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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
The Danger of the Present.

(The Baltimore News,)
 Mir. Roosevelt has done many things that it were potter he had not done, and has said many things that 1t were better he had not said; but the danger just at this moment is not that the country will go too far In the way of reformatory activity, but quite the op- posite. It is that, taking advantage of the financial troubles the men who profit by evil practices will be able to submerge the whole programme of inn provement and that the country may in the not distant future enter once again upon a vicious cycle of prosper ity saturated with rottenness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
ANornlR ARMr rRoun1E.

The United States army is disturb ed about a good many things now adays. The pay isn't big enough, the canteen has been taken away, the ra- tions are not in all respects satisfying, and things in general are troublesome The latest is that it will not be possi- ble to buy polo ponies for the army out of the regular appropriations for military supplies for army animals Some such suggestion was made by those who are desirous of having these ponies bought at government expense for the benefit of the physical exercise and training in horsenanship which will be possible by having games of polo at the army posts. This is done at West Point, the ponies being sup piled by the army, but there is for this purpose an appropriation which may be drawn upon It has been decided that the acquisition of polo ponies cannot be authorized generally. de- spite the admitted advantage to those who play polo. It will take special provision of law to authorize any draft on the quartermasters depart ment appropriation for the purchase of such ponies.
 Baseball and football can still be played in the army without any spe- cial law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
SETTINGS AND DoINGs.

The president of wool growers ass sociation tells us that n the past twelve months the coyotes have killed $250,O00 worth of sheep in eastara Oregon, and nearly another S260,9eO worth of colts, calves and poultry.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

It is a large sum of money which the government is called on to redeem in the course of q sar-about S1,O09,- 005, 900. The redemption is either for the purpose of securing clean, fresh notes or to get change of some other denomination
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

A report on dangerous or injurious processes in the coating of metal with lead or a mixture of lead and tin'is has been issued by the British hpnc office. It is recommended that the addition of lead to the covering mix ture in timing of iron and metal hoi- low ware should be prohibited Fro- hfbition meets also the danger con- stantly pointed out from public health point of view that common timed utensils may const titute aar- ger to the consumer, says the report, Under the circumstances the report advises that a time limit be allowed before the prohibition of the use of lead shall take effect the date sug- gested being January i, 1909.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
Ew HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER SATURDAY. NOVEMBER a 1907

tensile strength and elasticity, com bined with smaller surface ex2osed to wind and sleet than would be the case with iron wire of the same conductive ity, This wire is especially useful over long spans, as pole intervals may be much greater when it Is used.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

A Kentucky man wants to have a barrel of whiskey buried with him, and meanwhile is getting what help there is in whiskey to hasten the joy- full day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

being one. If this Douma can hold to- gether, or is allowed to hold together. it may do great work for Russia. It has started well.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
At the Fountain.

I stood with them by the fountain And the words that were left unsaid Rang with mild and mournful cadence From the living to the dead.
 -Sassacus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, is rivalling William Waldorf Astor in becoming the largest owner of historic castles in Great Britain. He has all ready acquired Kylmore and Kimbol- ton Castles, and is now negotiating for the purchase of Tanderagee Castle and of Brampton House, the last of the historic Manchester estates.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

A Parisian metallurgicai engineer claims to have perfected a process of welding copper to steel wire so as to make a non-corrosive coating. Many advantages, it is said, will resa.t from the use of this new wire, such as nigh
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30

Speaker Cannon says he isn :; losing any sleep over the presidency, The in dicatAons are that he Is a wise man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-30
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It is said that "1upiter" Morgan likes pie. It is also said that during the late unpleasantness he got some,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
ATTACK BANK,
ONE WOUNDED,
TWO ESCAPE
Three Robbers Attempt to Loot
Strongsville Bank and Are
Pursued by Citizens.

