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The Washington times., 1910-06-24
TRAIN RUNS AWAY,
KILLING 81 PERSONS
-Four Cars of Mexican Troops
Plunge Down Grade.
Fifty Others Hurt.

MEXICO CITY. June PA dispatch
received here today says that thirty
seven persons We're killed and dftv in
jured in the wreck Of a troop train on
the National Railway in the State Of
COlima.
-Four cars broke loose from the en-
CINE and while dashing down a sharp
grade al terrific speed plunged from tie
rails
Many Of the $50 men, women, and
children in the cars Jumped, but all
those who were on board were either
killed or badly hurt. Seven officers are
among the dead
The dead women and children were
travelling with their husbands, who were
being transferred 10 another army post
The police arrested Engineer Watson,
an American, and Conductor MARTINEZ,
a Mexican.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
HARTJE AND WIFE
REACH AGREEMENT

PTTTSBURG. Pa, June PA com
promise has been reached IN the ia
nous divorce suit Of Millionaire Au-
gustus Hartje against his wife on the
ground Of desertion.
It was learned today thar a decree
lad been prepared giving Mrs. Hartie
the income from $780, 900, she waving
all DOVER rights. The son. Scott goes
TO the father, while the mother re-
tains the girl
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
INCREASED
BY HOTEL COMPANY

Papers have been filed with the Re
order Of Deeds by the Washington
Eolel Company to show an increase in
he capital stock Of the company to
1900 AS the permit for the hotel,
iIch IS TO be built on North Capitol
street, fronting Union Station plaza. has
1een obtained. this practically COM
nletes all steps preliminary to its erec-
non
The b-ilding contract has been award
a to the Samuel J. Prescott Company.
The hotel viii be eight stories high and
Niu cost in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
Appleton P. Clark, jr, is the architect
The officers Of the company are Ed
ward o. WhitfOrd. presideDt: Arthur
A. Birney, vice president; William v.
Cox, treasurer, and Alexander Wolf,
secretary.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24

from one point Of view. profitable from
the other
Colonel Staples still controls some 800
shares II Columbia stock, and from the
action Of the market today he may lie
able % get rid OF this-f he desires
arOunC the high prices paid FOR the
last purchase, $500 10 S315-before the
advent of 1911
The general market was slow and un-
interesting A little Railway common
sold al 32A, and the As Of the same
company, sold at S5ss
A little Mergenthaler sold at 127, and
LanstOn rights We're stronger, at IA.
American National Bank stock strong,
one sale at $3.50
The National City Bank viii pay its
regular semi-annuaI dividend Of 4 per
cent July /.
The United States Savings Bank will
pay per cent semi-aunual dividend
July J.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
Bad Break Stock Values of Serious Damage oug
SPLENDID EARNINGS
FOR B. 6 o. SYSTEM
indications Are That Net Returns
for Fiscal Year Will Not Be
Far Behind Best Ever.

al A1GlAA4AA A3AGA AshGl.
The earnings Of the Baltimore and
| Ohio system during the year Just clos
ing make most satisfactory showing
and in the statement issued several
| days ago for the month Of May and
eleven months Of the fiscal year, the
earnings were $79,1f3,55 an increase OF
Slo925 $50 over last year. These are the
I largest earnings reported By the road
since the business depression Ia 1871.
Should this ratio Of Increase be main
tanned during the month of June, and
there is every reason 10 believe that
IL VIII be, gross earnings viii exceed
SS6.Jo0,Oc0 for the year, which win be
within 100000 of the banner year OF
1897.
Shortly after he assumed the man
agement Of the Baltimore and Ohio last
January. Pres dent Willard was visited
lat headquarters In Baltimore Jy deleSa-
ton Of West Virginia business men, and
at that time she new president outlined
a number OF important improvements.
including second and third track con-
stTucUOls widening of tunnels, etc.
which VIII enable che rcdd TO care Tor
the business offered -lr-e improve
ments were not alone confined TO West
Virginia, but are under way az various
points on the system. I'm tnls interview
with the West Virginia delegation,
President Willard stated tlat he fully
expected that the earnings of Jle BA-
t.mOTe aUE Ohio for the fiscal year
lslU-L would reach SI-...I.9lI. This he
said, could only oe Accomplished through
rushing the Improvements 10 compile
ton ut the earliest date and by pIr-
chasing additional equipment TO meet
the Ceu ,lrtS-
1t is ypected that the earnings from
passenger business VIII also show steady
increases from now Ou. The service
was greatly improved when the spring
time table went into effect and tlc
elecUricaIly-lighJed' coaches and pullman
cars were placed I'm service on the eX-
press trains.
The Baltimore and Ohio management
has also been considering the adEisd-
buitv of ADOPT ting the telephone system
of dlspatchina trains, and l- is probable
that parts II the road viii be- operated
In this ma. ler during The coming year
This syste @ OF train eispatch-lE has
proven sa -.zfactory on q number OF
American railroads.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
CONTINUES
SENATE FILIBUSTER
go - - p

