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VOL. 1.—No. lo.
THE WEATHER—Fair and Warmer
RICHMOND, VA., TUESDAY, MARCH 22,1010.
1C P A a E s
city K<m«i ».
Malr MIIlM
By Malt, Dm
JOBS NOT SOUGHT
Agree Not to Ask Places on
New Committee on
- Rules
“SIMOiN PURE” BRAND
MUCH DISGRUNTLED
Consider Overturning of Speaker
Cannon Victory Without Sub
stance—Results of Revolt
Cause Speculation.
WASHINGTON, March 22.—If the
insurgents get any places nil the new
committee on rules In the House of
Kepresentatives It will be because they
are regularly elected to the places by
the Republican caucus as the choice
_t»f the Republican caucus, and not be
cause they make any demands Tor
places. This was decided to-day by
general agreement among the band of
Republicans who wrested the scepter
of power from Speaker Cannon.
"I want It understood that we made
this fight for a principle and not for
any Jobs," declared Representative
Murdock; and this seems to be the
general view of h*s followers, notwith
standing the belligerent attitude of
Representative Hays, of California, who
is still angry beeause "Unde Joe”
branded him as a coward'.
It loosed tor a wmle as though there
would be a dissension among the in
surgents. Some of the Wisconsin In
surgents, known as the "Simon-Pure"
brand, were at first for representation
on the committee. The fact that they
cannot control the action of the rules
committee by the same vote by which
they overturned Cannon, In case they
are dissatisfied, has caused much dis
cussion.
It is an open secret that Representative
Gardner, of Massachusetts, who is the
beat parliamentarian among the lnaur
./ - gents—and-one ot the best in the
House - is not averse to going onto the
hew committee and would probably ac
cept the position if It were offered to
hint. He slates that he is not a pro
gressive la any sense ol the word, and
1ms frequently t-*td the insurgents and
stated for publication that ho was in
purging on the rules only.
it Is declared to-day that If any in
surgent goes on the new committee it
will be Gardner. As to the otner Re
publicans It is problematical No chu
vus has yet been cail*< and there will
probably not be a tall issued until
later in ihe w-ck.
May Ktsuw IV Sene,
Talk In tnc lobbies to-day Is to the
effe< t that Kepresentatives Smith, ot
Iowa, ami DaizeU. of Pennsylvania,
hivintiers of the present rifles com
mlttce. will reiutc to serve on the
.onimitue unless the <s»u< us demands
it Tney take the ground that their
sdmiuisti atlon on the committee*
has been repudiated by the House.
Representative l'ayne (Republican.
'-New V»-r 1,1. -floof leader of- the Kr
publlc an*, will pr>>batdy tie a mem
ber ot tjie committee, and ther. is
tfclk-of Dlekama. uf Michigan, Repre
sentatives Tswney c Minnesota i, and
Mann (Illinois!, are named lor other
Republican >pU( es on the committee
and Mr. Gaines, of West Virginia. Is
a candidate for a place.
As tor the Democrats three ot the
four members that they will select in
caucus to-morrow night seem to have
been agreed upon. Two are. Repre
sentative (hark (Missouri!, and Un
derwood i Alabama), floor leader and
resistant floor leader respectively, lor
the minority. Representative rits
fersld, of New York, a member of
the present eommitu e aiut the best
parliamentarian on th.- Democratic
side of the House, will probably be
:he third member.
There Is some opposition to Klls
f era id because of his action « year
• go in maintaining the present rules
by s coalition with the Cannon forces,
but his friends urge that he redeemed
btmselT In e last tight and that New
York ought to have a place on the
new committee The other place will
probably go to the West. Illinois,
Indiana. Minnesota. Nebraska, Ohio
»nd even Colorado have candidates,
but the chances aeem to be that
Indiana will capture the plum and
:hat William E. Cox will get the place.
The Democrats think that the South
ind the East will be sufficiently rep
resented and they want to put a rep
resentative from the battle ground of
the next campaign on this Important
:nmmittee.
Surmise on Results,
Political overseers are still at
variance as to the probable effect of
the recent revolution on the Taft
legislative program. It Is admitted
by every one that the regular Re
publicans will have the responsibility
of the new- committee thrust upon
them and responsibility for legisla
tion will follow. It is also admitted
that recent events have proved that
:he temper of the House demands
Jberal rules and more chance to dis
cuss legislation before It is passed. It
l* probable that the rules committee
■will permit more debate on the Taft
program than would have been al
lowed under the present committee,
and also a wider latitude for amend
ment.
