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VOL. 1.—No. 73.
THE WEATHER—ghoirera
RICHMOND, VA, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1910
10 PAGES
City Hltln ..
Mate KtlllM. .
By Mallf Om Ti
SONS BIRD TILLS
IMNOSE HENCE
' Mme. Jomelli Charms and De
lights 5,000 Persons With
Song and Melody
ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
WOO MUSICAL MUSE
First Concert of “Wednesday Club
Pronounced Success, But Tues
day’s Performance Will
DouBTlcss Surpass It.
Verily, thl* 1* the saturnalia of
Richmond music lovers.
%Vith a concert Tuesday afternoon,
at which Mme. Alice MerrUt-Cochran,
soprano; Miss Id 111a Snelitng, con
tralto: Dx. Franklin ..-Unvioiu. t»P.or,
and Frank Oroxton, bass, the Pitts
burg Festival Orchestra, and last, but
by no means least, the children's
chorus, swell the air with melody
and charm, the dramatic and Inspir
ing oratorio "Elijah," scheduled *»
Mme. Jomelll't and the Wednesday
Club's offering for Tuesday night, und
the glad memory of a long-to-be-re
membered musical feast Monday eve
ning. Richmonders seem surfeited.
Although the concert. Monday
evening was attended tfy almost 5,000
persons, Mme. Jomelli achieved one
of the most pronounced successes of
her career, and if possible more thor
oughly endeared herself to the Rich
mond audience, Tuesday night's feast
promises to equal If not surpass It.
Monday night Mme. Jomelli was In
most excellent votee. she radiated
beauty, and her wonderful melody
flooded the vast auditorium. The
Wednesday Club chorus under the
masterful leadership of Tail Eser,
Morgan Inaradtcably established It
self as a musical organisation of which
the capital city might he proud, ana
the.-orchestra seemed t*> excel! all Its
previous efforts in the Southland.
Tuesday night, however, with Mendel
ssohn's masterpiece. "Elijah,afford
ing the best possible opportunity for
solo and chorus dramatic singing and
chanting, a more delightful treat Is
In store for Richmond.
<«HUM IK ' " il” ' ' *•”
In beginning to comment on the
concert of Monday night It should be
emphasised that Richmond I* lndebt
*«*<! very deeply to the Wednesday
Club, to Professor Ernest II. Cosby,
especially, for hip untiring efforts and
the excellence of the program, and to
Director Morgan, of the chorus, whose
wondrous unison, rythm and tracte
blllty manifested the palnataking care
with which he had drilled and In
structed it for the occasion. If, a*
Director Morgan said Monday night,
the success of music in Richmond de
pended upon the reception accorded
it by the patrons, it would seem the
continuation of such musical feast*
Is assured, for the audience was un
stinted in Its applause and moat per
sistent tn calling for encores.
If there be aov In Richmond who
are not lovers of fine muste perfectly
rendered* the} were assuredly not at
the auditorium Monday night. The
rapt attention, the thunderous ap
plause that echoed and re-echoed
through the mammoth structure at
the conclusion of each and every
number, whether a group of Mxarre
little son** rend*»rrd faultlessly t>y
Mm®. Jomelli »r a symphonic poem
from Saint-Saens by the orchestra, or
a burst 'of voices In chorus of sacred
music, told plainly the feelings emo
tions and tastes of the audience.
With almost every seat tn the great
halt occupied by persons attracted
t>y the promise of genuine good music
from the mouths and hands of ar
tists, With the stage filled with white
clothed women flanked on either side
by a masculine phalanx, festooned
flags forming a brilliant and contrast
ing Itackground.' and Mme, Jomelli In
all her queenly granduer. and the
orchestra occupying the center of the
Stage, the setting for the concert was
most picturesque and Impressive,
orchestra, Chorns ami Soloist.
The orchestra, directed by Vranz
Kohlar, because of Mr. Carl llem
thaler's Illness, opened the concert to
an expectant multitude. eager and
sympathetic, ready to be delighted at
the treat spread before It on the pro
The opening overture from Weber
was a delicate titlUatlon of sound,
conveying through harmonies as wispy
as the swaying of the fairy bluebells,
the music of “Oberon." it l» a beau
tiful composition for orchestral ren
dition. and was faultlessly executed
by the forty-two artists under Mr.
Kohlar1 s direction. The wind Instru
mentalists were especially effective,
xnd the violins seemed to transport
the listener Into upper real ns. Withal,
the orchestra performed as a man.
and no nuance of the score was lost,
no note too loud or too soft and no
shading where It was not needed.
