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The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25

With Mr. Moffat at the time of his
death was William G. Evans of this
city, who has been the mainstay of
Mr.. Moffat in his railroad building
and other enterprises for number Of
years. They went to New York last
December to close up certain deals
connected with the Moffat road
The many enterprises with which
the name of Mr.. Moffat has been as
sociated will go forward as if nothing
had happened. He left his affairs in
excellent shape. For several years
Mr. Moffat has not taken an active
part in business; he left that to 9th
ers. Thus, in the Moffat railroad
matters Mr.. Evans has had charge; in
the banking business, Fred G. Moffat
and Thomas Keely have relieved Mr..
Moffat of most Of the cares; and his
other interests were in equally capa-
ble hands. Mr. Moffat left large
fortune variously estimated at from
$1O,O00O0O to $12,000,OOO; but this at
best is an estimate as Mr. Moffat had
so many enterprises so widely scat
tered, that even his closest friends
and business associates and lawyers
cannot make an exact statement of his
wealth.
The Moffat road, which was the
crOWning achievement of most ac-
tive life, at the time of its builders
death is in such condition financially
and otherwise as to ensure it's COM
pletion. AS it stands it is more than
paying it's way. Some years back Mr..
Moffat was relieved to a very large
degree from financial responsibility
for the road. The banking house of
Hallgarten & Co., New York, that be-
came interested in the road as a piece
of property of great prospective value,
took over the responsibility and fur
nished the funds, although at the
time of his death Mr.. Moffat con-
trClled the stock of the road. Railroad
interests which the banking firm rep
resented, believed to be the Hill-Mor-
gan combination, have been arrang-
ing with the Moffat representatives
to continue construction of the road
and to build a tunnel. These negOtia-
tions will be continued as if Mr.. Mof-
fat had lived, as Mr.. Evans has rep
resented him fully for more than a
year in railroad business.
As with the Moffat road. so with
the great banking institution of which
Mr.. Moffat was the head. Mr. Moffat
has not been able to give his atten-
ton to the bank details for years and
he has been absent from Denver a
great deal of the time. His other in
terests in Denver and elsewhere en-
trusted to chosen lieutenants 1t
may be some time before the vacan-
c1es are filled in the number of COM
panies which he headed. Generally
speaking for the last half dozen years
Mr.. Moffat has leaned largely upon
Mr. Evans and has been guided by his
advice. From the time that Mr.. MOf-
fat became interested in the Tramway
Company at a critical period in its
history and in the history of Denver,
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
No Peace While in Arms.

Mexico City.-With warning to
all Mexicans that with every day the
rebellion continues, the danger of in
ternational complications increases, a
plea to them to rally to the support
of General Diaz and a declaration
that the government never can enter
into peace negotiations with individu-
ais in arms, Finance Minister Liman-
tour has entered upon the task of pa
cificatiOn which the world, at least.
has set for him, and in the outcome
of which the world is interested. He
denied being the bearer of peace over
lures from the rebels and said they
must lay down their arms before they
talked peace.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
WASHINGTON.

Officers of the State Militia, who
are to join the army in Texas, are
not to report to the instruction camps
before April lst.
President Taft, according to present
plans, will confine his message to the
extra session of Congress to Canadian
reciprocity and the establishment of
a permanent tariff board.
Cotton is to be the main field
crop under the Carlsbad project
of the reclamation service on
the Pecos river this season. Last
year the cotton yielded a bale, or a
gross return of $50 an acre.
Pathetic details of the sufferings
from famine in Anwhei and other
provinces of China reach the mission
boards in New York in every mail.
Unless help comes before summer a
million persons will starve.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, has
take charge of the threatened
general strike of the teamsters in the
metropolitan district which, if called,
will involve $4,000 men.
Rejecting what he termed the
alarming exaggeration of pessimists, .
in tAeir Interpretation of the at
titude of the United States to-
ward Mexico in the political disorders
of the latter country, Baron dEstour-
nelles de Constant, one of the leading
diplomats of France, in an address re-
Gently at the Pan-American union,
urged faith in the "conciliatory policy"
of the United States.
Eighteen strange appearing men
wearing drum major" hats, quilted
blouses and trousers and leather
boots are being detained at the i'm
migration station because government
interpreters are unable to classify
them or to understand their language.
The men arrived On the Ivernia and
in the twenty-four hours they have
been unable to make themselves IN.
derstood. 1t is thought they may be
natives of some village in the eau
casus mountains. They have tickets
for Seattle. Wash.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
FROM TELEGRAPHlC REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST M p RT A Mt
CURRENT TOPICS.
WESTERN

