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The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
BRYAN'S STEP-GRANDMoTHER
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE
Mrs. Gano B. Cobb Passes Away
After Having outlived a
Century.

KoKoMO. Ind. Sept. Mary Gano
Bryan Cobb. step-grandmother CT William
]. Bryan. died to-day at her home IN New
London in the 1O1st year Of her age.
Mrs. Cobb was one of the pioneers Of
this county. She was born in Kentucky
William j. Bryan has Deen notified and
probably will attend the funeral. to be
held in the Friends Churcn at New Lon
don Sunday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
CARDINAL GIBBONS NOT
IN DIsFAVoR IN FRANCE
Government Officers Pronounce Re-
port of Intended Expulsion to
Be False and Absurd.

PARIS, Sept "A report published by
the Patrie that the Government might
expel Cardinal Gibbons from France .ow-
ing to his alleged statements to the Bre-
ton and other French clergy is omcially
pronounced to be false and absurd The
Government officers also express indigna-
ton at such a careless use OF the Car
dinaPs name.
Cardinal Gibbons wrote to the AssO-
ciated Press August saying that his al
legged meetings with the Breton and other
clergy Of France were fabrications. with
out an iota of truth in them.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
MYSTERIOUS
SHOOTING IN
HOTEL ROOM
Wife of Griffith j.
Griffith Is Badly
Wounded.
Husband Says Pistol
was Accl0enCally
Discharged.
Claims the Weapon Went
Off While Victim Was
Packing Trunk.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Los ANGELES, Sept. AIRS. Griffith
J. Griffith. wife Of the well known capt.
talist and member Of the Board Of Park
Commissioners. who decided 5000 acres to
the city Of Los Angeles for park pur-
poses. lies at the California Hospital in
this city lowering between life and death
from the effects Of a pistol shot wound
In the head and a fall which produced
q compound fracture Of the shoulder
blade. She was shot late Thursday night
in her room in the Hotel Arcadia at Santa
Monica, where she. with her husband and
I5-year-old son. had been spending the
summer months. Following the shooting
she either jumped or fell, il is said from
the window Of her room and landed on
the roof Of a porch on the level Of the
floor below. After being treated at the
hotel and remaining there Thursday night
she was brought 70 Los Angeles this
morning on special car and taken TO
the hospital. She was unconscious when
that institution was reached. During the
day it was necessary TO perform an ope-
ration 10 remove the bullet. and this ope-
rsulau showed that the wound is very
serious one, although DR.. NJ. L. Moore
is Of the opinion that the patient Will
recover.
The bullet struck Mrs. Griffith at the
outer edge OF the left eye and striking
the bone at the edge Of the eye socket
fractured the bone and split into frag-
ments, one section Of the bullet passing
through the eyebau and others glancing
along the skull under the scalp. It was
necessary for the surgeons TO remove the
left eye and some Of the tissue surround
ing il. They found that the section OF
the bullet had not penetrated the cavity
OF the brain. but in such wounds there
is always danger Of Inflammation and OF
loss Of sight OF the other eye through
sympathy.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05

~ 94SHLWGTOW, Sept. 4-SWiftLy has the scene
ILL of action in the Far East changed from
Beirut to ConStontnopLe and another
tlDenty.four hours may an american LD0rShiP
speeding to the DdrddneLLeS uth marines UhO LUiU
be landed to protect the american legation and the
consuiate.generaL at the Sublime Porte. Such a
contingency the State Department hopes uiH not
occur but the uneasy tone of the cGbegrdn1 received
to-day from the United States Minister ShoS that
tionabiy is near at hand, and not only the United
States but the poWers of Europe anxiouSiy GD0itS
the outcome of the tremendously alarming situation.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
PARRY STILL RECEIVES
THREATENING LETTERS
Sends Batch to United States Dis
trict Attorney With Request
10 Investigate

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. I'D. NJ.
Parry. foe to organized labor. continues
to receive threatening letters. To-day
he sent a batch of letters to the United
States District Attorney with the re-
quest their authorship be investigated
Several Of the letters are in the same
hand. and though they were mailed at
different places it is quite plain, Parry
thinks, that they were written by the
same person
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
REPORTED TO BE MISSING
PresidentA5haffer of the Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers Cannot
Be Found.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Sept. 4.-The Dis
patch tomorrow will say: Theodore j.
Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Work.
ers, is missing. He dropped mysteriously
out of sight and for several weeks neither
fellow officials at the local office nor the
members of his family have been able to
locate him.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
Apply for a Railroad Franchise.

