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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
GENERAL.

Mrs. Burdick, put through searchlng IN
hurry on witness stand, conlesses sN'riss i,sss
mat are damaging to her chara,ctteI, !, NJ M
which have thrown little new light on tne
mysterious tragedy-Demented mother
kills her four children, sets ilte % dN not
house and cuts her own throat,-Aunu. "
Gates OF Judge Alton B. parker h.e
plea sedf at his retlcence about me cam,
pa aigll---Southern's fast mail wrecked ,.,m a,n
fireman, engineer and a negro amp p htla, 81,
ed--There is to, be no compromise III tne
Fair millions, and cthe plaintiffs are sure
Of winning their case--Critlcal stage II
flood situa ton about NJ emphis has. passed,
and the danger Is now between that city
and New wOrleans----V Venezuelan Congress
declines to accent the resignation of Pres.
identF C,astro-r--D Dean Farrar, preacher and
scl1olar,5is ,dead--The Chattanooga River
is very high and is still ,trising---N News
that Mrs. Mayhrick Is to be released next
wear has been confrmed--Stock market
was weak and uncertain and the closing
nrices we're generally the lowest Of the
day--Serious riot at Port of Spain. Trim
dad. mob attacks government buildings
and lis fired upon by the pollce--Sol-
friere volcano Is again active and Is
throwing out quantities of lava and ashes
.---Revolutionlsts are In possession OF the
rity Of San Domingo-,-seuator Martin.
viii pass through this city on his way, to
his Alhemare hnnleT---B Bennings race be-
"a n Yesterday with a good crowd. but the
rack in a sea OF. mud-,--rSiX men killed
nv terrific mine explosion w. lllnols---
Dentist O. Brien denies that no rode, on
the same wheel with the Princess or that
he taught her how to ride Wheel az an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
WATER TO
BEFIFT TEEN
FEET E: HERE:
The Rise at Columbia
Slow but Steady.
-------- W. .---... y.:5.
THE EAST END
is CUT OFF EARLY
Car Service Had to Be Sus.
pended at $50 O'Clock.
REACH HIGHEST POINT
HERE THIS AFTERNOON.
Due Warning Given, and All Things
Perishable Removed from the tow
Lying Section Of the City-High
Water Reported from Many
Points in Various Sec. 3
tions Of the Country.

There Is no apparent danger Of any
serious freshet in James River notwith-
standing t tho tremendous rains that have
occurred since Saturday night
ff$E 1'lle river at Columbia at ii O'clock last
night was up only 2l.3 fcct. with no
prospect ofrising very much higher. The
water there must rise twenty-eight feet
before there will be danger OF d serious
5freshet In Richmond. #ss 4aYS
That such a thing should occur Is not
at all probable Tho rain III tho
mountains and In the Piedmont section
has not been anything SO heavy as 1t
mas been In eastern Virginia. II was
clear as far west&as ,Gordonsville yestcr-
day evening. ST..
There was tremendous downpour In
Richmond and vicinity Saturday night
and Sunday. FIVE inches of watep' fell
here. 4 n a{5Isl4s. II
No serious trouble8occurred on tho5rall-t
road lines. There were, a few slig ght wash
outs, bu no great damage. II
n People / In the lower districts ofathe city
yesterday were exercising avery prccau-
3tion$ and We're moving their goods from
places where It was possible. .S, or@ploba ble,
that they might be Edamaged by an over
flow. aS 81 "A. i# ~ VI .sf n n. II d 55s5 NJ
"a WATER RISING SLOWLY. "A \ #
SAtE11 o'clock last night Capt. Thomas
Cunningham of the city tug, 7 received 4
telegram from Columbia saying that the
water had reached the hcishtAof 2l.3 feet
and was still rising slowly. s
II 80 far, said Capt. Cunningham, about
midnight. there has been no damage
done, and I hardly think there Will be-
The water is now thirteen feet above
low water and is rising three inches an
hour on 81 a flood N1e.'
H At 4theA local Wea therl Bureau late last
night IT. was said that the indications
were fort5not less than fifteen feet Of
water hero by this afternoon. and that
the river would continue to rise slowly
ut Columbia for some little time. as
there was much up-country water to
come down yet.
As usual Lester Street first felt tho
effect Of the rise. Soon after dark water
began to trc1lc across the road. and by
0sO o'clock the street cars We're forced to
allow the East End people to get home
as best they could 1
NTIARNBSs UNDER WATER
The steamboat wharves will.Mof course,
be submerged to n considerable extent,
but by reason of the timely warnings OF
the Weather. Bureau every thing perish
able has been removed to places OF
safety.
4 By Tonight the most Of the freshet
will probably be over and the river will
speedily return to its normal bed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
.LADRONES CAPTURE
TOWN OF SURIGA0|
Detachment OF Thirty Mon Is
Ordered to Recapture
tho Place.
fBy Associn ted press.)

