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The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
THE New Season From a
4 manaSerial Point of View

WRIT ~ FOR The SUNDAY E.EPCEf.I"'
Every person in ..-y way connected with
the business of public entertainment has
but one though; at the present time. and
that i whether or not the coming the
at-icai s-ason is - he good or bad II IS
q v'-y important question to 4 g-ea:
number ot people.
Thv thsate--Oers. the outside pubic. can
sc.rcs!y reaiize hos great that number Il.
There are managers. authors. actors.
agents. musicians. stage hands. scenic az
lists. CO. TUNE t---keTs. ushsrs. bill posters
and printers that IL affects.
X is state. that the actors alone and
p-b.lc eftertli.ers of al kinds Eamber in
this country nearly :po.ppo
Each OF these classes Il more or less de-
peHten: On the Others. and prosperous
theatrical season means prosperity for
them all
II IS a conservative estimate 10 say that
at least haif a million people In the United
States are nov wondering whether or not
the rext TX months Is TO be a season OF
giadEe.ss or despair t' them. Prosperity
IN theatrical MATES l-5, affects the vel
:arc Of the general pun!ic - well as the
arfnv 81 fbgss who ar financially inter
e~t'd n theaie-s tn tha; n" merit Of
dramatic productions is bound 20 Increase
In the same ra;io wiki the rutl!c's patron
aSr.
tn" better the season the bs;te- the
p.lys
L docs n~t work the other vav. FOR the
manager. Who f. Z necessity the sr.cti-
lator. : cT.!y Induced To- maze big Efforts
With th" incoming q hic money az th. b"x
office. The author also strives with NOR.
Effort when he know that the pubic Is
a'DEdl With it, patrons .e-when he knows |
t'at lis rgVat tie are going 70 3. well !
worth earEiuE-aui all ths rest in the ,
army % amusement purv.yors. from the |
/ l1l'Zed stars rp -uue.rl-of call BOYS
ar. act-ated md controlled by th- same |
spirit.
AS matter cf fI.j IL IS d condition hat I
u entirely within the p-.bi3c'S control
the public can ma X. q brilliant rlerito--
i"fI~ and u~.>!-.r"GS drtinails season fpr /
its own enjoyment. or rst. a. Il sees TT /
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

Din g used IN Japan. and the wigS-!t j.
necessary that wigs should be worn-are
properly tet black. and no one would sus-
pect that the flowing hair which persists
In sying around the face o. Yo-San Wa,
not her own
The latest featgr. Of Kiralry's ''Louisi-
ana Is the fight OF Mile. La Touch. in
darkness from the stage to the ceiling.
In the miis; of total darkness. when the
raiium dance Is i; iis height. luminous
female figure appears and seemingly
ascencs through spac. TO the ceiling. and
d.scends again almost instantly The ef-
feet Is weird. but novel.
One elemen. in The Darling o' ih-
Gods concerns the SGrnursi- ~ two
sword men. who defied the Emperor O. Ja-
pan when he issued his famous edict
aEains, them il. ISL That Was a time
when japan was s;ill Old japan. FOG that
quaint Eastern country was no different
as TO customs and manners IN is1i than
in lei. IL 3 only within the last twenty
years that japan has really felt the .EiiE-
enc. OF Western ideas. No Damascus
blade vas ever s.s famous as some o: the
swords Of Japan History. ira
diIlon and romance teem with the Won
d.rs OF these swords They were tenn
psred into shapes of beasts where the
edge Joined the backbone. They would
cut piles % eight to twenty gold or cop
per zen 1T on. stroke and without nick
They were treasured - the most price
Jess Of heirlOOms and handed down 70.
generations
The custom OF the Samurai IN wearing
two swords IL probably nearly 100 years
Old. One sword. the short one. Was for
the SaInurSi hIzns-lf. and one. the long
1ne Cor the Emperor
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

