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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
BLUEFIELD is PROSPEROUS.
Former Richmonder. Now q
There, IL 0plimlANic.

From GU REGULAR Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. e.. December 21.-
William E. Fowler. formerly OF Rich
mord. now president OF the American
National Bank, OF Blue field, was here
today and got from the Treasury up
wards OF $4,000 of currency for his
bank.
Business conditions in Bluefeld and
surrounding section arc fine" he said.
I'VE have never resorted to clearing
house certificates. nor have we had to
limit the amount OF money depositors
could take from the bank. Some OF
the smaller banks which correspond
with us ne eded some currency, and
have got this to supply their needs
"Ali the mines In the Pocahontas
section are running. The mines OF the
Pocabontas field sold their usual guam
tity OF coal last month. and got prices
as good as under previous conditions
Mr.. Fowler is president also of, the
Consolidated Coal Company. and is in
position to know all about mining con
ditions in the Flat Top field. Incident
ally. he mentioned that there has never
been a bank failure in West Virginia
according to ex-senator Henry Casa
way Davis, Of THAT State There has
been one such failure. probably only
one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
5sHo0 OTIS THE n EGR0a b FAD

tCrciEhton. Hurru.s IxilIa Msn Who
t. Offers Insult 70 Hla Wife. ~
Z NORFOLK. VA. December 21.-
Creighton BURMESE overseer son the
,LynDhaven Farm of Colonel Z. D!
Starke. shot and killed John Crump
5tcolored at an early hour this morn
ing. using a double-barreled shotgun,
andspumping both. loads into the negro
atncloses range. Death was instantan-
ieous. ~ ~ ~ . 80
Mr.. Rurruss charges that the negro
early this morning offered an Insult
to- hrs wife. 1t was only after. Insist
ence that Mrs, Burruss told her hus-
band what had occurred. afraid that
he would kill the negro. Mr.. Rurruss
came immediately to the city, consult
ed his : attorneys. Starke, Venable s
tStarke. and left again for Princess
Anne county to- surrender to the au-
thoritIes. He is said to be quiet and
peaceful man. and his friends declare
that he would not have committed the
deep except under great provocation
and tfuStifrat.on, ,,E.sl.f ~ 2 -lslSHi,tt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
HUGHES The GREATER

Cbnnccilor- OF University Compares Him
. S. - With Roosevelt.
SPOKANE, WASH. December L.
Chancellor E. B., Andrews. of the UNI
Of Nebraska said to-day:
eve might expect to fnd one such
man Is Hughes In a century. He is a
greater man than Roosevelt. y II iSwere
a betting man would hazard any
thing that Charles e. Hughes, Cover
nor OF New York. will be elected {
nominated and In this event every
ypptriotsshould rejoice that Hughes Is
the one man besides Roosevelt who
can be elected on the Republicansticket
In; ls08.s He. y Is a greater statesman
than Roosevelt"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
.HONT7zER DROPS
DEAD ON MARCH.
Bugler Cowardin Dies
While on Way to Cut
shaw Funeral.
SENIOR NJ = MBER
OF BA TTALION
Veteran Of Confederacy ant
Bugler at Many Military Flu
ncrals Notwithstanding
Age, Recently Walked
from Richmond to
Jamestown.
Jamestown.

