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THE WEATHER
FOR TFTE
VOL. 1.—No. 36.
RICHMOND VA., THURSDAY, MARCH, 10,
1909.
10 PAGES
CKRMEN BUTTLE
WITH POUGE
IN PHIIMM
Parade Following Attempted
Mass Meeting Ends
in Riot
MOUNTED MEN RIDE
THROUGH THE CROWDS
Patrolmen Disarmed by Mob and
lieateu With Own Clubs
Many Shots Fired and
Seores are Arrested.
I’HILADKLPHIA, Mar. h 10.—Sev
eral thousand strikers ami their sym- <
pathlgers. alter trying vainly to gcT"
Into the National I.vague hall pars, in
pursuance to the ..all tor a mass meet- j
in* there, marvhed down Broad street j
in a disorganised mob. and were soon
encased in a running battle witn *-i
eral hundred policemen sent to dis
perse them.
A number of arrests were made. ;
and in several instam es mounted men
i harged through the crowds at gal
lop. weliding their riot sti. ks freely
At Lehigh and Broad streets the
mounted men made several arrests,
and there were many bloody heads at- :
ter the crowd tltere hud been dis
persed.
At Broad and liauphLn u lieutenant
und fifty patrolmen, armed with riot
mates, attacked the front of the
inarching c rowd, driving the paradeis
into the side streets and making an
unsuccessful effort to disperse them
Three timer the policemen » barged
through the parade and scatU.c.l th.
marchers, but ea. h lime th.-v reform
ed and anndum ed that they would !
march to titty Hall.
. Make Furious Attack.
At Broad and Spring Garden streets
the poll* e formed a cordon across the
Greets and ordered the marcher* to
halt and disperse The parader* gate;
little heed to the order, anti the po
lice. aided by reserves, who were
rushed to the scene in automobiles,
xtacke tithe crowds with fury, beat
ing down men and Women with their'
riot stick*. The rioters fought lan k
in some Instances surrounding indi
vidual policemen, taking their clubs
away from them and beating them.
_ Polite Superintendent Tuylor and
Assistant Superintendent <*'Ge»ry took
personal command and the police-1
men were ordered to disperse the
Holes at all hazard*. Bcerea of per
e>ns were ter.ibb beaten.
Upe t'ollce finally drove the two*
from the street, but they formed in
side streets and t ame ba* k. All alt*r.«
Broad street there was Hitting. Mount
ed polit emeu rode through the side
walks, scattering men and women, and
iiiting every person in sight. In spite
ot the hundred* of policemen wn*
packed the streets. the advance'
guard of ttie marcht-rs reached th**"
city hall about 2:20 o'clock, l*ul were
* *b niHl 'admission into th* plaza. Her»
again there w ere te < nes t* rioting, the
poll*-e beating l«t-i all who tried ;*>
inter the building
Fin* in Air.
At Thirteenth and Greet* streets th.
mounted police, unable to disperse the
Towds. tired fifty shots into the lir.
No one was injured by bullets, though
nany received club wounds
At 2:30 o'clock It was estimated
there ha 1 been 10.000 persons engaged
in rioting all along the length • .
Broad street. The crowds were still
an the street and were working Ihem
lelvr* into a frenzy of excitement.
Hundreds of strikers had wrapp'd
American flags about their bodies and
were loudly pro* latmlng that ihvlr
rights wort being infringed.
At Z: 10 order was gradually -being
restored, though the crowds «ere still
n an angrv mood. The police were
using their riot sUck Indiscriminately.
At 2.45 order had been restored by
tbo police reserves and the mar Tie-*
dispersed. The police then began
clearing the street of small groups
which had congregated in thi* they
net little resistance.
Strikers Enthusiastic.
Enthusiastic over their success In
getting out a large number *>r men a.
Baldwin's l.oeornutlv e Works. the
strikers to-day turned their attentt)!*
to Cramps’ Shipyards, where 1H.000
men work. The plant was picketed
and hundreds of strikers did "mis
sionary" work. The officials of the
company declare there have been te>
desertions from their ranks and do not
haliev e their men vvTtT go out. the
yards being run on the "open shop’
plan. Strike leaders. however, de
clare they will get out a large numlver
(if the ship builders before night.
Several big ships lor the United
States navy are on the ways ui
Cramps and the strikers are anxious
to delay work on these war vessel*.
The strike leaders ti>-dav claim
000 more men quit work at Ha.\
w Ins to-day, but three figures are de
nied by the management, which adds
that a number of the men who went
rrut yesterday have returned.
Balirnf Are Out.
