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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
PARK SLEY PEOPLE
MUCH EXCITED
Orders Given for Special Trains.
to Garry Aid-Negroes Fire
on Carriage.

ss tPARKSLEY,, VA.,#August 10.-Great
excitement prevailed in Onancock this
evening about o'clock when Garland
Belote, a prominent citizen of that
town, was shot and probably seriously
injured by negro, James Uzzle, who
Is editor ola negro paper at that place.
At O'Clock a report reached here
that large number of negroes had
made all preparations for a riot. and
were at that time In ambush, while at
the same time the whites were not only
5unprepared for such trouble. but We're
pleading for help from their neighbor-
ing towns. namely Onley, Parksley, Ac-
comac Tasley. and from points where
they may obtain assistance. Several
of the towns have already sent REIN
forcements, and may call for other,
help ii the excitement increases.
Z AT $50 another report was received
stating that four men had left Oman
cock for Tasley, and about nifty shots
were fired in their hack from aenegro
grocery store just on the suburba of
the town. fyE
AT 10 P. NJ. special trains are ordered
to run south from Pocomokei City, Nd
and also one north from Cape. Charles.
by the New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk Railroad Company. to convey
rcinforcements to osOnancock
Entire Section Excited.
Not only Onancock and her neigh
boring towns, but both counties on the
Eastern Shore of.Virginia and also part
OF Maryland are in greater excitement
at this time than they were at the
time Of the riot at ,Eastville.
At 1880 P. NJ. reports just received
state that negroes fired several shots
through the windows Of passenger
train No. so while passing through
Talsey, but no one was reported In
ijured.
At the present time the conditions at
Onancock are quiet, but more threat
oning.
Whites Ovcrnwe Them.
At II o'clock tonight reports are
received that large reinforcement Of
whites had reached Onancock from
reighboring towns, which gave them a
large majority over the negroes, and
that this .quieted them down consid-
erably. and 1t was believed there will
be little more trouble tonight. The
trains which were ordered to convey
reinforcements Will not now be sent,
owing to the controlling number the
whites now have over the negroes. 1t
is believed that quiet Will prevail until
morning, when matters will be taken
up by officers of the law, and proper
arrests will be made.
The trouble seemed to have begun
over taxes which T. B Kellam, a law
officer, tried to collect from a negro
last night. This created disturbance,
and since 1t has grown to It's present
standpoint.
The four men In the hack, who were
supposed to have been shot, arrived at
Tasley safely, but their baggage was
riCidled with bullets.
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Statement from Omcinls.

A consignment of thirty nom union
operators from the East arrived In
Chicago to-day. and they were Inn
mediately placed at work. The new
arrivals were evenly distributed be-
tween the two companies.
eve are fliing positions as rapidly
as possible" said T. p. Cook, general
SUPERINTENDENT of the Westetn Union.
to- night, "and we are in better posi-
tion than we expected to be. We Will
not deal with aLy .epies sentatiYes OF
the strikers. as this company only
treats with its own employees. When
the men QUIT work. they ceased to be
employees of the Western Union. and
ourrelations with them are at an end.
There will be no union recognition IN
this controversy"
"wil you meet President Gompers,
of the American Federation Of Labor,
should he come to Chicago and offer
his services? % Mr.. Cook was asked.
1--WE will not" was tho answer.
w. I. Capen, superintendent Of the
Postal Telegraph Company In chicago,
said his company was making better
progress than had been anticipated
"a number of our employees have al
ready returned to work." he declared,
"and others have signihed their IN
tentIon of returning"
What strikers Say OF 1t.
National Secretary Russell, or the
Photographers Union. said;
'.We are highly pleased with the sit
uation, and no matter what sort OF as
sortions the telegraph officers may
make, the fact remains they are not
doing any business They have a few
chiefs and inexperienced telegraphers
at work, but as far as the companies
being able to handle the public bus
mess Is concerned. they are merely try
ing to mislead the public. We know
for an actual fact that in Chicago there
are not fifty operators who are work.
ing for the commercial companies tor
night, whers. under normal conditions.
the number amounts to 1850,
I'VE are in this fight to stay. and
we must have recognition of our union,
or we nlght as we'll go out OF bus-
mess"
All day q committee was preparing
demands which Will be submitted TO
the telegraph companies on Monday as
q preliminary in ordering general
strike The demands in substance pro-
vide for equal pay for equal work and
All eight hour day. tho abolition OF the
sliding scale now In force. the COM
panies to furnish typewriters and 10
cease discriminating against union n,sA.s
Ifsthe companies refuse to actede TO
these demands. the men In New York
and all other cities where they are
sttll at work, 1t Ia declared tonight,
win be ordered to refuse to work with
non -union men
no Cripple Phone Service, Toe.
The strikers, II was said tonight,
we're planning to cripple the long-dis-
tence telephone service There are
thsriy telegraph operators ensployed I'M
this branch of the service In Chicago.
These men are exnert wtre men. and
are used In making up eireuits Ths
strikers declare they all belong 70 the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
-FOUR TONS ExPLODE;
THE TOWN SHAKEN UP.

