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CITY EDIT!1
VOL. 1.—No. 72.
THE WEATHER—Showers.
RICHMOND, VA, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1910.
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BEATEN BYONEYOTE
HE ASKSREGOUNT
’Oscar Lohman Thinks He May
Have Received a Few Votes
Not Counted For Him
WHAT WAS SPENT
FOR NOMINATIONS
Expense Accounts Handed in
Show That Mr. Willsanly Paid
Initiation Fee While Mr.
Ellett Paid Out $49.0-5.
Mr, Oscar Lohmann. of Madison
ward, who was defeated In the prl
mrfry Thursday by Mr. Barney Bow
man for nomination for the common
-council, trmrmrnrrd Monday morning
that n« the returns allowed that be
lost by only one vote, he would ask
for a recount.
No irregularity in the original
epunt la charged, or even suspected,
by Mr. Lohmsnn, but he declares
that it is not improbable that some
clerical srror vai made. His vote
was 4IS.
Mr. Ixifamann, who was treasurer
of the city democratic committee, uid
resigned to run in the primary, was
at first inclined to have insisted upon
a recount, and Mr. Uohmann will con
aequently request the city committee
to check over thP Madison ward vote
as soon a* practicable.
What Primary Coat Them.
The expense accounts of the ' an
didates who ran for nomination to the
board of aldermen and common coun
cil Thursday arc being died with the
clerk of the Hustings Court and with
the chairman of the city democratic
''ommltlee, a copy of the statement
being sent to each.
Foliowing are the statements thus
far received:
Kdward F. Fuller, nominated
for the common council from
Madison ward, 129.17.
John Hlrwhberg. nominated
for the council from Jefferson
ward. 12*. 90.
Dr. Frank M. Keade. nominated
for the council from Monro
ward. 115 (entrance feel.
Morgan R. Mills, nominated for
the council from Jefferson ward.
115 (entrance fee).
H. Kllett, of Dee ward, defeated
for the board of aldermen. 149.1)5
James IV. Gentry, of Marshal!
ward, defeated for oium-il. 41*5“
Washington Ward Hstnnmls.
Oundlmeo X,. R. Itrown and Carter
C. Jones, of Washington ward, elected
to the council by that body Itself to
act until after the general election In
June, have also riled statements show
ing that thetr campaign coat nothing.
Messrs!) Brown and Jones also an
nounced their candidacy In the June
campaign when the first regular cotin
cilmen frong the Southetde will b«
elected.
The expense account* of alt r *!o
participated in the primary art riled
acc ording to law. the candidates being
given 10 days, at the expiration of
which, if the statements are not in,
the candidates are liable to u tine of
15.059 each
The announcement of candidacy
must be made by all who expect to
stand for election in June not ie.xn than
20 days before the date of the elec
tion. The election will be held June
14. Those who ha*e not therefore
filed formal announcement by May 25
will not have their names printed on
the regular ticket*, and conaequently
will be in danger of defeat at the
hands of the Republican votera.
PORTO RICAN DELEGATES
TO OEMAND CITIZENSHIP
Committee of Three En Route for
Washington to Fight 01m- ;
sted Bill.
NEW YORK. April 25.—Prepared to'
demand cltlsenthlp for Porto Rican*, j
universal suffrage In the island and on
•iectlve Senate. Jo** C. Barbose. Edu- j
ardo Qlorgcttl, R. H. Todd and Santi
ago Xnaleaea*. the latter leader of the
Porto Rican labor federation, arrived
tire to-dav on the steamer Coamo. and
went direct to Washington. While,
there they will urge that the reatrlc- I
tlve feature* be eliminated from the [
Olmsted bill.
Governor George R. Colton, of Porto ;
Ittco. who came north for a vacation. !
accompanied the party as far as this
City. He reported business conditions
on the island excellent.
COLORED WORKMAN
SEVERELY INJURED
James Jones Hurt By Falling
Masonry While Working at
Old Post-Qffiee.