ELKS WILL VOTE S
ON KEEPING m
Members of Club to Decide
Whether or Not to Retaiu
This .Feature.
The Elk* are to hold a liquor elec
tion Wednesday night, to determine
whether the bar in their home at
Eleventh and Marshall street* 1* to
be closed, and the contest promise*
to be one of the most exciting events 1
In' the history of the organization In
this city.
Tr.-o sharply drawn factions have !
developed, it I* understood, and i
though the disciples of Hacchua ap- j
prmf. according to all indications, to 1
have a decided majority at this time, i
the antl-lkiuorites claim that when ;
the votes are counted the result will |
be in their favor and that the bar
trill be dosed forever. - „ ■ 1 - ’_
GRUESOME SCENES
IN mm
Scores of Victims Mangled
and Torn Beyond
Recognition
; CORONER BREAKS BACK
j GOING TO CATASTROPHE
Date of Inquest Indefinitely Post
poned as Result—Death List
Now Forty and Grow
ing.
i
| MARSHALLTOWN, IA.. March 22.
—With Coroner E. W. Jay dying from
I a broken l»aek. received while he wai
; rushing to scene of the catastrophe.
I it is uncertain to-day when the in
quest into yesterday’s Rock Island
! wreck, near Marshalltown,_will be
gin. The exact number at dead Is not
j yet known. Forty bodies have been
identified, and It is believed five others
are dead. In addition, nearly a dozen
i of the forty injured persons will die.
The cause of the wreck has not yet
j been - definitely established. The offl
i olals on the scene can only account
j for the derailment in this way: The
: train was a combination of the Oht
cago-Twtn City Express and a St.
1 1 .outs train bound for Minneapolis.
I which were consolidated at Marshall
town and run as a ’’double-header."
: Am there was no turn table. It was
\ necessary for the two engines to lie
coupled at the end of the train with
their tenders ahead, and to pull the
. coaches, backing up.
it is supposed this unsafe method
i of running the trains caused the ten
: der of the first locomotive to leave
| the track. The tender plunged Into
I the bank and stuck there, and bot
engines leaped the rails and jammed
into the cut.
Behind the locomotives were a PuH
1 man sleeper, a light smoker and day
coach and ten other coaches. The
weight behind the smoker day coach
smashed both cars and Jammed them
against the rear of the Pullman.
Practically all of th* fatalities and In
; juries occurred In these two cars, both
of which were completely destroyed.
Vlctlnw Terribly Mangled.
f The passenger* were terribly man
gled. t me man’s head w as cut off
cleanly above the eyes. another's
body was cut In two. A third man
was driven head first Into a window.
The glass was broken, and was cut
1 ting him where his head rested on
the sill. He pleaded with survivors
! to kill him. arid <>ne of them broke ths
glass under his cheek. His lower Jaw.
cut . leanlv away, fell to the ground,
and the man died.
Miss May Hoffman, of Waterloo.
Iowa, adjudged the "moat lieautiful
woman in Iowa" in a recent beauty
contest, was in the day coach. She
was killed, her body being crushed
Into a shapeless mass.
The week .*f rescue was supervised
by Dr. John Jtevry, of Chicago, a pas
senger. who was badly Injured. He
organized the survivors and helped
drag the dead and injured from the
» reck, and laid them in long rows In
adjoining field. l»r. Devrjr had a
small amount of lire aid material, and
he took charge of the injured. When
Coroner Jay and nurse* reached Mar
shalltown three hours after the wreck
the coroner started in an ambulance
for the scene As the ambulance was
whirling around a corner, lor. Jay was
thrown upon hi* baefl. He was pick
ed up unconscious, hi* back broken.
It is said he cannot recover.
Every undertaking establishment
here Is a morgue, the hospitals are
running over with the injured, and In
coming trains bring hundreds of people
searching for loved one*.
The Stale hoard of railroad ctimmlr
sinner* w ill make a complete Investiga
tion. _ ... . .
Nurse* from lies Moines hospitals
were brought here- on a special train
to-day to attend the Injured, of whom
many are being cared for in private
homes.
WRONG ORDER GIVEN; *
THREE ARE KILLED
Operator Starts Wrecking Crew to
Scene Before the Accident
Occurs.
