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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-01
Auttton &ales, Tttg Dap.

Virginia Salvage and WrcckinE CO..
I'll II. Main Street,
a. X. Mayo. Proprietor. II,
UNRESTRICTED sAIu
OF
NEW FURNITURE. NEW sTovEa
NEW DRUdGTTs.
III our 3warerooms at 1880 A. M,
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-01

The list OF entries this year was,
larger than usual. while the attend
ance OF club members was smaller.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-01

Two more packs came in to-day
Messrs. OVERLY and Sneed's, twenty
couple, and Mr.. Lucius Pettus's pack
of four couple. To- morrow's hunt is
expected to be the largest OF the week.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
FOUGHT TO THE DEATH
FOR DRINK OF WATER
PROSECUTORS Who Were PerishIng
From Thirst Wage Battle With
Man Who Refuses Them
Water.

FL Paso. Texas.-In a fight for
water. which meant life to them, out
ON the Arizona desert Friday, one
2rospector was wounded and the
owner of the water-hole with its slen.
der and insufficient supply of water
n that barren region, priceless, was
killed.
After two weeks prospecting for
gold on the desert, two young
brothers, Bill and Lynn Desplain
nearly perishing from thirst came
upon a water-hole known as Bears
wells" twenty-five miles from Sa
lone, Ariz. An old man named Jones
had taken possession Of the water
hole and forbade the prospectors
filling their empty kegs. Refusing
to obey him, they continued to re-
plenish their supplies from the hole,
when Jones seized his rife and the
fight began. When it was over, Jones
was dead and Bill Desplain was bad
wounded.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
IS
SEVERELY SCORED
The Kingston Daily Telegraph
Says Executive Has En-
tirely Lost His Head.
British Governor is Going Around the
City, Poking His Nose Into Petty
Details That His subordinates
Should Attend to.

Kingston, Jamaica.-The lack Of CO.
operation upon the part of the govern.
ment is greatly hampering the work Of
extending relief, providing shelter for
the earthquake sufferers, pulling down
the unsafe walls and repairing the
damaged buildings, for which Governor
Swettenham is severely condemned
The Daily Telegraph says:
''His Excellency is still careering
around the city, poking his nose into
various corners and attend to petty
details which his subordinates ought
to attend to. The result is that when
prominent officials and other gentle.
men In charge of important work call
at headquarters house to consult him
they cannot find the governor. There
is a total absence of a deliberate. or
ganized movement This is a state of
affairs on which the British and Colo
NAL governments cannot congratulate
themselves.
AN instance Of the governors OBJ
structive measures is the enforcement
Of the regulation forbidding the re-
erection of buildings, even wooden
shacks, without the city surveyors ap-
prevail of the plans, which is causing
great delay and dissatisfaction. The
general opinion is that the governor
has completely lost his head and is
utterly unequal to the task of meeting
the emergency"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
MANY KILLED IN
MINE EXPLOSION
Disaster Occurs in PruSSian
Property, One Hundred
and Sixty Being Killed
Fatal Fire Damp Brings Death to
Throng Of Workmen, the Poison
Gus Gases That Filled the
Chambers Hsmpering
Work Of Rescuers.

SaArbruck.-A fire damp explosion
ccgrred Monday morning in the
REDEEM coal mine at St. John-on-Star.
pposite Saarbuck, and caused the
oss of from $50 to 200 lives. The
mine is owned by the Prussian gov.
eminent
Seventy-seven bodies had been
broght out and fifty-six corpses are
known to be underground. Only fifty
live men have been brought out, and
OF these the doctors say at least thir-
ty-ive viii die, as they are fright
fully injured through having been
hurled against the walls of the CALLER.
ies by the force of the explosion.
An official report says the number
Of dead cannot exceed 100.
Immediately after the explosion res
cue workers were hurried from all
the adjacent mines and boldly entered
he Reden shaft in great numbers.
The work of rescue has been greatly
hampered by the poisonous gases re-
sulting from the explosion and by
fierce fire that broke out Immediately
afterward This caused efforts at res
cue to be suspended, and the workers
had to be ordered out of the mine.
After all the rescuers had reached
daylight, according to one version, a
second terrific defamation was heard
underground. But according to an
other report many of the rescuers
were still below when the second ex-
plosion occurred, and it is estimated
that the casualty list from the two ex.
plosions reaches a total of 300 men
1t is regarded as certain that the
lowest levels of the mine are COM
pletely wrecked, and the inspectors
are celebrating upon further meas
ures to get control of the fire The
managers are discussing the advisa-
bihty of flooding these levels as the
only means of extinguishing the
flames. 1t is believed that all the men
who were in the lower levels assured
ly are dead. 1t will take full week
to enter and explore the mine.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
YES. THE DRAWER OPENED.
Jones Knew II, But Explanations Were
Not in Order.

