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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
/. PRIZES AWARDED
!. FOR FINE CORN c. !. ]. B.
Virginia Commission to ST. Louis !:
s88 4. Exposition Passes Upon
s58 Samples Submitted. ,5

n nc .vi,.ginin Commission ,to the st.,
Louis Exposition recently offered plizes
fprStllc best collection Of corn from any
county In the State. and the best olie
prodTssa 6 nizas S Sava grG bssn
.,.dcd nv cssrs. w. a$ r. VI w God ana
iIoward swineford, q this elty; r,d 1 ans;
a5, 4. Slaughter. o.. Culpeper.s Inc isr ,s.
l,l'Ixos for i he best collection was Won ny
\ sbcSbridgc% county, the corn WINS
Todueed Me- Y !. H,.ls W iee sT he
!. srfn,I snrize was won by MI ~. Al.
aInnick, or Rockingham. who had about OUT
''i Nm. 81 aver hundred contestants for
NINA bestSo,,e hundred etrs. two OF the
1izs we're won by two ladies; =, nrst
,yt,ll nv Alr. Nelson Wlitmore. RED Mills
SECOND w1.e cor'1ars w Al eorn
SIr.. 55,-.r Suthelin. Danville: fourth
Mir. q. s. Raymond rlmberville, NaSI t1H
5atrst prize lns the latter contest was w,
#1i,c second $40, and the and fourth
81 nn 4 IL S gta 3&S{4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
FULTON NOTES.

Mr. Ward Bew, who formerly conducted
a. shoe shop on s state Street +. has p!lr-
chased a largo sailing vessel at Bait
more, and left & yesterday; fternoon4 Tor
Baltimore to take charge Of tlle, vessel
he will hereafter reside in that 81 s5
Mr.. Charles r.. AInCallcy, Eastern man
n r few7fdays ago visiting . Ills V brothers.,
Mcssrs. ~ n, and Gray McCalley
Mr.. Charles Seals. Who has recently
suffered Il severe III aclis of ar Eendlclti;s
to,.walle out. TX III IA 81 Il Z
The revival services being. conducted at
Denny Street Methodist Church by tho
place Methodist Church, Of Norfolk. Na,]
Are being largely attended, MI. Jones
stated In his talk on. Monday mig hi that
last year he witnessed more than q thou A.
would be the greatest revival he has ever
MIR Mrs, Henry coghill and children have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Virginians in New York,
5R Especial to4The Times .Dispatcl)l 9
4 NEW YORK, March arlhorougll
NJ vi enfield Miss NJ. Harris, Miss A1c-
Crath; Albert, H. II. Jackson. ls
AN OTHER g ERM De- OYER, i.

S"Ierpicide" kills the dandruff germ.
me germ burrows into the scalp,
throwing up The cnticle In thin sea les,
called dandruff, or scurf, and digging = 7
the root or tho hair whero ~ saps tue
then lusteress and dead Like hair then
falling hair, and, finally bal ncss, y inc.
tenths of the hair troubles arc eau en
by dandruff. Without daidrllff, hair NH
grow lllxriantly, as latnre Intended
DIIerpt eide 1, I,1lls tho &dandrlff germ
leaving, tile hnir 70 Glo W IN ha mpercd, ~
II does With the American red ma NJ SOLD
nv leading druggists, Send l0c9 IN stamps
i ny sample to The licrpicide Cos Iletgoit,
Mich wenss s; Mi on I,rus Go, Special
Agents. ~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
( New Electric Line.

Especial to Tho Times-Dls spa tch. 80
& BLUEFIELD, W.$ENA:, NJ arcf Ls.,Ilhe
Blueded and Grahqm l1lectrical RAILWAY 4,
tha Construction Iof their line between
this ii city and Graham. Work has I been I,
commenced on tho6 Graham end 4, ,1 20
line. and q large liuInb cr of the t 1,1i;
line Will only be9illree miles at. tho pres.
.cnt, tut a franchise granted TO , the.
company gives thes company the, privilege
,of extending irsgltne. llroLgho ~ n
seat nf this county, ] ohm Wa tiers, a we'll
known capitalist Of Graham. Va. IS pres res.
,idcnt OF the conapny.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
dent Table.