LEXINGTON. KY.. March 22
Wrong orders given by the railroad
operator at Berea at midnight caused
a head-on collision between two trains
on the Kentucky Central division of
the Louisville and Nashville railway
at White Station, near Richmond, and
three people were killed and several
injured.
A strange feature of the accident
was that a wrecking crew was on Its
way to the Scene of the disaster he
fore It happened, the operator realiz
ing his mistake and having notified
the main office at Paris of his blun
der. The killed: r
OBORtlK DKVKRE. fireman.
RUSSELL STORM, brakeman.
BUSTER SANFORD, engineer.
All were residents of Parts.
SUCCEEDS IN ATTEMPT
TO COMMIT SUICIDE
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.. March
22.—Miss Vlnle I-'ulk. aired about for
ty-five years, died at the hospital at
h o'clock Monday night as a result
of self-inflicted gashes cut In her
throat and arm. She was found ly
ing on her bed In her room at 7
o'clock Monday evening, with a knife
lying on a chair beside the bed. She
was unconscious from the loss of
blood.
C. P. TAFT MOT IS MEAT DEAL.
Demies Report of ton tract to Supply
Panama Canal Forces.
GREGORY. TEX., March 82.—Dental
has been received here from Charles p.
Taft, brother of President Taft, of the
report that he ha* a contract to sup
ply the government forces on the Pan
ama Canal with beer from the meat
packing plant he Is erecting.
He also eays that he Is not Interest
ed in the company that Is attempting
to dredge a deep water channel through
Harbor Island near hi* ranch. _
SUSPECTED GIRL
! PLACED ON RUCK
j Undergoes Third Degree as
| Bells Toll Requiem for Mur
dered Sister
__
i IS CLOSELY GUARDED
TO PREVENT SUICIDE
_
Tells Story Implicating Strange
Man, Then Denies It—Wears
Finery of Her Alleged
Victim.
MA SSI LON', O., March 22.—Within
earshot of the tolling l.nll and the re
*quiem mass sung by the choir of St.
Mary’s church at the funeral of her
! murdered sister. Elizabeth, to-day,
sixteen years old, Katherine Manx
j was subjected to the "third degree”
’ by t*trtef of Police fefrttw trnd M-ayrrr
Remley. At tha close of the inquisi
tion Chief Ertle announced that the
youthful prisoner had made material
! changes in her statements of last
night, when she Implicated an un
named man aa an accomplice.
The girl was then arraigned and
pleaded ‘not guilty” to the charge
lof slaying her slater “by administer
ing a deadly drug." Chief Ertle re
j fused to make public the substance
of the girl's testimony.
When Katherine appeared before
: the mayor for formal pleading she
wore Rilxabeth's picture hat and a
long coat Around her neck hung
her dead sister’s heavy necklace and
Ifkket, which her brother. John, re
quested burled with Its owner. Kath
erine contended that the ornament
i was her property and refused to part
with It.
When she was returned to her cell
In the woman’s section of the Jail,
Chief JCrtle ordered her to remove
her hat and coat.
'These hat pin* were what 1 want
ed,” he remarked, as he locked them
i In a closet. "They would bo excellent
weapons with which to commit sui
cide.”
The authorities arc \ isibly afraid
that their prisoner will attempt self
destruction, To prevent this a dou
ble watch has been kept in her cell
since her Incarceration. Even the
coverings were removed from the bod
and she was required to sleep, in her
clothing lest she might attempt to
hang herself by means of a rope im
provised from her skirts.
1-aat night Katherine declared pos
itively she left capsules beside Elixa
• bath's coffee cup at breakfast, and
: then went downtow n. When she re
! turned she said Elisabeth was dead.
It was excitement, she declares.
I which caused her to warn her broth
i er not to go into the kitchen. She
said the capsule* were given to her
1 by a man. whose name she refused
to divulge.
"He has been true to me and I'll
stick to him.” Katherine Is reported
to heye told .thfc—Police. ,. According
! to her farther statements to the au
thorities this man traveled with her
during part of her journey to Akron
Friday night.
