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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
FIRST BAPTIST
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Holds Program Meeting
Friday Afternoon.
Several Interesting Addresses Given
and Papers Read-Retresh-
ments Served.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the Missionary society OF the FIRST
baptist church was held Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the
church parlors. The attendance was
very large and the session proved
one of unusual interest.
The program opened with a hymn
."I Live For Thee. F" Devotional ex-
Iercises were conducted by the presi-
dent Mrs. b. o. Richardson. In
response to roll call the members
gave a quotation from the book of
Proverbs. An interesting paper
Receiving European Immigrants"
was read by Miss Ringer. CELLS
Island. was the subject of read
ing given by Mrs. Ullum. The
feature of the program was an ad-
dress given by Mrs. e. o. Rich
ardson on the subject "Our Mis-
sionalies Receiving Strangers. "
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram light refreshments were served
and social hour enjoyed.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10

actual loss $140,513 and the insur-
anee $S63995. SO the loss for each
fire was $685. and the proportion
OF insurance carried to value of
the property was 50 per cent.
Dayton has a population esti-
with no other city in the s<lte be-
cause it has but little more than
two-thirds the population Of the
next larger city, Columbus, and is
almost twice as large as Youngs-
town the next smaller.
Dayton was a population esti-
mated at 1O0,799 had 47 fires in
buildings worth 81, ,4S7, $50; insur-
once companies stood to lose SAL
200 and the actual loss was Sll2,Ol
or Sill per capita.
In the average building fire in
Dayton the possible loss is $6,S54
and the actual loss $516.
In the average building fired the
loss was z 1-2 per cent Of the
value and the insurance was 80 per
cent of the value.
Dayton has an area Ia IL square
miles and 100 iremen. Nine fires
spread to one building and eleven
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10

sail for the Marion and Suburban
Railway company was granted several
months ago to the Marion Railway
Light and Power company. 1t gave
the company permission to extend the
street railway over Prospect, George
Lee and Silver streets.
Monday evening, Mr.. Whysall went
before the council and said that be-
cause the franchise has been granted
to the wrong company, trustees of the
bond company kicked. He said that
in order TO finance the proposed ex-
tensions, It will be necessary to give
the franchise to the Marion and Su-
burban.
According to statement made by a
prominent city official Friday. there
are several members of council who
will stand firmly against giving the
franchises TO any other corporation
but the Marion Railway Light and
Power company.
A caucus of the council will take
place next week for the purpose of
considering the proposition.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
LETTER FROM
FIRE MARSHAL
Contains Some Interesting
Statistics.
COMPARISON Is FORMED
Between Counties and cities
of the State.
Fire Department of Columbus, Day :
ton and Toledo are Praised by
the state Official.

Lucas and Franklin counties
each have a population Of one hun
dred and ninety odd thousand.
In Lucas County 345 fires occur
red in buildings worth, contents
included, $2,51aOOl; the insurance
companies had at risk in these
buildings $1.643,7SS and the loss
sustained was $22l,514.
In Franklin County 3l3 fires in
buildings worth, contents included,
$3,259,S09 insurance companies
stood to fose $L46l,113 and the
actual loss was $252,7lS.
In Lucas each dollars worth Of
property jeopardized carried 90
cents Of insurance and in Franklin
45 cents.
Toledo with " population estimat-
ed by the census bureau in 1906
at 159,9SO had 33S fires last year
in buildings worth, contents included
$2,441 ,l49; insurance companies
stood to lose $l,69621S and the
actual loss was $2l3,9S1 or 1924
per capita.
Columbus with "a population es-
timated at 146,4l4 had 2S9 fires
in buildings worth $2,945,2l5; in
surance companies stood to lose
81 ,326,243 and the actual loss was
$191,6 or 81 .32 per capita.
These figures are from reports
Of the fire chiefs and cover all
fires to which their departments are
called both i'll and outside the cor
poration line.
The average annual loss pei
capita in Amenican cities is $l.76.
Fires in which the loss is less tlld.
$5 are not tabulated.
! In the average building fire il
Toledo the possible lcss IS $7 222
in Columbus it is $l0,191. In thc
.average fire started in Toledo th,
actual loss is $633; in Colr11u
it is 1903. The average loss from
"a fire well started in a TOledt
building Is "a per cett ol ll'
value; in Columbus building
I1-2 per cent. These buildings woulC
have been total losses hut for thc
efforts of the fire department.
The average Toledo bui,din!
ired was insured for 90 IL PEI
cent its value; the Columbus
building for 40 per cent.
Toledo has an area of % l..
square miles and 164 fremen. Co
lumbus has an area of IL square
miles and 2O7 fremen. In Toled;
8 fires spread to one adjoining build
ing; in Columbus 56 fires spreaj
TO one adjoining building and 81,
TO more than one.
The population Of Montgomery
County last year was 1921. Ir
it the number of fires was 240,
In these fires the value of property
ljeopardized was $1,574,73O the
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
BUCKEYE BULLETINS.
Crusade Aaalnst seaaars and Masher.