william Henry Cowardin, the senior
member OF the Howitzer Battery. both
in age and service. dropped dead yes
terday afternoon while marching to
Hollywood Cemetery to attend the fu-
neral OF Colonel Wilfrsd E. Cutshaw.
Mr.. Cowardin, the bugler OF the battery.
had often expressed desire to die In
uniform. and the end came finding him
In line with his battalion. and still
graspinE the bugle with which he was
to sound taps over the grave OF the
veteran City Engineer.
Himself a veteran OF the Confetl-
4 rate service ard an active member Of
the Howitzer Battery since its re-
Organization In 1911, Mr.. Cowardin hai
been for nearly forty years the bugler
Of the command, and in this time lle
had sounded taps across the falls OF
the river to the Chesterfield hills at
practically all sof the notable military
and Confederate funerals In, Richmond.
from the refinement OF President JET
,ferson Davis tc the funeral. OF Cover
nor Fitzhugh Lee and Governor Charles
T. o'Ferrall.
Died In Few Moments.
Yesterday afternoon the battery was
called out In uniform to attend the
funeral OF Colonel Cutshaw. who was n
member OF the Howitzer Association.
The battery was under command VI
|tLieutenant y. G. Pollard, in the alb
sence of Captain w. NJ. Myers. II
attended the Gervices at the Secon
Presbyterian Church. the gray-feaded
|ibugler. sitting with the boys OF
1.-The battery and afterward leading
1.-The line OF march 10 Hollywood Gene
ltery. where the interment was to take
l;place. eli lust as the procession turned
~, {rtn
Street, not tar from the gate OF the
cemetery. Bugler Cowardin stumbled
and fell Into the arms of Corpora
liBannister. who. with the assistance o.
La .squad OF men, lifted him to the side
walk, Assistant Surg 4on F. * =. War
iwick. OF the How Il =. was In line. an.
Iwas almost at once beside the fallel
| man sAs the line OF carriages passei
by d.. Ennion q. Williams. who wa
Eriding with the City Council. .steppe,
l6ut aud assisted In treating Mr.. Co
lwardin. The physician found no sigl
Tor, LITE. breathing having APPARENT.
cease1; An instant la ter Mr. Cowardtl
l;tsave several y deep. 4l,reata tbs. and sanl
IbacAs dead, the end havingscorn within
! two Or three minutes after his frs
l.falls. Z. i !: vi, q. .
There was no Sign 81 apoisxy. til,
physicians deciding that heart failur
was stke cause OF death. The fu
4 neral recession had nor beeniehaltes
Land few OF. 1 those IN line knew of tn
tragic occurrence until reaching tn
\ cemetery. i ssi 4 II. sy
Under dire ction..of Corpora I. Crook
4 the fallen sold:er.sstill firmly graspinl
his bugle. was lifted into the paris
I'house OF st. Andrews Church nearbv
4 and alater,fn the evening the body wa
iSturned over to the undertaker ~
i be prepared for burial. lmmedtatel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Po.tmaster-GcneraI Meyer to- Enjoy
= - ShOOting Trim. ~

Meyer to, Enjoy
Shooting Trip.
Z WASHINGTON D. C.. December 21.-
Postmaster-Ge Meyer will leave
Washington tomorrow night, accom-
panied by his son. for North Carolina.
where they will spend the Christmas
holidays. The Postmaster-G General and
his son expect,ito do some shooting
while away. They will be absent about
week. I. : tf. st ~
of Commerce and Labor, accompanied
by Mrs. Straus. will leave Tomorrow
for their New York home, where they
Will. pass the Christmas holidays. The
secretary 4expects8to returnsto Wash
his absence Solicitor Charles Earl OF
the department. will be acting secre-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Chaplain of the Oklahoma
Assembly Prays for His
Election as President
ME MIXERS CHEER
UNUlSU .AL APPEAL.
Speaker Murray Adds Emphasis
to Prayer BY Putting It as
Question to House All
Democrats Answering
"Aye'Address
by Bryan.