MANILA, March 2s.-The town OF
surigao, In the northeastern part of the
island of Mindanao was captured yes
terdsy by Ladrones, who killed Constab-
ularly Inspector Clark and several others
A detachment of thirty men belonging
to the Tenth Infantry. under tho com
mand of I,ieutenants Patterson and
Brown, is hurrying from ll'gan, on the
northwest coast OF Mindanao to surlgao.
with orders TO recaptpre that place.
Brigadier Sumner. commanding the De-
partment of Mindanao, has been ordered
Ia send two additional companies OF troops
ia surisao, 1t is understood that the
radrones are holding tho town, but no
details tof the light have been received,
The fate of tho white officials and resi-
dents Ia not known. II they have been
captured vigorous measures Will be taken
to release them,
Governor Taft and General Davis arc
going to Jolo for a conference with the
sultan aud leading Moros OF Jolo, IN the
hope Of avertins trouble. They WILL leave
here Wednesday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
MANN Bill, \ !, J |, !.
SEES LIGHT
T'Ih:l,erle5Will Be No Open Oppo-
sition to 1t. \ II 4
MR.. ST. CLAIR + is BACK 3. '.'''(.;,|
Says He is in Favor Of the Act as
Amend Senate VIII Tackle 4.
the. Revenue Measure 'aI .l,e'
3sl Il III o. Day

There will not be a very serious fight
|, Z y z, !, q -, t,,ros ~ tia revenue
80 ,.-. n. !. !, 81 !, /.
plli. Wn'cn en- comes up - 'ne
1915 o'clock to-day. 1t IS propalb Die tho
Senate will sit in the afternoon and at
!, q, j., I, 81 s,,-a IL fisnosed of
ieet' 'ie''' =, -.
3ilt looked last nlsht5}as 'is2 t'ie !. " ~
against the features OF the Mann Dill em-
ira cod in this bill had been given rp.
~ q -. ~ !, -, : nn,,o.e ia
! nose Mno Ne.e seNpe' ~ =,
Mann Dill on the iloor, sac sald Ftne t Jls was was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
TOLD THAT HIS SON
GOT MONEY FROM POLICY
a Younger Man Was Examined; He
Signed Application and a Body Was
Gotten From the Morgue and
Buried Lawyer HurrYing
for Deposition May Not
Arrive in Time

fBr Associated Press.)!

