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The age-herald., 1901-06-10

ware of fast women and slow horses.
 The mosquito laughs at the kerosene quarantine, for she knows stagnant pools that the eye of man overlooks.
 Mrs. Eddy and 'Lige Dowie at least know how to turn religious fanaticism into gold. Both are millionaires.
 While Dowle Is looking for chariot of fire the people of Chicago are look ing for a patrol wagon.
 The South Carolina Senatorial war was over before it had passed the bluffing stage.
 It is hot in the northeast and cold in the northwest, and just about right in Alabama.
 Senator Tillman must be content with dull summer. The slaughter is postponed.
 Even the strenuous Roosevelt has been overwhelmed by ce-presidential obscurity.
 The Fairbanks and Beveridge pres idehtial booms are moving on the same track.
 The hollow steel mast is proving a hollow mockery, or words to that ef- feet.
 John D. Rockefeller declines to enter a giving match alongside MT. Carnegie 
 Kansas City should put detectives on the trail of the lost Web Davis book.
 as
 The Cuban bird of freedom is short in wing and is hoppled at that
 The constitution now waits upon the Congress wh1cn it created.
 The NobIe order of Buffaloes Is to be incorporated.
 All the Constitutions are playing in poor luck.
The age-herald., 1901-06-10

Remittances can be made by express postofice money order or drafts at cur. rent rate of exchange. Address.
 THE AGE HERALD. Birfnlngham. Ala
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27

was blown over his PROSTATE form, III
such way that it formed shielG and
kept the falling timbers, bricks and ma
chincry from crushing him. The escap-
ing steam, however. burned him fright
fully. After his arrival at Grace Hos
pital Riley's first words We're: How did
it happen? The engine and boilers were
al. right
WORK OF RESCUE.
Gradually the rescuers worked their
way downward through the pile. By this
time there were no cries or Sroans TO aid
them. for the flames had destroyed those
unfortunates who were not killed By the
explosion or the fall. But the work OK
rescue continued with unabated haste.
When heavy beam or piece OF stiiiit-
ing was encountered team of horses
was driven in and the piece of wreckase
hauled TO the street. Stretcher-bearers
stood beside the delivers and bore away
the burned ard biac!scned bodies. y Va
cant house adjoining the factory was
converted into q temporary morSue mere
the bodies were placed in collins anc TAX
en- to the nearest morSic. IL several
cases the charred ccrpseS We're so not
when recovered that they could scarcely
i1e handled by the undertakerS and their
assistants.
The front building of the plant sus-
tained comparatively little damage, con-
sidering the tremendous explosion with
in sixteen feet of it. All the windows. OF
course. were broken. and some CT tae
machinery was slightly injured ry the
jar. Much damage WAS done III TINS
building by the autoula tic fire exttnguisil-
ers which were set of by the explosion
There were Il dozen girls among the en-
ployes on the four floors OF this building,
and there was something of panic
among them, but nobody was injured.
THE LOSS.
The property less. according to Secre-
tary George w. Childs, is about s1So,odo
The firm carried sI0,e00 fire and some
boiler insurance, but how much of the
latter Secretary Childs could not state
Subscriptions for the relief of the suf-
ferers have been started. Nothing is
known as yet about the cause of the eX-
plosion. The boilers had been recently
inspected, and, the engineer was known
as one of the most careful and capabie
men in the city. The firm has already
taken temporary quarters, and VIII re-
sumo business as soon as possible.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
NORFOLK MURDER
LIKE SCOTT CASE
Mr.. ]. W, McIndoe Believed to Have
Been Killed by Blow on Head.
-Four Sisters Here.