•' James Jones, a colored man em
ployed at the post office In the work of
demolishing the old building, was se
verely Injured Monday morning at 11
•’clock by having a quantity of stone
fall on him. His leg was crushed but
It is not thought that the Injury will
prove serious.
The city ambulance was summoned
and the Injured workman was removed
to his home. 1304 East Rose strset,
where he Is said to be resting easily.
WESTMIN8TKK TAKER IN
TWENTY-NINE NEW MEMBERS
Twenty-nine new members were
welcomed Into the fellowship of West
minster Presbyterian church Sunday
and It is said that prospects for con
tinued growth are exceptionally
Wight.
Peaplte b/k' weather, the attendance
at the mom.)if service when the new
t Members were- admitted was-' uti*
Usually large.
Rev. Dr. J. Y. Fair, the pastor,
preached a strong sermon appropriate
to the occasion and especially good
mmto was rendered.
CANOEING BEGINS ITS
ANNUAL DEATH TOLL
_
First Victim of Boating Season
Drowns When Boat Upsets
Near Hackensak, N. J.
HACKENSAK, N. J., April *8.—The
first boating accident of the season
on the Hackensak river occurred late
yesterday when Alexander Sinclair,
IS years old. of Toronto, Canada, was
drowned near Bogota, while out
canoeing. The young man lost con
trol of the canoe In a heavy gust of
wind and It upset.
Sinclair was Within fifty feet of
shore, but he made an effort to re
cover 'the canoe. He was seised with
cramps and disappeared. He *»•
employed In Capes grocery at Bogota,
having come there ten days ego. The
body was recovered.
Herndon—Frstwril
! (Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG, VA.. April 28.—
Announcement la made of the mar-!
rtage of Harry Houston Herndon, of
Cliff Top. Ve.. and Miss Hasel Lee
Fretwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
John. F. Fretwell. of Sjgunton.
MIL'
PARTY METHODS
Declares Recent Election of Foss
Not True Democratic
Victory.
CALLS FOR A RETURNj
Ridicules Suggestion That Roose
velt Be Made Democratic
Presidential Candidate.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April *8.— |
IVmocrats were surprised to-day by j
the clarion call ef Senator Bailey, of :
Texas, for a return to the "old mein- j
ods” of party politics. In which he
decried the election of Represontsuv e :
Foss In Massachusetts, Intimating that
he did not consider It a "true tiemo- !
cratic victory."
"If. rejecting all the isms and fads," 1
said the Texan, "we set our faces reso
lutely In favor of our ancient prlvl-,
leges w ithout stopping to t>>unt who-, j
ther It spells victory of defeat, we 1
will make our future sure.
"Among the many strange things
that have come to pass In the political :
affairs of the country, the strangest
of all Is the suggestion of Theodore j
Roosevelt as the democratic nominee
for prealdency. it was ss If tho whig*
had tw-ea asked to nominate Andrew i
Jackson, or the democrats to noml- j
nate Henry Clay. It is absurd as If
the followers of Thomas Jeffersou had
been asked to support Alexander
Hamilton In the early days of the re
public. and exemplifies how complete- j
ly many of our people have been
won to the idea of the man and In 1
the way of the idea of great prtnii- j
pies.
Concluding the Interv iew, he sold
"Undoubtedly the former President I
has supported certain democratic poll- j
lies, and to that extent deserves dem
ocratic approval, but all well Inform- ;
ed men know that the former Presi
dent has at one time or another de
nounced every fundamental principle
of this government which democrats
have been taught to cherish.”
MILL DANIEL HOME
UNHARMED BY TRIP
Passes Comfortable Night, • Bat
Condition While Better is
Far frym Satisfactory.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.) |
LYNCHBURG. VA., April 26.—A ;
bulletin issued thie morning at **;
o'clock stated that Senator Daniel has
passed a (airly comfortable night and
that twenty-four hours after hie ar
rival home after hl« long trip from
Daytona. Fla., no change for the worse
has occurred. I
Dr. Waugh, the senator's physician. 1
to-day stated that the distinguished
patient Is decidedly better than a
month ago. fie does not hesitate to I
say. however, that the condition Is1
far from satisfactory.
