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A.. M O X D A V, JULY 11, 1 inn.
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U> Mali, Hue Year. .94.69
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Finance Committee to En
dorse Appointment of Ad
ministrative Board
WILL REVOLUTIONIZE
GOVERNMENT OF CITY
Proposed Ordinance Already Ap
proved hv Two Couiniittpes and
By Mayor, lint Still
Hotly Opposed.
Report has it that the 'Ttlinan^ to
create an administrative committee, to
supercede the present coun-ilmanic
comittees, will be favorably reported
by the <V>minittee on Finance, before
which the matter will come up for
consideration at 5 o’clock Monday af
ternoon.
Formation of such a committee has
already been recommended by a spe
cial committee of “municipal forms
of government," and been approved
by the Committee on ordinance.
Charter and Reform. The latter body
recommended that the proposed ud
ministrative committee members, four
in number, he paid a salary of 14.500
annually, and that they be bonded in
the sum of $25,000 each.
It the measure goes through at
Mondays meeting it will have almost
* bar sailing. It will remain only for
< oun< il to giv en its approval to make
it a law. for Mayor Richardson has
long since expressed his approval of
such a plan, in an open b tier to
Council.
Il«s Strong <dpjxv-dtioii.
There is no question but that the
tentative ordinance, despite its two
-w44f brr hrrtty r-.rj
tested by the Finance Committee
members indeed since the very in
ception of the plant it has been ar
gued pro and con w ith o • marked
preponderance of sentiment on either
side. When before the Committee
• n Ordinance, Charter and Keiorm.
for instant «», It a« endorsed bv the
• lender majority of jour t < three. The
vote of the Finance Committee will
also be elos#t but. a< > ording to re
ports from reliable soum?*. endorse
ment will l*r given,
11 the measure final!} be* otnes a
law. it will mean practically a revo
iutioii of the present municipal torm
oi kovi rnment. According to the
t* mis ot in* proposed oruinam c, the
committee "shall ever. is. all the du
ties of an executive character now ex
orcised b\ anv of the several commit
tees of Council of the city of Rich
mond. under any law or ordinance
aow m force "
Granting of such sweeping power
as this will, of in.Tf' give th«- menu
be HI Of the u»un« 11 < «»miTlittee pra* -
ti< ally nothing t » do At present
they ar« more than •.• rworked, a
cumulated business piling up so rap
idly as to nc e^sitate special meet
ings. which not infrequently extend
far into the night. With an admin
istrative b..d> at the helm d th**
city government ship, however, these
committees would b» relegated to a
position with little or not authority,
purely advi.vrv. Indeed, several • •:
liue committees might be disbanded
and their loss never felt.
The administrative members, ac
cording to present plant*, are to be
nominated by the mayor and elected
by council. This arrangement, it is
imtd. will prove an ad vantage in that
it will prevent a t lash between the
latter two bodies. Were men chosen
otherwise, and should these admin
istrators fail to please council, all
sorts of complication® might, result.
Particularly might there be a clash
In the matter of appropriation®. The
proposed ordinance gives the admin
istrative committee powt-r^* > :;r. . t
all city expenditures, but at the same
time specifies that the appr> priat iu
must be secured from counce sh uld
the two bodies fail t.. work in har
mony. *t would easily be possible lor
the latter to refuse to grant money
to the former, while the former, on
the other hand, if granted n ap
propriation. might refuse t> spend
It in the way c * n il des red. Such
a condition, it is said, has already
existed in Norfolk, where a board ot
control, similar to the prop.jsed ad
ministrative commUt' c. is in opera
tion.
HI RIPE OLD AGE
One of Best Known Men in
Southsklc Virginia and Form
er Member of the House.
(Specail to The Klebmon^i Virginian.)
BRODNAX. VA.. July 11.—l)r.
Hol>ert 8. Powell, aged "7, one of
the most prominent citizens of Bruns
wick county, farmer, mill owner, re
tired physician and Brunswick hon
ored representative in the house of
delegates for several sessions. died
this morning at 4 ID at Woodview,
his home.
