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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26
Clerk Bryan Acquitted

Fredericksburg. Va. Spectal.-kn ef-
fort was made az stafford Circuit Court
~ Mr. James r Arusrong. % stafford
20 indict Clerk C. A. Bryan for issuing
a license recently To HIS son. Chas-
Armstrong. 20 marry Clerk Bryan Is
sued the license upon the statement ~
the young man. who Is only - years.
old. seconded by an Acquaintance who
accompanied him. that there was M
objection from any quarter 10 his mar
riage 10 Miss Helm. daughter Of ME-
IoSeph Helm. After the marriage TIA
father OF the young man protested ard
the matter was carried before The
grard jury. which. after deliteratio1.
reported to the court not true o1il
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

Richmond Va. Specialize. FretL-
crlck Lefew. who was fatally stabbed
By Charles Fishburn In Roanoke. va~
buried IN Hollywood Cemetery, In thia
city The body arrived from Roanoks
md the interment was made during the
afternoon. The paiibearers % the rexf-
dence were. Messrs. Lynn Thompson.
". A. Chambers. ". :. Crooks. Hugh
p Powell J. Writ BoNies. DIT. VII
liar J. West and Dr. Marvin p. Much
ois and Mr.. Leon Rusken- PalibeaTers
from the residence 70 the cemetery
Dr. A G. Brown. DR.. Thomas G. Pret-
low. DR.. EEnest Fisher. Nessrs. e.
letter Jones. John A. Lamb. Al0nzO T.
| Philips. Jr.. ". James Todd. Jr-. and
Fred Powell The parents Of the 81
ceased. Mr.. and Mrs william Z L.
few. reside az lff North Morris street
Nessrs. W. ". and Chas z Lefcv.
OF this city. are brothers q Dr. Lefeu.
and Mrs -. 5. HarwoOd and Mr.. ".
r. BoWles. q this city. are hts sisters.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

fo~ an Oriental Warmer Gathers In HE
Grain

A great land magnate OF Southern
china Owns ard farms -four acres. His
snviOuS ncighbors hold completeness Of
me acre or bare pittanceS OF an eighth
u an acre. but Wong Poy - lucky
Te has even been able 20 AFFORD a wife.
Two hands work FOR him In these
harvest days. az the panic wages OK
.wenty cents q day. The men squat
Oriental fashion. az their work. chop
ping down the stalks with swift staos
n their little sicSleS. Mrs. Wong Fog
ana her eldest. daughter. follow be-
hind and tie up the shcavcs With wlsps
n straw. The two cherished men
children. sole hope OF heaven Tor Wong
Poy. play through the stubeie and
steal grains 90 =-a-ss - sis-o- it - =
matter FOR corporal punishment II they
are caught IN this. Tor in China every
grain IS numbered When the wheat
Is an ia AMI has been beaten ont on the
thrashiug floors aud stored la the Wei
guarded grauary under Wong foS
house. the family makes rejoicing
There IS little mess OF fish for the
not. 4 punk sticS and n cup or rice
brandy are offered up 60 the gods 81
grain. and before them Wong foy. ni'
hands tucked in his sleeves. bows 4
the ground while De recites prayers
Mrs. Wong steals away from her nus
band 20 meet with the other village
women aud bold strange rites-wld
contortionate frances. with visions o
tho upper and neither worlds % nav
their mothers done. time ont 81 mind
Harvesting the World over. livery
hOdy's Magazine.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

I.ynchburg. Va. Nov. 1$--At Rust
burC today the farmers 81 Campoest
county we're organized by National
Organizer II. b. sherman. % IndianaB-
ellis. into a county branch OF the Amer
lean SOciesy OF Equity, and county
organizer was elected. who VIII visit
every school house In the county 60
organize local societies Bedford.
Prince Edward and Appomatc2 ccnR-
ties will be organized later lac
meeting today was attended by .
crowd that filed the court roOn-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

IT This country the general method Il
70 run q locomotive FOR limited mum
Der OF years. and then 10 reieSate It 70
The scrap heap in favor Of more mod
ern type OF engine. On the other side.
however. the practice is TO retain To-
comotlve i'm service rs long as IL wil
KUN. irrespective OF the developments
ami improvements that may be Moor
pOrated in the progress OF time ne
result IS that upon the English rail-
roads may he seen engines stil n hatd
use which we should consider long past
their term OF service. Yet no English
engine has attained the unique distinc-
ton achieved by the locomotive No
800 Charles Dickens" upon the Lon
don and Northwestern Railway. which
has covered close upon 2-loO.Wo miles
in haulage OF express trains since 49,.
Scientific American.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26
out.aNrs PetItion renles.