Repeated applauae did not bring an
encore, but the audience was satis
fied. however, when the sacred solem
nity of Gounod's •'Gallia'1 burst forth
finm the chorus of voices wltn or
chestral background of harmony
Mme. Jomelli then appeared, beau
tiful and graceful, a seoog <tueen In
•very act. tone and expression. She
sang' the solo part, her voice ’Ike a
glorious winged creature, now dip
ping Into unison with the great swell
ing chorus, now soaring aloft with
great, clear bird-tones of limpid
sweetness and resonant thrill The
audience was moved a* ltichmond
•rs are seldom affected.
Applause rose to the roof and the
audience was wild in its acclaim of
th’s marvelous, beautiful effect. In
this, her first number, Mme Jomallt
re-eatabltrhcA herself In the Rich
mond heart and mind.
The orchestra's Interpretation of
the symphonic poem of Saint 8aen»
was wonderfully wofked out—its deli
cacy end .sweetness, with the contin
ual whirr of the spinning wheel in the
undertones of sound—were sufficient
to charm the ear of a Choctaw.
<Jrc«t Orations to JomclU.
Mme. JojnelH’a most difficult piece
waa the aria from •'Thdl*,11 a most
wonderfully dramatic eolo. which af
.rmtUH~ excellent opportunity for the
display*! of her voice’s power, wide
pantre and sweetness, as well as her
histrionic talents. Perhaps Mme.
iCouUnue4 Sixth Paga.)
BIG DITCH WILL BE
COMPLETED IN 1914
Work in Panama Canal Unofficial
ly Declared One Year Ahead
of Schedule.
WASHINGTON, April *«.—The
Panama Canal will be open early In
1*14.
Thle ta an unofficial declaration to
day from the hlcbeat official source.
There Is a possibility even that It will
be completed and ready for the pas
sage of ehlpe slightly before that time.
The same authorities, however, refuse
to change the official announcement
that the work will be completed In
191 *.
The later date la used because they
do not wish to take any chances on
"making good” and disappointing those
who wish to celebrate the event. But
baring elides of unueual proportion#,
labor troubles resulting In strike# or
other great unforseen obstacles, there
la no reason to doubt that the water
way will be open at the earlier date.
At the rate of progress In the past,
ordinary delay a such aa floods, exces
sive rains, or difficulty in getting ma
terials. can be easily overcome, so that
ships could pass through the canal in
1*14.
| RAINBOW AT NIGHT
SEEN1N CARYSBROOK
Phenomenon Appears Following
Day of Heavy Storms Accom
panied by Electrical Display.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
CARYSBROOK. VA.. April 26.—
; Following a day of heavy rains and
some electrical display; towards the
close of the storm, a night rainbow
appeared here Saturday night. It
Spanned a portion of the western
hortson. the southern end of It reach
ing across a railroad. The moon was
rising, and the light from It break
ing through the clouds In the east
shone upon the showers in the west,
producing the phenomenon.
Its appearance was first noted at 8
o’clock, and It was plainly visible for
twenty minutes. At one time the
clouds In the west broke, showing a
number of stars on the left of the arch
and under It. At the aame time a
heavy freighted train. <>n a steep
grade, with Its headlight shining, and
giving off heavy cloud* of steam
from t)>e exhaust, passed slowly under
the arch of the rainbow.
SHIP GOES DOWN
Steamer Aurora believed to Have
! Struck Iceberg and Broken
Up.
or. JOHNS. N. F.. April 2*.—The
xcaUrvg (learner Aurora, missing since
April 1, is reported to have been sunk.
She had 1*T persons aboard. The re
' port was brought here to-day by the
fishing steamer Doothlc. which had
! no details, it Is believed here the ves
sel struck An Iceberg.
The captain of the Boothic, which
. towed the steamer Krlc Into port, re
ported that he had been Informed
of the loss of the Aurora w-htl« With
the fishing fleet- He sailed for this
port before learning whether or not
(the crew had been rescued No fur
ther word Is expected until .he ar
rival of another of the fishermen due
In a few days.
• The missing Aurora belonged to the
Consolidated Steam Fishing and Ice
; Company of Grimsby, Knglnnd. and
{ was last reported on April 1.
