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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
NonronN HAD GOOD YEAR.
Anuunl Records OF City show Era of
Prosperity Was Enjoyed.

[Special to The Times Dispatch.1
NORFOLK. VA, January 1--That
this section has enjoyed q prosperous
year and begins tho new wear Of 1910
with even brighter prospects, is shown
by the annual records in the various
departments OF the clty's activity, In
banking circles, real estate. CONNER
ctal lines. post-office receipts and eX-
ports.
The following are some OF the prln.
clpal features Of these reports:
Bank dividends during 1909 100000.
Norfolk and Western coal shipments,
100000 tons.
Increase IN post-onico receipts, SEA-
900; increase in the number OF pieces
of mail handled, l.64S,o0o.
!. . Building operations during the year
Arrests during year, o,732. an in
34,3; average. 1S4
Fire losses. s20O,oOO; alarms. 35o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
ATrAolSID BY NEGRO THUGS.
White aInn beat Into Jpsensibility and
Left for Ncud.
Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l

Especial to Tho Times-Dispatch.l
CAPE CHARLES. VA, January L.
John Kelly, aged about fortyfye years
who claims that his homo Is in the
West, was the victim of nm atrocious
assault at the hands of three desper-
ate negro thugs IN a woods near Cher
iton last night. The man was found
In an unconscious condition by farm.
er this morning, who notified Dr. i. NJ.
moved to tho almshouse lat AIachi-
nongo.
According to a story told BY Kelly
after he had regained consciousness at
the hospital, he was on his way South
In search Of employment and had stop
ped in the woods. Being almost frozen,
he made a fire of his overcoat, being
unable TO find any other fuel
Tho negroes approached him and de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Notice to Readers

The attention OF every reader OF The
Times Dispatch is called 70 the adver-
tisement OF DR. Blosser's Catarrh rene
dy, which appears in this issue. DR.. ] w.
Blosser, ia Walton Street, Atlanta. Ga.
the discoverer and proprietor is man Of
such character that his claims for the
remedy and his promises may be relied
upon in every particular.
As he offers absolutely free trial SAM
pie Of his Catarrh Remedy, it is certainly
well worth the while Of every sufferer to
write him and give the remedy a trial, at
least to this extent. 1t is evident that
lur esi the remedy is good one he
leould not afford to make this offer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Tanglcr ard Crtsaeld, went down off
sandy Island. in Tangier Sound, Thurs
day. Her crew of two men and one
passenger swan TO shore and spent
several hours tranping through the
two to three feet deep, before they
reached CrisAeld exhausted from ex-
posure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

manded his money. and when told lie
had none, they bounced upon him, beat;
he fell inscnslblo. They rifled his
pockets, taking one penny, all lie pos
sessed. Leaving their victim for dead
the thugs made their escape through
the woods. Ono Of the mans cars was
almost severed with knife. Twenty
stitches were required 10 close the
wounds. Ills face and body arc q mass
OF cuts and bruises. 4 vigorous search
is being made for his assailants.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
WEST PREPARES
Phi MAR \ BILL
Salient Features Wholly Unlike
Speaker Ryrd's
Measure.
rsnsri.l "a Tho ,ri,n.s .I,is,,atch

Especial to Thetrines Dispatch.
S5UTFQI4l<, VA. January l.--Colonel
j, II, west of suffolk, Assembly dele.
gate-elect member of the State Demo-
cratic Comn4t,tee and of the subcom-
mittec OF ten. which Will meet next
Wcdreaday a. the home OF l,leutenant-
Governor Ellyson, in Richmond. 70
agree upon a primary bin for pre-
gcntation 10 tie Legislature, IS pes
pairing II bill whose salient features
are wholly unlike those Of Speaker
I3yrd's bill, which VIII DO considered
by the same committee, though Byrd
himself is not one OF tho select ten.
Colonel West to-aigh, admitted that
lac Is preparing Il bill which viii DO
ready Wednesday,, and Will be pushed
ut the committee meeting lie said
Ills bill az Il whole would be conaerva-
tive rather than reyointionary
The Nost bill makes VI optional with
any party 70 us& the primary system,
and provides that Expenses be borne
by the parties themselves,
Though colonel West airsto legalizc
The primary, TO prevent fraud me
would leave the conduct OF the pti-
marx 10 partisan authorities, and
would nave the iudgea chosen upoh
recommendation OF candidates.
The Bill IS expected to. Preclpitatc
Il tight before the committee.
. -----'-----'r---
Family sent TO Jail M'ithout Fail.
Especial 10 Tho Times pupatoh.l
1ts'rfI, A.. .lpIltI9lsAs John Car
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
WOMAN INs'rANlLY KILLED.
shot Down by Man Whom She Had
Ordered from Her House.
Specinl TO The Times

