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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16
RESCUER FINDS
MOTHERS BODY

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT,
September 15.-The passengers on the
Montreal Express assisted IN the worl,
Of rescue and the care of the wounded
Among the West Canadian farmers who
aided was Benjamin Briggs, who was
one of the first at the scene, and two
hours later he drew out the body of
woman. On turning up the face Mr..
Briggs looked on the features of his
mother, and almost collapsed from
grief. Mrs. Briggs had been visiting
friends in the North. and was on her
way to Boston.
The sizes of tie passenger coach
lay on either side of the track. A
tangled mass Of iron and steel from
which the steam was still rising. had
once been two locomotives OF on onr
eide was a crowd of people hurryinp
from one writing form TO another iT
vain attempt to ease their pains. On
the. other side of the track all were
silent, as one by one the bodies of the
dead We're laid in an ever-increa sine
row, until sixteen lifeless forms wora
resting side by side beneath the trees
as soon as practicable the moro
seriously injured We're taken by train
70 hanover, n. H.. where they We're
SVeh medical and surgical trea tnent
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THE R|CHM0ND.COPS
WILL REPORT TO- REID.
American Ambassador Will
Direct sleuths Who Go After
Miller.
Timcs-Dlsratch Bureau,
Munsey Building.
washIng.on. .. g, september IS.

Washington. D. Co September To-
II was stated yesterday at the office
of the Solicitor for the State Depart
ment that nothing could be given out
concerning the application Of Governor
Swanson for extradition papers for
Miller, the baggage thief. now being
held at Scotland Yard. London. 1t is
the rule Of the office not to give out
information concerning an extradltion
case unlll all the papers are secured
and the officers are ready to go for
their man. q
In case extradition Is granted so
far as the Department of State is
concerned, the papers will be returned
to Governor Swanson, who VIII deliver
them to thu Richmond chief of police.
who will in turn give them into the
Keeping of the officers who will be sent
to Iondcn for the alleged thief. as the
papers, Will be their Credentials" to
the British officers II was stated that
the American ambassador at London
would be notified that the officers were
en- route and that he would be directed
to hold Miller until they arrived. On
reaching London they Will call upon
Ambassador Eeid, who viii thereafter
direct their movements,
1t was said at the office of the solici-
tor to-day that the papers would be
ready early next week.
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OFFICIALS WILL
LOOK INTO WRECK

BOSTON, MASS. September 15.-The
this city tonight issued statement
saying 1.-The collision was evidently
due to misunderstanding of train
orders After describing the orders
sent to the two expresses and the
freight. the statement says:
AT Canaan orders were sent 267
(the freight annulling former order
and giving them one hour and ten
minutes on the time of "a. (Montreal
.train).
THE. same order was given to 81
at White River Junction. both We're
repeated back TO the Dispatcher, and
according to the records exactly as
planned reason tie order which was
delivered to the engineer and conduc-
tor of 267 at Canaan, gave them one
hour and ten minutes over train 30
(the Quebec eXpress), which had not
then arrived at Canaan.
This order should have read No. 81
and according to tho dispatchers
records II was so sent and repeated
Thy the Canaan operator. This dis
thorough Investigation, which will be
made at once.
On Down Grade.
The accident occurred on a straight
line about a mile south of West
Canaan (four miles north Of Canaan)
at 4:26 this morning.
1T was very foggy morning, and
the enginemen We're not .nuch more
than zoo feet apart when they came ir
| sight of each other. Both were run
ming fast, the freight on a down grade
| OF about fifty feet to the mile. Tho
engine OF the passenger train tele,
scoped the baggage car arc csach
which was occupied largely by French.
Canadians on their way to the mills al
Manchester, Nashua. Lowell and Fal
| River. Occupants of the smoker were
so far as we can at present learn, no.
seriously injured. and those in thu
Pullman car suffered only from TIL,
4 shock
''Wrecking trains with full crews
We're promptly started from Concord
and White River Junction, togethe
with an abundance of doctors. nurses
etc. from Concord. and the track wa
cleared at 8 o'clock this afternoon
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Shows How.