CLEVELAND, o., August S.-Lost b..
the citizens posse that pursued them.
and relieved of the burden of a wound
ed conradc, two of the three robbers
who attempted the robbery of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank at
Strongsville early to-day are believed
to have made good their escape. The
third man, abandoned by his COM
radcs, was found unconscious lying In
gully 1laTr mile northwest Of
StrongsVille.
The searching party of armed farm
ers and villagers lost track Of the
three, robbers at the edge of the deer
woods. Beating through the under
brush. they encountered bloody trail
OF the wounded man. who was SHOT al
the bank building.
The posse found the wounded burglai
lying face downward in the midst of 8
thicket Blood was flowing from his
leg and hip, and he was unconscious
lie was taken to the office of piysi-
clan. His name, he said when he re.
vtvcd, was T.. Fogarty, but furthe,
than that hy would give no inforlna
tion. He IS apparently fifty years
of age, bald-headed, with gray mus
tache.
Bioodhounds are to be put on the
scent of the other robbers. Fogarts
has been sent TO the Cleveland iail
He told the ja:lkeeper that his name
was Frank Smith and that he cam,
from Eoston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
GENERAL STRIKE
In WASHINGTON
Carpenters, Bricklaycrs and Other
Union Workmen Are
Ordered Ont.
Ordered Out.

WASHINGTON, August s.-The long
threatened tie-up of the building in
dustry of Washington reached a crisis
late to-day when the carpenters, brick
layers and other union workmen ems
ployed on many buildings under con-
struction whose contractors affiliated
with the Employers Association. were
ordered out The general strike was
formally decided upon last Saturday
by conference of the representatives
Of seventeen International and national
building trades unions but no effort
was made to put the strike order into
effect until Local No. 4, International
Bricklayers' and Stonemasons' Union
last night decided to Join In the fight
against the open shop" policy of the
Employ ers' Association.
Among the buildings affected by the
general strike are the new Metropoli-
tan Club and the Washington Elks
Home. The Office buildings Nof the
United States Senate and the House OF
Representatives, the new Municipal
Building and the Union Railroad sta
ton are not affected
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
RAILWAY license
TO Be RESTORED
State Of Alabama and
the Southern Railway
Reach Agreement.
STATES VICTORY
BEING CLAIMED
Agreement Reached by Mutual
Concessions, but State in the
Main Gains More That 1t
Contended for Than
Railway-The
Terms.

MONTGOMERY. ALA. August S.
Governor Conner and the officials of
the Southern Railway reached All
agreement late this afternoon, and the
license Of the railroad in Alabama
will be res tored.
Beginning September 1st, the rail-
road and its allied lines will put into
effect the two and a half cent passen-
ger rate and the measure reducing
freight rates on Ito commodities.
The agreement was, not reached
without concessions being made by
both sides: but in the main 1t Is "a
! victory FOR the State. The laws in
question will not be put into effect
permanently.s The agreement declares
that their operation is subject to iudi-
cial determination as is their consti-
tutiona]ity and reasonableness. Mean
while the other laws enacted by the
| Legislature last winter affecting the
railroad will remain. The railroads.
representatives agreed that they would
/ ask Judge Jones to modify the re-
straining orders Issued two months
,ago, so as to permit of the Immediate
| operation of the two acts in question.
The compromise affects only the.
Southern Railwayl The other sys-
| TENS of the State were not perties to
! the conference
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09

A REQUEST
MAKES DYING \
Asks That They Be Buried in
Same Coffin and His Head on
Her Bosom.
tsnac,,,to The Times -plspatch.l ]

ROANOKE, VA, August 81. j.
Wingfeld, railroad man from Char
lottesville murdered his wife and com
mitted suicide this afternoon.
The double ira gedy occurred at their
home, over oarbcr shop. on rh.h
street Wingteld came home shortly
before . o'clock. His wife was wash
inc on the back porch. Nelghbors
heard him strike her, and she cried
nut. "po not kill mel He dragged
her into the house. three shots We're
heard in rapid succession, and after
a few minutes two more shots. The
police were noriied and when they
entered a bloody sight met their Saze.
The woman was found lying on the
bed with two bullet holes In her head,
while the man was lying on the floor
with his throat cut pool of blood
in the dining room showed that he had
killed his wife there, then dragged
her into the adjoining room, placed
her on the he'd, and killed himself. a
letter was found, In which he stated
that man named Turner was the
cause of the tragedy; that his pa
rents Mere YIN charlottesville when
ne last heard from them, and that he
had two children there. bad women
were the cause OF me doing this" he
wrote, "and / have sacrificed all foi
her. Please bury us in the same cot
fin anu !Sy my head OF her breast"
Turner Afrnid Of Him.
| The man Turner had Wingiield ar
rested last week, declaring that he
was afraid he would kill him. Among
lWingiield's papers was found a receip
from legal firm for divorce proceed
ings against his wife. His wife wa:
Pepsie Winner. of this city. twenty
four years of age. Wingfeld is sale
to have married her four years ago
Wingfeld was about thlrty-iive year:
OF age and had been running as /
conductor on tho Cumberland Vale,
road out of Hagerstown, and had no
been in Roanoke more than 4 month
The police found $lS.ls and two golt
watches in Wingteld's pockets, ant
SIS in the shirtwaHt of the wife,
Mark WINNER, father OF the dea,
woman, was shot from ambush II
Tranklin county sixteen years ago ant
killed. 1t is claimed by parties VIII
know WiEgfeld that the woman va
not his legal wife, and that he has
wi1c and two children elsewhere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
TALKS
OF RATE NATTER
Policy OF Department to Aid in
Speedy Termination Of
Question.

