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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
POLICE AT WORK
ON MYSTERY
Nothing New Has Developed
in the BurdlCk Murder
Case To-Day.
(By Associated Press. }

N
BUFFALO, N. ", March 9.-The Bur
dick murder mystery received very little
attention at the District Attorneys Of
flee to-day. The officials were busily en-
gagged In preparing other criminal cases
before the courts. which have been de-
9layed by the undivided attention given
to the Burdick case. It Is evident from
the attitude Of the officials that the po-
lice are now alone In their EFFORTS TO run
down the murderer. That Is. the District
Attorney will walt until the police depart.
mcnt submits evidence Of sufficient
weight TO convince him that they nave
the right person. s 80 q, .lf55
first ms lance took charge Of the case and
personally directed the work OF the police.
After ten days work under the direction
OF the District Attorney the police 1--WE
not been a bic to show a single thing which
pointed the finger OF guilt strongly IN any
direction. 80.
1t is declare however. that no differ.
ences have arisen between the District
Attorney and the police. The officials
have found that the. arrangement pro,
duced nothing, and the police now Will
work for the first time Independent OF the
District Attorney.
That q woman committed the crime the
police believe has been establlsned oeyono
all shadow OF doubt. The movements
Of the mysterious "lonei " oman. VIII pc
the clue upon which the police will work.
This was the woman seen BY policeman
Never in the vicinity OF the Burdick home
on the night Of the murder
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
MApslcos CHURCH.
Repairs Made Necessary by the Fire,
Have Been Completed.

>
Ii Have Been Completed.
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch.)
wEYANOKE, VA. March s.-Services
were held at Nrapsico Episcopal Church
on yesterday for the first time In sew
eral weeks, as the church was injured by
fire in December last and had been I'M
dergoing repairs. 81" K &, t 81 II t x
The thunder storm which visited this
section on Sunday night was q very Sc
we're one, and tho downpour Of rain sat
urated the land. retardlng all farming
operations for the next few days. The
unusual amount OF wet weather Of the
past winter has been the cause Of much
distress to the people OF this county.
who derive their living from the soil
chiefly. and 1t has been almost an i'm
possibility to push ahead with the work
which at this season 1t Is or great i'm
portance to do. as the years results ar
dependent upon It..
Aeye N f
tion.,The advent Of the. blackbirds and
robins and the songs OF the bluebirds,
along With many other s%ese Ian ana % seo tSa
that luscious 1sh will make its appearance
IN these ln,en dq * {hs ahsE
flock. to James River; The little log huts
which are scattered here and there along
the banks OF the histor! river will pre-
sent a lively appearance In marked con-
trast to their torlorn aspect during the
flsh loving citizens. Of this charming sec
tion Will soon be able 70 eat either bacon
or shad. as they sec at, The short mile
mum OF the shad season" Ia upon US.
and the song the turtle Ia heard In the
mr.. Thomas B, Nilley.. farm agent for
borne Connolly & Chapman, Is In this
county for the purpose OF listing farms.
4 Mr.. H, 8. Sanders has about completed
the purpose, OF protecting his launch,
Mr. j. s. Gatewood. who has been III
with smallpox. Is now well and once more
able to set around, IRA IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
FAVOR MANN BILL
Pittsyvania Mass Meeting Adopts Re-
55gi solutions

= s.
7. Especial to The Times. Dispatch.)
CHATHAM, VA, March 9.-At a mass
meeting OF citizens was held In the Bap-
fist Church Sunday afternoon to take ac-
ton regarding the Mann liquor bill now
pending in the Legislature, Mr.. J.. w.
Whitehead, Jr.. was chosen chairman
with MIR. o. s. B. Yeats as secretary
The meeting was opened with prayer, by
Rev. r. p. L. Aylor, after which several
made short speeches fayorIng the bill.
A resolution was then offered by Judge
James r. Tredway. urging the Repre-
sentative in the Legislature from Pittsyl-
yania county to vote and work for Ethe
Mann liquor bill. which was unanimous I'm s
5ly adopted, and the secretary was instruc--
ted to communt ate by wire Monday
morning to the Representa- lives; the sense
OF tho meeting.
The meeting was composed Of most
representative citizens. and though the
weather was very Indictment o very gooo
crowd assembled. ED. . e,
Rev. Charley z. Gilmore. OF the Chris
tan Church delivered his last sermon
Sunday night to his congregat ton before
leaving for Craig county In hopes OF re-,
cuperating his health. He VIII De gone
probably several months
Bud Wiles, an inmate OF the county
al1nshouse was lodged in jail Saturday
afternoon for striking Supt. Cannon OF
the almshouso for correcting MIN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Seaboard Earnings.