NIur0er in q manner strangely resent
bling the Scott case in this city has been
committed in Norfolk, if the belief of the
coroner of that city and relatives of the
victim is to be taken as correct. Mr. j.
w. McIndoe, q telegraph operator and in
SurdnCe solicitor, connected by, marriage
with one of the most prominent families
of this, State, met death early yesterday
morning. apparently from Il blow on the
top ofzthe head which crushed the skull.
In more than one particular this case
bears a striking resemblance to the Scott
murder mystery. Mr.. McInooe was found
dead near Il clubhouse in Norfolk at
about fifteen minutes to . O'Clock in the
morning from blow which had crushed
his skull, apparently inflicted with some
blunt instrument. If murder was done,
the circumstances are practically the
same as in the Scott mystery, and there
is absolutely no clue to his assailauts.
Mr.. NIcIudoe has four sisters living. in
Richmond. They arc Mrs. j. r Lang
horne, Mrs r. L. Thaw. Mrs. r. III. Peas
ley and Mrs,.A. 3. Little. His wife and
three children. the eldest of whom is a
girl sixteen years Old. are now in At
lanta, Ga. where they have been for sew
eral months. Mrs. AIcIudoe is the dauGh-
ter of the late Mrs. Martha Bremonu,
who died here about two weeks ago
Immediately after the death of Mr.. Nc
Indoe his body was shipped to Richmond
where 1t w:iiess 1t the home of his SIS
ter. Mrs. j. r. Langhorne. No. sol East
Leigh Street. Up to yesterday afternoon
the family had had no suspicion of mur
der in the case, presuminS that Mr..
Indoe had met his death from heart dis
ease. from which he had suffered; but
when the body arrived here the wound
on the lead was examined. ana then it
was found that the skull had been crush
ed. 1t was first thought tha. .ne injury
was merely {; fracture from a fall, but a
close examination showed Ihat Mr.. Nc
indoe met sIis death from the, wound on
the head.
If murder was Gone there is nothing
so far to indicate 4 motive for it. Moth
ing was removed from the body, and so
far as known Mr.. McIndoe had no enc
MES He was about fifty years ole. and
his life had been a peaceful, quiet one.
rhe Coroner of NorfoIk, J. is stated. be-
lieves that Mr.. McIndoe met his death
as the result of foul play, but there was
no official Investigation in Norfolk.
Funeral services will be held at the
home of Mrs. LanShorne to-day at L
o'clock, the Rev. w. Meade Clarke Off
ciating. The interment will be in Holly
wood ceutetery.
Below is .Siven.ein a dispatch from Nor
folk, the lzncwn facts in the case:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
GENERAL MEEM'S
TWO SONS HURT
Both Injured the Same Day, One il
the Baby Mine and the Other
Shot While Hunting.
Especial Dispatch to The Times,

LYNCHBURG, VA, Nov. @.-A sin
gular coincidence happened few days
ago in connection with two brothers
Lawrence and stephen Neon, sons OF
General John G. Meenl.
Lawrence was accidentally shot in tie
eye whilc hunting in Nelson, and almust
at the same hour stephen was blown Up
in connection with the Pocahontas dis
aster A companion of Lawrence Mcem
shot at a bird flying in his direction and
the side of his hat was shattered and one
shot entered his right eye, lntlicting
painful and dangerous wound. The
Young man was taken to Washington
and a telegram received to-day states
that he will lose his eye. 1t is feared
tbat the left eye is also involved
Stephen Mecm was one of six who VOL
unteered to enter the Pocahontas minc
shortly after the first disaster. which,
about ten days ago, shocked the entire
country. The six brave men had gone
only a thousand feet into the mine when
two distinct explosions occurred in RAPID
s,,ccession Two OF the rescuers We're in
stantly killed and one fearfully injured
Neem was badly bruised, but his inju-
ries were not serious. He is now at his
home here
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
Brokers and Butchers WIFI Act los
gether in This Matter.
MAY SEEK TO MODIFY ORDER
Something Must Be Zone BY The First OF
February, When the Rules Laid Down
by the State Board OF Control
Goe Into Efiect-May Take
henrico Out Of Ousr-
aniine Lines.

