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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
DISCRIMINATION
IS ALLEGATION
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO PRE-.
SENTED TO ERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION.

WASHINGTON. May 5.--Complaint
was made TO the Interstate Commerce
Commission today by the Gay Coal and
Coke Company and the Cora Coal and
Coke Company, of West Virginia. that
the Chesapeake and Ohio and the Is
land Creek Railroad companies were
charging them excessive rates on ship
ments of coal from their mines, to Ohio
points. especially Cincinnati. Unjust
discrimination by the roads in the dis
tribution of coal cars was also alleged.
Charges of discrimination in coal car
distribution We're made against the
same railroads by eight other West
Virginia coal concerns in separate COM
nlaintS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
MERCHANT is FINED
FOR SPEEDING AUTO
MIR. NACHMAN APPEALS, DE-
CLARING POLICEMEN ARE
WRONG CONCERNING IDES-
TITY

Justice Crutehfeld fined l.. Mach
man. a retired merchant, $50 ON the
charge Of overspeeding his automo-
Addison and the boulevard, April 80.
Mf. NaetsnssH sssftf chat lac Wig .rot In
that vicinity at the time. Bicycle Pc
iicemen Samuels and Reid declared
that they not only got the mum Der
OF Mr., Naehmans ear, but they also
recognized, him as the driver. Nachr
man appealed when the court found
him guilty,
L. G. Granger was fined IS for run
ming his automobile at night without
a Light on May /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
FIRE RESULTS FROM
EXPLOSION OF LAMP
TWO DWELLINGS GO UP IN
SMOKE IN EAST END, WHERE
WATER is SCARCE.

Fire early Friday morning destroy
ed two small dwellings at 1322-1324
Thirty-third street. belonging to Hem
ry Waiierstein ard occupied by Hugh
Workman and Albert Wilkin, both
colored. The damage Is estimated at
$500.
The" blaze started IN the house oc-
cupied by Wilkin and resulted from
explosion OF ar, oil lamp. :. The depart
flames on account OF the lack of wa
ter facilities In the neighborhod.
Shortly before midnight fire did $50
damage In a store building at Redo
and Coalter street occupied By VIII
liam Layne. This blaze was caused
by the accidental dropping OF Goals
from n stove in the building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
OREGON hill FOLK WILL
HEAR MUSIC THIS SUMMER

Riverside Park will have music this
summer. SO decided the council com
nnittee on grounds and buildings
Thursday night, whom II considered a
protest from the people of Oregon
Hi. II was agreed that Riverside
should alternate with Monroe Park,
concerts To be held In one park or
the other during the summer All
bids for erection Of bad stands were
rejected as excessive.
The committee also decided to ask
An additional appropriation for three
extra Fairgrounds this summer, one
each In South Richmond and Madi-
son Ward, and one on the Seabrook
warehouse lot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
MRS. EN- ERsON TO
GET BIG AL|M0NY
BESIDES HANDSOME RESIDENCE
Is ALLOWED SIS. 900 \ YEAR
FOR MAINTENANCE.

BALTIMORE. MD. May An
agreement has been made, 1t was
learned to-day. between Captain Isaac
u. Emerson and his wife, who iS
suing him for divorce, where by she -
to receive ahmony OF $2N,00o IA year
Tor HE, together with the handsome
family residence in Eutaw Place. The
attorneys for both parties To the suit
win receive $4,000 each. Those fees
ere said To be the largest ever allowed
i'm "a divoree suit in Maryland.
The evidence of Witnessed called III
behalf Of Mrs. Emerson was also dts
closed to-day Thos. who gave teS-
timoTiy besides Mrs. Emerson herself.
were her daughter. Mrs. James Mo
NacaT Of New York, and two of the
1laiutins maids, All testified that
Mr. and Mrs Emerson haNo not lived
together Tor the three years last
past.
Judge IIeuisler signed an order
permitting Alexander II. Robertson.
master IN chancerX, 70 take the tes-
tim.ny 10 his Office. After reading
inc testimony he is expected 70 pass
taVorablv on II and recon mend 10
the court that q decree OF absolute
divorce from Captain Emerson be
awarded Mrs. Emerson. 1t viii he
ten days from the fling Of the testi.
ulnuv IN court before the court can
sign the decree
Captain Emerson has not opposed
Mrs. Emcrsons suit, which was nied
III the circuit court Oh March &c, Its
lawyers dtd not enter their appearance
in tho case, and q few days ago Il
decree pro confesso was entered.
Captain Emerson applied for a
divorce in January. naming {. Hazie.
f0n Easshay a well known club man
and society man. Mrs Emerson filed
an answer DENYING the allegations,
and subsequently filed a cross btll
fer divorce. This cross btu was made
an original btu, but was not answer
ed by Captain Emerson. Hence the
decree win probably be given to Mrs
Emerson by default.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
DESTRUCTIVE FROST IN
VALLEY. OF VIRGINIA

Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA, May 5.-Return-
ing from trip through the Valley
Of Virginia, Mr.. r. II, La Bau1ne,
agricultural and Industrial agent OF
the Norfolk and Western, reports
frosts the past Two nights. He. says
they were exceedingly destructive.
The bloom Of many orchards seems
badly damaged.
Mr.. James Craig, proprietor OF the
Rose GAAsxe ,saEGhRg1G.r al " sss n eatUfy3,
had out three thousand smudge pots
and his orchard looks as white and
fresh as though 1t had been visited
by no frost, MIR. Craig uses crude oil
for fuel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

Especial To The Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE. VA. May b.---Thurs-
day morning Superintendent Davis, of
the State farm. came here for Ben
Holland the escaped convict who
was arrested here several days ago by
Officer Rigney. The negro WAS serv-
ing sentence of eighteen years for
the murder Of ~ woman III Franklin
county. Mf. Isigney got twenty doll
lars for making the arrest.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
DISCOVER WAY TO
EXCITE INF FORMER
cAMORRtSTS SLURS At Ae6ATE.
MAGGto's WIFE AND MAKE
HIM FRENZiEp.

vITERBO, May 5.-Exasperated to
frenzy by the constant attacks upon
the chara cter Of his wife. made by the
Camorrist prisoners. InforTner Abbate-
maggie today pleaded that he was un-
able to endure the ordeal longer and
asked for recess In the trial
PHYSICIANS. and gendarmes finally
succeeded in calming the informer and
the trial continued
The way 10 harass Abhatemagg
was discovered accidentally by Sort
no, who let fail chance slur on Alb
batemaggios wife. Instantly the In
former became wildly excited and made
many contradictory statements. 1t is
feared that he IL on the verge OF
epilepsy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
COMMISSION AND COURT
DIFFER As TO SANITY

NORFOLK. VA, May 5.-~Declared
insane by lunacy commission, Chas.
II. Jarvis, navy yard empioye, was
yesterday declared to be sane by
Judge Hanckel and was permitted TO
60 free.
Jarvis obtained furieugh several
days ago and while celebrating he
was accused of being insane. The
court trial to-day was brought on ha-
beas corpus proceedings. Jarvis told
the court that he had Il job waiting
for him in the navy yard. and judge
Hanckel told him to go back TO
work. ~N.;-@ ,'sss,.-srssss,as s-sa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
1911. sLs04.177.ss: March. 1910. ST.
0,50a.e4: increase, $3.e72.96.

1911. sLs04.177.ss: March. 1910. ST.
500, 5oa.s4 increase. $3.e72.95.
Net income-March. 1911. $685.,
$500; March, 1910, $954.e64.ss: de-
crease. s2a0.1T9.5s. or thirty per cent.
For the nine months from July /,
1910, te March 81. 1911. the total op-
Grating revenues were $2S.s74. $50. so.
for the same period year ago. s25,-
s23,sa7.z2: increase. se50,153.2s, or
four per cent. g-t-L
Total operating oxpenses-$17.1cs,-
2i1.10: 1910, Slo.292.o11.77; increase.
Sl,s67. i9e.a2, or twelve per cent.
Net income--s6. 10s.732.2s; 1910.
s,s4T,6b3.I6; decrease, s737.92o.Ss.
or eleven per cent.
Proportion OF operating expenses TO
operating revenues for March. 1911,
sixsy-three per cent: March. 1910
fifty-seven per cent: for the nine
months from July l. 1910. TO March
81. 1911. sixty-four per cent; for the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
GHARLESTOWN is
TO REMAIN "WET''