81 VI { Z Z e . / " j =
Z The Seaboard Air Line system presents
the following as its earnings and ex-
penses for the month Of January: Mile
age 1909. 2G06.a; 1902, 2,6o36. Gross earn-
ings. 1903. s., 037, 1851: 1909, $oS4,743. Operat.
Ing expenses and taxes, 1903. $789773;
1902, s6S5. 900. Net earnings. 1908. $685., 6Ss;
1902 s29S,S4S. Ratio expenses to earnings,
1908. I'll per cent; 1902. O96 per cent.
July LIST to January 3lst: Gross earn
ings, 1903. 1924, ia: 1902. $6.6O8774. Operat-
ing expenses and taxes. $3.50, sos; 1902,
$A46450s. Net earnings. 1908, $1,904.300;
1902, $2.142.2G6. Ratio expenses to earn
ings, 1903. 1871 per cent; 1902 076 per cent.
Approximate earnings for tho fourth
week In February: For week ending Feb,
ruary 2sth; 1900, $685. 755; 1902. s2oa, 4s2 In
crease. s52.23. Four weeks ending Feb
ruary 2sth: 1908. s255, 755; 1902. s2034s2; tn-s
Increase. s10O5s0. July LIST to February
esth: 1903. ss247.5l4; 1902. s7.512.5o2 II in
crease, s734.922. S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
SHOOTING AT klNsToN
Edward Hughes, Of LaGrang, Mortally
3 Wounded by y, L, Kennedy
n (Dy Assoclated Press,I

2 = III. 4
RALEIGH. N, g., March 0,-Edward
Hughes. a prominent young man OF La
Grange was shot and mortnlly wounded
by Jesse L. Kennedy at Klnston to-day,
In fight at LAGRANGE some weeks
ago Hughes struck VIII Kennedy,
Jesse's spn, over the head with bill
Hard cue, The case was tried to-day,
Hughes submitting and paying the
costs, Immediately after this while
Hughes and his brother Lewis were IN
front OF the courthouse, the Kennedys
Joined them and young Kennedy struck
Ed. Hughes with a stick. Lewis Hughes
caught and held VIII Kennedy, where
upon Mr.. Jesse l.. Kennedy fired at ia.
Hughes with n ,8S calibve pistol, miss
Ing him. Hughes turned to run When
Mr.. Kennedy fred again, the ball en,er-
Ing the back about six inches below the
heart, lodglng In the abdomen. The
doctors have not recovered the bullet,
and think that the young man cannot
live. Kennedy was arrested
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
ASCorrectlon.

Editor OF The Dispatch:
4 sir,-Wlll you allow me to draw your
attention to statement published In the
New York Herald (and copied in many
sections of the country In 4 s account OF
! the recent dinner Of tho Southern So
ciety" OF Now York at the Waldorf
Astoria. The paper states that tho au-
dience Kissed the playing Of Marching
Through Georgia" by the band. and that
tho kissing was led on the part of the
ladies, by Miss Halle Ernine Rives.
the southern author Of Hearts Coura-
geons. VI
This is absolutely false Miss Riyes
was In my box. She did not hiss. nor did
a + single man or woman present. The
story was manufactured from the whole
cloth. That 1t was originally printed
for the purpose OF creating prejudlN
against the society and tho South do
not allege but It should not be passed
without comment, At tte dinner
Yankee Doodle" was as loudly apploud-
ed US was Dixie" and whom the band
played the "star spanglcd Banner"
every diner rose and remained standing
until the air was finished.
Very respectfully,
New York, March 8.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Rising at Memphis,
fnv Associatah preSB.1

