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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Greek,s Case Continued.

Il, counnales Greek .larrestod Sunday by
rcliccman Chatterson on the charge otSns.
snulting and threatening 70 XII 8 Lee HAM,
tlay morning, but the case was continued
to November 9th to give both men time
IN which to- summon their witnesses, ESs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Academy Of Medicine to Meet. I

The regular meeting OF the Richmond
Academy of Medicine and Surgery Will ba
at S 80 o'clock. The papers TO he read will
be on diagnosis of Gastric Ulcer" By Or.
w. A. Shepherd. and Electro THERAPEUTICS
In Commoner Diseases by Dir, #. H. II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

A Pail Bearers ana Professional
Mourners Association is projected
among colored people of the city. a
negro who for some time lived here, is
the sorganizer claiming to represent a., q
Richmond Chapter OF the Pail Benr-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Gets Maximum Punishment.

t,yrus BossleuN (colorell appeared In thu
Police Court yesterday mornlllg on tho
charge or carrying "a concealed WEAPON, g
pistol. and was tined SloOs and reqnlreu, 20
iSSns arrested by bicycle Policeman Tomlin-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
TOO MANY CATS AND
DAWES FOR CAESAR.
All Assemble at His House and
All Have Very Good
Appetitcs.

AY." said Caesar,
turning to a re-
porteT--c " e r "
body knows Cae-
sar--"1'd like to
know what's go
in to happen to
me and me fam
bly,"
IVY Ii a It's the
trouble 2"
oval. you sec,
it's like this. I've
had three cats
como to my house
tliis week. and
this mornin' !
foun' a setter
dawg settin' at
my front door.
Sunthin's goin' to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
EtvIl Month, for Stealing,

sarah Johnston alias Sarah Thornton.
alias Sarah Adams, was In the Police Court
yesterday morning., charged With stealing y
oyc, coat from w w. t;raen. SHE was sens
fenced II, four ilonths In lnil on each
charge and she went 5sS 6 ~ A Vi,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

ihc't@t' bii Spt
a wife an two ba-
bies. SCan you tell
me what I'm gone
ter do with that
dawg and them
three cats:" and
lie looked despair
ingly at the other,
who s h o ok his
hetd.
wal" he said.
hitting the bulls
nun upnJn ~ 70 -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Took Tie Wrong iiat

The gentleman who took the wrong hat
htui the gallery of the Erst Baptist
Church SUNDAY night may call ut No $40
fast CLAY Street and get his own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Threatened TO Take life.

Several times Ferguson had threat
ened TO take his life with pistol
which he exhibited. The revolver was
found to be missing in the search of
his clothes made by the coroner and
The detectives, and 1t is supposed that
he sold or pawned it in order to procure
the means whercwith to buy the acid.
Just before the dying man lost con-
seriousness he asked that a priest be
sent for, declaring that he belonged
to the Roman Catholic faith. He was
dead, however before a priest could
be summoned to comfort him in his last
moments. He talked vaguely Of some
woman being at the bottom of all his
troubles, and 1t is supposed that the
woman he referred to was his Wife.
He spoke of her as Kate He was
about twenty-five years of age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

~ Isoard or Health Meeting.
5 The Board of Health met last night but
routine bushes only.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

happen, an I'm jes waitin' to see
what it's Soin to be.
Las Choosday a yaller cat came to
my house. and it's been eatin' there
ever since. The next mornin' gray
cat, with some yalier streaks In II
come to- my house, an she's got an
appetite, too. Then the follerin' morn.
i'm when I went downstairs foun'
black cat meowin' aroun'. 'Humph!
L saws to meself I know sunthin,s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

thing happens to me soon, you'll know
Is was that yaller and white setter
dawg an them three cats" -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Pennsylvania Man Overcome by
Dependency at Receipt
OF Bad News.
WIFE SOUGHT DIVORCE
Telegram Also Announced That
He Had Lost Job Just
Secured.
SOUGHT DIVORCE