REVOLUTIONARY AGENTS
I ARE ACTIVE IN SPAIN
Moving Against Government Fol
lowing Reports That Moroc
can War lias Not Ended.
| MAliJtlle March »2.— Revoluti •Hi
lary agents are again waging an active
'campaign against the government as
result of disclosures that, the Spr.n
! lsh-Moroc< an w ar Is still In progress
with but little chance of an end to
hostilities tor many months
A rigid censorship, the Im per fee
! tton of Spanish methods of oommiml
! cation and the general Ignorance of
ithe population, coupled with the g>\
> ernment s recent denial that fresh
troops were l»elng sent to Morocco
lulled the country Into the belief that
'the war was really over.
It develops, however, that the "war
Is over" only In the sense that the>-e
are no longer any general engage
ments. The natives have Bettled down,
as It was predicted they would to a
l guerilla resistance to the establish
ment of Spanish power In their coun
jtry.
Recruits, or rather conscripts, are
being picked as unostentatiously aa
S possible and. as far as can be done,
outside the more Important cities iml
; smuggled quietly from Spain from
out of the way points on the coast.
I By such methods the government
hoped to surpress the real situation in
: Morocco.
The thousands of Spanish soldiers in
! Morocco are declared to be no more
: than holding their ground and are
i making no appreciable progress In
| suppressing the Insurrection among
the Riff tribesmen. Hardly a day
goes by that there is not skirmishing
between the natives ana Spanish sol
diers. with the death list gradually
creeping to an appalling size.
I GERMAN CHANCELLOR
VISITS ITALIAN KING
—
HOME. March 22.—Chancellor von
Hethmann-Hollweg, of Germany, was
received In private audience bv King
Victor to-day. The chancellor is acre
aa the representative of the Oerman
empire to plead In favor of u c<«n
■ tlnuance of the triple alliance, which
Italy. Germany and Austria are the
members, after Ita expiration In 1#14.
The visit U considered more or less
! formal, as there are no political con
siderations that make the discussion
of -the Dreibund a necessity at th's
time.
Tttlmea Mag Go Abroad.
COLUMBIA, & C.. March *2.—Senator
B. R. Tillman has it In his mind to
spend the summer resting In one of the
oulet London suburbs, according to Ills
family physician. Dr. J. W. Babcock,
of Columbia. At times the senator la
a little depressed about his condition,
the physician says. hut. on the whole,
Is taking a cheerful view of the out
> look. It has been decided he will not
return to Congress at the present ses
sion. . - .■■—:
EASTERN COLLEGE
GETS BIG DONATION
(Special to The Richmond Virgin’an.) j
MANASSAS, VA.. March 22—Eaat
cra College, at Manassas, received to
day, through Its president. Prof. H.
V. Roop, a donation of thirty thou
sand dollars from Mrs. Elisabeth It.
1 Voorheea, of Clinton, N. J. This do
nation Is tp be devoted to the con
struction of a woman's dormitory and
recitation hall, a dupllc ate of the one '
now occupied by the male students,
! and to be called Voorhees Hall,
i Mrs. Voorhees Is the widow of j
j Ralph Voorheee. who whs a patron of ,
; educational institutions. It was
I through her late husband's educa
tional philanthropy as well as her ,
own thst the generous gift to Eastern ,
I College was made.
| Work o» the building In rontem
, piattlon by thht donation will begin In
the early future.
SEITifi! BJTTLt
i WITH FR1S0IERS
i ~
j Pitched Fight 'NV ith Revolvers and
and Ride» Prevents Big
Jail Delivery.
NEW YORK* March 22.—A pitched
battle with revolvers and i'lfles be- :
I tween sentriea at the Governor's Isl- j
and dock and the crew of a power
■ boat early to-daj narrowly averted i
an attempt on the part of twelve
i of the prisoner* in the old fortress
to break condnoment and escape j
Fifteen minutes more of unlnterrupt- '
ed work by the prisoners would have
resulted ‘n the delivery, according j
I to guards.
The dock sentry was attracted by
I the chugging of a motor boat In the
darkness oft the fort and Invest!- j
gated. As he approached the boat
; It shot out Iftto the bay, while Its j
1 occupants opened fire on the sentry.
He returned the fusillade, empty- '
; ing hts rifle. Whether or not a bul- ;
: let reached Us mark In the darkness
is ’unknown.
Noise of shooting amused sentries ‘
all over the Island, and investigation
showed that a window in a large cell I
room where twelve prisoners were j
j confined had been opened by the l
sawing of two bars. The third was 1
i half cut when found, and the open
; ing would have been completed In a
few minutes.