Columbus, o., Aug. 10.-Police offi
GERS we're instructed Friday to arrest
for vagrancy, II no other charge can
be made, all beggars, buns" street
loafers and "mashers" who are un
able to give strict account of them
selves. With these orders strictly en-
forced 1t will be up to the gangs who
infest the various corners to take to
the tall and uncut" while the saloons
will know their hangers-on no more
The future address of these will be
the Columbus workhouse," The or,
der has caused much satisfaction to
the women of the city.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
is Afraid to Return to Old Home,

Columbus, o., Aug, 10,--Fearing to
return to his home at Xenia, William
Carter, a prisoner who completed a
15-year sentence in the penitentiary,
on Friday took train for Springfield,
where he will make his home. Carter
was received at the prison February
10, 1898, for assault. He assaulted a
little girl and narrowly escaped lynch,
ing. The excitement around Xenia
ran SO high that the militia were pre-
pared to go out. Carter served a
previous term for similar crime.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
NOTED GUERRILLA
LEADER IS ALIVE
Bill Quantre is Said to be Living the Northwest Coast
of Vancouver Island, Despite the Fact that His Shin
Bones are on Exhibition in Ka

Victoria, b. c., Aug. 10. Bill
Quantrell, leader of Quantrell IS
guerilas in the civil war, who, ac-
ccrding to history, died of wounds
at a Kentucky hospital, after his
raiders were cut up, is alive and
lives at Quatsino, on the north
west coast of Vancouver island
under the name of John Sharp, ac-
cording to number of persons
who have conversed with him. j.
r.. Duffy, a prominent timber man,
recognized John Sharp, who is over
20, wiry and gray, as Quantrell
Duffy having been a member OF
the Michigan troop of cavalry,
which cut up Quantrell's force.
He stated to Duffy that he was
correct in his recognition.
Sharp said he had been left as
dead and instead Of dying of his
wounds at the Louisville hospital as
history recorded had taken horse
ridden many miles and disappeared
He made his WHY TO South America
living number of years in Chile
whence he went to Teas where he
engaged in the CATTLE business,
making considerable money, which
he exhausted.
Then he went to Oregon where
| he punched cows and drove cattle
oyer the mountains. From Oregon
he came TO British Columbia nearly
two decades ago and engaged in
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
COUNCIL OBJECTS
TO CHANGING NAME
Some of Members Take De-
cided Stand.
MS -
Probable That no Franchises will be
Given sMarion and
Suburban Company.

The members of the city council, at
least the majority. object to granting
a street railway franchise to the Ma
rion and Suburban Railway company.
as pstitioned for at the last meeting
by General MaDagfier George II.
Whysall. They say they want all of
the franchises under the name of the
Marion Railway Light and Power
company. 50 as to avoid confusion.
The franchise sought by Mr.. Why
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
A MaanItloant cslahra,Ion.

Rome, Aug, 10.-The anniversary
OF the coronation of Pope Plus X. was
celebrated Friday In the Sistine
chapel with deep religious sclemnlty,
great pomp and magnihcence.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
TENT MEETINGS
Stirring Services are Held Friday
Evening.

