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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-04
BLACKSBURG

Especial to TAe Timss- dispatch.
BLAChSBUR re. Va NovcmbcI 3.-Tlc
performance Of the NIikadp. given Friday
evening in the institute auditorium was
the most brilliant musical and social event
~ Tile season. y largo crowd was i'm at
tendance from the college. town and from
The ncighboring towns. and those taking
the various characters Gid their work cN-
ccliontly and showed careful training and
Practice. The cast Of characters were:
Mlkado. Mr.. Jenkins. Nanki- Poo. Profess
Sor Abbott 10 10. Mr.. Baker. Poo Bah.
Mr. Holt, Pish-Tusn. Mr. Baum. Nee
Ban. Mr. Elliott; Yum-Yum Miss Nir-
einia Means Pitti-Sing Mrs. New
man man. Pcep 300. Mrs. Mast Katisha.
Mrs Tutwiicr, chorus. Mrs Roop
Misses Lancaster. Jennings. Dinwiddio
Wickham. wa kcr. Henderson and Dow
dy Messrs Hutchinson. Reds aw. Pritch-
ard calvert. Lewis. Davis. Elliott. pi-
anist. Miss sara Smythc. The AFFAIR was
ven ion the benefit Of the institute An
nual
Mrs Alexander Flovd wall has issued
invite TONS for tine marriage ot her daugh-
t'f Mary Louise. TO Mr.. Robert Lee Will
laus. OF Marion. Va. tho wedding 10
take place at tho Blacksburg home Of the
bride elects sister. Mrs. ". s. Price
"Wednesday afternoon. November 18th. at
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turned from a visit 90 Mr.. and Mrs.
Tazewcu Taylor, i'm Client Norfok.
SIR and Mrs. Luther TORY have zoe
turned from visit to relatives near Man
golck. Va.
Miss Katherine Davis has returned
homo after "a wceS4a Wii1t 10 Mrs. William
Rurus. 3u Newport News.
Mrs. l.. T.. Sinithcr Of West Point spent
last week IN Richmond.
Mrs. William s. Euoank is the guest OF
SIR and Mrs. J.. H. Eubank. nc Pleasant
Field near Etua Mills. Va.
Miss Annie Ilcaloy las returned To her
homo in Newport News, after spending
some time in Richmond.
Mrs. ~. 49, Sweet. Of King william
county. is undergoing treatment at a
hospital hcfe.
Mrs. 4. NJ Lawrence and two children
are the guests Of Mrs. l.. L. Hatfield. in
Franklin, Va.
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TIE TNIEs DsPATCH RICHMOND SUNDAY NOVEMBER A. 1906

sent and now well worn. Tho officers
and members OF the board viii constitute
a reception committee.
~ % clock. immediately after the re-
coption. Mr.. Frank Mci'ntee, Of the Unit
vegsity OF Toronto. VIII talk 10 the ladies'
on the nftoenth century morality play.
'Evoryman.' which viii be rendered
later in the week by the well known Ron
Greet company Mr. McEntee has the rep
utation of being "a finished speaker. wage
explanation . the play Is most inter
esting I'm itself. and Will also greatly in
crease the pleasure Of those who purpose
Witnessing its production at the Acad-
cmv.
ON Wednesday afternoon. promptly at
400 tho Literary Round Table Will
hold its initial meeting 10 discuss Lady
Baltimore by owen Wistar, under tho
direction OF Miss Annie Stcger Winston
At a recent meeting of the board 1t was
decided that an entertainments at the
club should begin promptly at the ap-
pointed time whether cor not the audience
had assembled. Members are. therefore,
requested 10 be punctual
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Personal Mention.

- y J y IIIII-IIII TH'II's ~" att00UITT-
Is in session IN Norfol1 ~ tho Second
i.1pF nam 'nrf'-- 't these. Mrs J.
Is me guest of Ms. BelIamt: Mrs. Wal
AKA M. - '.',. %. ,.e orE'n'z.t ."n.
T r Nli - - 'H!Aon are guests of Mrs.
-a,st or Nrrs efsoh,r. ~. r .9,.-US -'
Dickson is g~to-f,f,,;,,.- ~. +,
sin ana Nrfs. H-,tlo-r,.rl. l,.,,-,
Cameron johnson ar.. tr.. ..,,aste 80 ,-t.-
Moore. ...fss Steu.e,t H.. 1... ,t
Luther Sheldon. Miss Ifrr,-hr..,s -.... .,-
h.r guests l-rs James Power Sn.ftr and
0T.- t-rrr
Miss Mary coleman, is .,,,,.li.. . ...,-
vitl friends ir ~'.gno-t So. -'''
Mrs. Charles Franklin Rav or-.
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half after . o'clock Miss Wall is tina
Noungcst daughter of the late Floyd Wall.
Dl montgomery county. and iS ana artist
OF considerable note. graduate Of tho
Cooper Institute of Now York. AIR. W.
halns d. an attorney of Marion, Va.
Cards have boon received hero this week
from Mr. and Mrs Alfred Miller for tns
marriage OF their daughter Ellen baFeu-
port to Mr.. Henry Morgan Ja'ock h.. tne
cfd'ng TO take place on tie afternoon pt
November 18th at O'c ock. SaltNllc. Va.
Mr.. Jacocks is graduate ~ tho Virgin
Polytechnic Institute. class of 1900. aud
now employed as a. chemist at Saltslllc.
Tn this worll-a-dav world some mon work.
and others arc worked
some people practice charity merely as a
covering for their sins
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Ruffin.

