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The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
SLAY BANK CASHIER
Russians Shoot Swiss Official
and Take $4,000.
BOTH CAPTURED BY CROWD
In Their Flight They Repeatedly
Fire at Their Pursuers, and After
Being Caught Are Several Times
Nearly Observation-Disclosures Are Be
Iie,ed to BE Nihilists.

Geneva, Oct. A sensation WAS caused
yesterday morning al Montreux. a popu-
lar holiday resort at the eastern end Of
the Lake of Geneva, by a crime in a
local bank
Two Russian revoluuonists. whose
names are given as Nilista and Daniel
of entered the bank and requested the
cashier. a young Swiss named Gudel 20
give them change for some German
money.
While the latter was examining the
check. one of the Russians shot him
through the head.-The two Russians
then pulaged the safe of gold and notes
10 the amount of 5000 and Of some valu-
able papers.
Pursued by Crowd.
Noise of the shooting attracted the
attention Of some persons outside, who
seeing the Russians hurriedly leaving the
bank. pursued them. The Russians fired
on their pursuers, seriously wounding two
persons and slightly wounding two
others.
IN their fight they emptied their re-
volvers. and 1t was fortunate thar many
/ persons were not killed
At length the Russians were avertaken
and captured by gendarmes. They were
carrying the stolen money in special
sacks.
| Each man had fifty cartridges on him.
/ Late last night the murderers. hand
cuned and accompanied by three detec-
tives, were taken in separate trains to
Lausanne.
Angry crowds collected at Montreux
and Lausanne stations and tried TO
( lynch the murderers, attacking especially
NiIista, who killed the cashier and
wounded four other Swiss. Danielof s
boyish appearance exciting some pity
At Lausanne station Nilista received a
violent blow on the head from a stick.
and his face and collar were covered with
blood He cooHy asked a detective to
wipe away the blood. as his own hands
were handCUffed.
Mob FavO-s LynchIng.
More strongly guarded the prisoners
were taken back to Montreux by train
/ for the reconstruction" Of the crime
ana 4 thorough inquiry. They met
another hostile reception, cries of "A
mot les assassins.' being often raised.
It appears that Nilista. after murder
! ing the cashier and wounding four others.
ran two miles through gardens, sealing
/ the walls and attempting to reach the
mountains. a sprained ankle ended his
/ fight.
Il is believed that Nilista Is the author
! Of many similar robberies In Russia.
and is at the bottom Of a revolutionary
conspiracy 10 rob European banks.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
DR.. DE FOREST IN BERLIN.
Surgeon Studying Police Methods in
"Doing" Europe AfoOt.

Berlin, Oct 5.-Police Surgeon H. J. De
Forest, of New York. now in Berlin, after
an inspection Of the chief police offices
at Dresden and Munich, is TO study the
police methods here, particularly identi-
fication by finger tips. he s1ys he VIII
recommend this method to the New York
authorities. where it is not yet used.
Il is more accurate than the usual
measurements. DR.. De Forest considers
that the German police apply the BertiI-
ion system OF measurements 10 criminaI Is
more carefully than the police Of New
York.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
Drills Are Severe.

Military service Of the Swiss youth be-
gins at an early age. He learns the drill
along with his arithmetic and spelling
book, and this begins when he IS eleven
years old.
Later a rifle club and gymnasium form
part Of his curriculum When he be-
comes a fedsiins in the ranks he already
knows many Of the duties which a trained
soldier must perform. The discipline,
while It lasts. IS severe; at the recruit
ing school he must drill eight hours a
day, for forty-five days. if he be in tEs
infantry. sixty days If in the cavalry.
and ffty-ive days if in the artillery.
So strong is the military instinct 0f
these Swiss that the progress made n
this short time is the admiration OF
European military experts
Now the total Of the army is nearly
half a million Of men, in a nation with a
population under 3.000o01. Every man s
a trained soldier, knowing no fear. and
ever ready 10 fight and die for his COUn-
try.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
LAUNCH PART OF SHIP.

