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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
NO HINT GIVEN OUT
At WHITE HOUSE
President Expresses Conviction
That Mr.. Storer Wanted
Pamphlet Published.

WASHINGTON. d. G, December o.
President Roosevelt tonight requested
the Associated Press TO say that no hint
or intimatiou Of the Bellamy Storer
pamphlet containing the correspondence
between the President and Mr.. and Mrs.
Storer was given out at the White House.
The former ambassador. the President
stated. not only sent his open letter.
to members of the Cabinet. but to at least
a dozen members Of the Senate and
House. He added that MT. Storer had no
desire TO keep the contents of the pamp-
let q secret, and nat undoubtedly It was
his desire that the letter find its way
into print.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
President Generous.

'Ih,rc could be no fuller confession OF
WronE.tuinE or more absolute throwing
nimscif uron tho mercy of his supcriors
IL was this letter which ! answered. say
ing / would treat the incident as closed.
ANA Wcu lo not accept his resignation. and
tnat 4 was sure that John HAY felt as
b did. With peculiar per1idy. Mr. Stor,r
now seeks 70 turn this act OF cordial. and
J tnlnk ! may add generous. ~iendshi
ON my part into am attack upon mo bv
treating my refusal 90 accept his rcsigna-
lon aS am Endorsement Of his u-oSition I'm
the matter or the Vatican. to which there
MSS absolutely no aliusidN whatever OF
a.ny kind or sort I'm his letter of r~eslgna-
tion.
This hare recital OF facts is in itself
fhr scNorcSt possible condemnation of nv
~t0ror d"isingcuUoueucss.
Very .trUv vUlrs.
-r1f-ODORE ROOSEVELT.
Hon Elihu Root.
Secretary OF State"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
KINGS COUSIN TPEED
BY A MADDENED BULL

LISBON, December 9-Don Caetano de
BraEan-a- q cousin OF the King Of Por-
tueal. has had an exciting experience with
q mad bun at his farm at Tore Bella.
Don Caetauo, mounted, was inspectine
the herd. when one of the animals beca me
~iniuriated and charged him. He ealloped
for his he. hut his horse stumbled and
fell. The hull dashed at the horse and
rider with savage fury. Don Caetano was
injured I'm tho thigh. but managed 10
climb n tree. while his horse was eored
TO death. BOT untH tho maddened bun
was secured by tho herdsmen did the
kings cousin descend from the tree.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
DEATHS.

BAGBY.-Died. at residence. POO short q
Street Saturday, THOMAS y. BAGBY,
In the siNty-tnlrd year of his age.
Funeral from residence MONDAY. q
r. Al FRIENDS and acquaiutances in-
vited 20 attend.
Cary street. at 8 +. NJ. Sunday, Decem-
Der SIN, Mrs. MARGARET RERECCA
BROCK, wife OF the late Robert Samuel
Funeral notice later.
GONNELLA-Died. in Barga. italy, No
LOUIS GONNELLA. lie leaves two
brothers IN Richmond. NJ. and =. Com
nella. ana one sister in Barga, Nre.
Teresa Marchetd.
HALL-Died. At Tyler. Hanover county.
Va. at 4 A M, December 9. 1906. Mrs.
MARTHA HALL rehct Of the late 3.
T.. Han, aged eighty-one years. She
leaves three sons-L- T.. +. J. and W.
Funeral MONDAY. December 10th. 4
y NJ. Friends and acquaintances IN
yited TO attend.
HOPE.-Died. at his residence. 4s South
Pine street. Sunday, 40 p. NJ, JAMES
l. HOPE.
Funeral from his late residence TUES
DAY AFTERNOON. at $50.
NORDENDORF-Died. at her late resi-
dence. 316 r. Cary street. az 43A p. NJ.
A. DE NORDENDORF. IN the MY
NTH year OF her axe. She leaves two
cliidren-Mrs Belle BOsher. Of this city,
and Mr.. Charles Dc Nordendorf Of
Q leveiand. ohio. besides a sister. Mrs.
Charles Chaplin. Of Richmond. Gnd two
brothers. Mr.. J. #. Phelps. OF Cleveland,
Ohio. and Mr.. Charles Phelps.
Funeral notice later.
ROCERS-Died. December Q. 1905 at the
residence OF Mr.. A. r. Rogers. 1871
Cedar street. Miss MARGARET roc
ERS. aged seventy-thrcc years.
Funeral from Nenable Street BaptIst
Church TUESDAY AFTERNOON NJ ,
o'clock. Friends aud acquaintance are
AAhtoA "A atfanA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