Especial To The Times ispateh.l
BRISTOL, Ma, January IA ape-
eial received here this evening states
tina Luke Hicks shot and Instantly
killed Mrs Thomas johnson, In her
own home, a t Shell Creek. Carter coun-
ty, Tenn, Hicks, who is a young man,
was intoxicated and when lie and Co.
lumbus Pritchard a companion, en-
tered the Johnson homo Airs. Johnson
ordered them to leave. Hicks whipped
out a revolver and fred tho fatal shot.
Both men escaped and arc in hiding
in the nearby mountains.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
NoRFoLlS MAY INCREASE SIZE.
Annexation of OUTLYING Districts /.
UeinH, Considered.
Especial to Tho Times pispatcl1

ISpecial to Tho Times Dispatch.J
NORFOLE, VA, January 1.-The
question Of the annexation Of several
outlying districts of the city INCLUDING
r unI hnrt1 81, East Brambleton and
more wards, the Ninth and Tenth. viii
be ono Of the first mat tiers considered
during 1910 by tbs fnanciors OF the
city. to whom the question has been
referred There is over $4,000 people
IN tho three sections. now separa ted
from Norfolk proper only by streets.
and which 1t is Necessary to control for
sanitary and health reasons. The cost
OF annexing these territories has been
estimated BY tho Board Of Control.
and it ID believed that tho .tinanclers
will see their way clear to recommend
that they be taken into the city. With
this territory added, 1t is believed tina
the, population of Norfolk this census
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
prousht 20 nichmond Hospltnl.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
WILLIAMSBURG, VA. january H.
Mrs. Robert l. Spencer. Wife OF the
steward of William and Mary College.
was to-day taken TO the Memorial
Hospital. Richmond. whore she Will
undergo "A surgical operation. Mrs.
Spencer has been Ill several months.
and her condition Is alarming TO her
family
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Girl burned To Death.

Especial to The Times Disputch]
CAPE, CHARLES. VA, January L.
Willie attempting 10 do tue family
ironing, sin the absence of hor mother
nine ycarSold Mary Houston, a dauGh1
tor of Charles Houston, of blillboro.
caught FIRE aud was burned to death.
Tho accident occurred Thursday af-
ternoon While the mother and father
were both away from home worlNng.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
acpl--sIinter.

81 Especial to The Times D!spatch.l
J CHATHAAI, VA. January Miss
BONA Minter, of Sandy River, and II,
h.. Neal. of this place, were quietly
married at tho home OF Rev. Joseph
Hicks. III Danvllle. Thursday night,
The bride is the daughter of Jefferson
Minter. Tho groom Us a business man
of this place. They will make their
home here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Teton. his wife and Reuben Carleton
their cighteen-year-o son, held yes
tcrday for the murder of John Carlo
fonts aon-in-law, Arthur Howard, who
was shot down here "Wednesday aftor-
noon by Rupert Carleton, We're to-day
sent TO the county jail without the
privilege of bail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Carolina. were married at the homo of
Rev. j. b Brooks Wednesday after
noon The groom IS engaged In tho
lumber business, and the couple left
Wednesday night for his homo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
BoAr GOES DOWN IN sronM,
Grew aud Passengers swim Ashore aud
snirer From NXnOsure IN Wtnthnr.

4' Especial TO The Times Iispatch.l
S CAPE CHARLES. VA, January l---'
In the midst of 4 terrible storm with
The wind bloWinga hurricane and the
snow falling In Streets tho sasolene
boat Urine. OF Rangisl plying between
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Carson--,yorshnm

Carson-Worshnm.
CHATHAM, VA, January 1-Miss
Fannie Worshanl, OF Hurt. Pittsylvania
county, and A. D. Carson, OF North
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Slaughter. Tom Bradbury,

Slaughter. Tom Bradbury. Frank
Waller. Mr.. Jones' Mr., Lemon, Mr.
Wallace, Mr.. Wambersle, Mr.. Cow
head, Mr.. West, Arthur White, Mr.. De
Janette, Mr.. Carter, Roy Carter,
Mr.. Sanford Robert Carter. Nolan
Carter, V. Il. Shackelford Frank
Dew, Marshall Gillian. OF Rich.
mond; Barston Mason, VIII Graves. Mr..
somners, Mr.. Williams, james Scott.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Family sent to Iaii M'ithout Fail.
Especial 10 Tho Times pi0patoh.l
BltlSTOL NAu January l,-rJQhn Car
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17

