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was assassnated in the lobby of the House of Com
mons. The present Lord Egmont has spent much
of his life this country, and has had most adj
venturous career. For, before succeeding to the
earldom, he had been in turn sailor before the
mast member of the London fire brigade a jan-
tor of the town hall of Chelsea market gardener,
and all sorts of other, things besides, and even now
is far from well off, owing to the fact of his being
saddled with big place like Cowdray Park with
out the necessary to maintain it in fitting style.
Cecil Rhodes is regarded by people in Suffolk
shire as having been victim OF the curse which
rests upon Dalham Hall. Certain it is that he died
Unexpectedly only few months after having pur-
chased it from Sir Robert Aff1eek. He bequeathed
it to his brother the popular Colonel Frank Rhodes,
of the leaders of the memorable Transvaal raid.
Another Owner Died
LIE in turn enjoyed possession of Dalham Hall for
L i only short time before being gathered to his
fathers although he seemed when he took possession
then it has changed hands twice The mansion,
which is of brick, and built away back in the
days of William and Mary, that is to say, shortly
after the Stuarts had been driven from the throne
of England occupies the site of famous monastery
that shared the fate of SO many other establish
ments of the kind at the time of the Reforlna
ton, in having its ecclesiastical occupants driven
out, When after 1t had been looted and plundered,
it given to of the minions of King Henry
VIII Subsequently it became the residence of the
Anglican Bishops of Ely.
dened on account of the blighting malediction of
its former monastic owners. They got rid of it,
and it passed through several hands before it
acquired by the Affleck family. The latter are a
branch of the old House of Auchinleck. The
ond baronet, a nephew of the Admiral, married an
American girl, daughter of Thomas Clark of New
York. The next successor cousin. In fact,
the Dalham Hall property has never passed from
father to son. and the present baronet, who recently
figured IN the bankruptcy court, has no issue,
while his only two surviving brothers, three having
already died, are likewise childless
To what extent the Church has the power to lift
curses of this kind imposed upon former ecclesias-
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berry. When she died she bequeathed it. to her
nephew, Captain Francis Foster. But he would
not hear of making it his home, and fastened to
ster family in the person of Sir Augustus Webster,
the present baronet But Immediately after having
established his title to the place ne rented 1t on
long lease to Michael Grace of New York.
On Mrs Poyntz's death, Cowdray was sold by
the estate to Lord Egmont whose earldom had
been conferred upon of his ancestors for services
in connection with his colonization and governor
ship of Georgia Not content with buying place
burdened with malediction, Lord Egmont may be
said to have brought to Cowdray family curse
of his own from his estates in the South OF Ireland
appealed to by widow on his Irish property to
postpone her eviction, owing to the fact that her
only was dangerously i'll. But the Earl was
relentless and had the widow and her pitched
out on to the roadside, where the sick man expired
couple of hours later as the result OF exposure
and of the rough treatment to which he had been
subjected The widow in her bitter anguish went
down her knees by the corpse of her boy, and
cursed the Earl only Irish peasant can, pray
ing to Heaven that neither he any of his Sue
Cessors would ever have an heir.
The Answer to the Curse
IT would seem as if the prayer had been heard;
for the fifth Earl died without issue, and was
ceeded by his cousin the sixth Earl. The latter
likewise died childless, and succeeded by a
cousin, the late Earl, who in turn had no children
and was followed in the honors and estates by his
knsrnan, the present Earl This nobleman, sep
arated from his American wife, formerly BARNARD
in London, without any divorce, has offspring;
while the marriage of his younger brother and next
heir to the peerage, until recently policeman at
Johannesburg, has remained childless. After that
in the line of succession is old Spencer Perceval
octogenarian, whose only son, Henry Godfrey
Perceval was murdered, with his wife and only
child, in Nebraska, September 20, 1884, under
the most shocking circumstances. The crime at
tracted considerable sensation at the time, not
only by of its atrocty but also by the fact
that grand-uncle of the victim, the Right Hon.
Spencer Perceval, while Premier of Great Britain
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teal property is moot question The wife of the
seventh Marquis of Lothian felt so uneasy at living
at New Battle Abbey, that she proceeded to Rome,
and confded her scruples and fears about the mat
ter to Plus TX. She Informed him that the Lords
of Lothian are descended in direct line from the
last Roman Catholic abbot of New Battle Abbey a
prelate who forsook the Church of Rome at the
time of the Reformation, and joined the Protestant
Church Wedding Lady Helen Leslie, he retained
possession of both the abbey and lands of the
monastc order of which he had until then been the
head, and which had been given by David l. of
Scotland to the White Monks of the Cistercan order
several hundred years previously. Not content
the abbot coolly pulled down the monastery and
the stately abbey which formed part thereof, and
made use of the materials to build himself
try seat on the very site.
After hearing what the Marchioness had to say,
the venerable pontiff said, Remain quietly where
you are, without worrying yourself my daughter.
she had obtained from His Holiness a document
bearing his sign manual authorizing herself and
her children to occupy their Scottish home in
peace. This papal permit is now preserved among
the family archives of the Lords of Lothian, in the
very case which contains the original docu-
ments forming the grant of New Battle Abbey by
King David to the Cistercian monks.
Family Finally Scared Out
pUT in spite of this papal permit, Fate neverthe
- less to pursue the House of Kerr, of which
the Marquis is chief, to such extent that neither
he nor any of the members of his family is willing
to live there He may be said to his succession
to the family honors to one of the many tragedies
that figure in the history of his house, his elder
brother having had his brains blown out accidentally
while duck shooting in Australia
Berkeley Castle-where Edward IL was put to
death in atrocious fashion, and which, burdened
with his dying curse, has brought many tragedies
to its owners that their annals may be regarded as
one long series OF dramas and crlmes-and number
of other old manors and country houses could be
cited to show how we'll founded are the superstitous
fears entertained by many people the subject
of SO called "unlucky houses
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
PARK
IDEAL in SEPTEMBER