feated. All 81 wants IS something done.
The Senators want 90 so home. They
want 20 90 away somewhere and cool
OF. They are tired Of wil-ed linen
They are SEX Of this stick. ruSsy, sUl-ry
weather They have no patience left
Yer the uidSUmIre- EI-bUsrer EDeS on
YEARLY. Senator Buttons endurance
seems IimiLIeSS. He may notice the IN
diSnatiOn he has aroused, but he does
not show IL He probably remembers
how the Senate punished him for know
ing so much about rivers and harbOrs
by voting him down consistently, but OF
course this has nothing 20 DO with the
Appalachian and White Mountain For
est Reserve bill
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
COURT PREVENTS
BLACKS RECOUNT

PITTSBURG. June 2A-The temper
airy injunction obtained by Represen-
tative aDIzeu.l restraining q recount
in SiNty-siN districts, was made per-
manent today and the charges Of fraud
made by DR.. r. ]. Black, his opponent
for the Republican nomination at the
primaries. cannot be investigated.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
PAW-PAW PILLS

Munyon's Paw
Paw P4ls are IN
Ike ell other Iaza-
tlves or cathartics.
They coax the liver
INTO activity By
g-1tle methods
They do not scou-:
they do net grIpeI
they do not weak
en-; but they 90
start all the secre
lions Of the liver
and stomach n a
way that soon puts
these organs IN a
healthy condition
and cCrrpcte courr7-
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
FIRE OR WHITEWASH.

''Do you think, sir, that I am the
man 10 resign under dre2"
We'll no. But how would YOU feel
like resignlng under a nice coat Of
whitewashT" philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
Days Sales on Washington Exchange

Washington Railway and Electric IS,
Z D0Ul SOS
Mergfuthaler 1502-7. S02l1.
Lanstoa Rights, -OUH4, IJa4L, 5G4ll.
American National Bank, 10dls5, 7HlS5.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24

Columbia National Bank. 10G250
United States Trust, l0llf4, I4u5it.
After call.
Washington Railway & Electric COM
non. 4llk932A
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.

Furnished BY E. F Hutton & Co., Wash
lngton Branch 1901 F street northwest. E.
Floyd Caverly. manager.
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
Todav's NeqU York Stock Exchange Prices

Quotation, furnished &
change washington Chicago
The Washington times., 1910-06-24
E. F Hrt-or & Co.-0lajor J. F.

The SD HT-s GAINED s}9. Hf'
from the banks making cash net gain
since Friday $1o-2.00o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
HENRY {. RuEGER
HIT by BASEBALL
Member Of High School Team
Badly Hurt in Game at
Byrd Park.

Henry e. sRueger. Of sol West Main
Street. was removed to the Mem orlal
Hospital yesterday. suffering from the
effects of a blow received in game
of baseball at Byrd Park last Wedncs-.
day afternoon. The ball struck him
on tho side of the head near the tenn
pie, and although he has not been
unconscious since, his condition has
become steadily worse. and yesterday
morning 1t was decided that an oper-
alton would be necessary
The boy Is sixteen years old. and
was practicing with tho John Marshall,
High school team. OF which he is a
member. when hesuffered the lick. AS
though he. is not thought to DO In a
dangerous condition., the wound is a
severe one. and its extent will not be
known until the surgeons have made a
more thorough examination. He. will
he operated on at l o'clock to-day.
He is a con Of Henry G. Rueger. IT
was said at the Memorial last night
that the patient has rested quietly
since he has been there, and no lln-
favorable symptoms have developed
from his removal from his home to tho
hospitai, The injury is said to have
heen entirely accidental, and no one IS
! blamed for II.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
SALE o. HOOKING
VALLEY EXPECTED.
Brokers Hear Reports Of It's Pur-
chase by Chesapeake
and Ohio. vs. s.