The cattle brokers and the butchers OF
Richmond are IL 3 qJtandary.
They must erect an abattcir near tho
Union Stock Yards, or get the order OF
the State Beard of Control modified by
the 1st of February.
This ordc: is that quarantine cattle
must not be taken from the pens ana
driven through the streets to the siaush-
ter pens on Church Hill or on Brook
road as is now done.
DR.. Il. P. Mes, the State veterinarian.
was here recently and visited the stock
yards. He :t,., ised thai an abattoir be
built h g.
As yet 70 action has been taken. iio
brokers sntl the butchers have each APP
pointed a comm Ittee of three. but these
gentlemen lave not even met to consider
the best rnears OF meeting the case.
An a5at,eir would cause considerable
money.
ONE; OF THE. PROPOSED PLANS.
The plan generally favored is to try
and infuca Tho Board to take Ilenrlco
county OUT Of quarantine.
BY quarantine is meant an imaginary
line drawn from California 10 the Allan
tic Ocean. 1t is supposed that cattle
from below this line ii brought into con-
tact with those north of it will spread
Il disease that is common to southern
cattle.
Nearly all the cattle sold here come
from below the lire. and. therefore this
is; Il very serious matter with the Rieh-
1roud brokers and butchers.
There is some talk of having the order
so modified that q spur track NAY ne
built from the stock yards to the VAL
entine abattoir and have the Strengthening
done there. ktnsap and Company nave
an abattor nearer the stock yards wh'ch
might be used if cold storage plant
were built there.
1t is likely tn at some action Will be
taken in the next few days as there IS
no time to be LOST il the vent chat an
aba ttor will have to be built.
CATTLE CONSUMED.
There are annually slaughtered for
consumption i'll Richmond about T,tD
cattle. Some 10000 bought here are re-
sold and shipped away b. the brokers.
In addition to the cattle. the people OF
Richmond annually eat up many thou-
sands of sheep. lambs, veals, hogs, shoats
and pigs
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
BIJ0U ACROBAT
!. HURT Q.I.|'|,.![ FOR LIFE |. !! !::.I..:
One Of Raschetta Brothers Fractured
Knee at the Matinee
Yesterday.

Through a niscalculation of half an
inch one of the Raschetta Brothers, who
have been in the vaudeville bill at the
Bijou this week, yesterday fractured his
knee cap in such a manner that he will
be compelled to give up his stage work
for many months, possibly forever. De-
spite the seriousness Of the accident the
audience was left in entire Ignorance,
and the bill was continued without in
terruption
In the parlance of the theatre the Ras-
chetta Brothers ARE trick barrel jump
ers. Since their engagement in this city
they have been opening the show with
an exhibition of jumping into and out
of barrels, the acrobatic feature of the
act adding largely to its value as an
entertainment. Just at the close of the
afternoon performance yesterday there
came the accident. Mr. Easchetta was
Immediately removed to the Retreat for
the Sick,5 where he is at present under
chance Of his recovering sufficiently to
return to the stage at least for many
months as the fracture is a serious and
lasting one.
At the close of their part Of the pro-
Eramme the Raschetta Brothers offered
the most difficult of all their featS. a
small table, on which barrel was placed,
stood in the center of Il long table, on
which. towards the ends. We're two other
barrels. From the smaller table the two
brothers leaped simultaneously into the
barrel standing in the center From
this they turned back somerSaultS in diff
ferent directions, each landing in one of
the barrels placed on the end of the long
table below. From this table there was
another rapid back somersau!t to the
stage.
men this part of the act came yester-
day the leap up to and into the barrel in
the center of the small table was accom-
plished. AS the brothers turned back
edge of the barrel. and although he
turned the somerSault a S he had intended,
his knee struck the edge of the barrel.
force that the knee cap was fractured.
stage manager the curtain was dropped,
anything was wrong.
When a brief examination showed the
extent of the injury an ambulance was
called and Mr.. RaSchetta was removed
to the Retreat for the Sick. There a
further examination showed that his leg
had been completely incapacitated, and
the injury rronounceG OF such seriousness
that it would be Impossible for him to
continue his stage career in the same
work Manager Wells, of the Bijou, after
doing everything possible in the case,
wired for another act. the Rio Brothers,
ano this act will complete the bill during
the remainder of the week.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
THINKS .IE MURDER.

