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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
Summers-Iynch.

marriage is announced OF Miss Laura
Gatharine Lynch, daughter of Mr.. and
MIS- John A, Lynch, OF Round Hin.
loudoun county to Professor James
Herman summers, of Chase City, Va,
son Of William $. Summers, of Ster-
ing, Va The ceremony was perform
ed on Monday afternoon at 3 O'clock in
the Baptist Church at Round Hill, The
pride Is q granddaughter of Captain
Will reside at Chase Citx. Va,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
tow. Mlddlesex; G. e. smithers. Cape
Charles; c. NJ. Harris, Caroline.
MAY COMPROMISE THE CASE.
AIgie Butler Will Probably Pay Tax
and Have Charge Dismissed.

NORFOLK, VA. March 24-Efforts
are on foot TO compromise the case
of Algie Butler, the Nhnsemond coun-
illicit distlllery on farm near Suf-
folk who is under a $4,000 bond to ap-
pear before the United States court.
friends Of Butler are seeking to COM
promise, and the local Federal Off
Gals are said to- favor It, he having
served a sentence for the offense in the
Suffolk Jail on conviction in the State
court provided the government is re-
imbursed for revenue taxes. This Will
probably be done.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
: PROBABLY BODY OF LATHAM.
Nun Drowned Was Perhaps Missing
North CurOiIninn.

Especial to he Times Dispatch.1
NORFOLK, March 24.-The body OF
the unknown white man found several
days ago in the Eastern Branch of the
EllZabeth River, and SO far unidenti-
ned, is believed to be that of Dempsey
III. Latham, of Plymouth. N. c., who
for the past year or moro has been
residing in Portsmouth, and who has
been missing for over a month.
1t was on the 18th of February that
Latham left tho home OF Mrs. G.. T.
Windley, in Portsmouth,, where he was
staying, saying that he was going tc
the naVy-yard in search of work. lie
was not heard from any more. The
ponce of Norfolk and Portsmouth are
investigating the case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
THE NEW MILEAGE hooks
ARE NOT SATISFACTORY

HIGH POINT, N. c., March 24-The
travelling men out from High Point do
not like the new mileage book sys-
tom, and will probably take the mat
ter IN with the railroad officials. Per-
sons holding mileage books after the
hrst day OF April will have to take tho
books TO the ticket Office and exchange
the mileage for e ticket The travel
ing men claim that this Is an imposl-
tion and unnecessary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
MONTANA JOE IN SALISBURY
WITH HIS WHEELDARROW
lspeaial toThe Times Dispatch.l

SALISBURY, N. c., March Pain a
walking contest, covering $500 miles,
Montana Joe, known as the champion
long distance walker of America,
passed through Salisbury to-day en-
route from Ell Pasa, Texas, to New
York City. his destination In the con-
test. He rolls unique wheelbarrow,
Weighing thirty pounds, in which he
is due in New York April 18th, the
distance from hero being 564 miles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25

Shoemaker. ]. Holman Self Gordon T.
Gentry, George e. Bolton, p. e. Moss,
Thomas A. Baughan and Ewell Morgan.
The resolutions adopted indorse the
Presidents administration, commend
Chairman Slemp. advocate the nomi-
nation of Taft and indorse s. Brown
Allen and NJ. K. Lowry for delegates
at large and Robert T. HUBBARD as one
Of the district delegates to Chicago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
BUCKINGHAM IS Fon TAFT.
Resolutions Adopted Endorsing Hin,
and the President.

and the President.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
BUCKINGHAM. VA, March 24.-At a
county convention of the Republican
party Of buckingham county Emmett
D. Gregory was elected chairman and
J. II. Noble secretary. The following
were elected delegates and alternates
to the congressional /, convention at
Staunton March 31st and the State
convention at Lynch burg, April s. 1908:
Delegates-Emmet D. Gregory. Rob-
A. GrIgg, L. B. Lesueur, ". u. Nc
Craw, A. S. Spencer. ]. W. Word, j.
w. BNber and J. w. L. Tindall.
Alternates-W. r. Conner. p. F.
Nuckols. John Eldrldge Jr., B. T..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
Funeral of Mrs. Branch.