I4ondcn. Aug. i6.-Prcsidcnt Pedro
Montt Of Chile died today ut Bremen.
where he arrived from the United
States on the steamship Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse. this morning His
death occurred ut ten minutes before
midnight and was due to recurrsiic.
OF heart disease. following AN stack
of angina pectoris,
President Montt and his wife were
witnesses OF the attempted assassina- =
tion ar Mayor Gaynor of New York,
just as their steamer. was sailing.
both were much distressed by the oc-
currencc. They had just concluded a
tour of the United States, where the
president had come to study American
methods.
Pedro Montt became president Of
Chile on September Is. 1906 and his
term OF office extended to 1911 He
succeeded German Riesco as chief cx-
ecutive. He was elected bs an enor-
nous majority and was supported
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17

by Il really national party. Scnor
Montt was q member of one of tho
best known families In Chile. His
father, Manuel Mont was president
of the chilien republic from 1861 Ia
1861 At various times Pedro Montt
was speaker of the chamber OF depu :
ties. a senator. consular Of state and
during brief period was minister
penipotentiary at Washington,
In the years between 1889 and 1889
when the frontier disputes with the
Argentine republic brought Chile near
war. Senor Montt untlringly poured
oil on the troubled waters. He was
defeated once for the presidency, five
years prior to his election. and on that
occasion he returned to the senate
and continued his daily occupation as
II the defeat had been only trivial
occurrence.
Early last June the president suf-
fercd a serious attack of angina pee
/ torls and on his partial recovery the
! trip to Europe was planned
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
MITCHELL IS FOUND
NOT GUILTY
AT BUTTE
CASE WHICH WAS oUTGRowrH
or LABOR TROUBLES ENDS
AFTER ELEVEN DAYS.

Butte. Aug. lGsIt took only ii;fle
W'ile Tor the Jury ia the ease or the
state against Charles G. Mitchell -
return Verdict of acauittal this even.
Ing, The case has been on trial for i j
days and was an outgrowth OF labor
troubles which occurred last Snp.ein-
Der The cost to the cr,efv is fnIy
@a,Doo ana has resulted In stirring Up
the Old Goals Of labor matters until
they are hot again. Mtchells defense
WAS that the bnleit which caused Cro-
nins injury was OF a different calibef
than the one used by him on the night
of the shooting
a part of the rebuttal testimony to-
day was to the effect that Mitchclls
revolver after the shooting had been
thrown into Il fire.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
OF FIRE
ACCUSED OF
TREACHERY
OREGON OFFICIALS BELIEVE
MANY OF THEM SET FLAMES
TO THE FORESTS.

Portland. Ore. Aug, Ig.-~ Forest scry
I'VE Officials arc, known To have OBJ
tanned direct evidence that several dls
astrous forest fires In the northwest
nave been set By men VINO later secured
employment as fire Fighters. II lis be-
llevcd this became a common psac. iee
IN many districts. While acknowledge
Ing they have evidence, the authorities
here arc trying TO implicate several
gangs before obtaining any arrests.
Suspicion was aroused WHEN men who
had fought one fire Appeared about am
other recently discovered In the same
locality, The usual wage has been 80
cents an hour The forestry service
alone has spent $4,000 this season, the
drycst known for 30 years.
Three hundred men are employed by
the Western Forestry and Conservation
association Heavy rains fell for eight
hours over tho colville reservation, In
northeastern Washington. and In this
district, as well as In several others
the danger is past East OF Mount
jefferson. Ore. however, water Is still
being hauled on wagons to fight the
Flames. In the Wal!owa reserve 4,5Of
acres have been burned over.
Timber owners and conseryationlsts
In Oregon have begun movement
looking toward state controlled or.
ganization to prevent such fires as
those Of this year
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
MADDOX
NOW IN MONTANA

Helena. Aug. 16.-I'letcher Maddox,
solicitor for the bureau of internal
revenue at Washington, and generally
understood to he the special amDassa :
dor of the president to Montana and
Washington, to investigate political
conditions, arrived in the city this
evening and conferred with republic
can leaders Mr.. Maddox will leave to-
morrow night for Seattle, where tho
senatorial primary campaign, In which
insurgent and standpat lines are
sharply drawn. Is I'm progress, and will
remain IN the state of Washington nn-
I'll the close OF the campaign He Will
then return to Montana and be pres
ent at the republican convention to
be held In Missoula September Is
This evening he declined to discuss
politics,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
Hiram johnson, "insurgent' rcpub-
lcan nominee for governor Of califor.
MIA. Tho state capitol at Sacramento.