fBy Associated PressO " Sy
P1TTsBURG, PA. March o3.-Cassimir
Cicchone. the aged Italian who was ar r.
rested yesterday as one OF the priclpals
in the New York Insurance frauds. Is In a
dying condition and may expire before
the New York attorneys representing the
insurance companies can arrive here to
take his dying disposition, 4,
To-day, through an interpreter. he
blamed Ills son for getting him into the
trouble, and told how the fraud scheme
was worked.
He said he was the keeper Of a fruit
stand in New York several years ago,
when he was appiroa ehed by. an !, jtallan
named Joe Ross, who wanted him TO
have his life insured promising to meet
alBexpenses. Cicchone signed the appli-
ca ton and says lie thought, no more of
the matter ''until the detectives came
and told me my son said i was dead
and buried. The money I received would
not pay for bunch OF bananas. ! a m told
my son took lie money on y, Z my policy. \.
si.!The& manner Il In which the Insurance
frauds arc worked in New York. a m
told. Is for policy to be taken out on
tho life OF an old man and then body
IS obtained from the lnorg,ie, " Itch Is
buried in the name OF the live man. t$ H
Tho applicant in many cases IS an
old man very&near dea tll.s and q man who
is hale and hearty goes to the companys
office. and after examination a icerticifate
IS issued. A small sum is paid the man
when he signs tho application and he is
cautioned to keep quiet. #
my son got me into the business and
1 want TO die before the thing goes any
further" y
Ciccione is constantly attended by a ply
sician and his days are rapidly nearing
a n end -54 3i+s .5a2l4s 15ptts6 II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
.Charred Remains All That
Was Found of Family.
+ HAD CRUSHED SKULL
or HER OWN OFFSPRING
Woman Had Previously Shown Signs
Of Mental Derangement, but Had
Not Been Violent Accidental
rs Discovery Of Flames Was {
Means Of Revealing the,
Diabolical Tragedy.
.(By Assocla ted Press.)

VI IL ...E (By Assocfa ted Press.)
sTURBRIDGE. MAss.. March PA
frenzled mother in the little Hamlet Of
Fiskdale,4 after cutting Oft every means
OF escape by fastening windows and
doors, crushed In the heads OF her four
little children to-day, threw their bodies
into a closet, sea ttered oil over them and
herself, and then. after setting all on
fire, closed her awful work and her own
life by cutting her throat.
1t was Mrs. Peter Burke. the wife Of
machinist in an augur factory who
committed the fearful deed, and her vie.
tins were: Lila, six years; William, five
years: Louise. one and one-half years,
and MAY Rost, five months. old respec-
lively.
That the woman had previously showed
signs of mental arrangement seems to be
admitted. but that it should have taken
such a violent form was not even thousht
Of By her husband, now completely pros
ttrated. or, her, own relatives. The family
have lived ii Fiskdale about aEycara nd
4 half, coming there from orcester.
while Mrs. Burke Is g native o. 1s8HSe" g"
Hampshire, with relatives sat Somers.
worth. But for the accidental discovery
OF the FIRE, the deed OF the mother might
have been hidden forever from the world
ibv the destruction of the house.
Two boys happened to be passing the
house when they saw smoke coming from
a window. They burst in the doors ana
tried to put the flames out with buckets
OF water. but It gained on them SO ,1ast
that they were obliged to run for heip.
The ncighbors prevented the flames from
reaching above the first floor. Up TO that
time no one knew of the tragedy. but
some one noticed that closet door which
seemed to be more charred than the rest.
was open. and glancing inside a,blacken-
ed mass was seen In this heap were the
bodies OF Mrs. Burke and her four
children. The fact that she killed them
was not believed until one by one they
were taken out, and then it was seen
that everyone OF the little ones had its
head split open, while the cause OF the
mothers death was seen IN the gaping
wound In her throat.
Just what child the woman killed first
is matter Of conjecture. but y seems
as IL the eldest. Lila, met death hrst,
for 1t was her body that was at the bot
tom Of the pile. That OF William, the next
eldest, was above his sister, and then
came that OF little Louise and finally the
baby.
Mrs. Burke must f1ave dragged all the
children into the closet and then taken
a bottle OF kerosene oil, poured IT upon
their clothing. about the walls and thcn
upon herself.
AS soon as the fire was discovered In
his house Burke was notified and arrived
lust as the bodies were found. He tainted
from the shock. Mrs. Burke was thirty
four years OF age, The family friends say
the union has always been a happy one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
F AIR SUIT
Will. GO: ON. N.
mrs. Fairs Relatives Wei Not
Consent to a Compromise.
CAN ESTABLISH H CLAIM
Their Attorneys in Paris Are at Work
on the Question as to Whether Mr..
or Mrs. Fair Died First-Com
promise is Ridiculous
fsncc,al y the rimcs. DIspatch. 5

