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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
DEAD NUMBER SEVEN

One Of These the Victim OF Horse
Frightened by the Great Fire.
1 BOSTON, MASS. April l5.-Although
diligent search was keep, up all day
IN nth the ruins Of the hundreds Of .struc.
last Sunday, no more bodies Of vic-3
tins Of the disaster were found, and
the death list still remains at six
4 skeleton. which was unearthed
to be wired model used presumably
by a physician or medical student.
There was a seventh victim or the
fire. however, In the death in the
soldiers home IN Chelsea Of Frank
as the result OF being kicked by an
excited horse during the fire.
Notwithstanding the careful guard
of property maintained by the police
and militia last night, looters We're
able to open a safe In the ruins OF the
Whitman studio, on Broadway. and
escape with the contents, consisting
OF money, bank notes. checks and oth-.
The relief fund tonight passed tho
$4,000 mark and subscriptions were
coming In rapidly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
LOST LIVES IN GALE
Two Drowned In Sight of Loved Ones,
and Several others Saved.

Two Drowned In Sight of Loved Ones,
and Several Others Saved.
CHICAGO. ILL, April Ia heavy
gale. which attained velocity of
forty seven miles an hour. struck Chi
cago early to-day and ragged until eve
ming without iessening its violence. It
cost the lives of two men, Joseph Sach-
eel. liquor. dealer. and his nephew,
Arthur Freud. both being drowned by
the npsetting of their boat in Lake
men sank in sight of Mrs. sachzel and
the gale approaching and vainly at
tempted to Ssignal the men. When
they failed IN this they telephoned to
the life saving station. The crew set
out. but 1t had twelve miles to pull
through rapidly rising sea and
against the wind When they reached
the spot the men and their boat had
disappeared.
OF Jackson Park eleven men were
rescued by the life-saving crew during
the day. Seven of the men were aboard
the Flying Dutchman. sloop that was
two miles off Thirty-ninth Street when
the gale came sweeping over the lake.
The boat was carried out into the lake,
and would have been lost had not the
life-saving crew, after a desperate
struggle with the wind and waves.
towed the boat into Jackson Park har-
Dor. Two smaller boats, each contain
ing two men. Were rescued later by the
Jackson Park life-saving crew. The
boats We're overturned and the men
clinging to the bottoms when they
We're reached by the lifeboat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
SIXTY REPORTED KILLED
Bush Warfare Between Indians and
Whites in Nicaragua

NEW ORLEANS, LA. April ia re-
port that about sixty whites and In-
dians have been killed In Nicaragu
IN bloody bush warfare, waged by
Mosquito Indians. was brought here
to-day by w. r. Coffman. OF BloominL-
ton. ILL.,. who was a passenger on the
steamer Dictator from Central Amer-
lean ports. The death list Of whites
numbers about twenty.
The lighting started over a month ago
on the Caribbean coast. where the In
dlans live. Late in February the In
dians attacked Prlnzapolca, small
town. They hid behind bushes, trees
and other shelter, pouring into the VIII
lage a fire which killed two men. A
long fight resulted. soldiers and citi-
sizen volunteers finally driving the In
dians back, about a dozen Of them be-
ing killed. The other Indians fled, but
many of them We're captured, and after
being severely beaten with rawhides.
balls and chains were placed about
their legs and they We're imprisoned.
Another engagement took place at
Cape Gracas, near the border of Mica
ragua ana Spanish Honduras. The cas-
,ualties among the troops We're five. but
the Mosquitoes We're routed and fled to
retreats in the mountains. Since then
many troops have been sent into the
Mosquito districts and several skir-
mishes have, occurred.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
TWO MILES OF JAcKIEs
Great Parnde Of Men From the Fleet
Glad to Rcncli Home Port.