According to reports which came
over tho brokers wires from New
York yesterday, the long promised
transfer OF the Hooking Valley to tho
EtIawley interests, and tho analga-
matt on B Of that line With the Chcsa-.
5peake and Ohio. is TO be announced
short ss8 Nc . lcial conflrmatton is to
10 had, & as prominent Ulcers Of both
road S arc In N ew Y rs, b 7 IT Is known
that negotiations have been pendtng
for some time to glvo the .Chesapeake
ana Ohio Il Western gu tlet. from
tho gossip on the Stools X Exchange "
seems to e be pretty well under
that the details OF the plans nj II III be
announced this week. and tina T 10
formal ratification Of 4 he rnerg ~ VIII
follow shortly, ~ II q ss III Ell
5 Tho Increased earnings ottthe q hesn. Y
jpeake and Ohio under the iawley
man gement; his action in putin the
road on q "A per cent basis. and the
steady rise OF the stock tor the past
year are taken as ind icativ OF the
purpose Of the raj Way king to build
IN road up into great trunk sys y
tenn from the cities and grain belt
of the Middle West to the sAtlantio3
ssepboard, aitanot sintoEnS ntinentals
line, connecting up his w esternS hold
ilngs and opssH ms 20 ~ from oceaA
stQs q ceank 81 l MIR ss4t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
JUDGE CHRISTIAN
WILL BE HERE FRIDAY
BROAD STREET DRY
. GOODS FIRM FAILS
Faulkner & Warmer Company
Voluntarily Names Trustee.
Assets Not Known.

After a meeting of the stockholders
yesterday morning, the Faulkner &
Warmer Company, Incorporated, filed
OF assignment, and named w. "A. Cheat
wood as trustee to take charge OF the
business and wind 1t up.
According to the deed Mr.. Cheat
wood will take charge at once, making
an inventory Of the business and TAX
ing over all collections. After the
charges of making the assignment and
other costs in the case are paid, the
balance realized from the assignment
Is to be divided pro-rata among the
creditors OF the company. Any credi-
tor of the company has the right, ac-
cording to the decd, to request the
trustee to furnish bond of $4,000
for the faithful performance Of his
duty.
1t was stated last night that the
stockholders of the company, before
any complaint was made by its cred.-
[ tors, came, to the conclusion that 1t
| would no longer be unle to meet its
obligations. and rather than continue
further In that condition, decided tc
i go out of business. rhe Faulkner &
] Warmer Company has been In blsi-
mess here for sevral years. and has
been considered one G. the most pros
porous dry goods con lrns in the city
The assignment comes as a great sur
4 prise to many business people. No
i statement Of the assets and liabilities
has been made by Trustee Cheatwood
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
TENNESSEE KID
CAUGHT At LAST
C. A. Beckner Is Charged With
Robbing William g. Petit
Of $50,

c. A. Beckner, white. alias Tonnes
see Kid" for whom the detectives have
been looking for some time. was ar.
rested last night on warrant charE-
Ing him With stealing five SO notes
and a watch valued at s25 from Will
liam G.. Petit. ~ MA Il
Petit was robbed about two we cks
ago in a place near the Main Street
Station. Tennessee kid" Is alleged to
be ono Of the two mon who enticed
him into the house, and there to have
robbed him. after tearing his clothes
from his body. Petit fought gamely,
and struck one Of his aggressors, but
they soon oyerpowereu him, leaving
him stripped OF clothes ana money
Reckner Is said by the detectives to
be a bad character. Flo has been many
times In jail, and had been released
only a short8time when the robberySf for
which he Is arrested was committed,
lie has also served time nhelping to
Ipulld the public highways. s
It Is also said that Beck ner&is wanted
in DanYille for highway robbery and,
II he Is tho right man, he WILL be held
for the authorities IN, that city after
Als case here AZ settled. s32s IKE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
. DAILY BIBLE CLASS

Miss Angy Manning Taylor Drawing
Large Audiences Mt Centenary Church.
z Women Of all denominations filled
the lecture room Of Cent nary tho-
dist Church yesterday morning aud
listened with unusual interest to Miss
Angy Manning Taylor. of the Moody
Bible Institute. OF Chicago. as she
conducted the first Of her Bible classes.
which will continue for two weeks.
Miss Taylors clearness OF style. deep
insight into the Scriptures. charm of
manner and entire conservation Of self,
combine to make her a ttr,cher Of un-5
usual ability.
These meetings Will be continued
each morning during the week at u !
o'clock. Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
DUCTS AND2CA|BLE
.C|:'.0|||NTR'|A||C''T'|'[D|F0R.
Distributing System Of Munici-
pal Electric Plant
Awarded.
MAY NJ WIRE !. .l RI BLlC HALLS
George Rogers Wants to Hasten
Lights iii Annexed
Territory.
MAY " " WIRE u {. PUB Tic HALLS