Especial to The Times DIspatch.) n
#NIONTCLAlR, N. j.. March 23,-There
is to be no compromise in the suit over
the Fair millions. Several representa-
tives of the Fair interests have come
East to try and effect a compromise.
but they have learned directly and in
directly that such line of action IS
practically out Of the question. i
Mrs. Fairs relatives. assert that with
the facts now in their possession there is
not the shadow OF doubt about their
being able to establish their just claims
to the big estate. Mrs. Nelson. the late
Mrs. Fairs mother, who is recovering
from a severe illness, says the story Of a
compromise is ridiculous.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24

La, Frouchc, f,tty.seven mites above
Boiaux, La. The crevasse is about
Twenty-Five feet III width, and several
plantations were flooded u
I. stages tonight were AS follows: Met11-
pfis, 3o.5 feet a fall OF o3 foot since
Sunday h night; 8vicksb,irg, 511 feet n
rise OF o.e foot: New Orleans 2o1 feet:
a rise OF 0.3 foot. The heavy rains OF
the past two days over the South ~.
slantic states have also caused rapid
rises IN the rivers of that district, and
flooded warnings have been issued gen.
orally from Richmond to Augusta ard "a
Atlanta. Warnings have been also ,,- is-
SIZED for A. Twenty-Five foot stage In the
Tennessee River at Knoxville by tues
day night. & g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
DISCUSSED THE RACE
FOR AMERlCA'SC CUP
nv Annotated rrcssO

PHILADELPHIA, March sa-A confer
ence was held to.dayaat the summer nome
Of p. "a. Il. Widenor. at Elkins, q sub
1urb. IN which j. Plerpont Morgan was
chief. figure. ,fhe subject Under discus
sion was the international ya acht race race be-
tween Sir Thomas Liptons Shamrock u.
and the America's cup dependler. Re-
lance. None Of tho parties to the con
ference coull be induced 70 say what what
happened. r was stated, however. that
business was not discussed, that yachting
affairs alone occupied the attention of the
conference.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
RAlDING OF POOL-ROOMS
RESUMED IN NEW YORK
lBr Assnclatnd 4 Prcss.l

(By Associated Prcss,) g#
x NEW YORK, March 23.-- inspector Nc.
Cluskey to-day ordered araid on n pool
room in West Twenty-eighth street, al
legged To be run by or in the interest Of
Shang Draper FIe detailed five Of his
detectives said to be his most trusted
men. 4 'rhe inspector told the detectives
rot to break In. They went to the front
door several times, bnt were denied ad-
mission. Just about the time the last
Bennlngs race was coming over the wire
the detectives made the last demand for
entrance, Again they were refused and
they stood hya and saw over 100 men hle
out OF the front door, among them
"shang'' Draper.
The officers went away. !. after saying no
gambling was going OH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
EXPOSITION PRESIDENT
Fl WARMLY GREETED
lRr As.o,e,nted rr.ess.] lee

T.Lou1s, Mo, March 23.----Pre esident nv
David r. Francis Of the Louisiana Louis ma Pur- t''hI-
chase Exposition Company. who returned .''r're
last night from an extended European
trp. was rendered a reception on change. .flt,
where he received a veritab BILE ovation;
The vast hall was crowded with several \
thousand persons. among them represen-,
tatives OF every commercial body IN
ST., Louis. Addresses were made bS Pres
Ident Ballard. sof the Merchants Ex-
cha nge; Mayor Wells. Pres sident Francis
and Former Governor F.. o. Standard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
WEATHER BUREAUS
DAILY RIVER BULLETIN
lRr Associa ted Press.)