Senator Daniel'* left side continues
absolutely paralysed and only at In-;
tervals doea he talk rationally. Only 1
once since cgmlng home has he been 1
able to recognize his son. K. M. Daniel.
Wedding Invitations Out.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA., April 26—
Invitations have been Issued for the
marriage of Miss Ruth Schmetz, the
attractive daughter of George A.
Schmelz, the well known Newport
News and Hampton banker, to Mr.
Henry F. Elam, of West Virginia.
The ceremony will take place on Mon
day afternoon. May 2. at the home
of Mr. Schmets on East Queen street.
Hampton. The groom Is manager of
the Norfolk. West Virginia, branch
of the Armour meat packing house,
and Is the son of Mr. Thomas G. Elam,
formerly of Hampton, but now of
Roanoke. Va.
THREE INSURGENTS
PROMISE TO BE GOOD
Messrs Hayes, Fish and Woods
Will Support Administration
Measures.
WASHINGTON, D. O., April 15.—
Three insur*entz In the House today
oalled on President Taft and promised
their support for the administration
measures. They were Hayes, of Cali
fornia; Fish, of New York, and Woods,
or low*, and It is understood that they
represented a targe proportion of the
non-regular republicans in the House
The Insurgent pledge greatly improves
the present outlook for ths Presidential
program.
GERMAN DIRIGIBLE
WRECKER II GALE
Zeppelin, Pride of Fatherland
Breaks Anchor Ropes
in Storm
SOLDIER ON BOARD
IS FATALLY INJURED
Craft Sails Through Air Without
Pilot, Then Crashes to Earth.
Damage $125,000—is Sec
ond Accident.
BERLIN’, April 26.—The big diri
gible Zeppelin II., pride of the Ger
man nation, for whoee construction a
large popular fund was subscribed
following the disaster to Zeppelin T.. la
almost a total wreck- to-day following
an involuntary ascent with one sol
dier aboard.
It will coat more than $126,000 to
repair the "air ship." or one-half Its
total cost, but ofl^glal Germany la so
overjoyed that It did not drift Into
hostile hands and that Its secret* are
still safe that the seriousness of the
accident has been discounted.
Zeppelin II. was en route from
Hamburg to Cologne, and was forced
to take to the earth at Welfburg be
cause of a sudden storm. While the
craft was anchored and presumably
secure, the wind Increased In violence
and a fierce gust smashed the ropes.
Before the guardsmen could get to
the scene the Zeppelin was drifting
before the gale and soon passed out of
stght.
After being In the air twenty min
utes It came down with a crash,
smashing the steel ratlings and the
car and tearing the gas bags.
The soldier who had been aboard
on guard duty was probably fatally
Injured. The wrecked dirigible will
be shipped at onoe to Cologne for re
pairs.
Second Mim-li I'p.
Tills Is the second smash It hn*
figured In. The first was on May 29
last, when Count Zeppelin tried to
take the car from Manzel, near
Frledrlchshafen. to Berlin. It reach
ed Bltterfeld, 8 6 miles short of Ber
lin, and later went to Berlin, where
the emperor Inspects,! It Being short
of fuel it turned back and descended
near Goeppingen to replenish its
tanks. It ran Into a tree and was
damaged, but repairs were made in 23
hours and the return trip was ac
complished In safety.
The Zeppelin II.. with the Gross T,
and the Parsefal II. sailed from
Cologne to Hamburg last Friday. The
three ships engaged In a series of
manoouvers before the kaiser. The
pilots Intended sailing the dirigibles
back to Cologne Saturday, but a
heavy wind prevented.
Owtng to slight Injuries the Gross
was deflated and sent back by train.
The Parsefal sailed at 7 P M. Sat
urday and reached Cologne In safety.
The Zeppelin waited until 8 o'cloclt
Spnday morning, but after a hard
struggle with the wind It was forced
to land at Wellburg. The Zeppelin Is
of the rigid type.
