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RICHMOND, VA, SATURDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1010.
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ROOSEVELT REODY
TO ENTER U!
Seems Anxious to Test His
Strength With That of
Old Guard
OTHERS EMBARRASSED
NOW DESIRE PEACE
Envoys Will Try to Patch Up
Political Differences and
Smooth Out Ruffled
Colonel.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Aug 20.—
Colon*! Rooaoveit to-day em
phatically denied that h* had au
thorized either Grieoom, Loeb, or
any one els* to deliver an ultima
tum U President Taft. Ha char
aoterlatically oonaigned the author*
of the story to that effect to-day
to the Ananias club.
“ I hav* sent no ultimatum to
President Taft," declared the Col
onel indlgnatly." The report it a
tissue of falsehood from begin
ning to ond and haa no warrant
in faot.’'
Rooaavalt said that Ha had given
neither Qrisconi or Loeb any mis
sion to Beverfv.
OYSTER BAV. N. » . Aug 2U.— Ef
fort# lo bridge the chasm between G>*
ter Bay and Beverly were begun to
cJay. Hon-in law Nicholas Longworth
tame t<* Oyater Bay to-day freah from
the golf links and political councils of
Beverly. There Is no doubt here to
day that I.ongworth comes as an envoy
from the president to measure accu
rately the width or the Taft-Roosevelt
breach and to do his best to repair the
damage. Colonel Roosevelt refuses to
Indicate the chance* for a reconcilia
tion.
Meanwhile Collertr.r William T-oah.
Jr., and County ( hair man l.loyd a
Ciriacom, of New York, are preparing
to go to Beverly to try their bauds at
peace-making They aru not going as
Roosevelt emissaries. for Colonel
Roosevelt declares he knows nothing
of their plan*. But both Loeb and
tirlacom. as well as many other Re
publicans, are admittedly alarmed over
the Rooseveit-Ta/t situation.
In Dilemms.
They realise that If It cornea to an
open fight, Roosevelt vs. Taft, they will
be placed between the horns of a most
unpleasant dilemma and called on to
stand up and be counted on one aide
or another, go they have busted them
selves, Following the council of war
at Sagamore Hill Thursday, they have
made preparations to undertake their
peace-making visit to Beverly.
It Is pretty well understood thst
Roosevelt Is not overanxious for the
auoceaa of their mission
It is probable that any terms of com
promise that might be satisfactory to
Jlooaevelt would be too drastic for ac
ceptance by the administration end
that a refusal to compromise by Bev
erly would Intensify the trouble.
Tsft Won't Agrss.
SEVERE. V. MASS.. Aug 20.—-If
peace bet ween Oyster Bay and Beverly
depends on the severing of relations
between President Taft and Vice
President Sherman, there will be no
peace.
Among friends of the administration
the latest attitude attributed to Colo
nel Roosevelt and his newest ultima
tum. that the vice-president must be
dropped from participation in the po
litical councils of I ho admirlanntlnn
as tne price of peace, la considered pre
posterous. Colonel Roooseelt :s asking
the Impossible, they say. A vice
president of the United States can
not bo dismissed with a nod nor elimi
nated by command. Moreover, auch
a move, they say. would put the ad
ministration in the attitude of back
ing down to Roosevelt.
The belief grows among keen po
litical observers that Colonel Roosevelt
Is purposely asking the impossible, ex
pecting the obvious refusal to capitu
late and making plans to utilize this
disregard of his views as an excuse
to come out In the open and oppose the
administration.
Even if the Colonel has heretofore
felt that “my policies" were not being
carried out, that the tariff was a mis
take, that conservation was going
backward instead of forward. It Is
pointed out that up to date the “con
trihutlnif BtHfrtP” tint n rtf had an
portunlty to force an Issue,
Taka Live Issue.
He is credited with enough politi
cal. sagacity not to delve backward sev
eral months, to the tariff or to Bal
linger. to seek the turning point, but
to' seise on a current issue as a pre
text.