(Br Associated Prcss.)
WASHINGTON. March 23.-special
river bulletin: !.
Tho Mississippi River continues to fall
between Cairo and Memphis and to rise
below. x At r7elena. Ark, a stage Of 81
feet is expected about Friday OF the
present week. This will be o.S foot be-
low the high water stage OF April =.
1897. No additional breaks have been re-
ported In the levees OF the Memphis Dis
trict, but conditions, at, Pecan Iont,
Ark, continue critical. The river at Ar
kansas city on Monday morning stood
at 5o.5 feet. A break occurred Sunday
in the leyee on the west bank OF Bayou,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
ALMANAC
RICHMOND

River rises and fifteen feet Of water
expected here this afternool,----.Fl F9rtner !! IN
details gof Sunday mornings 5ire.-sP,nn. -, IN
provemcnt divided; Marshall Ward angry,
biIll lis is practically killed stand ,pipe q
be- erected onE The speedway-- l5lks ks |, 70 -
visit the Ccnfedcrptc Fa,r z, ana ~ sa. Ke
Psssenger and Power ,ccmpany plsce s,s
4 It's wires underground---S Son OF Mr.
Stephen Putney badly. injured at.toon. n
berry Forest scho Arglm,e,nts N hiii imyol
iofrnarent r.nn,era,9nt bt,esadrscovernor Montague
denies remarks attributed toJhim at ban.
auet In New York--Dr. George &Cnor'e.
Consider cot M the the revenue bill to-day ay,----cor-
noration measure made tho special order
Tor Thursday Great demand for nnim- n,ri
proved lots----A peculiar freak OF ilsnl.
merA--Aian nearly drowned arrested .t tor
reckless notwithstanding changes IN INC inc
Met hodist Confcrenc location o. See
ond Baptist Church, decided rn1nAsr. nntIroAr.
rangcments for The anniversary Of Jonn
Wesley's birth to be made Tonight,
Distinguished ,Sman&to lecture q onipl' .1.M'
sTheologcal Seminary sntMs,rsn
y {. Eerie 81 . OF Ia gcs llns ututed Admira-
bic arrangement for lunch at the Loco
motive Works-The new Beth Ahana
synagog gue---Board Of Aldermen as !, mee,st nnast
And erson nfHolt--Lit,le child buried
Much -prized az; lost----Body OF James
Foster (coored) found In the riverN,E
Maria &c OF Miss Bragg to-day in5A meiia
sountsPos,maassr beaIn frit s,pper repeHfs n
Marks Addition last evening Mr., Z. :.
Nunnally recovering.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
JUDGE WATKINS is
TO.B DACK TO-DAY

State Senator Asa D. Watkins has been
absent from his seat in the Senate cham.
ber for several days. Many thought he
was OF attending court somewhere, for
he is n lawyer who has AZ big practice.
Tho secret of his absence leaked out last
night when he telegraphed friend that
n little stranger-a glrl-had arrived at
his house, and mother and child were
doing we'll. He said he would be In Rich
mond to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
A RICHMOND BOY
VERY BADLY HURT.
Stephen Putney, ~Jr.. Injured
by a Brick Striking Him
on the Head.

stephen Putney Jr, the son Of Mr., and
Mrs, Stephen Putney, OF this city, who
is attending school at Woodbury. Forest.
near Orange. was quito seriously hurt
Friday by brick striking him on tho
head.
Mrs, Putnay left Saturday for Mood
hurry. and is still With her son. a tele-
gram from her yesterday was to tho
effect that his condition had not Inn
proved In fact, lie was not so we'll. aud
IN no condition to be brought homo at
present. gTt
IIe will. however, be removed to this
city as soon as he Improves sufficiently,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
.COUNTRY'S LARGEST
MAN DIED YESTERDAY
(By Associated Press,)

CHICAGO, ILL, March 2s'--James H.
Mailer, the largest man In Chicago, II
not in tho United States, is dead. lie
weighed 4si pounds, although his height
Vas only five feet ten inches, Nlr.Mah-
Ter was,the president of a medical concern
and descendant of a noble German fam-
ily. He was so broad that he could not
,,se the elevated railways nor the Illinois
central suburban trains because he could
not pass through the tlrnstilesS Only
surface cars having double sliding doors
could admit him, 4 3ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
CROWN PRINCESS AGAIN
FAILS TO KILL HERSELF
(By@ Associated Press.)