The tent meeting of Wesley NJ.
f. church at the corner of Wood
and Mound streets was attended by
large crowd, Friday evening, the
tent being packed to its capacity.
The evangelist, Rev. Il. 7. Bow
die of Lima, preached an excellent
sermon on "a text taken from He
brews, 12-1. Following the sermon
there was an altar call and a num-
Der of seekers. One particularly
bright conversion is reported.
There will be services tonight and
all day Sunday.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10

to more than two.
The foregoing figures furnish the
highest praise of the efficiency OF
the fire department of these three
cities.
d. s. CREAMER.
State Fire Marshal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10

logging until 10 years ago when
he became trapper on the north
ern coast. Six or seven years ago
he went to Quatsino, where he was
made car-carer at West Voncouver
mines.
X. T.. Montgomery who is engag-
ed in business at Quatsino and who
knew Sharp, or Quantrell, at TT.
Worth, Tex. and II. o. Berg,
postmaster at Quatsino, are two
others to whom Sharp has stated his
identity as Quentrell.
"I might as well admit it",
Sharp told both. "It seems that |
cannot hide the fact. +"
Topeka, Kan, Aug. Mention
Of the discovery Of w. c. Guam
trell's being alive in British Co
lumbia, calls to mind the fact that
in the state historical rooms here
are two shin bones and a lock of
hair, supposed to be those of the
famous raider. They have been
there since May, 1888, when the
mother of Quantrell and w. w.
Scott of Canal Dover. o., opened
the grave at Louisville, Ky.
M. b. Morton, managing editor
of The Banner at Nashville, Tenn.
aud Rev. Thomas Cobb, a Metho
dist minister in Oklahoma, in in
terviews both declare that there car
be no question but that Quantrel
died in Louisville and was buriet
J in the Catholic cemetery there.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-10
A New lnsuranee company.

Columbus, o., Aug. 10,--The Ohio
Gamers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.,
whose principal office is TO be located
In Columbus. was incorporated Fri.
day.
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a. p. HILL3C CAMP
INCIDENT CLOSED
George E. Pickett Camp, Con
federate Veterans, Deems Fur
ther Action Unnecessary.

George L. Pickett Camp, Confederate e
Veterans, held it's monthly meeting ~
their hall, on Seventh Street. last night
AS might have been supposed, after the
strenuous day the veterans had spent
the attendance was small
A pleasing incident Of the meeting
was the presents tion to the camp OF a
picture OF General Lewis Addison
Armistead, who fell dead in the bloody
charge OF Pickett's mon Mt Gettysburg
The picture In neat frame was sent
to the camp by Captain George Armi'
stead, and in his name Past Commander
G. T. Loehr presented It to tho camp
Commander Carey accepted the picture
and it was given a prominent place
on the wall. just over the desk Of the
adjutant.
Several Daughters of the Confodcrucy
were In attendance upon the meeting
and some Of them, with sweet voices
entertained the Veterans with songs.
The misunderstanding with "A. F. Hill
Camp, OF Petersburg, and the first re.
fusal Of that camp to take Its place
in the parade on the occasion of the
unwilling Of the Davis Monument came
up for consideration. inasmuch as
Pickett Camp had been mentioned IN
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CARS HANDLED
NEARLY I. N. million.
Remarkable Work Of the Local
Trolley Lines Unmarried by
Any Casualty.
MOVEMENT WAS EXPEDITIONS
III a Single Day a Quarter Million
Were Hauled and Even More
Yesterday.
MOVEMENT WAS EXPEDITIONS