What happened at the rece'nt meet
ing of the New York State Republi
can committee gave him that oppor*
tunity. Beverly anxiously awaits the
coming of Lloyd C. Qrlecom, chairman
of the Republican county committee,
who la credited with the role of peace
emtesary. Representative Longworth,
who has suddenly sprung into the
limelight as one of the steersmen of
the presidential destinies of the Taft
administration, is expected back soon
from Oyster Bay with fresh news as
to the attitude of his distinguished
father-in-law. Until the reports of
these two are In, there will be prob
ably nothing but deep thinking done
at Beverly.
Friends of the president arc urging
the necessity of the Issuance of some
sort of a statement defining the atti
tude of the administration In order to
combat the idea, which appears to be
gaining ground fast, that Roosevelt
can force terms, .•----.— -.
In view of the continued and appar
ently Inspired statement from Oyster
Bay this seems all the more impera
tive.
Sella Roust" for $1,100.
A property transfer was listed in
Chancery Court Saturday, the prin
cipals being Oeorge W. Uay. Jr., and
William K. Melton. The former con
veys to the latter property Improved,
•wrlth residence No. SS14 « street, with
m frontage of 11 rest and one-half
Inch. The consideration Is $1,100.
Raincoat Was Found.
A handsome raincoat Is in police
headquarters, and can be gotten by
any one who will prove that he owm
or lid own 1$ The coat waa found
In Thirteenth street Friday night by
p policeman.
■ vr»A 4-t'+-y "
YOUNG GIRL WINS PRIZE
WITH PAPER ON MAURY
Miss Cecile Herman, of Ginter
Park, Captures Trophy in
Interesting Contest
HER PAPER BEST
IN LARGE NUMBER;
Over Three Score Papers in Con
test in Which Pupil of Barton
Heights School Wins—Her
Creditable Essay.
Miss Decile Herman, of 3U3 Semi-1
nary avenue. Ulnter Park, a student i
In the sixth grade of the Barton
Heights high school enjoys the dis
tinction of winning the prise offered by
the Farmvllle Normal School Alumnae
Association for oJfcellir.ce In literary
work.
The subject was "The l.lfe and
Work of Commodore Matthew F. '
Maury," anti there w-ere about sixty- ,
live contestants for the prise In the ;
sixth grade. The Judge* were M!*s
Huth Karty, i.yrichburg, representative
of the Virginia Division, of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy, Su
perintendent M. D. Hall, of Fairfax
county; representing the educator* of
the Slate, and Judge John H, Buchan
an. of the Court of Appeal*.
Miss lliTmsn’u PajST.
The paper of Miss Herman is very
creditable one. She writes:
in in« 1 iri.H**- or Matthew Kon
• able Maury. th« subject of this sketch. '
there was commingled a double strain
of the conscientious Huguenot with
meritorious Virginia blood. He was
seventh in descent from John de la
Fontaine, who was born about 1S00
In the province of Maine, near the |
borders of Normandy, and was com- j
missioned In the household nf France# i
I., of France, serving continuously
during the reigns of Henry IJ„ !
Frances H.. and until the second year;
of Charles I.V, when he resigned. He !
was finally martyred as a Protestant 1
in 15*3.
Ills grandson. Rev. James Fontaine,
pastor of the United churches of |
Vaut and Koyan, was born In 16CS. i
Ha also fled from Great Britain from I
LOOK FOR CHOLERA!
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Scourge Worse in Russia—Eng
lish Ports Are Now Being
Guarded.
LONDON. Aug. 20-—Under orders
from the Britltsh health authorities, all j
English port officials are to-day care
fully examining arrivals from the con
tinent to guard against cholera inva
sion.
Dispatches from Russia to-day show
conditions there to be steadily growing
worse, with the exception of St. Pe- :
tersburg. where a temporary check has
been given the disease.
English officials say that the Ruasian
official estimate of a total of 112,985
cast# and 59.S9T denthg--ftr at l«*gt '
60 per cent, short of the actual num
ber. a* the means for gathering re
turns In Russia are Imperfect and the
authorities are Inclined to minimize
the gravity of the epidemic.
