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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

from his apartments I'm the hotel Inn
peria today with a bullet wound In
his left side. lie died a few hours
after being taken 10 n hospital
Before his death he declared that
the shot which caused his injury had
been fired by himself by accident. His
physician, Or. Howard A. Pardce,
however, who was with him at the
time of the shooting, was detained FOR
a time by tho police as a witness.
When tho policeman who arrested
DR. Pardee arraigned the prisoner IN
police court he said the doctor had
told him that he believed Wright had
shot hlmscslf because Of business
troubles The physician was then
paroed until tomorrow.
Mr. Wright had been guest ut tho
Imperial for more than four months
and during nearly all that time has
ben I'm poor health.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Then Water Will be Pumped Out
Preparatory to oalving the
Russian War Vessels,
WOULD NOT Be IMPROBABLE.
ShallOwuess aRd Smallness of the
1arbor Would Make It an Eco
nOmical Method.

Toxic, Jan. 20--lt has been proposed
to dam Port Arthur harbor at the en-
trance and pump out the water prepara-
tory to salymg the Russian war vessels.
Discussing the matter a naval officer
today said that under ordinary circum-
stances such great work would be
Improbable, but in view of the num-
Der of ships possibly salyable and the
shallowness and smallness of the har-
Dor, 1t may be the most economical
method.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

told the police that q negro had enter
ed his house and made an attempt to
assault his wife. and IN his endeavor to
protect her he was shot by the negro,
who made his escape. Sixteen mon
have been arrested on suspicion.
Half am hour before the negro attack
ed Mr. ana Mrs Wagner. he al8o at
tempted 10 assault Mrs, Louis Jones %
neighbor of the WagOners. In tho
struggle Mrs. Jones seized the negro's
revolver when ne shot her into insen-
sibility, II is also feared that she will
lilo
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
ATTEMPT TO WRECK CAR.
Was Supposed to be Carrying
Government Money.

Des Moines Ia, Jan. 20.--An unsuc-
cesstul attempt was made today TO
wreck an early Fort Des Moines car.
supposed TO carry government cash to
meet the post payroll An open switch
on a high grade threw the car from the
rails when 1t was barely prevented from
punglng down the high embankment.
Ida Stewart, colored, a domestic EN-
ployed at the post, was the only pas
senger. She was thrown violently
against the side OF the car and severe
ly injured. II is believed to have been
the plan OF the bandits to cause the car
TO be wrecked at the bottom OF the EN-
bankment When this failed they dis
appeared without attempting to loot the
contents,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
GUILTY OF MURDER.
John VI. speyer Cut His Sons
Throat with Razor.

Kansas city, Jan 20. John Martin
Speyer, a circus performer formerly
Of New orleans who killed his young
son while showing in Kansas city two
years ago, was today found guilty OF
murder In the first degree At his first
trial he was given "A sentence Of 20
years In the penitentiary, and appealed.
Officers had gone to the circus tent
to serve a warrant upon Spcyer, charg-
ing him with assauIting young girl.
and mob threatened to lynch him,
when he broke away cut his chlld's
throat with u rage and then tried to
commit suicide. Speyer said he killed
the boy TO save him from disgrace.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
NIEDRINGHAUS LOST
ANOTHER VOTE TODAY

jefferson city Mo-, Jan. 20.--'The
fourth ballot for United States senator
TO succeed Francis NJ. Cockroll, taken
by the legislature today IN joint SEES
sion, resulted on no election. The vote
stood. Francis NJ, Cockrcll, ST; II. *.
Neidringhaus, so; n, G, Kerens. o.;
Pcttijohn, I. Necessary TO choice 81.
Nledringhaus lost one more vote to-
day, which went TO Kerens, Two men
who yesterday voted for Pettiiohn to-
day went to Kerens. Adjourned until
Monday
Before the ballotng began today Col.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
BILL RAISER ARRESTED.
W. ). Kirk, Man of Many Aliases,
Caught by the Officers.