H.g>. !. dc ro tie familiarity .r..- rh-rart.r.
assume IL TIE minds q .h- audience Al ;he
.-j. a. Isnr,: 'a r.: ~, shs,iI1n him
=.
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- - - ~ -
Se-s AZ ih> Olympic. TIE S.ctacie - STAGED "a
three acts and s.y-rte-u .c~ne- I'sar hundred
,.-.... - -. - -, -
49, - '.' i4-i-S+. ana
tir.iy rewritten ~ joan J MrNaIlr Ta.ir=
so!-iy tn- theme ot the t.ag!ish to-s. !e write
i;e.is =; rsi- cs.-,sts- -, sii,.- =. ~ -.
= iat--.,.-i.1 with . Ia-g. auuls-- o. r.g-.csl
sJecis!J.-e
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Ss-rte-f-. SvIva .,<- .-.... i.aaf-. xI-,-r
-,.., ,,., -. ,.,,,,.-,g... ~, .. 49,, q, -.
,,,-r y,,-,,,- ,-,,I-.. -, -
r..t., - ., -. g.
I-iala e0Ena's fr- engagement h-r, IN yaa.s-
VIE. 'laui- Giliingvai-r. who viii b. -
h-inhs9ed as b-afs IN Du Ea=Ty .7t =.
s'',.'aAy are .ne'h.r .-siai.. IL. ~il rr----.-
trv o'--dct pi-ys;te "Tns M-Ols MAJ
\ skHtch .arii.d. a StrErre Boy Vir = r
lir'c D. Bert Howard and Leon. Blant- T.'~
a-ihHss'. vili he seen In 'ne:r dancing -
...liF- ptn.r D-r'ocn.ers a.. s~sfl a=f Violet
Ai,-h n T"e S.sa P-.a:,f bT.1.s. EiI,.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

s,su;iiEi ;Ear tf-y hay- o=ea .: u,..Ear q.
!a=ssr fountains hzs- ten Installed and ih@
t-Fti. Nho dIr-cts ,s- -tag-' has besr r.fsar~-
IrE the company IN new songs and taliets :or
s-nse time
IT, shos Girl' cr-ass :, tse Grand visa
Hi!ia Th0ulA- as The i-ad.-E c1sredi.;su-- The
funny o!d srfTa.assGEt & salI 20 have teen
ciiaaSei ard improved since /; wzs las Eiven
her = farni..- q n~yc2u,~rs. TO. v!u -
an ~all M-ll~. includes Sid Fcrre-..- 10
TsT,-. S.iiI- I'51.,ie,i Esq., f7-. "a.
i,.. s,t ia @cg;t =, a t,rre'ieEs,iSe and
.a.~ hrSn ull''--s ;oG this I-,,itsg zion i-r,1.E
.:I.rsr-rtl a.; t:'' 'ae HaN - . Sliio..'
c--isr, sgln-;iEa-- Psshaur '~riDl.cz-loe''
Tue Performance to-Eao-rov night viIl b, -hs
afi!,'h coas--u'ys presentation os The Darling
- ttt Gofs.' - - I.au!s n ori.- Z, col
h-s,. the event th- r-anaE-r.-nt las der!a.i
~ - ei.tfinu ut4su o.! sJuv.rsifs Ercrvt-J!y
LT sent sEi4l receive 90.
Es-sT!y'- MINISTRIES viii b., ser AZ -. ,,-,-r
ford B.ily van ard J!z.T7y Wall are no.y -.
stn-- % thi- famous orxaniza;i1a Ire fr~r
F.Ft spectacle Is Gale! '-Th- Evolution @. no
wsis-t-si'f -';o1s.is'.t IN Dixie AL The
i'aIA,oTa i,l Slrcis ar th- @;l.r srec:al act,
iasY.- a!f ya=..r and Coa.sy v.tll - .-.-~l. IN
tFf'iA4t4'F 20 : g.G-f4Tls lnlu~frvlzv v.fu "a
hat u up-to-'.sts vsufsyiiie NV AMI -t-r /
promised
'.'a- "1--n of th~ HiEavsy.'' rnelo4-s-l-a
from tn t'-n C Cilar.-s \ Tayior viii he
t.e a-trac;i1n a. Ilss!Iz's several o. IN. cas-
who made friends Es-. last s.a.5l ar- ~tiH
n The company. Th- r!ec@ ha. h-ea p.--!y r.
s-i'te7. Sen- interesting re!i=s q the r. a.i--
a=e - - shova-
This Vii ~ the a.: V--S q, IN. -rv.t-r,l,-
s..soa az &anzio-'F Fz-.. SF-sc.al feature s--
To- lend variety . ;h- clos-g s.u
EoSe syteirs Loa:os Bur,-slu-rS viii sro-a-
~ th- Standard \ tNo-art musical consFy
Dazzling Ssncy.' viii in'rodue. -ha Company
q tJr;y .ocaiis;s. Comedians and cancers.
''Tsst Lynne u4.E Erwin Blansau A. -
sr.hiha!i csrlyi- a-isl!i.au Atwood o. LAZY
label wili L. revive. ~ suburban G;srden-
w~s; E=I Heights o. 20 remain orea a. !l=v
as th- weather I-rII.its-
aQsd.v .y..,-iz< yiI - Aea;ueisy ;at A. I
th= Hayes - u-slaaa-
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

