
tingulshlng tho publlc debt of th
State. The amount heretofore annuall
npproprlated foivthls purpose has hec
$42,000. Tho Increase ls ln llne wlth th
recommendatlons of the Governor
message, and, lt is tliought, Wi
strengthen the credlt of the Stato ar
addto the value of Its securities.
A number of other bllls were ai
vanced on thc calendar, and somo wl
bo. passed to-day.
In-. tho Senate the jolnt resoluttc
prohlblting the introiluctlon of bll
after February 20th was ttnaninious
adopted. If it is adopted by the Houi
lt ls thought that the chances of ge
tlng through most of tho Importai
bllls already Introduced wlll bo great
lmproved. Both houses seem to bo be:
upon proventlnn the loglslattve blocl
ado which occurreii last session, wln
for a long time scarcely anythlng cou
bo consldered ' wltliout prncttcal
unanlmous consent.
Tho Senate yesterday passed a nur
ber of bills relatlng to the quostlon
where sults may 'be brought ngaln
telograph and telephone companics f
lallure to dellver messages. and certa
bllls amondlng statutos relatlng to I
Junctlons and prohlblting tho una
thorlzed' wearjng of -Inslgnia of ai
socloty. trades unlon or tho Soutlie:
cross of honor.
ThAe ls plenty of work now cut o
to keep the two houses busy wlth t:
' aetual ptnlnoss of enaotlng laws, ai
|t ls expected tlmt legtslatlon will i
ioward without halt or elacklns.
ii session ofTwo houses
'??^legntes PInpu'sh Qucittfon' ???' t?o?
for Suprcitie Court Judgew.
Sltting for considorably over an ho
?ej3terday. the IIouso of Dojugat
ransnetod muoh business, nono i
twhlch wap of Btrlklng publlc Intere
JAfter a brlef but spliited dobato, t
body refused to roconsidoi' tho vt
|,y whlch, on the . provious day,
.^Continued on Secoua fase.J
WILL HAVE B. & 0. TRAINS
.-. ? / .
Coiiipnriy to I'xlt'ttd niri'i-i .Mervl?'? fo
ItlilniKiMil ln siiori 'I'lrt(t-.
|S|.<,nliiI toTli-Tlnxti-Hlri.iitili.]
BALTIMORE, MM., .lunnitry 17.?The
BtiUlmoiv aml Ohlo Itallrond In itrrrtng
Itfg to fiilt nn ilirougli tl-nltiM b^twfon
thls clty und Rlclnii'tiul. It niuy be u
month or two lut-frtr*. Ii can bo -ilono,
tiH tho sr'limluln uf ti'iilns iislng tho
rond bctwo<mi 'U'liHliliiglnii und ITlcll
montl wlll lutvc to lot coiuddored.
Tho completfon ahfl ocoupnncy of tho
Unlon Stutlon nt Wanhlrigtph placeS
th..- Bnltltnoro and Ohlo 011 an cVjual
fooilng wlth tho PenttisytVanla in thc
flght for Sotithoril trafllc, from whlcli
!t -wus barrod htfretofore by physlcal
condltions, Tho IlnRimoro nnd Ohlo
will line tho truoks of thc Rlchmond,
Fredorleksbtirg .md Potonwc, in whlch
It holdfl ,l orm-slxlh Interest. Thu Bul
tlinoro und Ohlo hns rriaito two attempt*
In the pnst to malte propor eonnecttotfs
for Soijtl'urii pasnelig'or Waflic. One
plnn was by way of tho MetrOpolltan
Southern, whlch sinrtod In Montgom
ery county, Md., and wus to croBS thu
Potbmac and conncct wlth tho So'uthtSrn
Rallway near Alexandrla.
This wus nbandoned. Later it waa
plannod to brlilgo tho p'ptomao nt
Hli'-ppitrds and cbhnect wlth tho Orang<
?md Alexandrla road. Thls plnn. also
wus nllowfil to slumbi-r.
Coiinrni* Ittimor Orciilnlcil Hcrr.
Thls tolcg'rain conflrnis tln- very In
teresting report ln <-Ir?-ulntion li*re
> i-Klerday that thln enrnpnny lntondcd
to extend lt<! ncrvlco to Rlchmond. "A
woek ago this company i-.stabllahod a
through aleeper Bervtce hetween Rlch?
mond and Pittsbiirg, belng enabled to
i do thls with the opening of tho new
[ passenger statlon at tho natlonal capi?
tal.
Tho Rlehmond-Washington company,
tho holtling concorn, owns u majorlty
lof tho eupltal stock of tho Rlchmond,
j Frederlrksburg nnd Potomac, illntrl
Ibuted among alx railroads, operatlng
jtlie through llne in conjunctluu wlth
'the Wiialiiiigton-Southern, from Wosh
ingtou to Quantlr.o. The Baltimore
nnd Ohlo owns a one-sixth interest.
Conucll to Vrifc Repenl.
A mnetlng of the Common Councll
wfl| b.- held next Tuesday nlght to
IPkss rc*">1tnlon.? sirnllar to thost
I adopted by the FJ'iard of Aldermen anc
-thc Chamber of Commerce, urglng th<
repeal of tlie law by whlch the Rich?
mond. Frodcrlcksburg and Potomat
?{ Railroad has a monopoly between thh
I cfty and "Washlngton.
DIGGING GRAVES AT NIGHT
; Thls Vi-ccMiirv to Fn<:llltn?.. Burylni
tbe UoyiTtotvu Deml.
