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Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
Melted 5000 From His Peach Crops.

Messrs. James B. Keith and G. ID.
Jackson of near Dover have finished
marketing their crop of peaches of
about 1 200 baskets, which netted them
$4,000. This farm, which is just north
of town, and is owned by Mr.. Jackson
and tenanted by Mr.. Keith, is pro-
badly the only one in this county to
WELD full crop of peaches this year.
The orchard contains about seven
acres located along Silver Lake and
the varieties were Champion and Ell
berta. Last week he delivered 800
baskets and in one day his sales
amounted to $500. The lowest price
received was 81 per basket.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
His Authority.

Governess docking over geography
paper)-What's this? 1.-THE people Of
Lancashire are very stupidp Where
in the world did you get that idea
from? Pupil-Out of the book 1t says
that Lancashire is remarkable for its
dense population.--Punc
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13

The English new notes state that
Lord Granville Gordon has three earl
doms but no money. He could swap
of one of the earldoms any time for a
New York heiress. But the blgamy
laws make the other two a dead loss.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
Best For Children.

Mothers. be careful of the health Of
your children. Look out for Coughs,
Colds, Group and WhOoping Cough.
Stop them in time-One Minute Cough
Cure is the best remedy Harmless
and pleasant. Contains no opiaies.
Sold by VIM. f. Dunn.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money if
il fails to cure. e. w. Groves sigma
tnre is on each box. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13
Sorry He spoke,

Husband-Wel l must say that all
fools are not dead yet Wife (affec-
tiohately)-rm glad Of 1t, dear. / new
er look well in black-Illustrated Bits.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13

1t is semi-oficially announced that
Mr., Hyde is delaying his return from
Europe in order to see Mr.. Premier
Balfour resign.
Smyrna times., 1905-09-13

Senator Penrose is having some re-
pairs made to his halo prior to the
meeting of Congress in December.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
NORWAY AND sweden
REACH UNDERST AND|AG
Indications That Differences Be,
tween Two Scandinavian Coun-
tries Will Be Adjusted. :

IS4tRLsTAD, September 16-rhe first
otlicai announcement indicating that tho
delegates Of Norway and Sweden We're
approaching an understanding in their
effort to establish a modus vlvendl for the
countries us separate governments was
given out tonight at the close of tho
joint session Of the delegates. This an
*nouncement reads:
1.-THE probabilities are that In the near
future the negotiations can be brought to
definite result,
This somewhat cryptic announcement Is
accepted us Indicating that the ncgotia-
tons have finally reached stage where
an agreement is in sight, and that a
resort to arms. which might have ms
voved other powers, may safely be con-
siderod to be out of the question. At
this hour the delegates and other OILS
cials decline TO throw further light on
the subject of the negotiations which VIII
be resumed Tomorrow 1t Is taken for
granted, however, that u compromise has
been reached on the subject of fortilica-
lions, which has been no crux Of the
situation since the start, and that the
main questions will be arbltrated. 1t 10
believed that considerable inlluencc was
brought 10 hear on both sides looking TO
concessions by which the woundinH OF
the senslbllltes Of either nation might he
ayerted and an entente between the scan
MhaYlan peoples secured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
IN CAPITAL SQUARE
Programme to Be Observed
When Nations Chief Comes
Nearly Completed,

81 Chairman w. III. Cprtis, Of the Coun-
Gil Committee to arrange for tho rccep-
ton Of the President upon his arrival
here on his, pilgrimage through the
South, has received II telegram from the
private secretary Of the President.
The President and his party OF twelve
will reach here at noon on the 18th OF
October. Tho party Will remain In the
city until o'clock, and will be enter
tanned by the city, through the commits
tec, the Mayor and the Chamber of
Commerce and by the Governor, . 81
a speech will be made In Capitol
Square about o'clock, luncheon " ~ be
served at Rueger's and a trip through
the city will be taken In carriages,
Otherwise the programme has not been
completed. iES 5t
Tho Council Committee went to Oyster
bay n short while ago to see the Presi-
dent, and endeayor to get him 70 re-
main over night in Richmond, but Mr..
Rooseyelt,s programme had been COM
pleted, and 1t WAS found that It would
he Impossible to make a change. Ihe
hours here were heightened, however,
and the President Will be In r chmond
al, hour or two Longer than was at first
anticipated,
rhns commlttee will meet at an carly
date to perfect the ARRANGEMENTS, 'Ihe
body embraces Messrs,s Curtis, Pollock,
Mills, Dabney and Peters, "a \,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
.VANDERBILTSGET
LITTLE KANAWH:l..A'I.
Extensive Railroad Property il
West Virginia SoldSfor
$Io,ooo,oo,oI:.
~. 4 ssocIatcn PRESS.