The Nevada Senate has passed the
measure submitting woman suffrage
to vote. The Assembly already has
passed the bill.
A total of $S75,7OS,925 gold has
been invested in twenty-one years by
foreign interests in Mexico outside of
the mining industry.
The rigorous winter has caused ex-
treme suffering and hundreds of
deaths among the people in barren
Labrador peninsula.
Every woman in this country will
be wearing some variety of the
new so-called 'harem' or 'Pasha'
skirt within a very short time," says
Mrs. Belle Armstrong Whitney, con-
sulting fashion expert in Paris.
Senator Sutherland of Utah is max
ing an effort to have Salt Lake Sc
lected as headquarters for the pro-
posed new division of the railway mail
service, which is to be made UP of
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and
portions of Utah and Idaho.
In his speeches at Albuquerque, N.
M, Colonel Roosevelt tackled the
Mexican question, Senator Lorimer,
Governor Haskell and statehood for
New Mexico. He said all the United
States demanded of Mexico was or
der, justice and independence. He
asserted that Senator Lorimer of
Illinois and former governor Has
kell of Oklahoma were unfit to hold
office. He told the people of New Mex
leo that they had not been given
square deal on statehood, but that
they would get it.
Western cities and towns make
the best showing for the first
two months operations of the
new postal savings system according
to a report issued by Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock Of forty-eight places
having postal banks, Leadville, Colo,
leads with 362 depositors and $21 ,253
on deposit. Anaconda, Mont, is sec.
ond with 256 depositors and $13,750
deposits. Laramie, Wyo, is seven
teenth with seventy-one depositors
and $2,400 deposits. The total
number of depositors in the forty-eight
postal savings offices is 1864, the ag-
gEegate deposits, $133,S69, an average
balance per depositor of $36.54.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
POLITICAL.

The Mexican ambassador here and
the Mexican minister of finance have
received assurances from Washington
which convinced them that there is
sincere cooperation between the ad-
ministration of President Taft and
that of President Diaz. 1t is not pro-
fessed that all tension has been re.
lieved, and while American troops re.
main in force on the Mexican border
it is admitted some tension will con-
tinue, but apprehension was appre,
ciably lessened.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
SPORT.

By outfighting Geo. Memsic in eight
out of nine rounds at Los Angeles,
Ad Wolgast retained the light weight
championship of the world.
Announcement has been made that
Abe Attell, featherweight champion
pugilist, and Johnny Coulon, holder of
the bantamweight title, would meet
in New Orleans on April 9th in a
twenty-five round bout. The con-
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
DAVID H. MOFFAT
DIES IN EAST
BANKER AND EMPIRE BUILDER
PASSES AWAY VERY
SUDDENLY.
HEART failure CAUSE
LEAVES WEALTH ESTIMATED AT
MANY MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.

Denver.-David H Moffat, president
of the First National bank, Of the
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific rail
way, the Denver Union Water Com
pany and other institutions, first in
the ranks of Colorado's empire build
ers, died suddenly at the Hotel Bel
mont, New York City, from heart fail
ure, following an attack of la grippe.
He was in his seventy-second year
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
REVISE GRAZING
REGULATIONS
SECRETARY WILSON RECOGNIZES
INTERESTS OF STOCK
MEN.
.FAvORS GOOD ROADS
BUREAU WILL COOPERATE IN
BUILDING SAMPLE GOOD
ROADS.

