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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
HOTEL IS LOST
At WEST POINT
Pleasure Resort and Pier on
Which it Stood Swept Away
BY Fire,
BUT TERMINAL Is SAVED
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Most of ADJUSTMENTS at Beach
Are Saved from Ravag1ng
Flames.

tspecia, to The Rinfsnond FfrgfnIan.l
WEST POINT. VA. July s7.---Al
five minutes to l O'Clock this morn
ing all OF the whistles and bells In
the town awakened the echoes and
startled the natives, for 1t was soon
found that Beach Park Hotel was on
fire. The wind was from the south
west and .-wept the flames toward the
Terminal Hotel running through the
King william pier with lightning rs-
pidity. The pier soon sank into the
water. and. the tide being high. the
water rippled over 1t as though Il
had never been. The other board
walks were cut off. and as the wind
changed the Terminal was saved.
From the east end of King William
pier TO the clubhouse was swept away
including the ice cream saloon. with
its magnificent coda fountain. The
clubhouse. skating rink. dancing pa
vilion. merry-go-round, poultry yards
and amusements OF various kinds
were saved.
The loss is estimated at about
twelve thousand dollars with only a
small insurance, nothing like enough
to cover the loss. MIR. George c
Guvernator was at his home in Rich
raond and was communicated with
at once over the telephone by his
son. George f. Guvernator. and he
arrived at o'clock this morning. The
Terminal was opened this morning
and breakfast served to the guests
Everything will go on to-day as usua
as far as possible and in a few days
the park will get hack to its accus-
toned festivities, Plans are not suffi-
ciently developed TO be given out to-
day.
The whole town turned out and the
volunteer fire company were prompt
and did fine work. The fire originated
II is thought. in the chimney of the
Beach Park hotel. No one was hurt
The silver and desk we're saved from
the dining room
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
SEA SERPENT MAKES
HIS ANNUAL VISIT
Seen Near Massachusetts Coast
by Man Who is Total
Abstemist".

NAHANT, MASS, July 27.--'T am
a member of Father Mathews Total
Abstinence Society,"" was the way d.
A. Donovan a Lynn, Mass. shoe man
ufacturer, who has summer home
here, to-day prefaced his declaration
that he had seen sea serpent.
Donovan was reclining In front Of
his cottage. with his son and daugh-
ter, when his attention was attracted
TO q disturbance In the waters or the
summer hoe of Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge.
with the aid OF a telescope he says
he made out an animal SO feet long,
with an immense head which tumbled
about constantly.
Many other citizens claim to have
seen the strange marine animal dur
ing the week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
MATCHES To HAY
AND FIRE RESULTS
Small Blaze in Stable Loft Be
lieved TO Have Been Work of
lncendiaries.

Fire. believed to have been started
by incendiaries did slight damage
Wednesday morning shortly after
midnight in stables adjoining build
ings of r. II. Wills, grocer. No, zoos
West Broad street A bucket brigade.
hurriedly organized when the alarm
was given. extinguished the blaze.
The flames. leaping from bale to
bale of hay stored in the second fiooy
of the stable. were discovered by r.
H. Lloyd.
The motive for the alleged incen-
diarism is missing. MIR. Willis de-
clares he knows of no person who
would attempt to injure him. 1t Ia
believed that matches We're thrown
into the hay from q window.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
WOULD NOT MOVE SEAT
NEGRO ARRESTED ON CAR.

William Branch. colored, was arrested
Wednesday morning by a conductor
OF the virginia Railway and Power
Company for refusing to remove his
The negro was bailed by Squire r. J..
MCCARTHY, Branch declares that he
Was sitting on the rear scat OF the car.
provided for negroes under the Jim
Crow law and that hes lid not think
the conductor had any right to make
him clange, 4.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
ON IMPORTS
MAKE GOOD SHOWING

Collections on imports at the Gus
toms house hero for July. up to the
present time, have amounted to SAL
600. according to figures given out
Wednesday. The following imports
have been received. Filler and wrap
per tobacco. machinery. straw mats
ladies' hats. olive oil, old rags, linen
thread, glassware. chinaware, burlaps
clover and grass seed, toys. whiskey
wines and gin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
SLAYER OF SISTER
FINALLY ARRESTED
Negro Boy After Quarrel Shot
Girl in Back Then
Disappeared.