SAN JOSE, Sept. Al. NJ Lockwood
and j. A. Mehling. who have already Sc
cured a right of way for an electric rail
road from San. Jose to Alviso, this even
ing filed an application for franchise
to build and operate road from the
northern city limits on Second street to
ST. James and on the latter to Market
street.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
FATAL SHOOTING OVER
WATER RIGHT QUARREL
One Prominent Colorado Cattleman
on Dolores River, Unaweep
Country, Kills Another
TRY, Kills Another.

DENVER, Sept A special to the Re
publican from Grand Junction 49, Will
liam Lafare shot and skilled E. T. Massey
on Dolores River. in the Unaweep coun-
try, this morning. Both were prominent
cattlemen, and their quarrel was over a
water right. Lafare came to Grand juno
ton and surrendered to the Sheriff.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
FRANCE TAKES PRECAUTIONS.
Warships Will Be in Readiness to
Sail for Turkey

PARIS, Sept. 4.-It is authoritatively
stated that in view of the growing dis
orders in Turkey a French fleet will be
ordered to hold itself in readiness to
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05

xw w " ASHINGTON, Sept A.
:: :: :: : !: !: !:
ments, presumably Rus
sa and Austria. have
landed marines from their station
ships to reinforce the guards around their
legations. He also cables that the Sub
lime Porte in a note to the foreign pow
ers assures them that no present Porte
can furnish adequate protection to the
exterior of the foreign embassies and le-
cations. but warns them against an at
tempt of the Bulgarian bandits, who may
succeed in eluding the Sultan guards and
attacking from the inside.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
Hermann Zumpe Is Dead.

MUNICH, Bavaria, Sept. 4-Hermann
zumpe, the musician, died here of apo
plexy.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
VIE Is pELIRIoUs.

Mrs Grllntn mas not been able TO make
any lucid statement as yet, but in the
delirium following the shooting and in
her unconscious state as a result Of the
administration Of anaesthetics, she has
made statements and appeals which indi-
cate that she imagines herself in mortal
danger and she has appealed to those
about her 10 save her.
The cause Of the shooting is shrouded
in mystery. Colonel Griffith declares that
the shooting was accidental: that whAe
his wife was packing a trunk a revolver
in II was accidentally discharged and the
bullet struck her in the eye; that she
fell 10 the floor and thus sustained a frac-
ture Of the shoulder blade. He denied
that there had been any quarrel between
them or that they had ever quarreled
There were no witnesses TO the shoot
ing, Colonel and Mrs. Griffith being alone
IN their room al the time.
One OF the brothers Of the wounded
woman. IN discussing the case tonight,
said:
Mrs. Grifith did not shoot herself; the
shooting was not an accident, in our opin-
ion. We are sure there was no attempt
st suicide. We believe that her broken
fall
ing TO the floor after she had been shot.
That injury was produced by either jump
ing or falling from the window Of her
room TO the roof OF the porch below. Why
did she jump? Size may be able to tell
that later. We have been unable to get
any statement from her because her con-
dition will not admit Of her making
statement. She may never make one.
What viii we do? Nothing, until the
members Of the family have held a con-
sultation and possibly not then until our
sister is able 10 express her desires as TO
what course we shall take, and we will,
Of course, be guided by her wishes. As
vet we make no accusations, but we be-
lieve that that shot was not accidental.
nor was II fred with suicidal intent"
INVESTIGATION NOT LIKELY.
Weeks must elapse before the wounded
woman viii be able to leave the hospital
II she is ever able 70 leave it. Meantime
il is not probable that there viii be any
official investigation Of the shooting by
the authorities. Unless her relatives take
the initiative there is no probability Of
the institution Of any proceedings which
might result in an arrest being made.
Colonel Grifith and family had intended
returning home from their vacation to-
day and last evening Mrs. Griffith was en-
gagged in packing her trunks.
Manager Wright Of the hotel says he
was sitting in the Office when he heard
scream followed by the sound of heavy
body striking the roof Of a porch almost
Immediately above the entrance to the
Office About the same lime a call came
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
AMERICAN LEGATION GUARDED,

i
to be the ground for Leishmans anxiety.
which suggested to the State Department
the possible necessity of landing marines
to assist in the protection of the Amer
1t was admitted at the State Department
to-day that already two additional Turk
ish guards had been stationed at the
American legation.
Rear Admiral Cotton arrived at Beirut
with the Brooklyn and San Francisco to-
day and the Navy Department is anx-
iousIy awaiting reports from him. The
Acting Secretary expects to hear over
night that the Machias has arrived at
Port Said.
The advices from the American Minister
have not caused the State Department to
swerye from it's original programme to
eonfine the operations of Leishman and
Rear Admiral Cotton to the protection of
American citizens and their property.
This Government will not, under any cir
cumstances become involved in the polit-
icaI side of the Near Eastern question.
The European powers will be allowed to
fight out their differences uninterrupted.
But the statement is made on the highest
authority that no European complications
will be allowed to deter this Government
from taking prompt and adequate meas
ures for the protection of American lives
in Turkey if the situation demands it.
UNCLE SAM IS READY.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-05
UNCLE SAM IS READY.