The leaden also declare they have
gotten out all the bakers at Kolh's
flaking Company, the largest In the
cUy. where several hundred men are
employed. This plant makes most of ;
the bread used In Philadelphia, serv
ing grocery stores, and in addition has
a large out of town trade. The man
agement admits the plant Is serious
ly crippled, but declare* the bakery
will make all the bread needed In the
city, though compelled to cut off Its
out of town trade.
The street car company to-day
claims to be running 1,124 cars. The
strikers put the figures at «40. The
cars are, being well patronised.
The demand that the strike be set
tled, and noon. Is becoming louder
and more insistent. From reolies thus ■
far received *r> the invitations sent ,
out by the committee of ne> eti of
the United Ituslness Men’s Asaorla- j
tlon, the officers of this organisation, i
.one of the stronrest in the < tty, ex- '
peet a great gathering of represen- !
tatives from every influential organ!
xatVn In Philadelphia a* the mass
meeting to be held to-morrow afte
noon to fake steps to brine about an
■ end tv-the labor war.- Hanking, eom
mer<-ia!, religious, fraternal and burl
ner* organisations of the city ha1,
sl'-n'fied their Intentions of being rey
- JTfented. Tb<? sentiment expressed in
(toe tatters of acceptance l« that, lr
respective of the merit* of the ••on
trove ray between the Philadelphia ;
Kapld Transit Company and Its strlk |
In* employes, the present situation 1a 1
Intolerable, and the public, as the |
chtef sufferer, has a right to demaio
a settlement.
Car Dynamited.
Only one disturbance was reported i
last night, but that was of the most
serious character, though productive
of little damage. A slick of dyna
mite was exploded under a German
town car on Germantown avenu -
near Ixtgan street. In Germantown.
The track was badly torn up. the
car thrown on Its side and the w>n- |
dows of neighboring houses shatter
ed. but not a passenger or member j
of the crew was Injured.
The line was tied up several hour* ,
for repairs. Several cars were j
atoned by Individuals In various por
tions of the city, but In none of these
• awn was a mob responsible, and no
damage was done. The police report
fewer arrests than any other night
during the strike.
At Putnam Mission.
Kev. W. C. James, pastor of Grow
Avenue Baptist church, will preach
Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the
Putnam Theatre Mission. No. 1111
Kast Franklin street.
SIX MEN KILLED
Many Reported to Be Buried Be
neath Debris in Pittsburg
Fatality.
HITTSBl'RO. PA.. March 10.—A wall
fell at the Holt factory of M. Ulna & :
Son here to-day and six men *tre re- j
ported killed.
Accordlnu to the report received by
the police between twenty-live and
thlrtv men were buried by the wall.
It is* paid nine have been removed from
the debrie, two of whom are dead.
AEROPLANE FALL
Aviator l.oraino Not Kxpeet*‘d to
Live as R■'stilt of Forty
Foot Drop.
HA t" FRANCE. Marrh 10.—Aviator'
Lornine whs probably fatally injured
to-day in the forty-foot fall of the
Bleriot monoplane in which hr wm
flying. The machine war smashed to j
bits.
CQNWAT MIES ATTACK I
ON OFFICER TKURMItN
Comes Near Having Altercation
With T’o'tccman After Being
Discharge d.
- I*i>r*»4s«*ed from the charge *vt at
tempting to hold-up and rob Samuel
n \'rotlovr. clerk of the Homeopathic
Pharcy. Fifth and Math streets, James
tgonnie) i''onway. created m scene in
the police court Thursday morning by
attempting: to make the matter a per
sonal one with Patrolman Thurman.
Officer Thurman testified against the
accused, hut Conway's witnesses told
a different story. Following bis dt»- j
charge from court. Pretlow admitting:
that he “might V>e mistaken" about
the identity of the would-be. robber,
Conw ay accosted Thurman and began ,
an altercation. Blows seemed Immi- j
pent when Attorney Harry Smith in
terferred.
METHODIST MINISNER I
IS KILLED BY THAN
Rev. Oeorge C. Boswell, of Meri-j
rt«'ii Conu.. Meets Untimely
Death.
TRENTON, Mar. 10. — Rev. George C.
Bon well. a. Methodist mtnieter of Mer
tden. Conn.. was killed on the Heading
railroad near here this morning when
he cither stepped or fell from a mov
ing passenger train. He was alone on
the train at the time and no one knows
«nv rpiuiin for the accident.
GEN. ROYSTER LIKED
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Civil Wnr Veteran Unanimously
Endorsed at Mas* Meeting
in Oxford. X.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.!
OXFORD, N. C„ March 10.—A
largely attended mas* meeting of the !
