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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
MAN HEMMED IN, BEGs HIS
RESCUERs TO COME QUICKLY
Loss of Life Said BY Last Reports
to Be Heavy, and Damage to
Property is Great-Fire
Destroyed Debris in
the Storms
Path.
tBy Associated Press,


MOBILE, ALA. March B.
Information has reached Mobile
by telephone, all telegraph wires
being down, that destructive
tornado visited Meridian, Miss,
at 6:3o last evening, killing twen-
ty-one white people and over
hundred negroes, and damaging
property to the extent of SI,5oo.-
900. There are also scores seri-
ously injured by being caught in
the wreckage of houses.
The tornado caught the city
on the southwest and travelled
to the northeast, cxpending itself
in two suburbs. where many ne.
groes were killed and injured, a
whole tene1nent district being
wiped out.
Two large wholesale stores.
several smaller ones. part of the
principal hotel, the electric light
ing plant and all the small prop
erty between The Mobile and Ohio
Railroad and the business section
of the city was badly damaged.
Twenty men were caught in one
restaurant. and several were killed.
Two stories of the Y. M. C. A.
building were wrecked and other
buildings suffered in the upper
stories. The negro tenement dis
trict north of the city was de-
molished, and the debris caught,
threatening new danger, but the
local department., with the help
Of hundreds of citizens over
cam this after a hard fight.
They were assisted by torrential
rain following the tornado.
The city is in darkness and the
full extent of the disaster will not
be known until daylight. The
known path of the storm was
about six hundred feet wide and
one mile in length.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
CHOOSE NORMAL
SCHOOL SITES
House Committee De-
GideS In Favor of
Three Places.
DECIDE TO HEAR
SENATOR DANIEL
V. P. I. Appeal Gases Will Be
Considered Before a Meeting
of the House and Senate
Committees Monday
Night-Much In
tcrest Felt.

The House Committee on Schools and
Colleges decided last night to locate the
three proposed new State normal schools
at Radford, Fredericksburg and Harri-
sonburg. and fixed next Monday night at
o'clock as the time for hearing Senator
Daniel. and whoever else may desire to
appear in the matter, concerning the ap-
peal of young Christian and others from
the decision of the v. p. I. board. II
is expected that the hearing Monday
night will be before a meeting OF the
House and Senate committees, but ,le
former will sit in any event. The argu-
ment VIII be upon the resolution recently
offered on the subject by Mr.. Peyton. of
this city. Senator Daniel is here and will
remain until after Monday night
The fight for the location of the normal
schools wasl spirited one from the start
and there was great deal OF oratory
in favor of all the contestlng places.
The final vote stood:
Raotord, IL.
fredericksburg, IL.
Harrisonburg, 2.
Front Royal, g.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
BIG WHEELER ELEVATOR
AT BUFFALO BURNED
(By Associated Press. !

tF5y ABSOClattd PresS.
BUFFALO. n. y. March s.-The Wheel
er elevator. on Buffalo River, was destroy
cd by fire tonight. The loss on the builds
ing and its contents is estimated at sI75,-
900. Lined up alongside the.Nheeler ele-
vator and up the river as far as the eye
could see. were lake vessels of all kinds
In their winter berths. Not one OF the
vessels caught fire. Several small wooden
buildings adjoining the elevator and some
lumber were destroyed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
THE ROUGH TRIP OVER
MADE MRS. LONGWORTH SICK

IBy AsSOclated Press)
TAMPA, FLA, March 2--Mr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth arrived on the steam
er Mascotte from Havana at 2:3O O'Clock
this afternoon. The steamer encountered
rough weather Thursday aSd Mrs. Long
worth suffered from sea sickness large
crowd met them at the pier. They had a
drive over the city us the guests of
Collector OF Customs Mcfarland, dined
at the Spanish Cafe and left at $40 O'Clock
on the regular Atlantic Coast Line train
in the private Pullman car Grassmere for
Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
HEAVY D0WNP0UR AND QUIET
FOLLOW TWO NIGHTS RIOT
DIV Associated Press. !