Jones was going away. And, as
usual in such cases, it was up to
Jones to put on clean collar and
shirt, and. incidentally, catch
train, He had no time to spare
Maria he shouted downstairs,
where are my things ?"
I'm your bureau drawer, OF course"
fioated up from the basement.
Jones then tackled the drawer.
Stuck, OF course, CThey always do
stick when you are in a hurry) He
pulled and heaved and said things
unmentionable. Suddenly, with a
perversity for which bureau drawers
are noted, it few open with a rush,
and Jones. with death-grip on the
handles, shot clear across the room.
The drawer couldn't go through the
door, but Jones could, and did, land
ing at the foot of the stairs with a
crash that Jared things nightly, just
in time to hear the partner of his
bosom ask
Did you get it open, Henry?H
That was adding insult to injury,
and Henry stalked upstairs with FIRE
in his eye, and said never a word.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

Forms of life in the sea are far
more wonderful than any that exist
on land, However much one may
doubt the stories of sea serpents,
there are probably far bigger fish in
the sea than ever come out of 1t;
and as for plant life, 1t has been con-
clusively proved that sea trees 1900
feet In height are quite common in
the ocean. These monster trees are
kind of brown seaweed, the upper.
most branches being only about a
quarter of an inch in thickness.
Countless bladders, like miniature
balloons, and about as big as a
hens egg, form among the branches of
the tree, and, being filled with air,
buoy ur the trunk and branches so
that they grow almost erect. Nam.
moth sea animals often build their
nests in these trees, as they give off
several degrees of heat, which makes
tue surrounding water comparatively
warm.-Exchange
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
HINT FOR LATE sTAYERs.
Custom Borrowed from the Beers to
Get Rid of Bores.

In South Africa candles are USED
for lighting purposes in the homes,
and when a young Boer maiden has
gentlemen visitors, the mother sticks
pin in the candle, and when 1t has
burned to the pin the callers under
stand that it is time for their de
parture.
Mrs. Early, society matron OF
Washington, recently made visit to
the Transvaal, and was impressed
with the custom of the Beers that
she determined to introduce 1t into
her own home, Consequently the cleo
trio lights were removed and candles
substituted in the drawing-room.
Mr.. Staylate, frequent though not
always welcome caller, was one Of
the first visitors to call after the in.
auguration of the new custom He
witnessed the placing of the pin In
the candle by Mrs. Early. and after
she had gone ventured to inquire:
Why, Miss EARLY does your moth
er stick a pin in the GAMBLER"
Oh, responded tbs young woman
with an air of apparent innocence,
mother learned that in South Africa
as way of sending home the Beers"
--Harper's Weekly
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Emperor Bilrs Birthday.

Berlin-Emperor Williams birth
day was celebrated Sunday by the pop
ulace throughout the country. The
emperor, accompanied by members of
the imperial family, appeared on the
streets and was cheered enthusiastic
cally. Emperor William on Sunday
issued an ordinance that henceforth
penalties for lese majestic will only
be inflicted upon those persons who
commit the offense with premedita-
ton and evil intent, and not on those
who do it through ignorance
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Cutting a Fern.