II Especial Dispatch tp8tlle New York lIc1'-$
u yyaAsHING ToN !. i. T,csda 5. Mrs. 4.
Roosevelt has started u moven,ent Il which.
H successful. will result in the iistallL--39
5tion8in the Whitc House Of at cnst q
ofsthe United States from NYashng ton,,ss:
time. The task which IN NJ rs, l2oose Xelts
has crtaken is$no small one, for there
are no funds with which. to make the col
lection. and she As depend nt largely lponl
those who hold sraro pieces us rel CIR
S Only since theS days OF Abraham Lin
coin has tho White House china been pro-
SERVED iter 5s term q n ifcumRsnit
was i lie ETrop Of the President any =
went out of the executive mansion. with
him. Much Of the most aluabe ~ all
tho relics is scattered over the land -
the hands of relic hunters or OF distant
descendants Of former Presidents ms
5 no assist her in the work OF collection
Mrs. Roosevelt has asked the aid Of Mrs.S
Abby Cs.t Baker, nns nut llority on White
l5s Recently tho nucleus Of the :c0llccllpnfS
was Installed in8 cabinets on tic 8loa Sc
SmentR floor OF tho White House. where
through the Railways leading to- tho East ;,stF
Room now 4 he onl " room, II open y TO n he
PERCEPTION Of the pub at the usua hours.
Two cabinets have been filled and appr,o-
pria telv labeled Wit, sI'ecincns Of t he
@cllina Of each administrator from = M
coin down. Soon the entire sets 4 are N "
bo4placed m glass cases; where they! may o. !:
ranged contain Tic following pieces: 81
Lincoln chnl-T'sh pattcrs: two y. plates
large fruit dish one sn;lll pot,
Grant china ope1M1r fT,a d1h ah
Hayes china From the ,lcodorc Davis e,
SeS9satea .as9 .h AM
plnte.fcup and saucer tlinnersplate.splat q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
\ ROBINSON TO HANG.
Governor Declines to Further
n Interfere in the Case.

4. Parker Robinson. .Jr,. who is under
deatl, sentence for murder in tho first
degree. will hang at Brunswick Court
house tomorrow, Governor Montague
il,aving declined to further interfere IN the
case. His Eacelency gave the man two
3rnspites in order to look furtlicr into the
case. and in declining 10 commute tho
sentence yesterday, gave out The follow
ing:
56tJ have examined the record In this
case and tho certified copy of tho evil
5dence with all the moro care, because tho
sufficient tinlc for the consideration Of tho
evidence by an appellate court, and after
much consideration ] am of opinion that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Property Transfers.

Richmond: Joseph I.uclenburg and wife
q aeonara T. Marston % feet OF Pine
$500 'ls WI
sarah Iiibble's trustee 10 n. r. pol
Lard. ~ 20 feet on the south side OF Boyd
Street, 10 feet vest OF Hancock Street.
$40,
Thomas 4, stagg William II. Newell,
l:,AA Gatlir and their wives 10 James
n BARKER, ~ 6-5-io feeko on the 5DOrth
side Of Marshall Street. 1lG II 6.1-l. feet.
sbomas J. Todd and nlfe % 1)rugiih
Ma wife q, Joseph &. Boaley. 70 "a feet
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
BANKRUPTCY CASE
fudge Waddill Hears Testimony

4 XII as to Robertson after.
a53}ln TIC United Statcs District Court yes,
terdayI Judge 3Waddill considered, an !.
heard Testimony Iii the case o. NJ y.
sItobertsOn, 5s;,n inpol,intary bankrupt OF
Blackstone. In Nottow;ly county.
@ The case came UP on IA, me ton 1ol.s z y
order TO show cause why certain goods
Sold by the enforced bankrupt previous )
$1nHand Immediately fter3 his enforced lrt,
Bankruptcy should not be returned 3tosthe
receiver His Honor heard the testimony
and took the case under driscment
,@gsa a decree will be entered today prod
ably, the tenor or which was out timed ny
Y lie courts summing ZIP Of the evidence;
iii which lie set forth plainly that he had
reached the conclusion that there had peeii
collision among the Robertson brothers
$;,nd their relatives and agents that
werked injustice to the creditors of The
+ bankrupt.
Meade Haskms, OF NottowaN, appeared
for tile Robcrtsons. and the receiver WIS
represented by James Mann, 81 Norfolk,
and Bartlett Roper, Jr., of PetersbilrS'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Second Anniversary.

