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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
Members Are Losing No Time
Getting Down to Business and
Important Hearings
Arranged for Week
MONDAY.

MONDAY.
Hearing of nil good roads meas
Eres before House Committee ON
Hoads nj 10 A. NJ.
Joint committee ON confirmation
Of executive appointments utter nd-
journ ment of Senate session.
TUESDAY.
Hearing of NIL bills and rcsoIu-
tfOns relating to election OF CONF
niinsiOncrs Of revenue before uct:se
Committee ON Privileges and Elcc-i
tfons nj 4 r. VI.
Hearing ON all bills relating to
Enne laws of the State before HOUSE,
Committee on Counties. Cities nnd
Towns nt 10 a. u.
WEDNESDAY,.
HcnrInE ON bill to repeal law
prohibiting nnrallelltE M line of H.,
II. d r. X. II. before senate md
House Committees ON Roads at 10
"A. NJ.
Hearing and flnnl notion on VIII
iiams bill to re-cnact Wharton anti
cOmpEc ct Insurance law before House
Committee on Insurnnce and Bank
Ing nt 4 II. ~.
FRIDAY.
Hearing ON bills relating to work.
Ing OF convicts on public rOndk be-
fore Iiouse Committee on ltonds MT
i r. N.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
LOST SINCE BABYHo0Ds

Boy Is working at
Place Stster5is Visiting,
WORCESTER.s MASS. January ! ~
One OF the strange happenings which
at times come in real life took place
at the residence OF John Fuller In
Cranky to-day. when Roy Turner. was
brought face to face with his sister,
whom he never remembered having
seen. and who had not seen him for
fifteen years. during which time he
had been lost completely to his family.
Els mother died when he was three
years old. and he !, vas y Is placed In q
When his father came to paS another
for him he dssoyered ,hs that ts
authorities. The family has searched
for. him ever since. 5&S5
His sister happened to drive sup to
.ren,arkable rem ! t resemblance Of the Your 6
man In Fuller's employ, asked II he
piled in the affirnatlve che disclosed
her identity. Young TURNER is now
husily engaged getting acquainted
With HIS own family. -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
ALABAMA NEGRO LYNcHED
Isiddled With Bullets for Shooting Man.
Taken from Sheriff

Taken from Sheriff.
DoTHAN. ALA, January 19.-cleve-
land Franklin, negro clnploye Of a
cotton oil company, was lynched here
Tonight by a masked mob Of 200 angry
citizens. The negro's body was rid
died with bullets after 1t had been
swung from the limb of q tree In the
northern part of the town. It Is said
Franklin shot and seriously wounded
a C. Faulk, secretary and treasurer
of the oil company. last night. after he
had been caught In the act of robbing
the cash drawer at the mill.
This morning the sheriff learned that
the negro was ut Webb. Ala. and
later In the morning he was captured
there. Franklin was brought back to
Sothan by private conveyance. Just
after his arrival here, and while being
taken to the jail, a mob OF 200 men
all masked. swooped down on the
sheriff and his posse and forcibly took
tho prisoner. He was hurried short
distance away and hanged to limb
and his body riddled with bullets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
STABBED HIS WIFE
Man Claims That He Was Under the
e Influence of Dope. n,

"a SpecI7l TO The Illness -nlspatch.I
SALISBURY, N, G.. January So
Charged With inurderous assault
upon his own wife John Andersen, O
white man forty years OF age, was
given hearing before Justice II. u
'Overman. In Salisbury yesterday aS.
,ternoon, and bound over to court. Two
months ago. while walking on the
streets OF this city and oteating deep
affection for his wife. Anderson stab.
bed her In the breast with q large.
knife. Mrs. Andersen was carried
into the homo OF "a n washerwomau,.
where she remained several weeks uA.
able to he removed on account OF the
stab near her heart, N i NJ Is claimed
Anderson was under tn Influence Of
u dope when he committed D the crime.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
MOB AFTER NEGROES
they Killed Telegraph Operator and
witch mn n at TcnneHNce Stntl0n.

