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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
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THE COMMITTEE
IS. At 1 LEXINGTON. |. J | IN G.
Thorough I1vcsti igation%!\SN.ill BE
Made Of Conditions Al the
v. M. I. .sj
SESSION HELD YESTERDAY
lsnccjal to The Times Dispatch

LEXINGTON. VA, May 1.-The legis-
lativc committee to investigate conditions
ut the Virginia Military Institute held
their first session at the, institute THIS
afternoon. A{full meeting was present
Senators Nachcn and Garrett and Dele
gates Swift and Peyton. MI swift IS
chairman OF the committee. The meet
Ing OF the committee was deferred until
n meeting or tho board OF visitors was
held, The members of the board present
are Alexander Hamilton. president; y u
Brown, Thomas w. Shelton, a. T. Ravel'
james r.. White, Nv, r. Shields ana Gen-
ernl Charles j. Anderson me poard
designated Mr.. Hamilton and Mr' oh'eios
as the members to appear pctorc thc NJ
vestiEation committee.
Shortly after tho committee convened
Major John L. Mallory, of the general
.tnTf ,In,tcd states army, who Is at tho
virginia Military Institute on an inspec-
zion tour. was called and his testimony
wna highly complimentary OF the physi-
cnl condition and efficiency of the cadets,
TIc also gave n favorable report as 70
conditions In tho mess hall, quality or
rood etc AS to the drilling OF cadets
nnd their military manoouvcrs' no sa'o
they were second olliy W NeSI "','N.
General Scott Shipp, the super|nten-
dent of the institute, was next called,
and his testimony was practically tho
same same as given before the board of ylsi-
tors pending the famous third class
trouble last fall Fle yrected the COM
plants of cadets as to insufficient food
bad quality, etc, and OF their threat to
withdraw unless conditions improved and
how they sent paper TO the superin,
tendent signed by members OF the third
class, IN which they declared their inten-
tion or withdrawing, the meetlng OF the
board of visitors. the thorough inveslign-
ton, the unyeldlng thirteen oath-bound
cadets. and the final dismissal OF n'he'
lie read lctterS. and testimonials from
butchers OF Lexington and cattle deal
crs. showing that the quality OF meat
furnished was good, IIe stated that the
receipts from the mess hall were not as
largo rs tho expenses, due to the tnct
that nfty state cadets paid nothing Tor
their board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
NEW SENSATION
IN BARNES CASE: |
Tillman Introduces Resolution
Calling for Investigation IN
volvirg Police.
SHARP EDITORIAL IN STAR
(Fror, our Regular correspondont)

(Frola Our Regular; Correspondent =
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 1.-Al-
though the ways seemed CREASED for the
confirmation az Benjamin h. Barnes Tor
the position Of postmaster Of Wash'hs-
ton, there will be q decided hitch. Sena-
tor Tillman has placed the SAND on lle
slide. and he will make speech To-
+norrowsin support Of. a resolution INTRO
duced to-day providing for the inyestl-
ro tlon Of several matters connUted d.
rcctly and indirectly with the appoint-
,ment. s..,ltss
Tho Senator from South Carolina has
been laying for Barnes ever since tue
latter; had Mrs Minor Morris dragged
from tho executive Offices at the White
House last winter and taken to the
house OF detention In spite or senator
Tilnans earnest desires, the senate
Committee on Postotiices and Post Roads
refused to Investigate tho charges MADE
against Barnes when his appontment to
thc nostmastership was made. and re
ported tho nomination favorabS,
Sensational Resolution.
To-day the Senator introduced q rcso-
luton providing for an investigation OF
the affair, and the resolution goes on
further and proyldes for an Investigation
os 10 whether Major Sylvester. super
intendent OF police Of this city, made an
unpre iudIced aud impartial investigation
~ tho. facts Of tho case and whether
ha undertook to make an investigation
81 tho previous life and characterize Mrs
Morris. using detectives for the purpose.
The resolution also provides for an m
yestlea ton of the fact that the super
intendent secured and made use ol
statement from DR.. Fl. 3, weaver ~
Ashevie N. c., to the erect 'hat ~
had treated Mrs Morris TOT 'henut'
nrrection in his sanitarlum there two
,aors ago. n statement pronounced py
Mrs Morris ana her husband TO pc ap-
ao,utely false as she has never lee''
treated for such trouble, and was heVer
south OF the Potomac In her Ire,
Finaly, and this Is sensational sec
lion NJ the resolution, 1t IL provided tliat
snccnl inquiry he made ms to 'whether
10 said superIntendent Of police. and one
~ tho chief witnesses against hirs, NV
,is have since received recoshl''on pS
thc appointment of near relatives 70 ui-
flee. and whether any laws sho"'o ~
adopted by Congress for me pe''ep Us ,,
ulation and Improvement or W" po'eo
force OF the city of washington
Tho significance of tho latter paragraph
,,os in tho fact that tho only witness
80 thc half dozen people who saw the
eiectment OF Mrs. Morris from tho Whlta
lIouse who did not denounoe Ii as OUT
,.nreous ana naty contradict the, version
or the aralr given BY f'arnes. was Elmer
1s, paine, representative of the Associated
Press. Soon after he had stood BY Barnes
IN, This way, tho President appointed "a
son of Paine a cadet at West Point AT
The same time he appointed q son OF
Major sylvester to a similar position
Remarkable Editorial.
The Evening Star, in remarkable
editorial this afternoon declares thar
Continued ON Second Page)
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SUIT OF MISS EARLY
FOR BLUE LICK SPRINGS

