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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

- D. d s G u
lives of thousands OF passengers rs we'll
as OF millions OF dollars worth of proper
ts. Repeated efforts to secure legislation
Of this character have failed, but it
looks more gloomy for the pilots this
year than ever before. e.
The ndlscriminate killing of men, ;yo-
men and children. who were fighting with
spears and knives. by American soldiers.
armed with modern rifles and backed up
by artillery. was needless. unexcusablc
and ld,blooded murder said Senator
10 blackburn. of Kentucky, to-day 1t
was 10 Blackburn who made the principal
speech in the Senate against the con-
hrfnation of the nomiaition Leonard
Wood TO be major-gsneral. That speech,
made in executive session and never re-
ported, was said by Senator's who heard
Z 1t to he the greatest effort In the parla-
n iir life of the eloquent Kentuckian.
Shnator Blackburn may. decide 10 speak
pm the pao massacre in the Senate a4IIe
said In discussing 1t to-day:
ne outrages perpetuated in Cuba by.
Butc'i r. Weyler. as We called him, were
as nothing. when compared to this hor-
Moros.' - - = : -,
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will have the policyholders do some-
thing; we will get men of influence 10
80 ahead and see Ii we cannot beat ft..Si
And VIC would beat IT. Then the
word would come. 1t Is beaten. and they
would come In and pat me on the b,ck !:
these men that would not know me now
would come in and pat me on the back.
and say, 'You did it,, .
After denying that he ever sawStte IN
side OF the company's books, and. there
fore, did not know how the money given
him was charged up. Judge Hamilton de-
lclared that. "if there were errors and
wrong in that, 1t lays right down at tho
administration. and 1t comes right back
to the Board OF Trustees OF. the New York
Life, and to nobody else.p
II, he said the board did not approve
his vouchers, then they failed to per-
form their duty; and the reason came
forward now Is, not to say or not to
apologize for these vouchers, hut to say
this: these men with their responsible
ties upon their shoulders and upon mine,
they have something to account for.
They may talk about the yellow dog,
but the yellow dog Is a dog OF courage
and of loyalty. but the ours who stood
around this funeral that has occurred and
the ours who know of these transactions
and shrunk into their shoes they are the
ours, and that is the reason that / como
to speak before you and say that the
great interest of two billions OF dollars
of life insurance and four hundred mil
lions of dollars OF assets can never he
safely entrusted to the hands and adj
ADMINISTRATION OF "a lot OF ours.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
CALLED Ours AND
TRAITORS BY HAMILTON.
and of what the expense was. say this
now. and when look around 4 see
their faces before me, and / challenge
Continued From First Page3

ana OF what the eXpeuse was. say this
now. and when look around Il see
their faces before me. and challenge
contradiction.
Referring to the expenses incurred by
him and the vouchers which were ap-l
proved by the committee, Judge Hamil-S
ton said that no objection had been made,
to them during his ten years Of service,
but. when the cry came out, they say
Well. we did not know anything about
1t. This is the fellow, this is tile man
that has done 1t all.
IF they had stopped IL they had per-
formed their duty when they should
have done IT. II 1t was II duty-but mark.
i am not assuming or asserting or ac-
cepting that IL was II dutys--but If 1t
was u duty, they should have stopped 1t
at Its inception. And when they continued
and continued by me, the faults. tho
blame. the responsibility are theirs and
not mine. 58
And let me say further he added
that never q dollar of the New York
LIES money passed through my hands
4 to which I did not put my John Han
cock. q 4 IS t5ss 5,fgt b. ,8rs
at simply excltes my laughter when I
hear the gentlemen assert, those who are
here and In my hearing. and others that
they did not know that Andrew Hamil-
&tOfls WAS uelellUtUS Tie NV 45IoEka I.iic
and the insurance interests generally
throughout the United States In behalf of
principles which the Officers OF the insur-
5ance companies believed to be necessary
for their success, and for tho benefit OF
the policyholders.''
How They Would Work.
\ lie created laughter and apnlause. when
shc detailed the. consternatlon on. of Il tho board
upon hearing Of certnip Legislation
,inimicnlg to the company's interests, which
needed to be looked anftcr. They would
say. no stated, Well, send for the
Judge, All right. the Judge Will come.
sit down. We'll, what Is the trouble?'
Heavens, IL this bill passes, 4 we might
as we'll get out of that State All right
we will have to see what the objections
are to it; VIC will have to agitate; we will
have the press do something; we will
have tho politicians do something; We
will have tho agents do something; we
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
PHI DELTA THETA.
Banquet of Frat Men at Com
monwealth Club Last Night.

