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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Money on call on the Stock Exchange to-day
loaned At 2h per cent. and at 4 per cent
averaging about 5ts per cent. The last Trans,
action was at 4 per cent. Conditions, 10 w
yesterday. There was a good demand for
money for sixty days. Rates were n per cent,
for ell periods. Commercial paper vas GUote9
a rs to ! per cent: for prime single names ana
In the foreign exchange market sterlns
developed strength to-day. rates risinG .
quarter OF q cent in the pound 10 'N'!'
Posted rates were unchanged AZ i.N3d ! so,
Actual closing rates, Long bills, tS::'1i ~
sight drafts, t.sS75d+s5Sl cable t~r'n-ieTs
4.sS.o@ 1855. Commercial bills WeIs.lsi.
Tor long and $3.50 i.sS'. for short IrflCs
were quoted At 5.2Oh, less I-lS for louS JnG
S.i1l.i Tor short. !ReichsmarkS we're 1lc,so
were quoted az 10 3-io less lie.
Domestic exchange on New York Boston.
l0c. discount. C~hicago-IOc. discount thtrtrt
ton-Buying; SOC. discount. selling I,,m
MUM. st. Paul-i5c. premium Mign"aponI'
$50. premium to par. Cincinnati Par ~
Iouis--j0c. discount. san Francisc" 'NF
premium.
Money in London. aa3}.. per cen' rae;
Of discount In the open market Tor ,h"'i arc
three months bills. 3s.a3'. per cent. ionse.
closed to-day AZ ~ t-ls for money and :. N-ls
Tor account Paris cables quote the 'loslns
price OF 2 per cent. rentes AZ o., francs -
times. Private rate Of discount. 81 per cer'
Exchange on London. rs francs -, c"u'nus.
Berlin advices quote exchange Ou lrnaor "
marks as. pigs. Private rate o' i''' "nn''
s per cent.
New York Clearing House statement -
hanges. e3S2 .5ic $40, balances. slrn's'"
SUBJ Treasury credit balance, sI.;,H'-
Commercial price OF bar silver N >cr lor.
silver do,lsrs quoted q CSC.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-02
DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT.

WARRINGTON. Oc,. The statement Of the
receipts and expenditures of the Treasury shows:
Thls day. This womb. Fiscal year.
Receipts, ,.. VI! Saa. 9ic l,6se. 81: lt67, ,tl. 1si
Expenditures. t.stO.U0 i,s40,UD III sSD,l o.
Deficit .,... N.o,O>s s7o!oss S.sss. Is.
The receipts from customs to day were noi4. sih:
from Internal revenue. xs,., so0, aud miscellaneous
tSsO.7oL National bank notes received for re-
demptlon. tssi an.
The cash statemtnt Of the United States -ro.s-
urer for October ! shows:
wxsERvE YuSD.
Gold coin and bullion ............. $40 on ono
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through transfers of money. N ,be ip,.,;or
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-10-02
THE BOSTON MARKET.

Boston. Oct. THE market for copper
after rsacting somewhat toward midday
again 6rmed up and closed about q the high
sss o Ss,e .Sn tSr sSe t dsyi p ~r,SS se ds iso eiSs.nGy
Outside Of North Butte. Greene Cananea.
Copper Range and Amalsamsted the volume
Of trade Was small. being In odd lots for the
most part. This latter class Of dealings also
prevailed In the ndustrfs and railroad groups.
vvhi,N avA wtthNut feafMre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
ASYLUM INVESTIGATION.
Governor Glenn Sets Date Of
Hearing the Report.

RALEIGH, N. c., March 31.-Goyernor
Glenn has set April 10th as the date for
hearing exceptions to the report OF tho
State Board of Internal improvements to
the Governor on its investigation OF the
charges made against Superintendent T..
Nick. Goodwin, of the State Hospital for
the Insane at Morganstown. The charges
included mismanagement, the applica-
ton Of funds to purposes other than
those specified. partially, use Of resources
of the institution In maintaining the fam
lily of the superintendent and a variety
of others. The report OF Chairman
Beckwith for the Board of Internal I'M
provement acquitted Superintendent Good
win of any Intentional wrong-doing, but
recommended a number OF changes that
should be made in the administration of
the affairs Of the institution. 1t has been
thought since the filing Of this report
that there was an end of the matter but
now comes this application for the filing
Of exceptions to the findings OF the board,
these to be heard April 1t5h.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
GAMBLING .CHARGE
WAS VA NOT V PROVEN
Court Held That Chips and
Money on the Table Was
Not Evidence.
JUDGE AND LAWYERS ROW
Attorneys Indignant Because
Judge Would You: Not Continue
Case.
! TO The Times Dispatch. j