Especial to Thc 'Tlnle3-lJIApAtVN,! !"
LEXINGTON, VA, May l,-Deposltlons
In suit OF Miss Charlotte Early, OF lynch-
burg, Va, against the Blue Lick Springs
Company, of Nicholas county, Ky,, we're
taken here to-day Miss Early sues the
company for damages amounting to nfty
thousand dollars for mineral waters and
to recover possession Of the springs. She
allages that she only rented the springs,
which she inherited from her grandfather,
James d. Holiday to William Lindsay,
who claims that she sold property to
him. II Miss Early wins suit she WI
come into possession of property valued
at hfty thousand dollars.
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C. 6 0. MEN WILL GO
BEFORE COMMISSION
Messrs. Walker and Whitaker to
Testify AS to the Roads Re
lation to Coal Companies.

Mr., w. a. Glasgow, special counsel for
tho Interstate Commerce Commission, was
i in the city yesterday, attending the
United States District Court. Mr.. Glas-
gov left last night for Washington,
where. the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sion will sit to-day, investigating the
''coal" roads.
Messrs, Walker, general sllperintendent
and Whitaker, general traffic manager
of tho Chesapeake and Ohio have been
summoned to appear before the commits
sion to-day and will give testimony con-
cernlng the operation of the chesapeake
and Ohio road In connection with the coal
companies along Its line
Neither President stevens nor General
Manager DOYLE. ,of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, was summoned by the commission.
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STILL SEARCHING
FOR MISSING TUTOR.
Attorney Declares He Has Not
Slightest Idea Where Muenter
is Hiding.
NV Associated P.ess.)

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, May 1,-Pollce
to-day. searched again the home of Erich
Nluenter the German Instructor of IIar-
yard, who is wanted here on tho charge
of numbering his wife. Several things
we're removed including household uten-
sils, which will be subjected TO chemical
analyses for possible traces of poison.
Lawyer pcvey, who has advertised for
Muen,cr. said today
II have not the slightest knowledge as
10, where Mr.. Muonter Is. From what I
do know, however, should say that his
going away as he did was he natural
thing for him to do under the circum-
stances" Nat ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02

The Music Festival at both matinee
and night performance yesterday was q
distinct success. for in the afternoon the
children's chorus proved even more at
ttractlve than on previous years, while at
night the May Queen"8aa and ''stabat
Mater were splendidly rendered, every
one Of the solo artists receiving q fiat
Stering reception, while the Wednesday
Club chorus simply excellel ~ itself and
added fresh laurels to the wreath that
Justly belongs TO DR.. r. u. Peters. who
has SO wonderfully and Ii successssfully
trained the best chorus that has ever v,eel,
sung in Richmond. :s., q 1 u $is$ ;s3
AT the matinee the CHILDREN, under tho
direction OF Mr.. Walter c. Mercer, sang
delightfully."-, andswhile every number was
well rendered, perhaps the best was n
encore, ..N1adcap Margorie,' which was
charmlngly sung.
Mr.. Carl Webster played exquisitcly on
the cello, his rendition OF cassela's
N"Neapolitan Folk Song" was as charming
and airy a5..blt'' as one could wish TO
hear. and simply delighted the audience
Young Girl Plays Superbly.
The afternoon served to introduce for
the first time to the public, Miss Mae
Powell Green, a young lady OF fourteen
years, who, with orchestral accompani-
ment, played in wonderfully brilliant
manner selection from Mendelssohn.
Miss Green is member Of tho Chill
drens Chorus OF the Wednesday Club,
and left her seat in the chorus to be-
come a piano virtuoso.
At the night performance, Miss jose
phine Knight took Miss Anita Rios place
in the May Queen" and Miss Caroline
Mehr Hardy sang instead OF Miss Rio
In "Stabat Mater
The evening was full Of pleasant sur
prIses, for both Miss knight and Miss
Hardy sang so charmngly that Miss
Rios. absence was quite forgotten. while
Nine. Isabel Boutton and Messrs, Edward
johnson and T.. B. Merrill were simply
Irresistible.
Mr.. Merrill, who was in fnr better voice
than on Monday night, made his hit In
the MAY Queen" In the rolicsome song
"Tis Jolly to Hunt In the Bright Moon
light" when he descended to low "C''
in a way that captivated the audience.
Sc persistent was the applause that DR..
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Virginian Begins Speech
In Senate and Will
Continue To-Day.
SUPPORTS RIGHT OF
CONGRESS N /: s; 5. TO. I ( } , ACT 1'l,,.
Unjust to Deprive Carrier OF
Right Of Injunction, But Means
of Obtaining More Celerity
Should Be Secured. 81
Question Very u
Perplexing.
(Bv Assoriated 3Pres,si, ! z