One Of the curiosites or the Richmond
City Hal to casual visitors having bust
ness there late in the afternoon at this
season is tho whist
WRESTLING ling chandelfer g.
CHANDELIERS. While the phenomenon
is easily explcable it
invariably attracts the attention OF
strangers. and for some time puzzles
them. When the gas Jets arc turned on
O. doleful. weird whistling sound Is emit
ted. which nit is difficult 10 locate. It
appears 10 come from the ceiling or from
the floor below or almost nywhcre. and
continues in q monotonous key for some
moments. As other iets are turned on
they whistle fn "a slightly different KEY.
and several o. thcm combine TO form a
sort o. suhduod siren. and the source OF
which IS mysterious. While the burn
ors are being lighted tho noise IN tho
rooms makes conversation difficult. and
Sc IS necessary for tho clerk or official
in tho office 90 explain Sc. Some have
been az first inclined to suspect some
thing supernatural. go strange IS che
sound. The noise Is caused by tho oN-
pulsion Of the confined air in the pipes
through the small oriace. whence Il Il
driven bv tina yolatiia GaA The oitV
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
~THEoD0RE ROOSEVELT"
Storer Then RESIGNS.

'IN response Mr.. Storor wrote me a
lotter. rendering his resignation. This
lettor of mine shows that 1 had then
never heard from MIN thar ne called III
iie vatican and his absolute silence 1t
.ue lime shows that what DE saws now on
inc subject is a pure ~afterthoueht.
pt1 january 10. 19)h. StOrer wrote fhe
Pros dent saying that his writing amy
lette- I'm the terms ne did was iDexc1s-
able. inciosed "a note OF personal apology
70 80 cretary Hay. declared all this is no
tNcus e. etc. and added.
Etut Tor your own sake ] should wish
THAT my leaving thc service might he
nude 10 appear a voluntary one in the
sprint, or early SIMMER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
INSPECT SCHOOL BOOKS.
Veterans Would Foster Spirit Of
Fathers in .Children's Minds.

NORFOLK. VA. December Ct, a
general order. just issued. Colonel VIII
liam IT, Stewart. grand commander OF the
Confederate Veterans of NirgiuIa. urges
upon subordinate Confederate camps 70
acQualnt themselves as FAR AS possible
with the hooks used by their local
schools. and TO report 70 their historical
gommittoe any books that fan TO foster
d. the minds Of their children "a DroDer
spirit of pride in the deeds Of their
f2thors. or fan truthfuny To- state ne
spirit anlmatIng the Confederate soldiers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
THE T

Forecast Observation-Disclosures weather
with occasional light rain Ahuday and
possibly Tuesday; light. variable winds.
North talollna-Fair Monday. except
possibly rain In west portion; Tuesday
fair; light. variable winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Roads Contention.

II is further assorted on behalf of the
railroad contention I'm this matter that
the diversion Of business from the Vir-
gina line Is practically impossible. More
.han 40 per cent. of the earnings of the
Richmond. fredericksburg ana Potomac
for the past fiscal year were made On
the passenger business. the diversion o.
which is practically Impossible. Much Of
this is local and the remainder either orr
glnates along the line or is destined
through 10 points reached by II. About
10 or is per cent Of The total freight
traffic consists OF fruit and Vegetables
ana p~erlshable stuff. which can Toe ON
pedited by this route. and be greatly Tee
tarded If routed via the New York. Phil
adelphia and NOrfonz route. There SIS "a
ferriage Of about thirty-five miiees from
norfolk To Cape Charles via this roltc.
which would handicap this road.
The Pennsylvania Railroad controls the
entrance into Washington and likewise
the Westinghouse uthern link. The Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad uses the Penn
sylvania tracks from Washington TO New
York for its through service. though the
Pennsylvania and Chesapeake and Ohio
are nOminally competitors for business
from New York to Cincinnati. The IN.
". l.. and y" can only be a serious COM
petitor OF the r.. +. and T.. for freight
20 points north OF Wilmington. \. C.. n
south Of Petersburg.
d III oNAt' Nh i~ only ABOUT t4 tlElLl
Of the voting stock of the holding COM
pany, but Il has "a larger interest when
dividend obligations which are non-votng
are considered.
To sum up the situation, it appears
that the dominant interests will either
select Mr. Rodgers or some other oper-
ating man as president of the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac. There is
a possibility that Mr.. Barbour Thompson
may be selected as q compromise man.
Others mentioned by representative Of
the State are Hon. Alexander Hamilton.
OF Petersburg. Nice-prosident and general
counsel Of the Atlantic Coast Line; MAJOR
James II. DoOley. Of this city. and MI.
Frederick ". Scott. of Richmond. the lat
ter two well known fnanciere and bus
mess men. The Pennsylvania Railroad
has the power 70 name the man il de-
@res. and. 10 is intiuated. viii do this.
Certainly an operative man viii be put
ln. either as president. with the title. or
as operative president. without il. II
the state be conceded the choice Of the
titled president. the railroad will name
the operating president. whether he be
known as assistant TO the president or
as first yice-president and general man
ager.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
L AROUND TOWN
Whistling Chandeliers in City Hall Give Visitors Creeps.
Committee Flips Coin to Decide as to
Contract; Other Matters.