MEMPHIS, TENN. March s.-The river
a. this noInt tonight shows S4,8 feet and
rising Weather conditions are similar
over much OF the vast area drained BY
the Mississippi and Its tributaries from
the head waters Of the former to the
Gulf, and reports from all points ind!l..
cate heavy rains and swollen streams, y
is upon this condition and the fact tnat
the leyees built since tho 1000 OF los'
r!tory oyer which the river can. spread
that the statement Of the probable stage
of IS feet Is based,
The leyees on both the east and west
sides OF the Mississippi are being
strengthened at all weak points, There Is
little anticipation of serious trouble un-
til the water approaches IS feet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
.Telegraphic Brevities.

CIICAGO .--The pension Of " liam
Young s. Co.. brokers', was announced
to-day by the posting Of q notice on the
Board OF Trade to close all trades with
the firm. s
NEW YORK.-Judge Adams, in the
as receivers of the firm Of Dresser q
CO., which failed last Saturday, Robert
Norris and Charles mckenzie. with O
bond Of $l00, 900 each. {l8 ss3llf SIS
NEW YORK,-A plan for the reorgan-Is
lzation OF the American Mailing Cons
pany was announced to-day The pan 4
provides for the Reduction OF the preferr. &
ed stock from s14.60o,0oo to $4,000, 900 and
tho common stock from $l4,500,0 O to slo..E
900, 600, st 45 Is, "a
LAKE CHARLES. LA.--Whlle on the't
twayfto school at Singer, twenty-five miles \
north OF town. Inca Nicholas. aged six
years; Nathan Hyatt. aged eight, ana
Joyce Hyatt. aged five. fell from 1905
bridge across a little stream which flows
n.,RToW, FI4A.-Willlam Saltwater.
whose home is In Pennsylvania was shot
and killed by Deputy Sheriff Burt Childa5 I
last night while attempting to escape I
from tho jail. In which he had been placed
for Il minor offense,
WESTINGHOUSE Jones. OF Ark
ansas, is confined to his bod by an att
tack OF grippe ,3 #l
BiR MIN CHAM. AI4A,-J c. West, OF i
Nashville Tenn. railway postal clerk
on the Il, and n passenger train which
was wrecked at Siluria last night, died
to-day OF his wounds. He was fearfnlly
scalded The other four Injured will
recover, si55 s5s Ia
NEW ORLEANS.-frhe grand Jury to.
day indicted Foger Green for murder.
On February 18th. Green was found
wounded, and Miss ELLA Atkins. who was
known as his wife. dead On a room In q
local hotel, Green made a statement that
took morphine, the woman dying from the
effects.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
MADE HOMELESS
BY MISSISSIPPI 81, T |
Hundreds of Families Lose
All Their Belongings
by the Flood

ST. LOUIS, MO. March e.-one hun
dren families living below Alton. H.,
have been rendered homeless and many
have lost their belongings as result OF
a rise In the Mississippi River, The river
also threatens to inundate the fine farm m
ing lands on Missouri Point across the
river. and farmers and stockmen are pre-
pairing to move. 58
Hundreds of farmers living In the, low
lands about Harrisburg, H., have been
forced to move by the rising OF Saline
and Bankston Creeks, some abandoning
stock to tho food. For miles the country
thereabouts Is vast sheet OF water Re
ports from Hannibal. Mo- state that the
Mississippi is sending down great vol
,,n,es Of water and the river Is higher
for this time Of the season than for years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Will Have d Fine Club in.
Four.City League.
LIQUOR MEN AND COUNCIL y;
Protest Against High License to Be
Made To- Night by the Committee.
y Benefit Of CITY Mission-Funer
als-News Notes. *

