feet. Several witnesses stated that an !
appreciable. IoukIIi of time occurred
between the shots, anil that Williams
pleaded not to Im- shot again. Others
testified that they did not hear W11 - j
Hams plead for bis life l'uryear sur- ,
rendered, and was ne<|Ultted before
Magistrate Kldwcll, who died a short
lime after tho hearing, nut Common?
wealth's Attorney Gunn succeeded Inj
havliiK Pur>'ear indicted, and be was ;
placed on trial.
The jury In the case consisted of the !
following men 15. I> R?ffln, foreman: it j
O. Meredith, J. T. Shcppcrson. J. M.
Briggs. Ben Baughan, F. A. Dykcns, M.
Li, Burton, W. U Quarles. .1. <i Hilfert. ,
H. T Slaughter, .1. W. Hughes und
Henry Ford.
(Continued From First Page )
their line Tn good order and showed j
no panic. . j
'I'll, rapid-Are good aim of the in- I
s ',"S was more than I he soldiers!
could stand, and they shrank from |
Closing for a llhal assault. j
The battle started at 1:30 o'clock,
end continued steadily until 7:30. As
darkness approached the 'twenty In
surrcctos who had been sent for horses
appeared on a neighboring hill ap?
proaching at a gallop. The bugles 61
Hie soldiers blew a retreat, and lhp>'
fell hack about a mile, where they
look a stronger position In a shallow
canon. The Held was left to the Insur
recto's, and the band of olehteen had
successfully held at bay nearly ten
times their number for three hours.
The Insurrectos burled their dead,
tared for the wounded, packed their
equipment, and two hours later started
across country for El Burro, the moun?
tain where they have established their
stronghold.
city Irk needs
simpler system
(Continued From First Page,)
Th, legislative committee reported
its work "ii several important points.
During the sessions of the last Legis?
lature it appeared in behalf of the
Richmond, Frederlcksburg and Po?
tomac Bailroad, ami was Instrumental!
in the defeat of certain bills that the
chamber considered a burden to the
load It also materially assisted In the
passage of a law requiring the roads
to accept interchangeable mileage
books, which was a great point for
the convenience of the commercial
traveling man. The committee opposed
a bill proposing to prohibit the grant
in^ Ijy railroads of exclusive privileges
to transfer companies for baggage and
passenger delivery. The bill was so
modified as pot to apply to cities of
tiior.- than 5,000 inhabitants. it was
also ac tive in the defeat of the bill
Increasing the tax on manufactured
tobacco. This committee was one of the
most active and important in the
Chamber last year, and took part In
every important question that came
within Its scope.
Better Train Servier.
Many of the questions In which the
legislative committee participated came
also before the traffic bureau, so that
the two worked together largely, und
many points in the report of th,c
bureau and the committee were al?
most identical, especially In so far as
they touched upon railroad business.
Some work "f the bureau, however, has
brought direct results to the city. Bet?
tet schedules have beep obtained on
the lines running in the city: the Rich?
mond sleeper on the Atlantic coast
Line has become an established fea?
ture, and many other things increas?
ing facilities fe-r the passenger and
shipper hive been accomplished large?
ly through this department of the
Chamber. In commenting on the work
of his department Trofnv Manager
Goodman called particular attention
to the excellent service rendered by
tin- Richmond, Frederlcksburg and
Potomac Railroad:
In a general way the Committee e.n
the improvement of .lames River cov?
ered the great amount of work that has
ge.n. on tindei its supervision, along
with members from the city Council
.lohn c Freeman, chairman of the
committee,?'?made ..especial reference to
ihe urgent need of funds for the Inter?
ests of the merchants and manufac?
turers r.f the city In the preparation
of adequate trackage and wharfage
facilities along the river front. He
recommended the personal application
of those Interested to the Council Com?
mittee on Finance.
What Conventions Did.
