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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
mullen SAYS WEISS
FIRED THE SHOTS
Wounded Man Identifies Brother
OF Girl With Whom He Was
Walking as His Assailant.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
MunseY building.
Washington. D, G., Oct.

* w dSulHEtoIl. ~ ", Wv. y.
John Mullen this afternoon Identified
Charles Weiss, brother of Amelia
Weiss as the man who shot him on
Sunday afternoon In Dead Mans Hol-
low while he was In company with the
girl.
Miss Weiss, who was with Mullen,
stated that negro shot her escort and
then ,crimlna,ly assaulted her. The po-
lice did not entirely credit the story,
Two negroes were arrested, one OF them
after Miss Mullen had picked him out
in this city when he was brought here
yesterday afternoon to identify the onr
under arrest. Both negroes proved
alibi's and were released
Identified by Mullen.
Charles Weiss was arrested at his
home in this city shortly before dawr
this morning. He denied all knowi.
edge us to the identity of the criminal
but was locked UP. This afternoon hi
was taken to confront Mullen al
Georgetown Hospital. The latter a
once identified him as the man who did
the shooting. Mullen's injuries In tn,
Jaws, where he was shot, prevent hi
articulatlng, but he nodded his heat
vigorously when Weiss was brought !!
and he was asked II that was the mai
who shot him.
The condition Of the wounded maj
| rs such that the accused had TO q
| taken away in o. moment The recoy
| cry of Mullen lsi very doubtfll.
4 Weiss stoutiy deniea his guilt, de
claring that he had not even heRrd Q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
BY REV. JNO. H. BROwN,
Secretary OF the Diocese of Florida, and
Clerical Deputy From Fernendina.

81
The forty fifth triennial or Gem
eral Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church will be opened with
a celebration OF the Holy Communion
In Holy Trinity Church this morning
at II o'clock. At this service the Lord
Bishop OF London will be the
preacher. a
It is indeed most appropriate that
he should preach the sermon at this
opening service OF the General Con-
vention, which sits in the Diocese Of
Virginia in this year. which marks the
three-hundredth anniversary of the
settlement OF jamestown. where the
Church OF England was first intro
duced into the American colonies; ap-
proprtate because the Church of Eng
land in the British colonies was under
the spiritual care and supervision OF
the Bishop Of London. Thus 1T happened
that from the time of its first plant
ing in America until the Revolutions
airy War the English Church in Amer.
| lea was under the care of predeces'
sors OF the present lord bishop.
At $3.50 2. M. the convention will
meet for organization, the House o.
Bishops assembling In the State Capi
tol in the House Of Delegates. and the
House of Deputies In ST. 5Paul's Church
Little more will be done during th'
4 first day besides organizing.
The Convention.
! The General Convention Is composet
| Of about 500 members. being the bishop
i Of the several dloceses an. missionar!
4 districts, and four clerical and fou
lay deputies from each Of the dioceses
4 and one of each from every mis-
sionary district. The convention
4 sits in two bodies, the House Q
Bishops and the House OF Deputies
j and all legislation must be concurre
4 in by both houses before enactment
4 The result is most conservative an
I careful deliberative body.
u THE present chairman Of the Hous
OF Bishops is Rt, Rev. William Law
renee, y. D., BishopSof Massachusett
J and the Sc ecretary is Rev. Samuel Har
I'D. D., Of Hartford, Conn.
a In the House OF Deputies. Rev. r. I
McIlim, ID. D., of Washington p, G
III president, and Rev. Henry Anstic
of New York, Is secretary.
n Immediately after the crganizatio
Is completed the convention Will begi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
JUDGE BLACKSTONE i'll
His PhysiciRn Issues Statement Shows
ing HiA Physical Condition,