re" tV"iae Ah""' i~N"F7' D
William Lamb, the hero OF Fort FISHER
and three times Mayor of Norfolk. once
narrowly escaped
FIGHTING BOB'S being shot by
SHOT WENT WILD. Fighting Bob"
Evans. OF tho
United states Navy. when tho Old Con-
fedcrate soldier was defending his fort.
Admiral Evans, then "a Lieutenant was
advancing 20 the fort. under cover Of
night. with a. band OF marines from one
or tho Federal warships In the hallor.
when Colonel Lamb appeared or the
rampant. Seeing the Confederate cou-
mandor directly I'm front OK him. Lielten-
ant Evans drew his revolver and aimed
ut his enemy. Just as no fired some
body struck his arm. and. fortunately for
the colonel the ball went wide.
Admiral Evans related tnls incident
TO Coionei Lamp many years aIier Ine
war 1hey are now warm iIienlS'
#
A Council committee q few days ago.
81, oro,ir0 hide for e,r,rae found orfv
0"' ~' D" pug
cseiy mo same DID,
COlN Wnetler Dy aocidehI
10 EO'DE 90. concurrence or co"u-
SION IL was necessary
was some question MS a. how IL could De-
dome. ono member suggested nipDinr
, o,i, r..aa 4, rarr.4.Dr o1e hi5so- .,5
f-rs tbo other ano,nor rar-oste, 5-w-
,r~ e+.,v ~ a. r,. cof. ~ efnr-s
ANA the result was Ga favor OF "a certain
contractor. Az this Juncture Councilman
W. Fred Richardson arose and with
much dignity and earnestuess entered
mas HNi'lNN protest aEatNoL inc 1WAfN OF
q contract by "a Council committee by
hazard. His protest caused considerable
amusement. but IL stopped the chance
decision. and instead tho commltteemen
awarded the contrstct Icy vote. IL IS
worthy Of note. however. that even Coun-
Gilman Richardson voted for tho firm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Miss Lucinda Upton.

ISpeci1l y I1e TImeHDtspatchl
WINCHESTETG VA. December o.
Miss Lucinda Lupton. member OF a weiI
known Winchester family. died at her
home here this evening after "a long III
ness. aged s~eventy-five years. She leaves
one nrolnar. Ihnnas Lmntnn- ~ lLLs cltx-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Charles Willard

Especial u TIE Times Dispatch
COLUMBIA, VA, December 9-Mr.
Charles Willard. senior member OF the
firm OF Charles willard d Son. died az his
home here yesterday after a protracted
Illness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Atrocious Grammar.

some people claim tho owl Is wise
u that waro really true.
10 would oxclaim. ITO whit. q whom. POO
ana not; ITO whit. 20 who"
Tho Catholic Standard and TlmeA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Conditions Yesterday.
Conditions in Important Cities

Rlchmond S. weather was warm and
cloudy. Thermometer AT midnight. 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

Not one OF the prominent railway oni-
cials who are TO participate in a confer
ence at the Capitol to-day, or the lcgis-
latiVe committee. which is TO begin the
school-bOOk inquiry, or Of the Witnesses
in the investigated by the Corporation
commission OF the recent southern RAN
terday. Certainly, none was registered
at any OF the hotels.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
RAILROAD CHIEFS
HERE AGAIN = DAY
CONTINUED from First PareN