GUTHRIE. OKLA, December r..
The presence OF William j. Bryan Ia
Guthrie inspired the chaplain OF the
.House to pray that Mr.. Bryan might.
be. the next President OF the United
States. G 7'GsSss-g
immediately after the PRAYER ths.
House broke into storm OF applause
that lnsted several miputes Speaker
!. illiam II, Murray added emphasis to
the prayer by putting II as question
TO tho body. Every Democrat present
answered with rousing Aye
Later the House met with the Senate
to listen to Mr. Bryan's address.
Mr.. Bryan was The principal speaker
at dollar dinner, attended by the
most prominent Democrats OF. this
StAte to-day. S.
Bryan COn,mrnds1 New state. -
In the address to the Legislature
Mr.. Bryan commended Governor HaSlt
kell's inaugural address, and con-s
graduated the new State on being tbs
first to promulgate banking law
providing for a depositors' guarantees
fund. He favored election OF United
States Senators by direct vote, and de-
clared that the President of the United
States is hired man.
Iie referred TO the initiative and
referendum clause in the Constitution
as its best feature, and predicted that
other States would model their basic
|tlaw after that of Oklahoma. He rec
piled to the attack Of Secretary Of,
WAR Taft by saying that he did not,
take back his assertion that the Okla.
homa Constitution is the best Ill The,
United States. IS. Z IS
Touching on the financial situation
and the part taken by President Roose-a
lsvelt, he said: This is not the only
thing for which could COMMEND nina.
! But / am especially glad for this. be
cause now / am getting curses only
nalf as much. He is getting the others
half"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
BIG FIRE. An G G
Two Large stores, Hotel and DWELL
ting Are DESTROYED.
Especial to The Times. Dlgpatch.l
AZEsWEI INA .Denana har. o. III h,

tspeeial to The Times Dlgpatch.J
3 @TAZEWELL,SVA., December 21-The
report has just reached here. of a
$4,000 FIRE at Grundy. the county seat
of Buchanan-county, last night.
The Large tMo-story store buildings
of L. A. Mathena and Rs G. Watkins.
the Mathena Hotel. and the avoiding
house OF R. e.. Watkins are known to
have ben totally DESTROYED. and us
reported that other buildings adjacent
to those mentioned were destroyed,
but no additional particulars can be
sH1tten tonight The store buildings
mentioned were extra large for gcoun-
try stores. and were heavily stocked
with Christmas and winter goods.
The hotel destroyed was the only
sone in the town. The loss Is conser-
svatively estimated at $4,000, with In
surance OF about half that amount
The origin of the fire Is unknown
Grundy has no means of3fightlng a tire.
as the town has no water works, the
water supply for the town coming
from a creek that flows through the
& Il u : 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
DR.. Urea LE5T0 ASYLUM.
PhysicIan Who Shot NeErol While Un..
deraa Deiusion Adjudgea Insane.

- fspecfsl ito. The Times Dispatch.1 s.
LANCASTER. A. December 21.
DR.. Henry b. Treakle; who yesterday
shot and darE arouslyl, wounded George
Ward. Hneart AVhltestone. In the south
ern part OF Lancaster county was to-
day adjud ged insane by a court OF
lunacy,|and sent to the Eastern State
rHospitalsfat t. Williamsburg.
DrstTreakle.tis one OF the most
prominent and i succe ssful physicians
of thes Northerns Neck. but fo- some
time. past he has been addicted to
the excessive 4useaof strong drink and
opiates. Several months ago he was
sent to sanatorium. where he re-
manned until 1t was thought he; had
beena cured of the terrible habit that
had wrecked his reason, but OF late he
had fallen back into his former habit
and been said to simagin that many
of his nefghbors were trying to dc
him BARN. It was while lahoring un.
der such a delusion that hS shot
George Ward
critical condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
. LARGE: MIL IS BURNED {! 1

yvalgn bic Property Owned by Nfr. bur
rouEhs, of New York, Destroyed.
rsuecial 10 The Times. Dispatch.l
y LYNGFf STATION. VA, December II.
The large. roller: and corn mlll3at Lees
VILE. near this nj ace. Il owned, by "A. II.
isel for the. American Tobacco Com
spany. was burned y last night about ~
o'clock. The mill was leased and ope-
rated BY c. T. burnett. and contained
a large quantity of, grain and flour,
on which there was M insurance. IT
could h not be9 ascertainT to-day
whether. there was any Insurance on
the Yhlfl6 ing II ,{ss s55 srf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
SPEND WEEK At PINE KNOT.
Yresidest ard Family TO Come TO vif-
einiai Hnn,e Day After CIir1stwas. Z,