They Killed Telegraph Operator and
Watch lnan ut Tennessee Station.
KNOXVILLE. TENN, January Ia
Two negroes whose names are believed
TO be Walter Cole and kess Williams,
have committed double crime. which
greatly excited the people OF Morgan
county, Tenn. With robbery as their
motive, it is believed that they way
laid John Brown. Cincinnatl-South-
.ern telegraph operator, at Annadel,
Tenn, Drained him with an nx, and
took o pistol from him with which
they later shot and instantly killed
David Langley, Jr. a watchman for
the same railroad, at Annadel Bridge.
Tile killing occurred this morning. and
all day long hundreds OF mon have
searched for the negroes, but without
R,iccesS. 49, q ts1al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
G;REVsoME JOKE LASTS WEEK

Hacks, Sent by "Nice
Young Man, Call on Jurlst.
NEW YORK. January 1e.-Every
night for nearly @ week Justice FaW-
cett, OF Brooklyn, has seen a procession
takers establishments roll up to his
house at exactly 1880. Each driver
gets out. goes to the door and an
nounces his arrival. Then, when tod
that the judge sent no call for hack.
he drives away again.
The judge says it is practical
Joke. He thinks that some young man
is trying to even up score with him.
Justice Fawcett visited the seven un-
hacks had come and found that all had
been ordered by mice young man
about twenty-five wears DID,. He would
like to meet this mice young man."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
LOVE. LETTERS A PILLOW u

Husbnnd Dies First, aud Tender Mis-
sives Are Buried With Him.
READING, PA, January l9.-With'
his head resting on 200 love letters
that he sent to his sweetheart, now
his widow. and the letters she sent
to him years ago, #. Milton Baer, was
buried to-day. @
During their courtship they agreed
to save each others letters and that
the one who led first should be buried
with the letters as pillow. II
While visiting his father-tn. law
Aaron Strobecker. Mr.. Baer became Ill
with pneumonia. and In a few days
passed away, in his forty-ninth year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
EXPLAINS REC Ownership
I'ocahontas Collieries Company Merely
Complies with Technical LAW Point,

C01lJertcs Company Mcrcly
Complies With clinical Law Point,
NEW YORK, January le.-Charles
Thorne, first vice-presldent OF the Po.
cahontas Consolidated Collieries Com
pany, issued a statement Tonight. In
which he stated that the recent appll-
ca tion at Lynchburg. Va. for. a re-
ce1ver for the company was for the
purpose OF complying with a techni-
cality OF the Virginia law, and in no
way affected the standing of the com
pany, which he said. was thoroughly
solvent. The suit was Intended. he
said, ito permit q small number OF se-
curity holders to secure a cash np-
praisal of their stock. No date for a
hearing had been set. Mr.. Thorno said,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
FOUND DEAD II. ROOM

Chief. OF Police Hnd Bullet Hole in
Head-Evidently Case Of Suicide. IL
DARLINGTON. S. c., January 19.----
About 10 o'clock this morning a. T..
Dargan. chief Of police of this place.
was found dead in room adjacent
to his bed chamber. There was q bullet
hole in his forehead and revolver OF
large calibre was found near his right
hand, one chamber being discharged.
The circumstances seem to point to
suicide, though no reason for such
action can be assigned.
The coroner's jury had an Inquest.
but adjourned until Thursday for
further consideration.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
BLIND MAN sUREsT SHOT.
lie Aims by sound. Whether at Hu-
nuns or ut Birds.

YORK. PA, January 1a.-Charged
with throwing stone at Frederick w.
Ing cash in his scalp. John Hart
man. blind man. of Springfield
township, was given q hearing before
Alderman Jacob Stager here yesterday
and held for court.
Hartman's defense was. that being
blind. he would not have been able to
see where to throw the stone.
Gestewitz claimed that he could pro-
iduce neighbors to testify that Hart
man shot birds. aiming by ear from
sounds they uttered or from their
rnstlins In the trees. He said his foot
falls in running away enabled Hart
man to throw with accuracy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
ELECTED Ed PAssENGER I'1!|i WINS
Agent Had No Tickets and Hc Refuse d
to FMy Extra on Train.