Dr. Powell was a man of ability,
noted for his high character and
sterling honesty. His fame as a con
scientious representative and ready,
fearless and pleasant speaker is
» familiar t<f all who took an interest
in the proceedings of several legis
latures. He Is survived by a wife
and nine children, Robert D. Powell.
James Powell, M. D. Powell, of
Woodview. Ya.; I)r. R. A. Powell, of
Fayetteville. N. C.; Prince Powell,
cadet of the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Md.; Mrs.
C. 8. Barrow, of Uawrenrevtlla, Va.;
Mrs. E. H. Rawlings, wife of Rev.
E. H. Raw-lings. D. D. Miss Nancy
Powell and Miss Nellie Powell, of
the faculty of Randolph-Macon Wo
man's College.
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MUST SCREEN PART
OF NEW VIADUCT
Feared Framework Might Afford
Opportunity for Jail Delivery
or Vandalism.
In order to prevent a possible jafT
delivery and also to protect the win- j
(lows and roof of the .tall from stones
which might he thrown by vandals,
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company may he required to screen
that portion of the Marshall street
viaduct which passes just near the
city prison.
The viaduct runs alf-ng Marshall
street from Fourteenth to Twenty
first streets. The Jail is located in the
valley which the viaduct spans, and a
portion of the great steel structure
runs directly in front of the abode
of the city's lawbreakers. The via
duct is several feet above the top
windows of the Jail, hut it is feared
that the framew ork might afford a i
means of escape, and that it would
be possible for some evilly-inclined j
person to stand on the viaduct and
throw stones on the roof or through
the ^jv Inflow s of the Ja.ll.
A resolution recommending the
sen-ring of the section in question
has been recommended to Council by
the Committee on Grounds and
Buildings. i
15 SIZZLING HERE
BUT NO DEATHS YET
Monday One of the Most Oppres
sive Day- of the Summer
in Richmond.
HOT WAVE I > IKSPREAD
leu Death* Within 24 Hours in
New York and Suffering
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Animals as w«?ll as mankind suf
fered in Richmond Monday whom it
was again intensely hat Ai * o'clock
th* ki«»*k in the t'&pitol Square regis
tered 1“ degrees and went several
points higher in the afternoon. The
weather bureau holds no hop*1 <»f early
relief Although the heat has been
excessive. n<> prostration# in this city
have h« en reported. As the mercury
advanced the humidit> increased, al
though a feeble northeast breeze fan
ned the s\v* tteriug citizens and slight
1\ relieved the effect® of the high
temperature
Especially those who spent the
week-end out of town f..*lt the heat
The torrid wave promises to linger
f«*r several days, although there is a
probability of showers Monday after
noon <<r night which will likely help
the ttituatfo na bit
Seldom in the histor;, of the weather
bureau has there been such a general
distribution of hot weather through
out the country as haw occurred dur
ing the past two weeks, and the end
is not yet in sight
Epertinents in New England show
that the super-heated atmosphere has
laid on the earth like a blanket 2.1 Oo
feet thick. Charles «>. <»lidtb*p. the
aeronaut and automobile enthusiast,
made observations from a baloon. and
the figures obtained by him will be
used in the official record of the pres
ent heat wave.
Though reports hove gone forth
from the Washington weather bureau
that the backbone of th** great wave
has been broit* n, the forecast from
the Richmond branch is that there is
no »r.dic . te n «f »n> change in the
nect Jut ore.
SI/ZEIM. IX M M YORK:
ri \ m at ns KKiM >rti :i>
NEW YORK. Jul> 11. - It was
sizzling hot in this city again to-day
and the weather man held out no
hopes of early relief. During the
past twenty-four hours ten deaths;
directly traceable to the torrid wave
have occurred, and all the hospital*
ar»* t r«*\vded with casas of prostra
tion.
At 11 o'clock the official tempera
ture was So anti at noon it was *5.
As the mercurv soared the humidity
increased and a feeble breeze from
tht- South added to rather than re
lieved the suffering.
The heat was especially felt by those
who had been able to get out of
town over Sunday and who returned
to find the city an oven.