THINK LOST SHU’
MAY BE ALERELICT
BOSTON, MASS,, April 26— No
: positive Information of the loss of the
sealing steamer Aurora has reached
j here. The big Ice floes are starting
; south and there Is a possibility that
i the missing vessel smashed Into a
; berg during a fog. Several steamers
that have made port during the past
' week reported passing a big derelict
! near Sable Island, which seemed to
be an overturned steamship. None of
the vessels went close enough to de
termine the identity of the submerg
ed craft. Dense fogs have prevailed
along the cost for a fortnight, making
l navigation difficult. ^
OUTLINE DEFENCE
OF ADMINISTRATION
Cabinet Members to Answer At
tacks Made By Democrats
and Insurgents.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 26.—
Continuing the policy recently Inaug
urated of making public defense of the
administration against the attacks of
ths democrats and "Insurgents” the
Cabinet to-day Is preparing for action.
Secretary ot the Treasury MacVeagh
will address the Illinois Society of
New York to-morrow. The following
day be will discuss the finances of the
government and the polices of the
treasury department before the Trust
Companies branch of the American
Bankers' Aaeclatlon.
Attorney-General Wlckersham on
May 2nd, will attend the dinner to be
gtven by Chairman Lloyd Grlacom. of
the New York county Republican com
' mtttee and It is expected that he will
then discuss the accomplishments of
; the administration. On June 24th, at
j Chicago, before the Illinois State Bar
Association, he will tell what has been
done to enforce respect for the laws by
corporations and Individuals.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson will
talk to the Farmers' Convention which
i Is to assemble In St. Louis next week.
GIVES EXPLANATION
OF HIS CANDIDACY
SALKM, MASS.. April *6.—Asserting
that his candidacy Is aimed directly
at Senator Lodges domination of State
politics. Mayor ArthurHoward, issued
a statement to-day explaining why he
desires the congressional seat now oc
cupied by Augustus Gardner, son In
law of ths senior United States sena
tor.
"J am a pooz man's eaitdtdata,” says
the statement. Maad will have nothing
to do with politicians or rich men. 1
am followings George Fred William's
i advice lit this race ‘Keep before the
publle somehow, even U only as a
darned fool' 1
WITH HUSHES OUT
HARMONY RETURNS
Acceptance of Supreme Court
Appointment Means Reunited
Republican Organization
*——-*
[GOVERNOR'S FRIENDS
CHARGE TRICKERY
Think President Worked Polit
ical Scheme to Get Kid of Pos
sible Rival for Presi
dential Nominations.
ALBANY. N. Y., April 2t.—A re
united republican State organisation is
forecasted by republican leaders here
through the acceptance by Governor
Hughes, of the supreme court ap
pointment. The- reform element"tg~tn~
control of he party and It Is ad
mitted that while the governor re
mains In politics, there Is no chance
of the reactionaries who fought his
policies aligning themselves with the
reformers.
With the governor eliminated from
politics all hands are expected to
"pull together" and reformers and
machine men unite to-day in declar
ing theft party will present a united
front In the coming fall campaign.
! A man who has the approval of
'Governor Hughes will he nominated
! for governor. A modified form of the
legislation he demanded will he
I enacted by the present legislature. The
machine element has agreed to keep
In the background, according to the
Hughes men here, and will permit the
j reormers to continue in the front of
the light in the State. Governor
[Hughes will be chief executive when
the State convention names Its State
ticket and it is already planned to
’consult him regardlhg the make-up
of the ticket, und the platform, und
: to pay high honors to his adminis
tration In the convention resolutions.
Some Friend* ntsplcaacd.
Some of the governor s friends In
rthe legislature are not pleased with
1 his withdrawal from active public
1 life. They affect to see In the appoint
ment a clever manoeuver by Presi
dent Taft whereby a possible conten
; der for the presidential nomination
(two years hence Is eliminated.
Democratic leaders profess to he
! pleased. Hughes, they say. cannot
transfer his personal popularity, urn!
any republican nominee will be vjew
: ed with suspicion because of the
“graft" revelations of the Allds trial.
jEVERYONE PLEASED
WITH APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON. D. C\. April 26.—
A ctmus of the situation to-day In
dicated that the recommendation by
jthe Judiciary committee and the con
* flrmatlon by the Senate of the np
: potntment of Governor Hughes to the
»ui>reme bench will be unanimous. Not
1 a discord has sounded here in the
i chorus of approval and probably no
! official act of President Taft has re
| celved such general approbation
Chairman Clark (republican. Wyo
nVtng). of the Judiciary committee,
said to-day that If there had been any
: occasion for It. he would have called
la special meeting to pass upon the
(nomination. The next regular meet
hng of the committee will be held on
, Monday, t l* possible that the seriate
i will act as soon as the recommen
i datton Is made.