The second anniversary services OF the \,
Paramount Chris tian Sunday school VIII
sba held in tho church friday I, evening" y
March 4tll, at o'clock, at which a. silver
offering viii be taken "a nice programme
has been arranged, and all friends are ire
cordially invited to attend.
n Since the school was started Just /, t% "
years ago in a dwelling house 9, 9n. l''iLr
mount Avenue. al church has been Or or,
Eanized. and the, school has now u roll
strength OF over a ,hundred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03

on tho southEsilo of trace.. street 81 loS
feet east Of Harrison street.. Y,
sioner. Is Mount Tabor BAPTIST Clu ire =
trustees Interest in lot is in SQUARE y are ~
sNVoodvillc. s10..2 a !, :, "A =. !,
i1vvn,nnssi % ncrcsI on White Oak Swamp,
y Thomas ii i. Smith and wife to y James n g
T.Tand Kate Goodwin, lotsll = lnL
of lot l.. in squarc 26 Che "a "a % nr,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
( d < !, III n .,
/ sNiHlt To IlOallOkc, y

returned after#uJ visit TO Roanokc A';l;S8
MIR. 7 olnS ~. Glialkley. who was, Caught
In machine Wh at work q Nj f J,
last Friday, is getting along nicely. MI,
Chalkley's right arm was l,adl y cfi Esiiied,
ana at first tho extent of q he injury
could mot DO detern,ined.45lIe was taken
to the office Of Dr. 3, u. Reams, VINO
rendered tho necessary trca tlnent. s..,5Ii
n MIR. Louis ss,choenbergcr, who has been
Ill 3hls home oh Louisiana stree ~ n y;
.'' NE Ashby Bottoms. formerly OF Fulton,
but Ut, now ' Of Newport News. has returned
home after a. visit TO friends an reia-
lives. " ,85l - p I, u,
WILLIAMS burg, Where he has been visit,
Ing friends aud relut iyes, . K !.
MI, George Barker Is able q; be o F''lt'
after , recent Illness l5 y, Z, I. 4, 4,
Methodist Episcopal CHURCH met ycsstte b.
day afternoon at the residence or MIS-
w ]. Mays No. 6o7 State Street. !. y, 4
Ti,e es charged with assault upon. MI
Frank Throckrno Silva was finedi
Ks and costs, with an additional fine !, 81 i
$50 for having concealed weapons ~ q ~
person, & II si 81 .4 q !,
Mr.. Ben Harry a machlnlst. employed g
in the MACHINE shop Of tho RlGhmona
Cedar Works, was painfully injured 4 np W.
the eye and face while engaged az Wy! "
W9Ia ames RiddIe, 81 State street, was taken
quite iii at Dutch Gap d few days agp,
While engaged at his WORKS, anfl WIZ u, TO-,
moved to his home. where he s a,tId y ,,s
quite sick MI idle y smp @o, Ky
Who arc making inlproYem ents on pa W
river near Dutch Gap: ,.., !. J. I, =,
Mrs Angle. Wifoo Squire Myeg Z, q, Angle
ID n,ito iii III (llcrE home on 20 WIS s'lTeei,
4 ME- Va iss' Aid Society f yNedde Me-
mor r Episcopal Chapel Will meet mes VIA
afternoon. s4s n sS I, K, ~, . &,tyoado,i
sEnyIscopal Chapel Tonight.
s. Ia mes Hughes, one bof the oldest am
Ma Known ii liens az Yarina, Is quito ~
MI MI hughes IL at tho honc 81 Dayld
y. " hirs Charles samuels Is able 10 DO ott
e ii ter All al tack of % I, /, g.
III M. Sis, Kohlman and family and n y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
HAD A FINE YEAR,
Business Of Stock Yards Com
nanY the Best Yet. q