Isofst selfmaheof.a . . vteiat shrdlu fa
Animal as well as human life suffer
ed. and the fire department houses
had men on duty with lengths of
lose to sprinkle the suffering work
horses as they strained at their loads.
The suffering among the poor of
East Side was intense. Charitable
societies ordered ice sent into this
section in large quantities.
GROUND TO DEATH
BENEATH WHEELS
Minister and Prominent Business
Man Killed by Trains in
Philadelphia.
j PHILADELPHIA, PA., July 11 —A
widely known clergyman and a promi
nent business man were ground to
[ death under the wheels of railroad
trains here to-day. Dr. Jacob Salade.
associate pastor of Grace Baptist
i Temple. In trying to board a moving
| train ut Tioga station, missed hts
footing and fell beneath the train.
Frederick H. Lincoln, vice-president
I of the Pav-Wlthln-i’ar C“n,Pany, met
death In a similar accident at the
West Philadelphia station.
APPEAL GRANTED
ill WJUJNTEST
Supreme Court Does Not Con
sider “Everything is Lou’s"
a Last Testament
BROTHER QUESTIONS
WRITING IN DOCUMENT
Alexandria Railroad Alan \\ role
What Was Offered a»
“Well” in Business
Book.
' Everything »s Ifni's."
This will of George Smith, of Alex
andria, if it reallv iy a. will, is not only
one of the tersest ever offered for pro
bate. but found its way into the
(supreme court of appeals Monday,
there having been a long contest be
tween the deceased railroad man's
widow and brother as t<* whether or
not the testator really intended the
three words to be his final request.
The widow won out in the corpor
tion court of Alexandria, a judge and
jury having decided that the hand
writing was that «>f George Smith
and that he intended it to be his will.
The case was hotly fought by some
of the best la tv vers in the State, and
into the trial of the cause was injected
the question, “What is a will?’ and
volumes of citation. The deceased's
brother. however. still believing
"Everything is Lou s to have be*n a
sentimental notion of his brothers
eight years before the latter's death,
appealed the case.
The supreme court of appeals evi
dently concurs with the brother’s
lawyers, who contend that "Every
thing is lvm's." written in a business
book, and in handwriting admitting
of argument as to its authenticity.
doe.< not »-(institute « will, ns an ap
peal was granted in the rase Monday
after The" TV-cord vv as review ed. The
case will be argued fully at the fall
it-rm of court and should be interest
ing a* this is the day of brief wills,
Edward Harrinum having willed more
than $100,000,000 to Mrs. Harriman
in a document of nine-nine words. !«
t he s'i b t interest inn to thosi
inf pithy and pointed
lit testament*
A Man of Thrift.
According-to the record in the <tu c
George Smith was a railroad rnan of
considerable thrift and application to
duty, as well as a rnan who believed
in *aying by a little money now and
then to tidy his tarnil> over rough!
financial spots and to leave a faithful
and devoted wife a bit of real estate
with which to lighten her struggles
after his death.
the
he left i me money and r**«i estate
and considerable personal effects. No
will in vvhi< h disposition of his effects
was mad* could found.
Several weeks later, however. Mrs.
Smith's sister wished to travel and
asked Mrs Smith to lend her a trunk.
Going t<» the garret to empty her
husband's trunk that she might lend
it her sister. Mrs. Smith ran down
stairs a few momenta later, with a
small book in her hand. It was a
South* rn Railway employe’s book, in
which orders were supposed to be cop
ied by Smith < »n one of the pages
appeared the words, "Everything is
Roup’s" 13 > bon" Smith evidently
referred to Mrs. Smith, whose first
name is Lula.
The book was eight years old. *Ev
erything is ou'p.” however, was the
only thing like a will that had ever
been discovered, and Mrs. Smith took
the book to her attorneys, who offered
the three words for probate as Smith’s
will. The brother. S. H. Smith, con
tested. saying this was not a will, and
that his brother’s property should be
equally divided between the widow
and blood relatives.
I lamia riling Qiutrfumed.