Mobile. Al@-. SpeciSl--A special
from Montgomery says tat the Sa-
prone Court denied the petition or
Frank Duncan for writ Of error In
his case. On the ground thai the pe~
tition wSs net accompanied ~ tho
transcript OF record. Duncan is ia
JAIL al Birmingham under sentence To
be hanged November "a RE vas ar
rested in Florida month ago as -
might've
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26
$50 neer nna slk Sold.

Nashville. Tenn. Special--AUous
$50 deer and elk ~ the lsrue Meade
Farm were sold fo . hunting club In
which Harry Payne Whitney. or Me-
York. and other wealthy men are IN
terestad. The animals Will De turnea
loose In the G0.OOO-acfe game pro
serve the New Workers own around
Hickory Valley. in this State.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26
V;raiais Briefs

c. Fl. .Nuttle. secretary OF the Frost
h.--x Young Mems Christian ASsoeiar
ton has been transferred 20 tho
Young Mems Christian Association "a
Eikins. ". Va
The engagement OF Mr.. Reginald IA
Lacy Phelps. OF Pittseurs. and Miss
Marguerite Eleanor BroWnson. OF 81
kins. W. Va. has been anncunceo-
The wedding viii take place early -
December.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

washington. Special secretary
Shaw has announced call upon ma
tional hanks holding government oe
posits 10 the amount of IS pev cent
OF their holdings. 10 per cent 10 D.
paid on or before Jan. IS. next ans
Is per cent on or before March IS
next. This. the Secretary estimates
viii bring into the. Treasury aooe'
SIS, 000. 600. THIS viii make ~orS
ing balance of approximately sS9.soe.
coo
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

The Japanese have surprised TIE
world as fighters. but, according 70
Harold Bolce, they are also the most
remarkable agricultural nation IN the
world. They have only 10000 square
miles OF arabic land. An automobile
going nifty miles an hour could skirt
this area in eleven hours Yet IL sup
ports an imperial nation: the rising
power OF the Far East. Experts ad-
nit that the scientific skill OF Japanese
agriculturists is unapproached- Ia
tent diligence. with knowledge OF tue
chemistry OF the soil and the physloi-
ogy OF plants, have yielded results
that have astounded the most advances
agriculturists In Western nations
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1904-11-26

a sold medal has been awarded TO
Commander Peary by the Socieic de
Geographic. Paris. in recognition O. lis
work IA the north polar rs%loas-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
CHORAL SOCIETY GIVES
HANDLES THE MESSIAH"
Yearly Performance Is Repeated al
Chase's Tteater for Eighteenth
Time

The yearly performance of Handles
THE Messiah was given last night
in Chase's Theater. by the Choral So
ciety. The concert marked the eighteenth
annual public reading OF this work by
the organization and in conjunction with
the Washington Symphony Orchestra
the society offered enc of the finest
recitais in its history
Nine Anita Rio. Miss Marguerite Hall,
Nicholas Oouty and Frank Croxton were
the Soloists.
Mr.. Croxtoa was particularly effective
in his fire handling of why De the
Nations So F'urionsly Rage?
Nine Rios recitationS We're beauti-
fully given in voice of much sweet
ness and Miss Hall created fine i'm
preston in TIE reading of He Was De-
Spised." Mr.. Douty is an old local
favorite and his return with the Choral
Society was OF keen qualification TO
Washington concertgoers.
The Washington Symphony Orchestra
furnished the accom- animents and gave
a program under the leadership OF Her
man RakeInann, concert master.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26

his body was found his revolver. with
two empty chambers. was still clutched
in his hand.
The girl hung on TO her lovers arm
until bullet pierced his heart and he
fell dead She then turned back in the
direction of the town and ran scrts I'M
ing, while the aS5a5sins, she says. q red
after her, the bullets whistling al out
her head.
1t was pitch darg, but Lucian Lucas
carried q lantern This, no doubt, gave
the assassins an opportunity to gest
good view of their victim, and the bull
lets Were aimed We'll.
The girl soon afterward reached nm
other party of people gong home I'm I'm
church. Telling them the news of he
terrible affair she became exhaust ed
from the excitement, and is now r e.
ported TO be in a critical condition.
The authorities are working on a Gle W
which may result in the arrest of a
young man who formerly kept cornpaE y
with the Wellrnan girl, and some of II is
friends
The murdered young men, as well a $
the young woman, are members OF tn e
best families of the Midkiff vicinity.
Excitement is at high pitch.
When arrests occur and conclusive
evidence is established as 10 the gui5
OF the parties. il is believed that nothr
ing can prevent lynching-
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Lover and His Brother
Killed at Girls Side
Companion Shot and DyInq-P;arty
Was Returning From Church When
Assassins Fired on Them.