Boston ferns that have grown so
large and luxuriant as to permit divid-
Ing into smaller plants may have cut
tings taken away from the roots with
out damage to the plant II carefully
done. If transplanted to the right
soil and kept under proper conditions
the cutting should root well and devel-
CD into a healthy plant.
A fern does not need hot and in
cessant sunshine. Two of the finest
Boston ferns known to the writer
spend the entire winter in windows
where scarcely sunbeam falls
though there is plenty of light. A
little sun, however. does them no
harm and a moist atmosphere is es-
sential
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
GENERAL Russell A. ALGER
CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE
Former Secretary Of War Had Beer
Feeble for Some Time, But the
End Was Not Expected.

Washington-United States Senator
Russell A. Alger OF Michigan died sud
denly at his residence in this city a
S:45 o'clock Thursday morning, fol
lowing an acute attack Of oedema o
the lungs, with which he was stricken
shortly after 2 o'clock. Although Sen
ator Alger had not been in good health
for some time, his death was most un
expected. The senator on Wednesday
night was apparently in his usua
health. During the day he transacted
considerable business and was at the
war department up to late hom
Wednesday afternoon. At the bed
side when he passed away were Mrs
Alger and their son, Captain F. NJ
Alger, and his wife
Both the senate and the house ad
journed upon notification OF the death
Of General Alger.
The formal announcement of Sen
ator Ayers death was made to tn,
army by Secretary Taft in an order il
which, after recounting Senator Al
gers services and paying tribute t.
his character it is ordered that tn,
aags at all military posts be dis
played at half-mast on the day OF the
funeral. The order says:
Secretary of War Alger was the
subject of unjust criticism because OF
the country's lack OF preparation fol
war when war came. although for this
he was in no wise responsible"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Crime Of Batfled elackmailer.

London-A verdict of wilful murder
was rendered by a coroner's jury
against Horace G. Bayner. the man
who shot William Whitley, a promi-
nent merchant, January "a. But few
additional facts developed at the in.
quest and the motive of the crime
was a mystery unless. as the police
claim. 1t was failure of attempted
blackmail. The sons and the old en-
ployes of the murdered man testified
that they had never seen or heard of
Rayner before the day of the tragedy.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
LAW TO SERVE AS MODEL.
Presidents Message Advocates InsuN
ance Legislation for District.

Washington.-President Roosevelt
on Thursday sent to congress a mes
sage favoring a model insurance Law
In the District of Columbia, as recon
mended by the superintendent of in
surance Of the district, who suggested
IN insurance law for the district upor
he lines of the so-called Ames bill
but revised so as to include all the de
Sirable features of the so-called uni
form bill" The message says:
with proper notifications this bill
could be enacted into a law so com
prehensiye and Just that it would
stand as a model of equity l regret
greatly that that there is not nationa.
power to deal with this subject, but
lnasmuch as this seems at present tc
be the case. we should at least estab
fish a model law in the District OF
Columbia.
Il feel that the department of in.
surance of the District of Columbis
should be bureau in the department
of commerce and labor"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
REVOLVING CRIME OF MOTHER.
Used Red Hot Iron on Children Be-
cause They Made to Much Noise.


cause They Made to Much Noise.
New York.-Two little tots, Nellie,
aged years, and Jennie, 2 years
younger, told Magistrate House in the
Harlem police court how their step
mother, Mrs. Kate Cravius had brand
ed them with a red-hot stove litter
when in play they had made too much
noise Twice during the recital, the
prisoner, woman of intelligence and
of pleasing appearance, not more than
IS years of age, tainted.
When restored the woman admitted
that she had burned the children, but
said that at the time she was pos
sessed by an Luaccountable mania.
The two girls, she said, had been play
ing with their dolls until the noise
and confusion robbed her of her rea-
son and left a resistless impulse to
punish the little ones. Selling the
stove-lid litter, she pressed the glow
ing end upon the back of the right
hand of each child, causing scars that
the little ones will carry to their
graves.
A peculiar feature of the case was
the apparent affection for the children
felt by the prisoner, that attachment
being reciprocated.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
GREELEY AS A PosEuR.
Great Editor Was Prone to Harmless
Affectation.

