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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
THREE KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Boiler Burst aud Men Wers Horribly
- Scalded. s-
I, (By Associated Press. J.,

PARKERSBDRG.W w. VA, Jan. 3 The
boiler in the South Penn oiE8 Company
pumping station. at Harry Rhodens IN
Doddridge county; blew up; aiding to
death Harry RHoden, a purnpef OF the
company, Merrick F'rick. who ran a a$siring
of. well-cleaning tools, and Dell = ASH, his
assistant. The men were an In st he
boiler house warming ttemse1Fe when
the explosion occurred. They brolze npen
the door which had become looked and
escaped to; o;anothershous a mil AWAY 5
All were scalded so that flesh fell from
them on the way. fter reaehing ftH
boiler house, thev. collapsed and ina few
hours all We're dead s4=s - ~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
GERMAN CLAIMS
ARE SET FORTH
Venezuela Must Answer Within
Time Limit or Take Con-
sequences,
(By Associated Prcss.)

BERLIN, Jan. sit has oecn officially
announced here that the German Charge
d.Afaires at Caracas, Herr Won Pilgrim
Baltazzi, has handed President Castro
a note in which the German claims
against. Venezuela, are clearly defined.
and in which limit Of time is set for
President Castro's answer thereto.
AT the same time this unofficial an
nouncement carefully points out that the
handing of the note in question to the
Venezuela President cannot be considered
an ultinatum from Germany. since the
note does not contain any reference to
Germany's future action with regard to
Venezuela
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
fonyention Clerk Pesipu..

afr Frank Lyon. OF Alexandria. one OF
the committee clerks. sent In hfs resig-
nation yesterday. Mr.. Lyon was clerk to
the Committee on Executive Department
ana on the Judiciar1. which ruade their
reports some time ago.
An the members of these committees
have often spoken of the excellent man
ner in which 1tr. Lyon kept the records
of their proceedings. and he made many
friends OF those who met him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
Mr. r.. GRUMPY l.i:ll FOR i I eHlEFoF STAFF
!. /. uud .r.tood That He viii Succeed colone

II
=lt Is uud .r.tood Ihat. He viii Succeed Colonel
skefton.
II IS pretty generally understood that
T Mr. burton q. Grundy. Of Richmond. will
he made chief OF Governor Montagnes
S. This position was filled BY Colonel w;
% Skelton during the latter part OF Cow
.ernor Tyler administration. he having
Swardin.
This news could not She positively veri-
fed last night. but lis generally thought
to be accurate. - I
Mr.. Grundy is a we'll known business
man Of Richmond. ana issa very warm
PERSONAL and poll teal friend sofs afr..a ion-
staxuAsA ST ss5s98 e 4 s. &
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
REPORT sUlNeONFIRM1EDl['. ]
Miss Stone and Madame Tsiika AresStill Held
In Durance.
(By Associated Prcss.)


SOFIA, BULGARIA, Jan. 22.-TIe local
reports OF the release. of Miss ellen M.
Stone and her companion, Madame
Tsilka, remain unconf1rmed. NsWsafrom
the frontier says the brigands are hiding
in Turkish territory. and are being
hustled by the esinha bitants. who had pre-
viously been victimized hy the bandits.
A fight occurred recently in which the
leaders of the brigands are said TO have
been wounded. - .s4s y ~ s.
Part of the brigand land, wearied I at
the delay in obtaining ransom for
the captives, have deserted and are at at
tempting to re-enter Bulgaria, but the
guards are closely watching the frontier;
It is further said that the whereabouts
Of the captiyes is known and Stflat tsltE Is
hoped that. the agents OF. the missionaries ;
will be. able to get in contact with the
band in a few days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
BABY AcCIDENl ALLY HUNG.
A Mother Leaves the Little One ASLEEP and
Finds II Dead.
fSnecial DIspatch to The TYme,

WARSAW, "A, Jan. 3-The baby sirI
of Mr. and MRS. John curlett YVES found
dead. suspended from the hedstead by its
clothes. at Wheaton. Lancaster county,
this afternoon.
TIE child. who was eight months OF
age. was placed on its mothers bed in
the chamber for a nap ABOUT noon. Later
when the mother visited the room to look
after the comfort OF the baby she was
Mortified to find 1t dead. sssss
DR.. s.. w. Lewis was hastily summoned,
but was unable to revive tho child ~.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
MISS CRUMP IS OUT.
She WillL.aye the Old Dominion Hospital
To-Day.