During the trial Mr. Smith's at
torney challenged the handwriting, de
claring that the “y” and ' g ' In “ev
erything" had been doctored so as to
conform to the chirography of the
dead man. and that the signaure,
George Smith, was not Ilk tehe writ
ing in "Everything is Ecu's.” Fur
ther the brother's lawyer contended
that there was nothing about the
three words to show that Smith in
tended th»* writing in the book to he
his last testament, that he appointed
no administrate*r. that the “will" was
not witnessed and that even if it did
reflect Mr. Smith’s intentions, they
were the intentions of eight years pre
vious to his demise, and that he might
have changed them since writing
them.
Notwithstanding this contention,
attorneys for the widow declared that
the handwriting was genuine and that
nothing else in the shape of a will
having been discovered, it was reason
able to believe that the three words
written in the book which Mrs. Smith
found in her husband's trunk must be
considered his last testament. The
Jury decided that it was Smith’s will
and the three worded document was
probated.
INJURES HER LIMB
NOW SUES THE CITY
Peculiar Accident Caused by
Loose ('apping on Water
Meter.
| A loose capping on a water meter Is
the cause of a $2,000 damage suit
against the C'ity of Richmond, now
pending before Judge Ingram In the
court of Low and Equtty.
Miss L. Virginia Bland, Is the plain
tiff In the case, and she asks damages
j for injuries which, she says in her bill
j of complaint, have caused her to suf
1 fer greatly for several months, and
have necessitated the expenditure of
! considerable sums for medical services.
The accident which resulted In the
[suit occurred several months ago In
| front of residence No. 617 North
Eighth street. Miss Bland says she
I stepped on the capping of a water
| meter, and the latter, being insecurely
j fastened, slipped off. Her foot went
| down In the hole she says, hurting her
foot, ankle and limb to such an extent
that she was confined to her bed.
GOVERNOR WILL
Ohio Executive Convinced
City Officers Did Not Do
Their Duty
SAYS LYNCHING
WAS PERMITTED
After Visiting Scene of Crime
Harmon Believes 1 rouble
Could Have Been
Averted.
COLL" MBITS. O., July 11. —Govern or
Harmon announced this afternoon that
he harl dr-i ided to su»j>end from offic
Mayor- Herbert Atherton, of Newark.
Ohio, on grounds of gross neglect of
dots in connection with the lynching
las' week of Carl Etlleririg'on. the
"dry" detective.
Ii the case of William Erick . sher
iff of Licking county, the governo^
has asked J. If. Miller, resident of the
law and order league to get five sig
nal. res to the charges that haw been
prepared against Lincke Miller prom
ise d to do this before night.
State officials in the i ontidem e of
Oovernor Harmon saj. he returned
from Newark convinced that the
lynching would never have taken
place if Mayor Atherton and Sheriff
Linke had done their duty even half
heartilj.
The go\ernor's trip to Newark was
kept a profound secret and his ap
pearance In that city Seated a de
cided stir.
H<- first went through an examina
tion of the jail. After that he called
both Mayor Atherton and Sheriff
Lincke before him for examination.
Moth insisted that they did not know
any man. woman or child in the mob.
IS BEHIND BARS
While his intended wife is with ]
her companion at the Associated
Charities awaiting the arrival of her
parents from Charlotte, W H Wal
ton. twenty-two years old. is in a cell
St the city jail, hearing of tin charge
against him of enticing the girl to
leave her home having been continued
in Police < .urt Monday morning un
til the 14th.
Nettie Chisholm, not a very pretty
young woman, who says she is seven
teen and .ante here with the inten
tion of marrying Walton, appeared in
Police Court under the care of l>r.
But hanan She did not take her plight
very seriously, wearing a broad smile
ail during the case. Her companion
is Blanche Herring, who is two or
three years her senior.
Walton anti the girls were arrested
by officer Bradley. They were stop
ping at 1315 Past Main street, and.
according to the statement of the girls,
all three had occupied the same room.
The young man says that he owns a
farm in Albemarle county, and that
he has been nearly all over the coun
try. He came here with $50. so he
. latms, and lost $40 of this, or had it
stolen from hint He is inclined to
believe he was robbed.