si.ia. Hnn,e Nay After christpss.
WASHINGTON. p. c.. December 21.-
The holiday plans OF President Rooses
Welt and his family. as announced at
the White House to-day. conte mplate
q trip to Pine Knot. Va. the day; after
Christmas and stay at the Virginia
e.tate OF Mrs. Roosevelt for four or
i've days. when the family will return
to Washington. Christmas will be
celebrated at the White House as usual.
and the President will be back for the
public reception on New Years Day.
The. annual visit to Pine Knot af-
lords the President opportunity for
cross-country riding and wild turkey
hunting. pastimes OF which he Is very
fond. Mrs. Roosevelt joins In many
Of the horse back rides, and because OF
the seclusion of the Pine Knot estate
an uninterrupted enjoyment OF outdoor
life may be had. Arrangements for
the trip. which will be. made over the
Southern Railway. were completed to-
-, Z E ~ p q = p -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
.FlR Rs TS..pl:lll ,l.i !! j !: / )

Creditors OF Mutual Investment Cons
nany Get IS Per Gent.
Judge Grlnnan, of the Chancery
Court, yestetd ay directed the receivers
of the MI tual Inyes tment Company to
declare the first dividend OF fs5 per
cent. 1T is believed that another dis
ftributi ion of rs per zen I. or even more
will he made Ia ter, "a Y 5isS'
There Sareaabout 400 creditors Of the
company In n iohmond. The Sre ce1vers
are SAIessrs. n. A. AdcCurdy and r., Les,
lie Spence. Colonel 10. Lane Stern u
counsel + for the recetvers.. Y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
GEL GERS BODY TAKEN HOME

An Uncle Of the Murderer Suicide
Makes Preparation for burial.
Ss NEW; YORK. December Ell An uncle
OF DR.. g. A. Geiger. OF Beaufort. S. c..
the slayer OF Broker James Fl. Oils
sphant had the body OF the suicide RAJ
moved from the mqrgue and placed on
board train tonight for Savannah
Ga, w here furera services Will take
pla3e next week. AZ
funegal services OF James X.
plipliant will1.he held Monday at thA
family residence In Brooklyn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
col. DE RossEIT cQ !! b; s
admits That He Was in Error In AZ sssno e
= 3 3 ing CoIonel Chalnron. IS.

Admits That He Was In tsrror ~ ~
2 Ing Colonel Chnlaron.
NEW ORLEANS: La, , pesshmles &c rroiina.,
Colonel De Rossett, OF North a1I,'''...
VINO created Consideration recently by
asserting that he was told by Coione's
n a. chalaron. custodian OF the How.
ard Confederate Museum here. tnat
wing In the vaultssof the museum were
letters and documents In the privase
CORRECTION Of President Jefferson Davis
esta blishing the oft-repeated claim thai
Generals Grant and Thomas and AZ.
n,.ral Farragut once rendered tnelts
swords to the confsderacy, and VINO.
was instantly answered by Colonel
.Chalaron In statement denying the
truth OF such a claim has written TO-
Colonel chalaron admitting that he
made a mistake IN ascrib!ng the state
iment to the local veteran under mis-
apprehension.
4 Colonel De Rossett. who has been
critically ILL., says he Intends prepar-s
Ing. an article soon for the Confederate
veteran. which publication first gave
publicity to the original article OF
colonel De Rossett, and declares that
in the Forthcoming contribution he will
explain away many apparently con-
fusing features and will also answer
some OF his critics
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
REWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED.

Three Men WANTED for the. Nsurdcr5 OF
Deputy Collector Hendricks. AZ
S wINSTON-SALENl, N. O.. December
21-The Acknowledgement of the
United States. upon the application Of
3Cn4teu STATES A-atsl.at 4.-44- .-s.-ls s.uu
torney Holtoi d i, stey ts.,.28 sg ~
Screvens, has authorized, Marshal Mil
;llkan to pay a reward Of $1,000 each
1 Tir, ss sm;ib and Sscsr Sisk ana s5on
for John Mill, all of Smithtown.
Smith, Sisk and Hill! are charged
with being implicated in the killing
of Deputy Collector ]. w. Eendrickai
morning. Hendricks's body was,
brought here last might and prepared
for burial, The interment was near.
Elkin this afternoon. Me- lsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
S,iAN WANTED IN RO.ANOK
COMINGsFRONfS b UENOS3 AYRES