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. October l.
Dr.. j. Wilton Hope. who is physician
% Judge ]. w. G. Blackstone, has givel
,ut the following statement:
in regard to the many unkind
comments going the rounds OF the
press at this time concerning the
Hon. j. w. G. Blackstone, itwould,
perhaps, give ditrerent aspect to
the case We're 1t known that he
came to Hampton to fill his APP
pointment when his physical con-
ditpn would have more than JUS
tilted hla going to a hospital in
stead He has had a trained
nurse constantly with him. except
when In court, since September a,
to prepare and give nourishnent,
of which he has taken a minimum,
and his apparent drunken sium-
ber'' was more one of complete
physical exhaustion, combined with
the effect Of nervous sedatives
prescription containing bromldes)
taken more often than prescribed,
with the hope of greater benefit.
These are absolutely the facts of
the case, and the chart kept by the
trained nurse shows the same.
'.Iiis physical condition is such
that any man of less VII power
than the Judge would have request
ca some other judge to sit In his
place this term,
(Signed) J. WILTON HOPE,
t ts nj, u.
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Important Problems.

fereQ N
Important Problems. Il
( One of the ost important questions
to come before the body, II not indeed
the most important is the work the
church ought to be doing, but at pres
ent is not doing, for the salvation and
elevation of the negro race. It is. like
the negro question in al. Of its various
phases, most serious and puzzltng
question. 1t is admitted by all that the
church does owe duty to these peo-s
pie. Because they arc Ignorant, i'm
moral and very low in the scale of
civilization, because they have failed
to grasp the full meaning of life is
the reason they need the church, But
SO far. with but few exceptions no
work Of any consequence has been
done among them.
The question before this convention
Is whether the church intends to do
anything at all for these negroes. Is
II she does not, then the only logical
| thing to do will be to close up what
negro missions and schools we have
and allow the negro COMMITMENTS OF
the church to die out or scatter among
the other religious bodies and be abb
| sorbed. q
But it is far more probable that the
members cf this convention will rise
Ito deep sense of the moral obliga-
Ition which we, as a superior race, owe
Ito the members Of the inferior. and en-
deavor to devise some way whereby
the work may be effectively done.
But having settled the question thar
there i 8 an obligation existing, the con
vention will be brought face to face
4 with the fact that the churchs method
of procedure so far has been an utter
4 failure.
Difficult Problem.
4 What the solution of the problem will
be must wait for developments to show
1t is believed by very many that thu
lonly solution will be the creation OF
negro bishops. This solution, In one
form or another, will be the probable
outcome of the present meeting of the
A General Convention. though thereis In
3 some sections bitter opposition to this
! on several grounds, as will be brought
a out in the discussion. Some OF these
!, arc the supposed unfltnessa of the
Y negro to hold sthis exalted office
4 though all admit that there are a few
Z. exceptions to this; next, it is though1
* by some to be too soon to take this
q Continual on Twelfth Page,) .
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
P rogram for I o-Day.

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
NINE THOUSAND ON STRIKE

situation ON ieyer ss@de serious by
Act'op az Dosk i.nhnrern,
q ~ ~ OILisANSy L. s4etobor l..T
The leYee strike beqa serious TO-
34nilsht v,heu ll0lS lgh handler ~
sth, Hlin ~ Centra Railroau an-
that they viii handle ma
lfreightt for the ssaa,i.ship lines NON
Sus ~ g the crews of the ysssels to loas'
Ecntt on. A. N VI s II Z 5,i & ,Sy sfs, 9sSt a & s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
Bishop Of London Gees People Of Virginia Tercentena
Of American Church.


member London bishops worked
rdfota
snl
my
Who preached ihnnondy yestrd
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
CPENIlNGS GSERVICE TO BE
HELD. TODAY; BISHOP
OFLONDON To. PREACH
Noted Epi.eopal 81
Country Will Be resent at T Holy Dl Trinity When
Convention Of Tercenennial Y ear Begins
This Morning Business Sessions s
IN the Afternoon.