After having threatened several times
~ take his life. William T. FERGUSON
:, machinist of No. 500 Federal street
McKecsport Pa. yesterday afternoon
carried his resolution into effect ny
drinking an ounce of carbolic acio'
living threc-ouarters of an hour alter
ward.
The suicide occurred at No. 1881 East
rranklin Street. where Ferguson has
Keen since Friday. In his pockets were
found papers which showed mat n.s
wife had entered divorce proceedings
and which summoned him TO court IN
McKeesport to appear in his pehaii'
Another of the papers was a te.e l;. !, =
requesting him to report for work ~ a.,
the Newport News ship-yard, ana sun
n third telegram telling him that ne
had been discharged
Due to Dependency.
i, is s,Ipposed that dependency over
the receipt of the bad news convex .,,'
in these various communications, ,s So :,
perinduced by protracted spree, Mas
FERGUSON went back to the house
sunday night, stating that he was
without money and lad nowhere else
to go. He was allowed to come IN,
and bed was given to nm. "a. !
o'clock yesterday afternoon he asked
for water, and when a girl returned
with the glass he was in the throes
Of his death agony. bottle Of car
bolic acid standing near him. telling
the story. Aid was Immediately sum,
moned from the city ambulance and
DIR. Woodso,I, with, Dr. Pratt, of the
virginia Hoseital. answered the call.
When they arrived 1t was already too
late. Ferguson was just alive. and
soon afterward he breathed his last.
Coroney TAYLOR pronounced death
due to deliberate intent on the mans
mart. and no inquest will be held. Cap
tain Tomlinson and Sergeant, Gibson
took charge of the papers. the body
being carried to Bliley's to await the
answer TO a telegram sent to rela-
tves in McIleesport A telegram re
ceived late last night from r. c. Fer.
gusson. brother, in that city, ask.t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Il let him in, and he's been eatin'. too.
Fac is. all ovum is eatin', an all
ovums got good appetities. j don't
draw bur so much q month an. got
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
MORE FOOLISH RUM0Rs

These two lawns kers. however, announce
lat they never Ticker up. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
An Intrepid Hoosier.

The man who wrote the following dis
patch. just sent out from Hazleton, Ind.
is Esking his standing at the summer CAPT
tai a good citizen:
Mrs. Charles Mcclure had an exciting
battle today with wolf that had invaded
her chicken yard. but she won. Early this
morning she discovered what she supposed
was a dog just entering the chicken yard.
She started for the intruder with a stick Of
wood. The wolf jumped at her throat. but
she struck it down with the stick. 1t
made a second spring. but another we'll
aimed blow laid the brute low. Mrs. Nc
CURE then dealt the animal blow after blow
till she had crushed it's skull
Perhaps this is not the kind of wolf that
the celebrated hunter Of great game now
domiciled at Oyster Bay is accustomed to
study in the course of his geological re-
searches. Maybe 1t is of gentler DISPOSE
ton, or a less muscular development, than
those whose skins have in times past
adorned his lodges in the wilderness. Thus
the potential nature faker of Indiana has a
chance for his life. But he is nevertheless
an intrep4d individual. and the country
pauses to observe his fate with keen in
tereSt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Two Weeks Adrift.

Fourteen days adrift in an open boat, in
midocean, a French fisherman was rescued
the other day by liner, and lives to tell
a tale of suffering seldom equaled. He
and a dory mate were picking up fish from
the travis set on the Grand Banks of New
foundland by the crew of the barkentine to
which they were attached. A gale arose,
and they were driven out to sea. Snow
enveloped them. heavy wave swept over
the dory and one man was washed over
board and drowned. The survivor saved
himself. but lost one of his oars. He had
provisions which he eked out for six days.
and then for eight more days he starved,
chewing bits of tarred rope to keep his
tongue from swelling. An ancient super
stition, probably based upon law Of ma
ture, obtains among the French fishermen
that no man can live after passing his
ninth day Of starvation. The unfortunate
castaway cut notches on the gunwale al
the sun rose and set and counted his hours
remaining. One day he saw large steamer
eight miles north Of his dory and waved to
attract attention. but she was too far away
and he was not seen. On the eighth day.
numbed by the cold and weakened by the
lack of food and water. he had abandoned
hope when he saw another steamer. closer
at hand. He tried to signal. but lacked
the strength. The keen-eyed lookout in
the bow of the ocean giant, however. saw
the speck On, the surface OF the sea and
called the captains attention to it. res
cue was determined upon and after much
difficulty a seaman was lowered from the
steamers side and the waif was hauled
aboard. He lives to relate his experiences
during the fourteen days of his isolation
and suffering. He will shortly be sent
back to France, where he will greet the
wife and children whom he had thought
never to see again. This is a tale of real
life which strikingly illustrates the pro-
verbal superiority of truth over fiction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Wall Streets Dark Horse.

