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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
another WRECK
ON PENNSYLVANIA
Train Plunges Down Enbank-
lnent-Breaks Natural Gas
Pipe and Cars Are Flooded.
NINE PERSONS ARE INJURED
Had Lamps Been Lighted Horri-
ble Explosion Would Have
Resulted.

M . = y Z 2 ] I
WARREN. PA, March 6.--Train No.
aa on the Western New York and
PENNSYLVANIA division OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. was wrecked to- night
between Irvineton and this place. The
train plunged over "a twenty -five-foot
embankment. and nine persons were
injured. none fatally.
The train was running behind a
freight from Irvineton to Warren and
when three-auarters of mile from
Warren the freight ran onto, a siding
to allow the passenger train to pass.
After the freight was on the siding
the passenger started through the
switch. which Is set from tower about
a quarter of q mile away. The switch
was not entirely closed, and two cars
wele thrown from the rails and down
an enbankment into pond. Near
thn railroad track was pipe line Of
tho Pennsylvania Gas Company carry
ing 200 pounds pressure. This pipe
line was broken, and the coaches filled
with natural gas. There were four
passengers In the rear coach, which was
turned completely over, and they had
a narrow escape from suffocation by
gas fumes. Had the lamps in the
coaches been lighted. an explosion
would have taken place. Nearly ever,
passenger on the train was bruised OF
cut and several We're taken to the hos
pital for treatment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
TERRIFIC BLOW
SHIPS IN DANGER.
Monitor Florida Wallowed In
Troughs Of Heavy Seas-ln-
spectors Fairing Badly.
STEAMER !! ARAGoN DISABLED
L;mping Back Into Chesapeake
Bay in Teeth Of Wind One
Mile an Hour.

lspeeial 10 The T,mes- pispateh.

iSpeCIdl 10 lHe CU.I
NORFOLK, Va, March Ga gale Of
great severity blew off the Virginia coast
early this morning. AT least one steam
ship the Aragon, has been disabled and
the United States monitor Florida, with
a naval board OF inspection aboard, has
had a fierce encounter with the wind
and waves off the Virginia coast. Blow
ing from the west and northwest, ves-
sells were driven off shore rather than
in
The wind reacted velocity of fifty
six miles an hour at Cape Henry this
morning, and 1t blew at not less than
forty-eight miles at the Cape at any time
during the forenoon. This afternoon it
moderated, and tonight it is not blow
ing more than twenty-four miles.
The predicament of the Florida was
made known here by wireless telegraph.
The low-lying vessel was then pitching
and rolling in the troughs OF the seas
and waves We're breaking over it.
There was a decided element of danger
for the monitor in the situation, and
those aboard were having anything but
comfortable time. but the hardest Of
the storm was weathered without any re-
ported mishap.
Bucking the Storm.
The Florida went to sea last evening
for the purpose OF testing the effect on
life in turret over which gun of
heavy calbre might be fired. The monitor
will be at sea for several days.
With her machinery disarranged, tile
steamer Aragon was observed this morn
ing, anchored about four miles east OF
Cape Henry. The vessel had drifted al
| most to Virginia Beach by noon. SHIFT
OF the wind to an easterly point of tile
| compass would have driven her ashore
| With the abatement in the tempest, the
vessel attempted to steam ahead bet
probably steamed no more than mile ar
hour. The disabled vesse! headed fo,
the Chesapeake early tonight, but prob.
ably viii not get in before morning, The
| Aragon coaled here yesterday. She &
bound from Georgetown, s. c., to New
York with n cargo of lumber.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
But Two More Witnesses,

With the completion Of Mrs, William
Thaw's testimony to-day, Thaw's attor-
neys announced that they would have but
two more esses-eNperts--wh will be
called upon to answer newly framed
Hypothetical question covering the entire
case from beginning to end These eyr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
HARTMAN AIRS
PRIVATE VIEWS
Fifteen Newspaper Men Sit at
His Feet and Hear Words
Of Wisdom,s
HOW TO DO IT. II BY HARTMAN
On This Text 7 the Mighty Man
OF Many Millions
Moralizes.
chow TO DO 1T" BY HARTMAN