"a reun,,,tt,,, fr,Y, III, Hoard ~ Al.
31ernc j, 80 y, tho nos, III wirins. md
st,.,,irn.s yor ~, scf,v ,Imlt me ,I1r.v
4 s 49,, ,s'f1,,,,, ta..aIi ,,,,,h
tsc,, soi, ~, ~
3s,... ~.
,,,y a ~ -.
MI, t'e , pl'.i'.; "as
-, Wy =, ~,
-. s..el.y 70 SieS ~. ' ie.sn =. -
,.o.!psos ~: re ' a''u fecoi''ihen.
ua .1o'.
IN regard to inc petitlon OF Hotch-
KISS ana Gordon inst their contract
Tor machinery forsthe municipal cleo
trio plant be transferred to the Cen
eral Electric Compnny, for which they
acted as agents. letter was read
from City Attorney Pollard, saying
that the city would accept the assign
ment IL the sureties OF Hotchkfss and
Gordon gave their consent. ma 1t was
'nccentahla ~ +ho 4. .rorn, t,lactr ,r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
ENTERS |. ] ! HOSPITAL;
Then DROPS DEAD /:
Annie Kelly Asked Inferno at
Retreat to Summon
Ambulance.


Annie Kelly, colored, Of 1919 J
Street, ded at s:4o o'cl ocls last night
In the front hall at the Retreat 70
the Sick, five minutes after sho had
ont tered the hospital. and & as lked p.
u. r. Boldrid go, an nterne. al too suns
mo n the ambulance. She " as Il dead
before Dr. Davis arrived Dr.. Bold
ridge realized as soon as he saw the
patient that she was in a serious on,
$dition. and at once ord osed that g
gstlmulant be admins tered, She had
scarcely swallowed the dose when she
sank into a chair, and In another
minute she was etclled out dead i; on
the floor. Il W
Tho woman got off OF a stree car
at Twelfth and Broad streets. and was
escorted to the hosp tai bySa colored
man, who left as 500 IN as she got Inc
side the building 81 81 s aaiiS
Coroner Taylor was no titled, 3 BIZ t rs
two physicians were present, and as
death was q ue to ma tura 81 c1us esBB h.ol
did mot thinls It necessary az n ook at
the remains. The body WAS: turned
over to an 81 lndnrtu X or. sS h
I93S.F ew, Of til % passengers on tile street
car knew ~ the ,vo ma n |, wa i'll, It Is
sal I, N and even a teril enterlng the hos.
Sptta N she mad no nc mark q thar than
to ask that the ambulaIee be aulrr-i
III ned, IL s;h gave h en- name a nd Il
dress, The lWonlan was apparently
bout torty years nld. 3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
MIND is IMPAIRED

ItnSmond Smith Removed to nj. Homo
From Virginia Hospital. Fl 81
= :, lsay mona Smith. Of GIL East Main
street. VINO suffered compound frac-
l ,lr' OF me skull in a street car acci-
ucnt, near FIRST ana Broad Streets,
about two months ago. has suf1lciently
recovered to be removed to hls h ono,
.Although still suffering tho effects OF
MS injuries. 1t is believed that In time
me boy VIII fully recover the use Of
his mind. His escape from death Is
considered miraculous. as at first the
attending att physicians stated there was
nc. no possible chance OF his recov cry.
me injury was at the base OF tho
nraln az and two operations were per-
form d: ne was taken home yester-i
day. snltl, has been a patient at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
KEPT IVAN AT BAY
With A.A TCH.E.1|'
Leroy Bovee Refused Bail by
Henrico County
Authorities.
Store

