davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
EXPRESS COLLIDES
WITH FREIGHT TRAIN

KNOXVILLE. TENN, October Or
the Knoxville and Ohio division of tho
Southern railway, leaving this city at
=. NJ the Louisville express train coliid-
cd head-on with afrcight train near Coal
Creek Tenn. tonight. iniurins fifteei
people three irainmen and twelve passef-
CegS. The wreck was caused by the ere"
Of The freight overlooking orders Both
engines an express car, and the baggage
car were more or less demolished.
The Passengers We're badly shaken up,
hat none were fatally hurt Following is
The list of the injured:
Engineer S. l.. i1uffmaster. OF Knox
vile, nip bruiscr and hands burned. prob
ably fatally hurt
Postal Clerk Il. w Wood, head and
back Slightly hart.
J2Nrrcssman Z. c. Worthy
Mrs =. j Harriet. osWego, Tenn.
Mrs Swoford Caryville. Tenn
NJ J. Price. OF Monroe. Wash.
Miss Matte Monday. of knoxvlle,
Tenn.
Mrs. c. a. Powers. Of Jacksboro Tenn.
George LenoIr. Of Knoxville.
Joe Houston, of knoxville
Samuel Davis. of Knoxville.
Ny Nelson. OF La Folette Tenn.
IS j. 7. Newman. Of Coal Creek. Tenn.
W. IL keblcr, of Johnson City.
j. Z. Chaffia. Of KnoNyille
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
A LOVER MISTAKEN
FOR A BURGLAR.
T:Tricd Too Long ut His Sweet
hearts Gate and Then Il Mob
Followed Hfrsi.

NORTH PELHAM. n. y. October 20
Especial because Ernest Schmidt, an in
offensive German. tarried at his sweet
hearts rdoor until early to-day, he was
fired on four times by a policeman, who
mietook him for burglar.
Schmidt was chased a milo by the po-
lieeman ard n posse of villagers, who
found him. exhausted, lying in a ditch
and moaning as though he had been
wounded Luckily. he was more scared
than hurt Schmidts visit TO his friend
aroused both police departments Of North
Pelham and Mount Vernon. and also
caused a score of two Villagers 10 join
in The supposed burglar hunt
Schmidt was taken Up TO his sweet
hcart's house, where the young woman
came 10 the door to identify the prisoner
and explained the circumstances
Schmidt was allowed to so with warn
ing not start 10 run away from po-
!Ieemcn again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
4 NEW SCHOOL. HOUSE:
Board Now Has An Option
on Two Sites Near Chin
hOraZD Park.
borazo Park.

The Board of School Trustees viii ask
for appropriation for the building OF a
s39 coo school house on Church Hull near
chj,nborazo Par A committee Oh
tbe board is at work making plans look
ing 10 secure the building as soon as
practicable Already options nave oeei
secured on Two sites. one on ThirtS-secol.
street near Broad the other on
Thrty-thrd street, The one on Thirty
second street is just in rear of the H Q s,s.
Memorial church. and is only ABOUT ~. NY,
,-ards from ChimboraZo Park me ne"
school WILL probably be known. as Chl'luo-.
raZo school II is badly needed 10 re
lieve the congestion at Bellevue scn emo ,;
Twenty second and Broad. and sprlnsneiu
ecroo1 Twenty-siXth and Leigh streets.
. .Il,,sg new building will shorten the dis
lance many of the pupils now lave 20 go.
ana relieve the crowded condi.,oh o. =. ..'v
Two schools named. Incidentally. II WI,
.,fford positions for several additional
teachers
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
allowed to proceed with tn,

they were allowed to proceed with the
sales.
The police, however. are determined to
find out what the public wants in the way
OF reform, and are going to the extreme
letter OF the law SO as to gain some public
expression that will act as a guide.
DISPATCH AND TIMES SUMMONED.
Among the Sunday vioators were the
publishers Of the Richmond Dispa tch who
are prepared TO pay fines for their news.
boys who may be arrested for selling on
Sundays. and the publishers of the Rich
mond Times.
AS it very seldom occurs that a Sunday
morning paper force gets through its
labors before the break of day and as it
never occurs in Richmond where the
papers are of the metropolitan type. this
is a dead case.
But more serious, perhaps. is the at
tack on the Virginia Passenger and Power
Company. SuElmonses are now out for
the company to march up and pay for
running cars on Sunday.
It would be easy enough to nav two
dollars every Monday morning to the
police justice for running a railroad sys-
tenn, and two newspapers, but >thts dues-
ton is still in the air whether the reform
wave on the part of the department.
means that these offenses against the law
must be stopped, or whether the offenders
are just to be touched once a week for a
small fine
If it is the intention of the chief of
police TO stop all street-car traffic. in
GLIDING hacks and all Sunday newspapers,
the companies will probably be compelled
or an attempt made to compel them to
p1y 50 for every man employed by them
on the Sabbath.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
JAPANESE TOBACCO MEN.
A Trio of Oriental Visitors InSpcc
the Richmond Warehouses.