BOYERTOWN. PA.. January 17.?Th
uncommon a'glt of a gang of Itallai
laborers digging graves bv the lisrh
of the moon for tho burlal of thc- dea<
of the Khoades Onera Houj-o d'snste
. was wltnessc-d ln Union and Fairvif-v
. cemeterios here 1ast night- So man
funerais were to be held to-t-'a-.- to
morrow and Sunday, that the bo'roue;
authoritbra found it necessary to kee
tne men at work all night. To-da;
found thls part of tho work ln connec
tion wlth Monday night's horror al
most completc-d. A large number o
funeral* were held to-dav and man
I sad Bcenes were enacfed as-one or tw
i mernbtrs of a famlly were lald to res
ln tho hurrie-dly prepared graves. Th
I largest nurnb^r of funorals will tak
. place to-morrow. Tho coroner to-da
Placed the numborof dead at 173. Vear
; ly everybody livlrg here turned oiit to
i day to pay reaptcis to the vlctlms 6
i the nre.
| The authorities have thus far bee
| unable to solve tho mystery aurround
ing the unidentifled hody of a woma
whlch was found dressed in male at
fir*. The tuiid^ntlfied dead will b
burled in aiternch. slsty feet lonr.
i forty feot wide and sijt feet deep. Eac
i of,,, Lhe . thirty unidentlfied bodb>
wlll bc placed In a separate coffin an
each coffin wlll be separated from th
others b.v a brick wall. After all th
bodles liavo beon burb.d memorlai ?et
viccs wlll be held.
JKILLED ESCAPING FROM FIRI
Glrls* Eureloped B.v Flnmen, Jnmp t
Thelr Death.
SCRANTON. PA., January 17_Fot
glrls woro kllled, nlno serlously it
jurod and a score or more sllghtl
huit. at a fire In the Imperlal Knl
tln .Coinpuny's nilll in Dlx Coui-t. I
tho central- part of tho city, to-da;
The dead are Murle Buckley, age
nlneteen years, neck broken by Jnmi
Ing from thlrd-atory window: Catht
rine Grlfflth, aged twenty years. sku
fractured by Jumplng from wlndoi
dled in hospltal; Jannie Ratchfor
aged twenty-two years. both arms ar
legs broken. and internally lnjured t
jumplng from window. died in hosplta
Katherine Manosky, aged elghtecn, Ii
ternally lnjured by jumplng from wli
dow, dled lu hospltal.
Elghty-flve glrls were at work <
the third floor when a fire broke c
on tho ground floor. whero some uii
wero varnishlng furnlturc ln war
liousR. It qulckly ascended the el
vator shaft and drove the glrls pan
strlcken to the window opening on tl
fire-escape. The girls on the upp
part of tho fire-escape crowded tho
In front. Wlth tho flames envelo
Ing thom, half of them Juraped fro
tho third floor before the flremen n
rived. There was one exit, a narro
hallway, besldes the flre-escape, ai
a [ this hallway was cut off by fire ai
smoke. . Many of the glrls falnte
further ulocklng the narrow flr
escape, and addtng to the difilcnlty
resoue. Somo of Ihe lnjured glrls t
lege that they were pushed over t
railiiig by other glrls. The whole i
terlor of the bulldlng was eaten o
by the flames, causing a loss
f*75,000.
SAILORS SUE FOR ARREST
VlXe XeicrocH ' HrliiK Actfon . AkiiIii
Cautnlii IIurdliiK for. tfIO,WUO.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., January 17.
Clalming that thoy were .urrested co
trary to tho law. and that tlioy wc
imprlsoned on shlpboard and broug
up \to Provlilence from Nowport Nb'
against thelr wlll, ? flve negro -sallc
on tho flvo-maatod schooner Dorot
Palmer, of Boston,'h?ul Captain J.
Hardlng arrested this afternoon a
further entered llvc fclvil suits for dai
ages of ?J'*,000 each. Captain Hardl
furnlshed suroty in the sum of $10.0
contending that ho hml a rlght to i
ns he did.
Tho sallors clulm tbnt thej- w<
illegally Imprisoned nt Newport Ne\
just beforo the Palmer sct sail for t!
port. Thelr uttor.ney asserta that
law has pcrmltted for ten years t
arresi of desertlng sallors iu tho ni'
chant marine. The captain clalms -tl
ho aoted -under the authorlty of Co
mlssionor . Garrott, of Nowport Ne>
Great Interest ln tho case ia felt
murlne clroles.
Unit'l Wnnt Auother Court.
IJSpci-lnl to Tho Tlmes-Dlapateh.]
NORFOLK, ' VA? January 17.?1
Norfolk Bar Assoolatlon at a meetl
held to-nlght, .went on reoord as <
opposlng llio blll lntroduced by Sena
Sale to croato anothor court for '
clty of Norfolk, dealarlng it ls to '
bost Intorost of. tho clty to increi
the salary of Judge AtcLeniore, of
Clty Clrcult Court, and have addItlo
terms-of that court to faoilltato bu
ness.
CLOSE COURT WHILE
EVELYN TELLS STORY
Thaw's Attorney Consents
to Jerome's Request and
the Judg-e Considers. .>
MOTHER AND WIFE
BOTH ON STAND
Former Has to Suspend on Ac?
count of Exhaustion, and Dis?
trict Attorney Brcaks Up
Young Wife's Narrative
With Searching
_ QtVestions.
NEW YOI1K. .lannary 17.?A serle.1
Of surprlscH broucrht tht Thaw case
near a crisis, to-day. Both Evelyn
Thaw, tho wlfe. and Mrs, Willlam
Thaw, tho mother of tho defendant,
were on the witness stand, and Just af
tho former was about to relate anew
the sjtory of her life, as she told lt tc
Tliaw ln Porls In isn;i, District Attor?
ney Jerome arosn and suggested that
in .tho interest of publlc rnorals al
j persons savo those Immedlately ititer
entod ln the enso sliould he excludt-i
I from the cotirtroom durlng the recltu
i of what he termed a "horrlblo tale.'
