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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
WHITAKER is 70 UND. g uiLTY
Convicted OF Using United states Malls
for Fraudulent sPurpOa en.aS ssl.ll

AsHEYILLE. NJ G., Jul 2l sin THE
United States Circuit Court to- day
found guilty OF using the United States
mails for fraudulent purposes ~ Tho ac-5
cused was convicted on ali six counts
on whtah he was Ind icted. Sentences
Whitaker was arrested in Dayton,
Ohio, last February at eNinstancat OF
The postal uthorities He claimed
that there existed In the Bank Of Eng
the lawful property OF the heirs OF the
Whitaker femil ly, and Is alleged ITO
have collected various sums from tho
lelrs"s In kall sections OF the United
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
CAUGHT CA SNAKE BY TAIL
Proved to BE Big Coppcrhcnd aud Neal
May Die From the Bite.
Especial to The Times DYspatch.l 5

4 - n Special TO the eITmes-ITspatch,J
& CHARLOTTE. N. c., July 2l,-Three
physicians are working on Amzl Neal,
a well known oolored man., In the
effort to avert fatal result from the
bite ofSa copperhead snake.
Neal was loafing around the colored
pavilion at Latta Park, and saw a
snakes tail protruding from a log. He
made an effort to catch the reptiles
tail, thinking 1t probably a harmless
grass snake when the snake. a mon-
ster copperhead. plunged his fangs into
Meals hand. and then escaped. Meals
condition Is serious $.aTf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
1sl i YER .TROWELEON CIRCUIT.

World, and Will Take Many Years.
8s8e Especial to The Tines Dlspatch.l
s5S N w YO XII III " 21.-GraduallY the
silver Masonic trowel5 that wa ast started
on q trip around the 3SWo orld from, this
icitysin October.iS1 905 Is making Its
Journey. and IL t lis carried h from
lodge to lodge at the present rate.
should be II, back here within 4 q t,irty
So1 On q Aootoher 81 o5 the Grand Lodge
dedicated the Strowel, and a "a delegation
took IT. to- the Genesee STa lls n Lodge.
jThences 1t was tai se1l. to RI chest en- Hor-
in6llsVtlle, Bu,ftal 10. On HI ami ilton. Ontario,
Cedar Rapids, Sioux Falls, 1Faribault.
iMtnnn Oma ha, Denver G heyenne. Salt
lLa keS Clty,I Pocat tel 10. Idaho and Tas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
MRS. soTHERNs ASKS DIVORCE
Virginia Harmed Files Suit In Nevada.
But GrOunda Not Given. t-llE..,

RENO. NEW, July 21.-Virginia
Harmed. actress. and wife OF Edward IT.
Sothern, the actor, day filed suit
city. The complaint is q sealed docu-
ment, and nothing can be learned Of
the character Of the charges made.
Cheney Massey and Price. Mrs. soth-
ern's lawyers. refuse to talk OF the
case. Mrs. Sothern could not be inter-
viewed to- day. SSs s
Mrs. Sothern. who has been here for
some time past adroiuy PARTED all
questions in reference to the suit. The
fact that she has been residentssof
Nevada for six months had entirely
been overlooked until the fling 81 al.
vorce papers to-day. Whether b Mr..
Sothern Will contest the divorce Is not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
CONSIDERS MONEY PRO BLEM

National Commission Appointed by Con-
gress Now ins Executive Session.
i21.-Two sessions, OF the National
Monetary Commission. appointed by the
last Congress to consider the Imam
cial needs Of the country. were held
at the Imperial to-day. The meet-
ings were private, and nothing was
given out as to their results. It is
understood, however. that the subject
did not get beyond the preliminary
stage to-day.
Word has been received from Sec
retary OF the Treasury Cortelyou that
he will arrive tomorrow night to
give such Information as he can to
the commission. It was also learned
iunofficially that Chairman Aldrich has
appointed q committee to. collect ma
terial on certain phases Of the mone-
.tary situation. 453i5 IA 80 y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
KILLED BY ExpLo LosIoN
Three Men Lose Their Lives While
Dlasting Rock. ID