Its work, and there will be several
very serious questions to bs consid-
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CONTINUED on Twelfth Page,)
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13

ga~nization of the work. This Mr..
Stevens declared he had modified only
when necessary. He said the prepara-
tions deemed necessary two years ago
were underestimate, aud though the
working forces had since been doubled.
they still were inadequate. But now.
he declared, the machinery had been
completed, homes had been provided
for $50. 900 persons, there were railway
facilities for handling over q million
yards of earth monthly, and the organi-
zation was so advanced that it was
possible 10 carry on the work in both
dry aud wet seasons. He said he firmly
believed the canal would be opened in
January, 1915. lie did not seek the
position aud was leaving it Of his own
volition.
Mr.. Stevens asked his loyal friends
not to take their complaints to Wash
ington. but to make them to Major
Goethals, the new chairman of the
canal commission. for whom he solicited
the anne loyalty as had been given him.
Just before sailing to-day Mr.. Stevens
was presented with a t%wo-volume testi-
monial signed by American and other
employees of the canal, expressing their
loyalty to him. The employees also
subscribed for three gifts intended to
b. handed down by Mr.. Stevens 10 his
three sons.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
NEVADA PRESS COMMENT.
Neuada,s Nev Lows and Publicity

Nepada,s New Lows and Publicity
The Nevada Legislature during the
recent session changed or repealed O
majority of the laws on the statute
books, and enacted a lot of new ones,
They are now in force, and 1t is safe tc
say not one person in 1000 has any idea
of these laws now-not even the
lawyers.
Most States put new laws into effect
80 days after passage. allowing the
public an opportunity to see them be
fore enforcement.
We have reason to believe the new
laws will not be printed and get into
the hands Of the people before July l,
With bad mail facilities it may be even
later. Half the people will have been
v~iolators OF the law before they can buy
a copy Of the session laws enacted.
Perhaps the Solons may have amend.
ed the law relating to transfer Of real
estate, divorce or marriage. Who can
say? What a lot of legal tangles may
arise from the folly of our law makers.
Hereafter they should provide for pub.
fishing the laws before they endeavor
to enforce them.-Las Vegas Age.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
Photographers Get Increase

San Francisco. April 6.-The Board
of Arbitration which has bean consider
ing the dispute between the Southern
Pacific Company and the Order of Rail-
road Telegraphers handed down its
decision to-day, awarding the tele.
graphers ~ per cent increase in pay
and a half days work on Sunday, or in
lieu thereof a vacation of 26 days in
each year with full pay. The Southern
Pacific Company gaius its contention
that the teleeraphers should not legis-
late for train dispatchers and that
station agents whose salaries or COM
mission equal or exceed $500 should be
eliminated from the agreement between
the company and the te~legraphers.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
MANY STATES FOR ROOSEVELT
New York Papers Poll Finds Strong
Backing for President

New York, April 9-Ths Herald has
obtained advices from numerous States
as to popular opinion concerning Presi-
dent Roosevelt, aud sums them mp as
follows: That President Roosevelt is
stronger than ever with the voters of
the Nation after his recen controversy
with E. H.. Hartman; that he is
desired by q majority Of the States as
Republican candidate in 1908. and that
there is danger Of a Democratic
triumph IL any other candidate than
Roosevelt is chosen, is the consensus OF
opinion the. Herald has received in a
canvass of all Of the States in the
country outside of the South"
California is put down as standing
with Roosevelt. The Herald's San
Francisco correspondent says: Lead
ing Republicans Of California favor
Roosevelt's denomination in 1905"
Taft is favored in many States as
second choice, and Fairbanks is regard
ed by others as a conservative choice.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
new SCHOOL LAWS ENACTED
Legislature Made Many Changes
in Laws Concerning Educa-
ton in Nevada