4
The phi Delta Theta Club celebrated
its twenty-first anniversary by n banquet
and dinner in the Commonwealth Club
house last night at o'clock Dinner had
been laid for twenty-five. and all but
three of this number turned up Mt the
feast. President Alexander II. Sands
was toastmaster
q After a superb collation. the Joyous
spirit took possession of the Thetns. and
every one was ready with reply to a
toast. George Bryan replied to the toast.
THE Lawyer" Following him DR.. Cliff
ton NJ. Miller became eloquent in depict
ing the merits and denlerlts of a phys-
5cian Other toasts were THE Business
Man. and Our University Representa-
tive" by Mr.. Malvern G. Patterson and
Mr.. E. w. Kelly. respectively.
Phi Delta Theta is one OF the Leading
Greek letter fraternities. and in addition
to IFS sixty-nine chapters has alumni,
organizations in sixty OF the principal
cities of the United states. They meet
annually on March 18th. which is known
as .Alumni Day" and is observed In
honor of Robert Morrison. d. D.. founder,
of the order.
Those present We're Alexander Fl. Sands,
Malvern c.. Patterson, George Bryan. T.
p. Valentine, Granville G. Valentine, DR..
clifton NJ Miller, DR.. Francis w. Upshur.
John P. Lea. Z. Wiley Stearns, DIR.
Matt o. Burke. DR.. NJ. Pierce Rucker.
James w. Marshall. DR.. =. T. Sutherland,
sLlicien r. Curry. Wins T. Wilson, Harry
Il. Watson Robert E. Scott, r. W.
Kelly, II. p. Sanders, Ararye Woodland
and Turner M. Harris.
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NATION is SHOCKED
BY THE SLAUGHTER
Mr.. Jones Severely criticises Gen
eral Woods Fight on the
Moros.
fRy Associated Press. )

WASHINGTON, March 15.-rhe addi-
tional power which President Roosevelt
suggested should be given the Interstate
special Investigation into the coal and
oil industry as related to transportation.
was given by the House to-day in the
passage of the Townsend resolution on
that subject. The session. which was
ended ut 8 o'clock, so that the Republi-
can caucus might be held, was devoted
to general debate on the executive bill.
Severe criticism of the recent battle in
the Philippines. was made by Mr.. Jones.
women and children was u disgrace to
the nation Mr.. Williams the minority
leader, facetiously instructed" the Re-
publicans on their caucus action. and Mr..
sKeifer, of Ohio, delivered a speech in
favor OF reducing Southern representa-
ton in Congress
When the legislative bill was taken up
Mr.. Keifer took the floor in advocacy
q his reapportlonmenta blll, reducing
The rights of both the white and color
ed population in these States, he4said,
had boon abridged.
Brief on tHe batte
Jones. who. said, making every allow
snnce for the personal relations known
to- exist between the President and Cen
Seral Wood he was unable to understand
that the President could endorse the Kill.
l1lS VI sWOlllCll4 Shi'ol Ilttu
shocked the whole nation. "In my
Judgment he continued this action
on the part OF the commanding general
OF our forces in the Moro provinces can-
not be condoned or excused =
& He regarded it rs highly improbable
that the NIoros took their children in
their arms az shields and charged the
American troops. The Moros could not
fight In that manner.
& Mr.. williams followed, to give the Rec
publican party % little advice on State
hood, Z. but prefaced this by reading a
poem written. he said, by a member,
entitled "The Charge Of the Wood
Brigade (what the heathen call tho
massacre of Mount Dajo).
# was IL parody on the Charge Of the
Light Brigade and contained references
to the killing of women and children.
d "The G. O.. P.-the grand old procras-
tinntor--ls going to hold q caucus ut 8
O'clock, was the opening OF Mr.. Will
liams's advice. s
cts chief purpose" no said us to de-
iternine whether you will allow your
selves to vote on the statehood question:
continued MI. Williams. Whether you
win vote on the Senate proposition and
whether you will admit Oklahoma Or not,,'
No one, he said, questioned tho power
of the Speaker to send the bill to COM
mlttee. but the right to do n Il, he did
question. a.i III y S III s 5g3 ~ n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
MILTON MILL BURNS.
Loss Of Over Twenty Thousand,
With Only Partial Insurance.