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. March IA
steady downpour of rain has been fall
ing here tonight. and aside from this
quiet prevails. following the two pre-
ceding nights of rioting and incendiarism.
The troops. who are still on duty, were
drenched by to-night's rainfall. Police
Court was in continuous session during
tho day. and a number Of rioters were
fined.
/. Martin Davis. the wounded brakeman.
was still alive tonight.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
THE MATHEWS
MURDER TRIAL
Policemen Testify As to His
Statements the Night of
His Arrest.
NO sTRYcHNINE IN SYRINGE
Many Acquaintances OF Doctor
Matthews Testify As to His
Strange Actions.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)

Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
GREENSBORO, N. c.. March I'm the
trial Of DR.. J. b. Mathews here in the
Superior Court to-day for the alleged
murder of his wife. the prosecution
rested it's case at noon.
To establish motive for the murder,
the last two witnesses introduced were the
two policemen. who arrested him the night
of his wife's death.
They said he was nervous and 'dopey,''
and they had to sit up with him in Jail
and give him whiskey; that he insisced on
telling his troubles. saving fhat his wife
had been intimate with nlan, and on ac-
count OF her conduct. he had been COM
PEELED to leave Pittsboro. where he had
a fine, practice. before coming to Green's
boro, four years ago. Since coming here,
she had been worse, mentioning several
men by name with whom she was on such
terms, and one in High Point. where he
said she went the day before her death
and came back with n hundred and twen-
ty-five-dollar diamond ring, which was
found in his pocket the night of ...s
arrest.
Shooting Affair.
He told OF a shooting scarpe he had In
a hotel here about her, and said If 1t
had not been for his little son, she would
have died In some such way five years
ago.
Dr. Farrar. the first physician to reach
the Mathews home the morning she was
found apparently dying. detailed the days
proceedings and how they had apparently
saved her life when Mathews went 10 her
bed and under the pretense OF nTayiny was
caught injecting hypodermic under the
cover. and in twenty minutes strychnine
poison symptoms began and she died
therefrom in two hours. That Mathews
offered to pay his bill before she died
and impressed upon him not to state
anything about what happened hut to
make out a death certificate as from
heart disease.
A White Powder.
Tie syringe taken from him WAS one
third full of a white powder and the
small solution remaining, upon being
analysed by DR.. Turner, who wrested it
from his hand. showed strychnne, though
Mathews refused to state what 1t was he
had given.
Mrs. Hay, who was seized with an cpl
lepttc fit yesterday upon completion of
her direct examination, was cross-eXamin-
cd and 1t was shown that slle made
Mathews get out of his wife's bed when
she discovered him at another time under
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
PROCEEDINGS ARE BEGUN
TO DIsBAR JUSTICE DEUEL.
(Ry Associated Press.l

NEW YORK, March 2-Foiicwint; the
recent testimony about Tow Topics, in
tho Hapgood libel trial. Justice joseph NJ.
Deuel., of the Court of Special Sessions,
to-day accepted service OF papers in &
suit Instituted for his disbd,ment from
his position as Justice.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
TELEGRAPH WIRES DOWN
AND INFORMATION MEAGRE
lBy Associated Press,)

" " ~ ~ II'y 1kssUo1.I1 1eV' : - : '-.''7 ,i
MOBILE, ALA. March IA LONG DIS
lance message1to the Item from Meridian,
Miss, says cyclone accompanies py
heavy rain. struck that city this evening
1T $50 o'clock. The storm center was III
Me southern portion OF the city.sand par
ficnlarly heavy along Front Street one
of the principal business streets of tho
h .At ff,nntinnnn 81, r,hira .Ila 20 alg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Virginia and North Carolina
Rain Saturday; Sunday, fair and colder;
fresh to brisk south winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
All Got Some Votes.

This was the result OF the third ballot
and tic three highest won. On tIie pres
Gedins Ballots Norfolk. Newport News.
Martinsyillc and other points applying
got about two votes each.
Hon. r. r. Byrd. Hon. d. c. O'F'iaher-
~. Senator Nj. J. Fulton and Hon Black
burn Smith spoke for Front Royal; Sem
ator Shackelford and Judge w. l.. JEFF
fries, for Culpeper; Mr.. r. A. Dobis and
Mr.. ]. g. F'irash. for Norfolk; Mr.. j. w.
Carter. for Martinsvi'lc: Senator Keezell,
for Harrisonburs; Judge Martin Williams.
Hon. C. A. Johnston. Senator Dickenson
and Hon. j. r. Royal. for Radfncd; Mr..
ST. George Fi,zhugh and Delegates Lane.
Lewis and Moncure, for Fredericksburg;
Delegates Barrett and Houston and Hon.
s. Gordon Cumming, for Newport News.
The victors were happy last night, but
the battle is by no means over. and
chances seem to he tinfavorable to the
final passage OF the bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-03
How They Stand.

