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IN. Th~olos,caI Lnsvri,sh.

stephen Essex. a Methodist minister,
Is the hero In The Bishops Niece ="
His state OF mind after his early wan
derings in the theological labyrinth Is
thus described by the author. George
II. Picard.
At twenty-sevcn stephen Essex had
not made perfect recovery from the
panic into which premature discOv-
cry OF the plan or salvation had thrown
him. lie had employed the remedies
which are prescribed 10 heal our com
mon moral illnesses. but their album
dance and variety as we'll a his dis
position TO leave none untasted had 10
tarded his cOnvalescence. His present
condition was that OF one who. though
realizing that ne has halted. almost
miraculOusly. lust inside the end OF op-
portunity, Is still fearful OF doing
something which VIII undo everything
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
WALLACE WAS
ASKED TO RESIGN
Secretary Taft Severely Rebuked
Canal Engineer.
WAS TEMPTED BY BIG SALARY

Washington. June 30.-Charging him
with changing his position over night
FOR mere lucre." and with being In
huenced solely by personal advan-
tage." Secretary Taft in his conference
in New York on June 25 with John r
Wallace. chief engineer Of the Panama
canal. after administering a severe re-
buke to him, requested his resignation
on the ground that public interest re-
quires that you tender your resignation
at this moment and turn over the rec
Ords OF your Office 10 the chairman Of
the commission" Wallace was offered
and accepted a position with New
York corporation a. 100000 per an
mum.
This fact is disclosed in an official
statement Issued from the Office OF the
secretary OF war. which reviews the
relations OF Mr.. Wallace with the war
department and the commission since
the latter bOdy's reorganization last
spring. quoting the several expressions
OF the chief engineer OF his satisfaction
with the entire arrangement. and then
gives practically n verbatim account q
the conference between Secretary Taft
and Mr Wallace IN New York. which
concluded with the submission 10 Sec
Rotary Taft OF Mr.. wallaces resiEna-
ton. The statement issued concludes
with the presidents letter TO Mr. Wal
lace. dated Cambridge Mass. June %.
which reads.
Your resignation as member and
chief engineer OF the Isthmian canal
commission. rendered In accordance
with the request OF Secretary Taft.
which request under the c.rcumstances
has nay entire approval. IS hereby &C
cepted. 10 take effect Immediately.
Very truly yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The statement shows that Mr.. Wal
lace made no complaint against any OF
his associates
Secretary Ter h'rins with the state
ment OF NJ Wallace 10 Chairman
Shonts imm i.a-ely ar."r the oreaniza-
zion Of the commission that he would
be ready 70 accept The position
chief engineer az SOS 600 per year and a
residence on the lsthmus. and would
enter on his duties June 1
At the conference ia New York the
secretary recalled 10 Mr. Wallace his
(Wallace's) endorsement OF all the ar
rangements In regard 20 the coastruc-
ton Of the canal and the personnel o.
the commission. After accusing him OF
considering only his personal advau-
tages and saying the construction Of
the canal would have made him
famous the world over. Mr.. Taft said:
Under these circumstances. Mr..
Wallace. and with great personal pain
and disappointment. am bound to say
that I consider the public interest re-
quires that you tender your resignation
az this moment. and turn over the
records OF your Office TO the chairman
OF the commission"
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Price. = young colored man. charged
with an assault upon the person OF
Mrs. Weldon Dooley; Rich Allen. CO..
ored. convicted and under sentence
Of death for the murder of VIII Rob
ertson, another colored man: Gene
VERIFY. colored. charged with the
burglary Of a rifle from Mr.. Mar
shall. and Bob Harris. colored.
charged with shooting another COL
bred man.
The responsibility Of the Sheriff
admits of no question. He had lock
ed these men in the prison aud they
had no means 80 escape or weapons
with which 20 defend themselves.
Taey were slaughtered by towards
and butcheced In a manner that even
cattle might envy. But the Sheriff
thought. and what did he say he
thought-that all danger of lynch
ing had passed and he went away
and left in charge q cowardly jailor.
who thought more OF his own skin
than he did the lives Of eight human
beings whom he had been left to pro
tect and defend.
The Governor of Georgia is doing
his duty and a reward has been Of
fered for the arrest and conviction
of the lyuclers. We understand
this TO mean i've hundred dollars re-
ward for the arrest and conviction
of any one of them and as many FIVE
hundred dollars will be paid as there
are men arrested and convicted. The
best way TO stop lynching is 10 shoot
lynchers at the time they are en-
gagged in their unlawful practices.
Every conservative law-abiding ciu-
zen. white or colored should own a
shot gun or a rifle. When the lynch
ers learn to their sorrow that they
are taking the risk of going up a.
gainst an armed camp Of law-abiding
white and colored citizens. interest
in this kind OF business will wane
and the vocation OF these kind OF
murderers will pass away forever.
We shall deal further with this
horrible tragedy in our next issue.
Lynch law must go.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08