Mr. Hughes’ ability Is so generally
recognized and confidence In his fair
ness so strong that his appointment
Is commended by many wli:> dlsap
. prove some of his acts as governor.
! His veto of the two-cent fare bill
} and his condemnation of the Income
i tax amendment to the constitution are
■ In direct opposition to the v-tesrs of
; many of the senators, but they would
; not on that account deprive the pen.
| pie of his service on the bench. The
' senators of the West felt that their
section, should provide the successor
of Justice Brewer, but to this time
they have made no complaint An
indication of the general sentiment
!s shown In the fact that Senator
Borah (republican, daho). a member
of the Judiciary committee who bit
terly attacked Hughes’ Income tax
message heartily endorses the ap
pointment.
CABINET MEMBERS
PRAISE MR. HUGHES
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 26.—
The appointment of Governor Hughes
to the supreme bench was discussed nt
the cabinet meeting today with gen
eral expressions of gratification. At
torney-General Wlckershnm. when he
arrived .it the White House, said:
*’I am delighted that Governor
Hughes has accepted. I feared he
would not take It It Is a hgppy solu
tion. He’ll make a great Judge.’’
Secretary Knox said: ‘T think It
most admirable appointment. Every
body feels that way about It.”
Secretary Nagel said: "It Is n very
happy appointment In more ways than
one. It Is a very fortunate solution
of the problem of Ailing the vacancy
on the bench.
President Taft has received numer
ous messages and letters commend
ing his selection of Governor Hughes.
Wall Street Satisfied.
NEW YORK. April »«.—That Wall
Street views the elevation of Gover
nor Hurhes to the Supreme Court ot
the United States with satisfaction was
Indicated to-day by the Improved tone
of teh market. None of the Anancb
Journals commented editorially upon
the appointment, however. It being
explained that they were too busy with
the sensational movements In cotton.
One of the biggest operators said:
"The Governor Is regarded as a clean,
high-minded man, with a fair and ju
dicial attitude toward corporations.
This was Indicated by hts gu terri -
torial administration.’*
Favors Dlreot Ballot In Elooting Sena
tors.
BOSTON. MASS., April 28—Tt}#
Mamar-huafctta House this afternoon
voted In favor of an amendment to
the Federal Constitution, providing
for election of United State# Senators
by direct vote of the peopla. The vote
«u 108 to II. -7”
HELPS BUM SKIN
IS IgLF KILIEO
Friend of Man Murdered by
Brother Struck by
Train
WHISKEY THE CAUSE
OF BOTH FATILITIES
Fratricide Follows Drunken Quar
rel Over Cooking of Hupper.
Friend Finds Bottle With
Finally Fatal Result.
BUOUN'AX, VA., April 26.—George
Miles, a negro from North Carolina,
came to this place late Saturday night
and reported that his brother, Joseph
Milos, had accidently shot himself
while loading a pistol.
Justice of the Pasco A .1. I .amber t,
of this place, went to the shanty in
which the killing took place and In
which the two brothers together with
another negro, Giles Hunkly, lodged,
and held an Inquest, It developed
from the testimony of Giles Hunkly
that the two Miles brothers quarreled
over cooking supper and George
Mllee shot and killed Joseph Miles.
The slayer was commltteed to Jail for
the crime and Bunkley Is held as a
witness.
Hen Mayo, a neighborhood pegro,
went to the shanty Sunday morning to
help prepare the dead negro for
burial. While there he drank some
of the mean whisky with which the
older three negroes were filled when
the trouble took place. As ho was
going home he was run over and
killed by a freight train.
The killing was on a curve In the
track so no blame could be attached
to the train crew.
GUARDS KILL TWO
“Trusty*’ Smuggles in Gun Shoots
Guard and Releases Fellows.
Riot Follows.
CANON CITY, COLO, April !6—
Iiouble guards are on duty at the State
penitentiary to-day following a mu
tiny among the convicts last night tn
which two of them were shot and
killed and three fatally Injured and
several seriously hurt.
The mutiny was started by John
Brophy ,a trusty, who had smuggled
a revolver Into his cell. Brophy shot
down Guard Foots, released four other
prisoners, and they started for the
prison entrance.
Warden Tynan and the guards armed
with shot guns, met the men and op
ened fire Convict* Miller and Brad
ley fell dead and Johnson, Brophy and
Williams were fatally wounded.
BREAK FROM JAIL
Knock Hole in Wall and Escape.