San Francisco. Aug lG.--Insurgcncy
sfornia. Late tonight there Is little
doubt that Hiram w. johnson, under
the banner of insurgency and rebel
lion against the political activities of
the Southern Pacific railroad. has
swept the state From every county
the returns roll up his majority and
II looks at 10 O'clock az though he
would carry every county with the cx-
ceptlon Of San Francisco, where
Charles +. Curry. his closest opponent,
has a lead of 1000.
In the battle between William Kent,
lnsurgent, and Duncan Mckinlay. who
~ seeking denomination to congress
from the second district, Kent main
talns slight lead. 1t IL a neck and
neck race so far
At II o'clock Kent was only $50
ahead
In the firth district Il. A. (Red)
Charles +. Curry. his closest opponent
well. Owing to- the sredL size OF the
ballot and the fact that this liz Cali
fornias first primary election and
the people are strange to the machin-
Ss VI ~ HD uueuudte returns nav z
been received on the advisory vose
FOR United States senator From
meager returns. however John ID.
Works, insurgent. is In the lead.
Outside OF the city and county of
San Francisco Johnson is having lit
tie trouble. He has swept the south.
ern part of the sta;e, with Phillp A.
Stanton. a bad second. The far north
ana central counties appear to have
been with him solidly. Johnson's sup
porters are crowding his headquarters.
offering him congratulations. ANON,
his callers was Theodore Roosevelt, Ir.
The size OF the vote Is difficult to es-
Innate and Johnson's plurality is es-
timated anywhere from $4,000 to 4O.-
600
Indications are that the entire tick
ct supported by the Lincoln Roosevelt
league has been carried to victory with
Johnson. Third place for governor
appears to lie between Alden Ander-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
AN INDIAN CHIEF
SAYS I Do NOT
REMEMBER"
CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT M'MURRAY coNTRiBU.
TIoNs IN OKLAHOMA.

Sulphur. Okla, Aug. 10. Dolislns w.
Johnson, chick1saw Indian, aud chief
Of the. 5000 members Of that tribe
answered u do not remember" before
the special congressional Investigating
committee. today when nslSed llnM IL
was that he was able To deposit the
$4,000 to Ills personal credit "a few
days after j. L. McMurray had re-
ceived $750.O0D as attorney fees John
son has testified that he always had
approved Of what are known ny the
present McMurray contracts which
provided for the sale Of $50 900 900
worth Of land belonging to the Indians
and which would allow McMurray 10
per cent. or $3,0OO,0O0 In fees.
He also urged other Indians to sign
them. He testified he was a partlcu-
lar friend of McMurray He testified
In what are known as the citizenship
cases, several years ago, that he app
proved Of "A contract in which Nc
Murray got Il salary Of $1,000 n year
ana $2,1OO year expenses A short
time afterward he approved Of another
contract on which McMnrray obtained
for doing the same work n contingent
fec OF $750.00O The latter fee was to
have been $l,500 900 but WAS cut down
one half by the government
why was ii you were willing 10 give
Mem urray s75O,0OO for doing that for
which he already was paid a salaryg
asked Representative G. B. Miller Of
Minnesota.
Because we thought he earned It,"
| replied Chief Johnson, HE kept off
the rolls $500 claimants to our prop
erty and thus saved $1,000 for each
| person 50 kept off, or a total of
$40 100000. ] would have been will-
Ing to have paid him 80 per cent. or
| 81. 200, 900"
| you we're willing 10 give little
graft money I'm order to save that much
land; is that it? Now. tell US why II
! Is that a few days after that $750,000
was paid to McMurray you were able
/ to deposit to your personal account
!. In bank at Denison, Texas, S7J 900
| Where did you get that $75000?'
u Don't Remember"
Il don't remember. | was dealing
in cattle and my account varied 10
! don't remember"
The depositing Of $4,000 to yoili
personal account produced so little im-
preston on your mind that yol don't
remember When you became chief
or governor, Of your tribe, isn't 1t d
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
RAILWAY INCREASES CAPITAL

Jefferson City, Mo. Aug 16.--The
Missouri, Kansas g. Texas terminal
railroad company OF ST. Louis today
filed with the secretary OF state cer-
tiflcate Of an increase in the capital
stock from 100000 to 1l0.000,000,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
ANOTHER WAR IN KENTUCKY.