David Martin Succeeds Him as Penn
xNIvznia Ineuranre Connpnfseionar

David Martin Succeeds Him as Penn
syivsnis Insurance Commissioner.
Harrisburg. Pa. July 3--Israel w.
Durham. of Philadelphia. has resigned
as state commissioner OF insurance.
and ex-senator David Martin. whom
Durham succeeded several years ago
as the recognized Republican leader
OF Philadelphia. takes his place. Dur
hams letter OF resignation is undated
as follows:
Harrisburg. Pa.
Hon. Samuel w. Pennypacker.
MY Dear Governor:-I hereby ten
der my resignation as Insurance. com
missioner. TO take effect upon the ap-
pointmeat OF my successor. In this
connection | desire TO thank you for
the many courtesies received at your
hands wishing you every success.
| remain. Very truly yours.
Israel W. Durham"
Governor Penpypacker made the Of
aeial encouragement of the change In
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c. {. Convention Dozens.

Baltimore. Md, July 5--AlI the rail-
way trains and coast steamers arriv-
ing here brought delegations to the
ed annual international Christian En-
deavor convention. which opened In
this city today. and It is estimated that
20. 1000 have reached here. Local recep-
ton committees are stationed at each
Of the railway stations and steam
boat piers 10 welcome the new arriv-
ais and escort them to their quarters.
To accommodate this multitude the
capacity OF the hotels has been tested
10 the utmost while every available
boarding house has been called into
requisition
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
STUDYING LAW.



Once Was For students.
Questions regarding the study OF law
were sent out recently to many law.
yers OF Illinois by TIE University OF
Illinois and ELECTED 1000 replies. From
these Il appears that the days OF study
Ing law in a lawyers office have pass-
ed away. Very few OF the offices have
any law students at all. Many OF the
ablest lawyers expressed the opinion
that study In law office is an absolute
waste OF energy. Nearly all the sue
cessful law firms declared that they
had no time to devote to young men
who desired 70 study law and that such
young men were nuisance in the Of
Zee. The only young man they could
use At all was one who had already
passed his examination for the state
bar and who was willing 10 work for
nothing for N year or two In order TO
get the experience which comes from
a large office. ont Of the 1000 replies
only seven favored preparation for the
bar IN a lawyers office.
Another striking result Of this lnves-
tigation Is found Ia the answers 20 the
questions rs TO the proper degree OF
preliminary education a student should
have before entering the law school A
majority OF the whole number urged
that every one taking up the study OF
the law should complete a fun college
course. OF the others a majority were
In favor Of NJ least two years I'm col
lege. There was a practical unanim-
ity that the completion OF a four years
high school course was the absolute
minimum which was st all acceptab bic.
IL WAS the general opinion that hav-
ing once entered the law school. the
young man should give his pitire time
20 the work OF the school and not at
tempt 20 combine n with work In a
lawyers Office or. indeed. work in any
other place unless that was absolutely
necessary TO pay expenses. One law.
yer declared that Il was n poor school
that could not keep student busy all
the time. and In boy found himself IN
such school ne ought TO leave Il for
one which could keep him busy.-Chi-
cage Sews
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PITH AND POINT.

A child IL always surprised that you
don't know the washerwoman az it's
house.
When you throw a friend a bouquet
don't throw II SO be will catch the
thOrns In his HANDS.
Hope Is progressive game Ones
children failing TO become famous. the
hope progresses 20 the grandchildren.
IL Is easy for woman 10 be polite:
all she has to do Is 10 smile but =.
man has 90 smile and raise his hat
Worrying about the future Is believ-
ing there will be ghosts tomorrow.
though you know there are none today
Parents are hard on their children
when the children are young. aud when
when the parents are old the children
are hard on the parents. - Atchlson
Globe.
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SATURDAY
BOTH DRUNK.