ROANOKE, VA, December ALA
cable gram received here to-day from
Buenos 3Ayres stated that Moses Ferris.
wanted In Rnanoke for the murder OF
naily' been deiivere d TO "a Roanoke de-
l]tectIve and the off iears vii sail with
This prisoner on January Sd, The. Off,
Ger has been In South Amer lea several
trtends 81 Ferris blocked thu start
Y nm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
y,.,tor 70 Norfolk Finds Himself Minus
~ Nancy and Apparel.
Special to The Times Dispatch. ]

I.0lE1 II Special 10 IHt IIlieS-f1lsPSHIS!''I
NORFOLK, VA. December 2l.-de err
bert sadler, of smtthfield. who came to
Norfolk yesterday. car to. hlmseif 70,
Himself penniless and minus his best
. suit Of clothes. While intox'cat ted he
had been relieved of his clothes and
valuables. a suit, At only for a = r mp
ice located the clothing and arrested
Joe Joe Kehoe, a man about town. WHO Is
alleged to have pawned them. He Is
charged with robbery from the person.
I. Saeiier had to telegraph. home for
,no o TO pay his fare to smithheld.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
INJURED IN EMBARRASSING
Mr.. Coverstone Struck BY Falling Tim
t her and Will likely Die,
ISpecial TO The T mes. QIapatch.,

i.. WINCHESTER VA, December 3l.-
raising at Vaucfuse, this. county. to-
day J.. A. Coverst tone sustained In
juries which will likely result In his
DEATH. :.
CoverStone'S ribs We're crushed. and
he sustained internal injuries. Though
still alive tonight his condition Is
preca III Gus. - $1,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
sAWMILL MAN KILLED
George jenkins Struck by Piece
Timber and Fatally Injurcd-

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
s MONTERREY VA. December s2l.-Mr.
George Ed. jenkins. a. wsll-known saw
mill man, was the Victim of fatal
accident yesterday afternoon. He was
struck In the body by. a piece OF plank
hurled with great force by the cir
'cular saw, and sustained Internal in
,juries which resulted in deathin a few
hours Mr. jenkins was a hard-work-
ing, worthy man, and leaves a wife
and several children. i59
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
DRIVEN j 4: Y OFF BY PROHIBITION
Millionaire Rocbling. Leaves Large
80 Property In Aaheyillef to Church.

SpstsaIto The Times DIspat ch.t 4 NE
I aASHEVILLE. N. c., December Pr.
John "A. sRoebling, multimillionaire.
ain y sen aCoionel Washing ton Roeb.i
of nBeanxchenes,',2 q half-miliIon dollar
estate on st. Dustans Road. between
sAsheYill et and Biltmore, has decided
oyer his entire property to tho Home
byterian, Church and will return sshorf.
ily to his home at Trenton, N. 3. 4.
AR. Roebling says4that he is leaving
because AsheYille,.has Is one for sprohhis-
Sbltlon. He says further that there is
and abandoning magnificent man
SION he has had under CONSTRUCTION
for three years, and which would take
ften3years to- complete. ~
It Is Just a matter of principle
with me, !" he stated to-day; con ac-
count Of prohib billion, which II oppose
from principle,"s n n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
sUPERINTENDE DENT NOT CHOSEN
v. NJ. Z. Board Defcrn Election OF Gen
fis5fie Shipusa SucceaaOr. ta.ss r

V.HM. + BOnFd De1crN Election OF Gen.
Shipp's Successor.
rSper'al to The Times D tspatch.lef
y LEXINGTON. VA, December 21.-
The board of visitors OF the Virginia
Military Institute adjourned at the
conclusion of their last nights meeting
Tn. matteraof election Of sups rintend-
signed. was continued. 81
The board was favorable impressed
With the administration OF Colonel E
w. Nichols, acting, superintendent. The
continued building enterprises are I'M
der the direction. Of Colonel Nichols
General Anderson and Visitor Shields
as a building Committee s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