Hamlet. in German on a visit OF the great
american ;Fasedian 10 the Prussian cap
ltaL Then :ir. BrueTing accompanied 5ir
Booth hack to America corseBting In the
beginning to- play small parts in his COM
pany IN order to Isarn the English Ian
guase. which he has now mastered 50
thoroughly that no one ever suspects him
of ha;!;nS from the Eeisbborhood OF Inter
den Linden.
EaEsne o.Inoadc. who Is seen n ;he
outlaw Prince Kara. is a graduate of AM
herst. and was the leader OF the football
nine in that institution for a long while
J. Harry Benrimo. who appears In the
double role Of kato. and the Prince OF
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
ALBERT BRCENING.

Some years an education was not
considered necessary part Of n actors
equipment The talk was all abou; TEN
perament." emotional power and good
looks" Those three points seemed tn be
the only ones OF any Importance 20 a man
or woman on the stage But since then
times have changed. and IL has now be-
come almost necessity to possess a col
lege education " an actor desires TO en-
gage In h-st-ciass company where Ne l.
20 speak polite and correct lines in a play
where the dialogue is of some Importance.
The dialogue Of The Darling OF roe
Gods" was written by John Luther Long
litteratcur, Of Philadelphia. and after Miss
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

Tosan. won his classical honors at the
University O: Califo-uia-a;terwari de-
voting himself to at for a period. TAX
inS several prizes az exhibitions in New
York. Chicago and Boston Mr.. BearinO
= Of Moorish ancestry.
Rankin Duvar comes from the well
known old New York family OF the 'Du-
walls. HuSdeu'ts. who. two centuries ago
settled OF Manhattan Island He IS a
Srstuate u The Jchr-Hc3Eins University
IN Baltimore Nr DuvalI spent fy.. wears
IN l:nrGon as correspondent of the Morn
int Telegraph OF New York writing ,,n
des the pseudonym of Stanley Jones In
the play Mr.. Duva.I appears as Ton;a
IanJi. nephew of Zakkurt. who wants 10
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
BILLS HERE AND IN PROSPECT.

The County Chairman viii continue kis
rrosI,erous canvass s-i succs.Sful election a.
tie Century Thesi-r t1r another week. begin
Mig With to-EiyhJs performance George Iie
ha- drawn i!f~ ts- has seen u n country
town H.. c-Ticts this iiitle world in the bat
os an al-ah-urtinr. local election. and has
brought out the EuE1or that would D.. - patent
t. an n!-skc-. serious tire uncsu-
-ciotss participate. Their - hardly character
in the play vino Is not = typ eas.lv r.ype
ni.-! aod rTtat IsJri!5a Q: ta- enjoyment Il
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

