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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

The State Of Maryland will be
without its chief executive for the
next ten days or more, and for a
part Of that time at least his resi-
dence will be in Ubehebe.
A party, headed by no less a dis
tinguished person than S. w. Schley,
d cousin OF Admiral Schley, candi-
date for Governor Of Maryland, left
Baltimore at noon yesterday in a
special car. They are coming to
Tonopah as the special guests of
John Salsberry, the copper king Of
the Ubehebe, and he will escort them
to the mines.
With Mr.. Schley are Governor
Warfeld Of Maryland, and for
mer Governor Jackson, his predeees-
sor; O. A. Turner, the man who
bought the Mizpah mine from Jim
Butler for his Eastern clients; II
G. Merry and f. Peard, bankers and
I X OF BdlllIIOIc Apuhb ASbA"F'
and NJ. Paulliac Of Paris; J.. Robinson
Forbes and d. Arthur Galway o
London, and eight others, who ar
prominent business men and bank
ors OF P%ittsburg and Baltimore.
The special will arrive here 9
] Wednesday or Thursday next, wher
D the party will be Joined by Mr., Sali
: berry and his mine manager, Ra
e Baker, and then proceed to Bonni
e Claire, where they will be met by
+ procession Of automobiles and viii
S led to the mines Of Ubehebe.
d OF the. party, Messrs, Peard an
Merry have been TO the mines b
,, fore, and it was their enthusiasts
.e over the wonders OF the Ubehebe tn
l. resulted in the forming of the part
n Mr.. Peard went there before TO lo'
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

Already more than 10000 schools
have been established in China,
where Chinese are taught precisely
as the youths are taught in the
schools of this country.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
ORE SHIPMENTS
FOR Eight DAYS

The following are the ore ship
for eight days, from October
18th to 22d, inclusive, over the Tonol
nah and Goldfeld railroad;
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
LAID BYTAFT.
Secretary Speaks of Work OF
the Y. IA. G. A.

Dayton. April 29.-secretary OF war
Taft delivered the peFcipal address
here Sunday at the laying OF the cor
nerstone of the new building OF the
Young Mems Christian As'ociation'
He handled the trowel as the stone
was lowered into its place. and smear
ed the mortar around like a mosaA.
The secretary. In company with his
brother. Charles r. Taft. left Cincin-
natl early Sunday. and arrived here
at noon. His friends had planned a
parade OF civic societies before the
LAYING OF the cornerstone. but by the
wish OF the secretary this was dis
pcnsed with.
The secretary was given n flaticr'
ing reception by throng OF about
5000.
The secretary referred to the great
work which the association was doing
for the elevation Of. and assistance
OF. railroad employees. and TO the fact
that congress had given authority TO
the secretary OF war TO grant permits
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
Lady and Cash crema,ed.

Philadelphia. April 2s.-Mrs. Kate
Kearner. aged sixty years. was burned
20 death at her home here while pre-
pairing breakfast. and $500 In notes
which she carried in a pocket OF her
dress we're destroyed. Mrs Kearner
poured oil into the kitchen stove to
quicken the fire
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
SINGULAR SUICIDE.
Deed Done Before Lady While Hus
band Went After Liquor.

Chattanooga. April 2e.-James Lynn,
aged twenty-seven years. who came
here from Sweetwater. Tenn. commit
ted suicide in a sensational way az q
hotel here. He went into n room oc'
cupied by married couple. sent the
husband ont for a drink and then
blew out his brains in the presence OF
The latters wife
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
sledae poas Secured.

st. Petersburg. April 29.-Through
the agency OF the American Consul
General Watts. train OF Twenty-Five
sledge dogs has been secured for the
weliman- Chicago Record-Herald ex'
position.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
Cars Tied up.

Salt Lake. Coty. April pa strike
was declared on the street car lines
OF the Utah Light and Railway com
pany, 450 men walking out. Numer'
Gus scenes OF disorder followed At.
tempts by the company 70 operate 2
few cars with non-union men. and all
efforts to maintain even . partial ser
vice were son abandoned.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
LITTLE GIRL eLecraocUTsp.
Live Electric Wire Causes the Death
Of a Dallas Child.

Dallas. April GA live electric wire
IN some manner became loose at the
corner OF Beaumont and Cockrell
streets and fell upon the little daugh'
ter OF a N. Barber. killing the little
one instantly
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-30
Garland Moore on Trial.

