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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
TWO EXPIRED.
Lady Receives News Of Double Be
reavement the Same Day.

Atlanta, Aug 17.-News has been
received of the death of James Nc.
David at Pine Barren. Fla, at the resi-
dence of his son-in-law, Joseph Nc
Caskill Mr. McDavid was brother
of Mrs w. J. Williams of Atlanta,
who was present at the bedside at the
time of his death.
On the same day of Mr.. McDavid' S
death Mrs. Williams received news
of the death of her niece, Mrs. F. r.
Stanton. the wife of a wealthy lumber
manufacturer at Pine Barren, from an
overdose of laudanum taken with sui
cidal intent. Mrs. Stanton is survived
by her husband and six children. No
cause was given by her for the act.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
BOILED TO DEATH.
Horrible Fate That Overlook Child In
Washington County.

Brennan, Tex. Aug. 17-At Nc
Gregor, fifteen miles from here. Lon
ME TO years old. the child of Charles
Merring. while at play, fell into a POT
Of boiling water and was cooked 20
death
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-18
Baroenders on Strike.

tenders are on strike. They demand
q ten-hCur day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
rspec,al 10 Tho r,mos-pispatch.I

Especial to Tho Times- -Dispatch.l
ARVONIA, VA, August 30.-The
above notice was posted In the works
of the Williams Slate Company at 3
p. NJ. to-day.
Mr.. Williams employs number of
union men, and but one of'two things
can now happen. 1t seems-that they
must sever their relations with the
unions or with the quarry.
From all that your correspondent
can gather from every source. 1t seems
likely that all the union men at work
in the Williams quarries will go out
tomorrow rather than resign in a
body from the Slatemakers' Union.
Many OF Mr.. Williams's men have
been living with him for many years.
and have accumulated considerable
property. The men for the past two
years have been getting the best wages
ever known in the history Of slate
quarrying here. This entire section
has been prospecting wonderfully under
the liberal scale of wages paid and the
abundance of all kinds of work.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
CAN SEE THE BODIES
BUT NOT REACH THEM
Three Score Victims OF the
Quebec Bridge Disaster Wedged
in Steel Network.
BUT ONE BODY RECOVERED
Work Of Getting the Workmen
Out Of the River Being Pushed
With Little Success.

+ QUEBEC. August 3o.-Although
twenty four hours have elapsed since
the Quebec bridge crashed into the ST.
Lawrence. three score OF dead bridge
workers are still held In the meshwork
OF debris at the bottom of the river.
A rollcall held this afternoon con-
firned the early estimates of the loss
of life. Seventy-nine men failed to
answer to their names and We're not
among the injured at the hospital.
Fifteen bodies lie at the morgue
awaiting the result of the Coroner's in
quest OF the total Of seventy-nine
dead or missing, sixteen were skilled
American mechanics. brought here by
the Phoenix Bridge Company, of
Phoenixvillc, Pa. to work on the
structural steel parts of the bridge.
Some of the bodies of the unfortunate
men can. be seen below the surface OF
the water, tightly wedged In an mex
tricable network of steel. where 1t is
utterly impossible to reach them. AL
though tugs. rowboats and RATS were
used throughout the4day to patrol tho
water over the wrecked bridge, the
result offall their work was the recov-
cry of only one body at low tide this
evening. The body had to be cut in
two and taken out in two sections.
Several engineers visited the scene
to-day. 1t was evident, so these ex-
perts said. that there had been a mis-
calculation Of the tensile strength in
some spot: that the weak spot had
given way under the strain OF hundreds
of thousands of tons OF steel. and that
this had at once upset the balanced
proportions of the structures and
caused the collapse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
HANGS HERSELF TO
PIPE IN BATHROOM.
sculptor's Daughter Commits
Suicide While Father Is at
Work at Exposition.
PARENTS eRuEsoME TASK
Sculptor Finds Her and Alone in
the House Takes Her
PARENTS GRUEsoME TASK

Especial to The Times-Dispatchn
NORFOLK, VA, August 30.-De-
spondent on account of poor health,
Susanna Bonet, daughter of a French
sculptor employed at the jamestown
Exposition. placed a rope around her
neck to-day. hanged herself and died
five minutes after she had been taken
down by ner father. The suicide oc-
Cured in one of Norfolk's most FASH
ionable apartment houses, and the af-
fair created great excitement when 1t
became known in the community.
The dead girls father, Leo Bonet. de-
clares that his daughter has for some
time been in poor health and that she
once before attempted suicide. Details
OF the affair are meagre, as there We're
no witnesses, and it is only known
that the girls father left homo as
usual In the morning at 10 o'clock, and
when he returned at 1890 he found
his daughter hanging from rope at
tached to water pipe In the bath
room. Life was not quite extinct and
the aid of physician was vain. The
dead girl had, as usual, prepared her
fathers lunch before taking her life.
The girls mother is dead and shesand
her father have for number of years
been following the large expositions.
ho being an expert designer as we'll
as sculptor. They originally came
from Paris.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
woman TRIES TO
COMMIT SUICIDE
Mrs. Farmer, of Manchester,
Saved from Death by Watch
man Crostic.
READY TO JUMP INTO RIVER
Frankly Admitted She Would
Die Yet Because Husband
Had Left Her.