The eiigibles for membership on the
State Board OF Education have written re-
plies to the resolution of inquiry by the
Senate, stating their positions with refer
ence to the single book list.
Prof. W. a. Bowles writes that he is
not candidate for reelection upon the
board, and that he does not favor an un-
conditional single list.
Mr.. n. y. Tucker. of the v. NJ. H.,
states that he is favorable, a1d Hon. Jno.
Thompson Brown expresses the same view
for Dr. A1cBrydc DIR. Lyon G. Tyler is
favorable, as is Mr.. j, l.. Harinan, of the
State Female School at Farmville.
DIR. Charles w. Kent, of tho Gniver-
sity of Virginia. in his letter says that
the present system. which he originated,
is all right, and that he sees no necessity
for change.
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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
GOVERNOR FAvORS
VACCINATION.
Pardee Writes Chapter
In the New California
Text Book Hygiene

Governor Pardee favors vaccination.
Not openly, perhaps. but If you will
read the cs4apter on that subject in the
new California State textbook on hy
giene and physiology that has just been
issued for use in the public schools, it
will be seen that the executive of Cali
fornia believes in the ounce of pre-
vention" as administered by doctors.
There has been much controversy of
late, particularly in Berkeley. over the
subject OF compulsory vaccination.
There is a decidedly large anti-vaccina-
tion colony and it will be betraying no
condolences to say that those who favor
this safeguard are rejoicing over the
fact hat the Governor is so thoroughly
on their side.
OF course, the name of Pardee does
not appear as the author of this par
ticular chapter, but It is known that he
compiled that much of the book, and
vaccination adherents are expectin g
some protest from parents who disap-
prove of the practice and believe that
their children should not be compelled
to study along that line.
When the physiology and hygiene
book came up for revision an Eastern
author was followed In large part. al
though here and there paragraphs were
eliminated. In addition was annexed
the Governors chapter on vaccination.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
WORK Of DR.. NUM-
IS COMMENDED.

The Rev. Rufus E. Mum was highly
commended by the Rev. DR.. George W.
White yesterday at a union meeting of
ministers at Hamilton Square Baptist
Church, for the courageous stand he
had taken in civic matters Of late. es-
pecially since he spoke by authority"
His charges, said the doctor, had been
specific, consequently every one con-
cerned knew what he meant.
The Rev DR.. Mum said that what he
had done in urging the suppression of
certain resorts was in obedience TO let
ters he had received from mothers of
daughters in the residence portions of
the city. who were shocked and indig-
nant that a certain class had taken up
their residences among them.
DR.. Num- said that through his ef-
forts 171SA Devisadero street. 1910
Fillmore street, and house. at Turk
and Steiner streets had been closed.
The Rev. E. d. Raley of Richmond
Methodist Episcopal Church. who has
been largely connected with relief
from observation that the city is in an
awful condition" and that seemingly
the people are dead to the conditions.
The object of the meeting was to
form an Interdenominational Union OF
solved to carry out the idea, the organ
ization to be known as the San Fran
cisco Church Federation. which will in
clude laymen as we'll as the clergy.
A meeting of the Church Federation
will take place at Hamilton Square
Baptist Church Friday evening. August
"a
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
Patents to Coast Inventors.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE fol-
lowing patents were issued today TO
California inventors:
Nelson F. Anderson. Los Angeles,
fruit slipper; John Y. Byers and j. w.
Meyer. San Diego. quartz mill; Charles
S. Clark, San Francisco, stationery and
other ornamentation; Matthew J, Day
kins, Riverside, vehicle; Clinton e. Dol
bear, Long Beach, method OF an agent
for laying dust; George w. Durbrow,
Indios filtering apparatus; George 5.
Fouts, San Francisco. automatic cable
chain grip; Willard c. James, Los An
geles, kitchen and adjuncts thereto
Edward N. Jones, San Francisco, nom
refillable bottle: Harry A. Ktlborn,
Dunsmuir, and r. Maker. Sacramento.
metallic packing; Miner Lidster. and j.
Hoellig, Los Angeles, trolley pole con-
troller: Frederick j. Luebbert San
Francisco, feed bag; John Marchant.
Redding. check valve; Phillip Meyer,
Santa Rosa. superheater retort; Will
liam F. Murray, San Francisco, windin &
drum attachment; John s. Nicholson,
Los Angeles. agitator for core-making g
machines; Alfred r. Putnam, Santa
Barbara, roller bearing; Fred d. Smith,
Los Angeles evaporating apparatus
Theodore II. Smith. San Francisco. air
compressor; Max Strunsky. San Fran
cisco. apparatus for removal of dan
druff and for removing dust, from ir-
regular surfaces.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
FREEPoRT IS UNDER FIRE.
out-Of-Town POIicy-HOIders Inquire
Concerning Company's settIements.