Tho Times Dispatch Bureau,

~ 4 No. l102 Hull Street.
Manchester will have u first class base
ball club this season for the -Four City
League. A number OF the business men
4 OF the city will put up a guarantee FOR
the expenses Of the team for the season.
and In every respect the team VIII be
first class There will be nj, association
formed TO act Independently Of this
league. and which will be ssclf-supportlng.
Mr. W. 3. Bradley will be at the head
OF It, ana Mr.. Eddie Waymack Will be
4 mana ger. The best material obtainablc
will be secured, and when the season
starts out on May list Manchester ex-
poets to have as good team as any OF
Tho other cities In the league. including
Richmond, Manchester. Newport News
and Petersburg. s5 4sts
"A meeting OF the schedule committee OF
the; league will be held In Newport News
on next Monday
I. 81 COUNCIL TO-N1G HI.
The committee OF liquor dealers VIII
a ppear before Council tonight to nsk
that the license, as proposed BY the ~
nance Committee, be cut doWn' !. - -
understood that the dealers VII not oD-
feet to a reasonable Increase this year.
with a further increase next year. They
think that SIS at the highest ought 10
!. be the limit at this time. which IS an IN
crease OF $45, with a further Increase 70
the amount proposed later on. H.
M Argument against the Increase OF @9o ~
one time will be made Tonight.
2G- y PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT
Rs The Charles and Farley combination,
who gave such delightful performance
RECENTLY for the fIremcn. will. 1T Is UNDER
stood at an carly date, give benei't
performance for tho City Mission. s,
IN The nature OF the performance VIII 9!
something in the line OF a minstrel q
vaudeville show. IL
Representative D.. l.. Toncy VIII nave
charge OF all arrangements, and leading
city characters will take part.
FUNERAL ON SUNDAY.
The remains OF Mrs. Jane A. GIN were
laid to rest from Central MethodISs
Church Sunday afternoon
The funeral OF George Heinstcin. son
az Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Helms ein. Will be
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mi. Heins,en died at his home IN
Robius, Chesterfield county. Sunday
night, aged nineteen years..
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Tho Earnest Workers OF the Presny-
terrain Church VIII give q q Aen,aoc =,
social" on March 18th in the lecture room
OF Che 4 church at Tenth and Porter
"A Mrs. Jennie Ycamans and Captain Cum.
bingham entertained fine audience az
the Presbyterian Church last night for
tho benefit OF the church
% Rev II. C. Combs is holding a series of
special services at Cowardin Avenue
Church.
Mr. George W. Meredith is visiting his
g.lster. Mrs. II, T.. Owen. No. 1o1l Decatur
Street He will leave in a few days to
take charge OF the construction Ola rail-
road now being built In Cuba BY the
Cuban Land. Improvement and Tobacco
COMPANY. 5f 5sG5E5 HEiEiNiN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Property Transfers.

Rt h1ornd: James w, Gordon, SIP ,cial
comma sit err. to Lucy G.. Smith. 20 tcet
on north side Hughes Street. 1926.
Henrco: E. A. Boaz and wife to p.
p. Broaddus. 81 feet on north side Nioh-
olson Street, 90 feet east of Erin. $500.
Henry j. Hildebrand to II, D.. Leila
r, and Charles E. Hildebrand. interest
in tract OF land near the Wilton road,
$500, h. Il
T. A. Lamb. special commissioner. to.
George II. Duke. 60 feet on west side
williamsburg Avenue. $273.
aVarlna Mercantile Company's trustees
to Walthall James. acres on New
Market road, $50.
y Henry g.. Wnlderstein and wife to
James W. Owen, q feet on north sIdo
Broad Street, BH feot east OF Goth,
81 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
I James CITY County Court.