BOULDER, COL, Aug. 1O.--While fire
was destroying the Colorado and Southern
freight depot this morning scores Of per-
sons who were assisting in quenchinG the
flames or watching the work OF volunteer
fircmen were injured by the explosion OF
four tons OF dynamite on a fiat cur. No
one was killed.
The town was thrown Into a panic by
the catastrophe. Many of those hurt
We're taken home by friends or to houses
in the Immediate neighborhood, where
such attention as Inexperienced hands
could render as given until physician
arrived. Most of the injured We're burned
and a great many suffered bones broken.
Several may die,
The origin of the fire has not been def
nitely determined. although many believe
1t to have been caused by incondiaries
The fire had progressed only short time
and was in a fair way to be under control
through the efforts of hundred or more
volunteer firemen, when an explosion rem
dered many tiremen and spectators sense
less and sent stones, Bricks and tlmhers
FIXING in all directions.
Panic seized the people and they ran
hither and thither, many injured and
bleeding lying on the ground. As soon as
the excitement qulctcd down, 1t was
found that the railroad depot was In
ruins and n number Of houses and freight
cars had been blown to pieces.
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SECURE GLUE TO
GIGANTIC FRAUD
Great Business i'll Forgery OF.
Deeds to Valuable Real
@ Estate.

NEW YORK, August 10.--rhe Dis
ltrict Attorneys Office believes that II
has secured the clues to a gigantic
swindlc, which has been in operation
in this-city for long time
tits said there has been discovered
q clearing house ffor the handling OF
forged deeds to city property, and that
the officers Of the county have signed
q trunkful of9these documents.
The deeds, Which are said to have
been signed in blanks by Il notary
public, and filed out to suit the taste
Of the head of the band In whose pos
session they We're found We're largely
used fer bail bonds in police courts.
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PANIC AND DEATH
FOLLOW EXPLOSION
Ontario Town Shattered by Car
Load Of Ex-
plosive.
TONS OF DYNAMITE EXPLODE
Railway. Station Is Wrecked and
City Of Boulder in Con-
sternation.

w. 4
\ DETROIT, MICH, Aug. 1o.-A car OF
dynamite intended for use in blasting at
the lime kilns crossing at the mouth of
Detroit river exploded to-day ut Essex,
Ontario. causing great destruction to
property and the injury of number of
people sa
One report says that seven persons were
killed. The explosion destroyed the depot
and freight shed, Green's elevator and
Lay Richies mill and broke every window
in Essex.
The explosion was felt for fifteen miles
A number OF people are reported badly cut
by glass and physicians from nearby
towns have gone to their assistance.
Michigan Central Railroad Fireman
John Mannigan and Station Agent A. O..
Steiners are among the killed. Tho new
Michigan Central stone station was COM
pletely destroyed The latest report from
Essex received at Windsor is that nine
people We're killed by the explosion, and
that every house in the town, which has
$500 Inhabitants, is destroyed. Essex is
seventeen miles from Windsor, which is
directly across the Detroitsriver from this
city. Doctors from Windsor and some
from Detroit are hurrying to the scene
In automobiles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
JUDGE ARRESTED
WHILE ON BENCH
Texas Jurist Charged With Muir
der Of Man IN Crowd
Pursuing Negro,

