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?rs from Mass, lit
irj[ Will ('boose Spot
to
X FALL
Njclflf Tmublf * from
afters of Now Hottst—
Other Items.
petal to The Hu hmor.d Virginian, i
pnrEHSHritO. n. tVtoher 1* -
alters of the < ommlwdon appointed
B»e State f Masaachuaetta t>>
pt a position lyr the erection of a
jhmetu to Maamchnsetts troops in
.Civil w around i’ct< ralmrs »r
fc Tueadav. coming in over ih.-■
(oik and Western railway from
lolk. hav ink made the trip oj
ft. A. P. Hill representatives ami
Secretary of the . haniinr of com- i
pe, H. Gordon Kincj met tin dele.
Ml at the depot one: escorted tfTtm
he Shirley hotel
lie commissioners ar* Captain
Hn H. Portct, of Guny. presi
S Coionel James Arnicrson. o!
Wlond. of Won i st< r. M;o> A *-'m.
jrjng the Commts.4ic.il mu Mr. John
rlor. of jspringtu-Sd. the contractor
t i* to elect the monument Mr j
Bird W. Joins. <>t Pennsylvania,
l Mr. W. 1’. Jilanir. >-t Sprlng
rotiil
U.3 I
Ills monument is at
jjjgred amt is to be
next year as possible.
•h* members of tm commission
g. taken <*ut me; thi battlefields
jitesdai morning b> Mayor
germ. Captain 1 K. Heath ami
Main Carter it Bisnop, engineer '
the commission.
fihert Nichols, a ; "tm* son of
||kin J- A Xi. hoi*, ot Petersburg.
gErtously injured n> lulling Tiles
sthrough the ratters- t a resident e
t It being erected hy Mr T. V
igtto on Park Pbo <■ m u Central
tThe boy fell through to the
cunt, rendering him uneons. iou*
HI hours. Hoiie'.er. no boms
% broken and In getting along
|g. Thomas i- Fo ld, of I.oiidon.
gland, agent-general in Europe tor
Pjpoiithern Commereiai Congress.
| came to Ami re u to attend thi
(nary conference of Cm eon
recently held in Atlanta, spent
;jr night and Tuesdnj in peii-r*-i
the guest of Mr. Charles Hall;
chairman ol the exmithtcom
of the- congress
f - Jurors SiniMiionod.
She following jur r* ht»-< been j
intoned »>> the oily sergeant to 1
at the (ictolier 1* rm of the i
court. which reopens on
'my. the 2(Mh
Bd jury—Messrs ’ < i. Strait- ;
H. S. Seward. I: »> Kgerton. T l
lb, Jshani K. Iip r, George \V. .
J. W. Sutherland. I H-nnle Per
J. I) Shaekelford
jury—Messrs, c. H Hidenour. !
Campbell. V H.
\V. VV. Townes,
pr. Short. Jr , W A
“ Hurt.
1 remen—Messis It A. Paine
Nttinnally, K. 1;. Spotsivnmi, w
Hemroy Jones. T. J. Hills.
Wheary, J a Wilkin*. Isaac
Haird. IV s
T K. Heath,
Worth, Pel
Bailey. H W Pri, ti
ll It. I lunlop, James
>. Barksdale. W. K
Coleman. J. It Jolly,
ban. J. Harry
£ K. K. lryer.
■Shark In*. c
prgtl. James p
ii*. Plummer.
Ut* funeral of Mrs Mary H Kanes,
itfrick. took plat > Wednesday
;ng at tl o'clock from Hrm e
pal church. Bi t, mburg. of
L_had long I't in a member
Eams was n much beloved
and she w as well know n in IV
as in Ettriek, when* ahe re
8he is snriiii il by her hns
geveral sons and daughters
h«*r sons are Messrs Pelham
Jlerman Kanes, well known and
esteemed young men. who an
iy*>d In Petersburg.