The funeral OF Mrs Anne 4. Branch,
widow of Thomas Branch, OF Rich
mond, formerly of Petersburg, took
place in Blandford Cemetery here this
afternoon about 1880 o'clock. The SER
vices were held in Old Blandford
Church, and We're conducted by Rev.
DR.. Forsythe and Rev. DIR. Tudor, Of
Richmond. The funeral party came
over from Richmond on the interurban
electric line.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
"a - orr "a.
' g.: :; .; Z Z Z; T.. '''E'
FINE MATCHES!

The public is cordially invited to in
spect our annual exhibit OF the cele-
brated line Of fine timepieces manu-
featured by Patek, Philippe q CO.. of
Geneva, tomorrow, March 26th. for
one day only.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-25
AMODEL FOR EVERY FIGURE
SIS to ST
ASK YOUR MERCHANT

western terminus from Crewe to Ad-
olson would probably be of momentous
Importance to those places and to Pc.
terSburcr we'll.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
HIS TROUBLE WAS NOT ORGANIC.
officials Ailment One Comparatively
Easy to Cure.

Gen. Joubert Pienaar was talking
to a Washington reporter about q
West African official.
1T is in that mans territory" said
Gen. Pienaar. that the blacks are still
branded. The man neglects his work.
Well intentioned, but lazy. In his ig-
norance he suffers all sorts of iniqui-
ties to go on among his people.
Yes, he is lazy and neglectful. In
the last heat he was taken sick and q
physician was sent for
! want you to tell me frankly he
said to the physician, what is the mat
ter with me-
THE physician frowned at the fat,
flushed face and. frankly enough, re-
piled:
THE trouble with you. sir, is that
you are suffering from underworld and
over pay"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05

the wood. the sheriff and Morgan
slightly In advance of the others. l
expected them to slacken their pace
when they came to the open meadow,
but they broke into quick trot at the
water tower and came toward the
house as steady as veteran campaign
ers.
Looks like business this time!" ex-
claimed Larry. Spread out now and
the first head that looms over the bal
ustrade gets dose of hickory"
The attacking party now divided,
half hating between us and the bridge
and the remainder swinging around
the house toward the front entrance
"Ah, look at that" yelled Larry.
TITS battering ram they have. o
man of peace! have your Majesty's
consent to try the elephant guns
now?"
Morgan and the sheriff carried be-
tween them a stick of timber from
which the branches had been cut,
and, with third man to help, they
ran 1t up the steps and against the
door with crash that came booming
and echoing back through the great
halls of the house
A gun roared again at the side OF
the house, and I ran to the library,
where Larry had pushed furniture
against all the long windows save one,
which he held open. He stepped out
upon the terrace and emptied a revolt
yer at the men who we're now creep
ing along the edge of the ravine be-
meath US. One of them stopped and
discharged rife at us with deliber-
ate aim. The ball snapped snow from
the balustrade and screamed away
harmlessly.
Bah" such Monkeys" he NUT
tered. II believe I've hit that chap!"
One man had fallen and lay bowling
in the ravine, his hand to his thigh,
while his comrades paused, demon
allied.
Serves you right, you blackguard!"
Larry muttered.
pulled him in and we damned q
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05