Great Parade OF Men From the Fleet.
Glad to Rcncli Home Port.
SAN DIEGO. CAL. April ia pa
rade of blue Jackets and marineg land
ed from the American battleship fleet
5000 fighting men. fresh from a cruise
OF more than 1900 miles. marked to-
day the ceremonies OF official welcome
to the State OF California. Sixty-four
companies OF sailors, In their togs oil
tho sea. and sixteen companies of ma
rines formed this most notable of the
lnavy's land displays
The procession that the men OF the
navy formed was more than two miles
long. They marched from the water
front to the city park over three miles
which combined the red white and blue
of the nation and the gold and white
of the state. San Diego took holiday
to see the martial pageant. and the
sidewalks paralleling the asphalted
roadways were crowded.
Tho enthusiasm CT the vast throng
was explosive. the appearance OF the
blue jackets and marines calling forth
long sustained cheering.
At the City Parkgthe sailors passed
Thomas. sperry and Emory and Gov
ernor Gillett and his staff. Three
thousand school children waving flags
and banners were massed directly IN
front OF the reviewing stand. Their
songs and cheers were one Of the
prettiest features of the days cclebra-
Governor Gillett. in brief speech
supplemented his words Of welcome
spoken yesterday on the Connecticut
and Rear Admiral Thomas made for
nal response ms saving a., @ IN part; th,s o..
casion after addressing. His ExcellencS
the Governor. added, and fellow
citizens. You little know what Joy
sSe. ss 9ne besrts a
cially after SO long journey OF near.
sly $4,000, miles and 1t means great
deal 1t means home coming. and
the return t, what we Ct the navy IN
"san Diego is our first home port
after leaving Hampton Roads on De.
oember 18th. and your royal welcome
ly, yes. very deeply, and we return te
You our most grateful thanks and
appreciation
Admiral Thomas graciously accepted
In Admiral Evans's behalf. colder
kew. synlbolical OF the freedom Of the
city. The token will be forwarded t
Admiral Evans at Paso Robes Ihere
will go with 1t a gold mounted anc
mirai Evans to-day through Admira
OF the city. including the Grand Army
of the Republic. the Confederate vet
erans and Spanish War veterans.
TO Admirals Thomas. Sperry. ane
Emery. gold medals. commemorative o.
their visits. were presented. and there
also was medal for Captain r. X
Ingersol who served as chief of stan
to Admiral Evans, from Hampton
Roads to Magdalena Bay. The media
will be sent to Captain Ingersol at Ncr
folk.
Tonight ball was rendered to .th'
admirals and the officers OF the flee
at the Hotel de Coronado.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
TO HEAD BIG UNIVERSITY
Alr. Carnegie to Duild Ono In wnsl,-
inEton, mud RooscvcIt to be President.

From Our Regular correspondentl
prssiasnt MAiashtSgaoN p x G April 15 e
i head q . great unilversIty whiels viii viii
be founded In the national capital By
eo,f his term In the White House on
He will then return to this country
and assume the duties Of the head OF
what Mr. Carnegie and Mr.. Roose-
greatest universities OF America and
the world.
The foregoing is based upon the
statements td Of man whose Position POS la
render It impossible -
doubt his sincerity. or scarcely to
1uestion st, n, ne accuracy. or incidenta,.,y,
details regarding the great undertak
Ing Of Mr.. Carnegie.
II know personally" he said. that
Mr.. Carnegie has set aside $25.O00.oh0
with which to endow. the university at
nation of Mr.. Carnegie to carry cut the
plan conceived by George Washington.
and establish a national scat of learn
ing at the national capital was reach-
Root. who is or was legal REPRESENTA-
tive OF many men closest 70 Mr. Car
1t was probably Mr.. Root who sug-
gested that President Roosevelt. Uc
asked to become the head OF the unit
versty. At any rate. Mr.. Roosevelt.
was asked and he consented with but
little hesitation. The idea OF beco,n-
ing the head of such a great institu-
tion With full scope to develop 1t a..
cording TO his own ideas, appealed to
Mr.. Roosevelt 20 strongly that he was
not long In accepting
President Roosevelt has announced
with almost official directness accord
ing to the man quoted above. that ne
will accept he headship of thu univcr.
Ing which he will be able to gather by
observation in those countries which
have great universities. much which
will prove OF great value when he taket;
up the work of laying the foundation
and raising the superstructurc OF the
school or aggregation OF schools which.
1t is designed to build In the capital
OF the nation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
WINCHESTER GOES DRY
In Exciting Contest the Temperance
Forces Garry Town by 1O4.
Special to The Times -Disnatch