81 Dlasting Rock.
@ @sHIPPENSBURG. r July ais
Three mon who were blasting rock nt
Valley Railroad near here were Killed
to-day as the result OF q premature
explosion, while two others were prob
ably fatally injured and ten seriously
Michael, Maioy, aged thirty-hve, In
lstantly XII He'd. gs
E, Edward Butler, aged thirty-seven,
badly hlangle led. II ss S q. ss
John Lond on bad " mangled.
The accident occurred, 1t is alleged.
carelessnesso OF sMaloy,. ho,
placing a 50-pound dynamite charge
With nm iron rod without q Wooden
end, It is SUPPRESSED that a spa k was
tho dynamite, The dead ana injured
We're hurledsinsa NIL dfreotiuns. and somo
were crush cd benea tn III lesl OF 81 tones, ,is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
.vv'YTHEVILLEa u WEI !! WASHED.
One OF the Heaviest Rains In Years
VA as5 and Much Damage Done
9[special to The TIrnes. .Dispatct

T5- - Special to The Tlmes- Dlspatch.1 a 7aE
-.-WYTHEVILLE. Ar , July 21,-
this afternoon by one of the heaviest
rains. a vert ble wat terspout known,
for several years. The streets In many
places we're aflood ded, having the appe
sance OF rivers. 5359ss s'sg ssgS4
s The creeh throug gh the townSyyas out
OF the Nj BAN ks, tsvi til a. ratid current
sweeping fences and II other truc-
.tionsI in Its, rassa go. To theanorth Of
greater, and much damage has beonii
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
FLEET WILL SAIL TO DAY
To Leave Honolulu for New Zealand and
Australia.

h D
HONOLULU, July 21.-The Atlantic
battleship fleet has finished coaling
and final preparations are being made
to resume its Journey around the world
tomorrow, when sail will be set for
New Zealand and Australia. The flag
ship Connecticut will leave her wharf
at 2:365P. NJ. Tomorrow, ,5and the fleet
Five thousand men from the fleet
were granted shore leave to- day. There
was an excursion to Pearl Harbor for
the officers this afternoon, and to-,
night grand aball was held in honor
of the sailors and marines. The days
festivities closed with fireworks and
an illumination Of the fleet.
ss II has been arranged that the hos
pital ship Relief shall accompany the
fleet to the antipodes.S and that the
Minnesota shall remain behind to await
the arrival OF mail, which Is coming
from San Fra ancisco II on the steamer
Virginia and rejoin the fleet before
1t reaches Auckland, N. ~ IA ~ rs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
! ne aut Ann SNOW IN sM,txerland. .

Heavy. snow storms in the mountains
of switzerland are driving the Amer
lean and other tourists from the high.
down n to the city. Many
,fessor ltougemont,5 an eminent thao-,
loglan, perished OF exhaustion on the
Jung frau, and a lands ide4neaf Llcerne
tdemol ltsh ed "a hou use and k kllled q shoe
lmakeG aud his three chi rem 8Es
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
CLEW IN DREW MURDER
Police Searching for Driver OF Livery
,f5 Stable Rig.

Stable Rig.
i. TROY. N. y, July 21.-The authors
ties who are endeavoring to unravel the
Teal pond murder mystery are maxi!
ing search OF livery stables In Troy.
Averill Park and other nearby places
to-day as the result Of story told
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Huffay. On
the night OF July 7th. when Hazel
Drew is supposed to have met her
DEATH the Huffays who were on their
way from Troy to their home about
two miles beyond Taborton. passed
buggy standing beside the fence which
protects the highway from the sloping
shores Of the old mill pond. = "a light
,complexioned man wearing cap was
sitting In the buggy, according to3athe
Huffays, while acrose the pond they
saw a man moving about In the un-i
derbrush whichtsskirts the shore near
the spot where Miss Drew's hat and
gloves were found .e
Mr.. Huffay says the rig looked like
a livery outfit and that the driver
iclutched the reins like an inexperi-i
ienced horsenlan.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
KINGDOM 3 \ | Golu|LD 3 y D . A MINER N !
Starts for the West Fully Equipped
Leaving Dress Clothes enehInd.S ff

Special to The Times. g Dispatoh.l IN
S:s N YORI RIsss July 21s--Fli insdon
with Prof, Kemp, h, efs & Columb ia. Mr.
Gould Is going To Nevada to gSSw ork In
the mine at r. enc. & u II a goes West "
lequipp led In ho bnat ed bOo DTS AN a flannel
dscevst.vs bss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22

Al. d. James &RenOminated.
81 sBoWLINGs GREEN. x Y,s July -
Dr. Al D. James we esterdAy was re-
nominated q for Congress- hy3 Republt-
cans OF the q bird Kentucky District,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22

- YoT SPRINGS. VA. July 21.-
President Roosevelt is to re.
viaw in advance the speech
Judge Tafttwill deliver In Gin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
~ , l's955 ff58I n .i,lll
sWEAT THER.i

HIS 81 l;sI D sS.s.l 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
Plays Golf In Rain.