Thlf statement from the report of
the convention committee will serve to
Fliow what has been accomplished by it:
"It is conservatively estimated that
this i.OOtj representative strangers who
?: Red Richmond In conventions dur?
ing the y.-ar 1 f* 1 o, through the efforts
of the committee, spent, per capita,
h?s.-d on a ten-day slay, at least Jin, ]
making a total amount expended of
about lIRO.oilj. Considering the char
Si let of purchases. It is fair to esti?
mate- that a riet profit of at least
}C<0,000 resulted to our people. Results
ir.iin other conventions meeting in
Richmond, not procured directly by this
committee, doubtless resulted 111 pre>
portionate benefit."
T!i<- comtillttoes on agriculture and
Immigration; advertising and municipal!
affairs were equally as llatterlng as the
others.
The following new members were
elected: Abrains paint and Clus.-. Com?
pany, A W. Baker, George M, Cease,
Gat bright-chiles Company, .lohn T.
(Joddtii & c... Haines, .lories a- Cudbtiry
Company, G. L Hall Optical Company.
Inc.. McCiurerbrivenport-Taylor Ce,m.
pany, Inc."; Overman Williamson Com?
pany. W. B. I'ureoll, Jr., Company.
Wirt K. Taylor. .1. F. Kohler A; Sons, j
Jnc . rind J. .1. 111. key.
READY TO REPEL BANDITS
Armed Guards Will Ho Carried on
I nton Parllle Trains,
Salt Lake City. Utah, January 12.?
Bandits who are ambitious to bold up
passenger trains on the Utah division
of the- Union Pacific will encounter
hereafter the most Improved rifles in |
the hands e.f men who know how to
use. them.
Under orders from the division su?
perintendent, effective to-day, evei-v
passenger train will carry an armed
guard. The- precaution Is the result
e.f the robbery e,f the Overland Lim?
ited last week.
HOME FOR BRITISH SUBJECTS1
Mm. ftryer Heim? Movement for \ m-.i
Men i.n.i Women.
New VortC, January 12.?The Impe?
rial Order Of Daughters of the Empire
In the United states, of which Mrs
.lames Hryee. wife of the British am?
bassador, is honorary president, ari
nouni es plans for the building of a
home for aged British men arid wo?
men In this country The Institution
will be located In suburban New York.
0 robs ill) bri Long Island, where a -iin
?Wo site has been offered to the so
tlctV free of charge.
Good Things in
Men's Fine Suits
and Overcoats
Are being snatched up well-dressed
men who know values and who know
the merit of the Berry Sales.
Many garments were sold yesterday,
the first day of the big sale. To-day as
the news has spread we'll have customers from all over
as well as from many points out-of-town.
YOU should call yourself to-day. Get first choice.
Richmond
Men's Overcoats
$15 Overcoats now ... $ 9.85
18 and $20 Overcoats now 12.85
25 Overcoats now . . . 17.85
32 and $35 Overcoats now 22.85
38 and $40 Overcoats now 26.85
50 and $65 Overcoats now 35.85
Fur and Fur-Lined Overcoats
$20 Fur Overcoats now . $12,85
25 Fur Overcoats now . 17.85
50 Fur-Lined Overcoats now 35.85
75 Fur-Lined Overcoats now 55.85
100 Fur-Lined Overcoats now 75.85
190 Fur-Lined Overcoats now 135.85
MEN'S SUITS
$18 and $20 Suits now . . $12.85
25 and 28 Suits now . . 17.85
$30 and $32 Suits now .
38 and 40 Suits now .
$22.85
26.85
These Suits are Berry-made and represent the best tailoring talent
Boys' and Girls' Garments
Almost Unreservedly in the Sale
Handsome Suits and Coats remaining from our greatest season's
business to be slaughtered in price.
This is why we always have NEW goods when a season opens.
Boys' Fine Suits
These Suit*, like the men's, arc made to our special
order?they can't he duplicated elsewhere.
$5.00 Double-Breasted Suits at. $3.45
$6.50 and $6.00 Double-Breasted Suits at.$4.75
$8.00 and $7.50 Double-Breasted Suits at.$5.85
$10.00 and $9.00 Double-Breasted Suits at_$6.75
$12.50 and $12.00 Double-Breasted Suits at.