The recent session Of the Legislator,
took a more than usually active interes
in the educational affairs Of the State
| We give below a resume of the more
important features Of the laws pertain
ing to schools that were enacted:
/. Provision is made for five Super,
vision Districts aud for a Deputy Super
intendent in each district such deputy
to give his entire time to the work Of
supervision.
2. The districts are as follows:
() Elko County.
(b) White Pine, Eureka and Lander
Counties.
(c) Humboldt and Churchill Coun-
ties.
(d) Washoe. Storey, Ormsby. Doug
las. Lyon and Esmeralda Counties.
(e) Lincoln and Nye Counties.
g.. The Deputy Superintendents are
to be appointed by the State Board OF
Education. Teachers of FIVE years sue.
cessfnl experience and with high school
certificates are eligible.
A. Salary. except in Elko County. is
$4,000 minimum, subject to increase by
action of county boards of Commits
sioners.
5. All examination papers for teach.
ers' certificates are to be graded by a
State Board of Educational Examiners.
and all certificates are to be State GER
t~iicates.
6. A State Text Book Commission is
created. 1t consists of the State Board
and four members appointed by the
Governor. It has power to prescribe
textbooks.
z. The tax rate for schools was in
creased by two cents on the 500.
8. One-half of the surplus in the
State Library Fund is to be placed in
the Dis;ributive School Fund. This is
expected to yield about $5o, 0o0 annually,
or more than four dollars a child. The
State Library Fund is made up of in
corporation fees Due to the great in
crease in business during recent years
this fund has become much larger than
is needed for the library. The law has
been amended so as to increase the fees
still further. and the schools are fortu-
nate in getting one-half the surplus. 1t
is thought that the State apporiionment
will yield at least three or four dollars
per census child more during the next
two years than it has during the last
two.
8. One section of the law authorizes
the district board of school trustees to
order a district tax levy without a
special election, but subject to a refer
endum vote. A good many districts
will no doubt avail themselves of this
privilege.
10. Provision is made for q written
contract between teacher and school
district.
IL. Provision is made for five district
institutes in 1907, and for one State
institute in 1908.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
COST OF FREIGHT BY RAIL

IL Is commonly asserted, ana general
ly believed. that freight is carried on
the railroads Of the United States at O
lower average charge than in any
other country of the world. But this
claim is based on deceptive juggling OF
statistics, as has been shown by s. w.
S. Duncan, a Texas delegate to the
recent National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. at Washington. d. O.. says
the Sacramento Bee.
Taking the railroad returns for the
year 1904. as published by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, he DEM
onstrated that the average freight rate
of the United States, given as seven
and eight-tenihs mills per ton per mile,
had been arrived at by adding together
all the IONS of freight handled by each
railroad. By this way of figuring. the
same freight, 10 many instances, was
added three or more times. being handl'
ed by as many different lines. and each
road including il in annual returns &c
the Commission.
Thus a single ton Of freight, shipped
from Chicago to Dallas, over three diff
ferent connecting roads. each charging
the rate of $40 ton. was made to ap'
pear in the official statistical statement
as three IONS carried at the rate Of five
mills per ton per mile. instead of one
ton at the rate of one cent aud five
mills per ton per mile. which was the
freight actually paid.
Applying the same method of analy'
sis to the Inter state Commerce Com
nilsson reports for 1904. Duncan also
showed that instead Of the average
freight rate in the United States being
seven and eight-tenths mills a ton pei
mile, it was in reality one cent and SIX
mills per ton per mile, based upon the
tonnage actually carried, as shown by
the railroad companies own figures Of
freight originating along their lines
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
THE WESTERN PACIFIC
How the Wording of Contract Looks
to the Ogden Standard

In commenting IN the status Of the
Western Pacific the Og1en Standard
says:
"The awarding Of the contract. by
the Western Pacific Raj road to the
Utah Construction Company. for the
building of 800 miles Of road through
the State Of Nevada, beginning at
Wells and extending to Beckwith Pass.
assures the completion of the Western
Pacific and puts at rest all rnmors Of
the compromise whereby the Gould and
Hartman interests were to jointly use
the Central Pacific tracks from Wells
to Winnemucca.
Until this last contract was let there
was much speculation as to the real in
tent of the Gould people. The move
ments of the Goulds were looked upon
as in part a bluff, but now it must be
admitted that all indications point to
an early completion of the Western
Pacific from Salt Lake to San Fran
CISCO"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13

ed churches and other institutions that
have refused gifts of Tainted money"
and said:
a. am glad to see this question agitat-
ed. ! am sauguine enough to believe
that this struggle owe accepting money
which has been amasssd by question
able means will yet be settled on the
side of ethics and morality. I believe
the time is coming when great educa-
tional institutions will refuse to give
respectability to great criminals by GO
ing into partnership with them. We
are too prone to measure morality at
the door of the penisentiary. We forget
that there are many criminals outside
Of the prison doors"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
GOLDfIElD MEN BREAK PROMISE
Detch and Colburn Fail to Make
Good Their Offer to
Carson Girl
From the Reno Journal