The colored people we're disfrau-
chised in Virginia with The avowed
purpose OF purging the electorate and
guaranteeing the election 60 Office Of
competent officials Appomottox
county. Virginia was one OK the pla-
ces alleged TO have been thus purified
The following telegraphic report viii
explain itself
LYNCHBURG. VA. June 27.-Con-
stable G. r. Mann. OF Appomattox
county. came 60 Lynchburg this morn
Ing 10 take a negro arrested here on
charge OF an attempted criminal as
sault in that county back 10 Apo
mattON. but before ne got out OF the
city he was locked up on the charge
of being drunk. The constable and
negro were loaded into the patrol wa
gon and hauled together through the
streets TO police headquarters.
AT the station Mann could not pro-
duce the key 10 the handouts on the
negro and the police called Nanos
the handcuf manipulation az the vaud
eville show at the park. and be re-
moved the cuffs quickly.
This afternoon Deputy Sheriff Nc
Kinney came from Appomattox for
the negro. He bailed Mann out and
took him along home with him. The
negro is charged with attempting an
assault on a Mrs. Martin. for whom
he worked. The crime is alleged to
have taken place last Saturday. He
was captured. but escaped. and was
recaptured here at 3 o'clock this
morning.
Let us suppose that this constable
had been colOred instead of white
and It would have been manifest to
every unbeliever that every cOlored
man would have been held response
bic for this disgraceful exhibition
the like Of which has not been record
ed in a lifetime
Read the extract again and draw
your own conclusions.
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HORRIBLE DEPRAVITY.

A mob of white men entered the
Jail at Watkinsyille. Georgia Thurs
day morning, June 29th, 1905 at .
O'Clock and willfully and malicious
~ lynched one white man and seven
colOred ones, by shooting them to
death. One other cOlored man, al
though badly wounded. escaped by
feigning death. This is indeed a
red and barbarous record and not
only that section of Georgia. but the
entire country is aroused over the
murders.
The charges against the prisoners
may be briefly stated as follows:
Lon J. Aycock. white. charged
with the murder of +. NJ. Holbrook
white. and wife. of oconee county.
Rich Robinson. Lewis Robinson.
Claud Elder. charged with the MUIR
der of the Holbrock couple; Sandy
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!. \. MITCHELL GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict Against U. s.
Senator From Oregon.

Jury Returns Verdict Against U. s.
Senator From Oregon.
Portland. Ore. July amidst a
din and clatter Of fireworks. exploded
in honor Of the natal day OF the coun-
try he had served as United States
senator during % years OF his life.
John II. Mitchell listened 10 the words
pronouncing him guilty OF having VIC
lated that law which precluded him as
a United States senator from accept
ing pay for practicing before the de-
partments OF the federal government
As the word guilty was pro
nounced Senator Mitchell seemed as
though turned to stone. The nervous
stroking OF his beard which had CON
tinued throughout the proceedings
stopped. Not a muscle twitched until
Judge Bennett arose and asked that
the jury be polled. When he sat down.
SenatorMitchell leaned toward the at
tOrney and whispered: 1T was guilty.
As the poll proceeded. Senator
Mitchell scanned each juror narrowly.
hoping against hope that a negative
would be heard from one OF the -
AS one after the verdict agreed 20 the
verdict. Mr.. Mitchel's lips drew closer
and closer in the EFFORT 20 steel him
self against bis evident disappoint-
ment
As the last man answered yes. -
Judge Bennett arose and moved that
the defendant be granted a new trial
Judge De Haven set the hearing OF the
motion for next Monday. and then
after cismlssius the jury adjourned
the court. Then. ara only then. Senator
Mitchell showed plainly the mental
fnrtllr.. u. M. -, l..-I-r
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GERMAN GLEANINGS.