Chicago Jan. 2O.--Representlng him.
selt 10 his wife Of year as gov
trnment secret service agent and Nv
,ns IN luxurious apartment In Prairie
nVtnue' but in reality declared to be
we cleverest bin raiser who has
horked In the west In recent years,
na.lng made, It is said, $4,000 since
last January, the story OF the career
OF w. :, Kirk has come 20 light.
hlrks bail was raised by Judge San
"yn OF the United States district
1T9urt from $4,000 to $4,000 after
noinas / Porter Of the secret service
"au testified TO his operations and ex-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
REPLY TO UNITED STATES.
PRIEST. Castro of Venezuela Will
Give n Negative One.

Paris Jan. 0-Information reaching
authoritative quarters here from Cara
cas-, Venezuela, says President Castro
has decided to give Il negative reply to
the representatives. Of the United
states. The president has left Cara
cas- for fortnight with the evident In
tentlon Of putting off an immediate re-
ply His attitude leads to apprehen-
sions here that the situation In Vene-
zuela may develop serious complca-
finDa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

ton who. with Cashier Haugen, nephew
Of Congressman Haugen. and r. S.
Baker was made defendant in "a suit
TO recover an alleged defalcation Of
$4,000, the suit il practically dropped
and Elllngson has agreed 10 make good
the entire amount
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


hblted his implements and raised
bills.
Kirk was arrested i'm Aurora, giving
the name Of Charles Clemens. He
was brought to Chicago and his young
wife learned that she had been de-
ceived.
Kirk is wanted I'm almost every
large city Of the west on charge Of
passing raised bills. He worked under
the names of Charles Clemons. w. s.
Kirk, Eusendath, Carson Larson and
w. II. Lehman.
There are enough charges against
this man." said Secret Service Agent
Porter, TO eeep him in the peniten-
tiary for 100 wears. For each he may
be imprisoned Is years"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
WISCONSIN sENAToRsHIp.
Republican Caucus Called for
Monday TO beside II.

Madison, Wis, jan 2O-A Republic
an caucus has been called for Monday
night for the purpose Of nominating "A
candidate to succeed United States SEN
ator Quarlos, Forty-siy out Of As add
mlnistratiou, or La Toilette, support
ors. members Of the assembly have
pledged themselves to vote I'm the
caucus until a senator shall be nomin-
ated and TO prevent an adjournment
without nomination. They viii vote
for GOV. la Toilette. This action, il
Is said, practically assures the election
OF the governor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
DENVER GETTING GOOD.
Mayor Spear Designates This G
Day of PRAYER.

Denver Jan. 20--Out Of Difference Ia
Evangelist j. Wilbur Chapman and his
assistants, who are holding meetings IN
this city and who had designated this
as a special day Of prayer, Mayor r. w
Speer ordered all city and county offices
closed between 1880 and o'clock to-
day. Nearly all large stores were also
closed TO permit their employees TO
attend the MONDAY meetings in the
business district
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Port Arthur's Capture Celebrated

o. this city celebrated the capture Of Port
arthur today Speeches were made by
,he premier, Count ia sura; Vice Admiral
Togo and the ministers Of war and the
navy
An alde-de.camp Of the emperor lort
t9e Shimbashl station today, taking with
MN nine carloads Of imperial gifts for
ane ofhcers and men Of the armies In the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Sick and Wounded at pit. Arthur

Toxic, Jan. 60 Noon-lt is' stated
that there are 1886 sick and wounded
Russian prisoners at Port Arthur. OF
these, 1857 are connected with the navy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
MURDER OR SUICIDE.
Jacob Rigeway Wright Dies of a
Bullet Wound.