Especial to The Richmond virgtnian)
RALEIGH. N. c.. July 27.--The me-
gro boy. Tom Carr. who shot and kill
ed his sister, in the upper edge OF this
county Saturday afternoon. was cap
tured Monday night in Durham. The
boy. who lis about seyertean years old.
had quarrel with his sister. aged
twelve. and shot her In the back.
She died Sunday morning and he dis
appeared from the scene There were
no eye-Hitnesses TO the aftagx
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
WALKS To CHAIR
DENYING GUILT
Prisoners Hoot at Legal Witnesses
Declaring Then Murderers
of Innocent Man.

AUBURN, N. Y. July 27.--while
William Gilbert, a Cattaraugus county
negro, was being led from the death
house to the electric chair In the Au-
burn prison this morning. the con-
victs in the cell house shouted oaths
at the legal witness. declaring they
were murderers OF an innocent man,
Gilbert himself was resigned to hts
fate. and exhibited no fear as he
walked TO the chair. One shock was
sufficient to cause death. The exc
cution was delayed to allow the pris-
oner to repeat the Lords Prayer.
Gilbert was put to death for the
murder of his sweetheart. Viola
Hughes. at Clean, August "a. 1909.
He maintained to the last that the
shooting was accidental, adding as he
was strapped IN tho chair:
II think an injustice Is being done.
but have nothing to live for without
Viola, and l am ready to meet her."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
One Killed, Two Injured,

BUFFALO, n. Y, July 27.--In a
smash UP between two locomotives in
the New York Central yards at Depew
early to-day David n. Quinn. fireman
OF Buffalo was killed and b. J. Kelly,
engineer and August VESSEL, reman n,
were badly injured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
Posting the Books.

In the office of Swcity collector
the work of posting the books and
adding per cent. to the sums due the
city from delinquent tax payers II now
beinr carried on.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27
Harness Stolen.

NMFntkB SNuHtIi.
Harness valued at sac was stolen
Tuesday night from the esta blishment
of o. w. Lecclear. No. 1874 North
Twenty-sixth street. The police are
at work on the case.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-27

"No campaign In Ohio can heE
fought on purely State issues Wh4m
the election OF congressman and Umlte
ed States senators ara Involved.
Tho record Of achievemant ~ 1ln1M
administration and the stxty-fIrn1
gress Il unequalled In 0ur hlstoxy
guarantees faithful adharence M Y
thu pledges Of tho lAat repuh111an II
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
OPPOSES SUNDAY BALL
Troy Conference Also Adopts Resclu-
tions Commencing Methodists

Saratoga, April S.-The Roosevelt
Vatican episode cropped out en-
phatically at this mornings session
Of the Troy Methodist conference
here, when resolutions we're adopted
commencing the action OF the Metho-
dists in Italy. In addition resolu-
tons were adopted protesting against
the McGrath Sunday baseball bill,
permitting amateur games for which
no admission is charged. which 1t
was stated had been reported upon
favorably by the Assembly codes
committee and approving the county
local option bill
Bishop Mcintyre commended the
pamphlets written by Bishop Cfans-
ton in reply to Archbishop Ireland
touching the Methodists in Rome,
They are strong. cogent and valua-
BILE. They will furnish you with am
munition that you may need in the
near future" he said.
Charles Gibson. conference treas
urer, made the following report: Re
ceipts, balance. S96.055.17; from trea
surer conference committee. s2.525;
sale OF Clark property S2,44S.S3;
Harder memorial fund. $50; interest
/ $5,0S7.O6: total, $l06. 1906. Dis
bursements. mortgage tax. $40; trea
surer's bond, S45; safe deposit box
S26.97; interest, Ferrisburgh church
$50; stewards Of conference $5,005.
80; total S5,1S706; balance $10l ,029.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
MILL WORKERS WORKED
New England Investment Co. Sold
Shares at Low Prices