HUNTINGTON. w Va. Dec "a
While walking quietly along a country
road half a mile outside OF the town Of
Midkiff, in Lincoln county, twenty-five
miles south, last night, Lucian and Ira
Lucas were shot and instantly killed
and Octave Adkins was shot and is
dying.
1t was all at the hands OF assassins
who fired into the crowd.
There was with the young man at the
time of the shooting a girl, Martha
Wellman, an estimable young woman of
the community. who had accompanied
Lucian Lucas 10 church. She lived near
The Lucas home. and the two had been
Sweethearts for a brtei time
TIE party was in close proximity to
. small woodland when the shooting oc-
CURED. The girl, the only one in the
party not struck. says that n fusillade
of bullets came from the woodland.
When the shooting began Ira Lucas.
the younger brother. drew n revolver
from his pocket and fred toward the
woods from whence came the bullets.
lie was soon shot dead Later, when
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
CHRISTMAS TRAVELLERS
LOST LIVES IN COLLISION
Forgotten Order Leads to Crash Ee-
tween Passenger Trains in IN
diana, Near Mount Carmel


LOUISVILLE. Ky. Dec 2s.-The lives
Of one passenger and six employees were
lost in a head-on collision on the South
ern Railway yesterday. and two pas
sengers and eight employees were in
jured in the same disaster
The trains which met thus were tbs
passenger train which left St Louis
at 9 O'Clock Saturday night. and the
passenger train leaving Louisville about
the same hour
The dead are: Charles Schmidt, Cen
tralia, H.; Engineer Bowen Princeton,
Ind; Fireman Charles Hut, Princeton,
Ind; Mail Clerk H Dugan, Georgetown.
Ind. Section Foreman Underwood,
Princeton, md; ErapIoye Henry Oskin,
Tenneson, Ind; Enlploye John Hudson
The collision occurred between Mount
CARMEL H.. and Princeton, Ind, and,
according to the Southern Railway Of
ficialS. WAS caused by the failure of the
operator at Browns. H., to deliver 10
the east-bound train an order naming a
meeting point for the trains
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26

If you wish to see large numbers of
visitors at the White House, do not go
there on a bright day full of glorious
sunshine Rather choose a day like
those of dear old London Take day
when you sink to ankles in the snow or
mire TO the shoe-tops in slush- Then
you will find q crowd.
When the average White House Yisi-
tor observes that the weather is ex-
tremely bad, he sits down by himself
and has a thinking spell. He figures it
out that the elements are so calculated
10 bring on pneumonia and other Ills
that no one but himself is brave enough
to venture out. While he is perform
ing this intellectual sketch there are
several hundred people who are DONG
the same thing. AS a result. on an eX-
tremely inclement day the visitors at
the White House are numerous
This was the case on Saturday Inc
heavy fog at times was SO intense that
it was not possible to see half d square
ahead. but the callers were "a the White
House in force 1t has been the same
way for the past two weeks. during
which time the beautiful snow has made
a very ugly season.
The President however, for this week
is promised a respite from officeseekers
and political advisers. 1t is to be "a
week of holiday enjoyment and no visi-
tors are to be received except those who
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
Work of Spectators.
Resort to Surveys

Surveys were held TO locate improve
x ents so as 10 safeguard the rights OF
L people. The land when appraised
WIS divided into sections OF forty acres
an the commission was required 10
locate, inspect, classify, and value near
" $4,000 tracts OF land OF this size
Every adult or head OF family N a
tot;I of more than 200. 050 citizens was
perI 5onally examined between June y.
1895, and the date of the report OF this
number fully 90,0e5 viii be finally adj
Judged to lawfully possess tribal uleIIl-
besIihi and property rights
Re.sTdes this number. fully 6oae5a other
peot lie in the district, according &c the
COM mission. suffer because OF the IN
avos iab BILE delay in the work OF the com
mission Seven years VIII have been
cons aTned in the work, as the commits
sion does not expect 10 conclude It's
abor before July / 1865 The estimated
cost of the administration OF these lands.
amor; 'nting to nearly 2, tsee, oo9 acres, and
WORTH hundreds of millions OF dollars
viii ale about 10 cents an acre
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
BIG ATTENDANCE AT
NEGRO Y. Nj. C.. A. MEETING