New York, Jan, 20,--Jacob Ridge
way Wright, who is said to be a
wealthy and socially prominent resi-
dent OF WilkesbarIc Pa, was taken
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
DELEGATE RANDALL.
United Mine Workers Union Has
Expelled Him,

Indianapolis, Jan. 2.-Delegatc RAN
dali of Wyoming who charged Presi-
dent Mitchell with having sold out the
Colorado mlners, was today expelled
from the United Mine Workers union
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Injured in n Wreck,

Durham ~ H.. Jan. 2O,--A number Of
persons We're injured. four seriously
by the wrecking Of the Sunrise express
on the Boston & Maine railroad, near
here today. No one was killed. The
accident was caused by a broken rail
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
ICnncrntmres.

Chicago, Jan. 20. 7 ~ m, tcmpera-
lures New York, 81; Boston. SO, Phil
adelphia 0; Washington %, Chicago,
%; Minneapolis, 26, Cincinnati, 81, ST..
Louis. 49,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Il. T., ELLINGSON
Agrees to Make Good Amount OF
Alleged Defalcation.

Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 20-Upon the
payment today OF $4,000 by T. e. Ell
llngson, president OF the Farmers
Mutual Cooperative Livestock associa-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
Steamer Lexington Condemned.

NagasaN Jan. 20. y, m--The Brit.
ish steamer Lexington has been con-
demned by the naval prize court OF
Sasebo.
The Lexington was captured on Jan,
~ In the Tsushima straits by Japaneses
torpedoboat destroyer No, ". She had
a cargo OF coal on board and was
bound, It was said, for Vladivostok,
She was taken to Sasebo.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20
SHOT BY A NEGRO.
&. A. Wagner Mortally Wound.
cd While Defending His Wife.

Lexington, Ky. Jan, 20,--C. A. Wag-
oner, carpenter, was perhaps mortal
~ wounded In his own home today. lie
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

BOOK BINDING
And printing specially attended TO at
the Deseret News ONCE Estimates
promptly furnished. Rush orders q
speciality.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-20

The Bank of England
couldn't stand such a draft
as dissatisfaction with mon.
eyback tea would bring,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22

boilers commonly called locomotive gum.
boat boilers Each boiler wa d |. Y /. a re- 7
and D inches long, hnd feet atid Inches ICE.
In do,ietnr r,hey Mcre originally desigh-
ed 10 carry 100 pounds q steant II sr'l y
ing rio boilers wsre y years oi ,ann Is :.
cordinE to tho records III tne 81
h f rho admiral ii tho chic 1 lee I, O..
obcr 1sl reported e The Navy \, n sa y
iicnt Tint the boilers we're N neea -
Urgent AS,rporta from the snglneeir' of-S
tcer Of tic slip received at the dsl'aTh, II
9ment about the same time was lnaL ~, NV
.but that tic internal conditions q NJ,
boilers were good. II May last = ~ tn, NJ
bennington was sent 9 tle Mare ! sn, ~
ward whet, temporary repairs we're i,l maze
q, Iher boilers To rt,t licrii, cruising con.
dtlon y stated ~ tile, the bureau hcc q
steam engineering tl,at tnera nas pf hn
departmcnt to show TIN the boilers were ere
n ii, unsafe condition. 3s u
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22

