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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
BLAZING N|R'
EXPL0DEs Il: | |: s COLLAR.
Peculiar Accident Is Mr. Charles
Gold, Which Put..Hi i'm in,
Hospital Ward.
NEG WAS SEVERELY BURNED.
.celluloid Collar Flames Up.
Scorching the Flesh
]. Nearest I IT,, III
.Cse.l.lluloil

Mr. Charles Gold was fearfully burned:
! al 2 o'clock yesterday fternoon while
doing electrical work IN Guth's confec-
.tionery store s 5ss,s /:
Il Mr.. old, who IS ernp1osed bS Mr.sW: Mr.: y.
II jerks, the electrical con tractor:. flae!
been sent down to Guth'sgto flx the eiee@
4 $tric lights. which had all gone out After
short examination he found that the
fuses inSthe service box. which Is in the
cellar, had been blown out. Y
y In testing blown-ou fuses, electricians
use swhataare called brass pockets. While
using these pockets, Mr. G old iacci den tally
touched one end to q 1--we wire and the
other end to the fuse box, which IS
grounded The short circuit forrned caps
ed an arc flame. which flew out OF ,1he
boz, like a powder exp xploslon, and fenvel-
acped y the electrician.
Celluloid Collar Explodes.
Mr.. Colds left cheek. neck and arm
were deeply burned. and the injury ex-
tended down to his hips. But his neck
suffered the most. He wore celluloid
collar. which caught afire. and was
burnt from its fastenings.
The ambulance was quickly called, and
the sufferer was taken to the Memorial
SHospital. where DR.. aE. H, Terrell attend
ed him and relieved the pain. Heyawas
reported late last night as resting easy.
# Mr. Gold. lis a stranger in this city,
having come. .here$a a month agos from New
York. He is said to be an excellent cleo
StrIcian and "a very reliable enploye.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
.'TIHEIsOU7A FOR bryan
!. DECLARES M||l|||.R' \ COOK G!
Enthusiastic Richmonders Says
the Conrmoner Will Sweep
Country.
(special 10 The Tlmees-Dispatch

BUFFALO, NY. June &c. 3. Cooke,
OF Richmond, who is In Buffalo attend.
Ing the convention of,the Travellers
Protective Association, says. the South
is solid for Bryan. Mr.. Cooke said to-
day to a reporter OF The Ttmes7Dis'
patch:M
n What the 4 Democrats OF the;s South
want Is William Jennings Bryan for
President and some one OF oursprom!'
nentT Southern Democrats for Yice,Presl.
dent, With such q ticket IN 1868 we could
sweep the South for the tic TICK
set as 1t has never been swept by Demo
Gratis before,"
The sessions oftthe convention to-day
were hot ones. The propositions to in
crease the Board OF Directors from six
to ten was overwhelmingly defeated as
was the proposal to Increase the pay Of
directors, &
The RAILROAD Committee ~made Its re-
mort, which Is that the travellers arc pref
tn, we'll satisfied withltthe railroad rates
now, and N general reduction would take
people from small towns to large cities
to do their trading, and An that was what
damaged tho business i OF the manufao-
'tureF, 5}f
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
ROAD FOUNDHGU|uTY
Of GRANTING REBATES
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Convicted ofNAllowing Con-
cessions to Packers.
(By Associated Press,)