fhiain flaSes wiz hhoFe 90" with
.a' ~ i-e"'. 'i "s
VI es.i
"a ~ &c "ei Aioiit D-
~ ~
~ Vi 'is HA'
e' "es ~ DeSa' s.'4
e' IooAs ioi "Ne"e' autumn az
~ "a . 'i' hii 'oeH.-A
Is your Uncle Hiram's guess that all OF
tho places viii be taken every night
sss
Meanwhile, Mr. Kiraify Is doing very
veil At the Odeon. He says that the
beauties Of his spectacle are 90 we'll ,rrl-
derstood n this town Just now that there
viii be no vacant seats at any perform
znce between this day and the beginning
Of winter, I insist that this production
would be much more to the liking Of
both critic and public II II were studded
with a few high-ciass principals. Chorus
es and effects arc all very well. but they
need the strong personality OF half
dozen prominent folks here and there
through the evening to make the beauties
stick ou:
no' 80, ,0s ~ .,,
=
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So So ~ -, nc.
a, '.i.N1 M I.-..,.,,,.
y ''e - -
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p"' -. .,,~.t
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"'' so.
The George Bernard Shaw "Candida''
company took a peep at St Louis Fri
.iay night, busfly en- route from the
v-.s-a-, .,a., IN ,t. Eastern Tn the or-
- =, -.
disuncuon' was Louise I'ost' "i.O7e SUI
cess as Proserplne IN Sahaioa mas Deeh
so notaple as l" he one Vi ''is "'s
lures OF the iohs run ti'a' 'iie Sha" 80
mas han III se'eidI ci'i--
MISS Ciosser VIII nave o'Si
chiefy 'or the reason 'haI SIC II
with uncommon insight She kiio"S iii'''
more than most actresses mas ii"ie '-,'-,
her share OF personal a''Iac'isehess an
In blessed. moreover with inc s,ese
knack- She writes. TOO quite as wen As
she acts az most foiks VINO reaa harper
Monthly know She has 'ramped all over
friends who don't care particularly loF
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
H PRIMO r I HURT.
(By ASS oc,ated Press.)

Jew X x io(kIs, Au gust ia duel with
Spist stols was 4 ught here to-day in Fourth
Street. in ghts55 Of q many easure-seek-5
sers, who watched the diielists from the
3Recreatio pier at Third Street and the
East River N either Of the principals
was injured, but one OF the bullets Shit$a
small boy, Al bra ham q lick II in the back
near the left shoulder and passed entlreiy
through him, but he pluckily walked to
his home and hen to a physicians Office,
where his wound q was dressed, 4 81
Tony Rod, twenty-fl five years old. and
John Doncelo; aged twen ~ three. had q
Quarrel in a tailor shop in Which they
are both employed. Robi says that Don
cello finally llenged him to fight it out
with pistols, and he agreed. One man
fired five times and the other four. The
police We're q ttracted iby the shooting. and
Rod and his second were arrested. 2rno
other tWo5men escape L i8 ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
Heavy Rains in Vicinity 81 Mine
Break Through .S
Barriers. M
WATER CAME UPON THEM
IN SOL D. & WALL
The Working Was an Old One
! and and Owned by the vhitn1yet n u
Reduction Comp Of Sal S
sisbury and 2 Pittsburg, i a.
The Sudden liking 81
Pond Was Cause. 9.,3Ss
(speciar ,to The Times. .Dispaultch. 81