ness Observation-Disclosures c. Mo. H.
Warafayar. and 7. Mazume-Who spent
yesterday in inspecting the warehouses
and factories and left last night Tor w, w
son. n. c.. has given rise to considerable
speculation in tobacco circles The
Oriental visitors, accompanied by Mr.. p.
Victor Williams, of the American To-
bacco Company, visited the warehouses
yesterday. and seemed much interested
in the methods of selling the lSaf. They
expressed regret. however, that there
We're no sales yesterday
tbs speculation as TO the mission OF
the Japanese gentlemen was principally
as to the establishment of a government
purchasing agency in this city. Japan
now monopo!Zes the purchases of leaf
tobacco. The fact that the visitors Were
conducted in their tour of the tobacco
the American Tobacco Company is
hardly compatible with the theory tha'
has been advanced that they are pre-
pairing to fight that company in Japan:
where the American and it's associated
corporations now DO an extensive bust
ness.
one of the trio of visitors stated that
he and his companions were merely visit
ing the various markets. learning the
methods of sales. culture. and manu-
facture. He would not confirm the re-
port that his government contemplated
a monopoly OF the manufacture Of to-
bacco in the island empire Mr.. Wara-
fayar. Il member of the party. did say
that his government did not. and would
not. control the manufacture of tobacco.
For many years Japan has been 4
student of American methods in every
thing-warefare. business. and cduca-
ton-and it is not improbable that the
mission of these men in America is no.
thing more than an effort on the part of
the government to instruct the neope in
the growing and manufacture Of tobacco.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
4 SENSATION
IN TIE REICHSTAG.
A Number CuIIs on the Chancellor K,
Dissolve tho House 'End END
the Comedy"

BERLIN. October 20-During to-day.s
debate III the Reichstag on the new tariff
hill a sensation was caused by DR.. Sat
7cr. National Liberal. calling on Chancel-
lar Won Buelow to dissolve the House
'and thus end the comedy
The impression caused by the delegate
speech was all the greater because prior
10 the opening Of the sitting it was ru-
moged that the government intended TO
dissolve tho Reichstag if the first para
graph OF the bill was defeated. The
lleichstag will begin voting tomorrow on
The amendments TO paragraph first, of the
grain duties.
The socialists have offered certain pro
positions, the determination of which may
5slay the vote on the main question until
Wednesday. but the defeat of the govern
rnent by q majority seems certain. The
ministry's defeat will by no means oblige
it to resign, but its organization is not
unlikely
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21

State Has Sixty Tons Of Soft Coal
Three Months supply.

Colonel john W. Richardson. Register
OF the Land Office. has succeeded in get
ting in a supply of run -the-mnc soft
coal which he calculates will be susii-
Gent to keep the Capitol. Library. and
Governors Mansion comfortably warmed
until Christmas. or later. Two carloads
of coal We're received and stored yester-
day The price paid, it is understood.
was something less than 81 per ton. There
was on hand before the two cars were re-
ceived about ten tons. thus making the
total supply on hand no" about sixty
tons. Colonel Richardson is not certain
that the soft coal will be adaptable 10
use in heating the Mansion and the Capi-
toll. certainly not as well adapted as an
thracite
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
ANOTHER OF TIE SAME SORT.
..St. Louis. No. October 18th
SUNDAY VOLATORS.
Great and Small Summoned in Police
Court This Morning..