Belfast. Ireland, Oct. 5.-An unusual
launching occurred here to-day. when
merely the bow Of a vessel 200 feet long
slid into the water The bow is intended
20 replace the one left on the rocks by
the White Star liner Suevic when she
was wrecked near the Lizard last March.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
salmon. Henrt in It's Month.

Liverpool. Oct. IA large salmon cap
tuTed at Whitburn, Durham, was at first
supposed 90 be without a heart. but on
further examination the missing organ
was found in the fish's mouth.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
EMPEROR'S MOTHER DEAD.
Reported Demise Of Lady Nakayama
at Tokyo Is Confirmed,

Tokyo. Oct 5.-Confrmation was Of
fered at the court to-day that yesterday
report of the death of Lady Nakayama.
the real mother of the Emperor. is dead.
While she held the highest rank at court,
no formal announcement wiz be made of
her death. and the court viii not 60 into
official mourning. 1t is not expected.
therefore. that the naticn will give any
manifestation OF mourning.
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CarIist General a suicide.

Madrid, Oct. 5-The Marquis de VAL
lecirate, a Cariist general and aid-de-
camp to Don Carlos has committed sui
eide At Madrid by shooting himself IN
The head With revolver.
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Distributed by territories, Il appears
that the casualties were as follows: Rus
sia proper 2G6ll; Caucasus, 1894, Finland
and Baltic provinces, As29: Poland. 4 3S5:
Western provinces. 30lS; Siberia and Cen
tral Asia. 2,26S
The causes Of trouble which led to the
casualties We're as follows:
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RUSSIA'S ROSTER OF DEATH.
Over 10000 Persons Killed In the
Streets Since February. 1903.

St Petersburg, Oct 5.-A remarkable
series Of figures. telling the story of the
evolutionary outbreaks In Russia from
February. 1905. to last June, so far as
the toll OF victims is concerned, is avail
able to-day.
II is stated that during this period 4i.O20
persons suffered through the reign Of ter
rorism and the subsequent reaction
= -a.Lrer TnDc. ~. -I---.I.l - ILL.,.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
LOYELEADS TOFRAUD
Mother and Daughter Rivals
for Butchers Affections.
GET POLICIES FOR $86O,OOO

Twenty-Five Physicians Declare This
Don Juan Who Was a Consumptive
10 Be Good Risk for Insurance
Companies which Became Victims.
Dying Man Exposes Sweetheart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
Continued on Third Page.)
NELL TO OgCONsIIl-oE,E!R; &!
OPERATORS APPEAL
Declines, However, to Make
Statement Bearing on the
Case.

WASHINGTON, June l7,-Commis-
sioner Charles p. Neill, Of tho Bureau
Of Labor, tonight refused to state
whether he had received from Presi-
dent Roosevelt the various appeals
made for executive Intervention to pre-
vent the threatened photographers
strike. In reply to the direct ques-
ton as to whether the President had
requested him to consider the various
appeals with the view or taking soma
action looking to satisfactory ADJUST
ment of the threatened strike. the CONF
missioner said:
"Just at this time I must refuse to
make any statement for publication or
to answer questions regarding any ac-
tion tho government may take to avoid
the impending strike" ri
Earlier in the day Commissioner
Neill said that although ho had not
been Informed Of the Presidents In,
tention to intrust to him tho RESPONSE
bility OF passing upon these appeals,
he was prepared to assume the duty to
tho best of his ability. 1t is believed
here that the appeals were to-n night
received from Oyster Bay. and that Mr..
Neill will Mt ONCE begin an ii inyestiga-
tion Of existing conditions. ff,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
QUITE COMPLEX
IN WARRENTON.
knowing Ones Say Fauquier Viii
Be in Nicol8 Column at Close
OF "Wednesday.