Miss Mamie Berning, "Carson City's
Thousand Dollar Girl" is disappointed,
for the money promised by Milton M.
Detch aud r. L. Colburn for her educa-
ton has been withdrawn. The Gold
field men have reniged. Miss Behring'S
friends say, after they procured some
favorable advertising as philanthropists.
Colburn put his check for $500 in
Senator Pyne's hands. But when the
time came for sending it to State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
Orvis Ring. Colburn dishonored the
check at the bank. Aud Detch, who is
being boosted for United States Senator
never kept his word at all, according to
the c%onfidants of Miss Berning. Detch
even failed to reply to letters addressed
by the caretaker of the funds.
Miss Berning had her clothes all pur-
chased for the trip to a California
school. There, tho Goldfeli men
promised. she should be educated.
AdLhA AkNOa IL hOPOos auo ouO Quit u .
position as waitress at the Arlington
dining room in Carson City. But yes
terday she went to work again. dispair.
ing Of ever receiving the money the
southern country men offered her.
1t was at the hotel during the recent
session of the Legislature that Miss
Berning was seen by Detch and Colburn
waiting on the table. They agreed
that she is too pretty a girl to have to
spend her young life in such employ
ment, missing the opportunities others
with business education have.
But Mamie does not moan her fate.
She accepts the broken promise with
resignation. still hoping that the Gold
fielders will reconsider. At nights now,
as before. she leaves the dining hall at
7 O'Clock and goes to her stenograpby
lesson. Mamie is determined to become
proficient as a typist and shorthand
writer, therefore she studies.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
SATURDAY. APRIL l3. 1907.


1t is announced that the Pennsylvania
and other great railroad systems have
concluded ito quit fighting the Federal
Government which in this case
means President Roosevelt-aHd will
submit to its control in preference to
regulation by the States severally.
The railroad managers are beginning to
see they must either accept Federal
control or Government ownership.
And they have become alarmed over
the Two-cent Fare bills and other
restrictive measures rassed OF late In
numerous State Legislatures, which
show the strong drift Of public senti-
ment.
The States, however, will not con-
sent to surrender to the Federal au-
thority any fraction of the power they
now possess over fares and freights
within their W borders, as to which
their right of control is absolute and
unqualified. The powers Of Congress
and the Interstate Commerce Com
mission relate only to traffic between
the States.
The State should retain all their pres
ent authority. because they can have
no assurance that the Federal Govern
ment will always stand by the rights
of the public. Harriman's boast that
he eau buy Congress as well as Legis-
lures does not help the idea of further
Capitalization of power. For it is plain
that if he can do those things he can
likewise buy National Conventions,
and so control nominations for the
Presidency.
Were Foraker or Fairbanks in Roose-
velt's place. the railroads would still be
having things their W way, and had
Parker been elected President the
situation would likewise have remained
unchanged.
Railroad legislation has literally been
forced upon Congress by Roosevelt,
and it is due to him. also, that the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
been galvanized into life and activity.
But he is merely an accident in the
Presidential office. The great railroad
and other corporations, and all the in
fiuence of Wall Street. will be exerted
in the future to prevent any such man
from occupying the White House.
Sacramento Bee.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-04-13
SERVANTS WERE SOCIETY PEOPLE
Travelled as Magnets Wallets and
Maids to Avoid Paying Fare

Washington. April 10.-Injudicious
boasting by some Of the beneficiaries of
misdirected favors has led the Inter
state Commerce Commission to take
up an investigation Of alleged fragrant
violations of the anti-pass clause in the
Hepburn rate bill A certain high rail.
road official Of st. Paul recently came
East in his private car bringing his
family and a number of young men and
women belonging to the first families
of Minnesota. The latter. to come
within the provisions of the law. mas
queraded as Wallets and maids. There
is a heavy penalty not only for the per-
IONS who give free transportation. but
for those who receive it. and as there
seems to be no doubt about violations
of the law. there may be some interest
ing developments in high society.