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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
in COURT FOR CENTURY
Final Decree I'm Probably Oldest Liti-
cation in VirginIa.

STAUNTON. VA. October so.-Possi-
bly, the Oldest suits pending in the
State were closed by n final decree en-
tered in the Circuit Court OF Augusta
county to-day. The suits OF Peck VS..
Borden and Borden VS.. Borden have
been pending for more than 100 years.
and the estate OF over 100000 has been
The heirs. numbering nearly 400. We're
from all parts of the country. The
final decree approving the settlement
of the receiver, Hon. William II. Landes.
involved only about $4,000. One heir
represented in the original papers as
an infant died some years ago at the
age of ninety-six years. Nearly every
lawyer at the bar for the past century
has represented some heir. The papers
in the case were quite voluminous, and
no man living, even judge or clerk, is
familiar with all of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
GIVEN NINE THOUSAND
Mrs. Allen Rccovefa Nearly Onc-rhiri
OF Amount Sued For.
Tspecial to rho Times plspateh.1 .

BoYpRToN. fRsfs. = VIZ. A. efpa: oetober so..Tho
suit OF Mrs. Ida NJ Allen against the
Southern Railway for 100000 for in
Juries sustained In wreck on said
road on the 18th OF August, 1906, neav
South Hill. Va. was brought to close
late last night. The Jury, after being
out about5one hour, returned a verdict
placing the damages Mt $4,000. An
appeal will be taken.
"A special Jury was summoned by the
court for the trial OF this case. Judge
Arthur phlesar. OF CflristiansburE, and
Mr.. G. J. Faulkner, Of the Mecklenburs
bar. represented Mrs. Allen, and Hon.
n. T. Thorpe, Of Norfolk, and Mr.. w. L.
Williams, division counsel for the
Southern. represented the defendant
company. The case excited much In.
tcrest here, and large crowd attended
the hearing and argument OF the case.
"a delegation OF ladies' were In the
courtroom last night to hear the argu-
ments OF counsel.
The trial began on Monday, and was
concluded at 10 o'clock last night.
Mrs. Allen was very badly injured
at the time Of the wreck, and It was
claimed that she had been an invalid
and cripple ever since, now nearly
fifteen months. She was too sick to
be brought here, but Mr.. c. B. Allen,
her husband. and the attending physi-
clan. were present and testified as to
her condition.
The suit OF Mr.. c. B. Allen. husband
OF Mrs. Ida NJ Allen. against the
Southern Railway. for loss OF time
from business and his necessary ex-
penses Incurred by reason OF the in
juries to his wife. was settled this
morning by compromise by the de-
fendant company paying him {1.S00.
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LIQUOR FIGHT GROWS HOT.
License Advocate Kissed for Reference
to Peek-a.BOo Waist.

License Advocate Kissed for Reference
to Peek-a-BOo Waist.
WILMINGTON, DEL. October 3o.-
The second debate between the license
and anti-license advocates held last
night In Zion A. NJ. E. Church was
marked with scenes OF disorder. The
question. "Resolved. That II is desir-
able for Delawareans to vote for pro-
hibitton on November 9Th" was de-
bated. Rev. John II. Hector (colored). !.
known as the "Black knight" argued
for the affirmation, and the negative
side was discussed by George Muller,
the license worker.
Although the debate was In colored
church. there were not more than 100
negroes there, and the church was
filled with white persons. When Muller
declared peek-a-boo waists did more
harm than the saloons he was hissed
by the audience, and when he began
to speak second time the audience
began to leave the church.
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GARFIELD TO HAND PLuMs.
Secretary of Interior to Select New Ok
lahOnla Fcdernl OnicIals.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. October 3o-
The President has placed upon Secre-.
tary Garfield the greater part OF the
responsibility OF selecting the Federal
officials to be appointed in the new
State of Oklahoma, and, as conse-
Is giving the most of his time to that
duty. The reason for the Presidents
course is found in the fact that, as
Secretary of the Interior. Secretary
Garfield has had charge OF affairs in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory and
will continue to administer the at
fairs Of the Indians even after the Ter
ritories become State. There are
two United States Judges two marshals
and two district attorneys to be named.
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PUT END TO Fights,
THESEN|0R|.S'!lURC[ |!
Protests Again " uch.
Battles as HaN Ragged
Last Two Days.
PRES. PRE- FsE RRED
THIS TO glAZING
Both President Wilson and Com;
rnandant Young Hfdding This
View, Boys Repair to the
Fields and Enter Into
Lively scrAn-
mage.