L SpeCAdl u Inc i times -DlSpdtch.I
WINCHESTER, VA, April l5.-Win-
chester gave a majority Of 104 for
local option at to-day's election, out
of a total of $40 votes. No contest at
the polls in the history of this historic
city was ever waged with such vlgo1
and no battle ever moro stubbornly
contested. Both sides Were thoroughly
organized and apparently confident OF
victory. The contest was waged in
the rostrum through the press and on
the street corners, and feeling ran
high. Beginning at 8 o'clock this
morning, prayer services were held
hourly, while from . o'clock until
nearly noon the ladies' and children
paraded the streets. bearing banners
and singing hymns. Free lunch and
hot coffee were served alike to all
voters by the ladies, and not until the
very hour OF closing the polls was the
effort to get out the vote abated
BY to-day's election the drys over
turn the victory Of two years ago by
the vets, when the latter won BY
hfty-two votes. 1t is generally con-
ceded that the speech of Richard Eve
lyn Byrd, Speaker of the House OF Del
egates, and author of the Byrd bill,
made a t the great mass meeting last
Sunday. in which he champloned the
cause of local option, was a very apt
factor In determining the result, al
though the temperance folks generally
waged a most aggressive campaign.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
TRYING TO GET TELEGRAM
Committee Seeks to Learn Mr.. Lake..
Motive In Going to New Orleans.

Committee Seeks to Learn Mr.. Lake..
Motive In Going to New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS. LA. April 15.-Vain
attempts to procure copy OF a tel
esram els =, received here by j. c. Lake. OF
the Lake Torpedo Boat Company. occu-
pied most Of to-day's investigation into
the submarine boat companies. Con-
gresham Broussard, In charge of the
investisation. brought out the fact
from private detectives and the land
lady OF a boarding house where Mr..
Lake stayed that he received at least
one telegram during his stay here from
March 23d to April 4th. The witnesses
did not know Which company delivered
the telegram. and the local managers
Of the Western Union and Of the Pos
tai Companies were called on to pro-
duce any telegram they might have
sent by him. ~ y
Manager w. "A. Porteus, of the Pos
tai replied that he had no right to
Manager 4. P. Cummings, Of the
Western Union. after failing to get in
to find out whether he would be per,
'mitted to answer Mr., Broussard's cues
ton. -.-5 >>ii''t77,
Mr.. Rroussard said he would refer
TO e, tn the $, House committee investigating
ther summons either heye or in Wash
Gington should BE tssueI in attempting
to get copies OF Mr.. Lakes telegrams'
Mr. Broussard said the committee wish
ed to learn Mr.. Lakes motive In com
Ing. to New Orleans.
mere was no record Of any special
delivery letters sent or received hv
Mr. Lake While here The inyestira
itlon probably will end tomorrow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
Dr.Swinney Shoots Daughter
at Asheville School and
Then Kills Himself
HAD BROODED OVER
INNOCENT GIRL PRANK.
Visits His Daughter at School
and While Alone in Reception
Room Fires Two Bullets
Into Her Skull and
Ends His Own
suEvILLE, n. C.. April i