Al la'f-past O'Clock Tuesday cvor-
iuS. Not omber 9Th Miss Bessie Lawrence
kuiiiu. daughter NJ Mr. and Mrs VIII
liam Asabv Runin 81 Petersburg. will
bo married TO Mr.. Charles Powell Tum
OF this city. son Of Nh and Alrs,l William
T.. Luu. the ceremony TO take place ID
tho homo of the brides parents on Har-
lison Street Petersburg. the Rev. w. H.
Edwards ofnc.ating
Miss Edith s Runin. tho brides s'sto~.
Will he maid ~ honor. and NIr William
IT, West. the best man. Little Miss Hat
uc Gray Bufin win o0iciate ass ring
bearer. Tl" bridal party Will he enter
uincd Monday evening in the. home Of
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Courtney Rountrcc and Ella Virginia
Ilolms. Mr.. Charles G.. Roller. il. Of
Fort Defiance. will act AS best man. and
tho ushors w.u include Mossrs. y Valen-
tine Rountree. II. Maxwell Dctreick, L..
Howard Jenkins. Samuel Neal J. T..
Crawford. of Anderson. W. Va. Dr.
Frank Crawford. of Fort Defiance. and
AIR. s. Gardncr Waller OF Front Royal.
Little Miss Mildred Elizabeth Chalmers.
of New York. will be tho flower girl.
aud viii Dee dainuly attred in white lace
and orgsndy over pink silk. A reception
VIII hc given tho bridal party tho evening
before the marriage ian the beautiful home
OF the bride. on Park Avenue.
Miss B0untrce is tho daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Watkins Bountree. She
has on ioycd "a popularity seldom accord
ed. and is gifted with an unusual person.
alty. Sho was educated at Mary Bald
win Seminary. I'M Stanton. IIor father
IS Oh" we'll known trunk manufacturer.
and is wcu known socially as we'll as in
"a business way.
Ar Crawford belongs 20 n prominent
FAMILY OF tAe Valley OF Virginia. and Is
a. successful member Of The Harrisonburg
iar. After the ceremony AR. Crawford
and his bride VIII visit Hot Springs ami
several Northern places before making
tIoi- ofUo in ffgrffe oun.~g VA
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Important Price Changes
In Semi-Dress Hats

yand
n Fenchse
quilts leading
0 from
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some people practice charity merely as a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
7O-YEAR-0LD
WOMAN GUILTY
Of KILLING BABE

Philadelphia. Feb. 1o.-Sarah Jones.
7o-year-old woman, was convicted OF MUIR
der in the first degree in the court Of oyer
and terminer here yesterday. for the kill
ing OF her foster daughters child within
a few hours after II was born.
The case is a pathetic one and excited
the sympathies not only OF the lawyers
on each side but also those OF the Judge
and the Jury.
Mary Jones, the mother OF the child and
Frank Jones, the son OF the aged woman
are also under indictment for completely
in the murder
The evidence showed that when the
child was born the grandmother asked
the attending physician TO chloroform IT,
which he promptly declined TO do. The
doctor notified the police OF his suspicious
and an investigation showed that the
child had been asphyxiated with the dead
ly drug.
Judge Ralston i'm dscharging the Jury
said their verdict was a proper one and
compelled by evidence. But he had no
doubt that counsel for the defendant
would present the case to the board Of
pardons and that II was not unlikely that
the circumstances OF the case might ap-
peal 10 the boards discretion 10 commute
the sentence OF death TO imprisonment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
CONSUL DAVIDSON AT
ANTUNG, MANCHURlA, RESIGNS