properties. and the new ruling has
been attacked by leading newspapers
of the State not heretofore friendly
to tho transp ortation companies.
Many Harsh Measures.
The most Interesting part of the
editorial deals with some of the laws
passed. which are harsh and harassing.
and which force the railroads to make
costly changes. when there can never
be hope of recovery.
Summed up. the editorial attempts
to show that the agitation Is due to
clamor: that law-makers base rates
upon full train-loads that rates have
been made In Ignorance. without eX-
animation. and even when eXamina-
tions showed that they would be con-
nscatory.
1t gives a sober and conservative
answer to the violence of politicians,
and concludes with this paragraph:
$50 tho Legislatures have had their
fling, and now there will be "a trying
and more or less protrncted period of
adjustment through the courts. 1t may
be that before this period las comes
to an end the feeling of the American
people toward the railroads will have
so changed that they VIII not only be
permitted to take the rest cure which
Mr.. Hill recommends. hut will also re-
ceiye degree OF recognition which
win lead the custodians of funds again
to regard their securities as safe In
yRStmentE.'-
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.OPE N TODAY IN
HENRICO, TOO
Much Interest in Industrial
School for Negroes at Jones'
boro.

Henrico schools open this morning.
for both white and colored pupils in all
parts OF the county. and from the In
dications the attendance will prove II
teachers was held Saturday In the or
fice Of superintendent jackson Davis
at the courthouse. and the final in
structions were given and full planH
cordihg to the policy OF the school
board in past years no pupils will be-
turned away for lack OF room. md
should the facilities in any neighbor>
district board Will at once take meaA-
aures to secure. additional quarters 10
that every child OF school age III tho
County ,rIs who applies may be received
have been renqvated and repaired
during the summer. and every indica-
ton points to q most prosperous ses.
sion. One of the most interesting Of
the new Undertakings of the Henrico
hoard Is the agreement recently made
with the negro settlement at Jones'
6oro with regard to operating an In
dustrinl school at that place for coll
ored children. This Institution viii
not be ready to open until about Oc-
tober lst, but the experiment promises
much for the future or the education
OF negroes in the county.
The Ionesboro settlement. controlled
by DR.. Jones. the colored physician Of
Richmond. and numberof associates.
HAS agreed 10 donate neat building
all ready for occupancy together With
ton acres OF land. near Fort Lee Statlon
Tor school purposes, The school VIII
have three teachers; principal and
two Ssaistants. two OF whom Will
be paid by the county and the third
by the Jonesboro settlement the
school being free to all the children
living in that district of the county.
The county board Will close two
small one-room schools for negroes
In this neighborhood. centraltaing the
effort IN conjunction with the Jones'
boro settlement in school OF real
value, 1T Is proposed to teach in adj
dttion to the ordinary English branches,
agriculture. sewing. cooking. domestic
science. flower gardening. trucking.
etc. The affairs of tho school will be
managed by n board Of trustees Sc
lecttd by the Jonesboro colony. and
the county superintendent Will haya
the usual supervision hs at otb4
Institutions In the county. The pupi.1
oof the school Will he graded regularly
IKE the public school pupils and Will
be subject to the same examinations,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16
A BIC SAW-|M|[L
GOES UP IN SMOKE
Plant Of Frank Hitch Lumber
Company Destroyed by
Fire.
Especial to Tho Times-DispatclGl

Especial to Tho Times Dispntchl
NORFOLK. va. September 15,-The
big sawmill of the Frank Hitch Lunl-
Der Company at West Norfolk was to-
tally destroyed Ivy Hress.hls afternoon.
A part of draw-brldge and u half
train az logs werc also destroyed. tbs
loss Is placed at $4,000, fully covered
by insurance. The eight big dry kllns.
a considerable distance from the lum-
Der pant, and other properly were
saved. The lumber plant was eQulp-
ped with fre-tlghting outilN but 1T
could make no progress against the
flames. The Portsmouth department
turned out. but the worlS.,of that was
hampered By the lack OF water which
had to be conveyed through 1000 feet
OF hose. The fire started at $3.50
O'Clock, and its origin is sunknoWns
Frank Hitch. head{of the Frank Hitch
Lumber Company, stated Tonight that
he was uncertain as to NV he ther ne
mill would be rebuilt. .s% III s
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vision was challenged.
General Botha introduced his motion.
declaring that the House expresses
its deep era titude for the grant of au-
tonomy, believing that the advance OF
national unity will strengthen the
bonds between the empire and South
Africa.
The Premier deprecated the recent
speech in the Natal Legislatives AS
sembly OF Mr.. Maydon, who refused to
praise the action of the Imperial Gov
eminent in granting autonomy. Cen
eral Botha hoped that responsibility
would result in zone people, one Rag,
and q happY South Africa.
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CHANGE FOOD
And Lose That Uneasy ree,In 9