Mrs. Allie Farmer, twenty-s years
old, of Fourteenth and Hull Streets,
Manchester, attempted to commit sui
eide by jumping from Mayo's Bridge
last night at 1920 o'clock but was
prevented by Richard Crostic. the
watchman. 1t was only after a des-
perate struggle that Crostic was able
to control her. and during the scuffle
she tore the shirt from his body.
L The watchman dragged Mrs. Farmer
to tho dollhouse and telephoned to the
police station for assistance. When
Officer Smith arrived the woman was
arrested and locked UP, charged with
being suspicious character In war
rant subsequently Issued She was de-
tained. as she frankly admitted that
she would kill herself as soon as she
had the opportunity.
ut was all due to family trouble"
said Mrs. Farmer to reporter for The
Times Dispatch. III you want to know
the truth I might as well tell you.
My husband left me because went to
lakewood last Saturday night, and that
is why L wanted to die"
Mr.. Farmer was present when the
statement was made, but he was silent.
refusing to discuss the affair
Mrs. Farmers brother-in-law said
later that Mrs. Farmer was with him
and his wife at lakewood. The prisoner
was very much excited
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
AUTOMOBILE KILLS
CHILD IN STREET
Daughter OF Mr.. c. d. Horner,
Durham, Struck by Mr.. Cheeks
Big Touring Car.
FATHER SERVING ON JURY
Sitting in Murder Case, When
Accident Occurred-Court Ad-
journed One Hour.
(special to The Times-Dispatch.)

4Sopecldt u i us filuleS-I'lSpdltii.J y
DURHAM, N. c., August 30.-An au-
tomobile accident in Durham this morn
ing resulted In the death of Ethel Hor-
ner. the fonr-year-od child of Mr.. and
Mrs c. d. Horner, who was struck by
a large touring car driven by Mr.. T.
Edgar Cheek, prominent citizen and
capitalist of this city. The accident
occurred directly In front of the little
girls home, on Roxboro Street. Mr..
Cheek. with his family. were return
ing to the city and were travelling at
a moderate rate of speed. when within
short distance Of the car two little
children appeared. He exerted all pos
sible efforts to stop the machine. but
the distance was too short. He switch
ed the car to the right-hand side of
the road, striking one Of the children
and barely missing the other.
The machine struck the child in the
breast and also inflicted q small wound
on her head. Death resulted from the
hurt on the body. which was near the
heart. Mr. Cheek and his wife We're
prostrated over the affair, and did
everything that was possible to save
the child, but it died within about
twenty-five minutes. Mr.. Cheek SUR
rendered to the sheriff, but was re-
leased until the matter has been
thoroughly investigated. The father
of the child, when the accident; oc-
CURED, was serving on the jury try
ing the murder case against Major
Guthrie, colored, and court was forced
t6 adjourn for about one hour.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
RATES ON LUMBER
ARE EXCESSIVE
So Allege Jackson Lumber Com
pany in Complaint Against Vari-
Gus Southern Roads.

(From Our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTOl., D. c.. August 30.--
The Jackson Lumber Company, of Lock
hart, Ala, has filed complaint with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Central of Georgia, the
Southern, the Norfolk and Western, the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk,
the Seaboard Air Line, the Alabama
Great Southern, the Atlantic Coast
Line, the Pennsylvania and the eBalti-
more and Ohio Railroads, in which 1t
alleges that these roads withdrew in
1aO6 the. water competitive rates which
had theretofore existed on yellow pine
lumber from the Southeastern Freight
Association and mississippi Valley ter
'ritory, via Pinners Point, Va. and es-
tablished in lieu thereof rate from
one to five cents higher per 100 pounds,
They claim that this Is excessive. anil
ask damages Iii the sum OF s25, 900.
They further claim that the rate is now
almost as much as the lumber is worth
at the point Of origin. III
similar complaint has heen fled
with the commission against the same
roads by the Elorala Sawmill Com
Ipany. of Paxton. Fla.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
GREAT CAREER
OF MANSFIELD.
Rise Of Foremost Aeipr from ob.
security to SUPREMACY on