Especial To- The Times Dismtcb)
: 5DANVILlE. VA: March 10 The large flour
and corn mill at Milton. n. G. !. owned by w y
b. Lewis, OF Danvile, WAS burned ut $50
o'clock to-nisht causing n loss ut from tvs uty
TO twenty-five thousand dollars, with only
partial Insurance. M III
Tho fire. which occurred in tho wheel ROOM.
could not he accounted for. The mill was =
date machinery, and was destroyed With powar-
house. stables and other outholses Tho min
was built about ten years ago and had re-
Gently heen Improved at cost OF several
dollars. It had both steam and water
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
FORTY THOUSAND
FOR NJ VI. { 4
MI. Bryan Gives Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars and Mir. Branell
Fifteen Thousand.
FEATURES OF NEW BUILDING.
No City in South Will Have Bet
ter Equipped Institution.
Working Plans.

After months OF careful study and
work, the New Building Committee OF
the Central Y. NJ. Z. ~, iis made re-
Communications as to the features to be
incorporated In the new building and
tile plan of campaign for securing the
amount necessary to pay for the mag
niiiccnt lot, northwest corner OF Grace
and Seventh streets, and to provide for
the erection OF the building. The ex-
terror nppear;lsce OF the building has
not yet been decided upon. The .Board
OF. Directors, however, have adopted the
following features for the interior and
tile question now Is simply that OF ar
Gymnasium, without posts, swimming
pool. baths. bowling alleys, separate
locker-roonls for men and boys, barber
shop, bicycle storage, heating plant, re-
IYpafr shop, business nren's club, with
social rooms, loclSer-rooms. dressing
rooms, reccption-room. music-roonl.
game-rooni- billiards and POOL. reading
room, business office, assistants Office.
room. physical directors office and ex-
animation room. medium-sizc audience
room. coat and hat rooms. elevator,
library. members parlor, women's
parlor.
For Seniors
Commercial educational /, class rooms.
industrial educational class rooms, Bible
class rooms, canieriI club rooms, indi-
vidual exercise rooms adjacent to gymna-
SUM, 4dorHltorles.
For Boys.
Ample provision Including reading
rooms. game room, parlor, camera room,
educational class rooms, audience ROOM,
secretary's office, and check room.
General.
Kitchen, janitors' quarters.
The following features were put on the
possible list:
Cafe. Turkish baths. electric -:A,lt plant.
auditorium, roof garden and roof ath.
IeticS.
Seventy Thousand in Sight.
The following subscriptions toward the
100000 needed are officially announced:
Net proceeds of present building. !. $50 eco
lohn X. Branch....... 1000
Joseph Bryan. Observation-Disclosures 0C0
~. G.. Williams. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
j. w. Moods bcquest. ....... 1900
The committee and board. backed by
| leading citizens. have unanimously re-
solved that nothing short of the best
building In the South shall he erected In
Richmond. and that the building. while
provided with every facility for assocIa-
| ton work. shall. at the same time. be
! exceedingly attractive and an ornament
1 to the city in its exterior The new
| location Is heartily approved as ideal.
The Young Mems Committee will raise
/ az least 10000 of the above amount. and
! provision has been made for the payment
| of pledges In twelve equal monthly in,
stallments. upon receipt of written notice
1 that 100000 has been pledged.
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Y / RGI N IA
BRI E S.
(spec,aI to- The times Dispatch