b HOUSTON, TEX. Aug. 1o--Judge ".
r. short was arrested at Center Tex,
yesterdny while, holding court on an in
dctment charging him with the murder
of Dr.. Mike Paul. last fall He was e,.
gagged in trying an Important eiyil snlt,
5Ilntil he could furnish bonds Of $4,000.
negro Dick Garrett lie took ,a rn refuge a. in n
the home ofJudge Short ana ~ !ired on dS lne
a ar prelminary i t'l tt'rlia while me court,house
was garrlsoned with militia, ana was
hanged for the murder II.
Two grand iuries have met since DR.,
Paul was killed and no indictment was
returned against Judge Short until the
third Jury met.
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MILITARY CALLED
OUT BY SHERIFF +
Lawlessness by Strike Synpa-
thizers Is sAscribed as Reason
for Demand.

TELL CITY, IND, August 1o.-At
unt-Genera Perry, with the Evans
VILE and Mount Vernon companies OF
the Indiana National Guard, arrived
here to-day to prevent disorder grow
ing out Of strike OF workers in Il
furniture factory,
The Vncennes and Washington COM
panies have been ordered to stand in
readiness to move here If there are
serious outbreaks.
For more than week each night
Tell City has witnessed lawles ssHess on
the part of strike sympathzerss'and. as
the result of an attack on the town
marshal, he shot and fatally wounded
one of the strikers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
SHOOTS FRIEND
FOR BURGLAR
He and Other Young Man Had
Responded TO Neighbor's
Call for Help.

Patterson, Jr,, son of Il local publisher,
was shot and mortally wounded early
to-day by Fremont Thrower, the eigh-
teen-year-o son Of Judge Fremont
Thrower. a friend and neighbortos Pat
terson. Thrower and young Patterson
had answered II call for assistance from
n neighbor VINO had bcen awakened by
a negro burglar. Mlstakingi Patterson
for the burglar Thrower fired the con-
tents Of a shotgun into Patterson's abb
domen, at short range. Patterson can
not survive.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
TROOPS IN
ANOTHER RIOT,
Notorious Twenty-Fifth Infantry
in Serious Outbreak in the

SAN FRANCISCO, August lO,-sold-
iers az the Twenty-Fisth Infantry. the
colored organization that figured in
the brownsville riot. created, a dis-,
.turbance on the f'BarbarN Coast" here
last night, and at one time II was
feared a riot Mould result, 'Ibe riot
call was sounded for extra police. and
eighteen of the negroes Wcro arrested
on charges of disturbing tho peace,
The Twenty.Fifth which has been
stationed atithc presido, viii leave for
the Philippines on the transport Crook.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
TO SAVE
SON, is KILLED
Double Tragedy Occurs at Galax,
in Grayson County--Boy
Jumps in Front of Train.
rspeclalto l'he Times-pispatcb

CiALAX, GRAfSQN COUNTY, VA.
August lo.-A double tragedy occur.
red lust below Galax recently; Rich
ardson hoy, whose mind has been some
what deranged for a@few years, as u
fight and his father We're sltting by
the railroad track When the train
came near the boy jumped In trout OF It,
His father caughtfhinl and was drag
ged on the track. The boy was killed
instantly and his father 50 manned
that Ne died the neNs morning
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
NEW. nIRD RESERVATION
n CREATED Hf PRESIDENT

d WAsEINGTON, Aug. lo-Erhe president
lslafds lird reservation. This is the cgih
resaryntIon for bird seretted by Presi
dent Roosevelt The Tern Islands resels
so-cailed mana near the mouth of the
river. The "mud llimps',,ale
islets more or less temporary in char
.acter and created chiefly by scG.mentafy
Lcposits8fron the liver,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

WASHINGTON, Aug. Preparations
are Beiag made for the consolidation OF
the artillery schools at Fort Monroe Va
and Fort Iottpn, n. Y., the consolidated
schools to be located at the CORNER post 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
JUDGE BARHAM
WINS EASILY
incumbent Defeats Opponents,
Polling More Votes Than
AL Others Together.
NEWPORT N Jews,