Tho motlon Included thc reprcsenta
j tlves of newnpapors, as woll as th(
1 publlc generally. Att,orney Martln W
Llttleton, of thc defense, Jolned ln 1
to shleld the young woman from hun
j dr<?ds of eiirlous eyes, and sald that sc
i far as the constitutlonal rlght to r
I publlc hcarlng was concerncd he wai
j ready to wulve that point in any Iron
! clad manner the court might sugprest
Proceedlngs were suspended untl
next Monday mornlng, when Justin
DowHrtg will announce hls decision.
Cnmc As Ulg Surprlic.
The district attorney's suggestloi
wa* a. distinct surprise, and callo,
forth the rcmark from Justlce Dowlin;
that lt would havo come wltl
greater force at the flrst hearlni
of the case. When Mr. Jerome aro*
, It was generally Uelleved that he wa
' I about to contend agalnst the admlssi
J liillty of young Mrs. Thaw's tositimon:
Jj on 'ne gro-nd that It <-ould tiot hov
t! hnd a very serlous offet-t upon thc mini
n.ol thc man who subsequently becam
?!her h'tsband, Inasmuch a>- the honil
.? eldi- did not occuv until thrce year
H l.ereafter. Mr. Jerome had previousl:
?!obJe<:!C-d to Mrs. Thaw rtetatltpg ..on
1 versatlor.s she had wlth Thaw ihre
J "yearis prlor to the tragedy, Lnt -lus
.j tice Towlliig ruled thnt the decjarn
. tions of the defendants were admissibl
f;on general prlnclples.
n Then Mr. Jerome attacked the wlt
Jjness.ln another way, and by standln
'llnimediately ln front of her and ob
e'ijcctlng to practlc^.lly every questlo
yj which Mr. Llttleton asked ln hls pro
- llnv.nary examlnatlon as to her earl
?I hlstory. cut the young woman's re
fJcttal from the effective narrative fori
Jlt assumed last year Into a hundre
. jfragments. Many of the objectlont
n;based upon their relevancy and imma
-iterlallty. were sustained by the cour
o' When these fatled the prosecutor we
Hever ready with others, until the tes
'Ulmony was falrly torn into shreds an
djhad lost entirely thc many llttl
citouches of human interest which wet
e|a part of tho narration last year. whe
-jno objectlons Were offered. Mr. Jeron
sald his objectlons were lntended t
cut out all stories about "pet cats an
a lot of other stuff," whlch had n
place in the trial.
Knfeelilfil Mother on Stand.
The elder Mrs. Thaw, pale and wea
from her recent illness,_ was assistc
to the witness chalr, and repeated
large part of the testiinony sho ga\
n year ago. Her appearance and tl
sincerity of her evldence, as she tol
of her son's strange conduct afte
meeting Evelyn Xesbit and hearln
her story. had a marked effect upc
all who Hstened. On account of h<
weak condltion her examlnatlon w;
Interrupted by consent. to be resumt
some tline next, week, when she wi
tell of Thaw's lnfancy. District A
'" torney Jerome's manner, whlle tl
l"'mother was on tho stand, was n
deference, and lt was hls suggestlc
whlch led to tlie resplte.
But when the young wife took tl
stand the ehange was marked. Jeron
l^'glared at her from thc very rirst, ai
lo hls-objectlons were falrly shouted
sr|lier ears. Well acc'ustomed to cou
setusage from her former experlence, tl
?" young woman ,walted patlently fofi
"Mrullng as to each objoction. When tk
^'woro sustained she was silent; whi
,d[overruled she was ever ready'wlth h
id| rcsponse.
Wnii Wnavh Irrntlouiil.
Effective testlmony was glven
tho mornlng session by Miss Alice
Fletcher, of Washlngton, D. C, a lon
timo frlend of the Thaws and a fr
quont visitor at their home.
Sho said she hnd known Harry Thi
for. twenty-slx yeara and ho had
ways tmpressed her as Irratlonal. M
Catherine C'Ne-lI, who nurscd Thaw
a boy from his;thlrd to his temn yoi
uddea' hor evldence to that alroa
adduced as to irratlonal conduct u
tondencies on .tlic part of the dofor
nnt. Two doormen at tha pollce sl
tlon, .where Tlm'w was conflned t
night ? of tho tragedy, repeated th
storlos ot last year of Thaw's in
(Continued on Thlrd Pagn.)
NO VERDICT IN WALSH CAS!
Jury Stlll Uiinhle to Agree, tbe Juil
(Socs to. Inillaon Home.
CHICAGO, January 17.?The Wa
jury not having arrlved at a vord
as to tho guilt or lunocence of t
former hanlc presldent, charged w
having mlsused the funds of tho O
cago Natlonal Bank, word was si
by Judge Andorson to those walti
ln tho court room at 6 6'clook t
afternoon that he was about to go
hls home In Indlaua, and that
(tudlngs of the jury, should thev agi
would not be nnnounced until after
return to-morrow mornlng.
Doubts nre now exprossoa ns
whother the twelve men wlll bo a
to reach a decision. various rum
as to the attltude of the Jurors w
oirculatod durlng the day, but w
witliout foundation, no lntimatlon
any sort hnvlng conie from tho J
room. Walsh and Tils attorneys wai
about the, court"' room of Juclgt .
derson nearly all 'day, He appoa
to he ln hlgh splrlte nnd expressed
hcUot' that Ue wmild hc aciuUtoU.
NO ACCIDENT TO WARSHIP
T-i~ii(i.iiiitl llimior of Mliklnu of C'oil
j iteetletil WHIinul Koiiiol.lli.n.
i RIO JANP'IRO. /u'lHJhry ]7.~Tho
Amerb-an bnttleMhl't Hcfet wns Jnlnnd
tn-ilny !n tho httrhor of Rl" Jnnolro !?'