COURT ADJOURNS
A short docket was disposed of in
Henrico Circuit Court Monday. Judge
Scott is giving jurors and attorneys
plenty of time to rest during this warm
weather.
A Hie Hawkins, colored, charged
| with stealing chickens from Mrs. Har
ris. was discharged, as there was no
evidence to show that the chicken ho
fold were not his own property.
The case of Josh Evans, charged
with stealing a bale of oat straw from
Clyde Kelly, and an unimportant civil
case completed the docket.
The case of Evans was appealed
1 from the magistrate’s court, where he
, was fined $5. An order was issued for
U. I>. Harlow, who was a witness in
the case, and he will be required to
show cause u hy he should not be fined
for .contempt of court In falling to ap
pear
HAVE GOOD TIME I
BUT ABE VERY DRY
DETROIT. MICH., July 11.—Twen
ty thousand Elks, as dry as the dryest
camels that ever trod the torrid desert,
took,-possession of Detroit to-day after
a trying experience with a real dry
Sunday, when the river was the only
wet spot in the town.
It was "11 o'clock," the hour for
! the Elks' toast, front early morn
ing.
Bar the kiin-ilrled feature. Detroit
is out for a week of real revelry. The
town Is decorated to the last word.
; and every train and boat brings new
thousands to Join the antlered herd
that will brqowie here for a week.
To-day's doings began with a long j
automobile ride, a motor boat trip
and a luncheon at the Rushmore Club ;
at St. Clair Flats. A return trip by
motor boat consumed the rest of the
day.
The real opening of the Grand
Dodge convention will take place to
night at the Lyceum Theater: The
Elks will be welcomed to Detroit by
Mayor Breitme.ver. Governor Warner;
and Senator Burrows. J. r. Sammls j
will respond for the Elks.
Portland, Ore., and Atlantic City
are after the 1911 reunion.
BEGINS TO 11
Believed That Roosevelt and
Hughes Will Capture Next
State Convention
WILLIAM LOEB MAY
BE NEXT GOVERNOR
Taft Expected to Endorse Him—
Former Secretary Will Ex
plain Colonel'' Policies
to President.
BEVERLY. MASS., July 1 t —Wil
liam Lojfc^lr., is the administration
candidate' for Governor of Ke'v' York ,
next fall, y
Kollowing his conference with Pres
ident Taft to-day he left for Man- j
Chester, refusing to discuss the meet- ‘
ing. It was learned from an authori
tative source, however, that President
Taft had urged Loeb to return to New
York and announce his candidacy,
and lhat the administrative support
would be forthcoming
NEW YORK, July 11 -With Wll- !
liam Loeb, Jr, in Beverly talking poli
tics with President Taft, and with
Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster Bay. get
ready to entertain Governor Hughes
in -4 hours, the political pot began
to boll merrily to-day. Party lead
ers here professed to see in the meet
ings a connection which will have far
I reaching consequence*.
l.oeti, it is said, has been getting
, in touch with political sentiment not
only in New York, but all through
the East, and the invitations to tome
to Beverly and talk polities'' is due
to the desire of President Taft to hear
at first hand just how the people feel
toward his administration and the
: Republican party generally.
As a close personal and politii al
friend of both Colonel Roosevelt and
the President Loeb is expected here to
tell Taft the significance of the colo
nel's recent ai tlvttles, and there is a
1 belief here that he may be charged
| with a message to deliver to Roose
\elt when he comes hark to this citV
explaining the Taft plans for the fall
■ (iimpatsriT.
Booming Loch.
i nat loco may be made the Re
publican gubernatorial candidate in
New York State, as the result of hU
visit to Beverly, was an opinion ex
pressed in many quarters President
Taft is expected to O. K. his boom,
which has been quietly pushed during
the last fortnight. With the Taft
endorsement, Colonel Roosevelt and
• Governor Hughes might find them
selves in full accord at their con
ference to-morrow.
With this hacking the Loeb boom
would have pretty clear sailing, espe
cially as I.oeb was one of the sign
ers of the appeal to the executive
leaders to pass the Cobb direct pri
mary bill at the recent special ses
sion.