A man who has ALWAYS been =
skinny chap" although hardly evor
I'll, tells OF the way he put on fIcsb
and reduced his irritabillty ana nerw.
Gus condition
BY chance he had a taste of Crane.
Nuts food at the table Of friend ard
enjoyed THE flavor so much that NIX
began 10 have 1t every meal. He savs.
S IN short time 1 found myself an
other person. the old feeling Of dis.
content and uneasIness left me on l..
tlrely. 1t became a pleasure To 20 about
my work, whereas, before. for wears I
had always had the feeling OF being
., little weary, but now / seem TO
have surplus Of energy for every
thing, my weight has Increased IL
pounds In four weeks, and am still
Rainlng.
have never been very sick and am
Satisfied II my present Improvement in
health continues, shall not be.
THE change that this food has made
In my life has been remarkable am
% satisfactory that / am glad of Tho
opportunity TO tell you Read "Tht
Road to Wellvllle." in pkgs, There's
3 Reason. 8S5 Ss
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Sir George Farrar heartily seconded
the motion. He said u great trust had
been reposed in the government, and
IL 1t held the balance even between
rich and poor and town and country,
discord among the whites would cease,
and the Transvaal would become in
reality the brightest jewel in the
crown.
1t Sis said that South Africa paid
$750.000 for the Cullinan diamond. the
presentation of which to the Crown
tells the story of the gratitude of Il
people who have been fairly treated
by their conquerors
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that the price will be spread over3four
or five years is received with relief.
The Ministry is condemned for not
placing the whole scheme frankly be-
fore the public Undoubtedly there was
strong feeling against the proposal, hut
General 1'otha's statement has done
something to smooth over the feeling
that burden was being placed upon
an already depressed community.
Speeches of opposition members
clearly suffered from fear of be-
ing charged with disloyalty, and con-
sequently the objections Were not very
strongly urged. After such mild ora
tory it was rather pity that a di-
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at the Margaret Hitchcock Hospital
at Dartmouth College. "a
rrnin on bridge.

at the Margaret Hitchcock Hospital,
at Dartmouth College. "A
Train on Bridge.
But before the train reached here
on its way to Hanover eight more
had succumbed to their injuries. which
brought the dead roll up to twenty
four. During the forenoon twenty
seven of the injured were taken to
Hanover. while the bodies of the dead
were removed to Concord. The scene
of the accident was >thronged with
people all day, and the work of the
train wreckers was impeded. Inc
track was cleared finally this after
moon. although several hundred feet
sof rnils had to he replaced. The rear Of
the express train stopped directly over
a bridge over small river, but for
tunately the sleeper did not leave the
tracks.
Superintendent Explains.
Superintendent Ray, of the Concord
division. began an investigation of the
cause of the disas ter, and this after
noon gave out the following statement;
THE accident was due to mis-
understanding between j. a. Crowley,
the night dispatcher at Concord. who
has been in the service seven years,
and John Greeley. the night operator
at Canaan, WHO mas seen tWeitS Ahioc
years service In transmitting train
orders. One Of these two men made
the fatal error OF taking a4cipher for
a four.
The train order which Conductor
Lawrence, of the freight. signed for at
the Canaan station. said that tho train
No. 30 was running one hour and ten
minutes late.
ION this order the freight conductor
could easily have made the side-track
at West Canaan. and this was his in
tention Ordinarily train No "a fol-
lows No 30, thirty-fve minutes later.
but the freight conductor held an order
received at West Hanover that No. "a
was forty minutes late.
1t was the freight conductors in
tention then to keep on to West
| Canaan. Train Dispatcher Crowley. OF
Concord states that he told the Canaan
operate that No.. "a was an hour and
ten minutes late. 1t was this mistake
of taking a cipher for figure that
caused the wreck.
:. Boy Dies.
The unknown boy who was taken
to the Margaret Hitchcock Hospital
here suffering from arm and leg frac-
lures. received In the Canaan wreck.
died tonight. making the number Of
deaths from the wreck twenty five.
The remainder of the Victims at the
hospital. except one unidentified girl,
are expected to- recover@
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SIX co1IN1ITrEBs To--NIGnr, !.
Much Routine Work on Council Docket

Much Routine Work on Council locker
for the Week. N aj 55
With no sessonHof either branch Of
the Council this week, the work It the
City Hall will fall upon the various
committees provided IT is. possible to
round up quorums. Five meetings are
scheduled for tonight, as follows: On
Poor, on Lights and on Street Cleaning.
Tomorrow night the Finance and
Grounds and Buildings Committees will
meet. There is nothing of unusual im-
portance on the dorlSets.9 rhes differ-
ences between Engineer CutshnW and
Chief 81 fPolice Werner, egarding the
cutting OF IA door In the CHIEFS ofilce
without authority, wi be ottlclally
considered. 81 sifi EssslS sS,SS S
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OBITUARY.
A, ID. Burnett.