Uie torpodo hnnt llotlllii. iitimii. t in(j -i:;
< V'-wmoIm. whlch nrrivfd fr?m Pernnm
i Imi'o nnd nnehorcd u"pr th" t--i.vt.wn
? blg i>.ittloHhlpK ut :i:lfr In tho after
nonn. Llotttnnrttit-Commttfidor Cnne re
portH ino hoitltii of the nion or tno mr
pedo iloilll.i. gnnofally jaiod. The vetf
sf.Is In litf command wlll Hall for
BUeriOfl Ayrea fttter coullng, probabiy
about January 'Ulst.
Tho sct'iio in the hnrDor to-day wna
;?. tiin.it slrlklng and pfctttrpsiiut: one,
Nevor beforo wero *o nmny warshtps
nnchoretl In thls port at ono tlmo. Be
Mdea the great fleet of gixtefin butUe
si.ips, tneie was tho H'-'e't of Brazmaii
w.-irsnlps, tho GerniBii .crulnor Brc-tnt-n
and, nimlly, late in tho afternoon
came the slx Amerlcan' torpeuo botit
destrovers under Lleiitenant Coriimiinl
or Cono. to swcll tne great ilisCt.
Thousands of sallors wero grantod
shore Innvo to-day,' and tne of
ll.-ors were stlll ftted by the g.?v
ernmont, tho city and people uf Rlo
Janelro.
There wns conslderuljle surprlso
umang the offlcers of tho battleshlp
fleet, us well ns among tho people of
Rlo Janelro, over itumeroijx inqulrlos
tribieil liero from the Unitcd ntates
i durlng th** tbiy, nsklng for infoi-inu-;
! tion regurdlng n reported dlsuster tr,:
tho buitlesbtp Conneetl</it, AdmlraS;
Kviuis'h flngshlp. Tho. rumor .lld not
orlginnte lierc-, nml at the tlme Crenssied
inqulrlos tVero telegraplied from th?
United States ull tlie Hlilpe of the fleet
i wero lylng pe.iceftilly ln tbe harbor
; In jilnln vlcw from tha shore. Finally
i lt becanfo cloar the rumor of an ac
clderit orlglnatnd In the Unlted States
pnd, having bt;en wldcly clrculated, oc
casioned considerable nlarm there.
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSES
"?ootlM-rn t'liimeex nlvlslons nnd nropn
ICniploye*.
| Hpoolul tn J he i ImoK-Dlfp.-itch.]
DURHAM, N. C, January 17.?ln pur
suance of tlie pollcy of the Southorn
Rallway to rerluee uxpenses the Dur
ham divlslon, whlch Is ono of the most
Important on thc llne, wlll be dlscon
tlnued afl^r the lst of February. Thls
divlslon was ostabllshcd about thirtoen
months ago.. and has supervlslon of
tne Southern from Grtenshoro- to
Goldsboro, and Clarksvlllo and Chapel
Hlll includcd.
In this dlscontinuance wlll go thc
ofncials and dlspatchors aa tollowb".
? i J. M. Bennett, supcrlntcndont; XV. M.
Brlggs, trainmaster; C. W. Andereoli.
roadmaster; B. P. Ketchem, chief dts
patchcr, and A. H. Caldwoll, trafllc
nianager,
This change in rallroojl circies wah
unexpected at the present tlme. How?
ever, the Southern Is maklng various
changes on thls entire divlslon. The
Durham dlvlsion wlll be attached to
the Danville divlslon, wlth hcadquar
ters at Danville. Va.
Superlntcndents l.tiirt OfT.
I Ht)r. nl to The TlmeE-Dlsptuch.]
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C. January 17.
?On February lst Captain A. M. Smlth.
superlntsndent of the Wlnston and
Moorosvllle dlvtslone of thc Southern i
Rallway, wlll be succeeded by Captain
J. M. Bennett, now of the Durham!
dlvlsion. This announuemetil was maael
to-dav by General Superintendent j
Westfall.
Captain Smith was not given any as- \
surance that another place had been
oi would be provlded for hlm. He
came to this city just a s*ear ago from
the Rock Hlll divlsiop. succeedlng Cap?
tain J. M. Bennett, who was iransferred
tc the new Durham division.
Captain J. D. Netvell. who a few
months ago was transferred from the
Mooresvllle divlslon (consolidated wlth
the Winstonl to the Rock Hlll. S. C.
division, liko Captain Smlth. has been
dropped from the roll, wlth no promiso
ot another place.
There are rumors current to the ef
feet that several divislons over the
entiro system are to be consolidated
at once.
POPE ONLY HAS GOUT
AlaraUng Rrports of IIIne?s of Pontlff
Very Much ExagBeratcd.
ROME, January 17.-?Various alarm
Ing ruraorp we?e in clrculatlon thls al
terhom rosardlng tlie health of Popo
r>|us. The-y wero to the effect that
h!^- hol'ness bai" suffered a stroke of
apoplexv: rhat he had a bad falntlng
spell, and that the dlsease of the heart
front whlch lu suffers had suddemy
grown worso. The reports were more
ainrmihe, lu character than those clr?
culated v.hnn Pope Plus, a few days
uftor his olcclion. falnted in thc Pau
line Chapel whlle cclebratlng his flrst
pontitlcal lucss
All wero greatly exaggerated, how?
ever. os the Pope ls only agaln sut
ferlng from the gout. Tho attack be
gan lnst nlght, and by mornlng had
become so acute that, by the advice
of Dr. Petacct, hls holiness prostponed
all the audlonces that had been ar
ranged for to-day and to-morrow,
though ho inslsted that he would re
colve Cardinal Merry De! Val. the papal
secretary of stato. and other offlclals
for the conduct of tho ordlnary busi?
ness aifairs of the Vatican.