WASHINGTON. May 1.-The proceed
gings in tile Senate to o-day3 included an
extended discussion OF the railroad rate
bill by Mr., Daniel. an eXplanat ton of the
status OF the appropriation for the re-
lief of the earthquake sufferers of Cali
fornia by Mr.. Allison and n acontroversy
among several senators as to the pro-
priety OF adopting without referring to a
committee resolution rendering the
thanks OF Congress to General Horace
Porter for his services In rescung the
body Of John Paul Jones. Mr. Aldrtch
opposed action In advance Of committee
consideration, and succeeded IN having
the measure referred to the committee.
III his rate speech Mr.. Daniel support
cd the right Of Congress to lcgslatc 30
as to fix rates and to delegate It's power
to commission. lie opposed Mr..
Baileys non suspension provision and in
dcated Indifference as to whether
court review clause should be inserted.
He did not conclude and will continue
tomorrow.
Economic Problem Of Age.
Mr. Daniel began his speech with
presentation OF his Views on the magnI-
tndn of the question before the Senate,
pronouncinS 1t the greatest economic
problem of the age because Of the vast
extent of the railroad business.
After recitinS much history 10 sustain
his position concerning tho right Of Con-
gress to regulate commerce between the
States, Mr. Daniel said that 1t waS n
the power OF Congress to charter a rail-
road In tho United States as the nation
possesses eminent domain,
Mr. Daniel said thnt Congress was
proceeding in the matter OF railroad leg
isaton not alone under the commerce
clause Of the Constitution. but under all
tho powers It enjoys. He took issue
With Mr. Foraker on the point whether
the United States had the samc right as
the individual States to f1x railroad
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president HALTS
SHERMAN DISPLAY.
Detachment Of Cavalry. MustR!e;; r
turn After Going Very Short
Distance.
|.DUvALL MAKES .EXP'EANAI,TIl0 ion

(Ry Associated NPress.)

AZ WASHINGTON. May 1.-The President
Tonight directed the curtailment of the
movement OF the Twelfth Cavalry as
escort to the Rev. Father Thomas Sher-
man, son Of General Sherman, on. a trip
over part OF the line OF General Sher-
,nan's march to the sea. Instead the
trip may he made from Fort Oglethrope
as far as Resaca. which Is within about
fifty miles of Fort Oglethrope, when
tho cavalry detachment Is to return to
the latter place. Orders TO this effect
were given tonight following the receipt
of long dispatch from Brigadier- Cen
eral Duvall, commanding the department
of the gulf. by whose authority the&de-
4 tachment was ordered to accompany
Father Sherman and conference on the
subject between President Roosevelt and
General He'll, chief of staff of the army.
Duvall's Explanation.
General Duvall's dispatch follows:g
Atlanta, Ca May1. 1906.
"Mlitary Secretary War Depart
nent, Washington: se
K "Replying to your telegram this
2 date regarding detachment Twelfth
Fl Cavalry, accompanied by Rev. Father
sherman, from Chattanooga to At
lanta. two officers. with eight en-
listed men. were authorized by de-
partment commander to go over tho
z line OF operations or GcncFal Sner-
mans army, in Its movement to At
lanta, and to tnct rs escort for Father d
Sherman. a son OF the late General 2
Sherman who wished, for historical
reasons, to go over same territory.
The officers were selected because
of being interested In study of for
mer. operations of army, and were
directed to submit sketch Of the coun-
try passed over and to prepare
y memoir of their trip, to be read be-
fore the officers school at their post.
Every opportunity Is taken advan-
tage of to study General Sherman's
Atlanta campaign, and It was deem
ed happy circumstance that
courtesy to General Shcrn1nn's son
could be combined with military in
structons. Practice marches with
lnrgc bodies are to be made from now
on over the historic fields OF Chicka-
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MEXICAN GUNB0AT
HALTS AMERICANS
lRN Associated Press.)