@ Especial to Tho Times. Disnntch.
WILLIAMSBURG, VA, March. o.
James City County Court convened here
this morning, Judge Sydney Smith pre-
siding. A special grand jury found true
bill against Nancy Thornton. charged
With the murder Of her husband George
Thornton, In James City county. The
Commonwealth is being represen 1,d by
Mr.. r. T. yArmistead and tho defense by
Mr.. b. D.. Peachy Attendance upon
court to-day was unusually large. At
torney o. D. Bachelor, OF Newport
News. was present on business with tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
LOWER COURT AFFIRMED
BY HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
INV Associated press.l

-------
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 9--The
United states Supreme Court today af-
fIrmed the opinion Of the Supreme Court
3of South Carolina In the case OF John
Troomfeld, vs. the State OF South Care
lima. Broomfeld is a negro who resides
In South Carolina and was convicted OF
murder. He alleged that he had been de-
MED the equal protection OF the law I'M
der the Constitution. but that notWlth-
standing that four-flfths OF the communl-
tyFare colored, all negroes were excluded
from the grand jury by when no was
indicted.
Justice Holmes, who delivered the opin-
ion of the court, said there Is no proof OF
the allegation. and therefore he sustain
ed the Judgment OF the State Court, which
was adverse to lBroomfield.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
HEALERS FAILED.
Faith Cure Specialists Have a Growing
], Mission in Page County.

Especial to Tho TImes. Dis ,pp
LURAY, VA. March 9.-Ihe pody8o,
~, . r,a. Crew. Of Malta, O.. was shipped
10 his homo from this place this morn
Ing. Grew, who was sufferer from
heart hear disease. came to Ingram. this coun-.
ty, accompanied by his wife, Two n1 9s,sns
a 20 TO nut himself In tho hands Of Elder
and Mrs. wordsworth, faith healers. who
are at tho head Of a growing mission at.
that place. The efforts Of the faith
healers we're in vain and ne man died
IN Saturday. He was nfty-four years
ofore. Wordsworth and his wife claim
to have accomplished number Of re-
markable cures, and have considerable
reputation among believers IN faith h 'a41.
Ing.
ty, who broke blood vessel In his nose
coughing few days ago. and whose cons
dition was supposed to be hopeless from
blood has astonished his doctors BY re-5
covering, sgi. Ha 45i, NgsT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
HAD FIERCE FIGHT
II. WITH STOWAWAYS
lDy Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, March GA fierce strug-
was reported by the captain Of the
steamer Marguerite, from Aedlterra-
mean ports. IL
Three days OUT" says the captain,
flour fellows came crawling OUT OF the
fore-hatch with knives. They threat
bned the sailors, but were quickly
knocked down and disarmed locked
them up in the hospital and gave them
bread and water. In the afternoon Of
the same day thirteen men, covered
With coal dust came up out Of the bunk.
ers. They had knives, too, but my
crew were ready to fight them. end We
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
NegroKlIIed.

cHARLEsSTfoN. s. G.. March e.-Henry
Turnbull last night shot and killed Ro-
bort Pitts, another negro. twenty miles
from Greenvlllc. They were gambling
and quarreled over O wager. FL
West Fuller. tho young man who was
shot Saturday night by Earl Floyd, died
this afternoon. The report Is that Fuller.
Floyd and others were playing cards.
Upon Fuller being ruled out Of the game
he determined not to allow the others
to play. whereupon Floyd pulled his pistol
and fired i've shots, every bullet taking
effect. Floyd Id in Jail. bat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
EVIDENCE RULED OUT .
That Taken at inquiry Not Admitted y
Court Martial. s
8(By Associated Prcss.>

PENSACOLA, TIA. March s.-Four
witnesses were examined to-day In the
trial OF Ensign Ward Workman BY gem
eral court-martial Captain Harry Lees
testimony was continued from SATURDAY,
~, was during examination Of this witt
ness that the Judge advocate attempted
to Introduce the evidence Of the court Of
inquiry held on the day Of the explosion
the court held previously that the state
mont OF Ensign Workman could not be
used, and upon objection OF counsel tor
tina defense tho court to-day ruled that
none OF the original testimony could be
neither could tho conclusions OF the
board or the remarks OF tho Secretary OF
tho Navy be admitted as evidence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
3 UNCLE TON AGAIN DEAD
The Only and Original Passes Away at
the Age Of Ill Years. -. i
(By Associated press.)