CHARLEsTOWN. w. VA. May s.
With a total vate OF 45l the vets"
yesterday carried Charlestown by Sc
majority. Roth sides made an active
night, but the "drys' admitted de-
feat before the polls closed.
This Is the first time In forty years
the question has been brought TO a
vote, Charlestown has now ten sa.
loons. The "drys' have big petit
ton To present to the county court
and say they will fight the question
to the end,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
NEGRO. WOMAN DIES
OF HER INJURIES

EMpORtA. VA. May 5.--Annie
Thomas. cotorcd, the Wife OF Alex
Thomas. died X the hospital of the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
pany at Rocky Mount, n. c., Wednes-
day as Il result of fractured skull
caused by being struck by an engine
al the crossing south OF town in
April
At tho time John Barham, father
of the dead woman, lost fine mule
and a new wagon, and that Jennie
Davis was instantly killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
ANDREW CARNEGIE is
AWARDED GOLD METAL

WASHINGTON. May ga big gold
medal, and bearing the inscription
"benefactor of humanity" was present
ed to Andrew Carnegie this afternoon
1t was awarded by unanimous vote Of
the PAN American conference.
Tho presentation took place In the
building OF the Pan American union.
erected by Carnegie. President Taft
and Representatives OF the Central and
South American republics spoke In
praise OF Carnegles philanthropic eff
forts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
NORFOLK AND WESTERN
STATEMENT FOR MARCH

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE. VA. May 5.--Follow
Ing IL the statement Of the Norfolk
and Western for March.
Total operating revenue--March.
1911, s2,sS5,a40.s1; March, 1910. "a
i54, as5.2s. decrease, s.6S,944.97. or
nine per cent,
Total nperauax expsnses-March,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
The Weather
RICHMOND. V.

RICHMOND. VA,
May ., 19ll.---Fore-
cast for Richmond
and vicinity; Fair
to- night and Sat-
|urday.
WASHINGTON, ID,
&C., May 5.--Fore-
cast for Virginia !:
Fair tonight and
Saturday. Frost in
west portion to-
night.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
JUDGE ". F. RREA
ON WRECKED TRAIN
WAS I'm ROUTE TO WEST NTR-
GINA FOR CONFERENCE
ON DEBT QUESTION.

Judge ". F. Rhea was passen-
ger on the wrecked Chesapeake and
Ohio train a few days ago when the
engineer and fireman were KILLED near
Hinton, w. Va. The judge escaped
with only "a slight shaking up, but
ant
Judge Rhea returned Thursday ee~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

Rockies, the deficiency az comnaraS
with the normaIs. being esnecialiy
great in the Midls and Lower Mississ-
lppi valley. the Ohio Valley and the
Midole Atlantic States This cool
weather Is accom- panied nv ,trht rtnSs
and clear skies. except on the Pacific
and Florida Coasts. where moderately
heavy rains are falling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

siderable proportions owing TO OPP
position from some of the residents
in the city west of Robinson street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05

same period a year ago. City nine per
cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
JACKSON DAVIS TO
WE'D IN GEORGIA

Jackson Davis. member OF the
State Board OF School Examiners, and
formerly superintendent of public
schools in Henrico, left Thursday for
Button. Ca. where he VIII marry
Miss corrinc Mansfield. OF that place.
Professor W. A. Maddox. OF Farm.
willie, accompanied Mr.. Davis and viii
act a. best man AZ the ceremony. 80
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-05
WEATHER
CONDITIONS,

The temperature
continues unsca-
sonably low in
practically all sec
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
The 10Th Me. at Spotsylvania.

3. f. Fairbanks Mt. Vernon, Me.
says that Comrade Conway Is in error
rs to events at Spotsylvania. He says
that Early's troops occupied the outer
works at the Angle. Comrade Fair
banks says that it was EwelIs troops.
Edward A. Johnson commanded one of
Ewell's Divisions and was captured with
Steuart in the early morning of the
assault. Birney's Division, in which
vas the 9TH Me-, formed on BarloW's
right on the front line to make the
assault, and was the first over the
works. In following up the rout the
regiments became disorganized. Two
members of the 18th Me. approached
a shelter tent in a thicket, which was
occupied by two Confederate officers.
They had not yet risen, and were greatly
surprised when they took in the situa-
ton. They were told to get up and go
10 the rear with the other prisoners.
No guard was sent with them. and on
their way to the rear, it is said that an
officer not their equal in rank demanded
their swords, which they refused to give
up, saying that they would give them
up only to their equals. Probably they
retained them until they were in the
presence of Gen. Hancock. Comrade
Fairbanks would like to know what
battery was pushed up near the Angle
which seemed 10 him to have all of its
men killed This was from the appear
ance of men lying around the battery
unburied. The most gruesOme sight.
tho, was in the rear of the rebel works,
where the bodies were piled up two
and three deep in places. A little
lower down stood the trunk of an oak
tree which had been cut off by bullets.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
They Are Closely Observing Public
Health Conditions