Every month Of the open is delightful in the Park,
but the early days of September present its wonderful charms
in the best light The temperature is bacing, the atnos
pere without be1is the view distinct and the roads
their best The coach ride Of 145 miles by easy stages
full daylight, makes this disnctivey closeo-nature
outing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers attractive tour,
leaving the East September sd, arriving in the Park
the 9th and remaining until the 1It allowing five and
half days Of perfect sightseeing.
The return trip by way Of the Busting cities of the North
Pacific Coast through Oregon Idaho Utah. and the scenic
trail of Colorado senanced in interest by the charm of the
81 u
Excursion tickets including all necessary expenses, will
be sold from Washington and Baltimore at S229; and at
proportionate rates from other cities.
compleelyapponted special train in charge Of Tourist
Agent and Chaperon for the exclusive of the party
to the unqucness OF the trip.
As the membership of the party is necessarily limited,
applications for reservations and itineraries should be
at to B. NJ Newbold, p A. S. E. d. 9Th and G Streets
N. W., Washington; Geo. w. Boyd General Passenger
Agent, Philadelphia, to Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket
Agents
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Beach Park.

been assured that ample Transportation
facilities will be furnished Monday to
carry the large crowd to and from
Beach Park with comfort, no matter
how large the crowd may be.
In addition to the strong American
Locomotive Works baseball game tho
management is arranging for a series
OF rowing and sailing races Labor Day.
If arrangements can be- completed in
time. Anyway, there will be ample
amusements for all who go to the de-
lightful summer park on Labor Day.
Since the management has announced
an extension Of the park dates to Sep
TENDER 18th, a large number of parties
have been booked for the new dates,
and ample arrangements completed for
the crowds. tii{e
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
TO PROVIDE For
RAILWAY PASSES
President Roosevelt Said to Fs,
vor Such Amendment OF
Law.

[From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON. D. c.. August 2S.-A
movement to amend the rate law SO as
to allow railroads to issue free passes
to certain people is on foot with the
approval of no less a parsonage than
President Roosevelt himself. it is al
legged by those who are pushing the
fight for amendment. It Is said that
President Roosevelt recently declared
that he did not believe tho law should
have gone as far as 1t did in the matter
of limiting the Issuance of free trans
portation.
The President declared that the law
should allow the roads to issue passes
to bona-fide newspaper men, especially
in return for advertising, and that an
effort to amend the law In this regard
would have his support.
1t is a significant fact that while
a few editorial associations have adopt
ed resolutions denounclng the anti
pass provision OF the rate law, news
paper men as a rule have not protested.
AS matter of fact, judging from lex
'pressions OF Washington correspon-
dents and daily newspaper men in
Washington, the movement to secure
amendment of the law Will not receive
their active support.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
DECLARE CONTRACT
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
South Carolina Statute is An
nulled by Judges De-
cision.