ia lSpGcial TO Ihe IimeS-Dispatch.J
RALEIGH, M c., March 31.-Thc ses-
sion OF Tho Superior Court yesterday
was devoted almost entirely to the
trial OF II. L. Lewis, OF this city, on
tho charge OF conducting a gambling
room. NJ. Lewis Is the proprietor OF
tho Lewis PJolrooms, and it was in
private rooms on the second floor of
the building that he was charged with
having tliesg gambling with cards. Coun-
sci for Lewis entered a plea OF former
conviction In the Police Justice Court,
and alsf entered O. plea of not guilty,
After die hearing, continuing until
late inTthe afternoon, the jury H9re-s
turned verdict to the effect that
the pie:. OF former conviction was We'll
made. ind further that he was not
guilty f the crime under the evidence.
NJ IL lanes,a wcll-known man about
town. ind three policemen We're tho
principal witnesses against Lewis.
Hanesl refused to answer a number OF
questions on the plea Of liability to
incrimnate himself in that he had
frequehtcd the rooms The ptticenlen
testified to having entered the place
and found poker chips. some money
and {. watch on the card table,,
Lawyer and Judge at Odds
A sensational incident in connection
with the SuperiorttCOurt last evening
was the abandonment of their case by
two Of the most prominent members
of the Raleigh bar because they were
indignant at Judge Jones for not al
lowing the continuance of the case
! pending for the term. Later Judge
ltJones summoned the two lawyers be-
| fore him and ordered them percmptor-
| lily to proceed with the case, declaring
that he would attach them for CON
temptRif they persisted in abandoning
| the case. The two attorneys were Col.
j. G. L. Harris and Col. Z. NJ. Argo .
| The case was against Emily Jones and
Mary Edwards, two negro women
charged with maintaining n house OF
disrepute and designation closely by
one of the most fashionable sections
OF the city. The place was only pulled
last "Wednesday, and the attorneys in.
sisted on continuance because they hat
had no time to prepare the case for
trial. The trial resulted in the acquit.
4 tai of the Edwards woman and the
suspension of judgment as to Emily
4 Jones. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
) NEW BAPTIST WEEKLY Y.
Charter Will Be Gotten b,
Lynchbug Company.
Ispecial 70 The T!mes-pIspatc h. ]

4 I.YNCFIBURG, VA, March s1-.As the
result Of q movement started in Roanoke
several months ago weekly paper is
to be published in Lynchburg in the in
sterest of the Baptist denomination,
throughout Virginia as soon as the nee.
essary work can be done to organize a
staff for the proposed paper and accom-
plsh the other necessary details for the
publication OF an llp- to-date religious
weekly. Application is to be made to
the State Corporation Commission at
once for a charter to operate under. The
capital stock will limited to s5o,ODO, with
the minimum of 100000. The SHARES will
be $40 each.
At a recent meeting an executive COM
mittee was selected to have charge of
the preliminary details and this commit
tee has already gone to work in earnest.
1t has been decided that the stock sub
scription shall be = popular one in order
to have greater number of 3aptists
interested in the welfare of the pro-
posed publication. TO that end no one
will be permitted to subscribe to large
blocks of stock This committee is conf
posed OF II. II. Harris, chairman; J.
Calvin Moss, Rev. Oscar O. Sans and
Rev. j. Il. Jacobs, OF this city; Rev. Mr..
Martin of Salem, and Rev. Mr.. Royal,
OF Buena Vista.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
Jamestown Exposition Notes.