SHEVILLE. N. c., April 15.-
~ Enragcd at his sixteen-year-
old daughter Nellie, because
1 of a harmless schoolgirl
prank. DR.. c. o. swinney, who
recently came here from New York. to-
day fired two shots at her. fatally
wounding her. and then turning the re-
volver on himself he placed the muA
zlc in his mouth and pulled the trigger,
dying almost instantly. r
With two bullets imbedded In her
skull. Miss Swinney ran upstairs to the
principals room before she fell The
tragedy occurred in the reception room
of the Normal and Collegiate Institute,
a large school building In this city,
where Miss Swinney has been d pupil
for the past session. Just what oc-
CURED prior to the shooting is not
known. as there were no witnesses.
and the girl. while still conscious.
could give but a vague account
DR.. swinney. who up to a few years
ago had been a prominent physician
In New York City. has been in poor
health for some time. and of late 1t is
alleged his mind has been unbalanced.
An April Fool Joke.
Recently his daughter was one of a
number of the school girls who, as an
from school, and the father brooded
over the escapade until 1t assumed. to
him. the proportions OF an actual
wrongdoing. When Dr. Swinney called
on his daughter at the school this af-
ternoon about 3 o'clock he was shown
into the reception room, and a few
minutes later his daughter entered the
room. closing the door behind her. She
sat down at the piano, her father sit
ting beside her. Half an hour later
girls and teachers were startled by
four shots. and a second afterwards
Miss Swinney, with blood streaming
from the wounds in ner head. came
rushing from the room. In few min:
utes the widest confusion reigned, but
Miss Robinson. the principal, restored
order and summoned physician.
Miss Swinney was desperately wound,
ed and there is little chance for her
recovery. The room in which the trag-
edy occurred showed signs of hard
struggle. Chairs were overturned and
the piano stool, with one leg broken
was found lying in the middle of the
room The body was lying on the
floor face downward, the revolver. with
four empty chambers. under It, The
attempted murder and suicide were evi-
IDENTITY deliberately planned. as before
going to the school DR.. swinney bought
a revolver and two rounds of cartridges
at hardware shop.
DR.. Swinney was father-in-law of
Or. j. A. Sinclair, dentist OF this
city. and since his return from New
York DR. Swinney had made his home
with him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
BREAK DOES GREAT DAMAGE

Town Neurly Destroyed, Stock Drown
cd and Tracks Mashed Away.
HELENA, MONT, April l5,-With
several houses destroyed in the town
Of Craig. forty-siX miles north of He
lena, hundreds of head of cattle and
other live stock drowned, and the tn
ed away for miles, the loss from the
flood caused by the breaking yester.
Lake was estimated to-day at $1,000
ooo which includs the damage to the
lena Power Transmission company.
the dam site to-day, since the water
has receded, A. II. Gerry, Jr., general
mana ger, is Of the opinion that the
wrecked structure can be rebuilt for
s25O, 0oO The dam will be rebuilt at
once and the construction, Of the third
dam at Wolf Greek, which was ap-
proved by Secretary OF War Taft yes
terday. will not be delayed;
A special from Great Falls says that
tonight the water is slowly rising,
ana that IL it goes three feet higher,
tie Boston. and Montana snielter may
be damage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
After Long and Heated Cam
paign, Saloons Voted Out
by IS Majority.
WINCHESTER LIKEWISE
ENTERS DRY COLUMN
Majority Of 1o4 There Against
License Largely Attributed
to Speaker Byrd's Strong
speech-Wonen
Play Active
Part.
tspeclal 10 The Times Dispatch.