KANSAS CITY. MO-, June 1s,-Tte
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Z Rail
road Company was to-day found guilty
BY q jury in the United States Dis
tr!ct Court on four counts Of granting
concessions on packing house shipments
TOR export to the Armour Packing Com
! paiy swift and Company. cudahy and
Company, and the Nelson. Morris Packing
Company, The conviction carries with;
III f,ne Of IRON $500 to ;sao,o,o on each
count Judge Smith Mcpherson deferred
sentence until June ed,
The case OF the Armour Packing Com
pany, on which instructions. were read
to the Jury. charged speclhcally that
the Burlington Railway, on AugusS' 81.
1905, accepted a shipment OF oleo oil from
Kansas City to Liverpool at a rate that
included rate OF q cents a hundred
pounds from the Mississippi River, to
New York. whereas the regular tariff
rate at that time was S5 cents. The
Jury was out only IS minutes,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
[ COLLEGE, EN.Ds [
E||.N||.| !. !. SESSION. | ! J !! IN.
Has Large Graduating Class5;sDlr.
Garnet Ryland \ \ |, sWs 'l rofes I'll
sors; Degrees Conferred.
Or. II)IF .FRlssELL Z MAJ KEs ADD6Ess
Speaks III E oquent e Terms Of DIR.
Curry Central College I'm
der Same Corp poratio1l. q

when Dr., Boatwright hst night uttered
his farewell Il to the atgoing class I Of
1so5=1sos. I Ills simple words marked tho
close OF the MOST Hucce4 4f,ll sesst hat
|Rlchmond College hs Fsf eSsI axperiel,ce!dt d d
In Her long NE ~ nessSSto the the
STATE and to the cauxetof ed Ion. Not
only did q mark al sting epoch in in
the history ofs the hedinstitut!on. but more
Importantly and more 5widel reach hing,Att
marked Ghe advance which education,a In
Its larger and more national sense, has a.
made along all ythe bordersf OF the State:
AS Richmond is now the seat:of FIVE
Large institutions Of learning and E OF
many minor ones, 1t would seem that
! from the tendency for the sunificat ton = /
all edu cational interests, along university
lines, that tlle i capital city Of Virginia
a. ia destined soon to become the educa-
stional centre not only OF Virginia, but Of
the whole South. It is well known that
there lis a far-reaching moveme mt afool
10 bring all the institutions OF the city
together for closer cooperation and. with
the ACCOMPLISHMENT a Of this purpose Rich
mond College would be the nucleus OF a
university such as there is n nowhere IN the
South. 81. y. 4,
It Was with "a large graduating class as:
representing three different schools-LaW,
Science and Academic Arts--tha u Rich cl
mond College closed Its session last night
There 3 were forty-two dressed IN it IS the
classic cap and gown. who sat upon the
rostrum to receive their diplomas and
degrees. Another notable fact was 4 the
presence OF ak young ladies In the o.1ss--- e
the largest number that the college has has
graduated altogether since its doors were
frst thrown open to the genter sex. efgnnt
years ago. KY They were all Bachelors q
jArt-a rnisnomer, perhaps, in Atha -nat ture W
OF thin gs, but surely distinction and
an honor, Nor did they fail to call
forth the utmost adultaHon and praise
when among their friends and fellow
students of the opposite sex. they stepp-
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A LOVE FEAST !.
At !. The CLOSE ] ] !. !: i:
The Eastern State Hospital In
vestigation Ends With
Pleasant Words.
=oUR JOINTS 81 R0U CHIT OUT
Dr.sF oster Efficient; More Money
Needed; N egroes Fare Best; n
Attendants Poorly Paid.