Concord, n, H.. April S.-Upon the
representation OF various stockhold.
ers residing in Manchester that the
company was insolvent, that its
shares of stock had been sold at
varying prices and that It's capital
stock was being used TO pay divi.
dents OF 20 and 30 per cent, receivers
were appointed today for the New
England Investment company.
The company was chartered i'm
Rhode Island as n holding corporation
and later took over a number Of sub.
sidiary companies, including the
Manchester Coal and Ice company OF
Manchester n. H.. laconia On. H.
Coal & Ice company, Belknap Mills
corporation of laconia, ~ H.. Amer.
lean Kaoline Putty company, Salem
Mass, LeRevell American Picking
company, Providence. r. l., and the
Dunstable Granite company of Dun
stable. Mass.
Joseph De Champlain OF Manches
ter. Is the founder and president Of
the company. With a capitalization
of 100000 Il is asserted In the pet
ition for the receivership that shares
were sold all over New England an,
In Canada, at prices ranging from 81
cents to SO, which Il is elaine,
brought in S623,0O0 to the company
The number OF stockholders Is est
mated at 5000, most OF them French
Canadian mill workers and farmers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
THE SHIELDS LECTURE
interesting Illustrated Talk by Well
Known Sportsman and Author.

An audience that should have been
much larger attended the lecture CIV
en- at the Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium last
evening by Col G. o. Shields, editor
of Shields magazine and president Of
the League Of American Sportsmen.
The speaker, who might almost be
called the pioneer agitator in the
cause of game protection, is an en-
thusastic speaker and his many
years OF experience in the west have
given him a fund OF material out Of
which to weave an interesting talk
In introducing his lecture the
speaker gave some startling facts in
relation to the annual destruction Of
farm crops by insects and the part
played by the song birds In restrict
ing the rayages of these pests. He
called attention to the efforts by leg
isl9tion to restrain the foreign gun
ners. particularly the Italians. from
slaughtering the song birds and re-
ferred to the crusade being carried
on to secure protection for the robins
In the southern states during the
winter.
Mr. Shields remarks were illustrat-
ed with stereopticon views made
from photographs of birds and ami
mails. A majority Of the pictures
were made in the west, largely in
Yellowstone park, and must have
proved highly interesting to the aud
fence. The collection Of views. many
OF them made by the speaker himself,
was one of the most remarkable ever
exhibited in Bennington. 1t contain
ed pictures Of grizzley bears, noun
tain lions. Rocky Mountain sheep
and bighorn sheep, buffalo. elk, carl
bou, mule, deer and antelope There
were also photographs OF quail. a
drumming grouse and wild ducks
Not the least interesting portion OF
the lecture was the speakers de
scription OF the manner In which the
photographs we're made.
During his stay in Bennington Col
Shields was the guest OF County
Game Warden Harry Chase.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
sLAvIN PICKS JOHNSON
Former English Champion Says
Negro Should Win.

Seattle. April 9.-Frank p. Slavin,
at one time the English heavyweight
champion. has arrayed himself on the
side of the Johnson supporters in the
coming Johnson-Jeffries battle. Sla-
win dropped in here from Victoria,
b. c.. where he has been making his
home for several years, and is the
guest OF James Morrison, with whom
Slavin went to the Klondike at the
rush to that gold-bearing country 10
years ago. Together they held a
number of battles there, charging as
high as sl7 admission-and getting
II, to0-in gold dust.
Slavin is not, as might be imagined
down-and-out has-been. He is a
tall. straight, stalwart chap. with a
frame on which the advancing years
he is now 4S-have not put the
usual burden OF flesh, and he Sui
looks able to give an opponent ba,-
tie. But he has a boy OF his own,
within a half.inch of his own height
which is something over six feet.
Il am not much on picking win
ners In advance. said Slavin. but IL
looks like Johnson and only John.
son to me. He is big, strong.
woodworking fellow and two
handed fighter. He has n dangerous
right and Is a clever boxer. | can
not see Jeffries to win for a minute"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
F|ST-FIGHT BLOW
RESULTS |NBOY'S
DEATH
Students Settled Differences
in Amateur Prize Ring
ONE DEAD, OTHER MISSING
Spectators, Seconds, Referee, Sun
day School Secretary, Arrested
But Released on Ball