Wall street continues it's Irritation with
the SOUTH Its agents are touring that Sec
ton, talking business, talking crops talk
ing everything calculated to develop the
sentiment of the people. But the main OBJ
ject is politics What is most desired Is
knowledge of how strong Mr.. Bryan still
is down there, and lit is possible to shake
his hold on states where in his two races
for the presidency he was all but adored.
The report up to date is not ascertain
able. Of course the Virginians are pleased
with the high praise of Mr. Daniel. the
Texans with the high praise of Mr.. Cuiber-
son, and the Delaware man, democrat or
republican, who does not echo the hand
some things said Of Judge Gray must be
poor creature. But this does not necessa-
rily mean a turning away from Mr.. Bryan.
It is easy to admire the favorite son with
out forsaking the peerless Nebraskan
The latest play is for Kentucky. This
does not take the form of proposing can
didate from that state, for there is no
Bryan leader now whose name would ex-
cite anything but mirth If suggested for the
presidency. Mr.. Blackburn, in small way,
might have answered. but he IL hopelessly
out of the running and banished to Panama
for service under a republican administra-
ton. So that all tnat can De zone III tAe
bluegrass country is to point out to Gov.
Beckham, who controls the situat ton, that
he should not tie up to Mr.. Bryan too
tightly full year before the nominating
convention is to meet. He is advised to
have a care, and 1t is suggested that he
may not see things next year as he is now
seeing them. But maybe Gov. Beckham Is
a sincerer man than Wall street seems to
think and maybe the other Bryan men In
Kentucky are in dead earnest.
Who may be Wall streets real candidate?
1t Is nobody so far mentioned. The men
figuring on the destruction Of Mr.. Bryan
have no thought of putting in his place a
leader whom in office they could not use.
And they could not use any of the several
men to whom they are now devoting so
much space. Their object in bringing them
forward is to weaken Mr.. Bryan if possible.
and then produce the man they really want.
He should be from the east, for no western
man would serve their purposes. He should
be Of them to understand their game and
be disposed to play it to their taste and
profit.
Mr.. Wattersons dark horse Is still very
dark. Is the Wall street steed to remain
dark also?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

the education reform bill which the lower
branch pressed upon it for adoption Usu-
ally the peers content themselves with for
mally ratifying the work of the commons,
the debates in the upper chamber being
somnolent and perfunctory.
1t is this fact that the upper chamber is
obstructive only at rare intervals that Is
relied upon by its friends to furnish the
chief argument for its preservation. In the
great majority of matters, 1t is urged. the
commons have their way. In practically all
questions that have been the subject Of a
popular canvass, where the national senti-
ment is pronounced. the lords stand aside
and permit the enactment of the legislation
proposed by the lower house. Thus the
case of the hereditary body is by no means
a weak one. and many of its members well
come the prospect of a square test of ma
tional sentiment on the subject Of dissolu-
ton or the curtailment of power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Mr.. Bryan a Heavyweight.