AWHILE. VA. April 15.-Fol
lowing probably the most
warmly contested campaign
L. ever held In the history of
the city. Danville was voted
dry to-day by a majority Of forty-five
votes, out OF total vote OF ?37 cast.
The Fifth and Sixth Wards, or that
section of the city formerly known as
Neapolis. had no voice In the election.
having been anneaed with the agree
ment that 1t should remain dry.
The vote poled to-day was the larg-
est In the history of the city. and there
were probably not more than twenty
people who were entitled to vote who
election to-day means that eighteen
saloons and two breweries will cease
business on May 1st. at which time the
annual liquor licenses expire.
Danville. after having been wet since
Its earliest history. was voted dry In
April, 1903. by 203 majority. and after
two years OF local option the city
voted wet again In September, 1905, by
"a majority.of eighteen for license.
End OF Long Fight.
For months the prohibitionists, with
the Anti-saloon League at the head,
have been marshaling their forces, and
they left practically nothing undone to
carry out their aims.
The prohibition movement was
backed by every Protestant minister in
the city and hundreds of the women
and children. who were much in evil
dcnce during the campaign. The wo-
men and children yesterday had a big
parade through the principal streets
of the city. singing temperance songs
and waving banners and flags. The
women remained away from the polls
to-day. but the ministers were out IN
full force
been holding almost nightly public
demonstrations. at which addresses
were made by many prohibition advo-
Gates OF national reputation. The cam
paign closed last night with big
rally. at which State Senator seaborn
Wright who is given the credit for
carrying Georgia dry. and Mrs. Mamie
Curtis, of Texas. spoke. The anti
prohibitionists had also worked hard.
and while holding no. public meetings.
had conducted systematic canvass of
the voters and presentation OF their
arguments through the columns of the
daily papers.
The saloon men themselves left the
polls to-day Immediately after voting,
but a full corps Of workers, we'll
known business men fayoring the
licensing Of the liquor traffic were on
hand. One of the features OF. the cleo
ton was the circulation Of petition
among the women calling upon the
men. in the name Of Southern chivalry,
to abolish the saloons. Twenty-three
hundred names were secured to the
petition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
ADVISED NOT TO DEPOSIT.
Large Holders of Scabonrd Underlying
Bonds Counsel Against This Course.
8.s rSpecial to The Times Dispatch.

s NEW YORK, April 15.--The Safe De-
posit and Trust Company. Of Baltimore
the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Com
pany, Of Baltimore; the Baltimore
Farmers Loan and Trust Company, OF
New York, trustees under underlying
mortgages and large holders of under;
lying bonds Of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway advise all holders Of certain,
underlying bonds to refrain from MAX
ing deposits or committing their In
terests to any committee at the pres
ent time.
not In default. The underlying liens
cover together substantially all the
entire Seaboard sytem, The trustees
have employed COUNSEL and will advise
should be any occasion for the forma.
tion of committee.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
VIRGINIA APPRoP PRIATIoNs
Said That Only One-,Third Will be RE-
ported by House Committee.
Times Dispatch bureau,
u !. MnpS puild
washington, d. C., April Il

"A member OF the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds said
to-day that the. co Committee would re-
port bill which would carry about
one-third the appropriation represented
by the total amount named in bills In
troduced by various members. For in
stance, the total OF appropriations
sought for various public buildings In
Virginia is s2.2SO,O 900.
II the member Of the committee be
correct, Virgina's total for public
buildings will be s76O,OOO.
The various projects of Virginin
named in bills introduced by various
members of the delegation are as fol-
lows:
Bedford City, by Mr.. Glass, site ana
building, $4,000.
Radford, by Mr.. Glass. site and build
ing, $4,000,
South Boston, site and building.
$4,000
Suffolk, by Mr.. Maynard. site and
building, 100000.
Big Stone Gap, by Mr.. slemp, site and
building, 100000
Wytheville. by Mr.. Slemp, site and
building, 100000.
Roanoke, by Mr.. Glass. increase OF
limit, $4,000,
Richmond, BY Captain Lamb, Increase
OF limit, sl,025,OOO.
Petersburg, by Mr.. Lassiter. $4,000.
Lexington, by Mr.. Flood, site and
building, $4,000.
panville, by Mr.. Saunders, enlarge
ment, s75,000 s5s
coylngton, BY Mr.. Flood, site and
building, $4,000,
7 E n ~ n z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
HE RAISES FEATHERS
And the President Is Welcome to Use
Them, MIR. Bryan Declares.