Gone Hours Before Delivery
Discovered.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
RALEIGH, N. April 3«.—A Jail de
ll very took place at Washington, k. C..
last night, four prisoners making their
escape by knocking a hole through the
front wall of the Jail. The escape was
discovered three hours afterwards
The convicts accomplished their work
quietly and no one knew of It until
their absence was discovered. They
have not been located.
SOCIETY OF POTOMAC
NOT TO MEET HERE
i Agitation of Matter of Putting
Lee Statue in Hall of Fame
Probably Causes Change.
Governor Mann has received a let
ter from General Horatio C. King,
president of the Society of the Poto
mac, G. A- R., in which the latter In
I formed the chief executive that the
society had decided to hold Its an
nual meeting at Sharpeburg. Md.. In
the ylclnlty of the Antletam battel
J field. Instead of Richmond.
In view of the fact that Rlohroond
had practically been decided upon as
the meeting place of the society, and
aome preparations had been made
for the entertainment of President
Taft, who will attend the organisa
tion’s annual gathering. It Is believed
by many In the capital city that the
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic hesitated about coming to
the South at this time because of the
opposition to the placing of the Lee
ututue in the oapito! at Washington
It is thought the G. A. R. members
believed some 111 feeling had been
engendered by the attacks on Gen
eral Leo by Northern and Western
; me* In congress and in Massachusetts,
land that it "ere best that at this
itlmc the meeting not be held In the
j erstwhile capital of Me Confederacy.
COMMANDER PEART
SAILS FOR EUROPE
NKW YORK, April W.—Comman
| der Robert K, Peary. Mrs. Peary and
t their son and daughter sailed todav
.on the KroB J>rl»«eaata • Caettta for
! Europe, where the commander will de
liver a number of lectursa before tor
's sign geographical societies
i A felow passenger was Captain
Bartlett, former commander of the
Roosevslt.
INNOCENT, MR. SEBRELL SAYS, !
HE FILES SUITS FOR $10,000
Seeks Damages from Those Who Preferred the Charges and the
Times-Dispateh Which Printed Them.
Two suits, each for $10,0<H< 'lam
ages Bern (Hod In the- l>aw and Equi
ty Court Tuesday morning by Mr.
John N. Sebrell, ,Sr.. trustee of gtfhools
In the Jerusalem district. Southamp
ton county. against eleven men who
made statements against him at the
meeting of the State Hoard of Edu
cation last week, and against a Rich
mond morning puper. which publish
ed the defamatory statements.
The first suit is for libel. The de
fendants are the Times-Dlspatrh Com
pany, Robert W. Withers, a Suffolk
attorney; W. T. Joynes, R. E. White
head, J. T. Moore, I»r. W. T. STcI,c
more, E. Whitfield, T. H. Rirdsong, L.
U Manry, W J. Story. J. W. Wil
liams and J. W. Ridley. The second
suit is for slander. The defendants
are the name as in the first suit, with
the exception of the newspaper com
pany.
Can IMsprove Charges.
Mr. Sfbrell came to Richmond Mon
day night with Attorney T. Green,
the suits. He said Tuesday afternoon
that he instituted the suits not only
for the purpose of remedying the
wrong he believed had been done him
by the statements, but also us u
means to demonstrate to the public
his entire innocence of the charges
made.
He stated that a court of the Com
monwealth was the only place where
he could have a final settlement ol
the questions Involved, and a gnal de
termination of his innocence. Mr.
Sebrell feels that a great wrong has
been done him, and however disagree
able the notoriety attached to such
proceedings was to him, he owed It
as a duty to himself, his family and
his friends to seek that vindication
and redress to which he and they
were entitled.
Charges Made Here.
The suits arc the sequel of a hear
ing given rhe men mentioned In Mr.
j Rebrell's legal papers by the Ktate
j board of education last Wednesday
[evening Attorney Wethers appeared
I for the other member* of the dele
gation and made grave charges of
VIRGINIA "VETS”
Forty-Third Va. Cavalry Member
Regales Convention With
Wartime Tab's.
NO TED CHOIR ARRIVES
j Notable (ifttherinK of Virginia
Women Among First Arrivals
at Convention IJall.
(Special t<> The Rtchmond Virginian.>
MOBILE, ALA., April 28.—J. A.
Richardson. one of Mushy's Hangers
of the Forty-third Virginia Cavalry,
was one of the first arrival* this morn
ing to altend the reunion of Confed
erate veteran*, and hi* coming
hailed with Joy by the gray-haired hi
roe* of old Virginia.