But while this is the program, as
local politicians have "doped” It out,
friends of I,i«eb say he does not want
to be Governor. He would like to
complete his term as collector of the
port of New York, they say, and If
he makes the run for Governor he
will do so simply because the lead
ers think he is the only man that can
win.
The Oyster Bay conference hetw-een
Governor Hughes and Colonel Roose
velt Is causing much anxiety among
the party leaders, Inasmuch as it has
been frankly announced from Saga
more Hill that Hughes intends pre
senting the entire facts of the tight for
direct primaries to Roosevelt.
Control Contention.
An alliance between the two is look
ed fur with a campaign starting at
once for delegates to control the next
State convention. As Hughes will not
qualify as a Supreme Court Justicve
until October, he will be able to tour
the State and make his usual speeches
at the county fairs before that time.
These county fair speeches have
aided the Governor very much In get
ting reform legislation, and if he fol
lows last year s plan and advocates
primary reform In all of his public
addresses, it is conceded that the
Roosevelt-Hughes lieutenants will con
trol the next Republican convention.
This will mean a platforryi declara
tion for direct primaries
HUGHES W ILL BE
CHEST OF CO I,ON El,
OYSTER BAY, July 11.—Colonel
Roosevelt spent a vers quiet day at
Sagamore Hill. There was onls one
luncheon guest. Fred W. Whltridge,
res elver of the Third Avenue Railw ay
Company, of New York cits', and his
visit has no political significance. Mr
Whltridge and the colonel have been
warm persona) friends for many years
and his trip here was entirely social.
There Is much Interest here in to
morrow's visit of Governor Hughes.
The latter comes at the urgent solici
tation of Colonel Roosevelt, who
wants to get from him at first hand
an exact state of the political sltua
tlno. The colonel has refused to In
vite any one the State officials to
talk over the State politics after he
has threshed out the situation with
the Governor, and there Is a general
belief that to-morrow's conference will
determine just what part that Roose
\elt and Hughes will take for fight
ing for control of next State conven
tion.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
WHILE ON PORCH
tSpecial to The Richmond Virginian.)
LEESBURG, VA„ July XI.— During
a severe thunder storm on Friday
evening last, near Hickory Grove, this
county. Mias Ada Gardner, while
standing on the front at her home
was killed by lightning which struck
the pillar of the porch. She was about
thirty-five years of age.
This Is the second death from
lightning which has occurred in the
same neighborhood during the last
week.
DISORDERLY HOTEL
RAIDED l\Y POLICE
Several Women Arre-ied in Roa
noke Establishment and Pr<>
priefor Fined.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
KOAXOKK, VA„ July 11.—Tiptop
Hotel, .1. if Jeanle. proprietor, was
raided last night, anad Jessie, two
white women and a colored woman,
were arrested. In « otirt to-day Jes- .
wiv was fined $20 f«>r running a dis
orderly place. Recently this hotel has
figured conspicuously in police eir
‘•U,s. culminating in the arrest last i
week of a man and an eleven-year
old girl from West Virginia.
HKdII.Wh P K UK riTIXENM TO
HOI.D IMPORT K XT MKETI %'(*.
Husiness of importance, it in stated,
will be transacted at the regular meet- »
ing of the Highland Park Citizens As
sociation to be held Monday night. A 1
large attendance la urged.
DORSET ACCEPTS 1
ANOTHER CHARGE
Leigh Street Baptist Pastor Will
Return to Palmetto
State.
FLOCK RELEASES HIM
Deacons Feel That Minister1
Should Have Taken Them
Into His Confidence.
Key. Dr \V. S. l>i>rset. who tender
ed his resignation two weeks ago a_s
pastor of Leigh Street Baptist church,
has accepted a charge In Johns n.
S. C.
Dr. Dorset's acceptance of This
charge followed the action of lim
Richmond congregation Sunday, when
his resignation was finally accepted
after he had been urged to reconsider
his determination to resign.
f>r. Dorset wrote the South Caro
lina church Monday morning saying he
had decided to return to that State,
where he labored aa pastur of a
chur h in Hart at die for ten years
before coming to Richmond three and
a half years ago.