Dr. smithey had been to Richmond
Friday to bring patient to the hos
'pital. He lett here on the 6 P. Miriam.
and seemed we'll and In fine spirits. On
the way up he talked with, a friend who
got off at Amelia. When the train
reached Burkeytlie he was found dead,
and his body was brought back to
Jetersvllle. on the northbound. train.
which happened to be late.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
superinte.aide.t west In E1tre NILS.

Special 10 The Times p,spatch,l
NORFOLK, VA, Decembe 31.--Cap-
tain John n. West, Superintendent Of
public schools in Norfolk county. rs
trv home at Cortland. His death Is
hourly expected and the phys tcians
pronounce his case hopeless. He has!
held the cy. twenty years
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
FLEET TO RETURN BY suEz
Admiral Evan. 4Aatherlses Statement

Alnirnl Evans AnthorlNe6 Statement
a5, THAT He So Relieves. Vi q
AT SEA, December 81 tvia Government
Wireless Station at Key West. Fla, 20
The, Associated Press. New yorkl.-~.
Evans to-day authorized
sper sonally believes that the Navy Dee
GARMENTS present intentions are that
the fleet shall return via the Susz routs
late next summer or falL S;
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
NUture -;,s.fs9ati,s. cyh ~ =,

!. s
against. Robert c. Caldwell SIS, conspir.
lacy and, wf1ful and corrupt perjury In
the evidence he. gave while estifying
In the present eDruce case,
The arrest OF be Amer cam. VIII was
the princi pal wttne IS for the prosecu-
ton, and without whose testimony the
case probably would never have been
ibrouE hit " Ill add Immensely to tho
,alrea dy Wild espread finteres In the sens
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
CALDWELL Cal ARRESTED; is sILL
American, STIR witpe.s In Druce Cas-
J5s6 Held for pa pSupx. 81 = -

Americana, STIR Witness in Druce Case.
Held for Perjury.
NEW YORK. December 21.-Robert
e. Caldwell. the American who has
been one az the central figures In the
was arrested upon the arrival Of tho
steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
here to-day on charge of perjury.
The warrant upon which the arrest was
made was sworn out by the British
consul-Eeneral at New York. IT rep
resented that Caldwell had been guilty
OF knowingly telling a false story
when he appeared as aswitness for the
claimants in the London court. I,
When Caldwell was taken before the
United States commiss 'oner in New
York his counsel said he was a very
sick man. and asked that he be re-
leased on bail. He declared that II
would be crime to detatn a man In
sCaldwell's condition. and said he stool
ready to furnish bail In any amount
for the prisoners appearance at 8
later date. -
Two physicians were appointed by
TIE court to make an examination t.
determine whethe r his condition was
as serious as had been represented.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
MAN STOLE { i HIS CLOTHES

CONTINUED on Third Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
Subsidy Only Feasible Plan.

], He a approved the Gallinger bill, now
before Congress-. and said it would do
much to build up an American shipping
interest a merchant marine. he said,
would - supply American seamen for
Anne ican ships d,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22
MEYER GOING. TO CAROLINA.

The wounded man is said to be In
a critical condition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-22

lContllSaed on Second FaEo,l l.5
The oasis., 1907-11-09

a test will undoubtedly he of real service. We believe all three classes gf horses will prove adequate to the purpose in mind We believe al will do we'll the work allotted Co them as cavalry mounts Range News.
 The News is in error about the alleged limit in army horses for of- fcers. While the limit is $50 for horses which the government buys upon it's own account for the use of enlisted men, there is no limit placed on the price of a horse bought by an officer for his own use. Ed. Schwartz, who commanded the Fourth New York Cavalry in the Civil War and was afterward adjutant general of Arizona, rode fine stallion, presented him by the men in his regiment, which cost $1,000.