the broken outer doors, saw the face
of Pickering. He had come to see
that his orders we're obeyed, and re-
member yet my Satisfaction, as, hem.
med in by the men he had hired to
kill me or drive me out, | felt
rather than saw, the cowardly horror
depicted upon his face.
Then the trio pressed upon me. AS
l threw down my club and drew my
revolver, some one across the room
fired several shots, whose roar
through the room seemed to arrest the
fight for an instant, and then, while
Stoddard stood at my side swinging
his chair defensively, the great chan
delier, loosened or broken by the
shots. fell with a mighty crash of its
crystal pendants. The sheriff, leapine
away from Stoddards chair, was
struck on the head and borne down by
the heavy glass.
We were all getting our second wind
for renewal of the fight, with Nor
gan IN command of the enemy. One
or two Of his men, who had gone down
early in the struggle, were now crawl
ing back for revenge. think l must
have raised my hand and pointed al
Pickering, for Bates wheeled like a
fash and before / realized what hap
pened he had dragged the executor into
the room.
You scoundrel-you inKratel
howled the servant.
The blood on his face and bare chest
and the hatred In his eyes made him a
hideous object; but in that lull of the
storm while we waited, watching foI
an advantage, I heard, somewhere in
the wall, that same sound OF footsteps
that / had remarked before. Larry
and Stoddard heard it; Bates heard it
and his eyes fixed upon Pickering with
glare Of malicious delight.
There comes our old friend, the
ghost" yelled Larry.
Cro BE CoNTINUED)
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lar and gave him q tremendous swing,
jerking him high in the air and drfv-
ing him against another invader with
q blow that knocked both fellows
spinning into a corner.
Come ON to the library!" shouted
Larry, and Bates, who had got me ia
my feet, pushed me down the hall to.
ward the open library door.
We were now between two ares.
The sherifr's party had fought valiant.
ly to keep US out of the library, and
now that we were within, Stoddard's
big shoulders held the door half closed
against the combined strength OF the
men in the hall. This pause was for
tunate, for 1t gave us an opportunity
to deal singly with the fellows who
were climbing in from the terrace
Bates had laid one of them low with q
club and Larry disposed of another
who had made a murderous effort to
stick q knife into him. I was with
Stoddard against the door, where the
sheriff's men were slowly gaining
upon me.
Let go on the jump when / say
three" said Stoddard, and at his word
we sprang away from the door and
into the room. Larry yelled with joy
as the sheriff and his men pitched for.
ward and sprawled upon the floor;
then we were at 1t again in a hand-to.
hand conflict to clear the room.
Hold that position, sir" yelled
Bates.
Morgan had directed the attack
| against me and / was driven upon the
! hearth before the great fireplace. The
sheriff. Morgan and Ferguson hemmed
me in. 1t was evident that was the
chief culprit, and they wished to elm
mate me from the contest Across the
room, Larry, Stoddard and Bates were
engaged in lively rough and tumble
with the rest of the besiegers, and
Stoddard, seeing my plight, leaped the
overturned table, broke past the trio
and stood by my side, swinging q
chair.
At that moment my eyes, sweeping
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
THREE MONTANA YOUTHS
HOLD UP PASSENGER TRAIN
Hold-ups Are Captured and Make Full
confesslon-Eldest Of Youthful
5andlts Proves to be Only
Seventeen.

Great Falls, Mont.-The holding up
Of Great Northern train No. $40,
bound from Shelby to Great Falls,
Saturday evening, about 1890 o'clock,
at the stock yards, about a mile and
half from this city, was the work
or three boys, the oldest of whom was
not more than II years, who now oc-
cupy cells in the city Jail.
A. fourth youth. who admits having
assisted in planning the hold-up, but
who was prevented by circumstances
from being present and taking part,
is also a prisoner. The quartette have
made complete confession to the
police and the officers are inclined to
believe their story that they were the
only ones implicated.
The names of the four boys are:
Albert Hatch. aged IT, Harry Rheams
aged Is. William Randall, aged IL
George Creswell. aged 16.
According to the story told by Ran
dali, Rheams and Creswell, the hold
up was planned and carried out un
der the generalship of Hatch, the
youngest of the four, who is said to
have turned the switch, ordered the
engineer to back up, and to have gone
through the passenger coaches with
the conductor, forcing the latter al
the point of gun to collect money
from the passengers. According tc
the other boys, it was also Hatch
who shot Dempsey and shot at Con
ductor Jack Hayes, sending a bullet
through Hayes left sleeve. The boys
had read considerable yellow" liter
AZURE on the subject of train rob
berries, and they were DESTROYS Of
emulating the examples of the Youn
ger brothers, Kid Curry and his gang
and Frank Hauser and Mcdonald.
William Dempsey, an Augusts
ranchman was shot through the lee
in attempting to escape from the'trair
after 1t had stopped, and Conductor
| Jack Hayes was shot through the
| left sleeve.
Conductor Hayes was compelled by
| the robber to precede him in pass
| ing through the cars, he carrying 9
hat in which the passengers were
invited" to dump what cash they
\ had about them.
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cabinet against the door and returned
to the hall.
Meanwhile the blows at the front
door continued with increasing vio-
lence. Stoddard still stood where /
had left him. Bates was not in sight,
but the barking of a revolver above
showed that he had returned to the
window to wreak vengeance on his en-
emies.
Stoddard shook his head in depreca-
ton.
They fired first-we can't do less
than get back at Them" / said, be-
tween the blows of the battering ram.
A panel of the great oaken door
now splintered, but in their fear that
we might use the broken panel as a
loophole, they scampered out into
range of Bates revolver. In return we
heard rain of small shot on the up
per windows, and few seconds later
Larry shouted that the thanking party
was again at the terrace.
This movement evidently heartened
the sheriff, for, under a are from
Bates, his men charged again and the
log crashed into the door, shaking 1t
free from the upper hinges. The low
er fastenings were wrenched loose an
instant later, and the men came tum-
bling into the hall-the sheriff, Nor
gan and four others / had never seen
before. simultaneously the Ranking
party began smashing the small panes
Of the library windows. We could
hear the glass crack and tinkle above
the confusion at the door.
In the hall he was certainly a lucky
man who held to his weapon a mo-
ment after the door tumbled In. l
blazed at the sheriff with my revol-
yer, but he stumbled and half fell at
the threshold, so that the ball passed
over him, and he promptly gripped
me by the legs and had me prone and
half dazed by the rap of my head on
/ the floor.
/ suppose / was two or three min
utes at least getting my wits. was
first conscious of Bates graphing
with the sheriff, who sat upon me. and
as they struggled with each other |
got the full benefit of their combined,
swerving. tossing weight Morgan and
Larry we're trying for chance at each
other with revolvers, while Morgan
backed the Irishman slowly toward
the library. Stoddard had seized one
! of the unknown deputies by the col
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
A PILeRlMAeE TO ZION.
Commercial Travellers Preparing for
Their Annual Convention.