WaSnlngtOn.-Ine secretary Oh dSIl-
culture has approved a revised form
of the grazing regulations which gov
ern use of the national forest ranges.
In the opinion of the department Of
flee, the most important departures
from the old regulations are found,
first in the fact that provision is
made for recognition Of permanent
national advisory board representing
the sheep and cattle interests, which
will confer annually with the secre-
tary of agriculture concerning graz
ing matters.
Secondly in the laying down of a
rule that on forests where the quail
ity of range and advantages for rails
ing cattle and sheep are equal, the
yearling rate for sheep after the
season of 1911 will be 80 per cent OF
the yearling rate for cattle.
Before deciding on the grazing regu-
lations, Secretary Wilson invited rep
resentatives of the two great national
organizations of stockmen, the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association and
the American National Live Stock AS
sociation, to present their views to
him on grazing matters and to make
any suggestions which they might
wish to offer concerning the proposed
regulations.
AS a result of this conference with
the representatives of the stockmen's
associations, number of changes
were made in the details concerning
the conditions under which owners
may surrender, transfer or renew ap-
plication for grazing privileges. Both
the department and the stockmen are
anxious to prevent speculation in graz
ing privileges, and suggestions for
minor notifications of the rules Of
fered by the stockmen to this end
were readily accepted.
At the request of Senator Warren,
the secretary of agriculture has dl-
rected the bureau of public roads of
his department to cooperate with the
Good Roads Club of Douglas, Wyo., in
the proposed construction of an OBJ
ject lesson road in the vicinity Of
Douglas.
The bureau of public roads is work
ing with good road clubs through the
country to better the general condi-
ton of public roads by cooperating
with local organizations in sample
good roads construction. 1t is ex-
pected during the coming season that
a mile of sample road will be con-
structed in the vicinity of Sheridan,
Wyo., and a like distance near Doug
las.
Senator Warren has requested the
secretary of agriculture to rescind
recent order issued by the forest SER
vice cutting down the number of sheep
from 225,000, the number allowed for
1910, to 212,5OO for the coming graz
ing season in the Hayden and Routt
forest reserves, Colorado and Wyo-
ming He also requested that the
grazing charge be modified so that the
rate will not exceed five cents per
head for the grazing season.
1t is represented that the grazing
area of these two reserves is not fully
utilized and that large areas of good
grazing go to waste annually because
the forest service will not admit
sufficient number of sheep IN the re-
serves to fully utilize the pasturage.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
War on Dangerous Hatpins.

st. Louis, Mo.-The Daughters of
the American Revolution have de-
clared war on dangerous hatpins.
The Winslow mail., 1911-03-25
Gotch Throws BeeII

Wichita, Kan.-Frank Gotch, world s
champion wrestler, threw Fred Beell
of Wisconsin twice in good finish
match here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21

BE II ordained by the Council OF tho
city OF Richmond
/. That section of an ordinance -
proved April Is. 1911, entitled An Or
dinanee to prohibit pawnbrokers ffoHAN
receiving, purchasing or disposinK ~
any deadly weapon, and to prohtU18s
merchants. dealers In second-h4m0E
articles or other persons from selliMqs
or otherwise disYosing OF any DuG M
Weapons without first obtaining . p6r~a
init to de- so from the Chief OF P0ltcos
Of the city of Richmond" be amende4s
and feardatned so as to read ~ f0t~e
lows.
l. That II shall ha unlawful on 4n1s
after October 81 1911, for any licensees
{aTn hfoKef. or other person acting 49,
pawn broker. 10 rel Give as sScnTltyxs
pledge or pawn, or TO purchase. o0ltsS
laan or hire any pistol. dirk, b0WIAs
knife, razor, siungshot any weanO0;
Of like l. nd and 1t shall likewise -
uniawftI fer any licensed marchant,s
person. 10 sell otherwise dispose o.
any such weapon without first having
obtained permit from the Chief OK
Police OF the City of Richmond authors
izine such merchant. dealer or PER
son to purchase or sell such weapons
ANY person violating the provisfon4 Of
this section shall be liable to a nn0 ok
not less than five nor more than fWOn.a
~ five dollars for each offense. recever-
ahe before the Police Justice OF the
city uf Richmond.
=. This ordina nee shall be In force5
from lis passage.
BEN. r. AUGUST,
City Clerk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
ALL WORLD TAKES
PATENT MEDICINE
EXPORTS FROM UNITED STATES
FOR YEAR AMOUNT TO SEVEN
MILLIONS.

ASHINGT0N. Aug. 20.-NearIy
seven fnIitell. dollars worth of patent
medicines were exported from the
United States In the last year, and for
ahe last decade the aggregate
amounts 10 more than fifty million
dollars.
These figures, as compiled from the
official records of the bureau Of sta
tisties. department ~ commerce ANA
labor. Included only that class Of eX-
ports designated as medicines, patent
and proprietary of which the exports
in 1911. were s6,7S3,e-o to foreign
countries and more than quarter Of
a million dollars worth Ia the nom
contiguous territories af the United
States. and de not include the num-
eroas articles exported for Use in the
preparation Of medicines, such a. GIN
seng which amounts ta moro than a
million dollars annually. roots hsrks
and herbs, and other articles az this
character Fifteen years ago, the
value Of the exports Of patent or pro-
rrietarv medicines" amounted TO less
than So 600 Geo per annum.
All the world, II seems, takes Amert-
can medicines. for the countries and
colonies u which the 5000. 600 worth
Of medicines. patent or proprietary"
were sent last wear numbered so, scat
tered over every grand division and
throughout the islands Of the seas
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR MR.. LARMAND