Springfield. Mo-. April 2s.-The trial
of Garland Moore. mall carrier who
IN December at Bots dare near here.
shot and killed Clara West. a youne
society woman. because she spurned
hIs attentions. has begun here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
REV. R. B. BEADLES
DIED YESTERDAY.
Aged Methodist Preacher Passed
Away in Fair
mount.
WAS CHAPLAIN IN ARMY
Funeral at Four O'Clock To-
day from Fairmount Metho-
dist Church.
WAS CHAPLAIN IN ARMY

Rev. r. B. Beadles, one of the Oldest
and best-known members of the Vir-
ginia Methodist Conference, died at
his residence. No. 1909 North Twenty.
second Street, yesterday afternoon az
$40 o'clock. MIR. Beadles had been
sick for several weeks, and critically
i'll the last few, days, and his death was was
friends in the city, but it will be n
surprise to his numerous friends
Throughout the State, Who did not
know of his Illness.
Mr.. Beadles was In his .seyenty3siNth
year. He was born in King William
county January 5, 1882: and had been
ministers are now left in the confer
euce who had served as long and faith
fully as he had. He has had charees
in nearly every county Of the state,
and gave up active work only three
wears ago when he was serving AS
bury Church. Manchester Since that
time he has made his home in EAR air
OF that section of the city;
Mr. Beadles was the eldest son OF
1.-THE late John and Nancy Beadles Of
lcrous relatives by that name through
out this section of the state. lie was
one of family of thirteen. All have
died except three brothers and three
sisters, who are r. NJ. and J W.
Readles. of Hanover. county; G. g
lBeadles, Of King william county; Mrs;
/ s. C. Dudley Mrs. a. j. McDoWeil ana
Mrs. w, II. sickel. of this city. We was
the father OF Rev II. Fletcher Beadles
who was pastor of the Paramount
church, in this city aud died while
serving one of the largest churches In
Portsmouth. Three children survive
IDr. T. p. Beadles of DanNille, Va: w.
IL Beadles, of Roanoke, Va. and Mrs
! W. r. Sanders of Athens. Ala.
Mr. Beadles was married three times
first to Miss Rebecca Holiday: OF
this State. and after her death.to MISS
Sally Slaughter. of Delaware. who dled
several years ago. Some three or fouf
wears ago he married Mrs virginia
Mathews, who survives him. NE NJ
Readlcs joined the conference In 1856:
when twenty-five years of age and
served almost continuously up to
short while before his death and dur
ling that time added thousands of mem
bers under his ministry.
During the Civil War Rev; NE
TaS v appSntsq Re seapan f a 1rs
i Corps, of the Army OF Northern VIZ,
ginia. and he participated in most OF
Ithe battles of that year-from me
i Wilderness to Petersburg Since inc
/ war Mr.. Beadles has held many
/ charges, in all parts Of Virginia; |lay'
ling wide circle of acquaintancas
throughout the state.
4 Those of the family WHO are out o.
II the city have been communlcatcd5 VIII VIII.
land will reach here in time for tlt
funeral. which takes place from tht
4 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. p. u Dad
|. nun, of st. James Church, VIII ofhciate
Eard will be assisted by the other Meth
! Iotljst ministers Of the CITY. THE inter
Il nlent will be in lakewood Cemetery u
Il the family section.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
STAMPING OUT
YELLOW FEVER
Marine Hospital Service Has
Situation in Cuba Well in
Hand.

WASHINGTON, ID. G.. August 22,--
Complying with Secretary Taft's sug-
gestion. Governor Magoon, of Cuba.
has taken steps to combat and eradi-
cate the yellow fever which has ap-
peared among the soldiers and civil
fans at Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Governor Magoon to-day cabled the
following report from Major Keen. at
Cienfuesos: Everything going well at
the fort and in the city. All the sick
soldiers convalescent except one. No
new cases in city. Have two hundred
and thirty employed in fumigaton.
City divided into ten districts. with
efficient houseto-house inspection; also
five medical inspectors go over the
various infected ones every day to ex-
anime all cases of sickness One hun
dred additional men in ten gangs will
begin drainage Tomorrow
Chief Surgeon Taylor, at Mariana
Cuba, to-day reported to the War De.
partment that there is one new case
of yellow fever at st. Nicholas; no new
cases at Cienfuegos. and that the con.
oitions generally are favorable
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
SAYS SHUMAKER
WILL TELL ALL
Report from Jolinstown TO Effect
Former Superintendent Will
Reveal Scandal Secrets.