$14.00 and $13.50 Double-Breasted Suits at.
$18.00 and $15.00 Double-Breasted Suits at.
Sizes S to 18 years.
$5 Sailor. Russian and Eton Mouse Suits at
$6.50 and $6.00 Sailor, Russian and Eton Blouse
Suits at .$4.75
$7.50 and $7.00 Sailor, Russian and Eton Blouse
Suits at .$5.85
$9.00 and $8.00 Sailor, Russian and Eton Blouse
Suits at .$6.75
$7.75
. $9.85
$12.75
$3.45
Boys
' Overcoats and Reefers
t u ;r-ce is, all Berry gar
Rcmember, no matter
mcntr. nre guaranteed.
Boys' $5.00 Reefers at.$3.45
Bovs' $6.50 and $6.00 Reefers at.$4.75
Bovs' $7.50 and $7.00 Reefers at.$5.75
Boys' $9.00 and $8.00 Reefers at.$6.75
Bovs' $12.00 and $10.00 Reefers at.$7.75
Berry Coats
for Girls
Here's a rare rltance to try the
fashionable man-tailored garments
at a little price.
$8.00 and $7.50 Cas
simcrc Coats at.
$10 and $9 Gassi
mere Coats at .
$12.00 Fancy Cassl
niere Coats at .
$15.00 Fancy Cassl
mere and Kersey
Coats at .
$4.85
$5.75
$7.80
$9.85
$18 Blue and Gray (PI "I QA
linchllla Coats at tj) 1 I
Ch
Full leiiRth Coat
vcars.
sizes up to IS
Boys' $8.00 Heavy Blue Chinchilla Reefers at. .$5.75
Boys* $10 Heavy Blue Chinchilla Reefers at-$6.75
Bovs' $12.50 Heavy Blue and Gray Chinchilla
' Reefers at.$8.75
Boys' $12.50 Long Overcoats at.$7.85
Boys' $15.00 and $14.00 Long Overcoats at.$9.90
Sizes 12 to 18 years.
Boys' and Girls' O'Coats
Buttoned to neck.
$7.50 and $7.00 Coats at.$4.75
$10 and $9.00 Coats at.$5.85
Sizes 2.? to 10 years.
A Lot of Puritan and
Mother's Friend Waists
50c Waists at.,.. .38c
$1.00 and 75c Waists at.55c
Men's Shoes
The Berry and Hanau $5, $6 and $6.50, (PO ?C
broken lots, at. tJ)t)?Oi>
A Jubilee for Travelers
Anticipate your vacation needs if you haven't any now.
TRUNKS
$5.00 Trunks dropped to. $3.50
$7.00 Trunks dropped to . $4.50
$8.00 Trunks dropped to. $5.00
S').00 Trunks dropped to_. $6.50
$10.00 Trunks dropped to.- $7.00
$14.00 Trunks dropped to -.$10.00
$18.00 Trunks dropped to.$12.00
$24.00 Trunks dropped to .$18.00
$28.00 Trunks dropped to.$20.00
$32.00 Trunks dropped to.$22.00
$35.01) Trunks dropped to.$25.00
S50.00 W ardrobe Trunks to.$35.00
$65.00 Innovation Trunks to.$45.00
INDESTRUCTO "TOURISTS."