Passaic, n. j., Arr. --G.lbe.4
Trehou died here last night from a
solar plexus blow received in a boys
prize fight last Tuesday night. With
brief intermissions, he had been un-
conscious since he was lifted out OF
the ring and carried to a hospital.
Frank Keiser who is named IN a
warrant as the other principal, is
missing. and the police hear he has
fled to Canada. Henry Knackstedt,
superintendent Of a Presbyterian Sun
day school here, said to have been
the referee, was arrested and releas-
ed on $500 bail
Trehou and Keiser we're both 19
years old, both pupils of the Passaic
High school, and both of good fam
lily. There had been bad blood be
tween them for some time, and on
Easter Sunday they agreed TO settle
their differences with the gloves
Both went into training, and last
Monday declared themselves ct.
Tuesday night a small crowd met
in vacant lot behind an oil tank
and squared off the ing. Lanterns
were hung on the ropes, seconds
were chosen, and a timekeeper and
referee named.
The boys stripped to their under
wear and went at 1t hammer and
tongs. In the seventh and fata
round Keiser caught Trehou flush OF
the jaw with a heavy swing. Trehor
staggered and, before he got his feet
again, Keiser shot in body punch
just below the end of the sternum
Trehou went down and lay grooming
The referee counted ten and still the
boy lay fiat. When he could not be
revived he was carried to a hospital
All the officials and a group Of the
spectators, making twenty-one In all
have been arrested and released II
$500 bail each.
Search for young Keiser has beer
without avail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
TAFT JOKES OVER
RESIGNATION
RUMORS
Household Not Disturbed BY
Newspaper Statements
PRESIDENT NOT WORRIED.
Members Slated for Retirement HUI
morousy Referred to Such Sell
eotion as an Honor

Washington, April ITO President
Taft there is a humorous side to the
newspaper reports OF coming resigna-
lions in his cabinet. Hello, have
any of you fellows resigned today?'
was his greeting to the cabinet as he
entered the room where they all had
assembled at II o'clock ready for the
regular Friday gathering. None of
the members responded in the af-
firmativc There was good deal OF
joking over the incident Those who
had not been put on the newspaper
lists as being likely to quit were chat
fed By the others, who seemed to
have felt it an honor to be thus Sc
lected for retirement The President,
It Is said enjoyed the situation, and
apparently was not disturbed by the
reported threatened disruption OF his
official household.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
coHANs YANKEE PRINCE"
Playwrlght's Latest Musical Success
at Opera House Monday Evening

Conan & Harris will present Co
hans latest musical success The
Yankee Prince" at the opera house
Monday evening with Tom Lewis. IA
nous for his impersonation OF the
Unknown" in Mr.. Cohan's Little
Johnny Jones" and seventy-five
other singing and dancing stars.
Cohan's plays have come to stand
as standard for excellence In the
amusement world. A Cohan play Is
always a clean play into which no
suggestion OF yulgarity is ever allow
ed to creep. There is charm about
them that particularly appeals to all
theatre-goers. At devising funny
situations. fascinating musical num-
bers, composing tuneful melodies or
writing smart slangological chatter,
Cohan Is a past master and through
It all there is absolute cleanliness.
Perhaps this Is the secret OF Cohan's
meteor-like career.
From the moment the curtain goes
up on the first act OF THE Yankee
Prince" until it's final drop at the
end OF the third act. there is some
thing OF interest TO catch the eye or
please the ear and keep the audience
amused. II tells in bright way the
story OF a Chicago man OF wealth and
ambition who aspres to a marriage
between his daughter and an English
earl.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
STARTLING NOT WANTED
English Bird Placed Among Undesir-
able immigrants at All Ports

Washington. April 9.-Neither its
poetical name nor its beauty Of shape
and plumage will save the European
starting, a destructive grain-eating
bird, from the list OF undesirable I'M
migrants to this country. Along with
the mongoose. the English sparrow
and fruiteating bats, the starting is
to be refused admission at American
ports and the treasury department
has Just issued an order to that effect
to all customs inspectors.
Brought to this country some years
ago the birds spread south from New
York as far as Philadelphia and are
moving west. There will be serious
trouble. II Is feared II the starting
gets into the wheat belt. While the
bird is not troublesome in Europe. It's
native home. in New Zealand, Aus
tralla and other countries where II
has been introduced, II has turned
out a pest and has been outlawed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
MRS. HETTY GREEN ILL
Richest Woman in America Suffers
Nervous Breakdown