Especial From a STAFF Correspondent)
WILLIAMSBURG, a., (, June 1.-THE
3invest!g cation Of the affairs of the East
5ern statesHo Hospitals was conc ncluded to day,
when |at s.: IA 8 clock Senator Sc der an an
-nounced that the legislative committee
would adjourn. subj iect TO the call Of the
chairma n. @ l a3 4,
Just before the adjournment the inves-
tgaton took on the guise OF a 4'"'love
feast It which only pleasant things
We're said and during which animosities
! wereysforgotten@ Chairman Sadlerf in 4 q;
happy speech thanked y II the citizens Of
Williamsburg for their hospitality to the
,accuracy$and nd good Judgment they had dis
played In, reporting the proceedings. and
Sergeant -at-Arm Watkins ;3for the ex-
cellent ord err he had kept during the ses-
sions Of the committee and the capable
mannersin which he had discharged the
onerous duties Of his office. #
q Colonel SLawless. counsel for Dr. Foster.
caught the fancy OF 4 the committee and
the audience by a shorts speech. !. IN which
he \ spoke 8 q OF the courtesies he had re-;
ceived at the hands Of the committee
and the esteem in which he held It's mem
bers. s " 4sSs8
Never before in the history OF this
Commonwealth said Colonel sLawless,5
"has an Investigation. been as, far rea CHI;
ling and thorough as thisahas been. The
white light has been, thrown on q the
private and official life OF my friend, DR.
Foster and yet not a single word !. has.
been uttered BY a witness on the stand
during thirty-o one days which has caused
him regret or which might keep his
children from looking upon him as a, Viz
ginla gentleman without stain or re-. re-
l5proact.' 4, ,8
Six Weeks Work.
The members sof; the COMMITTEE leave
williamsburg tonight for their various
homes, after having spent ok weeks in
an exacting and laborious Investigation,
the longest and mos: thorough which has
ever been held within theg Old Dominion.
Thrty-one days OF actual work have
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
MEMBER 4 OF THE HOUSE
WI NA0WAIs| SHOT. i.'.|||.| by son. IN
.Rcprimanded BY His Father. the
Boy Fired Ball Into His
Body.
Especial to The Tlmes.D!spatch,

I = X
3 aIAYKlNG, KY, June ls.-Harvey
Young, the member Of the Virginia Leg
islature who was shot yesterday by, his
SON. William Young. on the Virginia
border, was reported to-day as still alive,
but in a precarious condition, His son
had notSpeen arrested. but ls under sur
veillance. = d, NJ sr5
I The SON. who ts only Is. was sharply
repr!mentt 4 by his father for some Of
fences He went and got, q, ss,calibre VIM
chester and shot his father At short
range; the missile passing eoompleselIy,
through the shoulder,
Loss ot blood made, the wound mcIe
dangerous than II would otherwise have ave
Decn. ...ss 81, III y * s,s. "a s S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
CAPTAIN KENT APP OINTED 81
CONSUL GEN. TO GUATE MALA3
tFron cur Regular Correspond

(Fronl cur Regular correspo pondsntt
WASHINGTON, D., c., June l3.-T
President has decided to appoint cap-S
tain w. p. Kent, OF Wythe copnt nty.sst 81
tha position Of consul.general to Giua-s
temala. The position pays g salarys$ $of!
s3.00O a. year, AZ SY u. s ia 3
Captain Kent Is a son OF ate Lieuten-3
ant,Goyernor Kent. and waa captain
in the Second Virginia Regiment during
the war with Spain. ls Sg
He was Republics candidate TO the
Lieutenant -Governorshlp on the virginia
Republican ticket last fall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
COX rs NOMINATED
FOR STATE SENATOR
fRy Associated Press.l

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June 1s,--Al
special from Bulls Gap. Tenn. says that;
at the convention held there to-day,
Governor John I. Cox. who was efeated
for renominat ton as Democratic cab
didate for Governor at the recent State.
convention, was nominated by acclama-
tion for State Senator. 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
Left for Vacation,

Dr. IS. G. Bowen. OF the Memorial Hos
pital left yesterday for his home. "
\ Va, where he VIII spend n Q
Mrs. Julian Tyler, who has heen III eat
the Memorial Hospital, was able to leave
Yesterday. z, ,' e ls.s , e54 &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
ITnder Adyisement.

Goyernor Swanson has the application
FOR the pardon Of Robert Trainer under
adyisnment. His Ilxcelency Will take no
Anal action Until In hears from the trial
Judge and Cenamonwealths Attorney on
the subject, ih
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-14
Married In Baltimore.