Il GAIN Es'TCN, TEN, May 1.-THE gulr
fisheries schooners Fortuna ana Alamo
arrived in port to-day and the eap'aNNs
OF both vessels reported that they mao
been boarded while at sea hy olhears
of a Mexican gunboat who ueihanueu
to see their papers and log ine sn'ps
papers were exhibited but no ios Mas
carried by the boats ..,
Captain Franz, of the Fortuna, s'afe"
that he was fully twenty miles Off shore
when his hpat WAS boarded and mad nor
lnen nearer than that 10 Mexico.
Captain Charles Anderson, OF the -alailo,
made substantially the same statement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
PLANNING TO MEET
IN RICHMOND NEXT

"T- N (I}y ASSOCluteN PTHS5,J " h IN
BOSTON, May Lat the annual cons
ference of the Society Of the Sons OF the
American Revolution officers were elected
MS follows: Presidents general, Cornelius
II. Pughsley, Poughkeepsie The vice.
nresident generals include l.. l.. Lewis,
OF Richmond, Va.
The selection of tho place FOR Soldlns
ncxi ycar's congress- was left to she En-
nc,it,ve Committee, hut the sentiment un-
onclally expressed seemed to favor q
moeting at Richmond or Norfolk VA
during the Jamestown Exposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
JAMESTOWN BILL PASSES
MASSACHUSETTS, ASSEMBLY

\ (Spccial to The Tncs- DspAtc!l IN
RGSTON. MASS, May 1.-The Senate
to-day passed to It's engrossmcnt the bill
appropriatng $4,000 for State, represen"
tation ut the jamestown Exposition Ihe
bin was then sent down to the House
where 1t was enacted, It IS now ready
for Governor Guild to nftlx his signature
and he viii probably do this tomorrow
Al objections to the bill were droppea
and the consideration to-day was merely
formal. F5. y
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I Convention Delegates,

I11SpccIal % Tie TlnoS-I I1lspNtchl M
PETERSBURG, VA, May l.--ReY. DR.
3: Iipscomb aud Mr. a Augustls
general cOnoCereNce of the Methodist
Church. which Will meet III Birmingham,
Ala, next Thursday. g
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Expresses Gratitude,
(Sneclnl to Yhe 'Iimes

|- V9I1FcTH1 - 7 1F0 'FF'ee'' 7'TF y
DURHAM. Nj G, May la telegram
SchmItz, Of san Francisco. expressing
sincere gratitude for. The generosity OF
the Durham people for assisting In the
relief Of the San francisco sufferers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-02
THE WEATHER

Forecast virginia Occasional showers
with rising temperature Wednesday;
Thursday, fair; light to fresh south Winds,
North Carollna,-Partly cloudy Wedncs-
day and Thursday: light west winds.
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Conditions in Important Cities
Miniature Almanac,

May g 1905.
sun rises,..... b:l5 HIGH TIDE,
Sun sets..,,. $50 Morning, llIS,
Moon sets.,... l;Ai EVening..,..,.,
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
LOCK TYPE
OF CANAL
ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE BY AN
OVERWHELMING VOTE.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The
House this afternoon adopted the lock
type for the Panama Canal by vote
of 10 to Sc. The provision was mace
part of the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, and appropriates $25,OO0,o Q
to continue work on the canal.
After liste hing 10 the speech Of Nj
Burton (Ohio) T. favor Of the lock
canal and consuming IN hour in dis
cussion of the amer 3mn1t defining
the type as presented by Mr.. Littauer
On. ", the House in Committee of
the Whole EXPRESSED its opinion il ia
vor of lock canal.
By a decisive vote the House refus-
ed to sanction the purchase of mater
ials in the markets of the world for
the canal, the general position of the
being that as the canal
was to be built by American taxes,
the American workingman and the
American manufacturer should have
the advantage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
THE FERTILIZER
BUSINESS.