& Especial to The Times D ispatch.]
s. IVARRENTON VA. June 17.-On
the eve of the congressional primary,
and with the forces OF each candidate
lined up for the contest OF ballots
Wednesday. and each equally sanguine
OF success, at least claiming It, 1t is
impossible to accurately forecast the
result.
Warrenton is a Nicol stronghold, and
will give him a large majority In this
county. Carlin. has beyond a doubt
the best organization, and its effect
throughout the county will be felt to
q considerable extent, but not suffi- :
ciently to carry the county, which Is
conceded to Nicol at various plurali-
ties from $50 to 500. 3
y Ryan's strength here has possibly
veal kened since early spsng. r. =.
Gordon will get q good vote along the
Rappahannonck, where 1t borders on
'Culpeper In the lower end of the coun-
ty. and very complimentary scatter
ing vote in the rest of the county, but
not large enough to seriously effect
the Carlin or Nicol vote. Summing up
the. situation without bias. and which
Is based upon interviews with repre-
sentative men from all sections OF the
county. Fauquier can be safely counted
Nico1 54fs.3,sE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
ARREST RICHMOND
MEN I. ! ! AT Pine [ BEACH. II .C|:'.||:|
Alexandra Officer Who Came to
Their Aid Also Held, and All
Put in Lookup.
VIRGINIA BOYS VERY MAD
VIRGINIA BOYS VERY MAD
Their Comrades Are Innocent and
. ], lfe Promptly Discharged.
Two Men Hurt.
Especial From STAFF correspondent.l

Especial From a Staff Correspondent.l
JANE STOWN EXPOSITION
VA, June 17.-One of the
greatest outragcs that was ever per-
here occurred early this morn
ing. when an officer Of Alexandria and
three men Of the Seventieth Regiment
OF Infantry, Virginia Volunteers, Com
pany G, all of Richmond, were ar
rested, charged with disorderly3 conduct
on the boardwalk at Pine Beach.
The incident. which greatly stirred
this section, happened about midnight.
Several men from the Virginia brigade,
along with regulars from the army.
and sailors from the fleet, were at
Seventieth Regiment was pushed on q.
fruit stand operated by a Greek. I'M,
mediately a policeman named Steven
son rushed up and grabbed hold Of the
man, whose name is Mckay, placing
him under arrest $5ss.
Two Of his companions. Walker and
Selph, both Of Company G, Of the Sew
eEtieth Regiment, came up to askswhat
the trouble was. and the officer placed
them under arrest also and called two
other officers to assist him with his
prisoners. A large crowd at once sa-,
sembled, the regulars from the United
States Army and the sailors protests.
ing. None Of these was arrested, but
when Lieutenant Domaine, of the Sew
entieth Regiment, whose home is at
who was returning from
Old Point, approached and desired to
know what the trouble was, he was
Immediately arrested, the officer charg-
ing him with resisting an officer when
performing his duties.
All Are Put in Lookup.
The men were absolutely innocent,
and apparently the police, officers al
lowed citizens Of the United States reg
ulars to go free, only taking their
vengeance on the Virginia nl)itiamen.
Police officer Stevenson put steel nip
spers on Privnte Walker. and drawing
his club, struck out wildly at the
crowd. seriously injuring Quartermas-
ter-Sergeant Koiner, from staunton,
and severely bruising Private Selph.
He also drew his pistol thrusting 1t
In the face Of Private Selph, saying
he would shoot him If he dared In
terfere with him In any way.
M Lieutenant Demnine and the three
enlisted men of the seventieth Regi-
ment were taken to the lookup at the
entrance to the Exposition Grounds
and turned over to the Powhatan
Guards, who.,inot knowing anything
concerning the circumstances under
which they were arrested. placed them
in confinement. In tho meantime sew
eral men from the Seventieth Regi-
ment went to camp and Informed Col-
onel Perry that an officer and three Of
his men We're under arrest and confined
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
IDENTIFIES BODY
0F FDR0WNEDIMAN D! R. [: NJ III 4 Al.
5Mannis Wood, Of Albenarle
County,, Commits suicideFin
Potomac River.
he HAD RELIGIOUS r ':;l {: Us MANIA Y 1 4,
He HAD RELl GI0Us MANIA.
Recently Conyicted sof Theft, Re
8. ported following Sunday to
TeachSin Sunday School.