Granville county Democrats was held
In the courthouse here to-day. tn
which the candidacy of General Bev
erly 8. Royster for Congress In the 1
Fifth District was unanimously en
forced. Among the speakers were
Judge A. W. Graham. B. S'. Hester,
A. Hicks. Captain W. A. l>ev!n and
Mr. K. B. Cosart. A committee was
appointed to draft and present to the
meeting resolutions formally present
ing the candidacy of General Royster
to the voters of the Fifth District.
Tom Get* Klghteen Years.
ROANOKE. VA.. March 10.—Judge
l^awreme J. Campbell has set aside j
the verdict of murder in the first da- :
gree rendered by a Jury last week in
the case of Tom Will Preston, the
negro, who killed Mtke Casey, k Bed
ford bartender, three years ago. and
counsel for Preston agreed to enter a
plea of guilty of murder In the second j
degree and accept eighteen years In
the penitential/. 1
THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 10.— |
The weather will be unsettled, with :
rVn te-w*ght and Friday in tile Mid
dle Atlantic, and South Atlantic
States. ;
/ ... cast till 8 P. M. Friday: Vlr- !
gluts, and XurtiyCa i oUbs—Rain to- *
ni»ht and Friday.
OH VIM POINT
FormerSecretary GarfieldTes
titiesas to Mr. Ballinger’s At
titude Toward Cab Bill
DEFENSE RECEIVES
many severe blows
Held 't hat Secretary's Plan Would
Still Allow Perfection of
Cunningham
Claims
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 1U —
Denying that he had any part In the
"clear listing” of the Cunningham
cases, and declaring that to the best
of hts recollection at least one state
ment- mgde to Pi ortrtenr-'TB.Tt~Ti>~Bec-~
rotary Ballinger In hts letter <>n de
lrnse against the Glayls charges vvas
untrue, former Secretary of me in
terior Gartteld to-day exploded his
first bombshell In the congressional
investigation of the conservation con
troversy.
The direct question jf veracity \ as
raised when Attorney Hrandeis ques
tioned the witnesses as to ■ cretary
Ballinger's statement to the Presi
dent.
"I immediately advised him i f -
f^rrm* to Secretary Uutne Id i of Mr.
Gtavts’ communication this telegram
protesting against the clear hating
order) 1 suggested the advisability
of holding up the patents in the Cun
ningham ease*, in which he in
curred.”
"To the best of my recollection,”
asserted Garfield. no such confer
ence ever took place ”
Further questioning brought out
the fact that Garlietd. as secretary,
knew nothing of the original order
' clear listing” the Cunningham case*
The Cunningham cnees would not
have approved any such action, and
all along had believed that the cases
should not proceed to patent
"If there wag an order clear list
ing the claims.” he said. It was
made without my knowledge by Com
missioner Ballinger or some other
sutwirdlnate in the land office.”
Crus of Question.
WASHINGTON. March 10 —One of
the must vital points In the Ballin
ger- Plnchot controversy was discuss
ed at to-day'* session of the congres
sional investigating committee, when
former Secretary Garfield resumed
the witness stand
This was the coal land legislation
considered by Congress durng Ms
term as secretary of the In ter* or snd
th* attitude of then commissioner of
the general land office. Secretary Bal
linger. particularly with regard to
the Gale bill- one of the chief
charges against Mr Ballinger ‘a his
alleged support of this bill.
Senator Boot read a portion of tes
timony-given by Ballinger At <fic
time the bill was in the Senate, his
intent appearing to be to show that
Secretary .Ballinger had appeared,
nut in support of the measure, bur
to amend It.
Mr Ballinger. Senator Boot show
ed, had advised the addition >f a
clause to the bill providing .'or foe
classification of coal lands according
to. the quality and value of Ute de
posits. the land to l>e sold at a cor
responding figure.
As a defensive argument for Sec
retary Ballinger, however. this, u as
quickly destroyed by Mr. Garfield
"Mr. Ballinger.” said the witness,
"suggested this provteion. art! I
agreed with him. But he also want
ed to have all entries made prior
to that time to stand on the old law;
that Is. to let them go at ten dollars
an acre, with the privilege of con
solidation after entry."
'Would this have made it possi
ble to perfect the Gunningham
claim* 7” asked Representative Gra
ham.
"It would." answered Garfield.
Position Ksplained.