Dr. Petacci doe? not attach much
importance to the present sei-r.ure. Hc
attributes lt to the advanceel age ot
the pontlff, and to his refusal to com
ply wlth the physlclan's orders. both
as" to work and to dlet. Dr. Petacci
declarea it is impossible to Induce the
Popo to change hls habita, eyen to the
extent of taklng a small glass of wlne
with his meals. The doctor says, how
ever, that- a few days of rest and ii
dletlng wlll be sufflcient to restore tln
Popo's health. Aside from the gout, ln
ls ln perfect condition.
C ONSPIRACY TO DE^RAIJD
OfllvlalH nnd AVhlsKcy Meu lleing Ar.
restctl in South I'lirullun.
COLUMBIA, S. C, January 17.?Johl
Black, a former director of the Stati
dispensary, was avresled here to-da;
on a warrant Issued by the State DIs
pensary. Commission, eharging conspir
acy to defraud tho Stato. Black wai
releasotl in tho sum of 510,000.
Warrants have been issued for tht
arrest of L. W. Boykln and John Bol
Towill, botli former members of tln
State board. M. A. Ooodman, a liquo
drummer, who was arrestod yesterday
has beon released on a bond of JJDS.OOO
Wiirranln are out for former dlspon
sary oflicials aml whlskey men.
THEY GET THE L1MIT
Mnyoi* of HrlMol Puls tlie S?-r,?N i,
Violntors of Prolilblllon Ltiw.'
-' (SnerUil to Tho Tinn>li-Di?pat<:h.)
BRISTOL, VA., January ' 17.?-Do
termined to brenk up tho practlce o
sclllng whlskey In Brlstol. Va., slnc
tho abolition of saloons, Mayor Rtc
is glving offenders tho timit. To-da
ho flned Buck Coo'lo. a young. uw
convtutod of whlskoy-selllng, $100 an<
sentenced hlm to one year In jall, Pa
trlck Hyatt, twonty-fotir years oh5
oonvlcted of selling whlskey to mlnort
was flned $150 and sentenced to elgh
t?-en months In prlson,
... i i
COAST LINE COMES T0 TERM!
Reported to Iluve Aeceptcd AU Oouill
tloiiN 'of Gleun Agrvtuu?n,t.
RALEIGH, N. C. Japuary. I7._state
monts here to-night uro thut tha At
lontlc Coast Llne h?s H?aiiy ooiisonte
to agreo to all the terinti of tho rall
road rate agrpfmoiit, suggested b:
Governor Glenn, both for intrustat
and Interslate. piissengor tranio, -an
wlll not reslst tho rlght ot the Stut
to maku rates. Tlils was tho Ru
road holdlng off. >?
I
RATHER TH B.iYAN
Power Rests With Oppos
ingCbngressmen to Se
curc Delegates.
MANY TO SUPPORT
BUT RATHER NOT
Members of thc Virginia Dclc
gation and Others Classed as
' Bryan Mcm Fear He Can?
not Wiri?Would With
draw if Strongly
Opposed.
Tlmes-TJUpiltCli Dureuu,
MturSoy liuiMlng.
Wnshlngtnn. O. t.-., Jun. 17.
Thu sehtlment of DotnocratB of the
Sennto ;md House. ns gathered ln tho
past week or two, tridlcates very clear
ly thnt if those who doubt the wisdom
){ iiomlnnling Willlam Jennlngs Bryan
were to throw aside tho fear of hurt
Ing themselvcs wlth tholr eonstttueiits
nnd go down Into their dlstrlcts when
Congress ndjourns and sct themsolves
lo the task of sending to tho natlonal
ebttyehtlon delegates opposed to tho
nominatlon uf thu Nebruska statcsman,
they could hold tho balance of power
ut Denver. They could compel the
nomlnntlon of Governor Johnson, or
Minnosotii. at least. Posslbly they
rnlght compass the nominatlon of Judge
George Gray, of Delawarc, though thls
Is somcwhal to bo doubted, slnce Jtidge
Gray ls far froni tlie radlcal wlng of
thc Demoeratlo party.
It ls a dlfflcult matter to find Demo
crats who declarQ they are unequlvo
cally for tho nominatlon of Mr. Bryan,
because they watit to soe hlm ln tho
White House. The average membor
of Congress wlll go no further than to
say he Is for Bryan because hls peo?
ple are for Bryan. and because he be
lieves Mr. Bryan can poll more votes
than any other candidate.
Attltude of Vlrgiulnns.
The Vlrglnia delegation is not prl
marlly?a majority of lt?for Mr.
Bryan. As Rcpresentatlvc Hay, who Is
for Mr. Bryan. as matters stand. sald
to-day, he believes Mr. Bryan will be
nominated, and a contcst resultlng ln
nothlng is never productlve of narty
good.
Representativc I,amb, a foremost ad
vocate of free coinage In 1S96, sald hc
was for Mr. Bryan thls year, provlded
he could get more votes than any other
candidate. whlch he thought Ukely.
iBut Captaln Lamb dld not hesltate to
say that there was no Democrat who
would make a riner Presldent than
Judge Gray.
Representative Flood, for instance.
has declared for Mr. Bryan. but he
sald to-day ho thought lt hardly wiso
i to declare for a man so long before
[the convention met; that conditions
might rlse which would make lt tho
part of wisdom to support some other
candidate. Representative Saunders
agreed to this.
Representative John Sharp Willlams,
who declared some time ago for Mr.
Bryan for tho nominatlon, slmply made
the best of conditions. He saw an.i
stlll sees that Mr. Bryan has about all
thc chance-s to wln the prize to bo
handed out at Denver; therefore. oppo?
sitlon to him would be useless and
harmful.
Ilcenii.no He Wlll Wln.