LX TI OX KI.KCTS
SIX \K\V bishops
|kciknati. ci.,
of six
^jppdtng feature
At thf
< n tobcr
m*vv bin ho
of to-day
H>al rhurrh
J !♦.—
ps s\as
pro
»n
hoswi Mill pr»>
Kca rruy. Nch.
fOklahoma und
to Im*
|pt Wuhu, < *hina
West Texas
loaqotn. fal.
iy’t m.»*kon was* largely <t> -
4o thf* transacth»n -»f routine
Fridav has htn set as the
pApy <*t th«- triMrmiai ronvontion
Y. LEADERS TALK
NIT
Mi's Supporter* KiuJi’avor f<>
et Tuft to Kutor S au
YORK, October Ilf In au
to persuade I'r*->■ i•Ik-iit Tan to
j,«|\ »ctlvt part in the Vi •, V .,r k
(campaign and aid in tie .■]>■: imm
ary 1- Btifuje n and hi* »«,.
on the Republican ticket, < iliu
nnard and Uoyo tiris* um
New York eount.v committee,
with the |>r. stdent to-day
Understood that liannurd sag
to Taft that he write a letter
one In the State expressing
fa to See StliriHon elected
disposing of Ihi .Veil Vdk
ulitlcjans President Taft saw
I men interested in railroad h g
, that is being framed for Con
Hjext geindon. Walker Ic Hines,
gident and chairman of the
Of directors . t the Santa 1-Y
airmail Frederick Strauss and
William K S Hriswold. of
JI road Securities iTm mission,
none th> men who talkedrail
Diutter*.
tFJ) PKOIM.K WII.L
BfVEXK HKRK \OV. 1<*
fhave been Issued t>\ the Negro
Society of Virginia, r*
by the Hampton Negro
for representatives of all
•octettes and organizations In
to meet here Nov. 10, when
convention will held to
on what the colored race
lied during recent years
the old organisations will
nor is it the special pur
> aociety to inaugurate new
proposed merely to a»
Taruwreu the negro U
m
mu kin* to suggest new (lnr* for
growth and deselopme nt.
Sent to Hcfnrma tory.
tVilliam Jackson. n small colored
In.y. was sent to. the reform whom
following hi* trial in poller rnurt
Wednesday The hoy wit* charge.i
with entering the dw elling of P .1
Mullen. SOI St Paul Ktreet. on the
night of October 4 and stealing $15.
William Paine, another boy *h"
war charged with being Implicated in
the robbery. was dismissed
OIUKCT TO PAVING
OKMIRRAUK ON GAPS
\v asington, i» c Oct is -serious
<>b»jc tion to a railroad rule requiring
Pro* tor and Gamble a Cincinnati firm,
to pay damutriiRe charge* on their own
.-ar* on their own private trmck§ «ip
made Hi the hearing before the Inter
state Commerce < ’ommission io-daj
lawyers for the firm grjrited that wh *n
• heir private tars am on the private
track* of the company. there xhouM
t>e no demurrage charg* The case wa*
taken under consideration by the Com -
mission
CHILDREN MM
( li.'iiilor'- Offspring Plan liling
Sit!- !.> lire;,k Cavalii’ii
Aoifi incut.
NEW YnJtK. ,‘ttohei- II* —Prep- i
aratlons w»r«- mad*- h* re to-da> lor
the filing of suits b> th** children of j
Robert VV. Chanter f<* set aside the j
aK 'cmcni nl • tinnier
and l.lna CavaluTi Ciordem Treland, j
", h" iva< ye*te*rda\ appointed euar- 1
dinn of the two c hildren of Chattier i
and hi* first wife. Julia Chamberlain i
<‘hauler, will bring the suite*.
Frederick Watrls*. who represents
the first Mrs Chanler. will also eare
fer the Interests of the children who
have oil h n $5,000 arirult} from the
Chattier estate
COL SMITH CHOSEN
LIEUT. COMMANDER
Ndi nt Wiir (mve-nnir Now hi
Lint1 In Rt Ileinl of
Veteran."'.
tSpe. ini to The Kie hmond Virginian )
.N'lillFuCK. VA . Oi’tober 10.-■■Col
onel Thomas Smith, of Warrenton.
son of Fxtrii Hilly" Smith. Virginia s
war governor, was telet teel third lleu
tenant eommander of the* fTmnti
I'arniJ. Virginia Confederate* Veterans,
to-day Me Is thus put In lint for
the grand eommandershlp.
Captain \V (' Whittle, of Norfolk,
w as i It t te*d grand eontmander and
Hon. Harry Wooding, of Hutnlllt, se-e
.#mel lieutenant eommander All other
"direr* remain In office.
