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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Thirty Are Caught, Four
Killed and Several Sc
riously Injured.
PARKER BUILDING
RUINED BY FIRE
Great Twelve-story Structure
Occupying Entire Block De-
stroyed - Heart-Rending
Scenes, Sensational Is
capes and Flashes
Of Heroisln.

+, NEW YORK.. January 10.--Fomr fire.
men went To their deaths tonight
wien they responded to a fire that
ruined the Iarlser, Building. a twelve
story business structure, Occupying tho
block between East Eighteenth and
Nineteenth Streets. on Fourth Avenue.
Fought by half the lremen OF Man
hnttan and apparatus that blocked the
streets for blocks, the flames were
never controlled, and only with diff
Guilty confined to the building In which
they originated. Floor after floor gave
way and dropped to the basement. and
beneath these and crumbling walls no
'lcss than thirty nremen We're caught
and either killed outright or seriously
Injured.
When the-fre had burned itself out
and the firemers roll was called, three
men OF engine company No. 72 and one
from fire patrol No. p failed TO- re-
Ispond. They were Thomas philips.
Thomas o'coifnor. John Lynch and
John Fallon.
Tim Hitchinson. of patrol No. ., was
tain Wilson and Captain Garvin, of
engine companies Nos. "a and 7c. who
we're injured internally, were among
those dangerously hurt.
When the casualties began the Flor
tencc Hotel. which adjoins the burned
building In Eighteenth Street. was
made temporary hospital, where fire
department physicians gave immediate
| aid to the injured. Tho monetary loss
I was estimated tonight MS sl.5o0,0O0.
( The fire was one of the most spec
tacuIar as we'll as disastrous in recent
years. From start to finish its course
was marked By heart-rending scenes.
sensational escapes and flashes of
lheroisn1. 4t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
NEW YORK BOMB a MYSTERY
Nnny People badly shaken Up, pnt
FOrtmnntely NohOdy. ,1Naa Killed.

Many People Badly shaken Up, But
Fortmnntely NohOd, N's. Killed.
SEW YORK, January 10.--The explo-
sion OF a bomb In the doorway OF No.
SO MacDougal Street yesterday has
completely .mystifed the police
The reserves OF the .MacDougal Street
Station. fifty yards away, We're shaken
up and lnstened to the building, but
found no one had been injured beyond
few bruises.
No. 80 is a flve-storv tenement. Mo-
ritz Lipsch!tz's hand laundry is on the
ground floor. The building is owned
by Johnson & Company, and occupied
mostly bs Irish families. Lipschitz is
Yiddish. hence the police arc not dis
posed TO credit the outrage to the
Black Hand.
The damage wrought By the bomb
was peculiar. 1t partly wrecked the
front OF The laundry and broke out the
vault glasses In the sidewalk. but the
front windows of the laundry are In
or the opposite side OF the street were
demolished.
policeman searched in the debris
and found the newspaper in wl.icf1 the
bomb had evidently bser wrapped, and
three sections OF corrugated iron pipe,
two and one-l,alf, inches, In diameter.
The bomb, Judging from, the fragments,
was eigh; Inches long, and was plugged
up and the plugs In both ends screwed
in.
After the explosion the reserves
quieted the frightened tenants and
searched the neighborhood for the
bomb-throwers, but could find no trace
of them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Captain Hobson Proposes One to In.
yestiEate = Filtration lnd Arma ment.

Captain Hobson Proposes One to In-
yestiEate Arbitration qnd Arma ment.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., January TO-
Preliminary to- the campaign for an
enlarged and improved navy. VIII ich he
purposes to wage in the House, Repre-
Of Alabama. to-day offered a resoiu.
tion providing for the appointment by
the President. OF a commission whose
duty It shall be to investigate and -re-
upon the best means OF preserving the
general welfare by the use and extern
sion OF arbitration and by the lnalnte-
nance OF armed forces"
The commission is to consist of seven
members. one from the army. one from
the navy. one from the Senate. one
from the House. one recognized au-
thoritv on International law. aud two
at discretion the salaries OF each. eX-
elusive Of the members OF CONGRESS.
approoriates an s ia sv ss5oooto deFray Fa the com.
missions travelling and other expenses.
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TRAINS MEET ON sTREsTLE.
Structure Goes Down Under Them.
ElYc Killed md Several Inlnrcd.