CHARLESTON. S. C.. August 2s.-1n
the Circuit Court to-day Judge r. O..
Purdy filed decree in the case Of
Sturgess VS.. the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, declaring unconstitutional the
act of the State Legislature which
declares 1t Illegal for a relief asso-
citation to contract with members for
relinquishment OF claims when bene-
fits are accepted.
1t seems that in March 1907. ]. r.
sturgess. carpenter. employed by the
Atlantic Coast Line, was injured. He
was a member of the relief associa-
ton of the company, and when join
ing the same had bound himself and
heirs by signature to either accept the
benefits offered and provided by the
association. in case OK death or acct
dent, or TO sue and THUS attempt to
gain relief by litigation. The man
chose to sue, and recovered $1,000 dam
ages. He then entered suit against
the relief association OF the railroad
and sought to obtain the sum OF
si2i.50.
The plaintiffs attorneys brought for
ward an act of the South Carolina Leg.
islature, dated March Z, 1905. which
forbade the making of any contract be.
tween the relief association and the
members which may bar litigation. The
judge reviewed the case at length, and
showed that the relief association gave
many and generous benefits and gave
the employe member clear and fair
option and election. That 1t was riglk
and proper he should be allowed to
choose between the certain benefits I'll
the association and the doubtful ones
OF litigation was brought forward. The
act. Judge Purdy said, was contrary to
the Federal and State Constitutions In
tina. 1t interferes With the right of in
dividuaIs to make and enter into con-
tracts. The suit was dismissed.
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Fifteen MOTOR BOATS
READY FOR RACES
Famous International Trophy
Winner Dixie Among Those
at Exposition.
I Special to The Times-Dispatch. |

MESToWN EXPOSITION
GROUNDS. VA. August 2S-Fifteen
motor boats. which are to take part
In the races next week. are now an
chored off the Exposition Grounds.
those not arriving last, night coming
in this morning The International
trophy winner. Dixie" is among them.
The owners and masters of the boats
are being entertained at the Hampton
Roads Yacht Club, on Willoughby Spit.
They Will be formally entertained by
the exposition before they leave.
The Seventy-fourth Regiment. In
fantry. National Guard of New York,
which, has been Tat the exposition since
Sunday, broke camp this morning and
left for Washington. where two days
will be spent by the soldiers before
they return to Buffalo.
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CHANGE IN SCHEDULE,
G. & @. RAILWAY.

n
Effective. Sunday. September LIST. G.. & Q.
will mt on train for special accommodation
Of patrons returning from the mountains.
which train Will be operated daily except
sunday lea..ng Hinton 900 A. NJ; Alder
son e.36 A. NJ. White Sulphur 7:s3 A, NJ;
Allegheny 7:45 A. NJ: clifton Forge 800 A.
NJ; Milboro 9:2b A. NJ; Goshen $40 A. NJ;
staunton 1888 A. NJ, stopping at all noun
tain resort stations to take on passengers,
carrying Parlor Car, ARRIVING Richmond at
$3.50 p. NJ.
Mt 1000 A. NJ, westbound, will be adtscon-
tlrued, Toledo sleeper 70 be be, operated p AZ On
ming through from Old Point Morning
train from the West will arrive Richmond
$40 A. NJ instead of 1880 A. NJ, also addi-
tional train will leave Richmond at 1900 p.
NJ for Ciordonsvile. Va, stopping Mt prin-J
clpal local stations. Train arriving Rich
mond at 3 :3O "A. NJ. from the West Will also
carry sleepers from Hinton to Richmond.
which sleeper will be cut off at Main Street
Station for occupancy until 500 a.. NJ.
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REAL ESTATE NOTES.
business Looking Up and Incrcascil
Activity Is Noticeable.