BY p ASSOCldlcu Z !'~So.I it 5tlttts
L PITTsBURG. PA. septcm Der 16.-Jos-
eph Ramsey, Jr.. President of the Wa Va:
bash Railroad. announced to-day that ne
sale OF the Little kanawha properties
was completed with the exception OF
q few minor details which would l1ld pe g.
disposed OF Immediately.
The purchasers are interests represent
Ing the Pittsburg and Lake Erie ha l'
road and it is stated the Pennsylvania
ana baltimore and Ohio Railroads are
Interested In the sale.
without doubt a line no" VII ~
hui,t !, said Mr.. Ramsey which VIII give
pit sburg what it has been In great heed
}of-n, railroad to the South.
sG,rhe Little I<anawha properties uie .. 60
tonsfveG md Include vast coal iands from ON
west Of Parkersburg, w. Vn.,.into Greene re als
county, Pa. The price paid by the van an
derbilt interests is said to pc siovoo,vuu
rhe nror,erty was first offered to George
could. who held II minority interest,", l =,
the syndicate but. It Is stated ne ieiuseu
n nav the price demanded .,o
IThe line Of the syndicate IN Grec Nv
county was originally Intended as .no
romt a which the Wabash should lollo"
- 'its extension to Underwater BY way
~ The West Virginia Central ana 'ie
Western Maryland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
men We're NOT HANGED
HELD FUNERAL ANYHOW.
Preacher in Georgia Determined
Not to Be Outdone By Stay
Of Execution,
-(By Associated Press.l

j VALDOsTA, GA, September 16,-The
execution Of j, G. Rawlings and his sons.
Milton and Jesse, and the negro Ar.
Moore, all of whom were implicated In
the murder of the Carter children. was
set for yesterday, but " stay OF sentence
was ordered. SO that the case could be
carried to the Supreme Court.
Sheriff Passmorej received orders not
4 to hang the men from several sources,
Solicitor General Thomas Informed him
of the order which was Issued at Thorn
asvile by Judge Mitchell when the new
trial was refused; tho Judge informed him
4 In person, and Attorney Cooper besides
&sendiug him word by several parties.
came to tell him himself Finally. the
sheriff received letter from the Cow
ernor, a postscript to this order stated
that Mr.. Cooper had requested that this
order be very definite, as "that l4owndes
county sheriff wants to hang tnat
crowd"
A preacher came over from Colquitt
county yesterday afternoon and anoun.-
ed at tho Jail chat he came to preach the
funeral Of the executed men, but found
after reaching the ciiy that the eXscu-
lion would not oe2ult After second
thought, lie decided to preach il anyhow,
and took a position on ono of the corners
and spoke for about an hour about sin
and Its results,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Tt CREAT
II /. [! Plant !.
Judge Waddill Allows Passenger
and Power Company to Spend
Large Sum.
BUILDING COLOSSAL WORKS h
Improvements Being Made il
Petersburg Will Be
Resumed.
BUILDING COLOSSAL WORKS.
The great work which Mr. Gould start
In Petersburg Is to be resumed almost

The great work which Mr. Gould start
ed In Petersburg Is: to be. resumed almost
at once. AZ n. y NJ n .
States Judge, entered "a.
in the suit OF the Bowling Green A trust " Isl.
Company, t1ns tee, versus Virginia fn
senger and Power Company and others,
authorizing the expenditure of SAL 500 BY
William Northrop and Henry I. WICK
ham, 4 receivers, to complete the water
power plant at Petersburg Va
The work Of developing the great water
power properties of the Virginia Pas-
senger and Power Company on the upper
GAppomattox River. near Petersburg. has
( 80 far accomplished 9gthe widening and
deepening OF the old canal and the build
Ing Of an electric power house, ready for
the Installation OF two generators to sup
(ply fifteen hundred horse power EACH.
One Of these great makers Of electricity
has long been at the power house ready
for installation. a giant flume twelve
feet in diameter and two hundred. teet
long, extends from the terminus OF the
canal to the power house ION the river!
bank, sixty-oight feet below and all
preparations have been made for the
building Of q duplica to power house and
Snume adjoining and connecting with tho
present plant, thus 'affordlng a. total OF
six thousand horse powcrbat the lower end
OF the canal, which has been enlarged to
width of forty feet and depth Of eight
and a half. II
Z. At the upper end, four niles above the
power house, two thousand feet Of the
old canal rema lns to be enlarged to the
junction with the river, where the water
gates will be placed. Here the plans pro-
vide for another electric plant Of nine
thousand horse pc wer. enabling the CONF
pany to furnish fifteen thousand horse
power from these great properties Com
paratiyely little work has been done on
the great storage dam across the river
at the junction with the canal. This
structure Is to be seventy FIVE feet high,
and will back water In tho AppomattoS
for thirty miles, which Will aflard n stor-
ago supply to be utilized when the river
is low The present twelve foot dam can,
unLer ordinary conditions, supply the
canal &:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
SO SHOTS FIRED:
CONSTABLE HIT
Officer Went Down Three Times
But Kept On i, Returning to
Fight, Until sH,es Was Drag
ged From Field Trouble
Arose Over Horse
Race.
(Byl Associated Press.l