Funeral services for Frank \. Lar
msnd. twenty six years old an EN-
playe OF the Rountree Trunk factory
who committed suicide in his home at
sos West Marshall Street Saturday
morning, will be held at il O'Clock this
morning from Marshall Street Chris
tian church. Rev. r. H. Melton, pas
tor, will officiafe. Interment will be
In Riverview Cemetery.
That I.armand had been Respondent
for some time. was known TO relatives.
bttt the ratTse or 1is' breeding" has no,
been learned. After working about
two hours Saturday morning ne re-
turned to his home, passing his mother
and sister. Lottie. on the stairway anG
going tn his room. He sat on the
edge of his bed and pressed the trIg-
ger of A 10 bore double harreled shot
gun with his toe sending the charge
through his heart
He IS survived by his mother and
father. one sister. and two brothers,
ouis w. ard John Leslie Iarmand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
TIVE nTY ARE DEAD,
FIFTY WOUNDED

LONDON, Aug. 20.~-With the an
noancemont that no fewer than twenty
men had been killed and fifty wounded
by troops in riots during the striKe
just settled. Great Britain was made
realize to-day how narrow was its
escape from civil msurrection.
Most Of the dead are at Fianelly. in
south Wales where the troops. armed
With bal cartridges, are still on duty.
Among the victims. there are three
men who were burned TO death when
the freight station was set on fire.
Threaten Vengeance . vs.. ....
Three thousand tin plate workers
marched into tlanelly to-day. ana
threatened vengeance on the soldiers
0utfianking the military they tore up
railroad tracks, looted a train and are
now in possession Of many rifles anu
much ammunition. The Justice of the
peace who read the riot act Is a store
keeper Fills place Of business was
ransacked to-day and the goods
thrown into the streets.
The two labor members in the House
ot Commons from that district, have
received hundreds OF protests. de-
nonncing the attitude OF the military
and 1t f. expected that the Welsh riots
Will be taken UP ny parliament on
Tuesday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
NEGRO IS TAKEN
AFTER HOT FIGHT
ALLEGED RoBBER AND AssArI.-
ANT OF AGED GOuPLE ~
CAPTURED.
IN THE ACT OF PLIGHT
ssHINGroN POLICE NAB DEsPER-
ATE CHARACTER JUST As HE
HAS PACKED UP TO
LEAVE.
IN THE ACT OF PLIGHT

Especial to The Richmond Nirgnian.l
WASHINGToN, Aug. 2o.-Cornerea
In a dark shed. just as he had fin
ished packing his trunk. preparatory
to making his escape to another city
last night. Edward Epps. negro.
charged with hrutaliy assaulting and
robbing Mr. and Mrs John MeClin-
took an aged couple in their home
ia Annandale, Fairfax county, Va, last
Sunday morning, was arrested at 22s
+ Street, Southwest, after desperate
fight by Detective Raymond Kleindinsy.
of the fourth precinct.
Locked In the embrace Of the negro.
the detective only saved himself from
"A severe drubbing at the hands Of the
man by knocking his antagonist 70
the ground with his fist. Two of the
negroes teeth were knocked out by
the blow.
No arrest made by the local police
within the past two years has SO
elated the members of the department
as the arrest Of the negro. He is
wanted for a crime that has stirred
TIP the part of Virginia in which II
occurred. q no other crime since the
murder Of the Artist Schultz. several
wears ago. TT the vicinity of atexaR~
dria.
Brutal Crime.
Brutaily beaten and trampled on in
the presence Of her invalid husband,
Mrs MeC1fntoek eas forced to- tell
" here the savings of the aged coupio
were hidden The aged woman has
not recovered from the effects Of the
ordeal.
The bandit $ supposed 10 have forced
a door, and made his way to the aged
couples bedroom In his stocking feet.
He obtained $500 ia cash. and made
his escape, leaving Mrs. Mcs'lirtoeks
who IL eighty five years old, bruised
and bleeding under a mattress. which
he threw over her to Keep her from
making an odtcrE.
Immediate after the arrest of the
negro. Precinct Detective kiendlnss
left In company with the prisoners
stepson for Alexandria, Va. whore
ne arrested hiz wife. in whose pos
session he is said TO have left tins
proceeds OF the robbery. She denied
any part in the robbery.
Negro Threatens Death.
When il began To look as if the hru-
tai assault and robbery would never
be solved. Bicycle Policeman Jackson
care to his superior officers, and In
formed them that tie had information
that would lead to the solution of the
mystery Precinct Detective Kieiudinst
was ~lven the information.
jackson had learned that Eppes had
driven To Washington last week. He
told friend Of the policeman that
he~had committed the crime. and that
he had given $500 of the money 10
his wife.
"Ti1ey VIII never catch me for the
'
you" the negro IL alleged to have told
the man.
Kleindlnst learned last nisht the
woman had left the city She vas
fought 10 have been on her war TO
Philadelphia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
POLICE BOARD WILL
HEAR UNIQUE CASE