DEMAND DISOLUTION
I OF STFE CORPORATION
i _- i
President Ooffipmr of A, Ft and T** .
Prefers Charges Before At
torney Onvral Wiekersham.
! WASHINGTON. March 22 — Charg- j
’ tug—the hrtlmn—dc4i«r L' lulcii States .
sRcel Corporation with violation of the
Sherman ami-truBt law and other laws,
President Gunipere. of the American
Federation of istbor, to-day called <>n
Attorney-General Wiekersham to dis
solve the combination.
Mr. Gompers originally presented his
‘charges to President Taft on January'
last. The ITesIdcnt referred him to
the Attorney-General, and since that
time every resource at the command i
of the labor federation has been
brought to bear In the formulation of
the indictments presented to the De
partment of Justice.
The president of the Federation says
he is determined to have the trust fed
j the same medicine that the courtH
gave to organized labor under the,
! Sherman aet, and which resulted ill the
jail sentence now hanging over the
heads of Gompers, Mitchell and Morri
son. The officers and directors of the
trust as well as the affiliated compan
ies are named In the charges.
The indictment covers forty-eight
I’ages and cites a vast number of al
leged Instances g:if despotic treatment
of employees, high-handed abuses of
administrative power by municipal au- ■
thorities who were also employees of
the corporation, assaults upon private
citizens, and the alleged establishment1
1 of a peonage system In the town of
Gary, Indiana.
PERMITS ARE ISSUED
| FOB NEW HIDINGS
The following permits have been Is- !
sued by the city building Inspector:
To S. 3rf. Taylor to build a two-story
‘ detached brick dwelling at Hanover
and Auburn avenues, the cost not beintc
given.
To Mr. H. S. Wallersteln to build a 1
two-story brick dwelling on Thirty-!
| tb.lrt street between Main and Cary j
i streets, costing 511,508.
To Mr J. A Talley to build a two- 1
story brick dwelling at 1*08 N. Twenty
third street, costing *1,700.
| To Mr. F.dward Roeber to repair
dwelling at 1815 drove avenue, the re
| pairs to cost 1200.
To Mrs. R. V. I.ennard to repair
! frame store and dwelling lift Louisiana
| street, to cost 5700.
MORE COUNCILMEN
MAKE CONCESSIONS
—-- i«
!
PITTSBURG, PA., March 22 —
, .Vine additional former counctlmen
to-day confessed In open court before
'judge Fraser that they had accepted
i money Illegally while members of the
council.
Dr. C. C. I-any confessed he had re
ceived $200; W. O. Frederick, $200;
Thomas J. Stack. *250; W. H. Harvey.
1100; Richard Armstrong. $260; O.
K. Woods. *800; Harry Kalsor. *150;
Fre£ Herring, $200 and L. y Fred
erkk*. *1*5.
When Armstrong was ashed to tell
who lira* spoke to him about the •
bank depositories ordinance, he said!
It was former Ma)*>r Charles F. i
Klrschler, in the Interest of the Mer
man National bank:—
COMA LESS PRONOUNCED
AND SYMPTOMS ENCOURAGING |
Senator Daniel More Restless Monday Night, But Condition Tues- j
day Considered More Hopeful.
DAYTONA. FLA., Mareb 22.— l’hysieians at the bedside of Sen
ator John W. Daniel to-day say the condition of coma in which the
patient has been for days is becoming less pronounced and other
symptoms are slightly encouraging. The official bulletin issued to
day follows:
“Senator Daniel was rather more restless last night and more easily
aroused than during yesterday. His pulse was slightly e'evat.ed !
during the night, when restless, but still satisfactory. Nourishment,
elimination, temperature and respiration continue good.”
SENDS LETTED OF SYMPATHY TO MBS. DANIEL
Governor Mann has received a copy
if a letter sent to Mrs. John \V.
Daniel by Governor O'lchrlst. of
Florida, after the Chief Executive of
Virginia requested him to do every
hlng possible for the stricken 8ena
;or. i
The letter follows:
“Prom a communication from Gov
*mor wttthrm Hodges Mann, of TIP"
tinla .and from press reports. 1 learn
hat l-our husband. Senator John W.
Daniel, a highly respected and belov
Ml TAFT’S SMILE
IS RATHER JADED
Six Days of Hard Travelling Ban
quetting and Speaking
Having Effect.