Judge Taft made his best golf score
of the season to-day and played
through several heavy showers. His
partner was Senator Jonathan Bourne,
OF oregon. and each made the score
of 81. while Frank B. Kellogg and j. H.
Hoyt, Of Cleveland. went to defeat
Inn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22

Z The determinatlon OF the 1ndepend-
ence party to make him Its standard
bearer in Indiana Is interpreted to
mean that Hearst Is still after Taggart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-22
PECULIAR TWIST TO
RATE SITUATION
Glaring Differences as Result Of
Application Of 2-Cent LawWithin
Borders Of State-Interstate
Commerce Commission
Likely to Pass Upon
Situation.
Times Dispatch Bureau.
~ Mnfasax RnlldIn q

ft aWashIngton, d. C,,3Julyl Fl. 3
w- > yASH1NGTON business men
appear to be waking up to
NV the fact that the Virginia
Wv railroads are discriminat-
ing against this CITY and In
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13

unusual. What followed. however. will
linger long in the memory of the man.
The incident was kept secret by Mrs.
Deming and by Miss Minnie Taylor,
who accompanied the wife Of the ply
Sician into the rear parlor moment or
two after the burglar had found hid
iag place under the desk, until Miss
Taylor told of her experience.
The two women had left the other
friends Of Mrs. Deming so as to have
q quiet little chat by themselves. They
sat on either side OF the desk under
which the burglar was stretched and
exchanged condolences. They spoke Of
many things dear to women's hearts
and meant only for their ears. The
burglar was growing uneasy. but the
two women didn't know it. Being un-
aware Of his presence, they continued
their little chat.
Being entirely unused to hearing the
private conversations Of women Of re-
finement and also being possessed with
anxiety to finish his business In the
house as quickly as possible, the bur
glar tried to remain patient while the
women convcrsed. Finally he could bear
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
Descencent o. ConTuclus.

Here is little sketch Of Confuc1-
US seventysixth lineal descendant,
who lives in Yaman of China:
Duke K'ung received us in his official
robes. and was most kind and affable.
He is a tall, strongly made man OF
35 years OF age. The Duke speaks no
English. His Highness does not OF
ten leave his home, and has only
twice visited Peking. The large num-
Der of members Of his establishment
who crowded into the hall to listen to
the audience caused me TO ask the
Duke if he kept a large establish
ment, and he informed that it. con-
sisted of fully 400 souls. His revenue
is derived from the villages Of the
neighborhood for many miles around,
one village as far away from Chufou
as 400 Ii GAO miles) paying all: an
nual sum. His Highness expT essed
friendly sentiments toward foreign
ers, whom he alleges he Is always
glad to receive when they visit Gnu
fou. He expressed the opinion that
English was practically the Official
language of China"
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stay where was and hear it through
Seeing that the story of the wife and
four children appealed to the women,
the burglar described their poverty and
remarked they would starve to death
if he were sent up
"This is my first offenSe," he plead
ed. "and l think l got punished
enough"
In describing what followed the ap-
peal of the burglar Miss Taylor said:
"He was such 4 nice young man
he couldn't have been more than twcn-
ty-three years old, and we felt sorry
for him, SO we just stood him up in a
corner and gave him lecture. He
listened respectfully and promised to
lead an honest life and never again
become a thief. Alter he made the
promise we walked with him down to
the front door and let him out"
What were you and Mrs. Deming
talking about when you were enter
tanning unconsciously the hidden Wis
itor?" Miss Taylor was asked.
1--WE were talking Of things" she re-
piled, that he hadn't any right to
hear"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13
THREE CURES OF
SEVERE ECZEMA
Michigan Woman Tells of Her Broth
er's Terrible Suffering with the
Disease-GrandchiId and Another
Baby also Permanently Cured.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
PROVED INVALUABLE