A story waa called for at once, and
, Mr. Richardson described how he car
ried a dispatch from Parts, France,
on the old Sumpter, the first veseei
commanded by Admiral Simms, run
ning the blockade and weathering the
•hot and *hell of the Federal gun*,
modified by the gun* of Fort Fisher.
Mr. Richardson say* he waa one of
| Muiby'i men from the first to last,
and Is taking his place as one of the
first entertainers in the way of relat
ing reminiscences.
There are at present about 300 men
registered at the Virginia headquar
ter*. Mrs. J. GrlfT Edwards, of Ports
mouth, Va., coinmander-tn-chicf of
j the Confederate choirs of America.
; was among the first arrivals. Mrs.
William H. Stewart, sponor-ln-chief
of tho united Confederate choir, is
the daughter of the late Benjamin H.
Magruder. of Albemarle county. V a..
: a distinguished statesman, who served
; many times as legislator before ana
during the war. Her brother. Col
] John Bowie Magruder, was colonel of
, the Fifty-seventh Virginia Infantry.
, Pickett’s Division, and waa killed leau
! lug his regiment in the celcbrateo
j charge of Cemetery Ridge at Qettys
! burg. July. 1S«3. Her brother, H. E.
j Magruder. was a member of the cele
brated Rockl rldge Batten. Mrs. 11.
C. Hoggard Is a sponsor of tho I’nlted
Confederate choir, and an enthusiastic
daughter of the Confederacy. Miss
Avtis Grant, of Richmond, Va., Is
maid of honor for the South United
Sons of Confederate Veteran* Miss
Rosebud Hodges, of Norfolk, Va.. Is
maid of honor for the Virginia Divi
sion. United Confederate Veterans.
Mias Grace Plnckard. . of Lancaster
county. Is maid of honor A. N. V,
United Sons Confederate Veterans.
Miss Plnckard Is conceded to be one
of teh most lovely and beautiful wo
men In the South.
Meeting Convenes*.
The first regular meeting of the re
union of the Confederate veteran*
convened shortly before noon to-day.
Genera' George Harrison, commana
lng the Alabama division, presided.
! The veteran* were welcomed by Mayor
Lyons and Governor Comer. Gen
eral Clement A, Evans spoke for the
veterans.
Governor Comer, In speaktng of the
new South, referred to the attempt to
break up the cotton clique of New
York and other Northern markets,
which, he said, has held planters of
the South at their mercy for year*.
— T* At4eoa i.ee Anatelaa FaevaaUoa,.
(Special to Th» Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA., April **.—Jo*eph
W, Cone, comptroller of the Norfolk
and Western, will leave Roanoke In a
few days for Lon Angeles, Oa, to at
tend a rasetlhg of the America^ Asso
ciation of railway acoountaui*
m-m
maffeasn&ce and mlsfeasn nee In
otfiue, and alleged that Mr. Kehrell
was of a disposition to withhold
funds which he had collected for the,
schools in his district. He was fur
ther alleged to have destroyed cer
tain records. Mr. Kehrell said Tues
day afternoon that he was prepared
to disprove every allegation against
him. and added that the only hooks
destroyed were ancient records which
ha.) nothing to do with school
finances or conditions of the present
day. i
Although a man of great physical
stature and commanding appearance.
Mr. Kehrell seemed to have heen
deeply affected by what h» terms the
Injustice done him. He Is armed with .
letters, documents and papers with
which to establish the fallacy of the
accusations, hut did not visit Secre
tary Steamed, of the hoard of edu- j
cation, as he ••believe* thin business
can only be settled In the courts.”
Mr. Kebrsll exhibited one letter from
a man named by the complainants
'before the State hoard of education.
”ThTc mtseivo indicated tnet misstate
meets had been made against the
Jerusalem district trustee. fie de
clared that he had equally strong
proof to refute each and every one or
the chargea and Rlliided to the fact
that the matters discussed by Attor
ney Withers before the hoard had
heen threshed out In court and re
sulting In vindication for him, was
; conclusive evidence that he had been
, misrepresented and Injured by the
stall ments.
, After hearing the charges the State
'hoard of education, of which gover
nor Mann and Attorney-General Wil
liams are members, ordered W. W.
! White, superintendent of schools In
; Mr. Sebrell’a divisions, to exact an
Immediate accounting from him ami
; report to the board at the earliest
moment. Mr. Kehrell said he had not
1 seen Mr. White since the board met.