It Is persistently reported from Italy
that cholera has reached Rome, though j
official statements from that city deny !
this. i
SCHOOL PLANNED !
FORJELL BOYS!
Also Bar-Tenders and Scrub Wo j
men by Hotel
Stuards.
PITTSBURG. PA.. Aug. 20.—Plans !
for a school where bell boys, bar
tenders, chefs, chambermaids, scrub
women and others employed around a
hotel may receive preliminary train
ing will be discussed at the annual
convention of the International Hotel
Steward's Association, which la to open
here Tuesday. For some time hotel
■ iivii no > v ivmvuuuvi vuav uivti uri)/ .
should receive technical training, and 1
it is now believed that this long Cher* !
Ished plan is nearer consummation i
than ever before.
The convention will also consider a j
new bill for the standardisation of
weights and measurea Twelve hun
dred delegates are expected to attend.
GOVERNOR TUXES UP CASE
OF COMPANY A, PIPES;
Has Conference With Adjutant,
But No Decision
Reached.
Adjutant-General W. \V. Sale Satur- j
day held a conference with Governor
Mapn with reference to the recent
recommendation of the court of in
quiry, which went Into the case of
Corporal Martin, of Company A. Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues, stating
that "good feeling" which was not for
the good of the service existed in thia
command.
The discussion was taken ^up In
formally, it is understood. No action
was recommended and what the out
come wilt he is a matter of con
Jgetue- a
HIm (evil* Herau.
religious persecution. Hi* daughter.
Mary Anne, born 1n Taunton. England
ltiDO, married In llubtin. Ireland, in
1716. Matthew Maury, a Huguenot
reiugee and they emigrated to Vir
ginia. in 171*. Their »on. llev. June«
Maury, was a learned and beloved
mlnUter of the Protestant Episcopal
church, married Mias Mary 'Walker,
of estimable Virginia lineage. Their
aon. Richard Maury, married loiana
Minor, of worthy descent. They had
issud nine children, of whom the
seventh child and the third sort, is
the subject of this sketch.
Matthew Fontaine Maury was born
January 14. 1806, in Spotsylvania
county, Virginia. Ills father removed
to Tennessee, then the far, far west,
when young Matthew was five years
of age and took up his place of abode
near Nashville, on a strip of govern
ment land in the dense wilderness.
There were no railroads In those day*
from Virginia to Tennessee, hence the
long Journey In covered wagons.
A small loir house was erected in
the timbers and here the family lived.
There were no schools and but few
neighbors, but these occasionally gath
ered together In the different homes
for worship.
Toung Matthew never engaged in
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DEATH Mir RESULT
Negro Assault* Another With
Knife—Dr. Mastin Will
Condemn Jail.
(bpeciai to The Richmond Virginian.)
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA-, August 20.—
Rom Bundy probably fatally injured
David Jackson in a fight near Hope
Baptist church Friday afternoon. Both
men are negroes. Bundy assaulted
Jackson with a knife, and after In
flicting & number of ghastly wounds
made his escape.
An examination has been made of
the county Jail by the Rev. Joseph T.
Mastin. secretary of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections, and an
adverse report will be made in regard
to the sanitary conditions He will
further report that a new jail is neces
sary—The present structure wag built
in 1863 and has been condemned re
peatedly by medical authorities as
both unsafe and unsanitary.
BLUECOATS CALL OFF
PROPOSED BALL GAME
Norfolk and Richmond Cops De
cide Not to Cross Bats
Neil Week.
(.Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK, VA„ August 20.—The
baseball game scheduled between the
Norfolk and Richmond police, which
was to be played in Richmond on
August 23, has been called off. Th«
Richmond police, while anxious to
play the Norfolk cops, did not like to
go before the public selling tickets
after their recent picnic.
They claimed that they did not ears
for the public to think that they were
pushing a good thing too far, and for
that reason could not promise the
local police more than a portion of
what might he taken in at the gates
should a game be played.
The local police could not afford to
lose the time from their work hers
cleat return* from the name to pay
them for the time they would loae and
add something to the relief fund, now
being raised for disabled policemen.