We publish this morning an edi-
torial from the Evening Post of Char
lesion, s. c., on the fertilizer situa-
ton, which makes a clear presenta-
ton of the conditions which induced
the administration to attempt to make
an example of a handful of Southern
fertilizer manufacturers. There is not
a millionaire in the list of those manu-
facturers. There has never been any
complaint anywhere, throughout the
South, that we have ever heard of,
or that we have ever seen mention
made of it, that the price of fertilizer
was not a fair and reasonable one.
When it is borne in mind, too. that
the business in which the men are
engaged has only brief life, compare
lively speaking, possibly not as much
as twenty-five years, it is well under
TODD why the sympathy of the whole
Southern country, apparently, has
gone out to them since the administra-
ton has begun it's prosecution of
them on the technical ground of hav-
ing formed a trust.
The opinion of eminent lawyers is
that the indictment will amount to
but with this, of course, we
are not concerned, as it is matter
for the courts to decide. The politi-
cal phase of the matter, however, we
are interested in, and cannot help but
express the opinion that it is, so far
as we can see, not only a gross in
Justice, this taking up an industry
which is comparatively weak, hold
ing up as horrible example to the
a few Southern Democrats
whose product is used almost entirely
In the South, and concerning the price
Of which there has never been COM
plant, but has the appearance also
If last effort to save the fall Of the
In its futile efforts to
interfere with or convict the big trusts
which everybody believes exists
Nashville American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
FAIR WARN
ING GIVEN
OFFICERS OF MUTUAL LIFE IN
SURANcE COMPANY
Notified that PoIicyholders Hold Them
Personally Responsible for sAd-
vertising Now Going On.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Samuel I'm
termyer, counsel for the international
! Policyholders Committee, today sent
letter to President Peabody, of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, say
! ing that the officers of the company
would be held personally responsible
for the Mutual Life advertising which
is now appearing in the newspapers.
Mr.. Untermyer explained in his let
ter that Seymour Eaton, Secretary of
the Policyholders Committee had
handed him a copy of his letter of the
9th instant to Mr.. Peabody and the
latters reply of the 18th. These re-
ferred to this advertising matter
Referring to the advertisements, Mr.
Untermyer says:
1T was natural that the policyhold-
ers should resent these latest assaults
upon their property, which were in
many respects quite as daring as any
that had been exposed. This they
did by writing to the Secretary of the
Committee. He courteously inquired
of you for your version of the facts,
but it seems from your reply that you
do not consider such legitimate inquir-
les entitled to an answer Perhaps
you believe that this defiant and con-
temptuous attitude towards the vic
timized policyholders will tend to re-
store confidence in the discredited
In conclusion the letter read:
you will please take notice that
the officers of your company will be
held personally responsible for the
money expended in these transparent
efforts to conduct your campaign
against the policyholders at their eX-
pense."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-22
GREAT CARIBOU
HERDS.
Twice Year They Troop Across New
foundland by Thousands.

! The great caribou herds of New.
| foundland The great herds of New
| foundland migrate semi-annually, and
no one but an actual witness Of these
migrations, says the Empire Review,
can form any adequate conception of
the marvellous number of deer which
the island contains.
1t is. estimated that the number
which crossed the Exploits River at
one point during ten days in the
autumn of last year exceeded A.
900. This crossing ground is only
one of scores of similar trails.
Somewhere about the middle of
September the migratory tide sets
southwark, the kinds with fawns
forming the vanguard of the long pro
cession. The lazy stays hang on the
rear until some storm more severe
than ordinary gives an unmistakable
earnest of the approach of winter
Then all alike hurry toward the
sheltered districts in the South, tax
ing a straight course, over the bowl
der-strewn mountain heights, through
tangled mountain torrents and inn
mense lakes.
During winters of unusual severity
the animals often draw quite near to
the settlements on the south coast;
whereupon the settlers, armed with
fearsome firearms, such as sealers
used some fifty years ago. straight
away proceed to decimate the herd
with volleys of buckshot The price
of caribou venison at such times in
the city of st. Louis has been known
to drop to 2 cents pound.
The foes of the caribou other than
man are not numerous. Although
the big gray wolf is still reported on
the northern plains in considerable
it is now seldom encountered
in the interior. Having formerly ex-
listed in large packs, it is supposed |
that migration must have occurred |
across the winter ice foes of the Belle |
Isle Strait to the coast of Labrador.
Even such a redoubtable beast of |
prey as the gray wolf could at one |
time make certain of a successful |
ioray upon an animal endowed with |
such great speed and endurance as a |
caribou. A trustworthy |
Did Newfoundland trapper says |
that he once witnessed an exciting |
chase by wolves of couple of prick
cts, or 2-year-old caribou stays.