~ Ten tons in the way of a magnificent
organ, costing s50,00Owill be installed
son the stage of the auditorium and
convention hall.
Immense towers will be erected at
the ends of the Grand Piers to house
the exhibits of the life saving and
lighthouse service. 9
The waters Of Hampton Roads could
accommodate 500 of the largest battle
ships ever produced.
Fort Monroe, four miles across tho
waters OF Hampton Roads, is tho chief
artillery station Of the United States
government on the Atlantic Coast.
ASVillage of Arts and Crafts will
house the old colonial industries that
will be reproduced by skilled workmcn
at the Jamestown Exposition.
a Hall of Modern Inventions will be
a novel feature in eNpositions.
"A surgeon and an able corps OF as
slstants will be In attendance all tho
time at the expositions grounds,
The first university of the country
was established inSl6l9 in IIcnrico
county. Virginia, not over fifty miles
from the grounds Of the Jamestown
Exposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Citizens and Teachers Of Lunen-
burg to Have Profitable Meeting

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l
NEBLETTS,. Va, March 31.-Citizens
of Lunenburg county arc looking for
ward to the county institute, which is
to be on April Sd. 4th and 5th with much
Interest. and large attendance Will
be expected each day. DR.. Robert
Fraser, of Richmond, has kindly con-
scented to speak one day during the
institute.
The School Trustee Board Of Loeb
leven District met on the evening OF
March 9th in the Office of the county
superintendent to discuss the advisa-
bility and feasibility of having a high
school in Lochleven District next ses-
sion.
After a long discussion the board
decided to have the high school. and
adjourned until March card in order to
consider the most suitable place for
the school.
On March card the meeting was at
tended by forty of the most en-
thusiastic citizens in the district for
the cause of education. The deepest
interest was shown by. all in this Inn
portant step, and the school was To-
Gated near Antioch Church, in beauti-
tui5oak grove.
Plans and specifications were APP
proved by Superintendent Isham r..
Wilkinson for the rebuilding of the
colored school. No. c., which was de-
stroyed by fire last session.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
STONES HURLED
GREAT "a DISTANCE ]
Contractors Use Excessive
Charges Of Dynamite lii Blast
ing for Railroad.
RE MUCH PROPERTY
.|NJURE
HT 10 af- K
Court lakes a Hand and Issues
a Rule fol, Contcmptfor Not
Obcying Injunction.

Ia. AslIEv1LLE, N. C., March 81. Yam
die Brothers. contractors. who arc en-
gagged lin Misunderstanding the Southern
Hallway between this city and Knox
VILE, were yesterday cited to appear
before Superior Court Judge Charles a,
Cook to show cause why they should
not be punished for violating n man
date Of the Superior Court, restraining
charges in their operations across the
French Broad River from Riverside
Park.
There has been much complaint for
some time past on account OF the enor-
nous amount Of dynamite used by tho
Contractors In their blasting opera
tons, huge rocks being llurrd
great distances, many OF them land
Ing in Riverside Park, to the imminent
danger Of men employed. there, and
Going much damage to buildings esti-
mated at oyer $1,000. Immense rocks
have crashed through the roofs Of the
skating rink and bowling alley. Resi-
dents OF the Montford Avenue section
| have also complained of the violent
conclusions caused by the heavy blasts.
windows being broken and Il plaster
knocked down In several of the resi-
dences in that aristocratic neighbor-
3hood. and in some instances fbunua-
tons have been DANA ed.
A week ago the Asheville Street
Railway Company, which owns River.
side Park, petitioned Judge Cook for
an injunction restraining the Yandle
Brothers from 8using excessive blast-
/ ing charges, and after investigation
the order was issued. "Wednesday
however, a blast was fired which IVA.
said to have exceeded In violence an,
OF the preceding explosions. 1t wa
heard and felt all over the city, ant
an immense number of heavy rock
were again thrown across the river
several Of them. crashing through tn
roofs of buildingsto the great dan
4 ger Of workmen. who wcrc engage,
in repairing the damage done by tn
blasting last week.
Judge Cook was at once notified
and Immediately issued a rulo 4 or con
4 tempt. II itais shown that rocks wcr
cast across the river. the contractln
company will be punished by heav
fine and the Imprisonment OF employe
who fired the blast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
yIREBUGs ARE OUT.
Thif Destructive Fire in Limit
ed Territory.
Il to Tho Times, Dispatch.