NEW YORK DETECTIVE
MURDERED BY THUGS
OYSTER BAY. Y., Aug. 20.—
George GostelU, a Itew York detec
tive. was shot dead early today on the
wharf of the 8eawanhaka Yacht Club
here. GostelU, recuperating from a
bullet wound Inflicted In an attempt
to assaselnato him In New York last
spring, was acting as care-taker of
the yacht club house. He had be
come involved in a feud with a gang
of foreigners who loitered about the
club, and whom he had warned away.
The gang attacked him early this
morning and GostelU, a man of enor
mous strength dove them off, single
handed. They returned later and one
of them armed with a shot gun kill
ed GostelU.
Wholesale or Retail?
Division Deputy Collector of In
ternal Revenue Edward P. Southward
Is now trying to decide whether
saloon keepers who sell occasional
kegs of beer te large parties and
quantities of whiskey exceeding five
gallons to one customer can be made
to pay a wholesale Federal tax In
stead of the retail. Saturday morn
ing he held a conference with several
liquor dealers. The situation was
discussed and Deputy Southward will
likely announce hist opinion next
week. v1'.
FUGITIVES START ;
BACK TO LONOON
Crippen and Miss Leneve!
Board blow Sailing Ship
Witl\ Detectives
DOUBT IF DOCTOR
CAN BE EXECUTED
Recent Hanging Proves Unwar-j
ranted and Public Opinion is j
Now Against Capital
Punishment.
QUEBEC, Aug- 20 — Ur. H. H Crip- !
pen and Mlaa Ethel Clare Leneve. <
wanted In London on the charge of
murdering Mre. Crippen, were taken
from the Quebec prison at H:10 thl»i
morning, In charge of Inspector Dew ;
of Scotland Yard, another detective'
and two wardresses. They were rush- j
ed across the St. Lawrence to Slllery
to board the liner Megantlc for Eng
land.
Only a small crowd was preaent
about the Jail when Inspector Dew
took his prisoners away and there
was no disorder.
The Megantlc Is a very slow Uner,
carrying few passengers and was
selected by Dew so that he might
more privacy for his charges. The
liner sailed from Montreal at 4 o’clock
yesterday afternoon and hove-to off
Slllery this morning to await the com
ing on board of the Scotland Yard
man and his prisoners.
In Ten Carriage*.
Shortly after 8 o'clock ten car
riages drew up near the Jail. Crippen
shook hands with each of the prison
officials, and told them he would write
them from England, no matter what
should be the outcome of the case •
against him. He left an autograph
copy or • Anthony Todds of H&rches
«t Tower*” for the jailer who has
treated him with vary consideration. j
Crlppen, D«w and Mitchell go Into }
the drat carriage, Mia* Leneve and the |
two wardresses Into the second, while
the others were filled with prison of- '
flcials and local police. There was
no demonstration as the carriages
drove away.
Inspector Dew chose the Megan tic
for the trip. In order to avoid report
er*.
He evidently did not know that the j
*hip wa* carrying «00 members of the
Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto, and
that this organisation was accompa
nied by a dosen of the best reporters
in Canada, who will late a keen de
light In keeping the country informed
of the progress of the ship and what j
Crlppen and Miss Leneve are doing.
Conviction Doubtful.
LONDON, Aug. 20.—Unless he con
fesses to the murder of his wife there !
Is every prospect that Dr. H. H. Crip- !
pen, when he comes to trial will bene- j
fit greatly by the recent hanging of
John Alexander Dlckman on a con
viction of the murder of John Innes
Nisbet on a train near New Castle.
Dlckman was found guilty on pure
ly circumstantial evidence and since
his execution a number of things have
come to light which, had they been .
known at the time of the trial, would !
have worked strongly In Dlekman’s
favor. As a result of the publicity ,
given this case, public opinion Is now
decldely against convictions on clr-:
cumstantlal evidence, and It Is ad- j
mltted by even the prosecution that!
circumstantial.
Considering the manner In which !