Mr Garfleld explained that Bol
linger's position under the old law
was that all locators should g*-t i n-lr
land for 810 an acre, while he main
tained that only locators noting In
good faith should secure thefts
“Dear Jim” and “Oear iHck" were
the opening salutations in a c»uple
of interesting letters introduced at
this point by Attorney Bepper. < >n
April S. 1908. Judge Ballinger w ri te
Secretary Garfield In regard to the
Alaskan coal cases, addressing him
i>*ar j»m- im* wuw *i-uen uuu
the writer, just before leaving Wash
ington as commiMloner, had told the
President < Roosevelt 1 of his appear
ance before the House committee < i
vnrlng the dale bill.
"The President commended my ac
tion In this matter.” Ballinger Wrote
Further on the ex-commlsslonor sal t
that he had reason to ocllcvo ,hat
a number of the <-o»l locators were
acting In bad faith. The letter urged
the necessity for remedial legisla
tion In Alarkan coal matter*, ihe
writer Mating that he had talked
with numerous Influential people In
regard to this. In closing, lutlimrcr
expressed hi* sincere friendship for
Secretary Harfleld and told of rio
mors In the northwest that be did
not approve of RalUnger's appear
ance favoring the Cala bi.l.
FULTON CLUB MAN
IS HEAVILY FINED
Charles Rat ho. a young white man,
was lined $800 In Polite Court Thurs
day morning on the charge of run
ning a social club In Fulton. The
,1all sentence that usually accompa
nies such a fine was remitted, the -e
being a score or more of letters ask
ing that leniency be meted out to the
defendant.
Karho was arrested some wedks ago
and escaped the jail sentem e only be
cause of hts attorney's ability.
MANCHESTER ANNEXATION
BIlii. PASSES HOl'KK
The House clearcd the way Thurs
day for the consolidation of the cities
nf"Ri~hmond and ManehetfeTbv piss
ing the f'enate blit providing for the
annexation.
The MU was called up by Mr. Cox
and passed unanimously without de
bate. ; ’ ■
-i ?' ■ ' ■'i- % -■ v v 1 • -r ■ ■■-rrV —- "
EOUITHBLE WINS
HUDSPETH SHIT
Verdict for Defendant Return- j
ed in Action Brought by !
Security Bank
BASED ON INSTRUCTIONS
FROM JUDGE INGRAM
Case Involving Unique ami Un
usual joints of Law is
Brought to a
Close.
Based practically on instruction re
ceived from Judge Ingram, a verdict
for the defendant was returned In the
Law and Equity Court Thursday In
the suit of the Security Hank of Kich- j
monel against the Equitable Life An-’
(urance Society for 120.000. The case
went to the Jury at 11 A. M. and in j
less than an hour the verdict had been j
renueruQ,
The Security Bank brought suit to j
recover on a policy carried by Charles j
H. Hudspeth ID the defendant com
pany. Hudspeth disappeared from j
Richmond eight years a no, leaving a
note IntlmatlhC that he would commit j
suicide. Nothing has been heard from j
him aince that time and the presump
tion is that he took his life. I'nder
the law. he teas dead at the expiration
of seven years from the time of his
disappearance.
It appears, however, that a claim
for the Insurance was put in within
a year after hi* disappearance, and R
was chletiy around this point that the
argument of the lawyers centered.
Arrayed on the side of the bank
were Meter*. Guy & Guy and Charles
V. Meredith. The firm of Christian. :
Gordon & Christian and Mr Hill Car
ter appeared on behalf of the Insur
ance company.
The i ase went to trial last Monday,
the taking of testimony being con
cluded early the next day. Argument
on instructions wa* Then begun, con- j
eluding shortly before the case went
to the jury Thursday morning. Twice
al ter being dismissed Tuesday the jury
leported back to the court as directed
and as often were told to go away and
report again
The Jurors breathed an air of evi
dent relief when they finally disposed
of the case.
Motion Overrated.
Counsel for the plaintiff made a
motion to have the verdict set aside,
but the motion was promptly over
ruled. They then asked for leave
to prepare a bill of exception*, and
were granted ninety days’ time
In hts instructions to the Jury.
Judge Ingram said, among other
things: 'The first question to be de
cided if whether the furnishing of
satlsfai tory proofs of death is for
the jury or the court. Of course,
the fact ss to whether the proofs
were furnished, or were fur
nlshed within a reasonable time, is
for the Jury and not for the court,
but when furnished, and within a
reasonable ttme, their sufficiency |«
for the court. The great weight of
authoiity is to this effect.'1
Proofs Insufficient.