Agent Had No Tickets and He Refused
to Pay Extra on Train.
y BLOOMINGTON, ILL, January 1s.--
Clarence Wilson. OF Mackinaw Town
ship, has received $500 In settlement
OF suit against the Big Four Rail-
way. He attempted to purchase a
ticket but the supply had given out.
and upon being assured by the agent
that under the circumstances the con-
ductor would not charge more than
g cents a mile he boarded the train
The conductor declined to accept
the explanation and demanded s cents
per mile. as the law permits when the
fare Is paid In cash on trains. Wilson
ed. He sued for $1,000, but the road
decided to compromise. and the case
was dismissed when Wilson was paid
$500 in settlement. This Is the first
case OF this kind SINCE the e-cent law
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
outglow ofl,Alien.. Continues. {

a NEW YORK, January 10, Rush Of
foreigners for Europe continues un-
abated. During the first seventeen
gers left New York as against 9,476
last year. During the same period thi,
year only 1l3S Immigrants arriyed.
increase In east-bound steerage travel
so far this month IL 210 per cent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
Continued on Second page.)
ENGINEER KILLED
Wreck on Central OF Georgia Kills One
and Injuries Three Others.

dHu 11JureB 'lHfee Uthcfs.
SAVANNAH. GA, January IA
wreck occurred on the Central OF Geor-
gia Railway near Macon at O'Clock
this morning. when the passenger train
bound for Savannah from Atlanta
struck split switch at the Macon
and Athens junction.
The engine was thrown broadside
into the ditch two express cars were
wrecked and Engineer w. B. Trayer
was killed. His colored fireman, John
Williams. was painfully hurt The
fireman had Jumped. but the engineer
remained at his post.
Mall Clerks O'Connor and Burke and
the express messenger were shaken
up. but sustained only slight bruises.
None Of the passengers We're injured.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
PRESENTs GOLD
SPOON TO NEW YORK bon

NEW YORK, January ls. Presidsnt
Roosevelt has sent q gold spoon az I q
gift to tive-year-old Charles Baldwin,
the youngest Of eisht ch tldren sot Pos
lice Captain Sylvester Baldwin. of the
Charles Street Station. Captain Bald
win has known P resi- dent Roosevelt Tor
many years, and dars:enI.y y'slttd tAes
iSN,.ita Hoasa With his youngest son.
The President it talked with the young
Sster for snveral minutes. Ths xo!l
spoon will bs framed By Cap tain AalA%l
VITA. # u A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
lsossAAS oNf1oAs PURSUING FLEET

ST. PETERSBURG. January le.--The
attached by the Russian ad,
to the lessons to be learned
from the voyage of the American bat-
Is shown by the fact that a Russian
naval officer, Commander .A.exls
lnlatchkotf, Is following the fleet on
Its trip around South America.
Is He travels from port to port by
Ing this course only after his repeated
requests for permission to Join the
ships had been refused. sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
WillNot TakeP artin New
York Conferenceto Pre-.
vent His Nomination
NO YMPATHY
WITH MOVE MENT
Parker-Belmont-S Southern Com.
bination to Meet Thursday
Report Says, to Blast
Nebraskan's Boom.
Hokc Smith
Declines.