There was wen-attended meeting at
tGe True Reformers' Han of the new
Negro Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton Addresses were delivered by c.
F. Nesbitt and Lyman l. Pierce
Winston Payne sang a baritone solo,
and afterward there was an address by
the Re*. Walter Il Brooks, pastor OF
the Nineteenth Street Colored Baptist
Church
j. F. MoorIand, one OF the interna-
tional secretaries, addressed the meet
ing h asked that an effort be made
TO raise about $4,000 TO build and equiv
a building in which TO hold meetings
The Y M C A now has 4 member
ship Of about 2S4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
Quiet Family Christmas
In Presidents Mansion
Sunday at Church-ExChange OF Holiday
Gifts-Dinner With Few friends tonight
RestfuI Week Ahead.

have business of the greatest import
ance. President Roosevelt needs a rest,
because he has worked harder than any
one man in Washington during the past
few months. He has had under consid-
Grafton some of the greatest problems
that have ever confronted nation Be
sides this. he has been shaking HANDS
and receiving visitors who came merely
TO pay their respects.
Yesterday the President and family
entered upon something akin TO home
life. The President attended church,
week he hopes to have some outdoor
recreation in the nature OF long walks
and drives.
Sunday was observed at the White
House as usual. Tonight the Christ
mas dinner will be served, and Steward
Pinckey viii be at his best. few OF
the intimate friends of the President
and his family Will be pres MT These
will probably include Senator Lodge:
James R Garfield Commissioner OF
Corporations, and Clifford Pinehot,
chief of the Division of Forestry.
Christmas presents are being eX-
changed at the White House IN the
Residents family and among the cler-
press wagons have been emptying their
loads. and the presents are both M
rIerouS and elaborate
The Roosevelt children had no Chr1sr-
mas tree, last night, for II would take
an enormous tree TO hold their pres
ents They were just as eager as other
children, over the event, and probably
passed a night of fancfful dreams IN
anticipation of the annual event.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26

solo by Miss Patience Mori, and tenor
solo by Mr. Richter.
The customary Christmas service and
sermon was delivered py the pastor. the
Rev. DR.. j. G. Butler. at the Luther
Place Memorial Church. where. owing
TO the damage done by the fire last
winter, which has not yet been entirely
repaired, the service was held in the
chapel.
Messages From Bethlehem"
At the regular morning service in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
the Rev NJ Ross Fishburn spoke on
Some Messages From Bethlehem. y
sunrise service was also held in the
same church. and in the evening a can
tata. The Hope of the World. was
sung.
AT the morning service in the First
Congregational Church Tenth and G
Streets northwest, the Rev. s M New
man, ID. d, preached q sermon appro-
pirate to the occasion. In the evening
there was a choral service. including the
cantata The Nativity. The music
was led by DIR. ]. w BischofT-
An Interpretation of the Life af
Jesus Was the subject OF the Rev
David w. Montgomery : sermon at the
FTftil Church. Eighth and l Streets
northwest
Calvary Baptist Church, preached a
Christmas rmon yeS5e 5 NOR moIn ms
made flesh and dwelt amang US, and
we beneld His glory, as Of the only be-
gotten from the Father, fun of grace
and truth
The service in the Fifth Baptist Church
was conducted by the pastor, the Rev.
DR.. Weston Bruner. who took for his
theme. The Wonderful Name
The Rev Charles i. WiabiSleT
preached at the First Baptist Church
1lpon the subject "A Christmas Mes
sage He said that the message re-
ceived by the shepherds from the north
star was one which has wrought won
derfuI changes in the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26