Mrs. Crlppen1* body—or the body sup- i
posed to be Mrs. Crlppen-—wa* dls- j
posed of and Dr. Crlppens subsequent,
flight with his typist. Miss Leneve. !
few lawyers doubt that the prosecu- j
tion will he able to make out a case ’
. Insuring a long imprisonment, but!
equally few believe that It will be1
possible, so soon after Dlekman s ex- j
eeution. to hang Crlppen.
TWO JUpiCES:
Measures Relate to Appointment
of Assistant. Building Inspector j
and Xcvs Bridge.
Two ordinances, one authorising the •
Building Inspector to appoint a third
the other authorising the committee
on James Kiver Improvement to ad- j
vertlse for competitive bids and de
signs for a reinforced concrete wharf, i
wen- signed by Mayor Richardson
.Saturday.
The wharf referred to is to extend
from Nicholson street to OUlies Creek
and will cost about ftS.OOO.
The third assistant building in
spector will not be appointed until
the first .yf next month. Twelve ap- 1
plications' for the position have been ;
received thus far by Mr. Beck. The j
latter says he will appoint no one!
unless he Is convinced that the latter l
is both able and willing to do the :
work which will be required of him.'
Mr. Beck expects to receive several
additional applications before Septem- i
her 1st, and may hold a competitive
examination In order to. determine
the appointee. .
JAMES KIVER OYSTER
ROCKTN GOOD SHAPE
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.) !
NEWPORT NEWS. Aug. 20.—A btg
gathering is In progress today at
Rescue. Isle of Wight county, with
representative oyster tongers from all
surrounding counties. In connection
with State Commissioner McDonald
Dee Rescue people are giving a big
dinner and the conference has the
appearance of a love feast. It Is
given out or good authority that pro
tective measures adopted past few
years by Mr. Dee has had affect to
make Janies river oyster rook better
than they have bee^ twenty years.
OPENS CAMPAIGN IN NINTH
RECKLESS AUTOIST
IS STILL IN JAIL
District Attorney Declares -Mil
lionaire Kan Down Woman
and Tried to Escape.
HELD IN *25,000 BAIL
Artist is Also Locked lip, Being
One of Principle Witnesses
in Case.
SEW YORK. A tig ifl.—In default of
$15,090 bail Edward T. Rosenhelm'r,
hair to millions waa still confined In
Harlem prison to-day. accused of run
ning down and killing Miss Grace
Hough and severely Injuring Miss An
na McCabe and George Tedder in the
Bronx Thursday nignt.
In an adjoining cell is Milton Flelsh
er. an artist who was with Rosen
heimer when ti.e automobile smashed
the ibuggy, and who Is held in default
of >5,000 bail, as a material witness,
.assistant District-Attorney Turnbull,
who Is In charge of the investigation
to-day said "1 never saw such a clear
out case in my life. There Is no doubt
frop the evidence that Kosenhetmer a
machine, with he driving killed Miss
Hough and he deliberately ran away
tn a cowardly manner and tries! to con
ceal his work
"As to the penalty that is for the
court to say. but is the case of Dar
ragh. the chauffeur who ran down and
killed_the, hit la.Trirnhle ..hoy, he was
sentenced to not less than seven nor
more than twenty years tn Sing Sing,
and his crime was not so brutal as this
one."
THIEVES STEAL
For the Third Time They Visit
Residence of the Criming! At
torney and Make Good Haul.
Thieves, Tuesday night, robbed the
home of Mr. H. M. Smith, Jr. In
South Fifth street, of Jewelry valued
at more than $404. Two rid brace
lets, heirlooms in the family, were
taken along with several bracelets, a
gold watch and stick pins of various
sizes and value.
It Is the third time the home of
the attorney has been entered by
thieves. A negro .woman is now serv
ing a sentence tn the penitentiary for
breaking into the home and stealing
a lot of clothing.
The robbery has been reported to
the police and the detectives are
working upon a clue that they believe
will lead to the capture of the thieves.
The Jewelry was In a small case
of the living room*. Mr. and Mr».