Emphatic announcement was made
yesterday by Governor Swanson that
he would not be party to the move
ment started by old-line Democrats in
New York to defeat the nomination of
William Jennings Bryan for the pres
idency.
Dispatches from New York stated
that a meeting would be held at the
Waldorf-Astoria on Thursday. and al
though efforts were made to keep Sc
crst the object, 1t became known that
the renl purpose was to stiae the Bryan
bpom in the East and South. Cover
nor Swanson was men toned as one OF
the prominent Southern Democrats in
vited.
$50 far as the New York meeting
is concerned" said the Governor. -
know nothing Of It's purposes. shall
not attend. but will remain in Rich
mond until the Legislature adjourns.
Swanson Not a stiher.
Later In the evening Governor Swan
son received a telegram from New
York newspaper. in which the confer
in detail. He sent the following tel
egram In reply:
~ received IN Invitation to attend
II conference, hut declined. know
nothing whatever MS 10 What the
purposes of the prOposcd confer
cnce was, ax 1t wns mot Indicated
III the Invitation. I have NO lntcn-
tlon 10 attend such conference,
nor am HI sympathy with the pl.r-
poscs of a conference ns stated in
your Telegram.
"CLAuDE A. SWANSON.
"G0vcrnor of virEinia.v
To give Ills support would have
meant that the Governor OF Virginia
was directly opposed to the nomina-
tion of AR. Bryan, and that he would
help any movement tending to defeat
or prevent the nomination.
Many Invited to Conference.
The prominent Democrats from the
demonstration were Governor Swanson
Governor Hoke Smith. OF Georgia: John
T. McGraw. of West Virginia, and J. G.
Hemphill. editor OF the Charleston
News and Courier. Mr.. McGraw is
chairman OF the Democratic State Com.
.mittee, and is follower OF Henry
-Gassoway Davis. who was Judge Park.
er's running mate. Judge Parker, Per.
Hry Belmont. Lewis S. Chanler, Asa BIRD
Gardiner, William Travers Jerome. JET.
ferson n. Levy. Morgan ]. O'Brien
Herman Ridder. Edward NJ Shepard
John D. stanchneld, William L. Doug.
las, the shoe man. and a score Of others
were expected to participate in the
proceedings.
One of the arguments used agains
( AR. Bryan was the alleged fact thai
William Randolph Hearst was behlnt
him. and that his selection would M,
be satisfying to Democrats of the Gro
Yer Cleveland stripe. Herman RIdder
editor the New York Staats-Zeitung
who Is on a trip through the South
did not attempt to conceal the objec
of his trip. which was to urge the part!
leaders to break away from the Ne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
BRAXT0N I'M NEW YORK | + { !
Tell. Northern People Elbow NcEro
became Voter.n
I rsnenial tn The Tln,es- Dispatch.l

Especial 10 The Times. Dis snatch a
NEW 1ROCHELLE, N. Y, January To-.
"A. Caperton BraSton, president OF
the Virginia Ear, Association, was tho
speaker to-day at tho Peoples Forum,
In the New Rochelle .Thsltro, having
for his subject Chow the Negro lsecane
a Voter
Mr.. Braxton sail' THE enactnlent OF
the fifteenth amend ment was the origIp
o. the negro question IN his couniry.
Before this amendment wa:'sts wa tsacked on
at the foot of the Constitution the SEN
timent Of nearly all the States were
timent OF uearly al, the States was
opposed toSnegro suffrage. Even Lin
coin was against It ana SAIL so In q
debate with Judge Douglass at ottawa.
o. In the entire United States In 4 So q
there were only about l2o gro voters,
not one Sos whom lived outside OF New
York and New Eng ami. VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
killed In Auto Accident,

PROVIDENCE r. It.. January -
George n, II, Mercer, forty-fiva years
MD Q cotton broker was fatally htrt
ha was sitting skldded In 4 turning a
corner and dashed into a telegraph
pole. HoE led soon t<ter the accide lent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
OLD NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD

Captain Sisaon, OF Georgia, Was In Edi-
toriuI Harness Before Civil War.
s ATLANTA. GA. January 1s.-captain
wardy Pritchard Sisson. ono OF the
Oldest newspaper editors and publish
ers In the South. died at his home In
Kirkwood, suburb, to-day. aged
slsson was n Con-
ifederute veteran and served with dis
5tinction throughout the war. He was
connected with the Atlanta Intelli-
iEencer before the Civil War, and will,
the Constitution for a number Of years
after Its termination. He. leaves a
widow and two daughters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
EXPORT 60 Sc CARS OF I TO BAcCo
Whole Crop of One Kentucky County
sl5Esal. SnAd to EnElthh Huyers. 6laas