Warrington. Feb. 10 10-Opposition in con-
gress 10 an improved consular service
with permanent tenure of office has
caused tho loss 20 tho consular service
Of one Of It's most efficient and experienced
officers nv the resignation announced with
regret by the department OF state -oday
OF James w Davidson. consol TO Antung.
Manchuria who. after a service W lin.
years. retires because II his inability
longer to draw on his private income to
maintain tho consulate. In his letter o.
r, Signation MIR Davidson says
The salary Of my post as consul 20
Antung is insufficient. even with the in
crease which the new consular bill now
pending IN congress provides.
To maintain any consulate iB the orient
With becoming dignity and efficiency I'm
view OF tho necessity Of competing with
the cousulatcs of other powers which
owing 10 tho importance OF this great and
growing field of commercial and political
activity have large sums expended upon
tsem BY their respective governments"
Mr. Davidson entered the service as
consular agent AZ TBmsen IN 1896 and he
served successfully as consular agent at
Shanghai. NsnkiD and Antung.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

MAID WHO STOLE
DIED BEFORE SHE
ENTERED CELL

New York. Feb. 10-Ida Muenner.
maid employed by Mime. Binner, "A dress
maker, of No. is East Forty-hfth street.
was arrested at midnight charged with
having stolen silks and laces from her
mistress. Nine. Binner, her husband aud
her sister Mrs. Schwartz took the girl 10
the East Fifty-hrst street police station.
Mrs. Schwartz and the girl entered the
captains room and sat down. while the
others stood talking at the rail with Sergt.
Fay.
Unnoticed by Mrs Schwartz. the girl
took a revolver from her pocket pressed
it 20 her head and fired. The bullet passed
through her skull and she fell dead on
the floor.
doctor was summoned from Flower
hospital and said death had been almost
instantaneous. The girl had confessed the
robbery and said she would never Cnter
n prison cell. she was about . years old.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

The woman has not been identied. but
IL Is known that she arrived at Sebastopol
Feb. and registered al a hotel under the
name OF Krupnitsgal. She was well
dressed quiet in manner and attracted
no attention Al o'clock yesterday
afternoon the woman appeared at the
official residence Of Admiral Chouknin and
sent I'm her card, saying that she was a
daughter OF n rear admiral who was an
old acquaintance OF Chouknin at 81.
Petersburg. and requested an interview.
Upon entering the admirals office she
drew a rapld-fre pistol and fred four
shots az Chouknln with deliberate aim,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
CAPTAIN WADHAMS OF NAVY
ONLY Man AT BANQUET

New York. Feb 10.-The National So
ciety OF New England Women gave its
annual breakfast at Delmonico's this
morning. and copied the example of the
Daughters OF 1912. who made a hit with
one man at their banquet last month. The
New England Women announced In their
invitations that the feast would be
Navy breakfast" and I'm their note 10
Captain Wadhams asked him to he among
the guests OF honor.
Captain Wadhams expected to meet
gathering OF his fellow officers, and not
until after he was seated at the presi-
dents table. on a high platform, sand
wlched in between Mrs Charlotte VII
Phoebe A. Hannaford and the lights
turned on. did he realize that he alone
represented the navy and what was once
He admitted afterwards that he was
scared TO death He was scheduled to
talk about life on a man-of-war.
The decorations were arranged ship
fashion, with red and green lights and
II suppose you all wish you were in
my place" he began. and heartily
wish you were II has been long time
Notwithstanding the fact that have been
having a nervous chill"
Then he looked down at the lights and
up at the improylsed ships rigging and
seemed reassured.
He talked for about Is minutes along
the Roosevelt policy or increasing the
navy. He told n story about an admiral
OF the navy 10 illustrate how close the
officers and sailors are.
He was walking about the navy yard
when an old orderly came UP and held
out a telegram addressed 10 the admiral.
Phe admiral took Il and tried 10 read H..
He held ~ of and then drew II nearer,
but ne couldn't read. I've left my
glasses at the office read that for me
orderly" he said. II beg your pardon.
Admiral" the old fellow answered, but
I'm Just as ignorant as you"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
SOUTHERN RAIL way SEEKS
TO ISSUE s20O,0oO,OOO BONDS

