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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
rHAw TRIAL ON To-aloRRow.
Exclusion OF Women VIII DiminisbI
n. Crush In Court. AZ .

NEW YORK, January 4.-The hnal
conferences of the attorneys engage98
in the defense of Harry Is. rhaw were
held to-day without the presence sot
Mrs. William Thaw, the mother, who y
was expected to go over the case In Us +
entirety with the lawyers. Mrs Thaw T11w
is still too i'll to come on from her home
in Pittsburg, and will not be In court
when Thaw is called to his place on
Monday morning at 1880 o'clock. She =
will arrive. however, in time to take
the stand If the attorneys for the de-
Tense decide that she is necessary to the !
case. Josiah and Edward Thaw, the I
brothers. and Mrs. George l.. Carnegae,s
a sister, are expected Monday. ~
The trial will be held In the same.
branch OF the Supreme Court ,sas be-
fore. The counsel rail In the room has !.
been extended. and the prisoner and hfs
attorneys Will sit within the inclosurss H
this time. and beEefrec tually separated
from his wife and family. a,ss
Justice Victor Dowling. who will
preside 1.-THE trial. Is onePof the young
est members OF the State Slpranis.ss
bench, but has already attained aAwfIs
reputation as a jurist. He has expresa.
ed an intention to hold the opposing
attorneys steadily to their task $ yand
to expedite the trial as much asspos.
SlOle. II Is SlnllIllated JtHal III tnS 9SW0rHi8
of jury selection Is difficult, night ses.a
sions Will be held. The defendant aal
his attorneys, as we'll as the district
attorney. are In accord with Justice
Bowling, and will do everything iir
their power to hasten the proceedings
1t Is the hope of all to make the sccont
trial model OF brevity, as comparst
to the first one, NJ sss n
The ban upon the attendance OF woi!
men will so far toward preventing q
repetition Of the almost riotous scenai
In the courthouse corridors: q which
marked the opening OF the first hear,
Ing. S
Sncs the announcement that An
5thony Comstock, head OF tho Society foss
the Suppression of Vice, would be callae Il
as one OF the principal witnesses for
the defense, the rumor has once no;sa
gained circulation that Mrs, Evelyn &
ENesbit Thaw will not take the stand
the theory being that Conlstoek 3 test \
mony will indicate that Thaws haa
heard regarding Stanford White. an As A
thus relieve the wife from repeating n
her remarkable story. ut was agaif
nnthoritatively stated to-day, however,
that young Mrs, Thaw will be relied
upon rs the chief witness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
PEPPER MAY KILL HIM.
Irving II. whentley Ate Two ounc,

Irving II. Wlentley Ate Two Ounces
of 1t on Bet.
SEAFORD. DEL, January 4.-Irving
III. Wheatley. of Galestown, Nd, is
said to be In critical condition. Last
Monday he made a wager with a
friend that he could eat two ounces
CT black pepper. He accomplished the
feat. although bis friends begged him
to stop, seeing what agony he was In,
and offering to withdraw the bet, hut
ne continued to eat the pepper until
every grain was consumed. after which
he was carried home and doctor called
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
GIFTS TO CHARITY

over S1,a00,OOO 8c1uenthcd Under Will
OF Bnroness Rothxchild.
PARIS, Jan. 4.-The will of Baroness
Adolphe Dc Rotschlld. who died Nov s
last, gives over $l.6oO.000 to charity. -Four
hundred thousand dollars are given spe-
ciflcally for the relief Of lsraelites, and
the remainder of the fortune OF the
baroness Is allotted, In sums ranging from
SO, 900 to 100000. to general charitable In
stitutions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
FRENCH CABINET CHANGES
Minister BRAND Will Assume Port
folio OF Justice Therein

a PARIS, January At is officially
announced to-day that M. BRAND.
minister Of public instruction and wor-
ship. will assume the portfolio Of min
lister Of justice. made vacant by the
death December 31st of M. Duyot-Des-
saigne. He will relinquish the duties of
minister of public instruction, but re-
tain those of minister Of worship. NJ.
been transferred to the ministry Of
public Instruction. and Maitre Cruppi.
who pleaded the case3of the Countess
de Castellane In her divorce suit, be-
comes minister ofsecommerce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
NO PEACE IN TOBACCO WAR
Burley Growers Committee to Meet
Trust OHicinls Soon.