Many instances might be cited of
Democrats ln publlc posltlons who are
for Mr. Bry.'m beeause they thlnk he
wil: be nominated. If they thought
thete was the slightest chance to nomi
rtate somo other man they would not
hesltate to declart1 their oppositlon t..
the peerless.
It can scarcely be doubted that such
a strong antl-Bryan sentlment as ox
ifcts among the Democrats of Congress
(Continued on Slxth Page.)
VARDAMAN TO BE EDITOR
Wlll Stnrt Puper bh Soon an Hla Term
in Senate Kxplrcx.
JACKSO.V, MISS., January 17.?Gov?
ernor James K. Vardaman to-day made
u deflnite announcement that he would
onter the ileld of jourrmllsm when his
term as Govornor of Mlssisslppl ox
plres.
Wlthln the next ten days, the Gov?
ernor declares, the flrst copy of hls pn
per wlll appear. It wlll be printed at
Jackson and wlll start as a weekly,
pendlng tho working out of plans fot
a daily. -.
m \
MISS ROBINSON ARRESTED
Amerlrnn Woman. Witucss tn llruci
f'nse, CliiirKt-d >> ith Perjury.
LONDON, January 17.?Mlss Mar;
"l Roblnson, an Amerlcan woman, tli'i
. daughter of a Southern planter, wht
J In tho; recent Dru,ce case, testlaec
;;that sho knew Druce as the Duke o
' j Portland; that Charles Dlckens told he
"Ithat Druco wns the Duke of Port
land, und thut Druco himself nft'er
wnrd conllrmed tlie statement, was nr
rested to-day on a warrant charglnj
her wlth perjury.
KlLL AND BURN HIM
.Man MurileriMl nnd Hoil.v Thrown Iuti
n lliiruliiK Slieil.
ci-IA.TTAN.QOaA, TENN., January 17
?J. O. Logan, aged slxty-six, nlgh
watchninn at the .Wheoland Machlm
Works, was kllled early to-day by i
blow on Iho head from some heav
Iristrumcnt. The body was afterwan
placed In a small framo shert. whlcl
was then set on flre. When founi
by llremon It was burned almost be
vbnd roooguitlon. Logan leavos a wld
ow und fivo children.
REVOLUTION IN HAITI
Inimrgentii Tnk<? Two Ports and Goy
??rnivent Prcp-T*-* to BUicknde Them.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI. Januar;
17.?The Kovernrneut hns declared tlv
ports of Gnnalves and St. Marc, whlcl
are occupled by lnsurgonts, to ln
Mockaded. Preparatlous aro bolni
made to bombard them. The Amor.l
enn couverted yatch Eaglo arrlved her
to-day and hor commander, Lieutonant
Commander Goo. B. Marvel. after ai
lntorvlow wlth tho Amerlcan Mlnlstei
Dr. Purulss, proceeded wlth the Eagl
for St. Mnre. General Jadottc, com
mandant of tho govornmout troops 1
the Gonalvos district, hns been shu
nnd kllloil hV Insurgents. General Dos
leuohos, comnuindlng tho revolutlonui'
troops, has I'uc-u kllled ln un autlou tl
at. Marc.
THE PILOTS SURRENDER
IVIlli.lnnv llppn?lll?ii I" tln- Hlll tn
AtiolUh loiiiiiiilsiiry I'IIoIjiuc.
i ??iK-riiii t.i Tha Times-rilspotch.J
NORFpLIC, V.\.. January 17.?The
Vlrerlnla Pltot Assnolnllon luis glven
Its !isseni. to thc pnssage of tho blll
now pendliiR iu tho Logint&tu'rp of
Vlrglnia, rclievlng tho vcsaeta and
?ti iiiiiM-.-! regularly p'lylng betW'een Vlr?
glnia ports und constwlRo points, of
u pllotage Inx now Iniposed. Thls ls
lonkoii upon M endlttg any ttgiu agalnst
tln; Inensurc, aml ls betlevou to nssui'o
it.- passiige nt tlio present session of
tho two iiodlps.
Th* slep wns taken by the PHot
AsHOclat.lou, so lt ls unnoiitirod, In tho
lnterest Of Virglnin shipping. ulthough
lt la recognlised that tlie pllots wlll
suffer Indlvldtially by tlio concesslon.
Captaln W. U. Boulwell, tho presl?
dent of tho Vlrglnia Pllots- Assocla
tlnn. who hns bfcn ln Rlchmond slnte
the Leglslntnre convened, Is awaro of
the ititrodilctlon of tho Cox-Kdwurds
bill. and he stuted lnst nlght that tlie
measure was satisfactory to hlm ajid
his company, und that ho wlshcd to
sno lt passed.
Captaln Bnutwell will rcmaln here
for some time. and wlll do all he
can among hla friends In the two
houses ln tho lnterest of ;the meas?
ure.
WANT THE RUFFNER NORMAL
MmuiNMiiM ScnUa Slronit ComniHfce Here
lo Work for It.
[Ppccliit to The Tlmea-Dtspatch.]
MANASSAS, VA.. January 17.?The
Manassas Business League held its an?
nual meeting in tho new Masontc Tcm
plo to-nlght. A commlttee was np
pointed to proceed at once to Ilich
nioiul and to secure the cstabllshment
nt Manassas of the. proposed Ruffner h
Normal School for Glrls. The commlt- ,
toe conslsts of George C. Round, tlie. I
prealdont of the Vlrgiuln Aasoctatlnn
of Sehool Trustees; Judge Charles E.
Nlcol. Judge J. B. Thornton. Hon.
Thomas H. Llon and Coloncl Edmund
Berkley. Tho last namcd ls the oldest:
nnd llvcllest Confederato veteran m |
the State, nnd he was Instructed lo
buttonho'e every lawmaker In Rlsh
mond In the Intcreset of Manassas.