Hearing Of the unique case Of for
mar Policeman Walter Parkinson
probably Will be Sh@ gTlG+st important
and interesting business transacted by
the board Of directors Of the Police
Benevolent Assoeia at the meeting
io-tnorrGw night.
Retired seFet al months ago for ply
steal disability with Il pension Of
about $50 "a month. Parkinson was
tried and dismissed ON a charge Of
threatening la Kill Policeman Warri-
her and Is said 10 have been ahnox-
ious at the police picnic
The committee ON entertainment
which had charge ~ the ~oliee pic
mic VIII submit "A report to the board
of directors. The proceeds OF the pic
nic We're about $4,000. said TO be the
largest amount made since thu organ
ization Of the association.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
BEAT TIE COMES To
COURT TO-DAY fOR
FIRST TIME
(conttnued from First rage,)

Continued from First rage
started and this battle viii he one Of
the most important In the trial as the
5>Fe~nre&,nf the ttrv in a nauseeT -;riasI
Of such magnitude ia Of vast import
anee.
Two Ncnires.
Clerk Philip v. Cogbill at the Cir
euit Court Of Chesterfield has already
sumrn oned thirty one veniremen no
Will appear at the courthouse this
morning. The first Senire was sum
moned especially for the Beattie trial
and consists of sixteen men, The Sec
oud Venire was sunamoned for a case
of minor Importance TO he tried soon
and consists OF but fifteen men, one
having been excused because Of deaf
ness which would have made him in
eligible as n juryman. 1t IL likely that
the trial jury of twelve men who are
to decide the fate of .eattie will he
chosen from these thirty zone Veuire-
men, In the event that jury cannot
be chosen. Judge Watson NAV then
summon as many more Veniremen as
he deems necessary.
Each Of the thirty-one veniremen al
ready summoned will he examined To
ascertain if he is eligible 10 serve on
the jury Both the prosecution aud
defense may challenge for cause. Fit
teen men Will be stricken from the
list and Of the remaining sixteen four
may be eliminated by the defense
without giving cause. The twelve re-
mainng mon will compose the trial
jury.
Fifty-fonr witnesses in all have heen
summoned to appear this morning and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21
MERCHANTS FROM GEORGIA
SHOPPING IN RICHMOND

More tffan a score OF merchants and
other business men from Waycross
Ca. have been in Richmond for the
last day or two, buying goods and
transacting other business, They
came on personally conducted tour
I'm charge ~ Mr.. w II. Stevens wiqey
is interested In a colonizing scheme
whereby it is proposed 10 dispose of
100000 acres Of Georgia land in ten
acred lots. special Inducements being
offered desirable settlers. MIR. Stev-
ems is of the opinion that Virginia
might follow the example of the Geor-
cians and secure settlers in the same
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-21

AN ORDINANCE.

approved August Is, 1efi.1
To confer Police Power upon the Build.
Inspector and HIS Assistants.
Be ii ordained by the Council OF the,
CITY OF Richmond;
i. That Police Power be and IL here
by conferred upon the Building Inc
spector and his Assistants while In the
discharge OF their official duties, and
any person who shall by threats Or
force attempt to fntimidate or impede
any one of the said officers or eka-s
ployees while in the discharge OF hia:
duty shall he liable to a fine OF not
less than FIVE nor more than twenty-s
five dollars recoverable before the Poe
lice Justice of the City OF Richmond. III
2. This ordinance shall be in force
from its passage.
BEN T. AUGUST.
City Clerk..~s