Warm tribut'-s wen- paid to tha late
Senator John W Iianlel, who wa*
chairman of the history committee
by ills sueeessor. Cetural T. T. Mun
forei. ami others.
WHOM; MAN CAUO.HT
IN sonn CAROLINA
Because the (’oniniunwva 1th attor
ney of Brunswick ban learned that
the man now being held in South
Carolina for a murder committed In
V irginia i* not Kddic Simmons, the
fugitive wanted, he has asked that
the requisition made on the* governor
of the Palmetto State be recalled.
Secretary B 1\ Owen has conse
quently telegraphed to the sheriff,
who in holding the suspect, that he
is no longer wanted by Virginia offi
cers. and authorized him, as far an
this State is concerned, to liberate
him.
KKCmsi KILLKD,
SLA Y VAIS lirXTKD
.hfKSo.V KV . Oct. 19—Matt
t’rawford. wealthy Kentucky distiller
and a nephew of the late Judge James
Hargis, of feud fame, was shot and
instant!> killed it his distillery two
miles from Jaeks«»n to-day
The authorities ar» searching for
three no n and a women seen to leave
th« vicinity after a number of shots
were heard. ^
RAM. IM.AYKRS 111’KT
I N .1 oV R11)K WRECK
N K W teltl.KANH l.A Oct lie K.l
LuuL Brown*. and St Paul Association
team. and two other baseball players
tt'i-rn injur* '!. or » fatally, while joy
riding »*arh today Plarence Hi’If
formerly a player of the Wellington
• 'lull. State league. wan hurled tw«»nty
fret and his condition to-da\ is critical.
George Grant, a retired player was
also badly hurt.
The rnaehine struck a raided plank
mi a bridge while traveling .sixty miles
an hour.
POWHATAN AUTHORITIES
COMING FOR PRISONER
Lula Lockett. the negro woman frnm
Powhatan count.\ who if* being held
tor the authorities of that county on
the charge of Infanticide, w ill he taken
away for trild the latter part of this
week. A telegram was sent to Pow
hatan county advising the authorities
that she is tuftler arrest and a reply
was received Thursday. The woman
has he'*ti advised by her attorney not
to talk and she refuses to give any in
formation concerning herself or her
alleged crime.
.irm*punik \ r i: k \ p put
l».\IU>0\KI> BY .irilCJE WELTS
!>. .7. Dunnlvant the white matt
who attempted to advise Judge Wells
how to conduct the Henrico County
Clr« nit <*ourt at the afternoon session
Tuesday was released Tuesday night
nftt r spending several hours in Jail.
II*- apologized to the judge and was
n«»t charged up with any fine for con
tempt of court ^
Marriage ldceu*e <. ran ted.
A marriage license was Issued in the
clerk's office of the Henrico County
Gireuit Court Thursday to Joseph M
Winston and Mary Lucille Brauer
\Cuh*—Brent
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
HEATH8VILLK. VA o< t 19 St.
Stephens Episcopal church, tn
Heathsvtlle, Va. was the scene of one
of the most elaborate weddings this
season at 7 1 o’clock Tuesday morning,
when Miss Alina Mason Brent. daugh
ter of i>r. and Mrs. A. M Brent, be
came the bride of Mr. Milton Mercer
Neale, of Itonora, Pa., Kev. Lewis Car
ter Harrison performing the cere
rnon
Mr. Garnett Booker was maid of
honor and Mr Wirt Neale was test
man. Little Miss Brent Boyd was
ring bear ar. The unbar* wars Os.
j Richmond Virginian s Commercial Weather Map Oct. 19
ObttrviUMi tftk'cm »t I A. U. luttoi Tim*.
U. S. Department of Agriculture'
WEATHER BUREAU
/Ys WILLIS. LMOORC.^Chief
Htghait t»mp»ntur»i
lurlni preceding >1
fcoura at—
>M»u,ira
••Awn Ml
•r ceatlDwow* Um mm
• M.T 0£t* m«rt4Uf ilM .