Ono of the most remarkable features
OF tho great reunion Just closed was
tho magnificent work Of the Passenger
and Power Company in handling hun
drcds OF thousands of passengers safe
ly, expeditiousiy and efficiently during
the last seven days A moro credit
able piece of work of such magnitude
has never been known in this city be-
fore. nor indeed, has such pro-
digious task ever been faced be-
fore by a trolley company in this city,
or probably in the South.
It Is nothing short Of marvellous
that In the handling Of nearly q mil
lion fares, under extraordinary condi-
lions, when tho streets were thronscd
with people. not one passenger or
pedestrian has been killed and none
injured, 80 far as known. On last
Thursday alone tho company handled
almost q quarter of a million passcn-
gers. and the record yesterday un.
doubtcdly exceeded this
That of Sunday was almost as great,
the Bryan address Mt tho Auditorium
In tho afternoon requiring the trans
portation of six or seven thousand peo-
pie. going and returning, or q total OF
twelve or fifteen thousand fares. Sum
day night nearly ten thousand people
went to tho horse show building aboard
| of the cars, as nnanNz heinz unable to
enter as were able to get In. All day
tho cars were crowded with people GO
| ing to church, to tho parks. to points
of interest in the city and suburbs, yet
Fall were handled eXpedltiously ana
4 with no semblance Of accident. Yes
tcrday many more than this were cor
j.,;., II 70 o,,5 FRO I'M nP I'D
/ mcnt unveiling, to tho baseball park
Iir the afternoon and to tho Reservoir
| Park and tho Auditorium also in the
| evening. There were cars for all, and
4 TIE intervals between them were OF
(. such brief duration that many thou
sands were transported every hour.
/. No better evidence Of preparedness
and organization Is afforded than the
record of the company in moving more
than five thousand people from the
sacred concert at the horse show build
ing Sunday night In less than half an
hour,
In fifteen minutes after the vast au-
4 dience poured out 1t was easy to get o
seat on n car, and in half an hour the
A crowd had melted away as IL by magic
/ It has been subject OF comment
tby visitors that the employees of the
company almost without exception were
patient courteous and accommodating
& in every way. That Is the experience
of all. But abovJ all more i'm.
Iportant still they were all careful OF
/ their passen gers and were enabled on.
tircly to avoid accident. To do this
. many of the men worked from twelve
to sixteen and in some eases seventeen
or eighteen hours O dayton the great
rush days, and they, are tagged out, Il
should be added, However,. that all o.
them arc paid blythe Phour and tina
the most of them are glad to secure
the remuneration for extra heslrs.
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the unfortunate AFFAIR, which, after all

L 4 ~ Z
the unfortunate affair. which, after all
was merely a tempest in a teapot.
It was stated that Comrade Clements
and other comrades Of the Petersburg
Loehr and Past Commander S. r, Gates
to say to Pickett Camp that the whole
affair was duo to the unauthorized
action OF that camp. which action was
not concurred In and In no way mp
proved by the camp, 1t being distinctly
understood that no discourtesy had been
shown to A. p. Hill Camp by George T.
Pickett Camp. In view OF these state
ments, It was deemed unnecessary for
Pickett Camp to take any action what,
ever. and the Incident was closed.
It may be stated In this connection
that A. P. Hill Camp showed that II
did not approve OF the action OF its
officer by coming over to Richmond
place in the parade. as originally In
tended.
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grcatness. It was hero we and
our comrades strlved for Il nations
builtling--a nation, ktOrn-crudled,
fallen, but glorious in memory.
1t .vas here we were numbered
with Lees Pnlndins, and the dust
+ Of many OF our collrndcs who died
in honor is mingled with yirEinia's
soil, and among her martyrs Is the
gallant Bradfute Warwick, son
of V;rEinin, lentlinE his regiment
Mt GninesN NAH, the contest Com
ride Daniel NO tclOGuentlyE described.
TO you, ComrnAc Daniel, we, in
the name OF Hoods Texas brigade,
extend greetings. May Providence
bless your remaining dnys, and
when you crosts over the river, may
your rest under the trees he peace
full.
"A committee was appointed to con.
fer with the delegation from San An
tonic. asking that Judge Norman G
Kittrell. of Houston, be permitted tc
second the nomination of San Antonio
as the place to hold the next annun
reunion. Captain Wall and Jarrard nne
George T. Todd were appointed on sait
committee.
On motion, the thanks OF the meet.
ING were rendered to Judge klttrel
for his eloquent address.
President Goree appointed Captain w
b. Wall and Colonel r. j. Harding {
committee to confer with Dir. Cunning
ham, editor Of tho Veteran, regarding
the Incident of Lee and the brigade
SO that the truth OF this historical
event should be forever established
On motion, President Goree was added
to tho committee.
Tho secretary was requested to scnt
q copy Of the resolution to Senate
Daniel.
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HOODS BRIGADE
HOLDS REUNION
Resolution Thanking Senator
Daniel Adopted by Texas
Veterans.
Veterans.