At the State Department due allowance
is made for the possible excitement to
which the officials at Constantinople may
be subjected by the tense situation there
and the officials here are inclined to hope
that a few days may bring more assur-
ances from Leishman. AT the same time,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
THE JAMESTOWN APPRO-
PRIATION

The House of Delegates on
Thursday last assured the success
of the jamestown Exposition by
voting an appropriation of 5000, :
900, by handsome majority-5S
to 80. With the galleries and
railing packed with advocates of
the Jamestown Ter Centenary EX-
position, with white ribbon badges
huttering, the House, with whirl,
reconsidered the vote by which it
had been rejected, and passed the
measure. There was a shout of APP
plause when the vote to reconsider
was announced-yeac, SO; nays,27.
There was a large and represen-
tative delegation Of citizens of the
and cities on the ground,
who did good work in winning
votes for the measure.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
and those who are pushing it
declare their confidence in its
ultimate passage, and there is nc
doubt but that it will be
signed by the Governor.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Fire at Amherst

On Friday morning at 2:3C
o'clock, the drug store of S. A.
Day and the lumber house of Mr..
A. c. Harrison, at Amherst, to-
gether with their contents, were
destroyed by fire. Mr.. Days drug
store, furniture and fixtures were
all entirely destroyed, and in Mr.
Harrison's lumber house at the
time of the fire were two McCOr-
mick binders, several buggies, as
well as many other articles, which
were all destroyed. Nothing was
gotten out of either building.
Both of these buildings were
frame, and the flames ragged
furiously for a while, threatening
the destruction of a large portion
of the town. But for the calm
ness of the night and splendid
work done by the bucket brigade,
II considerable number of the best
buildings in the town would now
be lying in ruin. Nearly every
body in the village turned out,
both white and colOred, and worked
with all the Ell ergies Of their being
to prevent the spread IF the angry
flames.
Mr.. Day was insured in the
Firemen's Insurance Company Of
Baltimore for 81, $50, $500 of which
was on the building and 81, $50 on
stock. The owner says that he
will lose 81, 900 over and above the
amount Of his insurance. I'll ere
was no insurance on Mr.. Harri-
sons building or its contents.
There was a meeting of the
citizens of Amherst III the court
house Friday night, looking to and
discussing the expediency of hav
ing the town Of Amherst incor-
porated, and it was only few
hours after the crowd had retired
to their homes when the alarm Of
fire was given.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
A Damaging Freeze

1t was cold all day Saturday,
the wind blowing steadily from
the North. Saturday night the
wind stopped, but it got colder.
Those who looked at the ther.
mometer Sunday morning were
surprised to find it 10 degrees
below freezing. The ground was
frozen, and exposed standing
water was a cake Of ice.
Farmers in town Court Day said
they believed the fruit was killed
outright, and if any escaped it
would drop off as soon as formed.
The concensus of opinion all over
Virginia is that the fruit was
killed and damaged, and will be Of
no practual value.
1t is thought also that wheat
is but little, if any damaged. The
1908 crop is the most promising
prospect for number of years.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
PRESBYTERIAN ORPHAN.
AGE

Lynchburg has Teen selected a.
the only place suitable for the
location of the Presbyterian Or
phanage. The committee appointed
by Synod to select the place and
tn : location of the Orphanage has
selected the "Ivy Place" just with
out the corporate limits of Lynch
burg.
The place has been purchased
for $25, 500, and the institution
will be ready for opening some
time about the first of June. The
selection of a location for the
orphanage has occupied the atten-
ton Of the committee for several
months. and Occasioned consid-
cradle rivalry among the different
towns and cities of the State.
Lexington was an applicant for
the place, and the advantages OF
the town for its proposed site, were
ably presented TO the committee
by Mr.. A. 7. Barclay of Lexing-
ton and Mr.. r. W. Winborne of
Buena Vista.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Upper Golfers Greek
Gazette C0yresbondencs