Wonunued nom FIrst PaEe.)
and Danvilie, and that originating here
Tor points further South. The Coast Line
ana the Seaboard are large feeders Of
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac, ana are dependent upon II. Through
their solicitors they have n say in the
routing Of freight. and IL is claimed. would
hardly be liable ia do anything 70 diminish
their own ton mileage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

d.. M". L-H I'LL A. HHnH
reiaLons WIN mr anu nay t"nAiy. 4 su'-
mlitea u conuuct from Mr- anu NI7
NNottl To NAH'h 4 N"N" navy H~'ihNe'"
from no owner oih'aS@oot ana MS VIC
enc od not resent their actions untl
u becotnf evident mat L'cy were ANcts
- Coinage Aueilran interests.
A. M~K-r1oe,'e Do0,-oe+
Anclt mo Lloe or my accfsrton n
The vico-president. I vortc. at l
Neh4aley request % MI ana Ais
siorer tnat me President desired n' %
sly b"i NY SpoIcF was nlunal 90 "
ni1oe an ambassador.
ATT ana MIS- Stn-fr Wero Tn.If me
tcfe-iN An securing f' fr'nN'Ii.n
N-HuNN'p irriMna f' '' 'ti"~lA .t
and have, g. sincere inspect ana aomirn-
oon ior Archbishop lre' ina-a respect ana
admiration Nnica ? H- ORION p''oil.i
expressed Tho letters rom me TO Mr.
pampsie, a1rs rr,tn p-l,e.o8 my ve,-T
both upon Archbishop Ireland and upon
tne poSsr-ltt "r n'fre1 ~ my taking
IN his behalf te steps which tho Storers
asked and 7 can add n'thfra to what
taose letters themselves show When thew
n.s- wrote t0 me on the s1 olcct 7 was
10. cfnor OF So" York.
Nol neiaE tfDIaent myself, and not
having trne- o1t wita c~lslrnes- the
exact situation 7 asked President Dfc-
hnier whether he could prope,iy do auy-
rinr to lrl0 Archbishop Ireland. lilo
responded Chat IL was not q matter with
whi.n we c.uil v.th rr1o~i,tr .rl.rr.rr.
a't4cu-h Le expressed himself .s having
Tho sar-o rf-h 0rfrfo, ~ ff. rr-rftsn,,
tlat ! had. ] hld further conversation
with tho p--=r.-- t,. ....t .t.,.~
FIRE. h.r,~e t,,-. .r.~ .-
vf-.-p-.e-eer- - -l.,.- ...l -,.
~ Csc t
- NH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
OBITUARY..
Thomas B. Baobv

Dir. Thomas p Bagby. a weiLnow1
9ti1en' died saturday evening at his rasf-
u'Lce, no. 70 Short Q Street. la hls
~ third ycer Mr. Bagby had been Il,
oeelining health for some time. 10 ia
survived hv bis wife. taTee sons and ere
daughters. The funeral services WIN tako
place from the residence This afternoon
az . O'clock
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

Mr.. Johnson. who SIS an attorney Of
Norfolk. is a University of Virginia man.
and was captain of the football team
there, and one Of IFS star players. lie
was a brilliant tackle. and was rated
a member OF the AI-S0uthern team for
two years or more.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
Severe Rebuke.

@ December go. 1898. the President
wrote Storer, referring 20 a letter which
Storer had written concerning the dis
missal of one. Hurst In this the Presl-
dent SAYS
Secretary Hay has sent me over a
letter COT youls) TO Senator Hanna. which
the latter put before the department with
a. request that he be given information
ir order 10 2nsw sr you. Secretary Hay
feels. Of course. exceedingly Indignant
over you- having written in such "a man
nHr To- Any outsider. and feels that there
should DE some Official rebuke.
Because OF our personal relations. I
write I'm this way TO you instead. OF
course. this mounts 20 "a bitter attack
are a part You make charges OF Il grave
nature against the Secretary OF State
4nd the President. under whom you are
serving II these charges were true. that
would not. In my opinion. justify YOU i'm
writing TO the Senator in such fashion.
AS II happens. they are absolutely with
Let me repeat 10 you that. i'm reference
= ma tiers affecting the Catholic Church.
events. have Conclusively shown that
WINE sou are ambassador. you must keen
4n~aolltolN clear Of any deed or word i'm
hgnle OF elsewhere which would seem to
uunercmttate your position from that Of
other ambassadors. shall ask Won moi
% quote me TO any person in any shane
or VIZ IN connection with any affair OF
lNe 'sttAohc Church. and yourself not TO
ltAc action OF amy kind which VIII give
er'und for tho belief that Won. as an
American ambassador. are striving 10 IN
love to Maria.
"Faithfuilv yours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

Among the arrlvaIs AZ tho Rohmond
yesterday were NJ James H. Pou. OF
Raleigh, one OF the most widely known
lawyers of that state. and "a ~ prom
inent in public life. and SIR. Murray AL
len. Of the same city. They are both at
the Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10
lanes I. Hone