Their Annual Convention.
Salt Lake City.-Great preparations
are being made by the residents of
this city for the Commercial Trav-
elers' fifteenth annual convention. For
three days, June Is. 10 and 20, the jol-
ly knights of the grip, their wives,
sweethearts and customers from
Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana,
Wyoming and Nevada, will be the
guests of this city-three days and
nights that will be crowded full of
pleasurable events. 1t is estimated
that million yards of bunting will
be used in decorations. the work hav-
ing already begun, while countless
thousands of electric lights will lit
orally turn night into day. All of the
many resorts will be running at full
blast at that time and will keep open
house for the Commercial Travellers
and their friends, special programs of
entertainment being prepared by the
management of Saltair, Lagoon, Wan
damere, the Salt Palace, and the diff
ferent resorts. There is to be
parade, the greatest in the history of
the state, in which 5000 uniformed
men and hundreds of floats represent
ing the progress of western develop
ment will play an important part.
Fifteen brass bands will furnish mu-
sic, there will be baseball games,
bicycle racing and other sports, feast
ing, social entertainments and re-
newal of old-time friendships. 1t is
expected that this meeting of the Com
mercial Travellers will be the event
of the year in city noted for it's hos
pitality to the visitor and pleasure
seeker. as thousands from all over the
country will no doubt take advantage
of the reduced rates announced by
the railroads to visit Salt Lake in the
most joyous season of all the year.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
Fight Against the Aldrich-vreeIand
Currency Measure at an End.

Washington,-At 4.30 o'clock Sat
urady the senate adopted the report
of the conferees of the two houses of
congress on the Aldrich-Vreeland
emergency bill by the decisive vote
OF 43 to %, and thus was taken the
last congressional step necessary to-
ward the enactment of emergency cur
rency legislation, the legislation to-
ward which congress has directed
its principal effort since it convened
last December. The result came unex-
pectedly soon, but not until the senate
had been we'll worn out by a filibust-
err which, while not largely supported,
made up in intensity what it lacked
In numbers.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
What Becomes of Them.

Philosophers arise upon all sides
pessimists, eleatics, stoics, pythagor.
cans, epicureans, positivists, empiric.
lists and intuitionists They arise and
Sap their shimmering wings and they
fade into inert innocuousness. The
tidal wave of time--clammy, cruel and
inevitable-surges DER their forgotten
biers. Their souls are absorbed in
the thin ether of the illimitable cos
mos. They speak their little pieces,
dodge the ever-hurtling egg, and then
shut up forever. Alas!
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
Flau Caused Boys Death.

New York Entangled in the folds
of a large American flag, which he
had waved as he made a parachute
drop of 1000 feet from balloon at
Hillside park, near Passaic, N. j., late
Sunday, Frederick l.. Wood, an 49,
year-old aeronaut of New Haven,
Conn, fell helpless in the Passaic
river and was drowned. It was while
the parachute was only a hundred
feet above the river. that pun of air
caught the floating flag and wrapped
It around Woods legs, The aeronaut
struggled to free himself from its en-
veloping folds, but failed
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
congressman Spend Last Moments of
Strenuous Session In Singing Songs.