The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Richmond Union stock Yards
Company was held yesterday IT i O'Clock
at tic office Of Nj, y. Rand Well ford.
Chamber Of Commerce., %lcr the follow
ing officers were elected for The ensuing
year: President, Charles Weil; Vice. Prestr
dent T.. c. Brauer; Treasurer. John Reb-
man. Secretary, j. ", Carson. Board Of
Dlrectors-C Charles Wnil, r. G Brauer.
John Rebman. J. ". Carson and Henry
Block.
The managers report showed the past
year to have been the most prosperous
IN tho history Of the yards. ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
PAID IT OVER Vi
Orphanage May Name Industrial
Building After Mr.. Bosher.

Z The executors of the estate or the late
.lamcntcd Robert S. l3oshcr have paid
over to the treasurer OF the Baptist.
General Association Of Virginia the lcga-i
5cics of s., oo1 for tie orphanagc, and 81 900
for the cndowment#of the ministers re
lief fund, The money for the orphanaEe
will DO Immediately applied TO the corr-.
8plction of the Industrial building, Z, and
1T is not improbable that this building
will be named for MIR. Boshcr. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
INSURANCE Charter.

The State Corporation Commission has
granted u charter TO the Jefferson Fire
and Marine Insurance Corporation Of.
dent, Ferdinand l.. Richold lvicc7president,y
Joseph a. Derlin secretary and treasurer.
Dlrcctors--Davld c. Taylor, Moses j loft
#llcimer and Harold S.. BloombcrS- Capt.
tai stock, $4,000 TO 100000. Real estate
limited to S1,0090O0.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Alleged Theft.

Tom Ilarls. colored. was arrested yes
terday hy Detective Gibson on the charge
OF stealing Il stone tcruslier belonging to
the city. lie is alleged to have put the
crushcr inrhis back yard and disposed OF
it piece by piece to Junk dealers Tho
casC comes lp To-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Furnace Closes Down.
Ia 7,ha 51,ines- Dispatch

Especial 10 This Times Dispa tcll. q, M
BLuEFlETD, MIA. March a !, !, J, F,e
q, Z r;ra I,am Ina oabeen ordered TO close
down as soon asfallsarc on hand and and
in transit is used. This furnace Is one
OF the larses, industrlfs IN tis sec1 !,
lie town Of Graham, y'n..B us 1t furnishes
employment for a5lIarge force Of men.
Tho reason assigned for the shutdown
is the decrease In the price of iron.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Shockoe Council Meets Tonight.

A very important meeting OF THIS colIIi-s
Gil Royal Arcanum, will be held at Ma,
sonic Temple this evening at So'clock.
The committees to make reports viii he
the excursion. hall. anniversary and 5000
material interest Deputy Grand Regent
Harry Kemp and tho members OF Junior Nor
Council viii be the guest $ Of the !. eve
Ming. TO witness the Initiation OF fifteen
candidates sTs 5S n K
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
a., /, W Saturday.

George Rotli will leave Saturday I, Ter 9,
sGlaridon, Ark, where they Will res d.
MI, is Gilman an,l Ills family have been
living here only three months, having
removed hero from Burkevillc Va = -,
Antonio Alanocy. wat lehman 81 the.s.la
House, continues III at his homo on l1nl-
ton Street, His son, Ed VINO shsd IA. -
severe attack Of throat trouble ana neh carr
LOST his voice. has improved very n ll1uY'l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Against Russia.

Thelllgl, School Debating Society lad
llpSthc Japanese Russian war question on
Tuesday night, and some linc speeches
were made in favor or tho Japs.
The 5ncXt question TO be debated Is.
&'.Resolvett That Canada Should BE An
tncXed 10 tho United States"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Colored Cemeteries.

a meeting Of colored people Will be held
matter Of cemeteries in opposition TO a
bill in the Legislature prohibiting FUR
sther burinls IN some Of the colorcd GEM
a rios .gs Aaf .tszs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Pardon Is Refused.