PHILADELPHIA, PA. August 22s-
A special from .lohnstown, Pa, says
James NJ Shunaker, former superin-
tendent OF public buildingsand grounds
at Harrisburg. who Is implicated by
the reports of the capitol investigation
commission. has declared that he Will
make full confession of all he knows
in connection with the capitol scandal.
He claims that the manipulation OF
funds was engineered by u high official
OF the state at Harrisburg to cover up
shortage in the State treasury. Shu-
maker lives at Johnstown. and when
he was subpoenaed to appear before
the capitol investigation commission to
tell what he knew. pleaded Illness and
remained secluded in his house. Now
he Is apparently ready to divulge i'm
portant secrets, when the trials begin
In September. Shumaker's statement
sonal and political friends is as fol-
lows Il am going on the witness stand
to tell everything. / will not keep
back q single secret, and when get
through. will show that man high
in official life AZ Harrisburg ought to
go to the penitentiary / have COM
mitted no wrong. The probers may be
after me, but l will go after the man
they are protecting. ! will not spare
him. l am going to tell everything I
know. I do not propose to suffer FOR
the sins of a scoundrel who knew the
colossal graft, but refused TO stop It
as / urged. ] know what the graft
was for, that it was to cover treas
a former United States Senator from
Pennsylvania, now dead. ] am now
anxious to go on the stand, and the
sooner the better for me. want to
get myself right before the people. for
also. help me God. / am an Innocent
man..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
THE BID SYSTEM
DISTURBS THEM
City Officials Show That They
Guard Envelopes With Great
Care.
officials connected with Che vario

Officials connected with the various
ere in a prayerful mood these days.
THE bid and contract question disturbs
them, because the system is not thor
Ioughly understood by the public-and
the taxpayers. Therefore, they desire
to be heard.
The City Home system. in one re-
Ispect. at least, Is not a dark mystery.
Ignorant in former times. perhaps, the
people now understand that when bids
lare sent to that institution they are
not placed in a sealed box. They drift
around from pillar to post, frequently
sleeping in chair until the time
comes to put them in the hands of the
committee.
In the future, however, these things
may not, not happesns, They The are liable to
be put into a hypnotic spell. smart
man, with the smoothness of a charla-
tan from the Far East. might make
few passes in the air, jabbcr strange
words, and - presto! - the custodian
would dream. No jury OF his peers
events that took place While he was
/ far away and snoring some
But the hypnotist could not run rings
around the department official or clerk
bidders present sealed envelopes they
| are dropped into the box, and when the
| hour arrives, as specified in the adj
ivertisement, the polls are closed q
rough slip of paper IS sealed over the
sIit into which the letters fall, and
Selopes when the box Is opened under
4 the glare of many lights and under
the eyes OF the committee. This Is
i the custom generally observed and this
! is what the department officials and
clerks want the public TO bear in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23

stock viii be created. making a total
of 100000 preferred stock, all OF
which will be included in the. total
counsel for the company. said after
The Guth Chocolate Company has
among its stockholders. some OF the
Stockholders Blade Bros, large lum-
bermen of North Carolina, who recent
~ sold a tract of timber to the stand
stockholders. John SHELTON Williams.
we'll known to Marylanders and other
Southerners;. MIR l.. L. Dirickson :
banker, living in Berlin, Nd, a a1s
Charles G. Guth. native of Baltimore,
is president of the company.
The growth e the chocolate hoe late ca nba
nomenal. Fully S2OOO.OOO is invested
here in its manufacture, and eight or
ten firms are engaged in the busi..
ness. giving employment to about l,oso
persons"
Mr.. Guth is thirty,hye years old Ian, and
He spoke of his business as follows;
we have stores In several, ~, cities Il = $
that are similar to the one on Charles
Street. including the restaurant. We
have three in Chicago, one of them
being in the Auditorium Annex. one
in Philadelphia, one In Washington,
one in Richmond and one in Baltimore.
eve are planning to open the larg-
est candy store in New York on Fifth
AverSle. We now employ 400 persons
in our different stores. and will double
that number. We employ 200 skilled
candymakers in our factory, and Will
Increase the force to $50 or 400. Our
factory is seven stories high. and has
capacity OF ten tons of high grade
chocolates every twenty-four hours,
While the majority Of our product Is
retaiIed at our own stores. we also dc
n general wholesale business."-B
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
PETITION FOR
RAISE OF TAX
Mass Meeting Asks for More
Money for School I'M
provement.