New York, April S.-Mrs. Hetty
Green, the richest woman In the
world. is suffering from nervous
breakdown. SO says Mrs. Mary A..
Early Of No. "a West iSth street, who
is one OF Mrs. Green's closest ac-
quaintances.
1T is true that Mrs Green has been
ailing recently" said Mrs. Early last
night. Il have seen her within the
last few days and she is what |
would call an extremely III woman.
She has had so much business ankle.
~ on her mind. so much to do with
all the things she Is interested In
that she has given way to the strain.
For quite a few days Mrs. Green
has been under the care OF physic-
ian, and he Is doing everything pos
slble to bring her back to vigorous
strength. She is scarcely able to
leave her home. When she goes out
she has to be helped TO her carriage.
There was report that Mrs Green
was stopping with Mrs. Early but this
the latter denied.
Il know. where Mrs. Green is as
serted Mrs. Early she Is living In
this city but will not say where. be
cause she does not want to be bother
cd. II she can get rest from the
cares that have been on her mind she
win get we'll II not, her physicians
say there may be serious consequen
ces."
Mrs. Green, despite her 20 years
has applied herself diligently to hel
financial interests and. up to a shori
time ago. made almost daily visits e
/ the Chemical National bank OF which
she Is the main support. She gave
up her activities there only when hel
strength suddenly failed. She live,
Tor some months at the hotel PlazI
after giving up her little Nat In Ho
boken. but left there because Il wal
said. she did not take to such an eN
travagont life Since then she ha
lived In seclusion
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
BASE BALL suNrs

Kennedy, who captained the North
Adams base ball team last season.
played in left field for the Albany
team Of the New York state league
In the game against Princeton. He
had six put outs but failed TO make a
hit In six times at the bat.
Vermont was defeated 10 to by
Fordham college yesterday. Vermont
used all three pitchers, Haynes, Flah-
erty and Gerard Chris Mahoney
who played for Plttsfeld during two
seasons made three hits, a homer, a
triple and single for Fordham.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
aCuncld
DICK ALONE IN PRIMARY
His the Only Name Filed for Repub.
lcan Vote on Senatorship.

Columbus, Ohio, April 9.-Senator
Charles Dick of Akron will be the on
ly candidate for United States Sena-
tor whose name will appear on the
Republican primary ballots May II,
according to the statements sent out
by Secretary Of State Thompson.
The time for the presentation of
candidates for Senator Dicks seat ex
PRED last midnight and he was the
only candidate to enter.
Harry Daugherty, prominent Re
publican candidate for the Senator
ship, says the fact that candidates.
name is on the ticket and he is voted
for at the election will not bind the
members of the Legislature TO vote
for that candidate.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
JUSTICE BREWERS WILL
He Leaves Thompson's Point Proper
ty to His Three Daughters

Washington. April mo estimate
OF the value OF the estate of the late
Justice Brewer Of the United States
Supreme Court is given In his will with
codicil which was iiled for probate
yesterday. His home in this city
with most OF his personal property Is
bequesthed to his widow. His cottage
at Thompson's Point with its con-
tents aud also $4,000 life insurance
are left to his three daughters. Each
OF his grandchildren is to select some
keepsake from his personal property.
James l.. Karrick. his son-in-law, and
the widow are named as his execu-
tors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
Catarrh Entirely Relieved.

Mr.. Ira Henney, Fairfield, Freestone
Co., Texas, writes:
81 am completely cured of all symp-
toms Of catarrh.
al can truly say that Peruna is the
best medicine ever saw. Iwill always
recommend Peruna to all my friends, for
oatarrh."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
PAPER MANS BRIDE CHARGE
President Carey Tells Of $4,000 Offer
TO End the Strike.

WATERFOWL. n. Y. April 9.-Presi-
dent J. T. Carey OF the International
Brotherhood OF Pulp and Paper Max.
ers, asserts that a representative OF
the International Paper Company re.
peatedly has offered him bride OF
$4,000 to use his influence In having
the strikers 20 back to work not as
union men. but as individuals and TO
accept n per cent increase IN wages
President Carey has returned to
headquarters here after a week spent
nc various International mills.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09
MINE PIckETs ENJoINso
American Labor Union Must Not
interfere In Nova Scotia Strike

Halifax. n. s., April o. An injunc.
tion restraining the United Mine
Workers of America from picketing
or interfering with the employees OF
the Dominion Coal Company or per.
sons about to enter it's employ has
been issued by Judge Lawrence in
the supreme court of Nova Scotia.
The action is an outcome OF the
long strike at the coliieries OF the
company which was precipitated by
the attempts Of the Mine Workers OF
America TO bring the Provincial Work
ingmen's association, the local min.
ers' union, under its Jurisdiction.
The Injunction will remain In force
until the case Is tried In court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-09

We wish hereby to express our sin.
cere thanks to those nelghhors and
friends who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death Of our
beloved child.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Johnson.