Miss Emily Crump. who has been a
patient at the Old Dominion Hospital
since being injured by jumping from the
second story window Of the Hablistcn
building at the time of It's burning. will
leave the hospital to-day.
Miss Crumo will so to her home on
Church Hill She has recovered almost
entirely from her injuries.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
Admiral Sampson Better.
lHr Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.) 5f.gs,7stE57
WASHINGTN,2D D. C., JAM 3.-The con-.
dition Of Rear-Admiral Sampson to-day
shows some Improvement. He took
short walk, and gave evidence OF enjoying.
the exercise: His family desires to add
nothing to that already published concern
ing the symptoms of his malady.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
Three Negroes Drowned.
{Ry Associa.,,d Pre,s.l


COLUMBUS, GA, jan S.-W hiIc inves-
tigating the damase done to the dam of
the Columbus Power Company by the re-
cent2food, Chief Engineer John Lee and
four negroes were carried through one
of the breaks In the structure. Mr. Lee
and one negro were rescued, badly
bruised, but the other three negroes
were drowned. Their names are Frank
Harvey, will Bussey. Matt Dixon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
COLONEL AYERS DEAD.
Dropped Will. In Citizens Bank In Wnsh-
ington Yesterday.
fBr Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON, January 5.-Colonel
F. w. Ayers, at one time tVasn:ngtnn
correspondent of the Kansas City Times.
dropped dead in the Citizens ..onel
Bank here to-day. Colonel Ayers was
horn In Lynchburg, Va, 1887, an served
with distinction in the Confederate army.
He belonged to the famous RlcEmono
plues and was a member Of The company
that oficiated at the hanging Of John.
Brown.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
Nav be a Fugitlv.,

Detective Tomlinson arrested Frank
Williams, a young white man, yesterday,
charged with being fugitive from JUS
tice. He was locked up at the Second
Police Station.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
Broke HIS Ribs.

John swingfield (coloredt fell downstairs
at ShaIer and Broad Streets last night at
1880 o'clock and fractured three RIBS.
.:I Harrison treated hin,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

WEATHER FUREIASf.s
Forecast for Saturday and Sunday:
virginia-Fafr. continued cold Saturday
and Sunday; brisk to high northwest
/ wirds Saturday, slowly diminishing duT-
/ ipgs the day
] North Garoiina-Fatr Saturday and suns
day, with. comparatively low tefnperatures
fresh to brisk north winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04
RANCE oE THERMOMETER.

TNe following was the range OF the
thermometer at Tho Times Office yester-
day: 9 A. NJ. f7: Il n. II; 5 p NJ, 40:
p. NJ. So; 9 p. NJ, IS: Il midnight. y.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-04

Confined on Third Page.)
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
HEY SCRAP ABOUT COSTS
Clerk Bell Asked 10 issue Processes
20 Marshal.

The county commissioners are about
to get into a scrap with the clerk of
the city court over the expenses of his
office. The commissioners claim that
they are every lew days, called upon
TO allow bills to the sheritfs Office that
they pay the marshal Of the city court
for doing.
1t seems that the clerk of the city
court. Mr.. Bel. very frequently issues
processes and directs theTn TO the sheriff
instead Of to the marshal Of the city
court Deputy Marshal rom Voss yes
terday told the commissioners that he
had demonstrated with Mr.. Bell for CIV
ing papers to the sheriff TO be served
when he and Henry Schad. salaried Of
hcers, were sitting there ready to do
the work Mr.. Voss said Clerk Bell
told him that he did not propose to be
dictated to by the tail-end of the city
court.
Tom voss admitted that he was the
taii-end Of the city court. but ne said
Judge Harvey was the hea5-en6 Of that
august tribunal and that he had in
structed Mr.. Bell to ISSUE his papers
to the marshal OF the corrt and that
he had refused TO listen TO the judge OF
the court. Judge Harvey was present
and verified this statement of Deputy
Voss
The commissioners gave a tip to the
judge Of the city court that they might
hang up the next claim presented by
any other officer than the marshal of
the city court and test this matter. The
board Of county commissioners claim that
when processes are served in the coun-
try by the marshal Of the court they
are only liable for the actual expenses
Of the marshal or his deputy. while if
the sheriff serves the papers he can
claim ten cents a mile for the actual
distance travelled This difference they
said made a considerable sum in the
course Of a year.
1t seems that the blanks used in the
city court for the different processes
are directed TO the marshal or the sher-
if and the county commissioners have
directed Mr.. Bell to strike out so that
the blanks viii read only to the mar
shal. but whether Clerk Bell viii do
this has not been ascertained.
Tom Voss said that some of the at
tornevs have warrants copied on their
Office typewriters and insert the sheriff
so that the clerk Of the city court has
nothing to do but TO sign them and he
supposed the attorneys told the clerk it
was all right. The county commission
ers think it is all wrong.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
ASKS FOR INFORMATION
indiana Jobber and Manufacturer
Nav Come Here