The Baptists of Johnson are now
completing a new tllft.OOO edifice, Dr.
Dorset says, and he expects It to be
ready for him the latter part of Au
gust. Johnson Is a city of 3,000 souls,
located in the vicinity of Columbia,
and is one of the most prosperous of
the smaller cities in the Palmetto
Rtvp" His Onn ('(miwl.
So far as can be learned, I>r. Dor- !
set kept his own counsel In consider- ;
Ing the South Carolina offer At any
rate, he failed to take the deacons
of Leigh Street into his confidence,
according to a statement made by a
leading member of the church Sunday
follow ins final consideration of the
pastoral matter,
When Dr. Dorset announced two
weeks ago that he could no longer
serve as pastor of the church, feeling
as he did that the day of his useful
ness was past, the matter was refer
red to the board of deacons. That
body acted on the matter several days
later and recommended that the res
ignation be accepted The following
Sundaj. the congregation by a close
vote decided to ask Dr. Dorset to re
consider his resignation. Dr. Dorset
was out of the city at that time, but
he made it very clear In a letter
read to the congregation Sunday that
tinder no circumstances would he
consent to remain.
Members In the Dark.
Dr. Dorset’s last letter called forth
considerable discussion, several mem
bers of his congregation taking the
stand that the resignation should be
accepted without further ado. partic
ularly as the pastor had failed to
make clear the reasons why he wish
ed to gt\e up his charge In Rich
mond.
"There are a dozen rumors, more
or less, floating around,” declared
Roll C’lerk Winfree In a somewhat
pointed talk, ’’hut no one seems ready
to come forward and say that a sin
gle rumor is based on fact.”
Dike others who spoke in favor of
accepting the resignation, Mr. Winfree
thought the time had come when the
congregation could tuke no other ac
tion.
Resignation \iwpt<*d.
When put to u vote, the resigna
tion was accepted by a good majority.
Dr. Dorset's 'resignation becomes
effective July 31. He will he allow
ed his salary through August.
At a meeting of the church confer
j ence Monday night It Is said that a
■ committee will likely be appointed to
I look about for a new pastor for Deigh
Street.
BttEMIIIII BEAD
III EXPRESS WRECK
__
Train Near Hudson Strikes Iron
Door—Several Others
Hurt. ’*• '
j POraHKF.EPSIK. N. Y. July 11 —
The mld-nlght express, on the New
' York Central west bound, was wreck
ed to-day. early, six miles north of
Hudson, when the locomotive struck
■ an Iron bound car door that had
dropped from a south-bound freight
; train
Baggageman F. Ray. of Buffalo, was
[ killed, and two trainmen and a pas
1 senger hurt so badly they were taken
j to the hospital
j NOT PRODVCE THE PICTCRF.S
IV CITY OF CLEVELAND
' CLEVELAND July 11.—Chief of
| Police Kohler to-day Issued an order
prohibiting the reproduction of the
Jelfrles-Johnsor. light pictures In
j Cleveland.
i The chief based his order upon a
ruling by City Solicitors Baker, who
held such an exhibition unlawful.
FEARS TROUBLE
WITH GERMANY
Kaiser’s Reputed Letter to
Madriz Creates Uneasiness -
in State Department
APPEARS HOSTILE
TO UNITED STATES
Incident Recalls Unpleasant*
Events Seeming to Indicate
Growing 111 Feeling
Towards America.
WASHINGTON. O. <\, July 11.—•
Persistent diplomatic opposition on
the part of Germany against the poll*
<Ies of the United States to-day*
brought about a situation which U
rapidly approaching the acute stage*
The latest of the series of incident*
to be disclosed is the recognition at
the Madriz faction in Nicaragua by
the Kaiser in terms amounting to an(
encouragement of the Zelayan regime* .
In an alleged personal letter, dates §
April Z6. the German Emperor ad
dressed Madriz us "Great and Good, -
Friend,'' and congratulates him ot%
ins election as president by the mer
ited confidence of his fellow citizens*
Following is a copy of the com
munication which the State Depart* 3
ment Is informed was received by
Madriz:
"Wilhelm, by the Grace of God*
Emperor of Germany, and King o{
Prussia, to the President of Nica
ragua: ,
Great and Good Friend,”—I ami
informed by your letter of the 27tlz
of December of the year past that
your excellency was elected president
of the republic by the merited con
fidence of your fellow citizens, and
that your excellency entered upon:
most honorable duties on the ?lgt
satd month.