Commenting upon a statement pro
duced at the trial tending to show
that Hudspeth was dead. Judge In
gram rays:
"To the court's mind this state
ment is not only not such satisfac
tory proof of the death of Mf Huds
peth as Is contemplated by the poli
cies sued on in this case, but they are
not proofs of hi* death at all. It is
argued, however, that this is all
that could be done, and I do not
doubt it for one instant: but this
does not solve the question. it is
not the assurance company's fault. It
is not the bank's fault. But the re
quirement* of the law must be car
ried out. for there i» an absence of
proof of death. A witness for the
plaintiff. Mr. R. A. Justls. testified
on the stand that he held a stmt
tar policy on the life of Mr. Huds
peth. and that he w-as paid in full,
hut that he continued payment of
premiums until seven years had
elapsed from the time Mr. Hudspeth
went from the State, when he was
presumed to be dead unless proof
was made that he was alive within
that time. The question Is a narrow
one and an Interesting one. but after
carefully considering the able argu
ments of counsel and the cases cited
and taking the law on the interpre
tation of the meaning of the re
quirements of such potietes. I have
no doubt thnt mere must be rurnisn
ed nnd established in the proofs of
•the fact of death with reasonable
definiteness.' "
“Proof."
Judge Ingram says further: ‘The
bare statement of One of known char
i after for truth might convince one
who knew h'r.i of the reality of the
facts stated by him, but It would
not be proof In any proper sense.
Proof is frequently used as the syno
nym of evidence. The condition can
only he performed by furnishing evi
dence tn some form of the truth of
the fact stated in the notice and
upon uti'ch the rleht of action de
pends. it need not be that full, clear
and exollcit pr* of, which would be
reuulred on the trial of an Issue
upon the miertlon. but It must be
such reasonable e’-'denoe as the party
■an command at the time to give »•
siirance that she event has h«npen**d
upon which the liability of the in
surer depend*-."
ALLEGED EMBEZZLER
HELD IN B\LTIMORE
Man Wanted by Roanoke Authori
tiea Cantured After Two
Years’ Wait.
KOANOKE, V.V., Mar. 10.—Charles
H. Clprkln, recently Indicted for cm
bem.lement haa been arrested In Bal
timore er.d Is being held there. Clark
lo's allseed emhesslement occurred
two vesrs ago, while employed as
bcokketper ft r Mcl Jinrock Mantel
Co. :■ • ... .;
Coalmen is Rseeitrls.
Mrs. Sarah Fr*inel* Duesoerry qua 11
««t*u i»
FOI FiT! VOTE
Dr. Myers Will Let State-Wide
Eill Remain in Place on
Calendar
WOULD PASS HOUSE
WITH DIRECT VOTE
Patron Satisfied That Majority of
Lower Branch Arc for Meas
ure—House Ref uses to
Take ; Bill t’p.
So further attempt will be made to
take the Myers State-wide prohibition
bill up out of its regular order. This
was the statement of the patron ot
the hill Thursdajfc We are now con
tent to wait until the measure R"
reached on the calendar when w»
hope that it will meet with favorable
action " The votes already taken on
the matter are very gratifying to the
supporters of the measure. Twice
more vote* have been received in sup
port of the measure than the op
ponents have received and Wednesday
a tie vote was recorded.
'If the passage of the hill had been
voted on we certainly would have wu ■
in the House," l)r Myers stated, "and
i am very hopeful that it will be
passed when it Is reached in the regu
lar way."
House Refuses to Art.
With the vote standing a tie the
House of Delegates. Wednesday night,
refused for the second time in two
consecutive days to take the Myeis
State-wide prohibition bill up out of
its regular order and vote on its pas
sage.
At the conclusion of one of the
most strenuous days of the session in
the House Dr Myers, the patron of
the enabling act, arose and asked that
a vole be taken on his measure. Dr.
Myers said it was the purpose of the
supporters of the bill t<> get some
uetion on the measure in the House.
The fact that the Senate had defeated
it had nothing whatever to do wttn
the action by the House. "It is net
my purpose." Dr. Myers stated, "to
embarrass any of the members, but 1
certainly will insist on th» bill being
put on its passage before the House
adjourns Saturday, if such a thing is
possible.
"A cord has been severed by ihe
Senate and the House has a chance in
make it vibrate at once,” continued
the patron "The opponents of th"
measure have resorted to all kinds of
means to defeat Slate-wide prohibition
Ir Virginia. They have accused the
senator from Amherst, mvseif and the
supporters In general of this measure,
of sending threatening letters and tele
grams to the members of the (Ten
oral Assembly and I want to sav right
here that these threatening messages
have not, as far as 1 know, originated
with my supporters."
Demand- by the People.