NEWPORT NEWS.
VA, August TO-,
Judge 7. j, Barham
was nominated to
succeed himself as
judge of the Cor
oorutlon Court in a
Democratic primary
held here to- day.
There We're follr. can
dldates In the field
dRthe nominee re-
ceived more votes
han the other 1 hrea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11

OF the 9ob votes cast. Barhanl re-
.ceiyed 5G5; B, B. Semmes. 2l4; Garrett,
l26; g. w. Robinson, 90. Tile primary
passed off quietly and a yerySlght vote
was polled. a g5il &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
PRISON TERM FOR
KILLING WOMAN.
Emile Simon Columbia Student,
Convicted in Auto Acci-
dent Case.
observation-disclosures
RELEASE ON BAIL REFUSED
Machine Running Slowly, and Ac-
cidcnt Appears tosHave3 Been
Unavoidable.
RELEASE ON BAIL REFUSED
Machine Running Slowly, and Ac-

Unavoidable.
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-07-04
MAIL ORDER EVIL.
ITS PtsE is NOT THE RESULT OF
LEGITIMATE DEMAND.
DUE ENTIRELY TO GREED
And II Feeds Upon the Prosperity
Of the Country Towns-A
Menace to the
Nation.

Copyrighted 1906. hv Alfred c. Clarke
AS the years go by we are more
than ever brought face to face with
the vital question of trading at home.
During the past decade the habit of
buying goods abroad has grown to
such proportions that the country
IN reliant may well feel alarmed at
the probable outcome unless something
Is done to forestall the great calamity
which will surely result therefrom.
Trade conditions 25 years ago were
satisfactory. At that time catalogue
houses were entirely unknown and
country merchants we're "monarchs OF
all they surveyed" so to speak, in the
lines represented. and the people were
prosperous and happy. Perhaps not
so much because they generally had
money enough to meet their wants,
but because of the contentment that
prevailed throughout the country at
that time. The farmers raised good
crops, generally. and received good
prices for what they had to sell. They
sold their surplus stun. to the local
merchant and bought what they
wanted; and this was the height OF
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-07-04