Resolutions looking TO school In
provement were carried unanimously
at meeting of the citizens OF the
lower part of Henrico county held last
night. Enthusiastic interest in school
work WAS manifested, and the peopls
of the district put themselves on re-
cord as favoring an increase In the
county school levy in order to provide
more funds for school purposes.
The meeting was held at Giffert'S
Hall, below Fulton, and there was q
large attendance Of the citizens of
Narina District Mr.. S. B. Freeman
presided and the principal address Of
the evening was made by Mr., y. II
Russell, the county examiner, who pre-
scented number of maps showing the
work done in consolidating schools ant
Strengthening the teaching force.
The gathering passed n resolution
| unanimously asking the Board of Su.
| pervisors TO raise the county schoo
1 levy to twenty cents on the 500 il
4 Narina District for tho purpose OF
1 erecting new buildings and Improving
1 the schools of the district.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
END
ERIE CONVENTION
Elect Officers and Decide to
Meet in Chattanooga Next
y Year.

ERIE. PA. August 22--The tenth
annual convention OF the Postrasters,
Association of the flrst-class cities of
America closed to-day. wien officers
We're elected and Chattanooga, Tenn.
was chosen as the place for the next
meeting Of the convention. The Off
GERS chosen are:
President, j. L. Waits. burlington,
Ia; First Vlce-President Henry Blum.
dent. T.. n. Morgan. New York City:
Third Nice-President, f. G.. Without,
Dayton. o.; Fourth Vice President u.
B. Sizer, Lincoln. Neb.; Fifth Vice.
President, Isadore Sobl Erie. Ps
Treasurer, Thomas C. Lawler. Rock
ford, Iii.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
MYSTERY OF BIDS
MAY YET Be SOLVED
Continued from First Page

stantlal suspicion What the commit
tee will do. or what sort of a report
1t may prepare. is a matter of con-
lecture, although 1t Is certain to an
nounce that Mr. Hobson has sustained
his charges and that they were not
reckless utterances from man igno-
rant of what he was saying. The in
timation that Mr.. Hobson would be held
personally responsible and prosecuted
In the event that he could not verify
his charges is no longer heard, for he
has dono that Enthusiastically. Final de-
cision, of course. is left with the COM
mittee, but there is no possibility of any
withdrawing report. The evidence is
too strong for that.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
We'd on Historic Grn1nL.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 22.-The
historic battlefield of Bull Run was
the scene of a pretty wedding Tues
day noon, the contracting parties be-
ing Mr. Robert a, Hoal and Miss Ada
c; Matthews. both of Roanoke, Va.
the ceremony was performed at the
famous stone house" about which the
battle ragged with such fury more than
forty-five years ago. Mr.. and Mrs
Hoal are now In this city, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert j. Hawkins
at their home, No. 223 Twelfth Street
Southwest and before returning ia
Roanoke where they viii reside, they
VIII spend several days at the james.
town EXposition
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
Postpone dwelling

] A NJ EST o WIN EXP POSITION
GROUNDS. August 2a.-lieutenant-
GcYernor j, Taylor Ellyson, acting pres
ident of the Association for the Pres
Servation of Virginia Antiquities an
nounced to-day that the unwilling of
the monument to Captain John Smith,
heinR erected on Jamestown leland by
the United States government, will
unnecessarily have TO be postponed. the
contractors giving notice that II viii
not be completed on September 18th, the
day set for the exercises, Uncertainty
as 10 when the shaft Will be completed
prevents The naming Of a future day
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23

long for the time when the South shall
be receiver ngain IN the councils oe
the nations and when the people Q {
that section shall resume the inllu,
which thei deny themselves by being
frightened ! nj a mere ghost of the
past" ,auros
sional representation than tho vote
Of the South seemed TO warrant he
fnupd an injustice, whicl, he believed
had been largely counterbalanced by
tts tendency to drive others into the
Republican pnfty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
DEATHS.