The Zeppelin I «:ui wrecked last
year In a wind storm. At that time
the public contributed about $500,000
to enable the aged count to build an
other vessel. He had enough money,
however, to build both the Zeppelin
II and Zeppelin III.
NEW ARMY BA LOON
WRECKED JN BRITAIN
KAHNBOHOrOH. ENGLAND.
April 25.— England'* newest army
dirigible balloon was wrecked here
to-day Just as It was being piypared
for Its Initial flight. V slight wind
overturned the big craft, splitting all
the gas bag* and smashing the frame
work. The ease with which the ship
was overturned was due to Its lack
of ballast.
DEATH RESULT OF
DRINKING BOUT
Wytheville Man Shot and Killed.
Sole Witness Claims Wound
Self Inflietod.
<Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
WYTHEVILLE, VA„ April i».—
Will Gilman, an employe of the tinn
ed States fish hatchery near Wythe
viUe, while drinking with hla father
and a man named Clark at the lat
ter's house early Sunday morning, waa
■hot in the breast with a pitful and
Instantly killed. Clark was the only
witness. He says Gilman shot him
self. Oilman's father was asleep at
the time.
SCHOOL OFFICIAL MJfcSIXU.
Warrant Out for W. A. lee, Super
intendent In McDowell.
ROANOKE. VA.. April 25.—Super
intendent of Schools Lee. of McDowell
county, has been missing since Satur
day, having - left a large crowd of
teachers who were undergoing exami
nation. for the reason that warrants
had been sworn out for him by the
State superintendent of sducatlun, who
ifter an Investigation, concluded that
he was guilty of embezzlement of
school funds and other violations of
the law.
I-RACE OF INDIAN VILLAGE
FOUND. IN WEST VIRGINIA
KEY8ER. W. VA.. April 25.—
Vause W. Marshall, a well known
roung newspaper writer, of Williams
port, Grant county. W. Va., "who has
neen making reports on the stone Im
plements found In the vicinity of Wll
(amsport. has been notified by Pro
'essor MfGulre. of the Untied States
National ' Mbseuni, ah authority on
Indian stone Implements and eth
nology for the government, that all
ndtcatlons points to a large Indian
tillage In that vicinity In tfee early
lays of America.
jr, *5y.t-^foAfrvl-v».;;.y«vY mA'.i
'drives out negroes
FROM TEXAS TOWN
Entire Colored Population Forced
liy Mob Leave Coleman.
Many Fights.
COLEMAN, TKX., April 26.—For
the first time since the Santa, e e
Rallraod began using negro labor In
the section gangs not a negro was
to-day to be ssan following the riot*
: yesterday, when a mob of over a
i thousand men aid boys drove the en
I tire colored population from the town,
i Twelve negroes "Were JSadly beaten anu
: one white man was seriously Injured
That no one was killed Is due to the
1 fact that the mob used only clubs and
stones. About ISO men, women and
children were driven from the town.
The negroes showed little fight. An
old negro minister It still being hunt
ed In the hills. He Is said to have
'' angered the mob.
FLEET PRACTICES
UNDER SEARCHLIGHT
Battleships Make Extraordinary
Marksmanship Records De
spite Rough Weather.
the face of rough weather and high
aeas^the Atlantic fleet spent last night
! In target practice by searchlight,
, making scores surpassing expectation,
seventy milea off the Virginia capes,
i The men brave>d the storm yesterday,
; boarding the small targets which were
being hurled about by the waves and
repaired them successfully. The naval
! tug Apache, which put out from
' Hampton Roads with target material.
} was forced to return, having been
i nearly swamped.
NEW ENCUNO FARMERS
ORGANIZE MILK TRUST
Combine to Fight trimmer Reduc
tion in Price Raid by
Bostonese.
HOSTON. MASS.. April 25—JJew
England farmers have organised to
prevent the usual "summer reduction,"
in the price of milk supplied to the
j Boston Milk Exchange, from ten to
'eight cents a quart.
W. A. Hunter, secretary of the
Farmers' Union, declared to-day every
big dairyman In New England whq
ships his product to Boston, has
signed an agreement refusing to fur
! nlsh milk at less than present figures,
i He gave as the reason the high cost
■ of feed.