Out-Of-Tovn POIicy-HOIders Inquire
Concerning COmpany's Settlements.
Sidney Van Wyck Jr has received
two letters inouiring about the stand
ing Of insurance companies that are
adjusting losses or denying liability in
San Francisco The first letter, from
the secretary Of the Mutual Building
and Loan Association OF Pasadena, is
as follows:
What can you tell me in reference
70 the German Insurance Company Of
FreepOrt? as a policy holder and sec
retary OF the Mutual Building and
Loan Association, which holds a good
many Of the German policies. write
for information. Do you know, Of your
paying its San Francisco losses, and, II
SO, dollar for dollar? Do the banks
take its policies as additional security
for loans?
An attorney in Kansas City Samuel
L Casey, writes that the German of
Freeport is doing q large business in
Kansas City and claims that it is able
70 pay and is paying its California
losses. 1T seems 10 me-" writes Casey.
that II is time that the insuring pub
lie Of this country should know II there
are any companies doing a general bus
iness in the United States, which are
not acting fairly with the people Of
San Francisco.
Van Wyck has answered IN both Of
these cases that the policy holders of
the German Of Freeport have formed an
association in this city to look after
their interests
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
BIC Stick FOR
WESTERN UNION.
President Asked to Take
Notice of the Charges
Against Corporation
GRAND JURY ACTS

Congressman Julius Kahn has been
omcially requested by the Grand Jury
OF San Francisco to take up with Pres
ident Roosevelt the charge that the
western Union accepted large sums for
Geographic messages and later trans
mltted them by mail. In letter mailed
70 the Congressman yesterday Secre-
tary Myrtle Cert of the Grand Jury
stated that the testimony taken by the
inqulsitors In regard to the matter had
peen forwarded to the President The
matter was presented to the President
because of the Jurys lack of jurisdic-
tion. The letter is as follows:
H. San Francisco. Aug. "A, 1905.
Ron Julius Kahn, Congressman
Fourth District:
Dear Sir-The testimony taken by
the Grand Jury Of the city and county
OF San Francisco on the charges that
the Western Union Telegraph Company
graphlc messages, which We're trans
mltted by It through the mail, thus de-
Irauding the people from all over the
United States and inf1icting. great hard
snip on the people, not alone OF San
francisco, but of the entire world, by
reason of such delay has this day been
forwarded to Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States, and to
the Federal Grand Jury of the Northern
District of California.
we respectfully ask. that you take
up this matter with the President in
toward an Injured populace.
This matter is presented for the
reason that tbs scope of our inquiry
was limited through lack. Of extended
5urisdictiqn. Very respectfully yours,
of San Francisco.
MYRTLE CERT, Secretary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
Earthquake Clause Is to
Be Tested in the i.
Local Courts.
FUDGE HEBBARD will hear the in

FUDGE HEBBARD will hear the in
L surance case of the Rosenthal
Company against the Williams
- burgh City Fire Insurance Com
panG- involving the earthquake
clause on August 27. A jury trial has
been demanded by the insurance COM
pany. Although Attorney T. c. Van
Ness for the Williamsburgh objected to
setting the case. on the ground that a
test action may be commenced. it was
peremptorily set to be heard If pos
sible, the jury will be drawn from the
regular panel. If not, there will be a
special venire TO hear the case.
The suit is one OF interest not only
because IL will be the first trial over
contention that involves millions Of
dollars, but also because the VANS
burgh Company indicates that there
Will be delay at every possible s p.
An answer was filed on Saturday in
which the allegation was set up that
the earthquake was responsible for
the destruction Of San Francisco and
therefore that no recovery could be
obtained on insurance.
Henry Ach appeared yesterday be-
fore Judge Hebbard and moved that the
case be set for trial.
T. C. Van Ness, attorney for the Will
liamsburgh, objected. He asked that
e case be postponed and said that he
had written Presiding Judge Graham
TO ask that some one be designated as
a test case
Neither the presiding Judge, the
other eleven Judges of tie Superior
Court or any court, said Ach, has
the right to sidetrack this case. We
came In early and do not care m he
disturbed on the calendar. THIS is the
that any one case can be considered as
test. Each must be hear on it's
merits. and we demand that the suit
in question be set for trial We are
ready to go to trial this week"
Van Ness was asked il he would de-
nland a jury.
We do not waive jury" was the
answer neither do we demand one,
but we will insist that all of these
cases be heard before a jury"
Judge Hebbard said that was not in
the nature of a demand, but admitted
that IL the defendant demanded jury
at the last moment, before a witness
was heard, IL must be allowed
IF your Honor please" interrupted
Ach. what Mr.. Van Ness says is prac-
tically demand In order that there
be no delay, IL you will permit, the
plaintin will demand a jury"
DO you object 20 a special venire p"
asked the court of the defendants at
torney. Il understand the regular
panel is practically exhausted"
We Will most certainly object" was
the response.
Very WELL" said Judge Hebbard, "I
will see what can be done. LIT the
case be set for Monday, August 81"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
FOURTEEN HAVE RETIRED.
List of Insurance Corporations Reported
Out Of Business.