Coroner Bats believes that j. W. Nc
Indoe. the insurance solicitor. whose
body was found yesterday morning lying
on the sidewalk near lne Virginia Club
house, was murdered and did not die.
as was first thought, from the effects or
a. fall while Intoxicated. The fact that
the wound which caused MclnGoe.s
death wns upon the top--of his head
lends color. to believe that he was struck
by some one or fell from an elevation.
He had previous TO las o'clock IN the
morning. when his body was found, been
elected from LEnn's Cafe and the As-
lantic Hotel as he was apparently in
toxicated 1t is believed possible that
ne may have gone to sleep or the high
stoop in front of the Virginia Club ana
have fallen off and fractured his skull
His body was sent to Richmond to-day
for burial. McIndoe was highly con-
necte5. The Coroner will investigate
further the mysterious death.
Mr.. McIndoe was a brother of the wife
of W. S. Epsilur. agent of the Ghess.-
peake and Ohio Railway at Newport
News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
Mr.. ARENTS WAS HERE.
Came to See About Rebuilding OF the Jetf:r-
soa FoteI.

Mr. George Arents was in Richmond
yesterday, and his visit here naturally
excited interest. for he is the principat
stockholder in the Jefferson Hotel Com
pany.
Mr.. Arents spent some time with
Mr. Thomas F. Jeffries. the secretary and
treasurer OF Che COMPANY.
From what can be learned 10 steps
have positively been taken in reference
to the rebuilding Of the Aiain-Street
front of the hotel The progress of tte
work upon the Franltlin-Street end has
not progressed as rapidly as 1T was
hoped. 1t is said now that.the frescoinE
and the furnishing of this part OF tho
hosiery cannot be completed before the
Isl of February. when this portion OF the
hctel will be reopened-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27

Mayor.
MR. MCARTHY'S QUESTION.
During the examination of the Mayor
Mr.. Mccarthy wanted to know If he had
understood that he (McCarthyl had paid
two visits to the Mayors office to dis
cuss this matter The Mayor said he
had asked Mr.. Warren to request Mr..
Mccarthy TO call and he mad come pre-
sumably in response to that summons.
DO you assert that voluntarily called
prior to that time?" asked Mr Mccarthy.
Yes you came in with pencil and
paper in your hand, and you know it?''
said the Mayor.
Mr.. Mccarthy shook his head in dissent
1RREGULARITIES DISCOVERED.
Mr.. r. a. Williams, Il clerk in tlle Au-
ditor's Office, told of the discovery OF the
irregularities in Mr.. Epps accounts. lie
called Air. Shelton's attention to the mat
ter. He did not know when Auditor
Warren's attention was called to the mat
ter. The book in question was in the
Gas Inspectors office until about 3 r. NJ
Mr. Williams takes it about that hour
to check it up. It is returned to the Gas
Inspectors Office in the morning. 1t
was in this book that. it is claimed, bills
not paid were marked as paid by ]cpps.
Mr.. Williams did not report the matter
to the Auditor because he did not know
there had been any crime committed. lie
simply went TO Mr.. Shelton to seek IN
formation in order to clear up what ap-
peared to hi INTO be some irregularity. lie
had never talked TO the Auditor particu-
larly about the case.
Mr. Williams was examined in refer
ence to the book that passes between the
Auditors Office and the Gas Inspectors
department. This book contains the name
of the person charged with the gas Dill,
the location, the present state OF the
meter, and the state Of the meter at
previous examination. These columns are
footed up in the Gas INSPECTORS Once
There is a fifth column, which is filled
up in the Auditors office Ihls SHOWS
when the bills are paid. This column is
checked up every afternoon from the
Treasurer's books.
Mr.. Williams said that the entries as
to the payment of bills that had not been
paid had, he understood, dated back about
two years.
Mr.. Shelton asked if was not possible
for the gas and water books to be checked
in the Auditors office by persons not con-
nected with that department.
ut is possible replied MIR. Williams.
Don't the books lie upon your desk
from the afternoon until nornlng?' ask
ed Mr.. Shelton.
yes, they do answered Mr. Williams.
MR. SHELTON y WITNESS.
Gas-Inspector Joseph NJ. Shelton was
the next witness. He explained the use
Of the gas-listing book in his office. The
bill clerk uses the book. and there is SIM
ply one column reserved for the auditing
department to mark the bills paid. While
Mr. Epps might have made the forgeries
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
TEDDY WILL TOUGH BUTTON,
Monday Next the Interstate aud West Indian
Exposition viii Open.
(Er Associntcl Press. }

WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov. . Ar
ransements have been made for the opci:-
ing OF the South Carolina and West ia-
dan Exposition by the Presii:.it next
Mon6;ay At the conclusion cf the e,i-
dress of Senator Depew in Ch.,rlessoyt
message of greeting and fe!itita';tn viii
pass between the President and the Prom
ayers OF the Exposition. and ~ 20 tho
President will press button wjt.ct, VII
set the machinery of the Exposition in
motion.
The South Carolina delegation in Con-
gress and several prominent Government
officials will be present at the ceremony
in the White House.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
RURAL DELIVERY
SOL YES DEFICIT.
Extension Of Service In.
Creases Revenues,
WONDERFUL SHOWING.
First Assistant Postmaster-Genera,
Makes His Report.
.FAVORS RURAL FREE. DELIVERY.
He Thinks That the Extension OF the Service
Will Ultimately Result. aud VIII
Make the Postal Service
Entirely Self Sustain
Interesting
Figures.
First Assistant Postmaster -Genera'
Makes His Report.
.FAVORS RURAL FREE DELIVERY,
(Ey Asso:iated Prcss.)

tBy ASS0c11teus HfcSs.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. ga self
sustaining service, brought about by the
yearly increase of the postal revenues re-
sulting from general extension of rural
free delivery, is the conclusion reached
by First Assistant Postmaster General
w. NJ. Johnson, in his annual report.
OF the gross postal revenues of the
United States for the past fiscal year,
S74, ,2o5 1874 came from S66 delivery cities.
The remaining $500 Presidential post
offices yielded s1GO63, ,252, while the I2,4l3
tourth-class postottices produced SIS
913.519.
WONDERFUL SHOWING.
Mr. johnson says the fact that the
postal service in the largest cities is
practically perfect is theS explana ton
OF why the annual percentage Of in
crease in the revenues of@the free de-
livery postoftices should be three times
greater than in the smaller cities and
five times as large as thatzof the fourth
class, offices. AS rural free delivery
reaches out into the EoGntry giving
equal facilities without regard to To-
cality, he says, it increases the reve-
nues ats-a rate at.least eeual to that
maintained in the free delivery cities,
where during the past five years 1t has
avera ged eight per cent.
At the end of the%presetit fiscal year
$500 rural routes viii be in successful
operation, 5000 beng *ifS=e.4eeuf by Decem-
Der I'd. The latter tiguys represents just
30 per. cent. Of lie applications for such
service FLED, since its inauguration five
years SO. The inflexihlg Spolicy is an
'nounced of avoiding fcresaff5fssrS< ma r1te
nance of unnecessary postoffiues and su-
perfuous star routes contemporaneousiy
with rural free delivery routes.
STEADY INCREASE.
On July 1st last the force of 1901 rural
carriers was serving 2,s406H people at :;
fraction over Is cents per capita, and on
December % next 100000 of the rural
population will be enjoying free delivery.
Every establ shment Of a route .ne re-
port says, is followed by steady in
crease in the volume of mail delivered
and collected.
The city free delivery system now en-
braces S6G cities and towns, including four
in the new insular possession, all thesl
employing. an army Of 1889 uniformed
carriers who collect and carry the mails
two or more times each working Gay to
80 900 coo patrons. The total cost per an
nun to the Department for this service
is so cents per capita.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
THE CADET TEAMS.
Norfolk Keyed TO Concert Pitch and Will Give
Them Warm Welcome.
Especial Dispatch to The Times