• fkrwili Wictr. if hm) t|r
nirmrovn, va . o, t m
for Richmond and vicinity
night and Thu'f»da> . colder
afternoon
For*-*' a *t
Ha In to
Thursday
WASHINGTON. D <\. Oct 19. For'
< ast for V'lrginia Rain to-night and
Thursday, colder Thursday afternoon
STMaoulndirate Mf of wither O alaaffi A Mni,
the wlndT First fleur*. ■Iiliiwi tiBMntm
»y^kcM,f rminfslT. If ft «4aftl« !■!•«£!
»kir4, wind of M wilna mr kMf or wonw
Ronton ..
New York
Washington
RICHMOND
Norfolk .
Atlanta .
New Orleans
Galveston
Jacksonville
Buffalo .
St. Paul .
St. Louis ....
Kasas ±City . . .
Chicago .
Denver .
Salt Isike City
San Francisco
Portland Ore .
Memphis
Pittsburg
. .70
.76
.71
.75
.74
.76
84
.*«
.74
.80
. 82
.80
.78
. 54
. '.4
.80
.61
HU
.80
Highest
J a.
Lowest
Current.
78 at Burr wood
16 at
Alberta.
Swift
WKATHKR CONDITION8.
The tropical storm reported in the cast Gulf region is moving alowl> northward along the Atlantic coast, and this
morning It appears to be central just nt,rth «»f Jacksonville. Fla. Oab-s. with moderate to heavy rains and high
tides continue to attend It* progress. ln the northern Rocky Mountain region and in the northwest Canadian pro
vinces the temperature* have fallen (1t>(|(h»(Uy during the past 24 hours and are now below the freezing point at Gal
gary. Albutc and at Swift Current also at Havre. Montana. Snow Is falling at Denver. Colo., and at Winnipeg.
Manitoba.
Mends 8. B, ent, of Petersburg. Va.;
Mcsars. Catetby Ware. M Robinson.
H. Gordon Biumlon The bride was
beautifully (owned in prune colored
satin flnlahed broadcloth, with hat and
(love* to match, and colored violets.!
The maid of honor wore lavender j
messallne and large black picture hat.
and carried pink lat France roses.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs |
I. I- Neale, of Whealton. V'h ; Pr. ;
Meade 8. Brent. of Petersburg. Va.;
Professor J H. Brent, of Richmond, j
Va.; Mr. S. G. Neale, of Bowler*. Va.;
Miss Mary N'ealr. of Bowlers. Va.;
Messrs. t'ateaby Ware and Robinson, j
Bonier*. Va.; Mr. N. W Neale. Park
ersburg. W. Va.; Mrs A. K. Cralle, i
Mundy Point. Vn ; Mr. and Mrs.
• ’laude Neale. Bnluda. Va.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with ferna and potted plants.
siramrr Otcrdtic.
GALVESTON. TEX., t >ct. IK No
report had been received at noon to
day from the steamer Progreso, four
days overdue from Havana to Galves
ton. and the vessel's agents fear she
has been lost In the Caribbean hurrl
] cane.
The Mallory line teamship Concho
'■ arrived to-day from Key West, hav
' ing passed south of the gulf storm.
A part of the deck railing on the
Concho, however, was carried over
, board by the high sea.
THEY KNEW HIM
AS OTTOMUELLER
Frcilorick Oohlianlt. on Trial far
Murder is identified as
Another Man.
RIVER HEAD. J,. 1 . Oct. IP. Pos
itive Identification of Frederick Geb
j hardt. on trial for the alleged murder
| of Anna Luther, as the man who pos
ted a* Otto Mueller, was made at the
trial to-day by Henry VVerpup, of
Newark. N, J. Werpup testified that
Gehhardt, under the name of Mueller.
* ftved at hi* home In 190#. and that
it was In his home that he married
| the Luther woman. «
i The witness did not know at the
i time that Gehhardt had a wife and
| twl children. He said thut shortly
after Oelihardt's marriage to Anna
j Luther the couple went to Europe to
visit relative* of the witness.
Werpup also Identified pieces ot
I Jewelry found alongside the skele
) ton in the Islip woods as belonging
! to the Luther woman. He Identified
| also * picture of the dead woman.
W’hen Werpup rose in hi* seat and
' pointed out Gehhardt as the man he
, knew as Mueller, the prisoner winched.
| but soon regained his composure. Mrs.
! Werpup .corroborated the testimony of
| her husband,
i '
i Western Union Officers Re-elected.