2 MEMPHIS, TENN, September 16.--A
special to the Commcrcal-Appeal from
Germantown, Tenn, says that n clash
between white men and negroes occurred
there this afternoon, in which Eugene
Scott a constable, was slot ana stabbed; :
negro named Smith, from Cordova, wa s
killed Robert Howard, of GermantoH n,
was cut about the head. and three or
more negroes were shot. t E 81
THE fight occurred at the Wolf River
race track, midway, between Germantowsa
exchange. TheGwhltes were ma " drive
OFF, bearing their wounded. under a scat
tering fire from the negroes. t.ts # ri (!
~ Tho trouble arose 5oyeffa race. a Ger
mantown negro wanted to enter his horse.
and the Cordova negroes objected. Ia q
dispute followed, n and Scott, WHO was
standing near, with other: white mea,
who had gone to4the track to look on.
was called on tosettle thc{dispute. Smith,
Of the Cordova crowd. who was using
offensive language. was compounded to
keep his peace. 4 He refused, and the
constable, deputizing Howard, attempted
Ito place the negro under arrest. AS
they started toward Smith, he drew Ills
revolver and began firing. Scott whipped
out his pistol and4repl.ed. Twelve shots
were exchanged, Smith falling dead, and
Scott going down5three times, but coming
up as often until carried from the field.
Howard and some of the other white
men drew pistols and rushed to the as
slstanee Of Scott, land "a dozen negroes
from Cordova backed up Smith. At least
s half a hundred shots We're fired. Some
\ Of the snegroesSus their knives stabb.ng
Scott and Howard IL Three snegi oes besides
Smith. were shot, and 1t Is thought that
six others were wounded
ri Scott was shot tllrpl,H the lief lung.
He was. also badly suit with d a knt fe
about the head + Is wounds are serious.
Howard was cuttabputt the head, but not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Virginian Commits Sui
eide BY Leaping From I. u !.
HOtel8WindOW. /.
5NEICHBOR UNABLE
TO DRAG HIM BACK
Man Who Occupied Adjoining
Room Caught:Hold Of Suicides
Coat Collar AS He Was @
Climbing From Win
.5 dow, But Had to |z
Let Go. NJ

sii. .pce,r'l y Mo- - sepiember is.W D..
Walker, sixty years old. OF Staunton, Va.
committed suicide last ,ight.by Jumping
from the window Of his room on the third
floor of the Burlingt on Hotel, at Market
n:id Moore streets. n Isl 6, 81 NJ HI 5i
S Hurry Clayton, who occupied the room
adjoining Walkers. was passing tue hall
when, pecrIng into Walkers room. the
beheld Walker climbing out Of the vim
dow. Clayton rushed to Walkers rescue.
BY the time he reached the window
Walker was entirely outside and was
hanging to the sill by his hands. Clayton
seized Walker by the coat collar ard
tried to drag him back to safety. Walker
\ let 20 with his hands, and after vnllo
3 the weight became too great for Clayton,
who IS Of frail build, and in order o
save himself Clayton let go@of Walker.
who thereupon fell sixty feet TO the side
walk. 58S
Walkers descent was witnessed by a
negro bootblack. who happened to be
shining shoes. Striking the 9cobbleston.e
pavement in front of the negro IS WITH
great force. Walker lay motionless ap-s
Eparcntly dead. ]i8S5.li8
Policeman took Walker in an am
bulancc 10 the ri city hospital, where
III was learned thatS;his skull had been.
fractured and several ribs, both legs and
one arm broken. He died two and half
hours later.
Walker registered rat the Burlington
Septembcr Il. His business was unknown
to the hotel attaches. He said nothing
4 to anyone in the hotel concerning himself.
and never talked to the clerk or any
other person there except on business
& Night Clerk Blacton% said that Walker
had acted peculiarly for several d days
Blacton when making his usual rounds
Son theFthird floor yesterday morning had
seen Walker looking downward at the
street Fand had asked him }if he was,
sick but had received no reply.
Walker left no note and the cause OF
his suicide4is mystery. has BROTH
erin Staunton, DIR. G.. S. Walker.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
URGES BUILDING OF
CANAL IMMEDIATELY
President Thinks Utmost Prac
ticable Speed Of Construction
is Necessary.
fI,v ssocInted lorcss.'