: Ho declared his first ltiformntloh of
' the charges was received - from The
Richmond Virginian In a . telegram
asking for his side of the case, and
that a day or two later he «aw stories
: In other newspapers which cause. 1
i him to come to Richmond and seek
1 redress In court.
HALLEY’S PHENOM
! MUM DEBUT
Celestial Wonder Resembles Fuz/.y
Ball of Yarn, Prof Winston
Asserts.
TAIL LIKE WHISK BROOM
Will Brash the Face of Mother
i Earth May 18, If All Goes
Well.
lUd you Bee the comet Tuesday
morning T
It you didn't it waa because you
failed to make use of your held
glasses.
I'rof. Charles H. Winston, who dis
penses astronomical lore at Richmond
Collette, saw the comet soon after be
in* aroused by his alarm clock during
the wee amt' hours.
I Prof. Winston first located Halley's
, “phenom" with his three-inch tele
; scope, and then he brought his geld
. glass into play. The comet arose
about 3:3 A. M... and when spied an
j hour later by the professor it looked
i to him like a fuszy ball of yarn about
j throe-quarters the diameter of the
J moon, while its tail resembled a whir
| broom of somewhat gigantic propor
I tions.
Sees Heaotj Alone.
Prof. Winston saw the beauty, as
1 he describes it, all alone. One of
the energetic members of his class
‘ had been getting up with him for
j some mornings to see the wonder, but
. he failed to show up Tuesday morn
ing.
"The moon was shining vehy bright
| ly at the time.” said Prof. Winston,
when he disclosed his observations to
The Virginian, "and but for that fact
; X think I could have seen the comet
I much more distinctly. The comet rose
i with Venus about 3 :30 A. M.. and
was some degrees to the south of the
I point where the sun now rises."
Prof. Wtnston then went on to ex
j plain that the comet will pass be
j tween the earth and sun on May i.8,
land on that date will be only 14.000,
i 000 miles from the earth, with its tali
i flirted this way.
No Hanger Ahead.
‘T)o you think the tail will reach
! the earth?” he was asked.
"Oh. yes, but no harm will be done.
I The earth has passed through comet
italic before and no damage.resulted."
Prof. Winston will deliver a special
, lecture on the comet on May 10. and
; until then he prefers not entering too
deeply Into a problematical dicauasion
of the situation.
On that account he hesitated to
venture an opinion as fo when the
wonder can be aeen with the naked
eye.
HOLD HIGH HOPES
FOR MAJ. DANIEL
Attending Physician Thinks Im
provement of Patient Will Be
Moro Rapid Now,
I (Special to The Richmond V rginlati.)
i WNOHUDHO, VA, April 26.—Dr.
E. A. Waugh, attending physician to
Menu tor Daniel, this morning Issued
the following bulletin at B o’clock.
“Senator Daniel slept about one hour
during the past twelve hours. He
does most of his sleeping during the
day and ts awake. but notHmrtloukwiy
restless most of the night. His con
dition this morning Is as good as could
be expected. It Is hoped and with
confidence, that his Improvement will
be rather more rapid from now on
that It has bean during the past fsw
wonka.”
Contempt Trial
Witness
Defies Mr. Tenney’s Coun
sel to Deny Charges
ATTORNEY M. J. FULTON
RETAINED BY DEFENSE
.Mr, Good*'now Tyler Tells of Coin
versation with Lawyers—Ac
cused Attorney Makes
Sweeping Denial.
The Tenney divorce hearing. pend- ,jj
in* before the Chancery Court, took ■
new turn Tuesday morning, develop* 4
leg Into the trial of Attorney Louie Q> r
v. rrdenburg, who Is charged by Mrft
Tenney's emmiirt with having'
tempted to procure a false and In
criminating affidavit against her |
(Purge Tenney, named also In the
charge, appeared In answer to the or*
cer recently Issued by Judge Grin nan,
fait took no active part in the case.
Being absent on important business
In Macon, iia„ William Paunlll. tha
third man named In Mr. Hoyall's :
charges, -ent his affidavit, and wad
legally represented by Attorney Mini- |
tree J. Fulton, who nad been retained •
ttlNo by Air. Wendenburg.
Ttie greater part of the hearing
was given to the examination and
cross examination of Mr. Goodenovr
Tyler, of Baltimore, upon whose affi
davit the charges against Mr, Wen*
denburg were based.
Mr Tyler was questioned by three*;
attorneys who hurled a veritable volley' !