be very well donc.a8lt Is served with
,mayonnaisc made with tnrragon vinegar
ana with sliced potatoes and flageolet
beans, which are, OF course, also cold.
Sometimes a slice OF tomato is added
@ a salad OF cold sliced veal As also made
In one OF the French restaurants, and Is
highly typical OF the French nntlon.sin
that II has a great deal 5of mustard IN It's
makeup. The French eat mustard with
veal which Americans rarely do. 5s0
Potatoes do not add pquancy enough
to meat like veal, in spite Of tho liberal
amount of{s1nustard Iii the dressing. SO
green peppers and aaslco OF ham arc
added TO the meat. The ham s cut II
strips that make 1t look like bits OF pep
3per. or course, none OF the TAT Is used.
The most popular way Of serving cold
eggs In one of the restaurants Is with
cstrngon. This strong herb, so distnstc-
ful 10 many Americans, Is made to flavor
the aspic. The egg Is SHRED In cas-
scroc ~ then covered It'll the aspic and
nut into the refrigerator until quite cold
The egg must. OF course, be cooked until
2o,ltc hard. Tho small casscrolcs are used
for the Individual eggs. 355
Eggs a la du Barry arc also SHRED
but are taken out OF the casserole. served
With rpayonnalse. cold. green peas and
small bits of heart OF lettuce.
sG Eggs a la Russo are cold hard boiled
eggs sliced into four parts and covered
with mayonnaise, into which chlves have
been cut up fine The dressing Is spread
over the eggs and across the top OF the
salad arc slices Of plmento, cut thin and
laid across one anotlcr.vN ew York Sun. X
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
A SHORTAGE OF
ICE IS ALLEGED.

aai "a
Complaint has been registered hyscer-
tain grocerymen In the eastern portion
of the city that hey cannot get athe
necessary quantity Office to supplyRtheir
customers and to properly preserve per-
ishable vegetables. "A, s 5sI li#S
s. An independent icefflrm that has been
operating for some time suspended busi-
ness for the time being and the con.
sumers on Church Hill suddenly found
that their supply had stopped. the other
Ice companies In. the. city oelng unable
to fill the orders given.
e,T 10 the complaint the leo dealers make
an emphatic denial. They claim that al
OF their customers have been supplied
Win leo. One of the machines In the
Crystal ice Company's plant went out
of commission last Tuesday and Alr,
,Jvingfeld. OF the firm, was forced to
send to Baltimore and Washington TOT
Ice with which to supply his ,custttnn customers.
Thc statement that MI. King, Tor
the Independent Ice Company, was not {
delivering Ice to his customers was most
emphat.cally denied last night py tnls
gentleman. He said that he had con-
tract under which he secured. all&th icy
that he could handle and ms ms -sats-
q onora we're being supplied regularly.
Mr.. v. s. ECullingworth. Of 1901 Norm
,rwentv-seyenth5 Street, said YESTERDAY
tbat .he had been forced to do without
ico on account OF the closing OF ING
independent 5frm from which ne nag !,
hcen purchasing his supply, lie lie sala
that he had telephoncd 70 me lai ~ = !; !.
plants and had received the. ansWer. l ..la
there was nd Ice to be had ss re hs ~
L hc vas refused ice because he h ll!'
bcen purchasing from the independle e =,
concern, and .eceived q reply tnat leu
MIN 10 believe that such was the c ',0'' Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
TOBACCO ACREAGE.
Final Report Shows i to Be
Smaller Than First Thought.
BY Associated Press.

it4sS 3gf[a3 {,g3 BY a ssOciat ted SPress.) IS
IL YASHINGTON.5D c.. July 2l.-A5 final
report on tobacco acreage and condition
was issued by the Department Of Agricul--{
tire to- day the report having been made
IN MS tho result OF the discovery and cor
rection OF three errors In the computa tons
forSthe report OF June, 9O5. The pre-
lImInary report on tobacco acreage sho wed
n large Increase in the acreage over that
of the preceding years In the hurley dis
trIct OF Kentucky. Ohio Indiana and West
Virginia., and In the ''rcgie or dark dis
.trict OF Kentucky and Tennessee.
THE corrected figures for those districts
show n much smaller acreage than that
Indicated In the preliminary report. and
arc substantlntcd by the figures Of tho tho
final report. which is based on the re
turns from, the regular county and town
ship correspondents Of the Bureau y OF Sta sta
,tlstics. tx !, .,' Z, 2,
In tho cigar tobacco districts, Wiscon-
sin alone shows Il decrease from me
acreage OF the preceding season. Other
increases & In the ncreage are practically
confined to the parts Of the district rails
ing bright yellow tobacco. which nre IN IN
Guided ia the new belt OF North Carolina .,
and south Carolina and to the eastern
Ohio district 45
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
4 The Coura pc of Stevenson:


stcvenson's wonderful courage and the
sufferings he endured when doing much
OF his work are vlyidis shown in Mrs.
stevenson's prefaces ID the New Bio
graphical Edition. When THE Dyna-5
inter" was begun, they were at Hycres,
and Stevenson, besidcs.all his other Ills III
was threatened Willis total blindness.
Hero was a predicament for a literary
man! Condemned to lie helpless on his
bed on account OF the Ssciatlca, his right
arm bound to his side lest IN Inadvertent
movement might bring on a occurrence
of the hemorrhage. speech denied him
for the same reason, Il and nova bandase
over his eyes that precludcd any attempt
to use them! Often, when i was near de-
spair, he would say to me. Now. II you
would only look a 4 in the right light,
You would sae that this Is the best thing
that could have happened !'' Then he
suggested aSform of amusement. Il was
to 70 out for IN hours walk every after
9noon IL 1t were only back and forth In
front OF our door and Invent q story to
repeat when camc ina sort OF ARA
abIan Nights Entertainment, where ! was
\ to take the part OF Scheherazade. and he
the sultan. There had been several dyna-
mite 5outrages In London about this time,
the most Of them turning out f.nscos. i
occurred to mo to take an important lynu-
mite Intrigue as the thread to string my
sstores on. ] began with tho Mormon
tale, and followed ut with innumcrable
others. one for each afternoon It was
these stories that were Al .rwards dc,
ycloped into '"rhe Dynamte,r." & ". u
. & x u ! =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
NINTH is FOR MARTIN =: IN.
.Ex-Congressman Rhea Claims ] Isl the be
D;etrict Will Go for Him.

Ex. CONGRESSMAN william F. Rhca, OF
bristol ono of the best known Demo-.
Gratis of the Southwest, was IN me ne 5cli'tIs
Yesterday. Judge Rhea is warm warm sup
norter Of Senator Thomas s. Martin, n
Ills canvass for reelection, and % CON @.
5,ressnan Claude a. Swanson, ~ MS ms "a 4
d + d for governor. Asked as TO The
outlook III the ninth congressional iFals-
trIct, Mr.. Rhca said: Senator Martin Ma
Will carry the ninth district by q very
large major Thcpcoplc OF hat nat: scctioh
rnizc III him one Of the most ape
soma tors Virginia has ever had, certainiy
infthe Ia ST generation. IN additio 70 TINS,
thew do not approve of the attack tax that = =
being made upon the Democratic. ors'i NJ
zatIon OF Virginia, including the state anu
an the county committee OF the stare.
The tax OF a machine" Is disgusting
10 our people, when 1T Is well known IN, that
HE ony machine existing insV1rg ma ,sl :
lint appointed and controlled by the GOV coy
crnor Of this state. a
martin, Swanson, Ellyson, Egglesto|nf
for supt. OF Public Instruction ana ludge
sam. w. Williams, especially, WIN III
carry the ninth district by y DIG NIT
1orlty,' added Judge Rhcn. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
5(By Assoclat ted .Il.'ress.)