q . .
4 The activity in real estate ,. circles
this week so far, and there has been
Increased activity as compared with
the same days of last week, is confined
largely to inquiry for small property
In the city and in the suburbs. There
has been very little Inquiry for costly
property either for residential or buSi-s
ness purposes, but the agents are not
looking for this character of business
Just yet. However,, several of them
have advices that lead them to believe
that as tho autumn comes on and all
kinds of business gets to running In
the usual channels there Is going to
be something doing IN the matter of
business and manufacturing sites. The
army Of homehuilders IS growing larger
every day, and that there Will soon be
Ia demand for eXpensively located
ground upon which to build handsome
homes there can be no reasonable
doubt
Nevertheless, for the. time being, the
inquiry is all set toward small homes
ALREADY. built Gnd ready Tor occupancy
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additional. Target practice there viii
continue for about month"; Some o
the battleships will them go, to Puge
Sound and part to San Francisco.
Getting Ships Ready.
From this time. on the preparation OF
the Panther. which Is to be equipped
as a repair ship to accompany the
feet, and the Glacier and the Culgoa
which will go as supply ships, will he
pressed. The Culgoa and the Glacier
will carry enough fresh beef to last
the $4,000 officers and men from Hamp-
ton Roads to San Francisco.
The tank ship Arethusa Will convoy
the torpedo flotilla on its cruise to
San francisco. which vii! be over a
America than that of the battleships.
The destroyers viii coal from CONNER
cial establishments at the various ports
of call. The battleships must be coal
that with four large golfers in each
port division of four battleships
may be coaled each day, the disagree
able operation recurring thus four
days for the entire fleet. Liberty will
be given freely to the men at Rio
Janeiro and Callao.
Secrecy as to COnl supply.
1t is stated that there will be con-
siderable secrecy as to the coal supply
at each point, as well as the facilities
of the government for transportation,
in order to prevent any advance In
prices which contractors might ask II
they knew there was a shortage of
available transports at any one point.
The estimate of 100,5iO tons of coal
required for the voyage means an in
itial expense of more than 100000
for fuel alone.
1t is frankly admitted that no plans
have yet been made for the return of
the fleet from the Pacific. An itinerary
which would take the battleships en-
tirely around the world was submitted
to the President. but it was not
adopted.
Many persons here interpret this as
meaning the President is not at all
sure the ships will return from the
Pacific. These persons believe that
after some time on the coast the en-
tire battlcship fleet, probably augment
ed by the new battleship Nebraska. will
cruise 1000 miles to the Philippines.
Arranging the Details.
Details of the movement of the great
battleship fleet around the continent OF
South America are being systematic
calS developed both on board Admiral
Evans's flagship Connecticut. where he
is busy consulting with his personal
the fleet and at the Navy Depart
ment, where. by the Presidents or
ders the various naval bureaus are at
last formally authorized to put into
execution the plans for the fleet move
ment. Acting Secretary Newberry to-
day stated that the big ships are now
under orders to,engage at once In their
usual fall drills.
IN fact, Admiral Evans telegraphed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
ROANOKE CONFERENCE HEING
HELD AT BLACkSBURG

BLACKsBURG, VA, August 2s,-The
Roanoke District Conference Is holding
Its annual meeting with the Wnisner
Memorial Church. Blacksburg this
week, about fifty delegates being in
attendance.
3 The opening sermon was preached
Monday night by Rev. w. S. Hammond,
D.ED. Of Lexington. Va. oni"NI Is
and to-day was devoted to5the Missions
airy and Church Extension Society.
Addresses We're made by Rev. ". S.
Neighbors, D. d. Rev. III. II. Sherman,
Rev w. II. D. Harper, D. p, and
others. as
The Epworth League sermon wns
preached Tuesday night by Rev. j. D.
Rev.,J. II. Andrew. of Salem. is the
presiding officer, and Rev.. II, IT, Sher-
man, secre tary.$ of the conference. The
meetings are being held in the Pres
byterian Church, as It was impossi 9
to complete the new Methodist Church
In time for the conferences.
Adjournment will probably be had
Thursday at noon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
MAN AND boy
HURT IN RUNAWAY
Thirteen-Year-old Norfolk Boy
Loses Left Leg in Acct
dent.