City Clerk Leland yesterday received
a letter from !. Rollins of Garrett. Ind.
asking what eucourag cement this city
would offer and if there was a chance
for the opening OF a wholesale notion
house and factory for the manufac-
ture Of paper tablets. He asked fer all
particulars about the territory tributary
to this city and the approximate amount
of wholesale trads in his lines there is
done in this city per year.
He made no overtures to the city 10
come here. but simply asked what the
city clerk could offer in the way of in
duceme-ts for him to bring q. wholesale
house and tablet factory here. From the
general tone Of the letter 1t seems that
the company is not organized or has
no location for its factory at present
and is simply looking for a town that
would give them the best opportunity 20
make money. The letter was sent TO
Secretary Levy OF the Chamber Of Com
1nerce and he viii take care Of the mat
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
RICHARD NEVINS DEAD
Railroad Promoter Dies at Annex
Hotel In Chicago.


Richard Nevins of New York, who Wis
tied Wichita some time ago as a pro-
meter of a railroad from Omaha to Wich-
tia. is dead. He died at Chicago. While
here he consulted with the business inter
ests of Wichita and returned east TO re-
port the progress made. The Tribune
has these paragraphs of his death.
Richard Nevins, Jr, of New York, died
at the Auditorium Annex yesterday after
noon at o'clock, of heart disease. With
him at the time of his death were his
wife, his sister and her husband. DR. W.
T. Bull Of New York. Besides the widow
Mr.. Nevins left two children. who are
now at a boarding school in the east
Mr.. -Nevius' sister was formerly Mrs.
James G. Bledne Jr., now being Mrs. DR..
Bull.
Mr.. Nevlns was the son of Richard New
ms. publisher for many years Of the
Ohio Statesman at Columbus. He was
born at Columbus and moved from there
10 New York. Up to the time of his
death he was engaged in his profession
Of railroad engineer. and the project he
was working on when taken III at the
Auditorium Annex was the building of a
new line between Emporia and Omaha
He was A years old and had been mar
ried nearly twenty years.
Although Mr.. Nevins called New York
his home, he has for many years lived
in different parts of the country. He
has built railroads in the state of Wash
ington and Arizona and was well known
among railroad men and engineers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION
Frisco Officials Pass Through Wichita
on Santa Fe Tracks

Last night special train Of three cars
arrived in Wichita at II o'clock bearing
four officials of the Frisco system on an
inspection trip of the line. The officials
were a. J. Davidson. general superin-
teadent; r r. Hammond. superintendent
of malntaiuance; Carl Gray. superintend-
ent of transportation. and J. a. Quinn.
division superintendent The first two
gentlemen We're accompanied by their
secretaries. G. L. Boyle and L. a. Nut
ter.
The party left this morning at o'clock
for Ellsworth From there they viii re-
turn TO this city and then go to Monet
Starting from Springfield Monday they
expect 70 arrive there Thursday Yes
terdsy was spent i'm the inspection OF the
~Bes' Line which has been lately pur-
chased by The frisco system.
From Winfield the train with w. IT.
Hubert. yard master Of the Santa Fe at
Wichita. as pilot made The run over the
santa TIE tracks IN less than IN hours
time. a hve-minu-c stop being made ut
Muivane. The train composed Of the two
+ specials 20 ana go is under the control
OF Conductor j p Duusworth and En-
! eineer ). I-oNc. az Neodesha. and had last
night covered 56e miles OF road.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
MRS. D. A. M'NIcHoL DEAD
Passes Away at Her Home on South
Market Street After Brief Illness.