"I beg you to accept. Mr. President,
my congratulations on this event, and
be assured that also my government
will endeavor to maintain and culti
vate the best relations, which happi
ly already exist between the German
Empire and the Republic of Nica
ragua.
'Extending t-> you thanks for"
benevolent desires. 1 assure you of my,
best wishes for your personal welfare
and for that of the Republic of Nica
ragua. and for both my greatest re- '
speet. WILHELM I.'
1 car of Gauntlet.
ii tt. is niinm iite yi :.f
tives of the Kaiser n> recognise what- ■
ever government he chooses. hif f
Jumping into the Central America*
arena In this fashion at the present
time Is looked upon by some author!-’
ties as throwing down the gauntlet :
to the United States, which has been v
recognised as the guardian of Central
American affairs. In the piesent itt-lj
stance there is wide differenceb*«ir||
tween the opinions of Germany and k
the United States.
Secretary Knox holds that Madrid'v|
has not been elected by his “felloef
citlxens." according to the Nlcaragialtftft
constitution, despite the ‘ merited con- ft
tldence' referred to by the Kaiser. 3
This action by the Kaiser might bdr#|
overlooked if it were not for the un
mistakable signs of German hostility ft?
to America manifested in connection^;
with other incidents. The difficulty ||
began with legislation a'ffecting Amer
ican .contracts with Gernsan'prd-• 1
ducers. ' - gJSI
The Reichstag probably invalid***!
the contracts entered into betw*eg( jj
individual owners with American^,
manufacturers. Subsequently an ad«i •’
Justment was made, modifying the *t*J
fects of the stringent law.
exposition Abandoned. ji|
The second incident was the aba®*.'|g
donni|^nt of the German-AmericanJ
Exposition in Berlin because of tlk*!|
hostility directed against the proJ#t!flKi
by German manufacturers who fear—a
ed an American Invasion. The Unit***
States entered Into this scheme wlttk||j
the best Intents to strengthen
friendly relations between the
countries, and a committee represent—w
ing this government was appoint**!#!
Shortly afterward it was announce*,!
that the exposition had been pa*t»;Jf
poned. ai d recently It was abandon#*^
altogether.
Direct hostility toward
corporations ig Jgotiating
Turkish government for
concession involving the expendltui
of $100,000,000.
The plan was approved’by TurWl
officials and the Turkish parllsunei
appeared favorably inclined, but' «
the eve of success of the project *
German ambassador interposed wll
the objection that the proposed roi
would Interfere with the German Ml
to Bagdad, and that It was In vloli
tion of Turkish mining law*.
These objections were generally ®
garded as being of the flimsiest til
and without basis, hut the Ottom*
parliament adjourned without graH
ing the concession. Whether ft
German influence will be at rot
enough to prevent its going thro*
at the forthcoming seyion remain* I
be seen.
The state department has majntnli
ed an attitude of reserve regard!!
these incidents, as there is an earl*
desire1 to prevent any clouding j
friendly relations existing between 0
two governments.
The grave question to-day, how«Vi
is whether Germany propose* to
r\ its anti-American diplomacy Ml
1 the Western Hemisphere and. e*MB
I it to Central American interference
America**
with tk*;
MADR 17. REQUIRING $
MANY FORCED lOA:
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July
Evidence of the extreme measm
which the Madrlx faction i» re*
lr. Western Nlcargua to secure i
for carylng on the flght with the
lutionlsts reached the state d<
jnent to-day i» the form of a
issued to a Nicarguan resident i
n.-sessrmnt on a fotirth loan.
The document, which is date
aua, is us follows:
• Enrique Castillo: I hereby i
you that the government h»a eei
you. by way of a fourth loan lb
of 10,000 pesos, jvliich youwOIj
(Continued on *uin~S3iy