The list Of companies that have Civ
en- notice that they have retired from
business on account OF the San Fran
cisco fire now numbers fourteen. The
combined capital and net surplus OF
these companies was reported some
time ago at lO,40s.O0o The companies
with the amount OF capital and net sur
plus as reported at the close of last
year are as follows:
American OF Boston, $3.50. sos; Ameri-
can Of Philadelphia. s776,616; Atlanta
Birmingham, $33O,275; Colonial Of
washington. D. c. s235,733; Dutchess
OF New York. s375,519: Fireman's Fund
S371S.145: Home Fire and Marine,
SSO3. .6s5; Mercantile Fire and Marine Of
Boston S46s.2s1 New York Fire, $751;
6s2: North German Of New York. $2S3,-
SOC; Security Of Baltimore, S261.006;
Traders. sIRz4,T23: Transatlantic Uin
the United States), SS5l,loei United
States S3i0.350.
The Colonial has losses estimated al
$4,000 in San Francisco: the Duchess
$lI2e.O00: the New York Fire $31O.600.
The other companies have not sworn TO
any figures OF loss since the fires OF
April and the most of them have made
no mid-year reports with any insurance
department in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

ing two slouch black hats and gray
suits.
Nanny visited the Park police sta
last evening and saw William Hofer,
the youth the police are holding on
suspicion because he could not give
satisfactory explanation OF his presence
In the park early Monday morning.
Nanny said that he was positive Hofer
is not one of the boisterous gang that
was in Jackson's saloon Sunday after
noon.
POLICE ROUND UP BOYS.
After a rigid catechising Of several
young men who were picked up in the
camps of refugees about Golden Gate
Park the sleuths started out on still
hunt for four young men who are
supposed to have knowledge OF the
crime The suspects are believed to
be occupying tents In camp site not
far from the park. 1t is expected that
they will be taken into custody and
put through the sweating" process.
Last night the detectives interviewed
several young friends of Hoffer. but
nothing was learned. The lads. named
respectively Joseph Fibbs, Rudolph
Rody. George Campbell, Robert Gray.
Albert Prince, Richard Johnson and
Heck Brody, stated that they had been
with Hofer on Saturday and Sunday
nights. When they left him Hofer
went into the Davis Theater. Their
information tallies with that given by
the evening at the McAllister- street
show house and went to the beacn for
stroll after the conclusion of the per-
formance.
Z Before he is released Hofer will be
shown to Miss Norma Plisa, the
young girl who was with Mulinix at
the time of the tragedy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
wELcHERs MEET DESERTS.
Discredited in New York and Policies
Turned Down.


Turned Down.
Insurance companies that are offer
ing 70 settle in San Francisco at so TO
so cents on the dollar and paying 100
cents on the dollar IN the East, will
not come of scot free. The following
story is told by the Spectator. pub
Hshed in Gotham, and the leading in
surance paper OF the United States:
Evidently some OF the companies
that are Offering so cents TO so cents
on their policies in San Francisco, upon
the plea that this is the limit of their
ability TO pay may be discredited
here very soon. There is a growing
storm on the Pacific Coast toward
companies that are paying 100 cents on
the dollar in the East and Offering only
80 cents on the coast.
Certain Jealous brokers have taken
up policies Of sundry companies that
and cancelled them on the score of bad
credit on the Pacific Coast. We have
heard OF one merchant who had q list
OF companies from San Francisco
which he regarded with disfaVor and
told his broker to cancel
Upon this hint the broker Cancelled
other lines in the same companies and
speedily had hornets nest around his
ears from the discredited Offices. The
brokers are more embarrassed now
than in the last week OF April Then
they acted from fresh information Now
they are turning down companies
which in April and May they deliber-
ately accepted.