FRANKFORT. KY. January IA
conference held to-day in Governor
Wilson's Office by representatives OF
the American Tobacco Company and
the president and executive committee
OF the Burley Tobacco Association
failed to reach any agreement. except
that r. X. Smith. of the American Com
pany. stated he would arrange for a
meeting in New York between the off,
GERS Of his company and the Burley as
soctation committee. looking to com
promise. He admitted that his com
pany had closed fourteen of its ware
houses In Kentucky
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
WORLDS TOBACCO RECORD

Nearly :,O0O,0OO Pounds Sold Mt Average
of 5000 Per 100 Pounds.
LEXINGTON, KY. January 4.-The
White Burley tobacco sold here this
week broke the worlds price record
for quantity and average price on
loose leaf stuff. 100000 pounds SELL
ing for an average of 5000 per hun
dred pounds. 5s, 5se.
The best previous record was made
here the week before Christmas. when
E1.46O,hO9 pounds sold at an average
gnf S1O.10. E4G t.2;i les * 3s4s5s itttf.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
Opnosc pcnsioning Con nfederntcs.

4 NASHVILLE, TENN Jan. 4.-Frank
Cheatam blvouac, United Confederate
last night adopted a resolution
Southern representatives In
to do all in their power to do
feat the proposed pensionlng OF Confel-
crate soldiers by the government.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
THE szEcHENYI WEDDING
To Take Place mt Brides Home January
23d-Fnmily Coming Over.

NEW YORK. January According
to II statement published to-day. the
marriage OF Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
daughter Of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
10 Count Laszio Szechenyi will take
place January 23d at the home OF Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, at Fifty.eighth
Street and Fifth Avenue.
The cause of the postponenent OF
the wedding. which had been set for
the middle of December, was because
the relatives OF Count Szechenyi de-
sired to spend the Christmas holidays
in their own country. They are now
on their way here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
President Castro About well.

CARACAS, Thursday, Jan. 2, via VIII.
LENISTAD, CURAC0, ian. 4,--President
Castro appears 70 hayegquite recovered
q New Years reception, and read a proc
4lamation to the republic in which he
awelt upon existing peaceful eonlit.>ns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
THE BRUTUs AT RIO

Collier II ADVANCE OF the Fleet Arrives.
TO Entertain Our Officers.
RIO JANEIRO, January 4.-The
American collier Brutus arrived here
to day and the Ajax is expected to-
morrow. They precede the American
,battleship fleet. Lid
COMMITTEES of naval officers to wait
upon the American Visitors while the
fleet remains here, This committee is
composed OF Lieutenant Trojano Car
Lieutenant Martin. Gimarez, Lieutenant
Lopez Collto and Marquis Lomba.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
SPECIAL OFFICER GONE
Not Found to Answer Charge OF Club
bink, Man He Arrested
LspeeiaI to The Times Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times -DIspatch.l
(. DANVlLLE, Va, January &c. B.
Anderson, a special policeman en-
ployed during the Christmas holidays.
against whom a warrant was issued
several days ago for assaulting a
prisoner; has left the city and can
not be located.
While erecting the arrest OF VIII
liam Hall, a young white man, for
being drunk, Anderson dubbed him.
Hall and his friends claim that the
clubbing was unproYoked. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
Mr.. WILLIAMS IN NORFOLK
Pays Visit to Seabonrd Offices, hut
Nothing Is Given Ont.
Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
NOR lIQI.k. VA. - .Iunlla ~, 4 II

Especial to The Times Dispatcl,.1
NORFOLK, VA, January 4.-R. Lam
caster Williams, one OF the receivers
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and
president of the Norfolk and Ports
mouth Traction Company. is in the
city In attendance on q meeting Of the
operating committee of the latter cor.
poration, and this afternoon visited the
offices of the Seaboard. holding a brief
conference with S. L. Camps and other
officials.
F Nothing was given out for publica-
tion following the visit. Mr.. Williams
explaining that 1t was in the main
merely courtesy extended the officials
In charge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
MADE HIS OWN COFFIN
Man Who Nude Coffin Twenty-hye
Years Ago Dies.
LsneolaI to Tha rlmaa- pIsnatoh.l

Special to The TlMea- lspatCh.J -7-7
SMITH FIELD, VA, January 4,-Mr.
John Sinclair, an aged Confedelnte
veteran, who had had his coffin made
for twenty Ave years, died here this
morning at 1890 o'clock. after brief
illness He leaves one brother. Mr..
Joe Sinclair, and an adopted son, Mr,
Joseph Sinclair Andrews.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05