Smith were not at home when the
robbery occurred. Painter* had been
at work In the residence during Fri
day and the family was away for the
day and late afternoon.
Altogether Mr Smith has lost by
burglars, or sneak thieves, within the
past three months about ISOO. Hav
ing been prosecuting attorney for a
long time and for a decade having
defended a majority of the people who
were charged with stealing or any
other serious offense. It 1* thought
strange that thieves should select his
home to steal from.
HUSTINGS GOUSI OPEN
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2
Judge Witt. Prepared to Hear Ar
guments on Condemnation of
Mayo's Bridge.
Sessions of the Hustings Court will
be held until September 2nd, In order
to that condemnation proceedings re
garding Mayo’s bridge may be heard.
After September 2nd, the court will
adjourn until October 3rd.
Judge Witt held a brief session of
the court Saturday morning, for the
purpose of disposing of several chan
cery matters of minor importance.
WILLING TO GIVE
REPORT TO PUBLIC*
Interior Department Didn't Want
Committee Chairman to
See It.
N'O BEARING OX PROBE
So Declares Member Inve-tigaunp
Gore (.barges of Indian Lands
Fraud and Bribery.
FI.XPTUR. OKU.. Aug. 20.—
"There is no secret about the Howell
report made to the Committee on In- j
dtan Affairs, and while it may never
have been generally circulated, the
subject matter la well known and prac- i
tically all of it appears in the printed
hearing of the House Committee on
the proposition to reopen the citizen
ship rolls."
This statement was made bv Chair- ]
man Burke, of the Core Investigating
committee, to-day, after the statement
from Washington that he was believ
ed "to have something up his sleeve" j
In the Howell report, was read to him.
Burke insisted that Howell’s report ,
had no bearing on the present inves
tigation.
"Him e!T Epcllt Several Weeks in Ok- "
lahoma‘investigating the methods, of
putting the Indians on the rolls," said
Chairman Burke, "and made an ex
haustive report on many cases. At first
the Interior Department was reluctant
to give me a copy of the report, but
when I got it I let lawyers and every- j
body else who wanted to see it.
"The report is now in my office at
Washington, and 1 would not hesitate
to let anybody have it were I there.”
Further Proof Given.
WASHINGTON, D. C-. Aug. 20.—
Further proof of the intimate knowl
edge possessed by J. W. Howell, the
Ulterior Department expert on Indian
allotments, of the activity of J. W.
MeMurray. the attorney involved in
the Gore charges. It is said here to
day, was given by the testimony of
MeMurray before the investigating
committee yesterday --j—-j
The facts given by MeMurray, It U
stated, were ail known to Howell and
were all substantially included In hie
unpublished report that MeMurray**
testimony, which appeared to the pub
lic as a revelation, probably was al
ready known to Chairman Burke.
Howell told In his testimony before
the House committee on Indian affairs,
at an "executive" session last winter,
the details of the JT6Q,000 fee allowed
Mansfield. MeMurray and Cornish In
the citizenship cases, and also de
tailed other contracts that this firm1
held, particularly those with the Choc
taw anti Chickasaw nations.
Another fact set out by Howell,
which came to light here to-day, wai
that he obtained affidavits from In
diana showing the ••paternal” attitude
of Mansfield. McMurrny and Cornish
towards the Indians. One of these, the
affidavit of an Indian lad, Giles Thomp
son, tells of bis going to the office of
the attorneys to aak about his right
to be enrolled, when this firm was then
drawing a salary to keep as many In
dians as possible off the rolls. The
Indian said ho was forced to go to
them because they held the only re
cords In his case. The Thompson affi
davit was sppke.n. of by- Howell In his
testimony as "somewhat sensational."
i THIS NEGRO CARRIED
HIS OWN DISTILLERY
UA.WILLS!, Aug. 20.—"Will"
| Brooks, a negro suspected of being a
I fugitive from North Carolina, was ar
rested here. In his trunk was found
a glass distillery with various cheml
| oal compounds, together with a book
of instructions, telling how to make
! Imitation whiskey quick and cheap A
{gallon of fluid marked alcohol was
! also seised
The outfit was put up by k Milwau
kee concern and letters found In the
trunk Indicate that theoegro had been
doing a thriving business with his min
iature liquor plant.