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March O.
e. III. Hartman, the railroad magnate,
who has been in Washington since
last Friday, tonight granted fare
we'll Interview to fifteen newspaper
men, announcing at the time that he
will return to New York Tomorrow
and stop talking for publication.
Mr.. Hartman discussed transporta-
ton problems, railroad legislation, the
tariff. the currency question. the atti-
tude of the public toward railroad
corporations, and the probability of
panic in the future.
Il notice that the afternoon papers
say that the New York Central hold
ings and those of the old Wasserman
pool in the Reading Railway We're
| taken over last night This is not
| true. have not purchased a single
share Of railroad stocks since l have
/ been in Washington"
| He refused to answer the direct
4 question as to whether he had secured
| control of the Reading.
AS to the currency and the tariff, Mr.
Hartman said:
Keen OFF the Grass.
! II think that the currency ana lEe
| tariff questions should be settled In a
| more definite way before Congress and
the present administration devote go
| much precious time to regulating the
railroads, The interests of the county
demand that there should be some mol
/ itcntion OF the tariff, but ] fear that
the prospects for such legislation are not
,,an,, on,our.,a ainp The United States
4 viii not nlways enjoy the prosperity that
,,ns nrevai,ed during the last decade, Hard
times will certainly come again, unless
rnnaress ana the people change their tac-
t,os tnward the railroads and corporate
,ntarests ,ts
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
.URsULINE. NUNS
FINED BY JUSTICE

NANTES. FRANCE. March GA po-
lice court Judge to-day inflicted fines
OF $3.50 upon each of twenty-seven
ursulne nuns and fine of $5 upon
the mother superior for persstently re-
fusing to quit their convent in COM
pliance with the law Dispensing reli
gious communities.
The defendants pleaded that both
the grounds and the buildings them
selves belonged to the order, which
had been authorized to carry on edu-
cational work. The prosecution while
not contesting this argument, insisted
upon obedience to the Act of Congre-
cations, and at the same time gave
warning that further refusal by the
nuns to leave the buildings would be
followed by election.
During the trial the courtroom hat
to be cleared, because of the demon.
stratlons of crowd OF Catholic sym
pathiHers who, at the conclusion OF
tho hearing, accompanied the nun.
back to their convent with cheers.
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ABLE ARGUMENT
ON BOTH SIDES.
Crowds Pack Into Courtroom ID
Hear Eloquent Pleas Of
Counsel.

4 was in the confident belief that
the trial which had lasted nine days
was nearing completion, that a large
crowd gathered at the courthouse doors
this morning awaiting admission and
chance to hear Mr. Moore and Mr..
Lee address the jury in behalf OF the
Defendants. The hour for court to sit
was 40, but counsel and defendants
were on hand. and the Judge assembled
the bench several minutes before the
half-hour.
Philip Strother appeared TO be feeling
much better than on yesterday, lie
occupied the easy chair In which he
had sat In Yesterday james Strother
was seated by mis- wife and by her side
was Mrs. George Williams, cousin
of the defendants.
Mr. Moore began his argument "
once. There was little introductioA.
He plunged into his argument. He
declared Rotherwood house the centre
Of yhe case. All the various stsSaWe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
MURDERED WIFE
FOR INSURANCE
Daughter Tells of Killing, and
Says Father Threatened
Her Life.

DOTHAN, Ala March GFrank
Fowler sawmill owner, living Il short
distance south of here, was arrested
yesterday, charged with numbering his
wife last Monday night, Later Major
Adkins, who lived with the family, was
also placed under arrest as an accom-
plice to the deed. The head OF the dead
woman was badly bruised, her jaw
broken, with numerous bruises on the
body, The coroner's jury returned a
verdict that the woman came to her
death at the hands of her husband. She
is said to have carried considerable In
surance.
Fowler claims that. returning home
late Monday night he found his wife
very i'll and gave her dose of medicine
before retiring. About O'Clock Fowler
says he awoke and found his wife dead,
A young daughter of Fowler states
that he killed her mother and threat
ened her life If she told. Fowler is IA
prominent citizen and much excitement
prevails it
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
COMMERCIAL MEN
MEET HERE TODAY
Representatives of All Lines and
Sections Seek Better Freight
Service.