The Times-Dispatch two years ago
printed the news regarding the Gould
attempt to get the Wabash into Rich
mond. The story was printed at the
time that Mr.. Gould secured the water
rights at fredericksburg. and began
the construction OF the Virginia and
Chesapeake Bay Road from Richmond
to Ashland. .rss-.s -, 8. y. =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
TWO TAKE s,rRYCHNINH ny
NIlS'CAlIN FOR QUININE

BRONSON, Fla January 4.-Joseph
Phelps. prosperous farmer OF this
eritieal % condition try from, taxing M s. strveh- W :
nine ny mistake for a W sine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
MIR, Bo,vden No Retter.

" Ispecalto The Times pispatch.l 5s
: NORFOLK, January Att: Is an
nounced that the condition OF George
II. Bowden is extremely precaplous to,
day and little hope ls entertained ~
his recovery, l rs iss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
.MUNCIE UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
strong Military Guard on Duty, nnd
Order u NcstOred.

.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, January A.
Governor Hanley to-day issued a proc
lamation declaring martial law at
Muncie. and placing Brigadier- General
Mckee In command OF the State troops
assembled there, namely twelve conf
panies OF infantry and one battery.
The martial law order covers a ra-
dius oflfour miles from the Delaware
County Courthouse, and takes In the
factory districts OF Muncie. Assistant
Attorney G eneral Bowling was sent
to Muncle by tie Governor to act as
legal adviser for Brigadier Mckee.
Governor Hanley's action in sending
troops. supplemented by the energy
displayed to-day by the authorities and
citizens OF Muncie, resulted in check
ing the mob spirit. There We're no OUT
breaks to-day. Five hundred citizens.
including some members OF the Com
merctal Club OF Muncie. have been
sworn In as special officers to preserve
the peace. The men will endenvor 60
control the situation. but will be back
ed by the military.
Mayor Guthrie has closed all saloons
nild ordered all women and children
to keep OFF the streets except on err
rands of necessity.
NIuncie II Quiet.
bruNC1E. IND, January 4.--With a
proclamation from Governor Hanley,
declaring martial law. and 500 State
troops camped In the heart OF the city.
Muncie Tonight is quiet. The riotous
outbreaks of the last three days. due
to a strike OF street car men. have
given way to asnormal q existence so far
as Muncie is concerned.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
FOUR HUNDRED MAY Be LOST

Steamer Mount Royal. Four Weeks
Overdue, Probably Lost.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. January AL
though 1t is four weeks tonight to a
day since the Canadian Pacific steamer
Mount Royal sailed from Antwerp for
this port with 3O4 immigrants and
moro than 100 passengers, she has not
been heard Of In that time. The off,
GERS OF that line have not abandoned
hope that she is still af1oat. They are
extremely anxious, nevertheless, and
fear that tho vessel is drifting about
the Atlantic in practically helpless
condition, with her machinery disabled.
The company has caused inquiry to be
made at all ports on both sides of the
Atlantic, but up to tonight no report
has been received. The arrival of the
Allen Line steamer Hungarian at Port
land, twenty -one days from Greenock.
to-day disposed OF the theory advanced
that she had fallen in with the Mount
Royal.
So far as known, few, IL any Ameri-
cans or Canadians sailed on the vessel.
The passengers are nearly all Hebrew
and Russian immigrants. some Of whom
are thought to have formerly lived in
America. The Mount Royal left Ant
werp with 2,2oO tons of coal. suiii-
cient to last about five weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
BANKING LAWS VIOLATED

S(Continued on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05

The committee will report back t,
the organizations on Monday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12

The regular meeting of the Central
aid society of the First Christian
church was held yesterday afternoon
in the church parlors. Reports from
various sales which have been held
recently were given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
Ten Cents to Stop That Itch
How Easy to Get Relief-lnstant Re-
Iief-from Skin Disease.