N LONDON. March %, The correspond
ent OF the Daily Chronicle at Geneva
learns u OIL reliable authority that the
liE seriously Ill In her mothers cha
.teau at Lindau. on an island In Lake
Constance, from the effects OF an at
tempt to commit suicide by taking
poison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
DIR. w. w. LANDRUM3TO Y
FISH POR HIS HEALTH

Especial to Tho Times. Disnntch.l }
BRUNSWICK. Ct A., March 23.-Dr. w.
'W. I,andrum, pastor OF the First Baptist
Church Of Atlanta. was here tonight. on
route to Daren. Ga, for n short fish. Ills
health is bad and he Is away for. q rest.
Fla will return the last Of the week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
INDICTMENT AGAINST II.
DIR. KENNEDY DISMISSED
fRr AssocInted rrcss.)

NEW YORK, & March 2s.----The indict-s
ment OF murder I'M the first degree
against Or. Samuel ]. Kennedy, was dis
missed to-day. Or. Kennedy was charged
witt, tho murder OF Dollio REYNOLDS, IN
the Grand Hotel. on August s. 1898 Ken
nedy was convicted and was in the death
house In the Sing Sing prison for twenty
one months. until Il new trial was order
ed. On the new trial tho jury disagreed
and he was released on bail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
NORTH CAROLlNA.

4rna.t Eavwood is indicted at Raleigh
s4eenssoro 5Gr lss @qsass IS soon hsve los;
nitalMstate ri Audubon Society organsize,d s,
at Greensboro and officers eec,edmSSeirlh s,s 10 Sirh
Water1.MThc negro Broadnax to be tried
der dc of BlaIr-G Governor sets April 1sth
AS tho time Of speclal termtaoteIas oo faot Is
Torest 1Muet Wireless tclcgraphy mast VIII iall u
during storm--NcGro Ia borer !, ,KnocKed 1s,,
off a lumber train near Weldon py, na eht. !,
ning--Safc in Mt. CllVe Pos'olltSe % 70 %
iynamited and 500 stolen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
SAD SEQUEL OF a
UNIQUE MARRIAGE
Especial to Tho Times. Dispatch,

y SUFFOLK, VA. A March % Mrs. John
d. Abbitt, OF Southampton county, died
today In Philadelphia. aged thirty-one
years. The decea sed bride OF two
months was married in the Pullman OF.
the fast Seaboard Air Line train between
Suffolk and Portsmouth. She was Miss
Lizzie Lee Deyer, n daughter OF the late
Colonel John j. Deyer, Of Southampton
county.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
DENIES THAT HE MADE
DENIAL OF REPORT
.lRy Associated Prcss.l

KNOXVILLE. TENN. March ea.-
Colonel William Henderson, assistant
general counsel OF the Southern Rail-
way, while here to-day requested that
denial be sent tout Of the dcpial
attributed to him that Vice President
w. w. Tindley is to succeed Samuel
Spencer as president OF the Southern
Railway. 4 gi.8
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
Not Believed in Paris.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

IN e Especial 70 TIC I7IImes'DIBpatch.J a n
PARIS, March o3.-The attorneys en-
iployed by the heirs OF Mrs. Charles Fair
to look into the question whether Mr..
or Mrs. Fair died first. profess to know
nothing OF the report from San Francisco
that an agreement had been reached.
The lawyers do not believe that their
clients would accept $4,000 in settle
Incnt, k3{5s75 '5ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-24
DIR, GEO, COOPER
MAY BE CALLED.
Said That a Philadelphia
Church Has Its Eye on
Him.

Ii is reported here that there Is llkell.
HOOD of a call from large Banllst
Church y of ne ' First M church
= Dr. c.ooper went to Philadelphia sun
dav6 ia preach for the aforesaid church
and II, is said that the visit may mean ear
things iiI Ills pulpit here was filled by Pr,
John Gordon. who is SUPPLYING for tho
Philadelphia Church Dr{siordon leaches M
.inItlie College attached to the great IN
stitutional church of which the Rey. RUS
sell Conwell Ia the pastor,