Five ISilled and Several Injured.
MOBILE. Ala. January ia spe-.
cial from Vinegar Bend Ala, tells Of
a disastrous wreck on the Alabama and
Mississippi Railroad to-day, caused by
a headon collision between passenger
train and q logging train. Five per-
sons were killed outright and two were
seriously injured. The dead are:
w. 3. Paine. a mcrchant9of Vinegar
Bend.
Charles C. Busbee. a section foreman,
and three negroes, names unknown.
rhe list OF Injured Is as follows:
Frank Marks. engineer of the passen-
ger train: will die. Henry Hail. fire.
man of the passenger train. seriously.
injured. Several negroes. slightly in
jured.
Twelve miles west of Vinegar Bend
the road turns sharply. and the greater
portion of this curve is made up of
trestling that spans a ravine and n
small brook. at the bottom. Running
at fair speed the passenger train took
the curve and trestle lust rs an extra
freight train came into view on the
opposite end. Before Engineer Marks
could brig his train TO a stop the
trains met on tn centre OF the trestle.
simultaneously with the collision the
trestle gave way. and both engines
and. trains fell to the bottom OF the
raylne. On the slngging train We're a
number OF convicts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
NOT REJolN HER HUSBAND
Daughter OF Rry-nf a,d Mr. sreavttt

DaMulter of Frv~n a~d Mr. Ieavttt
Not Exu~ct~l to be Reunited.
OMAHA. January l0.-Wiiliam Homer
Leavitt, husband OF W. j.. Pryan's
daughter. Ruth. has been In Paris six
moaths and Will never reJoln his wife.
according to authentic advices received
here. The lates. Information received
was from Mrs. ,eavitt. who is also
abroad. 1t was contained In letter
to Miss EdithH Locke. classnate Of
Mrs. LcaSitt's at Nebraska University.
to whom the portrait spa,ntar's w,fe
announced that she would not see her
husband while in Europe, where she
is with her mother. and that she did
not expect her husband to return 10
The United States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11

NEW YORK, January 1o.-The sec
ond grand jury to try Harry. X. Thaw
for the killing OF Stanford White was
completed late to-day, and on Mondn*
morning the prosecution viii present
Its dir'ct case against tile defendant.
Five Jurors in HI were accepted and
sworn in, tho morning and afternoon
sessions held to-day. AZ whole thu,
jury Is. made up of most intelligent
business men, most of whom are at
middle age or over. When ths panel
had finally been completed after many
Sexatious delays, and after the exer-
lengss by the defense and twenty by
the people. Thaw announced that he
Was entirely satisfied, and In fact we'll
pleased with the twelve men chosen.
Nicer Than the Others.
the selection of the jurors with the
Eeenest interest. !, also declared that
enc was well satisfied. "They are muci,
nicer than the men selected last year."
she said. as court adjourned, and Thaw:
Exclaimed that he echoed hts wife's
sentiments. The prisoner and his wife
had an earnest five minutes talk after
Juror had been sworn, and while the at
torneys We're comforting as to the ap-
.pslHltllelt OF a commission which VIII
be sent to Pittsburg to take the tes-
timony OF Mrs. William Thaw, the
mother, who Is still too III to come on
to New York. The jury. as finally COM
pleted, is given above
The new Jurors. selected to-day were
Alessrs. McHugh. Howell. Burck. Dova!e
and Hooper. The last two seats in the
jury box were especially hard to fll,
and a number Of talesmen were passed
temporarily into. these places only TO
be excused III few minutes by chal-
lenges from both the defense and pro-
secution.
Begin Testimony on Monday.
Justice Bowling announced at the
beginning. OF the days session that be-
ginning with Monday the court hours
would be from 10 A. NJ. to ! P. NJ, and
from p. NJ. to 6 p. NJ. Afterwards. at
the request OF the attorneys, ne fixed
the hour OF adjournment at p. NJ. in
stead Of 8.
Assistant District Attorney Garvin
will make the opening statement for
the prosecution as he did at the first
trial.. He will not consume more than
ten minutes. and it is said that the
States direct witnesses will not oc-
cuppy more than two hours. The de-
tense will open Monday afternoon.
Martin w. aLittleton. Thaw's new chief
counsel, making the opposing state-
nleNt tst, sss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
SENATE COMMITTEES NAMED
Mere Applications for Place. ThqA
There Are Places to BE Filled. @