• if questions at him. He retained the ■*
utmost composure, however, answered
every question directly, and held firm- ,
ly and convincingly to his original' ''
atatunent that Mr. Wendenburg had
threatened htm writh disgrace unless
hr would gtve the affidavit against**
Mrs. Tenney, although Mr. Wenden
burg. so -Mr. Tyler declared, knew tfmt *
the allegations proposed were utterly,,
false t rd groundless.
The court-room was well filled with'
visiting attorneys, who composed ar| V
interested audience, arid from time
to time made notes its well directed
questions oT auewers woro made by,
tlie opposing attorneys.
Mrs. Tenney appeared with her
counsel, Mr. William X* BoyalL She
did not take the stand, however, al
though she several times expressed he*
wlltngness to testify.
False Declares Wendenburg.
A new attorney entered -the case,
announcing himself as soon as court
opened Mr. Mlnitree Fulton,
was - _— —,, __
who wll represent Mr. Wcndenhurt^ v
He immediately filled several am- H
davits in answer to those n**t|SK|9
tiled by Mr. Boy all.
Among these was a statement from !
Attorney Wendenburg denying In full.j||
I the charges made against him. Oft -is.
I account of his ns teem for the VI r
ginla bar and by reason of his own ;|
dignity and tho dignity of the pro- i
Cession to which he belongs, Mr. Wen- c
denburg declares that he does not .....
believe himself capable of being
guilty of contempt.
It la with great difficulty, be says, f
ithat he restrains hlmaelf from openly ,f|
denouncing the attorney by whom the
charges are made, as these allega- ',j
| tlons are, ho doclare*. ‘‘untrue, Utt» |jj
I founded, unwarranted, false and prs■ -f
tie bays that Mr. Tenney'S fotxnsF
attorneys did not withdraw on •*- 4'
count of the merit* of the caaa, but
Cor different r*-a»m». This fact, h#
declare,-,. Mr. Royall knew, although
ho allowed the Implied allegation* to
go Into one of hi* answer*.
The wine suppers which Mrs. TIB*
ney Is said to have given Mr. TyleS*
are again referred to. and . in thlo
connection It is charged that Mr*.
T> rtney’s guest left her house between
1 o’clock and 3 o’clock at night
Mr. Wendenburg give* In detail bl#
account of the conversation which ha
declares took place between htmaatfuj
and Mr. Tyler In Baltimore. He ad
mits that ho gave Tyler J1S to comw
to Richmond to see' Mrs. Twiner,
he was led to believe that he . *» .
guilty of grave misconduct with Mrs. J
Tenney.
The affidavits of Messrs. Tenney and ,,
Panriil. also introduced, were brief, b*»A:J
lng merely a joint denial of consplr*
acv. -ipBi
Defies Wsndenburg.
As soon as the paper* had been re- -
ceived Mr. Royall asked permission » •?
orally examine Mr. Goodenow Tyler. :M
who hod cotoe to Richmond, he da- »
dared, to prove the truth of hie sffl* :)
davit.
Judge Grtnnan consenting. Mr. Ty» .a
ler was sworn und seated in the wit— *
nets chair.
He declared at the outset that am
would stand by every statement he haw ™,
made and would stake his reputation i.,
on them. He defied Mr. WendenbUTg.
he said, to show that they were not
true, and stated emphatically that Mr.
Wendenburg had threatened him ““
had also threatened to charg*
Tenney with unbecoming conduct
less her mother Would agree to <
promise the case.
No* Wined and Dined.
Mr. Royall first brought out tho
fact that Mr. Tyler is a member of
ony of the best families In BaltUttoWf,,
where he Is received In the best
glety. While visiting here Mr,
said be visited the best people. „
Ing some of the houses where he
been received.
"When you were here did you
Mrs. Tenney and her daughter?"
*d Mr. Royull.
"I did," Mr. Tyler replied,
at the Jefferson Hotel and at _
home, 1018 West FranSClln street*
“Were you ever wined and
by Mr*. Tenney?*'
“1 was not."
“Did you ever take a meal
Mrs. Tenney and her daughter?"
“Yea, but there was never nay wfe
In evidence.” »•#
“Were you at Mr*. Tenney's
late?”
“Never after 10 o’clock.” *'Wmm
“Did you ever see any *vld«B
mtsconduct on the part of Mnfc
neyf”
“Never." ;\%*M
“Was her oonduot flora**
proaoh?"
“It was.”
<Yos* Kxamli—-*■—
Mr. Fulton, Mr. W<
torney. then took the
examination. Asked
tji* affidavit ‘