I Especial 70 The T!mes, Dlspatehl ..,,..,,... -.
con daughter OF Mrs. Elizabeth Con, OF RisA-
a,ond, and Mrs. James Frank fally b of hsitt,i
more wore married tonight ri tHt; syahaA
Mr, and Mrs. KslIy &sft to-nSht &ee 49,
York and; ,Etiantl0 CtxN = 5S Sssi ss
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Six Weeks Work

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2 - fPP" go 81 y |n
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Question as t.o Tim!e:...

Mr. English was interrogated at. length
by Mr., Gilbert a member of the COR
oner's fury, as ito how! long 1t was from,
the time he went to sleep until the bur.
glar was heard IN the. house, Mr.. Enslish
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
WANTS DOUGHERTY
FOR WASHINGTON
Stahl Scouting in Tn-State League
Pitcher Barger Also Suggested.
May Mean War.

Manager Jake StahI OF the Washington
team is stiIl scouting around IN the cut
law TTi-State League for material. 1t
vas from this league that Washington
obtained the late Joe Cassidy. Falken-
berg the successful young pitcher and
AluZer. the short stop, who Joined the
club in New York this week and has so
lar made good in a startling manner
Stahl Is supposed 10 be especially In
tereSted in Pat DOuEherty. the New
York OutfieldeT. who refuses 10 play with
me Highlanders and has been holding
Gown JOB as centerfielder on the Lam
caster team. DougheTty batted 263 last
year IN the American League and IL is a
question how good he IS this-year His
batting is his principal point. when he IS
6atGng, for he does not shine as a
fielder.
Stahl is also supposed 20 be after
PlIcher Barger. OF the Lancaster team
The news that Washington has started
a raid on the Tri-State teams has stirred
UP the managers IN that organiza tior.
and they announce that they VIII try 10
induce number OF major league stars
20 break their contracts and Jump to the
outlaws. The Tri-State recently de-
clared that IL would not touch PLAYERS
who were regularly signed in other
leagues, but since then il has lost Hav-
oen TO Boston, Altizer has come to
Washington, Pat Doughcrty may do the
same thing and Baltimore Is dlckerinz
foT Bob Jnglaub. Hence the display OF
temJer on the part Of the Tri-State Of
fcials.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
PATTEN BOOSTED,
T. SUDHOFF CHASED
Washington Pitchers Have
Ups and Downs.
TWISTS OF BASEBALL FATE
Nation ais Made Six Runs in One In
ming, But Boston Made Nine.
a Encouraging Hitting.
TWISTS OF BASEBALL FATE

BOSTON, June 2.-Pity the poor Ma
fionals. After winning the first game
by to 0 in great style through the ex-
hcellent pitching of Patten and their own
rall-round good work in tne field they
T eexploded like toy balloon in the sec
Tond and dropped it by u to s.
The Inconsistencies of baseball luck
Were well set forth in the second con-
etest. 1t is a curious thing that when
"a losing team does have a hitting day
rand knocks out twice as many runs as
ut has been doing. that is just the day
sShe other team selects to also break a
f~ecord in the tally line. Glaze pitched
,1he last contest yesterday and was com
Aparatively easy TO hit. besides which he
tgave six passes. In the eighth inning
;Washington got next to him with a
vengeance and smote him for six runs.
an unusually large number in these
days of scientific baseball. but ,his
y,notable performance. by the twists NJ
nate, was dumped into a game in which
fBoston made nine runs in the first in
ming 50 much for the oddities of the
diamcnd.
Patter Up; Sudhoff Down.
The principal features were he re-
naoilitation Of Patten by his clever work
51n the first game. and the sad downfall
5of Willie Sudhoff in the second. Seven
mrs were made off him in the first in
ming and then he was canned. Patten
mas been going so poorly this season
that there would have been few regrets
af he had departed 10 another burg but
yesterday he was all that is desirable
an a pitcher. He kept the hits well
scattered, gave only one pass and
struck out three men
Sudhon has been in bad health all the
Spite he was sick last winter. and his
StomAch was out OF order when ne re-
ported at Charlottesvile for practice
Also, ms arm has not been in good
s SRape and he has been adopting all sorts
most certain that :or the present. at
least, Sudhon is not in proper Condition.
20 ;s 90 so himselI or the team Justice. and
was put on the slab against Boston.
Poor Judgment
The Hubbites were using Ralph Glaze.
the Dartmouth collegian. who was
plainly nervous and AFFLICTED with stage
fright. He showed the effects OF these
ailments when he blew up in the eighth
inning and Washington made six of its
eight runs. It would seem to have been
the better policy to send out the best
pitcher In the outfit and try 10 make
sure Of the game
Charley, Hickman. rs predicted, is re-
covering his batting eye, and tore eff a
homer in the first game. Stanlev. -.
two hits in the first game and on- in
the second. and Altizer got two i'm the
second and ore in the first. Welcome
Home John Anderson is welcome
abroad alsO-tO Washington faus-for
with his little stick he got three hits
In the second game, among them
triple, and one in the first It is also
worthy OF note in passing that the An
uerson person stole a base
AS 10 double plays. washington is Co
Ing some stunts in that line II made
two in the first game and two in the
second.
The Scores.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
"EvEN THERE"