RALEIGH. NJ c., October so.--The
senior class OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical Collesa met Tonight and
protested against con tinuance OF the
free-for-all fights participated in for
the past two days by freshmen and
sophomores OF the college By the
sanction OF the president and com
mandant OF the college. and Character
ize those as brutal and that In them
some students take unfair advantage.
striking down exhausted men or
striking from behind. 81
They declare that these injnre the
college standing and reputation. and
should end at once. It ts certain that
the last OF these tustes have been
seen at the a. and NJ. College.
The Result of HastnE.
The remarkable spectacle of college
fights" between individual emembers OF
the freshmen and sophomore classes
with the approval OF The president and
faculty, and under the command OF
the commandant. has been feature
the last two days at the A. and r..
College.
The fights are really; tho outgrowth Of
the recent hazing at the Institution.
President Winston. In reprovtng the
student body, commended a manly fight
in the open with man to man In the
contest in preferencesto hazing. AS the
result OF this the freshman class of
the college sent challenge to the
sophomores to meet them for tussle
t. AZ - - 49,.
seventy-flve on each Side there was a
mass fight Wednesday afternoon. Leu-
tenant Young. United States Army. tho
commnndant, and members of the
junior aud senior clasrer allowing no
fighting on the grounds that sscrepping
match passed without injury.
oIany are Injured.
This afternoon tho sophomores. in
were many injured in the encounter,
There were sixty-hve men onsTa side
and the noses .of four cadets were
broken. number Of fseyes were blacked
and many faces sCratched.i9
lit WAS welye minutes to when the
cadets lined up. sixty five sophomores
and an equal number OF freshmen, and
at signal from an officer they rushed
together each singling out1an oppo-
nent. They met with thld, and for
a brief time cloud of dust obscured
the fighters. Then the fight was sindis-
criminate for q few seconds. Object
kept close watch and interfered when
a combat became too one-sided. Tha
boys dropped out rapidly. but there
were dozen or more Of the hard
fighters who held on, prolongfng the
combat to nearly fifteen minutes. There
were probably three hundred specta-
tors. No one was hurt beyond a few
bruises and an occasional black eye.
President Winston adheres to his
declared yesterday that maj :
ly bouts In the open arc healthy
antidote for the sneak practice of haz-
ing that has given so many colleges
serious trouble. Lieutenant Young
agrees with him.
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SHE GOES 10 PRISON AT 74.
Pathetic Scene in Sentencing Aged WO-
man Who Killed Husbnn,l.

MILFORD. PA, October so.-Nlrs.
Dora Neuman, aged. .seventy-four years.
by Sheriff Chol yesterday. ,rhe cid
Woman, since her sentence of one yoar
and six months in tho Eastern Peniten-i
with a pitchfork, has cried almost
continually, 's'j
In sentencing tho old woman Judge
Staples said: We recognize. that you
ana we recognize, above all, that sl, You
have a mothers love, which, we think
has pronpted you more than any otIl-
er reason TO take the nosition which,
have had a more aisagreeabla duty to
.perform since we haYe been on the
bench than To sentence yout an old
gray-haired woman. Ifatherca We're any
tence upon you we would do q g. q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
-FOUR BLOWN 10 BITS
Explosion OF 500 Pounds of Dynamic te
Causes Great Havoc.