There was a great deal Of innocence
in Horace Greeley as well as not lit
tie affectation He was rarely seen
without one trousers leg carelessly
caught in the upper part of his boot,
and a necktie with a bow under his
ear. Once in the public room Of a
hotel friend of Greeley's kindly
pulled down the disarranged trousers
leg and Strengthened the necktie.
Greeley thanked him and soon after
left the room. When in the course of
half an hour he appeared in the street
the trousers leg and the necktie had
been carefully disarranged, and the
man looked as negligent of things
earthly as he always looked 1t was
part OF his pose as man of genius
to wear his trousers leg and his neck
tie as If he had put them on In a
hurry while absorbed in meditation. 1t
was a harmless eccentricity.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
SALT LAKE GETS CONGRESS.
Trans-Mlssouri "Dry Farmers" VIII
Meet in Zion Next Year.

Denver.-The Trans Missouri Dry
Farming congress was organized here
Friday afternoon. officers for the en-
suing year are
President, Fisher Harris of Salt
Lake; first vice president, j. L. Dono
hue, Denver, second vice president,
Arthur Briggs, San Francisco; third
vice president. Colonel e. ]. Bell, Wye
Salt Lake was unanimously agreed
upon as the next meeting place.
Over 300 accredited delegates from
states and territories west of the Mis-
souri, river were present at the SEES
sions Friday. and visitors swelled the
attendance to total of about 1000
Albany hotel convention hall, which
had been engaged for the convention
was too small to accommodate the au.
diences, and the convention moved to
the First Baptist church.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Mexican Murderer CAUGHT.

FL Paso, Texas.-In the arrest at
Juarez of Juan Navarro Regalado, a
prominent Mexican. it is believed that
the mystery surrounding the brutal
murder of two young Mexican women
of prominent family who were out
ragged and chopped to pieces with an
AK on Dec IL, and were found in their
home, on one of the principal streets
of Juarez several hours later. The
authorities say the evidence against
Regalado is conclusive.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Worm Deserved Its Fate.

Miss Marie Shedlock is famous for
the invention of a new and delight
full type of children's entertainment.
Dressed as fairy, Miss Shedlock re-
counts to children with delicacy and
power the lovely tales OF Hans An.
dersen. She keeps her wits about
her in her entertainments. and chill
dren, no matter how odd their ques.
ticns may be, can never stump her.
She is always ready with an apt re-
ply.
Entertaining children's party at
a certain millionaire's house In New
York, Miss Shedlock happened to en-
ploy tie old proverb; THE early bird
catches the worm" A little boy
questioned the proverb promptly.
but wasn't the worm foolish, he
asked, ito get up early and be
caught"
Ny dear" said Miss Shedlock.
that worm hadn't been to bed at
all. He was Just getting home"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
TEST FOR SPURIOUS COINS.
Simple Method Disclosed by a Juror
During a Trial.

At this session of the central Grim
inal court there has been an excep-
tional number of charges of making
and uttering counterfeit coin, says the
London Tribune At the conclusion
of one of the cases the foreman OF the
jury asked the authorities If they
would take a suggestion from IL bust
ness men who during the year had
to deal with considerable sums in sill
yer coin.
There was most simple test for
the detection of base coin 1t was to
cut the milled edge of a good coin
sharply against the milled edge of the
suspected coin. If the suspected coin
were a spurious one the metal would
almost Immediately begin to shave
off. 1t was he added, a test that
could be carried out anywhere, on the
top OF a bus or in a shop, and the
public ought to be acquainted with it.
After making personal test the
common sergeant said he quite agreed
with the suggestion of the jury as to
the usefulness of the test and said 1t
ought to be made known,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Fell From Third story window.

Chicago. Following a protracted
quarrel with her husband, Mrs. Anne
ODonnell was found in dying condi-
ton, having fallen from a window in
the third story of the building in
which are the apartments occupied by
the couple The husband informed the
police that his wife was walking in
her sleep, but neighbors later declare
the couple had been quarreling the
greater part of the night and that
ODonnell declined to allow his wife to
be brought back into the house after
falling.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Given soldiers Funeral.