tspeciar to THE Times. Dispatch.)
WI #sAL1sBURY,N. N m August 1.-THE
Barringer gold mine, located near Gold &
Hill, N. CT, Rowan county. was suddenly
flooded by water late this afternoon
causing the instant death Of eight men
employ ed IN the mine.
The dead are Will Canup, Will stirs-S
walt, Joseph Ma grunn, Bob 8Deberry sam
Price and three others. whose names
are sunobtainable. Nine nj were IN the
mine shafe when q ;;drge pond located {
near the entrance to 4 the mine suddenly
broke loose, the breaking being caused
by excessive rains, tho waters rushing
in iterrific ficS and deadly force to a depth
of about one hundred feet upon the mem
who were powerless to save themselves.
Mr. Thomas NJ oyle manager $of the
plant; was the only one to escape DEATH
3 The mine is filled Wit water to.night,
and none OF the dead bodies have yetS
been recovered. .$i An unusual = doWnpour.
Fof rain Is reported Il In the viclnlt ltya or
the mine his q afternoon; n much damage
$beirgs done to proper
EE The flooded hi mine Is 1 the property Of
the Whitney r ed uttion Siompan j. j. "a &,
Salisbury and Pittsburg 8, ~ and mas
been operated by them for q number ets
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
.blANY'W 'W'OMENARE
PIUSHE:DlOV'ERBOARD
Raft Set Adrift by Breaking {
Chains-H Heroism OF
81 Porter.
!. .(By a ssoclated Press. }

Y DWELL, MASS. !. d August II 81 BY tho
breaking OF the chains which held It to
tho shore. a landing raft crowded WITH
.plcnlckers was set adrlft In Lake ISab-
'nasset at West Chelmsford to-day and III
the panic which ensued twenty-five wd.
men and chill drenl We're pushed soyerboiard
into fifteen feet OF water, While many ma ny
others sustained painful bruises, !, i,
The most seriouAly injured was NJ ss
Gertrude Weaver. who was trampled upon
and also suffered from nervous shock
That no fatalities resulted was dut
largely to the presence Of mind Of Rey'
"A. n, Eanshaw and other mep. who
Jumped into tho water and brought tN the
helpless ones ashore,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
Continued on Second IF Page is.s iss
CRISIS SEEMS
VERY II IMMINENT
Porte Has Not Replied and Leish-
man May Board 1l,fl 55
Battlesllip,

WASHINGTON, Aus gust II 1,-- IN r he State
sDepaytraent has heard nothing from
Minister I.ieshman at Il Constant tinople,
EsInco last Monday, il W hen he hled that
tho Forte had promised TO Zee that ha
3rnceived b, to-day the spltan's answer
Bto Ms representation touching tue rights
3of y Am erican citizens In Turkey. to-
D5dny,s el,gag cement ID mot kept Sthe dey
lpurtment @ probably will send add dttional il' n
iinstructlonsS to Minister Liesllnlan as
SOM, som 4 3 ha. officially reports the dds
ie tiomalS breach of faith, IN that eyeh6h he
IA tx expected to q go to Smyrna VI q COM
8municate personally with $Ad Adnliral Jew
y I'll commanding the European squadron
and parha ps to ia ke, UP G MS 9uasSeFs
\ aboard tho II agship. olympic
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
The THURMAN CASE y .
SETlI7LED.OUT. COURT i
Mrs, Thurman Granted a Divorce
That Will Finally Be
Absolute. ...
lspeclal l,,, to L The Times-D Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times -Dlsp atch.) III
4 s51yINcHEsTER, Y August j The
.celobrated suit for divorce Of Mrs, Olivia
Thurman, from her husband, General.
Charles Thurman, q rich land owner
sof Clarke county. which has been before
tie tie 3]rI,ublic frequently during n the past
year year, was to-day settled out OF court.
decree viii be entered giving Mrs Thur
nan a divorce imensa ct there, which will
become absolute In three years, when
5alimony VIII cease. Mrs Thursnans llery
cations we're cruelty and brutal treat
Snlent. N tsS s.s " HI 81.
k n Among other things she alleged that
ENer. husband had driven her to staunton
and had her con fined In the insane asy-
Elum thero asa lnst "A b her, will E and While
she was IN full possession Of her mental
l,n Ths case was to Il have come s. up for
trial In October, Mrs Thurman i was
Rrepresented by ex-C Con gressmall n s.. + # Il /,
8Rhea, If Bristol; X; ] |. I.sWi Ia Bumg rdner,S
OF sta,lnton, and Richard / p. Byrd, /, of
yvincheste while General q thurman was
81 represented ny a Az. Mo Jr, Al Berry-9
WILD. .$ ss 81 IN t} sss ssy
4 Tho case attracted widespread q item
lion on 5accoYnt Of the y, Rgewlgence !5 0f
the apa eHsyH ~ 4 n Y ~ NnA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12