Richard Mansfield's first appearances
before the public was in st. Georges
Hall. London. in 1871 where he took
part In musical entertainment, but
failed to display any Indication of the
,histrionic ability he was TO develop;
later in life. That first appearance may
be set down as a failure, but Mansfield
was not dlsheartened, and, although he
met with many rebuffs, he travelled
through the English provinces playing
small parts in Gilbert and Sullivan's
comic operas. Later he appeared In
London in comic opera. comedy and
tragedy but 1t was not until 1889.
when he came to this country, that
he made mark which was to endure
In the theatrical world. His first part
here was as Dromea, in the opera lies
ManteauX Noirs" and he was favorahly
received, The year after that he made
n big hit at the Union Square Theatre,
New York. In the character of Baron
Chevrial, the elderly roue In "A Paris
ian Romance" an adaptation from the
French.
A, NJ. Palmer. with characteristics en-
terprise, put on the new play. "a Pa
risian Romance." 1t was non-n,usl-
cal role, which 1t was thought Mans-
tisld could play, Accordingly. word
was sent to him In Baltimore to report
to New York. He found the part 10
be the rather insignificant one OF Ti-s
randel. But William H Stoddars. now
~ & y .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
COURIER- JOURNAL
STILL ISSUES
Its Building Gutted by Fire.
Other Papers Come
to Aid.

LOUISVILLE, KY. August aO.-The
loss on the Courier-Journal plant,
which was gutted by fire shortly after
midnight last night. Is estimated at
s2O0,O0O. Bruce Haldeman. president
Of the Courier-Journal Company, to-
day stated that there would be no In
terruption to the business, the other
papers of the city having offered the
Courier-J ournal the use of their plants
until arrangements can be made for
the paper to resume operations In its
own place OF business. The Courier-
Journal aud the Times We're issued
from the Herald plant to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
FIRE DESTROYS
LARGE PROPERTY
Jersey City Conflagration Wipes.
Out Several Large
Plants.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., August sO.--
Fire which broke out shortly before
midnight in the building occupied by
the Snare & Trieste Company. build
ers, on Hudson Street, was Gotten under
control afterit had done damage which
is estimated at $S60,0O0. The store
house and stables OF the Uvalde Asphalt
Company. the preserve manufacturing
plant of Causee s. Co., and the plant of
the Manhattan Electrical Supply Com
.pany We're destroyed. Sparks Of the
fire carried u mile and set on fire the
plant Of Barber Asphalt Company on
Henderson Street The plant was en-
tirely destroyed, entailing a loss of
$150,O00. rs, i,ss. - FL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
TO INVES ESTIGATE
DIDIl1R' IS DEATH
Impression Gained That Young
Marylander Was Hurt While
at Jamestown Exposition.

H. s : IS
BALTIMORE, MD, August 30.-Col.
Henry M. Warfield. commander of the
Fifth Regiment, Maryland National
Guard, has ordered an investigation of
the treatment received by j. D'Arcy
Didier, twenty-one years old, a mem-
her OF Company a. whilelat camp at
the Jamestown Exposition three weeks
ago. Young Didier who was a son
of Mr.. Eugene l.. Didier author and
magazine writer of this city, died last
Friday, and his father and friends be-
lieve that his death was due to his
being tossed In u blanket and other
wise severely handled while at James,
town by fellow-members OF his COM
.pany. Didier was in delicate health
when he went to camp. He was the
grandson Of the late General sLucius
Bellnger Northrop, commissioners -Sener-
al of the Confederate Army.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
ROCKY MOUNT MAN
KILLS IIINIsELF IN NORFOLK

NORFOLK, VA, August sO,--Suffer-
ing from melancholia, r. A. Dickinson
twenty three years old OF Rocky
Mount, Va. early this morning took
his own life Mt the home of his sister,
Mrs. u. st. George, of Port Norfolk.
whom he was visiting. The young man.
1t was said, was melancholy to the
pointof insanity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
Fifteen Killed and Fifty
Injured Near Charles
ton, I'll.
CON FUSED ORDERS
COST MANY LIVES
Given Over Telephone
Not Understood, and Inter
urban Express Crashes
Into Traction Car
With Fearful
Results.