The reform wave is at its height. To-
day in the Police Court the newsdealers.
fruit sellers, and tobacco store proprietors
yiolators of the Sunday law, will be given
a hearing. The general opinion expressed
last night about town was that the police
were making a test Of the twenty-one vio-
lations. but as public sentiment was not
behind the movement the whole thing
would probably fall through. a represent
tat tive of one of the large Northern papers,
a man who mas charge OF the circulation
department, and knows most of the towns
east of Chicago having population of
500 inhabitants, said that to his knowledge
nothing so unique as this epidemic of re-
form against Sunday newspapers had ever
occurred before. Some years ago. how
ever. the CRYING of Sunday papers on the
streets of Rochester was suppressed Tor a
short while While the .newsies' learned
how to modulate their voices in harmony:
with the Sabbath atpace'>''er ere altar Uh'~A
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
NOT FROM PETERSBURG.
Runaway Girl mt Jersey City Com
fesscs EaIschood-She is Il Jerseyai:


fcsscs EaIschood-She is II Jerseyai:
JERSEY CITY, n. J., October 20-(Spe-
cial)-"Nellie Smith,, the 12-year-old
girl who was found Friday night by po-
liccmen in the Pennsylvania Station, and
who told how she had come from Peters
burg, Va, TO visit her uncle and aunt in
New York. but had been told by her aunt
she was not wanted and had better re-
turn home, confessed to-day to Chief-of-
Police Murphy that her tale was false.
She said her name is Eliza beth Ann
Dutton. and that she is the daughter Of
Frederick Dutton. of Nineland n. J. She
admitted that she ran away from home
a week ago.
When the girl announced that she was
the daughter of Frank Smith, Of Peters
burg the police CT that place were noti-
fied-but they failed to find any such
person there. They so notified the Jersey
City police. and the girl was then put
through cross eXa nina ton, which resulted
in her confession.
Word has been received from Nineland,
verifying the girls statement of falsl-
flying.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21

OTHER MORRIS PARK RACES.
rhc winners on tho Worth Track AT
Chicago Arc GiIfnfn. DuclIisr,
Moanirna, Elsie l.. Cnlibnn, mud
Frank Hohbin.-No Features.

NEW YORK. october c0-Wild Thyme
backed down from { to TO :. to i, won the
Casanova stakes AT Morris Park to-day
by length from olcfiant, who in turn
saS a head in front OF Lux Casta
As1ariia. the favorite, was head back
defiant an added starter. and heavily
PLAYED. made the pace to well in the
stretch where Martin seat Mid Thyme
20 the front and won. Summary:
First race-Stceplechasc Handicap
About two and half milcs-Topgallant
& 10 l0l won, Howard Gratz q 10 y sec
ond, Walter Cleary a 10 y third. Time,
So.
second race-for 2-year-olds selling; the
Eclipse course-Swect Alice G3 10 y won
Prediction q 10 ;, second, jli,tanins 70
10 > third. Time. 40.
Third race-The Casanova, Cor Gllics:
g-ycsr-oIds and upward; last seven fur
longs Of the Wjthers mile--Wiid Thyme
G6 10 ~ won. Oiciiant 90 TO u second
Las Costa l$ 10 81 third Time l:27I-;
Fourth raCc-for 2-ycar-olds and up
ward: last seven and i half furlongs of
the Withcrs naile-S!ipthrift q To y WOE;
ROYAL = TO u second, Aurieville co 10 y
third. Time. 1884.
Firth race-for maiden 3-year-ol the
NHhcrs mile--Patronymic Is to j. won.
Moon Daisy Is to 81 second. Honcybrook
Ga 10 y third. Tine, I:4l
Sixth racc-for 3-year-olds and upward;
n13,o and furlong Of The Withers course.
R,nnels u TO 8 won, Circus rs 10 u sec
Ond Bar lie Duo Is TO ID third. Time LIS
on the Worth Track
CHICAGO ILL. october 2o.-Results at
Worth:
First race-six furlongs-Gilfain 90 to y
Won Mallory G$ 10 20D second, Glcnrice
q TO j third Time. IA SIS
Second race-siX furlongs-Duelfst III to
20 won. Gallant 90 to u second. Inspector
Shea l5 TO u third Time, l:14 SIS
Third race-one and one sixteenth miles
Moabilna Is to u won. Jack Doyle 90 to u
second. Sarilla &c to y third. Time,
1879
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Elsie L.
q 10 j won Federal (even) second, lIar-
gis 60 10 ID third. Time, Us
Fifth race-mile and twenty yards
Ca!iban even won. Homestead Is to u
second. The Conqueror II q to y third
Time $40 40.
sixth race-one and ono sixteenth miles.
Frank Robbins Is to j. won. ]. V Kirby
l0 TO .. second Worthington GO to u
third. Time, 1875
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21

And still another. In addition to the
list of last nights crimes elsewhere pub
ished. a fifth serious case was reported
from the Third Police Station at 800
O'Clock this morning. Andrew Booker q
coorcd man. was badly cut across the
face in an alley between Broad and Mar
shall and Second and Third streets. lie
heard a noise in tie alley, and upon go
ing to investigate was set upon by an
unknown man. who after wards made his
escape The attack was Unprovokcd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
FREIGHT TRAIN RAN
INTO A CHAIR CAR
Two We're KILLED and Fifteen In
.Jured-!1li the Physicians Sum-
moncd to the Wreck.