I NEW YORK. Oct. i».—The direr- j
' tor* of Ihe Western I'nion Telegraph
! Company met to-day and re-elected ull !
! the retiring officers. Including Presl- |
j dent Robert C. dowry, who had been I
i "slated to go." according to Wall Street
rumor*. _ _ *
New Mail Edition.
From this dale. The Richmond Virginian, will, in addition to the three editions already *
printed, issue another edition in time to mail it on the trains leaving Richmond at 3 P. M. This
edition can be sent to all stations on the Norfolk <* Western between Petersburg and Norfolk
and Petersburg and Lynchburg, and to such Mat ions on the Southern Railway between
Richmond and Durham as have postal service.
If any of our subscribers who are getting the State Edition desire to be served with this 3 P. M.
edition, and receive this edition of The Virginian in the evening, instead of the State Edition in
the morning, they will please write at once stating iht ir wish and the change will be made.
With this addition to our service, The Virginian will be printing four editions, two of which are
prepared with special reference to our city subscribers, and two with special reference to our out
of town subscribers and thus our out of town subscribers who desire an evening service can receive
the 3 P. M. edition of The Virginian, and those who desire the morning service.can secure the'
State Edition, as heretofore.
The growth of our circulation both in the city and in the State at large has been so great In
recent weeks, that we feel constrained to make public acknowledgement of our thanks for the
support Which we are receiving. - h
The Virginian for Virginia.
' ___• • _
NEWS OF SOUTH RICHMOND
n’uUa(*oi Ward Iltaii aad Alr«rtl»»amta rcfdvtd a< Vlrjlil* Bwrcaa,
J. W. Craaa'a Start, ISM Hall alraM.
COUNTY FI
OPENS MONDAY
Kirs; Annual Exhibit of Products
of' ('lioMortH-ld Will 1 ake
i’lacc.
Tin- llrst annual fair uf i m sterflold
county will open Monday at the Court*
house, and the occasion promises to
usher in what will be h yearly treat
Governor Mann and Superintendent of
Public Instruction Eggleston will make
addresses The event is assured of
success. judging by the Interest which
has been manifested by farmers and
other residents of the county.
There will be many prizes for corn,
and, in fart, all agricultural products,
as well as for the handiwork of wo
men.
The Merchants and Mechanics Bank
of Manchester has offered a prize of
$100 for the best five acre crop of corn,
to he divided equtilly between the high
land and low-land yield. A second
prize of $50 will be divided In a simi
lar manner.
Four prizes of $*T- vat ii will be given
for the next best crops raised on high
land.
The judges for thes. awards will be
chosen from the six magisterial dis
trieis.
The object of the fair is to promote
interest Id agricultural pursuits and
Increase the development of domestic
science.
COIN TV AKTHOKITIES
SEEK HAD NEGRO
For feloniously assaulting Albert
Palmer, colored. George Kedd. a bad
negro of Drewry's Bluff. Is being
sought by the <'hest. rib Id county po
ller. Palmer appeared before Magis
trate l„ VV. Cheatham Tuesday with
a severely out head lit declared that
he had been struck with an Impro
vised blackjack by Kedd, but had suc
ceeded In taking the weapon away
from nim. The ''blackjack** consisted
of an Iron nut. weighing nearly a
half-pound, sewed up in a piece of
overalls.
INSANE NEGRESS
FINALLY i APTTRED
I.ula Jackson, colon d. an insane
ncgress. who left her home in Sec
ond street. Northslde, last Friday, was
found by Counts tittle. - Fllnn Tues
day afternoon at McIntosh's quarry,
with her clothing wet and almost In
tatters, the woman w.ts idiotically
talking to herself, but offered no re
sistance when taken Iti custody. She
declared she was going to Powhatan
county and had walked across the
rocks i.l the James river- Her ap
pearance gave truth to this statement,
for what garments she wore were wet
and bedraggled and torn almost to
rags She had nearly 13 hidden In
her shoe. The woman was sent to
the Richmond Jail and a lunacy com
mission has been called to pass upon
her case.
Fined for Fighting.
"Boots” Williams. Kinney Kills and
Jim Taylor were each lined J2.60 and
costs In police court No. 2 Wednesday
morning for righting
Henry Holland was fined Jf> and
i costs for drunkenness and disorderly
i conduct.