MR. SWT OPENS
FIGHT IN NINTH
Makes First Speech at Gate
City, and is Cheered by
Great Crowd
HOLDS SLUMP UP AS
SUPPORTER OF CANNON
Will Conduct Campaign on Higii
Plan, Hat ft Republicans In
sist Upon Aludslinging They
Will Receive Attention.
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
GATE CITY. V A.. Aug. 20.—Th»
unterrified Democracy of Scott and
adjoining- counts** gave Henry C.
Stuart a'memorable reception here to
day on the oci aslon of the first speech
of his campaign. He was morally lion
ized by the hosts of Democracy, who
have sworn to redeem the Ninth dis
trict, and who have the assistance of
a formidable Republican Insurgency
from one end of the district to th*
other.
Mr. Stuart spoke to an Immense
audience iu the court house at noon.
J. F. Wjrsor, the Democratic war hors*
from Pulaski, made the opening
speech of a half hour, and was cheered
to the echo. When Mr. Stuart started
to speak it wa« some time before he
could be heard above thunderous ap
plause of the crowds.
Arraigns the Republicans.
Mr. Stuart’s speech was a terrilio
arraignment of the Republican party
and Cannonism. He scored Congress
man Slemp, his Ilepubllc&n opponent,
for his support of Cor.soB when fen
showed that the untrammeled Repub
lican leaders are repudiating. A cam
paign can be conducted on higher
plane than either of the parties de
sire to place it, said Mr. Stuart. "For
my part," he declared, "I propose to
conduct a campaign on a high plane,
but If we are forced to It we will meet
the mu dstinging now being injected
Into this contest. I think they have
all been amply met and am willing to
rest them.”
Mr. Stuart, made no direct referenda
to the trunk Issue which the Slemp
cohorts have sprung, growing out of
the customs house incident.
The opinion prevails here that Mr.
Stuart will sweep the Ninth district in
November. Many prominent Repub
lican* are openly Insurgent, while the
Democrats are solid for Stuart and
determined.
Club Thom to Tealh
aud Loot
Safe.
WILMINGTON, DEI
Robert Casey, Jr., aged
his wife, Anne Casey,
junior, were found muz
-near-trer*.-~ssfiy
to-day. The aged couple, who con
ducted a grocery store and lived alone,
had been clubbed to death by burg*
jars
The crime was discovered by Whai*
ton Neal, driver for a Wilmington
bakcryq. They had been beaten about
the head with a club twisted from a
wild cherry tree. The burglars snter
ed the bouse over the kitchen root
and after murdering the couple went
to the floor below. Using a bolt from
a shutter for a chisel and a hatchet
they broke oft the hinges and combi
nation knob of a safe in the store and
robbed it of Us contents. The club
with which the aged couple was mur
dered was found lying against a Wl^
dow screen.
American Aviator Who Crossed
t hannel Still Some Distance
from Goal.
UPCHUBCH. KNO,
a flight of on* mile early to-day <
the resumption of hia Pari* to T^nd^
aeroplane trip. John B. Moissant, tha
Chicago aviator, was forced to descend
on account of trouble with his motor.
Molaaant started what he hoped
would be the last stage of hts trip at'
6: IS, but almost Immediately the mo
tor balked. A high wind also worked
against him. He expected to reetUMt
his flight later In the day.
RIM FLM,
RJv
of
ROME. Aug. tO.—Lieutenant
was killed to-day in the fall
Farman biplane while flying
Clvita Vecchla to this city. The
chine dropped from a height Of
feet and was smashed to bits,
was crushed and was dead when
tatort reached the scene.
RialdJ and Lieutenant Bavoja.
In a Farman biplane, set out 1
from Roms to Clvita Vecchla
turn. They made the trip *0
Vecchla In safety and
return flight when the
Rtvaldl.
Tbs latter was well known
• **'-**
aviation circles, though
flying but a Short Oma.
’ wets