April "a heavy rain and wind
storm accompanied with hail passed
over this section Friday night, causing
quite drop in the temperature. On
Saturday a perfect gale kept up all
day and at shutdown freezing set in.
Ice was formed one-half inch thick
where water was left standing in
buckets. 1t is feared by great many
that the result will be very damag-
ing to fruit, as most of the hard seed
fiuit was in full bloom.
Mr.. Amos Morris lost fine brood
mare last week i'm foaling.
Mr.. John Ed Ayres of Goshen, is at
Mr. i. |. Huffman's. He expects to
take charge of Mr.. Huffman's apiary
again aud will have sixty colonies in
good shape to start with.
Several of our worthy young men
expect to leave us in the near future
for the far west. They think they
WIZ iocttt III w yOlnlnB.
We regret to note that Mr.. Abe
Hotinger, who has been reported
several times as being sick, is not
improving.
Mr.. Sam Hughes, who has been
confined to his room for six weeks,
we are glad to say, is able to be out
again.
Mr.. G.. T. Rogers sale on Friday
last was well attended. Good prices
were paid for everything that was
sold.
Paul Montgomery of Charleston,
S. c., is visiting his father, J. Robert
Montgomery, near Marmion.
The new phones are all in and
everybody is pleased. So the news
flies.
Miss Eliza Entslninger of Coving-
ton, Va, is ut home for an indefinite
time, visiting her parents, Mr.. and |
Mrs. John Entsminger.
Mr.. Abner Black is about complet-
ing a new barn, which adds much to
the appearance of his property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Montgomery |
of Clifton Forge, are visiting Mr.. and |
Mrs. J.R Montgomery near Marmion.
Miss Ella Tribbett, who has been
absent for two weeks visiting her
sister, Mrs. NJ. +. Deacon, at Oak
Dale, has returned home.
Mrs. G. G.. Tribbett is convalescing
after a So we're illness from grip.
X-RAYS.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
NlIIrat

Gazette Co,ye5b0Hdehee
April Mr.. VIM. Swink, who put
up part of the wires OF the Buffalo
telephone line, had to abandon the
work on account of illness with
fever.
DIR. Whaling preached n very edify-
ing sermon at Bolivar school house
on last Sunday.
The thermometer was nine degrees
below freezing Sunday morning, with
the ground frozen; also much fruit
killed.
Mr.. Lara Johnston's horse became
scared on his way to church Sunday
upset the buggy and threw him and
his sister out of the buggy. Both
sustained painful, but not serious
injuries. The horse ran a mile and
left portions Of the rig in three
different places. ST. ELMO.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Real Estate Transfers

The following deeds of bargai
and sale were entered of record i
the Clerks office of Rockbridg
county during week ending Apr
7th:
w. ID. McKemy and wife to II. 7
Lindsay, two parcels OF land. %
acres, adj grantee, in Kerr's Creel
district.
Robert A. Irvine and wife to JOIN
| III. and William Zollnan, all thci
undivided ole sixth interest n bon
acres adj. J. r. Tardy on Buffalo
Creek, $500.
John Sheridan and wife to West
Buena Vista Land Co., seven lots il
West Buena Vista Land Co.'S land.
Sallie A. Spillan and husband tc
Mary K. Graham 10 acres adj. II. H.
Beaver in Lexington corporate limits
Eva V. Mitchell and husband to
Sadie q. Lindsay, house and lot on
Graham street, Lexington, adj. j. h.
CRISIS land.
Sadie g. Lindsay and husband to
Eva V. Mitchell. house and lot in
eastern part of Lexington, adj. Sarah
j. Connevey, etc.
Sallie b. Alexander to James H.
Lackey, 3 acres and 81 poles, adj.
grantee, in South River district,
S116.66.
The Central School District to
Samuel Burks, lot of one-half acre
in village of Liverpool, adj. James
Johnston's heirs. $50.
H. NJ. Coffey and wife to William
r. Conner, 1913 acres on eastern side
of North river, adj. Chas. Lindsay,
$780,
j. Samuel Gibson to Emma l..
Gibson, etc. 81 acres Of he"Buchanan
tract and SO acres OF the "R. s.
Hutcheson tract" in Walkers Creek
district, $1,000.
ID. A. Grooms, ETC., to Arthur b.
Landram, acres and 131 poles near
Decatur, $47l.10.
J. w. Miller and wife to Geo. w.
Huffman, house and lot near Raphine,
$500.
j. w. Nicol and wife to l.. ID. Ham
ric, about a acres on Plank Road two
miles from Lexington, 1925.
Walter Searson and wife to Mrs.
Maggie b. Chittun, one acre near
in South River district, adj.
Irene P. Searson, $75.
BERTHE G. Copper to r. d. Watts,
SO acres adj. II. K. Bolen in Walkers
Creek district, $500.
w. A. Kinnear and wife to w. p.
Weeks, 20 acres adj. grantee, in South
River district, S400
Katherine q. Paxton to Edgar
Burks, 1873 Is acres, known as the
Templeton farm adj. Ct. w.
Agnor, in Natural Bridge district,
s., $50.
John A. Nicely and wife to H. ID.
Nicely and w. l.. Nicely, their home
tract of 1874 acres in Buffalo district,
$500.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Land Buyers.