$15 Steamer at. $9.75
$16 Steamer at.$10.75
$18 Men's Trunks at.$11.75
$20 Women's Trunks at.$12.75
BAGS
$5.00 Bags dropped to. $3.50
$6.00 Bags dropped to _. $4.00
$7.50 Bags dropped to_. $5.00
$9.00 Bags dropped to. $6.00
$12.00 Bags dropped to. $8.00
$14.00 Bags dropped to.$10.00
$18.00 Bags dropped to.$12.00
$20.00 Bags dropped to.$14.00
$25.00 Bags dropped to.$18.00
$30.00 Bags dropped to.$22.00
SUIT CASES
$4.00
$7.50
$9.00
$14.00
$15.00
$18.00
$20.00
$22.00
Suit Cases dropped to. $2.75
Suit Cases dropped to. $5.00
Suit Cases dropped to. $6.00
Suit Cases dropped to.$10.00
Suit Cases dropped to.$11.00
Su'.t Cases dropped to.$12.00
Suit Cases dropped to.$16.00
Suit Cases dropped to . . !_$18.00
Resume of Other Sales in Progress at Berry's
Hungerford System
Trousers
$5.00 Trousers at.$3.75
$7.50 Trousers at.$4.75
$8.50 Trousers at.$5.75
$10.00 Trousers at.$6.75
Children's Hats
At a Third Off the Prices.
$1.25 Hats at. 84c
$1.50 Hats at.$1.13
$2.00 Hats at.$1.34
$2.50 Hats at.$1.67
$4.00 Hats at.$2.67
$5.00 Hats at.$3.33
Manhattan
Shirts
Practically all fancies.
$1.50 Manhattans at. . $1.15
$2.00 Manhattans at. . $1.45
$3.00 Manhattans at. . $1.88
A Sox Sale
Lines of
$1.00 Half Hose at.50c
50c Half Hose at.35c
35c Half Hose at.21c
Soft and Stiff
Broken lots of Soft Hats
and Derbies that sold up
to $4, and another small
lot of Derby "Seconds,"
made to sell at $4 and $5.
Choice,
FOR PUBLIC PARKS
Boiling Would Improve and
Enlarge City's Breathing
Spaces.
BUDGET FOR BUILDINGS
Electric Wiring of City JIail
to Prove Expensive
Item.
Lists of wants for maintenance arid
Improvement of city parks uml bullil- I
in es w ere adopted by the Council Com?
mittee on Clrounds and Buildings last!
jnight ami forwarded to the Commit-.
ier on Finance as an outline for tho
I annual budget. Building Inspector
Heek asks u total of $65.078.1:i for I
maintenance and Improvement of pub
lie buildings, and Jl?.Trts for pay roll
of janitors. City Engineer Holling
asks $ 1 lf'.f72 for public park Improver
merits and maintenance, und $6,370 for
playgrounds, the Items Including ?17,
i'ii7 for payment of regulativ employed
parkkecpers. Building Inspector Beck
recommends mi extensive overhauling I
and repairing of the City Hall, includ?
ing new electric wiring, and changing
elevator and heating systems. The
park budget proposes Hie enlargement
of Riverside Park, purchase of addi?
tional property at William Byrd Hark,
extensive work on driveways in Hie
Shield's drove annex to Willinhl Byrd
Pork, and large improvements at Jo?
seph Bryan Park, on which tho city
has up to this time spent nothing
Whatever. In last year's budget tho
total appropriation for grounds arid
parks, including pay roil and Improve?
ments, was but $42,720.02, while for
buildings there was appropriated last
year $53,250,33, The city added to tho
budget of last year $2,1.305 for Dual
payments on the Blues' Armory, ami
$4.r..ooa for construction of the admin?
istration building at Pair (7 rounds.
In each Instance the new list of wants
includes contemplated improvements
in South Richmond.
Improve City Hull.
On the City Hall building, Inspector
Beck proposes spending $31,0.13.15 this
year. That amount Includes mainte?
nance and supplies of all kinds, and
the following items of improvement:
Improvement to boilers. $1,800; new
furniture. $1,500: electric wiring and
repairs to fixtures, $!'. is.'.: replacing
Hie flooring with torrnzo, }1.:!77:
vacuum heating system. $4,500; mail
chutes. $1,200; repairs to elevators. ?:;..
:'.7.'.; painting. $1,200; repairing stone,
$1.000.
For Improvements to the clerk's of?
fice. Dustings Court, Pnrl 2, metal
tiling cases nnd general repairs, $2,000.
Washington Ward StatlonfillOU it
Repairs, ulready under contract, $l,ooo
Chemical Laboratory?Rent, extra
help and chemicals, $1,500.