WORKMAN CAUGHT
BY FALLING BRICKS
James Jones Buried Under Heavy
Covering and ConsiderabTy
Bruised.
| With a ton it more of bricks upon
' his head and body. Janies Jones, a
negro, was taken m>m the fourth floor
' of the old postofTh e building on Main
street by an ambulance physician
: Monday afternoon, and with bruises
i that may yet result seriously, carried
to his home, 1304 Kon street.
Jones was pecking into the celling
! on the fourth floor of ths1 old Shafer
| building when the walls caved In,
' hundreds of brick falling upon him.
. Fellow workmen went to his assist
ance and with some difficulty removed
| him from the debris.
Mr. J. H. Elgin, who is in charge
; of the work of tearing down the
building, telephoned for the ambulance
and Dr. Davis responded promptly and
administered temporary treatment.
MAY FORM ALLIANCE TO
CRUSH CHINESE RIOTS
United States Probably Will Ac
cept Proposal Made Unof
ficially by Great Britain.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 25.—
Although there Is some apprehension
i at the State department over the
situation in Hu Nan, where antl
i foreign disturbances by the Chinese
have broken out af resh, it is not likely
, that the X.’nited States will accept a
proposal of dreat Britlan, unofficially
; reported tc-day to have been made to
join in a /.merted movement to re
store order.
The United States will use all the
means at its disposal to protect Ameri
can interests. At present It is not re
garded advisable to interfere in
China’s Interna! affairs. In view of
Great Britain’s recent Par Eastern
policy it is reasonably certain that
Secretary Knox will prefer to "go It
alone” unless the situation develops
into another Boxer uprising.
The State department is without
; dispatches tc-day regarding the re
i newai of outbreaks.
SAVED FROM ASSAILANT
BY HER TWO BROTHERS
(Special to The Richmond Virgin*vn.)
WYTHEVIIXE. VA.. April SS.—
William Keith, whose people live here,
was arrested at Clarks Summit, on
Norfolk and Wester® road, near the
Pulaskl-Wythe line, late yesterday
and jailed here last night, charged
with having attempted a criminal as
sault upon a 13-year-old girl named
Jackson hear Max Meadows yesterdav
afternoon.
Two little brothers, t and 19 years,
rocked the accused. Th* girl was
roughly handled. Ketth was Identi
fied by the girl and her brothers.
AMERICAN GIRL
SLAIN III NAPLES
Miss Estelle Reid Victim of
Attack by Italian Des
peradoes
MET DEATH WHILE
WALKING IN WOODS
Half Dressed Body, Terribly
Bruised, Washed Ashore in Bay. •
Letters Throw Little Light
on History.
NAPLES, April 25.—Naples police
are convinced that Miss Estelle Held.
J an American girl, whose half-dressed
j body was washed ashore yesterduy In
[ the bay erf Naples. was the vtrtlTn of
, desperadoes who- attacked aar uwk
j she was taking one of her frequent
i rambles In the country,
i Marik; on the body, the condition
of the clothing and the fact that a
gold chain was still about her neck
lead to the belief that the girls as
sailants had a more sinister motive
than robbery.
Mtss Held was a guest at the Hotel
Gastello, but the proprietor could
throw little light on her history. Bhe
was about twenty years old and \ary
attractive. Letters found In her room
Indicate that she had a lover in Gon
necrtlcut. There were also letters
from New York and St. Louis.
Weltered to be Frost Canada.
NEW YORK, April 25.—The r nly
Estelle Reid, of New York, who Is
known to have been *n Italy was an
unmarried woman, who lived with her
mother at 121 Madison avenue. She
went to Italy a year ago She was
i thirty-three years old, much older
'than the Naples dispatches say the
dead woman was. The New York
Miss Reid was a sister of Jlrf John
Blair, wife of an actor appearing In
the "Melting Pot” In Chic Ago.
After a thorough oxamlnatlon of
the dead woman's letters, the police
believe she was a resident of Canada.