Compared with the two Previous
days, when there was a rush OF bills,
the work 81 the Senate yesterday was
the session lasting only
htteen mlnures.
After the meeting had been called
to order by Lieutenant-Governo Ely
sen}and opened with PRAYER by the Rev.
a. G. Kelley, Senator sims stated that
his bill for the Eepeals of an act pre-
venting the para lleling of the Rich,
mond Fredericksburg and Potonlas
Railroad had been inadvertently rs /
tered 10 tho COMMITTEES for Courts OIL
Justice. He asked that this commit
tes Ne dischdrged from further eorss
silesa llom OF tile measure. and that IN
be srsferred ~ the Committee on HoRds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
E.pcrt From wnshlns.on.

fFrom Our Regular Corre.pcndent.l
& WASHINGTON, D. c., January TO-
The Marine Hospital Service has sent
q physician to Bedford city to investi-
gate the source OF the typhoid epidemic
which prevaila there. Representative
Glass referred to the service a request
gent him to have an expert sent there.
It was stated at the Office Of Surgeon
General wyman yesterday that ply
.sican would not be sent, ns the state
Board of Health had indicated its
ability to cope with the situation. To-
day. however. Mr.. Glass was Informed
that the officer would be gent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
IMMIGRATION COMMISSION
VIII Investigate Cor d,ttcn.g in Various
Sections of South.

section. of Scrth.;
from Our Regular Correspopdent.]
WASHINGTON. y. c.. January TO-
The South Is TO receive Immediate and
special attention at the hands pf the
Joint Immigration Commission. To:
that end. composed of Senator Latimer,
OF South caroliHa; commissioner Of
nett, OF New York; Howell, of New
JerseyGand Burnett of Alabama. The
subcommittee will hold hearings In
Washington and in various Southern
3oities,Swith a view TO going thoroughly
into the Southern situation, for re-
port to Congress next year. af
They will particularly Investigate as
to the location. and care of immigrants
and as to what sections are best adapt
ed to aliens from different countries,
realizing that 2 locality s9iteds'to Nor
tWeglans for instance, would hardly
he adapted to ltalaits.
Tie commission on January 18th will
give. hearing In this city.Sto repre-
sentatives of all steamshipHllness in the
Immigration business with respect to
the mooted questions of8air space in
their vessels. The sn,beoSmm[ittee lis an.
sion and the recess.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
FEAR TO TOUCH CHOKING BOY
People Gnzc in Horror. Relieving Him
to- be Charged with Electricity.

&
KNOXVILLE. TENN. January TO-.
a remarkably peculiar accident COST
sixteen-Year. old Walter Jenes. son of
u. S. Jones. Of Jellico. Tenn. his life
this evening at 6 O'clock and several
men and number OF women stood ny
and watched the youth slowly strange
ance. or even touch him because Of 2
delusion that he was charged with
electricity.
Young Jones had climbed light
pole to wstcllsnn incoming train. and
In some manner. either by coming ~
contact with a live wire. or losing
the bottom hook or foot support OF
the pole, within a few feet OF the
ground. The metal hook cauEh! bis
collar at the back and he hung help.
lessly and slowly. clloked to de ath 10y
nearly twenty minutes. Several citl'
zens with rubber gloves. finally eS,
tricated him to find that he was dead
However, twenty minutes were spent
Al, an effort to resusitats him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
THE NORTH c oLINA BACK
Fails to Make Required Speed, hut Mr..
Post Snyh She VIII.