(special to The Times Dispatch,
CHATHAM, VA, March 1s-The Presbyte-
.rlan Church Wednesday night extended n call
TO Rey;.y. r. CASTOR 4, q st, Charles, s g
will at their meetlns tomorrow night take
up tho matter of PROMISED annexation OF the
mite recommendng tho annexaton at tho
petition of suburbanltcs has been adopted by
The G9mm1R Council. vs,te ,ovo -
Thomas Dove a merchant at I.uckstts, was.
drowned this afternoon In tho Limestone
fishing and was about to return home when he
stricken by an spilep.Ic IT. to which he
plunged hcadlong into tho stream, His body
IlYN cHEU re, " contract for tibet
and an addition TO the present factory for
shoss was e, this afternoon by the
tories In course Sof & construction. along with
the two old factories, Will give Lynehburg
:. Nom EoIk, yA.-Formsr President Grover
Princess Anne County; this sear. but is looking
forward with much pleasure 70 another trip to-
suEEoL1l. yA;M.clreplt Judge prentls has
EmorS e
I'M are q Il STATUTORY nature, Z, More thar ono
+ NofsFUfK, N4N.--Nn official report has been
5receivodj0f the destroying OF the floating de-
.relIct Jessie w Starr reported e, floating about
days ago The report shows that eighteen tors
pedoes were used by the auxiliary lebanon
which has been equipped for that purpose.
who was Stealing 4 ride on a Seabonrd a ir-
Line train last night, fell between the cars
near BliclShorne, Va, and was ground up
horribly YAK 578
y WINGHESTER.sy lA.--;Nvhlle mon We're saw
ing timber on the land Of u, a, MoDonaid.9
near Middletown this county, N lively pound
icannon-hall that had been fired during tho
.GlvIl war was found LIN The. heart OF akbg tree,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

Fleming Paroled.
Orville !. Fleming, of Princess Anne. 4
who was serving u term of nlne years
for killing. has becn parolcd by thu
Board of Pnrdons.
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Colonel Catlett In.

Colonel Robert c'atlett, 5of llsoekbrldge.
assistant attolllsy general, III Sir. 81, ID,
Light foot III. Win las hacn,3 Ala. ofN All
idersof's tlel,ls, wi E resume tio prartlce
saf law Mr.. n. Gray tladdonss t,r this
Attorney Generals oillca.I N l5s3S Bill s'i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16
USE IRRIGATION FUND
T0BDRAIN DISMAL SWAMP
.slBr Associntea Slo SIC 4

IS (3y5 Associated Press
s;S WASHINGTON, Marsh j -Represen-
GtntIVes Small. son Nortl, Carolina. to-day
I d, bill providing FOR the di-
version of $50 0OO. 400 s OF the 81 Irrigation
reclamation fund to the drainage OF the
/ Dismal Swamp,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

y WINCHESTER. y4A.--.Nvhllei mon were saw
ing timber on the land of n. a, aInD0nald.,
near MiddlctoWn,s hisgcounty, n 5twe Ve-ppulld
icannon-bal that had been fred during tho
civil war was found In the heart OF a&big tree,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-16

n Is believed that Secretary Wilson. OF
5tl,o department OF Agriculture. Is IN
clined to favor the free seed distribution.
He has written q letter to Representative
Lamb, senior Democratic member OF the
-l.nn nittec In which he saws:
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
The Masquerade

The first annual masquerade ball OF
the Kennewick band, given Friday
night at Dircksen's Hall, afforded q
jolly evenings fun to some fiftyfive
couples.
Dancing began at nine O'Clock and
at IL tine merrymakers formed in the
grand march and paraded before the
judges in competition for the prizes
offered for the best costumes. The
gentleman's prize, u smoking set, was
awarded TO J. n. Scott, who was rugged
out to represent that celebrated Indian
chieftian, "Umatilla George.o- Mrs.
VIM. Drcksen, as "cowgirl," with
rope" gun, spurs and all, was given
the lady's prize, dressing table set
After the prizes were awarded the
guests unmasked and dancing was
continued until $780,
The Pasco good folks came over Is
couples strong. We are always glad
to see the people from across the creek
at our doin's They certainly know
how to have good time.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
Basket Picnic Dinner Feb. 10. Every
body Invited

There will be basket picnic dinner
Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Finley school
house, six miles southeast of Kenne.
wick. Who ever heard of picnic din
ner in the winter-time-except in Cali
fornia and Kennewick, Wash?
Hanson & Rich have announced the
opening of the new townsite of Finley,
the first station out of Kennewick on
the new cutoff road to Portland, on the
above date. 1t is expected that there
will be speakers from Spokane, Tacoma,
Walla Walla, Seattle and Kennewick,
besides what noise Capt. Geo. E. Finley
can make. Every town lot will be on sale
besides one thousand acres near the new
town. This will be one of the best chan
ces to get in on the ground floor" ever
offered. Tell your friends and get
ready for The big barbecue.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
More of this OUGHT to be Done.