They do not believe she i mild have
been thirty-three years old, the age
of the Miss Reid of New York tvho
Is reported to have come t-> Paly a
year age.
GIVEN HIS FREEDOM
DM PIE* OP WIFE
Appeal of Wife With Her Little
Children Touches Gover
nor’s Heart.
| Because Frederick Jensen is the sole
support of a wife and three children
and they were having a hard time of
It during hta stay In jail, and because
Justice Crutchfield recommended
clemency, Governor Mann Monday
granted a conditional pardon to the
young man, who had been "sent up”
for thirty days on a larceny charge.
Gn last Friday Jensen was convict
ed In the police court on a charge of
having obtained 110 from David
Childs by means of misrepresentation
and Justice Crutchfield sentenced him
to thirty days In Jail. Monday morn
ing Mrs. Jensen, accompanied by two
bright, cherry-faced children, one
about seven and the other four, ap
peared at the governor’s office and
appealed to him to pardon her hus
band, because It was his first of
fense, and that she saw little hope
ahead for the next thirty days if he
remained in Jail.
ller plea was re-enforced with a let
ter from the police court justice in
which Justice Crutchfield said he had
never before had the young man In
court, and he believed the ends of
Justice would be conserved by grant
ing a conditional pardon to Jensen
The governor granted the pardon and
Jensen was released Monday after
noon.
WESTERN STORM MEANS'
WORK FOR POLITICIANS
Devasted Crops Resultant Will
Send Prices Skyward—Spell
ind Woe For Republicans.
WASHINGTON, JJ. C„ April 26.— j
More work fop the Republican cam- j
palgn Is a result of the storm that
devastated the West a few days ago,
according to Western leaders. Heavy
damage to crop means high prices and
high prices mean extra labor, In the
fall campaign. Nature, as well as
economic questions. Is figuring In the
calculations of candtdtes In close dis
tricts this year.
A Republican congressman from a
district with a strong insurgent vote
said to-day he was figuring on good
crops and lower prices all summer.
The largest supply of cattle goes Into
market In August and September.
Fair food prices and good Industrial
conditions would work In republican
favor, he said, and suggested Speaker
Cannon had this in mind when he j
warned the Democrats "he laughs best l
who laughs last.”
MINER CRUCIFIED
DECLARES SHERIFF
WHEEUNO, W. VA.. April 26.—
An Investigation Is being made to
day by the newspapers of this city of j
the story wired Saturday night from
Washlngtcn. Pa., concerning the al
leged crucifixion at Avella. Pa„ of a
Slav miner by a band of his coun
trymen, w-ho had accused him of be
ing i J
The officials of the mining com
pany deny that any such outrage took
plane. Sheriff Murptyr. of Washing
ton county, was quoted as authority
for the story.
BOY MEETS DEATH
WORKING IN MINE
Pocahontas Youth Horribly Crush-j
ed When Cara Separate and
Rush Together.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
IT.CAHONTAB, VA.. April 25.—
I Hluxton Hamlet, aged 15. was killed
In the mines of the Pocahontas Con
solidated Cutleries Company here Sun
day He was a hrukeman behind a
motor, when the trip of cars became!
repainted and ran together. The boy j
was caught between thorn and crush- j
|cd to death.
HEARS ARGUMENT IN
BANKRUPTCY CASE.
Judge Edmund VVaddili. Jr., In the
United States District Court for East- j
ern Virginia, Monday heard argument j
In the involuntary bankruptcy proceed- ;
lngs against Crawley Jones, a merchant
of Millville, Va., whose creditors wish
to have him adjudicated insolvent. At- j
torney George A. Hanson appeared for '
Crawley, while his creditors were re- j
presentey by Attorney Hurtlet Roper. 1
of Petersburg.
GIN SIX YEARS
—
Case of English Youtli Causes
Row Which May Overturn
Magistracy System.
IS BEFORE PARLIAMENT
Value of Pilfered Article Only
Ten Cents—Culprit Severely
Flogged.