An examining physician for one of
the prominent Life Insurance Compa-
MES in an interview on the subject,
made the astonishing statement that
The reason why SO many applicants for
insurance are rejected Is because kidney
trouble is so common to the American
people and the large majority of appli-
cants do not even suspect that they
have the disease.
He states that judging from his own
experience and reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public. there is one preparation
that has probably been more successful
in relieving and curing these diseases
than any remedy known. The mild and
healing influence of DIR. kilmer'S
Swamp Root is soon realized. IL stands
the highest for it's remarkable record
Of cures.
We find that SwampRoot is strictly
an herbal compound and we would adj
wise our readers who feel in need of
such n remedy to give it a trial. 1t Is
on sale at all drug stores in bottles of
two sizes-ffty- cents and one-doilar.
However. if you wish first TO test its
wonderful merits, send to DR.. Kilmer &
Co. Binghamton, y. Y, for a sample
bottle. absolutely free. When writing
be sure and mention the Washington
Weekly National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09

by some of Hancock's men with but
little damage. but soon ran into an
ambush of the enemy that utterly rout-
ed and broke up the organization, kill
ing Gen. Wadsworth and killing or
wounding nearly all of the officers and
many of the men.
"A part of each regiment went back
to their old positions while another
part passed thru or around Hancock's
line, concentrating at the crossroads.
where the brigade flag was hung out to
attract the men and they were told to
make coffee and get their rations. At
this time Serg't DeLacy, of the 143d
Pa, was helping a sick comrade, Lieut..
Riley, from the field. but Immediately
returned to the brigade and helped get
the men together. Soon after the men
had taken their rations, and while they
were resting, terrific roar of musketry
broke out at the front line on both
sides of a small fort that had been hast
lily built in the works and Col. Osborne,
of the Division staff, rode down to
these men and said: Gen. Hancock
orders this brigade to retake their
works.
THE order came and the column
started towards the fort and came into
line by right turn and right then
and there was some of the bloodiest
hand hand fighting that was done in
the Wilderness; but the enemy finally
broke and started to seek cover. when
Serg't DeIlacy promptly shot the color
bearer. and both bearer and colors
went to the ground and lay there. De-
Lacy thought more of preparing 10
meet the expected counter-charge
than n harmless dead bearer and his
flag and was busy loading guns when
shouts were heard at the rear. where
Carroll's Brigade. that was In great dis
order from so sudden a surprise. aban-
doned the works to the enemy, when
this little brigade all Pennsylvanians,
were charging In TO rctake them, was
coming up with great flourish to the
works again. The works were at once
handed over to them, and the little
brigade of Pennsylvanians, numbering
less than IS to the regiment, retired.
That was how Carrolrs men retook the
works and covered themselves with
glory. Serg't DeLacy now wears n
Congressional Medal for capturing that
battle flag and for conspicuous bravery
there The regiments engaged were
the 121st, 1920, 143d, 149th and 150th
Pa. and the seth Pa. was there sepa-
rated from the First Brigade. The Third
Brigade was at this time commanded
by Col. John Irwin. Of the 149th Pa,
CAROLS Brigade was remarkably ef-
fectivc, and did not have then, nor
afterward. need stolen honors."
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
The Nottaway Expedition.