Hoods Texas Brigade held an In
tcresting meeting yesterday President
T. Is. Goree called the session to order.
and Mr.. w. L. Barry was elected sec
rotary. Tho president stated the oh
ject OF the meeting, which was to send
loving greetings TO the comrades who
could not be present. All members
OF the Eighteenth Georgia. Hampton
Legion and Third Arkansas We're re-
quested to participate In the exercises.
Captain w. 2, Wall and Comrade Wood
addressed hfe meeting, and ". r,
Barry extended an Invitation to meet
with the brigade at It's annual reunion
at Navasota, Texas, June 9th and
2Sth next.
Judge Norman G. Kittrell. OF Hous-
ton. Texas. was then called for. and
being introduced by tho president, he
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Singular Coincidence.

&OluClueuCts III. }'z5+
An interesting coincidence In con-
ncction with tho Davis Monument un-
yelling was the receipt Of check for
s375 by the treasurer of the Davis
Monument Associa tion yesterday in set
Element of contested claim which. has
been pending for some time in the
courts.
Mrs. Sarah Z. Brewer was life
long friend OF President and Mrs.
Davis. and 1t was to their home In
Havana that the President OF the Con-
federacy went Immediately after the
war. When the movement to erect q
Davis Memorial was started Mrs.
Brewer subscribed $500. dying before
the pledge was paid. Her estate con-
test edthe payment Of the claim. and
tho matter has been pending in the
courts for soma time. Mr., s. A. G.
Cunningham. editor OF the Confederate
Veteran, received yesterday morning.
lust as lie was leaving his hotel for
the monument. n letter from Mr.. Irvine
Green Chase, executor Of the estate Of
Mrs. Brewer, enclosing check for 1915.
the amount remaining after prolonged
litigation. The check was turned over
on the platform to Mrs. Edgar D.
Taylor, treasurer OF tho Davis Monu-
ment Association
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addressed the meeting in a short, clo-
quent address euIogizing the memory
OF Jefferson Davis and General r. Il.
Lee
The following resolutions were then
presented by Co,nrade j. II. Cassrove
and. unanimously adopted:
iscsolvcd, That the heartfelt
thanks OF Hoods Texas brigade,
1 through It's few surviving mems
bers, DC rendered to Comrndc Scna-
tor Daniel, OF tlst, beloved Virginia
4 of l,s MI, for the kind, generous
and Appreciated sentiments he ex-
pressed regarding the sold briEade''
In his mastery address on Friday.
The ground OF the grand old
Commonwealth Is cherished by l,S
and by Texas Will. M common
feeling. 1t was here laurcls were
added to the Lone Star States
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Az to Mrs, Gorodn.

Sir,-Replying to the letter Sunday,
juno 2. 1000 published In your COL
umns by Mrs. Margaret II, Jefferson
Davis Hayes. daughter of Jefferson
Davis, have but this to say. have
tho honor OF having known Mrs, Inez
ELLIS Gordon, as maiden, wife and
widow. I have never known hor verac-
ity to be doubted, or her word to be
Questioned Sincerely yours,
3 JOSEPH STAMFORD BQSSIIlR.
First LieutenaNt-Colon Ninth Regi-
mont. Louisiana Volunteers, Army
of Northern Virginia.
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both OF whom were on the receiving plat
form ycsterday---Mr. Edward " Valentine
the artist, and Mr. William g. Nolhnd' the
architect, Both gentlemen We're tho reclpi-
ents OF much attention, and received many
congratulations on the triumphant success
OF heir endeaNbrs,
Among he other notable people on tho rc-
ceyng stand, around whom gathered q
constant circle at admirers, was Governor
Warfeld OF Maryland. lrx Senator Car
mack OF Tennessee, was also the recipient
Of much attention, and many congratnla-
lions on tho reception Of his speech and the
enthusiasm 1t evoked in the crowd,