City Auditorium? -1'uintiug, new lloor
on stage. 7?S opera chairs In balcony,
and general repairs. $2,666.20.
First Regiment Armory?tibi kors arid
repair. $2,376.42. Hoof to be made Safe
and building remodeled on separate es?
timate.
Howitzers' Armory ?Metal lockers
and repairs. $2,082.76.
Blues' Armory?2C0 opera chairs,
gymnasium lit tings, rifle, racks arid
ot her repairs. $4.34 I.
Kali-mount Town Hall?General re?
pairs. $1011.
City Jail ? Repairing ventilator sys?
tem and Interlocking mechanism, $1,500;
legislative requirements, coal, bedding
and hospital supplies. $1.500.
City Hall?Mechanical stokers for
bollers, $ 1.500.
Building rispector's Fund?Teams anel
extra help. $1,000.
Building Department?Light, water
and power, $5.176; fuel and Ice, $3,700.
Bark Budget.
City Engineer Boiling's budget for
parks Is as follows:
Chlmboraso Park, $10.:',10; Marshall
Square. $5.055; Jefferson Park. $3,2'.S;
Taylor's 11111, $7,1m>: Monroe Park,
$2,'.u>0; Gamble's Hill, $4.460; Riverside,
$7,700; C'Utshaw Place, $930; Monument
Avenue grass plots, $1,560; small
squares $760; William Herd Park, Jlii,
115; Nursery. $2,352; Joseph Bryan Me?
morial Hark, $82,780; Washington
Square, $7,094; miscellaneous accounts.
$2,380; payroll, $17,1157.
Playgrounds?Fulton, $1,035; Sea
brook. $]..s3?; Shockoe, $2,010; Moore
Street, $S90; six school playgrounds,
$f,00; total $0.370.
improve Itrynn Park,
Improvements proposed at Bryan
Turk, for which the city has Just elect?
ed a park keeper, lo take office Feb?
ruary 1, include:
Fencing around entire park, with
gates, $1 1,000; memorial gate at main
entrance, $5,000; repairs to houses,
$1,000; opening nnd graveling roads,
$5,000; new concreto dam and lake,
S -. boathoiise. and six boats, $700;
100 park benches, $350; extra labor,$730;
drainage, $1,000.
At Chlinborazo Park it is proposed to
continue the grading of the hillside at
a cost of $1,500, and lo purchase ad?
joining property to enlarge the park,
at a cost of $ 1.000.
At Taylor's Hill It Is proposed to ex?
pend $5,iiiHi in grading along the hill?
side of Twenty-first Street.
in Monroe Park granolithic walkways
are asked at a cost of $1,300.
In Gamble's Hill Park it is proposed
to erect a retaining wall to cost $2,"no.
In Riverside Park an item Is Includ?
ed for purchase of several adjoining
lots to enlnrge the property, costing
$7,500.
At William Byrd Park.
At William Byrd Park, besides tl.o
usual Items of the maintenance and
care of the largest and most frequent
cd of the. city's parks, there are special
items as follows: Teams, $925; extra
labor, $3.500; curbing and guttering,
$2.500; oiling roads, $1,000; graveling
and opening driveway around lake in
Shield's Grove annex. $4,500; oiling
Shield's Grove roadways, $1,000; now
park house, $1,800; Iron pipe through
dam in Shield's Grove lake, $2,200;
granolithic curb and guttering In
Shield's Grove roadwnys, $:i,f>t>U; pur?
chase ot Plzzini property between Elm
Street and Davis Avenue, to connect
Reservoir with Shield's Grove properly,
$15,000.
In South Richmond,
The original budget for Washington
Squure. was enlarged, nt the request ot
Mr. Brown, to Include the following
items: Granolithic coping, $1,18/;
granolithic walks, $S97; fountain. $500;
fountain basin and connections. $800;
fence around fountain, $100; fifty park
benches, $200 surfacing, soiling und
seeding park. $2,410; tree's nnd labor,
$1,000: total, $7,0!>4.