NORFOLK, VA. Nov. 26.-Arranse-
ments have been completed for>the re-
ception OF the Virginia Military Institute
and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
football teams, who play here Thanks
giving Day. Norfolk is already tuned to
concert pitch, and the college boys will
have a great ovation, one feature cc
which will be a street parade of foot
ball enthusiasts. With fair weather the
game will draw pretty surely eight thou
sand spectators.
A torchlight procession will meet the
teams when they arrive tomorrow night
and will parade the streets afterw: ri
Torches are sought, an1-thus far four
hundred have been secured. The FORE
most society people, men and women. are
expected to participate in the foot -bal'
parade.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
MANY PETITIONS.
,Lcbor Organizations Want War Vessels Built
in Goyernm.n. Yards.
Or Associated Prns.. j

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Nov. 26.-Tnere
is Il systematic and weil-crean!Zed move
ment among the yarlors labor orsaniza-
tions OF the country looking to leg!sla-
ton at the coming session of Congress
fer the construction at the Government
NavyyarGs of some of the wirs,ips au-
thociZed by Congress. Tie Secretary ot
the Navy is being overwhelmed by peti-
tious and resolutions OF labor orgtsn:za-
tions in that connection from all GUAR
tcrs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
PLANS FOR NEW CUSTOM HOUSE
A Splendid Paroehiai School to Be Built at
Newport News
Especial Dispatch 10 The Times.)


NEWPORT. NEWS, VA, Nov. 90
Plans have been practically completed
for the splendid custom house to be built
here, and bids will be advertised for in
January
A plot of land has been purchased for
a parochial school.
1t will be built. equipped and maintain
ed by charitable New York lady whose
name is withheld.
Plans have been perfected for extensive
improven ents at the shipyard, includ-
larging OF several departments. The yard
expects to get q contract from the Old
Bay Line for = steamer OF tho ala,ona
type.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
LAUNCHlNGS IN PROSPECT.
Monitor Florida VIII Take the Waves on Fri
Gay, November 29th.
lBr Associat.d rress J

IBE -AssOCIattU Ttss.1
WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 2b.-Ndvat
Constructor Smith. at EIzabethport, y.
J.. has notified Judge-A6vocate Lemly
that the launching of the Monitor Flori-
de, which had been prepared Tor to-day
has been postponed until Friday rext at
II o'clock.
Notice has been received from the New
port News Ship Building Company that
the battleship Missouri will be launched
Saturday. December 2Sth next.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
r. N. Allen Resiscs.

fBy Associated fress.,
LOUISVILLE, ny. Nov ss,-R- Nj. .ti-s
len. district passenger agent of the South
ern Railway IL. Louisville. has resigned.
effective December ist. He VIII be sue
ceeded by c. II. lsunserforti. wiio IS now
assistant 10 the general passenger agent
in ST. Louis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
RIoHMoND VA. WEDNEsDAY. NOVEMBER. 27 1901

Mccarthy said to me. and because Mr..
Starke told me had he been here he would
have fixed the matter up" replied the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
RANGE OF THERMOMETER

Tho thermometer ranged as follows ut
The Times Office yesterday: Q A. NJ, -;
12 NJ. 43; p. NJ, 46; G p. NJ, 42:: . p. H..
&c: 12 midnight, Si. Average, 10.