Them, Mr.. Bryan Declares.
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. April 15.-
William ]. grysn was greeted with
Ienthusiasm here to-day by crowds
representa.ive citizens that Shook his
hand during a reception at his hotel,
and by large audiences that gathered
at Campau Square and crowded Pow
dresses. Mr.. Bryan took an early train
for Lansing to-night
In his opera house speech. Mr.. Bry-
saa az tbe not bae
II had been President I would have
been blamed for the trouble. Roose-
yelt says he only turned on the light.
l only blame him for having gas
fixture SO bad 1t has taken him Ave
years to turn 1t on.
The Republican party sold the coun-
ysrs9 Try to Wa wa saas Street IN 1896 and de-
in, Wall Street gets cold to-day the
whole country has to shiver. No one
In the United States, gets more pleas
dore dor than do. ~ think rSiasns am his greats aas
ideas respectable. And the people use use
me better to-day. The papers speak
not so bad. They used to make such
horrid pictures Of me that I was afraid
to have the papers come into the
house,
Mr. Bryan described cartoon. show
ing him as featherless bird sitting
on limb beside nest on which the
President, depicted as bird. was Sit
ting. And the Presidents nest was
feathered with feathers taken from
Only one feather was left--tariff re-
form-and this the President had given
warning he would take after election.
We'll, I'm willing to raise the feath:.
ers If the President'Twill use them"
said Mr.. Bryan.
He said that the action of Governor
Hughes in vetoing the 2-cent fare in
New York. and his expressed opinion
that the levying of great fines on cor
porations works an injustice to stock
holders, showed his sympathies to be
with the ceorporations. Mr.; Hughes
the law should be given Jail sentences"
said Mr.. Bryan, "but we don't see any
Of the trust leaders In jail"
Mr.. Taft. he declared. to be the heir
apparent to the Roosevelt monarchy:
been exposed to reform: he said, but
1t did not take. and In Taft's case ne
believed 1t to be only varioloid Taft
had condemned Bryan as being In
favor of trust determination. said Mr..
Bryan. whereas. Mr.. Taft stood for
Destroy the trust and you destroy
the Industrial SYSTEM" says Mr. Taft,
"Well, the Republican party has
been regulating the trusts Tor eleven
years. and the trust family has con,
measures up to the Presidents meas
ure Of family. Mr.. TAFT is either ig.
|,norant or lacking in candor when lie
advocates trust regulation"
MI Rrysnn Gendenned the admins ad nns
ieized tsh.sd't the rapidly increasing army and
| tnayy budgets. A5S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
SEVERE STORM in SOUTH

Extends Over Fifteen Miles, Doing
Grcnt Damage. One killed.
SPARTANBURG. S. c.. April 15.-A
disastrous storm passed over the
southern section of Spartanburg late
to-day, doing much damage.
A negro was killed at West Springs.
his wife injured and number of
others reported injured. Many build
ings We're blown away. The path Of
the storm extended over fifteen miles.
a terrific rainfall preceded the wind.
and the roads have been practically
washed away III some places. Some
damage Is reported at Glen Springs,
watering place.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-16
EDNA GOODRICH QUITS STAGE,
SOON TO NVE.D JAMES MACMILLAN

NEW YORK, April 15,-Announca-
ment It y was made in this city last night
that Edna Goodrich, who durIng tho
last three years has been leading We wo-
man lii the theatrical companies mead
ed by N. c. Goodwin. is to be married
on June 10th to James II, Macmillan,
a mining operator Of Nevada;
Miss Goodrich has retired from the
stage Accomranied by, her mother,
seau. Her Her marriage to Mr.. MacMillan
will occur at the home. of Mr. McMll-
9lan's mother, In Berkeley Cal.