a most important meeting affecting tho
commercial interests OF the entire coun-
hy will be held at the Jefferson Hotel
this morning at 10 o'clock, The meeting,
which has been worked up very quietly.
will be composed of about thirty five men,
and its object is to inaugurate move
ment to secure better freight service
throughout the United States.
MI II. Peyton Giles, of the Stephen
Putney Shoe Company, is one of the lead
ers OF the movement, and representatives
of various mining, manufacturing and
commercial interests from many of the
distant States, including Washington, In
the far Northwest, will be In attendance.
Delegates are here from Arkansas,
Texas. the Carolinas, Illinois, Wisconsin,,
and, indeed, States in every section of
the country, and they have mapped ont
a program which they believe will launch
movement that will result in accom-
plishing a most important purpose ia
the trade. The delegates would not so
into details last night concerning theiI
prospective work, hut they said the gen
era purpose OF the meeting was to se'
cure better and quicker freight servic,
Throughout the couatyy.
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i NEW YORK, March 6.--Sensational
buying of shares OF the Reading Company
to-day gave Wall Street its most exciting
experience since the Northern Pacific
contest of six years ago. Reading had
been strong in the face of generally
weak market all through the morning ses-
sion of the Stock Exchange when shortly
buying movement in the shares, which
carried the price up more than eight
points in half an hour.
Up to the close of the market there
was nothing official to show the source
of the purchasing orders, but persist
ent rumor was In circulation that e., II.
Hartman was buying the stock, with
the object of acquiring control of the
property.
1t was said also that the Reading stock
held by the Lake Shore had been turned
over to Mr. Hartman, SO that he would
have absolute control,
The reports as to Hartman buying were
given credence, in spite Of the lack ui
anything official to confirm them, bilt
there We're other rumors One of these
was that j. r. Morgan and Company, who
| formerly dominated Reading, We're buy
| ing to resume their former position In
/ the property. Another was that the New
| York Central, which owns the Lake Shore
F.! was adding to the Lake Shores holdings
of Reading, and n third attributed the
buying to the Delaware, IIackawanna ant
| Western. Still another lumor was tina,
| Mr.. Frick was buying back stock that h,
| sold some time ago at higher prices.
All the time that the stock was going
up efforts We're made without success Il
| discover the source of the buying, Mr.
| Hartman, who Is In Washington, was in
| formed of the use OF his name In con
nection with the Reading transactions
and he then made a statement throusl
his secretary to the effect that he WA
not interested in Wall Street, and di,
| not care to be denying all the rumor
\ originating there"
4 Further than this, nothing official wa
4 obtainable. The brokerage houses hand
| ling the buying orders We're numerous, an
their Identity gave no indication what
! ever as 10 the persons for whom they wei
acting
The trading in Reading reached tn
/ extremely large total Of 500 shares
or about third of all the transaction
on the Stock Exchange for the day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-07
CHANGE or VENUE
In THE HARGlS CASE
Judge Carnes Transfers Trial to
Elliott County on Account Of
LaWlessness in Breathitt.

JACKSON, Ky. March 6,--ludge
Carnes entered an order to-day direct
Ing that the cases of the Commonwealth
VS.. James Hargis, Elbert Hargis. John
Smith and John Abner be transferred to
Elliott county, in The Thirty second
judicial District, The Commonwealth
saved an exception to the order and SO
did the defendants.
The change of venue was granted on
motion of the commemorative Attor-
ney. While Attorney Young, for the
defense, favored the motion personally,
but for the sake of his client wanted
the trial held here. Judge Carnes said;
In view of all the facts and what |
know, | am CONVINCED in my mind oi
the state of lawlessness here. and that
this case should be changed from
Breathitt county,''
elliott Is totally inaccessible by tele,
phone, telegraph OF railroad, and II.
county seat, Sandy Hook, has less than
200 inhabitants,
Judge Carnes will leave for his hom
ltoInight The militia will go with him
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CONFEDERATE VETERAN
BURNED TO DEATH