Governor Montague has declined 10
grant a pardon to Chap Allen, negro
who liz serving a term of flyn Years In the
urea king a.4l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Suprem ~ Court Of Appeals

Iii tho Supreme Court Of Appeals yes $.
terdaya theaentire day was taken MR. ~
hearing III continuation Of argumens ~,
and nrgument9i Fin the case Crimson w..
tho Comm onwcath Argument was III CONT ON
5pleted and &sboth cases submit Il,
NJ The Interesting case Of the e
:Coas Line Railway Company VS. the COM
non WEALTH tho famous demurrage case g.
OF the railways against the ratings Of the
CorporatiorSCo Commission. was not reac ,l ~
5Ths case is set for today. and WI tpe
called Immediately uponthe ass N1nrni
ana Hamilton. of Petersburg. viii I, 3.
pear FOR the railway companies. aila
j3laxton and Attorney Genera RAJ ~
for the Commonwealth, ~. ...
4 No decisions will be handed doWs,n,Ssto-5
day, and probably not until next 'h 11l:
dIy. ts5t iyis4f W III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Establishes T Branch Agencies.

For tho convenience OF the public, inc
Southern Express Company has es.; .,l.
Iished branch money order agencies at me
following prominent drug stores L, 8
Shook. I. i. !. Bcyerdge *. S. Brig ss, =.
G. .lrol.stniail, n. II. M. Harrison. A;, -.
Robbins, MN. Villains, W. I'.5s, l''oy-
thress ana Company, ssSii n !. Z, 3 .sS
s,'s ,xnress ColIlpany's orders arc cheap,
cnsyst 8 Il obtain }and payable ut any cX-
;press office s$ina tile United states Y and
Canada. and are, therefore, or y coflN s.
llient means for transmit ting none ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
TAINTED IN COURT.
Mrs. Jameson Fell on the Floor,
q Sent on Is Grand Jury.

Sent on to Grand Jury.
Ii Counsel for Mrs. NJ IL Jameson In tho
Police Court ,tstcrdag- waived 'eXamina-
lion, and the casc was certified 10 tho
JIustings Court, to be set for trial,.on
March 18th.
S.lsiYhen Mrs. Jameson appeared In court
size t,orc the appearance Of ono Who
lad suffered great mental pain. Sho was
weak. physically. too, and ut the calling
OF the case tainted dead awaS. kind
hands, attended her and in short while
she WAS able 10 walk back to iail. where
medical attention was administered.
The charge against Mrs Jameson "
that. of obtaining so from the American
National Bank on |. bad draft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
Epworth League Meetings:

ing of Ashbury Epwortll League will 4be
held together every 4 first Friday evening,
The first Of these meetings lis 10 be- h,li.
and friends arc urged to boz present,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
c. G. o, BOND ISSUE.
The Half Million Is Promptly
rTake, hy R1air e. %

Tho chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com :
rany has issued 5000 Of four and half
per cent coupon bonds. secured by mort
cages on the property III the company,
and they were at once taken mp by Blair
and Company. Of New York.
The bonds rim until 1876. and are for
equipment purposes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
OVERLY CASE,

M : Y d nm
@ fed on to Hastings Court,
lThe case OF, W. y, OVERLY, the chesa
speake and Ohio vat hTan, who shot the
neg. q John Newly last Sunday, was GER
titled to the Hastings Court N the Police
court yesterday, as eNamina ton Waab
waived, 4,
Mr. Oyerby.3was lied for his appear
ance in the upper court OF March lth. si
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03

IL upon Tho bench ] could not have dis
.turbetl the5vcrdict Of tho jury. And there
being no reasons submitted for executive
,cleniency, L am constrained that it is not
my duty oEinterfcro with tho execution
of the sentence. 's%s55 II @5ts- II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-03
.HlSTORIC"CHINA
FOR WHITE HOUSE.