;sl8g Be EspeClat 10 inc IlncS' DlSpatCn.l So
hRMvILLI1. VA. March 3l.-Eire-a
4 b,k are rampant in Prince Edward
anf tho adjoining counties One week
B ~, the stables, several mules and all
4 tstt provendcr belonging 10 Mr. Alvin
1unty, We're totally consumed. beng
Evidently the work of incendiare. Dut
;Bwcek or two before the stables and
contents OF Mr.. Elkins, who lives not
lar from air. Smiths farm. were set
IKE $40 and destroyed, and yesterday
\ morning the stables. four horses. two
i COWS. ind aslarge quantity. Of fec,. be-
I ipnsiilg to Mr.. John Cher nault, near
fflsa,npden Sidney, were consumed.
& Friday night, shortly after dark, an
attempt was made In the heart OF
Farmville to burn a small house IN
Y tia rear Of Mr.. E. c. Wiltsc,s jewelry
stare. On had been poured in large
qfantlty on the frame work and tie
match applied. Mr.. II. ". Walker,
whose residence is nearby, saw the
flames in time to cxtinguish them be-
i fore much Roadway had been made.
s1nccnsed over the repeated outrage,
t;ie people of the ncighborhood in
which the destructive fire occurred this
fSmorning wired FOR Hurricane Branch
and his faYolite bloodhound, TiSc. MIR,
l>ranch arrived this afternoon, and is
now at the scene OF smouldcring ruins.
With what result the coming OF Branch
IN and his dog will meet is not now
I known.
In the Circuit Court Of Prince Id
ward, Tim Davis. colored, was given
\ ten years in tho penitcntiary for scrirni-
nal assault unOn q young girl of his
e pwn race.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
FREIGHT WRECK
ON THE SOUTHERN 1 |. !! N
ssEngine and Eleven Cars IRE De-
\, rallied Near Wits
n n Station.
1.-TWO EMPLOYEES NJ: INJURED I.l|lJ B = J
Had Leg ]Iroken and and
~ Fireman Has ArnlsBokcn and ~
Head Injured.
W'o EMPLOYEES llIINllJ.I1u.JRF'lE;:jD|:'..
7

a, Especial to Tho Tijacs-D ispatch.l
& DANv1LLE. VA, March s1.--soutil-
Fern Railway train. NJ s71, q sonthbound
freight, was wrcckc1iat about . o'clock
sSths morning Mt Wits, about seven
sssfr.lta north of here, resulting IN the
s&Sinjury to two persons and the dcrail-
gainent OF the engiRe and eleven cars.
sgsslhe injured arc llngincerW. a. King,
sSleft leg broken and bruised about body;
5FIrcman w. y. gStallings, left arm
gbbroken and Injured about the head.
IN he train was Thinning at q rate OF
about thirtS-fvetm miles an hour when
1.-the accident happened on the main line
ggdirectly In front OF the station. On
account OF the wreck being on the
S4sHain line otherit trains were enabled to
sgsphss on tho sdings. thus causing no
u scrious delay ts traffic. The main line
WAS cleared az about noon o-day.
M The track VAS badly torn up and
1.-THE dcrailed cars were piled up in a
II con gested hemp. AT first 1t was, thought
P2cA,was inbred, except those named
tbove. Bra9c1nan&L u. Shields had a
narrow esclpc from death. He was
standing or the top of a car near the
81 engine and was covered by the wreck
ed cars. lie was rescued without SUB
talning any injury. Wrccking crcwt
were sent to the scene from Danville
and Monriie. Il
The accident was caused by the RICH
bnck connection rod becoming discon
INJECTED, and damaging the running
board aid firebox, which became ben
Al and Eptlndcr the rear driver. The in
~ jurcd iLtn were conveyed to the gen
IN Grat htpith. and Tonight 1t Is re
q sS1sported4sat they are getting along nice
asjly an6will recover.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
BELIEVED IN
Resurrection
.Sanctificationist Went to Gene
tary to See Her Dead Child
Rise from Grave.
SAID CHRIST HAD PROMISED
Eight Thousand Persons Wit
messed Moravian Easter
Services.