Falls to Make Required Speed, hut Mr..
Post Snyn She VIII.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January 10.
a stormy voyage down the
coast, the new armored cruiser North
Carolina, returned to the shipyard here
to-day with the news that she had
failed to make the contract speed on
her forced draft run OF four hours.
Although theyard officials and naval
Officers who made the trip positively
decline to give out any figures, 1t is
reliably stated that the ship made
2l.sss knots on the four hours run,
missing the required rate OF % knots
by narrow margin. General Manager
Post, OF the shipyard. says the cruiser
failed to make the speed because pick
ed coal was. not used and on account
of certain changes in regulations made
at the last moment by the trial board.
He says that the North carolina is
and is confident that when the vessel
is given another trial within the next
week or so. she will exceed the speed
requirements.
The naval trial board left here to-
Sx.l,x So, . sH = i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Alfred stead Not nead.

.IolNpoN,f .IanuNry. 10. Iii WAS annuoness
on pecsn'hers Nh that Alfrsd stead son
Rpviews. was !. dad. 4 This Was an errq,,
which has caused the family .eonslderabls
sineonyo, ,tenee, 4 fired Ss,sad As. alive ana
,Rouman q in Londona His brother WI liam
died suddenly lastG month anil tho mistake
arose y tll,riaugh confusing The names ofi t,ie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
DROWNED I'M STORM
second Mate Of the 5Dnroths, n. Bnrrct
w.. LOheA iIix Life. A.. ~.

Snecial to The Times piSpatci,.I
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January 10.
IL. P:IIesparsen, second mate OF the
schooner Dorothy e. Barret, was
the storm Tuesday night. The mate
Vas Was caught nathe chain as the schoon.
er was dropping anchor, and the sea
was running 50 hish~ that it was Inn
possible ia save him. ~
Captain Erwin, maste, of the yes.
sell reported the death to the custom
house here to-day. The schooner Is
hound from Portland, Me-. for Nor
folk tn load Il cargo OF coal, and Is
nov. at anchor in the koads.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
NO RECEIVER FOR SOUTHERN
No Such Step Contemplated. So Far Ms
Nr.rThOm knOwa.

s WASHINGTON. y. c., January TO-
In reply to, inquiries regarding rnnlors
Southern Railway. General Counsel
Tflom. of that road. to-day denied any
knowledge of any such proposed action
President Finley. of the road. Is i'll at
his home. but 1t was stated at his
Office that nothing was known there
regarding the matter. First Vice
President Andrews declined to see
newspaper men. referring them to Mr..
Thorn. Mr.. Tho,n said 1t could be
stated on his authority that he knew
nothing whatever OF any suci, pro-
fceeding now or contemplated. and that
He .ai s dnd rn1 NJ mo, nae adcon1 fard fop the
ranort. but pointed to the recent re-
cetvarships proceedings of the Seaboard
Afr Line andEsurPestedf that that ma v
be other roads brought into receiver
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
COMPLAINT As 10 RATES
Charge That There Is Discrimination
Arainst North CnroIlnn Cities.

WASHINGTON. January ,10.-Charges
that the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company and other carriers were
exacting unjust, unreasonable and dis
criminatory freight rates on goods
shipped from Cincinnati and Columbus,
@. and Bluetcld. w. Va, to Winston
Salem and Durham, n. c.. We're made
to-day In complaint filed With the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
tho Corporation Commission of the
State Of North Carolina The commits
sion is requested to adjust the rates
on an equitable hasis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Nnvy Yard Force Reduced,