LONDON, April 26.—Beginning:'
■with the theft of 10 cents’ wortt^of
coal by the 12-year-old son of a Hay-'
ward's Heath blacksmith, what Is now
known as the "Uulbeek case” has
broken Into parliament, shaken the
British Home Office, taken up co'
umns of space In newspapers and
promises to end In an overturning of
the country’s system of magistracy
Charles Bulbeck, who Is the central
figure, U the son of Alfred Bulbeck,
a skilled workman of good reputat'on. !
Ten days ago Charles picked up a!
lump of coal In the yard of a Hey
ward's Heath Coal Compuny and was
arrested for theft.
The local magistrates admitted that
he was a "good lad.” and that it was
.hie first offense. To "keep him in
! the straight path" they sentenced himI
to receive six lashes from the v'Hage
constable and to serve six yean in
a reformatory. His father was a so
fined 16.60 and fifty cents weekly to
ward his son's maintenance while In
prison.
Owing to the father's standing In
the community a tremendous outci y
was raised, though the case was not
at all unusual. Home Secretary
Churchill was questioned concerning It
in the House of Commons, and Is now
taking steps to have the sentence
either modified or a full pardon grant
ed. In the meantime young Bulbeck,
already flogged. Is in prison.
One result has been the starting o.
a movement toward the abolition of
tho benches of laymen for the trial
of minor offenses, and the substitu
tion of regular lawyers for such po
sitions. At present these benches are
made up almost exclusively of large
land-owners whose regard for the
rights of property Is a mania
WITHDRAWS RESOLUTION
UNENT COST OF EIVIN6
Ixidge .Measure Asking Appropri- i
at ion of $65,000 for Probe j
Taken From Senate.
WASHINGTON. April 26.— Senator
Dodge to-day withdrew his resolu
tion appropriating 166,000 for ex
penses In Investigating the "high cost
of living.” declaring: “It is obvious
that a vote cannot be reached and 1
do not wish to delay the railroad bill.”
Senator Stone, who hail been
speaking against the resolution s—i;
"If the senator wants to run up the
white (lag. he may do so, but he should
not utrlbute Rls surrender to demo
cratic obstruction." Senator Perry
tDemocrat, Mlsslsutpr*), also spoke
against the resolution to-day. The
Republicans charge the Democrats had
arranged to filibuster Indefinitely.
EXPECTS TO STAY
WOLTER’S EXECUTION
Attorney Will File Appeal Jm
. mediately Following Passage of
Death Sentence Wednesday.
NEW YORK. April 25.—Wallace D.
Scott, attorney for Aybert W. Wolter,
who will be sentenced to death Wed
nesday for the murder of Ruth Wheel
er, said to-day that he had already
outlined the contentions he will raise
before the court of appeals In the
effort to get a new trial for his client.
When sentence is passed he will die
notice of appeal, which will automati
cally act as a stay of execution.
Mr. Scott's main point is that Judge
Poster erred in failing to charge the
Jury relative to the strength of Wel
ter's alibi causing reasonable doubt
that he committed the crime. ,
Wolter remains the coolest prison
er in the tombs and spend most of
his time reading the newspapers and
smoking.
Wolter's father and mother called
at the city prison to-day. but he re
fused to see them. When his father
sent In a note to him, word came back
that there was no answer. •
When asked by the guards whether
ha did not deslra to talk with his Ba
rents, Wolter said:
*'I am not saying anything to any
body, and I won’t have anything to
«*y gay morn. I am not guiltr.” i
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Blizzard Causes $50,000,000
Damages to Crops in
Middle West
COLD CONTINUES AND
LOSS IS INCREASING
Fruit Crops Suffered Most and
Those Surviving Saturday Prob
ably Will Be Killed by More
Recent Frosts.
Hamate- Caused bjr Avail Hi
llllaoia .*1,000,
ladtnna .0,000,
Minnesota and \orth
vi-at .
»ltronaln .
Michigan .:
> -hraakft .
Kaaaaa .
Missouri, Kentucky, and
Arkansaa .