Germany is able to feed about nine
tenths Of her nearly 6O.OOO.OOO inhab-
ltants Oh the products OF her own soil
In three days $1,000 people inspected
the gorgeous court train 81 the Ger
man crown princes betrothed while IL
was on view IN Berlin.
Because he had received notice 70
quit his lodgings a Berlin locksmith
committed suicide by standing in the
bucket OF a well and dropping TO the
bottom.
Germany has now an inland water
system OF $500 miles. Of which 5.776
are natural rivers. l,45l canalized
streams and l,75S canals The feder-
ated governments have spent $110,-
100000 on them In the last ten years.
and a large further outlay is in pros
psct
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PRODUCE QUOTATIONS
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR steady:
winter extras. s3.7543.9O. Pennsylva-
MIA roller, clear, 81 q 4.-5. city mills.
fancy. S5.S5N615. RYE FLOUR firm
per barrel. S42O. WHEAT steady; No.
2 Pennsylvania red. new. Sl0O1z ~
l0iis. CORN firm, No. yellow. To-
cal. 5sisc. OATS steady No. white.
HAY firm; No. I ;imo .hy. $3.50. large
bales. PORK firm; family. Sl7. BEEF
steady; beef hams. $23 u "a. POUL-
TRY. Live rrm, hens. l4C., old ro0s-
ters, Sc. Dressed steady. choice fowls
13i1c.; old ROSTERS. %. BUTTER drm:
creamery, 22'sc. per pound. EGGS
ss se Der N dozen oF P6TFAToRESS stsaS
new. per bushel. S11l.25.
BALTIMORE - WHEAT strongs
southern. 75cG Sl.02 CORN arm;
mixed spot 59ia a 594ac.: steamer
mixed 55s. q Soc; southern. $50. 62isc
OATS trm; white. No. ,. 3TI4 a375zc.:
No. 3, 36l2G &c; No. 4. 35t. a Soc !:
mixed. No. ,. $50 5lsc.; No. 3, $40
steady; creamery separator extras, p
&c: Maryland and Pennsylvania dairy
prints. l4c. EGGS quiet. fancy Mary
land. Penna. AMI Virginia 16Ac !.
West Virginia, Ice; southern. I55kc.
Live Stock Markets.
PETTSBH Tn5rl U8 rS0S stock Var YaGdssE
prime. s5.25G5.50. HOGS higher,
prime heavy. s5.7OQ575; mediums.
1913; heavy and light Workers and
pigs. $5.75G5.S0; roughs, $44490
SHEEP higher; choice wethers, y515
$3.50; common. s35OG3; spring
lambs. s4.50q7; veal calves, s6.5OQ7
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I.F.srEVENs sUccgEDswALLAcE
Former Rock Island Official Selected
AS Panama Canal Engineer.

Washington. July Secretary Taft
appointed John +. Stevens. of Chicago.
chief engineer OF the Panama canal
commission. with residence on the
Isthmus. Mr Stevens succeeds John
F. Wallace, whose resignation was &C
cepted. and his appointment takes ef.
feet at once. Mr.. Stevens also will be
made general manager Of the Panama
railroad. He VIII not be a member Of
the Isthmian canal commission His
salary will be $4,000 a year. Mr.
Stevens is now in the service OF the
Philippine commission as governme. =
railroad expert in the construction OF
1000 miles OF Philippine railways
about TO be built under government
aid.
Mr.. Stevens was until recently vice
president and general manager of the
Rock Island system. and formerly was
chief engineer and general manager OF
the Great Northern railway He con
structed the Rocky mountain division
OF the latter road. lie has had extend
ed experience In the projection. con
structIon. operation and management
Of large enterprises.
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TAFT. RooT or cnoArE
One Of These Three Likely to Succeed
Hav

ray
Washington. July 3.--Former Secre-
tary OF War Elihu Root. Secretary of
War Taft and Joseph H. Choate. late
ambassador TO England. are the men
from whom viii be chosen the sue
cessor to the late Secretary OF State
Hay, according 70 the best Information
obtainaLle IN Washington. The fact
that Secretary Taft acted as head OF
the State department during Mr.. Hays
recent absence 'n Europe may be re
garded as making il extremely prob
able that he will now be permanently
transferred TO the state department
and a new man placed In charge OF the
war department. But this arrangement
would necessitate the abandonment Of
Secretary Taft's trip TO the Philippines.
and on that account is open to strong
objections
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Tried In Vain 10 XII wiz.

Newark. N. j.. July AFTER vainly
trying 20 coax his wife into their room
in a boarding house to kill her. Mat
thew Woodland. with revolver in his
hand. pursued her through the halls
Df the house. shot and slightly wound
ed her. and then killed himself when
the police came 60 arrest him. No
other cause than melancholia result
Ing from gastritis is known for Wood
lands action. He was formerly pro-
prietor of a hotel at Nuuey. n. J.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-07-08
FREED eY The PRESIDENT
Sentences Of W. L. Kendig and w. M.
Jacobs. Countsrfslters. Commuted.