Is it worth 10 cents to you to stop
that awful agonizing itch?
If you are afflicted with skin disease
the kind that seems to battle medical
treatment and leaves you wild with
itch, we hope you will not fail to in
vestigate a prescription which is now
recommended by many of the best
skin specialists, even in preference to
their own prescriptions. 1t is the SIM
pie soothing oil of wintergreen COM
pound known as D. D. D. Prescription.
A 10 cent trial bottle must convince
you that the itch is instantly allayed
by this prescription. Get liberal
trial bottle of the healing. soothing,
external remedy, D. D. D. Prescription
and see!
We feel quite sure that before long
you will be cured. and at any rate
we know-know positively-that your
itch will be allayed instantly, the min
ute that soothing liquid is applied to
the skin.
Write direct to D. d. D. Co., 112
Michigan street, Chicago, enclosing 10
cents for the trial bottle. For sale by
all druggists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12

home on South Fourteenth street.
The game was played at four tables.
At the conclusion OF the afternoons
festivities luncheon was served. The
club will meet in two weeks with Mrs.
George Dilks at her home in Spring
Grove.
The Penny club met yesterday af-
tenoon with Mrs. Stever at her home
on South Sixth street. The meeting
was purely business one. Arrange
ments were completed for Turkey
dinner to be served Wednesday, Nov.
IS, at the Pythian temple.
- - -
The members of the local chapter of
of the Eastern Star went to Milton
last evening to exemplify the work of
the order on two candidates. Mrs. Car
rie Johnson and Mrs. Fannie Miller.
After the regular session an elaborate
banquet was served. Those going ov-
er from this city were Mr. r. Marlatt
and daughter Miss Mildred, Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Van SAINT. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. w. Hempleman, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Schepman, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Bert
Gaines, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ratliff,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Click, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. M. Johnson, Mrs. Belle Hor-
ton, Mrs. Harry Wood, Mrs. John
Reyes, Mrs. Harry Dalbey, Mrs. VIII
Spangler, Mrs. George Cause, Mrs. c..
C. King, Mrs. Maude Eggemeyer, Mrs.
o. E. Allison, Mrs. Louis Minck, Mrs.
George Fox and Miss Hazel Tough.
- y y
The members of a newly organized
whist club met yesterday afternoon
with Mrs. w. P. Haughton at her
home in Spring Grove. The game
was played at several tables, prizes
being awarded to Mrs. Charles Kolp
and Miss Clara Myrick. After the
game luncheon was served. The club
will meet in two weeks with Mrs. Har-
ry Simmons, 43 South Eighteenth
street.
The supper given last evening by
the st. Paul's Guild of the ST. Paul's
Episcopal church was one of the most
successful affairs of it's nature ever
given by the organization. Supper
was served in the parish house. The
tables were attractively decorated.
Candles with various shades were also
used
- ~ ~
The regular meeting of the Central
aid society of the First Christian
church was held yesterday afternoon
in the church parlors. Reports from
various sales which have been held
recently were given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
Will Soon be I'm Contrast With 1909.
The Old Are Happier
The Young Secure Better Education and
People i'm General Enjoy Better Health
Owing to Scientific Aids Not Avail
able Hundred Years Ago.

IS interesting survey he past
possibility the of
years ago.
much In the hands of fate
of One born with had no means OF having
corrected Science applied physical conditions not available
epidemic children Died like flies for
there was no serum to master With internal inflammation set
without the hope Of
children
with applied the knife reduce the ten
sion nor the lens to relax the muscle
Nervousness there determine
whether seated in the optic FOR the lack
of knowledge the the young
pended health broken down and practical destruction resulted from
people
impossible give
bit of medicine taken into the
overnight relief and the thing was from day
the victim became a mortal wreck.
father in had failing sight and be-
the hands
years comfortable and happy
relieves the old people to inn
children daughter
Feel have the old folks busy employ
ed something to the time and keep them from
will relieve yourself of the from hear
Juggling words but realities that you recall this
with the sadness of knen
life and age any locality
until 1909 You have nearly months in which to act If
found relief who neglect
condition Miss sweitzer the opomest s2
probably no other opcan
dngerfed and until had full
OF six
which considered the greatest optical center in the world
solicit difficult
which others have given as hopeless
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
IGNORANCE OF LAW
PROVES COSTLY
Two Men Must Go to Jail for
Jumping Trains.

Just what man doesn't know about
the law and how much it may cost him
was demonstrated in the city court
yesterday afternoon. Florence Nc
Carthy and Louis Tarrey plead guilty
to the charge of attaching themselves
to moving trains and in violation of a
city ordinance were fined So and costs.
The men plead guilty. Had they not
done SO it would have been impossible
for the police to have proved they
boarded the train in this city, which
would have been necessary to make
the case under local Jurisdiction. The
men were strangers in the city and
without means. Their Ignorance of
the law will cost them several days in
the county Jail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12

Calais, 10000 inhabitants, impor-
tant seaport; principal industry, tulle
net" so run the French geography
books, and anyone who has visited
the town except as a transitory pass
enger to Dover, will remember the
tulle factories where half the inhabi-
tants earn their living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12
CLUB NEWS.