m,sre skilled workmen lost their positions
t,srii 4 nirht wien there was anothsr reductlon
in the torces at the r}'ensacnla Nssy Tar,l.
the SIS, me
tlr Al, men. who drewt;.l4rge salaries, The
reduction to-day was IN tile department OF
rcmstruction and repair and the ,n,en let out
are iron md iship,workeys, &rhes lack Of
Work at ,he yard Is assigned forth big re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Captain Dew KILLED ny Train,

fNORFOI.K, VA, January 10,--Cap-i
tain Robert Dew. paynlastsr In the
employ otEthe Southern hallway tits
tPinner's Point, Nan#terminals, was fto-
day run oyar,by Il shifting en- Inc and
Norfolk, and wns the father Of Mrs.
iJohn MhltS. OF New York. .s v Iaa3 B
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Commission Merchant. Elcc, 0Ale.rs.

.McrvhnntS Elect NNcNrN.
SAVANNAH. GA, .IunuarN io,r-The
session OF the three,days'
Of the Sutioual League ot
Commission Merchants Of the United
States, was held last night. Officers U
serve the ensuing searawere elected as
follows: President, Wilmer Sles, Mil
waukec, Mis-, Vice. President, j. H.
Brown, Philadelphiai Secretary, a..
Warreu Patch. Roston. Treasurer,
Cllailes Il. Williams, Norfolk. peoria,
III, was selected as the place or tho
seventeenth celycn.lon, sssS y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
MADE LOVE TO HIS WIFE
Munger prndSs Plays Stage Fart with
Book ljn Hund,

break in Grace Georges company.
which is playing ''pivorcons', here this
week, led to a speculiar situation last
night. Frank Worthing. the leading
man, was taken so III that It was
fsnred he was dying. There was no
one 10 take his place until Manager
William A. Brady, the husband of the
stars Jumped into the vacancy ani,
made love To his own w'fe all tl,n
evening, rarrNins the manuscript Of
the drama in his hand and rsnding tbs
tpart adnlirablN. i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Flotlllu at Pefna,nb,,c".

WASH lNGTON, January l0.--a dis
patch received at the Navy Depart
sment to-day announced ~ arrival at
TIE. torpedo.hoat destroy fflottlla now
flotIlia was seven days ont from Para,
and five days behind the. sen edule. The
thai boilers Of the stewart became
salted. The vessels vii leave here
january q l3th for Rio Janelro. /,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
WEALTHY MAN DIES A HERO
Is Killed SavlpS Woman Who Fell in
Msss ~ INrDnt OF EXnreNA lECrAin. llll Nv

Front OF Express Train.
NEW l'DlaK, January ] ll:--Frank j,
,McBrien.'' aswealthN 4 retired business
queens county, was killed YESTERDAY
in saving the iltetof Mrs. Mary iSchesle.
at Brooklyn,, who had fallen in th, tic
pathBtot q Long Island Railroad ex,
Cd to make aBcrossins afterathe gates
had beenl lowered and IN her nervous
ness stumbled and,fell uponsthettracks. s.
McBrien dragged the woman to sd fe-
S.tbyt IN doing so sWuns4 himselfe$ lin
front Of %the locoWotlN Fl,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Scnnilul II Jnpanesc Navy.

sV1CTORIA; f, ~. January lo,-.Ad-
vices by the Aki tNIaru state that Ad.-
mjral Esaron lto, OF the SupreMe Naval
Council. who commanded the Japanese
navy IN the War WITH Ghtna has been
scandal which involves him With the
wife of "a workman In, the 9okosuka'
Navy 9urd ST. i.,s 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
HONOR CONTEMPORARIES SON
President Appoints Albert jackson
Alternate to West Point.