Mrs. D. A. McNichol, wife of the real
estate man of this city. passed away last
night at her home, 237 South Market
street. in the Thompson block. Mrs Nc
Nichoi had been sick but twelve days
from stomach trouble, during which time
she has tasted no food. suffering great
deal. Her husband and little fifteen
year-old boy. Douglas, were with her at
the end, which came a few minutes after
II o'clock
Mrs. McNichol was born at Brampton
Canada, May s. 1868. This is a little
town near Toronto, and here her father
is now living. She has two sisters at
Toronto. one sister at New Brunswick
and one in San Francisco. In Canada
sixteen years ago. the deceased married
Mr.. McNichol Shortly afterwards the
young married couple sought their for
tune in Wichita. The wife has made
host of friends here who have been in
close touch with her sympathetic nature.
and will grieve long for the loss OF such
an one. She was a prominent member
Of the Rathbone Sisters and an active
one.
The arrangements for the funeral viii
not be made until the wishes Of the
father and sisters in Canada have been
heard and considered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
AFTER SEARCH
OF TWO YEARS
Art Mann Is Captured by Of
fcerS atAlva.
CAUGHT THROUGH WIFE
Sheriff Simmons to Bring Him
Back Today.
CAUGHT THROUGH WIFE

Art Mann was caught yesterday at
Alva. o. T. Last evening Sheriff Sim
mons left at s:25 with a requisition to
bring Mann back to Wichita to answer
to = charge sworn out against him two
years age. He was captured by being
trailed in his wlfe's footsteps. For the
last two years Mann has been lodging
officers and always managed to keep a
town or two ahead of them. Once in a
while he would visit his young wife and
baby. but made his visits short. His too
daring spirit has at last been his own
trap.
The complaint against him was that he
had sold mortgaged property to A. A.
Lawson, who swore out the same. He
had been married but short time and
was living OF the West Side when he
dispose of three horses and some other
goods. Marshal Schad went after him
but he was gone. The house where lived
the young wife was Swallowed. yet no
Mann appeared. The warrant was re-
turned TO the court.
oOllc N44GC SANcI llllS CIel4A CiElllNAS
took out another warrant. He thought
his man was in Oklahoma. and after get
ting reQuisition, went to Oklahoma City
Kingfsher. and several other points. At
Oklahoma City he found that his man
had just left So he found at many
another point. He returned home and
day before yesterday made up his mind
to return the requisition and warrant.
Yesterday morning the most interested
party in the case came to him and said:
Simmons. Mrs. Art Mann. who has been
visiting up here at Wichita with some
friends, left town this morning and
checked her baggage to Alva. I believe
the man We want is right there waiting
for her
Sheriff Simmons telegraphed Sheriff d.
c. Oates, OF Alva. and received this
answer two hours later:
Captured Art Mann. VIII come with
out a reolisitiOn.'
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
PROGRAM OF
PADEREWSKI
Exceedingly Brilliant One
Made Out for Wichita.
STARTS WITH BRILLIANCY
He Has Placed One of His
Own Compositions on 1t.

In the White House last Thursday even
ing Pederewski wrote out the program for
his recital in Wichita. and it arrived yes
terday. The program was evidently Sc
Iected while the pianist was in a happy
frame OF mind. for it is a happy program.
1t includes one of the greatest and most
difficult Beethoven sonatas, and, what is
unusual for the Paderewsh program.
a nocturne by Paderewski himself. It
is doubtful Il one Of his own compositions
was ever included on his program be-
fore. Chopin, OF whom Paderewsd is
acknowledged master. is represented by
five numbers
Everybody in Wichita has been inquir
ing about the program, and letters by
the score from outside points asking
about the numbers have been received
by Colonel Toler. The program is differ
ent from the one given in Kansas City,
and as result almost all of those who
went to Kansas City to hear him from
this territory will come to Wichita.
The numbers on the program are, with
one or two selections, familiar to all the
piano players in Wichita, and nearly all
OF them are given frequently at local re-
citaIs and are known to those who attend
rnusicales. The program is as follows:
Sonata-Op. 90 ................... Beethoven
Allegro con brio. Adagio motto. Rondo.
AIlegretto moderate. Prestissimo..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
WORK IN DEGREES
Fine Music and Scenery Features of
Scottish Rite Reunion