Mr. Bryan weighs about two hundred and
iorty pounds. as against one hundred and
sixty-hVe ten years ago. This brings him
into the heavyweight class. Will he make
1t two hundred and fifty by next year?
Our Presidents, as rule. have not been
of great girth.' Jefferson, Jackson. VILLA m
Henry Harrison, Polk and Lincoln were
angular. The two Adamses, Fillmore.
Pierce. Buchanan, Johnson, Grant Hayes,
Garfield. Benjamin Harrison and Mckinley
showed good keeping, but none was heavy.
MI Cleveland was heavy when he first came
to Washington, and took on flesh in the
White House. He was an dice President,
disinclined to exercise, and worked hard.
The result was flesh, and he was still heavy
when he returned in 1893
Mr.. Roosevelt has increased in weight
since 1901, Notwithstanding the great
amount and variety of the exercise he
takes II he were as fond of his desk AZ
Mr.. Cleveland he would probably weigh
almost as much. But he rides walks and
plays outdoor games with the relish of a
boy The exercise keeps him in fair shape,
but does not reduce him to the lines of a.
racer.
II Mr.. Bryan wins next year, what means
viii he adopt to control his figure? What
viii be his anti-fat remedy? He has no
reputation for horseback riding or for
walking or for outdoor games. He has
not lacked for exercise of a kind these ten
years past. No other American politician
has in that time travelled half as much
lie almost lives on railroad trains and
steamboats, But Notwithstanding such a
life which has taken him here there and
everywhere. he has seventy-five pounds
more TO his credit now than when he began
Mr. Bryan. for time, and maybe for
some time, would find White House duties
very combining. To use an old phrase; he
would be greatly beset. Politicians seeking
favors, paiaverers DESTROYS only of basking
in his smiles, wiseacres with original ideas
about government, and anxious to have
them applied here at home. would crowd
his ante-room every day, and shut him In
His experience would be that of Mr. Cleye-
land at the beginning of the latter's first
term. when often as many as a hundred
men were asking for one place. Mr. Cleve-
land snapped his jaws and said no, but
could not escape the taxing and fat-piing
importunement of the multitude. 1t is a
far cry to 1881 and many democrats, re-
Numbering happier days, would be glad of
another period of refreshment at the public
table.
Would Mr.. Bryan bear them with pa
thence. and at the expense OF a greater
grth?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16

recognized as firm friends, II not actual
allies. The match arranged between q
niece Of the King Of England and the King
of Spain was considered as a stroke Of ad-
mirable diplomacy. apart from the personal
factors involved. bringing England and
Spain into close relationship. France and
Spain have been on excellent terms for a
long time. 1t was, therefore, altogether
natural that these three powers, between
them commanding the entire western sea-
board of Europe, save for the short stretch
of the Portuguese coast, should reach the
basis of perfect understanding as to the
control of the waters.
1t is doubtless understood abroad that
Italy is party to this arrangement, though
probably silently and secretly. Italy re-
mains, of course, member of the triple
alliance and as such is unable to enter
freely into engagements with other powers
than Germany and Austria. But it has
been well understood for some years that
she has fretted under the restraint Of this
relationship and eager to enter Into open
and avowed alliance with England and
France. This desire is especially likely to
be whetted by the new adjustment just
perfected as to the control Of the Mediter-
ranean and the Atlantic seaboard of
Europe.
This is an interesting juncture in Euro
pean affairs. The peace conference at The
Hague. just meeting. will discuss the re-
duction of ornaments. but probably In
somewhat academic fashion. owing to the
refusal of Germany to agree to any ar
rangement that will lead even to moder-
ate lessening of the cost Of warlike prepara-
lions. Italy, too. has declined to agree IN
advance to accept the findings of the con-
gress on this point. Whether the new
treaty arrangements just perfected VIII
facilitate agreements along other lines re-
mains one Of the most important questions
of the hour. Certainly the powers are, at
least as regards their formal and ofncial
relations, much closer together than ever
before, with the possible exception of Ger
many. which, save for the moribund drei-
bund remains in state of splendid iso-
lation."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Commons and Lords.