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1 y
3 CHARLOTTEsvILE, VA, June ! Il
The body found floating In the Potomac
at Washington yesterday is undoubted- =
ly that Of NIannis f. Wood, o young
farmer of Nortonsville,s this county.
Woods relatives here have wired Chief
Sylvester. asking. that the remains be
shipped to charlottesville. The be-
lief here Is that Wood was suffering
from some form Of religious mania,
and that he committed suicide. The
story is peculiarly sad one.S
~ Some two weeks ago Wood, who is
of a good family, and had hitherto
borne an excellent reputation, was cons
,victed of larceny in the local police
court. He walked into a clothing store.
picked up q suit Of clothes and walked
out, with several clerks looking at
him. When arraigned in court, he
broke down and wept, saying he did
not know why he committed the theft.
Before leaving the room he sang a
hymn. The following Sunday found
Wood in his place as teacher@in the
Baptist Sunday-scl1ool at Longwood.
His class of girls failed to greet him
as he3entered. Later.Iitsi is said, he was
called aside and told thatsit would be
best for him to leave the community.
That night, June I'd. he disappeared,
leaving behind note addressedFto his
aged mother. with whom he had lived
since his father death, saying that he
never expected to return. iii this note
he stated that tho amount he had in
a Charlottesville bank-nearly $1,000
would be eundisturbed, as he could make
his own way. Nothing more was heard
from him. His mother is almost
,craZed with grief.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
SHARP PASSAGES
OVER MASS| ||| |! }: ] ! BILL
Patron Characterizes a Statement
of#Mr. Fuller ass "Abso-a
1utely Untrue
BIG RALLY IN THE EAST END
All the Aspirants q. Of. Both
Branches 6f~ General Ass en-
bly, Speak.

The only genuine old-fashioned rally
held during the present. Legislative
campaign was at Thirty-f fourth and Nj
Streets last night, and it remind ed one
of the days before the Barksdale law,
when the political clubs Were In full
swing. f
There were several interesting fea-
lures, but by far the most striking was
the disagreement which arose between
Colonel e. c.. Massie and Delegate
Ordway Fuller. over the formers Tor
;rens system bill in the last Legisla-
}ture, and which resulted in Colonel
Massies characterizing statemen.
made by Mr.. Puller as absolutely un-
true
Warm Words Used.
It was toward the end Of the meet
ing, and Mr.. Fuller was speaking. Col
onel Massie had preceded him. and in
an earnest appeal for the principles
of his BILL he declared that it was
defeated in the last House largely
through the efforts Of two Of the Rich
mond delegation. u
Mr.. Pullor, In an impassioned effort,
was going on to point out some OF
his objections to the Massie bill and
to say why he had voted against 1t.
He said 1t had been amended so as
to apply to Richmond city and Hen-
rico county, when all the ether coun-
ties and cities of tile State We're al
lowed local option as to its adoption.
Another ground for his opposition,
he declared. was the provision which
allowed one property holder to file a
bill claiming the property OF an ad +.
Joining neighbor. and after ADVERTISE
ment for a certain time and the hold
ing Of tho adjoining parcel OF land
for ninety days. the man who had thus
encroachcd upon his neighbor. got a
title to the latter's property. which
was good us against the whole world
Mr Puller, do you state 1t as q
fact, that the bill offered contained
such a provislon?" cXcitedly asked
Colonel Massie. rising to his feet with
In arms reach OF the speaker.
That Is my understanding" replied
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
Will \ NOT ACCEPT c Il: /
WORK j 1 {, BY. B OUTSIDERS ! Z (
City Engineer = Will Have to
Check It Up at Cost Of
About 5$1o,o o,ooo,s
City Engineer Will Have toI
Check It Up at Cost Of
About $4,000,
APoRlNGsy OF c coUNc LINEN
Colonel Cutshaw Sends Hot Let
tersto Street c onanlittee, and
Appears ii Person.