WASHINGTON. y. G,;, August s.
Concerning frequent requests at the
Department of Justice for informal ton
as to prosecutions of alleged trusts
and railroads. Acting Attorney General
Russell day said:
II am daily answering Inquiries
which indicate that all kinds of un-{
founded rumors are afloat concerning
Investigations and intended anti trust
suits and prosecutions by this depart
ment. Fortunately, or Unfortunately.
the department is quite unabla to do
one-tenth as mIlcl, work as it is sup
posed to be doing"
II understand that some of these
rumors have been caused by Judge
Landiss fine and troubles between the
railroads in Michigan. Alabama. and
elsewhere. particularly over State
laws reducing rates. So far as the
fine is concerned, it may have operat~
ed to conviLce investors that s,1chE
part of their dividends as come from
rebating and other Illegal practices
will be less certain in the future AS
for the State railroad rates and CON
troversies. possibly some dividends
have been swelled by eXorbitant local
rates. My own view is that whether
lower rate will lessen dividends Or
Increase them by increasing travel
anu sniDHleHtS Is clrefly a matter of
experiment.. / presltme it was upon
being convinced of this that some of
the railroads abandoned their pre-
liminaray Injunction OF State law and
authority as OF doubtful legality.
even If permanent injunction shall
be properly upheld upon full proof
and after some little time for expert
Ement.
1T will doubtless be the policy of
this department. to aiG in the speedy
termination of all the questions in
volved in the railroad rates contro-F
versy by the Supreme Court. and in
that high tribunal the rights OF all
Will be safe and soon settled When
the department shall have continued
while longer enforcing the laws
against rebating and restraints and
monopolies of trade, the result cannot
fail to be a sounder and less tainted
proSperity."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
HOLY WAR NOW
SEEMS IMMINENT
Moors Are Endeavoring
Arouse Natives to Extermi-
nate Europeans.

PARIS, August ESPECIAL dis
patches received here from Tangier
represent the situation as being
more alarming on the coast and In
the interior.
Caid Sale, the administrator OF
customs at 'Rabat Is said to be open
5ly preaching a holy war among the
Muss ulmans, as the result of which
the French consul his distributed
arms to the Europeans. In addition.
fanatical priest named Maelanin,
at the head of q. horde Of followers,
lis travelling through the Littoral In
flaming the anti foreign sentiment.
Reports from Fez say. that the ad
vlsers of the Sultan are terrified and
have not yet informed him Of the
gravity Of the situation. Up to 6
o'clock tbs evening the foreign office
had no confirmation of the reported
bombardment OF Mazagan.
A minaret, from which a heavy
sustained fire was directed against
the French consulate at Casa Blanca
was demolished by the guns Of the
French ships at the request of the
Moroccan authorities.
The European shops were pillaged
but no Europeans were Killed. The
State Bank agency at Casa Blanca
has been robbed Of about 900, but
no details of the robbery have been
made public.
NIaxagan Almost Destroyed.
LONDON, August s. A specia1
from Tangier says that the creator
part of Mazagan was destroyed by
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
Western Union Force Re
fuse to Operate Wire
to Los Angeles.
MEN DISCHARGED,
ALL WALK OUT
Two Hundred Men and -Four
Women Of Night Force Quit
and Day Force Will Fol
low--Prcss Telegraph
crs Are Out
Also.