Mr. Hopklns. the presldent of the |
Hopkins enndy factory. was made
chaptnan of a commlttee to flnance
the project. Tho Council was memo
rla'ilzed to order an electlon on a nrop
osltlon to bond the town for $50,00')
to furnish good water, lifcht and
streets. whlch wlll rocelve a. unanlmous
votw. Tbe presldent or the league, Mr.
George R. Ratcliffe. read his annual
address, comrratulatlng the town on its
recovery from tho dlsastrous flre of
December. 1905.
FIENDISH ROBBERS
Stenl Money of Nelson County Mau,
Then Try <o Uurn Hlm Allvc.
[Speclal to Tho Timeo-Dlspatch.]
AMHERST. VA.. January 17.?News
has Just reachcd here of a robbery and
attempted murder near Bryant. ln Nel?
son county. The vlct m wae Mr. Lan
don Brent, a very aged inan of that
sectlon. Last Saturday night whlle
Mr. Brent was asleep some onc en
tered hls house and searched his room.
securing S12 in currency and cheoks
amounting to $11.N Not satlsficd with
thls. he fell upon the old man and
choked hlm until hc Was^uneonscious.
Hc then set 'flre to the bedclothln'g ln
three or four places. By thls t'me the
occupants of an'; adjolnlng room had
awakened and the Intruder fled. Mr.
Brent was found gasping for breath.
The flre was extlngulshed without ?6
rlous injury to Mr. Brent. But for the
woolen blankets on hls bed he would
probablv have been burned to death.
Mr. Waller McGlnnls, of thls place,
yesterday afternoon fell from a wagon
which he was drlvlng and had hls .eg
broken. Tho rracturc was In the hlp.
The fracture- was set by Drs. Sandldge
and Voorhels. and Mr. McGlnnls ls now
gettlng along nlcely.
PICTURE MACHINE EXPLQDESi
Flre ln Berryvllle Tlicatre Createn Wllil|
Pnule. But Noboily Scrlously Injured.
[Speclal to The Tlines-Dlspatch.j
BERRYVILLE. VA., January 17.
Another page of h.orror came near be-i
Ing added to the long 11st of dlsasters|
in places of amusement here to-n'ght.j
About 10:45. whlle a movlng plctuvel
? how was beinc: glvbn at tho'Opuraj
House, the machlne exploded, setting
flre to the draperles surroundlng the
machlne, and in an Instant all was
nhlnzo and excltement.
Men", women and children rushed to
the doors and windows, nnd many car
rled out the wlndow sash wlth them.
Cooler heads nrevalled and stopped thc
mad rush. Fortunately no one was
seriously injured. Very llttle dainago
was done to the build'n'g by tire, whlch
was qulckly extlngulshed by the bravo
eftorts of those ln charge of the ma?
chlne.
After the excltement was over It wns
found that a promlnent young man had
dsserted tho young lady whom he c-s
corted to the performance, having
rushed to tlio door and down thc lonir
stairway to the street. leavlnc: the lady
in the burninK bullding to take care of
herself. Fortunately a gentleman near
bv asslsted hor from the bu'ldlng.
I
SAVED HIS FRIEND
lloy's Prcseuce ot Mlnd Pro-vents Com
nsnl'on from Ilcine Kllled.
[Bpeclal to Tho Timcs-Dlspatcli.]
WINCHESTER. VA.. January 17.?
The presenee of mlnd and qulck actlon
of Paul Clcndennlng, the llttle son of
A, C. Clendennlng, of Bunkor Hlll.
saved tho 1'fo of hls companlon, Stuart
Cllne. at that place to-day.
The bovs were on thiir way to
school, when young Cllne lu crossins
tho track caught his foot ln a cattlo
guard. Desplte their frantlc eftorts the
llttle fellow's foot could not be ro
leaaed. Tho Cumberland Vnlley Rail?
road's fast inall traln, duo at 9:30, waa
npproachlng.
Rlght here young Clendennlng roso
to -jthe omergency. Dashlng down tho
track, he waved h's arms wlldly to thc
englnoer, who stopped hls traln withln
n few feot of the helploss boy. Tho
willing hands of tho tratnmen soon
released young Cllne. and Paul. Clen?
dennlng ls tho hero of the hour.
DIED AT THE AGE 0F 105
Flue Old Colored Wnninii Who-Left un
OffsnrlnR of XlnctS'-flve Persous.
[Spoclal to Tlie Tlmes-Dlspatoli.)
ETNA MILLS. VA.. January 17?
Old Aunt Creasy Hlll, colored, was
burled at Mangoklck yesterday. She
was 105 years old. She was the moth?
er of seven uhlldrcn. the grandmother
of twenty-soven children, the grent
grandmothor of flfty-elght chlldron
and the great-great-grandmother of
three children, making a total off
sprlng of nlnety-flve, most all of them
llvlng. At averago of $500 npleco
would have been worth $47,500.
Aunt Cro.isy was a willing hand nnd
s.orved aa a mitherVi doctor ln her own
race as well ns ln tho whlto rnco, Sho
was actlve up to tho timo sho was
100 years old, and sho podik-Med a good
memory.
?
To I'Niup Fnriernl Court.
WASHINGTON. Jununry 17.-?A blll
deslgned to prevont Federal Intor
forenco wlth State rato statutos durlng
the pendenoy of vrlals wns lutrodueec
In the House to-day by Mr. Hnnkney
nf Mlssourt. II. prohlhlts Interferenci
Uy -Clroult, ot' Dlstilcw - Courts,
ALL OF SOUTH
'rominent Speakers Pbint
Dut Importance of Ex
tending School System.
:OMPULSORY LAW.
TO BE ADVOCATED
fceting Under Auspices of Ricja*
mond Association Was Bril
liapt Success?Mr. "Page
.Wants White Teachers
for Negroes?Lcgis
lation Disctissed.