NADISONVILLE, KY. January 19.-
The american tobacco trust will l$lose
the whole Of the l9O6Ecrop OF Webster
who would not accept tho prices of
fered by the trust. has Deen sold to
English \ buyers. The tobacco Is be-
ing loaded for shipment and will be
sent to New Orleans and from there to
S25 hogsheads and will make train
of SiNtY3 cars 49,. -. a. w
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
LOADED DICE
Judge Tclls lcmarkr Bile Story to Jury
Which emit gree.

Judge Tells Remarkable Story TO Jury
Which Cnn't Agree.
Z LAKE CHARLES. La, January 1e.-
When the sixth jury In contest case
to remove Sheriff D. j. Reid from Of
flee, reported that like its five prede-
/. could not agres Judge Lee Lee
that he was surprised that after
seventy-two hours Of deliberation the
s 1T reminds me-" said Judre Lee to
the Jurors, "of story once heard
If a man throws five skies lin q lice
game. II is not surprising. II he
IT. is not very surprising. II he throws
them three times in succession. It is
four times successive, It is remarkable.
II he throws them five times hand
throws then! six times without a
break. there is nothing curious or re-
markable or wonderful about It: the
dice are loaded.
.'Gentlenaen retire to your room.
Mr.. Sheriff. adjourn. court until 0
O'Clock Monday morning. shall OK
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
Paris In u Fog.

S3s PARIS, January ls.-1r an in,pene-s
lrahle fog which enshrouded Paris ana,
Its suburbs to-da !. rendering all trans.
Sportation most DANGEROUS. two electric
cars collided at Vltry. Forty persons
were injured, several OF them sriously.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
: Quiet at st. NIalr.ci..

PORT-4AU-PRINCE, IIAYTI, January.
10--Thn Blockade OF st. Marc " ana
$ $Gonaives, which are held by the ravoS
lutionista, is assured by the tpresence
OF four warships at these ports and
on land, The government Continues to
dispatch numerivls troops for the apur-
pose of lsu Ing the territory now
OCCUPIED by the revolu utionists.; Caln,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Young Man Killed When Gun Rolls o II
a Log.

rsnect,, tn The nss-Dispa tch.
# WINCHESTER, VA, January 1e.-
News has reached here of the acciden-
tai shooting of Wardney WILSON,. son
of Joseph j. Wilson, Of near Moore
field. Hardy county. who with COM
panion named Wilkins. was hunt
ing rabbits. and while tying a
slain rabbits hind legs together, Re
laid his shotgun down on log. The
gun rolled off and exploded, the en-
tire load entering Wilson's hip.
AS he was being carried down the
moun.n side to a nearby stream OF
Wilson was about nineteen years old.
and was married a few weeks ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
AS VILLAIN HE SHOOTS SISTER
Little Hoy Tries to lte-cnnct Nelo-
tIrnmn Effectiyely.

ILIttIr BUy JFIcHt.l 10 Itc.eHuct -HeIU.
tIrnmn EffectiyelS.
SHENANDOAH. Pa. January 1s.-
James and Hattie Toomey. eyed ten
and twelve years,s+Fespectsv were
indulglng In youthful pranks stlis
morning. when James secured . his
brothers revolver and began to ln.-
tate a scene OF melodranla. As he
pointed the revolver q nearby post
and mimicked the villain the weapon
was suddenly discharged. there was a
cry OF pain and tho girl fell to the
the heart.
Physicians probed for the bullet and
succeeded In locating It, thu ,ght the
victim IS In precarlous condition. The
the affair. The sister admitted that
the shooting was accidental and the
brother was not to blame.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
BOY OF THREE WON'T lie
Abandoned, lie Hides Identity. ms lie
Promised Mother.