CHICAGO, ILL,., April 36.—'Th*
cold weather which came on the wined |j|
of a blUxu.nl last Saturday continued .
to-day. and every hour la adding Ml ysl
the damage wrought by fruits and '1
grains throughout the middle West. fig
Dispatches from all over tho Him y
sisslppl Valley to-day indicate that
Saturday night's reports of a total “i
damage of $60,000,000 were not exags if
gerated.
The reports show the fruit crop apd gj
parently suffered the most, and »4
many sections It will be a total iosas J|
Farmers and nursery men stated to- :l
day that whatever fruit survived th( '*3
snow and Ivy winds of Saturday an<4 i'||
yesterday will probably he killed tow -;A
day.
In striking contrast to the chllljl
weather in the Mississippi Valley M ?
the weaunr in the extreme 'North* )
Cairo, III., and Memphis, Tenn., shiv* f
-red In thirty degrees temperature* : 1
while Edmonton, Calgsuy and Media gf
elne Hat. “where the weather OOMM '~f
from," were enjoying t-mperatursg
ranging from 82 to 8«. The govume ,,
ment weather bureau predicts the ool4 |
weather will continue for another dag -:l
at least, and then moderate nra*«
ually. V J
The passenger steamer lows. WTrtiil "‘u
was besched Saturday In Uak« MMMjflLji
gan off Racine. Wls . is still agn>q(pPi8[
Effontw to pull her off were stisinlojfcf J
when a fierce northwester Blew ug*:s|9
Several tugs are standing by to
cue the crew should the boat sh»4| '^
signs of breaking up.
Estrada Forces Being Placed - i
Position to Repel Expected %
Attack.
COLON, via wireless fro
fields, April It.—The CMrM
are being placed In position
the stuck of the Madrts arm
Is reported to bo closing in eg
About >.000 men are advandi
columns, and the adranoe
within twenty or thing KJM
Town. Commander Gilmer,
boat Paducah, and Cpgm
held a consultation In |»g
<* Mao«r la Atlanta.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April li^t
With snow half an inch deep In Ate /
tanta. (la, the weather bureau j»e
ports the cold wave still drifting
southward to-day. Snow fell as fa#
South as Montgomery. Ala., and is re*
ported generally In the Mtssieeigpl
Valley. In the far West the weathap
Is still faith, with high temperatures
west of the mountains. There will be
rain to-night in the Atlantic Stated^
with some snow in the mountain dia»
trlets. and rain or snow In Che lower .
Lake region, continued Tuesday, i
cept In the South Atlantic 8lates.
i
Snow in Alabama.
ANNISTON; ALA.. April *8.—Sag
fell here to-day. following freestng
weather since last Friday. Report*.
from all parts of Ala&ama indicate
that crops are ruined.
Snow in Florida.
PENSACOLA. FLA.. April 25.—AJ
light snow- fell In Florida today whil«
the temperature dropped to forty da*
grees. Early vegetables and fruit argi
badly damaged.
Heavy rrost lu Wythm-llle.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.?
WTTHEVIIJ.E. VA.. April
heavy frost fell here Monday mo
lng. The damage was slight.
STORM WILL TOUCH US.
Little 8now
ow Already Experienced I*
Southwest Virginia.
Bring out the blankets, start the
stove and cast your eyes coal-bine
for Jack Frost Is preparing to
upon Richmond with a final visit
fore ho win turn the choldren of MotteP
Earth over to the gentle cars i ““
Spring. A big drop In the mercury
looked for Monday night and thia
be accompanied by a chilly drh
rain, a<-cording to more or less i
prognostications from the Un
States Weather Bureau at Chimb
Park.
Southwest Virginia Sunday
gripped In a snow storm, while n
wave embraces a large portion of
Mississippi Valley. Snow is algo
ported as far South as Georgia
Atlanta.
Sunday was a typical April
frequent showers Interspersed
sunshine. From Saturday night
R o'clock Monday morning 1.01 InctMg
of rain fell.
BLUEFIELD SURROUNDED
BY ARMY OF BEN.
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