In q communication forwarded to
the Committee on Streets yesterday,
Colonel W. e. Cutshaw, City Engineer,
directs attention to the action of the
Council in recommending the award
Of a contract for surveying the re-
Gently annexed territory, and formally
refuses to he responsible for the work
to be done by the contractors M He sug
gests that q board ofFpublic works be
created once" to supervise all plans.
surveys and estimates, and emphati-
cally declines "to combat or discuss tho
vaporings used on the floor Of n the
Council chamber last Thursday night"
Later In the meeting Of the Street
Committee, Colonel Cutshaw mado a
statement, and answered several ques-
tions asked by Counclmen as to the
cost Of checking UP or{4verifying the
survey by T. Crawford Redd g. Brother.
Among other things, he stated that it
would cost as much as 2the difference
between the hid OF Redd & Brother ana
tho estimata nt the Engineers Depart
ment to checi: or verify the work Of
the contractor lle further stated that
In the event t.le contract had been
awarded to Mr.. c. p. t.. Burgwyn or
my other engineer, tho City Engineers $
office would have had to verify tho
work, thus adding very materially to
the costGof the whole. Tho Engineers IS
Department estimated that the work
would cost about $4,000 to survey and
plat the new territory. according to
the specifications Of the department..
The Street Committee will approve the
award Of the contract to Redd & Broth
er If the Board of Aldermen tonight
concurs in the Common Councils rec
ommendation. Further discussion was
deferred until that body has acted.
Colonel Cutshaw's Letter.
The usual long routine of allegations
and other matters were disposed Of by
the committee, and 1T was nearly s
O'Clock beforesit rose. This wa 8 due in
large measure to moro than an hours
delay in waiting for gasquorum.
1t was after 9 O'clock before Coun-
Gilman Don Lenvy's arrival made n
quorum. Those present were on the
point of adjourning. and had Just
agreed to hear communication from
City Engineer Cutshaw when the pres
ence of q quorum was made known. r
Clerk Stratton then read the follow-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
TOBACCO TRUST
COMING NEXT
Department Of Justice to Investi-
gate Affairs OF Com

WASHINGTON, June III. G. Nc
Reynolds former Assistant Attorney
General In the Department of Justice
and now special attorney for the
United States, In charge of the so-call-
ed tobacco trust investigation, had q
conference to-day with Attorney Gem
eral Bonaparte and Mr.. Purdy, assist
ant to tho Attorney General. The De-
pprtment officials declined to talk Of
the object of Mr.. McReynolds's visit,
but 1t Is known that the tobacco trust
case was discussed. There Is reason
to believe that the case Is about ready
for action, and that within n very
short time proceedings will begin for
violation of the Sherman antitrust
pcf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
RAILROADS MUST POST
COPIES OF ALL TARIFFS.

WASHINGTON, June 17,-An order
has been issued by the Interstate Com
merce Commission regarding the post
ing Of the tariffs Of railroads, which Is
Important to every railroad and ship
per In tho country. i
Under the pew rate law, 1t Ms fe-
quired that coHies of the tariffs shall
be posted in two conspicuous places In
every railroad station, In order that
they may be Inspected conveniently
by the public, The law also provides
that tho Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion may modify these requirements
by a general order. I9 !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
POLL BIG VOTE
IN ALEXANDRIA.
Indications Are That Wednes-
days Primary Will Bring Out
n Full Strength.