the Rev DR. Hubbard's sermon was the
Birthday of Jesus.
The Rev. w. V. Tudor, D. D.. preached
at the morning service IN Mount vernon
Place Church South. In the morning at
Metropolitan Church, NJ Street, near
Sixteenth northwest. the pastor, the
Rev. O. ]. w Scott. preached on THE
Meaning of Christmas to the World
At the Metronolitan Memorial Church
DR.. F. NJ. Bristol preached morning and
evening
The pastor, Dr. Ferguson, spoke. on
THE Personal influence of Jesus at
Wesley Chapel. Fifth and Streets
northwest, in the morning The Wise
Men, Visit was the subject of the
Church Rev George E. MaydweH. the
pastor OF Waugh Church, preached on
the topic, God With Us at the morn
ing service in that church
Georgetown Churches.
In Georgetown. at Congress Street
Church, the Rev. T. g. Grouse spoke
on the topic. The Day spring, at the
morning service. Christmas sermons
We're delivered by the pastor. the Rev
D. L. BlakeTnore. at the Epworth
Church South both morning and even
mig. Good Tidings" and The Name
OF Jesus" Were the subjects Of the ser
mons by the Rev. DIR. Lucien D. Clark
at Hamline Church. AT Mount Pleas
ant Church the Rev. Eugene May,
morning service the pastor, the Rev.
DIR. Dawson. spoke on Christmas JOY"
AT Foundry Church, the pastor. the
Rev, Robert NJ Moore, preached in the
morning. and in the evening the quar-
let rendered a program Of Christmas
hymns
The Use and Abuse OF Christmas"
was the topic Of the Rev Dr. s Reese
Murray's sermon at the morning and
evening services in Union Church.
Twentieth Street. near Pennsy- lYanis;
Avenue northwest.
The Rev. Robert NJ. Moore. pastor of
Foundry NJ. +. Church, delivered the
principal address at the Young Men S
Christian Association meeting at the
Lafayette Theater yesterday afternoon.
lin spite of the diSagreeable weather the
attendance was large. DR.. Moore took
for his theme: THE Meaning of Christ
mas
'Christ's Personality
At the Church of Our Father, Univer-
sanst, the Rev John Van Schaicb
preached on the power OF Christ's per
sonality.
| The Rev Charles H. Butler. pastor 81
! the Keller Memorial Church, Lutheran
took as the subject of his sermon the
visit of the wise men from the East
The Rev. Dr. W. E. Pdrson of tins
Church of the Reformation, preached or
the way in which Christmas should d.
celebrated.
The text of the Christmas sermon o.
! The Rev. Paul a. Menzei. of Concordis
Church. was found in John i:13: -'Th'
! Word Between the Flesh" There was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
ALLEGED FIREBUG SEIZED
AND TAKEN TO OHIO

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. @.-George E
Leteher, a capitalist, of San Jose, VINO
is wanted by the Ohio authorities on
the charge of arson. alleged TO have
been committed in that State twenty
five years ago, and who has been re-
sisting extradition has been kidnapped
by detectives and taken in a launch to
Martinez. where the eastern overland
train was located
Letcher is now out of the jurisdiction
of the courts of this State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
MRS. MARGARET GREEN
TO REST I'M WOODLAND, N. Z.

The funeral of Mrs Margaret Green,
widow of a former weu-kno~. business
man. who died at the home OF her
daught er, Mrs A E Bateman, 24Ss Co
r.abia Road on Saturday, viii be held
at the place of her death tomorrow at
ternoorf at o'clock. The body VIII be
sent to New York for interment In
WoodIarwn Cemetery.
Mrs Green was, in former years, pep
uIar in he social world OF this city and
New york. She formerly came from
Georgia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
RECEIVES SIPS CHECK

GLOUCESTER, Mass. Dee. 26-Free-
man Putney. superintendent of schools.
received Christmas gift in the form OF
a check for S725. which was raised by
public subscription.
Mr. Putney came TO this city twenty
five years ago and was first engaged as
principal OF the Collins Grammar School.
Two handsome volumes on standard
works were sent to Mr. Putney and in
side of ore OF them was the check
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
Bishop Cranston breaches.

Resident Bishop Cranston preached at
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on
the birth of Christ, drawing from the
event a missionary moral
DR.. H. r. Naylor preached on THE
Incarnation at Grace Church. Nine
teenth and Streets northwest, while at
the McKendree Church the subject of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-12-26
DAWES COMMISSION
SUBMITS REPORT
Meets in Part Criticism of
the Press.
WORK OF THE sPECULAT0RS
Unscrupulous Men Induce Indians to
Take Tracts of Land Widely Sep
ated, Then Get Possession

The annual report of the Dawes Com
mission, showing the partition and al
lotment of land among the five civilized
Indian tribes during the last six years
has been made public and a large share
of the document IS devoted TO an ex-
PLANTATION of the delay which has caused
considerable harsh criticism.
The commission does not admit that
this criticism is just, though it says
that 10 many candid Observers the ex-
ecution Of the task has seemed both tedi-
OTIS and expensive. A large share oE
the time has been spent in getting q
correct roll of the people and an inyen-
tory of property and improvements
Work of Spectators.
The INSCRIPTIONS work of spectators
in attempting 20 influence the work OF
the commission is dealt with at length
One of the favorite schemes of these
spectators, as explained in the report,
IS to induce fulI-blood Indians TO take
in allotment widely separated tracts Of
land of more than ten acres each IN
order that they may De unable to take
possession and improve their land The
commission has tried in vain 10 prevent
this kind OF fraud. which eventually re-
suits in the loss OF the land by the
Indian bur under the law certain
privileges are granted 10 the citizens IN
heir selection and II Is difficult for the
Z commissions n I1rOrecf them