"The people ail over the State are
ilamorii.g tor an enabling act," said
Dr. Myers, “and in the name of over
35,000 voters I appeal to. you to pass
this bill. It is only justice to the peo
ple you represent that this act should
be. passed at this session of the leg
islature. it does not become effective
until January, 1911, and I move you,
Mr. Speaker, that House bill 295 be
taken up out of its regular order for
consideration."
The motion of Dr. Myers came late
in the evening, after consideration of
several very Important matters. The
oil tax measure had been considered
for nearly four hours and defected,
and the members, a large majority of
[them, were not in the mood to go
into another lengthy discussion on
such an Important matter. The gal
leries, which were filled to an over
flow In the early part of the day. ex
pecting to hear the bill called up.
were nearly entirely deserted.
Mr. Charles R. Johnston, of Mont
gomery, who has heretofore favored
ac tion on the bill and voted for it .\i
Tuesday, said he saw no necessity to
consider it again, since there was no
chance to pass it.
Judge Martin Williams, of Giles, an
opponent of the measure. pleaded
earnestly with the House to "take the
measure up and dispose of it as the
Senate had clone." Judge Williams
with several members who are op
posed to prohibition, voted to take the
question up and dispose of tt in one
way or another He was quoted a*
saving later that there was apparent
ly an effort to embarrass every mem
ber on the floor.
Mr. Kosevvell Page, of Hanover, fol
lowed Judge Williams and opposed
the measure "There was no use In
U.” he .declared. "it has been killed
by the Senate, and with no possibility
oc grinng unt'uier \ oie in in: n oooy
this session. It 1* a waste of time t->
consider it in the House."
The delegate from Hanover declar
ed ihat the only effect a vote in the
House would have would l>e to make
some of the members uncomfortable.
For himself he did not care. "1 an:
opposed in principle to a referendum
which would mean a return to the
system of pure democracy of Athens
and Rome, which have perished. ThtR
Is the greatest danger that has ever
faced the free people. If this bill
rhould be passed, the North would
flood Virginia with liquor. We have
not enough money now for the State's
necessities, and this would take half
a million dollars of taxes."
Ijom By Tic Vote.
The vote on the question resuited
ar follows:
Aves—Messrs. Ayers. Barham,
Baum, Bt.il. Bowm-n of Shenandoah.
Hr .'.vii. t'olemsn. Omlel. Evans. Ew
ing. Kitzhugh. Olenn. Hannah, Jen
nings. Jett. Johnson of Russell, Jor
dan, Lion. l,ove. Lucas, MoChesney,
Myers. Nelson, Pendleton, Bowers.
Price, Ratliff. Rew. Robinson. Ste
nhenaon of Hath. Stratton. Shepherd.
S'ebMns. Stubbs. Sutphln, Throckmor
ton, Trollngtr, Wot id Bedford, West
if Nsnremond. Williams of Olies,
Wtssler and Zlmmefr—<2.
N"»—Messrs. Baker, Bassett,
Browning. Casey, Clement. Cooke.Cox,
Deal, Dunn. (rood. Orlgsby. Harwood.
Houston, Kemper. Keyser. Lee. Lewis.
McRae, Mont-ure of Alexandria, No
',nci. Noiting.. Ollier, Owens. Pag*,
Tinker, Parr. Roberts, BHresttr, Spa
te f. Spes'ird, Stearnes. Stephenson of
Jame s City. Taliaferro, Temp'eton,
i Toney. Turpin. Weilford. White,
(Avhltehead. Wilson, Win go nod the
Efreaker<-~42.
Aftc Mr. Pendleton had talked for
some time the previous question was
called for and by a majority vote ‘he
reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill w as rejet ted was agreed to.
Tim Hill Is Passed.
Colonel Stubbs arose and stated tha.
he had expressed hi* views on the
subjetj. lop that he could not staj in
hi* seat and allow the minority party
to abandon the great Oetnot rath:
party. He obje* ted to the remarks
made by Mr. Pendleton.
The pending question was tailed ivol
by a tote of f>*> to 25 the bill was
passed.
Annexation Hill Passed.
Following the passage of the nil tax
bill the House appropriation hill was
taken up and with the constitution.i.
reading of the bill dispensed with th"
debate was commented.
Colonel Bowman consented to a
postponement of the regular order and
Mr. ('ox. of Richmond, moved that
Senate bill ■iljj providing for the con
solidation 01 annexation of the cities
of Richmond and Manchester be taken
up. This was clone without opposition
end the bill passed unanimously.
Tourist Party in Jerusalem Fired
jii by Religion Crazed
Afghan.