When r. II. Russell of Genessee,
Idaho, was down on business trip a
short time ago he made arrangements
to have the eight lots he owns in the
second addition to Kennewick i'm.
proved. Under the supervision OF
Marshal M. d. Glover this work has
been completed in fine shape. The
sage brush grubbed and burnt, the
land leveled and seeded to white Glow
err which is already beginning to sprout
When these lots are clad in green this
spring and summer it will greatly i'm
prove the appearance of that corner of
town. The expense is trifling. The
total expenses is between So and 81 a
lot, the seed costing less than six bits
lot. More Of such work ought to be
done and done now.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
Man Killed by Engine.

The body of a man was found lying
on the track just east of the depot by a
Jap coming to work this morning. At
the inquest held this afternoon the jury
decided that he was killed by light
engine backing from Relief to Pasco
between 2 and ) o'clock.
Deceased name was O'Brien and one
witness testified that he had known the
dead man five years ago in Superior,
and saw him last week in Pasco and
yesterday knew him here. He had
told lhe witness he was a member OF
the Western Federation of Miners aud
had worked at Butte in the mines.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
The Band.

The Kennewick band held business
meeting last evening at which Mana
ger B. &. Fuller made a full report of
the past six months. The financial
condition of the band is prosperous,
all bills for instruction, hall rent, mus
ic, ETC.. have been paid and there is a
balance in the treasury of $500. The
band tender cred Mr. Fuller vote of
thanks for his efficient services as man
ager the past six months. Several
new musicians are already in town or
are coming TO add musical strength to
the baud and will continue to he Ken.
newick's Pride.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
NJ. E. Church

drumming the Race" will he the
topic of discourse Sabbath at / a. m.
for the young converts. Reception OF
members and baptism of candidates
after the sermon. 7
Sunday-schoo at 10 Il, m. The Ep-
worth League at $50 p. III. The topic
for evening sermon ''The Sin of Ne
glect"
Preaching at Finley at p. N.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
PRESBYTERIAN Church.

Sabbath Services at the Presbyter.
ian church. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
At IL O'Clock a. IN. will be the rite OF
baptism administered. Reception OF
new members. Pastors address on
.The Old Life and The New Life.''
Observance of the Lords Supper, fol-
lowing the address. Christian En-.
deavor at regular hour, Pastor breaches
at PascO at night. T. H. DRY, Pastor.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
THE LOCAL FIELD
From Saturdays Daily

puorett L. Ely has sold his place in
Section 7.
Y. McReyno'dsand l.. E. Johnson
moved into their fine new resi-
s.nces in the Anon addition.
e. Fuller will be located at SIG
,..oue avenue, Spokane. just across
INV Up uay from Davenport's restaurant.
Train service has been resumed over
.ae \. P. tracks from Spokane to Pas
~ the washout near Lind having been
repaired.
George Hunter will start his barber
,hon in the gallery bnilding the first
sf,ba week. Dennis, the restaurant
man. will move to Hood River, Ore.
The voters in Section 7 will have a
meeting tonight to discuss the school
Ito question. We have another COM
nonlcation on the subject which will
.npear in next Mondays daily.
6pP~'''
CD Merrill and E. L. Mains who
.ora mariners in the Comission business
:. snnnyside have dissolved, Mr.. Mains
.ot;ring He has purchased ranch
.orth of Sunnyside from DR.. Luithlen
Of Seattle.
Won will not find beauty in rouge pot
decomposition whitewash. True beauty
oomes to them only that take Hollis
ter,s Rocky Mountain Tea.lt is Won
dorful tonic aud beatifier.35 cects Tea
or Tablets Pharmacy.
The little city of Kennewick has sur
orised even the most sanguine in the
matter of population. A canvas for a
mart of county directoy showed 1Ol1
souls in the city. For town less than
four years old it is most remarkable
showing.-Yakima Herald.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
Congregational Church.

Next Sunday Feb. 4, there will be
baptisms and reception of members
Supt w. w. Scudder Jr, of Seattle
will be present and deliver the address
to the church and especially t. the
new members. In the evening at 7:3O
d. IN, Mr.. Zercher will hold his closing
service with the church in Kennewick
Sunday school at 10 a. IN, and Endeav.
or society at $50 p. M
II. ]. ZERCHER, Pastor.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-02-02
Old Maids Tea Party.

The entertainment "The Old Maids
Tea Party" given by the ladies OF the
Episcopal Guild will be on the boards
at Dircksen's Hall, Friday evening,
Feby 9th This is the cemetery bene'
fit entertainment that was postponed
for various reasons and it should be
literally patronized o. the above men.
toned date.