Detroit. Mich.-A distinctly soldiers
funeral was held Monday over the
body of United States Senator Russell
Alexander Alger. The services at the
Alger residence in the afternoon were
simple. consisting only of prayer, a
scripture reading and a benediction.
The Seventh regiment of the United
States infantry from Fort Wayne, and
the First regiment, Michigan National
Guard, escorted the body to the GENE.
terry. The Grand Army had charge
Of the services az the grave.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
cure for Leprosy plseovered.

HAVANA commission appointed
by the government has turned in a re
port to the effect that DR.. Matias
Duque, who is in charge of the hospit.
al work for contagious diseases. has
probably discovered cure for leprosy
Two lepers were turned over to the
doctor several years ago for expert
mental purposes. and today these per
sons have no exterior traces OF the
disease. DR.. Duques experiments
have been along the line of what he
tsrrs the read mzngrovs tree" treat
ment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Many Bills Rushed Through.

Washington, d. C.-The house on
Friday passed a number of bills of a
local nature. including $50 private pen.
sion bills. The agricultural appropria.
ton bill was then taken up, and while
1t was under consideration Represen
tative Kahn of California addressed
the house on fire insurance companies
and their relation to the city of San
Francisco before and after the earth.
quake and fire. The question of the
free distribution of garden seeds occu.
pied the rest of the day.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
England Having Trouble over Rates

London.-Great Britain, like the
United States, has been having no end
of trouble over railroad rates and
rebates. To large extent the Eng
ash system is founded upon the the
DRY that the wholesalers ought to
have a better rate than the retailer
In business-that the miner or manu-.
tacturer who orders an hundred ears
ought TO be given better rate than
:he miner or the manufacturer who or.
ieSs only single car
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Steel Trust to Build Great city.

Chicago.-The United States Steel
corporation, it is announced, has
closed the purchase of $500 acres Of
land in the new town of Gary, Ind,
for a consideration of $4,000, 200. 1t
is the largest purchase in connection
with the operations of the steel cor
poration at that place and its &C
quirement gives the company 5000
acres of land upon which to build its
industrial city. which, when com
pleted, it is said. will represent an
investment of $75,0O0,000
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Blind and Useless Work.

London.-Phillippe Bunau.Varilla, at
one time minister OF the Panama re.
public to the United States. in an ad.
dress before the British Society OF
Arts strongly criticised the American
plan OF building the Panama canal
The French idea, he declared. IL
much more feasible. IF the Americans
persist in fighting against nature the
world will be deprived of a perfec'
highway for commerce and obtain after
many years Of blind and useless work
an expensive and unsafe high level
lock canal
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Six Boys Perish in Burning Factory.

Dover.-At least six lives were lost
in connection with the destruction by
fire of the Cocheco Manufacturing
company's No. l mill in this city. Six
hours after the fire broke out it was
announced that the overseers of the
factory had satisfied themselves that
none of the employees was missing.
Later, however firemen found in the
ruins the bodies of six boys who had
been employed in the mule room.
Nearly every one of the bodies had
been burned beyond hope of identi.
dcation. The financial loss is about
100000.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
Men Tall and Short.

Mullhall, the statistician, whose
figures are quoted all over the civil
lied world, makes an interesting
statement as to the average stature
OF men Of different nations. Taking
the age of 80 as the period of life,
he gives the following figures: Amer
leans, 6S.1 inches; English, 67.9;
Scotch, GA; German, 66.2; Russian,
65.4; Hindoo, IS; Chinese, 64.2; Bush
men. 81. and LapIander. 60.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
London Merchant Assas.Inat.s.

London.-William Whiteley, foun.
der of the first big department store
in London. was shot and killed Thurs.
day afternoon by young man. who
afterwards attempted to commit sui
eide. Mr.. Whiteley was upon the
point of leaving his store when his
assailant rushed up TO him with a re
volver in his hand, fired several shots
and the merchant fell dead where he
stood. The assassin then emptied the
revolver into his own body. inr.icting
what are believed to be mortal
wounds.