rFrom Our Regular Correspondent.]
Z WASHINGTON, D. c., january l0.-.
President Roosevelt to-day honored
by appointment as alternate to the
West Point Military Academy another
Confederate soldier. when he named
Albert W. jackson. of Knoxville. n son
OF the late Colonel Andrew Jackson,
grandson of General Andrew Jacksonls
adopted son. Andrew jackson. The
YOUTHS father was graduated at West
Point and was second lieutenant OF
the First Cavalry when the Civil War
began. Joining the Confederate Army.
he rose to be colonel of the First Ten
.nessee Artillery.
Two AIabamians. sons of army offi-
fers. were appointed alternates. They
arc Joseph L. Mcdonald son of Captain
j. B. Mcdonald. who was lieutenant-
colonel of the First Alabama Infan-
try in the war with Spain and Frank
lin Cummings Sibert. son of Major Will
liam L. Sibert, engineer In charge of
the Gatnn dam project in Panama Ca
nnl construction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
WANT CAMPAIGN SECRETS
Resolution Providing for ComnLttee t.
InvestiEnte Contributions.

InvestiEnte COntrtbutiOns.
WASHINGTON. d. c., January 10
4 resolution designed to subject the
and Democratic parties sto
the scrutiny of the House, to determine g
whether they; solicited or accepted cam
paign contributions from corpora tons
in 1904 was introduced to- day by Rep
resentative Hull. OF TENNESSEE. The
resolution provides for the appointment
OF an Investigating committee to con-
sist OF seven members Of the House,
who, in the event the Investigation
solicited or received directly or indi-
rectly. shall ascertain the names OF the
political organizations benefited there
BY. the names Of the corporal tions con-
trbuting, the amounts contributed,
and any agreement or understanding.
expressed or IMPLIED. that may have
been entered into relatively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
stea N. hip roim,pnnic. IL Alliance.

BREMEN, January Q.--The North
Gernlan-L lloyd Steamship Company and
the Hamburg American Steamship
work ill'Mnlson on ali OF the most inn
portants lines of their services, the
agreement to last several yehrs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
r,n,,d,uv. Cor surfolk nnl ItonuoL .

81 [IrronIs Oar REGULAR }torres,'ondent.l
fWASHlNGTON, p. CT January To-
Al publlc building bill swilr4puss at tins
session 81 Congress y Yillinot he a
large one, but wlll5bc Of $ lze SUFFICIENT,
IL As Thought. ITO enable 5Nstrginia mem
hers 10 secure approximations tar huild-
inss II sufEolg and Foa.loka III least.
III is MOI; Thought thegrss sNvt tllBs be rlvsr
and harbof tslatloh' sS. K ~ IN N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
Hon. John C:nu.,elIlI.

From Our Regular ltnrrespoMdentsl 8s
MASH ISGiTQN. y. G., January 10.--
John Goodies az Virginia, Is III at the
Providence EInspital in this ctlS. III Is
not believed that the rheuniaticGat,nck
3fropl Nihich MI, Goods ssgsufferinS Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-11
TYPHOID SITUATION BETTER
No Deaths mt Bedford City and No New
Cnscs--HeinE Investigated.
SnecIal Ia n he rifnn n. Oixnai T. h [ ..-tl

BEDFORD CITY. VA. January TO-
Typhoid fever developed here about
two weeks ago, and up TO date there
have been about forty cases. There
lave. however, been no deaths In the
town, as has been reported. There
have been only two patients critical
ly i'll, both Of whom are regarded as In
more favorable condition.
The disease is believed to he due
to pollution OF the water at the new
dam. about twelve rnIles distant. May
or BarTamin at once made IN invest-
gaton at this point, and Issued posters
throughout the town. urging the use
OF boiled water.
Oficers OF the state Board of Health.
Or. RaH-ley Martin. OF Lynchburg. and
Or. Paulus Irving. OF Richmond, have
been summoned to make a thorough
examination. There Is no panic here
and no new cases have developsd In
the last day or so. and II is believed
that the disease will soon be stamped
out. Legal action Will probably be In.
stituted hy the Commonwealth against
the parties supposed to have polluted
the source of the water supply.
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DR.. Irving left yesterday for Fed
ford City to make an investigation
as to the cause OF the typhoid epiden-
ic. He had been in communication
with Dr.. Martin and the Bedford City
physicians for two or three days. and
would have gone day or two earlier
but for the conditions of ice and snow.
with their work