Premier Campbell Bannerman has decided
to test the sentiment of the country on the
subject of the house of lords. which is just
now acute in England. The following resO-
luton has been prepared for motion in the
house of commons on the oath of the pres
ent month:
That in order to give effect to the will
of the people as expressed by their elected
representatives, 1t is necessary that the
power of the other house to alter reject
! bills passed by this house should be so re-
| stricted by law as to secure that within the
| limits of single parliament the final de-
| cision of the house of commons shall pre-
vail
This resolution means nothing less than
| the elimination of the house of lords in all
| legislative affairs. If adopted by the lower
house it would of course have no binding
| effect upon the sovereign, and there remains
| a very interesting question whether it would
| have the least effect as practical solution
| of the difficulty. 1t would, to be sure sup
| ply a rallying cry for the next parlia-
| mentary campaign, which some observers
believe to be not far off. inasmuch as the lib
| eral government has failed to strike pace
of performance in proportion to its promises
| before election. If the people should show
| a decided desire to have the sentiment ex-
| pressed by the resolution ccarried into effect
| Great Britain would be confronted with a
serious crisis.
The claim is made by supporters of the
| house of lords that it suits the British tenn
| permanent to have such a body opposed on
occasion to the popular branch of the par
lament Despite occasional outbursts of
| opposition, marked by the utterance of bold
| sentiments and the display of some excite
| ment it is believed that in their hearts the
| people dearly love the lords The fact
that 1t is not in. any sense a representative
body is undenied, but it is pointed out that
only on rare occasions does the upper house
stand in opposition to the lower, as when
recently it steadfastly refused to agree to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
JAPAN'S LIMOGES.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the Indianapolis News.
AS the selected victims for large conspira-
cies of one kind or another, the admins
trations at Washington and Toxic will, Of
course have to stand together; which is
pretty nearly as good guarantee of peace
as is big navy.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
The elder statesmen of Japan before max
ing any decision with regard TO the United
States ought to wait till they can hear from
Gen. Kuroki. The general seems to be
level-headed and he has seen th!Egs.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Belligerent Japanese should reflect that
an American squadron Is fundamentally un-
like that Rojestvensky assemblage of jerry
built ships manned by Russian peasants.
From the Atlanta Constitution.
Japan to the contrary Notwithstanding.
perhaps we won't have to go to war to get
peace.
From the Scranton Tribune.
AS usual, that war between the United
States and Japan Is being planned by the
fellows who unfamiliar with the odor
of gunpowder.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
Japanese of a certain class seem spelling
for fight with this country. Remember
ing our own jngoes, who have so often de-
clared hostlities paper. we can afford
to be patient while the firm-handed gov
eminent at Toxic Gains these people down
bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-16
Kuroki and Peace.

Those Japanese politicians who are try
ing to obtain power by abusing the United
States may hear something to their dis
advantage upon the return home or Gen.
Kuroki He should have something of IN
terest to communicate on the subject of his
experience in America; and certainly so
great soldier should not be without honor
and influence in his own country.
The Japanese jingoes may say that the
attentions to Gen. Kuroki were dictated
purely by diplomacy; that any other hero
from any other country would have been
quite as warmly received. Well. of course,
a hero is hero. and military heroes are
everywhere very attractive They are popu-
lar in America and We have had number
of them for visitors.
But no hero ever received a warmer
greeting in this country than the Japa-
nese soldier who has just concluded his
visit. Some men may have been acclaimed
more noisily, but none ever was by a show
OF sincerer admiration. Gen. Kuroki is
not an emotional man, and so does not
lend himself to mere hurrah. He holds
himself well, and in the imperturbabe man.
ner OF a soldier. After his own tastes,
therefore he was greeted; and everybody,
from the President down, was at pains to
express to him an appreciation not only of
his own deeds, but of this countrys friend
ship for America and it's prospects as a
member of the family of progressive ma
tons.
In this way, in his opportunities for
general observation. Gen. Kuroki profted
in a measure by his visit. He saw US
both at work and at play. He saw our
development and our prospects. He must
have left for home assured not only of the
friendship of America for Japan. but that
the friendship of America is worth having
and cherishing. 1t was his first visit, but
of kind to be very informing to him.
We need not shut our eyes to the fact
that the capers of toughs and hoodlums in
San Francisco directed at japanese must
necessarily be very annoying even to those
statesmen in Japan who are friendly to. US
and desire to remain so. We should re-
sent any such treatment Of Americans re-
siding in any city in Japan, and expect the
Japanese authorities to exert themselves to
put stop to it. But it will be in Gen.
kurokfs power to explain how little those
Pacific coast rowdies represent the spirit
OF America toward either his own country
men or the people of other foreign coun-
tries seeking homes here; and every word
or this character he may utter will be so
much to the good in rebuking the reckless
politicians of his own land.