Those who think that baseball and
poetry viii not mix want to read this
when a member OF the Toronto Club.
under the management of Arthur Ir-
win II VIII appeal 10 large class
outside the baseball profession 1t is
called Even There
Where do you go from here?"
How tired l am Of that phrase
Out Of The year il greets my ear
Three hundred and siNty-five days.
As l leave home after a rest
Inc conductor Of train
With his How are you? Are you going
Echoes the old refrain.
The hotel clerk gets sociabIe
As pay for his high-priCed cheer
And dropping my bill in his yawning
Asks, Where do you go from herec'
The barber stands with my tip in hand.
And as I disappear
Come in, again,'' he yeIls. and then
The bell boy grabs my grip and case,
FlinG1ng Them on the train.
Pockets my pelf, the grinning elf,
And whistles the old refrain
Where do you go from here? >"
/ get ii in every tongue
Nor matters II be Greek or Dutch,
Or OR gurgled from half lung.
The friends I meet upon The street
Keep digging ii in my ear;
The whole day long life,s sickening
song.
Is. Where do you go from here?"
Then at last I dreamed. and to me 1t
seemed
That my time had come to die:
And with angels white 1 winged my
flight
To the promised realms on high
Their" by the turnstile St. Peter stood
At the foot Of the golden stair.
With a look in his eye OF wild surprise
He asked as l trembled there:
Your papers. please; what ails your
knees"
Then Grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh, YES, you're one of those baseball
players
Well. whore do you go from here?''
-R HARLEY.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
SPENT WEDDING NIGHT
IN A POLICE STATION
Guest With a Private Bottle Cot Groom
Into a Peck of
Trouble

PITTSBURG, Pa. June Frank
wagner. well-tO-dO young man of
Compromise street. is spending his
honeymoon carrying a club looking for
his former friend. Frank Brown. who
was guest at The Wagner wedding
Thursday night.
Wagner claims I rOWn has made him
Tie lauShingst0ck If the ward by haV-
ing him torn from the side Of his wife
al a. m, on their wedding night. and
that he was forced TO spend the night
IN cell while the bride OF few hours
cried herself II sleep alone
Wagner and his bride. who was Miss
Sadie Geisinger. had long known Brown.
and ne and his wife We're invited TO the
wedding. Brown. IL appears, hid bot
tie In the back yard and visited il sur
repuuously during the evening. so that
when II came time to leave the bride
and bridegroom 10 themselves. Mrs.
Brown did not think her husband in fiji
condition 10 carry home their baby.
wagner Joined Mrs. Brown IN this
idea. While he was trying 70 argue
with Brown. the husband and father
fell downstairs and hurt his head
There was a fuss and a new police
man arrested Doth Wagner and Brown.
They were dis ,harged in the morning
and since that time the bridegroom has
been looking for his former friend. .
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
WOMAN WITH NERVE KILLS
TWO BIG BLACKSNAKES
Reptiles Five Feet Long Put Out Of
Commission With a Clothes
Prop.