CHICAGO, August s.-The Western
Union operators of the overland di-
vision, Chicago Office walked out to-
night refusing TO work with non
union men at Los Angeles.
The mon employed by the company
at various morning newspapers had
been notified of the contemplated
strike, and they also quit work.
The officials Of the union Tonight
by the company. most of whom be-
long to the union. would refuse to go
to work in the morning. This also will
include all branch offices In the city
When General Superintendent Cook
Of the Western Union, was informed
of the strike, he declared that he was
unable to say anything that would
be of interest, and that he, could not
outline the action of the company
until tomorrow.
Fearing that trouble might arise. al
official of the telegraph company tele-
phoned to the central station and re:
quested that policemen be sent to the
main office of the company to preserve
order.
one lieutenant and five policemen
we're ordered to the telegraph Office
The two hundred men and four wo.
men who quit work gathered In front
Of the building where the telegraph of
NiiCt aloSdltu, dIlu LII nan az IIooi
filled the air with cheers and whistles
but the police were given no Gauge fol
the exercise of their author:.%.
The grievance committee of the TeIe
sraphers' Union. had previously mott
fed the night manager of tho Western
Union that unless the men who qui
work in the overland division were re
instated and not requested to worl
with Los Angeles all men employed II
the Chicago office would be called ou
on strike at midnight. The refusal t
reinstate the men and the strike fol
lowed.
the operators had refused, one b,
one. to work with the Los Angelo
wire, and foriy-nine were discharged
The grievance committee OF the uniol
was appealed to, and all operators II
the division We're ordered to quiz. Al
but six OF the operators. responded I
sthc strike CALI These meal We're chief
land w;remen.
At meeting earlier in the night Q
the executive board of the Ghicag
ilocal, a resolution was adopted de
claring that it was the sense of tina
body and the Western Union grievanc
committee that no member of the IN
Iior should work with an office wher
men were on strike.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
Fanatical Moors, Driven
From Casa Blanca,
Planning Uprising.
BOM BARD TOWN
FOR TWO DAYS
French Warsllips Slay Many
Moors and Almost Destroy Ma
tive Quarter Jewish Quar-
ter Is Sackedsby Moors
and Many Persons
Massacred.

TANGlER, August sAThe horrors
of the looting of Casa Blanca by ne
tive tribcsmen are becoming known
to-day and their recital Is nhaming
the minds Of the natives against all
Europeans. The situation in various
coast towns is worse. The natives are
excited. a holy war is being preached
at Rabat Anti-foreign sentiment is
growing as result Of the activities
of fanatical agitators There is fear
of a general outbreak. A number of
European families are preparing to flee
from Tangier. The Angora trbesmen.
in the immediate. vicinity of Tangier
are restless and may get out of hand.
The Moorish authorities have prac-
tically no control of the situation.
There are many complaints among
the Europeans that France acted i'll
advisedly at Casa Blanca in lombard
Ing that town before protection could
be arranged for the Jews and Euro
lpeans there and elsewhere on the coast
and In the Interior.
!, The news from Casa Blanca while
conflicting as to the situation there
| o-day. unites in showing that the
bombardment was continued for longer
| than was first supposed and that the
| lack of an adequate French force to
i afford protection resulted in an OPP
portunity for barbarous looting. rapine
and pillage with all the accompani-
ments Of murder and horror.
The greatest anxiety prevails here
regarding the situations in the
various coast towns. The native troops
are regarded rs unreliable and II
a general outbreak occurs the results
| are likely to be most serious. AT a
| late hour tonight St was rumored
! that tho Angora tribesmen were$close
to Tangier, and that firing was
audible. This has increased the gen-
4 eral alarm. Tod aiTs,9 Moor attempt
ed to murder Christian woman. l1s
i was prevented only BIZ the tnterven
ton OF oher Moors This is an iso-
lated case. but it shows the spirit o
/ the natives toward foreigners.
4 Horrible Conditions Prevail.
I Fearing the effect of the Shells the
! tribesmen had avoided a direct at
4 tack on the troops, but they made {
savage onslaught in the Jewish
quarter. killing the people and pillag
/ ing the shops. Detachments of FrencE
and Spanish troops were told off t.
l protect the Hebrews. Considerabl.
i street fighting occurred. the Moors
firing from the roofs of their house!
i into the narrow thoroughfares. Tht
/ European bayonets, however, dit
| heavy execution in storming TIL,
! Moorish houses. Between one and
two hundred Moors were killed ant
i the corpses are lying about the towr
and in the outskirts, mangled and de
II composing, and awaiting burial. TIL,
i Jewish quarter of Casa Blanca wa
i entirely ruined and the Jews are /,
a state of terror. The shells de
stroyed the principal shrine of til,
! Moorish patron saint
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
FIRE DESTROYS
PART OF BIG PLAN I
a. D. Shotwell's Main Tannery.
Building Saved Only After
Hard Work.
OWNER ILL IN HOSPITAL
Blaze Originates in Boiler-Roon1
and Spreads Rapidly-lnsur-
ance Covers Loss.