Mr. james T. Hope died ar 4n o'clo-k
Yesterday afternoon NJ HIS residence Va
s3 south Pine Street Though he had
bcen IN ll-health Tor some time The cnd
came suddenly. and was "a great shock
% his friends. Mr. Hone loqveq AZ v.f5,7-
and two children. two sisters and one
brother
The funeral viii take place AZ ago
. clock tomorrow afternoon from tho
Mrs. Lille re Nordendorf
Mrs lille DO NorIendorf died ut n
o'clock yesterday afternoon AT her resi-
eencc. $40 East Cary Street She was
rftN-dve years ~ axe. Sho leaves two
chllrcn-Airs Belle Bo@her ~ this ei-v.
and Nr Charles dc N~~rdcndorf Of CIeve-
land. ohio 20 sister. Mrs. Charles Chaufn.
~ Richmond and two brothers. Mr. J. n.
Phelps. % Cleveland. Onto. ana N-.
Charles Preips. The funeral VIII be- an
nounced later.
Mics MARGARET ROGERS.
Miss Nfargaret ROGERS die yesterday
- The residence OF Mr. A.. T. Roeer~. 1870
CEDAR street. cer1 en~cvfv-thr-o wears
The funeral VIII tate place from Ven
able Street Ptrtist Church at . o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

thus gets without cost It's lights an,
music thrown IA.
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he personally gave the

and OF the message he personally gave the
Pope.
"a careful search Of the files IN my
Office fails 60 show any such letter from
him. and neither I nor Iny Secretary,
Mr.. Loeb. who receives and examines al
ny correspondence. have any remem-
hrance of ever receiving such "a letter. I
never received from him any letter giving
amy such account az his visit 20 the
Vatican ana his conversation with the
L--- IS he now snNs he sent me.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-10

They were then kind ard friendly in their
relations with mao and nay family. 7 sub
mittcd O. conduct from Mr.. and Mrs.
Sforer TO which 1 would have submitted
from no other ambassador and his wife
and 7 did not resent their actions until
q became evident chat they were likely
% damage American interests.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-23

ence IN our population of the foreign
born and the negro aud Will be some
what treasured to find that when the
comparison II restricted TO the natlVf
white population the proportion or mt
eracy IN reduced 10 i64 per LOCO, or
less than ono in 20. For the foreign
born white the proportion Is l2S.o per
1000 and FOR the negro iiif. Moreover,
international comparisons, restricted as
far MS possible TO corresponding classes
OF the population, are on the whole IA
yorable to this country. indicating mat
IN most European countries llhtefdcy
II much more prevalent than II Is here.
although the United states Is sun lar
behind Germany. sweden and NORWAY,
Denmark and Switzerland There Is
also ground for satisfaction and en-
courage ment I'm the statistical evidence
that illteracy IL steadily being reduced.
In 1890 the number Of illlterates PER
1000 was 1884 for the total population,
$40 fot the native white population,
1906 for the forelgn-born white. and
56i.6 for negroes, including Indians ana
MoLgolians'
There Is some difference In this e.
spect between the different states OF
thu Union. the illtoracy not being
evenly distributed. Tho younger states
of the West are we'll to the front In
education and the efficiency Of the
schools. a fact that speaks well for
the Intelligence of this section of the
country.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-23
ILLITERACY IN AMERICA.

The question Of illiteracy I'm this
country Is sometimes discussed. anil
the conditions here are compared "a
those OF ether countries. and some-
times without much credit to as. The
Scientific American has taken the sub.
Jet up. aud gives the following inter.
esting review OF the census figures re-
latng to that subject,
According to the census use Of the
term an illitcrate Is person not under
10 years Of age who Is unable 10
write either In English or IN any other
language, In most cases the illitcrata
Is also unable TO read
AT the census Of 1900 the number Of
illlterates enumerated In the United
states exclusive OF Alaska. Hawaii and
all other outlying territory. was 6.lS0, &.
069, This was approximately one. tenth
Of the population at least 10 years OF
age, the exact mathematical proportion
being 1866 ilitsrates 20 1000 population.
THE fact that one-tenth OF the popu
lation above nine years have failed "a
obtain even the little education that Is
implied In the ability TO read and write
seems to indicate q rather surprising
degree ~ ignorance, rejecting upon
the boosted efficiency OF the common
school systems Therefore the patriotic
American will naturally inquire wheth.
| er this is not mainly due 10 the pres