LOCK HAVEN. Pa. June Mrs. r.
T. Seybold may be Justly termed the
champion woman reptile extermiuatOr
in he State, for it is doubtful If another
woman can be found who is endowed
With the degree Of nerve she displayed
here.
. At-s- SeybOld was alone in the house
at the noon hour. when her young
daughter ran 10 her and told her that
snake was on the back porch. MS.
Seybold went 20 the door. and there
she saw a huge blaCkSnake stretched
out Ju bench with his head poised.
She ran into the yard, where she pick
ed uD clothes prop. with which she
rained blow after blow on the head and
body of the snake until II was dead
Surmising that its mate was not far
away. Mrs Seybold body began the
search. and soon discovered the other
SnakC rawling toward the porch. This
reptl-s she also killed with the pole.
Both snakes were about Eve feet long.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
COOL BREEZES BLOWING
AT OLD MARSHALL HALL

No matter how warm and sultry 1t
may be the city, there is always a
good cool breeze blowing at Marshall
Hall. Il is a very easy matter TO be
cool at Marshall Hall. and there are
plenty OF amusements 70 be INDUCED in
on Sunday.
SchToeder's Band gives a concert OF
select music on the green lawns during
the afternoon and evening The dining
room viii serve table d'hote dinner and
meals Ia carte all the day and even
ing.
The steamer Charles Manchester will
leave for Marshall Hail tomorrow at II
A. n. 2:30 and $50 p. m, returning will
leave Marshall Hall at !, 5, and 9 O'Clock
.. m.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
AUTOMOBILE.

Judge not an auto by its smell; all
compa risOns are OdorOus.
A tack in the tire is thorn in the
flesh: both are tiFesome.
1t is a short ride that has no mend
ing.
All does not go that glitterS.
An auto is not without odor, save in
its own front seat
Say not We shall return at 5," We
may return at skies and sevens
Oils well that ends we'll.
Approach railroads warily, lest they
lead thee To heaven
Though thou swear by thine auto
seven times, the eighth thou wilt swear
al il. that IS Kismet
The horse gOeth not ten parasangS an
hour. neither doth he explode
To speed is human: TO be caught is
-finei-Century.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
.STAYERS FROM CHURCH
GIVE REASONS WHY
Men Who Are Delinquent in Religious
Matters Tell Where the Trouble
Is to Be Found.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. June 2.-''why
Men Stay Away From Church. As Told
BY Themselves was the subject OF an
address delivered before a meeting OF
ministers OF the Presbyterian church
today by the Rev Charles E Walker.
OF HartWell
The Rev Walker made an extensive
C1nvass of church absentees by mail
asking why they stayed away from serv-
ices Each o. those who answered he
said. gave one Or more OF the following
excuses:
Work six days and reserve Sunday for
recreation
Church members too cold 10 make him
feel welcome.
Church members do not show a will
ingnesS TO pay debts
Preachers sermons are ancient and
uninteTeSting
Too many hypOcrites in the church.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
PIG ATE The ANGEL CAKE
AND TROUBLE FOLLOWED

WILKESBARRE. Pa. June An
angel cake and pig led TO an amusing
trial before Al .erman Donohue, OF this
city
Mrs Anna BOrady had baked a fine
angel cake and had placed in on the
windOwsill. An inquisiJve pig. owned By
Joseph RrokOvisli, which Is always
making trouble for the neighbors. smell
ed the cake and forced its way through
the fence and ate il.
Mrs. BOrady stoned the pig, Mrs
Ellen Weiss told the owner, and there
was tnree-cOrnered trouble, in which
Mrs. Borady, Mrs. Weiss. and Broko-
vish figured The last named was ar
rested and fined s. and costs