MATTOON, ILL, August 3O.-Flf-.
teen persons were killed and about
fifty injured to-day in headon COLI
sion between an interurban express
train, consisting of motor car and
"a trailer. and traction car on the
Mattoon and Charleston Electric Line
at a sharp curve one mile west of
Charleston. Ill. a confusion of orders
received over the telephone is said to
dave been the GAUGE OF the accident.
The cars approached each other at
nigh speed. and the impact was SO ter
fific that the motor car and the trailer
were telescoped by the traction car.
Few passengers had time to escape
by jumping. Most of the passengers
we're going to the Coles County Fair at
Charleston.
Mattoon sent special cars to the
wreck, and the dead and injured were
Jital. Several OF the injured may die.
The dead:
NEIL FUGA,rE, Gays, III.
THOMAS WEAI<LIGR, Slnttoon, Ill.
WILLIAM NELSON, North Oknwa,
III.
CHARLES NELSON, young son OF
William.
HOWARD COLE, Cooks MiH. Ill.
HAROLD COLE, boy brother of How
ard.
ZACI< yANDEyENrER, Mnttoon.
& EDWARD REYNOLDS, Paradise, Ill.
ALBERT SMITH. Mnttoon.
w. A. PRICE, Mattoon.
DOUGLAS. LOGAN, Humboldt. Ill.
EDNA sYALBALM, Cocks 3fiil.
Three unidentified bodies.
Care for the Injured.
Doctors and others hurried from
Charleston to the disaster. dragged
the dead and injured from the hrokecl
mass of timbers and seats land gave
first aid to the manned. The dead5were
laid alongside the track. The victims
could not be taken to Charleston, be-
cause the track was blocked In that
direction and the relief car from Mat
toon was awaited.
The line on which, the disaster hap
pened is twdrve miles long. running
between Mattoon and Charleston, ILL.,.
and has but a single track. Telephones
are placed every two miles for orders
to be transmitted to the cars passing
over the road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
HOW R1cnMoNDERs ESCAPED.

Former Workers on the Quebec Bridge Were
Mt Homo When Collapse Occurred.
Three Richmond men---H. Maynes, r. p,
Rogers and Thomas Crouch--worked once on
the great Quebec Bridge. which collapsed
and was almost totally destroyed on Thurs
day. They left Canada last November, when
winter prevented further work on tho bridge,
and are now In Richmond, Otherwise, II might
have been with them as with nearly four
score OF their former felow-workmen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
DOCTOR sHOOTS DOWN
EAn,JyTcn ANN JyyS CO.

GREEN.WoOD,g MISS, August So
James Money, Ir.4lwas shot and lnl-
most instantly killed. md his father,
James Money. Sr. was mortally wound
ed tonight at their place OF business
at Money, Miss, by, DR., Grover Kirby,
All the parties belong to welI-known
families,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
..Jamestown Exposition Company

committees SOuIer.
This decision practically tells the
story of an agreement in which give
and take" plays a prominent part. 1t
is we'll known that both Mr.. Tucker
and Mr.. Barr had their designations
in their pockets ready to offer them at
the least sign made by the board Of
directors. which was scheduled to
meet at 4 o'clock.
At II o'clock Mr.. George w. Stevens,
Colonel Barton H. Grundy, Mr.. r. T.
Lamb and Mr.. o. D. Bachelor acting
for Mr.. Barr, and Mr.. Joseph Bryan.
Judge II. s. Garnett and Mr.. Barton
Myers, acting for Mr.. Tucker, met in
the Auditorium Building and began
in bringing about the peaceful solu-
tion of the difficulty which threatened
to disrupt the exposition.
Mr. Barr declined to take any step
which would tend to humiliate Mr..
Kohlsaat, but this difficulty was re-
moved by the action of Mr.. Nohlsaat
In refusing tosaccept the position late
~ rendered him by Mr.. Barr. This
difficulty having been removed affairs
were still chaotic, and there seemed
little chance of an agreement without
recourse to the board of directors,
when Mr.. Stevens suggested to Mr..
Bryan that Colonel Grundy be made
ceremonial officer of the exposition to
plan entertainments and to assist
President Tucker to receive distin-
guished guests. This suggestion met
with instant approval from all parties.
and Mr.. Barr at once made the ap-
pointment, which Colonel Grundy ac-
cepted in order to settle the misunder-
standing.
Settle Other Matters.
There were other matters then to be
settled, namely, as to who was the SUI
preme head Of the exposition. Mr..
Tucker claimed that he was tho social
head OF the company, but Mr. Barr
contended that his office of director
general gave him absolute power over
both the business and social affairs OF
the exposition AZ ( o'clock, When the
directors meeting was called to&order,
the matterS was unsettled, and tho
meeting was adjourned until o'cl6ck,
when some seventy-tlve members Nof
the directorate were present. Despite
the utmost efforts of the friends Of
(Continued en- Third Page,)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
Irish Athletes Arrive.