VISITS HIS BROTHER
President Refuses to Enter Discus*
siou on Now York State
Politics.
NEW YORK. March 22.—Mix days
>f hard traveling, banqueting and
ipeech-inaking have had their effect on
[’resident Taft, and his smile was less
n evidence than usual when he left .
ils private car at Grand Central stu
.ion to-day to face a lengthy round
>f New York politics and social func
tions.
The President, upon leaving his car.
lurried to the home of his brother.
Henry YT. Taft, for breakfast. He re
named there during the morning, rest
ng up. and occasionally receiving a
oral politician or tad. *
Mr. Taft refrkined from discussing
he rather strained situation of the
Republican party in this State. He has
i>«m the attitude that ha ought - not
o i ferfere in local matters except in
'tncrgency, and has determined to keep
>ut of the New York field ns much as
>i sutble,
Henry W. Clews, father-tn-law of
Representative Parsons, entertained the
President at luncheon, and some po
itical observers profess to see signili
■ance in this fact, in view of the re
■ent strong anti-Cannon attitude of
Ur. Parsons. Later in the day Mr
I’aft 'Vfis a guest of honor at the open
ng of the new building of the New
Cork Press Club. To-night he will ad
iress the banquet of the American
Pence and Arbitration league at the
Hotel Astor. and will also look in at
he f ir.ner to Representative Parsons
it tie same hotel.
Political sharps are scanning the
President's speech made |a.-t night at
Providence, It. I. home of Senator Ald
-ich. Mr. Taft laudstl the so-called
•general manager of the United
States,” and Mr. Aldrich, in turn, swore
Valty to the faft policies and prom
sed lib. support “in whatever station
>t public life I may lie." In fact, the
lint er at Providence took on a good
leal cf the appearance of a “love
’eiiet
The President will end his trip to
light. leaving for Washington after
nidnight and arriving home In time
o do a day's work at the White lloupc
o-morrow.
Mr. Fairbanks a Visitor.
Following his speech at the reoep
ion tendered him last night by the
>h!o Soviet}, when he urged Ills hear- ;
•rs to be loyal to the administration of
President Taft. ex-Vive-president
'harles W. Fairbanks called to-day on
he President at the home of Henry :
iV. Taft, the President's brother.
The chief executive and former vice- j
iresident were together for a ha C hour ;
inii the President took ocrasnn to:
hank Mr. Fairbanks for his words of
•ncourugemrnt. The two discussed the
jolttical situation generally, but noth
ng was given out concerning the trend
if their remarks.
MAYOR TOM JOHNSON
STRANGELY MISSING
—
Former Chief Executive of Cleve
land Thought to Have Gone
to Europe
NBW YOKK March 22.—Tom Uj
ohnson, formei mayor of Cleveland, j
)hlo, who has been here fot^EOtne days, j
ulmlttedly 111. has disappeared and bis i
rlends believe he ha- gone abroad i
ueklng health. Ills relatives here ad-j
ntt they are alarmed, for, when the!
ormer democratic leader left hlc ho- l
el yesterday he paid his bill and left i
to word regarding his destination, i
11s daughter, Mrs. Bessie Mariana and j
its wife both said to-day the;- had no;
dea where he la.
For some time former mayot has:
ranted to go to Europe to try nature \
urea there. Mystery has beet, thrown I
.bout his Illness, the physicians re- j
using to diagnose It and rumor that r
t was of a malignant. Incurable char- I
.cter having been circulated. Mrs. Ma- >
'am said tha- because the family dui
at believe Mr. Johnson strong enough’
c go abroad alone they had opposed j
its going. She Is Inclined to think |
hat maybe he Is stopping a. some quiet.
etreat until he can arrange for bis1
tip »broa«. - • • —
Skkk" ■
ed son. not only of Virginia, but of ;
the entire Southland. Is 111 and is
within the limits of our State.
“I wish to extend to you my sin
cere sympathy In the Illness of your
distinguished husband and to assure ;
you that it will afford me pleasure to
render you any service that Is with
in my power."
After receiving: the missive. Gover
nor Mann sen! Governor Gilchrist a
letter of thanks for his kindness and
expressions of sympathy to Mrs.
Daniel.
L
LYNCHING FEARED
Negro Attacks Pretty Sixteen Year
Old Daughter of Maryland
• Farmer. A
SAVED BY HAT PIN
Fiend Frightened Away—Cap
tured Later and is Now Close
ly Guarded.