The Keramic league met yesterday
afternoon in the Morrison Reeves IL
brary, at which session arrangements
were completed for the annual exhi-
bition to be held in the Starr Piano
parlors for one week. beginning We'd
nesday. November eighteenth. Nearly
all the members attended the meeting.
A reception and musicale will be CIV
en- on the first evening of the affair.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12

One of the electrical plants in Ger
many employees 5000 workers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-12

members of the Wedna sday Duplicate
Whist club yesterday afternoon at her
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01

the lighted windows, we beheld mot.
ley group OF scamps, dancing and wag.
ing home made weapons. But Just
then, like a beacon-light to the hope.
less mariner, we caught the friendly
twinkle Of our bikes frames, and with
one accord we pushed the king against
the deserters and, as they tumbled
our hot footsteps towards the goal.
"In second, It seemed the hall
had disgorged more enemies and the
whole pack were after us as we gained
our perambulators and tried to hop the
saddles.
Where do come in, Monmouth? !?
howled the drummer.
Lord, II we haven't forgotten the
spy!' cried Tib. Here, Silver, jump
up behind me. Nay, choke me not en-
tirely with thy carcSses. Nov, hang
tight and steal away
And down the steep hill into the
black shadows we sped, with fren
zied mob of King James men IN fear
some pursuit. When we reached the
level and began climbing the neEt Hill
they all but had us. But just as ttey
would have gathered us to their bosom
we reached the crest and slid frouI
view And the way the drummer clung
to Tib would cause the champion trick
cyclst to blush for inability.
And so we left them in all tteir
glory and made Beanville In sp's,y
And what do you think, sir! When
we'd lodged complaint, ard 4 posse OF
constables had gone over to Tank as
to straighten out the general brain
tangle, they found no trace Of the
King James germ. But instead old
Freeman Hucsy was in the midst oI
the belief that he was AN algebraic
equation that would never be solved
II he kept perfectly quiet. And as he
didn't wish to be solved. Tanker's was
the most peaceful place on the map
and. so far as | know. has mover met
with royalty since the time lib and
joggled the throne"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01

could hear the drummer's teeth clink-
ing like pebbles in a tin can.
Marry, come up, quoth Tlb at
last; whence are we hencingT And
in the moonlight saw the old fellow
was mopping the sweat from his round
face.
90 Can't we call on the overseer OF
the poor. or at a drug store, and get q
bite to eat?' moaned the drummer. I
have had naught, fair sirs--'
Good form!' cried Tib, approving
ly
"'Oh, I'm going fast whimpered
the drummer. 1t seems real to me
now, and II ! only had hooded hawk,
or baldric, I'D be doing huntsman's
stunt. But, honest, fellers, I've had
nothing In my stomach but rain water
for three days. And ! had 10 steal
that out of barrel by the window
when the archers were playing horse.
shoe on the green. | could eat a
mustard plaster or coat Of arms
Il suggested that We stop and rest,
and the guards for a wonder were
willing. l could see, too. they were
uneasy. Tib said It was because they
didn't know what to do next, being re.
moved from the zone Of the kings In
nuence. reckon he hit 1t right, for
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-01

ye. We leave this place tonight. II
ye ever want to see Brabant again,
sience!'
"'How are We to work II, Tib?' in.
CURED; for the Quaintness Of our peril
was getting into my bones.
I'm Monmouth until we get back
to Bean.Brabant, reminded Tib, sim
ply. Well earl, shall try to start a
revolution
"As he said this a hearty hammer
Ing caused us to creep to the window
on the other side of the building and
steal peep. And what do you think.
sir? Why. those poor hard-hearted
idiots were building Il gibbet! II sim
ply swept the drummer on his feet
oh, Monmouth he walled, save this
one fool! What an idiot was, with all
tho United States to live In, that |
had to come down here to be slaugh-
tered by counterfeit
"Well, well, murmured Tib. purs-
ing up his lips and drawing up his
rotund form. This does look kind OF
serious. We must get word to Bean.
ville yet the guards won't allow one
Of us to slip through the window and