Sentences Of W. L. Kendig and W. NJ.
Jacobs. countsrfsitsrs. COMMITTED.
Philadelphia. July .. President
Roosevelt has committed the sen
fences OF william L. Kendig ana VII
liam NJ Jacobs who in 1900 were sen.
fenced for - years in the eastern pen.
itentiary in this city. and at the same
time ordered 20 pay hne OF $4,000
each FOR having entered into a counter
feiting conspiracy The men were later
transferred 20 the penitentiary in At
lanta, Ca. AS committed, the sentences
VIII expire Immediately the presi-
dents action being taken on the
ground that they were excessive.
William NJ Jacobs and William L.
Kendig were arrested in Lancaster on
April 10. 1899 charged with conspiracy
% defraud the government by means
OF counterfeit 800 silver certificates
and internal revenue stamps. The ar
rests followed an investigation by se-
cret service agents covering many
months ami uncovered one OF the
most gigantic and sensational counter
feiting swiniles in the history OF the
department
Jacobs. who was the head and front
OF the conspiracy. was a cigar manu-
facturer. He had factory in I.ancas-
ter. employed about 600 operatives and
his output was many thousands Of
cigars a day Kendig was in charge OF
a smaller factory. where the paper for
the cOunterfeits was manufactured and
the stamps printed
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New York. July 5. - Seven boys.
ranging in age from to IA years.
were frightfully injured by the ex-
plosion of a can OF powder from which
they were loaling a TOY cannon in
Wythe avenue. Brooklyn. The can.
which held several pounds OF powder.
was lying open near the cannon. when
a passing stranger. after lighting a
cigar. threw away the match which
fell into the powder. A terrific ex-
plOsion followed. hurting the lads In
every direction and breaking windows
in the street Andrew Krecht. aged Is.
who was STOPPING over the can 70 get
a fresh charge at the moment the ex-
plOsion occurred. had both eyes blown
out and is not expected to live. All the
other boys were badly burned and cut
By flying fragments Of the can.
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FOURTH OF july VICTIMS
-Four Killed. Hundreds Injured, TWO
Fatally. IN Philadelphls

-Four Killed. Hundreds Injured. TWO
Fatally, IN Phiisdslphis.
Philadelphia July 5.-F0ur persons
dead. two probably fatally injured aad
several hundred others wounded is the
result OF the Independence Day cele-
braiion In this city
The most sensational tragedy of the
holiday was the killing OF man by
Albert Londgren. a policeman. while
the former was resisting arrest. The
dead man is Michael Cieary. Cleary
and a friend were celebrating the day.
when they got into a fight with an
Italian. Londgren stopped the q sht
and arrested Cleary and his c0mpan-
ion A crowd pounced on the police
man and we're beating him. when he
shot into the crowd. killing Cieary.
While sitting on the front steps OF
her home. Mrs. George Clemens was
shot in the abdomen by stray bullet.
and died IN a hospital last night
Louis Ostrow. a 9-yearold bow. was
killed almost Instantly by a man who
was examining a revolver
A horse driven by Henry Black be-
came frightened AZ the discharge Of
fireworks and ran away Black was
thrown under the wheels OF the car
riage in which he was riding and 50
badly hurt that ne died few hours
later
one Of the two probably fatal acci-
dents was that OF woman who was
shot In the eye. The other case WAS
that OF a man who received a bullet In
the abdomen The shot was hred by
a neighoor who had never before han
died a revolver
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for doctor. and the lad died In great
agony.
Closson says he wished to poison the
boys because they were not very
bright. and tEat there was no chance
that they would ever be OF any use TO
him. There is an insurance OF $3.50 on
the life of the boy be tried 70 kill.
Closson is in the county jail here
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POISONED HIS SON
oustaVe cIosson confesses Awful
Crime to Officers.

Crime TO Officers
Doylestown. Pa. July 5.-After be-
ing subjected 20 a severe examination
by detectives. Gustave A. Closson, OF
Morrisville. Pa, has confessed that he
poisoned one of bis sons and tried TO
Kill the other In the same manner.
Walter Closson. the 11-year-old son OF
Closson. died suddenly on May 10.
Closson says that on May II he put
rat poison between two pieces Of
bread and gave them 10 his son Henry.
telling him IL was a sandwich. The
boy ate the cread. There was too much
poison on the bread and the boys
stomach rejected It. He was Ill. but
soon recovered. Two days later the
father gave Walter glass OF beer
with poison IN Il. The boy became VIC
ientiy ii wae father refused 70 SEND
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A DoUsLE DROWNING
LADS Attempt TO Save Younger
Brother Ends In Death For Both.

Hagerstown. Md. June 30.-Charles
and Dewey Kimble, y and Z years OF
age. sons OF William Kimble. of VIII
Transport. this county. were drowned
In the Chesapeake & Ohio canal a
short distance from their home The
bodies were recovered. being found
side by side at the bottom OF the
canal The supposition is that while
playing on the bank the younger boy
fell into the water and in the efforts
Of the older boy TO rescue his brother
both lost their lives