While sitting in front of tho fire place
at his home here to- day John T, Viii
kins, an eS Confederate soldier, eighty
years of age was burned to death hy
he had wrapped around himself, At the
tirne his wife was cnoking breakfast
and Wilkins, being a paralytic, was
unable to eSting guish the DANES, The
house WAS burned up,
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STORM FLOODS TRACKS
OF SOUTHERN, PACIFIC

III. PASO, TEN, March 6.-Another
storm has broken over the saltom Sea
and the Southern Pacific tracks are
reported under water, waves washing
against passing trains Trains arc
tyom eight TO twenty -four hours late.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
IRON ORE DISCOVERY
 IN CANADA

Ottawa, Mar. IA very remark able discovery of iron ore has been made about twenty miles east of Port Arthur. The iron-bearing area, according to geologists, averages about three miles in width and six in length It is in sheet formation and lies near the surface, so that it can be quarried, and no under- ground work will be necessary. Much of it lies without covering of any kind. A large number of test pits have been sunk at different points in the district, and they have shown thickness of stratified vein running from eight to twenty five feet. According to Thomas D.. Wells, an experienced miner, who visited the place, the district can yield two hundred million tons of high grade ore.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
DRAINAGE FOR
 THIS SECTION Important Conference That Is of Great Interest Here Being Held in Washington Today.
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
To Be Planned-Congres>man Robin son Will Attend-MayOr Caldwell Says Cousotte Bayou Drainage Dis- trict Sb0uId be a Success,

Secretary J. l.. Caldwell of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade stated this morning that an important con- ference is being held today in Washingon, involving drainage project for the territory south of Pine Bluff, lying between Bayou Bartholomew and the Arkansas riv- CT. Doctor Caldwell recently ask ed Congressman Joe T. Robinson to take an aggressive part in the con- ference. The Iron Mountain rail- road company will be represented by D. E. King, industrial commits sioner.
 The Board of Trade is very anx- ious that the recently formed Bayou Cousotte drainage district should be made success. It's success makes the formation of other dis tricts certain. Its failure would re- tard very seriously the whole drain age scheme which is so essential to the future prosperity of Pine Bluff.
 To make the Bayou Cousotte scheme success it is necessary that there should be a general sur vey of the topography of the lands into which it's waters would be drained.
 The Board of Trade is endeavor- ing to get the Agricultural Depart ment to provide for this survey and outline general scheme of drain age for the south side of the Arkan- sas. The north side will be also looked after.
 Congressman Robinson has prom l ised Doctor Caldwell to give this matter his earnest personal atten- tion. The Agricultural Department has just received an appropriation of $15O,OOO to aid in such schemes. There is therefor no reason why the department should not aid in the drainage of an area so large and
 fertile that it would support an
 enormous population and be imme-
 diately available for settlement.
 This drainage scheme also means
 the early elimination of malaria and
 the mosquito.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
|CE PRICES
 ARE THE SAME Consumers Ice & Coal Com pany To Resume Business Tomorrow and Announce Increase.
40 CENTS A HUNDRED
No Combine Exists Says Official-Will Meet Competitions" That's All-In- crease in the Price of Fuel-Ca- pacity of New Plant.

Notwithstanding the announce ment of Secretary V. o. Alexander, of the Consumers Ice and Coal company, several days ago, when he stated that the cofpany would con- tinue to sell ice at former prices, the announcement being prompted by the recent increase in ice prices made by the Arkansas and Texas Consolidated Ice and Coal Compa- ny, it was stated today that the prices at the new plant would be the same, when the plant resumes operation in the morning, as those announced by the Arkansas and Texas Consolidated Ice and Coal company. This announcement comes from the Consumers company, who states that it is "meeting competi- tion.'
 ."Why are you raising the prices at this time if no combine exists?' was asked of an official..' .:s. -. {, .It is foolish to argue anything about combine" he replied. "There is no combine or agree ment between the Consumers and | the Consolidated. The increase in prices on the part of the Consoli- dated company was as much of a surprise to me as to any of the oth- CT people in the city. I am only doing my duty in meeting the prices of my competitor. Three years ago we met prices. Why not meet them now?"
 1 Prices of fuel, it is claimed, have trebled in the past three years.
 The Consumers plant is to resume operations in the morning. It ha! been shut down nearly two weeks fol repairs, improvements being made il foundations and air pipes and engine! overhauled. The capacity of the Con sumers plant is 100 tons per day. 4 large amount of this, however, is ship ped out of the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
COLORED CATHOLIC
 CHURCH SERVICES