WARHlSOToN, Marclt 10.—Two
Americ an women were wounded by au
Afghan fanatic who fired on a party
of tourists visiting the Mosque Omar,
in Jerusalem, according to a dis
patch received at the state depart
ment to-day from Consul Thomas 1*.
\vaiiact\ Miss i arxer Moore, or Trrre
Saute. Ind., was seriously wounded,
btit will recover Miss Natalie Maur
ice, of Mamaroneek, X. V.. receive*!
a slight liesh wound. No other
Ameihans were injured.
RISKS UVE5 ID SAVE
P00RH0USE HATES
“Old "NTk~ PorisTies in Racing
Flames Which Drive Back
Rescuers,
HEMPSTEAD, It 1„ March 10.—
Heroic rescues marked a tire to-day
that destroyed the county poorhouse
here and resulted In the death .if
one man, known as "Old Nick" who
had to lie abandoned when the
nurses striving to rescue him were
driven hack by flames.
The structure was of wood, fifty
years old and burned like tinder.
Most of the thirty -seven inmates were
aged and decrepit and were thrown
In a panic when the fire started.
Benjamin Sprague, the superinten
dent, was aw-ikened about daylight
by smoke and sounded the alarm.
The inmates on the lower doors were
hurtled out and then an attempt was
made to rescue ten old men who slept
on the top floor.
Some were earned out but others
were forced to jump to the ground.
Mrs. Sprague forced her way up a
burning stairway to tij and rescue
'"Old Nick." hut just before she reach
ed him a puff of smoke caused her
I'to 'reel I ar);%vard. The tire then
leaped up directly in her path, cut
ting her off from the aged man. Sh
fell unconst iot; and was t arried out
by her husband.
Strwt—t'nr Blown From Tracks
With Torpedo—Strike Break
ers Lives Endangered
TRENTON, N. J.r March 10.—A
street car strike, which in point of
violence threatens ,to rival that in
Philadelphia, is now in progress here.
Twenty out of forty-eight tars are
running this morning, manned by old
employes, who are virtually taking
their lives in their hands
Many attempts at derailing have
Den made by the strikers, who hurl
bricks and stones at every car.
Scores of windows have been broken,
and one ear has been blown off the
tracks by exploding u torpedo be
neath it.
The trouble is the result of a de
mand on the part of the strikers for
shorter hours and higher rate of
pay.
Both sides are obdurate.
SECRETARY KNOX
CALLED A SNOB
Now Mothcr-in-Law of Knox. -Jr.
Voices Warm Opinions of
Cabinet Officer.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. March 10.—
"If Secretary of State Knox refuses to
help his Son ami my (laughter. I'll
support them myself. If necessary. 1
think the boy's father is a snob."
Piqued because Secretary Knox has
"turned down” his son. Philander, Jr.,
who eloped with May Boiler, the
bride's mother. Mrs. Daniel Odury,
j thus declared herself to-day.
"Our family is just as food as Mrs,
Knox’s and elopements are not strange
happenings in either family," she said.
| "Reed Knox eloped, I am told, and
1 for that matter so did I myself.”
HILL WILL I'RKVEST
KlKI DiNKiK HITS.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 10—Tn make
the shipper equally guilty with the
carrier when fictitious claims for
damr.ge* are paid is the aim of a pro
vision Inserted In the railroad bill by
the House Interstate commerce com
; mlttee to-day. .
Often these damage claims are in
reality rebates paid to big shippers,
j Hr dor the present law only the car
; rler Is punished if a rebate is given
and It -fr-believed th* t If - the shipper
is also penalised, the practice will
cease.
MUSTGETIN MOIE
MO PIT OUT IE
Mr. Keezell Warns
this is no time
ing Expens
BOTH HOUSES WOR“ -™* -
ON APPROPRIATION
Senate Cuts Out the
Spent in Advertising
Immigration—Increase
Prison Surpenon’s
With their pruning
ened to a razors edge,
aim and their gatlir.g guns primed
lor opening Hie on any unneoeewury
dollar that might he detected, the
Senators and In-legates of the tsille
latiirita—all of them parsimonioustSSil
trenc-heis—Thursday began consider*
ing the voluminous appropriation
bill*. providing tor the expenditure
of about Sti,Oort,000 for the conduct
of the State's governmental affaire
during the years of 1:110 and 1911.
The bill was handled with the ut*
most caution and solemnity in both
houses. Kach item of expenditure
was given separate and special cob*
slderatlon. and the dollars were doled
out by the legislators as If they were
coming front the purses of the Sen*
ators and I >e legates. So carefully
finance mommlttees—to whom (treat
credit Is line—that there was 1«—
objection to them this year tmtl
probably ever in the history of the
Commonwealth. There was no pl*» '
cutting or favoritism. Every doltaS :
was proved to be absolutely neces
sary before the lawmakers agreed t* :
its expenditure.
senate Takes a bead.