The apple of all fruit trees thrives
on the greatest variety of soils.
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say: Come to Smiths to trade,
cheapest place on earth" He must
describe his merchandise as he would
In private conversation over the coun-
ter to a customer aud then quote the
price. This will nearly always act as
a clincher and will at least put him
on a standing with the catalogue
house. In fact II will give him an ad-
vantage over the catalogue house. for
In almost every case he can sell the
same grade of merchandise cheaper
than the catalogue house can sell 1t.
This Is not mere theory but state
ment OF fact, for the reason that the
country merchants business Is oper.
ated at very much less expense than
that of the mail order merchant.
There are a thousand and one items
of expense which the city merchant
has to meet that are entirely unknown
to the country merchant.
The time is rapidly approaching
wnen people who patronize mail order
houses will be looked upon as soon
ers" by the solid and influential citi-
zens OF all commonwealths and will
suffer ostracism at their hands.
Cities and towns are built by com.
bined efforts Of the residents thereof;
not by foreign capital. So too are our
churches and schoolhouses built 1t
may be true that in many instances
eastern capital has been employed to
make improvements In the west, but
always with good round interest to
the lender OF the money. No one ever
heard of a case where an eastern man
or firm contributed to western enter
prise for the fun OF the thing. Nor
did you ever hear of a case where any
mail order or catalogue house ever
contributed to any church building
| fund Nor yet did they ever build or
| help to build any of our schoolhouses
You never heard of a case of this kind
and you never will. All these eastern
sharks care for is your d0llar, and
you know 1t, and when they have got,
ten that they have no more use for
you. Then why should you patronize
them? You can go TO your home mer
chant any day in the year and IL you
are short of change, he will extend
you credit. If you are sick and un
able TO work the home merchant viii
see that your family is provisioned
until you get on your feet again. He
will do all OF this and at the same
time furnish the same grade Of goods
at the same or even at less price
VIII the catalogue merchant do this,
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nation; 'but surely the Veringhams
sren't paying you for helping then to
sell their things"
MY dear Marjorie" said Lady Isa-
bel in a Mortified voice, what pu'.
such dreadful idea into your head?"
We'll, what do you mean, then
about getting cheque?"
"Oh, we'll, you see," she said hur-
riedly, things one doesn't want-use.
less wedding presents. and all that,
you know-sell so much better when
they are put in a sale as part of a
well-known collection, and the things
| marked on your catalogue-you
know, the things that went so very
well. She hesitated and leant for
ward TO bow to friend.
We'll, Isabel?"
We'll, my dear Marjorie, those
especial things, you see, were mine"
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now, my cnllu, we III ureSS anu 30 10
the sale and bid"
| was feeling philanthropic. The
room was growing hot and stuffy, and
| was tired and rather overwhelmed
by stout lady who now and again
murmured cultural observations in my
ear.
The Veringham drawing-room was
being sold, and we had just arrived at
lot 81 The sale was going very well.
and now and again the bidding be-
came extremely keen. and Lady Isabel,
who was sitting almost opposite me,
never even glanced my way. She had
told me to buy for her two Sevres
lars. three Chelsea figures. and good
many pieces of jewelry, and she had
marked on my catalogue the reserve
to which | was to go, but told me not
to notice her, as the dealers might
think that we were friends.
Amused in spite of boredom,
watched her bidding with cold busi-
ness air that suggested knowledge and
| determination not to sacrifice her
| friends valuable possessions to the
! dealers. However, she did not obtain
a single thing, and her look of dis
appointment filled me with sympathy,
because, she told me, she wanted so
very much to get the particular things
She had marked on my catalogue. She
went far beyond the reserve to which
she had limited me. and, bending
eagerly forward only relinquished the
jewelry to higher bid of half SOW
ereign.
At last the sale texcepting for the
rooms that she said were not worth
bothering With was over, and we
were in the sweet fresh aid again.
1T was a splendid sale" said Lady
Isabel, ''and a good deal due to me,
you know. Won't the Veringhams be
pleased?"
They ought to be-" I said GROSSLY,
for | was very hot, and tired too. Il
am sure the prices were high enough; (;
but I'm sorry Isabel, that, after all
your trouble. you did not get the
things you want"
"She smiled as she leant comfort
ably back in my brothers car. IN
did seem a pity"-she paused-'bui
then. you see, I'll get the cheque."
The cheque," | echoed, over
whelmed by sudden feeling of indig
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ambition, hence the contentment

their ambition, hence the contentment
that prevailed.
But in after years, when cities
grew and trade expanded, the mer-
chants of these cities not being con-
tent with conditions Of trade, devised
plans by which they might reach out
for more business. Advertising In the
newspapers being cheap way OF
putting the merits of their goods be-
fore the people. this plan appealed to
them and 1t was adopted. At first they
operated on small scale; then, as
the merchant saw the opportunity for
making 1t pay, he added to his adver-
tising fund. And SO it has continued
until to-day millions Of dollars. are
annually sent to mail order houses by
the people of the United States.
The best and most effective way to
throttle the catalogue house has been
a question uppermost in the minds of
country merchants for several years
past; some advocating one plan and
some another. There are several plans
which might be presented to induce
the farmer to buy at home. In the
first place his pride might be appealed
to. There are very few farmers who
own their own farms but that would
be interested in building up his own
locality. He realizes the fact that II
his farm is to be valuable 1t must be
farmed In the most scientific manner
and all buildings, fences. etc, must be
in hA oh
| and above all the farm must be 10
| Gated not too far from some good
| town, for we all know that farm land
brings much better price when near
| to some good town or village. 1t is
not hard to get the farmer to realize
| this. for II he ever sold any farm land
or tried to sell any, he knows this To
be a fact. Well, then, after he has
realized this fact, the thing for him
| to do is to patronize his home mer
| chants and business men, so they may
be able to build and maintain a good
| town.
| Public schools are much better In
the towns than in the country for the
| reason that where the population Il
most dense, there is more taxable
property to the amount of territor,
covered, hence there is more money
collected for school purposes, and a:
a result more and better teachers are
employed. All this is of the highes
importance to the farmer as mos
farmers who are of any importance II
their profession are interested in Civ
Ing tsAiS boys and girls q good sduca