"My brother had eczema three diff
ferent summers. About the same time
each summer it came out between his
shoulders and down his back, and he said
his suffering was terrible. He Used diff.
ferent kinds of medicines that were said
to be good for that disease, but nothing
seemed to do him much good. When it
came on the third summer, he bought q
box Of Cuticura Ointment and gave it
q faithful trial. Soon he began. to feel
better and he cured himself entirely
with Cuticura and has never been
bothered with eczema since. He also
used Cuticura to cure bunch over mis-
eve and terrible corn which was so bad
that he could not wear his shoe. A
lady in Indiana heard of how nv daugh-
ter, Mrs. Miller, had cured her little son
of terrible eczema by the Cuticura
Remedies. This lady's little one had
the eczema so badly that they thought
they would lose it. She used Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment and it
cured her child entirely, and the disease
never came back. Mrs. Sarah 3. Lusk,
67 Peckham St., Coldwater, Mich, Aug.
Is and Sept. 2, 1907"
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khoturye burned down the hermitage
that night, but none dared raise hand
against the murderer. who threatened
to curse any who approached him.
His trial was brought about with the
greatest difficulty, for the terrorized
jud ges of the province had not the
courage to brave his threat that heav-
en- would strike down with lightning
any who dared filS3 him guilty.
Finally one julist was found who
would try the Bfuebeard upon the
charge Of stealing vessels from
churches. The murders were passed
over in fear, but conviction Of the
petty accusation was obtained and a
sentence of fifteen years was imposed.
Feodotoff was taken at once to ST.
berian prison just across the noun
tains. The village has gone into a
years observance of mourning for his
murdered victims.
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John 81. Allison. Michigan's Jean
Vatican, walked out of Jackson prison.
in Michigan. the other day free man.
At the prison gate his wife and baby
met him. and he gathered them both
into his arms. murmuring tenderest
words of endearment and gratitude
gratitude for the faithfulness of the
little woman who has stood by him so
pluckily and whose constant appeals in
his behalf at last brought him his con-
ditional pardon.
The first ecstatic moments passed, AL
lison's wife led him to the home. just a
block away from the prison walls,
where she established herself soon
after he was returned to prison and
where she has remained all these
weary months of his incarceration.
When an interviewer came In shortly
after Allison was sitting in the cozy
little room. his face radiating happi-
ness. On his lap sat his daughter Lau-
ra. two years old. her chubby arms
around his neck. pressing kisses on his
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13

Somewhere in Philadelphia there IS
a burglar who on one Of his eXpedl'
tions dropped in on q pink tea in the
home Of DR.. Ralph Deming Of 3l2
South Fifteenth street. Being natural
ly Of modest nature, the burglar
didn't come in by way of the front
door, but climbed In through a side
window. He didn't know it was Mrs.
Deming's afternoon to receive her
friends, and in ordinary circumstances
he would have left the place as hur-
riedly as possible.
AS he looked about the back parlor
In which he stood he saw so many
souvenirs he felt he would like to take
with him that he decided to help him
self. He was packing up many Of
Mrs. Deming's belongings when the
sound Of footsteps caused him to dodge
hastily under writing desk.
Up to this point the actions of the
burglar were like those Of the ordinary
housebreaker, nor were his experiences
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province. There he attacked them,
stole their jewels and money and final
~ murdered them, one after another,
until the cellar of his lone monastery
was literally an overfowing graveyard.
Feodotoff, q handsome man of thirty,
suddenly appeared in the little Ural
mountain village ten years ago. and sat
isimself down in the hamlet inn, pre-
tending to be priest. He offered the
confding townsfolk no account of him
self or of his religious order-he might
fhave come from No Mans Land-but
he professed to heal the sick and re-
ceive confessions. Soon he was the
oracle of the village. a little later he
mad been established in hermitage
built for him by the people in the for
est outside Of the town.
: There, under promises Of workings
Of cures, he lured one after another of
the village girls to his den. Outrage
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Real Jean Vatican Freed.
Bank Robber Who Had Escaped Married and Led an Upright
Life Was Rearrested.

face every moment. Near them sat
Mrs. Allison, the happiest woman In
Michigan.
Haven't got the grandest little
wife in the world?" he said. III 1t
had not been for her John Allison
would still be doing time. | owe her
more than | can ever repay"
He declared he intended to go to
work at once and show himself the
man he has been represented to be-. He
said that before his release his fellow
prisoners made up a purse Of $50 for
him from money they had earned. a
few cents a days. working in prison.
Allison was arrested seven years ago
for bank robbery and sent to Jackson
prison. He escaped three years ago.
When he was rearrested eight months
ago in Moline. Ill.,. he was married. had
a baby and was living an upright hon
orable life. He was put back in prison.
His wife moved to Jackson that she
might be near her husband and work
for his release.
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Coffins Moved In Sealed Vault.
The Unsoved Mystery Of "Hauned" Tomb In the Parish OF
ChristChrch Barbados.