Tin Senate made more progress
with Its bill, due to the—fact that It
was taken up before the 11ouHe tackled
its money measure, and to the..
tional fact that the majority of the
senators had kept themselves wpl
posted on probable expenditures, Thu
Senate made appropriations for all Vgg
except the insane hospitals, Instltu • 3
lions of learning, public schools, and i|
other branches. As these appropria- —
lions arc almost identical with IlNMjl
of the Iasi session's. It Is expected ‘J;
that an of them win be apporved toe*—a
lore the Senate adjourns late In tin
afternoon.
The salary of the Commissioner of
Agriculture was increased from li.10®
to *3, #J0, the additional $700 to COB
from fees In his department,
apfiropr ation or $4,000 provided foe,,,
the advertisement of Virginia to ca|»l* ’
talists ebd immigrants, was strlckei*
out of the Senate's bill. The vacation
of the penitentiary guards was ex
tended from 10 to 15 days. These
were praotii ally all the changes in
the bill. Senator Noel tried to keen >S
the salat \ of the adjutant-general at ;;
$2,400. tint the Senate insisted on giv-1 ‘M
Trig Senator Sale, the new adjutants—:j
general, $3,000 it j ear
House Only kutrted. -;P
Tin House only got a start on lit '
bill. Hefi ie adjournment at 2 o'clock
all the State "Ifices and officers had
not been provided for. The Hwt»' ;
may finish the 1010 bill trefore «4
j> urnment in the afternoon.
Tire Hill Ilefon- the Senate.
When the appropriation bill waa
reached. Senator Keexeil. as chair* •
man of the Finance Committee, whtctl *f
prepared it, read a lengthy speech. 3
in which he reviewed the State's rev- ' "Jj
. enues and the estimated receipts. - ;-S
Senator Keerell said because of tha - ijf
i deficit which the State faced it
; necessary to i reate a number of new
| sources of i-venue and increase th#
1 taxes in a number of instances. Ha «
declared corporations were not bear- f>'|
lng their share of the financial bur
dens ot the State. The railroad prop
er ty In the State is worth $420,00#,
: ooo when It is desired to Increase III#*?
mileage rate, and yet is assessed^
only 487.UOO.OOO for purposes of tax
ation The electric railroad propertjri
is worth *42.000,000 for purposes of
making rams and only $8,000,000 fag
purposes of taxation.
The appropriation to the old apt
' dtera and their widows Is half a mil
i lion dollars. Senator Keesell said tlMH ,
1 bill would not stand Increases. Ha'
said while the State could not do
much as tt wished for the roads and
i schools, these were local mattavgsvv
(i-cas*** <>f taxation. The Senator •
thanked the members of hta commit
tee for their fidelity and for subordi
| natlng local desires to State neceaat*
I tie*.
i'ou t'lmugc* Made. JjfM
On motion of Senator Saunders, th* .
’ Senate decided to consider item bjf si
i Item in the t.ill and to limit discus*
ston on Items to five minutes. ;
Senator Sale sought to increase th*
salary of the Governor's stenographer 1
from $1,200. in the bill, to 91,500, AS
! the stenographer does more than
typewriter's work. The Senate votahiSj
against the increase.
Senator Koikes offered an amend*
mi nt providing for the purchase
$350 worth of hooks by the Attoi
General. The Senate refused to
| to the amendment.
Senator Noel limited the traveling
expenses of the Attorney General
$250 a year. On motion of ~
Keezell. the contingent expenses
Auditor's office was increased
$1,000 to $1,200.
| An amendment giving the
Auditor authority to control this h
j pendltures during the Auditor's g
i sence was offered by Senator Sals
j adopted.
i Senator Folkes offered an
) moot providing for AP increaa
! a year in the salaries of the
sixth ilerks In the State
office. Senator Noel opposed,
: Senate voted against the tncresss.
, Senator Noel asked why tits
I of the surgeon of the penitsntlal^f
increased from $1,900 to $t.$SS,‘
ator Keezell said the surgeon's
wus heavy, and he was now
to attend all electrocutions,
ator from Gee made no
Senator Noel »>ffered a
extending the annual leavs
! ttentlar.v guards from ten
i days a year. This gnu
adopted.
“Twelve' hundred dollars
: „rtated for repairing the
at the penitentiary.
1_ Xo Mws Wr 4
An amendmenMn
tContlnued on