Explosion of 500 Pounds of Dynamite
Causes Great Havoc.
CANONSBURG, PA, October 30.-
with particles OF rocks and earth. fell
in shower over the little town OF
-Gwendolen. on the Wabash Railroad,
nine miles north OF here. o-day. when
"a terrific report. Four men We're torn
to pieces and six others received iniu-
ries. The dead
Nicholas NJ. Breeden, foreman. Benz
nett, Pa.
S Tiiton Thornton, negro, Plttsburg.
& Steven Olshafsky, Bennett
Andrew Michaelvich, Bennett.
The six injured men.. stunned and
and have not been located. Little is
known Of the exact cause of the explo-
sion, but passer-by Just before the
accident occurred says q! small fire
had been lighted, presumably to warm
the dynainite. X X
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ExcoMMUNlCATEs CRITICS
Pope Thus RebukeA Those Who sneply.
10 Encyclical ON Modernism. ,i

pOpe ThnS KebukcA Those Who snepIy.
10 Encyclical ON AIodernikm. If
ROME, October S0,--The Pope has
eNcommunlcated the authors of the re-
ply to his recent encyclical on Mod
ernism," and has instructed the various
bishops to, forbid the reading: of this
reply in their dloceses. In their reply
the NIodernists argued that8the church
always had and should now adapt itself
to the eSigeneies Of the age. and In
sisted upon tho right to. discuss The
they hold to he human productions,
The retirementsof on Mgr. I.aeroiN. Rishop
Of Tarentaz, France. who favored the
acceptance by the clergygof the church
to be primarily due to the prelate's
lack Of sympathy With the present. .sul-I
5tramondane policy of the Vatican, The
reason given for the bishops rotire-
lninmt. however. was III henlth.
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IN MARYLAND FIGHT
Fnkc Parties place Tickets In Field 10
Deceive NEGROES.

BALTIMORE. October 30.--Trick bal
lots for the purpose OF throwing out
negro votes In the eastern and south
ern countie1 are causing hot contro-
versies in tho closing days Of the cam
paign- Governor Warfleld and the
will. on Thursday,
Independent Democrats OF Somerset
county, where a aso-called1people's tick
ct. has been placed on the Off ctal bal
torne General declaring II Illegal
The fight over the senatorship Is get
ting fierce. Governor Warheid. Con-
gressman re, Talbot and ex-governor
night. Talbot Is rapping Warfield and
Smith, though ltader Of the organi-
Zatton believed to he backing Smith.
A conservative forecast on tho State
ticket, based on registration and re-
ports from all counties, Ia that the
state will not go over 5000 either
way, with the chances fayoring the
Democrats. liFf{l sf 81.
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LOVER STEALS HER CORPSE
italian Whose sweetheart Dies Disin-
ters, EmbaIms and Takes Body Homo,

Italian wnOBG SWeetneAft Doe1 DNlns
ters, Elnbalnns and Takes Body Homo,
NAPLES, October 3o--A particularly
gruesome story came to light in this
city to-day. Elisa Scalisi, a beautiful
Young woman. was engaged TO be mar
ried to a young man named 5AlesSandro.'
but she died few days before the
date set for the ceremony and was
buried in q local cemetery. Alessan-
dro was heart-broken over his be-
reavement. and one night he dug up
the body and carried 1t to his lodging
He cmbalmed the corpse OF the young
woman. dressed It In It's bridal clothes
and kept 1t in his rooms for fort
night Neighbors finally grew curious
from the fact that the young man.
never went abroad, and peeping one
day through his shutter windows they
saw Alessandro seated alongside the
dead body Of the woman who was TO
ing her hand. The police were In
formed and Alessandro was arrested.
The body has been buried second
frr1e 3
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MOUNTAIN SLIDE
OYERWHELM|'S | |. TOWN.
Karatagh, in Russian Tur-
kestan, With 1900 Per-
sons, Suddenly Buried.
DISASTER is DUE
TO EARTHQUAKE
Little Town Of $500 is Wiped
Out, and Two-Thirds of Its
Population Perishing as
Result Of Remarkable
Landslide Without
Warning.

TAsHkEND. RUSSIAN TURkEs-
TAN, October 30.-The little town of
Karatagh, in the Hussar district of
Bokhara, has been overwhelmed and
completely destroyed by landslide
that followed the earthquake OF Oc-
,tober 21st According to the latest re-
ports OF the disaster, majority of
the inhabitants OF Karatagh lost their
lives. The first reports OF the casual.
ties were exaggerated. the death list
being placed az high as $1,000. Kara
tagh has about $500 dwellers. and
there Is reason to believe that about
1,50o were buried alive. Among those
who survived the disaster are the
Governor of Karatagh and his mother.
Karatagh is remotely situated, and
1t takes full week for news to get
out out from there. but according to
one courier who has come through,
an enormous section Of the Karatagh
Mountain, which practically hung over
the town. broke loose and thunderel
down upon the village. which is al
most completely buried. Efforts are
being made to get In communication
with the survivors and learn the actual
state OF affairs and send in such re-
lief as may be required.
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AGREE ON UNIFORM RATE
Governors of Three states Decide Upon
1-2 Cents Per Nile.