George w. Ross. 205th Pa, 1O40
West 18th street, Des Moines. Iowa,
writes about an expedition that his
regiment took part in to the Nottaway
River. 20 miles away. He wishes that
the pension howlers had been out with
them that night in a terrible rain and
slect storm in field awaiting orders.
The troops waited in a field a mile or
two from their camp till o'clock in
the morning, when they started with
seven days rations. 40 to 60 rounds of
cartridges and all their Winter lug
gage. 1t is said that there was plank
to the mile in that road, but all that
they found was mud, mud, mud. with
their clothing soaked to the skin.
When they got to the Nottoway River
it was still raining and very dark.
There were six new regiments from
Pennsylvania in the expedition, with
Gen. Hartranft in command. They
waited at the Nottoway River until the
raiders came across. when they fell in
with the rear guard and marched back
to camp. 1t grew very colo. and the
march was made over frozen ground.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
Another Youngest Soldier.

S. A Shilling. 1911 North Alabama
street, indianapolis, Ind, puts in his
claim against ]. II. Holderfield for be-
ing the youngest soldier. "Comrade
Shilling enlisted at Pomeroy. Ohio,
April II, 1861, in Co. H, 18th Ohio
He was mustered into the service April
%, 1861. at Marietta. when Uncle Sam
recognized his sOldierly worth by max
ing him present of nice Springfi cid
musket that shot an ounce OF ball ard
three buckshots. He was mustered out
of the 18th Ohio Aug. 8. 1861, and mus
tered into Co. a, % w. Va Cav. the
same day. He veteranized in that regi-
ment. and was discharged July 4, 1865.
having served continually from April
II. 1861. He was born July 81, 1915,
making his age at enlistment Is years.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN.
Anecdotes and Sketches of the Cam
paign from the Rapitan to the Wei
don Railroad.

The following sketches were prompted
by the Wilderness Campaign" by
John McElroy, which was recently con-
cluded in The National Tribune, and
are full of interesting anecdotes of that
tremendous struggle with Lee.
Hancock the superb"
Louis McMakin, 18th Pa. Cav.
Philadelphia. Pa, writes:
In moving the left of the army be-
fore Petersburg, Va, to reach within
striking distance of the railroads then
supplying Richmond and its defenses,
Grant would send a force across the
James River. and threaten Richmond
by way of the Charles City Courthouse
Road. At that time Gregg's Division
of Cavalry was alone with the Army of
the Potomac, Sheridan having taken
Buford's and Kilpatrick's Divisions over
TO the Shenandoah Valley. Gregg was
usually sent across the James River
during the night, capturing and driving
what pickets We're found. followed up
towards Richmond until the pressure
got too strong, when Hancock's Corps
followed up and relieved the cavalry.
When the Second Corps had drawn the
strength of the rebs over to oppose their
advance, Grant would move out the
Fifth Corps and extend the lines in
front of Petersburg to the left. SO
soon as this was accomplished, and the
pressure got heavy in front of the Sec
ond Corps, the whole force on the
east side of the James would be with
drawn and move as rapidly as possible
to the extreme left, Gregg'S cavalry on
the advance and the Second Corps fol-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-02-09
FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE
CONTINUED from page one.)

States made one more heroic effort tc
fill up the army and avert the danger
1t was like the grand uprising of the
people which had followed the disasters
in 1862 and again in 1868, but with this
difference: that the manhood of the
country had been heavily drained by
this time, and a large proportion of the
new troops were boys who had arrived
at military age, or approaching that
point, since the war began. With these
however, were mingled veterans from
the three-years regiments whose time
had expired. This veteran leaVen IN
every one of the new regiments speed
lily transformed the crude organizations
into fairly effective soldiers.
Hood at Tuscumbia.
We left Hood at Tuscumbia, on the
south side of the Tennessee, where ne
met a bitter disappointment in not md
ing the ample supplies ordered weeks
before, and the railroad 10 Corinth IN
operation. He could not push on with
an army inflamed with ardor in the
rapid and triumphant march which ne
had planned but was forced to remain
in Tuscumbia and TO spend three NltaliE
important weeks in trying TO supply
this army and fit it for further agrees
sion.
When the Tennessee River is low the
pnnhoats cannot use their guns effec-
lively. because the banks are too hlSh'
Beauregard and Hood had both 1uiiy
expected to be able to cross the river
lower down. and there was a sugges-
ton of base being established at
Purdv. near the old Shiloh battlefield,
which would bring Hood into closer
touch with the expected army of Kirby
Smith from the trans ississippi. For
some reason this idea was abandoned
and Hood laid a pontoon across the