AS the result Of serious runaway
accident yesterday afternoon, Albert
~ Deuel., proprietor of the Deuel. Parcel
delivery Company. and Hardin Vimer,
seriously injured. Vimer's leg was
amputatcd late yesterday afternoon a.
the Virginia Hospital, and the ply
sicians now have hopes of his ultimate
recovery. although his condition Is still
regarded as critical.
The horse has the reputation of l.av-
ing been n vicious animal. and was
purchased few days since by Mr.
Deuel. after having been the cause OF
the death of T. L. Crowder. his former
the State penitentiary and was not
stopped until he reached the grocery
of Charles Mitchell, at Second and
Byrd Streets. Both occupants of the
the front portion of the wagon was
shattered. The injured men were taken
In the store. and the city ambulance,
in charge of DR.. Strole, was summoned.
Deuel.. who had ben paralyzd In his
left side in infancy, was found to be
badly cut and bruised, the wounds at
fecting the paralyzed limb. Vimer's
injury was found to be much more Sc
we're than that of Mr.. Deuel.. The bono
In the left leg was driven entirely
through the flesh. and was fractured
in three places. The flesh was fright
fully torn. and later in the afternoon
the limb was amputated at the vlr-
ginia Hospital by DR.. Blanton Hills
man. assisted by DR.. Strole.. While his
condition is critical, 1t is thought that
he will recover.
Hardin Winner is but thirteen years
old and, with his mother. Mrs. Vimer.
of Norfolk, has been visiting In Rich>
mond for some time. The boy was
quite pet of Deuel's and the delivery
man had frequently taken the boy to
ride with him. The boys father is a
merchant IN Norfolk. and spent Sunday
with his family in the city. He was
notified of the accident and, is ex-
pected to arrive in the city this morn
ing.
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from Fort Monroe last evening that he
had sailed from Hampton Roads with.
his flagship Connecticut and fifteen bat
tleships for the Southern drill grounds.
lying about forty miles off the Chesa-
pealSe capes There is at this place a
large triangle, on the three sides OF
which a great deal of shipping passes
day and night. but within the limits
of which very few craft venture. thus
affording Il splendid water space for
unobstructed naval drilling.
Here the fleet will spend two weeks
in practlcing fleet and squadron forma-
tions, a most necessary work of prep
piation. as well as as of great value to
time of war Then the ships are to
engage in the regular fall target prac-
tice. consuming in this work between
two weeks and month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
SIN DRINKS REPORTED.
Busy First Police station Did Llgh,
Business Last Might

Six plain, ordinary drunks were
locked up at the First Police Station
last night. this being the sum total
of business done at that usually busy
station up to midnight last night.
Major, Howard said that eighty-sX ar
the officers of that station since last
Saturday morning, but that during the
day yesterday the officers or the Grim
inals seemed to be taking rest.
oped the fact that five We're white and
one colored. From their names and
appearance all were native born Ameri-
cans, and but one of the five was known
as an habitual drunk and frequenter
of the Police Court.
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Corner stone Tor high school,

CREME, VA. August 2s.---The corner
stone OF the new high school was
ceremonies, PRO- essor s. "A. Wood. prln-
scipal, being master of the lodge. Judge
w. TT, Mann was present and delivered
a mastery address, which was warmly
received. After the ceremony tho La
dies OF the Methodist Church served
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
Banana Tree In Yard.
Snecial to The lmeS-DiSpatch,1

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. August IS.
Councilman II. B. Lane. Of this city,
planted banana tree In his front yard
early in the season, and has given 1t
every possible care. 1t has grown
rapidly. and he has watched Its prog
ress with Interest. Recently the tree
bloomed, and now number OF lunches
of bananas have formed. The tree Is
looked upon as curiosity, and IT the
cool weather does not set in too early,
Mr.. Lane will have ripe bananas of his
own raising.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
YOUNG NORFOLK MAN
nIES OF APPENDICITIS

NORFOLK. VA, August 2S.-Infor-
nation reached here to-day Of the
death IN Philadelphia yesterday Of VIII
liam n. Pampltn, formerly of Norfolk;
a son of Colonel and Mrs. n. G.. Pamp-
lin. The young man died from nppen-
dicitis. He was connected with the
Steel Company at the time of his death.
He was Western Union telegraph OPP
orator here when his father was the
local manager of the Western Union.
Colonel and Mrs. Pamplin moved to
Philadelphia several months ago. The
body OF the deceased will be Inferred
here,