EINSToN-sALEAI, N. c., March 3 -.
The beautiful Moravian Easter services.
held on the graveyard at sunrise this
morning, were attended by about eight
thousand persons, half Of this number
perhaps being visitors from otner
towns in this and other. states.
Mrs. W. O. Senseman, an ardent
sanctificationist, visited the Salst,
Cemetery with some friends D.f,re
sunrise, hoping to witness. the resur-
rectidn of her babe that died few
ycarssago- The woman made All earn
est cxhortation over the grave of the
departed child, stating that Christ had
promised to bring her little one back
TO her, and she believed that promise
would be fulfilled as soon as her faith
became as strong as tho Lord desired.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
" I % Ff ia fol- lin owned ~ drF


Judge Frank p. Christian presided The
plaintiffs were represented by Messrs..
John H. Lee, yolney i; Howard and
u. r. Whitehead, of Lynchburg; the
contractors by Mr. Randolph Harrison,
of Lynchburg; the railroad by Major s..
Griffin, their attorney
Tho Testimony and arguments at
tractcd much interest. The jury
brought in verdict Of damages for
$1,000.
Mr. w. H. Mosby.. gallant confed-
crate veteran and brother of Colonel
John S. Mosby, has been rendered by,
Major-General Stith Boiling, commands
or of the Virginia Division. United
Confederate Veterans, the position or
aide-dc-camp with the rank OF major.
Mr.. Mosby has accepted the honor
Professor M. p. Burks, OF the WASH
ington and Lee University, Is spend
ing the Easter holiday with. relatives
here. l6
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
Confederate Veteran D cad.
1AI3I,OTTEsyILLE. ",

b CHARLOTTESVILLE sVA.,h March 81.
= Mr.. Anthony itnsscn ger. an cid Con-
Tolerate soldier.Sls dead, attne asc Of
seventy eight years. Gs was $ l.a,ive
Or France. and came to America Il, lis
youth. lie settled in Ohio, and was
on steamer down the Mis-.
sissippi River. At the DreukirS, oul nf
the Civil War he enlisted In the Iell-
.isdcratc Army in New Orleans. and
fought like n patriot throughout the
stiugglc. After the war lie settled in
Virginia, and for tho past ten years
had made his home i'll tris city. HIS
Wife and five children survive him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
Revenue Office to statesville.


AsHEYILLE, N. c.. March al,-Col-
lector George II. Brown has received
from Washington tho formal official Or
der directing the removal OF the In
5ternal revenue Office from this city to
statosville, II hns not as yet, however,
been decided just how son tho removal
will take place.
1t was announced by Collector Brown
TINT G. u. Moore, member Of the in
temal Office staff. had been chosen as
the stamp deputy TO DO located ut Ashe-
Vile, MI. Moore will have an Office In
tho government building and will handle
revenue stamps for tobacco, whiskcy ana
special taxes. Tho salary Of thn- deputy
is $1,000 n year. and the appointment
was sought by many OF the present em-
poycs Of the Internal office. ms It would
permit OF thelrrcmaining here, The pres
ent stamp deputy at statesyille Will as
sumo Mr., Moore's duties In the revenue
office when the Office Is removed to
that city, ~ Ss - 85s&gs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-01
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN.
Dies at Ripe Old Age, Having
Served In +he C0nfedera+e Arr,7u

Dies at Ripe Old Age, Having
Served in the Confederate Army.
35 AsHEVILLD, N. G., March 31.-Major
81. II. Williams, who was one Of the two
Buncombe county surviving veterans Of
the Mexican War, died yesterday morn
ing ut tho home of his son, near Demo-
crat, aged eighty-thrce Years. He Is sur
vived by a widow and five children, three
sons and two daughters, q number of
grandchildren and several great-grand-
children
Major Williams was born III Bum
combe county and was ono of the best
known and most respected men in this
section. He served as a sergeant in the
Mexican War, and on the breaking out
of the Civil War;, he entered the Com
federatc ranks, served with distinction
throughout the entire war and loft tho
army after the surrender at AppomattoX
With the rank Of major.
The death of Major Williams leaves
but one surviving veteran OF tho Mexl
can War, Mr., Noel. Of Asheyllle.