Ho to Petersburg.
Washington Camp. No. 32. Patri
otic Sons of America, of Manchester,
and other lodges of Swansboro and
the N'orthslde. will go to Petersburg
Friday night, where the members will
be the guests of Washington Camp,
i No. 30.
Engagement* Announced.
The engagement of Mr Russell
| Fitzgerald, of No. 1208 Hatnbridge
! street, and Miss Masie Strader, of
I McDonough street, has just been an
i nounced. The wedding will take
place November 19.
IVrsonals.
Messrs. K. L. Kidd and A. F. Don
j aW have returned from Philadelphia,
where they witnessed the first two
games of the world's championship
, baseball juries.
1 Mr. L. V. Lucas, who has been in
business in Manchester for some time,
will return shortly to his former home
i In Greensboro. N. C.
! STRIKE IMMINENT
ON WESTERN ROADS
—--—
ST. UiFIS. Oct. 19. — A general
istrlke of union employes In the me
I ehanlcal departments of the Missouri
Pacific and Iron Mountain Railroads
will be effective to-morrow unless the
demands of the striking machinists arc
I granted Machinists numbering 1,200
I have been out for three months. A
! strike among allied tradesmen will in
crease the strikers' ranks to 5.000
t’nlon officials to-day are awaitin'!
; Wte return of A. W. Sullivan, general
: manager of the system, who will act
on the union's ultimatum.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECTS
TO SENATOR POLLIVER
KURT DODGE, 1A.. Oct. 19—This
city paid Its last respects to Its late
(fellow townsman. Senator Dolllver,
this afternoon when nearly the en
tire population of the city filed paat
the bier of the dead statesman. The
body lay In state on the wide front
. porch of the Dolllver Ijome. and will
again bet on view from 7 to 9 o’clock
this evening In order to give laboring
men who were unable to be present
to-day, an opportunity to view It.
The funeral will take place -to-mor
i row afternoon.
1
COM DIMES
OBSERVE mm
Mr*. Cox Gives Handsome Lunch
eon in Honor of Eighteenth
Anniversary and Guests.
BRIGHT SPEECHES MADE
Mrs. Dashiell Gives Toast to So
ciety ami Mrs. Robins Reads
Sketch of It* Life.
Mr*. William Ruffin Cox. president
of the National Society, of Colonial
Dames, and also president of the So
ciety of the Colonial Dames in the
State of Virginia, was hostess at a
beautiful luncheon in her home, Sb9
West Grace street, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Cox invited the Colonial Dames
of Richmond and or Petersburg to meet
her house guests. Mrs. Jamieson, of
New Volk, tirst vice-president «>f the,
national society, anti Mrs. Miller, of
Delaware, who I* the national secre
tary, and to celebrate the eighteenth
anniversary of the founding of the
Virginia society.
i The table was appropriately and at
tractively decorated in blue and yel
low. the colors of the society. A large
birthday cake, surrounded by eighteen
yellow candles and ornamented with
blue and yellow roses. wag cut by Mrs.
James Lyons, w ho founded the \ ir
ginla society.
Mrs. William Todd Robins, the his
torian, briefly sketched the most im
portant accomplishments wrought by
tile Dame* during toe past eighteen
years in a vivid and interesting man
ner.
The Colonial Dames number among
their members many of the most
prominent women itt the State, and
their work along literary and histori
cal lines has accomplished much This
luncneon. ceieuraung iut-u -
anniversary, was a unique as well as
a most interesting affair.
Mrs. I>tislih‘irs Toast.
Mrs. Dashiell's t«>ast t\» the society
was as follows:
“Eighteen years ago to-day there
issued Into being the Society oi Colo
nial Damea of America in the State
of Virginia, under the will, the cour
age and the enthusiastic energy of a
small number of women wh■ >*e an
cestors had been makers ot the na
tion.
“in making good wishes to a being
of eighteen years, one general!) looks
towards the future only, with but
small regard for the past, but not s«*
In this case, for these eighteen years
i show a wonderful record of accom
plishing nt. From the beginning the
I society entered upon great works—
works of moment to the State, the na
| tion and to future generations. His
i tory and education, one t<» her the
i preservation of records whose loss
would have been Irreparable; the res
toration of churches and historic
graveyards: honor to the memory <*t
[illustrious men in giving opportunity
to their descendants, honor to her
i self by the bestowal of scholarships.