NEW YORK. August 3O.C CON. I.eahy
Mho Sha VIII viii eompets al W1 the s amestoWn sss
games arrived to-day
on hoard tho steamer Campania.
Leahy Is q high jumper, while Murray
pioushlp. s I. Nj Il I'm IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-31
WILL NOT EMPLOY
ANY UNION MEN
Mr.. Z. r. Williams Issues Notice
to Employees of His Arvonia
Ouarries.

TO All slntemakers Now in Our
EmplOye,
Please take notice that ON and
after September ., 1907, we will
not employ or work any one who
TX member OF any labor OrEupf-
zatiOn..
THE WILLIAMS SLATE CO.,
By Z. II. Williams, President.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-06

- ~ ~ = 49, ifls3E =
silver Into retirement. The Spanish
rnilled dollar was the one coin, tie
value Of which was approximately the
same ia all the IS colonies. The Con.
tlnental Congress printed paper mon.
ey expressed in the vatle Of Spanish
mllled silver dollars and it was this
coin that Norris and Jefferson and
Hamilton insisted should be made the
money unit of the new nation. The
mind your business" coin and other
colonial and early federal coins are
quite rare and greatly valued by col.
lectors, There is room for national
qualification in the knowledge OF the
fact that there is more money in cir.
cnlat!on per capita in the United
States than in any country on the face
of the earth. however small may be
the portion of the whole in your pock.
ct at this particular moment.
FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-06
QGEr|NTEREsT
TO ALL SUFFERING Feom RHEu.
MATlSM. KIDNEY OF 5LAo.
DER TROUBLES.

For those who have Rheumatism,
Kidney or Bladder Trouble OF any kind
or fear that they are pred!sposed TO
any of these diseases, DR.. George Ed.
mani Flood, the specialist or rheuma.
tic diseases, gives us permission 10
publish the following simple but eli.
ieclivc prescription which he uses in
his practice, and TO which he attr!b.
utes his remarkable success: Fluid
CaScara Aromatic, half ounce; Concen.
lratcl DarGola Compound, one ounce;
Fluid Extract Prlckly Ash Bark, half
drachm; Aromatic Elixir. four ounces
Mix by shaking in a bottle and take
one teaspouniul after each meal and
At bedtime.
Plenty OF good pIre water should
be drank in addition. so that the rheu.
matte poisos can be flushed from the
system. Any druggist will put up the
prescription or you may get the IN.
gradients and mix them yourself. The
prescription Is inexpensive, agreeable
10 take and. coming from such a sue
cCSSiul specialist. Is worthy a trial.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-06
FOUND LOVE LETTERS
IN HUSBANDS PAPERS
.ENoEARINe TERMS OF SINGLE
DOCUMENT GOT DIVORCE FOR
A PHYSICIANS WIFE.

NEW YORK. April Ca woman.
letter, produced yesterday In the Sill
preme Court by Mrs. Bertha K. Hills
got her q decree Of absolute dlvorc.
from DR.. Thomas ]. Hills.
Mrs. HILLS accused the doctor OF IN
fidelity. She alleged that she founi {
letter among the DOCTORS papers waici
she recognized as In the handwritin.
Of Blanche McGlnnis. q young woman
typewriter. who was often closetet
with her husband in his office, Wit
he said was his amanuensls, and witt
whom he was collaborating in thu
production Of novel.
The letter was addressed to M,
Own Dear Hubby and said:
Nov. . a. NJ, where are you. an,
what are you doing? Are you think
ing OF me, as | am thinking of you
| started TO send you 4 New Year!
message over the wire. but the shop!
we're alf closed. | do hope We car
have Happy New Year, Things have
gone so wrong and unpleasant he
tween us that II makes me cross.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-06

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
People have been known to excuse
watch dogs for derelictIOn of duty, on
the ground that the dogs might be
hard Of hearing. This excuse oughtn't
10 20. DR.. George Harvey, veterinary
surgeon Of this city, remarked yester.
Jay tiIai in his thirty.hve years expa-
riCucc he had never heard of a deaf
dog. His remark led 10 inquiries amons
two or three other veterinaries, and
no, one had ever heard of a dog that
Cnuldn! hear, Whrn a watch dog or
any otter day doesn't hear man that
is prowlinr about tnc house It Is be.
cause t doesn't wan; to hear. Horses
arc frequently treated by veterlnarles
for deafness and even cats are hard
Of hearing occasionally,;but deaf dogs
seem TO be unknown. In Cleveland, nj
least.