ALEXANDE August the 10Th.
at his home. In Augusta Ga Major.
WILLIAMS ltELI& ALEXANDER.
IBEADLEs.--Die at his residence. No.
1903 North Twenty-second street
Thursday. August ed. at $40 o'clocA
p. NJ. Rev. r. e. Bl:ADLES, aged
seventy-ttye years.
Funeral from the Fairmount Meth
odist Church TODAY (Fridayl at
=. NJ. Friends and acquaintance in
vited to attend
at her home, Charles
Town Jefferson county, w. Va, Mrs.
FRANCES B4ASSETT MITCHELL
relict of Charles Il. Mitchell.
Remains will reach Richmond over
C. & o. Railway Friday evening at
1880 o'clock, and Will be removed
from L.. T. Christians undertaking
rooms to Hollywood Cemetery SAT
URDAY MORNING at . o'clock for
interment.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
MILLION.DOLLAR
FIRE STILL RAGING
Conilagration, Originating i
Paint Plant, Burns Out
Other Firm.

CINCINNATI. OHIO, August 22--
Fire. which started at o'clock to-
night at Hunt and Broadway Street,
entailed loss estimated at S1,000000.
The FIRE, IL is said started in the
Eagle white lead plant and spread to
adjoining buildings.
AT 1890 the following buildings had
been destroyed: b. II. kegler Grocery
Company waieaouse, Morrison & Snod-
grass planning. milf, Aetna Smelling
Company, d. 7. Williams Valve Com
pany. Roberts Lumber Company. Kreh-
bill Printing Company and Burdick
Wagon Company.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
Mrx r. u. White.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
T.ADFORD. VA. August 22.-Mrs. r.
p. White died Tuesday night of heart
trouble after an illness dating back
only to Sunday nigh,, She had nor
been well for a long while. hu- ltcr
death came as great shock, Mrs.
White being but .thirty-two years old,
and attending up to SUNDAY. to her
duties in her home and church ~.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
Marion storx n snic.,le.

NEW YORK, August 22--Marion
story, the artist. and brother of Julian
z. Story, who Was divorced by Nine,
Eames. committed suicide at his home,
night. by Shooting The only other
persons In the house at the time were
his servants. b1rSa Story, who had not
lived with her husband for about q
year, Is said to be somewhere In the
Il South,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
FOURTH MAY VISIT JAMESTOWN


TENDER 1!th Celebration.
BALTIMORE. MD. August eff
the plans of Major Harry c. Jones,
officers and men of the Second Bat
TALON of the Fourth Regiment do not
nliscarry Maryland Will be represented
by troops at the September 18th ceie-
bration at the Jamestown Exposition
North Point.
Major Jones wants the battalion to
20 with full ranks. Permission has
been granted by the Adjutant- General
end all that remains is to get together
the necessary money!
A meeting Will be held Thursday
made.
The officers and men Will bear the
expenses. IT is purposed to leave Bal
timore September 18th and return
three days later. The officers and
enlisted men of companies not In
the Second Battalion have been In
Nited to go along if the present pro-
gram Is adopted.
to be present
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
PASSENGER TRAIN WHECIlED,
TWO FATALLY INJURED

AUGUSTA, GA. August 22--Georgia
passenger train No 81. from Atlanta
was wrecked Tonight, seventeen miles
from here. D. r. Thurbert, express
messenger, and w, II, Gary (coloredl
postal clerk, are reported fatally in.
jured rive coaches were derailed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
MAN MURDERS WOMAN
AFTER CRIMINAL .SStsrfp

BRlnGEPoRp, CONN, August 2e.--
Miss Hallett, young woman OF TIA
shpa, was murdered to-day by a hired
man, who FIRST crlminany attacked her
he then SCI fire to the building il
Is It is reported here that the tien1 IN,
been captured.
launching Is feared.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23

ii 10 The Times-Dispatch.
Roland j. Ferguson.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
ROANOKE. VA, August 22S-Roland
j. Ferguson. one of the most prominent
apple growers in Rphnoke county, died
at his home in the Back Greek section
to-day. aged segentY-siN. lie Is SUR
viyeQ by six children.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
FARMER WEEDS.
Me- is Gi ana His Bride n Little More
THIN Half THAT Age.

WINCHESTER, VA, August 22.---
After being married twice, both wives
preceding him to the grave, John
Reedy, q prosp erous FREDERICK county
farmer, to-day welded Miss Susan
Stroop, daughter of Noah Stroop. also
of this county. The. glrooms age, Is
sixty-four FEARS. and his bride has
passed the thirty-third mile post OF
life. The groom stood proudly erect
while the ceremony was performed by
Rev. j. w. II. Beale, pastor of Market
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, OF
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-23
TIE NWEA THEIR

Forecast; Virginia - Fair Friday;
Saturday increasing cloudiness, proba-
bly, showers in west portion, light,
variable winds. hecoming southeast.
North Carolina scattered showers