Dcscrlbed by somo of the leaUliiy
Htcators and public men of tho State,
10 needs of Vlrglnia from an educu
onal vlewpolnt were presented to a
real and enthuslastlc nudlenco ln tho
efforson Hotel audltorlum last nlght
n sucli a way as to leuve a lasting
mpreaslon upon all lutcrosted ln thls
Ital subject. To tho Rlchmond Educa
lon Assoclation bolongs tho credlt for
iringlng together so largo a number
if promlnont speakers, the notablo ar
ay, coupled wlth the subject so ably
iiscuss'cd, not falling to draw as largo
ind repreaenVitlve an audlence as tha
iall could accommodate. The impor
;ant work accompllshed locally by this
nganizatlon ls well known, and few of
tba speakers of tho evenlag failed to
nontlon the fact that Its influenco la
7iore and -more maklng ltself felt in
:he remotcst parts of the Common
.vp.alth.
It \>ns a representatlvo audlence M
over one has been gathered together
in tho clty of Rlchmond, people from
all walks of IIfo belng preaenL Though
the dlscussions turned largely upon
thc extension of high schools and tho
iogfslation In regard to compulsory
education, every phase of the subject
waa treated wlth tho one vlew that
general condltlons may be bettered, an-i
that from tlme to tlme lnnovatlons may
be mado whlch wlll eventually lead t<*
an idoal plan for the education for
overy chlld in tho State rcgardless of
hia race, color or statlon in iifc.
Manual Trnlnlns.
The sesslon was prcslde dover by tho
Hon. J. D. Eggleston. Jr., Superlntond
ent of Public Instructlon. who has
manifested hls enthusiasm not only
b.v the able adminlstration of his of?
flce, but also by the great Interest ho
has taken In the Richmond Education
Assoclation, of whlch ho ls ono of tho
foremost members. Tclegrams weru
read from Dr. E. A. Alderman. of tho
Untversity of Virginia, and Dr. P. B.
Barringer, of the Virginia Polytechnio
Institute, expresslng regret at their
inability to attend.
Dr. T. P. McConnell, the flrst speak?
er, took for his theme "Manual TraJh*
lng and Agrlcultural Education in tho .
High Schools." ? He spoko of the Im?
portance of the farmer ln thls coun?
try, and dcscrlbed how, on account oC
the lack of opportunities, young men
of small raeans have often been uh
able to have tlie advantages of aii
education, a fact whlch opiy too often
toads them to thlnk that their call?
lng is InferlOr manual labor of a
much less respeetable kind. They loso
sight of the fact, he declared, thac
tholr's Is a gontleman's occupation.
and that tho farm ls among the few;
most important institutions of a great
country.
Education such as should be aiforded
to them ln the tiountfy high schools
not only enables them to conduct thelr?
calllng along the best and most eco
nomic llnes, but teaches them to re.
spoct thelr trado and to feol that they
aro as much a part of tho Common
woalth as tho hlghest public offlcer,
Thc Cnll of the New South.
Along,tho samo'line Professor Bruco
R Payne, of the Unlvorslty of Vlrglnia,
spoke in an earnest, loglcal manner.
Tho South, he tlilnks, ls ijust coming
to grasp the importance of the oxton
sion of tho high school system. Tho
changes In oconomic and soctal llfa
have been more rapid than in the fleld
of education. "The New South call3
for the man who can do things," ho
exclaimed. "lt is not what you know.
but what you. can do. But ln orijer to
bo able to a.ccompJsh things thu young
men of Vlrglnia-must havo the educa?
tion asa foundatioh.
"lt ls just as necessary to the man m.
the lower walks as lt ia to the man
who teaches lt. but tho chlld of small
moans cannot avall hlmself of Its ad?
vantages unless lt ls placed wltblnhla
reach.'*
Dr. XV. II. Heck, of the Unlvorslty of
Vlrglnia, opaned his address wlth an
analysis of schools from tho prlmary
grades to the collogo. Glve the chlld
tho proper start in the lowest grado, ho
declared, and it will show tho results
in tho hlgher grados. This he calietl
the hablt-forming porlod. lt is' here
that tlio chlld is tuiight what to do
and is tralned to do lt. It ls a complet'j
course. ln luelf. ln the high sohooli
ho begins to ask thu why aud where
foro aud to reason tho answers for
hlmself; lt is hero that he bocomes
awakened to tho ideals of llfe. Tltis la
also u completo and soparate educa?
tion. Ho goes into college ns an udll.t
wlth tho vlews of an adult. The tlmo
wlll eoiue. snld Dr. Heck. when a
certain amount of education.(will ho
requiroil of every man before ho can
overclso hls rlght of suffrage. The
high school porlod. tho apcaker- afflrnv
ecl ls tho most Important stuge, and it
Is 'this poriod ot education "that, makoa
dornocracy,
Iligb Seliool System.
The needs of cxtonslau and eome bi?
slnnces of the things which have baon
accompllshed hy thopartlal adoption
of such a course ln tho county ot Hen
rica wero dli*cussed by Mr. John Stew?
art Bryan. ThU was of part'v-ular Ip
'torest, becousa each of the casss whlch
Mr- Bryan cltad had come under hla
pursonal observatlon aa a school trus
t?e of the county. As soon as he waa
elected to tho offlce Mr. Bryan. who l?
a=so one ot tho chartor membera of the
Rlchmond Education Assoclation. saw
the needs of the high school extension,
and hogan to tiso all of hls Influeoca
ln that dlrqotlou. He showed the con?
dition of affairs in S:e schools or tho
old regltno a* compartd wlth tho now
ir.ethods, whlch are belng put into op
eratlon rapldly. and oxplained the prac
tical operution of tho system, in whioh
all odueutors ure. so groatly Intereated,
Tlie oxtonsion of high school worl?
, throughout tho country marks, he sald,