Mrs. Roosevelt Plans s$to Collect
Pieces Used OH Each Presi- Up
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-09-08
The Stairway Lifted.

lesion, and then the violators were
keepers of what is known as blind
tigers" Most of the blind tigers"
are either cellar dives or upstairs club
rooms, and the hosting stairs to a
club are one of the sights of the city.
These stairs swing on iron bearings
above the ground floor in an alleyway
alongside the building and are hoisted
by a chain device. The guard is often
seen standing at the foot of the stairs,
and when a customer ascends. if there
is any danger of a sudden descent by
the police upon the place the stairs
are raised. AS there is no other
means Of entrance to the building
above the first floor it requires some
time for the police to procure lad
ders and get into windows in making
a raid and this gives the proprietors
and their help sufficient time to hide
or destroy their stock and utensils be-
fore the police enter.
The ~dispensarles of Charleston, as
we'll as in the smaller places, are or
binary looking stores, fitted up some
what after the style Of a drug store,
with the windows filled with bottled
goods. over the door of one of the
Charleston dis~pensaries is the signih-
cant sign, Quality VIII Tell"
In the smaller towns and cities the
dispensary law is more strictly en-
forced, and, as a general thing, it is
favored by the citizens.
AS to the liquors sold b. the dis
%pensaries, all that need be said is that
there is a large variety to choose from
at various prices, the original package
goods selling for rs and so per cent
than in the north, The largest
seller IS corn whiskey of the 4O-cents-
a-Quart grade, about Upper cent proof,
and the sale of this in half-pint TASKS
for 10 cents quite enectually stamps
out the blind t,gers" in the
smaller places, because the ~cheapness
of the whisky and the guarantee of the
state chemist recommends it over the
''moonshine' or "home-destroyer''
grades sold illegally.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-09-08

Waller with a note stating that he
Waller) had given up the idea of get
ting through and would return, di-
recting Porter to make directly for
the river and build RATS for the entire
party. This Porter tried to do, but
tailed to find wood that would float.
It was raining hard at this time and
the river was about ten feet above it's
normal level and running with VIC
lence. As Major Waller did not ap-
pear, Porter sen Capt. Bearss to him
to ascertain his plans, then return and
report. Bearss failed to return, but
he reached Waller and went on with
him.
On Jan. 8, l think, Porter pushed
ahead to get assistance with eight Of
the strongest men, leaving williams to
follow with the crippled and lame as
far as the boat, secreted on the way
up to be used in an emergency like the
present. Porter reached the boat, but
found she had been damaged and was
unit for use. So he started on a
twenty-hye-mile hike for Lanang.
reached there with three men on the
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1904-09-08
TROOPS FoRDING A STREAM.

afternoon of the 18th. Five men had
given out, but, living on two dogs that
strayed their way, they finally reached
the post.
The relief expedition under Lieut..
Williams, First infantry, on account Of
the height OF the river. was unable to
get away until the morning of the
14th. Williams deserves the highest
praise for his twenty-five miles fight
against the current and up the rapids,
hauling his boats along by hand a
good part of the way. It was not until
the morning Of the 18th that he
reached the starving marines in their
stopping place near the river. Their
condition at the time was terrible.
For days no man among them had
strength to carry a rife. Nine Of them
had either gone crazy or had fallen by
the trail half dead from starvation and
exposure. It had rained steadily for
eighteen days.
Lieut.. A. S. Williams had made
every effort to get them along, but had
to abandon them. He could only
save the men who were able to reach
the boat by the river, the probable
point Of arrival Of the relief expedi-
ton. He got there on the night Of the
10th inst. his party having been with
out food except roots, the pulp of
plants and a very few sweet potatoes
for fifteen days.
ITO further complicate matters the
native bearers, about thirty in num-
Der, became sulky. practically refusing
assistance to the white men. They
would build shacks as a protection
from the continual downpour for
themselves only, and, knowing the
edible roots and plants, were more
skillful in obtaining food.
"A time came when no white man
could carry a rife, and those not lost
We're In the hands OF the natives, and