New York. Feb. Announcement was
made today that the Southern Railway
company has decided to ask the stock
holders 70 authorize an issue OF s2Oo, ,Oco,-
GOO development and general mortgage
per cent bonds. OF this amount $1,000
goo Will be issued Immediately. IS. .462 "a
Tor refundlng purposes. the remainder for
various improvements
The balance OF $4,000 900 will be re-
served for the following purposes: $50
le60W for refunding, sl0.0o0,0o0 10 pay for
the eastern division OF the Tennessee
Central and immediate improvements. and
the remainder to provide for future ac-
quisitions and betterments
President Samuel Spencer OF the South
ern Railway company. In communca-
tion 10 the voting trustees OF the capital
stock Of the Southern Railway company.
saws that the existing financial condition
OF the company Is such as TO justify the
creation OF the new mortgage and the Inn
mediate issue OF Sl5.o000O OF the new
bonds, as proposed without disturbance
OF the full dividend now paid on the pre-
ferred stock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

on longer keep up the struggle for life
and relinqulshing their grip on the edge
OF the thin ice which their chilled fingers
could no longer maintain. they sank to
the bottom OF the cove.
Two hours later two men, George Plant
and Napoleon Blanchard. the latter a
brother OF one of the drowned boys fore
ed a boat through the fee and with eel
spears started n search for the bodies
They probed the bottom OF the cove In
the vicinity OF the accident for some time
and at last succeeded IN locating tho bod
les. laying on the bottom in twelve feet
OF water
BODIES WERE RECOVERED.
The two bodies were raised 10 the sur
face and lifted out OF the water, after
which they were taken ashore, where
they remained until they had been viewed
by the medical examiner who gave per-
mission for their removal
II was about 1 o'clock when the bodies
of the two boys were recovered After the
medical examiner had given permission
for their removal they were taken 10 the
homes of the boys parents
Both boys were very well known among
the people OF East Greenwich and were
regarded as very bright youngsters. Their
families were greatly affected when they
learned OF the tragedy the boys mothers
being nearly prostrated with grief OF
their sudden bereavement
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SHOT DOWN BY
SAFE ROBBERS.
Continued from page one.

Continued from page one.
The group OF citizens who TOOK up the
chase Of the robbers was reinforced by
police officers from Haverhill, Exeter.
Dover Portsmouth, Srratham, New
market and Rye. The course which the
fugitives laid out was difficult one for
the posse 10 follow, but by pushing on as
fast as possible the pursuers were able TO
locate the robbers and IL was considered
only n question OF time when their cap
ture could be effected -.
known TO be armed, IL is considered prob
able that they might offer violent resist
ance 10 their arrest.
WAS A WOOD CHOPPER
Boston, Feb. 10.-Conductor Howard A.
Reeves, I'm charge or the st. John Ex-
press on the Boston and Maine railroad.
on which on Italian was fatally shot at
Rockingham Junction this morning. said,
upon the arrival of the train here today:
Two men boarded the train at Dover.
taking seats near the centre OF the smok
ing car and paying their fare TO South
Lawrence At Rockingham Junction,
when stepped off the train, the telegraph
operator read me a dispatch describing
two men who had committed q burglary
ar Dover. and requesting mo II they were
on the train 10 arrest them. ] recognized
the description as that OF these two men.
with tho baggage master and opera
tor. I went into the smoker. The men
evidently had overheard the operator Civ
ing mo the message. for as we entered
the car both sprang 10 their feet, eacn
drawing revolver. One OF them shout
ed Hold up your hands everybody; the
first man that moves We will put q bui-
let through him. None OF us was armed.
About l2 passengers were I'm the car.
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
THE two men made a rush for the for.
ward end OF the car. As they did so on
Italian woodchopper who ! think be
longed in Great Falls. " H., evidently not
understanding English. jumped from his
seat As he did 50 FIVE pistol shots were
nred but | cannot tell whether ono man
fred all tho shots or both fired. The
italian feI 60 the floor. The men opened
the forward door stepping over the pros
trate body. and sprang OF 90 the ground.
Before We could get out the men had
made their escape. Tho passengers were
greatly excited The men ran into
thicket " woods.
m was learned today that on Monday
or Tuesday ~ this week an italian wood
chopper answering tho description ~ the
man killed today visited tho store 81 a.
Gordon 81 Hanover street. and purchased
some collar buttons and cum links. He
talked with the salesman for some time
and aaid that ho belonged I'm Calais Me
Ue wore n dark suit and had a black
moustache. This is thought 10 explain
the presence ~ ono ~ Mr.. Gordons bust
ness cards IN tho dead mans pocket
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