3;lYAsIIINGToN. July 5sl.-sccretar,
Wilson to-day made public the names
or tho four men who will j comprise the
statistical board which. under the dircc.s
ton OF Assistant Secretary NYilct s..
Hays Will prepare the government cstI-s
mates Of cotton acreage and yie:ds. us
we'll as statistics OF other crops Tho
board Will be composed Of Victor olms:ed,
present associate statistlclan OF the
Bureau OF Statistics q s. y. Frcsscndene
an assistant statistician; George <.
Holmes chief o. the division Of foreign,
markets, and w. w. Long. recently re-
signed as nm assistant statisticinn.
The board will meet In the office o.
the assistant secretary Of agriculture. to
perform It's labors. AS the reports from
field agents come In. they will he taken
BY Assistant Secretary Hays and locked
IN ii vault. When all OF the reports have
been received, the members Of the board
will be summoned to make their csti-
mates. This work has been likcned by
Mr. Hays a school. He VIII serve ~
tho teacher. and the field reports VIII be,
the problems 10 be solved. gI The men VIII
work independent OF each other, ana
their results will be submitted to Mr.
IIays who will go over them. after tho.
manner Of passing upon exan,ina ton
papers. The monthly reports VIII thcn
he made up from the Independently ic-3
tcrmined results OF the members or ms
board, the nnal report to be The iinr-a
\, nnizi NC of nll YAH, * IA }ee,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
Once Commanded BY Pignan.

Among the recent commanders Of the
.ill-fated Bennington was Captain (noW
admiraD George w. Pigman, who &1ormt
erly commanded the old monitor meet
while 1t was stationed at the anchorage
Just below this city. Captain Pisman
went from the command of the monitor
fleet to the command of the cruiser
Charleston, which was sunk off the coast
of Luzon, Philippine Islands In 1888 or
1900. From the Charleston he was sent
TO the Bennington, but was subsequently
promoted to rear admiral. Captain Pig
man was we'll known to the people OF
Richmond 81
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ARE DIRECTORS
Two Norfolk Men on Board Of
New Road.
(By Associated press,)

Z NORFOLK, VA, July 2l.-Col, g. O..
Ealnes. and Adam Tredwell, Of Norfolk,
formerly general manager and secretary
respectively Of the old Atlantic and Dan
vile Railroad. now the orfok-Danvllc
division of the Southern Railway are
of the directorate of the new North Caro-
lima and Ohio Railroad which has just
been organized for the purpoBe OF con-
structing a standard gauged railroad from
central North Caroline to the coast, via
Little Washington, n. c.
Raleigh Wilson, and Greenvillc, N, c.,
will be included in the route.
Othei on the directorate Of the new
road as: John S. Cunningham Stephen G.
BragaW, Larry j. Moore G. n Brown
and William Bragaw, OF North Carolina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
Personals and Briefs.

The store Of the u. 1T. Faulkner CON
pany, First and Broad Streets wiz Keep
open TN 6 r.. NJ, as usual, Nach ON
ploye, however, willSget one day OH an'
ing each week til September ~.
Mrs, Gill's excurslonfto Virginia . bea an
JoyabIc - ron " richmond; The train WI
returning. win leave virginia heaeh az
0'e coh,ra n; ~ seyentleth Reglmfnt,
Captain William NJ. King. formed 20, ~ m rhs
arnory last night for sa!nd n nrl1i, ency e
an dare ronndIng into shape FOR the en-
Lax, nigh, lawn party on The f, SOL ~
diGrs' Home grounds Wns sun, ~ ~, ~
lie Goni@ueraeT aided by others. for y. INC s
pleasure and bencnt ~ the ye.era .ins q, o.
thai institution. 'rfE lawn whs pre. MY
Illuminated, and WAS tlrongeh "'1s' s's'f
Torn, Es1jf,i e fst'fNiff 3JFFHt.e 7f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-22
PRESIDENT SHOCKED.
Reserves Any Expression OH Mat
ter Until He Has Received
All Details.

OYSTER BAY, n. y, July 2l.-Prcsident
Roosevelt was shocked greatly at the
news Of the disaster. which occurred to-
day TO the gunboat Bennington In the
hnrbor OF san Diego, Cal. The first intl-
nation he had OF 1t, was conveyed to him
by telegram from acting Secretary OF
the Navy. Darling. SUI
The president, beyond expressing his
profound regret that the accident should
have occurred, made no comment on It,
rcscrving any. expression on the matter
until he should have received complete
details. ,sgas q III 80