ALEXANDRIA,, VA, June 17.-1ndi-
cations are that an unusually large
county Wednesday next. The impres- !
sion prevails that fully 1900 votes
Will be brought out here. of which
Carlin VIII receive over 900 and Nicol
about 800. with 100 between Ryan and
In the county. and 1t Is concerted tha.
the fight will be between Nicol anr
Carlin It is the impression that Nj
go will receive about 400, and Carlin
200 IN the county, and the vote may
possibly be still closer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
Candidates Ryan, Carlin,
Gordon and Nicol Put.
ting Forth Every Effort
NO MAN CAN NOW
y FORETELI. RESULT
One Thing Alone Assured, Entire
Voting Strengthen Eighth Dis.
trict Will BE Polled-All
Candidates Making Big
Claims for Their
Home Counties. d,

(From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON,SS.I \. u C..tJune l7s--The
fght for tho Democratic nomination to
Congress- from tho Eighth Virginia Dis
trict will practically close tomorrow
night, as the primary election will be
held Wednesday. There are four can
didates for the nomination.. and they
have made such q fight as has nevor
been witnessed In the history OF tie
district-certalnly not in recent years.
The candidates to be voted for are c.
C.. Carlin,@ Alexandria; John r. Ryan.
Loudoun: G. r. Elcol. Prince William,
and r. Lindsay Gordon, Louisa.
1t is too late to make predictions;
in fact, It has been exceedingly diff
ncult from the start to forecast the
result OF the contest. THE fact that
four candidates are in the field has
greatly complicated matters. It was
thought at ono time that one OF the
four would withdraw, but he had paid
his share OF the campaign expenses.
and he stuck 1t out. Had either Judge
Nicol or Mr.. Gordon or Mr.. Ryan with
drawn, the nomination OF Mr. Carlin
would have been rendered impossible
a fact admitted by the friends OF the
latter.
No One VIII Retire
A report was In circulation to-day.
not only IN Washington. but quite gem
orally throughout the District. that
John F. Ryan, OF Loudoun county, VIII
Withdraw from the contest.
Mr.. Ryan denied this emphatically
when seen late to-nigM This is the
second time during this canvass. he
said, that the report has been started
that had withdrawn or would do so.
The first time I was at home sick In
bed. And now the report Is renewed
on the evening fxthe election, OF
course, for a purpose. I shall stay In
the race until the end. I believe I viii
have az good a chance as any other
man. My county o.. Loudoun has quail
fed two thousand two hundred Demo
cratic voters, SIX hundred more than
voted In tho Martin-Afontague contest
I Will lose but small per cent OF
the Loudoun vote. and with that lead
stand O good show to win. "I trust
the district will not allow such rumors
as these to hurt my candidacy"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
STILL DEFENDS Il
NEGRO TROOPS.
Senator Foraker Reiterates His
Belief in Their Inno-
@ cence.

- WASHINGTON, Fl June 17.--sonator
Foraker. Of Ohio, tonight gave out a
written statement summing up the
Testimony taken by the Senate Com-
m!ttee on Military Affairs In the
brownsville inquiry, and declaring
that 1t fails to show that any soldier
took part IN tho affray. The statement.
which the Senator says he makes as
ss'plaln duty to the truth as well us to
the accused soldiers, and because he
is, moro familiar With tho Testimony
than anybody else,,,' Is In answer to q
published statement that the testimony
\ the 3TWenty,tlfths Battalion did ~ tho
ish00tiru, 3fsss 4 8 n l Ss.S n 5i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
LOUDOU'N WILL
STAND BY RYAN.
Former Speaker OF House Of Dele.
gates Will Get Splendid
I Home Vote.
Especial to The Times Dispatch. 1

gIN@ Special to The Tlmea- Dlepatch,1 T-7I
LIE EESBURCi. VA, June 17-The con-
test for the nomination for Congress
from the Eighth Virginia District prac-
itically closed III Loudount county to-
day. he friends and supporters. Of
John j. Ryan, OF sI4oudoun, are claiming
his nomination by good majority,
Loudoun. which polls the largest vote
In the district. they. claim wlllSglYe him
according to their estimate a5Yote Of
400 4each'1in Culpeper and lapauier, and