H.I-. .
wAsHINGTON, Sept. l6,-President
Roosevelt Is urging in the strongest terms
tho necessity for II plan for the CON
struction OF tho Panama Canal, which
NAV be accomplished IN the shortest
nossible time. In his recent remarks
Ia tho consulting board of engineers
NJ the Isthmian Canal Commission, he
said:
."rbere are two Or three considerations
which trust you will steadily keep be-
fore your minds IN coming 10 Il con-
clusion as to sthe proper type of ca-
mi I hope that ultimately It will prove
noss,be TO build u sea level canal But,
while paying due heed to the ideal per-
fectibility or the scheme from an en-
gineers standpoint, remember the need
OF having plan which shall provide
for tho Immediate building OF Il canal on
The safest terms and IN the sEtrtest
possible time,
1.-TWO of the prInej considerations to
be kept steadily In mind are:
20 Tho utmost practicable speed Of
construction.
"(2) Practical certainty that he plan
proposed will be feasible, that II can
DO carried out with the minimum FISK
1.-THE quantity of work ind tho amount
or work should be minlmizcd so far as
possible.
''rlere may be good reason why the
delay incident to the adoption of plan
for an ideal canal should be incurred;
but II there Is not, then, / hope to sec
the canal constructed OH 4 system which
will bring ia the nearest possible date
Il in the future the time when it Is prac-
tlcable to take the first ship across the
lsthmus.'' ~ {g.4t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
CRUSHED WHILE
SAVING BROTHER
Story Of Human Interest in.
Connectio,l&NVitll a, Large
SUM AWAR DED WAS s2'75lo)o.
The Case Has Been il the State
and Federal Courts About

x 5ss Especial to The Times Dispatch.
M HEVI LIE, !. \. " G. ..si septembet g.
Tho jury IN the case Of 11rnest .Th 1.
against the Southern Railway Company,
in tho United States Circuit Court last
evening. brought In I. verdict for the
plaintiff. awurdings him damages to the
amount OF $4,000 This verdict is for
the largest amount ever given In a per-
sonal injury. case by the court Of this
State " ~ s5tt "a
Judge Moore. for the railway, made a
motion to set aside the verdict Judge
Pritchard announced that he would hear
the motion within n few days. Il 81
i A Little Hero.
Tho plaintiff is a. sonsof the late Cap
tain George b. Thomson. formerly a
prominent merchant at Old Fort, this
State. Just twelve days after the death tlh
! OF his father In September. ! 500. young
Thomason, who was then Il lad OF twelve
years OF age, was crushed In Il turn
table at Old Fort, and fearfully man
gled. He underwent nino surgical oper-
ations and was confined ina hospital
! for four years Thomasons injuries
were received while trying to rescue his
younger brother, who was also on the
turn table. and In danger of being killed.
Tho defendant railway company con-
tended that they We're nots2negllgcnt In
managing the turn-table, and that the
PLAINTIFFS version Of how he wns In
ured was not true, and that#fn any event
he was guilty Of contrbutory negligence.
A Notable Case.
The case has been u notable one. It
was brought In the State Court. but
removed by the defendant to tho United
States Circuit Court, where the plaintiff
won u verdict. but 1t was set aside by
the court Tie plaintiff then appealed
to the United States Circuit Coart Of
Appeals, which sustained the lower
court, and tho case was dismissed. AM
other case was filed, alleging differ
ent cause of action on the same facts,
and the jury to-day brought in a verdict
for $4,000. lii d. Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
TEACHER STABBED
TO Death by PUPIL
Hearing in Case Of Young Powers
Reveals Very Remarkable
Story.
fRx AssocIaled Press.)