EASTON, Ml).. March 24.—Excite
ment is running high here to-day
over the arrest of William Dicker
son, colored, charged with an attack 1
upon Miss Annie Urunct. the 18-year
old daughter of August Grund, a
prosperous farmer. living several :
miles from Easton. From Miss
Grand's account of the affair it ap
pears that she. with a number of
other young ladles, had gone to visit
Mrs. Eli Miller, who live** several
miles away, arid about 7 o'clock in
the evening started home. Hhe sepa
rated from the others girls opposite
Mr. Tower's farm, on Peach Blossom
road, and had gone a < onskierable
distance toward home.
When opposite a.- thick pte.ee of-,
woods she was gTHhhed by a negro
man, who dragged her from the road
into the woods, tearing her clothes
nearly off her. but with the aid of
a hat pin and her at reams she sue- !
eeeded in frightening him off. as he
heard persons coming down the road.
Miss Grund told her father that she
recognised Dickerson as her assail
ant.
When the negro w as lot ked up he
seemed highly excited and wanted to
know if they “could get him “ A
heavy guard has been thrown about ,
the jail to prevent a possible lynch
ing.
HE SEES TOR $1,000
AND IS GIVEN $125 '
The Daw and Equity Court Monday \
afternoon awarded Mr. I). I^i Kratta
$125 damages against the Chesapeake i
and Ohio railway, Tt being shown that :
the road in construction of the arch
in East Broad street had rendered a
barber shop In 1616 East Broad un
safe for occupancy. Da Kratta sued
originally for $1,000, but agreed to
the verdict giving him $125.
JETER IS CANDIDATE
FROM JEFFERSON WARD)
Cards Being Distributed by
Friends Who Says He Will
Win Seat in Council.
Card* are being distributed by
friends of Mr. John R. Jeter announc
ing hi* candidacy for the Common
Council from Jefferson .ward, and pres
ent Indications arc that Mr. Jeter will I
make a good run for his seat, with ex
cellent chances of landing among the
city fathers.
Mr. Jeter was defeated in the last
cuuiuil election by Just seven votes,
and since he was ill during the greater
part of the campaign and wholly un
able to conduct a canvass, his friends
now declare that he will he one of the
■winners In the coming election.
All of the present Incumbents, it is
understood, will stand for re-election,
thus making Ihe campaign one of un
usual Interest, These Jefferson ward
councilmcn are Messrs. John Lynch,
John Sylph, Morgan Mills, John Hlrecb
berg and C, H Wiltshire.
DBKD.H OF TRANHKKH
PLACED «V KKCOIUK
The following deeds have been re
corded In the Chancery Court:
Mrs. Virginia Watkins to Mr. W. W
Haley property fronting 14R feet m
Kloyc avenue near Park avenue for
(1.250.
Mr. P. K. Eubank to Mr. E. F. Poin
dexter the lot on the south corner of
Grove avenue end Crenshaw strdbt, the
price being (9.555.
Mr. E. F. Poindexter to Mre. Carrie
8 King property known as No. 20to
Park -avenue, the consideration not be
ing named in the deed.
Mr. O. M. Schmidt to Mr*. Martha
Brown property fronting 20 feet In
Broad street near Twentieth street, no j
consideration being named.
Mr. John T. Wilson to the John T.!
Wilson Company, Incorporated, certain i
property lying withing that square 1
bound by Pine and Laurel. Main and
Cary street*. ~ r.“
I
TIME NOT RIPE FJ
LOCAL OPTION
Ministers of City After
Discussion Reach This
Decision
APPEAL TO CITIZENS
TO GET ON Li
Importance of Registration
paratory to Meeting the Issue
at Proper Time is Strong
ly Urged.
Following a lengthy discussion oft
the question whether it would be sde
sisable to enter at once upon a local;
option light' lor the abolishment
the saloon in Klchmond or
until a time when the occasion
nilire propitious and favorable,__
ters of Rl< litnonrl assembled In SpgS
clal session Monday In the quartet^
of the Presbyterian Publication Com
mit tee, on sixth street near Rrdad^
finally decided to refer the matter to
a committee of live, whtch shall map
out a plan of procedure and repbrjf
next Tuesday.
The following committee was fiamt4
m .
to devise a plan of procedure: HeV.