The rescuing party struggled for some
time in the water. Their efforts 10 get al
the boys who had first broken through
the ice had been watched from the start
by an excited crowd OF spectators on the
shore and when they broke through other
rescuers went at once 10 their assistance.
William g. Lawrence and George Vaughn
succeeded after considerable difficulty In
getting the three men out OF the water.
In the meantime the boys who had frst
broken through the ice were struggling
for their lives. trying hard 90 keep their
heads above water until assistance could
reach them.
The three men who had FASTENED 10 the
aid OF the boys had not gone 20.,eSet from
the shore before the breaking OF the ice
nearly cost them their own lives.
L. wEEDEN CHILLED THROUGH
One OF the men, Lewis Weeden. was IN
very bad shape when pulled out OF the
water. He was going down for the third
time he had swallowed large quantities
OF water and was thoroughly chilled.
He together with the other men rescued
was taken 20 tho home OF Mr. Burton.
which is not far from the scene or tho
tragedy, and put TO bed. Or Langwich
was called and rendered medical atten-
tion
While all this was taking place the two
boys had become chilled that they could
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
DEADLOCK
OVER MOROCCO
At ALGEC|RAe

Berlin. Feb. 1O.-The negotiations at Al
geciras have reached a decisive turn and
the termination OF the Moroccan confer
ence without an agreement upon the prin-
cipal subjects Of discussion appears prob
able
The position OF France and Germany
have now been clearly disclosed. Each
country supported by several other pow
ers holds tenaciously- TO Its own prlnci-
pie OF settlement. namely: France for
special recognition in Morocco because Of
her geographical and historical relation
to Morocco, and Germany for strict
application Of the doctrine OF equal treat
ment of all countries in the future of
Morocco Both the Paris and Berlin gov
ernments saw that a control influence
could be exercised In Morocco either
through the command Of the semi-mli-
tary police or by soldering the Morocco
purse France has indicated that she
might give up the police project providing
she were allowed paramount position In
the state bank organization, which VIII
represent Moroccos foreign debt, large
ly held I'm France, and which will control
the sultans future borrowing.
The delegates 10 the conference said
Germany could not consent 10 France
having control OF the bank. as this would
be simply another way of turning over
the country to France
Then the French ENJOYS two days ago,
dropped the bank question and raised
that OF the police. upon which Germany
also insisted upon the equal participa-
tion In some form Of all the powers Civ
ing a modified acceptance. There the dis
cussion rests.
In the meantime press campaigns have
begun i'm both France and Germany in
support of their respective positions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10
ALL EVIDENCE
AGAINST Fits
BEFORE BOARD

Brattleboro, VI. Feb. 1O.-Practically
ell Of the evid-ace in connection with the
charges OF unprofessional conduct, which
have been lodged against Attorney Cen
eral Clark c. Fits, was placed before the
investigating committee today and Il was
announced that the case would go 10 the
Supreme court next Tuesday
The principal feature OF the hearing to-
day was the examination OF number OF
men who signed the petition calling for
the disbarment OF the attorney general
NJ. j. Reed, whose name Is first on the
petition, testified that his knowledge OF
the alleged unprcfessional conduct OF Mr.
Fits was learned through an examination
OF the court records and through con-
yersation with persons who were op-
posed 10 Mr.. Fits in the cases In ques-
ton
The witness admitted that he could
name no specific instance I'm which ne
considered Mr.. Fits had wronged his
client, Daniel j Prescott, IN suit
brought against one Bartlett He SAID.
however. that Mr.. Fits had failed 70
carry 10 a successful termination the
Prescott caee, which merited success.
SAID HE WAS JEALOUS
Fred Putnam and John Rackles. Sign
ore Of the petition testified that they
had examined tho papers I'm the Pres
oott case. but had never inquired as TO
the legality Of the various steps taken
by Mr.. Fits and that they knew moth
Ing Of the case except information which
had been given 10 them by Mr. Pres
cott
John Calvin. J. J. Estey. John Eckles
and T.. Parker. bailiffs. ~ tho village
Brattleboro. when Mr. Fitts WIS state
attorney. testified that during his incumo-
ency Mr.. Fits prosecuted 10 their on
tire satisfaction complaints which had
been made against the American House,
the proprietor Of which. George r Rich
ards. was named by the petitioners in tho
disbarment proceedings as the person who
az some time subsequent 20 this prosecu-
tion paid bill for Fits
Frank Worden. assistant Judge II the
county court and John " Gale. who wa.
associated with Mr. Fits IN tho Pres
eott case. testified that Mr. Fius was
particularly jealous In behalf OF his cli-
ent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-10

each bullet reaching the mark She then
turned to flee, but was killed by the or
derly Chouknin exhibited remarkable
nerve and continued 10 issue OF ders, even
while being carried to bed and examined
by the surgeons.
Later he received personally friends who
came 10 sympathize with him.
The news or the attempt OF Chauknin S
life created great excitement among the
sailors at Sebastopol, a large proportion
OF whom are sullen and continually on tho
verge OF mutiny.
The revolutionists at Sebastopol at
tempted to organize a demonstration but
were unsuccessful