On the charge Of attacking Gertrude
Christophcr, the thirtcen-yca old
daughter Of Mrs. i. r. CHRISTOPHER. OF
1898 North Thirticth street. Leroy Boz
wee. a white man. about fifty years Of
age. was arrested by Policeman ID. L.
Temple, Of Henrico county, yesterday
and locked up in the county Jail, pend
ing trial before Magistrate T. j.
Puryear, which will be held Thursday
or Friday morning. Application for
bail was made yesterday afternoon be-
fore Commissioner Thomas w. Gardner.
but in consideration of the serious
charge he refuaed to take any action
until evidence was heard. Bovce will
be represented by Attorney James I.
Lewis. Commemorative Attorney Ju-
lien Gum will prosecute.
Mrs. Christopher. who is a widow and
has no relatives In this section of the
country save her daughter, keeps a
small store at stop 2lh on the Seven
Pines car line. Each day she and her
little daughter go there from their res
idence In tho city early in the morning
returning after. the days work is done,
They arc poor and arc dependent on
tho proceeds OF the shop for liveli-
hood. d
Happened in December.
Some time In Deceinber-neithcr Mrs.
nor her daughter can re-
the exact date-the mother says
that she had to be away on business.
and left the store In charge of tho
girl. who daily assisted her. In her
absence. according to the story told by
the girl, Bovee, a regular customer,
came to the store, and after sitting
around a while attempted to take hold
of tho girl. She says that she resisted
him and finally succeeded in getting
away from him. AS she ran he fol-
lowed her and she took refuge behind
et with which she kept him ut bay
for some time. although he continued
to make attempts to get at her until.
some one else came in. She says it
was all she could do to keep the man
off, even after she had threatened to
cut. him with the Ratchet. After the
arrival OF others 1t Is said that he
left and gave no further trouble. Mrs.
Christopher does not make 1t clear
why the case was not reported to the
before. but it is said that
until 1t was generally talked of in the
she was afraid OF Bovee.
says lie Owes Her Money.
He had long been q Gus toxer at her
store and Is said to owe her quite
large sum OF money, which she has
asked him for and he has refused to
pay, according to her account.
Bovee, who Is not a native Of this
State, lives now at Highland Springs
and is carpenter by trade. For
some time he has been in the employ
ment OF Miller & Miller. lumber deal
ers. OF this city. IIe has a wife and
several children. At the jail yester-
day he took things phllosophically. and
when he found 1t Impossible to get
bail made no comment on the charges
preferred. It is probable that wit
nesses WILL called and that another
attempt at obtaining bail will be made
this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
. DAMAGE SUIT ON TRIAL

Second Hearing OF Case of Vhltlock
Against Locomotive Works.
The second trial OF the suit OF II. u,
Whitlock against the American Locomotive
Works for injuries received Is now ben:
heard by Judge r. Carter Scott in the City
Circuit Court. Some time ago. when tho
case first came up. a verdict and Judgment
OF 5000 for the plaintiff was rendered. An
appeal was taken and the case rcn1anded
for another trial. the contest being based
on one OF tho Instructions given By Judge
Scott. 20
Whitlock lost one OF his hands in the
machinery, and caims that the accident
was due to the negligence OF the company.
Yesterday afternoon the court proceedings
were suspended and the Jury carried to
the scene OF tho accident to view tho ma
days TO complete the case IL 1t is carried
through to the end It was predicted in tho
Circuit Court yesterday that a compromise
might be effccted. .sI...ll ltl.iE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-15
Corporation Court Petitioned tc
Name April 4 as Elcc-
ton Day.
JUST "a HOURS MARGIN.
Union Of Cities May Be Effective
One Day Before
Census.

Judge Frank G. Christian. of the
Corporation Court Of Lynchburg, was
Yesterday designated by Governor
Mann to hear the petition of tho clti-
question of the consolidation of the
cities to the vote Of the people OF
Manchester. 1he action OF the two
Councils will at once be placed in the
hands of Judge Christian. sitting on
to arrive here In time to designate the
date Of the election on Friday.
City Attorney II. r. Pollard. accord
ing to the law, yesterday filed in the
Corporation Court OF Manchester, and
caused TO be printed. notice Of a
friendly suit of this city against the
city of Manchester, asking the Judge
to order an election on Monday. April
4-ffteen days after next Saturday,
II can be held-for the ratification or
rejection of the ordinance by the vot-
u crs of Manchester.
II tho election is favorable, ten days
must elapse for poss,ule contests, max
+ ing the union therefore effective a
& noon on April IA, Just twenty-fou
hours before tho official government
date,sApril 10.
Arrangements arc being perfecte
{ for he mass meeting Of the nnnexatio
faction to he hold by voters of tn
Second and Third Wards. In the court
+ house Tonight. 49,
Mass Meeting Called.
Last night the annexation com Mite
Of the Fourth Ward decided to chang
the date OF its meeting. scheduled fo
Thursday night in the Masonic Tempt,
to tomorrow night in the same place
SO as not to conflict with the meetin
of tho First Ward delegation. whicl
will be held in the hall al Sixth AM
4 Hull Streets Thursday night At frs
the Annexation Club started to resolve
II was decided later that It would be
better not to hold any meetings OF
this kind until after all the ward meet
I ings were held and call could BIZ
issued for general meeting of tho
voters throughout the city.