The attention and time OF the mem
bers OF the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite Of Free Masonry was occupied
yesterday by the comforting of the beau
tiful and solemn degrees Of the Rite.
A class of about forty was present 10
take the degrees and about 300 members
Of the Rite attended the elaborate GER
emonies.
The stage settings were especially fine,
as Bestor G. Brown of Chicago, who
had charge of that feature. spent a great
deal of time making all in readiness for
the reunion.
The music was under the direction OF
Henry huffman and was of an excep-
tionally high order.
The work began yesterday morning at
? O'Clock with the comforting Of the de-
gree of secret master in the Elmo Lodge
Of Perfection. The officers who con-
ferred this degree were F. H. Stucley.
King Solomon; L W Gill. Adonirsm; W
NJ. Anawalt. orator; ". s. Grant, master
OF ceremonies.
For the degree Of perfect master the
officers were George L. Pratt, Adoniram
5 s Bulingsley. Zabud Ben Nathan:
Henry Wsnenstein. King solomon; f.
z Bleckley. King Hiram. There were
also a large number OF attendants on
Kings solomon and Hiram. The musical
program for this degree was as follows:
DE Profundis. Rock Of Ages ''Plev-
els Hymn. SOLO Calvary" H. C. Nc
Chung. Kyrie.
The dav closed with conferring OF the
fourteenth degree. or that OF Perfect
Flu The music for this degree was
rs follows. Gloria Patri." Danks: -5u-
hnate Dec" RoVley: Father. Thy Par
don Give, Roma, solo, 1.-The King %
Heaven and Earth J. b. Shields
Last night the work was preceded hy
the following brief nusica program.
soprano solo. .Nilaaelie. Mss Jetfa
Grover Campbell. baritone solo. a soa
Of the Desert an T. II c. McCiuns,
scene from grand opera. III Trorato-e.
Miss Jetta Campbell and j. r. Shields.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
COLONEL AND MRS. BLACKWELL
with Their Interesting Children
spend the bay Here.

Colonel and AIRS. Blackwell and their
Interesting family were in the city yes
terday from Blackwell. Colonel Black
well is well known in Wichita, but this
was the first visit Mrs. Blackwell had
made to this city. The children are two
bright boys. Solomon and King David,
and the baby of the family. Hazel, girl
OF T. who shows in her pretty dark fea-
lures the Cherokee strain. Mrs. Black
well is a member of the Cherokee tribe.
She is one-sixteenth Cherokee Her
father was a Frenchman. She was born
near Chelsea, l. r., and was educated
at TahleQuah. She is a woman OF rare
discernment and when asked yesterday
about the Indians she talked of their
advancement asserting that their great
est progress has been made in the last
ten years, in her opinion.
Colonel Blackwell is at present en-
gagged in some big enterprises. He viii
erect nineteen large coal bins at Black
Wen and go into the coal business ex-
iensively- He is also organizing the
Chelsea Savings bank. He SAYS he will
be worth five million dollars before he
dis
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-09
BIG CROWD OF WOMEN
Paid a Visit to Sheriff Simmons Yes
terday Afternoon.


The joint smashers have been stirred
up again and a large delegation made a
visit to Sheriff Simmons late yesterday
afternoon and demanded that he 60 with
them TO the five wholesale liquor houses
and every saloon in the city and seize
and destrop every drop OF intoxicat-
ing liquors and the fixtures Of the
houses.
There were about thirty women in the
crowd and they filed the sherinfs Of
fee in the court house 20 overlooking.
The delegation was composed mostly OF
W. c. T. L. women. although there were
a few who are not affiliated with that
organization They were lead By Mrs
Lucy Wilhoit. who was one OF Mrs. Ma
tons comrades during that individual s
crusade little over q year ago.
To a reporter for The Eagle Mrs. VII
holt said:
I'VE went 10 the sheriff as a county
official and told him that We had evil
dence against these saloonlIcepers and
asked that lie 20 with us and seize every
drop OF liquor found In the premises
and also take away or destroy The tx
lures Of the places.
THE serin told rs he would not 60.
and gave as an eXcuos that y be did
such thing he would lose al ~ his
property as a result % his act PIE did
not think thar what 10 vyoula lose would
be little compared wi-h the amount lost
every year ~ the people ~ this city
because OF the saloons.
Then be tod that he would 60 with
us q we would 90 before the c-unfy
ATTORNEY r~f-h orr evidence ard swrar afr
a search 7va-r-.nt against these T,acss.
brt re tod hlm this would uer do. ss
the county attorney he'd refused 20 -
ste wsrsn,s 1or is year ago ard thet
he rad TIA authorisy = he wanted 20
him 30 ga with as but o. would not
This j. rot The last rtsaasee w. astf