! (memorial tablets on Institutes of
learning and tribute and honor 0>
the heroes and martyrs of the Span
ish war.
“Between the sections severed by
blood and disaster of civil strife, the
society has been a potent factor in
bringing about a eorclial. one may
1 well say. a loving friendship; there
fore, anu for all these things, l ask
I you to join in a toast and a -birthday
wish to one so fair and so deserving
j with the cure faith that, under the
guidance of one of that small number
] who brought th< society Into being
I and who,
“As one lamp lights anoth* r and
glows not less.
j S<> nobleness enkindbth nobleness."
has given of her thought, time, tal
ents and gracious courtesy, the best
wish we can offer to the society on
' this. Its eighteenth birthday. Is in
j the poet1* words
j ’ That her future may but copy* fai;
her past!**
Report of Mrs. Robins.
Mrs. Uohins kk etched in detail the
manifold activities of the society from
j the time of its birth until the pres
j ent day. While at first it essayed few
! branches of work, it has since broad
; ened its scope until its influence is lelt
1 in the preservation of Colonial anti
ques in the educational advantages of
| Virginia. In the making of history
and the recording of history, an l In
; a|l things dear to the patriot’s heart.
| Its entertainment, of a social charac
ter, Including several large affairs at
wit' jriiriMin HI1U UI l<»rK
town and other historical points, have
been brilliant and have added much
to the aortal life of the Old Dominion.
In conclusion Mrs. itoblns said:
"The society of Dames loves its
State and its country. It is therefore
able to undertake all Itung*. and It
completes many things and brings
them to a conclusion where he who
does not love, found his doom."
KvM< nee in ( 'Hiring Serape Not
Surticu nt to Warrant a
< 'onviet ion.
The case of Eva Warrlner. the
young white woman, charged with cut
ting J. H. Herring with a knife, woe
dismissed in Police Court Wednesday
morning. Herring, Mrs. Lucy Kranzer
and her ' brother, Walter Wingfield,
testified for the prosecution. Several
witnesses for the defense served to mix
up the evidence in such a way that
no conviction was possible.
The trouble occurred Monday night
at 108 South Second street, a board- |
lug house kept by Mrs. Kranzer. The j
Warrlner woman was a boarder in the i
house and had some words with Her- j
ring when he came in from work. She |
testified that she did not cut the man. :
and he stated that she did cut him,
but that he could not see what she
cut him with. I
The woman made her escape fol- ;
lowing the quarrel, and was looked j
for by the police all day Tuesday. She
gave herself up Wednesday morning
at 6 o'clock. |
Herring Is well known In police dr- :
cles, having served a term In Jail for
killing Charles A. Hern several years
ago.
SENDS THREE STAMPS
TO CONSCIENCE FCNb
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 1».—
The conscience fund of the Postofflce
Department wtg to-day enriched by
the receipt ot three two-cent stamps.
The sender declared that he was short
a lew cents on the postage of eev
crtl document* end wished to settle
hU account with Uncle Sam. The let
ter wee postmarked Muncy, Per., Octo
ber >6, and addressed to, the post
master in Washington.
Flay* radian Inspector*.
I.AKG MOHONK, N. T.. Oct. I*:—
Before the take Mohonk conference
of friends of the Indians and other
dependent peoples, which opened here
to-day, Matthew K. Snlffen. secretary
of the Indian Rights Association, se
verely criticised tne operation of the
Indian Inspection service, suggesting
a special secret service as a substitute.
Francis K. I.eupp. ex-commissioner
of Indian affairs, urged popular sup
port for Commissioner Vallentlne. and
deplored the public tendency to form
"snap Judgment."
Net* Count for Tacoma.
WASHINGTON. O. C-, Oct. IP.— A
new census' enumeration may be or
dered for Tacoma. Washington, as
the result of protests "received from
the commercial bodies of that city,
since the discovery of padding frauds
there was announced.
JIGKSONCISE
GOES TO JURY
! William Finnegan. Badlv Shot
I'p Appears Against Hi
Assailant.