Fire at an early hour this morning
threatened destruction to the entire
plant OF the "A. d. Shotwell & Co.
Tannery and Leather Factory, In Man
chester. and did destroy the leach
house, the boiler house, the sumac fac
tory and the lace leather factory, be-
sides badly damaging the bark house.
All these houses are separated from
the main building. a frame structure,
which was saved from the fury of
the flames, after the hardest fight the
Manchester firsmen have had to con-
tend with in many years.
The fire started in the boiler room,
from spark it is believed settling
in the bark placed ready to be put
in the boiler when the plant was
started. From the boiler room the
blaze spread to the leach room, and
thence quickly to the other out
houses, all of which were brick struc-
lures.
The fire was discovered by the en-
gineer and Mr.. &Claud Shotwell
! nephew of Mr.. A. D. S'hotwell. who
was asleep in the boiler room wher
! awakened by the blaze and smoke.
All the buildings which caught We're
utterly destroyed and the main build
ing and it's contents were badly dam
aged by water,
Concerning the loss, Mr.. Utz, man
ager of the factory, said: Il estimate
| the total value of the machinery
buildings and stock at $4,000, which
is entirely covered by insurance, the
details of which | cannot now give
The saddest feature connected witt
| the destructive fire is that Mr.. a, d.
| Shotwell, senior member of the firm
| lies seriously III in the William Byrd
| Hospital.
! The fire started at 1 o'clock, and
/ the alarm was turned in few mo-
ments later. The department answer
ed the call with great promptness, ant
! the men worked with such good will
4 and determination that they had the
| blaze under control within an hour
| though when they first arrived the
whole place appeared doomed,
/ The fire was ono of the most spec
tacular as well as the most serious
| Manchester has had In many years
| FLAMES shot up to a great height, and
/ the glare could be seen from u great
distance away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
HEARN WINS
HANDS DOWN
John G, Ewing, OF Chicago, De
feated by Present Head Of
Order.

.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.
NORFOLK, VA. August S.-Edward
l.. Hearn, OF New Haven, Conn., has
again been unanimously elected su-
preme knight of the Knights Of Colum-
bus, defeating John G. Ewing, Of Chi
raSo. the only other mentioned for the
head of the order. Hearn was an
easy winner on the first ballot, after
which the election was made unanl-
nous. Other officers We're reelected
as follows:
Deputy Supreme Knight. James L.
Flaherty; National Secretary, Daniel
Colweli OF New Haven; National
Treasurer, p. II. Brady,
The diversions of the knights and
those here with them to-day consisted
In the celebration OF knights of CO.
lumbus Day at Jamestown Exposl-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-09
NOT TO CURTAIL
TRAIN SERVICE
General Passenger Agent Tayloe
Says There Is No Truth
in Report.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.l ]


WASHINGTON, D. c., August S.-The
Southern Railway will not curtall its
passenger service in North Carolina to
show its displeasure and disapproval
of theorder for two and quarter cents
fares. This statement was made with
out reservation by w. II. Tayloe. gem
eral passenger agent of the Southe rn
Railway, this afternoon.
There is absolutely no foundation
for such a report" he said. There will
not be any curtailment of the service
so far as the railroad company is
concerned, There VIII assuredly be
mono at the time of putting the order
into effect If there is any later it
will be because certain trains are
being operated at a dead loss. Such
n condition may arise. But there
is not the slightest intention of cutting
off trains simply to show the dis
pleasure of the road We want the
business"