Building Inspector Beck reported the
stile at public auction for $.650 of n
building and lot at the Intersection oi.
Stuart and Llttlepago it roots, formerly
PILES Oil RED IX (I TO 11 DAYS.
Your druKfflsl will refund money if PA SCO
OINTMENT fit lit* to cure any ease of ltch
liut. Blind, Bleeding1 or l'roirudli|t Pilo? bl
6 lo M days. 64o,
used for school purposes, und tho saio
wns continued.
Hills for supplies and equipment lor
tho City Chemist to the amount of
$8(0.75 were ordered paid.
ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
I.liter Olympic, I.nrccNt steamer
Alii.ill, lo Sail June 14.
New York. January 12.?It is an?
nounced timi white star liner
Olytuple. the largest steamer atloat. j
win leave Southampton, England, and
Cherbourg, France, Juno H, on her
maiden voyane. The Olympic will leave
New York June 28, being assigned lo
the fust mail service between New
Vork. Plymouth, Cherbourg ami South
amptou. At the last mentioned port
over $5,000,000 Is being expended In
Itnproveiuenls to accommodate the ;
Olympic and her sister leviathan, 'ft- ?
tanlc. ?
TROOPS FIRE ON MOBS
Bleven People Are Killed anil Many
Injured.
Bombay, January r_'.?Troops called
out to-day to iiucll a riot fired several
volloys lulu the crowds, killing eleven I
and wounding fourteen persons, L.n b
year riots marl; tin- ee lei ll a I Ion of the.
Muliarrnm, the nisi month ot the Md-j
hummedan year, when trouble Is bound
to ails,- between the Bunnlte, or ortho?
dox section, ami tin: Slilabs, the sec
ond Breill division of Mohammedans. A
Brent procession wns arranged for to-,
day to mark the close of the Muhar
ram festival, hul this was prohibited
by the police. Rioting begun and
mobs gathered in large force; The i?o
llco wore stoned ami found themselves
unable to slop the lighting:. Then
troops were rushed lo the scene of |
the norccsl rioting nnd orders were
(riven to lire oil the mobs.
AN APPEAL TO TAFT
Women Ink Ulm in Prevent llcitcern.
lion of Mount Vermin.
Washington. D. C, January 12.??
President Tuft was appealed to to-day
by a delegation ol the Mount Vor
lion Ladies' Association to Intercede
In the construction of the proposed
new reformatory for the District of
Columbia, the site of which has been I
Chosen at Bolvolr, Va.. a. few inlloi
from Mourn Vornon, the nation's most
historic landmark. The delegation
was headed by Miss Harriet C, Come
gys, regont of the association', and
w.is accompanied by Representative
Ciirlln. of Virginia.
Tin- delegation contended that In?
asmuch as vast sums of money had
been expended for the proper care of
the BUrrouhdingfl of Mount Vrrrsm
thev considered It their paramount
duty to safeguard this place of na?
tional Importance and to preserve its
surroundings from desecration,
The President gave no decision In
the matter, but he promised to take
up tin- matter with the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia,
E?UEL TO REGENT
FAILURE OE BANK
(Continued From First Page.)
Laurcnee .Stabler, directors, and Uurd.
tier 1.. Hoothe, attorney.
May lake Vctloll AkiiIiim Itnnk,
I Special to The Titnos-I ilspalch |
Alexandria, Va., January 12.?Ac?
cording i'i a statement made this
morning by Commonwealth's Attorney
Samuel ii. prent, lie contemplates tiak.4
inn action at an early date against
tli,' Virginia Safe Deposit ami Trust
Corporation, which institution is now
in the hands of receivers Mr Until
? lid mo niake it known what action -he
contemplates taking lu the matter,
although he said he would take for?
mal action as soon us he receives cer?
tain pii'pera from Richmond, which h<
expected will lie within the next few
? lays.