HEARN, TEN. October o0.-Two per-
sons were killed and fifteen injured in
wrecl. at Twes station tonight The
Great Northern Branch train was cross
ing the line, when freight train ran
into the chair car. cutting it in two
The dead: Unidentified man, and Jasper
Howard, of Mart.
Every physician in this city has lett
FOR the scene of the wreck. and everything
possible will be done. The injured will
be carried to Houston as soon as the
wreck is cleared.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
STREET FIGHT OVER
a LAW SUIT.

PENSACOLA. FLA. October 20-In a
street fight today. growing out of dis
pute OYER a law suit. ". c. ONeil, presi-
dent Of the American National Bank,
stabbed Adolph Greenhut wholesale
grocer, under the left ear, near me lafse
..,rw also in the back and on the arm,
he wound In the neck beng serious
o.Neil was arrested on warrant
charged wiz, assault with intent to XII,
.nd WAS released On $500 bail.
C:reen,,at is resting easily to-niGh,, Dut
IN not yer out Of danger
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
FAMILY FEUD FOUGHT.
-Four Men were Engaged in It and
Three Were Left Dead.

GROESBECK. TEN October oO-A
pitched battle was fought this evening in
the country. four miles from here. be
tween the Thomason and Rutherford fac
tons. The trouble grew out Of rent, and
had been pending for some time. The
men, two representatives of each fami-
ly met to-day ard the shooting fol-
lowed the fight being at close range. D.
Thomson. Robert Rutherford, and Wit
liam Rutherford were killed, Wallace
Thomson escaping without a scratch He
has surrendered, but refused to talk about
no ES-ir
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
Woman Eu..s Life in Canal.

Saturday afternoon a negress jumped
into the canal a or near Westham. Cause,
dependency. due to illness. She was
employed by DR.. John LennoX. druggist
at the forks of CaryStreet road
Superintendent Boiling went out to the
pump-house yesterday 10 look into the
matter.
LEXINGTON. Ky. October 2o-Uni-
versity of Virginia, -: Kentucky Uni
versty. O.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
fRONICkL PARAGRAPH
TAKEN SERIOUSLY
TWO Poor Women Petition Secretary
Shaw to Come to Their
Assistance.

WASHINGTON. D. c., October 2o.-sev,
crsl newspapers recently have published
paragraphs similar TO the following:
persons who don't know that prosper
ity is here are looking askance at the
action of the Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw in coming TO the relief of Wall
Street This is ridiculous. That's what
eood old Uncle Sam is here for-to help
the deserving. Anybody who is short and
wants 81 to tide him over until next pay
day can get it by addressing Mr. Shaw,
Treasury building. Washington. 1t Is
strange that this is not more generally
known.
SERIOUSLY TAKEN.
That the para graph has been taken Sc
riously is illustrated by the number Of
letters that have been received by the
Treasury Department. Two which came
in to-day read as follows: The names
of the signers are withheld for, obvious
reasons:
''St. Louis. Mo, October IS. 1902.
Mr.. Shaw: Dear Sir.-I saw in last
rights paper that you would help the
deserving. am not in the habit of ask
ing any one for help, but | have been
sick for a week and not able to work;
my rent is due next week. and il have
not got it they will put me out on the
street. and l don't know what to do. Ny
rent is SO a month, and ] have not got
a cent towards getting it, but if YOU Will
help me with just 81, I will try to Dor
row the rest. although my friends are all
poor. too You will be doing a kind act.
indeed. if YOU will help q woman in trou-
BILE. Address. tSigned)
ANOTHER OF THE SAME SORT.
st Louis, Mo. October 18th.
Mr.. Shaw: | saw in the papers laSF
night that you would help the needy poor
l am a widow and have one little girl.
and have got to pay S. in a home here
TO have her kept. and | have got behind
last month. The matron said she would
rot let it run any longer: | would have
to take her out. and | have no place TO
keep her. l am working in private
family. and get only small! wages. If YOU
would send me just little money it
would help me ever SO much | will APP
preciatc your kindness Very much; l want
il to pay ny little girls board.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
.F[UYANNIANS PROUD,
HALr-pIpE pERsIMMoNs.