Washington.-Jus ten minutes, Of
ficially, before the hands of the big
round clock in the chambers of the
two houses of congress pointed to the
hour of midnight, Saturday, May 30,
the first session of the Sixtieth con-
gress came to a close. In tho house
the closing hours were characterized
by singing of songs by Republicans
in honor of Speaker Cannon, and by
Democrats in the interest of W. j.
Bryan. The excitement. which was
great at times, frequently subsidized,
and the session closed with good fell
Iowship among the members.
The senate was extremely quiet
during the closing hours, held to-
gether only by the necessity of re-
naming in session for the engross-
ing and signing of bills.
The last days of the senate will be
memorable on account of the filibus-
ter of Messrs. La Toilette, Stone and
Gore on the currency bill by the re-
markable Interpretation of the rules
which go far to establish a cloture in
body noteworthy for freedom of
debate, and by the final passage of
the currency bill. President Roose-
welt and several of his cabinet were
at the capitol during the evening.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
Late Again."

The late Lord Kelvin was singular
ly unpunctual at meals, and generally
absorbed over the repast in some
scientific abstraction. In his own din
ing-room favorite parrot greeted
his appearance with Late again, Sir
William" Yet he had keen sense
of humor. Simplicity of speech was
not in his plan. AS chairman at a
public dinner, for example, he rose to
announce that the conversion Of cell
lular tissue into chemical molecules
may now begin. Gentlemen, you may
am0kal"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
DISTINGUISHED PAINTER MUIR
DERED.

Horrible Crime Committed in Paris by
Two Men and Woman.
Paris.-A sensation has been caused
In the art world here by the brutal
murder of the distinguished painter,
Adolphe Steinheil, and his mother-in-
law, who we're found strangled Sun
day morning in the formers residence
in the Rue de Vanguard, which joins
the studio of Seymour Thomas, the
American portrait painter The house
was ransacked of everything of value.
NJ. Steinheirs wife, who was found
gagged and bound to a bed, declares
that the crime was committed by two
men and woman. The latter she be-
lieves she recognized as a model who
was employed by her husband.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
Out of the Vision.

In the olden times IT is said that
it was possible for a man to render
himself invisible"
"Pshaw! That's not at an remark.
able! Men in this country are doing
it every day"
You don't say so! How do they
manage it,"
by marrying famous womenl"--
Smiths Weekly.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
Nearer the Soil.

Mr.. and Mrs. Egg and their ten
children escaped the burning house
with the greatest trouble. All were
In their night clothes and we're crowd
ed into the lower hall when found
by the flremen.-Los Angeles Record.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
slberla,a MANY MlneraIs,

Foremost among the minerals, etc,
which Russians regard as the source
of Siberia's future wealth, are gold,
iron. copper. platinum. emeralds. to-
PAGES, asbestos, Glauber's salt, rock
salt, and, in all probability, naphtha.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05
IN XIV.
Ths FIubf 3 the library.

The Flnhk d the library.
It WIS nearly il o'clock When the at
lacking party returned after a parley
al ia lc9 behind the boat house The
four 81 Is wera on the terrace ready
for Ibam. they came smartly through
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-06-05

Lost to Us by Increduilty.
Knowledge of divine things for the
most part, as Heraclitns says, is lost
to us by incredulity
The Washington herald., 1908-03-01
PATCH Up THEIR DIFFERENCES
Mrs. Hufty Withdraws Her Action
for Maintenance.
sudden Termination OF suit Marked
by the Payment of All Costs
by the Husband.

Mrs. Mary Page Hufty yesterday with
drew the suit FOR maintenance, which she
instituted against her husband. Malcolm
Hufty, an attorney, on Thursday
Mr.. Hufty filed with the clerk OF the
court an order signed by his wife, re-
Questing the dismissal Of the suit. and
stating ii had been "improvidently fled"
Mr. Hufty paid all the costs at The clerks
Office, and IL IS understood has arrived
az an amica5le agreement with his wife.
In her bill. Mrs. Hufty accused her
husband Of cruelty. nonsupport, and OF
excessive use Of intoxicating liquor. Jus
tice Gould cited the husband TO appear on
Friday next. and show cause why he
should not pay his wife a reasonable sum
10 support herself and their Two infant
children. and also enjoining him from in
terfering or molesting her in any way.
Mrs Hufty's suit was filed by Attorney
Henry r. Davis. who was absent from
the city yesterday, and not present when
the suit was Withdrawn.