Lexington, KY, Aug 16.-Word was
received here today OF general fight
In school election In Breathltt county
In which Lewis Napier was shot and
killed and several others hurt. Several
arrests were made, the prisoners being
taken to Jackson.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
DIED TO SAVE HIS WIFE.

Hinton. W, Va, Aug l6Dylng as
the result of wounds received IN a
vain attempt to save his wife from
being murdered. John Ailiss today
Identified his assailant, one OF several
negroes arrested after the corpse OF
Mrs, Ailiss had been found near her
unconscious husband near here late
yesterday. II Is feared that lynch
ing VIII follow,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
INSURANCE. SHARP JAILED.

Wallace. Aug, 16. = Especially
Charged with selling s, T. Bohon, sa-
loon keeper, policies in the National
Home company Of Spokane and then
mt delivering them, after Bohon had
paid 1920 in premiums, w. "A. Hosch OF
Spokane has been placed under ar
rest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
HOOVER GETS THE
NOMINATION IN
TENNESSEE
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE HIM
OVER ALFRED A. TAYLOR FOR
GovERNoR-THE PLATFORM.

Nashville, Aug. ~ Captain Ben
jalnin W, Hooper ol Newport, Cook
county. Mas thls afternoon nominated
Tor Governor of Tennessee iiy the re-
publican siaie convention which as.
'eihbled bef.f al Hoeii today. Tie iH,ine
Of Alfred A, Taylor, il brother Of
United States Senator Robert l.. Tay-
lcr, Nns tho only other presented to
the convention and Immediately fol-
flowing tho announcement OF the result
on the first ballot the nomination was
made unanimous.
The Independent statewide prohibi-
tion democrats who haze fought Gov
crnof NJ, H. Patterson are expected
TO support the ticket nominated today
as against the regular democrat nom
lnces whicl, includes Patterson for re
election The platform adopted de-
olafes for no backward step In the
prohibition laws which were passed
over the veto Of Governor Patterson
and asserts that the state would be
re-dlstretcd as regards congressional
Judicial and legislative districts.
The Platform.
Tho platform inaorses the a1minis-
tration of President Taft. ON the sub
jcet Of the pardoning power. the plat
form says; The pprdoning power
should he used by the governor SPAR
lngly and with the greatest care and
caution. II is not intended that under
the cover Of this power he should ar
usate to himself the right to deter
mine the guilt or innocence Of an ac-
cused upon n record on which the
accused has been found guilty by the
courts. or that he should thereby set
at haugilt 4 criminal statute Of which
ne does not npprpvc
To assume suen right aud to act In
accordance with assumption is n viola
tion of his cath Of office and such
conduct on the part Of the governor
we most vigorously denounce."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-17
Griseoms Statement.

Lloyd e, Griscon. chairman Of the
county committee. vino presented the
colonc's name today, said thls even-
ing.
u do not know whether tpday's ac-
tlon by the committees will have any
effect on Mr. Rooseyclt'A attitude dur.
ing the state campaign. Mr. Roosc-
welt is to be IA delegate to the state
convention. II seems to me that a5
the only living ex-president of the
United States. The party in his case
owes IL him at least the temporary
chairmanshia.
'"rhc selection Of Vice President
Sherman cannot te construed as an
Endorsement Of the Taft admnlstra-
tion. which needed no such endorse
ment"
Colonel Roosevelt took luncheon
with Mr.. Ward after the meeting.
The only thing that is known as to
what he said to the national commit
tecmap Is That h. laughed ard told
him he understood now why Alr. Ward
and other members nf the state com
mlttee were not anxious ta meet him
until after today's rnneting William
Barnes, Jr. of Alban1. was 10 have
gone to see Colonel Roosevelt ~ his
return from abroad but, although he
came back three weeks ago he has
not been near the e&.presidont until
today when he dropped in ut the hotel
where Colonel Roosevelt ana Mr..
Ward We're at luncheon
Mr. Barnes said that II only on tho
question of direct nomination. aiVur he
would oppose Colonel Roosevelt for Tie
temporary ehairmanship. Repressnta-
tive John w. dwight, republican Nip
of the house. alse saw Colonel Roose-
Welt at luncheon, He said He did not
care to discuss their conversation,
Colonel Roosevelt had piansea 10