BUSINESS STOP n.
DEA D AR e c ART e b 3'T D GRAVE

(Dy, Assoclnted PressD 3sst
St1EBLO, COL.Y,yS gus ts ID urings the
funerals Of many q Of the vi ctims Of the
,Eden disaster that were g,hel Id to- day all
the large business houses were closed
and notices were post ed on Y he d doors,
reading. Because Of the Sci ty
"a DeYelop opments @ind dcate that the bodies
recovered J. It L was own by the hoist
Ing OF 4 the wrecked 4 en- CINE that an I'M
msnse 4 deposit Of auioksand II lay under
the piers OF the wrecked brid ge. and 8itS
Is sS also believed there lis an unde erflow
that had arried lies deep a own into
the s,a nd IN
8 Careful visions OF the lists OF the.
dead and the missing con firms the orig
inal entimate that not less 4 han 400 lives
were lost
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
"a Big Democratic Rally
Held Last Night at
4 College Point.
SAYS sROOsE Welt HAS
lvl0LAT FED The CONSTITUTION
Speaker Gives Highest Praise to
Judge Parker R evieWss oney /;
Question at 5 B Lengt De
clarcs President Would
s. Provoke ectional
Discord.
ii5
fBY Associat ted Press. J y.


4 NEW YORK, August Former Sec
retary of the Interior Howe Smith. OF
Georgia, was the principal speaker az
the annual outing OF the Democrats of
Queensborough, held this afternoon and
tonight at College Point, Long Island.
Over three thousand Democrats we're
present. Mr.. Smith said In part
Il This Is a great day for q Demo ocratlc;
rally. Our andldate has sspo oker In res r'ee;3
spouse Is the formal no ficatio ION Of his
nomination. lis n plain. clear eclara-s
ton III favor . & obed ience Sto y law his
devotion to- constltu tional government II
Ills d ppeal and Just recognit ion of the
rights OF person and property. give JOY,
and hope to all who . owe their ollntry.
His nomination was due to no eff fort Of
his own was ue fort Of his
personal friends N 4 ten Il men In n New{
York and no fifty men in any state Sc
cured q ne delegates for Judge Parker
rho people OF the United States noMi-s
mated him. $s
~ The Dark Cloud.
Hanging over then like * cloud lt''l
vas the possibility OF he elect OF "a. q
man whose rest less egotisn pla aced the
entire country In a state OF un ncertatnty8
md about whom the en- auiry WI tn " Z no
feeling CT hope was A cons tantl made
what viii. he do next
If. + oosevelt as presid dents had over
ridden the rights Of cong ress He has 1il
iyioluted the constitution. The feeling of
doubt a d ifuncertaintys produced by tho
administration & Of Mr.. Roosevelt had q
checked THE prosperit itys made possible by
the administration OF Mr.. CLEVELAND N and
realized Under the adniinis on Mr.
Mckinley y fs3,I 3lis;
CONSERVATIVES Democrats IS IS eve ryWhere3 a
sought a candidate who would represent
respect fer the constitution and laws Of
ourS country u: who would b recog ze b the
office OF president to "a be one q RI no
unlimited 4 authority; who would IN OF. {. be-
carried into reckless nctavit ity by ms
tense adulation OF himself 4 who would
prefer to exercise the gitimate duties
Of the Of fices Of president to startling
tho Il country continuously by sending
4warshipslst ia MOROCCO or acting as agent
for somc European pow ers to force our
southern nell ghbors to pay the deDts, dep
The Demo cratic Chain.
u 4 .,They selected n d man Of even and
conservative temperament. devoted to law
and; Its enforcement: 4: brave, able VI and n
modest. ready r to discharge legiti timattes
duties, but not prompted by oyerwhelIn-2
ing ambition to submit the respo nsbtli-l
ties Of all others. Well. may the Repuboe-
tlicans shrink from a compar rison OF tn the !
candidates. Y 4,
"Adroitly did the Secretary & Of the
Treasury here q end deavors to present ,An
issue which Is not involved in the pres
sSent campaign. Speaking In this borough p
a few weeks ago he sought to giYe' esrl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-12
GOVERNOR PRESENT !.
AT big RECEPTION. ; { / J
Miss r ooseyelt and Countess
Cassini Among Those
Entertained. s3as
n alsnteclal i "a rho Times ,Dlspatc chs h 88