FLOYD, VA, September 15.-Mr,,
d. Burnett. highly respected citizen
and large land owner, died at HI reas
5idence near Willis. Saturday, the, lath
at O'clock. With tBrlghts disease.
aged siXty-elght years. y
Mr.. Burnett was. a gallant Confeder-,
ate soldier. havingaslost his right arm
lat the battle of Cold aarbor. After
thes.war by his close attention to BUSH
ness lie accumulated, considerable prop
erty and was considered among the
wealthy men of the county.
lTe leaves surviving him four chil-
dren-Dr. Burnett, OF Willis; II, p,
Burnett, an attorney at law at Applla.
chiaSYa. and two married daughters.
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Enormous interest was taken in the
result of the vote in the Legislative
Assembly when General Botha's mo-
ton to purchase the Cullinan diamond,
the largest In the world, valued at
$4,000, 900, in order to present 1t to the
King. was carried by forty-two votes
to nineteen. The voting was not a
surprise. but some establishment was
caused by the fact that Mr. Lindsay,
the deputy opposition whip, supported
the government.
There is general comment upon the
fact that no statement was made re-
garding the cost, but the announcement
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16
LOCKED IN STATION.
Maryland Man Charged with Being Per-
son of Unrnnnh Mind

I IL Gardner. Of Maryland was locked
up last night at the Second Station on tho
charge OF being person of ursennd mind.
Gardner claimed 10 have been x preacher,
bu, was unable 20 give an accurate de.
seription Of the denomination or sect which
he represented. He was visited late last
night by his wife and other members of
his family. who said he had heen acting
rather queerly lately. Gardner's friends
will probably ask for commissions OF liz
macy today To friend who visited him,
Gardner atated that his condition was dus
Is ovcrwork and that a few weeks rest
would bring him around all right
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DEATHS.

-pe partedr this life satur,
asy SeRtemher afth az NJ q.
ARTHUR Hayes, JAMES. Fl. HARPER,
Funeral TUESDAY,a September
nth, at p. NJ. from. tho Leigh Street
M. y. Church Friends OF the family
e are invited to attend.
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.
lk0rsa and buggy stolen.

lite Police department. received a report
last night of HE stealing Of a horse and
buggy from Et,rlcls. Va, near Petersburg.
Inc morse 'F Described as dark bay.
lWelye years old medium weight The va
mclt was Q high backed buggy with red
painted Mheelh -. ..a2l''Ai'... n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. r. Cannon and family
have returned to the city after a pleas
ant visit ia Norfolk, Ocean View and
the Jamestown Exposition. ~
Miss Annie Miller. Of Norfolk, Va,
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. c. 70. Cannon,
OF No. 1911 North Twenty sixth Street
this city. zsls iiss' "
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Funeral Notice.

TUCKER funeral5of Mrs. ANN q.
TUCKER will take place from tfaf
home of her son. No: 1906 West Clay
\ o'clock. Burial ut Rlveryiew
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SCHOOL CHILDREN GO
BACK TO WORK TODAY
Vacation Now Over and Thousands Turn to Books
Again This Morning Many Changes in
Assignment OF Teachers.

Plttman, Alice y. Monctrc. West End
NJ Ahnte Bates. Matte q. Denny.
MANUAL TRAlN1Nti-J. 4. Burruss
director; Arabella q. Pitcher, Clara a.
Moore, Julia 3. Woodbridge, II. Clay Itouch.
ems. u G. Painter. bertha "A. Lecte
NiUsIC--Waltcr q Mercer director; Eye-
lyn !. Rex. Bessie b. .Trlbbett, Adele ogil.
via ~ Ss"-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-16
REV ". A. GUERRY
IS MADE A BISHOP
Consecrated Coadjutor Bishop
Of the Diocese Of South Caro-
lima.
MANY PROMINENT PRELATEs
New Bishop is Native Of South
Carolina and Powerin the
State.
MANY PROMINENT PRELATEs