This news will doubtless bo receiv?
ed with surprise by many Interested,
Inasmuch as the receivers, together
With an expert bank examiner, ate
now engaged in the task of uning over
tli,- I,,,nits of tin- company. They have
not, however, yet made n report. It Is
not known when a report will be
made, or if it is, such announcement
has n?t been made public.
Mr. Brent said this- morning that
ho had tust returned from Richmond,
where he Interviewed At torney-i o-neral
Williams. State Auditor Donahue, It. P..
Prent is, chairman of the State Cor?
poratlon Commission: Joseph Button,
Insurance Commissioner, and Mr.
Barksdale In reference to the mat?
ter.
HOLDING WAS SMALL
lltililer at 'lav Mile lor ?lTO-Trllllonta
Interest In Property,
Springfield, Mass, January 12.?
When a bid was offered In good faitli
to-day fur a l wo-hundrcd-and-ftfty
i lircc-trillionth Interest in a picea of
Vernon Strict property Tax Collector
I'razcr. who conducted the unpaid
taxes sale, was in a quandary.
The bidder, Mrs. Jeanette A Lincoln,
demanded consideration tinder the col?
lector's nil" that the small bidders'
wants shall In- supplied Urs!
The collector decided to postpone tho
sale, and u few minute* later tho
taxes were paid.
OBITUARY
Mm. Floyd M. now-main,
Ilarrisonhttrg, Va., January 12.?
Mrs. Floyd M. Bowman, nged twenty-)
four, died to-day at Tlmbervlllc, after
a brief Illness. She was the wife of
the Southern Hallway agent, and was I
Miss Helen Mlddleton. of llcrndon, |
Fairfax county. She leaves two chll-I
dren.
Funeral of .lumen ft, Klee.
(Hpei ial to Th" Times-Dispatch. |
West Point, Va.. January ' .*?The
remains ot .lames (',. Rico Wore brought
from Richmond yes I eld ay ami Interred
in the local cemetery. About ten days
ago Mr. Rico had Ills engine to turn
over with him, in the yard of the
Southern Hallway Company, Ih Rich?
mond- "'s injuries proved to be worse
than in llrsl thought, and on Monday
he died at his home in Richmoiid. For \
many years his home was in West
Point, and he left a home here. He'
married Miss bhnmn Johnson, of this
county. She. with several children,
survive him. Masonic Lodge. No. 28S,
of which he used to be a member, inel
the remains, and took charge of the
funeral exercises, and (he active pall?
bearers were William II. Bell, Joseph
L Bland. A. Julian Bngby, John Cosc
itlns, 13d, Morvltz and A. .1. Alimnck.
Mrs. A. Julian Bngby and Miss Lillian
Li,iuris sang at the grave.
DEATHS
PIORK INS?Died, Wednesday morning.
3-20 at 11 1-- South Ijturel. 'J'llOS
N. PURK INS.
Funernl will be from' Hie above
residence TO-DAY at 10 A. M. In
? torment Klvorvlew.
L?TTNER?Died. !l1 bis residence. I
Korest Hill. Va., Thursday afternoon,
.Innuhry 12, 1911, COLONEL JOHN H.
LOTTNKH. a native of Berlin, Ger?
many.
Funeral will take place In Head
inn. Ha. Remains win leave Rich?
mond on 12:01 train Friday. January
j 13.
ARMSTF.AD? hied. nl Chester, Va.,
January 12, inn, MAJOR THOMAS
B. ARMSTISAD. He leaves the fol?
lowing children: Mrs. H. B. Hood, of
Favor Hill, Mass.: Mrs. W. J. Tucker,
or Atlanta, On.; Mr. Frank w. Arm
stead, of New York, and Mrs. L .1.
Ilelndl, of this city.
Rurinl from Ware Church, Glou?
cester. Va., JANUARY I I. 1911.
PRICE?I iled.. January 12, nl her resi?
dence, 200'l West Cary Street, MBS.
SUSAN It. PRICK, relict of Dr. John
Onno Price.
Interment prlvnto. .
Store Js Blown to Pieces and
Girl Clerks Meet Horrible
Death.