Vsbury Christian. Thomas Semmes, Kr*
land Knight. Ttlden Scherer, Octal#
Culbertson.
The general opinion was that
tpmptrami- forces were, not prep
for a local option (contest at
present time. Hut it was also
sense of tlie body that at the .
ebt time the most important actkt(|
tliat can he taken by the good cltle
zens of Kichmond is to qualify ttl
selves to meet the responsibilities
citizenship by paying their poll
and placing their names on the
Istration books, so that they will
active faction in all movements ,
the public good A series of resell**’
lions were offered by l>r. Kylamt
Knight, expressive of this fact. Thet*
was some criticism as to the verbiage
of the first resolution, and on mo
tion of I>r, Asbury Christian, tba
whole matter was referred to a coni-;
mittce, to report on Tuesday, at liL
A. M.
Discuss American Pres*. J
Hefore getting down to discussion
of the question at issue, the minister*
consumed some time debating |
question whether the press should
admitted to the meeting. The
was raised by Rev. Thomas Serna
who Introduced a motion to the ell
that the press be excluded. Theg
Mon was supported by Rev. W.
Chrlstian. who believed the nee
could give out all proper and
dent inforxnatipiL to.’lhfi Mir“
Revs. B. F. Lipscomb, J. J.
and K. t.. ft race strongly fax
miting the press and when the «jtwg*
tion was put Rev. Mr. Semmcs **(§
overwhelmingly defeated.
In the course of the discussion o#
this ntimer, some mention was mad*
Jr * and* J Strtnpy I‘eters^were^ewSs
netted with one of the Richmond
newspapers and it was insinuated that!
it was not fair to have them present
when representatives of other nenftie
papers were not present..
Replying to this. Dr. Cannon term*®
as lui.se and unworthy any inslnuat
that he would profit by such a sit
tion lie explained that a reporter 1
The Virginia, with which he was
net ted, was present and added t£
if it should be decided to exclude ,f
press the report of The Vlr
would have to be gotten by
porter from the secretary or
sources.
Is The Time Ripe?
Rev. Mr. Christian then led
the question: "is the time ripe
a local option light? Is now
time to prepare for the light? “I
believe we will have a more favor
time than now.” he declared.
Rpv. ttyiand Knight, pastor of '
vary Baptist • hurch, did not
conditions cabled for precipitation 3
the fight at once.
•The liquor traffic.” he said,
almost tvs sat1» actorv as we
hope to make it in Richmond j|t3
present time, and f doubt ex<3
ly ir local option would improve
ters. in the past few year*,
number of our saloons has been
dined one-half, being now Umtt
150. t.ieenses have been Inc
price and no man can renew
in two years after It has been,,
yoked. We have made great
gross and I believe we can
greater progress by leaving the
tion alone for the time heln^.
Could Probably Win.
Rev, Gerald Culbertson,
Third Christian church, said:
a practical organization. I believe
could win such a fight. Let-'
minister get his own laymen
and lay the foundatc*' for
E. I,. Grace, pastor of i'toadu*
mortal Baptist church, eai^l *
ought not to precipitate
tion fight at this time, We
be careful not to go ahead of
public conscience, if you set a
ard too high, the community
live up to it. Already report*
cate a grownig disregard for
tion laws In Tennessee arid
J do not believe the sent!)
Richmond is sufficient to make •
law effective at his time, alt
personally I am in favor of «tl
ing the liquor evil where It ML
sible and practicable to do so. f-s
Rev, 11 D. C. MclatehlaB, r '
Seventh-Street Christian churchSt]
seeking light. Can we vis th* j
pastor,
will
tion if it is inaugurated at tha,|
"mm
ent time. That is the praetli
tion i>efore us. In other wo!
on the fence.
Rev. J. N. 1411ham, pastor
tenary Methodist church; I
a local option election at thU
would be a mistake, because \
if we rMifc carry It.
Rev. S. C. Hatcher, at this
moved that the opinion of JJ
tors assembled be polled. It
elded, however, that sveryoM
be heard so that all the light ]
might be thrown on the
Proceed With
Rev. Mr. Semmea
derstood all the dally
Richmond but one were
proposed movement and
best to proceed with
care. .. ..
Rev. Mr. Christian, *1
ing elder *f the Hi'
district, again fcmk
culed Rev, Mr,
stated ’
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