COLUMBIA. S. c.. September 10
Rev. w. a. Query was to-day conse-
Grated Bishop ooadjutor of the South
Carolina Episcopal Diocese. the SER
vices taking place in Trinity Church.
this city, In the presence of a distin-
guished gathering. representing all sec
tions OF the State.
The commission of bishops taking
part In the ceremony was as follows.
The Right Rev. Daniel S. futile, d. D.,
presiding bishop; fhe Right Rev. Ed
win G.. Weed. U. D.. Bishop of Florida;
the Right Rev. Joseph b. Cheshire, D.
D.. Bishop of North Carolina.
The presentors: The Right Rev. Theo :
dore u. Braton. D. D.. Bishop OF Mis-
sissippi; the Right Rev. Robert
Strange. n. D.. Bishop of Eastern, Mort h
Carolina.
The preacher: The Right Rev. Thomas
F. Gaylor, I'D, Bishop of Tennessee.
Priests attending: The Rev. John
Kershaw, D.. D., the Rev. A. r. Mitchell.
the Rev. w. q. Gordon. the Rev. II. II.
Covington. the Rev. II. j. Mikell.
Master of ceremonies: The Rev. A
H. Noll, Bursar OF the University OF
the South.
Registrar: The Rev. A. s. Thomas. of
Florence
Bishop Ellison Capers. of the Diocese
of South Carolina, was unable to attend
the service because OF recent severe
ilInees 49,
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sketch OF. New ni.hop.


Bishop Guerry. formerly chaplain of
the University OF the South, Is native
South Carolinian. His father has for
many years been a clergyman in this
diocese, and he was born In Clarendon
county, this state, in 1861.
He was prepared for college at Por-
ter Military Academy IN Charleston,
in 1851; entered the University of the
South. graduating in 1854 with the
degree OF NJ. A.
For one yenr he served as tutor in
the Porter School, returning then to
Sewanee to enter the theological de-
partpent. receiving the degree of
B. ..
AS a Clergyman he served in St
Johns Church. Florence. S. c.. and
while there was married to Miss An
ME McBee. of Linconton. N. G.
In 1893 he was elected chaplain Of
the University OF the South and pro-
fessor Of the theological department.
in which double capacity he has since
remained, making himself felt as a
power in the institution and endearing
himself to all those Interested in Sc
vance.
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IMMATURE ALMANAC,

NINItK'I'UNI1 e q -. e M.
September l6. 100
sun rises b;53 EIIGH It'd d. X
Sun sets NJ. Ell Mornin g.,., LAS
Moon sets, a 2.5 Even ing VI IN NJ
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THE WEAAI HER.

Forecast: yirginla-Fair Monday
and Tuesday; light. Winds, mostly
south
North Carolina-Fair Monday and
light east8to southeast winds.
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THAT such action as this, together
with the indlscriminateiand wholesale
dennnciation of those concerned In the
administration OF the railroads, Is
breeding in the rank and file Of rail-
way employees a lack sof confidence in
and respect for their superior officers
has already become evident In some
parts of the West. This lack Of conf
dcnce may naturally be expected to
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HOrribIt Picture.
As the sun rose Ia the full horror of
the disaster became apparent. Along
the sid9 of the track lay the dead
yet uncovered. a little further off were
the living. some of them stretched on
the ground with relatives, friends. but
more often total strangers binding M
their wounds and encouraging them
IN the thought of speedy medical
aid ~ {,
There *teeTe a comparatively few in
that crowd of rescuers who did not
show some wound from the disastcr.
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CONDITIONS YESTERDAY.
Richmond's weather was clear and
,arm, Thermometers at midnight ia.
The evening world., 1907-05-21
K|PLINC' GENIUS
r'SNUFFED SPARK"
"Maarten Martens" Declares
England and America
Have No Poets.

''Alaarten AIaarisn.' tie Dutch novel
lst. was one OF the passengers salling
to-day on tho cunard liner Carnanla
I'hc author. who waH registered under
his real nhmc. ] y Vanden-Poorio on.
Schwartz, came hlff recently a. deli
rrate 10 tho Peace Conference ana was
returning 10 his home by way o. Lon
don.
he had q few words 10 say about his
bslief m the Co1fsrenceH good work
and his favornblg imues son Of Amef.
leans ana American hospitality
somebody asked Alu about our poets
and like Amhafaadqr Bryce De do
clared wo hnd no poets n1w, adding
thnt fhe rcmaTk Applied 20 England as
well ~ America.
''kipllng suggested some one family
Mr Martens smiled Krlmiy and ne.
marked.
'kipling showed rnsrka Of gerlua
which we're quickly Cxiiu Taished