Especial to The Times Dispateh.l
ASHEYILLE. N. C.. October 90
There is excellent authority for the
statement that an agreement has prac-
tically been reached between the Gov
ernors of North Carolina. Georgia and
Alabama. whereby the existing railroad
passenger rates put into effect by the
Legislatures OF those State will be set
aside and a uniform rate of 1-2 cents
mile substituted. This rate is to be
applicable not only. to points within
throughout the States mentioned. and
may possibly be made to apply to
all the Southern States. At present
this interstate rate Is Slightly over 8
cents a mile.
It is understood tha. only the de-
tails Of the plan now require to he
worked out. and 1t Is with this pur-
pose In view that Governor Glenn. Of
North Carolina; Governor Smith, OF
Georgia, and Governor Conner. OF Ala
bama, are to meet in Atlanta on FRI
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FoorBALL is pR1zE-F1GHT1NG.
Taking This Ground, Illinois "A ttornc,
Seeks Injunction to St0n II. -

ISANKAKEE ILL, October 30.-
Charging that football Is priest ghting,
Attorney S. r. Moore to-day fled a bill
In the Circuit Court for an! injunction
playing the game. Moore declares that
r. N. Tracy. Superintendent of PUB
lie Schools, and l.. II. Smith,. high
school principal, have aided and abet-
that the game of football not only
injures but demoralizes the student
body; that the members of the team
use profanity on the field, and that
nnehsFissisn, u s unci1iiized. The caselwili W. ii
probably be heard next Tue sdaY. a-.l.
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GALVESTON STORM SWEPT
Cyclone Kills Woman, Injures Twenty
and Wrecks Many Houses.

and WrecKN NIahy fOuscN.
GALVESTON. TEX. October 3o.-A
northwest storm of short duration,
with heavy rain, passed over this city
early to-day. The wind attained { a
velocity of seventy-two miles an hour
for two minutes. About twenty frame
houses were blown down. one woman
being killed in a falling structure. 1t
lis estimated twenty persons were in-l
jured In the western part Of the city.
where the wind was severe. Several
stocks of goods were slightly damaged
by water. The Mallory Line wharf
shed was damaged to the, extent of
dollars. a few cars
in the railroad yards were blown from
the tracks. The Gulf remained normal.
There was no Interruption to traffic.
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rested by. soldiers as they made their
way to the land
Among the men killed are Captain
S1lurosch. commander OF the torpedo
boat Ravy. and Lieutenant Stoer, COM,
tnlander OF, the skory; Lieutenant VAS
Ssiliff, commanding the zerditz, was
wounded. Several people in vladivos-i
Stock We're killed by shells from tho
Skory. The town has been declared In
IA Stutc OF SIEGE s&i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
THROWS BOMB AT PRINCE

Russian Student Attempts to Shoot Of
hcial, but Ii Killed.
vYATKA, RUSSIA, October 3O.-As
Prince Gortchakoff. acting Governor
OF Vyatka, was driving from the
Cathedral here at noon to-d day. a bomb
was hurled at his carriage. but failed
to explode. The perpetrator of the
outrage then attempted to shoot the
price. but a Circasstan soldier of the
guard shot and killed the would-be
assassn, who was an; eX-student OF
the local high school. a.S.
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COSTLY HERD OF JERSEYS
Mrs. j. w. HcnninE Imports Ninety
Head from England, Worth 100000.