BODIES ARE BURNED TO CRISP
Hundreds of People Stand in
Streets Powerless to Answer
Cries for Help.
ConnollsvlUu. ra.. January 12.?Flv?
dead and twelve more or l".-s serious!)
Injured Is the roault of on explosion
of natural gas hero to-day. it wreck?
ed a well filled "nvo and ten cent
store" hoi-v. setting nr.- to mid destroy?
ing tho building, and before the flames
won; chocked, damaged nine oth? i
structures.
The explosion blow out the front
wall <if the building, tearing down tele?
phone, telegraph and electric light
wires which hung about spluttering
and hampering all attempts at rcscu?
work. Cloj-ks und customers were
hurncd In the collapse of the buildings
mid thosn who were uMc to got. out had
1 thrilling experiences. One young wo?
man, whose body later was found hurtl?
ed to a crisp, went mad In the store
Immediately after the crush. Another
young woman who porlshu I was Iden?
tified only by her shoes. Two othet
.bodies, thou,; of a man and woman
were taken from the ruins to-nlghl
so burned thai they have not vet been
Identified. The dead:
->lnliel l-"rmv Wnguor. ngetl eighteen,
clerk.
Uhrlstohrl s. Smith, ngetl htxleru
>ciir?, clerk In the bardwnre depart?
ment,
Minnie Millne, nunl nlxteeu jrnrw,
clerk,
I olden till.-,I ?vornan.
I nlilciitlfled mini.
Workmen who had re-movrd the na?
tural gas meter failed to cftp the sup?
ply pipe, and Just as a potter was In?
structed: to do so hy the stole mull.lgcr,
the explosion came. The porter started
toward the cellar to obey instructions
and has not since been seen.
No one remembers the exact s> ns.i
lions following the , xploslon, Miss
Ada Mitchell sat at a plar.o playing a
music score for a Customer. Roth were
hurled through a side door and found
themselves bruised arid bleeding in an
alley, while screams and crashing
sounds 014I110 from within.
The manager said he was standing
In an aisle Just after returning from
tho cellar, when the floor rise quickly,
quivered a moment, then the whole
store dissolved into a darkened roar.
When the tossing cenSed ho found
himself among a wreck of boxes and
Counters in the cellar, lie fell no pain
and hurried from the place.
The Victims were llmse whose duties
took them l.ehln.l the counters of the
store.
Hundreds of persons stood in th?
Mi. el helpless to answer the Cries for
help from the young Women, five min?
utes after the explosion flames en?
veloped Ihe building On.- girl could
be seen running frantically back and
forth behind a eountit, the llano s
Playing near bor and the smoke stilling
her.
One man 'groped bis way to the end
of the counter, where tho girl wits
Crouching. Her clothing then was
burning. As he grasped ln-r by the
arms she screamed and snapped at
him liko a rabid dog. She had gone
mad In anticipation of It <r horrible
death
To-nlghl torches throw their ghastly
blazes about, the rulnii of the struc?
tures, while police, firemen and volun?
teers are searching tho ruins.
MEXICO SOCIETY FORMED
New Vork Organisation to Promote
I-'rllnvt xlllp With \ inert.nils.
New Vork, January 12,?Tho Mexi?
can Society of New Vork has been
formed as the result of U visit last
September of thlrty-llyo Amerl.an
journalists to the centennial conven?
tion of Mexico. Its purpose Is to bring
together leading cltir.cn* ot the m?
countries for mutual acqualhthnce.
.lames W. Herald Is president; .lame
Speyer, vice-president; .lames R.
Trowbrldge, treasurer; F. Leon de la
Barra. honorary president There is
a list of honorary Vice-president s.
which includes n Jacoh Astbr,
Nicholas Murray ETAler, l-'.lhert o.
Gary, Paul Morton, Ralph Pulitzer,
William R. Reick. Jacob II. Schiff,
Theodore P. Slionts, Melville |3. Stone
and Cornelius Vahdorbilt.
Incorporated
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