% IrOnllscU WOtHCr.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, January 19.--
II won't tell! won't tell you! Is tho
reply made over md over again by
n three-year-old boy in the Childrcn's
Homo here. when asked for his name.
81 told mamma Iwouldn't, and won't
tell lie.''
He wns found lost night playing In
the Pennsylvania Depot and sent to tho
home. a hundred people have seen
him and asked him the same question,
to no avail. There is scratch on his
forehead and below his eye. When
asked how he received tho scratches
he said: Mamma did 1t like this" and
he pressed his finger nails in the flesh.
The authorities think his mother told
him not to divulge his name and then
abandoned him, departing on train
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
], Gut Tut at IS southe'rn's Shops.

4 sPEN NCER, ~. O.. January ls,-Fol-
lowing its general plan Of reducing
cpernting expenses, the Southern Rail-
way Company on yesterday out the
force employed at the Spencer shops
Ements are effected by the cut, which,
Sit ls understood. IS general over the
entire System. st IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
FOREIGNERS FIGHT
AND POLACI< KILLED

s8 DETROIT. MICH, ] anuary 1a.-Cas-
imirs Duzicki, a Polander of 918 Rivard
Street, was KILLED In street fight
at CanAeld ard Rivard Streets early
joined battle in the street. Duzicki
was stabbed through the neck ana
ran half a block from the scene be-
fore he dropped de d. y " Pal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
CARN EGIE5 REL IEF.8 FUND
Sixth Annual Rcp.4, shows Distribu-
tiong of Sn16,764,OJ,

8PITTsBURG. January 1e.-The sixth
annual report of the Carnegie Relief
Fund, applicable to employees OF the
Carnegie Steel Comnany and Its nine
constituent companies, was made pub-5
During the year oo7 1t shows the
distribution OF $216.764.05, divided as
follows: Accident benefits. $17,545,15;
death bene fits. $l30,449; pension allow-
.ances, $6S,760.9 30. I.}Sg5 l9
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
HUSBANDS BoDY FALLS IN.
iOut ia Make a Grill mt Night ;Dend II
I"sstt the NIOrntuE, sE

SCRANTON, u P January ta,--Ed- !
Ven ou. to make a. calliat night, and
III the morning when his wife opened
Tie door, he fell inside, dead. He had
been dead some hours. ss
\ A Coronar yaltey IL trying to fathon,
the 5,nysxoxN, 4gt, let
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20

Il cannot believe It; 1t seems pre-
posterous." said Admiral Pillsbury. He
said that 1t would be strange thing
II the anarchists should 90 so far as
Pacnc-bound feet. when they probably
could carry out their plot with much
greater ease In this country. Thou
sands OF visitors annually visit the
American hattleships at Hampton
and 1t would mot be very diff1cult
matter for any one having as an obs
ject the blowing up OF a ship to car
.ry out their intention. No $advices were
iRear-Admiral Evans to- day. and Admli /.
raj Pillsbury expressed the opinion
that he would have notified this gov
.ernnent IL he had been officially In
formed Of the existence Of a plot at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20

Junius Martin, one OF the llremen,
was rescued from the Young Women's
| Christian Association rooms about O
! o'clock. alnost suffocated from smoke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
! FIRE AT WINSTON N-sALE
Loss Is Estimatcd at More Than
S75,O0O-F'ireman a ln,ost SulYOcatcd.

$75,O0O-Fireman a Almost SulYocatcd.
rSner,alito toThe Times plspatch.l
WINSTON-SALEM, n. e.. January 10.
Fire here tonight, originating in
the rooms OF the Young Women's
Christian Association, caused loss
estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000. The greatest loss was sus-
5tatned by the Brown Rogers Hardware
Company, the second story OF whose
building is occupied by the Young Wo-
nlen's Christian Association, Tho adj
ioin.ng stores OF +. G. Brown and the
Winston Clothing Company were also
damaged to the eXtentlof $4,000. The
lBrown-R ogers Company carried astock
valued at $4,000, with insurance OF