IlNOXYILI.E. TENN. Sept, l6.-Ernest
Powers, 15-year-old schoolboy, who
stabbed ana almost instantly killed this
teacher at a country school ten miles
from Athens, Tenn, last Tuesday, has
been surrendered By his relatives ana
was to-day released on slSrthousalna'
dollar bond, after an examining trlat
Tho hearing showed case Almost
without parallel Ebert Wattanparger,
tho boys teacher, had started to whp
Powers for throwing stones, when the
latter pulled a knife and stabbed the
teacher through the left lobe Of the
heart, A panic resulted In tho school,
but tho scene did not disturb Powers,
who remained In the room for some
minutes holding the bloody knife III
his hand, 2
Tho boys attorneys Will plead SELF
defense and the case will have an im-
portant bearing In this regard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
ANAL GAMAT|0N OF
VETERANS AND SONS
INV A ssnciatad praas /

~ I71-"9 (By Associated Press,) 800. n "
II MEMPHIS, Tenn, Septmeher 1G.-The
Confederate Historical Association. of
Memphis, one Of the Oldest Confederate
organizations in the South. chartered In
1869. tonight unanimously adopted amend
merits to It's constitution. admitting prop
erly qualified sons of! veterans to its
membership upon n plane Of closer fell
owship than has yet been accomplished
In any other Southern community. New
Offices have been created to be filled by
sons Of Veterans as associate members
who will act as assistants to the veter-
an officers and have the privilege of vot-
Ing on all matters coming before the
association.
This movement, 1t is believed here. Is
the intartory step looking to the final
amnlgnmation OF the south's veterans and
IONS Of veterans.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
NAN PATTERSONsllS 4. \.
\ II MARRIED ITO HUSBAND
RyAssociated Press.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.-NIiss Nan
Patterson, who was twice. tried In New
York for the murder of Caesar Young,
the well known bookmaker. was re-
married at noon here to-day to her for
mer husband. Leon G. Martin. The ccre-
mony, which was performed by tho Rev.
Geo. f. Dudley Of st. Stephens Episco-
pal Church, occurred at the, Patterson
home and was witnessed only by the
members of the family and a few in
innate friends. Tho couple left In the
afternoon for New York, where they
will reside Miss Patterson and Mr.. Mar
tin were divorced three years ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
A SLAYER BECOMES
ALMOST A MANIAC
(spccial to The Times Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
Mount, FranIlln county a,, to-day, when The
sheriff went to the jail to carry Chap.
Ramsey. who on septembor,,s 80 shot |, and
sey, before Judge Saunders for nrrnign-
.lnent he found the accused man almost
~ raving maniac. Ramsey escaped on the
day of the killing and surrendered NM
self last Thursday night ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
FIVE KILLED, Ten HURT
IN BOILER EXPLOSION
1Ry Assocla.ed Press.

PINcoNSING. MICH. September Ia
BY the explosion OF an, alleged defective
boiler In the stavc mill OF Edward Jenr
lnings here to-day, five men were killed
and eight or ten injured. Il
4 Thirty men were a / work In the mill
when the explosion occurred. The coz
cussion was so terrific that windows
were broken u mile from :the NIL. The
bodies OF the five men killed were badly
mnngled None of the Injured are sthorsht
to be dangerously injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
NORTH CAROLINA
BELLE IS DYING
Miss Margaret Walters Has
Scarlet Fever and
Diphtheria.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)

Especial to The TImes-DlspatchD
REIDsVILLE, n C., September 10
Miss Margaret Walters. one of Rclds-
vlle,s most beautiful and popular society
bellies, is thought to DO dying tonight
from scarlet fever and dphtheria, Miss
Walters, whose acquaintance extends over
several States, Is Connected with some OF
tho most prominent families of Virginia
and North Carolina.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Eleven Were Killed,
.lst4 fI7u A,cnnla{aI p,a,r ~.

AVON. CONN, September le.-Tho
number Of fatalities following the en-
rlosion ana fire In the factory OF the
Climax Fuse Company Yesterday, has
reached eleven and the death roll may
DO Increased by two or three. a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Raise Price Of Coal,

8 -1-1 91G (Hy A6B0cIated. FTess.1 ~ ~ 4.
K GOLUMBlJS, O., September lb'-TFAt Y
meeting Of representatives, Of the NEW
Pittsbnrg, Sunday Greek. Fairmoulnt. k So
nawha5 and other cpRl companies M ono
and Pennsylvania, IT was decided mere
TODAY rs raise the price of all gra des OF
coal at the mines from ten to ftteen cents,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
Cruiser Accepted.
1Rx Associated Press.O

WASHINGTON, Sept, le.-,Ihe t,as -
I, nart mont to-day prelimlnarily accepted
~ nrotected bruised Charleston from
lie Newport News shipbuilding COM
pany, II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-17
WELCOME AMERICANS
WITH IMPERIAL H0N0Rs
(By Associated Press,

N (By Associated PrcsRO
s SEOUL, KOREA, September 16,--Nllss
Alice Roosevelt, Major-General Corbin
and Rear Admiral Train and party are
expected to arrive here on Tuesday next
The Emperor is preparing 10 welcome
them with imperial honors.