it with friends in 1920. and they de-
cided then and there to open the vault
and see if the coffins had moved again.
They found the heavy slabs over the
entrance untouched. and no marks OF
violence were anywhere visible. But
in the vault itself the six cotiinS were
once again disarranged. lying on top
of each other and at curious angles
The vault was in such position that
water-of which there were no signs
could not have flooded it. There has
been no earthquake to account for the
mystery and no attempt to rob the
corpses.
Negroes fear Of the dead rendered
it certain that they had no hand in it,
and the theory Of a practical joke was
never entertained. "All know" runs
the document, 'is that it happened
and that was an eyewitness of the
fact"
Subsequently relatives removed all
the cof1ins from the haunted vault and
buried them in ordinary graves.
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Burglar Blushed Under Desk.
Forced to Listen to Condolences of Two Women Who Didn't Know
He Was There His Modesty Compelled Him to
Come Out and Surrender.

it no longer. and, crawling from under
the desk, he sat Oh the floor and faced
the women They were so astonished
at seeing him that they forgot to
scream The intruder looked almost
sorrowfully into their faces and said:
II came here to lift what could.
I'm a burglar. I've heard lots OF
things said to me; but, say, couldn't
stand this talk Of yours no longer"
The women didn't reply, and the bur-
glar went on:
$50 on; call the cops. Have me
pinched. Me for the cooler, but no
more breaking into pink teas"
did you hear what wa were talking
about? asked Mrs. Deming In alarm.
did hear?" the man replied. You
bet / heard every word Of it. was
on the point q couple Of times Of get
ting up and telling you there was
man present I've got wife and four
small children, and I was afraid they'd
suffer If l got locked up. so | tried to
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lie Murdered Twenty Women,
Russian BIlebeard Whose Crimes Excel the Awful Deeds of
Grr,ms Monster: Gets Off With Sen
tence OF Fifteen Years.

after outrage was perpetrated by the
monk upon his numerous victims.
Woman after woman disappeared from
Verkhoturye and was never seen
again.
These frightful crimes and orgies
might have gone on years longer but
that young Cossack lieutenant, dis
trusting his bride, followed her to the
lonely hermitage one night, broke into
the chapel and there came upon Eco
dotoff gloating over her dead body.
Examination of the hermitage grounds
showed the graves Of eighteen other
women buried, there and thousands Of
dollars in jewels and money which the
monk had induced them to bring him
in penance for their confessed sins.
The maddened inhabitants Of Yer
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-03-13

! A tale Of the mysterious movement
Of coffins in sealed vault in the par
ish of Chrlstchurch, Barbados, has
long been told in that island. Fresh
authentic evidence just brought to
light and published in the West India
committee circular confirms the story
and renders it mysterious in the ex-
treme.
! On Successive occasions when the
Chase family vault in the churchyard
near Distin's Town was opened the
coffins were found to be disarranged.
"A manuscript account by the Hon.
Nathan Lucas, who witnessed the
opening Of the vault in 1920, has been
unearthed.
The document states that the vault
was opened several times for the in-
terment Of bodies in the first decade
Of the nineteenth century. Each time
the coffins were found in eXtraorGl-
nary positions, and after a burial in
1919 the matter became much talked
of mystery. Mr.. Lucas was discussing
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Provision ,or ocit-Aover1,sement.

Authorities who have in charge
some of Eng!ands ancient treasures
try to discourage the habit of carving
initials on these relics. A fine Of SIS
was recently imposed on man VINO
had Clipped his name in letters six
inches high on one Of the stones IN
the "Druids' Circle" near KesWlcK.
Close to the giant stone globe at
Swanage a special slab is provided
for the harmless reception of the
NJ nes of all who are addicted 10 thls
elf-advertisement On popular AL
pine SUBMITS names are left on cards
in emptied wine bottles.
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=. Russia's Bluebearl FeodotofH, who
murdered twenty women in Verkhotu-
rye within the past FIVE years and
buried their bodies in his forest her
mitage. was recently convicted and
sentenced to penal servitude for fifteen
years.
The sentence, admittedly travesty
upon justice. is said to have been made
80 light because Feodotof had terror
lied the judge with u threatened curse
in case the latter condemned him to
life Imprisonment OF to death.
Not since the tabled times of Grimm's
.Bluebeard has such Il monster been
known in Russia or any other land.
Under cover Of q monks gown Feodo-
toff lured to his fake shrine in the for
est the fairest women in half Of Perm