Father Dorsey, the colored priest, will have special services Sunday af- ternoon at 4 o'clock, at which the beautiful statue of the Blessed Vir- gin Mary" and the new altar will be blessed. ssSaint Worship in the Catholic Church" will be the sub- feet of his discourse. During Lent there will be special services every Friday night at 8 o'clock. Father Dorsey cordially invites the colored people to be present to hear some thing of the doctrine of the Cath ollie church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01

For wall paper and paint see Claud Clegg and company. AT Main street
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
What Has Been Accomplish vas: By Lafayette, Indiana, EZ sity the Size of Pine
 Bluff, With it's Own Plant
DISSATISFACTION
Shown in Reports of Cities Which Have Heretofore Adopted Municl- pal Ownership-Mayor Durgan's N Message Flattering One.

,S Letters evincing the success of 3municipal ownership in other cities Scontinue to be received in large numbers by members of the im- provement district committee. It is an astonishing fact that in not one instance has there been dissat- fsfaction shown, out of the hum -dreds of letters received. The lat est city to express it's approval Of munia bal ownership is Lafayette, { Ind, which through it's officers has answered the request for informa- tion.
 The following statement prepar- ed by Lafayette officials shows what < a remarkable success has been achieved in a city about the size of Pine Bluff:
 The Water Works Question.
 Lafayette, Indiana, had a popula- tion in 1900 according to the Unit e6 States census of 1S,116, and is \ city about the size of Pine Bluff.
 Lafayette constructed the water < works in 1S75-1S76, which cast the ctt9 including extensions to Janu- 1, 1907, $674,S17.45. The 6S{Dunt expended during 1906 on cdnstruction was $11,604.37, of wIach $S,O71.11 was for machinery SAfa S3,525.76 was for new mains 4nd hydrants. The city has 324 fire hydrants and 259,500 feet of m1ins.
 Fhe mayor, George R. Durgan, in hl9 annual message says. "Water < VR6rks Department Special atten- tS& isY called to the fact that all
 e ebteN Naness against this depart nit has been wiped out during thS past year, and showing made of@net cash earnings for this de- p6Efment of $13,36S.42. Add to thfE amount the amount of free MSr furnished by this department tche city and charitable institu- t1, equal to SIS, ,3S5.O0, making Nal earning of $31,753.92. This
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
BASKET BALL AT
 Y. M. c. A. TONIGHT

Two games of basket ball will be played in the Y. M. c: A. gymna- sium tonight at o'clock. The Dilleys are to meet the High School team and the "Blues" are to contest with the Reds" These games promise to be exciting and large crowd of spectators will witness them. The 'srooters" for both the Reds" and the "Blues" are organ ized and will wear their colors.
 No charge is made to these games and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
THE MEXICAN .-.,=z-
 COFFEE CROP

Vera Cruz, Mex, Mar. 1.-The work of gathering the coffee crop in this country is now in full opera tion and most of it will be gath cred before the end of the coming week. According to reports the crops will be good average one, but it will be another month yet be- fore accurate figures can be given in regard to the number of bags harvested. The price of Mexican coffee will be influenced to a consid- siderable extent by prices that Bra gillian coffee will bring in the New York market.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Butts of Lin- wood are visiting friends in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

Repairs to our plant have been completed and our wagons will make deliveries of ice commencing tomorrow morning, March 2.
 We will meet competitor prices.
 We solicit your trade and will try to please.
 CONSUMERS ICE & COAL co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-03-01

condemned as irrational and all-ad- vised