cows EAT ACoRSs AND HORSES
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-21
First Prize $500; Second Prize, $3.50; Other Phi;

plain estwhere
Weekly
$1,000 our
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-12-05

chain and 43 links wide or "a feet in
width; thence north SO deg east ii chains
to east side of 0 l. r r right of way.
This road is 66 feet wide being 80 feet
on each side of the above described line
and ending at said right of way and al
lowing no damages to non consenting
land owners through whose land the
road runs and the Board being fully ad-
vised in the premises it is ordered, that
said report be and the same is hereby
approved, and the petition granted and
that the said road be and it is hereby
declared a public highway.
Ordered that this Board do now ad-
journ until November 10th 1902 at 10
o'clock m.
Attest I'll FL HOFF
JAMES E. HART Chairman
Clerk
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-12-05
Meeting of the Board of Health.

On this 9th day of October A d 1902
the Board of County Commissioners
with DR. w West county physician as
chairman met as a Board of Health
with James E Hart as clerk.
The object of the meeting was for the
purpose of considering the advisability
of disseminating the services of DR. DOR
POyntel as assistant County Physician
for the east side of Bear River. It was
mot1oned by Commissioner Lindsay
that we discontinue the servsces of the
said DR. D. OFT Poynter. This motion
was seconded by Conn Nelson The
vote stood Lindsay and Nelson yea Fl
FL Hoff nay and SO the motion prevailed.
Ordered that this Board do now ad-
journ sine die.
Attest w B WEST
JAMES e HART Chairman
Clerk
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-12-05
A Startling surprise.

Very few could believe in looking at
A. i. Hoadley, healthy, robust black
smith of Tilden, Ind, that for ten years
he suffered such tortures from Rheu-
matism as few could endure and live.
Bnt wonderful charge followed his
taking Electric Bltters. "fwo bottles
wholly cured me-" lie writes, land I
have not felt a t"inge in over a year"
They regulate the Kidneys, purify the
blood and cure Rheumatism. Neural
gia, Nervousness, improve digestion
and give perfect health. Try them.
Only soc at Ritter Bros. drug store
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-12-05
YOU BUY

Call and see what the Oak
lev Furniture Co. can save
you. Remember, he carries
the best of new goods as well
as second hand. If YOU are
tired of your old furniture he
will exchange with you for
new. Don't put down your old
carpets but come and get new
ones for them.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1902-12-05
Commissioners Proceedings.

The Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment October 14th 1902 at 10 O'Clock
m. Present the same as on Oct ID when
the following proceedings were had to-
wit:
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the Current
Expense Fund viz:
Samuel Hall poll tax refunded 8 80 |
Rocky Mountain B Tel Go rent
al. -. 1OS 90 |
John Olson services. ......... 90 ,
In the matter of the petition of Will |
liam L Rich David Kunz ct al asking /
that the bridge and road in vicinity of |
the Rich Dam be rebuilt and changed. /
Petitioners asked that the bridge which
is in an unsafe condition be moved
mile south from its present location and
that the road be changed to run along
the ridge west of said dam to said bridge
thence east to make connection with the
present road at the south west corner
of VIM L Riches land on the east side
of the outlet. Petitioners proffered to
move the old bridge and assist in other
work that will be necessary in making
the proposed change.
Ordered that this Board do now ad-
journ until October 9th 1902 at 10
o'clock m.
Attest II II HOFF
JAMES E. TART Chairman
| Clerk
The Board met pursuant to adjourn
meat October 9th 1902 at 10 o'clock
m. All present when the following pro-
ceedings were had to-wit:
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the Current
Expense Fund viz:
John s Heggie ser as constable $65 80
John A Kelly ser as justice of
w B West medical ser 80 60 80
@ Ell Pearce jurors certificate 6 90
Burgoyne Mere Co jurors GER
tifcate assigned .... ri so
d Orr Pointer medical ser. - So 90
j A Rostan sundries " ~ Z rs
w m Williams ser as constable 4 20
The following bills were allowed and
warrants ordered drawn on the County
Sheep Bounty Fund viz:
y h1cn. 5 90
n n Hayes. .......... 4 so
John Bird .....s.... -. 1 so
Oscar Parker :. =. 49,. 1 SO
Arthur Parker ...... 80
The following bills allowed and war
rants ordered drawn on the Road and
Bridge Fund viz
Alexander Stowen labor on Co
road Observation-Disclosures. $4s 75
Thomas Hitler labor as overseer 10 7s
Thomas Hitler so 0(
f N Hayes repairing scrapers OC
Bloomington Co OPP sundries II I!
The reports of following named road