Head from England, Worth 100000.
NEW YORK. October 3O,-Whtla
Mrs. ]. w, Hennlng, wife OF a banker
and broker at No. III Broadway, oc-
cupied a suite of rooms on the Minne-
.haha, Of the Atlantic Transport Line,
which came in yesterday from London.
only scant hundred feet away were
auartered her nominal charges. ninety
Jersey cattle, the largest and most
valuable herd ever Imported by % wo.
man. ,t Mrs; Henmtng is g n,SsImber q
owns a 500-acre farm at Shelbyvilie,
Ky, where She has $50 Jerseys. IN
the new lot are ten from Baron Roth
schild's herd, This lot Is valued at
more thar 100000.
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sPRoLoNGs QUARANTINE,

Surgcon-Eencral NVymnn Taking Pres
cautions Againat Yellow Jack.
Surgeon General Wyman, of the Pub
lie Health and Marine Hospital Ser
vice, has issued an order extending the
Quarantine regulations against Cuban
list. Reports to the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service are to the
effect that yellow fever Is slightly on
the incren Sc in Cuba and several new
-cases are reported daily.
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Many Hundred. KlIled.

ST. PETERSBURG, October s0.-It
would appear from two dispatches re-
cetyed here that the casualty list first
given as $4,000 has been greatly over
estimated, and that the statement that
the Governor of Karatagh and his
mother were the only persons saved
was due to an error in translation. 1t
Is believed, however, that the dead
must number many hundreds.
Karatagh. though scarcely hundred
miles from Samarkand, and only $50
miles from Khokand, Is so isolated that
news Is over a week in coming through.
Location of Doomed Town.
In the Russian gezettes Karatagh is
described as being on the River Surk-
ham. tributary of the Amudarya. No
mention Is made OF its population,
which Eeograpiers here estimate at
not over $500.
Up to n late hour tonight no further
news OF the Karatagh disaster had been
received here. 1t Is thought In st.
Petersburg that the magnitude OF the
disaster had been greatly exaggerated,
and that the number of victims is more
likely 1900 than $1,000 persons. as at
first reported.
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YOUNG LADY is DROWNED.
In shutting Position in Boat. She Lose,
Balnnce md EnllH In.
Ispeelal to The Tlmes-plspa.eh.l

Especial to The TIM -Dlspatch.1
ROANOKE. VA, October 30.-Miss
Myrtle Secrist. the sixteen-year- old
OF Bedford county, was drowned in
Roanoke River. In sight of her home,
near Hardy g Ford, yesterday.
She was in a boat alone, crossing the
stream. when, In shifting her position,
she lost her balance and fell In.
young lady ar the home was the sole
witness OF the drowning. ,37 =
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Judge witt out 81 Town n

washinston. B, coct 20.

Judge Witt. .3of the Hustinss Court. weat
10 Charlottesville yesterday to attend thA
funeral OF q relative, In hls ahsanca to-day
Judge insram viii preside over The Hust.
iinys Court s. ~ b , Il,
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MISSING GIRL RETURNS L.

bnrbarns LapOnkin Gives No Explana.
ton of Her Dlsa ppearance.
LONDON. October aO.-Barbara La
ponkin, of Reval Russia, who disap-
,peared after leaving the Alwych The
atre here October Gath. returned to-
day to her friends voluntarily. and as
lrssteriously as she disappeared Her
father, who reached London this morn
ing from st. Petersburg, went at once
to the house where his daughter. had
Immediately went away without leav-
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London Il Not Anxious

The cables from Europe were not
ldlsquieting to those familiar with the
situation there. The fact that the Bank
of England has allowed tho question
of raising the discount rate to go
over until the regular meeting of tho
board OF governors Tomorrow. is re-
garded as an Indication thnt the de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
STATE PROHIBITS PASSES
Commission Prohibits Free Carr
rylng of Freight or PasaenEers.

ATLANTA. GA. October 30.-The
State Railroad Commission to-day Is
sued orders prohibiting free transpor-
roads within the State, except as ln-
der the provisions of the Hepburn law.
governing interstate commerce.. The
order also applies to express COM
panies. The orders go into effect jan
uary 1St.
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dollars and many others ha
driven out OF business.
IncreaAe In ncceints.

AT a session of the State Board OF
Fisheries, held In the Atlantic Hotel
the annual financial re-
port showed an Increase OF S24,s56.2s
over that OF last year. a total OF
S99.4S0.04 was collected. Annual re-
ports of number Of inspectors were
also heard. and quantity OF routine
business transacted. Owing to the
absence of Chairman Mcdonald Lee,
who arrived later in tho day, there was
no morning session OF the hoard.
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