Especial to The 4 line y Dlspat tct.)
II BAR HARE OR, a ugust2 Il The CHIEF
social event Of the Week In society y here.
and, & iii fact. one Of tho greatest social
Occasions OF 4 the season, was the res
ception given by Captain; Thomas Bush,
iof.Louisyilie.s at the AZ IT and tile Club
Sto Miss a lice fR Rooseye ,5 w ttll as
the Countess cassinl, one t0f her cl losest
friends, B viii. whom she has been spend
fiug the summer. Gaptaln In Bns h was ass
sisted in entertaining s and 4 receiY Ing n by
his Z causlr, Mass S I'endleto esides.
Miss kooseyelt and Countess Casstni.
yyGovernor Mont tagl,e md wife, OF d, Vlrr
g!nia, were preeIlt. lter the eception
tie guests attended q dance at the
5aatalYeyns q! i 4, as .
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GE0R Ia LEG IS LAT IRE
INCREASES NJ AM Salaries
.fBYsI.A Associated Press.

II ATLlANTA, g A., a zig, Il. The Georgia
iLegisla ture sad djourned Its summer ses--3
sion Of fifty days at mldni ht. Among
the acts passed was one increasing the
salary OF the Governor from Ss33, 900 to
$4,000. those \ OF the Supreme Court Z
.tices from $4,000 to- s., 900 and those Of
the Superior Court dges from 50, 900 to
$4,000 4sp per year. The appropria ton for
school purposes will bring the total sum
available for that purpose during the
coming year up to two million dollars
The Legislature refused to adopt the
Australian ballot systeln, 5a lllIs!6
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will MUT'lL1ATE BOY
NOT RANSOMED.
.Kidnapper Threaten to- Cut Off!
liild'ss Fingers and
Toes,
I(By Associated Press !

@ NEW SY DIRK, August l.--V Vincenzio
Mannino. the italian contractor of Brook
lyn, whose six-year-old son, Antonio, has
been Kidnapped, to-day offered q reward
of $500 for the ret turn OF the boy. and also
offers to pay liborally for any. tnforir,a-
ltion concerning his lost child, 81 # 5i
& Aletter received by the AIannlrio family
has been turnsd over to the pol lice. IN he
boy's name was signed to the letter.
which sta ted that his i FINGERS and toes
would be cut Oft II the ransom was not
paid. THIS letter was mailed In Hobokcn
last night, Another letter turned over
to the police. 4 he cont an is OF which they
refused IA divulge, was mailed from the
.uppsy part Of this city,
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* #CHARLO OTTESvIL LE5 | 3 UlLDlNGl

(Fron, Our Regular. Corresp dent.)
WASHIN GTON, d D,s3 e., Aug gust 11.--ItE
Was stated az, the Office OF tho super
Svs!ng architect Of the treasury to-day
[ that work on the new government hutlu-s
ing to be erected al charlottesville would
he begun to-day h. The building is to cost
SIS, 600 and will be a tlandsome structure,
II Is greatly needed. according 70 ottl-i
The government building recent " COM
pleted Mt q Newport N eWs, sis one OF the !;
iprettiest buildings owned by. the govern.
,ment In Virginia, II IL expected 70 gaI.g
swer the needs OF the vernment 3 IN tilj
tho population OF NeWport News reaches
the hundred Thousand mark.