(By Associated press.)
n CHICAGO. I'LL, March O.-Norman
Argo, said to have been the original
"Uncle Tom Is dead at Paint Lick at
the reputed age Of III years. says a dis
patch to The Tribune from Lancaster,
Kentucky.
Argo was born slave and belonged
to General Samuel Kennedy, wealthy
planter Of Gerard county, and former
member OF the Kentucky Legislature.
Mrs. Stowe Is said to have obtained
most OF the material for Uncle Toms
Cabin from the Kennedy plantation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
OF
THE !. AND N.
Will Run Its Own Railroad.
Lines from Cincinnati
to Atlanta.
(By Associated Press,)

ATT ANITA, GA, March 0.-President
Milton s.. Smith, OF the Louisville and
Nashville Road. who spent the day In
Atlanta. made the following announce
,ment Tonight
,.By the first OF next January at the
latest the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road will DO running through trains be-j.
own lines ana with its own crews.
Next to the main line from Cincinnati
to Now Orleans, this will be tho most
important section OF tho system It taps
rich coal regions In Tennessee and KEN
lucky and besides affordlng throush3
passenger route. an enormous amount OF
freight will DO handled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
POPE's CONDITION
He Yesterday Received Cardinal Per-
iraud In Audience.
INV Avsoc!ated Press,)

ROME, March s.-The Pope to-day re-
ceived Cardinal Perraud, Bishop OF Au-
tun, France, In audience, thus contra
dieting the alarming rnmors, which have
again been circulated regarding the Pom
HIs Holiness said to Cardinal Perraud
that he hoped the relations between
France and the Holy See would continue
to Improve, for they were not so bad as
the enemies Of the Church wished.
The Pope during the afternoon re-
ceiyed In separate audience I'VE cardinals
who arc to leave Rome now that the
Jubilee celebration Is eepl VA Rr,tish
Catholics, headed by the Duke OF Nor
folk, +gb tH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Elected 10 Succeed lynch.

siA& &(ny Associated lPresa.) llBH3
a DUBLIN, March Sc. r. Devrin. Irish
Nationalist, e formerly Canadian commits
'sioner IN Ireland. has been, elected with
out opposition to represent Galway In
tho House OF Commons in place OF Col
.oncl Lynch. who ls undergoing sentence
OF life imprisonment for high treason,
Captain Shawe-Taylor decided not to con-
test the seat while the question o. the
Irish land purchase bill was unsettled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Situation at jackson,
(By Associated Press. !

M -III1N -.'- NY ABs0tIHted FFeBs N IN III
received here to-day that an overflow Is
certain, The leyee Ia In good shape, en-
cept In ono or two places, and they are
being carefully guarded. 8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
Mr., Garland in Bovkins.

Especial to Tho Times Dlspu tch, ) 55i g
BOYkINS, VA, March 9.-Mr. r.. D.
the State missions Of the Baptist de-
nominate ton, was I'M Boyklns s Sunday,
March sth. Mr.. Garland has as his terri
tory the whole State OF Virginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND
All to Reach Amlcable Agreement When
Interests Clash.

M 10 VedC1 V11I1Cap1e V6TetV1eTI WHeH
Interests Clash.
4 (Dy Associated Press.)
X LONDON, March 9-Supporters of
friendly understanding between Russia
and Great Britain regarding countries
where their interest clash are much In
terested in what is regarded as being a
significant statement made by Under
Commons to-day, Replying to a ques-
ton, the Secretary declared the govern
ment was of the opinion that It was
most desirable that there should be an
smicable understanding between Great
Britain and Russia on the subject of their
respective Interests In Persia and else
where. and, he added question concern
Ing these interests had lately been dis
russed by the two governments. #
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
DEATHS OF A DAY.

BY Associated Press
4 LOUISVILLE, KY. March 9-Mk1, John
Churchill. widow Of John Churchill. tho
late owner OF Louisville's famous race
course at Churchill Downs. was found
dead In bed this morning. }s