| will offer for sale the following
property:
1. A farm OF about 246 acres, 8 miles
west Of Lexington, in Valley Seclusiyal
fair dwelling, large new barn, new
granary, sprinb house, etc. Land lies
southwark and mostly set in grass. Young
orchard. One Of the boldest springs in
the county, which can be easily arranged
to water every field. Good fences and
plenty OF timber Convenient to churches,
school and MILL Prospect Of raising
800 bushels corn the coming season.
Party raised last year 425 bushels wheat
and 800 bushels corn. Call soon, for II
not sold this spring, will be taken Of the
market. On rural free delivery mail
route.
2. Farm which makes a good home, A
miles west Of Lexington. Dwelling house
contains 8 rooms, all plastered. Water
brought to the kitchen by telegraph wire.
Barn 32x6S feet, granary 18x24 feet,
smoke house and dry house, horse, COW
and sheep stables. Two bold springs,
furnishing water In every field. Seven
acres In good fruit. and some grazing
land. Well adapted to wheat, corn and
hay. Contains about 175 acres, 40 acres
in timber. Convenient to church, school
and mill. Good neighborhood. Possession
given in reasonable time Title is
JAMES G.. DIXON,
Real Estate Agent,
Lexington, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
High Price for Water

Lynchburg is to have an expen-
sive water system. james II.
Fuertes of New York, the expert
engineer engaged by their city
council to investigate the feast
bility Of obtaining Il supply of
water from the mountains of
Amherst by means of gravity, sent
in his report April 2nd. He recon-
mends the construction of a 60-foot
dam on Pedlar river, with a storage
capacity Of from 1900, 900, 600 70
1900, 900, 900. gallons; the laying
Of % miles of pipe, 10 miles Of
wooden stave pipes, two miles Of
cast-irOn pipe under streams, ard
one mile of ste pipe for the
highest pressure Joints. Mr.. Fuertcs
estimates that the city can secure
from the dam daily supply the
year rouni of 12,5O0,OOO gallons.
The total cost is placed at $40, 900.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Springfield
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Gazette Co,ye5pondfnce
April 6.-Mrs. Eunice Green anC
Miss Sallie Mohler of Longwood, Wis
tied relatives here the latter part OF
the week.
Misses Mamie Ragland and Edith
McClelland spent Wednesday and
Thursday in Buchanan as the guests
of Mrs. RansoLe.
Misses Lila Watts, Eva Hill, Annie
Watts and Messrs. Harry Hill, Ma
rion Garland and Hubert Watts, Wis
tied relatives and friends in Buena
Vista Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ragland, who taught the Nat
ural Bridge school the past session,
left fer her home in Goochland coun-
ty Friday. She was accompanied by
her little cousin, Virginia Ragland.
CLOVER Blossom.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1903-04-08
Settled After Eighty Years

Governor Montague returned t.
Richmond from Washington on
Saturday after succeeding, in COM
pany with Judge Drew, second
auditor of Virginia, in settling Il
vexatious account, which has been
standing between the State and
the United States government for
80 years. The government also
mad claims against Virginia, and
the balance in III ,ney coming to
the State is only SIS, but the settle
ment releases 5000, 900 of bonds
belonging to Virginia, which are
interest bearing, and they will he
returned to the State.
Virginia's claim was for 81, 1928, =
$50, advanced the government
during the war of 1912. The
auditor held that the two accounts
balanced February II, 1894, or
very nearly so, and awarded the
Stale So. The comptroller has
confirmed the decision, and the
account, which has caused much
Legislation and volumes Of cores
pCndence, is finally disposed Of.
The matter was provided for in
the omnibus bill recently passed.
by Congress, Senator Martin being
active in behalf Of the settlement
Under the terms Of the bill passed
by tbe General Assembly the matter
was authorized to be settled as Of
a date when the two accounts
would more uearly offset, and CON
siderable figuring was done in
order to arrive at conclusion.