The case of L. A. Jackson, charged
with shooting William Finnegan witli
a shotgun on September 6. came tit,
for a hearing In police court Wednes
day and was sent mi to the grand
Jury.
The case had been continued Tfrotn
time to time for the reason that Finne
gan was not able to appear in court
on account of his injuries He came to
court on crutches Wednesday. He
stated that he can give no reason for
the -hooting
An X-ray picture of one of Finnegan's
Know# irial no Jcs* than t#*n *nnf
atv imbedded in the flail surrounding
tiie heel and ankle. So evidence was
heard. The ease was sent on by the
mutual consent of the attorneys.
Jackson was released on $1,000 bail.
GOULD NAME OWN
PRICE FOB VOTE
IV (iravt-i Strrtck Hv ('omuiiucc
I uvcsii(-ating Xcw 1 "rk
Fraiuls.
XKW V'»IIK. < hr J i* That he
i nuld have "named his own j.ri< .• ' for
his to kill the ant!-rm <• trw k
gambling Wile, forced through the t.-g
i Mature of l!>f>* tty Governor Hughes,
was sworn to to Congressman Otto
Foelker to-day. Foelker wns a inern
lier' of the Ftate Seriate at that time,
anti the story he ■ t-vealed to the leg
islative graft inveatlagting I'ommil
I tee was the most sensational ever to -
I veloped In the State's history.
Front an initial offer ot Slu.tMMi for
i his vote, Ktielker swore, the figure
orawjed up to f$9,00U Then, when
he still remained adament. the "lid
was torn off and word was s. nt to him,
i while he lay on what »«? at tne
time expected to be liis death tool,
11titt all he had to do was i . itx th.
sunt tie ileal red and the money would
i t>e forthcoming
"Hut there was not nionev enough
jin the State to have enusetl me ro
ia-tra.v my constituents." said Foelker
! with emphasis.
l‘lt> Gravel.
The investigation to-day struck the
1 first "pay gravel.” All of the shame
. till story of the bridge trust influence,
] of the beet sugar gralters and of th.
1 stock manipulation Is barred by tne
statutes of limitations Hut Fociker »
I charge is actionable under the law,
atul it was the opinion of the mem
bers of the commute* that a wide
spread grand jury investigation, which
' will tuke in a great portion of the
State, must result.
Foelker and two other witnesses
! united in geeusing former State Sena
tor Frank J Gardner as the almoner
of the rave track fund Gardner was
present, and, sitting by the side of
his bride of three weeks, listened to
the story without a change of counte
nance.
"They tell It well, don’t they," ha
said when asked by the t'nited Press
If ha had anything to say in reply.
Gardner. Is under indictment for al
leged bribery.
MR. CHOATE PLEADS
FOR HISTORIC TITLE
Former Ambassador A>k* That
Whiskev Makers Be Allowed
to Keep *'Blemletl’\
WASHINGTON, R. Oct. IS.—With
■Jos. H. Choate. former United Stat, »
ambaesndor to Ht. James. appearing Hi
behalf of a Canadian wulskey Arm. tha
light against forming the concern to
l>ut the word "blended" In tha title of
Its product when aold In this country,
was thrashed out before Attorney Gen
eral VVlckersham to-day. Solicitor Mc
Cabe of the Department of Agriculture
appeared for the government. Choate
made a masterly plea In bqpalf of the
whiskey concern, contending that It
should be allowed to retain Its '‘histor
ic title". Wlekersham reserved title.
CASE LOOKS BID
This Now Common Belief and
Inquest Has Been Indefinte
Jy Postponed.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAD.. Oct. 1*.—
That anarchists of the red type blew
up the plant of the Doe Angeles Times
Is now the belief of the San Francisco
police, following developments result
ing from the recent finding of 500
pounds of dynamite in a vacant cot
tage In South San Francisco.
It was announced to-day In Dog
Angeles that the Inquest had been
i.idettnltely postponed "on account of
important developments." The pollcg
are preserving thW utmost secrecy, but
arrests are expected before night
Mrs. Belle Davln, arrested yesterday
on chargea of being an accesory of
the crime, is believed to know where
the two men who gave the names of
‘‘Bryce" and “Morris" are. The police
assert that she has communicated with
the tgo men within the lwi/weefc.
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